I-63-2001*On 5-22-01, Greg Smith called to report that there had been about 100 gallons of hydraulic oil lost in their machine shop over the previous night. Apparently an employee had left a valve slightly open inadvertently. Most of it had gone to their floor drain which daylighted to a ditch in front of the building. I met with Mr. Smith that morning. They had cleaned the cement floor with speedy dry. I asked them to excavate the surface layer of soil in the ditch and go back towards the building as far as necessary to retrieve the oil. That was done that day, and about 20 yards of contaminated soil was taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
A-457-1996*A customer had a leaking gas tank on his vehicle.  After he filled it, it ran out near the pumps.  The vehicle left a puddle of gasoline near the pumps.  Mr. Libby washed down the parking lot.  A 20 foot long puddle of water and product formed along the side of the road.  Mr Libby stated that he felt that it had been cleaned up and had entered it into his spill log.  I told him that this was not an acceptable cleanup method and sorbents or floor dry should be used.  He said that spreading floor dry on his parking lot would make a mess when everyone drives through it and tracks it into the store. My reply was that you needed to sweep it up and close your pumps during the cleanup.  This was not received favorably.  His concern was flammablity around the pumps and he felt that evaporation was a suitable remedial method.
I called the Fairfield FD.  They found a puddle of gasoline.  Pads and sand were used to cleanup.
B-246-1997*May 20, 1997 15:30

I received a phone call from Captain Eric Johns (990-7407), of the Maine Air National Guard, 101st Air Refueling Wing.  Captain Johns phoned to report that a 2000 pound fuel dump occurred on a scheduled training mission on take off at the Air Natioanl Guard Base in Bangor.

During take off from runway 33 at about 1335 on Monday May 19 the right engine fire indicator light came on.  At about 200 feet above ground level (AGL) fuel dumping commenced and lasted until 3000 feet above mean seal level (MSL).  The area covered during this flight and dumping of some 290 gallons of JP8 was from about 1/2 mile to 2 miles from the end of runway 33 over rural Hermon.

There has been no complaints of oil odor, or spillage from the Hermon area, or coating of automobiles.  Most likely the JP-8 volatilized in the atmosphere over rural Hermon without notice.  No evidence of oil spillage was found on on the ground.
A-195-1996*Kalloch Fuels had an overfill due to the driver going to reset the truck meter.  The tank was almost full before the delivery and it overfilled while the nozzle was unattended.  The driver padded some product up, but did not report it to Kalloch.  The homeowner reported it to Kalloch.  The product had run down the side of the house around a poured cement foundation.  The soil was excavated and taken to Dragon.  The area was filled the next day.  No further action is required.
I-105-1997*Vehicle accident, cleaned up with sand.
B-121-1997*On March 13, 1997 at 1030 we received a call from Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown Oil reporting a oil spill from one of their trucks at the home of James Haiko at 49 Highland Avenue in Dexter.  The scully connection on the truck's hose cracked and spilled about one half gallon of #2 fuel.  The driver absorbed some of the product with sorbents and excavated about a bucket of contaminated snow.  No wells are in the area.
I-100-1996*On 9-6-96, Lavercie Gamblin of Washburn reported that her well was contaminated with what she thought was oil from her outside storage tank. I sampled the well that day, and now awaiting results of water analysis. In the mean time, Mrs. Gamblin is bringing in water from another source.
P-371-1998*24 July 1998, I spoke with MacIntosh, who informed me that he observed the red bag out by the Congress St. curb, and placed the bag near a dumpster behind facility location.  He only then realized that the bag was marked biological hazard.

I investigated the compliant and determined that the bag did not contain biological waste. I contacted Mercy Hospital and spoke to Dr. Becker. Becker accepted the waste and contacted me later to confirm that no medical waste was present.

No further response action anticipated. This matter referred to Scott Austin, Augusta Office.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Aug98).
B-195-1999*     On April 26,1999 at 1450 we received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power in Augusta reporting a weeping transformer on the East Center Pond Rd. in Sangerville.  Workers noticed the weeping around a seal and took the unit out of service.  The PCB level on the 1998 transformer was stamped <2 ppm. The workers also excavated about a drum of soil, debris and vegetation.
A-535-1998*     Response Services received a referral from another DEP unit (Compliance) regarding spillage of petroleum products at this property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and advised the excavation of soil contaminated with gasoline due to sloppy handling at a storage tank; I further advised replacing that tank with a system that would prevent future spillage.  I observed minor spillage at an out-of-service heating oil AST on a near-shore island.  I did not feel that soil removal was necessary but the caretaker agreed to have the tank removed.  No wells are near enough to be considered threatened by either situation.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of these incident.
P-251-1994*
	Facility inspection during excavation for new vapor recovery equipment for gasoline facility.  See attached records and text.
I-111-2001*leak developed at pipe fitting near tank filter.  product followed line through the protective covering and spilled onto dirt floor.  floor consisted of heavy clay soils; therefore, infiltration of product was minimal.  contaminated soils removed by responder and homeowner.  removed approx. .5 cu/yds of soil, covered area with plastic and had homeowner open all basement windows and install small fan in a window to ventilate basement.  recommended to homeowner to have protective cover on line replaced because it contained product.
I-101-2000*On 9-18-00, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil called to report that they had a spill at their bulk plant in Oakfield. Apparently a cap blew off one of the discharge pipes. They hired a contractor from Oakfield to excavate contaminated material and transport to Tri Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield.
A-633-2000*Received a call from State Police dispatch that there had been an accident on Route 17.  I responded to the site.  A trailer dump owned by H.O. Bouchard had jackknifed into a ditch and had rolled onto its side.  The trailer was carrying ?" crushed stone.  No diesel fuel was spilled.  However when they attempted to right the tractor, the reservoir for the hydraulic system was punctured allowing about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to be leaked onto a temporary large puddle formed by the dumped crushed stone.  I collected some of the oil.  H.O. Bouchard hired Clean Harbors to clean up the rest.  Most of the cleanup was done with sorbents. Some of the contaminated ground was shoveled into buckets for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-125-2000*19 February 2000, DEP responded to spill location.  I observed a discharge from a 275 home heating oil tank.  Sorbent pads were deployed and the tank secured from further discharge.

Clean up consisted of the removal of oil impacted snow and ice.

No further action anticipated.  Drinking water well on site, but not at risk.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
A-238-1997*This spill occurred during heavy rain.  Apparently rain entering the uncapped fill pipe floated fuel from the tank.  The fuel then ran across the paved parking area and then down an embankment to the river.  It was not discovered until the following day by a visitor to the site.  The fire department responded and spread some speedy dry.  The manager of the shop said he understood there were no tanks left on the property.  The CEO noticed the open fill and called to report the spill and tank.

I visited the site and measured 42" of water and 18" of fuel.  I plugged the fill with a wooden plug.  The grandson of the owner met me on site.  I explained the need to register and remove the tank.  I do not expect to find much if any contamination near the tank.  The product in the tank would indicate it is not leaking.

The tank was removed August 21, 1997.  The excavation had been backfilled prior to my arrival.  Tim from TNT construction indicated that the tank was in good condition and there was 5" of pavement.  The pavement would have prevented the spilled fuel from soaking into the soil.

No further action is anticipated.
A-305-1996*  This 2,000 gallon UST was discovered at the Cottrell School in Monmouth.  The tank was not registered and had been out of service for a long time.  This tank had 44 inches of oil and water in it.  The tank was removed on 7/12/96.  There were at least two corrosion induced holes in the bottom of the tank.  The soil under the tank was only slightly contaminated.  PID readings of 95, 595 and 16 were detected by Glen Wall of the DEP. No cleanup will be required.  Baseline site.
  A new UST had been installed a few days earlier.  In addition, a 10,000 gallon UST was removed, this tank was registered.
B-120-2000*B-120-00
Long Pond Twp

Thursday March 2, 2000				0928

The state police dispatcher phoned to report a tractor trailer rollover in Jackman on Route 15.  The truck is believed to be leaking diesel fuel in or near a stream.

Tom Varney and I proceeded to Jackman.  When we arrived we were in Long Pond Township on Route 15 near an unnamed brook that empties into Long Pond.  There was a Ferreira Trucking, logging tractor-trailer east bound off Route 15.  That went off the road during the snowy morning.  This truck was contract-logging vehicle of the H.O. Bouchard Company.

The clean up included digging in snow on the embankment and using sorbent pads and sorbent booms to boom off the unnamed stream.  About 7 bags of sorbents and snow was removed from the spill scene and taken to DEP's temporary storage area in Bangor.  The site was visited periodically, and both Tom Varney and I changed pads.  In the late spring when the snow had melted and Ice was out I visited the site and cleaned up the remaining sorbent pads and sorbent boom.
A-158-2001*Maritime Energy reported a discharge of 10 gallons at the residence of Louise Kelley.  Upon disconnecting the peddle truck hose from the fill pipe, the contents discharged to the ground.  It is unclear why the hose lost its prime. Maritime cleaned up the site with sorbents and hand digging.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup. No site visit was made.
P-665-2000*   While assisting DEP VRAP and Tech Services with the clean-up and disposal of oil contaminated soil at the neighboring Nissen Bakery site, I observed this AST problem.  The outside 275 gal.  AST is associated with a mobile home.  I noted one leg missing from the tank and it being held up with wood supports.  Underneath the filter was soil smelling of heating oil.
   The tenant told me the home belongs to Norman Sanford who lives in the ranch house next door.  Both this trailer and the next one get their water from Sanford's drilled well.  Mr. Sanford was not home at the time of my 10/31/00 visit.  I noted a near full can of gasoline sitting on the lawn about 5' from the well.  Mr. Sanford's well is reportEdly contaminated with low levels of oil, which may be self-contaminated.
    I referred this to DEP Tech Services & VRAP as they have managed clean-up in this area since the beginning of the year.  I understand that Mr. Sanford will be contacted regarding these problems above. This discharge was not reported as required.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

SGB
P-325-2000*I was contacted by the Woolwich Fire Department reporting that a minivan had driven into Nequasset Stream.  I responded to find the vehicle removed from the stream and sorbent boom deployed by the fire department (see attached letter).  I deployed some hard boom and returned the next day to check on it.  The following day the hard boom had collected some oil so I called Clean Harbors to recover it with a vacuum truck.  Nequasset Stream empties into Nequasset Lake which is the source of drinking water for Woolwich.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-71-2000*Melissa Stein called from Irving Oil to report that a 30-50 gallon spill of #1 had occurred at their bulk plant on Maple St. in Brewer. A non-Irving tank truck driver was preparing to make a delivery to their bulk plant and, when he removed the cap from the tanker's discharge pipe, oil flowed out as the valve was in the open position. The oil landed on the paved lot and was collected with speedi-dri by Irving personnel.
B-731-1999*Dan Mahar of Mahar Energy, Inc. called to report that a customer, Nancy Doughty, 11 Northern Ave., Hampden had suffered a small #2 fuel leak when the line to her furnace developed a pinhole. He estimated that about five gallons was on the concrete floor and about 1/2 gallon had reached a floor drain. He examined the drain and saw that the oil had not reached the level of the sump discharge. He cleaned both floor and drain.
B-27-2000*B-027-00
Greenville

Saturday January 17, 2000			0010

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Robert Noyes (527-2069), of C.N. Brown in Norway, Maine, or Mike Drinkwater (695-2261), of the Greenville Fire Department concerning a gasoline spill at the Greenville Big Apple.

According to Chief Mike Drinkwater the 15-gallon premium gasoline spill has been contained and will be soaked up.  The fire department will use sorbent pads and speedi-dri to clean up this spill on pavement.

This spill occurred when C.N. Brown tanker truck driver, George Colby,  failed to properly connect the deliver drop hose to the fill pipe on the underground premium gasoline tank.  (The driver did not lock the cam lock ears on the delivery hose to the fill pipe).

According to Robert Noyes, of C.N. Brown the driver lost about 15 gallons of gasoline around 1100 to 1132.  He said he received a page at 1132PM.

The spill debris consisting of nearly 1 bale of pads and speedi-dri was disposed of by the Greenville Fire Department.
P-364-1999*On June 6, 1999 York County Sheriffs dept. reported a vehicle in Northeast Pond leaking fuel.  They requested DEP assistance.  When I arrived on site the vehicle was out of the water.  I saw no oil or gas on the water at this time.  The fire dept. had put a sorbent boom across an outlet of the pond.  I retreived the boom two days later at which time I saw no evidence of oil on the water.  No further action.
A-345-1997*     DEP received an after-hours report that 1 - 1.5 lbs. of metallic mercury was spilled at this facility during demolition operations (see Otis report, attached).  According to Otis staff the spilled material was contained on an impermeable surface; Clean Harbors was contracted for removal.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-95-1997*Ice cracked the filter nipple at the above ground storage tank at the Charlene Phibrick residence in Monson. Fortunately, the delivery driver noticed the break and reported it to his superiors; only an estimated 3 gallons was lost. The spilled oil was recovered with sorbents.
P-205-1996*On March 28, 1996 I responded to a spill at the Dead River, Gould Road bulk facility.  Sometime during the night an unknown quantity of heating oil was spilled at the loading rack of a 1,000,000 gallon #2 oil tank. The spill was discovered in the morning when one of the drivers noted a stain and and a small pool of standing oil.  Dead River employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and by digging up the affected soil.  The stain showed the path of oil going to a surface drainage stream.  I checked the stream in a couple of different locations and found no signs of any oil.  I asked that Dead River follow up on the cause of the spill to ensure that there is not a reoccurrence of this type.  No further action.
B-472-1997*9/2/97 @ 1030

A waiver was granted to Dale Champman of C&C Contractors to remove a 500 gallon waste oil tank at Bangor Tire on Market Street.  Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental was on site for the assessment.  Only a small amount of stained soil was observed around the fill pipe.  The remainder of the excavation was clean.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply and is considered "non sensitive".  No further action is necessary.
B-295-2001*Dead River Oil Co. called to report that an oil spill had occurred at the U.S. Customs building on the Border Road in Orient. They reported that a basement 275 had corroded through. The basement floor was concrete with a sump pump. They were estimating a loss of 180 gallons. I went to the scene. There I met Mark Bosse of Dead River Company. They had collected some oil out of the sump with pads, but a lot had been pumped into the septic tank. On 5/22/2001 Clean Harbors Inc. pumped the oil off the top of the septage, recovering an estimated 140 gallons. I do not anticipate that any further actions will be necessary.
B-566-1996*On the morning of 10/16/96 Chris Gaudet of Petroleum Equipment Service called for a waiver of the 30 day waiting period for a 3k UST that they had encountered at Dysarts Service in Hermon.  I had other things that I had to attend but we arranged to have the hole left open and the tank left on site until I could check it out that afternoon.  The tank was a 3000 gallon #2 heating oil tank.  Dysarts had forgotten about the tank until they were breaking ground in order to expand the restaurant aspect of this facility.  The hole was about 7 feet deep into a fairly tight glacial till.  It was dry at the bottom and there was no evidence of a product release.  The tank was sound.
B-606-1996*See attached narrative
P-371-1999*
5-gal. spill while fueling auto due to faulty nozzle.
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B-628-1997*After it'd sat vacant for years, Brooks Pharmacy expressed an interest in the Grant's Dairy building in Bangor. Hoffman Engineering  was hired to do a site assessment on the property, and immediately spied a fill pipe to a here-to- fore unknown tank; an exploration hole broken into the tank revealed it to have held #6 oil.  It's currently full of groundwater with a little #6 oil on top; no one knows how big it is.

Plans at this writing are to break into the top of the tank, pump out the water and fill it in place.  Benjie Grant is exploring his options through the V-RAP program;  there can be little doubt that the tank will be filled in place.
P-455-2001*The dog broke the connection between the two AST's.  Causing the copper line to mist oil to the ground surface, the odor was detected by the owner who applied sawdust to the ground and buckets to capture some oil.

Later called  Gray public safety who in turn called State Police dispatch for DEP assistance.  The original assessment on Sunday was the discharge could be easily cleaned up with a small back hoe and truck.  Mr. Guana had used Hunnewell Excavation, local contractor, whom was called and services coordinated for the next day.

The clean up was complicated slightly when one of the AST's became unbalanced and fell into the excavation releasing a small amount of oil in the hole.  The tank was quickly righted and the oil removed.
B-545-1996*On October 2, 1996 I was at the Penobscot Valve Co. located in Target Industrial Circle for the removal of a 1,000 gallon #2 heating oil tank.  Webber Oil did the removal and I found no sign of a leak in the area nor soil contamination.  The area is zoned as industrial park and is on town water.
P-442-2001*   This is the former facility of the John Philopoulis Assoc. of Massachusetts, located in the NW corner of the Falmouth Shopping Ctr. near Exit 10 of Route 95.  It is now owned and operated by Lampron Energy Co.  On 6/4/01, I visited this site for DEP's Ann Hemenway to check on a notice of water entering the UR gaso. UST at a high rate, >5.5 inches.  The tank was taken out of service.  This is one of four 8000 gal. UST's installed in 1989 and was manifolded to a second UST.  The water was pumped out.  See P-120-89 and P-791-96 for further site history.
   CTI Bill Carver had found an unplugged leak detector return-port on top of an unused submersible pump.  The pump was unused because the tank was manifolded to the next RU tank (in 1996) which had its own submersible pump to draw off both tanks.  With the open port atop the pump-housing the high gw was leaking into the pump and tank, which set off the leak alarm.  As noted in P-791-96, former CTI Jeff Eaton of Pollution Control Svcs. (now Guerin & Assoc. Co.) had installed new piping and its understood that is when the two tanks were manifolded.  The old pump was left in-place rather than pulling it out and capping the tank bung.  If the CTI had screwed in the plug into the return port, then water would not have entered the UST causing its downtime.
   No product is believed to have been released to the environment during this occasion.  I observed no sheen or product in Carver's excavation over the UST or in the monitoring well.  Gw and soil are understood to be contaminated by low levels of discharges and any soil or water disturbed should be properly managed.  No further DEP actions are expected at this time.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
 DEP, BRWM
B-244-1996*Ms. Spear reported that the bushing on a transformer located on the Richardson Rd. leaked a couple pints of non-PCB oil onto the sand below.  Crewmen dug up the contaminated soil.  See attached BHE report.
A-114-1996*  An anonymous caller reported that the tank compartments on a home delivery truck were being washed out and then dumped into a ditch.  A snowstorm occurred the following day therefore, no site visit until a later date.  Site visit on 5-2-96 did not find any evidence of an oil discharge.  I spoke directly with an employee and also the owner, via telephone, and both men confirmed that they do not dump or wash out oil from the truck.  I found a floor drain in the shop.  I also found the end of the drain pipe in the adjacent field.  There was no evidence of an oil discharge.  However, I did find what appears to be an unregistered tank on the property.  The property owner is Dick Barnes.  Matt is the owner of Best Price Fuel and is just leasing this location.  I will forward this information to our Enforcement Unit.
A-424-1997* Dwighty Doughty called this office to report a small spill of petroleum naptha.  This material spilled inside a  delivery truck. About 0.5 gallons of this material leaked onto the pavement. Safety-Kleen responded  and cleaned up the spilled material. No site visit was made, no further action will be required.
B-691-1998*On 10/26/98, 0920 hours a complaint from Dave Wheeler regarding Rasco's junk yard was passed to this office from our Portland Regional Office.  At issue was a lift bed truck that had leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil onto the ground at the road side edge of the recycling facility.  The spill was less than a quart and it had landed on a puddle of water, which caused it to take up an area of 1.5 square yards.  The Wheeler's were concerned about the overall operation of the facility so I asked the attendant to show me around.  The yard was underlain by clay as indicated by a lot of wet areas.  I saw no evidence of spills and the attendant said that the waste oil went to a waste oil burner.  I was unable to prove this (the building on site had burned down a year or so ago) but there was no evidence of illegal disposal.  I talked with the Wheeler's and assured them that the facility did not pose a risk to the bed rock acquifer.  Also, we discussed the procedure to follow in the event that they thought their well was contaminated.  They were still not happy with the road side stain so I asked the attendant to ask Dave to remove the stained soil.
B-216-1997*D-TREE=N.
A-190-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-288-2001*B-288-2001
05/11/2001 10:00

     Iver McLeod, Project Manager for the Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management in Augusta,
 called to report that a residential drinking water well in Machiasport reached the action level for MTBE at 35 ppm.  The testing in the area was conducted as a long term investigation of the former Bucks Harbor Air Force site.  It did not appear however that the MTBE was associated with the site.
     An investigation of the residence shown that their well was in close proximity to a couple old gas cans and a wrecked vehicle.  A subsequent analysis of the water shown a level of 34 ppm.  I explained to Erica Davis, resident at the property, the importance of not spilling even small quantities of gasoline.  The case was then referred to Technical Services staff for possible follow up investigation.
A-71-2001* On the morning of 2-7-01 Mrs. Zimmerman had run out of fuel oil. She had arrived home the night before. Her son in law had used a snow blower and accidentally broke the copper line and fittings from the outside AST. The tank had recently been filled. It was now empty.  This site is located on 17 Olivia Ave which is in the Dawn-Via Trailer Park located off the Town Farm Rd. in Oakland.
 Before my arrival the tank had been repaired. The spilled kerosene had not penetrated the frozen ground. However, the ground under the trailer was not frozen. Bart Newhouse, of DEP, used a snow-blower to remove the top three feet of snow. The oil contaminated snow was about three inches thick directly on top of the ground. I then hired Environmental Projects to shovel the snow into drums. In addition, they removed about six tons of soil from under the trailer.
 I collected soil samples from under the trailer when we determined that no more soil could practically be removed without moving the house trailer. The results are included in this report.
 Pat Seward of our Technical Services Division has been assigned this case.  I collected water samples from the two wells that serve this trailer park on 8-27-01.
A-290-1997*     DEP received a report that an oil leak had occurred at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 8/11/97. Two small (1/8") holes were visible in one of several 330-gallon ASTs located in the furnace room.  An estimated 30 gallons of oil had flowed under the wall and into the floor sandwich (flooring consists of a wooden overlay of a concrete slab).  The air conditioning system circulated vapors throughout the building, causing irritation to some of the tenants (the building is rented as office space to two State agencies and one business).
     The area is environmentally non-sensitive, but air quality within the building became an issue.  Arrangements were made to remove the leaking AST and to reconfigure the air conditioner intake.  PID readings of interior office spaces showed no detectable petroleum vapors, although odors were obvious initially throughout the building.  These odors diminished dramatically once the air conditioning was sorted out.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-212-2001*On 3/26/01 I received a call from Tim Rines of T & H Auto & Truck Repair reporting a 125 gallon spill of Kerosene at his business and home in South Paris.  The spill occurred when the weight of ice and snow broke the fuel line from the above ground storage tank located outside the business.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observe little evidence of the spillage.  It appeared as though most of the oil had seeped directly into the soil under and around the tank.  One drinking water well owned by Tim's son was potentially at risk.  I advised him to apply to the insurance fund, placed Tim's son on the quarterly monitoring program, and made arrangements with Engel Environmental to supervise a clean up at the site on 3/27.

See attached report from Engel Environmental for further information.  Further site work may be needed pending quarterly monitoring results.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 15, 2001
P-188-1998*On May 7, 1998 I was contacted by Downeast Energy in Kennebunk about an overfill that occurred while filling a residential tank at 12 East Ave in Kennebunkport.  Approximately one gallon of oil came out the vent pipe of the tank and ran to the ground outside of the Chase residence.  Downeast Energy promptly cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and a biosolve.  No further action.
B-324-2001*      On June 6, 2001 at 1540 we received a call from Capt. Vaughan of the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a one half gallon gasoline spill from a senior citizens complex called Longfellow Heights on Elm Street.  A resident's automobile's tank leaked about one half gallon of gasoline from a hole near the tank's top.  Firefighters recovered the spilled oil with sorbents.
P-740-2000*Five to ten gallon overfill while filling an oil truck at the Downeast Energy Bulk Facility in Brunswick.  The oil spilled to gravel.  Downeast personel cleaned up free product with sorbent material and hired Ray Labbe Inc.  to remove the impacted gravel.  The gravel will be spread out in one of the diked berms on site.  No further action.
A-226-1998*     DEP received a report that a vehicle had driven away from a dispensing pump at this facility with the nozzle still in the filler neck.  An estimated 20 gallons of fuel was spilled onto the gravel lot; it was raining at the time of the spill.  Initial reports indicated that the spill was completely cleaned up; it later transpired that some fuel had sorbed into soil.  Since the facility well (drilled) is located within 50' of the spill, contaminated soils were excavated for disposal. The well was sampled for analysis during 10/98; no petroleum contamination was detected.
B-281-1999*     On June 2, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Tina Bodkins of Maritime & Northeast Pipeline reporting a five gallon diesel spill outside their pipe facility on the Stud Mill Road in Princeton.  She believed thieves tried to steal fuel from one of the vehicles and were likely surprised by someone and spilled the fuel on the road.  Workers excavated about .3 of a yard of contaminated soil.
A-502-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
B-621-1998*B-621-98
Stockton Springs

Monday September 21, 1998			1545

I received a phone call from Brett Beno, an Irving Oil heating technician.  Mr. Beno phoned to report a 3-gallon, number 2 heating oil spill in the basement, at the Ronald Johnson residence, in Stockton Springs.

Mr. Beno was in the process of installing a new fill pipe on the basement tank when the tank's legs collapsed.  This tank anomaly caused the release of 3 gallons of heating oil to the concrete basement floor.  There was no floor drain near the oil and the oil was cleaned up using sorbent materials including a few pads and some speedi-dri.
P-600-2001*Discharge was the result of a corroded copper supply line that ran underneath the basement floor from the aboveground storage tank to the furnace.  The total amount of #2 fuel oil spilled is unknown as it could not be determined how much oil was in the tank when it was found empty nor how long the line had been leaking.  DEP responded and did not observe any free product or staining on the concrete.  Considering that no one knew how much was lost and there were no odor issues in the dwelling, the only concern was the residential well.  On August 20, 2001, DEP sampled the well and it tested negative for Diesel Range Organics.  The residence was placed on quarterly monitoring and referred to the Technical Services Division, please refer to their files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-159-2000*Discharge resulted from broken hose on bucket truck.  The oil was collected with sorbent pads, in addition to being removed within the snow and soil.

No response required.

No further action required.
A-184-1996*  V.A. TOGUS was expanding the boiler plant, (BLDG #238), to accommodate the new larger boilers and found a small amount of oil in the excavation.  It appears that this oil was leaching from under the corner stone/concrete foundation.  There are no known leaks in this area and I believe that it may be an historic problem.  In any event, the oil floating on the surface was recovered with pads and the water was pumped to the oil/water separator. The soil, 27 yards, was transported to another location on the property, the asbestos dump. This soil was only slightly contaminated with petroleum and was spread over this open area.

 The officials at TOGUS assurred me that the DEP knew about this asbestos dump. There were several granite post marking the edges of the dump site. In conclusion, no further remediation will be required.
A-309-2000* The DEP received a report from Central Maine Power concerning a broken hydraulic line from one of their bucket trucks. The Skowhegan  Fire Department was called to the scene and applied speedi-dry to soak up the 2 gallons that had leaked on the road. No site visit was made.
I-28-2000*On 4-4-00, Bernice Randolph called to report that there was an unknown substance on her lawn. I went there the following day and found there was an area of dead grass in the yard that was in a very wet area. Some blackish organic material was also seen there. I asked her to wait until spring high water was over and the area to dry. It must have been organic as she has not called back.
A-2-1999*
Motor oil and antifreeze were released when the engine block blew apart.   The fire department cleaned the area with speedy dry.

No further action is anticipated.
A-476-1998*No site visit made.  Waterville Fire responded and washed the product from the road.  No further action is anticipated.
A-603-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipaed.
A-371-2001*Homeowner discovered that the bottom of their outside AST had begun to leak due to corrosion. They connected a shop-vac to the fill pipe and stopped the leak while Dead River responded. The tank was patched and about 250 gallons were pumped out. A backhoe was brought in to remove contaminated soil. Only a few yards of contamination were found and were land spread in the homeowner's field downgrade on the property. Homeowner agreed to aerate the soil monthly with a roto-tiller. No vapor problems detected or expected. The well is a dug well 200' away and slightly upgrade and not considered at risk. No further action anticipated.
A-589-1996*Received a report from Madison Paper that they had a white water discharge to the Kennebec River. White water is a 5% clay water mixture. The spill was for 5 hours at a rate of 25 gpm. No site visit was made. A memo was sent to Water Bureau as it was an excursion of their discharge license. No further work by Response is needed.
P-239-1998*On June 1, 1998 David Goulet contacted the Dept. to report an oil spill from a tank at a neighboring property.  He stated that at 300 Bennet road in New Gloucester a tank was laying on it's side and had a stain around it.  I visited the site and found the tank in question.  There was a small stain at the end of the vent pipe.  I contacted the owners who stated that vandals had tipped over the tank.  The following weekend the owners dug up the affected soil and will be treating it at their company yard in Poland Springs.  No further action.
B-144-1998*Occupancy of Russell Garnett's camp is sporadic throughout the winter, and whoever broke in and stole his Monitor heater knew that. The thieves cut the feed line to the heater, and although the tank was in a locked garage, and the tank valve closed, it didn't seat properly, and an estimated 125 gallons of #1 fuel oil leaked onto and through the living room floor, soaking the stringers and soil underneath as well as the soil directly outside.

Oil outside the dwelling was eventually conducted to the lake by the building's perimeter drain.

On March 3, Mr. Garnett and I emplaced sorbent boom along the shoreline to recover some of the oil. Sorbent pads were used to recover an estimated 20 gallons of oil that had blown down the lake.

On March 6, Clean Harbors started excavating the contaminated soil in front of and under the camp, using a VACTOR.  That work was completed on the 9th, and hay put down for erosion control on the 10th.

As of this writing, 3/12/98, the Washington S.O. hasn't apprehended the miscreants.
P-222-1996*16Apr96, upon arrival I was informed by Barry Woodworth of Tyree Environmental, that HNU headspace sampling indicated a level (approx. 1,000 ppm) above the DEP notification level; soils at the surface of the UST excavation were not oil impacted, and; that the USTs removed were in good shape w. no holes observed and asphalt coating intact.

17Apr96, on site to complete Initial Clean-Up Action Agreement, Options Agreement, and DEP Decision Tree; which  indicated a Baseline 1 clean-up goal. The clean-up agreement called for a limited subsurface investigation that was received 16May96. This plan was reviewed and accepted by Brad Hahn of DEP Technical Services, and accepted.

17May96, I issued a DEP Virgin Letter to facilitate the removal of 113.4 tons of soil. The DEP did not require the disposal of this soil; the tank owner decided to dispose of the soil and the DEP issued the disposal letter to faciliate their request. No new tanks were being installed at this site.

12Jul96, I issued a letter to Getty informing them of the 45 day time limit to dispose of stock piled oil contaminated soil. The soil was disposed 23Jul96.

The 691 Site Assessment was reviewed by DEP Technical Services, that included Tyree's sub-surface investigation. It was determined by DEP that no further clean-up was required (see attached notification dated 3Sep96)

Of further note: the DEP did not require the presence of a tractor trailer vacuum unit on this site. The DEP agreed that a vac truck would be sufficent to perform the task. It was Tyree's decision and authorization to facilatate such a unit for dewatering operations.

No futher action by Response Servc. is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-393-1997*On July 24, 1997 I was contacted by Mike Pedersen of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Mike called to report a small spill at the yard.  He reported that an excavator accidently punctured an old out of service underground fuel line releasing approximatly one gallon of #6 oil.  The oil went almost directly into the storm drain that the contractor was working on and was discharged to the Piscataqua River.  The oil was contained in the river and cleaned up with sorbents.  No action to be taken at this time.
P-675-1997*On November 25, 1997 I was contacted by the USCG about a fishing vessel spilling oil at Vessel Services in Portland Harbor.  I immediatley responded to the call.  The vessel in question was the trawler "Jessica Ann" and was docked at the Portland Fish Pier.  An unattended transfer of bunker fuel (diesel) was being made from starboard to port the portside tank became full as the starboard tank emptied causing the vessel to keel over.  The Coast Guard came on scene at appr. 1800 and found oil pouring out of the vent pipe on the port side, the vessel was just starting to take on water.  They commissioned a tugboat from Portland Tug to put a line on the ship to keep it from going over.  I hired Clean Harbors to transfer fuel back over to the Starboard tank to keep the ship level.  Clean Harbors completed transfer operations at approximatley 2200.

The following morning I searched around the bay but saw no signs of the oil that had been spilled the night before.

The department will seek reimbursement from the vessels owner for expences. No further action.
P-417-2000*On 7/14/00 I received a call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at the Gorham Common Texaco Station on Rt. 25 in Gorham.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that a customer had overfilled a boat with gasoline spilling 24 gallons of gasoline.  The fire dept. had placed sorbent pads and speedy dry on the spill to contain it.  The station manager, Ron Meserve, hire North American Environmental to clean up the spill.

One drum of sand and speedy dry was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 14, 2000
P-508-1999*On 7/20/99 Ann Hemenway received a call from Chief Robertson of the Falmouth Fire Department reporting a leaking drum of Sodium Hydroxide in a tractor-trailer on Route 1 in Cumberland.  Ann and I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, we learned that a 55-gallon plastic drum of Sodium Hydroxide had become unsecured in the trailer unit and had sustained damage while loose in the trailer.  The driver of the truck noticed something leaking from the truck and stopped to investigate.  He observed the leaking drum and repositioned it so it would not leak any further.  While doing so, he sustained chemical burns and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.  We observed that the drum was not leaking and that the wooden floor of the trailer was covered with the chemical.  Also, a small amount appeared to have leaked onto the pavement and road shoulder.

Chief Robertson had notified the Windham/Gorham/Westbrook hazmat team, and they were en route.  I made an action plan for the incident.  I would enter the trailer in Level B protection accompanied by the hazmat team and the appropriate backup.  We would use poly to cover the floor of the trailer and attempt to patch the drum.  The drum would then be overpacked for disposal.  In the absence of a representative from the trucking company, I hired Fleet Environmental to respond to the spill to handle disposal issues and final clean up of the spill.  When the hazmat team arrived, I informed them of the response objectives as I saw them.  We also constructed a decontamination area and conducted a tailgate safety briefing before entering the trailer.

Continued, not in HOSS
P-654-1996*On 10/23/96 I received a call from Russ McLellan reporting an oil spill at his residence due to severe flooding that had occurred the previous day.  I responded to the site that afternoon.  Upon arrival I observed that approximately 70 gallons of oil had leaked from his oil tank in his basement when the basement flooded.  Much of Mr. McLellans belongings in his basement were oil and water saturated.  I made arrangements for a dumpster from Pine Tree Waste to be delivered to the site and instructed Mr. McLelland to dispose of any oil soaked incinerables in the dumpster.  I gave him instructions on how to clean non-incinerables and suggested he call a professional cleaner to clean the basmement.

Pine Tree Waste removed the dumpster and Serv Pro cleaned the basement.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-66-1996*2/2/96 @ 1220

Mr. Tom Tardiff (848-4246) of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad phoned to report that the railroad had a spill last night in their yard at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  Mr. Tardiff estimated that between 10 and 15 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled during a fuel transfer from a rail car to a truck.

The railroad personnel were using a U.S. (English system) transfer hose and the rail car had a metric connector.  The fuel transfer was stopped.  About 15 gallon spilled to the gravel or ballast.  Absorbent pads were used and disposed of by the Railroad.  Mr. Tardiff said that portable fuel containment pans are on order.  Such a pan if used would have caught the spilled diesel fuel.
I-33-2001*On 4-3-01, this office was notified by Charles Kelley of a spill at his house on the Gardner Creek Road in Washburn. According to Mr. Kelley, because of frost coming out of the ground, the tank shifted and the line cracked, allowing the contents of the tank to empty onto the trailer slab and beneath the trailer. This was confirmed when I met with him on site that day. There was a strong odor in the house. I hired a contractor to begin cleanup that day. An exhaust fan was placed beneath the trailer that day and effectively has aleviated the odor. The well was placed on QM also because it will most likely be impacted.
A-436-1996*see attached and site assesment in tank registration #9904
A-19-2000*This 30' boat sunk on December 24, 1999.  The Marine Patrol learned about it on January 3, 2000 and located the owner to get him to salvage the boat.  When he still hadn't salvaged the boat by January 10, they reported the spill to us.  There had been a gas sheen around the boat.  Mr. Sullivan reported that only 10 gallons, or less, gas was in the boat.  This is his standard procedure when mooring the boat for long periods of time.  PO Gonyea of MSO Bucksport was aware of the sinking.

I contacted Mr. Sullivan and he reported that he had attempted salvage on January  8, but weather conditions delayed the scheduled ferry and offloading on Vinalhaven.  The boat was moored at his company's lobster pound, Island Seafood, and he was well aware of the liability issues.  There were 1900 pounds of lobsters in the pound.  He called me on January 13 to report that continuing gale force winds had prevented his salvage of the boat.  The weather condition was not expected to improve for several days.  Mike Mitchell of MSO Bucksport called later in the day to report that he had been out to the site in a small boat in the morning.  He confirmed that conditions were still unsuitable for salvage.  Further, he said that there was no longer any evidence of gas being released.

No further action is anticipated.
A-666-1998*Bill Wallace received a call late in the afternoon about a vehicle accident in Madison.  A gasoline spill occurred when a private vehicle hit a power pole while taking a curve on Russell Road at excessive speed.  The pole was in a drainage ditch that contained several inches of water.  The Fire Department collected most of the spilled gasoline with sorbents, so Bill determined it was not necessary to view the scene until daylight.

I met with Roger Lightbody, Jr., a member of the Madison Fire Department, at the scene the next morning.  There was a rainbow sheen on the water in the drainage ditch in several locations, but nothing I could collect with sorbent pads.  I checked the drainage ditch on both sides of Russell Road for about 1/2 mile (unfortunately a culvert ran under the road just below the spill diverting the drainage water to both sides of the road), but did not observe any collectible product.  The carcasses of two deer reduced the flow of water in the ditch on the east side of Russell Road a few hundred yards from the spill, preventing any product from traveling further from the spill site.  Madison Police will investigate.

There were no homes in the area, so no wells at risk.  No further action required.
A-474-1997*Received a call from Judy Hastings of Mead Corporation that there had been a spill in the Medical Department of mercury. A wall mounted blood pressure manometer fell and broke releasing about 4 ounces of mercury. Judy Hastings is the on site toxicologist. They evacuated the room and sealed it. Clean Harbors was called and they cleaned the room over two days. No site visit by DEP was required, no further work is necessary. See the letter from Mead Corporation for additional information.
I-97-1998*DEP was called to this scene by the Warden service as a result of a fish kill.

The Kerosene than at the Webber camp had its nipple spanned off by the spring thaw. The entire tank had lost its contents to a small stream next to Echo Lake.

Booms were place to contain the oil and contaminated soil was removed to the stringent standard.

This spill did kill over 500 banded Killifish. Spill appears to have occurred while the ice was in and the fish were trapped in that area, based upon the report of Dave Basley, IF&W Biologist.
P-683-1998*14 November 1998, I responded to complaint received 13 November 1998. The subject was concerned about a foul odor and taste in his drinking water. The well was previously sampled by the homeowner and I contacted Nick Masters at 247-4403, Portland, Me (Name of Lab unavailable).

The conclusion was that a hot water heater may be malfunctioning, causing some type of contamination.  I did not observe any indication that a fuel leak occurred at this location.  According the the lab anaylsis I viewed and on the basis of my conversation with Masters, the well is not the source of the contamination nor has a petroleum product encroached into well.

No further response action is warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan99)
P-263-1997*On 4/3/97 I met with George Croston, a facilities management supervisor for L.L. Bean, and inspected Tank #2 at the Taylor Building for possible abandonment in place. The request was denied because this tank did not meet the criteria specified in Chapter 691 allowing abandonment in place.
P-369-1996*On 6/30/96 I responded to this residential haz-mat incident at the request of O.O.B. Fire Dept. to evaluate the discharge and check the waste.  Meeting Mr. Latakakos onsite he explained how he mixed the two pool chemicals together which burst into flames several minutes later, almost burnig his garage down.

The combination of the Brominating Stix and HTH caused an exothermic reaction with a fuel-oxidizer reaction.  The waste pads and water smelled mildly of chlorine and had a pH of 5 and I judged to not be hazardous.

I also explained to the O.O.B. Fire Dept. that oil-sorbent pads do not pick up an aqueous solution (and may act as a fuel for an oxidizer).  No further action anticipated.
A-101-1999* On 2-22-99, Ed Pearl called this office to report the release of about 100 gallons of kerosene. Gagne Fuel Oil Corp. had delivered 125 gallons of fuel on 2/15. On 2/22 there was no oil in the tank.
 Snow and ice had fallen off the roof and broke the nipple at the filter assembly. There was a lot of snow at this site, in addition, the oil spilled onto the ground near the septic tank and leachfield. There were no petroleum vapors in the house trailer or in the space under the trailer.
 No cleanup, i.e., soil removal, was attempted at this time. This site has been referred to our Technical Services Division.
 A water sample was collected on 4-8-99, no petroleum compounds were detected (both DRO & GRO).  A second sample was collected by Pat Seaward on 8-9-99.  In addition, a water sample from the neighboor, Ms. Russel was also obtained.
 The well on site is slightly upgradient and about 75 feet away. Acccording to Mr. Pearl this well is 185 feet deep and ledge was found at 85 feet.
 This case now is under Pat Seaward's management.
A-210-1997*Augusta Fuel had an overfill during the winter.  They believed that they had cleaned it all up at the time.  The home owner complained about some dead grass in the area.  Augusta Fuel arranged to dig the soil up and replace it with loam and seed it.  This was done.  No further action is required.
A-98-1997*Frost's Mobile removed thier tanks.  These tanks were installed in 1957 and relined in 1971.  When they were removed, the metal was found to be rotted through to the fiber glass liner.  The contamination on the site appeared to be from overfills and loading hose accidents.  Some soil was removed and taken to the Frost's farm for land spreading.  No further action is required.
B-254-1997*On 5/23/97, 1530 Gerry Atwood reported that a five gallon gasoline dispenser had fallen off a truck in front of his house.  He said that he had reported the incident to the police in hopes that the person who lost the container would claim it.  Gerry was concerned about what should be done with the gasoline.  Since it wasn't Gerry's spill I recovered the container to our Haz Stor.  Shortly after that one of our own workers volunteered to use it in their lawn mower.  To avoid having to dispose of it as hazardsous waste I accepted the offer.  Should the owner claim the container, I would be happy to reimburse he or she for the contents out of pocket.
I-52-2001*A car struck a utility pole causing transformer to lose 1 gallon of trans. oil.  The contaminated soil (lilac tree) and snow was cleaned up and put in drums.
B-445-1996*On 8/12/96, 1910 hours Bradley Kelso of Georgia Pacific called in a spill of creosote.  They had been digging in the area of their decant pond, which is near the old Baileyville dump, when they unearthed a drum of creosote.  The drum tipped over and the cover came off.  This allowed about .1 yds of the material to spill.  They excavated the spilled material and secured this along with the drum for eventual disposal by a haz mat contractor.  Since the spill was not on G.P. property and because they did not have a haz mat hauler available at that time, I advised them to secure the area until they could get their haz-mat hauler to the site.
A-315-1998*Received a call from the Dead River Auburn office that a customer of theirs had complained about some oil being spilled during a delivery. Leo Morrisett, maintenance supervisor went to investigate and did not know what the substance was. Joann of Dead River called and we arranged for me to meet Mr. Morrisett the next morning.

I went to the home of Muguett Chiloux on Narrows Pond with Mr. Morrisett. Mrs. Chiloux had recently added some fresh, clean gravel to her parking area. There was a black coating on parts of the gravel that had obviously flowed from a point source. The coating was very thin and there was a slight iridescence to parts that were still damp. Mrs. Chiloux still thought that Dead River had something to do with this black stuff. There is a wet area across the dirt road that has a lot of stagnent water in it. Eventually we found the spot where the bog is draining under the gravel road and surfacing in Mrs. Chiloux's new gravel parking area. This spread organic material from the bog on to her parking area and caused an organic sheen.

No further work is necessary on this case.
B-372-1999*B-372-99
Princeton

Thursday July 3, 1999				1755

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher to make contact with Steve Wallace (838-4275), of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.

According to Steve Wallace, a hydraulic line broke on a padding machine.  This happened today around 1530, at a location about 4 miles south of Princeton, on the Stud Mill Road.  The hydraulic oil sprayed over a large area of soil.  Clean up consisted of excavation the area.  In all about 17 bags of soil were excavated and placed into drums.  About 2 cubic yards of soil was drummed and will be removed to Sawyers Environmental, in Hampden.
A-103-2001*390 randtoul  beverly ma 01915
  Kingfield Cash Fuel was making a delevery to the house/camp owned by Anthony Vitalie. and accidently ruptured the outside AST. This resulted in the release of about 100 gallons of kerosene.  This camp is located on Pine Rd. whiich is located off the Gammon Pond Rd., in the town of New Portland.
 When I arrived on site most of the snow had been pushed aside
A-294-1996*A car lost its brakes coming down the hill.  They thought that the bridge guard rail would stop them.  They went through into the river.  The car sank.  A light sheen was present.  The car was recovered.  During the recovery operation a hole was torn into the gas tank.  About a gallon was lost and recovered with pads. The tank was drained to prevent more loss during transport.
A-324-1997*Received a call from Ted Haskell of Haskell Energies that there was some contamination at an underground tank removal that he was doing. I responded to Longfellow's Greenhouses in Manchester. Ted was removing two tanks and planning to install a 12,000 gallon tank. All were #2 fuel oil tanks used to fuel boilers to heat a large number of greenhouses. Some contamination was found.  An estimated 200 cubic yards of contaminated soil was landspread on site. The site has a baseline 2 designation based on the Department's decision tree. An action level of 1500 ppm bag headspace was established. All sidewalls of the two tank excavations met this goal. No further work on this site is needed.
A-322-2000* A pickup truck owned by Central Fleet Management developed a leak in the gasoline tank. This resulted in the release of about 1 or 2 gallons of gasoline.  This leak occurred at the new south parking lot on the AMHI campus. Scott Cyr and myself placed sorbent pads  under the truck to collect any spillage. No further action will be required.
B-584-2000*Please see attached narrative.
A-662-1998*A leaking can of xylene was discovered in the basement of a recently purchased residence. It was detected almost immediately by odor. The can was overpacked. The homeowner was advised about household hazardous waste programs. She scrubbed the area where the xylene had leaked onto the floor.
I-70-1998*On 3-28-98, Dead River called to report that there had been a small spill at the trailer of Herbie Corbin in the Caribou Trailer Park. Apparently the tank had corroded and there was an odor outside that was noticed by the owner. Soderberg construction was hired to remove contaminated soil. About 5 yards was taken out.
P-336-1998*On 7/13/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting that the tank barge Gregory had hung up on the dock at Mobil while discharging cargo and a hole had been punched into the hull.  They reported that no discharge had occurred.  I responded immediately.  While enroute, I notified Steve Eufemia and Ann Hemenway who also responded.  Upon arrival I observed that a hole approximately 6 inches in length and 3 inches in width in the number 1 starboard cargo tank.  No evidence of discharge was observed.  The tank had been emptied prior to the event.  There was however, significant gasoline odor in the immediate area.

When a representative from Allied Towing arrived, plans for a patch to be fitted over the hole were made and approved by the USCG.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
P-110-1997*On Feb. 26, 1997 I was contacted by Steve Winchenbach of Dead River.  Steve had called to report a spill at Carson's Family Restaurant, in Scarborough.  I responded that morning.  On site Dead River was in the process of emptying a 275 gallon #2 oil tank that had developed a corrosion hole.  The tank had most likely been leaking for a couple of days spilling an estimated 100 gallons of oil.  The oil had all soaked into the ground around the tank.  This day that I was on site the ground was frozen so it was difficult to tell the extent of oil saturated soils.  On March 12, I had Sun Environmental excavate the spill area.  Once under the frost layer and an inset cement slab, we found grossly saturated soils.  We removed 14 yards of soil, and although we did not reach the limits of contamination, due to physical restraints in the area, I believe that the bulk of the saturated soils were removed.  If the excavation was sufficient to elimate odors in the building this spring, no further actions will be necessary.
P-435-1999*On June 28, 1999 Dead River Oil Company in Auburn called to notify the Dept. of a spill at the home of one of their customers.  On May 20, 1999 Dead River had inspected the system of June Guy at 1350 Turner Road #46, and found a weeping corrosion hole.  At that time Dead River put some pads under the tank and made arrangements for a new tank.  On June 28, 1999 Dead River pumped out the old tank and moved it from the shed it was in, revealing a small stained area under the tank.  I inspected the site and suggested removing oil stained soil before putting in the new tank.  Dead River removed approximately 1 yard of soil.  No further action is anticipated, however I have suggested that Ms. Guy enroll in the insurance fund.
P-84-1997*10 February 1997, Steven Flannery and I responded to a mystery drum complaint on the Boundry Rd. in Standish. We recovered the drum with the assistance of Standish Fire personnel.

This drum and several other "mystery drums" were gathered from both the Portland and Augusta field offices and transported and disposed as one shipment.

No further action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (19Sep97).
B-397-1998*B-397-98 Mobil Oil Terminal - Bangor


Mike Dicenso called from the Mobil Oil terminal to report that a pump coupling broke and caused the release of about 20 gallons of diesel to the ground inside their containment dike. They cleaning it up with a suction pump and finished up with a few sorbent pads. The oil went into their sludge tank and the sorbents into their routine oily debris waste stream.
   No further action anticipated.
A-490-1996* Andy Williamson found a 55 gallon drum of solvent(?) in his fathers barn. The elder Williamson has passed away. This drum was given to Andy's father 25 or 30 years ago as part of a settlement with an oil company. An oil spill on the coast had stain the shoreline of the Willianson property. The material, a liquid, in the drum was used to wash the shoreline and the rocks.
 The drum's labels have worn off, therefore I could not obtain any information on this material.  I collected a sample for lab analysis. The liquid has a uniform color and texture and is a petroleum base. It appears to be a dispersant or a glorified kerosene.
 I called Total Waste Management to get an idea of disposal cost. A cost of $200.00, at a minimum, should be expected.
 On 4-11-97 I overpacked this drum and brought it back to the DEP warehouse. This drum will then be disposed of, along with some other material, as soon as a contractor is chosen.
 Lab analysis,... flash point of 152 degrees, no PCB's, appears to be from C10 to C15.
P-508-2001*See attached CMP report.
P-631-1998*On December 17 Webber Energy spilled approximately 10 gallons of #2 heating oil at Adam's Elementary School in Portland while filling their underground storage tank.  I responded to the call.  Webber had dispatched clean up personnel from their company immediately.  When I arrived on site all free oil was already soaked up with sorbent pads and Webber was in the process of applying speedy dry over the entire spill area (appr. 10' x 20').  THey swept up the first layer of Speedy Dry and then applied one more layer to remain over the stain throughout the weekend.  No further action.
A-562-1998*     DEP received a report that a small amount of fuel was lost from the hose while filling a residential oil tank.  According to the spiller all contaminated soil was collected for disposal.
     The area is dense residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
A-325-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor fuel oil spill had occurred at this facility.  The spill was reportedly confined to pavement and was completely cleaned up.
P-376-2000*   After receiving an anonymous complaint of 6/7/02, about this boatyard discharging boat-bottoms debris into Casco Bay I visited and met with the business owner, Joe Schmader, to discuss the complaint.  The facility is a commercial boatyard & repair business located on Portland's waterfront near the Union Oil gas station on Commercial St..  My previous experience with this facility is their and Clean Harbor's cleaning of oiled boats after the T/V JULIE N discharge of 1997.
   Onsite I noted a fishing boat bottom being power-washed by a Gowan's employee.  A green copper-colored water was running down to the pier and into the harbor, forming a greenish plume.  (Marine bottom paints have toxins in them to discourage marine growth on the boat bottoms.)  Mr. Schmader, told me that this discharge was allowed and exempted from state requirements.  I called the USCG MSO who did not know the Federal regulations on this type of discharge and stated that they would check their laws.
   I later contacted Ms. Pam Parker of the DEP who stated that this type of discharge indeed was exempt from regulation.  She stated that most all of the toxins present in the marine paint have already leached out prior to being washed down.  The greenish plume therefore was not toxic (see attached communication).  At this time no further Resp. Div. actions are expected.  No oil or other questionable discharges were observed at the time of my inspection.

Year 2002 Update
	In mid-July 2002 Steve Arnold of BLWQ investigated another complaint of this same nature and informed me that DEP rules had changed since this June 2000 incident.  This discharge type had been prohibited since about September 2000 and Gowen Marine had been notified so.  I understand that BLWQ will be taking enforcement actions.  See attached communications for further details.
		

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-72-1996*Received a call from Lynn Stewart of L.H. Stewart Co. that they had a small oil spill. He reported that there was a problem with the nozel and that it wasn't shut off from the last delivery. When the driver enganged the pump, product flowed out of the nozle holder and onto the ground. The driver was at the controls and shut the pump off. About 5 gallons were spilled. The spill was onto packed snow. Company personel cleaned up the stained snow and put it into barrels. They were going to let the material melt and dispose of it as oil/water waste. Mr. Stewart reported that only minor staining was left behind. No futher action is necessary. No response was required.
A-276-1998* The United States Coast Guard spilled about ten gallons of diesel into Boothbay Harbor. This occurred at the Coast Guard Station at McKnown Point. No site visit was made. The Coast Guard cleaned up what they could, themselves.
A-107-1998*     DEP received a report that a fuel leak had occurred in the cellar of this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It appeared that a minor spill had occurred at some time in the past; a light sheen was visible on standing water puddled on the dirt cellar floor.  There was negligible contamination of soil.  An inspection of the tank/line/furnace showed no obvious spill source; it is conceivable that a one-time spill associated with a filter change may have occurred here.
     The area is geologically sensitive (a dug well is located 20' from the AST) but contamination did not warrant remediation.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-22-1998*Dave Sait received a call from Maine Emergency Management Agency that they had report of an oil spill at a trailer. He referred the spill to me and I responded to the residence of Ken Joslin in Smithfield. He showed me where the 275 gallon AST had been and where it had leaked. He said that it had leaked a while ago on 1/9/1998 but did not know who to call. He stated that he did report it to his landlord, Mr. Phil Bard (873-4133) who did nothing. I examined the area and did not really see much contamination. Mr. Joslin reported that about 60 gallons had been lost. I did not see evidence of a spill of that magnitude. I advised him that I would put him on quarterly monitoring and if something shows up we would put him on filters. He has returned only one sample (98E-DOR-02461). It had a result of nondetect. If no other samples are received or no positive results are returned, no additional work is necessary.
B-508-2000*     On September 20, 2000 at 0900 we received a call from Nancy Howe Of Dead River Oil in Brewer reporting a one quart spill of #2 oil at the home of Robert Cote of 101 Washington St. in Brewer.  A small hole in the tank leaked the oil onto the cement floor.  Mr. Cote smelled the oil and called Dead River who sent a couple men to pump out and replace the tank.  They also cleaned up the spill with sorbents before any oil reached a basement drain.  The area is on city water.
B-582-2000*B-582-00
Little Squaw Twp

Friday October 27, 2000				1010

I received a call from Shelly at the Orono State Police Barracks.  I was asked to make contact with Mike Drinkwater (695-2547), chief of the Greenville Fire Department about a plane crash in Little Squaw Township.

According to Mike Drinkwater, a small experimental plane (tail number N-51AT) set down rather roughly on the Property of the Squaw Village Condos.  Mr. Jacobs put his plane down on the 9-hole golf course.  About 5 gallons of aviation gasoline was spilled over a fairly good-sized area.  There are no nearby wells and the gasoline was sprayed thinly, and may not even kill all the grass it is on.  There is no pooled product.  Mike Drinkwater wiped up some of the ground with pads.  The few pads were disposed of by the Greenville Fire Department.
P-402-2003*I was called to an accident on the Maine Turnpike in Falmouth.  A tractor trailer truck, owned by Clopay Corp. , headed North had lost control and jumped the median guard rail into the Southbound lanes and then struck the guardrail on a bridge which deflected the truck along the bridge and then it finally jumped the guard rail and landed off the turnpike on the grassy slope that went down to the river.  In this process both of the truck's saddle tanks were separated from the truck and cut open.  One of the tanks landed near the truck and the other rolled down the slope and snagged on some shrubbery right next to the river.  I believe that the vast majority of the diesel fuel was sprayed out across the roadway.  We recovered what fuel we could from the mangled saddle tanks and dug up the grossly contaminated soil where the truck lost its engine oil, etc.  Enpro was hired to assist in the cleanup.  There was contamination left behind so we left sorbent boom in the river for a week or so.  After several heavy rains we observed that there was no sheen on the river so we removed the boom and called the cleanup complete.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-177-2003*While in the process of closing an old woods camp, the area around the old generator building was found to be contaminated with #2 fuel oil.

The AST system was leaking in a number of connections in the generator building.

After the building was removed the spill was excavated and the contaminated soil was land spread at a site that was approved.

Response case closed
I-178-2003*When a fuel truck left the store, some how about a gallon of fuel was splashed on the store driveway by the fuel pumps.

The owner of Washburn Petroleum, Art Griffin, called me after he found the truck.  A small amount of fuel had drained from the delivery hose into the delivery meter compartment. Some of this product splashed onto the driveway of the store. Delivery valve was tightened.

Response case closed.
P-555-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On 7/15/03, DEP received a report from a concerned neighbor over possible oil discharges at this commercial truck repair garage.  I had last been at this property for a similar concern in 1999 (see report P-443-99 for details).  The property is located in a rural residential & commercial area of Otisfield.  The residents are served by private water wells.  I noted no UST's onsite.
	On 7/17/03, I met Mr. Morrill onsite and we discussed the concern over oil spills.  Walking the property I noted no active discharges from any of the trucks and tractors onsite.  We found two small stains on the soil of a diesel and/or motor oil leaks, probably no more than a quart of oil.  We discussed the environmental sensitivity of the area as far as drinking water and neighbor relations.  Mr. Morrill promised to dig up the stains and spread it thin on the lot so as to aerate and naturally degrade the oil.

	I later replied to Mr. Grenier's e-mail outlining my observations and offering QM for DRO in order to help alleviate any concerns.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATION

1.	At this time I have noted little visible threat to the area ground (drinking) water as far as prohibited (oil, chemical, etc.) discharges.  With any business such as this with large vehicles having significant fuel and lube oil storage: great care must be taken to prevent and quickly mitigate leaks/discharges.
2.	Mr. Grenier's well has been set up for DEP/DHS drinking water monitoring consisting of two DRO samples: one this summer and one in the winter.  If a contaminant is confirmed than further investigation and water treatment may be needed.

This report will be updated as needed.  A copy of the report will be sent to both parties and to the Otisfield town office.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM

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S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-563-2003*
NOTIFICATION
	In the evening of Sunday 7/20/03, DEP was notified by Elwin "Scotty" Scott of Simard & Sons, thru the state police, of a discharge of about 40 gallons or so of gaso. to the ground and to a dispenser sump at this facility.  The discharge was caused by a vehicle impact on the dispenser that broke the piping but did not trip the crash valves.  The vehicle operator apparently did not note the accident or did not report it.  Scott stated that the situation was stable, the dispenser out-of-service, he would put up caution tape, they would try and pump out the sump that night, and repair tomorrow.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	This retail gas station is formerly known as Lewiston Supersonic Car Wash.  The area is dense commercial and residential, on city water and sewer.  The present facility was installed in 1994 to replace a UST facility registered as installed in 1976.  See attached reg. information for further details on the facility.


SITE VISIT & RESPONSE
	On Monday morn. 7/21/03, I met the facility owner and her father (previous owner & operator) onsite.  The dispenser sump had not been pumped out as hoped.  It appeared that the impact to the dispenser was from a flatbed trailer or truck leaving the diesel dispenser as the impact was on a level above the protective bollard (see photos).
	Scotty of Simard & Sons said that he may not have anyone onsite till after 1300 hrs.  As I was concerned that the sumps could be leaking, I advised the owner to have a contractor come as soon as possible to pump out the product.  After making a few phone calls I enlisted the owners's father, Mr. Everett, to assist in pumping out the sump using a DEP hand pump.  After a half hour we emptied about 45 gallons of gasoline from the sump until we could pump no more.  Approx. one inch of product was left in the sump, below the level of the pipe and conduit fittings.  The recovered product was poured back into the RU (regular unleaded) gaso. UST.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	It is very fortunate that a sump was installed to catch the discharge.  A significant discharge to soil and groundwater could have been the result and which would eventually reach the local sewer and/or storm drains.
2.	Despite the sump, some product may have seeped out around piping fittings allowing some contamination to soil and groundwater.  At this time no further investigation appears to be cost effective and is not required.  Future excavation on the site may result in gasoline contamination to be managed.
3.	On 7/25/03, I noted the dispenser to be back in-service and it should therefore be repaired.
4.	Small spills (< 10 gallons) around the diesel and gasoline tanks and dispensers should be properly cleaned up and logged as required (as long as no discharge reaches soil or groundwater) .
5.	A copy of this report will be sent to the facility owner.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-351-2003*
     This office received a call at 0945 on 7/24/03 from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that the 275-gallon fuel oil tank at Muriel Violette's residence on Lorraine Avenue in Brewer was found to be leaking.  The tank is located in the basement, on a concrete floor.  There are no drains present.  It was estimated that 10 to 15 gallons had leaked onto the floor.  Dead River Company personnel were in the process of cleaning up the oil and will make arrangements to replace the tank.  No additional assistance was requested.

REC:  File report.

I-179-2003*Due to pump failure, approximately 75 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned with sorbent pads and 950 cat and put in through boiler.
B-172-2003*   Wayne Heath called from the D.O.T. project on Route One in Machias. They were doing a road improvement project and encountered some gasoline contaminated soil while installing subdrains. This was in front of 68 Dublin Street which is a vacant lot which in the past was Smith's Mobil gas station. In 1991, this office attended the cleanup of contaminated soil as a result of a piping leak (report B-193-91). This report also indicates that there was preexisting contamination from earlier spills that was not addressed. This area is served by town water and the native soil is clay.
   There are occasions during construction that contaminated soils are removed and can not go back into the excavation because they are of the wrong type of fill needed. If D.E.P. standards do not require the removal, we still have an interest to insure that the contaminated soil is properly disposed.
   For this reason Mr. Heath called a couple of times and my records show that an estimated 22 cubic yards were removed.
  He later called to report that a pavement grinder had caused a pair of small explosions beneath it as it worked. He called for a third time to say the third explosion scattered stones and he stopped the grinding and moved on to paving. He also mentioned that on the north side of the road, they had encountered some buried pipes that they believed were the remains of another abandoned gas station. They used a metal detector in an attempt to locate any underground tanks, but found none. The detector operator was confident the tanks were not there.
   Another concern of Mr. Heath's was the possibility of gasoline finding its way to the Machias River which is about a 1000 feet away. Given what I had learned about the, site I felt this was unlikely and, as the project came to an end, Mr. Heath found that contamination levels on Harwood Street were quite low. Harwood Street would be the likely route of contamination as it follows the underground street drainage.
   This site left me believing that it was possible that there was more contamination in the area than previously expected. To address this question, I notified Robert Sypitkowski who heads up the engineering portion of the D.E.P. Eastern Maine office of Technical Services. He advised me that he was planning to investigate the site once the construction was finished.

B-347-2003*   Bill Gardner called to report that one of his logging trucks had spilled about 35 gallons of diesel as a result of being hit by another truck. This was on the Pinkham Road at approximately mile 42.5. The oil landed on the road and into a ditch. A passing Fraser Paper forester had sorbent boom in his truck and placed it in the ditch as well as patched the second tank that was leaking. W.T.Gardner brought more sorbents to the site and recovered what free product was available. The contaminated sorbents were returned to their main office for later disposal by a licensed hauler.
P-587-2003*Ralph Stewart of PPL reported that a release of crude oil had occurred at their facility as the result of a loose fitting.  The material sprayed from the fitting and impacted an area of approximately 10' by 10'.  Clean Harbors was called by PPL to clean up the affected area.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-370-2003*Homeowner reported various bottles of unknown chemicals in her basement that household hazardous waste collection people would not accept. The chemicals were left over from an old pharmacy that her husband, now deceased, had bought out. We recovered the items and prepared them for disposal.
B-352-2003*
     This office received a call at 1010 on 7/24/03, from Toby Zabot (DEP-Portland) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that John Flanders (Barrett Paving Company; #643-2120) had just called to report a 130 gallon #2 oil spill at their Merrill gravel pit facility on Route 16 in Embden due to vandalism.

     When I returned Mr. Flanders' call, he indicated that most of the oil was contained on a spill pad at their fuel loading area.  Some of the oil went off the edge of the pad and onto clay soil.  Due to a high water table and/or puddled water around the pad, the oil was being kept up off the ground for the most part where it could easily be recovered with sorbents.  Most of the oil had already been recovered.  There were no plans to excavate any soil around the pad at this time.  When the facility closed last night, they shut the valve off to the transfer hose and turned the pump off.  Upon arriving at work this morning, they turned the pump on and oil started spraying out through the nozzle on the transfer hose.  It was believed that someone had apparently attempted to steal fuel oil from the system during the night, because the nozzle was left in the on position.  No fuel could be obtained unless the pump was activated.  They are planning to take corrective action to see that this type of incident does not happen again.

REC:  File report.

P-235-2003*3.24.2003, Responded to the spill location, 113 Main Street (Rte. 5).  Upon arrival, I observed kerosene or #2 home heating fuel in the ditch of Rte. 5, in front of Mr. Hills property.  The oil was literality just coming out of the ground in the ditch.  With assistance from Larry Fox, Lovell Public Works, I inspected the surrounding above ground storage tanks, none of which appeared to be the source of the spill.  However, we discovered piping typical of an underground storage tank at the  Lovell Public Library.  A records search did not turn up the fact that an underground supply tank had been installed or removed from the library site, 199 Main Street, Lovell.

3.25.2003, I hired Wilson Excavation, to excavate the contaminated soil from the ditch.  DOT and Dig Safe (#20031302767) notifications were made.

3.27.3002, Lovell Public Works dug an exploratory test pit to locate an underground supply tank at the library (Dig Safe #20031304282), but again nothing turned up.

Over the course of the next few months oil continued to slowly discharge and even from the initial report date did not migrate much beyond the confinement of the ditch.  I did see a very slight sheen on the surface run- off flowing across the top of Mr. Hills yard, but lost sight of it before it entered the back yard and stream behind the spill site.  Mr. Hill and Larry Fox continued to deploy sorbent pads and I made an additional site visit.  Mr. Hill contacted me in early July indicating his judgment that more needed to be done.  I visited the site and concurred that a final excavation was warranted and proceeded by hiring Washburn Excavation.  The discharge appeared to have stopped and it is my hope that this final removal action on 7.9.2003 will remediate the saturated soil that had accumulated over the last few months.  Again there was no evidence of oil migration from the ditch.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO


B-354-2003*        On July 25, 2003, at 0945, we received a call from Debbie McCafferty reporting a problem with an AST at an adjacent abandoned camp on Cold Stream Pond in Lincoln.  She said there was a small drip around the filter which stopped after her husband shut off the valve.  The camp was being demolished, but the wrecking crew from C.M. Elms & Son was not currently on site.
        I visited the site and found a small, six inch diameter area of contaminated soil beneath the oil filter, which was no threat to anything.  However, I stuck the tank and found 8" of oil still present and found two more tanks beside another building which had 3 and 25 inches in them.  I wrote a note about the three tanks and informed the demolition people to pump out the tanks before they tear down the remaining buildings.  I put the note and card in a plastic bag which I taped to the cabin window of the excavator.  I also talked to Ms. McCafferty and she said she and a neighbor would also mention the tanks to the demo people when they return to the site.
B-348-2003*   Ast. Chief James Lavoie called from Old Town fire department to report that a small 250-ml bottle of cyclohexene had been found in the high school chemistry lab. The school had hired a firm called Chem-Safe to go through the lab chemicals and appropriately dispose of those that needed disposal. The Chem-Safe employee, Dave Dugans, had found the cyclohexene to have formed peroxide crystals and felt it was too dangerous to overpack and ship. The school had contacted Tim Culbert, who has a company that can explode such hazardous chemicals on site.
   I went to the school and was shown into the now closed off chem lab by the school superintendent, Matt Oliver. The brown glass bottle was labeled as cyclohexene inhibited with sodium hydroxide. Through the glass, I could see hazy suspended material. The bottle also carried the hand written notation of 1985. Seems obvious that the contents were at least 18 years old. I agreed with Mr. Dugans that this could be a dangerous situation and gave my approval for on-site remediation.
   On Saturday, 7/26/03, Mr. Culbert exploded the material on school property.
P-131-2004*A crane at the BIW Harding Plant discharged diesel oil to the ground.  The estimated volume lost is two gallons.  The ground was frozen, and the spill confined to a small area.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  Given the small volume of fuel lost and the industrial nature of the plant, BIW is capable of performing the necessary clean up without DEP supervision.

No further DEP Response actions are planned.
P-132-2004*Borderline fuels called to report the discharge of a small amount of oil from a failed hose.  The volume was estimated at less than two gallons and was confined to enough soil to fill two five gallon pails.

An Oil Spill Debris letter was completed and the material brought to ARC, Eliot for recycling.

No request for DEP assistance was made, therefore, none dispatched. DEP/Response plans no further action with this case.
P-133-2004*A hydraulic line on a street sweeper blew on Pierce St in Lewiston discharging to the shoulder.  Contaminated snow was shoveled into drums and melted for the product to be padded off and disposed of.
P-134-2004*Approximately 20 gallons of diesel leaked from an Auburn Public Works dump truck to the parking lot at Morris and Sylvester.  Grossly contaminated snow was collected and melted.  The diesel was burnt in a waste oil furnace.  Otherwise impacted ground was speedy dried for disposal at MMWAC.
P-135-2004*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze to the road at Alfred and West Cole.  Spilled product picked up with speedy dry by Biddeford Fire.
P-408-2003*
	Report of small discharge of automotive fluids from vehicle following an accident.  Located on Route 1 Bypass, opposite  St. Joseph's Men Entertainment Club.  The site was cleaned through the utilization of sorbents which were disposed of by town of Kittery.

P-413-2003*
RESPONSE & SITE INFORMATION
	On Fri. 5/30/03, I visited this property in response to a 4/16/03, complaint of oil contamination from a former asphalt paving company that formerly occupied the property.  The property is located across from the intersection of Rt. 4 and Rt. 9 (see site sketch) and borders the Neoutaquet River.  There are several large buildings and open bay garages that appear to have been for heavy equipment parking.  A large, old yellow mansion is in front facing Rt 9.  Present tenants are a recycling business and Roy's Towing & Auto Repair.  I understand the area is on public water.

	Onsite I noted drums of hydraulic oil, inactive 275-gal. heating oil AST's, and cars and trucks awaiting repair or recycling.  I noted several oil spots from vehicles but no significant prohibited discharges.  I noted no evidence of UST's.  See the site sketch for further information.  I noted no discharges as described.  No further action is planned at this time though this report will be updated or revised as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-356-2003*        On July 25, 2003, at 1630 we received a call from Fire Chief Larry Willis of Hermon reporting a diesel spill at Maine Truck Refinishing on Hammond Street in Hermon.  Between twenty and twenty-five gallons of fuel spilled from a saddle tank onto the parking lot while workers were taking the tank off the tractor.  Fire fighters recovered the fuel with sorbents.  I checked the site that afternoon and found a satisfactory clean-up.
A-297-2003*Clifford Moulton, Route 2 Box 195, Pittston, found a 10 gallon container with a label showing it contained Muriatic Acid.  Mr. Moulton moved the intact container from the woods near his house to his barn and telephoned Maine DEP.

Maine DEP personnel over packed the ten gallon container, which still had an estimated two gallons of  liquid, and transported the over pack to the DEP Hazardous Storage Building in Augusta.  Environmental Projects, Inc was contacted by Maine DEP to remove a number of items in storage, including the container collected from Mr. Moulton.   No RP was identified.  No further action is expected.
P-1062-2002*10.10.02, responded to spill location.  I observed saturated soil around a portion of the chimed area of an aboveground storage tank, referenced in attached Global spill report.  At the time of my inspection the transfer of oil to the tank had been stopped.  Global was to remove the soil and eventually inspect the tank.

It was difficult to determine how much material discharged.  The impacted soil was removed and added to contaminated soil generated as a result of a later spill associated with a different tank, DEP Spill     #P-945-02.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-310-2003*Mark Frost from Webber Energy Fuels reported a spill to a basement at 35 Church Street in Jay.  It is a multi-family building with two apartments.  Mr. Frost reported Webber Energy service personnel were using sorbent materials and Speedi-Dri to contain and clean up the free product.  However, the oil had contaminated a substantial area in the basement, including personal items owned by a tenent, Mr. George Baston and that there was a substantial odor load in the building.

Maine DEP personnel responded to the spill. A Ram Fan was installed in the basement to reduce the odor/vapor load in the building.   Kip's Home Services was hired by Maine DEP to remove the contaminated materials and belongings and wash the basement floors with detergent.

Maine DEP personnel met Kip's Home Services on July 1, 2003, and assisted with the clean up.  All water and detergent used in the clean up was removed from the basement and disposed of as oil contaminated water.  Any contaminated personal belongings were inventoried before disposal.  Mr. Baston estimated a loss in personal belongings of $120.00.

No wells are at risk as the area is served by town water.  Mr. St Pierre was given an AST Fund application to complete and return.

No further action is expected.
B-346-2003*        On July 22, 2003, at 1225, we received a call from Amanda Campbell of Medway with a complaint that a neighbor was cleaning engines and the oil was flowing onto her property.  I visited the site that day and met Ms. Campbell's sister, since Amanda Campbell had to work.  The sister showed me which neighbor, Jeff Jones, had the cleaning operation.
        I saw no sign of oil on Ms. Campbell's land or any sign of oil in the ditch that ran off Mr.Jone's  property.  I met Mr. Jones who showed me where he cleans old engines.  He has sorbent mats laid on the ground where he wipes the equipment and uses some water and detergents in the operation.  There were no signs of staining on the gravel area from any run-off from this cleaning.  Mr. Jones said he and Ms. Campbell were involved in a long running property feud.
B-355-2003*   Dysarts Trucking Co. called to report that a spill had occurred at their marina in Southwest Harbor. It seems that a powerboat was being refueled at their Great Harbor Marina wharf and the tank overflowed spilling about 15 gallons onto the boat deck and harbor. The fuel was delivered from a delivery truck brought onto the wharf for that purpose. The marina policy is to let the boat crew do the actual filling.
   They tried to recover the oil with sorbent pads, but that, which had fallen into the harbor, quickly sheened and it is estimated that less than a gallon was collected. Fortunately, it was a bright windy day and I suspect the oil dissipated quickly. By the time I had arrived, 3 hours after the spill happened, I could not find any oil.
   No further action is anticipated.
I-161-2003*During the week of July 14, 2003, the Caribou Public Works Department's vacuum truck was conducting storm drain cleaning in the neighborhood streets to the east of South Main Street.  On July 16, 2003, while cleaning a drain at the corner of Crosby and Lincoln Streets, the vacuum truck must have broken a hose or fitting and released hydraulic fluid into the street, a small amount also went onto the yard of a residence located at 12 Crosby Street.  The vacuum truck operators placed speedy dry on the spilled fluid, however they didn't immediately clean it up.  After cleaning out that storm drain, the truck moved further north on Crosby Street, tracking fluid up the road.  Caribou Public Works Employees didn't return to clean up the soaked speedy dry.  I swept up the speedy dry on July 18, 2003 as I noticed the spill when rounding the corner to go home.  I found two more smaller spills related to the vacuum truck, one at the corner of Lincoln and Hardison Ave. and one on Hardison Ave.

On Monday, July 28, 2003, I called the director of CPWD and talked to him regarding the spill and regarding procedures his employees must take when a spill occurs.  The CPWD did dig up the stained ground at 12 Crosby Street on July 28, 2003.
P-570-2003*
	Sunday 7/20/03, Report by a neighbor or passer-by kayaker of a man washing latex paint off paint brushes into Bonney Eagle Pond.  At a cinder block house at the end of Hall St.
	No DEP response and confirmation due to other priorities at the time and that latex paint is not considered hazardous and the paint plume should have dissipated by the time of a DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-582-2003*I was contacted by the MDOT reporting that a piece of their equipment had burst a hydraulic hose at the Poland Town Pit.  MDOT excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-584-2003*Upon observing a slight sheen on the ground water surface, Mr Redmond of A & F notified DEP of the situation.  Lampron was also made aware, the spill box was being changed when the observation was made.  All other system functions were operating properly, the slight sheen was attributed to historical events at the service station.

No clean up was attempted as the sheen deemed minor and otherwise unrecoverable.  No DEP visit conducted based on the information provided, and the leak detection system working properly none expected for this notification.

Respectfully submitted Scott R Cyr
P-585-2003*Please see attached.
P-588-2003*Please see attached.
P-591-2003*
	Monday, 7/28/03, met Mr. Richard Corey on site at his request to check on the request for abandonment-in-place (i-a-p) of a residential, consumptive-use #2 oil heating tank.  The house belonged to his deceased father, Philip Corey.  The house was now heated from two basement AST's and Mr. Corey believed the tank was under the concrete basement floor next to the furnace.  Based on this information, I approved the a-i-p.  Mr. Corey completed the UST removal forms.
	The area is dense residential and near the coast of Casco Bay, on city water & sewer.  I am not aware of any oil related complaints or problems in this area that could be associated with this property.  Following the UST abandonment, the house will be put up for sale.  See attached site map for further details.

	In August, 2003, I received a call from Ray Peppers stating that he had been hired by Mr. Corey to fill the tank in place though found no tank under the basement.  Using the old fuel line coming through the basement wall he traced the out-of-service UST outside next to the house.  I gave okay to remove the tank and call if he noted problems.
	As of late August, I have not been called back regarding any questions or concerns.  As this is a residential heating oil supply UST, no UST closure assessment is required by Maine DEP.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-594-2003*
	Incident involving the leak of an auto gas tank of Ms. Dellefreur while being refueled at this Cumberland Farms gas station.  Discharge primarily to pavement though some product may have seeped into pavement cracks and joints to soil below.  No discharge to storm drain.  Responded to by Mechanic Falls FD prior to DEP arrival.  See site map for further details.
	Area is commercial and residential in the downtown area of Mechanic Falls, on city water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-357-2003*         On July 25, 2003, at 2215 we received a call from the Brewer Fire Dept. reporting a diesel fuel spill at the Hawk's Nest Convenience Store on Wilson Street in Brewer.  The station was closed, but has a key-lock system for after hours access to the diesel pumps for trucks and buses.
          A driver for Vermont Transit Bus Lines put the pump nozzle into the bus's fill and went into the bus to clean up.  However, the nozzle fell out and the auto shut off failed, so product was pumped onto the asphalt lot.  Around fifty gallons leaked before the driver realized the problem and stopped pumping fuel.
          I arrived on scene and found that the fire fighters had covered the oil with pads.  The fuel flowed about 100 feet across the lot.  Shortly after I arrived, Chris Hutchins, one of the store's owners, arrived with a couple men.  We recovered the pads and spread speedi dri on the area after we removed the pads.  Luckily, the lot is asphalt and no product reached any drains.
B-323-2003*On 7/10/03,1358 hours Fred Leigh, who is an environmental compliance specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, reported that they had a leaking transformer on Washington Street across from a facility called, "Brake Service".  It happened, because the unit overheated.  The amount was estimated to be a half gallon. The release covered an area four feet in diameter.  The PCB level was documented to be less than 1 ppm.  Some of the spill landed on asphalt and the rest landed on gravel.  Speedy-dri was deployed to recover the portion that landed on the asphalt and the gravel part was excavated.  The cleanup materials were taken to Pine Tree Landfill.
A-182-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled following damage to a filter at a residential supply tank.  The subject property is a rented mobile home on a large dairy operation; the area is served by municipal water.   Contaminated soil was excavated by the property owner, mixed with milking shed wastes (wood shavings and manure) and spread on a remote section of the farm used for hay production.

No Land Spreading Form was completed for this site.  The responder has been advised such forms are required in the future for any soil spreading or land farming operations. PJB
A-205-2003*   Maine Yankee reported a minor spill event occurred when a hydraulic line was damaged on a piece of heavy equipment. Cleanup was done by on site personnel.  No site visit was made.
P-416-2003*
	On Saturday, 5/31/03, DEP received notice of UST facility problems at this urban, retail, motor fuels UST gas station facility.  Problems described were: slow flow of the product, bad sumps, and leak detectors needing maintenance.  The caller stated there was no water in the underground tanks or otherwise evidence of product discharges.

	The following Monday 6/2/03, I notified DEP UST Enforcement and inspection unit recommending a formal DEP inspection of this facility (see attached e-mail memo).  As there are no obvious discharges noted at this time this is largely out of Response Div. management.

	The facility is a small gas station located in a dense commercial and residential area in New Auburn, near Androscoggin River and the New Auburn Bridge over to Lewiston.  The facility underwent replacement by Simard & Sons Co. in 1989.  In 1989 it was a Getty branded station.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-414-2003*
	SMALL #2 OIL SPILL AT CUSTOMER'S LOCATION.  NO DEP RESPONSE WARRANTED AT THE TIME.

S G BREZINSKI
P-342-1991*Report update of August 2003:

	Report covers the abandonment by removal of five steel, motor fuel UST's and associated remedial actions under management of Robert Gerber, Inc.  The site has been known as Interstate SUNOCO, Brunswick SUNOCO, and Pleasant Street SUNOCO.  The area is dense commercial along US Route 1, on city water and sewer.  Soil borings showed sands and silty sand down to the 31' boring depth.

	This facility abandonment was performed prior to the Maine requirement for UST Closure Assessment as outlined in the September 1991 Chapter 691.  Remediation of the discharge was performed prior to implementation of the Maine DEP "Decision Tree" remediation guidelines.  See the attached spill report narrative, reports of Robert Gerber for further details.  In 1994, Robert Gerber Inc. was retained by Irving Oil to "monitor free product at the Brunswick Mainway site" (see attached status reports).

	In about January 1992, Irving Oil Corp. installed a new UST facility and constructed a new Mainway C-store under the same Maine DEP UST Reg. number of 13954.
B-295-2003*B-295-03
Orono

Thursday June 26, 2003	2130

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to notify Captain Vaughn of the Orono Fire Department about a 2 gallon transformer spill.

According to Captain Vaughn, a pad mount transformer had leaked from the upper connector area to the concrete pad and some ran on the pavement.  I was asked to contact Bangor Hydro-Electric at 1-800-440-1111 or 973-2020.

I spoke with Jeff Gray (1-800-440-1111), a systems operator.  I asked about the spill in Orono.  He said that he just became aware of it and believes the leak was due to overheating of the pad mount transformer.  The 167-kVA transformer leaked some dielectric oil from an area around the leaking gasket on the primary bushing.

I told Jeff that he need not phone to report this spill as it was already reported.  The fire department and later Bangor Hydro placed sorbent pads down and Bangor Hydro used speedi-dri to soak some of the oil from the pavement.

The clean up generated 1.5 fifty-five gallon drums of debris, which was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill, in Hampden.
B-313-2003*B-313-03
Cutler

Monday July 7, 2003	1420

Claudia Sait (287-7713), of the Maine DEP phoned to report that there had been a spill of mineral oil from an insulator at the Navy Base in Cutler.  It is unknown just when the leak may have started.

In speaking with David Bowery (757 445-1340), NCTAMS LANT in Norfolk, Virginia, he indicated that there was little evidence of a leak.  What they did notice was there was oil moisture around the bottom end cap of the insulator.

The insulator was mounted on an antenna tower located in the south array, center, and 950 feet above the ground.  When this insulator leaked or slowly dripped, it is doubtful that any or very little made it to the ground at that windy location.  No oil stained area was found.

No cleanup was initiated as there was no area on the ground where oil was found.  Thus, the spill was non-recoverable.
B-327-2003*B-327-03
Bangor

Monday July 14, 2003	0918

I received a phone call from Major Eric Johns (990-7407), of the 101st Air Refueling Wing of the Maine Air National Guard.  Major Johns phoned to report a spill of 50 gallons of JP-8 jet fuel.

The spill occurred during the transfer of jet fuel from the wing tank of a KC-135 to the on board storage tank used during fueling.  The cause of the spill was a vent valve failure on the aft body tank.

The spill was to the pavement at area W-8 (Whiskey-8).  The spilled jet fuel was cleaned up using super sopers.  About 35 gallons of jet fuel were recovered in this way.  Speedi-dri was put down to soak up material on and in the pavement.  Aircraft maintenance personnel cleaned up this spill.  The solid spill debris was drummed up to await proper disposal.
P-597-2003*7.8.2003 Mr. Gilbert reported an anti-freeze leak that occurred as a result of a traffic accident on his street.  I advised that normally we do not respond to traffic accidents of this nature and that a small amount of anti-freeze, couple of gallons, in a roadway does not pose a threat to human health or the environment and is expected to wash away and dilute.  Mr. Gilbert did not express joy, but reluctantly accepted my feed-back.

No DEP response or further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-263-1989*
Report update of 2006:
	Abandonment-by-removal of bare steel, motor fuels UST system and facility replacement by Haskell Energies Co.  No clean-up at the time.  The 1989 notes by SGB state: "Tank out 4/19.  One leaker, no contamination found, Not visited.  SGB".  This appears based on a phone call.  S. Brezinski & John Dunlap of DEP met CTI Ted Haskell onsite on 5/5/89 after new UST installed and covered to grade.
	No CMR 691 UST closure assessment/report required at the time of the abandonment.  See also P-364-06 and P-743-03.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-558-2003*7.16.2003, Tom Robbins reported that Royal Oil overfilled a residential home heating oil tank and that the oil discharged out through the vent.  Mr. Robbins advised the facility consisted of two ASTs and a manifold, and felt the driver may have gotten confused by the vent whistle some how, as the oil transferred through the manifold.  Mr. Robbins and I discussed the trend of oil technicians moving away from the manifold systems in lieu of sperate fills and vents.

Mr. Robbins advised that approximately 2 gallons spilled and that soil had been removed and they would restore the impacted area which was not large.  DEP issued a virgin product letter to facilitate soil disposal.

7.22.03, Mary Campbell contacted the Department and advised the spill was not cleaned up to her satisfaction as she could still smell oil.  I conducted a site visit on 7.23.03.  I inspected the area around the AST fill pipes and did not notice an oil odor.  I dug a small test pit in afflicted area and observed a slight odor.  I also observed the soil had a clay make up.  I inspected the ASTs where oil had leaked from the pipping and onto the floor.  The clean up in this area was such that I did not see any indications of remaining oil or residue.  PID reading in the basement were zero.  Ms. Campbell was doing laundry and I did notice a perfume odors which may have affected the PID.

I advised Ms. Campbell that I did not observe any problems and that there was no threat to her well due to its location, soil type, and removal of the spill source.  I advised her I would contact Royal to have some additional soil removed and she agreed.

7.23.03, I contacted Royal and spoke to the owner who advised me that they hired Servpro to employ measure to neutralize any remaining indoor odors and that they would remove another 10 to 12 inches of soil around the spill area.

This spill is cleaned up to DEP satisfaction and no additional clean up is required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

I-136-2003*This spill started on 6/6/03 when Dead River replaced and sleeved the fuel line from the tank to the furnace.

Within a day the owner, Mr. Sullivan, was complaining of an oil odor, but had trouble making arrangements with Dead River for a service tech to meet Mr. Sullivan at the property. In order to placate Mr. Sullivan, the Caribou Dead River Office gave Mr. Sullivan a container of "Odor Gone".

Mr. Sullivan complained to Dead River at least two other occasions about the odor.

On 7/1/03, when Dead River entered the property a very strong oil odor was present. The Service Manager, Jay, found oil on the floor in a trench around the floor and the entire secondary piping containment system full of oil. Jay then called DEP to report the problem.

When I arrived, I found the situation as described. Mr. Sullivan, Jay & I found an fitting leaking at the tank, which Jay tightened.

Sorbent booms were placed into the small trenches around the outer perimeter of the cellar floor. This drain system discharges to the Fort Fairfield Sewers. I notified the Fort Fairfield Utilities District at 1145 hrs on 7/1/03 of a potential discharge to their system.

The responsible party is quite obviously Dead River, but Dead River states that the spill would not have been so extensive had they had access to the property. To me this argument is lame as they gave Mr. Sullivan the "Odor Gone" powder, this tells me, they were aware that he had an oil spill, yet failed to report and clean it up.

I hired a contractor to conduct the clean-up.
B-178-2003*B-178-2003
04/18/2003 13:00

     Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff here in Bangor reported the possibility of PCB contamination in the Topsfield Elementary school well on Route 6.  It was stated that the school noticed a petroleum odor in their water shortly after they installed a new pump.  Recognizing that the previous pump of over 20 years had failed there was a good possibility of PCB contamination.  Lab analysis confirmed the contamination at 80 ppm Arochlor 1016.
     The Myers pump company took responsibility for the situation and hired Sunpro of Ohio for the clean up.  Filters were immediately installed on the school well.  Cleanup commenced the following week under the auspices of the Technical Services staff.
P-599-2003*A Westbrook streetsweeper blew a hydraulic line on Warren Ave discharging approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to a quarter mile stretch of Warren Ave.  Sand was applied to the afflicted portion of roadway for safety reasons.
P-598-2003*An overfill at the pump discharged approximately half a gallon of Diesel to the cement pad at the Big Apple at the Windham Rotary.  Discharge cleaned with speedi dry and stored for bulk disposal.
A-322-2003*John Kehoe, 15 Dunbar Street, Thomaston, ME reported a odd odor and taste to his water.  Mr. Kehoe further reported the house across the street at 16 Dunbar Street had recently burned.  Mr. Kehoe suggested there might be a connection between the house fire and the odd taste to his water as they were reportedly coincidental.

Maine DEP personnel inspected the burned property, owned by Jerry Burell at 16 Dunbar street and the Kehoe residence.  A water sample was taken from the Kehoe residence and analyzed at HETL using EPA 524.2.  Maine DEP personnel were prepared to also take a DRO sample if there was evidence of a heating oil or diesel spill.   In fact, the tank at the Burell residence was still intact and still had oil.  The FireMatic valve had operated properly.  Only the EPA 524.2 was analyzed and returned "non-detect."
A copy of the HETL report was forwarded to John Kehoe.

As part of the investigation, Maine DEP personnel interviewed Jerry Burell to ascertain what chemical or petroleum hazards might have been in the house when the fire occurred.  He stated there were no pesticides, gasoline, paints or other common household chemicals with the exception of dishwashing liquid and laundry detergent.

No further action is expected at this time.
P-581-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY

	Monday 7/21/03; report by Mr. Barnes of Dead River Oil Co. of a 0.5 to .75 gal. oil leak from the tank of Ms. Sandra Theriault, within Linnhaven Mobile Home Park.  I understand the leak was due to tank corrosion, onto the tank concrete pad and some on soil around the pad.  Dead River hauled away the corroded tank after pumping it out and performed a clean up.  The area is dense residential on city water and sewer.

	The tank was described by Ms. Theriault as about 10 years old, smaller than standard 275-gal. and was installed under her wood front steps.  It is not uncommon for tanks in this location to corrode prematurely due to excess condensation in such a confined space and salt corrosion from winter de-icing.  Step Tanks are not presently in code, and tanks installed under wood steps or the trailer may not be in code due also to confinement and poor air circulation.  The Linhaven park management will not allow an AST to be installed outside in the open because of esthetics.

CONCLUSION
1.	Ms. Theriault called about Maine AST Ins. coverage for allowable remediation costs and I explained the program, that the facility replacement was not covered, and the $500 deductible.  With 0.5 gallons or less to the soil I doubted that her deductible would be met.
2.	This is not an uncommon problem with AST's at mobile home parks and will likely remain a problem until steel AST's are installed in locations allowing good ventilation and protection from weather and moisture.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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A-330-2003*Irving Mainway, 309 Main Street, Farmington, reported a 10 gallon overfill of unleaded gasoline.  The Farmington Fire Department responded and cleaned up the spilled material using sorbent pads.  Irving disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.  The owner of the vehicle causing the overfill is unknown.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-198-2003*On 5/1/03, while working on UST removals that were on MDOT's right of way, we discovered a couple of old abandoned USTs that turned out to be on the property of Winterport Winery.  A couple of old product lines that were capped had been unearthed and they led to two abandoned UST's that had belonged to the Richmond family.  Well over ninety percent of each tank was on property currently owned by WMREAL.  Since small portions of the tanks were on MDOT right of way and property owned by Alan Richmond, I asked our up-line about the possibility of dividing the cost proportionately.  I was advised to bill the party that had the majority of the USTs on their property.  The ownership part of the assessment was done by Richard N Perry, Jr., who is a surveyor.

On the morning of 5/22/03, Bill Carver (tank installer) uncovered the tanks and removed the bungs.  Then Environmental Projects, Inc pumped 1170 gallons of gasoline contaminated water. They proceeded to open and clean the tanks, which were subsequently pulled and disposed of by Lynch Construction.  Although the tanks were characterized as being badly pitted with few holes possible along the pressed seam, they were full of water and they were in a very dry part of the vadose zone.  Possibly the people abandoning the tanks deliberately filled them with water, laboring under the impression that was the thing to do.  There were bag head space reading indicating that the soil had been contaminated, but the area was clearly a baseline 1 site and there was no free product nor saturated soil.  The DOT's work had gone down to a depth of five to six feet and there was ground water from everywhere that had sheen on it.  The ground slopes gently towards the river, which is a ground water divide and the municipal well is a mile and a half up grade from the site.

Our UST division has the tanks registered as removed.

A-331-2003*A 1985 Chevrolet Pickup truck (ME Lic. 1917 LF) was intentionally driven into the lake at Mic Mac Cove Campground.  The driver was arrested for OUI and removed by the police.  A wrecker removed the vehicle and the Union Fire Department deployed sorbent materials to collect and contain the petroleum sheen.

At the request of the Union Fire Department, Maine DEP personnel responded to the scene.  Very little sheen remained in the water, which was padded up with sorbents.  Maine DEP removed the contaminated sorbent materials for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-219-2003*B-219-2003
05/16/2003 10:27

     Henry Cunningham, concerned resident on the West Bay Pond Road in Gouldsboro, called to report discovering  a leaking 55-gallon drum of an unknown oil in a barn he recently purchased.  Investigation revealed that the drum contained rather old kerosene.  Less than one gallon of the product leaked through a small corrosion hole on the drum onto the wood barn floor.  The drum was subsequently overpacked without incident.  Mr. Cunningham later made arrangements through Clean Harbors for it's disposal.
B-362-2003*On 8/1/03, 1215 hours Mike Albee of Worcester Bros./Daigle Oil called to report a non compliance situation at one of their customer's facility.  One shortcoming that he discussed was that the vent plumbing was such that by the time the whistle stopped, product was already in the vent.  Because of this, there would be some product foaming out of the vent with each delivery.  He also said that he looked at the rest of the supply system and decided to remove the product from it.  He indicated that so far the spillage was insignificant, but that it had been going on for some time. He said that he was going to offer a proposal to bring the system up to code and that he wanted to make us aware of the situation.
B-194-2003*   Webber Oil had recently replaced the boiler at the Gibbs residence. Shortly thereafter, the system ran out of fuel. Fortunately, Mr. Gibbs recalled that the tank had been filled not too long before the boiler was replaced and he refused to let the tank be filled. Closer inspection by Webber technicians revealed that the line had failed. This was unusual because, even though the line was buried beneath the concrete cellar floor, it was in a black plastic sleeve. While there are some theories why this happened, I can only say that it happened. Fortunately, when Mr. Gibbs had poured the concrete floor some years before, he had dug it down a foot or so (thus learning that it was dense clay) and laid in a drainage system of 1" crushed stone and slotted drainage pipe. The pipes converged in a sump which, again luckily, had its pump unplugged.
   Rain the day before had caused a few inches of water under the floor and by using a small diaphragm pump, I was able to collect about 150 gallons of fuel oil along with about 30 gallons of water. After I could no longer collect oil in the sump, John Selleck from our Technical Services section, installed a power vent system that both removed oil vapors from the home and drew oxygen under the floor and through the stone to enhance biodegradation of the remaining oil.
   Other than removing the vent system at a later date, no further action is anticipated.
P-1064-2002*
Notice of small diesel fuel leak from saddle tank of truck in yard.  Response and clean-up by Environmental Projects Inc.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-245-2003*   Steve Rhodes called from the Irving Big Stop in Baileyville to report that he had found an oil spill in the paved parking lot at the complex. He said that it was not at the pump island and he can only assume that a truck somehow spilled it. In any case, he used speedi-dri to pick it up.
   I did go to the scene the next day. However, it had rained in that area over night and I found very little evidence of a spill.
   No further action anticipated.
B-344-2003*B-344-2003
07/16/2003 14:15

     An anonymous complainant called to report oil spillage at the Robert Ferretti property on Fire Lane #4 on Pleasant Pond in Caratunk.  It was stated that Mr. Ferretti was filling his outside storage tank with oil through a garden hose connected with a tank on his truck.  Approximately 10 gallons were said to have spilled on his lawn through sloppy operations.
     Investigation show that maybe 5 gallons affected a small area on the lawn; certainly not big enough to affect the lake.  It may be noted that Mr.  Ferretti had a similar incident back in May that was also reported to the Department.  Mr.  Ferretti was later given a stern warning on the matter.  It was also suggested that he get his tank piping up to code with secondary containment.
B-359-2003*        On July 29, 2003 at 1415 we received a call from Jeremy Frigone of Sappi Paper reporting a twenty gallon spill of hydraulic oil in T04 R18 WELS.  The spill occurred that morning at 0900 when a slasher blew a hydraulic hose and spilled the oil onto a dirt road.  Workers recovered as much oil as possible with sorbents.
B-364-2003*On 8/3/03, 1830 hours Bud Web, who is fire chief at Orono, reported a sheen on the water at Striars' bridge, which crosses the water on Island Avenue.  We checked it out and it was 3-4 square yards of a dark blue sheen with a metallic appearance.  The wave action of the water had broken the edge of the formation into plates.  This is a characteristic of marsh sheen.  My guess is that this particular sheen was the residue from the decomposition of organic matter.  The residue was most likely the wax like substances in plants.
B-242-2003*   Mr. Gray called to report that a client had suffered an oil spill due to a corroded feed line. The customer is Walter Woods of Blue Hill. Mr. Gray's technician had responded to a no heat complaint. His investigation showed the 275 gallon basement AST was empty. He learned that it had been filled about 3 days before running out. The copper feed line is buried in the concrete floor. There are floor drains, but there was no odor.
   Mr. Woods showed me where the drains broke to day light on the steep lawn. There was no sign of oil. The home sits on a fairly steep hillside and his drilled well is uphill of the home. While I saw no exposed bedrock, my discussion with Mr. Woods lead me to believe that the topsoil (dense clay) was only a few feet deep and there were fairly sizable folds in the bedrock that ran at right angles to the gradient.
   I inspected the shoreline and found no evidence of oil leaking from the bedrock. Mr. Woods water tasted and smelled no difference than it did normally.
   I explained the AST insurance fund to Mr. Woods and his wife and told him about quarterly monitoring. At the time of the conversation, he was satisfied not to test the water. I told him to call if he should change his mind.
   In conclusion, I believe that the oil is trapped under the home. With the well being close, it would have been hit fairly quickly as the leak began. Since this has not happened to date (8-4-03), I don't expect that the well will be impacted.
   No further action is anticipated.
B-236-2003*   Loretta MacLeod called to say that her ex-husband had spilled some heating oil to the ground while engaged in moving a small building that week. She was concerned about her well and garden that were nearby. I went to the site.
   She showed me the location where her ex-husband had drained the heating oil from a pair of 55-gallon drums. He had used plastic jugs to catch the oil and spilled some. There was a 3'X3' stain about 3" deep. I was able to assure her there was no threat to her well, about 100' away, or to her garden.
   She was going to clean up the spot after the building and its accessories were removed from her two acre lot. I told her that, if the contaminated soil was dug up and thinly spread at the back of her property, the sun and some minor bacterial action would degrade the oil without significant impact to the environment.
   No further action is anticipated.
B-234-2003*Mr. Peabody called the Me. D.O.T. to report that a townsperson had come into the office and reported a quarter mile long oil stain on the road coming off the bridge and heading toward Church Street. Mr. Rossi, from the D.O.T., sent an employee to check it out, but by the time he arrived, it was raining heavily. He found nothing.
   I called Mr. Peabody. I learned that after calling the D.O.T., he had gone to the area and looked for himself. He too found nothing.
   No further action.
I-182-2003*While preparing to move the fuel pump location for the above ground tanks, the New Sweden Road crew identified and reported that the pump had been leaking.

Between town office building and public works building (N 46 56' 31.5" E 68 07' 35.9").

On 8/3/03 the contaminated soil was excavated and land spread about 1000 feet from the town office on Town property.

The bedrock was within 3 feet of the ground at the spill site so only 30 yds or so were removed. The contamination has definitely entered the bedrock. The volume of the spill is most likely small as the results of  sampling with a PID showed reading in the range of 45 to 188 ppm.

Response case closed.

Case passed to technical service group.

MEMO

TO:		File - New Sweden Oil Remediation # I-182-03

FROM:		Chris Swain

DATE:		8/13/03


	On August 12, 2003, while at a nearby site in New Sweden, I went to the New Sweden Town Office/Public Works buildings.
	Earlier this month, the Town had relocated the pumps for their consumptive use above ground diesel storage tanks, and in the process discovered evidence of discharge.  DEP was notified and Carl Allen (NMRO Response Services) oversaw the removal of contaminated soil for treatment.  According to Mr. Allen's report it was apparent that some product had migrated into the fractured bedrock, and as such posed a threat to groundwater and nearby drinking water supplies.  The spill report identified 4 wells in the vicinity of the spill to be sampled.
	The site was referred to EMRO geologist Paul Blood who asked me to attempt to collect samples, which brings us to this point.
	At the Town Office/Public Works Garage (2 separate buildings) I met one of the road crew - I did not catch his name and he didn't throw it, so we're going to refer him as "Road Crew Guy".
	Road Crew Guy showed me where the spill had occurred and directed me to an unnamed Town Clerk for a water sample from the Town Office.  While purging the Town Office drilled well (Babe Michuad drilled - early to mid 1980's).  Town Clerk mentioned that she thought the Public Works building had its own well.  I collected a sample from the Town Office (03E-DOR-03104) and went in search of Road Crew Guy, who confirmed that a second well existed which served the Public Works Building.  The water serves a toilet, sink, and tap for garden hose.  Road Crew Guy said it was used for flushing and cleaning, that no one drank the water.
	Going by appearances, I'm guessing that its not used a lot for cleaning either.  Sampled the Public Work's well (03E-DOR-03095) and asked Road Crew Guy the names of the neighbors listed to be sampled on the spill report.
	Started out across the street (Station Road) from the Town properties at the Gary Dickinson residence.  Mr. Dickinson showed me the location of his buried drilled well.  He believes that the well was installed in the 1960's and has no further information.  Collected sample (03E-DOR-03101) after purging for 10 minutes or so.  During this time Mr. Dickinson mentioned that, while his water was OK, it is rumor that when the Public Works removed  several USTs back in late 80's, the house below (the corner of Station Road and Rt. 161) got their well "ruined" by gasoline and had filters installed - I'll look into this next trip.
	Below the Dickinson residence, headed to Rt. 161 (GPS map to follow) is a Verizon switching station, which has a well.  As luck would have it, a Verizon technician pulled up and gave me access to sample.  As a company policy, any Verizon building served by private water supplies have signs warning not to drink the water.  Ran the water a bit and sampled (03E-DOR-03096), slightly amusing the technician.
	Next was the Grant residence - Granny was babysitting a six (or so) year old girl, knew nothing about the well, and had me sample from outside tap (03E-DOR-03098).
	Next, is the Blanchette residence.  No one was home and this is one of the 2 homes at the intersection of Station Road and Rt. 161
I-183-2003*Owner identified spill  by the odor and called oil company. The oil company tech found a leaking tank and a number of weeping lines.

Spill was caused by corrosion leak on the inside of the tank. The tank is in the basement with a very difficult entry through a vertical shaft in a hall way. The cellar is about 1/3 excavated, having only enough room for the AST and the sewer and water utilities. The lowest spot has a sump area with a sump pump that was discharging to the sewer system. I notified Caribou Utilities District of the potential for them to have received some oil.

Spill was mostly cleaned up by the oil company and they removed the tank as well.

After the oil company removed the bad tank, a contractor was hired to vacuum the contaminated soil and any remaining oil.

The Caribou Utility District was advised that water and oil had been passed into their system by a sump pump.

Response case closed.
B-363-2003*On 8/3/03, 1039 hours Darryl Cyr, who is assistant fire chief at the Bangor Fire Department, reported a sheen on the Penobscot in the vicinity of the Bangor dock.  He indicated that they had been down river as far as Barrett Paving and had not found a source.  He also said that some people said it looked like the same material that seeps into the river from the old coal gasification plant that used to be located at the same site that is now occupied at Shaws Market.  I met Darryl at the dock and it did look like the coal gasification residue.  It had changed a bit from former seasons.  The blooms were not as large and they had a more metallic shine.  Also, the material seemed to be more brittle than it had been.  This quality came from observing that the gentle wave action was breaking the blooms up into smaller fragments.  In fact, it fragmented into small dots that tended to look like other types of sheen.
A-376-2003* A representative from the 3E Company called this office to report a release of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from a hose rupture on a fork lift. This occurred at Home Depot in Augusta. Cleanup was done by Home Depot employees and no further action will be required.
A-377-2003* On 7-29-03 the DEP was notified of an oil leak at the building owned by Neil Ladd. I called the tenant and offered assistance, but they declined. No further information is available.
P-617-2003*On 8/4/03 I received a call from Claire Garvey of Tim Flaherty Real Estate reporting oil found in a crawl space at a residence she is selling in Windham.  The oil was found when a home inspector inspected the crawl space.  I made arrangements to meet her at the home the following day.

On 8/5/03 I met Ms. Garvey along with the current homeowner, Ivy Thetford, at the home.  I inspected the crawl space and observed what appeared to be an old, out of service, oil tank in the crawl space.  There did not appear to be any oil remaining in the tank.  The current homeowner indicated that she wasn't even aware the tank was there.  There was some slight oil odor evident in the crawl space, but it appeared to be very old.  It is my guess that the tank corroded some time ago, releasing the remaining contents of the tank.  There is no way of knowing how much oil had been released.  The spill is not a threat to the drinking water supply for the house and is not presenting an odor problem in the living space, therefore, no clean up is required.  I advised both Ms. Garvey and Ms. Thetford that removing the tank would be a prudent course of action.
A-379-2003* Mrs. Wanita Frost, of Dunn Street in West Gardiner, reported that her cat was covered in waste oil. This event occurred several days prior to the phone call. I made a site visit to Dunn Street in West Gardiner and did not find any location that the cat could have gotten into the waste oil. I walked in the woods, drove around the neighboorhood and spoke to a neighboor who runs a part time automotive shop.
 No further action will be required.
I-184-2003*Approximately 2 gallons of diesel oil was spilled when a feller-buncher rolled over in the woods.  Oil pads soaked most of the diesel up, maybe a quart was lost.  Pads were taken to the Sullivan Shop in Ashland for disposal.
A-381-2003* On 7-29-2003, Scott and Jennifer, tenants living at 276 Main Street, called this office to report an oil spill and odor problem in the apartment they were renting. I arrived on site and found that there indeed had been a problem and placed a fan in the basement to remove the oil odors. I next located the owner, Robert Depompeau. After much discussion, I convinced Mr. Depompeau to make the necessary upgrades and cleanup.
 Apparently a fitting near the filter assembly had developed a leak. The AST is located in the basement, which has a dirt floor. I asked Mr. Depompeau to remove the contaminated soil from under the tank and gave him suggestion to upgrade the oil tank. I gave him permission to dispose of the soil in the general waste stream. Such as a concrete pad and to sleeve the copper line. I checked on this site a week later and all actions had been completed. No further action will be required.
A-382-2003* One of the underground tanks at the Maritime Farms service station in Newcastle had gasoline and water in the interstitial space. After various tests and leak detection the tank was scheduled for removal. In a final attempt to determine the cause of the problem, the tank manufacturer arrived on site to perform a vacuum and or pressure test. The interstitial space would not hold a vacuum for the allotted time. The tank was replaced and the contaminated soil was transported to N.C. Hunt's property and covered pending final disposal. Some, maybe all of the monitoring sensors and electrical fixtures were upgraded. The contaminated soil was eventually transported to ARC. Soil from Maritime Farms UST and piping upgrade in Warren was added to this shipment. A total of 105 tons of soil were transported to ARC. Most of the soil came from this Newcastle job.
 The UST in question was brought to A.L. Doggett's property were it was cut and examined and I heard that two very small holes were found in the primary steel wall below the striker plate. This tank was a double wall tank with the outer wall a polyethylene sheet.
 No further action will be required.
A-384-2003* On 7-28-03, Errol Dearborn called this office to report that a blood pressure cuff containing mercury broke inside their home. This home is located on Spears Corner Rd. in West Gardiner. The mercury was contained in the cardboard box in the closet. Mr. Dearborn was concerned because there are two young children living at this home.
 Peter Blanchard and I made a site visit that day. Using the DEP owned Lumex instrument we determined that there was no detectable amounts of mercury vapor in the living space of this home. There was however some mercury vapor in the cardboard box. We collected the free flowing mercury and brought that material back to the DEP warehouse. We suggested to the homeowner that the mercury containing instrument be placed in a several zip lock bags and disposed of at the next local mercury/household Haz. Waste pick up. No additional action will be required.
B-335-2003*On 7/15/03, 1610 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a small non-PCB transformer oil release at pole # 2 on Poplar Street in Millinocket. The amount was less than a cup and it produced a stain on the asphalt that was two feet in diameter.  It had been dripping over a period of time and the stain was not able to be removed from the asphalt.  It did not seem necessary to remove the asphalt.
A-206-2003*DEP received a report that an undetermined amount of diesel fuel was spilled along a paved section of the turnpike.  No recovery was feasible.  No site visit was made.
A-209-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that a tractor-trailer had left the road in Buckfield.  Motor oil was lost from engine and transmission, but the fuel tanks remained intact.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal by an environmental contractor (Enpro) hired by the truck owner.
   The area is rural/residential and is reliant on private wells for water.  The nearest residence (Warren) is considered marginally at-risk and so was sampled for Diesel Range Organics during 8/03; results were non-detect.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-386-2003* On 8-1-03, Andrea Glidden of the MEDOT reported a minor oil spill from a piece of machinery. A hydraulic hose on a grader ruptured releasing an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred on route 197 in the town of Richmond. DOT cleaned up the spilled oil and no further actions will be required.
A-387-2003* On 8-3-03, the Clinton Fire Dept. reported that an automobile had caught fire and that some gasoline may have spilled. I responded to the scene and found the burn area, the auto had been removed. A lot of water had been used and I followed the water path down along the road shoulder and into a wetland. There was no evidence of gasoline anywhere. No further action required.
P-664-2003*On 8/13/03, I received a call from Claire Champagne of the Maine DOT reporting a small spill from one of their dispenser pumps at their maintenance lot in Freeport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action required.
P-666-2003*On 8/19/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Savage of Northeast Air reporting a spill at their facility in Portland.  The spill occurred when an Abenaqui Carriers truck was making a delivery to their above ground storage tanks.  The delivery hose was connected to the wrong tank.  When the driver realized his error and started to move the hose from the wrong tank to the correct one, the hose began to discharge because he had failed to close the discharge valve on the truck before disconnecting the hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-661-2003*On 8/19/03, I received a call from Rich Snow of Camp Skylemar reporting a significant spill from an above ground storage tank at their facility.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a spill of approximately 200 gallons that had leaked from a corroded above ground storage tank located behind a shower house at the camp.  Mr. Snow became aware of the spill when a camper reported a cold shower.  When he went to investigate, he discovered the tank was empty and had been filled just a couple of weeks previous.

The spill did not pose any risk to nearby wells nor to any vapor problems in the shower house.  I decided on a baseline clean up standard for these reasons.  I explained the insurance fund to Mr. Snow and he agreed to apply.  I made arrangements that afternoon for Enpro to clean up the spill the following day.

On 8/20/03, I returned to the site with Enpro.  We used a vactor truck to do the excavation work because the site was inaccessible to heavy equipment.  We excavated approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil.  The soils encountered were very densely packed till and boulder sized rocks.  It was clear that some portion of the oil had gone under the concrete slab of the building.  The excavation depth was approximately 4 feet.  The bottom of the excavation extended below the frost wall for the slab.  I did not excavate further because to do so would have endangered the structural integrity of the slab.

No further action is anticipated.
B-408-2003*       On August 19, 2003, at 1515 we received a call from Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park reporting a one quart gear oil spill.  The spill occurred on the gravel Liscom Pit Road in Bar Harbor when an axle on a grader broke and punctured a hydraulic line.  Workers excavated contaminated gravel, which filled a three gallon bucket.  The soil was disposed through a hazardous waste hauler.  No oil reached any waters.
P-557-2003*On 7/16/03, I received a call from Ron Cote of Ron Cote's Burner Service reporting a spill from an above ground storage tank at the Robert Rich residence in Auburn.  The spill had occurred some days earlier when the copper line running from the tank in the garage to the monitor heater in the basement was inadvertently severed with a hedge trimmer by the homeowner.  Mr. Rich was not aware at the time, that he had cut the line.  It was discovered after the homeowners realized there was no hot water.

I responded to the site that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed very little evidence that 100 gallons of kerosene had leaked into the ground near the site of the damage.  The was a slight odor near the shrubs where the line had been cut.  At the time, I did not have access inside the home to check for sumps and fuel oil odors.

On 7/17, I received a call from Delores Davies, the homeowner's daughter.  She indicated her parents were away on vacation and were concerned about the spill.  I made arrangements to meet her at the site the following day.  When I arrived there, I went inside the home with her.  I did not observe any oil odor in the home.  When I checked the floor drain in the basement, I did see some evidence of oil in the drain, which is connected to the foundation drain for the home.  The drain goes directly to city sewer.

I explained the insurance fund to Ms. Davies and left her an application for her parents to fill out.  I made arrangements with Environmental Projects (EPI) to begin an excavation on 7/29 after her parents would return from their vacation.

On 7/29, I returned to the site with EPI and began excavation.  The excavation continued through 7/30, and over 70 tons of soil were taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  Much of the spilled oil was recovered, although some could not be recovered because it had gone under the basement floor.  Vapor problems were not occurring at the time and are not anticipated to be a problem.  The site was restored to it's original condition on 7/31.  No further action is required.
P-497-2003*On 7/1/03 I received a call from the Woolwich Fire Department reporting a spill from a broken line on an above ground storage tank inside the residence of Ian Buchan in Woolwich.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a spill of approximately 20 gallons inside the basement of the home.  The spill was contained within the concrete floor of the basement and had not entered any drains.  The Fire Department had placed sorbent pads on the spill and was operating ventilation equipment in the basement.  The spill occurred while the homeowner was moving some things in the basement and broke the filter off the tank.  He held his finger over the line and had his wife call the fire department.  One of the firefighters who responded was also an oil burner technician for Bath Fuel and he was able to stop the leak and pump out the remaining contents of the tank before I arrived.

The homeowner and myself used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  After the standing oil was removed, we used Simple Green to scrub the floor.  We also set up some additional fans for ventilation.  I advised the homeowner to scrub the floor a few more times and continue ventilation.  I advised him to contact me if fuel oil odors persisted.  As of 8/21/03 he has not had any lingering vapor problems.  No further action required.
P-645-2003*
INITIAL COMPLAINT
	8/12/03, visit to Niel's Heating Service in response to complaint of leaking oil at this property.  Complaint of purposeful dumping of various oil in back yard of property.  Rural residential and commercial.  Brunswick/Topsham Sewer & Water states the area is on public water supply.  Oil furnace and facility repair and installation business out of home.  The Topsham Code Enforcement Officer has advised me that he has received neighbor complaints regarding storage of material and junk cars on the property.

SITE VISIT
	Visit on Tues 8/12/03.  No one home at time.  There are five to six other homes within 300' of the property.  Interstate Route 95 borders the south side of the property.  On site I noted a 300 gal. skid tank (AST) with a fuel nozzle though could not tell the contents if any, an old junk auto or two, and various debris.  Around some containers near the fence were some small containers with what appeared to be oil stains on the asphalt paving.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATION
1.	Though it appears there have been small oil spills in the past there was no free product or oil saturated soil noted during my 8/12/03 visit.
2.	I recommend better housekeeping in the form of managing waste fuel.  Fuel spills can cause significant property devaluation in addition to threatening nearby ground and surface waters, fire safety and public health.  Fuel/oil discharges are required by Maine law to be reported to the state (800-482-0777) and promptly cleaned-up to state satisfaction.
3.	A copy of this report will be forwarded to the Topsham CEO and to Niel's Heating Service.  Another site visit(s) is planned that will hopefully catch the residents at home.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
P-663-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Mon. 7/18/03, notice over phone by Ms. Spencer of ENSR, reporting a small gasoline discharge to soil at a Biddeford 7-Eleven.  Discharge occurred on 7/12/03, but not reported as it is under 10-gal., however, discharge reached soil through an open pothole and therefore was reportable [see photos].

	This facility is in the downtown area of Biddeford, dense commercial & residential, and on city water & sewer service.  The site was formerly a restaurant before becoming a Christy's gas station UST facility.  About 1997 Christy's Markets were purchased by Southland Corp.

	ENSR acted as representative for facility owner & operator Southland Corp. and were advised to remove gasoline contam. soil and patch the breach in the paving.  The 8/13/03, ENSR report states 12-13 gal. of soil dug out and the pavement patched.  Soil went to ENPRO Services, Inc., though final disposal location or method unknown at present.  No virgin letter for the soil disposal without TCLP has been requested.  See attached report of ENSR for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-398-2003*Having completed his delivery of oil to the Mathew Derosby residence, the driver was alarmed to note that oil was spraying from a split in the delivery hose.   It appears that a "water hammer" shock  developed when the nozzle was shut off.   The driver estimated less than a gallon was spilled before he shut off the truck's pump.

An enterprising individual, the driver washed the oil off the house, lawn, driveway and shrubbery with Derosby's garden hose.
P-469-2003*
	Notification of engine antifreeze discharge at the intersection of Rt. 4 and Rt. 9 in North Berwick following the collision of a tractor trailer and a dump truck.  I understand that no motor oil or vehicle fuel (diesel) discharged.  Though antifreeze can be considered toxic it is questionable if it is a hazardous waste in need of reporting.  It fortunately degrades quickly.  The discharge was sanded by local public works.  No DEP response.

	The area is dense residential and commercial, on city water and sewer.  Having worked in this position for many years I am intimate with this location.  On one corner is the former Perkin's Store.  At the head of the intersection is the former residence of an attorney that attempted to block Cumberland Farm's purchase of the Perkins Store for the location of a new gas station, only to die of a heart attack inside the other Cumberland farms store buying antacid for what he thought was heart burn (true story).
	On the other corner is a small restaurant where I have a great mid-morn breakfast while attending the tank removal at Perkins Store in 1997.  I am not sure but I think I had eggs with homefries and homemade toast, and coffee.  I like coffee and often have four to six mugs a day.  No juice.

	See P-413-03 and P-719-97 for further information on this intersection and neighboring area.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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I-235-2003*On 6-27-03, Dave Frazer of Daigle Oil called to report that one of their customers, Katahdin Forest Products in Oakfield had a small spill inside their mill. Apparently, a seam at a weld on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked due to corrosion and about 10 gallons seeped out onto a concrete floor. They used sawdust as sorbent to clean it up. They then burned the sawdust in their incinerator on site. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-719-1997*
REPORT UPDATE
	Tank removal at out-of-service UST facility variety store.  No clean-up performed at time of December 1997, tank removal.  The contamination severity at the time of the abandonment appears to have been grossly under stated by R W Gillespie, consultant for facility owner and operator.

	In June 1998 report by EnviroInvestigations & Remediation (EIR), soil borings in the former tank area noted  six of seven soil samples exceeding the 1000-ppm remediation goal, counter to the assessment by Cynthia Thayer of R W Gillespie.  [During the Dec. 1997 abandonment the tanks had been removed and excavation filled in prior to my morning visit.]  Thayer noted "no obvious visual evidence of oil discharge, such as staining, was present in the excavation."   The extent of the contamination has not been fully determined though EIR noted gasoline contamination 65' from the former UST location in B7 (see map).

	EIR was employed by Cumberland Farms Inc. who were exploring the purchase of the former Perkins's Store property for a new, better located, Cumberland Farms gas station.  Based on EIR's findings I was informed that Cumberland farms opted not to purchase the property because of potential remedial expenses and liability of buying contaminated property.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Based on EIR's experience and lack of conflicting interest it appears at this time that EIR's report is the most accurate and best describes the site.
2.	It appears that a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal has not been met and the property is not clean to Department satisfaction.   A significant amount of gasoline contaminated soil and water remains onsite and shall be properly managed when disturbed.  Any site excavation on or near this property should be reported to Maine DEP BRWM beforehand so as to help with further site characterization and disposal of contaminated media.  This may apply to roadwork under Rt. 4 or Rt. 9 which are possibly impacted by the gasoline discharge.
3.	Any future property owners appear to inherit liability for the clean-up.
4.	See the separate report narrative, report  of R W Gillespie, and report of EIR for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-374-2003*        On August 8, 2003, at 1100 we received a call from Paul Brown of Portland Pump reporting a gasoline smell at the edge of their excavation at Tom's Mini Mart on Route 1 in Machias.  The smell was not in the excavated soil from the tank removal, but only adjacent to the sewer line that ran along the road.  Acadia Environmental found levels of 3300-4000 ppm around the pipe, but only 5-34 ppm one foot away from the pipe.  A business across the street removed tanks in the past and construction crews have encountered this oil in the past on road and sewer work.  Any attempt to remove this soil would cause the removal or replacement of the sewer line.
A-84-2003*I received a report of an oil spill at the Motor Transport Garage operated by Maine DOT in Rockland.  Dan Aceto informed me that an accidental overfill occurred when transferring used oil from a portable tank to an indoor above ground storage tank.  DOT personnel overestimated the available space in the storage tank.  Approximately 10 gallons splashed onto the floor inside the building.  The used oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  I advised Dan to get the waste oil tank brought into compliance with Oil & Solid Fuel Board Regulations with a proper fill, vent, and whistle to prevent overfills.
A-88-2003*Ron Doiron from Maine Yankee called to report an oil spill to the spent fuel area of the defunct facility.  A hydraulic jack used in the decomissioning process leaked two ounces of oil to the ground.  I don't think a chick-a-dee could take a bath in two ounces.

No site visit was made.
A-96-2003*Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Environmental Division called to report an oil spill at the Mason Station facility in Wiscasset.  Although CMP was forced to sell its power generation facilities to allow another corporation to charge consumers a second time for the infrastructure already purchased, CMP does own a good deal of distribution equipment around the State, including a number of transformers.  One of these units experienced an embarrassing gasket failure, allowing a quart of transformer oil to stain the concrete pad upon which the unit was staged.  The spill was discovered and cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  We never received a written report on this incident, although one was undoubtably prepared.
A-106-2003*I received a call from Janet at Maritime Energy Montville office.  She indicated that a spill of #2 fuel oil had occurred at the Robilotti residence.  The driver had finished making a delivery and while reeling the hose back onto the truck he accidently hit the valve causing a small spill to the driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and was estimated at less than 1/2 gallon.  I contacted Ms. Robilotti and she confirmed the minor scope of the spill.  No odor or staining was in evidence, therefore no site visit was made.
A-114-2003*International Paper called to report a 2 gallon lube oil spill to concrete.  A piece of industrial machinery was disconnected and place on the concrete floor in the powerplant.  Residual oil leaked from the equipment and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-146-2003*I received a report of a small waste oil spill at Hancock Lumber.  A small container was inadvertently knocked over spilling the contents to the concrete floor.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made, and no further action should be necessary.
A-262-2003*I received a report of a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill inside the containment structure at the decomissioned Maine Yankee atomic power plant.  The reporter indicated a hose failed on a Volvo 290 excavator causing the discharge to concrete.  Sorbents were used to collect some of the spilled oil.  No site visit was made.
A-347-2003*This spill of transformer oil leaked onto rocks and soil at the base of the pole.  CMP removed contaminated soil.  No site visit was made. See attached CMP spill report.
A-392-2003*This was a report that was received via mail two weeks after it occurred.  It is not clear whether the incident was reported and not logged by DEP or not reported.  Consequently, no site visit was possible, and even if the spill had been recorded, a site visit would have been unnecessary.  International Paper had a 50 gallon lube oil spill at #4 paper machine caused by a plugged oil line. Approximately 30 gallons went to the sewer.  Twenty gallons was collected with sorbents on concrete floor near the paper machine.  No further action is necessary.
P-624-2003*USCG reports a motor fuel sheen in Casco Bay near Vessel Services.  Petty Officer Barth advised that Joe Payne, Friends of Casco Bay, called in the report and advised that the product was diesel fuel.

DEP did not respond to the report.  Phone contact with PO Barth, advised that coast guard responded to the compliant and that no product was observed.  Several areas adjacent to the city pier were surveyed and no evidence of a motor fuel discovered.  Barth advises that the fuel evaporated or migrated and no clean up action or further investigation is recommended.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-345-2003*B-345-2003
07/20/2003 06:00

     Peter Goodwin of the General Alum Corporation called to report a 3000 gallon spill of 15% sodium hypochlorite solution at their facility on Kidder Point.  It was first thought the loss was due to a faulty valve.   It was later discovered that their were cracks from corrosion at the bottom of the tank.  All of the partially corrosive material was contained within concrete diking.  The solution was later recovered for re-use.
B-333-2003*B-333-2003
07/14/2003 18:34

     Petty Officer Irwin of the U.S. Coast Guard MSO in Bucksport called to report a small sheen associated with construction activities at the Golden Anchor Hotel construction project on West Street in Bar Harbor.  Upon investigation it was found that the sheen had long since dissipated.  It may be noted that several pieces of construction equipment were working at the waters edge.  This included cranes hanging out over the water.  No further action was taken.
I-185-2003*Less than 1 gallon of gasoline was spilled while filling a water pump.  No gas went into water.  It was cleaned with sorbent pads and given to Motor Transport for disposal.
B-308-2003*         On July 7, 2003, at 1530 we received a call from Vern Smith of Eddington informing us that his wife had inherited a piece of property on Route 9 in Eddington that may have a couple of abandoned gasoline tanks.  The site was the former Knox's Handi Store, which closed in the late 1960's.  I visited the site with a metal detector on 7/7 and found evidence of the tanks where Mrs. Smith and other local people thought they were buried.                                                                                                                                                	On July 14, we met at the site with contractor Lawrence Williams who uncovered a 1000 gallon and a 1300 gallon tank.  Unfortunately, the smaller tank had seven inches of a gas/water mixture.  We didn't uncover the larger tank, which was in the DOT right of way for Route 9 and too close to the road shoulder.  I notified DOT of the tank and shortly after Bob Miller of DOT arrived.  He was worried about the road's integrity and DOT later required Mr. Smith to fill the tank nearer to the road with concrete.
             Mr. Smith ably accomplished all the arrangements of back hoe, licensed installer, site assessor, concrete hauler and truck to pump out the tanks.  This was organized for July 31.  Industrial Services pumped out the tanks of 400 gallons of oil/water mixture of which 50 gallons was gasoline and Hughes Brothers filled with concrete the tank that was nearer to the road.  There was contamination above the Baseline 2 standard of 1,000 ppm directly below the removed tank.  We also found a half dozen holes in this tank.  However, the DOT man on site wouldn't approve any deeper excavation for fear of the abandoned tank rolling into the hole and/or undermining Route 9.  There was no contamination on the far side of the removed tank.  The area is on town water and there is no danger of fumes in any basement, so this contamination poses no environmental threat.
B-372-2003*On 8/6/03, 1651 hours Darryl Cyr of the Bangor Fire Department reported that someone had seen a sheen at the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream.  It turned out to be seepage from the old coal gasification plant that had been herded by the wind to that location.  There was about a square yard of sheen.
B-331-2003*B-331-2003
07/14/2003 08:00

     Adam Mayer of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report contamination during the removal of a 6000 gallon fiberglass UST at Murray LaPlant Inc. on Route 1 in Princeton.  No other details were given.
   Investigation showed that the excavator operator accidentally split the fiberglass tank during it's excavation allowing high surface water to displace residual fuel in the tank.  Approximately 10 gallons of fuel escaped to the environment.  This fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent materials.  Clay soil on the walls of the excavation were generally below 100 ppm.  Some higher levels of old gasoline contamination were noted on the north wall.  Approximately 40 yards of this material were removed and landspread behind the facility.  No further action is expected.
P-218-1989*
REPORT UPDATE OF 2003.

Removal of three motor fuel UST's and excavation of about 50 yds of gasoline contaminated soil to Falmouth for landspreading.  See separate narrative and UST Reg. file 7335 for further information.

In 1999, three FRP UST's with piping is registered as abandoned by removal and the site abandoned as a gas station.  No 1999 spill reports were noted.  The site underwent DEP VRAP closure.

On 8/6/03, DEP was notified of gasoline contaminated soil uncovered during new building construction.  See P-626-03.
P-525-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT
	On Tuesday 7/8/03, DEP received notice that there was a leaking outside heating oil AST on the lawn next to his mobile home.  He explained that over last week his neighboring mobile home @ 17 Lynch was being prepared for transport out of the park and the 275-gal. oil tank was moved out from under the home.  Since that time a bad valve had been dripping oil onto the lawn and he was concerned over the lawn and his children being exposed to the contaminated area.  He stated he had notified the Scarponi's a week earlier and that they initiated no action.
	That afternoon I visited and confirmed a patch of oily soil in the lawn and under the home being moved.  The AST had been taken away earlier in the day though there was a patch of stressed grass indicating the tanks location the past week.  The odor of fuel oil was evident.  Due to the proximity of residences and children a clean-up under an Intermediate Goal was judged.  Due to the sandy soil and that a slow drip will seep right in without spreading horizontally it was difficult to judge how much oil leaked out.
	The property is dense residential on city water & sewer.  The mobile home park (the land) is owned by Mr. David Scarponi though my primary contact was his son, Mr. Kitt Scarponi.  The oil tank and mobile home belong to Mr. Carl Rogers.  Mr. Rogers told me that the 17 Lynch St. home resident had been his mother.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	The morning of 7/9/03, I reached Kitt Scarponi by phone; I explained the situation and he agreed to a prompt remediation: excavating soil out for disposal at Brunswick landfill, and I would check the open excavation that evening.  At the request of a Brunswick Landfill worker, I faxed and then mailed a Virgin Contamination letter to John Foster of the Brunswick Public Works.  That evening I checked the clean-up and found only a 1' deep by 2' deep excav.  There was still strong oil odor from soil under the mobile home and in the hole.  The next morning, 7/10/03, I advised Mr. Scarponi that more soil needed excavation.
	On the morn of 7/11/03, I checked the site again and met Mr. Rogers and Mr. Cassidy.  Mr. Cassidy stated that he had been asked to vacate the trailer park.  Considerably more soil had now been removed from the lawn and under the trailer (approx 2 cubic yards), and the excavation was 4' to 5' deep or more in the lawn and perhaps 2' to 3' deep under the trailer.  No groundwater was visible in the excavation and the sandy soil was dry.  PID values in air over the soil was below 20-ppm.  I later called Mr. Scarponi that the clean-up was satisfactory and the excavation could be filled.
	Brunswick landfill reported that they received 7.02 tons of soil which is considerably more that I had estimated.  Seven tons is equivalent to 4.5 cubic yards: an excavation exceeding 6' deep by 3' wide by 12 ' long.

CONCLUSION
	I understand that Mr. Rogers or Mr. Scarponi will be applying to the Maine AST Ins. fund for coverage of allowable remediation expenses.  Mr. Rogers as tank owner may be the only person that can apply.
	No further DEP Response Div. actions are expected at this time for this discharge.  Oil contaminated soil is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.
	More prompt response in plugging the leaking fitting, reporting the discharge as required, and remediation would have lessoned the impact of the discharge and amount of labor and soil excavated for disposal, resulting in less cost for the RP and for the state AST Insurance Fund.  I am concerned over the discrepancy in the amount of soil disposed of and the size of the excavation I observed.  At this time I am recommending reimbursement coverage of a maximum of three yards of oil-contaminated soil that came from this discharge at this time.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-601-2003*Portland Pump Company requested a waiver to the 30-Day Notice.  The waiver was granted.  No evidence of a leak was reported.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-605-2003*Northeast Ambulance overfilled one of their vehicles by approximately five gallons onto the cement pad at Irving Mainway at 690 Main St.  South Portland Fire cleaned the spill with speedy dry.
P-606-2003*A leaking gasoline tank discharged approximately ten gallons of gasoline to Charlies Pride parking lot in Naples.  Naples fire cleaned the spill with speedy dry.
P-607-2003*Please see attached.
P-608-2003*An approximate one gallon overfill caused a sheen on Casco Bay for which there is no resolution other than natural healing.
P-611-2003*Please see attached.
P-613-2003*A burner tech for Union Oil didn't tighten a fitting well which discharged approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the cement basement floor at 350 Capisic St.  Union Oil employees were returned to the scene after a homeowner complaint.  The discharge was cleaned with speedy dry.
P-615-2003*Received a call regarding the discharge of 1.5 pints of hydraulic oil from a forklift onto soil.  The discharge was the result of a broken hose.  The oil was contained and cleaned-up with sorbent material.

Later the same day at 13:20, I received a another call regarding a similar incident, but this time on pavement.  It was unclear what was causing the hoses on the forklifts to break, but an investigation was going to be initiated.
P-593-2003*
INITIAL RESPONSE
	On the morn of Wed. 7/30/03, I visited this facility and met a Greenwood Const. crew in the process of uncovering the tank area for a scheduled piping and sump upgrade (see attached info.).  Maine CTI Rick Hazel was supervising.  In the two former dispenser locations, I noted PID readings exceeding 1800 and 2400-ppm in soil (PID bag-headspace method, unadjusted for RS values).


AREA & FACILITY INFORMATION
	The area is dense residential and commercial, on city water and sewer.  Across Rt. 115 is a Webber Energy EXXON UST facility.  There is another, different Alliance Energy Mobil gas station, a repair garage rather than a C-store, down Rt. 115 next to the MTA Exit 11 and A L Doggett yard.
	This facility underwent full replacement in 1988 by Maine CTI Paul Bosse when five bare steel UST's were replaced by three 10,000 gal. double-wall FRP tanks.  Up until about the year 2000, the facility had been owned and operated by Downeast Energy Co.  It is now owned & operated by Alliance Energy.  The 1988 age product piping was removed.  In year 2003, new piping and sump containment was added .
	No spill report was found for the 1988 facility replacement indicating no contamination was noted, or reported, by Mr. Bosse (no UST closure assessments were required at that time).  P-391-92 covers a failed SIA for piping which later passed a hydrostatic test.
	The removed product piping was single-wall FRP.  Atop the tank area around the submersible pumps was a large rectangular impermeable-fabric containment, akin to a liner and looking like a kiddy pool suspended on a steel frame.  It appears the purpose of this was to be secondary containment over the tanks.  There were no pump sumps commonly seen at present installations.  This fabric liner containment had little water in it (from rain runnoff) so appears to have been not totally liquid tight.

CONTAMINATION & ASSESSMENT
	Strong, fresh gaso. contam. exceeding 2400-ppm (uncorrected bag headspace) was noted under the dispenser locations on 7/30/02.  St. Germain & Assoc. (SGA) confirmed this, and found no reportable contamination in the topmost peastone fill of the tank area.  The two tank-area monit. wells I checked went to about 10' bg and were dry.
Classification of the site and discharge as to Clean-Up Goal was not clear.  The site is over an aquifer and with all the residential housing cannot be considered a "non-attainment" area.  Baseline-2 appeared to me too low but Intermediate too stringent.  With deep groundwater, a 1500 gallon gasoline loss at the neighboring Exxon in 1979, and no public or private wells within 300' or 1000' (conversation with Water Dept. director Foster) I deemed a conservative Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal of 500-ppm corrected bag-headspace method for gasoline.  BS-2 is consistent with the 1994 remediation goal given to the Dick's Exxon across Yarmouth Rd.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On 7/30/03, I contacted Mark Greenwood and notified him of the gasoline contam. under the dispensers.  Greenwood contacted Alliance Energy who had Selleck of St. Germain & Assoc. visit to check also, and make arrangements for remediation.
	Over the next week I met Ms. Helena Hollauer of SGA, and noted the soil removed from the dispenser areas and stockpiled.  I gave Ms. Hollauer a virgin letter for soil disposal and DT for an intermediate Goal.  CRS reports having received about two tons of soil from this Gray Mobil.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time no further DEP requirements are expected.   Observed gaso. contam. appears to be local around the dispensers.  With the install of dispenser sumps this problem should be much less.
	 The UST area was not excavated and observed so the condition of soil under the UST's are not known at this time.  Contaminated soil and gw may remain onsite and shall be managed appropriately if disturbed.  Monitoring wells installed and checked by SGA at the time of Alliance Energy's purchase from Downeast Energy.  A
P-148-1979*REPORT UPDATE OF 2003

	Response and remediation of release of approx. 1500 gal. of gasoline from Exxon UST facility.  Located at intersection of Rt. 100 and Rt. 115 in Gray center.  Area on mapped aquifer though as of year 2003, no private wells known within 1000 ft.  [Also known as Dick's EXXON or Manny's EXXON.  Owned by Aryan Mansour as of 2003.]  No contamination or clean-up reported for 1991 UST replacement.  Report P-655-97 for 1997 UST replacement and clean-up.

	This remediation was initiated at time of little state regulation of UST facilities and prior to state requirements for UST testing and closure site-assessments so little state information on clean-up at this time.  See also any site assessments for neighboring Puffin Stop Mobil facility for information on soils and groundwater in this area.
P-393-2003*Corrosion of AST in basement.  Approximately 40 gallons leaked onto concrete floor.  Oil ran across floor to a sump that doesn't have an outlet.  The oil backed up into the drain system though.  We vacuumed out the sump and drained several times.  We left a fan running to ventilate the basement and I brought Peter Eremita in to deal with the long term issues.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-399-2003*   Warden Dorian called to ask assistance in recovering a body that had been found inside a metal sap tank in Big Six Township. It appeared that the dead person had been working inside the tank with some form of chemicals. Being aware that the atmosphere inside the tank could still be hazardous, he was hoping the D.E.P. could assist. After conferring with my on-call supervisor, I was able to go to the scene. As is common with all haz-mat incidents, we try to have at least two trained personnel at the site. Bob Whittier was contacted (this was Friday night) and he agreed to go. We met Warden Dorian and other persons involved at the Sandy Bay Customs station on Route 201 (Canadian border). We then drove through Canada to reenter the U.S. at the St. Aurelie checkpoint. It was about four miles by private logging road to the Giroux sugar operation.
   The victim, Claudette Cloutier, was lying three feet down in the tank with a metal container of what turned out to be a methanol based paint remover. She was wearing kneepads and a paper facemask. Along with brushes and scraper was a whipped topping dish that held a cup or less of a gel-like substance. I suspect this was some of the paint remover and removed paint. I lowered my Five Star explosimeter into the tank on a string. I could see that the container of paint remover had its cover in place and it was later determined to be tight. The explosimeter recorded that the atmosphere inside the tank showed 21 % oxygen and no explosive level. By simply reaching into the tank, we removed the can and determined its use and active ingredient, methanol. The can was printed with both French and English instructions and was marked with a skull and crossbones as well as a cautionary label on its upper surface. I did not read the fine print on it, so cannot relate what it cautioned against. It appeared that Ms. Cloutier was overcome by the methanol vapors and died of asphyxiation as she lay in the bottom of the tank. Ms. Cloutier's body was removed and we returned to the U.S. without incident.
B-361-2003*On 8/1/03, 1040 hours Fred Leigh of BHE reported a leaking regulator that was on a distribution pole located on Sebec Road in Sebec.  The volume was estimated to be three gallons and it stained an area that was three feet in diameter.  They excavated a half cubic yard of soil and took it to Pine Tree Land Fill.  The lab results indicated that the oil contained less than 2 ppm PCB.
P-627-2003*On 7/17/03, I received a call from Greg Zaharen reporting a small spill at his property in Old Orchard Beach.  A small amount of fuel was spilled when an above ground storage tank was vandalized.  No cleanup conducted.  No further action required.
P-628-2003*On 7/31/03 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 4 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a leaking bushing.  Contaminated soil was removed by CMP crews.  No further action required.
P-629-2003*On 8/6/03, I received a call from Gary Lajoie of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill from one of their trucks.  A few gallons of diesel leaked out of a truck when the driver neglected to replace the fuel cap after fueling the vehicle.  The leak was soon discovered and cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-630-2003*On 8/7/03 I received a call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a small spill of unknown origin at the intersection of Court and Lake Streets.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-235-2003*   DEP received a report from the USCG that one of their overflights had observed an oily sheen over this area of coastal water.  No source was observed; no recovery was attempted.
A-236-2003*   DEP received a report that a commercial truck had blown it's transmission, spilling oil to the road pavement.  Local fire officials sorbed spilled oil.
A-243-2003*   DEP received a report from a local fire department that a chlorine-like odor accompanied by a white fog was coming from a town trash collection vehicle after it had picked up several loads of residential waste.  The truck was taken to an isolated area; the drivers were taken to a hospital for observation.  Fire officials conducted an inspection of the vehicle but could find no continuing release.  The truck was taken to a local transfer station and emptied; several possible chlorine sources were evident (empty bags of CaCl, detergent containing Cl bleach, etc.) but no ongoing problems were noted.  The pile was allowed to stand overnight for observation, then handled as non-hazardous waste.
A-215-2003*   DEP received a report from a realtor (Whalen) acting on behalf of an out-of-state property owner (Lalli) that some oil contaminated soil was located behind his client's building and in need of reporting/remediation.  The building had been rented to several prior tenants for use as an auto repair shop; it is presumed the spillage was due to sloppy handling of waste oils.  Clean Harbors was contracted to excavate and dispose of contaminated soils.  10 drums of soil were excavated and characterized as "oily solids".
   The area is rural/commercial with several water wells within 1000'; these wells are not considered threatened by the relatively minor spillage observed at this location.   No further action required.
A-373-2003*I received a call from Barbara Murphy, a summer resident of South Bristol.  She had a concern with her well water taste.  She thought it might be petroleum contaminated.  The camp is located off Route 129, to McFarland Cove Road to Priscilla Point Road, at the very end on the right.  The camp is perched right on the ledge adjacent to the ocean shore.  The well is reported 80 feet deep into bedrock installed in the early 1970's.  H. Mildrim has a seasonal residence up gradient that does have a fuel oil tank.  I made a site visit and took a water sample for Diesel range organics.  There is another well belonging to Ms. Murphy's cousin within 75 feet of the Murphy well.  No one was home at the Mildrem residence.  I smelled no odors from the water during sampling of the Murphy well.  I advised Ms. Murphy of the groundwater insurance fund, cautioning her that if the well was not impacted by oil, DEP would seek re-imbursement for the expense of the sample.  She had no objection.

Results were returned 8/7/03 <50 ppb.  I advised Ms. Murphy by phone.  No further action expected.
P-632-2003*On 8/7/03, in the late afternoon, I received a written report of a spill from Tim Wright of Licensing and Enforcement.  The report he wrote was based on information left on his voice mail regarding a spill at Environ-Clean in Scarborough.  I followed up on the spill that afternoon, speaking with Mark DeMaio of Environ-Clean.  After reminding him that it was not acceptable practice to leave spill reports on voice mail of non-response staff, I learned that a small spill had occurred when a lid fell into an acid bath splashing some of the contents out of the vat.  Further information is detailed in the attached report from Environ-Clean.  No further action is anticipated.
P-542-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On Wed. 7/9/03, I was contacted by excavating contractor, Carl Huston regarding the potential abandonment-in-place of an old residential, consumptive-use heating oil tank at the single-family home of Mr. Max Miller in Lewiston.  The home had been used by Mr. Miller's daughter who had moved out of state and was now being sold.  At the time, the UST was unregistered with the DEP, out of service for years and had been found during a real estate inspection.  Mr. Huston advised me to contact Mr. Larry Netto of Miller Industries regarding a site visit to determine an abandonment-in-place or not.

SITE VISIT
	On Fri. 7/11/03, I met Mr. Netto at the property.  I confirmed an old-style vent and fill pipe coming up out of the lawn behind a shrub, as described.  Access looked reasonable to heavy equipment on either side of the house and Abandonment-In-Place (A-I-P) was denied as the situation did not fit any of the four required criteria.  That afternoon I mailed the abandonment forms and UST removal guidelines flyer to Mr. Miller @ Miller Industries as requested.  At the bottom of the A-I-P form I noted "Tank will need registration and removal notice prior to abandonment".
	The area is dense suburban residential, on city and water.  The Motello Hights Resevoir is located about 1000 meters east.  Delcliffe Lane slopes steeply to the SE.

UST ABANDONMENT BY REMOVAL
	On Fri. 7/25/03, I had not heard back regarding the removal.  That afternoon I was called by Mr. Huston who asked what he was to do with all the paperwork (removal notice, registration) given to him.  I advised him to complete it as best possible and send it to me prior to abandonment.  At this time he advised me the tank was already removed.  I pointed out to him the statement at the top of the removal notice "This form must be filed with the DEP... at least 30-days prior to scheduled removal."
	As DEP had not been given the opportunity to check the removal for contamination (and assist in protecting the new property owner) I advised Mr. Huston that the tank area would need re-excavation so I could check, and that the removal and registration notices should be received by DEP ASAP.  I also discussed this with the real estate agent, Ms. Boucher.  At this time I also made DEP's Andrew Slusarski aware of these UST statute violation, as Mr.  Slusarski was presently investigating Miller Industries for hazardous waste storage and disposal violations.


CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The abandoned bare steel UST was approximately 2500 gallons in size, considerably larger than everyone had expected.
	On Mon. 8/4/03, I visited and happened to met the new homeowner, Mr. Gary Dow.  Huston had agreed to re-excavate on Saturday 8/2/03, so I could check on Monday.   A 4' to 5' deep excavation in the UST area exhibited sandy soil.  I noted no staining or odor of fuel oil contamination, though it is to be noted that I only observed a small part of the UST excavation.  Mr. Dow showed me photos of the tank abandonment.  Both he and Ms. Boucher stated they observed no contamination.
	On 8/7/03, I received the registration and removal notice, about two weeks after the actual abandonment, and forwarded them on to the UST Licensing unit in Augusta.
	As Carl Huston Excavating has abandoned UST facilities in the past and I expected the company, and Mr. Miller, to be more aware of the UST abandonment requirements considering I also sent them written guidelines beforehand.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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A-236-2004*A piping failure in the #3 paper machine Sodium Hypochlorite feed line caused a 100 gallon spill to a bin an the plant floor.  The failure was discovered on April 23, 2004.  The spilled material was "hosed down into the plant sewer system."

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

NOTE:  Frank Gehrling is no works for the Department.  Thomas Smith prepared this report.
A-237-2004*Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill at Pole 20, Clark Road, Albion.  The spill occurred on April 25, 2004, and was the result of storm damage.  Central Maine Power personnel used sorbent materials and debris removal to clean up the spilled material.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith.
P-267-2003*The  call was rec'd from Downeast Energy responding to a no heat call.  Upon their arrival an outside AST was discovered and leaking.  At some point in the past few months a tree had fallen on the tank causing a small leak to develop.  An unknown amount of oil had discharged and penetrated to soil beneath the tank pad and trailer skirting.  The spill went undetected as the homeowner is a single elderly lady.

After appraising the situation the tree falling was explained as happening awhile ago, and thoughts among the clean up crew were (based on physical characteristics of the tree break) it happened a few months ago.  With this a clean up plan was conceived.  The drinking water well is approximately 200 ft directly in line of the assumed path of migration thru a forested track.

Soil beneath the pad and AST location were removed to a depth of approx  4 ft, soil types encountered sandy/loam, glacial fill, and boulders.  Minimal staining was observed going beneath the trailer, it was hand dug.  Trees were felled and a pathway cleared to allow soil excavation in the most likely migration path.  Electrical utilities were located in the path of the  excavation and were handled and relocated with a cooperative effort of CMP/Cable and Renaud.  Contaminated stumps and root balls were containerized in a roll off and transported to Norridgewock.  Contaminated soil was transported to CRS, Scarborough.  The back fill was completed & landscaping was finished and seeded to the satisfaction of the resident and family.

Water samples of the well reported "ND" non detect for DRO, subsequent quarterly monitoring will be performed thru fruition.

Contact with the private insurance company established it was a covered incident and the reimbursement should be received and handled expeditiously without much debate.

Quarterly monitoring may require some department assistance for the homeowner, but the response remedial action is complete.  No further action is warranted based on field screenings and field determinations.

Respectfully submitted,

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services, Maine DEP

B-367-2003*        On August 5, 2003 at 1145 we received a call from Don Paige of Webber Oil reporting a leaking basement tank at 61 Merrimac Street in Bangor.  I arrived on site and met the service technician from Webber who was checking the system before taking on the account.  We also met tenant Bobbi Yeager who was in the process of buying the building from a bank, which had foreclosed on the mortgage.
        We found two tiny holes in the tank bottom, which we patched with Magni-Patches.  Both of these holes had an occasional drip onto the cement floor.  Webber spread speedi-dri onto the floor and will talk to the tank owner about the tank's replacement.  No oil reached any drains.
P-1065-2002*
	Report of small overfill of fishing vessel Theresa Alisson's fuel tank while re-fueling at Portland Fish Pier.  Most of the spill reported caught in bucket located for this purpose.  Minor sheen to Portland Fish Pier and to harbor area of Casco Bay but no recovery possible of oil lost to water.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-334-2003*At a home inspection prior to the property sale, the inspector noticed a petroleum odor in the barn crawlspace/basement.

The property owner, Matt Lajoie called DEP for assistance to look at the AST in the space and advice him on clean up requirements.  I responded and found a very old and rusted AST in the space.  Rusted to the degree than metal was flaking off in sheets.  There was a fuel odor in the air, but the amount discharged was difficult to quantify since the soil was damp and musty.  The tank fuels multiple units in the attached apartments.

Mr. Lajoie was informed the tank was in "poor shape" and he would be best advised to remove and change it ASAP, properly taking care of any remaining fuel within.  Also, any soil contamination discovered would need to be removed and taken for disposal.  He stated he had a contractor who was capable of performing such a task.  I indicated upon his securing a date and time with a contractor, an oil spill debris letter could be assigned and a final inspection conducted.  Mr. Lajoie called after removing the oil tank, no soil contamination was found, and the odor was gone.  Based on this conversation, no spill letter was needed and the conditions appear satisfactory for the property transfer to continue.  No further action warranted based on the information supplied by Lajoie.  The area is served by public water and sewer and no additional complaints have been logged regarding the odors.

Respectfully submitted,
Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services, Maine DEP
B-353-2003*B-353-2003
07/24/2003 12:30

     Joe Bruce of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a spill situation involving asphalt on Route 201 near Martin Pond.  It was stated that during paving operations a very heavy rain washed approximately 50 gallons of a water type based asphalt into Martin Pond.  Investigation however shown no evidence of the material in the pond.   The "asphalt like" material was entirely contained in a small area at the road shoulder.  Since the material was water based sorbents were minimally effective.  The remainder of the material was reportedly spread along the shoulder.  No further action was taken.
I-186-2003*After giving proper notice, a UST was removed from this property.

No contamination was identified during the removal.

Response case closed.
I-187-2003*When the owner returned after a days work and noticed the home smelled of fuel oil. The odor was traced to free product under the fuel tank.

The oil company was called whom also responded and placed cement on the spill to absorb the oil and help control the odor.

The tank had one corrosion hole. The tank was replaced.

The odor seemed to be under control and no oil appears to have left the cellar.

Response case Closed.
P-642-2003*A customer, at the entered location overfilled their vehicle fuel tank.  Buxton PD reported the spill and advised that the facility personnel cleaned up the spill with speedi-dri.

Phone contact with the facility advises that the speedi-dri is the type that can be burned and is stored on site and disposed at MERC, in Biddeford when necessary.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-641-2003*Report reveived from Northeast Air of a 5 gallon Jet-A fuel leak, to the tarmac, that occurred during re-fueling operations of an aircraft.  Subject advises that a check valve failed which caused the leak.

No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Speedi-dri was deployed to the spill area, collected and stored for later disposal by licensed contractor.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-640-2003*Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), Wayne Bateman, reported a "slight" sheen in the marina area of Sound Pier 17, off Clark's Island.  Bateman advised that he and a USCG official from MSO Office, New Castle, investigated a report of a pleasure craft that was observed leaking fuel.  The watercraft could not be located.  PNS representatives deployed sorbent boom, that proved ineffective in collecting the spilled fuel.

According to Bateman, witnesses observed a Maine registered watercraft as the suspect boat, but as indicated above, the craft could not be located for confirmation.  USCG officials collected samples of the spilled product and will continue to investigate this incident.

No DEP response.  Clean up attempt is considered satisfactory.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-638-2003*USCG, MSO Booth Bay reported a fuel spill from a 17ft. pleasure craft. Boston Whaler, that capsized with the tide.  CG officials advised that the boat has been righted by the local harbor master and that no response action is feasible and that less than one gallon is reported discharged from a portable fuel tank.

No DEP response.  Incident reported to Dept of Marine Resources, Seth Barker.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-625-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On the morn of Tues. 8/5/03, DEP was notified by Mr. Allen that he had discovered  twelve containers of what appeared to be waste lacquer-paint thinner deposited on his land without his approval, possibly during the past weekend.  None reported to be leaking at the time.  I advised Mr. Allen that DEP would visit the following morning.

SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday 8/6/03, Tim Wright of DEP RCRA Unit and I met Mr. Allen onsite.  The area is dense woods and the "drum dump"  site is 0.2 miles in off the Holbrook Rd. (see site maps).  Old Buckfield Rd. is a rough camp road.  This area is in the watershed for Lake Auburn and may be developed with private wells in the future.  The property is jointly owned by Mr. Allen and relatives.
	We confirmed eleven 5-gal. metal drums and one 55-gal. drum, all apparently full with cloudy, flammable, waste lacquer-thinner and dilute paint.  Wright sampled one or more drums.  In D-1 was >5600 ppm and D-11 exceeded 1100 ppm on the PID (MSA Passport, 10/6 eV lamp).  I labeled the drums D-1 thru D-12.   The drums were coated with brown, blue, green, etc. paint spray and labels were faded beyond reading.  The eleven 5-gal. drums were bagged before leaving.
	There was minor spillage that mostly evaporated or fell on leaves.  Significant leaks and spills from the containers would have severely contaminated the area and threatened any future development and groundwater use.

RESPONSE ACTION
	I contacted three contractors for pick-up and disposal.  DEP actions in this situation are routinely to have the waste disposed of via a licensed haz. waste firm and seek, and attain reimbursement against an RP if found.  Under DEP authorization Clean Harbors Env. Services collected the waste on Fri. 8/8/03, consolidating the small containers (see attached invoice).

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time no RP has been identified.  Tim Wright ruled out Willey's Auto Body in Turner as a likely RP.  If an RP is discovered than reimbursement for the disposal will be required.
2.	No further remedial or corrective actions are expected at this time.  Further dumping of oil & haz. waste likely considering the area.	

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-637-2003*CMP reported an oil spill from an electrical transformer with a vintage date of 1900.  The leak from the transformer was detected during an outage.  The oil spilled on to a flower garden and CMP will remove the soil and sorbents deployed.

No DEP response, phone contact indicates a satisfactory clean up plan.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-635-2003*Kennebunkport Fire Department reported an ant-freeze discharge from a motor vehicle accident and that the material was washed down a street drain/ storm sewer.

No DEP response.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-633-2003*CMP reported a discharge from the a transformer at entered location.  CMP advised that a blocked vent was the cause of the failure and subsequent leak.

No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
	
P-636-2003*Bridgton Citco reported a two gallon gasoline spill from a customers car onto the paved lot of the station.  Station personnel deployed speedi-dri and recovered the material for later pick up by CN Brown or license contractor.  CN Brown advises that the spill was caused by a hole in the gasoline tank of a customers vehicle.

No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
I-188-2003*A number of unknown pesticide containers were left at the DEP front door.

Clean Harbors overpacked on 7/29/03 for disposal.

Response case Closed
I-189-2003*A tenant of to the apartment building reported a 150 gallons spill of heating oil which was being pumped out of basement by the landlord.  An 1:00 a.m. inspection of the grounds found very little product.  (Less than one cup in the basement and the yard.)  The basement was flooded with recent rain water and a sump pump was being used.  There is a tenant/landlord dispute.  Sorbent were placed in basement and around sump exit.  Carl Allen picked up the pads and documented no visible spill the next morning in the day light.
I-190-2003*During resent rains J M Huber boiler blow down water storage area was overfilled with storm water from their yard.  500 gallons of boiler blow down was estimated to have flowed into the storm water system into their setting lagoons then into Prestile Stream.  No recovery was attempted.
B-382-2003*On 8/1/03, 1615 hours Paula of C.N. Brown Company reported a half gallon diesel spill at their Big Apple facility in Mattawamkeag.  The dispenser nozzle fell out of a vehicle while delivering product.  The cleanup material was taken to C.N. Brown's waste stream.
P-626-2003*INITIAL NOTICE & ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday 8/6/03: Notification by Mr. Higgins of old contamination uncovered during excavation for site development.  Site visit confirmed area identified as old former UST area contaminated with dark, anaerobically degraded petroleum contaminated soil & groundwater (photos).  Oil sheen and dark, patchy slick on gw.  Notified DEP's N. Hodgkins as site was VRAP cleared.  Area is dense commercial and residential, on city water and sewer, located approx. 300' from Mill Cove part of Portland Harbor.  Property is presently being re-developed as a commercial building on a slab foundation.  Oil contaminated water was being dewatered to a shallow soil holding pool on the property.  I was greatly concerned that this water could escape offsite if the berm leaked.  On 8/12/03 site visit I noted the pool of contaminated gw gone and with no indication it had been dewatered to drains.  The excavation had been partially refilled though the pile of contam. soil was untouched at this time.

SITE HISTORY
	Former retail, motor fuels UST facility gas station & repair garage, owner and operated by Webber Energy Oil Company.  Underwent UST replacement in 1989 (see P-218-89 by Brad Hahn) with 50 yds of oil contaminated soil landspread offsite.  Final UST abandonment-by-removal by Webber in 1999 with 150 tons of contam. soil taken offsite for disposal (see P-248-99 by Linda Doran who gave a BS-1 remediation decision).  In Acadia's 1999 CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment I did not note mention of the 1989 remedial actions under DEP's Brad Hahn [P-218-89].   Site underwent DEP VRAP clearance in 1999 (see files of VRAP program).  In the VRAP document I did not note reference to the 1989 clean-up actions under Hahn.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMEDNATIONS
1.	The contamination appears old and weathered and appears to predate the 1989 UST facility replacement.  Though near one or both of the former UST areas, this strong contamination appears to have been missed during the 1989 and 1999 clean-ups.  For this reason, no state UST Clean-Up Ins. coverage appears to apply.
2.	Though there was a heavy sheen and patchy slick, I noted no free product.
3.	At present, contaminated media can be re-used onsite as long it impacts on no offsite/neighboring property and the clean-up goal remains at BS-1.  New information and changing conditions may cause the remediation goal to become more stringent.  At this time I am not aware of any sensitive receptors being effected.
4.	Groundwater likely flows NE under the adjacent houses and towards Mill Cove several hundred feet away.  Groundwater may be tidally influenced.
5.	See UST Reg. file 7335, VRAP records and spill reports for further details.
6.	Contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed under state and federal rules if disturbed.
7.	I advised Mr. Pierce that it would be wise to take the contaminated media offsite for disposal at a licensed facility to reduce present and future liability.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-590-2003*
NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 7/28/03: Anonymous report to DEP's Ann Hemenway about oil, gasoline and old oil filters being excavated from this site and being trucked offsite or used onsite by Scott Dugas Trucking & Excav. company.

SITE INFORMATION
	Presently Maine Coffee Roasters restaurant.  Former Burgess Market  C-store and restaurant & gas station, and former repair garage (former site registration number 16705).  UST's on N side of building abandoned-by-removal in 1995 (see P-620-95).  Weathered contamination partially remediated by source reduction.  Commercial and residential area.  Across from Mobil gas station.

SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	7/28/03: Noted large, deep excavation on south side of building for eventual new addition.  Silty clay fill predominated.  Shallow gw in one area had light sheen.  No indication of gasoline contamination or oil filters, etc. evident in undisturbed soils or new fill brought onsite.  No workers present at time.  In center of excavation found 4' wide spot heavily contaminated and saturated with amber heavy oil with a strong odor.
	On calling them, the two property owners came down.  I advised them of the complaint and showed them the oil discharge.  Prior to development they had a DEP VRAP report done through EER.  They opted to excavate the soil for offsite disposal under a DEP virgin letter.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Approx. 12 tons were disposed of at CRS.
2.	The discharge appeared fresh and a heavy oil like hydraulic or fresh motor oil.  Its location next to several newly dumped piles of crushed stone indicates that it is likely from a dump truck.  The driver may not have known about the leak.
3.	Gasoline contaminated soil and gw from the removed UST's is understood to remain on the N side of the building.  This contaminated media should be properly managed if disturbed or if it impacts a sensitive receptor.
4.	At present I know little of the south side of the building, and it is possible that UST's or buried auto-repair was located on this side at some time in the past.  See DEP VRAP records for potential further information on this.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-269-2003*B-269-2003
06/09/2003 08:30

     Jerry Clapp, concerned resident on the Dodlin Road in Enfield, called to report discovering an oily substance on a pond he had recently constructed.  It was also described as having an "oily odor".  Investigation revealed that the material was a harmless organic sheen.  No other action was taken.
B-287-2003*B-287-2003
06/24/2003 08:16

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill from an aircraft at Gate 8 on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 7 gallons vented from the aircraft onto the paved surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
A-224-2003* Margie Baris called this office to report that a construction crew had accidentally knocked the filter assembly off of the AST. This occurred at the Rocktide Motor Inn in the town of Boothbay Harbor. The leak was stopped right away and about 2 gallons of fuel spilled onto the paved lot. The spilled oil was cleaned up right away and no further action will be required.
B-385-2003*
     This office received a call at 1330 on 8/12/03, from John Higgins (H. Arthur York Logging; Medway) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a hydraulic hose ruptured on one of their tree delimbers and an estimated 1 to 2 gallons of oil sprayed onto a gravel log landing on Townline Road E1 in Medway.  The oil covered an area approximately three feet by four feet.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  Plans were to aerate the contaminated soil along the surface of the logging road (using a road grader) and incorporate it into the roadbed.

REC:  File report.
P-639-2003*A customer, at entered location overfilled their vehicle fuel tank, as reported by Wells PD.  Wells Fire Department deployed sorbents, pads and speedi-dri to the spill.  Irving maintenance will pick up the material for disposal.

No DEP response, phone contact with Wells PD indicates satisfactory clean up.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-115-2003*Bill Fielder of Hydro Kennebec submitted a request for abandonment in place of an underground petroleum storage tank to this office.  I made a site visit to inspect the unit.  The tank is cast concrete on bedrock at the very base of the hydro electric facility which spans the Kennebec river.  The tank is part of the foundation of the dam.  The tank was used as an oil water separator receiving waste oil from turbines that were periodically pumped out.  Currently, waste oils are routed to a steel AST and the cast unit is out of service.  The tank was empty but would have required a vertical confined space entry permit to enter.  I was able to view down through a man way into the tank with a flashlight, it was approx. 3' to the bottom.  The condition of the concrete was sound and intact.  There was no evidence of water in the tank.  There was some staining of the concrete as would be expected with waste oil.  From what I could see, there was no spillage from this unit.  It appeared to me that any leakage would have migrated to bedrock or been quickly diluted into the river as the tail race from the dam is immediately below the location of the tank.  I concluded the tank met the requirements for abandonment in place and completed the paperwork to allow the tank to filled with sand.  See attached documentation.  Harrison Bispham DEP Engineer approved the site investigation report also confirming the site met abandonment in place criteria.
P-163-1994*On 3/17/1994, received a call regarding the discovery of oil entering the Mousam River by the Village View Tenants Services on Pleasant Street, Springvale, ME.  I responded to the complaint the following day, and traced the oil to the Flood's residence at 12 Allen Street, Springvale, ME.  The oil had made its way into a drainage ditch that flowed to the Mousam River.

Ms. Flood informed me that she had lost at least 600 gallons of #2 fuel oil from a leaking buried copper supply line until which time it was determined to be the cause of the loss of oil.  The tank was located in the basement on a dirt floor where the oil migrated to the back yard and flowed across the frozen ground into the drainage ditch that adjoined several properties.  Parts of the ditch still had ice on them making recovering difficult, and the ground still covered with snow hiding the extent of contamination.  I placed sorbent boom and pads in areas that were accessible.  I returned to the site the following week to change sorbents, only to find that warmer weather had caused the water level in the ditch to rise, increasing the flow of oil and water.  Arrangements were made to have a contractor assist me with the collection of oil soaked sorbents and the placement of new.

On 3/25/94, I returned with Seacoast Ocean Services to change out oil soaked sorbents.  At this time, it was determined that the installation of weir dams would be beneficial to the containment and collection of oil in the ditch.  On 3/29/94, we returned and installed several weir dams, in addition to again changing out sorbents.  Also at this time, a small amount of contaminated soil (.41 tons) was removed from the basement and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.  Removal of soil from the backyard was unfeasible at this time, due to the high water table, although there was a great deal of contamination present.

The site was revisited several times over the spring and summer months to change out sorbents.  On 9/1/94, the area dried up enough for the removal of contaminated soil in the backyard that was undertaken by Charles A. Plante and Sons Excavating Contractors.  47.67 tons of soil were removed, and disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corp.

P-646-2003*While visiting this site for a separate reason, it was evident that there had been many spills at this location which had not been cleaned up.  After further investigating, it became apparent that this was an uncontrolled site.  A Response Services removal action was going to occur but plans changed and Uncontrolled Sites assumed a more proactive lead role as a purchase/sale agreement was initiated between RP and potential buyer.  In addition, there is a potential for VRAP to be involved also.  Accordingly, no remedial activities occurred under my supervision and Response Services is no longer involved.
I-191-2003*A broken hydraulic hose on the MDOT truck at Chris Beyers residence caused 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  The dirt was cleaned with sorbent pads and will be put in a drum and sent to Tri Community Landfill.
B-391-2003*
     This office received a call at 1025 on 8/13/03, from Kerry Scates (DOT; Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of removing and upgrading the pump island at their DOT maintenance lot in Ellsworth and had discovered some diesel contaminated pea stone under the pumps.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Ellsworth, I met with Mr. Scates and went over the situation.  As it turned out, there were only a couple of back hoe buckets of contaminated soil involved.  This may have been the result of a leaky pump or during maintenance work on the system (i.e., while changing the filters).  At any rate, the pea stone was spread on asphalt in a thin layer on site for aeration.  Plans are to reuse this material under the new pump island.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident and the surrounding area is on town water.

REC:  File report.

A-8-2003*Received a call from Ron Dorien of Maine Yankee. While making an inspection round a security guard noticed a car was leaking lube oil. The car was moved, the 1 quart of oil cleaned up and report made to this responder at 04:35. The responder dutifully called back Maine Yankee personnel to make sure that they were serious (and awake) about the report. The answer was yes on both accounts. No site visit was made.

No further work by Response is anticipated at this time.
P-191-1993*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Beginning in March 1991, a response to gasoline vapors in an apartment building owned by Mr. Stephen Corey.  Source of discharge eventually traced to the Cape Elizabeth Irving facility across Preble St.  Discharges during later UST abandonment identified as largely from loose product pipe fitting(s), historical discharge of 1987 (see spill report P-74-87) and overfills around fill pipes of the UST's.

	Though the 1987 discharge was discovered prior to Irving's purchasing the facility  and there was no remediation at the time, Irving Oil has been deemed responsible party for Maine DEP response expenses such as indoor air monitoring and temporary evacuation of the apartment residents.  Irving assumed responsibility and management for the clean-up while litigating the issue with the former owner George Roberts.

	In October 1993 three old, out-of-service out-of-compliance, bare steel UST's were discovered and abandoned by Clean Harbors and visited by DEP's Eufemia.

	See the attached narrative and documents for further details.

S G Brezinski
A-6-2003*Received a call from Paul Gurski of Dead River reporting a spill at Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville. I met Paul at the site. A representative of the synagogue's board was also present. Dead River had just finished some maintenance work on the boiler. Apparently the filter gasket did not seat properly and some oil leaked out. Paul reported that about 3-4 gallons was spilled to a concrete floor and was cleaned up. The report of the spill and cleanup was never received by Response.

The initial spill was not bad, but it happened in an area of the synagogue where the impact was great. The boiler room is in the basement. The basement is also the large function room. When I went down to inspect the cleanup, oil odors were still evident. The cleanup of the boiler room was good. Speedy dry had been put down, removed and replaced with clean clay sorbent. Some of the oil had leaked under the door of the boiler and contaminated the carpet. Dead River cleaned up the carpet by cutting out the contaminated section. The representative of the synagogue's board was insisting on replacing the carpet for the whole room. I explained that my role was in making sure the cleanup was complete. All I was asking for was that the rug in the room be cleaned. I felt that most of the odor was from residual oil on the carpet surface. That was the minimum that needed to be done. I left it between the synagogue and Dead River to decide if the rest of the carpet needed to be replaced.

No further work is needed on this spill.
P-652-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	During week of August 4, 2003, DEP was notified by Ms. Poirier of lab analysis indicating 13-ppb MTBA oxygenate found in drinking water well of The Furniture Coral business.  Ms. Poirier was considering purchasing the property.

	The site is the location of the former Brennan's Market CITGO which abandoned gasoline UST's belonging to Top Gas Co. in 1997 [see p-176-97].  Source of contamination may be the former UST facility.  Gaso. contamination was confirmed in 1997 though I understand that the RP had no wells sampled.  Site has Stringent Clean-Up Goal at present.  Contam. source may also be from vehicle leaks & accidents on Rt. 202 or in the parking lot, may be lab-contamination and therefore a false positive.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
a)	At this time this has been referred to DEP Tech Service, Brad Hahn, for further evaluation.  I recommend that the well(s) be re-sampled.  The level found of 13-ppb is under the DEP 25-ppb action level and the 35-ppb state MCL.  If MTBE contam. is confirmed, I recommend QM be offered at minimum.
b)	A neighbor behind the property had his well water tested and MTBE levels above DEP action level were confirmed and I understand that DEP Tech Services will have a carbon filter system installed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-396-2003*

John Holsworth called to say that a brown bubbly slick had blown ashore at his camp on George's Pond. He went on to report that his neighbor, Chuck Blatherwick, had seen the slick further out in the pond earlier in the morning. I went to the site.
   I found a fairly viscous chocolate colored goop on the water and up against the shore. It had no discernable odor and was not slippery to touch. There was a small amount of sheen that acted like marsh sheen. As I studied the water I noticed small bright green beads floating to the lake's surface.
   I was convinced that the brown slick was the dead algae and probably a little dust that collected.
   Both Mr. Holsworth and Blatherwick stated that they had never seen an algae bloom on the pond in more than twenty years of visiting the lake. I explained how it was occurred and what they might do. No further action is anticipated.
P-696-2003*The tank legs of an AST sunk into the ground breaking off the filter discharging the contents of the tank (approx 200g).  Free product flowed across the yard and seeped between the foundation wall and bedrock to enter crawlspace.  Cleanup performed by DEP Tech Svcs.
P-648-2003*A minor amount of contaminated soil was encountered during the removal of an UST at Freightliner of Auburn.  There was no evident cause of discharge nor was there a sheen present on groundwater in the hole so no action was taken.
P-649-2003*Please see attached.
P-654-2003* A motor vehicle leaked approximately five gallons of gasoline to the parking area at the Exit 3 Rest Area.  MTA sanded the discharge and aided the vehicle.
P-173-2000*The Yarmouth Fire Department called to report that there was a sheen in the stream behind Anthony's Dry Cleaner on Main Street.  I arrived and traced the sheen back to a tank trailer at Bickford Transportation also on Main Street.  After getting someone from Bickford to assist me, we determined that a failed gasket on a valve caused the essentially empty trailer to leak a little diesel.  Because it was raining heavily that day the oil had run down behind the parking lot into a small marshy stream and then into the larger stream by Route 1.  The spill was contained and I used a few sorbent pads to clean up the heavy spots.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-426-2001*Small discharge from CMP utility truck.  Response by CMP crew.  No spill reported to have reached nearby Casco Bay.  No DEP response at the time.  See previous DEP reports on this facility for further information on the area.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-660-2003*Janet Dyer of CMP, called to report the release of approximately five (5) gallons of mineral oil as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

CMP had dispatched a crew from NASC (North Augusta Service Center) to repair and clean up the spill debris.

I drove by after the clean up had been performed and saw no residual oil or materials at the crash scene.  No other inquires have been received regarding this accident.

Based on the information provided and the inspection after the clean up, no other DEP/Response actions are planned.
P-662-2003*Adam Doran of CMP called to report a small discharge of mineral oil from a substation recloser.  It was estimated to be less than a quart of mineral oil which had discharged to the substation gravel.  CMP cleaned up the product using sorbent material.

DEP/Response plans no further action, based on the information received.
B-373-2003*        On August 7, 2003, at 1300 we received a call from Patrick Voisine, the manager of the Squaw Mountain condominiums in Little Moose Township, reporting a #2 heating oil spill at their facility.  A water line broke in a boiler room, which flooded the room, floated a set of three heating oil tanks, and ruptured a copper feedline.  Between four and five hundred gallons of #2 heating oil leaked onto the water in the basement boiler room.  Workers shut the water and power off and used a small pump to pump out the water.  Mr. Voisine hired Clean Harbors to pump out the basement and clean the room.
        I arrived on site and met Mr. Voisine and Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors.  Mr.Babbidge had a Vac-All on the way.  We continued pumping out the water onto the lawn.  The area is on town water.  The Cusco Vac-All arrived and quickly pumped 1400 gallons of oil/water mixture from the boiler room.  Workers finished the cleanup with sorbents.
P-182-2000*Steve at Giroux Oil called to report that one of their customers was out of oil and shouldn't be.  I met the owner, Mr. Bourque at the residence and discovered that the tank in the basement had corroded and leaked all the oil that was in it, around 250 gallons.  The oil had leaked onto a sparse concrete floor, had run a foot across the concrete, and had found a crack in the concrete and disappeared into the ground.  The area is served by public water and sewer.  There was no vapor problem in the residence (or in the basement for that matter.  The spill was right next to an ancient granite block foundation.  All of these factors brought me to the decision that the spill really didn't need to be cleaned up.  I left the homeowner with my phone number in case the oil reappeared.  No further Response action is needed at the time.
P-595-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	While returning from a spill incident in Mechanic Falls, I happened across an ongoing discharge of used motor oil from a box truck operated by Capital Candy Company of Vermont.  The box truck was pulled over in the parking lot of the Minot Country Store.  A Lily Transp. repair truck was with the vehicle and the mechanic was working with the driver to repair the truck.  The driver reported that he noted the leak and pulled over.  I estimated that the leak had to have been ongoing for 30-min. or more for the Lily Transp. mechanic to arrive and begin working.
	Weather was clear and dry and no oil had left the store property at this time.  The truck had a Vermont plate # 54C00.  The area is rural residential and commercial use.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	I advised an employee within the store of the oil leak onto their property and the potential severe damage to the asphalt paving by the oil.  The Lily worker applied speedy-dry sorbent and assured me that he would sweep up and take the waste.  I advised the store worker that the truck operator and/or owner is responsible for any damage to the paving.
2.	This discharge was not properly reported to the state of Maine as required.  Though the out-of-state truck driver may not have been familiar with Maine state oil spill reporting and response requirements it would have been good for Lily, a local company, to assist is reporting.  A copy of this report will be sent to the Minot Country Store, and to Lily Transp. with spill reporting guidelines.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-586-2003*Received a call from Courtney Homa, Campbell Environmental Group, regarding the discovery of contaminated soil at a house under construction on Oak Street, Bath ME, and was requesting guidance.

I met with Courtney Homa, David Ater, present owner and developer, the potential buyers of the property, and their respective realtors.  The contamination was originally encountered during the excavation for the foundation, but was not considered an issue until the house was almost finished and could possibly change hands.  Mr. Ater had contacted Campbell Environmental Group for assistance.  The contamination appeared to be confined to a limited area outside the foundation to the left, and within the basement its self. Luckily, the basement floor had not been poured yet.  I was told that the contamination was from the previous owner, who had a leaking tank or line leak.  There was no record found within the DEP's files for the discharge.  I suggested to remove as much contaminated soil as possible from the basement before the floor was poured to eliminated the possibility of vapor problems, and that the soil on the outside of the foundation could be left in place if the perimeter drain was reconfigure to discharge directly to the waste water system instead of collecting in a sump to be pumped out, in case the groundwater was contaminated and could introduce vapors into the basement.

I was to be contacted when all the parties involved agreed on a plan of action.  While out on leave, Jon Woodard was contacted and issued an "Oil Spill Debris Form" for soil disposal that was removed by EPI. Also at this time, Mr. Woodard terminated any further soil removal, due to the compaction of the soil, the difficulty of removing the soil in the basement due to structural constraints, and the fact the the floor was to be lined with polyethylene sheeting and several inches of concrete.

For further details, see attached report by Campbell Environmental Group, dated 8/22/03.
A-420-2003*A Mr. Keith Caron, plumber, installed a new above ground oil storage system for some new homeowners, the Sisko's,  in Sidney. The Sisko's had planned to move in at the end of the week and well, wanting hot water, they asked about having oil delivered. Mr. Caron assured them that the tank would be ready on Friday so they ordered oil. The oil wasn't delivered until the following Monday but still the tank was not ready. Hint to anyone who reads this: if you install a system such as this, close the fire-matic valve until your connections are made.

Mr. Caron, to his credit, upon discovering the spill pumped all of the oil that he could out of the sump into buckets and removed them, his estimate, eighty gallons. He also used a rather liberal amount of speedi-dri on the surface of the concrete.

When I arrived there was still a small amount of oil trickling into the sump. I hired EPI to remove the concrete around the sump and vacuum out contaminated soil. There was a thick layer of crushed stone on the clay under the slab and no sign of standing liquid oil. The excavation was also reaching it's practical limits due to the close proximity of the foundation footings and the base of the chimney so I opted to install a soil-vapor extraction fan to remove the oil from the surface of the stone. The site is now in the hands of the Technical Services Division.
I-232-2003*Because of a broken Hydraulic hose on a digger truck, less than 2 gallons of hydraulic ioil was lost onto the shoulder of the Russell Road. Material was hand dug and placed in barrels for disposal at TCL.
I-149-2003*On 7-10-03, PI Police Dept. rported a pickup truck owned by Emery Kinney had rolled into Hanson Lake at the boat landing. I visited the site. No oil was lost from the vehicle before it was removed from the lake.
I-225-2003*As the result of an anonymous complaint, I met with Terry Beaulier at his auto salvage yard to investigate gasoline spills from old vehicles. One was leaking and I asked Mr. Beaulier to clean it up. We also talked about future measures to reduce fuel losses.
B-393-2003*On 8/13/03, 1700 hours Robert Worford complained that Gary's Fuel Service had a delivery spill at their house that sprayed the siding and that it remained discolored.  The event happened a month earlier.  I mentioned the timely reporting issue explaining that since the release happened while the vender was handling the fuel the vender should have reported it.  Robert said that the vender told him that he didn't need to report it because it was less than five gallons.  I indicated that I would discuss reporting procedure with Mr. Crocker, who is the new owner of Gary's Fuel Services.  I visited the Worford residence on 8/15/03 and I could not see that any damage had been done to the siding.  There was a small area ( less than a square foot) of grass that looked like it may have been impacted by fuel oil at some time in the distant past.  Fred Crocker (Gary's Fuel) said that he had visited the site on 8/13/03, and the grass was green.  Fred said that there was some differences in the color of the siding, but these areas such that they could not have been exposed to the spilled oil.  As mentioned above, the siding looked uniform to me.  We did discuss reporting spills and I am confident that Fred sees the wisdom of reporting.
P-631-2003*
INITIAL DEP NOTIFICATION
	At 0950 hrs on Thursday 8/7/03, DEP received notice from Scarborough Fire Dept. (SFD) of a small (0.5 gallon?) #2 oil discharge at this Scarborough Health Care [SHC] facility.  The dispatcher and Deputy Fire Chief Attardo described an outside heating oil leak/spill and an inside weeping oil pipe all contributing to an oil odor problem within the building.  The dispatcher stated that SFD had responded and that Giroux Oil was repairing the problem.  According to Dep. Chief Attardo, the SFD had first responded @ 0706 and again @ 0850.
	Ms. Marsha Witherell was the Administrator for Scarborough Health Care and my primary contact there.  Mr. Ron Giroux Sr. was the primary contact with Giroux Oil.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine DEP representative.  Other DEP, and Maine Oil & Solid Fuels Board Staff were also consulted.

SITE VISIT
	I arrived onsite approx. noontime to find the business closed due to the problem with the furnace/AST system and odor in the building.  Two Giroux technicians were servicing the facility.  The building is next to the Konica Film developing plant on a short business road off Rt. 1.  The area is  on city water & sewer.  There are two 330 gal. AST's in the basement, reportedly not installed by Giroux and there before SHC occupied the building.  I understand that Giroux Oil has had the contract for fuel for several years.
	OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION
	In the rear the building has a fill & vent for a pair of inside 330-gal. vertical AST's.  The fill pipes were pitched down toward the outside (see X-section sketch) rather than towards the tanks so on filling the pipes still contained product that could not drain into the AST's.  The oil product trapped in the fillpipe appeared to have been able leak out of the fillpipe end when the delivery hose is unattached and a small amount may have leaked out every time the cap or fill hose was removed for a fill.  A building air-intake vent was located adjacent to the fill pipes (see photos) and may be the medium for the oil odor disseminating through building.  Though the discharge appears relatively small, its ingestion into the ventilation system compounded its typical effect.
	The Giroux workers told me that Mr. Giroux had removed soil from under the fillpipes already and laid the new white stone (see photo).  The soil underneath the new stone was dark and I noted a mild odor of oil.  This location is under the roof drip line and dripping AC lines (see photo) so is often wet.
	INTERIOR INSPECTION
  	Inside the basement next to the tanks was an air ventilation system duct so even a small leak inside may also spread vapors within the building.  The fire department investigators stated to me that they had noted a weeping oil pipe fitting inside the basement and a vent with a hole nearby that could have drawn on oil vapors from the weeping fitting (a "weep" in this case is defined as a small amount of product enough to make a fitting appear wet but no oil dripping off].  Under the new stone outside I noted a very mild odor of oil.  Inside the building I noted no obvious oil odor at the time.  No PID readings were taken at the time.

FOLLOW-UP SITE VISITS & ISSUES
	After my copying SHC with a draft copy of this report, I was called by Mr. Giroux on 8/18/03, stating that: there was no oil spill inside or out, the SFD did not find what was causing the odor problem, and therefore his company was not responsible for any reporting or clean-up.  He explained that he (Mr. Giroux) still had the soil removed, but it had no oil odor and that I could come to his office and inspect it.  I advised him that because of the time lapse and with no chain of custody: that any analysis of the soil he retained would have no legal standing now.  I advised him I would sample the soil in place the next day.
	On Tues. 8/19/03, I re-visited the site and explained my visit with Ms. Witherell, the building Administrator.  Ms Witherell stated that Girou
B-368-2003*        On August 5, 2003, at 1530 we received a call from Allison Jones of Acadia Environmental reporting a small oil spill at a tank removal at Tom's Mini Mart on Route 1 in Machias.  Although the removed tanks had no holes or leaks, a back hoe broke a fiberglass pipe during the removal and spilled about a gallon of gasoline into the hole.  Portland Pump excavated about three rubbish barrels of contaminated soil, which was hauled to Commercial Recycling in Scarborough for disposal.  The area is on town water.
B-380-2003*        On August 11, 2003, at 1000 we received a call from Dexter Johnson, the Orrington town manager, reporting a small diesel fuel spill onto the Artic Station Road at the Snow's Corner intersection with Route 15.  Public Works workers found a cracked five gallon fuel container on the road shoulder.  The container probably fell off a truck.
         I arrived on site and met Mr. Johnson just as a town sand truck came and spread sand on the thin layer of diesel that ran for about ten yards on the road.  No oil ran off into the drainage ditch.
B-401-2003*B-401-2003
08/13/2003 08:37

     An anonymous complainant interested in purchasing a single family home at 329 Snows Corner Road in Orrington called to report observing both fill and vent pipes to a possible underground oil tank at the property.  Records, however, indicated that the tank was either "removed" or just "planned on" being removed back in Sept. 1988.  Richard Harriman, current owner of the property, arranged a backhoe to dig around the pipes.  Investigation shown that the tank was in fact removed.  It appeared that the piping was left so that a paved walkway wouldn't be disturbed.  No further action is expected.
A-395-2003* An automobile gasoline tank developed a leak in the parking lot of Camden National Bank in the town of Rockland. The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled gasoline with sorbent material.  No site visit by response and no further action will be required.
B-394-2003*
     This office received a call at 1030 on 8/15/03, from Bill Boettger (Maine Army National Guard; Camp Keyes; Augusta) reporting an oil spill for Andrew Moore.  It was indicated that a nozzle had fallen on the ground at their Hayes Street facility in Bangor yesterday while fueling a vehicle.  Approximately one gallon of diesel sprayed onto a concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbents.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.

B-395-2003*
     This office received a call at 1005 on 8/15/03, from Calvin Kanney reporting a potential hazardous chemical incident.  It was stated that a 55-gallon drum had washed up on the beach in front of his camp on Boyden Lake in Perry.  He did not know what it contained, if anything, and had no intention of going anywhere near it.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Perry, I met with the Kanney's and was shown the location of the drum on the beach.  It was high and dry and contained less than a gallon of liquid.  The drum was marked: DOW VERSENEX 80 CHELATING AGENT; Pentasodium Salt of Diethylenetriaminepenta-Acetic Acid; Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48640.  My guess is that this drum was obtained from the Georgia-Pacific mill in Baileyville at one time or another and used as part of a dock or float on the lake.  The drum was recovered and transported back to Bangor for disposal.

REC:  File report.

B-406-2003*
     This office received a call at 1205 on 8/19/03, from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that the outside fuel oil storage tank at Merry Shepherd's residence (Town & Country Trailer Park, Lot #13) on the Day Road in Brewer was discovered leaking due to a small corrosion hole.  A temporary patch was placed on the tank to stop the leak and the customer will be given an estimate to replace the tank.  It is believed that it may have been leaking for a couple of weeks.  Personnel on site indicated that perhaps a gallon or two seeped into a stone and grassy area under the tank.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident and no assistance was required on site.

REC:  File report.
P-667-2003*Union oil reported a #2 oil spill at entered location which is a new home with a new AST installation.  After the initial (first fill) delivery, oil began to leak from the AST piping.  The delivery was supervised by the home owner who discovered the leak.  Union Oil responded and cleaned up the oil.

I conducted a site visit and met with Pauline Hodge, the homeowner.  I observed that the piping was disconnected from both the AST and the furnace.  After speaking with Pauline, I attributed the spill to poor workmanship of the oil burner technician, who I did not get the name of.  I advised Pauline to apply speedi-dri or concrete dust to the spill area in an attempt to remove the remaining stain.  A deodorizer was deployed so I could not determine the impact of any remaining fuel oil odors.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-536-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Investigation involving work around gasoline UST's without CTI onsite, and a requested abandonment-in-place of four 10,000 gallon FRP gasoline/diesel UST's during new construction of C-store and following installation of new UST facility.  Tanks originally planned for removal from ground.  Abandonment in place initially denied by MDEP staff, Woodard & Brezinski, later approved on an appeal.
	Further DEP investigation into failure to report evidence of a discharge(s) and for incomplete assessment of contamination found during the UST abandonment.

SITE & FACILITY INFORMATION
	The tanks filled-in-place in 2003 were dbl-wall brine-filled UST's with manual monitoring.  Since 1988 or earlier the facility has been owned & operated by M W Sewall Oil Co.  Site has been a gas station for perhaps 30 years or so according to a statement by Ned Sewall.  In 1988 when a TEXACO station, four 10,000 gal. FRP tanks replaced six steel tanks that were registered as installed in 1963.  It is not known at present if these four 1988-age tanks were installed in the same location as the six steel tanks they replaced; Mike Simard advised me that the new, 2003 age tanks, are installed in the same location as the former 1963-age tanks (see site maps).  No CMR 691 UST abandonment assessments were required in 1988 and I have found no record of a DEP report on the 1988 UST abandonment.  Jon Woodard has report P-23-99 on this facility.  During visits before the construction and abandonment, I noted  multiple diesel spills at the diesel dispenser which should be logged if under the conditional 10-gallon UST related spill quantity, and may result in soil contamination when diesel seeps down through cracks and joints in paving.
	On 12/10/98, a DEP inspection by Harold Evans & US EPA noted a leak to soil under the dispenser (pump/dispenser 2) [see DEP spill report P-23-99].  Evans determined a 2-gal./hour leak.  Summit Env., in their 2003 UST assessment later confirmed a gasoline discharge during the removal, but was not reported to Response Div. for evaluation nor clean-up before the site was paved over.
	 The area is commercial along the southbound side of busy Route 1.  To the N is a former Irving Oil/D. W. Small gas station abandoned by removal in 1997 and 1999.  Across Rt. 1 is a Dunkin Donuts and Bodwell Motors Car Dealership and former motor fuels UST facility.  The area is on city water and sewer service.  M W Sewall operates a Lube Express oil & lube shop at the north end of the property.  The foreman for CP Const. stated that based on their borings, groundwater was approximately 21 feet bg in the tank area.  I understand that soils were predominantly sand.  There is a stream at the bottom of the hill behind the facility (see Summit's topo map).  Elwin Scott later bemoaned that groundwater was over 50' down and wells were impractical so it was fortunate that I was able to correct him on that issue.


UST FACILITY WORK ISSUES
	The facility had been planned for abandonment-by removal since April 2003, though the new tanks were to be installed and C-store building was to be built before the old tanks were removed.  The new building was very close to the present active tanks (see photos) and in July 2003, Simard & Sons had re-installed the vent pipes directly out of the four tanks (photo 1).  On 7/7/03, Great Works Test Boring Co. installed borings behind the tank area, under S. W. Cole Engineers, preparing for the new building.
1.	In the morning of Tues. 8/12/03, I visited this facility while in area.  CP Construction was overseeing Whorff Const. excavating for the building foundation and constructing concrete forms.  The end of the active premium gasoline UST had been exposed and the peastone fill slumped away (see Photos 2-4).  There was no Maine CTI on site though the excavator had excavated within inches of the fiberglass tank.  The 10,000 gal. tank contained product, there were workers in the excavation and one w
A-416-2003*Brenda Brendahl reported poor water quality in her well. No obvious sources were found at the surface. I visited the site with Hank Andolsek, a geologist from DEP's Technical Services unit and we came up with some possible well problems. Hank took the lead and seems to have resolved the problem. See attached letter from Hank to landowner explaining DEP's findings.
P-673-2003*On 8/20/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reporting a xylene spill.  The spill occurred when a small container of xylene was damaged in a car accident.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the spill debris was picked up from the Fire Department by myself.  No further action required.
P-665-2003*On 8/19/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tracy Harrington of Standish reporting a spill that had occurred at her home the previous evening.  The spill occurred when a Hillside Lumber truck blew a hydraulic line while making a delivery to her home.  She indicated some people from Hillside Lumber had returned to the site that day and had removed the spilled material which was in her gravel driveway.

The following morning I contacted Hillside Lumber because there was no evidence the spill had been reported.  I spoke to Dan Havu and told him that all such spills must be reported and gave him a verbal warning that enforcement action would be pursued if they failed to report spills in the future.  He indicated they had hand excavated approximately one yard of contaminated soil.  I provided him with the necessary paperwork to get the soil into Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action is anticipated.
P-737-2003*CMP reported transformer spill to a short circuit.  Oil spilled onto a residential property and CMP proceded to remove the impacted soil for proper disposal.

No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-739-2003*CMP reported transformer oil spill from a transformer.  Cause of spill undetermined during reporting.  Spill cleaned up to DEP satisfaction.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

							
P-738-2003*CMP reported that the top of an unspecified transformer blew, and that oil spilled onto the ground.

The spill was cleaned up to the DEP's satisfaction.

No further Response anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-435-2003*On 9/02/03, 1430 Fred Leigh on Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a ten gallon, non-PCB transformer oil spill at the beginning of East Coily Road off Exit 52 in Old Town.  The release happened because a tree cutting accident (caused by an unknown party) broke a power line, which burned a hole in the unit.  They recovered six 55 gallon drums of contaminated soil and debris from a ten foot diameter area that had been impacted by the spill.  This material was taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
I-200-2003*Due to overfill at a residence, 2 gallons of #2 fuel were spilled.  Absorbents and speedy dry were used to clean up and was taken to MPG warehouse.
B-270-2003*B-270-2003
06/09/2003 10:15

     Webber Energy of Bangor called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the Dunn residence on Essex Street in Orono that was due to corrosion of their 275 gallon basement tank.  An on site investigation revealed that approximately 100 gallons of the fuel were lost beneath the concrete basement slab around the perimeter to the structure.  Only a few gallons of the fuel were recovered in sorbents.  A major undertaking disrupting the foundation would have been needed to recover the remaining fuel.
     Since the well to the property is located about 50 feet away from the spill, the residence was placed on quarterly monitoring for diesel range organics.  It appeared that ground water was relatively high in the area, which would have a tendency to keep the fuel out of the underlying bedrock.  In any event, the site was referred to our Technical Services staff.
     As an update, lab analysis revealed minor quantities of gasoline range organics in the well water further complicating the investigation.  The residence has since been provided with a charcoal filter system.  It is not known what further action will be taken.
P-726-2003*Maine DOT, Amy called to report a small discharge resulting from a broken hose at the North Yarmouth Public works pit.  A hydraulic line on a grader broke spilling an estimated three (3) gallons of hydraulic to the soil.

It was dug up and will be brought to CRS, Scarborough for disposal.

No further action pending, no DEP response requested or made, based on volume of discharge and statements received.
P-339-1999*While excavating piles of blast grit for disposal a drum of Vanatrol was discovered buried in one of the piles behind the building.  Vanatrol contains Hydrochloric Acid, water, and soap.  Only a small amount of the product was spilled during recovery of the drum.  The remaining product was pumped into and undamaged drum and disposed of.  It is unknown how the drum got there or how full it was originally.  Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-342-1999*While shovelling waste concrete slurry from the mixer into a dumpster a small amount of slurry was spilled onto the floor.  The slurry was mixed with speedy dry and was then shovelled into the dumpster.  On several occasions this slurry was tested with pH paper and was found to have a very high pH so it was being treated as a hazardous waste until it was solidified.  Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-340-1999*Durastone employees discovered the spigot was not shut all the way on a drum of Crete-lease 880 (see attached MSDS) causing approximately one-half gallon of the product to leak onto the concrete floor.  Employees then used speedy dry to absorb the spilled product.  Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-390-1999*A Durastone employee knocked over a spray bottle containing Crete-lease 880 (see MSDS attached to P-340-99) causing a couple of cups of product to be spilled.  Speedy dry was used to clean up the spilled product.  Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-718-2003*At 10:15 on September 9th, Mr Fillmore called to report that his oil company "Liberty OIL (LO)" had overfilled is tank yesterday.  They left the delivery ticket and a bill, with a note asking him to call the office.  At the time of his call he was not able to reach them, nor had they cleaned up the spill & contaminated area.

I responded to find the vent wet, brick stained, shrub below fill/vent covered with oil and the ground stained and contaminated.  Two LO staff were looking at the soil, and began to hand dig, filling a five gallon pail, and asked if that was sufficient.  I instructed them clean up would need to be significantly more substantial, and asked for the office number to call LO administration.  I spoke with Scott Ash.  He said he'd be on site shortly, however, he never arrived.  Bowie Excavation showed up and was instructed to dig the contaminated soils from beneath the fill/vent.  Upon removing approximately one cubic yard by hand, it was decided to bring in a small back hoe.  The excavation was complicated by the presence of drain piping from a roof down-spout and subsequent drainage beneath the surface.  The total excavation was approximately 8'x4'x3.5'.

A subsequent call to the homeowner gained us access to the home to inspect the AST in the basement.  It was slightly swollen (sagging belly) and wet at the fill gauge and fill connection.  Two or three distinct oil/water droplet area were observed on the belly of the tank.  No more fills to this tank will be made.  The copper line is bare and unsheathed, approximately a 15 ft run (tank to furnace).  LO was instructed to work up an estimate for tank replacement and bring the remaining system up to code.  Mr. Fillmore was informed of the findings and deficiencies of the system which needed immediate attention.

The area is served by individual private wells.  There is significant groundwater and surface water flowage, based on the design and piping found in the excavation.  The neighboring property/well to the south is significantly down slope to the discharge area.   Increased threat risk from oil line or tank leak.

Minor odor issues remained at the time following the excavation, further contact with Fillmore should resolve that, possibly by cleaning the brick again and replacing the oil fill line.  If conditions change he was instructed to call DEP.

To finalize the interior clean up "EPI" was contracted to pump off tank contents (into 55 gal drums for temporary storage), remove and dispose of the distressed tank, and clean contaminated concrete.  Mr. Fillmore made arrangements to have a new tank plumbed/installed and brought into code.  This was completed.  DEP/Cyr and EPI/Smith returned and transferred the oil from the drums to the new tank.

With this last transfer, remedial measures should be fulfilled.  A referral to the Tech Services division may require a round of groundwater monitoring for finalization.

No further action required by the Response division, unless additional information received about the spill event.
P-1013-1999*While moving a drum into their chemical storage area, a 1 gallon jug of Alumi Prep (phosphoric acid) was punctured causing  half a gallon of product to spill.  Sodium Bicarbonate was put on the spill and allowed to sit for 12 hours, neutralizing the acid.  The debris was cleaned up.  Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1014-1999*A wheel barrow containing slurry was washed out into the mixer pit, creating about 5 gallons of caustic wash water.  The liquid was absorbed with rags.

Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-394-1999*Paul Turina of Safe Handling stopped by the office to report their facility on Presumpscot Street had been vandalized the previous night.  Apparently someone opened the valve on one of their rail cars that contained #6 fuel oil and approximately 20 gallons spilled onto the ground.  Safe Handling excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Recycling.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-378-1999*An anonymous caller contacted the DEP to report that a machine shop in North Berwick was spilling grease and oil into a pond.  When I arrived, I found that the JBJ Machine Shop had pressure washed their floors which was impacting their parking lot.  The parking lot drained down past a barn and into a storm drain that emptied into a pond.  There were many puddles of liquid in the parking lot.  Some of the puddles had a milky colored liquid in them while others had a coffee colored liquid, but there was an obvious stain on the pavement that connected all of them (see attached photos).  While looking for the source of the liquid, an open overhead door in the barn caught my eye.  There were several cardboard cube boxes outside the door that were filled with metal shavings.  Inside the door there were many 55 gallon drums and a puddle of milky liquid.  The milky liquid was coming from one of the 55 gallon drums labeled CIMTECH 3900 which turns out to be a water soluble metalworking solution concentrate (see attached MSDS).  The other drums had waste oil in them.  I also found a large stash of asbestos siding in the barn.  I determined that the liquid in the parking lot was a combination of the metalworking solution and oil and dirt.  I contacted the owner of the business and informed him that he needed to collect and dispose of his wash water and secure and/or dispose of the wastes in the barn.  I also contacted the asbestos unit in Augusta to deal with the siding.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-227-2000*I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that a large puddle of oil had mysteriously appeared in a church parking lot on Route 302.  I arrived and found approximately 100 gallons of what looked like diesel fuel in a puddle in the parking lot.  Apparently the location is a popular turn around for large trucks and a neighbor stated that she had seen a large tank truck parked there for several hours that afternoon but she was unable to give any more information about who the truck might have belonged to.  I started putting sorbent pads on the puddle but it was very large so I called Clean Harbors to bring out a vacuum truck.  We padded and vacuumed what we could that night and returned the next day to excavate the contaminated soil which was sent to Commercial Paving for recycling.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-668-2003*On 8/20/03 I received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill from a broken hydraulic line on a CMP bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-675-2003*On 8/21/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from George Merrill of the Lewiston Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill from a passenger vehicle involved in a car accident.  When the car was put onto the tow truck, gasoline leaked from the damaged fuel tank.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-397-2003*Arthur York has equipment working directly south of the Katahdin Paper mill in Millinocket, harvesting the wood on Shack Hill between the West Branch Penobscot and Millinocket Stream. On the 15th, one of the delimbers broke a hydraulic hose, spraying the oil onto the log yard road.

The liquid was retrieved with sorbents.  Oil already soaked into the road was worked over with equipment, and spread thin to weather.
P-377-2003*
	At request of Ron Wilson, met him onsite on 5/20/03, for proposed abandonment-in-place of piping for 4000 gal., 14-year old waste oil UST.  The UST itself was to be removed, only the piping under the building's concrete floor was to be flushed and capped.  Offset waste oil fills in the floor were to be filled with concrete.  See attached documentation and site sketch.  The area is dense commercial and industrial use not far from S D Warren, on city water and sewer service.  The office for Les Wilson & Sons is across the street.  Chadwick BaRoss Co. is a heavy equipment sales & service comp.

	The required UST abandonment assessment for waste oil facilities to be done by Field Services.  No visit to abandonment at this time, August 2003.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-387-2003*In September of 2002, I was notified of a leaking AST at the Steve Whalen  property in Tremont.  (See B-464-2002) At that time, I'd given my card to the neighbor nearest the incident, apprising him of the possibility of his well becoming contaminated.

In August of 2003, the neighbor, Greg Allen, called, saying that Whalen had sold the property, that there was a box trailer parked on the property, storing office equipment, and that the reefer tank under the trailer was leaking.

On the 14th of August, I was able to attend to the problem.   According to Allen, the trailer had been parked there almost a year, but only recently had started to leak.  He was trying to sell his property and would be most appreciative if the trailer were moved.

The tank was leaking out of the downside fill, just a few drops an hour.  With the price of heating oil then and now, I was surprised that someone hadn't helped themselves to the product.  I stopped the leak by pumping 55 gallons from the tank.  Four 5-gallon buckets of oiled soil were shovelled up from under it.

Next day I talked to the new owner, Cynthia Sortwell, and described the problem to her.  I told her that my efforts so far hadn't incurred any costs, but that if I had to go back, she, as the landowner would be responsible for any cleanup costs.  She said that Whalen was supposed to have had the trailer out of there before this and that she'd see that it was removed.
B-299-2003*B-299-2003
06/26/2003 08:30

     Laurie Stone, concerned resident on the Wadsworth Cove Road in Castine, called to report that a Viking Lumber delivery truck suffered an oil leak from a broken hydraulic line in front of her home.  It was stated that some of the oil ran down onto her property.  Investigation shown that the spill went unreported.  I later spoke with Gaylord Sundt, manager for Viking Lumber, about the importance of spill reporting.  A more thorough cleanup was subsequently conducted that afternoon.  No further action was taken.
B-229-2003*B-229-2003
05/20/2003 10:00

     Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering #6 fuel contamination during the removal of a 10,000 gallon underground tank at Old Town Canoe in Old Town. Investigation revealed that the spillage was probably due to a leaky return line to the tank.  Most of the contamination was isolated to the immediate tank area.  Approximately 100 yards of contaminated fill material was removed and taken to Lane Construction's batch plant for treatment.  The native clay soil within the excavation shown no evidence of contamination.  No further action is expected.
B-409-2003*        On August 20, 2003 at 1315 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a one half gallon spill of jet fuel.  The spill occurred on August 17 at 1145 while re-fueling a jet when the fuel expanded in the wing tank and vented out the release valve.  Workers picked up the oil with sorbents.
B-410-2003*       On August 20, 2003, at 1315 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a one half gallon spill of jet fuel.  The spill occurred on August 19 at 1500 while re-fueling a jet when the fuel expanded in the wing tank and vented out the release valve.  Workers picked up the oil with sorbents.
B-411-2003*         On August 20, 2003, at 1315 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a one half gallon spill of jet fuel.  The spill occurred on August 20 at 1100 while re-fueling a jet when the fuel expanded in the wing tank and vented out the release valve.  Workers picked up the oil with sorbents.
B-386-2003*Bob Bateese of the Board of Pesticide Control called, saying he'd had an inquiry from Louis Little about what to do about some old 2,4,5,T, a now banned herbicide.  Bateese informed Mr. Little of the obsolete pesticides pickup, but Little said he wasn't going to be around in October;  Bateese further told me that Little sounded old and frail, and then inquired if there was a way for us to store the pesticide until it could be shipped off.

I said I'd go get it and store it with our other wastes awaiting shipment.

It was a good that I did;  Mr. Little had originally had two 1-gallon containers of the herbicide, one of which had rusted out and spilled most of its remaining contents.   Little and his son had sopped up the spilled liquid as best they could with rags, put them, the leaker and the full gallon of herbicide into a plastic bucket and taped a plastic bag over it.   Okay for temporary storage, but hardly adequate for transport.

I packed the waste safely for transport and brought it back to Bangor.
P-76-1999*The Hawkes hired Don's Monitor Service to install an oil tank for them in August/September of 1998.  Don's installed the tank not only under the eaves with no protection, but directly under the one skylight in the roof.  The installation was done after the rules for AST's had changed to require protection, if installed under the eaves.  A build-up of ice and snow slid off the roof and severed the tanks oil line causing oil to spill onto the ground and then make its way into a small stream.  The stream emptied in to Thompson Lake about 60 feet from the tank.  The lake was frozen at the time so we broke up the ice and created a collection point where we put sorbent boom and pads.  We then vactored out the contaminated soil around the tank, under the house, and down along the stream.  We left sorbent material in the lake to catch any oil that didn't get removed.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-551-2003*
Waiver of 30-day UST abandonment notification period.  UST abandonment by removal by CAB Services on 7/15/03, out-of-service & unregistered 500-gal. bare steel UST.  UST opened & cleaned before removal.  I understand the removal was arranged and funded through the county CAP.

Dense residential area on city water & sewer.  The UST was for a duplex house at 2/4 Lincoln St. next door to Ms. Clark's residence @ 6 Lincoln St.  No discharges noted.  No remediation required by DEP at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-413-2003*         On August 21, 2003, at 0900 we received a call from Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway reporting a one gallon spill at their facility in Hermon's Northern Maine Junction.  The spill occurred at 1600 on August 20 when a porta jack blew a hydraulic line and lost the product onto the ground.  Workers used a bale of DEP sorbents for clean-up.
P-553-2003*
NOTIFICATION
Wed. 7/16/03,
	Response to discharge of hazardous waste solvent within auto body repair building during overnight.  Notified by Mr. Bisson, Service Manager in morning when returned to work.  Portland FD responded and cleared scene prior to my arrival.  Area is dense commercial and residential use, on city water & sewer, located across the street form a MOBIL gas station, next to a Burger King rest. and homes to the north.  Portland Public Works was notified in case solvent reached drains.

INITIAL RESPONSE
	Onsite I met Mr. Bisson who showed me the discharge location in the Paint Room .  Odor was strong though LEL in the work area outside the paint room read 0% [the instrument read >30% CO (likely from the running autos)].  Assessed threats were flammability and hazardous vapors.  Approx. 3 to 5 gal. of solvent liquid was floating atop water in the room which fortunately was bermed at the doorway and had no drains (see site sketch).  Much of the solvent likely evaporated before clean-up. Apparently a parts machine malfunctioned overnight and solvent and water overflowed onto the floor.
Discharge was of Econo Body & Lacquer Thinner from NAPA; hazardous by composition (Toluene, Acetone, Methanol) and by Flammability (see attached MSDS).

CONCLUSION
1.	I understand the parts cleaner was repaired.
2.	Mr. Bisson explained that his employees sorbed up the spill with speedy dry, which was drummed and one 55-gal. drum taken away by Safety Kleen Corp. for out-of-state disposal (see attached manifest).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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I-236-2003*Overfilled occurred while fueling truck.

All contaminated soil was excavated immediately and properly disposed of.

Response case closed.
I-237-2003*While inspecting the power plant operation at the Caribou Dam, a sheen was identified and reported to DEP.

After investigating, I determined the sheen was from an organic source ( a swamp).

Response Case Closed
B-379-2003*Despite our best efforts, sometimes it just takes a long time to get an oil spill reported.

During the winter of '03, Robbie Blake's boat sank at its mooring in Smith Cove.   Presumably, it wasn't leaking oil at the time.

On August 8, at 0700, the harbor master discovered that it was leaking a small amount of hydraulic oil, apparently from the hydro-slave.

On August 10, a Sunday, at 09:38, he notified the NRC;  they notified the EPA, Coast Guard MSO in Portland, and DEP in Augusta, among others.

The MSO notified the MSD in Bucksport and, at 1548, I was notified by the Orono barracks.   Good thing there was no crisis.

I tried to contact Robbie Blake that evening, but was unsuccessful. I did speak to a female who informed me that Blake had plans to raise his vessel that week.  She also led me to believe that the boat was in West Brooksville, not Smith Cove.  I asked that I be contacted the following day to be apprised of his progress.

I heard nothing from Blake, so on the evening of 8/12, I contacted him.  He said that he'd expected to raise it that day, but that the vessel he intended to do it with couldn't make it to his location, due to fog.  I made it plain to Blake that he had to do something that week, or that I would.

I explained that to the harbor master on 8/13, and he was skeptical.   However, on 8/14, I went to Smith Cove and encountered Robbie Blake and Bobby Grey.  They had a line on the vessel and were waiting for low tide to beach the Blake boat.

I've heard no more from the harbor master, so apparently they were successful.
P-290-1999*Mr. Doran was preparing to shock (calcium hyperchlorite) his pool.  Instead of the tablet form of shock he typically used, had a bucket of powdered shock.  Mr. Doran placed the specified amount of powdered shock into his bucket and went into the kitchen.  He then placed the bucket in the kitchen sink and turned on the hot water.  As soon as the hot water hit the powder it started an violent exothermic reaction.  Mr. Doran was splashed with the mixture which irritated his skin and filled the whole kitchen with a haze that he described as being reddish.  The Fire Department and EMT's were called and Mr. Doran was taken to the hospital for treatment.  The Fire Department set up perimeter and decon areas, then went in with SCBA's to survey the scene.  They then called me and reported there was still a haze in the house and the kitchen walls, ceiling, etc. around the sink were covered with a white substance.  I arrived and surveyed the scene and called Nathan Thompson to come assist me with the response.  I also got the information off the container of shock and called CHEMTREC.  They advised the reaction had occurred because the shock is supposed to be added to the water not the water to the shock.  We also determined the likely by-product of the reaction was chlorine gas.  Nathan arrived, wrote up a site safety plan for us and we planned to make an entry with our detector tubes for chlorine.  We checked several locations in the building and detected low levels of chlorine (5-10 ppm).  We then ventilated the house and called Clean Harbors to come and clean up the kitchen.  Clean Harbors used soap and water to wash down the affected surfaces.  We then resampled with the detector tubes and the levels were low enough that they did not register on the tubes.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-423-2003*
     This office received a call at 1545 on 8/25/03, from Nicol Winkler (ERA Dawson-Bradford Realtors; Bangor) reporting a possible abandoned underground tank at 44 Grove Street in Bangor.  It was stated that the property was up for sale and they had observed a vent pipe near the right front corner of the residence.  Since no one knew what the pipe was attached to, DEP's assistance was requested on site.  Arrangements were made to meet with Ms. Winkler at the property on the following day.

August 26, 2003 (Tues.):  Proceeding to 44 Grove Street, I met Ms. Winkler, and went over the situation with her.  Using a metal detector, I went over the lawn adjacent to the vent pipe, but did not find any metal underground in the vicinity.  We then went into the basement and followed the pipe where it entered the building through the foundation wall.  As it turned out, the pipe (vent) ran along the over head and attached to the furnace...for whatever reason.  I have never seen that done before and do not have a clue what it was for.  One thing is for certain, it was not attached to an underground tank outside the building.

REC:  File report.

P-329-1999*A spigot on a drum of Hydrochloric acid was left slightly ajar causing a small amount of acid to leak out onto the concrete floor.  Durastone employees put sodium bicarbonate onto the spilled acid and then washed the area down with water.  The resulting solution was collected in one of their closed sumps and pumped into their acid wash water collection tank.  This tank is emptied periodically and disposed of by a licensed hauler.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-330-1999*While transferring caustic concrete slurry from a bucket into a dumpster some was spilled onto the concrete floor.  Employees put speedy dry onto the material and allowed it to dry.  Once the concrete was set they placed it in the dumpster to be disposed of at Commercial Recycling.  This spill was reported to the Oil Spill Reporting number when it should have been reported to the Chemical Spill Reporting number.  Durastone was informed of this mistake, they were given the appropriate numbers, and they made the appropriate notification after the fact.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-501-2003*Received a call regarding a car accident that had discharged gasoline and oil on the front lawn of 385 Stroudwater Street.  I met with the owner of the property Barbara Fitzgerald who showed me the area in question.  The car had driven-up on the front lawn damaging its tank and oil pan as it left the road.  The only thing that had stopped the car from entering the house was a newly installed garden.  There was a small area on the front lawn where the gasoline had killed the grass, but the extent was minor.  I informed Ms. Fitzgerald that soil removal was not necessary, but if she elected to remove the soil, to have the landscape contractor contact me.

Not hearing from Ms. Fitzgerald or a contractor for over a month, I revisited the site.  It appeared that Ms. Fitzgerald elected to seed over the area.
P-337-1999*When we first arrived at Durastone on the 5th of May, 1999, one of the locations on the site we particularly noted, because of significant soil discoloration, was just outside the back door behind the cement mixer.  We were told originally the liquid, produced from washing out the mixer between colors, was pumped out there and injected into the ground using a PVC well.  At some point, the well became clogged so they started pumping into an open top, 55 gallon drum that would then just overflow onto the ground.  After some testing we found that this mixer wash water was very caustic (always reading at the top of the scale on pH paper).  Once we brought this issue to Durastone's attention, they were asked to report this release through the proper channels which they never actually did.  They did, however send us a Spill Reporting form around 05/27/1999.  This area was addressed in the site assessment.  Actual cleanup was preformed later which is documented in the attachments to P-273-99.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-400-2003*   Troy Hatton called from the Calais office of the Dead River Co. to report a #2 spill in the basement of the Hill residence at 64 Germain Street in Calais. He said that the feed line from the basement 275 had corroded through and thought that about 20-30 gallons of oil had escaped to the concrete floor. He did not think that it reached a drain and they had cleaned it up.
   Five days later, I received a call from the Calais office manager, Richard Ramsey. He advised me that they had been called back to the home and were revising the estimate. He believed that about 100 gallons had been lost and during further cleanup they discovered a floor drain after moving a woodpile. It appeared that some oil did reach this drain, which later turned out to be a sump cast into the basement floor. After learning of this change, I spoke with the homeowner, Patricia Hill, who lives in Bucksport. She expressed concern about the cleanup and I made plans to meet with Mr. Ramsey to inspect the site. This was now Thursday morning and the spill had been reported Friday night. The basement was now very clean. They had used four bags of speedi-dri, a quarter bale of sorbent pads and removed 25-30 pieces of firewood that had oil contamination. It was difficult to see any oil staining on the concrete. Windows had been opened and I could only detect a slight fuel odor in the area around the furnace. I looked into the sump and found it free of water and oil. I could not smell oil there, but Mr. Ramsey said that he detected a faint odor.
   The fuel line had been grouted with mortar or concrete into the intersection where the wall met the floor and traveled almost 50 feet from the tank to the furnace. The copper line was heavily corroded after it left the grout at the furnace and had leaked. This was near the chimney which showed fine yellow crystals on the bricks' face. Mr. Ramsey said that this was most likely sulfur that had condensed out of the furnace exhaust. This sulfur combined with moisture most likely created sulfuric acid that corroded the exposed copper pipe.
   At this time I do not anticipate any further action will be needed other than to monitor the basement after rains to insure that oil has not returned.
   I discussed this with Ms. Hill who said that she would contact personnel at the Dead River office and request they check on the home after rains.
P-689-2003*Received a call from Don Strout, BIW,  stating that they had an unexplained discharge from their diesel tank the previous day.  All the oil was contained within the berm which Clean Harbors removed.  The cause of the discharge was assumed to be intentional, because the tank passed a pressure test and held fuel over night.  The fueling pump, hoses and nozzle were also checked and found to be operating properly.  BIW's security is investigating the incident.

There was some misunderstanding on reporting requirements, because the fuel was discharged to a berm and had no effect on the environment.  I informed Mr. Strout that any release from a primary container is considered a discharge and should be reported accordingly.

For further details, see attached report.
B-392-2003*B-392-2003
08/13/2003 11:45

     Tracy Cyr, concerned resident on the County Road in Milford, called to report a vehicle accident that occurred in his yard in front of his home the night previous.  It was stated that he had concerns for his well since he could smell some gasoline just after the accident.  Investigation shown very little evidence of spillage.  It is not believed that the well is at risk to contamination from this small spill.  It may be noted that since the weather was hot, any gasoline spillage should have evaporated.
P-669-2003*During a site compliance inspection of the Sunset Gardens Mobile Home Park in Brunswick, the consultant, Jaques Whitford, Inc. (JW), noted leaking ASTs and associated contamination at 4 lots.

This report pertains to one of the lots:  Unit #51.  The trailer and AST had been removed from this site prior to the inspection by JW.  It appeared as though the tank had corroded and an unknown amount of product had been discharged.  I visited the site with JW and determined that clean-up would be necessary.  The site is considered Intermediate on the DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, however due to the the surrounding area use and to be consistent with previous clean-ups at the park, a clean-up level of 200ppm (headspace method) was agreed upon.

JWI returned on 7/16, and attempted to hand shovel the contamination at the 4 sites.  The goal was met at two of the sites.  Two, including Unit 51, required further clean-up.

I returned to the site on 9/23, with ENPRO and removed the remainder of the contamination from this and Unit 51. There was not as much contamination remaining as originally thought, and less than 1 ton was removed from the two sites.

I later found out that the spill had occurred during a fire, and DEP's Nathan Thompson was on site (P-41-2003).

No long term environmental impact is expected.
P-671-2003*During an inspection of the Sunset Gardens mobile home park, Jacques Whitford noted several leaking ASTs.  This one located at Unit 65 did not require major clean-up and the small amount of soil was consolidated with that of another unit which had a more extensive clean-up.
B-389-2003*   Chief Drinkwater called to report that a tractor-trailer hauling chips had wrecked on Pritham Avenue in Greenville Junction. The truck was on its side and leaking diesel onto the roadway. It was actually on the bridge deck over a small unnamed stream. The diesel was running away from the bridge and had not entered the stream. Due to the position of the truck, they could not do any more until it was righted. He felt it would be a couple of hours before the load was removed and the truck put back on its wheels. This complimented my 1 hour travel time.
   The truck had been traveling east when it failed to negotiate a corner at the intersection of Depot Street and Pritham Avenue. As it began to roll over, the front of the loaded trailer struck a building on the corner. This building is both a residence and commercial building. The impact moved it (by later report from the owner) 2 inches off the foundation. This caused cracks in the foundation and wall. Diesel fuel found its way to the cracks and into the basement. This damage was compounded by the impact, causing the water line to a basement water heater to break, flooding the walk in basement. Most of the diesel that entered the building was found in the same boiler room as the water heater. The impact also damaged the fill and vent pipes leading to the boiler room 275 gallon heating oil tank. The cast steel whistle was actually broken off at the tank, while the fill pipe was dislocated. Luckily the tank, which was half full, remained upright and did not leak.
   Fire department personnel had put down sorbent pads inside the basement and under the truck.  As time progress I added more.
   When the truck was removed, more sorbent pads were used to absorb the fuel still on the street. After the pads were removed, about one cubic yard of road sand was spread onto the partially dissolved asphalt to act as a sorbent and then recovered. This minor amount of sand was spread on an asphalt deck at the D.O.T.'s Shirley lot. The contaminated pads were burned at the Greenville Steam Company.
   At this point, it appears that no further action is needed. However, future repairs to the building could reveal some minor amounts of unrecovered oil.
A-276-2003* On 6-23-2003, I inspected the former grain mill located on Johnson Flat Rd. in the town of Burnham. This grain mill has recently been owned by a scrap dealer, Lucas Enterprise. Mr Lucas recently died. Mr. Piscura made several phone calls to the DEP alleging that PCB's had been dumped at the property, specifically inside the silos.
 During my inspection I did not find any evidence of dumping or spilling of PCB oil in the silos. Three silos had a large opening cut into them. This opening allowed a front end loader access to the silo, to store scrap metal. The fourth silo contained grain and I did not enter it because of safety reasons.
 The boiler room that is attached to the office is in rough shape and there are some oil containers and batteries stored inside. There is also a galvanized pipe, similar to a vent pipe for an UST, near the boiler room.
A-407-2003* Paula Smith of CN Brown Company reported a very small overfill at the business of Michael Motors. They spilled less than one cup of oil on the ground. The area has crushed rock under the fill pipe and CN Brown employees removed this oil contaminated soil. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.

A-410-2003* On 8-13-03 a caller reported that a pleasure boat had sunk and was spilling gasoline into Woodbury Pond. The caller gave me directions and I eventually found the boat on the east shore. However, by the time I found the boat, the owner had tied the boat to a dock and most of the water had been pumped out of the boat and there was no indication of a gasoline spill. I left the scene, no further action required.
I-238-2003* On 8-27-03, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil called to report that a small spill had occurred at the home of a customer in Island Falls. Because of leaky fittings, approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel was spilled.  It was cleaned up with oil rags and carpet piece was cut out.  Oil line was replaced.
P-674-2003*Please see attached.
P-678-2003*On 8/23/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of CMP reporting a one gallon spill of non PCB transformer oil from a car pole accident.  The oil went onto the road shoulder.  CMP crews excavated the contaminated soil.  No further action required.
P-680-2003*On 8/24/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of CMP reporting a small spill from a blown capacitor on Forest Ave. in Portland.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-683-2003*Please see attached.
P-685-2003*
	10/28/03 call into DEP, referred to Jon Woodard.  Report of small overfill during a delivery of fuel oil AST located in a shed.  Response by Webber Energy.  No DEP visit at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
P-687-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 8/25/03: Notice from Mr. Bradbury of Union Oil of an apparent 1-gallon overfill of a basement AST at this commercial business located in Woodford's Corner, Portland.  There had been a delivery of 18 gal. the previous Friday, 8/22/03, and the basement tank was found full though the delivery driver apparently did not know that oil leaked out of the tank gauge.  Mr. Bruns @ Headlight Audio told me that they noted an oil odor and called Union Oil.  Some free oil was still floating atop a puddle of oil.  Bradbury requested guidance and I advised that they use sorbents to pick up all the free oil and ventilate the basement.  I would visit in the morning.

ASSESSMENT
	At about 0800 hrs I requested DEP's Ann Hemenway visit for me while I was at another discharge.  Hemenway reported back that she estimated up to 3-gallons spilled and there may be backed up sewage as well.  In the morn (0830-0900 hrs) Mr. Bradbury stated that Union Oil had hired ENPRO to vaccum the oil and contaminated water out of the basement.  In the morn I visited and met Mr. Bruns.  I reached ENPRO's Mass office to find out their schedule though initially could not be transferred to the South Portland office due to phone problems.
	After noon I was called by Mr. Brunn's concerned that ENPRO was not scheduled to do a clean-up that day after all.  Duane stated he did not have full authorization from Union Oil to do the work and that ENPRO was concerned about Portland city authority to park on Forest Ave. and do the clean-up.  At Union Oil I spoke with Bradbury, Mr. Shapiro, and Don Meserve who authorized ENPRO to respond.  DEP agreed to be onsite to intercede on any city issues for an emergency remediation.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	ENPRO vacuumed up free oil and water from the basement floor and recovered spent sorbents.  Ann Hemenway was onsite for the clean-up for me.  ENPRO stated they would also clean-up the oily speedy dry below the fillpipe.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	No further DEP Response Div. clean-up is required at this time.
2.	Evidence of the stained pavement and speedy-dry below the outside fill and vent pipes indicate an oil spill outside as well.  I could not tell if the spillage was from this spill of 8/22/03, or was  older.  This outside discharge was not reported by Union Oil.
	

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-692-2003*
	Report of small pole-mounted transformer discharge following auto accident.  Located near marsh but no discharge reported to ground or surface waters.  No DEP response requested or made at this time.  See attached CMP report for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-422-2003*B-422-2003
08/25/2003 12:23

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Sanford Miller on 124 Linden Street.  It was stated that approximately one cup of fuel leaked from the basement tank onto a concrete basement floor.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
I-240-2003*Approximately 15 gallons of accord, entry I water, (l.5 gallons accord & entry II) were spilled.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and peat moss, a 10 X 10 area.  It was taken to Pinkham Cold Storage.
P-843-2001*Facility reported a liquid fat discharge in the facility.  Material was confined in secondary containment and recovered with sorbent material for disposal.

No DEP response.
No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-544-2002*CMP reported spill.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up of spill to roadway.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
I-192-2003*Due to busted hose, approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with fines and sorbent pads and burnt in the boiler.
I-193-2003*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled due to loose fitting.  It was contained on site in plastic bag.
B-221-2003*B-221-2003
05/19/2003 10:49

     Elwin Jacobs, of the Medway Middle School, called to report discovering some dead grass on their soccer field associated with a small gasoline spill.  It was stated that a vehicle, about a month prior, drove over the field and somehow spilled the gas.  The patch of dead grass reportedly had dimensions of 2" by 18 feet.  Since the spill was believed to be rather small, no action was taken.  I suggested simply to replace the grass.
I-194-2003*Peter Campbell was driving John Deer tractor down the road when the plug came out of tractor and caused approximately 3 gallons of engine oil to leak.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry.
I-195-2003*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a lowbed truck cylinder.  It was spread out on road by a bulldozer.
B-416-2003*        On August 25, 2003 at 0830, we received a call from dispatcher Sam at Dead River Oil reporting a one gallon #2 oil spill in Bangor.  The leak in the tank occurred at the home of Joseph Walsh of 20 Haywood Street.  I met the Dead River crew and Mrs. Walsh at the site and found the crew pumping out the tank prior to its replacement.  No oil reached any drain and the area is on city water.
B-371-2003*   Gay Atkinson called from the Stonington Sanitary District to report that she had found fuel oil in one of the town's septic tanks. There are a series of septic tanks along the ocean front that accumulate septage that will be removed when the tank is full. This tank had not been pumped since November of last year.
   Mrs. Atkinson had made a routine inspection of the tank in question and discovered a small amount of red fuel oil on the surface of the septage. She described it as covering about 4-5 square feet of surface near the exit baffle (there is no leach field for these tanks). She spent a few days checking on the four buildings that feed this tank and found no source. She called me and I met her at the site. When the cover was open she noticed that the size of the oil layer had greatly diminished since she first saw it.
   Since the oil was being devoured by the tank's bacteria and decreasing rapidly, there was no need to attempt oil recovery. It was also apparent that the source had been stopped sometime before.
   Mrs. Atkinson was going to check on the tank periodically to make sure that no more oil came into the tank. She would call if it did. As of 9-3-2003 it had not.
   No further action anticipated.
I-196-2003*A broken hose caused 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid to spill.  Absorbent pads were used and soil was shoveled and stored in metal barrel in Seven Islands garage awaiting disposal.
I-199-2003*Approximately 12 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled when an operator hit a hydraulic line with a tree length loader bucket; a fitting was broken.  It was covered with fines and scraped up with skid steer.  The material was put on the fuel pile to be fed to the boiler.
B-426-2003*
  Jim McCoy called from Fortin and Jewette Oil Co. to report that a client, George Jenkins of Penobscot, had called them because of an oil smell in his cellar. The technician found that the bottom of the cellar 275-gallon tank had corroded through and he estimated that about a gallon had reached the clay floor. Some of the oil had reached a sump. They had found the sump's discharge point and ascertained that it had not pumped out any oil. They collected the oil with a few sorbent pads.
   No further action anticipated.
B-421-2003*Dick Ramsey called from the Calais office of Dead River Co. to report an estimated one gallon spill of kerosene at a house at 26 Madison Street in Eastport. The owner, John Elwell, had reported that the fuel line was leaking. This was in a crawl space under the house. The technician found a flare coupling was leaking. He believed that it leaked about a gallon. No cleanup was necessary as the space was allowed to vent and evaporate the kerosene.

   Due to the minor nature of the report, I did not go to the scene and expect no further action.
A-421-2003* Kirk Toth, of Florida Power and Light, reported that a small amount of hydraulic oil was released to the Kennebec River when a hose ruptured. This hose was part of the rack rake system. He estimated that less than one pint spilled into the Kennebec River. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-403-2003*Webber Oil Co. called to report that they had been called to the Odlin Road Holiday Inn. It seems there was an oil spill inside the boiler room that is set off from the main building. One of the three 330 gallon tanks had corroded through and leaked what they estimated to be about 3 gallons of #2. They used a few sorbent pads, but much of it had wicked up into the wooden framework of the boiler house. Since this is a separate structure, no further work was necessary.
P-184-2000*Northeast Air staff cleaned up a minor (estimated one gal) spill due to overfilling an aircraft.  Notification to DEP but no request for assistance made.  No DEP visit conducted.

B-404-2003*   Assistant Chief Gale called to report that a bait truck had overturned on Caterpillar Hill and was leaking fuel. I reached him by cell phone and learned that the saddle tank was leaking from the cap and they had placed a bucket under it. He believed that very little had actually reached the ground. As I was involved in another project at the time, I did not go to the scene. Mr. Gale said he would call me if circumstances changed. He did not. No further action anticipated.
P-653-2003*
INITIAL RESPONSE & EVALUATION
	Fri. 8/15/03: response @ 1630 hrs upon notification by Portland FD of 250 to 300 gal. discharge (later estimated at a little over 100 gal.).  Originally thought majority of discharge went down city drain and lost.  Met FD onsite, confirmed large oil discharge from one of two inside AST's all over concrete floor and into sump.  No oil pumped out of sump by pump, most of spilled oil lost to soil under floor through sump bottom (or lack of bottom).  Several bags of speedy dry sorbent spread over floor now saturated and oil saturated wood wall plates and stairs (see photos) .  Mr. Nilsen acted wisely in placing an auto jack in a pan and jacking up the tank under the leak location till the leak was sealed while about 120 gal. remained still in the tank.  PID levels in the basement air measured at 94-ppm which is unacceptable without PPE or venting.
	Onsite about 1630 hrs I relieved the PFD, evaluated the situation and contacted Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES) after Mr. Nilsen requested DEP management of the clean-up.
	Both tanks were near full at the time of the leak.  Fortunately the tanks were not manifolded together.  Total discharge quantity re-estimated to about 130 gallons.
	Peerless Insurance adjuster arrived onsite though denied coverage on a "pollution" exemption.
	The house is located in a sub-urban residential area of Portland and is serviced by municipal water & sewer.  No oil is believed to have reached sewer or storm drains.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	The goal of initial clean-up actions were to remove the free oil, oil saturated and contaminated debris, and ventilate so as to allow the house to be livable while further remediation continued.
	8/15/03; That night CHES and I applied more sorbents and bagged it for offsite disposal.  CHES set up a vent fan in the window to create a negative pressure and help keep oil vapors out of the upstairs and allow workers in the basement without respirators.  The vent fan remained till Monday.  Oil soaked debris such as wood was taken outside for later disposal.  Remaining oil in the leaking AST was pumped to drums.
	Sunday, 8/17/03: Contacted Ray B. @ CHES to have a crew power wash the floor, truck off oily wood & items.
	Mon. 8/18/03: met CHES crew and Gordon Pott.  Only trucked off oily debris as the crew had no power wash equip. onsite stating they had not been told to.  I requested CHES to return next day to power wash and to remove oily studs and floor plates.
	Tues. 8/19/03: CHES power washed floor & cut trench in concrete for SVE (soil vapor extraction) piping.  Oily wood still not removed.
	8/20/03: Oil soil vacuumed out of trench, piping and blower installed by Don White.
	Over the next several weeks, I pumped about 15 gallons of oily water and about 5 gallons of free oil product out of the sump, recovering less oil each time.

DEP TECH SERVICES REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	The goal of Tech Services is long term remediation such as control of vapors entering the home.
	Mon. 4/18/03: brought DEP engineer Don White to site to evaluate venting system.  Over the following days, White installed the system and took over management of the remediation.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	An AST Ins. Fund application was given to the Nilsens, explained to them and I advised them to complete it and send it to Maine Fire Marshal seeing that Peerless Insurance was not peerless in their coverage of Mr. Nilsen's home.
2.	Oil contaminated media, such as oil contaminated soil & groundwater under the basement floor is understood to remain at the Nilsen's property and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  Collection of free oil will continue as long as required.
3.	The response and communications from Clean Harbors could have been better though the field workers performed very well.
4.	I advised Mr. Nilsen to replace his other AST, as well, as it has a large dent in the corner along the end seam.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-429-2003*          On August 27, 2003, at 1600, we received a call from Jerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a fifteen gallon leak of transformer oil on the Exeter Road in Corinna.  A tree hit a wire which shorted out the unit and caused the leak onto the pavement and road shoulder.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavation.  No state waters were threatened.
A-244-2003*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred at this residential AST.  The spill was reportedly completely recovered with no impact to environment.
A-245-2003*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred to a residential driveway.  The spill was reportedly completely recovered.
A-266-2003*   DEP received a report that lube oil was spilled to the road surface when a truck engine blew.  Spilled oil was sorbed using soil and affected road shoulder was excavated for disposal.
A-281-2003*   DEP received a report that hydraulic oil spilled to pavement following failure of a line on a bucket loader.  Spilled oil was reportedly completely recovered.
B-437-2003*         On September 3, 2003, at 1420 we received a call from Dave Delaite of Delaite Trucking reporting a three to five gallon hydraulic oil leak from a blown line on a forwarder.  The spill occurred at 1330 on a logging road off the Boyd Lake Road in Orneville.  Workers recovered as much product as possible with sorbents.  No oil reached any state waters.
B-402-2003*Mike Thornton called to report that one of his dump trucks lost about 30 gallons of oil when it's hydraulic tank fell off while traveling on the International Paper Company's sludge dump road. He has a contract with them to haul the sludge. Mr. Thornton used some sorbent pads, but mostly dried paper sludge to absorb the free product. The road is gravel and in a remote area (as one would expect a sludge dump to be). As such, removing the oiled gravel was without merit.
B-390-2003*Home Depot reported that a five-gallon pail of roofing tar was spilled at their store in Bangor. They cleaned it up and stored the debris in a storage area set aside for this situation. A licensed waste hauling firm will pick up the debris at a later date.
P-710-2003*A broken blood pressure taker resulted in discharge of approximately one ounce (if that) of elemental mercury to the linoleum floor of an exam room at Intermed in Portland.  The HVAC was shut off and the room was quarantined until Clean Harbors arrived to mitigate the issue.  DEP will return with the Lumex to determine if cleanup was successful.  Ambient air levels were within acceptable range.  Office was allowed to initiate reuse of that room.

B-407-2003*On 8/19/03, 1400 hours Daye Morin reported that her duck pond seemed to have oil on it.  She indicated that the pond was located exactly 14 miles from the I-95 Union Street exit on the left.  I found a pond at that distance on the right and figured that I had mistakenly wrote left instead of right (that could happen).  This pond was close to the road and may have had some dust on it, but certainly no oil.  I saw a black duck take flight as I got out of my truck to look at the pond.  Later I contacted Daye to find out if I had the right place.  She said that I needed to go another quarter of a mile and that it was on the left.  I found a pond on the left a little further up the road and that one didn't have oil on it either.  However, this one did not have a culvert going into it, so I re-contacted Daye to see if I still had the wrong place.  I had been laboring under the impression that the aforementioned pond was visible from the main road.  This turned out to be a misconception.  I was supposed to turn into the driveway at 266 Avenue Road.  She indicated that the problem had disappeared and that she would call me if it recurred.
P-697-2003*
Notification from Kittery FD of small gasoline discharge from customers auto tank to ground.  No notification from vehicle owner nor from 7-Eleven company.  No discharge to drains reported.  Initial clean-up actions by KFD.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

This is a former Christy's gas station.  DEP Reg. #3796.  Sub-urban commercial & residential area, on city water & sewer.  During incidents like this, contamination/spillage often reaches soil & gw through joints & cracks in the pavement; something to keep in mind.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-589-2003*Miscommunication between CMP and a demolition contractor caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of mineral oil to the ground on Commercial St.  A building being razed was still connected to the transformer and wires were ripped out of it releasing product.  The contaminated soil will stay on sight (it's going to be a parking lot), the contaminated pad was taken to CRS and the remaining oil was reclaimed by CMP for disposal.
B-383-2003*   Waldo County dispatch called to report that a car wreck on the Swan Lake Road in Monroe had spilled some gasoline. Personnel on scene estimated that maybe a gallon was lost. They also reported that a drilled well was 10-12 feet away.
   I went to the scene and made an evaluation. There was almost no gasoline contaminated soil to be found, just a hint that was hard to locate. I spoke with the owner and neighbors and learned that there was an appreciable amount of soil above the bedrock in that area. As such, I felt that no action was necessary.
B-290-2003*B-290-2003
06/25/2003 09:00

     The Maine Department of Transportation called to report a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid on the Union Street exit south.  It was stated that a sweeper blew a hydraulic line spilling the fluid along the roadside.  Investigation revealed that a small amount of the fluid was trapped in a storm drain.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  As a precaution sorbent boom was placed in the drain due to impending rain.  No further action was taken.
B-436-2003*On 9/3/03, 0900 hours Robert Chester, who is a regional program engineer for MDOT, reported gasoline contaminated soil encountered at a construction site in the vicinity of 691 Main Street in Calais.  Since this location is adjacent to an Irving Mainway, a site visit seemed prudent even though remedial action could not be expected from DOT.  There was no risks to drinking water supplies nor was there a potential vapor problem.  The majority of the contamination was two and a half feet from grade.  It was in a layer of clay that was about ten inches thick.  The bag head space here was 1200 ppm.  At a depth of ten feet, the reading was 250.  However, DOT had installed a sewer line within ten feet of this area and had not encountered contamination, which indicates that the release (whenever it occurred) was localized to a fairly small area and was probably a surface spill.  The workers on the project were familiar with the area and they indicated that there had always been a service station at that location and that Irving had installed all new equipment.
B-419-2003*On 8/23/03, 0900 hours Kelley Meige, who lives on the northeast shore of Swan Lake in Searsport, reported there was a suspicious substance blowing up on shore in front of her residence.  She said that she had lived there a long time and had never seen anything like it.  The material was blowing down the lake and piling up on shore.  She suspected septage for some reason and was afraid to go for a swim.  Although septage is not our bailiwick I decided to check it out.  The fact that she had never seen anything like it before even though she had been there for decades left me wondering.  Had it been septage, I would have passed on the information to the appropriate agency.  It turned out to be a foam that forms on lakes when it is windy and it was a windy day.  I checked the stuff under a high powered microscope and determined  that there was nothing living in it.  I let Meige know this, so that she could enjoy a swim.
B-441-2003*       On September 4, 2003, at 0810 we received a call from dispatcher Sam at Dead River Oil reporting a two gallon #2 oil spill at the home of Ron Scott at 94 Emerald Drive in Holden.  Dead River delivered to the wrong house at 1730 the previous day and the oil came out around the basement tank's gauge.  Dead River cleaned up the spill and replaced damaged parts of the basement rug.  Mr. Scott said they might have to hire a cleaning firm to clean up the smell.  No oil reached any drains.
P-677-2003*On 8/22/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Robert Perkins of 3E Company.  He was reporting a small spill on behalf of Home Depot in South Portland.  A customer's car was leaking gasoline in the parking lot.  Home Depot staff cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further action required.
P-679-2003*On 8/24/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Raymond Fire Department reporting a car leaking gasoline at Sunset Variety in Raymond.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-676-2003*On 8/22/03 I received a call from Adrian Warrick of Northeast Air reporting a small spill from overfilling a plane at the Portland International Jetport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-440-2003*        On September 3, 2003 at 1530 we received a call from Fire Chief Bill Lee of Lincoln reporting a hydraulic oil spill at the town's transfer station on Park Avenue.  Vandals had entered the building and removed bolts on a compactor, which caused a spill of between fifty and sixty gallons of hydraulic oil.  The product flowed onto the cement floor and about five gallons leaked under a door and flowed outside.  Firefighters recovered the oil with sorbents.  The area is on town water.
P-651-2003*A boat sank at its dock discharging a minor amount of motor oil.  Most of it remained under the cover but some seeped through causing a sheen and the subsequent complaint.  The homeowner was notified and the boat was removed.
P-656-2003*Curiosity turned a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles into two motor vehicle accidents involving five vehicles.   One of the vehicles was leaking gasoline which Bowdoinham Fire foamed and initiated collection of spilling product with pads.  Spill was predominantly contained on roadway.
P-657-2003*It was reported that a sea plane crashed in Center Pond in Phippsburg and lost its fuel.  This report was investigated and the plane was located but there was no evidence of any fuel loss.
P-655-2003*Free product in a sump basin was reported to DEP on 08-16-03.  Site visit yielded just that although without explanation.  The line from the tank to the furnace was excavated and seemed to be intact and no contaminated soil was encountered.  Oil had both been pumped out to the storm drain and backed up into the perimeter drain.  Initial response actions were to flush the perimeter drain, remove the sump basin and some surrounding contaminated soil and replace to spec.  Prior to replacement there was no product present in hole, however, some has since reappeared.  Lingering odor issues and oil presence warrants Tech Svcs participation so it has been requested.
P-614-2003*An overfill caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of gasoline to the cement pad at Irving Mainway at Exit 12.  Auburn Fire cleaned the spill with speedy dry.
P-619-2003*A burner tech changing over service lines for a switch for UST to AST service noticed discolored soil in the crawl space at 134 Route One.  There was no evident point of discharge, the UST's removal yielded no valuable information, and there are no indoor odor issues so no further action necessary.
P-612-2003*Please sea attached.
P-713-2003*At 2:41 Sprague Energy reported a propane smell to South Portland FD, whom responded to the location and discovered a distribution pump off-gassing a moderate to significant vapor cloud in the yard.  At 3:00 MDEP, Scott Cyr was called and asked to respond to the Downeast Energy plant on Jackson St.

Upon arrival, one truck from SPFD was on scene and a tech from DEE "Bill".  Initial recon noted a leak at the distribution island, unknown cause or magnitude.  A second Tech from DEE "George" arrived and tried to convince SPFD to allow them to enter and activate the emergency shut off (nitrogen propelled system), but SPFD was unfamiliar with the system and reluctant to send anyone in.  Eventually the chief showed and the decision was made to allow a two person SPFD entry team to go in and activate the emergency shut-off.  The system worked and the pipeline was isolated and discharge halted.

Some vapor was still emitted after the shutdown, due to the extensive expansion rate of the liquid propane in the pipe. This too faded shortly after shut off engaged.  No offsite evacuation or emergency measures were employed, but the strong odor of propane in the Veteran's bridge area (early in the scenario) was cause for alarm and the potential for a major event.


Down East will look into their SOP's for securing the distribution system after hours, access and egress points in the perimeter fence, possibly installing a man way addition plus maintenance of the gate itself, electrical controls for the plant, and lastly properly labeling and identifying all emergency shutoff controls.  Alan Dow, Jim Pietkiewicz, and management staff will develop and implement the changes accordingly.

No further action is warranted by DEP and no other complaints have been received.
B-337-2003*B-337-2003
07/16/2003 13:00

     Dwight Barron, Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Embden, called to report discovering oil spillage associated with the construction of a concrete foundation at the Donahue property on Embden Lake on Embden Pond Road.  Oil spillage was reportedly observed on standing water surrounding the new concrete foundation.  I later spoke with Larry Knowles of Skowhegan, the contractor in charge of the site.  Mr. Knowles informed me that he inadvertently left open buckets of "form oil" out in the rain.  The water eventually displaced the oil onto the ground.  The oil was stated to have been a "non toxic" biodegradable oil specific to forming concrete structures.  The oil however had been sorbed up at Mr. Barron's request at the time of discovery.  No further action was taken.
B-445-2003*       On September 6, 2003, at 1830 we received a call from Webber Oil Company reporting a four to five gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement of 126 Birch Street in Bangor.  The building is an apartment house owned by Roseanne Bates of Brewer.  A tenant broke off the tank's fitting, but stuck a piece of wood into the hole to prevent any further leakage.  Webber Oil workers repaired the problem and recovered the spilled oil with sorbents.
I-233-2003*On 8-20-03, this office was notified of soil contamination that was encountered while UST's were being replaced at Buck's Market. There was contamination found beneath the area of the old pump island and one of the piping sumps during the course of the site assessment. I met with Chad Mc
Pherson of SW Cole on site the same day. An intermediate cleanup standard was set and all soil encountered was removed to that standard. About 300 yards was removed and taken to the Presque Isle Landfill.

On 9-9-03, while excavating for the new water line to the building, more contamination was found. I recommended removal of all that was encountered during the excavation.
P-712-2003*On 9/8/03, I received a call from Ralph Stuart at Portland Pipe Line (PPL) reporting a small spill from a corrosion hole in a bonnet relief valve pipe.  The spill was noticed by PPL staff conducting routine maintenance in the T2 manifold area of the tank farm.  Stained rock was observed and excavated by hand.  Relief valve piping was observed to be corroded in spite of being cathodically protected.  The corrosion hole was temporarily patched.  Plans are in progress to replace all of the relief valve piping in the manifold area.  No further action required.
P-716-2003*Report of heavy sheening in marsh on Foss Road in Lewiston.  I visited site and observed sheen, determining that it was not a petroleum product and was organic in origin.
P-715-2003*I received a call from Bonnie Sarmiento reporting that a contractor who had installed her hot tub, Rustic Retreat, had discharged lube oil from the rear end of his truck onto her driveway.  I called Rustic Retreat and spoke with the owner, Scott Bartholomew.  He confirmed that he had lost the rear end in his truck, and the lube oil had leaked onto the Sarmeinto's property.  He was unaware of the reporting requirements, however did admit that he had not completely cleaned up the spill.  I visited the site and did determine that there was some stained sand and asphalt left behind.  I explained to Mrs. Sarmiento that I would require the clean-up of the sand, however the stained asphalt would be a matter that she would have to take up with Mr. Bartholomew in another forum.

I contacted Mr. Bartholomew and informed him that more would need to be done.  He agreed, however did not want to return to the site without me present.  We were unable to come up with a mutually agreeable time to meet on site, so I felt it would be more timely if I returned to the site by myself.  I did so on 9/23 and removed the small amount of contaminated sand.
P-717-2003*A tractor trailer, carrying rolls of newsprint headed for the Boston Herald was attempting to exit the Maine Turnpike, when the load which was apparently off center, shifted more, causing the laws of physics to take the reigns from the driver and this object in motion stayed in motion until it came to rest on the guard rail.  Thankfully, although the mass was great, the speed was not, thereby decreasing the velocity and as gravity caused it to become at one with the aforementioned guardrail, the saddle tanks remained intact--containing the diesel held therein.  Motor oil was leaking from rig, however disaster was averted with the use of sorbent pads and speedy dry.

The contents of the mighty machine were removed and it was righted without incident.
P-701-2003*Mr. Smith had an oil tank in his basement that had not been used in 10 years or so.  The house had been switched over to natural gas.  Mr. Smith decided to switch back to oil heat so he hired Heutz Oil Company to come out and make sure everything was good to go.  Once everything had been checked out, Heutz hooked up to the fill and started pumping, but the oil never made it to the tank, as it started fountaining out of the floor drains in the garage.  Apparently the fill pipe had corroded and came loose right where the pipe went through the basement wall.  So the oil that didn't come out through the floor drains was under the garage floor.  I hired EPI whom removed part of the garage floor and vactored out what contaminated soil they could reach.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-706-2003*
	Sun. 8/31/03, afternoon report of a gasoline spill following an auto accident.  Waterboro Fire Department responded and was cleaning up the spill.  No DEP response was requested.  I tried to reach the Fire Chief several times for further information without success.

	No attachments.

S G Brezinski
P-711-2003*Tractor trailer truck saddle tank leaked approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel in the parking lot of the Lewiston rest area.  The truck had hit some road debris that had damaged the tank.  The remaining product was removed from the tank.  The product was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-399-2003*Received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a spill. He reported that a car accident broke a pole and caused a 10KVA transformer to leak. Gerry reported that an estimated 5 gallons of non-PCB mineral oil was spilled. CMP personnel cleaned it up. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-298-2003*Received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a spill. A dump truck hit the service cable damaging the pole and the transformer. Janet estimated that 7 gallons of mineral oil were spilled. The transformer was tagged <50 ppm PCB. CMP personnel cleaned up the spill with pads and shovelled up a drum of contaminated soil. No further work is necessary on this incident.
B-418-2003*On 8/24/03, 1030 hours a spill report that was initiated by Bonnie Wilkens, who is a helicopter pilot for Agrotors Inc, was passed on to me.  She had landed the craft at a helipad that they operate from in Medford.  They were spraying herbicide for IP.  The aircraft's instrumentation had advised her to land, because one of the fuel boost pumps had failed.  A 9.5 gallons spill of Jet fuel was released when the mechanic repaired the pump.  The spill landed on the soil under the craft and was recovered by Clean Harbors.  They filled eight drums (30 gallons each) and took them to an authorized disposal facility.

The helipad site is located near a logging road that comes off the Milo-Howland Road just before Schoodic Stream.
B-449-2003*On 9/9/03, 1120 hours Everett Mathews of R W Mathews reported an overfill situation that they had at the University of Maine at Machias (Reynolds Center).  He said that the alarm that was supposed to indicate when the tank was full failed.  According to staff at the facility, it had happened before.  UMM is a new customer for R W Mathews, so they were not in a position to expect the problem.  When the tank overfilled, it sprayed product out the fill pipe.  The spray covered an area of about twelve square feet (4 foot diameter).  The penetration depth was about two inches.  This involves about a tenth of a cubic yard of soil and the amount of oil that would snap off at this depth over this area would be about half a gallon.  R W Mathews personnel recovered the contaminated soil to their waste stream.
P-103-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Thurs. 2/6/03, evening notification by Gagnon Oil Co. of discharge of estimated 50 gals. from the outside K1 oil AST of Ms. Legere.  Ms. Legere was called and I scheduled a visit the next morning.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
	Area is dense rural residential within a mobile home park.  No drinking water wells are known within 300'.  The home is owned by Ms. Legere and the property owned by several co-owners.  My contact among the co-owners was Mr. Richard Pond.  Onsite I reviewed the state AST Insurance program for leaks and potential clean-up actions with Ms. Legere.
	The last fuel delivery was on 1/22/03, and on 2/6/03, after the leak the 275 gal. tank was still half full.  Ms. Legere showed me to the AST in the rear of her home (see site sketch).  Gagnon Oil had already repaired to broken fitting.   I collected about four bags of red, oily snow from around the tank for proper disposal.  I noted no puddles of oil under the tank.  Snow was deep which appears to have inhibited the ground-freezing enough to allow the oil to soak down into the sandy ground under the tank and under the mobile home.
	On 2/14/03 I spoke with Mr. Pond and we agreed that any remediation would begin after his return from out-of-state, April or after.  At that time things appeared stable and there was no oil odor in the home.
	
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	As of September 2003, I have not been contacted by Pond or Ms. Legere, and DEP has not pushed for remediation.
2.	Contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite though much of it is under the home and tank area.  In this situation it appears to be not cost-effective to move the home in order to gain access to the contaminated soil as no drinking water wells are threatened.
3.	If the home is moved or if the discharge effects a sensitive receptor this contaminated media should be re-evaluated and removed (i.e. excavation) to state satisfaction.
4.	I advised Ms. Legere to have a protective roof put over her fuel tank to prevent another leak such as this.  I recommend that Pond & Park have all their resident's tanks checked for AST code compliance and protection from line and tank leaks.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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B-446-2003*        On September 7, 2003, at 1130 we received a call from Sgt. Quay of the Maine Warden Service reporting a spill from an upside down Cessna 180 in the middle of Moosehead Lake off of the Sandbar Tract.  The accident occurred at 0930 when the plane flipped over while taking off from the water.  Thirty gallons of gasoline based aviation gas was on board and this product quickly evaporated as it leaked out.  Sgt. Quay said the rainbow sheen didn't extend more than thirty to forty yards from the plane.  Any cleanup was impractical and the plane was recovered that afternoon.
A-364-2003*Department staff received a complaint from Louis Daigle of Farmingdale concerning a junkyard up the road.  He indicated oil had been spilled on the property.  This case has extensive history with the Air Bureau and Commissioners Office from the early 1990's.  Mr. Daigle repeatedly requested the Department investigate M&M Bargains, a scrapyard business on the Blaine Road, approx 1/2 mile from his home.  Roy Rike , DEP Air Bureau field inspector also received a recent complaint from Mr. Daigle concerning unlawful burning of plastic radiator ends at the M&M facility.  Roy and I met with Mr. Daigle 8/6/2003, to discuss the complaint.  Mr. Daigle  reported observing open burning of radiator ends at M&M on numerous occasions over the years.  He had a large file folder of information documenting his reporting of these problems to the town of Farmingdale Fire Chief, the Code Enforcement Officer, the DEP Air Bureau, the Dept. of Conservation Forestry Division, the Maine Attorney General, as well as area Legislators.  He showed dated photos of smoke plumes near his home.  There was less evidence concerning oil spillage.  He believes the smoke has caused health issues for him and his family.  He also reported being harassed as a result of his complaints including being verbally threatened, having his mail box smashed, and his windows shot at with a BB gun.  Roy and I agreed to inspect M&M to investigate the environmental complaints.

On 8/29/2003, Roy and I met with Hap Moran, proprietor of M&M Bargains.  The visit was pre-arranged by phone.  Mr. Moran has been in business at this location for 36 years and based on volume, there is probably some original stock on site.  The site consists of several buildings, sheds, and trailers crammed full of used miscellaneous items.   Mr. Moran runs a small scale returnable bottle collection, he sells rope, and he scraps out steel, copper, and aluminum from old appliances, cars, or whatever.  We toured through each building noting the contents.  Mr. Moran admitted he had burned radiator ends in the past, however, since being informed by Roy at a previous inspection that this practice was illegal, he had stopped.  He now cuts up the radiators and stores the plastic ends in a rack.  He had several radiators in process, and appeared to be managing them appropriately.  Periodically Moran intends to load the plastic ends into an old car destined for the crusher, and dispose of them that way.  There were several wood type stoves on site that appeared to have been used for burning solid waste and scrap plastic.  There was no used oil in evidence on site other than miscellaneous quart size containers.  There were several gasoline cans as well as some paint cans around, but no more than household quantities.  There is no water supply well on site, only an outhouse.  A tenant does live in a trailer on site.  There were several dozen fluorescent bulbs stored in various areas around the site.  I informed Mr. Moran of the mercury hazard posed by such bulbs.  He indicated that these were actually still good lamps, which he acquired from the State of Maine during a re-lamp upgrade to more energy efficient models.  He claimed to be selling these tubes and that they were still good.  Mr. Moran was very cooperative and opened all the buildings for us to inspect.  Minor small spots of soil staining were observed around the site, but not indicative of a large scale spill.  There were no drums or tanks with fluids on site.  There were two empty scrap 275 fuel oil tanks, and several 55 gallon drums loaded with misc. solid waste.

In conclusion, I found no evidence of discharges of oil or hazardous materials at M&M Bargains that warrant remediation.  The minor stains of soil in the yard do not appear to be a significant threat to area groundwater.  The air complaints registered by Mr. Daigle appear to be founded.  Provided Mr. Moran does not burn again, this should not be a problem.  Mr. Moran has been
P-719-2003*Jenkins Fuels reported an overfill at entered location.  Ann Marie Jenkins advised that Kathleen Lantz, a new customer, requested the delivery of 100 gallons.  Upon delivery, Jenkins personnel observed that the 275 heating oil tank has not in compliance with current Oil & Solid Fuel Board standards, no tank gage or vent whistle, and that at the end of the delivery product burped out of the vent.

Jenkins Fuels deployed speedi-dri to the spill and subsequently recovered the sorbent for disposal.  Ann Marie told DEP that she advised the home owner of tank problems and that Jenkins could not continue deliveries until the tank was up to code.

I spoke with Kathleen Lantz on the phone, 9.11.2003, and she advised that the clean up was good and that she has scheduled the necessary repairs to the tank.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-698-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sat. 8/30/03, @ 1630 hrs DEP notified through state police of large sheen in Kennebec River in Bath, flowing along the shore with outgoing tide past Kennebec Tavern.  Enroute I reached USCG MSO and spoke with Petty Officer Tant who was aware of the sheen.  She had been advised by the Harbormaster that the source was traced to a vessel tied up just upstream of Kennebec Tavern.  Our plans were that being closer, I would respond and advise MSO later of the situation.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION & RESPONSE
	Onsite I visited the M/V NOKOMIS [ME 9656X], a 35' to 40' steel vessel undergoing repair and renovation by Mr. Craig Blackburn (232-4638) and by Brian Ryder.  The vessel is an old former US Army tug T-509.  On the wood dock were two steel 55-gal drums and several 5 and 1-gal. paint cans.  One 55-gal. drum had oil on its top around the bungs and a wide oil stain going down the side.  The second drum was upside-down and had a 3-mm wide puncture hole near the bottom (now turned up to prevent product leakage).  See photos for further details.  There was still a heavy sheen flowing downriver from the NOKOMIS past the Tavern, and no sheen upriver of the boat.  My initial impression was that the stained drum overflowed, such as if it were being filled by a pump, and the oil ran down onto the wood pier and into the water below.
	Mr. Blackburn and Mr. Ryder stated that about noon (1200 hrs) that day (slack tide period) they came to work on the boat and noted a drum(s) knocked over and oil leaking to the water.  They righted the drum)s) but felt that there was not enough spillage to report.  The drums contained oil pumped from the bilge of the NOKOMIS.  When tide started to go out the oil reached the tavern and was reported by people there.  We applied more sorbent pads to see how much oil remained and to recover remaining free product I still observed there.
	With the Harbormaster (Bath Police Officer Shiers) I explained that under state law they were obligated to promptly report the discharge to the state and to the Federal NRC. They both agreed to keep watch on the drums and to have the drums removed for disposal by the end of Wednesday (9/3/03).
	Sunday, 8/31/03: Checked in morning.  Sheen largely dissipated.  No one on board.  I plugged the puncture hole in the drum and marked drums with case number.
	Wed. 9/3/03: Onsite 0800.  Drums unmoved.  This was the day Blackburn & Ryder agreed to have the drums taken away for disposal.  A light sheen still present around dock.  No sheen at downstream Kennebec Tavern marina.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a]	Storage of the drums of oil in a secure area not over the water would have curbed the spill threat to the river.
b]	No further DEP Response Div. actions are expected at this time on the assumption that all containers of oil have been removed from the pier.
c]	This discharge appears to be an accident and is treated as such.  Further discharges may be subject to federal and state fines for prohibited discharges and/or failure to report.
d]	See also DEP report P-892-03.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Mat. Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-728-2003*John Tolan of Irving Oil reported an oil leak from a 275 gallon home heating oil tank at entered location.  Tolan advises that the tank leaked from a corrosion hole onto the basement floor of the residence.  Tolan advised that the spill occurred at approximately 1 a.m. in the morning and that Irving responded to the spill and took corrective action and that no sensitive receptors were impacted.  I advised Tolan of DEP reporting requirements.

Phone contact with the home owner on 9.10.2003, indicates a satisfactory clean up.  Irving is to replace the tank.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-634-2003*DEP investigated a compliant received from the Kennebunk FD concerning sono-buoy containers, that were unearthed during a construction project at entered location.

I met Chief Nichols and Mr. Higgins on site.  Higgins advises that the sono-buoy tubes were buried in an old concrete/brick structure/bunker that was unearthed.  Higgins believes that the bunker was used to destroy chicken carcasses and the site was at one time a small chicken farm.

I took information from the tubes and contacted Jason May of NASB, who advised that the tubes are safe for typical waste disposal.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-420-2003*On 8/24/03, 1120 hours Gerry Mirable, who is an environmental compliance person for CMP, reported that one of their trucks had blown its engine.  This caused some oil and antifreeze to come out of the tailpipe.  The truck was involved in line work on CMP's Hooke Line, which is off West Castine.  CMP personal recovered the impacted soil to their waste stream.
B-417-2003*On 8/23/03, around 0830 Emett Carllow, who is an environmental compliance specialist for International Paper, contacted our on-call system about a process failure in their thermal mechanical pulp mill that caused about one hundred gallons of water, that had been associated with the process, to overflow the system.  Some of this water got into a storm drain.  The call went to Augusta first and Thomas Smith, who was on-call in Augusta, passed it on to me.  I was unable to contact Callow at the time, but Ken Gallant filled me in on the details the following day.  He said that the water people had been advised of the incident.
B-472-2003*Mr. Palmer contacted this office for assistance in disposing of some cyanide compounds that he had found in his garage. Mr. Palmer is 83 years old and is a mechanical type of hobbyist. He had collected the compounds, used to harden steel, years ago with thoughts he might use them some day. That day never came and he felt that they were too dangerous just to be thrown into the municipal trash system. I emphatically agreed.
   He had a one quart pickle jar filled with cyanide salt crystals that were designed to be heated to their melting point and the steel to be hardened would then be dipped into the melted salts for a previously determined time. He said it was important that the crystals not come in contact with water, as cyanide fumes would be released.
  He had another glass pint jar with a green powder that was designed to surface harden steel by heating the steel and then sprinkling the powder onto the steel in a well ventilated area. This would be a less precise method of hardening.
   The compounds were taken to the EMRO hazardous waste storage building for temporary storage to await disposal through a licensed hauler.

A-301-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil spillage evident following a two-truck accident.  Saddle tanks on both vehicles remained intact, but one truck lost all engine oil over a 200' stretch of pavement; some of this was collectable using sorbents.  Sand was spread for traction.
A-302-2003*   DEP received a report that heating oil was spilled at this church when an inside AST developed a small hole. Oil flowed into the timber flooring and into soil in the crawlspace.  Flooring was removed and burned; soil was excavated and transported to a cement kiln.  Fans were installed to control vapors while work progressed.

   The site is in a village setting with several private wells within 1000'.  Clean-up was relatively complete, and it is unlikely that any wells will be impacted by this event.

NOTE:  Oil Spill Debris form was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached.
P-763-2003*
	Small hydraulic oil leak from forklift truck to soil.  Response and clean-up by BIW staff.  No DEP visit requested.
	No attachments.

S G Brezinski
P-765-2003*The oil pressure gauge blew off the engine of an excavator setting it on fire.  Approximately 10 gallons of motor oil was discharged to the ground and was picked up with pads.  DEP disposed of said pads at MMWAC.
A-94-2002*A call came in from Randy Stone of Webber Oil reporting a spill in Pittsfield. According to Randy, a tanker was delivering a load to the Gulf Station on Main Street and over filled the tanks. I went to the site and met the Pittsfield Fire Department on scene. According to the driver, he was filling the unleaded gasoline tanks. There are two of these tanks and they are cross connected. While filling one of these tanks the driver had loosened the fill cap on the other connected tank. Apparently he overfilled the first tank as a stream of gasoline came out the other tank fill. The driver and station attendant prevented the gasoline from flowing to a drain. By time I arrived the Fire Department had the cleanup well in hand. Webber took charge of the contaminated sorbents. No further work is necessary on this spill.  A verbal referral was made to UST Enforcement as I was not sure the accident should have happened if the piping was correct.
P-766-2003*Mr. Dion reported a 1 quart spill at entered location.  Dion advises that an insulation contractor working for the subject accidentally stepped on the supply tank filter, breaking the feed line.  The leak was stopped immediately.  Downeast responded and repaired the leak and recovered the sorbent material for proper disposal.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-768-2003*Pike Industries reported a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill at their sand pit on Boyd Road.  The cause of the leak was a ruptured hose from a truck or loader on site.  The material was excavated out and disposed at ARC.

No further action warranted.

-file report
P-774-2003*I was contacted by the South Portland Fire Department to report that they were dealing with a propane leak.  Apparently an underground, 1000 gallon propane tank was hit breaking the piping on the top creating a slow leak.  So. Portland Fire handled the incident.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-776-2003*An AST corroded in the basement of the Lloyd's home.  They hired EPI to remove the tank and dispose of it, then I hired EPI to remove the contaminated soil.  It appears to have been a small leak because there wasn't very much contaminated soil.  No well or septic.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-783-2003*Windham PD reported a spill of gasoline and anti-freeze from a car-motorcycle accident.  PD advises that sorbents were deployed and recovered by FD.  The accident was a code K (fatality) so I did not pursue RP information.  No DEP response.  No impact to human health or environment and a satisfactory clean up.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-790-2003*Borderline had a small overfill at the Knowles residence in Berwick.

Mr. Knowles called to report his concern for his domestic dug well some 25' away from the spill location.  The spill was from a basement AST thru the vent to the outside soils, next to the house.  The Borderline staff and I excavated 1.62 tons of soil to remediate the spill contamination.  The soil was taken to Aggregate Recycling Corporation "ARC" in Eliot.

Borderline was scheduling a delivery of backfill.  Mr. Knowles was appreciative of the efforts to clean up the spill.

No further DEP Response action planned based on information received and observations made.
A-96-2002*Received a call from Augusta Police that there had been a spill at the Getty Mart on Western Avenue. I responded to the site. The owner told me that a car had driven off with the nozzle still in the car. Apparently one person paid for the gas and another pumped the gas. Somehow, the pump was still on so when there car drove off, the hose was ripped off. Gas started coming out and flowing across the pavement. Some did get to a drain. Augusta Fire Department was on scene when I arrived. I finished spreading pads then picked them up. I also put a sorbent boom in the drain to catch any gasoline that did make it to the well. With the pads picked up, no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-97-2002*Received a call from Chief Wooster of Rockland Fire Department reporting that a fishing boat at the Rockland Fish pier was half submerged. I went out to the site. The Coast Guard was there in strength. The F/V Sailor had developed hole below the water line and sank overnight. The Fire Department had started to deploy hard boom, and I advised them as to how to complete the deployment. Sorbent boom was also placed inside the hard boom. There was some fuel inside the boom.   Sorbent pads were deployed and collected with a small boat.

After inspection by a diver, a plan was developed to raise the boat. The diver patched the boat. When the tide fell to below the scuppers, pumping the boat was started. There were a lot of pumps in action, both Coast Guard and other boats. Apparently there were some additional holes in the deck that were letting water in. Once these were patched and the suppers sand bagged, the pumping started to make progress. Eventually the boat was floated. No sheen was present when they opened the hard boom to take the boat to the North End Boatyard.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-751-2003*Responded to spill on 9.16.2003.  Upon arrival, I was advised the home owner had connected an auxiliary, 275 gallon,  aboveground supply tank to the furnace.  The auxiliary tank, once used for a monitor heater, is located outside and upgrade to the furnace and primary supply tank in the basement.  The gravity effect on the system caused fuel from the auxiliary tank to overfill the primary tank.  Oil escaped or was pushed out the primary tank's vent and fill pipes, impacting the soil outside the house.  Product in the pipping of the primary tank leaked from the pipping's threaded connections and onto the basement floor.

DEP hired CAB Services to excavate the impacted soil and clean the basement floor.  The floor was power washed and sealed.  Parts of the stone foundation were clean and filled with mortar.

Subject applied and was approved by George Seel, Technical Services, DEP, to receive a supply tank upgrade.
A-244-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred when the "scully" fitting detached while filling an AST.  Spilled oil went to a concrete sidewalk and was sorbed by the spiller.
A-250-2002*   This minor gasoline spill occurred when a vehicle left the pump after fueling with the dispensing nozzle still attached.  The pump was repaired by Simard, who also excavated a small quantity of soil for disposal.  The nearest well is reportedly 1000' away and is not likely to be impacted by this event.
P-793-2003*Cumberland Farms reported spill to SP Gray, but the DEP had been already notified by North Berwick FD.  A customer was filling her truck when a leak developed from the fuel tank of the vehicle.  It is suspected that the leak was the result of a corrosion hole.  The tank was pumped off by approximately 10 gallons.  Approximately 5 gallons leaked onto the ground and an estimated 2 to 3 gallons was caught by buckets placed under the tank.

Cumberland Farms hired Clean Harbors of Maine to clean up the spill.  No DEP response.  Phone contact with Cumberland Farms indicates satisfactory clean up.

Cumberland Farms registration #9056.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-418-1999*I was contacted by the Cumberland Fire Department that they had responded to a fire caused by a lightning strike.  There was a full aboveground tank in the home which had completely burned.  The fire department requested my assistance on-scene.  I arrived, and the fire department assisted me in getting to the tank.  Upon inspection of the tank, I found that the fireomatic valve had functioned properly and there had been no spillage.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-424-1999*Ron Boivin of Watts Fluid Air called to report they had a problem with their heat exchanger which resulted in the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The discharged product flowed to their drain system which empties into a wetland behind the facility.  When I arrived, I found several large puddles of oil on the water in the wetland.  I placed a bunch of sorbents on the area, and then investigated whether or not the oil had flowed to the outlet of the wetland which discharges directly to the ocean.  I discovered the oil had not made it that far, however, I deployed sorbent boom near the outlet to assure it wouldn't.  I informed Watts they needed to hire a contractor to complete the clean up.  I checked back several days later, and the spill had been appropriately cleaned.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-426-1999*The Auburn Fire Department called to report that a small container of what they thought was Toluene had been spilled in the boiler room of The Barn.  There was a residence on the 2nd floor of the business and the product could be smelled up there.  I arrived and found the container to be labeled Fuel Plus Fuel Additive.  I got an MSDS for the product (see attached) and found it to be fairly innocuous.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and the area was ventilated for a full day.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-427-1999*The Standish Mobil had a new, aboveground, double walled, dual compartment tank installed by Les Wilson & Sons.  Once the tank was installed Downeast Energy came to fill the diesel pocket.  They had trouble filling the tank, diesel came out of the tank and spilled onto the pavement.  It turns out that they had accidentally piped the fill to the interstitial space...  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-430-1999*See attached report from Prime Tanning.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-432-1999*A tractor trailer truck lost control on Route 117.  The truck tipped over and amazingly didn't damage its saddle tanks, however a small amount of engine oil discharged to the road and soft shoulder.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-433-1999*I received an anonymous call reporting that Goodyear Tire off Congress Street in Westbrook was dumping waste oil into a wetland behind their parking lot.  I went out and noted there was an area in the grass that had waste oil on it which had run down the bank into a drainage ditch.  I spoke to the manager and explained the situation.  He stated that he had no idea how the oil had gotten there.  I told him that he needed to clean it up and keep an eye on the area to assure that no one could get away with dumping oil back there.  It was cleaned up through the use of sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-447-2003*          On September 8, 2003, at 1130 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a Jet A spill at the airport.  The spill occurred at 2100 on September 7 on the re-fueling ramp when a connection between a plane and the hose broke and spilled thirteen gallons of product onto the asphalt.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents before it reached any drains.
B-451-2003*B-451-2003
09/09/2003 13:26

     Jane Holmes, concerned resident on the Ward Hill Road in Plymouth, called to report a precarious oil container that was disposed of on her property at the town "turn around" between Plymouth and Troy.  Investigation revealed the presence of a 3 gallon plastic container full of used hydraulic oil. Holes were observed in the top of the container.  The oil was then overpacked and taken back to the office for disposal.  No further action was taken.

B-456-2003*Mr. Hanscom called to report that the elevator at the Post Office's Processing Center had lost somewhere around 110 gallons of oil. It seems that the elevator had failed on 9/2/03, and had been under repair. When they filled the hydraulic tank, they learned that the tank had been siphoned dry by a worn seal. It took the 110 gallons to refill the system. I went to the site.
   This area is served by town water and there are no wells known to be near this industrial park. The elevator shaft has a concrete vault roughly 4' below the floor. Below this vault is the shaft of the elevator's hydraulic cylinder that would be in the neighborhood of 30' deep. Robert Garwacki, maintenance manager, told me that they never have a problem with water coming into the elevator's vault.
   Since the area is served by public water and there is little chance of the oil being flushed back into the building, I did not require any attempt to recover the lost oil. No further action is anticipated.
P-744-2003*A dumptruck hauling asphalt rear-ended a tractor trailer truck on Route 4 North at the Auburn/Turner line.  The TT truck had been stopped for a school bus.  The force of the impact sent both vehicles 100 yards down the road.  Both saddle tanks on the dumptruck emptied to the roadway.  Auburn DOT sanded the discharge and ME DOT will pick up and transport the sand to CRS.
A-113-2003*The AST owned by Arlene Crabtree at 7 Alford Lake Road in Hope corroded along the bottom discharging an estimated 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the cellar floor.  At the time of the discharge the cellar floor was flooded with 6" of water upon, which the oil floated.  Some oil was discharged outside the house by a sump pump, which the Fire Department disconnected.  Further inquiry indicated the oil had been leaking, undetected by the homeowner, for sometime.

The Hope Fire Department and Maine DEP used sorbent pads to collect the free product on the water.  Kip's Home Services and Maine DEP used a pump to remove the contaminated water from the basement for treatment.  An estimated 40 gallons of oil were removed using sorbents.

Kip's Home Services excavated the cellar to remove oil contamination and backfilled the cellar with crushed stone.  Additional excavation was undertaken outside the house where the sump pump discharged oil.  The extent of the contamination outside the house was not known until the snow and ice had melted.  A total of 188.1 tons of contaminated soils were removed inside the cellar and outside the house.  The final quantity of oil discharged may never be known, however, based upon the quantity of soil removed it could exceed 150 gallons.

No further action is expected.
A-125-2003*The P.G. Willey Company was making a scheduled delivery to the home of Robert and Stella Henry and found the AST behind the home to have a slow leak.  Furthermore, the delivery driver noticed a small pond at the end of the property had oil floating at the edges.  P.G. Willey Company reported the spill to the Bruce Woodward, the Rockport Fire Chief, who reported it to Maine DEP.  P.G. Willey also dispatched a small crew to begin an initial clean up and to remove the remaining oil from the AST.

The AST, though old, remained intact.  Some ground had pushed up under the furnace supply line, due to frost, and cracked the pipe nipple in the bottom of the tank.  The piping between the tank and the filter was brass.

The oil had run down a small embankment into a swampy area, owing to the snow and frost had made it to a small pond at the end of the property.  Maine DEP personnel deployed containment boom through a slot cut in the ice in an effort to hold the oil against the already contaminated shore.  Sorbent boom was placed against the containment boom and part of the shoreline to absorb the free product.  Sorbent pads were also used to remove the oil.  The pads were "wrung out" to recover as much free product as possible before being disposed of.  Some ice and snow was also melted and the contaminated water disposed of.  An estimated 80 gallons of oil were recovered by pumping the tank and in sorbent pads subsequently wrung out.

A substantial quantity of oil remained in the soils between the AST and the pond.  Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the soils.  Prior to excavation a temporary ramp had to be constructed to get an excavator to the site.  A total of 110.21 tons of soils were removed and transported to Commercial Paving for processing.  An additional 2.38 tons of contaminated debris was transported to Waste Managements Cross Roads facility in Norridgewock for disposal.  The contaminated sorbent pads were transported to the MMWAC incinerator for disposal.  Two trees were removed as a result of the spill, a pine tree directly behind the house and a Poplar tree directly behind the garage.

Clean soils were used to backfill the excavated area with the final layer being loam.  The area was hydro seeded to replace the grass removed as a result of the excavation.

Mr. Henry was provided a copy of the current rules and standards for installation of AST's.

This site was referred to DEP Technical Services for monitoring and follow up.

No further response action is expected.
A-332-2003*A one gallon container of Orange Glow cleaner spilled to the floor of the Home Depot store in Augusta.  Home Depot personnel successfully cleaned up the cleaner.  No site visit was made by DEP personnel and no further action is expected.
A-333-2003*See attached Androscoggin Mill Incident Report.
A-360-2003*The Radlo Brothers Egg Farm on Route 106 in Leeds discharged an estimated 5 to 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to pavement and the storm water system.  A valve was incorrectly switched by a Radlo Brothers employee causing the spill.  Radlo Brothers has agreed to change the valve as a preventative spill measure.  For more site details see the attached Engel Environmental Services, Inc. incident report.  DEP personnel did make a site visit to assess the damage.

No further action is expected.
P-511-1999*A dump truck crossed the railroad tracks and was hit by a St. Lawrence & Atlantic train.  The truck was dragged about 1000 feet before they came to a rest.  The truck's saddle tanks were torn up and diesel fuel was sprayed along the vehicle path.  I was able to pump some diesel out of the tanks.  There was no spillage from the train's tanks, but I had them empty them before they railed the engines.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-432-2003*In the late summer of 2003, Peter Spinney contacted the Solid Waste contingent in this office, complaining about junk and scrap metal left on his property by the previous owner.  It didn't take long for the Solid Waste people, as they always do with junkyards, to make the problem into one concerning spilled oil.

On the 29th of August, I visited Mr. Spinney's home to investigate the possibility.  Spinney said he'd purchased the place in 1994, and now thought he could detect the taste of oil in the spring he uses as a water source.  He said the previous owner had had some kind of maintenance shop there, with an above ground tank next to the garage.  Mr. Spinney alleged the tank had been overfilled to some extent.   There was some oil staining on the ground, but nothing uncommon around an average country dwelling in Maine.   Analysis by photo-ionization detector showed readings in the soil of only 7 ppm.

Spinney said he'd dug a hole that spring and turned up oil contaminated leaves.  Examining a hole in the same area showed PID readings of 1.2.

Spinney had an old dump he wanted me to look at and while there were old empty 5 gallon pails of roofing cement and hydraulic oil there, the PID showed only 1.0 and 0.8 in the soil of the dump face.  No dead vegetation was evident.

Mr. Spinney had a water analysis of his spring for gasoline range organics, which he said had been done by mistake.  Results showed less than 50 ppb, i.e. below detection limit.  He was awaiting, he said, an analysis of diesel range organics.  I told him to call me if the next analysis showed any DRO concentration.

On 9/15, Mr. Spinney called me and said a telephone conversation with the analyst at the Public Health Lab showed no DRO contamination of his spring.
P-519-1999*A Bickford Transportation truck was transporting waste oil for Clean Harbors.  As the truck passed through Lisbon Falls, a cap latch broke on the truck's tank.  As the truck traveled, the liquid in the tank would surge back and forth causing oil to discharge through the opening and spray onto the road and vehicles following the truck.  The truck was finally stopped and the opening covered.  The oil was cleaned with sorbent material by Lisbon Falls fire department personnel.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-448-2003*B-448-2003
09/08/2003 15:23

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small transformer oil spill on the Stoney Ridge Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately one quart had leaked from a cracked seam at the bottom of the transformer.  A cleanup was subsequently undertaken, generating about one bag of oily debris.  The oil was considered to be "non PCB".  No further action was taken.
A-400-2003*Received a call from Kris Biggart of Thomaston. He was paddling his kayak in the vicinity of the Thomaston town dock and came across an oil sheen. He reported that it was probably oil in that it stained his paddle. Also, when he spread some "Dawn" dish detergent on it, it reacted the same way he has seen other oil react when dish detergent is applied to it.

I went to the town dock and other piers and found no evidence of oil. The oil was probably spilled, but it was probably a small amount from the bilge of a diesel powered boat.  No further work is necessary on this incident.
I-201-2003*A hydraulic oil filter "took to leaking" and 30 gallons were lost.  It was cleaned up with wood fines and added to boiler reclaimer.
I-181-2003*Maine State Police DEA Agents confiscated 2 - 100 pound cylinders of nitrous oxide from someone attending the Phish Concert at the Loring Commerce Centre.  I released the nitrous as instructed by Jim Gramlich, DEP - Air Bureau.
I-241-2003*Mr. Thibeault was pumping gasoline into his vehicle at the Caribou Food Trend station.  When he reach the desired amount of fuel he wanted to put in his vehicle, he released the nozzle handle.  When he pulled the nozzle from the vehicle filler spout, gasoline was still coming from the nozzle.  Another patron ran into the store to notify the night manager and an emergency shut-off valve was activated.  The Caribou Fire Department responded to the spill and placed speedy dry and sorbent pads to absorb the spilled gasoline.  I arrived and assisted with the clean up.  The speedy dry and pads were placed in a heavy duty plastic bag and disposed in a facility dumpster.
P-722-2003*A hose on the front end loader broke, discharging approximately 3 gals to cement pad.  Sawdust was applied and absorbed the oil, this material (enough to fill a 20 gal drum). This after permission from DEP, it was mixed into the bio-fuel wood chips and incinerated for heat in the wood drying kiln.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information presented no further action warranted.
P-725-2003*Royal Oil overfilled an AST at Family Dollar in downtown Westbrook.  They excavated a small amount of soil to be disposed of at CRS.
P-727-2003*Environmental Projects Inc called to request a 30-day tank removal waiver for a tank beneath an entry ramp.  I granted the waiver and attended the removal.  The tank was sound no holes or leaks observed.

The carcass was removed, transported for cleaning and disposal.  Based on this DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-730-2003*Leaking seam at sub station.  See attached CMP report.
P-735-2003*Transformer overheated leaking it's contents.  Cleaned up by CMP.  See attached CMP oil spill report.
P-736-2003*Car accident damaged CMP transformer. See attached report from CMP.
P-745-2003*I was contacted by Chris Winters, a general contractor, reporting that a delivery truck had rolled over into a wetland and spilled hydraulic oil.  I met Mr. Winters at the site and he stated that the truck was owned by Dale Metcalf.  The truck had spilled at least 5 gallons of hydraulic oil which was still floating in the wetland.  I used sorbents to clean up the oil and the truck owner was going to fix the side of the road.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-747-2003*I was contacted by Andrew Moore of the ME Army National Guard reporting that a mobile refueler had a mechanical failure and spilled 30 gallons of JP-8.  They dug up the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-748-2003*Biddeford Public Safety called to report a minor gasoline discharge on George Street.  The unidentified car was reported to have leaked fuel from it's gas tank while parked on the side of the road.

An estimated 1-2 gallons were discovered, but not remediated, due to it being impractical.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  No further actions are planned for this spill.
P-752-2003*On 9/10/03, I received a call from Dave Close at the Portland Pipe Line Corporation's Pier 2 reporting a small spill on the deck of the T/V Rebecca.  Four drops of oil were observed under a loose fitting on deck.  The spill was wiped up with sorbent materials and the offending fitting was repaired.  No further action required.
P-786-2002*UST Removal-Pat Seaward, Geologist, DEP, Division of Technical Services, oversaw contaminated soil excavation.
I-242-2003*At 1150 on 9/13/2003, I received a call from the State Police to contact Phil Lento of MPG regarding a spill at 257 Chapman Road, Presque Isle.  I called Phil and he explained that Ms. DeForest's 250-gallon tank had sprung a leak due to corrosion.  I arrived on the scene to find that Phil had completely removed the tank and piping and installed a temporary fuel supply tank.  The 250-gallon tank had been located in the garage on a concrete slab.  The slab was cracked and slightly tilted towards the house.  The well for the residence is located under the breeze-way that connects the house and garage and is approximately 15 to 20 feet from the tank.  I called numerous contractors for cleanup and couldn't get one that would be able to start until Monday, 9/15/2003.  I completed an application for the Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund with Ms. DeForest and sent it in on Monday.  On Monday, I turned the spill incident over to Frank Wezner for completion. An excavation was conducted and no further action is required.
A-390-2003*Received a call from Tom Saviello that there was a 100 gallon hydraulic oil spill from the flash dryer. According to Mr. Saviello and the follow-on report, a check valve on the flash dryer failed releasing the oil. Approximately 75 gallons of oil was contained and cleaned up. The rest of the oil, 25 gallons, went to the mill sewer.  No further work is necessary on this incident.
A-389-2003*Received a call from Jim Sullivan reporting a leak at Farmington Oil's bulk plant in Rangeley. He reported that one of the pump seals was leaking and some cleanup was needed. I met him at the site. He had Farmington Oil personnel with him, so cleanup started immediately. The area where the pump was mounted was an area filled with clean gravel. The cleanup was accomplished with much hand work. The soil was spread on an access road on the property. A copy of the Land Spreading Agreement signed by Jim Sullivan of Webber Energy was given to Jerome Guvermont, acting town manager / treatment plant manager. No additional work is necessary on this spill.

NOTE:  Land Spreading Agreement form was inadvertently misplaced, therefore unavailable.
A-414-2003*Received a call from Chuck Kraske of International Paper in Jay. He reported that while unloading sodium hypochlorite, the hose from the truck to the tank had a small split and about 5 gallons of product spilled. The truck was from Safe Handling. The driver washed the spill with water, but not all of it went to the mill sewer. Some of the dilute solution entered a ditch by the mill property line. Chuck said that the amount was less then the RQ but since it went to the edge of the property, they would report it.

Meanwhile, Safe Handling, the transporter, also sent a spill report, citing the same facts as what Chuck Kraske called in. Tom Saviello, Manager of Environment, Health & Safety, called to explain why it wasn't their spill and followed it up with a letter. Upon reviewing the facts and confirming with Chuck Kraske that both spill reports were about the same incident, Safe Handling is the responsible party. Cleanup was done to standard practice as outlined in IP's chemical SPCC. No further work is necessary on this incident.
I-243-2003*At 1255 on 9/13/2003, I received a page from the State Police Barracks in Houlton.  I called the barracks and was informed of a one car automobile accident with a fatality on the Fuller Road in Easton.  The car had gone off the road and landed upside down in Howard Brook.  At around 1315 I arrived on the scene and found that the Easton Fire Department had placed some boom in the water downstream of the car.  I proceeded to place more boom and pad in an effort to capture transmission oil and other fluids coming from the overturned vehicle.  At approximately 1430, three workers from Soderberg Construction in Caribou arrived to help me retrieve dirty boom and pad and place more boom and some hay bales.  Turned this spill incident over to Frank Wezner on Monday 9/15/2003, for completion of clean up.
P-658-2003*Arundel Fire notified DEP that they had just extinguished a fire at Arundel Ford and requested our presence.  The major concern was some sheening runoff which, after inspection, was deemed not to be an issue.
P-757-2003*Cainbro reported a mystery sheen at Pier 2 off Commercial Street.  The material all but dissipated and booms were deployed as a measure to confine or recover oil that may accumulate.  A source for the release was not identified.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

A-450-2003* On 9-8-2003, the USCG reported an oil spill that had occurred in Belfast Harbor. I responded and found free product, red in color, floating around the public dock area. Several representatives from the Coast Guard were on scene investigating the spill.
 I used sorbent pads to collect the oil. The responsible party was not found. No further information is available.
P-348-2004*
INITIAL MAINE DEP NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 4/26/04, DEP received anonymous complaint of an old out-of-service gasoline Underground oil Storage Tank (UST) at the estate of the late Evelyn Katula, in Sabattus.  The tank was reported to have been used for retail sale and for personal farm use in years past.

DEP SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	On the morn of Tues. 4/27/04, I visited and confirmed a UST located next to a stone wall near the road (see site sketch & photos).  A contractor was on site removing tree limbs.  Based on the distance between the fill pipe and the vent pipe, it appears to be approximately 500 to 1000-gallons in size.  Piping was bare/galvanized steel of 1.5" diameter.  An old dispenser location near the road supports likely retail use.  I measured 3-inches of what smelled like old gasoline still in the tank indicating likely still within range above the LEL.
	In DEP records, I noted no record of an UST registered at this location [under the name of Katula or Lynjon Farm].  The UST appears to be of non-compliant construction (bare steel) with bare steel/galvanized piping in a sensitive-geologic area (within 300' of wells).  Under Maine statute this UST facility should have been registered in 1986 and the abandonment (removal) of this UST facility (tank & piping) was required prior to 10/1/97.
	The location is rural-farm & residential use, located approximately 0.5 mile east of Williams St.  There is a drilled drinking-water well on site near the house and a dug well further east (likely out-of-use?).  In the house are fill and vent pipes for what appear to be two basement heating oil AST's.  At this time I am not aware of any past prohibited discharges recorded for this property or nearby.  I was told the location was a horse farm in the past.  The site was given a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	On site in the immediate area of the UST, I noted no other problems such as obvious oil discharges, drums of liquid, special waste, and other UST's.  I did advise Mr. Ruby's env. engineer on site to be concerned over the condition of the two basement AST's.

UST ABANDONMENT
	On Fri. 5/21/04, I was contacted by Mr. Peter Ruby who informed me that he had purchased the estate for use as a non-profit therapeutic horse farm, and he would be managing the UST abandonment.  I advised him about state requirements, discussed a waiver of the 30-day notification period, and mailed him UST removal forms and information.
	On or about 5/28/04, DEP received the removal notice and UST reg. forms though oddly the forms were not signed by Mr. Ruby or by Mr. Fergeson of Fales & Fales.  I understand that this was an effort to reduce or not-assume liability for problems associated with the UST.  Mr. Bosse of A L Doggett and I agreed on an early removal date of 6/2/04 (later delayed till 6/3/04, due to weather).
	Thus. 6/3/04, I met on site with CTI LaVallee of ALD with crew, Robbins of EIR Inc. [for the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment] , with Mr. Ruby and with an environmental engineer from Texas that was advising Mr. Ruby.  I advised Mr. Ruby and his adviser that though he refused to sign the UST removal notice and registrations, he would still be liable for any associated problems.   The 23-gal. of old gaso. was pumped out of the UST by EPI for offsite disposal as hazardous waste.   The UST top was found @ 4' bg.  The 1000-gal. tank was corroded overall, but no holes were noted.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Soils noted around the UST were fine-med. sands.  Groundwater (gw) was noted at the top of the tank at 4'bg, indicating the tank was typically fully submerged in gw, likely inhibiting corrosion holes compared to a tank partially submerged.  I noted no gasoline/oil odor in the soil or air; and no oil product or sheen on the gw [See PID readings & interpretation and details in attached notes and Closure Assessment of EIR].
	Laboratory samples of gw and soil from the tank excavation were all below Stringent Goal action level.

REMEDIAL
P-758-2003*Received sketchy report from Cumberland County S.O. indicating a spill at mile 67 on the Maine TPK: a car leaking fuel approximately twenty gallons of gasoline as a result of an accident.  Local fire officials responded and marked the area of the spill.  Responder Hemenway was dispatched to the site and reported that the spill was much smaller and that no recovery attempt was feasible.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-759-2003*Biddeford FD reported a small gasoline spill in the parking lot of the post office.  The spill was cleaned up and the sorbents entered into local disposal.  No DEP response or further Response actions anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
I-244-2003*Water was entering the tank at at rate that exceeded 1 inch per week. The tank operator called to report the problem and to advise he thinks he fixed it.

He will call back if problem continues.

I-245-2003*Somehow a filter came loose. The driver managed to park over a storm drain.

A contractor was hired to clean the catch basin. Boom was set in the Presque Isle stream where the storm drains enter the stream.

Response case closed.
P-592-2003*
	Routine UST removal confirmation while in the area.  UST appears to have been abandoned by removal.  No reported problems with this removal.  Commercial & residential area on both private wells and public water.  Past discharges confirmed with other UST's removed at other parts of the property with residential well contamination.  See P-764-96 and other spill reports for more details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-753-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 9/11/03, the DEP was notified by Mr. Buker of oil contaminated soil that the town of Sweden had excavated out of their old salt shed and they wished proper disposal & management of the soil.  He explained that trucks were parked in the shed and that over time they had leaked motor oil and hydraulic oil to the soil below.

SITE VISIT & INSPECTION
	Mon. 9/15/03, as scheduled I met with Mr. Buker and two other town selectmen, and Phil who parked his trucks in the three-bay shed.  A new salt shed had been built nearby.  Much of the salt had been stored outside in the past and the town had to drill a new well for the nearby house because of salt contamination (see site sketch).  The area is primarily rural residential on private wells.  I noted only one home within 300' of the spill location.  The oil contaminated soil had already been dug out and stockpiled in one of the bays  New soil had been laid under the trucks so the soil beneath could not be checked for a complete remediation.  It is fortunate that the spill area was covered to inhibit weather from driving contamination deeper into the soil and groundwater.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	I explained options of soil disposal/recycling at a licensed facility or land-spreading at an approved location.  A stretch of private road owned by town selectman Carroll Murphy was inspected and approved (see site map for location) for land-spreading under the conditions listed on both sides of the Landspreading Agreement.  A DEP, BRWM Landspreading Agreement was signed by Mr. Buker (see attached).  Landspreading oil contaminated media at this location is a one-time approval on a case-by-case basis.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	We agreed that putting something, such as plastic sheet or a drip pan, under the parked trucks to catch future leaks would be prudent.
2.	The leaks/discharges apparently occurred over time and were not reported promptly as required by Maine statute.  Prompt clean-up as they happen will protect the nearby residential well.
3.	A copy of this report will be sent to the Town of Sweden.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-247-2003*Received report from Lewiston FD concerning an AST leak where the oil had entered the waste water treatment plant.

Upon inspection of the location, a residential development, I met with Mr. Dupile.  Dupile informed me that he noticed a loss of oil from his home heating supply tank over a period of several weeks.  Maintenance to the heating system revealed a bad feed line that was located in the floor of the garage, where the 275 gallon above ground supply tank is located.  We traced the discharge to a storm drain down grade of the house and on the next street.  The parameter drains of the house is upgrade in this development discharge into a designed system that ultimately discharges into the Lewiston/Auburn waste water treatment facility.  It is believed that a slow leak from the AST migrated into the house's perimeter drain and storm water system to the treatment plant.

No clean up was practical during the initial investigation.  No free phase oil was observed and it is expected that due to the flow water and snow melt that most of the oil migrated to the treatment plant.  Pads were deployed to see if product could be recovered, but the oil/sheen observed in the storm drain was too thin for recovery.  Test pitting was discussed but not pursued, in part because of the soft condition of the manicured lawns and a wait and see approach was more prudent.

To date, 9.18.2003, no additional compliant received from any party.
No further Response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-644-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In August 2003, Jon Woodard of DEP, BRWM, was contacted by Ms. Alison Jones of Acadia Env. Tech. (representing Irving Oil Corp.) regarding possible oil contamination problems at the Brunswick Mainway.  Woodard passed the investigation on to me for a planned meeting on 8/12/03.  Ms. Jones stated that an Irving contractor had found what he thought was gasoline smelling sediments that had washed out of the hillside east side of the property down to a wetland (see site sketch).

SITE HISTORY
	The property is the location of the former Brunswick SUNOCO UST facility gas station & repair garage.  DEP's John Dunlap oversaw the  summer 1991, UST abandonment by removal and associated clean-up actions (see P-342-91).  The environmental contractor and consultant Robert G. Gerber Inc. (under the property owner Sandy Brook Enterprises) established a SVE system for treatment-in-place of the gasoline discharges.  Soon after the abandonment Irving Oil purchased the property and installed a new motor fuels UST facility (Jan. 1992), present and active at the time of this year 2003 investigation.  at this time the SVE system is no longer active.
	The facility is located in a commercial, suburban area on city water & sewer service.  The land slopes steeply down on several sides.

SITE VISIT , TUESDAY 8/12/03
	In the morning I met with Ms. Jones of Acadia and with William Haskell of Gorrill Palmer Engineers as scheduled.  Mr. Haskell walked us over the property and to the suspected contaminated sediments.

ASSESSMENT
	I noted no obvious odor of petroleum in the wet sandy soil in the swail.  As the wetness of the soil typically can give an unreliable PID field value, I advised Ms. Jones that DEP would need a DRO and a GRO analysis of the soil to erase doubts and questions.  This eroded soil may be needing removal from the wetland under DEP BLWQ requirements.  I noted Ms. Jones took three plastic-bag samples for analysis though did not observe the exact locations.  Results received on 9/2/03, showed results of < 5.2 ppm DRO, and < 2.5 ppm for GRO.  (MDL for ideal soil conditions are 5-ppm for DRO, and 1-ppm for GRO.)
	There were no Decision Tree guidelines in 1991 for the initial clean-up.  At this time, I would judge Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goals as there are no sensitive receptors threatened but the area is not a non-attainment area.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The lab results indicate that DRO/GRO contamination levels to be below the clean-up action levels for BS-2.
2.	No DEP, BRWM Resp. Div. actions are required at this time.
3.	SVE in-situ treatment can be inconsistent as to effectiveness over a wide area so measurable oil contamination from the pre-1992 facility may remain onsite.  This soil should be managed as oil contaminated (special waste) if disturbed unless shown to be clean.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-476-2003*
	Report of small hyd. oil discharge to roadway of Rt. 112 from MDOT worktruck.  Response & clean-up by MDOT.  No DEP response requested or made.  No water or soil reported to be effected.

S G Brezinski
A-437-2003*Ann Paterson from Safe Handling, Inc. called to report a small sodium hypochlorite spill at International Paper in Jay. She reported that a hose broke while unloading some sodium hypochlorite at the mill. The hose failed spilling approximately 3 gallons. Safe Handling arranged for the cleanup. No further work is necessary on this incident.
B-463-2003*       On September 17, 2003 at 1550 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reporting a one pint spill of transformer oil in Ellsworth.  The spill occurred from a weeping bushing on a pad mounted unit behind the Union Trust Building at the corner of Main and Water Streets.  Workers recovered what product they could with sorbents and no oil ran off the concrete pad.
B-465-2003*       On September 18, 2003 at 1015 we received a call from Kylie, a Webber Oil Company dispatcher, reporting a five gallon #2 spill that entered a basement drain at 1112 Western Avenue in Hampden.  I visited the site and found a very different situation.  A Webber Oil technician told me he was changing the filter and the valve wasn't completely closed and some oil leaked out around the threads of the loosened filter.  He quickly tightened the filter, which stopped the leak.  Far less than a gallon spilled onto the cement floor and he recovered this with sorbents.  No oil reached the basement drain.
P-761-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	In Sept. 2003 DEP (Brezinski, Woodard & Dunlap) was contacted by Mr. Seavey regarding the status of possible UST's at an old gas station located at 24 Broad St. in the New Auburn area of  Auburn.  I understand Mr. Seavey was considering developing the property as a Dunkin Donuts store.  As is common, his lender needed assurance that the tanks were removed.   DEP Reg. file 13004 indicated that the tanks were reported as abandoned-by-removal (in 1986?).  I noted no Response Div. spill report for this site indicating that a report of a discharge was responded to.
	I advised Mr. Seavey that a Phase-2 site assessment would be prudent.  This UST abandonment was prior to DEP requirements for CMR 691 UST removal site assessments.
	This site was at first confused with Interstate Inc. gas station located at Minot & Poland St's. removed near the same time period (see P-256-86) and which suffered a severe gaso. discharge during the tank removal contaminating Taylor Brook.  I do not believe that Interstate Inc. is an active company in Maine at this time.  Present property owner may not be reflected on the UST Reg. Certificate.

INITIAL SITE INSPECTION
	On Fri. 9/19/03, I briefly visited and walked the property.  I noted no obvious evidence of remaining UST piping other than a cut-off "mystery" 3" steel riser in the front lot, not in an expected sign location.  Paving/patching indicated a large area of the front asphalt had been dug up.  I noted three or more holes indicating env. soil borings had been made.  The area is dense commercial and residential, on city water & sewer, and near the South Bridge over the Androscoggin River.

ASSESSMENT
 	At this time I am not aware of any sensitive receptors, such as residences or buried utilities being effected.  This facility was removed prior to the DEP Decision Tree guidance and I understand there was no prior DEP assessment or visit to the 1986 UST removal.
	Following the 9/19/03, visit I received notice and documents from Mr. Bucklin of S. W. Cole Eng. that they had done soil borings for Mr. Seavey on 8/15/03, and  had noted uncorrected PID levels of 1600-ppm in the old UST area (see attached).  The oil contamination appeared to be weathered gasoline in a thin layer at 13' bg, about at the bottom of the former UST's.  It appears that this is from surface contam. buried following the UST removal. and/or from a corrosion hole(s) in the tank's bottom(s).  The boring, B-1, stopped at @ 17' bg.   Groundwater noted @ 15' bg.  Soils noted by S. W. Cole were sand (possibly from UST backfill) and silts (native soils?).  See attached boring logs for details.
	DEP Response Division assessment was for no further action required though with a recommendation that the severest level of gasoline contam. media be removed for offsite disposal to reduce property liability and potential mismanagement of the special-waste soil with future development.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	TUES. 10/14/03, visited site following excavation of contam. soil under S. W. Cole.  I noted an area next to the building disturbed and approx. two yards of soil under a tarp with an odor of weathered gasoline.  On 10/14/03, I issued a virgin letter for disposal of this soil to Commercial Recycling Systems (CRS) who received 3.34 tons on 10/27/03.

CONCLUSIONS
a)	At this time I noted no clear evidence that UST's remain onsite.  Based on the work and assurances of S. W. Cole Eng., my observations, and the excavated oily soil being properly disposed of offsite @ CRS: no  further DEP Response Div. actions are required at this time.
b)	In the late 1980's and earlier it was not uncommon for old UST facilities (tanks & piping) to have been covered over and/or prohibited discharges to go unreported and un-remediated.  This has been a common problem though not prohibitive to re-development.  With site development: oil-contamination and UST facility parts may be unearthed and shall be properly managed.  Proper managemen
P-762-2003*Paul Barry reported a chemical spill at entered location, a multi-unit condo.  Upon inspection of the property, I discovered that a contractor (Bill Gilium) had been hired by the condo association to clean and re-point the bricks of the back wall of the building.  The rear of the building also facilitates the wooden balconies and rear egresses for each unit.  I observed a white residue on portions of the balcony and a white residue on a portion of the rear lawn.  Barry advised me that boric acid had been used to clean or remove the old mortar.  It appeared that the contractor did a poor job of thoroughly rinsing the cleaning solvent (boric acid a.k.a borax) leaving a residue on the deck.  It also appeared that the contractor dispensed of residual waste water on the back lawn.

I contacted Pat O'Donald of the condo association, who lives at the complex, and advised her of my findings and that the DEP did not view this as a spill, but poor workmanship with the chemical.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-195-2001*Received a call from Knox County RCC that Rockland Fire Department was at the scene of an oil spill and they were asking for assistance.  I responded to the home of Craig Davis on 10 Broad Street. Rockland Fire was in the process of padding up the oil from the basement. I assisted and also disposed of the contaminated pads.

The basement was a dirt basement with water coming into it. There was fresh product on the water and the dirt part of the basement. There was also bedrock exposed.  Odors from the spill were permeating the house. Mr. Davis and family were complaining of headaches, nausea and general feeling of malaise. Readings on the Photon PID were high enough to indicate there was a problem. Evacuation from the house was recommended and the owners relocated. The department paid for their stay at a local motel in Rockland.

Fleet Environmental was hired to excavate contaminated dirt from the basement and vac up the contaminated water. This greatly improved the odor situation in the living spaces. The Davis family returned to their house after about a week. Ventilation of the basement to control nuisance odors continued for some time.

No further work is necessary on this site.

P-558-1999*Ms. Foster's child was playing in the basement when he came across a thermostat that had been removed from the wall.  The thermostat had a mercury switch in it that was broken by the child.  The mercury was spilled onto the carpet.  I contacted Fleet Environmental Services who used a HEPA vacuum and a Jerome Meter to clean up the majority of the mercury, and then they cut out the affected section of carpet.  Ms. Foster's insurance company refused to cover the expense so she applied for IAPP and was found unable to pay.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-562-1999*George Anthony, the Hazardous Materials Coordinator for the White Mountain National Park, called to report that Frank Antos, a law enforcement officer for the park, had discovered several containers of unknown origin in the park.  I met Officer Antos in Bethel and he took me to the location of the containers.  After looking at them we determined they were most likely waste oil.  We packaged them up, and I brought them back to the DEP Warehouse for analysis.  I collected samples from each of the containers and had them analyzed (see attached results). They were determined to be Spec. waste oil.  The containers were added to our own waste oil tank at the warehouse.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-567-1999*Monson Companies shipped 8 drums of Sodium Hypochlorite to the Sanford Water District via Land Air Express.  The drums were loaded onto a box trailer with other shipments which remained on-site overnight.  The weather was very hot and humid.  The trailer was attached to a truck the following day, and several other deliveries were made.  When the driver opened the trailer to make a delivery in York, he saw that the trailer was filled with unknown vapors.  The driver immediately closed the trailer and drove to the nearby York Village Fire Station and parked in front of the bay doors.  The driver went inside and told his story to the Fire Department.  Realizing that having the truck parked where it was would place the whole fire department and its equipment in the Hot Zone, the Fire Department had the driver move the truck out behind the building.  Upon inspection, it was determined the hot weather and vibration from transportation had caused the Sodium Hypochlorite to decompose faster than normal releasing Chlorine gas.  The truck was ventilated and an entry was made to determine the condition of the drums and the rest of the contents of the trailer.  Several of the drums of Hypochlorite had burst their rupture disks.  Monson was called and they arrived with solid bung covers for the drums.  At that point, the temperature had dropped and the drums had stopped off-gassing.  See attached documentation from the York Fire Department for more explanation.  Also attached is the MSDS of the Sodium Hypochlorite.  I attended an Incident Debrief at the York Fire Department following this incident.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-568-1999*I received an anonymous call reporting that the landlord at 184 South Street in Gorham was dumping paint and waste oil onto the floor of his barn.  I stopped by the site, but was unable to gain access to the specific area in question.  However, I saw no evidence there was any dumping going on.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-604-1999*A truck carrying explosives bottomed out on an access road to the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline construction area.  About 50 gallons of unleaded gasoline was spilled onto the ground.  The explosives had to be removed from the truck before anything else so there was no product collected with sorbents.  The Pipeline excavated the soil and disposed of it.  There were no sensitive receptors in the area.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-612-1999*I was contacted by Fleet Environmental Services to report they had been hired by the Estate of Amos A. Peterson to clean up an oil spill on the property.  Apparently, the fill pipe that ran under the garage floor had corroded and leaked oil into the ground for an unknown time.  The problem was discovered when they decided to sell the house.  The Trust hired Fleet to clean up the spill.  Fleet excavated soil from under the garage and around a perimeter drain and disposed of it at Commercial Recycling.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-665-1999*Dead River called to report that one of their customers had an AST leaking in their basement.  I arrived to find the tank had a corrosion hole and released an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil.  The discharged product leaked onto the floor and into a drain which was connected to the sewer.  Very little of the floor was affected.  I contacted Lewiston Public Works and the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority to notify them there may be a slug of oil headed for the treatment plant.

Dead River cleaned up the discharged product through the use of sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-687-1999*A Hutchins Trucking tractor trailer was driving through the parking lot at the Shop & Save at Millcreek when its refrigerator fuel tank hit a guard rail and split open causing diesel to spill out onto the pavement.  Because of this location's proximity to the ocean (maybe 50 feet) city Public Works personnel put down a bunch of sand to control the runoff of the oil.  Hutchins Trucking hired Clean Harbors to remove the applied sand.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-469-2003*On 9/19/03, 1615 hours Sonja Place, who manages the CN Brown Company office in South Paris, reported a one cup spill of diesel fuel at their Big Apple in Mattawamkeag.  Personnel at the facility recovered the spill with one pad, which went to CN Brown's waste stream.
P-751-1999*One of Pike's dump trucks broke a hydraulic line on the side of the Bisbee Town Road in North Waterford.  No surface water was affected.  Pike excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Recycling.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-788-1999*JP Noonan was filling a 60,000 gallon AST with diesel fuel when the tank overfilled.  Apparently the gauge on the tank was calibrated for #6 oil and therefore read wrong.  Clean Harbors was contracted to clean up the spilled product.  See attached report from PNSY.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-799-1999*During expansion of the pump islands at this facility, it was found that the tank's spill buckets had holes in them.  Apparently the lids didn't seal well so water was getting into the spill buckets and freezing.  In order to allow deliveries, the delivery driver would chip the ice out of the spill bucket with a metal bar.  This process put multiple holes in the buckets.  There was also an issue with the overfill protection on the tanks.  Apparently they did not work well and often the tanks were overfilled putting oil into the perforated spill buckets.  The spill buckets were replaced and no soil was removed.  John Engel was hired to assess the situation by Lamprons.  Brad Hahn came out to the site to assess the danger to the well.  He determined that the only well at risk was the well for the facility.  He recommended that the facility regularly check the water quality.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-819-1999*A customer pumping gasoline into their vehicle stated the automatic shutoff did not work which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of unleaded gasoline from the vehicle gas tank.  The station and the Gorham Fire Department reported this had happened with the same pump a couple days prior to this event.  I informed the station they should take that pump out of service until they could get it fixed.  The spilled gas was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-732-2003*Harold Warren Construction "HWC" called to request a 30-day waiver for the removal of a 15,000 gal UST at the (old Maine Youth Center) Long Creek Youth Development Center, South Portland.  The request was based on time issues with the construction season and tasks to be performed, a BGS project.

The waiver was issued and Cyr/DEP attended the removal.  Tank #578 was installed 1992.  The Fiberglass tank was in excellent shape and no leakage was detected or evidence of a leak observed upon the removal of tank 578.  The piping was cut and removed minimal (less than a gallon) fuel oil was encountered in the piping removal.  Sorbent pads were used to collect any seepage.

The tank had been clean out prior to the removal operations and no evidence of a leak was detected.  The straps were cut and with the volume of groundwater in the hole the tank floated out and up to the top nicely.  The groundwater observed had no signs of fuel oil.

HWC loaded the tank on a flatbed and took it away for disposal.  No further action is warranted for this site based on information and observations made at the removal.
P-847-1999*I was called by the Coast Guard reporting a large sheen in the area of Five Islands in Georgetown.  It was reported by a citizen calling the NRC.  She reported that it smelled like diesel.  By the time I got to the area, it was dark and I was unable to find a sheen or smell anything.  I returned the next day to see if there was a lingering sheen or odor.  There were none.  I was again unable to find a source.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-466-2003*        On September 19, 2003 at 0845 we received a call from Colleen of Dead River Oil reporting a one gallon #2 oil spill in the basement of Thomas Schaefer at 8 McGinn Road in Orrington.  The product leaked around the filter onto the concrete floor where workers recovered it with sorbents before it reached any drains.
P-1000-1999*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department reporting that there had been a car accident on Route 22 near River Woods Drive.  I went out to check it out, and I found there appeared to have been very little spillage.  There was no need for any kind of clean up.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-467-2003*Paula called from C.N.Brown Company to report that a one gallon or less gasoline spill had occurred at their Big Apple station at 146 State Street in Bangor. This happened the night before and they were only reporting it as the Bangor Fire Department had been called to the scene. She said that the cause was an unattended vehicle, which generally means that the automatic shut off failed. If less than a gallon was lost, the customer was not too far away. Paula said that a work order had been generated to inspect the nozzle.
   The spilled had been cleaned up with speedi-dri and had not left the pavement.
B-464-2003*   Erick Hoche called to report that a customer's basement tank had leaked. The tank was at the home of Edmond Mattheson, Main Street, Dennysville. Mr. Mattheson was deceased and the home was now own by Robert McGlauflin of SouthWest Lakewood, Washington. The spill had been discovered earlier in the week and by the time I was notified, the old tank had been removed and what oil was on the floor had been cleaned up by Mr. Hoche's company.
   I met Mr. Hoche at the site that afternoon. The home is located on the west shore of the Dennys River and Main Street. The 275-gallon tank was located in a section of the basement that has a concrete floor and no surface drains were found. I saw no evidence of the oil having reached the river. Mr. Hoche said that upon his arrival, there was a small puddle of oil in the northwest corner of the room. His company provides oil for the home as well as burner service and he felt there should have been between 160 and 170 gallons in the tank. He estimated that it was not more that five gallons, this was collected with sorbent pads. There had been a lot of wood scraps on the floor that had soaked up oil. His company removed this wood and covered the stained concrete with speedi-dri. This will recover some of the oil that had caused the stain. I believe that the remaining oil had seeped through the floor in the northwest corner and had been absorbed by the soil underneath. It would be unlikely that this oil could reach the river or cause environmental harm. Further cleanup in the basement should consist of removing the speedi-dri after it has absorbed the available oil in the concrete and venting the basement. The venting will take care of the remaining odor. The speed at which the venting will accomplish this will depend a great deal on the type of weather. Dry air obviously will get the job done much faster than humid air. However, once some simple fans have been installed, I'd expect that the odor problem would be controlled in a few weeks.
   There is another issue and that is the well. It is a drilled well on the front lawn and is only 10 feet or 12 feet from the spill site. However the groundwater table (which is effectively the river level) should protect the well from drawing in any oil not bound to soil particles. Mr. Hoche thinks it's likely that the soil in the area is clay. I would recommend that the well be place on quarterly monitoring where the water is sampled every three months.
P-405-2003*On 06-01-03, DEP was notified of a major wetland spill in Danville Junction involving a discharge from railroad engines parked on an abandoned section of track perpendicular to Rt 202.  I met the complainant on site and toured the wetland, forest and impacted RRD property.  On the same day, I made St. Lawrence and Atlantic RRD (herein STLARR) aware of this issue and met a representative on site.  It was obvious that the discharge was from the locomotives but, at the time, a cause was not, although it was originally thought to be vandalism. [It was later  surmised that some of the locomotives had water in their lube oil reservoirs which froze and cracked the valves, discharging the product.]  STLARR subcontracted the services of Acadia Environmental Svcs and Enpro Environmental Svcs to develop, implement & complete a scope of work and subsequent wetland restoration program, all of which were subject to DEP approval.
The ballast and culvert were vactored and approximately 30 railroad ties were excavated for disposal.  All debris in the stream leading to the wetland was removed as well as miscellaneous contaminated soil.  Weir dams were installed at three locations between the railroad bed and wetland in an attempt to collect free product as it was freed during site remediation.  Approximately 2000 sq ft of wetland was clear cut and a number of impacted sections were excavated to remove afflicted flora.  Site monitoring and participation was continual by both DEP and Acadia throughout entire project.  A post-contractor meeting with DEP, Acadia, and Jones Associates determined that an immediate restoration program may succumb to effects of a dry summer. And, ironically, the area proved pretty resilient as a fall meeting of the same participants determined. It was deemed unnecessary to aid the property in restoring it to its prior state; it has performed that successfully on its own.

I-250-2003*While installing a propane line a service tech identified a weeping fuel oil tank and notified the owner who notified the DEP.

Due to the proximity to the stream, the contaminated material was removed 9/23/03.

The spill appears to have gone straight down with very little if any lateral movement. The excavation went down to ledge, which is about 8 feet. The bottom was about one foot below the footing. All contaminated soil was removed, but some oil did enter the bedrock. PID reading in the rock were 80 to 110, averaging about 100 (PID cal'ed to 355).

Response case closed.
I-202-2003*Because of a blown hose on a grader, 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil were spilled.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and disposed at Houlton garage.
B-471-2003*       On September 22, 2003 at 1620 we received a call from John Gabarra of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reporting a two cup spill of non PCB transformer oil.  The spill occurred from a leaking bushing on a transformer on Moosehead Blvd. in Bangor.  There were no visible traces of the oil on the ground.
A-398-2003* On 8-5-03 an anonymous caller reported that there was an underground tank at the apartment building on Oak Grove Rd. in Vassalboro. I found the site and indeed there was an underground tank on site. I removed the steel cover and could see some liquid in the tank. I next went to the Vassalboro town office and looked into the town records to determine the owner. The owner, according to the town office is Stephen Reynolds. Eventually I made phone calls to the true owners, Stephen Reynolds Jr. and Carrie Rossignol and left messages with them to contact me. They never returned my phone calls, instead they called their father. Stephen Reynolds contacted me and we had discussions how to proceed with the situation.
 He hired a friend (Len Poulin Inc.) with an excavator to uncover the tops of the tank. It was at this time that a second tank was found. Both tanks contained water and tank #1 contained about one inch of gasoline product. Mr. Reynolds asked for some time to shore up the wooden stairs, that were later found to be resting on the second tank. I made repeated site visits and phone calls and gave him all the forms and verbal instructions.
 Mr Reynolds did not follow my instructions and pumped the water and gasoline into a 55 gallon drum. He brought this liquid back to his home in Winslow where he decanted the water into 5 gallon pails and dumped the water onto the discontinued Winslow landfill. This landfill is owned by Mr. Reynolds and is located near his home on the Palmer Rd. He illegally disposed of 200 gallons of water in this manner. When I found out he was doing this I told him to stop and I then hired EPI to pump out the remaining water from both tanks. This was done on 8/22/03.
 A few more days went by and I had not received a phone call from Mr. Reynolds concerning the removal of the tanks. I made another site visit and found that the excavation had been backfilled. I called Mr. Reynolds and made a site visit to the ex-Winslow landfill and found the two UST there.
 This case has been referred to our enforcement division.
P-216-2002*A two car accident resulted in 8-10 gallons of gasoline being spilled into a ditch on the side of Long Swamp Road in Lebanon.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material but it was not possible to get it all.  The accident happened in front of the Walters Residence and their drilled well is not far away.  I told Mr. Walters that if he smelled or tasted anything unusual in his water he should call me.  Mr. Walters contacted me two months later and requested that I come test the water because his wife smelled something funny.  I went out on 05/21/2002 and collected a sample for analysis.  The results of the analysis were negative for gasoline range organics.  The Walters' well was placed on QM.  On 05/19/2003, another sample was collected through QM which was also negative for gasoline range organics.  The Walters will be removed from QM.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-474-2003*On the morning of 9/24/03, Kerry Scates, who is a tank installer for MDOT, called to say that they were in the process of retrofitting the piping at their Eddington maintenance lot and that a test performed earlier this year had indicated that the dispenser pump had leaked.  Therefore, he was anticipating that they would find contaminated material beneath the cement slab when it was removed.  Shortly after I arrived at the site, the slab had been taken off and the crushed stone fill that had been under the dispenser was exposed.  We checked several samples in the area and there was no trace of product.  Kerry indicated that the test that had been performed earlier, consisted of sniffing the space under the dispenser pump.  Apparently, enough product had seeped out of the coupling to give a hit on the PID.  It is unlikely that any product ever got below the cement slab.
P-235-2002*This case was referred to me by Jon Woodard who had received it from Scott Whittier.  Apparently Mr. Bucciere had contacted Scott Whittier stating that he did not have the funds to remove the underground storage tank at his home.  Mr. Whittier Ok'd using Department funds to pay for the removal.  Guerin Associates was hired to do the removal and I oversaw it.  There was no evidence of spillage found during the removal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-439-2003*Mr. Hewes called to report that a company technician had responded to a leaking oil tank at Kids Peace in Ellsworth. It seems that one of the two ASTs that were manifold together had corroded through and spilled #2 to the basement floor. They had cleaned up the oil, but did not have a reasonable estimate of what might have been lost. The tanks had been enclosed behind a wall and the leak was noticed when the oil seeped out from under that wall. I spoke with the lead custodian, Goldie Perkins. I learned that they had cut a hole through the wall to put a patch on the leaking tank and used sorbent pads and speedi-dri to collect the oil.  He didn't believe that any oil had found a way off the floor. They had not yet removed the wall, but would in order to replace both tanks. He would notify me when the wall was removed, so that I could inspect the area.
   On 9/15/03, I went to the site. The concrete floor seemed smooth and crack free. However, the spill was next to a corner in the foundation and I had concerns that oil may have found a way through the wall and floor joint and into the soil below. The dorms well is about 75' away. The soil is described as course sand. Even though Mr. Perkins believed all the oil was contained, I felt there was enough concern for the nearby well that its water should be sampled under our Quarterly Monitoring system. Mr. Perkins agreed.
   Other that monitoring the samples, no further action is anticipated.

P-242-2002*Mr. Lindberg called to report that his outside, 275 gallon AST was empty.  He found that the filter case had been unscrewed and did not know how that had happened.  The tank had been filled at the beginning of the winter and the house had been lived in by his son but his son didn't like the oil heat and had mostly used electric.  Once the snow was gone there was an obvious stain on the ground where the oil had leaked out of the tank and run across the lawn.  Mr. Lindberg's dug well was about 20-30 feet from the spill and upon inspection of the well we found that there was free product in it.  We undertook a cleanup which consisted of soil excavation, pumping of the well with a vacuum truck, and eventually Technical Services set up one of their trailer pump and treat systems out there.  The excavation included the dug well, we removed everything that was there and installed a PVC recovery well in its place.  Mr. Lindberg has a drilled well on the property that had never been hooked up.  So we had that well hooked up to provide drinking water to the property.  All the wells on the surrounding properties were sampled and no contamination was found.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-252-2002*   DEP received a report that petroleum contaminated soils were encountered in test borings being sunk for a proposed building project at this university campus.  The affected area is under a paved parking lot.  After reviewing analytical results and consultation with Technical Services staff, it was decided that the contamination was likely due to historical spillage of diesel-range fuel oil; given the environmentally non-sensitive nature of the site (served by public water) it was determined that no remediation was necessary.  Any soil that needed to be excavated for construction was placed in an adjacent area that will be paved for parking.
P-84-2002*At 12:30 of February 15, Carrie of the Lewiston FD called to report the spill and clean up actions for a hydraulic oil spill at 528 East Ave.

A Waste Management truck broke a hose discharging an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the asphalt.  WM was capable of clean up and would be responsible for proper disposal of spill debris.  No DEP visit or action taken based on the information received, no additional complaints received from LFD or LPW.
P-246-2002*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting they were at a customer's house on a service call and  discovered there was a leak at the filter.  They reported they did not know how much oil had leaked but that it had gone into a floor drain.  I arrived at the home and was shown inside by the technicians.  The leak was at the filter assembly but it was unclear exactly what had caused the leak.  The homeowners were not home at the time so I spoke to a neighbor who stated he believed the floor drain might terminate in the sloped front lawn near the sidewalk.  Concerned about where the oil was headed and not knowing how much had leaked, I contacted Guerin Associates to come out with a drum vac and vacuum out the floor drain in order to recover as much oil as possible.  The Downeast technicians left at that point.  I contacted Greg O'Brien to come out and continue oversight of the cleanup because I had other obligations.  Greg reported back to me the next day they had cleaned up the floor and vacuumed out the floor drain and believed they had gotten most of the spilled oil.  Apparently the owner had returned home after I left and was very upset that we were in the house.  I had several conversations with Mr. Russo explaining the situation and the actions I took.  In the end Mr. Russo was unwilling to pay the $500 deductible to the AST Fund so the fee was waived.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-299-2002*Yarmouth Lumber called to report that there had been a small spill from one of their diesel nozzles.  Apparently a small amount of diesel had leaked into the containment area around their diesel pump.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-289-2000*This office received a report of transmission oil spilled to a roadway in Leeds from a Decoster Egg Farm truck.  No further information is available on what the location was or what investigation was done.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-280-2003*   DEP received a report on 6/10/93, that a loose fitting at a buried line from an AST had allowed a couple of gallons of gasoline to drain into the sump.  Spilled product was collected using sorbents.  The owner of the system was concerned the leak had occurred so soon after installation (the installation was made by L.C. Tank - - now reportedly out of business - - about 18 months previously).  The installer at the time (George) is currently employed at Goulds, and came out to make repairs.  No gasoline was released to the environment.

   On 9/4/03, DEP received another call describing a repeat occurrence of this incident, again with no release to the environment.  No action by Response Services is necessary, but the case was referred for possible compliance attention.
A-299-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred at this residential cellar AST.  The area is served by municipal water, and vapors were not a problem.  The tank was replaced with no remediation necessary.
A-574-2002* Maritime Energy reported a release at the property of Mike Strom on Powder Mills Rd. in Camden. Evidently the children were playing out back when the oldest son saw red oil squirting into the air. The nipple attached to the outside AST had been cracked. Maritime repaired this problem. I made a site visit and the situation did not require any clean up. The area is served by public water and no vapor problems existed. The AST did not meet current standards and I suggested to the owner that he do something in the future, such as concrete pads under the tank legs and replace and sleeve the copper line.
 The situation becomes more confusing after this. A second leak developed at the screw located on the top of the filter assembly, this occurred after the repair Maritime Energy made (see above). Frank Gehrling of this office made a site visit. I also made a site visit. I spoke with an employee of Maritime Energy and I asked them to do some clean up at the site, mostly raking leaves and other debris. They were receptive to this idea. Several days later when I spoke with Ron Linscott, of Maritime Energy, he told me that they were not responsible for the spills at this location and would not be involved with the cleanup.
 During the spring of 2003, I was called once again to this problem. The area next to the tank had a puddle of water and a small amount of kerosene had leached out the soil and migrated toward the neighbors clothes line. I placed sorbent material under the filter assembly to collect any dripping oil and also to determine the source of the leak.
 The owner of the trailer park was also concerned and I spoke with him. It was at this time I hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the oil stained area. This oil stained area was saturated with water and it was forcing the oil out of the soil. Kip removed 6.26 tons of soil and transported it to Commercial Recycling. The AST had to be removed prior to excavation and Kip found a loose fitting on the copper line near the filter assembly. That means there were three separate leaks from this tank system. The site was restored.
 In summary, two of these leaks may have been prevented if the service technician from Maritime had taken the time to check all the fittings before he left the scene. Therefore, both parties, the homeowner and Maritime share in the responsibility of the clean up cost.
 Lastly the owner of the trailer park, Bill Eaton, had an estimate to remove two tress and replace said trees. I did not take action on this because the existing trees were alive when I left the site. If however the trees do die from our remedial actions then I will authorize the removal and replacement of said trees. The bid/estimate from Farley and Son Landscaping is attached to this report.
A-287-2003*   DEP received a report that long term oil spillage was associated with this residential AST.  It transpired that a small hole was in the tank, but that only a small amount (estimated at five gallons) of oil was actually lost.  The tank was removed and contaminated soil excavated for land spreading on a nearby undeveloped property.

   The neighborhood is rural/residential with several private wells within 1000'.  Due to the minor nature of this spill it is not anticipated that any wells will be impacted by this event.
A-554-2002* S W Cole Engineering Inc. called this office to request help dealing w/ gasoline contaminated soils at a site that previously had been a gasoline service station. The soils were contaminated as a result of UST leakage.  The site is located at 366 Main St. in Waterville. It was previously known as "Interstate Citgo". The underground tanks were removed from this site in October 2001, see spill report A-688-01. Mr. Dunning is working for the current owner Bangor Savings Bank and is going through the VRAP Program. Webber Oil Company was the previous owner.
 I arrived on site and met with Tammy, of S. W. Cole, along with the contractor, E.L. Vining. We discussed some options on how to deal with the contaminated soil on site. No good options were available to reuse the soil on site. The new building, "Bangor Savings Bank" is going to have a full basement which will be located in the area of gasoline contaminated soil.
 Some preliminary work had been done by S.W. Cole and they found various levels of gasoline contaminated soil. The gasoline contaminated soils were excavated and stockpiled and eventually transported to Commercial Paving. Several thousand tons of material were removed from this site.
 According to my information Webber Oil had set aside some money, in the purchase and sales agreement, to cover the cost of removal and disposal of the soil.
 At some point, Webber Oil was made aware of the disposal cost of the contaminated soil and hired Acadia Environmental Technology. Webber Oil proposed to use a piece of property they own in Norridgewock to land spread the remaining 1,000 yards of soil. I inspected the site and found that it met the DEP guidelines and therefore I entered into an agreement with Webber Oil and Acadia Environmental.
 A portion of the soil was land spread at this location and I am awaiting a final report from Acadia Environmental.
 Final report from Acadia indicated that 1,000 yards of soil was land spread and tilled three times. Field VOC readings using a PID were done after this time. See attached paperwork and reports.
B-478-2003*On the afternoon of 9/25/03, I was contacted by the Hancock Sheriffs' Office regarding an oil spill that had taken place at the Hancock Post Office.  They didn't specify a product, but said that it had come from a truck that had disappeared without a trace.  They said that it was about thirty gallons and that the area was on wells.  It turned out that the product (which I think was diesel, but there was no odor) had landed on the asphalt-paved parking lot of the post office and it covered an area of about 40 feet by 10 feet. The spill area trailed off to nothing by the time it reached the road.  According to my calculations, ten gallons could have covered an area this size.  The Hancock Fire Chief, Mike Cummings, met me at the site and explained their actions.  They had recovered most of the spill with pads and then deployed speedy dry.  There were puddles of water from showers that had happened earlier and there was no sheen on them.  The absence of sheen and odor makes me wonder if they actually had an oil spill.  Could a pickup truck have spilled water from its' body? I offered to take care of the used pads, but he assured me that they could take care of them.
P-767-2003*On 9/24/03, I received a call from both David Laperrier of the United States Coast Guard and Jeff Liick of the Portland Harbor Master's Office reporting an abandoned fishing vessel at the Portland Fish Pier.  There was waste oil in the bilge of the vessel Jennifer Lynn that had been pumped overboard by the bilge pump.  The vessel had been at the pier for two weeks and attempts to reach the owner had been unsuccessful.  The vessel had been abandoned.  Both reporting agencies requested assistance in removing fluids from the vessel.

I hired Clean Harbors to pump out any petroleum products remaining on the vessel.  Waste oil was the most prevalent oil found on the boat.  Smaller quantities of gasoline, diesel and hydraulic oil were also found and removed.  The City of Portland had made arrangements to remove the vessel from the water for eventual disposal.  None of the spilled oil was recoverable.  No further action required.
A-230-2002*  DEP received a report that several gallons of heating oil spilled when a hose burst while fueling a residential AST.  The spiller collected oiled shrubbery and grass to the property owner's satisfaction.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered geologically sensitive.
A-251-2002*   DEP received a report that 10 lbs of NaOH solution was spilled at this facility when a gasket failed.  Spilled material flowed to a "non-contact thermal sewer", which by-passes the treatment sewer and discharges to the Androsscoggin River.  Facility staff measured a pH of 10.4 at the river outfall.
A-232-2002*   DEP received a report from a consultant that stained soils were discovered at this facility.  This staining is believed due to old spillage of waste oil during a time that the property was an automotive service station.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  It was decided that no clean-up was necessary here.
A-268-2002* An anonymous caller reported that tractor trailer trucks were parked at a lot off the Byron Rd. and the caller thought they were dumping stuff. The trucks had "Sebago Pacific" on the side. The caller did not give real good details, therefore I did not make a site visit. I did however talk to someone from the town office, they sent a fire fighter to check out the scene. I called back later and found that there was nothing out of the ordinary. No further action will be required.
A-237-2002*   DEP received a report that seven drops of lube oil spilled from a crane to pavement at this facility. No site visit was warranted.
A-491-2002* On 8-13-02 Robert Grenier, owner of the "Flying Pond Variety" called this office to report an underground line and pump problem associated with his UST's. The pump was slow and then eventually stopped pumping gasoline. He did find a leak in a flex fitting on one of the suction lines. This repair did not fix the problem with the pump and he called G.R. Adams to fix the pump and/or test the underground line. I had several phone conversations with Mr. Grenier and even made a site visit.
 Finally on 9-26-03, I spoke with Mr. Grenier about this site and he told me that he had hired Simard and Son to replace all of the underground gas lines and install new gasoline pumps. There was no problem with gasoline contamination at the time. This work occurred in August of 2003.
 This UST system is unique in that the 3 gas tanks have a sloped liner beneath them. Each liner has its own monitoring well. In addition to the new pumps and product lines, Mr. Grenier had tank monitors installed (for inventory and leak detection). No further involvement will be necessary.
A-282-2003*   DEP received a report that 50 gallons of fuel oil was spilled at this mobile home park when a lawn mower damaged a filter of an aboveground supply tank located on Unit #9.  Amount spilled was later downgraded to 10 gallons.  Approximately 1 yard of contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Waste Management Landfill for disposal.  The area is residential and is served by municipal water.

NOTE:  Oil Spill Debris Form was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached.
A-284-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil was evident on a small stream.  It transpired that the subject (Sutter) had an old out-of-service oil AST on the property for several years and had recently allowed a relative (Marston) to remove it.  He had done so on the previous day (6/14), spilling a small amount of residual oil in the process.  Heavy rains followed, washing most spilled oil to a marshy area.  A small quantity was collected using sorbents.
   The area is rural/residential with several private wells within 1000'.  While considered environmentally sensitive I feel it is unlikely that any adverse environmental affects will result given the minor nature of the spill.
A-283-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that an oily sheen was evident on stormwater at a large paved parking lot.  It appeared that a diesel vehicle may have lost a small amount of fuel earlier in the day; no source was found at the time.  The local Fire Department spread sorbent pads, but most product had already been washed to storm drains.
P-781-2003*On 9/22/03 I received a call from Diane Carney of the Poland Spring Bottling Company reporting a hydraulic spill from a broken hydraulic line on a piece of yard equipment.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-780-2003*On 9/26/03, I received a call from Jeffrey Withers of the Portland Pipe Line Corporation reporting a mystery sheen at Pier 2.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a light sheen near the pier.  There was a tank vessel at the South side of the pier at the time.  Wind and tide were coming from the North.  Oil was observed both outside and inside the boom and did not appear to be coming from the vessel.  No further action required.
A-300-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that non-PCB mineral oil was spilled following damage to a utility pole.  CMP staff used speedi-dry to collect oil on pavement and excavated affected soil.
A-289-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor diesel oil spill occurred to pavement when a dispensing  nozzle slipped out of the vehicle tank during refueling.  Spilled product was reportedly collected using speedi-dry.
A-398-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that this nursing home had a severe mold problem and that people were getting sick as a result.  DEP does not provide a response to this type of event.
A-393-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a slight sheen was temporarily visible when a passenger vehicle left the road and came to rest in Allen stream.  According to officials on-site no response was necessary.
P-684-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	8/25/03, notification of a #2 oil discharge due to a faulty basement fuel pump for the furnace.  About 5 to 10 gal. leaked into furnace saturating the fire-bricks and leaking out to the soil floor, necessitating a new furnace.  Noted odor in house.

AREA ASSESSMENT
	A single-family old farm house directly across form Raymond's Jordan Small School.  Area on private wells and septic.  Perhaps only half of discharge reached soil below furnace.  Property owned & occupied by Barbara Smith and her husband David Dowler.  Onsite I cleaned oily debris out of furnace.  Soil clean-up had to wait removal of the ruined furnace.

REMEDIATION & CONCLUSIONS
1.	Mr. Fowler completed removal of approximately 0.3 yds. of oil contam. soils after the old furnace had been moved out of the way.  Maine DEP hauled away and disposed of the waste @ CRS in Scarborough with other accumulated oil contaminated soil from several other sites.
2.	At this time no further DEP Response Div,. actions are required.
3.	Based on the distances, small amount discharged, small amount of oil that reached soil, and because of the prompt response I expect no threat to Ms. Smith's well or to neighboring drinking water wells.  A copy of this report will be sent to Ms. Smith.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-394-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a speed-boat had capsized in this pond.  Fuel loss (gasoline) was reported by the Warden Service as negligible.  The boat was righted and removed.
A-395-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that an antique fire extinguisher containing carbon tetrachloride (listed hazardous waste F001) leaked at this fire station.  The situation was under control.  A contractor was hired for clean-up/disposal.
A-317-2002*   DEP received a report that oil spills were associated with ASTs in the cellar of this facility.  Upon investigation, it transpired that four ASTs are present; two were empty/out-of-service, two were still in use.  Minor historical spillage was evident, but no spills were ongoing.  All ASTs were in need of attention.  The cellar floor is concrete covered with soil/debris.  Although the area is environmentally sensitive (reliant on private wells for water) no remediation was necessary as a result of the spills as observed.  An enforcement/compliance referral was made regarding out-of-service gasoline ASTs located elsewhere on the property.
P-579-2003*
	Routine consumptive-use UST removal site visit.  UST appears removed and replaced by inside heating oil AST.  Location is commercial storage yard for equipment for Greenwood Const., a UST facility contractor.  At least one private water well located across Rt. 236 from site.  Property located across from new Irving oil gas station, and adjacent and south of Downeast (future Dunkin?) Donuts.  No UST removal assessment required.
	This UST replaced in 1990 with contamination un-reported at time (see P-25-1990).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-784-2003*9.22.03 CMCC reported a chemical bomb scare they received in the form of a note left in the mens bathroom.  Over the course of the day DEP remained in contact with the school to monitor developments.  The note indicated that the devise was set to go off or release over the night time hours of 9.22.03.

Preliminary indication were that nothing out of the ordinary existed or was observed on the school grounds or buildings.  Maine State Police searched the school with dogs and nothing was identified.  MDEP offered assistance and would be present at the school the morning of 9.23.03.  Auburn PD guarded the school overnight.

9.23.03 I met officials at the school and did a quick walk through with available monitoring devises.  No indication or problems were observed.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-786-2003*09.25.03
Responded to compliant from Sanford Fire Department that an unknown material had been released from a box at the residential address of 6 East Street and that three county Hazmat teams had arrived on site.

Upon arrival, I observed three Hazmat teams were on site and preparing for a Level A entry.  Initially, information was slow coming to the Department and the DEP was not included in the initial hazard evaluation.  The initial information indicated was that a cardboard box was leaking a green liquid and emitting a vapor.    Mr. Cullen O'Gorman, the home owner,  advised me that he was cleaning out the garage preparing to move from the residence.  O'Gorman said that he lifted a box containing a variety of small containers such as motor oil,  paint, and other stuff and threw the box into a larger cardboard box.  At that time O'Gorman said that he caught a whiff of something nasty and it took his breath away and he saw something leaking from the box.

An initial Level A entry was made.  The pH of the liquid on the drive was 1.  The entry team discovered anti-freeze, varnish, dry-gas, potting soil, and paint before running out of air.

The DEP was included in discussion concerning how the remaining material in the box was to be separated as part of the second Level B entry.  I requested that only leaking material or potentially leaking containers be over-packed, however, every thing in the box was transferred to an over-pack.

The remaining material identified during the second entry:  stain, motor oil, armor-all, lighter fluid, car wash, lithium glue, lube oil, Prestone rust remover, power steering fluid, several aerosol cans, Marvel mystery oil, paint, and one plastic container of muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid).

I advised IC that no threat to human health or the environment was established and that the waste disposal would be the responsibility of the home owners.  I met with the home owners and advised them that the material can be re-used or disposed as regular household waste.  I recommended to the O'Gorman's that the best practice would be to contact the town to ascertain information regarding the type of waste collected at the transfer station and potential waste collection programs that the town may provide.  The spill was on the driveway and caused no impact to the surface or adjacent ground.

09.27.2003
I met with the homeowners upon their request.  They had an 80 gallon over-pack in the middle of their driveway, left there by the fire department and they did not know what to do.  I emptied the over-pack and separated out the wastes.  All quart sized containers of petroleum products, approximately eight,  were emptied into a plastic bag containing sorbent pads and disposed at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn.  I placed acid impacted cardboard in a plastic bag.  I later hosed off the cardboard to dilute the acid and disposed of the material as regular commercial waste.  I located the one gallon container of muriatic acid and observed that the container was cracked.  I determined that when the homeowner threw the box, the container of acid broke open and that a subsequent leak occurred from a container anti-freeze also occurred.  I estimate that approximately one quart of acid leaked.  Other various empty containers and cans, including an empty anti-freeze container that had no cap and dried up paint cans were disposed as regular house hold waste.  The remaining items, lube oil, greases (grease gun), and potting soil were left on site.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

A-344-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a minor oil spill occurred at this residence when the driver slipped while refueling the AST; the nozzle sprayed oil over the home and a portion of the lawn.  The home was wiped down and contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is residential and is served by municipal water.
A-318-2002*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this facility at a loose flange.  Spilled oil was reportedly contained and recovered for disposal by the spiller.
A-349-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor oil spill occurred as a result of a vehicle accident.  Some spilled oil was recovered from pavement.
A-343-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred.  The spill was reportedly contained and completely recovered.
P-755-2003*
	Abandonment by removal of two old, recently registered, long out-of-service, non-conforming, bare steel, retail motor fuels UST's.  Sensitive area near private well, rural residential & commercial area.  	DEP briefly onsite following abandonment on 9/17/03, with contractors and owner, Mr. Goodwin.  No contamination detected during UST abandonment assessment by St. Germaine & Assoc.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
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P-811-2003*9.28.03 responded to an initial compliant involving the release of hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride as a result of a structure fire at entered location.

Upon arrival I was informed by the Lewiston FD that no release had occurred.  As informed, the incident began at 1730 hrs as Lewiston responded to the fire.  The room (dissolving room) contained chemical storage containers of various sizes.  Lewiston restricted access and made no attempt to put out the fire until the assessment was completed.  Lewiston implemented an evacuation plan.  Specialists with Phillips Elment monitored the smoke plume and determined that hazardous chemicals were not present and Lewiston proceeded to extinguish the fire.

DEP arrived on site prior to entry by facility specialists and the Lewiston FD fire investigator.  I was advised that the actual chemicals in question are HCl and NO2, not hydrogen fluoride.  A post entry review indicated that a release did occurred, but was limited to product contained in piping that transfers chemicals from bulk storage to a dip tank.  Facility representatives advise that released material is contained in a pit designed as secondary containment.

9.29.2003 met with facility representatives and Lewiston FD on site.  Site monitoring indicated .5 ppm NO2; 0 ppm HCl; O2 20.9%, and; pH =6 of liquid on the floor.  DEP entered that room with officials and did not observe any pending issues.  Clean up is primarily of fire debris, wiring, and water.  It appeared to me that the fire was primarily electrical in nature, but a formal investigation is being conducted by Lewiston Fire Department.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-254-2002*   DEP received a report from local fire officials that a large excavator was burning at a vacant residential lot.  Several private wells were nearby and it was feared that fuel from the excavator would spill to soil.  After the fire was extinguished it was apparent the tank was still intact with an estimated 35 gallons still aboard.  Oil in fuel lines, filters, etc., was incinerated.
A-253-2002*   DEP received a report that 15 gallons of gasoline was spilled the previous night when a tank was overfilled at a service station.  According to the reporter all spilled product flowed over pavement to a collection sump and was completely recovered.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-276-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor oil spill had occurred to pavement as a result of a mechanical failure.  The spilled oil was reportedly recovered with sorbents.  No site visit was warranted.
A-272-2002*   DEP received a report that a gasoline staining was evident on the road shoulder at this location.  Local fire officials were contacted and agreed to investigate; they reported back that it appeared that a minor diesel spill had occurred.  The area is not environmentally sensitive (it is served by municipal water) and so no remediation was deemed necessary.
P-314-2002*Jon Woodard received a call from Mrs. Michaels stating that she had found beads of mercury on her couch.  She had wiped the mercury up and had thrown the paper towel out in the trash.  She had no idea how the mercury had come to be there.  Peter Blanchard and I went out to the home with the department's Lumex and took measurements in the trash can, around the couch, and around the home.  The Lumex did detect mercury above background levels in the couch (28 ppt) but not above the 300 ppt health advisory level.  All of the other areas we checked were quite low including in the trash can.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-273-2002*   DEP received a complaint from a neighbor of the subject complaining of a variety of environmental violations.  The building is reportedly derelict and contains much debris including cans of lead paint.  Upon contacting town officials it transpired that the town had been attempting to work with the subject on septic and debris issues; town fire and code enforcement staff had visited recently and did not feel that a visit by DEP was necessary.
I-251-2003*A spill at an underground tank was caused by a fuel company attempting to pump into a tank designed for gravity drops.

The operator of the delivery truck pumped fuel into the tank until his tank was dry. When he released his hose, he had about 20 gallons of fuel come out the fill pipe. The spill was quickly contained and cleanup took place within the hour using speed-dri.

When I checked the tank alarm in the building, I found the reset button taped down. I attempted to test the system (pushed test button) but only got a light from the low alarm. When I took off the tape and tested the system, I got the low light again, plus an alarm. The high light worked in neither of my tests.

I suspect the high level alarm was on constantly. I base this conclusion on the description of the filling technique by the driver, by pumping into the tank, it was easy put in more than 90% of the tank volume (alarm level). Most likely, the 90% alarm was operating when ever the tank was filled and the employees in that area found they could silence the alarm by holding the reset. The high level alarm light eventually burned out.

During this delivery, excessive pressure was developed by the pump which caused the tank vessel to expand.  When the pressure was release, the tank came back to normal size pushing oil out of the fill pipe.

I have advised DP Corp that a Tank Installer will be needed to inspect the system to verify that no damage was done to the tank.

I also advised the Marden's manger to place a sign next to the alarm box that would tell folks to contact management if the alarm sounded again.

Response case closed.
P-795-2003*Downeast advises that they accidentally overfilled the supply tank and oil spilled out the vent onto the ground.  Downeast removed ground mulch that became impacted.  The area was cleaned up to the customer's satisfaction.  DEP phone contact with Downeast indicated a satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-275-2002*   Maine Yankee reported several drops of hydraulic oil spilled to the pavement.  This minor spill was cleaned up by the spiller.  No site visit was warranted.
A-284-2002*   DEP received a report that a gasoline spill had occurred at this service station due to a customer overfill and had been completely recovered by attending staff.
P-796-2003*Union Oil has Portland Parks and Rec's 90 Anderson St building as an automatic fill customer.  An Union Oil driver went to fill the tank but after dispensing product, heard no whistle and discontinued the fill.  Apparently, the piping had been disconnected from the tank so #2 was poured onto the tank and floor.  Union Oil representatives cleaned the mess with speedy dry.
P-363-2002*I was contacted by Fleet Environmental Services requesting my involvement in a residential spill where they had been hired by Kleen Oil Kompany to do a clean up.  It turns out that Kleen Oil Kompany had overfilled the Hall's oil tanks by over 300 gallons on December 31, 2001.  Apparently, the delivery truck driver was unable to hear the tank's whistle, because he was hard of hearing, and had allowed the tank to overfill for several minutes.  The tank's vent was underneath the back deck, and there was snow on the ground so they were unable to see the spill.  Soon after the incident the homeowners contacted Kleen Oil because they were smelling oil.  Kleen Oil went out and did some kind of cleanup that was apparently ineffective because the homeowners soon called back to say they could still smell oil.  So Kleen Oil called a local contractor and hired him to go out and clean up the spill.  This contractor went out and looked at it and called Kleen Oil back and said that there was a significant spill and he was not equipped to clean it up.  At this point, Kleen Oil contacted Fleet Environmental Services and asked them to come out and look at it.  As soon as they realized what the situation was they contacted me to see if the spill had been reported.  When I found no record of the spill, I told Fleet to tell Kleen Oil that they needed to report the spill and go from there.  This is when I received a call from Mark Tanner of Kleen Oil on 05/29/02, almost 6 months after the initial spill.  Once the facts had been sorted out I informed Kleen Oil that this spill was their responsibility and that they should contact their insurance company.  I stayed involved and oversaw the cleanup that Kleen Oil and their insurance company undertook.  It started with vactoring under the deck but it was quickly found that the oil had traveled quite a distance in the 6 months since the spill.  Next, the deck was destroyed and excavation began.  By the time it was finished over 400 tons of blocky, dry, clay was removed from the Hall's back yard and even then we were unable to excavate all of the contaminated soil because of obstructions.  At this point I got Technical Services (Don White) involved and he talked to the insurance company about trying an in situ treatment technique (see Don White's report for more information).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-782-2003*BIW reported a release of hydraulic oil associated with a prop seal of a new ship being tested.  Mr. Strout advises this is an on-going problem that has yet to be resolved.  No clean up feasible.  No DEP response.

Late report referral notice sent to oil enforcement unit.  Spill occurred at 10:00 and was reported at 14:23.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-398-2002*I got a call from Larry Laverriere of Dead River Co. reporting that their delivery driver had overfilled one of Snell Family Farm's three aboveground tanks.  Apparently the gauge is stuck on the tank.  The tanks are in a concrete containment and all of the oil stayed inside the containment.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-797-2003*CMP reported a transformer leak.  No contact with reporter on call back.  SP advises that CMP crew to respond to spill location.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-402-2002*I was contacted by Mike Brewer to report that a mercury switch on a piece of industrial equipment had broken and spilled mercury onto the concrete floor inside their building.  I suggested they hire a contractor to clean up the spill and do air monitoring to confirm cleanup, so they contacted EPI.  Jon Cressey came out with the HEPA vacuum and a Jerome meter.  The mercury was cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-442-2002*I was contacted by the USCG whom reported there was a mystery sheen in the Piscataqua River near Great Bar in Eliot.  The Marine patrol was also aware of the situation and had been out searching for a source.  No source was ever found.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-443-2002*I was contacted by Bryant Energy to report that someone had overfilled their car at the station.  It was raining at the time so the gasoline ran down across the parking lot and collected at the edge of the pavement and under a deck.  I used sorbents to collect the gas and stop it from going into the storm drain that goes into the river.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-635-2011*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had spilled about a cup of kerosene while moving his monitor heater to the porch.  A small area of rug and wood were contaminated and the homeowner cut them out.  I spoke with the homeowner and he stated that if there was still an odor problem he would cut more out and did not need the State's assistance.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-203-2003*A splash back occurred while a Daigle Oil driver was filling the tank. The spilled product was splashed onto the driver and the house siding.

The house was wiped down by Daigle people and the driver changed his clothes.

Response case closed.
I-204-2003*While on site reviewing the location of new monitoring wells, an investigation began into the rumor of an underground storage tank under the shop floor.

The tank was located and everyone was present that needed to the there so the tank was removed that afternoon.

No contamination was identified.

Response case closed.
I-8-2002*On 1-10-02, the Town Manager of Fort Kent called to report that through a site assessment done at the Old Town Garage, some soil contamination was discovered. There had been 3 tanks removed from the site in 1991. At that time there had been some removal done but some had been missed or regarded as meeting cleanup criteria at the time. I worked with the town to assign a current cleanup standard to make the site suitable for a MEMA grant to reclaim the site.
I-231-2003*On 8-18-03, the Ft. Kent Police called to report that a spill had occurred at the Irving Mainway in Ft. Kent. A truck had overfilled its tank during a fill up. After speaking to the manager, I found that about 15 gallons were spilled onto the parking lot. They cleaned it up with sorbent pads.
I-229-2003*On August 5, 2003, this office received a call from Joyce Noble reporting a spill of gasoline at the JP Levesque Mill on Rt. 11 in Masardis. According to her, the driver of a delivery truck had been dispatched to deliver 2000 gallons. The order came from Daigle Oil in Ashland. On arriving at the site, the driver checked the clock gauge on the tank, but did not stick the tank, he also did not use a tank chart and assumed the tank was a 6000 gallon tank when it was in fact a 3000 gallon tank. The tank was overfilled and product pushed out through the vent line. Some was also lost from the delivery hose. Personnel at the mill responded and used sorbents to clean the area. They also used sand to cover affected area to keep fumes down. All contaminated material was removed the following day.
A-285-2002*   DEP received a report that a cellar AST at this pantry/kitchen had been overfilled, allowing a small amount of oil to collect on the wood-covered concrete cellar floor.  Product was quickly recovered, but a vapor problem ensued; an exhaust fan was placed until the odors abated.
P-798-2003*DEP visited site upon the issuance of a 30-day waiver for the removal of an underground supply tank.  No problems or leak evident.  Tank removed.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-286-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this location when a garbage truck blew a hose.  The facility is a landfill licensed to accept petroleum contaminated soils; affected soil was excavated and taken to a secure section of the landfill.
P-136-2002*While flushing a product line at the CN Brown bulk terminal, CN Brown personnel spilled 10-12 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The majority of the product was contained on the concrete pad.  The spill was effectively cleaned up with sorbent material.
A-373-2002*A waterfront homeowner discovered a drum in the water in front of his home. The drum was discovered to be full of concrete and had a rusted chain attached to it.  Likely an abandoned mooring.
P-446-2002*I was contacted by Doug Morrell of Downeast Energy to report that one of the tanks at their bulk plant off Pleasant Street in Brunswick was leaking.  The tank is a 500,000 gallon aboveground which had around 114,000 gallon of Kerosene in it at the time.  An employee had noticed a small puddle of product next to the tank during an inspection.  Downeast immediately started off loading the tank and taking the product to another one of their facilities.  Once the product was removed Downeast hired an engineer to come in and survey the bottom of the tank.  They found the leak and patched it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-389-2002*A fuel tank on a piece of rental equipment expanded and leaked a reported "less than one quarter pint" of diesel to the ground.  This amounts to only a few ounces, and no recovery was deemed feasible or necessary.  Nonetheless it was reported, written up, reviewed, and filed.  Someday to be archived.
A-455-2002*A customer overfilled his diesel tank, paid for the oil, and left. There were 25 gallons pumped, so the spill was something less than that.  The station owner reported the spill then deployed and recovered sorbent pads and boom. I took the sorbents for disposal.
A-304-2003*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled to pavement following a vehicle accident.  Oil was recovered by local fire officials.
P-799-2003*Responded to report of one gallon of liquid ammonia spilled in the class room/office of Russell Hall.  En route to the incident, I was advised that a one gallon container of liquid ammonia, used for a copy machine, was knocked over and spilled causing ammonia vapors to dissipate through out the building.  I recommended that the building and spill area be ventilated.  I did not receive indication that this procedure was implemented.  Upon arrival, I observed that no ventilation procedures were conducted.

I observed that Russell Hall was evacuated.  Perimeter monitoring conducted by Cumberland County Hazmat (CCH) using detection tubes indicated no presence of ammonia outside the hall.  CCH was preparing to conduct a level A entry.  MSDS sheets for the material were yet to be provided and CCH had no means to monitor for ammonia in the hot zone.  DEP repeated the requests to ventilate the impacted area, but did not receive a response.  DEP provided an ammonia detection device to the CCH team.  Initial hot zone monitoring conducted by the entry team indicated 2 ppm ammonia in the air.

The liquid ammonia was cleaned up using sorbents and the material was over-packed into a salvage container.  A second entry in level B was made to mop up any residual material.  Post incident monitoring indicated no presence of ammonia.  Clean Harbors of Maine picked up the waste material for proper disposal.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO

A-305-2003*   DEP received a report that a 23' speed-boat had sunk on the Kennebec River after striking an obstruction that damaged the stern drive.  The boat was towed to the Gardiner landing for the night; it remained upside down and 80% submerged until contractors were able to haul it the following morning. Approximately 15 gallons of gasoline was on board in an internal tank; a negligible quantity escaped to the river and was not recoverable.  There was some concern regarding the final handling of gasoline/water remaining in the tank; this matter was referred for Compliance attention.
A-308-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that several hundred gallons of lube oil had spilled to this facility sewer when float switches failed to engage.  No recovery was conducted.
   The facility has long claimed that the plant sewer adequately treats spills of this nature and so typically makes no attempt at recovery.  I can find no evidence that DEP has ever accepted this claim, and there is some concern that high effluent temperatures combined with de-foaming agents, short treatment times,  and large flow-rates result in a dilute/dispersed discharge to receiving waters (the Androscoggin River).  This concern has been documented in previous spill reports (ref. A-473-99, and others).  DEP sampled effluent as it is discharged to the river on 6/27; analysis described 395 ppb DRO with "...peaks throughout the fuel oil and mineral grease regions that cannot be identified by GC/FID."   According to the laboratory (HETL)  no obvious lubricating oil compounds were identified, though results were inconclusive due to the complex nature of the chromatogram.
   The case was referred within DEP for possible attention.
P-468-2002*I was contacted by Poland Spring to report that a tractor trailer making a delivery to their facility had a leak of motor oil.  They estimated that less than a gallon of oil leaked onto the pavement.  They cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-470-2002*I was contacted by Allen Turgeon to report that his oil tank in his basement had corroded and leaked about 15 gallons onto his concrete floor.  There were no drains involved with this spill.  Webber Oil was there and helped him clean it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-472-2002*I was contacted by the North Yarmouth Fire Department reporting that Mr. Nadeau had broken a thermometer on a small throw rug in his basement.  I contacted Mr. Nadeau and discussed the situation with him.  He lives alone in the home and does not have small children or pregnant women around.  We determined that the majority of the mercury was contained in the rug which he would bag up and throw away.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-791-2003*Mr. Bradberry, who works for the water conservation district in Waterford, reported  on behalf of Ms. Virginia McGraughran, oil in Mutiny Brook.  Mr. Bradberry advised me that Virginia transfers water from the brook to her pool every year from the brook and that she observed oil in the water.

Upon arrival I met with Bradberry and Virginia.  I inspected the brook and the enclosed pool but found no evidence of oil.  I inspected the small sump pump, 1/8 horse or smaller, that was used to transfer the water.  It was a sump pump type that Virginia said was very old.  The pump had oil on the housing.  It appeared that the pump blew or a seal failed in the pump causing mineral oil from the pump to escape or leak.  The amount released was considered minimal, perhaps a tea spoon or two, and no clean up was feasible.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-311-2003*   This minor oil spill occurred when a sampling syringe broke at CMP's Cony Street Station.  Transformer oil contained inside the syringe spilled to concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.
A-527-2002*During fuel oil delivery the driver waited too long after the whistle stopped and a small amount of oil foamed out of the vent.  The vent area was wiped with sorbents.  I contacted the homeowner and he was satisfied that no further cleanup was necessary. No site visit made.
P-787-2003*Responded to vehicle accident at entered location.  The vehicle jumped a curb and ruptured the fuel tank.  Approximately 8 gallons spilled on the ground and approximately 2.5 gallons were collected in buckets.

DEP collected the free phase product that leaked out of the fuel tank and into the buckets that the fire department had placed under the tank.  The parking lot or facility maintenance folks deployed and recovered speedi-dri for disposal.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-303-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that 147 lbs. hydrogen sulfide and 274 lbs. methyl mercaptan were vented at this facility when valve/process failures occurred.  No recovery was feasible.
P-474-2002*I was contacted by the Ogunquit Fire Department on 07/04/2002, to report that the dry chemical fire extinguishing system at the Gibbs Oil gas station had malfunctioned and discharged all of the agent onto the ground.  The Fire Department flushed it down with 200-300 gallons of water.  The solution went into a storm drain and came out down in the ocean causing a visible white plume.  Simplex-Grinnell was contacted by Gibbs to come fix the extinguishing system but the following day, 07/05/2002, the system discharged again (P-474-02).  The Fire Department again washed it down into the drains and then contacted me.  I stated that if this happened again, the station would have to find a dry method of cleaning up the agent.  They would not be allowed to wash it into the storm drain again.  Simplex-Grinnell again came to fix the system.  The extinguishing agent is called Purple K which is 90-93% potassium bicarbonate.  From the information I was able to collect on the agent it has very low acute health risks (eye, lung, skin irritation from dry crystals).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-530-2002*A small motor boat was reported capsized in Bristol Harbor.  Darkness was near and I was unable to safely investigate the situation so I contacted the Coast Guard.  The boat was reportedly removed the next day.  No site visit made.
A-531-2002*Reported drums on the side of I-95. There were four drums found at the scene. The drums were located near a bridge improvement project and had a sandy residue in them. My guess is that these drums used to contain sand blasting grit. The drums did not appear to be abandoned but just stored out of the way.
A-532-2002*A boiler part failed allowing a few gallons of oil to escape into the boiler drain. Inattention allowed the oil to escape the drain into the plant sewer. The sewer was shut down before any oil was pumped off site. Clean Harbors contracted to remove oil from plant sewer.
P-800-2003*DEP received report of spill at Jetport.  Mr. Blanchard reports that the pilot was transferring fuel from one wing to the other and the fuel was allowed to transfer too much fuel dipping one wing which allowed fuel to leak from a vent.  Blanchard thinks the pilot forgot to stop the transfer before departing the cockpit.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-647-2003*A speeding CN Brown TT operator rolled his vehicle while attempting to navigate the turn from Broadway to Lincoln in South Portland.  The trailer remained in tact but a post-roll leak began from one of the hatches.  Initially, the trailer was foamed and grounded while we waited for supplies (tank trucks from Clean Harbors).  After the necessary implements arrived, all vehicles were grounded and bonded and the tank trailer was drilled in order to off load product.  Once off loading was complete, the assembly was righted, trailered and cleanup of the roadway began.  Said cleanup occurred without issue because only a few yards of soil, foam, and boom were necessary to remove.  The entire event was performed flawlessly with no complaints from SPFD, ME DEP, or RP.
P-802-2003*A CN Brown peddle truck operator caused the half gallon overfill of #2 fuel at 56 Main St in South Paris.  Product discharged to pavement and was cleaned with speedy dry by CN Brown personnel.
P-475-2002*I was contacted by the Ogunquit Fire Department on 07/04/2002 to report that the dry chemical fire extinguishing system at the Gibbs Oil gas station had malfunctioned and discharged all of the agent onto the ground.  The Fire Department flushed it down with 200-300 gallons of water.  The solution went into a storm drain and came out down in the ocean causing a visible white plume.  Simplex-Grinnell was contacted by Gibbs to come fix the extinguishing system but the following day, 07/05/2002, the system discharged again (P-474-02).  The Fire Department again washed it down into the drains and then contacted me.  I stated that if this happened again, the station would have to find a dry method of cleaning up the agent.  They would not be allowed to wash it into the storm drain again.  Simplex-Grinnell again came to fix the system.  The extinguishing agent is called Purple K and it it 90-93% potassium bicarbonate.  From the information I was able to collect on the agent it has very low acute health risks (eye, lung, skin irritation from dry crystals).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-476-2002*I was contacted by the Arundel Fire Department reporting that Southern Maine Marine was on fire.  They stated there was a trailer parked out back that contained all kinds of waste oil.  The Fire Department was able to keep the fire away from the trailer but a garage where boats were worked on was burned.  In and around the garage there were drums of waste oil that were damaged and there was a small amount of leakage.  I contained the leakage with sorbent pads until the fire was extinguished.  I then left a bale of pads for the owner to use as he cleaned up after the fire.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-14-2004*Due to broken hose on a self loader truck, approximately 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Oil pads were used and collected by B & L foreman and taken to CNA garage in Fort Kent.
P-571-2002*I was contacted by Ron Wilson to report that while in the process of excavating a hole to install a sign, he came across some oil contamination.  I went out and looked at it.  There was definitely some kind og old oil contamination in the soil but there was no indication where the oil had come from.  The site was being developed into a self storage facility.  I decided that I could not give a virgin letter for the soil because we did not know the source.  We discussed sampling and disposal of the soil but that was pricey.  In the end I told them that they could reuse the soil on site.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-564-2003*
INITIAL NOTICE & RESPONSE
	On 7/21/03, DEP received notice of a discharge of about 50-gals. of home heating oil from the basement AST at this suburban residence.  I arrived onsite within an hour of the notice to find Dead River Oil Co. (DR) workers completing the clean-up.  The property owner nor the tenant were home at the time.

ASSESSMENT
	The area is dense single-family residential on municipal water & sewer.  According to the DR workers the discharge came from a corroded line off the AST.  The oil had spread across approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of the concrete basement floor with much going down a sump in the center.  A significant amount of the spill appears to have gone down the sump.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	I pumped 3-gal. of the red oil out of the floor sump.  Dead River workers adsorbed up the remaining oil, perhaps five gallons, off the floor with clay sorbent.  I notified the South Portland Public Works and the Wastewater Treatment Plant of a possible discharge to their drains and plant.  Ron LeTarte came down and confirmed that a significant amount of the oil went directly to the sewer drains and to the plant but there was little to stop it at the time.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time no further Response Div. actions are expected and there was no long term oil odor problem in the home.
b.	I later sent Judy Dumont an AST Ins. Fund Application.  Over the phone I explained that Fund would cover approved clean-up expenses, but unfortunately would not cover a new tank, piping or the lost oil.  Dead River's remediation expenses may not exceed the $500 Fund deductible.  A copy of this report will be sent to Ms. Dumont.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-556-2002*I received a phone call from the Portland Fire Department stating that they had received a call from a resident of Webb Street in Portland reporting a strong petroleum odor in the neighborhood.  I arrived at Webb Street around 20:00 that evening and found that there was red fuel oil in a large culvert that comes out on Webb Street.  I hired Fleet Environmental and we placed sorbent boom in the stream at two locations.  I searched for the source but was unable to find one in the dark.  I returned the following morning at 07:00 and found that even more fuel oil had arrived over night.  At that point we started putting plans together for two underflow dams.  While searching for the other end of the culvert that the oil was coming out of, I discovered the source at Emery Waterhouse.  Apparently, on Friday mornings the Emery Waterhouse employees do a test on the building's sprinkler system which is housed in an out building called the pump house.  The building houses two ~300 gallon above ground storage tanks that supply two large diesel engines that run the sprinkler system.  After they run the test they refill the two AST's by manually turning a valve on each tank.  They are filled from the facility's 15,000 gallon AST.  Apparently, that day someone forgot to turn the valves back to the closed position after the tanks were full.  This caused the tanks to overfill and excess oil spilled out through the tanks' vent pipes.  When I discovered the leak around 10:00 Saturday morning the oil was still escaping out through the vent pipes.  I proceeded to find an Emery employee (Steve Frawley) who contacted Paul Zack who told us how to shut the valves and stop the spill.  Subsequent analysis done by Paul Zack determined that approximately 2896.77 gallons of fuel oil were spilled.  We believe the spilled oil traveled along a 24 inch drain line that passes near the Pump House and discharges into the stream under their parking lot.  We never found any oil inside the drain line only around it.
Fleet Environmental Services provided a vacuum truck to recover oil at Webb Street and Guerin Associates provided two vacuum trucks, one for Rowe Street and one for the Pump House area.  Two sandbag underflow dams were constructed, one at Webb Street and one at Rowe Street.  The dams were manned around the clock for several days so that oil recovery could continue.  We excavated soil and removed contaminated roof materials from the Pump House area and uncovered and flushed the roof drain.  We also installed two recovery wells near the Pump House.
The lingering concern was that oil that spilled on the ground at the Pump House that we were not able to excavate because of all the buried utility lines, would continue to leach into the stream when it rained.  So for the next several weeks the dams were checked every couple of days or whenever there was a significant rain event.  The recovery wells were checked and pumped on the same schedule.
The Underground Tank Unit of the DEP (Bob Williams) did an inspection of the facility and found that the underground piping that runs from the 15,000 gallon AST to the main building and from the main building to the Pump House was out of compliance with current State regulations.  Emery Waterhouse will be required to bring those lines up to current State code.  EPA (Ed Gilbert) was also notified of the incident and did an SPCC inspection at the facility.
After several rain events there was no more oil collecting behind the dams and during the middle of September both dams were compromised by a large storm.  So on 09/24/02, both dams were removed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-572-2002*I was contacted by Paul Parks of Dugas reporting that while excavating to install a new water valve at Tartan Textile they had come across some contaminated soil and water.  I went over and looked and there was free product on the water in the hole.  I researched the site in our files and found that there had been a site assessment done that identified a significant #4 oil contamination issue from an underground tank that was removed.  They ended up having Clean Harbors bring out a frac. tank and they pumped groundwater into it while they installed the concrete structure that was to surround the new valve/meter.  They then sampled and disposed of the contaminated water.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-684-2002*As quoted from the Summary Report of Small Quantity Discharges:

The Bldg 300 release is reported here because during original notifications, it was thought to be an oil release to the sanitary sewer, later determined to be an possible oily water release to the building storm drain system.  Notifications were made to NRC (#613614), ME DEP, and USCG among others.  Shipyard Fire Dept was not notified and did not need to respond.  Outfall #6 had soft boom placed at opening by SY OSOT team as a precaution.  Follow up sample results indicate not a hazardous waste, no petroleum products only elevated copper levels.

P-573-2002*I was contacted by the Windham police department reporting that a customer had overfilled their tank at the Puffin Stop.  Apparently the automatic shutoff didn't function properly causing about 5 gallons of gas to be spilled onto the pavement.  The station cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No storm drains were involved.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-600-2002*A leak at the filter developed some time after a Downeast Energy Technician serviced the filter at this residence. Oil was lost to the concrete basement floor. Sorbents were used in conjunction with the removal of carpets and other oiled building materials to rid the home of oil odors.
P-575-2002*I was contacted by the Cumberland Fire Department to report there had been an MVA in the median of the access ramp onto 95.  A few gallons of gasoline were spilled but because it was pouring down rain there wasn't any way to recover any of it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-724-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Wed., 9/10/03, I visited this location while in the area on other business and noted a new intersection at the location of this former UST gas station (see site sketch).  Based on currect UST Reg. data it appears that Maine DOT purchased the property from Rowell & Watson Co. and/or Mr. Baird in order to widen the corner at the junction of Route 236 and Main St.  The site is in a dense residential area, on private well(s), town water & sewer.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The registration lists the two-compartment UST as being abandoned on 5/1/2003.  Five other, bare-steel, UST's were abandoned at the site in 1989.  Onsite I noted no obvious evidence of remaining UST's such as fill and vent pipes.
	I understand that there was no notification to DEP of problems.  Previous DEP reports include P-105-02, of Stephen Flannery, regarding the discovery of contamination at this facility during MDOT soil borings (see attached).  Surface contamination from leaking trucks was also noted.  Further action was expected by Flannery during the upcoming abandonment.
P-800-02 by J. Woodard documents improper out-of-service UST's at the site.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time I have not located evidence that the oil contamination found by the soil borings was reported at the time of the abandonment, and/or managed properly.  Flannery's 2002 report leaves this issue open pending the abandonment.
b.	A CMR 691 UST removal assessment was to have been done by Haley & Aldrich Co. for MDOT.  This assessment should include status of contamination, etc.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-576-2002*Mr. Guy contacted me because he thought his water smelled bad.  I went out and found there had been a leak in his copper line between the tank and the furnace.  I hired Fleet to vactor out the contaminated soil from the basement.  We started vactoring and hit bedrock at 2 to 12 inches.  I took a sample of the well and it came back contaminated so I had carbon filters installed.  It turned out that there was free product in the drilled well.  At this point I brought Brad Hahn involved.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-602-2002*C.N.Brown had a new driver on one of their runs this day. He managed to pump a little bit too much oil into the AST in this basement. Some oil came out the vent but not very much. Being fresh from training he knew what to do, he called back to the office for help. Help came in the form of one of the office staff who had a little more experience than the driver. They decided that they should pump some oil out of the tank. They started by removing a plug from the top of the tank. When they did this the contents of the fill line and the vent line emptied into the basement. Undaunted by this unexpected problem they pressed on. They inserted a hose into the tank through the hole that had recently been unplugged. The driver operated the pump on the truck while the office staff member observed the progress in the basement. Unfortunately the driver was unsure how the pump operated and managed to begin pumping oil from the truck, into the hose, into the tank, out of the tank, and onto the basement floor. At a quite high rate mind you. The office worker, after hollering unheard for some time, pulled the hose from the tank and ran for the bulkhead. When the driver saw the red stream of oil squirting across the backyard he shut off the pump.

The site was remediated by the excavation of soil and the utilization of sorbents.
P-794-2003*Based on a complaint by a citizen, I visited Connell's Auto Collection in Harrision, accompanied by Scott Farwell of the Oil Facilities Regulation Division.  Scott had taken the original complaint and had requested Response visit the site with him as the complainant had stated that the auto salvage yard was spilling gasoline, oil, antifreeze, not removing mercury switches, and releasing freon from the air conditioning systems.  We met with Wayne Connell, owner, and he showed us around the operation.  He had a brand new waste oil burner and a brand new ac coolant removing system.  He also showed us his collection of mercury switches removed from the cars.  There were several stains on the soil from leaking hydraulic and lube oil from his equipment.  He showed us where the portable crusher had set up and there were no apparent petroleum stains.  I informed Mr. Connell the need to report and properly clean up future spills.

It was obvious that Mr. Connell was trying to operate a clean business and as auto salvage yards it appeared cleaner than most.  No further action is necessary in this matter.
A-316-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this facility when a seal failed.  Spilled product went to the concrete floor and was completely recovered using sorbents.
P-577-2002*I was contacted by an anonymous complainant who wanted to report that Wood Structures had leaking machinery in their yard.  The complainant stated that the motor on the stacker leaked all the time and it wasn't cleaned up.  I went out to take a look and met with a manager who showed me the stacker.  It turned out that there had been leaks from the hydraulic system and I told them that they needed to clean up their act.  There was some speedy dry on one of the spills and I explained that it needed to be swept up and disposed of, they couldn't just leave it on the ground.  It wasn't major spills it was more of a housekeeping issue.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-580-2002*I was contacted by Downeast Energy to report that they had spilled a small amount of oil at a customer's home.  Apparently when they were delivering the oil, the truck's hose sprung a pinhole leak causing less than a quart of oil to spill on the ground.  Downeast cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-581-2002*I was contacted by James Craig of Gates Formed Fibre reporting that a stack scrubber had broken early that morning.  The incident caused about 55 gallons of residual liquid to be discharged to the POTW.  Apparently this liquid was 97% water and the rest is "spin finished solids" and mineral oil.  The solids were swept up off the parking lot.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-173-2003*Rodney Boyington of Southern Maine Site Work reported that a discharge of approximatley 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had occurred at their Standish sandpit.  I visited and oversaw the removal of 3-5 cubic yards of soil.  The soil was disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  No further action is warranted in this matter.
P-857-2002*I was contacted by Ken Poland reporting that during a Phase 1 site assessment contamination was found in his dug well.  Mr. Poland was planning to sell the property and a potential buyer hired Don Robbins of Enviroinvestigations to do a site assessment.  As part of the site assessment, a sample was taken of the drinking water well and analyzed for Diesel Range Organics which came up at 530 parts per billion (ppb) and Gasoline Range Organics which came up at 21 ppb.  Brad Hahn and I went out to the facility to investigate.  The facility consisted of aboveground storage tanks in a concrete containment dike and underground piping that runs to a pump island.  There was obvious staining on the ground around the pump island.  We determined the contamination in the well likely came from surface spills that were plowed with snow to the area of the well.  We decided to do a little more investigation and arranged to do some test pits.  We found significant diesel contamination under the pump island.  Mr. Poland signed option 1 on the Clean-up Options Agreement, but he wanted to be the contractor so he decided he would obtain his OSHA 40 hour training.  Mr. Poland is supposed to contact me when he is ready to do the cleanup.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-871-2002*I was contacted by the Cumberland Police Department reporting that a car had gone into the water at the Town Landing.  Apparently there was a small sheen around the car.  They arranged to have the car pulled out.  They told me they would call me if there was any more spillage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-728-2002*Main St Fuel technician performed a service on this system including a filter change. The filter canister developed a slow leak and was discovered a few days later. Excavation was limited because some of the oil went under the structure. Tight soils may protect the well.
A-548-2002*The CMP transformer on Pole 4.1 Leighton Street, Pittsfield failed a seal and discharged 10 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled material.

No site visit was made by DEP personnel.
A-326-2003*   DEP received a complaint from a tenant at this property regarding a variety of issues, including oil spillage at the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Upon visiting, it was apparent that historical spills were present at two ASTs (the property consists of three rental mobile homes, each with its' own AST; the landlords' home is adjacent, with one well serving all units) and that all tanks failed to meet current installation standards.  Due to the environmental sensitivity of the area (rural/residential, with at least two private wells within 500'), remediation was required.  The property owner/landlord took issue with this, claiming that any spillage was the fault of the tenants; in fact, the original complainant (Oakes) was in the process of moving out and there appeared to be a landlord/tenant dispute in place.  Contaminated soil was eventually excavated at the two affected ASTs.  At that time it was apparent that contamination was significant though not extensive, with an excavation to 4' at one tank before Photo-ionization Detector (PID) readings (headspace) dropped below 100 parts per million.
   There remains some question as to the landlords' willingness to reinstall or to maintain ASTs to the appropriate standard at this property.
A-327-2003*   DEP received a citizen complaint that motor oil spilled to the road surface from a lawn mower owned by this landscaper.  While a stain was still evident, the spiller had recovered all puddled material with sorbent material.  There was no environmental impact due to this event.
A-329-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this facility when a fitting loosened on an excavator.  Oil went into rubble/demolition debris overlying a concrete floor.  It was decided that no remediation was necessary as a result of this event.
A-328-2003*   DEP received an anonymous complaint that gasoline had spilled in front of this residence.  It transpired that a vehicle parked in front of the home had lost some fuel; the problem had been repaired but a 2' stain remained in soil at the road shoulder.  No one was home at the residence.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive, so no remediation was deemed necessary as a result of this minor spill event.
A-704-2002*Mrs. Pelletier's furnace oil pump failed which allowed oil to leak onto the floor of her trailer. Her burner tech. (whose name I don't recall) removed some of her carpet when he was there replacing her pump. The oil odors were reduced but were still bothersome. I couldn't find the specific site with my PID that was causing the odor. I turned it over to engineering tech services for a more thorough investigation.
A-209-2001*Received a call from Gordon McPhail of Oakland reporting an oil spill at his daughters home in Sidney.  He took me to the home of his daughter, Bonnie Smith of Sidney. She had suffered a spill of fuel oil. We inspected the tank. The spill was from the filter nipple cracking. What was strange was the lack of footprints in the snow. No one had approached the AST since the last snow. The spill was found by finding product under and next to the trailer.  We dug out the filter end of the tank and found lots of contaminated snow, but no readily apparent culprit. My speculation was that it was due to the weight of the new snow on the tank. This phenomena had been reported in other years by our Responders in Aroostook County, in the higher snow regions of northern Maine. Indeed, there had been unusually large snow falls this winter.

Most of the fuel had gone under her trailer and access due to snow and the trailer location would have made the work difficult. She offered that she was in the middle of buying a new double wide trailer and we took the opportunity to wait for the cleanup to have her pay for the movement of the trailer. Cleanup was done by McGee Construction. Excavation over a large area but only 1-2' deep was done. Some of the oil had managed to get up the water line trench. Cleanup of that to very low levels was not practical so the plastic water line was replaced with a copper water line to prevent contamination migrating through the plastic pipe. Geologist Pat Seward did the water sampling after the pipe was replaced. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
A-356-2003*   DEP received a report that someone had dumped a coffee-can of turpentine to a storm drain near the subject property.  The names of the complainant and the alleged spiller are not known.  No site visit was conducted as a result of this report.
A-357-2003*   DEP received a second-hand report that diesel fuel was spilled when the subject vessel was refueled.  Upon investigation, it is believed that no spill occurred.
A-359-2003*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at this location when a non-road worthy  MC-306 tanker was set up as an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST); the first time it was filled, the landing gear sank into the ground and fuel flowed out the top hatches.  Contaminated soil and stumpage was excavated for disposal/reuse.  The area is rural/residential; the nearest well (dug) is not likely to be impacted by this event.
   The subject tanker was still owned by Dysarts, but ownership was being transferred to the property owner (Theriault); Theriault conducted remedial activities.  Mr. Theriault is the subject of a previous spill event (A-310-2000) at this same property involving the use of a tanker as an AST; this practice apparently is not allowed by the Fire Marshal.  Referrals were made to the Fire Marshal and to DEP enforcement/compliance; it is unknown whether any action was pursued by those groups.
A-730-2002*A small spill of gasoline was reported by Rockland Fire Department.  The spill was caused by the failure of vehicle fuel pump. Rockland FD handled cleanup with sorbents. No site visit was made.
A-732-2002*Winslow Fire Department reported a vehicle was overfilled at the J&S Gas Station due to inattention.  The reported quantity was 10 to 20 gallons.  I feel this was rather high. The stained pavement was only about a 10 foot diameter area. No product left the pavement, no further cleanup is warranted.
A-749-2002*This is a case of poor waste oil handling and storage. Minor spillage was observed. I visited the site and made some suggestions for improved handling. I also gave them an estimate of the cost to them if the DEP had to come and clean up their mess. They have recently put some more effort into the proper handling of waste oil.  No remediation was required.
A-722-2002*ENPRO reported a minor overfill of diesel fuel to concrete at Verizon's facility in Farmington. ENPRO sent a cleanup team with sorbents to recover the spilled oil. No site visit was made.
P-788-2003*Mechanic Falls PD reported a vehicle in the river off Route 11.  PD advises that the owner of the vehicle, Blaine Gordon, moved to Virginia and may have abandon the vehicle.  The vehicle was stolen and then eventually driven into the Androscoggin River.  PD reports that upon receiving this report of a car in the river, the compliantant did observe a sheen.  When PD investigated the incident approximately an hour later the officer did not see evidence of a discharge.

The vehicle was removed with out further environmental incident.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO

A-564-2002*This spill was caused by an AST overfill at C.N. Brown's bulk plant.  The spill was confined to secondary containment and a paved area. The Fire Department constructed a sand dike.  Environmental Projects Inc. was hired by the spiller to remove contaminated sand and speedi-dri sorbent.
P-805-2003*Yarmouth PD reported a diesel fuel spill at the Yarmouth rest stop off Route 1.  No responsible party was identified and the spill was cleaned up by Yarmouth FD.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-415-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
P-806-2003*Sagadahoc Sheriffs Office reported a car roll over into the Kennebec R. at entered location.  No clean up attempt was made or determined feasible and the amount of gasoline or other oil was undetermined.  No DEP response.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-417-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
P-804-2003*Cianbro reported a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of the oil rigs currently being constructed at 40 Commercial Street.  William Moulton of Cianbro said that several systems are being commissioned and problems rectified.  The cause of this spill is attributed to operator error which caused the mechanical failure of a gasket.  Translation: a hose or some other type of sealed component was not properly tighten down.

The oil was confined in containment boom and a clean up contractor hired to respond to the spill.  Sorbent were deployed and recovered for contractor disposal.  DEP did not respond to the spill.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-872-2002*A box fell and broke the filter assembly off the Mills 275 gallon tank in their basement.  Approximately 150-200 gallons of oil leaked out onto the concrete floor.  There were no sumps or drains so the oil stayed in the basement, it covered about 3/4 of the basement floor.  We used sorbent pads and a vacuum truck to clean up the oil then we cleaned and sealed the basement floor.  We also had to rebuild the wooden stairs that came down from the first floor because the oil had wicked up into them.  We also had to ventilate the residence for quite a while to get rid of the oil smell and to dry the epoxy concrete sealer.  The Mills homeowners insurance (State Farm) covered the entire cleanup.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-419-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-474-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
P-882-2002*I was contacted by the Bath Fire Department reporting that 50 gallons of oil had leaked out of an AST in a basement and had run into a storm drain.  When I arrived, I found the leak was less than five gallons and it had all been caught and cleaned up by the owner's oil company.  No oil went into any drain.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-476-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-354-2002*Maine Yankee reported a failed hose on a piece of heavy equipment in the yard. Soil was reportedly excavated.  No site visit was made. No paperwork exists documenting soil disposal.
P-992-2002*Andria and Ed Moore owned the house at 9 Lynda Road in Portland.  On December 13th, they sold the house to Kristina and Jim Jenkins.  Just before closing Mr. Moore installed some flooring in the basement.  Unbeknownst to Mr. Moore, he had fired a nail right through his copper oil line.  On December 18th, a contractor hired by the Jenkins went into the house and smelled oil, checked the tank, but couldn't find any problem.  Finally, after the holiday, the Jenkins discovered the problem and contacted us.  We estimate that at least 100 gallons of oil leaked under the flooring, ran across two rooms and into a sump that was concealed under the floor.  The Jenkins asked the Moore's to cover the cleanup so the Moore's contacted their homeowners insurance company (State Farm).  After much discussion, and the Jenkins hiring a private insurance adjuster, State Farm agreed to pay for all the cleanup above the concrete floor and the AST Fund would cover from the concrete down.  We had to remove walls and flooring and ultimately part of the concrete floor.  We installed a vapor vent pipe under the concrete floor and attached it to an already existing radon extraction vent.  We also sealed the whole concrete floor with a two part epoxy sealant.  I involved Peter Eremita of Technical Services and his report is attached.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-481-2003*I received an anonymous call that a person had been looking for real estate in the Frankfort area and found something that was of concern. The caller had found a stack of drums marked as various oils and one of acetone and some oil spillage. Specifically the caller had stepped in a large puddle of grease.
   I went to the site. The area is used as a material storage area by Jim Ginn. There were various heavy equipment parts and a lot of scrap steel. This was all neatly separated and organized. The drums were all empty except for two, which held virgin lubricating grease. One drum had a hole in it and the other a loose top. As Mr. Ginn was not home, I was not able to discuss the cause with him, but I suspect the drums had fallen over or were pushed over and a small amount of grease oozed out. Both puddles were about a foot in diameter. Since the amount was small, the viscosity very heavy and the product virgin, I believe there is no threat to the environment or public health. There was a hydraulic tank that had a small stain around it, but again the amount was so small that its environmental impact was nil.
   I spoke with Mrs. Ginn and learned that this is not a commercial junkyard. Her husband is a "do it yourself" type person and collects things that he believes he'll have use for sometime in the future. No further action is needed.
A-701-2002*Mr. McCormick called to report the discovery of oily odor while excavating the site for his new medical practice on Biscay Rd in Damariscotta. There definitely was an odor of diesel in the soil. There were also several indicators that the property had been used as a landfill in the past, tires, demo debris, broken asphalt paving, etc. Local rumors also claim that the previous owner, Mark Hagar, did in fact get his dumptruck stuck while dumping trash into the lot and lose some diesel from his tank. Tech Svcs is monitoring the wells in the area.
A-300-2002*   DEP received a report from a property owner that an oily sheen was visible on a small pond.  Upon investigation it was apparent that oil was entering the pond from a small stream; oil was washing to the stream via recent rains falling on a small auto junkyard/repair shop  upgradient of the pond.  Several derelict vehicles were present, some of which had obviously suffered minor lube oil spills.  No one was home at the junkyard at the time, but contact was eventually established with the property owner.  It transpired that the facility operator (Donald Russell) had recently passed away; his widow (Darlene) lived at a residence on the property but planned to sell the auto facility.  I explained my concerns about the situation and requested she consolidate several drums/containers of waste liquids for disposal.  Several areas showing minor staining by lube oil were evident but did not require remediation.  Several junk vehicles present are beyond DEP regulatory control.
   Waste liquids were removed (waste oil to a local waste oil furnace owner, others collected by a contractor).
B-454-2003*
     This office received a call at 1520 on 9/10/03, from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that an estimated half gallon of #2 oil leaked onto the concrete floor in the basement of the Richard Curtis residence (5 Hawthorn Avenue) in Bangor.  The cause was due to corrosion on the 275-gallon tank.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  I was informed that one of their technicians was on site to do tank/furnace maintenance and discovered the leak.  The spill has been cleaned up and they will give the customer, who was not at home at the time, an estimate for a new tank.

REC:  File report.

P-6-2003*I was contacted by Union Oil to report that one of their customers had a leak from their AST.  I contacted Mr. Shiflett and he told me that they had just received a fill and they smelled oil so they went downstairs to look at the tank and found that there was a small corrosion hole in the tank.  About half a gallon of oil leaked onto the concrete floor before Union Oil placed a magna patch on the hole to stop the leak and plans were being made to empty and replace the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-792-2003*I was contacted by the Goodwin's Mills Fire Department reporting that there had been an accident at the intersection of Route 111 and 35 in Lyman.  They reported that as much as 15 gallons of gas was spilled.  I went out to the scene and found very little gas on the ground, the Fire Department had used pads and got most of it.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-803-2003*Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental Technology reported that contaminated soil had been discovered during excavation activities related to new construction at the HA Mapes Bulk facility in Sanford.  The site was formerly cleaned up (P-186-89), however a building was being torn down and contamination was found under it.  The soil was screened and allowed to be used as fill on site above the seasonal high water elevation.

No further action is necessary.
B-476-2003*
     This office received a call at 1340 on 9/25/03 from Ken Levesque (Great Lakes Hydro America; Millinocket) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that around 1200 today, approximately two pints of Texaco lube oil were spilled at their Weldon Hydro Station in Mattawamkeag.  Personnel were in the process of removing a fill plug on a shaft when the oil overflowed the system due to pressure.  Most of the oil was contained and cleaned up around the shaft, but some made it to the river.  That resulted in a small sheen on the river, which quickly dissipated and was gone now.  No additional cleanup was required.

REC:  File report.

A-403-2002*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled from an AST via a leak at a seam.  Oil spilled to a concrete cellar floor and was recovered by the reporting fuel company through the utilization of sorbent pads.  The tank was replaced.
A-397-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a small quantity of gasoline spilled to a paved parking lot; that was reportedly recovered by local fire officials.
A-331-2002*   DEP received a complaint from the owner of a new well that her water smelled like oil and that the driller's rig had tipped over while drilling.  When contacted, the driller (Bowie Bros.) denied any spillage.  There was a slight odor to the water so it was sampled for DRO/GRO; both were below reporting levels.  There will be no further DEP involvement here unless new evidence of spillage/contamination becomes known.
A-454-2002*   DEP received a report that a brown "muck" was visible on the incoming tide at this location near the Wiscasset POTW.  Upon investigation this material had the initial appearance of an oily mousse but was not petroleum related nor did it appear to originate at the POTW.  A sample brought to DEP Water Quality staff identified it as a naturally occurring diatomaceous algae.
A-150-2002*Received a call from Fairfield Fire Department about a truck leaking on I-95. I responded to the southbound exit 35 off ramp. The truck from WKF Transport of Dover-Foxcroft was on the ramp. The driver was attempting to make repairs. Diesel was leaking from his crossover line. The driver, Larry Flag stated that he had run over a tire tread that was on the interstate. He said that he had avoided one large piece but had run over another large piece, obviously wiping out his cross over line between his saddle tanks. He got off of the highway to inspect his rig and noticed that fuel was coming out at a good rate. He was under the rig keeping the fuel from leaking for about a half hour before assistance arrived. Fairfield Fire and I padded up what we could. The leak did extend back to the travel way on the highway, but no attempt to clean that up was made.  A mechanic from Truckers International eventually came out and fixed the leak enough to get the truck to his repair facility. The owner of WKF Transport arrived on scene and was very cooperative. Mr. Flag had been drenched in diesel fuel and was starting to exhibit signs of hypothermia. My suggestions to the owner were to arrange for a hot shower, clean clothes and warm drinks for Mr. Flag, who deserved them. All of the diesel was spilled onto the paved road. No further work is necessary on this incident.
A-401-2002*   DEP received a report that a systems failure allowed 152,000 gallons (later amended to 45,000 gallons) of 10% ClO2 solution to overflow a tank; all spilled material went to the plant acid sewer.  The spiller reports no atmospheric impact and no disruption to permitted discharge (to the Androscoggin River) or the sewer system.  The spiller also claims. in retrospect, that the event was non-reportable because there is no reportable quantity for ClO2 and because the sewer serves as secondary (spill) containment.
A-463-2002*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled from a vehicle when the trailer it was transporting overturned.  Contaminated soil at the road shoulder was excavated for disposal.
P-228-2000*I was contacted by Downeast Energy to report that one of their customers had a leak in their AST.  I arrived to find that the AST in the basement of the Aspinquid Motel had a corrosion hole in it and had leaked around 200 gallons into the basement.  Downeast already had people on scene cleaning up the spill.  They took care of everything.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

A-153-2002*Marie Scott of Cianbro Corporation called to report a small oil spill and I returned his call.  Marie reported that a hydraulic line on a crane had developed a leak. It was estimated that 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled. Cianbro personnel cleaned it up with sorbents and hand shoveling of contaminated dirt. All contaminated material was placed in a drum for disposal. See the attached Cianbro spill report for further details. No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-778-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On Thursday 9/25/03, DEP was notified by Steve Cox of Consumer's Water Co. of a mystery UST discovered while installing a new water line in this area.  As the tank (one of two as would be found later) may be within MDOT right-of-way, I contacted MDOT Env. superviser, Dwight Doughty.  Work would be stopped until the issue resolved.

FACILITY & AREA ASSESSMENT
	The facility appears to be an old General Store that, according to a long-time neighbor two old, retail use, gasoline UST's have been out-of-service (since before 1986?) and has changed hands several times before Ms. Kelly Gammon purchased the property.  The property is presently rented by tenants.  The area is suburban residential, on public water supply and no private wells known within 300'.  The area is over a mapped S & G aquifer, we noted course sands in the excavation and gw is below the six foot excavation depth and tank bottoms.
	The site was judged an Intermediate Clean-Up-Goal based on its location over a mapped aquifer (water resource) and potential gasoline vapor threat to nearby residential basements.
	T-1 is located near and parallel to the Rt. 160 within the MDOT right-of-way.  T-2 is located further back under the driveway perpendicular to the road.  In T-2, I noted 30% LEL and free liquid indicating a gaso. UST.  T-1 was checked by Doughty with a PID and had no reading so we presumed it to be a diesel of vapor free.
	I left my business card, and UST removal and registration forms on the front door of the residence hoping Ms. Gammon would call me.

UST ABANDONMENT & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Tues. 11/1/03, Leavitt Earthworks removed T-1 under CTI Haskell.  ENPRO pumped 300 gal. of product & water out the tank and noted flammable vapors so the removal ceased while purging method and a Maine CTI were acquired.   The tank was an old welded steel tank of 750 gal. capacity.  CTI Ted Haskell arrived in early afternoon, inerted with Ni gas, and promptly removed the UST.  Though heavily corroded, no holes were found.  MDOT's Dan Ross performed the removal assessment, noted no PID levels in the soil and the excavation was filled back in.
		
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	No evidence of a discharge was noted under T-1.  MDOT will register this UST.
b)	T-2 is still in need of registration and prompt abandonment as a gasoline UST by the property owner.  Proper abandonment will include a Maine CTI and UST removal assessment since these were retail UST's.   The situation was referred to DEP oil enforcement unit for assistance in this.  A copy of this report and UST removal guidelines will be sent to Ms. Gammon and the Porter Town office.
c)	On 10/28/03, DEP Facilities Regulation Division issued a NOV noting requiremements for the RP to register and properly abandon the remaining tank(s) and sent supporting documents (see attached letter).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-230-2000*Mr. Landry contacted me to report that after smelling something unusual in his drinking water he had a water sample analyzed and petroleum contamination was found.  Mr. Landry took his sample to The Lab and had an 8260 analysis done.  The analysis found MTBE and small amounts of other compounds that indicated an old fuel oil or gasoline spill.  I visited the site with Brad Hahn.  Mr. Landry was concerned because he lives near the Oxford Airport and he thought that could have been the source of the contamination.  But after investigation it was determined that the airport's oil storage was too far away to be the source.  We decided that most likely the source of the contamination was a small localized spill either on the Landry's property or very near by although we were never able to pinpoint its location.  This case was handed over to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-399-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a outboard-powered speed-boat had sunk at the dock at this commercial campground.  A small quantity of gasoline had escaped, but was not recoverable.  The boat was removed.  No site visit was made.
P-580-2003*
	Removal and replacement of municipal, consumptive-use heating oil UST facility.  Waiver of 30-day notice thru DEP's Jon Woodard.  Area is dense urban residential and commercial, on city water.  Site visit of 7/24/03 confirmed the UST removed and replaced by CTI Scott Letellier of PPC.  Letellier reported no discharges noted during removal.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil AST, no removal site assessment was required or performed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-400-2002*   While investigating another spill event, DEP staff discovered a leak in an AST at a cabin located at Town Line Campground.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The spill was a minor event, and the nearest well is located several hundred feet away and is not considered at risk.
A-420-2002*   DEP received a report that fuel was leaking at this rental residential AST located in a garage.  Oil had dripped to the concrete floor, and flowed to soil outside the garage.  The tank was pumped and removed; corrosive holes were evident in the bottom.  The area is dense residential and served by municipal water, so thorough remediation was not warranted.  A small amount of heavily contaminated soil was excavated for disposal by DEP.
A-402-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that rubber/plastic was being burned at a local trailer park.  Upon hearing that DEP could not provide immediate response to this activity the complainant hung up before disclosing the exact location.
A-428-2003*This was a transformer oil spill caused by storm damage.  CMP excavated contaminated leaves & grass.  No site visit was made.  See attached CMP Report for additional details.
A-430-2003*DEP (Augusta) received notification from the Presque Isle DEP office that this carnival operator had caused oil spills in Northern Maine and was currently believed operating in Skowhegan.  Upon inspection there was some observable minor lube oil contamination of soil in the vicinity of two large diesel generators; the precise cause of this spillage was not determined, and the owner's representative claimed that contaminated soil was present when he occupied the site the previous week.  No remediation was warranted due to the minor nature of this spillage and the site usage.
   See also DEP spill #s A-552-01 and I-92-01.
A-433-2003*I received a call from Terry Foss of Murray Oil reporting a small spill of #2 fuel oil.  Murray was servicing the burner at the Allen residence.  The oil line connected to the pump was not tightened enough and approx. 1.5 gallons dripped to the concrete floor overnight.  This was repaired and the spilled oil cleaned up with sorbents.  I contacted the Allens by phone.  They were satisfied with the cleanup, confirmed the small volume, and no odor issues were evident.  No site visit was made, no further action is anticipated.
A-440-2003*CMP reported a leaking transformer on Elm St. in Damariscotta.  CMP crews responded and replaced the unit which was tested to contain 25 ppm pcbs.  Less than a gallon spilled.  A small volume of soil was removed.  No site visit was made.  See attached CMP Spill Report for additional details.
A-448-2003*A loose fitting on a pump caused a leak of three gallons #2 oil to the concrete floor and drainage system at International Paper's power plant.  Approximately half the oil was sorbed up with pads with the remaining oil sent to the sewer.  See attached Androscoggin Mill Spill Incident Report for additional info.
A-449-2003*CMP reported a transformer oil spill in Nobleboro caused by a leaking bushing.  An estimated pint of fluid leaked to the ground.  The PCB content was not specified.  Some oily rocks were removed and the transformer was replaced by the CMP line crew.  No site visit was made.
A-462-2003* On 9-12-03 Andrea Glidden, of the ME DOT, reported the release of a small amount of hydraulic oil. This release occurred off route 32 in the town of Waldoboro. A hose on a boom truck ruptured releasing oil onto the ground and into the nearby Medomak River. The oil dispersed across the water and recovery was futile.
A-463-2003* On 9-12-03 Paula Smith, of C N Brown, called the DEP to report an oil spill at 119 Lake Ave. in Farmington. According to C N Brown one cup of oil was released when the oil tank was overfilled. The spilled oil was cleaned up with pads and a small amount of soil was dug up. No further information is available.
A-469-2003* On 9-17-03, Central Maine Power reported a minor oil leak from a bucket truck. A hydraulic hose ruptured and released about 2 gallons of oil. This occurred on the Albion Rd. in Benton. CMP removed some soil and oiled vegetation. No further action will be required, no site visit was made.
A-472-2003*Received a report from John Pinkham of the Damariscotta Fire Department concerning a small spill. He reported that an unknown car was leaking gasoline to a paved surface while parked on Main Street by the Salt Bay Cafe. Damariscotta Fire personnel cleaned up the gasoline with speedy dry and sorbents. Contaminated sorbents and speedy dry were transported to DEP for disposal.  No site visit was made and no additional work is needed on this spill.
A-474-2003*   DEP received a report that three gallons of hydraulic oil were sprayed at the side of the road when a hose failed on a CMP utility vehicle.  CMP staff cleaned up discharged product with sorbent material which was transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for temporary storage.

  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this event.
A-475-2003*   DEP received a report from a neighbor (Fuller) of the subject (Carter) alleging that he was oiling his gravel driveway for dust suppression.  Two DEP site inspections failed to identify any evidence of this.  The complainant has been requested to notify DEP immediately if he observes this activity in the future.
A-477-2003* On 9-20-03 the Lincoln County EMA reported that an automobile accident had resulted in the discharge of a small amount of oil into Sherman Lake. Sherman Lake is located on Route One in Newcastle. No site visit was made and no further information is available.
A-478-2003* On 9-20-2003, the USCG reported an oil sheen in Rockport Harbor. I made a site visit and found the Rockport Fire Dept. on scene attempting to collect the oil with sorbent pads and boom.
 There were many vessels moored in the harbor and the Fire Dept had boarded several of them in an attempt to find an oil leak. I joined them in their search. We could not find the source. We bagged up the sorbent material and cleared the scene. No further action required.
A-486-2003*   DEP received a report that a bucket of oil being transported in a truck tipped over and spilled to the roadway over a 1/2-mile distance.  The spiller is on the local fire department and initiated recovery of puddled product.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-491-2003*Fourteen drums of what appeared to be waste oil were surreptitiously delivered to the Litchfield Public Works garage. I helped secure the drums to avoid any spillage. The Maine State Police investigated. The town of Litchfield disposed of the drums.
A-498-2003*   DEP received a report that a small quantity of ethylene glycol had been spilled down a drain at this high school science lab.  The system drains to the local POTW, which advised the school to contact DEP.  Additional water was added to completely flush the material to the POTW.
A-657-2002*   Several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled to pavement following a line rupture on a DOT vehicle.  Spilled oil was reportedly collected using sand as a sorbent.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-654-2002*   DEP received a report that old contamination was encountered during excavation at this facility.  Appearance suggests oil (type unknown) as the spilled product.  Affected soil was excavated for disposal.  Due to the location of the spill relative to past facility practices the soil was manifested out as low-level radioactive waste.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-655-2002*   On 11/1/02, DEP received a report that 200 gallons of heating oil had spilled at this rural residence following line/filter damage of an AST during an ice storm in 1999.  No evidence of contamination was visible during a recent visit.  I conducted a water sample from the 180' drilled well on the property.  The result was <50 ppb DRO.
   The property comprises 8 acres and slopes toward wooded land away from the road.  Adjacent residential wells are several hundred feet away and are not considered threatened by this event.  No further Response action is warranted.
A-667-2002*   DEP received a report that oil contaminated soil was evident at this vacant residential property.  Upon inspection old contamination was observed near the AST fill pipe consistent with overfills or sloppy handling of oil.  Spillage appeared minor and no remediation was deemed necessary given the environmentally non-sensitive nature of the area (the neighborhood is served by municipal water).
A-676-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred at a residential cellar AST; grossly contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is dense-residential and is served by municipal water.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-672-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline spilled to pavement during a vehicle overfill.  The spill was reportedly completely recovered by attending staff.  It was subsequently determined that the dispensing nozzle was defective.  No Response site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-675-2002*   DEP received a report that this boat had sunk in Thomaston Harbor.  All tankage and fluids had been previously removed, but there was a light sheen observed presumably due to oily bilge surfaces.  The unnamed boat was recovered.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-341-2002*   DEP received a report that a tractor had caught fire at a vacant field.  Most fuel was incinerated, but a few gallons spilled and were recovered using sorbents.  No wells are in the vicinity; no further remediation is necessary.
I-247-2003*On 9-6-03, a game warden reported an oil stain on the ground beneath a log loader on the Beaulier Rd. in Connor Twp.  I went to the site and got the name of the contractor. Spoke to Scott Sherman, the contractor, and he was going to dig it up.
P-321-2000*
I was contacted by Grondin reporting that they were working for the City of  South Portland installing a utility along Broadway and Mussey Streets and they came across some contaminated soil.  After some investigation it was determined that the contamination was most likely from the old 3D Energy station adjacent to this location (see Spill Report P-584-97).  A cleanup goal of 500 ppm by PID was established and an agreement that any soil that could be reused on site would be.  A virgin letter was issued for disposal of contaminated soil.  This cleanup was covered by the UST Fund.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-329-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred and been recovered.
A-322-2002*   DEP received a report from a citizen that her elderly father had mistakenly placed pool chlorine tablets into his water softener instead of salt; his house now reeked of chlorine.  DEP staff and local fire officials entered the residence on bottled air and removed the water softener.  14 tablets (Trichlor-s-triazine) were recovered from the unit; these were placed in the swimming pool in the subjects' backyard.
A-315-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor gasoline spill occurred and was completely recovered by local fire officials.
A-291-2002*   DEP received a report that a diesel AST at this small farm was leaking fuel.  DEP staff observed minor active leaks at the dispensing hose; underlying soil was impacted but not enough to warrant remediation.  It was determined that the tank required Fire Marshall oversight; notification was made.  The property owner (Russell) subsequently decided to remove the tank.
P-324-2000*I was contacted by Mr. Muir to report that he had smelled something funny in his drinking water so he had a sample analyzed.  The results showed his water was contaminated with a petroleum product.  After some investigation, we found that Mr. Muir had had some trouble with the whistle on his tank so he had fixed it himself, and we believe accidentally loosened a fitting on his copper line at the same time.  He fixed the whistle in March, smelled oil in April, found the loose fitting and tightened it, and then started tasting something funny in the water in May.  It turned out the tank was basically sitting on bedrock in the basement and the drilled well was only 20-30 feet away which ended up with free product in it.  I arranged to vactor out what contaminated soil I could, but there was very little soil over the bedrock.  We arranged to have the well pumped by a vacuum truck several times and placed the well on QM.  While investigating this case, we also found a patch of dead grass on the lawn next to the well.  Mr. Muir believed that it was caused by paint thinner from a contractor he hired to paint the house and washed their brushes on the lawn.  We had the soil sampled and disposed of.  It did not appear to be related to the well contamination but could have caused a problem eventually.  This case has been transferred to Technical Services (Brad Hahn).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-134-2002*A Underground Storage Tank was overfilled due to two problems. The first was too much product was ordered and second was the driver making the delivery didn't stick the tank to verify that it will take what was ordered.

The spill entered storm drains and eventually the river. A sorbent boom was set across the discharge point where the storm drain enters the Presque Isle Stream. Jay Green will tend the boom and remove it when there is no longer a sheen visible.

Response Case Closed.
P-327-2000*I was contacted by the Thompson-Brown's to report that they had a lawn mower in their basement who's gas tank had corroded and leaked.  I went over to investigate and found that very little gas had actually leaked.  The real problem was the vapors.  The concrete floor was rather porous and had soaked up some of the gas causing vapor problems.  I suggested cleaning it with simple green, sealing the floor, and ventilating the basement to take care of the problem.  It just took a couple of pads to clean up what hadn't evaporated or soaked in.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-196-2002*Received a call from C.N. Brown that there had been a small spill at a customer's house. I went to the residence of Jamie Charles. C.N. Brown had just filled their AST when one of the legs collapsed. The vent and fill pipe held the tank up preventing the total failure of the tank. There was some spillage onto a concrete floor. By time I arrived, C.N. Brown personnel from the Farmington office had cleaned up the oil. I picked up the sorbents and put down fresh ones. I also placed a ventilator fan to help with the oil odors. The fan was in the basement for a week with marked reduction of petroleum odors in the upper floors of the building. The spill was small but was contained to the concrete floor of the basement. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-336-2003*July 14, 2003, due to a blown hose on a MDOT excavator, approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil were discharged to the roadside on Route 27, in Dresden.  MDOT cleaned up discharged product with sorbent material.

No further action expected.
A-339-2003*Abandoned drum found was found along the roadside in Hinkley. DEP recovered and over-packed the drum.  It was transported to and temporarily stored at our facility located in Augusta.
A-340-2003*Vehicle tank failure during fill up at gas pump. Eight gallons to pavement. C.N.Brown employees applied and recovered sorbents.
A-341-2003*Vehicle overfill at gas dispenser. Fullers employees deployed and recovered sorbents.
A-351-2003*On July 18, 2003, DEP received a report from CMP relative to a 1 quart discharge of transformer oil resulting from storm damage.  CMP reportedly remediated the site by hand-excavating oily brush.

No site visit made by DEP.
A-453-2003*This tank was positioned very close to a brick wall in the basement. Debris from the deteriorating brick became lodged between the tank and the wall and held moisture directly against the tank wall. The oil that was lost stayed primarily on the concrete pad and was sorbed up by the technicians. They also removed a small amount of soil from the edges of the pad. After the tank was replaced and the basement vented for a few days, the odor disappeared. No further action expected.
A-459-2003*Mr. Welt reported a sheen on Damariscotta Lake. I discovered a natural sheen, probably iron bacteria, and explained this to Mr. Welt. No further action is expected.
A-464-2003*Cianbro called to report a hydraulic oil spill in their yard in Pittsfield.  A bucket loader broke a line spilling less than 1 gallon to the ground.  The spill was cleaned up with pads and hand shovel.  Disposal of debris was by Clean Harbors.  No site visit was made. See attached Cianbro report.
A-465-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST following damage to the filter.  Before DEP staff could arrive, the homeowner had excavated contaminated soil and dumped it at the rear of his property.  It was decided that land spreading the small quantity of soil generated by this event would be acceptable.  The dug well serving the home is located 20' from the tank, but is not expected to be impacted by this spill.
A-466-2003*Vehicle overfill by failure of automatic stop device. No site visit made.
A-560-2002*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was present at a lobster boat MV "First Lady" that sank at this location.  No one was present on-scene at the time of my arrival; the boat was tethered to shore in 18'' of water on a falling tide.  A slight sheen was evident, presumed to have originated at the tank vent when the boat was submerged the previous night.  It did not appear that spillage was significant.  After discussion with USCG staff, oil still present on board was pumped out to prevent further spills while the vessel owner attempted to refloat the boat.
A-516-2002*During the removal of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) on this site some oily soils were encountered. The source of the contamination appeared to be an antique, abandoned floor drain system from the automotive service garage. Soil and water samples were collected. The site has been referred to Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services for review.
A-583-2002*   DEP received a report from a municipality that their staff had discovered two "mystery" drums; these were brought to a town facility for safe keeping.  DEP collected these drums and arranged for disposal.  It turned out the drums contained waste oil.  No spillage was reported from the drums.
A-570-2002*   A decrepit residential AST was refueled on 9/13/02; nine days later the tank fell over due to inadequate foundation.  Oil spilled and flowed underneath the residence (a mobile home).  The reporting oil company performed an initial response (DEP reimbursed their expenses); further clean-up was conducted by other DEP-contracted personnel.
   The area is residential and is served by municipal water.  Gross contamination was removed, but some oil remains under the home though is not likely to create any problems.  I anticipate no further DEP activity as a result of this incident.
A-197-2002*Received a report from Bill Kulas of Togus Hospital about a small spill. An unknown truck parked at Togus spilled approximately 2 gallons of diesel fuel. Bill reported that he didn't know what truck it was or how it was spilled. The spill was to pavement and VA Togus personnel cleaned the spill with sorbents and speedy dry. No further work is needed on this incident.
A-603-2002*   DEP received a report that a small fuel oil spill occurred during the night at this general store when a pump leaked.  Fuel ignited; the fire was extinguished by the local fire department.  Some oily residue was visible on the concrete cellar floor, but there was no recoverable product and it did not appear any oil escaped the cellar.  The drilled well serving this store is located 150' away but is not likely to be impacted by this event.
A-211-2002*Received a call from Dan Mallet of Madison Paper reporting a small spill. He reported there was a leak from a gearbox of lube oil. A total of five gallons were spilled. One gallon was recovered and approximately 4 gallons went to their treatment plant, the Madison POTW. No effects on the treatment plant were observed by Madison Town employees. No further work is needed on this spill.
I-225-2002*While conducting inspections for DEP, Marcel Moreau identified 3 out of 4 filters weeping in dispenser #7/8, 2 filters weeping in dispenser #9/10,  and swivels leaking on diesel nozzle.

A Dead River technician repaired the weeps on 9/26/02.

Response case closed.
A-483-2002*   DEP received a report from an oil company that oil was spilled at a residential cellar furnace.  The company had recently serviced the unit, but when it failed to ignite the flame sensor failed to shut the system down.  Oil flowed to the concrete floor, creating vapor problems in the residence above and necessitating temporary relocation of inhabitants to a hotel.  No oil is believed to have escaped the building.  The oil company conducted collection, including removal/replacement of affected walls.  A fan was placed to control odors/vapors.
A-484-2002*   DEP received a report from an oil company that this minor oil spill occurred in a residential cellar when a technician failed to secure a bleeding screw at a furnace.  The spill was completely recovered; a fan was placed to control odors/vapors.
A-280-2002*Received a call from Randy Murray concerning a gasoline spill at Murrays Truckstop. While doing an inspection of the dispensers, a joint was found to be dripping gasoline. The leak was repaired. He stated that there was contaminated dirt under the dispenser. Randy called me the next day to say that he had dug out about 10" of dirt under the dispenser but that he could still smell gasoline. This case was referred to Technical Services for further evaluation. No additional work by Response services is anticipated.
A-294-2002*Received a call from Priscilla Costello of the University of Maine reporting a small spill. A sealed lead acid battery in the photography lab was dropped and the acid leaked out. The acid was neutralized with baking soda. The floor and walls were decontaminated with water baking soda wash. The battery was packed in a DOT container and held in their Hazardous / Universal waste storage area for pickup. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
P-810-2003*On the morning of Thursday October 2nd, Ms. Rideout (95 yrs young) had an 8:00 service call for a furnace cleaning by Bruce May.  At approximately 10:30 Ms Rideout and her cleaning lady noticed an oil odor, but didn't think much of it (as they were upstairs), but when the cleaning lady went down to the basement to collect something she observed the oil on the basement floor.  Notifying Ms Rideout, who immediately called Dead River (the delivery co) telling  them her whole tank was released in her basement.  This generated an immediate response according to Ms Rideout (they were there in less than 10 minutes) speaking of the DR crew (Rod & tech).

In fact the spill was minor perhaps ten (10) gallons lost to the concrete floor. The apparent cause is a loose fitting on the AST  (aboveground storage tank) oil filter.  It was wet on top and slightly more so on the underside.  It appeared to be a loose bleeder screw or main screw, not so much the gasket.

DR had applied one layer of speedi-dry and scooped it up leaving a stain pattern on the floor, when I arrived.  Also applying some odor-be-gone powder.  The stain pattern started beneath the oil filter and flowed in a sweeping direction towards the bulkhead, then right,  hugging the wall beneath a linoleum washer dryer set up, but stopping just short of the sump.

A second layer of speedi-dri was applied as a odor suppressant, to be removed the following day.  The oil filter was checked and refitted to ensure a tight seal.  This was done twice.

Mr May was contacted later and informed of the accident, and stated he would contact both Ms Rideout and Rod at DR, to discuss the final clean up and resolution for spill.

No state funds have been spent and none are expected to be.  The parties involved should be able to settle financial costs, without further DEP involvement, but should DEP be needed, the parties are aware to call.  No further DEP action expected and no environmental damage discovered beyond interior basement. Minor staining to the floor, and the associated odor complaints still present.  A scrubbing with a commercial degreaser should suffice as the final remedial action, this should be contracted by the responsible party.

Respectfully submitted
Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services
A-486-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor leak was discovered at this residential AST filter.  A small quantity of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed by Winthrop Fuel Co..  The area is served by municipal water.  No site visit was made.
A-487-2002*   DEP received a report that this oil company overfilled a residential cellar AST.  A small amount of oil exited the vent pipe and sprayed the house siding.  The spiller reportedly wiped up all oil and inspected the tank for damage.  The neighborhood is dense residential and is served by municipal water.  The homeowner concurred the cleanup was complete.  No site visit was made.
I-226-2002*While inspecting facilities under DEP contract, Marcel Moreau identified three weeps and free product in two sumps at this facility.

The meter in the diesel pump was weeping, the nozzle #3 hose connection was weeping with an intermittent drip and there were weeps in the diesel and kerosene submersible pumps, which probably caused the 1/8 inch puddle (approx 1.25 gal) found in the bottom of each sump.

Dead Rivers maintenance crew promptly repaired the bad seals.

Response case closed.
A-505-2002*   DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during a gasoline UST removal.  No leaks were observed in tanks or piping, and it is assumed that spillage is associated with tank overfill(s).  It was decided that "baseline 2" remedial goals were appropriate here since the area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
A-522-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline were spilled to pavement during a vehicle overfill at this cash-fuel operation.  Spilled product was reportedly recovered for disposal. No site visit was made.
A-346-2002*Received a call from Jon Duplessie of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill. He reported that when the transporter transferred its load to the above ground tanks, a very small amount came out a vent. He estimated that approximately 1 gallon was spilled. Downeast Energy personnel cleaned it up. No visit was made and no further work is needed on this incident.
A-375-2002*Received a report from Winslow Fire Department of dumping of fuel oil in a storm drain in Winslow. I responded to the scene at 1 Monument Square. The fire department had started looking at the storm drains by the time I arrived. Apparently the odor of the fuel oil caused people in the area to report the problem to the Fire Department. We requested that someone from Winslow public works assist us in determining the flow directions of the sewers. We found one storm drain with product in it and used pads and sorbent boom to remove the oil. Some of the oil had made into the next drain and that was cleaned out. There was no obvious surface flow of oil to the storm drain, so that left direct dumping. No obvious source was located.  I went back the next day to remove the sorbent boom and pads I had left in the storm drains. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-468-2003*      On September 19, 2003, we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a three gallon spill of non PCB transformer oil.  The leak occurred at pole #2 on Somerset Street in Millinocket.  The oil seeped out onto the grass and soil beneath the pole.  Workers removed the contaminated soil and replaced it with clean soil.
B-486-2003*B-486-2003
09/30/2003 07:30

     The Maine State Police reported  a tractor trailer "roll over" with associated fuel spillage on Route 6 in Kossuth Township approximately 3 miles east of Topsfield.  The tractor trailer, owned by Atlantic Pacific Transport Ltd. of Clairville, New Brunswick, Canada, went off the road and rolled over on a curve. The Topsfield Fire Department was reportedly on site attempting to contain the leak on the tractor's saddle tanks.
     Investigation revealed that most of the fuel escaped the tanks shortly after the accident.  Approximately 25 gallons of the fuel was recovered in sorbent material.  Since the area is considered remote without any surface water, wells, or dwellings, no further action was taken on the remaining affected soil.

12/15/2003

     Cunningham-Lindsey of Dartmouth Nova Scotia, an Environmental Consultant representing Atlantic Pacific transport, made the decision to remove any contaminated soil associated with the truck accident.  During the second week of December approximately 300 yards of soil was removed and taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  An assessment of the investigation and clean up is pending.
I-205-2003*The Presque Isle Police Department (PIPD) reported they had a suspicious package they had collected from a local back.

While opening penny rolls, a teller encountered a white powder. She then smell or sniffed the powder and developed an irritated nose. At some point, the PIPD was called, the PIPD sent an officer over to pick up the contaminated penny roll. The material was placed into two paper bags.

When I was contacted, the material had been returned to the PIPD and had been placed in the Animal Control vehicle. I went through the suspicious package handling protocol with the PIPD and it was determined that the package was not a threat.

I collected the material from the PIPD and placed it into a plastic container. Which I latter disposed of.

Response case closed.
P-633-1994*
REPORT UPDATE OF 10/6/03
	1994 Investigation of four out-of-service, unregistered UST facility.  Sub-urban area of Sanford, area on city water & sewer.

	In September of 1997 a waiver of the 30-day notification period granted by DEP's Stephen Flannery.  Four 1000 (?) gal. UST's reported removed on 9/27/03 under CTI Ron Wilson of Les Wilson & Son's Co.  The required UST removal assessment reported to have been performed by Field Services Inc.  Stephen Flannery visited the abandonment and reported a corrosion hole in a tank.  I understand that no environmental clean-up was required or performed at the time.
	See DEP UST Reg. file 14829 for further information.  In the summer of 2006 a new owner, Gallo Construction uncovered two old out-of-service UST's but DEP did not find out about them until an impromptu site visit on 11/28/06.
P-823-2003*
	Abandonment by removal of an in-compliant 1000 gal. consumptive-use, Dble-wall, CP steel, heating oil UST facility.  Tank reported by Rob Coleman to be in good condition upon removal on 8/1/03.  No DEP visit to removal possible at time.

S G Brezinski

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A-557-2002*   DEP received a report from a citizen that his neighbor was disassembling cars and dumping gasoline on the ground.  Upon investigation there was some minor spillage of gasoline/motor oil associated with sloppy automotive practices  here, but nothing requiring remediation given the non-sensitive environmental nature of the area (dense residential, served by municipal water).  The subject property owner agreed to give greater care to proper handling of materials.
A-561-2002*   DEP received a report from an oil company that this minor heating oil spill had occurred and been cleaned up.  The property owner confirmed there was no contamination remaining.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-566-2002*   DEP received a report that a private plane crashed into Muscongus Bay and settled into 10' of water.  18 gallons of gasoline were believed on board; an unknown amount was released to the bay.  Due to the remoteness of the area, it was several days before the plane was recovered.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-573-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred as a result of an overfill of the tank.  It was completely recovered through the utilization of sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-578-2002*   DEP received a report from the Augusta Police Department informing us that they had apprehended two individuals late the previous night after they had deliberately dumped 3 gallons of waste oil to a city road surface in an apparent attempt to cause a traffic accident.  The city had already spread sand over the site; no recovery was practical or necessary.  The area is not environmentally sensitive (dense residential, on municipal water).
   Augusta P.D. intended to pursue criminal mischief charges and inquired whether DEP wanted to attach "deliberate discharge" charges as well.  I referred the matter to DEP oil enforcement/compliance staff for their consideration but do not know if this avenue was pursued.
P-512-2003*
	Site inspection for approval for short run of product piping to be abandoned-in-place due to inaccessibility and it could not be pulled out (see site sketch and forms attached).  Urban, multi-family residential and commercial area, on city water & sewer service.  An old mill building adjacent to the Kennebunk River.
	The new UST was installed at time of my 7/3/03, visit though CTI Art Grant from Portland Pump Co. stated to me that the removed UST was in fine condition and he noted no evidence of oil discharges.  No CMR 691 UST removal assessment was required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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A-582-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor gasoline spill occurred when an unidentified motorist withdrew a dispensing pump nozzle from a vehicle while the pump was still engaged.  Spill was to pavement and was reportedly recovered by attending staff.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-584-2002*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was visible on Maranacook Lake.  DEP staff located the sheen but could find no apparent source.  It is presumed that a relatively small "slug" of oil had been released, creating a long narrow sheen.  No recovery was possible.  The following day no sheen was present.
P-572-2003*
	7/23/03: notification by Ms. Prandato that she had discovered four 5-gallon drums full of a mystery liquid dumped by an unknown person or persons in a gulley on her property.  She described the drums as dirty green plastic, labeled Sheet Rock Compound but they appeared to contain a white/black liquid (possibly used hydraulic or motor oil form a neighboring garage?).  The drums did not appear to have been there long.
	Received approval for DEP to pick up drums as a potential public safety hazard.

	7/24/03: drove through area to pick up the drums  but could not locate Ms. Prandato's house.

	7/30/03: with better directions I was enroute to collect the drums when I received a call from Ms. Prandato who stated that the drums were gone and I need not visit after all.  Apparently she had placed the drums in plastic trash bags and left them next to her house for me to pick up but the trash collector thought they were part of her household waste and took the bags.  Alas, the drums were apparently compacted in the truck before they could be rescued.  I understand that the waste went to a trash to energy incinerator.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-409-2002*Received a call from Paul Gurski of Dead River Company that a client had suffered a small oil spill. Linda Bean Folkers of Hallowell had called Dead River when she discovered a stain of oil under her tank. Paul dispatched a technician who called us. He also arranged for the tank to be pumped out. The leak was from a pin hole in the bottom of the tank, probably caused by corrosion. The leak had actually started over the weekend and had been ongoing for two days. It was not a big leak as by Monday it had only covered a 15' diameter circle on the concrete floor. Some may have gone to a floor drain, but none was evident upon inspection of the drain. The basement was being aired out with open windows. No additional work needs to be done.
A-591-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled when an AST was overfilled at this DOT garage.  The spill was confined to pavement and was recovered completely by the spiller.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-592-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor hydraulic oil spill had occurred; spill was confined to pavement and recovered by the spiller.  No site visit by DEP staff was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-597-2002*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred when a residential cellar AST was overfilled and a bung was not secure on the top of the tank.  According to the oil company the spill was confined to pavement and was completely recovered; the homeowner reported satisfaction with their efforts.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-468-2003* On 9-17-03 the Manchester Fire Dept. reported a "large" gasoline spill at the Irving Main Way located on Route 202 in Manchester. The information was lacking details therefore I made a site visit. The Fire Dept. was waiting for my arrival. The spilled gasoline had been cleaned up by Irving staff prior to my arrival. An estimated 12 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the pavement. The gasoline did not reach any storm drains and no further clean up will be required. The automatic shut off failed to close and the customer was not standing next to the dispenser. The faulty nozzle was taken out of service and will be serviced ASAP.
A-498-2002*Captain LaCroix of the Waterville Fire Department called to report a fatal auto accident. He stated that approximately 1.5 gallons of gasoline and antifreeze had been spilled to a paved surface. Waterville fire fighters cleaned it up. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
P-775-2003*Mr. Fecteau called to report that his neighbor had driven a large piece of equipment across his yard and it had leaked 2-3 gallons of hydraulic oil on his grass.  Mr. Fecteau told me that his well was far away from the area affected.  He also stated that there were no puddles of oil, just the spray on the grass.  I stated that it was highly unlikely that his well would be affected.  I also told him that there would be very little cleanup that needed to be done.  I recommended the sod (grass and its roots) be taken up and left it up to Mr. Fecteau to pursue cleanup .  I also referred Mr. Fecteau to our Oil Enforcement Group.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-808-2003*
	While in this area on another incident, I noted apparently recent UST related work at the general store and gas station.  The spill buckets over the two UST's appear to have been replaced and there was new pavement patches indicating new piping.  I had not noted a new registration amendment so investigated further.  In DEP TANKS records I found that Les Wilson & Sons had installed new OPW spill containment in July 2003.  I found no indication piping to or from the CP-protected steel tanks had been replaced.
	I noted small oil stains on the paving but no significant discharges.  I did not check the spill log.  On 6/24/03, DEP had issued an NOV for no SIA and no CP testing.

S G Brezinski
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P-814-2003*CMP called to report a transformer (described as a 15 KVA Westinghouse s/n 62AE7081) had leaked onto the vegetation and soils beneath the pole.

All visibly stained materials were removed. The transformer was not marked and analytical results were ND (non-detect for PCB"s).

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.
P-818-2003*On 10/4/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Moore of C N Brown reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Naples.  C N Brown cleaned up the spillage with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-820-2003*On 10/4/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Minot Fire Department reporting a car leaking gasoline in Minot.  The Fire Department was able to contain and clean up the spill with sorbent materials which I picked up from their fire station on 10/6.  No further action required.
P-824-2003*
	Small hydraulic oil leak to road, reported by CMP.  Response and clean-up by CMP workers.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-515-2002*Received a call from Ron Dorian concerning a small spill. He reported that a excavator developed a leak in a hydraulic line. The contractor and Maine Yankee personnel cleaned it up with sorbent and hand excavation. All contaminated materials were put into a drum for removal from the site. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-540-2002*Received a call from Terry Vogel of Maine Yankee concerning a small spill. He reported that while filling a small gasoline engine, an estimated one ounce of gasoline was spilled. Cleanup was by Maine Yankee personnel. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-541-2002*Received a call from Thomas Griffin of SAPPI / S.D. Warren that there had been a small sulfuric acid spill at the mill. A flange failed on a return line from the R-10 Chlorine Dioxide Generating Module allowing some product to leak. Some of the product went to a roof and eventually a storm water collection drain. The acid on the roof was neutralized with soda ash with permission. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this event. See the attached documents for more information.
B-496-2003*On 10/03/03, 1315 hours Ellsworth Fire reported a sheen on the river.  When I arrived they had discovered that the product was coming from a storm drain.  They had deployed boom to contain the release and were in the process of recovering product as it came out of the drain with pads, which they were squeezing and reusing.  Also, they had discovered the source, which was a leaking AST at 30 Elm Street.  This location was well upgrade from the river and there had been a lot of rain, so water was running in the drain and the spilled oil was coming on top of it.  The distance from the spill to the river is about a quarter of a mile.  There were a couple of catch basins on the way that did not seem to be retaining any oil, because there was a good flow of water.  There was no appearance of sheen on 10/07/03.

Meanwhile at 30 Elm, Rays' Pluming and Heating were immobilizing and recovering the oil that remained on the cement floor of the basement.  Also, a mag patch had stopped the leak, but most of the contents had already gone.  When the furnace was restarted, it ran out of fuel within a few minutes.  The amount was close to 159 gallons.  When the product stopped coming out of the drain to the river, we decided to flush with more water while the containment was still in place.  We also flushed the basement drain at 30 Elm.  The water from the storm drain was running clear at this point in time.  We vented the basement by opening a door and a window and closed the basement off from the living space.  Also, we opened several windows in the living space and the odor diminished considerably.  Darcy Hammar (the lady of the house), said that it was clear in three days.

I have discussed the AST fund with Clifford Royal and sent him the application.
A-504-2003* Sometime in September of 2003, Scott Pierz, code enforcement officer for the Town of China, called this office to report alleged oil spillage at the property owned by Russell Costan. Mr. Costan had recently received a junk yard permit and several people had called the Town of China concerned about the dumping or spilling of oil and motor oil.
 I made a site visit on Oct 3, 2003. I spoke with Mr. Costan and together we walked the property. Inside of his garage he had a plastic 30 gallon drum of waste oil, he claims he brings this oil to the town's transfer station. I also found an area, beyond the house trailer, where 8 engines are located. There was one engine that had oil spillage under it and the pine needles were saturated w/ oil. However, this engine had a large piece of metal (a auto hood) under it. It was obvious to me that these engines had been in this location for quite some time. He claims that these engines will be brought to a scrap iron dealer soon. I asked him to clean up this area when he moves the engine. Also near this area was a plastic truck bed liner that he uses to contain any oil spillage from engines or motors. This bed liner had wood shavings and water inside of it. I suggested that he use sorbent pads to contain/collect the oil and then place the used sorbents in with the regular household trash. I did not see any evidence of engine dismantling, nor did I find any drums of oil. The area has scattered piles of solid waste such as iron and aluminum, white goods, used oil tanks (275 gal AST) and tires.
 In conclusion, I found only one oil impacted area, under the engine.  I advised Mr. Costan to move this engine, sorb up the spilled oil and dispose of the sorbent as solid waste.  Mr. Costan was further advised to drain automotive fluids for appropriate disposal off site before staging equipment on his property.
P-822-2003*A previously unknown UST was discovered (10/3) during excavation work at the former FHP site.  Preliminary readings of the tank atmosphere showed very low LEL levels (below 12%).  The contents were suspected  to be very old weathered gasoline containing soil/sludges.  No free product was encountered, during the inspection of the tank upon discovery.

The tank was estimated to be 750-1000 gallons in size initially, upon removal 750 believed more likely.  Scott Simard of Simard & Sons was the CTI on site and signed off on the removal action.

NO contamination was noted or observed in the hole after the tank was removed.  The tank was old and very corroded but appeared sound and no evidence of leakage was found.

The tank registration and removal notice will be filed by S Simard, the waiver for the thirty notice was given by DEP/Cyr on 10/3/03 the removal completed 10/6.

No further remedial actions are anticipated for this tank removal.  Other site issues may arise but none should be related to this removal action.  No further action warranted.

Respectfully Submitted

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services
I-207-2003*I-207-2003
SEVEN ISLANDS LAND COMPANY
SPILL REPORT FORM

Report date & time - 	10/8/03  Spill date & time 10/6/03
Do not know spill time; report time is 7:30 AM
Responsible party	
Name 		Seven Islands Land Co.
Address	P.O. Box 677			phone 1-207-435-6039
		Ashland, Me 04732		fax     1-207-435-6579

Person reporting the event
Name R.A. Vigue  - (call Norm Pelletier @ 834-6313)
Address same

Contractor
Name Triple M Trucking- independent truck owned by Mike Beaulieu
Address RFD # 3 Box 31A                                             Rt. 161
	Allagash, Maine 04774                                       St. John, Maine

What was spilled? Diesel fuel

Location? T15R13
Coordinates? UTM 0471487
		          5198156  collected @ 10:00 AM 10/08/03	

How much was spilled? 20 gallons +or -

Cause? Truck roll over

When and how was it cleaned up? No action at this time
                                                           Seven Islands will call
10:00 AM, 10/08/03. Action plan is to remove the diesel soaked earth to an impermeable borrow pit located nearby and spread it and re-spread it over the next couple days until it evaporates
When and where did the debris go?
A borrow pit on T15R13	
DEP Presque Isle	1-207-764-0477 telephone report to : Carl Allen @ 10:00AM
DEP emergency line	1-800-482-0777
State Police 1-800-924-2261 or 1-207-532-2261	

This is a follow up on the earlier report of this date


The landspreading area is located at N 0470188, W 5196328




P-828-2003*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately half a gallon of #2 to the cement basement floor at 49 Summer St in Kennebunk.  Discharge was cleaned with speedy dry and fitting tightened by Downeast Energy personnel.
A-493-2002*This incident involved an anonymous report of a neighbor using waste oil for dust control. I found the address but found no sign of oil in the road and no one was at home in the neighborhood. The complaintant has not called back, and no further action is expected.
A-605-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor oil AST spill occurred in this dirt-floored residential cellar.  A leak on the tank that had been previously patched was the cause.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
A-656-2002*   DEP received a report of a release of methyl mercaptan gas at this facility (see SAPPI incident report). No remediation was possible as the gas dissapated.  No DEP site visit was made as a result of this event.
A-642-2002*   DEP received a complaint from a town code enforcement officer that there was spillage of oil/gasoline at this small auto repair facility/junkyard.  Upon inspection, fresh contamination (gasoline) was discovered at the front of the property where a car crushing operation had recently been conducted.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural/residential with several private wells within 1000'.  While the obvious contamination was removed in this instance there remain some issues (junked automobiles, yard handling practices) that are beyond DEP regulatory scope.  I anticipate no further Response Services involvement as a result of this incident.  Referrals were made to DEP enforcement/compliance and technical services staff for possible attention.
A-643-2002*   DEP received a report that an unregistered out-of-service oil UST was encountered in in the D.O.T. right-of-way during road construction.  It is believed this tank dispensed kerosene at a store that burned 20+ years earlier.  The tank was pumped to expedite removal; approx. 350 gallons of oil and water was collected and disposed of by DEP.  Upon removal the tank appeared sound; no contaminated soil was encountered.
A-648-2002*   Contaminated soil was encountered during a piping upgrade at this town garage.  Spills are believed due to line leaks at oil USTs and to historical spills associated with former gasoline USTs.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-435-2003*Received a call from Don Pendagrast of Maine Yankee reporting a spill. He stated that a piece of construction machinery developed a hydraulic leak and spilled 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid. The spill was to pavement and soil. The pavement was cleaned up with sorbents and the contaminated soil was put into a drum for disposal. No additional work is necessary on this spill.
A-666-2002*   DEP received a report that an oil spill was observed moments earlier at an AST that was being removed at this property.  DEP staff visited and found an individual (Trask) in the process of sliding an AST into a pick-up truck.  Several gallons of fuel were still in the tank but a small quantity had spilled via the line orifice and had spread thinly in rain that was falling at the time.  Mr. Trask had already purchased and fitted a bung to prevent further spillage.  It was decided that remediation was not necessary given the minor nature of this spill event.
   The area is rural and had been used until recently as a mobile home park; the property owner (Ritch) was in the process of shutting the park down.  The well that served the park is located several hundred feet away and is not threatened by this spill event.

Note: This site is 7.3 miles from the intersection with Bangor St. in Augusta.  It is very close to the Augusta/Vassalboro town line.  There were no other distinguishing street numbers that could identify the site.
A-652-2002*   A slight ongoing leak was discovered at a diesel dispensing pump during a DEP-sponsored study.  The leak (drip) was repaired.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  No remediation was pursued.
P-827-2003*Sue Roberts, Downeast Energy (formerly Mapes) called to report a minor discharge from the residence vent at 77 Totte Rd, in Shapleigh.

Driver stated whistle worked, but a slight discharge of oil came from the vent onto the ground beneath the vent.  Less than a cup was was the estimate, a technician was enroute to document and remediate any conditions present.  S Roberts would call back if conditions were different than initially reported.

The clean up was to be managed by the driver and Tech on site.  No DEP visit was requested and none made.  Based on information rec'd and no other calls related to spill, no further action is warranted.

Respectfully submitted

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services
P-829-2003*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 10/02/03: notified by Thibeault Oil Co. of 5 to 20 gal. slow discharge of heating oil from an outside AST.  An oil tech. was trying to clean up it up at the time and deal with the leak.  Facility contact reported to be Mr. Kevin Kerns.
SITE VISIT AND ASSESSMENT
	The tank was a 220 gal. steel AST located under the front deck and steps (see photos and captions).  The tank had been removed.  As seen in the photos it was very rusted on all sides and there were areas where large pieces of the rust was flaking off.
	The area is dense suburban residential area on city water and sewer service.  I understand there are no drinking water wells within 300'.   I understand the AST facility is owned by Mr. Kerns (an RP [potential responsible party]), but the land under the AST effected by the discharge is owned by Linnhaven Mobile Home Park which is therefore also an RP for insuring the discharge is addressed.
	As seen in the attached photos, the discharge appears to be largely on the concrete pad that was under the steps and AST.  Clay sorbent (a.k.a. Speedy Dry had been spread on the spill).  Some oil spillage may have reached soil under the home and this can be checked if the skirting is removed (something I am reluctant to do without the homeowner there).  Though I noted a mild odor coming from the spill, it does not appear to be a significant spill to soil and groundwater.  DEP's biggest concern would be potential oil vapors entering the home, and liability to Linnhaven Park from remaining oil contamination.
	From excavation nearby I believe the soils under the spill to be sandy (see P-525-03).
SPILL CLEAN-UP
	On or about 10/13/03, I spoke with Thibeault Oil and advised them that the oily waste on the concrete pad should be swept up but that no soil removal or further clean-up was understood to be needed.
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATION
a.	This AST, and many others like this at Linnhaven and other mobile home parks appear not within Maine installation code for outside AST's in that there is not enough space around the tank for good ventilation to prevent excessive condensation on the steel tanks and resulting corrosion.  In the area of #30 Lynch, I noted several other steel AST's essentially sitting on the ground and therefore in greater danger of corroding through on the bottom and therefore leaking.  Use of salt to clear ice off the steps above the tank will also accelerate corrosion and the risk of oil discharges.
	I also observed several "Step Tanks" nearby: factory made fiberglass (FRP) steps and landing with a steel tank inside.  I understand that Step Tanks are not up to Maine code for AST facility's due to similar problems with ventilation and condensation as above.
b.	AST oil discharges appear to happen at mobile home parks out of proportion to the type and total number of homes much due to this type of installation.  These leaking facilities not only cost the homeowner, but burden the park (land) owners with increased liability, and usually cause disruption to the homeowner and neighborhood during a clean-up of the oil leak and tank replacement.
c.	A copy of this report will be forwarded to Linnhaven officials and to Mr. Kerns with recommendation that any questionable installations be upgraded before they leak.  I recommend outside AST's in well ventilated areas away from eaves and potential snow & ice fall.
d.	Under Maine DEP and local CAP program for replacing AST facilities, tank installations under steps & landings are specifically prohibited which makes it difficult for people who area unable to pay for a new facility themselves, to have them installed in a park that does not allow outside tanks.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-98-2002*Received a call from Joyce Sutherland of Belfast concerning oil in the road near her house. Contact was also made by Ms. Sutherland to the Belfast Police. She complained that a neighbor of hers, Jimmy Piecott had a diesel truck and it was leaking. Her initial complaint was that there was a sheen on rain water near her well. I went to the site, met Ms. Sutherland and inspected her well and land. There did seem to be very minor oil in the drainage ditch. She pointed out Mr. Piecott's residence and I went to it. I met Mr. Piecott and was allowed to inspect his truck, which indeed was a diesel truck. There were some fittings by his fuel tank that were "wet" with oil. He stated that he did have a leak in the fuel tank, but that he had fixed it. He started the truck for me and there was no fuel dripping. There did not seem to be anything to clean up as the contamination on this property was to pavement. I insisted that he keep checking the fuel system to make sure it wasn't leaking.

At Ms. Sutherland's insistence I did take a sample of her well water. The result came back negative for fuel oil. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-653-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of heating oil had leaked over time via a cracked filter nipple at this residential AST.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  The tank was repaired.  No further DEP involvement is expected.
A-650-2002*   This incident involved a small hydraulic oil spill estimated at less than 1 gallon to the railroad track.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  No site visit was made by DEP staff.  See spiller letter, attached.
A-328-2002*Received a call from Dan White of the Marine Patrol reporting an oil spill. He stated that where Bayview Road in Nobleboro crosses the railroad track, oil had spilled. I went to the site and saw a line of oil along the tracks.  It's possible this was caused by a leak in a locomotive fuel tank or the fuel cap was loose. The coating of oil on the rail ballast was thin and did not need to be cleaned up. The line is owned and operated by Maine Central Railroad.  No further work is necessary.
A-659-2002*Received a call from Bob Plourdes Plumbing and Heating reporting an oil spill at a customer's house. I went to the residence of Harry Everett to take a look at the spill. Mr. Everett's above ground tank had developed a corrosion leak and was dripping fuel. The fuel was spilled onto a concrete floor which sloped to a floor drain. There was some oil still in the drain which was removed with sorbents. What little oil could be picked up from the floor, was also picked up with sorbents. A fan was installed to assist in the ventilation of the basement. Mr. Everett was also given instructions to wash the concrete floor to help remove any residual oil contributing to the petroleum odor. The fan was removed a few days later. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-506-2003*On 10/07/03, 1600 hours Mike Marquis, who is a field supervisor for Ranor, Inc. (a construction company), reported that on 10/03/03, they spilled about five gallons of #2 heating oil while relocating an oil line at Maine Coastal Memorial Hospital.  The spill landed on gravel and they recovered the oiled soil along with a lot of uncontaminated soil that happened to get mixed into the rest.  At the time Mike and I spoke, they had encapsulated the soil with tarps.  Mike wanted help with the disposal of the contaminated soil and he wanted us to check to see if the cleanup had been adequate.  Ultimately, there will be cement flooring over the spill area and we needed to know that there would not be penetration of product up through the cement.  The area was absolutely clean and I wrote a transfer letter for the soil to be taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  The site visit took place on 10/09/03.
I-206-2003*Dead River reported an minor oil spill at a customer's rental property in Bridgewater.

Mr. Kilcollins' renter moved out and had the oil in the tank pumped out and credited to the renters account.

Mr. Kilcollins was very upset with the oil company and he found a small spill (6"x 2' ), which he accused Dead River of causing when they pumped off the tank.

I visited the site on 10/6 and found the stain in question and it doesn't appear to be fuel oil, but more like a motor oil. The oil didn't saturate the grass and appears to be very minor.

Response case closed.

10/10/03 I received a call from Mr. Kilcollins asking if DEP had received a report of a spill on his property. I stated we had.

Mr. Kilcollins stated that I must have missed the spill and he was very concerned about his well.

I went back to the site. Mr. Kilcollins had flagged the spill area, which is exactly what I had looked at on Monday. I cleaned up the entire spill. I picked up two shovels  full of sod that was partially saturated. Sod was chopped into small pieces and spread in the woods across the road from the spill site.

Spill did not penetrate below the sod. No well sampling is justified.
P-819-2003*On 10/4/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a truck accident with fuel spillage at the intersection of Brackett and New Portland Rds.  I responded immediately upon the request of the fire department.  When I arrived, I observed a box truck off the road approximately 20 feet into the woods.  One of the saddle tanks had been separated from the truck and was sitting upright nearby.  There was a small amount of engine oil from the motor on some standing water under the truck.  The fire department reported that they had seen diesel spillage as well, although I was unable to find any evidence of spilled diesel fuel.  I used sorbent pads to clean up the waste oil.  The diesel tank and truck were removed from the scene.  No further action required.
B-498-2003*On 10/04/03, 1750 hours I was contacted by Andrew Colford, regarding a leaking AST at his rental property at 107 Parker Street in Brewer.  A Dead River tech had discovered the leak, which was through a corrosion hole, while doing routine maintenance.  The tech informed Andrew and advised him to give us a call.  The living space was free of odor and the basement was less than five ppm.  The spill had landed on the dirt floor that was under the tank.  I would guess that the soil there had received product before, because the recent spill seemed to be well taken care of.  The leaker was part of a two tank system, so the plan was to take it out-of-service and use the remaining one, which appeared to be in better shape.  I asked Andrew to let us know if odor became a problem, so that we could install a vent system.
P-354-2000*Kris Gangsaas called on behalf of the tank vessel Sibotessa to report that the vessel had a small leak into the boom at Portland Pipeline Pier #2.  Apparently the inert gas plant had misfired and caused a small amount of fuel oil to spill into the boomed area around the ship.  The spill created a sheen that dissipated naturally.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-816-2003*On 10/3/03 I received a call from B F Emery reporting an oil spill at a client's residence in Kennebunk.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that an oil tank that had been in the crawl space of the residence had leaked it's entire contents due to corrosion.  An oil stain was evident under where the tank had been sitting.  There was no odor in the crawl space or home.  I asked the burner technician on site if he could extend the fresh air intake for the furnace to outside the crawl space.  He agreed to do so.  The spillage was located in a position that prevented excavation of the contaminated soils due to the presence of very loose sandy soil and the proximity to structural support from the home.  I asked the homeowner to contact me if she noticed oil odor from the spill in the future and the situation could be reevaluated.
B-497-2003*On 10/04/03, 1025 hours MSO in Bucksport passed on a report of a small sheen from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.  They did not know where it came from, but it was characterized as small.  Realizing that there are dozens of innocuous, but untraceable sources for small sheens, I took the report and waited for more information, which never came.
A-651-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill occurred at this residential AST.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
P-740-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	10/9/03, Thursday: S. Brezinski of DEP was notified of gasoline contamination discovered during the removal and replacement of buried product piping.  That afternoon I met CTI Paul Brown of Portland Pump Co. (PPC) and the facility owner/operator, Mr. Ed Brown.
	Mr. Brown will be applying to the Maine AST  Ins. Fund for coverage of allowable remedial expenses.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The facility consists of two 6000-gal. steel, single-wall AST's located within a concrete berm.  The original facility was installed by former CTI, B. K. Sharma approx. 10 years before.  Steel product piping exited the tanks and went down to the bottom of the concrete berm floor.  Going thru the concrete a flex-connector connected the piping to single-wall FRP product piping to the former dispenser island (two lines: for Premium and Regular gaso.).  There was poly sheeting under the piping apparently to catch leaks, similar to other B K Sharma installations that unfortunately have not worked.  See photos for more details.
	In October 2003, PPC was replacing the product piping with double-wall piping and dispenser sumps for two new islands.  The tanks were being retrofitted with new fill pipes and containment, and new emergency vents.

AREA & SITE SENSITIVITY
	Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The area within 300' is a mix of residential and commercial on private wells and septic.  The Whistle Stop's drilled well is about 20' from the discharge location.  Across the street from the Whistle Stop is a Dodge Oil Co. fuel oil AST bulk plant and auto service garage.  Behind the Whistle Stop facility approx. 300-400+ feet away is a diesel AST facility of G W Jewett trucking company (see reports P-424-03 & P-474-03) ) and residential housing.  Jon Woodard oversaw a clean-up at the G W Jewett AST facility.  East and west of the store are other houses close to 300' away (more exact distances will come with further site evaluation).
	The area is over a significant S & G Aquifer (Steep Falls quadrangle).  Exposed soils were fine sands to the eight feet bg depth of the excavation.  Groundwater was noted at 7.5' bg.
	I was told there was no earlier oil facility at this location, AST or UST,  though there was a train station and active RR tracks are still in the back.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Initially gaso. contam. in soil was mild at 260-ppm (corrected bag headspace) @ 3' bg.  At the water table at 7.5' bg levels exceeded 4000-ppm.  My assessment is that of a long-term continuous slow leak from under the dispenser island, possibly from a poorly glued regular-unleaded FRP fitting we observed.  The odor of fresh, unweathered gasoline was strong in the air from the excavated soil.  The amount of discharge is an estimate and could be less or significantly more than the 100 gal. stated.
	PPC and I noted no other oil smelling soils and staining in the piping trench and second, new dispenser location.  No test pits were done.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Portland Pump Co. excavated 84.43 tons of sandy contaminated soils out from under the island area down to groundwater at 7.5' bg (see photos).  It appears the contamination largely went down and pancaked across the water table.  Further clean-up would appear to involve excavating six+ feet of clean soil to get to a one or two foot or so thick layer of contaminated soil in the smear zone below, which I judged not to be cost effective.  Contaminated soil was trucked to CRS under a DEP VL (see attached).  Landspreading contam. soil onsite was discussed though not wished by Mr. Brown.
	I have signed up Whistle Stop's well water for DEP QM sampling program.

RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The site has been referred to DEP Tech Services (on 10/10/03) for further evaluation and any long term clean-up actions they deem necessary.
2.	On 11/3/03, Hahn and I visited and showed Mr. Brown how to sample with his first QM sample kit.  The results for GRO and Oxygenates-BETX were ND (see attached)
B-510-2003*On 10/10/03, 1400 hours Symantha, who dispatches for Dead River Company reported that they had experienced a mishap at 70 Balsam Drive in Bangor.  They had finished a new AST installation and were in the process of transferring fuel from the old tank to the new when the hose slipped out of the fill pipe.  A small amount of fuel landed on crushed stone that was over barrier cloth.  They removed and replaced the crushed stone.  The barrier cloth had not been impacted, which means the spill must have been quite small.
B-494-2003*On 19/03/03, 0930 hours John Flanders, who is with Barrett Paving, reported that they had a 2-3 gallon release of hydraulic oil at their "lay down yard" which is just west of the Dover/Guilford line.  The product formed a puddle on the pavement and was recovered with pads.  These went to Barrett's waste stream.
P-831-2003*
	Report of small discharge of #2 oil from delivery hose of peddler truck following delivery to Joseph Hyatt's property.  Oil left stain on driveway.  No DEP response requested or performed at this time.

S G Brezinski
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P-834-2003*Homeowner was moving his tank and it tipped over discharging approximately less than 20 gallons of Kerosene to the ground.  Initially, he tried to dilute with a hose but was told to refrain from that behavior after speaking with DEP.  To keep costs down, homeowner performed his own cleanup with DEP direction.
P-836-2003*Sheen on Casco Bay; no RP or source.
P-837-2003*
	10/28/03, Morning report of oil leak at mobile home to DEP through DownEast Energy (DEE) oil company.  As per notification, I understand that the owner (Foster) was reported to have moved the tank which broke the fuel line/valve on the bottom end.  Foster had placed a bucket to catch the leak.  DEE was responding to pump off the tank and repair the damage.
	No DEP response was requested and I understand none was made at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-841-2003*A leaking motor vehicle gas tank was dealt with by Kittery Fire via speedy dry.
P-842-2003*Woodstock Oil driver was delivering oil to the Martin residence.  He stated he was supposed to deliver a certain amount, when he got near that amount he walked around the house to his truck to check how much he had pumped.  By the time he walked back to the tank it was overfilling.  I asked the driver if the whistle was working and he said no.  Woodstock Oil put in a temporary tank and hired Ken Poland to excavate the contaminated soil and take it to Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-843-2003*A car in a pond discharged nothing during both its entrance and exit.
P-849-2003*A Blue Rock pavement hauling dump truck rolled over into a marshy area on Route 25 in Gorham.  The saddle tanks remained intact but some product did weep from the fill of one.  After the truck was righted, spilled product was padded up.
A-497-2003*   DEP received a citizen report that a 5-gallon pail containing what appeared to be waste oil had washed up on this beach.  DEP collected and disposed of this pail.
A-501-2003*Received a call from Louise at Safety Kleen reporting a small spill. She reported that gasket on the lid of a drum was not seating properly and allowed approximately one quart of "105 Solvent" to spill. The drum was in the back of a truck of theirs. No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary.
A-505-2003* An UST was removed from this site on 9-30-03. The building was formerly used as the Waterville YMCA. This building was in the process of being sold and it was at that time the UST was found to be out of service and past the removal date. Mackenzie Landscaping was the contractor that removed this oil tank. No site assessment was required. I was on site shortly after the removal and noted there was no indication of a release. No further action will be required.
A-507-2003*A mechanic failed to shut a pump off in time and a small amount of oil was lost to the concrete floor. Mechanic cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads.
A-510-2003*International Paper reported a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a loose fitting. The oil was sorbed up with wood chips.  No site visit was warranted.  See the attached IP report for additional information.
A-514-2003* Sonja Plaice, of C N Brown, called this office to report a small oil spill. This occurred at a customer's driveway, 311 Farmington Falls Rd., when the nozzle clicked on while the hose was being "reeled" back into the truck. The driver estimated that one gallon or less spilled. The oil was cleaned up by the CN Brown employee.
A-516-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor gasoline spill had occurred at a paved parking lot.  Local fire officials collected spilled liquid.  The area is served by municipal water and no soil was impacted. No site visit was warranted.
A-520-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that one gallon of acid had "overflowed" a battery at a lift-truck at the Home Depot in Augusta.  The spill was reported by a contractor, "3E" company in California.  Acid spilled to pavement and was reportedly completely cleaned up with sorbent litter.  No site visit was made.
A-247-2003*This tractor trailer / pole accident was originally reported as a spill. CMP personnel returned to the site and found no evidence of a spill. No site visit was made.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-275-2003* Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, called this office to report a release of 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a hose rupture. This occurred at FPL facility in Wiscasset. The spilled oil was contained and cleaned up. No further information is available. No site visit was made.
A-292-2003*CMP reported a leak from a pad mounted transformer that was located in Manchester. This occurred at the Lakehurst Acres line. The transformer was replaced a a  small quantity of soil was removed. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis found it to contain < 2 ppm PCB. No site visit was made by DEP.
A-200-2003*Michael Naylor has a permit to operate a "junkyard" from the town of South Bristol.  Mr. Naylor collects scrap metal, tanks and batteries for recycling (see attached conditions).  Mr Naylor was found to be in violation of the conditions by storing batteries outside and for longer than allowed under hazardous waste rules, some hydraulic or lube oil was noted on the ground in a small section of surface water, gasoline was stored improperly and the AST's in the junk pile had not been cleaned of oil and residue as required.

Maine DEP Response Services made a site visit to confirm the observations made by the town of South Bristol.  Response Services referred the case to the Solid Waste to no avail and Hazardous Waste Division.  Few resources are at immediate risk.  The town of South Bristol had plans to send Mr. Naylor a notice of violation with instructions to stop adding to the piles and reduce the volume of materials stored on the property.
A-201-2003*Received a call from William Emery from the DOT maintenance garage in Kingfield. He reported that one of their dump trucks developed a line leak and lost 8 gallons of hydraulic oil onto a paved surface overnight. DOT personnel cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry. No site visit was made and no additional work is needed.
A-230-2003* Peter Vogel, of Maine Yankee, called this office to report the release of about one gallon of hydraulic oil. This leak came from a man lift. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-313-2003* On 7-1-03, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported a small release from a transformer. This transformer was not tagged and lab analysis later found the oil to be Non detect for PCB. Clean up was done by CMP employees and no further action will be required.
A-334-2003*Received a report from Paula Smith of CN Brown's main office concerning a spill at their Pittsfield service station. She reported that a nozzle fell out of a truck taking on fuel and spilled approximately a half gallon of diesel fuel to the paved surface. They cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
A-337-2003*A 115 KVA CMP transformer at the City Point Road substation in Belfast discharged approximately 2 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to a concrete pad.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled product.  No site visit was made by Maine DEP and no further action is expected.
A-348-2003* On 7-16-03, Schneider National, a trucking company, reported a release of diesel from one of their trucks. This occurred on route 201 near the entrance to the SAPPI paper mill in the town of Fairfield. They placed sorbent material on the spilled diesel and were going to hire a environmental service company to complete the cleanup. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.

A-353-2003*A lightning strike to a transformer on Pole 10 Eustis Ridge Road in Eustis caused a discharge of approximately 1 quart of non-PCB transformer oil.  CMP personnel replaced the transformer and cleaned up the spilled material.

No site visit was made by DEP personnel and no further action is expected.

See Attached CMP Spill Report.
A-355-2003*This was a one gallon transformer oil spill to soil.  The cause was unclear.  CMP excavated soil.  No site visit was made.  See attached CMP report for additional details.
A-367-2003*Maine Yankee reported a 2 quart diesel spill and several ounces of heavy grease discharged to the ground from an unknown source (most likely a dump truck).  Maine Yankee personnel cleaned up the discharged material.

No site visit was made by Maine DEP.  No further action is expected.
A-368-2003*The Liberty Fire Department reported a sheen on Lake St George.  An investigation by the Fire Department found a 5 gallon pail with a crack in the center of the sheen.  The odor in the bucket, according to the Fire Department, smelled like "fuel oil."  No RP has been determined.

Maine DEP personnel made a site visit but found no sheens.  No further action is expected.
A-396-2003*CMP reported a leak from a transformer located at Mason Station Substation in Wiscasset. This cabinet style transformer leaked an estimated one gallon of oil onto the ground. The transformer was tagged <2 ppm PCB. Clean up was done by CMP staff and no further action will be required.
A-406-2003*On 8-12-03, C N Brown reported the release of unleaded gasoline at their facility in Pittsfield. A customer overfilled the tank to their automobile, causing about two gallons to spill onto the pavement.  The discharged was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No site visit made, and no further action will be required.
A-408-2003*A hydraulic hose ruptured and released a small quantity of oil. The oil was cleaned up and no further action will be required.
A-422-2003* On 8-20-03 Paula Smith, of C N Brown, called this office to report that a customer had spilled gas onto the parking lot of the Big Apple located in Farmington. The site is located at 321 Main St. The gasoline tank on the customer automobile had a hole it it. Staff from C N Brown responded and contained the gasoline before it entered a nearby storm drain. No site visit was made by DEP, no further action will be required.
P-886-2003*On 10/21/03, I received a call from Kevin Moore of C N Brown reporting product found in the interstitial space of the Premium Unleaded tank at their Big Apple store on Lower Main St. in Cornish.  The fill pipe for the tank had been locked to prevent the tank from being filled.  Plans were made to pump out the tank on 10/22 and to put the tank out of service until a decision could be made on when to remove the affected tank.  Further action is anticipated pending the removal of the tank.
A-114-2002*   DEP was made aware of the presence of a drum on this property (Ledwith) while investigating a petroleum contaminated well there (DEP ref. A-476-2002).  Some liquid had leaked from the drum at some time in the past but several gallons were still contained.  It was determined that the drum is probably not the cause of this well contamination but that it needed collection/characterization/disposal.  It became apparent that the drum contained a mixture of oil/gasoline/paint wastes, and was presumed left at the property by the former owner (Goss) who performed some auto repair and refinishing operations there.  Mr. Goss denied knowledge of the drum, but was deemed the "responsible party" in this case.
B-525-2003*       On October 19, 2003, at 1105 we received a call from Mike Tammaro of Tammaro Oil in Baileyville reporting a kerosene spill in Princeton.  A broken fitting on an outside tank leaked about two hundred gallons of product.  Paul Corbett of 22 Andrews Drive owns the tank and has a drilled well about one hundred feet away.  I told Mike to find a local contractor who could meet us at the site the next morning to excavate any contaminated soil.  Tammaro workers recovered some oil from the pad with sorbents that afternoon.
        I met Mr. Tammaro, Mr. Corbett, and a man from Cilley Construction at the site the next morning.  The spill was adjacent to the septic tank and close to the leach field, which is a good sign since Mr. Corbett said he has had no problem with septic contamination of his well.  We removed the old tank and pad and found the gravel beneath the pad was heavily contaminated.  Ledge was only a couple feet below the ground and we removed about four yards of soil for landspreading at Tammaro's bulk plant in Baileyville.  I also checked on the slab beneath the trailer, but found no sign of oil.  I mailed Mr. Corbett an AST insurance fund form for completion and submittal to the Fire Marshal's office.
A-477-2002*Received a call from the Town Manager of Litchfield concerning a diesel spill on Route 126. I went to the area and inspected the spill. The spill was near the center line of Route 126. It seems probable that a crossover line or other fitting was leaking. I suggested that some sand be put down to help the traction. No cleanup was necessary as the spill was just to a paved surface. No further work is necessary on this incident.
P-709-2003*Mr. Spaulding was removing a gasoline tank from a vehicle in his garage when the gasoline caught fire and the whole structure (2 garages, apartment, and house) burned down.  I was called when the Fire Department entered the home and found many, many drums and tanks of waste oil.  In the end we identified over 44 containers of waste oil equalling about 2300 gallons.  Only a very small amount of oil actually spilled.  Most of the containers were damaged by the fire but only two leaked that I know of.  A lot of the oil smelled of gasoline and Mr. Spaulding had no documentation of where he had received the oil from, so I hired EPI to come out and help characterize all the oil.  About 60 gallons was determined to be hazardous because it contained chlorinated solvents, about 220 was off spec waste oil because of its gasoline content, and about 2000 gallons of it was determined to be spec waste oil.  Mr. Spaulding hired EPI to dispose of all of the oil.  The nearest well is Mr. Spaulding's drilled well, we were unable to sample it because there is no electricity.  I took Brad Hahn out to look at it and he asked me to sample the next closest well, a surface well that supplies three homes (Lamarre).  The analysis showed no contamination.  Later Brad Hahn collected samples from the Spaulding's drilled well and did find MTBE at 98ppb (see attached letter from Brad Hahn).  This case was also referred to Solid Waste (Carla Hopkins). No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-519-2003*        On October 15, 2003 at 1620 we received a call from Mike Mitchell of the U.S. Coast Guard reporting that the vessel "Acadia Clipper" broke free from its mooring in Bar Harbor during a storm and ran aground on Bar Island.  The Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. owns the 99' boat and used the boat to ferry passengers to the town dock from cruise vessels that were moored in the harbor.  The vessel has over 1,000 gallons of diesel board, but nothing is leaking and the boat is stable, but high and dry.  Due to the wind and waves, the company will wait until morning to pump off the fuel.  During the next morning, the Frenchman's Bay Boating Co. pumped about 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel from the vessel's tanks to four 450 gallon portable tanks secured on the "Acadia Clipper's" deck.  This lessened the chance of a leak from the vessel's tanks, until the salvage company could get a barge and moor it close enough to the vessel to off load the fuel from the portable tanks.
        During a high tide on the night of October 17th, a barge moored as close as possible to the "Acadia Clipper" and the area was boomed and the diesel fuel transferred to tanks on the barge.  The operation proceeded without mishap and the product was brought to Bar Harbor and transferred to the Bar Harbor Whale Watch's buried storage tanks.
B-528-2003*On 10/20/03, 0940 hours Alan Perkins contacted us regarding an oil spill that happened at a property he owns at 60 Whale Back Road in Sullivan.  He said that he had hired a contractor to jack up the house and put a slab under it along with a foundation.  He went on to say that the contractor, who is Mike Hall (RR1 Gouldsboro 04607; 963-7104), had done some work that involved the oil tank and that an oil spill ensued.  The incident happened the previous week and Alan was strongly advised by the contractor (Mike Hall) against reporting the spill to us, because it would cost big bucks if we were to get involved.  Mike denies all of this.  However,  there had been a spill and it was most likely from the AST that was hooked up to the dwelling's furnace.  Whether it was caused by physical damage or a bad plumbing job will probably never be known, short of extreme measures to find out.  I'm talking truth serum, lie detection, or maybe even a cattle prod.  There was a well delineated oil stain that was half outside of the foundation and half inside the building totaling about 25 square feet.  It was apparent that the foundation had been constructed right over the spill area.  Alan's take on it was that Mike was trying to cover up the fact that there had been a spill.  Alan said that the tank had been about a third full, which would have been about 70 plus gallons on the ground if they had lost all of it.  Clean Harbors looked at it the same day and arranged to have a vac truck and a crew there the following day.  We removed 1.5 cubic yards of mildly contaminated soil.  The excavation was about three feet deep at the deepest part and the last foot was into well consolidated gray clay.  Judging from the amount of soil and the extent of PID readings, the amount spilled wouldn't have been over five gallons.  Furthermore, I feel that the spill has been very nearly completely recovered and that it does not pose a threat to the aquifer.  However, to play it safe, on 11/17/03, I sampled the property well, which supplied two other houses and the test came back clean.
B-501-2003*        On October 7, 2003 at 1445 we received a call from Tracy Lord of the Maine DOT in Shirley reporting that an excavation crew digging in Greenville found some contaminated gravel.  The crew found the material at the intersection at the town center and said the smell was "like varnish" leading them to think it was old gas.  There have been leaks from buried tanks at stations in the area.  The fire department took explosive readings and found no danger.  The contaminated material stopped after a few yards of excavation and workers excavated about six yards of contaminated material in order to install a new storm drainage system.
I-212-2003*Approximately 1 pint of #2 fuel was spilled when the driver hooked on to fill tank and there was a small leak in the hose.  The driver immediately turned off and proceeded with cleanup.  He picked up snow with shovel and placed in a bucket and brought back to Bulk Warehouse for proper disposal.
I-213-2003*Approximately 2-3 gallons of #2 fuel was spilled when the driver miscalculated the size of the tank.  He wasn't able to clean up fuel because he has a below ground fill box and fuel spilled outside boot and under cement.
P-754-2003*

REPORT SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment by removal of eight motor fuel and fuel oil UST's at this long-time gas station, auto repair and oil bulk plant.  Maine CG Mike White represented C N Brown (CNB) oil company for the CMR 691 UST removal assessment and clean-up actions.  Mark Winslow or Marwin Const. represented C N Brown in removing the old UST's and installing a new facility including a new C-Store.
	Stephen Brezinski was primary DEP Response Div. rep. with the assistance of Stephen Flannery who had worked at this site during reports P-4-91 and P-578-95.  DEP Geologist Brad Hahn had overseen long term actions and an earlier hydro-geo investigation.  Beginning in 1991 DEP managed a large geologic investigation for a number of gasoline contaminated wells in this area.

FACILITY & AREA DESCRIPTION
	The facility is known to have been an UST facility gas station and repair garage since before 1987.  I understand the property used to be owned and occupied by the adjacent Naples Small Engine Repair business before C N Brown purchased the property.  The area is a mix of residential and commercial use, all on private well water and septic.
	In Sept. 2003, eight USTs were abandoned by removal.  The tanks were a mix of CP steel, s/w Xerxes FRP, and composite Total containment tanks (see photos).  The tanks looked in good condition.  Product piping appeared to be primarily s/w FRP though there was 3" galv. steel product piping going from the bulk fuel tanks to the truck loading rack; I did not note any sacrificial anodes on this piping (see photos).
	In 1991 DEP investigated five contaminated wells in this area (P-4-91).  In 1994, DEP's Jon Woodard responded to a 200 gal. #2 oil surface spill (P-599-94).  In 1995 several UST's were removed with 637 tons of contam. soil hauled off for recycling under DEP's Stephen Flannery & Brad Hahn (P-578-95).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT OF YEAR 2003
	Consistent with the 1994 report, the area was treated as having a Stringent Clean-Up Goal with a clean-up level of 100-ppm for soil by approved bag-headspace method and response factor.  The area continues to be on private wells.  From earlier assessment work, I understand the groundwater flows NE toward the rear of the property and residences along Rt. 11.
	During my site visit of Thus. 9/17/03, I noted gw to be close to grade, about 4' to 5' bg.  No free product was noted on the gw.  I noted no odor of gasoline in the air from the soil.  Mike White reported he found most bag-headspace levels to be under 100-ppm action level, and with a high of 240-ppm in the area of the gaso. UST's.  Dark oil stained soil was noted around the buried steel product lines going from the abandoned fuel oil loading rack back to the UST though PID levels were low.  This discharge was attributed to a bad screw-fitting (see photo 5).

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	The two new 20,000 gal., replacement UST's were being installed within the same area as the removed UST's though as a deeper depth.  Because of the new installation, a significantly greater amount of soil would need removal and disposal offsite than that needed to meet the Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The excavated soil could not be re-used onsite for the new installation.  White arranged for transportation of the soil to CRS under a DEP Virgin letter (see attached documents).
	Groundwater would need to be pumped from the excavation to allow the new UST's to be installed.  Mr. White arranged for dewatering to Frac-tanks onsite.  The cost to truck the water offsite for disposal was found to be only $30 more than to treat the water and discharge the water back onsite so CNB had the water transported to Clean Harbors facility in So. Portland.


CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	No further DEP Response Div. actions are required at this time.  The levels of oil contam. were lower than expected based on past site history though previous remediation in P-599-94 and P-578-95 should also be considered.  Contami
B-533-2003*On 10/21/03, 1737 hours Ronald Jack, of R J Heating, reported that they had an oil spill in the driveway of Robert McNerney, 109 Corinth Road in Hudson.  The estimate was three gallons and it was caused by an air eliminator problem.  The driver immediately plugged the rail drain with pad and proceeded to pick up the product that landed on the ground.  Jack himself was summoned to the scene to help with the cleanup.  It was raining hard at the time, so the product didn't penetrate and was held out so that it could be almost completely recovered.  I called the homeowner and there were no concerns.
A-620-2002*Received a call concerning Dumont Industries in Monmouth. They are a metal fabricating company that had gone out of business. The call came in complaining about drums that were disposed of on the back of the property. I went to the site and inspected the facility. There was just one person there for the company who gave me permission to look around. The liquidators were setting up the facility for auction so a lot of equipment was piled into different lots. There were no unknown drums of material in the plant. The paint room and flammable storage areas still had paint, thinner and waste thinner. All the drums were tight and in the designated area they were supposed to be. I was told that some of the paint was going to be auctioned off. I did tell hazardous waste enforcement about the drums of waste paint thinner.

There was evidence of activity in the back of the plant. There was a skidder road into the forest and it was obvious some logging had taken place. Inspection of this area showed no drums or any other signs of dumping, just stumps.

No further action by Response Services is necessary on this site.
B-532-2003*       On October 21, 2003, at 1500 we received a call from Glenn of RH Foster Oil in Greenville reporting a spill of kerosene from a camp at 15 Dominion Street in Greenville.  Richard Clements of 428 River Road in Norridgewolk owns the camp.  The 275 gallon vertical tank was not on a pad and the filter end of the tank sank into the ground due to the recent heavy rains and cracked the fitting between the tank and the filter.  Luckily, only two to three gallons leaked out.  The area is on town water.  RH Foster workers pumped out the tank and will install a new up to code system.
P-821-2003*Ms. Kramer's oil tank legs sunk into the ground causing the filter assembly to break off, spilling about 250 gallons of oil.  The house doesn't have a basement and sits on about 80 feet of sand and gravel.  Her well is about 50 feet away from the spill, but is drilled, therefore, is unlikely to be effected.  I hired Guerin Associates to vactor some of the soil out.  We were unable to get all of the contamination, in fact I think we only recovered a small amount of it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.


I-261-2003*At approximately 1500 on October 13, 2003, a trucker pulled into the Exxon station to refuel his rig.  The individual activated the pump, placed the nozzle in the fill hole of the truck tank and walked away from the vehicle and fuel pump island.  After the truck driver had walked away, the nozzle fell out the tank and began spraying fuel onto the hot topped surface.  A passer-by noticed the spraying fuel and notified the facility attendant.  The nozzle was picked up and shut off.  The facility manager immediately placed sorbent pads in the road to stop fuel from running into a near-by storm drain.  The fuel was stopped within 4 feet of the storm drain.  The Ashland Police called the State Police to report the spill and contacted the Ashland Fire Department for assistance.  The Ashland FD responded, using sorbent pads and speedy dry to absorb product from the hot top.  Some staining on hot top remained.  It is estimated that approximately 10 to 15 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the ground before the nozzle was shut off.  Absorbent materials were placed in the facility's dumpster for transportation to the Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield.
I-252-2003*At 1855 on September 10, 2003, I received a call from the State Police regarding a spill at 28 Leighton Ave, Limestone.  The call came in from a Dead River employee.  I went to the residence and met with the Dead River employee on site (Phil Carlow).  He stated that the hot water tank had somehow ruptured and that water had sprayed onto the near-by furnace and extinguished the burner pilot.  When triggered by the thermostat, oil was being pumped into the furnace and was leaking out of the unit.  The service room is located in a small room off of the garage.  All of the water from the water heater and oil that leaked from the furnace was pooled up on the concrete floor in the service room.  I placed sorbent pads to soak up the fuel oil.  The hot water tank was removed, but water still leaked from the system because of a faulty shutoff valve.  I returned Saturday morning to pickup saturated pads and put down fresh pads in the water on the floor.  I returned on Monday morning to pickup saturated pads and found no more visible fuel oil on the floor.  The leak had been fixed and all the water had been cleaned up.  No further work done at site.
A-632-2002*Colby Atwood of DOT Maintenance called to report a spill of hydraulic oil. The spill occurred on Route 11 when a backhoe they were using blew a hydraulic line. The spill was to a paved surface and was padded up by DOT personnel. Colby reported that it took 14 gallons to refill the hydraulic system. That is the maximum that was spilled but the total was probably less. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this site.
B-489-2003*On 9/30/03, 1950 hours Brenda Dickens of Home Town Fuel reported a fuel spill that one of their vender trucks had.  The driver was back flushing to a compartment when it overflowed about ten gallons of heating oil onto the asphalt surface.  The driver responded with pads that he had on board and the fire department came with more pads and some sand to further immobilize the spill.  A small amount ran onto a nearby residents gravel surfaced driveway, but the damage was negligible and the resident (Mr Tracy) was satisfied with the cleanup.  The sand was picked up and stored in a couple large trash cans and later taken by Home Town Fuel's supplier, which is Webber Oil.  Less than a cubic yard of sand was involved and the asphalt retained some of the spill.
P-977-2002*A UPS truck blew the engine at or near Rte 9/Case Rd or Ledgemere (exact location not clear from notes and conversations with officials).

The weather events of cold and rain increased the migration of the engine/motor oil sufficiently to lead to a call to DEP and a cleanup contractor.

Communication with UPS was difficult to say the least.  Almost no opportunity to talk with UPS officials directly everything thru an outside, round the barn, line.

No follow up information has been received from UPS or the local officials, based on this information or lack thereof it is presumed the clean up was successful and appropriate for the event.
P-707-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	Thursday, 8/28/03, 1720 hrs time: notification through Maine State Police of a tractor trailer accident on the MTA.  Onsite approx. 1800 hrs where I met Deputy Chief Nedeau with Kennebunk Fire, State Trooper Teachout, Howard Ricker of Grondin Construction, John Taylor of HNTB Co.

ASSESSMENT
	The tractor and box trailer were traveling north on the Maine Turnpike in a two-lane 50 mph work zone.  The truck impacted with the peak of two converging rows of concrete jersey barriers separating the travel lanes with the exit ramp.  While riding over the barrier the trailer left pieces of its smashed roof in the girders of the overhead Rt. 111 bridge.  The tractor & trailer continued approx. 200' between the two rows of barriers and came to rest blocking the exit ramp.  A 100-110 gallon saddle tank had ripped off the tractor while going over the barrier and spilled diesel fuel in a long line over the new asphalt pavement and roadbase (see photos and site sketch).
	Grondin Const. were constructing the new off-ramp though fortunately had no workers in the way of the truck.  The surrounding area was commercial with no private water wells within 300' at the time of the discharge.

EMERGENCY CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	DEP and Biddeford FD (who covered the northbound lane up to Biddeford) applied sand that Grondin Const. Co. had brought to the site.  I authorized Grondin to pick up the oily sand for disposal and Maine DEP would guarantee covering of their expenses pending reimbursement from Parker Beer Transport.  Fortunately the leaking diesel fuel was not allowed to reach the drainage brook along the road (see photo).  I advised HNTB that they would not need to remove the oiled road base.  The oil on the new pavement would cause a driving hazard and cause severe damage to the new asphalt paving.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	At this time I understand that the oily soil has been sent to Commercial Recycling Systems for disposal.  No further remediation is required by DEP Response Div. at this time.  The spilled oil not picked up by the sand-sorbent appears to have soaked into the roadway or vaporized.
b)	At this time DEP will be seeking reimbursement for any allowable clean-up expenses from Parker Beer Transport.  Cunningham Lindsey Co. of Portland, Maine has advised me to have invoices sent to them care in of Mr. Dan Noonan.  Allowable clean-up expenses include: Grondin's delivery of the sand, recovery of the oily sand and transport & disposal; and CRS's recycling fees.  As of October, 2003 DEP has not received any invoices from Grondin or HNTB and it is likely that these invoices went directly to Cunningham Lindsey Co.
c)	Repair of the damaged asphalt paving and barriers is not covered by DEP as clean-up expenses and will have to be billed directly to the responsible party.
d)	The driver was taken from the scene by the state troopers so I did not have opportunity to interview him as to cause of the accident and discharge.
e)	The responsible party, Parker Beer Transport did not report the discharge to Maine DEP as required.
f)	A copy of this report will be sent to the state police, Cunningham Lindsey Co., and to HNTB Co. as requested.
	
S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

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A-513-2003*Bill Parent contacted this office to report vandalism of a 275 gallon AST located at the Evergreen Terrace Trailer Park in Clinton.  Parent is caretaker of the property for Ms. Beverly Panniello of Massachusetts.  The trailer was inherited by Panniello from her late uncle.  The tank was estimated to have in excess of 150 gallons of K-1 fuel.  Unknown persons disconnected the copper supply line from the tank, perhaps to steal fuel, and failed to properly reconnect the line allowing a steady drip to drain the tank.  Parent discovered the leak the next morning, contacted Clinton Fire Dept. who placed pads under the leaking line.  I responded to the site, drained approx. 25 gallons remaining fuel from the tank, and plugged the leaking fitting with plug-n-dike.  I contacted the owner of the trailer park, Ames Trailer Sales and spoke with Sharon.  She advised me the tank belonged to the trailer owner, and gave me the number.  I contacted the owner (Paniello), advised of the insurance fund, and contacted dig safe #2003-4106355 to mark utilities.  I later mailed an AST application to Paniello.  I then arranged for McGee construction to remove saturated soil causing odor.  The soils were very silty and required loam to replace the damage to the lawn following heavy vehicle traffic.  I checked with the Town Office and spoke with the Sheryl.  She confirmed no private wells in the area, all connected to public water supply.  No further action should be required.
P-945-2002*Discovery of dyed fuel on the exterior of the #8  AST  triggered the response action by Global staff.  Notifications were made and the source identified as a leaking valve at the base of the tank.

The detailed Global report is enclosed with this report.

The total volume of soil removed may also represent a clean up of material from tank #14 earlier attended by DEP/Thompson.

Based on information received no further action warranted.
P-305-2003*10.21.03, Cyro reported a 10.20.03 spill.  The facility elevator was acting strangely and the hydraulic oil reservoir was found to be 3.5 increments low (3.5 = 22.3 gallons).  A new fiberglass column seal was installed last February and appears to have leaked, but the oil is contain in the column.  A contractor is scheduled to diagnose the problem and will recover the oil from the reservoir.

10.22.03, Cyro advised that approximately 5 gallons of free phase product was recovered from the column,  4 gallons of free product from a pit can/ reservoir, and another gallon that had discharged onto the concrete floor.  Mr. Bartlett estimated that 10 gallons of oil was unrecoverable.  Otis Elevator inspected the unit and had no concerns regarding the oil that may remain in and around the column.  Bartlett also advises that they encountered ground water a couple of feet down.

Due to the inaccessible location of the spill, the spill's lack of impact to human health or environment,  and the current site use the DEP does not require any additional clean up.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

I-214-2003*Burger King had a pump system fail due to rain water getting into sewage system. Burger King's pumps failed to get the water/sewage mixture to the municipal system. As a result of this failure, sewage and water discharged from a manhole to a storm drain system about 50 feet from Graves Shop & Save front door.

The spill occurred on Saturday and again on Sunday.

Around 2 pm on Sunday, I notified the Presque Isle Police and the Manager at Graves.

Case referred to Water Bureau

Response case close.
P-860-2003*Mr. Perkins reported a 5 gallon paint/stain spill at the Home Depot store in Portland.  Perkins advises that a store employee discovered the spill.  It is suspected that a customer accidentally caused the can of stain to fall off a shelf.  Sorbents were deployed and the waste collected.  The material is stored for later pick up by a waste contractor.

No further Response action warranted.
A-683-2002*   DEP received a report that a small amount of heating oil spilled via a hole in this residential tank.  The tank was pumped; contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is residential and reliant on private wells for water; it is unlikely that any wells will be impacted given the minor nature of this spill event.
P-861-2003*Petty Officer Yopp, United States Coast Guard, Portland MSO, reported a spill of less than 10 gallons from a sunken pleasure craft moored at Merrill's Terminal.  Yopp advised that assistance was not needed and that the material has all but evaporated.

Yopp provided the name of the boat owner and were trying to make contact to have the craft recovered.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-405-2003*B-405-2003
08/19/2003 08:30

     Ted Scharf of the Enforcement Staff in Augusta reported the existence of a 1000 gallon underground tank at 18 Boynton Street in Bangor.  He stated that the owner, John Mannette of Holden, could not afford to have the tank removed.  It was decided amongst the enforcement staff to have the tank removed for him based on a "payment plan".  The "go ahead" was given to make arrangements for it's removal.  It was decided, however to abandon the tank in place since it rested against the building's fragile foundation.  A part of the street would have also been disrupted if the tank was removed.  Clean Harbors personnel later abandoned the tank "in place" without incident.  No further action is expected.
A-685-2002*   DEP received a report that an oil spill had been discovered at this small fire station.  It transpired that the 275-gallon AST at the station was filled on 11/8.  The furnace was serviced on 11/13.  On 11/17, fire personnel noticed that the furnace was not "firing" and that oil was on the concrete floor near the furnace.  The servicing oil company (Kalloch) was called in and determined that the safety shut-off controls had failed, flooding the chamber with oil at the rate of 1.3 gal/hr.  Oil flowed across the floor to a 3" hole into subgrade, and also under the wall sill.  The tank was now reading 1/2 full.  At this point Kalloch noticed additional problems (holes in the heat exchanger) with the furnace and removed it.  Kalloch staff used sorbents to collect some of the spilled oil.  DEP was contacted by Kalloch on 11/22; by this time oil was evident on a small stream running behind the fire station.
   Some oil was collected over the next several months by a variety of methods, though some undoubtedly remains underlying the fire station (the decision was made to not demolish the building).  The area is in a village setting with several private wells within 1000'; a DEP geologist (Pugh) was assigned.  No wells have been impacted at the time of this writing (10/03).  The  impacted (dissolved phase) stream flows to a pond used for agricultural purposes; this situation is beyond DEP regulatory control.
   Referrals were made to DEP enforcement/compliance staff (discharge and reporting violations) and to OSFB staff (installation/servicing violations); it is unknown what actions may have been pursued by these units, although an OSFB inspection took place on 11/27/02.  It was eventually decided that the Town would be held solely liable for this spill event.

B-460-2003*B-460-2003
09/14/2003 12:23

     Meggie Morrison, concerned resident living by the town landing in Searsport, called to report discovering a yellow, possibly hazardous substance in the water adjacent to the boat launch.  Investigation however revealed that the material was simply an algae.  The on shore wind appeared to have concentrated it along the shore.  Further inspection shown nothing hazardous.
A-267-2002* An anonymous caller reported that a company located on the Adams Pond Rd. had dumped paint chips contaminated with heavy metals. The caller provided good directions and I made a site visit. The site is home to a woodworking business, but no one was around at the time of my visit. There was no indication of paint chips or any other obvious environmental problem.
P-196-2002*Mary Salunek reported a no heat call to her oil company and the technician discovered asbestos containing materials beneath the home while attempting to repair the problem.  The forced hot air system is suspended beneath the living space in a crawl space.  The air intake is also beneath the home.

Unbeknownst to the landlord (C Sherman) or Salunek, the crawlspace beneath the home was an accumulation of asbestos debris.  The oil had soaked both ACM & the ground making the cleanup a complicated matter.  The materials needed to be treated separately and a waiver was obtained for the clean up contractor to complete both clean up objectives.

Mary and her son were temporarily relocated to a local hotel while the clean up commenced. The house was encapsulated to provide a negative air exchange for the removal of the asbestos.  This was done and the removal of the oil contaminated soil followed.  The soils beneath the home were very wet and the consistency of oatmeal. Soil was dug by hand and moved in sleds and 5-gal pails, put into a skid-steer and transferred to a roll off container.

The site was sufficiently remediated and no further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-344-2002*Routine transformer (small) discharge of mineral oil during the evening.  R Koster called it in and will make arrangements for clean up, estimated that less than one gallon lost.

No DEP assistance requested no visit made.

No further action warranted based on information rec'd, no additional calls rec'd.
P-346-2002*Adam Doran of CMP called to report the discharge of compressor oil from a circuit breaker in the Pownal substation.  NON PCB oil about 1-2 quarts discharged to the gravel in the substation perimeter.

Based on the information provided, no DEP visit conducted and no additional work expected.

CMP to fix and clean area according to SOP's.

No further action warranted.
P-551-2002*Officer Skroski upon receiving numerous complaints about the dumping along Basin Rd called DEP for an assessment to the potential hazards from the dumped materials.

The site is a local dirt road privately owned but with open access with a steep ravine bordering the shoulder.  It has been a site of historical dumping for many, many years, based on the old bottles and domestic debris at the foot of the slope.  An occasional automotive battery and a few home appliances, modern electronic pieces and tires litter the woods.

No significant chemical or petroleum products were found requiring any DEP intervention. It appears to be a local clean up issue.  Skroski was instructed to call DEP if any other materials were later discovered, and that DEP solid waste would be advised of the findings should there be any funds available for assistance to the town.

No further action warranted based on the site visit and findings.

SRC
P-644-2002*Thomas Peavey is a non compliant individual operating without permits or licensure for auto repair, salvage or sales.  He has been served with papers requiring him to manage his accumulated tires and appear in court.

He had D. A. B. mobile car crusher (Freeport) come thru and dispose of several hundred cars, some of the fluids containerized ( some in open top drums other simply in the nearest container) some just discharged to the ground.

The town has no intention of letting him operate a facility but has not closed him down yet.  The state police has visited him as well regarding the possession of unregistered vehicles.

Other area issues that may or may not be related are the mysterious appearance of dozens of old tires along the roadsides in the Baldwin/ Sebago areas.

The potential for groundwater contamination is great with the operations Peavey has doing now, his use of heavy machinery to move and  manipulate the ground surface only heightens the suspicion of his actions.  This site has an interesting history and will continue be a point of interest of several agencies in the near future.

P-884-1999*Responded to waste oil leak at entered location.  A 275 gallon waste oil tank leaked due to corrosion.  The oil was confined to the parking lot area of the facility.  Enpro responded to the spill and vacuumed most of the oil up.  The remaining oil was recovered using speedi-dri.

No further response action necessary.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-520-2003*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 10/16/03 from Mike Lane reporting an oil spill at his residence on Maple Street in Brewer.  He stated that approximately 3 gallons of #2 oil leaked onto the basement floor due to a corrosion hole in his heating oil tank.  Personnel from Dead River Company (Brewer) were on site doing the cleanup and suggested that he should contact DEP.  The spill was all contained on concrete.  There were no drains or State waters involved.  Arrangements would be made to replace the tank.

REC:  File report.

P-919-2002*Buxton PD reported that when a car drove off with out paying at entered location, approximately one gallon of gasoline leaked onto the paved surface.  The station personnel deployed and recovered speedi-dri for later disposal.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-653-2002*While excavating the clay (unstable soils) for the school foundation a concrete pad was discovered.  This pad was part of the oil supply system that had been previously removed, but apparently not completely.  Residual contamination was observed and the focus shifted to isolation and determining the extent of contamination.

Don White DEP/Technical service was contacted to develop some vapor control measures for the new facility.

Soils were to be managed best practical methods for both building stability and potential vapor emissions.
P-459-2003*6.19.2003, responded to entered spill location.  The home owner advised that they received a delivery of oil and afterwards saw oil on the ground below the fill and vent.  I observed what appeared to be an overfill.  Oil was dripping from the vent and oil was on the ground and vegetation/plants under the fill and vent.  I hand dug out the gross part of the contaminated soil and plants.

Tom Robbins of Royal Fuel responded to the site and took responsibility for the spill.  We inspected the AST and no evidence of spillage inside was observed.  Mr. Robbins had oil technicians pump off residual oil from the AST facility pipping; remove contaminated soils, and; replace removed soil and plants.  Mr. Robbins indicated to me that an overfill must have occurred and apologized for the spill.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-499-2003*On 10/04/03, 1508 hours Dick Wilcox, who is a systems operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, reported a transformer oil leak at pole # 37 on Destiny Bay Road in Cutler.  The release happened because someone shot a hole in the transformer.  The spill covered an area ten feet in diameter.  The oil was non-PCB.  The clean-up involved removing and replacing six cubic yards of sandy gravel.  The oiled soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill.
I-249-2003*On September 19, this office received notification from the Eagle Lake Water District that a customer of theirs, on the public water system, had shown petroleum contamination in their water supply. The water district sampled the customer twice and confirmed this. A representative of DEP, the State Drinking Water Program and and the Water District investigated. The source thought most likely was the service line to the facility which runs from the main line to the building. According to the district, this and all other service lines on this street were polyethylene.
Water samples were taken from several services on the street and the credit union again. County Environmental was hired to conduct subsurface geoprobes in the area to delineate the size and source of the contamination plume. This revealed contamination to be confined to the area of the Norstate Federal Credit Union, the site of the original complaint.
The service line to the Credit Union was replaced and all contaminated soil around it removed and disposed of by landspreading at an approved site. Samples were again taken at the Credit Union and and were free of oil contamination.

P-703-2002*Hiram called to report a motor vehicle accident where the ignition switch kept running thereby discharging fuel to the roadway. It was estimated that about ten gallons was discharged.

HFD applied sand/speedi dri and the public works arranged for disposal.

No request for DEP assistance was made and no visit conducted, based on the information rec'd.

No further remedial actions warranted.

SRC
P-566-2003*Responded to spill location and met with a Walsh representative.  I was advised that a crane was leaking on the Walsh property and that their efforts to get the problem corrected have gone unresolved.    The crane was in the care of East Coast Forklift, 220 State Rd., Kittery, who leases a commercial space from Walsh and who advised me that he was to perform service to the unit.  The forklift guy told me he would bring the crane into his shop so that no further leak to the ground would occur.  I did not measure the opening of the shop's garage doors; nor the space in the shop currently occupied by numerous commercial and industrial forklift's in various states of disassembly.  However, I do have a sense of distance that I have developed during my tenure and quickly surmised that the crane would not come close to fitting in the shop.  I decided that it may be in the best interest of Maine's public and the environment that I contact the crane owner directly.

The crane owner advised me that the crane would be removed in a timely fashion and during a recent drive by of the facility, I observed that the carne had been removed.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO


A-689-2002*   This minor oil spill occurred following damage to a fitting at a residential AST.  A small amount of soil was collected for disposal.  The area is rural/residential and is considered environmentally sensitive; the dug well on the subject property is not likely to be impacted by this spill event.
P-862-2003*Ann Pistell contacted Portland response and advised of a potential spilled of mercury at Lisbon Falls High School.  Ms. Pistell coordinates a DEP sponsored mercury clean out program.  At Lisbon Fall four or five "U" tubes that contained elemental mercury were discovered in storage.  The tubes measured in size of approximately 3 feet by 6 feet and are used to measure barometric pressure.  The tubes were discovered uncapped/unsecured and contained small amounts of elemental mercury. leading to the possibility that mercury may have evaporated, spilled, or been removed in some other manner.

After contacting the school. I was advised that I could come at anytime and conduct a reading utilizing the Lumex mercury tester.  Myself and Responder Greg O'Brien conducted Lumex testing at the school on 7.31.2003.  We concentrated on the the chemistry rooms #303 and #301, as well as, two small rooms between those rooms where chemicals are stored and appeared to be prepared and or cleaned.

Twenty three test were done.  See attached copy of results.  Elevated amounts of mercury were detected and were limited to sink drains.  The highest readings were located in three locations:  1) from the drain in the Dark Room located between the two class rooms mentioned above, average reading of 4,990 nanograms per cubic meter  2) lab sink #9, average reading of 811 nanograms per cubic meter  3) in the Chemical Storage Room located between the two class rooms and adjacent the Dark Room, average reading of 378 nanograms per cubic meter.

Lisbon School Department contracted with Clean Harbors of Maine to dismantle effected lab sinks in the chemistry rooms and dispose of any contents as mercury.  The drain in the Dark Room was removed whole and not dismantled so as to contain it contents to the pipping.  See the attached Clean Harbors monitoring report, attached.  It is not known what devise or units of measure the results are given.

It was advised that a ventilation strategy be employed over the next 48 to 72 hours after the clean up.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-690-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil was spilled from a Verizon line truck due to a ruptured hydraulic line (see Enpro summary letter).  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
P-602-2003*On 7.30.2003 Mr. Hinck reported that in November or 2002 a thermometer was broken in the house and that mercury had spilled from the devise.  Mr. Hinck swept the material and disposed it in with the other household trash.  Mr. Hinck also advised that he vacuumed the area.

On 7.31.2003  Greg O'Brien and I conducted Lumex mercury testing in the house upon Mr. Hincks request.  We conducted a warm up and background test outside the house and received an average reading of 4 nanograms per cubic meter.  Testing conducted in the house with the monitoring devise at the vacuum cleaner and several rooms did indicate elevated readings above back ground, but all readings were below the average of 20 nanograms per cubic meter.  The highest average reading was at the vacuum cleaner of 17 nanograms per cubic meter.

The Department did not require clean up or engineering actions.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
A-691-2002*   DEP received a report that about 70 gallons of oil was spilled to soil at this bulk terminal.  Product was collected using sorbents; grossly contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is residential/light-commercial and is served by municipal water.
A-692-2002*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this bulk terminal/cash fuel facility.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  No DEP site visit was conducted.  No spill letter is available to attach.
B-511-2003*On 10/10/03, 1615 hours Tim Dysart of Dysart's Transportation reported that one of their heating fuel delivery trucks spilled 2-3 gallons of #2 fuel in a customer's driveway.  The release was in the form of a spray and it happened due to a loose fitting while back flushing.  The spill took place at 309 Smith Road in Hermon.  Dysart scraped off a quarter inch of soil over the stained area, which produced fifteen gallons of soil.  This went to Dysarts' waste stream.
P-751-2002*At the time of delivery on October 9, 2002, the C N Brown delivery person overfilled the basement AST at 444 Main Street.  The subsequent discharge from the vent migrated in an alley and into the basement of the neighboring building at 440 Main Street.

The two fill and vent pipes are hidden beneath and behind a stairway, itself hiding an alley between the two properties on Main Street.  By lifting a stair tread, the fill pipes are accessed.  It is another 13 and 16 feet to the vents.  The AST is located in the basement of 444, although the discharge was in the alley (thru the vent pipe) migrating both in the alley and into the adjacent basement of 440. The volume of the overfill is an estimate and based on visual evidence, (materials washed down gradient, leaves, twigs, paper debris) minor staining is also visible in the basement of 440.

EPI was contracted by C N Brown to remediate and restore the site properties.  The solid surfaces were scrubbed and cleaned, and contaminated materials, soil, detritious, etc., were removed.  The offending tanks were cut and removed from the basement.

There was some loss of work time for the businesses affected by fuel odors, but it was settled between the C N Brown and claimants without direct involvement from DEP.

No subsequent claims have been made concerning this overfill and clean up scenario.  No further work is planned and none expected following the clean up efforts undertaken by EPI and CNB.

Respectfully Submitted

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services



P-682-2003*Dan Hill, CEO of Standish, contacted the Department after he had been contacted by the subject Al Tetreau regarding an ongoing fuel oil leak.  I contacted Al directly, who advised me that sometime in May of 2003, he noticed a fuel oil odor outside his front door.  By August the smell was noticeably worse and Al inspected his fuel oil tank, located under the front steps of the house, and discovered a leak.

I responded to the spill location and hired Guerin Associates to clean up the spill.  The area, a mobile home development, is serviced by two surface water wells located in a residential setting.  The spill is greater than 300 feet and down grade of the wells.  The spill does not appear to threaten the wells and I required the removal of all saturated soils and oil contaminated building debris.  The oil impacted concrete pad was removed.  Soil was removed at about a depth of six feet closer to the trailer, while less soil, approximately a foot on depth, was removed away from the trailer.  Head space field samples indicated less oil concentrations at the point soil excavation stopped.

Part of the trailer skirting and concrete slab exhibited signs of oil staining.  These areas were scrubbed with cleaner, that appeared to do the trick and remove the stains.

Todd Zagarella, LTD, was hired to complete the ground restoration.  The residence applied and received a AST upgrade to replace the leaking tank.  This was approved by George Seel of DEP.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-752-2002*While conducting clean up efforts along Main Street, Mr. Knoll asked if DEP could look into the discharge coming from the CB Cummings stack behind the Main Street businesses.

I followed him back to his home and observed a thick particulate matter that had settled on the car, shrubs, asphalt, tree leaves etc.  He said it happens at night usually when the boilers are fired up and this emission is flown into the local atmosphere, often settling in the adjacent neighboring yards.

These findings were passed along to R Perkins in the Air bureau for further development.  I told Mr Knoll Perkins would be in contact with him shortly, but if he had any concerns to call me.

In that the issue discovered is not an Oil issue, follow up will be from the Air Bureau, if deemed necessary.  It was later learned that CB Cummings was scheduled to shut down soon after this complaint lodged.

No further action planned based on the information surrounding the possible closure and fact the emissions are an Air issue.

A-697-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a small quantity of gasoline had spilled during this vehicle roll-over on I-95.  The vehicle had already been removed.  No DEP site visit was conducted.  The potential responsible party was given by State Police as in Section 1 of this report.  No further information was available.
P-757-2002*The CEO of Sebago called in to report the dumping of hydraulic oil along Folley Rd.  The trail of oil starts with a defined pattern of a 55 gal drum being tipped over in the bed of a vehicle, then driven along Folley Rd until the oil stopped flowing.  A bung was found at the origin and the staining runs out approximately one mile away.

Free product had pooled up in the low area of the road where the discharge started.  This was sorbed with pads and removed for disposal.  The material stockpiled at DEP warehouse for inclusion in the next MMWAC run.

No further action required, as the clean up of all possible material completed and only a minor sheen remained.
A-698-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor oil spill occurred when a hose failed during refueling.  Spilled product was reportedly recovered using sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-699-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil was spilled during an overfill of a residential AST.  The area is served by municipal water.  Spilled product was recovered by the delivery company. No site visit was made.
B-492-2003*On 10/02/03, 0546 hours Steve Lemiux of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a downed transformer on Route 2 in Milford near Box 742.  A car hit the pole's guy wire and the impact broke the transformer away from the pole.  It landed bottom side up in the ditch and lost most if its oil.  It was a small unit, so the amount was estimated at six gallons.  Clean Harbors responded and recovered two drums of debris.  It was raining at the time, so the oil was held out of the soil and collected on debris that was in the ditch.
B-487-2003*On 9/30/03, 1305 hours Webber Energy contacted us regarding a situation one of their technicians was encountering at 141 North Main Street in Brewer, which is the location of "Insurance Made Easy".  The fill pipe to the facilities oil storage system had been under a set of wooden stairs.  When the stairs were removed to facilitate construction it was discovered that there was oil contamination in the soil beneath them.  The soil was in contact with a boarded up opening to the basement of the building and rainwater had flushed enough oil through this structure to give an odor inside the basement.  However, at the time of my investigation, the odor was pretty much below olfactory detection and the wall that the water had rundown gave a PID reading of 2-4 ppm.  The Webber tech felt that the oil had come from a leaking fill pipe, while Mr. Freeman (of Insurance Made Easy) felt that Webber had overfilled the tank by twenty gallons.  Not wanting to get in the middle of that, I suggested that the contaminated soil be removed and disposed of and I volunteered a vent system in the event that odor became a problem, which at that time did not seem likely.
P-670-2003*While conducting a phase 1 compliance/site assessment for the owner of Sunset Gardens Mobil Home Park in Brunswick, Jacques Whitford Co discovered contamination at 4 different sites which were associated with 4 Units--51, 53, 65, and E7.

All units were addressed and this report pertains to Unit 53.  The previous owner had left, removing her trailer and apparantley her AST had leaked while she was there.   Initially Jacques Whitford removed a small amount of soil, however it was more than they could do by hand and it was determined that a contractor would be hired to complete the work.

ENPRO was hired and the remainder of the contamination was removed on 8/29/03, and 9/23/03.  The soil was screened by Jacques Whitford on 8/29 however the vactor was filled prior to completion of the clean-up at unit 53.  I returned with ENPRO on 9/23 and screened the soil.  A very small amount of soil had to be removed; and we were able to get it to the point where the PID headspace readings were 0.

No further work is expected at this site.
P-656-1991*
Year 2003 report update:

	Following new UST facility replacement a routine DEP inspection found free product gasoline in the UST submersible-pump containment over the tank(s).  A second inspection later found more product found from what appears to be (have been) a continuous leak of gasoline.  Following an onsite meeting with Maine CTI Jon Mapes, H. A. Mapes Company resisted repair and taking the facility out-of-service until repair was done.  It is not known if the containment sump(s) was tested tight so free product may have reached soil and groundwater below.
	This retail, motor fuels UST facility is located approx. 1500 ft. from a Sanford public water well (see attached year 2003 map) .  See attached narrative and documents for further information.

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A-700-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that a passenger car had left the road and ended up in this lake.  A small quantity of gasoline escaped; local fire officials spread sorbents.  The car had been removed  by the time DEP arrived on-scene; sorbents were collected for disposal.
A-706-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor oil spill to pavement had occurred at this facility and had been recovered using sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-717-2002*   DEP received a report that a 16-oz aerosol can of "On Your Mark" solvent had been released in a closet at this school.  The school was evacuated as a precaution until a contractor could arrive to ventilate the area.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
P-650-2003*8.8.03, Don Sharland reported the 8.6.03, spill to the Department.  A mercury spill from an antique, grandfather clock occurred after an unidentified student visiting the school touched the clock.  The spill initially impacted the clock and hardwood flooring.  Sharland advised that he called the hazardous material spill number and that a State Police dispatcher advised him to call his local fire department.  The Saco Fire Department responded to the spill and made an entry and clean up not in accordance with mercury clean up protocols.  This clean up attempt exacerbated conditions and upon DEP notification, subsequent air sampling of the museum warranted an additional clean up action.  DEP sampling seemed to indicate that the mercury was tracked by foot from the spill area to a carpeted office.  It is also surmised that the building ventilation system may have circulated mercury vapors throughout the building.  The visible traces of mercury were swept up using a broom and dust pan.

DEP inspected the site on 8.8.2003.  It was suspected that mercury still remained in the clock and cracks in the hardwood floors and base panel trim.  DEP installed Ram-fans in series to move air from the rooms impacted with mercury vapors.  The facilities air conditioner system was shut off; the system could not be configured to exhaust the indoor air.  Clean Harbors was retained by the museum, but over the course of the next several days did not perform expected work or monitoring requests set forth by the museum.  What air monitoring was conducted by Clean Harbors gave concern that additional clean up was warranted.  It was not clear to me what monitoring devise or units of measure were used so Mr. Sharland switched to EPI, Gray, ME, and on 8.14.2003, conducted a clean up of the area.  EPI used a mercury vacuum and cleaning agents to recover and clean mercury in the area of the spill.

DEP sampled inside the museum utilizing a Leumex on 8.19.03.  See attached field notes/sample results.  In general however, reading of greater than 300 nanograms per cubic meters was found just above the floor in the carpeted area of the museum.  In this same area, the concentrations were less than 300 nanograms per cubic meter in the breathing zone.  In the remaining areas of the museum readings were elevated about back ground reading of less than 20 nanograms per cubic meters and generally ranged from 70 to 150 nanograms per cubic meter.

DEP returned on 8.21.03, to resample using a Lumex.  In the spill area, samples on the floor ranged from 672 to 2452 nanograms per cubic meter.  Area of the floor in the room adjacent the spill were also elevated.  No samples taken exceeded 300 nanograms per cubic meter in the breathing zone.  I recommended that a ventilation program be implemented knowing it would be difficult due to the closed and temperature control required with in the museum.  To my knowledge additional ventilation was not conducted.

Ann Pistell of DEP may do a mercury audit of the facility.  At this time, no additional action beyond removal of the carpet have been conducted by the facility.  The facility did have two employees medically screen for exposure to mercury.  The tests, according to Sharland, did not show elevated levels to mercury.

No additional clean up action are required by DEP at this time.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-342-2002*A complaint was rec'd by DEP about the John Jewett property at the end of Green Ridge Drive, Buxton.

The neighbors were worried he was depositing refuse and unwanted debris on the property as it was the last to be developed.

Access was restricted to the residential property and no visual inspection was made.  It appears to be a town code enforcement issue based on the information rec'd.

No additional information has been called in, no further action planned based on this complaint.  However, if more information received an additional visit will be made.
P-777-2003*
NOTIFICATION & INITIAL RESPONSE
	9/19/03, Fri.: Jon Woodard of DEP receives notice through Mr. Hebert of a leaking outside AST at Mr. Hebert's trailer park residence, originally estimated by him as a cup of fuel only.  That late afternoon I met Mr. Hebert onsite and evaluated the discharge and discussed remediation options, and referral to the county CAP program for assistance in replacing his leaking AST.  (The CAP program provides new residential AST facility replacements from the Maine DEP budget, under Maine DEP installation guidelines.  UST facilities are otherwise regulated by Maine Fire Marshal's Office and by Maine Oil & Solid Fuels Board.)

DISCHARGE & AREA EVALUATION
	The area is a mobile home park in a dense residential property of approx. 40 units, on city water & sewer.  I understand that the underlying soils is silt/clay resulting in poor drainage.  The silt/clay spoil can also act to contain an oil discharge but also concentrate it so as to be a potential vapor problem to a home.  Mr. Hebert's and other mobile homes are on full concrete pads.  The quantity discharged was hard to judge though impressed me as well over a cup.  Dark oil stained soil extended out from the tank end (see photos).

AST FACILITY EVALUATION
	Mr. Hebert's 220-230 gal. AST sat on the ground.  The short legs sinking into the soil underneath so there was no ventilation allowing the tank bottom to corrode and flake off (see photos).  This installation was similar to many other AST installations in the park.  On two of the three streets I noted a quantity of 29 AST's under wood decks & steps; and eight "Step Tanks".  Step Tanks are small steel AST's enclosed in a FRP [fiberglass] shell forming a step & deck (see photo).  I understand that Step Tanks are not within Maine code for fuel oil AST's.  Steel tanks under the wood steps often do not have enough clearance off the ground and on the sides and top to prevent moisture condensation and accelerated corrosion.  These AST installations also have the problem that even with the required clearance their enclosures may still have excess condensation, and salt used to melt ice off the steps in the winter further accelerates corrosion of the tank and resulting in prohibited discharges of the fuel.
	The question of the AST installation and Mr. Hebert's plans to have the old AST replaced by the county CAP program initiated a catch-22 problem: Mr. Foss who owns Stetson Brook Estates required that all tanks be put under the steps not outside; while the DEP/CAP program would not allow their replacement AST's to be installed under the steps.  Mr. Hebert went without heat for about five+ days while we tried to work this out.

OIL DISCHARGE REMEDIATION
	Wed. 10/25/03: EPI onsite for clean-up to state satisfaction under Maine DEP authority.  Jon Woodard met EPI onsite @ 0800 hrs.   The wood steps and old AST were removed, almost nine tons of contaminated soil dug out, and new material filled in following my noontime inspection.  An oil sheen but no free product was noted on the gw.  No gw was recovered or treated.  A temporary AST was authorized for the duration of the clean-up but never got set up in time.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time this discharge is clean to state satisfaction.
2.	I understand that Mr. Hebert will be applying to the Maine AST Ins. Fund.  Invoices for the approved clean-up actions went directly to Maine DEP.
3.	I recommend that mobile home park owners reconsider the policy of outside steel AST's in confined locations such as under steps and decks.  This is a problem noted recently at several other mobile home parks, such as Linnhaven in Brunswick.  If the tanks corrode and leak this leaves the property (mobile home park) owner also as a responsible party for the discharge clean-up, subjects the tank owner to loss of heat and unexpected expenses, and both parties to deal with excavation and disruption to the residents.
4.	A copy of this report will be
P-758-2002*On the evening of October 12, while committing a burglary a thief broke the oil filter off the outside tank as he/she entered the home.  Upon returning home in the early morning, Mr Soule noticed an odor but didn't think much of it.  Upon the discovery of the robbery, he notified the police.

At about 6:30 the Portland Fire Dep't and DEP were notified of the situation and responded on the Portland Fire Boat.  Arriving at the home, the odors were strongest around the tank but also beneath the home in the crawlspace area.  Bedrock outcrops were observed throughout the yard and beneath the home as well.

EPI was called to arrange for a crew and a vactor as the soil depths were unknown and the lateral migration not yet determined.  Estimating the spilled material had a 7-10 hr timeframe in which to migrate.  Dead earth worms were observed up by the tank and extremely heavy concentrations of them down gradient by the crawlspace doorway.  Also, but to a much lesser extent in the lower back yard area within ten (10) ft of the building, there was also a large tree stump (which in all likelihood held back significant amounts of oil/water).

Hand excavations were started and the vactor secured for a Monday morning arrival.

Soils from beneath the house ranged in depth from 6-20" and were removed exposing the bedrock. A quick scrubbing of the bedrock completed the removal action beneath the house.  Some soil was removed by the door threshold for a total removal of 2.4 tons.  Fill was hauled in and the landscape reworked.

The private insurance for the homeowner is covering the spill, based on the primary cause the burglary.  The fact due to a thief breaking the filter off, while making the unlawful entry of the home creating the discharge.

No additional call or concerns have been received, therefore, based on the information presented the remedial actions for this clean up are complete.

A-736-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor oil overfill had occurred at this residential AST.  According to the spiller all oily ice/snow was collected for disposal.  No DEP sit visit was conducted.
A-361-2003*Peter Lammert, a Maine Department of Conservation employee, found several boxes in a cemetery near his home on 17 Elm Street in Thomaston.  Mr. Lammert investigated the contents of the boxes and found various chemicals, some of them hazardous.   Mr. Lammert then removed the chemicals and brought them to his barn and telephoned Maine DEP for assistance.

Maine DEP Response Services removed the chemical containers, intact, to the CMRO hazardous materials storage building.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was contact to remove and dispose of the chemical inventory with the exception of several old cans containing ether.  The Maine State Police bomb squad removed the ether for disposal.

No RP has been identified in connection with these materials.
A-744-2002*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled two days previously when an air eliminator failed; oil was spilled along a paved road surface.  An ice storm was in progress at the time.  Local fire officials were able to recover a small quantity of oil using sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-748-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of diesel spilled during an overfill at this facility.   The above ground storage tank was being filled by a tank truck.  According to the spiller (CN Brown) oil was collected using speedi-dry.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-614-2002*A CN Brown delivery driver incorrectly positioned the valves at the back of the truck resulting in an estimated three gallon discharge to pavement from the surge tank.  The spill occurred at 1 Phillips Corner Road in Pittsfield.

No site visit was made by Maine DEP.  No further action is expected.
A-754-2002*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled when oil was placed in this new residential AST.  The installer excavated contaminated soil and made necessary repairs.  A drilled well is located 50' from the spill site and is probably not likely to be impacted given the minor nature of this spill.  A staff geologist was assigned.
P-759-2002*A brine chiller malfunction caused the release of ammonia sufficient to set off the alarm.

The two AmeriCold Logistics staff were on scene, one monitoring the weekend reading and the other was called per SOP of alarm setting.  Les Kaplan was conducting the weekend monitoring when the release occurred.  It was explained this is an old aged system but for inventory reasons (six million pounds of turkey) they system was left alone until after the holiday season.

Closer inspection by ACL & PFD revealed no pooled liquid in the building only vapors.  The exhaust system was working but the exact location of the leak was in the gray zone (not efficiently affected by the exhaust system). I offered the DEP RAM FANS to help expedite the room ventilation and allow staff to repair the leak.

The RamFan proved valuable and repairs commenced soon after the fans were installed.

The PFD, upon realizing no Decon would be needed, left the scene.  ACL staff affected repairs and the fans were returned soon after.

The system has been totally updated and no more releases of this nature should occur.

No further action warranted based on observations and system upgrades.

SRC
P-873-1999*
INITIAL NOTICE & RESPONSE
   On the morning of Tues. 12/28/99 DEP received notice from J & S Oil Co. that one of their delivery tank-trucks had just suffered a 50 gal. K1 spill at Liberty Oil Co.'s bulk plant in Gray.  I responded and arrived on-site about 0900 hrs.  The driver was tending sorbent pads laying on the gravel lot around the truck.  Red oil was visible on the frozen ground and saturated many pads.  Together we bagged and tended the oily pads till Mr. Hopkins arrived on-site about 0930.  The driver explained that while pumping oil into Liberty's bulk AST's, the hose & camlock fitting let go at the truck.
    There are motor fuel UST's onsite, two horizontal AST's in a concrete dike with a soil bottom, and a vertical AST outside the dike (see site sketch).  Also noted were several oil spills associated with the AST usage.
    In Liberty's office I met the company owner, Andrew Ash Jr. who expressed that he wasn't overly concerned about the spill.  To reduce future liability for the oil contaminated soil Mr. Ash and Mr. Hopkins agreed that the contaminated soil will be removed, during a thaw or next spring.  Though responsibility for clean-up was J & S Oil's, Ash stated he would take care of the soil.  A DEP rep. should be present to assist and document soil clean-up.
     At the spill time, Maine DEP required that the soil be removed for off-site disposal to a licensed soil recycling facility such as ARC, Commercial Recycling, or Dragon, etc. (estimated at up to 4 to 5 tons).  Alternative remediation methods may be proposed for DEP approval.  As there are no known drinking water wells within 2000' of the spill, the site fits a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal, and excavation can be delayed till on or before May 1, 2000.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	In the spring of 2000, after the ground had thawed Liberty contracted with A. L. Doggett to excavate remaining oil contaminated soil, and no surface stain evident.  With Paul Bosse of ALD we judged that there was little remaining oily soil to remove.  With the frozen soil and prompt response little appears to have seeped into soil.
2.	This report may be updated as needed.  See attached for further details.  Copies of this report were sent to J & S and to Liberty Oil Co.

REPORT UPDATE: OCTOBER 2003
	In October 2003, DEP Response Div. notified by DEP VRAP unit that Liberty Oil Co. bulk plant & property was for sale and attempting to go through VRAP clearance (see attached e-mails).  A change is that VRAP had changed the apparent Decision Tree Clean-Up Goal from Baseline-2 to Stringent.  This change was based on a new housing development (Colley Hill Estates) being built behind Liberty Oil.  Colley Hill Estates will be on private wells (15 new wells within 1000' distance).  At the time of P-873-99 and P-1010-01 and earlier documented discharges, all properties within 500' of Liberty Oil were on public water (based on Gray Water District data).
	On 10/8/03, I briefly visited the area and noted one built home within 300' to 350' away and 50'-75' higher in elevation.  There were two undeveloped lots that appear within 200' to 300' away from Liberty Oil.  For Stringent Clean-Up Goal private wells are to be 300' or closer.  Presently I have not seen any site assessments submitted for the VRAP clearance so cannot fully assess the threat to the future wells.  The distance and elevation change (with its potential favorable effect of gw flow direction) of the homes may help in protecting the wells from oil contamination from Liberty Oil.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS, Oct. 2003
3.	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are required or expected.  See present and future records of DEP VRAP unit for further information and resolution.
4.	J & S Oil Company is the primary RP for P-873-99 and P-1010-01 and are truck/vehicle related discharges not AST related discharges, though Liberty Oil has applied for state AST Ins. Fund coverage for requirements to meet their V
A-553-2002*Received a report of an anonymous call received by the National Response Center. They reported that a gasoline spill had occurred behind Toby's Store in China. I responded to the spill site. The spill was on Branch Mills Road behind Toby's Store. It smelled like gasoline. It was a large stain on the paved road about 40' long and 10' wide. By time I arrived, many cars had tracked through the spill spreading it further. The spill had not reached the edge of the pavement. It being a warm day, evaporation was the preferred method of remediation. No possible source container was found. Inquiries at Toby's store did not reveal anything. A gas can probably fell out of a pickup truck, spilled it's contents and was picked up by the spiller. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-579-2002*Received a call from Dave Perry of Gardiner concerning an abandoned underground tank. He reported that he was having his driveway paved andthey found an underground tank. I went to the site and the paving crew from Ferriello Construction showed me the tank. I gave Mr. Perry wavier of the 30-day notice and told him to remove the tank. There was no product in the tank. I inspected the hole after the tank was removed and found no contamination. No additional work is necessary on this site.


*Note:  Copy of 30-day waiver was inadvertently misplaced, therefore, not attached.
I-266-2003*Due to driver error, approximately 30 gallons of no lead gasoline was spilled.  Adam Walton Construction was hired to go in and remove contaminated soil with backhoe.  It was taken to their licensed pit for disposal.
B-613-2003*         On December 7, 2003, at 0930 we received a call from Carey Wagner of Webber Oil reporting an overfill at 28 Merchant's Plaza.  This location is also known as the Freese's building.  The driver overfilled a basement tank and about five gallons came out a loose overfill gauge and onto the cement floor.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents before any fuel reached a drain.
B-614-2003*        On December 8, 2003, at 0755 we received a call from the State Police reporting a spill at 202 Pearl Street in Bangor.  Brown's Cash Fuel overfilled the basement tank and about three gallons of #2 fuel spurted out the vent.  Mr. Brown shoveled the contaminated snow into plastic bags and the homeowner, Mr. Carl Young, was satisfied with the cleanup.  I checked the site that morning and found the situation as described.
I-267-2003*While inside cleaning the bus and filling it with on road diesel, the nozzle fell out.  The employee quickly shut off the pump, but 2 gallons of on road diesel had spilled.  It was cleaned up with floor dry and taken to the MPG Houlton warehouse.
I-287-2003*Because a transmission seal failed, approximately 1 gallon of oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and taken to Rafford Trucking Garage in Ashland.
I-280-2003*A hose blew on a heating oil truck causing approximately 5 gallons to spill.  Daigle Oil was contacted for clean up.
I-281-2003*Driver of fuel truck overfilled fuel tank spilling out of tank gauge approximately 15 gallons.  A technician was sent to drain fuel off tank.
P-857-2003*A cracked fuel filter caused the discharge of less than one gallon of diesel to the parking lot at Cumberland Farms in Topsham.  The discharge was cleaned with speedy dry.
P-864-2003*I was contacted by the Cumberland Fire Department reporting that a gas tank had leaked on a car at 21 Foreside Road.  They cleaned the spill up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-867-2003*Transformer removed from Albany Township (P-411-03), leaked at the Norway Substation.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-868-2003*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-869-2003*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-870-2003*Tractor trailer truck hit a piece of metal in the road which punctured its saddle tank causing about 30 gallons of diesel to spill.  DOT agreed to excavate the contaminated soil and transport it to Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-878-2003*See attached CMP Spill report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-879-2003*While transferring fuel from tank to tank at Pier 4 (middle of the river) a discharge occurred.  In a 4-5 knot current and 20 mph winds a coupling loosened in reaction to the listing of the vessel causing a discharge of approximately 20 gallons before it was arrested/corrected.

No recovery was possible just a notification to DEP of the incident.  No Response assistance requested, none dispatched.
B-502-2003*        On October 7, 2003, at 1440 we received a call from Dave Russell, the Brewer code enforcement officer, concerning a property in Brewer.  Mr. Russell was concerned about oil spillage from the many  vehicles and the old, removed underground tanks on the property.  Mr. Russell was visiting the property with the fire chief on the 8th and asked if someone from the DEP could join them.  I agreed, but told him that unless there was leaking oil we had no jurisdiction on junk yards.
         We visited the site as scheduled and I found no sign of oil spillage.  Robert Stetson, the property owner, asked us to leave before we had checked the area with the abandoned tanks.  Mr. Russell said he would get a court order for entrance rights, so we may get a call in the future to join him for a second visit.
B-485-2003*       On September 30, 2003, at 1130 we received a call from Dan Kusnierz, an environmental official of the Penobscots, reporting that one of his workers had spotted an oil sheen on the Penobscot River near Indian Island.  While the worker tried to track the oil back to its source, I called the Maine Forest Service who had a nearby facility.  I talked to Robert Southard, who said they had a leak early that morning from a 600 gallon mobile tank near an old runway.  All of his supervisors were in the field, so he hadn't reported the spill to anyone.  I asked him what he had done for cleanup and he said that none was possible.  I told him that oil was in the river and it likely came from his facility and that the DEP should be notified whom decides whether a cleanup is feasible.
       I met Mr. Southard, Mr. Kusnierz, and the Old Town Fire Department on site and found the oil coming  from a drain on the river bank.  Some sorbents were already in place and we installed a containment boom and some more sorbents.  We also found a catch basin near the river and placed a sorbent boom in it.
       The spill originated from a crack in a clean out sump in a 600 gallon trailable tank.  Mr. Southard noticed the leak around 0830 and did pump out 132 gallons of the kerosene based JP-8 aviation fuel into another tank.  Since the leaking tank contained 400-500 gallons, that means between 250 and 350 gallons spilled onto the ground.  Unfortunately,  an old drain was buried a couple feet below the spill.  Since the drain was surrounded by crushed rock, the fuel quickly penetrated through the soil and entered the drain, which carried the oil to the river.  We hired Folsom Construction, who excavated about ten yards of contaminated soil and landspread it on part of the old runway.
       I checked the site on October 3rd, 6th, and 14th, which were all after periods of heavy rain.  Some oil was flushed down to the sorbents on the 3rd, but none on the 6th or the 14th.  Consequently, I pulled the sorbents and containment boom from the river on the 14th, but left a clean sorbent boom in the catch basin as a safety precaution in case any more oil comes down the drain.  I plan to leave this boom there until the middle of November and will occasionally check it for oil.
B-524-2003*        On October 18, 2003 at 1320 we received a call from Kevin Hewes of Dead River Oil reporting two gallons #2 oil spilled at the camp of Robert Salois at 7 Wharf Road in Surry.  A Dead River driver overfilled the basement tank on Monday the 13th, but the  camp was vacant until the 18th when a custodian noticed the spill.  The product came out a loose bung and flowed onto the cement floor where a Dead River worker recovered as much as possible with sorbents.
I-209-2003*Maintenance employee was repairing a pump in the thermal oil room.  Oil spilled onto concrete floor.  Isolation valve did not seal completely and approximately 25 gallons of thermal oil was spilled.  It was drained into containment and will pump onto boiler fuel and burn in boiler.
P-762-2002*One of the DAB tractor trailers rolled over in the center of Alfred early Sunday morning.  The flatbed was loaded with "crushed vehicles" heading for NH to be shredded.  The truck was driven by DAB himself, he was cited for several CDL  violations and taken away in handcuffs.  His crew righted the truck and transferred the load to another trailer.

Spill material included auto parts, and vehicle fluids fuel/gasoline, coolant/antifreeze, brake fluid, motor oil etc.  Public works and DAB staff cleaned up the spill materials, including sand spread to lessen the lateral distribution of contaminants.

Most of the fluids were confined to the pavement and shoulder areas of the roadway.

Conflicting reports/statements were "all the fluids are drained from the vehicles before they are crushed", yet we have evidence of fluids leaking from several cars on the other truck plus those that toppled over (hmmm?)

Materials were swept up and thrown onto the shipment of crushed vehicles bound for NH.

No additional Response action is planned for this spill/accident.  However, comments made about the accumulation and storage of other motor fuels and oil at the Freeport location may lead to follow up inspections of the operation and property for waste management concerns both for  Hazardous Materials/Wastes & Waste Oil.
B-526-2003*        On October 19, 2003, at 1220 we received a call from the Orono Fire Department reporting a one gallon gasoline spill from a passenger car's gas tank at the Webber Oil gas station on Main Street.  The spill occurred around noontime and fire fighters recovered the gas with sorbents.  The vehicle was towed to a repair shop.
I-210-2003*This is a summary of the spills that Huber had in the third quarter of 2003.

		Third Quarter 2003 Spill Summary  -  J.M. Huber Corporation Easton			
											
Date,  Material, Location, Cause, Volume (estimate)	
9-Aug	, ESP blackwater, sump pit station, float stuck in off position, 75 gallons contained		
9-Aug,	 hydraulic oil, sander infeed, motor bracket bolts fell off,	7 gallons contained			
10-Aug, boiler blowdown water, wilderness pumphouse, storm event, 500 gallons not contained and called in			
13-Aug, boiler blowdown water, near Fire Hut #11, underground pipeline broke, unknown not contained and called in			
21-Aug, steam condensate, core dryer fire dump, communication, 1000 gallons contained		
26-Aug, hydraulic oil	, tree length slasher,	old hose / fatigue, 20 gallons	contained and called in	
26-Aug, main stack condensate, stack sump box,	pump failed, 100 gallons contained			
31-Aug, hydraulic oil	, outside slasher, operator struck oil line with loader bucket, 12 gallons	contained and called in			
11-Sep	, McCain condensate, Boiler D/A tank vent, McCain did not shut off pumps, 3000 gallons	contained			
15-Sep, hydraulic oil, LC hydraulic room,	loose filter, 30 gallons, contained and called in		
17-Sep, hydraulic oil, LC magazine pad, hose failure on log loader, 75 gallons	contained and called in			
22-Sep, hydraulic oil, sander stacker, new operator struck filter with forklift, 7 gallons	contained	
22-Sep, release agent, dry fuel bin,	vacuum truck foamed up, 5 gallons contained			
B-450-2003*B-450-2003
09/09/2003 12:00

     Carolyn Francis, concerned resident on Marhar Lane in Perry, called to report that her oil company, Lucas Oil of Robinston, overfilled her tank, spilling oil onto the ground, and her trailer.  A later conversation with Marshal Lucas, owner of the oil company, confirmed the spill.  Mr. Lucas stated that he would have it cleaned up, if necessary.  An inspection of the property shown that the oil affected the trailer, a deck, and about a 5 by 5 area of grass.  Fuel odor was certainly an issue.
     Later that afternoon, I attempted to get in touch with Mr. Lucas.  The number I had for Lucas Oil had now put me in touch with a Dead River representative.  I was informed that the oil company had been sold out to Dead River that afternoon.  Mr. Lucas never informed me of the situation.  I later hired Dead River to cleanup the spill and straighten up the tank, since it sat rather precarious position.  Reimbursement is expected from Mr. Lucas from the cleanup.
A-572-2002*   DEP received a report that oil spillage was visible in soils at this facility as the result of sloppy fueling of vehicles/equipment at a dispensing system.  This spillage was relatively minor in nature; no remediation was conducted.
   The property is a staging yard for construction equipment but also serves as the owners' residence.  The area is served by municipal water but the subject property uses a private well for water.  The dispensing system (comprising a non-roadworthy oil delivery truck) is not acceptable for use as an AST; referrals were made to Fire Marshal and DEP oil compliance staff for possible attention.  A subsequent DEP visit determined that the oil truck had been relocated elsewhere on the property; it was unclear whether it was still in use as an AST, but no fresh spillage was evident.
I-211-2003*Due to traffic accident, 20 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled.
B-490-2003*B-490-2003
10/01/2003 08:00

     The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office called to report an accident involving a tractor trailer on Route 7 in Newport in front of Rowe's Orchards.  The saddle tanks had been reportedly ruptured spilling diesel fuel.  Personnel from the Newport Fire Department were on site dealing with the spill.
     Investigation shown that perhaps as much as 100 gallons leaked onto the parking area to the facility.  Some of the fuel escaped through a storm drain that led to a small tributary to Sebasticook Lake.  Sorbent boom was placed at the out fall to capture the fuel.  Clean Harbors was called to commence a cleanup.  Approximately 30 yards of diesel contaminated soil were removed and taken to the Pine Tree landfill for disposal.  Sorbents and contaminated vegetation were also generated.
A-371-2003*A customer at the Clipper Mart, Route 1, Wiscasset overfilled the gas tank on a passenger vehicle, discharging an estimated 12 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the pavement.  The Wiscasset Fire Department responded using sorbent materials to contain and clean up the spilled product.  M. W. Sewell, owner of the facility, disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-927-2003*On 11/5/03 I received a call from David Gardiner of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-412-2003*Bill Boetgher of the Maine Army National Guard reported an overturned lawn mower at Camp Keyes in Augusta had discharged an estimated 2 gallons of gasoline into a retention pond.  Army National Guard personnel used sorbent materials to collect some of the spilled product.

No site visit was made by Maine DEP personnel.  No further action is expected.
P-914-2003*On 11/14/03, I received a call from Cathy Devore reporting that her heating oil tank was weeping oil.  She reported that she was on the heating assistance program and that she was "on the list" to have her oil tank and furnace replaced.  I made contact with her CAP agency (Coastal Economic Development) and was able to convince them to make her oil tank replacement a top priority since it was starting to leak.  Her oil tank was replaced via the CAP agency by M W Sewall.  No further action required.
P-893-2003*On 10/27/03, I received a call from Adam Bear of Burnham & Morrill Co. reporting a #6 oil spill at their facility in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I leaned that while transferring product from one above ground tank to another, the employee doing the transfer became distracted and overfilled the receiving tank.  The oil flowed out a vent pipe for the tank and onto the roof of the tank building.  The oil then flowed in two directions.  One path led to a back ally which had a roof drain leading to the facility's storm drain system.  The other path went down a parking lot and into another storm drain pipe.  All storm water pipes met in an oil water separator prior to discharge into Casco Bay.  There were shutoff mechanisms both at the outfall into the Bay and near the truck loading area.  Both pipes had been shut off containing the spill to the building, parking lot and storm water system.  I also learned that the spill had occurred several hours prior to being reported.  The original report indicated that 700 to 800 gallons of oil had spilled.  It appeared to me that it was a larger spill than that.  Mr. Bear had the oil inventory analyzed and the best estimate was that 1800 gallons of oil had been spilled.  The spill still seemed larger than that to my eye, and it was later determined by the product recovery figures, estimates of product recovered by sorbent materials, and product not recoverable that the spill was likely near 3000 gallons.

When I arrived, Clean Harbors was on site and was recovering spilled oil with vacuum trucks and sorbent materials.  I asked Clean Harbors to place containment and sorbent boom around the storm water outfall in the event that the valve leaked.  That boom was in place late in the afternoon.  Cleanup efforts continued on through the week.  Cleanup efforts were hampered when significant rainfall required the removal by vacuum truck of a significant amount of rainwater from the storm water system since the storm water was still not being released into the harbor due to being contaminated with fuel.  A sandbag dam was constructed to divert clean rainwater from entering the contaminated storm water system and was successful in reducing the amount of rainwater that needed to be vacuumed.  During the rain event on 10/30, a light sheen was observed inside the containment boom around the outfall.

Clean up operations were completed on 10/30/03, with the hot water washing of the storm water system.  The storm water outfall valve was re-opened on 10/31.  Some small oil globules came out of the pipe as well as a light sheen.  This oil was contained within the boom around the pipe.  Clean Harbors spent the day emptying and cleaning a frac tank that had been placed on site for the cleanup operation.  The containment boom was left around the outfall in anticipation of rain over the weekend that might loosen up some oil still in the storm water system.  I inspected the boom on 11/3 and 11/4.  I saw a light sheen within the boom on 11/3, and it was gone by 11/4.  On that date, I called Clean Harbors and told them they could remove the boom from the outfall.  I also notified Adam Bear that the boom could be removed.  No further action is anticipated.
A-564-2003*Reported foam on surface of Lake Pemaquid. Likely due to heavy rain. No site visit made.
A-565-2003*3oz of contact cement spilled to concrete floor at Home Depot in Waterville. Wiped up by employees. 'Nuff said.
A-566-2003*International Paper Jay mill reported a hydraulic oil leak of 5 gallons in the ram room.  The spill was caused by a hose failure.  The oil was collected in a sump, and pumped to a holding tank.  The waste oil was reportedly recycled.  No site visit was made.
A-569-2003*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil spilled to a paved parking lot and cellar floor  when this AST was overfilled.  All spilled oil was reportedly recovered.  The tank owner reports no visible damage to the tank or other concerns.
A-349-2003* A leaking pressure relief valve on a CMP transformer caused about one quart of oil to leak onto the gravel under the transformer.  The transformer was untagged and Lab analysis found 11 ppm of PCB's. The transformer was replaced and a small amount of soil was removed.
 See attached CMP report.
B-539-2003*On the 16th of October, according to Clyde Pelkey at CA Pelkey Fuels, Ben Emerson noticed that his 275 gallon AST was empty, so he disconnected the feedline to his furnace, purchased 5 gallons of off-road diesel, stuck the feed line in the diesel can, and was back in business.  Then he called Pelkey for a fuel oil delivery.

The oil was delivered that day.  Unfortunately, the driver, because of the siting of the tank, didn't notice that Emerson hadn't closed the Firematic valve when he disconnected the feedline.  As soon as oil was put into the tank, it started leaking out the other end.  It leaked for 4 hours or more, 'til Emerson came home, smelled the oil and shut the valve.

Eleven days later, Emerson described the problem to Clyde Pelkey, who notified us. Bob Shannon and I investigated and on October 30th, Clean Harbors sucked contaminated fill out from under the addition that Emerson is building onto his house (photos).  Unfortunately, the period of time between the spill and the cleanup coincided with a period of extremely wet weather.  I'd hoped that most of the spilled oil would be recovered in the gravel under the tank, but that proved not to be the case.  The extreme rains of October, in excess of 7 inches, had washed though the gravel from the uphill side of the house, washing the oil out and down the hill.  Downgradient the oil was too dispersed to try to recover.


B-523-2003*On 10/17/03, 1315 hours, Gerry Mirabile reported a small transformer oil spill at pole 20 on Embden Pond Road North.  Apparently they were transporting a unit that had a leaking secondary bushing and the oil went into the bed of their pickup truck and some landed on the gravel in a ditch.  They collected the oiled soil from the ditch and replaced the transformer.  They estimated that they had spilled a quarter of a cup and the cleanup generated a quarter of a drum of soil.

P-859-2003*A young male driver (not identified at time of accident) rolled his vehicle over on the southern side of North Raymond Rd while traveling west. The driver was taken away by ambulance prior to DEP's arrival, as a precautionary measure.  He was said to be walking around on his own power but a bit groggy after the ride.

The vehicle came to rest on its roof, discharging some engine oils and fluids to the inside compartment and engine hood area of the vehicle.  Upon righting the vehicle with the wrecker, some fluids came in contact with the ground prior to being loaded onto the flatbed for removal.

Pads were used and collected as minimal amount of liquids were discharged and no other environmental threats documented.

No additional Response actions warranted for this spill case.

P-765-2002*Dead River responded to 140 Summer Street for a no heat call, the tank was out of fuel (#2).

Upon delivery of the fuel, the tenant asked if the service tech would please check the systems operation (bleed the line, prime it etc).  What the tech & tenant found was a hole in the wall of the basement AST approximately the size of a pencil.  The tenant quickly applied a make-shift plug (pencil & rag) while the DR tech called for assistance and applied a vacuum to the system to hold back any addition fuel leakage.

DR staff pumped off the remaining fuel and were making plans to set up a replacement system when DEP/Cyr left the scene.

DR informed Cyr they were in contact with the property manager and the situation was under control.

No additional calls for nuisance odor complaints have been received and
P-921-2003*On the evening of 11/6/03, CMP/Mirabile called to report a car had struck a utility pole in Acton and downed a transformer.  It was tagged Non-PCB and was listed as a 10 KVA GE Transformer.  The estimated oil release was two gallons, speedi dri was applied to the asphalt portion of the spill and the stained gravel was also removed.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched based on the information and response initiated by Acton Fire and CMP/NASC.

No further actions are planned by DEP Response.
P-923-2003*While filling a company truck, the nozzle fell from the saddle tank and discharged diesel fuel to the ground.  The spill was estimated at 30 gallons based on capacity of saddle tank and amount on dispenser at time of spill.

The affected soil was easily identified by the stain pattern of the fuel.  This soil and a six to ten inch buffer were removed and transported to CRS, Scarborough for recycling, per DEP spill debris letter.

No additional Response action and warranted based on information and observations obtained.

Respectfully submitted,

Scott R Cyr
Division Response Services
P-892-2002*Ms. Montefusco called to report the burner unit had leaked some oil and it stained the floor and was a odor concern.

Upon arrival at the home fuel odors were documented in the basement, and to a lesser degree in the living space (single floor home).  The furnace is housed in a closure making the total assessment of the oil release very difficult.  Some oil staining of framing material was noted, some fabric on the enclosure door, and the adjacent sheetrock.

EPI was called to assist in the removal of soiled materials and clean up of the floor stained area.  The floor was washed with a Simple Green solution and the materials as well.  This was deemed sufficient as removal of the structural framing would significantly impact the design and function of the rooms down stair.

 A secondary inspection of the floor and subsequent drainage issues revealed a defined water problem (potential) the perimeter drain could be accessed from a nearby closet and it was flooded, with no apparent flow out.  This gave rise to the detection of odor issues well beyond the oil most recently documented.  Some bleach was applied to standing water beneath the slab in an effort to lessen the odor of stale water.

No additional calls from Ms. Montefusco have been received about odor or the cleanup therefore, no additional remediation actions are planned.

P-833-2003*A 100lb propane cylinder was returned to the Home Depot leaking but was about empty.  They were instructed to move the cylinder to the furthest, safest location behind the building and away from ignition sources.  It was then allowed to dissipate naturally until empty.
A-432-2003*   DEP received a report that about one gallon of diesel fuel spilled to a concrete pad when a lawn mower was overfilled.  Oil was collected using sorbents.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this event.
A-431-2003*   DEP received a report from an oil company (Haskell) conducting a CAP AST replacement that corrosive holes were observed in the bottom of the old tank, with contaminated soil underlying.  Impacted soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is rural-residential with three private wells within 500'; the subject well was sampled (<50 ppb) for DRO.  The case was referred for possible DEP Tech Services attention.
P-835-2003*Diesel discharges were evident at intersections along Route 35 from Standish to Hollis.  It was presumed to be from a truck.  The worst of the discharges were cleaned by local fire.  No RP was located by law enforcement.
P-1012-2002*1 September 2002, responded to Sprague Energy location where a reported 28,000 gallon liquid asphalt spill took place.  The spill was a result of an overfill of Tank #1, when product was being transferred from Tank #8.  According to facility representatives, an  accelerated product transfer was taking place at the time of the spill.  In addition, the overfill alarm was inoperative.

Sprague conduct initial clean up in essential locations of the bulk plant including the pump house where controls are located and product that had migrated outside the secondary containment walls; 130 tons of asphalt and sand were removed and the facility put back on line.

As requested by DEP, Sprague submitted a clean up plan dated September 24, 2002, attached.  This plan was not implemented.  Sprague submitted another plan on March 19, 2003, upon DEP's second request.  The second plan was also not implemented and to date no additional clean up has occurred.

Referred to Oil Enforcement.

Further remedial actions anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO


B-537-2003*On 10/27/03, 1010 hours Mike Longo, of Grant Trailer Sales, reported that a contractor encountered an old UST while digging test pits on their property that had once been Queen City Mobile Home Park.  At the time of the report, they had already unearthed the tank and were anxious to get it out of their way, so I waived the thirty day waiting period and checked the tank. I had worked with Mike during the summer of 1999.  At that time, we removed around 183 USTs that had been used to heat that many mobile homes.  Grant Trailer Sales were in the process of closing that facility, because of the high tax rate, is what I understood.  We thought we had gotten them all, but we obviously missed at least that one.  Some of the units were thought to have had electric heat, so we did not dig at those sites.  In some of those cases,  a former owner could have had oil heat.  As with the vast majority of those tanks, there was no contamination associated with it.  The test pits were being dug, because another company is planning on developing some commercial buildings on the site.

On 10/1/04 the construction project encountered four more of the 120 gallon USTs that had belonged to the mobile home park when it was a mobile home park.  There was no contamination associated with them. The tanks were difficult to account for at the time the park was vacated.  It seems as though some of these tanks were installed but never used because the renter used electricity.  The project has removed all of the fill in order to make a parking lot for the new leasers.  Hopefully all of the USTs have been removed.
P-839-2003*A peddle truck was overfilled at Veilleux Oil in Biddeford discharging approximately five gallons of kerosene to a cement pad which was cleaned with speedy dry.
P-840-2003*Some type of accident involving a truck occurred at 733 Gray Rd discharging diesel to the shoulder.  Windham PD notified DEP.  Some contaminated soil was excavated from the shoulder.
P-844-2003*Apparently, someone working on their 4-wheeler accidentally discharged its motor's contents to the street.  Biddeford applied speedy dry and DEP picked up and disposed of it.
P-845-2003*The overfill of an airplane by a peddle truck discharged five gallons of jet fuel in a downpour.  Pads were applied to catch as much product as possible but most was deemed unrecoverable.
P-894-2002*Kristin & David Godfrey called to report a "sheen" along the waterfront on Little Sebago at Lion's Point Cove.

Upon arrival at the site no sheen could be observed, probably due to the change in wind direction.  It is my experience that the sheen described is that of "Blister Pine Rust"  a black chaulky mold/spore causing a sheen which runs along the shoreline.  It quickly dissipates with wind and wave action.

No further action warranted based on the  information supplied, and there have been no follow up calls regarding another sheen.
P-894-2003*Responded to spill location.  Approximately 20 gallons of heating oil discharged from the above ground supply tank due to corrosion.  The homeowners oil company also responded and stopped the leak prior to DEP's arrival.  South Portland Fire Department responded and installed vapor fans in the basement where the spill occurred.  The defective tank was pumped off, approximately 125 gallons was recovered by the oil company.  The remaining 20 gallons was cleaned by Enpro using sorbent material.

Servpro was hired to paint that portion of the basement floor that was impacted.  This action removed the remaining residual odors.  Zagarella LTD. was hired to replace a wooden food cabinet that was oil impacted and had to be removed.

file/report n.t.
A-479-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor oil spill occurred as a result of this residential AST overfill.  The tank was wiped down and a small amount of soil was removed.  The property owner was satisfied with the spillers' efforts.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-484-2003*   DEP received a report that a cellar residential AST had developed a small hole; the reporting oil company had temporarily patched the hole pending replacement of the tank.  It transpired that about one gallon of oil was spilled to a sound concrete floor.  No oil escaped to the environment and there were negligible oil odors in the residence.
B-452-2003*On 9/10/03, 0800 hours Rodney Gagnon, who had been employed by Walpole Woodworkers Inc., reported multiple hydraulic oil spills at the plant in Chester.  He also talked about several safety issues and these seemed to be first and foremost on his mind.  For these, I suggested that he contact OSHA.  I told him that I would hold off on the oil investigation until he had OSHA do their investigation.  I contacted Rodney several times and on 10/28/03, he indicated that OSHA had been to the plant and that they did ask for some repairs.  One of them was the step up onto one of the loaders and another had to do with a roof.  I discussed the oil spills with Kevin Currie, who is a foreman at the Chester plant, and he said that like anyone who operated hydraulic equipment, they have spills and when they do, they take care of it.  He said some were absorbed with wood shavings and others were taken up with speedy dry.  They allow the speedy dry to dry out and then they put it in their dumpster and the shavings are burned in a large wood fired heater.  I suggested that they report their spills to us, because it would protect them against allegations of unreported spills.
P-895-2003*The City of Lewiston reported that a roller, motorized machine used to lay blacktop, blew a hose and two to three quarts of oil discharged.  The oil leaked into the hot black top and became mixed with the road base material.  Recovery was not feasible.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-636-2002*Received a call from John Koris of Pike Industries concerning a spill at the Fairfield batch plant. Mr. Koris reported that while filling the above ground tanks that contain fuel for the drum dryer, Clean Harbors overfilled the tank. The spill was approximately 150 gallons of specification waste fuel oil.  That is waste oil that is allowed to be used as boiler fuel. The spill was contained within the dike surrounding the tanks. When I arrived, I was shown the tanks and the spill. I was told Clean Harbors was on the way. I later called Clean Harbors and was told they had a crew on site. Inspection after the clean up showed that no additional work was needed.
A-213-2003*A lobster fishing vessel, not identified to DEP, broke a fuel filter fitting discharging an estimated 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil into the bilge.  The automatic bilge pump, sensing a rise in the liquid level of the bilge, energized and discharged most of the fuel spilled into the bilge overboard.  The town of Vinalhaven Fire Department attempted to contain and clean up the spilled product using DEP supplied sorbent boom.

No site visit was made by DEP personnel.  No further action is likely.
A-232-2003*Central Maine Power reported a gasket leak on an untagged transformer on Pole 3, Taylor Road, Hope discharging an estimated pint of transformer oil to the side of the transformer.  CMP crews cleaned up the spilled product and replaced the transformer.

No site visit was made by DEP.

See Attached CMP Spill Report.
A-634-2002*Received a call from Hanley Construction concerning an underground tank they had found at the site of the First National Bank of Damariscotta. There had been previous tank removals at the site. (See A-515-1991 and A-597-1991 for additional information.) However one of the tanks on the east side of the building was not removed due to the electrical line that was over it. The building was being renovated so it was an opportune time to remove the tank as the electric line had been de-energized. There was some contaminated soil that needed to be excavated. I set the cleanup action level to 500 ppm PID bag head space based on the d-tree.  See previous reports for D-tree determination.  75.17 tons was sent to Commercial Paving for treatment and disposal. No additional work needs to be done on this site.
P-859-2002*In the weeks preceding the clean up an oil spill/discharge occurred at the property at 135 Pleasant St. owner by M Blondin.  The tenant J Harlow complained of fuel odors but was told by Blondin the Fire Department had cleared the scene finding no oil.

Responding to the complaint by the tenant, the oil spill was documented and the mystery location of the oil found.  The floor was a hodge podge of broken concrete, brick, stone and sand.  No wonder the fire deparment at night could not find free product, it had migrated south and quickly.

A contractor was called and a vactor applied to remove soil and materials less than 7 inches.  The remaining materials were hand excavated and loaded into five gallon pails for removal out the window to a dump trailer.

Crushed stone and concrete were used as back fill and the floor reconstructed.  The oil fired system is old and possible in need of repair & upgrade.  The clean up was successful and the tenant had no further complaints.

Shortly after the clean up the building was reportedly destroyed by fire.  No further action planned.
P-880-2003*On 10/21/03 I received a call from Veronica Morse of Dead River Company reporting an above ground storage tank leak at a client's rental property in West Paris.  Approximately one gallon of oil had leaked out of the tank over time via a slow weep.  A catch pan had been placed under the tank and had captured approximately 4 ounces of oil.  There was a 12 inch square stain under the weep on the tank.  Dead River made arrangements with the customer to replace the tank.  No further action required.
P-885-2003*Kevin Moore of C N Brown called to report an overfill at a customers home in Cornish.  The overfill discharged thru the vent, onto the ground.  The volume of the discharge/spill was estimated at two (2) gallons.

No additional concerns were expressed by the home owner, nor did CNB request DEP assistance.  DEP logged the information and plans no further action for this site.
P-896-2003*On 10/22/03 I received a call from Hal Westwig of Dead River reporting a small heating oil spill that occurred while the delivery hose from a tank truck was being retrieved.  The nozzle on the hose accidentally opened releasing approximately 1/2 gallon of oil onto the street.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-278-1998*On 4/29/98, 0945 hours Steve Pinkham, who is a resident of Seal Harbor, reported a hydraulic oil release that had taken place on Cooksey Drive in Seal Harbor.  A hydraulic hose on a street sweeper ruptured and lost an estimated 30 gallons.  At the time of the report the spill was contained but the highway foreman wanted guidance as to how to dispose of the clean up material.

The sweeper had a good supply of clean sand on board so the crew was able to deploy sand on the 6 X 10 foot area.  They picked up the sand and deployed more a couple of times.  They did this to eliminate slipperiness to the road surface.  On 4/30/98 I visited the town garage and observed the 2.5 cubic yards of road sand that they had picked up.  It did not seem to be heavily contaminated.  The assistant Foreman, Jim Greenlaw, showed me a flat area up in back of their supply of winter road sand that was more than adequate for drying out the sand.
A-77-1998*No site visit make to investigate.

Webber and Rangeley staff recovered the oil with snow.  Bill Keene went to Rangeley to collect the containers.

No further action anticipated.
B-266-1997*Mr. Newman reported that a transformer spilled about one gallon of non-PCB oil onto the ground on the Guard Point Road in Harrington.  They cleaned it up by digging up about 3/4 of a drum of dirt that was taken to Sawyer's.  I did not attend the scene.  See attached BHE Co. report.
P-173-1997*1Apr97, resonded to facility location and observed free product in the dirt floor basement; hole in AST copper feed line; sump pump to sewer system; and that the household is on town water.

I hired Enpro Environmental Servc., Newburyport, MA, to vacuum out the free product this day. Issued Temp. ID #MEP000012020.

2Apr97, on site to install vapro extraction system. Todd Zagarella Ltd. hired to install system and remove oil soaked debris.

4Apr97, on site to complete work and remove remaining oil impacted debris.

No further action pending additional home owner compliants associated with vapors.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (13May97)
A-13-1998*The ice storm broke a pole and dropped a transformer on the driveway.  The contents leaked out and soaked into the ice.  A puddle formed.  Pads and boom were placed to collect any product which moved towards the well.  CMP removed the transformer and the contaminated snow 10 days later.
A-206-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred during a delivery at this residence.  According to the oil company and the homeowner the spill was to pavement and was effectively cleaned up.
B-222-2001*     On 4/23/01, 1400 hours Tom Spitz of UMO reported a one quart spill of battery acid.  They were moving a 2500 lb battery with a fork lift when the pallet that it was on disintegrated.  This caused the battery to slide off the truck and a quart of its acid spilled.  The Orono Fire Haz-Mat team responded by neutralizing and absorbing the product with neutrasorb.  The neutralized material was entered into UMO's waste stream. The battery that they were taking delivery of was to power an electric fork lift.
P-396-1991*
Unreported surface discharge.
P-320-2001*   On 4/19/01 I visited 202 Warren Ave. to check on a complaint of waste paint being dumped in the building's dumpster and toxic water coming up thru the businesses' floor (see attached notes).  I first met the property owner, Mr. Peter Holmes at his Harbour Auto Body business @ 401 Warren Ave.  Here I noted paint dumping or other env. problems, and Mr. Holmes was unaware of any problems or compaints.
   202 Warren Ave. is a commercial building, next to Moran's Towing, and housing several businesses including Clean Sweep Inc., Riverside Clutch, and Tanks Unlimited Inc.  I understand this building is also owned by Mr. Holmes.  Mr. Distasio's business maintains & plows parking lots and driveways.   In their basement office he showed me several dozen 1-gallon cans of epoxy (lead-based?) concrete-floor and bridge paint that he stated he fished out of his locked dumpster that he wondered if they came from Harbour Auto Body.  None of the cans were leaking and I had no cause to consider them a regulated waste at the time as they were secure in the building and may still be usable.
   Mr. Distasio was also concerned about water (from melting snow) that had seeped into his office and caused the paint to peal off the metal office furniture.  The water had no sheen, product or unusual odor evident and had a pH of 7, indicating it was neither acidic or caustic.  I advised him that it may be natural rust on his furniture from the metal's exposure to the water.
   At this time no further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.  A copy of this report will be sent  Mr. Holmes at his request.  Both Holmes and Distasio may be liable for proper disposal of the waste paint when the time comes.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-566-1999*DEP received a report from MDOT that oil was present on a paved section of this highway rest stop.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  The situation had the appearance of a large truck having lost it's transmission oil during the preceding night, though this is speculative.  Spilled product was sorbed using pads and sand.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-565-1999*Received a call from  Jerry Junkins of International Paper concerning a small #6 oil spill at International Paper's Androscoggin Mill. He reported that some process water overflowed a tank and went into containment for the #6 oil heaters. The water displaced approximately 10 gallons of oil to the sewer. Residual oil in the containment was cleaned up with sorbents. No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed at this spill.
A-479-1996*     DEP received a report that this vessel had been sunk on its mooring in Rockland Harbor during heavy weather.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 10/22 and observed the salvage operations.  No recovery of spilled oil was feasible.  An attempt was made to plug the vent line (presumed the source of the leak) but this was unsuccessful.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-402-1997*  On 7/25/97 I met Chip Martin of Clean Harbors and John Tewhey of Tewhey & Assoc. onsite to discharges and clean-up of oil spills at this property.  (See P-203-97 for info. on site history.)  While there we noted these two black, unmarked drums.  One drum was essentialy empty while the other contained about 5-10 gals. of what smelled like paint thinner.  Martin explained that they appeared the last Monday, 7/21/97, whereupon he contacted Roger Blouin.  It is speculated that they may have come from someone delivering junk to Loius Mack Co. next door as they were next to Louis Mack's entrance, which is on Blouin's property.
   I later advised Tewhey and Roger Blouin to have the drums secured, such as in the building, to prevent discharges; and to seek proper disposal.  I returned twice over several weeks to find the drum apparently emptied, and then both drums gone.  No further action on this incident anticipated and no source unknown.

SG Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-393-1998*B-393-98
Orono (University of Maine)

Thursday June 6, 1998				1420

I received a phone call from Mr. Tom Spitz, Chemical Hygiene Officer, for the University of Maine.  Mr. Spitz called to report a hazardous chemical spill of 1 gallon of a material composed of 75% acetone, 20% isopropyl alcohol and 5% Methanol.

This material was spilled when the glass container was mishandled or dropped in the chemical cabinet.  The spill was cleaned up using the spill kit.  The kit was taken to the University's hazardous chemical storage area to await the next scheduled pick up.
B-379-1999*     On July 6, 1999 at 1620 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a ten gallon spill of <1 ppm PCB transformer oil from a unit located at the corner of French and South Park Streets in Bangor.  The spill occurred the previous afternoon when a thunderstorm knocked a tree limb onto the transformer causing it to overheat and leak its contents onto the street.  There  was a 12'X18' stained area beneath the pole which emptied into a storm drain.  Consequently, most of the oil went either to the treatment plant or to the Kenduskeg Stream via an overflow drain depending on the volume of storm water in the system.  If it entered the stream, the high volume of water from the storm would help dissipate the oil.
B-97-1997*On 2/25/97, 1045 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reported a transformer incident at the MacQuinn Plant in Hancock.  Some malfunction caused an increase in pressure and this in turn caused a small amount of oil to spray out of the top of the unit.  They quoted the amount as being less than a quart.  The description indicated that there were about 20 spots of the oil that were a half inch in diameter on the side of the plant's weigh building.  This would be a lot less than a quart.  A lab analysis confirmed that the oil was not PCB.  Bangor Hydro replaced the transformer.  Cleaning the oil off the weigh building wasn't feasible.
P-619-2000*DEP responded to complaint and observed a leaking engine, that was removed from a vehicle, in the drive way.  I observed a drinking water well with in 20 feet of the spill.  I advised the home owner that this type of activity requires recovery of lubricants and that a threat to the their well exists if the waste oils are allowed to leak in the driveway.  Subject agreed and advised DEP she would not allow her son to continue this activity.

No further response action necessary.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 24 Oct 2000.
I-5-1999*On 1-29-99, Steve Adams called this office to report that his well water had a strange smell and taste. He said that several years ago the previous owner has lost some gasoline from a snowmobile next to the well and the well had become contaminated then. That was reported to this office and was taken care of by staff at that time. Refer to spill# I-39-91. Mr. Adams indicated that he had sampled the well and had it analyzed for gasoline and that the test was negative. I investigated and checked all possible sources on the property that were visible at the time. Nothing seemed to indicate a problem. The water had an odor, but not of petroleum. He requested a sample be taken and run for fuel oil analysis. This was done and results were negative. Further investigation showed a high level of Manganese and Sulfide in that area. I suggested he test for those and if necessary install and appropriate filter. Case closed.
I-2-2001*AST piping damaged when wood fell from pile.  Owner plugged leak with finger while wife called oil company.

The oil company pumped out the remaining oil.

A contractor was hired to excavate the contaminated dirt on the cellar floor and install a vent system to remove the vapor.

The home has a dug well about 500 feet away from the spill.

Home was placed on Quarterly monitoring for Diesel Range Organics.


Other than QM, no other action currently required.


Case Closed.
B-13-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-852-1999*See attached report from Portland Water District.
A-211-1996* On 5-10-96 Dennis Giustra called this office to ask for a waiver to the 30 day notice for UST removal. The waiver was issued and the tank was removed on 5-15-96. The tank was not registered and needed to be removed in order to facilitate the real estate transaction.
 The tank was pumped out and then removed. Low levels of soil contamination was found. I asked Mr. Giustra to remove some soil under the tank. The soil under the tank was a heavy clay and contamination was limited. In total 1.34 tons of soil was removed. The entire area is served by public water and sewer.
Mr. Jones, the owner of the tank, bought this house in or around 1984. The UST was taking on water at that time. No report was ever made to the DEP. The tank was discontinued, was never registered or removed on schedule.
A-723-2000*O'brien oil driver overfilled 275 gal outside AST. Small amount of fuel lost to icy ground. Sorbent pads employed to remove standing product. A small backhoe was brought in and removed contaminated ice, snow and a small amount of frozen soil. No further action is expected.
I-30-2001*On 3/20/01, Russel Smith called this office to report that they had recently discovered that a transformer in a vault at the Pine Street School had leaked an estimated 1 cup of greater than 50 ppm transformer oil onto the concrete floor there. They had cleaned up what they could with sorbent pads and were planning to finish with a detergent and if necessary, removal of some of the concrete. I notified Mary Corr and she will be working with them as this is a TOSCA regulated cleanup.
I-140-1998*On 7-20-98, a 1000 fuel oil tank was removed at the Salvation Army building in Houlton. A site assessment revealed contamination due to tank corrosion. About 25 yards was removed and taken to Tri Community landfill. This was seen as sufficient because clay soils in the area prevented much migration.
A-166-1999*The Stoddard AST fell over when the legs broke, causing oil to flow down a drainage, across Brian Pinkham's yard, through a culvert under the road and into a wooded area. Ms. Stoddard had the tank righted and wood chips placed along the drainage. She was not aware spills had to be reported to DEP.

I advised Ms. Stoddard the tank needed additional work before it could be filled again (this was reinforced by staff from M.W. Sewall, her oil company--deliveries under Lawrence Thomas, Lot #8). I also told her the wood chips and contaminated soil had to be removed. I hired Clean Harbors to remove the wood chips. E.M. Wood Construction removed the contaminated soil, and will re-seed the area once the weather is warmer.

The Stoddard well is about 50' uphill of the spill site. The Pinkham (633-2153) well is about 25' downhill from the spill site (it is about 200' deep). Shawn & Betsy Pitcher (633-6950; Betsy work: 633-6216) live across the street; their well is next to the wooded area. Three homes have wells just on the other side of the wooded area:  Richard Bredeaux (home: 633-3859; work: 633-6634), Philip Gregory (633-1149), and Kelley Coady (work: 633-6517). The latter property was owned by Steve Nichols (633-2192) at the time of the spill. The Stoddard, Pinkham and Bredeaux wells tested <25 ppm DRO. The Gregory and Coady/Nichols wells had minor contamination that was probably from the piping. A sample taken from the Pitcher outside faucet showed contamination from a solvent for dyes and oils which may be from the dye in kerosene. A resample showed an envelope in the fuel oil region, DRO was 36 ug/L. A filter agreement has been sent. Alex Pugh will take a sample inside the home. All six homes have been placed on quarterly monitoring.

The Stoddard and Pinkham tanks were replaced under the heating oil supply tank and piping upgrade project. The Pitcher's did not wish to participate.

This case has been referred to Tech Services.  No further action required by Response.
A-258-1998*No site visit made on the date of abandonment.  Allison called to report that the soil under the tank was clean and dry.  However she did have a PID reading of 160 ppm.  This may have been due to the method of collection, and odors in the tank rather that contamination in the soil.  I decided that if this was a leak it was very limited.  No remediation or further investigation is needed.
A-187-1999*A car backed into a telephone pole and ruptured its fuel tank. 5 to 10 gallons was lost. The FD applied pads. No further action is required.
A-134-2001* A tow truck owned by Bathgate and Sons was hauling a large truck when a rear end fell off. This resulted in the rupture of a diesel tank and the release of about 50 gallons of diesel onto the road way. This accident occurred on Rte. 197 near the private road known as Keyon Drive. The local Fire Dept. responded and I arrived later. We placed sorbent pads onto the spilled diesel and dug into the snow bank and placed more sorbent pads. I checked on the site several days later.
 A resident who lives on Keyon Drive called several times in the spring to make us aware of the oil stain that was on the road side shoulder. I called Bathgate and Sons several times and they told me to talk with their Insurance Company. After several unsuccessful attempts to get anyone to remove the contaminated soil the local resident then called their State Representative, Peavey.
 Representative Peavey spoke to me, my supervisor (Peter Blanchard) and the Bureau Director (David Lennett).  A letter was written requesting action by 8-2-01. No action was taken, therefore I hired EPI, Inc., to remove the contaminated soil. This was done on 8-7-01. The soil was removed and transported to CRS/CP in Scarborough.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-399-2001*Site visit to determine abandoment in place eligibility.  AIP granted.  Tank not registered, forwarded to UST Licensing.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
B-354-1998*Burnerman Richard Nielson was summoned to the home of Ken Devine on the evening of May 30, to correct a leaking tank problem.  The homeowner's AST had developed a small hole in the bottom, and was leaking something less than a gallon an hour.

Nielson cleaned up the oil on the floor, then discovered that some oil had made its way into the pump sump.  There was 3-4" of water in the sump, though, and it appeared that little or no oil had been pumped out to the storm sewer.   Nielson used sorbent pads to recover the oil in the sump.

A check on 6/1/98 showed no oil in the storm sewer.
A-173-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-526-1998*This site is one of the MTBE study sites.  A confirmatory sample was taken and the results were 0.78 ppm MTBE.  No source was found for the low level of MTBE in the well although there was gasoline powered equipment in the yard.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-770-2001*On or about 09.24.01 I was contacted by Rhonda Heartly, Clean Harbors of Maine, 207-234-4008, requesting a Virgin Product letter for Atkinson Construction. Heartly indicated that sampling of soils on site was completed per Commercial Paving, Scarborough, acceptance requirements for non-virgin petroleum contamination, but that the reactivity component of the testing was not done.  Heartly asked that a DEP Virgin Product Letter be issued to facilitate that reactive component, because the soil was contaminated with virgin diesel fuel, where construction equipment had been overfilled. I issued the virgin letter, but advised that DEP would conduct a site visit. Responder Sheryl Bernard conducted a site visit on or about 09.27.01 accompanied by Bath Iron Works representatives. Responder Bernard advised that a waste oil collection site, used to collect oil removed from equipment during services, had not been properly maintained and spill(s) occurred.  Responder Bernard advised that the spill was not attributed to fueling overfills of diesel fuel.

I believed that the information provided DEP concerning the soil was not consistent with what was actually going on on site. The waste oil contaminated soils were accepted at Commercial Paving Scarborough, under required facility waste sampling results and the DEP Virgin Letter.  Responder Jon Woodard was initially involved in this case, but I received the Virgin Letter request from Clean Harbors. I suspect that additional soils were discovered during remediation at this site.

This matter referred to DEP Solid Waste Division for review.
No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 10.30.2001
P-116-2000*Due to the inaccessibility of equipment to remove soil, the fact there were no receptors at jeopardy and no vapors present within the building, it was determined that no clean-up would be necessary.  Mrs. Elowe stated that she would contact me if she encountered any problems this spring.

No further action required at this time.
B-366-1996*7/12/96 @ 0945

I received a phone call from Mr. Bill Verdone of the US EPA.  Mr. Verdone reported that he received an anonymous complainant (at 0718) that oil dumping is going on at Moosehead Motors, on Route 15, in Greenville.

A site visit revealed a small stained area of hard pan type soil, with gravel on it, in the driveway area of Moosehead Motors.  I spoke to an employee, who stated that Mr. Rider was not here and should return in late afternoon or early evening.  I instructed the employee on what needed to be done with the oil contaminated soil.  Plans are to excavate down all of 1.5 inches and spread the soil thinly in an area near the side of the garage.  I was told that an oil drain pan was knocked over and spilled its contents. He said that no dumping was going on and had no problem with me looking around the premises.  No other problems were found on the property at this time.
A-526-2000*A Dragon Products Inc. mixer truck developed a hydraulic line leak while delivering concrete to the Cushing residence in Fairfield. The driver removed the contaminated soil for disposal. See attached Dragon Spill Report. No further action is expected.
P-845-1999*USCG reported a large sheen and "brown oily solid" in Casco Bay in the proximity of the MOTIVA terminal.  I visited the site and observed that there was a sheen on both the inside and outside the barge (BFT 70) berthed at the terminal.  I boarded the barge and the tanker-man verified that the voids were empty and there was no other indication that the barge was the cause of the sheen.  Observations from the barge revealed that the sheen extended a substantial distance across the Fore River.  The terminal operator informed me that the product had "come in with the tide" from the area of the sewer outfall  off Elm St.   There was a recoverable amount of emulsified product on the outside of the boom around the barge and I hired Fleet Environmental Services to remove it.  No source of the discharge was found and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-652-1998*     DEP received a report from an oil company (Wadleighs) that this facility had just been requested to respond to a gasoline spill at this facility.  According to Wadleighs staff the spill involved about ten gallons and was confined to pavement.  It was not known what caused the spill.  Spilled product was recovered and disposed of in the Wadleighs waste stream.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-521-2001*On 09/24/01, 1200 hours Dale Mills contacted me about cleaning up his dismantled bulk plant on Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor.  He said that he wanted to remove the cement dyke and anything else that would render the property for other uses.  I went to the site that afternoon.  The plant's above ground tanks were long gone but the soil inside the dyke area was somewhat contaminated giving PID headspace readings from 200ppm to 600 ppm.  Since the contamination was the result of several old spills the contaminant was not fresh so it was not possible to relate the readings to gallons per cubic yard. Historically there had been three reported spills at the site. I figured that two gallons per cubic yard would be a reasonable estimate.  I further estimated the volume of soil to be around thirty cubic yards.  It turned out to be forty, which was removed on 10/03/01 and taken to Lanes.

Groundwater level at the location was a couple feet below grade even though we were having an extremely dry season. The material below the groundwater level consisted of boulders ranging from a half foot to a foot in diameter.  They did not appear to have oil on them.  The material above the groundwater was medium sized gravel; and this was the contaminated soil that was removed.
B-570-1998*On August 26, 1998 at 1430 we received a call from Joy Deckanich of Roy Brothers Oil in Old Town reporting an oil spill from an outside tank at the home of Nancy Mitchell on Indian Island in Old Town.  Roy Bros made their last delivery to the tank in February but believed someone else had made deliveries since then.  A Roy Bros. deliveryman noticed the problem when he was on site for a delivery.

A Roy Bros. employee and myself visited the site that afternoon and we found a small two by two foot stained area of soil beneath the filter and feedline.  I couldn't find a hole in the tank but believed the product came from a loose fitting or connection in the feedline or filter.  The area is on town water.  I talked to Marie Mitchell of the Penobscot Housing Authority who said the homeowner requires 24 hour care from the Housing Authority since she is mentally retarded.  I advised Marie Mitchell to excavate a wheelbarrow of contaminated soil to remove any smell.
P-90-2000*   On 2/17/00 I was called by Mr. Pat Dubois reporting that an Ace Trucking Co. truck had discharged about 20 gallons of diesel fuel at his 15 Morin St. property in Biddeford.  The spill had reportedly occured on 2/15 though had not been reported by the spiller.  Mr. Dubois stated that he finaly got Ace Trucking to clean up the spill thru Action Env. Co. who was sub-contracting to Fleet Env. of Portland.
    No DEP virgin letter for soil disposal was issued as DEP did not observed the discharge and confirm the  product.  I understand this area is on city water and sewer and no sensitive receptors were effected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-208-2000*B-208-2000
04/18/2000 09:55

     Brad Kelso of the Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their facility.  It was stated that a truck sank in a soft shoulder of a roadway on mill property.  A couple of cups of fuel then leaked out the cap of the saddle tank. A few pads were used in the clean up.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.

B-11-1998*1/9/98 15:10

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric called to report one of several dielectric oil spills related to the "1998 ice storm".  Approxiately 2 cups of "non PCB" dielectric oil spilled from a worn seal on a transformer on Route 184 in Ellsworth.  The spill was subsequently cleaned up by Clean Harbors.  One half a drum of contaminated snow was generated in the process.
P-113-1996*On 2/20/96 I received a call from Bonnie Titcomb who was calling on behalf of her neighbor, Kathy Gregory, reporting a fuel oil spill at Mrs. Gregory's residence on Lakewood Rd. in South Casco.  Approximately 150 gallons of Kerosene was spilled when snow fell off the roof of the house and broke the fuel filter off her outside oil tank.  I met with Bonnie and Kathy at the home on 2/28.  The spill was located in an area very close to bedrock.  Both the Titcomb and Gregory well appear to be at risk for contamination.  I also observed oil in the sump of the Gregory home and oil odor in the home.  I made arrangements to excavate as much of the contamination as possible on 3/6.  On that date we removed 23 tons of contaminated soil.  Bedrock was encountered at approximately 3.5 feet.  Much of the soil under the foundation of the home was observed to be saturated.  Both Titcomb and Gregory wells have been placed on Quarterly monitoring and a blower will be installed over the sump to ventilate oil vapors from the home.  Further action will be dependant upon quarterly monitoring results.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-143-2000*Overfill at bulk Plant at loading rack. Daigle crews cleaned up the mess.

Case Closed
I-106-2001*A broken fitting on the head rig saw caused 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  Sawdust was used to absorb the fluid.  This sawdust was transported to the boiler and burned.  The total volume of contaminatd sawdust was approximately 1 bobcat bucket.
P-154-1991*
Old out of service gas station UST facility.  At least one out-of-service, bare steel UST noted; referred to DEP compliance unit for further actions to abandon the UST facility.
P-262-2001*Snow built up around the Ridlon's tank until the filter was broken off causing around 200 gallons of #1 fuel oil to spill.  I hired Fleet to remove all of the clean snow and then the contaminated soil.  The tank was secured, and the case was handed over to Technical Services.

See attached Tech. Services Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

NOTE:  Spill Debris and Commercial Recycling Generator forms were inadvertently  misplaced, therefore not included.
A-90-2001*   DEP received a report that disel oil was spilled at this construction site when a diesel welder fell off a lift.  Spilled oil was collected off the frozen ground using sorbents.
B-637-2000* On 12/01/2000 Tom Todd, the Newport Water District superintendent called to report a hazardous waste incident at the water plant. Due to technical problems the basement of the water plant was flooded on 11/28.2000. In the basement were three chemical totes of about 132-gallon capacity. They contained bleach 15% NaClO (46 gallons), hydrofluorosilicic acid 23% H2SiF6 (31 gallons) and Caustic Soda NaOH 25% (89 gallons). The totes were flooded to their capacity. The contaminate cellar water was pumped to the Sebasticook River and two of the flooded totes, NaClo and NaOH, were pumped out by a local septic hauler and discharged into the Newport Sewer Treatment works. When he reported by telephone, he inquired about the proper disposal requirements for the hydrofluorosilicic acid. I transferred him to Scott Leighton, our hazardous waste enforcement inspector. It is my understanding that Mr. Leighton allowed this to be disposed of at the wastewater plant also. Since this report was 3 days after the event. No further action is anticipated for response services.
P-410-2001*No narrative.
A-108-1998* Snow and ice fell off the roof and sheared off the copper feed line. The camp/house is owned by John Kidder 3rd. He also ownes the adjacent property. The site is located on 2 Rod Rd., 0.6 miles from South Shore Drive. There is one well that serves both camps.
 The caretaker is Mike Lowell tel # 864-3418.
 A site visit on 3-18, determined that the spilled oil is under the tank or has migrated under the camp. We decided that the best action would be to wait until the snow is gone so that heavy eguipment could get into the site.
 On 5-5-98 I met Mr. Lowell and the contractor, Washington Excavation, on site. The oil tank had been pumped out and we attempted to excavate the soil. There was not much space between the camp and the septic tank. Also, the soil did not appear to be grossly contaminated. Ultimately, about 7 yds of soil was removed.
 This case has been forwarded to Tech. Services for further review.
A-376-1999*See attached reports from Mead & my narrative
B-120-1998*One of Nyle's two manifolded together ASTs developed a hole in the bottom of it, and an estimated 30 gallons leaked onto the slab, and out under the sill to the ice and snow outside.  Webber Energy was called and put down sorbents and speedy dry to collect the liquid oil.  The next day, Milton Ketch and I chopped up and drummed the contaminated ice next to the building.

Webber, at my instruction, installed a fan to vent the oil fumes to the outside from the crawl space under the shop floor.
P-587-2000*   On Friday 10/6/00, I visted this business in regards to a 10/5/00 complaint regarding oil spills and possible unregistered motor fuel UST's.  The area is urban commercial, industrial and residential, on city water & sewer.  Easy Rent All rents tools and heavy equipment.  I understand a 275 gal. gaso. UST was removed in 1994.
  The manager, Mr. Ron Santomango, showed me his tanks behind the building.  I noted a waste oil tank of about 300 gals. buried about 15% or more in the ground making it a UST by state definition (CMR 691.3.XX).  A 300 gal. tank of diesel was buried <10% and it more fits an AST by definition.  There was obvious dark oil spillage that Mr. Santomango stated was mostly waste oil from dumping into the tank.  There was no underground piping or remote dispensers.  I advised Mr. Santomango that it would be best for him if the tanks are lifted from the ground, put in containment, and with a metal roof to keep rainwater out of the containment.  If this is done before the end of this year the DEP would not argue the issue of registering the w.o. tank as a UST.  Being in the soil can accelerate corrosion holes in the tanks.  A third, approx. 500 gal. size, AST on a skid appeared newer (see site sketch & photo).   I noted no labels on the tanks stating contents.  The two older outside tanks did not have emergency vents apparent.  The site now also has two inside, heating oil AST's.  I have found no record that any of these prohibited discharges had been reported as required.
    On 1/10/01 I revisited after not hearing back regarding my 10/20/00 letter.  The two tanks are on concrete pads but still not within any spill-containment.  See the attached 1/10/01 e-mail for further details.  A copy of this report will be sent to Easy Rent All and the state Fire Marshal's Office..

S G Brezinski


P-115-1999*The department received a call from Anne-Marie Stuart reporting she had her well water tested and it came back positive for MTBE at levels below the MEL.  Brad Hahn and I went out to investigate and resample.  At that point, we received an email from Anne-Marie's mother, she owns the property and lives next door.  She also sampled her water and got very low results for MTBE also below the MEL.  The confirmatory samples we collected agreed with the original results.  Brad and I searched the sight for a sourc,e but there was no obvious culprit although there were plenty of gasoline powered devices on the property (lawnmower, outboard motor, etc.).  Mrs. Libby was very concerned, because her daughter, Anne-Marie, has MS and she did not want her exposed to any MTBE.  We put her in touch with Dr. Andy Smith, the State Toxicologist, to address these concerns.  We placed Mrs. Stuart on QM.  The case has officially been handed over to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-107-2000* The tenants heard a loud bang on Friday morning. On Saturday at 11:30 hrs. they noticed an oil odor. They could smell it again at 14:30 hrs.  At 19:00 hrs they called Dead River to check out the furnace and such.
 It was at this time that the service technician found the problem, which was a leaking oil tank.  Mary Corr of this office responded along with the Fire Dept.
 The tenants, Vance Cayford and his fiance, moved out. They stayed at Best Western for many days until they could find another location.
 The owner of the property was not concerned about cleanup.
 Because of the work load this particular winter other matters took priorities and this site was referred Division of Technical Services for additional work if needed.

I-11-1997*This case was a callout by Daigle Oil Co. The Lack of fuel to the furnace lead the DOC Technician to the empty tank and the saturated snow & ice. The nipple from the tank to the filter was broken off.

Spilled product ran under the snow and next to the building where little frost existed. Any soil that was not frozen was satuated with oil down about 18 inches, the length of the building.

Saturated soils and snow were excavated and auled to the Tricommunity landfill.

A well is located about 100 ft from the spill plume. Case will be pasted to Tech Services.
A-210-2000*Mr. Rackliffe reported that someone dumped waste oil into the brush alongside the road near his home and left two oil filters. Upon visiting the site, I observed a stained area about 5 feet by 2 feet. I removed the oil filters, some oil-soaked brush, and scraped up a thin layer of soil.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-660-1998* An anonymous caller, to the National Response center, reported seeing this Thanksgiving Day.  They didn't report it till late the following day.   It had rained heavily on Thanksgiving.  When I arrived at the site it was dark, but it was still clear that oil had run down the edge of the paved drive and roadside.  The impacted area was across a gravel parking lot and well away from the site vehicle storage and AST containment.  I contacted Mr. Glen Jacobs who wasn't aware of any problem, but told me how to find light switches for area lighting.  I couldn't locate any ongoing problem.   Any oil that had left the site would have reached the river long before we were called.  We agreed to meet the following morning.

The next day we could see the stain on the pavement, but nothing to indicate a source.  There are three ASTs in covered containment.  There was no evidence of a fuel spill in this area.  They don't maintain accurate inventory records.  Mr. Jacobs was going to question employees to see if any spill had occurred.   He did later report that a truck had been overfilled late on November 25, but the employee felt that it had been minor.  They tried two small test pits to locate contamination in the gravel, but couldn't locate impacted soil.  The stain on the pavement would suggest a larger spill than has been accounted for.  However there is no evidence that any remediation is appropriate.

No further action is anticipated.
A-135-2001*   DEP received a report that oil odors were evident in this office building.  A ventilation fan was placed in the affected area.  An inspection of the building and the adjacent building revealed no source of the odors.  The odors abated after three weeks.
P-15-1999*On 1/12/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Becky Seward reporting an oil spill at her home in Lyman.  Approximately 50 gallons of oil was spilled when kids playing around her above ground storage tank in the basement accidently broke the fuel line off the oil tank.  I responded immediately.  When I arrived, I observed that the Lyman Fire Dept. had placed sorbent pads around the perimeter of the oil spill in the basement to keep the oil from migrating further.  They had also plugged the tank to keep it from leaking any further.  With the assistance of the homeowner, I cleaned up the oil in the basement with sorbent pads.  I also further secured the plug on the tank to ensure it would not leak until it could be repaired.  The Sewards insurance company made arrangements to have the oil stained concrete in the basement cleaned by a professional cleaning company.  No further action required.



____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 13, 1999
I-221-1998*On 12-1-98, Seth Lawler of Daigle oil reported that while doing a service call at a vacant trailer in Linneus, he noticed the fuel line from the 275 had been leaking. He repaired the leak before calling. The trailer belonged to Craig Williams who is currently living in Brunswick. I visited the residence that day and found there had been a slow leak but after cheking with a hand soil auger found the area of contamination to be only in the area of the leak. I called Mr. Wiliiams to inform him and suggested he shovel the dirt up and spread it on the back field well away from the trailer and well. He was returning the following week and assured me it would be done then.
A-361-2001*Received a call from Kevin Moore of C.N. Brown reporting a small spill. He reported that while delivering a load of gasoline to the Corner Store in Chesterville, the dome cover was not locked down.  The truck was parked on an incline and the spilled about 5 gallons of gasoline from the dome cover. The driver cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  Senior Geologist Cheryl Fontaine and I went to the store a  week later to inspect the site. As it is a public water supply, we took a sample of the water from the tap. No product was found in the water. No further work is needed on this site by Response.
B-89-2000* On the morning of Feb. 18, Angela Webb, driving North on I-95, says she was overcome by fumes just north of Exit 43, and barely made it to the Hampden Rest Area, where she had to pull off and recover.  She said she did not experience any trouble with her car (I first suspected fumes from burning wire insulation) nor did she notice any other motorists having trouble.  She said she could see a mist or fog moving North to South across the field North of the Interstate.  She said she wasn't behind any trucks that appeared to be leaking anything.

Inasmuch as the problem was reported 26 hours after the incident, I saw no point driving to the scene.

After recovering, Ms. Webb  went to aunt Glenda McKenna's house on the Shaw Hill Rd. and upon arrival , smelled the odor again, a very peculiar one, but one which she could not describe to me.  Ms. McKenna also smelled it, but neither lady was affected by it that time.

The complaint log at the Orono barracks showed no record of any similar complaint turned  in to the State Police.
A-239-2001*Ice damage. Well over 2000 feet away. Building on slab, no vapor threat. No sign of oil on the ground. No further action expected.
P-518-1997*Abandoned drum of waste oil.  Lab results determined it to be spec-oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-320-2001*Puckey Oil reported a 40 gallon # 2 oil spill at Sproul Furniture, 80 Main Street, Newcastle from a fitting leak on the AST.  Puckey Oil personnel cleaned up the spilled material and the contaminated sorbents.  The spill occurred on April 30, 2001.   No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using very limited available information.
A-186-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-332-1996* Mr. Hebert called CMP reporting that oil, perhaps hydraulic oil, was located directly below a transformer on his property. CMP responded and placed a few pads onto the alleged oil.  They determined that it was not from them, so CMP called the DEP.  I responded to the scene only to discover that the alleged oil was an organic sheen.
B-168-1997*An unknown motorist stopped at the Houlton State Police Barracks to report a large oil spill at the Medway rest area on north bound I-95.  It had been raining since morning and it is about an hour drive from the rest area to Houlton and I suspected that there would be little oil to recover.  I was able to reach Cliff, a MeDOT maintenance worker assigned to the rest stop, by phone.  I learned that he had alaready checked the paved truck parking area and saw a large rainbow sheen but no oil.  In fact the sheen was running off the pavement into a drain that goes to the onsite waste water treatment works.  He said that parking lot run off flooding the system once and awhile is a problem.  He did not know the source of the diesel oil but assumed that a truck had a mechanical problem in the parking lot and then left.  As there was no longer any collectible oil and the run off was being treated, I did not go to the scene.
B-127-1996*3/3/96 @ 1553

The state police dispatcher (866-2121), phoned to report that Mr. Finley (827-6503), of Roy Brothers had called in a #2 heating oil spill at 6 Charles St in Orono.

I phoned Mr. Finley.  According to him, Ms. Florence Pyles discovered a problem and contacted Roy Brothers.  The fuel feed line from the tank to the furnce had failed and was apparently above grade.  An estimatd 5 to 10 gallons may have spilled over time.  The storm drain had sand in it.

Sorbent pads were used in the floor drain sump.  About 1.5 quarts of oil was recoverd this way.  Apparently no oil was noted at the waste water treatment plant.  This tank was last filled on February 26.

The fuel line will be replaced by Roy Brothers Inc.
B-440-2000*H.E. Sargent Co. was doing some work at the Great Northern mill in Millinocket during August of 2000, and part of the job called for a hole to be excavated on the mill premises.  Once dug, the hole began to fill up with water, so foreman Bernie Pineau took it upon himself to dewater it, by pumping the groundwater out of the hole and into a catch basin.   He failed to notice the oil sheen on the water and the attendant sheen on the Millinocket Stream.

Great Northern personnel didn't fail to notice. Nadia Peters made Pineau report the spill while the GNP people put out sorbents to recover the oil.

See the NRC report faxxed to Augusta.
I-132-2000*The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) cleaning crew washed oven parts with the product Foamfree.  The product was washed into a floor drain which leads into a storm drain then into Mantle Lake.  One half gallon of Foamfree (see attached MSDS) was used, which contains Sodium Hydroxide that produces a white solution when mixed with water.  The storm drainage ditch was white until it mixed with a small stream before entering the lake.  No recovery actions were taken.  TAMC will re-work the floor drain to flow into the sewer.
B-566-2001*On 10/09/01, 1655 hours Paula Smith of C N Brown reported a three-gallon spill of diesel fuel at their Big Apple facility in Hampden, which is located at 71 Main Road.  Apparently a customer arrived at the Big Apple with a fuel tank that was completely full and parked in a position that allowed product to spill out of the capped filler tube.  The spiller was not in the process of fueling his vehicle  at the facility. However, they recovered the spill with speedy dry.  The release had landed on cement.
B-321-1996*D-TREE = B2.
B-563-1997*hYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE SOIL AROUND THE TANKS AT HAROLD MACQUINN'S.  ACCORDING TO THE SITE ASSESSMENT, (ON FILE) THE CONTAMINATION STEMMED FROM OVER FILLS OF THE TANKS THEMSELVES AND FROM SPILLAGE AT THE PUMP ISLAND.

BECAUSE THE SITE IS ON A MAPPED SAND AND GRAVEL AQUIFER, A STRINGENT CLEANUP STANDARD HAD TO BE ACHIEVED.  IN ALL,64 TONS OF CONTAMINATED SAND WERE REMOVED FROM THE TANK HOLE AND THEN SPREAD AND FERTILIZED TO WEATHER AT MACQUINN'S PIT IN HULL'S COVE.
B-533-2000*B-533-2000
09/28/2000 10:15

     Phil Finley of Hancock Oil in Ellsworth called to report an overfill situation at the Carl Saderquist residence on the Kelley Road in Surry adjacent to Union River Bay.  It was not known at the time of the report how much had spilled.  When I arrived to investigate I met with Hancock Oil personnel.  It couldn't be determined at the time just how much the tank was overfilled.
     The 275 gallon above ground tank was observed to be housed in a cramped concrete vault which sat beneath part of the first floor to the house.  It was well protected from the elements but not to an overfill.  Very little oil was observed on the floor of this "vault".  It was believed that quite a bit of it was lost to cracks in the vault's floor and subsequently beneath the buildings slab.  The property's drilled well is located just on the opposite side of the house and slightly upslope.  I was later informed that delivery records indicated that as much as 100 gallons may have been spilled.  Even though the well is upslope to the discharge it may be at a slight risk to contamination.  The case was referred to Technical Services staff for a possible follow up.

P-399-1999*19 June 1999, responded to spill location.  Observed gasoline stain on gravel roadway.  No practical method of clean up available and spill non-threatening to human health or the environment.   Material left on roadway for aeration.

No further actions warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2 Sep99.
A-464-1997*Contamination was noted at the time of the tank removal.  Surrounding soil was a brown clay with sand.  Contamination above baseline standards was limited to only a few yards from near the pump and fill pipes.  I allowed the material to be left in the excavation.

No further action is anticipated.
B-333-1997*Mr. Clewly, an engineer with the DOT, reported a sheen on the Penobscot River below the new Penobscot River Bridge.  I went to the scene and immediately recognized the reoccurring bloom of coal tar.  This area of the river is plagued with small, one inch to one foot, diameter blossoms of coal tar that float to the river surface when the weather gets hoat.  This tar apparently covers portions of the river bottom and is being restudied by the people in Uncontrolled Sites in order to see if anything can be done with it.  In the mean time nothing can be done to prevent the blossoming.
A-610-1998*A #2 fuel oil delivery was made to an outside tank at a residence in error. The tank supplies a Monitor heater. The heater failed and shutdown, but not before the catalytic element was soaked and fuel oil odors filled the room. The levels were about 2 ppm according to the PID. The homeowner made arrangements with Webber to have the heater fixed.
P-200-2001*Corrosion hole in AST caused about 30 gallon of Kerosene to be released.  The ground was damp so the oil spread out a lot.  I hired Fleet and they excavated the contaminated soil.  There were no wells or septic systems nearby.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-429-1998* This well was sampled by DHS, as part of a data collection effort to determine the presence of MTBE in groundwater. Andy Smith referred this case to us after receiving positive results. The results of the first test performed by DHS was 37 ppb.
 I collected four water samples on 8-7. I split the samples between the HETL and BINAX/nel f.n.a. Northeast lab. Two samples were preserved w/acid, the other two were not.
 The results were; 21, 25, 26, 27 ppb.
 I made arrangements w/ Haskell Water Treatment to install a dual carbon filter, however, the White's have not signed the "Filter Agreement", so as of 9-22-98, the filter has not been installed.
 I called the White's and explained how the filter program worked, however, they did not feel comfortable accepting this from the DEP.
 In conclusion, filters have not been installed. At some time in the future I will sample the nearby residences.
P-507-1997*	1997: Facility complaint inspection.  No further actions.

	Facility now a Clipper Mart, owned and operated by M W Sewall Oil Co.  See addendum.
							
Report Update: S G Brezinski 3/6/02
P-629-1996*See also P-831-96.
A-90-2000*Received a call from the East Pittston General Store concerning an oil spill.  They reported that they had discovered that the line by the filter had cracked and the snow was starting to turn red.  I went out to look.  The snow by his outside tank was starting to turn red.  The owner wanted to do the cleanup himself.  So I instructed him to shovel the snow into some drums, let the contaminated snow melt and then dispose of the material as a liquid.  He did this to my satisfaction.  The area is rural, but a historical underground tank leak had required the area to be put on town water.  The drum of contaminated liquid was subsequently taken by Wadleigh's and put with their waste fuel oil. No further work is needed on this site.
B-466-1999*Another small spill associated with the construction of the natural gas pipeline.  Burst hydraulic hose on a backhoe.  No response from here.
P-790-2001*DEP conducted a site visit per Community Economic Development, Bath, request as part of CED AST upgrade program.  Facility had a underground storage tank on site and an abandonment in place requests was made.  Pending registration of the UST facility DEP to facilitate request.

May 2003, Mr. Ken Feller of CED contacted the Department regarding this site and the Abandonment In Place request was finalized.  Apparently, CED had not concluded this project due to employee turn over.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.

B-461-2001*Maureen McGreevy called to report that recently her well had given off occasional odors of acetone. Mrs. McGreevy is a nurse and felt that she knew the odor of acetone. I went to the address, 720 Lamoine Beach Road, Lamoine.
   A visual inspection of her yard and neighborhood gave no obvious sources for acetone contamination. The well is drilled in the front yard. I removed the cap just enough to insert the probe of my PID. It showed no response.
   Inside the home we ran the hot water and I did not smell anything unusual and the PID did not respond to the hot water vapor.
   Mrs. McGreevy related that they had trouble with the water, bad taste and odor, when they moved in two years ago. Treating the well with bleach and adding a water softener seemed to have resolved that problem.
   I am not sure what may have caused the occasional acetone odors but I found nothing to indicate such contamination. I will add that the state is having a serious drought at this time and both surface and ground waters are lower that normal. This may be the cause but I don't know by what mechanism. Mrs. McGreevy was advised that she could sample the water for acetone. If it came back positive we would pay for the test and take corrective action.
   No further action anticipated.
I-45-1999*On 4-8-99, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil Company called this office to report there had been a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Richard Laplante. Apparently while disconnecting the hose after making a fuel delivery several gallons was spilled onto the driveway. It was raining that day and the oil spread out over a large area of the driveway and downhill. When Mr. Laplante arrived home later in the day he contacted Daigle and they went back to clean it with sorbent pads. I went to the house the following day. All had been cleaned off the driveway and after checking the soil on the edges dongradient, was satisfied with the level of cleanup accomplished. No further action was seen as necessary.
A-313-2000* A pickup truck and a boat and trailer slipped into Lake Megunticock. A tow truck had been called and there was no spillage of petroleum at the time this was reported to me. No site visit was made.
P-734-2000*Early December 2000, responded to spill site.  The subject hired Clean Harbors to excavate the spill area. At approximately 4-5 feet in depth, free phase product was encountered on groundwater.  Recovery wells were set in place and free product pumped from the ground via vac truck. Contaminated soils encountered during well installation disposed at Commercial Paving.  The cause of the spill was an unsecured oil return line, which was left after service of the facility.

This site also facilitates an underground storage tank, that is required to be removed according to NASB representatives.  The UST is not associated w. the subject in this spill.

Site referred to Tech. Services for remedial operations and Oil Enforcement for UST considerations.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8Feb01.
B-216-2001*Winter of 2001 was an exceptionally snowy one, and the snow hung on for a long time.  When it finally did start to melt, John Stinson noticed that the grass area under the powerline behind his house was stained with a black substance.  Since the powerline is a natural snowmobile migration route, Stinson assumed the black stuff was oil.

Examining the problem on the evening of 4/25, I immediately determined the stuff was not oil, merely the black residue of rotted grass.  I guess they'd never noticed it before or the inordinate volume of snow had allowed for more anaerobic decomposition which possibly generated more black goop.
A-529-2001*Three family apartment unit with 2-275 gallon fuel oil tanks in the basement.  Dead River filled the tanks today (8/01).  The tanks are connected together with a crossover pipe and both tanks have level gauges installed.  The first tank level gauge broke discharging a small quantity of oil onto the tank and into the basement.  The building owner called Dead River to complain about a fuel oil smell.  The tank has been repaired and Dead River has cleaned up the spilled oil.
A-682-2001*I responded to a call from Wilton Fire Department concerning a truck accident at the intersections of Routes 2 & 4.  There was a car / tractor trailer incident causing the the truck to loose the contents of both saddle tanks. Most of the oil went into the large median at the intersection. When I arrived the truck was just being hauled away and Wilton Fire were mopping up the free product.  I assisted them and took away all the contaminated sorbents.  I then hired McGee Construction to excavate the contaminated soil in the median. They excavated almost 36 tons of contaminated soil and trucked it to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-517-2000*       On September 22, 2000 at 1315 we received a call from Kevin Moore of C.N. Brown Oil in South Paris reporting a gasoline spill at the Big Apple Store on route 7 in Corinna.  A tank truck had just delivered product to the above ground tanks and failed to drain all the oil in the delivery hose into the tank.  So when the driver disconnected the hose from the tank about ten gallons of gasoline spilled onto the gravel.  Mr. Moore said L.C. Carr will excavate the contaminated soil since the store's well is about ten feet away.
      I arrived on site that afternoon and found the situation as described.  Since it was a windy, warm day, much of the gas evaporated before it penetrated into the ground.  Mr. Carr excavated one to two yards of contaminated gravel which he mixed with a larger amount from a different spill that was going to Commercial Paving for final disposal.
P-6-1999*January 7, 1999, DEP on site for the removal of a 550 gallon fuel oil tank at Handyman Equipment Rental, South Portland. Portland pump contractor on site.

Handyman notified the Department on 12/29/98 of a problem with their boiler and that water was found in the fuel line. Clean Harbors was called to pump tank of remaining product amount unknown at this time with discontinued use.

Removal of tank indicated two holes in bottom of tank the size of a quarter. Free product in excavation was padded up with very little found. Water table was seen to be around base of tank. Area considered a Baseline 1 area with no removal of soil.
With the removal of the tank Response Services sees no further action required at this time.
P-431-1996*On 7/25/96 I attended a tank removal in Gorham for which I had issued a 30 day waiver for.  One 1000 gallon # 2 fuel oil tank was removed.  The tank was mildly corroded but there was no pitting and the tank was generally in good condition.  No contamination was observed.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-499-1997*The filter was replaced on a heating system.  The gasket was not seated correctly.  About 80 gallons was lost over the course of a weekend.  The product ran across the floor to a sump.  It was pumped outside.  A crack was present in the floor of the basement.  A well was installed to determine if free product was present under the slab.  None was found.  The soil at the sump pump outfall was dug up and taken to Hatch Hill.  Indoor air quality monitoring was done.  This demonstrated that the levels were below the chronic health standards.
P-379-1997*   On Wed. 7/9/97 I responded to a complaint from the Gray CEO regarding foul smelling and apparently contaminated looking soils encountered by an excavator at this site.  Onsite I met with Ms. Carter (CEO), Steve Stuart of P & K Const., Fred Murch of Alliance Const., et al.  The soils were indeed very strong smelling and with the appearance of old waste oil contamination.  At about 5' bg, in the area near the Cumb. Farms, I noted in the contam. area what appeared to be large stones characteristic of an old leach field.  Carter explained that this site was an old gas station before it became a pharmacy and then recently dug up for a McDonald's.
   Mr. Murch, of Alliance, as the general contractor for McDonald's Corp. proceeded to locate a clean-up contractor and had Clean Harbors arrange for a rolloff under Ray Babbidge that day, under my supervision.  The soil was excavated to states satisfaction and awaited disposal pending TCLP analysis.
   After repeated phone calls to Clean Harbors and then McDonalds, DEP was sent documentation of the 37.58 tons of contaminated soil's disposition on 9/16/97, at the Waste Management facility in Rochester, NH.  No further DEP actions are anticipated.  Minor contamination may remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  No evidence of UST's was encountered.  This area overlies a mapped S & G aquifer, though I feel should be considered BS-2, if not a non-attainemnt area due to the number of gaso. stations with documented discharges.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
B-393-2000*B-393-2000
07/23/2000  11:07

     Melissa Stein of Irving Oil called to report a small gasoline spill at their Lincoln Mainway on West Broadway.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled from an overfill on a vehicle.  Both fire and Irving personnel contained the spill and cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were affected.
B-717-1997*According to Barry Prescott of DOT, he had just finished installing an oil/water separator in the floor drain line at the DOT's Medway maintainance garage;he wasn't even out the door when the local crew decided to test the installation empiracally by spilling 146 gallons of waste oil onto the shop floor. The installation worked flawlessly;  Clean Harbors was called to clean the oil from the newly christened separator.
B-21-2000*B-021-00
Alexander

Tuesday January 11, 2000				0754

The state police dispatcher notified me and asked me to make contact with Mr.. Sid Dudley (427-3465), of the Maine Department of Transportation, in Baileyville.

Mr. Dudley informed me that there had been a truck accident in which 135 gallons of diesel were spilled.  The accident occurred last night around 2200, during a heavy rain and freezing rain event.

Upon inspection of the accident scene I noted a light sheen in a boggy area.  A rapidly flowing stream feeds the boggy area.  This was the inlet for the oil during the heavy rain of Monday night.  Had this spill been reported on Monday there might have been a way to clean up some of the oil. I used a sorbent pad to wipe down what appeared to be an oily area.  I may have recovered all of about 8 ounces of product.  Sid Dudley and I went to one of the downstream ponds to see if any oil could be found.  We talked to a couple of beaver trappers and they had not seen any sheen or oil in the area.

Later I spoke with Murray Cruickshank ((506) 8581600), while he was on scene.  We looked at the contents of the diesel tanks and they were nearly .75 full.  With no sign of leaking.  The right side tank was very smashed but intact.  The hydraulic oil tank was split open and empty.  It had formerly held 60 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Due to the heavy rain event and late reporting there was almost nothing to recover.
P-328-1994*Discharge was the result of a damaged transformer releasing approximately 20 gallons of transformer oil onto the ground.  CMP excavated approximately 1 yard of the contaminated soil.  For further details, see attached report.
P-162-1997*While Mr. Renaud was working in his basement, he accidently broke the  filter off his oil tank.  Approximately ten gallons of oil spilled to the basement floor.  The spill was cleaned up by the Lewiston Fire Department.  No oil was released to the environment.  No further action.
A-379-1998*The May '98 report from DHS indicated possible MTBE contamination of the mill well at Robbins Lumber.  A water sample taken 6/10/97 was 3.4 ppb; another taken 4/6/98 was 1.2 ppb.  A sample taken 7/16/98 was 2.4 ppb.

The well is downhill from and next to areas where vehicles are parked.  This is the likely source of contamination.  I suggested to Mr. McLaughlin that they avoid parking vehicles near the well, and that they install a diversion around the well.  There are double carbon filters on the well which are due to be changed in August '98.

This case will be referred to Tech Services.  No further action necessary by Response.
P-48-1999*On January 21, 1999 I received a call from Koch Refineries in South Portland concerning a Venezuelan Tank Vessel that was offloading product at their facility.  The vessel had been offloading heating oil all night.  At around 10:00 am one of Kochs dockworkers noticed a sheen in the water.  Koch notified the ship and proper authorities.  I went to the site arriving on scene approximatley 11:30am.  The USCG was already on site and had shut down offloading operations.  Seacoast was also on site cleaning up the oil in the water.  Upon investigation it was found that the oil was drizzling out through an overboard discharge pipe due to a leaky valve.  The overboard discharge pipe was blocked off and this stopped the discharge of oil to the water.  There was also a faulty phlange found that should not have allowed oil out to the environment.  The valve was tightened, and the phlange repaired.  After inspection, the USCG gave approval to resume offloading.  Clean Harbors came and relieved Seacoast Ocean Services in clean up efforts.  No further actions
A-15-1996*Received a call from International Paper concerning a hydraulic oil spill at the Riley Hydro station in Jay. Approximately 22 gallons of vegetable based hydraulic oil was discharged to the Androscoggin River. Discharge was caused by shaft seal failure on #6 turbine inlet gate. No site visit was indicated. No futher work is necessary on this spill.
P-693-1996*On Oct 9, 1996 I received a call from Leroy Scott.  He called to report a five gallon spill of diesel oil he had suffered on his property while doing some construction work.  He stated that most of the oil was contained, some however spilled to the ground.  The oil in the ground was immediately dug out and placed in the back of his pick up truck.  We discussed disposal options.  Bringing this amount of soil to the mainland was not practical so I allowed him to spread the soil on a paved parking lot that would not be used until next spring.  No further action.
P-481-1997*6 December 1997, I responded to spill location. Upon arrival I was informed by Mark Bourgeois, Brunswick Fire representative, that Seacoast was hired to clean-up the spill. This representative works for Seacoast and I felt that a conflict of interest was being played out. I spoke to a college representative and investigated the impact of the spill and advised all present that no MDEP response expenditures would be issued, due to their procedure to keep MDEP out of the initial loop. I did not observe any threat to human health or the environment and departed the scene due to an additional call-out.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (15Jan97)
A-331-1997*     DEP received a report from a homeowner (Locsin) that lab analysis on her water showed the presence of low concentrations of petroleum.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/9/97; odors were evident in water at the kitchen tap, and water sampled this day confirmed the presence of diesel range hydrocarbons at concentrations below the DEP action level.
     The well (drilled) is relatively new.  The neighborhood is residential/commercial and is served by the Augusta municipal water system.  The subject property is currently not connected to that system;it appears that all other residences in this area are connected.  I observed no obvious sources of contamination within 300' of this well; however, a bulk oil terminal with historical contamination (ref A-504-96) is located within 1000'.
     I referred this case for Tech Services attention, and anticipate no further Response involvement.
B-69-2001*
     This office received a call at 0925 on 2/27/01 from Tim Andrews (Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Baileyville) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that an RST Industries (Saint John, NB) tank truck had arrived at their facility this morning to off load bunker c.  When the truck drove up onto the concrete pad at the transfer station, the cross over line broke between the saddle tanks and discharged an estimated 250 gallons of diesel into the containment area.  Irving Oil was contacted and recovered the oil with a pump and sorbent pads.  The liquid will be recycled and the pads incinerated.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  All of the product was contained on concrete.

REC:  File report.
P-477-2000*Transformer spill.  See attached CMP report.  NFA
P-221-1999*On April 2, 1999 I received an anonymous complaint about a bulk oil facility on Route 196 in Topsham.  The complainant stated that he saw on of the oil truck drivers dump a bucket of something to the ground and was concerned that they were dumping oil.  I investigated the site.  I found no evidence of oil dumping, or any major spillage.  I did note some slight surface staining beneath the fill pipes.  I also noted that the facility seemed to be out of compliance with some of the federal SPCC regs.
I contacted the facility owner, Mike Piela, when I returned to the office and related to him my concerns which were mainly the fill pipes.  He stated that he had just started leasing the facility about a month ago and would be happy to comply.  He stated that the fill pipes did tend to drip a bit after use and that he would have them contained.  I also informed him of the need to have a federal SPCC plan done.  After speaking with Mike I called Dave Tordoff - EPA and agreed to do an inspection with him.

On May 26, 1999 Dave Tordoff and I inspected the facility.  There had been a concrete dike installed beneath the fill pipes as I had requested.  Dave made a report for Mr. Peila with items to be done within 6 months and will ensure compliance.  Prior to our inspection on May 26, the DEP received another anonymous call about the business.  The items that pertained to our regs at this facility had already been addressed and the complaint had been cc'd to the State Police and State Fire (see included report by Nathan Thompson dated May 11, 1999).  No further action anticipated at this time.
P-116-1997*    On Tuesday, 3/4/97, I was refered a drum complaint by Mr. Herd of Eastern Bag Connection, thru Peter Blanchard of DEP.  The complaint referenced waste from a former tanning business at this old mill (see attached).
   On 3/5/97, Glen Guthrie (DEP RCRA Insp.) and I met with Mr. Herd and was shown the problem drums.  Mr. Herd's business was one of many small businesses located in this old, large mill complex, adjoining the Saco River and next to MERC.  Mr. herd was soon vacating the property and did not want the drums asociated with his business.  The mill is reporteadly owned by Landco Realty, and is managed by Fishman Property Mangement (775-6561).  Co-owners reportedly include Mr. Alan Fishman.
    In a dark, wet, lower basement (see site map) Guthrie and I counted approx. 21 drums, rusty and poorly or un-marked; in an unheated room, structuraly challenged.  OSHA had reportadly condemed the building which is a reason that Eastern bag was vacating.  The drums were reportadly originaly on the loading dock but were moved to this basement 4 years ago.
    This investigation will be carried further by Guthrie, who will manage drum ID and potential disposal with the owner(s).  Further Response Div. action and/or addendums to this report are possible.  See attached field notes, photos, and RCRA records for further info.
A-239-2000*     DEP received a report that a small amount of gasoline leaked from a private vehicle along a paved road.  Fire officials instructed the owner to have the car towed for repairs.
P-167-1996*On 3/18/96, Alliance Construction discovered two out-of-service UST's associated with the Lewiston Public Library.  To facilitate ongoing Library expansion, I granted a waiver of the 30 day removal notice period.  The second tank I understand to be concrete.  No contamination was reported.  Elwin Scott of Simard and Sons stated he would register both UST's.
A-731-2001*Bowie Brothers Well Drilling was installing a new well at a new single family home construction site when the ground below the drill rig gave way tipping the drill truck over.  The drill tower came to rest against the telephone wires running along Stage Road.  20 gallons of Dextron was discharged from the main hydraulic supply tank to the ground.  The Pittston Fire Department and Bowie Brothers personnel used sorbent pads to collect the majority of the spilled oil, however some excavation was undertaken to remove the remainder.  Upon inspection by DEP after the clean up only small oil stains remained on the ground.  A new well is to be drilled in a different location.  This property reportedly has about 100' of overburden.
A-138-1997* A fire burned the Shoddy Mill. This Mill was owned by Mr. Penney, who was hospitalized for smoke related injuries. The Fire Dept. reported the fire to the DEP. There were several hazardous compounds inside the mill when it burned. They were propane, fertilizer and a few others.
 I spoke to Mr. Penney while he was in the hospital and the quantities of the materials were small enough to not cause a real problem. I also called the DEP's Land and Water Bureau and made them aware of this problem. There may be a small amount of material that will/has run off into the river.
 No further action will be required.
P-47-1992*
Report covering retail, motor fuels UST facility routine inspection.  Site of remediation in 1986 during facility replacement.  See DEP Reg. file #2068 and separate report narrative for further details.

Report update by S G Brezinski, 1/29/03.
P-340-1996*
REPORT SUMMARY

	June 1996 UST evidence-of-a-leak investigation.  Questionable daily inventory.  See DEP UST Reg. file # 1138 and other DEP reports for further information on this retail, motor fuels UST facility.
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A-211-1997*L & W concrete was moving their crane truck on a construction site.  The fuel tank was punctured by a rock.  They were unable to stop the leak becuse the hole was too large, but the crossover was shut off to prevent the other tank from leaking.  The soil was dug up and taken to Commercial Paving.  No further action is required.
B-370-1997*On 7/15/97, 1348 hours Fred Leigh reported a hydraulic oil spill at the intersection of Brewer and S. Parkway Streets in Brewer.  The volume was estimated to be 15-20 gallons.  The discharge, which came from a ruptured hydraulic hose, landed on pavement.  It was picked up with a combination of sorbent materials, which included boom, pads and speedy dry.  A total of two drums of oiled sorbent was generated.  This was taken to Sawyer's according to the Bangor Hydro report.
P-112-2001*On 2/17/01 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a 20 gallon spill in Brunswick that was all cleaned up.  The report had come from Jim Pietkiewicz of Downeast Energy.  Attempts to reach Mr. Pietkiewicz at the call back number he provided were unsuccessful.  Due to the fact that the spill was relatively small and had been cleaned up, I did not pursue the issue further.

On 2/19/01 I was at another spill and met with Don Jeradin of Downeast Energy.  I asked Mr. Jeradin if he had any information regarding the 20 gallon spill in Brunswick.  He informed me that the quantity was actually 200 gallons and had occurred at their bulk plant in Brunswick.  I informed him that I was not happy with the fact that I was not able to contact anyone regarding the spill and that if the information had changed that drastically (200 gallons vs. 20 gallons) the Department should have been notified.  Mr. Jeradin said he would have Mr. Pietkiewicz call me on 2/20 with the correct information.

On 2/20 I spoke with Mr. Pietkiewicz regarding the spill.  He told me that Ray Labbe (a local contractor) had scooped up the contaminated ice and snow with a front end loader and had placed the material on sorbents in a bermed area.  Downeast intended to allow the snow and ice melt and collect the oil with sorbent pads.  I told Mr. Pietkiewicz that this was not acceptable and that the contaminated ice and snow needed to be removed.  Mr. Pietkiewicz then hired Clean Harbors to remove the contamination.  Approximately 6 - 9 yards of debris was removed by Clean Harbors on 2/20.  No further action required.



____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 23, 2001
B-655-1999*B-655-99
The Forks

Friday October 15, 1999				1330

Janet Dyer (626-9552), of Central Maine Power Company phoned to report an old transformer spill and clean up.  A 25 KVA transformer was damaged and leaked 10 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil during a windstorm of July 4th.  The transformer was damaged and replaced, but the clean up and reporting of this was overlooked until now.

The transformer oil stained a 3-foot by 70 foot stained area.  Dan MacDonald, a private contractor, cleaned up this area of contaminated soil and grass

The transformer was received at the NASC without any associated oily debris around July 6th.  Eventually NASC phoned Environmental to follow up  on this spill.

The spill clean up generated seven 55-gallon drums of soil and brush.
B-308-1997*Mike called to say that one of their trucks had sprung a leak in its fuel line while making deliveries in Bar Harbor.  The fire dept. was on scene.  The "spill" had left a 2' puddle on the ground.  They had a repairman on the way and he would return any used sorbents to their shop for routine disposal.  No drains or water was involved.
P-176-1998*13April98, Joy reported two spills associated with two recently installed ASTs.  Joy advised that the installations were part of multiple installations within the Brunswick Gardens housing development.  Joy advised that the released oil only resulted in staining to the tanks footings. I suggested that the remaining installations be checked.

28 April 1998, I contacted Joy who informed me that a contractor (Coastal Environmental, Bangor) replaced valves, refitted piping, and installed a sealer to the ASTs involved in the reported discharge. She also advised that a letter was issued to the residents and maintenance personnel within the complex to check for additional leaks.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (06May98)
B-274-2000*According to Lt. Stout, one of the tenants at 43 Fling St. got tired of smelling oil fumes coming from the basement and called the Fire Dept.  Upon their arrival, they discovered oil on the basement floor, leaking from the oil tank and line. The puddled oil was very close to the boiler and, they feared, might ignite.

Further inspection revealed other code violations, so the Dave Russell the Code Enforcement Officer was notified;  he was so unhappy with the code violations that he condemned the building on the spot.  A fistfight broke out between the tenant that reported the fumes and another tenant, unhappy at being ejected from his home.

Visiting the site next day, I determined there was nothing I could do 'til a new tank and boiler was installed.  I meantime met with Dennis Cross and described to him what I thought ought to be done (clean-up agreement)

Once Dead River finished their work, I draped the new tank in poly and installed a vent system to vent oil fumes from the basement floor under the tank.   That system was working well 'til sometime in August, when someone at Fling St. shut it down, and pulled the vent hose back inside the building.

In mid September PID readings in the basement were in the acceptable range, so, with the onset of cooling weather, rather than re-hook up the vent system and blow heated air outside, I dismantled the whole thing.
B-45-2000*On 1/27/00, sometime after 1330 hours this office received notification of a small bilge release from a vessel in S.W. Harbor.  The volume was estimated at two ounces.   The vessel's name was "First Chance", Vessel number ME 5463A.  The cause was attributed to operator error.
B-446-1996*On 8/14/96 at 1750 hours Melvin Wyman, who is the Fire Chief for the Town of Dexter, reported a 20 gallon diesel spill.  It came from the saddle tank of a truck that came from Freeport.  No more is known about the source of the spill.  The report stated that the tank split open.  At the time of the report Melvin indicated that the spill had been taken care of and nothing aside from an area of asphalt at the junction of Church and Main Streets had been impacted.  They used a half a bale of pads to pick up any puddled product and they applied sand to help dry up what the pads couldn't get.  The town garage took care of the used pads.
B-166-1997*This office received an anonymous call that gas tanks were being dumped on the Mt. Pleasant Road in Stetson near the Levant town line. This message was taken by a secretary and I was not able to determine what type of tanks.  I drove to the scene and about a 1/4 mile west of the Levant line I found 7 empty automobile type gas tanks.  They were empty of product and vapors but a couple had water in them.  Most of them had holes, leading me to believe that a repair shop may be the culprit.  As they contained no petroleum products, I took no further actions.
P-73-1999*On January 29, 1999 Dale Mosher of Brunswick Naval Air Station called to report a leak of a 25% solution of Sodium Hydroxide from a tank in Building 50.  The chemical is used for treating wastewater at the base.  A small leak developed around a valve.  Only a small amount of the solution leaked to the floor before being discovered.  The building is totally contained so there was no release to the environment.  Clean Harbors was called to pump off the tank for repairs.  By about 1900 that evening 800 gallons of solution had been pumped from the tank, and repair work began.  No further action.
I-77-1998*On 3-31-98, this office recieved a call from Harry Thomas, owner of a building at 555 Main Street in Presque Isle. There were gasoline vapors in the office area currently being used by Peoples Heritage Bank. This is a problem that has been ongoing since about 1978. Apparently every spring a small amount of old gasoline is carried into the basement of the building with the spring high flows. When the original report came in 1978, the source was traced back to an old gasoline station across the street. I hired County Environmental to do a Phase 1 and 2 site assessment in the area and Delmont Wood and Sons to install a sump pump in the basement to intercept incomming water. A high volume ventilation fan was also installed in the basement to control vapors.


1/23/02  A culvert that handles the water from the site has 100 ppb dischargeing to the Presque Isle Stream
B-231-1996*Stacie Beyer of the DEP Land Quality Div. brought me a note with an anonymous complaint.  The complainant said that oil was breaking out from a filled area that had been a used car lot at one time.  The black stuff was oozing out into a runoff ditch behind the Machias Valley Church on Broadway Street.  As this is the time of year for marsh sheen/organic scale sheen complaints I felt that the ooze was probably related to the high ground water running through the fill which may very well contain buried iron and steel materials.  As Ms. Beyer indicated that a neighborhoood feud may have been the root of the complaint I felt it would be politicially wise to check the complaint out myself before it ended up in the news.

On 5/9/96 I went to Machias.  As I expected the black ooze and associated sheen caused by bacteria utilizing the iron as part of their food synthesizing process.  As I did not have anyone as a complainant to inform, I visited the Machias Town Office and spoke with a clerk.  I told her of the complaint and the result.  She was unaware of a problem behind the church but took my card and would pass on the information to anyone that cared.
P-45-1999*    On 1/21/99 I visited this gas station and confirmed the replacement of diesel product piping.  The manager stated that the piping had just been replaced and a new island installed for two grades of diesel.  Workers were onsite at the time installing a canopy.

    The site was formerly known as the Red Top Diner (and gas station) though is now a C N Brown C-store.  This facility has had documented contamination with the former heating oil bulk tanks and the retail motor UST's replaced in the 1990's.  I understand the site was cleaned to DEP satisfaction at the time, though oil contamination is recognized to remain.

     I am not aware of any problems (associated with the 1999 UST work) being reported.  No excavations were open during my 1/21/99 visit.  See DEP spill report files and UST reg. #4530 files for further info.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-433-2001*	On 8/3/01, I received an anonymous call that told me of sloppy waste oil storage on Ralph Storer property on the Boyd Lake Road (Storer Road) in Bradford. The complainant said that there were numerous leaking drums and pails of waste oil in a dumpsite on the west side of the road. It appeared to be a long-term event.
	On 8/16/01, I went to the site and found that it was as described. There were two metal drums surrounded by plastic oil pails on a 5'X10" concrete pad. There was waste oil on the slab. It was difficult to tell whether the oil came from the drums or pails; I believe it was from both. Off the pad were two other drums and there were numerous pails scattered around the site.
   I went to the Storer residence. Mr. Storer was not home but there was a lady there that I left my card and asked that Mr. Storer contact me. Later that day Mr. Storer called and I explained that the site needed to be cleaned up. He offered that he knew that as the landowner he was responsible for the oil even though he implied that another person, Louis Badger, had operated a junkyard there in the past. In any case he said that he would clean it up and take the oil to someone who had a waste oil burner in the Milo area. I suggested that the concrete pad could be cleaned with speedi-dri or similar sorbents. He agreed to do this.
	As I had not heard from Mr. Storer by 9/11/01, I went to the site again and found that it had been cleaned up.
P-359-1998*See attached narrative provided by Cyro.
A-770-1999*An anonymous caller notified Harold Evans of an unregistered UST.  We contacted Mr. Elwell by phone and he confirmed the presence of a tank.  He reported that he recently inherited the property and would register and remove the tank.  He told me he wouldn't be able to remove the tank until spring.  A few days later he called to report that he had been told that the tank had been filled with sand years ago.  I told him that he would need approval to abandon it in place.  I suggested that he dig by hand to expose the top of the tank so we could be sure of the location of the tank.  He did this prior to my arrival.  The tank is 2' below grade right at the front of the home.  The foundation would be at risk if the tank were removed, so I approved the abandonment in place.  However, we did learn that the tank still contained about 11" of product and about 1" of water.    I provided Mr. Elwell with registration material, and instructions to abandon the tank.  On January 4, 2000 the tank still had not been registered.  Harold will contact Mr. Elwell.
B-532-1996*Phillip Johnson had put up his Hancock Marine Service property as bond in his drug trafficing trial.  He lost the trial, and as is law the DEA was seizing the property.  Tina Moore called prior to the U.S. Marshal's seizing the property, and asked if we'd do an informal site assessment on the property, so the government would have an idea what it'd cost to clean-up the property prior to their auctioning it off.  According to her, the DEP had done this before at a property in Sanford.  I acceded.

Because of lack of qualified responders in this office,and not knowing what we'd be getting into, I solicited help from Carl Allen in Presque Isle, Mary Corr in Augusta and Mike Hange at the Ellsworth Fire Dept. (see the site safety plan, attached.)

On the 26th of September we met Deputy Marshal Bob Hoke at the site.  A quick look around revealed no reason for us to have an environmental concern.  According to a conversation I later had with the owner's wife, there never was any bottom blasting, fiberglassing, painting or fuelling done at the site.  It was strictly a hauling and storage operation, with the occasional small engine repaired.  Case closed.
P-851-1996*15Oct96, Norm Chapman of Star Enterprises contacted me regarding a spill at the loading rack the previous evening (14Oct96). Norm explained that approx. 10 gallons (38 L) of #2 oil spilled, and entered secondary containment. Norm said it is usually their policy, after consultation with members of the SMRO Response, not to report small spills in the middle of the night. I agreed.

Norm said that the driver of the tanker truck accidently let the truck overfill causing the spill.

No furthet action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (24Jan96).
B-206-1999*Constructing a new entrance for a city parking lot, the Public Works crew discovered an abandoned UST on the site of the former Better Homes store.  Mark Ward of City Hall called to report its discovery and to inquire about its removal.

I met him on the site, and investigation showed that the tank was full of water.  I voiced no objection to their pumping the water out onto the asphalt, as long as there was no sheen and they pumped slowly enough that the water evaporated before it got to Kenduskeag Stream.  They didn't think they could do that, so they said they'd have it pumped out and take the water to the Sewage Treatment plant.
B-210-2000*Driving N on 201in the wee hours, Kevin Keniston met another truck at the intersection of the Hardscrabble Road, and had just dimmed his lights when a moose came out of the swamp on the left, and ran between the trucks.  Keniston instinctively swerved to avoid the moose, and struck the rear axles of the other truck, of Canadian registry, loaded with hardwood logs.  The moose got away.

The impact took tires off the Canadian truck's trailer, did a lot of damage to Keniston's truck and ruptured one of his saddle tanks.  The Deputy pegged the volume of fuel lost at 150 gallons, but Keniston and the evidence placed it closer to 60. A Plum Creek forester happened by and put down some sorbent pads, but by that time most of the diesel had soaked into the roadbed. Upon my arrival, I put out some sorbent boom to control any oil forced into the swamp by the rain, but that never happened, and the fuel remains in the roadbed to this day.
A-174-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-57-1997*Chester Condon of W.T. Gardner Logging reported that they experienced a small spill on the East Branch Pond Road approximately 400 north of the pond.  It was stated that a valve cracked on a valve bank on a John Deer delimber.  Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the frozen dirt road surface.  The few pads which were generated in the clean up were burnt in the wood stove at the Telos Garage.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-519-1996*see attached word document.  Also see A-288-90.
A-614-1998*No site visit made.  Oil went down the sides of the tank to the concrete pad.  Staff reported that they cleaned the tank and pad.    No further action anticipated.
B-296-1996*D-TREE = N.
A-265-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that gasoline was spilled following an automobile accident in China.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site; the vehicle had already been removed but an area of gasoline-contaminated soil was evident.  Soil cover was thin over friable fractured bedrock.  Saturated soil was excavated and land-spread on the road shoulder; some gasoline reached fractures in bedrock that was not able to be accessed.
     There are two drilled residential wells within 200' of this spill.  While the amount spilled is small enough that it is unlikely either well will be impacted this eventuality cannot be ruled out.  I have asked the two property owners to contact the DEP should they detect taste or odor that might indicate gasoline contamination.
P-426-1996*Investigation of "oil sheen" in Lower Kimball Pond, Fryeburg.  Determined to be biological sheen.

No further action necessary.

_______________________________
Jon Woodard, OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
B-497-1999*On 8/13/99, 0615 hours the SP passed on a report of a truck accident that had spilled five gallons of hydraulic oil.  The report indicated that the Herman Fire Department had responded.  The SP dispatcher said that she had paged me earlier.  I hadn't responded to the page because I was code 5 and my pager was out of hearing range.  I was able to contact the Herman Fire Chief (Larry Wilson) who told me that the accident was on Route 2 in Herman between the two B&A railroad trestles.  He said that the unit (a chip hauler) was leaking hydraulic oil from the vent of its' hydraulic oil reservoir, which held about 40 gallons.  They had put a container under the leak, but some of the product had managed to land on the ground where it was absorbed by pads and chips (which were in abundance to be used as sorbent material because the cargo now had to be used as fuel instead of paper-making fiber).  The container recovered about 25 gallons of hydraulic oil which will be put into DEP's waste oil stream.
B-211-2000*Mr. Cyr lives on Rt. 2 in Enfield across from the Maine D. O. T. lot. He was concerned that they had an oil spill that had worked its way under the highway and was breaking out in a wet spot behind his garage. I suspected organic scale sheen since this was now spring time. I explained this to Mr. Cyr and requested that he look closely at the sheen and try breaking it up and looking for the telltale platelets. He also said it had an odor. He went out and checked on the sheen. He called back to say that he had stuck a stick in it and it went back together. As this was not a recent occurrence I made arrangements to visit the site the next morning.
   I met Mr. Cyr and examined the sheen, which was typical organic scale sheen without the reported odor. Mr. Cyr thanked me for coming and apologized for taking up my time.
B-23-2000*The Dead River Oil Co. called to report a small (less than 2 gallons) leak of #2 from a pair of 275-gallon tanks at Saint John's Catholic Church, 207 York St., in Bangor. They reported that it was on a concrete floor and no drains were involved and this area is served by city water. However since the report was that two tanks were involved, I went to the scene and met the technician, Roland. Both tanks had begun to weep from external corrosion holes below the fill pipes. The church records showed that the tanks had been installed new in November 1981. They were made by Portland Tank Company. Further more the church uses so much fuel that they need fuel every two days in the winter. Other than the holes in the bottoms, the tanks appeared in very good shape. All the facts indicate that the tanks should have lasted much longer. That both tanks began to leak at about the same time implies that the corrosion was not caused by a "holiday" in the tank, but by some common cause. My only idea is that during the installation in 1981 the bottoms of both tanks were dragged across a rough service such as the cellar stairs or truck tailgate. This removed the protective coating and exposed bare steel thus the accelerated rusting.
B-138-1996*3/13/96  0715

The State Police dispatcher reached me via radio.  She reported that Frank Ford (848-2831) of Ryder Truck Rental had phoned in a small anti-freze spill.  I phoned Ryder Truck from my cell phone to find out that Frank Ford was at the spill scene.

The spill was reported as being at Dysarts. I arrived at Dysarts Truck Stop and looked around.  There was no indication of a problem at all.

3/13/96   1333

I phoned Ryder Truck Rental and spoke with Frank Ford.  Mr. Ford informed me that the engine cooling fan, on a Carl Smith Unit broke and hit the radiator.  This breakage caused the release of about 2 gallons of anti-freeze (ethylene glycol).  The anti-freeze was cleaned up from the pavement at Dysarts Travel Stop using speedi dri.
A-18-1997*Diane Alexander of C.N.Brown called me to report a small spill in Augusta. She reported that while making a delivery to the house of Ken and Penny Fredette their driver overfilled the tank by about 2 gallons. I called Mrs. Fredette and she said that things were clean. The next day she called back and told me that oil had started coming down one of the pipes. I gave her Diane Alexander's number and Mrs. Fredette called her directly. I spoke to Mrs. Fredette on the after noon of 1/24 and she reported that two people from C.N.Brown were sent to finish the cleanup on the inside of the house. Mrs. Fredette stated that she was satisfied. Unless other problems are reported by Mrs. Fredette, no further work by Response Services is anticipated.
B-253-1999*Steve Wallace, Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Co., called to report that it had been reported to him that an unknown piece of equipment had leaked an estimated 1/2 quart of hydraulic oil when a hose leaked. He reported that the oil was all on pavement and speedi-dri was used to recover it. This speedi-dri will be drummed and shipped out by a qualified waste hauler when full.
A-264-1996*A sink hole appeared in the driveway behind the restaurant.  It exposed a steel tank.  The tank was removed.  No contamination was found.
A-572-1999*Received a call from Tom Saviello concerning a spill at International Paper. He reported that there was a process upset in evaporators for the "A" concentrators. A sample line was plugged causing the system to go off balance. The result was that weak black liquor was pumped directly to the sewer via a hard piped connection. When the treatment plant reported liquor in the sewer, the problem was found and fixed. However, an estimated 20,500 gallons of weak black liquor was sent to the treatment plant before the problem was solved. No site visit was made and no additional work is needed.
B-169-2000*
Dead River Oil Co. called to report that they had overfilled a heating oil tank at Lloyd Curtis, #20 Upper Boggy Brook Road in Ellsworth. They said that neither the gauge nor the whistle was working and about .5 gallons of #2 leaked down the side of the tank when the fuel warmed up and expanded. They removed about 20# of contaminated dirt.
B-79-1996*The inadvertant connection of a load of sodium bisulfite to James River's sodium hypochlorite tank caused a chemical reaction, releasing a small amount of CL2(.009 lbs) and SO2 (<1lb.) to the atmosphere. The connections are prominantly labelled, so RST's delivery driver just was not paying attention.  James River will investigate changing the couplings on the system so a similar scenario can't recur.
P-28-1999*On Januray 20, 1999 Scarborough dispatch called to report a spill of approximately 1/2 gallon of gasoline on Route 114 as a result of a car accident.  The fire dept. were on scene and were able to contain the gas to the roadway and clean it up.  No further action.
B-656-1999*     On October 15, 1999 at 1330 we received a call from Steve Fowler of Pepsi Cola in Brewer reporting a diesel spill from one of their delivery trucks on route 15 in Blue Hill.  The accident actuallly occurred the previous day at 1700 when the truck went off the road opposite Bowden's garage and leaked between five and ten gallons of diesel fuel.  Mr. Fowler said the driver reported a loss of only a gallon or less.  When Mr. Fowler checked the site the next day he thought that five to ten gallons actually spilled.  I told him to excavate any soil that smelled.
     I arrived on site that afternoon and met Mr. Fowler who had a backhoe already remove most of the contamination.  I had the machine remove a little more soil and the three yards of material was landspread at the Pepsi facility in Brewer.  New fill was brought in that afternoon.
B-317-1999*On 6/14/99 1333 hours Robert Olesky of BIA reported a two- quart spill of Jet fuel from the wing vent of a commercial air craft.  The release landed on cement and evaporated before sorbent could be deployed.  The incident happened of the domestic side of the airport.
B-562-2000*            On October 13, 2000 at 1530 we received a call from Anne Chabre of Dead River Oil in Calais reporting a four gallon #2 oil spill.  The spill occurred at the home of Merle Andrews on the corner of School and Park Streets.  The product came out the vent and some sprayed onto the house's shingles and some stacked lumber. Dead River soaked up the oil with sorbents and replaced the shingles and lumber.
P-257-1991*
Removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Remediation through source reduction.  Abandonment was prior to Sept. 1991 requirement for CMR 691 UST closure assessments.  Lampron Enterprises, along with this and other UST facilities, sold in mid-1990 to become Lampron Energy.

See separate narrative and attachments for further detail.

S G Brezinski
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I-150-1998*5 Gal of dump truck fuel line leaked, scooped up w/front end loader, spread contaminated soil over road way
I-9-2000*On 1/7/00, Louisianna Pacific reported that while conducting routine maintanance, a valve was left open by mistake and about 100 gallons of hydraulic oil was pumped into a containment pit at the hydraulic press room. Most was pumped back out and recycled. A small amount was picked up with wood chips and burned in the plants boiler.
A-70-1997*Received a call from PO Rackliff of the USCG MSO Portland that there had been a small spill in South Bristol. He reported that the spill occurred during fueling operations of the fishing vessel Endeavor. The boat was at Eugley's Wharf in South Bristol at the time of the spill. Mr. Rackliff reported that fueling operations overfilled the tanks into the boats bilge. The fuel was discharged by the boat's bilge pump which Mr. Rackliff stated that he witnessed. He estimated the amount spilled out of the bilge to be 5 gallons. None was recovered. A phone call to Eugley's Wharf confirmed the report. The manager also stated that the report was made by an anonymous phone call to the Coast Guard. We were not called until the next day. I informed the manager of Eugley's that we would like to be notified of any future oil spills and gave her the oil spill reporting number. No further work to be done on this spill.
A-628-1999*A small leak occurred in a 55 gallon drum when it was being filled by Kalloch Fuel. Employees contained the leak and removed a small amount of contaminated soil. The tank was pumped, and a new one installed.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-254-2000*     DEP received a report that a small amount of gasoline was spilled at this facility during fueling of a private vehicle.  According to facility staff, the spill was confined to pavement and completely recovered.
I-2-1997*Daigle Oil Company reported to have filled a 275 with 375 gallons of heating oil.  On transit to the spill, I was contacted that the meter reading was in error and that there was no spill.
B-214-1997*5/11/97 @ 0950

The state police (866-2121) phoned and asked me to make contact with a Mr. Bill Judkins (794-6721) of Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company about a release of chlorine.

According to Mr. Judkins there was a piping flange gasket failure on the stock with chlorine dioxide solution to be release to the pulp mill floor.  This leak was noted at 0620 and was sprayed with water to control the chlorine vapor.  It is estimated that about .7 of a pound of chlorine as chlorine dioxide was released into the mill.  Mill personnel were removed from the area.  The released stock and water was directed to the waste treatment plant.  This pipe flange will be further repaired during down time.  See attachments.
P-211-1998*SEE ATTACHMENTS
A-196-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-860-1990*
UST abandonment & clean-up with historical contamination.  See also report P-88-83.
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P-795-2000*Approximately 150 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole on a 275 gallons home heating oil tank. Clean up consisted of vactoring, shoveling impacted snow and padding of oil. There was also a recovery sump put in from which I recovered oil for the next month. This case was referred to Technical Services for further remediation.
P-517-1997*On 9/16/97 I received a call from Eddie Lanier of Westpoint Stevens reporting oil found in their Biddeford mill.  Mr. Lanier reported that the oil appeared to be some type of black oil.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed what appeared to me to be # 4 oil floating in an open area in the basement of the Wespoint Stevens mill.  A series of underground canals once used for hydro power for the mill opened into the area.  It was suspected that the oil had come from one of the canals.  A small retaining wall in the open area had prevented the oil from proceeding from the open area down another canal and into the river.  Albert Davis, the plant manager indicated to me that the mill did not have any storage of heavy oil and were using gas instead of oil.  Mr. Davis had contacted Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  Arrangements were made for the clean up to begin the next morning.

On 9/17/97 I visited the site again.  During that visit, I toured the underground canals with David Raye, the plant engineer.  During that tour, David showed me a 12 inch clay sewer pipe that ran in one of the canals.  The pipe was broken in one place that I observed and black oil and sewage could be seen around the break.  Black oil was also visible downstream of the break.  Mr. Raye indicated to me that the only source connected to that pipe was a mill on Lincoln St. that was currently owned by Maine Woods and Millwork.  David and myself visited the Lincoln Mill and met with it's owners.  We indicated the problem found with their sewer pipe and also told them about the oil spill.  The owners then allowed us access to their # 4 oil tank and boiler for inspection.  No ongoing discharge was found.  My thought was that the oil in the pipe may have been from a past discharge.

Continued (not in HOSS)
B-463-1996*ACCORDING TO DALLAS HARRIMAN, DR. KAPLAN QUIT USING THIS TANK IN 1969.  THIS YEAR, HE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEP IN AUGUSTA THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE TANK OUT BY SEPT. 6.

AT DALLAS HARRIMAN'S REQUEST, I WAIVED THE 30 DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT, AND ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 27, ATTENDED THE TANK REMOVAL.  NO HOLES WERE NOTED IN THE TANK, NOR WAS THERE ANY CONTAMINATION IN THE SOIL.
A-613-2001*Report received by Jon Andrews of the Division of Response Services from Pat Seward of the the Divsion of Technical Services of a homewowner complaining of the smell of gasoline in their drinking water.  Jon Andrews and Pat Seward visited the site to sample the well and search for any obvious discharges.

Further information on the initial response and clean up actions is unavailable.  Jon Andrews retired prior to completing this report and disposed of his records.

The site, however was continued by Pat Seward of the Division of Technical Services.   Information may be found in the Division of Technical Services files.
A-142-1996*An anonymous caller reported a hydraulic leak at a machine in the Crowe Rope facility in Warren. The machine "Extruder" has a hydraulic lift inside. Cooling water is also used in this machine and it mixes with the oil. There is a holding tank at the machine and from there the water is discharged to the river. Bob Ames, of Crowe Rope, told me that the work order for this repair was made on 2-19 and the repair was made on 4-2. When I asked why it took so long he could not answer. Mr. Ames was sure that none of the oil had reached the river, because the oil was collected from the top of the holding tank. No further action will be required.  No site visit.  The DEP has been involved with a larger spill at this site.
P-91-1997*   Non-sensitive area, no problems believed reported with removal.  See attachements.
A-154-1996*see attached
B-449-1996*On 8/17/96, 0757 Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction called to report that he was noticing an odor of gasoline at the bottom of an excavation that he had made. The purpose of the work was to install a propane tank for the bank building.  The hole was about three feet deep and there was some black soil at the bottom. There was a slight odor of gasoline, but the head space reading was only 33 ppm.  The area had been the site of several service stations over the past few decades.  In fact only a year or so ago they had a soil venting project at that location.  The purpose of the venting was to remove a pocket of gasoline saturation that had been discovered by an environmental contractor.  It is possible that much of the vadose zone in that area has gasoline vapor in it.  I did not call any clean up activity.  Actually the extent of contamination was below the reporting level.
I-128-1998*On 6-24-98, this office received a call from McCain Foods in Easton reporting the release of about 83 pounds of Ammonia that day. It occurred as the result of a gauge on a freezer being changed. Operator error. The incident was over when they called and the gauge fixed.
B-686-1998*B-686-98
Veazie

Friday October 23, 1998				1612

Claire Paquette, of the Portland DEP, phoned and asked me to contact Marie Scott (592-4887 cell phone), of Cianbro about a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill.

I phoned Marie Scott.  According to her, a hydraulic line burst on a crane outrigger spilling 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Sorbent pads were used on the crane and on some of the clay soil before the oil soaked in.  The oil spill caused staining in an area about 3 feet in diameter to a depth of 4 inches.  This material was drummed up and will be going to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-491-2001*Received a report about a sunken lobster boat in Friendship. The boat was owned by Kevin Secotte of Cushing. The boat sank near Brown's Lobster Wharf.  It was reported that approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released. There was a sheen on the water, but not enough to do any cleanup. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office as involved. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-386-1996* An anonymous caller reported that automobile batteries were being buried at Valley Distributors. I visited the site on 8-30, but was not allowed to look around because the owner was not at the facility. I was told that he would call me. On wednesday 9-4 "BUCK" called me and I met w/ him later that day. I walked around the exterior of the warehouse and could not find any evidence of any illegal activity. BUCK provided me with an invoice dated May 2, 1996 from Industrial Metals to prove that he sold 24 auto batteries. No further action will be required.
P-252-1999*Clean Harbors called me and asked for a Virgin Letter for contaminated material, mostly solid, removed from aboveground tank bottoms at Northeast Petroleum.  After some research, I granted them the letter and they transported the material to Commercial Paving for recycling.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-663-2001*An automobile transporter parked on an incline with full fuel tanks discharged an estimated 10 gallons of diesel to ground through the fuel tank vent.  The contaminated area was covered by APC with plastic and later the contaminated soils were removed and stored on site, again on plastic with a plastic tarp over the soil.  An estimated 18 yards was removed.  Not until after the soils had been removed was DEP called to report the incident.  A site visit and testing of the spill site with a PID (head space method) found the contamination to have been removed.  After inspection by DEP the contaminated soils were removed and disposed of at Thibideau Paving in Prospect.  APC is located over a portion of the secondary recharge aquifer for the Clinton Water District west of the Guilford Transportation tracks but east of interstate 95.  The Clinton Water District has installed a monitoring well between APC and one of the districts supply wells.  A water test taken in August 2001 showed both DRO and GRO readings to be well below the detectable limit set by MEDEP 4.125 and MEDEP 4.2.17 (See attached reports).  Because of the potential for contamination from future spills the case has been referred to Tech Services for evaluation and recommendations against future contamination.
A-168-2000*Received a call from the St. George fire department that there was a fire at the Clark Island Boat Works on route 73.  I responded to the scene.  The fire department had been there for a while by the time I arrived.  The fire was under control, but not out.  The fire chief was concerned about drums of resin and some oil tanks that were leaking.  Fire fighters and I sorbed up as much oil as we could. Most of it was flowing away from the building and where it pooled, we could collect it.  None of the resin drums were involved in the fire, as they were stored in another building. The building that burned contained two new boats that were almost completed.  There was little risk to the nearest well as it was about 100 yards away.  No further work is needed on this site.
I-104-2000*On 9-20-00, Jim Thompson called this office to report that while repairing the filter on a basement 275 gallon tank, he noticed it had leaked around the filter onto the dirt floor. It was at a camp owned by Janice Peabody on Nickerson Lake. I met with him and Mrs. Peabody that day at the camp. It appeared like a small amount had leaked onto the dirt floor of the crawlspace but on digging down found it had not penetrated very deeply. There did not seem to be any reason for any further work.
A-54-2001*I recieved a report of a small spill which resulted from a blown fitting on a CMP bucket truck.  The oil reportedly spilled to pavement and onto the truck.  I did not feel it was necessary to respond due to the small size of the spill.  CMP cleaned up the oil and contaminated debris.  The CMP report is attached.
P-274-1996*SEE ATTACHED CMP REPORT. NO ACTION BY DEP
P-7-1998*See attached report from Clean Harbors.
A-357-1997*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during this UST removal.  According to the contractor on site no holes or leaks were observed in tank or piping.  The area was designated Baseline 2 (D-tree goals); contaminated soil was transported to Pike Industries.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-629-1998*Contamination at 2.2 ppb was found when the Governor arranged for a number of wells to be sampled for MTBE.  I visited the site and re-sampled, results were 6 ppb.  There is no obvious source of contamination, but Mr. Sciuk has found that his truck had a slow drip from the gas tank.  This has been repaired.  His truck is normally parked within 25' of the well.  There was no evidence of gas in the drive.  His well is 60' deep and bedrock is at about 30'.  As the level of contamination appeared to be rising, I went back to sample after a month.  I also sampled the well across the street at that time.  Mr. Sciuk's test was 3.2.  The well across the street was ND.  It belongs to Kaplan Electric 933-3066.

I arranged for quarterly sampling, and will refer the site to Technical Services for review if the levels rise above the DEP action level.

P-721-1997*An out of service 275 gal. AST was mistakenly filled resulting in a discharge onto the basement floor.  Seacoast Ocean Service was contacted to remove the oil from the tank while sorbent pads and speed-dry were used to collect the discharged oil on the floor.

No further action required.
P-572-1998*On 10/29/98, Peggy Dunlap of the Ricker Road in Waterboro called to complain of health problems which she felt may be the result of drinking contaminated water. She explained that the Department had conducted an investigation of a nearby gas station and in doing so had drilled monitoring wells on her property. I visited the site and indeed found that monitoring wells had been installed in close proximity to her water well.

I collected water samples at the site on 10/26/98, and 11/19/98. Both analyses were returned no-detect. Case closed.
B-7-1996*I received a phone call from a Mr. Charles Curtis of the Orono Fire Department.  Mr. Curtis phoned to report a small styrene spill at the University of Maine.  He explained that the bottom apparently fell out of a bottle of styrene which is under a vent in room 420, at Aubert hall.  The University will be using a spill kit and clean up the small spill.

Jan. 3

Tom Spitz (581-4055), the Chemical Hygiene Officer and Facility Emergency Coordinator for the University phoned to report the styrene incident. He indicated that about 1 pint of styrene polymerzied into polystyrene.  It was the chemical reaction of polymerization which caused the glass container to crack.  Polymerization was complete.  The resulting inert substance, polystyrene, was disposed of in the trash.
B-333-1998*On 5/20/98 Baxter Jones of P.L. Jones & Son reported that one of their well drilling rigs had tipped over and about a cup full of diesel fuel came seeped out of the fill cap.  The incident took place on Craig Pond Road on Orland.   The rig tipped when the soil under one of the pads collapsed.  Baxter said that the cup of fuel landed on soil and that he shoveled that affected area into a bucket.  I suggested that he take the bucket of soil back to his shop and spread it.
A-72-2000*An overfill of about a cup of kerosene occured at the dispenser. The customer left. It was cleaned up.
B-273-1996*Augusta office of the DEP received an anonymous phone call complaining that oil was running out of Ralph Rider's junkyard and down Birch Point Rd. threatening Moosehead Lake.  Frank Gerling spoke with the caller and relayed the information to me.  While I suspected that this was a typical neighborhood feud where one of the parties wanted to use this office to upset the other, I felt I had to investigate.

I drove to the site and found that there was oil-like staining on some minor surface runoff in the Birch Point Rd. ditch.  However this was organic scale sheen; I could see where a citizen could have mistaken it for oil. As there was no oil I did not contact Mr. Rider as sometimes just our arrival can be upsetting to the person being visited.  I did stop and talk with the town code enforcement officer and explained what I had found.  She confirmed that she had received other complaints against Mr. Rider from one neighbor new to the area who does not like Mr. Rider's habit of keeping old cars and such in his front yard.  Thus the complaint.

B-349-1998*Dead River personnel were summoned to the home of Mrs. Mason Trowbridge to repair a leaking line from her AST.  The line was replaced and an estimated 3 gallons of oil recovered with sorbents.
I-90-1996*On 8-20-96, this office was notified by the consultant conducting a tank removal site assessment(County Environmental) that while removing four tanks at Gullivers Texaco in Fort Fairfield the 1000 gallon waste oil tank was found to be leaking. Soil was removed and disposed of at the Tri-Community Landfill.
B-512-1997*9/16/97 09:00

Cal Thompson of Thompson Trucking in Lincoln called to request a waiver to remove a 15,000 gallon diesel tank at his facility on Route 155.  Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Envirnonmental would be on site for the removal.

This rather large tank was removed from a sandy fill.  Native till at the bottom of the excavation shown only a small amount of contamination at the southern end which was likely due to overfills.  The highest concentration was about 300 ppm.  A couple yards of material was set aside to be spread later on top of the excavation.  No further action is expected.
I-34-1997*On Sunday, April 6, Philip Rossignol checked the home of Paul & Tina Rossignol, and found it contained strong fuel oil odors.  (Paul & Tina were out of town.)

Van Buren Waste Water Operator was notified as was the Van Buren Fire Dept.

Spill was from the 275 gal  AST in the cellar. The copper line had been cut with a hacksaw. The cellar had an open floor drain to the sewers and the entire tank of oil was now in the waste water system.

About 100 gal of free oil was recovered at the pump station. No oil was recoverable at the treatment plant, but a sheen did pass throught the system and a sheen could be seen on the St. John River. NRC was advised and I requested they contact the Canadians.

Due to the large volume of sewage debris collected with the oil, the debris & oil were solidified with lime. Material was then disposed of as a biohazard waste.

Case Closed.
A-436-1999*Received a call from Bucksport Marine Safety Office reporting a sheen. Petty Officer  Grunwald reported that that there was a sheen by Curtis Island near Camden. He had asked Rockland Station to investigate and they dispatched a 21' boat. They reported that the sheen was light and dissipating with no obvious source in the area. No action was required.
P-248-2001*   Sat. 3/31/01: DEP notified of discharge from outside, residential, K1 heating oil AST facility at this Bridgton residence.  Mr. Burgess stated that the AST got a delivery on 3/30/01, then a heavy snowload had depressed the filter and then broke the fitting causing a 100+ gal. discharge from the tank.  Most all the red oil seeped into the ground.  The nearest threatened receptors are the house's 5' high basement and a driven-point well 30' away (see site sketches).  The basement was dry at the time though floods during high gw.  Mr. Burgess chose DEP management for the required Sringent Clean-Up Goal.  The single-family ranch house is located in a rural residential area.  The AST is now within the garage with a buried fuel line to the house.
   On 4/2/01, DEP hired Env. Projects Inc. to excavate & haul off oily soil under direction of Acadia Env.  Acadia reported to DEP that they only reached 6' deep due to large rocks that the small excavator of EPI could not dig out.  Gw was estimated @ 8' bg.  Rather than load directly, soil was stockpiled and sent off on 4/3/01 requiring extra handling and expense.  DEP's engineer Eremita was scheduled to visit regarding vapors in the living area.
   On Fri. 4/13/01 DEP was notified by Mr. Burgess that water and oil was flooding his basement due to the snow melt.  Over the weekend DEP's Hemenway & Thompson oversaw Clean Harbors crews pump out 200 gal. of oil & water.  An emergency vent fan was also installed in the basement.  On Wed. 4/19/01, Eremita & I changed pads and checked ventilation.  Under DEP Tech. Serv. management at present, a gw recovery and treatment system was later installed and more soil removed.  The well is under QM for DRO analysis.  See attachments, report of Acadia Env., records of DEP Tech Services Div. and any addendums for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-581-1996*A customer at Fabian Oil had an overfill because they were not attending the nozzle.  The spill went onto pavement.  The fuel was padded up.  The area was sanded and the sand was recovered.
P-928-2001*On 11/12/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Dept. reporting a diesel spill at the Lampron facility in Scarborough.  The spill occurred when a fuel nozzle fell out of a vehicle while transferring fuel from an above ground tank.  Speedy dry was used on the pavement area and Risbara Construction was hired by Lampron to excavate soil contaminated by the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
B-192-1996*Torrential rains the night of April 16 caused the tank at Eaton's to pop out of the ground. It being the off season, the tank only held a few gallons of gasoline; Eaton doesn't like to hold gas over the winter that he can't sell until July.
The tank had to be removed,of course, and that occurred on April 26, with G. R. Adams doing the work, and S. W. Cole doing the site assessment.  No evidence of leakage or contamination was discovered.  See the site assessment on file in Bangor and Augusta for tank registration number 4531.
P-370-1992*	6/11/92: DEP response to complaint regarding possible prohibited oil discharges.  No problems confirmed at this time.  See also P-310-1994 and P-407-1996.
B-607-2001*     On 10/24/01, 1010 hours John Bouchard reported a five gallon waste oil spill from a front end loader at the GE plant in Bangor.  The loader belonged to Sullivan & Merrit, who were doing construction work at the GE plant on Florida Avenue.  The reporter indicated that the oil plug on the oil pan fell out.  The product landed on pavement and was recovered with speedy dry.
B-609-2001*On 10/25/01, 1307 hours Captain Gary Parent (Brewer Fire Department) reported a sheen on the Penobscot River near the 395 Bridge.  When I arrived the sheen was on the west shore of the river.  There was a substantial wind blowing towards that side.  The sheen went up river 200 feet and it was 10-15 feet in width.  The edges of the sheen were yellow to orange and the center line was a dark blue.  It did not appear to be a light product like heating oil or diesel.  I told Captain Parent that I was going to park down by Barrets and walk the west shore to see if I could get more information and possibly find a source.  I got back in my truck, which was parked on the bridge, and as I was about to head out a reporter from the Bangor Daily summons me from the passenger side of my truck.  I got out to talk to him and noticed that the sheen had completely disappeared.  (I had never seen a sheen disappear so completely in such a short time.)  I continued with my plan and walked the shore. When I got under the 395 Bridge I noticed some patchy dark blue sheen that seemed to be coming from the cribwork.  This looked like it may have been from creosote.  It did not resemble the much larger sheen that we had just seen.

Captain Parent said that the sheen had been a little further up river and that it looked as though it could have come from the east side.  At this time the sheen remains a mystery.
B-245-1999*     On May 19, 1999 at 0815 we received a call from Mark Ouellette of Dead River reporting a leak in the outside heating system at the home of Mr. Lowell Chase of 311 French St. in Bangor.  I visited the site and  met Mr. Chase and Mr. Ouellette.  The 275 gallon tank was under the front porch and the filter and feed-line was buried before the line ran through the foundation wall and into the basement.  The leak was in a cracked fitting or valve near the filter and the frost action likely caused this to occur.  We estimated that between three and five gallons of #2 fuel leaked.  Mr. Chase removed about a drum of contaminated soil which Dead River hauled to Sawyer's landfill.  The area is on city water.
B-473-1996*Scott Tarr, concerned citizen from Guilford, called to report discovering what was thought to be an oil sheen in the Piscataquis River behind the baseball field.  Mr. Tarr thought the oil was somehow related to the Irving station across the street.  Close inspection of a large portion of river bank revealed only marsh sheen.
A-311-1999*Received a call from a local excavating contractor, Paul Bonnefont. He called to report that he had possibly found an underground tank. The site was the coal gasification plant on Mount Vernon Avenue. The site is a known site to the Bureau and Site Investigations and Remediation. I contacted Brian Beneski of Site Investigation and we discussed what we should do at the site. We left it that I would go up and see if there was a tank. I met Paul Bonnefont and Roy Koster of Central Maine Power on site. Central Maine Power was the last company to operate the site and was paying for any cleanup that would be necessary. I requested that we try and find the tank and Paul had one of his people start digging with a large excavator. We did not find a tank. I ordered work to stop as I started getting readings of 200ppm on my PID and did not know what was volatilizing due to the high temperature, heavy air and working the contaminated soil. I again contacted Brian Beneski and with Roy Koster agreed to a plan. CMP had already been scheduled to study the site and propose a solution to the problem to Site Remediation this year. The three of us agreed that just putting the contaminated soil and brick back in the hole would be a good short-term solution. The only problem was the exposure of the excavator operator to unknown volatile organic vapors. I insisted that Paul Bonnefont hire a worker who was HAZWOPER trained to operate the excavator.  He hired Mark Warren of Warren Construction to operate his equipment to backfill the hole. Mark wore a cartridge respirator while working. PID readings reached 100ppm while he was working the soil.

No further work by Response Services is anticipated at this site.
P-81-1998*  On Tuesday, 2/24/98, S Brezinski of DEP, BRWM, Response returned a call to Mrs. Ducy regarding the reporting of a Friday, 2/20/98, oil spill at her rural residence.  Mrs. Ducy reported that her husband witnessed an overfill of their basement AST facility.  She and her husband explained that he told the C N Brown driver to stop filling while he went down to the basement to check on how full the tank was.  The driver reportedly kept on pumping resulting in oil coming out the outside vent and fittings atop the tank.  CNB workers came on 2/21 to wipe up the spillage and promised to return after the snow melted to finish the clean-up.  There is a well about 50' away and a reported oil odor problem in the house.
   On 2/24/98, Mrs. Ducy reported the spill to DEP @ 0946 hrs.  At 1430 hrs on 2/24, Diane Alexander of CNB reported this as a < 1 gal. spill.
   On 2/26 I visited the site and confirmed a spillage as described by the Ducy's.  Quantity is hard to solidly determine as the outside spillage ran down the house-side and under the ice.  Inside spillage was less than a gallon and came from leaking fittings in the fill and vent lines and tank-top fittings.  CNB has supplied fuel here for a year or so per Mr. Ducy, and Ducy maintains the system.
   I feel that CNB was responsible for the overfill discharge and should have more promptly reported it.  The Ducy's are responsible for the interior leakage and I have advised them to repair/make tight their piping.  I do not believe that the well is seriously threatened at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-482-1999*Received a call from Ed Bergman concerning a possible oil leak. I responded to the site in Livermore Falls and met Mr. Bergman at his residence. He told me that he had run out of fuel again and had a burner technician take a look at his system. They found a leak in the fuel line. The line he explained to me was in a crawl space under the house. There is a full height basement under half of the house. The crawl space is accessed from the basement. I did not enter the crawl space at this time as I decided that I needed backup. Mary Corr and I returned the next day and I entered the crawl space with Mary acting as an attendant. There was easy crawling room. The leak was at the end of the crawl space. The readings from the PID were surprisingly low, only reading in the low hundreds.

I contacted Fleet Environmental Services to work on the site. I instructed them to excavate about two feet of the contaminated soil, put a vapor barrier down and backfill to keep the vapor barrier in place. During the excavation, no free product or saturated soils were found. I also asked them to core the basement floor in a number of locations and hand drive a push probe to see if any of the oil had traveled under the concrete slab. They probed to a depth of 2-3' under the floor and found no evidence of oil.

With the installation of the vapor barrier, no petroleum vapors should be getting into the house. The area is on public water and sewer and there are no additional environmental receptors nearby. No additional work is necessary at this site.
B-714-1997*According to Heather at Irving, a motorist fueling his vehicle reported to the clerk that the automatic shutoff on the self serve nozzle wouldn't shutoff, so he just laid it on the pavement.  The clerk shut down all the pumps and called the Fire Dept.; another Irving employee grabbed some kitty litter and prevented the gasoline from flowing to the street.

Originally reported as hundreds of gallons, Asst. Chief Jon Marshal put the volume at between 5 and 10 gallons. The Fire Dept. mitigated the spill and the station shortly was back in business.
B-185-2001*B-185-2001
04/09/2001 14:20

     Heidi Pearson of D.A. Pearson Oil in Hermon called to report a fuel spill at the residence of Cary Wilson on Harthorn Street in Bangor.  It was stated that the nipple to the outside tank broke off with the weight of the heavy snow spilling upwards of 200 gallons.  Investigation shown that the oil spread out under the snow down slope from the tank.  Sorbents were used to recover some of the oil in the immediate area.  Once the snow had melted the full extent of the spill was discovered.  Dead grass was observed on the three adjacent neighboring properties.  Although wells were not an issue since the area is served by a public water supply odors and dead grass were.  Work later commenced at removing the dead grass and contaminated soil.  Approximately 20 yards of contaminated material was removed and taken to Wilson's landscape facility and landspread.  The affected areas were then loamed and seeded. All parties appeared to be satisfied with the clean up.
A-245-1999*A drip leak in a transformer was discovered. The gasket on a bushing had failed. CMP removed the transformer and picked the drips from the ground. Most of the product which was lost was still on the transformer case. The transformer was tagged 2 ppm PCB.
I-84-1996*On 8-7-96, Russel Smith of Maine Public Service Co. called this office to report that there had been a small spill of non PCB oilat their Flo's Inn facility due to an overfill. All was cleaned up by their crew.
A-425-1996*DEP recieved a report that oil had been lost at a residence via a leaking fuel line.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/25/96.  It appeared that approximately 20 gallons may have been released via a corrosive hole in the buried copper line (connected to a standard 275-gallon AST). Some of this had puddled in the crawl space beneath the residence, resulting in the oil odors that made the homeowner realize that something was wrong.  Some product reached a sump and was pumped onto the driveway along with stormwater; some product was collected using sorbents.
     The well (drilled) serving this property is located about 50' from the spill site.  A neighboring well(drilled) is located about 300' away.  Because of the relatively small amount spilled I do not expect either well to be impacted but sampled both for petroleum (both were non-detect).
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-378-1996*13JUN96, responded to spill at subjects residence. Upon arrival I observed Webber Energy techicians removing a damaged 275 gal. AST. Mark McNeally of Webber Energy informed me that the AST corroded at the tank seam; and that the spill in the basement was cleaned up and remaining oil in the damaged AST removed and a new tank was to be installed.

The clean up efforts of Webber Energy were satisfactory to MDEP. I did not observe any visable product or olfactory odor in the basement.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (9JAN97)
B-595-1997*On 10/2/97 Jean Gallant, who is Petro/Waste Management Superintendent for the Maine Department of Transportation, requested a waiver of the thirty day waiting period for a 500 gallon gasoline UST at the Togue Pond Gate House at Baxter State Park.  We established the removal date on 10/16/97.  There was no evidence of a release.  The tank had been buried in glacial till with some 3-4' diameter cobbles.  It was located about thirty feet from Togue Pond.  The bottom of the hole, which was about 5' from grade, was dry.  The tank was covered with superficial rust, but there were no deep pits.
P-730-1997*DEP was notified of contamination found during a tank removal/replacement.  Contamination appeared to be minor as a result of a weeping fitting requiring a lab sample to document contamination.  The site was referred to Technical Services for further investigation.  Please refer to the Contamination Assessment Report Underground Storage Tank Removal report prepared by Field Services, Inc. in Tank file #3685 for additional information.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-64-1998*While a technician was changing filters on the gas pumps, the pumps were turned on and the gasoline escaped through an open valve.

The spill was cleaned up by the time I arrived using speedi dri & powdered cement.

Contaminated material was hauled to the landfill by Daigle Oil crews.

Case Closed

I-38-1998*Tree harvester burned while working about 5 miles off Rt 11.  Spill was contained by the logging crew.  Due to fire, snow was melted around the machine and some hydraulic fluid soaked into the soil.  This soil was excavated and placed on a knoll to be land spread in the spring.

Case Closed.
P-88-1992*On 2/5 to 2/7/92, five underground gasoline storage tanks (UST) were removed at Bodwell Motors in Bath (registration #12727) by Pollution Control Services (CTI #270).  The tanks appeared to be in good shape, however a substantial amount of contamination was present.  The combination of "hand tight" fittings, overfills, and previous UST spills onsite (see spill reports P-215-86 and P-418-99) were most likely the cause of the contamination.  Scott Bodwell of Resource Systems Engineering (RSE) was the agent for the owner and Charles Waters, also of RSE was the professional engineer certifying the site assessment.  RSE used an HNU to conduct the headspace analysis.  Using the Department's "Photon" (polybag headspace), I got readings of in excess of 5000 ppm in the southeast corner of the hole approximately 5 feet below grade.  Readings of 817 ppm and 958 ppm were recorded in the northeast and northwest corners of the hole, respectively.  The bottom of the excavation hole (10 feet) was clay, which had no contamination above the reportable limit.  The contamination was limited to the non native fill.

2/10 to 2/12/92:  A portion of the soil excavated from the hole was removed from site and stockpiled at the Bath Fire Department's training site (approximately 150 cubic yards) and the remainder on the Bodwell site (approximately 400 cubic yards).  It was agreed that the soil at the trianing site will be land spread there when conditions are favorable and the remaining will be spread at a second site in Brunswick (pending approval) or disposed of in another manner approved by the Department.

On 2/12/92, headspace analysis was conducted along the perimeter of the excavation hole.  Readings along the western, eastern, and northern edges dropped to consistently below 300 ppm (using the HNU) while readings on the northeast and southeast corners remained high.  Two test pits were dug to determine the extent of contamination east of the tank hole and southeast of the tank hole, along the direction of groundwater flow (both test pits were about 10 feet from the excavation hole).  The test pit to the east showed a substantial drop in concentration (approximately 150 ppm) while the concentration in the test pit to the southeast had dropped only slightly.  The plume of the contamination appeared to be heading down gradient of the site, across Western Avenue extension and into the Wiskeag Creek drainage area.

The majority of the contaminated soil was removed during the tank excavation process and due to the non sensitive commercial/industrial use of the area, and geographical constraints (road, storm sewer and other possible utilities) no further soil removal was practical.  Although the final readings were relatively high (300-700 ppm) no private or public drinking water supplies are located within the drainage area of this site and further soil removal or remediation should not be recommended by the Department at this time.  the Department's HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE was utilized at this site and determined a "baseline" cleanup standard.  Further cleanup of the site was not practical at the time of tank excavation, however contaminated soil is present in the ground and further cleanup will probably be recommended by a financial institution at the time of a real estate transfer.

On 2/25/92, a letter was sent to RSE to set forth the criteria for landspreading of the 150 cubic yards of soil and the Fire Department training area and setting a deadline of May 1, 1992, as the deadline for properly disposing of the remaining 400 cubic yards.  An extension of this deadline of 45 days (until June 15, 1992) was granted on April 24, 1992.

On 3/11/92, Bodwell Motors submitted to the Department an application for coverage of cleanup costs by the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund.  A site assessment was submitted on 3/25/92, as per Department regulation Chapter 691 which documented the UST removal activities and made proposals for d
A-94-1997*See  attached.  No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
P-501-2001*On 6/27/2001 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident on the Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the saddle tanks of the stricken truck.  The Ogunquit Fire Department had placed sorbent pads around the truck to clean up as much fuel as possible.  I recovered the oily debris from the site.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 29, 2001
A-126-1996*Received a call on 3/18/96 from Dead River in Rumford that there had been a 200 gallon oil spill in the basement of a customers house. I responded to the home of Jerome Richards. When I arrived Dead River was there in force cleaning the spill. They had almost finished it. The spill was into a concrete basement with concrete footings that held all the oil. Mr. Richards was present as well as Tim Guyverson, the plumber hired by Mr. Richards to install a new boiler. The spill had occured when 200 gallons of fuel was delivered to the tank with the feed line disconnected and the firematic valve left open. All 200 gallons was discharged. Dead River returned the next day to pick up the remaining pads. The plumber Mr. Guyverson and the burner technician, Lawrence DeWar, he was working under were referred to the Oil and Solid Fuel Board for out of license practice. See letter to the Oil and Solid Fuel Board for additional details. No further action is necessary as to the cleanup.
A-70-2000*The fuel line return hose blew on a truck. Since the fuel was landing on the exhaust manifold it was readily apparent. The truck stopped and was repaired. The fuel was padded from the chassis by N.C. Hunt. None landed on the ground because pads were placed under the truck.
A-402-1999*Subject is a small dental practice in downtown Waterville.  Anonymous allegations were received by DEP that used syringes were discarded in household trash, and that x-ray developing solution was routinely poured down drains.  Owner (Manter) denied both allegations and was aware that two local facilities accept bio-med wastes for disposal.  He admitted to having 10 gallons of waste x-ray developing solution on site, and that he was pursuing responsible disposal options through a trade organization.
A-439-1998*     DEP received a report that a large thermometer had broken at this facility, spilling metallic mercury to an office floor.  Jon Andrews (DEP) investigated.  Several milliliters of mercury was scattered over a section of tiled floor in an equipment room.  All visible material was collected using DEP collection kits.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-692-1999*   On Thursday, 9/30/99, DEP was notified by Tim Darling that on removing a heating oil tank, the tank had leaked product into the excavation.  I arrived onsite about 1140 hrs.  The home is located across from the beach (see site sketch) and is known as Rocky Retreat.  The bare steel tank was reported to have been out-of-service for a while.  It's required removal deadline was no later than 10/1/97 so I understand that it was not eligible for the GW Fund Ins. during its 1999 removal.  Single-wall copper fuel and return lines ran underground to the house.  The tank had corrosion holes.
    Free product in the tank and atop gw was scooped, pumped or padded up.  Soils were sands around the tank, underlain by silt which kept gw only 3' bg.  There are wetland behind the property.  Under a DEP virgin letter the oil contaminated soil was trucked by Darling to CRS in Scarborough.
    No further DEP, Response Div. actions expected at this time.  See attached and UST Reg. file #20216 for further information.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-662-1998*On October 9, 1998 at 0640 we received a call from Cory Trafton of Irving Oil reporting a fifteen gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Big Stop on Route 1 in Baileyville.  The spill occurred when the nozzle fell out of a saddle tank and leaked onto the tar.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents.  No waters or wells were threatened.
A-143-1998*No site visit made.  The loss apparently occurred some time before it was discovered.  The oil had moved down the hill with melting snow.  No further action is anticipated.
A-157-1997*This was reported as a large oil slick on the lake.  Reportedly, wind was spreading this along the south shore of the lake.  The fire department responded and placed boom and pads along most of the south side of the lake.  They felt that it may have been a waste oil.  They also obtained boats and searched the lake for a source area.  When I arrived, I found some black material on the underside of many pads.  None of this had been adsorbed.  There was no odor, or sheen remaining.  There were large numbers of dead black flies.  I concluded that no oil was lost, and nothing remained to be cleaned.  We collected the pads and boom.  The boom will be dried for reuse.

No further action is anticipated.
B-392-1999*     On July 9. 1999 at 1615 we received a call from Lucia Allen of Maritimes & Northeast Pipiline reporting a one quart lube oil spill from a generator on the Stud Mill Rd. in Township 21.  Workers excavated less than one drum of contaminated sand .  No oil reached any waters.
B-605-2001*     On 10.23/01, 1105 hour this office received an anonymous call regarding junk cars that were left at Speedway 95.  The caller alleged that the junks were leaking fluids and he was concerned about aquifer contamination.  I tried to call Speedway 95 but it seemed that they were closed for the season and there was no legal way to gain entrance to the facility.  We had a similar complaint last year and Milt (our office mechanic who races at the Speedway) contacted the owner and took care of the problem.  When I asked Milt for a way to get in touch with the Speedway owner, Milt volunteered to take care of the situation again.  Milt indicated that last year and this year there were no actual releases of product.  However, when one sees a bunch of beaten up cars conventional wisdom claims that they must be spilling fluids.  Milt has suggested to the Speedway Manager that he have the junk cars hauled off at the end of the season if the vehicle owners don't take care of them.
B-158-2000*Tim Cousins called to complain that he believed that the heating oil tank in the cellar of the house he was renting was leaking. He said that he and his roommate had used 1500 gallons of oil this winter and there was a big oil stain on the floor. I went to the address (the house was numbered 564, but the mailbox was 520; Mr. Cousins did not know which was correct) on Route 15. This is a very old house and I learned that Mr. Cousins was remodeling it in return for rent reduction. He said that the house was mostly uninsulated except for some areas he had redone. In the cellar I did not see the large stain earlier described although he insisted that there used to be one. The oil line was sleeved and appeared to be sound. The vertical 275 was very rusty and wet from fuel along its bottom. While there were no drips or saturated soils it was evident the tank had reached the end of its useful life.
   I explained what I had seen to Mr. Cousins and told him that I would not require any action from owner, Rick Goode, other than to advise him to replace the tank immediately before it did fail. As I talked with Mr. Cousins it became apparent that I had been drawn into a dispute between landlord and tenant.
  I was able to speak with Mr. Goode by phone later that day and explained my visit to the house on Rt. 15. He confirmed that he was in a dispute with Mr. Cousins over rent payments, but agreed with me that the tank needed replacing and in fact had already arranged with the oil company, Fortin and Jewett, to replace the tank.
   No further action take.
B-451-1996*On 8/18/96, 1751 hours Cpt. Buddy Webb of the Orono Fire Department called to report a waste oil discharge from their dry hydrant at 211 Parker Street.  The dry hydrant was an 8K UST that had been reinstalled by Orono to be used as a water supply for fighting fires.  Apparently the tank had been used to store waste oil in a former life.  For some reason the water level in the tank had risen to a level that was above grade and some waste oil that was being pushed out the vent pipe.  There was oil in both the vent and fill pipes.  The only explanation that I can come up with is that the water in the tank expanded thermally.  How else could it produce a head that was more than three feet above grade.  The terrain was relatively flat and there were no ground water seeps.  We wiped the oil off the vent pipe and pumped out some of the water.  This took care of the problem for the time being.

The remaining issue was what to do with the hydrant in order to eliminate the possibility of spraying oil on fires that they were trying to put out.  I ran the situation by Mike Tatarcyk of Clean Harbors.  They came up with a proposal that would cost around $2000.  I was not able to contact Buddy, but left a message containing the details of the proposal.  Later I learned that they and Tom Varney decanted the oil with a pump. The oil went to a waste oil burner and they were satisfied with the status of the water in the hydrant.
B-540-2000*B-540-2000
10/02/2000 10:45

     Muriel Tancrel, concerned resident on the Webb Pond Road in Eastbrook, called to report an oil spill associated with a fire at a camp across from her property.  She stated that "party going vandals" started a fire beneath a disconnected above ground fuel tank.  Ms. Tancrel also stated that she was concerned for her drilled well.
     Investigation shown that there was little evidence of spillage.  Only a faint #2 fuel odor was noted.  It appeared that the tank was empty for quite some time.  It may also be noted that the fire that was started was very small and only affected a two foot square area..  The property is owned by a David Wilson of Naples, Me and has remained unoccupied.  No further action was taken.
B-50-1997*Originally believed to be related to heavy rains on 1/25/97, HOLTRACHEMS' extreme high ph followed by extreme low pH discharge was eventually traced to a leaking caustic decomposer pipe.  See the attached letter from Dave Tonini, and Val Whittier's report.
P-559-1996*On 8/29/96, while enroute to another worksite, Nathan Thompson and I monitored State Police radio traffic indicating that a gasoline discharge from a private vehicle had occurred on Route 295 SB at the Fore River bridge.  At the time we were approaching the location of the accident and stopped to provide assistance.  The gasoline tank of a passenger vehicle belonging to Sandy Collard had been punctured by a piece of steel that had broken off a truck she was following.  A Portland Fire Department engine co. was on-site and firefighters had spread sand beneath the vehicle.  Nathan and I were able to stop the leak using materials from the patch kit carried in the response vehicle.  No clean-up, other than the sand, was necessary.
A-258-1997*A sheen was reported at the public landing on Lard Pond.  Lisa Dionne said that it smelled like kerosene and would not break up with a stick.  Since the pond is closed to motor boats, I went to investigate.  I surveyed the shoreline and the outlet stream and did not find any product.  No further action is required.
B-670-1997*11/18/97 13:40

Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering gasoline contamination during the removal of tanks at the Hogan Road Irving.  Three gasoline tanks; a 6000 and two 8000 gallon, were removed from a sandy fill material.  Gasoline contamination in excess of 2500 ppm was discovered in this material.  A small amount of free product was observed on ground water within the excavation.  Approximately 200 yards of soil was removed and taken to Thibodeau construction for batching.  Native silty soil had levels below 5000 ppm after the clean up.  Approximately 70 yards were later removed from beneath the building.  It is believed that a past piping problem was the culprit.  No further action is expected.
A-534-2000*Received a call from Gary Manley concerning a spill at a site in Waterville.  Manley and Associates were demolishing the building at 25 College Avenue.  He stated that when they went to move the 275 gallon oil tank in the basement, oil came out as it had not been emptied.  Gary had already called Clean Harbors when he reported the spill to us.  He stated that no oil had reached a floor drain as there were no floor drains in that part of the basement.  There was a small amount of contaminated debris.  Since the demolition debris was going to Waste Management - Crossroads anyway, I wrote a contaminated soil letter for the debris to allow it into Waste Management.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-192-1999*     DEP received a report that several gallons of kerosene was spilled at this property about four weeks previously.  A large home is under construction here; the construction contractor (McReady) had been using the partially-installed ASTs (in the cellar) to feed space heaters.  When a worker failed to close a valve on the tank oil spilled to the concrete cellar floor; some was collected in sand, some was lost to a weep hole drilled in the floor.  Oil apparently migrated to a sump located 20' from the weep hole where a sump-pump was in operation; some oil odors were evident in soil at the sump outfall, but this appeared to be negligible.
     Depth to bedrock under the house is reported shallow.  The property slopes steeply to the Damariscotta River below; a drilled well is located 150' upgradient of the spill and is probably not at risk by this minor incident.  The sump has been utilized as a recovery well with marginal success.
     I do not intend to pursue further remediation as a result of this incident given the minor nature of the event and the improbability of recovery of significant amounts of product.
P-110-1999*     On 2/10/99 DEP was contacted by Ms. Roberts regarding the question of registration and abandonment of a concrete photographic film processing UST.  I advised Ms. Roberts that based on previous experience this tank would but be regulated as a UST  in Maine (and therefore not registered nor file a removal notice).  The wastewater is low in processing chemicals such as silver, etc. and therefore not hazardous.  She stated that Mathew Quinn of Clean Harbors assured DEP that the wastewater was not hazardous.
      On 7/20/99 Quinn of Clean Harbors contacted me to check again if this was a regulated UST.  Based on the info. he gave me I stated it was not.  I understand that Hannaford planned to fill the UST with sand for abandonment.  No further DEP actions expected.  No CMR 695 site assessment was required.



S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-463-2000*A pleasure boater went to fill the tank of his boat with gas, however he inserted the nozzle into the fishing pole holder instead of the gas tank and pumped 29 gallons of gasoline into the hold of his boat.  The gas was all contained to the boat.  There was no sheen in the water.  Clean Harbors was called to remove the gas from the boat.  Clean Harbors chose to tow the boat to their dock, where there was no pedestrian or vessel traffic and where they had easy access to a vac truck.  The gas was removed without incident.
A-472-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that 25 gallons of #6 oil was spilled when a valve failed on a tank truck.  The vehicle owner (Bouchard) removed contaminated soil to a parking area in Hampden under the approval of Tom Malleck (Bangor DEP).
B-584-1996*An anonymous complainant called to report the existance of an "out of service" UST at the former Haines School on Route 2 in Winn.  It was stated that the tank hadn't been used for 3 years.  Investigation shown that the owner with intentions of making it a commercial property.  The area is considered sensitive with several private water supplies.  The issue was addressed to Alan Brown, selectman for the Town of Winn.  The case was also referred to enforcement staff in Augusta.  Since the area is sensitive with both wells and sandy soil, the priority of removing the tank is rather high.
B-157-1997*4/10/97 11:30

Enpro Environmental Services, clean up contractor for Nynex, called to report that they were responding to a small hydraulic oil spill in East Machias.  Approximately 3 gallons spilled from a blown hose on a utility truck on Palmer Landing Road.  If a clean up contractor can respond to a 3 gallon spill from Massachusetts I'm fully sure it was cleaned up to the Commissioner's satisfaction.
B-610-1996*The Bangor Fire Department dispatcher called to report a small #2 fuel oil spill at Cole Management on 25 State Street.  The spill was apparently due to an overfill.  The estimated 15 gallons was cleaned up with sorbent pads by Bangor Fire Department personnel.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
A-32-2001*I recevied a referral of a spill on Vinalhaven Island from the Portland Regional Office.  I contacted Clarence at Vinalhaven FD and learned that they had responded to a spill at the home of Nancy Dickey.  An outdoor AST had a cracked nipple caused by a dog on a run which had fouled on the tank filter.  The dog had yanked his chain so hard it cracked the nipple on the tank, resulting in the leak.  Ms. Dickey discovered the leak, and had her neighbor call the FD.  The FD pumped the remaining oil out of the tank, and placed sorbents down.  I responded to the site the following day 1/19/01 and shoveled up pink snow, ice, dirt into an 85 gallon overpack.  Residence is served by town water.  Ms. Dickey lives alone, and has no phone.  The home was very run down, and the tank in poor condition on non-comforming wooden cribbing.  Refer the case to the CAP agency to arrange for a replacment tank on a proper footing.
A-117-1996*see attached narrative
A-635-1998*     DEP confirmed the presence of MTBE in this well at concentrations below current action levels.  No source or spill was identified.  The residence has been placed on quarterly monitoring and referred to Tech Services.
P-438-1998*   On Friday, 9/25/98, I visited this former private college and witnessed the uncovering of two #2 heating oil UST's.  The facility is being turned into commercial business properties by a trio of investors and therefore are coded in this report as such. The investors I understand may include Alan Mapes and/or Edwin Matar though the contacts were attorney Bruce Reed, and Jeff Web of Mapes Oil Co. (see removal notices).  There were originally three UST's at the site, this report involves a 5000 gal tank at the Gym and a 6000 gal. tank at Alan Hall.  The facilities are over a mapped aquifer and therefore a sensitive area.
   A waiver of the 30 day removal notice was granted to Portland Pump Co.  CTI Arthur Grant supervised the removal.  Onsite I noted the tanks for the Gym and Alan Hall uncovered but could not stay around to see them removed.  I noted no evidence of a prohibited discharge during my visit and none was later reported to me.  I further understand that the tanks were reported removed without incident by the prop. developers.
   See reports P-704-98, P-496-98, and P-267-98; and DEP Reg. and Tanks Enforcement files for further details.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-47-1997*     DEP received an after-hours report that a commercial truck had overturned in Anson.  Jon Andrews (DEP) investigated.  The saddle-tanks were intact, so no fuel had been lost.  Engine oil had spilled into snow; I collected this snow for disposal.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-628-1998*On Friday Dec. 11, 1998 I received an anonymous complaint about R.E. Colemans, a trucking co. in Falmouth.  The caller stated that there were drums of oil being buried behind the building.  I checked out the complaint on Dec. 14, 1998.  I spoke with Mr. Coleman who explained about the employee that had recently quit.  I looked around the yard and found no violations.  The drums in question were used to store waste oil.  They were not leaking nor were they buried.  No further action.
B-328-1996*At 0440 on 6/23/96, I received a call from the Bar Harbor Police dispatcher reporting a spill from a car that drove into Hamilton's Pond on Route 3 in Salisbury Cove.  The Fire Department installed a sorbent boom around the vehicle before removal.  Under five gallons was lost during removal and what was recovered by the boom was dispersed by the wind and rain.
A-506-2001* On 8-5-01, an anonymous caller reported that there had been an oil spill at vacant property on Leavitt Rd in Augusta. Leavitt Rd. is located north of Route 17 about 2.5 miles east of the Kennebec River.
 Mr. Barry Estabrook was hired to remove an old house trailer located on Leavitt Rd. in Augusta. The house trailer was located on top of a concrete foundation. According to Mr. Estabrook he used a pulp loader to crush the house trailer and then picked up the fuel tank, which was nearly full of oil, with the same pulp loader. It was at this time the fitting on the bottom of the tank broke spilling a few gallons of oil onto the ground and into the basement. Several days later we received a call about this. There had been at least one rain event since that time. I checked the area in and around the foundation. I looked for a floor drain discharge but could not find anything. I then removed the cover to the floor drain inside the foundation and found several gallons of fuel oil trapped inside.
 I then met with Mr. Estabrook and he rented a jackhammer to remove the floor drain and trap. All the oil that was spilled inside the foundation was captured in the trap of the floor drain. Mr. Estabrook and I also found the place where the floor drain exited the ground at a slope near the tall pines. There was no evidence of oil at this location.
 There was no evidence of oil spilling onto the ground outside the foundation. Therefore, no further action will be required.
A-412-1998*No site visit made.  This 22' pleasure boat sank in 12' of water.  Apparently it was 'burping' small amounts of gas.  By the time we were called, Blakes Boat Yard had nearly completed the recovery of the boat.  Blakes had been hired by Marine Supply.  When I contacted Jennifer Gaudett  of Marine Supply, she told me that they had been onsite the previous day and had recovered most of the leaking oil as it leaked.  She said that the tank had been checked and still contained most of the oil it was estimated to have had at the time it sank.

No further action is anticipated.
A-163-1999*Received a report from Mark Frost of Webber Oil that there had been an oil spill at a client of theirs in Rangeley.  Atlantic Salmon of Maine spilled approximately 40 gallons of #2 fuel oil at their hatchery.  The spill occurred when the day tank was over filled and the high level alarms failed to shut off the pump.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and speedy dry.  The contaminated materials were put into drums and some additional soil was all delivered to Waste Management in Norridgewock.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-213-2000*     On  April 20, 2000 at 1130 we received a call from Judy Moore of Great Northern Paper reporting a twenty gallon spill of hydraulic oil at the Stone Dam in Millinocket.  A broken hose on a rack cleaner caused the spill.  A rack cleaner cleans the branches and other debris from the screen in front of the dam's water intake.  No sign of any oil was seen in the Penobscot River due to the high and fast springtime current in the river.
B-183-1997*The Winter Harbor Fisherman's Co-op abandoned its tanks in 1994, when a new split above ground tank was installed.  For some reason, the co-op decided in 1997 to remove the abandoned tanks; Wayne Giffard, the installer doing the job, asked me to waive the 30 day notification rule, which I did.

The tanks, though abandoned all that time, seemed to be sound; the only contamination seemed to be associated with overfills, and did not amount to much.  It was spread on site to weather.

The clean up level was changed from intermediate to baseline 1, because the tanks had been abandoned so long, and because there is no threat from the small concentration of contamination left in the ground.
B-356-1996*James MacLeod, Bar Harbor resident, called to request a waiver to abandon in place a 500 gallon fuel oil tank at his home.  Mr. MacLeod stated that the tank was placed rather close to his foundation on a steep embankment.  Mr. MacLeod surmissed that the tank was put in at the same time the foundation was put in.

Investigation shown that tank would have been difficult to remove; not to mention possibly disrupting the foundation.  I explained to Mr. MacLeod what was needed to be done with the tank; i.e., cut it open, clean it thoroughly, and fill it with either clean sand or concrete.  It may be noted that area is considered "non sensitive".  Work is stated for either the fall or the spring.
P-357-1998*On 6/15/98 I received a call from Bob Daigle of Cyro reporting a 50 gallon spill of methyl methacrylate.  The circumstances of the spill are described in the attached report from Cyro.  I questioned Bob as to why the report of the spill was two days late.  He indicated that in plant personnel did not believe the spill needed to be reported and that he did not learn of the spill until 2 days late.  He assured me that he would address the late reporting problem in house.  I have referred the case to enforcement for the late reporting issue.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
I-125-1998*On 6-25-98, Dan Vallencourt of Daigle Oil called this office to report there had been an overfill of a fuel oil tank at their bulk plant in Houlton. About 30 gallons ran down the tank and into the dike. All was laying on a pool of water in the dike and they were able to pad the oil off the water with sorbent pads. No soil removal was necessary. Case closed.
P-256-2000*An underground tank removal at a home revealed gasoline contamination in the ground.  The tank removed was a 55 gallon drum placed in the ground many years ago to supply fuel to an emergency generator.  The tank was empty at time of removal.  The gas appeared to have leaked from the piping connection.  It is unknown how much fuel may have leaked, it is known however that the tank had not been used for at least 30 years.

Because of the age and quantity of the spill I did not require a clean up.  However because the home was on the market to be sold the homeowner elected to have the contaminated soil dug up.  The excavation appeared to be thorough and removed all contaminated soil found.  No further action.
P-688-1991*
	UST abandonment by removal and replacement.  Contamination confirmed.  Unregistered UST's found.  Mapped S & G Aquifer area.
P-463-1997*9 June 1997, Quentin Henderson (father of the subject) contacted the DEP with environmental concerns associated with a property owned by Norway Savings Bank, Norway, Maine, that is slated to be auctioned off. I contacted Jean McAllister of Norway Savings, who FAXed me a copy of a Tewhey Associates, initial environmental review (attached). I contacted Quentin and informed him that whom ever purchases the property will have to address disposal issues on both a local and state level.

29 July 1997, I met the Henderson's on site who had bought the property. I addressed the numbered issues as they appear on the Initial Environmental Assessment Site Review:
1 the fuel oil spill amounted to a stain that does not warrant any clean up action; 2 miscellaneous cans and containers are considered household waste, and the two 55-gallon drums containing fuel oil were removed by Richard Bean (Bean Road, Otisfield) who will use the oil in his waste oil heater; 3 waste petroleum and oil removed by Richard Bean for use in waste oil heater, and the large "peddler" tanker body (see photo) was removed by the former property owner prior to the sale of the property; 4 these drums were determined to be empty and disposed as scrap metal, and I did not observe a spillage in this area; 5 several stained areas were observed that do not warrant any clean up action on the basis of threats to human health or the environment; 6 solid waste issue; 7 Central Maine Power issue; 8 Richard Bean removed for reuse; 9 solid waste issue, and; 10 soild waste issue. Solid waste issues were referred to Barb Schwendtner. To my knowledge she spoke to Quentin concerning proper disposal of concerned materials.

In a 3 December 1997 phone conversation with Quentin, I was advised that United Waste out of Scarborough, was contracted to remove tires, trash, and wood wastes.

No further Response Action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3DEC97).

P-701-1999*On 10/04/99, I received a call from Scott Ash of Liberty Oil Co. reporting that he had discovered a corrosion hole in the copper line at the Sutherland residence in Cumberland.  From the delivery records, he estimates that 150 to 200 gallons of oil have leaked over the past couple of months.  A hole in the concrete slab under the copper line allowed all of the oil to go directly to the ground under the garage.  The ground in the area is very sandy, the owners estimate that it is about 20-25 feet to groundwater and only another 10 or so to bedrock.  The Sutherland's have a 480 foot deep drilled well about 20 feet up-gradient of the spill site.  Their neighbor has a dug well in their basement approximately 200 feet down-gradient of the spill.  I covered the stained floor with poly to keep the vapors down, and I have scheduled to return to the site to vactor out additional soil the morning of 10/05/99.

Clean Harbors removed part of the concrete floor and vactored out 3.55 tons of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Recycling.

I contacted Brad Hahn of Technical Services to assess the risk to the wells.  He decided to take a sample of the neighbor's well.  The analysis showed no diesel range organics.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-457-1997*A sheen was discovered at the storm drain outfall.  A significant melt was occurring.  It appeared that the cause was vehicle drippings on Route 16.
A-107-1997*     DEP received a report that a small spill had occurred as a resullt of an AST overfill at a residence in Augusta.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 4/8.  The AST (located in the cellar) appeared sound.  A small amount of contaminated soil was present in the vicinity of the vent line.  Arrangements were made by C.N. Brown staff to excavate/dispose of this soil.  The area is served by municipal water.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-25-1999*A truck was changing pockets and developed a problem with the frozen air eliminator. Product flowed from the air eliminator onto the driveway. Pads were put down. The contaminated snow was picked up.
A-672-2000*The discharge was the result of an AST overfill.  All recoverable oil was collected using sorbents, in addition to the removal of a small amount of snow.

No further action required.
B-54-1996*See the attached narrative.
B-11-2000*CHIEF MUISE REPORTS THAT 5-10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WAS LOST FROM A CORRODED VEHICLE TANK AT BETSY'S RESTAURANT AND CITGO.  THE FIRE DEPT. GOT THERE IN GOOD SEASON AND PUT DOWN SPEEDI DRY TO PICK UP THE SPILL.  CHIEF MUISE SAID HE CONSIDERED WASHING THE SPILL DOWN, BUT ONCE THE SORBENT WAS PICKED UP, DECIDED AGAINST IT.

THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THE RESTAURANT IS ON A WELL, AND THE GASOLINE MAY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE SUBSOIL BY WAY OF THE JOINT BETWEEN THE CONCRETE APRON AND THE ASPHALT APPROACH.
P-899-2001*Storm basin grit enroute to Commercial Recycling spilled from truck.  Material was cleaned up by CRS crew.  See attached CRS report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



___________________________
Jon L Woodard   OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediaton & Waste Management
A-432-2000*Received a message from Mary James that I was to go over to the Ray Building, as there had been a possible Mercury spill.  The alleged spill occurred in the second floor conference room across from the bureau director's office.  Mary had already called Cleve Leakey from the Bangor office to bring the Jerome meter to the Ray Building.  When I arrived at the Ray Building, Cleve had already arrived and found no mercury vapor in the box that had been opened and the room.

What had occurred is interesting.  Two dairy inspectors from the Department of Agriculture had come to that room for a committee meeting on getting mercury manometers out of the dairy industry.  One of the inspectors went to show what they were talking about and found that the manometer had broke.  The mercury had spilled but had been contained in the container the manometer was stored in.  We also checked the cars the two inspectors drove as they stored their equipment in their cars.  The Jerome meter measured no mercury vapor.  At the least, the spill served as an object lesson as to why the committee needed to continue their work.
P-129-2000*On 2/29/2000 I received a call from Charles Mull of the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Mull reported oil contamination found during an environmental site assessment being conducted at the Chamber's property in Brunswick.  The assessment was being conducted in anticipation of a property transfer.  I requested that I be sent a copy of the assessment report when it was avialable, and that I would render an opinion on the site after I've read the report.

On 4/4 I received the report.  I was not able to read it until several weeks later.  At that time, I discovered several pages were missing.  I contacted the Chamber and requested the missing pages which I in turn received on 5/5.

On 6/16 I read both the Phase I and Phase II report prepared by EnviroInvestigations and Remediation.  Based upon the information in the report, I determined the site to meet the Baseline-1 cleanup standard.  Since there was no evidence that free phase product had been discovered, I did not require any further investigation or remediation.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 16, 2000
B-584-1998*I received a phone call from Mr. Dave Witham (667-7576 ext 219).  Mr. Witham is the on scene project supervisor for the new Hancock County Jail construction project.

Mr. Witham reports that during excavation, Thibodeau Construction found an old house site at this location.  The material found consists of clay soil, rock, timbers and various metal items, and is from an old house that stood on the site 30 years ago.

Karen Knutti (DEP Solid Waste), confirmed that the brick and rock could remain on site and the metal and wood could be taken to the Ellsworth Transfer Station.

When I arrived on scene, I met with Mr. Witham, someone from Thibodeau Construction, and Mr. Shay of E.L. Shay.  I explained that the construction debris has limitations on where it can be taken.  There was a small odor in a bagged sample presented to me by Mr. Witham.  I explained that unless the concentration of oil is much higher than the sample he could leave it there.  He explained that, due to parameters of the construction, they must move quite a bit of this soil off site so they can be at a lower grade and attain proper soil compaction.  I asked them to segregate soils that smell of old heating oil and contact me prior to moving the soil.  They are considering using the vacant runway at the Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton to spread the soil and using inmates to separate out the metal and wood.
A-21-1998*No site visit made.

The driver of a vehicle wedged the fill cap into the delivery nozzle while he went into the store.  He realized a spill was occurring when the volume of gas exceeded the capacity of his tank.  The fire department responded and cleaned the spill.

No further action is anticipated.
P-167-1999*see comment field.
I-128-2001*A rock punctured the fuel tank causing 20 gallons of diesel fuel to be spilled.  It was mostly cleaned up with sorbent pads and the remaining dirt was spread over a farm land.
B-215-1999*B-215-99
Sangerville

Wednesday May 5, 1999				0947

I received a phone call from  Mr. Rick Pershkin, a site assessor with the A.E. Hodsdon Company.  Mr. Pershkin phoned to report that during the excavation of a piping trench for a municipal water project the contractor found 2 old underground petroleum tanks.

When I arrived on Main Street (Route 23) in Sangerville I met with Brian Foster.  Mr. Foster is the overseeing engineer of the Guilford, Sangerville Water Project.  Mr. Foster indicated that the tanks were nearly empty when torn into by  Stewart Young, a back-hoe operator with the S.Y. Young Construction Company, of Mexico, Maine.

We viewed the smashed and twisted remains of 2 old underground steel tanks.  There was very little gasoline smell in the soil around the smashed riveted steel tanks (circa 1930's).  I was informed that this was the location of an old service station that burned some 20 years ago.  The tanks were approximately a 250 to 300 gallon tank and a 750-gallon riveted tank; both were torn up and smashed.  I wanted to speak to the back-hoe operator to tell him myself that he should not be destroying tanks that could have had much more product in them.  As this could delay the ditching and cause the trench to be excavated and the contaminated soil removed.  I told Mr. Brian Foster that this method of operation was not acceptable.

I suggested that they excavate back and remove the contaminated soil that may be near the pipeline.  Brian Foster wanted to install special gasketing on the pipe joints in the area of the former gasoline station.  I said that would be an extra safety factor.  There could be little entrainment into the piping unless the water pressure drops below 20psi and the pipe is surrounded by contaminated water.  About .25 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil was removed and later spread thinly atop the back fill.
I-37-1997*J. M. Huber reported a spill of motor oil that occured in their wood yard.

Spill was clean-up by Huber crews with fine sawdust.

The sawdust was disposed of by burning in Hubers Boiler.

Cased Closed
B-670-2001*      On December 3, 2001 at 1350 we received a call from Tim Clark of Dysart's
Transportation reporting a five to ten gallon gasoline spill at the 7-11 store in Milford.  Mr. Clark said a truck was filling a buried tank but didn't have a tight fit on the hose connection to the tank which caused the product to leak into the catch basin around the tank's fill.  Most of the gas was contained in the basin but a couple gallons spilled onto the pavement.  This oil was recovered with sorbents while the liquid in the catch basin was put into the buried tank.  I inspected the spill and found the situation as described.
I-103-2001*The State Police notified Lou that a Log Truck had gone off the Interstate at Mile 274.5, Southbound.

The driver died in the accident.

The spilled product was contained in a marshy area that doesn't appear to have any flowing water.

After the body and load of material were removed from the scene, DEP hired a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of the saturated sorbent pads.

Case closed.
B-56-1999*
On 2/3/99, 1420 hours Tim McNeal called in a complaint against Tri Town Marine in Harrington.  Tim mentioned dumping gasoline, oil stains on the ground, old barrels behind the shop and some batteries that were piled up. I visited the site on 2/5/99 and found a well-run operation.  There were no gasoline stains, the barrels contained hard goods, which were parts to be either reused or scraped.  The gasoline that they take from out board motors that they are storing during the off season goes either into their test tank or into their vehicles at a 1:20 ratio if they feel the product is off spec.  The test tank product is used to run motors that they are working on.  When I discussed my findings with Tim, I learned that the gasoline-dumping allegation stemmed from his not knowing what Tri Town Marine did with the product that they took from the motors that they serviced.  The batteries are taken by Interstate Battery.
I-102-1998*On 5-6-98, this office received a call from the State Police reporting a truck accident on Rt. 11 about 4 miles south of Oxbow. I responded and found that the truck had overturned off the road and lost about 50 gallons of diesel fuel into a swale full of water that was near a wetland.  A contractor was hired to remove all possible fuel from the water with sorbent pads and booms.
B-498-2001*     On 9/8/01, 0500 hours J.D. Newell of the Indian TWP Fire Department reported that they had a fuel release from an AST at a vacant house belonging to Indian TWP Housing Authority.  It turned out that the fuel filter had been unscrewed from the AST and then a fire was set that burned some of the fuel and quite a bit of the house.  As we proceeded with the removal of the oiled soil it became apparent that there was detectable product down to hard pan, which was about 1 = to 2 feet from grade.  To eliminate the possibility of an odor problem to the property twenty Yd3 of contaminated soil were removed and taken to a spreading site that had been approved for that purpose by BRWM personnel.  We were not allowed to disturb the tank area because the Fire Marshall had not investigated the scene.  When this has been completed, they will remove another couple cubic yards to rid the area of oil contaminated soil. The area has a municipal water supply.
A-114-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.    No further action anticipated.
A-289-1998*This spill was reported to the State Police on 5/6/98, but there was no answer at the number provided.  There was insufficient information given to the responder to locate the site.  The spill came to the attention of Dan Davis at DEP and he provided me with the additional information.  I contacted Phillis Cooke, the real Estate Agent for the site, and she arranged a meeting with me at the site on June 12, with herself and the owners.

At the site I observed clean soil placed above the oil stained area adjacent to the tank to control the odor.  The filter had a small corrosion hole.  The contaminated soil was excavated on June 18.  Only 16 tons of soil was excavated.  In places the excavation extended to the bedrock, but stringent standards were achieved.  For the most part the contamination was above a heavy clay layer.  There are nearby wells including a shallow well at the site.  This well is slightly upgradiant from the spill.  I determined that there was no need to sample any wells as soil remediation was complete.

No further action is anticipated.
A-246-2000*Received a call from Lyle Moore concerning a neighbor. The neighbor, Terry White had a leaking oil tank and he wanted it looked at.  I went up and inspected the tank.  Mr. White was not home but a houseguest, Karol Stewart was.  There had been some minor spillage, probably less then a gallon.  The bottom of the tank and the filter housing were dry at this time.  I couldn't tell if the spill came from a leaking filter or runoff from an overfill.  I instructed Karol Stewart to dig up the contaminated soil and dispose of it. There should have been less then a five-gallon pail of contaminated soil.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-564-2001* A truck was towing a boat and trailer when the axle broke (?) causing the boat to collide with an oncoming automobile. This resulted in the release of about 25 gals of gasoline. This accident occurred on 8-22-2001, in the town of Thomaston. The Thomaston Fire Dept. responded and contained the spilled gasoline. This accident occurred near the intersection of Rte.1 and Rte. 131. No site visit was made.  No further action will be required.
P-277-1997*I received a call from a technician at Webber Energy reporting that he had responded to a leaking above ground storage tank in the basement of a residence in South Portland.  I met the technician on site and observed that he had stopped the leak (corrosion hole in bottom of tank), and placed sorbent pads on the concrete floor.  Free product had flowed into a sump and a layer of several inches remained.  The technician had unplugged the sump pump, however it was not evident how much oil, if any had been discharged.  The pump discharged to a dry well and the home owner did not know its location.  10 gallons of product was removed from the sump and another 10-15 gallons was absorbed by the sorbent pads and a mattress and box spring which were located on the cellar floor.  I removed the free product, pads, and mattress/box spring and arranged for a contractor (Sun Environmental) to locate and pump out the dry well.

5/30/97  Linda Doran on site with Sun Environmental Services.  After several hours of searching dry well could not be located and is believed to be under the porch of the house and thus cannot be uncovered.

Attempts to locate and recover any free product were unsuccessful, and no further action is necessary in this matter unless the product is discovered at some later date.




______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-6-1999*Mr. Pike reported a fuel leak at his property in Limestone currently occupied by his sister.

Ice came off the roof of the residence located next to the former junckyard and broke the fuel filter off the outside kerosene tank.

Soderberg Construction removed the contaminated snow & ice and hauled the debris to the landfill.

Case Closed
A-133-1997*See attached and site assesment in tank file.
P-643-1994*
	Discharge from #6-oil UST facility and piping system to city storm drain system.  UST replaced.  See also separate narrative.
P-594-1994*
See separate narrative.
P-681-2001*Kennebunk Public Safety requested DEP look at the aftermath of the motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Perkins Lane and Route 35.  Cyr and O'Brien responded, the accident had taken place three days prior to the visit, including a significant rain event.

At the intersection there were marks in the road from the accident and some staining, however, the fire dep't had used speedi dry on the scene and brushed it aside.  The grass appeared stained as well with the other vehicular fluids, antifreeze, hydraulic oils etc. but not enough to cause damage.  This based upon removing the surface layer and finding worms and other invertebrates lively and relatively unharmed.  The excess speedi dry was removed, bagged and transported for disposal.

No further actions are required at this time, nor does there appear to be a significant impact resulting from this release.
P-87-1996*SEE ATTACHED
B-449-2000*On 8/18/00, 1920 hours Gilbert Merchant of BIA reported a half gallon release of Jet fuel.  The release landed on the tarmac of a general service ramp.  It came from the wing vent of an air craft.  A couple of sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.
A-122-1997*FMC had a spill of 60 gallon 35 % hydrogen peroxide from a tote.  They sorbed it up on cellulose.  The material was put into 10 drums.  Since hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidizing agent it began to react with the organic cellulose in the drums and the drums began to heat up.  FMC called the Hazardous Waste Enforcement group to get permission to treat the material in thier waste water treatment facility.  I was called to discuss the properties of the material.  There is a serious reactive hazard present.  I directed them to dispose of the material in the treatment plant.  The Rockland FD was called to supervise the operation and to provide fire protection.  The materials were successfully fed into the treatment system.
B-336-1998*Getting an adequate voltage reading on the 5000 gallon tank at the Dover Citgo proved to be impossible, so Kevin Moore called and said he'd just as soon take it out. I therefore waived the 30 day notification requirement, and the tank was removed on 5/21/98.

This tank was installed in 1985, and was cathodically protected; unfortunately, not all the anodes were buried with the tank, and those that were weren't all adequately connected.  For instance, no anode was found on the east end of the tank;  there was an anode to protect the fill pipe, but it wasn't connected, so the fill was severly corroded.

No contamination was discovered in the ground. Because Brown is in the process of rehabilitating this station,closed for a number of years, a new tank was put back in place of the one removed.
A-201-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-532-1998*Contamination was found during roadwork.  This was the third general area along the upgrades in Bangor St. This area was in front of the McDonald's and Lou's Beverage Barn, and near the Exxon station.  Contamination under the street was possibly left after an earlier cleanup at the Exxon. McDonald's also had USTs in the past.   All impacted soils were used in the road as backfill, as they were within the cleanup standards set for the site.

Cheryl Fontaine set the clean up goal for the site in a letter dated March 5, 1998.  (Attached)

No further action is anticipated.
P-939-1999*25 May 1999, responded to 24 May 1999 report.  Upon arrival I inspected an excavation inside the city garage, where an in-ground vehicle lift had been removed.  I observed free phase product in the excavation.  Cookland informed me that the hydraulic lift had been leaking for two months and is currently being replaced with an above ground lift.  They discovered the oil upon excavation.  The oil is contained at the bottom of the concrete fixture.  I advised that the free product be removed and disposed.  No soils were impacted because of the concrete siding and bottom of the fixture.  I advised that the oil stained fixture need not be removed and the area back-filled.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 27Jan00.
B-467-1996*Mark Hanscom of the US Postal Service Distribution Facility called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their loading dock.  Mr. Hanscom stated that they discovered that a truck was observed missing a fill cap on one of it's saddle tanks.  Some oil had apparently sloshed out on the paved surface where it was easily cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the state were affected from this spill.
B-735-1999*B-735-99
Dedham

Tuesday, November 16, 1999			2150

The state police dispatcher notified me that there had been an accident involving a Jeep Wagoneer and a semi-tractor trailer unit on Route 1A in Dedham.  The accident scene was about 9/10 of a mile North of the Winkumpaugh Road in Dedham.  The truck though northbound, was found upside down in the southbound ditch, facing South.

I heard about this accident on the state police radio while at another accident on Route 9 in Amherst.   As a matter of fact this semi, heading to Bangor most likely left Route 9 when he heard it was closed due to an accident.  When I arrived in Dedham I noticed that there were pieces of the truck cab off the road on the other side.   There was quite a lot of destroyed guardrail (about 75 feet). The truck rolled down an embankment and clearly had burned.  I was the only one at the accident scene. There was no necessity to clean up diesel fuel as what did not burn, in the hot fire may have been washed away by the firemen that put out the fire.  An eroded area about 12 to 18 inches deep and wide was noted emanating from the area of the burned up tractor cab.  The truck was carrying a load of bagged potatoes and they were strewn about the accident scene.
P-549-1998*   On 10/22/98 the DEP took notification of a #2 oil discharge at this Bath rental prop.  John Dunlap of DEP did initial research on the case though turned it over to S. Brezinski.  The property is owned by Mr. Richard Burgess of Bath.  Mr. Will Every is the maintenance manager.  The complaint was lodged by tenant James Leavitt and his friend Ms. Lorna Kzina.  I understand there are 2 to 5 boarders.
   On Tuesday, 10/27/98, I met Leavitt and Kzina onsite who showed me the house.  I noted no fuel oil oder, only the oder of rotten food as the power was turned off days earlier and the tenant's food spoiled.  The 275 gal. basement AST had the firematic snapped off so the tank could not be refilled till repaired.  Leavitt also said that the tank had a corrosion hole that started a slow leak in 12/97.
   Around the tank was an approx. 10x6 ft. stain on the concrete that appeared to be a partially cleaned up oil stain.  Under the tank was wet speedy dry which a sample of showed blobs of red free oil.  Oddly a PID did not register the oil.  Leavitt stated that the spill was cleaned up the last Sat. when he was away.  Much of the spill appears to have been washed and/or flowed down to a corner floor drain, apparently to the sewer.
   I later contacted the Bath Sewer Plant to notify them of the past spill to their system.  Bath CEO Davis stated that he was aware of the spill, had cited Mr. Burgess for code violations and was going to close the building as unsafe by the week's end.  This report will be refered to DEP oil enforcement unit for recommended action for failure to report and clean to Dept. satisfaction.  See photos, addendums and lab analysis, etc. for further info.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-65-1996*On 2/1/96, 1415 hours Alan Boynton of James River Corporation reported a 400 gallon spill of 67% sodium chlorate solution.  The spill landed inside the chlorate mix area and flowed to the process sewer.  The discharge happened because of an improperly installed gasket (or perhaps the gasket was defective to begin with).  The chlorate mix equipment is a new installation and is suffering from start up syndrome.  The 400 gallon is a drop in the bucket considering that the process sewer flow is 12-15 mgd.
B-65-1999*Chase & Kimball called to report that the 550 gallon skid tank inside their dike area had leaked about 200 gallons of low sulfur diesel. It seems the tank rusted through. They noticed the loss when they tried to fuel up a truck with fuel from the now empty tank. Earl Brasier says that all the fuel settled in a low spot in the dike under a sheet of ice and snow. They used a few sorbent pads and then realized that the product was so pure that they could use a small recovery pump which they did. In fact they ran the fuel through a tank cleaning filter machine and placed the scrubbed diesel into their trucks (later on that spring Mr. Brasier said that the recycled fuel ran without problems).
   Mr. Brazier later reported that they collected and recycled about 200 gallon and used two bales of pads.
  I visited the site after the completion of the clean up and found it to be satisfactory. While there is some oil stained grass within the dike area there was no indication that any oil escaped.
A-381-2000*     This case involved an organic sheen on water weeping from a slope in a remote area.
I-45-2001*On 4-26-01, Barbara Griffith called to report that she thought there was an old gasoline tank still in the ground next door to her where there used to be a store. I investigated and found that only the fill pipes were left there. The tank had been removed years ago.
P-166-2001*Accumulation of snow or snow from the roof broke the filter from the external AST at the Cox home.  The estimated loss was 100 gallons based on last fill information and estimated consumption rate.

A local contractor was used for the excavation and Woodstock Oil repaired and reinstalled the tank after the clean up.  Contaminated soils taken to CRS Scarborough.

House on slab no basement, no additional odor complaint rec'd.
A-714-1999* A gasket was not tightened correctly allowing the release of about 30 gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at the Mead Paper Mill in Rumford on 11-11-99. All of the oil reached the sewer and then the treatment plant. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-693-2000*Dover-Foxcroft Fire Dept. called to report that a log loading truck had rolled over in a woodyard on the Parson's Landing Road. It spilled a small but unknown amount of motor oil and diesel. While not near Sebec Lake there was a small stream nearby. They had put down a few sorbent pads.
   I went to the site the next morning. There were about 8 sorbent pads on the ground. These were only very lightly stained. From the appearance of the site I'd estimated that only a few quarts of each had been spilled. The used sorbents were returned to this office for disposal by incineration.

P-37-1999*On 1/16/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Lebanon Fire Dept. reporting a car accident on Rt. 202.  The accident resulted in 5 to 6 gallons of gasoline spillage.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
P-992-2001*Spill of hydraulic oil from bucket loader.  Included with monthly report of small discharges at PNSY.
I-141-1999*On 9-20-99, Dave Page of Irving Oil called to report that a fuel delivery truck parked in the yard of their bulk plant in Limestone was discovered to be leaking gasoline. A small amount had leaked and they had cleaned it up with sorbent pads.
P-197-2001*On 3/21/01 I received a call from the Brownfield Fire Dept. reporting a 75 gallon spill of Kerosene at the Hutchins residence in Brownfield.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the weight of ice and snow had broken the fuel line off from the above ground storage tank located outside the residence.  I was informed by the homeowner that they had a driven point well located approximately 10 feet from the spill.  At the time the tank was inaccessible to heavy equipment due to approximately 6 feet of snow in the area.  I told the homeowner that his well was at great risk of becoming contaminated and that he should apply to the insurance fund.  I told him that a clean up of the oil was not likely to change the outcome of a potential contaminated well, but it could improve the chances that the contamination would clear up sooner.  I also told him that clean up could not begin until the snow was gone.  I referred the case to Brad Hahn of Technical Services and placed the well on the quarterly monitoring program.

On 3/26 I was advised by the homeowner that he had gotten the snow removed from the area by Northeast Pavers.  I made arrangements to have Acadia Environmental respond the the site on 3/27 and supervise an excavation.  See attached report from Acadia for further information regarding the clean-up.  This case has been referred to Technical Services for their consideration.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 17, 2001
B-259-1997*5/28/97 9:45

David Tomer of the Indian Township Police Dept. called to report a spill of diesel fuel from a truck wreck on Route one.  One of the saddle tanks ruptured spilling approximately 1-200 gallons into a wet roadside ditch.

Investigation shown that the majority of the fuel was contained on a large puddled area.  Personnel from the Indian Township Fire Dept. had the oil well contained in sorbent material. I spoke with the driver of the truck and only present representative for Gillis Logging about the cleanup.  I told the driver (Trevor White) that if we had a few people we could have the oil picked up in short order.  Mr. White left with the wrecked truck and told me he would gather some help.  A couple hours of waiting and collecting oil sorbents with a membr of the Fire Dept. went by with no one showing up.  The clean up was completed a short time later.  The sorbents were taken back to our office and disposed of by Seacoast Ocean Services.  Reimbursement for the clean up will be sought from Gillis Logging.
A-415-1997*Received a report from Mead that there was a slight sheen in the Androscoggin River. It seemed to be originating from the #2 clear water outfall. Since this was the second report of oil from this outfall, I decided a site visit was in order. I went to the mill and met Steve Fuller, Environmental Engineer. He took me to the outfall and inspected the sheen. It was apparent that the sheen was not oil related but probably an "organic sheen". Steve responded that the outfall did slough off organic growths intermitently. We agreed that this was not oil and I instructed Steve that he could have the contractor pull the sorbent boom. I strongly suggested that the boom could be dried and reused as it did not have any oil on it. No further work is necessary.
A-710-1999*Received a call from Glen Breton reporting a small spill at his store in Windsor. He was reporting that a car had sprung a leak in its gas tank while fueling. The driver left without leaving his name. Glen said that he and Windsor Fire Department cleaned up the spill. Most was to paved surface and they cleaned it up with speedy dry and sorbents. I went to inspect the site and found the cleanup satisfactory. I have referred this to John Beane of Technical Services as he has a project in the same area from a previous spill. I wanted him to be aware that there was a possible new source. No further action by Response Services is indicated.
A-179-1999*A transformer failed at the Decoster plant in Leeds. The cover blew off of the transformer and about 2 gallons was lost. It was not labeled, so it was treated as a PCB oil spill. The soil was removed 1 ft. below the impacted soil. The soil was taken to Augusta pending analysis. The spill was referred to Scott Cyr.
I-10-2000*On 2-2-00, the Presque Isle city garage reported that a plow had broken a hydraulic line and spilled about ten gallons at the intersection of Fort St. and Allen St. All was cleaned up by them with sorbent pads and speedy dry.
B-624-2001*     On November 1, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a five gallon spill of non PCB mineral oil in their stockroom yard on Main St. in Bangor.  A new transformer fell off a truck and broke a bushing when it hit the tarred parking lot.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
B-690-1997*On 12/1/97, 1200 hours, Warren Overlock of Dead River in Millinocket reported that they had responded to an ASt anomaly at the camp of Bob Ridley.  The release came from a small corrosion hole near the spigot end.  He estimated the volume of the release at five gallons.  They removed about a half yard of soil from the spill area and spread it on the camp road some distance from the dwelling.  The well is 250 feet deep with 87 feet of casing and it is 25 feet away from the release.  I spoke with Mr. Ridley by phone.  I told him to call me if he had a problem with his well.  We discussed the fund and the fact that the risk to his well was very low.
A-366-1998*Notified by Monson Chemicals and Madison Paper that there was a leak of Phosphoric Acid from a tote on a Monson Company box trailer at Madison Paper. Malcolm Poole of Monson told me that a response team was on the way. Madison Paper told me that they had contained the spill and were waiting for Monson Chemical to arrive. I arrived on site and saw that the situation was stabilized.  The Monson Chemical response team arrived and I approved their plan. They emptied the leaking tote into plastic drums and swept up speedy dry used on the paved surface. Their equipment was simple but effective.

The report received from Monson Chemicals showed that the actual product spilled was wash water from a dubiously designed tote bottom. No phosphoric acid was spilled. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-23-2001*An underground fuel oil tank was overfilled spilling appr. 20 gallons of #2 oil to the concrete and pavement of the Kennebunk High grounds.  Dead River and Kennebunk Fire contained and cleaned up the spill.  When I arrived on site the oil was nearly all cleaned up, most of it having been contained in the snow.  Dead River will dispose of all debris.  No further action anticipated.
A-530-1996*See attached and Site assesment in Tank File # 38.
A-322-2001*Ice from the roof broke the bronze, street type, fireamatic valve. About 250 gal. estimated lost. The oil was emerging from the ground down grade from the spill. After extensive soil removal it appears that the contamination was travelling away from the dug well. As a precaution the site will be referred to tech. services. No further response action expected.
P-793-1999*The city of Bath was doing construction on Commercial Street to enlarge a sewer drain when they discovered petroleum contaminated soils in the vicinity of the roadway beneath the Route 1 overpass.  I investigated the site.  The contaminated material appeared to be fill material and the levels scattered.  The site is industrial and non-sensitive, therefore the City was not required to chase the contaminated soils, only to screen and segregate the soils that needed to be removed for the purpose of construction.

Approximately 100 yards of contaminated soil was removed and stockpiled at the cities public works yard until the soils could be analyzed and proper disposal arranged.
B-559-1998*Having recently moved into a trailer in the Martel Trailer Park, Barbara Frank was in the process of renovating it, when a 5 gallon container of acid was discovered abandoned under the  trailer.  The place was crawling with kids, of course, and since the cap on the container couldn't be tightened, Ms. Frank thought it prudent to call the DEP.

Bob Whittier and I recovered the acid container, marked as a mixture of hydrochloric and sulfuric acid, used to clean masonry.  It's theorized that a previous occupant of the trailer abandoned the stuff.

Because the cap wasn't tight, a small quantity of acid had been lost onto the ground.   Soda ash was thrown down to neutralize it.

The acid will be disposed of as hazardous waste in this office's regular disposal program.  Recovery of the disposal cost is unlikely.
P-452-1998*    On 9/23/98 I visited the abandonment of this out-of-service Gaso. UST facility.  Greenwood Const. under CTI Mark Greenwood removed the UST's for Downeast Energy (DEE).  Four UST's were removed, one an unregistered "mystery" tank.  George Geiss and Wil Humphries of Dames & Moore performed the CMR 691 UST assessment.  The facility was due for abandonment before 10/1/97.  It is located in a commercial & residential area on busy Rt. 1A in York Village.  The area is on city water & sewer.  The location has had UST's since 1936 and was at one time a JENNY Station and a Harbor Oil Supply.  The property has also been listed under Snowflake Cannery.
    Gasoline contam. around the UST's noted on 9/23 did not initially appear severe and was below the 1000 ppm clean-up action level, and no clean-up was expected.  Geiss and I agreed to BS-2.  Geiss' MicroTip 2020 was not approved by the Dept. and therefore needed lab backup on soil readings.  I observed gw with no free product at 7' bg.  No vapors were noted in nearby buried utilities.
     Humphries notified me on 9/24 that soils over the action level were found with 100 or more yds. expecting disposal so I issued a virgin letter for disposal at CRS.  DEE opted for Greenwood to manage the clean-up and will possibly seek reimbursement for allowable expenses for any required clean-up.  I visited on 9/25/98 and noted the hot area was NW of the tanks being removed.  We surmised that this was the location of former UST's that apparently leaked necessitating their replacement by these UST's 12 years earlier.  The contam. appeared and smelled very old and weathered.  No sensitive receptors are known effected.
    At this time no further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  As of 6/99 no new UST's are intended.  Though clean to Dept. satisfaction, oil contam. is understood to remain and should be managed properly if disturbed.  See attachements and UST Reg. #11697 file. for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-194-1996*Mr. Chase called to report that a town resident, Mr. Kirlin 1021 Norway Rd., had come to the town office to report an oil sheen on the road and ditch in front of his house.  I went to the scene and met Mr. Kirlin.  There was a noticable sheen on the tar road and a sheen on a puddle on his driveway.  There was no free product.  The sheen appeared to be an oil heavier than diesel, but did not smell like engine oil.  The sheen began on the hill above his driveway and covered about 10' x 30' on the tar.  At the foot of the grade about 75' away was a small duck pond but there was no evidence of oil there.

Mr. Kirlin did say that an old truck had turned around in his neighbors drive at the top of the hill.  I suspect that this was the source as the oil was both above the drive on the road and in the drive which pitched into the road.  I also suspect that the oil was hydraulic in nature, due to the odor.  But that is purely guess work; perhaps something spilled in the truck's bed or it was leaking power steering fluid.  No clean up was necessary.
B-237-1997* MELLING OIL IN HIS HOUSE UPON HIS RETURN ON THE EVENING OF 5/18, MR. SIMON EVENTUALLY CALLED ROY BROTHERS, HIS OIL SUPPLIER.  A BURNER TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A CORROSION HOLE IN SIMON'S AST, AT A SEAM. HE PLUGGED THAT WITH A SCREW, AND PUT DOWN SORRBENTS TO RECOVER THE OIL.

ROY BROTHERS REPORTED THE SPILL TO US THE NEXT MORNING, AND I FINISHED RECOVERING THE REMAINING OIL AS ROY BROTHERS PREPARED TO REPLACE THE TANK.
B-396-2000*B-396-2000
07/26/2000  08:00

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel oil spill at the residence of Joe Benoit at 868 State street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons leaked from the basement tank from a corrosion hole.  All of the oil which was contained on the floor was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were involved.
A-448-1998* Mrs. McGrady noticed an oil/diesel fuel odor in a drainage ditch. She then called the Town Water District. Mr. Bredeaux then called the DEP. I investigated and did not find any oil sheen or odor in the drainage ditch. The drainage ditch is located adjacent to the M.W. Sewell gas station on Route 27.  I did however, find a sizeable stain on the pavement near the kerosene pump at M.W. Sewall. I am sure that storm water runoff from the M.W. Sewall parking lot created the odor problem.  I spoke with the manager about the cleanup of these small spills.  No further action will be required.
I-246-1998*ON 10/30/98, LORI WESTON OF IRVING OIL REPORTED AN AST LEAKING IN THE GARAGE OF DR. KARL WOOD AT 3 RIDGEWAY ST. IN HOULTON.  IRVING DRAINED AND PUMPED THE TANK AS WELL AS THE CLEANUP.  SPEEDI DRI WAS APPLIED TO THE STAINED GARAGE FLOOR AND PADS WERE USED IN THE FLOOR DRAIN TO COLLECT THE FREE PRODUCT.  THE FLOOR DRAIN "DAY LIGHTED" ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE HOUSE AND SOME STAINING WAS EVIDENT.  BL2 SITE - NO FURTHER CLEAN UP WAS CONDUCTED.  CONTAMINATED MATERIALS WERE DISPOSED OF BY IRVING ALONG WITH OTHER DEBRIS FROM OTHER SITES.  CASE CLOSED.
A-163-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that three transformers had "weeped" while in transit.  Spilled oil was confined to a truck bed and sorbed.
P-444-2000*The out of service AST was standing on concrete outside next to an out building.  It had apparently leaked a small amount of oil in the 14 months it sat outside.  All stained soil was removed by digging around and beneath the slab.  There appeared to be no significant relase and the soil removed was minimal.  Dead River removed and disposed of the old tank. No further action is required.
B-214-1998*B-214-98 Bangor - G.R. Adams, Jr. Inc,


Lt. Dunbar called to report that he had visited the Adams shop (this company does UST installations, removals and maintenance) to inspect for a burn permit that they had requested and while there he had seen a large quantity of 55 gallon drums along with some unearthed USTs. He had inquired as to what was in the drums and was told be the worker on scene that said worker didn't know. Lt. Dunbar requested that we look into the situation. I contacted Mike Hudson of our Hazardous Waste Enforcement Section and explained what had been relayed to me. I would suspect that the drums would contain oil and gasoline from tank removals and maintenance. Mr. Hudson asked if I would investigate for his office, as they no longer had enforcement personnel in the Bangor region.
   On 4/6/98 I visited the site. The owner, Clyde Furrough, was not available, but an employee, Kevin Hughes, was made available and together we explored the drums. Of the dozen or so inspected I found four that held various amounts of gasoline and/or water: (1) 12" of gas=19 gallons (2) 10"=16 gallons (3) 1"=1.5 gallons (4) 1"=1.5 gallons. The remaining drums were empty or held fuel oil. I then left; explaining that someone would get back to them with any problems that needed to be resolved. On 4/13/98 Mr. Furrough called my office and left a message that he had hired Clean Harbors and they had removed 13 drums and the two USTs had been removed.
   Later Mr. Hudson's unit sent a Notice of Violation to them for improperly managing the storage of waste gasoline, which they deemed to be hazardous waste.

P-170-1998*On 4/23/98 I attended a tank removal for which I had given a waiver for.  The tank was removed without event and no contamination was observed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 24, 1998
P-402-1996*On July 2, 1996 I received an anonymous phone call.  The caller stated that there were ongoing spills and leaks from tanks at VIP buslines in Portland.  I visited the site that afternoon.  I saw evidence of spills (stained soil)under a tanker trailer that was being used as a permanent oil tank.  Other concerns I noted were a partially full 275 gallon oil tank setting on top of 55 gallon drums.  Old UST's stored on site and many rusted and/or bulging 55 gallon drums (see pictures).  This site has been visited by DEP personnel on other occasions due to citizen complaints (see included spill report #P-922-90).  I referred this site to the State Fire Marshalls Office  and the DEP Oil Enforcement unit.  I spoke with the VIP owner, Mr. Penfold at some length about the violations and environmental concerns, and what could be done.  Mr. Pembroke assured me that some action would be taken during the spring of "97".  As of July 97 no action has been taken.  Division of Response Services will take no further action at this time.
A-35-1996*see attached.
B-439-1996*D-TREE=N.
B-456-2001*     On 8/14/01, 0813 hours our Ed Logue (BRO Director) received an e-mail from Jon Cosseboom alleging that GE had been leaking hundreds of gallons of coolant into the ground over the years.  He did not say what the coolant was and he indicated that the information came to him via the "Grape Vine".  We ran the issue by Scott Leighton who said that GE had closed systems and that they had converted their machine coolants to non-hazardous materials.

On 08/16/01 I visited the GE plant and was walked through the process by Jim Crawford, who is the environmental coordinator for GE. When I mentioned Cossenboom Jim said that he had been fired by Master Chemical Corporation because he refused to work for a new supervisor. Jim indcated that this was not the first time that Cossenboom had tried to make trouble for GE. The coolant is used to keep metal cutting tools from overheating.  It is mostly water with a small amount of emulsified oil added. The water does most of the cooling and the oil emulsion lubricates the tool to give a smoother cut. The material is sprayed onto the working surface and gravitates to a sump at the bottom of the machine and a circulating pump directs it back onto the working area.  Periodically the coolant is pumped out of the tooled machine and taken to another machine that cleans it.  The coolant is checked and its water content adjusted before it is put back into one of the metal shaping machines.  Since the machine coolant systems are closed and the amount is accounted for during the recycling process on a regular basis (not to mention that the machines are mounted on good concrete) I find it hard to believe that hundreds of gallons of the material went into the ground.
A-628-2000*This site has a history. Previous DEP spill number A-025-86. Soil contamination found during removal of old UST's. Removed as much contaminated soil as feasible without undermining building or Rt. 202. Acadia Environmental supervised soil removal and has been retained by the division of technical services for further site investigation. No further response action anticipated.
B-661-2001*The Dead River Company called to report that a technician had discovered a leaking heating oil tank at the Susan Hutchinson residence, 93 Fifth St., Bangor. They had been called to the home the previous evening. I don't know how the owner discovered it but it is often due to the odor. In any case they found that the tank had corroded through and about three gallons of #2 had spilled onto the floor. It was all on concrete and had not reached any drainage. They cleaned it up with pads.
A-279-2000*I was given a spill report and asked to go look at a reported leaking AST.  I went to the home of Loralie Rackleff on the Webb Road in Oakland.  Dead River had called to report they repaired a fuel line that had been leaking and that a small amount of product had been released.  I inspected the area by the old line and found a small amount of product had leaked out into the soil.  No cleanup was necessary.
A-521-2001*   DEP received a report that approx. 40 gallons of oil was spilled at a vacant residence when the kerosene heater was stolen; the theives cut the fuel line, allowing oil to drain into  the structure.  Saturated materials were removed/replaced by a DEP contractor.  A small quantity of oil spilled to soils outside the home and was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural/residential with large lots sloping down to the Eastern River.  The drilled well serving the subject property is located about 30' from the spill location; this well is considered "at risk" although excavaton of contaminated soils were prompt and thorough.  As a precaution the well water was sampled (no petroleum as of 8/1/2001) and will be placed on DEP 1/4-ly monitoring.  Neighboring wells are 300'+ away and are not considered at-risk by this event.
   The subject property had been tentatively sold at the time of this spill.  DEP has been working with the current and prospective owners on remediation, and it is presumed at the time of this writing (9/2001) that public remedial funding will transfer to the new owners.
I-193-1997*11/25/97 09:45

Frank Wezner of the Presque Isle office called to report a tractor trailer roll over on Route 2 in Forkstown and asked if we could respond in their region.  It was stated by the State Police in Houlton that the saddle tanks were leaking.

Investigation shown, after the tractor was extracted, that very little oil had leaked.  The upper saddle tank drained to the bottom saddle tank leaving the impression that the fuel had spilled.  Both tanks were carefully inspected and proven to be sound before transporting.  The approximately 5 gallons that leaked came from a vent line.
B-494-1997*In the summer of 1996 the Me. DEP and the Me. Board of Pesticide Control held a joint operation to recover and dispose of old or obsolete pesticides from a list of known owners.  At the end of the pickup period a few people had not brought in the materials.  In 1997 another joint operation was organized and my supervisor requested that I do what I could to see that the outstanding pesticides were recovered and disposed of.

As such I contacted Mr. Randall by telephone.  This gentleman, reported to be in his 90's, told me that the 240 pounds of calcium arsenate that he had was no longer available (as he had told the Pesicide Board the year before).  When I pressed him for more information about it, such as did some one else have it, he replied that it was definitely unretrievable.  In closing the conversation he made comment that "one could not collect it after it was spread", he was not more forth coming but I assume that he or someone else had used it on the land.  No further action was taken.
B-275-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-44-1998*On 3-16-98, Dennis of Dead River in Presque Isle called this office to report that there had been a spill at the residence of Lewis Willard in Presque Isle. Apparently the tank in the basement had rusted through and right after a fill up on 3-14-98, oil leaked from the tank into the basement. Most of the oil went to a floor drain in the basement. The floor drain led to a line that appeared to go to the sewer. This was confirmed from a later report from the sewer department of an odor in the plant on 3-15-98. All material on the floor was cleaned up using sorbents and speedy dry and the house was vented for a period of time to relieve the odors.
P-968-2001*CONTRACTOR REPORTED CONTAMINATED SOIL IN SEWER LINE EXCAVATION AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSTRUCTED TO LOAD MATERIALS IN TRUCKS AND SHIP TO CRS.
B-81-2000*
     This office received a call at 1025 on 2/17/00 from Annaleis Hafford (Fort James Corporation; Old Town) reporting a hazardous chemical spill.  She stated that approximately 663 gallons (3017 lbs.) of ferric sulfate (pH <1.0) leaked from a half inch crack on a suction hose between the storage tank and the feed system at their Wastewater Treatment Facility.  The leak started sometime this morning and was discovered at 0950 through inventory loss.  The leak has been stopped.  All of the material was contained on the ground, on snow and ice.  It is easy to see, because it is orange.  Philips Services Corporation (Bangor; #945-9800) was en route to pump up the material and will be assisted by mill personnel.  Product recovered will be processed through their treatment plant.  The chemical is used as part of the regular treatment process, so the spilled material will not hurt their system.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-434-1996*Don Robbins of Hull & Associates called to report contamination was found at the Cumberland Farms in Gardiner during a piping upgrade. I visited the site on October 2 to confer with Don about cleanup. The site is considered to be a baseline 2 site on the Department's decision tree. The action level was set at 1000 ppm bag headspace. Don reported that he excavated all soil to below the action level. See the Appendix P site assessment for further information.

During the blowdown of the product pipes, a small spill of gasoline was made to the asphalt pavement. Rick Hazel, certified tank installer, cleaned it up. The cause of the spill was the out of state crew working on this and other Cumberland Farm projects did not follow Maine specified work practices as instructed to by Rick Hazel.  No further work is necessary at this site.
A-69-2001*DEP received a report that this residential AST was emptied due to ice/snow damage to the filter.  Snow cover was still deep (+2') with no underlying frost; oil appeared to have travelled downward and migrated underneath the house.  No appreciable contaminated snow was encountered, and only a small quantity of soil was excavated for disposal.  A recovery well was placed and fitted with a pump-and-treat scheme with Tech Services assistance.

No further informaton on the initial response or clean up actions are available.  Responder (Jon Andrews) did not complete report prior to leaving state employment.  He disposed of his case files prior to retirement.

The site however was referred to Pat Locklin, engineer, in the Divison of Technical Services who installed a pump and treat system at the location. See Divsion of Technical Services case files for further information.
B-386-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-142-1998* A tractor trailer accident on Route 3 occurred on the evening of April Fool's Day 1998. The box truck was carrying several drums of Hypochlorite, in addition to several one gallon containers of nonhazardous cleaning compounds.
 The entire content of the load was forced forward and was a jumbled mess of boxes and pallets. The shipping papers and placard listed the 3 drums of hazardous materials.  No one could figure out what was leaking or if it was safe to move the truck or enter the box trailer.
 The local Fire Dept. did not want to make any more entries into the box. They had made one or two before my arrival.
 Finally, I made an entry with a Fire Fighter and we were able to find the leaking material. It was an iodine based material, non hazardous. We secured the leaking material and placed boxes around the drums. The tractor trailer rig was then hauled out of the ditch. No further action will be needed.
P-95-1996*On 2/2/96 I received a call from John Betts of the USCG reporting a diesel sheen in Mackerel Cove on Bailey Island.  I responded immediately and upon arrival determined the source of the sheen to be Mackerel Cove Marina/Restaurant.  It appeared as though a there may have been a small spill near the fueling station for boats and the fuel had been trapped under the docks.  Sheen was observed coming from under the docks.  I could see no apparent problem with the underground tanks, piping, or fuel dispensers.  Shortly after my arrival on site, the Coast Guard arrived. I showed them my findings and left them to continue their own investigation.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-375-2001*      On July 2, 2001 at 1530 we received a call from Jeff Buxton of R.H. Foster reporting a leak from an outside fuel tank at lot 62 in the Holiday Trailer Park on Essex St. in Bangor.  The tank was the style which was installed beneath pre-formed steps to the mobile home.
       I met Mr. Buxton and trailer owners Mr. & Mrs. Milton Hartery at the site.  Mrs. Hartery said they smelled fuel oil and tried to move the steps with a vehicle and cracked a seam on the tank which allowed the oil to leak out much faster than the original corrosion hole which initially caused the smell that the Hartery's noticed.  However, they quickly uprighted the tank to prevent any more leakage and R.H. Foster pumped out the remaining fifty gallons.
      We estimated that about 25 gallons leaked on the ground and Foster recovered about 15 gallons with pads and excavation of one yard of soil.  The area is on town water.
P-322-1998*DHS reported that the public water supply well at the Knights Hill Association Mobil home park in Bridgton showed low levels of MTBE.  I investigated the site and found no source of contamination.  I spoke with Jerry Pouzal the head maintenence engineer for the park and he informed me that the well had an aerator and that the next sample round was due shortly.  We agreed to continue to watch the MTBE levels, at this time however they are well below action levels.  No further action at this time.
A-231-1998*The tank was found empty three days after 100 gallons was delivered.  It is possible that the line had broken some time prior to this, but it was not noticed by the driver.  We removed oil from standing water near the tank, and constructed an underflow dam to allow for more to be collected as rain washed it from the area around the tank.  The water table at the time was only an inch or two below the surface.  I revisited the site three more times to collect oil.  The groundwater was high even during dry weeks.  The shallow well was upgradiant of the spill.  Because of the high ground water, oil was unable to penetrated the top few inches of soil.  Possibly some oil traveled under the slab, but no odors are evident in the home.

No further action is anticipated.
P-21-1997*Debris on tracks caused puncture in bottom of 3000 gallon fuel tank on locomotive.  The incident happened approximately 1/2 mile south of Rigby Yard.  Engine was driven to yard and parked over oil collection pan which is piped to oil water seperator.  Clean Harbors was contacted by RR personel and commenced pumping off remaining oil in tank.  Approximately 150 gallons was lost from time of initial discharge until engine reached oil collection pan, the majority of it being at the point of impact.  The product was contained in the snow and was cleaned up by Clean Harbors and RR personel under the direction of the USCG.  No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediaton & Waste Management
A-410-1996*Received a call at home from Frank Hample, third selectman of Somerville. He was walking along a road near his house and noticed a sheen of oil in the runoff. He traced it back to some construction equipment. I responded. The oil was originating from a broken saddle tank that had been taken off a truck. I turned it upright to prevent additonal oil from leaking out. There was only a small amount of product in it. Mr. Hample said the construction equipment belonged to Michaels Pipeline Construction. They were working for ATT laying fiber optic cable. He gave me the name of SMC, a surveying company in Augusta. Jim Wiswell was the contact. I contacted him Monday, the next day. He had not heard about the spill but he would investigate. He faxed me a report from Michaels later in the day. They claim in the report that the spill occured about three weeks prior and they had spilled only 5 gallons of diesel. The area where the spill occured is in a power line right of way with no receptors in the area. No cleanup is necessary, no site visit was made. This case was referred to Oil Enforcement for possible action.
A-37-1997* The nozzle on a delivery truck broke during a delivery, spilling about 20 gallons of fuel oil onto the parking lot. The truck is owned by Community Energy. The spill occurred at the United States Post Office in Rumford. Community Energy cleaned up the spilled material with speedi-dri. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-26-2001* On the morning of 1-16-2001, Fabian Oil Company reported a gasoline leak at their retail facility in Oakland. A large AST, that provides gasoline to the dispensers, developed a leak. A driver noticed the problem while making a delivery.
 A small amount of gasoline was weeping from under the tank. They placed pads around the perimeter of said tank and transferred the product to another tank. They next shoveled snow and ice from around the tank and placed them into trash cans. These cans were then stored inside the dike with permission from the Oakland Fire Dept.
 I made a follow up phone call on 1-31-01 to E.J. @ Fabian Oil Inc., and learned that the tank had been removed and degased, cleaned and a new steel bottom welded on. The old bottom (10 years old) was cut off completely.
 No other action will be required.
A-285-1997* Haskell and Son removed one 1,000 gallon UST, located at the Albert Church Brown Memorial Library. Loel Kline had submitted a request to abandon in place, in March 1997. I inspected the property on 5-28-97 and found that it did not meet the requirements to be abandoned in place.
 I was onsite in the morning of 8-8-97. Haskell uncovered the top of the tank and removed one bung. We stuck the tank and found 14 inches of oil. Dead River arrived shortly thereafter and pumped the remaining fuel from the tank.
 I had another site to be at at 0930, therefore, I left before the tank was removed. I gave Haskell instructions to call the DEP if there were any signs of leakage or contamination. Mr. Haskell never called.
 No further action will be required.
A-307-1998*7/1/1998
Visited site and sampled well. House sits on steep slope that leads to Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Spillage was from a leak inside a Monitor heater. Mr. Birkins did not have a feeling for how much was spilled. Discussions with him lead me to believe that less was spilled instead of more. He is having a local contractor cut out the affected wooden floor, plaster and insulation. His well is uphill and is a drilled well. No break out of product was found or reported. His insurance company seems willing to pay his claim. He claims that Coldbrook Fuel from New Hampshire had serviced the furnace just before they went to Florida for the winter. The leak went undiscovered for a few months.

7/10/98
Called to report that the water test did not find any oil in his well. Mr. Birkins reported that the local contractor had cut out the impacted parts of the sheetrock and that the odor in the house was much improved. I said that since the leak had gone undetected for a while, that only one test was necessary on his well. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-180-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-462-1999*See attached report from Central Maine Power.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 3, 1999
P-858-1992*
	Commercial AST bulk plant, urban area.
P-567-2000*DownEast delivery person spilled oil on sloped gravel driveway while no one was home.  The spill was not reported by driver.  Homeowner notified DE upon returning home and finding the oil stain in the driveway.
A-134-1999*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled on a gravel road shoulder in South Bristol.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  It appeared that a vehicle may have developed a leak at a fuel tank and pulled over at the edge of the road to effect repairs, spilling several gallons in the process.  Though minor in nature, there is a home (currently vacant) with a well located within 300' of the spill, so contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
P-478-1996*  In response to a US EPA/Maine DEP visit and subsequent monetary fine for an unregistered and out-of-service UST, the Town of Sanford, Highway Dept. removed this 1000 gal. bare steel waste oil, UST on 8/14/96.  A removal for 8/13 was put off till 8/14 due to too short a notice (originally agreed to be 2-3 working days) for the removal.  About three square feet of oil contam. soil was noted around the fill pipe that appeared very weathered.  No holes were noted in the heavily encrusted UST and the discharge was attributed to historic overfills.
   As there were no water wells known within 2000 ft. and the Rushton Landfill is across the Mousam River (Uncontrolled Site) this area was considered a Baseline-1 Goal and no clean-up was required or initiated by the town.
  The minor amount of oil spillage was not noted in Tewhey's report but was later addendumed at my request with a 11/13/96 letter.  See the attached notes and report for further details.
B-257-2001*
     This office received a call at 1400 on 5/4/01 from Chief Robert McKenney (Ellsworth Fire Department) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that someone had either changed their oil or dumped some oil near a turn around area at the end of Mountainview Drive off Route 172 in Ellsworth.

     Proceeding to the area, I located a large used oil stain (12'x12') about 50 feet in on a wood road from the end of Mountainview Drive.  The oil had been spilled on a high spot to the right of the road and weather conditions flushed it down onto and across the road.  It appeared that the material, estimated as a gallon or less, had been at this location for quite sometime.  My guess is that someone either put their vehicle on the high spot and drained their oil or a 4-wheeler may have damaged its oil pan nearby and lost the oil at this location.  Since the area is fairly isolated and the oil was not causing any damage, I scuffed the contaminated soil up and left it in place to aerate.

REC:  File report.
B-652-1999*On 10/14/99, 1715 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a transformer oil spill on Court Street in Machias.  The spill happened because a falling tree knocked the pole down.  The amount was 15 gallons and the unit was labeled non PCB.  Some of the product landed on pavement and the rest of it landed on grass.  The clean up produced three and a half cubic yards of speedy dri, soil and grass.  This was sent to SERF.
P-311-2000*   In the late morn. of Tues. 5/23/00, DEP was notified by Mr. Ross of MDOT regarding an oil tank discovered by MDOT while excavating a new storm line in Saco.  Arriving onsite I met with John Mayol of DOT and Mr. Grant of Bridgcorp.  The workers told me the tank contents smelled like gasoline, to which I agreed.  A Gascope measured the tank above 100% LEL = within the explosive range.  We measured about 4" of product.  The tank may be 40+ years old.  I gave Mayol a removal notice, told him a waiver could be arranged and that we could complete a UST registration during the removal.
   That afternoon I left a message with Ms. Gallant and Kerry of DOT, and spoke with Dale Doughty of MDOT Env. (Doughty stated he or Ross would do the assessment).  CTI Paul Bosse called me for information stating that he may be hired to remove the tank.  At that time I informed him the tank was in the explosive range.  On 5/24/00 Kerry of MDOT called me back for Gallant, and stated he would check on the removal and get back to me; and that DOT would do the assessment.
    Not hearing back by Fri. 5/26/00, I reached Dale Doughty who stated he had just found out the tank was removed by A L Doggett without his prior knowledge nor a DEP  waiver.  On that afternoon I retrieved a 5/25 message from DOT's Mr. Hamilton stating that the tank was coming out that afternoon (Thus.).  DEP had not received a removal notice, registration, or given a waiver as of Friday, in violation of CMR 691.  On Fri. 6/2/00, I met onsite with Doughty, Hamilton & Mayol and re-excavated (at MDOT's cost) the location at my and Doughty's request.  We noted no soil PID values over 10 ppm (corrected) and required no further action.
     This report is forwarded to DEP Tanks Enf. and BUSTI for consideration of enforcement action for failing to provide proper notification and registration of the class 1 UST removal.  Reg. and notice was only completed the day after the removal.  See attached.
S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-207-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-162-1998*B-158-98
Indian Twp.

Tuesday March 10, 1998				0836

I received a phone call that  50 to 100 gallons of heating oil had spilled from an outside tank at a mobile home at the Trailer Park on the strip (off US Route 1).  Mr. Larry Libby, the duty police and fire dispatcher reported the spill.

When I arrived, around 1150, the owner was not home.  I began clean up using sorbent pads, a 5-gallon bucket, a mop wringer, and an open top drum.  Most of the oil that was not tied up in snow was on water due to the heavy rain.  About 20 gallons of heating oil was cleaned up using sorbent materials.  The sorbent pads were removed to DEP temporary storage to await disposal.  When the owner arrived he was not at all interested in a clean up he said that FEMA would be by to take care of it.  I did, in fact, speak to a FEMA person on a mobile home spill in Milo. I noted that the amount spilled was far over reported.
A-520-1996*Received a call from Mike Crowely, director of the Belfast High School pool. He was reporting a small spill of pool chlorinator. About 15 gallons of Wilclor, 15% sodium hypochlorite leaked from the dispensing machine from a broken line, probably all night of 11/21/96. All the material went to the municipal treatment plant. Mr. Crowely informed me that the leak had stopped and that he had called the treatment plant. I also called the plant and the operator reported no problems due to the spill. An MSDS on the material was sent to me by Mr. Crowely. No additional action is needed on this spill. No response was necessary.
P-124-1998*   DEP notified of possible MTBE contamination at gas station monitoring wells on 3/17/98.  Later confirmed and investigation management assumed by Tech Services and Response Div. jointly.  Clean-up & response through source reduction and pump & treat of gw.  Municipal well threatened.  See files of Tech Services, various consultants, Licensing & Enforcement, and DEP registration for further information.  This report may be addendumed as needed.

S. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Response Services Div.
P-687-2001*05.31.2001 responded to spill location and made phone contact with Thomas and subject. It appears that the wrong home heating oil supply tank was filled and a spill occurred out the vent.  The spill was cleaned up, but a nuisance odor persisted.  I advised Thomas on site to let the basement aerate for a few days and if the odor continued to call.  No further complaint has been received by DEP regarding this incident.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.30.2001
B-567-2001*On 10/09/01,2145 hours Dory Para passed on a complaint that she had received from Bob Peters, who lives in Rochester, MA, 508-763-4638.  Bob had seen a gray, gel-like substance near a drain outfall in the Piscataquis River. It was not far from the water treatment plant.  He said that it covered a circular area that was 50 feet in diameter.  It turned out that the substance was floculated material that is generated by the town's water treatment facility.  It is not supposed to get into the river.  Bob Whittier and Tanya Hovell went to the scene because he had looked at an identical complaint with Jim Sohns a couple of years ago.  Jim issued a notice of violation at that time.
P-40-1994*
	Jan. 1994, response to gasoline AST discharge from outside, commercial gasoline AST.  Rural residential & commercial area, on private wells.  Discharge appeared confined to the clay berm area for the AST.  Response and clean-up by H L Coombs workers and by Harpswell Fire Dept.  Cause of discharge attributed to human error and poor design in managing and installing the AST.
	See also P-227-97 for further information on the site and area.
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I-133-1996*This minor spill resulted from a traffic accident, the minor leakage was wiped up with a rag. Since the line crew did not know if the unit contained PCB's some other possibly contaminated debris was recovered that night the the Utility crew.

Case Closed

A-179-2000*During a site inspection of a gravel pit on 3/22/00, Mike Parker observed two 55-gallons drums full of oil and one ~1,000 gallon tank partially full of oil. The gravel pit is owned by Vernon Otis (now deceased) and Ann Meader. Mike spoke with Ann Meader on 3/30/00. She was aware of the drums and was making arrangements to have them removed.

The drums had been removed from the gravel pit when Mike Parker made another site inspection in early June.
P-679-2000*  On Monday 11/6/2000 DEP was notified by Irving Oil that a customer at 252 State St. in Portland has apparently suffered a 100 to 150 gal. loss of oil from her fuel line to under the basement concrete floor.  That afternoon I me on-site with the homeowners and residents, Ms. Elizabeth Fraser and Ms. Maureen Roy, and an Irving Burner Tech.  The 275 gal. tank was last filled on 10/11/2000 and apparently the line had a slow leak over several weeks time.  On the basement floor was a thin dark oil stain in the concrete over the old fuel line.  Irving had already installed a new, sleeved fuel line.  I went over the AST Ins. Fund program with Fraser and Roy, and discussed possible responses.
  The area slopes significantly down to the NNW towards Sherman St. and with Park St. at the bottom of the hill.  The area is dense urban residential on a very busy city street.  I later spoke with Steve Harris of Portland PWD.  Harris explained that this is a glacial kane with a gravel ridge under it, and that PWD would keep watch for any discharges reaching the storm or sewer drains.  The basement is dry year round.  From the info. on this area and spill it appears that discharged product seeped down into underlying soil and bedrock and has quickly moved downhill.  As of Jan. 2001, I am not aware of any odor problems @ this site or in any downgrade residence.  I did not note any oil to the storm drain during my visit and PWD has not advised DEP of any problems.  Most of the discharge is not believed to be accessible, or to be cost effective to remedy at this time.  Further DEP action is possible should this change.  See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-661-1996*Mr. Erskin reported a spill at the property he is caretaker for. The large rain event in southern Maine flooded the property basement with about two feet of water.
 A 55 gal drum of kerosene was in the basement and fell over. There is a very strong odor of kerosene in the basement and a minor smell on the first floor.
 Seacoast was on site 10/23/96 and removed the heavy part of the spill and left pads on the remaining water.
 When I inspected the site, I found a stain on the walls about two feet up on the walls.
 I also identifed what appears to be an old spill or an ongoing spill with the 275 gal AST tank in the basement. Tank does not appear to be damaged by the water, but about half a bag of speedi dri was under the filter and was saturated with what appears to be fuel oil. Filter area was stained but no active problems were identifed other than a weeping filter.
 I advised Mr. Erskin to remove all saturated wood, cardboard and paper. Any contaminated metal, I suggested that it be cleaned with a detergent. The foundation is made from rocks and I recommended that they be pressure washed after the debris is removed. I suggest that all the windows be left open and a fan or two be installed to pull the vapors out.
 I gave Mr. Erskin a virgin letter for disposal of the saturated material.
 The Cape Elizabeth Fire Dept. Deputy Chief, Jim Murray, advised Mr. Erskin to call DEP.
 Since the spill doesn't appear to be related to the AST, I advised Mr. Erskin to contact the home owners insurance company for coverage or to clean it up, pay for it and file for a third party damage claim, since I don't believe it is a covered spill.

Case Closed
A-319-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that "hazardous sewage" had been spilled along a section of paved road.  Responding staff were unable to locate any evidence of this.
B-816-1999*Please see attached narrative.
P-349-1992*
	Discharges of organics and hazardous materials to groundwater following fire at a an Agway store, a commercial pesticides and gardening facility.  One private, residential well confirmed contaminated.  Rural residential & commercial area, served by private wells and septic.  See the attached report narrative and lab data for further details.
A-392-1999*  The DEP received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power concerning a damaged transformer.  High winds had knocked a tree branch onto the lines.  This transformer was located on Johnson Circle in Carrabassett Valley.  The transformer was later found to contain PCBs at a concentration of 9 PPM.
  Cleanup was completed by a crew from NASC.
  No further action will be required.
A-180-1996* 200 gallons of # 6 oil was released when an employee removed the temperature probe from an oil line.  The oil leaked onto the floor. Some (5 gallons) of this oil reached the sewer via the floor drains. The oil was cleaned up using speedy dri. No site visit was made. No further action required.
B-142-1996*Late on the evening of March 13, a rather large icicle dropped off the end of the gutter over the back door at Frances Nevells' trailer.  The end of the gutter is strategically placed so that it hangs directly over the end of Nevells' outside oil tank; when the icicle landed, it sheared off the tank's filter and feed nipple, allowing an estimated 75 gallons to leak onto the ground.

Fortunately, the ground was still frozen, and steep enough so that some of the oil ran west away from the trailer.  The rest of the oil seeped under the trailer.  The trailer is downgradient of the well, so there should be little or no risk of the well's becoming contaminated.

Because the oil was under the trailer or running away from it on frozen ground, no excavation to recover the oil was attempted.
A-668-1999*Mr. Lowell called to report that his neighbor put paint in his well.  I learned that Trooper Stevens of the Maine State Police was involved in the case.   He told me that it wasn't clear that the neighbor, Clista Stevens was vandalizing the well.  He felt that she was marking the property line and over-spray may have reached the water through the broken well cover.  Apparently the well is on or very near the property line.  He reported that she had used Plasti-kote , pink florescent acrylic.  I asked the company to send an MSDS (attached).

I visited the property to flush the well with surfactant and sample to confirm that the water was safe to drink.  The shallow well cover was in poor condition and part was missing.  The broken edge was painted, but it didn't look like much paint was inside. Before I could start my work, Ms. Stevens advised me that I was trespassing and asked that I leave.  The following day her lawyer, Gerrard Williams 778-4800, contacted me to ask what I planned for the site.  He said this was acceptable and requested that I give his client notice of when I would be at the property and that I give her a duplicate sample.  I agreed, and went to the site on November 8.  Ms. Stevens had called the Sheriff department to be there when I arrived, but I was allowed to work after a relative of Ms. Stevens collected a coliform sample.

I found that recharge was low so pumped 8' of the 12' of water and I collected my sample prior to adding surfactant and flushing some more.  When I left I advised Mrs. Lowell to flush more over the next day or so.  The TSN results indicated some paint solvent and disinfection by-products.  I advised Mr. Lowell of my findings.  See attached letter.

No further action is anticipated.
P-315-1998*   On 7/9/98 I was contacted by Mr. O'Brian of the Auburn city engineering dept., regarding a request by Mobil Oil's consultant to dewater at Mobil's 345 Center St., Auburn, gas station.  After his call I contacted Mr. Wade Ewing of GES, Mobil's environmental consultant (978-688-8100).  Mr. Ewing explained that Tyree was replacing the facility's 1990 age Fibre-Trench piping system with new double wall Ameron fiberglass piping.  Shallow groundwater was interfering with the install and water pumped into a Frac-tank needed disposal.  With levels of 100 ppb MTBE the water could not be sent to the storm water drains going to the river so permission was received from the LAWPCA to discharge to the sewer and treatment plant.  The 7/20/98 attached report from GES and Aquarian Lab showed 733 ppb measured.  .
   On 7/10/98 I visited the site and met with Tyree CTI Scott Cyr and crew.  New piping was going in and the Fiber-trench removed.  The old sumps and Fiber-trench, installed in 1990 (see P-411-90), had filled with water and I understand there were no leak sensors.  As in 1990, I noted no free product or oil saturated soils.
    See P-411-90, DEP UST reg. files and records of the LAWPCA for further details.  The area is non-sensitive, being on public water and sewer.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-692-1997*On 12/1/97, 1245 hours we were contacted by the Somerset Sheriff's Department regarding a saddle tank spill that had taken place on the S curves on Route 201 in Moscow.  The report indicated 50-100 gallons going into Wyman Lake.  Two tractor trailer log trucks had collided head on and then proceeded to side swipe each other.  Apparently the fuel from the truck going down hill engulfed the truck that was going up hill and when the fuel hit the hot engine of the up hill bound truck it caught on fire.  The only parts of the cab that remained were made of metal.  Most of the radiator melted.  Judging by the charred logs, I would say that the vehicles remained along side each other for a while.  Hence, I expect that a lot of the spill burned on site.  I saw no evidence of pooled fuel.  The road at that point tilts steeply away from the lake into a ditch that is fractured bedrock.  There is a culvert that drains the ditch to the lake side, but the lake is at least .25 miles away at that point.  There was an odor of diesel fuel, but there was no recoverable fuel.  There was no houses for miles around.
A-387-1997*During a delivery of 50 % caustic solution, the line drain valve failed.  This valve was piped to the sewer with the outlet 2 floors below the operators station making it impossible for the operator to observe flow from the valve.  The problem was discovered when a discrepency between the delivery amount and the tank contents was observed.  The valve was repaired and a sight glass was installed to allow the operator to check the system.
B-99-1996*Mr. Powers called to report they had suffered a chlorine leak in the pulp mill.  He estimated about 10 pounds was lost from a leak in the liquid chlorine line at the vaporizer.  He reported no injuries and while there was a visible vapor cloud inside the mill there was no sign of one outside.  This line which I believe runs from the outside staged railroad tank car of chlorine to the vaporizer which is inside the mill could hold as much as 200 pounds of liquid chlorine.  He said that they could not release this chlorine into pulp stock but would try to attach a hose and run it direct to the chlorine scrubber.  However the attached haz. mat. spill report form does not reflect this action and only states that 200 pounds was lost to the atmosphere.  Luckily no one was hurt.  See attached mill report for more details.
P-599-1998*On 11/10/98 I received a list of wells contaminated by MTBE from the Department of Human Services.  On that list Edmond Peterson appeared as having MTBE in his well at 1 ppb.  I made several attempts to contact Mr. Peterson both via telephone and a letter.  Mr. Peterson did not respond to my attempts to reach him.  Per the instruction of David Sait, Director of the Division of Response Services, I am not making any further attempts to contact Mr. Peterson.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 25, 1998

UPDATE: 9/21/99

On 8/3/99 Sandy Moody received a call from Mr. Peterson requesting that we come out and re-sample his well per our previous offer.  Apparantly the home is occupied only in the summer months and he did not receive my November 1998 letter until this summer.  I made arrangements to re-sample the well on 8/9.

On 8/9 I visited the site.  I took the water sample and investigated potential sources for the MTBE.  The well was located near their driveway and it is likely that runoff may have been the cause of the initial MTBE hit.  The new well sample taken on 8/9 showed no presence of MTBE or BTEX compounds.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
I-200-1998*A pipe nipple vibrated loose from the reservoir tank, which holds about 400 gallons of compressor oil.

Oil was spilled onto the floor and ran into a floor drain that runs to the Caribou Sewer system. No containment procedures had been preplanned for this type of release.

The compressor oil contained a large volume of ammonia. While in an SCBA and bunker gear a Caribou Fire Fighter and I remotely took an air sample for ammonia in the tank area and a sampleair tube completely discolored in less than a 1/2 pump stroke. This indicated the area was well over the IDLH. We immediatly left the site. MFF (Maine Frozen Foods) crews were working in filter respirators. I advised MFF, which had not done any air sampling

Some ammonia-contaminated oil was collected with speedi dri, but most went to the sewers.

Ammonia free Oil was found on Oct. 5 in a pump station. This oil and floating solids collected in the pump station were solidified in hay and sawdust prior to being disposed of at the Landfill.

Case Closed
B-416-1996*SEE BHE Co.'s attached spill report.
A-697-2001*Angela Yeaton, who rents an apartment at the Revere House, reported an unknown liquid dripping from the boiler servicing her unit.  Each apartment unit in the building has dedicated utilities including heat and hot water.  DEP personnel investigated the reported liquid and found it to be made up of water from the boiler.  No referral.
B-565-2001*       On October 9, 2001 at 1300 we received a call from dispatcher Ken Thompson of the Piscataquis Sheriff's Dept. reporting a diesel spill on the Golden Road in T2 R12.  A logging truck hit a parked pick-up and lost 20-40  gallons of diesel fuel into a boggy area that flows into Caribou Lake.
      I arrived on site that afternoon and met John McGuire, the logging truck owner, and the deputy sheriff.  They informed me that there was no spill and a quick inspection confirmed that information.  The truck overturned onto an illegally parked  pick-up on the road shoulder.  John Chandler of 9 Pearson Ave. in Smyrna, Delaware owned the pick-up truck.
P-115-1996*Inspected site for abandonment-in-place variance.  Variance granted.  See attached correspondence.
A-284-1998*Contamination was found during sewer line replacement.  Contamination was in a silty sand around the old catch basin.  The surrounding material was clay or bedrock.  This excavation was within a few feet of the former tank location.  Contaminated soil excavated for the new catch basin was landspread at the Rumford Public Works garage.

When I was on site the town crew was pumping water out of the excavation.  I had them stop as there was a sheen on the water.

Presumably additional contamination remains under the street.  No further action is anticipated unless the road is excavated.
A-399-1996* A quick disconnect ball valve leaked 2 quarts of hydraulic oil onto the ground. This spill occurred at the paint shop and was cleaned up by workers on site. No site visit was made, see attached letter from Cianbro.
P-503-1996*Product spilled from lines during piping removal/replacement.  Excavated and spread on site.

No further action necessary.

_______________________________
Jon Woodard  OHMS I
Division Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-674-1998*     This report covers the abandonment by removal of two #6 oil UST's (Reg. 8321) and two #2 oil UST's at this 217 Read St. & Quarry Rd. commercial property.  All four UST's supplied one large building.  Following receiving these removal notices I periodically visited to check on the pending abandonments and had requested J B Brown, and Ron Wilson the contractor, to give me notice of the pending removal.  In 1997 I had visited the site with a J. B. Brown rep. regarding possible abandonment-in-place of the #6 oil tanks.  At that time I advised him that would have to be decided the time the UST's were uncovered.
     After 10/1/97 the tanks were no longer in compliance because they had missed the required removal schedule for bare steel tanks.  In 1998 I became aware of the two #2 oil UST's that also needed removal.  The removal notices scheduled the removals for 8/29/98.
    On 11/3/98 I drove by and noted the UST's not removed, therefore removed after the 10/1/98 demise of the GW Clean-Up Fund for out-of-compliance facilities.  On 12/7/98 I was informed by Ron Wilson, and by Alan Lyscars of Field Services that the tanks had been removed in late November, 1998.  Wilson had failed to notify as to the scheduled removal date as requested, a trend that has occurred several other times in the past year and cause for concern.  As DEP was not given opportunity to visit as requested, no confirmation as to removal and no clean-up can be assured at this time.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-264-1999*B-264-99
Prospect

Wednesday May 26, 1999				2300				
I received a phone call from Janet Dyer (626-9552), of Central Maine Power.  Mrs. Dyer phoned to report a small transformer spill of 8 ounces of transformer oil.

The spill occurred when a tree fell on the lines.  This caused the Secondary bushing to break and released a small amount of transformer oil.  The 8 ounce spill was cleaned up by excavation.  The spill debris, which consisted of oily gravel, roots, dirt and leaves was bagged and taken to CMP's temporary storage in Augusta.
I-10-2001*The Dead River Oil Company contacted DEP's Northern Maine Regional Office (NMRO) after discovering free product in a customer's basement.

The AST had a corrosion hole in the bottom spilling up to 70 gal, before the leak was stopped and the remaining oil pumped out.

Due to the strong odor in the basement, I setup the NISOH air sampling equipment.

The odor in the kitchen area was very strong (PID 59). The concentration was the same in the basement. The home had a hot air furnace and the cold air intake was within 15 feet of the spill.

I contacted a contractor who completed the removal of the contaminated soil around 8 pm. The cellar was built on bedrock. All the soil was removed to the bedrock. The bedrock was thinly layered and vertically fractured. The majority of the oil had escaped down into the bedrock.

The vent system was installed on top of the bedrock and then the area was backfilled with crushed stone. The entire spill area and 10 feet beyond was covered with poly sheeting and then a thin layer of stone was placed over the poly. The vent piping was connected to a 42w 37 amp coaxial fan (radon fan).

PID readings from the vent discharge on 2/8 were 35. Readings in the kitchen were 0.0 with the PID.

Mrs. Michaud's well will be placed on quarterly monitoring.

Response case closed.
A-680-1999*A minor overfill occurred. It was discovered during an inspection by Tanks Enforcement and was reported to Response. I inspected and found a small stain on pavement. No further action is required.
I-135-1998*On 7-16-98, this office was informed that while removing a waste oil tank at SAVE in Houlton, behind the automotive building, contamination from leaking piping was discovered. A site assessment was being performed by SW Cole engineering. About 75 yards of soil was removed, the excavation went to bedrock.
B-680-1999*B-680-99
Baileyville (G-P)

Saturday October 23, 1999			1719

While I was en route from an Eddington heating oil spill, I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Steve Strout (460-1047), of Georgia-Pacific.

Mr. Strout informed me that a hydraulic "pond feeder", log lifting device sprayed about 30 Gallons of hydraulic oil onto the nearby pavement when a hydraulic oil hose burst.  Oil sprayed on the nearby pavement.  The spill was dammed up and soaked up using sawdust and wood chips.  This material was fed into the mill's power boiler as fuel.
B-330-2000*B-330-2000
06/19/2000 08:10

     Darla King, concerned resident in Belfast, called to report possible gasoline and waste oil spillage at Earth Waste Systems on the Curtis Road in Swanville.  It was stated that their car crushing operation was responsible.  Investigation however shown no evidence of spillage.  Any residual oil or gasoline was observed to be channeled towards drums during crushing.  The root of the complaint remains a mystery.
A-151-1999* A hose ruptured releasing 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil into the Androscoggin River. This occurred at the rack raker at the Riley Hydro station. No site visit made, no further action required.
P-802-1996*On 12/11/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Dept. (PFD) reporting an anhydrous ammonia leak at H. P. Hood in Portland.  The leak was believed to be stopped.  PFD reported that 9 employees had become ill as a result of the leak and that they were being attended to.  The amount of the leak was believed to be small.  At that time, they were not requesting a response from the Department.

Within the hour, PFD called again and requested that I respond to monitor the atmosphere in the building.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that a leak had developed around a valve in the refrigeration assembly.  Apparantly workers tried to repair the leak over several hours without reporting the event.  Eventually employees became ill from the leak and an employee called the Fire Dept. at 17:47 hrs.  By the time I had arrived on scene, the leak had been stopped.  I made it clear to Deputy Chief Thompson of the PFD that I could not clear the building safe for occupancy but I could do some air monitoring and tell him approximately the NH3 concentration in the air.  I did do the testing and found concentrations in the leak area which was in the basement to be 8 PPM.  Based on this information, the Deputy decided that Hood could allow a new shift to go to work and that the exposed shift would go home.  I suggested to Hood that they have an industrial hygienist test the building thoroughly before allowing employees to re enter the building.  I also verbally reprimanded Hood for not reporting the leak and explained that enforcement action would be recommended if it occurred again.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-657-2000*     On December 11, 2000 at 1010 we received a call from Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil reporting a faint #2 oil smell from the sump discharge at their Ellsworth Falls station on route 1A in Ellsworth.  There was no visible sheen in either the discharge water in the ditch or in the basement sump.  They disconnected the buried fuel oil tank and set up an outside 275 gallon tank.
      I met Mr. Sullivan at the site and we couldn't smell anything in the discharge pipe or basement sump.  Jim agreed to stick the fuel oil tank daily to check for inventory loss.  I talked to him on the 19th which was two days after a heavy rain and Jim said there was no smell after the rain, nor any loss of inventory over the past week or even water in the tank. There was a leak in a tank or line a few years earlier and it's possible that the smell was from this problem.  However, I never did smell or see any oil during my visits.
B-527-1998*Gould Equipment was awarded the contract to remove the 10,000 gallon tank at Sumner High School;  as often happens when dealing with school boards, the window of opportunity was only open for a short time before school started, so Randy Stephenson called here seeking a waiver of the 30 notification requirement.

The tank was removed on August 11, but I was not able to visit the site 'til the 12th.  At that time, a soil survey using a photo ionization detector did not reveal any contamination of the site by oil.
A-464-1999*Complaints about bad odors (ammonia, rotten eggs, etc.) and breathing difficulties were received by DEP and Camden FD from area residents. (A previous spill (A-447-99) involved the dumping of sulfated fish oil, which caused odor problems.) The odor was caused by the wastewater in tanks in the pretreatment building which had gone anaerobic and released hydrogen sulfide gas.

Site visits were made by Response staff and Enforcement staff. Ambient air hydrogen sulfide levels were 10 ppm in the pretreatment building and 160 ppm in the wastewater tank. (IDLH is 100 ppm.)

Apollo Tanning was instructed to: complete destruction of the sulfide-bearing wastes by treatment with lime and ferric chloride; sample/analyze the wastewater per Camden POTW instructions; dispose of the wastewater by 8/15/99; sample/characterize the sludge; dispose of the sludge by 8/15/99; and clean the tank by 8/20/99. All deadlines were met except the tank cleaning, which was completed about a week late. Odor complaints were received for several weeks during the cleanup period.

This case was referred to Enforcement. No further action required by Response at this time.
I-7-2001*On 1-31-01, Barbara Grifith called this office to report that she had recently noticed her water smelled like gas. I met with her that day and could also smell old gasoline or fuel oil in the water. I arranged for a filter to be installed and sampled the water. Results confirmed 505 ppb weathered gasoline in the sample. The source is most likely an old service station next door which has been vacant since the tanks were removed in the mid 1980's. Investigation continues.
I-197-1999*An overfill of an aboveground storage tank at Aroostook Roads, Inc. in Portage caused approximately 50 gallons of diesel to be spilled.  The site was cleaned up by Aroostook Roads.
P-357-2000*The discharge was the result of a weeping fitting on an AST.  All recoverable product was collected using speedy-dry.

No further action required.
A-513-1997*     DEP received a report from the Winthrop Fire Department that a fire alarm at this facility was engaged.  Concern had arisen due to the presence here of chemicals (reportedly, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide) used to remediate groundwater at this historically contaminated site.  Jon Andrews and Bill Wallace (DEP) met with Winthrop Fire personnel at the site; the facility was currently unmanned but staff from the operating company (Woodard & Curran, ABB) were enroute.  No fire appeared in progress; it was later confirmed that the alarm had sounded due to a malfunction in a water valve that was a part of the fire suppression system.
     No chemical release occurred during this incident; no further DEP involvement is anticipated.
P-53-1990*See attached.
B-262-2000*     On May 15, 2000 at 0845 we received a call from Dave Russell of 145 Forest Ave. in Bangor reporting oil along his back property line facing property that fronts on Palm St.  The Palm Street land is owned by John and Margaret McGill.  The McGills currenty rent the property but Mrs. McGill's father was a former owner and resident of the property.
     I met Mr. Russell at the site and he showed me four shallow holes that he dug and I noticed a petroleum smell in the soil in three of the holes.  A stockade fence runs along the property line but we saw an old outside 275 gallon tank adjacent to a garage on the Palm Street property.  The tank and back of the garage were also right along the property line.  The tank used to supply Ms. McGill's father's garage workshop.
     I checked the Palm Street property and found that the tank was empty but had a copper feedline that ran from the tank into the garage.  There was a thick patch of ten to thirty foot maples around the tank.  I didn't find any oil smell on the property except beneath the feedline to the garage.  This was only about three feet in length.
     Mr. Russell said there was standing water along his side of the property line earlier in the spring as April and May were rainy.  I believe there was an old leak in the feedline and some of this oil surfaced with the heavy rain.  Mr. Russell and I later met with Margaret McGill and contractor Wes Donnellan (844-7411) and we discussed the tank's removal and excavation of contaminated soil.  Mr. Donnellan removed the fence and tank and found a hole in the copper feedline.  We excavated the area on Wednesday, June 7 and removed about three yards of contaminated soil.  Six PID readings at the excavation bottom were between 207 and 350 which are below the standard for a Baseline 2 clean-up.  Rain delayed loaming until the next week and Ms. McGill provided the replacement plants for Mr. Russell.
B-227-1999*Since his father had arrived back in Maine from Florida early on the morning of May 12, Eddie Campbell figured that day would be a good one to start putting a car wash into his father's basement.  Since he owns a construction company, finding the labor was not a problem, but there was a UST in the way.

Eddie got Wayne Giffard to do the removal, and Wayne got me to waive the 30 day notification requirement.  There was no sign of any leaks or spillage in the ground.
I-127-2001*A fuel truck pump started leaking less than a quart of #2 fuel oil.  It was cleaned up immediately with sorbent pads and taken to office for disposal.
B-636-2000*     On November 30, 2000 at 2145 we received a call from Scot Beale of Georgia Pacific Co. in Baileyville reporting an eighty gallon spill of diesel fuel at the mill's waferboard facility.  A chip truck owned by S&L Trucking of St. John, New Brunswick slid off an unloading ramp and punctured a saddle tank.  The fuel leaked onto wood chips which workers recovered and incinerated thirty yards in their biomass burner.  The area is tarred so there was no soil contamination.
P-11-2001*A snowplow hit a 55 gallon drum containing used motor oil.  About 1/3 of the drum spilled to the asphalt.  The oil was contained to the asphalt and cleaned up by turnpike personnel with sorbent pads.  No further action.
I-55-2001*Less than 1 gal. of diesel fuel was spilled.  Cause is unknown.  Pads were used, peat moss was picked up and double bagged.  All was put in a waste container.
P-676-1998*    At the advisement of DEP, BRWM, L & E Unit I visited this facility several times in Sept., 1998, following receipt of the removal notice.  The four tank facility was composed of bare steel tanks and piping. The facility was out-of-compliance with the required 10/1/97 abandonment schedule and the dept. wished to confirm its removal prior to the 10/1/98 deadline for the GW Fund extension and for potential enforcement actions.  I also wished to be onsite for the removal if possible.  The expected removal date on the notice was 8/31/98.
     On 9/17 I visited while in the area and noted the facility to be out out-of-service.  It was located 3.3 miles south of the Rt. 5 junction, near the road in a large parking lot for Chick's Hardware, Chick's Laundry, and Roger's Restaurant.  The installation appeared old.
     On 9/21/98 I again observed no removal activity.
     On 12/7/98 Alan Lyscars of Field Services informed me that he had been the site assessor for the abandonment in early December, all the tanks were taken out, and that the site was clean.  The facility was abandoned after the demise of the GW Ins. Fund.
     No one from DEP was onsite for the removal and I am not aware of contam. reported.  See DEP UST Reg. files for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-168-1997*Call forwarded by State Police that CN Brown had a spill at their Rockland bulk plant. Ac driver drained a hose into a full compartment, thinking it was empty. It overflowed, of course. The Fire Dept cleaned it up with pads.
P-110-1996*Corrosion hole in 575 gallon heating oil tank. Released approx 30 gals. to cement floor of boat building cleaned up by Dead River. Visited site - no apparent release to environment. No further action
B-205-1998*On 3/31/98, 0940 hours an anonymous caller reported an oil sheen on the effluent end of a culvert on Route 69 in Carmel shortly before Route 69 connects with Route 2.  I found some slightly oiled debris at the end of the culvert that was producing sheen.  The original source, however, was about sixty feet up from the sheen producing debris.  There was some emulisfied oil (an area about four yards square).  I expect that a recent rain had flushed some of this down stream where it collected in the debris that was at the end of the culvert.  The product was most likely diesel because it was not colored.  Previous experience with heating oil has indicated that even when emulsified it will color sorbent pads.  I deployed and recovered a dozen pads and raked up some oil debris.

A nearby house had a sump drain that was initially a suspect.  However, it was exonerated when I saw it pump clean water.  Besides, as was mentioned above the product was not colored.
B-255-2000*B-255-00
Bradley

Wednesday May 10, 2000				1520

I received a phone call from Nancy Howe (989-2770), of the Dead River Company, in Brewer.  She phoned to report an oil spill at the Rosemary Sidlinker residence (827-7824), in Bradley.

I phoned the Sidlinker residence.  Rosemary handed the phone to a Dead River technician.  According to him there was a small pin hole leak in the copper feed line at the concrete interface where the line comes out of the concrete.  He said that there was a light skin (sheen) on the sump pump water.  The drinking water well is located about 75 feet away.  The spill on the concrete was cleaned up using sorbents that consisted of pads and speedi-dri.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent material.  The furnace line was replaced.
P-168-1997*On 3/10/97 I received a call from Brunswick Transportation reporting a spill that had occurred sometime during the previous evening when a nozzle on a fuel pump became stuck.  Approximately 30 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled and it was estimated that some of it may have entered the sewer system.  Dennis Ouellette was looking for instructions on how to clean up the spill.  I suggested they hire a clean up contractor.  I also suggested that he should report the incident to the USCG and the South Portland Treatment plant.  They ended up hiring Clean Harbors who cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-651-1998*On 10/2/98, 1610 hours the dispatcher for Dead River Company reported that they had discovered and repaired an AST line leak at the residence of Robert Maggee at 3008 Odlin Road, Bangor.  I talked with Robert and he felt that everything was under control.  He said that a rug that was under the leak had held about all of the product.  I suggested that he let the rug dry out out of doors and then he could treat it as household waste.  He did not foresee any problems.
B-715-1997*12/11/97 13:20

Dick Wilcox of Bangor Hydro Electric called to report a smal dielectric oil spill at Graham Station in Veazie.  It was stated that approximately 2 quarts of oil spilled from a vent tube on a transformer that was undergoing routine maintenance.  The oil contaminated a 1 foot by 3 foot area in gravel and snow.  One quarter of a drum of material was disposed of through Sawyer Environmental.  Lab analysis shown "non hazardous" levels of PCBs at 4.5 ppm.
B-109-1997*On March 6, 1997 at 1515 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reporting a two gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of their bucket trucks.  A blown hose caused the spill and it occurred on the Edgecomb Road in Mariaville.  Workers shovelled the contaminated snow into the truck bed and recovered the oil with sorbents after melting it back at their garage.
P-470-2000*
REPORT SUMMARY
   In July of 2000, I gave waivers to PNSY of 30-day notice period for UST facility abandonments by removal, at the request of Mr. Fennow of Coastal Env. Corp. who was performing the UST removal assessments and working with the excavator and clean-up crews.  Bill Lott was the primary contact with PNSY & US Navy.  Tanks abandoned include: #27-1, a 25,000 gal. concrete gaso. UST by Bldg. 40 and filled-in-place; 200 gal. K1 oil tanks #23-1 and #24-1; 3000 gal. 2 oil tanks #25-1 & #26-1 filled in place and within Bldg. 76; a 500 gallon 2 oil tank #31-1 outside Bldg. 161 (@ South Gate); tank #32-1, a 500 gal. gasoline tank by Bldg. 26; and a 1000 gal. gasoline tank by Bldg. M-4.  All tanks had been long out-of-service and reportedly recently discovered during an historical search.  The abandonment of the gaso. tanks were overseen by Maine CTI Fred Anderson.
   I was onsite various days of the week of 8/7/00 checking on the removals and issuing approval for abandoning tanks 25-1, 26-1 and 27-1 in-place.  Tank 27-1 was a large round concrete gaso. tank at least 68 years old but in good condition.  Its size and construction prevented an easy removal.  Tank #31-1 was reported to have a corrosion hole and 3 drums of oil soil were excavated for offsite disposal.  The tank(s) suspected to be at Berth 3 in the CIA area were reported by Fennow to be no longer there.

CONCLUSION
   The shipyard has long been industrial with many past oil discharges.  The Maine Decision Tree for oil discharge clean-ups works out to a baseline-1 [BS-1] Clean-Up Goal (for oil spills).  See the attached DT for details.
   In Jan. 2001, I received and reviewed the assessment.  Overall the report was good but coordination with the UST's noted in the report and those listed on the removal notices is confusing. Tank #72-19 appears to be a regulated UST and may need registration and abandonment.  If Tank #154-03 and others were abandoned-in-place they need to be registered as such.  Many tanks in Maine that underwent building expansion were often just covered over and NOT removed as listed in the report (i.e. Tanks 92-01, 92-05, 92-08, etc.) and may be found later.

S G Brezinski,
Division of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM

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I-136-2001*While filling a fuel tank at a customer's residence, the driver overfilled the tank about 10 gallons.  Service tech and driver were sent to minimize the situation.
B-628-1998*According to Bob Olesky at BIA, an estimated 50 gallons of jet A was spilled from a 757 being refueled there.  Too much fuel was put into the jet's tank, and the excess was forced out the vent.

Olesky said that the fuel was spilled on the tarmac, and immediately diked up with sorbent C.  The liquid was recovered with Olesky's "Super Sopper", of which he is inordinately proud.

In October, I was confidentially informed by an Air Guard firefighter  that the volume of this spill was closer to 150 gallons, than it was to 50.
P-575-1997*See attached report from Robinson Manufacturing.
A-79-1999*No site visit made.  A Snow Cat operator went inside while filling the equipment at night.  The nozzle fell from the equipment and didn't shut off.  Most of the fuel was contained in puddles on the ice and pads were used to clean it up.  A front-end loader was used to clean the last of the fuel with some snow and ice.  The spill was reported to Mr. Wilkerson the following day.  The fire department was notified and visited the site.  The Chief is satisfied that all fuel was removed.  He reported the spill to DEP the next day.   Mr. Wilkerson reports that staff didn't follow policy in waiting to report the spill to him or to DEP.  They are conducting more training to correct the problem.

No further action is anticipated.
A-658-1998* Ruth Ann called this office on 11-25-98, to report an oil spill that happened two weeks earlier. The spill was the result of an AST leak at Labbe Apt. located at 24 Main St. in Oakland. The leak/spill occurred in the basement, which has a dirt floor, of the apartment building. The tank was replaced, however the leak was never reported to the DEP. RuthAnn had been living with the oil vapor/odor problem for about two weeks.
 I arrived on site and spoke with one of the tenants, (Kallie?) about the situation. I also spoke with Mrs. Labbe and the heating contractor, Bob McLellan about cleanup. Mr. McLellan stopped by the site, and stated that he could be back that afternoon to remove some of the oil contaminated soil. I called our office and had Bart Newhouse bring a fan/blower and dryer hose, to be used to ventilate the basement.
 Mr. McLellan didn't arrive late in the afternoon like he said, so I called Gerald MacKenzie. They arrived ASAP and shovelled the contaminated soil into wheel barrows and then piled it outside. We placed poly over the contaminated soil remaining in the basement. Next we connected the air pump and dryer hose to ventilate the basement.
 Frank Gehrling checked on this system the follwing week.
 Clean up was successful and the vapor problem was eliminated.  I retrieved the fan/blower several months later.
P-540-1995*
	Unreported discharge of #4 heating oil from large, basement, commercial heating oil AST for large apartment building to municipal sewer drains.  See report narrative and attachments for details.
P-563-2001*Historic contamination discovered during construction activities at the Exxon Mobil Terminal.  SHEVENELL-GALLEN conducted site assessment and soil screening during activities.  No soil was required to be moved, however soil removal was necessary due to construction activities.

A report outlining the assessment was submitted by Roux Associates (General contractor for site) and is located in DEP Southern Maine Regional Office files.
A-535-2000*No information is available concerning this spill.  Frank Gehrling has left State employment.  The event, site, and cleanup sections of this report were completed by Mr. Gehrling.

Peter Blanchard, DEP Response.
A-348-2001* A dump truck loaded with gravel fell through a bridge.  Diesel was spilled from a ruptured tank.  The spilled material was cleaned up.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-612-2001*Small stain on the pavement and in the ditch. It appears that someone lost a fuel line on their car, it stalled and they pulled over. They likely tried to start the car until they smelled gas so they pumped a little gas onto the ground. I collected the soil and disposed of it. No wells nearby.
B-687-2001*      On December 12, 2001 at 0845 we received a call from the state police reporting a diesel spill due to a gravel truck overturn on the Greenland Cove Road in Danforth.  An Elwood Downs truck dump truck overturned  and lost two to three gallons of diesel fuel onto the road .  A DOT truck spread sand on the spilled oil.  No waters were threatened
B-603-2001*B-603-2001
10/22/2001 08:44

     Scott Lylls of Georgia Pacific in Baileyville called to report a substantial hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 700 gallons leaked from a cracked delivery line.  All the oil was reportedly contained in a sealed area.  No drains were reportedly involved.  The oil was subsequently sorbed up in wood chips and burnt in one of their boilers.  No further investigation was conducted.
P-966-2001*On the 26th of November, I traveled to the Brillant residence to investigate the contamination caused by the discharge of the AST on site.  The following day, I brought a representative of the technical services division to perform additional investigation due to the fact that spill occurred approximately two feet from bedrock and the entire piece of property was backfilled to allow for construction.  Unfortunately, the only plausible course of action was to remove the contaminated soil from the site and place the resident on our QMP.
A-806-2001*Received a call from Kelley of Maritime Energy in Montville. She reported a small spill at the residence of Keith Harper. While rolling the delivery hose up some oil spilled from the nozzle on to the driveway. The driver cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this site.
B-163-2001*Fettinger & Son is a contract fuel oil hauler for Webber Energy, and hence Chase & Kimball, a Webber subsidiary.   Early on the morning of April 4, Fettinger's driver delivered oil to the Abbie Fowler School in Sangerville;  the UST at the school is listed on Chase & Kimball's records as 10000 gallons.  That tank was removed years ago and replaced with a 5000 gallon tank.  The driver, of course, was unaware of the change, and probably was not at the fill nozzle as the tank was being filled, as he overfilled it by an estimated 30 gallons.   The only official at the school that early in the morning was the cook, and the driver told her not to worry, he'd be back on Saturday ( 3 days) to clean up the spill.

That of course was unacceptable to the school, so Mike Dexter called me and I called Earl Brazier at Chase & Kimball, who was unaware of the spill.  By the time I arrived at the school, Mr. Brazier had some of his personnel there, recovering the liquid oil with sorbent pads.  Late that afternoon a small backhoe was brought in to remove and replace the oil contaminated turf.
P-977-2001*Fielding's Oil made the residents aware of the spill after the deliverer noticed a breach in the supply line.   Subsequently, the residents called the fire dept who, in turn, called us.  It was evident that not a large amount of product was lost.  On the following day, Ann Hemenway and I excavated the contaminated soil and backfilled with sand.
I-168-2001*After receiving a call from  the Tulsa Station in Van Buren, I discovered approximately 25.99 gallons of fuel oil/kerosene had spilled at the home of Peter LaPlante.  The contaminated soil was cleaned up and later land spread on the owner's land according to the Department's land spreading guidelines..
I-170-2001*Tanker driver took off end plug and valve was open
On 11/15/2001, a #2 fuel spill happened at MPG in Houlton.  Tank driver, Rick Lawrence, called Allen Green at approximately 7:05 p.m. concerning a fuel spill in Houlton.  Allen called Pete Howe, and Pete came to the site immediately.  He then called the State Police at 7:20 p.m.  The product spilled was #2 fuel oil.  There was approximately 10-15 gallons spilled, and it was cleaned up with 9 bags of floor dry.  Frank Wezner from the DEP returned call at 7:45 p.m.  Pete Howe described the incident and Frank said to clean it up in the manner Pete described.  The debris was cleaned up and will be taken to Presque Isle where it will be disposed of properly.
According to tanker driver, Rick Lawrence, all valves were locked off but he did not check to see if valve was closed.  It was not closed.
Allen Green met with several MPG employees and explained the importance of the procedure they must use to make sure all valves have been closed after tanker deliveries.  (Check all valves before leaving for the day.  Our Service Dept. will be installing valves with check valves in them at the Houlton plant so this incident will not happen again.)
P-885-2001*On October 31, 2001 I received a call from State Police to call York County.  I was put in contact with Ms. Pratt (town of York CEO) who was insisting DEP respond with a full Haz Mat call.  The reason given was while excavating in the Right Of Way, along Rte ONE the end of a UST (previously unknown undetected) was discovered.  The tank was estimated to be 4000 gallons in size and strong gasoline odors were present.  The Fire Chief had shutdown the operations according to Ms. Pratt and wished DEP to assess and advise.

I arrived and was joined by several town officials Chief Ballentine, Ms. Pratt, Mr. Tim Haskell (sewer district rep) and Rob McKie (representing the property owner).  The southerly end of the tank was partially exposed, the excavation was approximately 4' deep.  I failed to definitively assess the actual size of the tank, but instead took the dimensions given as factual.  The estimated volume of the tank was approximately 3200 gallons therefore requiring the services of a contractor with a large vacuum truck.  Phone calls were made and the practical solution was to secure the site for the evening and return in the morning to begin pumping the tank. The evening conditions were deteriorating, cold and wet, rain falling making routine movements near the excavation difficult/dangerous.  ENPRO was the contractor enlisted to complete the tasks.

The group reassembled on site 11/1/2001, upon the arrival of the ENPRO vacuum truck the actual size of the UST was determined to be only 250-300 gallons.  Needless to say the evacuation of the tank took no time at all.  It was monitored and the vacuum re- applied to create an inert or downgrade the  explosive atmosphere inside the tank.  Several successive readings lead to the decision to remove the tank from the hole and stage it properly above ground in a secure area were dry ice could be introduced and the tank cut for final disposal.  Soil conditions were similar to those found along the entire sewer ROW, therefore excavated soils were allowed to be backfilled.

There is no further action anticipated with this clean up removal.
P-1043-2001*Wes Craig of Pioneer Plastics reported a spill of 3-5 gallons of melamine resin from a cracked pipe on one of the process machines.  The leak was stopped, spilled product cleaned up, and the pipe replaced.

No site visit was made and no further action is necessary by the Department in this matter.

B-654-2001*     On 11/24/01, 1457 hours Old Town Fire contacted me regarding an oil release that had taken place at 7 Michael Street in Old Town.  Apparently the fuel line connection at the furnace became loose and released about ten gallons of product to the dwelling's basement.  The floor of the basement was a layer of pea stone on top of clay and it slopped to a sump that had a pump.  The pump came on some time subsequent to the release and transferred a water/product mixture to the residence's herb garden.  The owner (Ralph Coffman) disabled the pump so that it would not continue to contaminate his garden soil.  I was able to recover about nine and a half gallons of product with pads.  I estimated that his garden had about three cubic yards of soil that should be replaced.  I discussed the fund, our venting capabilities and what we could do about the garden area.  I also had plans to flush the pea stone in order to eliminate odor problems.  The PID reading in the basement was around 2 ppm.  I have attempted to schedule more work at the residence, but Paul has not returned my calls.  I have submitted the fund paper work to the Fire Marshall's Office.  I expect I'll hear from Paul when gardening time rolls around.  Evidently the spill is not causing an immediate problem.
B-695-2001*     On 12/18/01, 0812 hours Chris Martis contacted me about an odor in her dwelling that she thought was fuel oil.  She explained that her burner technician had looked the system over and had not found a leak.  He had checked the tank,fuel line and crawl space under the dwelling as well as the furnace itself and did not find a source.  I went to the site with a PID in hopes of being able to locate the source of the odor.  The PID read zero at every location in the building.  I thought I smelled a faint odor that resembled fuel oil in a cupboard under the kitchen sink.  However the PID continued to read zero.  This suggested to me that there may have been a product in this area that had an odor similar to fuel oil but had a higher ionization energy than fuel oil. She had been noticing the odor for three days, but the fuel usage was in line with expected consumption.  This would not preclude a small release that would give an odor.  However, the tank, line and furnace did not appear to be at fault.

Chris had an AST anomaly (10/28/96) that impacted her well.  The well has been replaced with one that has long since been given a clean bill of health.  I asked about the water and she said that she had been showering in it and that she did not smell product in her hot water.  I suggested the possibility of another product leak that might be producing an odor in her cupboard under the sink.  She said that she would clean the cupboard out and see what she found. I told her that I would take another look if the problem didn't resolve.
I-155-1996*A delimber was working on the Pinkham Rd at about Mile #3, when a hydraulic hose broke.

Spill was cleaned up on 3/13/96, by the spillors crew.

Case Closed
P-515-1996*
	Response to un-reported leak of hyd. oil from heavy equipment to soil.  Neighbor dispute.
B-28-2001*Herman Fire Dept. called to report that they had attended an incident at the Herman Country Market. It seems that while filling an automobile the automatic shut off failed and an estimated 2-3 gallons of gasoline was spilled on the pavement. Fire dept. official, Bob Dibona, reported that none of the gas left the pavement and was collected with speedi-dri that was left in a secure area behind the store for later disposal after the gas had evaporated. The defective nozzle was taken out of service to await repair.
P-599-1997*On 10/15/97 I received a call from St. Germain & Associates reporting elevated PID readings at a tank removal in Scarborough.  The removal involved a 500 gallon waste oil tank.  No staining was evident and the tank was in good shape.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



__________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
P-511-1998*   In the afternoon of 10/22/98, DEP received a call from David Peterson of the City of Portland, PWD.  Peterson explained that he was onsite at Merrill's Terminal after being called by them for a mystery discharge of a black, aqueous liquid out a storm drain pipe on Merril's property.  I arrived onsite shortly and met with PWD, and Mr. Watson and Demers of Merrill's.  I called USCG, MSO and S. Rose of DEP, BLWQ to the site.
   The material did not appear to be oil at it was a fine particulate that was suspended in the water going into the Fore River.  The black cloud was quite extensive and impressive, flowing for over an hour.  As Merrill's has about three coal pads and the drain system does not leave the property far, it was obvious to me that the discharge was native.  As Merrill's was supposed to have a self contained drainage/water recycling system for the yard, no coal contam. should reach this drain.  Noting that the discharge increased after the wash truck went by (to keep dust down), I traced the problem to a drain by Pad 2 whose waste water went to Pad 1 and then via an overflow to the storm drain.  The normal drain was plugged and this overflow bypass was not on Merrill's site plans.  Rose witnessed the drain cleaned the next day and the overflow plugged.
   There was initial question as to DEP and/or USCG jurisdiction as a discharge or not.  This problem was determined to fall primarily under DEP, BLWQ rules.   See attachements.

S Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
P-232-1996*The basement had flooded causing one of the two tanks in the basement to float.  The floating tank broke the copper line that was connected to both tanks and emptied the contents of both tanks (approx. 20 gal).  The oil was collected with sorbent pads.  There were no wells in the area, so the water was pumped out of the basement into the backyard.  No further action required.
A-225-1998*Received a call from Mike White of Emery and Garrett Groundwater that he was at a tank removal at the Mobil Station on Intervale Road in Farmington. They were removing the underground storage tanks in preparation for decommissioning the site. There were three gasoline tanks close together and a diesel tank in the back of the store. The diesel tank area had very low PID readings. There were some high PID readings around the fill pipes of the three gasoline tanks. The highest reading was 2768 ppm PID bag headspace. The readings quickly fell off with depth. It seemed obvious that overfills were the cause of this contamination. Mike reported less then 5 cubic yards of contaminated soil was stockpiled. The area is a commercial strip development on town water and sewer. Based on that, it was recommended that the contaminated soil be spread thinly on the tank excavation site to air out. Additional information can be found in the Appendix P site assessment. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-139-1999*
On 3/30/99, 0915 hours Diane Amdall reported that she had found a container of battery acid at her dwelling, which she had just moved into.  She wanted to know what to do with it since she had no use for it.  It turned out to be an unopened container, hence a usable product.  I asked Milt if he would have occasion to use it and he said that he would.  We agreed that the product would be stored in our Haz-Stor facility.
A-139-2001*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred when the driver (oil tanker) dropped the fuel nozzle.  All spilled product was reportedly sorbed.
P-419-1998*   In the evening of 9/5/98 Hemenway of DEP got notice from Mr. Palmer of his probe-6 Fiber-Trench (FT) leak alarm going off.  Tyree Maint. Co. had been called by Mobil.  At 0210 hrs on 9/6 he reported back only water, no product in the probe well.  On 9/8/98 I visited the site and met with Palmer, CTI Scott Cyr and his Tyree Const. crew beginning a previously scheduled piping replacement.  As in 1995 (P571-95) I noted free, unexplained product in the T-5 sump, and 3" of free product in the probe-6 Fiber-Trench well (where there was only supposed to be water).  Checking daily inventory I noted a mystery -700 gal. shortage for 7/98.  This facility has suffered similar problems in 1995 and 1997 (see DEP reports), oddly also in September of those years.  A store employee indicated that Tyree regularly came to pump out the Fiber-Trench.  I noted no free product in groundwater monit. wells outside the secondary containment.
    Over the next several weeks, Tyree under CTI Cyr removed and replaced the 1991 age FRP Fiber-Trench and product piping.  Vacuuming out gaso. from the FT I observed that the Tyree truck was not properly vented to 12' as required, the same problem with the same driver as on 9/25/95 at this site.
    The FT being removed did not appear to have been assembled with enough overlap to give with the changing seasons.  It was sloped properly toward the UST area and sensors. I observed no sensors to be cut as they were in 1995.
     From statements and history, it appears that pipe leaks were re-occurring and regular, and only occasionaly reported to DEP.   Presence of leaks and product build-up are reportable to the state each and time.
     Groundwater was below the FT though surface-water seeped in thru the top lid of the FT, this also required regular pumpout of the trench.  As the piping is removed, no further problems are expected at this time. See site maps, past reports, and attachements for further details.


S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-207-1996*Ms. Hafford called to report that mill personnel had found an oil spill on the pavement in the chip storage area near the crane shed.  They estimated that about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled.  They were in the process of cleaning it up with wood chips and dust.  This would be disposed of through their normal waste streams.  At the time of the report the source of the leak was unknown.
A-714-2001* On 11-7-2001, the Madison Fire Dept. called this office to report the release of what appeared to be diesel fuel. This had occurred on Route 201 A. There was a sheen for quite some distance along the road any where from 1/4 of a mile to 2 miles. The diesel probably came from a truck, however, no source was actually found. The sheen was too thin to recover with pads. I suggested to the Fire Dept that they could have the town spread sand on the sheen if they thought it would be a traffic hazard. No site visit made and no further action will be required.

P-522-2000*No narrative.  See attachments.
P-356-1998*On 6/18/98 I received a call from Donna Douglas reporting an abandoned drum of waste oil that was leaking in Lisbon.  I responded the next day.  Upon arrival I observed a 35 gallon drum of waste oil left on an abandoned house lot on Serena St.  Some spillage had occurred due to no bung in one of the two bung holes.  I secured the opening and cleaned up the spillage.  The drum was then transported to the DEP Portland office for future disposal with our waste oil waste stream.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
A-112-1998*     DEP received a report that a tanker hauling heating oil had been involved in an accident and was now lying upside-down on Route 201 in Vassalboro.  Jon Andrews and Mary James (DEP) visited the site.  Public safety officials (State Police, Vassalboro Fire Dept.) and oil company (J & S Oil) staff were already on scene and had placed sorbent materials.  No oil was flowing by the time of our (DEP) arrival.  The tanker was off-loaded by J & S staff and up-righted;  pads and soil were collected for disposal.
     The area is geologically sensitive; a residential well is located 75' from the spill site.  Spillage was relatively minor given the potential seriousness of the incident, and clean-up was thorough.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
B-369-1999*     On July 2, 1999 we received a call from Judy Moore of Great Northern Paper reporting a 15' X 20' sheen near the Dolby dam.  Parking lot run-off due to heavy rain was the likely source.
B-80-2000*The nipple coming out of Rhonda Robbin's AST, for whatever reason, broke on 2/16/00, causing the loss of an estimated 70 gallons of #1 fuel oil.

Most of the oil was soaked up in the snow around the tank; very little seeped into the soil, because of the frost, or under the trailer.  Because I already had a Vactor from Clean Harbors in the area on another job, on the afternoon of 2/17, I had the crew go to Robbin's lot and recover the oil and contaminated snow.

Robbins complained of oil odors in the house on 2/16 & 17, and on the morning of 2/17, I quantified those odors at 10 ppm by Photo Ionization detector.   She has not complained to me of odors in the house since the clean up was done.

More clean up may have to be done once the snow melt occurs.
A-130-1996*Received a call from the State Police of a spill at G.H.Bass & Co. I returned the call and spoke to Mike Jordan who reported a 4 gallon hydraulic oil spill. A line broke on a cutting machine. Company personel cleaned up the oil with speedy dry. See report from G.H.Bass for additional information. No response was necessary. No further action is indicated.
A-460-2000*A delivery truck pulled down the power pole at the DAFRR Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations (weights and measures) building, causing mineral oil to spill from an untagged transformer. Test results indicated 250 ppm PCBs. CMP staff removed the cracked pavement and underlying soil. Soil left on site tested <5 ppm PCBs. See attached CMP report for more information.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-633-1997*A tree was blown down across BHECo's transmission line off the Milliken Rd. in Blue Hill;  that caused the secondary bushing to be pulled out of a pole mounted transformer, and the loss of an estimated 2 pints of non-PCB transformer oil. A quarter bag of debris was generated in the clean-up, disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility, Hampden.
B-620-2001*      On October 30, 2001 we received a call from the Ellsworth Fire Dept. reporting a diesel spill from a Maine Shellfish delivery truck.  A broken fuel line leaked the fuel which sprayed onto route 1A and Water St.  The driver noticed the problem when he arrived at the company's garage on Water St.  The DOT spread sand on the product.
B-694-1999*Sheri Wiley called to report that her ex-landlord, Derrick Thomas, had spilled fuel oil all over the ground at an apartment house located at 17 Walter Street and the ground was saturated. He apparently added fuel to the inside AST from 5 gallons containers. She also said that there were engine oil stains from careless oil handling. I went to the address and did find a small oil stain (1'x2') under the outside fill pipe. It was old enough that it did not exhibit any odor. I walked the remainder of the property and did not see any other oil stains of significance. This address is in downtown Bangor and is on city water. What I saw did not require any clean up. I also spoke with the city code officer, George Craig, as Ms. Wiley had complained to him also. He has also inspected the property and agreed with what I saw. No action taken.
I-58-1997*On 5-27-97, Rick St. Peter, a tank Installer called this office to report that while digging the hole for a tank installation at Pat's Auto in Caribou, some contamination was encountered. This was most likely associated with an old sewer line also uncovered. Several yards of soil was removed.
A-563-1999*Received a call from Chuck Kraske concerning a small #6 oil spill. Oil was found in the process sewer and traced back to a leaking line. The line was repaired and the residual oil on the floor was cleaned up. Most of the oil was captured by the process sewer. No further work is needed and no site visit was indicated.
B-326-2000*On 6/16/00, 1640 hours Rick Banister of the Blue Hill Fire Department reported a 10- gallon diesel spill at the South Street Mobile Station in Blue Hill.  The attendant was fueling a couple of school buses when the delivery nozzle fell out of one and dumped about ten gallons of product onto the asphalt.  The Blue Hill Fire Department responded with pads and recovered most of the release.  They deployed sand on the area to keep the surface from becoming slippery.  I asked Rick if he needed any help and he asked me to take care of the pads.  I transported the oiled pads from Blue Hill to the BRO on the afternoon of 6/19/00.


P-331-1998*   Abandonment of out-of-service UST's for former gas station and resturant.  See consultant's UST closure assessment and/or attached notes and narrative.  No clean-up required by state based BS-1 Clean-Up Goal and observed site conditions.

See more narrative attached.
B-423-2000*B-423-00
Medway

Wednesday August 9, 2000			2057

I received a phone call from Pierre Noddin (746-5184), of the Medway Fire Department.  Mr. Noddin phoned to report that he and members of the Medway Volunteer Fire Department had just finished cleaning up what was a diesel fuel spill to the pavement at the Medway Irving Big Stop.

The fire department responded at 1945 this evening.  There was very little fuel; it looked much worse than it was as there was only a sheen on some of the standing water in the puddles on the asphalt surface.  The attendant told Chief Larry Daigle that the spill occurred yesterday.  The fire department generated about 20 slightly stained sorbent pads from the cleanup.
B-655-2000*B-655-2000
12/08/2000 12:25

     Mike Astbury of Astbury & Son Construction called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid when a hose blew on their backhoe.  The incident occurred on the Parker Point Road in Blue Hill.  The approximately 12 gallons was cleaned up from a frozen ground surface.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-9-2000*An anonymous complaint about leaking battery acid was made about Parker K. Bailey.  A visit was made to the site and no evidence of recent spillage was found.  No further work is needed.
B-432-1999*During a RCRA inspection at H. E. Sargent, 3 areas of oiled soil were discovered behind the Maintenance Shop.  The majority of the contaminated soil was under a dumpster, and may have showed up there when someone disposed of something improperly.  Another small spot was around a drum that had overflowed or overfilled.  The third area was leakage of waste oil around the pump at their waste oil  storage tank.

All the soil was excavated and disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility on August 12.

Discovered during the same inspection was an area contaminated with sand blast grit.  Analysis showed the grit was not contaminated with TCLP lead, so that waste could also have gone to SERF.  Their license required analysis for all TCLP metals, however, so all analyses had to be done again.  On 11/18, Don mingo faxed me the analysis results, and I interpreted them for him.  In no way did that stuff qualify as hazardous, so it too went to SERF.
P-51-1998*   Received complaint on 2/9/98 regarding odors/vapors that Ms. Greg's oil company advised may be associated with her fuel oil/AST system.  Ms. Greg is having her system checked for leaks (fuel line under floor?) and has taken the furnace out-of-service. I understand that there has been no obvious spillage at this time or unusual fuel loss.  Further action expected if a leak is confirmed and Ms. Greg re-contacts DEP.  From symptoms described I suspect a carbon monoxide type problem from improper burning which is out of DEP's jurisdiction.
    As of 1/99 I have heard nothing further back from Ms. Greg regarding this problem.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-164-1997*On 10-23-97, I met with Janet Packard of JT Langille at the site of 4 tank removals at Willard Doyan and sons in Mapleton. Although the tanks and piping seemed to be in good condition there was a large amount of soil contamination encountered possibly from leaks at the pumps. About 450 yards of soil was removed and landspread on their property. A stringent cleanup level was assigned and achieved. Two local wells were sampled with neither showing any trace of contamination.
P-400-2000*Mr Perry while rounding the corner lost the fuel tank on his van (it became unattached) and spilled most of the fuel out of the tank.  He continued into his garage (approx 50 yds up the street) parked the van inside the garage, using a dolly retrieved his fuel tank, recovered the remaining fuel in two gas cans (recovered amount approx 7 gals), and stayed inside not volunteering any information at the initial investigation and even during commencement of the clean up action.  It was reported by Mr Alan Clark in front of whose house the accident occurred.

Mr Perry was later interviewed by Cyr and Arris (Naples fireman on scene), admitting to both it was "ONLY GASOLINE, it was his and was only about 8 gallons worth"  Mr Perry further stated that he had just filled up prior to the accident, what was the big deal it was only gasoline.  He showed Arris and Cyr the can of recovered gas and the old tank brackets and tank itself.  The brackets were badly rusted and the tank had small perforations along the top surface.  It was in very poor condition.

The stain pattern was extensive due to an intense rain storm which almost immediately followed the discharge.  An area about 3-4 feet in diameter in the center of the road was severely deteriorated from the gasoline asphalt interaction (very soft and crumbling to the touch).  The staining then flared outward at a wide angle into the shallow ditch to a width of 50-75 feet and a depth from the road (across) the ditch of about 10 feet.  The depth into the soil was varied from 6 inches to 12 inches.

Mr Roland Mayberry was hired to excavate the contaminated soil to mitigate any threat to the groundwater.  The area residents are all on private wells the closest of which is the Clark well.  A total of 12.5 tons of soil was removed and transported to CRS for disposal.  Mr Mayberry is the road commissioner and would also be replacing the soil the following day.



P-256-1986*Report update by SGB, Sept. 2003:

	DEP response to gasoline discharge from two 4000 gal. gasoline UST's being removed by K & K Contractors.  Unknown amount of gasoline discharge was washed into Talylor Brook causing a large fish kill.  The gasoline was not removed from the UST's prior to removing them from the ground.  DEP required the removal of about 20 yds of contaminated soil for offsite removal.

	Gasoline contaminated soil & groundwater likely still remains on the site and should be properly managed if disturbed.  See attached narrative by Jim Pray for further details.

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P-245-1997*see separate narrative & site assessment.
P-205-2001*27 February 2001, meet with Carr and inspected supply tank at entered location at his request.  The supply was buried half way in the ground under the house in a craw space.  I determined that the tank be classified as an underground tank.  Carr received removal notice and tank registration documents from myself and was to proceed with the removal and installation of a new AST system under his community tank replacement program.

Referred to Oil Enforcement for notice to pending registration
Nathan Thompson, 22 March 2001.
B-290-2001*Jane Brooks called to report that they had discovered an oil drum half buried in the bed of an intermittent stream on the property they had recently purchased, 286 Hudson Rd., Glenburn. Bob Whittier and I went to the site and were shown the drum. It was a very old 55 gallon metal drum with the remains of a spigot still attached. What Mr. Brooks thought was oil sheen was organic scale sheen. The drum itself was so badly rusted that it was rusted through at the ground level; in fact, there was only half a drum left!
P-361-1986*
1000-gal discharge
B-199-2001*B-199-2001
04/13/2001 10:50

     Eric Staples of Staples Oil of Pittsfield called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Newman Stewart on the Barden Hill Road in Etna.  It was stated that approximately 125 gallons leaked from the outside tank when the shifting snow and ice broke off the filter.  Investigation shown that a large portion of the oil was contained on puddled water down slope from the discharge.  Some of the oil was also trapped in the residual snow.
     Mr. Stewart, distrustful of anything I had to say about a clean up, insisted that he clean up the oil himself.   I left Mr. Stewart significant amount of sorbent material and poly bags.  Upon arrival the next day I found that much of the oil had been cleaned up.  I explained to Mr. Stewart that he should apply to the AST fund given the outside chance that his well should become affected.  The well is located however about 75 feet away and substantially upslope.

A-109-2000*     DEP received a report that fuel oil had been spilled at this residential storage tank when ice/snow slid off the roof and sheared the filter.  It is not known when this damage occurred, but it is believed that several days passed before the homeowner noticed it and called DEP.  Oil had flowed under a new (1996) slab foundation and overland to a roadside drainage ditch.  From here it was carried via meltwater to a wooded wetland ; no recovery was feasible.
     The affected AST was installed in 1996, prior to the adoption of Maine installation guidelines specifically mandating protection of the filter from mechanical damage; there was no such protection provided in this instance.  After consultation with Department management it was determined that the homeowner (rather than the installer) would be held reponsible for any required remediation.
     Although two residents (the subject property and an adjacent residential property) have individual wells, both are topographically upgradient of the spill and are not likely to be impacted by this event.  Most spilled product was carried away overland, but a small amount is probably sorbed in soil/gravel under the slab; this is probably not worth chasing at this point.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement here unless contamination is detected or suspected in one of the wells.
P-1003-2001*On 12/10/01 I received a call from Robert Dubois reporting a kerosene spill at his residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that Mr. Dubois had been smelling oil in his residence for approximately three weeks.  His oil company, Dodge Oil, had been to the home three times during that period.  On their last visit (12/10/01) they looked underneath the mobile home and discovered a leaking copper line under the home.  Oil staining and puddles of oil were visible on the concrete pad under the trailer.

After explaining the insurance fund to the homeowner, he agreed to apply to the fund.  I hired Guerin Associates to respond to the spill.  That afternoon we used sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean up the free oil under the trailer.  A clean layer of speedy dry was left covering the stained concrete overnight.  The next day, we removed the speedy dry and used a high pressure hot water wash to clean the concrete.  Additionally, a licensed burner technician extended the fresh air intake for the furnace outside the skirting of the trailer to help eliminate oil odors in the home.

It is believed these measures will be sufficient to eliminate oil odors in the home.  No further action anticipated.
A-775-2001*One gallon of #6 fuel oil was spilled to concrete inside power plant #2 at the IP Androscoggin Mill.  The spill occurred during routine boiler maintenance and was cleaned up by IP personnel using sorbent pads.
A-576-2000* A fitting leak on an aboveground tank resulted in the release of a few gallons of number two fuel oil at a multi unit rental complex located in Oakland.  I responded and placed a large exhaust fan in the room that contained the oil tank. After several days of venting, the oil vapors were gone. No further action required.
A-683-2001*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 oil was lost to the basement floor as the result of physical breakage of the fuel line attached to an AST at the Weinhold residence.  A floor sump collected most of it and the pump transferred it to the roadside ditch. EPI  was hired for the cleanup.  They used sorbents in the basement. An excavator was used in the ditch to remove contaminated soil, and a vac truck was used to clean a culvert that had been impacted with oil. The well on site is considered at risk and has been placed on quarterly monitoring.
A-779-2001* Chuck Kraski reported a spill of one quart of kerosene at the IP facility in Jay, ME. The spill occurred at 10:10 this morning. The oil leaked from the secondary containment of an aboveground tank. This AST is a portable tank with secondary containment and the drain valve on the containment tank was left partially open. The oil impacted the concrete pavement and was cleaned up by mill personnel. No further action will be required.
A-776-2001*Captain Simons of the Waterville Fire Department reported a 1-2 gallon gasoline spill at KMD Service Center (Irving).  The cause was a vehicle drive off with the nozzle still in the vehicle filler neck.  Sorbent pads were used to contain and clean up the spill, which was confined to pavement.
B-680-2001*Ms. Gilman called on 12/7 to report that she had seen a large oil spill on Keene's Lake in Calais. Unfortunately she had seen the oil on 12/2. She said that she had not called immediately because she had not known who to call. Following her directions Bob Whittier and I drove to the site. The wind had been blowing hard that day and the lake was quite choppy. We could not find any evidence of an oil spill.
 I called her the next day and told her that we had found nothing. She confirmed that I had found the right location. She described the oil as black. In any case I thanked her and suggested she call if she sees it again.
A-761-2001*Received a call from the Livermore Falls Fire Department about a fueling spill at the Puffin Stop in Livermore Falls. A Tibbets Logging truck driven by Adam Carrier drove away after spilling about 20 gallons while fueling his truck. The fire department was called, stopped the spill from getting to a storm drain and used 2 bales of sorbent pads to clean up the spill. They reported it and did not request assistance. No further work is needed on this spill.
A-777-2001*A traffic accident on route 27 resulted in pole 115 being broken off.  Fitted to the pole was a regulator, which discharged 2 - 3 gallons of mineral oil to the ground after the accident.  CMP crews cleaned up the spilled material with sorbent pads.
A-767-2001*A customer at the Hinckley General Store was filling his automobile.  Unrecognized by the customer was a gasoline leak from the fill hose between the fill inlet at the back of the automobile and the tank.  Thus, a quantity of gasoline was discharged to the pavement.  Alerted by a second customer the flow of gasoline was stopped.

Clean up involved the local Fire Department using sorbent pads and sand to contain and collect the spilled product.  The gasoline was confined to the pavement by a very slim margin.  This area of route 201 has been a project area for the Department of Environmental Protection for some time, the project manager is Chris Swain who has been informed of this latest spill.
B-688-2001*A VERIZON TRUCK, DRILLING A HOLE TO SET A NEW POLE, BURST A HOSE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 12/12.  AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL WAS SPRAYED UNDER TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ONTO THE CURRIER'S FRONT LAWN, A TREE, WALKWAY, HAND RAIL AND A PORTION OF THE DRIVEWAY.   THE CURRIER'S DRILLED WELL IS UNDER A MANHOLE ON THE FRONT LAWN, RIGHT WHERE THE SPILL OCCURRED.

ON DEC 14, I INSPECTED THE AREA WITH JASON BABBIDGE OF CLEAN HARBORS, TALKED TO MRS. CURRIER, AND KEITH QUINT OF VERIZON.   IT WAS AGREED THAT ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK, CLEAN HARBORS WOULD PRESSURE WASH THE CURRIER'S HAND RAIL AND STEPS AND EXCAVATE THE CONTAMINATED GRASS FROM THE LAWN.

THAT PLAN WAS FOILED BY MR. CURRIER, WHO FEARED EROSION IF THE LAWN WERE EXCAVATED THAT LATE IN THE YEAR.   THEREFORE, CLEAN UP AWAITS THE SPRING OF 2002.
B-671-2001*     On 12/03/01, 1445 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a ten gallon release of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck.  The BHE crew excavated two half drums of soil.  Also, they deployed and recovered a bag of speedy dry. These materials went to BHE's waste stream.
A-785-2001*Paula Smith of C. N. Brown called in a spill. She reported that there was a slight overfill of an aboveground tank at the home of Regan Pinegree. The oil foamed up out of the vent and coated part of the tank. The driver wiped the tank with sorbents and cleaned some pink snow under the tank. Ms. Pinegree was satisfied with the cleanup. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-733-2001* A tractor trailer hauling a dry cargo bulk trailer loaded with cement dust failed to negotiate a left turn.  The truck went through a guard rail, and over an embankment stopping at the edge of Barker Brook.  The fifth wheel attachments to the tractor frame failed, leaving the tractor half way down the embankment.  The accident resulted in a loss of approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel to ground and into Barker Brook.

The Farmington Fire Department responded quickly, followed by the Department of Environmental Protection personnel deploying sorbent boom across the brook in several locations and using sorbent pads at the fuel tank.   An estimated 20 gallons of product was recovered in sorbent pads with an unknown quantity removed by excavation.  Total excavation was 14.83 tons.  The contaminated soil was taken to Waste Management's site in Norridgewock.

Excavation and soil removal was completed by E.L. Vinining & Son, Inc. and billed directly to the RP. s

To remove the trailer from the embankment the cargo was unloaded by vac truck and disposed of at a local Dragon Cement facility.

The embankment is under the control of the Farmington Compact agreement with DOT.  The Farmington Public Works Department directed replacement of the embankment material to their satisfaction.
A-786-2001*DEP SMRO received a call from John Plunkett of M. W. Sewall reporting a small spill. The spill occurred while the driver was reeling in the hose after delivering some oil.  The nozzel tripped open and discharged some oil onto the dirt driveway.  Most of it went into snow which was picked up by the driver.  No site visit is needed and no further action is anticipated by Response.
B-31-2001*For a reason unknown to me, Phillip Brown approached Orono Code Enforcement Officer John Robichaud, telling him that he, Brown, had discovered an abandoned underground oil storage tank at one of his properties in town.  Robichaud told him to talk to me.

I met Brown on site that morning, and we agreed that the tank could be filled in place, because it was partly buried under a concrete slab bearing an air conditioner.  ( photos)

The tank was filled on 4/26/01.
B-694-2001*Pine Tree Waste called to report that one of their trash trucks had been involved in an accident at the intersection of Chamberlain Street and Eastern Avenue. A hydraulic line had been broken and about 50 gallons of oil had spilled to the street. This was on a snowy morning and the streets were snow covered. When I arrived the site had been cleaned up and the personnel were gone. In fact the site was so clean I called the Pine Tree supervisor, Lance Libby, who had been on scene to determine that I was at the right spot. He confirmed that I was in the right spot. I'd call the clean up excellent.
B-555-2001*     On 10/03/01, 1759 hours an e-mail was sent to this office from Diana McLaughlin stating that she found contaminated soil associated with the diesel dispensers at Dudley's Citgo in West Enfield.  I visited the site on 10/05/01.  There was a 3-4 yd2 area of diesel-stained gravel.  The operator indicated that the swivel on the nozzle had dripped for a while.  He also said that Diana had told them that they would have to remove the stained soil; and that they planned on doing that next week.  I told him that I would like to be there to monitor the process. I didn't hear from them.  I called several times to find that they hadn't done it yet. I called on 12/06/01 and was told that they had done it last week.  I went to the site and found that the stained gravel had been replaced.  I talked with Mr. King (of King Bros) and he said that they removed and replaced 6yd3.  The contaminated soil was taken to a previously approved spreading site on Dwadlin Road, which King Bros owns.
A-712-2000*I received a call from Steve Blaisdell of Maine Drilling and Blasting reporting that they found some underground tanks.  I went to the site and told him the two tanks he found needed to be removed. He arranged for McGee Construction to do the work.  I went the day they were removed to inspect for contamination.  Approximately 40 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed from the site and stored at the McGee Construction property. This contaminated soil was eventually sent to Thibodeau & Sons for processing after passing laboratory tests. The area is on town water.   No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-696-2001*      On December 18, 2001 at 1520 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a leaking gasket on a transformer on pole #3 on the Godsoe Road in Bangor.  A cup of non PCB oil leaked onto the ground where workers shovelled any contaminated leaves and soil into a drum.  There are no wells or open waters in the area.
B-653-2001*     On 11/24/01, 0521 hours Scott Wille reported a fifty gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  It happened when a hose broke on their log pusher.  The release landed on cement and was recovered with sawdust.  The oiled sawdust was taken to the paper mill's biomass boiler.
A-757-2001*A 5000 gallon AST located inside an MBNA facility in Northport did not alarm as designed when filled.  The result was a 5 - 7 gallon spill to concrete containment.  Kalloch Fuel is the responsible party though the fuel was delivered by a sub-contractor to Kalloch Fuel, W. F. Adams.  Kalloch and Clean Harbors cleaned up the spilled product and washed down the containment area.

Kalloch and MBNA personnel pumped down the excess fuel in the tank and will repair the overfill alarm system.   No referral required.
A-764-2001*In the back of a Safety Kleen truck approximately 1 gallon of Petroleum Naptha SR 105 was spilled.  Most of the material was contained in the bed of the truck a small quantity spilled to the concrete floor.  Safety Kleen personnel contained and cleaned up the spill.

The location of the spill was the Safety Kleen terminal/garage.

No referral
B-542-2001*B-0542-01
Brewer

Monday October 1, 2001				1405

I received a phone call from Wayne Bagley (866-2849), of Golden Heat.  Golden Heat is a business consisting of licensed heating contractors and burner technicians.  Theodore Rippy contacted Golden Heat when he was having problems with his inside basement 275-gallon oil supply tank.  Now Mr. Bagley informed me that their tank is leaking oil to the basement.  He said he had slowed the leak by threading a sheet metal screw and a rubber washer into the hole.  It did not work.  I told him that I was on my way.

When I arrived I met Mr. Bagley and Theodore Rippy.  I was shown the basement 275-gallon tank.  Apparently Sherrie & Theodore Rippy had purchased the house, a very old building in February.  I asked Mr. Rippy if he could open some of the windows and boarded up windows so I could work in the basement.  Golden heat was contracted to pump out the tank to prevent a larger spill then install a new tank and piping up to code.  The tank was three-eights full according to the gauge.

While Mr. Bagley went back to Orono I initiated clean up of oiled debris that was near and under the tank.  I removed sorbent pads, saturated cardboard and saturated gypsum board.  The spill debris was double bagged and taken to DEP's temporary storage, in Bangor.
 When Mr. Wayne Bagley returned he brought 2 other employees of Golden Heat along with a new basement tank.  They pumped out about 106 gallons from the basement tank.  Next they began installing the new tank and I asked if they would place some speedi-dri or cat litter on the floor to soak up some of the oil.  The oil was then transferred into the new tank.  I have sent in appropriate paperwork to initiate potential AST fund coverage for the Rippy's.
P-1032-2001*Mike Rodrigue called to report that they had a hydraulic fitting fail and 50 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled inside their facility onto the concrete floor.  He stated that the spill had occurred at 23:03 the night before and had been cleaned up completely.  I asked him why the spill had not been reported at the time it happened and he stated that he was new at the job and wasn't sure if it needed to be reported.  So first thing the next morning he called Corporate and they checked out our web site and found that it did need to be reported although they were very confused about the actual regulations.  I had a brief conversation with him about reporting and then put a package together with a copy of the Oil Laws and Andy Slusarski put a copy of the Hazardous Waste Laws in.  No further Response action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 21, 2001
A-746-2001*See attached report.

(Please note there is no well at risk.  It's a long story involving Glenn Angell, BR&WM, using this spill number for HOSS training purposes and adding attachments that could not be deleted afterward.  Then, when the attachments were finally deleted HOSS did not forget they had been there.  In order to promote this report it became necessary to lie to HOSS/HAL by noting there was a well at risk.)
A-623-2001*PREFACE:

On Sunday, September 23, 2001 an H.O. Bouchard tractor trailer loaded with 8600 gallons of #6 fuel oil traveling westbound on Route 137 left the road at Sanborn Pond holing the tank.  5600 gallons spilled from the tank, the majority into Sanborn Pond where it quickly contaminated most of the ponds 2.4 miles of shoreline.  The driver suffered minor injuries.

Sanborn Pond is located in Brooks, Maine.  Much of the pond shoreline is inaccessible by road and is privately held.  Camps are primarily located along Route 137 and the eastern side of the pond.   Sanborn Pond is known locally for having very clear water and a maximum reported water depth of approximately 78 feet.  The bottom of the pond appears to be generally rocky with areas of sand and silt.  There are several marshy areas, particularly the northern and western most coves.  The pond is used for swimming, boating and fishing.  Fishing activities include smelting in the winter (commercial operators and recreational fishermen) and fishing for Bass and Trout.

At the time of the accident the water level in Sanborn Pond was reported to be up to 3 feet below normal.  The low water level aided the cleanup effort by exposing a rocky shoreline rather than a "soft" shoreline with vegetation.

INITIAL RESPONSE:

The DEP CMRO on call responder was called by the State Police at 2050 to report a truck off the road, spilling oil into a pond.  The responder called Waldo County S.O. for location and accident details.  While enroute the responder contacted Irvin Smith of H. O. Bouchard and asked if any clean up contractors had been called.  Mr. Smith was enroute as was Clean Harbors, Inc from the Newburgh, Maine office.  Jon Woodard, the DEP supervisor on call, was informed of a possible large scale spill.  The Supervisor on Call and Peter Blanchard of the Augusta Response office got underway to the scene when it was determined to be a major event.

The Brooks Fire Department, Waldo County Sheriffs Department and Waldo County EMA had secured the area, detouring traffic around the accident scene.  The Fire Department had diked a culvert  which runs under Route 137 in way of the accident scene and attempted to divert and dike the oil flowing from the tanker.  Owing to the volume of oil released and the size of the opening in the tanker it was impossible to contain any meaningful volume of oil.  Waldo County EMA established and maintained communications the night of the spill and assisted with public relations in the days and weeks following the spill.

DEP and Clean Harbors used a small aluminum skiff to survey the limits of the oil on the pond, though the task was made difficult by darkness and a lack of familiarity with the pond.  It was decided to use the booming assets brought by Clean Harbors to contain as much of the spill as possible at the crash site and protect the dam outflow.  The effort was aided by the low water condition of the pond and low flow through the dam.

Before the tractor and trailer could be removed the remaining #6 oil had to be pumped off the trailer.  Pumps available at the scene were inadequate for the task.  Clean Harbors dispatched a 6000 gallon vac truck which arrived after 0100.  3000 gallons were removed from the damaged trailer by the vac truck and transferred to a second H. O. Bouchard tanker.

DOT provided sand and a front end loader to clean up the oil discharged to the roadway.  Approximately 50 yards of sand were applied in the effort.  DOT also assisted with removal of damaged guardrail.  Once the guardrail was removed wreckers pulled the truck and trailer back up on the road.  A small quantity of diesel fuel spilled from the single fuel tank on the tractor.  HO. Bouchard personnel and DEP contained and removed the diesel fuel.

After a quick assessment of the scene DEP activated the following state owned assets the night of the incident:
2 -- JBF DIP 400 skimmers and 420 barges
3 -- Disc Skimmers and power packs
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P-416-2001*No DEP response or clean-up required at this time.
B-236-2001*B-236-2001
04/25/2001 15:30

     Truth Young, a concerned citizen on Route 186 in Gouldsboro, called to report various dumping activities on an adjacent property owned by Dwight Hayward.  The materials dumped included oil, stumps, burn debris, and creosote logs.  An investigation later that afternoon with Karen Knutti of Solid Waste shown that the material consisted of mostly trash type debris and stumps.  No oil could be located.  Only solid waste violations were noted.
A-626-2001* Kevin Moore reported a release of gasoline at CN Brown's "MEXICO MOBILE" in Mexico Maine. This release occurred when a customer was fueling their vehicle. The vehicle's gasoline tank had developed a leak and spilled about five gallons of gas to the pavement. Employees of the gas station used speedi-dri to recover the spilled gasoline.  No further action will be required.
P-474-2001*  DEP responded on notification of Auburn Fire Dept.  During the demolition of a wooden single-family house, the contractor McAtee Construction (657-5051) damaged an old basement AST that they failed to empty before demolition.  On my arrival, I noted a large excavation for a new basement with free-product, amber fuel oil atop groundwater at one end of the excavation (see site sketch).  Being amber in color the oil is likely old, from before #2 oil was dyed red.  With the contractor we picked up the free oil with sorbents.  No groundwater was recovered nor soil excavated.  Soils were silty clay and it appears no oil left the property through other avenues.
  There are no known drinking water wells within 300' to be threatened.  The area is sub-urban residential.  The property is owned by Joan & Catherine Blossom who were also onsite.  No further DEP actions are expected at this time.  I advised Mr. McAtee on spill prevention and reporting.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP BRWM
P-368-2001*   On Mon. 5/7/01, I was notified by Ms. Morrison of a failed CP test on the College's 10000 gal. #6 oil UST facility.   Being a heated oil UST, we feared a possible corrosion and discharge problem as had been noted with some other not-too-old heating StP-3 tanks.
   On 6/4/01, I met onsite with the Morrisons, Mike Lewis, CTI Ron Wilson, Ms. DeHaas and Bowdoin College reps.  The tank was exposed in places and no problems with the coating was noted.  Some minor #6 oil was spilled around the fill pipe.  A vent pipe was accidentally broken and several risers were to be replaced.  DEP's Beth DeHaas managed further DEP requirements.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #10992 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-802-2001*The bridge operator reported oil passing under bridge between Rutherford Island, and South Bristol mainland, locally known as "the gut".  He said that it looked like a lot, but he also said that it didn't seem to be effecting the shoreline. Coast Guard Boothbay could not respond because their only operable boat was in Bath and could not return due to heavy seas. Coast Guard Portland could not respond because their travel time would put them there after dark. I could not respond with a boat until after dark either. I visited the site the next day and found no evidence of oil remaining.
A-803-2001*Spill was initially reported as 15 gallons because that was how much was pumped. After the fire dept. arrived they estimated that only 3 gal. were lost because about 12 went into the vehicle. The spill was confined to concrete and cleaned up by store employees with fire dept. assistance. I did not respond.
A-730-2001*Local neighbors reported a single axle dump truck leaking fluids from the engine, transmission and rear end.  The dump truck is a 1950 single axle International Harvester Fleetstar 2000 Maine license plate F-59389.  The truck is used at a rock quarry to move stones from the pit to the staging area where the rocks are palletized for shipment.  The town of Washington CEO, Bill Anderson, was aware of the truck and asked the owner to move the vehicle and clean up the oil spilled to ground.  Residents in the area who had filed the complaint with the CEO also called DEP.

DEP personnel investigated the site and found the dump truck had leaked some waste oil to ground from leaking gaskets and seals in the motor and transmission.   However, at the time of the investigation no oil was found to be leaking from the truck.  Mr. Eaton, the owner of the truck and quarry, agreed to remove the vehicle and contaminated soil.  A follow up visit by DEP found this work to have been completed.  A further walk around the property found no additional oil stains or indications of spilling.
B-679-2001*B-679-2001
12/07/2001 08:34

     An anonymous complainant called to report sloppy operations with oil spillage at Eastbrook Sales on Route 200.  A subsequent investigation with the owner, Dick Palmer, shown no evidence of spillage.  The complaint appeared to be rooted in a personal feud. No further action was taken.
A-783-2001*  Heating oil was spilled at this residential cellar AST when a log from a nearby wood pile fell and sheared the tank filter.  Oil flowed across the concrete cellar floor.  The spill was noticed almost immediately; the leak was repaired and the majority of the spilled product was collected by local fire officials.  No oil is believed to have exited the cellar via an existing sump-pump system.
  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered geologically sensitive.  A fan was installed to control vapors in the house, and further clean-up was conducted by a contractor hired by DEP.
A-627-2001* CN Brown delivered fuel oil to the home of John D'Amboise on Barley Rd. in Searsmont. During the delivery oil started to leak from the filter assembly. The driver pumped out the oil and then lifted the tank onto its side to prevent any further loss of fuel. The tank will be repaired by CN Brown. No further action will be required.
A-738-2001*S.D. Warren Somerset Plant in Skowhegan found an "unknown" chemical in a waste water retention pond.  The smell of the chemical was described as "rotten eggs."  The source was eventually found to be a coolant head tank above a paper machine which had been shutdown for maintenance.  As the coolant heated it expanded into the head tank, which had an improperly operating valve, and discharged to the plant waste water system.  The chemical was identified as non-toxic antifreeze.

Clean up by the mill included removal of 35000 gallons of water and sediments from the retention pond and inlet canal.  A pump was installed to remove any additional liquid from the retention pond until the source could be identified.   Once identified S.D. Warren treated the recovered material.  No further action is expected.
A-804-2001*A packing leak allowed water into hydraulic tank which displaced 10 gal of oil to escape to the floor. Some may have reached the process sewer.
A-642-2001*No site visit made.
A-643-2001*No site visit made.  Please see attached Sappi report.
A-765-2001*A citizen complaint about "oil odors" coming from White & Bradstreet, Inc.  White & Bradstreet is a truck salvage and dismantling operation.  An inspection of the property by DEP personnel found no evidence of spillage though there was a slight odor of old waste oil.  At the time the complaint was reported White & Bradstreet had just completed a cutting and crushing operation to dispose of scrap metal and truck frames.  It is possible that the odors were as a result of the cutting operation.

In general, the salvage yard was neat and well organized, all disassembly takes place inside a building where oil and other automotive fluids are recovered.  No further action is expected.
B-61-2001*TROY HATTON OF THE DEAD RIVER OFFICE IN CALAIS CALLED REPORTING THAT HOMEOWNER SUSAN JAMES, OF TOWNSHIP NO. 21, MAILING ADDRESS PRINCETON, WAS ACCUSING DEAD RIVER OF LOSING DIESEL FROM A SADDLE TANK ON THEIR DELIVERY TRUCK.   HE SAID SHE SAID THERE WAS A SPOT ON HER DRIVEWAY FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY'S DELIVERY.

HATTON SAID HE WENT OUT AND CLEANED UP THE SPILL, EVEN THOUGH AN INSPECTION OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK SHOWED NO LEAKAGE OF ANY KIND FROM THE SADDLE TANKS, TANK VESSEL OR HOSE.   HE ESTIMATED THE OIL VOLUME AT 1 1/2 CUPS, AND RECOVERED IT BY DIGGING UP THE CONTAMINATED GRAVEL FROM THE DRIVEWAY.
A-744-2001*No site visit made. See attached narrative from Mead report.
A-782-2001*A Dresden Cash Fuel delivery truck lost control going down a hill on route 24 during a snow storm.  The truck rolled over onto the drivers side, landing in the road and guard rail.  The aluminum chock blocks became dislodged from their storage holders and holed the aft compartment of the tank truck.  Most of the fuel oil had been delivered prior to the accident.  The driver slowed the leak using sorbent pads until the Gardiner Fire Department and DEP personnel arrived.

DEP personnel pumped the oil from the tank to a point below the hole, thus stopping additional discharge.  The recovered oil was pumped into a salvage drum.  Once the truck was up righted DEP personnel applied temporary temporary patches to the holes as a precaution.

The spilled material was cleaned up using sorbent pads and removing snow to a salvage drum.  Additional pads were left in place over night to absorb any remaining product and were collected the next day.  No further action is expected.
B-299-2001*B-299-2001
05/21/2001 14:40

     An anonymous complainant called through the Augusta office stating that there was the possible existence of underground tanks across from the Enfield General Store.  The caller stated that a store had once burned at the location with the tanks being left in the ground.  The caller also stated that a vent pipe was visible.
   Inspection of the site revealed that the pipe was an old water pipe.  Further research of the site also shown that it was under an extensive Technical Services investigation.  A variety of sources in the area may be contributing to a ground water contamination problem.
P-1042-2001*On 12/26/01 I received a call from Lynn White of Dead River reporting a small overfill of a tank at a client's residence.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-445-2001*B-445-2001
08/08/2001 09:15

     Robert Tomlins, Pesticide Inspector for the State's Department of Agriculture, called to request assistance out at an old farm off of the Spearin Road in Alexander.  It was stated that he discovered two containers of discontinued pesticides in the back of an old pick up truck.  The containers were described as being very corroded.  It was suggested that we overpack the containers and hold them for the annual pesticide pick up.
     Investigation of the containers shown that one was empty and had contained the herbicide 245-T.  The other 5 gallon container was half full and contained guthion.  Both were overpacked without incident.  Mr. Tomlins arranged the paperwork for the disposal.
P-1041-2001*On 12/19/2001 I received a call from Don Strout reporting a very small spill of hydraulic oil from the USS McCampbell.  The spill originated from a loose fitting on the propeller.  The spill was not recoverable.  No further action required.
A-687-2001*Dead river overfilled an AST to the basement floor. They reported a small spill and claimed it was cleaned up. I called the bank that owns the building and spoke with the manager (Alan Rancourt) and he said that there were still oil odors in the building. I visited the site and it did still stink of oil. The spill was rather small but likely larger than 1 gallon. The spill was confined to concrete. I called Dead River back and they agreed to do more remediation. Mr. Rancourt said that he would contact me if Dead River did not address the vapor issue to his satisfaction. He never called back.
P-1034-2001*Spill of 75 gallons sodium chromate solution due to process failure.  Cleaned up by spiller (General Dynamics).  See attachments from General Dynamics.

No further action necessary by the DEP.


Jon Woodard
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-693-2001*     On December 15, 2001 we received a call from the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill from a single car accident on North St. in Dover.  The spill occurred at 1300 when a Jeep Wrangler overturned and lost four to five gallons of gasoline onto the road and shoulder.  Firefighters recovered some of the oil with sorbents.
B-103-2001*A LOOSE FILL PLUG ON A HYDRAULIC PUMP ALLOWED AN ESTIMATED 20 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AT GP'S PULP DRYER WAREHOUSE.

GP'S TIM ANDREWS SAYS THAT NO OIL ESCAPED FROM THE BUILDING.  THE LOST OIL WAS RECOVERED WITH SAWDUST AND HOGFUEL, THEN BURNED IN THE HOGFUEL BOILER.
B-675-2001*     On December 6, 2001 at 0900 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a small spill at the home of Linwood Lord on the Clewleyville Rd. in Eddington.  A serviceman noticed a weeping tank during an inspection and estimated that a pint of #2 oil leaked over the past few months.  The tank was replaced.
B-138-2001*A SHEEN APPEARED ON THE HARBOR IN THE VICINITY OF THE GOLDEN ANCHOR PIER AT BAR HARBOR.  PATTI KASSA SAW IT, AND REPORTED IT TO THE COAST GUARD.  MIKE MITCHELL AT THE MSD REPORTED IT TO US.

ARRIVING EARLY AFTERNOON, I COULD SEE REMNANTS OF A SHEEN ON THE WATER, BUT I COULD DISCOVER NO SOURCE.  THE SHEEN APPARENTLY BLEW IN WITH THE EAST WIND, AND IT COULD HAVE ITS ORIGIN FROM A FISHING BOAT BILGE, EITHER AT ANCHOR OR RECENTLY DEPARTED.

NO COMPLAINTS OF A SHEEN WERE RECEIVED THE NEXT DAY, SO THIS APPARENTLY WAS A ONE TIME INCIDENT, BOLSTERING THE FISHING BOAT BILGE HYPOTHESIS.
B-389-2001*B-389-2001
07/09/2001 09:45

     Arnold Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering some contamination during the removal of underground tanks at the Gault Block Warehouse on 70 Bennett Street in Bangor.  Both a 10,000 gallon diesel and a 600 gal. #2 tank were slated for removal.  Mr. Fessenden stated that the top of the 10,000 gallon diesel tank had evidence of contamination.  PID levels highly varied; from a low of 4 ppm to a high greater than 2500ppm.  As the excavation proceeded it was found that the contamination was isolated and probably due to overfills.  Approximately 15 yards of contaminated soil was later spread for aeration on top of the filled excavation. It may be noted that the area is considered "non-sensitive" being on a public water supply.  No further action is expected.
B-681-2001*      On December 7, 2001, we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a ten gallon spill of jet A at their refueling area.  A crew was filling a commercial airliner when about ten gallons of the fuel came out the wing vent.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No fuel reached any drains.
B-676-2001*     On December 6, 2001 at 1110 we received a call from Sandy Perkens of Energy Systems of Maine reporting a two gallon spill of #2 oil from a delivery truck.  The spill occurred in the driveway of Calvin LaBreck of 15 Denbow Rd. in St. Albans.  Ms. Perkins said that back pressure somehow built up in the hose and caused the fuel to spill out the overflow pipe of the truck onto the gravel driveway.  The driver collected some oil with sorbents and excavation of a couple shovels of gravel.
      I visited the site that afternoon and found that some contaminated soil was removed.  Since the LaBreck's drilled well is only about twenty feet away. I told the oil company to return and excavate the remaining contaminated soil.  This work was done the next day and a drum of gravel was removed.
A-745-2001*I was called by Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations and Remediation, Inc concerning a site he was contracted to do an assessment and possible cleanup. The site was the former Dexter Shoe facility in Skowhegan.  The site had formerly been a bulk plant and the contamination from that is what was being looked at.  Don asked about cleanup goals. Over the phone we did a Decision Tree and came up with a baseline 2 action level. He mentioned that he was also working with Nick Hodgkins on a VRAP assessment.  After mentioning some cleanup levels that I would use, I also stated that I would defer to VRAP as to cleanup goals.  Don later communicated to me that VRAP had set a cleanup goal of 400 ppm bag headspace.

On December 4, 2001 the excavation of the site was done.  A total of 615 tons of contaminated soil was excavated. Don Robbins was on scene directing the work. Nick Hodgkins was on scene for VRAP.  The contaminated soil was sent to Waste Management in Norridegewock.  Don performed many bag headspace tests while I was there.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated.  Additional information can be found in the VRAP file on this site.
A-342-2001*Received a call form Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a spill.  Pole #6 on Heath Street in Oakland overheated and leaked approximately .5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil.  The site was in front of the Tapley School. In addition some drops of transformer oil was leaked on a car owned by Linda Witham.  The ground was cleaned up and the car was run through a car wash.  No further work from Response Services is indicated.
P-463-2001*	On Thus. 6/14/01, I visited this spill location at the request of a local person while I was working in Poland.  I confirmed their report of a red-messy oil discharge to the breakdown lane and edge of pavement, on the southbound side of Rt. 100 in New Gloucester, just north of Chandler Mill Rd.  A check at the office indicates that this discharge had not been reported to the state as required.  I noted sand had been mixed in with the oil and a few small vehicle parts remained, indicating a vehicle accident.   A week later the New Gloucester Fire Chief briefly mentioned a commercial truck accident at this spot.
	At this time, the identity of the truck owner & operator is unknown.  The nearest residence which I believe is on a well, is approximately 100' away, and I believe not threatened by the hydraulic oil spilled.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-27-2002*On 1/9/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the York County Sheriff's Office reporting a motor vehicle accident in front of the York County Camp Site Park on the Ossippee Trail in Cornish.  The incident was reported as a passenger vehicle having struck a parked Central Maine Power truck.  It was reported that automotive fluids were leaking from one or more of the vehicles, but the dispatcher was unable to provide information on what types of fluids or what quantity.  The dispatcher was, however, able to provide information stating that the spillage was contained.

I responded to the site the following morning and was unable to locate any evidence of spillage at the crash site.  No further action required.
P-462-2001*	On the afternoon of 6/5/01, Downeast Energy (DEE) notified the DEP of a small, 3-gal. gasoline surface spill form an auto being filled up at a dispenser.  DEE employees responded and did a clean-up.  No DEP response was necessary or made at the time.  The area is known to be underlain by silty clay and there are no drinking water wells known within 1000'.  The significant environmental threat in this area are discharges to sewer and storm drains.  See earlier DEP spill reports on this location & area and DEP UST Reg. file #2795 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-470-2001*Received a report of a transformer spill from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power.  He reported that a lightning strike caused a transformer to blow its top off causing a loss of 1 gallon of transformer oil.  A crew was dispatched to clean it up.  I received a voice mail from Gerry at approximately 12:00 reporting that the cleanup was completed.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-476-2001*	On Fri. 6/15/01, I met Ms. Jordan onsite at her home and checked the reported problem outside-AST and heating oil discharge.  In the rear of the house (see site sketch) and under the AST I noted an oil stain and light odor still @ 1' bg.  Though it appears to have been a long-term slow leak from a corrosion hole on the tank bottom,  the discharge looked to be a bit less than anticipated.  I advised Ms. Jordan to have the gross contaminated soil dug pout and spread thinly in their wooded property behind the house.  There was no oil odor problem in the house and I understand no threat to any other receptors.
	No further DEP Response actions are expected at present.  Oil contam. is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-1-2002*On January 3, 2002 John Dunlap of the DEP Augusta office called to report an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak at the home of Mike and Jennifer Morris in Bath.  The property manager has been informed of the situation some time ago, but has yet to clean up or repair the situation.

I called and spoke with the manager Pam Murray and asked to look at the basement as I had received a complaint about a leaking AST.  She was upset that she had not been told of the complaint prior to my involvement.  I arrived at 5 Page Street and spoke briefly with Pam and she showed me the basement.  Three ASTs and systems were located here.  Only minor weeping from two of the fuel filter units was observed, Ms. Murray stated the plumber had been called and the problem would be taken care of soon.  With that I left, albeit somewhat confused as the release was far less than what the complaint stated.

In a follow up conversation with Dunlap, I learned that the Morris's lived at another location not the same address as Ms. Murray (although she did not volunteer any information about the existence of a problem).

I contacted Mrs. Morris on 1/4 and made arrangements to inspect her leaking AST at 912 Middle Street.  Upon arrival the home was cold with a moderate oil odor.  Mrs. Morris stated the tank/system had lost prime and a repair technician was on his way.  In the basement I found two (2) ASTs, the 1st or tank closest to the wall appeared to be leaking from the underside (belly).  The fill or vent pipe had been disconnected and was open and there was a small bucket beneath the AST.  Saturated speedi dri surrounded the tanks, Mrs. Morris stated the leak occurred some time ago.  Initially she was told to place a container beneath the leak and when the tank was empty repairs would be done.

The second tank was the replacement tank which had just recently been filled although it lost prime.

Pilea Oil of Lisbon is responsible for the fuel delivery while Niels of Topsham is responsible for the maintenance.  Also noted in the inspection was the bare copper line beneath the floor from the supply tank to the furnace.

A call was placed to Niels I spoke with Niel.  It was not clear at the time of the call what measures he had applied or directed as of the 1/4/2002 visit.  He stated he would commence clean up 1/8 or 9, and would contact me with information summarizing the clean up.

An estimated 200 lbs of speedi dri will need to be collected, some application of surfactant and rinse collection will be needed to removed the staining from the masonry/stone.

As no follow up information has been received a letter will be written to ask for clarification and a summary of clean up actions and upgrades at the home(s), with  cc's to the Oil and Solid Fuel Board and DEP Oil Enforcement.
P-472-2001*	On 6/14/01, Spring Point Marina notified DEP of a hydraulic oil discharge to the marina waters from a forklift truck that fell into the water off the dock, apparently due to "pier pressure"; causing a release of oil: a "slick" move.  USCG MSO (case #569-563) and Clean Harbors were already responding so there was no need or request for a DEP visit.  Boom was reported deployed and sorbents used to catch any slick.  Typically in a situation like this much of the oil will rise and spread to a thin sheen and little oil is recoverable with sorbents.  The forklift was to be raised and recovered.
	No further DEP actions.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-815-2001*Received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a small spill.  High winds caused a tree limb to fall on to a line pulling it out of the transformer and breaking a bushing.  This broken bushing caused approximately .5 gallon of transformer oil to leak.  Approximately 1 drum of soil and brush was collected for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-482-2001*	Reported small gasoline leak to the ground from a parked auto in the parking lot of Mid State College (exact location on school property unknown).  No ground or surface waters reported effected.  Response by Auburn FD.  No DEP response requested or initiated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-483-2001*	Incident reported involving a passenger vehicle with a leaking fuel tank.  Fuel was reported dribbling out the tank as the auto drove away.  Leak in tank likely caused need to stop for gas.  C N Brown employees responded with sorbent pads & speedy dry on their property.  Owner or operator of vehicle never determined.  Though soil or groundwater on the roadway appears not effected, fire danger and contamination to gw where the auto is parked are a concern.  Leak not known to have been reported by RP.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-814-2001*Received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power concerning a small spill.  He reported that a transformer on pole #4 on Owen Drive in Rangeley blew it's top during a storm. Only a small amount of oil spilled.  Due to the rain there was no sign of spilled oil and no cleanup was done.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-478-2001*	Sunday evening, report of approx. 10 gal. of gasoline overfilled out an auto during a fill-up, to facility paving.  Response by Irving, no DEP aid requested or initiated.  Spills such as this typically occur due to operator inattention and emphasize the need for auto & facility operators not to leave the dispenser unattended.  Facility owner, Irving, also considered RP in part.  Some product, in situations such as this, inevitably seeps into soil through cracks and joints in the pavement.  Area on city water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-4-2002*On 1/4/2002, 0900 hours an anonymous complainant reported that a crew was removing the above ground tanks at an abandoned bulk plant and that they were going to reuse the tanks at a facility in Whiting.  His initial concern was that they may have been doing so illegally.  I told the caller that we didn't regulate above ground storage tanks.  Then he wanted to know about the spilled product that was left at the site.  He claimed that the reason the tanks were not being used was because they leaked. I went to the site. The vegetation  inside the berm did not show any stress.  Eastern Plumbing & Heating Oil Company, who were removing the tanks, said that the Hanson facility had not been used in years.  They had checked out the interiors of the tanks and they said they were clean.  They were going to pressure test them and use them to get into the bulk plant business.  We discussed the agencies that regulate above ground installations; namely USEPA and the Fire Marshall's Office.  One of the four tanks was taken by Ely Merchant for scrap metal.
P-1045-2001*Dead River Oil Company reported  that a small spill had occurred while delivering oil to a a residence in Dayton.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River and no further action is necessary in this matter.

Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
P-980-2001*On the 29th of November, I was contacted by David Cluff of Kennebunk Public Safety.  He informed me about a mystery drum that was picked up by the Dept of Public Works on Rt 9A.  I then transported the drum from the Public Works facility to our warehouse where it was cleaned via sorbent pads.  The pads were then stored at our facility until bulk disposal occurred.
P-1020-2001*On the 17th of December, we were made aware of a spill of approximately 100 gallons of K-1 at the Freeport Mini Mart.  After investigation, it was obvious that cleanup was necessary.  Given the fact that it is Webber's facility, they chose to excavate the soil themselves as a money saving measure but per my direction.  A total of 11 drums were filled with contaminated soil to be disposed of at CRS.
P-1044-2001*On December the 19th, I was informed of a minor engine oil spill at their facility.  The sheen produced was deemed unrecoverable.  No further action required.
P-1027-2001*On December 17, 2001 the Exit-8 Mobil station reported an overfill of a commercial vehicle belonging to Eastern Communication of Falmouth Maine.

The driver registered 76+ gallons on the dispenser, the total volume of the vehicle tank estimated to be 35 gallons.  The details of the incident as told by Westbrook Fire and station owner Everett O'Brien were that the driver began the fill process and then entered the cab of the vehicle to make cellular phone calls.  This allowed the dispenser to run unattended for an unknown duration of time causing the discharge of an estimated 40 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground.

The concrete pad area and apron beneath the dispenser was covered, and the asphalt (which had a slight slope away from the dispenser) allowed for the migration of fuel to a lower area in the driveway.  The diesel pooled in a partial snow and contoured depression.  This diesel pool was absorbed with pads several times as the diesel appeared to migrate in part just beneath the asphalt only to reappear and form this pool.  This conclusion was reached as the interface between the concrete apron and asphalt pad appeared very soft/crumbled and eroded with little product in place.

Clean up consisted of snow removal and product recovery on pads and sand.  The Westbrook Fire Department was the initial team on site and placed down pads, and cordoned off the area.  I contacted EPI to facilitate the removal in the mean time Westbrook Public Works began to spread some sand as additional sorbent material.

Snow, sand, and diesel were shoveled into barrels, the barrels transported to EPI.  Placed inside, the snow was allowed to melt and the diesel/water solution treated.  The sand was transported to Commercial recycling for treatment and recycling, and the melted snow was disposed of as oil contaminated water.

Mobil Corporation's Environmental Division contacted DEP to notify them of some additional monitoring that may be applied soil sampling, monitoring wells, asphalt reconstruction in the spring, etc.  No additional work is planned for the DEP portion of this clean up.
A-409-2000*Received a call from Roland Arnot of 25 Potato Road in Turner concerning a spill.  He reported that a truck from Northern Transport had spilled some fuel by his house.  I went to the site and met Mr. Arnot.  The spill occurred in the road which is about 200' from the well on Mr. Arnot's property.  I contacted Northern Transport and found it was owned by Bruce Ames. They also do most of their work for DeCoster farms hauling chicken manure.  The accident occurred when one of Northern Transport's trucks broke a crossover fuel line coming out of a field hauling manure.  The leak was discovered by the  the driver whom stopped by near the house of Mr. Arnot to repair the leak.  Northern Transport did not report the spill.  A crew from Northern Transport excavated approximately 1/2 cubic yard from the packed gravel road.  They removed all contaminated material.  No further work is necessary on this site.
I-171-2001*When  fuel oil was delivered, it was noticed the fuel tank was leaking. Spill was cleaned up by delivery driver with sorbent pads.
B-689-2001*      On December 13, 2001 at 1300 we received a call from Webber Oil reporting a small fuel oil leak in the basement of Emma Goodale on Washington Street in Brewer.  I arrived on site and met Ms. Goodale and Joe Fickett of Webber Oil.  A leaky connection in the burner leaked less than a gallon of fuel onto the cement floor.  We picked up the oil with sorbents.
B-691-2001*      On December 14, 2001 at 1350 we received a call from Bill Mathews of Mathews Oil reporting a #2 oil spill at the Cherryfield Foods Farm on the Ridge Road.  A worker was pumping product from a Mathews truck to a Cherryfield Foods truck when he overfilled a compartment and spilled about fifteen gallons of fuel oil on the ground.  He recovered most of this oil with sorbents.  There are no wells in the area.
P-1047-2001*Spill of hydraulic oil to Kennebec River, result of leakage from equipment.  Leak was fixed, and no clean-up was possible.  No detrimental environmental impact is expected and no further action is necessary in this matter.

Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-1048-2001*Discharge was the result of a broken chipper head which released approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the side of the road.  DEP observed the resultant spill and provided the responsible party with an oil spill debris form to facilitate the disposal of 3.42 tons of soil at Commercial Recycling Systems.  The oiled pavement was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-990-2001*Dorothy Thompson reported that she had a small spill of #2 fuel oil at her summer residence in Acton, Maine.  She had called here oil company (Emery Mills Oil) who had put a patch on the pinhole of the indoor AST and cleaned up the material found.  Emery Mills estimated about 10 gallons spilled.  Ms. Thompson indicated that she would contact me if vapors in the house became a problem.  The tank would be replaced sometime before the next heating season.


P-458-2001*
 On 6/8/01, I met Mr. Davis at this residence while he was removing oily soil from under the mobile home.  The line leak under the trailer had been slow, and not discovered till 6/6/01.  About 1 yd. of soil was approved for landspreading  on a gravel road by the park maintenance building.  I advised Mr. Davis that according to the Maine Oil & Solid Fuel, step-tanks such as this are not within Maine code.  (Step-Tanks are a small steel AST located within FRP stairs & landing for a trailer's front door.  Among their problems are that they corrode at an accelerated rate due to poor air circulation associated and excess condensation.)
   Oil contamination may remain and should be properly managed if disturbed.  No further actions are expected and no sensitive receptors are understood to be threatened.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
DEP, BRWM
A-352-2001*Received a call from Mead that they had a suffered a lube oil spill.  An operator found that a pulp dryer bearing lubrication line was clogged.  This caused a overflow of lube oil which went discharged to the sewer. The line was repaired which stopped the overflow.  No oil was recovered.  No site visit was made and no further action on this incident is needed.
A-356-2001*Received a call from Chief Shink of the Jay Fire Department reporting a small spill.  He reported that there was a spill of waste lube oil on the East Jay Road.  He found it in the ditch and used sorbent pads to clean it up.  He mentioned that he thought it was a deliberate dumping in that engine repair work is being done in a nearby house.  I went to the site but everyone denied everything. No further work is needed on this site.
A-210-2001*Linda McDonald of C.N. Brown called to report that they had overfilled a tank.  She reported that at the home of Arlene Crowley they overfilled an inside tank.  Spillage was reported to be kept to the tank area.  The driver and office personnel reportedly cleaned it up.

Upon further investigation and complaint of Mrs. Crowley, the spill was more serious that indicated.  See spill A-208-2001.
B-642-2001*B-642-2001
11/13/2001 13:30

     Butch Furrough of GR Adams called to request a waiver to remove a 550 #2 fuel tank and a 550 gallon waste oil tank at the Odlin Road Irving in Bangor.  Although both tanks were observed to be in excellent shape gasoline contamination was discovered from a previous spill; see B-463-1999.  This contamination was associated with former tanks at the site.  The contamination was observed to be restricted to the loose fill within the excavation.  Approximately 15 yards of this 500 ppm+ soil was revoved and taken to Thibideau's batch plant for treatment. It may be noted that this completes the excavation from the previous case.
P-1036-2001*Early on the morning of December 24, 2001, a box truck carrying mail went off the road, broke through the construction area barrier and plunged nose first into the tailrace flow of the Ossippee River at the center of town.  The driver escaped with minor injuries, and the mail was off loaded successfully.

During the extraction recovery operation, the diesel tank crossover was ruptured, in the process of hauling the truck back up over the concrete bridge structure.  The Cornish Fire Dep't deployed containers, pads and boom to minimize the migration of fuel to the flowing waters.  A gate was partially inserted to restrict water flow aiding in the mitigation efforts.  The DEP was notified and requested to assess and assist in the removal and disposal of oil soaked materials.

Upon arrival, the truck and recovery vehicles were observed in transit.  The CFD did an excellent job in handling the release and confinement operations.   Pads were deployed efficiently, boom set in the best practical manner given the icy conditions below the bridge and temperatures.

It was decided to containerize the pads and saturated snow/ice mixture in poly bags and stage then on site for recovery on Wednesday.  The CFD were most helpful in collecting and shoveling the materials topside, it was agreed to leave the boom in place to catch any residual migrating fuel till Wednesday.   The bags were secured and placed adjacent to the remaining jersey barriers, along with a metal drum containing 35-40 gallons of captured diesel.  The plan was to return Wednesday and retrieve the materials.  The area was secured with safety tape as a temporary marker.

Returning Wednesday morning, S Flannery and I found the materials had been enclosed behind the reconstructed jersey barrier.  The DOT crew was on hand with an excavator and assisted in the retrieval of the bags and drum from behind the barrier.  The absorbent boom was collected and bagged as well.  Minimal oil residue was observed in the newly formed ice and only a slight sheen was detected when the boom was removed from the water.  The boards were pulled and the water flow returned to its seasonal rate.

No other DEP actions are anticipated related to this clean up, however the CFD would like some replacement boom and pads for the stock they consumed.

P-814-2001*
SUMMARY
    This 33 Island Ave. property was undergoing re-development during late 2001 thru mid-2002 and is presently known as THE INN.  It was formerly a retail, motor fuels UST facility known as Jackson's Service Center.  Following this it was the site of the Peaks Island Fuel Co. which was their location to park their fuel trucks, but with no bulk storage AST's or UST's.  At the time of this investigation, a 275 gal. outside K1 AST only existed onsite.  There was no identified contamination from this AST.  Local residents warned about historical dumping, but these has been no conclusive evidence of this found so far.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   On Fri. 10/5/01, Mr. Weinschenk reported to DEP's Sheryl Bernard that he had excavated gasoline contaminated soils during beginning construction work on his 33 Island Ave. property.  Initially reported to the Maine DEP during a a 1985 UST removal (see P-318-85), Ms. Bernard advised him to have a consultant screen & stockpile bad soil onsite.  No contaminated soil was to leave the site unless it went to an approved off-island location for proper management.  The site is the location of the former Jackson's Service Ctr. & Peaks Island Fuel businesses.  The removal of five UST's and associated discharges were investigated in 1985 by DEP's S. Eufemia (see P-318-85).  There have been no UST's onsite since 1985 -1987.  I was told that the bulk of tainted soil noted in 1985 was used as fill under a downgrade parking lot, though this is unconfirmed at present.  I noted no discharges from the two AST's onsite.  The 10/12/01, BS-2 Decision Tree (DT) supersedes the 1995 DT decision of report P-489-95.
    On 10/11/01, DEP received multiple island complaints regarding Weinschenk taking the gaso. contaminated soil offsite to other parts of the island.  That day I responded for Bernard and met Scott Normendeau of Fleet Env. and Mr. Weinschenk onsite.  Mr. Weinschenk took us to two offsite areas he had dumped soil from 33 Island Ave. (see photos and attached memo of 10/11/01 for findings).  Overall I found contamination levels to be much lower than first reported.  There was little odor, no dark staining, saturated soil, free product, or any indication of solvent or waste oil discharges at the time.  DRO, GRO & TCLP lab analysis confirmed old, weathered gasoline, and also likely fuel oil discharges, as noted by Eufemia in 1985.  Onsite on 8/17/95 & 10/11/01, I found no evidence of old UST's or piping still onsite.
    By November 2001, all soil taken offsite was understood to have been returned to 33 Island Ave. (see also P-902-01 & P-903-01).  By late December 2001, approx. 511 tons (about 340 cubic yards) of contaminated silty/clay had been taken off the island to Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough, under a DEP issued virgin letter.  This soil removal off Peaks Island was performed in order for the developer to comply with City of Portland requirements for new construction, landscaping and grading, and it was not required by Maine DEP.  Under conditions outlined in the DEP letter of 10/12/01 (attached), most of the contaminated soil was permitted to remain onsite but capped to inhibit public exposure.  Oil contaminated material is understood to remain onsite and if disturbed shall be properly managed according to city and state requirements.

INVOLVED PARTIES
   The Inn property owner and developer at the time was Mr. Ric Weinschenk and Ric Weinschenk Builders LLC.  Fleet Environmental Inc. (774-2111) and Thomas Schwarm of Acadia Environmental (780-8826) worked under Mr. Weinschenk regarding the environmental investigation.
   Primary Maine DEP Response Division representative's for the env. investigation were Stephen Brezinski and Jon Woodard of BRWM, Response Services, and John Wathen, DEP SMRO Director.
   City of Portland contacts were Penny Littell, City Attorney; and Mike Nugent, Portland Code Enforcement Office.
    Peaks Island residents involved were Mr. Scot
P-1051-2001*DEP was present for a underground storage tank removal due to previous issues (see P-735-2001).  The tank had a minor amount of product within it which was removed by sorbents and disposed of by the landowner.  DEP did not observe visible contamination once the tank was removed. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-709-2000*Received a report from Betty Snowman of C. N. Brown of a small spill.  She reported that a delivery driver had overfilled the tank of Clista Davreau. The overfill was estimated to be approximately 0.5 gallons. The driver cleaned it up with sorbents.  A phone call to Ms. Davreau indicated that she was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-705-2000*I received a call from Boothbay Fire Department concerning a spill at a summer cottage. The cottage is located on Shore Road in East Boothbay. There was a violent wind storm the previous day and the seas were running very high. The cottage was located on the water side of Shore Road. A very large pine tree     had blown down during the night. When the tree was uprooted, it knocked over a shed which knocked over a 55 gallon oil drum that was used for heating oil. The entire contents of the drum had leaked out during the storm and little was left to recover. The Boothbay Fire Department padded up the fuel that could be recovered. No further action is necessary on this spill.

A-612-2000*Received a call from Larry Merrifield concerning Audette's Hardware building. He was hired to do some excavating for renovation of the building. He reported to me that he had heard that there was some underground tanks still in the ground around the building. I told him that if he found any while digging to call us. I researched the facility and found no records to indicate that there had been an underground tank on the property. Subsequent conversation with Mr. Merrifield indicated that he did not encounter any contaminated soil. No further work is necessary on this site.
P-2-2002*On 1/2/02 I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Dept. reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil and antifreeze from a Maietta truck that had rolled over on the Westbrook Arterial at the S-turns.  Our assistance was not needed and the spilled products were cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1052-2001*DEP personnel were requested to respond to a car fire on the Scarborough/Cape line on the 26th of December.  A gentlemen had committed suicide by burning himself inside his own vehicle.  It was apparent that he had been doused with a significant amount of gasoline given its abundant presence at the scene.  Subsequent to the the vehicle's removal from the site, the remediation process began.  The only means necessary to clean up the mess was via the use of sorbent pads and quite a few at that (alot of the gasoline was mixed with the AFFF applied by the Fire Dept).  Travel to the site a week later proved that appropriate measures were employed in the clean up process.
A-629-2001* An anonymous caller reported that there may be an oil leak from an outside tank. The property is located at 111 High Street in Oakland ME. I made a site visit that day and found only a small amount of kerosene had leaked and no clean up will be required. The area is served by a city/municipal water supply and there are no wells in the area.
P-1031-2001*Gorham Dispatch informed DEP personnel that an undisclosed amount of hydraulic oil had spilled as a result of a garbage truck fire.  Upon inspection, it was apparent that a minimal amount had actually been emitted from the truck's lines.  Speedi-dri was applied to afflicted locations on the property and will be transported to a waste facility by the owner.
A-628-2001*  A garbage packer truck crushed some materials during a routine pickup at a residence on Westview/Cherry Hill in Waterville. During the crushing process a toxic fume developed, this resulted in two employees of the Waterville Public Works becoming exposed to what was later determined to be Chlorine.  The material that released the toxic cloud was a pool chemical. The plastic bucket contained only a trace amount and reacted with liquid of some kind to generate chlorine gas.
  I was directed to go to the Waterville Airport, the garbage truck was already there. The contents of the garbage truck was dumped onto the tarmac and flooded with H2O, the reaction was allowed to continue until completed. It was at this time that a member of the local Haz Mat Team collected the plastic bucket from the pile. After my arrival the garbage packer truck was released to finish its work day.
A-707-2001*   DEP received a report from a contractor (Bossie) that he suspected that contamination would be present at an UST that he was scheduled to remove.  Mr. Bossie had been hired by DEP to remove this long-abandoned tank as a part of a special program using federal monies.  There was considerable local pressure to remove this tank and to raze the dilapidated Grange Hall, which had become an eye-sore and potential fire hazard.
   520 gallons of water (tainted with gasoline) was pumped from the tank.  Upon removal, the tank was found to be heavily pitted and showed at least one 1/4" through hole; since the tank was reportedly taken out of service in the 1950's it is likely that this hole developed after it was taken out of service, as the tank contained only residual fuel.  Soil beside and under the tank showed elevated PID readings; some soil was removed for disposal, but contamination extended under the structure and was not addressed at this time.
   The subject property is in a lakeside village setting with several residential wells within 1000'; all are topographically up gradient of the Grange.  The nearest well (Ireland) was sampled with no detectable petroleum.  It is unlikely that any wells will be impacted by this old contamination; further excavation may be advisable when the structure is eventually razed depending on the proposed use of the property.
A-170-2001* The Waterville Fire Dept. reported a spill of hydraulic oil that occurred on and around Main Street. The oil was spread out on the road over a large area. Clean up was attempted by the Dept. and Waste Management. No further action required.
B-709-2001*     On 12/31/01, 0950 hours Linda of the C N Brown Office in South Paris reported a one quart spill of K1 at their bulk plant in Orland. The release landed on asphalt and was recovered with a couple of pads.  A vender truck driver did not have a good connection while he was flushing out his hose.
P-1015-2001*
  At the request of Mr. Paul Tucci of CYN Env. Services and Maine CTI Paul Roy, on 12/12/01, I approved a waiver of the Maine 30-day notice period for the abandonment-by-removal of this facility on 12/20/01.  The gaso. UST facility is consumptive-use for the Verizon trucks.  The tank was a brine-filled double-wall O/C FRP tank, with double-wall FRP piping.
   On the morn of Thus. 12/20/01, I met with CTI Roy, Peter Burnell of Verizon, a CYN Env. crew, and with Mr. Philip Lamoreaux of Pennoni Associates who performed the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  Delays with contractors arriving and breaking up the concrete prevented removal on 12/20/01 as planned.
   On Fri. 1/20/01, we returned and completed the abandonment.  Roy stated that he had dry-iced the UST the day before.  CYN punctured the tank so as to pump out as much brine as possible.  While pulling out the tank the excavator punctured the lower tank end with the backhoe teeth trying to lift it out.  The opposite entire tank-end then was ripped off by the backhoe during the removal.  Gasoline vapors emanated from the ripped open tank though dissipated.  Preferable and safer would have been to remove the tank whole, for disposal offsite after purging or re-warranting and re-use.  I advised CYN and Roy that when they began washing an unclean UST out with a water hose, that that is prohibited in Maine and could be the source of a static charge as the hose was not grounded to the tank.
   Gasoline contamination was noted by Pennoni at one corner of the UST and under the dispenser island.  Verizon opted to remove any contaminated soil at the wishes of Ms. Jane Morse, property owner. Under a DEP virgin contam. letter, the soil was transported by CYN to CRS in Scarborough for recycling.  I understand there are no remaining  UST's onsite.  No further DEP actions are expected at this time.  See attached and Pennoni Assoc.'s UST removal assessment for further details.

S G Brezinski, OHMS
DEP, Div. of Response Services

B-685-2001*B-685-2001
12/11/2001 10:59

Maine DOT personnel from the Shirley lot called to report oil spillage associated with a log truck roll over on the Lily Bay Road at the Lily Bay State Park entrance. Not many other details were known at the time.  Arriving on site shortly after noon the truck had already been removed.  Fire personnel informed me that what little fuel that was spilled was caught in sorbents. It was estimated that perhaps 10 gallons leaked through the fill cap on the truck.  No further action was taken with the exception of sorbent disposal.
P-5-2002*The discharge was the result of a delivery truck compartment being overfilled while changing fuels (#2 to K-1).  The oil was discharged onto the frozen driveway where most of it was collected using sorbents.  I received a call from the homeowner (Taylor) stating that there was still a great deal of oil in the driveway.  I met with the homeowner and the oil company and determined that a small amount of oil still remained within the ice on the driveway. The homeowner was greatly concerned about a herb garden located adjacent to the discharge, but due to the limited amount of oil discharged, the frozen ground and the time of year, the herb garden was not an issue as far as I was concerned, although Ms. Taylor felt differently. I did check on the location of the well which was located up-gradient and away from the discharge, not at jeopardy from this incident.   I instructed the oil company to continue removing as much oil contaminated ice as possible, until the customer was satisfied.  I felt the remaining oil was not an environmental issue, but Ms. Taylor felt differently, and they had to satisfy her.
P-288-2001*   On 4/5/2001, DEP's Nathan Thompson responded to an outside residential AST discharge at the rural, North Shore Rd. home of Mr. Ken Covey though he was determined that clean-up was not possible at the time.   On 5/11/01, Brezinski responded to a complaint of a contaminated driven-point drinking-water well at the home of the Holmes North Shore Rd. residence.  During the 5/11/01, response Brezinski learned of the 180 gal. April spill at Covey's, directly upgrade of the Costello's home & well (see site sketch).  Initial DRO testing showed the Holmes' water to contain 363 ppb DRO.   Due to Response workload and site sensitivity, further investigation and remedial measures were passed to Brad Hahn of DEP, BRWM, Tech Services Div. for actions under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal and state AST Ins. coverage.
   See attachments, addendum's, and files of Tech Services,  for further information.


S G Brezinski,
Div. of Response Services
DEP, BRWM
A-726-2001*See attached report.
P-927-2001*
   	On 11/9/01, I met Mr. & Ms. Tuttle onsite in response to their report of an estimated 240 gal. loss of K1 heating oil to the ground next to their house.  The 275 gal. inside AST  fed a line that went outside into an underground sleeve then came back up and into the basement apartment of their tenant, Ms. Michelle Leach (865-4073).  The drilled well for the house and the Tuttle's adjoining day care center was about 15' away from the spill site (see site sketch).  Onsite we went over the need for a prompt response based on the site sensitivity, the AST Ins. program, & Options Agreement.  The Tuttles opted for DEP clean-up management.
   	On Fri. 11/16/01, DEP had Ray Labbe & Sons Const. excavate 52.67 tons of oily soil which was sent to CRS for recycling under a virgin letter.  Bag-headspace PID readings under the spill area were 411 & 704 ppm.  Not all contaminated soil could be reached as the oil traveled under & around the previously disturbed soils of the building foundation.  Native soil is silty clay.  At 4' bg we noted red free product entering the excavation with gw.  Under my direction, Labbe installed a 30" wide recovery well to about 8' bg and backfilled with crushed stone (see field agreement attached).  Mark Woodruff  sampled the well on 11/16/01 (confirmed as ND at the time) and the well was later put on QM.  On Sunday, 11/18/01, DEP had Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) pump out 20 to 30 gal. of oil and 1000 gal of water from the well.  EPI returned on four or more later times to pump out oil and depress the water table to assist in oil recovery.
     	DEP engineer Eremita and I visited on 11/28/01, in response to a complaint of oil odors in Ms. Leach's basement apartment.  We confirmed ambient air readings of 30-50 ppm oil vapors on Response Div.'s Passport PID, and 10 ppm on Tech Svc's Thermo PID.   By 11/29/01, Eremita installed an automatic skimmer in the well.  In December, Eremita informed me that the skimmer was unsuccessful and he went back to EPI vacuuming off oil & water to depress the water table.  A ventilation system was also installed to prevent vapors from entering the residence.  If QM indicates well contamination, a filter system or other mitigation will be offered.  QM Lab analysis of 8/8/02 showed the well to still be ND for DRO.
	As of December, 2001, case management has been passed to Eremita of DEP Tech Services.  DEP AST Ins. program covered all allowable response/clean-up expenses.  Contaminated media is understood to remain onsite though largely inaccessible in a cost-effective way and should be properly managed if disturbed.   See attached and files of Tech Services Div. for further information.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
DEP, BRWM
P-376-2002*It was reported to the DEP by the USCG that a number of buckets filled with what was presumably waste oil were found at Bug Light Park in South Portland.  A couple were intact and the others had either been dumped or fell over for whatever reason.  Soil samples were taken and once approved for disposal the contaminated soil was excavated, transported to CRS, and the hole was backfilled.
A-408-2002*Received a report from Carolyn of the Burnham Town Office. She stated that at the town beach/boat landing, there was a good sheen of oil.  She also stated that the road commissioner and a selectman also saw it and told her to call DEP. She did and I responded to the site. There was no sheen, and no odor for about 50' on either side of the boat landing. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-189-2001*STANDARD SMALL SCALE SPILL AT BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  AN ESTIMATED 5 GALLONS OF JET FUEL WAS FORCED OUT OF AN AIRCRAFT WINGVENT AND ONTO THE GROUND WHEN AN AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF FAILED.

REPORTED AND RECOVERED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
P-989-2001*Spill of gun oil during activities at General Dynamics Armament Systems.  Cleaned up by spiller.  See attached report for further details.

B-190-2001*DOUG GOTT HAS A GRAVEL PIT BEHIND THE LAMOINE TRANSFER STATION, BUT IN THE SPRING OF 2001 ACQUIRED A PIE SHAPED PARCEL ADJACENT TO HIS PRESENT OPERATION, AND STARTED WORKING IT.   THAT ENGENDERED SOME CONCERN FROM THE ABUTTORS, ABOUT HOW CLOSE HE WAS COMING WITH THE PIT FACE TO THE PROPERTY LINE, AND THEY COMPLAINED TO THE CEO.

FACTOR IN  LAMOINE'S NEW GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ORDINANCE, AND THE FACT THAT GOTT WAS WORKING OR HAD PLANS TO WORK PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO THE OLD SANITARY LANDFILL, AND GOTT'S OPERATION CAME UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY.  THAT SCRUTINY REVEALED THE UNAVOIDABLE AND USUAL  SMALL HYDRAULIC LOSSES FROM THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

INSPECTING ON 4/10 WITH JOHN HOLDSWORTH AND DOUG GOTT, IT WAS AGREED THAT GOTT WOULD DIG UP 2 OR 3 SPOTS OF OBVIOUSLY CONTAMINATED SAND, AND INCORPORATE IT INTO GRAVEL THAT WAS GOING TO BE MADE INTO ASPHALT.
A-715-2001*Chuck Kraske of International Paper called to report a small oil spill. He stated that an O-ring failed on a hydraulic piston on the B pulp diffuser.  The spill was to a concrete floor and was cleaned up.  No further work is necessary.
P-1037-2001*On December 24, 2001 at 12:08 I received a call from the Portland Fire Dep't which was responding to a gasoline release/spill at the 865 Brighton Ave. Xtra-Mart.

During the course of the delivery,  Abenaqui Corp. the system experienced a loss/discharge of gasoline from the previously filled UST.  The immediate cause of the discharge was not known, and a referral to tanks enforcement was made and an inspection conducted (T Scharf).

The Portland Fire Dep't was the initial team on site, shutting off power to the facility and creating a sand berm in front of the storm drain on Dennett Street, while securing the site.  The atmoshpere was checked for combustability, in and around the source and at some of the adjacent homes along the street.  Upon my arrival a second screening was conducted, along with informing the homeowners of the situation and what to expect over the next several hours.  The following residents of Dennett Street were spoken with, Patricia Greenlaw (13 DS, 761-2006), Mrs. Valentine (23 DS, 774-5283), Mr. & Mrs. Debartolomao (27 DS,), Delsey Whitman (12 DS), and Christine Turrel 28 DS, 871-0135).  No answers were received  at 17, 18, 24, or 32.

Clean Harbors had been called by the PFD and arrived on site at 1:30.  The vacuum truck pumped off the #1 tank spill bucket and then lowered the level inside to tank to allow for the remaining product in the delivery hose to be dropped.  Then repositioned itself to pump from the storm drain and pooled fuel.  Pads and speedi dri were applied and later containerized.

The delivery truck was cleared to leave at 2:03.  The clean up continued until approximately 3:00 with the removal of the sorbent materials and the clearing of the street and storm drain.  With the exception of the facility inspection and its findings, no further activities are planned for this clean up.
A-716-2001*Received a report from Tom Saviello concerning a small spill at International Paper.  Two days previous they had reported that a small spill from a leaking O-ring had occurred. The leak was being contained in a bucket until the "B" pulp diffuser could be shut down for repairs.  Mr. Saviello was reporting that the bucket overflowed with oil.  Approximately 1 gallon was washed to the sewer.  No further work is necessary on this incident.
A-660-2001*Received a call from Chief Roger Lightbody of Madison Fire Department concerning a small spill. He called to report that a John Deere corn chopper had burned and released some of it's diesel fuel. After the fire was out, the fire fighters cleaned up what they could with sorbents. No site visit was made. No additional work is needed on this incident.
P-1055-2001*Department representatives received a complaint from an employee of TJ Edwards of Auburn that illegal dumping of thinners and other waste associated with leather tanning and silk screening had been occurring for some time.  This employee (who had no issue providing us with his name contingent upon its disassociation with his employment) was disgruntled with the lack of regard for the environment, the law and his continued complaints.  Appreciating that I had yet to encounter an issue of this nature, I requested that Jon Woodard accompany me to the site.  We were provided with a tour of the facility and explanations as to how they deal with their waste.  As it turns out, prior to our visit management instituted the proper means of containing, storing and disposing of their byproducts and DEP personnel could not find any issue with the facility's current status.  A post-tour conversation with the reporter supplied us with the comfort that any future violations would be referred to us immediately.  No further action will be taken at this time.
P-1004-2001*SUMMARY
   On Tues. 12/11/01, I met CG White and Maine CTI Mark Winslow onsite for the investigation of petroleum discharges and contamination excavation.  On 9/19/01. DEP L & E staff had inspected the facility and contacted C N Brown regarding clean-up of spillage and removal of old non-conforming steel product piping.  The area is largely commercial, on municipal water & sewer.  See P-21-01 and the attached UST abandonment & remedial assessment of Mike White for further site history.
   Most of the oil discharge was located at either end of the two removed pipes.  As the facility dates back from the 19th century, historical spillage was expected and found.  Not all the bulk plant property was investigated though; further oil contamination is likely to be across the property and offsite as well.  Contaminated soil, much of it black in color, that White identified as exceeding the 400 ppm BS-2 clean-up goal was shipped to CRS for recycling.  Other, less contaminated soil was backfilled in the excavation.

UST ABANDONMENT
    While excavating we noted an old fill and vent pipe protruding from the ground (see site sketches for location).  We found this to be a long out-of-service, non-compliant steel UST.  I noted the tank to have vapors within the explosive range (38% LEL on MSA Gascope).  Under an emergency waiver of the 30-day notification period, Winslow advised me that dry-iced and abandoned the UST by removal the following day 12/12/01.  No gasoline contamination over the clean-up or notification levels were noted by White.

CONCLUSION
    No further DEP Response Div. actions are anticipated regarding this incident, at this time.  See attached notes and documents, and past DEP Spill Reports for further data.  Petroleum contamination is understood to remain onsite and should be managed properly if disturbed.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-659-2001*B-659-2001
11/27/2001 08:30

     Beth Dehaas of the Oil Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to request a site investigation at the residence of Earl Rafuse at 181 Randolf Street in Bangor.  It was stated that Mr. Rafuse had an unresolved underground bare steel tank at his residence.  Investigation has shown that the tank was abandoned in place about ten years ago.  Before leaving I gave Mr. Rafuse the proper paperwork to be filed with the Augusta office.  No other action was taken.

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P-1046-2001*DEP was contacted to provide a 30-day waiver from the requirement that a notice of abandonment by removal of an underground oil tank be filed thirty days prior to removal, which was granted.  On December 20, 2001, DEP was on-site during removal and did not observe any contamination when the tank was removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-663-2001*B-663-2001
11/29/2001 12:53

     Roy Koster of Central Maine Power in Augusta called to report a small spill of dielectric oil on Route 201 in Jackman.  It was stated that a crane inadvertently hit a utility pole knocking the transformer to the ground.  Approximately one gallon of "non PCB" oil spilled in the process.  The oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of in their normal waste stream.
B-191-2001*Everett Farnsworth was making plans to tear down a barn on his property when he discovered that what he thought were broken open bags of agricultural lime were, in fact, broken bags of pesticide, some of them 5% DDT.   He asked what he should do.

I explained to him the obsolete pesticide pickup program, jointly run by the Board of Pesticide Control and DEP.  I explained that he'd have to get on a  list of people with pesticides to dispose of, and that he might have to wait awhile, possibly even 3 years, before being notified where to deliver the waste for shipment.   He said that some of the bags were broken open, and that he wanted to tear the barn down in the Spring of 2001.

I told him that we'd repack the waste in an approved container for him, but that he'd have to store it until the BPC scheduled his waste for shipment.

On April 23, Darryl Luce, Bob Whittier, Tom Maleck and I went to Farnworth's residence, the Herrick Farm, and repacked about a dozen bags of powdered pesticide into a cubic yard "wrangler" pack, then moved it across the road to a quonset hut for storage.   Everett assured me that he'd call BPC and get on the waiting list, and that he had a way to deliver the wrangler to Bangor for pickup when the time came.

Unfortunately, he didn't, apparently, contact the BPC, and died of cancer in late October.  In mid November his widow contacted Bob Bateese at BPC, saying she'd really like to get the wrangler out of the quonset hut.  Bateese called me, and I related the story above.   Bateese was going to contact the disposal contractor to see if any money still remained for the disposal.

I later had contact, via voice mail, with the contractor's Bob Paine, telling him the nature of the waste in the wrangler, although I didn't have a record of all the pesticides inside.  I suggested that he call Mrs. Farnsworth for the specific pesticide trade names.   As of 1/4/2002, I've heard no more, so I assume the waste has been properly disposed.  ( Besides the DDT, at least one of the waste pesticides was 10% Zerlate (Ziram) dust, formerly used on blueberries.)
P-3-2002*DEP personnel were notified by Gagnon Oil employees that an overfill of approximately 30 gallons occurred at a resident's house in South Berwick.  Apparently, the driver was "talking on his new cell phone" and neglecting his delivery responsibilities.  Nonetheless, Gagnon took immediate action.  Whatever oil didn't immediately freeze was soaked into sorbents.  In addition, they arranged for a backhoe to excavate the contaminated soil the following day.  The hole was subsequently backfilled and the excavated soil is to be spread and aerated at their facility on Rt. 236.
P-1054-2001*Driver neglected to replace cap on saddle tank.  As he drove away from the pump island, approximately 1 quart of diesel fuel was spilled on the concrete pad and gravel area.  The driver was instructed to report this spill to Yarmouth Lumber management.  Review of the spill reports at SMRO show that Yarmouth Lumber did not report the spill.
B-525-2001*B-525-2001
09/26/2001 10:24

     Scott Taylor, Environmental Coordinator for Guilford Industries, called to report observing once again a recurring oil sheen on the Pascataquis River adjacent to their facility.  The sheen was described as being 2-3 feet in diameter and extending about 10 feet down stream.  The source of the sheen was unknown.  The sheen usually is observed at low water levels and usually discipates after a short time.  Mr. Taylor informed me that he would check the river occasionally for anything more serious.
B-516-2001*       On September 18, 2001 we received a call from Jeff McElroy reporting an old  spill at an abandoned youth camp on International Paper land in T30 MD.  Less than 100 gallons of fuel oil leaked from a 275 gallon AST in a storage shed and some flowed on the shed floor and onto the outside ground.
       On September 20 Mr. McElroy and I inspected the site and took some soil core samples near the shed.  We found soil contamination and decided to remove the shed and its contents.  The shed was demolished after Clean Harbors pumped 220 gallons of fuel oil from one of the tanks and also removed three drums that were in the area.  On October 31 I met Mr. McElroy on site and we removed about forty-five yards of contaminated soil.  This material was hauled for processing to Thibodeau's batch plant in Prospect.
A-812-2001*A tank car was overfilled resulting in a release of 50 gallons of #6 oil.  Immediate remediation actions included the use of hay bales, absorbent pads and pigs.  The following day, Clean Harbors was contracted to complete the clean up efforts.  All contaminated materials to be disposed of appropriately by Clean Harbors.
P-1057-2001*Transformer oil spill caused by car accident.  Afflicted area cleaned up by CMP personnel.
P-1058-2001*Spill occurred from old leaks in transformers.  Contaminated soil to be cleaned up and disposed of by CMP personnel.
P-960-2001*Mr. Van der Cloust called to express his concerns about the sheen that had formed on the pond behind his home.  There had been some construction in the area which lead to his concerns.

With Mr. Van der Cloust's permission, I arrived at the home to investigate the sheen although he was not there.  I found a small impoundment approximately 10x12 just beyond the lawn in the back.  This small pool was surrounded by trees and had an ice film partially covering the surface, with a faint sheen present on the waters surface.

The sheen appeared organic and when swept with a solid object, fractured and separated into individual units.  It did not rejoin the larger portion as an oil does when swept.  There was no uniform structure after the sweeping action, leading this investigator to the conclusion the sheen was produced biologically through bacterial activities or decomposition.

A brief field note was left for Mr. Van der Cloust relaying my findings and conclusion.  No other contacts have been received regarding the sheen.  No additional work is planned for this investigation based on the findings of 11/21/2001.
P-581-2001*	On Wed. 7/25/2001, I responded to a reported 20 to 30 gal. discharge of hydraulic oil from a trash truck owned and operated by Pine Tree Waste Capital Transfer Co.  Fire Capt. Jones explained that while the Pine Tree truck was picking up a dumpster its hydraulic hose burst spraying oil over the asphalt paved parking lot and into the open window and on a parked pickup truck.  Pine Tree accepted responsibility and the WFD Fire Chief requested DEP manage the cleanup of WFD property due to potential conflict-of-interest with the WFD.  Clean-up was accomplished by a Pine Tree crew with sorbent pads and speedy dry.
	On 8/3/01, Mr. Goode of Pine Tree advised me that with the power-washing of the parking lot the clean-up was adequately done.  Pine Tree also took responsibility for cleaning the oiled truck inside and out.   No storm or sewer drains are understood to have been effected.  Hydraulic. oil is a heavy petroleum that is unlikely to cause odor problems in structures or to soak deep into soil.  The discharge is understood to have been cleaned to state satisfaction and no further DEP actions are expected at this time.  No state expenses were incurred at present.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-493-2001*   Report on clean-up of waste oil spillage by RP.  Discovered during RCRA inspection.  Rural commercial area, on private wells.  Unreported discharges.  See file of DEP's Mary Corr for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
B-550-2001*B-550-2001
10/01/2001 15:55

Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper in Millinocket called to report discovering an oil sheen in Millinocket Stream adjacent to their mill.  It was stated that the sheen was minor with no evidence of free product. As a precaution sorbent material was placed in the stream.  Although no source could be found the sheen eventually cleared up. No further action was taken.
P-551-2001*SUMMARY
	Investigation of gasoline leak into piping interstitial space.  Found to be bad double-wall piping fitting in containment sump.  No discharge to the environment.  Double-wall UST facility with continuous electronic leak-detection.  See attached memo, DEP UST Reg. file # 9057 and Spill Report P-380-96 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-794-2001*The spill was reported by Stan Benner of Benner Burner Service.  Mr. Benner has accepted responsibility for the spill.  Benner Burner Service is insured.

During routine service an employee of Benner Burner Service failed to verify proper installation of the fuel oil filter.  The AST is located in the garage, however the filter is located in a crawl space under the house.  Over a period of 4 days an estimated 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil leaked to the ground, saturating the soil in way of the filter.  The well for the house is located approximately 12 feet away from the spill site.  The well has a reported 7 feet of overburden and is 70 feet deep with a recharge of 19 gpm.  A sample was sent to HETL for DRO testing, the result was non-detect for DRO.   DEP temporarily installed a vent fan to control the oil odor in the house.

Clean Harbors, Inc. was hired to remove contaminated soils.  Approximately 13.15 tons of contaminated soil was removed and transported to Commercial Paving and Dragon Cement for processing.  At approximately 1 meter, a hard clay layer was encountered.  Groundwater and free oil product were found to be leaching into the excavation where the oil and water were removed.  Alex Pugh from Tech Services inspected the site; it was decided to halt further excavation below the clay layer.

Kip Cline was hired on 2 January 2002, to install a permanent vent system for household odor control, set new support footings removed during the excavation, install a 12" diameter remediation well to the top of the clay layer and back fill the excavation with crushed stone and inch minus gravel.  A polyethelene membrane was installed between the crushed stone and gravel for odor control.

Response Services installed a pump system to remove the groundwater and oil contamination continuously, discharging into DEP's tank trailer.  Kip Cline monitored and removed the contaminated water and oil from the tank for treatment by Fleet Environmental Services.  Approximately 5000 gallons of water and oil was removed.  The effectiveness of the system declined until DEP removed the system and installed a pair of 55 gallon carbon drums and a particulate filter.  The treated groundwater was discharged down gradient from the site.  Kip Cline continued to remove any emulsified or free product from the well.

As a result of water tests (see attached HETL results) at the discharge of the carbon units a Mycelx filter was installed inline before the carbon drums to remove sheens and free product.

The site will continue to be remediated until no more free product is removed from the remediation well and/or the status of the drilled well has been determined.  This site was put on quarterly monitoring and has been referred to Tech Services.
A-792-2001*Neighbors of Kathy and Ron Bronn were concerned that possible contamination on the Bronn property had affected wells on their property.  Specifically, the complaint alleged Mr. Bronn had repeatedly spilled oil and gasoline in or near his garage.  The Bronn property has subsequently been foreclosed upon.  Neighbors reported Mr. Bronn removing, "truck loads of junk," from the property.  DEP attempted to contact Kathy Bronn by telephone and mail with no results.  A walk around of the property was hampered by snow on the ground, but clearly a return inspection when the snow clears is in order.  An inspection of the inside of the garage confirmed petroleum had been spilled in the garage and run to the edge of the slab.

Water samples were taken at three abutting properties to the responsible party and tested for Diesel Range Organics (DRO), Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) and Volatiles by DEP Technical Services.  Thus far DRO and GRO tests have been returned "non-detect."  Pat Seaward from Tech Services suspects a lowered water table to be the cause of odors and discoloration in one of the wells tested.  Technical Services reports all samples returned "non-detect."

The property has subsequently been sold by the bank, the new owner has not responded to inquiries by DEP.

The Cullins (reporter) property was the subject of a previous kerosene spill and a new well was installed by DEP Technical Services.

No further action is expected.
P-959-2001*Mr. Thomas called and asked for information and requirements associated with the removal of an out of service Underground Storage Tank (UST) at his residence in the West End.  I told him there were several companies capable of this removal and offered to facilitate if needed.

Guerin Associates (Guerin) was contacted and a site visit was arranged.  The tank was thought to be a 500-gallon tank by Mr. Thomas, which was adjacent to the garage and still attached to the dispenser (in the garage) in working order.  It is believed to be one of the first UST installations in the city of Portland.

Along with Guerin was John Engel to perform the site assessment although no contamination was detected in the soils, the tank was also dry and clean inside.  The excavation was hand dug due to the close proximity to the garage and lack of access to the yard, and the tank cut on site for removal.

The tank was actually a 300-gallon tank in very good condition, the soils were dry and well drained leading to the good condition of the tank, or perhaps this was a replacement tank prior to the Thomas's ownership.

No additional work is planned based on the successful removal performed on 12/14/2001. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-592-2001*On July 28, 2001, Gerry Mirabile called in a transformer oil discharge as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Long Beach Road, York.  An estimated volume of one (1) gallon of PCB contaminated oil was discharged to the asphalt and shoulder of the road.  A clean up crew was enroute as part of a routine transformer clean up.

No DEP visit was conducted, and no further actions planned based on information received.
P-8-2002*We received a call that there had been an AST overfill at Lisbon Fuel's station on Capital Ave.  Employees stated that it was only five gallons but it was apparent to both Steve and I that a bit more than five gallons burped from the tank.  The majority of it ran down the sides of the tank or evaporated but there was an amount that reached the ground.  That product was absorbed with speedi--dri and both the speedi-dri and contaminated snow were put in a drum for disposal.  It is unfortunate that I cannot justify additional cleanup because it looks as though the site is far more contaminated than was created with this incident.  This case has been referred to enforcement who began an investigation some years ago.
P-857-2001*
	In the evening of Fri. 10/26/01, I responded to this reported basement, inside, residential heating oil AST facility leak.  Meeting Ms. Cote and Dodge Oil onsite I noted a continuous layer of fresh, red, heating oil on 1/2 of the concrete basement floor.  Ms. Cote thinks a pet cat knocked over an object which broke the fuel line off one of the two, manifolded, 175 gal. basement AST's.  The area is rural residential, with very sandy soils and a high gw table.  All houses are on drilled, dug or driven point wells.  Ms. Cote opted for DEP clean-up management and Maine AST Ins. coverage after we reviewed the Options Agreement, Stringent DT Goal, and need for prompt action.  Cote would also apply to her private insurer for damage not covered by the Maine program.  Cote's driven-point well was in the front yard (in direct line with the area gw flow).  See site maps for further details.
	DEP called in a Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI) crew to complete the initial clean-up actions of Dodge Oil and DEP.  Oily clothes, carpeting, boxes, sorbents & speedy dry were bagged, and oily property separated from clean property.  While onsite I noted the free oil slowly seeping away down the open joint between the basement floor and wall.  The basement did not flood indicating that gw was most always below the basement level; though a driven point well indicates shallow gw table: likely 10 to 15' bg in this case.  Of the 275 gal. loss from the two tanks, I estimate that up to 200. gal. was lost into the ground under the house.  CHI and I returned on Sat. morn 10/27/01, to complete the initial clean-up.  See attached Clean-Up Action Agreement for details.  The residence was set up for QM and Hahn of DEP Tech Services notified.  Following initial cleaning, CHI removed oily framing and sheetrock and had a carpenter restore to as original condition as possible.  ServPro Inc. was authorized to deodorize the house of oil vapor.
	Following the above actions I was contacted by Mr. Montefusco of Oasis Environmental who was authorized by Ms. Cote's insurer, Prudential Ins. (Mr. Paul Peterson), to implement a hydro-geo investigation and remedial work to protect wells.  Prudential also covered much of the initial clean-up costs on CHI.  Maine AST Ins. program covered allowable expenses not covered by Prudential Ins. Co.    Working with Brad Hahn, Oasis surrounded the property with well points on 12/11/01, and confirmed that gw was flowing ESE toward Kelly Lane.  A 1.1' layer of free product was also found on the SE side of the house (near the AST location) at 13' bg.  Working with Hahn, Oasis excavated in a 30" recovery well in the SE corner of the house and set up regular recovery of free oil and contaminated water with a vacuum truck.  A 12/28/01 GRO sample of a neighbor to the south, Christianson, was ND.  Hahn & Oasis Env. will be checking other neighbors as needed.
	At this time further actions & site closure are managed by DEP Tech Services.  As contamination underlies the house, a full clean-up to Stringent may not be cost effective and protection of wells will continue to be the primary goal.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
DEP, BRWM

P-593-2001*On Saturday July 28, 2001, DEP received an anonymous call from a neighbor concerned about inappropriate asbestos work on the street.  The contractor identified as "Bio-Safe" was reportedly conducting asbestos abatement without proper safety measures on a Saturday.

This call was referred to Edgar Antz of the DEP Asbestos Unit for possible enforcement action and inspection.  No further actions were taken by Cyr DEP Response after the referral.
P-1059-2001*	On receiving a 7/25/01, facility upgrade registration I made periodic visits to this public works UST facility to check on the expected work, as part of my LUST funding and UST coordination position.  A visit the previous year exhibited some contaminated soil at the pump island and I wished further chance to check the soil in the UST area.  During an 8/8/01, visit to this area, I briefly stopped in and noted a large ( approx. 50x20' size) diesel spill under parked dump trucks.  It was hard to determine if this spill exceeded the 10 gal. reporting quantity for spills related to UST's.   Some of the diesel discharge may have seeped into the soil thru fractures in the paving.  I am not aware of it having been reported to DEP.  I did not have time to stop and check the Public Work's spill log.  There was no facility upgrade occurring at the time.
	On 9/24/01, DEP received a removal notice for a 2000-gallon consumptive-use #2 oil UST at this facility, to be abandoned-by-removal by Les Wilson & Sons.  The CTI/PWD notified DEP that the tank had been removed on 10/3/01.  Ron Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons told me he would give me advance notice of the exact date it was to be removed so I could observe but I received no notice.  No site assessment was required.  As DEP was not given opportunity to be on-site to check for contamination no clearance of the property or removal can be given.  Contamination may remain on site and should be properly managed if disturbed.  Further DEP actions possible.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #3630 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-684-2001*      On December 10, 2001 at 1430 we received a call from Irving Oil in Searsport reporting a 10' by 10' sheen on the  Long Cove shoreline between their dock and tank farm.  I talked to terminal manager Drake Bell who planned to drain and pressure test their diesel pipeline that ran along the shoreline.  The  line was drained and pressurized on the 11th but showed no drop.  Workers began digging exploratory holes along the two diesel lines looking for product.  The next day we found an old valve pit for the former Shell dock which was located adjacent to the leaching area.  Workers uncovered the pit and found four blanked off lines with pressure relief valves.  Two of the lines ran back to the tank farm and were properly abandoned twenty-five years ago.  However, one of the valves on the remaining two lines was leaking and found a crack in the concrete and leached into the ocean.
      On December 12 workers dug the two lines from the valve pit back twenty feet to the main Irving line.  These short spur lines were cut off from the main line and removed.  The valve pit was removed and about five yards of contaminated soil excavated and hauled to Thibodeau's batch plant.
A-6-2002*An electronic level indicator failed to notify the fuel delivery driver when the tank was full.  Approximately 30 - 40 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged through the pressure relief valve on top of the tank and discharged to concrete containment.  The containment dike is coated with epoxy to prevent oil from being absorbed into the concrete or leaking into the soil below.  The tank is steel and has a 2000 gallon capacity.

Clean Harbors, Inc. cleaned up the spilled product using a vacuum truck, sorbent pads and detergent washing.  No further action is expected.
P-1017-2001*SUMMARY
	On Wed. 12/19/01 and 12/20/01, I attended the abandonment-by-removal of one 1000 gal. retail gasoline UST facility located at this rural former general store.  The UST was a CP protected tank with what appeared to be factory-coated piping.  CTI Dean Drisco & 3D Petroleum performed the removal.  Alan Lyscars of Field Svcs. Co. did the CMR 691 UST abandonment assessment.  Ms. Jane Davenport represented Mr. Reed, who she stated was now in a nursing home, and she was the executor of his estate.  The UST had not been used in a year or more and was not expected to reopen.  Though public water was run up the road about 1.5 years ago, 3 of the houses within 300' are still on private wells.  Reed's well is only about 15' from the facility.  Prior to this 1989 installation, there were two motor fuel UST's.  There was no containment under the pump island.
	The tank removed on 12/20/01, appeared in good condition.  Drisco stated he inerted the gasoline tank with dry-ice before the removal.  Lyscars found minor gas spillage under the island.  This was possibly old, from the former pre-1989 facility, and/or from multiple small spills from piping & dispenser leaks.  Under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal about 1 yd. of contaminated soil was spread atop the gravel lot to aerate and naturally attenuate.  A copy of the DT was given to Lyscars, and I discussed the site with Ms. Davenport.
	No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See Field Service's CMR 691 removal assessment, earlier DEP spill reports, attachments, and the DEP UST Reg. file # 3798 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Srervices
	
P-595-2001*Gerry Mirabile of CMP/ FPL called to report a transformer oil discharge from pole #33 resulting from a single car crash into the utility pole.

An estimated discharge of 7 gallons was reported, the oil was listed as PCB contaminated until such time as a card can be read to prove or disprove the concentration.  It was later determined to be transformer oil.  The area was remediated through the use of sorbents and hand-shovelling contaminated soil.
B-714-2001*     Dave Tonini (Earth Tech; Orrington) sent Scott Whittier (DEP-Augusta) and Scott Leighton (DEP-Bangor) a fax on 12/17/01 reporting a 1 to 7 pound spill of mercury from contaminated equipment in the cell room at HoltraChem Manufacturing (Orrington).  The material was washed to and recovered from a containment sump nearby.  Mr. Leighton relayed this information to me, for the first time, on 1/4/02.  Since it was not exactly the proper reporting procedure, Mr. Leighton was planning to do a follow-up on the incident with Mr. Tonini.

REC:  File report.
P-440-2001*Mr. Candish called to report the town discovered an abandon UST next to the fire station while excavating and preparing for septic improvements at the station.

The tank was removed and contents of approximately 50 gallons of waste oil kerosene mix were collected.  This was consumed in a local waste oil heater.  The UST was viewed by Stephen Brezinski and found not to have any obvious corrosion holes.

As part of the restoration project, the town removed and properly disposed of the carcass.  No additional DEP work is planned for this site based on the information received and the finding of SGB.
B-692-2001*      On December 15, 2001 at 1145 we received a call from Clyde Pelkey of Pelkey Fuels reporting a leak in an outside kerosene tank on the Bradford Road in Charleston.  Carlton Martin owns the tank.  Mr. Pelkey felt that based on the date of the fuel delivery and usage that the tank lost about 125 gallons.  His servicemen were on site replacing the tank which had a small corrosion hole near its bottom.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Martin and the Pelkey technicians.  Mr. Martin has a drilled well which is located about two hundred feet upslope from the spill site.  The servicemen removed the old tank and I discovered that the oil had flowed straight down into the soil.  We removed about one half yard of soil.  Any extensive digging would require moving the trailer which Mr. Martin didn't want and I didn't feel was necessary since the well wasn't in close proximity to the leak.  However, I did advise Mr. Martin to remove the top yard of soil and spread it on an agreed upon spot on his property.
A-772-2001*A lube oil return line was plugged on the second press CC roll.  This caused the oil to enter the mill sewer system where it was treated in the wastewater treatment facility.  The plugged line has been repaired.
A-778-2001*A "new" waste oil tank was placed into service on 15 December 2001.  The recirculation line from the power plant to the tank had a flange leak.  Approximately 3 gallons of oil was released to the top of the tank and down the side to pavement.  Crews used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  The flange gasket was replaced.
A-791-2001*Anonymous complaint reported, "a tank outside and something going on with Downeast Energy," at 13 Spring street.  DEP personnel contacted Fred Wingate, General Manager at the Downeast Energy office in Hallowell.  Mr. Wingate confirmed that an AST in the basement at 13 Spring Street had been replaced by Downeast service personnel.

The home occupant, Jack Kuncewitch, was contacted by DEP.  He reported a "weep in the bottom of the tank when it was being filled," and had the tank replaced.  Mr. Kuncewitch gave DEP personnel access to the property to inspect the spill site and take readings with a PID in the house.  The spill area was small, clean up had been completed using Speedi-Dri or similar absorbent granular material.  PID readings were non-detect on the first floor of the house and 3.5 ppm directly over the spill site in the basement, which is below minimum action levels.  DEP personnel recommended that Mr. Kuncewitch sweep up the Speedi-Dri.  No further action is expected.
P-206-1999*On 03/24/1999, I received a call from Mark McNeally of Webber Energy reporting that there was a release from an AST at Portland High School on Cumberland Avenue.  When I arrived I was shown to the tank room which housed two 5,000 gallon AST's.  The floor of the room was covered with a couple of inches of free product, which had come out through the top of the tank after the pressure in the tank blew off the tank gauge (see attached photos).

Clean Harbors was called and they came with a vacuum truck and proceeded to vacuum out the tank room and used sorbent material to clean up what oil left the tank room.  Once we were able to look around the space, we found that the two tanks had separate fill and vent lines that exited the room through the wall, traveled close to 100 feet under the new gymnasium, and came out on the street.  We found that the whistles were installed on the vent pipes at the street, not at the tank, as they should have been.  So every time a delivery was made the whistle would sound until the full 100 feet of vent line was full.  This created enough head pressure in the tanks to damage the wall mounted gauges several times.  Finally they installed a gauge directly on the tank and the pressure after the delivery was enough to blow the face off the gauge (see attached photos).  In the past oil was delivered when the head custodian checked the tanks and then called for a delivery of a specific amount.  Recently the school department had changed their contract for fuel and they were switched to automatic delivery.  Webber counted on the large capacity of the school's tanks, their high fuel usage, and their accessibility to drop partial loads they had at the end of the day in their tank trucks.  Therefore the school was receiving regular deliveries that were overfilling the tanks because the whistles were improperly installed.  The company that originally installed the whistles is no longer in business.

I contacted the Oil Enforcement group in Augusta and Eric Hamlin came down to see the setup.  We finally determined that the school department was responsible for the upkeep of the tanks, even though the oil delivery company showed negligence in delivering to the tanks and not recognizing the whistle issue.  The whistle issue was going to be addressed in the near future.  In the mean time, the custodian would again be managing the deliveries.




______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
April 7, 2000
A-790-2001*Overnight a transformer on the back of a CMP service truck leaked an estimated 1 pint of transformer oil to the back of the truck and the garage floor.  CMP cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads.  No further action is expected.
I-3-2002*This spill was a result of human error.

The day tank containing Diesel fuel located in the boiler room has a valve that allows oil to be drawn off. After taking out 5 gallons for a snowplow tractor the operator didn't close the valve properly.

The oil flowed across the floor and into the boiler room floor drains.  The floor drains all drain into a common sump that pumps into the sewer system when a certain level of water is reached.

The sump pump was shut off until the oil was recovered from the top of the sump pit.

Case closed.
P-16-2002*See attached spill report from Panolam Industries.
P-1085-2001*Spill of Jet Fuel by Northeast Air due to an overfill of Maine Aviation aircraft.  Cleaned up by Northeast Air personnel.  No further action necessary by the Department in this matter.

Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-487-2001*   	On the morning of 6/22/01, I met CTI Wayne Kennagh onsite for the abandonment of two old, out-of-service bare-steel gaso. UST's at this long closed general store.  I granted a waiver of the required 30-day notification period. The area is rural residential and the site's own well is only 20'-30' from the tank area (see site sketch).  I understand the removal was initiated during the settling of the deceased Mr. Morton's estate.  Alan Lyscars of Field Services was onsite to perform the required CMR 691 UST assessment.  A Clean Harbors vacuum truck pumped out old remaining gasoline from the UST's (likely leaded gas) and also pumped out two old drums of oil & water sitting in the backyard near the tank area.  I noted no discharges from the drums.
 	 Though I was unable to stay and attend the actual removal of the tanks & piping I did issue Lyscars and Kennagh a copy of the DT determining a "Stringent Clean-Up Goal" area, and instructions to call if contamination was reported.  Lyscars assessment, received on 10/22/01, stated that no contamination above notification and/or field detection limits was noted.   I understand there were no corrosion hole problems noted with the 1954-age tanks.  Lyscars reported dry sand soils and no bedrock encountered.  See the attached field notes, the CMR 691 UST Closure assessment of Field Services, and DEP UST Reg. file #20551 for further details.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-17-2002*Received a call stating that the T/V Pactol River had accidentally discharged bilge waste on the port side of the ship while transferring gasoline.  I responded to the incident and ascertained that someone had inadvertently opened the wrong valve, allowing bilge waste to be discharged into the water.  By the time I had arrived, Clean Harbors had placed containment boom around the ship (there was no boom around the ship when the discharge occurred, because of the gasoline transfer) to contain the mess, and only a slight sheen was noticed outside the boom.  Most of the oil had collected next to the ship or was clinging to it.  Clean Harbors was to collect the oil with sorbents and to clean the side of the ship before it was allowed to leave port.  The U.S. Coast Guard was present on-site to determine if the discharge was actually a result of the wrong valve being opened or possibly something else.  They determined that the captain was telling the truth.

I returned to the site later that day, just when Clean Harbors was removing the boom.  The ship was clean, although there was some oil clinging to the boom which Clean Harbors said they would clean at their shop.  Only a slight sheen and small oil globules where still noticeable after the boom was removed.  Also during this time, I met with Robert Hazelton of OOPS, Inc. the representative for the ship company, and discussed any further work. Due to the rising tide, I suggested that Clean Harbors return the following day at low tide to check the pilings to see there was any oil to be removed, but other than that, I saw no need for additional work.
P-326-2001*	Small discharge from CMP utility truck.  Response by CMP crew.  No spill reported to have reached nearby Casco Bay.  No DEP response at the time.  See previous DEP reports on this facility for further information on the area.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-703-2001*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a transformer had overheated and lost about a pint of non-PCB oil. This was at pole #12/4 on Craig Pond House Lane. They cleaned the site by recovering the contaminated snow, grass and dirt. In all about a half drum was removed. This will be disposed at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden.
P-437-2001*	On 5/31/01, I responded to this small inside, consumptive-use, heating oil AST discharge.  The spill had been adequately cleaned up by the Downeast technician by the time I arrived.  No oil is understood to have reached drains, surface water, or soil under the house.  Upgrading of the buried fuel line was recommended to Mr. & Ms. Thomas.  Based on what I was informed and observed, I expect no further DEP actions to be necessary. The AST Ins. Fund and clean-up options were discussed, though as of Jan. 2002 the Thomas' have not contacted me regarding further work or questions.

S G Brezinski, OHMS
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-1033-2001*	On the evening of 12/19/01, DEP was notified of a small but ongoing gasoline discharge from the bed of a pickup truck located at the Scarborough Fire Station.  The dispatcher advised that a driver had accidentally put gasoline in the tank of his diesel truck.  On realizing his blunder the driver found an abandoned drum.  The mixed diesel & gasoline product in the tank he pumped into the drum, apparently not giving full thought as to what reason the drum may have been abandoned in the first place.  While in the bed of his pickup the drum was noticed to be leaking the gaso./diesel mixture near the bottom of the drum.  Realizing this was a problem, the driver drove to the nearest fire station to leak there where he could get help (the mountain was brought to Mohammed).  Most of the leakage was to the truck bed and it is estimated that less than a gallon discharged.
	The Fire Dept. notified DEP and I advised them to try turning the drum so the leak was on top, above the product level.  There was concern that the upper part may also leak, particularly at the ring-top.  The pickup truck owner was to be responsible for the final disposition of the drum of product.  I understand that this is considered a household waste and no manifest was required.  No DEP response was made at the time and the Fire dept. did not call back with further problems.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-23-2002*On 01/08/2002 I received a call from Paul Gaudreau at Clean Harbors.  He was reporting a small spill in the basement of a business (Homescapes) in Kennebunk.  Apparently there was a leak at the furnace and a small amount of the dirt floor was contaminated.  Clean Harbors had already made arrangements with the owner to vactor out the dirty material.  I arrived the next day to find that the basement walls were being sealed with a heavy duty epoxy sealant that made it nearly impossible to identify contaminated soil.  Clean Harbors removed a small amount of soil and called it a day.   The owner paid Clean Harbors directly for their services.




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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 9, 2002
B-699-2001*Wally Tapley called from the Dead River Co. to report that a customer, Jason Mulligan, had suffered the loss of an estimated 100 gallons of kerosene as the result of a broken firematic valve on his outside AST. Despite the reported lost they could not find any free product to collect. They had checked under the mobile home and found it clean of oil. They were puzzled by the lack of oil as the ground was frozen.
  I met Dead River Co. foreman, Paul Brown, at the site. Other than a trace of red stained snow, things were as described. This was a new up-to-code AST. In addition the owner had protected the filter with a bench-like structure of 2X4 lumber. For the firematic to break it appears that someone had intentionally reached through the structure (probably with their foot) and broke off the valve. This is supported by the fact that the owner also found that some windows at the rear of the trailer had been broken as well as windows in an automobile stored in the back yard.
I don't believe that the damage was done to cover up a fuel theft. Even though the ground appeared frozen I believe that the missing oil had sunk into the ground as I have seen this happen before.
   The mobile home is on public water and sewer and since there is no odor problem, I see no need to take further action.
A-16-2002*Ice from roof broke fitting at outside AST. Excavation was difficult due to location of pool, deck, AST, and drinking water pump house. Water line and sewer line encountered during excavation and removed then replaced. Pump replaced inside house due to instability of ground after excavation. Loam, seeding, and restorative landscaping due in spring.
P-22-2002*On 01/04/2002 I was contacted by Robert Fournier of the Biddeford Fire Department.  He stated that the White Star Laundry was receiving a delivery of "Alkaline A", a detergent they use, when a mechanical failure caused 30 gallons of the material to spill onto the pavement behind the laundry.  The employees used rags to soak up the material and then washed them in one of their washers.




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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 9, 2002
P-267-2001*	On the early morn of 4/5/01, Mr. Branscom notified me of a 2 gallon Acetone discharge within the plant in Pioneer Plastic's Specialty Resin Dept., Bay Area.  The spill was remediated by plant responders and the waste contained for disposal with their other collected hazardous waste.
	Later on 4/5/01, @ 1300 hrs, Branscom notified DEP of a second discharge involving hydraulic oil from a forklift, again responded to and remediated by a plant response team.
	On 4/24/01 notified DEP of the month's second Acetone discharge of 5-gallons, occurring @ 0148 hrs, also in the Specialty Resin's area.  The spill was reported to be cleaned up by a plant team.
	These three discharges were not responded to by DEP at the time.  During this time period, Pioneer Plastics Co. was required to report all discharges due to a previous problem with past failure-to-report discharges as required and a resulting Consent Agreement with the Maine DEP.  See DEP RCRA files and attached reporting forms for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-707-2001*      On December 28, 2001, at 0945 we received a call from Tom Tardiff of Bangor & Aroostook Railroad reporting a train derailment at the Dolby Flowage Crossing on route 11 in Millinocket.  Mr. Tardiff said an engine was on its side and there was some leakage from its diesel tank.
      I arrived on site and met Millinocket Fire Chief Wayne Campbell who said a pulp truck owned by G.D. Transport of Saint Zachaire of Quebec (418 593-3248) went around two cars already stopped at the crossing and tried to beat the train across but lost the race.  The train's engine was on its side and leaked about thirty to fifty gallons of diesel.  Workers had laid sorbents to recover this fuel and we scraped a depression in the soil and changed the sorbents as they recovered more oil from the ground.
      The railroad contacted Dead River Oil who supplied a small tank truck and pump to empty the engine's diesel tank.  Initial pumping from the two thirds full 1,000 gallon tank was slow since its only access was through a half inch hole for a feedline.  Once we lowered the level below the now vertical tank's midpoint we opened the bottom drain and pumped with an inch hose.  We finished transferring the product to the tank truck around 1500.  We stuck the tank truck and found we had pumped off 650 gallons.  Since we knew that there was less than 700 gallons in the tank at the time of the accident this confirmed our earlier spill estimate of thirty to fifty gallons spilled.  We recovered two drums worth of contaminated sorbents.  I checked the site on January 4 after the engine's removal and found very little soil contamination and no state waters threatened.
P-590-2001*	While passing by this facility on 7/27/01, en route to another case I noted active UST-facility work ongoing by LC Tanks Company workers.  LC Tank's CTI, Ed George, explained to me that he was installing new dispenser sumps at the island, installing new ATG's in the three gasoline tanks, and new concrete pads around the islands and tank area (see site sketch).  George stated no piping had been removed or installed.  Onsite I noted no facility registration-upgrade form posted as required.
	On returning to the DEP office, I noted no required registration amendment had been filed.  This was received by DEP in Augusta on 8/3/01, 11 or more days late.  As noted in DEP's John Dunlap's memo reply of 8/3/01, Dunlap advised LC Tanks about proper notification before they begin facility work.  I later advised C N Brown's Kevin Moore about this faux pax as well, and about the same error at C N Brown's South Portland facility.  No referral for an enforcement-investigation is expected at this time.
	I noted no indication of prohibited discharges and none were reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-344-2001*Received a call from Adam Doran reporting a small oil spill from a leaking transformer.  At pole 505.3 on Salmon Lake Road a transformer was hit by a falling branch and broke a bushing. Approximately 1 gallon of transmission oil. The cleanup was completed but not without damage to the home of Linda Black. CMP did report that they fixed the damage to her leach field.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-1107-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1108-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1109-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-722-2000*A commercial property transfer contingent upon the removal of a UST at the Irving Aviation Service terminal at the Portland Jetport.

Northeast Air once occupied the location and it has been an airport terminal for many years.  The soil removed at the time of the excavation were significantly contaminated but the removal was limited in scope to the soils immediately adjacent to the UST.  Complete clean up of the site is impossible or at least impractical while the terminal remains.

The parties involved were satisfied with the removal and the property transfer took place.  There will be reoccurring events at the terminal in the future but for this 12,000 gal fuel tank the file is closed.  No further actions are planned based on the information presented.

I-174-2001*Corrosion to an aboveground oil storage tank caused a small discharged.    Cleaned up by Irving Oil Company.  No long term impact expected.
I-175-2001*Approximately 2.99 gals. of #2 heating oil was spilled due to overfill.  Sorbents were used to clean up on packed gravel.
I-176-2001*100 gallons of gasoline were spilled to dike, due to tank splitting open from being overfilled.
B-271-2001*I received a call from Jake vandeSande, Wild Salmon Resource Center, Columbia Falls, advising me that there was oil coming down the Pleasant River in town. I left immediately. On my arrival I was shown the pipe that the oil was coming from. The pipe is a large, 8", diameter PVC drain. Red heating oil was bubbling out at a rate of about a gallon an hour. This pipe is locate on the riverbank behind the Pong residence which is probably #12 Main Street and next door to the Columbia Falls Pottery Shop. After booming the outlet with sorbent and containment booms the oil flow was reduced to a small sheen. I then began a search of the neighborhood. I was able to check all the oil tanks in the immediate area with the exception of a home owned by Gail and Stanley Kovak, Senior. Through the town office I was able to obtain a phone number, 207-582-8836, which turned out to be the number for Stanley, Junior. I was unable to reach him until the morning of 5/10/01. He relayed my request for entry into the house to his mother who was in Jonesboro at 434-5091, which is the home of her daughter.
   While on the way to Columbia Falls the next morning (5/10) I received a call from Marty Anderson who works for the National Marine Fisheries Service which is operating a salmon smolt trap just down stream of the spill. He was concerned that they again smelled fuel oil. When I arrived I found that the sorbents were saturated and some oil may have escaped the boom when water flow in the sewer pipe increased with morning ablutions. I changed pads and tripled the amount inside the boom. I changed the pads again before leaving that afternoon.
   Mrs. Kovak let me into the basement about 15:30 that afternoon and I found that the horizontal steel 275 gallon tank was bleeding oil from a small corrosion hole in its bottom. The leaking oil was running across concrete floor and into a drain. I stopped the leak with a magnetic patch and soaked up the puddles of oil with a dozen sorbent pads. Mrs. Kovak related that she had 159 gallons put into her tank on 5/8/01 when the tank gauge read just under ? full. It now read ? full. Assuming that the tank held 260 gallons when full it would appear that between 30 and 40 gallons had been lost. I told Mrs. Kovak to call her oil company, R.W.Matthews Co., and have a better patch installed as my patch was quite old. She asked how long she could use the tank with the patch on it as money was a problem. I told her that the Solid Fuel and Oil Burner Board regulations prohibited the use of a patched tank beyond 90 days. Everett arrived from R.W.Matthews within an hour and placed a new magna-patch on the leak.
   I checked the sorbent material on the third morning, Friday, 5/11, and found that very little oil had accumulated. I felt sure that it would be adequate for the weekend. I returned Monday, 5/14, and removed a dozen or so pads that were stained but not saturated. On 5/17 I made my last visit to the scene and removed the sorbent boom and pads. No further action is anticipated.
P-859-2001*	On the morning of Sunday 10/28/01, I responded to a report of a gasoline discharge to the shoreline and waters of the the Crooked River, from a pickup truck accident.  Naples Fire Dept. was responding.  In the morning, I met the Naples Fire Chief onsite who explained that an apparently inebriated driver, Mr. Brooker was apparently celebrating a recent release from jail.  On his way home, he drove the pickup through a utility pole then continued on to go over a bridge, fell 15' nose-first to the rocky shore of the Crooked River, then the vehicle flipped on its roof and burst into flames.  Gasoline and a little motor oil discharged on the shore and leaked into the river.  Fortunately the un-staunched and harmed Mr. Brooker was able to crawl from the  inflamed wreck and was found about 100 yds away.  Mr. Brooker's physical condition did not allow for proper reporting of the prohibited discharge at the time.
	The Naples Fire Dept. (NFD) had laid bales of pads and boom down to control the spillage.  Most pads had some gasoline contamination, but were not saturated.  The wrecked vehicle and spill source was gone at the time of my daylight visit.  A sheen slipped downstream that could not be  arrested by the sorbents.  Much of the gasoline appeared to have burned up.  A keen odor of fresh gasoline still hung around the spill area.  While waiting for a clean-up crew from Fleet Env. to arrive, I piled and bagged oleaginous sorbents.  Fleet recovered 10 bags of waste sorbents, including those at the fire station and replaced the NFD's used sorbents at my request.  Excavation of contaminated rock and sediments would have been more harmful to water quality and the shoreline, so the remaining spillage was left to evaporate and naturally attenuate.  No further DEP actions are expected at this time other than  recovery of clean-up cost's from Mr. Brooker.  See attached site sketch and records for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1024-2001*	In the dawning hours of Monday 12/24/01, I responded to a reported tractor trailer accident just north of Rt. 95 Exit 20, Freeport.  A COE tractor & box trailer belonging to HART Transportation skidded on the icy road, bounced off the center guardrail and went off into the snowy ditch adjacent the breakdown lane.  The left saddle tank was ruptured and leaking, the right tank buried in the snow and appearing undamaged.  Diesel fuel pooled under the snow.  Onsite with MDOT and state troopers, in the darkness Yarmouth Towing worked to pull the truck out.  Freeport FD left after my arrival.  The box trailer was reported empty so there was no cargo to fret over.  Yarmouth Towing and I pumped empty the saddle tank.  Sorbent pads were put down to sorb free product.
	The ditch ran to an intermittent brook which cut over across the property of Bennett Engineering Co.  Bennett's drilled well was about 100' form the spill.  A pond about 1000 yards away was formerly used as a reserve water supply for the town of Freeport.  I notified Mr. Murphy @ Freeport Water Co., Bennett Eng., and MDOT of the need to clean-up further.  DEP authorized Fleet Env. to excavate after the Christmas Holiday.
	On Fri. 12.28/01, I met Fleet and a Commercial Recycling Svcs. dump truck (CRS) onsite.    17.59 tons of oil tainted soil was excavated and hauled to CRS.  Using the bag-headspace analysis I noted contaminated soil was removed to state satisfaction for a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  Roberta, of HART Transportation authorized Fleet and CRS to direct bill them for clean-up expenses.  No oil was noted to have flowed down the brook, being held back by ice & snow.  Fleet was instructed to add a snow-fence and mulch to impede erosion.
	At this time I understand that no further DEP actions are expected due to the short time the contamination was onsite, distance to nearby well, the frozen ground, and prompt excavation.  See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
	
B-408-2001*A DUMP TRUCK LEAKING FUEL WAS REPORTED IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE, BUT WHEN I ARRIVED, ONLY MINUTES AFTER GETTING THE REPORT, THERE WAS NO DUMP TRUCK TO BE SEEN.  A SMALL STAIN OF DIESEL WAS FOUND, TOO SMALL TO CLEAN UP.
P-27-2001*While delivering oil to the Paul residence, the driver pumped 513 gallons to a dual system setup which was about 1/2 full at the time.  The overfill resulted in the over pressurization of the first tank which burst causing a release of at least 400 plus gallons to the basement floor.

Initial calls were made to Biddeford public safety Fire and Police, who in turn called Clean Harbors for initial response. The DEP was notified and Cyr responded to the home.  I spoke with Mr. & Mrs. Paul and briefly explained what might happen, worst case and more practical case.

Clean Harbors and DEP completed a primary cleaning and removal of contaminated materials from inside the basement to a staging area outside.  Pressure washed the floor and initiated a clean up plan.

The next day Jim Fox, Ambrose, was introduced as the insurance companies representative, coordinating primary clean up contractor, CYN Environmental. Along with Tom Wigglesworth, and representatives of St. Germaine (Maine firm) for the continuation of the remedial activities.  I was on-site regularly for the onset of the clean up to assist the home owners with a better understand what was happening and to monitor developments.

The progression was more oil was lost and unrecovered than initially thought, bore holes detected oil beneath the slab and beyond the perimeter drain on the exterior wall, odors were substantial in the first floor living area.  The Paul's were provided off site accommodations  for the remainder of the clean up which took about eight (8) weeks.

The front exterior deck was dismantled and removed, the stone retaining wall was removed & rebuilt, the house was jacked up and supported, approximately half the foundation cellar was removed and reconstructed, approximately 200 cu yds of soil removed and backfilled, ground water/oil was pumped and transported for treatment, an interceptor trench created, the gravel driveway built up for heavy machinery and re-landscaped upon closure.

No DEP money was spent for the clean up and to date no additional work is planned or anticipated by DEP. Civil matters may exist between the Paul's and Ambrose but the clean up satisfies the DEP concerns.
I-177-2001*Leaky fittings caused 1-2 gallons of #2 fuel to spill.  It was wiped up with absorbent pads.
P-88-2001*Answering a complaint about fuel odors from the crawl space beneath the oil storage shed and the home.   No visual evidence was found.  Mild fuel odors were sensed but no free product was found in the initial inspection.  Ms. Beal stated a neighbor recently had the same complaint and the complex is an older complex.  Ms. Beal also stated her furnace was to be upgraded or replaced in the coming weeks and she would monitor the situation if anything were to change she would call DEP.

Based on the lack of free product and practical access the inspection is documentation for this event.  If conditions change Ms. Beal will notify the DEP and the management company will be asked to perform a detail assessment of the systems condition.  Based on the findings no further action is planned for this site.
A-576-2001* Mr. Collins hired Kalloch fuel to install a new tank at his house trailer. Mr. Collins had just bought this home and property. The technicians from Kalloch Fuel arrived to replace the tank and discovered that it had a leak. Our office was then notified and I went to the site.
 I contacted Kip Cline to do the required soil removal and disposal of the contaminated soil and debris.
 The site is located in the town of Rockport, near the Rockland town line, on Route 17, overlooking Chickawaukie Pond.
A-813-2001*Chuck Kraske of International Paper called to report a small spill.  A front end loader broke a hydraulic line and spilled approximately 5 gallons.  The spill was at the wastewater treatment plant sludge pad which is concrete.  The spill was cleaned up and the debris put into the oily debris waste stream.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-578-2000* Betty Snowman, of C.N. Brown Co. reported that one quart of fuel oil was spilled onto the asphalt driveway of Oak Hill Pottery due to a tank overfill. The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further involvement from DEP will be needed.

P-479-2001*	Sunday 6/17/01: NE Air reported to DEP a small discharge of aviation gasoline in the area of the Jetport's gates 3 and 6.  During or after a fill-up, an aircraft is reported to have overflowed some fuel out the aircraft's vent.  As the craft uses gasoline it is believed to likely be a light craft and not a JP burning airliner.  No DEP response was requested or thought warranted at the time.  The area is underlain by silty clay and there are no drinking water wells threatened, though in the past it has been shown that storm and sewer drains are threatened by prohibited discharges at the Jetport and similar locations.   See other DEP spill reports for further area information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
A-33-2001*Received a call from MSO Bucksport that there was a sheen in Belfast Harbor. No source was found and no response was required.
B-526-2000*B-526-00
Orland

Tuesday September 26, 2000			1612

Linda MacDonald (743-9212) of C.N. Brown phoned to report a miniscule oil leak at the Sharon Grindle (469-6512) residence.  It was reported that less than 2 ounces of #1 heating oil was leaked from the threads of the tank fill pipe elbow.  During the delivery of heating oil at around 1540 today.

The leaky elbow joint was wiped clean and will be either refitted or replaced.  C.N. Brown disposed of the sorbent.
P-599-2001*07.31.2001 responded to site location and observed residential underground supply tank removal.  The tank, bare steel, had a corrosion hole that leaked when attempt was made to remove the tank.  Contractor had no prior UST removal experience.

Approx. one cubic yard of oil saturated soil removed for disposal.  Clean Harbors of Maine pumped tank of free phase product.  Area clay deposit.

No further Response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 08.31.2001
I-113-1999*On 7-23-99, Bob Ferris of Ferris Oil company called to report that while one of his servicemen was pumping out the basement tank of Sheldon Ellis the tank bottom split open and about 80 gallons spilled before the tank could be pumped off. All the spilled product went to a floor drain and in turn to the sewage treatment plant about 1 mile away. I inspected the basement and a crew from Ferris was cleaning the floor with sorbents. I met with the treatment plant operator and we checked the plant. No sheen or evidence was seen, due to the high amount of dilution. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-198-1998*25 April 1998, Dale Mosher of NASB, reported that 110 gallons of the dispersant Tri-FFF, was deployed during a cock pit fire on the tarmac of NASB. No one was hurt as a result of the incident, but appoximately 3,000 gallons of runoff containing 110 gallons of FFF at a 3% soultion discharged through the storm water drainage system.

Mosher advised that the runoff path goes through a rention pond, on base; to Picnic Pond, on base, then; to Mere Brook and Harpswell Cove. Mosher expressed concern that the discharge may effect the biological oxygen demand of the referenced water bodies. Mosher said that the FFF is soluable in water and thus unrecoverable. Mosher also said that there are trout in Picnic Pond and that they will monitor the pond for oxygen levels, and that any potential fish kills should show up there first.

I reported this incident to Seth Barker of the Dept. of Marine Resources. Barker advised that the Haprswell Cove is a sensitive clam harvesting area.

On or about 28 April 1998, Kari Schank, natural resource coordinator of NASB, contacted me to advise that the oxygen levels in Picnic Pond were not detrimental to fish habitat and that no other harmful effects have been detected or observed.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (14May98).
I-91-2000*On 9-7-00, the fire chief in Fort Fairfield called to report that while checking a complaint related to another matter, a spill of fuel oil was discovered in the basement of a house rented by Martin Thompson. Apparently, the fuel line had corroded and began leaking sometime recently. The floor was covered in oil and some had gone to the basement drain and to the sewer plant. I hired a contractor to clean the basement floor and remove any contaminated debris. I also contacted the sewer dept. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-228-1997*An anonymous party contacted me to report that they had found what they believed was oil or chemical waste leaching from the ground in an old borrow pit off Kittridge Road in Bangor.  The caller was concerned that stuff may have been buried in the past but had no direct knowledge of such activity.  While this area is in Bangor, the neighborhood is not served by city water.  I was given directions to the site and made a visit.  I found that the site had been used as a source of fill for local construction and that it had been landscaped and revegetated.  At the toe of the slope was a spring and a small pond, both of which exhibited organic scale sheen and rusty bacteria balls.  Thus the "oil" and "chemicals" reported by the party.
A-214-1997*Received a call from Bill Carver concerning an underground tank removal in Union. He was at Barker's Garage on Route's 17 & 131 and had found some contamination at above reportable levels. Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was on site doing the Appendix P site assessment.

When I arrived, I found that one of the two tanks to be removed had been, and they were working on the other one. Total Waste Management was cleaning the tanks above ground on site. I noticed that they were using a vac trailer to degas the tanks. I informed them this was not an acceptable method of purging tanks. They knew it, but this was the the equipment that was assigned to do the job. I allowed them to continue as I wanted the tanks off site as there was no way to secure them until the correct equipment arrived from Total Waste. A phone call to their corporate office informed them that this was not an acceptable method of degassing an underground tank. I also informed them that next time I would stop the job and refer this case and the new case to UST enforcement.

The tanks being removed were between two operating tanks, an undergound tank and an aboveground tank. Any removal of contamination was going to be minimal due to structural limitations. Arnie Fessenden reported that there were some readings up to 1500 ppm bag headspace. The site was classified as an intermediate site according to the Department's decision tree. This is due to the proximity of drinking water wells in the area. No wells were currently sampled as the site across the street had extensive sampling done the previous year. Any spillage at this site was historical and probably largely due to overfills. Seven cubic yards of contaminated soil was transported to Dragon for treatment and disposal. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-29-1999*On January 20, 1999 I was notified of a spill at the William Swett Oil bulk facility in Waterboro.  When I arrived on site Clean Harbors was already on scene and had begun clean up. The spill occurred when an oil delivery person was filling their peddlar truck from one of the tanks at the facility and had been distracted, causing approximately 50 gallons of oil to spill to the ground around the truck in front of the bulk tanks.  The oil floated on top of a frozen puddle and became entrained in the ice.  Most of the oil and oily water in the large puddle was vaced up by Clean Harbors, some was cleaned up with sorbent pads and boom.  Clean up was complete that afternoon.  No further action anticipated.
B-635-1998*An anonymous party reported on Sept. 26 that Lloyd Brownell was actively engaged in covering up an oil spill behind his garage. The complainant said the spill stemmed from an above ground tank that held oil that  Brownell used to heat the garage and that there was a large patch of stained soil where the tank had been.

Finally finding the place, I asked Brownell the story.  He claimed to know exactly who the complainant was, and admitted that his garage AST had begun to weep.  He denied that there was any stained soil being covered up, and acceded to my request to look for stained soil.  Digging test holes where the tank had been, I could find no oil stained earth.
If there's any stained soil behind Brownell's garage, it's a mighty small patch.
B-135-2000*On 3/3/00 this office took a drum investigation that originated from Basil Burnette, who lives on Clark Road in Plymouth.  The property in question seems to be used as storage for heavy equipment and assorted junk.  The issue that we were looking at was a dozen drums that had been there for about five and a half years.  I located the property at the west end of Clark Road and all I found for drums was a couple of empty steel drums.  I contacted Basil and described the property that I had visited.  I also indicated that the only containers that I found were two empty steel drums.  He said that I had found the right place and further indicated that the drums that he had been concerned about were blue, plastic drums.  We mutually concluded that drums in question had been removed and were no longer a threat to the area.

B-552-1997*On September 30, 1997 at 1445 we received a call from Michael White of Emery & Garrett Groundwater Inc. reporting soil contamination at a UST removal at Porter's Garage on South Main St. in Greenville.  Mr. White said he had PID readings of up to 7,770 ppm between the pump island and the tanks.  This contamination likely resulted from a leak in the supply lines for the tanks.

I met Mr. White and Leonard Carr of L.C.'s Tank Installation & Repair at the site on October 1, 1997.  We keyed the site out to a baseline 2 clean up site on the DEP decision tree which meant removal of any soil with contamination levels of 1,000 ppm.  We removed about ninety yards of soil which we landspread on property owned by William Muzzy of Greenville.  This land is located on Route 15 about one mile south of town.  We had to leave some contamination on site since it was under the sewer and water line and South Main St.  Conversation with Lew Wortman of the sewer district and Ron Jones of the water company showed no vapor problems in either system.  The presence of the highway, water and sewer lines made further soil removal impractical.

There was a sheen on the groundwater in the tank excavation hole and this water had to be pumped out for the installation of the new tanks.  Consequently, I had Mr. Carr build a filter fence of hay bales and sorbent booms before discharging the water into a brook.
A-111-2000*Received a call from Scott Goldhammer of Webber Energy reporting an overfill at the Gardiner Landing bulk plant.  He reported that a delivery truck was at the fill rack taking on product and was overfilled.  He estimated 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled on and around the truck.  Webber personnel cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry.  The spill was inside the diked area and on to a paved surface.  No product reached the Kennebec River.  No further work is necessary on this incident.
P-588-2000*    In September of year 2000 I investigated this property for UST's and contamination related to the purchase of another Lovell property owned, or formerly owned, by Mr. Bennett Norris.  Research indicated that DEP's John Dunlap responded to UST leakage during a 1995 UST abandonment (see P-477-95).  Three old bare steel tanks were abandoned by removal and wells were put on QM because of gasoline contamination.  No soil was removed or remedied following the 1995 abandonments.  See also any attachments and the UST removal assessment of Field Services for further details.  The site is now off QM and is a closed Tech services case.
     Gasoline contamination is understood to remain on-site, much under the building.  Any contamination disturbed should be properly managed as per Maine statutes.
     During a Tuesday 9/26/00, visit to the area I noted no evidence of UST's remaining.  The immediate area is dense rural residential on private wells (see site sketch).  The site is on Rt. 5, about 0.1 miles N of the intersection with Rt. 93.  It is presently marked Stagecoach Cafe & Variety Store which appeared to be out of business.  No new UST facility was installed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
P-899-1999*17 September 1999, Noble advised of spill caused by a storage container falling over during a storm.  Soil collected for pick-up by contractor.  Noble faxed MSDS of material, attached.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11jan00.
P-633-1998*A leak developed around the fitting, for the fuel filter, discharging the contents of the 275, AST onto the ground next to the foundation wall.  The oil migrated down the wall and into the basement where it was collected with sorbent pads and speedy-dry.  Mr. Briggs agreed to replace the tank the following day, due to the poor shape it was in.  As of January 1999, there was no additional oil to be collected.

No further action required.
B-180-1999*B-180-99
Eastport

Tuesday April 20, 1999				0848

I received a phone call from Ellen Ruben, of the Portland office.  Ellen informed me that she had just received a report of an on going leak from Ms. Carmen Carter 863-6194, of Eastport.  According to Ellen, Ms. Carter's heating oil set up consists of two 55-gallon drums hooked together and to her furnace.

I phoned Carmen Carter.  She informed me that the heating oil drum had been leaking for some time and that the smell is bothering her.  She also said that she had been in contact with Washington Hancock Community Action (WHCA) in Milbridge (546-7544).  She indicated that she had registered and was on the list for replacement and upgrade to a 275 gallon heating oil tank.  Because this tank was reported as a work in progress I phoned Eastport Fire Chief Richard Clark (853-4681) and asked him if he could look at the situation and get back to me.

Mr. Clark phoned me about one hour later and said that he had placed a small pan under the leaking 55 gallon drum and soaked some of the product up on the wooden floor with sorbent pads.  He suggested that the total amount leaked was less than 1 gallon. This amount includes the oil in the shallow pan.  Chief Clark also contacted the oil company and they will be transferring the oil from the leaking 55 gallon drum into the one that is not leaking.

Also the leaking drum will be disconnected from the hook up.  Meanwhile I had been in contact with WHCA and was informed that they aggressively went after their money for tank replacement and were currently out of money.  I asked if Carmen Carter was on the list for replacement.  I was informed that she had not applied, but they would contact her and do outreach so that when the money came in the fall of this year she could get her heating oil storage "tank" upgraded.  The Eastport Fire Department disposed of two or three pads.
A-296-1997*No site visit made.  See attached and site assessment in tank file.  Russ reported that:  The tank had been out of use for years.  The contamination was in the bedding sand just under the tank.  The native soil was clay.
B-262-1996*On 5/21/96, 0145 hrs. I took an anonymous call from a Cianbro worker who indicated that he, his fellow crew mates and the first shift had been exposed to asbestos.  He said that they had been working on floor four and a half when they encountered some piping flanges that contained asbestos.  He further indicated that he and the rest of his shift were deconed. He did not know what had happened to the first shift and he was concerned about a cover up.  I was able to contact Ed Antz at 1009 hrs the same day.  Ed indicated that Bowaters has one of the best asbestos programs in the State.  He called them and got back to me shortly.  He indicated that flange gaskets usually had asbestos in them and that Cianbro should have discontinued their efforts when they encountered the first flange. Instead they proceeded to take out 5-6 more units.  Ed said that the good news was that flange gasket material is very hard and not friable.  Hence the actual exposure would be minimal.  Ed indicated that he would talk to the involved parties about more prompt reporting to him. North Eastern Environmental finished the job.
I-151-1998*12 GALS OF #2 OIL WAS SPILLED DUE TO CONTROL FAILURE.  USED WOOD CHIPS TO CLEAN UP WHICH WAS DONE BY IRVING OIL.
P-178-2000*     On Mon. 3/27/00 Ms. Hemenway of DEP was notified by Mr. Mirabale of CMP that a pole transformer had leaked about 10 gals. of non-PCB oil to the ground in front of the 11 Martin Ave. home of Mr. & Mrs. Martin.  I visited on Fri. 3/31/00 and met with the Berry's, Mirabale & Shaw of CMP, a Scarborough town rep., and a landscaper.  The area is sub-urban residential on city water & sewer (see site sketch).
  The oil had leaked onto the lawn and roadside ditch and flowed downhill on draining water.  Soil had been excavated 6" to 12" deep and was due to go the Waste Mamangement Landfill.  There was still a small sheen in the water in one spot.  CMP agreed to restore the lawn area and roadside right-of-way to original conditions.  Oil Gator, a bio-remediation agent, was also spread to assist in degredation of any residual oil.
   The spill is considered clean to Dept. satisfaction and no further DEP Resp. actions are extected at this time.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

Cc.:   Mirabale, CMP
          Berry, Scarborough
P-188-2001*An external tank at 825 Foxes Ridge Rd, was struck by ice from the roof which broke the fire-matic valve and filter off discharging oil to the ground.

The loss is estimated at 50 gallons.  The home owner was not present during the clean-up.  Nathan Thompson had responded to a spill here in 1998 (P-98-1998) small spill.

The remaining tank contents were pumped off and the tank removed and slab unearthed to allow access to contaminated soil beneath.  The soil and affected snow were removed and transported to Commercial Recycling Services, Scarborough for disposal.

The replacement tank and materials were to be completed by Emery Mill Energies.  No additional calls or complaints have been received regarding this spill.  No additional DEP Response actions warranted, based on information received and observations made.
I-62-1998*Mrs. Hawthorne called to report a fuel oil spill in her home. The smell was so strong at 9 pm 3/9/98 that she left her home & stayed with her daughter.

When I investigated I found  no problems with the fuel oil system, but the sump pump had been unplugged in the cellar and the cellar had flooded spilling a one gallon can of paint thinner. The thinner was the source of the odor.

The son-in-law vented the cellar which cured the problem.

Case Closed.
B-59-1999*     On February 4, 1999 at 1600 we received a call from Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper reporting a 10' X 50' sheen on the Millinocket Stream.  The sheen collected in a eddy upstream of their mill.  There was no more oil coming down the stream.  Nothing was coming out of the mill's outfalls.  The recent rain and warm weather likely washed some oil from nearby parking lots.
P-234-1996*At request of church group looking to purchase this old, closed store for a mission house, I checked out this property for a potential UST. I noted a pipe at the rear of the building that resembles an old heating oil UST.  Digging down to two feet, I could not confirm or rule out a UST.  Ms. Reed said church members will dig further and contact DEP if necessary.
P-52-1996*Kerosene at camp on Moose Pond.  Spill occurred due to ice falling off the roof of the house and breaking the filter off the tank.  Filter broke during heavy rain storm, so much of the oil was washed away, probably to lake.  Some oil soaked into ground in crawl space of cabin.  I covered the stained ground in the crawl space with poly to prevent vapors from entering the cabin until the snow and ice melted enough to get a vactor in to excavate out the crawl space.  Mr. Sawtelle made arrangements with Clean Harbors to excavate out soils.  On March 29, 1996 Clean Harbors vaced out about 1 yard of dirt from crawl space.  I anticipate no further action at this time.
P-667-2000*13 September 2000, responded to spill location and observed a gasoline spill in the rear parking lot of the facility.  It appears that proper delivery procedures were not used.  Fred Anderson, a certified tank installer for North American advised that the vapor recovery cap to the UST was not accessed for the delivery.  I required the tank owner to conduct a DEP Annual Tank System Inspection, that had not been conducted in 2000,  to insure the integrity of the UST.  The report indicates no tank deficiencies identified.

No further response action necessary
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 14Nov00.
A-528-1999*Received a call from Roy Koster from Central Maine Power reporting a spill. There was a small accident at the Augusta Service Center. A pallet, with a 225KVA transformer, collapsed spilling 2 gallons of mineral oil. The transformer was untagged and a sample obtained from the transformer eventually showed a PCB content of 440ppm. The truck had been taken out of service until the sample result was known. Adam Doran called and we discussed the problem. He thought that the cleanup had been sufficient and I asked for confirmation of that. He did a wipe test of the spilled area of the truck bed. The sample returned a result of 0.02ppm PCB. Adam returned the truck to service and I agreed. No other work is required for this spill.

B-74-1997*Robert Pelletier, concerned resident on Route 2 in Carmel, called to report discovering gasoline in his drinking water. It was reported through a lab analysis that the levels were about 82 parts per billion; well above drinking water standards.

Investigation shown that the adjacent property once had underground storage tanks.  A recent assessment conducted by SW Cole Engineering for a party interested in purchasing the property revealed a high level of gasoline in the soil.  Further investigation revealed the surrounding area has a long history of water problems and gasoline contamination.  An active service station exists across the street which may be a contributing factor.

The site is currently owned by Fannie Mae from a mortgage foreclosure and is up for sale through Bangor Real Estate.  Fannie Mae has been informed of the situation.  Based on the SW Cole assessment it is not known whether the contamination is isolated or has migrated off site.  The Pellitier contamination may be due to oher contamination sources in the area.  A response and clean up agreement is pending from Fannie Mae.  Clean up and investigation is expected this spring.
A-83-1997* An anonymous caller reported an oil stain, many miles long, on Route 16 in the town of New Portland. I found the stain, I assume it is diesel, and also found where the truck had pulled off the road and stopped the leak, or ran out of fuel. There was no free product to recover. There was a stain about 6 feet by 6 feet on the road shoulder. Given the site location no cleanup was done.
B-713-1998*B-713-98
Newburgh

Wednesday November 4, 1998			0925

I received a phone call from Mary Johnson (DEP Portland).  She had received a report of a small number 2 heating oil spill at a residence in Newburgh.  The Spill was reported by Hubert Saunders (947-3835).

I phoned Mr. Saunders and found out that he was with R. H. Foster Inc.  Mr. Saunders reported that about 2 gallons of heating oil sprayed from the vent during a tank filling.  The spill happened around 1645 yesterday November 3.  Mr. Saunders gave me directions to the Mobile home on Route 69, not far from the intersection of Routes 69 and 202.

I tried phoning the Lenfest residence (234-2257) only to speak to an answering machine.

I went to the spill scene in the afternoon to access the clean up.  I knocked on the door of the mobile home and spoke with Mr. Linfest's fiance.  There was a very noticeable oil odor inside the mobile home.  I went outside and looked around at the AST.  What I saw was a good clean up in which a small amount of soil was removed and some remains of a small amount of speedi-dri.  The tank was on a concrete slab, but the slab was tilted toward the mobile home and away from the end with the piping.
I met and talked to the property owner, Mr. Harry Campbell.  Mr. Campbell was in the process of putting on plastic skirting around the mobile home.  He finished the job sometime after the spill of the number 2 heating oil.

Mr. Campbell and I removed a section of sheeting to vent the area under the mobile home.  We did not see any stained soil or pooled oil.  The plan is to leave it open under the trailer and the technician from R.H. Foster will get some orange all or some other odor killing material.  I asked Robert Lenfest to vent his residence using an exhaust vent and open a window on the opposite side and far from the vent.  When the odor is gone then close the window and turn off the vent.  The skirting should remain open for about a week if necessary.
A-237-2001*Received a call from Tony Wakefield of Dead River Co. concerning a small spill at the home of Reginald Grenier. I visited the site. There was a stain by the fill pipe caused by a leaking joint. There was not much to clean up. This had been going on for some time. I tested Mr. Grenier's water for fuel oil. No oil  was detected in the water. No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-293-1998*Organic sheen investigation.  No further action required.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 2, 1998
B-755-1998*B-755-98

On 11/20/98, 1620 hours the Machias Fire Department reported an automotive accident at the intersection of Routes 1 and 187 in Jonesboro.  It involved a Chevy Corsica and a pick-up truck.  The car lost about a quart of transmission fluid, which landed on pavement and some ran into the ditch because it was raining heavily at the time.  I advised them to have the road sanded where the spill had landed in order to remediate the slipping hazard.
B-522-1998*On 8/5/98, 1520 hours Mona Spears of Bangor Hydro reported that they had discovered a vandalized transformer on a line off pole 44 on Wyman Road in Milbridge.  The unit had been out of service for some time so there was no power outage due to it's failure.  There was a bullet hole in the side of the unit and Bangor Hydro figured that the unit would have lost two gallons to get down to the level of the hole.  However, since no product reached the ground (although it had run down the pole a ways) I would doubt that the unit was full at the time it was holed.  Further spillage was prevented by removing the unit.  The oil tested at 13 ppm PCB.
B-546-2000*
     This office received a call at 1315 on 10/3/00 from Cyndi at Dead River Company in Brewer reporting an oil spill.  She stated that they had a small overfill at Celia Segal's residence on Parkview Avenue in Bangor.  Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil went out the vent and down the driveway.  That occurred around 1230 today.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  No additional assistance was required from DEP.

REC:  File report.
A-357-1996*ALLEN LYSCARS REPORTED FINDING SIGNIFICANTLY CONTAMINATED SOIL WHILE DIGGING FOR A SITE ASSESSMENT FOR MIKE O'CONNOR, WHO MAY BUY THE PROPERTY. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A BASELINE SITE AND I TOLD ALLEN THAT NO SOIL NEEDED TO BE REMOVED THEY CHOSE TO ANYWAY AND HAULED 450 CU YDS TO DRAGON.
B-27-1997*On January 7, 1997 at 0830 we received a call through the Augusta office of a leaking basement fuel oil tank at the home of Chris and Tina Loureiro on Route 141 in Swanville.  Tom Varney and I visited the site that morning and met Mr. & Mrs. Louriero who showed us the tank.  There was some weeping on the tank bottom but no dripping.  I found a small one by two foot area of stained soil on top of the concrete floor.  I put some sorbent pads beneath the tank and advised Mr. Loureiro to scrape up the contaminated soil.  There was only a couple shovelfuls of this material.  I estimated that only about a gallon of fuel leaked.
P-371-1996*25 Apr. 1996, conducted a site visit per abandonment in place request from Roger Compagna.  The request stemmed from a DEP oil enforcement inspection at this facility 2 Jan. 96, in which vent piping was observed and believed to be associated w. two suspected undergr. storage tanks located under the garage floor.

I observed the vent piping and an associated fill boxes (road boxes). the fill boxes appeared filled w. concrete but i could not gain access to them, as the boxes covers were fixed in place. I asked the covers be removed before i granted an ab. in place. Compagna agreed.

3 may 96, i visited the site and observed that the fill boxes were filled w. concrete.  i photographed the boxes and contacted Ryan Annis upon my return to SMRO.  Mr. Annis requested an abandonment in place to document that the tanks in question were in fact abandon.

No further action by response services. N. Thompson, SMRO.
A-487-2000*This facility uses several types of machining oil in their processes. They collect the oils for burning in an off-site waste oil burner at Northeast Diesel in China. Their handling of the oil had problems. Drum storage was uncovered which allowed rainwater to displace oil from drums with loose bungs. There was no secondary containment where they transfered oil. These problems were addressed and practices were improved effectively. Any stained soil where oil had left the pavement was removed completely.
P-704-2001*  In the evening of Mon. 9/3/01 I responded to an AST leak within the basement of a 6-unit apt. building.  Based on info. from Berwick Fire Dept. (BFD) I requested Fleet Env. perform an emergency response.  The property owner, Gerard Letarte, was vacationing in Canada and unavailable (Mr. Letarte also owns neighboring apartment buildings in Berwick).  An initial 100+ gallons was reported lost though this may be as low as 40 to 50 gal.  Threatened were a basement sump to the city drains, and vapors in the residences above.  One woman tenant & child had to leave due to vapors in her apartment.
  The AST facility consisted of six 275 gal. vertical AST's hooked in line by the 3/8" copper fuel line.  Two tanks were outside, connected with a T-fitting, and entered the building.  Four AST's were inside (see photos for details).  An inside valve (see photo 2) had been left open allowing fuel to gravity drain to the basement AST's causing them to overfill and leak out the vents and shipping-plugged bungs (two on each of T-3 & T-4).  See the Oil & Solid Fuel Board (OSFB) letter of 9/11/01, to Mr. Letarte and the attached notes for further details on the facility problems.
   The fuel drained to a soil trough on the edge of the concrete floor and ran toward the sump as well as seeping into the soil under the floor.  Prompt actions by BFD in spreading a thick layer of speedy-dry acted to absorb the oil before it reached the sump and acted to catch any further, potential leakage.  Two Fleet workers arrived @ 0830 and we swept up the oily debris, with the help of Mr. Fredette, a employee of Mr. Letarte.  On Tues. afternoon Fleet returned to clean up remaining speedy-dry and power wash the floor.  There were problems with waste disposal which are noted in my e-mail of 9/12/01.  The oily waste was finally removed by Fleet on Mon. 9/10/01.
   On 9/6/01, I met with Mr. Pinnette and Moody of the OSFB who evaluated the facility in mind of preventing future leaks.  As this is a commercial property, a Licensed burnerman only may install and maintain the facility, Mr. Letarte or his employees may not maintain the system unless they are licensed.  Mr. Letarte originally agreed to have Fleet Env. bill him directly though DEP received the response invoice.  As DEP initially called Fleet, I passed approved expenses for payment by DEP.  The AST installation violations may effect any AST Ins. coverage deducible.
   At this time I have not heard back regarding further odor problems in the building and I understand that the discharge is clean to state satisfaction.  See the photos and attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-372-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that this minor incident had occurred and had been remedied.
P-263-1999*      On 4/23/99 I received a referral from Linda Butler of DEP Solid Waste Div. regarding a reported improper disposal area for drums and solid waste at the Georgetown property of Alvin M. Moore.   Ms. Butler visited on 4/28 and confirmed containers of possible haz. waste.  On Tues. 5/11/99, I visited with Scott Cyr of DEP RCRA Enf. unit and confirmed the report and noted drums, junk cars, old propane cylinders, household appliances, jugs of waste oil, etc. (see field notes and photos).  Of particular concern were four drums (D-1 thru D-4) containing waste gaso. and used motor oil mixtures.  Onsite we met the complainant's mother.  I noted no significant surface spillage of oil or other chemicals.
        The area is rural residential on private drilled wells.  Soils are shallow and bedrock outcrops on the property.  It was reported that  for years townspeople brought here what the transfer station will not accept.   Hiedi Moore, the complainant, and her husband live about 1/4 mile in on a right-of-way thru the dump and are concerned about their drinking water.
       S. Flannery authorized a DEP pick-up and disposal of the dumped drums of waste gaso./oil, as a hazardous waste and on public safety grounds.  On 5/20/99 I met Clean Harbors onsite who took away the four drums and an additional 27 one to two gal. jug containers of used motor oil (see attached Manifest and Bill of Laiding).  The gaso. waste went out hazardous by flash.
    Randy McMullin of DEP, Solid Waste, later met Alvin Moore and a town selectman onsite and advised them not to allow further dumping and to clean up the property to help protect the groundwater and for public safety.  Further actions possible.  See photos and attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-103-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-637-2000*During drilling for bedrock modeling for a waterline extension petroleum vapors were detected and reported to DEP. An abandoned, unregistered UST in the DOT right of way was suspected. Test pits were dug and no tank was found. The waterline extension was continued and all contaminated soils were removed from the site and disposed of. Contamination likely still exists outside of the trench area that was needed for the waterline. This is a baseline-1 site, no further action expected.
P-110-2000*Spill caused due to malfunctioning furnace (leaking fitting).  I responded with Nick Clark of Fleet Environmental Services.  Together we were able to clean up most of the spill with sorbant pads. I informed the home owner (Jennifer Eliot) that further clean-up and/or ventilation may be necessary if she felt the odors were too bad.  She said that she would discuss it with her husband and contact me if she felt she needed our assistance.

I did not hear back from the Eliots and no further action was initiated on the site.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-611-1997*	On 10/28/97 at 1248 Mike Simard representing Simard & Sons, Inc. called to report that petroleum contaminated soils(diesel) had been encountered at Titus Gas & Oil, 680 Lisbon Street, Lisbon Falls while underground product piping was being replaced. I responded and met Simard on site as well as Wayne Titus, the owner of the facility. At this time Simard pointed out the area where petroleum contaminated soils had been encountered. I detected an odor similar to #2 fuel or diesel as well.
	There are two USTs at this facility which were installed in 1985 as well as a large aboveground storage tank (20,000) that is separated into two compartments. The piping being replaced at the time the contamination was discovered was asssociated with UST's. The AST is currently used to store #2 fuel and K1 in conjunction with a delivery service operated by Titus. Titus indicated that at one time one of the compartments within the AST was connected via underground piping to a diesel pump location at the western side of the site adjacent to the roadway. Both the pump and the piping had been taken out of service previously when a statute change prohibited the use of #2 fuel oil as a motor fuel. The area were the soil contamination was encountered was adjacent to the AST within an area once traversed by the out of service piping towards the southern boundary of the site. In my opinion the source of the contamination could have been caused by either a leak from the former underground piping associated with the AST, from surface spillage attributed to the fuel oil delivery operation or both.
	This facility is located within 2000 ft of the Lisbon Water District's Ann Street municipal water well and therefore subject to the STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOALS specified by the DEP HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE.  The Division of Technical Services was notified of the discharge and was able to provide hydrogeologic information regarding.
	142 tons of oil contaminated soil transported to Commercial Recycling.  Remediation initially covered by Maine DEP under Clean-Up Option-1.
P-729-1997*An aboveground diesel tank was overfilled during a delivery spraying diesel fuel onto the ground.  The oil was collected with sorbent pads and speedy-dry.  Due to its location and the limited amount of fuel discharged, no soil removal was required.

No further action required.
A-412-2000*Received a call from Dead River concerning a leak at a customers house.  I went to the home of Anita Sinclair.  She had suffered a small leak in the line from her tank to her furnace.  The leak was under her house.  The house was pier and beam construction so the leak was to ground.  She didn't want me to do anything.  I did clean up some contaminated debris.  She was worried about her backyard.  She has town water, so there was little risk by doing nothing. No further work is necessary.
P-118-2000*   In the morning of Tues. 2/29/00, DEP received notice thru the state police and Oxford Sheriff of an overturned black-liquor tank-trailer with ongoing discharge, off Rt. 2 in Gilead, Maine.  Enroute I notified Jon Woodard of DEP, called in a Clean Harbors crew and a local ind. services crew with vacuum truck arranged by Bill Hussey of Mead.  The truck was enroute from Quebec to Mead Mill in Rumford, ME (placarded 1716).
   Onsite @ 0740 hrs Woodard & I met with Gilead Fire Chief Kenneth Cole w/ crew, Mr. Hussey, a Deptuty Chief of Rumford Fire w/ crew, and MDOT & Cross Construction Co., and towing trucks.  I gave the B & B truck owner, Mr. Sylvain Bouillard, a card and advised him to have his ins. carrier contact me regarding reimbursement of DEP expenses.  The insulated MC-312 tank truck had been righted with a hole visible on the top, 1/3 forward of the rear-end were the trailer had rolled over onto a tree.  Spillage of hot black-liquor ran about 1000' down hill, with a large pool  of 800+ gals. bermed up on the shoulder (see photos).  Soil saturated deep with liquor and diesel was also next to the trailer & truck.
    The vacuum truck & a pump off-loaded the damaged tank-trailer to a second trailer and took the good product to Mead.  Clean Harbors under Matt Quinn vaccumed up free product and soil till full.  Response under up-graded Level-D.  Cross Const. excavated contam. soil into a dump & five lined rolloff's arranged for by Clean Harbors and supervised by Cyr on 3/1.  Cross and MDOT replaced excavated road shoulder to MDOT's satisfaction.  Contaminated soils were sent to Waste Management Inc. landfill in Norridgewok, ME.
   The accident area was on the MDOT roadside and RR property, and is undeveloped rural with no wells within 2000'.   DEP expense recovery to be from B & B Trucking.  No further remediation expected after 3/1/00.  See attachements.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-52-2001*Received a call from C.N. Brown, stating that one of their drivers overfilled an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 7 Patricia Avenue, Raymond, ME (I was also informed of the overfill by Peter Tabun the homeowner).  The oil was seeping around the sight glass on the tank, in addition to being discharged out the vent.  I responded to the complaint and met with Mr. Tabun who stated that C.N. Brown had delivered oil twice to his property in the past four days and tried to pump 23 gallons of oil into a full tank.  In addition, he showed me the two areas in question, the basement and the ground under the vent.  By the time I had arrived, C.N. Brown had cleaned the basement of all obvious signs of oil, and only a slight odor of oil still remained.  They also removed approximately 3 gallons of fuel from the tank to lower the level below the sight glass.  Of greater concern was the oil that had been pumped onto the ground by the vent, because the drinking water well was located close to the discharge. The oil had only penetrated the top couple inches of soil next to the foundation.  C.N. Brown had removed a 5-gallon container of soil, and only a small amount of contaminated soil still remained.  I informed Mr. Tabun that I would contact C. N. Brown and have them remove additional soil, and that I would return to check the area the following day.  In addition, I told him to contact me if he had any further concerns. I returned to the site the following day, and found nothing of concern.

No further action required.
P-65-1978*
Fuel oil discharge.  Site also location of UST facility and later The Inn on Peaks Island.  See other reports for full information.
I-110-2001*6 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Spill area was contained, pads & absorbents were used and oily dirt was removed and disposed of at Oakfield Shop.
A-325-1999* During a routine truck stop, the Maine State Police discovered a leak in the crossover line of a tractor trailer truck. The leak was repaired and I was called. I responded and using a hand shovel removed some contaminated soil. This material was brought back to the DEP warehouse for disposal. The leak site was at a favorite turtle nesting area near Cobbossee Lake.
A-207-1996*DEP received an after-hours report that a fishing vessel had sunk in Port Clyde harbor.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  By the time of my arrival the boat ("Sea Hag") had been dragged into shallow water and was resting on the bottom with the cabin above water.  A slight sheen was evident and presumed a mix of engine oil, diesel, and fish oil.  Sorbent boom had been placed but was of limited effectiveness.  It appeared that no major loss of fuel had occurred.  The vessel owner (Murdock) was arranging to re-float the boat later in the day.  The situation was under control and did not require my participation.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-141-1996*On 12/12/96, Fred Corey called and reported an odor problem at the Mic Mac Education Building. Since this was the site of a previous spill on 9/1/96, I immediately responded. Problem was not related to previuos spill.

The odor was from free oil laying on top of the poly vapor barrier installed for the pervious spill. Oil was leaking a little faster than a weep at the furnace and at the tank.
The piping had a kinked line at the furnace and about 4 joints were leaking at the furnace and at the tank, two valves were leaking.

At the Tank:
The fireamatic valve was leaking at the connecting joints, also on this tank was a shutoff valve similar to a water shut off valve. The valve stem leaked on this valve.

MPG was called to repair the line.

The Mic Macs did their own clean-up.
B-508-2001*
On 09/14/01, 0930 hours this office received a report from Pat Seaward, who is a tech service geologist in our Augusta office, that there was 4 ppb MTBE in the well water of Ed Ferguson, who lives downgrade from R.H. Mathews on Route 1. Pat suggested that I resample and put the well on QM.  Pat had suggested the 524.2 test, which is for everything.  Aside from the 1.8 ppb MTBE, the well is pretty clean.  Benzene and it's many derivatives were below detection.  The well has been put on QM to see if the MTBE is coming or going.

The distance from Mathews to the Ferguson residence is probably less than a thousand feet.  This suggests that a leaking UST at the Mathew's facility would have delivered more contaminants than MTBE.
I-28-1999*A truck operated by James Quint for Shelby Transportation had a saddle tank hanger break while traveling on the Interstate. Truck is leased from Ryder Truck.

When I arrived on scene DOT had used a spill kit and an extra bale of pads to control the  spill. The tank was pumped off and the damaged tank strapped into place.

The soaked pads were transported by the owner back to his farm where they will be used to start fires in the wood stove.

After all the free product was recovered DOT heavily sanded the spill area, but no sand was recovered.

Case Closed.
B-444-1997*A few days prior to 8/12/97 Wayne Giffard of C.S. Winchester arranged with this office for a waiver of the 30 day waiting period for a tank removal at the Union Trust Facility in Stonington.  The removal took place on 8/12/97 as we had discussed.  The tank was a bare steel, 1000 gallon unit.  It had a small amount of superficial rust but no pitting was observed.  The overburden down to the bottom, which was about seven feet from grade, was glacial till. Water came into the hole and there was no sign of product.  The fill pipe was offset.  There was no evidence of spillage around it either.
P-154-2001*A gasoline tanker went off the road into a ditch.  The bottom valves of the tanker were slightly damaged, one was leaking slowly.  When I arrived on site the Alfred Fire Dept. had put pads under the leak and began evacuting the nearby houses.  Jon Woodard also of the DEP joined me on site.  Fleet Environmental was called to off load the tanker.  The offloading was successful and occurred with out further incidence.  I left the scene at approximatley 7:00 after the tanker was removed from the ditch and hauled away.  No further action.
P-512-1997* On 9/2/97 at 0630 Petty Officer Radcliffe representing the U.S.C.G. called to report that a fishing vessel moored at Maine Wharf was taking on water and in danger of sinking.  I responded and met several Coast Guard investigators on scene.  The vessel was a former pleasure craft, approx. 35ft. long which had been converted to an sea urchin dive boat and was in very poor condition.  One of the C.G. investigators indicated that they had closed a through hull valve on the vessel and that it appeared that the vessel had been stabilized.  They had been unable to contact the owner as yet and could not provide any information on the quantities of oils aboard. I observed a small quantity of used crankcase oil on the water in the bilge, but there were no indications of a discharge to the harbor.
I monitored the situation throughout the morning, revisiting the site and continuing discussions with the C.G. regarding the vessel.  Contact was made with the owner, Curtis Van Brocklin, 5 Frederick Str., Portland and he had been directed to haul the boat out of the water for repairs and to remove all threats of marine pollution prior to launching. Later that day the vessel was hauled out at Spring Point Marina without further incident.  Seacoast Ocean Services was present at this time presumably to remove the oil from the bilges.




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Steven J. Eufemia                      OHMS III
P-576-2000*On 9/19/00 Scott Cyr received a call from the Sanford Fire Dept. reporting leak of 98% Sulfuric Acid from a tank at International Woolens in Sanford.  Scott and I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, we observed a diked 3100 gallon elevated steel tank located outside the building.  The tank was leaking significantly at one end.  The acid was not being confined by the dike because the concrete block dike was failing.

Sanford Fire Dept. had called the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard haz mat team to the site.  The team entered the dike and put a 55 gallon plastic drum under the leak.  The team also made a small berm out of sand to contain the product that had leaked out of the dike.

International Woolens hired Clean Harbors to respond to the site to pump out the leaking tank and clean up the spillage.  When Clean Harbors arrived, they gained access to the tank via a manway located at the top of the tank.  A total of 1865 gallons was pumped out of the tank.  Clean Habors personnel noted that there was a signifcant amount of sludge remaining in the tank.  Clean Harbors placed soda ash on the spill area and allowed that to react with the spilled sulfuric acid.  Sufficient quantities were added so that the pH of the material was raised to 7.

During the response, an additional tank of diluted sufluric acid was indentified inside the building.  This tank was no longer used and the material was open to the atmosphere.  At this point, an employee of the mill (first name was Kent) told me that he would discharge this dilute acid tank to the sewer system as he had done before.  (I later observed framed instructions posted next to this tank on how to discharge the waste acid to the sewer department.)  I told him that he was not to do this.  I drafted an Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement identifying what actions were necessary by the mill.  Kent signed this agreement on behalf of International Woolens.  See attached form.

Continued, not in HOSS...
B-334-1999*On 6/20/99, 1110 hours Rick Michaud of Dead River company reported an AST anomaly at 9 Thornton Road in Bangor.  This id the residence of Charles Philbrook.  The amount of the release was estimated at 100 gallons.  I visited the site immediately.  The PID readings near the slab where the tank had been was 1000-1500, which under the circumstances probably represented soil that contained ten gallons of product per cubic yard of soil.  The area is served by public water and there is a lot of clay in that area.  However, the fact that the product was being held fairly close to the surface would probably produce a lingering odor problem.  I discussed the risks and the AST fund and Charles agreed to go ahead with the cleanup.  I had the Fire Marshall's Office send him an application.

I asked Dale Chapman (C&C Contractors) to do the job.  It turned out that a small storage shed had to be moved in order to get at the spill.  On 6/19/99 a subcontracted crane moved the shed and of 6/20/99 C & C Contractors removed seven cubic yards of contaminated soil and transported it to Thibodeaus' Batch Plant.  The first 4 yards probably contained 80 gallons of product.  The first two feet of the dig was a loamy, organic soil, which would maximize the amount of contained product.  At two and a half feet the dig was into clay and another half foot put it into blue clay.  There was no evidence of product at this depth.  The dig continued laterally until the excavation was six feet by ten feet by three feet.  The walls of the hole were clean at this point.  Charles was content to leave the shed in its' new location.

A-370-1999*A spill of diesel fuel occurred on the island road. There was a spot and a streak of about 100 feet down the road. Pads were applied to the road, but it had already soaked in.
I-58-1996*On 6-28-96, Chad Bergoine of the LDA caretakers office called to report that there had been a chlorine release at the Sewage Treatment Plant at Loring. Apparently a valve had failed on one of the hundred lb. cylinders. The one in use was shut off immediately by their entry team. The plant was shut down for the weekend until the cause could be verified and returned on line on 7-1-96.
P-288-1996*Tenant: Jennifer & Harry Tucker, 31 Hunter Rd., Freeport.
Owner:  Roy & Linda Seem, 7801 Shore Dr., Brooklyn, NY.

10 May 1996, contamination of the facility's drinking water well was reported. The subject (tenant) parked a vehicle next to the property drinking water well, and the gas tank leaked gasoline contaminating the well.

The Tuckers expressed a level of responsibility for the spill and agreed to reimburse DEP pending "eligability to pay" out come. DEP conducted point of entry filter installation, excavation, and additional carbon filter remediation in an effort to purge the well.  Analysis indicate that the well is improving to or with in acceptable MCL thresholds.

DEP made several requests that the Tuckers submit an eligibility to pay application.  To date the DEP has not received this request.

Note: this spill has been listed as P-333-96 and P-256-96. the correct spill number is P-288-96.

Dep to seek reimbursement from the tenants.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5May98)
B-332-2000*On 6/20/00, 0500 hours Denny Robinson of the Blue Hill Fire Department reported to our answering machine that they had responded to a traffic accident the previous day, 1451 hours.  He speculated that a five- gallon can of hydraulic oil had fallen off a truck.  The container proceeded to spill its' contents onto the surface of Mountain Road in Blue Hill.  Subsequently a motorist encounters the spilled oil and slides off the road.  The vehicle was extensively damaged, but there was no personal injury.  The motorists' father is hoping to find the owner of the can (that had contained the oil) in hopes of recovering damages.  Denny said that he would keep me informed.  Denny also indicated that at the time of their response the only course of action was to deploy sand in order to reduce the slipperiness of the oiled pavement.  The product had been spread so thinly by traffic that recovery was out of the question.
B-82-2000*
     This office received a call at 1140 on 2/17/2000 from Rick at Hancock Oil Company (Ellsworth; #667-5571) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that the outside kerosene storage tank at Ethel Myrick's residence on the Crowlet Island Road in Corea had developed a leak.  The owner discovered the problem this morning when she smelled oil.  Apparently, the tank had not been leaking very long.  The Company was in the process of replacing the tank and will pad up the oil.  It was unknown at this point as to how much may have been spilled.  They will try to determine the amount and call back.  The tank was last filled in December.  It is assumed that the residence is on well water.

REC:  File report.
P-593-1999*On October 18, 1999 Jack Brook of Brooks Bros. oil called to report a spill at their bulk facility on Route 26 in Bethel.  One of the drivers was to fill his truck put did not get the loading pipe properly attached.  Approximately five gallons of oil spilled to the ground.  The driver immediatly cleaned it up with a spill kit that was available right at the facility.  No further action.
A-675-2000* Ms. McDonald of C.N.Brown called this office to report the release of a small amount of fuel oil at the residence of L. Richards. This home is located on 8 Tobey Rd. in the town Wilton. According to C.N. Brown there was a faulty guage on the AST which allowed the release of about 0.5 gallons of fuel oil onto the cement floor in the basement. Cleanup was done by C.N. Brown and no further action will be required.
P-34-1998*   This report concerns the investigation of two large heating oil UST's (Reg #15486), out-of-service and awaiting removal; and three small gasoline UST's (#14772) registered as removed in 1987.  On 1/26/98, I visited the facility which is a large mill building off Main St. and Rt. 1 (Mill St.) and adjacent to the bridge over the Androscoggin River to Topsham (see site maps).  Because of its closeness to the river this area may be considered sensitive.
   The heating oil UST's are located on the river side near the CMP dam and fish ladder.  These two tanks are mounded over with earth and a retaining wall.
   I searched the front parking lot by Cabot St. and was not able to find evidence (fill pipes, vents, island, etc.) of the gasoline UST's.  Considering the size (500 gal.) and age of the tanks, these might have been for the mill's vehicles when the mill was operating. I have found no record that problems were reported with the 1987 removal by Clean Harbors and Hubbard Const.
   Further Resp. Div. actions are possible with expected removal of the #4 and #2 oil tanks.  See attachements for further info.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
B-594-2000*     On November 3, 2000 at 0950 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a four gallon spill of non PCB oil.  The leak occurred when a transformer at SAM'S Club on Hogan Rd. in Bangor blew off its top and sprayed the product onto pavement, grass and a car at the adjacent Darling's Ford.  Hydro workers excavated about two and one half yards of contaminated sod.  The sprayed car was washed and  Darling's Ford was satisfied with the cleanup.
A-8-1999* Irving Oil Company failed to tighten the oil filter on the heating system at the duplex owned by Annette Rossignol. This resulted in a small amount of oil leaking onto the dirt floor of the basement. This caused an oil vapor problem in the living space of one of the units.
 Irving Oil returned the next day and tightened the filter and removed two 5 gallon buckets of soil.
 I finally made contact with Mrs. Rossignol and made a site visit on 1-8. There were no readings using the MSA Photon, a PID. No additional cleanup will be nessesary.
 I did however notice that the copper line had not been upgraded and asked Mrs. Rossignol about that. I also questioned Dan Parks from Irving Oil Comp. He was confused as to when this upgrade had to occur.
A-490-1998* Mead Paper reported a ten gallon release of Chlorine. It was later determined that the product was Drewchlor, a solution of Sodium Chlorite and Sodium Chloride and had leaked into the mill process sewer. This small quantity did not require reporting and no further involvement will be required.
A-20-1998*Received a call from Jerry Harjula of Harjula Heating that a summer client of his had suffered an oil spill. I went to the site and Jerry showed me the problem. The house is a winterized summer residence. The Hempstones (the owners) live in Maryland and summer for an extended period in Maine, therefore the house is heated. The heat is kept on during the winter at a low level to keep the house from freezing. Jerry Harjula maintains the heating system during the winter and arranges for delivery of the oil. He noticed that the house was using a large amount of oil and chalked it up to a higher thermostat setting. The second time he noticed the problem he investigated and found the basement crawl space had a lot of oil in it. He then called DEP.

The basement soils were saturated with product. The house is on the coast and there was breakout into the water from the exposed bedrock. Due to the low working height, it was apparent that hand digging in the basement would not be doable. The answer was using a vactor truck to vac up the contaminated soil right out of the basement. Seacoast Ocean Services was hired to do the cleanup. Approximately 12 cubic yards of contaminated soil was taken out of the crawl space. The workers had to loosen all the dirt with hand tools before the vactor could remove it. The basement was refilled with gravel with a plastic liner to control odors. No attempt to clean up the sheen on the beach was made as it never was more then a sheen.

Results of testing on the well showed that the oil had no impact on the well. The case has been referred to Technical Services. No other work by Response Services is anticipated.

B-538-1996*Bob Debay of Great Northern Paper in Millinocket called to report discovering an oil sheen in Millinocket at their west operation.  The sheen was later traced to the gate house area.  It was later suspected that a small amount of lube oil from the turbines became dislodged while gates were being replaced during mill shut down.  A sorbent boom was placed in the stream as a precaution.  The incident was not believed to be serious.
B-191-1998*Steve Marshal of Dead River Oil in Millinocket called to report an oil spill at the residence of Hoa Cole on Route 157 in Medway.  It was stated that ice fell off the house damaging the filter and line on the tank.  It was not know how much oil leaked from the tank.

An investigation of the immediate tank area shown litle evidence of oil spillage.  The nearest well is located about 300 feet upslope from the spill area and is not believed to be at risk for contamination.  No further action is expected.
B-70-1997*Ms. Whittier works in the land and water quality bureau and had made an inspection of some work that Silver Construction had done in Orono along side a small brook a few hundred yards down the Bennoch Road from the Orono Post Office.  While there she noticed a small 3x9 foot stain of oil in the newly dug dirt.  She reported this to me.

I went to the site and found the stain as described.  A quick sniff told me that it was diesel fuel.  The double lobed pattern indicates that most likely the fuel tank in the bulldozer had been overfilled.  From the size and depth of penetration of the stain I'd estimated that less than a gallon had been spilled.  The soil was a dry, loose dust and it had absorbed all the oil.  While it was within 15 feet or so of the brook, I believe that it represents no risk to the environment or public health and that much of it will soon evaporate.  As such I will not require that it be removed.
A-624-1998*Contamination at 8 ppb was found when the Governor arranged for a number of wells to be sampled for MTBE.  I visited the site and resample results were 2.4 ppb.  There is no obvious source of contamination beyond the home's driveway, the road and a gravel parking area across the road for Longfellow's Nursery.  All three of these are within 100' of the well.  Mobil has a pipeline behind the property but this is some distance down the hill from the well.

I have arranged for quarterly sampling, and will refer the site to Technical Services for review.
B-39-1996*The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact a Mr. Jerry Payson at 667-4564, of Bangor Hydro Electric Company.  Mr. Payson is the supervisor for the particular line area.

According to Mr. Payson the oil spill wa at a pole on Route 176 in East Blue Hill at a location about 1.5 miles from Route 172.  He originally estimated that about 1 quart of transformer oil was spilled.  He said that the connectors shorted out and the oil is on a tree and some on the ground.  Apparently the transformer, a 10 kVA unit shorted out and burned.  Some of the 1 to 3 gallons (non-PCB oil) later reported spilled by Bob Peasley, on Saturday, may have been burned during the transformer fire.  About 1 drum of spill debris, which consisted of tree limbs and some gravel and leaf litter will be taken to the Lamoine storage area to await ultimate disposal at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  See attached.
P-451-1996*On July 26, 1996 B and B Builders called to report a spill of heating oil at a new home they were building.  The house belongs to the Coburns in Dayton.  The new tank had been filled the day before and slowly leaked approximatley one gallon of oil to a concrete floor before it was noticed by one of the construction workers at the house.  The fitting was tightened up and the oil cleaned up with speedy dry.  The oil company that had filled the tank agreed to the inspect it, to insure that it would not leak again.  No further action.
I-105-2000*On 9-20-00, Ed Clark, a contractor in PI called to report that while excavating on the MPG property on Parsons Street he encountered some oil contaminated soil in the area of the old bulk storage area. I met with him and Ira Dodge, of MPG at the facility. It appeared as though there was only superficial contamination in the area of the loading rack. It was light and within the criteria for cleanup requirements. I asked them to stockpile any contaminated material they encountered during construction and land-spread on their property.
B-495-2000* Greenville Fire Chief, Mike Drinkwater, called to report that sometime this morning a 5 gallon pail of bar and chain oil was spilled on Main Street. He believed that it most likely fell from a passing truck. The oil reached a nearby stormdrain and reached Moosehead Lake. He said that there was a large sheen slowly drifting north as the south wind increase. He had personnel put speedi-dri on the oil still on the road and stretched a sorbent boom across the storm water outfall. No further action anticipated.
P-485-1999*    On Wed. 7/7/99, M W Sewall Co. (MWS) of an approx. 5-gallon diesel overfill at the Robinhood Marine Center's UST facility in Georgetown.   Sewall was digging up oil contam. soil.  Because I was already involved in a gaso. remediation at the facility and therefore familiar with the site, the case was assigned to me (see P-652-98 for further site history & location).  Don White of DEP Tech Services visited on 7/8 and confirmed that the problem was under control.
     On Tues. 7/13/99, I met Dana Waterman of MWS onsite with Tom Donovan of Robinhood Marine.  The gaso. and diesel UST facility is for dispenser's at the dock and is located about 30' to 40' from the water behind the Marine Store.  Much of the spillage went under the public lavatory building.  All visible evidence of the spill had been removed and I approved filling the shallow excavation in.  At this time I believe there is no threat to the cove or the facility well.  I later met Mr. Waterman at MWS's AST bulk plant @ High & Center Sts. in Bath and approved land-spreading six drums of oil contam. soil at the site.
     The facility was installed in 1992 by Rod Markham of Wadleigh's Co. and should have had overfill protection [oil should not come out the vent].  The 7/13/99 inspection showed that their was no leak alarm.  A Sewall driver stated that vents may have a whistle, like heating oil AST's, though it is often hard to hear.  On 7/20, Beth DeHaas of DEP, OEU, stated that a vent whistle is not adequate and suggested a flapper drop-tube to conform to state overfill prevention requirements without having to excavate the tank top.  A tight gravity drop delivery is then required as well.  A copy of this report will be sent to Tom Donovan.  See attachments and DEP #2569 Reg. file for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP BRWM
P-39-1999*On 1/17/99 I received a call from Central Maine Power through the Maine State Police reporting that a car had hit pole # 25.2 in Topsham and that 30 gallons of non pcb transformer oil had spilled from a pole mounted transformer.  CMP crews used sorbent materials to clean the spill and hired a contractor to remove contaminated ice and snow.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
A-379-1999* Lightning struck a transformer releasing less than one gallon of transformer oil. The oil in the transformer was later analyzed and found to be 14 PPM. Cleanup was done by CMP.
I-115-2001*On 10/9/2001, Dennis from Dead River called to report that one of his customers reported the basement at her summer camp had flooded and the tank of a kerosene heater had emptied. I met with her at the camp and the basement had about 3 feet of water and a film of oil on top. I estimated less than 5 gallons. I hired a contractor for her to pad off the oil and pump the water from the basement. This was done the same day and the house ventilated for several days.
A-55-1997*SD Warren had a PLC system failure.  This led to a shut down of the feed from the bleach plant to the pulp mill.  The bleach plant also shut down.  The chlorine dioxide in the absorbtion tower was lost to the atmosphere because the system vented the residual which could not go to the pulp mill.
A-485-1997* Chet's Burner Service reported a release of fuel oil at Somerset Residential Care. The leak occurred when a 275 gallon tank developed a hole. Servicemen from Chet's cleaned up the spilled oil and no DEP involvement was needed.
B-56-1998*In the aftermath of the 1998 ice storm, Bangor Hydro crews put in a lot of overtime rebuilding the damaged distribution lines.  Inevitably, equipment failures led to small oil spills, such as the one described on the attached BHECo. spill report.
I-11-1999* On 2-9-99, Martin Adams of Daigle Oil co. called to report that while replacing a tank for a client it was discovered to be leaking. It probably had been leaking for a while. They could not remove any soil from beneath the tank because bedrock was at surface. The leak was very slow and the area was all on town water. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-87-1999*On 4-30-99, Dennis from Dead River called to report that while changing an AST for a customer, the filter on the tank was found to be leaking. A small amount had dripped onto some boards and insulation which were in the shed that held the tank. All contaminated material was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill.
A-194-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-598-1998*On 11/10/98 I received a list of wells contaminated with MTBE from the Department of Human Services.  On this list, Diane Carney appeared as having MTBE contamination in her well at 1.8 ppb.  I made several attempts to contact Ms. Carney regarding the contamination including phone calls and a letter.  She failed to respond to my attempts to contact her.  I am not pursuing contacting her any further per the instruction of David Sait, Director of the Division of Response Services.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 25, 1998
B-153-1999*Roy Koster, Central Maine Power Co., called to report that a transformer had leaked about a pint of oil through a bushing. It was unknown what levels of PCBs it might contain. The spill was a pole #18 on the St.Albans Rd. in Corinna.
   On 4/9/99(Fri.) at 16:20 Janet Dyer, CMP, called and left a voice mail message saying that the lab test showed the oil to contain 380 ppm.
   On 4/13/99(Tue.) I went to the spill site. I could see that the ground below the transformer had been raked, but the ground was undisturbed. I could see faint oil splotches on this ground. None of the spots were very large, the largest was about 8"x4". The stained area was roughly 4'x2' in area.
   As I'm not well versed in the T.O.S.C.A. rules I contacted Scott Cyr, Me.D.E.P.s compliance officer, and explained what I had found. This resulted in a call on 4/14/1999 from CMP's Environmental Group Director, Mary Smith. She had Jake Arno, CMP's Dover-Foxcroft office supervisor, at the spill site and wanted direction as to what additional cleanup I required. I simply requested that the site be cleaned to T.O.S.C.A. rules (basically excavate 6" beyond the visual stains).
   That afternoon, Ms. Dyer of CMP, left a message that they had finished the clean up. I returned to the site the next morning (4/15/99) and found that the questionable soil had been removed and new soil put down. Also there was some staining on the Davis residence driveway that may or may not have been related to the spill, but CMP cleaned this also. When removing the soil, they dug down 3-4" and then collected another sample for testing. I told Ms. Dyer that the clean up appeared satisfactory (depending on the lab result). Ms. Dyer said she would forward that result to me along with CMP's report of the spill. No further action expected.
A-263-2000*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this facility during a fire the previous night.  According to IP staff some oil was burned in the fire, the rest was collected by a contractor with no impact to the plant sewer.
A-39-2001*Received a call from Steve Groves of International Paper concerning an oil spill.  He reported that a large aboveground storage tank was leaking into the moat behind the dike.  Some oil had already overflowed the dike and went to the process sewer.  The spill was discovered by International Paper employees observing the pink snow leading to the catch basin.  Steve stated that he had vacuum trucks, pumps and a tank trailer on the way.  Company personnel had already bermed off the process sewer entrance, so no additional fuel oil was getting into the process sewer.  I suggested to Steve that the strategy should be to pump from the moat to keep the oil below the top of the dike.  He needed to do this with the first piece of equipment he had available.  Only when the discharge out of the dike was stopped should he start pumping from the tank itself.  This would minimize product lost to the sewer and recover the most usable product.  He said he would do that.  Since the discharge over the dike had stopped and enough equipment was present or on the way to handle the situation, no site visit was made.

Subsequent phone calls from Steve indicated that the situation was over as the aboveground tank had been emptied.  He indicated that he was estimating that no more then 50 gallons of fuel had reached the process sewer catch basin.  No sheens were reported on the primary clarifiers.
P-406-2001*The clean up was minimal.  The assessment was less than accurate and the contamination was very limited in scope and distance from the tank location.  The amount was over estimated due to the amount of water (8" in the basement ).

The clear factual description of the incident was only learned after the clean up began.  It appears to be that numerous small spills occurred during annual maintenance of the fuel filter and furnace systems. It was not as large a loss as originally suspected.  The accumulation of water (due to sump pump being disabled) created the affect of a much larger oil discharge, therefore the clean up was based on exaggerated losses.

The soil was scraped and removed and all visible accumulations of oil collected.  Photoionization Detector readings were also taken, which resulted in non-detect readings.  The area was backfilled with crushed stone to facilitate better drainage and create a solid platform to reset the tank pad.

No additional DEP work is planned based on the work completed and the results achieved.
P-552-1997*DEP received notification of a possible contaminated well due to issues with an oil supply tank.  DEP responded and took a water sample of the well.  Results did not indicate oil contamination in well water.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-458-1996*8/21/96 @ 1650

Fred Leigh, of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to report a small transformer spill in Lubec.  Fred said that the spill of less than 1 quart of transformer oil occurred when pole #26 broke.  This action dumped a 15 kVA McGraw Edison transformer on the ground.  A stained area about 3 feet by 3 feet resulted.

The soil, consisting of contaminated grass and soil was removed.  This material, enough to fill two five gallon pails will be disposed of through Sawyer Environemental in Hampden.  A certificate of analysis indicated the PCB concentration to be less than 2 ppm.  Attachments.
B-508-1999*      On August 19,1999 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a spill from a transformer on an abandoned line on the Straight Bay Road on Lubec.  Workers taking the unit down found bullet holes in it but no sign of oil on the ground beneath it.  Sample results from the remaining oil in the unit showed <2 ppm of PCB's.  The transformer likely leaked more than a few months ago.  No waters or wells are in the area.
A-127-2000* C.N. Brown reported a release of 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil. This occurred at their Bulk Plant in Farmington. It appears that the AST was overfilled and a small amount of oil blew out the top vent. Crews from C.N. Brown cleaned up the oil and no further action will be required.
P-584-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
B-54-1997*At 0845 on January 30, 1997 we received a call from Rod O'Keefe of Old Town Fuel reporting a five gallon spill of kerosene at lot 102 in the New Pine Haven Trailer park in Old Town. The Old Town Fuel truck mistakenly delivered fuel to Ms. Heidi Jackson's trailer and spilled the fuel out the vent.  The product sprayed onto the snow and tank.

I checked the site that morning and found that Old Town Fuel had spread sorbents on the spill.  However, excavation of the contaminated snow is more efficient so I advised Mr. O'Keefe to do this and store it in a couple drums inside so the snow can melt and then recover the product with sorbent pads.  This work was done in the morning of January 31.  The area is on town water.
P-328-1988*
	Post UST removal clean-up of un-reported contamination from former C N Brown Oil Co. gas station and convenience store.  Gaso. contam. found by new owner and store re-developer.  Maine CTI for C N Brown stated he noted no discharge when he removed the UST's (on 9/29/88), but later also stated that he's "... been working around gasoline so long I could not smell it if I were standing in it".

	Soil excavated and landspread.  Rural residential and commercial area, on private well water and septic.
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B-356-2000*     On July 1, 2000 at 0720 we received a call from Lyle Stevens of Florida Light & Power reporting a five gallon leak of hydraulic oil at their dam in Moscow.  A leaking gasket on a circuit breaker that powered a mechanical piston on the roof of the dam caused the spill.  The spill occurred during the previous night.  None of the oil reached a drain that emptied into the Kennebec River.  A check of the drain outfall also showed no product.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
A-372-1998* The CEO for the town of Canton called our enforcement unit and told them that Mr. Farrar was using bare steel underground tanks at his service station. Harold Evans then referred this case to me. The site is located on Route 108, look for the sign "Don't look Eythel". Several months after receiving this I made a site visit on 7-10-98.
 I stopped at the Town Office and they gave me a photocopy of the tax map and the correct mailing address for Mr. Farrar. His property is located on Map R2 Lot 12.
 I next stopped at the site and found that the vent pipes were still in place, the dispensers were also still on the pump island. It appears that the area where the tanks might be located did not have an asphalt covering. I did not find any fill pipes.
 My suggestion to Harold Evans is to bring a metal detector to the site and try to find any tanks. Also he will check the tank file and talk with the owner.
P-686-1996*On Oct. 29 , 1996 the dept was contacted by Tim Nelson, Code Enfrocement Officer for the town of Standish.  Mr. Nelson called to report a shot up drum he had seen in some woods between Manchester Road and Route 114, in Standish. He also stated that the drum had a label on it of TriChloro Monoflouro Methane or Genetron II.  I met with Mr. Nelson at the Standish Town Hall the next day.  He led me to the site.  I found a small drum (appr. capacity - 20 gal.) shot through of holes.  There was a very small amount of product (waste oil) on some of the vegetation and ground around the drum.  I pulled some of the vegetation and wiped up what oil I could.  I made a small hole into the ground, it appeared that none of the oil had soaked into the ground.  I bagged up the drum and brought it back to our warehouse where I emptied the contents (less than a gallon of waste oil) onto sorbent pads for incineration. No further action.
P-694-1997*   On Friday, 12/5/97, I met at this spill site with the property co-owner and resident, Greg Kinney; and with Dead River Oil Co.(DRC) rep. Tom Fitzgerald.  On 12/4/97, DRC reported a 5 to 10 gal. spill when a truck fitting malfuntioned, spraying #2 oil all over the driver and driveway of the residence.  The house is a single family house in a rural residential area, on a drilled well about 70' away and downgrade of the spill.  DRC accepted responsibility for the spill and promised an adequate clean-up.
   Though cleaned up with sorbents the day before, DRC agreed to remove about 10'x 18'x 3" deep of the frozen gravel drive, and landspread the oily soil at their Westbrook Bulk Plant.  Mr. Kinney expressed pleasure at this response.  I do not believe the well to be threatened and expect no further action at this discharge.  See attachements for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-146-2001*The state police notified me of a truck wreck on I-95 in Bangor. A northbound tractor-trailer rig (not a tanker) owned by Currier Trucking had gone onto the median and struck the guardrail. The fire dept. personnel on scene were reporting a loss of about 40 gallons of diesel. By the time of my arrival, the truck was gone. The fire dept. had used a few sorbent pads and the rest of the fuel was absorbed into the soil of the median. Since the site is not near any sensitive areas and that working in this congested area of the interstate is very dangerous, I felt that no more action was warranted.
I-141-1998*While conducting a site assessment for the removal of a fuel oil tank at the Dept. of Mental Health, a small quantity of contaminated soil was encountered. It was removed and spread on top of the excavation.
B-499-2001*     On 9/8/01, 1522 hours I received notification that Guy Baker (of DOT, Carmel Lot) had reported a waste oil spill on Route 9 in Hampden.  The report had gone into the Gray Barracks at 1035 that morning.  I was unable to contact Guy at the time I got the report, but I did talk to him the following Monday morning.  As I expected they had sanded the area and shortly after there was no need to recover the sand.  Typically, when a small oil spill has been sanded the traffic agitates and aerates the product so that it is no longer a hazard.
A-595-1999* A cement truck ruptured its hydraulic tank while it was attempting to load onto a ferry.  Oil spilled onto the ferry's ramp and into the ocean.  The spill occurred at the State of Maine DOT Ferry Service in Rockland. The workers at the Ferry Service placed sorbent booms into the harbor around the dock area. When I arrived on site there was a thick sheen on the water. With time and wind most of this oil will vanish.
B-232-1998*On 4/8/98, 1240 hours Brett Beno reported that they had discovered an oil spill at the unoccupied (seasonal) residence of Everett LeBlanc, who currently resides in Florida.  An unknown quantity (but probably in the vicinity of 5-10 gallons) had leaked out around the nipple threads.  The release went onto the dirt floor, which was wet with ground water, where it ended up in a sump, which got pumped outside of the building onto the gravel drive way.  Irving personnel were pumping out the tank.

When I investigated there was stressed vegetation and the pebbles in the drive way appeared to be stained with oil.  However, there was not any fresh product around and there was no free product on the sumps (there were two of them) in the basement.  I tried to contact Everett.  I didn't talk to him but his daughter called me on his behalf.  I described the damage as minimal and suggested that if he wanted to involve the fund to please contact me.  I expect I'll hear from Mr. LeBlanc when he moves back to Stockton Springs for the summer.
A-480-1999*The deckhand, Arthur Farnum, dropped the nozzle while fueling the boat.  The delivery was quickly stopped and pads were used to clean fuel from the deck.  Some did get into the water.  The Vinalhaven truck delivers fuel at 3 gallons per minute.   I advised Vinalhaven Fuel that they should also let the local Fire Department know and report the spill to MSO Bucksport.  No further action is anticipated.
P-803-2001*On 10/5/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill of 112 gallons at the Cumberland Farms on Pine St. in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed public works employees placing sand on the spilled gasoline to contain it.  No evidence of gasoline in a nearby storm sewer was observed.  The spill occurred when a dispensor hose being used by a customer unthreaded from the dispensor and dropped to the ground.  The store employee operating the facility at the time did not know how to shut down the pumps and called the fire department.  Upon arrival, the fire department was able to force entry into a shed next to the store and shut down the pump.

I called Clean Harbors on behalf of Cumberland Farms and asked them to respond to remove the sand that had been used to soak up the spill.  Seven drums of soil were removed by Clean Harbors.  Later that morning, I met on site with Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations & Remediation.  Don and I checked a monitoring well that the spilled had traveled over.  The well was dry but soil at the bottom of it had a distinctly older gasoline smell to it, likely left over from previously documented releases at the site.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 2001
I-139-2001*Fuel tank over flow of about 1/2 cup (foam only).  Wiped off house immediately with pads.
P-35-2001*    On Thus. 2/8/01, I met a school official at this site at the request of the school department's Alan Bickford to check on suspected problems with the heating oil UST facility.  CTI Chris Wilson had made an anuual tank system inspection on 6/12/00 and Mr. Bickford was checking on the recommened upgrades.  Mr. Bickford was concerned that proposed upgrades may exceed the cost of a new AST and their budget.  The school is located in a residential area, and is on city water and sewer.  The 2500 gal. dbl-wall FRP tank and piping was installed in 1990.  I noted no discharges evident during my visit.  Onsite I was shown the tank-top sump and the furnace room.
     Onsite I spoke with Tim Rector of DEP tanks unit and explained my observations, which are outlined in my 2/12/01 memo.  A copy of this memo was also sent to Mr. Bickford.  In a later phone conversation I advised him that corrections and upgrades will need to be done by a licensed oil burnerman and/or a Maine CTI.   Tim Rector of DEP will resolve any compliance issues.
    No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See attached and DEP UST Reg. file #8587 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Resp. Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-396-1997*The washing machine supply hose had broken during the Lenhardt's absents flooding the basement which in return caused the discharge of kerosene, from a small space heater, and waste oil from containers being stored.  The supply for the fuel tank of the furnace was shut off.

By the time I arrived, the fire dept. had placed sorbents pads down in the basement while the Lenhardt's started to ventilate the upstairs.  The pumping of water from the basement was ceased until I could assess the situation.  After the determination was made that the amount of fuel was minor, the pumping of water from the basement was continued while I collected the oil with sorbent pads.  In addition, an oily/water separator was constructed out of a 5 gallon bucket and the pump placed inside it.

All recoverable oil was collected with sorbent pads.  I suggested that the Lenhardt's ventilate the upstairs of the house for the night and to contact me if they had any further problems or questions.  As of August 13, 1997, I have not heard from the Lenhardt's and are assuming they had no further difficulties.

No further action required.
P-262-1996*On June 3, 1996 A complaint was received at the Department of oil being dumped in Taylor Brook.  I responded to the complaint.  The address the complaintant had given did not exist, however the area was next to Taylor Brook where the oil was reportedly being dumped.  I checked the river in this area thoroughly and two places down stream.  I saw no sheen or oil in the water.  I later tried unsuccessfully to reach the anonymous caller.  No further action.
A-652-2000*   DEP, Response, received a referral from a member of Technical Services regarding a homeowner (Bedard/Ayotte) that they had spoken with earlier in the year about odors in their well water.  on their recommendation the homeowner had the water analized; results now indicated petroleum contamination.  This well and an abutting well were sampled on 11/29/00; this (Bedard/Ayotte) well showed contaminatin at 550 ppb DRO and 315 ppb GRO.  The abutting well was non-detect.
   The area is rural residential and the affected home and well are relatively new (less than four years) and well kept.  There was no evidence of spillage at the time of my site visit.  Carbon filters were placed at the Bedard/Ayotte house and the case was referred back to Technical Services for resolution.
P-878-2001*10.19.2001 I spoke with Bergeron who advised that a valve broke off the back of a liquid asphalt tank truck and the liquid spilled onto the ground in front of his house; and that the work crew deployed sand to the spill.  Bergeron advised that the material was not migrating.

10.20.2001 I contacted Crooker in the morning and informed the representative answering the phone of the spill.  Later contact with the Crooker representative indicated that the spill was removed.  I contacted Bergeron who advised me that he was happy with the clean up effort.

10.22.2001 Advised that Crooker representative Bill Frattini visited Mrs. Bergeron to address the issue of remaining residual tach (liquid asphalt) in the drive way and migration of spilled material toward the Bergeron's drinking water well.  Frattini offered to repair a portion of the driveway and test the Bergeron well.  See attached Crooker Letter.


No further compliant received and no further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-699-1995*Received a call from David Everett regarding the discovery of an oil spill at one of his rental properties, Everett Circle, Lot#7, Oxford, ME.  It was unclear what caused the discharge, but it was estimated to be around 20 gallons.

We excavated approximately .5 yards of soil which was later spread on the access road to Mr. Everett's gravel pit.
P-271-1988*
REPORT UPDATE of Nov. 2005 by SGB

	Fuel oil AST bulk plant.  Closed and out of service since 1990's.  Adjacent to Downeast Energy truck parking area and the former Thibeault Oil Co. bulk plant off Summer St.  No active AST's present in 2005.  See site year 2005 site sketch for further information.
I-112-2000*This spill was called in after folks started noticing an oil smell in the kitchen area of the church. The oil tank is located in a closet adjacent the kitchen. The burner technician, who was called, found the leak in the tank.

A contractor was called to excavate the contaminated soil, backfill, reseal the closet area with poly and cement and install a recovery well outside the wall.

A grade school (Wellington School) is located approximately 800 feet down gradient. Initial sampling indicated a trace amount of hydrocarbon. Follow-up sampling has not shown any problems.

The church well is contaminated and a carbon filter system was installed. Jean Flannery assumed management of the site.
I-108-2000*On 9-20-00, Laurie Weston of Irving Oil called to report that while servicing a heating system on an apartment house in Houlton, the tank was discovered to be leaking. There was a dirt floor and they were unsure how much had leaked. I investigated that day and found that because of corrosion, there were several pin holes in the bottom of the tank. It did not look like much had leaked and when they replaced the tank they removed a little dirty dirt beneath the tank. No further action was necessary.
P-426-2000*The discharge was the result of a car accident damaging the gasoline tank.  The gasoline was contained to the side of the road and collected using sorbent pads.  A small amount of saturated soil was spread on the road for aeration.

No further action required.
I-48-2000*On 5-19-00, Charlie Adams, a sub contractor hired to abandon a tank in place at the Limestone Manor called to report that while performing the abandonment, the tank was overfilled with slurry and ruptured beneath the floor inside the bulding. I investigated that day and found that the floor had been heaved up about 2 feet and the slurry mixed with oil from the tank had come to the top. The odor was negligible and the area since already being remodeled, was in a plastic enclosure. Clean Harbors was hired by the contractor to remediate. This was accomplished the following week.
A-415-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that 350 gallons of NaOH was spilled to the facility sewer when a valve "didn't shut off".  No recovery was attempted.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
I-222-1998*On 12-4-98, Sherm Weaver, a burner tech. with Daigle oil called to report there had been a spill at the residence of Gladys Savory in Ashland. He had been requested to repair a broken fuel line and in the process discovered there had been the loss of about 200 gallons. It had leaked in the entry way of the house and gone down below the suspended floor into the soil below. A considerable amount had also absorbed into the wooden walls and wood floor. I hired a local contractor to remove the floor and walls, and any soil below the floor. This was to eliminate the strong odor of fuel in the house. The floor and walls were removed/replaced and about 4 yards of soil (to bedrock) was removed. Several days later it was reported that there was oil in the storm drain system on Main street. On investigating, I found it was entering the system in front of the savory residence. Collection of product from the storm drains continued for about 3 weeks until cold weather slowed water infiltration to the system. They will continue to be monitored periodically and again a collection process initiated in spring.
P-506-2000*16 August 2000, responded to compliant of oil in the aeration tanks at S. Portland waste water treatment facility (SPTF).  I met with Ron Letarte and work crew from SPTF and we geographically  isolated the source of the spill to the Rigby Yard area of S. Portland.  After meeting with Guilford Rail reps, they inspected the Round House (vacant building) and discovered a spill from the building boiler room that migrated to adjacent rooms and floor drains connected to the city sewer system.
It was later determined that salvageable metals (brass, copper) where being stolen from the building, and when a brass fitting was removed from the boiler the spill occurred.  The boiler system was supplied by a 16,000 gallon capacity above ground supply tank.  The tank and piping system is equipped with a check valve that would have minimized the spill significantly, but was later determined by Guilford staff to be stuck open.  The spill impacted several rooms of the Round House and systems of the SPTF including three aeration tanks (capacity 3 million gallons).
Over the course of the next month Guilford Rail, SPTF, and MDEP conducted unified planning of the clean up at both facilities.  Waste sludge contaminated with oil was diverted to Norridgewock land fill until testing indicated the sludge could be legally landspread. Guilford took responsibility for the spill and initiated the hiring of contractors to clean up the spill at the SPTF and disposal facilities in Maine and New Hampshire for licensed disposal.  The clean up at the SPTF consisted of vac trucks to remove layers of oil and later scrubbing of the aeration tanks.  Guilford staff cleaned up the Round House with sorbents.  All ASTs not in use at Rigby Yard were pumped off.

Fund coverage claim expected, no further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 16Nov00.

P-153-2000*The Department was not notified until well after the discharge was cleaned-up, so no response was required.  For details regarding cause and method of clean-up, see attached letter from the Kennebunk Sewer District.

No further action required.
P-677-1997*Spill from AST.  Cleaned up and investigated by Brad Hahn of Division of Technical Services and David McCaskill of Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


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Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-444-1999*
Lucia Allen of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Co. called to report that a quart of unused motor oil fell off a moving pickup truck and was run over by another vehicle. The dust of the CCC Road absorbed the oil which was dug up and taken to their oil spill debris dumpster for disposal at Sawyer's Landfill in Hampden.
A-98-1998*The Maine Army National Guard reported a release of about 30 pounds of CFCs.  See attached report.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-842-1996*2 May 1996, Biddeford Fire Dept. reported that the subjects vehicle over turned in the driveway of the spill location. Several days later I picked up the oil soaked pads at the FD and left two bales to replace the FD stock.

18 Mar 1997, I made contact with subject and informed a female party of reimbursement, they approved.

MDEP to seek reimbursement for two bales of pads.
No further action.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (25Mar97)
A-454-1998*Debris in the road damaged the tank.  Gardiner Fire responded and placed some pads and patched the tank.  Some fuel had reached the road edge and soaked in.  There were no wells nearby.

No further action is anticipated.
A-756-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-153-2001*B-153-01
03/27/2001 09:55

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small of Jet A fuel out on the main ramp.  It was stated that approximately 12 gallons leaked from an overfill.  All the fuel was contained on the pavement.  No drains were involved.

B-153-01
03/27/2001 09:55

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small of Jet A fuel out on the main ramp.  It was stated that approximately 12 gallons leaked from an overfill.  All the fuel was contained on the pavement.  No drains were involved.

v
B-274-2001*
     This office received a call at 1250 on 5/9/01 from Laura Hunt (Georgia-Pacific Corp) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that at 1200 today, a leak from a contractor's portable welder was discovered at 144 Main Street in Baileyville.  At this point in time, they are not sure if the spill is due to a leak in the fuel tank or as a result of an overfill.  Some of the oil went onto soil in the alleyway, but most of it was slowly leaking into a bucket where it was contained.  An estimated 5 to 10 gallons leaked from the equipment.  The contractor (CCB, Inc.; Westbrook) has been advised to fix the leak and/or pump the fuel tank out.  There are no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-280-1997*  On Thursday, 5/29/97 I attended the removal of a
 1000 gal. bare steel UST associated with the Public Work's transfer station building.  According to Mr. Hobart of the Public Works, the tank had been taking on water so was taken out of service and removal planned.  I wished to visit because of controversy with the nearby Anne St, Well and complaints by Mr. Piela of Lisbon Fuel Co.
  Corrosion holes were found in the tank and oil contaminated sand and clay (see attached notes and lab results).  Final decision as to Clean-Up Goal will be made by DEP Tech Services following evaluation of the site's threat to the Ann St. Municipal Well.
  Also of concern at this site was the intended replacement of the PWD's anodes on their gasoline UST, a CP tank only 13 years old.  On excavation it was realized by PWD that the UST was FRP but the piping was steel with anodes.  Brian Hobart stated that the anode for the piping was upgraded.  In early August, 1997, a second #2 oil UST was removed, a 500 gal. double wall FRP, because they had switched to gas heat.  No problems were reported to DEP.
   See the attachements and other DEP spill reports for further information on this area.  Further DEP actions are possible.
S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-212-1999*An unattended overfill ocurred while a motorist was refueling. About 8 gallons was lost. The FD responded and used pads and speedy dry to pick it up.
P-453-1997*On 8/21/97 Andrew Slusarski of the Department's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit received a call from Mr. Clint Hatt reporting that several drums of unknown product had been abandoned in his van which was located on his vacant property on Grove Street in Portland.  Mr. Hatt had left the van at a repair shop in Gorham.  The owner of the shop had been evicted and had Mr. Hatt's van towed to his property.  When Mr. Hatt opened the van he discoverd several drums and buckets full of unknown products.  I visited the site of the van and verified the drums to be present.  Samples were taken of the contents of the drums and some did contain hazardous materials.  Andrew Slusarski and I visited the former owner of the repair shop (Michael Aceto) on 9/3/97 and discussed the situation with him.  He indicated that he would make arrangements to take care of the wastes.  After several weeks there was no indication that Mr. Aceto intended to remove the wastes so he was given a deadline: remove the wastes or the Department would do so and seek reimbursement.

11/10/97 Clean Harbors, Inc. removed and disposed of the wastes under the direction of Andrew Slusarski.  (Massachussetts Manifest #MAJ661778)

This case is being managed by Andrew Slusarski of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management

I-128-2000*ON 11/20/00, a spill was reported at Cat's Pit stop in Patten. Because of an overfill of a truck about 5 gallons of diesel fuel was lost in the parking lot. The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.
A-411-1996*Received a call from Jim Wazlaw of Central Maine Power that there had been a spill from a three transformers in Rangeley. Approximately 150 gallons of non-PCB oil was spilled when the sewage district dug too close to the pole. CMP personel cleaned it up. No site visit was made and no further work is needed. Barry Brackett, noted in the report as working for DEP, actually works for the sewer district.
P-326-1997*On June 12, 1997 Mr. Andrew Elcik of Raymond reported that driveway sealer had been washed from his driveway into Sebago Lake and his dug well during a heavy rainstorm.  I contacted the Portland Water District who confirmed the information.  I responded to the site and observed that the sealer had entered the well, which was down gradient of the driveway, along a paved pathway (which had also been sealed) did had a layer of sealent in it.  The majority of the product had entered the cove of the lake and had been sufficiently dispursed and was unrecoverable.  Steve Eufemia contacted the distributor of the material for a MSDS (attached) which confirmed that it was a coal-tar based mixture.  I made arrangements to have Sun Environmental pump the well the next day.  On 6/13/97, under the direction of Stephen Flannery, the well was pumped and the tiles washed down.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-215-1997*A ongoing leak over one year contaminated the well.  The house was closed up in the fall with evidence of well contamination.  It was reported next spring.  The tank had leaked all winter.  Another well also showed contamination.  The site was referred to Tech Services immediately.
A-115-1997* On 4/14/97 G.H. Bass reported a 0.5 gallon spill of Bostik Supergrip 357 OB. This material is a flammable cement that is used in the shoe making process. Employees from Bass cleaned up the spill with speedi-dri and placed the waste into the flammable waste stream. No site visit was needed by the DEP. No further action will be required. See attached letter from G.H. Bass.
P-319-1997*On July 11, 1997 I was contacted by Will Humphries an environmental consultant with Dames & Moore.  Will called to report contamination found during a construction project at an old Downeast Gas Station.  The station in question was a Downeast Puffin Stop that had closed down two years earlier.  At that time I was on site for the tank removal (see spill report # P-697-94). The station remained out of service and no further action occurred at the site until this spring when construction began on a brand new facility.  While clearing away the old building a limited amount of contamination was found just beneath the surface.

I visited the site to investigate the contamination, it appeared to be limited to the upper one to two feet of soil (was contained be a very silty till layer) and extended laterally no more that twenty square feet.  The contaminated area was not associated with the underground tanks removed earlier, but may have been from a service garage that was part of the property many years ago.  Because of the small amount of contaminaion I allowed it to be spread on site prior to paving the facility.  No further action.
P-69-1999*On 01/26/99, I received a call from Erin Upton, a tenant, at 11 Elizabeth Street. She stated there was an oil smell in the house, and she believed there had been an oil spill in the basement. I went out to the residence and found the 275-gallon fuel oil tank in the basement had a stain underneath it and there was an odor of fuel oil. Erin stated that, on the Thursday before, Bob Blanchard of B & B Burner Service had come to do the annual service on the furnace and oil filter. When he finished his work, he could not restart the furnace because there was not enough oil in the tank. He told the tenants to get oil delivered and he would return to restart the furnace. The tenants called Desrocher Oil Company and they filled the tank and restarted the furnace. The next day the tenants started to smell oil in the house and called Desrocher back.  Desrocher came back out to the house and found the gasket in the filter assembly was pinched and had allowed around 100 gallons of oil to leak out of the tank onto the bedrock floor. Desrocher fixed the filter and refilled the tank and the tenants called the DEP.

The tank is located on a bedrock knob in the basement. The oil that leaked discharged to bedrock and then flowed down into the corner of the foundation wall. That is also where the water line to the well passes through the foundation. The oil followed the waterline to the drilled well, which is located in a 2' diameter, cement, well tile in the driveway. The oil collected outside the well casing in the well tile. I called Clean Harbors and they sent a Cusco Mastervac. We used the Cusco to remove the oily dirt around the oil tank and in the well tile in the driveway. We placed poly over the area of bedrock that was oily to keep the vapors down and put pads down under the filter assembly because it was still weeping slightly. We also placed pads in the well tile in the driveway because we could still see oil coming in.

I had a conversation with Marvin Smith, the owner of the property. I explained to him what had happened and what I needed to do to start the clean up. I told him that the State would oversee the clean up and pay the invoices until we determined who the responsible party was. Mr. Smith thanked me for handling the situation and ask that I keep him
informed of what was being done.

On 01/27/99 I tried to reach Bob Blanchard but I was told that he had left town on a family emergency. I also returned to the Smith rental and checked/changed the sorbent pads in the well tile. Because the oil was around the well casing and because of the fractured nature of the bedrock, I collected a water sample from the tap in the kitchen and took it to Maine Environmental Laboratory in Yarmouth to be analyzed for Diesel Range Organics.

On 01/29/99 I returned to the property and checked/changed the sorbent pads in the well tile. There was still a fair amount of oil seeping in from the direction of the house. I relayed the details of the case to Brad Hahn expecting the case would eventually be referred to Technical Services.

The following week I visited the site on 02/03/99 to check on things. The flow of oil into the well tile was not letting up so I arranged to have a Clean Harbors vacuum truck on site the following day. I finally spoke with Bob Blanchard of B & B Burner Service. He stated that after he finished servicing the system, he told the tenants to have oil delivered and then call him back to start up the furnace at which time he would have checked the system to make sure everything was OK. I let him know that even though the tenants did not do this, the gasket was not properly installed and the oil would have leaked either way. I told him he should contact his insurance company, because I felt that he was responsible for the incident.

On 02/04/99, I met Clean Harbors on site and we used the vac. truck to pull as much oil and water as we could out of the well tile. It became obvious there was still a lot of
A-295-1998*Received a phone report from Steve Fuller of Mead environmental department that there was a sheen in the #2 clear water outfall. Steve reported that Mead had diverted the clear water sewer to the process sewer until the source of the sheen was discovered. Later that day he left me a voice mail saying that they had found the problem and were doing the maintenance to fix it. In the attached report and letter Mr. Fuller writes that a vacuum pump seal was leaking lube oil into the clear water sewer. The pump was isolated from the sewer and repaired. No further work is needed on this spill.
P-45-1996*Resident had stroke, fell down on oil tank breaking off valve.  Approx. 20 gal. spilled onto resident and concrete floor.  Small amount of oil got to sump and was pumped out to lawn.  C.A.B. Services cleaned up oil inside and outside.  No further action.
P-778-1996*On Dec. 3, 1996 I attended a tank removal at 19 Union Street in Brunswick.  There was contamination present however soil screening showed no levels higher than baseline  II clean up goals therefore no remediation was done.  Groundwater was present in the excavation.  There was a light sheen on the water but no product layer.  Tank pull was done by Ray Labbe Construction.  No further action.
A-317-1999* A customer attempted to pump gasoline into his vehicle's gas tank. However, he failed to place the nozzle into the filler hole. This resulted in the spillage of 7 gallons of gasoline. The customer then paid for the spilled gas and denied that he spilled it, he then left. The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled gas. I was then called to pick up the debris, no further action will be required.
P-105-1999*On 2/9/99 I received a call from Mobil Oil reporting a gasoline spill of unknown quantity at their terminal in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed gasoline floating on ice and water within the diked area of tank 30.  I estimated the spill volume at between 1000 and 3000 gallons.  Clean Harbors was on scene and had just begun to vacuum the gasoline from the ice and water.  The spill had occurred as the result of a pump failure on a pipeline.  The pump had been secured and no further discharge was occurring.  It did not appear as though any of the spilled product had gone beyond the containment area of tank 30.  The spilled product was vacuumed and sorbed throughout the afternoon into the evening.  Arrangements were made to have an excavator on site to deal with saturated soils from the dike the next morning.

On 2/10/99 I visited the site again along with Rick Kaselis of Maine DEP who licenses the facility.  Excavation was underway upon our arrival.  The saturation of the soils appeared to encompass only the top six inches of material before a layer of frozen clay was encountered.  That layer of clay appeared to have contained the discharge.  Approximately 30 yards of soil was removed in all.  Clean Harbors crews also continued to use sorbent materials to clean up smaller puddles of gasoline not recovered on the previous day.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 13, 1999
I-65-2000*On 6-17-00, Cheryl St. Peter reported that while removing two old gasoline tanks at the Irving Woodlands Mill in St.John, contamination was observed in the excavation. About 50 yards was removed and land-spread on mill property but further delineation was necessary because it appeared to extend further than the backhoe at that time could reach. Geoprobes were conducted and a plume was found to extend towards Rt. 1. A cleanup plan is currently being developed with tech services.
P-68-1999*    On 1/26/99 I received a report by an anonymous real estate broker/agent claiming to know of buried drums at this rural Freeport, Maine, residential area.  The person claimed to know that 5 to 7 drums of waste oil had been buried on the site by the previous owner, a Mr. Alan, about 5 to 10 years ago.  The present owner, Mr. Tsonas, is planning to clear the lot for building.
     Oil reportedly leaches into the ocean during the summer months.  The location is Map 5, Lot 48.  Further investigation was scheduled for the summer of 1999, when the sheen is reported to be expected.
     On Fri. 6/18/99, I visited the property and noted a new single family house mostly completed.  The prop. owner was reported to be out of state at the time by the building foreman who gave me a tour.  Walking along the shore at low tide I noted no sheen or other evidence of an oil discharge seeping out of the embankment with groundwater as reported.  The contractor, who had excavated much of the property stated he found no evidence of buried drums.  He did suggest it may have been a disgruntled-neighbor complaint who did not want development of the land to go through.  I noted no evidence of UST's onsite.
     No further Resp. Div. action is anticipated at this time.  See the site sketch and attached for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-748-1999*     DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding spills and dumping at this property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 12/9.  Sloppy spillage was observed at an oil AST at the rear of the property; contaminated soil was excavated and it was determined that this spillage was relatively minor.  A dug well serving the facility is located about 200' from the spill area; it is not used for drinking and is not likely to be impacted by this event.
A-292-2001*   DEP received a report that this minor transformer oil spill had occurred.  No health or environmental impact was realized, but several vehicles were splashed and required cleaning.
B-631-1998*During the weekend of Sept. 19,  an accident occurred between a logging truck and a private vehicle on Champion's 24000 road.

Reporting it on Sept. 22., Dave Cole wanted to know what, if anything, he should do about clean-up.  I said I'd look at the site and get back to him.

I looked for the site that afternoon, and finally finding it, determined that there was nothing, really, that need be done.  The oil was strewn along the roadside brush for 50 feet or so, in an uninhabited area; natural degradation would attenuate the spill just fine.
B-42-1997*At 1430 on January 24, 1997 we received a call from Larry Cyr who represents Finova Capital of New York reporting a #6 oil spill at the defunct Strair's Woolen Mill in Orono.  Mr. Cyr is the overseer of the mill while it is going through liquidation.  He thought that between 150 and 200 gallons came out the tank vent onto the ground.  I told him to hire a contractor to spread sand on the oil and I would meet him at site.

I met Mr. Cyr as scheduled and shortly after John Lane of Central Maine Excavators arrived with a load of sand which we mixed into the #6 oil.  I believe only 100 gallons actually spilled out the vent.  A broken gauge on the tank caused the mill to order more than what could fit into the tank.  Luckily, the driver for H.O. Bouchard quickly shut down his pumps when the product came out the vent.

The material was stockpiled under plastic until Monday the 27th, when Clean Harbors hauled the four cubic yards away for disposal.  No state waters were threatened.
A-20-2001* A neighbor noticed fuel oil seeping from under the deck of Mr. Maden's summer home on Biscay Pond. He called the Bristol Fire Dept. and they responded. The Bristol FD then called the MEDEP. An oil tank was located under the deck and the fuel filter was placed in depression in the ground. This depression filled with water and ice and stretched the fittings causing a release of 150 to 175 gallons of kerosene.
 I arrived after dark and found the Fire Dept. placing sorbent pads onto the oil. They had chipped channels through the ice that covered the ground. Fuel oil would then ooze into these channels. This actvity continued for several hours.
 I arrived on site the next day with Kip Cline to determine the next coarse of action. Kip agreed to scrape and shovel the ice and snow into drums for disposal. The free product on the frozen ground would then be collected with sorbent pads. Kip worked on this clean up over the weekend.
 On Wednesday 1-17, I hired EPI to collect the 32 drums of snow, ice and oil. These drums were brought to Yarmouth and will be melted and then pumped out and sent to ECC for ultimate disposal.
 In late May or early June, the Maden's returned to their summer home on Biscay Pond.  I had made several site visits during the late winter and early spring. The oil had killed the grass and mosses that were growing in Mr. Maden yard. In mid June Kip Cline was hired to till the effected area reseed it and cover with mulch hay. The oil effected area, dead grass, extended from the deck to the shoreline. I had Kip till only the upper half of this area. I did not want to allow soil erosion to impact Biscay Pond. I made a site visit on 6-12 and noticed the reseeding operation showed no signs of soil erosion.
 A water sample was collected on 5-24. No DRO were detected by the HETL. This site has been referred to Alex Pugh of our Technical Division.
A-330-1998*Theresa Langlais called the Livermore Fire Department on June 28, complaining of an oil sheen along the edge of her driveway.  Mr. Berry relayed the information to DEP the following day.  He reported the Fire Department has been to her property several times to investigate complaints of neighbors dumping oil, which have been unfounded.  He felt the problems was her septic system.

I visited the Langlais property on June 30.  Mrs. Langlais described several instances where she felt her neighbors had dumped waste oil or gasoline on her property.  I observed a thin organic mat along the edge of the driveway downhill from the septic tank, but did not see any evidence of petroleum products.  No damage to the lawn is evident.  The septic tank does not appear to be full of solids, although the liquid level is up to the cover.  There is probably infiltration when it rains because the cover is exposed.

I advised Mrs. Langlais there was nothing I could do, and suggested she have her leachfield checked.  She said she could not afford to.  I asked her to call DEP if there were any further incidents involving intentional dumping of waste oil.  No further action required.
B-689-1999*On 10/29/99, 0947 hours the Orland Fire Department reported and responded to a 4 gallon diesel spill that had been cause by a traffic accident.  The product landed on the gravel shoulder of Route 1 near where it intersects with Gray Meadow Road.  The spill did not present a hazard so no clean up was required.

B-500-2001*      On September 10, 2001 at 1015 we received a call from Steve Pelkey of Pelkey Oil reporting a leak in a basement tank at ICC North at 172 North Main St. in Brewer.  I arrived on site and met a Pelkey Oil technician spreading Speedi Dri on the cement floor.  We estimated that about fifteen gallons leaked and a couple gallons entered the basement drain.  Pelkey had a magni patch on the leak and will replace the system.
     I talked to Scot Clukey of the Brewer treatment plant who said the basement drains are likely tied to drains that empty into the Penobscot River.  There was no sign of oil in the  river nor reports of a sheen over the weekend.  John Periera of Bucksport owns the building and leases it to ICC North.
A-243-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor transformer oil spill had occurred.  It transpired that PCB content was negligible.
P-533-1997*While doing an inspection of the stage 2 vapor recovery system at the Mobil facility on Rte. 1 in Saco, Alan Morrison of the DEP's Bureau of Air Quality Control discovered 9 inches of product in the manway piping sump of one of the 10,000 gallon USTs on site.  I responded and met with Alan and the manager of the facility and determined that the liquid in the sump was in fact free product, and requested that the pumps associated with the tank be turned off pending an investigation of the site.  The single walled fiberglass product piping runs in a fiberglass trench, and several of the trench monitoring wells also contained heavily contaminated water and/or product.  I contacted Beth DeHaas of the UST Enforcement Unit as she had previously been involved with this site, most recently concerning a 700 gallon discharge in Sept., 1995 (P-571-95).  Mobil Oil Corporation retained the services of TYREE Environmental Services to pump the product from the sump and fiber trench and NDE to perform a precision on the
piping; both the super unleaded and unleaded plus lines failed.  Beth DeHaas and I observed a helium test being performed on these lines to attempt to pinpoint the exact site of leak.  The leak was determined to be at the flex contector under one of the super unleaded pumps.  The flex connector was repaired and the system was retested and determined to be tight.  No release to the environment occurred and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-530-2001*Paula from C.N.Brown Oil Co. called to report that one of their technicians spilled an estimated one cup of #2 at Rebecca Paterson, 658 Garland Rd., Dexter, Maine 04930. They were removing the oil from the basement AST by pumping it out through the piping. A bit of oil was spilled onto the technician and the lawn during the hose removal. He used a sorbent pad to clean up the lawn.
B-372-1998*Sandra Johnson called Bob Batteese, complaining that she was selling her farm, had some small quantities of pesticide on hand, as well as 3 fluid ounces of mercury, and wanted to know what to do with it.  She couldn't wait for the pesticide pick-up program in August, he said.

Inasmuch as I'd've gone to the Johnson farm to get the mercury, I figured I might as well drag back the pesticides too.  As of this writing, all the materials are in storage awaiting proper disposal.
B-128-2001*
On 3/21/01,0900 hours Mark of Dead River reported that they had a small overfill at the residence of William Cray, which is located at 188 Patterson Road in Hampden.  He indicated that some of it had come out of the vent and that some of it spilled from a fitting on top of the tank that was designed to go to another feed line.  It was a 3/8" fitting so it did not allow a lot of product to escape.  Mr. Cray was concerned about the health effects from the odor.  The living space had a PID reading of .2 ppm.  The basement in the area of the AST read 11 ppm as did the head space in the container of Odorgon that the Dead River Technicians had used to attenuate the odor.  Mr Cray agreed to continue with ventilation and that he would contact me if the odor persisted.  It is now 4/11/01 and I have not heard from him.
B-77-2000*     On February 14, 2000 at 1500 we received a call from Deputy Chief Mike Anderson of the Hampden Fire Dept. reporting a #2 oil spill at the Tomcat Redemption building at 106 Main Rd. South in Hampden.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Anderson, business owner Tom Sawyer and building owner Maurice Robitaille.  The oil came from a leaking line in the basement which Dead River Oil workers were replacing.  There was an area of contaminated soil beneath the feedline.  I estimated that between five and ten gallons of fuel leaked.  Mr. Sawyer said that he had smelled oil the previous four or five days.  I told him and Mr. Robitaille to shovel the contaminated soil into a drum.. Mr. Sawyer agreed to help Mr. Robitaille with this job.  The area is on town water.
B-367-1997*On 7/15/97 Nate Crosby requested an abandonment in place permit for a UST that was at his parents house at 14 park Street in Milo.  He believed that the tank was located under the cement floor of the basement.  The tank was attached to a hand pump like the ones used for pumping water from a well.  I guess "hand operated, well pump" is an accurate descripion.  The kerosene held by the tank was pumped into 3 gallon bottles which were mounted on a fuel feeding system to a kitchen stove.  When I was a kid, it was my responsiblity to keep such a stove going.  A difference was that I transferred the product from a 55 gallon drum that was mounted horizontally and it had a spigot.

When I investigated I found that the tank could be stuck from a fill pipe straight in, which was clear indication that the tank was not under the floor of the basement.  ALso, the foundation looked to be very sound so I suggested that it would be better to remove the tank rather than abandon it in place.  On 8/14/97 the UST was removed and there was no evidence of spillage.  The soil was a loamy, glacial till to a depth of 6.5 feet.  No water came into the hole.
B-241-1997*D-TREE=B1.
P-490-1992*
DEP investigation by responder John Gordon of gasoline vapors impinging on the NAPA Auto Parts store; traced to the neighboring Irving gas station.  facility test forun leak in product line, and an unregistered UST.
A-84-1998*     DEP received an anonymous report that a jet fuel spill had occurred at this facility several days earlier.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It was evident that a spill had occurred to a paved area, though recent rains had carried this off-site via a stormwater system.  There was no recoverable product.  The facility manager (Bowdin) confirmed that a spill had occurred when jet A (fuel) that was no longer useable in aircraft was being transferred for use as heating oil; a union was leaking during this transfer.
     I informed the property owner (Town of Wiscasset) of the incident and referred the matter for Compliance consideration.  I anticipate no further Response involvement.
I-53-1997*Fraser reported a spill of V-Brite powder (sodium hydrosulfite).

The spill was found by the maintenance staff and they collected the spilled material in a 55 gallon fiber drum.

The material reacts with water or moisture, apparently the material got wet somehow in the cleanup process. Fraser called me at home when drum got hot, I  gave permission to dump the V-Brite material to the sewer and flood it with copius amounts of water.  About 400 lbs. was dumped to the Fraser's industrial waste system after the waste water operators were advised.

Case closed.
B-103-1997*3/4/97 08:14

Lyle Dever, Public Works Director for the Town of Southwest Harbor, called to report a rather embarassing situation involving the spillage of gasoline.  During the previous night the town's fire department responded to a fire at the residence of Jack Gilley on the Hadlock Road. It was at that time the Department's main engine developed a leak in it's gasoline tank spilling about 45 gallons onto Mr. Gilley's driveway.  Luckily it was parked far from ignition sources.  The gasoline was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  The spill is not believed to be a threat considering the area is served by a public water supply.
B-237-1996*Sometime during the winter of 1996, a motor grader operated by a contractor working on S. D. Warren land went off a bridge over the N. Br. Carrying Place Stream.  The site of the accident is on Boise Cascade land.

During the accident or in the effort to recover the grader, and estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the ground, bridge wing and stream surface. The spill was not reported 'til May 7.

On May 8 I inspected the area with Rick Kircher, and we concluded that the oiled soil should be excavated and spread nearby. See the attached letter from Kircher.
P-545-1998*    This case covers the investigation of MTBE detected in the residential well of this Wells residence.  As part of a 1000 well MTBE study implemented by Maine DHS, Toxicologist Andy Smith turned this over to DEP on 10/2/98.  The initial sampling indicated 1.6 ppb MTBE, right near the reliable detection level and possibly unreliable.  The state action level is 35 ppb.
     I unsuccessfully attempted to reach Ms. McCabe by phone on 10/13/98.  On 10/19/98 I sent a letter regarding re-sampling though as of 1/7/99 have received no reply.  No site visit has been made.  This case will be closed for now pending a possible reply from Ms. McCabe in the future and request for resampling.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-533-1997*On 9/24/97, 1505 hours Kevin Jenssen of Eastern Fine Paper reported a 5 gallon #6 oil spill at their fuel unloading facility.  For some reason the vent on the delivery vessel, which was a transport tanker via tubes that drain the top of it onto the ground.  They deployed a drip pan immediately.  This contained about three gallons of the spill.  The remaining 2 gallons were cleaned up with sorbent pads.  All of the escaped product went to their waste stream, which is handled by Laidlaw Environmental Services.
B-465-1999*The landing gear on Peter Verlee's plane didn't hold up during landing on 7/30; the plane veered off the runway and stuck in drainage ditch.  The initial report said the plane was leaking fuel into a wetland, so I responded to the scene.

I really needn't have.  The base fire department had the situation well in hand;  the plane was only leaking a very minor amount out the wing tank vent and the FD had sorbent down to control the loss.  No fuel actually made it to the drainage ditch.
B-384-2000*B-384-2000
07/09/2000 08:15

     Bob Bechtold, Assistant Environmental Engineer for the Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor, called to report a minor gasoline spill at their facility.  Approximately one cup of fuel leaked onto a paved surface from overfilling a vehicle.  The spill was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
P-442-1990*	See separate narrative and letters.  This report updated 9/19/02.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-639-1998*Received a call from Ken Birsk concerning an oil spill. He is in the mobile home moving business. While moving a mobile home on Norridgewock Road in Fairfield Center, he spilled some oil. While detaching an above ground storage tank that he thought was empty; he spilled a reported 2 gallons of #2 heating oil. He reported that he wiped it up with rags. I drove past the site a few days later and saw only a small stain. No further work is needed on this spill.
B-654-1997*On 11/12/97, 1445 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a less than one pint hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks.  The spill landed on a 4' x 6' area of pavement.  They tried deploying speedy dry but it kept blowing away.  Conseqently they were unable to recover any of the oil.  Chances are good that the oil will stay with the pavement.
B-77-1996*Carey Scates of Maine-DOT called to report discovering a large oil slick on Route 9 in Clifton.  It was reported that the slick was about 4 feet wide and about 4 miles long.  It was not known how it was originated.  Investigation shown that the oil was contained entirely on pavement and not thought to be significant.
I-73-1998*PETER GREENIER FAXED IN A SPILL REPORT, 30 GAL OF HYD OIL AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT, FROM A BROKEN HOSE, CLEANED UP WITH SPEEDI DRI, DISPOSED AT THE LANDFILL IN P.I.
A-494-1999*No site visit made.  Ted Haskell reported that a barrel tipped over while unloading it.  One of the bungs was not tight and some of the oil water mixture spilled.  Most of this was contained on the concrete floor of in the shed where the spill occurred.  A couple of gallons got out the door and soaked into soil.  Ted quickly had this all cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
B-175-1996*Dave Beaumont, Licensed Tank Installer from Millinocket, called to request a waiver to remove two gasoline tanks at Wardwell Construction on Route 3 in Bucksport.  It was also stated that Mike Millett of Millett Associates would be on site to do the assessment for the removal.  The waiver was granted and the removal attended.

Two gasoline tanks, 1K and 2K, were removed from a sandy fill material.  Inspection of the bottom of the excavation shown no sign of contamination.  The natural soil consisted of impervious silts and clays.  No holes were found on either tank.  A small amount of weathered contaminated soil was found however around each fill pipe.  This was removed and set aside for later spreading on top of the excavation.  No further action is expected.
P-6-2000*    On 1/5/00 DEP received a complaint of unreported oil spills, improper waste disposal and unsafe fuel management at the aircraft repair and bulk fuel facility located @ Portland's Jetport.  I visited on Thus. 1/6/00, met with Fuel Svcs. Manager Stephen Walker who gave me a brief tour, and then met Thomas Shiffer, Gen. Aviation Manager.  The facility now has only AST's, having removed their UST's in the 1990's.  They also deal with waste oil and cleaning solvents.
   Near the jet fuel & av-gas AST's we noted spillage around several slop drums.  Walker stated that they did dispose of oily waste in the their other trash.  Walker & Shiffer showed me their Fuel Spill Plan (attached) which had no info. on reporting to the state.  They both stated that they were not aware they were responsible for reporting anything but big (oil) spills, and thought their spill contractor, Clean Harbors, would report on those.  I advised them on spill reporting.  Later sent them DEP info. on responding to spills, reporting, and copies of applicable statute with a cover letter of 1/7/00 (attached).
    Andrew Slusarski of DEP RCRA unit advised me that DEP's Barb Parker had inspected the facility and issued an NOV over RCRA waste management.  Area non-sensitive due to clay soils, built over wetland.  Past problems with stormdrain discharges though.
    On 1/11/00 NE Air submitted a revised Fuel Spill Plan which I passed on to Scott Whittier for review.  See the attached revised plan and my reply of 1/28/00.  See attached, DEP UST Reg. file #4508, and previous DEP spill reports regarding NE Air for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-38-1999*     DEP received a report that hydraulic oil had been spilled on two recent occasions from a ski-trail grooming vehicle ("cat") at this park.  According to Scott Ramsey (D.O.C.) this machine is new and was experiencing problem leaks; spilled material was dripped over several miles of snow-covered trails within the park.  No wells are believed to be "at risk" from this event and recovery is impractical.
P-513-1996*On August 16, 1996 the Dead River Oil Co., (Auburn) reported that a discharge of an unknow amount # 2 fuel oil had occurred at the Wilma Woodsome residence, 134 North Temple Rd., Lewiston.  I visited the site and met with two Dead river technicians who showed me that the discharge had occurred as the result of a leaking product line under the cement basement floor.  The product had leached up through the floor and Ms. Woodsome had originally thought it was water.  When she realized it was fuel oil she contacted Dead River.  I checked the sump and discovered free product on the water.  I padded this up and placed pads in the sump.  The Dead River technicians agreed to clean up the area where oil had seeped through the floor.

I informed Ms. Woodsome to contact me if further vapors persisited.  I did not hear anything further from Ms. Woodsome or Dead River and as such no further action is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-123-1997*On 2/26/97 I received a call from Cianbro reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil that occurred due to a loose fitting on one of their trucks.  The spill was wiped up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-148-1999*On 9-15-99, Leo Robichaud of Daigle Oil informed me that they had discovered a pile of floor drain grit behind the warehouse, placed there by an employee by mistake. I issued a landfill virgin letter for him to take the material to the landfill.
B-742-1998*     At 1920 on November 17,1998 I received a call from Fire Chief Sheldon Trundy of Harrington reporting a one gallon motor oil spill from a car accident.  The accident occurred when two vehicles collided two hundred yards north of the intersection of route 1A and the Dorman Rd.  Mr. Trundy said the oil spilled onto the pavement and road shoulder.  There is no water nearby and the nearest home is a quarter mile away.  Any cleanup of this small amount at this spot is impractical.
B-590-1999*     On September 22,1999 at 1400 we received a call from Clyde Pelkey of Pelkey Fuels/Village Variety in Glenburn reporting contaminated soil found during an upgrade of his facility on route 15.  I visited the site that afternoon and found PID readings of 2500 in the excavated soil.  Portland Pump was installing new buried piping, pump island and canopy.  The facility had a two compartment double wall above ground tank.  We made arrangements to excavate the area the following day and Mr. Pelkey hired Arnie Fessenden as the site assessor.
     We began excavation of contaminated soil on September 23 and removed ninety-eight yards of soil.  This excavation occurred between the building and the old pump island and progressed towards the supply lines that ran from the above ground tank.  The contamination level decreased to acceptable levels on the far side of the feed-lines.  We also dug a test pit between the feed-line and the well and found no contamination.  The contaminated soil was hauled to R.H. Foster property on the McCaw Rd. in Hampden.
     Due to a variety of factors we didn't resume digging until the 28th when we removed an additional 140 yards.  This material was also hauled to Foster's where Thibodeau Construction spread it on October 8.  The excavation was done by Portland Pump and C&M Construction of Hudson.  We all agreed the gasoline was "old" due to its varnish smell.  Although we did not find a specific leak, Mr. Fessenden and I believe the leak originated in the piping beneath the pump island.
     We analyzed the Village Variety's drilled well and the drilled well of Mr. James Robbins who lives adjacent to the store.  The store's well was negative and Mr. Robbins's well showed 2.1ppb MTBE.  This is .1ppb above the lab's detection limit and well below the DEP action level of 25ppb for MTBE.  Both wells were placed on quarterly monitoring.  We will drill three monitoring wells along the property line between the store and Mr. Robbins.
B-782-1998*B-782-98

On 12/5/98, 0920 hours the SP passed on a spill report from the Bangor Fire Department.  A pick up truck (Ford Ranger) got broad sided while running the stop sign at the intersection of Kenduskeag Ave and Griffin Road.  The impact landed the truck on it's side on the N-W side of the intersection.  One of the fire stations is located at this intersection and staff from this station responded.  They indicated that the truck had lost some transmission fluid and they showed me an area in the grass where the release had taken place.  I couldn't see any oil but I assume that there must have been a very small amount that landed in the grass.  I expect that a lot of the released oil remained on the vehicle ,  so that the release looked larger than what landed on the ground.
B-416-1997*8/1/97 1640

Brad Kelso (427-3311) an environmental engineer with Georgia Pacific's Woodland Mill phoned to report a Hydrochloric Acid spill.  According to Mr. Kelso some of the acid was released during a transfer operation to the mill's storage tank due to a leaking flange on the sight glass pump meter, later the flange on the flow meter broke.  Acid transferring operations ceased.  About 200 gallons of the acid was released and flowed into the mill's process sewer.  Somewhat less than 50 gallons made it to a nearby municipal storm drain.  About 30 gallons of that amount made it directly in to the St. Croix River, at about 1345 today.

Ken Crocking (797-0006) of All Waste was on scene working with a crew to remediate the sand and soil in the formerly dry catch basin.  They were in the process of drumming up the sandy silt in the catch basin.  Once that was done the storm drain was flushed out using large amounts of water.  The drum of acid contaminate soil was disposed of through All Waste.
B-655-1998*On 10/5/98 this office received another DHS/MTBE referral.  It was from King's Trailer Court, which is in Otto Creek off Route 3 in Mount Desert.  The referral indicated a level of 2.1 ppb MTBE.  Our retest came back below detection.  There had been gasoline containing USTs about a quarter of a mile from the site.  They were removed in the mid-eighties according to Gordon King, who owns and operates the facility.  Because of the low concentration indicated by the original DHS report, one might suspect a sampling or analytical error.

While on site, an AST system that was dangerously below code and less than fifty feet from the well was discovered.  I got the go ahead for an upgrade from George Seel and E. G. Jordan, Inc. have agreed to do the work.
B-701-1997*12/4/97 08:00

A waiver was requested by Cyr Bus Lines of Old Town to remove both an 8000 gallon diesel and a 1000 gallon gasoline tank at their facility on Route 69 in Detroit.  The waiver was granted and a date was set for the removal.  When I arrived to oversee the removal the tanks had already been removed the day before.  The hole however had been left open for inspection.  No contamination was observed or detected within the silty clay soils of the excavation.  Dennis Sanborn; the Environmental Consultant for the removal, had left the site and was not available for questions.  The site assessment remains pending.  No further action is expected however.
P-152-1999*On 3/1/99 while on the scene of a gasoline spill with Auburn Fire Dept., I was notified by them of a hazardous materials incident on Center St.  They requested that I respond.  Upon arrival I learned that a 4 oz. bottle of cosmetic nail lacquer had been spilled by an employee at the Sally Beauty Supply store.  The employee had been splashed with the cosmetic but refused medical treatment.  I advised the fire dept. to clean up the spill with paper towels and ventilate the building to remove the lingering vapors.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 2, 1999
B-99-2001*B-99-01
Dover-Foxcroft

Saturday March 10, 2001				0906

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mr. Adam Doran (750-3500), of Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  Mr. Doran phoned to report a transformer oil spill of 11 to 17 Gallons due to an automobile accident on Route 7 in Dover-Foxcroft.

According to Mr. Doran the accident occurred, when an automobile struck CMP power pole # 120, on the Dexter Road (Route 7).  The pole and the 25 KVA Westinghouse transformer came down.  The 1976 transformer spilled its contents, onto the surrounding snow.  The snow was shoveled up and will be taken to CMP's temporary storage area in Augusta.  A sample of the transformer oil will be analyzed at The Lab for PCB concentration.
B-565-1998*On 8/1/98, 1030 hours, Susan Perron contacted this office about a small bottle of metallic mercury that she had found in a house that she was in the process of moving into.  I retrieved the mercury and put it into our mercury collection cylinder.
P-496-1998*On 10/13/98 I received a call from Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown reporting contamination discovered at one of their gas stations in Scarborough.  The contamination was found while contractors were installing flex boots under the dispensers.  The contamination was very mild and appeared as thought it may have occurred when the fuel filters on the dispensers were changed in the past.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 20, 1998
I-110-1997*Danny Lavasseur faxed a copy of Hubers spill report concerning a spill of 300 gallons of wax.

The spill was caused by an overfill tank.

Thr spill was completely contained inside the "WAX Room", allowed to cool, and the wax was shoveled up.

Case closed.
A-320-1996* This two unit apartment building is owned by Robert Gushie. It is located on 6 Grace St in Rockland.
 A leak developed in the copper feed line that is connected to the oil storge tank. This resulted in the release of about 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil into the crawl space. This crawl space has a dirt floor. A crew from Maritime Energy responded to the scene and collected free product with sorbent pads.
 I inspected the cleanup and asked Mr. Gushie to continue collecting free product, open a window and remove 2 or 3 inches of soil from the basement floor.  No further action will be required.
P-466-1996*Routine U.S.T. removal.

Contractor:  A. L. Doggett, Inc.

No further action necessary.


________________________________________
Jon Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remedial and Waste Management
A-536-1996*     DEP received a report that a commercial vehicle had left the pavement (I-95) and ruptured a fuel tank.  Jon Andrews (DEP) went to the scene.  The truck was situated in a nearly upright position with the passenger-side tank crushed against a rocky outcrop.  Fuel from this tank was sorbed into snow/ice underneath the vehicle.  I closed the valve from the intact (driver-side) tank to prevent further loss from that tank into the damaged tank.  No further recovery of spilled product was feasible until the vehicle could be removed.  An ice storm had been in progress for several hours, resulting in numerous other vehicle accidents and tying up available towing equipment; it was several hours before the subject vehicle could be removed.  On 11/29 a "vactor" was contracted to collect diesel contaminated snow/water/soil which had been confined to a 30' (approx.) section of highway shoulder.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-740-2001*John Branscom of Pioneer PLastics, Auburn called to report a minor spill of Piothane 1000 DEA Resin when a drum was punctured by a fork lift during a loading unloading operation.  The spill was confined to the immediate area and staff cleaned it. No request for DEP assistance was made and no visit was conducted.

Based on information received no additional actions were taken and none are expected.
P-552-1998*On 11/12/98 I received a call from Tim Norwood of Downeast Energy.  He stated that his guys were at 256 Bancroft Street in Portland and there was a leaking line.  I went over and looked at the site.  The fittings that attached the filter to the tank were flare fittings and they had been knocked loose.  The Downeast Technicians were trying to get a vacuum on the tank so they could replace the fittings.  There was some leakage onto the ground in a flower garden.  The plants in the garden were alive so I don't think that the leak had been going on for that long.  I spoke with the homeowner and she stated that she was all set as long as Downeast fixed the problem.  The area is served by public sewer and water.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 12, 1998
A-383-2000*     DEP received a report that minor soil contamination was detected during a pre-acquisition site assessment at this residential property in East Boothbay.  After inspecting the property it was determined that no remediation was warranted (see DEP letter dated 7/20/2000).  A drilled well serving the property was non-detect for petroleum except MTBE at 5.4 ppb.  Adjacent properties utilize the municipal water supply.
P-730-1996*12Nov96, Blanchard contacted me regarding a #2 oil spill at the residential home of Lucien Lebel, 224 Pierce St., S. Prtld. Blanchard informed me that the threads on the fill pipe had leaked during product delivery to the AST, and that upon the compliant of the home owner repairs were conducted to the AST piping.

I explained DEPs reporting requirement w. Blanchard.

No further action.   Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-435-1995*
	See separate report narrative of Stephen Brezinski and lab data, and report of Acadia Env. Co. for details.  Hazardous waste oil discharge, clean-up & investigation.
P-543-1999*    On 7/29/99, I received a citizen notification that he had observed an acid leak to Portland Hbr. from a UST at this site.  He also stated that they were looking to tear the complex down.  Visiting the site I noted large old buildings and add-ons holding a number of small companies and businesses (Rockwood Swendeman's, Working Man Contractors, Reo Marine, Bob's Heavy Equipment, etc.) .  I noted no indication of leaking UST's though did note seemingly new monitoring wells.  Inside, next to  Phil's Heavy Eqmnt. Repair (Bldg. 16) were old autos and 12 steel drums with amber oil leakage around them on the concrete floor.  On the S side (Bldg. 7) was an oil tank vent pipe implying a UST inside or outside the building.  Near the corner of Mussey Rd. on the S side were two old steel UST's lying on the ground (see site sketch).
     Brian Beneski of DEP advised me the site is an old RCRA site.  Nick Hodgkins (DEP, VRAP) advised me that he had been contacted by the property owners regarding selling and DEP clearance.  There are three UST's registered under #5132 from 1958.   In response to my 8/30/99 letter (attached) I received a call from Stephen Dyer of EER, a local env. consultant working for the owner.  I also received a phone message from FLC Realty's attorney.  Mr. Dyer agreed to be my primary contact.  Mr. Dyer updated me later that he had Clean Harbors respond and clean up the surface oil spillage and abandoned drums of oil (about 400 gal. of waste).
     On 12/10/99 I had received no further word as to the status of the UST's onsite, or documentation on clean-up work.   On 1/13 Dyer, Pott and I confirmed T-2 in Bldg. 7 was not properly abandoned-in-place in 1991.  On 2/25 CHI filled the tank-in-place.  A test pit outside showed a sheen but no free oil.  No further Resp. Div. actions expected, see attached letters and notes, DEP VRAP records and reports of EER and Jacques Whitford for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-590-2000*-590-2000
11/01/2000 11:00

     Richard Clark, Fire Chief for the Town of Eastport, called to report a possible oil spill at the residence of Jason McPhail at 30 Mitchell Street.  Chief Clark stated that he had seen Roger Muir of Roger's Plumbing and Heating changing out a tank at the residence.  Nothing on his part was looked into further.  An immediate call to Mr. Muir at the residence shed some light on the  situation.  He stated that the basement tank developed a small leak from corrosion spilling only about a gallon onto the dirt floor.  He was in the process of pumping off the remaining oil into 55 gallon drums so he could replace the tank.  I guess this was when Mr. Clark observed the situation.  It may be noted that Mr. Clark is in the oil burner business himself and is a competitor to Mr. Muir.  The spill was cleaned up with minimal sorbent material.
A-187-1997* A tractor trailer rig backed into a tank. This resulted in the release of 100 gallons of diesel fuel, at the Irving Big Stop. This station is located on Route 2 in Farmington. E.L. Vining was called to assist in the cleanup. They used sand to cover the spilled diesel. The next day the sand was scooped up and transported to Pike/Tilcon. A total of 17 tons was brought to the Fairfield facility.
 No other action will be required.
A-186-1996*See attached narrative.
P-371-2001*No narrative, see attached.
P-668-1989*
See separate narrative.  UST abandonment by removal confirmation.
P-323-1998*DHS reported that the Gray Water Districts public supply well showed low levels of MTBE.  I investigated the site along with Jim Foster of the Gray Water District.  We found no source of contamination.  The well will continue to be monitored.  MTBE levels at this time are well below action levels, therefore no further action will be taken at this time.
B-386-2001*      On July 7, 2001 at 0600 we received a call from Harbormaster Helen Gordon of Sullivan reporting an oil sheen in Taunton Bay.  Her husband was lobstering and found the 200' x 500' sheen  and returned home to report it.  Ms Gordon said he was currently back in his boat trying to find the sheen's source.
     I arrived at the Gordon's home about 0730 and met Helen Gordon who said her husband couldn't even find the oil never mind its source when he returned to his boat.  I checked the shoreline where the Gordons saw the oil but found no sign of a sheen.  I believe that the Gordons saw a sheen and that its likely source was bilge oil from a moored boat.
A-405-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor transformer oil spill had occurred.  According to CMP there were no PCBs involved.
A-327-1998*     DEP received a reort that an oily sheen was visible on stormwater at this residential street.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  A heavy rain was falling at the time.  A sheen was evident on stormwater that was welling up from a (presumably blocked) stormdrain; this flowed downslope for 100' and entered another stormdrain.  I inspected the cellar AST of the residence nearest the sheen, but saw no problems there.  I was unable to contact the public works director (Kinney) on 6/28 but spoke with him on 6/30.   The drain line continues up Greenville Road for several hundred yards; it is unknown how many cellars might drain into the system.  It was agreed that we would watch for recurrence during future rains to determine whether this sheen was caused by a once-only event or is on-going.  At the time of this report (7/27/98) there have been no further reports of sheens observed here.
B-251-1997*D-TREE=B2.
A-45-1999*Received a call from Pat Goodine Heating Service that a customer of theirs had a leak.  I responded to the site.  It was a new mobile home owned by Eantha Haagen.  The spill was a reported 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  I inspected the site and could see some snow that had been contaminated.  I returned the next day and shoveled the contaminated snow into a drum. I did some hand shoveling and did not find the bulk of the oil. A few weeks later, I hired Clean Harbors to come up and look at the site. They sent a small crew and excavated some soil but did not find the oil.  The soil was clean.

I sampled Ms. Haggen's well. Results showed no oil in her water. Quarterly monitoring was set up and two additional tests showed no oil in her water.  No further work, besides sampling is indicated.  Quarterly monitoring will be kept up for two additional quarters.  No additional work will be done unless the additional tests show some contamination.
P-331-1996*For details on discharge, see attached report.
P-493-1998*   On 8/4/98 I was reached by Mr. Amelotte who stated that a Lyman town official informed him that his residential oil tank was in fact a UST, being half buried in the ground.   He was also told that the state would pay for the tank removal.  I advised him that the DEP does not typically pay for removals though I did mail him MSHA info. and DEP reg. and removal forms.
    I understand that Lyman is on private well water and Amelotte likely over a sensitive area.  As of 11/98 I am not aware of any further actions or removal plans.  Further actions possible.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-79-1997*On 5-14-97, this office recieved an annonymous complaint reporting that there was oil being lost from a furnace line in the basement of an apartment building ownred by Sonia and Wilber Labbe in Caribou. I went to the house and inspected the area and did not find any problems. I later called the Labbes to inform them and they indicated there was apast tenant who may have reported this in spite. No further action was taken.
B-820-1998*An early morning vehicle/pole  accident caused the transformer on top of the pole to twist, allowing a leak to develop in a bushing.

BHE Co personnel shovelled up the spilled dielectric fluid, which was contaminated with PCB to the tune of 2.5 ppm.
A-170-2000*A truck was loading at the racks when the air eliminator stuck. Product squirted out the valve onto the cement pad. Sorbent pads and speedy dri were used to clean up the oil.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-677-1998*B-677-98
Bangor

Sunday October 18, 1998				1000

The state police dispatcher phoned to report that the Bangor Fire Department (942-6335) had phoned in a report of an oil spill, and responded to an oil spill at the residence of Mr. Daniel Shaw, at Holiday Park, lot # 119 off Essex Street in Bangor.

I phoned the fire dispatcher to get directions.  When I arrived, an oil heat technician from New England Heating was on the scene.

I spoke to the owner, Mr. Daniel Shaw.  According to him, he was in the process of installing skirting and nailing an aluminum channel to pressure treated wood.  The nail penetrated the wood, the outer blue plastic line and the ? inch diameter copper feed line.  When I saw the line repair with compression fittings, I explained that the feed line should be continuous if at all possible as should be the outer plastic tubing.  The technician from New England Heating said that the line would be properly repaired and encased.  I  also made the suggestion that the outside filter be protected from potential sheering off from snow and frost.

Excavation of a small amount of gravel was not necessary, but the owner said he would have some removed and new gravel put back.  I suggested that he remove some sections of the skirting as to allow for cross ventilation.  Also I suggested that he might want to use some odor-killing product and then cover the area with plastic prior to putting the skirting back around his mobile home.
P-76-1997*On 1/31/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bath Iron Works reporting a small diesel spill on the USS Sullivan.  The spill occurred when fuel was being transferred on the ship from one tank to another.  The sequence in which the valves were activated was done incorrectly by the operator causing fuel to spill out a vent pipe.  It was estimated that up to 16 gallons of fuel was unaccounted for and believed that one to two gallons went into the river.  No further action required.



____________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-446-1998*A stone collapsed under the lag of a rig drilling in Sargent's Rt. 7 quarry;  the rig rolled over into the flooded pit, and lost a quart of motor oil, which was recovered with sorbents.
A-204-1996*see attached
I-168-1997*On 11-3-97, a tractor belonging to McCain Foods in Easton lost an oil plug while traveling on the Burlock road in Presque Isle and lost about 10 gallons of motor oil along a 1 mile stretch. The driver placed speedy dry on the affected area and returned later to pick up the used material.
I-163-2000*Hydraulic hose ruptured causing 35 gallons of hydraulic fluid to be lost inside the main production building, on concrete floor near the press area.  It was cleaned up and put into thermal oil heater per air license.
P-492-1996*On 8/8/96 I received a call from Norm Chaput of Star Enterprise indicating contamination found at a tank removal at their facility in South Portland.  The tank had formerly been connected to their vapor recovery system.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the contamination odor was quite old and may or may not have resulted from the tank but possibly from other sources of known contamination on the property.  A small amount of soil was removed and land spread on site.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-18-1998*On 2-3-98, Steve Parrault of Van Buren Tulsa called this office to report that there had been a spill of about 150 gallons of kerosene at the residence of one of his customers, Don Ouellette on High St. The weight of snow around the tank which settled due to warm temperatures caused the brass fitting on the tank to crack causing the loss of about 150 gallons. Soderberg Construction was hired to clean up the spill. About 73 tons of contaminated soil was removed.
B-424-2000*B-424-00
Argyle Twp

Wednesday August 8, 2000			2345

The state police dispatcher phoned to report an actively leaking outside heating oil tank at the Joseph Ouelette  (394-4711) residence, on Route 116 in Argyle Township.  I phoned Mr. Ouelette  to get directions and tell him I was on my way.  He explained that he was catching most of the leaking oil using buckets and that the Alton Volunteer Fire Department was on scene.  I asked if he or the fire department could get a 55-gallon drum or two for me to pump the oil from his leaking tank into.  He said he would try to find out.

I stopped in Bangor, which was on my way and grabbed a 55-gallon drum.  When I arrived at the Ouelette residence in Argyle I spoke with Joseph Ouelette and members of the Alton Fire Department while I unloaded the materials and Equipment I would need to pump the oil out of his tank.  I hooked up the pump and pumped some 85 gallons out of the 275-gallon tank.  The oil was pumped into a 55-gallon drum that Mr. Ouelette had and I filled the one I brought with me.  Someone from the Dead River Company was en-route.  I patched the tank, using Plug and Dike and it held.  I informed Mr. Ouelette that this was only a temporary patch and he should make arrangements to get a new heating oil tank.  I put all the equipment away and waited briefly for a service technician from Dead River to arrive.  I showed him the problem and he replaced the temporary plug and dike patch with a temporary magnetic patch.  Plans were made to empty out the tank later in the week and set up a new 275-gallon tank for Mr. Ouelette.
B-132-2000*B-132-2000
03/07/2000 10:55

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Matt Young on the Brewer Lake Road in Orrington.  Approximately one-half gallon spilled on to the concrete basement floor from a loose fitting on the tank installation.  The spill produced a 3 by 5 foot stain on the floor.  No drains were involved.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speedi-dri.

P-404-2001*No narrative, see attached.
I-144-1999*As part of the continued Loring AFB cleanup, contaminated soil at the Littleton Pump Station was removed during September and October. Soil was taken to the Lane batch plant in Houlton and thermally treated to a predetermined level and returned to the excavation.
A-437-2000*     DEP received a report that a 275-gallon AST had lost fuel in this residential cellar.  The spill itself was confined to dense concrete and completely recovered; the drilled well serving the property is not likely to be impacted by this event.
     The AST that failed was manufactured by the Granby Co. in 1997 and was installed "new" in this protected cellar in 1998.  A 18"X18" section of the tank floor was removed to allow inspection; it was revealed that the entire bottom of the tank was heavily pitted as though a corrosive liquid had covered the bottom to a depth of approx. 1".  Pitting had penetrated the floor resulting in three distinct holes in the removed section (this section has been retained by DEP).  Another case involving premature failure of a Granby tank is noted in DEP #P-589-99.  Technical Services (DEP) and OSFB staff were notified of these failures.
B-630-1996*D-TREE=I.
B-519-2001*      On September 21, 2001 at 1515 we received a call from Tony Andrade reporting a #2 fuel spill at his home on 1424 Ohio St. in Bangor.  His feedline broke at the filter and spillled three gallons of fuel onto the basement cement floor.  Dead River Oil workers replaced the tank and line and cleaned up the oil.  No oil reached any drains.
A-588-2000*C.N. Brown reported that one of their drivers had accidentally kicked over a bucket used to provide containment during hose connections.  The fuel oil was discharged to the gravel driveway of Mr. Steven Haywood of Vassalboro  Approx. 1 cubic foot of soil was removed.  No further action is required by DEP.
B-586-2000*On 10/30/00, 1430 hours Phyllis Simpson reported that they had an oil release in their basement and that they could smell oil in their water.  The release came from the furnace feed line within a foot of the burner gun.  The product landed on the dirt floor, which was a hard packed, organic soil.  The soil layer at the spill site was about two and a half feet thick over the bedrock.  It gave bag head space readings between 200 and 300 ppm from top to bottom.  Although I don't have a good handle on the amount of the release, I would say that it was at least forty gallons and that the soil near the spill had retained less than a gallon of product.  This means that about forty gallons (possibly more) went into the bedrock.  The bedrock was highly fractured, shale formation.  It seemed possible that the strike direction might carry the spill past the well, which was only about fifty feet from the spill.  The dip and the degree of cross fracturing was uncertain.  I could not smell product in the water and there was no floating layer on the well water.  However, an analysis revealed 300 ppb and a few days later our PID could pick it up in a headspace.

Filters, AST fund application and quarterly monitoring have been arranged.
P-798-1999*A new oil delivery driver for CN Brown made a bad hose connection when filling an AST at the home of Lloyd Burkett - 28 Maple Street, Bath.  Less than one gallon of oil spilled from the hose/fill pipe to the ground.  CN Brown personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action.
A-42-2000*No site visit made.  The hose ruptured and spilled oil to the street.  The Fire Department responded and cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
I-147-1998*On 7-7-98, this office was notified by a fisherman that there was an oil sheen on the Meduxnekaeg stream just down stream from the fish and game club in Monticello. It was right at the boat launch area. I invetigated and found a small sheen and thought it probably a small spill from a boat that would go away on it own. It persisted for a couple weeks so it was decided to remove the soil in the stream bank in that area. Dickison London contractors were hired to do this and 6 yards of soil was removed and landspread.
A-274-1998* Tom Griffin called this office to report a release of chlorine dioxide. This occurred during start up of the mill. Over bleaching at the bleach plant caused high levels of CL O2 to be discharged to the waste treatment plant. The first place that the Cl could off gas was at the bar screen. It was at this point that the Cl triggered the alarms. A parking lot was closed for about 1.5 hours.
 For further info see the attached letter from Sappi.
B-122-1999*     On March 20, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Hudson Fire Chief Larry Lilley reporting a spill at the home of Mitzi Dewalt of 17 Braley Drive in Hudson. (327-1497)
 Chief Lilley said that the spill occurred when an outside tank started to split a seam as a delivery-man from Black Bear Fuel was filling the tank.  According to Ms. Dewalt, the delivery-man stopped filling the tank, scraped away some of the snow then left the site.  Chief Lilley said there was still some fuel dripping out the crack when he arrived and he put sorbents on the oil.
     I contacted the oil company and told them to have someone on site when I arrived on scene.  When I arrived I met Ms. Dewalt, Chief Lilley and Guy Carmel who is the owner of Black Bear Fuel.  The split in the tank didn't go much below the half way point and Mr. Carmel was pumping out the remaining oil in the tank.  The tank had an improper size vent which was the  reason the seam split.  Black Bear Fuel should not have delivered fuel to the tank.
     Luckily, the tank's seam split before the tank was full and only split above the tank's halfway point so it's possible that only about twenty gallons of fuel leaked.  I had Black Bear Fuel shovel the contaminated snow into drums that afternoon and the contaminated soil near the tank was excavated the following day.  The ground away from the tank was frozen so no oil penetrated the soil in this area.
     I later received a call from Celeste Honnell who lives adjacent to Dewalt.  She was concerned about contamination of her drilled well which is about one hundred yards from the spill site.  I told her the well was not in danger since only twenty gallons was spilled, it was cleaned up and her well is not directly down gradient.  However, she was still worried so I sampled her well on April 5 and sent it to Northeast Labs for analysis which was negative.
     Celeste Honnell----327-1003
     P.O. Box 162    Meadowbrook Lane    Hudson, Me.    04449

B-683-2000*On 12/20/00, 1617 hours Jim Folley of Cianbro Corporation reported that they had spilled less than a cup of crank case oil from a diesel powered welder.  The machine was tipped on it's side because of some mishap and some of the engine oil leaked out.  The release landed on asphalt and was recovered with speedy dry.  They were able to dispose of the oiled speedy
dry at GNP's landfill.
B-689-2000*On 12/22/00 Roy Coster of CMP reported a one-cup release of transformer oil from a unit that had been hit by a falling branch.  The impact caused the unit to short out and the short burned a pin -hole in the casing.  The clean up materials consisted of a quarter of a bag of snow (that had visible oil on it) and debris such as small tree branches and leaves.
A-160-1999*Frost tipped this AST over.  When I visited the site some fuel could be seen in snow in the yard.  Some had soaked into the skirting near the tank.  We removed about 12' of contaminated skirting and placed pads to collect fuel in the yard.  The area where the fuel had leaked was not frozen so most fuel had soaked in next to the trailer pad.  When excavation was done we found little impact to the lawn area which had high clay content. Reportedly this area is all fill.   The trailer pad was on a thick (about 9 feet) gravel layer and free product was located in this layer.  There was silty clay layer under the gravel and groundwater was also encountered.  I had a collection well installed as well as a soil vent system to allow for remediation under the pad.  Over the next several weeks no additional free product collected and the water table dropped below my collection point.

The pad under the trailer was cracked and had an opening for water lines.  I had these sealed to keep vapor under the pad.  The site is served by a well about 400' deep.  I tested the well and placed it on QM.  This site has been referred to technical services for review and determination if additional work is needed.
I-103-1996*On 8/30/96, while I was in Madawaska, I noticed that Larry's Service Center was transferring fuel from a tank truck (8500gal?) to a delivery truck. The area around the delivery truck had a large area of dead grass, indicating past unreported spills. These small spills were logged in the station pump log, but had not been cleaned up as is required.

The transfer operation, I have been aware of since the spring of 1996, but I was told during my first visit by Larry Beaulieau that he would be building a bulk plant during the summer of 1996. I agreed to his continuing transfer operation for the following reasons:
 1) He would only be transferring a few more times before his bulk plant was built.
 2) He would cleanup any spills immediately, log any less than 10 gals in the station UST log book or report to the State Police any spills greater than 10 gals.

During my 8/30/96 visit, no bulk plant was started or planned.

Due to the spillage and the lack of follow trough on Larry's part, I gave Larry's Manager a Notice of Violation for the spills and an Initial Clean-up Action Agreement with 5 items which were:
1.) Remove all saturated soil
2.) Stop all transfer operations from bulk transports to delivery trucks, unless at an approved location.
3.) Do not store drums outside unless all bungs are in drums & do not allow spillage. Same inside.
4.) Keep spill log where all employees have access and log only pump related spills.
5.) Develop Spill Prevention Control and Counter Measures Plan.(Storage over 40,000 UST's, + furnace fuel oil, waste oil & Motor oil on site = total of approx 46,000 gal onsite)

Spills were cleaned up on 8/31/96 by Madawaska Construction.

The transfers stopped at the service station, but are still going on somewhere.

A copy of this report will go to the Fire Marshall's Office.
A-509-1998*No site visit made.  Spill contained on concrete and cleaned with sorbents.  No further action is anticipated.
I-236-1998*ACCIDENT ON CORNER OF RT. 89 AND EAST GATE ROAD IN LIMESTONE.  CAR SPILLED 20.99 GALS OF GASOLINE.

Review file on 02/12/07 completed missing fields, found no discussion in narrative or paper file of any record of clean-up actions taken.
P-196-1996*I received an anonymous call from a concerned citizen about a Sanford town road sweeper. The caller stated that the sweeper was leaking lube oil each time it was used and leaving trails of oil on town roadways.  I visited the Town Garage on April 4, 1996 and talked with Ron Crawford, Public Works Director.  He informed me that the sweeper had been leaking oil due to a cracked pump which he showed me.  He said the sweeper had gone out a couple days with the bad pump while waiting for the new pump to be ordered.  He also stated that each day the sweeper went out a couple quarts of oil needed to be added.  The sweeper had been repaired at the time of my visit.  I instructed Ron not to use leaking equipment.  No further action.
P-13-1997*Vivian Matkavich (Lew/Aub Water Pollution Control Authority) reported that #6 oil had been observed in the influent to their facility.  Operators of the LAWPCA were able contain it in one area and they estimated 200-300 gallons were present.  Public Works personel were in the process of tracing the product upstream to try to determine a source.  I met with Ms. Matkavich on site and observed the product in the wet well area.  I contacted Seacoast Ocean Services to pump off the product the following morning.  No source was determined and the product was no longer entering the system by the next morning.

A report prepared by the LAWPCA is attached.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-247-1999*On April 15, 1999, DEP was contacted by the Town of Harpswell CEO, Roland Mayo, concerning a large area of dead grass located on Bangs Shore Rd. On 4/16/99 Linda Doran, DEP response visited the site. In her investigation it looked as if a large amount of oil had been discharged on the property of Maurice Ouellette's and had run down over the abutting property of Frederick Anderson.

On 4/20/99, John Dunlap took over the case and was notified by Mr. Ouellette that he has a 275 oil tank located behind his garage and was found to be empty. I met with Mr. Ouellette and Dead River Oil who had filled the tank. At the time Mr. Ouellette felt it was Dead River responsibility for filling the wrong tank. Evidently Coastway Oil which was purchased by Dead River had filled the tanks before and was familiar with the area yet filled the garage tank instead of the house tank. Dead River offered to have the tank emptied yet Mr. Ouellette would not let them empty the tank or allow them on his property. (see attached text from Dead River ) Mr. Ouellette did not mention this in our meeting. Viewing the area approximately an area 15 feet by 200 feet has been impacted with oil. The Anderson property down gradient of the spill have a  drilled well whereby Lawn and garden areas had been impacted. On 4/21/99 I met with Ron Webber a local contractor and Dead River's claims representative Al Ingraham and Gary Glidden to look over area.

An AST fund claim has been sent to the Fire Marshal for determination on coverage. Third Party damage claims has been contacted. A letter has been sent to Mr. Anderson to make contact for work to be done on property.

 On 4/23/99 I met with property abutters, Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Civello. Discussion centered on removal of contaminated soil and sampling of drinking water. Mrs. Civello was quite concerned about her drinking water due to the close proximity of the spill to her well. (see attached additional narrative)
A-402-1997*The tank was removed at the Kingdom Hall.  Some evidence of overfills was present.  The soil was removed and taken to Dragon.
A-64-1998*Mark Holden (DEP tanks enforcement) received an anonymous call about an improperly abandoned 5,000 gallon fuel oil tank at a residence in Wilton.  I contacted the homeowner, Mr. Kuklinski, who advised me the 1,000 gallon tank had been discovered during a property inspection performed as a result of putting the house on the market.  He has hired Main-Land Development to help with the DEP paperwork to register and remove the tank.  Tank removal was scheduled for 5/15/98.  On May 14, I called to confirm that the removal would take place, and Mr. Kuklinski informed me his contractor had fallen through.  I asked him to call me with the new date for removal and encouraged him to get it done as soon as possible.

On July 8, I called Mr. Kuklinski to find out if a date had been set for removal, and was informed that the tank had already been removed.  Mr. Kuklinski said no contamination was evident.

No further action required.
P-239-2000*The 45' fishing vessel "Appledore J" grounded on the Junk of Pork rock sometime in the early morning hours of May 2, 2000.  The 3 member crew was airlifted from the vessel, with the vessel being left abandoned on the rock.  The captain of the vessel stated that the fuel tanks were empty, but there were 2 55 gallon drums with fuel (diesel) that they had been using.  Clean Casco Bay put together a crew to go out the the vessel which was about 4 1/2 miles offshore.  A representative of the Coast Guard and I also went along out to the grounded vessel.  We arrived at the scene at high tide, because of safety issues we could not get close enough to the vessel to try and salvage the drums or to even flay the vessel at that time.  The following day the boat owner's insurance company sent a salvage team out to the vessel and although they were not able to save the vessel they did recover the 2 drums of fuel.  Little or no spillage of oil occurred.  No further action.
A-308-1998*Mr. Koob reported that a small amount of fuel "burped" out the vent during a fill.  This was contained in the secondary where he was able to clean it with pads.

No further action is anticipated.
B-724-1997*12/9/97 11:20

Judy Moore of Great Northern Paper in Millinocket called to report a possible problem with their 10,000 gallon undergound gasoline tank.  Records were indicating a loss of product.  The tank was subsequently pumped out until the situation could be investigated.

Dave Beaumont of Beaumont Generator found no problems with the system.  Test borings adjacent to the tank shown no evidence of contamination.  Further investigation revealed that the problem was associated with poor inventory recording.
B-632-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-621-1998*Initial MTBE sampling results were 2.7 ppb.
B-58-1999*Leona Fogg smelled oil from inside her trailer on 2/3, so she shut off the furnace and called Webber Oil.  The problem was a corroded tank, and they replaced it.  Scott at Webber pegged the spill at 70 gallons, by back-figuring what they pumped out of the tank vs. when it was last filled, and how cold it'd been in the meantime.

My site visit of 2/5 didn't reveal a loss consistent with 70 gallons; it looked to me, from the near complete lack of contaminated snow and soil to be more like 10 gallons.

I picked up the pads that Webber had put down, explaining to Mrs. Fogg that the sun and wind would evaporate the fuel during the warm days.
P-756-1996*A small amount of contaminted soil was encountered during the tank removal.  There was no problems with the tank, but there was mention of an old problem with a return line.  After a search of Department records, P-289-88 was located stating that there was a problem with a return line.  It was determined that it was unnecessary to remove the small amount of contaminted soil, due to the quantity and location.  No further action required.
P-345-2000*A Marine patrol officer recieved a call from a resident of Seaview Lane, that there was a drum beached on the shore at the end of the road.  It was unknown what was in the drum.

When I arrived on site, the drum (40 gallon, plastic) was bobbing in the surf and was ready to get taken back out to sea.  I rolled the drum up above high tide level on the shore and checked the contents.  The drum had approximately 10 gallons of sea water inside.  Because I had no means of getting the drum up the bank I left it on the shore and reported back to Marine Patrol.
B-323-1997*6/25/97 0810

Dave Beaumont, Licensed Tank Installer from Millinocket, called to request a waiver to remove two underground storage tanks at Stillwater Village Apartments in Orono.  Both 20 year old 1000 and 2000 gallon fuel oil tanks were slated for removal.  Inspection of both excavations shown no evidence of leakage.  Both tanks appeared to be in relatively good shape.  It may be noted that the area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply.
A-241-2000*A site assessment performed due to a pending real estate transaction revealed evidence of contamination at a depth of 10-12 feet in one of six test borings. The area above the contaminated soil will remain a paved parking lot. No excavation is planned at this time. I agreed with Gary Bucklin's determination that the cleanup goal for the site was Baseline-1. Since no free product or saturated soils were found, no cleanup of the site is needed at this time. I advised Mr. Bucklin that if future excavation causes the removal of soil in the area of contamination, DEP must be notified to ensure the soil leaving the site is properly screened and disposed of at a licensed facility.

See attached site assessment for additional information.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-24-2001* The nozzle at the dispeser did not shut off causing one to three gallons of gasoline to spill onto the pavement. This spill ocurred at the CN Brown Big Apple store on East Front St. in Skowhegan. The local Fire Dept. responded. No further action required.
B-634-1996*Mr. Ronco called Monday to report that his company had been called to the Ryder residence Friday evening to repair a broken line to the basement heating oil tank.  As this was reported after hours he did not learn of it until Monday; he is aware that speedy reporting is very important.

It seems that the owner was storing firewood in the basement when a stick of wood hit the fuel filter, cracking the nipple between it and the tank.  The service man estimated that about 15 gallons was lost and he used some speedi dri to pickup the free product.  There was a floor drain in the basement and some may have made it down said drain.  There is also a well or a spring on the site.

I called the Ryder residence number given me but I was unable to make contact.  On the next morning I drove up to Willimantic.  No one was home but I was able to find the outlet of the cellar drain.  There was no evidence that the oil escaped the basement.  This is a conventional basement of poured concrete and, as the house is new, I expect that it is tight.  The drilled well is at the opposite side of the house from the oil tank, I'd estimate about 40 feet.  Outside the bulk head were a few oil stained cardboard boxes, indicating that the speedi dri was not the only thing absorbing the oil.

In conclusion I don't believe that further work needs to be done on this site.
P-711-1996*The CN Brown Bulk Fuel Oil Facility (above ground tanks) located on Route 302 in Bridgton was abandoned and removed.  Contamination above the reporting limit for USTs was encountered and reported to the Department.  I determined the site to be "Baseline 1" on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and as such no clean-up was necessary.  A site assessment prepared by Emery & Garrett Groundwater, Inc. was submitted to the Department by CN Brown.

No further action is necessary in this matter.






________________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediatin & Waste Management
A-220-2000*Responded to a call called in by Gary Legrange of Western Maine Community Action concerning a client of his agency.  He told me that Cindy Ross had complained to him that the insulating contractor the agency had used had damaged the aboveground tank while installing some insulation.  I went to the site. I found a fairly new house made from logs.  The basement was a walk-in on one side and in very good shape.  The tank was against the back wall.  Ms. Ross had a lot of stuff stored near the tank.  She claimed that about 100 gallons had leaked out.  I looked at the situation.  None of the stored material was contaminated.  Later in the week I went back and spoke to the heating contractor who said that the tank was leaking at the filter housing, but only drops.  What was interesting is that the new tank leaked on a seam and that had to be replaced.  Ms. Ross was not impressed.

I arranged for a contractor to drill some holes in the concrete floor to see if any product found it's way under the floor.  No product was found.  Tests of her water well found no contamination.  With no evidence of an actual large release of product, no further work is necessary on this spill.
B-361-1998*B361-98 Harbor Ridge Condominiums - S.W. Harbor


Dave Mills of the Heating Oil Co. called to report a 4 gallon #2 spill at the Harbor Ridge Condos. The spill as an overfill related to the delivery rate of their new truck, 76 gpm compared to the old 55 gpm. In any case they cleaned it up with a few pads and removed a pail of dirt. The pads will eventually be shipped through Clean Harbors and the soil was spread inside their bulk plant dike.
B-159-2000*B-159-2000
03/21/2000

     Sandi Jones of the DEP office in Augusta reported some outstanding MTBE cases from the Governor's study of 1998.  One case was located at the Ivan Smith residence on Route 155 in Lincoln.  A sample was taken of the well water back in July of 1998 and indicated 4.1 ppb MTBE.  No follow up was taken since.
     An on site inspection of the Smith property shown that water supply was a "dug" type well located in close proximity to a gravel drive.  No sources of contamination were evident however.  A water analysis shown"non detect" for both gasoline range organics and MTBE.
B-569-1996*10/15/96 @ 0038

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) asked me to contact a Mr. Steve Lemieux (942-4416), of Bangor Hydro Electric about a reported 1 pint transformer oil spill in Franklin.

According to Mr. Steve Leimeux at a location on the Great Pond road about 1/2 mile in a tree limb struck a transformer during the high winds overnight.  The limb caused the transformer on pole 76/21 to leak about 1 pint of oil onto the leaves and grass below.  The spill was more of a spray due to the wind and the contaminated surface area was about 5 feet by 5 feet.  This surface spill was cleaned up and placed in a 55 gallon drum.  About 1/4 drum of debris was disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental in Hampden.  Attachment.
B-368-2001*   On 6/28/01, around 1400 hours Brad Moore called our office to report that there had been an accident at the off ramp, exit 48 on I 95 north bound.  Actually the initial report just said off ramp; the rest was gleaned by trial and error.  A 55 gallon container of Intrabond Liquid Yellow, which is a dye compound, tipped over and spilled inside the box trailer.  The fugitive product found its way to the outside of the trailer and proceeded to cover the surface of the highway.  The Bangor Fire Department and the Orono Haz-Mat Team responded.  The MSDS showed no hazards, aside from being an irritant upon intimate exposure, but it soon became obvious that the material was going to cause a traction problem for traffic.  A six-mile section of the northbound lane was shut down and sand was spread on the spilled product, and this seemed to stabilize the spill.  However, Eastern Paper in the person of Jack Dunlay called the following morning and asked about approaching DOT for a lane closing so that they could recover more of the dye.  Jack was concerned about having the material resolubilize the next time it rained and that traffic might get sprayed with the yellow dye.  I put him in touch with DOT and Clean Harbors.  Jason of Clean Harbors said that they recovered a couple of drums of the sand that had been used and that they had scrubbed and flushed the lane that was free of traffic.  He was unable to get the entire area because the State Police were unable to effect traffic control for the entire spill area.
P-418-1988*
	Dec. 1988, investigation of water in waste oil UST complaint, and un-reported small surface spill noted.  Waste oil tank reported to be > 20 years old.    Gasoline dispenser had leak, previously unreported.  Noted ethylene glycol discharge to ground.
	Mr. Bodwell also operates an auto dealership with UST's on Rt. 1 in Brunswick.

	[UST's later abandoned by removal.  Free product oil noted atop gw.  See report attachments, later spill reports and UST Reg. file #12727 for further information.]
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P-260-1998*A saddle tank, on a parked dump truck, developed a leak and discharged approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel onto the ground.  The soil was excavated and spread on-site.

No further action required.
B-303-1996*D-TREE = N.
B-556-1998*On 8/20/98 at 1700 we received a call from David Cowie of Enpro Services, a clean-up contractor, reporting a hydraulic oil spill at the Bell Atlantic vehicle maintenance garage on the Odlin Rd. in Bangor.  He said that oil leaked from a hydraulic lift into an adjacent collection sump.  He estimated that one hundred gallons leaked and that his company would vacuum recover the product the following day.

I talked to Gary Schmitz of Bell Atlantic on Monday, 8/24, and he said that Enpro pumped 325 gallons of water and 275 gallons of oil from the sump.  Mr. Schmitz is based in Massachusetts and we made plans to meet when he visited the site on Thursday.  We met as scheduled and he said Bell Atlantic will replace the lift.  The lift design drained any leakage into a collection sump so no product actually leaked out of the system.  There were a few gallons of oil that drained into the sump after Enpro pumped the pit on Friday.  Bell Atlantic said Enpro will return to pump this liquid.
A-379-2001*See attached report. No site visit made. No further action expected.
P-153-2001*The AST was located below the drip edge of the roof and the subsequent accumulation of snow and ice fell onto the fittings damaging the lines.  It was not immediately detected and  seeped into the ground, resulting in the removal of 4.4 tons of contaminated soil and snow to remediate.

The contractor Guerin Associates was hired the first days activities were to remove snow up to 4 feet deep just to access the tank and soil.  This was done with a skid steer.

Soil removal was completed with a Vactor.  Saturated soils were removed and the hole back filled with crushed stone.

Davies nor her tenants have not reported any problems or artifacts after the initial clean up.  Therefore no further remediation is warranted at this time based on the information at hand.
P-296-1999*On May 14, 1999 DEP visited rental property of Pamela Smith due to the outside fuel oil storage tank discharge on back lawn. Met with Ms. Smith and a local contractor, Hadley & Sons Construction on removal of contaminated soil. On 5/18/99 removal of approximately 14 yards of virgin K-1 contaminated soil was completed. Disposal of soil was at Commercial  Paving. The area is served by a public drinking water supply yet area is sand and gravel so stringent clean-up was required. Location of spill was over the leach field area for the trailer. The depth of contamination  was approximatelyt 4 to 6 inches with no impact to the leach field bed. At this time I see no further action required.
P-522-1987*
	LUST abandonment of four 4000-gal. gasoline and one 500-gal. #2 oil UST's, prior to CMR 691 requirement of 1991, for UST Closure Assessments.    Corrosion holes in 3 of the 4 gasoline tanks.  Unspecified amount of gasoline-contaminated soil excavated and landspread for aeration on neighboring property reported to also be owned by Mr. Curlew.  Much of discharge apparently lost to bedrock close below UST's.

	New UST's installed .  See separate narrative of S. Eufemia and attached documents for further details.
A-140-2000*I received notification from Jerry Junkins from International Paper concerning a sulfuric acid spill at the mill.  I called him back and he briefed me on the incident.  At approximately 02:30, pulp mill operations lost their sulfuric acid feed.  This lasted until 05:00 when they discovered that the suction hose from the sulfuric acid pump was disconnected.  They reattached it and it solved that problem.  Approximately 540 gallons of sulfuric acid was lost to the process sewer.  The process sewer is a licensed neutralization facility for acid waste and has the buffering capacity to handle the amount spilled.  No further work is needed on this spill.  No site visit was made.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional information.
B-744-1999*B-744-99
Old Town

Saturday November 19, 1999			1420

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Lieutenant Jim Lavoie (827-4300), of the Old Town Fire Department concerning an airplane that went down in the Penobscot River.

I phoned the Old Town Fire Department and they were in contact with Jim Lavoie.  Jim was on scene, in a boat, on the Penobscot River, near where an airplane went down.  The pilot and passenger got out safely.  Mr. Lavoie reported that there was no sign of a gasoline or oil sheen on the River at this time.

No spill was evident during the time the plane was in the water.  Jim Lavoie contacted me while I was en route home around 1700 on Monday November 21st to tell me that there was no sheen when the plane was removed from the River.
A-172-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-324-1994*Discharge was the result of a leaking saddle tank at Rivco, 415 Payne Road, Scarborough, ME.  Approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was discharged onto the ground and collected using sorbent.
P-68-1998*   On Tues, 2/17/98, I briefly visited this rural construction company site to check on the status of the pending removal.  No one was onsite though I noted the tanks to be partially uncovered, the vent pipes down, and dispensers disconnected.  I could not tell if the product piping was gone or not.  The removal was scheduled to begin on 2/26/98 however SUN and/or Dubois apparently began early without a waiver.  The area has two private wells within 300'.  No oil contamination was obvious.  The tanks are reg. as CP protected but with galvanized piping.
   I later called SUN Env. and was informed by CTI Paul Thompson that their work was canceled and that Mr. Dubois would complete the removal himself, including the 4 UST's.
   On 8/26/98 I revisited and noted that the tank area had been filled in but the tanks still present and still out-of-service.  I have learned that the Claude (Carl) Dubois Excav. has gone out of business though Mr. Dubois continues to operate out of his house.  This Lyman property is posted as for sale.  Being past 6 months since the notice was filed, I understand it to be void and another removal notice should be filed.  Further Resp. Div. actions likely.  See attached and reg. files for further info.


S Brezinski
DEP BRWM
I-152-2000*Pickup leaked 10+ gallons of gasoline on Rte ll in Patten.

Spill evaporated before it could be cleaned up.

Tank rusted out

Response Case Closed
B-334-2001*Bill Robinson called to report that a diesel fuel spill had occurred at their Brownville store this morning. He said that the experienced store manager had learned that someone had spilled diesel in the yard, presumably when someone overfilled a truck tank and did not report it. Since the manager believed it was less than ten gallons and it all remained on the paved yard, she cleaned it up with speedi-dri and recorded it in the station log book.
   Mr. Robinson was reporting this as the town police officer, Mr. Stubbs, had called Mr. Robinson about the spill. I requested that Mr. Robinson give my name to Officer Stubbs so that he could call me with any questions he might have.
B-415-1998*B-415-98
Bar Harbor (Acadia National Park)

Tuesday June 30, 1998				0820

Darryl Luce phoned to ask if I could check into an investigation in Acadia National Park.  This spill had been previously reported to Darryl on Monday June 29.  Darryl said that a Mr. Ron Hamel had phoned in that their excavation contractor (Steve Flemming), had discovered some soil contamination in the piping trench.

I did a site visit to the recently excavated piping trench near the rest room facility.  This location was the site of an old Navy radio station that communicated with shipping in the Atlantic during World War I.  The site was closed in 1934.  I could find little to no contaminated soil but there was a small amount of water standing on clay at the bottom of about a 6 foot deep trench.  On that water was a light sheen that could have been from a petroleum contamination.  It was also reported to me that years ago in the late 60's the excavation contractor that excavated the trench had poorly maintained equipment and quite possibly spilled some diesel and or other oils at this location.  Mr. Steve Flemming stated that there was a smell of oil when the trench was opened at the current depth on Monday.  He said that there may have been 2 small back hoe buckets of contaminated soil.  The soil had been piled in with about  12 yards of excavated clean soil.  I suggested that they have covered the reporting process, no clean up was necessary at this location.
A-501-1996*A corrosion leak occurred in a dual tank system. The product ran out of a storage shed and into a storm drain system. The storm drain emptied into a stream which ran into the harbor. A sheen appeared on the harbor. Much of the product was trapped in the natural debris dams in the stream. We installed an under flow dam. They collected product using pads. I dug in the area around the tanks. We found an abandoned culvert which contained a large amount of free product. Seacoast pumped up the free product. The soil was sent to Dragon. Several rainy days cleared the storm drain system and allowed us to collect the product at the under flow dam. The contaminated stream debris was disposed of along with the pads.
B-95-2001*Gil Merchant called from B.I.A. to report that a jet aircraft had spilled about one gallon of Jet-A on to the floor of the "New Hangar". They had moved the aircraft inside after fueling it and as it warmed up the expanding fuel escaped out a vent and onto the hangar floor. It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and none left the concrete. When I asked for a better address he claimed that the hangar was so new it had not been given an address, therefore the "New hangar".
A-178-1997*Received a call from David Giroux, Wilton code enforecement officer that there had been an oil spill at a water well drilling operation. I responded to the residence of Nellie Howe of Wilton. She is an elderly lady who had purchased a trailer on Route 2 about a year ago. She found that she had little or no water from her well and received a Rural Development grant for a replacement well. L&L Well Drilling of North Turner received the contract and started drilling sometime in March of 1997. Drilling was difficult due to the weather and the geology. During the drilling the seal on the hydraulic pump broke spraying an esitmated 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the snow covered ground. They did not call to the report the spill and apparently made no attempt to clean it up.

In May, Mrs. Howe contacted David Giroux and complained to him about an oil smell on the property. He visited the site and saw enough to call me. I went out on 5/23/97. I found a well drilling site that was finished drilling but not finished installing the pipe. I also found free product in a low spot by a rock wall. I arranged for Clean Harbors to send a vacuum truck to pick up the oil and contaminated water. Any contaminated soil was only a thin vaneer from the contaminated melt runoff and had been worked in to the rest of the mud. No contaminated soil was removed from the site. Mrs. Howe's well was tested twice. The first time showed trace amounts of a hydrocarbon and the second time showed a clean well. No further work is needed at the site. L&L Well Drilling has been referred to Oil Enforcement.
B-456-1998*On July 11, 1998 at 1445 we received a call from Ann Jacobson of the Gatherings Campground on Route 172 in Surry reporting a diesel spill from a camper trailer that had just checked into their campground.  The pick-up truck which hauled the trailer had a nineteen gallon auxiliary tank in the pick-up's bed.  The driver had filled this tank in Ellsworth and began pumping from it into his regular tanks.  Unfortunately, he forgot to shut off the pump which overfilled his regular tanks and sprayed the diesel fuel onto Route 172 and the dirt road and parking area at the Gatherings Campground.  The unit stopped pumping when the driver turned off the ignition.

I visited the site that afternoon and met Mr. Jacobson who said the product sprayed onto the dirt road but the very heavy rain of the afternoon flushed the product away.  The road had little sign of fuel but there was a good smell to the gravel in the parking lot.  Since the campground's drilled well was located on the downslope side of the parking area, I advised Mr. Jacobson to scrape off the top couple of inches of material from the lot.  Mr. Jacobson agreed, scraped the soil and spread it on the beginning of his access road far away from his well.
B-178-1997*4/22/97 @ 1009

I received a phone call from Walter Carpenter, 827-8383, of Orono.  Mr. Carpenter requested a waiver for the 30 day tank removal notice.  I told him that I could do a waiver for him on Wednesday April 23 early in the morning.  I was not informed that they would be ready to start at 0800.

4/23/97 @ 0800

I arrived at the Bickmore Manor on Main Street in Old Town.  Gary Silsby construction had removed a 2000 gallon number 2 heating oil tank which was sitting on a trailer when I arrived at 0800.  I had Mr. Silsby check the sandy soil for potential oil contamination.  No odor was noted in the soil.  In instructed Silsby Construction on how to prepare the tank for transportation over the road.  Once this was done, I completed the tank waiver and told Mr. Carperter that he should have waited for the waiver prior to proceeding with a removal. This 19 year old tank had been out of service for about one year.  The Bickmore Manor was getting heating oil from inside 330 gallon basement tanks.
B-567-1999*B-567-99
Milford

Tuesday September 14, 1999			0935

Mary Johnson of the Portland DEP office phoned and asked me to contact Lucia Allen ((888) 876-4080), of Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline.

Lucia Allen reported that a Dump Truck blew a hydraulic hose and leaked 2 gallons of hydraulic oil on access road 364 near station # 694+50, in Milford.  The oil left a stain on the road ? inch wide by 700 feet long.  This roadway was lightly scraped in the stained area.  About 1 cubic yard of roadway was removed, over the 700-foot distance.  This material will be sent to temporary disposal with final disposal to be at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-278-1996*On May 10 I recieved a call from Rod Gendron reporting an inventory discrepency at the Davis residence in Norway.  Mrs. Davis does not live in her home over the winter months and apparently sometime during the winter the filter had leaked some oil.  Amount spilled is unknown.  I visited Mrs. Davis's place on May 29, I found very little evidence of a substantial release and determined that if her well had not been impacted there would need to be no clean up.  On May 31, 1996 I sampled the drinking water well.  The results came back showing no oil in the water.  No further action will be required.
P-737-1996*20SEP96, received complaint from Esperti, concerning spilled #2 oil at her home near the AST and that the oil  was not cleaned up properly. I contacted Terry Pruner of Coastway Oil, who informed me that his company had spilled oil at the Esperti residence, and that they would go back out and clean it up. Pruner also informed me that the AST at the Esperti residence was not in compliance with the latest installation standards. I advised Pruner that the tank should be maintained before dispening fuel into vessel.

I re-contacted Esperti, who informed me that the AST was installed two years ago. I briefed her of the latest installation compliance codes and the AST Clean up Fund, and how non-compliance of the codes may effect fund coverage in the event of a larger spill.

No further complaints received from either party. No further action.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (6DEC96)
I-25-1997*On 3-24-97, Darrel Daigle of Irving Oil Company called this office to reoport that there had been a service call the day before at Carole Michaud's residence in Fort Kent. She called because she was out of fuel but had had a fillup two weeks prior. From her usage records and the amount left in the tank it was estimated there had been about 150 gallons unaccounted for. I met with Mr. Daigle and a contractor (Alan Morin) that day at the residence. We decided the best action would be to excavate whatever soil possible (bedrock is known to be shallow). About 8 yards of contaminated soil was removed to bedrock and Mrs. Michaud placed on the quarterly monitoring program.
A-246-1998*Received a call from Paul Kemp of Health Engineering on 5/12/98 that there was a problem with the drinking water at the Whitefield School. He reported that samples taken on 3/31/98 showed 33 ppb MTBE and samples taken on 5/11/98 showed approximately 500 ppb MTBE. I contacted Technical Services to immediately inform them and then went to the site to resample. Since the well had been resampled, I was working on the assumption that the results were true until shown otherwise. I contacted Ed Young at Water Treatment, Inc. that I would like to meet with his technician the next morning. I also met Andy Smith, State Toxicologist at the site and spoke with him. School officials were told by the both of us, not to let anyone drink, cook or shower with tap water until further notice. I walked the grounds and found very little to indicate a source of the contamination. However, the teachers' parking lot was fairly close to the well.

I met with the technician from Water Treatment, Inc. and we discussed the requirements for a filter system. We eventually settled on a system of two gangs of four filters each. The school takes a very large volume of water. Filters were installed on 5/15/98. These filters were to reduce the risk of inhalation hazards of the MTBE from the tap water. Drinking the water was still not allowed. Bottled water would be supplied by DEP. Sampling of the filter system was immediately taken over by Technical Services.

Detailed site investigation by Pat Seaward of Technical Services found a small area that was contaminated. Bill Wallace of Response Services arranged removal of 8.24 tons of contaminated soil. The case was eventually transferred to Tom Benn of Site Investigation. No additional work by Response Services is anticipated in this case unless requested.
B-133-1997*3/25/97 09:15

An Irving Oil dispatcher in Brewer called to report that one of the home heating oil delivery trucks overturned off of Route 116 in Argyle.  The truck, full of #2 fuel, collapsed a small wooden bridge and fell onto its side.  Workers from Irving arrived shortly after the incident to drill and pump off the truck.  Very little oil was spilled during the transfer.  The entire operation only took a couple of hours.  The truck was then righted without incident.
A-123-1996*     DEP received a report from Maritime Energy that a one-gallon AST overfill had occurred at this residence.  It was reportedly contained on a concrete floor and cleaned up by Maritime staff.  I spoke with the homeowner (Gibbons) afterward; he saw no evidence of spillage at the tank.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-144-2001*   DEP received a report that approx. pounds of metallic mercury was spilled when a manometer was broken (see Mead incident report).  The affected area was isolated and a contractor (Clean Harbors) was hired to collect spilled material.  It is believed that recovery was nearly total.
A-203-1997*Received a call from Bill Carver of Bill's Pump and Tank Service that he was at a tank removal where there was some contamination present. I then spoke to Mike Millett, engineer doing the Appendix P site assessment. We discussed the site and I decided the site was a stringent site based on the Bureau's "Decision Tree" (even though Mike reports we agreed on a baseline 2 decision). The results he reported were all under the 100 ppm action level except one. I decided that the site was clean enough as the site well was 300' upgradient. Originally Bill had scheduled this as an abandonment in place, and it was approved as such during a site visit. He later decided he could remove them without endangering the seawall. No further work is necessary.
B-110-2000*B-110-2000
02/29/2000

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report an oil spill at the Murray residence on the Pushaw Road in Glenburn.  It was stated that the oil spilled from a corrosion hole on the basement tank.  At the time it was not known how much oil had leaked.
     Investigation shown that approximately one gallon of oil was discharged onto the floor.  A small quantity was evident in the basement sump.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with a combination of sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  No resources of the State were affected from this spill.
A-32-2000*This spill occurred during a storm and the leak wasn't discovered until the truck was removed.  The driver reported that he thought 100 gallons was lost.  By the time I arrived the truck and police had left.  I was able to see that the truck had gone into some trees and brush in the median.  It was clear that diesel had spilled into the brush pile, but I couldn't locate any significant contamination.  The ground was frozen and ice covered.  The accident was in a low area and there are no wells or streams nearby.   I determined that no further work would be required.
B-537-1997*9/26/97 1000

Butch Furrough of GR Adams called to report discovering contamination during the piping upgrade of tanks at the Broadway Burleigh Road Irving. The pea stone surrounding the top of the tanks and around the piping had high levles of gasoline contamination in excess of 2500 ppm.  It was later discovered that the 8k and the 10k tanks were partially located on the adjacent property.  It was then the decision was made to remove the tanks.  Contamination appeared to be confined to the immediate tank excavation.  PID levels dropped rapidly within the native silt and clay to about 300 ppm.  Altogether approximately 40 yards of contamination was removed and taken to Thibodeau batch facility in Winterport for disposal.  The area is considered "non sensitive" as a baseline 2 site.  It may be noted that the gasoline release was probably due to a large overfill.
P-471-1997*   On 9/2/97 I visited this facility briefly to check on an 8/30/97 observation by a citizen that UST work was ongoing.  Prior to visiting I noted no UST reg. or removal notice filed.  Onsite i met the owners/operators and confirmed that indeed the UST pad had been removed, and a spill bucket had been replaced.  The owners explained that the concrete over the UST area, installed by Dick Simard in 1989, had cracked severely and Simard & Sons was installing a new pad.
  No UST facility was to be uncovered nor removed or replaced, so removal and new reg. materials are not required in this case.  No further actions are expected.  See P-332-89 and P-684-91 for further site history.  No prohibited discharges were noted.

SG Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-665-1996*22OCT96, responded to subjects address. I observed that the full basement of the dwelling was flooded with approx. 3.5 ft.(1.06m) of water, with a visible oil layer of #2 oil on the water. I also observed two Dead River Oil Co. techicians working on an overturned above ground storage tank. I evaluated the basement to pose an electrical hazard to humans and did not enter the flooded water. I could not evaluate from the site conditions nor the homeowner if the basement sump pump was operable, nor did I feel comfortable instructing the DR personnel to check the electrical sump pump. This day I contacted Enpro Environmental Services, Newburyport, MA (508-465-1595), to clean the oil impacted basement. I advised the homeowners of the possible heath affects of petroleum distillates as discribed in the pocket NIOSH guide and that they may consider not staying in the house this night.

23OCT96, on site w. Enpro. The water level in the basement was significantly lower, approx. 1 in.(2.45cm). It was apparent that the sump pump was operable and cleared the basement overnight, leaving pockets of free product and oily residue. I authorized the disposal of all non-metallic, oil impacted, and burnable items in the basement. Most of those items where cloth or paper related. I also authorized the steam cleaning of the basement walls and floor, and non-disposable goods using a degradable cleaner. The runoff from this cleaning was discharged through the sump pump that discharges to a gully behind the residence; no free product was observed prior to this cleaning, and was done to remove any remaining oily residues or odors from the basement.

I instructed the homeowner to apply to the AST Insurance Fund. This site was later forwarded to the DEP Claims Unit as a potential FEMA claim.

No further Response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (25DEC96)
I-184-2000*IRVING OIL LUBRICANTS TRUCK LOST 10-15 GALLONS OF ANTIFREEZE, LUBRICANT DIESEL/MOTOR OIL OFF THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK.  IT WAS CLEANED UP WITH SPEEDY DRI.

Used speedy dry was transported to Irving's Lubricant warehouse in Brewer for disposal with other oily debris waste stream

A-47-1996*     An estimated 120 gallons of kerosene was spilled at this reidential AST due to shearing of the filter nipple caused by ice and snow.  Jon Andrews (DEP) first visited the property on 1/26/96.
     The property consists of a large wooded lot improved by a new raised leach field and drilled well (located within 100' of the spill).  A temporary mobile home serves as the residence; the owner (Calzone) intends to construct a permanent home in the near future.  Two other residences are located several hundred feet away and are not considered at risk due to this spill event.
     I spoke to Mr. Calzone by phone briefly on 1/27, but have had no response to messages left on his machine during the week of 1/29.  Attempts to contact his father have been unsuccessful.
     Soil removal may not be practical at this site.  The case was referred to Technical Services for resolution;  I anticipate no further Response involvement unless at the request of Tech Services.
P-144-1998*On April 3, 1998 I was called to a spill at 94 Vesper Street, Portland.  The property is a three unit home.  One of the tenants accidentally knocked the filter off of one of the oil tanks in the basement of the building spilling thirty to fifty gallons of fuel.  The tenant called the Fire Dept. who in turn notified me.  On site the Fire dept. had put down speedy dry, and an oil burner technician was repairing the filter.  The oil had been contained within the basement however everything on the basement floor was impacted by the oil.  I called Seacoast Ocean Services to clean up the oil soaked debri and the speedy dry from the floor.  After we had all the items cleaned up from the floor we laid down a fresh coat of dry sorb.  This was left on the floor until the following Monday when we went back to sweep it up.  On Monday the odors were nearly all gone and the clean up of the basement was complete.  No further action.
B-128-2000*As happens time after time, Gene Parent discovered the consequenses of shovelling the snow off his roof when the furnace ran out of oil and the house got cold. The ice and snow dumped off the roof cracked the nipple on the tank and all the oil ran onto the ground.

The spill was not reported here until 2 days later; that, combined with the difficulty I and the contractor had contacting Mr Parent, and other commitments meant the spill did not get attended to until March 29.  On that date Clean Harbors sucked a little under 3 tons of contaminated fill into a vacuum truck.

Compared to what was reported spilled, very little was recovered in the volume of soil removed.  Since the oil tank sat right on top of Parent's septic tank, I think the oil probably followed the septic system to the leach field.

I've placed Parent on quarterly monitoring just to make sure his well doesn't become polluted.  It's only 3 years old, but Parent says it's 40 feet to ledge, and he had it drilled with a tool and cable rig, so the ledge is heavily fractured where the casing enters it.
P-297-2000*   On or about 5/7/00 I was contacted by Thomas Bryand regarding an apparent old heating oil UST at the house of his deceased father, Edward Bryand.  He was trying to sell the house and needed to deal with an old #2 oil facility located on the front lawn.  The tank had been out-of-service and filled and/or covered in concrete years ago, prior to the 1985/86 state regulation of UST facilities.
   On Fri. 5/19/00, I met Mr. Bryand and the realter.  The UST with concrete poured on top was uncovered, exposing the vent and product piping as well.  The facility was located in an unconfined area by the corner of the house.  I noted no evidence of a discharge, though I only observed the top area.  Considering that this abandonment method had been allowed at the time the tank was abandoned, I advised them that they could:
1.  Leave the UST as is, though many lending institutions and buyers may be reluctant to get involved with UST's such as this due to potential liability if a problem is discovered later.
2.  Complete a Notice To Abandon, and remove the tank to reduce liability.  No Certified Tank Installer, or Remover, is needed in this case.
   Mr. Bryand later called back and reported that he and the buyer agreed to leave the UST in place and that the buyer may chose to abandon it by removal later.  The UST was registered.  The area is suburban residential on city water and sewer.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions at present.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-103-2001*A customer filling their car's gas tank at the CN Brown Station in Lewiston caused approximately 3 gallons of gas to spill to the pavement.  All gas was contained to the pavement and concrete and cleaned up by CN Brown employees.  No further action.
B-251-1998*Mrs. Clark's cat died in the Spring of 1998, and the veterinarian voiced the opinion that the cat may have succumbed to poisoning from anti-freeze.  Mrs. Clark is aware of at least 4 other cats that have disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the Lane in the last year; she is of the opinion that her dog doesn't feel too good, and she provided me with a list of animals that have met an untimely demise in the area during the last ten years.  In addition, the tree peepers don't sing in the spring the way they used to.

James Lavoie and I visited the site on April 21, and could find nothing untoward. According to Mrs. Clark, there are no pesticides used on the property.  We crawled around under a neighboring house to document anti-freeze leaking from the plumbing, but could find none. A test for antifreeze in the local bog water proved negative, as did a test of Mrs. Clark's well water for hydrocarbon contamination.

Since only one cat carcass was ever produced, I think it likely that a fisher was impacting the local cat population.  The lack of tree peepers, at least in 1998, can be explained by cold weather.  Case closed.
I-82-2000*On August 14, Van Buren Fire Dept. reported a one car accident. The vehicle went off the road down an embankment and landed near Violette brook. I went to the scene and because the car had burned, there were no fluids left and only a minute amount spilled as the car rolled down the bank.
P-104-2001*No narrative.  Please see attached CMP report.
P-277-1998*On June 22, 1998 I accompanied Scott Cyr (DEP-TOSCA) on a PCB sampling event.   The Poland Springs Inn had found several old transformers in an old outbuilding and had reported them to Scott.  Scott requested assistance from response in case of spillage.  We took nine samples from the old transformers.  No spillage was noted, the transformers were in good condition.  Scott will analyze the samples and work with the Inn on disposal of the oil.  No further action.
I-49-1999*Bob Cormier called to report 125 gallons of fuel spilled at the residence of Marc Derosier.

Bob started the cleanup and assisted throughout out the project.

Ed Pelletier & Sons excavated the contaminated soil under the building and disposed of the contaminated soil, wood and other debris at the TriCommunity Landfill.

Case closed.

B-610-2000*On 11/13/00, 2111 hours Dan Lecleair (dispatcher for Irving Oil Corp) reported a fueling spill at the ferry terminal in Bar Harbor.  The first estimate was five to ten gallons of product directly into the water.  However, a follow up revealed that there was a catch pan under the grate that had contained the spill.  Also the amount was changed to three to four gallons. Irving personnel were able to recover the spill with a half a bundle of sorbent pads.  The product was actually # 2 heating oil, which the ferry uses instead of diesel to run its engines.  Release happened when the transfer hose was disconnected from the ferry.
B-546-1997*On September 29, 1997 at 1330 we received a call from Dennis Gingles of International Paper reporting a three to five gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a skidder in Oxbow Township.  G.M.D. Logging of Kingfield had the spill which occurred on a skid road.  Workers excavated about one half yard of contaminated soil and spread it on a log landing area.  No waters were threatened.
I-116-1999*While inspecting a complaint concerning a malfunctioning septic system, The Eagle lake Code Enforcement Officer (Gerry Raymond), identified a 500 gal gasoline tank within 100 feet of the lake. He requested the DEP check the system for leaks, because he thought the system was a potential problem.

When I investigated on 8/2/99, I didn't find any leakage, but this system is similar to many others around the lake.

This tank is not in complaince with the "Office of the State Fire Marshal Rules and Regulations for Flammable and Combustible Liquids".

The 500 gallon  tank has an emergency vent, a hand pump in the tank with enough hose to reach the lake.

The information was turned over to Steve Dodge of the Fire Marshals Office on 8/3/99
I-60-1996*This site had a leaking gasoline UST. Site meets the Baseline standards.

Spill source was difficult to identify, but was most likely piping or overfills.

Tank was sitting in  a small amount of sand, directly on bedrock. Any spillage most likely went directly in to the rock.

All saturated material was excavated and landspread on the NMTC Campus in an area that meets the spreading standard.

Case closed
B-285-1996*Jim Waslaw of Central Maine Power called to report that a transformer developed a leak on the Belfast Road in Searsport.  Approximately 12 gallons leaked onto the roadside.  The soil was then removed via excavation.  It may be noted that the dielectric oil was "non PCB".
P-35-1989*
Reported 10-gallon overfill out vent pipe.  Retail motor fuels UST facility and AST bulk plant.
B-519-1998*Sometime in late July of 1998, Ron Pluth allowed a junk dealer into his housing development to  recover an old, unused 275 gallon oil tank from behind one of the trailers. The junk man was not at all careful about how he loaded the tank, apparently rolling it along the ground to his truck; every time the tank flopped over, oil spilled out of it.

After about two weeks, it became apparent to tenant Godwin that Pluth wasn't going to  do anything about the spillage, so Godwin called here to report it; not because he was particularly concerned about the  spill, I suspect, but as a way to get back at Pluth for something.  In any case, I looked at the spill on August 5, and instructed Pluth to dig up the contaminated soil in Godwin's driveway and behind his trailer.  I arranged for Pluth to take the soil to Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hampden for disposal.
B-723-1998*The Passamaquoddies requested, and I granted, a waiver to remove a 500 gallon UST at the tribal HQ.  No contamination was observed.
P-523-1997*A leaking underground copper supply line to the furnace discharged #2 fuel oil under the basement floor that made its way into a sump which was pumped into a storm drain that emptied into a drainage swale.

A 5 gallon bucket was placed into the sump to act as a oily/water separator and sorbent pads placed in both the sump hole and drainage swale to collect the remaining fuel.  The area was checked on several times, and pads were removed and replaced as needed.  As of November 1997, no more recoverable oil was present and all sorbents were removed and disposed of.  Only a slight sheen was noticeable in the drainage swale.

No further action required.
B-215-1997*5/11/97 @ 1537

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked me to make contact with a Mr. William Levesque, of Bangor Hydro Electric, about a spill of 1 pint of hydraulic oil, on the Bog Lake Road.

I phoned Mr. Levesque.  The spill was transformer oil, about 1 pint of it leaked from a secondary bushing on a 10 KVA transformer.  The oil covered an area of about 3 by 6 feet.  The oil contaminated gravel was shoveled into a 55 gallon drum.  The drum was 3/5 full and will be disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  This spill occurred as a result of Bangor Hydro trimming trees in the area.  A tree fell onto the electrical line and broke the transformer's secondary bushing.  The transformer was replaced.  See Attached.
B-675-1997*11/20/97 15:06

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a minor hydraulic oil spill in the Masonic Hall parking lot on Route 102 in Somesville.  The 1/2 pint spill resulted from a blown hydraulic hose on a bucket truck.  The oil was then cleaned up with a couple of sorbent pads and later disposed of through Sawyer Environmental.
I-82-1996*Cinthya Wallace reported that someone was dumping the liquid out of batteries.

This operation was taking place about 100 feet from the Centerline Road on the Drive-IN Road.

I was unable to locate any stressed vegetation or any other sign of acid being dumped in this area.

Case Closed.

P-130-1998*On March 26, 1998 I responded to a call of a spill that was discovered at the Lamb residence on Beech Plain Road in Buxton.  Mrs. Lamb stated that she had had problems with her furnace and so had called an Oil Burner Technician.  The technician had discovered that the valve on her outside 275 gallon kerosene tank had a small leak.  He repaired the valve and informed Mrs. Lamb she should call the DEP.  I went to Mrs. Lambs that day.  I found very little evidense of a spill, however there was still alot of snow on the ground.  I returned appr. two weeks later and dug up the ground under and around the tank.  I still found very little impacted soil.  Most of the oil seemed to have gotten caught in fallen leaves and other vegetation left on the ground from last fall.  The vegatation I raked up into bags.  No further clean up is necessary.
I-27-2001*A SPILL AT THE PUMPS WAS CLOSE TO RUNNING OFF THE PROPERTY. THE ATTENDANT CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPT, WHO HELPED CLEAN UP THE SPILL.  CASE CLOSED
A-650-1999*Received a call from DEP staff that they were in the Center Store in Fairfield and had smelled fuel oil.  I went to the store and asked them about it.  The owner stated that they just had their oil tank changed out and that a little did spill on the basement floor.  I was allowed into the basement and saw a new tank and no evidence of a spill.  No further work is needed.
B-280-1996*Gail Frutchey of Irving Oil Co. in Machias called to report a small spill of #1 fuel oil at the residence of Delar Longfellow in Lambert Lake TWP.  The whistle was either missing or was not working.  The oil reportedly penetrated the surface to a depth of about 2 inches.  The contaminated soil was simply scraped up with a shovel.  Only a bucket or two was generated in the process.
P-3-1997*  On Monday, 1/6/96, I returned a call to Mr. Lowell of the North Yarmouth Public Works Dept. regarding the reporting of 11 five gal. containers of waste motor oil and one of diesel fuel that had been dumped off the Milliken Road.  Lowell reported that no oil spilled and that he recovered the oil for burning in the town's Public Works Dept. waste oil burner.
  No RP is known and the 5 gallon drums reportedly have no markings to indicate the former owner.  No DEP visit was made.  See attached also.
I-49-2001*Snow caused a hydraulic hose to leak.  Approximately 5 gals. of hydraulic oil were lost.  Cleaned up with sorbent pads.
A-10-1998*A vehicle had lost either transmission oil or hydraulic oil in the driveway.  The owner returned and drove through it later.  All the oil was contained on ice and was cleaned with pads.

No further action anticipated.
P-312-2000*On 05/23/2000 I received a call from the Freeport Police Department reporting that a car gas tank had rusted out and it was leaking into a parking lot on Mechanic Street in Freeport.  I arrived to find that the gas was steadily leaking out of the vehicle and it was parked on top of a storm drain.  The Freeport FD was on scene and had built a sand and sorbent pad dike to prevent the gas from going into the storm drain.  We pumped about three gallons of gas out of the car and that stopped the leak.  The owners of the vehicle were present and had it towed.  I cleaned up the sand and sorbents and determined that very little gas had gotten into the storm drain.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
May 24, 2000
A-287-1997* Four UST'S were removed at KMD Service in Waterville. Alan Lyscars reported that the PID readings were in excess of 2,500 PPM. I meet w/ all the involved parties at the site and we discussed clean up options. We all agreed that the contaminated soil in the area of the new tank installation would be taken to ARC. Mr. Paul Bosse made arrangements for low cost soil disposal @ a price of $46.50 per ton. This cost would include tipping fees, trucking and excavation. Lyscars was on site for two days to monitor soil removal.
 A total of 806 tons of soil was removed. The new tank was installed and backfilled on 8-18. All paper work was filled out and Mrs. Wood will be applying to the groundwater FUND.
B-429-1998*According to Tom Szabo at Acadia Mtn. Guides, on the evening of 7/4, they allowed a customer to use the restroom at the store on Main St.; shortly after the customer left, smelly fumes started coming out of the sink drain, (Keep the snickering to yourself) and the trap was warm to the touch.

Szabo said the fumes returned on the morning of the 5th, so he reported it.

Upon my arrival, there were no fumes evident, nor was the trap warm.  It's obvious that the customer, for whatever reason, had flushed a small quantity of an acid or base down the drain.  Whatever it was had been flushed through and was no longer reacting.  Because of that, and because the plumbing was old, I did not attempt to dissemble the trap for a pH analysis.

I informed the clerk of my theory and left.
P-100-1998*The discharge resulted from an overfill while filling the fishing vessel Titan.  The diesel fuel was quickly contained and cleaned-up by Seacoast Ocean Service, although a limited amount of fuel made its way to Union Wharf.

By 1300 hour on 2/12/98, all recoverable amounts of fuel around the vessel had been removed, but there was still recoverable fuel at Union Wharf.  I was assured by Seacoast Ocean Services that the remaining fuel would be removed by days end, which was when I returned later that day.

No further action required.
A-403-2001*Mr. Pelotte found a 5 gallon drum of pesticide on the side of the road near his home, recovered it, and reported it to the police who forwarded it to us. I went and picked up the container (methyl trithion) and transported it to our haz-store locker to await disposal. No further action expected.
A-357-1998*Received a call from Mead plant security that there had been a small release of chlorine dioxide. The spill occurred in the bleach plant where some brown stock had spilled releasing a small amount of unreacted chlorine dioxide. The brown stock was washed to the process sewer, an approved method of dealing with this problem. No further work is needed and no site visit was made.
I-29-2001*On 3-19-01, Shirley Churchill called this office to report that their furnace had run out of fuel the day before and they thought they had about 200 gallons in the tank at the time. I met with them and checked the system. Everything looked ok but the fuel line ran from the tank in the garage under the trailer to the furnace. There was no smell under the trailer. There was a two foot section of line that ran beneath the walkway between the garage and trailer but according to Mr. Churchill was ensconced in a plastic pipe. There was no evidence of the product anywhere checked. The trailer sits high on a gravel bank, next to a stream and its possible oil traveled vertically beneath the sidewalk. Will check again in spring.
B-507-1998*B-507-98 Donahue Res. - Bar Harbor


   Mr. Donahue called me to request a waiver of the 30-day waiting period in order to abandon in place an old UST that I had given him an abandonment in place waiver last year. He had not done so earlier due to his financial status, but now wanted to do so before the mandatory October closure deadline. I agreed. The tank in question is a very old unused tank that lays under the sidewalk in an alley way at the rear of the home. I suspect that it was installed before the neighboring house was built, as it would be now impossible to remove it without damaging the neighbor's property.
   On 7/31/98 I went to the site where I saw that Mr. Donahue had exposed the top to the tank and pumped out about 4.5" of liquid (about 1.5"of oil) into a fifty gallon drum. This appeared to be about 30 gallons. His plan was to freeze the drum and decant the oil and introduce the water into the town treatment works (with their oversight). The oil would go to the waste oil burner at the boat yard he works in.
   The inside of the tank was now clean and we waited for the cement truck to arrive with its load of slurry. He already had a concrete company standing by with a concrete pump that would deliver the slurry from the truck to the tank. After a 2 hour delay, we were told that it would not arrive for another hour. At this time I left and did not see the actual fill take place, but I am sure that it did.
P-721-1996*Received a report of approximately 5 gallons of skidder lube oil in the ruts of a skidder road in Denmark, Maine.  I visited the site and confirmed that there was a product layer on the water in the tire ruts.  It appeared to have been there for some time a was located about 1/2 mile off the main road, making it unrealistic to implement an immediate clean-up.  I attempted to contact the owner of the property, however was given incorrect information by the Town Office and was unable to confirm the owner of the location I was at.  Further attempts to contact the owner will be made and he/she will be informed of the situation.  No clean-up will be required at this site, however due to its remote location and the amount of time that has elapsed since the spill likely occured.




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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-274-1997*6/2/97 1950

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher to make contact with systems operator/dispatcher Alex King (942-4416) of Bangor Hydro Electric Company.

According to Mr. King, about 1 quart of transformer oil leaked from the upper bushing on a 50 KVA pole mounted transformer.  The spill on pavement was cleaned up using speedi dri and the oil contaminated grass at the base of the pole was excavated.  This clean up generated about .12 cubic yards of debri that was removed by Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  Initially it was reported that no transformer oil made it to the storm drain which was only 3 feet from the pole.  I contacted Jim Leigh, after a site visit, a very small amount of transformer oil was removed from atop the water using a sorbent pad.
B-102-2001* On 3/12/01, 1040 hours Chuck, who is a burner technician for Webber Oil reported that an AST line under a cement floor had failed a pressure test and that he estimated a fuel loss of 150 gallons.  The property belonged to Alice McInnis, who was not aware of the problem at the time of his call.  He said that he would have Alice call me.  I talked with Alice that afternoon.  I told her about the fund and the possible odor problem that could arise from her spill.  I also discussed possible solutions.  She said she would call me if any problems arose.  It is now 6/6/01 and she hasn't called.
P-607-1998*Site visit indicated two wells one abandoned due to lack of water. The second well located next to driveway in use. Bedrock exposure throughout the area. No indication of any discharges yet possible spills due to filling lawn mower or various outside equipment.
I-78-2001*This AST spill was identified by Don Cote, who does code enforcement for LURC.

When I found the location, the leak was still occurring. A cheap gate valve had been used and the kerosene was leaking by the valve. I repositioned the tank to stop the leak.

I met the owner at the site later the next day. He and his son excavated the contaminated soil by hand and landspread it on a farm field they own in Mars Hill.

Case Closed.
A-455-1997*Received a call from Mead Corporation that they had found some underground storage tanks at an old logging camp. Two tanks were found and removed on 10/24/97. As one of them was gasoline, (the other having formerly contained diesel fuel) an Appendix P site assessment was called for. On November 7, 1997, The Fitch Company re-excavated the area where the underground tanks were removed from and performed numerous PID bag headspace tests. Since none of these readings were above 10ppm, no further action is needed on this site. See the Appendix P site assessement for UST site #19817 for additional information. No site visit was made.
P-285-2001*10 April 2001 responded to report received 9 April 2001.  Upon arrival I observed an oil discharging into Little Androscoggin River.  It appeared that the oil was discharging from the hydro plant, by a pump of some sort.  I contracted Enpro, coming from another job in the area to collect the oil and deploy sorbent boom.

I meet w. Tad Simpson a day or so later, and observed a sump full of oil.  Simpson advised that the facility was broken into and a drum of gear oil dumped.  Simpson advised that Clean Harbors of Maine was contracted to clean up the spill inside the facility.

DEP to seek reimbursement for expenditures. No further Response action necessary.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 19 June 2001.
A-655-2000*Central Maine Power Company reported an employee accidentaly caused a minor spill of transformer oil to the concrete floor of the service building in Fairfeild.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with sorbents.  The transformer was not tagged, so it is unclear if the oil contained less than 50 ppm pcbs.  CMP will provide a copy of their internal report to DEP to attach to the spill file including analyses of the oil for pcb content.  No further work is anticipated by the Division of Response.
A-508-1997* Three UST's were removed from the Boothbay Region Boatyard, located in Southport. Steve Dyer, of ERR Inc, reported that the PID levels exceeded the notification requirement. The area around the fill pipe had levels over 2,500 PPM. Together we filled out the D tree and found the site to meet the Intermediate cleanup goals. The remainder of the soils, under and along the sides of the UST were in the range of 40 to 300 PPM.
 There is one drilled well on the property (350 feet up gradient) down gradient is the ocean. I suggested that a water sample be collected and analysed for VOA. That result was ND w/ a slight (below detection limit) amount of MTBE, 1 PPM.
 In conclusion, there were about 30 tons of slightly contaminated soils that were aerated on site and then used as backfill, after checking w/ a PID. In conclusion, there is no water contamination problem and no further work will be required.
P-880-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
P-278-2000*   In the late morn of Mon. 5/15/00 DEP received notice by Pownal Fire Dispatch of a rolled over dump-truck in front of 240 Brown Rd.  Diesel fuel from the saddle tank was reported to be leaking.  Responding, I met the Pownal Fire Dept. (PFD); Don Storey of Storey Bros. const. & trucking company; and Cliff Larrabee, Road supervisor for the nearby town of Durham.  The truck was still over on its left side.  The right saddle tank was discharging into the soil of the shoulder (see site sketch).  Free product was pooled up in the ditch.  State Police Com. Vehicles Insp.'s were onsite to investigate cause.
    The PFD and I collected some 8 - 10 gal of free product to a drum, and laid down some pads.  There was too much product in the soil to sorb with pads so a nearby dump truck and loader was brought in.  After the rolled truck was towed off, the spilled sand was worked into the diesel saturated soil and loaded into another dump truck.  11.7 rons of oil contam. soil was recycled at Commercial Recycling Svcs.
    The area is rural residential.  The nearest receptor was the well and home of Mr. Goodwin @ 240 Brown Rd.  Mr. Goodwin has a drilled well about 45'  slightly upgrade of the spill location.  The vast majority of the oil contamination was quickly removed so I do not believe there is a serious threat to the well.  At this time the spill is clean to DEP satisfaction and no further DEP, Resp. Div. action is expected.  No state clean-up expenses were incurred.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-410-2001*   DEP received a citizen complaint regarding practices at this auto body shop.  The property had been reclaimed by the Town for non-payment of taxes, but it was expected that the former owner (Oranito) would reacquire the site; he was actively advertising for business.
   Several containers (some empty, some full) of paints, thinners, and solvents were in various locations.  Mr. Oranito agreed to have these collected by Safety-kleen, and to permanently plug a floor-drain in one of the garage bays.  I could find no one in DEP interested in the blast grit that was spread across a part of the property.  An old 275-gal AST was found to have lost fuel via small leaks; this tank was removed and contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural/residential with three private wells within 500' of the subject property.  Sampling of the two nearest wells was non-detect for target compounds.
A-379-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that transformer oil had spilled due to storm damage.  According to CMP staff PCBs were <2 ppm.
A-386-1998*Due to multiple, difficult to define diesel, fuel oil and gasoline contamination problems that exist, and correlating a specific contaminant to a singular event is not practical, investigations of newly contaminated sites in the village will be authorized under this spill report.  This problem appears to be quite extensive.
P-464-2001*On 6/8/01 I received a call from Jonathan White of the Times Record.  Mr. White reported that a tourist had told him that he had gotten oil on his feet while walking on Head Beach on Small Point in Phippsburg.  I responded immediately to investigate.   Upon arrival I observed no evidence of oil on the beach.  I spoke with several people who were at the beach and they indicated that they had seen no evidence of oil.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 11, 2001
A-76-1999*62 gallons of diesel fuel was lost as the result of the dispenser nozzle falling out of the fuel tank. The FD responded and placed sand around the spill. The sand was scraped up and taken to Norridgewock.
A-103-1996*Received a call from John Daigle, Public Works director for the town of Waldoboro that there had been a spill in the town sand pit. He reported that a front end loader had broken a line and spilled 25 gallons of hydraulic oil into the pit. As soon as the line was repaired, he directed the crew to excavate the spilled area until no detectable oil was present. They excavated 8 cubic yards of contaminated soil and transported it to Commercial Paving. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-483-1998*The water district encountered soil contamination while installing a new water line.  This was not unexpected, because soil borings had been done by DOT prior to road reconstruction.  This site is near the Mobil station where contamination had been previously reported.  This was the second general area along the upgrades in Bangor St.  Contamination under the street was possibly left after an earlier cleanup at the station.  The current registration is 10288, but the tanks there are probably not the first ones at the site.  Some impacted soils were used in the road as backfill, as they were within the cleanup standards set for the site.  About 38 yards were landspread on Augusta Water District land along with soil from A-293-98.

Cheryl Fontaine set the clean up goal for the site in a letter dated March 5, 1998.  (Attached)

Contamination was encountered September 4 across the street and just north of the intersection with Route 3.  More was found when a connection was being made in front of the Dairy Queen.

No further action is anticipated.
A-578-1998*Kids climbing on the tank caused this spill.  They broke the line off at the tank.  This was quickly repaired, but about 50 gallons were unaccounted for.  The contaminated soil was removed down to bedrock.  The three nearest neighbors are all on town water.  When the tank was moved for soil removal, the installer reported that the tank was in very poor condition with heavy corrosion.  A new tank was installed  with help from the CAP agency.

No further action is anticipated.
P-462-1995*
Complaint investigation of Highland Towing company property.  Rural residential and commercial property, served by private wells.  See also P-546-1998.  P-571-2007 for info on out-of-service gasoline UST and VRAP review.

S G Brezinski
I-121-2000*On 8-24-00, this office received an anonymous complaint from a resident of Fort Kent. The complaint alleged Harold Lord was dumping oil on his property on the N. Perly Brook road. On 8-30-00 I visited the property of Mr. Lord. He was not at home, and after a brief inspection of the property I did not see any indication of a discharge. Several days later the original complaintant called again to inquire and gave a more explicit location. I again went to the property on 9-5-00 and spoke with Mr. Lord's daughter. Mr Lord was not at home. I found an area on the east side of the property where he was dumping used motor oil. It looked as though about 10 gallons had been dumped over a period of time. I left word for Mr. Lord to call me. Later that day I spoke to him and instructed him to remove the contaminated material as soon as possible. He agreed to do this.
P-711-1999*5 November 1999, received reported from subject that gasoline appeared to be in her drinking water well.

6 November 1999, investigated the site and detected an olfactory presence of an unknown substance from the kitchen tap.  I sampled the well for total petroleum hydrocarbons on 6 Nov 99, then re-sampled for potability and hydrogen sulfide on 27 Nov 99.

No petroleum products were detected, but naturally occurring constituents were identified and I referred the subject to DHS Toxicology Program.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11Nov99.
P-594-2000*Asphalt truck caught fire at FR Carroll facility.  Several thousand gallons were released as truck and product burned.  Some product entered storm water run-off drain and washed to gravel area.  Remaining product and/or sand to be added to current pile of asphalt to be recycled.  No further action necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-784-2000*   On Fri. 12/22/00, while in the area I briefly visited this stone and masonry business to check on a planned July abandonment-by-removal of a 1000 gal. heating oil UST facility of "other" construction (bare steel?).  I met with Mr. Jim Mininni Jr. who explained that the UST was removed in Oct. of 2000, there were no problems, and that a David Gould now owns that part of the property.  The original Vito Minnini Inc. prop. was recently divided between him and his brother.  He reports that no more UST's remain on the property.  Two gaso. and a diesel UST were abandoned by removal in 1989 and 1995. Two of these removed UST's were placed on a flatbed trailer by Mr. Minnini for use as a motor fuel AST facility though the Fire Marshal would not approve their use in this situation.  The flatbed with the tanks was still on-site at the time of my Dec. 2000, visit.
   No site assessor is listed for the 1995 removal by CTI Tod Lavallee, and no CTI for the 1989 gaso. UST removal.  AST's appeared to have replaced the UST's.  After researching DEP files, I sent a 7/16/01, letter to Mr. Mininni regarding the missing but required 1995 UST closure assessments for this, and for the Warren Ave., Westbrook (reg. #14286) motor fuel UST facilities.
   The property is on city water and is located in a commercial & industrial area, but with residential nearby. The business produces and sells masonry blocks and tools and covers several acres.  Next to the property is Zaitlinn Metal Recycling and the Biddeford Animal Hospital.  The assessments are still required and final env. closure may not be possible without them.  In previous experience, the failure to submit the UST assessment have often indicated a problem on-site.  See any attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #8967 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-418-1996* Boise Cascade reported an oil sheen on the Androscoggin.  The oil appeared to be discharging from 002 clear sewer. The sewer was shut down and mill employees searched for the cause. No site visit was made.
B-196-2000*B-196-00
Brewer

Tuesday April 7, 2000				1015

I received a phone call from Kenny Fitz (848-7551), of Sawyer Environmental Services in Hermon.  Mr. Fitz phoned to report a 5-gallon hydraulic oil spill from a burst hose on a Sawyer Environmental Services trash compactor truck.  The oil sprayed in the area of Eastern Fine Paper's trash compactor when the truck was lifting the heavy steel compactor.

The driver noticed the problem and cut power to the hydraulic tank.  He initiated clean up with sorbent pads that are included in an on board clean up kit.  Soon after I arrived a clean up crew and maintenance worker cleaned up the spill and replaced the hydraulic hose on the truck.  The hose was replaced prior to leaving Eastern Fine Paper.  The spill debris was removed to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-124-1998*On 6-24-98, a call was received here from a camp owner on the thoroughfare between Mud and Long Lake in Sinclair. The complaint alleged a chronic gas sheen coming down the thoroughfare. I investigated and found no sheen for the length of the whole river. Will return if another complaint is received.
A-408-2001*A fixed trash crusher had a hydraulic hose failure. The unit uses automatic transmission fluid for the hydraulic system. The oil was lost to a concrete sump and they were able to remove all of the oil with sorbent pads. No site visit made but I advised them during several phone conversations during cleanup. No further action expected.
A-132-1996*See attached narrative for additional information.
A-263-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that demolition debris containing asbestos from this abandoned facility was being burned at the old Clinton landfill.  An attempt to contact the complainant (Thrasher) was unsuccessful.  Because asbestos is not an issue that normally involves Response Services, the matter was referred to the asbestos group during regular business hours.
     This site has generated some public interest in recent months, and was investigated by Response in 1997 (refer A-150-97).
B-762-1998*B-762-98
Palmyra

Tuesday November 24, 1998			0606

I received a phone call from Jo (945-4636), the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office dispatcher.  Jo phoned to report a truck accident and diesel spill, in Palmyra was told that the Newport Fire Department was on scene at Popeye's Chicken in Palmyra.

When I arrived I helped pump off about 12 gallons from the truck into a 55-gallon drum.  Then I helped with the clean up by spreading and moving sand around the asphalt parking lot.  The Glass Depot truck ran over the metal well cover plate causing it to flip and puncture the truck's saddle tank.  Oil from the Ryder truck ran to and over the pavement away from the well.  Newport Fire Department was involved in the clean up prior to my arrival.  Palmyra Public works truck helped spread sand on the oil.

I phoned Mr. Boyd Schleuber (1-800-816-4527), of Glass Depot in Westbrook.  I explained what had happened and that the clean up material would have to be disposed of.  I explained that we were in the process oh hiring a local contractor to do the work.  I asked him if he wanted to pay the clean up, up front or have the state pay and seek reimbursement.  He stated that he would be picking up the bill.  I explained that the material, no more than 4 yards of sand would have to be transported to Sawyers for disposal.  T. W. Clark Construction took this material to Sawyer Environmental.
A-352-1997*No site visit made.  Oil spilled when returning to office after cleaning an UST.  Precision staff cleaned.  No further action anticipated.
A-36-2001* Ben Leber, of International Paper, reported an oil spill at the mill in Jay.  About ten gallons of # 6 oil leaked onto the floor. This occurred when a sump pump kicked on and pumped this oil through a line that had recently broke. The oil was contained on the concrete floor and cleaned up. When this sump pump was activated a second spill occurred, this time releasing an additional five gallons on the concrete floor. A fitting on a pipe elbow was the cause of this second spill. The oil was cleaned up by IP staff.  No further action required.
B-550-1996*On 9/26/96, 0905 hours Bill Walentine in our Augusta office passed on an anonymous UST complaint.  The allegation was that there was an improperly abandoned UST at the Tibbetts Store location-now closed.  The owner had died and the allegation went on to state that the owner's son was planning on taking the tank out without proper notification.  I talked with Phil Tibbetts (owner's son) and he denied that there were any USTs left.  He said that two tanks were removed 12 years ago, which was a year after the store closed.  He indicated that G.R. Adams had taken the tanks out.  We (MDEP) do not have a record of the removals and Waynes does not remember taking them out-he does remember the installation.  Tech Services has well case in that area (B-77-95) and they (in the person of Jim Lavoie) say that there is no above ground evidence of a UST.  When I talked to Phil I discussed the risks involved with an illegal removal and the advantages of an approved UST removal.  He emphatically denied that there were any tanks left on that property.  Since there is no above ground evidence of a UST,we probably should take his word for it.
B-459-1996*Decision Tree Clean up Goals S
P-259-1997*On May 15, 1997 the Lisbon Fire Dept. called to report a call they had received about an odor in a home.  I responded to the call.  I met the Lisbon Fire Chief on site.  The home in question has a basement drain connected (illegally) to the streets storm drains and receives odors from the storm drain.  We found no odor or product in the storm drains in front of the house.  The discharge to the drainage system did have alot of rusty colored soil (iron bacteria), which suggests there may have been oil coming through the drain sometime in the past.  I also searched storm drains upgradient and found no odor nor oil in any of them. The towns code enforcement officer will suggest the piping be removed from the home to the storm drain or in the least, blocked off.  No further action at this time.
A-266-1996*     DEP received a report that oil from an unknown source had been spilled along Route 137 in Knox.  Based on conversation with D.O.T. and Sheriffs' Dept. staff it was concluded that the spill amounted to a thin stain along the pavement.  No recovery was feasible or necessary; no suspect vehicle was identified.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-16-2000*1/8/2000 Colby and Gale recieved a call about oil odors at Helgerson's camp on Pemaquid Pond. Somehow the filter assessmbly had been loosened and oil had leaked out onto the ground and into a nearby woodland wetland. Bill Wallace responded to the site on for a site investigation.
 1/10/2000 Alex Pugh and Jon Andrews on site to pad up pruduct and build underflow dams at the two culverts. Heavy rain that night.
 1/11 Jon and Glen arrive to check on culverts. The water has backed up and flooded the camp rd. with 3 inches of water. Glen calls Kip Cline for his help in collecting the oil with sorbent pads. Very tough job because of the ice, water and oil layers. Kip on site that afternoon and again on 1/12 and also on 1/13.
 Wall on site 1/13, after Kip had left, and he picks up pads and chips ice. 1/14 no site visit because of extreme cold and wind.

This continued until all free product possible was cleaned up.  The site was refered to Alex Pugh of the Division of Response Services due to the drinking water well on site.
B-435-2000*B-435-2000
08/14/2000  12:35

     The Penobscot County Sheriff's office called to report a fire in progress at the residence of Bob Whalen on the Mudgett Road in Levant.  It was stated that fire personnel were on site fighting a debris fire when they discovered suspicious 55 gallon drums.  Investigation shown that only one empty drum was found within the burning debris.  Two other drums were found on site containing #2 fuel.  None of which were leaking.  It appeared that Mr. Whalen was salvaging building debris at his residence.  The case was given to Solid Waste staff for investigation.
A-21-2001* This spill occurred one day after a very large discharge at Maritime Energy's bulk plant in Rockland. The details involved with this discharge are lacking. Mr. Bob Duke of Maritime Energy reported that a quantity of oil leaked from an open valve inside the building where the loading rack is located. According to Clean Harbors there was about four inches of product on the floor of this building.
 When I arrived all of this product had been pumped out by Clean Harbors. The day before 4,592 gallons had leaked from a different valve at the same loading rack, see spill # A-018-01.
B-275-2001*B-275-2001
05/08/2001 12:52

     Scott Wilkerson of the Safety Office at the University of Maine in Orono called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at their maintenance area.  It was stated that a couple above ground tanks that were taken out of service and placed in a storage area leaked residual fuel onto the ground.  It was estimated that perhaps as much as 15 gallons were lost over an extended period of time.  Clean Harbors personnel both removed the old tanks and cleaned up a small amount of contaminated soil.  No other action was taken.

B-313-1997*6/22/97 13:40

Dan Walton, concerned Seal Harbor resident, called to report that a fishing vessel sunk just off the main beach.  He reported that some sheen was washing up on the beach creating a nuisance.  He also stated that the Coast Guard was aware of it.

I later spoke with Petty Officer Brown about the situation.  P.O. Brown stated that the 34 foot "Abigail" had about 30 gallons of diesel on board and was only producing a small sheen.  The vessel was checked by divers and appeared secure.  A front blew through later in the evening shifting the wind direction dispersing the sheen. The "Abigaail" was raised the next day.
A-199-1997* Dead River called to report an oil spill at the residence of Janice Gewers. Mrs. Gewers has a retangular fiberglass AST that is located under her "shawnee steps". This tank developed a leak. Mrs. Gewer had smelled kerosene on several occasion over the last month or two. I inspected the tank on 6-7-97 and found where the oil had seeped out through the fiberglass. It appears that the fiberglass had become delaminated, there were no obvious holes however, there was a wet spot on the tank.
 Given that the area is served by public water and there are no known wells in the area no cleanup was required.
A-520-1999*This spill was found the morning after the tank had been filled.  The owner placed a bucket under the leak.  When I arrived, Irving personnel were installing a new tank.  A small concrete area was oil soaked.  I advised the owner on ventilation and final cleaning if needed after the Irving crew was finished.  No further action is anticipated.
I-8-2001*On 02/01/01, CB Smith of Easton called to report that while he was plowing snow that morning, he hit a ladder that hit the fuel line to his outside 275 tank and lost the entire contents of the tank before he noticed, about 8 hours later. I met with a representative of his oil company there and arranged to have a contractor on site the following day to remove all contaminated snow and soil. This was done the following day. About 25 yards of highly contaminated snow and soil was disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill. Most of the product stayed above the frost which was very shallow because the entire area had been plowed for the season, but a minor amount will probably need to be removed in spring.
B-786-1999*On 12/13/99 MDEP received a FAX from NRC, which described a reportable quantity of Manganese released to the environment.  LP&P use bottom ash as a road paving material.  Bottom ash is from their biomass-powered boiler and it consists mostly of sand and small rocks.  It also contains manganese compounds and in accordance with CERCLA and SARA regulations there is an RQ for Mn compounds in the event of an ongoing discharge.  They had spread 47000 lb of bottom ash and from analysis they calculated that they had reached the RQ for Mn, which is 1# per day.

B-347-1996*D-TREE = B2.
A-594-2000*   DEP received a report that this incident had occurred several days previously and that a "magna-patch" had been placed.  Petroleum odors in the home were negligible.  Arrangements were made for the tank (located inside the residence) to be replaced.
A-449-1997*This spill occurred after a fire destroyed the upper two stories in a three story apartment building.  After the fire, the fire department decided that the building left standing was unsafe so they had it demolished.  The following morning when they returned to the site they noticed an oil smell.  There were two 275 gallon tanks in the basement.  One line had been broken.  This allowed oil to leak into the basement.  About 100 gallons remained in the tanks and was removed by Community Energy.  The rest of the oil was contained with fire fighting water in the building debris in the basement.

I had Seacoast pump out as much  oil and water as would flow to the low corner of the basement, and left some pads in the event that more oil would drain from the rubble later.  The fire department checked this the following day and reported that very little oil had drained.  The building owners had hired Archie's to remove the building debris.  I directed them to take the bottom portion as oil soaked material to Waste Management.

No further action is anticipated.
A-84-1992*See attached report.
B-373-1997*In the summer of 1996 the Me DEP and the Me Board of Pesticide Control held joint operation to recover and dispose of old or obsolete pesticides from a list of known owners.  At the end of the pickup period a few people had not brought in the materials.  In 1997 another joint operation was organized and my supervisor requested that I do what I could to see that the outstanding pesticides were recovered and disposed of.

I contacted Mrs. Butler and learned that she still had the 40 pounds of blueberry dust listed with the Board of Pesticide Control.  In addition, she'd like to get rid of it.  Since she hadn't brought it in the year before as requested I offered to pick it up thus assuring that the pesticide would not end up in the environment.  She found this agreement and on 7/16/97 Robert Whittier and myself picked it up (learning that the pesticide was called Trithion, a carbophenothion), stored it in our hazardous materials storage building and later loaded it on a Board of Pesticide Truck which hauled it to Augusta where it was shipped out through a licensed hazardous waste hauler.
P-676-1999*See attached report from Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.
A-558-1999*CN Brown had an overfill. About .5 gallon was lost on the tank and the residence. The products was cleaned up using soapy water. About 25 gallons was pumped out of the tank.
A-592-1998*     DEP received a report that an auto junkyard was getting started on an undeveloped property in Monmouth.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  Approximately 20 derelict vehicles were present. No spills were evident at the time of my visit.
     The ownership of the property is unclear, but absent any evidence of spillage or mishandling of regulated materials there appear to be no violations of DEP regulations here.  Because of the sensitive geologic nature of the neighborhood (rural/residential, with individual wells) I advised the Town office of the situation.
B-467-2001*     This office received a call at 1310 on 8/23/01 from Kathy at Sprague's Nursery & Garden Center (Bangor) requesting assistance.  She stated that they were in the process of doing some site renovation work at the Margaret C Smith Federal Building on Harlow Street in Bangor and had encountered a small abandoned tank in the excavation.  They were now inquiring about what procedures needed to be followed to remove the tank.

     I met Harvey Sprague at the site a short time later and went over the situation with him.  I explained that the tank would have to be registered and they would need to give us 30-day written notification prior to the removal, which I waived.  Plans were to pull the tank sometime in the next day or two.

     The tank turned out to be 500 gallon capacity, asphalt coated steel.  When it was installed and had been abandoned was unknown.  Our best guess was that it had been used to heat a building at that location decades ago, prior to the construction of the post office.  Why it was not discovered and removed during that construction process is unknown.  According to the contractor, no contamination was detected around the tank when it was removed over the weekend.

REC:  File report.
P-520-2000*The Falmouth Fire Department called me to ask for assisstance in cleaning up a spill of Tetrachloroethylene "Perk".  Apparently Crystal Cleaners had a dry cleaning machine stored behind their business at the Falmouth Shopping Center.  The machine was supposedly emptied of fluids prior to being delivered earlier in the year.  Unfortunately a Falmouth Policeman on patrol noticed liquid running across the pavement in that area and found that vandals had smashed the glass on the back of the machine and approximately 15 gallons of fluid was released.  When I arrived and assessed the situation, it was obvious that a large part of the liquid released was Perk because it had already eaten a quarter of an inch into the black top.  How much was rainwater from being outside and how much was Perk will never be known.  The owner of the now out of business cleaner is Keith McMullan, he was on site and purchased several bags of kitty litter which was applied to the spill and the area was taped off with caution tape for the night.  Mr. McMullan returned the next morning and swept up all of the kitty litter and put it in plastic containers to be placed under cover until they are disposed of.  Mr. McMullan has contacted SafetyKleen to test and dispose of the material.  I have also asked Mr. McMullan to sample the affected pavement and see if it holds residual Perk.  If so the pavement will have to be removed also.
P-933-2001*On 11/12/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Branscom of Panolam Industries reporting a 1 quart spill of Methanol through a faulty guage.  The spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
B-409-1999*B-409-99
Mount Desert (Seal Harbor)

Thursday July 15, 1999				0815

I received a phone call from MST 3 Michael Mitchell (469-2394), of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Field Office, in Bucksport.  Petty Officer phoned to report a vessel fuel tank overfill and subsequent diesel spill to the boat's bilge and Seal Harbor.  This tank overfill occurred yesterday afternoon (Monday July 14th), when an Island Plumbing home delivery truck overfilled the boat's tank.

The diesel burped up the boat's fill pipe and into the boat's bilge.  At some point the bilge kicked on.  The oily water was then pumped into Seal Harbor.  Island Plumbing used sorbent pads to clean up some of the oil.  This according to Will Boddy (Northeast Harbor's Harbormaster 276-5737).

At the time this was reported to me there was no oil spill.  This was reported to the Coast Guard MSD on Wednesday July 14th at 1600.  This office initiated no active response.
P-184-1998*    On 5/4/98 DEP was notified by Maine DOT of an old, out-of-service UST and product piping located across from the Georgetown Post Office.  On 5/5/98 I briefly visited the site and confirmed the presence of private water wells and recent test pits done by MDOT prior to planned roadwork.  The attached MDOT report descibes finding an old 1000 gal. UST within the right-of-way and associated with a red house across the street from the Post Office.  After discovery by MDOT the UST was not removed but covered up again.  The red house was reported to be a former Tydol gas station; the date it went out of service is not known at present.  An old petroleun UST was reported removed sometime in 1988 from under the roadway where piping was noted by MDOT.  The present UST is full of water.
   Though under PID Notification Levels,  contamination was noted and confirmed by GRO testing.  To date I am not aware of contaminated wells reported.  I noted no surficial evidence of a discharge to the ground or the nearby waterway; or other nearby UST's.  The area is somewhat dense residential.  This report will be forwarded to:
1.   DEP Oil Enf. Unit for actions to have the tank and piping registered and removed.
2.   Tech Services and MDOT to coordinate and work with Response Div. on clean-up if necessary.
   Further DEP actions anticipated.  See attached MDOT report for further details.  This report will be addendumed as needed.  At this time I have no indication this facility is registered.


  S G Brezinski Maine DEP, BRWM
P-650-1989*
	Illegal disposal of gasoline contaminated soil from this gas station onto the nearby property of Mr. Gerald Perry.  The soil was dumped there as clean fill by CTI George Erskine who was doing UST work at the Getty station.  The tank work was completed so that DEP could not observe the soil conditions and the gasoline contamination had not been reported to DEP as required.  The contamination is understood to be from, at least in part, an estimated 1000-gal. discharge described in P-43-1989.
	This work performed prior to the 1991 Maine DEP rules for a CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment and the implementation of the Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.
A-685-1998*Received a call from Gretchen Anderson of Mead (via State Police) that there was a hydraulic oil leak. She reported approximately 150 gallons was lost from the #10 paper machine. All of the hydraulic oil went to the mill sewer. The written report sent to DEP states that upwards of 300 gallons of oil was lost, all going to the mill process sewer. No further work is needed and no site visit was made. See the attached report from Mead for additional information.
P-577-1999*One gallon transformer oil spill - non PCB.  See attached CMP spill report.
I-122-2001*A hose broke causing 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  It was cleaned up and drummed and will go to Dolby for storage until disposed.
P-380-2001*No narrative, see attached.
B-684-1998*     On October 23, 1998 at 1045 we received a call from Dale Stout reporting a kerosene spill at his new homesite at 31 Wiswell Rd. in Brewer.  Mr. Stout was installing a new trailer on his property and site contractor Lester Grover tipped over a 275 gallon kerosene tank while attempting to move the tank.  Unfortunately, Mr. Grover hadn't pumped out the tank before attempting its movement.  About fifteen gallons of kerosene leaked before workers righted and plugged the tank. I visited the site and told the people to excavate the contaminated soil.  Mr. Grover  removed less than one yard of contaminated soil.






A-318-1999* A transformer failed, releasing about one quart of mineral oil.  This occurred at Mason Station in Wiscasset.  Cleanup was done by CMP staff and no further action will be required.
I-66-2001*hydraulic fluid leaked from excavator parked on stone/dirt driveway.  Excavator belonged to Trombley Construction.  Removal and disposal of contaminated soils was done by Trombley Construction.
I-44-2001*On 4-25-01, Ken Hensler of the Tri-Community Landfill called to report they had received two odd boxes with the universal symbol for radiation attached to them. I went to meet him with Lou Pizzuti of this office. When we arrived we realized the boxes were carrying cases for Troxler Moisture Density Gauges which have a source in their measuring rod.  The boxes both were empty and showed no readings on the Geiger counter.
A-252-1999*     DEP receieved a report that fuel was spilled at this residence due to a small hole in the tank.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It was my perception that the spill would have negligible impact given the non-sensitive nature of the area (municipal water) and the small amount spilled; I did not recommend removal of the slightly contaminated soil that stretched under the mobile home.  The damaged tank was replaced.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-45-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that antifreeze had been spilled as a result of a vehicle accident.  According to local fire officials the spill was "cleaned up".
A-216-1996*see attached
A-617-1999*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this transformer (see CMP incident report).
A-108-2001*Received a call from Captain Simmons of the Waterville Fire Department reporting a small spill.  He reported that they had responded to a small car fire on Kelsey Street in Waterville.  They extinguished the fire and found that the car was also leaking gasoline.  They used sorbent pads to clean it up.  The spill was to pavement in an urban area.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-202-1997*This spill report duplicated as A-411-97. See that spill number and the appendix P site assessment for additional information.
B-639-2000*The Dead River Co. called to report that their driver had overfilled a basement AST at the Mrs. Gerald Hayes residence, 46 State St., Brewer, 989-4027. The driver expected the tank to take more than it could. They estimate that 3-4 gallons of #2 spilled out the vent onto the ground and out of the gauge and down the tank. They cleaned the ground and tank with pads which were returned to the Dead River shop for later disposal. No further action is anticipated other than the concern that there maybe lawn damage which will not be evidenced until next spring. Nancy at Dead River stated that they would check for such damage next year.
B-63-1997*On Februay 7,1997, an anonymous complainent called,saying he'd just come from the Davis Rd. in Bangor, where he'd noticed fuel oil being transferred between an over the road tank truck belonging to NEW ENGLAND HEATING and one of their home delivery trucks.

I went to Davis Rd., arriving at the corner of Davis and Ohio St. about 10:10, in time to see the transfer still occurring. A small amount of oil had been spilled under the tanker, where the transfer hose between the two trucks was connected.

I spoke to Woody Glidden, one of the NEH employees atop the home delivery truck, and told him I thought what they were doing was illegal by Fire Marshal regulations, and that I thought they ought to stop. I asked Mr. Glidden who owned the land and he said he didn't know, but that the owner of NEH had cleared this use with the landowner.

As I left the scene, Mr. Glidden and his partner appeared to be stopping the transfer.

A copy of this report was turned over to the Fire Mashal's Office for possible follow-up.
B-593-2001*       On October 16, 2001 at 1600 we received a call from Linda MacDonald of C.N. Brown in South Paris reporting a five gallon diesel spill at the Big Apple store on route 1 in Orland.  The  spill occurred at 1530 when an automatic shut-off failed while  the driver was filling a school bus.  Workers  recovered the oil from the asphalt surface with sorbents which were later incinerated.
A-365-1998*A product slick and sheen on the Kennebec River was reported by a fisherman. It was reported as a light oil just below the Benton Dam. I drove up to investigate.  I talked to the dam operator and looked for product trapped in the debris above the spill ways.  There was none.  He said that they had just experienced a system shutdown and one of the gates had operated.  The system had been restarted.  He also told me about a truck roll over slightly downstream from the dam which had not been completely cleaned up.  I found some diesel soaked pads along the road and in a wet area near the river. They were collected.  The dam operator called to say that he had found a seal leak which was the source of the problem.  The oil was only lost during restart operations and was not an ongoing situation.  The dam's owners subsequently discovered that the operating rod for a gate was bent.  They began the corrective action detailed in the attached letters.
A-198-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-580-1999*B-580-99

On 9/19/99 I was contacted by Kurt Thomas, who operates the Riverside Car Wash in Hampden.  They had scheduled to have their floor drain traps pumped out by Philip Services and Thibodeau's had agreed to take the material but they wanted a virgin letter from us.  I agreed to furnish the letter.  On 9/27/99 I observed the operation and filled out the virgin form.  The sediment had a slight odor that may have been decomposing detergent and oil that had adsorbed to the solid material.
A-568-2000* The Belgrade Fire Dept. reported an automobile accident on Route 135, in the town of Belgrade. The auto went off the road and down a steep embankment. This site is located near Stuart Pond. I checked the site and found only a small amount of gasoline in the soil under the leaf litter. No further action required.
B-37-1998*B-037-98/Alton
Monday, January 16, 1998    0925
Jim Lavoie of the Old Town Fire Department notified me that there had been a small spill on I95 on the northbound ln, near mile marker 196, on Fri, 1/13/98. A Central Trans tractor-trailer unit jackknifed and spilled a small amount of diesel fuel and crankcase oil on the road surface. The spill was cleaned up by the Alton Fire Dept.  They used about one bag of sorbent pads and later disposed of the pads according to Mr. Lavoie.

P-368-2000*Leaking gasket on transformer.  See attached CMP report.  NFA.
A-146-1998* A fire and explosion occurred at the F.M.C. facility in Rockland. The fire/explosion occurred in the alcohol bldg. where isopropyl alcohol is used. The Rockland Fire Dept. responded and the fire was extinguished.
 The runoff water was washed to FMC's pretreatment and from there it went to the Rockland Waste Water Treatment Plant. There was some water/alcohol mix that was shoveled into waste drums, according to Mr. McGuire.
 The Alcohol bldg. will be closed down and the rest of the plant will shut down until the cause of the leak and explosion is determined.
 Engineers from FMC were on-site @ 2200 hrs. to investigate.
 Read attached letter from FMC for further info.
 The fire was started when a nut and bolt loosened inside a grinding machine.  This resulted in heat or a spark that ignitated the isopropanol.
A-7-1996*Baseline 2  The float switch on a delivery tanker malfunctioned resulting in the rear packet being over filled.  The float had collapsed the prevoius day and the driver caught it before the pocket was overfilled.  A new float was installed.  This float also collapsed allowing fuel to flow from the front pocket to the rear pocket.  The driver was making a delivery behind the house when the rear pocket overflowed.  The product was picked up with pads and snow was dug up.  It stayed on the asphalt.  A new float system was installed in the truck.
P-370-1996*On Sunday, 6/30/96, S. Brezinski of DEP responded to a complaint of suspected Haz-Mat or oily-water dumping on Mountain Rd, during previous evening. I investigated with Mr. Libby and noted erosion area in road where a large amount of liquid had spilled causing erosion. We determined the discharge was likely from a tank truck carrying pool water travelling over the road.  No regulated contamination noted and no further Response Div. action anticipated.
P-127-1999*    On Friday, 2/19/99, Ms. Wallace notified DEP that she had just discovered an AST leak outside next to her greenhouse.  I met her onsite that early afternoon.
    She and her husband keep a 500 gal. #2 oil AST for farm use.  About December 1998, Ms. Wallace guesses that her husband hit the fuel line with a snow plow.  What we observed several months later was patches of sheen, emulsified oil, and blobs of red oil encased in ice across her large field (see site sketch).  Drainage for the filed flowed SE toward and under Schellenbarger Rd.   I gave pads to Ms. Wallace so she could assist in clean-up though there was very little recoverable oil on the Wallace's property.  The field is not used for food crops.
    I followed the drainage to a brook, and then down the brook several hundred feet but found no collection of oil.  It appears that the majority of oil seeped into the ground and ran out with the frequent meltings since December.  I do not believe at this time that the up-gradient dug well is seriously threatened.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-518-1996* 9/19/96 @ 1440

I received a phone call from a Mr. Steve Polygot (745-6397), of New England Telephone Company.  Mr. Polygot reported that New England Telephone Company line truck #42815511 blew a hydraulic hose and spilled about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil on the pavement, road shoulder and ditch in front of 130 Allen Street in Bangor.  This section of Allen Street is located between 14 and 15th Streets.

When I arrived on scene a spill kit was already in place.  About .28 of a cubic yards (1,55 gallon drum) of contaminated soil and sorbents was generated as a result of this clean up.  The clean up was nearly complete except for the small amount of oil that had gone into the pavement.  The spill debris was disposed of at Sawyer Environemental in Hampden, by Clean Harbors of Maine.
P-584-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Portland Pump
CTI:  #21 Arthur Grant
Consultant:  Acadia Environmental Technology
Baseline-2 Clean-up

Only soil necessary for new installation was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-296-1997*On 6/12/97, 1748 hours Louise Ridley of Safety Clean reported a two gallon waste oil spill at Penskie's which is located at the Bangor Mall.  They were in the process of transferring waste oil to their tank truck when a couple of gallons got onto the cement floor.  Safety Clean personnel picked the spill up with a dozen sorbent pads.  The pads become part of their waste stream which goes to Hbron, Ohio.  Safety Clean transports waste oil to a refinery, which they own, where it is made into lube stock and on spec motor oil.  A lot of government fleets use the latter and the lube stock is marketed through Wal Mart as America's Choice.
P-168-1998*    S. Brezinski onsite 4/24/98 and observed removal of two bare steel motor fuels (diesel) UST's.  Moderate to mild oil contamination.  BS-2 Clean-Up Goal so no clean-up required by state.  No free product or saturated soils noted.  Commercial area, non-sensitive.
 Waiver of 30-day removal period granted by DEP on 4/10/98.  See DEP Reg. files, and UST removal assessment of Sweet Assoc. for further info.   Removal performed by Chase Excav.  Oil contam. remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.
     On 1/20/99 I phone David Chase, property owner and advised him of need to take down two vent pipes form the old tanks, visible from the road (Rt. 100).  He agreed.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-556-1996*CLAUDE ROUNDS REPORTED THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED A SHEEN    ON COBBOSSEE STREAM THAT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE BEHIND STANDARD DISTRIBUTORS. I WENT TO THE SITE AND FOUND A POCKET OF EMULSIFIED OIL HUNG UP BEHIND A FLOATING LOG. THIS OIL WAS GRADUALLY SHEENING OFF. I PADDED IT UP AND THE SHEEN WAS GONE.
P-225-1998*On 5/26/1998 a report was made concerning an oil spill at Northeast Petroleum in South Portland. The spill is suspected to be between five and ten gallons of #6 fuel oil and is contained inside the diked area inside a culvert. A pipeline was found to be leaking the oil.

On 8/28/1998 more contamination was found from the pipeline leak and was excavated and disposed of  through Commercial Recycling Systems.
B-638-1998*At 1130 on September 29, 1998 we received a call from Robert Caron of C.N. Brown Oil reporting a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil at Collemore's Garage on route 152 in Palmyra.  The tank's whistle sounded late and the fuel burped out the vent just as the driver shut off the flow.  He recovered the oil with sorbents and dug a wheelbarrow of soil.  There is no well in the area.
B-700-1999*This office received a fax from the Augusta office of D.E.P. of a fax they had received from the National Response Center who had received a report from the U.S.Coast Guard. This informed us that a vessel, Chester T. Marshall, had discharged an estimated ten gallons of bilge slops when its automatic bilge pump turned on. It was believed that this occurred about 10:00 a.m. Apparently the oil created a sheen and no clean up was attempted. The oil was allowed to dissipate.
   Due to the size of the spill and the time elements I did not attend the spill.
A-428-1997*Received a call from Ralph Nason of Unity Raceway. He said that he was taking a gasoline tank out and wondered what to do with the contaminated soil. I then spoke to Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services who estimated that there was 15 cubic yards of contaminated soil that needed removal. Mr. Nason requested that we try to keep the costs down to a minimum. He later requested and I approved that he could landspread the contaminated soil in the infield of the raceway. The contaminant was high octane racing fuel, the equivalent of aviation gasoline. Bill Wallace eventually approved the end result and the soil was used on site. No further work is necessary at this site. See the Appendix P site assessment for further information.
B-658-1998*A private vendor, making a delivery to the Naval Security Group, Winter Harbor, spilled an estimated 10 gallons of antifreeze coolant .  See the attached report from Jim Miller.
P-671-1998*1 October 1998, Mr. Harris phoned me requesting information regarding Maine DEP's clean-up requirements for oil spills. Harris advised that the subject suffered a spill at the entered location. I informed Harris of DEP statutes for reporting oil spills. Harris said that he would inform the subject of the reporting requirements. I sent clean-up and reporting literature to Harris.  Harris advised me that he was hired by the subject to clean up this spill and that he would would contact me with any abatement action he initiated. Harris informed me that the subject overfilled an AST causing a discharge through the vent and onto the ground of a trailer home. A drinking water well is located on site.

3 January 1999, I phoned Mr. Harris about the current status of this site. Harris advised that he hired Seacoast to clean up the spill and that one 55-gallon drum of oil impacted soil was recovered. Harris said that, Seacoast would advise of further clean up actions that may be necessary in the Spring, which included the possibility of removing a portion of the trailer slab.

I advised Harris that the ME DEP sets clean up levels, not Seacoast.  I told Harris that DEP is required to be notified of clean up actions taking place in Maine. I also advised Harris, that no request for a DEP Virgin Letter or approval for land spreading has been received by DEP. Harris could not tell me the disposition of the waste material. I told Harris that, if any additional work is to be conducted at this site the DEP will have to be notified. He agreed.

Matter referred to Oil Enforcement for failure to report.

Further response activitiy is anticipated
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (8Jan99).
P-112-1998*While having their car filled, the driver mistakenly drove off with nozzle still attached to the car.  The contents of the hose and what was pumped before it was shut off was discharged on the ground (approx. 5 gallons), and due to heavy rains was washed into a drainage ditch beside the road.

When I arrived, the fire dept. had diked the ditch and placed down sorbent pads.  I only observed a slight sheen on the water (nothing unusual for a station), and there were only a few sorbents that had collected gasoline.  Most of the gasoline had volatilized, due to, heavy wind and saw it unnecessary to conduct any further clean-up except to remove and dispose of the sorbents.

No further action required.
I-57-1997*On 5-22-97, Mark Bossie of Dead River in Houlton called to report that while inspecting a tank for a customer he noticed there was contaminated soil around the tank. It appeared to him that the tank had been leaking for a while. the customer was hiring them to replace the tank. I inspected the tank that day and did notice a small amount of contamination around the tank. I hired Dickinson London to remove the tank and dig out the contamination. A minor amount of soil was removed and taken to the Presque Isle Landfill. No further action was seen asnecessary.
B-33-2001*Fred Hickey, CEO of Newport, called to report that the engineer at Guilford Industries had seen what he thought was an oil spill on the Sebasticook River behind their plant on Mill Street. He said that this had been ongoing for 2-3 days now. I called the mill but it had closed for the day. The next morning I met the plant engineer at the site and he showed me the problem. There was a small 3X4 foot area of brown stained material in the center of the river in an opening in the ice. We searched the river and found no evidence of any oil entering the river. The brown material had no odor but the engineer, Dave Dearborn, thought it might be oil. Also Sebasticook Lake is being drawn down for the winter and a lot of algae and other organics are being flushed. Since there was no ongoing oil spill, I did not attempt to sample the small stain. At this time I'd say the nature of the brown material is still unknown but believe that there is no threat to the river, its inhabitants, or the public. Mr. Dearborn will keep an eye on the situation and report any changes.
A-42-1999*This was a new tank where the filter is attached to the bottom of the tank rather than the front.  Ice built up under the filter and caused it to break off.  It was a new installation.  It was a horizontal 240-gallon tank on a pad.  Styrofoam was placed under the pad to keep the pad from tilting with the frost.  The tank had 6" legs.  There was clearance under the filter, but the filter did protrude beyond the pad as precast  pads are as long as the tank but not longer.

The fuel ran a short distance across frozen ground to a drainage area.  We worked over several days to collect fuel as it moved under ice in the drainage.  A small amount of product remained trapped in the ice for weeks.

No further action is anticipated, but we will check the site in the spring to see if any soil needs to be removed.
A-247-1998*The caller reported a spill into the containment area for three ASTs.  The spill was from the 275-gallon waste oil tank.  I visited the site and observed a stained area just over bedrock.  The Co-op manager reported that the valve had failed.  They had the waste oil tank removed and had all visible contamination excavated.

No further action is anticipated.
A-312-1999*See attached report. No site visit made.
B-74-2000*     At 1510 on February 11, 2000 we received a call from Edward Turner of O'Brian's Pollution Services of a sheen coming off the deck of the vessel United Triton.  The vessel was docked at C.H. Sprague in Searsport.  Heavy rain washed an oil sheen off a recently greased wire from a crane on the deck of the vessel.  Some of the sheen washed into the water.  The crane was put under cover and sorbents collected as much of the sheen as possible.
P-118-1999*   In the early morn of Friday, 2/19/99, I was notified by Mr. Dion of Downeast Energy (DEE) of an oil spill at this residence.  Arriving that morning I found that a thick slab of icy snow had slid off the roof, crashing the rear deck of the house down upon the 275 gal. K1 AST.  The fuel line broke off spilling about 70 gal. of oil.  The Bridgton Fire Dept. picked up some oil off the frozen ground with pads and some oil seeped into the ground along the thawed interface with the basement foundation.  That morning I explained the AST Fund to Mr. Sanborn, option of DEP managing spill, and need to clean-up.  Besides Sanborn's drilled well, there are two neighbor's wells within 300'.
    On Sat. 2/20,Mr. Sanborn called me and told me he wished to have a clean-up done.  On Sun., 2/21, Gordon Pott of Clean Harbors agreed to Jack Vallaley check the site that day and have a crew onsite Mon. morn @ 0900.
     I met Ben Mitchell of CHI onsite on Monday, 2/22/99, with a local excavator due at 1130 hrs.  Probing, we found oil in the soil next to the foundation to at least 1' down, though determined frost to be too thick for the small excavator needed to get to the spill site behind the house.  Access to the spot was hampered by a septic tank, trees, snow, and the house inhibiting a large excavator that would have been able to deal with the frost.  The excavator was canceled before mobilization. Except for .1 tons dug out by hand, the soil removal therefore had to be canceled until the upcoming spring thaw.
     On 4/27/99 I met a CHI crew onsite and removed a further 22.12 tons of soil which CRS hauled to their recycling plant.  Replacement fill was brought in and Sanborn had his AST reinstalled.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  DET Tech. Services will review for further actions.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-687-2000*On 12/23/00, 1450 hours Peter Blanchard passed on a spill call in from Joe Munster in Rockwood. (Joe is Fire chief for Rockwood)  His mother's (Katherin Munster)fuel vender ( Bartley & Cobb) left a fitting loose when performing routine maintenance on the furnace.  Judging from the stain on the concrete floor, the release could have been a gallon or less. The basement of the house was very tight and warm, as was the entire dwelling.  Consequently, this small spill caused an unusually strong odor of product throughout the house.  The spill had been discovered a couple of days before I was notified.  The concentration of product vapor in the basement on 12/24/00 was .4 ppm and the living space was .2 ppm.  However, the concentration had probably been a lot higher because clothes and food items had a lingering, heavy product odor.  The spill area, which was under the furnace, did not give a reading that was higher than ambient.  This was an indication that the clean up had been complete and that the odor problem was persisting because of desorbtion of product from the various surfaces in the house.  Bartley & Cobb are working on the problem.  They hired a cleaning contractor to deodorize the place.  The cleaning contractor placed an oxygenator in the living space.  On 01/04/01 I resampled and the readings were higher because of a leaking filter.  Namely, 4.0 ppm in the basement and 2.0 in the living space.  Eben Waugh (manager for Bartley & Cobb) agreed to fix the leak and continue the deodorizing process.  I'll continue to monitor the situation.
A-324-1998* Mr. Laney called the NRC to report an oil spill along the banks of the Kennebec River. I had some problem finding the location, Mr. Laney was not at home to give detailed directions. After driving around I made another call to Mr. Laney and he was home. Together we went to the location along the banks of the Kennebec and I determined that it was an organic sheen. It was however, the longest organic sheen that I had ever seen. It stretched for at least 300 feet along the shoreline of the river.
 No further action required.
B-218-2000*B-218-2000
04/21/2000 16:15


     Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Mary Cobb at the Hancock Heights Trailer Park also in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons leaked from a failed delivery gauge on the oil truck.  The oil was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No water was reportedly involved.
B-321-2001*     Sometime before 6/4/01 Jeff McElroy talked to me about a site assessment that they were doing at Bucksport Apartments. He said that they had discovered a couple USTs that they were going to have to deal with.  I told him that when they got ready to take the tanks out I would oversee the removals and provide the paperwork documentation.  One of the units was a 900-gallon tank that was rectangular in shape and made of stainless steel.  It apparently contained gasoline, which Gould Pump removed.  There was no evidence of corrosion or product release.  The other was a 5000-gallon, cylindrical tank that had a mixture of six oil and water in it.  Clean Harbors pumped the tank out by using a steam generator.  This tank had a lot of superficial rust but there was no evidence of a product release in the tank excavation.

Bucksport Apartments is owned by Maine State Housing Authority and the contact person is Ed Marsh.  Ed was not available to sign any of the forms, which included the UST registration and the UST removal notification. Todd Sekera was the SW Cole representative at the time of the last tank removal. He said he would see to it that Ed processed the paperwork.  It is now 6/22/01 and I've not been able to glean a UST registration number nor have I been able to speak with Ed to find out what the status is.
P-479-1998*On 10/10/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Buxton Fire Department reporting a 25 gallon spill as the result of a vehicle accident in Buxton.  The Fire Department used sorbent products they had available to clean up the spill.  On 10/13/98 I picked up the spent sorbent materials from their fire station.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 14, 1998
P-29-2001*    On Wed. 1/17/01, DEP responded to a reported 100 gal. K1 oil discharge from the outside AST of Ms. Jackman.  I met B F Emery (BFE) workers setting up a new AST, and with Kennebunk Fire Chief Nichols.  Despite a roof over the tank, a large icicle fell off the roof and knocked off the filter & copper line.  The spill seems to have happened on or about 1/15/01.  Based on delivery and fuel use, BFE estimated about 100 gals. lost.  The house was built in 1818 and is in a suburban residential & commercial area, on city water & sewer.  Most all the oil soaked into the earth next to the house, though we noted little seepage into the dirt basement and none to the sump.   I discussed spill response with Ms. Jackman and the AST Ins. Fund.
    On 1/18 I returned with Eremita, FC Nichols, and the town CEO.  The house foundation was year 1818 period unmortared stone that only went down about 18" bg.  The chimney near the spill was essentially unsupported.  Because of these problems we ruled out excavation as too dangerous to the foundation's stability (see photos).  No oil was in the sump then.  At the time a test well or boring near the spill and venting of the house were discussed.  On 1/24/01 Eremita had an active vent. blower installed which lessened the oil odor problem in the living area.
    Free oil entered the sump and by 2/15/01 about 9" deep of product and approx. 10 gallons had been bailed and pumped.  Over the next month DEP and Fleet Env. returned periodically and pumped off up to 50 gallons of free oil from the basement sump until the free product disappeared.  By the end of January this case had been passed to DEP Tech Services.  Oil contamination is known to remain onsite, though largely inaccessable at present, it should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.  See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-104-2000*An outside 275 gallon kerosene tank spilled 50-75 gallons of oil when falling ice off the roof broke the filter off the tank.  Clean Harbors removed saturated dirt and surface water with a vactor.  The tank owner will be applying to the "Insurance Fund" for coverage.  No further action.
A-318-2000*While investigating a "no power" call, CMP staff observed a hole burned in the side of a transformer. About half the contents of the transformer had been lost. CMP cleaned up the spill.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-169-1998*Arrived at 1000 on 8-30-98, and met waterway ranger Kim Allen. The spill had occurred at about 1300 on the 29th and was discovered about 1400. The fuel line on one of the deisel generators had failed allowing the deisel to siphon onto the floor of the garage. The garage is less than a year old and no product escaped to the environment. Spill was already cleaned up with about 30 gallons of deisel recovered and all sorbents and contaminated lumber from the garage had been burned the previous evening by the ranger. Gave the ranger some additional sorbents and speedy dry and suggested small dike around generators to prevent another occurrance.
B-224-2000*     This office received a call at 0920 on 4/25/2000 from Nancy, at the Dead River Company in Brewer, reporting a minor oil spill.  It was stated that they had responded to a "no heat" call from Ivy Manor on Mt. Hope Avenue in Bangor last night.  Upon investigation, it was found that the oil filter was leaking on their storage tank.  Approximately one quart of #2 oil leaked onto the concrete floor.  All of the product was contained and cleaned up with speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
B-819-1998*B-819-98 Lincoln's Camps - Rockwood


Eric Hamlin of the Dept.'s Oil Enforcement Division called to request that I investigate an anonymous complaint that his division had received. The anonymous letter said that the owner of Lincoln's Camps in Rockwood had an unremoved underground gasoline tank. Mr. Hamlin requested that I go to Rockwood and I agreed. However, after recording this call as a UST investigation, I looked in our office print out of registered USTs and found that indeed Lincoln's Camps had a 1000 gallon gasoline UST registered. The register shows that it has not been removed. Since this is definitely an "enforcement issue" I called Mr. Hamlin back and told him of my findings. He had not thought to check it out in house and said that he would pursue the issue himself.
A-88-1996*Received a report from Gary Fuller of the Augusta planning office that there was a sheen running down Clark Street in Augusta. According to the person reporting to him, the sheen had been on going for some time. I went to the site and saw a slight sheen and a minor amount of emulsified product. A neighbor spoke to me and suggested I talk to Mr. Oral Cottle about the spill. I spoke to Mr. Cottle and he showed me his tanks. He has a 500 and a 1000 gallon tank in his garage. He has them piped to a 275 gallon tank in the basement of his house. He also has an electric pump in the sytem. He only has a simple light switch to control the pump. He told me that he probably fell against the switch, turned it on and over filled the tank in the basement. He said that it happened in January sometime. When questioned about the amount, he thought about 100 gallons had spilled. I strongly suggested to him to not use the two tanks in the garage. I called the Augusta Fire Department to inform them of the unknown above ground tanks. I also called his oil company and they agreed not to fill the two tanks in the garage any more. This case has been referred to enforcement. No further action is necessary by Response.
A-145-1996*Routine tank removal with no spill noted.  See appendix P site assesment for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
P-301-1990*
	UST facility inspection in relation to investigation of mystery gasoline vapors in the sewer and/or storm drains and entering a residential building.  See 1990 report narrative, report attachments and report P-400-94 & P-883-02 for further details.
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B-708-1999*     On November 5, 1999 at 0810 we received a call from Bob Oleski of Bangor International Airport reporting a spill from an Arrow Air DC-8 corgo plane.  About five gallons of jet fuel leaked from a hole in the plane's tank.  Workers recovered this product with sorbents.  They also placed a drum under the leak and recovered about fifteen gallons.  No oil reached any storm drain.
P-657-1996*  On Thursday, 10/24/96, S. Brezinski responded to a Fire dept. notification of property owners pumping a basement full of free oil and water to the storm drain outside their house and to the city sewer via a direct connection from their basement sump.  The house is owned by Richard Potvin and Don Doman of Biddeford.  The house is rented as a year round residence to Ms. Valerie Cartonio.
  Onsite I met the tenant, Ms. Cartonio, and her neighbor, Rosemarie Ladniet and others who stated that after the basement flooded on Monday, 10/21/96, the oil line snapped on 10/22.  Blow Bros. Co. told the owners on 10/22 that they could not pump off the water because of the oil.  On Wed. 10/23 the owners began pumping off the water and oil.  On the morning of Thursday, 10/24, the Fire Dept. responded to a complaint and halted the pumping.
  Onsite on 10/24/96, I noted a fuel oil odor in the basement with a few blobs of oil atop residual water, a sheen stain running along the side of the house to the storm drain; and a 1/2" thick layer (about 1 gallon) of red fuel oil in the storm drain.  It does not appear likely that this oil came from another source.
  At the Fire station with Richard Potvin and Fire LT Schimek, Potvin denied knowledge of the oil in the storm drain, thought the Fire Dept. had already reported the spill to DEP, and stated he threw his oil pads out with his Biddeford trash.  Potvin stated he had already dealt with the DEP with a basement spill last year in Biddeford last year and didn't realize anything was wrong.  See the attachments for further information.
I-165-1997*On 10-27-97, the Sherrifs office reported there had been a tractor trailer truck that had rolled over on the front lawn of a residence in Orient. There had been a considerable amout of fuel lost. I arranged to meet a local contractor there that day. The truck had lost about 185 gallons of diesel fuel on the lawn, about 30' from the home owners well. I had the contractor immediately remove all contaminated soil and leave the excavation open for several days to ensure a complete removal. The home owner was also placed on QM. The insurance company of the truck owner is paying for the cleanup and their in house environmental consultant is overseeing any further work necessary.
P-56-1999*23 Jan 1999, responded to spill location and observed a brown stain on the ice.  An unidentified woman advised me that a person emptied a hot water heater spoils onto the ice.  I assumed the liquid contained rust.  I departed the scene to respond to a call out.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4Mar99)
A-201-1999*A new transformer fell off of a fork lift when it was being moved. About 10 gallons of oil was lost on the floor. The transformer was tagged as 0 ppm PCB. The oil was picked up using pads. The floor was cleaned.
B-641-1999*B-641-99

On 10/8/99, 0840 hours Doug Smidt reported that a pond on his property had been vandalized with waste oil.  I went to the site and it was apparent that his pond had indeed been impacted with waste oil.  The pond had a rather complete spectrum of fresh water marine life including fish.  We immediately deployed boom to keep the product from spreading over the entire pond, which was close to an acre in size.  I discussed the situation with Clean Harbors and they recommended a vac-truck.   A vac truck arrived at around 1700 hours and worked until 2300 hours.  The process continued the next day, which was Saturday.

A-158-1999*The nozzle on a fuel dispensing pump was being repaired. The line contained some fuel which spilled when the line was disconnected. It was picked up using pads.
P-383-2001*Please see attached report from CMP.
P-218-1996*On 4/15/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jim Stewart of Getty reporting a system anomaly at their station in North Windham.  The pump was losing it's prime.  The tank and piping was later tested and passed.  The piping was then isolated and tested again.  It also passed.  Speculation was that there was potential pitting in the drop tube causing the priming problem.  No leaks detected.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-123-1999*This was reported as deliberate dumping of oils and other fluids as well as burying tires on site.   I contacted Ken Morrang, the CEO for the town and we planned a joint visit.  A heavy snowstorm covered the area prior to our scheduled visit, and before we could reschedule Mr. Morrang retired as CEO.  He did visit the site prior to retiring, but didn't find any town related issues.  When I visited, I did find several stains in areas where vehicles are parked at this vehicle repair shop.  I don't feel there is any evidence of dumping.  The site was littered with junk, including tires, but no attempt was being made to bury or hide this.  Mr. Glidden reported that one of the stains was caused when an old UST that had contained waste oil was delivered to the site.  This tank is still on the site.   I explained why the old UST couldn't be used as an AST.  He also reported that the site is an old town-dumping site.

I explained the need to clean and report all spills to the Department.  I left a cleanup agreement requiring excavation of contamination.  Mr. Glidden called several times asking for more time due to poor health.  Finally, his son removed 2 barrels of contamination, but there were still stained areas.  We agreed that the problem was more extensive than could be managed by hand.  I collected samples for testing for Hazardous Waste Characteristics at that time.  The material wasn't Hazardous and I hired Warren Construction to excavate contaminated material.

Some spills had occurred within a few feet of the site well.  The well serves the three homes on the property.  I tested the well for both gas and diesel range contamination.  The first samples were collected at an outside tap and the DRO test found material in the mineral grease region.  I repeated the test at an inside tap and this was ND.  No further action is anticipated, but the site will be referred to Technical Services for review.
A-187-1996*DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this residence sometime during the winter/spring of 1996.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 5/6/96.  It was apparent that a leak had developed at a union in the copper supply line within the building crawl space.  The leak had been repaired, but an estimated 30 gallons had been spilled.  Some of this was collected from an abandoned dug well located in the cellar; some exited the cellar via meltwater into an adjacent boggy area.
     No remediation of soils was attempted here.  Because of the geologic sensitivity of the area the Division of Technical Services was notified and a geologist was assigned to the case.  I do not anticipate further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
P-724-2000*No narrative, see attachments.
A-537-1998*     DEP received a request for a UST removal waiver (to 30-day notice) for an unregistered residential UST in a sensitive area.  Jon Andrews (DEP) issued the waiver but indicated that DEP would need to inspect the tank and excavation prior to backfilling; the owner agreed to this as well as to submit an after-the-fact registration form.  Upon inspection the tank appeared sound with no evidence of contamination in the excavation.
A-155-1997*Frenchie Guevrement called to ask about abandoning the UST at the old treatment plant in place. I visited the site and found it to be placed so that removal would likely damage nearby structures.
B-589-2000*B-589-00
St Albans
Wednesday November 1, 2000			1440

Glen Wall reported a Central Maine Power Company Spill that was reported to the toll free report number on Saturday, October 28.  There was apparently no appropriate forwarding to the Bangor region until now.

Mr. Ray Coster, of Central Maine Power Company phoned in a spill that was originally reported on October 28, at 0945.  During a storm over the weekend a downed branch caused a bushing on a transformer located on pole # 107,to leak on the Corinna Road, in St Albans.  The small spill was cleaned up using sorbent materials.  The debris was disposed of by CMP.
A-175-2000*Received a call from Gerry Howe of Unity College reporting a spill.  They were inspecting a portable office, when they found that the above ground tank behind the building was leaking. I went to the site and inspected it with Gerry Howe.  He said that they had not inspected the back of the building for some time and did not know how long the tank was leaking.  He estimated that 150 gallons was lost.  The college agreed to use a local contractor to do the excavating work.  I went back to the site to inspect the open excavation.  The area was underlain by ledge with various amounts of natural material and fill.  The cleanup was good, with no residual product in the sidewalls.  They did get down to bedrock in some places.  A total of 30 cubic yards of material was removed.  The college has a well field, but it is on another part of the campus, across the road.  Mr. Howe said that they do a petroleum screen as part of the annual testing.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-503-2000*Apparently a car ran over a gas can in the road that had probably fallen off another vehicle. The Fairfield Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and sand. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-25-1999*B-025-99
Newburgh

Sunday January 17, 1999				1023

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office (945-4636) concerning a jack-knifed oil tanker in Newburgh.

The Sheriff's dispatcher informed me that there was a Webber Oil tanker that was jack knifed on the Littlefield Road in Newburgh.  I was given directions to the  Littlefield Road.  I proceeded and turned on to the Littlefield road.  This was a secondary road that is nearly a tertiary road that was glazed ice.  I  placed my vehicle in 4 wheel drive low and hoped I could get in to the tanker.  It was so icy and glazed on the hill where the tanker jackknifed that I had difficulty walking.

Larry Winchester and another Webber employee showed up to help on the clean up  and get the truck going.  Stewart's Wrecking of Orrington showed up to try and free the vehicle.  The road had to be sanded by Webber prior to attempting removal.

The spill occurred when the truck, still upright jack knifed.  The empty tank trailer's landing gear cut into the right saddle tank at a level about ? the way up the tank's side.

It is not known how much oil was spilled as when I arrived most that was spilled apparently went into the snow and ice on the side of the Littlefield Road.  About 1 gallon of oil was recovered using sorbent pads and the slice in the saddle tank was stuffed with sorbent materials prior to it being moved.  This area may require investigation when the snow and ice is gone.
P-767-1999*   On Thurs. 11/4/99, CTI Mike Simard notified Ann Hemenway  of the DEP about a spill of about 30 gal. of plus & regular unleaded gasoline at this retail gas station and turnpike rest stop.  As I had worked at this facility in the past, during the UST replacement by Portland Pump, Ms. Hemmenway passed the case to me.
   Simard explained that the MTA was having them install new UST facility fittings.   While cutting back the concrete to get to the FRP product piping by an island, they found the double-wall piping to be embedded within the concrete and they accidentally cut through it.  I understand that there was no fire or injuries.  Simard advised me that contaminated peastone was to be removed.
    As of an early Dec. 1999 drive-by I noted the facility work completed and the facility back in operation.  There are no wells or other sensitive receptors understood to be threatened.  Mile 24 North rest area, across the highway is the subject of a 10+ year old gasoline remediation.  See other DEP reports for this area for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-303-2001*I was contacted by Donna Haskell who owns the property at 637 Main Street in Gorham (Fore River Marine) because her tenant had called and told her that there was oil coming out of the ground in front of the garage.  It turned out that there were two very old underground storage tanks in the ground that location and the combination of corrosion and high water table had conspired to bring the residual oil in the tanks to the surface.  I hired Engel Environmental to handle the oversight of the removal and site assessment (please see attached Site Assessment for specific details).

No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-39-1997*On January 23, 1997 at 0945 we received a call from William Watson of Webber Oil reporting a leaking home heating oil tank at the home of James Scripture at 60 Jowett Street in Bangor.  I visited the site and met Mr. Scripture and Tom Wilkins of Webber oil.  Mr. Scripture works at night and noticed the leak when he arrived home.  The tank was in a garage and had a pin hole leak in its bottom.  Between five and ten gallons leaked out and flowed between the sill and the concrete floor of the garage.  Mr. Wilkins of Webber Oil absorbed as much fuel as possible with sorbents.  Mr. Scripture is on town water and no state waters were threatened.
B-118-2000*B-118-00
Ellsworth

Wednesday March 1, 2000			1530

I received a phone call from Harold Logan (667-5616).  Mr. Logan phoned to inform me that he had recently had his drinking water well sampled.  The results from Binex Lab in Winslow indicated that he had 180 parts per billion of Diesel Range Organics (DRO) in his water sample.

When I arrived at his residence he showed me his lab results.  I noticed that there was about 10 feet distance from his well casing to the fill pipe for his basement AST.   I explained that it would take a very small spill to contaminate his well.  He said that to his memory there had not been any surface spills from filling the tank.  Next we went to his basement where there was a catch pan under the filter on his tank.  It had about a cup of oil in it and had gathered a lot of dust.  The filter housing was damp with oil and dust.  I asked that he get a burner technician to take care of the leak.  Also he had a line that goes into and under the concrete basement floor.  I explained that this could now be leaking.  He said that it has been there for about 35 years.  I explained that it should be terminated and blown out.  Then replaced with a jacketed line to the gun burner.  Mr. Logan said he would contact an oil burner technician to get the job done.

This case was turned over to tech services.  Jim Lavoie sampled the well, prior to deciding to install a filtration system.  The well sample came back as non-detect.  Jim did tell me that the line work had been done and that the filter was taken care of.
P-869-1999*UST discovered during site construction.  Removed by Les Wilson & Sons.  No contamination encountered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-378-1989*
Consumptive-use, heating oil UST facility, abandonment-by-removal.  Oil contamination discovered.
P-233-2001*On 3/30/01 I received a call from Dana Haley of Jesse E Lyman Inc reporting a 150 gallon spill of Kerosene at a client's residence in Fryeburg.  The spill occurred when the weight of ice and snow broke the fuel line from the above ground storage tank located outside.  The spill apeared to be seeping through the cinder block foundation into the basement.  I spoke to the homeowner and advised her to apply to the insurance fund.  I then made arrangements with Acadia Environmental to respond the spill on 4/2 to supervise a clean up.  See attached report from Acadia for more information.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 18, 2001
A-507-1997*No site visit made.

See attached for additional details.

No further action anticipated.
A-247-1999*A refrigerated box truck in line at the Rockland ferry terminal sprung a leak in its saddle tank. Rockland Fire Department cleaned up the spill. The contents of the leaking saddle tank were pumped to the other side.

No site visit made; no further action required.
B-357-2001*B-357-2001
06/23/2001 09:02

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering an oil sheen on the Main Stream in Harmony.  The caller gave a brief description of the sheen along with the location.  A later investigation of the river showed only marsh sheen. It may be noted that no oil sources were anywhere in the area.
P-634-2001*On 8/14/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Dept.  The fire department was requesting I respond to a dumpster containing asbestos and a green chemical that was on fire.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that there had been no fire.  I observed a dumpster leaking what appeared to be water and a foamy substance.  Further investigation showed that the dumpster contained cellulose insulation being removed from the school.  The water was being used to control dust from the removal activities.  Since the dumpster was leaking its contents onto a public sidewalk, I suggested that sand or kitty litter be used to contain the contents to the school property until the dumpster could be removed the following morning.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 23, 2001
P-563-1996*Vandals had tipped over a 55 gal drum containing #2 fuel oil spilling approximately 5 gallons of oil on the ground.  I met with Clyde Chapman of the Westbrook Fire Dept. on-site to discuss the situation.  We both concured that the oil that had spilled was not an issue, taking in consideration the location, but there were five abandoned 55 gallons drums and an old 275 AST on-site that still contained oil.  None of them were leaking, but there was the potential of them being tipped over.  They also posed a possible fire hazard.  Mr. Chapman stated that he would contact the owner of the property and suggest that the drums and tank be removed from the property (see attached letter).  No further action required.
P-912-1990*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	Nov. 1990 - Jan. 1991, investigation of planned UST piping replacement and abandonment of waste oil UST.  Work delayed till 1991: see P-320-91 for further information.  Piping had been already replaced in 1988, see P-268-1988.  Residual/historical contamination understood to remain onsite.
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A-262-1999* A bucket truck, owned by CMP, leaked hydraulic oil. This material was cleaned up and no further action will be required.
P-453-1996*0
P-360-2000*The discharge was the result of a dump truck driving over a loose sewer cover that in-return damaged the saddle tank releasing its contents onto the pavement.  The Biddeford Public Works had placed down speedy-dry and sand to collect any free product.  By the time I arrived, most of the sand and speedy-dry had been removed, and was sitting in a public works dumb truck.  A second application of sand was placed on the road for safety reasons.  Mr. Foglio agreed to spread the sand and speedy-dry on his property in Waterboro.

No further action required.
P-75-1998*On 2/17/98, I received a call from Linda Roberts reporting a Webber Energy Fuels tank truck had rolled over in her front yard on 2/14/98.  She was concerned about her drinking water well that was also in her front yard because there was oil on the ground in the area of where the truck had landed.  After asking around the office, I learned that the spill had not been reported by anyone on the date of the accident.  I made arrangements to meet with Linda in the afternoon.  Upon arrival, I learned that Clean Harbors had just left the site after removing contaminated snow and debris from the wreck area.  I was not able to detect any remaining oil in the area.  I spoke with Linda and told her that I did not feel that her well was at risk of contamination from this incident.

Later in the afternoon, I spoke with Ralph Andrews of Webber and told him that I had been to the site and that Webber was in violation of State law for not reporting the accident and subsequent spillage.  During this conversation, I learned that the truck had 324 gallons of diesel fuel in the truck at the time of the accident.  None of the diesel fuel had leaked.  No further clean-up anticipated.  This matter is being referred to DEP enforcement for further enforcement action by the Department.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 3, 1998
B-649-2000*B-649-00
Bangor (BIA)

Tuesday December 5, 2000			1439

Gill Merchant (990-1245) of the City of Bangor fuel Department, at BIA, phoned to report an overnight spill to the floor of hanger #10.

Mr. Merchant said that the sump tanker, a tank truck used to pump out sumps, was placed in hanger #10 overnight.  Apparently the contents, of the tank truck included water, froze and cracked some piping.  As the tanker thawed the contents leaked.  This spilled 8 gallons of Jet-A onto the floor.  The drain was stopped up using pads and the material was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The pads were placed in storage to await disposal.
P-49-1994*Discharge was the result of a fuel system sight glass leaking.  Approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel was discharged into the locomotive and the tracks below.  Most of the diesel fuel was collected using speedy-dry.
A-40-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that a fuel delivery tanker had overturned on a country road.  Oil flowed through snow along a drainage ditch for several hundred feet; approx. 300 gallons were recovered that night via pumps and sorbents.  The majority of spilled oil penetrated soils in the ditch and under the paved road surface; a sizeable remedial effort ensued, but oil underlying the road was considered unrecoverable.
   The area is rural/residential with no less than three residential wells that are considered threatened by this event.  A staff Geologist (Fontaine) was assigned to the case; to date (2/2001) no wells have shown evidence of petroleum contamination.
P-799-2000*Dead River to full responsibility for the spill and paid the bills directly.  North American was initially hired to Vactor the contaminated soils from beneath the trailer and DR took over monitoring and additional clean up.

The initial clean up was begun 12/21/2000 with the unearthing of the immediate spill area rear of the home nearest the tank location.  The tanks were serviced sometime in October/November of 2000 and the new filter was not securely attached therefore creating a slow leak.  A rough estimate of 100 gal lost is assessed based on the initial findings and observations.

NA removed materials with a vactor and installed a monitoring trench with perforated pipe in the bottom.  DR inspected the trench for groundwater and oil periodically throughout the winter.  During the dry spring no water or oil was observed however after significant rains, the Hudon's complained about oil odors migrating across the back/side lawn.

Upon a return visit is was agreed more contamination was present and the steps were removed and the soils excavated to complete the removal.  DR arranged for a local contractor to excavate when available and seasonal conditions permitted the work.  Wayne Kenagh was the contractor performing the work, it was finished 6/7/01.

The area is served by public water and sewer and the migration of contamination was close to the home.  No additional work is planned and the Hudon's are satisfied with the final outcome.






























A-466-2000*Received a phone call from a person named Mark, making a complaint concerning some gasoline vapors he had been smelling.  I went to the site he described.  It was at the corner of Water Street and Cross Street in Damariscotta.  He indicated that on more then one occasion, he had smelled gasoline from the sewers.  I went to the sewers in the area and did not smell any gasoline.  Neither my explosimeter nor my PID showed any measurable amount of hydrocarbons.  No further work is necessary on this project.
B-244-2001*B-0244-01
Dedham

Wednesday April 30, 2001				1040

I phoned Vaughan Crandall (624-6347), of Marine Resources.  I was responding to a message that I received about 4 to 5 rusty drums that were discovered in a filled area near a beaver pond.

I was informed that the beaver pond was located at the outfall of Phillips Lake in Dedham.  Once I got directions, Bob Whittier and I went to find the drums.  We walked the length of most of the outfall.  We saw many rusty drums that were rusting hulks and contained nothing, nor could they.  We thought that we found the drums.

I was in e-mail contact with Keith Sherman of the Department of Marine Resources.  It turned out that Bob and I saw the wrong drums.

On May 8 I went to the location which was better described.  There I did find the drums.  They were extremely rusty.  Three were in the side of a hill and one was under water in the beaver pond.

On May 9 Bob and I went to the drums to open them or otherwise obtain access.  One drum was a rusted hulk.  The other drums had nothing in them but hardened asphalt.  These drums may have been there since the 1960's.

I phoned John Martin (989-3211) of Industrial Services and asked him to meet me and we would go to the site of the mystery drums in Dedham.  On Friday the May 11 I showed John the drums and their contents which were solid.  He said that he would have a crew out next week and recover and dispose of the drums.

The crew recovered the remnants of 10 rusted drums and they were taken to the Pine Tree Landfill as demolition debris.
B-682-1998*On 10/21/98, 2230 hours Chad Steward (Fire Chief, Athens) reported that the attendant to their transfer station had discovered a yellow, 55 gallon drum that had radioactivity markings on it.  I advised Chad to keep everyone away from it and that we would be out the next day with a Geiger Counter, which would enable us to assess the danger.  The following morning Tom Maleck and I made arrangements to do the investigation and went to the site.  The radiation inside the drum was less than the background readings.  This was because the steel in the drum was shielding the instrument from the background radiation.  Also, this was an indication that the drum had never been used to store radioactive material.  Had the drum been radioactive we would have secured the area and contacted the appropriate agency.
P-790-1999*13 November 1999, responded to spill location and observed a gasoline stained area on the gas station's paved lot.  I contacted Ray Labbe & Sons to remediate the spill, which was completed on 14 November 99.  Sand was deployed on the stain and then recovered.  Because no free standing gasoline remained and no gasoline saturated sand was generated, I approved that this material be re-entered into Labbe's sand and gravel operations.

The responsible party contacted the Topsham PD to report the incident.  One of the gasoline tanks on Mr. Weaver's private pick-up had a hole in it.  Although Mr. Weaver was aware that this tank was inoperative, he accidentally had the tank filled which caused the discharge.  I contacted Mr. and Mrs. Weaver recently and advised them that the DEP will be seeking reimbursement for the clean up, and they agreed.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO 4Jan00.
P-428-1998*16Sep98, DEP issued Virgin Product Letter for disposal of soil contaminated virgin #6 oil. I advised PNS the DEP does not normally issue such letters for unreported spills or spill sites that DEP responders have no knowledge of site conditions. I agreed to issue a letter on the basis of historical information received about the site and product spilled (see attached).

Lott later advised that two products were involved and a separate Virgin Letter was issued under spill P-446-98 for the disposal of virgin diesel fuel contaminated soil.

The #6 oil contaminated soil was not separated from the diesel contaminated soil at the time of trucking or soil disposal at ARC. A total of 10,656.78 tons was received at ARC. DEP entered the waste for each product disposed into the contaminated soil field above as one half the total amount of soil received at ARC.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3Feb99)
P-408-2000*Overfill of tanks on asphalt batching equipment.  Cleaned up immediatley by CN Brown & Pike personel on site.  I allowed batching of contaminated soil on site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-599-1997*On the morning of 10/15/97 Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors reported contamination at the Hamel Fuel tank removal.  Following the D-tree the site looked like a B1 site, which calls for the removal of free product and saturated soil.  However, Hamel Fuel was uncomfortable with the level of contamination, which was pegging the site assessors' PID, because they planned on having their new dispensing island located over where the removed tanks had been.  Because of this I allowed an upgrade to B2, which enabled them to remove the gravel backfill that was giving the high readings.  The soil native to the area was well consolidated clay, and it cleaned up to well beyond base line with out having to remove a significant amount of clay.  There was water in the hole about 10 feet from grade.  The amount of contaminated gravel removed from the four tank holes totaled 1373 yds.  Arnie Fessenden was the site assessor, Chris Gaudet was the installer and C&C Contractors was the digger.

The tanks seemed to be sound and there were no obvious piping leaks.  It appeared that asphalt had been flushed into the first two feet of overburden.  This suggests that the contamination came from a series of surface spills that had been the result of careless handling of product.
A-1-1996*see attached
B-163-2000*B-163-2000
03/22/2000 08:55

     John Branscom of the Army National Guard called to report a small fuel spill at their helicopter shop out at the Bangor International Airport.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons of JP-8 fuel leaked from a helicopter onto a concrete floor.  The helicopter was undergoing maintenance at the time of the incident.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No drains were reportedly involved.

P-456-1996*
30 JULY 1996, received report of contaminated soils above the DEP notification level, discovered during piping upgrade operations at facility location.

I issued a Clean-Up Action Agreement via mail carrier, indicating that no clean-up actions warranted. Agreement received back at DEP signed by Don Robbins.

Further information attached. No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (7JAN97)
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B-387-1997*7/19/97 1438

Duncan Stewart of Lee called to report that F & J Salvage on Route 46 in Holden had a sloppy operation that involved oil spillage.  Asking Mr. Stewart to elaborate further he explained to me that he bought a used engine from them that was faulty and they wouldn't take it back.  A true environmental concern.  The next time the Department is in the immediate area it may be looked into.  It may be noted that any oil Mr. Stewart observed would probably be the typical minor "non significant" staining associated with these salvage yards.
B-178-1998*Tom at Norlen's called here inquiring what he should do about a well in Hampden in which the well pump had leaked its lubrication oil into the well water around it.  He went on to say that he'd informed  the homeowner that the DEP would provide a filter to take out the contaminant, and maybe eventually drill a new well.

I explained the facts of life to him, and suggested that the homeowner test the oil for PCB, as that was sometimes a constituent in the mineral oil used to lubricate submersible pump motors.  I further described to him the characteristic odor of PCB, and suggested that since the volume of oil lost was small, most of it could probably be recovered by lowering sorbents down the wellshaft.

During the week of 3/16, I spoke several times with Rocky Habeeb, the upshot being that since analysis showed no PCB, and since the Norlen's crew had recovered a lot of the oil through sorbents, he really didn't have too much of a problem.  I advised him to soap the well to emulsify all the oil clinging to the wellshaft and piping; once the water stopped sudsing up, it should be safe to start using again.

B-645-2000*B-645-2000
12/04/2000  13:05

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small hydraulic oil spill on Route 1A in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately one quart of "non-PCB" oil leaked from a transformer when a car broke the pole it was mounted to.  Approximately one and a half drums of contaminated grass, soil and sorbents were generated in the clean up.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
B-422-1997*On August 5, 1997 at 1720 I received a call from the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a explosion from improperly wired batteries at the Maintenance building on the Rangeley Rd. at the University of Maine in Orono.  Lt. LeClair said that eighteen size c lithium batteries were wired together in styrofoam and placed inside a PVC pipe when the styrofoam began melting and workers took the contraption outside where it exploded sending debris 500 feet away from the side of the building.  Lt. LeClair said there was another unit which was not melting and he was wondering about its disposal.  I told him the Bangor Police Bomb Disposal unit would be a better source of information but I would check with others in our division for assistance.  I contacted our Division Chief, Dave Sait, who agreed that the bomb squad was the best source of expertise.  Mr. Sait said he would call Lt. LeClair to also suggest a call to the manufacturer of the batteries for assistance.
B-443-1998*B-443-98
Brewer

Tuesday July 7, 1998				1442

I received a phone call from Shawna McMullen (947-3841), of Brewer.  Ms. McMullen phoned to report a real mess on her property.  The "mess" was reported as oil that looked like waste oil all over her property.  She continued to say that she had purchased property on Eastern Avenue in Brewer and part of the agreement was that the seller would arrange to clear part of the land to make it suitable for construction.

She said she purchased the land from Doug Schmidt (945-3194 or 9416736), who owns The Land Store.

When I arrived on scene I met briefly with Shawna and a Brewer Policewoman.  We then walked the land and clearly could see what looked like an awful mess.  In the deep wheel ruts and low areas that contained standing water was an area that had drained large slash piles.  The warm water was bubbling as the decay of wood cellulose and lignins continued.  What we were looking at was black looking water caused by decaying cellulose, lignins and tannins, from the slash pile and cut wood.

I explained this to Shawna and showed her that it was not oil or oily.
A-671-2000*The discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an AST, which was discovered by the Wiscasset Sewerage Treatment Plant when they found oil in their system.  Most of the discharged oil had made its way to the treatment plant via a floor drain in the basement of Bradstreet Antiques adjacent to Nick's Pizza.  An oil company transferred the remaining 150 gallons of oil into a temporary tank and placed sorbents in the basement of Bradstreet Antiques.  When I arrived, I replaced oiled sorbents, and informed all parties involved that they should contact me if the situation appeared worse.  Julie Cromwell (822-1193), owner of the property that housed Bradstreet Antiques, later contacted me stating that her tenants were complaining of vapors in the building, and was wondering if there was anything I could do.  I returned to the site and meet with Ms. Cromwell to see if a vapor extraction system could be installed, but the basement had no outside access or windows.  The only way to install a system would be to remove a section of the foundation, which was extremely unlikely, due to its condition.  I did inform Ms. Cromwell to contact me if the oil vapors appeared worse.  I returned to the site on two more occasions and removed oiled sorbents.  As of December 27, 2000, only a small amount of oil was observed, and the only location oil vapors were noticeable was in front of the basement door.

No further action required.
P-611-1999*On 8/27/99 I received a call from Dead River Oil Co. reporting an oil leak at a client's residence in Auburn.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the spill occurred as the result of a corrosion leak in an AST.  The oil spilled into the basement at the residence.  The basement floor is comprised of cement slabs and brick.  Much of the oil appeared to have seeped into the cracks in the floor.  I set up a household fan in the basement to assist with ventilation of the space.  I made arrangements to return to the site on 9/1 with a clean up crew to begin clean up efforts.

On 9/1 I returned to the site with a crew from Clean Harbors.  The crew washed the stained concrete area with Simple Green and water and wiped up the remaining solution with rags.  While they were doing this, I set up a new ventilation fan because the original fan was no longer working.  The ventilation and floor cleaning efforts made a significant improvement in the air quality in the residence.  I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to return to the site the following day to apply an epoxy sealer to the stained area of concrete to make sure there would be no odor issues in the future.

On 9/2 we returned to the site again and applied a water based epoxy sealer to the floor.  This sealer also made significant improvements to the air quality in the residence and I believe is all that will be needed.  I left the ventilation fan running and advised the homeowners to continue operation of the fan for a couple of weeks.  No further action is anticipated.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
A-76-2000* An anonymous caller reported that a small amount of oil had leaked from an AST at a vacant trailer. This trailer was located at a small trailer park on Mount Vernon Ave. in Augusta. I called the owner of the vacant trailer and he was having trouble with a nearby tenant. Mr. Dostie told me that he would check into the alleged spill.  He also told me that he would pump out any oil that was still left in the tank. No further action needed.
I-57-2000*On 6-5-00, Russel Smith of MPS reported that on 6-3-00, as the result of lightning striking a pole in Sheridan, a transformer lost 15 gallons of oil. It exploded and sprayed the oil in an area of grass and trees about 50 feet in diameter. The oil was tested to be <2 ppm PCB. A crew from MPS was dispatched to remove all effected vegetation and excavate all soil and grass in the area that was effected.
P-775-2001*On the morning of September 28, 2001, the external AST at the Bessy home started to leak.  The old tank was quickly attended to by the carpenters on site, which greatly minimized the contamination.  Using the totes and buckets at hand the carpenters managed to confine about 30 gallons of oil before an oil company technician arrived to aid in the effort.

The crew from M W Sewell, although not the supplying company, pumped off the remaining oil into a temporary mobile supply tank.

The homeowner Mr. Vance Bessey and I  met and discussed the clean up options available to him.  Wishing to save money he chose to excavate the stained soils himself or with the aid of friends.  The home is going thru major renovations made possible by the town of Bath's community development program thru low or no interest loans and grants.  I instructed Mr. Bessey where to dig based on visual and odor characteristics of the contaminated area.  The soil is shallow loam and then clay.  The area of distribution is very limited.

Mr. Bessey excavated  and bagged .27 tons of soil which was collected and bulked with DEP soils from other small excavations.  The  residual oils will be pumped into an container suppplied to Mr. Bessey when the new tank is installed, this too will be disposed of by DEP in the near future.

The neighborhood is supplied with public water and sewer, therefore, the environmental impact is minimal, the spill was quickly addressed which also minimized the potential loss.  No additional work is planned at this time following the removal of the oil from the tank.
A-569-1999*The line to the tank broke sometime after September 2, 1999, and about 3/4 of a tank spilled.  The tank was in an old shed with a dirt floor.  The oil appeared to have sunk into the gravel under the tank pad.  Some oil reached a wet area behind the home.  There was no support for the wall adjacent to the tank so we removed part of the wall and excavated some of the shed floor and contaminated soil outside the shed.  The soil was a sandy clay.  We encountered water in the excavation at about 5'.  We could not excavate all contamination without undermining the supports for the home and remainder of the shed.  Some contamination also remains near trees to the back of the property between the home and the wet area.   The home septic system was on the other side of the shed, but we did encounter old drain tile and a grey water pipe to the kitchen.  The old tile may have contributed to the movement of contamination away from the home.  We checked that the bathroom is not connected to either of the pipes encountered.   I advised the Toothackers of the need to connect the kitchen to the septic system.

The contamination movement appears to be toward the wet area in the back and not toward the well.  I sampled the well and placed the Toothackers on quarterly monitoring. This site has been referred to Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services to determine if additional work will be required.
B-497-1997*In the summer of 1996 the Me. DEP and the Me. Board of Pesticide Control held a joint operation to recover and dispose of obsolete pesticides from a list of known owners.  At the end of the pickup period a few people had not brought in the materials.  In 1997 another joint operations was organized and my supervisor reuested that I do what I could to see that the outstanding pesticides were recovered and disposed of.

I contacted Mr. Lorhmann and learned that he still had the pesticides listed with the Board of Pesticide Control.  In addition, he'd like to get rid of it.  Since he hadn't brought it in the year before as requested I offered to pick it up thus assuring that the pesticide would not end up in the environment.  He found this agreeable and on 7/10/97 I went to pick it up.  He only had a partial quart of Malathion, Sevin, and Triox, the reported quart of chlordane was missing and he stated he had no idea where it had gone.  I returned the available pesticides to Bangor and stored it in our hazardous materials storage building and later loaded it on a Board of Pesticide truck which hauled it to Augusta where it was shipped out through a licensed hazardous waste hauler.
P-753-1996*Mr. Dave McDonald of the Norway Water District reported that his facility had observed an unexplained loss of approximately 100-150 gallons from their above ground # 2 fuel oil storage tank (located indoors) over the previous several weeks.  They tested the copper product line under the floor and determined that it had been leaking.

The site is considered "Baseline 2" on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, however no clean-up was attempted as the product was lost beneath a concrete floor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.


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Jon L. Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-94-1999*     DEP received an anonymous complaint that sloppy spillage of motor fuel was evident at this property.  I met with the operator (Stinchfield) who agreed to remove clutter to allow viewing of the affected area.  It was determined that spillage was relatively minor given the non-sensitive nature of the area (light-industrial use, served by municipal water); Mr. Stinchfield agreed to excavate the most heavily contaminated soil for landspreading on the property.  The State Fire Marshal was contacted regarding fuel storage practices here.
A-720-1998*A fire on a fishing pier caused this spill.  A 500-gallon AST containing gasoline and 1800 gallon fuel truck with diesel were stored on the pier.  The neighboring summer home with a 275-gallon AST and a propane tank were also involved in the fire.  During the fire a loud explosion was heard.  Initially it is believed that this was the gas tank exploding.  The early reports were mixed, but it was felt that all fuel had burned.   The fire department reports that they had difficulty putting the fire out near the fuel truck.

I went out with the Coast Guard the following morning.  There was a small sheen in the harbor.  The 500-gallon tank was on its side at the water edge.  It didn't have caps or contain any fuel, but it didn't appear to have ruptured.  The truck was still leaking fuel from the end.  The truck was above the high tide line.  Apparently when the dock collapsed and the truck fell, the internal structural elements pierced the back.  There were two small holes.  Fuel was only leaking from the lower hole at that time.  We patched this and the Fire Marshal gave the OK to remove any fuel still in the truck.  A small quantity of fuel was also collected from the mud just under the tank.

Given that the fire could be seen for miles, and that the fire was on the dock, I feel that what didn't burn was probably lost with the tide.  I contacted Jay Carroll, the Marine Warden for the Island.  He didn't feel that fishermen on the island could have suffered any losses due to the oil.

No further action is anticipated.
B-540-1997*On 9/26/97, 1327 hours April of BRO contacted me regarding a report of sheen where the Kenduskeag Stream enters the Penobscot River.  When I finished in Old Town I went to the site.  Reed Construction was working on the Chamberlain Bridge.  However, I did not see any sheen-not a trace.  Perhaps some inexperienced observer contacted the Coast Guard, who in turn contacted MDEP.  I understood from April's communication that the Coast Guard was going to investigate also.  I didn't see anyone from the Coast Guard.
P-122-2001*   On 1/27/01 I briefly visited this recently out-of-service gas station.  The facility is located in a commercial area of Portland off the busy Congress St. near the Stroudwater area (see map).  The present 15,000 gal. UST is registered as installed by CTI #88 Phil Storey of Webber Energy (now with Gould Equip.) in 1987.  The tank is three compartment.  As of 11/28/95, DEP UST reg. info. is that the facility is owned by Onex Co.  and was operated by Mr. Joe Lopes.
   The tank is an 8' diameter and was too deep for my stick to check for product & water.  There were no locks on the three fill caps as required for facilities that are out of service.  Locks prevent or inhibit the theft of remaining product and the illegal dumping of other liquids into the tank.
   The sumps were non-containment type; though the product piping into the submersible pumps had a boot implying possible double wall piping?  Onsite I noted no obvious evidence of surface discharges.
   There was confusion as to the registration files as the site was registered as being at 1571 Congress St. though the building address was 1586 Congress.  This is colaborated by the 1987 UST reg. form listing it as 1585 Congress and owned by Morris Greenberg of 93 Kensington St.  A memo will be sent to have this changed.  See UST Reg. file #14066 and attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-24-1997*On 3-22-97, I received a call at home from the State Police about a semi truck that was leaking fuel. Apparently an anonymous complaint had been received by them. The truck had traveled from Fort Fairfield to Presque Isle leaking from a saddle tank. I went to look at the road and there was a very small stream of diesel fuel on the road. No action was taken.
A-260-2000*    DEP received a citizen complaint that oil odors were evident along a stretch of paved road, originating at a construction staging area.  When contacted, the owner of the equipment confirmed that one of his vehicles had suffered damage to a fuel line and lost several gallons of diesel fuel along several miles of paved road.  No soil was impacted.  No remediation was feasible, and the truck owner had already pulled the vehicle out of service pending repair.
P-403-1996*Car accident reported by Topsham Police Department.  Automobile went into Andoroscogginn River.  Contents of gas tank leaked out.  No clean-up possible.
A-694-1998*  Mr. Plummer owns this property and leases it to G&G Towing. The property is located on the westerly side of Rte 27 at a strip mall location. Mr. Plummer called this office to report that the drums of waste oil, that are stored outside, were leaking. I made a site visit on 12-8-98 and found a very sloppy storage area. There were about a dozen 55 gallon drums stored along the outside of the building.  Most, if not all, of the spillage was the result of loose fittings on the top of the 55 gallon drums.  Water had displaced the oil and caused the oil to leak onto the ground.
  I asked the owner of G&G Towing to clean up the spillage.  Darren Graves, the owner of G&G, signed the "clean-up actions agreement" on 12-8.  I stopped at the site a week or two later and nearly all of the drums had been removed and the contaminated leaves and debris had been picked up.  The area has a historic petroleum contamination problem.  Cleanup was done to my satisfaction.  Case closed.
P-167-1998*On 3/31/98 at 1130 Jack French an attorney representing Leona Smith called to report a potential oil problem at her residence. My conversation with French and subsequent conversation with Smith revealed that Smith had purchased this property late in 1997.  During a recent renovation she had discovered oil staining on a concrete block wall when some dry wall and firing strips were removed. I was also informed at this time that during the real estate transfer it had been disclosed that a UST belonging to the former owner of the property had been removed at an unspecified date in the past. DEP's database did not have record of a UST ever being present at this location.
I responded and met with Smith at her residence and she directed me to the room with the stained wall.  She had painted the wall with a shellac based sealant that had hidden the stain but was able to produce several photographs of the wall taken prior to the application of the sealant. This wall constituted a section of the foundation perimeter therefore I was able to estimate the approximate exterior location as well as the depth of the discharge that had caused the stain.  I dug with a hand shovel in this area and determined that there was no UST currently in this location and that there were no obvious indications of residual petroleum contamination in the soil.
I discussed my finding with Smith and indicated to her that there was no reason to engage in any remedial activities unless she detected petroleum vapors in the structure. Presently the only odor discernible was associated with the recently applied sealant. I made Smith aware of the insurance fund and explained that it could be used mitigate indoor air quality problems attributable to tank leaks. I contacted Smith subsequently and she indicated that there was not a continuing indoor air quality problem.
No further action is recommended.


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Steven J. Eufemia
OHMS III
A-619-1998*Some G101B developer leaked from a printer at Manset Marine, ran down a conduit to the floor below and started a fire.  Rockland Fire Department contacted DEP seeking advice on disposal of boxes of envelopes, cardboard trays, and other materials contaminated with the developer.  I reviewed the MSDS (see attached) and advised the Fire Department the materials could go to a licensed landfill or incinerator.

No further action required.
P-691-2000*A hydraulic line on a bucket truck blew apart spilling around 35 gallons of oil to the ground.  Verizon workers on site contained the spill with sorbents.  EnPro Environmental Services responded the following day and finished cleaning up the spill by removing vegetation and excavating all impacted soil.  No further action.
A-634-2000*Received a call from Wally Covel of Waterville reporting a spill in his basement. His tank had leaked from a hole in the bottom of it. He had smelled the oil and called his oil company.  The oil company had put a magnetic patch on the hole which stopped the leak. They had also spread a lot of speedy dry. The basement had a good concrete floor with no cracks for the oil to penetrate. Mr. Covel arranged with his heating contractor to replace the tank. Cleanup consisted of sweeping up the speedy dry. No further work was necessary on this spill.
A-172-2000*Responded to a call from the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department that they had found some oil on a farm pond and possibly a house.  I went to the site on Eastern Avenue.  Members of the fire department showed me the area behind a house where they found some contamination in a drainage trench. I was shown the basement of the house and found no oil spillage.  The search was expanded and some oil was found on a farm pond in the back of property.  There was some emulsified oil on the pond and it had a very old appearance.  The pond was not actively used for anything and I decided not to pick up the small amounts of oil.  Speculation as to the source of the oil surrounded that someone had lost a few gallons on the street above the pond, and no one had reported it. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-41-1999*An overfill of 10-20 gallons occurred at the C.N. Brown bulk plant.  The majority of the oil was contained within the dike.  A small amount sprayed onto the snow.  The contaminated snow was placed in the dike by the driver.  Clean Harbors will be hired to do the cleanup.

No site visit made; no further action required.
A-338-2000* A hydraulic hose ruptured on a switching truck, aka, fork lift. This resulted in the release of 10 gallons of fuel. This is the same fork lift/truck that was involved with spill A-337-00.  The oil filter was plugged on this unit and this created operating pressure that exceeded the capacity of the hose. No site visit, no further action required.
B-211-1997*On May 9, 1997 at 1245 we received a call from Earl Brazier of Chase and Kimball Oil reporting a #2 heating oil spill at the home of Norma Herring in Abbot.  Mr. Brazier said the oil line leaked about fifteen gallons onto the dirt floor basement and some of the product flowed into an adjacent sump.  An oil company crew recovered about five gallons of fuel from the sump and an additonal three or four gallons from puddles on the floor.  Mr. Brazier believed that about five gallons were possibly pumped from the sump into a dry well outside the house.

I contacted Ms. Herring who said she noticed a smell that morning and notified her oil company.  Ms. Herring has a dug well which is located upslope and on the other side of the house from the dry well.  The dry well is located about one hundred feet from Kingsbury Stream.  Ms. Herring's well should not become contaminated.
A-290-1998*See attached report
B-759-1998*As soon as Webber Energy broke ground for the expansion of the Ellsworth Falls Exxon,  gasoline contamination was discovered in the soil.  The source was attributed to contamination left in the soil when the old tanks were removed at that site.  As the backhoe worked its way East behind the store, the contamination diminished.

I left instructions that the contaminated soil west of the store expansion also be excavated, and sent to SERF, Thibodeau's or a spread site to be determined later.  Under no circumstances would I allow the contractor to take the fill onto Mount Desert Island for disposal, as had been proposed.

On Dec. 2, Thibodeau's Construction excavated an additional 60 yards of fill. In all, an estimated 280.99 cubic yards of fill, contaminated with gasoline, was shipped to Thibodeau's batch plant.
P-656-1999*On September 14, 1999 Dead River Oil Co. in Auburn called to report a copper line leak from a 275 gallon AST in the cellar of one of their customers.  The tank at the Perry residence, 555 Court St. Auburn, had been filled on August 20, 1999 today the owner went down to the cellar to check the furnace and found that there was just over 1/4 of a tank of oil left.  Dead River was called, they put in a new copper line above ground - this took care of the leaking tank.

I checked the cellar and found no free oil, the oil apparently all went into the ground.  I checked the entire exterior of the home and property for any signs of oil breaking out, but found nothing.  The home is a very large, old farm house - I believe trying to recover oil from under the home would be detrimental to the structural integrity of the home;  Therefore at this time no clean up will be attempted.
A-674-1998*MTBE was reported in this Public Water Supply at 1.1 ppb.  My sample in December was ND.  The well is 250' deep and about 100' from any park roads or parking areas.  Bedrock is shallow.  The park annually does a test TSN in the spring.   I will monitor the results at that time to see if any MTBE is found.   If MTBE can be confirmed I will arrange for quarterly testing.  If MTBE is not confirmed no further action is anticipated.


I-58-1998*RONALD HOSFORD FAXED IN A SPILLL REPORT STATING THAT 5 GAL OF DIESEL AND 2 GAL OF MOTOR OIL DUE TO A TRAILOR TRUCK ROLLOVER IN CRYSTAL OCCURRED.  ABSORBANT PADS PLUS OVERLAYED WITH SAND WERE USED IN THE CLEANUP AND TAKEN TO MDOT LOT IN CRYSTAL.
B-657-1997*On 11/13/97, 1345 hours Duane Seekins of Sprague Energy called to say that they had a leak in one of their #6 lines on Champion International's property.  The evidence consisted of product coming through the asphalt pavement.  When I arrived they had found the leak.  It was a hole that had been abraded by a small stone that was pressing against the line.  They had excavated about 4 yds of contaminated soil.  Duane said that Darryl had given him some numbers from Sawyer Environmental that had come from another #6 spill.  We agreed that he could take the two clean ups together.
B-101-1998*See attached narrative
A-481-1997*Two gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the No. 4 paper machine.  The spill was conveyed to the mill's waste treatment facility via the sewer system.  See attached report from IP.  No site visit made.  No further action required.
B-230-1997*Henry Winn of Lynnfield Massachusetts wrote a request a waiver to abandon a tank in place at his second home on Ship Lane in Southwest Harbor.  Inspection show that the 500 gallon #2 fuel tank is located beneath the garage.  The area is also served by a public water supply and is not considered sensitive.  The waiver was granted.  The 30 day notice is pending.
I-71-1997*On 6-25-97, the fire chief of Grand Isle called this office to report that he had received a complaint of oil leaching out of the ground by a concerned resident on the Mornealt Road in Grand Isle. I met with him that day and we looked at the area. There was what appeared to be Kerosene coming out of the ground near a steep embankment across from an abandoned home. We looked in the house and found the oil tank in the basement had been leaking and going to a sump pit which drained outside, most likely to a septic system. The house was, according to Mr. Dion previously owned by a Richard Levesque but he thought it now belonged to the bank through foreclosure. He thought no one had been living in the house for at least a year. I hired a local contractor and County Environmental that day to perform cleanup. They began work the following day by starting to dig at the outbreak and follow it back. Digging was begun on the property owned by Emile Morin, and continued onto an adjacent property owned by Luellen Cote. In the course of the work that was done, three old septic systems where unearthed, all in some way connected to the floor drain that contained the oil. About 500 yards of contaminated soil was removed. There was only one well downgradient of the site and it was found to be contaminated with low levels(36 ppb) of petroleum. All contaminated soil was landspread according to guidelines at a preapproved sludge spreading site in Madawaska. A responsible party has not at this time been identified because there is some confusion as to whether the bank is the sole owner or if IRS is involved for taxes.
A-287-1996*A truck ran off of the road and cracked its tank.  Hallowell FD stopped the leak with plug & dike.  About 5 gallons was lost before the leak was plugged.  The rest of the contents of the tank was pumped off.  The contaminated soil was treated in place.
P-236-1996*Tractor trailer had rolled over while making a turn causing both caps on the saddle tanks to become dislodged resulting in the release of diesel fuel on to the ground.  By the time I arrived on-site, the fire dept. had placed sorbents pads under the saddle tanks to collect any remaining fuel.  Employees of Jolly Farmer had placed sand on top of the fuel that had spilled on the road. We decided that since there was no aquifers or bodies of water at jepordy that the contaminated soil would be removed from its location and spread on a level access road to biodegrade.  No further action required.
B-96-1998*2/17/98 12:15

Bill Littlefield of Sprauge Energy in Bucksport called to report a spill situation at their old northern terminal on the Penobscot River just north of Champion Paper.  It was reported that an oil spill resurfaced in the area of a recently dismantled above ground storage tank.  A "significant" sheen was noted on the river.

Inestigation shown that whatever product remained within the old tank's foundation was displaced by the previous evenings rain event.  The tanks foundation floor was removed the previous summer.  This allowed water to slowly collect in the sandy fill within the foundation pushing the old #2 fuel out into the earthern dike.  Since the dike's drain valve was not secure, an unknown amount of fuel was lost to the river.  Small quantities of oil was found amongst the rocks at low tide.  This was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents by both Sprague and Clean Harbors personnel.

Vacuum trucks recovered approximately 1500 gallons of oil both within the dike and the tank foundation area.  Soil in the tank foundation was mounded to provide for more volume for rain in turn preventing further overflow.  A large amount of product still remained within the fill material.  Two weeks later 1300 gallons of fuel was recovered from the foundation.

A large remediation project is slated for the area through the VRAP program in Augusta.  As of April, it is not known whether the contaminated soil will be heat treated through batching or landfarmed on site.  Details of the 1991 spill event are covered under spill "B-623-91".
P-362-1996*On 6/10/96 Linda Doran received a call from Portland Pipe Line reporting a sheen of lube oil around the tank vessel "Laura".  The vessel was empty of cargo at the time.  Linda and I responded immediately.  An oil sheen of either lube or hydraulic oil was observed inside the boom surrounding the vessel.  A joint inspection of the vessel did not locate a source of the oil.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-708-1999* Vinalhaven Lobster Company reported a release of diesel fuel at the dock. They were refueling one of their fishing vessels when the nozzle came away from the boats fuel tank. The spill was reported to the MSO in Portland at 1857 hrs on 11-18. Someone from Vinalhaven Lobster Company placed sorbent boom and pads in the Harbor. No lobsters were affected this time. No further action will be required.
P-374-2000*On June 20, 2000 Ralph Thompson of Sabattus reported that Downeast Energy had overfilled his outdoor AST on June 9.  They had done a small clean-up, but there was still some stained soil and saturated wood (from the shed covering the AST).  The oil had also spread under the trailer onto the pad and there was still an odor in the trailer.  I contacted Downeast (Morse Brothers) and was assured that the clean-up would be completed.  I visited several days later and confirmed that the clean-up had been completed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-160-1996*18Mar96, met Terry McCutchcon of NE Tire on site. Terry inform. me that several drums, containing an undetermined amt. of waste oil generated from auto service, stored behind the building were knocked over by a snow plow.

Terry inform. me that the facility was purchased and the new owner wanted to landscape the rear of the facility because of water drainage problems. I inform. Terry that a disposal facility (soil reprocessing) could not take the waste oil soil w/o extensive testing, because there were obvious prior spills at this site as was evident in my inspection of the spill site in a dirt area behind the facility. Terry provided me with analytical test results for the waste oil recently removed and said that it was characteristic of the waste oil in the drums that spilled. I obtained a copy the testing report that is attached.

I required that all free product be removed. Terry had put speedi-dri down at the time of spill and that waste was entered into NE Tire waste stream.

22Mar96, I issued Terry a closure letter, attached

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-115-1998*24 February 1998, I responded to facility location after receiving the MSDS via FAX, and met with Moe Vachon and Denis Caron, both with the city of Lewiston. We inspected a sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) storage tank, used to disinfect city drinking water. I observed the tank in a secured vault (built for human access) and free product contained in the secondary containment bunker of the storage facility. Vachon informed me that the leak was stopped by closing the main valve, with a long reach tool, thus stopping the leak at the failed shut off valve.

After the clean-up, Caron informed me that the clean-up was complete, the tank drained, and the shut off valve replaced.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (13Mar98).
P-580-1997*    Contamination remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.
B-106-1999*The Town of Stonington Water District, late in 1998, drilled a new production well south of its former facility at Burntland Pond.  During the pump testing of the new well, it was discovered that it was hydraulically connected to businesses and wells along Rt. 15, to the  east.  At the request of Roger Stone, Paul Blood, Robert Sypitkowski, David McHaskill and I inspected Dean's Automotive and Small Engine Repair on February 19.  At that time, P. Blood also sampled private drinking water wells in the area.

Four of the wells showed contamination by  MTBE:  Eaton's Garage well, Steve Alley, the Just for Kids Day Care and another private household.  As of late winter '99, Technical Services had installed charcoal filters and instituted quarterly monitoring where appropriate, and was trying to identify a source of the contamination.
A-182-1997* Virgina Ramsey called this office to report dead grass and oily smell on her lawn. The home is located in Belfast, off Northport Ave.
 I investigated and found the dead grass. There was indeed a smell of diesel. I concluded that the spill came from an automobile or delivery truck. The stain was about 2 square feet and no clean up was required.
B-156-1996*Al Heber of 41 Dirigo Drive in Bangor stopped by the office to report the possible existence of a hazardous material at his property on Phillips Lake in Dedham.  He stated that the material had something to do with his neighbor's activities.

Investigation shown that the rust colored material was simply naturally formed ferric hydroxide produced by iron fixing bacteria in an anoxic environment.  I explained to Mr. Heber that conditions that produce the staining and told him that it occurred quite frequently in the spring.  Mr. Heber thanked us for both the explanation and our time.
B-733-1997*Mr. Ouellette called to report an oil spill at the Cloutier residence.  He was estimating that about 50 gallons of kerosene had been lost from an outside AST.  I went to the scene on the shore of Pushaw Lake.  I learned that the copper feed line had frozen into the ground and the tank had then settled.  This caused the line to kink and crack.  The oil then soaked into the ground to emerge under the house which has a frost wall that is not water tight.  I crawled under the home and found a 4x6 puddle of water on top of which was a layer of oil.  This was removed with sorbent pads.  As the line leak was within a couple feet of the home and there is a high water table due to the lake and soil type, soil removal was not a reasonable option.  Mr. Cloutier had done a great deal of work previously to seal the crawl space from the living space and this helped reduce the odor inside.  I left him a bale of sorbent pads to collect any more oil that might appear and recommended that he install a small fan in the skirting to exhaust the vapors.  As he had small children I advised him to contact their doctor and explain what had happened.

On 3/6/98 he called to say that there was no longer any sign of oil and he was satisfied that the spill had been resolved.  I suspect that no further action will be necessary.
P-714-1989*
Retail, motor fuels, UST facility installation with contaminated soils hauled offsite for disposal of soil that could not be reused onsite.  See attached report documents for further information.
B-597-1996*D-TREE=S.
P-568-1997*Citizen complained of odor of fuel oil in well.  Site visit did not reveal any signs of leakage from the fuel oil tank or odor in the water.  We recommended that a sample be taken for precautionary purposes.  The sample anaylsis revealed no signs of fuel oil.  No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-118-2001* Lajoy Bros. was hired by the owner to improve the drainage in the basement of this building. The building is owned by the State of Maine B.G.S. and the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. It is located on 32 Ticonic Street and is known as The Waterville Social Club.
 Workers cut a trench through the concrete floor along the entire length of two walls. It was at this time that they discovered that the soil under the concrete was contaminated with oil. I was called to the scene to access the situation. My first reaction was that there had been an earlier unreported leak at this facility. The copper feed line was sleeved in black poly and had been there for quite some time.
 The soil in question was removed by hand, (i.e. buckets) and stockpiled outside. This soil was later placed into drums by Clean Harbors and then stored in the DEP warehouse. After lab analysis these drums were transported to Commercial Paving by EPI.
  We also installed a fan, Ram Fan, to mitigate the petroleum vapors in the basement of this building. The drainage system was installed by Lajoy Bros., however the petroleum vapors still persisted.
  This site was then turned over to our Technical Services Division for final remedial work and oversight.

I-233-1998*CARL AKELEY PHONED 05/06/98 AT 1100 TO REPORT A HYDRAULIC OIL SPILL AT PINKHAM LUMBER, CHIPWOOD PILEDOWN, AREA BELOW MILL #1 AT 9:30 A.M. ON 05/06/98,  20 GALLONS WAS SPILLED DUE TO BROKEN LINE.  ABSORBED WITH SAWDUST AND SHOVELED UP.  OILY DEBRIS WAS THEN FED INTO THE HOG FUEL BOILER.



P-459-1997*On 08/19/97 I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at Cumberland Farms on Washington Ave. in Portland.  They were requesting my assistance.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that a car had backed into a gasoline dispensor at the facility causing a small leak.  The car had left the scene without acknowledging the accident.  Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was observed on the ground.  I sorbed the spill with sorbent pads.  The dispensor was shut down and a maintenance worker called in to correct the leak.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 22, 1997
A-29-1996*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
A-42-1997* On 2-10 Agway delivered feed to Everett Mace's chicken coop. This coop is leased to Avian Farms and is located at the end of the Gay Rd. During the delivery of dry feed the hydraulic return line slipped off the supply tank. According to the driver the hose clamp loosened allowing about 25 gallons of hyd. oil to spill onto the frozen ground. Agway did not attempt to clean up the spill. They did not report it in a timely manner. Avian Farms reported this problem at about 1300 hrs. I responded to the scene and found that the oil had seeped across the gravel drive and into a snow bank. I placed an entire bale of pads onto the spill area. I next dug out the contaminated snow and placed it into a drum. I called the office and ask Jon Andrews to bring me several more drums. Together we continued to shovel the snow into drums.
 The next morning I called Agway and asked them to send two men and equipment to finish the job. The men arrived about 1330 hrs. and finished shovelling the snow. They also spread speed-dri onto the spill area and swept that material up. Agway will send a truck with a lift tailgate on Wed, 2-12, to remove the 3 or 4 drums of oil and snow. The manager of Agway has assurred me that he will allow the snow to melt and then have the oil water mixture disposed of properly. Cleanup was adequate and no further action is required.
A-133-1999*     DEP received a report that a minor hydraulic oil spill had occurred at this remote property when a tree de-limber was damaged.  According to the property manager spilled product went to a small stream but was mostly recovered using sorbent pads.
B-764-1999*On 11/30/1999,1220 hours Norman Laberge reported a 10 gallon diesel spill from the vent of a delivery truck.   The spill landed on pavement and gravel.  It happened as the vender truck went around a corner.  Base personal responded with speedy dry and excavation.  They used 50 # of speedy dry and they excavated  .06 yd3 of soil.  These materials were added to the 25 yd3 of contaminated soil that they had accumulated from a recent UST removal.

A-462-1997*In mid-October, staff at the mill noticed a light oil slick along the foundation wall adjacent to the Androscoggin River.  The source of the slick is an old unused hole in the wall, discharging about 5-10 gallons of water per hour.  Initially, staff lined the hole with sorbent pads as far back as it was safe to enter.  Investigation by mill staff revealed an old sewer conduit and adjacent pipeline feeding into the mill foundation outlet.  A concrete blocking dam was poured into the old sewer conduit, and the inside end of the outlet was bricked up and cemented.

There is no further release to the river, but mill staff will watch the wall for any other signs of leakage.
P-798-2000*Mr. Gaudette requested a waiver for an underground tank removal.  He also requested DEP presence at the removal.  The tank was an old 260 gallon  K-1 tank that had not been used for at least 17 years.  The tank was dry - containing no product or water.  I attended the tank removal, and saw no indication of contamination, therefore no clean up was required.
P-302-2001*Overfill due to malfunctioning whistle on AST.  Cleaned up by oil company.  No DEP site visit necessary.


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Jon L. Woodard, OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-22-2000*This tractor-trailer lost a small amount of diesel, waste oil, hydraulic oil, and antifreeze when it went into the ditch.  The fire department was quickly at the scene and prevented further diesel loss by patching a leak in the tank.  When the truck was removed from the ditch we were able to see that most of the product had been contained on the paved surface and quickly completed the cleanup.  At the time of the accident the driver reported he was carrying ash to Stratton Energy.  I told him that this should be removed to prevent it washing into the nearby surface water.  The following day Steve Gagnepain of Stratton Energy notified DEP the product was deinked paper pulp and a special waste. He sent a MSDS.  He worked with the trucker to insure the material was removed and brought to Stratton Energy.  No further action is anticipated.
B-152-1999*The state police advised me that they had received an anonymous call which advised them of a 135 gallon heating oil spill at the Luv Homes mobile home sales lot on Rt. 1A in Holden. This spill supposedly happened a few days prior to the call. I was not able to investigate the matter until 4/8/99, about one week after the spill took place. On arrival at the scene I introduced myself to the manager, Peter Larochelle, and explained what I had been told. He agreed that there had been an oil spill last week but it was very minor. On the way to the site he mentioned that the previous manager, Mr. Foss, had been fired and was now calling every bank and government agency he could think of in an attempt to cause trouble for the business. Mr. Larochelle showed me a horizontal 275 and indicated that last week one of their employees had placed a 5 gallon plastic pail on top of the tank and while unattended had fallen over and spilled a few gallons. In fact, he claimed that there were still a couple of gallons in the can when it was righted. It was raining at the time of my inspection and the gravel surround the tank was darkened and I could not see evidence of an extensive spill. There were standing puddles of rain water in the immediate area and they were without free product or sheen. . Another employee later stated that there was an oil sheen out into the parking lot last week after the spill The area around the tank had been graded and some amount of gravel laid down. It might be possible that the alleged 135 gallons spilled may have soaked into this gravel and not be obvious from the surface. However since there was no evidence of such a large spill and the manager denies that a large spill happened, I spoke with the owner, Rene LaFleur, at his Massachusetts office and explained what I had heard and the potential threat to his well and the neighbors. He said that he would talk with the employees and test the well.
A-571-1996*A truck slid into the ditch and rolled over.  The driver's side tank was heavily damaged.  The product collected on puddles around the truck.  It was padded up.  When the truck was removed more product was found underneath the truck.  This was also padded up. The majority of the product was recovered from the puddles.
P-224-1999*Leaking supply line associated with an aboveground oil storage tank.  Oil accumulated in sump hole where it was recovered. Site was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-115-1999*On 7-29-99, Rus Smith of Maine Public Service called to report a small spill of non PCB transformer oil from a transformer on the Faulk Road in New Sweden. It had overheated and oil leaked out through a gasket.
P-186-1997*See attached narrative and documents.
A-90-1999*
No site visit made.  Mr. Jarvis noticed that his tank was leaking after refueling.  The fire department responded and cleaned the area with speedy dry.  The spill was contained on a paved surface.  No further action is anticipated.
B-578-1998*We received notice of MTBE contamination of a well owned by Mr. Fred Silvestri of New Durham, New Hampshire.  The well is located at Mr. Silvestri's camp in Garland, Maine.  The Human Services sample was part of the governor's study of MTBE contamination in the state and was 78 ppb.

I visited Mr. Silvestri's camp on August 31, 1998, met Mr. Silvestri and sampled his well.  This analysis showed 28 ppb of MTBE.  The camp's drilled well is in an attached shed adjacent to the area where Mr. Silvestri stores his snowmobiles and gas containers.  Since this area is only three to ten feet from the well it wouldn't take much of a spill to contaminate the well.  I put the well on quarterly monitoring.

Mr. Fred Silvestri, PO Box 140, New Durham, NH 03855
(603) 859-3298, camp 924-5418
B-246-2000*B-246-2000
05/03/2000 15:20

     Jean Moon, concerned resident on the Newbury Neck Road in Surry, called to report that her neighbor, Glen Danico, was dumping waste gasoline and solvents in a ditch adjacent to her property.  She informed me that it was an on going situation and wanted it dealt with.  Investigation of the area shown no evidence of any spillage.  No evidence of sheen could be found on the standing water in the ditch.  Fresh green grass was coming up at the alleged site.  The situation appeared to be simply a neighbor dispute.  No further action was taken.
A-195-1999*     DEP received a report that fuel was spilled when this residential AST fell over.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 4/10/99.  Oil saturated soil was visible in the immediate vicinity of the spill.  Given the environmentally non-sensitive nature of the area (municipal water supply) and the relatively minor nature of the spill, approval was given to excavate and landfarm contaminated soil on a remote section of the property.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-267-2000*     On May 17, 2000 at 1300 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. dispatcher reporting a leaking outside fuel oil tank at 39 Sunbury Ave.  I arrived on site and met homeowner Loveston McCrum, a Dead River Oil burnerman and firefighters.
     The tank had a slow leak and lost about twenty gallons of #2 fuel.  The oil company was pumping out the tank and will install a new one.  Fire fighters had dug a hole and recovered some oil with sorbents.  The area is on town water and the house is on a slab.  Consequently, there isn't any sense to excavate the area and the homeowner plans to bring in clean fill to level the area.
P-591-1992*
	Retail motor fuels UST facility with facility compliance issues.  Rural/sub-urban residential area on city water.  See UST reg. file for further information.
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A-702-1999*This UST had been out of service for some time.  It was a double walled cathodically protected tank.  The only cathodic test failed several years ago. The tank removal had been scheduled for this previous spring, but was stopped during the work.  The tank was full of water at that time.  I went to the tank removal because we felt that it must have leaked to be full of water.

When the top of the tank was uncovered water and fuel was forced up out of the tank openings and into the water filled excavation.  When Clean Harbors arrived they pumped the tank and excavation.  The tank was in good condition, but the cathodic anodes were spent.  Apart from the product that surfaced from the tank there was no evidence of a spill around the tank.  When the suction line was excavated we found a hole in the line.   This may have been the source of water in the tank.  There was some staining under the dispenser island, but PID readings were low.

A second tank was removed and there was no evidence of a leak.  There were two dispenser islands in the front of the property.  The tanks were reported to have been removed in 1987.  I asked that both of the islands and piping under them be removed.   There was some free product in the line under one.  We used a metal detector to try to find any evidence that the tanks were still in place, but we didn't locate any evidence of tanks.

Site assessment had not arrived by February 22,2000.  No further action is anticipated.
P-367-2000*A tractor-trailer unit traveling south on the Maine Turnpike blew a tire.  Flying rubber from the tire snapped the fuel line.  The truck traveled approximatley 1/2 mile before coming to a stop.  When I arrived on site the truck and the turnpike crew were already gone.  The turnpike crew had covered all the spilled fuel with sand.  Nearly all spilled fuel landed on the road and shoulder with a small amount running into the grass where the truck stopped.
I found no free oil to recover and the spill onto the grass was not sufficient enough to warrent a clean up.  No further action necessary.
A-139-2000*Received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power that there had been a small spill at a substation in Benton.  He estimated that about 1 cup had been spilled from a large transformer.  The transformer had been previously tested and was tagged as containing less than 2ppm PCB. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.  See the attached letter from CMP for additional information.
A-330-1999*No site visit made.  A small thermometer broke and staff collected the mercury in a test tube.  No further action is anticipated.
P-617-1998*On 11/12/1998 an oil spill was reported at a residence in South Portland, Maine discovered by the City of South Portland. The discovery was made, due to oil in the storm water system and traced back to a leaking line on a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). Approximately 175 gallons of #2 fuel oil were spilled. An excavation ensued to recover the contaminated soil. Sorbents and boom were employed in a drainage area to soak up oil as well . Cleanup of the spill was completed on 6/1/1999.
P-611-2000*Mr Mears while investigating petroleum odor from basement AST accidently broke the firematic.  He called oil company who fixed problem, cleaned up the oil.  DEP observation were a small stain on the interior floor and a few foot prints on the asphalt driveway.  No free product was recovered no addition remediation required.  No additional complaint information has been received, to date, no further actions are planned.
B-655-2001*I received a call that there was oil sheen on the Piscataquis River in Dover-Foxcroft. On my arrival I found the sheen in the pool below the dam just above Main Street. It covered the whole pool, something like 20'X 40'. It had the look of oil in the motor oil range. It appeared that the oil had come over the dam originally and a clot of emulsified oil was trapped in an eddy. This continued to bleed off sheen all day. Unfortunately the clot was inaccessible due to a vertical concrete wall. It was gone by the next morning.
   I could not find a source. However it had rained about a quarter of an inch early that morning and it is probable that an oil spill on a street had been washed into the river. In any case there was no more oil the next morning and no further action is anticipated.
A-7-1998*Responded to a faxed report from the National Response Center about C and B Marina in East Boothbay concerning a discharge of diesel from one of the boats at their docks. I responded to the site. The P/C Charlette C was the boat discharging oil from their bilges. The boat is operated by George Bourette and is owned by his stepfater George Hume. The Coast Guard was present with a 40' boat from the Boothbay station. They were rescue/enforcement people and were waiting for the arrival of people from the Marine Safety Office in Portland. According to the owner and the Coast Guard, a fitting on the diesel fuel filter broke causing diesel fuel to spill into the bilge. The automatic bilge pump turned on discharging the oil to the water. The discharge actually happened the previous night as it was first discovered when the marina opened for the day.

Cleanup consisted of attempting to sorb some of the areas of free product around the finger docks. Most of the oil was emulsified making recovery difficult at best. There was a heavy sheen in the cove that the boat was docked at, but it could not be picked up with sorbents. Additional sorbent pads were supplied to the operator of the boat to allow him to clean any oil remaining in the bilge. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-643-2000*     On December 2, 2000 at 1215 we received a call from the Levant Fire Dept. reporting a spill from a vehicle fire at the home of Raymond Griffin of Union St. in Levant.  I arrived on site and found that most of the gas burned in the fire but maybe a gallon spread on the frozen ground.  Mr. Griffin had worked on the vehicle earlier in the day and must have caused some form of electrical short which caused the fire.  Mr. Griffin's water comes from a well on a neighbor's property a couple hundred yards upslope.  No other waters are threatened.
P-900-2001*On 11/2/01 I received a call from Ann Jenkins of Jenkins fuel reporting an overfill spill at a clients residence in Eliot.  Jenkins removed a small amount of contaminated soil from the spill area and took it to Aggregate Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 8, 2001



P-685-1996*30Oct96, responded to subject facility address and upon arrival I observed contaminated groundwater and soil assoc. w. a UST removal and new tank installation. I then met w. Thomas Toye, Thrifty operator; tank installer Jeff Eaton of Pollution Control, Gorham, and; enviro. consultant Alison Jones of Acadia Enviro., Portland. I verbally out lined that the site met the Baseline-1 clean up criteria on the bases of the DEP Decision Tree and that the groundwater was required to be treated as part of de-watering operations assoc. w. the new installation. Jones informed me that no saturated soils were present, and all parties agreed that no clean up was warranted. Eaton informed me that 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil up to 1,000 ppm, per field head space readings, was stock piled and could not go back in the excavation. Land spreading was not feasable at this or an adjacent location.

31Oct96, I advised Marianne Mcphillips of Pollution Control, that the clean-up fund will cover costs assoc. w. a fraction tank and treatment of groundwater, but not soil handling. She agreed.  On site approx. 1045 to issue Toye a Options Agreement and Clean up Action Agreement. I also issued a Clean up Action Agreement to Pollution Control.  I observed the removal of wet, clay type soil from the excavation. I was advised by Eaton that this soil needed to be removed and could not go back in the excavation.  Over the course of this day (31Oct96) I approved the phased increases of soil from this site that Commercial Paving could accept up to 532.43 tons. At one point in the day I inspected the soil coming into Commercial and observed that the soil was in fact contaminated on the basis of visual and olfactory onservations. No further Response action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (24Dec96)
P-356-1996*   Though Mr. Burnell noted a sudden loss of fuel from his basement AST in May of 1996, it appears that the leak in the fuel line had been going on possibly since the autumn of 1995.  A clean-up by periodic changing of sorbents was initiated as the most cost effective and least disturbing to the forested wetland effected.  See the attachments for further information.  This report will be addendumed as needed.
  Seacoast Ocean Services was initially hired to replace pads on a several times a week basis though were not able to adhere to this schedule; DEP took over afterwards.
  Periodic changing of the sorbents continued till december 1996.  Further actions in the spring of 1997 is possible after checking.  No vapors in the structure were found and no wells are threatened.
B-42-1996*On 1/22/96, 0925 hours Mark Ouellette of Dead River called to report that they had repaired a line leak at 173 Ohio St.  The line connected a 275 ASt to a furnace that heated several apartments at this address.  The apartments were managed by Alan H. Investors.  My contact person was Alex Gould.  Alex indicated that the spill was miner (around a cup) and that it was not a problem- i.e. no one was complaining about an odor.  My investigation confirmed the assessment.  Although the photon gave a reading of around 10 ppm in the basement it was not necessarily due to spillage.  The furnace had an open peep hole about 2" in diameter and when it fired one could smell hot vaporized fuel.  (This problem has since been taken care of).  The dirt floor of the building, which included apartment buildings 173 and 175, gave readings of 10-14 ppm at all locations.  Apparently some ionizable gas was coming out of the dirt floor.  I noticed that the fuel line in the 175 basement was partly buried in dirt.  The line looked  new, but where it interfaced with dirt and air it was showing corrosion.  I called this to Alex's attention (phone call 1/31/96) and he said that he would have Dead River take care of it-put it in a sleeve.  During my visit the tenant in apartment #2 said that he was concerned about carbon monoxide.  I told him that I would check it out if I could find a Dragger tube for CO. I went a couple days later prepared to measure CO.  He and a buddy were smoking up a storm.  I pointed out that the cigarette would give a positive CO reading.  It was really hard to take without respiratory protection so I left without performing the test.
B-239-1998*According to Guy Baker at the MDOT office in Bangor, a citizen pulled into the maintenance lot in Springfield, apparently to speak to someone there.  Upon his departure, said citizen crashed into the gas pump, knocking it off its pinnings and spilling the contents of the pump's filter and piping.

DOT personnel immediately spread sand on the spilled gasoline to contain it.   The contaminated sand was later spread on site to weather.
B-418-2001*B-418-2001
07/25/2001 07:58

     David Woodbrey, Manager for the Airport on the Run convenience store on Union Street, called to report a small gasoline spill.  A customer apparently left the fill nozzle unattended and overfilled the tank.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled onto the pavement.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No storm drains were involved.
I-96-2001*While towing a potato harvester the tractor broke a hydraulic hose on Rt #163 in Mapleton.

Spill was covered with speedi dry.

Contaminated material was recovered by the farmer's crew.

Spill was not reported until the following day by a passerby. Mr. Buck stated he didn't know who to call, but he did have the spill contained and cleaned up.

Case closed
B-83-2000*
     This office received a call from Jackie at the Dead River Company in Brewer reporting an oil spill.  She stated that the basement fuel oil storage tank at Roland Beatham's residence on Elm Street in Brewer had developed a leak around the filter, which resulted in a 2 x 2 foot stain on the concrete floor.  Speedi-dry was used to cleanup the material.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File repot.
B-722-1999*Cindy Burke called from the Dead River Co. to report that there had been a spill of #2 fuel at an UST at the Hogan Rd. K-Mart in Bangor. There had been an overfill; they did not know the amount but did not think in was much. Also she reported that nothing was outside the spill bucket. They had called the installer, Haskell Energy Inc., to inspect the system to determine the cause. I met Ted Haskell at the site the following morning. It turns out that the system has Evertite caps over the vent ballchecks. For whatever reason the driver opened the larger access plate over the ballcheck instead of the normal fill, hooked up to the ballcheck and made his drop. At this point I have to make some assumptions. I'd guess that the tank was overfilled and not having a spill bucket, the fuel was released into the pea stone back fill. If the drop hose is 20' long it would have contained about 13 gallons of fuel.
   Haskell Energy removed about 1/5 of a cubic yard of pea stone for disposal at Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
   We also checked the backfill monitoring wells and no fuel oil was discerned. Since this area is on public water and there are no basements threatened, no further clean up was required.
B-460-1999*According to Mike Tatarczyk at Clean Harbors, a NYNEX truck doing line maintenance burst a hydraulic hose in Bar Harbor, losing 50 gallons of oil.  Tatarczyk was calling from the scene and seemed to have the situation well in hand, so I saw no reason to go to the scene.  I knew that Clean Harbors would do an excellent clean up and help NYNEX dispose of some of their excessive telephone profits.
A-400-1996* A hydraulic hose on a dump truck (owned by ME DOT) ruptured spewing oil onto the roadway, Route 17, in Rockport. Cleanup was done by DOT employees. No site visit.
P-59-1998*Early morning call-out to gaso. leak from gas tank of van.  Standard response and clean-up, no further actions expected.
P-641-2000*   In Oct. 2000 I was given the attached data for this former oil bulk plant and visited to evaluate the historical contamination and potential env. threats.  The bulk plant was reportedly abandoned in 1992-93 and Gibbon's Oil Co. is no longer in business.  The site is located on the old Rt. 1, now known as Bath Rd.; it was formerly known as Leeman Highway before the new Rt. 1 & Leeman Hgwy was constructed to the N (see site map).  Presently the area is on city water and sewer.  To the NE is the adjacent Skip Cahill Tire & Gas which also has had documented oil spills.  To the S is an adjacent wetland, indicating high gw on this site.  I noted four previous DEP reports on spills here.
    On 10/23/00 I did a site visit.  Presently the original Gibbons Oil bldg. remains.  The four bulk storage AST's and berm noted in 1992 are no longer there.  There are two manifold heating oil AST's at the rear of the building.  I noted no prohibited discharges evident at the time.  Parked onsite were busses of Bath Bus Service and a Berts Oil Svc. tank truck, both run by Mr. Bill Reed of Bill's Oil Svc.  I am not aware of any UST's being at the site.
    The 1992 test pits and PID field analysis in the parking lot and near the former loading rack area showed contam. levels from 10 ppm to 470 ppm in Test Pit #6 (above present day notification levels).  A description of Eco-Analysts' field sampling method was not included in this data though.  A lab analysis for fuel oil indicated 8000 ppm from TP-6 . See attached TP logs for soil descriptions.  The site may have an Intermediate or a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal based on further site information unknown at this time.  Any oil cont. presently onsite should be properly managed.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-542-1996*see attached spill report. No furthe Respose Services action.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (14Mar97)
B-232-1999*B-232-99
Mattawamkeag

Thursday May 13, 1999				1645

I was notified by the state police dispatcher to contact Penobscot County Dispatch.  I spoke with Charlie Erickson at Penobscot County Dispatch.

Mr. Erickson notified me that there had been a 5-gallon gasoline spill to the pavement and ditch area at the Mattawamkeag Big Apple, in Mattawamkeag.  I was advised to contact Gail Seavey 736-2305 at the store for more information.

According to Bessie Kellsey (Gail Seavey had gone home)  there had been a small diesel spill of 5 gallons.  The spill occurred when the automatic shut off on the nozzle failed.  The pump was electronically shut off.

The Mattawamkeag Fire Department used a 25-pound bag of speedi-dri to clean up the spill.  Most of which was on pavement.  Only a very small amount may have made it to the roadside ditch.  The Mattawamkeag Volunteer Fire Department disposed of the speedi-dri.
B-574-2000*
     At 1345 on 10/20/00, I was given a copy of a fax that had been sent to Scott Leighton (DEP-Bangor) and Scott Whittier (DEP-Augusta) from Dave Tonini (HoltraChem Mfg.; Orrington) reporting a 240 gallon weak brine (essentially water) overflow at their facility.  According to the fax (SEE ATTACHED), their brine receiver overflowed at 0815 on this date while they were attempting to balance re-circulation brine flows, due to the cell room being bypassed.  The brine system circulation pumps were shut down and liquid levels allowed to reach static levels in the tanks.  The majority of the spilled material (estimated 85-90%) was either contained in secondary containment areas or quickly recovered by pumping to secondary containment.

     HoltraChem did not report this incident directly to Response Services, I assume, because they were working directly with Licensing & Enforcement staff (i.e., Scott Leighton) on cleaning up the facility prior to closure.  Mr. Leighton gave me a copy of the fax after the fact and asked if it should be logged as a spill, which I did...for the record.  Since most of the material went into secondary containment and was recovered by pumping, plus DEP personnel have been on site almost daily (looking over their shoulder), I did not pursue the report any further.

REC:  File report.
A-648-2000*I.P. called to report a release of methyl mercaptan that was later determined to be a false alarm.  For further details see attached reports.

No further action required.
B-424-2001*      On July 30, 2001 at 1615 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a one quart spill of non PCB transformer oil.  The spill occurred at 101 Main Rd. in Bradford.  Lightning hit the unit causing it to leak the oil onto the ground.. Workers excavated a bag of debris and sod.
A-676-1999*Black liquor spilled at IP. See attached report.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-736-1998*On 11/16/98, 1635 hours Don Lewise of Lewise & Malm Architecture reported that they had encountered contaminated soil at a construction site in Swanville.  The site was the Nickerson Elementary School, which is currently being completely redone as well as expanded.  Part of the expansion was in the area where there had been a UST.  the tank was apparently registered as a removed tank.  The current superintendent says that the tank was not there eight years ago when he came to MSAD 34.  The contamination was limited to an area that a 1K tank would occupy. The bag head space of the contaminated soil was 1350 ppm, which is not far from what one would expect from free product (e.g. 1500 to 2000).  The contamination was observed at about five feet from grade.  We dug down another foot and we were down to well consolidated clay.  We went another half foot into clay in order to achieve the stringent level.
A-323-1996*Did not meet the conditions for abandonment in place.  Tank resting directly on bedrock.
P-201-1999*During a wind storm, the shed over Mr. McClure's oil tank was blown off its base.  Since the oil line went through a hole drilled in the wall of the shed, it was severed when the shed blew away.  The oil spilled onto the ground and traveled into the crawl space under one of the units.  I hired Clean Harbors, and we collected what we could with sorbent material that day and later vactored out approximately 5.5 tons of contaminated soil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-623-1998*Received notice from the Health and Environmental Testing Lab that Ms. Sherrie McHugh's well was contaminated. She had participated in a large water-testing program looking for MTBE that was done by the Bureau of Health. Her well was found to contain 1.4ppb MTBE. Numerous attempts to make contact with her were not productive. Nobody ever answered the phone and there was no answering machine. Her water is below the 50ppb action level for MTBE. No site visit was done and no work could be done on this site.
B-179-2001*Doug Tibbetts is wild that his oil company did not tell him that his outside tank was not in compliance... that seems to be a common theme at residences with outside oil tanks this Spring.  As commonly happens, the tank filter and nipple were not protected, so ice falling from the eave overhead broke the fitting and allowed an estimated 100 gallons to drain onto the ground.

Investigating on 4/9, I crawled under the trailer, but found no appreciable amount of oil there.  When the snow melted it became apparent that lost oil had sunk straight down into the soil.  I later discovered that Tibbetts' trailer and the addition to it sit atop an old foundation that Tibbetts had filled in.

On 5/15, Clean Harbors used a vacuum truck to suck out what contaminated soil they could, without undermining the trailer slab.  The resultant hole was backfilled during the week of May 20, and a new slab provided for Tibbetts' tank.
I-188-2000*Elsie Gallagher called reporting smelling kerosene.  The tank had leaked on crushed stone underneath due to corrosion.
B-116-1997*On 3/10/97, 1230 hours Gerald Jarriott of Eastern Maine Electric Compnay reported that a transformer belonging to them had been shot in it's bottom and it lost of its oil.  The unit was new so the oil was non PCB.  All 26 gallons of oil were spilled in the snow beneath the unit.  Gerald went to the site, which was three miles off Route 1 on Grand Falls Road in Baileyville, on two occasions and recovered six drums of stained snow.  When the snow melted he sorbed about 25 gallons of oil with sorbent pads.  This generated about a third of a drum of soaked pads.  The pads were taken by TCI.  TCI is a waste disposal company that specializes in power utilities.  The New England Public Power Association has arranged to have TCI service a variety of power utilities in the area.
B-462-2001*Please see attached narrative.
B-351-1999*B-351-99
Sullivan

Thursday June 24, 1999				1100

This office received a complaint from Sandy Moody of the Augusta DEP Office.  The complainant was the Sullivan Fire Chief, Mr. Joe Fontaine (422-3510).

I phoned Chief Fontaine.  According to him there is an automobile in a North Sullivan Quarry and it is leaking gasoline.  He said the vehicle has been in the water for about 2 months.  He added that he really does not have any more information about it.

I phoned Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (941-4448).  The I.F. & W informed me that they would have a warden check it out and get back to me.

Monday June 28, 1999				morning

Someone with I.F.& W phoned to tell me that they did not see a sheen and that the depth of the quarry is such, that without a diver they would not even know if there is a vehicle in the water.
B-388-1997*7/20/97 12:20

Jim Williams of the Eastern Maine R&R in Brownville called to report a spill of lube oil from one of their engines.  It was stated that about 20 gallons blew through a loose filler cap.  It appeared that most of the oil was sprayed on the engine.  Most of the oil was recovered in sorbent material.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected.
I-40-1997*A 275 gal AST developed a leak at the fitting on the tank that supplies unit 18B. The amount lost was difficult to determine, the range of product lost might be as little as 10 gal, but the max would be 50 gal.

Spill was cleaned up by Daigle Oil Co, but they couldn't reach it all. Some oil had gone under the trailer.

The trailer will be replaced when the ground thaws. If more work is needed, Rob Bragdon will call. Rob is Maine Farms Health & Safety Person.

Case Closed

B-413-2001*Martin Grant called to report that persons unknown had left a 55-gallon drum on property he owns in Winn. The drum was about 150 yards down a woods road off of Route 168. It is about 2.7 miles from Route 2.
   I met Mr. Grant at the scene. Someone had shot the drum 4 times and it was now only half full (actually it contained 26 gallons of oil and water). The drum was patched and I removed it to the office for examination and disposal. The ground around the drum showed evidence of staining. I'd estimate that about 4 square feet were involved. I recommended that Mr. Grant rake the oiled soil into a thin layer and treat in with a high nitrogen fertilizer. This will encourage bacterial growth that should consume the oil within a summer or two. While I have no idea of the actual amount of oil spilled, it appears to be very small. Since hydraulic oil is a fairly long chain hydrocarbon and most of it was absorbed in the duff and surface layer, I believe that there is no threat to the environment or public health from this minor spill.
   At the office I opened the drum and found that it contained 13 gallons of used hydraulic oil and 13 gallons of water. The oil was collected with sorbent pads which will be incinerated. The contaminated water will be treated before discharged.
B-6-1997*Rod O'Keefe of Old Town Fuel called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Stan Lane on Main Street in Orono.  It was stated that their fuel truck driver hit a bump in the road causing the hose to become unlatched.  Approximately 19 gallons spilled onto Mr. Lane's parking lot.  The spill which was contained entirely on an impervious surface was picked up with sorbent pads.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
I-85-1996*Received a call at 1615 at P.I. office from P.I. Fire Dept. that oil was spilled on Davis/Main Street. Arrived at site at 1635 and met Ken Bradley of PIFD. Found a stain about 150 ft. long and about 2 feet wide down Davis St. and a bigger stain at Main St. intersection which was tracked onto Main. The PIFD had sorbed up the free waste oil and had covered the stain with speedy dri. They were having the road sweeper come to pick up the speedy dri.  No further action was necessary.

Anonymous source said oil was spilled by Gary Bonville.
P-147-1998*   This report covers the management of oil contaminated soils discovered during the installation of a new Gibbs Oil (Gulf LP) UST facility at a former site of Martin Well drilling and an ambulance company.  P. D. Roy was the Maine installer supervising the Precision Eng. crew out of Mass.  CE Chris Baldwin managed soil analysis and soil removal for Gibbs Oil Co.
   While excavating for the new UST's and building, contamination of an unidentified heavy oil in soil was discovered thru lab analysis. No UST's were known to have been onsite before and this discharge's source may have been historical spilled motor, hydraulic, and/or lube oils.  Some soils could not be reused onsite and had to be moved offsite.  Overall soil contam. was reported to be low and the state did not require a clean-up based on present observations.  Soil was removed to facilitate a new facility installation.  In effect, soil was not required to be removed or cleaned up based on site sensitivity, though since the soil was being hauled off for construction purposes, it had to be managed properly as the special waste it is.  Agway (about 1/2 mile N on Rt. 196) agreed to accept their soil as a base for a parking area; this was approved as the area is on town water and no receptors around the Agway are understood to be at risk.
   No clean-up was required by DEP and no further Resp. Div. actions are expected.  No exact spill amt. is known.  I found no evidence spills were reported.  See attachements and registration data for further info.  Contam. media may remain onsite and should be managed properly if disturbed.


S Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
P-261-1999*Tank bottoms from cleaning of tanks 117 & 118.  No spill.
A-487-1999*Received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power concerning a small oil spill in Winthrop. He reported that a hydraulic hose on a bucket truck failed spraying oil onto truck. Although originally reported as having reached the ground, the final report states that none of the oil reached the ground. The truck was cleaned with sorbents and a power cleaner. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
P-165-1999*Please see attachments.
A-279-1996*     DEP received a report that approximately four gallons of oil had been lost at this residence via a small hole at the bottom of a 275 gallon tank.  This oil collected on the concrete cellar floor (there is no floor drain in the cellar) where it was collected by Fire Dept. staff.  No oil reportedly left the cellar; the area is served by a municipal water supply.
     The property owner will replace the tank as soon as possible.  No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-642-2000*      On December 2, 2000 at 0945 while on a spill in Hermon I received notification of a spill in Franklin.  Webber Oil reported that a basement tank owned by Edward Young at 125 West Franklin Rd. leaked about ten gallons of #2 fuel.  The basement floor is cement and some of the product reached the sump which emptied into a nearby ditch.
      Webber sent a crew who pumped 250 gallons from the tank and recovered about five gallons from the cement floor.  Workers also recovered three to four gallons from the ditch. There was a slight sheen where the ditch entered Taunton Bay but this quickly dissipated due to wind and tide.  The ditch clean-up stopped any further fuel from entering the bay.
B-611-1998*Please see attached narrative.
B-100-1999*

On 3/1/99, 1700 hours I received a page that had been initiated by Lt Roger Sirois of the Old Town Fire Department.  They were responding to a small heating fuel release at 109 Front Street, which is on French Island in Old Town.  The total release was less than a gallon, but it landed on water because the basement was flooded.  Most of the release came from a loose fitting on the burner pump.  However, some may have come from a delivery overfill.  The latter was indicated by a wet streak on the side of the 275 AST.  Product had drained from the threads on the fill pipe.  The Fire Department needed to pump out the water (about fifty gallons) so that the burner could be serviced and restarted.  They surrounded the sump with sorbent and proceeded to pump to the street.  There was some sheen, but it has dissipated without incident.

At the time of my investigation, which was soon after I got the call, there was no heat, there was odor in the house and the basement floor still had some water on it.  I tried (unsuccessfully) to contact the owner so that we could discuss ways of dealing with the odor problems. (I left a voice mail message that contained my work and home phones.)  I talked with one of the residents on the morning of 3/3/99 and she indicated that the odor and water were gone, and that the heat had been restored. Unless I hear otherwise, it's "case closed".
P-391-1997*   After notification of reportable contam. by DEE's consultant, I arrived onsite approx. 1340 hrs. and met with Mr. Giese of Dames & Moore, and with M. Greenwood of Greenwood Const.  Greenwood crew was breaking up the three removed FRP tanks, prior to disposal offsite.  The steel piping was partially removed, the islands were still to be excavated and checked for spillage.
   Though I did not note free product, there were a few spots of oil and strongly gaso.-contam soils and gw.  Being a BS-1 Clean-Up area and no DEP required clean-up, Downeast opted to move the new UST location further NW so as to remove as little contam. soil as possible.  Contam. soils were removed for the new canopy footings and island.  Much soil excavated for the new UST area was dumped into the old UST area as fill.  The soils in the new area are understood to have largely been uncontaminated.
   This facility was formerly known as D & S Mobil, and is located in a rural commercial area just N of the Rt. 95 Exit.  P-93-84 documents a gasoline leak from the UST system and associated clean-up by Pollution Control Unlimited.  The 1997 contam. I observed looked very weathered and may be largely from this 1984 incident.  The area is on city water.  A waste oil and a #2 oil UST were removed in the past.  At this time, this site is considered clean to Dept. satisfaction though oil contam. is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.
   A problem was noted in the tank purging and cleaning by CYN, of Jonston, RI; using a water spray.  This is not an acceptable practice in Maine because of potential build-up of a static charge wich could cause ignition, and is prohibited in CMR 691 Appendix J.  CYN had earlier been NOV'd on such a practice at a Cumb. Farms site.  See the Reg. info. and CMR 691 UST assessment, etc. for further details on this facility removal.
S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
I-136-1997*A piece of logging equipment developed a leak while moving on the American Realty Road.

The Spillor and the Landowners representatives cleaned up the spill.

Contaminated soil was transported to the Landfill on 9/16/97

Case Closed
B-92-1997*On 2/24/97, 0740 hours Rebecca of the Levant Fire Department reported that they had a vehicle off the road and into a brook in West Levant on the Stetson Road.  It turned out that the vehicle (a Ford Bronco) had landed upside down and there was some gasoline coming out of the fill pipe.  Fire Department personnel collected about 3 gallons in a pail.  They estimated that 2 gallons had landed on the ice.  This was picked up with a dozen pads.  It is unlikely that much of the spill got into the water.
B-264-1996*See attached narrative.
A-497-1997*The filter was broken off of an outside tank behind Erskine Hall.  There is some disagreement on the exact quantity lost, but it was greater than 100 gallons. The hall is not normally heated and used only a few times a month.  Puckey Oil discovered the leak as a result of an out of heat call.  It was reported as having been all soaked in.  A subsequent report a week later was that free product was present on a puddle under the hall.  This was padded up.  The water was removed using a vacuum truck.
A-730-2000*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was visible on water entering Messalonskee Stream at a stormwater outfall.  It was determine that this was most likely due to surface run-off from the paved roadway and that no recovery was feasible.
I-136-2000*On 12-2-00, I received a call at home from the relative of Susan Montpetit. Apparently a truck had overturned on her front lawn the previous week and some fuel was spilled. The owner of the truck and Me. DOT had placed pads to absorb the liquid but he felt more was needed because of the amount lost. The truck owner was not willing to do any additional work. I met with the Montpetit's on 12-4. It was apparent that oil had leaked onto the front lawn and saturated a large area. The drinking water well was about 40 feet from this area. I hired a contractor to remove all contaminated soil and I took a sample of the well that day. The truck owner was contacted and will cover the cost through his insurance. The Monpetit's were also placed on QM.
P-28-2001*   On Tues. 1/16/01, I was called by Mr. Robert Ravenelle who advised DEP that Webber Energy had made an oil delivery to his basement AST the previous day, had spilled several gallons, and had not cleaned it up.  Onsite I noted red, oil stained snow below the vent.  In the basement I observed a fresh oil stain atop the 275 gal. tank and on the concrete floor with new speedy dry (see photos).  According to the Ravanelle's, the delivery driver left without saying anything about the overfill out the vent.  When they later complained, Webber employees returned that day, spread speedy dry in the basement.  There was an oil odor in the house. This spill had not been properly reported and cleaned up as required.
    Later on 1/16/01 I called Henry Tyler and Mark McNeally of Webber.  I told them what I knew of the circumstances and advised them that there was no minimum discharge reporting level in cases such as this.  Mr. McNeally stated he was not aware of (been told of by his employees) the spill in the basement, just the "spray" out the vent.  I advised Webber to have the basement clean-up completed and any oily snow removed for proper disposal.  The house would also need deoderizing (see DEP letter of 1/18/01).
    Though the AST facility apparently did not have a working overfill whistle Webber proceeded to fill it.  I advised the Ravenelle's to tighten the loose fittings atop the tank.  I also advised them to have the bare copper fuel line, encased in cement over the floor, replaced with one to present code.
    The area is dense residential on city water & sewer.  No other sensitive receptors are believed threatened.  As of 3/01 I have heard of no further problems regarding this case. See attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-421-1995*
	Commercial, consumptive-use heating oil UST abandonment-by-removal.  Heavy, historical  oil discharge with free product and saturated soils removed.  Baseline Clean-Up Goal at time based on no use of groundwater, dense commercial use of area and being an old railroad yard and silt-clay soils.
	Maine UST Insurance Fund approved.  Dispute over clean-up costs lead to FIRB referral in Maine DEP favor.  See separate narrative and attachments for further details.
	Oil contamination, below the Baseline Clean-Up Goal, understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
.
I-35-1997*While delivering fuel to the Irving Nutter St Bulk Plant, the delivery hose began to separate.

Driver stopped the delivery and reported the problem.

Irving crews cleaned up the spill and took the debris to the Tricommunity landfill.

Case Closed
P-453-2001*See the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) file on Maine Fiberglass Industries Inc (MFI), and Fiberglass Plus Recreational Industries Inc (FPRI), Cornish and Kennebunk for complete details of consent agreement and final judgments.

The site is owned by Harrisburg, and was leased/rented to MFI/FPRI who made canoes and other fiberglass products.  At some point, either through eviction or just walking away, the fiberglass chemical stock was abandoned along with other hazardous materials at the Cornish location.  The wastes included were:

Waste Sodium Hydroxide solution
Waste Flammable liquids
Waste Isocyanates toxic flammable
Waste styrene
Waste Flammable liquids polyester resin

The chemicals were packaged and shipped for disposal and the RCRA issues continued.  Other properties and materials were seized by Harrisburg for back payments owed.  Upon the removal of hazardous materials, DEP Response actions ceased and the remaining issues managed by RCRA staff.
P-735-2001*AFTER EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION, LANDLORD ADMONISHED PRESENCE OF UNREGISTERED TANK AT SITE.  RESPONSE HAS SENT APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK TO LANDLORD AND REFERRED CASE TO ENFORCEMENT.
P-76-1998*Due to problems with the sewer system, water and sewage had accumulated in the basement tipping over two 55 gallon drums.  The contents of the drums were unknown, but upon further investigation the substance was determined to be old kerosene.  Approximately 10 gallons had been discharged and was collected with sorbent pads, but due to the nature of the sewage (high level of surfactants) it was difficult collecting only petroleum which resulted in a higher level of sorbents being used.

Upon further investigation, another drum was discovered, which was undisturbed, because it was still on the stand.  All the remaining kerosene was collected and transported to Augusta, DEP for use in the waste oil burner.  The tops of the drums were removed so the drums could be disposed of by the owner at a later date.

No further action required.
A-13-2000*Gerry Lamier of Irving Oil called to report a spill and ask for help.  He was calling in reference to the Mainway on Route 201 in Skowhegan.  He was working on the diesel piping as the in-line leak detectors kept tripping.  He had G.R. Adams do pressure tests on the line. Each time the line passed, but the leak detectors would still activate.  He was calling to report this as a spill, per Chapter 691.  There was no evidence at this time of lost product.  I referred him to Fred Lavallee of Technical Services to help him with his problem.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
B-37-2001*Major David Brandt, Maine Army National Guard, called to report a spill of 1 to 2 quarts of engine oil. They were on an exercise at the Bangor Air Guard base and while taking a routine sample of motor oil from an Army vehicle the test port was not sealed properly and the oil leaked from the engine onto the ground (snow covered pavement). The oiled snow was collected and taken to a shop to melt. The oil will be collected with a sorbent pad and the snowmelt will go to the base oil/water separator.
P-334-1998*   On 6/26/98 Ann Hemenway and I of DEP investigated Mr. Mortan's notification of a mystery sheen emanating from the shore next to a new dock being constructed and down from Sprague's (formerly Getty's) loading racks.  Sprague was having new drainage work being done right next to the sheen location and noticed it (it apparently not being there before).  The new dock and adjoining property I was told is owned by Winslow Towing.
   Sprague had put sorbent boom around the sheen though there was no recoverable product.  Mystery sheens coming into the river are not uncommon in this area.  An exact cause and source are not known at this time.  Likely sources could be historical spills associated with terminal operations, Sprague's (formerly Getty's) nearby loading rack, and/or BP's 1996 piping discharge, etc.  My experience in this area is that discharged oil can travel good distances from its source via the many active and forgotten drain and fuel pipelines and associated disturbed soil/trenches.
  Over the next months: Sprague reported the sheen had disappeared on 7/23; in August I visited and noted the sheen to be heavy; Flannery also noted the sheen over the summer; in 10/27/98 I noted the sheen again to still be there, on 11/5 it was not present.  Sheen presence may be related to seasonal water table, etc. and was observed only at low tide?
   As of 11/98 I have been advised to continue monitoring the sheen.  It appears at present that the discharge is old weathered product and active remediation may not be cost effective.  This determination may change and further DEP actions may by possible.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to DEP's Rick Kaselis who oversees marine terminal matters.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-528-2000*B-528-2000
09/26/2000 18:20

     The Baileyville Fire Department called to report a small spill of diesel fuel about 3 miles from the end of Route 9.  It was stated that a truck was involved in an accident spilling about 13 gallons onto the road surface.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with a few sorbents.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-96-2000*Mr. Walters called complaining that he had oil in his water, and suspected the auto body shop next door (Hickey's). The Walters have a dug well, about 35-40 feet deep just next to their house. The home is about a foot away from Route 226. The Walters purchased the home about six months ago. A water test was not done at the time of sale. I recommended they have their water tested for bacteria.

I tested their well for DRO and the results were non-detect. No further action required by Response Services.
P-308-1997*7Jun97, responded to facility address to assist in assessment of referenced chemicals involved in structure fire. Upon arrival I observed that the facility was totally burned out down to the foundation. I observed several damaged 55 gallon drums; one large storage tank; a dip tank; numerous small containers, and; an out side home heating oil supply tank. The contents of the containers could not be determined, as access to the containers was restricted by fallen structure. I did not observe any labeling on any visible container. An outdoor propane tank was removed from site by a local supplier. I contacted Jenifer Mills, State Fire Marshals Office. Arrangements were made to meet on site at approx. 0730, 8Jun97. 8Jun97, arrived on site and continued to assess chemical hazards and identified an adjacent drilled well. Carol Simpson, 1258 Littlefield Rd., Wells, ME (646-7151), neighbor concerned of drinking water well contaminants.
18Jun97, on site to assist in debris removal and assess additional waste concerns. Sampled both the drilled well and dug well and conducted EPA analytical Method 8260. Results attached. 19Jun97, on site to assist in debris removal and assess remaining waste issues. pH test completed on remaining caustic pellet drum, indicated caustic hazardous waste. Ulm informed me that the drum would be removed to a facility for re-use, and was done so in July 1997. 23July97, after review of samples received from Katahdin Analytical, the wells were resampled and analyized by Maine Environmental Laboratory. The results are attached and indicate non detect on all constituents.  Response Services will request that the re-sampling not be charged to the subject. Constituents in the first drinking water testing lead me and Brad Hahn of Tech. Services, to believe that there may be a potential health problem. We do not feel that the subject should be charged for the re-testing.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (20Nov97)
P-37-2001*An employee of Dead River called to report a spill at the home of one of their oil customers.  The line of the outside tank had a small fracture and leaked.  I spoke with the homeowner who assured me that the spill was no more that a few drops.  Due to the small quanity of spilled oil, no clean up will be required.
P-640-1997*Discharge at Pioneer Plastics from 1000 gallon formaldehyde tank into secondary containment.  Spilled product cleaned up and put back in system.  Product remaining in tank transfered to another tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




_____________________
Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-427-1997*On August 7, 1997 at 1100 we received a call from Fred Leigh reporting a minor transformer leak across from the police station on South Main Street in Brewer.  The transformer on pole 12 was over-pressurized which caused a couple cups of <50 ppm pcb oil to leak around a seal onto the paved area beneath the unit.  The oil was in a too thin layer for recovery.  The transformer was replaced.
P-199-1998*On the morning of May 12, 1998 I was contacted by the Oxford Fire Cheif concerning an incident at the Walmart on Route 26 in Oxford. Workers at the store had been offloading and sweeping out a box trailer when two employees became ill.  Rescue workers were called to the site, they too reported feeling ill after being in the area of the box truck.  One employee was transported to the hospital for care.

I responded to the call.  When I arrived on site the fire dept. had ventilated the loading dock area where the box truck was.  The supervisor at the store obtained shipping papers for that truck.  We found no hazardous substances on the list.  A gray powder was found in and around the truck, and also on much of the merchandise that was offloaded from the truck.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the powder.

The powder was very fine and had no odor, I believe this powder was kitty litter that had become crushed and ground up on the floor of the box truck.  This box truck had carried a full load of kitty litter from the manufacturer, prior to delivering this load.  The employee that went to the hospital had been sweeping out the truck (an enclosed space with no ventilation) when he had become sick.

To ensure the safety of the employees and the public, the store was closed until Clean Harbors completed the clean up.  I notified Andy Smith of DHS and Roger Banaitis of OSHA of the incident.  No further action.
A-334-1997*Received a call from Alan Lyscars about a site in Richmond. He was at the Wadleigh's bulk plant on Chestnut Street. There was one underground gasoline tank that was being removed. Apparently the site has a long history as a bulk plant with the associated spills. There are two additional aboveground tanks on the site that store #2 fuel oil. Alan Lyscars was doing the appendix P site assessment.
I-106-1998*On 5-21-98, Francis Dubay called this office to report there was oil in her water. She lived on the Chapman Road in Presque Isle. When I went to check her water she indicated that she had lived there for the past three years and the water had always tasted like oil. She said this department had conducted a cleanup there for an AST tank leak several years prior to this. (refer to I-7-90). Her water was sampled and showed 60 ppb fuel oil. Apparently in 1990, the tank had leaked and a cleanup was supervised by this department and the well sampled at that time. A filter was installed in 1990 and assumed to still be in place.  At some point it had been removed by a previous renter and taken when they moved away. I have had another filter installed and am currently working with technical services to have a  replacement well put in .
A-387-2000* Someone from the Town of Monmouth, Planning Board, reported an oil leak at the summer residence of Mark Krikorian. I checked the site and found slight drip. Mr. Krikorian was applying for a permit to move or build onto this house trailer and the Planning Board put him on notice to repair the drip. No further action required.
B-735-1998*Chan and Sue Duffy own an apartment in Blue Hill.  For several years, as soon as the furnace is started in the fall, the tenant has complained of soot (or something ) covering the walls and most surfaces of the living space. In a conversation with David McCaskill of the Augusta office, I agreed to investigate, thinking I could use a PID to show if the problem was oil related.

No response was observed on the PID or on comparator tubes for benzene, ammonia, or carbon monoxide. Since the house was built next to tidewater and a corner of the crawl space floods on certain high tides, I tentatively identified the problem as mold.

Samples of the material were obtained from the television screen, from inside a pill bottle and from inside a light fixture. Mark Whiting of this office identified the material as carbon particles, saying they were sharply angular and shiny, and appeared to be of a mineral nature.

I passed that info along to Sue Duffy, suggesting that somehow carbon, possibly from the furnace is entering the living space.

A-557-2000*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this facility (Irving service station) and that fuel was evident as a sheen on rainwater (a rain storm was in progress).  Local fire officials were on scene and were of the opinion that no recovery was feasible or necessary.  While impossible to ascertain, it is probable that a vehicle lost fuel while refueling and left without notifying Irving staff.
A-304-1999*The Pittsfield Water district had to shut off the water to repair a water line break in the building. They discovered some oil in the shutoff sump. It appeared to have come from parking lot runoff from truck washing operations and assorted drips. I suggested that the town ask Starbird to regrade their parking lot to avoid runoff problems.
B-364-1999*   Mrs. Doris Broad called to say that while offering her home for sale a prospective buyer had noticed a concrete island in the dooryard along Rt.221 and suspected that there might be a UST there. The buyer would not proceed until it had been explored. To that end she hired a local contractor who removed the pad and discovered an old UST. Mrs. Broad wanted to know what was next. I explained that she must register and remove that tank and sent her the forms. Since she had no prior knowledge of the tank I offered to waiver the 30 day waiting period.
   On 6/11/99 I attend the removal. It was indeed an old crimped end tank of about 500 gallon capacity. There were no obvious holes but it was badly rusted. The contractor was A/A Contractors of Brewer and Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geotechnical Services was there to do a site assessment. Mrs. Broad had asked around the neighbor hood and believed that the tank had been abandoned around 1932. Mr. Fessenden reported PID readings of less than 50 ppm. With that info I allowed the hole to be filled and required no further action.
B-65-2000*B-065-2000
02/07/2000

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of John Doucette at 12 Olive Heights in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately one-half gallon leaked from a corroded line in the basement.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No floor drains were involved.
I-39-2000*On 4-27-00, this office received a forwarded e-mail from Gov. King's office from a resident of Portage Lake. The complaint was one of oil in the ditch near the Fox Brook campsite in T13 R8. I visited the site and found the material to be organic in nature, one commonly seen this time of year appearing black, like motor oil from the breakdown of wood in yarding areas. An e-mail was sent to Mrs. Gagne to explain.
B-27-1999*B-027-99
Addison

Monday January 18, 1999				1140

I received a phone call from Mr. Rick Pershken (873-5164) of the A.E. Hodsdon Company in Waterville.  Mr. Pershken is the project manager for the Addison Water main Inspection and Replacement Project.  He called to report that soil contamination was unearthed in the right-of-way to the immediate West of the Tuscan Lodge 106, on Main Street.

While excavating a piping trench, Peasley & O'Halleron Construction removed and piled up some soil.  I made arrangements to be on scene on Tuesday the 19th.

I met Mr. Pershken, he was getting reading around 1000 PPM on his Thermal Environmental PID yesterday.  The soil was stock piled.  I said it would be best not to return the contaminated soil to the trench and suggested that it could go to Sawyers in Hampden.  I also suggested that they not chase the contamination as ground water flow appeared to be to the ocean.

On Wednesday the 20th Rick Pershken contacted me after calling Sawyers and asked that I send a contaminated soil letter to Sawyers in Hampden.  Peasley and O'Halleron Construction under Authorization numbers 34061A and 30462A took about 20 cubic yards of contaminated soil to Sawyers.
A-451-2000*Received a call from Chuck Kraske of International Paper concerning a chemical spill.  He reported that the mill had suffered a sulfuric acid spill.  A total of 575 gallons of 93%sulfuric acid had spilled from a disconnected pipe.  The pipe went to the acid storage tank and it apparently vibrated loose. All acid went to the process sewer, which is a licensed neutralization facility.  No further work is needed and no site visit was made.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional details.
B-497-1998*On 7/28/98, 0930 hours Carl Akeley reported that oil had washed from their property into Millinocket Stream and caused a slick that had eddied into a pool off the far side bank.  They had empty lube drums in an area where the storm drain went directly to the stream instead of to their treatment plant. A heavy rain washed a small amount of oil from the drums and the water that had run off the drums carried some oil to the stream.  They deployed pads in the area where the slick had pooled.
P-535-1996*See attached
B-621-1996*D-TREE=I.
A-181-2000*     DEP received a report that diesel fuel had been spilled during this vehicle accident.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site and arranged for excavation/disposal of contaminated soil.  The area is rural, but a residence is located adjacent to the accident scene; the dug well serving this residence is located 100' from the spill site.  Remedial efforts were prompt and relatively thorough, and I feel this well is only at a very low risk.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-709-2000*A car accident resulted in approximately 5 gallons of gasoline spilling into the roadside ditch in front of a home at 1134 Route 1.  The fire dept.  put down pads and placed a plastic bag under the dripping fuel line.  Most of the gas that got away spilled to a puddle which I padded up.  Nearly all gasoline was recovered.  No further action recommended.
P-307-1999*    On 5/13/99, an MDOT engineer called to report that they had uncovered a concrete holding tank at this old antique store and gas station (see P-687-93).  This site is to be the beginning of the new bridge under construction connecting Woolwich with Bath.  Besides DEP, I understand that Dan Ross of MDOT environmental office was also notified.
     I was told that the tank contained liquid but it did not smell like petroleum.  Evidence indicated that it was an old waste water tank and therefore not regulated by DEP as a UST.  I understand the tank was removed.  No further DEP actions are expected.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-419-2000*B-419-2000
08/08/2000 16:02

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at a vacant property owned by Alton Rideout at 44 Pendleton Street in Brewer.  It was stated that a neighbor could smell fuel from around the outside 275 gallon tank.  Investigation shown that the tank had been empty for quite some time.  Only a small stain was observed beneath the tank.  It did not appear that much oil had been spilled.  Since the area is served by a public water supply no further action was taken.
I-123-2001*Less than 1 quart of fuel oil was spilled when the fuel tank leaked.  The tank was temporarily patched and oil was cleaned up with powder and diapers.
A-694-2001*Irving Oil, Winslow office, was supplying #2 heating oil to Aqua City Scuba and over filled the tank.  The cause of the overfill was reportedly a faulty "whistle" on the tank thus not indicating when the tank was full.  Irving personnel cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads.
P-629-1999*4 August 1999, received report of spill.  17 August 1999 responded to Biddeford FD to pick up oil soaked pads that the FD had been storing.   Advised FD of their disposal options at Biddeford incinerator.  As a curtesy to town and FD, Maine DEP not to seek reimbursement for the one bale of sorbents issued to replaced spent pads.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 9Sep99.
A-271-2001*Small spill from kerosene heater. No clean up possible.
No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.
A-207-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-408-1999*Stacy Beyer of the Land Bureau had given Robert Whittier of my office a complaint from Wayne Beckwith of Greenville that he was concerned about some strange colored stuff breaking out at the shoreline of Moosehead Lake at the edge of his house lot on Lakeview Street. While Mr. Whittier made arrangements to investigate it the next day. Due to a more pressing oil spill the next morning, he asked me to check out the Greenville complaint and I agreed.
   That morning I met Mr. Beckwith and Sharon Libby-Jones, a concerned neighbor and ex-state representative. Mr. Beckwith showed me the spot he was concerned with and related that there had been a tenement house on the lot before he bought it and there had been a great deal of trash dumped down the bank. He had cleaned up the dump before landscaping. He did mention finding batteries among the trash and that a boat yard had been sited there. It later developed that the boat yard was a bit further down the shore near Ms. Libby-Jones home. The site of concern was a flat mucky area at lake level of roughly 100 square feet. The orange and "oil sheen like" colors were obvious the result of organic scale sheen. I explained the cause of the colors to him and Ms. Libby-Jones. He still seemed disappointed that it was not caused by some sort of hazardous waste but Ms. Libby-Jones seemed satisfied.
   He began to ask questions about how he could cover up this unsightly spot and I explained that he should start by contacting the local code enforcement officer as I was not trained in land use regulation. He replied that he had talked with Val Whittier of the D.E.P's Land Bureau and I suggested that he recontact her for what he can and can't do to the shore line.
   I expect no further action at this sight.
I-32-2000*On 4-8-00, I was called by Gerald Benn, who owned a camp on Timmony Lake in Oakfield. He had gone there that day and noticed oil in the water at the camp next door. I investigated the following day and found that the oil drum behind the camp owned by David Scott had fallen off the support and spilled its contents onto the ground behind the camp. This moved with the receding lake water to the lake in front of the camp. I placed both sorbent and hard boom around the camp to contain what oil was still beneath the camp and hired a contractor to pick up what they could from under the camp. The boom remained in place until late May and all oil had naturally been washed from below the camp.
B-563-2000*B-563-00
Chester
Friday October 13, 2000				1346

I received a phone call from Fred Leigh (990-6983) of Bangor Hydro Electric.  Clean Harbors will begin a clean up at the Chester Substation on Monday.  This will be performed in conjunction with the repair and re-gasketing of the cooling radiator on the transformer.

Over the years (See B-374-95) this 15 MVA transformer had leaked and been repaired.   This time 5 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the 12' by 4' stained area was removed to a depth of 1.5 feet.  The soil was taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden under authorization #49172A.  Other debris consisted of 2.5 drums of oil-contaminated gravel and sorbent pads.  Clean Harbors removed this in 1995.
A-288-1999*See attached narrative for additional information.
B-760-1998*B-760-98
Brewer

Monday November 23, 1998			1127

I received a phone call from Kevin Moore (743-9212), of CN Brown in South Paris.  Mr. Moore phoned to report a small ? gallon spill of #2 heating oil at 20 Oak Street in Brewer.  I was told that If I needed more information to contact Kendra (989-4367), of the Brewer CN Brown office.

Kendra said that the basement tank of Leigh Ann Moore (989-7399), of 20 Oak Street, in Brewer had a small corrosion hole in it.  The homeowner placed a can under the small hole, to catch the oil.  CN Brown's technicians cleaned up the oil stain on the concrete floor.  Plans are to replace the tank in the Moore residence.
B-234-1996*On 5/8/96, 1240 hr. Ada Angotti called to report a problem that she had with her neighbor last winter.  Her neighbor, Percy Clifford, has a skid tank on his pick up that he uses to fuel wood harvesting equipment.  She claimed that the hose to the unit dripped a considerable amount of diesel fuel in his driveway and that Percy's driveway connects with her's.  She (Ada) said that they had the fire department come and flush the fuel away.  Ada indicated that her primary concern was "would she be able to grow grass on the part of her property that abutted Clifford's property.  I agreed to check it out and get back to her.

On 5/9/95 I investigated the situation using a Photon PID.  The lawn that seemed to be having sparse growth was absolutely free of diesel vapor.  In fact, it smelled like dirt and I encountered a live angle worm during my investigation. While I was there, Mrs. Clifford availed herself.  As we discussed the situation it became clear that the Cliffords and the Angotties were not the best of friends.  Mrs. Clifford (Linda) corroborated the fire department episode.  She said that the fire chief indicated that the flushing had not shown more product that parking lot run off would.  Also, it was her opinion that the hose had been sabotaged. The problem is not ongoing because the truck with the skid tank is not parked in the shared driveway.
B-763-1999*B-763-99
Bangor

Tuesday November 30, 1999			1040


I received a phone call from Arthur Bard (723-7865), of S/L Construction.  He said that they have been subcontracted by Bangor Hydro Electric Company to do some work at their Sylvan Road electrical Sub-station.  During the course of working they blew a hydraulic hose on their bucket (cherry picker) truck.  Mr. Bard reported that they lost about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the gravel near the substation.

When I arrived on Sylvan Road at the Substation I met with the foreman and they were in the process of putting some contaminated soil into an over pack drum.  It is my understanding that the drum will be disposed of through Bangor Hydro Electric's waste stream and will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
B-673-1996*Mrs. Smith had been smelling an oil odor in her basement for awhile when she ran out of oil on Dec. 9. She called her burnerman, Mr. Bowden, who discovered the tank to be empty because of a leaking valve. He estimated 50 gallons lost to the fill under the basement slab.

Because ledge is shallow at this site, there is groundwater coming into the basement all the time and Mrs. Smith has a trench system tied into a sump pump to eject the water outside.  On the day of my visit, a small amount of oil had been pumped outside, but it shouldn't present a problem. The remainder of the oil was migrating into the sump, so I left Mrs. Smith with a bale of sorbent pads with which to retrieve the oil.
A-339-1999*CMP blew a hose on a bucket truck. About 8 gallons was lost. The product was partially cleaned up on 6/6/99, but was not finished due to a communication error with environmental management group. The cleanup was completed on 6/15/1999. Some sod was removed from the Haselton lawn and replaced.
P-287-1998*While working on the construction of a natural gas pipeline on June 25, 1998, a loader being operated by Welded Construction Co. blew a hydraulic line spilling approximately 6 gallons of oil.  The workers cleaned the spill up immediately.  No further action.
B-427-1998*Apparently the driver of the Rentway truck didn't believe the rumble strips or flashing signs warning of moose in the road; less than a quarter mile north of the warning devices, he hit a yearling bull, killing the moose and ripping open the driver's side saddle tank. About 50 gallons of diesel was spilled.

The Jackman-Moose River Fire Dept. was summoned, as was I.  By the time I arrived, they'd put a catchment under the leaking tank, and deployed all their sorbents to control the spread of oil into the wetland. I deployed more sorbents to recover what oil I could that night,then left, intending to return the next day.

In fact, I didn't return until 7/6-- the moose was getting pretty ripe but the weekend's rain had flushed more diesel out of the road shoulder. I recovered what I could and left.  Case closed.
B-683-1999*
On 10/27/99, 0915 hours this office took a call from Besse Snyder.  Besse had reason to believe that former owners of the property adjacent to hers had contaminated  the soil .  She was concerned about the possibility that the contamination may have migrated to her property and might even threaten her well.  She said that some time ago the power company was digging a post hole on the adjacent property and that oil came into the hole.

On 11/10/99 Paul Richards, Jim LaVoie, Paul Blood and I  went to the site with the  "little white wagon", which is a trailered, power drill that can provide split spoon samples of soil.  The first hole we drilled showed up to 500 ppm of some volatile that three of us thought might be gasoline.  Paul Blood didn't smell anything and we all concurred that the odor was very fleeting.  Also, the PID had surges when doing the bag head -space readings.  Surges of this nature are not present when the samples are obviously contaminated with petroleum product. It turned out that this sample exhibited a below detection level of toluene.  The results of the geoprobe did not support the idea that a spill from the adjacent property migrated towards Snyders' property.   Since the lab results on the sample that appeared to be the most contaminated showed nothing at or above detection level, I would like to consider this a non-spill investigation.  However, it is possible that the below detection level of toluene is the remnant of a heating oil spill.  The well was tested and it came back clean.
A-358-1996*Received a call from Randy Tirrell reporting a problem of dumping garbage on property that was adjoining his. He stated that there was a stream that ran through his property that had garbage being dumped in to it. I went to the site and met Mr. Tirrell who escorted me onto the  property which is owned by the Boothby family. It is also known as Century Elm Farms. I saw a pile of household trash, construction debris and old machinery. I also saw evidence of past piles that had been burned, at least two of them. Mr. Tirrell took me to the edge of the clearing and showed me the bank of the river that was covered with soiled disposable diapers. There were two barrels that were also on the pile that had contained the diapers. The diapers had rolled down the slope to the stream. This was the stream that had crossed Mr. Tirrell's property. There was nothing that needed immediate cleanup at that time. I referred the case to Solid Waste enforcement for action. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
P-374-1996*ON 6/20/96, S. BREZINSKI NOTED FRESH, DARK OIL SPILLAGE AT THIS SITE FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF MDOT BRIDGE WORK AND PAVING. AFTER INQUIRING WITH CHRIS OLSEN OF MDOT AND WITH TILCON OF MAINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, IT APPEARS THAT A TILCON CREW CLEANED THE USED PAVING MACHINE AT THIS SPOT ALLOWING THE DIESEL FUEL TO DRAIN TO THE SOIL. TILCON REMOVED THE SOIL AND NO FURTHER DEPT ACTION IS EXPECTED. NON SENSITIVE AREA ON PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER. SATISFACTORILY CLEAN TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.
P-448-1996*On July 29, 1996 I attended a removal of a partially underground waste oil tank at the Yarmouth Recycling Facility.  The tank was in good condition however there was some surface contamination due to historical overfills.  Approximately four yards of material was removed from the hole and spread out at the site for remediation.  The soil was analyzed and found to be non hazardous.  On August 22, 1996 I checked the spread soils with 691 field screening techniques and found the results to be less than 5 ppm .  I gave the recycling center permission to use the soils on site.  No further action.
P-48-1995*
Response to basement AST discharge.  see separate narrative and documents for details.

S G Brezinski
B-42-2000*Ellsworth Fire Department called to report a jackknifed truck on Rt. 1-A near Ellsworth Falls. The truck had slid on the road during a freezing rain event and the trailer landing gear knocked a 10"X10" hole in the driver's side saddle tank. The fire chief estimated that about 35 gallons was lost. Due to the rain, freezing conditions and darkness no attempt was made to recover the spilled oil. I went to the scene the next morning but was unable to detect any recoverable oil.
B-214-1999*Uncontrolled sites investigation.  Various petroleums, hazardous, & non hazardous wastes removed from site.  See attached list.  Contact Brian Benenski of the Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management, Division of Uncontrolled Sites for further information.

P-164-1979*
Retail UST gas station.  Dense commercial and residential area.  See also P-437-91.
B-767-1999*Tracey Lord, foreman for the Shirley D.O.T. facility, called to report that a truck had spilled 25 gallons of hydraulic oil when a line broke. Fortunately the truck was in the yard and all the oil remained on the asphalt. They used their standby sorbent materials to collect the oil and the sanded the yard. Mr. Lord assured me that none of the oil had left the asphalt. The sorbent material can be burned in the shop stove.
B-499-1999*On 8/13/99, 1715 hours the SP dispatcher passed on a report that had been radioed in to them that there was diesel fuel in Dean Brook in Alton.  They gave a name and number (Robin Hamm, 363-1015), which did not produce the caller.  The local area code for Alton turned out to be 394 -not 363.  However, this did not produce the desired contact.  The SP dispatcher said that the caller said that he was with the Alton Fire Department.  There was nobody there and I found only one stream along Route 16 in Alton and that did not have oil on it.  The fire department vehicles seemed to be in the building.  I figured that if it had been serious enough someone else would report it in such a manner that we could locate the incident.  There was no Robin Hamm in the phone book.

A-316-2000*     Response (DEP) received a referral from another DEP unit describing a minor waste oil spill at a municipal transfer station (former town landfill).  No remediation was necessary.
B-233-1998*B-233-98
Searsport

Wednesday April 8, 1998                                                                 1340

Allison Jones, of Acadia Environmental, phoned to report that she had found a small amount of contaminated soil under the dispenser unit at Searsport Exxon.  I also spoke with Larry Winchester, licensed tank installer on site.  Larry indicated that their seemed to little contamination at all except under the service island where the gasoline line was disconnected.

I said I would come right out and asked if the site assessor would be around.  In the mean time segregate the contaminated soil.

When I arrived, the site assessor (s) were gone.  Only Larry Winchester and a Webber Oil back hoe and operator were on scene.  Larry showed me a miniscule amount of contaminated soil and said the readings were around 100 PPM on the PID.  This location was in town, with municipal water and sewer.  Clean up level was set at intermediate, with a reading of about 500 PPM, on the PID, as target goal.  The soil, all.06 cubic yard of it, was allowed to be spread thinly on the site.
B-258-1996*An anonymous camp owner from the Medford area called to report discovering waste oil spillage from a woods operation on the crossover road.  It was stated that oil was found on standing water in a roadside ditch.

Investigation shown that oil was actually marsh sheen and tannins.  It may be noted however that it appeared that the operation burnt it's waste oil in plastic buckets in the snow.  A few burnt oil filters, melted plastic, and metal bucket handles were found in a few locations.  Although not entirely acceptable it's a better alternative to dumping it on the ground.
A-252-1996*BURNHAM WHITE HAD COMPLAINED OF OILY TASTING WATER A NUMBER OF TIMES TO MR GEUVREMENT WHO FINALLY ASKED FOR OUR ASSISTANCE. I WENT TO WHITE'S HOUSE ON 6\11 TO LOOK IT OVER AND TAKE A SAMPLE. I FOUND NO OBVIOUS SOURCE FOR CONTAMINATION, BUT TOOK THE SAMPLE ANYWAY. IT CAME BACK "NONE DETECT".
B-380-2001*      On July 4, 2001 at 0835 we received a call from Gail York of Tomhegan Twp. reporting an oil sheen from an ultra-light plane accident the previous day.  She said there was a rainbow sheen on the water near her camp on Moosehead Lake after they towed the plane past her camp.  There was no oil on the water at the present time.  Ultra-light planes carry about three gallons or less of gasoline.  By the time Ms. York made her call the gas had evaporated.
B-584-1997*10/14/97 10:40

Scott Burrill of Acadia Environmental called to report discovering gasoline contamination during the removal of tanks at Ellsworth Exxon on High Street.  Three 8000 gallon gasoline tanks were removed from a coarse sandy fill material.  Gasoline concentrations in this material were in excess of 2000 ppm.  A minor sheen was observed on "bath tubbed" water within the excavation.

Approximately 200 yards of contaminated soil was removed and taken to a previously approved site owned by MacQuinn construction for land spreading.  Native silty clay on both the walls and bottom left in the excavation was probably due to overfills since all the tanks were in good condition.
P-443-2000*I was contacted by  Greg Hesslein a forester with Dept. of Conservation.  Greg was reporting a spill he had seen at a logging site he was called to.  The site was being logged by Donny Tompkins (no permanent address).  Mr. Tompkins' thresher (piece of logging equipment) was leaking hydraulic oil and had left a stain on the ground.

I checked out the site the day I recieved the call and found a stain under the equipment that was about 3' x 5' in size.  The following morning I met with the logger on the property and explained what he would have to do for a clean up.  On 7/29 I was again on site to witness the excavation of the soil.  The soil was disposed of at ARC on 8/15/2000.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
I-31-1999*ON 3-22-99, the State Police called Jim Gramlich (on call) to report a spill of kerosene at the home of Pat Long in Ashland. Daigle Oil had started to clean up the area. Apparently the flange on the tank had cracked and about 50 gallons was lost before it was discovered by Mrs. Long. Daigle cleaned free product off the yard (ground was frozen and wet) that evening. I went the following day and hired a contractor to remove contaminated snow and ice from the yard. Additional work on removing sod and replacing grass will be done in spring. Area is all town water.
I-113-2000*On 10/4/00, Toby Noyes of the Oakfield Fire Dept. called to report there had been a spill at the residence of Iris Chambers on Mitchel St. in Oakfield. While moving firewood in the basement, a piece of wood accidentally hit the fuel line and broke it. About 50 gallons was lost onto the dirt floor of the basement before it could be stopped. I met with a contractor that afternoon and arranged for the oil soaked dirt to be removed and disposed of. This was accomplished the following day. No further action was seen as necessary.
A-83-1998*     DEP received a report that a green liquid had leaked from a trash collection vehicle at a residence in Burnham.  This material was eventually identified as a water-based paint that had been discarded to a dumpster while still a liquid by Pride Manufacturing of Burnham: Bolsters collected the dumpster contents, and leakage from the vehicle followed.  Bolsters staff went to the affected residence and collected stained snow; this was bulked and added to their waste stream.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-69-2000*Please see attached narrative.
A-400-2001*Transformer failure. CMP managed cleanup activities. See attached report. No further action expected.
P-257-2000*   In the afternoon of Wed. 5/4/00, DEP received notice of a solvent discharge from Mr. Dion of Spencer Press Co., through the state police in Gray. No one at Spencer could be reached back that afternoon regarding exact location, response actions, and solvent type, etc.
    On the morning of Fri. 5/5/00 I was called back by Mr. Dion who advised me that the material was a Naptha-based solvent which was hazardous by flammability.  He explained that a forklift operator had accidently punctured a 55 gal. drum in the Roll Storage area of the plant.  Only about 5 gals. leaked out before being stopped.  The discharge was on an impervious floor and no contam. reached drains or soil.
    No Resp. Div. visit was made.  Slusarski of DEP RCRA unit states that Spenser had just been through a RCRA enforcement action.
    See attached, and DEP spill report and RCRA files for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-491-1997*No site visit made.

Apparently the trailer had been overfilled, and fuel was in the vapor system.  The leak started when the valve was opened to deliver the fuel.  After the driver finished his delivery he moved the truck to a parking spot where the fuel continued to leak.  Staff at the next shift noticed a steady drip of fuel.  About 10 additional gallons of fuel were collected from the vapor system.  A backhoe was used to remove soil under the truck and along the path it had been driven.

No further action is anticipated.
P-197-1997*Mr. Horne contacted the Department regarding the possiblity of Carbon Monoxide (CO) accumulating at his rental property.  He stated that the tenant's CO detector was going off.  I later spoke with the tenants, and asked if the batteries might be bad, but they stated that the detector was fairly new.  I informed them that I would meet them the following day and see if I could help them out.

On April 22, 1997, I met with Mr. Horne at the property with a MSA, Kwik-Draw Sampling Pump and CO detector tubes that could detect CO as low as 10 ppm.  I sampled the air in proximity to the CO detector and furnace, and detected nothing.

I informed Mr. Horne that he should have the furnace checked by a technician and to replace the detector.  If there was nothing found wrong with either the furnace or the CO detector, he should contact me.

No further action required.
P-12-2000*On 01/07/2000 I received a call from Dave Shapiro of Deering High School reporting that they had come across a very old bottle of Ethyl Ether in a cabinet in the chemistry room.  Apparently the bottle had been there some time but had never been opened or used for its intended purpose.  The original lead seal was still intact.  When I arrived on scene they school administrators had decided to evacuate the school as a precaution so all the students had gone home.  Mr. Shapiro told me that the room had been sealed and they had called Chemcept to come later that evening and remove the bottle.  They would overpack it and take it to their facility to dilute it and properly dispose of it.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 2, 2000
I-187-1997*A spill from a broken mercury thermometer occurred at the research facility. The mercury spilled when the thermometer broke in a vat of french fry grease.

Three individuals were exposed. All were referred to Andrew Smith, the State Toxicologist.

Contaminated grease will be disposed of as hazardous waste.

The lab vent system and the fryer itself had swipe tests to verify that clean-up measures were adaquate.

Case closed
A-3-1997*Call from Jim Carey that a customer in Carthage had a no heat complaint. They investgated and found that the furnace had been pumping but not igniting, and had pumped oil all over the cellar. Carey's had a crew on scene when I got there cleaning it up. they took the pads back to their shop for eventual disposal at the Auburn Incinerator.
I-78-1999*THIS SPILL OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED ON THE DELIVERY PUMP ON THE TRUCK AND THE NOZZLE HAD NOT BEEN TURNED OFF FROM THE LAST DELIVERY.  SPILL WAS CLEANED UP WITH A COUPLE OF SORBENTS.  CASE CLOSED
P-700-1996*see attached
A-505-1998*See the geologic project file, the UST site file for #12746 and the attached narrative for additional information.
A-233-1998*John Sims, a certified tank installer called Beth Dehaas to report a small leak found during the annual system inspection.  He had tightened some fittings and reinspected a few days later.  He reported that the leak was continuing.  He wasn't willing to undertake more work as this was out of his regular work area.  I visited the site a few days later.  The sump was wet, but no fuel had collected.  It was unclear how much gas was entering, or how.  We decided to watch the system closely for a time.  I visited again June 1, 1998.  Mr. Frost reported that Portland Pump had visited the week before and tightened more fittings.  On June 1, the sump was dry.  Two days later he again had some fuel in the sump.  Beth Dehaas and Ted Scharf visited the site.  They report that two fittings under the pump as well as the one in the sump are weeping, but at such a low rate that fuel is unlikely to be lost to the environment.  Mr. Frost was advised to have the system repaired as needed.

No further action is anticipated.
P-837-2000*AST leak in basement.  Cleaned up by Dead River.  No further action necessary in this matter.


______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-635-2000*The discharge was the result of a loose filter on an outside AST.  Most of the oil was contained to the concrete pad and frozen ground, although a small amount was absorbed by snow.  Downeast Energy removed all visible signs of oil.

No further action required.
P-636-1997*On 11/7/97 at 0835 the Buxton Fire Chief, David Clark, called to report a #2 fuel oil discharge in the basement of a residence belonging to Joseph Rinaldi located on the Hurlin Smith Road in the Groveville section of Buxton.  The initial report indicated that less than 15 gallons of fuel had been discharged from a leaking fuel oil line beneath the gravel floor and that recent rains had caused the fuel to surface in the basement.
I responded to the site and met Chief Clark and the property owner. At this time I was told that on or about 11/2 Rinaldi had noticed a wet area on the basement floor and had called Dixon Bros., an area oil company, to make repairs. Based upon degree days and past consumption Dixon estimated that 3-13 gallons of fuel had been spilled.  There apparently had been no indications of a larger problem until a rainy period caused oil to surface within the basement.  In one corner of the basement I observed a sump equipped with a pump. Rinaldi indicated that the pump discharged onto the lawn behind the residence.  I checked the area and found no evidence that oil had been discharged in the sump pump effluent.  A shallow water table precluded disabling the sump pump for any length of time, therefore, I fashioned an oil filter using a pail and sorbents. Next, Seacoast Ocean Services(SOS) contracted to provide a vactor to remove contaminated soil from the basement.  The soil removal revealed that approx. 1/2 of the basement floor was covered by concrete.  2.55 tons of soil was removed on this date exposing the ground water surface which was not far below the level of the floor.  A product layer was visible atop the groundwater and this was skimmed with the vactor. Product could be observed recharging from beneath the partial concrete floor and a raised concrete platform built along two sides of foundation on which the oil burner and plumbing equipment was positioned.  The skimming operation was continued until very little oil was visible seeping
P-236-1997*   On 8/25 and 8/26/97, I visited this UST facility and checked the status of contamination following the UST removal, and earlier documented discharge of P-323-92 and associated in-situ clean-up efforts.  The removal was performed by a Cumberland Farms crew under CTI Dennis Davis, with the CMR 691 assessment by Don Robbins of Enviro Investigations & Remed.
   We were pleased that the SVE system had remediated much of the gaso. saturated soils, though of course the soils were still contaminated and requiring proper disposal.  Based on previous vapor problems, an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was agreed. For the clean-up and to allow the new facility install 620.23 tons of soil were brought to CRS in Scarborough.  Though a Frac-Tank was onsite, gw recharge was not significant and no dewatering for the new install was required.
   At this time the site is considered clean to dept. satisfaction and no further DEP Response actions are anticipated.  Oil contaminated soils are understood to remain, and should be properly mamanged if disturbed.  Full clean-up to requirements was not possible due to real estate boundaries and construction limitations (buildings, roads)  See the attached information and previous spill reports and assessments for more information.

S G Brezinski, ME DEP, BRWM
B-592-1997*On 10/9/97, 1606 hours Kerry Kier, a representative of Penquis CAP in Lincoln, told me about a client of hers that had bought a home that had been impacted by a line leak from an AST.  I told her how her client could get us involved and how the fund might be able to remediate the situation.  I mentioned the deductible also.  On 12/19/97 I contacted Kerry to find out what the status of her client was.  She said that they had not gone forward because they wouldn't have been able to come up with the deductible.  I told her that if her client could prove that they could not afford the deductible it would be waived.  Kerry said that she would pass that information on.
P-129-2001*DEP received notification of a discharge of approximately 20 gallons of #1 fuel oil as a result of a broken line to an aboveground storage tank.  The homeowner had attempted to thermally remediate the discharge himself (i.e. - he set it on fire) until the neighbors questioned his method.  DEP responded and deployed a more traditional remediation technique of sorbents and excavation of contaminated snow.  The materials were disposed of appropriately by DEP.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-604-2001*Spiller reports the "Scully" connection on the tank in the church has a "weak whistle" which will now be changed.  The result was a one gallon over fill which was cleaned up by Barry Hill Fuel.  The tank is located in the basement of the Baptist Church in Peru, Maine.
B-129-1999*
On 3/24/99, 1852 hours Mike Ducett of C.N. Brown Company reported a four gallon diesel spill at the Big Apple in Corinna.  The spill happened when a customer overfilled his vehicles' fuel tank.  He said that staff had recovered the release with sorbent pads.
B-327-1998*B-327-98
Bucksport

Monday May 18, 1998				1335

Claire Paquette (DEP secretary, Portland), phoned to report that Frank Johnson (469-3288), of Bucksport reported a 4 gallon spill that occurred a week ago, near a well at his mother's house.  Frank informed me that his neighbor parks vehicles 5 to 10 feet from his mother's well.  He also mentioned that they burn garbage.

He continued to say that about a week ago they had a motorcycle near the well and it leaked 4 gallons of gasoline onto the ground.

When I arrived I spoke with Mr. Johnson and his Mother, Audrey.  Then Frank showed me around so I could see where the gasoline spill was.  There was a small stain on the hard pan driveway.  The stain was about 9 inches by 24 inches in area and was about 4 feet from the well.  I scratched down into the hard pan driveway and the gasoline odor went down about one inch.  No further clean up was initiated.  I spoke at length with Frank and his mother about eliminating the behavior that could lead to a contaminated well.   That behavior is parking vehicles, especially vehicles in a poor state of repair near the drinking water well.  This behavior must be changed in order to lessen the threat to her drinking water.
P-461-2000*On 7/29/00 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Bath Fire Department reporting an uncontrolled release of Anhydrous Ammonia.  The release was occurring on the vessel Atlantic Frost tied up at the Stinson Seafood facility  on Bowery St. in Bath.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that the release had been secured while I was enroute.  There was no way to determine how much ammonia had been released, but later estimates revealed that approximately 50 lbs. had been released.  I also learned that there had been an unknown number of firefighters and crew members that had been exposed to the ammonia and were either being treated on site or had been taken to a local hospital.  The injuries were not serious in nature.

The immediate concern was that there were harmful levels of Ammonia located in pockets in various areas of the vessel.  The Mid Coast Haz Mat Team was on site and was monitoring the area with colorimetric detector tubes.  With the assistance of the haz mat team, the ships crew started up ventillation equipment on the vessel and opened doors and hatches to ventillate the ammonia from the ship.

A marine chemist, Roy Lutz, was called by the Bath Fire Dept. to conduct further monitoring of the atmosphere on board the vessel.  Instructions were given to the ships crew by the United States Coast Guard that no one was to occupy the vessel until the ammonia levels were below the established exposure levels.

During the event it was discovered that the vessel did not have an emergency response plan and had not been reporting their inventory of Ammonia to the Maine Emergency Management Agency as required.  This case has been referred to them for further action.  More details regarding the release are attached to this report.  No further DEP action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
B-656-1996*In the fall of 1996, Irving erected a new bulk plant on Rt. 1A in Ellsworth.  On Thanksgiving Day, a transport driver delivering #2 oil to the plant, apparently didn't bother to check how much capacity was in the tank he was filling, and blew an estimated 300 gallons out through the tank vent. There was absolutely no need for that to happen, as Irving has very expicit unloading procedures posted at the off-loading station.  Irving's Jerry Lemire, upon reporting the spill, said he intended to have a serious talk with the driver.

All the oil was inside the dike, and there being an eight hour lag time between occurrance and reporting, I didn't go down to check it that day, Thanksgiving.  Lemire said he was going to have Clean Harbors come in to clean the dike area on the following Monday.  A check of the site on 12/10, following a weekend of heavy rain, showed the clean-up satisfactory.
P-447-2000*    Site of a former auto dealership.  Very old 1000 gal. size steel UST's, some possibly a former gasoline or diesel facility considering the former site use and number of tanks.  no contamination noted.  Area would likely be Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal if prohibited discharges ahd been noted.
     No further actions expected.  See attachments for further info.


SGB
B-73-1996*On 2/5/96, 1130 hours Cindy Burke of Dead River Oil called to report that they had a three gallon over fill at 39 Parkview Avenue in Bangor.  The discharge came out of the tank vent.  It landed on snow making a stained area that was 20 feet long by 1-1.5 feet wide.  They picked up the snow and applied speedy dry, which they also picked up.  Cindy said that they would deal with grass kill (if it happened) next spring when it would be easier to identify the impacted area.
B-124-2001*B-0124-01
Brewer

Tuesday March 20, 2001				0900

Mark Weisser (989-1759), of Brewer Automotive Components phoned to report a diesel spill at their loading dock.  The spill occurred around 0750 this morning when the fuel line on a USA Truck burst.  The fuel line breakage lead to a spill of 5 gallons of diesel on the pavement.

USA Truck uses Cura Emergency Services (from Dallas Texas) as their reporting and notifying and company.  Ted Nietzschman ((972) 488-2222 Ext. 228), of Cura Emergency Services also reported the spill.  When I called him back he said he had contacted Clean Harbors to do the clean up and they were on their way.

Clean up of the pavement generated a full 30-gallon drum of speedi-dri and sorbent material.  Clean Harbors took this material (.71 barrel) to the Pine Tree Landfill.
P-243-1996*Road oiling observed by Brad Hahn while on site at P-143-95.  Investigated on several occasions and saw no fresh or heavy staining.  Checked for several months and saw no evidence of further road oiling activities at this location.  No further action is necessary in this matter.



__________________________
Jon L Woodard,  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
B-123-1997*B-123-97
Bangor

Monday March 17, 1997				0819

I received a phone call from Captain Eric Johns (990-7330), of the Maine Air National Guard.  Captain Johns phoned to report a #2 heating oil spill (red dyed product)  from the diesel generator at building 491 on the ANG base.

When I arrived on scene at building 491 Captain Johns and Major James Fader showed me around the spill site.  The oil spill occurred when a loose cap on the buildings electrical generator  allowed  the building's day tank to continuously feed oil to the generator.  Had the tank's cap been secure, the oil flow would cease when the tank was filled.

It is not certain when the spill occurred today as it was a slow continuous process.

Sorbent pad were used to recover oil from a drain located near the building's loading dock.  Sorbent material was placed in nearby storm water catch basins.

Oil contaminated snow was removed and taken to the new tank truck maintenance building.  This building has a containment area including a sealed concrete floor which slopes to their oil / water separator.  Additional cleanup is likely with the removal of oil contaminated soils that are near the loading dock retaining wall at  Building  491.
B-501-1999*     On August 16, 1999 at 1100 we received a call from Steve Whitcomb of H.O. Bouchard in Hampden reporting a forty gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a truck on route 139 in Winterport.  The driver believed an object in the road bounced up and broke a hose causing the oil to spill over a couple hundred yard section of the eastbound lane.
     I arrived on site about 1130 and found Shawn Clark of H.O. Bouchard and a crew from Bouchard recovering the oil with Speedi-Dri and other sorbents.  No oil reached any water and there are no wells in the area.  They recovered about thirty-five gallons of product with the remainder either evaporating or soaking into the pavement.
A-229-1997* A log fell from a pulp truck. A second truck swerved to miss the log and jackknifed. The log ruptured the saddle tank and 100 gallons of diesel was released. The F.D. responded and recovered some of the diesel with pads.
 When I arrived the diesel was in a wet, swampy area. We used pads to recover the fuel from this area.
 However, the diesel had spilled onto the road and caused a large stain. The pavement had become soft as a result of the spilled diesel.
 I called the trucking company, Field Bros. several times but could not make contact. I then called the MEDOT and asked for their help in removing soil from the road shoulder. They were unresponsive. Several calls to DOT revealed that they were concerned about safety (OSHA) regs dealing with spill cleanup.
 Several residents called this office, along with a state representative, concerning the spill and large oil stain on Rte. 219.
 Finally, I talked DOT into digging out the contaminated shoulder. When the DOT rep arrived onsite to survey the damage, he agreed that the pavement was soft and should be replaced. The soil was excavated on 8-14-97 and transported to two location, Pike and Waste Management.
 This case should now be finished.
P-187-2001*  On Mon. 3/19/01, DEP managed remedial work at this rural residence, in response to an approx. 50 gal. K1 leak to the Eastman's outside, 275 gallon K1 tank.  Like others at this period, weight of settling snow had depressed the fuel line and filter until it broke, discharging the tank contents to the soil.  Eastman and his neighbor, Shelby Dawn, are both on well water. The area is rural-residential (see site maps) and on private wells.
  The Eastman's opted for DEP clean-up management and Labbe Const. (282-1426) was hired to excavate soil and investigate the ground under the tank.  That afternoon we excavated (source reduction clean-up) down to shaley bedrock @ about 8' bg.  Soils were sandy.  Gw is reported to be high in the springtime, though gw was below the basement sump at this time.  Because of the bedrock and house foundation, excavation was limited.  Much of the spillage appears to have entered bedrock and is not recoverable thru excavation.  The two wells are at risk and will be put on state QM for DRO analysis.  Eastman's initial analysis was ND.  I noted no oil vapors in the house during my 3/29/01 visit.  Soil & bedrock gw flow is unknown at present.
   Further DEP actions are possible pending well-water analysis or vapor problems in the house.  As of late April 1 have not heard back regarding any problems.  Oil contam. is understood to remain and should be properly managed if disturbed or remediated.  See attached for further details.  The fuel tank has been reinstalled in the basement.  This report will be addedumed as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-183-2000*Approximately 20 gallons of fuel oil was spilled.  Affected area was cleaned up by responsible party and material was disposed of at approved disposal facility
B-20-2001*I received a call from Phil Findlay, Manager of Hancock Oil Co.(a subsidiary of Webber Oil Co.). He said that they had a customer, Wm. Kohlenbosh, who had an unregistered and out of date underground oil tank. Hancock Oil had notified the owner in 1999 that the tank was out of code and should be replaced. I suggested that he recontact the owner and see if they could work together and remove the UST come the spring of 2001. On 01/18/2001 I spoke with Mr. Findlay and learned that Mr. Kohlenbosh was not willing to have the tank removed and that Hancock Oil was no longer providing them with oil. Since it appeared that the owner intended to continue to use the tank I went to the address. At the residence I met the owner's son, Bill, and explained the problem. He told me that the property was owned by his parents who live in Maryland (654 University Dr., Waldorf, MD. 20601 301-870-4687). He went on to say that they hadn't known that the tank had to come out until told by Hancock Oil and since learning this they planned to remove it this spring. I explained to him that it was necessary to do the proper paperwork, registration and 30-day notice, before removing the tank. However since he was not the owner I confirmed that the above address for his father was correct and told him that the Dept. would contact Mr. Kohlenbosh in Maryland.
   Since there is no evidence or concern that the tank is currently leaking, I will send this report to the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit for follow up.
B-474-1998*Circa 1995, Steve Parady purchased a portion of the old E.G. Jordan property in Seal Harbor and redeveloped it into a C-store.  The Town of Mt. Desert purchased the western portion of the property.  Neither party did a site assessment.

In 1998, Parady wanted to sell .34 acres to the U. S. Postal Service;  USPO hired Dames and Moore of Augusta to do a Phase II site assessment, (relative portions attached) and contamination was found in the ground and groundwater.  Most of the numbers are indicative of gasoline contamination;  the old tanks were removed from the site circa 1990, except for a waste oil tank not removed until 1994.(B-138-94) No site assessment was  performed during either operation.  Rumor has it that the waste oil tank was commonly used to dispose of contaminated or old gasoline;  the waste oil tank showed at least 2 holes upon its removal.

By late autumn of 1998, Parady had another buyer for the property, and had been told that he was ineligible for coverage under the UST clean-up insurance fund.  Advised to file a third party damage claim to recover his cost of clean-up, Parady was turned down there too, because he'd not done a site assessment before purchasing the property.

Desperate to sell the property, Parady solicited bids and did the clean-up himself, intending to appeal his denial of 3PDC eligibility.  On January 4,1999, excavation commenced by Harold MacQuinn Co. of Bar Harbor, monitored by Paul Blood and me.  A yard thick band of gravelly soil was found to be contaminated at about the 9 foot depth.

In all, an estimated 112 cubic yards of soil was removed and stockpiled in Ellsworth, behind the Maine Coast Mall.  It'll be spread there, to weather , in the Spring of '99.
A-632-1999* Citizens reported that an unknown substance had been spilled onto the roadway. We were notified by the Waldo County EMA. I arrived on site shortly thereafter and spoke with Rick Farris. He thought the material was sludge and was making a few calls to investigate. While this was occurring a pickup truck owned by BFI drove by and then returned. The two men explained that the material was lime, (a semi solid), and was being used on a nearby farm.  Rick and I called the Thorndike Fire Dept. to request their assistance in washing the material off the road. The two men from BFI then used hand shovels to remove the larger piles of lime. The Fire Dept arrived and washed the material into the ditch as requested. No further action required.
P-689-1996*On 10/31/96 I received a call from John Hume reporting contamination found at a tank removal at their facility.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a very small amount of waste oil contamination.  The contamination appeared to have occurred from tank overfills.  The tank was in good condition.  No clean-up was required.

Upon obtaining the tank removal notice, I observed that the date the removal notice was received was 10/25/96 although the removal notice was dated 10/30/96.  The 30 day waiting period had not been waived by any Department staff.  I have referred the matter to enforcement and recommend a letter or warning be issued.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-601-1999* During high winds the Coast Guard found a sheen of about 4' by 6'.  They felt that it originated at 34' boat that was on the rocks.  The boat had not broken up, but high seas prevented salvage at the time of the report.  The owner of the boat reported, to the Coast Guard, that the sheen was possibly from a small can of gas on the deck.  No further action is anticipated.
P-186-1998*   Ms. Shumadine notified the DEP on the afternoon of 5/5/98 that Kleen Oil Co. had mistakenly delivered fuel oil to their house that afternoon and that the driver had spilled oil on the gravel driveway.  The residence is part of a duplex in a dense residential area near the intersection with Brighton Ave. (see attached map).  The area is on city sewer and water.  The spill was related to the delivery truck and not with the basement AST delivered to.
   That afternoon at 1830 hrs., I met Mr. Shumadine onsite, noted a strong oil odor when getting out of my vehicle, and confirmed an area of oil contaminated soil and a large sheen on a rain puddle.
   Earlier that afternoon I called and talked to Kathy Hebert, VP with Kleen Oil, who said her driver didn't spill any oil but did wipe some oil up and didn't know how it got there?!  On Wed. 5/6/98 I met Ms. Hebert onsite and agreed to have her crew excavate the oily soil.  I issued her a virgin soil disposal letter, and briefed her on spill reporting requirements, advising her that this spill should have been reported.
   A week later I visited and found the oily soil removed to Dept. satisfaction (see Com. Paving Processing Info.).   No further resp. Div. actions are expected at present, see attached for further details.  Further reporting problems with Kleen Oil may wish to be referred in the future.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-322-1999*
On 6/15/99 Cathy Curtis (one of our secretarial staff , MDEP, BRO)  told me that her grandmother, Calley Parker, had a fuel oil leak sometime in May and that she was concerned about her well.  I contacted Calley and arranged a site visit, which took place on 6/25/99.   At the time of my visit there was no sign of a spill, but Calley had noticed an odor while the AST had been leaking through a corrosion hole in its' bottom.  The AST had recently been replaced.  The well, which was a deep, bed-rock well, was about ten feet from where the spill had taken place.  The surficial ground water was not far below the surface of the gravel floor of the basement.  The level was controlled with a sump pump and they had been having plenty of rain, according to Calley.  I reasoned that the situation favored the well and an analysis came back clean.

There was no sign of oil at the sump pumps' effluent either.  I expect that the volume of the release had been small and that the product did not have an opportunity to penetrate.


B-227-1997*Backing into the Pratt farm to deliver a load of grain, the New England Feed driver backed over a large stone in the driveway.  The stone was up-ended, and tore a gash in the passenger side saddle tank.  An estimated 100 gallons was spilled.

The fire dept. was summoned , as was the County  EMA director.  Sorbent pads were deployed, and the spill was under control when I arrived.   In all, 4 bales of sorbent pads and a bale of sorbent boom were used.

A crew from Farrin Brothers and Smith was in the process of setting up crew trailer on Mr. Pratt's land, prior to fixing the State road.  I engaged them to bring an excavator on site, and in short order, the oil contaminated driveway was loaded onto a dump truck and on its way to Sawyer's.
A-415-1996*see attached
P-1005-1999*Spill from transformer at Phillips Elmet substation in Lewiston.  Tagged 53 ppm PCB.  Cleaned up and disposed of by CMP.  No further action necessary.
B-593-1998*B-593-98
Newport

Wednesday September 9, 1998			0935

I received a phone call from Brian Tarbuck (287-8403), of the D.H.S. Drinking Water Program, with the Maine Bureau of Health.  Mr. Tarbuck phoned to report that there has been flooding in the building at the Newport Water District.  I was asked to make contact with Tom Todd (368-5481) of the Newport Water District

According to Mr. Todd the basement flooded due to a water logged float switch on a pump.  There is approximately 4 feet of water in the basement.  Also in the basement is a 130-gallon tank containing about 80 gallons of  a 23 % solution of HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID and a 25% solution of SODIUM HYDROXIDE.  The Hydrofluosilicic Acid is used in very low concentrations to fluoridate the drinking water and the Sodium Hydroxide is used to help purify the town's drinking water.
I was informed that this is a problem and right now it is a contained problem.  The water was tested and found to contain a concentration of 1.21 PPM of fluoride.  It had a pH of 7.5 and a chlorine residual of 0.0 mg/L.  I was told that they would like to pump this water back into Nakomis Lake.  I said it appeared to be ok to do so, however be careful not to cause erosion and suggested that they speak with someone from the Water Bureau.

Thursday September 10, 1998			0322

Thomas Todd phoned and informed me that he now has about 720 gallons of Hydrofluosilicic acid and water in the containment area due to the flooded basement.  I was informed that Clean Harbors was en route and would be pumping out the containment area.  I was informed that the basement had been pumped down.  Meanwhile Newport was under a boil order for their drinking water.
Clean Harbors pumped out the 130-gallon tank, which was now full due to flooding, they also pumped out the 15-gallon day tank.  On the morning of September 10, Clean Harbors pumped about 600 gallons of water and a weak Hydrofluosilicic Acid solution from the containment area.  On Friday the 11th around 0830, after sampling, the boil order was lifted.
P-169-1997*On March 27, 1997 I was called to a spill at a home in West Bath.  The West Bath Fire Dept. were on scene when I arrived.  A 275 gallon fuel tank gravity fed to a furnace in the basement, leaked it's contents to the basement.  The basement has a continuous influx of ground and surface water, so the oil immediately ran to the sump and was pumped out to drainage area in the back yard.  There was a contractor at the home working, he saw the oil and shut the sump pump off.  The fire dept had began cleaning up the oil in the drainage ditch.  The ditch led into a small brook and then to a marsh, the marsh eventually drains to a stream which discharges to the New Meadows River at Back Cove.  I used sorbent boom to booom off the drainage ditch at three seperate places prior to entering the marsh.  We pumped some oily water out of the basement into the empty, but now secured 275 gallon tank, and left the sump pump off for the rest of the night.  On March 28, 1997 I had Clean Harbors vac out the basement which now had about seven inches of oily water in it.  They also pumped the oily water out of the tank.  I changed out sorbent material in the drainage ditch.  On this day I also met on site with Jon Hentz, the local Shellfish Warden and Micheal Fitzpatrick a Marine Patrol Officer.   We walked the length of the marsh and the stream until it discharged to Back Cove.  There was no indication of any oil beyond the marsh, and no reason to suspect any oil in Back Cove.  I went back to the site two days later to check on th drainage ditch.  The oil appeared to have all drained from the crushed rock.  I recoverd all sorbent material and replaced one sorbent boom across the stream, will check again in one week.  No further action.
P-348-1997*SEE ATTACHED
A-633-1999*DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred as a result of an overfill at a residential AST.  According to the spiller all spilled product was recovered; the property owner confirmed this, and reported no further concerns.
B-95-1999*B-095-99
T2 R8 NWP

Thursday February 25, 1999                                                                    2154

The state police dispatcher phoned to ask that I contact Chuck (800-552-2004) at Irving Oil, about a tank truck rollover.  I phoned Chuck.  According to him, there was an Irving Oil Tractor that contains about 10,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel rolled over on the median strip, North of Lincoln between mile markers 226 and 227.

When I arrived there was an Irving tanker that had just pulled up and a response crew, including Drake Bell was on scene.

The tank trailer and semi-tractor unit was laid over on its left (driver's side) in the snow.  There was minimal damage to the semi.  Also there was minimal spillage of product.  The leaking dome was tightened down and at least for now there was no leaking from the truck or trailer.

Ultimately we began recovery and pumping operations to move the gasoline and diesel to the receiving Irving tanker.  At first we tried to use the fittings supplied by Irving oil to off load from the top of the trailer.  When that failed to produce the results we were looking for, the decision was made to drill out each compartment and pump from the top (which in this case was the right side of the tank trailer unit).
After the product in each compartment was brought down below the level of the dome covers, the dome covers were opened and the compartment was pumped out.  This process was followed for the remaining compartments.  Stewart's Wrecking of Orrington righted the empty tanker.  Most of the spilled gasoline, about 2 gallons, was recovered using a 5-gallon bucket.  The recovered gasoline was poured into the open dome cover of the receiving tractor-trailer unit.
P-834-1999*Loose connection on hose caused spill of ethylene glycol to roof of building.  Cleaned up and disposed of by spiller.  No further action necessary by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.



__________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-268-2000*Wilbur Saunders, F.G.S, Inc., called to report gasoline contamination at a UST removal in Argyle on Rt. 116. I went to the site. Since there were private wells nearby I required a clean up level of Stringent. This required the removal of about 16 c.y. of soil. This soil was taken to the Vaughan Thibodeau and Sons asphalt batch plant in Prospect for disposal.

Site assessment by: F.G.S.Inc., Bangor, Me  947-3184
Contractor: Andy LeClair Const., RR#2 Box 301, Old Town, Me. 04468 394-3410
B-548-1996*Deputy Skroski is investigating the theft of 200 gallons of oil from an AST at a rental property belonging to Joseph Knapp in Charleston.  Because some oil was spilled on the ground during the theft,and made a noticeable odor, Skroski was of the opinion that the tank system had leaked and that the oil was in the crawl space under the house.

Investigating on the 2nd, I met Mrs. Knapp at the site.  The tank is on a slab, and is sound.  No copper feedline is in contact with the ground, nor has been since before the loss of the oil.  The amount of contaminated soil at the site is consistant with the spillage of 5 or 10 gallons during the theft of 200 and is no where near extensive enough to indicate that 200 gallons was spilled to the soil.
B-463-2000*Between 75 and 125 gallons of hydraulic oil were lost to a sump under the hydraulic oil pumps at GP's oriented strand board mill on August 26..  According to Jay Beaudoin, all the oil was contained in the sump, and recovered with pumps and hog fuel used as sorbent.  All recovered oil was burned in the hog fuel burner, it being too dirty to recycle.
P-530-1999*On 7/28/99 DEP received a call from Branch Brook Fuels concerning the loss of fuel during the changing of fuel pockets whereby approximately 15 gallons of fuel was lost to the ground. The spill took place in the driveway of Mike Perkins in Arundel. Removal of soil took place with landspreading on Branch Brook fuels lot. No further action required
P-15-2000*Received a call from Evelyn Cobb stating that Reliable Oil's delivery truck developed a leak discharging approximately 1 gallon of kerosene onto her driveway.  She also stated the driver attempted to clean up the oil, but left and had not returned.  She was very concerned about her dug well.

I met with Ms. Cobb and her husband who stated that Reliable Oil had left over three hours pervious and had still had not returned.  Their well was down gradient of the discharge, and the oil had started to migrate under the snow and ice towards it.  I contacted Reliable Oil, but had no luck ascertaining when they were going to return to clean up the discharge.  The Cobb's and I started to collect the oiled snow and ice in bags before the oil migrated any further.  As soon as we finished, the driver returned with speedy-dry, which we placed down over the oil area and later collected.  In consideration of the frozen ground and that pratically all of the oil was collected, there was no need for soil removal.  Reliable Oil agreed to have the Cobb's water analyzed for oil in the spring as a precaution.  In addition, I informed the Cobb's to contact me if there were any further problems.

No further action required.
I-137-2001*There was a 5 gallon spill at residence in Caribou.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
A-141-1998* Diane Alexander,of C.N. Brown, reported a release of oil at 344 Old Beach Rd., in Northport. This home is owned by Mike Bartek (338-2445) and is rented by Susan Thoms (338-0838).
 The tenant ordered 100 gallons of fuel, but her teenage son told the delivery person to fill the tank. Mrs. Thoms then requested that the oil be pumped out.
 When the crew from C.N. Brown attempted to pump out the tank they opened the internal valve on the delivery truck, while the hose was in the basement tank. This resulted in a surge of oil draining from the truck into the tank. The oil then spewed out of the open plug and onto the concrete floor and personal belongings.
 Diane Alexander hired S.O.S. to clean the floor and other personal items. No environmental damage occurred so therefore, no site visit was made.
I-19-1999*The fuel tank in the basement of this home is in very bad shape. The tank has weepage but the worst problem is the cement wall is falling in on the tank. The tank is holding up the wall.

Ms. Gendreau has applied to ACAP for assistance in replacing the tank. The contamination will be removed when the wall is repaired.

When the tank was replaced the wall was repaired but the owner di not remove the floor or any contaminated soil.

A-578-1999*Mr. Jewell reported oil in his sump. He belived it to be runoff from an adjoining business. I found a tight sump hole wih small amounts of a light oil floating on it. The sump pump appears to be failing and was allowing the cooling oil to leak out. The pump appears to new enough that it was not filled with high PCB oil. The remaining oil was padded up.
A-355-1998*Received a call from Camden Fire Department about an automobile accident on Route 1. They reported that the vehicle leaked 2-3 gallons of gasoline and that they had cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry.  When I drove past the site I found that the cleanup had been done well. No further work is needed on this site.
I-170-1998*An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak was reported to the State Police by the tank owner.

Dead River pumped the tank when seam leak was identified but not all the oil could be removed and a bucket was left under the drip that remained. Dead River crews cleaned up the free oil on the floor. Some oil had penetrated a crack on the floor and a small stain was evident around this crack.

On 9/5/98, Dead River Technician opened a number of windows in the home to remove the odor.

On 9/6/98, Mrs. Patterson contacted Service Master to "remove the odor in an environmentally safe manner." Service Master installed an ozone generator and told Mrs. Patterson to close up the house and not return until after 3 pm on 9/7/98.

On 9/7/98, Mrs. Patterson contacted me and stated that her whole house smelled of oil. She advised me of the her conversation with Service Master and I advised her to remove the ozone generator and to ventilate her house by opening windows and using fans.

After visiting the home around 16:00 hrs. on 9/7/98, I found the odor throughout the house and identified the source as the bucket with about 1/2 gal of free product that was collecting the drips still coming out of the tank. If the windows Dead River had opened had remained open then the odor would not have permeated the entire house.

I wrote a letter to Service master requesting documentation as to why they installed the ozone generator.

Tank was replaced on 9/8/98 by Dead River.

Holes were bored through the floor and contaminated soil was encountered above 500 parts per million (ppm) using a Photo Ionization Detector (PID).

Mechanical services was hired to install an inline fan which was connected to the holes bored through the concrete.

Air sampling took place in March 1999.  Although some constituents were detected they were below the most stringent DEP action levels; therefore, they do not pose health risks and no further action is warranted at this time.


A-384-2000*In response to a complaint about power fluctuations, CMP staff observed oil leaking from a bushing on a transformer. A small amount of oil was on the ground at the base of the pole. CMP removed the soil. See attached report from CMP.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-513-1996*On 9/18/96 I attended a tank removal at Bean & Conquest.  Bub Saunders of S.W. Cole was there because one of the tanks (the 4k) had contained waste oil.  The other was a 3k heating oil tank.  Both tanks had been installed in blasted bedrock and sand had been used to line the hole.  The heating oil tank was corroded to the point where it was seeping a little. There were no obvious holes but Bub said that it was so close to having a hole that it was seeping. The tank was becoming porous.  However, the head space reading on the sand from the bottom was only 500 ppm, which is an indication that soil was not saturated.  The overburden was a loamy, glacial till.  No water was encountered in either hole.  The bottom of the waste oil hole was about 8 feet from grade and the bottom of the heating oil hole was around 6 feet from grade.
P-164-1998*See attached Clean Harbors report.
I-1-1998*The weight from ice and snow broke the filter line on a 275.  Approximately 50 gallons of kerosene was reported to have been lost.  Approximately 10 gallons of product was recovered.  The rest was not found.  Two wells should be put on quarterly monitoring.  One is 30 yards from the spill and the neighbors well is about 50 yards from the spill.
A-583-1996*Paul Rosseau had experienced several sewerage backups and this was the "last".  He claimed that the Gardiner Sewer District was unresponsive.  I refered the situation to Water Bureau and DHS Health Engineering.
A-317-1997*A cable failure pulled a CMP pole over.  The pole and transformer landed on the lawn of the parsonage.  The contents were spilled.  CMP arranged for a contractor to dig the lawn up and repair it.  The soil was sent to the landfill.
B-224-1999*On 5/7/99, 1540 hours Sue Chasse of Irving Oil reported a ten gallon release of gasoline at their Orono Mainway facility.  They had deployed five bags of speedy dry and they had contracted Clean Harbors to clean up the soaked sorbent material.  The release was caused by a problem with the nozzle. Either the nozzle fell out of the vehicle's tank or it didn't shut off.
A-34-1999*This spill was found during a no heat call.  Ice had fallen and broken the line.  The tank was nearly empty before the spill.  The area near the tank sloped sharply away from the house and was frozen and ice covered at the time.  It rained heavily after the spill.  There was not much evidence of fuel in the snow and ice around the spill area.  The site is served by a well, but I didn't feel that there was any impact to soil.  I visited the site again in the spring to confirm that soil was not impacted.

In the spring I found that soil had been impacted.  I used a hand auger to dig to a depth of 3', but at 3' encountered a hardpan and couldn't go any deeper.  I would expect contamination at this site to move toward the slope and not toward the well.  I determined that excavation would be not be effective and was impractical due to the limited area accessible.  The only well in the area is slightly upgradiant and is about 200' away.   I felt that no remediation was needed.  Because the site is Stringent I reviewed my assessment with Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services.  She suggested that I have a consultant visit the site to look at the site.  Eliot Thomas of Yarmouth Environmental Services visited the site with me.  He agreed that there was little that could be done and there was no risk to ground water.

The owner arranged to have Bob's Cash Fuel make upgrades to the system to protect the filter and line to prevent further problems.

No further action is anticipated.
B-376-1999*B-376-99
Dexter

Monday July 5, 1999				2109

I received a call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121) to contact Janet Dyer (293-3695), of Central Maine Power about a transformer that was damaged during an early morning thunderstorm that went through the Dexter area.

According to Janet Dyer the transformer was yet another fatality of a thunderstorm. High winds brought  tree branches down and damaged the primary bushing on a 10 KVA Kuhlman transformer.  About 2 gallons of transformer oil spilled from the primary bushing, onto nearby grass and brush and a roadside ditch.   The contaminated soil and brush were excavated and filled one 55-gallon drum.  The clean up debris will go to CMP's temporary storage, and eventually to Crossroad's in Norridgewock.  The transformer was replaced.
B-273-1998*On April 28, 1998, we received a call from Richard Smith reporting used motor oil dumping by the side of the Mt. Ephram Road in Searsport. I visited the site that afternoon and found a 1' x 2' area of lightly contaiminated with either motor oil or some other lubricationg oil. Very, very minor and not a threat to any state waters.
A-380-2000*     DEP received a report that gasoline odors were detected in soil near this camp.  It transpired that the camp owner had spilled several gallons from a trailered boat.  Contaminated soil was excavated and spread over a remote section of the property.
P-169-1999*8 Jan 1999, responded to facility location.  I inspected the AST location and did not observe a discharge.  The tank in question was not up to current code standards.

See attached DEP message for additonal details.  I referred my findings over the phone to Bob Leclair, Oil & Solid Fuel Board.  This matter appears to be a tenant/landlord dispute.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Mar99)
P-422-2000*Received a call from the Irving Oil Co. regarding a house fire that was suspected of being caused by a leaking AST.  They stated that there were two-275 tanks in the basement, one that was 3/4's full and the other empty.  They speculated that the empty tank leaked over the night releasing its contents onto the floor and was ignited by the furnace when it turned-on.  Scott Cyr and I responded to the call and met with Irving Oil and Mr. Raymond and ascertained that the empty tank had corroded and discharged onto the floor, but how the oil ignited was unclear.  Irving Oil brought the condition of the tank to Mr. Raymond's attention earlier in the year, but he chose not to act upon it.  Clean Harbors was contacted to remove the oil/water and oil saturated materials in the basement, in addition to cleaning the basement floor.  Irving Oil pumped the contents of the other tank without incident.  Luckily, there were no floor drains in the basement confining the clean up to this property.

No further action required.
P-63-1997*   On 1/30/97 Mr. Lewis contacted Ms. Bernard of DEP notifying her of weathered gasoline contam. discovered while SUN Env. was installing new stage II vapor recovery at this facility.  Facility is located across from the Maine Mall.  This facility was reinstalled by Portland Pump Co. in 1993 and a clean-up was performed under John Gordon of DEP (P-694-92) with about 2800 tons of soil being sent to Commercial Recycling.  I believe that soil disposal was done to facilitate a new install and not because of threatened receptors.
   Sun Env. also had to dispose of soil that they could not use onsite, sending 6.71 tons to CRS on 2/3/97.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at this time.

S G Brezinski
P-882-2001*  On 10/26/01, I was requested by Acadia, for Downeast Energy, to review this site for recommended remedial actions if any in preparation for the facility's expected auction.  DEE was selling many of their gas. stations to Alliance Oil of Mass. though this site was to be sold @ auction.  The site still suffered a 1975 UST related gasoline discharge to the groundwater and adjacent Middle River, described in DEP report P-901-75.  The facility was owned by H. Saturley's W. B. Tripp Co.  In 1984, the site was then owned by DEE and was again investigated under P-292-84.  A gasoline sheen was still leaching out of the embankment and into the river.  Under P-630-90, I investigated the continuous seep during the facility's 1990 UST facility replacement.  Though in-situ remediation was initially planned, I was advised to continue to allow natural attenuation.  Under P-117-96, DEP was notified that the site's well was contaminated with gasoline and taken out-of-service.
   As part of the upcoming auction, DEP was requested to give guidance for required work in hopes of getting closure.  Closure was needed sooner than a DEP  VRAP closure would allow.  Acadia met with Brezinski, Woodard, and S. Arnold (of DEP BLWQ) on 10/31/01, and later communicated as needed.  Borings were done by Acadia on 11/9 & 11/14/01, soil and water samples checked and a final report issued on 12/3/01, (see attached). DEP BRWM Response and BLWQ both agreed to no further remedial actions based on present known conditions and Acadia's report and water and soil analysis.  Woodard issued a letter of 12/4/01, giving closure at this time pending permanent abandonment of the site's well (see attached letter).  See the attached notes, reports, maps and communications for further details.  Contaminated media is understood to remain on-site and should be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM,  Div. of Response Services
I-26-1996*On 3-19-96, Joan Walsh called this office to report that there were some drums behind her house that had been there for several years and she was now concerned about what may be in them.  Because the area she was in was part of the old Air Force Base she thought they may contain a hazardous substance. I met with her that day and found all the drums to be severely rusted and containing only water. Case closed.
I-62-1997*While investigating an animal complaint, Sargent Currier identified a lot of dead grass around the fuel tank.

When I investigated, soil sampling with a jar head space technique, indicated the soil was well below the intermediate cleanup level.

The spills appear to be from overfills by the homeowner who filled the tank with 5 gal cans.

case closed
P-604-2000*   While investigating a UST/AST discharge at Easy Rent All Co. on Fri. 10/6/00, I was advised to check out the neighboring Enterprise Foundry business for UST's.  Enterprise Foundry comprises four buildings, on either side of South Ave.  The area is mixed commercial, residential & industrial; about 1000' upgradiant of the Androscoggin River.  Though there are no drinking water wells in the area, a large discharge would threaten the river or sewer system.
    I drove around the parking lot and noted no fill or vent pipes, or recent excavations indicating UST present or recently removed.
    A file search at the office showed a 1993 removal notice for a 2000 gal. bare steel gas. UST, supposedly removed in the autumn of 1993; under CTI Tony Couture and Dube Gravel Co.   Also registered is a 15,000 gal. #2 oil UST.  I noted no DEP spill reports for the facility.
    No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are intended at this time.  See any attachments and  DEP UST Reg. file #737 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-150-1999*This spill was found when the tank was empty unexpectedly.  A split fitting was found.  Fuel had soaked in under the tank at the back of the house.  On the sand and gravel maps of the area this area is on the edge of the aquifer.  I contacted the water company and they reported that all the neighbors were on town water.  The yard was inaccessible to a backhoe so I hired Clean Harbors to vactor the material.  We found sand along the foundation and clay soil within 2' of the foundation.   At the base of the foundation we found crushed stone.  The oil had gone into this layer.  We had removed soil along about a third of the back wall.  I determined that no more remediation was needed.  The foundation is in good condition and no odors have been noted in the home.

 No further action is anticipated.
A-716-1999*Received a call from Randy Murry of Murry Oil concerning a small spill.  I went to the home of Lucile Conant in Turner.  Randy was there already with a small tractor with a front-end loader.  While the driver was filling Ms. Conant's tank, the delivery hose developed a pin hole spraying product on her front lawn and gravel driveway.  The contaminated soil was skimmed off the driveway and lawn.  All oil contaminated soil was removed based on PID readings.  There is a well on the property. Considering that the well is on the other side of the house and removed soil to zero readings on the PID, no testing was indicated.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-281-1997*On June 5, 1997 at 1445 we received a call from Mr. Scott Thomas of Ohio St. reporting oil in a brook that drains the Bangor Airport and flows under the Airport Mall and behind a housing development before crossing Ohio St. and emptying into Kenduskeag Stream.  Mr. Thomas said the brook was full of oil from Ohio St. up to the Airport.

Bob Whittier of this office and I checked the brook at the airport, behind the Airport Mall and housing development, and at Ohio St.  We found algae blooms and marsh sheen which are both signs of a nutrient overload.  The brook receives a large amount of surface run-off from parking lots and fields which sometimes leads to this condition.  We saw no sign of oil.
A-408-1996*Received a call from Dan Parks of Irving Oil in Fairfield that there had been a small overfill of product at the residence of Lloyd Anderson. He reported that they cleaned it up. I called Mr. Anderson and he was satisfied with the cleanup. No further action is requried. A site visit was not made.
P-664-2001*   On the late morning of Monday 8/22/01, DEP was notified by Standish Fire Dept. (SFD) that the Portland Water District plant, at the intersection of Rts. 35 and 237, was undergoing a haz. mat. release.  Initial report was that an unknown vapor cloud was released due the reaction of 100 gal. of a Sodium Hydroxide solution (Caustic Soda) mixing with approx. 1500 gal. of a Zinc Orthophosphate solution. [It was later confirmed to be a tank containing 2700 gal. of Zinc Orthophosphoric Acid.]  A tank truck of Sodium Hydrox. from Monson Co., in a Superior Carriers truck, had accidently been hooked up to a fill for the acid (labeled "Corrosion Control").  The building was evacuated and secured prior to DEP arrival.  There were no other business or residences directly threatened.
   Jim Wallace was the primary PWD manager onsite.  PWD's Mark Stultz (plant manager) briefed the teams and command on plant layout.  Deputy Chief Watson of Standish Fire was IC.  Capt. Provencher of Westbrook was Ops Head.  An ICS system involving Medical, Safety and other Divisions were established.  Reps. of DEP onsite were Stephen Brezinski & Jon Woodard.  The response was managed by the Cumberland County Haz. Mat Team (CCHMT).  Salvation Army & SFD supplied food and drinks.  An Incident Command Post (ICP) was established at the PWD office across the street (see site maps).  Cumberland County Sheriff supplied site security.
   Three entry teams were from CCHMT and from Brunswick Fire Dept.  Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors (CHI) managed CHI's plans to pump out and dispose of the contaminated acid.  Chemical reation info. was supplied by Dave Feeney of Monson Co. and Sheryl Bernard of DEP.
   See photos, field notes, PWD Contingency Plan, and attached MSDS's for further details.
P-965-2001*UST removal Capitol Cash Register.  Site had been a gas station many years ago.  All  UST had thought to previously been removed.  1 small UST believed to be gasoline was  removed.  PID detected 110 ppm.  Upon removal it was determined that tank was likely an old waste oil tank.  Sand and sludge were removed from tank.  Piping associated with the former gasoline USTs was also found on the facility:  some product piping and what appeared to be a 3" off set fill pipe.  Given the age and location of the site I did not require that the piping be removed.

The site is Baseline 1 and as such no further action is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Wasste Management
B-349-1999*Tina Bodkins called to report that a truck had leaked about a pint of hydraulic fluid from a broken hose. The hose was broken while extricating it from the mud at the company's compressor site in Baileyville. The small spot was shoveled up and collected for later disposal at Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
B-62-2001*Bucksport Fire called reporting that they'd responded to an oil spill at 409 Mechanic St, the domicile of Joe Coolidge, where fresh #2 oil was surfacing in the basement. Built in 1853, the house is on the Nat'l Register of Historic Places, and was reportedly a waystop on the Underground Railroad.

I visited the site on the 23rd of February.  Oil was indeed coming up through the cellar floor, which was built of handlaid stone.  The oil was surfacing adjacent to the homes' heating oil tank, but the tank and feedline from it were not leaking, nor had they ever leaked so far as I could tell.   Owner Joe Coolidge has only had the place about a year, and is busy restoring it;  he said the existing tank is about four years old.  Previously there'd been an outside tank that was replaced before he bought the property.  That the oil is surfacing in that location may be related to a leak in Coolidge's plumbing.  Water leaking from a waste pipe saturates the weathered bedrock, and may be forcing oil to the surface.

That day and the next I checked the heating oil systems at the surrounding dwelling.  Joe Kennedy's and Don Letteney's systems were tight.  Mary Barker's system, downgradient at #1 MacDonald has a buried feedline;  if it's leaking it probably doesn't impact Coolidge's, but I advised her to have it upgraded to meet code.

The furnace feedline is likewise buried at #9 MacDonald St., an apartment house upgradient of Coolidge's owned by Joyce Bearse, POB 258, Yarmouthport, MA 02675  508-398-3055.   The line is encased in the concrete floor and is a more likely culprit as the sourse of the oil at Coolidge's. The tenant, Betty  Jean Keppner, has only lived there since May '01; since this is her first heating season, she'd have no way of knowing if she's using an inordinate amount of oil or not.   The strike of the bedrock seems to run from Coolidge's to the apartment house, and the apartment house IS upgradient.
B-674-2000*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a tree had fallen on Spring St. in Bar Harbor. This damaged a transformer, which spilled about 2 gallons of non-PCB on to the road and the tree. The road was cleaned with speedi-dri and the contaminated tree branches were removed. The contaminated material was taken to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
A-27-2000*No site visit made.  The fire department responded and completed the cleanup.  No further action is anticipated.
P-16-1996*HOSE ON PUMP HAD POPPED OFF.  APPEARED TO BE WEAK HOSE CLAMP.  FIRE DEPT. HAD PLACED SAND DOWN ON OIL BY THE TIME WE HAD ARRIVED. CONTAMINATED SAND AND SNOW WERE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF.  ADDITIONAL SAND WAS PLACED ON ROAD TO ABSORB REMAINING OIL AND TO BECOME INCORPORATED INTO ASPHALT.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
I-86-1999*This office recieved a fax from DOT on 3-23-99 describing a spill of hydraulic oil at the Mars Hill facility. A hose blew on a backhoe. All was picked up by using sorbent cloths.
A-354-2000*Received a call from Mead concerning a leak in the leachate line from their landfill at Farrington Mountain.  Apparently the line from the leachate collection facility to the treatment plant at the mill broke causing leachate to discharge to the street.  The call stated that they were already at the scene with a repair crew.  They were attempting to divert the leachate into the town's sanitary sewer.  They stated that the leachate normally did not contain anything hazardous.  The next day, I contacted Solid Waste and reported the leak to them.  They also stated that the leachate does not constitute a hazardous waste.  No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
P-537-2000*   On 8/31/00 I investigated a complaint about an old gasoline UST at this property.  The area is a rural farm & residential area of Waterford (see site sketch).  The area is on well water and would have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal in the event of a prohibited discharge.
    I later found a removal notice for the property dated 1990, stating the UST facility belonged to J P Cullinan Oil Co.  J P Cullinan Co. was later purchaced by Georges Gendron to become Gendron Oil.  It was very common at the time for Cullinan Oil to own small farm tanks such as this.  Though Cullinan Oil ande CTI Wayne Kennagh had a number of cases of failing to properly repor and remediate prohibited oil discharges, there is no reason to believe, at this time, that there was any problem with this abandonment. I noted no record of a discharge at this site.
    See attached and the DEP UST Reg. file #9017 for further information.


SGB
A-734-1999*The town of Pittsfield reported finding an old water line with "old heating oil" coming out of it. Subsequent investigation determined that it was a discontinued grease trap or septic system. The town removed it.
B-491-1996*9/5/96 @ 2015

The State Police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned to report that they had been contacted by Chief John Barlow (469-3079), of the Orland Fire Department.  Chief Barlow phoned to report an automobile accident and a 5 gallon gasoline spill on Route 15.

According to Chief Barlow there had been a single car accident in which the gasoline tank was damaged.  About 5 gallons of gasoline was spilled on Route 15 and in a ditch, near Allen's Blueberry. The small spill was hosed down by the Orland Volunteer Fire Dept.  I explained that depending on circumstances a better alternative may have been sand or use sorbent pads combined with some minor excavation.  Maybe next time.
A-312-1998* Wadleigh's reported a small gasoline leak at the Red Roof Grocery in Leeds.
 The air eliminator located on the dispenser, failed, releasing a small amount of gasoline onto the pump island. Some of this gasoline spilled onto the ground under the dispenser. A technician from Wadleigh's made the necessary repairs.
 I collected a water sample on 7/22/99, and no petroleum coumpounds were detected. See attached laboratory results.
 No further action will be required.
A-678-2001*Chad Campbellton rented a lot of land from Margurite LaCroix on Summerhaven Road in Augusta.  Campbellton owns a mobile home and owns a 275 gallon AST which were located  on the LaCroix property until eviction notice was served October 2001.  During the removal of the mobile home, the AST was damaged causing a discharge of approx. 150 gallons K-1 fuel oil.  The son in law of Ms. LaCroix, Donald Ladd, reported the spill to DEP.  I contacted Mr. Campbellton as owner of the tank, and informed him of requirements to remediate the site and advised him of the groundwater insurance fund.  I oversaw removal of contaminated soils and placement of clean fill.  The case was referred to Tech Services due to the proximity of the LaCroix drilled water well approx 100 feet from discharge.  Alex Pugh, geologist DEP Tech Services, was assigned to oversee ground water monitoring.  No further action expected for Response Services.
A-528-1998*A minor overfill occurred. The resident thought that their tank was empty and ordered fuel. It wasn't and a small amount went out the vent. The spill was cleaned up immediately.
P-740-1996*On 10/22/96 at 1050 Bruce Hills who is the Assistant Environmental Manager for S.D. Warren Company called to report that the mill had been flooded by the Presumpscot River following a torrential rain event beginning 10/21/96.  Parts of the mill were still underwater.  Hills reported several discharges of both oil and hazardous materials and indicated that mill personnel were just beginning to assess the damages.  It was later determined that the lime kiln supply tank discharged an estimate 600 gallons of #6 oil that was displaced by flood waters entering the tank.  As the water receded an undetermined amount of this oil was deposited on the ground adjacent to the tank.  S.D Warren contracted with Clean Harbors to excavate the petroleum contaminated soils in this location and arrange for disposal/recycling.  I inspected the excavated area on 12/3/96 and provided a virgin letter authorizing the soils to be processed at Commercial Recycling Systems.




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Steven Eufemia
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist III
P-298-1996*A drum, of what appeared, to be asphalt had washed up on Higgins beach that someone had placed on a rock by the road and discharged approximately 10 gallons onto the ground.  I collected has much as possible and place sand over the remaining asphalt to become incorporated in to the present asphalt next to the road.  No one was aware of the location of the drum.  No further action required.
P-193-1998*On May 11, 1998 I was called to a spill at the old bomb shelter on High Road in Windham.  The shelter now houses the Cumberland County Dispatch.  One of the counties maintenance people had accidently broke the filter off of two 275 gallons oil tanks at the shelter.  Approximately fifty gallons had spilled before the spill was stopped.  All the spilled oil was contained to the concrete floored utility room excepting about five gallons that went into the sump.  The sump had not run and I was therefore able to pump all the water/oil from it.  The oil that spilled to the floor was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Clean Harbors was called to take care of all spill debris.  No further action.
A-235-1999*A pickup truck ran off the road and hit a power pole in front of the Edward Trask residence (621-2826; cellular 458-1799) on Church Hill Road. The pole snapped in half, but the transformer did not fall. About half the contents of the transformer spilled. The transformer was untagged, circa 1975. Test for PCBs was negative.

I met Mr. Trask on site; he was very concerned about contamination reaching his well. Augusta Fire Department staff stated only antifreeze was released from the vehicle; they were not aware of any oil or gasoline leaks. I tested three soil samples using a PID; all were clean. I also sampled the well for GRO/DRO as a precaution. No contamination was found.

No further action required.
P-161-2001*A pinhole corrosion leak developed in a 275 gallon #2 oil tank in the basement of the Kirk home.  Mrs. Kirk smelled the oil, found the leak and notified Downeast Energy.  Downeast pumped off the tank and replaced it.  They also cleaned up the spilled oil with speedy dry.  Approximately 4-5 gallons was spilled - it was all contained to the concrete basement.  No further action.
A-310-1998*     DEP received a complaint from a homeowner that his well contained the gasoline additive MTBE according to laboratory analysis.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The lab analysis to which the caller (Hall) referred had been misread, and did not indicate petroleum contamination.  However, given the location of his dug well next to a stream which flowed past an auto salvage yard (100 yards upstream of the Hall residence) I elected to sample water at the well and the stream.  Both showed the presence of low levels of MTBE (7 ppb at the well, 11 ppb at the stream; both "NC") below the currently accepted "action" level.
    Inspection of practices at the adjacent salvage yard revealed no obvious gasoline spills.  While this particular operation is tidier than the norm it still cannot be ruled out as the source of contamination in the Hall well given the nature of MTBE.  Analysis of the Hall well during 7/99 showed MTBE at 3.3 ppb.  I anticipate no further Response involvement here.
I-138-1999*On 8-2-99, Larry Clark called this office to report that while digging test pits in the area of the Intermodal Facility some soil smelling of fuel was encountered. I met with him on site and confirmed there was an odor to the soil. There was no free product and the location of the site warrented only a baseline 1 cleanup level. I asked them to have analysis of the soil done for disposal if any was encountered during the construction that would need removal.
P-631-1989*
Report update of 5/30/03 by SGB.

UST facility inspection.  See separate narrative for further details.
I-55-2000*On 6/01/00, Mark Stiles of L.P. called to report they had lost about 200 gallons of hydraulic oil into the press hydraulic room. All was contained in their secondary containment area. They pumped the product out and re-used it at the plant.
I-51-2000*Complaint that hazardous products such as floor strippers and paint thinners were being dumped on school property next to the dumpsters by contract janitor.

When I investigated I found the stained area in question next to the dumpsters was actually two spilled materials. The first is hydraulic oil from the Boyd's Sanitation garbage truck that leaks when it empties the dumpster. The second stain was from milk that had leaked out of the dumpster.

The floor stripper is called Cello Mop-n-strip, which contains by weight 19.5% ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 9.5% 2-hydoxethyamine, and 2.93% potassium Hydroxide.

This product is diluted either 4 to 1, 10 to 1 or 12 to 1. The concentrations are below hazardous levels, but Water Bureau folks were concerned that was going into the septic system.

The paints used are latex.

No further action required. Case closed.
B-581-1996*D-TREE=N.
P-119-2001*22 Feb 2001, responded to spill location.  Heated water from the facility's boiler, due to a malfunction,  entered an underground oil water separator.  The separator contained #6 or #4 heating oil (the facility could not explain why so much oil was in the separator).  The oil was heated and began to migrate to the facility's waste water treatment facility. Facility workers began collecting the oil and reported the spill.  Facility contracted with Enpro Services to clean up the spill and pump and clean the oil water separator.

Enpro conducted the remaining clean up and cleaning of the separator.

No further Response action necessary, incident reported to DEP Water Bureau.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 19Jun2001.
A-157-1996*     DEP received a complaint from a homeowner that MTBE was present in their well water (NE Lab analysis indicated the presence of MTBE at about 2 ppb).  Water sampled 3/28 by Andrews (DEP) confirmed MTBE at about 1 ppb.  "Chemical" odors present in the water at the time of my visit appear to have been associated with a sediment filter element; these odors disappeared upon replacing the element.
     The area is rural/residential with two other wells within 300' of the subject property.  The Black well was drilled in the 1960s at the edge of the current driveway; it is conceivable that gasoline spillage at the driveway may have entered the well.  A large adjacent property is used for agricultural purposes; I observed no evidence of spillage or of oil storage tanks at the time of my visit.
     This case has been referred for possible Tech Services consideretion.  I anticipate no further involvement by Response Services.
B-599-1996*Mike Whitney of Whitney Energy in Lincoln called to report an oil spill at a rental property owned by the First United Baptist Church and managed by Paster Daniel Dunfy on Route 6 in Lee.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons leaked from a corroded line on an outside home heating oil tank.  The property's well is located only a few feet away from the discharge.

I later spoke with Pastor Dunfy and explained what had to be done for a clean up to prevent the well from being contaminated.  I told him to get back to me when he found a contractor.  A couple weeks later I paid the site a visit since I did not hear from Paster Dunfy.

Investigation shown that Mr. Dunfy had the soil removed by hand without any notification.  Approximatly 3 yards of soil was removed and stockpiled.  It was not known if all the contamination had been removed.  Pastor Dunfy was not around to explain the situation.  Before leaving, we covered the soil with poly.  The soil will have to be land spread in the spring.
P-303-1996*On 5/20/96 I received a call from Alan Lyscars reporting contamination discovered at a tank removal at a DOT facility in South Paris.  The diesel contamination resulted from a piping leak.  On 5/21/96 I visited the site.  120 yards of soil was excavated and stockpiled on site.  The excavation was in an aquifer and we ran out of reach with the excavator and PID readings on the soil were still rising.  We removed what contamination we could reach and will procede with a hydrogeologic investigation to determine amount and extent of remianing contamination. Soil stockpiled on site will be disposed at a future date.  At this time, the site has been referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services for further action.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-73-1997*While conducting a site assessment at the Dicky Trading post in Allagash, staff from County Environmetal Engineering sampled the well of Judy Pelletier and found petroleum.

I visited the site on 7/1/97 and took water samples for DRO & GRO.

Well problem doesn't appear to be related to the Dicky tank pull.

A Filter system was installed on 7/7/97.

Case was passed to Paul Blood on 7/8/97.

Site had more than four clean sampling quarters and was removed from filters in Dec 2001. CWA
P-251-1996*On 4/19/96, Stephen Brezinski of DEP responded to this 4/18 AST overfill out vent pipe of this consumptive-use basement AST.  Fortier Oil Company accepted responsibility for clean-up as RP.  On 4/20/96 contaminated soil in the front yard was excavated and disposed of at ARC at Fortier Oil's expense.

No further Response Div. action anticipated.
P-652-1998*See narrative and attachments.
P-57-1998*11Feb98, DEP advised of an oil spill at entered facility location. Advised that the dwelling was vacant at time of spill. During the initial site visit, I concluded a regional power outage caused the dwelling's pipes to freeze and crack. When the power returned, water was pumped from the well filled the basement with water. This caused the AST to float resulting in a discharge from a ruptured copper feed line, which later tested faulty. Also, Bridgton FD advised me of an estrangement between Ms. Duddy of Gateway Real Estate, Harrison, and Chuck Niles, a neighbor adjacent to the McDaid house in Bridgton. 12Feb98, I conducted a site visit and observed oil floating on water located in the basement. I determined that a clean up was warranted. Contact established with Ralph Gatchell of Colonial Adj. Insurance Co., Westbrook. Gatchell advised potential home owner coverage for the clean up. 19Feb98, conducted clean up operations. Pumped water under oil off to back lawn down gradient of property and adjacent wells. Pumped remaining water and oil layer to vacuum truck. Pumped off AST and tagged out fill pipes. Removed oil impacted wood and debris. 20Feb98, replaced leaking copper feed line. 30Apr98, Niles contacted me insisting that I sample his drinking water well. I attempted to qualify the way  clean up actions were conducted and explain principles as to why his (Niles) and an additional neighbor's (Leslie Burgess) well were not in jeopardy. I failed. Also, because I did not use a carbon filter for the discharge, I decided to sample the two wells. No hydrocarbons were detected. No futher response action anticipated. DEP to submit memo not to seek reimbursement for sampling conducted after the clean up, which was paid out of the surface water account. Prior clean up expenditures were paid for using the ground water account and reimbursement sought from home owners insurance agency. No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Aug98)
I-190-1998*On 9-25-98, the Van Buren Police Department called this office to report a spill of fuel oil at the residence of Richard Gerrard on Jackson Street. I went up that day and did see a stain around the tank on the end where the filter was. Mr. Gerrard is currently in Colorado but is returning the week of October 1. I will then contact him for instructions on cleanup.
I again contacted Mr. Gerrard in November to check status of cleanup. He assured me it had been done. Soil was scraped off the top and stockpiled for landspreading in the spring.
B-255-1997*On 5/22/97 this office received a fax of a coast spill that happened in Bucks Harbor on 5/4/97.  Apparently a 15 foot skiff owned by Jeff Davis of Bucks Harbor capsized in a storm and some gasoline from its four gallon fuel supply spilled into the water.  The report indicated that the caller was going to recover the fuel can and that the spilled product was dissipating.
P-743-1999*    On the morning of Tues. 10/26/99, I noted a fresh stain from a recent gasoline spill next to and downgrade from dispenser # 7/8.  The clerk at the store stated it overflowed out a customers car when the customer was not monitoring the fill-up.
     It appears much of it traveled down the groove of the joint between the concrete pad and the asphalt paving.  Typically much of the spill seeps down through this joint to contaminate gw and soil below, and is not recoverable by sorbents.  I have not found indication that this spill was reported to DEP as required.  Fortunately this area is on city water and sewer, though a discharge to utility pipes are a threat.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-409-1999*20 June 1999, responded to spill location.  Accessed saddle tanks and off loaded remaining fuel from over turned tractor unit and deployed sorbent pads to spill area.  Advised by Oxford Co. emergency management representatives that spill is in proximity of town well heads and Androscoggin River.  Scheduled soil removal.

21 June 1999, oversee limited oil saturated soil removal and transportation to licensed facility.  Issued Virgin Product Letter.

No further clean up actions warranted.  Reimbursement sought for sorbent pads, soil disposal and transportation from responsible party insurance.  Phone contact with Robert Smith, confirmed reimbursement submittal to Progressive Insurance.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2Sep99.
B-692-1996*Ken Gallant of Champion Paper in Bucksport called to report a small spill at their facility.  It was reported that approximately one pint of hydraulic type fluid spilled from a failed power steering unit on a truck.  The fluid unfortunately was washed away during a heavy rain event.  Only a sheen was evident.
B-350-2001*B-350-2001
06/19/2001 19:20

     Ellsworth Fire called through the 1-800 number to report a vehicle accident off of the Nicolin Road.  It was stated that the vehicle went off the road into a wet area spilling a small quantity of gasoline.  Sorbent material was later picked up at the scene.  No sheen was noted at the time.  No further action was warranted.
A-516-1996* On 11-21 Trudy Ricker called this office to report an oil spill at her home. The outside AST developed a hole in the bottom. This hole was due to external corrosion because the tank was in contact with the ground.
 This trailer park is located south of Route 17. The trailer park is owned by Voit Ritch. Scott Tibideau, a local contractor, will be on site monday 11-25 to excavate the contaminated soil.
 11-25, 6 yds. of soil was removed from the gable end of the trailer. The soil conditions were very rocky. A grey pvc water line was found about three feet below grade. The contaminated soil will be stored at Scott Tibbideau's place of business until next June when we will spread it out to finish airation. The soil will be placed on poly and have poly covering it. Mr. Tibbideau's shop is located on the Barton Rd. in Windsor.
 Alex Pugh of the Technical Services Division visited the site to evaluate the risk to the down gradient well (1). The well for the trailer park is located on the south side of the park. Trudy Ricker has been approved for fund coverage. No further clean up will be required.
B-31-1996*SEE CHAMPION'S SPILL REPORT, ATTACHED.
I-165-1999*On 11-1-99, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil Co. called to report that while servicing the pump at the fuel storage facility of Frank Landry, soil staining was noticed around the pump. When the pump was removed, it was found to be leaking slightly. I met with Mr. Landry that day and upon investigation found a minor amount of soil contamination beneath the pump. He was instructed to dig out what he could reasonably get to and spread it out on the parking area.
P-326-1995*
SUMMARY

	Abandonment by removal of gasoline & diesel UST's by Portland Pump Co.  See UST removal assessment of J B Plunkett Assoc. for further details.  Facility identified as also being a former GULF branded gas station.  In year 2005, this area investigated regarding mystery gasoline vapors in city drain system.
A-638-1998*Received a call from Cory Trafton of Irving Oil. He reported an overfill at a commercial client of theirs, NorthEast Transport.  Apparently there was an overfill of a tank. Mr. Trafton estimated that approximately 20 gallons was sprayed out the vent pipe when the transporter overfilled the tank. The driver and other Irving personnel cleaned up the spill. No other work is needed at this site.
A-469-1998*DEP received a report that there was spillage of waste oil associated with sloppy yard practices at this residence.  The property owner (Flagg) agreed to remove grossly contaminated soil and to exercise greater care in his handling of waste oil.  The area is served by municipal water; the subject property does not have a well as originally reported.
I-185-1997*On 12-9-97, Bill Sylvester of IP called to report there had been a spill of gasoline at their Clayton Lake camp. Apparently, due to an overfill of an aboveground tank, about 30 gallons was lost through the vent. All contaminated snow was shoveled up by one of their front end loaders and placed in a secured bermed area. The gas in the snow was then ignited and most of the gas was burned off.
B-85-2001*
     This office received a call at 0930 on 3/5/01 from Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that the AST, at the old Standard Shoe building on Main Street in Bangor, was overfilled on 3/2/01.  An estimated 2 quarts of #2 fuel oil went onto the concrete floor in the basement and was cleaned up with speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  Carl Milliken currently owns the building.

REC:  File report.
B-486-1998*On 7/23/98, 1830 the S.P. passed on a call from Gray stating that there was a tanker at Fabricating on Route 2 in Newport that was spewing liquid.  I located the facility, which was called Newport Fabricating Corp, and observed two MC tankers parked in front of the facility.  There was no evidence of discharge.  I suspect that the initiator of this report had seen water spewing from one of the units because it had been raining hard.
P-244-1998*   Thru Mary James of DEP Response, Augusta, I was notified on 6/4/98 of a Mercury discharge within the pump house of the Lisbon Falls Water Dept.  The well house is located down a long driveway off Rt. 196, just N of Grazianno's Rest., and just before the flea market area by the river. On the morn of 6/5/98 I met Mr. Plourde of the Water Dept. who explained what happened.
   A flowmeter housing mercury broke and got mixed with debris on the concrete floor.  While rebuilding wood stairs down to the floor the mercury discharge was discovered and reported to the DEP.  The mercury mixed with dirt and debris had been put in a covered trash barrel by LFWD workers earlier.  There was also a small jar of contaminated mercury.  Several other intact flowmeters were also in storage there which the water dept. wished to get rid of.
    The town could not take advantage of the state mercury pick-up program so I referred them to Clean Harbors or SOS in my letter of 6/19/98.  I reported the incident to John Beane of DEP who had been involved with this well earlier and he also felt the well was not threatened as no mercury left the building to the env.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-641-1996*	Removal and partial remediation of gasoline-contaminated soils at retail motor fuels UST facility.
A-551-2001*A fitting failed at the bottom of a poly AST and released Sodium Hypochlorite(10-12%) to lined concrete secondary containment. The vessel contained approx. 4000 gal. before discharge. The liquid level equalized outside and inside the tank. Clean Harbors was contracted to remove the product and dispose of waste. No further action is anticipated.
P-16-2001*While making a delivery of K-1 to a 275 gallon tank, a Foster-Russel oil truck slid down the driveway causing the hose in the tank to pull the tank over.  The tank was located in the garage of the Vieck Residence.  30- 50 gallons of oil spilled from the tank to the garage floor.  All the oil was contained to the garage and cleaned up by the oil company.  No further action.
P-586-1998*Site initiated by Division of Response Services for tracking and payment purposes.  Referred to Uncontrolled Sites/Gordon Fuller.  No further involvement by Response Services is necessary.
B-380-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-308-2001*04.11.2001 I responded to facility location and observed two to four vials of what appeared to be a powder, contained in a plastic bag.  I overpacked the product and transported it for storage and disposal.  On information received from the South Portland Police Department, the product was characterized as potassium cyanide.  Apparently, Mr. Shibles, deceased, had vials of the material around the apartment and Mrs. Shibles was finding it.  Responder Brezinski removed several vials under DEP spill # P-418-00.

The disposal of this product was paid for under DEP spill # P-418-00.  No reimbursement requested.  No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.26.2001
A-63-2000*     DEP received a report that this vessel had sunk on it's mooring during the night with an estimated 50-75 gallons of fuel on board.  The boat was floated and retrieved with minimal spillage.
P-134-1997*Mr. Steven Shope of Exeter Environmental Associates reported that relatively high levels of gasoline constituants were detected in the groundwater monitoring wells at the Suds & More gas station located in Kittery.  I requested that Mr. Shope send me a copy of the report so that I could assess the Department's position on the matter.  The report showed that high levels of MTBE as well as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene were present in the wells.  This is expected at a gas station, however the elevated levels of MTBE could be an indication of an ongoing leak.  I required the owner (Webber Oil) to inspect the facility and provide any documentation of leak detection perfomed (daily inventory) to assure that there is not an ongoing problem.  I received the information from the facility operator and verification from Webber Oil that the electronic leak detection system is operating properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.





_________________________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediaiton & Waste Management.
A-327-1999*Received a call from Bill Carver about a small spill.  He was calling from the Camden Health Care facility. He had been brought in to look at the above ground tank for some maintenance.  He discovered that the tank had been overfilled, probably more then once.  The tank was on a slab and he had used sorbents to clean up the oil that he could. He reported that only a small amount had gone off the slab. It was in a commercial area and it was not necessary to clean up the small amount of soil as no environmental receptors were at risk.  No further work is necessary at this site.
A-416-2000*     DEP received a report from a homeowner (Perry) that laboratory analysis indicated low levels (19 ppb) of chlorodifluoromethane in their well water.  DEP staff resampled and confirmed cfm-ane at 16 ppb.  This concentration is below any regulatory limit; there is no health advisory level for this compound.  The State toxicologist was consulted and contacted the property owner.
     It transpired that the DEP had conducted a VRAP assessment of the property as a result of practices by the previous owner ((Bates).  The matter was referred to SR (DEP) for possible attention.
A-224-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred following a residential AST overfill in Liberty.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 4/27.  Staff from the oil company were in the process of removing contaminated soil below the vent pipe; I inspected their efforts and inspected the AST (located in the cellar) for damage.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-96-1998*The AST in the basement of this residence blew out a seam due to excessive pressure.

The cause was most likely a plugged vent, although no actual cause was identified.

Since this was a finished basement extensive clean-up was required.

Irving Oil Company manager, Dave Page, was extremely helpful with the clean-up process.
A-497-1996* Don Robbins called this office to report the discovery of gasoline contaminated soils. This was found during the removal of one UST. The levels of contamination were as high as 7,000 PPM using a PID. Using the D-TREE we found the site to fall into the stringent clean-up goal. The well that serves this ex-school is located about 663 feet away. This well is not in use at this time. The property is up for sale. This is a drilled well located at the same elevation as the tank site. In addition, there is a second residential well nearby. The contractor had to leave before my arrival, so therefore, cleanup will occur at a later date. The contaminated soils seemed to be limited to an area adjacent to the tank. Two feet below the tank the levels had dropped to 108 PPM, using a field instrument. Several test pits were dug to find the extent of soil contamination.
 This case was referred to Tech. Services, but because of time constraints it was transferred back. B.G.S. has authorized the DEP to act as the lead in the cleanup effort.
 The original work plan submitted by Don Robbins (Enviroinvestigation & Remediation), had a cost of $6,107. However, we were able to reduce the cost in the reporting section and the plan was accepted at $4,481.
 A soil venting pile was constructed in Feb. 1997.  This pile was removed in April 1998. In addition, several monitoring wells were installed.
 John Beane is the Technical expert involved in this site. For further information please check his files.

Additional narrative in file.
A-489-2000* Mr. Brookfield reported that there was an oil sheen in Ames Cove on the island of Islesboro. He stated that the oil sheen was 100 feet by 100 feet in size. Given the time, distance and other factors no one from this office made a site visit.
A-51-2001*   DEP received a report that a small amount of hydraulic oil had spilled at a piece of heavy equipment and had been completely recovered.
A-9-1998*     DEP received a report that 300 gallons of lubricating oil was spilled at this facility (see Mead incident report, attached).  According to Mead, approximately 200 gallons were recovered; 100 gallons was lost to the plant sewer.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-106-1999*On 7-2-99, JM Huber sent this office a fax indicating they had a spill of diesel fuel at their facility. An overfill of a diesel tank on site had caused the loss of about 10 gallons. All was pumped out of the containment area and to the boiler.
P-285-1997*On May 25, 1997 at 1000 hours I received a citizen complaint that a 275 gallon above ground oil storage tank (AST) at a residence in the Wardtown Trailer Park in Freeport was leaking.  I returned the call, however was unable to make contact with the complaintant.  I contacted the Freeport Public Safety Dispatch and they agreed to send a patrol car to the scene to verify if the report was legitimate.  The dispatcher contacted me a short time later and informed me that the line to the AST at 7 Veronica St. had been cut and the contents emptied on the ground.  I met the Freeport Fire Department and the park superintendant (Steve Vachon) on scene.  The site is considered stringent on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and I determined that excavation of the contaminated soil would be necessary.  11.29 tons of soil were removed on 5/29 and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.

The Park's public well is located approximately 500 ft. upgradient and should not be threatened by the discharge.  No further action is necessary in this matter.


_______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-109-1999*
When the Irving driver attempted to fill the tank, fuel blew back at him.

It was determined that he was putting fuel into the backside of the vent alarm whistle, which is made for vapors to escape not for fuel to enter.

This spill was caused when the home owner worked on the piping system for the fuel oil tank and some how got the pipes crossed.

Spill was cleaned up by Irving crews using about 10 sorbant pads.

Case Closed
B-330-1999*     On June 17, 1999 we received a call from David Woods reporting a small #2 oil leak at his trailer in Old Town.  I visited the site that afternoon and estimated that less than one gallon leaked from a loose  fitting around the filter.  The area is on town water and I advised Mr. Woods to aerate the soil in its present location.
A-596-1998*Diane Alexander called to report a small spill that occurred while a tank at a vacant trailer was being pumped.  One of the employees dropped the end of the hose, spilling about a cup of fuel.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dri were used to clean up the spill.

No site visit made.  No further action anticipated by Response Services.
B-91-1997*On 2/22/97, 1140 hours Petty Office Stillman of USCG, Jonesport passed on a complaint from Wayne Hulbert in Harrington.  Wayne's house is adjacent to the Redemption Center on Route 1.  His neighbor, whom he did not know, had been operating the Redemption Center.  However, the neighbor was in the process of abandoning the property and while doing so he attached a garden hose to the property's 275 AST and proceeded to drain it.  The discharge product ran down across Wayne's garden plot.  The ground was close to a 10% slope and it had been covered with ice.  Also, the discharge had taken place 14-15 hours before I was notified.  Consequently I did not see mcuh product when I got there.  There were a half dozen pockets that I sorbed product from.  Total product recovered was less than a cup.  However, I was able to tell Wayne that the discharge (though a totally irresponsible act) would not cause him any problems.  He appreciated that, but he wanted to know if the perpetrator would get fined.  I indicated that the perp.'s name and whereabouts would be helpful.  I also discussed the relationship between the magnitude of the offense and the likelihood of enforcement action.
P-605-1999*On August 25, 1999, I witnessed the removal and clean up of a waste oil drum and stained soil around it.  The drum in question was found during a site assessment at Tri Town Fuels, 661 Alfred Road in Arundel.  The drum was presumably left over from a time when the facility did oil changes and oil system repairs and contained waste oil.  Some time in the past however the drum corroded at the time, filled up with rain water and pushed the oil out the top.

On this day the drum was full with water and only a skim of oil on top.  There was an oil  stain around the drum about 4' x 6' The oil contamination appeared to go into the ground 4" to 5" inches.  Clean Harbors pumped out the drum and removed it from site.  One yard of soil was dug out - leaving no visual nor olfactory evidence of any further oil in the ground.  The soil was disposed of with Clean Harbors.  No further action anticipated at this time due to this incident.
A-58-1997*Received a call from Bob Weymouth of Wadleigh's that a customer of their's had a spill. The spill was at the house of Paul Ruff on Indian Road in Dresden. He has an indoor heater and uses the tank in his garage to store oil for the heater. Apparently the valve on the storage tank was left dripping ater a delivery. It caused an estimated 6'X 10' stain on the dirt driveway. Wadleigh's used sorbents on the garage floor and excavated 1.2 tons of contaminated soil. No further cleanup is necessary. It is unclear as to who left the valve open or if that was the only cause of the discharge. Wadleigh's accepted responsibilty for the cleanup.
A-804-1999*DEP received a report that a "labeled" hazardous material container had been discarded along this road.  The container (Venture 10 (tm), a paint product) proved to be empty; no spillage was evident.
A-636-1999* On 10-20-99, Robert Perry reported a release of sodium hydroxide at the Mead Paper Mill in Rumford.  About 650 gallons of this material overflowed from a storage tank onto the floor.  The material then entered the Mill's sewer system. See attached letter from Mead. No further action will be required from Response Services.  This report will be forwarded to Enforcement because the telephone report from Mead occurred 12 hours after the event.
A-381-1999*  We received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power regarding a transformer leaking onto the ground.  A tree had been cut and fell onto the lines which broke the primary bushing on the transformer.  Approximately 1/2 drum of soil, grass and brush was cleaned  up and the transformer was changed.  Lab analysis did not detect any PCBs.
  No further action is required.
I-1-1996*See attached narrative
I-144-1996*On 12-19-96, Bill Lento, an oil burner technician, called to report that a customer in Mars Hill had reported being out of oil the night before. She had just received a delivery the previous day. When he checked, the tank was empty. He reported this to the department the following day. My investigation that day revealed a rust hole in one end of the tank where the plug was. All fuel had leaked out. I hired Delmont Wood and Sons to do the excavation. About 25 yards of highly contaminated soil was removed that day. The excavation went to bedrock(about 6 feet deep) and oil was observed entering the excavation on top of the bedrock and in a gravel layer above. J.T. Langille was hired on 12-23-96 to install a free product recovery system.
A-676-2000* Betty, from C.N. Brown , called this office to report a small release of heating oil. This spill was the result of overfilling an AST.  According to CN Brown, about 0.5 gals of fuel spilled out of the vent and onto the siding of the house. The spill ocurred at a rental property known as Winship Company, which is owned by David Clark.  Clean up was done by CN Brown and no further action will be required.
A-350-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
I-119-2001*An AST leak at this property was identified by an unknown neighbor, who contacted the PI code enforcement officer, who called DEP.

Property has been condemned by the city and no one is living in the trailer.

I spoke with the owner by phone and she indicates that the state should clean up the mess.

I hired Langille Construction to excavate the soil and remove the oil saturated wood.

Lou Pizzuti assisted Langille with the disposal on Saturday.
Park Owner is Dick Finley.

DHS is involved with Mrs. Walsh, the contact person is Calvin Hall (493-4000).

AST coverage has been requested through the Fire Marshalls Office.

Case closed.
A-75-1996*Small spill of WW260 cleaner which is 25% isopropyl alcohol. Cleaned up with speedy dry and put in their flammable solid waste stream. No response was required. See attached report from G.H. Bass for additional information.
A-574-2000*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill had occurred at this residential AST.  The property owner (Cooper) confirmed that spilled oil was recovered and that no tank damage  was observed.
A-721-1999*Received a call from Webber Energy that there had been a spill at a house of a customer of theirs.  Matt True of Webber Energy reported that they had repaired a leaking oil line at the home of Chet Beard.  He did not know how much was spilled, but did not think it was a lot.  Numerous attempts to contact Mr. Beard were unsuccessful.  Eventually I called after hours and spoke to Mrs. Beard.  She explained that they both worked during the day.   She said that the spill was to the floor and had been cleaned up and that there were no problems with odors in the house.  The area is on town water.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-383-1997*On 7/11/97 I received a call from Daniel Duvall of Mirra Company reporting that one of their dump trucks had leaked 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic oil overnight at the new Marshwood High School still under construction.  The spill had impacted 5-6 yards of soil.  I approved disposal of the soil at Aggregate Recycling.  No further action required.



__________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 5, 1997
P-268-2001*   In the evening of Thus. 4/5/01, DEP was notified by Dead River Co.'s Rod Hodge of a 5-10 gal. spill at 36 Whitmore Rd. in Oxford.  The following morn. I checked out the spill location (actually @ 268 Whittemore Rd.) and met with Mr. Grover.  The spill was 100 - 150 gallons, a lot more serious than first reported.  Accumulated settling snow had broken the fuel line & filter allowing the tank to empty into the soil around and under the AST.  The home is on a 250' drilled well which is about 30' from the spill.  The mobile home is built up on fill in a forested wetland area (see site sketch).  Ms. & Mr. Grover lease the home to their daughter.  After going over the clean-up options, AST Ins. Fund, and the need to remediate, Ms. Grover opted for DEP clean-up management.  DEP Geologist Brad Hahn visted with me on 4/10/01.
   Tues. 4/17/01, DEP oversaw Cross Excav. during the exploration of the spill area and excavation of 46 tons of wet, oil contaminated soil; under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  Source reduction was deemed the most cost-effective emerg. clean-up action.   We encountered sandy fill, & clay @ 5'.  Gw was noted at the bottom of the 8' excavation, with a sheen but no free product.  Grover's well driller had reported bedrock to be at 101' and the well casing went to 110' (see field notes).  Cross Excav. excavated and transported contam. soil to Commercial Recycling, then filled, loamed & seeded the disturbed area.  Some oil contamination is understood to remain under the mobile homes' concrete pad and is inaccessible at present to source reduction.  In-situ treatment appear not cost-effective.  Crushed rock was placed under the AST location, reinstalled by Dead River Co.
    Grover will apply to the AST Ins. Fund thru the Maine Fire Marshal and put on QM.  Further DEP actions are possible pending the results of well testing.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to Hahn for review.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-223-2001*On 3/27/01 I received a call from Gary Kane of Irving Oil reporting two manifolded tanks taking on water at the York Irving station.  The tanks had 5 and 3 inches respectively of water in them.  Gary dispatched a crew to the site to remove the water and check for any obvious signs of where the water might get in.  The water was removed on 3/27.

As of 4/2/01, the water levels in the tanks after being pumped out have remained at 0.89 and 0.86 inches.  The water levels were being monitored twice daily.  The cause of the water appeared to be a loose fill adapter and a damaged spill bucket.  No further action required.



____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 3, 2001
I-112-1996*On 10/4/96, this office received a call from Sullivan Trucking in Masardis reporting a spill of about 100 gallons of hydraulic oil at their garage on Rt. 11 in Masardis. I visited the facility and met with several employees there. Apparently an employee had left the petcock open on the oil reservoir in the garage by mistake. When he left, no one was at the garage and oil drained from the storage tank unattended until it was empty. They estimated about 100 gallons was in the tank. Most of the oil covered the inside floor of the facility but some did drain outside onto the yard in front of the shop. I instructed them to use sorbent pads and speedy dry inside and to have a backhoe remove all affected soil in front of the shop. This was done the same day.
B-301-2000*B-301-2000
06/01/2000 15:45

     Melissa Stein of Irving Oil called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Wendal Bates at 238 French Street.  It was stated that less that one gallon leaked from a corrosion hole on the basement tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No floor drains were involved.
A-132-1999*The primary cause of this spill was improper closure of oil containers that were left outside.  The owner had lost control of the used oil he was letting people bring in.  He started to have the oil removed after he was notified by DOT that they would be referring the site to DEP.  Mr. LaBlanc showed me an invoice from Safety-Kleen to have 320 gallons of non-hazardous oil removed.  He indicated that they were unable to completely remove the contents of the drums as some contained ice.  I advised him of the need to do a better job of preventing, cleaning, and reporting spills.  He was very cooperative and stated that he would stop the practice of accepting waste oil that he couldn't use in his waste oil burner.  He agreed that the spillage that was obviously happening was unacceptable.

I sampled to test for hazardous characteristics.  The soil was not considered hazardous waste.  Mr. LaBlanc had the remainder of the containers emptied and disposed of them with other junk that had accumulated in the area.  He excavated the stained soil by hand and contacted me to inspect the work.  In some spots he had to go nearly 2 feet deep.   The site is served by Public Water.  I asked that a little more be removed and then determined that no further work was needed.
I-167-2000*Home owner notified the oil company to bring out a new tank, as their tank was leaking.

When the oil technician arrived he found that the black nipple between the filter and tank was cracked after it had been damaged by a block of fire wood.

The home owner excavated contaminated material and had someone locally dispose of the material.

A new tank was installed.

Response case closed.
B-229-2000*B-229-2000
04/27/2000 12:00

     Paul Johnson, Fisheries Biologist for Maine IF&W, called to report a sheen on Moosehead lake in Rockwood that was associated with the extraction of vehicles that went through the ice the previous month.  It was stated that three trucks had sunk in the same general location in about thirty feet of water.  When I arrived to investigate one vehicle had already been taken to shore.  No sheen was observed in the water however.  I explained to the salvage personnel that not much could be done about an oil sheen associated with what they were doing.  A small amount of sorbent material however was given to the crew as a precaution.
B-512-1998*B-512-98
Howland

Monday August 3, 1998				0840

Previously Glenna Armour (732-3513), the Howland Town Manager phoned to tell me that she had two underground heating oil tanks under municipal control that needed to be removed.  I explained that if the tanks were not registered, they needed to be and I sent her, both the tank registration forms and tank removal notice for heating oil tanks located at the Howland Public Works garage and at the Howland Fire Department.  I explained that I would phone when she sent me a copy of the tank removal notice.  I contacted Glenna Armour, and removal date was set for Monday morning August 3rd.

I arrived in Howland around 0840 on Monday and observed the removal of a 550 gallon heating oil tank at the public works garage.  I issued a waiver for the removal of this, and a heating oil tank at the Howland Fire Department.  The tanks were removed by Howland Public Works, and had been previously pumped out by Webber Oil.  There were no indication of soil contamination at the public works removal of a 550 gallon heating oil tank.  No odor was found in the native soil, which consisted of sandy soil  with rocks and cobbles.

Next we moved to the Howland Fire Department  building and removed a tank that was 48" in diameter and 60" long.  This is believed to be a 450 gallon heating oil tank.  There was no sign of soil contamination tank overfills or leaks in the soil.  The empty tanks will be taken to the town of Howland's gravel pit and be dismantled.
A-362-1996*Mrs. Gilley called this office and reported that there were several containers of carbon tetrachloride stored inside a wooden cupboard at her summer home in Rockport. In addition, there were three other containers of unknown stuff. Mrs. Gilley had inherited this house from a relative who was a chemist. She had given some stuff to a local High School. She was very concerned about this material getting into the wrong hands. She seemed very concerned so I went out to the site to look over the problem. The situation was no where near as bad as I was led to believe. I collected 1.25 liters of CCL4, a small jar of iodine crystals and a small jar of some unknown clear liquid. This material was brought to the DEP Haz. Waste storage area in Augusta. It will disposed of at a later date.
A-591-1999*Mrs. Anderson noticed an oil odor when she returned home after being away for the summer.  Her oil company found that her tank was empty when it should have still been nearly full.  There was a small stain in the soil under the tank.  The tank was in a shed over sandy material.  The Oil Company felt that vandals had removed the oil, spilling only a little, but I feel that a fitting on the tank may not have been tight and the oil slowly leaked out.  I hired Clean Harbors to Vactor the soil under the tank.  The top was loose sandy fill.  We encountered till at 4'.  We weren't able to go deeper or wider without undermining the home or the shed.  There are three wells nearby and these were sampled.  All three were placed on quarterly monitoring.  The home to the West belongs to Robert Foshay; PO Box 576; New Portland 04954; 628-6231.  The home to the East belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rosenberg; PO Box 657; New Portland 04954; 628-3140.

This site has been referred to Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services to determine if additional work will be required.
P-536-2000*On 8/27/2000 Mr. Charles Thornton of Waterboro brought a sample of water from his well to the DEP's Southern Maine Regional Office.  The sample was black, and had a definate odor to it.  He was concerned as his property abuts the Waterboro Patent facility which has been an uncontrolled site for several years.  I agreed to sample the well and determine if the contamination was due the Waterboro Patent site, or possibly another source.  I contacted Wayne Paridis, project manager for the Waterboro Patent site.  He informed me that it was unlikely that groundwater flow would allow for contamination of Mr. Thornton's well from the site, but that it was possible.  He instructed me on which analysis would confirm contamination from the site.  Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services visited the site on 9/1/00 and took the samples.  All results were negative except the deisel range organics (DRO).  Arrangements were made to re-sample the well and a second well on Mr. Thornton's property from the well itself, to eliminate any contamintation form PVC piping.  Samples were taken by Brad Hahn and results came up negative.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
I-158-2001*DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DRY ROT AT GROUND LEVEL AND A TREE THAT FELL AND HIT THE MAIN SUPPORTING GUY WIRE, THE POLE/TRANSFORMER FELL ON IT'S SIDE AND BEGAN TO LEAK.  APPROXIMATELY 6-8 GALLONS OF MINERAL OIL HAD BEEN SPILLED.  CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND PLACED IN DRUMS, THE AREA WAS FILLED BACK WITH CLEAN GRAVEL.  DRUMS BEING STORED AT THE HWC WAREHOUSE ON SALEM ST. IN HOULTON.
A-1-1997*     DEP received an after-hours report that a minor AST overfill had occurred at this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/9/97.  Remaining contamination in soil was negligible (no remediation warranted).  An inspection of the tank in the cellar showed no apparent damage due to overpressurization.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-66-1997*6/10/97 @ 0840

I received a phone call from a Mr. Charles Lawson (667-2178) of the Nicolin Road in Ellsworth.  Mr. Lawson reports that there are 14 five gallon buckets of highway marking paint that are very rusty that have been recently dumped on the side of Fire Road 304B.  I contacted possible sources of the paint.  I phoned the City of Ellsworth's Highway Garage (667-2037) and the State of Maine Department of Transportation in Ellsworth.  I also notified Mike Hangge (667-8666), of the Ellsworth Fire Department.

Mike Hangee also suggested that I might contact the Ellsworth Highway Garage.  I told Mike that I would be heading to Ellsworth and would meet him at the Fire Department.
B-136-1999*     On March 28, 1999 at 1400 we received an anonymous call reporting used oil dumping at a house on route 69 just west of the intersection of routes 69 and 2 in Carmel village.  I visited the site that afternoon and found a half dozen vehicles at the site but no one  was home.  There were a couple oil stains on the asphalt driveway and the home's drilled well is located within thirty feet of the vehicles and stained areas.  I later saw Doug Small, the property owner, and informed of the danger to the well if the sloppy conditions continue or worsen.
P-248-1998*On 6/4/98 Nathan Thompson received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Ron Smith of the Bridgton Fire Department reporting a dumping site that had been found in Bridgton.  Myself and Ann Hemenway responded to the site the next morning.  Upon arrival, we observed multiple containers of 1 and 5 gallon sizes containing pipe joint compound and roofing cement.  There were also several small (approximately 6 oz.) containers of belt grip.  There was also a large amount of pipe that was later determined to be asbestos.  Several of the 1 and 5 gallon containers had leaked.  The name W. L. Blake appeared prominently on some pieces of the asbestos piping.  The same name appeared on a large carboard box from Yellow Freight.  The box was later traced by the Bridgton Police Department from Yellow Freight to W. L. Blake.  Within the large cardboard box was a torn shipping tag with the names W. L. Blake and Boise Cascade.  Also within the box was a faxed copy of a purchase order from W. L. Blake to Power Specialties.  Bridgton Police Department agreed to investigate all the above named companies.

I hired Clean Harbors to have them classify and remove the dumped materials.  On 6/8/98 I returned to the site with Clean Harbors.  All of the dumped materials were packaged in appropriate shipping containers, and the spilled material was cleaned up.  On June 12, 1998, Clean Harbors returned to the site and removed all of the materials.  See the attached manifests for details regarding the ultimate disposal locations of the materials.  This case has been referred for potential further action from enforcement.  No further response action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 23, 1998
B-709-1998*Ken Perry noticed late on 11/2 that he had no hot water and that the boiler wasn't running.  The burnerman from Shorey Oil discovered that the oil tank, having just been filled in late October, was empty. There being no evidence of theft or leakage above grade, the cause was attributed to corrosion of the feedlinen, which was buried in the concrete floor.

Short of drilling thru the cellar floor, I saw no way to recover the lost oil. Since the residence is on town water, there are no nearby exposures and the floor drains are no longer connected to the municipal sewer, I saw no need to subject the homeowner to the expense and inconvenience of trying to recover his oil from beneath the slab.
B-531-1996*
On this date, a Dead River truck delivered oil for the first time to Timothy Gerencer's new house. Unfortunately, the truck's air eliminator failed at the same time; instead of pumping air into one of the compartments, oil was pumped instead.  The compartment was already full, so oil was forced out the compartment vent and onto the ground.

The driver immediately stabilized the situation, called for help and caught 5 gallons in a bucket.  Wayne Jamison reported it to me, and I went there, made contact with Dead River's cleanup crew, telling them what needed to be done.  The upshot was that the oil contaminated soil on top of the septic system and a section of lawn was excavated.
P-500-1998*On 9/11/98 I received a written report of a possible oil spill at the Town of Long Island Public Works Garage on Long Island.  The spill was discovered by Coleman Clark of Frederick Bros. Oil Co. who was replacing an oil tank as part of a DEP project on the Island to upgrade oil storage facilities.  On 9/17/98 myself, Steve Flannery and Ann Hemenway met with Mr. Clark at the Island and he showed us the site.  I observed a minor oil stain on the concrete around the old tank location.  There was no ongoing discharge.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 20, 1998
A-276-1996*DEP received a report from the Coast Guard on 6/18 that a commercial fishing vessel was presumed scuttled in deep water sometime between 6/7 and 6/12.  According to the boat owner (Rockett) the vessel held 700 gallons of diesel at the time she was stolen.  The Coast Guard observed a 1000' by 1000' sheen on 6/13 in an area East of Sheep Island.  DEP was contacted on 6/17; I accompanied USCG personnel to the affected area, but there was no observable product at that time.
     It is unclear whether any attempt at salvage will be made.  It is believed that the vessel lies in water between 150' and 500' deep.  I anticipate no further involvement by DEP as a result of this incident unless new reports of visible product are received or salvage is pursued.
P-164-1997*Spill of 1/10th of a gallon of oil on driveway.  (see attached C.N. Brown Report).  Checked site on 3/27/97.  Clean up sufficient.  No further action.
P-66-1996*Three 8000 gallon gasoline UST's of Bufhide construction.  May not be acceptable corrosion protection and due for 10/1/97 removal deadline. Based on 3/19/96 site visit and other excavation in area, this facility (tanks) likely installed within gw zone.  See site sketch of 3/19 in field notes.
B-637-1999*     On October 7, 1999 at 1850 we received a call from Mark Cyr of C.N. Brown in Orland reporting a two quart spill of heating oil at the home Mr. Jerry Guse in Orland.  The basement tank's whistle was not operating properly and under a gallon of #2 oil sprayed out the vent before the driver stopped the delivery.  He recovered the product with sorbents.
A-518-1996*Received a call from Advance A1 Cleaning Services that they were at a house that had suffered a leak. I responded to the site in Fairfield on 224 Ridge Road. Houle Plumbing & Heating and Advance A1 Cleaning were already present. The house is owned by Roy Gilman. Mrs. Gilman was present. I went to the basement and saw oil over a large part of the floor. Cleanup was being done. One of the tanks had split along the seam, allowing about 50 gallons to leak out. The Gilman's had a total capacity of 1100 gallons, 4- 275 gallon tanks. The cleaning contractor was doing a good job. I instructed them to wash the concrete floor and to ventilate the basement. Subsequent phone calls to Mr. Gilman found the work done and no odor problem in the main part of the house. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-359-1997*Fireman Paul Haley called to say that they had responded to a gasoline spill at Swett's Mobil in Orono and used about a dozen sorbent pads.  Apparently someone dropped a nozzle at the self service island, that person's was not recorded.  He asked if I would dispose of them for the fire department.  I picked them up and they were later incinerated along with other pads that the department collected.
B-71-1997*
On the afternoon of February 11, Webber Tanks had just received a shipload of regular gasoline, bringing the total in Tank #4 to 90,000 barrels.  As Webber's crew was doing their post-delivery inspection, they noticed that water was flowing around the outside perimeter of the tank.  That water hadn't been there previously, and it was decided that the water must be coming from the inside of the tank. If that was the case, it meant the tank had sprung a leak in the floor, and that gasoline would soon be following the water.

By the time of my arrival, the Bucksport Fire Dept. was on scene, preparing to put a water cushion on the tank bottom, so it'd continue to leak water instead of gasoline. In total, 40,000 gallons of water was pumped into the tank that night, through a 11/2" fitting. Because of that, no gasoline was lost in this incident.

Thought was given to reversing flows, and putting product back aboard the ship.  Ultimately, that wasn't done for a number of reasons: (1) the vessel's captain had already started ballasting his ship when the problem was discovered, and he wanted to sail on the tide.  (2) The Jones Act prohibits loading foreign-flagged vessals at U.S. ports. (COTP Cdr. Burt Russell ultimately waived this law to allow this emergency to be attenuated, but the captain STILL wanted to sail.) (3) The terminal's piping is such that only 700 bbl/hr could've backflowed to the ship, after extensive modifications.

The tank was eventually emptied through stepped up deliveries, transfer to another tank, and borrowing storage from Irving in Searsport. That done, a new floor was installed in the leaker, which was scheduled to have that done later in the year anyway.
A-599-2001*write something
A-327-2001*   DEP received a report that this minor transformer oil spill had occurred and had already been cleaned up.
A-345-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-98-2001*See attached report from CMP.
P-659-2001*09.24.2001 received report from Portland Pipe Line of a sheen that had dissipated just prior to reporting the spill to DEP.  Mr. Minervino of PPL advised that the sheen appeared to be coming off a pile of seaweed inside the boom, away from where two tanker ships were moored to the pier.  DEP was advised that the sheen quickly dissipated and that no other source can be identified.

No DEP response to this incident and no further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.27.2001

I-228-1998*Hometown Oil Co. responded to a call of an oil spill at Mr. Robideau's residence on 12/24/98.

The spill was contained inside a dike area in the cellar, which surrounds the furnace.

The lines to the furnace and water heater were sleeved. The leak was at the oil line fitting at the water heater connection. Oil went into the sleeve and drained into the dike. Some oil escaped through cracks and a small amount of soil was contaminated.

The liquid was cleaned up by Mr. Robideau with a pail and cat litter.

A DEP fan was left operational to help eliminate the remaining odor.

Case closed
A-524-2000*     DEP received a report that this residential AST had suffered a broken filter fitting when the tank shifted.  An estimated 270 gallons of oil ran into the back yard.  Heavy rain fell during the next day; the spill was reported to DEP two days later.  Excavation of contaminated soil revealed a shallow depth to a fractured bedrock surface; it was apparent that oil had reached fractures and was not recoverable.  A DEP geologist (Seaward) was assigned and visited the property.
     The area is rural/residential and reliant on wells for water.  There are five residences within 600' of the spill (three are considered at risk); the well serving the subject property is  50' from the spill location and is considered highly at risk.  Active recovery is complete at this site; the Department is monitoring at-risk wells for signs of contamination.
A-631-1998*This private water supply was sampled for MTBE as part of the Governor's Survey. The initial result was 15.2 ug/l.

I collected a sample on 1-27-99 and it was at that time that I realized  this home was the same place as spill A-580-98.  I spoke with Andrea Peaslee and she told me they do not drink the water because of bacteria contamination.  The HETL found MTBE at a concentration of 11 ug/l.  While at the site I conducted a site survey and found the water supply (an open pool) down-slope and adjacent to the horse pasture.  I also found what appeared to be a straight pipe, from the toilet, draining into the horse pasture.  No further action taken.
P-570-2001*On the morning of July 23rd Mr. Douglas Pohl and his passenger Leo Beaudin were flying a single engine private plane from Auburn to Oswago NY.  When a malfunction occurred causing a loss of oil and fuel pressure, the pair were forced to make an emergency landing at the Fryeburg airport.

The approach was straight but somewhat short 100-150 feet of the runway.  The plane skidded across the grass and came to rest on the runway.  Only minor structural damage was incurred by the plane, one wing fuel bladders was damaged and it was leaking slowly to the asphalt runway.  The Fryeburg Fire Department responded quickly and applied sorbents and speedi dry to confine the flow of fuel.  Initially streaming foam to restrict vapors and fuel, however, the pads and speedi dry appeared to be sufficient.

Upon arrival DEP/Cyr applied Plug-n-dike to the wing to minimize the continued loss, which proved successful.  There was no documented environmental damage related to the crash and clean up beyond the loss of fuel to the runway.  The FAA inspectors arrived shortly after the scene was stabilized, no discussions were held with them nor did they offer any information.

Mr. Pohl was then able to move the plane off the runway and begin the dismantling process to transport the plane home for repairs.

There was no additional work planned for the scene, nor is there any anticipated based on the minor discharge.
B-272-1998*On 4/28/98, 1040 hours David Dostie, who is the code enforcement officer for Mariaville, reported that there was a truck with pesticide or herbicide that was leaking.  He said that the truck had plastic containers on board that were labled "Velpar".  He went on to say that the truck had a large tank at the front of it's cargo body and it was this tank that was leaking.  At the time David had discovered the leak there was no one around the unit.  He had established from the plate number that the truck belonged to Merrill's Blueberry Farm. David volunteered to go back to see if any personnel had returned to the vehicle.  Meanwhile, Tom Maleck tried to contact Brett Johnston, whom he knew to be a licensed applicator for Merrill's Blueberry.  At the same time I contacted the Board of Pesticide Control.  David got back to me saying that Merrill personnel said the leaking substance was water.  Shortly after that, Bob Tomlins (Pesticide Control) contacted me.  I ran the scenario by him and he indicated that the forward tank would contain water.  He went on to say that they invariably overfill the water tanks so they were apt to leak.  I passed this assurance back to David.
A-95-2001*Bucket truck hose failure. CMP cleaned up contaminated soil. See attached report. No site visit made, no further action anticipated.
B-181-1996*Thomas Spitz, Chemical Hygiene Officr for the University of Maine in Orono, called to report a small discharge of ammonium hydroxide within Alfond Arena.  It was stated that a portion of piping for the rink's cooling system failed.  It was reported that only a small quantity of the liquid was released.  Repairs were made and the area was ventilated.
P-247-1996*On 4/29/96 I met with Kimberly Tucker of Landmark Human Resources to make a determination on a abandonment in place request.  The request was denied because the tank did not meet any of the conditions required.  The tank was located outside a building foundation and was accessible to heavy equipment.  Tank to be removed in near future.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-659-1997*11/14/97 10:02

Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering soil contamination during the removal of two 6000 gallon gasoline tanks at the Kwik Stop Market on Pond Street in Bucksport.  Investigation shown that the two tanks were held within a sandy fill material surrounded by compact silty clay.  PID readings varied greatly, anywhere from 100 ppm to 2500 ppm.  A small amount of free product was observed on the water table.  PID readings in the natural soil at the bottom of the excavation were below 50 ppm.  The contamination appeared to be isolated and well contained.  The tanks were observed to be in very good shape.  The source of the gasoline was probably due to a piping problem.

Since an existing 8000 gallon tank is located immedately adjacent to the excavation the soil was not removed for fear of damaging it.  The water table is located only about 2 feet below grade which complicated the matter.  The area is considered "non-sensitive" as a baseline 2 site.  The contamination will be assessed when the 8k tank is removed.  No further action is expected however at this time.
B-381-1997*An anonymous party called to report that earlier in the week a fork truck owned by K&S Masonry had a mechanical problem and a lot of hydraulic oil was lost onto the ground.  In fact the caller knew that it took 15 gallons to top off the hydraulic tank.  Furthermore this spill was not cleaned up and was very near a stream.  This had occurred on the grounds of Stearns Academy in Millinocket.  This was Friday afternoon and Monday I drove to the scene.  Out behind the school I found a large oil stain that smelled of used hydraulic oil. The stain was at the edge of the asphalt drive and had mostly been absorbed by the grass.  I wandered around the school until I found Mr. Brent Colbry, superintendent. I told him why I was there.  I further explained that at this point the oil spill was not an environmental issue but one of esthetics.  Mr. Colbry said that the school would like it cleaned up.  He introducted me to Mr. Paul LaBreque who was the prime contractor (Master Contractors Inc, 711 Lee Rd.,Lincoln ME  04457) and he introduced me to Kenny Sullivan of K&S Masonry who had a crew working on the school.  While Mr. Sullivan did not want to admit that the oil was from his machine, he agreed to clean up the stained soil and remove it to his shop site in Charleston.  After some time I received a message that the soil had been cleaned up.  Since I haven't heard anything negative from Mr. Colbry I assume that the school is satisfied.
I-8-1999*On 2-4-99, this office recieved an annonymous phone call reporting a yellow color covering a snowbank on the E Plantation Road in Blaine. I investigated that day and found what appeared to be an emulsified oil covering the snowbank and front yard of James Cruso. After speaking with him and checking we found that a lubricating oil drum in his garage had leaked and gone into a crack in the floor, and braking out next to the garage. A recent snowstorm had covered it up and when plowing was done, the oil was spread over his yard and into the snowbank. He wanted to clean it himself so over the course of the next several days the contaminated snow and ice was removed and liquid product picked up with speedy dry. I inspected the property after and saw no additional cleanup necessary.
P-392-1998*On 08/20/98 Margaret Pizzo of Koch Fuels called to report that they had overfilled a liquid asphalt tank.  They lost 200 gallons to the secondary containment.  No product left the secondary containment.  The asphalt was at 300 degrees and they were going to wait until it cooled and hardened and then they were going to chip it out and dispose of it.
On 08/21/98 I visited the site.  Apparently an employee (Mark) was filling tank #16 through a heat exchanger.  When he finished filling the tank he turned off the heat exchanger but was distracted before he closed the valve to the tank.  Later another employee went to use the heat exchanger to fill another tank and did not notice that he was actually continuing to fill (overfill) tank #16.  The product came out the top of the tank through the gauge hole, ran down the side of the tank and into the secondary containment until it was noticed.  When I visited on Friday they were sitll waiting for the product to harden.  No further action is required at this time.




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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 1998
A-399-2000*     DEP received a report that oil was visible on water in a monitoring well at this facility.  After re-examination of the wells and placement of an excavation at the edge of the tank field, it was determined that this oil was the result of minor surface spillage.  BRWM Tanks unit (Enforcement) was contacted regarding observed anomolies with the piping.
B-640-1996*On 11/19/96, 0030 Tom Maleck took a call from the State Police. They were reporting a tanker roll over at exit 55 on I 95 in Lincoln.  Tom went to the site and found that the unit was intact, although it was on it's side.  There was nothing leaking and it was apparent that the unit was not going to get righted that night.  Because Tom had other things to tend to he left and gave our office a call so that someone could monitor the righting of the tanker.  I left around mid morning and when I arrived they were waiting for more wrecking units. Clean Harbors was trying to pump the tanker but was not having much luck because of the tanker's position.  It was slanted away from the drop valve at the back end of the unit.  Later wreckers were able to correct the position so that they were able to remove about half the cargo, which was latex headed to GNP in Millinocket.  By mid afternoon the tanker was righted without incident.  No spillage occurred.
A-27-1998*Jerome Guvermont of Rangeley called to report that a pickup truck had gone into Rangeley Lake from Main Street in Rangeley. He reported only sheen from the accident and did not require any assistance. No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary.
P-681-1999*See attached report from CMP.
P-519-1997*Citizen left old 275 gallon AST out on side of road for city trash collection.  Tank contained approximately 40-50 gallons of #2 fuel oil, and no bungs were in tank.  Trash pickers attempted to load tank in pick-up and spilled product in street and left tank.  Homeowner righted tank.  Fire Department put sand on affected area of street.  DEP removed approximately 15 gallons of fuel and sludge from tank for recycling.

No further action necessary by the Department of Response Services.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-342-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that a private vehicle had left the road and landed upside down in a small brook in New Vineyard.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  The vehicle had already been removed; Fire Dept. staff (David Nevidonski) estmated that approximately two gallons of gasoline was spilled during the event.  Pads and booms were placed and successfully captured about one gallon of spilled material.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-324-1999*Received a call from Brad Taylor of Frontier Oil that there had been a small spill. While delivering to a customer's of theirs in Oakland, the driver managed to spill the contents of the hose onto the ground while rolling the hose in. He cleaned it up using sorbent pads. I went to the site to inspect and found a sheen on some puddles but little else. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-549-1998*B-549-98 Sappi/S.D.Warren - Parlin Pond Twp.


   Ms. Fortin called to report that someone had intentionally unhooked a hydraulic hose on a wood crane parked in a gravel pit off their road #9405. This caused the spillage of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground. They estimate that they collected about 30 gallons through the use of sorbents, which would be burned in the boiler of their Somerset mill. They also dug up 6-8 yards of gravel, which was spread on their road. Their report is attached.  I did not go to the scene.
B-304-1999*Please see attached narrative.
P-316-2001*   In the afternoon of 4/6/01, I responded to a reported mercury discharge at this business building.  The area is on city water and is dense city residential.
   Onsite I met Mr. Tardiff who showed me the Hg spill on the concrete floor of their building's garage/storage area.  He explained that it likely came out of an old, recently removed pipe fitting that was next to the discharge and had fallen over.  The pipe apparently had a mercury gage in it.  One to two tablespoons worth were still on the floor which Mr. Tardiff originally thought were beads of solder.  Explaining that this hazardous materials incident needed a prompt clean-up he called in FLEET Env. who had a Mercury response unit onsite within 1/2 hour.  FLEET picked up the Hg for proper disposal.  The business owners are Mr. Tom Watson, who I talked to onsite, and Mr. Russ Pierce.
   See attachments and hazardous waste manifest on file for further information.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-481-2000*   On Fri. 8/4/00, while I was oberving a UST sump replacement for the facility's four tanks, I noted a significant stain of a diesel/oil spill on the asphalt paving near the diesel dispenser (see site sketch).  It appears that a truck had over-filled up at the diesel dispenser and spilled fuel to the ground as it took off north up the turnpike.  The stain was not present at the time of my 6/8/00 visit and feel it happened within the last week.
     I have noted no evidence the spill was cleaned up or reported by the RP or by C N Brown or the MTA.
    See P-350-00 for information on the UST facility work.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-137-1997*5 Drums of waste oil were found at landfill, only visual contaminated soil was removed.
A-635-2000*Responded to a call from Wade Benner in Waldo concerning oil odor from his well water.  I went to his house and sampled his water. I also took off the cap of the drilled well and did smell oil in the well.  I informed him not to drink, cook or shower with the water. Filters were ordered and installed the first week of December. Initial sample results showed high concentrations of fuel oil.  Inspection of Mr. Benner tank system did not show any leaking. He then informed me that there was a small portion of the oil line in a concrete floor which could not be inspected.  I concluded that piece of fuel line was probably what leaked. The case was turned over to Paul Blood of Technical Services.  No further Response action is indicated.
B-226-1998*B-226-98 B.H.E.Co. - Brooksville


Bangor Hydro reported that a hydraulic line had burst on a bucket truck in the intersection of Rt. 175 & 176 in Brooksville. The est. .5 gallons was sorbed up with road sand and collected. It eventually ended up in Sawyer's Landfill.
   See attached report.
P-201-1996*Dixon Bros. overfilled a 275 gallon # 2 oil tank.  Approximately one gallon of oil came out the vent and spilled into yard.  Some soil had been removed.  I checked the spill area and requested a little more soil removed.  The following day another one-half yard of soil was removed and taken to Commercial Paving.  No further action.
P-18-1999*    On Friday, 1/19/99, I was reached by Mr. Kallis reporting a 200+ gal. fuel oil discharge in his basement that his wife had just called him on.  I arrived onsite promptly and was shown the spill site by Coree Kallis.
     The 275 gal. AST was located in the basement with the fill and vent coming out the rear of the single family house.  The basement floor was poured concrete except in the area of the AST which was gravel.  The plastic water line from the drilled well came up thru the gravel several feet from the AST.   I was told that they (the builders) had left this spot open and only gravel to keep oil spillage off the floor(?).  Though the house had been at this location only several years and the Kallis' in it for a year, the house had come from another site and was >30 years old.  The area is rural residential.  The tank appeared very old and rusty as well, with the fuel line going under the floor.
     What was suspected was a deep pool of red oil on the gravel was actually only a skim of oil atop gw in the gravel, and spillage estimated at a gallon or less.  I noted the discharge to be an ongoing drip from the line fitting off the filter.  I put a pan under the drip. A Union Oil burnerman arrived later to replace the line with a sleeved one.
    The oil was skimmed and padded off the water.  Mr. Kallis was to removed oily crushed rock and landspread it outside, away from the well.  No AST Ins. Fund application is expected and no DEP expenses were incurred.  I recommended concrete be put under the tank or the tank moved. No further action expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-332-1997*   On 6/13/97 I briefly visited this site and noted the SUN Env. crew finishing squaring off the concrete pad after removing the 4000 gal. bare steel UST and filling the excav. back in.  They reported no contamination and the removal overseen by CTI Paul Thompson.
   In the building's rear I noted four old vent pipes left over from the 1990 removal overseen by Peter Reynolds of Tidewater Const./Holdon Company.
   See the 1997 removal assessemnt of Engles Env. for further info.

S. G. Brezinski
B-147-1999*One of the fire-fighters at the Veazie Municipal complex noticed an oil sheen on an unnamed brook behind the station.  He notified the CEO, who in turn notified me.  We traced the sheen upstream to a storm sewer outfall at Gagne Precast.

According to Fred Gagne, the company had had a leak in the hydraulic system of one of their delivery trucks.  The bay in which they repaired the truck had a floor drain connected to the storm sewer.  When the oil migrated or was washed into the floor drain, it eventually ended up in the stream.  The discharge was controlled with sorbents.

I notified Water Bureau personnel of the existence of this floor drain, and I later got a call from Tammie Gould, who said that in the mid-80s, the manager at Gagne had sworn they had no floor drains;  looks like they're in trouble with the Water Bureau on that one.
I-209-1999*DAIGLE OIL BULK DIESEL STATION IN ASHLAND HAD A MALFUNCTIONING BULK FUEL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS KEROSENE TO BE SPILLED.  5 CUBIC YARDS WERE EXCAVATED AND TRANSPORTED TO PRESQUE ISLE LANDFILL.


P-429-1997*The filter housing on the oil delivery system had broke discharging oil onto the road.  The driver immediately took precautions to redirect the oil away from a storm drain and placed sorbents down.

When I arrived, Union Oil was almost complete with collecting the oil with sorbents.  The suggestion was made to place sand on the road after the clean-up was finished which I concurred with.

No further action required.
P-598-1999*On 10/21/99 Steve Flannery received a call from John Ziegra of the Brunswick Naval Air Station reporting # 6 oil found during an excavation project at the base.  I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed a small amount of what appeared to be # 6 oil in an excavated trench.  The product appeared old and did not appear to be migrating significantly.  No sources of # 6 or similar type of oil are located on the property.  It is unknown where the oil had come from.  Due to the small quantity of oil found and the fact that no significant resources appeared to be affected by the oil, no clean up was required.



_________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 13, 1999
B-303-2001*      On May 24, 2001 at 1000 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a spill from a transformer near pole 251 on a private road off route 172 in  Blue Hill. A meter reader noticed a stain on the gravel and notified a line crew who found a leaking bushing on the unit.  Less than a gallon of non PCB oil leaked and workers recovered any contaminated debris.
B-385-1999*B-385-99
Taunton & Raynham Township

Thursday July 8, 1999				1015

I received a phone call from Steve Robe (453-2527 ext 130), of the Plum Creek Timber Company.  Mr. Robe phoned to report a 5-gallon diesel spill to a logging road off Route 15 in Taunton & Raynham Township.

According to Mr. Robe, an E.J. Carrier dump truck most likely snagged and broke a diesel fuel line on a tree stump.  While the truck was dumping gravel onto a logging road, with a road grader behind it, the diesel tank lost 5 gallons of diesel fuel to the logging road.  The grader operator was spreading the gravel behind the truck and did not see the line of diesel fuel left by the moving dump truck.  The spill to the roadway was covered under the gravel.  I explained that that is not necessarily the best clean up process, but the diesel is not likely to leach from the roadway and gravel.  No clean up was initiated.
P-325-1996*NINE MERCURY SWITCHES SUFFERED INTERNAL FAILURE. A SMALL AMOUNT OF MERCURY LEAKED FROM SWITCHES INTO ELECTRICAL BOX.  ALL SWITHCHES REPLACED AND MERCURY REMOVED. SPILLED MERCURY RECOVERED. ALL MERCURY REMOVED AND RECYCLED BY CLEAN HARBORS. NO FURTHER ACTION.
B-789-1998*B-789- 98
Brewer

Tuesday December 8, 1998			0830

I received a phone call from Mark Ouellette (989-2770).  Mr. Ouellette, a Dead River service technician, was on scene at the Keith Bridgham residence.  He explained that Dead River responded to a tank problem at 253 Chamberlain Street.  At that location, about one gallon of Number 2 heating oil leaked from the small corrosion hole located bottom centerline of the 275 gallon basement tank.  Since the tank had just recently been filled, a magnetic patch was put on the tank until Mr. Bridgham uses more fuel.

Dead River will be replacing the basement tank.  The one-gallon spill of oil was cleaned up with speedi-dri.  Dead River disposed of the 2 hand fulls, of speedi-dri.
A-763-1999*This spill # has been voided.
P-161-1998*On April 18 I responded to a call from the Saco Fire Department concerning gasoline vapors in a storm drain.  On site I found a storm drain in the Saco Woods Apartment that appeared to have had approximately five gallons of gasoline dumped into it.  One home across the street was experiencing vapors from the basement sump which connects into the storm drain and so, were temporarily evacuated.  I contacted Seacoast Ocean Services to come and pump the drain out.  Seacoast removed approximately 150 gallons of gasy water from the drain.  The fire department put a layer of foam over the drain as a final precaution to ensure no further vapors were released.  No further action.
I-75-1999*ON 2/20/99, LIMESTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THEY CLEANED UP A 5 GALLON SPILL OF GASOLINE ON RT. #1A NORTH OF LIMESTONE.  SPEEDI DRI WAS SPREAD OVER THE SPILL AND THEN DISPOSED OFF AT THE TRI COMMUNITY LANDFILL.  THE SOURCE OF THE SPILL IS UNKNOWN BUT WAS MOST LIKELY FROM A 5 GALLON CAN THAT FELL OFF A VEHICLE.  CASE CLOSED.
A-329-2001*   DEP received a report from a local water district that someone had dumped waste oil near their surface water supply (Moose Hill Pond).  It became apparent that the oil was a small part of a larger deposit of solid debris.  Spilled oil was not recoverable and posed no threat to the pond.  I informed the caller that DEP has no authority to enforce litter control laws, but that the area (a vehicle turn around) might be "signed" or barricaded to prevent continued dumping.
A-67-2000*     DEP received a report that a small amount of heating oil was spilled in this residential driveway during a line flush.  Contaminated snow and gravel was collected by the spiller.  A drilled well is located approx. 300' away but is not considered at-risk due to this event.
A-46-2001*Received a call from Linda at C.N. Brown concerning a small oil spill.  She reported that they had overfilled at tank at a customer's workshop in Turner.  I decided to inspect the cleanup.  The spill was at the workshop at the home of Craig Quimby.  I went to the site and Mrs. Quimby showed me the spill.  The overfilled product had come out the vent pipe and had sprayed into the snow.  The driver of the C.N. Brown truck had shoveled up three garbage bags of snow.  I shoveled up two more and left them for C.N. Brown to pick up.  All the spilled oil had been sorbed into the snow.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-788-1999*Fred Leigh called from Bangor Hydro Electric Co. to report that they had discovered a small, one or two ounces, spill of transformer oil inside the Milford Substation which is beside their hydro dam. The PCB content was unknown but the oil landed on a concrete pad and was cleaned up with solvents. The clean up debris will be properly stored until the lab results tell them the proper disposal method.
   On 12/28/99 the company received the lab results of non-detectable which has a minimum limit of 2 ppm.
A-453-1996*     DEP received a report that 1/2 gallon of 98% ethyl acetate solution had spilled following a line failure (see Bass report of 10/11/96).  The spill was confined to the concrete floor and was reportedly sorbed into speedee-dry; this was added to the plant hazardous waste stream.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-567-2000*On 10/15/00, 0800 hours Gil Merchant of BIA reported a three gallon spill of JetA.  The release came from the vent of an air craft fuel tank.  Product expansion was suggested as the cause.  I labeled the cause as an overfill because expansion was not allowed for when the aircraft was fueled.  The release was recovered with a half dozen pads, which went to BIA's waste stream.

P-121-1998*18Feb98 Bridgton FD advised of a waste oil discharge from entered location, reported to them by a water district employee on 17Feb98. Subject employees working on a 1,000 gallon and 275 gallon aboveground supply tanks failed to secure a feed line or broke the feed line in some manner, that allowed waste oil to discharge through a floor drain directly into Willett Brook. I met with Dan McDonald, facility owner, and advised him of oil spill and UIC prohibitions. McDonald advised that he would seal the drain and notify me when completed. Response Services did not received notification of the completion of this task.

After the snow melt, I visited this site and observed many problems including: ASTs filled w. product laying on their side; approximately (31) 55 gallon drums haphazardly stored with no appropriate lables; an AST housed behind the facility displaying evidence of a leak; and several other house keeping issues related to regulated wastes.  I also observed a sheen in the adjacent brook. I located the source along the bank and I determined the source to be an underground pipe associated with the previous floor drain discharge.  I met w. Dan McDonald in Bridgton, and he agreed to met me on site and discuss clean up requirements.

2 June 1998, Bridgton FD contacted DEP for status report of this site. He reports sheen on water.

8 June 1998, I arrived on site and observed that all the drums and other unsightly wastes had been removed. A local contractor and I dug up the underground pipes and the pipes were disposed with other construction debris by the contractor. Soil removal was not justified due to the sensitive location, being part of the stream geology. I decided that the sheen would dissipate with the removal of the source contamination (oil impacted piping).

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Aug98).









A-293-1998*Contamination was found during water line replacement in the Southbound lane near the rotary.  Initially the water district contacted Dale Doughty of DOT.  He checked the soils pile with a PID and found levels as high as 1000 ppm.  The water district did not want to use this as back fill in the trench, so it was land spread.  Dale arranged to check the soil periodically to determine if remediation was complete.

As work progressed additional contaminated soil and water were encountered and removed.  Brad Tyrone of Hillier and Associates was hired by DOT to provide site assessments for any contamination found during the project.  Two tanks were also found and removed.  The tanks appear to be associated with contamination in this area.  At least one tank appeared to have contained gas.  They were very old and in poor condition.  Soil at the bottom of the excavation was clay.  Contaminated soil that could not be used in the road was taken to the landfill.  Because this is a baseline 1 site the only soil that was removed was soil encountered as part of the water line replacement.  Presumably, additional contaminated soil remains under the street.

Two additional tanks were found at the front of the Aubuchon Hardware and one near the rotary in the Northbound lane.  No contamination was associated with these tanks.   The tanks were registered and removed.

No further action is anticipated.  See the site assessment in the tank file for additional information.
P-10-1989*	Abandonment-by-removal of retail gasoline UST facility.  Discharges confirmed; see attached for further details.
A-453-1997*Received a call from Mike Bartlett of G.H.Bass that a service contractor of theirs had suffered a spill. WD Matthews was servicing the forklifts in the plant when they spilled the contents of a small drum of waste oil. The spill was to a concrete surface. WD Matthews personnel cleaned it up with speedy dry and sorbents. Mr. Bartlett indicated that he was satisfied with the cleanup. I instructed him to have WD Matthews remove the contaminated materials and put them in their internal waste stream. No further action is necessary and no site visit was made.
P-680-1998*     On 1/21/99 I visited this trailer park to confirm the removal of the 275 gal. UST's associated with the park's mobile homes.  There was a snow cover so vent & fill pipes or not could not be verified.  New outside AST's were evident.  I understand the area is on public water.  There are 59 residences.
     On 2/16/99 I contacted park manager Louis Wood who assured me that 46 tanks had been abandoned by removal but two to be abandoned in place had not been taken care of yet.  Coincidentally he had just spoken to Ted Scharf of DEP in response to a letter Mr. Wood had received on his tanks from DEP.  Linda Doran of DEP had approved abandonment in place the past summer, 1998.  The two remaining tanks are to be abandoned in the spring of 1999.  See DEP reg. files for further info.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-702-1999*     On November 3, 1999 at 1600 we received a call from Mona Spear reporting a one pint spill of <1ppm PCB mineral oil from a leaking transformer on Beech Ridge Lane in Otis. Strong winds blew a limb onto the unit which caused a leaking bushing.  Workers recovered one half bag of leaves and  debris.
P-502-2001*On 6/27/01 I received a call from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a structure fire and diesel spill at Maietta Construction in Scarborough.  The diesel spilled from a bus located inside the burning building.  Diesel fuel ran on the runoff water from the fire suppression effort into a storm drain and out into a drainage swale.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that much of the oil had been contained within the storm drain system with a small amount reaching the drainage swale.  Maietta hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.  Upon arrival, Clean Harbors used vacuum trucks and sorbents to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 29, 2001
A-486-1997* The residents of 2 Shed Street dropped an oral thermometer onto the carpeted floor. They then used a vacuum cleaner to cleanup the area. It was at this time that they reported the spill to DEP.
 I responded and used some indicating powder to determine if there was any mercury on the carpet. I covered the area with poly and checked on it the next day. There were no spots on the carpet so, therefore, I ended our involvement.
 I also notified Andy Smith, State Toxicologist, from DHS.
P-217-1996*On 4/14/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Dept. reporting oil found in a ditch on Plymouth Drive in Scarborough.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, the Fire Dept. had determined that the source of the oil was the Seavy residence on Payne Rd.  Their copper line under their basement floor had developed a leak.  Oil had traveled to their sump and was draining out into the ditch.  The spill was contained in the ditch with sorbent material.

Over the next two weeks, I made regular visits to change saturated sorbent material in the ditch and sump.  As of 4/29/96 there is no oil and the ditch and the oil in the sump has significantly reduced.  Sorbent material has been left in the sump and will be checked by the homeowners and replaced as necessary.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-411-1997*Two tanks were discovered in the DOT right of way during a water line repair.  DOT arranged to remove them.  A small amount of soil was contaminated due to sloppiness during the removal operation.  No further action is required.
B-599-1999*In September of 1998, William Betterly was the recipient of diesel oil spilled  on his driveway, courtesy of Lane Paving.  (B-632-98)   By Sept. of '99, Betterly claimed his well water tasted funny and he was blaming the diesel spilled there in '98.

Laboratory analysis showed the contaminant to be gasoline and MTBE at 9.9 ppb and 14 ppb respectively.  There is no sign of obvious gasoline spillage in the area of the well, but the ledge is so close to the ground on this site that the gasoline could've come from anywhere:  spillage on the street, Betterly's own vehicles, his lawn-mower or the mower the City uses to mow the adjacent park.

I called Betterly on 11/1 and left a message on his answering machine, telling him the analysis result and that we weren't going to do anything, because the results were below our action levels.
P-279-1996*On Saturday, 5/11/96, DEP was notified of a surface oil discharge at Ms. Labossiere's single family residence.  The discharge apparently resulted from corrosion of the outside AST.  The spill quickly soaked into the ground necessitating excavation by Everett Excavation on Monday, 5/20/96.  No water wells are threatened and no vapor problems in the mobile home remain after soil removal.  Complete removal of soil was restricted by the building.  The site is clean to Baseline-2 and no further Response action is anticipated at present.  Cleaned-up under Option-1.  See attached for details.
B-521-1998*I was assigned a complaint that originally arrived at the Solid Waste Division. Karen Knutti had received an anonymous phone call complaining that Mr. Pedersen was dumping waste oil from 55 gal. drums on to the ground at a junkyard he owns in Addison. Since I only received this info in a note I could not ask for details such as where in the junk or when. I did learn that this junkyard seems to receive lots of complaints.
  On 8/14/98 I went to the site in Addison and,while no one responded to my knock, walked about the junkyard. I could find no evidence of intentional dumping of oil. There were a couple of oil stains about 3 or 4 feet in diameter in the front yard. These were simply small amounts of heavy oil that had leaked from automotive parts and were environmentally inconsequential. No further action anticipated.
B-441-1996*D-TREE=N.
B-348-1997*On 7/3/97, 1618 hours Wayne Newman of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported that one of thier line truck had experienced a hydraulic hose rupture at the end of Pumpkinville Road in Sullivan.  The discharge was estimated to be one quart and it covered an area 2' x 2'.  They excavated about 2 ft of soil and took it to Bangor Hydro's Lamoine facility to be stored until it can be disposed of.
A-526-1999* International Paper reported a release of about five gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a blown gasket on a hydraulic pump. The oil spilled onto the concrete floor. No further action will be required.
B-172-1999*      I received a referral from Paul Blood of the Tech. Services Division of this office reporting a possible contaminated well at the home of Ms. Beth Closson of Tremont.  A Northeast Lab analysis showed possible motor oil contamination at 40 ppb.  Paul Blood suggested a re-sample of the well since the chromatogram showed the peaks in a very questionable array.
     I met Ms. Closson on April 15 and re-sampled the well.  I thought I smelled sulphur in the water and Ms. Closson said her neighbors all have filters for iron and/or sulphur.  There was heavy iron staining in her toilet.  I brought the sample to the Human Services Lab and they found no oil in a D.R.O. analysis.  Larry Boston of the lab said to analyze the well for sulphur, iron and bacteria.  I passed this information on to Ms. Closson.
B-565-1999*B-565-99
Old Town

Monday September 13, 1999			1347

I received a phone call from The Old Town Fire and Police dispatcher, who identified him self as Gary.  I was informed that there is currently an oil spill on South Brunswick Street near Highland Street.  I was told that the Spill was from a Guy Carmel operation called Old Fox Oil.

When I arrived I met and asked Mr. Carmel how was it that this spill occurred in a residential area and why his business was located in a residential area.  I did not receive what I would call an answer.

Old Town Firefighters informed me that the spill occurred as a result of Mr. Carmel driving his truck South on South Brunswick Street.  This spill is likely the result of overfilling his truck and parking it in his driveway in a residential area (see also spill B-562-99), and appears to be a continuance of Spill B-562-99 because the spill was not properly cleaned up, by Mr. Carmel, in the first place.  Oil ran off the top of the home delivery truck as he went down the road.

Mr. Carmel was involved in using a front loader to place sand on the spill in the road and clean it up.  I advised Mr. Carmel to take the material to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden with the material that Tom Varney (B-562-99) will have you remove from your driveway.
While on Scene I was with Officer Travis Roy when he asked for paperwork involving the Oil trucks (licenses and proof of insurance).  Mr. Carmel responded by saying I'll have to get them from the office.  Mr. Carmel then returned from his residence with the information requested by Officer Roy.
P-33-2001*No narrative, please see attached materials.
B-764-1998*B-674- 98
Indian Twp

Tuesday November 24, 1998			1742

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Gerry Lemire (823-1407 pager), of Irving Oil.

According to Gerry Lemire, the basement tank was filled earlier today and later the homeowner contacted the Machias office about an oil odor.  Irving Oil technicians cleaned up oil from the basement floor at house #903.  He said he contacted the Machias Division, but they have no further information.

I contacted Gail Frutchey (255-6664), at the Irving Oil office in Machias, on Wednesday.
According to Ms. Frutchey there was a loose bung on the tank while it was being filled.  Some oil ran down the tank onto the floor and was cleaned up.  Irving Oil technicians bagged the spill sorbent materials.
P-109-1996*HOSE FAILURE ON RYDER TRUCK AT JORDON FOODS PARKING LOT.  ALL CONTAINED TO ASPHALT, CLEANED BY RYDER PERSONEL. CHECKED SCENE. NO FURTHER ACTION.
A-414-1996*see attached
B-420-1996*Scott Davis of Sea Coast Ocean Services wrote to request a waiver to remove several tanks at the old Penobscot Emergency Management Facility at 553 Stillwater Avenue in Old Town. It was stated that Coastal Environmental would be on site for the removal.  The waiver was granted and the removal attended.

Three #2 fuel tanks; 6k, 2k, and 5.5k were removed from a fill material surrounding the concrete facility.  Although all the tanks exhibited some signs of corrosion little contamination was discovered.  Isolated levels were in the range of 50 to 150 ppm.  Two feet below the tank area levels essentially dropped to zero.  Because the area is considered "non sensitive" no soil was removed.  No further action is expected at this site.
P-801-1999*On Nov. 18, 1999 the Portland Fire Dept. called and requested DEP presence at the scene of a structure fire at Merrills Marine Terminal in Portland.  I responded.  One large storage building that sits right on the pier was nearly engulfed in flames, however the fire was under control by the fire dept. both on the land and on the water.  The building was about 85% full of shredded paper - ready for recycling.  While in site I met with a representative of the US Coast Guard - Marine Safety office.  We discussed booming off the pier, but decided it would not be practical.  When the fire was nearly out, Merrills employees pulled all the paper from the building and took it to a bermed in area of the yard where the fire dept. knocked out any remaining fire.  Run - off from the fire consisted of mostly shredded paper which sank to the bottom of the river.  No release of oil or chemicals to the ground or the water occurred, therefore no clean up will be required.
A-269-1997*Received a call from Arthur Goldrup, certified installer for Dead River that he had found contamination at the Eastern Avenue Food Trend during an underground tank removal. I responded to the site. A.L.Dogget was the contractor and Field Services was doing the Appendix P site assessment. Significant contamination was found by the three 10,000 gallon tanks. The site was classified a baseline 2 site and a cleanup standard of 1000 ppm bag headspace was set. Some soil had to be removed for the new tank installation. Additional contaminated soil was also removed for remediation purposes. A total of 246 tons was removed and sent to Dragon Cement for processing. Due to physical constraints, not all areas of the excavation were cleaned to the action level. However no further work needs to be done due to the lack of environmental receptors in the area. See the Appendix P site assessment for additional information.
B-721-1998*According to John Cunningham of the BHFD, the left ball joint on Gabriel Stanley's pickup truck malfunctioned, landing the vehicle in the outlet of Hamilton Pd.  An estimated 1 gallon of gasoline was spilled and the fire personnel laid down sorbent pads.  Little or no gasoline was recovered, however.
P-29-1998*   While on-site confirming the final removal of two UST's noted in P-125-97, I noted apparently two additional UST's under the parking lot of one of the entrances near the two UST's removed the previous autumn.  The fill pipe roadboxes could not be readily opened due to parked cars and being frozen shut.  Two short vent pipes by the entrance appear to be associated with these two tanks, not the two removed.  These apparent tanks were not noted during the earlier 3/5/97 visit because of parked vehicles.
   This report will be forwarded to Diana McLaughlin for further investigation.  Since last summer, I understand that this mill has come under new ownership (note report Subject).

S. Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
B-493-2000*B-493-2000
09/11/2000 09:08

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a minor spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Jay Smith at 200 Essex Street.  It was stated that approximately 1/2 gallon leaked onto the basement concrete floor from a leaky firematic valve.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with minimal sorbent material.
P-396-1998*   On 8/25/98 I was notified of this evidence of well contamination at the O'Brien residence in Lebanon.  This rural house was part of 1000 random drinking wells sampled for MTBE/gaso. contam. by Dames & Moore, under Andy Smith of Maine DHS.  The house is located on a dirt, private road, all on private wells and septic.  O'Brien's well is 400' deep and located next to paved the driveway, though gw is shallow at about 8' bg.
   About 500'-600' east is Hartford's Const. Co. which has a 500 gal. dsl and 1000 gal. gaso. AST; with no obvious spills.  Contam. sources could be Hartford's or an auto or lawn mower type spill on or near the O'Brien property.
   On 8/26/98 I met Mr. O'Brien onsite and took a second sample from the kitchen sink.  GRO analysis recieved on 9/4/98 indicated 28 ppb MTBE, which compares with and confirms the 8/10/98 sample of 26.4 ppb.  On 9/4 I passed this case to Brad Hahn of DEP Tech Services, and sent the O'Briens a copy of the 8/26/98 analysis.  Further Resp. Div. actions are not anticipated, see attachements and DEP Tech Services for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

cc:  Hahn, DEP
     Andy Smith, DHS
P-374-1989*
Investigation of pumping gasoline and water from gasoline UST's to ground.  Secondary concern over past dumping of septic waste to ground from his commercial trucks.
A-163-1997*A drip leak in a line occurred over the winter.  The product ran between two slabs which were used to support tanks.  Hand probe work indicated that the area which was impacted was small.  It appeared that less product was lost than the original estimate.  Clean Harbors was hired to remove the soil using a Vactor.  We found a clay layer under the sandy fill and discovered free product and saturated soils. The product had spread under the slabs.  I hired Bumble Bee to excavate the soils. We found ledge at about 3 feet.  A vent system was installed at edge of the trailer.  This was connected to a stack and a turbine.
B-245-1997*Webber had contracted with Gilman Electric to remove Gilman's 4000 gallon heating oil UST, rumored to have been installed in the 60's when the building was a potato chip manufactory. As soon as Webber personnel showed up on site, it was apparent that there were two tanks there, not one.

Larry Winchester called to notify me of the other tank, request a 30 waiver for its removal, and report that he'd found contaminated soil.

Both tanks were being actively used, and both tanks were actively leaking. The leaked product was confined to the tank hole, because the parent soil at the site is clay.  An estimated 80 cubic yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hampden.
P-461-1997*   On Friday, 8/22/97, Stephen Flannery and I responded to a request by the Portland Fire Dept (PFD) to assist with a leaking fuel oil AST facility at this Eastern Prom Apt. building.  Flannery and I were onsite about 1500 hrs and met a Fire Dept. crew onsite who were leaving for another incident.  The facility consisted of two basement, 275 gal. manifolded ASTs, that had been out-of-service since the 1980's (the building presently being on natural gas).  A corrosion hole had developed on one tank at the bottom and the leakage had been noted by a tenant, Daniel Heakin, who happened to be home that afternoon.
   PFD explained that: they could not reach the homeowner and Union Oil had come down and put a temp. magnetic patch on a corrosion hole though did not wish further involvement since they had not serviced the facility in 10 years or so.  I requested of Union Oil that they recover the oil for reuse but they did not have a pump truck available. I tried to reach the prop. owner and left a message.  After trying SOS and Clean Harbors (CHI) for a pump truck, DEP hired CHI to pump out the tanks.  PFD, Flannery and I agreed that quick emptying was necessary because the patch might not hold for long, another hole could have developed, it was not known when the prop. owner would empty the tanks, and the cost of clean-up should it again start to leak would be so much more costly and pose a severe public safety and fire hazard.  Because of the amount of oil (500 gals.) and that Flannery and I had to respond to a more serious incident in Portland, we could not arrange a DEP pump out.

S. G. Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM, Response Svcs. Div.
P-333-1998*    On 6/30/98 I was requested by DEP Tanks Enf. Unit to assist them with a site visit to this retail gas station and C-store.  The facility is owned and operated by Dead River Oil Co. (DRO).  Mr. Al Ingraham of DRO was the DEP's primary contact.   A CTI with Dead River Oil notified the Dept. that they had discovered unexplained diesel product in the interstitial space of their 4000 gal. diesel UST.  Beth DeHaas of DEP requested a P-test of the tank.  There are 5 FRP tanks registered.
     On 7/7/98 I met the facility manager.  The paving around the tanks and piping appeared patched many times indicating repair or upgrades in the past.  The UST fill & Inter. space riser for the diesel were now locked and were both 4" fittings and both looked like fill pipes.  Ingraham suggested that perhaps a delivery was made to the wrong pipe.  A Tanknology Co.  P-test was scheduled for the following Monday.
    On 7/13  I met Ingraham and Tanknology onsite.  I noted no staining or evidence of diesel having been accidently put down the riser to the interstitial space so I felt more  confident in an actual tank problem.  The tank passed the P-Test though I have noted past problems with Tanknology tests of double wall UST's and did not feel fully convinced.  I also noted what appeared to be an old fill pipe in the rear, possibly an old waste oil UST when the site was a repair garage.  This is not registered if it is a UST.  I advised Mr. Ingraham to have this checked out.
     As of 8/22 I understand that more diesel was found leaking into the interstitial space but none is believed escaping to the environment.  The UST was taken out of service pending repair or replacement.  The mystery fill pipe will be checked at the time of the other work.  See attached and DEP registration files for further info.  Further DEP actions are expected.


S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-27-2000*An odor of oil was reported to the oil company.

When the Technician arrived he found the tank to be weeping. He began the emergency response by using pads to collect what was leaking and notified his office to send a temporary tank to pump out the remaining oil in the leaking tank.

When I arrived, I called a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil and debris in the cellar. I also had the contractor install a "radon" fan.

Some oil had been discharged through the sump pump, but it doesn't appear that any oil reached the lake. Some snow & soil was excavated outside by the discharge point, but only a couple shovels full.

Case Closed.
P-704-2000*The external AST collapsed (one leg bracket rusted thru) while it was being filled.  The technician took quick action to minimize the loss of oil.  It was confined to a small area next to the house in a flower bed.  An excavator was on site within an hour and all contaminated soils were loaded into a truck for transport to CRS.  DEP/Cyr observed the excavation and verified the clean up complete.  No further action required at this time.
A-398-1998*An anonymous caller complained about various transgressions concerning logging on Ms. Finlayson's property. Among his complaints were stream crossing violations which resulted in lube oil from a skidder being trapped in the brush in the stream. Upon further discussion it became apparent that the DOC Ranger did not want the area to be disturbed prior to the AG viewing the scene. The oil was trapped and could be removed easily with the brush after the other agencies were done. The stream was cleaned up.
P-229-2000*    In the morning of Monday 5/1/00, DEP received notice of a strong gasoline odor in a Biddeford storm/sewer system pump station on Maple Street.  About 1100 hrs I met on-site with Dep. Fire Chief Bob Fournier, and with Jeff from the Sewer Dept.  The area is dense residential and commercial on a small island on the Saco River (see map).  The pumping station is behind a locked fence on the river's edge.  I confirmed a strong odor of fresh gas emanating from the main-way; and with an LEL of 2% near the bottom and PID reading of up to 170 ppm.  No free product atop the water was obvious on a sorbent pad.
    Fournier stated that the nearby Holly's Service Station had a small surface gas spill the past week which got washed into the storm drain.  This has also been a past problem at this facility when it  was known as Roger's (see P-120-82, P-001-87, P-310-89, P-762-90, P-195-96).  Mr. Ralph Leo, managing Holly's with his daughters, confirmed the spill of last Thursday during a heavy rain, which was also washed down by the fire dept.  Mr. Leo has also been the owner/operator of a Westbrook gas station.  I advised him of the need to have reported the spill, proper clean-up and not allow it to be washed to the drain.  Confined to a storm drain it could lead to explosive, confined conditions, as well as a discharge to the nearby Saco River.  Perhaps this storm drain should be relocated or an oil/water separator added.
    At this time there is no product remaining to be cleaned up.  The pump station will be vented to clear the station of vapors.  A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Leo.  See attached and DEP UST reg. file #2072 for further site info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-151-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor leak was detected at this residential AST.  The leak was repaired and spilled product was collected off the concrete cellar floor. by the reporting contractor.
B-544-1999*Joe Isgrow noticed that there were tire tracks next to and signs of liquid being dumped into a brook that crosses the road near his house. He assumed that meant that someone had illegally dumped a chemical of some kind into the brook.

I investigated, and with my vast field experience and acute powers of observation determined that the town or its contractor had recently treated the road with calcium chloride to control the dust.  Nothing had been dumped into the brook, water had been pumped out.  The signs of liquid washing the roadside occurred when the hose filling the truck was emptied.

I looked up Isgrow and told him the good news.
A-496-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
A-133-2000*A small amount of fuel oil sprayed out the fill pipe when the tank was being filled. Sorbents were used to wipe down the tank.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-361-1998*   DEP was contacted on 7/30/98 by Mr. Jones explaining that he was moving from his present leased location and his landlord wished several surface oil spills cleaned up before he vacated the property.  Jones Express hauls mail for the US Post Office.  On 7/31/98 I met onsite with Mr. Jones, Douglas Gleason of Commercial Recycling, and with env. consultant Mark St. Germain.  The prop. is located near the former state police barracks in Scarborough and is owned by Mr. Joe Giddy, PO Box 658, Scarborough.
   We noted an approx. 10 x 25 area of spillage from washing oily trucks, and a small area around an overflowing pale of waste oil behind the garage.  Also occupying the building is Pampered Nails beauty salon.  There are single family residences behind (see site sketch).
   On 9/9/98 I met Mr. Gleason and Jones onsite briefly while they excavated contaminated soil.  The discharge passed a TCLP analysis done by CRS.  Jones opted to not hire a consultant, wishing to depend on the DEP spill report and clearance so St. Germain was not onsite after all.  Oily soil was removed and I presently understand the site to be clean to Dept. satisfaction.  Because of other commitments that day, DEP was not able to be there for the full clean-up.  As of late Sept. I understand that Jones Trucking in no longer at this location.
   At this time, no further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  Jones also considered DEP's VRAP program under Nick Hodgkins though opted not to pursue that option.  See the site sketch and other attachments for further details.


S. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM


c:   J. Jones
B-178-2001*     On April 8, 2001 at 1345 we received a call from Shelly Yankowsky reporting a kerosene spill from an outside tank at her home on Merryman Rd. in Glenburn.  The heavy wet snow broke off the filter at the nipple connection to the tank causing a spill of about 175 gallons of kerosene.  They have a drilled well about twenty feet away from the spill.
    I met the Yankowskys, local contractor Milton Knowles and L.A. Pearson Oil at the site that afternoon.  The building has a crawlspace and frost wall and I found some contaminated soil inside the crawlspace.  We shovelled the snow away from the filter and found that the soil was pretty contaminated.  We agreed to remove the tank and excavate the soil and haul it to Sawyer's the next morning which was Monday.
     We met as scheduled and L.A. Pearson removed the old tank and contractor Milton Knowles excavated six yards of contaminated soil and we also removed soil from the crawlspace.  The contaminated soil was brought to Sawyer's landfill for disposal.  Pearson Oil also installed the new tank in the crawlspace.  I added the Yankowsky's well to the quarterly monitoring program and had the Fire Marshall's office send them an AST insurance application form.
P-236-1998*On 05/30/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Robert Barrows reporting a spill at a client's residence in Falmouth.  Although only a small amount of oil had spilled, Mr. Barrows requested that I respond because some of the oil had gotten into a sump near the leaking tank.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I determined that only a very small amount (1-2 gallons) had made it into the sump which was dry at the time.  Downeast cleaned up the concrete floor under the tank with sorbents.  No further action required.



_______________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 1, 1998
A-343-1997*See attached.
A-115-1999*     DEP received a report that diesel fuel had leaked from a contractors' vehicle at this state building.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  It appeared that a truck parked on a slope had lost a small amount of oil; this had spread into frozen soil.  Excavation was not practical, but I was able to absorb some oil using speedee-dry.
     The area is served by municipal water and is not considered geologically sensitive.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-181-1999*On 3/15/99 DEP responded to a call concerning the discharge of gasoline from a vehicle having driven off with the dispenser hose still in the car. Approximately sixty three gallons of gas was discharged on to the pad running down the pad to the pavement.  Removal of contaminated snow took place. No further action required.
B-543-2000*B-543-2000
10/03/2000 09:55

     James Gee, representative for the American Legion Post in Millinocket, called to report oil spillage from Lee Emery Construction on Central Street.  It was stated that construction equipment from Emery Lee had been parked on American Legion Property for years.  A recent court order had removed the equipment from the premises.  Mr. Gee wanted to know what liability and environmental threat existed from the spillage.
     When I arrived to investigate I met with Mr. Gee and inspected the property.  Only minor staining was noted in a few places; certainly nothing that warranted clean up.  I did inform Mr. Gee however that if he seen any future blatant spillage next door at Lee Emery to notify our office.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.  No further action was taken.
A-524-1996*Ted Haskell called to report evidence of a leak at the Chelsea School. The sump alarm had sounded and he was called in to investigate and repair as necessary. He found about 1.5 gallons of product in the sump. He cleaned the sump and repaired a loose joint. No other problems were found. No site visit by Response was necessary. No further work is required at this site.
B-346-1996*Wayne Heath of the Department of Transporation called to report discovering what was believed to be an underground tank during a road renovation project on Route 15 in Orrington.  Mr. Heath wanted it dealt with quickly so the project wouldn't be delayed.  We arrived on site shortly afterwards.

When we arrived we observed what appeared to be the top of an extremely old underground tank.  The tank was highly corroded and barely recognizable.  Whatever residue that was in the tank was long gone.  The metal mass was easily removed with a couple of excavator buckets.  No contamination was discovered.

Before leaving the site a few test holes were dug around the immediate tank area.  No other tanks were discovered.  The origin of this tank remains a mystery.
B-783-1999*On 12/12/99, 1111 hours Janet Dyer of CMP reported a 2-3 gallon transformer oil spill at pole number four on the Brown Road in Harmony.  She indicated that movement caused by the high winds caused the unit to slop the oil out.  The spill landed on road-  side dirt.  The oiled soil was collected in a 55 gallon drum and transported to the Cross Roads Facility in Norridgewock.
A-486-1999*Received a call from Adam Doran of CMP concerning a small spill in Litchfield. A transformer on Buker Pond Line leaked. CMP reported that only a small amount reached the soil, most being on the side of the transformer and the pole. The transformer was tagged with a PCB content of <50ppm. No site visit was necessary and no further cleanup is needed. See the report from CMP for additional information.
P-427-1996*16Jul96, S.Eufemia, S.Flannery, and myself responded to this complaint received from the Sanford Fire Dept. The initial complaint from the FD lead me to believe that several people where over come with vapors from an unknown source and product, within the McKenzie printing establishment. Upon arrival we learned that an employee complained to the FD concerning odors, this lead to a FD inspection of the facility and possible local storage violations of flammable materials.  The printing co. purchased an equipment lot, of pirinting chemicals, some of which are flammable and potentially hazardous waste.

The Sanford Fire Department agreed to allow McKenzie to store this material in a temporary storage container pending TCLP and flammability testing.  Most of the chemicals were foreign and the labels written in a manner that does not identify the hazard, if any.

6Sep96, G. Guthrie and I, along with a Sanford Fire Dept. official met with Scott McKenzie, and his wife who later joined the meeting. McKenzie agreed to complete TCLP testing on certain materials and it is my understanding that the DEP has not received those results as of 28 Oct 96.

This matter referred to the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-101-1986*
July 2005 SUMMARY by SGB based on 1986 records.

	April, 1986, abandonment by removal of four 10,000-gal. gasoline and a 2000-gal. UST.  DEP's Ed Antz describes three UST's as "leakers".  {UST sizes may not be correct.} Contamination reported by MDOT on property they acquired for a Route 1 bridge project over the Saco River. Approx. 60-yds of contaminated soil sent to Sawyer's landfill.  I have found no UST registration for this 1986 location.

	No further action required at the time.  This abandonment & remediation prior to Maine rules for a CMR 691 UST closure assessment and Maine DT guidelines for remediation.  Oil contamination may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
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B-79-2000*Ninety-nine year old Flossie Doane noticed that her house was remarkably cool on the evening of 2/15; the reason proved to be that her outside oil tank had developed a hole in the bottom and all her oil had run out.

A technician from Roy Brothers was summoned and heat was provided.  Phil Finley notified me of the spill and on the morning of 2/16, I investigated.

The oil had run out of the tank and down the slope to river.  I dug around under the snow, and found some of it pooled in a hollow down slope from the tank.  In talking with Mrs. Doane's son, I discovered that the hollow most likely marks the location of her septic tank.

On the morning of 2/17 Clean Harbors appeared onsite with a Vactor unit to recover the pooled oil and contaminated snow.  Only a few gallons were recovered, however, because the oil apparently sank into the soil around the septic tank.  This happened because the warmth from the septic tank prevented the ground from freezing.

The site will be revisited after the snowmelt, to see if any further recovery is possible.
P-339-1997*On July 1, 1997 I was contacted by Alan Lyscars of Field Services.  Mr. Lyscars was performing a 691 Site Assessment for an underground tank removal at the Oxford Speedway on Route 26 in Oxford, and had encountered contamination above reporting levels.  He stated that he had one PID reading from the excavation that exceeded thatwas 100 ppm (the notification level) ortherwise all readings were below 100 ppm.  Mr. Lyscars also stated that there was groundwater in the excavation at about four feet below ground level and the water showed no indication of being impacted be the fuel.  Because of the very minor amount of contaimination found, no clean up was required at this time.
P-137-1999*On February 24, 1999 Scott Cyr - Maine DEP received a call from Dan Burgess the Sanford fire inspector.  Mr. Burgess was concerned about the Smith's Recycling facility on Railroad ave. in Springvale.  The recycling facility recycled, among other things, drums and 275 gallon AST's. The facility had recently had a fire and was not insured.  I inspected the facility and noted many drums and tanks, they all appeared to be empty, but one which contained waste oil.  There was a very slight sheen coming off one of the old tanks however it didn't leave the pavement. There was about 20 gallons of oil  inside the building in two cut up 275 gallon tanks.  The tanks were not leaking.

I contacted Mr. Smith, the facilities owner who stated that the metal (drums and tanks) would be scrapped as usual and that the oil in the cut up drums, which was drained from tanks, would be sold to Wickies Garage for recycling.

On March 22, 1999 I received another call from Mr. Burgess stating that Mr. Smith had not removed the oil and scrap metal.  Because of a conflict I asked Steve Flannery to visit the site.  When Steve visited the site with Mr. Burgess the drums and oil had been removed.  No further action.
P-215-1998*On May 20, 1998 I received a call from Adam Doran of CMP.  He called to report lube oiled which had leaked from a propeller shaft on a vessel at the CMP Wyman plant in Yarmouth.  Kate Bulmin of Marispond representing the vessel also called to report the same spill.  Three to five gallons of oil leaked from the shaft, the vessel was boomed off the oil was cleaned up with sorbents and repairs were made to the vessel.  No further action.
B-356-1999*     On June 28, 1999 at 0815 we received a call from Mr. Len Healey of Edmunds reporting oil in a small brook that flows by his home.  I discribed the characteristics of marsh sheen to Mr. Healey but he didn't think the oil was marsh sheen.  I arrived on site during the late morning and found that the "oil" was marsh sheen.
P-460-2000*   This was a routine check on an out-of-service gas station & variety store.  The facility appeared to have been out-of-service a while before my 7/28/00 visit.  As of  November 2000, the facility was still not operating and for lease through ERA Realty. the sign on the canopy indicates it is a former Clippermart station.  Onsite I noted no obvious discharges.
See the DEP UST Reg. file #2200 for further details.

SGB
P-225-1999*On April 5, 1999 Doug Hannon, an environmental consultant with St. Germain and Assc. called to report evidence of a gasoline leak found during a tank removal at Cri-Sil Manufacturing plant in Biddeford.  Doug stated that both tanks removed were in good condition, there were no signs of major leaking.  His reason for calling was one bag head space reading of 371ppm.  Other soil sample readings were all below 10.   There was groundwater in the excavation with no evidence of oil on top.  Levels did not exceed baseline 1 clean up goals, therefore no clean up was required.   No further action.
P-687-2000*   On Thus. 11/9/00, Mr. Skip Houghton of Downeast Energy reported that DEE had had an oil spill the previous day (11/8/00) at the residence of Mr. and Ms. Murray @ 191 Gray Rd. in Falmouth.  He described the spill as about 4 gallons to soil under the vent-pipe and in the basement and cleaned up.  At the time he could not give a reason why the discharge was reported late.
    I visited the home on on Tuesday 11/21, met with Ms. Murray and noted that the oil spill to the soil next to her house had not been cleaned up and there was still an oil stain on the house siding.  Ms. Murray explained that DEE burner-man nor the deliver-driver told her about the oil  discharge and they just left soon after it.  She discovered it later, her family had to stay at a friends for the night due to the oil smell and she had to scrub the basement oil spill clean herself.  On 11/21 she called DEE and Mr. Houghton came out.  Mr. Houghton claimed to me that Ms. Murray did not want DEE help in the clean-up and wanted to do it herself, though Ms. Murray claims that DEE never offered to clean the basement.
   Despite Mr. Houghton's assurance on 11/21 that he would return and remove the oily soil the next day  I received a call from Ms, Murray on Monday, 11/27 that the oily soil had still not been removed.  After my calling Mr. Houghton that day I noted on 11/28 that the oily soil had been removed off-site.  Though this was not a large discharge the inconvenience it caused the homeowners was not insignificant.  Much of this hardship and inconvenience could have been avoided if DEE had promptly reported and remedied the spill.
    I understand that DEE is in violation of statutes MRSA 38 Sec's. 548 and 550 regarding reporting a prohibited discharge and cleaning it up to state satisfaction.  I understand that the DEE licensed burner-man is in violation of Oil & Solid Fuels Board Rules 9-2 and Appendix A.  No AST Ins. Fund claim is applicable at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-696-2000*This office was contacted by Fleet Environmental Services, reporting of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) in groundwater at 73 micrograms per liter and gasoline range organics at 10 micrograms per liter at this Getty retail gas station.  A referral to Alex Pugh, in Division of Technical Services, was made to investigate potential impacts to area drinking water wells.  Additional information is available in the Technical Service file.  Previous Department involvement with petroleum discharges is documented in spill reports A-136-1991 and A-368-1993.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
P-571-1995*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE, Dec. 2004, by SGB

	Sept. 1995 response to failed facility integrity test, purposely disconnected leak alarms for UST facility, and free product clean-up actions.  Sensitive area, over mapped S & G aquifer.

	Clean-up actions overseen by DEP, and by Groundwater Technology for Mobil Corp.  No Maine DEP remediation expenses incurred.  Repair and clean-up covered by Mobil Corp. who I understand sought cost recovery from Tyree Org. and/or Tidel Engineering for the discharge, facility repair and liability damages.  See DEP UST Reg. file, attached narrative, and assessment of GTI for further details.

	In 2001 this facility came under ownership of Exxon-Mobil Corp.  In 2004, this facility put for sale initiating closure assessments under Faulkner & Flynn Co., and St. Germain & Assoc.
A-560-2000*     DEP received a second-hand anonymous allegation that an individual by this name (Wetherell) had spread waste oil over his gravel driveway for dust suppression.  Information received was insufficient to justify a site visit; there is no telephone listing shown for the subject individual.
A-412-1996*Received a call from the Winthrop Fire Department via the State Police that there was a sheen on Maranacook Lake. They had found the stream where it was entering the lake and had boomed it. They were searching for the house that had caused the spill. I stopped in Augusta on the way and picked up 50' of containment boom. When I arrived on scene, Winthrop Fire Department was still on scene. They had identified the source of the spill. It was a house owned by Susan Parks, three streets away from the lake. The drainage inlet still had a strong sheen in it and there was a convenient place to boom the mouth of the stream. The intention was to catch as much sheen as possible. Members of the Winthrop Fire Department assisted me in placing the boom. Sorbent pads from along the shore where picked up and placed behind the boom  as they were doing no good in picking up the sheen along the shore. Additional inspections of the hard boom showed some oil being collected.

Winthrop Fuel Co. was coordinating the cleanup of the basement and the streams leading to the lake. Not much cleanup of the basement was necessary as the oil flowed directly to the sump and was pumped out. Cleanup of the drainage streams was not considered necessary as the heavy rain would have washed most of the residual oil into the lake where the boom would catch it.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-312-1999*A tree leaning on a wire caused a transformer connector to short, and burn a hole thru the transformer case.  The problem wasn't noticed earlier because the residence in question is seasonal, so only when the owner re-occupied the place in the summer of '99 was it noticed that there was no power.

An area 10 feet in diameter and 2' x 50' was excavated.   See BHECo's report.
P-160-2001*   On Mon. 3/12/01 DEP responded to a reported loss to the ground, of possibly more than 200 gal. of K1 oil from the Simard's outside, 275 gal. AST that feeds their five monitor heaters.  H A Mapes Oil co. was repairing the broken line when I arrived and met Ms. Simard.  The home is also a children's day-care center and we were concerned over the children being exposed.  Heavy settling snow had depressed the fuel line causing it to break off.  From the photo you can see the unusual christmas tree of line fittings.  I advised Ms. Simard of the Maine AST Ins. Fund, need for a clean-up, and Options Agreement.  Ms. Simard chose DEP management of the remediation.
   The area is dense sub-urban residential on city water & sewer.  The part of the house by the spill is on a concrete slab though another part of the house has a basement (see site sketch).  There is chance for the oil to reach neighboring basements or buried utility lines pathways.
    On Tues. 3/20/01, I met Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) onsite and had soil from under the AST area excavated for offsite recycling.  Prompt excavation is often the most cost effective and quickest remedial method for removing the source and keep the oil from spreading.  Significant PID readings were noted down to the 6.5' excav. depth.  We went no deeper for fear of undermining the house foundation.  Only a small backhoe could be used due to a tight work area.  The soil is a boney sand.  No gw was noted down to the 6.5' depth.  Melting snow-water did not help in containing the discharge.  New fill including crushed rock was used to provide a firm base for the reinstalled AST.  Further DEP actions are possible if any sensitive receptors are effected.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-75-2001*      On March 1, 2001 at 0750 we received a call from Robert Noyes of C.N. Brown reporting an overfill of a tank at their bulk plant in Mattawamkeag.  Mr. Noyes said the spill occurred about 0650 when the driver of an Abenaki Transport truck began to fill the wrong tank at the bulk plant.  Mr. Noyes said that between eight and ten gallons of #2 fuel spilled.
      The estimated amount seemed small so I drove to the scene and found a Clean Harbors crew already at the site.  I also met Gail Seavey who is the C.N. Brown plant manager.  She said she hired Clean Harbors after inspecting the spill and finding more was spilled than the ten gallons that the Abenaki driver said had spilled.  The product sprayed onto the snow inside the dike and onto the gravel on and near the loading rack.  Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors had a crew scraping up the contaminated gravel and Speedi-Dri.  He also had a vacuum truck recover any pure oil but most of the oil was in the snow and ice which a vacuum truck can't recover.  We decided to bring a Cusco truck up from Portland the next day to suck up the contaminated snow and ice.  Since the temperature was well below freezing the oil in the snow wasn't going anywhere.  By the end of the day they had recovered four drums of contaminated solids and thirty gallons of liquid oil.
      The Cusco arrived on scene the next day and we spent the day recovering the contaminated snow and ice.  We also changed any pads outside the dike.  The truck recovered a total of 1500 gallons of melted contaminated snow and ice.  I visited the site over the next month and had C.N. Brown workers change any pads as needed during any warm spells.

P-320-2000*28 March 2000, spoke with complainant about hydraulic oil leaking from earth moving equipment (heavy bulldozers or such) and other gravel pit operations that may be subjected to DEP regulation.

I contacted Mr. Boyington of Southern Maine Landscaping, on 28 March 2000.  Boyington advised that a 40mm liner and sorbents are used under the equipment to collect any spillage during servicing.  I was satisfied with Boyington's account and expressed that to the complainant.  The complainant advised he would contact me if he observed any evidence of a discharge.  As of 22 September 2000, Response Services has not received any additional compliant.

Additional consideration toward regulated gravel operations forwarded to Will Cook of the DEP Land Bureau.  No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 26MAY00.
P-313-1997*Someone noticed oil on the ground while walking in the area.  Clean Harbors was contacted and discovered that there was a tank collecting water displacing the oil within it.  Arrangements were made to remove the tank on June 10, 1997.

The tank was removed and the only contamintion encountered was a small amount around the fill that the water had displaced.  The contamination was left on-site, due to the small amount and location.

No further action required.
I-139-1998*On 7-15-98, the park ranger at Aroostook State Park called this office to report that he had discovered 2 - 5 gallon pails of chemicals no longer used and causing an odor problem in the storage barn at the park. I met with him that day and found one of a disinfectant no longer used in bathrooms and a creosote material also no longer used. I overpacked both and will dispose of as hazardous waste.
A-413-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that an oily sheen was evident on the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  The sheen was barely visible at the time of my visit (after dark) although it reportedly was heavier when first observed 12 hours previously.  Reports differ on associated odor; some witnesses claimed to have noticed a distinct fuel odor, others claim that the substance was odorless.
     I toured the area after daybreak but could find no remaining sheen or possible source.  Seth Parker (DMR) accompanied me to local shellfish flats to inspect for evidence of oil; none was found.  The incident may be associated with heavy rains that fell immediately prior to first observance of the sheen or to an isolated bilge discharge.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-168-2001* Ice fell off the metal roof and sheared off the nipple attached to the outside AST.  The owner heard the loud bang and checked the tank out 20 minutes later. She then called the local Fire Dept. The Fire Dept. did what they could to stop the leak and contain the oil. I arrived sometime the next day.  Bart and I shovelled contaminated snow into several operpack drums. There was another outside tank at this location and it was completely buried in snow and ice. This tank also developed a leak later that spring. See spill # A-286-01.
 The oil from this first spill eventually broke out on the ground surface downslope from the home. We found out later that there was a perimeter drain that discharged at a small rock flower garden. This area is effected by the oil and may or maynot require excavation. The dug well that serves this home is located several hundred feet away.
B-251-1996*I received a telephone call from a party who wanted to complain about trucks from Lane Construction that were spilling chemicals next to Souadabscook Stream on the Emerson Mills Rd.   I went to the scene and found green material splashed along the bridge approaches on both sides of the stream.  Also at the junction of the bridge concrete and road pavement about 12 feet from a storm drain was a patch of beads of material that I recognized as fertilizer.  It was not possible to tell how much fertilizer had been spilled as it had water splashed onto it and was partially dissolved.  I believe that this debris was the result of someone, possibly Lane Construction, filling hydromulching equipment.  As such this is not a hazardous materials complaint but, if anything, a Div. of Water Quality complaint.  I will give this report to them when someone from that office makes themselves available.
P-682-2001*Please see attached Irving Oil report.
B-752-1998*    The Levesque well was sampled as part of a statewide random sampling of private wells in search for MTBE contamination. Their sample revealed a MTBE level of  2 ppb.  The info I received from D.H.S. did not say when the first sample was taken, but on 12/11/98 I visited the site and took a second sample. The Levesque home is across the road from a motor vehicle junkyard, Highway Service, next door to an automotive repair shop, two lots away from a small engine repair shop, and this winter Mr. Levesque cut up some wood in the back yard. Along with all of this, the well is located within 30' of Rt. 2.
   The sample I took on 12/11/1998 revealed a concentration of 4.1ppb, still well below the safe level of 35ppb. However since it had actually increased since the first test, I placed them on quarterly monitoring and will watch for further changes.
A-619-2001*A CMP ground mounted transformer on pad # 2, North Woods Road, leak three gallons of mineral oil.  Cleaned up by CMP with sorbent pads.  No referral.
B-171-1997*Mr. Fink called with concern that a black substance that he thought might be oil was leaking into his basement from a crack in the wall.  He knew of no source but was quite concerned.  After handling another spill in the area I went to the Fink residence.  He showed me the dark black/green stuff that appeared to come oozing through a crack in the foundation wall.  A close examination revealed that it was only algae growing in the water weeping through the wall.  This is spring time and the back yard was well saturated with water and it was probably well charged with lawn fertilizer; once exposed to the atmosphere the algae bloomed.  I explained that this common algae would not be considered hazardous but there was always the chance that someone in his family could have an allergy to it.  No action taken.
A-251-1997*Received a call from Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigaions and Remediation that he was at a site in Skowhegan that was contaminated. I went to Cumberland Farms #1845 on Madison Avenue in Skowhegan. Three underground tanks had been removed by the time I arrived and piping upgrades were underway. Dennis Davis was the certified tank installer and Don Robbins was the certified geologist doing the Appendix P site assessment.

Readings taken by Don with a PID calibrated to Department set points showed that there had been a large release of product to the environment at this site. The site was classified as a stringent site for cleanup based on the Department's decision tree. This area of Skowhegan is known to be underlain by a sand and gravel aquifer. I referred the site to Technical Services and Senior Geologist Cheryl Fontaine was assigned. My recommendation to her was that a hydrogeological investigation was needed and that soil venting should be looked at as a cleanup method. Only soil removal for installation of new equipment was authorized by me. Soil venting would be a much more economical way of dealing with this site. No further work by Response Services is necessary, but Technical Services will be doing additional work.
P-583-2000*   On the morning of Sat. 9/24/00, I received notice thru State Police that Mr. Nicholson was reporting 4 bags of pesticide containing material and other waste dumped along the side of Lunt Rd. near his home.  Mr. Nicholson is an environmental attorney in Portland.  The area is rural residential on private wells.
    That morning I met Mr. Nicholson, and observed 3 -4 paper sacks dumped off the roadside.  Several bags containing speedy-dry/kitty litter were ripped open.  One bag containing a fertilizer w/ moss control was damaged but not spilling out.  As the litter is used often to sorb discharges I collected all the waste in appropriate containment.
    The litter was noted to be clean and was disposed of as a special waste.  The fertilizer/pesticide was used for its intended purpose.  I do not believe any sensitive receptors are threatened.  See the site sketch for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-152-1999*On 10-4-99, Irving Oil Company faxed a spill report form for a small spill at the home of Roger Pelkey on the Fort Road in Presque Isle. The whistle had plugged on a gas tank and about one gallon was lost onto the ground. The dirt was picked up and taken away for later disposal at a local, approved landfill.
B-640-2001*      On November 13, 2001 I attended the removal of a 10,000 gallon #5 oil tank at Stearns High School in Millinocket.  I had granted a ten day waiver for the tank's removal. A borderline cathodic protection test necessitated the tank's removal.  I saw no sign of a hole in the tank or soil contamination.
A-59-1998*     DEP received a report that approximately one gallon of transformer oil was spilled at this seasonal property during the winter.  1/2 bucket of soil/snow was collected and added to the Fox Island Electric waste stream; an additional 5 gallons of oil was recovered from the damaged transformer.  Analysis revealed 4 ppm PCBs.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-36-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
P-12-1999*On January 9, 1999 I responded to a call of a car accident on Route 26, in Gray.  The accident occurred / involved a Maine State Police vehicle.  Jim Foster of the Gray Water District requested my presence at the scene due to the close proximity of Gray's puplic wells.  When I arrived on site it was raining heavily, there was a very slight sheen on the water which may have been from the stricken vehicle or may have just been surface run-off.  I placed a sorbent boom across the drive down to the wells as a precaution, but it picked up no oil.  I remained on site until the vehicle was towed off site.  No further action.
A-552-1999*Carol Clunie called to report that a drum had been found in the residence that she had just sold.  Jon Woodard and I went to the residence and loaded the drum up and transported it to Clean Harbors for disposal.  The drum was found to be full of paint waste and analysed as hazardous.  Errol Dearborn, Ms. Clunie's ex-husband, will be paying for the disposal costs.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 19, 2000
B-540-1998*B-540-98
08/17/98 08:50

Jerry Hibbard of the Monson Fire Department called to report a possible spill situation at a vacant property on Center Street.  A neighbor had reported smelling fuel odors from the property.

Inspection of the area and the basement shown no evidence of fumes or spillage.  The fuel oil tank was assumed to have been emptied and removed from the basement.
A-704-1999* On 11/16/99 Camden Farmers Union called this office to report that a customer's AST had developed a leak. The AST had developed a corrosion induced leak at the bottom of the tank. This tank is located at the rental property of Lee and Irven Gammon. The house is located on Watton Rd. about 3 miles south of Route 17, in the town of Warren.
 I met Lee on site later that day and we discussed various options. The oil appears to have leaked into a 2 inch crack/space in the concrete floor. We drilled several one inch holes through the concrete floor. There was a slight odor of paint thinner, this would likely be the lighter ends of the fuel oil. We decided that part of the floor would have to be removed. On 11/17, Lee rented a jack hammer and removed a 5 foot by 8 foot area. The next day Kip Cline, myself and Lee Gammon removed oil contaminated soil by hand. This continued into the next day. A total of 7 yds. of soil was removed and transported to Thibbideau batch plant. A fan has also been installed to mitigate the vapors.
 The well that serves this house is located 25 feet from the spill location. This well is 235 feet deep and has 81 feet of casing, drilled 5/94, @ 3 GPM. The neighboors well (Dow) is 204 feet deep. Bedrock or large boulders were encountered in the basement.
 On 11/22 I inspected the basement and a small amount of free product had leached into the excavation along w/ groundh2o. PID readings of 22 to 35 PPM were detected in the basement and the fan's exhaust vent.
 Several times Bart Newhouse and I pumped water from this excavation in the basement. During this time a small amount of free product had been leaching into the water in the excavation. We used sorbent pads to collect this material.
 This site has been transferred to our Technical Sevices Division. The basement has been backfilled and concrete put in place. Contact Juanita Ehiorobo for further information.
A-687-1999*An anonymous caller stated that an overfill of a delivery truck had caused large amounts of oil to be running all over the place and into the ditch. The caller said that they had cleaned up the truck, but had left oil on the ground. I examined the area around the bulk plant. It was raining and a sheen was present in the runoff. I found no free product around the bulk plant or in the ditch. There was no evidence of any major loss of product. The source of the sheen appeared to be vehicle drippings and drop hose drip. No further action is required.
P-77-1998*The discharge was the result of a traffic accident where a tractor damaged its saddle tanks, due to icy roads, and released approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel into a drainage ditch.  The diesel fuel was collected with sorbent pads and boom, and as of March 24, 1998, all free product had been collected.

No further action required.
B-186-1996*Ms. Spear called to report the leakage of one pint of power steering fluid onto Rt. 190.  See attached report for further details.
B-453-1998*John Geary of Abby & Swoboda  called to report the loss of about 3 qts of diesel oil during the changing of a fuel filter on a compressor.  A half drum of contaminated soil was generated in the cleanup, and taken to Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility.
P-25-1990*
	UST abandonment-by-removal performed by tank owner: Greenwood Construction.  Discharge unreported by RP.  See separate narrative for further details.
P-375-1998*On 8/7/98 I received a call from Pollution Control Services reporting contamination found at a heating oil tank removal.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the tank appeared in good condition with no obvious signs of holes.  The piping also appeared in good condition.  The contamination appeared to be the result of overfills of the tank.  No contamination was present above clean up goals for a baseline 1 site.  No clean-up was conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 10, 1998
P-90-2001*The discharge was the result of a front-end loader, while removing snow, striking an aboveground 6" gasoline supply line.  The discharge only impacted a paved area partially covered with snow and ice.  Clean Harbors conducted the clean up with the oversight of  Shevenell - Gallen.  For further details, see attached report by Shevenell - Gallen.

No further action required.
B-45-2001*Please see attached narrative.
B-389-1998*      On June 17,1998 at 1015 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a three gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Machias office's pole yard.  A broken hose on a delivery truck caused the spill which left a 5 by 3 foot stained area on the gravel.  Workers recovered any free product with Speedi Dri and excavated the remainder.
A-44-1999*Received a call from Dianne Alexander of C.N.Brown reporting a strange occurrence. A customer of theirs reported that their tank was overfilled. Local C.N. Brown records showed that they were not scheduled for a delivery. The local office manager went and took a look and helped clean up the spill. She reported that about 2 gallons came out of the tank and spilled on the concrete floor in the basement. Ms. Alexander was certain that it was not a C.N. Brown truck that made the errant delivery. She was reporting the spill as a courtesy to the owner and to make sure C.N.Brown's name was not attached to the spill.

I had a phone conversation with the owner of the house Sandy Johnson. She relayed that Dianne Alexander had been very helpful and strongly urged her to get in touch with me to see about the cleanup. Ms. Johnson told me that she had already had some of the cleanup done by her service technician. I suggested that she wash the tank and concrete floor to help with the odor.

No site visit was made and no further work is needed unless the odor problem is persistent.
P-890-1990*
REPORT UPDATE of 8/9/06	
	12/20/1990: Routine information inspection of a retail, motor fuels AST facility with underground product piping to the dispensers.  Onsite John Dunlap and I discussed the facility and spill reporting requirements with the owner & operator.  Rural commercial area, served by private well water.  See separate narrative and photos.
	In year 2002, during a potential property transfer, a Phase 1 assessment identified oil contamination in the drinking water well.  See the P-857-2002 report of DEP's Ann Hemenway for further details.
	US EPA performed an SPCC inspection of the facility on 6/30/06.  See attached photos and letter of 8/9/06.

S G Brezinski
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A-38-1997*CIANBRO reported that the fuel transfer pump on the "manlift" malfunctioned and filled the base with diesel fuel which then overflowed the fuel/oil mixture onto the ice where it was cleaned up with pads.
B-520-2000*B-520-00
Greenville

Saturday September 23, 2000			2109

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office (564-3304) about a plane crash in Greenville.  The Piscataquis County Sheriff's Dispatcher gave the location of the aircraft crash as Lat.: 45 29' 30.1, Lon.: 69 34' 41.  I was asked to contact Mike Drinkwater (695-2261) of the Greenville Fire Department.

I phoned Mike Drinkwater and spoke to him.  He said that the plane did not make the Greenville Airport.  It came down in a wooded area behind some buildings on Scammon Ridge.  The wing was clipped off by trees this caused most of the contents of the wing tank to be sprayed over a large area of wooded terrain in the Fog and windy area of Blair Hill.  Mike said he could see very little and there was no pooled jet fuel.  He said he was, with the help of the Greenville Police going to secure the crash site until morning.  I told Chief Drinkwater that I would be there on Sunday.

On Sunday Mike Drinkwater went to the crash site and looked around for pooled  jet fuel.  The odor had subsided quite a lot since the crash according to Mike.  We found only a small amount of fuel near a torn off wing.  This fuel was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The sprayed jet-A covered a large approximate 2-block area of trees and light spray on some leaf litter.  The sorbent pads were taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
A-108-1997*     DEP received an anonymous request to inspect this operation.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 4/8/97.  Spillage at the ASTs was minimal; due to the isolated nature of the property I did not recommend remediation but rather encouraged greater attention to spill prevention of the owner/operator (1st selectman M. Blaisdell).  I referred the situation to the office of the State Fire Marshall for guidance on AST installation/operation.
     I do not anticipate further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
P-208-2000*A limited amount of oil was discharged from a leaking copper fuel line buried beneath the concrete floor resulting in oil accumulating in a sump hole located in the basement.  The line was replaced and a small amount of oil collected with sorbent pads within the sump.  There was no free product to be collected or standing water when I observed the hole.  Since public water and sewer service the area, there was no need for further investigation or cause for concern.

No further action required.
P-46-2001*The discharge was the result of a loose dome cover on a tanker. The discharge was contained to the asphalt where it was left in-place and sanded.

No further action required.
A-485-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-784-1994*
	Retail motor fuels LUST removal and clean-up of gasoline discharges.  Commercial fuel AST bulk plant.
I-69-1996*On 7-8-96, Julie of County Environmental called this office to report that in the process of removing 4 tanks at Rose Acres in Caribou, a smalll amount of contamination was observed in each excavation. She requested someone visit the site to determine cleanup level. I met with her on site and we determined a baseline level. This was accomplished by removing about 4 yards of soil.
B-120-1999*Bangor Hydro called to report that one of their trucks suffered a broken transmission and lost about five gallons of 90-weight gear oil in their gravel service yard in Machias. The contaminated gravel was dug up and disposed at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility.
A-213-1996*REFERRED BY SANDI JONES AS THE RESULT OF A WATER ANALYSIS DONE BY A POTENTIAL RENTER OF THE PROPERTY, THERE TURNS OUT TO BE FOUR UST'S ABANDONED ON THE NEXT DOOR PROPERTY (AL'S BODY & FENDER) SEE SPILL A-291-96.  AT THIS POINT (1/3/97) THEY'VE ALL BEEN REMOVED, BUT SEEM TO BE UNCONNECTED TO THIS CONTAMINATED WELL.  FILTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, AND THE CASE HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO ALEX PUGH.
P-115-1994*
Failed SIA inventory records.  Retail, motor fuels UST facility installed in 1987.  See UST Reg. 2647 for further details.
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B-445-1998*On July 8, 1998 we received a call from Wayne Ames of the Maine Dept. of Transportation in Ellsworth reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks on Beals Island.  The spill occurred about 1600 the previous afternoon on the gravel shoulder of the Bridge Road.  A hydraulic line burst and leaked between ten and fifteen gallons of oil onto the road shoulder.  Workers excavated about one half yard of contaminated gravel.  I told Mr. Ames to cover the excavated material until I could inspect if for final disposal.

I checked the material on July 9th and found about one half yard of gravel.  I contacted Lane Construction and we made arrangements for the final disposal of the material at their asphalt batch plant in Addison.
A-408-2000*Received a call from Patricia Hopkins of SAD #28.  She reported that during renovations of the old high school, some mercury had been found.  The classroom it was found in was an old chemistry lab.  When the construction workers removed some wooden workbenches, they found the mercury under the bench, against the wall.  I was called and I advised them to call a contractor to clean it up as they had the expertise for this particular chemical.  Ms. Hopkins eventually informed me that they had hired Environmental Projects to do the cleanup.  I met representatives of EPI and the school district on site twice.  Once to view the site to see what had to be done.  The second time was at the request of EPI.  They where having problems with the general contractor doing the building renovation coming into the classroom they were cleaning.  There was a problem getting the air samples down to a level accepted by the State Toxicologist for schools.  EPI felt that with less traffic into the room they would have better success at cleanup.  Discussing these things with SAD #28 maintenance officials and the contractor solved the problem.  Samples of air in the classroom were eventually reduced to 0.000496-mg/cu m of mercury. No further work is necessary on this spill.  Additional testing results from the contractor are attached.
B-643-2001*      On November 14, 2001 at 1145 we received a call from Jerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil leak in Dexter.  A pair of pad mounted units at the Fayscott Machine Shop on route 7 weeped around the sighting glass of the transformer and onto the concrete pad.  Workers recovered the oil and none flowed off the concrete.
P-670-1999*    On Mon. 9/20/99, S. Bernard of DEP handed this reported spill off to me for response.  Dead River Oil Co. (DRC) reported that the previous Saturday 9/18/99, a delivery of #2 oil was being made to the outside 275 gal. AST at this mobile home when a corrosion hole opened up on the tank bottom.  Twenty gallons was reported discharged to the soil before the leak could be contained, a pail put under it and the tank pumped out.  Glidden of DRC stated that his driver was new and in the confusion they just forgot to report to DEP that day.  Eighty gallons was reported delivered and 60 recovered (how much was in before the delivery?).
     I was on-site on 9/20/99 @ 0915 and met with Glidden and a DRC crew, and with Mr. Thiebeault.  The tank was a vertical AST on a concrete pad with a visible rust hole on the bottom.  DRC was to replace the AST and install a sleeved line.
    DRC had dug soil out around the tank pad.  I noted no oil saturated soil or free oil remaining though there was still oil contam. soil.  Bags of oily soil and trash barrels of oil was still onsite.  I arranged for Fleet Env. to pick up the soil and deliver to Comm. Recycling.  Dead River took the liquid oil.
   The area is a well kept, rural mobile home park located off the N side of Rt. 196 about 0.5 miles from Rt. 95.  On contacting Mr. & Ms. Brian Maynard they informed me the park's drilled, public well is about 800' away from the spill.  Based on this the DEP required no further clean-up and Mr. Maynard filled in the shallow excavation.  Arthur Whipple of Allstate Ins. Co. requested the DEP pay allowable clean-up invoices and seek reimbursement. from Allstate.  See attachments for further info.  DRC assured me that they would more promptly report in the future.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-322-2001*The discharge was the result of a coupling dislodging during the delivery of fuel, which sprayed oil onto the pavement and a dirt roadway.  Speedy-dry and wood chips were quickly placed on the oil to absorb it.  The speedy-dry, wood chips and contaminated soil were later removed and disposed of.  After the clean-up was completed, sand was placed down on the pavement and wood chips on the dirt roadway to collect any remaining oil, in addition to eliminating the possibility of any oil making its way into a near-by retention pond.

No further action required.
P-437-1997*On 8/12/97 I received a call from the Portland Fire Dept. reporting a spill of perchloroethylene from a drycleaning machine at Lillianna's Drycleaners on Congress Street in Portland.  The Fire Department is located right across the street and was on the scene in minutes.  The Fire Dept. recovered most of the spilled product with sorbent pads.  Up to five gallons may have gotten away to a nearby storm drain.  No further action at this time.
A-427-1998*About 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid was lost from a sample port on one of the paper machines.  About 4 gallons spilled on the concrete floor, and was cleaned up with sorbents.  About 1 gallon went to the process sewer.
P-166-1999*The nozzle on the dispenser malfunctioned discharging approximately 2 gallons of gasoline onto the ground.  Most of the gasoline was contained with speedy-dry, but a small amount made its way to a storm drain.  By the time I arrived, the nozzle had been replaced and all the speedy-dry collected.  There was no evidence of any gasoline left in the storm drain.


No further action required.
I-149-2000*A case of Bravo weatherstik fell over, causing a cover to pop off a container inside the case.  Approximately 2 pints of liquid leaked out a drain hole on the floor of the truck while travelling down the highway.
P-4-1998*On 1/2/1998, Roger Vallee Jr. reported the loss of 100 gallons of kerosene at his residence. It was unclear how the discharge occurred, but it was assumed to be from the broken copper supply line.  There was also suspicion that the oil might have been stolen.

I meet with Mr. Vallee who showed me the area in question.  There was a small stain of oil in the area of the broken line, but no recoverable oil.  He stated that there were no oil vapor issues in the dwelling, and the well for the property was a great distance away.  Considering the previously mentioned and the fact the dwelling would have to be moved to undertake any excavation, we chose to wait and see if there were any issues.  Mr. Vallee was to contact me if he detected any oil vapor inside his home.  I check on the property several times throughout the year, and observed no issues, including oil vapor in the residence.  If the area under the mobile home is excavated and contaminated soil is encountered, than it will have to be addressed accordingly.  No further action required.
B-193-2000*B-193-2000
04/10/2000 08:15

     Ladonna Cross, concerned resident on Lemist Street in Bangor, called to report discovering what was believed to be oil coming from cracks in her concrete basement floor.  She believed that the material could be related to activities at the
taxi service business next door.  Investigation shown however that the oily material was simply iron and manganese staining.  The ground water was apparently pushing it up through the floor.  I explained to Ms. Cross that the material was not hazardous and could be washed off  with a simple detergent.
B-426-1996*On 8/7/96, 2333 hours Steve Lemieux of Bangor Hydro Electric reported a non PCB spill on High Street in Ellsworth.  A truck hit a guy wire that was attached to the transformer pole.  This tipped the unit so that it discharge about 5 drops of non-PCB dielectic oil.  The amount was too small to recover.
P-495-1999*DEP received notification that approximately 250 gallons of #2 fuel oil as a result of a line leak.  After extensive investigation, Response Services could not determine where the oil had traveled to.  The site was referred to Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Response Service action is expected at this time.
P-348-1996*29May 96, 0945 hours, responded to tractor tailer/ car accident.  recovered free product from leaking saddle tank.
deployed pads to fuel and battery acid discharge.

also this day, made contact with Suburban Pines Motel [322 roosevelt trail (rt. 302), windham, me 04062 (207-892-4834)] and Bill Burnham [9 nash rd. windham, me 04062 (207-892-7803)]; abutting property owners.  the motel has a drinking water well upgrade of the spill site.  Burnham has cattle that water down grade of the spill site.  the department has not received any complaint from the motel; but on 14Jun96 i met with Burnham concerning a sheen he observed on his property.  my observations indicated an iron bacteria issue rather than a petroleum product.

Windham police officer: Burt Wind (892-2525)

no further action anticipated. Nathan Thompson, SMRO

B-534-2000*B-534-2000
09/28/2000 15:20

     Shawn Langley of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid on the Caribou Road in Passadumkeag.  It was stated that a hose blew on a grader spilling approximately 4 gallons.  The spill was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
P-286-1998*   In the evening of 6/25/98 DEP was notified thru the Maine State Police of an anonymous report of an ongoing ammonia release at this Portland ice cream manufacturer.  Because of two previous incidents of non-reported ammonia releases by Deering, the anonymous report was considered to possibly have some credence so I notified Portland Fire Dept. so they may investigate as they were 3/4 hr. closer.  PFD reported back to me that they noticed intermittent whiffs of ammonia but no evidence of a significant discharge.
   On Friday, 6/26/98 I visited with Andrew Slusarski a DEP RCRA Inspector, and met with Charles Noyes, plant manager.  Noyes was disturbed by the report and blamed it on a disgruntled ex-employee.  Noyes explained that some ammonia from the refrigeration plant is lost thru normal operations which is what the PFD and we smelled.  Slusarski reviewed with Noyes SPCC and reporting requirements.  Later in the day David Sait of DEP contacted me to be updated on the complaint.
   Noyes also explained that the plant was being purchased by a Vermont company and employees were nervous over possible job losses.
   Sometime in August/September the plant closed and I understand will not reopen.  The status of the 10,000 lbs of ammonia in the refrigeration system is unknown at this time (Sept., 1999)  See attached and DEP spill files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-823-1996*On 12/27/96 I responded to a spill at a residence in Gorham.  The homeowner had accidently backed his car into a 275 gallon AST in the garage spilling approximately fifty gallons of #2 oil.  When I arrived on site Dodge oil was on scene pumping out the remaining oil in the tank, and Gorham Fire was on scene and had begun cleaning up the oil with sorbent pads.  I assisted the Fire Dept. in cleaning up the oil.  The tank was pumped off without incident into a drum for the homeowner to continue using to supply the furnace.  The oil had spilled in the garage and run out into the driveway.  I left the scene that evening with some sorbent pads left on the ground to soak up the oil over night.  I returned the following morning to finish the clean-up.  No further action.
B-408-1997*7/29/97 1450

I received an anonymous junk yard complaint for investigation.  The complainant indicated that the owner of a junkyard on Route 187 in Addison is dumping oil in a ditch.  This was a concern because of the proximity of the junk yard to Indian River and the ocean.  The caller identified the owner as a Mr. Anders Pederson of 22 Prospect Street in Brewer, Maine.

I had been to the facility in question in the past and found it to be messy in that junk car parts were seemingly strewn about and as with almost any scrap yard there was an occassional oil spot from about 8 to 18 inches in diameter and that anonymous complainants do not like it there.  I contacted the Addison Town Office.  I was informed that they receive many complaints about the junk yard, but they and apparently no one else has knowledge of oil dumping at this facility.
P-443-1999*     On Tuesday 6/29/99, I visited this rural repair garage and residence in response to an anonymous 6/17/99 complaint regarding possible oil leaks and spills from heavy vehicle repair onsite.
     No one was at home at the time.  In front of the repair garage I noted seven or more spots of spilled light oil (diesel?).  Most were about 2' diameter, though one was approx 6' in diameter.  There was also a dark stain on the soil resembling waste oil.  By the resident's garage I noted another oil stain on the soil driveway.  I am not aware of these spills being reported to DEP as required.  I noted no apparent gasoline discharges.  Total spillage appeared to be no more than several gallons.  There was a 500 gal. unused AST and about six trucks and tracked vehicles parked outside, and several more inside the garage (see site sketch).
     The garage is located in a rural residential area and on a hill.  Its drilled well is uphill of the garage.  Directly downhill is a house (Box #193) also on well-water.
      Later in the afternoon Brian Morrill called regarding my visit and I explained my observations and concern over the area drinking water, and that these spills are required to be reported to the state.  I also advised him of his potential liability and expense should he be responsible for a neighbor's contaminated gw.  Mr. Morrill agreed to dig up and let the oily soil aerate onsite and to be more careful about leaks and drips in the future.  As there was an Oxford Public Works truck also onsite, the Town of Oxford could also be a potential responsible party for contamination clean-up should a discharge be traced to one of their vehicles.
      A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Morrill and the Town of Oxford.  Further DEP Resp. actions possible.  No gw monitoring is felt necessary at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-349-2001*Discharge was the result of a broken fire-o-matic on an outside aboveground storage tank.  As the tank had just been filled, the entire volume of #2 fuel oil was discharged to the ground and subsequently migrated to a small stream adjacent to the residence.  DEP responded and deployed sorbents throughout the area.  As the ground was frozen, this was an adequate mitigation technique without the need for an excavation.  The site was revisited throughout spring 2001 and sorbents were changed when necessary until no more oil was observed.  No further response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-69-1996*Mr. McComb called to report that a valve from a green liquor clarifier clogged and, to release it, a worker disconnected piping from a valve and used a steam lance to break up the clog.  When released the 160 degree product gushed onto the containment floor, but unexpectedly due to the cold air (about -10 degrees0 a vapor cloud was created so dense that the workers did not dare to enter it to shut off the open valve.  The mill decided due to safety reasons to allow the tank to empty into the waste water sewer where they could attempt to treat it.  He reported that the pH was between 10.5-11.5.  It remains to be seen whether or not they can remain within their discharge license and I will notify the water bureau Monday morning.  See the attached mill report.
A-500-2000*A state truck blew a hydraulic hose on Leighton Road. State crews cleaned up the spill. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-367-1999*Tina Bodkins called to report that a backhoe had leaked about a quart of hydraulic fluid while parked on the natural gas pipeline right of way in Winterport. It is best described as being at station 2281+57 which is between the Hamm Rd. and the Stream Road. The soil was removed and stockpiled for later disposal.
A-94-1996*see attached
B-443-1997*On 8/11/97, 1400 hours Paul Bouchard of Midas Muffler called to say that he was having trouble with the tank removal at the Union Street facility.  He had discovered by doing an exploratory dig that the tank had a two foot layer of concrete on top of it that was attached to the frost wall.  I wrote an in place permit.  I indicated that I would like to witness the filling process, but that did not happen.  Paul had taken pictures that show the area of the tank that was cut open.  Also, the name of the contractor who got the sand is available.

The exploratory dig went close to the bottom of the tank on the side that was away from the building.  There was water in the hole at about 5.5 feet and there was no sheen on it.  The soil at the bottom was clay and from grade down it was glacial till.
B-440-1998*B-440-98
Bangor

Tuesday July 7, 1998				0936

I received a phone call from Mr. Alan Arbo.  Mr. Arbo is a home restoration contractor who was involved with some restoration work including painting a home at 88 Fountain Street.  An underground heating oil tank was found near the side of the garage at 88 Fountain Street.  It is not known how old the tank is or how long it has been abandoned.  I spoke with the homeowner Mrs. Michelle Keebler and told her that I would be over to give her a registration form and a tank removal notice.

I arrived at 88 Fountain Street and spoke with Mr. Arbo and Mrs. Keebler then I went to the tank and did some measuring.  The tank is 24 inches beneath the surface and it has a total of 52 inches of liquid in it.  The liquid is 18 and ? inches of water and 33 and ? inches of oil.  That means that the oil has been displaced and is most likely a few inches up in the fill pipe as the tank diameter is most likely 48 inches or less.

I advised the owner to contact her oil supplier and various clean up contractors to get the tank pumped out.  I also suggested that the tank be removed as soon as is possible after it is pumped out. In event it is taking on ground water.

Monday August 10, 1998				afternoon

I returned to the Keebler residence and Mr. Arbo had his small rubber tired backhoe on the site and was preparing to remove the tank.  I did the tank removal waiver.  I met Mr. Bradford, the neighbor of the Keeblers.  The tank was mostly on the Bradford property at 19 Montgomery Street.  Removal went slow as the backhoe operator wanted to do as little damage as possible to nearby shrubs and trees.

The soil backfill was native clay soil. The tank was very old, most likely 1940's vintage.  The size of the tank is most likely 1,000 in capacity, it measured 46 inches in diameter and 12 feet long.  The tank was previously pumped out by TWM of Newington New Hampshire and will be taken to Hudson to be scrapped.
B-52-1999*B-52-99
Lamoine

Monday February 1, 1999				1518

I received a phone call from Mr. Rick Cole, of Hancock Oil in Ellsworth.  Mr. Cole phoned to report that there had been a 1-gallon heating oil spill at the Dorothy Higgins residence in Lamoine.  The spill occurred during the filling of the Higgins' basement tank with #2 heating oil on Sunday.

The spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri, and excavating the contaminated soil.  This material was placed into a plastic bag for later disposal.
P-531-1998*Water sample results received on 11/23/98 indicating no MTBE present in the water. Previous water result through the DHS random sampling study indicated MTBE levels at 3.1 PPB. The  Department's action level for MTBE is 25 PPB. Picture of well location taken. (see attached )  No further action by Response Services at this time.
P-323-1999*On 5/9/99 Ann Hemenway received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Dept. reporting a vehicle accident in the parking lot of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway resulting in a small spill of engine oil.  I responded to the spill the next morning.  It was evident that the Scarborough Fire Dept. had cleaned up the majority of the spill.  No further action required.



________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 24, 1999
P-341-1997*   On 6/16/97 I talked to the pizza parlor operator about an old fuel oil type fill pipe cover evident in the walkway of the building.  The location was clearly and old gas station.  The manager said that he was negotiating to buy the property and had already had a Phase 1 study done with a Phase 2 to be done by Gillespie & Assoc.  There was supposedly a waste oil UST still buried onsite somewhere and the fuel oil and gas tanks UST were gone, with just the fuelk oil cap left so as not to damage the walkway by removal.  Further action is anticipated with any pending UST found.  This site is not registered at this time.  No evidence of discharges were noted.
  If a UST is confirmed, a removal and registration is required.

SG Brezinski
B-57-1996*On 1/29/96, 0800 Jeff Emery told me BMHI had an elevator shaft pit that had flooded with water and that there was some hydraulic oil on the water.  He asked if we could have Milt pump the water out.  I know that we like to save BMHI a buck when we can so I said yes.  The initial plan was to pump that pit out into drums.  However, it turned out that there was over 2000 gallons of water in the pit.  This coupled with the fact that they were in a hurry to get the elevator back into service caused us to seek an alternative plan.  We were able to sorb some of the oil of the water, but there was still some oil being transferred with the trash pump.

The alternative plan involved pumping the pit directly to a nearby storm drain.  Before going ahead with this plan I contacted the Bangor Waste Water Treatment facility.  I told Andy Rosinski that we had about 2000 gallons of water with less than 5 gallons of hydraulic oil on it and asked if it would be ok to sewer it.  He saw no problem with that approach.  The oil had been in a five gallon bucket that had been left in the pit to recover any bleed off that the elevator's hydraulic system might have.  The pit became flooded with water because the sump pump had stopped.  The rising water tipped the bucket over, which is what caused the spill. Milt spent most of that day pumping the pit out and he spent a good parat of the next day repairing the trash pumps.  They had become bound up with small rocks.
P-420-1998*On Sept. 9, 1998 I was contacted by Mark Dion of Spencer Press concerning a spill of their "etching" chemical.  At approximately 7:50 in the morning it was noticed that there was etch material foaming out of it's container.  The system was shut down.  About 40 gallons of the etch solution spilled from it's primary containment into secoundary containment.  The etch solution is made up of a 10% solution of Sulfuric Acid and hydrogen peroxide.  No spillage got out of secoundary containment.  Spill was neutralized with soda ash, scraped into drums and disposed of as haz. waste.  No further action anticipated.
B-306-1999*Kim Kerry called the Barracks to report that the Bangor Sewer Dept. had had a report of oil being discharged from the combined sewer overflow behind the Margaret Chase Smith Building in Bangor.  At the time of the report, personnel from the treatment plant were investigating the report.

Later that night I talked to Andy Rudzinski at the treatment plant;  he said they'd found no oil, but he agreed to meet me there the following morning.

Next day, Rudzinski showed me the CSO where oil had been reported entering Kenduskeag Stream.  The tide was high then, so no oil or sewage was being discharged.  The night before, Andy said, he'd observed a black substance being discharged from the CSO.  It could've been mistaken for #6 oil, he said, but it looked to him like old rotten sewage.  The Security personnel at the Federal parking garage, however, insisted there was a diesel odor in the air following the rain storms of the previous afternoon, so maybe there was oil there, and maybe there wasn't.

I gave the Federal troops my card, and asked them to call as soon as they smelled oil again.  As of 7/1/99, I haven't heard from them.
B-746-1999*     On November 22,1999 at 0830 we received a call from William Chase of Waterville reporting an oil sheen in the mud and water by the Alder Stream bridge on the County Rd. in Newport.  Mr. Chase launched his canoe for duck hunting and said the oil came out of the mud along the shore.  I investigated the site that morning and found marsh sheen.
B-487-1999*B-487-99
Medway

Sunday August 8, 1999				0435

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mark Daigle (723-9866) of the Medway Fire Department concerning a spill of 3 gallons of an ethylene glycol based anti freeze.

According to Mr. Daigle, an irate person stopped at the Big Apple on Route 157, in Medway and began dumping anti-freeze onto the pavement.  The person who remained unidentified dumped three, one-gallon containers before he left.  Mr. Daigle said that he was later arrested.  The Medway Fire Department cleaned up, the spill prior to my notification.  They hosed the area with copious amount of water to flush the anti-freeze.
P-923-2001*On 11/8/01 I received a call from David Carlson reporting he had spilled some waste oil while changing the oil in his car.  He had cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and was asking for guidance on disposal of the waste.  I told him to containerize the contaminated speedy dry and place it in his household garbage that is removed by a licensed hauler.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 9, 2001
B-573-2001*     On 10/10/01, 1830 hours Dead River reported a small AST release at 12 Longmeadow Drive in Brewer.  The spill came from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The tech mag -patched the tank and applied a pad to the spill area.  The owners will have the tank replaced.
B-462-1999*On 7/30/99 at 10:09 Randy Hawks, security officer at the Bangor Federal Building, called to report that a white cloudy substance was emerging from a storm water drain into the Kenduskeag River just below his guard station. I went to the scene.
   As described there was a milky cloud in the pool below the drain's outfall. Mr. Hawks stated that the material began to arrive about 10:00 and by 10:30 it seemed to have stopped. While I could smell the odor of sewerage, Mr.Hawks states this is a common odor coming from the drain. There seemed to be no other odor associated with white cloud. Mr. Hawks, a former Bangor police officer, seemed familiar with this storm drain and said that it collects run off for much of the east side of Bangor.
   I was not able to identify the substance although it reminded me of a similar event a few years ago, which turned out to be milk from a local dairy. Since the flow had stopped and the amount was small, I took no further action other than request that Mr. Hawks call if he should see this reoccur.
   No water bureau personnel were available at the time of the occurrence. I will send them a copy of this report.
   I later spoke with James Sohns of the water bureau who told me that the city was doing modifications to the stormwater system in that area and suspected that some sediments had been released. He was unconcerned.
A-303-1999*Lynn Bangs had an overfill when she was filling her car with gasoline. She reported it to the store's staff. They cleaned it up using pads and speedy dry.
A-597-1998*Received a call from Wayne Gifford of Wadleigh's, a certified tank installer, that he was at a site and had found some contamination. I went to Wingate-Lathe in Hallowell.  They were upgrading the piping at their bulk plant and found some contamination. I responded to the site. It is in downtown Hallowell, two blocks west of the river. The contamination seemed to come from some buried pipes that they were upgrading. We excavated as much contaminated soil as was practical. The business office of Wingate-Lathe is directly down gradient of the contamination site. No reports from them or other surrounding buildings of petroleum impacts in their basements have been made. With no other environmental receptors in the area, no further work is necessary.
A-346-2000* Someone found oil leaking from an ASTonto the pavement behind the Shop n Save in Rockland. This Shop N Save is located on Maverick Street. The State Police called me at my home and I responded ASAP. The fire Dept. was on scene when I arrived and they had the oil contained.
 Using the NIMS approach I directed the firefighters into a wedge formation to deploy the latest in spill response. 400 sorbent pads later the disaster was eliminated.
I-181-2000*Driver didn't shut valve off and 30 -35 gallons of kerosene was lost.  Cleaned up with floor dirt and spill pads to be disposed of.  Oily debris was disposed of at landfill with other oily debris waste stream

B-575-2000*
     This office received a call at 1420 on 10/20/00 from Ross Steward (Maine DOT - Solon) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that there was a half inch wide oil stain on Route 201 for 13 miles between the DOT lot in Moscow and their lot in Solon.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on one of their trucks.  Sand was spread on some of the oil and sorbents were used to cleanup some of the material.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
B-669-1997*11/18/97 12:30

The Orono Fire Department called to report a minor gasoline spill at the University of Maine.  Approximately 3 gallons spilled from a leak in private vehicle's gas tank onto the parking lot of Nutting Hall.  No resources of the State were affected.
P-531-1997*17 July 1997, I responded to facility location. I observed a 1,000 gal. above ground storage tank located in a shed between the car garage and dwelling. The tank was actively leaking oil from a small corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. Ness Oil Company technicians were on site pumping product from the tank. The leak had been temporarily plugged on the 16th of July by Ness technicians.
I hand dug a test pit approximately .6 meters (2 ft.) in depth outside the shed, adjacent to the heaviest observed concentration of spilled product inside the shed. The soil in the test pit contained an olfactory presence of oil, but I did not observe any free phase product nor did the soil appear to be oil saturated.
Adjacent to, and structurally connected to the tank shed, I inspected a floor drain in the car garage and a swimming pool pump house. I did not observe any visual or olfactory indication of fuel oil product in these areas.
23 September 1997, I conducted a follow up site visit after the AST had been removed from the shed. I did not observe any visual or olfactory indication of product or significant vapor problems in the shed, outside, or dwelling. I could not find any compelling reason to conduct any further investigation, which would have been intrusive
and require the removal of property in order to be completed. This site is not sensitive and no threat to human health or the environment is immediately apparent. It is feasible that this leaked occurred over a period of time, perhaps over the course of the non-heating 1996/97 season or over a longer period of time. Ness Oil Company estimates a loss of approximately 757-1,135 liters (200-300 gallons). It is also feasible that this amount is over estimated.

On the basis of the current site conditions no remedial action is recommended at this time. However, further investigation may be necessary in the event a change in site conditions threatens human health or the environment.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (24Dec97)
A-309-1998*DEP received a report that several gallons of concrete additive had been spilled to a concrete floor at this industrial property.  The MSDS showed a mixture consisting primarily of salts (see attached).  Spilled material was sorbed by the spiller and disposed of.
P-749-1996*A dumptruck tipped over on the West Bay Field at USM's Wolf Neck Farm in Freeport spilling three gallons of hydraulic fluid. Approximately two yards of soil were dug up and spread on a paved parking lot.  No further action.
P-693-1997*10 September 1997, I responded to facility location. I assisted home owner with required DEP paperwork and issued a 30-day waiver.

I advised Mrs. Lunt that the removed UST could not be used for above ground application.

No further response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4DEC97).
P-811-1999*On Nov. 22, 1999 I investigate a complaint at the CN Brown Bulk Oil facility on Route 202 in Alfred.  The complainant, a fired employee, claimed that one of the oil truck drivers had deliberately discharged oil to the ground when letting the dome of the truck drain to the ground.

When I investigated the site I went to the area where the discharge reportedly occurred and did find a slight amount of oiled vegetation.  I surmised that the discharge was very small due to the amount of oil I found.  No oil had apparently soaked into the ground and the vegetation did not appear to be stressed therefore no clean up would practical.

 I followed up the visit by reporting the incident to Diane Alexander - facilities manager for CN Brown and will follow up with her on the actions of CN Brown.
I-79-2000*ROAD SHIM WAS GETTING ON CARS AFTER HEAVY RAINS.  NO RECOVERY ACTION TAKEN.
A-418-2000*Received a call from Steve Groves of International Paper reporting a small sulfuric acid leak.   The leak was contained and cleaned up. See the report and letter from International Paper for additional information.
A-386-1999* Jerry Junkins, of International Paper, reported a release of sulfuric acid. About 240 gallons of acid leaked from a tank. All of this material was contained inside secondary containment. The acid was then slowly discharged into the acid sewer, which eventually leads to the waste treatment facility. The leak was discovered at 0830 hrs. on 7-3-99 and was reported at 1245 the same day.  No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-752-1997*On 11/30/97 at 0745 I received a message via voice mail from Robert Daigle the Environmental Manager at CYRO concerning failure of a hose carrying non-contact cooling water and subsequent flooding of an equipment space. The incident had occurred on 11/28/97.  The message indicated that in order to avoid displacing a now submerged chemical storage tank, a decision had been made by CYRO personnel to pump the water from the flooded area to a paved area outside of plant.  The water, that was sampled and later determined to contain low levels of methyl methacrylate(1.6 ppm), flowed across the pavement and into a stormwater collection system.
I was unable to make contact with Daigle on 11/30/97 for clarifications, and due to the fact that CYRO has a license to operate a Temporary Storage and Disposal Facility, I referred the matter to the Division of Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation for further investigation. HWFR determined that the discharge had not been associated with any of the areas of this facilities named in CYRO's license and therefore not in their purview.
Additional information is contained within the attached letter report submitted by Daigle on behalf of CYRO.  A copy of this letter report will be forwarded to HWFR to be placed within the CYRO file.
No remedial actions were deemed feasible.


                                    -----------------------
                                    Steven J. Eufemia
                                    Hazardous Materials Specialist III
P-84-1999*    On 2/2/99, Tanknology Inc. notified DEP, Resp. Div. that a UST facility had failed a test at this urban Lewiston gas station.  The UR tank was believed to be tight though the suction line was suspected to have the problem (see attached test report).  The facility had a 10,000, a 8,000 and 6,000 gal. dbl-wall, CP steel UST's installed in 1990.  Lines are single wall FRP.  The facility is located next to a former gas station owned by Webber that suffered a clean-up, and in a general commercial zone.
     I inspected on 2/3/99 and noted the 10,000 gal. UR tank (T-1) uncovered over the two lines and the UR dispensers removed (see photos and site sketch). No gw was noted in the 3' to 4' deep excavation.  During the visit I issued the Actions Agreement (attached).  Les Wilson & Sons equipment was still onsite but no workers at the time.  The store manager stated the problem began a week before and about getting ice out of the line.  I noted mild gaso. contamination was under dispenser 1-2 that had not been reported to DEP earlier or after-words.  I later spoke with Jane who was the primary contact for the facility.  She assured me the tank was out-of-service pending planned work after the winter frost left.
    On 4/23/99 I received word from Ted Scharf of DEP that Les Wilson had performed a Helium test and found no leaks, then put the system back in service.  No prior notification to DEP as requested was given to allow DEP a chance to observe the testing.  Jane explained that a rag was found plugging the line which was the reason for the pumping hesitation.  Ted Scharf of DEP deemed the Helium test invalid and will be discussing retesting with Carter Mill Co.  The source of the contam. under the dispenser is not explained at this time. noted  See attachments and DEP Reg. files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-171-1996*Received a call from Jerry Mirable that there had been a spill on the Wyeth estate in Cushing. Jerry reported that a 25kva transformer had corroded, formed a hole and leaked its contents. This occurred on the line leading to the Wyeth estate. The spill actually happened a few days earlier. The caretaker, William Stewart had cleaned it up and dumped the contaminated soil into the woods. When the transformer failed CMP was called and realized what had happened. They called DEP and relayed the story.  They cleaned up around the pole and the contaminated soil pile and disposed of 5.77 tons of contaminated soil at Dragon. No site visit was made and no additional work needed at this site.
P-178-1998*On 4/2/1998 a report was made concerning a spill of #2 fuel oil from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a residence in Lovell, Maine. Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled and had seeped into the surrounding soil, some of which may have affected groundwater. Sorbents were  deployed to soak up the oil, and the contaminated soil was removed. One well is suspected to be at risk.
A-302-1997*It was extreme low tide, when this truck was coming off the ferry.  The ramp angle, due to the tide, caused the tank for refrigeration to scrape bottom.  The driver continued up the access road until he could park.  The ferry staff and Rockland Fire staff spread speedy dry to collect the oil.  Most was confined to paved areas.  A small amount ran over the retaining wall under the ramp to the high tide area.  Speedy dry was also spread here.  By the time I arrived most of the speedy dry had been swept up.

No further action is anticipated.
B-88-1997*At 1110 on February 20, 1997 we received a call from Lou DeRose of Lincoln Pulp and paper reporting a four hundred gallon hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  The spill occurred at a small building which housed the hydraulic pumps for the lifter of the wood chip trucks.  A burst pipe sprayed the oil which flowed out the building onto the ground.  Luckily, the ground is covered with wood shavings and sawdust which absorbed the oil as it flowed across the ground.

I visted the mill and met Mr. DeRose who showed me the site. A bucket truck scooped up the contaminated shavings which were burned in their recovery boiler.  Mr. DeRose agreed with my suggestion to build a berm across the buildings entrance which would prevent any future spills from leaving the building.  This will make any future clean up even easier.
I-59-1996*On 7-1-96, Russell Smith of Maine Public Service Company called to report that while removing a 1000 gal. fuel oil tank at their State St. office some contamination was observed beneath the tank. It was most likely, in his view from an old tank that was removed 10-15 years ago. About 24 yards of soil was removed and taken to the P.I. Landfill. A site assessment was also conducted by J.T. Langille.
B-175-1997*Mr. Boynton reported that he had noticed an oil puddle under a wooden dock at the mill.  He contacted the maintenance people who found a cracked nipple in a run of piping carrying #6 oil.  This nipple was replaced and the oil cleaned up by Allwaste of Bangor. They collected about five yards of soil, debris, and sorbents.  This was left on site to be collected by Clean Harbors for disposal.
A-516-1997*A candy thermometer broke in the sink.  Mrs. Kilian had already double bagged the thermometer parts and the dish cloth that was in the sink.  I removed these for disposal.  I collected the contents of the sink trap, but there was no mercury with the water.

As she had a three year old, I reported this spill to the Assistant Toxicologist, Phil Kemp.  He determined that no further action was needed.
B-575-1997*On 11/7/97, 1915 hours Rolland Raymond of Dead River Oil Co. reported that they had repaired a line leak on an AST belonging to Randy Davis.  Rolland estimated that there was a half of a tank that had been spilled.  Randy estimated the spill at an eighth of a gallon.  While talking to Randy on the phone, I mentioned the clean up fund that could help correct any problems that the spill may have caused.  He wanted to know if he was obliged to have a clean up.  I told him that if it was not a problem to anyone the clean up would not be mandatory.  I visited the site the following day.  I could see that the spill had been small and that there were no problems associated with it.  I told Randy to contact me if any problems such as odor complaints showed up.
B-385-1996*
Mrs. Malmstrom is in a dispute with the city over a vacant lot, which she owns, adjacent to her residence on Woodview Dr.  In 1991, she says, she returned home to find city equipment on her property, having excavated the vacant lot to facilitate storm water drainage from Essex St. Since that time the lot, wet before, has only been much wetter, since some of the lot is below the culvert level.

On 7/17, while ditching by hand to drain the lot faster, Mrs. Malmstrom noticed an oily substance on the water, and reported it to this office.  The substance was identified as hydraulic oil, and had been dumped into one of the catch basins on Essex St.  Prior to that time, Mrs. Malmstrom had been unaware that Essex St. stormwater drained onto her property. (see sketch)

Sorbent pads and boom were used to recover the oil.
B-626-2000*B-626-2000
11/24/2000 15:45

     Normand Laberge, Environmental Manager for the Cutler Naval Communications facility called to report a spill of diesel fuel that resulted from an overfill.  It was initially stated that approximately 150 gallons were spilled into a lined bermed area when one tank was being transferred to another.  A later estimate determined that as much as 500 gallons spilled into the dike.  The majority of the fuel was pumped put for reuse.  Over the next few days the remainder of the oil was cleaned out of the berm's oil-water separator.  A small amount of oil may have affected some soil.  A lab analysis of the soils beneath the berm are pending.
A-280-1999*     DEP received a report from an anonymous ex-employee of this facility that waste liquids including paint and thinner was occasionally poured down the floor drain.  I spoke with the town code enforcement officer who doubted the allegation and confirmed that the property is served by town water and sewer.  He recommended that I contact Mead Corp. (Kerry Huckins), who oversees operations here.  Mr. Huckins said paints/thinners are not often used here, but that he would make it clear that no material would be disposed of via the floordrains.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-585-2001*     On 10/14/01 the Ellsworth Fire Chief reported that they had responded to a two gallon gasoline spill at Falls Food Mart on Route 1A in Ellsworth. The spill was an overfill that happened because the customer had propped the nozzle open with his fuel cap. The spill landed on asphalt so I doubt that the speedy dry was able to recover much of the product.  This opinion is based on the facts that gasoline is very volatile and it has an affinity for asphalt.
B-359-1996*A scheduled tank removal at the Chancellor's Office turned up soil contaminated by #2 oil.  The PID showed, by bag headspace, the contamination to be 1640 ppm.  The contaminated soil was spread on a nearby asphalt pad to weather until 11/18/96, when the PID showed no further contamination.
P-183-1998*On May 1, 1998 I received a call from a new homeowner concerned about the rusty orange groundwater coming up from beneath his home.  On May 4, 1998 I visited the property.  It appears that the foundation of the house was just below the high groundwater table.  The drainage for the home was working well, however the water draining from the foundation was very orange and rusty.  There was no odor nor any other indication that this rusty water was due to chemical or oil spillage.  I noted that in many other areas in the neighborhood there was standing water in low spots that was orange and rusty also.  The rust colors appears to be naturally precipitating from the groundwater as it comes to the surface.  No action will be taken.
B-256-2000*The state police called to report a truck wreck on the Kennebec Road in Newburgh. I went to the scene and found that a loaded gravel truck had rolled onto its side in the eastbound ditch and about 1/2 gallon of engine oil had leaked out of the filter. A few shovel fulls were removed by the company and landfarmed at their shop in Orono. No further action needed.
B-654-1998*On 10/4/98, 1419 hours Laura Hurd (Environmental Compliance for GP) reported a 2-3 gallon spill of number six oil.  It happened at their unloading area while disconnecting a hose.  The spill landed on gravel and was cleaned up.  The clean up produced a drum of soil.  The drum was being stored on site while permission was being sought to put it on their land fill.
B-319-1996*D-TREE = N.
B-592-1996*Floyd Harrington, concerned citizen from Guilford, called to report an oil spill on his neighbors driveway; Fred Mills.  Mr. Harrington stated that a Chase & Kimball Oil truck had recently made a delivery and spilled the fuel.  A sheen was reportedly being carried off in the heavy rain.  It did not sound like a serious situation.

I later spoke to Earl of Chase & Kimball.  Mr. Brasier informed me that little oil was spilled; perhaps less than a quart.  It was probably due to driver inattention.  Approximately one bucket of soil was generated in the clean up.
A-664-1999*A truck was overfilled at the C.N. Brown bulk plant in Madison. The spill was on a cement pad. C.N. Brown employees used speedi dry and sorbent pads to clean up the spill.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-188-1999*On 12-20-99, this office received a call from Dave Page of Irving Oil to report that while replacing a tank for a customer, a spill was discovered. The basement's 275 gallon tank at the residence of John Mackey in Fort Fairfield was found to be leaking. A corrosion hole was discovered in the bottom of the tank. An estimate of 50 gallons was lost over a period of time that had soaked into the dirt floor of the basement and gone to a sump pit. A small amount had been pumped outside onto the lawn. Floyd Belmain, a local contractor, was hired to clean up. Dirt and debris was removed from the basement and a small amount of soil was removed from the outside. Work was completed on 12-22-99.
B-681-2000*     On December 12, 2000 at 1500 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a leaking basement tank at 72-80 Columbia St. in Bangor.  Kelly Realty Mgt. owns the vacant building and is re-building the structure.  There are two basement tanks tied together that Dead River filled on the 11th.  A worker in the building noticed a smell on the 12th and called Dead River who found a small hole and installed a magnet patch to stop the leak.
     I met the oil technician and property owner Bob Kelly at the site that afternoon.  About ten gallons of #2 fuel leaked and about half of that was caught in a bucket placed beneath the leak.  There was a small area of contaminated soil but no product reached any basement drain.  The basement is  being re-modeled and the contaminated soil, less than one-half yard, will be brought to Sawyer's.
P-27-1997*  On the evening of Monday, 1/13/97, I was notified by Auburn Fire Dept., thru the State Police, of a new mystery odor present in the single family home of Ms. Epstein at 105 Conant Ave.  I visited and met with Ms. Epstein the following morning.  The residence is in a well maintained neighborhood, on city water and sewer (see map).
   The odor struck me as a sewer-like smell and smelled identical to the sewer line outside the house.  I measured 0% LEL; the gas company and FD had earlier measured normal (or zero) levels of NO2, O2. SO2, and methane. The DEP Micro-Tip PID maxed out at 9999 when brought into the house, but immediately cleared when brought inside (this may have been an instrument malfunction or response to an undetermined gas present, no resources have been able to explain it at this time). The oder had been present for only several days and Water Dist. workers said that two other houses, on Conant and Lake Sts. also had the same problem.  On checking the house I ruled out fuel oil and leaking gas-type containers.  There has been no recent work to the house or changes in furniture or carpeting, paint, etc.  The house was very clean and dry also.
  The FD, Norther Utilities, and DEP agree that the oder is coming from the sewer line and smells like normal sewer gases. On checking a sewer manway I noted no evidence of oil, etc. present. Auburn Water Dept. felt that the oder was from natural gas (but no methyl mercaptane oder) or something dumped in the sewer.
  At this time this problem appears to be out of DEP, BRWM jurisdiction and I have refered it to DEP Water Bureau and the Auburn Health Dept.  See attachements for further information.
SGB
B-284-1998*B-284-98
Carmel

Monday May 4, 1998				0840

I received a phone call from a Mr. Jim Robertson (827-3900 W, 848-2048) of Carmel.  According to Mr. Robertson,  some utility work was done on his property on Friday May 1.  He continued by saying that it appears to have been a possible hydraulic oil spray, which covered a 10 by 20 square area.

I placed calls to Mr. Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric and also with Mr. Steve Polyot of Bell Atlantic.  Mr. Polyot checked and concurred that there had been workers in Carmel on the Five Road on Friday May 1.  I asked Mr. Polyot if he could meet me at the spill location on the Five Road in Carmel.

I drove to Carmel about 2.4 miles down the Five Road and on the right side of the road before a mailbox with the number 3559 on it was an area as described by Mr. Robertson.  I met with Mr. Polyot, of Bell Atlantic and he said he would be getting in touch with Clean Harbors to clean up the hydraulic oil spill.

Wednesday May 6, 1998				0950

Mrs. Robertson (723-7199) phoned, and wanted to know when the clean up will be done.  She said some trees were cut down and some soil was dug up.  I suggested that she make contact with Mr. Polyot at Bell Atlantic and if she was not satisfied with the results of the clean up to notify me.  I would return and access the clean up if necessary.
A-479-1999*DEP received a report that a farm road had the appearance of having been recently "oiled".  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It transpired that the subject property contained a pipeline right-of-way and that Maritimes & Northeast had applied a calcium chloride solution for dust suppression.
B-545-2000*     On October 3, 2000 at 1145 we received a call from Jay Beaudoin of Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville reporting a one gallon or less spill of lube oil at their hydro facility on the St. Croix River.  A worker was filling an oil reservoir on a pump when the oil surged out of the unit.  Most of the gallon that spilled was recovered in a bucket under the pump but a small amount went onto the floor.  A small amount of this entered a drain to the river causing a 20' x 4" sheen.  Workers recovered the oil on the floor and that which was collected in the bucket under the pump.
A-579-1996*The tank at the Dostie residence settled because the legs were not supported on anything solid.  A tire was below the filter.  The filter was broken off when it landed on the tire.  About 75 gallons were lost.  A temporary tank was placed in front of the house while we removed the contaminated soil from underneath the tank's original location.  About 3 yards was removed and taken to Dragon.
P-505-2000*DEP responded to incident and deployed sorbent pads and recovered leaking oil from ruptured fuel tank.  A fitting on the tractor's left saddle tank was breached at a rail road crossing.  A motorist traveling on Route 1 pulled the truck over and contact local officials.

Nathan Thompson, MDEP, Oct2400.
A-436-2000*A diesel spill occurred at the Budget Host Inn about a week before it was reported. A guest had parked their truck on a slope on the lawn, spilling an unknown amount of diesel fuel. The fuel killed the grass in an area measuring about 6 feet by 20 feet. Contaminated soil was removed.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-202-1997*Less than one gallon of JP8 spilled from P-3 on runway at BNAS.  Some product washed away due to heavy rains.  Most oil contained and padded up.  See attached BNAS report.  No further action.
A-156-1997*This was an overfill of an AST by a delivery driver.  The report was for Cove Edge Health Center a separate part of Miles Health Care.  When I was called, the driver reported that most of the oil had been confined to a concrete area and that it had been cleaned with pads.  The remainder of the oil was reported to have entered a storm drain.  The site was close to the water, and he thought the oil had traveled there.  I asked him to search further and call back.  I felt that there was nothing to be done if the remainder had already been discharged.  About half an hour later the dispatcher called to let me know that the fire department was on site and requesting my presence.  When I arrived I found the fire department had placed pads in two drainage areas (separated by a culvert) where the oil had discharged from the storm drain.  They were in the process of trying to locate the end of a second culvert the oil had flowed into.  This culvert ended near a small pond that discharged into a tidal area.  We were unable to find oil at the end of the culvert.  I had pads placed here and at the outlet to the pond as a precautionary measure.  It was too dark to determine if oil had somehow exited the culvert prior to our locating it.

I learned that the fire department had been called to respond to an odor complaint at the Hospital UST.  The maintenance man felt that a separate spill had occurred at that site prior the AST overfill.  The fire department had used speedy dry to cover a stained area.  I determined that it was not a spill as much as sloppy delivery management.

The following day a member of Irving staff removed all remaining pads, and some debris in the ditches.  There was no evidence that oil had reached the pond.  He also used Portland cement to adsorb all remaining oil from the concrete the spill area.  This was about 20' by 30' and because it is a health facility I felt that a complete removal was needed to prevent odors from remaining.  No further action.
A-19-1996*1/13/96  Received a call from Rick Richer about a spill from a customer of his, Carl and Pamela Bachelder. As Rick said that the leak had stopped, I decided to respond the next day as the day light was fading.

1/14/96  Responded to the Batchelder's on Route 197 in Litchfield. The tank had been repaired by Carl Batchelder. Ice had fallen from the roof and severed the line. I bagged some snow and inspected the tank. The line had been reattached to the tank. The tank had not been installed properly as it was on wood and the nipple into the tank had been repaired with putty. PAC, Inc had sold the trailer to the Batchelder's in June of 1995. Mrs. Batchelder reported that she had many problems with PAC. I called PAC and informed them that they should fix the tank or I would recommend that Mrs. Batchelder contact the Manufactured Home Board and register a complaint about bad practice. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-323-2001*Please see attached.
A-396-1999*Received a call from the State Police that there had been a tanker accident on Route 105.  I responded to the site in Washington. By the time I arrived, they had already righted the tanker and had pulled it out of the ditch. Some of the heavy lube oil from the differential had leaked out onto the ground. I picked up the lube oil with sorbent pads. No diesel fuel from the saddle tanks was released and no fuel from the tanker itself had been lost. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-277-1998* John Basty called this office on 6-1-98 to report that he had found an oil stain on the ground at the Strip Mall. This Mall is located in Wilton on route 2, next to the C.N. Brown store. Mr. Basty was doing a site assessment for the bank. The property was going to be auctioned off on 6-24-98. The oil stain was located behind the mall, next to the railroad tracks and snowmobile trail. No further involvement will be nessesary.
A-348-1999* A fitting leak released about one gallon of oil. The leak occurred at Apt. #4, at Arch Beta Apartments, located at 6 Birch St. in Augusta. A representative from Wadleigh's was on site and together we collected the oil from the floor drain. Someone from the Augusta Water District checked the sewer drain in the street and no oil was found there. No further action will be required.
A-373-1996*A hydraulic hose broke on the gate system.  The product landed in the wet well.  The hose failure closed the water flow through the wet well.  The product was recovered from the well.  No product reached the river.
B-527-1996*Dead River Co. called to report that they had a repair crew at Howard Tool Co. at 547 Odlin Road.  There was  a puddle of oil on the concrete floor about 20' x 20' x 1/2" deep.  There were no drains involved as the owners had sealed them a few years before.  The spill was caused by the failure of the furnace day tank to shut off when filled; the overfill ending up on the floor.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River personnel using about 115 sorbent pads and 20# of speedi dri.  The clean up debris was taken to Sawyer's in Hampden.
P-537-1998*On 11/5/1998 a #2 oil spill was reported at a residence on Peaks Island, Maine. An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and furnace had leaking fittings, which were responsible for the estimated 30-gallon spill. One half ton of contaminated soil was recovered and disposed of through Commercial Recycling Systems.
B-482-2001*Bucksport Fire Dept. called to report that Orland Fire Dept. was at Howard's Market in Orland. It seems that about five gallons of gasoline was spilled to the pavement when a customer left the nozzle unattended. The vehicle's tank was over filled. Chief Chris Farley was on scene and reported that none of the gas left the pavement and that they had covered it with speedi-dri. He mentioned that store employees had begun to wash the gas away with water, but he stopped it before it left the pavement. We both agreed that since there was no rain predicted for quite awhile the best thing to do was to leave the speedi-dri in place and let it evaporate.
B-564-2001*     On 10/09/01, 0836 hours this office received an e-mail from David McCaskill.  In his travels David discovered a 500 gallon tank that was about a quarter buried-enough to qualify as an underground tank.  He indicated that the tank was used to dispense diesel to construction equipment on site and that there was some spillage associated with the operation.  He described the facility as being a former school house that was currently being used by a contractor as a garage.  I located the owner by talking with the Cutler Town Office.  The facility was called, "North Star Construction", and it is owned by William Ramsdell.  I talked with William and he said that he would pump the tank out and take it out of the ground.  The tanks started out as a 500 Gallon AST.  As time went by they continued to back fill the area so that at the time David happened upon the unit 25% of it was buried.  I visited the site on 11/07/01 and observed that the tank had been taken out of service and it was on top of the ground.  The place where the tank had been located had minor product staining that was all less than a foot from grade. The product had come from careless handling of the dispenser nozzle.  The soil was a medium fine gravel.  I felt that remediation would take place by itself.
B-623-1999*B-623-99
Baileyville

Monday October 4, 1999				0902

Mary Johnson, of the Portland DEP office, phoned to report that there had been a turbine lube oil spill at the Baileyville compressor station of the Maritimes and Northeast natural gas pipeline.  Mary asked me to contact Steve Wallace (622-0073) of Maritimes & Northeast.

According to Steve Wallace, 1 pint of turbine lube oil leaked from a storage tank as the valve was left partially open.  This small spill was noted at 1710 on Saturday October 2 nd.

Excavating the stained area cleaned up the oil.  In all about .06 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil was removed and placed in a temporary storage area.  This soil will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden, at a later date.
A-660-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that this oil company (Wadleigh's) had overfilled a 275-gallon AST at it's own garage; the tank had ruptured along a seam and spilled an estimated 25 gallons of oil.  A small quantity was collected from a floor drain, but the majority was injected into the Augusta stormwater system, which ultimately empties into the Kennebec River.  It was dark by the time this incident was reported, but no evidence of oil was observed on the river the next day.
P-654-1997*A faulty valve, in the waste water treatment system, enabled the over filled of a storage tank that resulted in a discharge to the parking lot.  The waste water contained inks and glues used in the manufacturing of corrugated cardboard boxes.  Seacoast Ocean Service was contracted to collected the waste water and return it to the treatment system.

I responded to the discharge the following day and was explained the situation that resulted in the incident.  The clean-up was complete.

No further action required.
B-204-2001*A one gallon bottle of ethanol, full on Friday afternoon, was noticed to be empty on Monday morning.  UMO's Jim Patrick swears that the graduate students didn't drink the stuff, or if they did, were clever enough to crack the bottle to throw investigators off the scent.

There was no alcohol recovered, since it'd evaporated over the course of the weekend.
B-456-1996*8/21/96 0650

I received a phone call from the State Police dispatcher (866-2121).  I was notified that there was an accident on Interstate 95 at exit 51.  I was told to contact the Orono Police & Fire dispatcher (866-4451).

The Orono dispatcher was not entirely clear as to what the facts were.  I arrived on scene around 0750.  The accident was on Stillwater Avenue, in the eastbound lane, at a location just before where exit 51, from I-95 northbound, meets Stillwater Avenue.

I noted only a small stain on the asphalt.  I went to Orono Fire Department and spoke with Captain Webb.  He said he had just gotten on duty, and did not as yet know the facts, other than a dump truck driver suffered a diabetic attack then struck the steel guardrail.  This apparently caused a hydraulic line to be cut and spilled about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the paved shoulder.  The fire department picked up approximately 1 quart using sorbent pads.  I took their pads (about 6) to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
P-25-1996*WHILE REMOVING A TANK FOR INSTALLATION OF A DRAINAGE LINE FOR THE NEW ADDITION OF THE SCHOOL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS DISCOVERED.  IT WAS UNCLEAR IF THE CONTAMINATION WAS FROM AN ABANDONED IN PLACE 8,000 GAL. TANK (ABANDONED IN PLACE AROUND 7/91 WITH NO REPORT OF SOIL CONTAMINATION) IN SAME HOLE.  I MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR ON 1/17/96 AND OBSERVED THE SITUATION.  THEY STATED THAT THE 10,000 GAL TANK WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND SUSPECTED THE ABANDONED IN PLACE TANK TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION.  WE DUG DOWN NEXT TO THE PAD OF THE OLD TANK AND ONLY FOUND MINOR CONTAMINATION.  IT WAS AGREED UPON THAT ANY CONTAMINATED SOIL REMOVED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE DRAINAGE LINE WOULD BE SPREAD ON-SITE.  ABANDONED IN PLACE 8,000 GAL TANK WAS ALSO TO BE REMOVED.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
A-389-1996*MEREDITH CHASE CALLED TO REQUEST A WAIVER OF THE 30 DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT, WHICH I GAVE.ON9/5/96,RUSSELL BRAGG OF MORRISON GEOTECH CALLED TO SAY THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERED UNDER THE 1000 GASOLINE TANK THEY HAD REMOVED. I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT THE SITE, AND CHECKED S&G AQUIFER MAPS BEFORE INSTRUCTING HIM TO LANDSPREAD THE SOIL ON SITE.
A-115-2001*A 275 gallon AST in a trailer park belonging to Carl Brock leaked due to snow load on the nipple between tank and filter.  Kip's Home Services brought an excavator and removed in excess of 100 yards of soil.  The park is served by a well approx. 150 feet away.  A sample was obtained, non detect for DRO.  There was some soil beneath the trailer which could not be removed without undermining the unit.  Working with Tech Services staff, we installed crushed rock and two verticle recovery wells in an attempt to recover oil/groundwater mix.  Additional construction details are provided in the attached e-mail. These units were not successful, and were later filled in.  The site was referred for quarterly monitoring, and to Human Services as it is considered public water supply.
A-120-1997*Received a call from Larry Fitzgerald from Dames & Moore about an underground storage tank removal. He was at the MDOT maintenance facilty on Route 17 in Washington. He reported that two tanks were removed. Only one PID reading above 100ppm was noted. That was on material from directly around the fill pipe. Upon removal of the tank, the soil fell off into the excavation. Being conservative they removed about 1/2 cubic yard of material and spread it on a paved surface. The material would be used for gravel fill in a road maintenance job. No further work is needed, no site visit was made. See the appendix P site assessment for site #9270 for additional information.
P-651-1996*On 10/22/96 I received a call from Dave Clark reporting paint spilled in a basement in Buxton due to severe flooding.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that several open paint cans had spilled when the basement was flooded.  I sorbed up the spilled material and Seacoast Ocean Services picked up the spill debris for disposal.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-33-1997*Received a call from Sherri Overlock of D.L. Overlock, a small construction company that they had a spill in Warren. She reported that the spill was on Route 1 near the Thomaston town line. The driver estimated about 25 gallons of diesel was spilled from a leak in the crossover line. I responded to the scene but could not find the area. I received directions from Ms. Overlock by cellular phone while I was on Route 1. Walking the area did not turn up any oil. The area is not heavily settled and no receptors appeared to be near the area. No further work needs to be done.
P-645-1998*On 12/13/98 I received a call from the Standish fire department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the corner of Route 35 and Dow Road.  Some gasoline had leaked out through the fill when the cars had struck.  I cleaned it up with sorbent pads and watched it while they loaded the vehicle onto the flat bed tow truck.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 8, 2000
B-429-2001*Paul Baron called from Town Taxi, 490 Broadway, Bangor, to report that a 275 AST in his garage had lost an estimated 5 gallons of #2. The cause was a corrosion hole. The oil remained on the cement floor and none made it to a drain. The Dead River Oil Co. was on site and the tank would be replaced. The oil was recovered with speedi-dri.
B-130-1997*Dead River Oil Company called to report that a customer's tank had leaked.  It was an AST in a dirt floored basement at 107 First St. in Bangor.  I went to the site, an old apartment house, and met Mr. Ouellette who showed me the 225 gal. vertical tank.  There was a magnapatch on the bottom but it was still dripping.  The tank showed 3/4 full and Dead River records showed it was filled two days before.  I don't expect that more than 15 gallons or so was burned, so the rest went in to the soil.  It is hard to say how much was actually lost as we don't know when the leak began.  However there was a large stain radiating out four feet or more from the tank. Since we don't know the total volume I told the owner, Jay Smith, that the contaminated soil need to be removed.  I said that anyone could do it, such as his maintenance workers.  The soil could be disposed of at Sawyer's Landfill.  He acknowledged that he understood.

The next morning I received a call from Mr. Ouellette saying that they had removed about a 1/2 yard of dirt and the hole bottomed out on clay.  I went to the site and sampled the dirt from the bottom of the hole.  I got 224 on the PID which is a bit above intermediate but close enough to this site.  The soil was taken to Sawyer's Landfill.
B-652-1996*11/26/96 @ 910

I received a phone call from Chief Gene Weston (469-6572 or 469-3245), of the Bucksport Fire Dept.  Chief Weston phoned to report gasoline in a small brook at a location where Route 46 crosses it.  The brook is located about one-half mile in from U.S. Route 1 in Bucksport.

Gasoline entered the brook as a result of a two car accident, near Ed's Auto.  Sorbent pads were put down, but very little gasoline recovered in the swift flowing brook.  The Bucksport Fire Dept. will dispose of the sorbent pads.
A-163-1996*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-916-2001*Spill of melamine resin at Panolam Industeries.  Cleaned up by Panolam crew.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.



______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
A-345-2001*I received a call from John Cronin of International Paper reporting a small spill.  Oil was found in the air lines of the #5 paper machine.  While draining the lines some oil spilled.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents. See the attached report from International Paper for additional details. No visit was made and no further work is necessary.
B-139-2001*      On March 23, 2001 at 1130 we received a call from Elizabeth Munn of Greenville reporting a forty to fifty gallon kerosene spill at her home on the East Road.  Ice fell off the roof and broke the feedline from the tank.  The Munn's have a drilled well which is located a couple hundred feet upslope from the spill.  They have a few acres of land so I advised them to shovel any contaminated snow and soil and spread it on their driveway which is downslope and a long ways from their well.  There are no other wells in the area.
P-470-1998*   On the rainy afternoon of Friday, 10/9/98, I responded to notification of an outside K1 oil AST leak at this site (former GE Supply).  The prop. is occupied by Xerxa Oil who I understand has no bulk storage onsite other than the 275 gal. Kerosene tank for small volume retail sale to customers.  The area is a non-attainment zone with BS-2 Goal based on previous knowledge.
   The PFD had left the scene though had left pads on the ground.  Xerxa personnel including Mgr. Nicole Xerxa were tranfering remaining fuel in the AST to a drum.  The AST had been hit by a Xerxa vehicle that backed into it and broke off the Firematic.  Oil drained down and was washed by rain, to a drain for the combined storn/sewer, about 10' away (see site sketch).  At first it appeared to me that little oil got to the drain, though Portland Water Dist. (PWD) and I did find oil in an Anderson St. manway which I partially recovered with a sorbent boom.  Most of the discharge was apparently lost to the PWD treatment plant nearby.
   The following Monday, John Dunlap of DEP stated he reimbursed Portland Fire Dept. two bales of sorbents pads they claimed they used responding to the spill.  Reimbursement for this equipment will be requested from the RP, Xerxa Oil.  Onsite I recommended to Nichole Xerxa that they put in containment and/or a crash barrier around the AST.  At this time no further Resp. Div. actions are expected.  I was told by PWD that the volume of oil lost should not hurt the POTW too much.  See attachements for further details.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-27-2001*Susan Willey smelled petroleum odor outside her garage near her 275 gallon AST.  130 gals Kerosene was delivered 3 weeks prior to report of leak, and had been slowly leaking from a fitting near the filter.  The volume of oil lost is not clear, but estimated at 35 gallons. The cause of the leak was not clear, but it appears someone or something impacted the copper line near the filter, causing a slow leak.  The leak was fixed by a licensed plumber who wished to remain anonymous.  The plumber also reported the leak to DEP.  I visited the site and observed ground beneath the tank stained with oil and covered with absorbent kitty litter.  There was some snow and ice also impacted beneath the tank.  The plumber returned and moved the tank inside the garage, and reconnected the tank to the burner.  I hired Kip Kline to excavate soils, and dispose of at Commercial Recycling.  There are two private wells near the spill site.  The case was referred to Tech Services for possible quarterly monitoring.
B-523-2000*Jim Guyton, Long Pond Water District Manager, called to report that he had discovered gasoline odor in a water line excavation in downtown Sorrento. I went to the scene and learned that they were replacing a water line up the north side of Main Street and at the intersection of Waukeag Ave. they began to remove soil that smelled of gasoline. It was about 1 1/2 hrs. after exposing the trench that I arrived on scene. I could not find any contaminated soil in the trench, but while standing down wind of the spoils piles, I could smell a faint odor of gas. I could not locate any soil in this pile with enough odor to test by P.I.D. Mr. Guyton said that the odor occurred at about 2 feet of depth on top of undisturbed marine clay. Apparently there was a very thin layer of contamination on top of this clay and created the odor when exposed, but the "vein" is so fine that I could not locate it!
   This spot is across the street from what had been the town's general store. Mr. Guyton related that the store had not sold gasoline in the last 25 or 30 year. The building is now the post office with well landscaped and the yard is paved. There was no evidence of old tanks.
   The north side (trench side) of Main St. is the low spot for land on either side of the road; that is, the land on each side of the street slopes to the street. This area is supplied with public water.
   Since this area is on public water and that I could not get a confirmation reading on the P.I.D. I allowed the soil to be returned to the excavation.
   No further action is anticipated.
I-28-1997*This residence had a leak in the piping last winter possibly since Jan to 4/29/97.

Home is located on a peninsula. a sheen is surrounding the home and was identified by a fisherman that called the local Warden who called the State Police.

Site is a challange since we are excavating within 1 foot of water in the river and swamp that surrounds the property. Ed Pelletier & Sons have been hired to remove the saturated soil and put up the erosion control structures.

Approximately 6 inches of soil will be removed from the rear of the property. This material will be replace with gravel. Site was loamed and seeded after the spring water table receded.

Case closed.
P-62-1997*On 1/31/97 I received a call from Lisa Lorello reporting a spill at Clean Harbors treatment facility.  One hundred gallons of # 2 fuel was spilled when a hose line burst.  Clean Harbors cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-287-1998*On 5/4/98, 1030 hours Fay Wiesing called to report an oil spill that had taken place on her property in Sedgewick last winter.  She said that her well was nearby.  Her house has an AST in it's basement and the fill and vent are directly above a cement vault that contains her well head.  The well is drilled into bedrock.  She didn't have any numbers but she indicated that it was deep.  The product had burped out of the vent pipe and landed in the snow that was on top of the cement slab that covered the vault.   I investigated immediately and observed a fringe of stressed grass around three edges of the cement slab that was the top of the vault.  Sampling with a soil auger indicated that the contamination was within a foot of grade.  I arranged a clean up with Horace Wardwell, which took place on 5/7/98.

On 5/7/98 we dug out about a cubic yard of soil and got down 18 inches whereupon the head space readings were zero.  The highest readings from the beginning of the excavation were less than 10 ppm.  Apparently the spill was small and the product stayed near grade where it evaporated and biodegraded.  The mildly contaminated soil went to Wardwell's facility in Sargentville.

Horace claimed that the AST at Wiesing's was piped in such a way that it had a tendency to burp product out the vent.  He said that he had suggested that Fay have it changed, but she hasn't agreed to do so.
P-247-2000*See attached report from KTI - Maine Energy.
B-531-1999*B-531-99
Abbot

Monday August 30, 1999				1400

I received a memo that a Mr. Davis (623-4432) phoned and wanted a call back concerning a submerged vehicle.

I called Mr. Davis he said that he was in contact with a Mr. Jim Geib, of Solon.
According to Mr. Davis, Jim Geib told him about seeing a vehicle being pushed into Piper Pond on Saturday.   The vehicle was pushed into the pond at the South end.  The location is near the South end boat landing and the pond's outlet.  I told him I would contact I.F.&W as they handle submerged vehicles.

I phoned John Kenney (941-4448), of the I.F.&W.  He said he or a game warden would check out the area in a day or two.

When John Kenney phoned back on Wednesday, he said no vehicle was found.  From the lack of details I did not think there would be one there.
A-232-1997*     DEP received an anonymous report that a tenant at this property was discharging lubricating oil while conducting engine work in the back yard.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 7/3/97 and observed approximately one gallon of spilled oil in the vicinity of a removed auto transmission.  A resident was home at #32 but claimed that the responsible party (Patterson) was not home.  I asked that Mr. Patterson be requested to call me at his earliest convenience; he did so the next day and agreed to rake over the impacted soil and to practice better housekeeping procedures in the future.
     The area is served by municipal water and is not considered geologically sensitive.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-40-1983*NOTE:  This incident was originally given A-15-1983 spill number, however, was changed to A-40-1983.  See documentation in file room for additional information.
P-585-1998*10 October 1998, I responded to a 10/09/98 report of an oil spill at entered location.  The dwelling is seasonal and was vacant at the time of my investigation. I observed a fuel oil stain on the ground in an area where an above ground storage tank used to be. Four concrete block normally used to support ASTs where still in place on the ground.

I contacted Ron Dion of Down East (693-6245). Dion indicated that they had performed a service there (unknown date) and discovered a leaking AST, so they removed it.

I met with a Mr.Ricker, the property owner, and he informed me that he was not impressed with DEE handling of this situation and felt that they purposely removed the tank to have a new one installed.  Ricker also informed me that DEE did not advise the homeowner in any way of the AST removal.

I can not substantiate Rickers claim.  Howerver, DEE did report the spill a day late and the initial report forms indicates that DEE was at this site replacing a filter on the tank. If the spill had been reported immediatly or with in two hours as prescribed by statute, I feel that this matter would have resolved itself.  Therefore, I am naming DEE as the subject and referring this matter to the oil enforcement unit, on the principle that DEE was the only party that had knowledge of the spill the day it occurred and failed to report it in a timely manner and delayed clean-up efforts.

I spread the sandy material out adjacent to the site for aeration.  Also, DEE claims to have removed buckets of soil, but no virgin letter request nor approval for land spreading has been forwarded to the DEP.

I suspect that the tank contained an amount of fuel that was pumped off prior to AST removal.  .99 code enetered into Other Product Recovered.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (9Dec98)
A-383-1999*A vehicle leaked diesel fuel on Cross Hill Road sometime during the day on June 29, leaving a stain about ten feet long that covered one lane from median to shoulder. Someone had spread sand from the side of the road over the spill, swept it up, and spread it onto the shoulder. I checked with Augusta Fire and Augusta Police; neither had heard of an accident or spill at this location.

I notified Augusta Public Works that the spill had caused the pavement to soften. They will send someone out to take a look. The amount of contaminated soil left at the scene of the spill was minimal and will not adversely impact water quality.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-414-1986*
SUMMARY, REPORT UPDATE

	Abandonment by removal of two 2000-gallon gasoline UST's.  No discharges reported.  NO CMR 691 UST closure assessments required at this time, nor known to be performed.
	No street address known at this time.

SGB 3/22/04
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A-535-1996*     This incident involved a "burp" of lube oil during a paper machine shut-down.  Reportedly, about one-half gallon of product was lost to the plant sewer (see I.P. report, attached).
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-611-1999*     This incident involved a minor spill of oil at a cellar AST.  The cellar floor is dirt, but little penetration was reported and the area is served by municipal water.  No further remediation is considered necessary.
B-613-1999*B-613-99
Ellsworth

Thursday September 30, 1999			1030

I received a phone call from Mr. Lance Libby of Sawyer Trucking in Bangor.  Mr. Libby phoned to report a blown hydraulic hose on a Sawyer Dumpster truck.  The blown hose caused 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to be sprayed on the asphalt roadway of the Happy Town Road in Ellsworth.

The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and later with a clean up crew who used speedi-dri on the oil and roadway.  The spill debris was taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-28-1998*The CEO called to report that the basement tank had been leaking.  He felt that this problem had gone on for some time and estimates for the amount loss could be much higher that recent records would indicate.  I visited the site and observed that the tank was in a portion of the basement with a dirt floor.  This was an area of about 10' by 15'.  The top 6" to 10" was sandy with clay underneath.  There was water above the clay.   Some contamination appeared to have traveled under the concrete portion of the floor.  Ken White excavated the contaminated soil by hand and took it to the Rangeley Airport to be land spread.  I inspected again and observed large stone under the concrete section of the floor.   Ken next installed a 5 gallon bucket to be used as an oil collection system next to the concrete.  Oil and water was to be pumped into a carbon drum to remove the product that had migrated under the concrete.  We plan to run the system until after the spring wet season.  I will inspect the home to determine if the pump and carbon can be discontinued.

No further action is anticipated beyond pumping.
P-209-1998*On May 15, 1998 I was contacted by Lebanon Fire about a tr-tr accident on Route 202.  I responded, when I arrived on site I found a full cement truck laying sidways in a road side ditch.  Both tanks were damaged. One had leaked most of it's contents to the ground.  The other was not leaking at the moment.  When the truck was righted the tank with fuel in it began to leak, I plugged the hole and pumped off the tank.  Clean Harbors and CAB Services were onsite as clean up contractors for the truck company.  I instructed the contractors to excavate the affected soil.  Approximately ten tons of soil was dug up and replaced.  No further action.
A-582-1996*Avian Farms had a shed over a tank which was connected to a chicken incinerator.  Strong winds lifted the shed and moved it away from its original location.  The line was torn off of the tank when shed blew away.  About 100 gallons was lost.  The soil was excavated.  A new system was installed.
A-676-1998*This spill occurred during a delivery to the AST.  The hose connection came off while the pump was still running.  The driver quickly stopped the pump and then, with the Fire Department, used pads to control the spread of gas on pavement.  Some fuel soaked into loose fill between the tank and the paved area.  Maritime had E. A. Benner Excavating on site the following morning to excavate contaminated soil.  We found very coarse sand on bedrock.  There was a heavier sandy clay layer on bedrock in part of the excavation.  I feel that soil removal was complete, but because of the bedrock decided that the well should be monitored for contamination.  The well is believed to be about 300' deep but is only 30' away and downslope of the spill.  The well was placed on quarterly testing.

No further action is anticipated, but the site will be referred to Technical Services for review if the well shows any evidence of contamination.
P-351-1996*On June 15, 1996 I was contacted by the state police about an oil collection bin overflowing into the water.  I checked on the receptacle.  It was a waste oil colection bin put out by the Portland Harbor Marine Debris Council, located on the end of a fishing pier off Portland Street in South Portland.  I found that the collection sink on the container was on the verge of overflowing, some waste oil may have already spilled to the water, however there was only a very small stain on the dock.  Though the sink of the container was full, I noticed that the tank itself was showing less than half full.  I found the the sink had become clogged by debris.  I cleaned out the debris and the oil ran into the container.  No further action at this time.
P-544-2000*
Brief retail, gasoline, AST facility with buried steel piping inspection to check on compliance with 1990 & 1992 inspections for unreported discharges and facility non-compliance issues.  See also P-889-90.  See attached notes for further information.

S G Brezinski, report update of 11/22/02.
P-55-1998*   This report covers a residential UST removal and is complementary to, though not an addendum to P-401-97, which covered clean-up of a surface spill and AST investigation.  The small UST was located at the end of the driveway and was odd in being internally galvanized.  CAB Services performed the removal for the US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development who assumed the duplex's mortgage.
   S. Brezinski of DEP was onsite for the removal following the granting of a waiver of the 30-day removal period.  No oil contam. associated with the UST was noted, and the inside basement AST was found empty.  The house is due to be refurbished soon for resale.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
P-997-2001*Spill of motor oil at WF Wyman Station Cousin's Island.  Cleaned up by CMP.
P-118-1990*
	LUST removal & replacement @ retail motor fuels UST facility.  Corrosion holes found in the tanks and reportable discharges confirmed.  Silt-clay soils found. See separate report narrative.  Report updated April, 2003.  See also year 2001 report of Sheryl Bernard.
P-415-1998*On 09/03/98 I responded to a report that an AST had leaked into a basement.  I met Tom Robbins and Lorraine Twombly at the Twombly residence.  The homeowner had smelled oil and called the burner service.  When they arrived they noted a stain on the cement floor under the tank.  We also found a small amount of oil in the basement sump.  I believe that very little oil was lost.  The area is served by public water and sewer.  The owner is switching to natural gas so the tank will be removed.  I instructed the oil company to try and clean up the cement and the owner to keep an eye on the sump.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
B-496-2001*     On 9/7/01, 0710 hours Peter Goodwin (plant manager for GAC) reported a release of 93% sulfuric acid from piping that accessed one of their storage tanks.  A segment of pipe that had a sample port had developed a corrosion hole around a weld that was about the size of a pencil lead.  The release was a fine spray and did not penetrate the soil that it landed on.  GAC personnel immediately deployed soda ash and valved off the leaking segment.  The soda ash (Na2CO3) made the area safer for the repair crew.  After the repair had been made, the area was excavated with a bucket loader.  Sodium carbonate solution was used to test for residual acid.  The clean up was complete and the involved soil was stored for disposal at PTL.
P-766-1999*   On Thus. 11/4/99 I granted A L Doggett (ALD) a waiver to remove five dbl-wall Xerxes FRP tanks on 11/8/99.  Arriving on-site on 11/8 I found Mr. Bosse had changed the removal to 11/9 without notice to DEP.
   On Tues. 11/9 I met on-site with CTI LaVallee, Alan Lyscars of Field Services doing the removal assessment.  On 11/10/99, Al Ingraham of Dead River Co. was on-site.  Over 11/9 and 11/10 ALD removed the five UST's.  Minor contamination was noted, likely from overfills and surface spills.  T-5, the diesel UST, was removed first.  This UST had had a problem with the egress of diesel fuel into its interstitial space and it had been out-of-service since June, 1998, (see P-333-98).  All five removed tanks were in good condition on the exterior.  The leak of diesel may be related to a lack of a strike plate under the drop tube and over the 13 years the inner tank wall may have been punctured by the dip stick.  Though gw was noted at the tank bottom @ 11 feet, these tanks were not tied down but were buried 4' to 5' deep..  LaVallee stated that ALD installed T-1 to T-3 in 1986, and later in that summer CTI Larry McAllister of C N Brown installed T-4 and T-5.
    On Friday 11/12/99, I visited and noted the two new, larger, UST's installed and covered to the tank tops with sand.  No tie-downs were installed.  A lense of dark soil was noted under the pump island area though it had no obvious odor or petro.  A pressurized system will replace the earlier suction system.
     No clean-up required.  See attachments, UST Reg. file #11312, and removal assessment of Field Services for further details.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-16-2001*On 2-23-01, Dalton Tibbets called this office to report that he had lost the entire contents of his fuel oil tank. He thought the line had broken from frost movement and was in the process of cleaning it up. I met with him that day. He had spread speedy dry over the entire affected area, beneath the slab and in front of the house. I hired a contractor to finish the cleanup which included washing down the slab and removing some contaminated soil. More soil will be removed in spring when frost is out of the ground.
A-497-2000*Received a call from Gary Morrison concerning an oil spill at a neighbor's house.  I responded to the site in Rumford.  Mr. Morrison showed me the basement to the adjoining house where the spill had occurred.  The house was owned by Patti Guptil of Lewiston.  No one was living in it at the time of the spill.  When I inspected the site it was obvious that a spill had occurred.  There was a lot of  "stuff" on the floor of the basement and all of it was contaminated.  Sorbents had been spread to catch some of the oil.  Who had spread the sorbents was unknown at this time.  The tank had not been fixed.

 The spill was probably from a filter housing that had been broken by a piece of fire wood.  I later called the owner Patti Guptil and told her what needed to be done.  She pointed to an Allen Mason (unknown address) as a possible cause of the spill as he had vandalized the property in the past.  Mr. Morrison later told me that it was the Rumford Fire Department who had initially responded, but no one had called us at the time of the spill.

I called Environmental Projects to clean the basement.  They gathered more then 50 bags of contaminated debris for incineration. Once the debris was gone, they returned to wash the concrete floor.  I had also installed a high volume exhaust fan to take care of the oil vapors.  Mr. Morrison did complain about some odors that were getting into his basement and living areas.  Because of this I referred the case to Technical Services engineering staff for an indoor air quality evaluation.  No further work by Response Services is needed.
A-116-2000* The driver of a Dysarts Truck stopped at the Gardiner toll booth to inspect the contents of his tractor trailer rig. He noticed a liquid dripping out of the box. He called the Fire Dept. for assistance. There were several totes of acid and other containers of hazardous materials.
 When I arrived on scene the State Police, Gardiner F.D. and Clean Harbors were there. MEMA arrived shortly thereafter. It was originally thought the material dripping out was acid, however Clean Harbors checked the liquid with litmus paper and determined that it was not hazardous. There was also a great deal of time spent obtaining information on the other compounds. In conclusion, they were able to determine that the material was in all likelihood wash water. No further action will be required.
P-134-1999*Expenditures: AST Upgrade Project acct. 142/C&O

Conducted AST upgrade. Installed new above ground, 275 gallon tank and associated piping and connections.

Invoiced forwarded to Tech. Services Division Director.
I-147-1996*A complaint was made that this site was very dirty with a lot of oil spilled everywhere.

My investigation revealed some spillage under the loading rack and weeping seals & piping joints.

I contacted Bearce Carter who advised me that he would repair any active leaks and have the product removed from the tanks as soon as possible.  Clean-up of saturated soil will take place in the spring.

A site assessment was conducted on this site and Farnk Wezner had assigned the site a Baseline clean-up goal. Site assessment is in the I-146-96 file.
P-471-1996*On 7/19/96 I received a call from Earl Tracy from Cianbro reporting a small hydraulic spill at their construction site in Saco.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic line leaked on a hydraulic lift.  Hay and sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-74-1996*The dispatcher for WT Gardner & Sons, Inc. reported a small spill of diesel at their facility in Lobster TWP.  It was stated that a fitting on the fuel tank of a feller buncher developed a leak.  Approximately 15 gallons spilled onto the frozen yard.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents and burnt in the facility's wood stove.  No resources of the State area believed to be affected.
B-322-2001*
     This office received a call at 1310 on 6/4/01 from Scott Cyr (DEP-Portland) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that John Quinn (Dexter; #924-3160) had just called to inform us that he had observed oil leaching into Lake Wassookeag behind A.E. Robinson's convenience store on Church Street in Dexter.  The oil appeared to be coming from a pump on the shore, which is used to fuel boats on the lake.  When I returned Mr. Quinn's call, he relayed essentially the same information.

     I then called A.E. Robbinson's main office in Dover-Foxcroft to see if they were aware of the situation.  They were not and suggested that I contact Roger Sally at the facility (#1-800-295-5242) in Dexter.  As it turned out, Mr. Sally was also unaware of any problems at his facility.  He agreed to check into it and would call me back

      When he returned my call a short time later, I was informed that a fitting on the pump was seeping gasoline and there was a bend in the hose.  The nozzle on the unit is new and was working fine.  They were in the process of correcting the situation and replacing the hose as we speak.  It was stated that there is an 18"x2' sheen on the water near the pump.  Sorbents will be used to contain that oil.  They will also remove the contaminated soil and move it back from the shoreline for aeration purposes.  Since the pump sets right on the edge of the water, they did not expect that there would be very much soil involved.

REC:  File report.
A-380-1998*The May '98 report from DHS indicated possible MTBE contamination at Seven Tree Manor.  A water sample taken 4/23/97 was 3.5 ppb; another sample taken 3/5/98 was 1.6 ppb.  A sample taken 7/16/98 was 2.4 ppb.

The well is adjacent to the parking lot, which is the likely source of contamination.  I suggested to Ms. Williams that they avoid parking vehicles next to the well.

This case will be referred to Tech Services.  No further action necessary by Response.
B-444-2000*On 8/17/00, 809 hours this office received a Fax from Scott Wilkerson, who is with the Safety and Regulatory Compliance Office at the University of Maine.  The Fax was a report of a small oil spill that may have come from the back of a pick-up truck.  The product appeared to be motor oil.  It was less than a gallon and it landed on pavement where it was absorbed with speedy dry.  The oiled speedy dry was recovered and stored for latter disposal by Clean Harbors.
P-193-1999*On March 19, 1999 I received a call from Freeport Fire Dept. reporting a spill at a residence at 30 Sequoia Drive.  On site I found that the 275 gallon oil tank had leaked it's contents during the day, while the owners were at work.  It was found that one of the dogs had bitten the copper feed line off the tank causing the spill.   The Fire Dept. was on site, had begun putting pads down and had called Clean Harbors.  All the free oil was picked up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  A small amount of oil escaped into a floor drain and then to the ground.  I initiated air sampling to ensure air quality was safe for the occupants and water sampling because the well is in close proximity to the spill site.  No further action at this time.
P-447-1999*I attended the removal of a 10,000 gallon diesel tank at the Falmouth High School.  The tank was in good condition but there was contamination found in the excavation.  Approximately 250 tons of contaminated soil was removed, some of the soil appeared to be contaminated with gasoline, as well as, or instead of diesel.  There was a gasoline tank removed from the same area in years past.  The clean up goals were not reached throughout the entire yard, however Falmouth high will be doing more construction in the coming year in this area and will address the issue then, if it arises.  No further action will be taken at this time.
B-38-2000*     On Monday, January 24, 2000 at 0830 we received a call from Melissa Stein of Irving Oil reporting a spill from a delivery truck at the home of Carina Tomah on route 1 in Indian Township.  The call was left on my answering machine and I didn't actually get it until the afternoon.  The spill occurred on Saturday and I told Ms. Stein that she should have reported the spill on Saturday.
     I contacted Gail Frutchey of the Irving Calais office who said the air eliminator didn't work and about thirteen gallons of #2 fuel leaked from a truck hatchcover.  The driver alertly collected about ten gallons in a bucket placed beneath the truck's drain.  However, three gallons reached the ground and the driver recovered this oil with sorbents.
I-37-1998*Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak at the filter, did inspection.  Ice fell off of roof and broke off AST filter resulting in the leak.  Contaminated snow removed and disposed of according to regulations.
A-688-1999*This was an abandon in place inspection.  The tank was under an addition that had been built over the tank.  There was no practical way to get to the tank to clean it.  The tank is reported to have been empty and out of service for some time.  Precision tanks planned to pump cement into the tank.  This should push any residual product up through the vent.  The home was being sold.  No further action is anticipated.
P-776-2000*On 12/13/00 I received a call from Scott Bodwell reporting a small spill along the railroad tracks between Church and Standwood Streets in Brunswick.  He reported that the spill may have come from a Safe Handling Train which was in the vicinity.  I called Safe Handling and spoke to John Chute who was on the train at the time.  He inspected the train and found no leaks.  He looked for the reported spill and reported that he found a thin trail along the tracks that appeared to be a mixture of rusty water and oil.  He could not identify the source of the trail.  He indicated that there was no recoverable oil at the site.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 13, 2000
A-64-1996*BEARING IS LOCATED ON AN OLD WATER WHEEL, BUILT IN THE 1890'S.  THIS WHEEL IS USED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY ALONG WITH 9 OTHERS. THEY PRODUCE ABOUT 5 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY DURING HIGH WATER LEVELS. A SEAL ON THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED RELASING ABOUT TWO GALLONS OF LUBE OIL INTO THE KENNEBEC RIVER. NO SITE VISIT, SEE ATTACHED LETTER FROM KIMBERLY-CLARK.
I-103-1998*After Mrs Barbeau hit her oil line with the lawn mower, she called her oil company for help, Mrs. Barbeau was advised to contact DEP.

When I arrived I found an area of oil saturated soil not far from her well. A contractor was hired to excavate the contaminated soil, which was landspread on the site next door at the Sherman Lumber Company.

Response case closed
P-294-1998*On 07/02/98 Steve Eufemia and I responded to a call that a gasoline delivery truck was leaking at Interstate Lobster in Harpswell.  Upon arrival the truck driver informed us that as he started to pump gasoline into the AST on site he noticed a stream of product coming from under his truck.  He immediately stopped pumping and shut the emergency valve which temporarily stopped the leak.  He then started to use sorbent pads to stop the product from entering the ocean.  All of the initial spillage was onto a paved surface and was contained and collected using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The truck was then moved to the top of the hill where it again started to leak.  The second release was onto a gravel parking lot and once they noticed it had started leaking again they put sorbent pads down to collect the product.  During this time the remaining product was being off-loaded onto another M.W. Sewall tank truck.  It turned out that an elbow in a pipe that went into the pump had failed.  The pump itself had to be opened and drained before it would completely stop leaking.  No further action required at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 29, 1998
A-252-2001*Overfill of a car at this facility.   Cleaned up by CN Brown.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services necessary.
I-70-2000*On 6-22-00, Kerry of PENCAP called to report that she had received a call from Julia Botting that there had been a spill at her house the day before and she was concerned about the well. I called and spoke to Julia Arbo, Mrs. Botting's daughter, and she informed me that the day before a piece of firewood struck the filter on the outside tank and about 5 gallons sprayed out before the leak could be stopped. A relative dug up all affected soil and spread it well away from the house. She was concerned that some fuel oil got to the well which is 50 feet away. I inspected the home and found it unlikely but sampled the well. I have given Mrs. Bottings name to PENCAP as a candidate for a system replacement through the CAP program.
P-70-1997*On February 4, 1997 I was contacted by the Sabattus Fire Department regarding an oil spill at the Moran Residense in Sabattus.  The Morans 275 gallon tank had been filled that day, the tank had been installed approximately three years ago and had never had the permanent plug put into the top. Because of the missing plug the overfill whistle did not work properly and the tank was overfilled by about twenty five gallons.  The oil came out the hole in the top and spilled to a dirt floor in the drive-in garage under the home.  The fire dept. had soaked up all the free oil with sorbents immediately upon arrival.  I checked the site the next day and helped the homeowner remove the affected soil.  We removed approximately 1 yard of oily clay soil and spread it on site.  I went back to check the soil two weeks later and found it to be nearly odorless.  I instructed the homeowner to continue spreading the soil through the summer.  No further action.
B-15-2001*
     This office received a call at 1645 on 1/11/01 from Larry Brown (HoltraChem Manufacturing; Orrington) reporting a small hazardous chemical spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 2.5 pounds of mercury had leaked into a confined area.  Jake Ward (DEP-Bangor) received the initial report for our office and relayed the information to me.

     When I returned Mr. Brown's call, he indicated that there were 20 new storage containers on the cell room floor.  Mercury, which is drained from the cells, is transferred to these containers.  One of the containers was found to be leaking around a weld this morning.  An estimated one cup of mercury went onto the concrete floor, flowed into a containment trench, and was recovered from a sump.  Their containment system was designed for this purpose and is standard operating procedure.  All of the material was cleaned up.  None got out of the building.

     Tom Maleck and Scott Leighton (DEP-Bangor) later went to the facility to view the containers and discuss the situation with Mr. Brown.

REC:  File report.
B-489-2001*      On August 31, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from Scot Wilkerson of the University of Maine Physical Plant staff reporting a leak from a buried heating oil line.  The leak occurred at the Toddler Center, building 11B, Massachusetts Ave. in the University Park.  A crew from R.H. Foster under contract to Bangor Gas was installing natural gas lines in the Park when they cracked a buried copper feedline from an AST to the Toddler Center.  The  crack occurred on the 29th but the excavation crew didn't realize the problem.  On the 31st the Center had no hot water so workers began re-excavation of the trench and found the problem.
     I met Charlie Clune of  UMO at the site and he showed me the trench.  The tank was now empty and the line crimped off.  There was soil contamination so I had them remove the gas line and excavate some of the soil.  We shortly hit the clay layer and when we dug out from the leak site we found that the contamination ended after a few feet.   We removed about eight yards of soil which we hauled to Sawyer's Landfill.  The Todddler Center is on a slab so there are no worries about fumes.
P-380-1996*
	Replacement of retail motor fuels UST facility.  New double-wall tank & piping installed.

	Dense residential and commercial area, on city water.

	For further details see separate narrative, UST Closure Assessment, UST Registration file, and DEP spill reports P-551-01 and P-288-04.

S G Brezinski
P-291-1999*On May 19, 1999, DEP visited the Bowdoin College maintenance facility meeting with Carl Kasper, of EER, and Mark Garrin of Pollution Control Services. Removal of old dispenser pump indicated a small amount of gasoline contamination under pump due to leaking fitting. Removal of contaminated soil around piping was done with disposal at Commercial Paving in Scarborough. Site considered a baseline 2 site with removal of accessible contaminated soils. (see attached site assessment report)
P-35-1997*  On Saturday 1/18/97, S. Brezinski responded to a #2 oil surface spill reported thru the state police, at this AST bulk plant.  The facility is located on the north side of Route 196 in Topsham near the Lisbon border.
   Onsite I noted Coastway workers padding up a stain of oil that ran from the loading rack area toward thre road and to the roadside ditch.  The driver explained that he had mistakenly overfilled the truck.  Fortunately the ground was frozen and little oil is believed to have soaked into the ground.  The nearest well is over 200 ft. away upgrade, is drilled, and is not believed endangered.

S Brezinski
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P-647-2000*Small hydraulic spill to pavement.  See attached CMP report.
I-105-1996*On 9-19-96, Greg Cyr, owner of Portage Lumber called to report that there had been a minor spill of hydraulic fluid from one of their machines on the Jack Mtn. Road in T11 R8. All was cleaned up by excavation.
P-663-2001*08.23.2001 responded to Pier 2. Observed band of oil on hull, port side, mid-ship to stern.  Also observed sheen in water. Oil confined to boom around ship.

Approx. 07:50 met with Portland Pipeline rep Tom Hardison, USCG rep Mary Scarpulla, and John Stuart expecting to represent Shell Oil Company, shipper of the cargo. The following information was provided.  TV Spyros, cargo 666, 473 barrels of Troll Crude (API-26.95), docked at PPL at approx. 03:00 and connected to PPL at approx. 0430. Approx. 05:00 the boilers fired for the inert gas (IG) plant in preparation to discharge the cargo to pipeline. At approx. 0620 an oil release was observed in the water and the discharge operation suspended.

Approx. 08:15 met with Capt. Panaglotis Ginnoutsos and above mentioned representatives. Throughout the next approx. 10 hours the crew attempted to diagnosis the cause of the release. The IG system was activated twice and each time bubbles of what appeared to be #6 oil were observed approx. every minute surfacing along the port rear quarter, from under the hull. The IG plant and boilers were shut down and the subject contracted with a Class Surveyor and dive team to determine the cause and survey the hull.

Approx. 20:00 hours DEP notified that the IG system was not the source of the release, and that a second overboard discharge pipe, port rear quarter, was located (identified as P-12) by the divers and contained what appeared to be a #6 oil residue.  23:30 DEP on site for the cleaning of P-12 and the start up of ships boilers, IG plant cargo discharge operations.  The hull of the ship also wiped clean. The IG system was initiated and allowed to run for approx. 30 minutes.  No release was observed and the discharge operation was allowed to proceed.

08.24.2001 on site, USCG following up incident to determine cause of release prior to ships departure.  USCG took samples as part of the investigation. No results available at this time.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 08.28.2001

P-85-1997*On 2/12/97 I received a call from Peter Vachon reporting that there was spillage at a neighboring property belonging to Northeast Concrete (NEC).  Mr. Vachon reported that NEC had gone out of business in late summer or early fall of 1996 and the property appeared abandoned.  Mr. Vachon further reported that the buidlings were open and he had observed waste oil spillage in the buildings.

I called Bill Parquette, the CEO of the Town of New Gloucester and relayed the above information to him.  I made arrangements to meet him on site that morning.  When I arrived, Mr. Parquette informed me that the taxes on the property had been payed for by Security National who had the mortgage on the property and the whereabouts of the owner, Brian McLaughlin were unkown.  During my visit, I observed that the buildings were unsecured and had apparantly been vandalized.  Several drums of waste oil were seen and some of them were spilling both inside and outside the building.  There were also multiple small containers (5 gallons or less) of miscellaneous hazardous chemicals including paint, paint thinner, resin, and ammonia.

Later that afternoon I attempted to make contact with Security National.  It was not until 2/18/97 that I was able to make contact with someone who had information on this site.  I spoke with Alan Byrne who indicated that upon review of the file it was not clear to him whether Security National had foreclosed on the mortgage as yet and would need more time to review the file.  I explained the discharge problem at the site and indicated that I was reluctant to wait any longer to conduct a clean up.  Mr. Byrne indicated that I could go ahead and hire someone at the Department's expense with the understanding that if Security National was found to be the owner of the property that they would be required to reimburse the Department.

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P-605-1998*10 November 1998, assigned case as part of DHS random well sampling program.  12 January 1999 resampled well, see attached results.  Results indicited MTBE below the action level.  Note that the residential house has a dirt floor basement containing various small engine apparatuses including numerous gasoline and oil containers.  The home owner has no knowledge of a spill or discharge.

Matter referred to Techical Services.  No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 17Sep99.
A-652-1999*     DEP received a report that oil was observed dripping from a line union at this residential property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 10/27.  The homeowner (St. Pierre) had installed his own tank using several sections of copper line joined as necessary; one of these joins had developed a slow leak.  Oil had sorbed into soil beneath an exterior deck.  The tank was emptied and removed, and contaminated soil was excavated.
     The area is rural/residential with several single-family homes within 1000'.  Depth to bedrock is locally shallow.  The subject property is used seasonally; the 364' drilled well serving the property is located 70' from the spill site.  The nearest neighboring well (drilled, reportedly +400' deep) is 200' away.
     I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.  The matter has been referred for possible Tech Services attention.
B-212-1999*     On May 5,1999 at 0815  we received a call from Mark Ouellette of Dead River reporting a heating oil spill from a basement tank at the Judith Clendenning residence on the Pushaw Rd. in Glenburn.  I met Mr. Ouellette at the site and found that about ten gallons of #2 fuel leaked from a hole in a bottom weld near the tank's feed-line.  Most of the product was  picked up with Speedi-Dri from the concrete floor.  Some oil entered a dry sump hole that was filled with gravel.  Workers removed a couple shovelfuls of material from the hole.  No wells are in danger.
A-248-1999*DEP received a report from a former employee of this company alleging that wood preservatives (used to treat telephone poles in the field) were routinely mishandled, spilled, and discarded on-site.  The company operates throughout Maine and most of the eastern US.  Products mentioned included MITC-Fume (a sublimating methyl isocyanate product) and Osmoplastic (primarily sodium flouride and creosote oil).
  The company was contacted and provided relevant MSDSs.  Their field operations are conducted by licensed pesticide applicators under company guidelines that include rigid accountability for materials like the MITC-Fume.  The Maine Board of Pesticides Control (Ray Connors) was familiar with the company and confirmed their use of licensed staff.
     At this time the DEP has no evidence to support any claim that practices by this company as alleged by the caller have the potential to negatively impact the environment.
B-440-2001*      On August 6, 2001 at 2230 we received a call from James Patrick of the University of Maine reporting a gasoline leak from a private car in the parking lot of Estabrook Hall.  Jess McMurray of 362 Estabrook Hall owns the vehicle which lost the gas from a corroded tank.  Firefighters recovered the product with sorbents.
A-268-1999*     DEP received a report that 10 gallons of non-PCB oil was lost from a transformer that had been damaged sometime during the winter.  Saturated soil was removed for disposal.  See CMP report.
P-754-1996*The tank developed a corrosion hole discharging between 100 and 200 gallons of fuel oil on the ground.  When I arrived, there was only a small stain on the ground with nothing to be collected unless the area was excavated.  There were vapors in the house which Ms. Ellingwood stated that she had detected for a while, but thought it was assocated with her furnace.  I check the basement and observed standing water, but no oil suggesting the area was subject to a high water table.  I made arrangements to have the soil removed in addition to free phase petroleum collection.  I also ordered carbon impregnated filters for the furnace to alleviate the vapor problem.

On December 3, 1996, I returned with Everett Excavation Corp. and Seacoast Ocean Services to commence work.  During the excavation, we encountered an old septic tank that had collected a large majority of the oil.  We pumped the tank a few times until there was no observation of oil.  Saturated soil on-top and around the septic tank was removed and disposed of.

The furnace filters were also installed.  I informed the Ellingwoods to contacted me if there was any further problems.  No further action required.
B-7-2000*TURNING FROM THE HARDSCRABBLE ROAD ONTO RT. 201  LOADED WITH TREE LENGTH LOGS, TED DRUMMOND APPARENTLY MISJUDGED THE CORNER AND CUT IT TOO SHARPLY.  ONCE INTO THE SOFT SNOW ON THE SHOULDER, THE LOAD OF LOGS JUST ROLLED HIS TRUCK OVER.

MOSTLY   WHAT WAS SPILLED WAS LUBE OIL FROM THE MOTOR, THOUGH THE CLEAN-UP CREW SAID A LITTLE DIESEL LEAKED FROM AROUND THE FILLS ON THE SADDLE TANKS.

THE JACKMAN FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED, AS DID PERSONNEL FROM JACKMAN LUMBER.  BY THE TIME I ARRIVED ( ABOUT 0315) THE TRUCK HAD BEEN RIGHTED AND WAS GONE.  TWO FELLERS WERE STILL ONSITE, AND I TOLD THEM I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE SPEEDI DRY THAT WAS  PUT DOWN TO CONTROL THE LUBE OIL RECOVERED OFF THE ROAD, BUT THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE DONE 'TIL NEXT DAY.  NOT HAVING BEEN TO BED YET, THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO NOT HAVE TO WORK ANYMORE IN THE SUB-ZERO COLD.
P-48-1997*   On 1/23/97, DEP was notified of red fuel oil discharging form an unknown source to the Falmouth sewer system.  On 1/24 they traced the leak to a basement AST of the Cohen residence at 15 Hammond St.  Onsite I confirmed that the oil had apparently been dribbling out a hole in the tank bottom, across the cement floor, and directly to a floor drain to the sewer for several days.  I assisted in cleaning the oily floor and oil in the drain, otherwise recovery of spilled oil was minimal.
   No further Resp. Div. action is anticipated, see attachements.
A-284-2000*Received a call from a Lucky Skidgell that he had been at the Maritime Farms store in Belmont and had seen a spill.  He stated that there was a strong sheen going past the store entrance.  When he told the employees inside the store they did not do anything about it.  He also said that there was a strong odor of diesel.  I decided to go out to investigate.  It was raining hard.  When I arrived, I did see a strong sheen in the water flowing past the entrance.  I asked to see the manager and we toured the station.  There had been a small spill at the diesel pump and there was still a strong sheen originating from that.  I asked the manager to clean it up as the water was heading for a small pond used by a water well drilling company.  The manager attempted to clean up the diesel with sorbent pads.  No further work is necessary.
P-348-2001*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner observed that his AST had a slow leak and proceeded to collect the oil and put it into 55-gallon containers.  Only a small amount discharged to the snow below the tank, which DEP removed for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-501-2001*Received a call from Kathy Field of International Paper concerning a small oil spill.  She called to report that a gauge on a hydraulic hose blew allowing the hydraulic oil to be released to the floor.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  See the attached report from International Paper for more details.  No further action is necessary on this spill.
P-218-1999*On April 1, 1999 I was contacted by Downeast Energy concerning a spill at the home of one of their customers.  On March 31, 1999 Downeast erringly tried to fill a tank at 36 Peabbles Cove Road in Cape Elizabeth.  The driver began pumping, but stopped immediately when oil shot up through the vent pipe.  Approximately 2 gallons of oil was spilled to the ground.  DownEast cleaned up the spill with sorbents and by digging up the affected soil next to the house.  No further action.
A-194-2000* A customer overfilled the gas tank on their automobile, which resulted in the release of about two gallons of gasoline onto the pavement. I checked into the situation later in the day and gave them some advice on spill cleanup. No further action will be required.
A-293-1997*This spill was reported anonymously.  The caller reported that a truck parked along the road had leaked fuel into the ditch.  I visited the site.  The truck was no longer on site.  Staining appeared to be minor.  The nearest wells were upgradiant and at least a few hundred feet away.  I determined that no remediation would be needed.

No further action is anticipated.
A-186-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil had spilled at this cellar AST when a dislodged foundation stone damaged the filter.  Oil flowed to soil, then to a perimeter drain, then to an outfall at a roadside ditch where it was swept away in meltwater.  A small amount of soil was excavated in the cellar, and a fan was installed to control vapor problems.
   The area is rural, with no other residences nearby.  The well serving the Pelletier house is not likely to be impacted but is technically "at-risk", so a tech services referral was made.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-108-1997*On Feb. 24, 1997 I received a call from Mr. Lapoint of Old Orchard Beach.  He called to report a sheen of oil that had run across his walk over the weekend.  I visited the property the following day and found that Patry Realty had had a truck parked at their office and sometime during the winter the tank had leaked about 10 gallons of deisel fuel.  The tank on the truck had been removed.  The oil apparently melted out of the snow with an early spring thaw and along with melt water ran down throught the LaPoint yard and to the storm drains.  There were oil stained leaves and sticks caught in the fence between the two properties.  I instructed Daniel Patry of Patry Realty to have these removed.  I went back about a two weeks later to check on the situation.  No further action required at this time.
B-796-1999*Icy road conditions caused a tractor trailer to jacknife and rupture a saddle tank which spewed its contents over about 1/4 mile of I-95.

I was on my way to Auguata when I heard a State Police Trooper call for DEP at the accident scene. I came across the accident about 10 minutes later.

Most of the oil was spread over about 1/4 mile of the interstate and was not recoverable. The small puddle under the truck was recovered with sorbents. Sorbents were used to recover the oil as it dripped out of the tank. I used about 10 pads to cleanup the free product.

I applied a temporary patch and then driver had the State Police Officers permission to drive the truck to Bangor for repairs.

No further action required.
B-210-2001*B-210-2001
04/18/2001 09:20

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet A fuel out on the ramp.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons of the fuel was spilled during an annual meter check on one of their delivery trucks.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were involved.
B-235-1998*   Mr. Marble called to report that he had oil in his well water. He related that snow had slid off his roof this winter and damaged the outside AST. He did not know it was damaged until his water began to taste oily. At the scene I learned that he had placed the AST at least 50' from his home to insure that this would not happen! The vert. 275 was attached to a heavy concrete slab and appeared to meet oilburner codes as I know them. The oil had followed a depression across the ground and puddled around the dug well. I found some free oil on the well water which I padded up but it was obvious that the well was history. I talked with Paul Blood of Tech Services and he felt that the best thing would be a new drilled well, to that end I turned the case over to them. A new well was drilled in May, I'm not sure if it was clean. Later conversation with Mr. Blood confirmed that the new well is satisfactory.
   While there was an excavator on scene to install the new well's water line I took the opportunity to excavate what turned out to be 63 c.y. of oil contaminated soil and crushed stone from around the dug well. It was then filled in with clean gravel. The oiled soil was spread on the contractor's, Orland Dwelley, property.
A-26-2000*IP had a hydraulic oil spill which was caused by a hose fitting popping off of a pump. The pump continued to run until the drum was empty. The area was cleaned using pads.

No site visit made. See attached report from IP. No further action required by Response Services.
P-50-1999*On 1/11/99 I received a call from the Freeport Fire Deparment reporting a truck accident in Freeport.  Five gallons of antifreeze leaked out of the truck.  Some of the antifreeze had made it's way into a storm drain.  I advised them to call their wastewater treatment plant and let them know some antifreeze was in the system.  The remaining spill was covered with sand.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 22, 1999
I-19-2001*Mr. Woodbury contacted the Northern Maine Regional Office (NMRO) requesting assistance with oil in a well.

Mr. Woodbury had recently sold his property to the Carvers and a water test after the Carvers purchased the property, showed Diesel Range Organics (DRO) at 110 ppb.

One of the suspected sources of the problem was a vandalized fuel tank in April of 1997 when the home was rented. At the time when the damage was done, very little oil was thought to have been lost.

Another potential source would be drips and drools from the tank and associated piping when the tank is filled. The stains on the tank indicated that a potential discharge to the dirt cellar floor each time the tank is filled.

The house has a lot of plastic domestic plumbing which appears to be contaminated as well as the water heater and pressure tanks. Mr. Carver pulled the piping in the well and found it very slippery and oily smelling, which is consistent with a layer of oil in the well.

A filter system will be installed and the family will be placed on the quarterly monitoring system.

Case will be turned over to Technical Services.
I-125-1999*On 8-24-99, Joseph LAgasse called to report his well had a bad odor that smelled of oil. I met with him that day and the well did have and odor but a foul one, more like bacteria contamination. He had it checked and there was numerous bacteria colonies present. I analysed it for oil and there was some indication of possible oil but inconclusive because of the high number of bacteria. A resample will be completed after he cleans the well of bacteria.
A-506-1996*     DEP received a report that gasoline may have been spilled at damaged underground piping following a vehicle impact to a dispensing pump at this service station (this accident actually occurred on 11/10).  According to the reporting individual (Hall) upon further investigation it was determined that no product was released.  The area is commercial/light industrial, and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
P-192-2001*On 3/20/01 Steve Brezinski received a call from the Poland Fire Dept. reporting a leak from a saddle tank on a tractor trailer truck on Rt. 26 in front of the Shaker Hill Nursery.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the leaking saddle tank.  The leak occurred when the drive shaft on the truck broke apart and punctured the tank.  The driver of the truck had stuffed a rag in the hole in the tank, and the Poland Fire Dept. had used sorbent pads to contain the spill on the road surface.  Myself and the Fire Dept. made further efforts to reduce the leak rate at the tank while we awaited the arrival of Fleet Environmental whom I had hired to pump out the remainder of the fuel from the damaged tank.

When Fleet arrived, approximately 75 gallons of diesel fuel was pumped from the damaged tank.  Fleet also picked up the spent sorbent materials in the road.  A DOT truck sanded the affected road surface after the spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 27, 2001
P-717-1995*
	UST abandonment-by-removal and associated clean-up thru source reduction of gasoline contamination.  Sensitive geologic area on private wells.  Commercial and residential area.  See separate narrative, CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment, report P-141-92, and DEP UST Reg. file #1121 for further details.
A-147-1999*This spill was noted when the old ASTs were cleaned and removed.  Apparently some waste oil containers had been stored in the berm area.  These had spilled.  After determining that the contaminated soil was not hazardous, it was excavated and disposed of.  The transfer station on the island accepts waste oil for free so the Co-op will not allow more buckets of oil to be left there.

No further action is anticipated.
A-152-2000*     DEP received a belated report that a minor oil spill had occurred when an oil company (Coastal Oil) overfilled a cellar tank at this residence (Libby).  The overfill took place on 3/13; oil flowed out the vent into soil outside the home.  Oil also flowed out the top of the tank across the cellar floor; some of this was sorbed by the homeowners and disposed of at the local transfer station.
     DEP was contacted on 3/15 after the homeowners complained to Coastal about continued odor problems within the home.  When informed that the Department considered Coastal Oil the responsible party in this instance, Ted (Coastal) declined to arrange for additional remediation.  DEP provided a ventilation fan and hired a remedial contractor; reimbursement of expenses was requested from Coastal Oil.
     An enforcement referral was made regarding late reporting.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-206-1997*Received a call from Bill Carver reporting that some contamination was found at a site in Albion. Bill, the certified tank installer on site was removing the underground storage tanks at Yeaton's Supply. Lee Brothers was the excavating contractor. In additon, I spoke to Mike Millett, the engineer on site doing the Appendix P site assessment. We agreed that the site was Stringent based on the Bureau's Decision Tree. Mike later reported some PID readings to me. The highest was at the fill end of the tank. Due to site physical constraints no additional excavation could be done. The PID readings indicated that this was not a problem. A total of 10 cy of contaminated soil from around the fill pipe was land spread on Lee Brothers land in town. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
B-156-2001*B-156-2001
03/28/2001 17:50

     Tim Andrews of Georgia Pacific in Baileyville called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 500 gallons leaked from an eight thousand gallon tank into a containment area when a cooling line failed.  Water from the failed cooling line displaced the oil in the tank out of the top.  The oil was then pumped out of the containment area into 55 gallon drums.  The oil was subsequently centrifuged to rid of residual water and stored for re-use.  None of the oil reportedly escaped it's containment.
P-885-1999*31 Dec 1999, responded to AST discharge at entered location.  Observed corroded 275 gallon AST and saturated soil area.  Drinking-water well located on property (and adjacent properties), but not down grade of the spill and not directly threaten.  Dead River Co., on site to install AST.  Required clean up to Baseline 1 standards and conducted removal action by excavation 11 Jan 00.  Clean up to the  satisfaction of the DEP and any potential threat to groundwater resources eliminated.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 15Feb00.
A-128-2001*See attached report. No site visit made. No action anticipated.
A-78-1997* A broken return line on #10 paper machine caused the release of about 200 gallons of lube oil. The problem was discovered by an inventory problem at the lube oil reservoir.  All of the oil leaked into the waste treatment plant. Mead employees will watch for a sheen. However, with a flow of 31 million gallons of liquid through the waste treatment plant, it is unlikely that anything will show up. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-71-1996*Ms. Bolstridge called to report that they had suffered what she estimated was a 25 gallon diesel fuel spill at Newport Big Stop.  An attendant was fueling a truck when fuel began to run from inside the dispenser.  The assumption was that a seal had failed.  They kept a drum of sorbent materials right at the island and they were able to very quickly pickup the oil.  It did not leave the pavement.
B-226-1997*5/13/97 @ 1514

I received a phone call from the City of Orono's Police/Fire Department Dispatcher (866-4451).  I was informed of a vehicular accident on Stillwater Avenue, near the intersection of Forest Avenue.

When I arrived there was a smashed Mercury automobile in the ditch with a dump truck rolled over on its side (see Bangor Daily News Photo).  Apparently the dump truck, which was driven by Leon A. Rancourt Jr. of Winterport, struck the Dearborn automobile as she was pulling away from a stop sign on Forest Avenue crossing Stillwater Avenue.

In all about 2 gallons of crank case oil was spilled.  The oil originated from the automobile and truck.  About one quart of hydraulic oil was contained and soaked up at its source using sorbent pads.  The Orono Fire Department built a weir dam in the ditch in case more oil was released.  Most of the crankcase oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The pads were removed to DEP in Bangor for proper disposal.  See attached article.
A-88-1997* The city of Rockland, Public Works Dept., called to report a release of hydraulic oil onto the paved road. This release occurred when a hydraulic hose ruptured on a bucket loader. The loader was working at the junction of Mnt. View Drive and Pheasant Drive. The city employees cleaned up the oil with speed-dri. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-792-2001*10.3.01 received report of spill.  Downeast reports that it did some work to a residential supply tank.  Prior to delivery, the Downeast driver was instructed to check a fitting.  The driver failed to do so and a discharge occurred.  Downeast hired Labbe &Sons Excavation to clean up the spill.

The soil was stocked piled in a secure Downeast location.  I inspected the soil on 10.12.2001.  The soil was not saturated and the PID field headspace analysis indicated no concerns at less than 25 PPM.  I requested that the soil is turned to allow for a natural aeration, and it was agreed that Labbe would be contracted to do conduct that task.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.05.2001
B-356-2001*B-356-2001
06/22/2001 19:39

     Tim Andrews of Georgia Pacific in Baileyville called to report a  #6 fuel spill at their mill.  It was stated that approximately 300 gallons had leaked from a broken return line.  Most of the oil was contained on a concrete surface.  Unfortunately about 20 gallons of the fuel found a floor drain and was discharged at their outfall.  Sorbent boom was placed at the outfall to capture some of the product.  Clean Harbors personnel were called in the finish the clean up.  No further action was taken.
I-42-2001*A power take-off unit broke causing 4 gallons of gear oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and speedy dry and taken to the PI Landfill.
A-527-2000*An automobile accident caused a transformer spill. CMP handled the cleanup and disposal of contaminated soils. See attached internal CMP report. No DEP visit was made, no further DEP action expected.
B-362-1997*7/14/97 8:30

Bub Saunders of FGS Engineering called to report discovering gasoline contamination during the removal of tanks at B&W Variety on Route 2 in Passadumkeag.  A 4k and two 6k tanks were exposed in their sandy fill material.  Most of the contamination was in the area of the two 6k tanks.  It may be noted that both swing joints from the vent on both of these tanks were broken.  Any overfilling of these tanks would result in a release.  Concentrations immediately decreased in the moist native silt about two feet below the original excavation. Approximately 500 yards of the contaminated fil material was removed and spread in an isolated area owned by Kris Construction.  No further action is expected.
P-316-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE

	1990 Evidence of a leak investigation do to failed or missing SIA reports.  Retail motor duels UST facility.  Dense residential and commercial area, on city water & sewer.  See UST Reg. file #4470 and other spill reports for further information.
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B-427-2000*
     This office received a fax at 0940 on 8/10/00 from the National Response Center (Washington, DC) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that Michael Mitchell (USCG MSO Bucksport; #469-2394) had contacted them to report a large sheen on Frenchman's Bay at Latitude 44? 27' 9" N by Longitude 68? 12' 5" W in Sorrento.  The spill was discovered at 1445 on 8/9/00.  The type of oil and source were unknown, but it was believed to be a bilge type material.  MSO personnel did an investigation, but did not observe any sheen in that area.

REC:  File report.
P-446-1998*16 Dec 1998, DEP issued Virgin Product Letter for disposal of diesel contaminated soil.  DEP issued this letter with out first hand knowledge of current or past site conditions. However, on the basis of the information received, attached, from Bill Lott, DEP approved of the soil disposal.

Bill Lott later advised the DEP that two products were involved and a separate Virgin Letter was issued under P-428-98 for the disposal of #6 oil contaminated soil.

The diesel contaminated soil was not separated from the #6 oil contaminated soil at the time of trucking and disposal at ARC. A total of 10,656.78 tons was received at ARC.  DEP entered the waste for each product disposed into contaminated soil field above as one half the total amount of soil received at ARC.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (17Feb1999).
P-156-1999*On March 2, 1999 Auburn Fire Department called to report a spill that they were cleaning up.  5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from an Auburn City Electrical Truck while work was being done on the side of Union Street.  The fire department stated that they had cleaned up all recoverable oil, and needed no assistance. No further action.
P-772-2000*See attached report from CMP.
A-73-1998*Received  a  call  from Danny Hallowell of  Colby and Gale Fuel  Company. He reported a small spill at the North Nobelboro Community Church on Upper East Pond Road. Said that it was a small spill, not more then a few gallons from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the above ground storage tank. The church has no water to the building and the ground slopes away from the crawl space under the church. I spoke to Ms. Norma Dion, treasurer of the church. She reported that there were no wells in the area. Due to the small amount of the spill and the lack of environmental receptors, this case is clean to the Commissioners satisfaction
A-11-1998*A pulp truck ran off of the road during a storm.  The saddle tank ruptured.  About 25 gallons was lost.  The snow was picked up and the area was sanded.
B-490-2000*B-490-2000
09/07/2000 14:30

     The Penobscot County Sheriff's office called to report an oil spill associated with a fire at Littlefield's Garage on Route 7 heading towards Dexter.  No other details were given.  When I arrived to investigate I was told by fire personnel that the outside 275 gallon tank tipped over during the garage fire spilling about 150 gallons of fuel.  Fortunately the oil was contained on puddled water beneath the fire debris.  The oil was subsequently flushed out and picked up in sorbents.  It is believed the majority of the oil was recovered.  No wells were reportedly in the vicinity.  No further action was taken.
P-597-1999*On 10/20/99 I received a call from George Giese of Dames & Moore.  He was reporting that they had come across some contaminated soils during the removal of two hydraulic lifts at the Sears Auto Center in Lewiston.  I went up to take a look at the excavations.  The lifts were inside the garage at the facility.  The soil was definitely contaminated but there was no water or free product in either of the holes.  The area is primarily commercial use and none of the buildings in the immediate area have basements.  We filled out a decision tree and determined that the site conditions did not require any further clean-up.  The soil that was removed will be disposed of properly.  Sears has a contract with Waste Management to dispose of all the soils removed in association with removal of hydraulic lifts.  The soil, approximately 28 cubic yards, is currently stockpiled on site awaiting removal by Waste Management.  No further response action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
October 27, 1999
B-358-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-17-2002*A gasoline spill was reported to the Damariscotta Fire Department at Coastal Market parking lot on business Route 1.  The Fire Department responded using sorbent pads and Speedi-Dri to clean up the spill.  There is no known RP and no vehicles in the parking lot appeared to be leaking gasoline.  Damariscotta requests that DEP collect the used sorbents from the fire house for disposal.
P-9-2002*We were contacted on January the fourth, the year of our lord two thousand and two with a report of an AST rupture that caused the discharge of an estimated 100 gallons of #2 heating oil.  Fortunately, the majority of the discharge was prevented from traveling by a cinder block and sand containment constructed upwards of forty years ago when the tank was installed.  What did manage to seep between the slab and containment walls was absorbed by kitty litter utilized by the homeowner.  Fleet Environmental Services, LLC of South Portland was subcontracted to manage the removal of the containment and subsequent cut/clean of the now porous supply tank.  In addition, they were requested to clean the basement floor with a disinfectant to both minimize the stain and diminish the already wavering odor.  Contaminated soils and cinders were transported to Commercial Recycling for disposal and the tank was delivered to the appropriate facility as well.  Giroux oil to install and pipe new tank at current location.
B-6-2002*On 1/5/2002, 1420 hours Sgt. Stu Jacobs of Searsport Police contacted me regarding a residential structure fire that they were dealing with.  The issue that they wanted dealt with was the possibility of an explosion hazard.  The fire had been caused by the ignition of acetone vapor, which in turn had been generated by boiling acetone on an electric burner.  The concern was that there might be residual acetone vapors that could present an explosion hazard.  I gleaned from the RP that he was not operating a met lab.  He was only extracting THC from cannabis leaves and stems.  Hence the only hazard would be from acetone.  The fire had been pretty hot and the structure had been flooded with water and it had since been well ventilated.  The explosimeter indicated zero percent LEL.  There were five, one gallon containers of acetone remaining at the burned out residence.  One of these was about half full.  I brought these back for eventual disposal.  Could be a life time supply of fingernail polish remover for someone.
B-219-2001*B-0219-01

Lincoln, Little Narrows (Upper Cold Stream)

Sunday April 22, 2001				0950

I received a call from the state police dispatcher to contact Gerald Pelkey at 794-6381 or 794-2196 concerning an oil spill into Little Narrows (Upper Cold Stream), in Lincoln.  According to Mr. Pelkey there was heating oil from a neighbors summer residence located on the shore of Little Narrows on Fire Lane 11 off the Trans-Alpine Road.  The oil was entering the lake from after running across the neighbor's property.

Mr. Pelkey said that a neighbor, Hermon Peabody,  smelled the oil earlier this morning due to the annual ice out occurring at the lake.  Mr. Pelkey said he was the caretaker for the Deshane's camp

When I arrived at the scene, I met Mr. Pelkey.  I was informed that the camp was the seasonal residence of Lorna & Ray Deshane, of Orange California.

The outside heating oil tank, located below the eve of the camp's roof had a broken tank fitting.  There was little to no oil left in the tank.

I was told that the owner, who is a long haul truck driver, by trade, was cleaning off the roof 3 to 4 weeks ago.  It is this action that I believe is likely the cause of the physical breakage of the tank nipple and subsequent oil spillage.

The spill was cleaned up by digging a cut off trench in the Deshane's yard and by placing sorbent pads and boom near the input to Little Narrows.  I also utilized a neighbor's paddle boat and boomed off a small cove which contained a small quantity of the "chocolate moose" and rainbow sheen.

It appears this spill occurred when there was a snow cover and when there was ice on little narrows.  Very little of the spilled oil was recovered.  I contacted their oil supplier, Worcester Brothers (794-6544),  and asked that no oil be delivered until the tank nipple is repaired.  I also spoke to the owner in May and advised that the tank should be place on a concrete slab.  One of the tank legs was on the edge of a patio block.  Sorbent material was picked up in late May and was taken to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.
B-220-2001*B-220-01
Old Town

Sunday April 22, 2001				2355

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Lieutenant O'Mally (827-5551) of the Old Town Fire Department.

According to Lieutenant O'Mally, the Old Town Fire Department responded to a home heating oil tank leak at the residence of Marry Cross, of 9 Dartmouth Street.  Lieutenant O'Mally said that approximately 25 gallons of heating oil leaked from the corroded heating oil tank.  Dead River applied a magnetic patch and the tank will be replaced.

The fire department was involved with the clean up.  They used sorbent pads and speedi-dry on the concrete basement floor.  These materials were also disposed of by the Old Town Fire Department.
B-224-2001*B-0224-01
Bucksport

Tuesday April 24, 2001				0825

I received a message that Scott Wood of Gary's Fuel Service (326-8808) had reported an oil spill in Bucksport.  I phoned Scott and asked him to meet me at the Patterson Residence, on School Street, in Bucksport.

When I arrived I spoke with Scott Wood and with the Patterson's.  I was told that the other tank of their tandem 275 gallon basement oil supply system rusted out about 1 year ago.  I explained that when one goes there is a very good chance the other one of same age has very little time left.

The spill was noticed and reported to the Bucksport sewer department Monday night around 1700.  The flow of the spilled oil was nearly a direct shot to the basement sewer, and some of the oil may have made it under the home's foundation.  The waste water treatment plant was notified, only an odor was detected (possibly due to the large dilution factor).  The tank was patched and will be replaced.  The Bucksport Fire Department used sorbent pads, and a bucket to clean up a large part of the spill.  In all nearly 25 gallons of oil was recovered.  This all occurred prior to notification.
B-7-2002*On 1/5/2002,1930 hours Mike Hange of Ellsworth Fire reported a five gallon gasoline overfill on a customer's vehicle tank.  The spill landed on asphalt and was cleaned up by Webber Energy personal.  The facility was the Falls Food Mart on Route 1 in Ellsworth.  The overfill may have occurred because the customer did something to defeat the automatic shut-off.  Mike has attended a few similar episodes at this facility and plans on addressing the problem with the owner.
B-196-2001*A JAM IN THE HYDRAULIC FEED SCREW AT GP'S DIGESTER REQUIRED THAT THE SYSTEM BE TORN DOWN TO CLEAR IT.  HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HAD TO BE RELIEVED, AND IN DOING THAT, AN ESTIMATED 40 GALLONS OF OIL WERE SPILLED.  OF THAT AMOUNT, 35 GALLONS SPILLED INSIDE THE CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE AND WAS RECYCLED.  AN ESTIMATED 5 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED BY SORBENT, ( WOOD CHIPS) AND BURNED IN THE HOG FUEL BOILER.
P-903-2001*This report outlines the Maine DEP's response to, and management of, the non-compliant storage of gasoline-contaminated soils at this rural residential & commercial area in the interior of Peaks Island, Portland.  The soil was reported to have originated at 33 Island Ave. on Peak's Island, an old service station and motor fuels UST facility (see report P-814-2001 for further details on this location).  During new construction at 33 island Ave., excess soil was brought to Mr. Covey Johnson's property for storage and/or as fill.  With prior knowledge that the 33 Island Ave. property was petroleum (oil) contaminated from old UST's removed in 1985, island residents were concerned over soil management and notified the Maine DEP, a primary state department for issues on petroleum contaminated soil and regulation of oil storage facilities.  The property owner and developer of the 33 Island Ave. site and RP for the soil was Mr. Ric Weinschenk.  There are or were no known UST's at this rural property of Mr. Covey Johnson.
	Nearby, 100' or more, are Mr. Johnson's house and a neighbor's house.  Bedrock is exposed in places and it appears that in the past, soil has been stripped from this area as offsite fill.  Also onsite is construction debris and the storage of crushed, junk auto's destined to be taken off the island.  Mr. Johnson is a resident of Peaks Island and is an excavation & trucking contractor.
	On 10/11/01, I met Mr. Ric Weinschenk, and with Scott Normandeau of Fleet Env. onsite to check this and other sites.  The soil here was a medium sand that Weinschenk stated had been top-fill for 33 Island Ave, unlike the underlying silty-clay soil predominant at Island Ave.  Using PID's, DEP and Fleet did a field screen and noted none to low levels of petroleum contamination, largely below DEP notification levels.  This soil was allowed to remain onsite, at Covey's, at the time as the levels detected have been shown to pose no threat to nearby drilled wells, approx. 100+ feet away.  Responding to further concerns of residents, another site visit and further bag-headspace PID analysis on 10/17/01, showed a high of 178 ppm (Response Factor corrected).  This value exceeds the 100 ppm action level for a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  [Lab analysis of soil from 33 Island Ave. showed the gasoline contamination to be weathered and containing primarily less-mobile, long-chain hydrocarbons, the aromatic hydrocarbons appear to have been washed and weathered out from many years at Island Ave.  Petroleum contamination is also not considered a hazardous waste in Maine.]
Based on the Stringent Clean-Up Goal ascribed to Covey Johnson's property and Maine DEP soil management rules, DEP required that this 120 tons of soil be returned to 33 Island Ave. or disposed of properly off of Peaks Island.  DEP also had a concern that if left at Covey's property this soil could be later mistakenly used as "clean" fill at another sensitive site, causing further liability issues.    As described in the report of Acadia Environmental (attached), Covey Johnson & Mr. Weinschenk had the soil returned to 33 Island Ave. by 10/24/01.  An Acadia Env. representative checked the area following the soil removal to insure it had been satisfactorily cleansed of tainted soil (see attached assessment).
	 At this time the Maine DEP perceives no threat to nearby wells from this soil, based on the low contaminant levels present in the soil, the short time the soil spent onsite at Covey Johnson's property, and low precipitation while it was on Johnson's property.  No further DEP actions are expected regarding this incident, at this time.  See attachments for further details.  This report is not to be construed to be a site assessment.  Information is based on known data at the time and may be subject to addendums or clarification as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services.

cc:	City of Portland
	Ric Weinschenk
P-420-2001*	Report by Union Oil that during a delivery to the School's registered consumptive-use #2 heating oil UST, 10 to 20 gallons of oil overfilled out the vent pipe.  Bruce of Union Oil stated that the spillage was confined to the side of the school building and the ground below the vent.  Union Oil workers responded to clean up.  Though sensitive due to the presence of school children and other members of the public, there are no drinking water wells threatened.
	A concern is that being a 1989 UST installation, this facility should have working overfill protection to prevent this.  I have heard accounts of a delivery driver or other person disabling overfill protection to allow faster deliveries, or if there is a problem with it and it should be repaired instead.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-29-2002*Ron of Down East (Windham) called to report a DE crew had responded to a weeping fire-o-matic/filter at the 293 Falmouth Rd address.  The discharge consisted of an area of stained soil approximately 18 inches in diameter, depth not stated.  The crew removed the soil and repaired the leaking fixture.  No request for DEP assistance was made and no visit was conducted.

No additional work is anticipated for this case based on the information received.
B-201-2001*PERUSING HIS PILE OF SCRAP METAL AT THE PENOBSCOT TRANSFER STATION, ROBERT GROSS NOTICED TWO OLIVE GREEN STEEL BOXES.   CLOSER EXAMINATION SHOWED THEM TO HAVE TERMINAL CONNECTIONS ON THE TOP, AND THAT THEY CARRIED PCB STICKERS.   GROSS SEGREGATED THEM FROM THE PILE, AND CALLED OUR SPILL NUMBER.

ARRIVING AT THE TRANSFER STATION THAT AFTERNOON, I TOOK THE ITEMS INTO CUSTODY AND DETERMINED THEM TO BE CAPACITORS.  THEY WERE NOT LEAKING, NOR HAD THEY.  THEY APPEARED TO BE MILITARY SURPLUS.

GROSS HAD NO IDEA WHO'D DROPPED THEM OFF THERE, THOUGH HE KNEW IT'D HAPPENED THAT DAY. (" I CAHN'T KEEP AN EYE ON EVERYBODY")

THE CAPACITORS WERE STORED AT OUR BANGOR FACILITY UNTIL DISPOSAL IN DECEMBER.
B-698-2001*B-698-2001
12/19/2001 11:00

     Scott Vicnaire, concerned resident on Shaw Hill Road in Etna, called to report that a lab analysis of his drinking water had low levels of gasoline.  It was stated that he suspected that his neighbor dumped some gasoline down his well.  Investigation of the inside of the well casing ruled it out however.  The low levels of gasoline were probably due to self contamination.  It may be noted that the well is located very close to an active garage.  The case was handed to Technical Services staff for further investigation.
P-1038-2001*Down East Energy (DEE) reported a customer had experienced a small oil leak from his basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). The pooled oil was confined to the concrete  floor adjacent to the tank.  Sorbent pads were applied and collected for disposal by DEP and DEE made arrangements for a replacement tank.  Beyond this simple clean up DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-12-2002*      On January 8, 2002 at 1515 we received a call from Linda MacDonald of CN Brown in South Paris reporting a ten gallon gasoline spill at their Big Apple store on Wilson Street in Brewer.  A customer spilled the gas while filling up her car.  Witnesses said she started pumping gas while still holding the nozzle before she inserted it into the car's fillpipe.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents before it reached any drain.
B-1-2002*     On 01/01/02, 2300 hour Bob Whittier was contacted by State Police regarding a tank truck on its' side in Amherst.  The report indicated that there were no releases and that they were waiting for a transfer truck and a wrecker.  Bob passed this information on to me shortly after 0800 hours on 01/02/02.  I visited the site and observed that nothing had spilled.  The tanker cargo was lime slurry, which had been transferred to another tanker without incident.  The driver had gotten too far to the right hand side of the road and the snow bank pulled the rig over and caused it to land on its' side.  This maneuver was performed in order to avoid hitting an oncoming car that was on the wrong side of the road. The section of road involved was a sharp down grade curve.
P-25-2002*Dead River was scheduled to replace an old AST in a building recently purchased by the Maine State Housing Authority.  Upon arrival, it was apparent that the fire-o-matic had been malfunctioning and there was a small amount of product/stain on the floor.  Their procedure proceeded as planned except for the utilization of speedi-dri and sorbents to clean up the discharge.
B-451-2001*B-451-2001
Orono

Tuesday August 14, 2001	1641

I received notification from the state police dispatcher to contact Mr. Tom Sptiz (478-2573) of the University of Maine about a red microscope slide stain spill.

According to Mr. Spitz there was a spill of one-cup (.06 gallon) of Lactopheonol acid fuchsin stain (a stain used in microscope slides), onto the floor in room 317 of Deering Hall at the University of Maine.  The spill was easily cleaned up using absorbent material.

The absorbent material containing the stain will be disposed of as hazardous waste.
B-8-2002*On 1/6//2002, 1950 hours the Medway Fire Department reported a 10 gallon gasoline overfill at the Big Apple in Medway.  Apparently a customer did something to defeat the automatic shut-off.  Medway
Fire had recovered the product with speedy dry.  The used speedy dry went to Big Apples' waste stream.
B-16-2002*Mr. Tonini called to report that he had been told that his employees had found a mercury spill in the drying shed on Sunday, 1-6-02. He was told this on Friday, 1-11-02. They had cleaned up the spill by sweeping up the pure metal and washed the water on the floor to the cell room sump where it will be treated. The leak was the result of a corroded pinhole in a pipe. The metal was placed in a storage container.
P-489-2001*	On 6/22/01, C N Brown Oil Co. reported the accidental discharge of 5 gallons of diesel fuel at the Poland Public Works Garage during a fuel delivery.  Mr. Moore explained that the hose started spraying out oil after it was hooked up.  The driver explained that he shovelled contaminated soil into a barrel (... for proper disposal by CN Brown).
	Later in the day I received a call from the Poland Fire Dept. that oily-soil still remained from the discharge and that they were concerned about nearby drinking water wells and the underlying aquifer.  The Fire Dept. (located next door to the Public Works & spill location) was also concerned that they were not notified of the spill by C N Brown after it had occurred.  The spill reporting time to the DEP also exceeded two hours.  Earlier in the morning while en-route to Paris I had driven by this facility and noted the C N Brown truck making a delivery.  At the time I noted no driver outside the truck but also could not tell if hoses were hooked up at the time, and I noted no indication of a discharge.  On my way back form Paris I briefly stopped by and confirmed that more clean-up was needed.  Following this call I contacted Mr. Moore who got back to me stating that the driver appeared to have underestimated the spill size and that C N Brown would be sending back a crew to complete a clean-up.
	At this time I understand that the spill has been satisfactorily cleaned up and no further DEP actions are pending at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
P-4-2002*See attached report from Pratt & Whitney.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-33-2002*Pinhole leak in AST.  Downeast temporarily patched it and cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  Will replace tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-436-2001*B-436-2001
08/03/2001 16:10

     Rich Jewett of Jackson Labs in Bar Harbor called to report "evidence of a Leak" in one of their underground fuel oil tanks. It was stated that water was discovered in the interstitial space of the double walled tank.  Precision Tanks of Jay discovered that the water problem was due to a loose fitting at the top of the tank.  Repairs were then made through Hyland Tank.  No fuel was released to the environment in the process.
P-480-2001*	In the evening of Fri. 6/15/01, I responded to the report of a large sheen in the area of the south Port Marine, off Ocean Ave. in South Portland.  This is a commercial & residential area near the former Million-Dollar Bridge.  In the evening I initially checked out the commercial marina area near the FPL power plant (see site sketch) and met USCG MSO Petty Officer Jim Paul.  There are several, fuel AST's. vessels and barges in this area though no evidence of a prohibited discharge to land or water.
	We were directed to the adjacent private, pleasure-boat marina, off B-Street (see attached site sketch).  I met USCG onsite Saturday morn 6/16/01, @ 0730 hrs and confirmed an extensive sheen and patches of oily mousse all around the marina docks & slips, apparently brought in with the tide.  Residents stated that they first noted the odor and sheen about 1600 hrs. on Friday (but not reported to DEP or USCG till near dark, four hours later).  SPFD suspected a sunken boat though this was not confirmed.  Residents we spoke with were not aware of the source.  Though some mousse was picked up with pads, most of the spill was down to an unrecoverable sheen and could only be allowed to naturally degrade, evaporate, and dissipate.  No RP was ever identified.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-492-2001*	Report thru. clean-up contractor of 4 to 6 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from Verizon telephone company line truck in urban residential/commercial area.  No spill to surface- or ground-waters reported.  No DEP response requested or made.  See attached.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
P-494-2001*  	Overfill out auto during fill-up at dispenser.  Spilled product ran down lot to catch basin where it was collected and evaporated.  Other, earlier reports on similar spills at this location are also on file, mostly due to the driver not attending the dispenser and the large volume of product dispensed at this facility..  Cleaned to DEP satisfaction.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, Div. of Response Services
P-495-2001*	In the evening of Sat. 6/16/01, Mr. Rodrige contacted DEP regarding the discharge of aprox. 700 lbs. of Terephthalic Acid Powder.  He explained that the hopper to the storage silo was opened, powder remaining by the  opening was unexpected and spilled out.  The silo contains approx. 20,000 lbs. and is located at the west side of the building.  Pioneer plastics employees were shoveling up the powder for re-use.
	Rodrige explained that the powder was a very week acid and was benign, with no RQ, and not very hazardous.  On an MSDS faxed over by John Branscom of Pioneer, the material has a CAS #100-21-0.  It is listed as an Irritant and may be harmfull by inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption.  See the attached MSDS for further information.  No DEP site visit could be made at the time.   Pioneer Plastics makes laminated counter-top material.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-1087-2001*12.03.2001 subject reports odor in tap water.  12.04.2001 DEP responds to site.  No olfactory presence of petroleum product detected by DEP personnel.  Responder Flannery arrived on site investigating a UST removal action at a near by property.  It was determined that the two investigations were not related.

I observed the Fraser well location behind the house.  Adjacent to the well, I observed several small gas containers and various small engine machines including push and riding mowers.  Also, at this location was the dwelling's aboveground supply tank.  The tank appeared to be in good condition, however the copper feed line is exposed and prone to damage.  I did not observe evidence of a discharge.  A survey of adjacent properties did not identify a potential source of ground water or surface contamination.

I sampled the well from the kitchen tap.  The sample result indicated 65 micro grams per liter Gasoline Range Organics and 7 micro grams per liter MTBE.  This case referred to Bradford Hahn of Technical Services for evaluation.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-485-2001*	On the morning of Sat. 6/15/01, I responded to this reported roadside dumping from the previous early morning.  A partially full 30-gal. drum of waste oil was dumped from a vehicle on the roadside of South Main St.  I picked up the drum from Auburn's So. Main St. Fire Station.  At the spill site I evaluated that no wells were in direct threat after wiping up spilled oil and land-spreading the spillage thinly along the roadside.  No RP was ever determined.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.

P-42-2002*Downeast Energy overfilled an inside AST.  Approximately 3 gallons leaked out through the tank gage onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbents.
P-486-2001*	In the evening Sun. 6/17/01,  I responded to a Fire Dept. call of an estimated 214 gal. basement AST leak at this suburban residential house.  Oil was floating on water in the basement and the KFD feared that the sump-pump had pumped a lot of oil to the backyard.
Onsite I met the fire dept. and heating oil contractor.  Karen Brooks was the daughter and contact for the homeowner.  The neighborhood is on city water & sewer.  The facility consists of two corroded, separate non-manifolded, 275 gal. AST's in the basement, to be replaced by one 330 gal. AST.  Red oil was noted on surface water in the basement.  Picking up sorbent pads I noted that there appeared a lot less oil discharged than first surmised.
	On Monday morning, 6/18/01, I retrieved oily pads & debris and re-evaluated.  Little to no oil was noted at the sump-pump discharge pipe on the lawn.  I estimate actual spillage at 15 gallons or less.  Most of the spillage sat had atop the one to two inches of water in the basement.   After clean-up of oil in the basement there were no odor problems in the house.  As of 12/01 I have received no further complaints.  No further DEP actions are expected at present.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-526-2001*B-526-2001
09/26/2001 12:52

     Peter Howe of Maine Potato Growers in Houlton called to report an incident involving one of their home delivery trucks at a residence on Route 2a in Haynesville.  It was stated that the truck, while making a delivery, backed over the residence's septic tank collapsing it.  The truck was later extracted without incident.  No fuel was lost.
B-524-2001*B-524-2001
09/15/2001 02:54

     Rick Howard of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet A out on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons spilled when an aircraft was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were involved.
P-902-2001*
SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary to report P-814-01 for 33 Island Ave., Peaks Island.
   	In mid-October thru December 2001, DEP investigated a report of the dumping of about 180 tons of gaso. contaminated clay/silt soils at this site.  The location is rural residence on city water, though there are still four drilled, residential wells within 300' of the location (see site maps).  The location is a former US Army shore-artillery battery site of 1942 named Battery Cravens.
	A Nov. 2000 VRAP report for the DEP on the site by EER Inc. (attached) recommended a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal based on there being no drinking water wells nearby.   A small amount of AST related fuel oil discharge was noted and not remediated based on the BS-2 Goal (see attached VRAP report).
	Test pits and my observations during work there showed that the surrounding soil is largely disturbed by historical blasting by the US Army during battery construction in 1941-42.  The soils are full of angular bedrock fragments and boulders.  Much of the soil was also moved around to change the topography in 2001: removing soil from atop the Battery to change the grade.  The Battery Cravens area was determined to actually have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal during a 10/11/01, DEP visit. Both EER and the DEP VRAP unit were notified of the change in this Clean-Up Goal status.
	 The house was being constructed (during the Nov. 2001, thru July of 2002 visits) by Ric Weinschenk Builders LLC and the property owned by Mr. & Ms. Pereira of Massachusetts.  On 10/11/01, I first met Mr. Ric Weinschenk onsite at Battery Cravens with a Fleet Env. rep. to examine the soil in question (see Photo-1).  Minor levels of weathered gaso. contamination was confirmed by visual and field screening, largely just above and below the DEP Notification Level of 100 ppm for gasoline (Field Screening by field bag-headspace analysis).  Following this visit, Acadia Environmental was brought in under Fleet to work for Weinschenk testing soil and monitoring any mitigation.
	Mr. Weinschenk had this silty-clay soil removed from Battery Cravens (see Photos 2 and 3) and  returned to 33 Island Ave. and the Battery Cravens dumping location confirmed clean to state satisfaction by Acadia Env. on 10/16 and 10/17/01 (see attached DEP letter of 10/12/01, and the Acadia report, and site photos).  Lab analysis of oil contamination at 33 Island Ave. has shown it to be less environmentally-mobile, weathered petroleum, with little to no light end and aromatic hydrocarbons remaining, apparently having degraded and washed out from years at Island Ave.
	Neighbors were very concerned over an environmental threat from another (ten) piles of sandy soil/loam, reportedly also taken to Battery Cravens, and dumped on the front lawn area (see site sketches of Mr. Robbins and DEP) .  Initial PID levels indicated low levels of oil (weathered gasoline) contamination in this soil.  Initial confirmatory DRO analysis of 11/01/01 samples. mistakenly indicated DRO & MTBE in this sample but this was later confirmed to be Hexane laboratory-contamination.  Re-analysis of samples taken by DEP, Acadia Env. and Shevenell-Gallen & Assoc., and taken to two different laboratories, indicates no detected petroleum contamination in the lawn area.  This soil had been spread out and has been allowed to remain.   See the attached lab analysis and communications for further details.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time, based on known data, the contamination brought to Battery Cravens form 33 Island Avenue is understood to be cleaned (removed) to state satisfaction and no further DEP actions are recommended or required.  DEP believes there is no threat to nearby wells or homes at this time based on: the brief time period the soil was stored at Battery Craven, the distance to any wells, low precipitation during this period, and nature and le vel of the petroleum contaminants.  See the attached reports, photos, communicati
B-523-2001*B-523-2001
09/14/2001 18:58

     The State Police in Orono called to report that a vehicle went off the road into a pond off Route 15 in Deer Isle.  A call to the Hancock County Sheriffs Department showed that only a sheen was noted.  The vehicle was subsequently removed without incident.  No further action was taken.
B-117-2002*Mike Snowman called from Snowman Oil to report that a customer, Michael and Melissa Provencher, had suffered a considerable loss of oil. It seems that Mr. Provencher had problems with the furnace operation this winter; he had to bleed the line. He finally went outside to inspect the line from the AST to the furnace and found that oil was weeping from the brass firematic valve where it enters the tank. When he attempted to tighten it broke off at the lightest touch. Mr. Snowman said the ground under the tank was saturated with oil. The drilled well was about 10 feet away.
   I went to the site and found it as described. It was difficult to say how much oil had been lost as it was apparent that the cracked valve had been leaking for some time. We were able to determine that about 100 gallons had been lost in the last two weeks but I'm sure that more had been lost with 200 gallons lost a reasonable number. With the well being so near and Mr. Provencher not knowing the details about the well (depth, amount of casing, and recovery rate), I felt that excavating the contaminated soil was warranted.
  To that end, I hired a local contractor, A.P.Lawrence, and about 30 yards were removed. The soil was moved to a piece of farmland that Mr. Provencher has and was spread and mixed with cow manure in order that the oil be biodegraded this summer. Since we could not get all the contamination, I scheduled the well for quarterly monitoring.
   Beyond checking the landfarm site from time to time, I expect no further action.
B-269-2002*      On May 13, 2002 at 1130 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a one pint  spill of non PCB mineral oil.  The spill occurred on May 11 on the Dodlin Rd. in Lincoln when a tree broke a pole and the transformer leaked a pint of oil onto the ground and driveway of Jason Pond.  Workers used sorbents and excavated any contaminated soil.
B-31-2002*B-31-2001
01/20/2002 19:20

     Rodney Bragg of R H Foster called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Kelly Dennis on the McCarthy Road in Glenburn.  It was stated that the outside tank to the residence shifted with the weight of the snow cracking the line to the tank.  Perhaps as much as 100 gallons may have leaked.
     Investigation shown that the majority of the oil was lost beneath a section of the trailer.  Some of it however was caught with sorbent material.  It was determined that much less oil had spilled as previously thought; perhaps 40 gallons.  In any event it did not appear that the well to the residence was at risk.
P-507-2001*	In the early afternoon of 6/29/01, I met Mr. Brillard onsite at his home following his wife's earlier notice of a fuel leak associated with their outside, residential, consumptive-use heating oil AST facility.  The area is suburban residential, on city water & sewer, located close to Rt. 1 in Bath.
	Mr. Brillard showed me the AST and fuel line to the furnace located in the houses crawlspace (see site sketch).  The leak had been repaired and sorbent pads had been laid by Thibault Oil Co. though there was little staining with the red oil.  The house is on an elevation above the road, and bedrock is exposed in the crawlspace under the house and furnace.  There was no oil in the sump.  Leakage of the fuel line appeared less than originally feared.  Any fuel that may have gotten into bedrock fractures would not be recoverable in a cost effective manner.
	I advised that as there was no odor problem in the house at this time, and no drinking water sources or surface water threatened, he should scrape up the small amount of oily soil and landspread it thin on his driveway aerate and degrade.  If an odor does become a problem I advised him to vent the crawlspace and lay a plastic tarp down, and call me.  Any remedial measures at this time would not exceed an AST Ins. Fund deductible.
	As of 12/01 I have received no further complaints or questions.  No further DEP actions are anticipated at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Responsible Services
B-17-2002*Dave Tonini called from Holtra Chem in Orrington to report that a spill of mercury had been located at the facility. A pipe near the end box air purasive had developed a pinhole from corrosion and an estimated .65 pounds of mercury spilled to the plant floor. They collected the metal with a vacuum and deposited it in a site storage container. The floor was then washed into the cell room sump for further purification and recovery.

A-577-2000* On 10/17/2000, Clarence Conway of the Vinalhaven Fire Dept. called to report that an automobile was submerged in the ocean. The Fire Dept. was on their way to place sorbent boom around the vehicle and then they would lift it out of the ocean. No site visit by DEP and no further action is expected.
B-701-2001*Dick Ramsey called from the Dead River Co. office in Calais to report that they had overfilled an outside AST at the Larry Doyle residence at 45-G Boardman Street in Calais. They estimated that about 30 gallons of #1 was spilled. They further estimated that about 20 gallons was recovered with pads and snow removal. They believed the rest had soaked into the gravel under the tank. I talked with Mrs. Doyle and she was very satisfied with the response by Dead River. Since the area is on public water and there is no odor problem in their mobile home, I feel that no further action is necessary.
B-20-2002*     This office received a call at 1205 on 1/14/2002 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had a pole and transformer down on the Puddledock Road off Route 43 in Charleston due to storm damage.  An estimated 8 gallons of non-PCB oil was spilled onto snow and ice along the shoulder of the road.  Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburg; #234-4008) was hired to do the cleanup.  Approximately two 55-gallon drums of contaminated debris (snow, ice, oil, and speedi-dry) were removed and hauled off for disposal.

REC:  File report.
B-706-2001*Central Maine Power Co. called to report that an automobile accident on the Lily Bay Rd. in Greenville caused a transformer to spill an estimated 5 gallons of non-PCB oil at pole #156. A CMP crew cleaned this up and the contaminated snow was shipped to their Augusta facility for disposal.
B-501-2001*B-501-2001
09/10/2001 21:38

     The Brewer Fire Department called through the 1-800 number to report discovering an oil slick on South Main Street in Brewer.  It was stated that the source was unknown.  The estimated 4-5 gallons were cleaned up with speedi-dri.  No storm drains were observed to be affected.  No further action was taken.
A-569-2000* Central Maine Power reported that an automobile accident on Main Street in Waterville caused the release of about 15 gallons of transformer oil. The transformer oil was tested for the presence of PCB's and the lab result was ND, according to CMP.  CMP excavated the contaminated soil and transported to its North Augusta Service Center for later disposal.  No further action will be required.

B-502-2001*B-502-2001
09/11/2001 04:49

     David Thayer, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small hydraulic fluid spill on Route 186 in Prospect Harbor.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked from a blown hole on a line truck.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speeedi-dri.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-683-2001*Sharon Goodwin called to report that she believed that the copper fuel line under her cellar floor had leaked. She estimated that about 100 gallons of #2 was unaccounted for. She had called a service technician to check out the system because she had smelled oil in the cellar. She said that the line had failed a pressure test. This had transpired on the previous week. Her well water seemed undamaged and the oil smell in the cellar was gone. She was concerned about her neighbors well as well as the oil reaching Lake Wassookeag which is the water supply for the town of Dexter and is about six tenths of a mile away.
   I went to the home at 202 Crockett Road. The drilled well is about 50' from the oil tank. I could see down the well and saw water. Do to the narrow 6" well casing my depth perception was poor and I could not accurately determine the depth to water or the amount of casing. However I'm confident that the water was at least 20' in depth and I believe that I could see a joint in the well casing. Since the casing comes in standard 20' lengths it is more likely that there is over 35' of casing. Since it is a common practice to stop using casing upon reaching bedrock it would appear that there may be at least 35' of soil about the bedrock. This is a hopeful sign the escaped oil may be trapped in the deep soil under the house and not impact the bedrock aquifer.
   I went into the cellar and saw that the old oil line had been covered by a poured concrete floor and the replacement line was properly enclosed in a non-corrosive liner. Where the oil line exited the floor it was surrounded by foam pipe insulation. It appears that, if this is continued under the slab, it did not protect the copper line from failure. There was no floor drain obvious but Mrs. Goodwin told me that there is a cellar drainpipe the exits under the driveway and finds daylight on a bank below the end of the lawn. They had checked the end of the drain for free product but there was none. However there was an odor of fuel oil. I confirmed this with the PID, which registered an odor level of 18 ppm, quite small. Mrs. Goodwin says that there is a plastic vapor barrier under the concrete. It is possible that crushed stone was laid down before the concrete was poured and the exposed pipe drains the resulting vapor space. This could explain the odor with no liquid.
   On my return to the office I discussed the facts that I had collected with Paul Blood, the office geologist, and we agreed that the best course for the present was to wait and watch.
   I explained to Mrs. Goodwin that it was very possible that their well and that of the neighbors will go unimpacted. Also that the oil will not impact the lake. I explained the details of the AST insurance fund. We discussed the option of putting their well on quarterly monitoring but concluded that since there were no young or elderly living in the house they would be alert for any oil odor.
P-18-2002*Received a call from the Kennebunkport Fire Dept. stating that a truck had driven off the road into a ditch on the Cole Benson Road in front of property #6, and was leaking fuel from the tank around the fill cap.  On my way to the incident, I received word that the truck had been removed from the ditch, and that all the oil had been collected.

The following day I visited the site and observed a stain on the roadway and a small amount of oil that had been absorbed by the snow and ice in the area, which I removed.  There was a well located in the front of the property approximately 50' away from the accident, but due to the limit amount of oil that was discharged and the frozen ground, the well was not at jeopardy from this incident.

On 01/14/2002, I received a call from Brian Sullivan, property owner of #6, whom stated that he could still smell oil at the end of his driveway, and wanted to know if there was anything else that could be done.  I told him that I might have missed something and would return the following day.  When I returned the following day, I did find some leaves and other debris that had absorbed a small amount of oil that could have contributed to the smell.  During both visits, I did not observe any free product supporting the report that only a small amount of oil had been released from the truck.
P-1088-2001*Spill of equipment lube oil during normal processes at Cyro Industeries.  Cleaned up by Cyro personel.  No impact to environment, no further action necessary.
P-44-2002*Received a call from Dead River regarding the discovery of an oil spill while performing a service call at the Church of the Holy Spirit.  They stated that there were two tanks located in the basement with a large stain around both of them.  I responded to the report and met with Father Joseph who showed me the area in question.  The floor was dirt overlying clay and there was no noticeable odor within the building.  There was a large stain around the tanks, but it was unclear if the tanks, piping or both were leaking or had leaked, because there was no odor usually associated with a recent oil spill and the tanks were sitting right on the ground (no free product was observed).  Father Joseph stated that he was unaware that there was a problem until he had the heating system serviced, and was not aware of any previous problems.  He also stated that he was working with Dead River to have the tanks and piping replaced.
P-1089-2001*Spill of hydraulic oil associated with normal activities at Cyro Industries.  Cleaned up by Cyro personel  No environmental impact, no further action necessary.
P-1091-2001*Discharge of transformer oil (non-PCB) from leak in transformer.  Cleaned up by CMP personel.  No further action necessary.
P-1092-2001*Car accident caused broken transformer.  Cleaned up by CMP personel.  No further DEP action necessary.
P-1093-2001*Transformer fell off pole and leaked contents. Cleaned up by CMP.  No further DEP action necessary.
P-512-2001*	In the afternoon of 7/3/01, I responded to a reported rollover of a tractor tank-trailer transporting milk on the southbound entrance ramp of the Maine Turnpike in Gray.  Onsite I met with State Troopers, Gray Fire Dept. responders, and Copp Motors towing.
	The tractor and tank trailer lay on their left sides.  Several manway's atop the tanker had burst open allowing a thousand gallons or more of milk to discharge to the small wetland below.  At my request, Matt Hight of DEP BLWQ also came out to check on potential water pollution downstream.  BLWQ judged no clean-up of the spilled milk was warranted.
	A septic pumper truck from Arkie Roger's Co. arrived to pump out remaining milk before the damaged tank trailer could be made right again.  Diesel fuel and motor oil lost to the pavement from the tractor was fortunately small and picked up with sorbents.  No diesel product left the semi-impervious pavement to the soil.   This turnpike entrance had been the site of at least one other truck rollover in the past also likely due to excess speed on this tight curve.  See also photos and notes.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-910-2001*I received a call from John Dalton of the Town of Falmouth reporting that he had seen a good sized sheen near Bouy #10 off Long Island and out into Hussey Sound.  He also stated that someone from SeaTow had also reported seeing the same sheen.  I hired Fleet to take me out to look for the sheen but nothing was found.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-11-2002*I received a call from George at Breggy Oil reporting that there had been an oil leak in a home in Scarborough.  He was unsure at the time where the leak was but stated that there was oil on the floor and in the carpet of the basement.  I arrived with Fleet and discovered that the furnace had pumped the oil into the basement but was not lit so the oil just leaked out of the fire box.  I had Fleet use sorbent material to clean up the concrete floor, remove the bottom foot of all the wooden walls, and remove the majority of the carpet.  Fleet returned the next day and removed the mastic from the concrete floor and also cleaned all the concrete several times.  I returned the following day and found that the cement block that the furnace sat on had so much oil in it that it was actually weeping out and recontaminating the floor.  So I scheduled Breggy to come and disconnect and move the furnace and hot water heater so we could remove the contaminated concrete.  I have now scheduled ServPro to come and clean all the porous materials in the house and use the ozone machine to clean it all up.  I am also getting estimates on the carpentry work that needs to be done.

Cleaning went well.  Carpentry work done by Son-in-law.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-519-2001*Summary
	While in Eliot checking on another LUST facility I visited this proposed retail, motor fuels UST facility location.  The site was just south of #46, the Damon Office Park, was cleared but no building construction or UST facility install had been initiated.  The area is rural commercial and noted to be within 300' of a private well.  As the well is not owned by the facility owner, construction of this UST facility would be prohibited after 9/30/01.  The  installation company listed on the 1999 registration, SUN Environmental, has gone out of business.  I understand that this registration is presently null & void.  No Maine UST registration number had been issued.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services

Report Update 7/24/03: see P-578-03 for install of underground "vaulted" UST facility.
P-830-2001*Chief Berry of the Fryeburg fire department called me to report that someone had spilled an unknown amount of an unknown oil in the parking lot of the Norway Savings Bank.  I contacted Clean Harbors and they went out and cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-46-2002*The DEP was notified by Downeast Energy on January the 15th, that a resident in Cundy's Harbor had lost approximately 10-15 gallons of #2 heating oil from their AST.  That evening they pumped off the tank and provided them with a temporary 5 gallon set up.  On the 16th, I travelled to the site with a Downeast representative to appropriately assess the situation.  Due to the fact that the tank was frozen in the ground under the porch and there was no odor in the adjacent crawlspace, it was decided that removal of the tank and presumably a minor amount of contaminated soil would be unnecessary at this time.  Once thaw comes, Downeast is to coordinate with the homeowner for installation of a new tank and piping.
P-1094-2001*"Pinhole" in line on oil delivery truck.  Cleaned up by oil company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-520-2001*	On Thur. 7/5/01, I visited this suburban residential neighborhood regarding a complaint of cutting-oil discharges from an illegal stone-cutting business operating in a home.  I noted no oil spills though the large slabs of cut and uncut stone, and the stone dust wash spread from the garage doors and running to the street confirmed the operation.  The cutting appears to have been done with a water lubricant rather than with oil.  I later spoke with the reported and advised he that I noted no spillage and that the operation of this business in a residentially zoned area is within town jurisdiction.  The area is on municipal water & sewer.  No further DEP actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Svcs.
P-521-2001*
	In the afternoon of 7/5/01, I responded to a reported 100 to 150 gal. discharge of diesel fuel to the Piscataqua River from the Newington, New Hampshire side.  It was feared that with the ebb & flow of the tide that the discharge may reach the Maine shores.  High tide was to be at about noon.  The RP for the discharge was unconfirmed at the time though based on the fuel type and quantity lost, it was believed to have been from a fishing vessel or other commercial vessel or an AST on land.  According to the USCG MSO reports (attached), they identified potential RP's as Jack Young Co. or an AST at Shaft Master Co.
	At about 1400 hrs. I checked the Green Acres Boat Launch and the Eliot Marina and noted no sheen or product in the water.  No reports stating the spill reached the Maine shore were also received though it is likely a sheen crossed the center of the river into Maine waters.   Resources from the USCG and from New Hampshire DES also responded (see their reports for further information).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-892-2001*The homeowner called Stuart's Recycling to pick up an old AST she had in the backyard.  Upon arrival, they found the tank had some liquid still in it and allowed it to drain out onto the yard.  The liquid turned out to be old fuel oil.  There was quite a stain on the yard when I arrived.  I contacted Clean Harbors to assist in hand digging the contaminated soil and putting it into drums which were taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  I then hired Labbe & Sons, Inc. to return the yard to its original look.

No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-1090-2001*An unknown vehicle drove off with the dispenser hose still in the car.  The nozzle fell to the ground and kept pumping for several minutes before someone noticed and shut off the pump.  I called Clean Harbors to come with a vacuum truck because the gasoline got into the storm drains.  All of the gasoline was cleaned up.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-544-2001*	Evening of Monday, 7/9/01: Report of motor oil leak from auto with damaged oil pan.  Spill to paved roadway and nothing understood to have reached drains, soil, or groundwater.  Sanded by local PWD.  No DEP response requested or initiated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-1028-2001*An aboveground supply tank in the basement had a leaking filter assembly.  Fuel oil leaked onto the concrete floor.  I contacted Clean Harbors to clean up the speedi-dri the tenant had used to absorb the oil.  Clean Harbors also washed the floor with detergent.  I left a window fan in place in the basement to help with vapors.

No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-1095-2001*Transformer overheated and a small amount of transformer oil leaked out.  No further action necessary in this case.
P-545-2001*SUMMARY
	Report of small leak from a residential, consumptive-use, inside, vertical 275 gal. heating oil AST facility leak, from tank and a buried line.  Line replaced and surface spill cleaned by DEE crew.  I recommended that Ms. Lovejoy replace the patched AST.  I also advised her about the AST Ins. Fund and the CAP program about help with replacing her AST.  There was little odor though there may have been leakage under the concrete floor.  As of Jan. 2002, I have not heard back regarding any further questions or problems.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-117-2001*Leak from hydraulic oil on CMP bucket truck. Cleaned up by CMP personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-47-2002*Downeast Energy reported the overfill of a delivery truck of approximately two gallons.  They utilized sorbents to contain and clean up the discharge.
P-1096-2001*LeakCMP truck diesel tank.  Cleaned up by CMP personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary.
P-555-2001*	Responding to a complaint of a customer I visited this dry cleaning establishment to check on a possible discharge of dry cleaning solvents, typically PERC or other solvents.  I noted a strong odor both upstairs and downstairs where the dry-cleaning machines are.  I noted no spills though.  The attendant stated there had been no spills, or complaints to her.   The strong odor may have given rise to the reporter's thought there was a spill.  With the high volatility of PERC it is also possible that a spill could have occurred and what was not absorbed up readily evaporated.  No further actions are planned at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-1097-2001*Snowplow hit transformer causing it to lose its contents.  Cleaned up by CMP personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1098-2001*Hydraulic spill from CMP truck while installing new pole.  Cleaned up by CMP.
P-562-2001*	In the evening of Wed. 7/11/01, I was notified thru the State Police Dispatcher of a complaint of a foamy sheen in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook (possibly form a drainage pipe or S D Warren's mill.  I tried to contact Mr. Pollak, the caller, at the number given but could not reach anyone.  I then called the Westbrook FD to share the information and they would call me back if they confirmed evidence of a chemical or oil discharge.  I did not hear back from them.
	This event is often natural or from licensed facilities, I have noted it on other rivers, and does not always indicate an environmental problem.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-1-2002*  On 1-2-2002, Lynwood Moody, of Downeast Energy, reported a small amount of oil had spilled at the residence of Chip Herson. Mr. Herson's home is located on the Pond Rd. in Sidney.  The leak occurred at a fitting attached to the AST.  This AST is located inside the garage, which has a paved floor. Oil dripped or sprayed from the fitting onto the tank. The oil then dripped onto the paved floor and softened it. Downeast Energy attempted cleanup and I gave them a few suggestions. Downeast Energy may have to replace a section of this paved floor. This spill occurred on 12-28-2001, however it was not reported until 1-2-2002.
 No further work from Response Services will be required.
P-722-2001*Personal boat caught fire after fueling at the marina.  The fire engulfed the dispenser and burned off the hoses causing gasoline to spill from the AST's.  I hired Fleet to help boom the boat when they pulled it out of the water and to empty the supply lines from the AST's to the dispenser.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
B-483-2001*B-883-2001
08/28/2001 11:18

    Bangor Fire Personnel called to report a traffic accident with associated gasoline spillage in front of the Eastern Maine Medical Center on State Street.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked on the paved surface.  Some of the fuel was recovered in sorbents.  It is assumed however that most of it was entrained in the pavement and or evaporated.
P-1086-2001*During an annual service call, Fred Anderson of Guerin Associates noticed oil in the intersticial space of a double walled fiberglass underground tank at Sigco Glass.  Apparently Union Oil, their oil supply company, had sent a new driver to make the latest delivery and he accidentally delivered to the intersticial space port instead of the actual fill port.  Fred pumped the oil out of the intersticial space and preformed a vacuum test on the tank which passed.  Because of the size and shape of the intersticial space it was impossible to get all the oil out of it with a pump and there may be continuing issues with oil in the space.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-717-2001*A Palco Air Cargo truck carrying an LL Bean intermodal container rolled over on the Exit 10 North on ramp of the interstate rupturing one of its saddle tanks.  The truck also leaked motor oil.  Greg O'Brien and Fleet were called to assist in the cleanup.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-1101-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
B-477-2001*B-477-2001
08/28/2001 08:50

     Bill Mathews of RW Mathews in Cherryfield called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Kent Mattingly on the Paddy Road.  It was stated that approximately one gallons spilled onto the resident's driveway when oil sloshed out of the fill covers of the overfilled delivery truck.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with speedi dri and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
P-1102-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
B-702-2001*Maine State police called to report that a tractor-trailer carrying quick lime had gone off Route 16 in Embden. The on scene trooper, Bryant Jacques, told me that none had spilled but it was only 25' from the Carrabassett River. The tractor had not leaked any diesel either. Although this was an administrative leave day, I was able to reach David Dodge of the Augusta office of the D.E.P. water bureau and explained the circumstances. He called Trooper Jacques for further clarification. Since this was the day before Christmas and the roads were icy from the freezing rain, Trooper Jacques and the trucking firm, Le Breton Transport Ltd., decided to recover the wreck the day after Christmas.
   I attended the removal. As stated earlier, there was no spillage of quick lime or fuel due to the wreck. There were a couple of pounds of the powder spilled during the transfer but this was vacuumed up by the company (they have their own wrecker and recovery crew) at the end.
   What could have been a serious problem was well handled and no further action is anticipated.
P-1012-2001*SUMMARY
	On 12/17/2001, Maine Certified Geologist Michael White reported to DEP's Flannery that mild to moderate gasoline contamination had been discovered during this retail, motor fuels UST facility abandonment.  On 12/19/01, Flannery passed the report to me as I had already been involved with the station (see P-122-01) and focus as the primary UST specialist in the DEP Portland office.  The removal was done by CTI Mark Winslow of MarWin Construction for the facility owners: Onex Company.  I had last been onsite on 12/11/01 and 12/14/01 when I noted that the concrete pads were being broken up in preparation for the removal.
   	The area is largely urban commercial, on city water & sewer.  The native soils were reported to be marine silt/clays.  The facility consisted of a circa 1987 age 15,000 gallon three-compartment UST with single-wall FRP piping.   Water table was noted about @ 12' below grade (bg).  White reported that there was initially no sheen or product on the gw in the excavation, though near the building a sheen eventually started to seep in.  At 4' bg (below grade) bag-headspace PID levels were @ 2000 ppm, dropping to 1000 ppm @ 12' bg.  [See the removal assessment of Michael White for further details.]  DEP is not aware of any sensitive, or offsite receptors effected at present.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
    	Flannery and I agreed that based on site sensitivity and the limited amount of discharge, no discharge clean-up would be required at this time.  Flannery had issued a BS-1 determination, though a Baseline-2 goal could be argued (see attached Decision Tree form for further explanation).  I advised White to inform his client that as contaminated material is understood to remain onsite, if it is disturbed such as by expected future construction, it would need to be properly managed.  The property is anticipated to be re-developed and oil contaminated soil and/or water may need to be disturbed and hauled offsite.  The facility owner may wish to apply to the Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund for potential coverage of allowable clean-up expenses.  Allowable expenses in this situation may not include disposal fees for contaminated soil (under the appropriate action level for BS-2) and water, nor excavation expenses as the soil would have been hauled offsite anyway.  Potential reuse and capping of the soil onsite is also an option.  The site developer/owner should contact DEP before any work and any expected cleanup actions, and expenses should be approved prior to the work to insure what is allowable for reimbursement or up-front coverage by the GW Fund.
	See the CMR 691 removal assessment and DEP UST Reg. file #14066 for further information.  Further DEP involvement pending expected further site construction.   This report will be addendumed or revised as needed. A copy of this report will be forwarded to Michael White and to Onex Co.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-50-2002*DEP personnel were notified on the 16th of January that there was a mystery sheen inside the boom of a ship at port at the Global Terminal.  Upon that evening's investigation, it was decided that, given the size and unharmful nature of the discharge, no action was necessary as far as any form of clean up was concerned.  That decision coincided with a follow up visit the next morning.  It is expected that the discoloration on the water was caused either by the current ongoing dredging operation or by the inert gases discharged from the ship's boilers.
B-401-2001*At about 1830 on 7/10, the clerk at Miller's Store noticed a customer in a dump truck at the diesel pump, and powered up the pump for him.  He completed his business, paid and drove happily away, she thought.   The next customer to use the pump, upon her energizing it for him, discovered that the nozzle had been propped open; upon the pump being enabled, it started spewing product all over the ground.   Forty gallons showed on the meter before the pump was shut down.

The Holden Fire Department was summoned, and they immediately laid down sorbent pads, recovering  at least 15 gallons of product.  Paul Miller, jack of a lot of trades, had on site an excavator and dump truck, so upon my arrival, he started shovelling up the contaminated soil.  An estimated 40 cubic yards was accumulated and stored on site until it could be trucked to his parent's farm in Dedham and spread on a field road.
I-10-2002*A head-on traffic accident caused this spill.
The passenger car came into the empty tractor trailer log truck's lane. The passenger car impacted the truck on the left front side, which managed to release the motor's contents into the roadway and onto the shoulder.

DOT  sanded the site in order to sorb up the motor oil. Dickison & London  completed the clean-up by picking up the oil and transporting the material to the Tricomminuty Landfill.

Case Closed
B-239-2001*On 4/27 Mrs. Longfellow called to report that her well water tasted like gasoline. She did not know the source, but I was aware that some 12-13 years earlier a gasoline tank truck had rolled over just across the street from her home. On 5/1 I went to her home for a field inspection. I found that someone had spilled an unknown amount of gasoline on the ground next to her well. She assured me that she did not know who had spilled the gasoline or when. A lab test of her water showed 1800 ppb of gasoline. While I advised her not to use the water and not to breathe the vapors off of the water, she assured me that she was already showering and doing laundry at relatives. She had the original bill for the well that had been drilled in 1978 by Michaud of St. Agatha. It was 180' deep and had 80' of casing. The bill said that its' recovery rate was 5 gpm.
   Upon my return from Lambert Lake I contacted Paul Blood of Technical Services and told him of the contaminated well. On 5/2 he accompanied me to the site in order to evaluate the best method for gain potable water. While there we spoke with her neighbor and cousin, Melvin Grass. He has an outdoor spigot about 100' from Mrs. Longfellow and he said that as soon as the ground thawed, he would connect a hose to Mrs. Longfellow's system and provide her with safe water until we could resolve the issue. Around 6/6/01 I learned that this had never been done and that Mr. Grass did not intend to provide the temporary connection. I made the decision to have a filter system installed as Mr. Blood felt that the ground water would eventually clean up and a well was not necessary. Al Ingraham contacted Norlens Water Treatment Service and requested that they install a filter system as soon as possible. In the interim arrangements were made to excavate the contaminated soil and on 6/12/01 we removed about 14 c.y. of gravel and till. While doing so, we discovered that there was an open hole of about 2" in diameter in the well casing about 12" below the pitless adapter. This was below the present water table of about 4 feet. I made a temporary seal of plastic and clay to prevent any more soil and surface water from entering the well. On our arrival that day the water level in the well was 4.8' below the top of the well and after the seal, the water pump dropped it to 15.' Recognizing that this hole allowed direct contact between the well water and the contaminated zone outside the well, we hired Lord Well Drilling Co. to weld a patch over the hole on 6/21/01. Alan Ingraham returned to the site on 7/5 to take another water sample and found that the water in the well was down to 23.4'. That water test showed 170 ppb gasoline, down considerably from the original sample of 1800 ppb. The last lab results (11/19/2001) at the time of this report (1/17/2002) showed 70 ppb of gasoline. It appears that it is clearing up. Ultimately I believe that the filters will no longer be needed. Until that time she will remain on quarterly monitoring.
B-402-2001*A CHIP TRUCK BELONGING TO MAINE CHIPS, INC ROLLED OVER IN LAGRANGE, ON RT. 16, ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 11.  THE LAGRANGE FIRE DEPT. WAS SUMMONED AND FIRE CHIEF ROGER STANLEY NOTIFIED US.

THE FIRE DEPT. HAD PUT OUT WHAT SORBENTS THEY HAD AND I AUGMENTED THOSE WITH MY OWN SUPPLY, REPLENISHING THEIRS.  A GOOD PORTION OF THE SPILLED OIL WAS THUS RECOVERED, THE REST BEING GOTTEN THE NEXT DAY THROUGH EXCAVATION.
P-31-2002*I received a call at 3:18 Sunday 1/13/2002 from the Wells public safety dispatch regarding a motor vehicle accident involving a drilled well casing.  The location given was 111 Horace Mill Road Wells.   WFD was on scene cleaning up an estimated 8 gallon release.

I spoke with assistant chief, Bob Boland, and he thought the well may be at risk as the car came to rest over the broken well casing.  I told him I could be there in a hour and meet with the owner and Goodwins well drilling to assess the situation.  I spoke with Ms. Cynthia Davidson (owner) by phone and at my arrival.

The well casing had been sheared off by the wayward vehicle. After the WFD had padded the discharge and had removed the vehicle, only a slight sheen of gasoline was observed in the standing water adjacent to the well.  There is a well tile encompassing the casing and no strong odors of gasoline were present.  Mr. Goodwin reattached the pump wires and put a temporary cover over the well until he could return Monday and completely rebuild the cover.  We then tried the system and ran water through the sinks.   No immediate problems were noted.  I assured Ms. Davidson we would help her with any problems that arose.

I told her a geologist or myself would contact her at the beginning of the week and she would likely be put on quarterly monitoring as a precaution.  The file will be forwarded to Brad Hahn of Tech Services for groundwater monitoring and well assessment.  For details pertaining to the additional clean up and well management see B. Hahn.
A-691-2000*Received a call from Mike Savciepeig of Irving Oil reporting an oil spill.  He reported that there was a 20 gallon overfill at the Irving station at the intersection of Routes 4 and 2 in Farmington. He stated that it was all cleaned up.  I went to the site the next day and inspected the site. There was a stain on the asphalt as evidence that there had been a spill.  No product was left to collect.  No further work is necessary.
A-86-2000*Received a call from Colby and Gale that a customer of their's had a spill. I responded to the home of Karen Collimar. There was no answer. I padded up some oil.  According to Colby and Gale Ms. Collimar's dog wrapped it's lead around the filter and cracked the pipe.  I was never able to get in touch with Ms. Collimar after many phone calls and visits.  No additional cleanup was attempted.
B-712-2001*     On 12/31/01, 1250 hour Mike, who dispatches at the Irving Bulk Plant in Brewer, reported a twenty-gallon release of #2 heating oil at their truck rack.  The spilled product went through the grates to the plant's oil water separator.  On a regular basis the oil is skimmed and put into  Irving's waste stream.  The spill happened because someone left the valve open on a loading arm.  When another worker moved the arm into filling position, the product spilled.
B-74-2001*

Jeff McElroy, S.W.Cole Eng. Inc., called to tell me that he had discovered oil contaminated soil at a construction site between Polk Street and Griffin Road in Bangor. This is property owned by the city of Bangor and is to be leased to General Electric Company for the construction of an addition to the current G-E plant at 534 Griffin Road. Even though there was no building there at the time it is referred to as Building 15. It currently is a vacant gravel lot. He had tested some areas of the surface soil and found contamination. This is not surprising as the area had been a large military air base and we have encountered much contamination over the years.
   I went to the site and made the evaluation that it was a Baseline-1 site that would require the removal of only free product (liquid oils) and saturated soil. His discovery did not meet the requirement for removal, as it was not heavily contaminated. None the less General Electric would not build on the site until it was cleaned to non-detect. At this time I advised Mr. McElroy and Stan Moser, director of Bangor's community development division, that the state was not requiring any clean up, I did require oversight of any contaminated soils that were removed.
   As they removed the contaminated soil they discovered a pair of underground gas tanks that were removed according to our regulations and a week later they discovered another UST that appeared to be a heating oil tank. This also was removed. In all a total of 4429 cubic yards was removed and land spread at Bangor's Public Works Ramp. This soil was worked during the summer by a road grader. On 9-6-01 Mr. McElroy sampled the site with a PID and was not able to detect any hydrocarbon contamination. A more detailed account can be found in the S.W.Cole site assessment dated May 16, 2001.
B-403-2001*PROCEEDING EAST ON RT 1A, A COUPLE FROM MICHIGAN HAD THEIR VACATION RUINED WHEN THEY ENDURED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A SMALL SEDAN HEADED WEST IN THE WRONG LANE.  THE DRIVER OF THE MICHiGAN TRUCK COULD NOT AVOID THE ACCIDENT, FOR TO SWERVE OFF INTO THE BREAK-DOWN LANE WOULD'VE SURELY KILLED A BICYCLIST RIDING THERE.

THE MICHIGAN COUPLE WERE FORCED OFF THE ROAD, BUT SAVED FROM SERIOUS INJURY BY THEIR AIR BAGS.  THE SATURN THAT HIT THEM FLIPPED OFF THE ROAD AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF IN THE BROOK, LEAKING GASOLINE.  THE TWO YOUNG MEN IN IT WERE SEVERELY INJURED, THOUGH NOT KILLED.

THE HOLDEN F.D. RESPONDED, AND EXTRICATED THE PARTIES INVOLVED, THEN DEPLOYED SORBENTS TO CONTROL THE SPILL.  FORTUNATELY, THE GASOLINE DIDN'T MIGRATE FAR BECAUSE OF LOW WATER CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK AND A HALF, I TENDED THE SORBENTS 'TIL IT WAS OBVIOUS NO MORE PRODUCT WOULD BE RECOVERED.
P-561-2001*	Notice of an approximately 10 gallon discharge of diesel fuel spread thinly on the pavement, from Route 1 in Scarborough and up Pleasant Hill Rd.  Unreported by RP, and no RP identified, but likely from commercial truck.  Checked by Scarborough Fire Dept. and sanded-in-place by Public Works.  Nothing reported to have reached drains or surface water.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-1103-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-55-2002*On January 20th, it was reported that approximately 1 pint of transformer oil was discharged from a transformer on pole #78 on South Harpswell Rd.  The CMP crew excavated the contaminated soil and transported it to an appropriate disposal facility.
P-1104-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-54-2002*It was reported on January 19th, that approximately half a gallon of Phenolic Resin was discharged from a piece of machinery at their facility on Pionite Rd.  The product dripped onto a cement floor and was cleaned up through the utilization of sorbent pads and will be disposed of appropriately.
P-1105-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-556-2000*Mr. Fecteau while preparing to resurface the driveway discovered a UST fill pipe.

The tank was roughly 9'x4' and partially filled with sand and water (a wedge of sand from one end at a depth of 36" to 4" about four feet away).  AmeriTech was called to remove the tank.  A waiver was requested of the Portland Fire Dept to cut and remove the tank from the excavation but was denied.  The tank had to be removed whole and intact and cleaned elsewhere.  This posed added difficulties to the project as the working space was limited (residential setting, landscape, etc) by proximity to building and trees.  The excavator onsite was about maxed out.

Plan B was to place the tank in a roll-off container and transport both the soil and tank as one load.  Also this minimized the lifting of the tank by the excavator.

The soils around the tank were well drained sands and only trace levels of oil were detected and removed with the tank.  The hole was backfilled with stone and graded with paving plans to continue shortly thereafter.

No additional work is planned for this site.
P-1106-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
I-12-2002*The spill is a result of the truck driver getting pulled into the ditch. The driver got to far over to the shoulder and the ditch was deep enough to topple the truck that was already top heavy.

When I arrived, the truck was on its side and fuel was dripping out of the lower saddle tank fuel cap. The crew on site had used visegrips to stop flow from the upper to the lower tank.

After the truck was righted, part of the load of wood chips was used to clean up the spill.  The wood along with the oil, went on its way to a wood/energy plant where the load was intended to go to begin with.

Case closed.
B-404-2001*MIKE TAMMARO CALLED HERE, REQUESTING THAT I WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A TANK OWNER FILE A 30 DAY NOTICE THAT HE'S GOING TO REMOVE HIS UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK.  I AGREED, AND THE REMOVAL DATE WAS SET FOR JULY 19.

THE TANK WAS ABOVE GRADE UPON MY ARRIVAL, AND WORKING DOWN THRU THE DECISION TREE, THE SITE WAS REVEALED AS BASELINE TWO.  BAG HEADSPACE ANALYSIS OF SOIL SAMPLES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK HOLE SHOWED FUEL OIL CONTAMINATION OF 98, 91, AND 210 PPM BY PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTOR.  THE DECISION TREE DOES NOT REQUIRE CLEAN UP OF OIL CONTAMINATION AT THOSE CONCENTRATIONS ON BASELINE SITE, SO THE MINOR AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION WAS LEFT IN THE HOLE.

THE TANK DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY HOLES IN IT, SO IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE SOIL CONTAMINATION STEMS FROM OVERFILLS.
A-797-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of approximately 40 gallons of transformer oil form a large transformer as the result of a tractor trailer accident.    Affected media cleaned up and disposed of by CMP.   See attached CMP report.
B-385-2001*B-385-2001
06/18/2001 09:33

     Greg DuMonthier of the States Drinking Water Program called to report discovering what he thought was an unregistered underground tank at the Harrington Elementary School on Route 1A.  Investigation shown however that the tank was properly registered. It appeared to be a recent installation in good working order.


A-735-2001*Sagadahoc County S.O. reported an oil sheen in way of a landing craft moored at the Richmond Town Landing.  The vessel in question is an LCM 8 steel landing craft owned by Coastal Bridge Corporation and operated by Chesterfield Associates.

LCM 8 landing craft are 74' long 20' wide and have a depth of hull of 9.5' (note: depth of hull is not water draft).  The vessels displace 92 tons gross, 74 tons NET and are powered by four Detroit Diesel 8-71 engines operating through bulldog type reduction gears into two propeller shafts, one port and one starboard.  The vessel can be operated using all engines or just two (one port and one starboard). The operators underwear is typically blue striped boxers.

This particular vessel (official number: D1024913) was being used as a support and supply vessel for a project on Swan Island.  The reported sheen was caused by a small hydraulic leak from a crane installed on the starboard forward quarter of the vessel.  The oil in question is a vegetable based product.  The leak has been corrected.

Of note is a quantity of motor oil in the engine room bilges.  At the time of the investigation, the bilge water was being pumped into drums on deck for processing shore side.  However, it is unlikely the condition of the bilges will improve given the engine type and age and the general level of housekeeping aboard the vessel I observed.
A-692-2001*An anonymous citizen complaint regarding possible oil in water on the Magrath Road in North Belgrade proved to be unfounded.   The site is located at a culvert at the northern end of Magrath Road.  Though there was some waste paper, no oil or evidence of oil was observed.
A-608-2001*A Maine DOT truck had a failed hydraulic hose while dumping at the DOT lot in Eustus (Stratton).  DOT personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and excavation of the affected area.  A 1/2 yard of contaminated soil was disposed of at Waste Management in Norridgewock.  No further action is expected.
A-771-2001*A customer at the Irving station on Western Ave was unattentive while filling the fuel tank of their automobile and removed the nozzle while still dispensing gas.  Approximately 1 gallon spilled to pavement and was clean up using sorbents.  None was found to have entered the storm water system.

No further action expected.
B-319-2001*I received an anonymous second hand complaint that implied that sloppy oil handling operations were taking place at the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad shops in Derby, a Milo suburb. I was concerned that the caller stated that the spilled oil was drained off into a pit. I could not gain more information as to the nature of this pit from the caller. I could not find anyone in this office that knew what type of oil spill containment was being used at the Derby shops. On 6/1/01 Tom Varney and I made a visit to the site and explained our concerns to Jon Beals, the shop superintendent. He gave us a tour of the shop. We learned that the "pit" referred to is actually an oil water separator set in the floor of the covered wash bay. This separator is quite large and it's top is a open grate. This obviously generates a potential for a great deal of oil vapors to rise into the work space. This, however, is not an area that we regulate. Mr. Beals did inform me that O.S.H.A. had paid a visit the day before. The separator collects oil and water from the covered washbay, covered fueling bay and the locomotive repair shop. The water from the separator is piped to another separator that is used to "polish" it before it is discharged to the Milo wastewater treatment plant. Mr. Beals did say that on occasion the amount of suspended hydrocarbons exceeds their allotment, but they are trying to resolve this.
   It appears that a great deal of thought and effort went into the creation of a system to keep oil out of the environment. One weakness observed was in the fueling shed. There are poured concrete walkways along side the tracks that will not prevent spilled oil from reaching the environment. They need a containment lip on the outside and an apron inside to direct oil onto the catch pan. But, of course, we can't require this be done only that they report and clean up any spills that occur.
   Overall I would say that the spill control measures at the Derby shops are the best that the B & A has ever had.
P-70-2002*On the 28th of January, it was reported that a civilian had retrieved three garbage bags containing hazardous materials from a stream near his house.  After picking them up and inspecting them at our facility, it was realized that they were in fact not hazardous materials and this was merely a littering incident.  No further action necessary.
I-114-2001*On 10-4-01, Ira Dodge called to report that while excavating along the north side of their Main Street store to put in a new door, an old tank was discovered underground. No one knew its age or product stored. It was full of water with no sheen. The soil around it was slightly contaminated. I suggested they remove all possible contaminated soil and pump the water out. Then they could abandon it in place. They did that the following day.
A-48-2002* On 1-25-2002, a gasoline spill occurred at the convenience store, a.k.a. Murry's Megamart. This fine establishment is located on Route 4 in the town of Turner. This spill occurred during the delivery of gasoline to an aboveground tank. The discharge hose ruptured between the transport truck and the AST.
 When I arrived on site an employee was in the process of cleaning up the spilled gasoline. Sorbent pads had been placed onto the gravel parking area and a shallow ditch had been dug to contain the gasoline and melting snow and ice.
 On 1-31-2002, I collected a water sample from this Megamart and the results were ND for GRO and Benzene. However, MTBE was at a concentration of 1 ug/L. This case has been forwarded to Technical Services.
B-41-2002*On 1/28/02, 0900 hours Tim Andrews of Domtar reported a lube oil spill from one of their paper machines in Baileyville.  The machine had been shut down because of market conditions for a period of eight days.  He indicated that lube oil was dripping from a pump seal and that it went directly into the process sewer.  His initial estimate was 100 gallons.  However, a dropwise release wouldn't release more than ten gallons in an eight day period ( at a drop every two seconds).  The estimate was based on the apparent amount of oil left in the reservoir.  The reduced amount could have been normal usage and the oil could have undergone thermal contraction.
B-46-2002*     This office received a call at 1240 on 1/28/02 from Normand Laberge (Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station; Cutler) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had a minor diesel sheen on the surface of their waste water treatment discharge pond.  It was believed that the oil originated from their power plant sometime last Wednesday or Thursday.  At this point, they were not sure what happened or where the oil came from, but suspected that the oil/water separator may not be working properly.  Plans are to recover the oil with sorbents during the afternoon.

REC:  File report.
P-1204-2001*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. stating that they had found a black substance on Katana Drive, and were unsure of what it might be.  They stated that it appeared to be some type of oil.  I responded to the incident and met with the South Portland Fire Dept.  The substance did appear to be oil, but after further investigation it was determined to be a latex asphalt sealer that probably fell off a truck driving by.  The Fire Dept. did ask people in the area if they had seen anything, but no one had.  They even looked around the area to see if anyone had recently sealed their driveway, but again, had no luck.

Clean Harbors was contacted to assist in the clean-up and disposal.  All visible signs of the substance was removed which accounted for 1-55 gallon drum of soil and speedy-dry waste that was disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-1142-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1143-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1144-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1145-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1146-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1147-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1148-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1149-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1150-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1151-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1152-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1153-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1154-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1155-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1156-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1157-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
B-33-2002*     On January 22, 2002 at 0815 we received a call from Doug Sinclair of Sinclair Oil reporting a kerosene leak from an outside AST on the Damascus Road in Carmel.  Brian St. Louis owns the tank which Mr. Sinclair thought lost thirty to fifty gallons of fuel.
     I arrived on site and met Mrs. St. Louis and Mr. Sinclair.  Snow and ice fell off the roof and cracked the fitting next to the tank's filter.  Snow absorbed most of the product and a layer of ice on top of the ground prevented any penetration into the ground.  The St. Louis' have a drilled well which is about 75' upslope from the leak. I don't feel the well is in any danger since we recovered almost all the oil by removing the contaminated snow and ice.
P-1158-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1159-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1160-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1161-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1162-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1163-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
B-48-2002*     This office received notification at 0836 on 1/21/02 from Dave Tonini (Earth Tech; Orrington) reporting a small hazardous chemical spill.  He stated that "at approximately 7:00 AM on Sunday, 1/20/02, Earth Tech personnel discovered a hydrochloric acid leak from one of the chemical metering pumps feeding the pH trim system at the weir at the HoltraChem Manufacturing site in Orrington.  Approximately 1 gallon of 28% by weight hydrochloric acid leaked out onto the frozen ground from a small hole under the pump head.  The pump was shutdown and repaired and the spill neutralized with soda ash".

REC:  File report.
P-1164-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1165-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1166-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1167-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1168-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1169-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1170-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1049-2001*	On Saturday, 12/22/01, DEP was notified thru the York County Sheriff's office of a gasoline discharge at the newly opened Twin Ridge Market motor fuels UST facility.  Acton Fire Dept. was responding and performed a clean-up.  The spill was reported to be contained on the paving and no DEP visit was requested.  The facility was installed in September, 2001 by Certified Installer #328 of LC Tanks Co. just prior to a state prohibition on new UST facilities, such as this one, in sensitive areas.  It is located near private wells and over a mapped S & G aquifer.
	On 12/31/01, I met with the facility General Manger, Dan Petroni, who explained that the spill happened while one of the facility employees was changing a filter within the dispenser (see site sketch).  Much of the spill was caught within the dispenser sump.  I noted an approx. 8' x 25' stain from the spill on the pavement running away from the dispenser.  Surface clean-up appeared satisfactory.
	 I advised Mr. Petroni to have the dispenser checked ASAP and also recommended a DEP inspection by the tanks unit.  DEP's Beth DeHaas replied that LC Tanks (the original facility installer) notified her that the store employee was changing the filter but had not shut off the dispenser or tripped the crash-valve, and that is why the dispenser leaked.
	No further DEP Response actions are planned at this time.  Based on experience, some of the gasoline discharge may have reached the soil though pavement joints and cracks.  This contamination is likely minimal in this circumstance, is very common at gas stations, and I doubt threatens any receptors in this case.  See attached and DEP UST Reg. file #20425 for further information on the site.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
P-1171-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1172-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1173-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1174-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-74-2002*While at Yarmouth Lumber Company to check on the treatment trailer, I inspected the concrete pad around the dispenser.  I noticed a strong diesel odor and a sheen on the water that had recently melted from the ice.  Subsequent cold temperatures re-froze the fuel in the ice again.
However, warmer weather during the week of January 28, melted the ice and allowed the diesel sheen to form again.  I reported this to the John Rearick of Yarmouth Lumber.  I explained that the fuel could be soaked up with sorbent pads and disposed of in plastic bags in the regular trash.
P-73-2002*Received a call from Downeast Energy stating that while making a delivery the fitting on the tank fill(scully) broke off discharging approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil onto the ground and house.  The oil was quickly clean-up with sorbents.  No response was required.
P-619-2001*	Routine UST abandonment confirmation visit while in the area.  Tank appears removed.  No discharges known to be reported and no further DEP actions expected.  See site sketch and the DEP UST Reg. file # 12299 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
I-148-2001*On 11-14-01, the State Police called to report that there had been a spill at the bulk plant of MPG in Houlton. I contacted the manager there and he explained that someone had left a valve on a tank open while connected to a hose. When a truck driver went to connect, the contents of the hose flowed out into the dike area. They cleaned it up with sorbent material.
A-645-2000*#4 paper machine lube oil leak. 10 gallons recovered, 50 gallons to process sewer. See attached internal report. No site visit made, no further action expected.
A-617-2000*Received a call after hours from Angela Pimental of Cumberland Farms reporting an incident.  She stated that a contractor had put a drill bit through one of the underground tanks at their facility in Norridgewock.  I responded to the scene.  I met Don Robbins of EviroInvestigations and Remediation on scene.  Apparently he was the consultant who put the bit into the single wall fiberglass tank and (as we eventually found out) through it.  The tank was gaining water but did not seem to be loosing gasoline.  Don had already called for Environmental Projects a contractor and arrangements had also been made to pump off the tank.  I stayed until they started transferring product into the transporter.

The next day I returned and saw that Don was on site.  The product had been removed from the tank and the water level had stopped rising.  Initial observations showed that all were lucky and no product was released.  This was due to the fact that the upper hole was above the product layer and the tank excavation was full of water, allowing water into the bottom of the tank.  The water did not push the product out the top hole as the area is tight clay and the water in the excavation equilibrated with tank water/product.

Don Robbins had arranged with a factory authorized repairperson to make the repairs to the tank.  The tank was repaired, air tested and precision tested and is back in service.  Details on the repair and testing can be found in the file on UST site #9070. No further work is needed on this site.
I-172-2001*On 12-20-01, this office received a call from Ashland Fire Dept. reporting that a log truck owned by GR Logging of Van Buren had lost fuel from a saddle tank that had been pierced by a piece of metal in the road. They had pulled the truck onto a vacant parking lot to repair it. I met with the owner and fire department on site and about .25 tons of snow and ice were removed. No further action was necessary.
I-86-2001*On 7-18-01, Allen Green of MPG called to report that a customer called to report an odor of fuel in their building that day. I met with him at Citadel Communications in Presque Isle. A hole was dug near the AST behind the building near where the odor was detected inside. Some contaminated soil was discovered and removed. It was thought that at some point there must have been an overfill at the tank and because of weather conditions and rain, the fuel moved toward the building.
P-725-1995*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST), located within a garage.  Most of the oil had been contained within the garage and collected with sorbents and a vacuum unit.  At least half of the discharged oil was collected on this day.  Some of the oil made it's way outside of the garage onto a gravel driveway.  Arrangements were made to have the area excavated, due to the proximity of the well.

28.10 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the front of the garage.  While excavating the area, a clay layer, at approximately 4', was encountered containing the oil to this specific area.  Also while excavating, approximately 50 gallons of an oil/water mixture was removed from the hole.  The area was excavated until no oil contamination was encounter, except for the area under the garage concert floor that was inaccessible unless the floor was removed.

Taking in consideration the amount of oil recovered, the clay layer and swift removal of the oil, no further work would be required.  I did inform the tenants to call me if they suspected that there was a problem with the well.  As of November 1996, I had not heard anything.

No further action required.
I-87-2001*On 7-19-01, this office received a report of a spill from a log truck on the West Lake road in T9 R3. Apparently a diesel fuel line broke on the truck and about 8 gallons was lost before it could be stopped. Most of the spilled material was recovered using sorbent pads.
I-178-2001*This spill was called in by the State Police. The Caribou Fire Dept was at the scene of an arson fire at one Irvings buildings at Blackstone Siding. They had a large volume of oil feeding the fire.

The only oil leaving the site was a rainbow oil sheen. This was boomed off by the Fire Dept.

After the fire was out, it was apparent two drums of lube oil were knocked over and a partial tank of oil was drained before the fire was lit.

Fire Marshal's Office is investigating. Until they have a suspect this case is closed.
I-88-2001*On 7-26-01, Richard Maynard called to report that a black drum full of some type of liquid had fallen off a truck and was on his lawn. I met with him there and after conducting several field tests, determined the material to be water. I had the drum picked up and disposed of accordingly.
P-56-2002*Please see attached accounts from Hebron Fire Department and Hebron Academy explaining the chain of events.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-81-2001*On 7-2-01, this office received a report of a hydraulic oil spill on Irving Woodland property. All material was excavated and landspread on Irving roads.
P-49-2002*On January 17th, Hussey Corporation reported that approximately 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel had leaked from the refrigeration unit of a tractor's trailer onto their parking lot in North Berwick overnight.  That morning, it was cleaned up via speedi-dri and sorbent pads and will be picked up by a disposal company.
P-12-2002*A vehicle parked in the Shop & Save parking lot leaked approximately 5 gallons of gasoline on to the pavement.  The Waterboro fire department responded and cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
A-571-2000* On 10-14-2000 Russell Montgomery, of Montgomery Oil, reported a release at the property of Doug Powell. This property is rented by Orman Heal and is located on Route 73 not far from the intersection of Route 131 in the town of St. George. The house trailer in question had two outside tanks next to one another. One of these tanks was out of service (TANK #2), however the owner had not disconnected the copper tubing. On Thursday the tank was filled with 140 gallons. Some of this oil flowed to the good tank via the copper tubing that was acting as a manifold. The tenant smelled oil on Saturday and called Mongomery Oil. They pumped out the oil and then called the DEP.
 Tank #2 was disconnected , pumped out and rolled on it's side to prevent another mistake. It is my opinion that not much oil leaked at this location.
 There is one well on site that serves two rental properties, the tank at the other location also needs some attention as far as upgrading to current standards. I spoke with the owner's wife about this and hopefully they will do the right thing and fix the outside tanks.
 No further action required.

P-1110-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1111-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1112-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1113-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-13-2002*A empty log truck lost control and rode the guardrail for 100 feet and then hit a tree.  Both saddle tanks on the truck were mangled and the diesel fuel was sprayed as a fine mist along the 100 feet of guardrail.  None of the diesel that spilled was recoverable.  The truck's engine oil also leaked onto the ground and I shovelled that up into a 5 gallon bucket.  The accident took place about 75 feet from Crystal Lake so I left a bale of sorbent boom with the Fire Department and told them to check the location periodically and if the saw a sheen on the water to deploy the boom and call me.  While removing the truck from the ditch, the tow truck ran over the log truck's axle and punctured its cooling system and its oil pan (P-14-2002).  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-1114-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1115-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-14-2002*While pulling a log truck from the ditch, the tow truck ran over the log truck's axle and leaked anti-freeze and engine oil.  I was on scene already for the other accident (P-13-2002) so I assisted in the cleanup.  We used sorbent pads and speedi-dry.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-1116-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1117-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1118-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1119-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1120-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1121-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1122-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1123-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1124-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1125-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
A-29-2002*KVCAP was installing a new, legal tank on site and called us to make a determination if the old tank would be classified as underground unit.  The old tank was installed laying directly on the ground.  It appeared to me that less than 10% of the old tank was underground so I called it an AST.  I asked that I be on site during removal since it was not possible to inspect under the tank until it was moved.  I was on site during removal and found the bottom of the tank to be in good condition and no evidence of a leak in the tank.  There was some oil odor in the ground under the old filter location, indicating a possible discharge during maintenance, but it was minor and decreased to nearly nothing at one foot depth.
P-736-2001*	Report of non-PCB transformer-oil leak due to lighting strike.  Response by CMP with soil clean-up.  No DEP response requested or believed warranted.  See attached CMP spill report.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-179-2001*A broken fuel line caused 3-4 gallons of diesel oil to be spilled.  It was spread in pit away from any water source.
P-1126-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
I-180-2001*A hose which burst caused nearly 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid to spill.  It was contained and then put in thermal oil heater to be disposed of.
P-1127-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1128-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1129-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1130-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1131-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1132-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
I-181-2001*A tank hose broke causing 45 gallons of diesel fuel to spill.  It was contained with sorbent pads.
P-1133-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1134-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1135-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1136-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-549-2001*	On Sat. 7/14/01, I responded to this report of a leak from an outside, residential, consumptive-use heating oil, 275 gal. size AST.  Meeting the Eliot Fire Chief and Mr. & Ms. Singer onsite, they explained that Mr. Singer had hit the fuel line coming off the tank, causing the discharge.  Most of the spill was caught in buckets, by Mr. Singer, before it reached the ground.  The drilled well is about 40' away.
	On my advice, Mr. Singer agreed to dig out the soil and aerate it in the woods next to his house.  No other wells or residences were threatened.  With the silt/clay soils, and promptness of the remediation, I believe that no further actions are expected.  See attached notes and site sketch for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-1137-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1138-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1139-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1140-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1141-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-550-2001*	Report thru USCG NRC to DEP of mystery sheen to waters off Harpswell Neck in South Harpswell.  USCG response & investigation.  No DEP response.  No RP identified but believed to be diesel fuel originating from a vessel on the water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-182-2001*A hose broke causing 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid to spill.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads.
A-18-2002*A  customer a the Big Apple food store at 124 Main Street in Fairfield left the fuel nozzle unattended while filling his pickup truck.  The automatic shutoff failed, discharging approximately 14 gallons of gasoline to the ground.

The Fairfield Fire Department responded, damming the storm water drain but not before an estimated 8 gallons had gone into the storm water system.  Fairfield DPU confirmed that the storm water system from this location discharged directly into the Kennebec River.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads and sand to contain and clean up the spill.  Clean Harbors was hired by C.N. Brown to finish the clean up and dispose of the contaminated soils and pads.

Because some spilled product was discharged to the Kennebec an incident report (#591050) was filed with NRC.

No further action is expected.
P-580-2001*	Report of discharge of 0.4% Formaldehyde Resin onto concrete floor from accidental overfill of storage tank, Letdown Kettle Room.  Resin known to be Special Waste rather than hazardous based on passed experience.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-183-2001*Because of a wrong valve line up, 1,000 gallons of hydraulic fluid was spilled.  It was contained in the press pit (all concrete pit).  All which was not contained inside and cleaned up with sorbent pads.
B-9-2002*On 1/07/02, 0737 hours the State Police dispatcher reported a liquid oxygen tanker (LOX tanker) on it's side on Rte 9 in Aurora.  Route 9 had been closed down.  The initial report indicated that nothing was being released.  I went to the site and noticed substantial vapor clouds coming from the back and front of the tanker.  The saddle tanks were intact and did not appear to be leaking.  In addition to having closed the road the area had been evacuated over a distance of .3 miles.  The oxygen concentration in the vapor cloud was 23%.  From later observation this is the level produced when liquid oxygen is released from its container.  Also, from later observation, it became apparent that liquid oxygen vaporizes very quickly after it is released from its container.  The significance of this is that flammables such as diesel fuel would have to go to the liquid oxygen in order for a reaction to occur.  Tom Varney, who had become a co-investigator, verbalized this observation.

When David Sait was appraised of the incident he was concerned because the usual venting system on LOX tankers do not function when they are on their side.  As it happened the driver was able to manually vent the tank by opening a valve that was designed for this purpose.   Also, it later became apparent that the frangible disk had ruptured when the unit first landed on its side.  A DOT plow driver, who saw the accident, reported that there was a huge vapor cloud emitted when the unit first landed.  Because of lingering uncertainty regarding the possibility that the tanker could explode, David requested the assistance of Tom Varney.  Tom is more familiar with tankers than other responders in our division.  David put us in touch with people who dealt with LOX tankers.  Aside from avoiding flammables, it was suggested that the rigs' battery be disconnected.  Tom located the battery box and proceeded to do the disconnect.  Also, closer inspection revealed that the fuel cap on the right saddle tank was dripping.  Tightening the cap stopped the drip.  We noticed at this time (1330 hours) that the vapor cloud that had been at the front of the tanker was no longer being generated.  From this point on we were waiting for the Air Products team and the wrecker crew to arrive.  We had been given to understand that they would transfer the product to another LOX tanker.  For a variety of reasons they were not able to transfer much product.  They were of the opinion that there was not much left.  The wrecker people wanted to know if there was any way to determine how much was left.  When the Air Product Safety Officer arrived he proceeded to open more valves.  The first one he open released only gas (no vapor cloud).  He said that was a sign that it was near empty.  He then opened the top valve and liquid oxygen came gushing out.  It generated a plume that was about ten feet long.  The first foot and a half appeared to be well-consolidated liquid.  There were blobs of liquid at about three feet from the valve.  Beyond this point the plume was a cold gas, which dissipated into a vapor cloud that rolled off into the woods.  This process continued for a half -hour at which time the tanker was considered to be empty and the wrecker crew started to upright the unit.  The danger had passed and everything was under control.  We left the scene around 2200 hours.  Route 9 reopened the following morning around 0100 hours.


I-13-2002*Anonymous complaint received by phone that this station has had leaks for over 6 months and that the station management didn't care.

When I investigated, I looked under all the pumps, in the spill buckets and around the loading rack.
the only problems I found were a couple of minor weeps on the loading rack arms.

Case closed as an unfounded complaint.
A-789-2001*The incident occurred in the basement of No. 2 paper machine.  A filter seal failed on the No. 2 lube pump for the third press bottom roll.  Approximately 200 gallons of oil was spilled.  Of that 200 gallons, approximately 10 gallons went to the mill sewer system and was treated in the wastewater treatment plant the secondary containment identified in the Oil SPCC manual required by the EPA.  No oil went to the waters of the state.  The spill was originally reported as a 20 gallon spill.  Upon further investigation, it was determined to be a 200 gallons.
A-800-2001*A pipe line carrying waste oil from a storage tank was heated by an adjacent steam line.  A gasket on that line developed a leak.  A small amount of oil was released from the gasket to paved ground.  Spilled oil was cleaned up and disposed of properly.
A-793-2001*During work activities on the fuel oil recirculation line, 3 gallons of oil spilled to the concrete floor in the power plant.  A fuel oil recirculation line was being worked on and was believed to have been completely drained.  As work began on the line, maintenance employees realized that the line was not thoroughly drained when the oil was released.  All of the oil was immediately cleaned prior to discharge into the mill sewer system.

Response staff called and left message on John Cronin's answering machine. No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary.
P-62-2002*While inspecting the facility with Dave Tordoff of EPA, I was told that a Veilleux Oil driver accidentally overfilled his peddler truck at the loading rack and spilled about 10 gallons of Kerosene.  We observed the clean up which consisted of padding up the spilled product.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-823-2001*09.25.01 responded to spill location (a new residential house near completion) and met with Peter Angell of Pete the Plumber and Greg Lord the general contractor. Angell installed a 275-gallon above ground supply tank in the basement and associated fill and vent piping to the outside. Piping to a furnace had not been installed and the tank valve left open when Lord called for oil. Oil was delivered to the tank and spilled from the open valve. The fill pipe was not tagged out of service. The oil impacted the concrete floor, wooden steps and associated wooden fixtures, and a floor drain. Angell cleaned up the oil on the floor prior to DEP arrival, with speedy-dry and advised that the sorbent was not saturated. The spill on 09.24.01 and was discovered on 09.25.01. The floor drain cover was removed and traces of oil were observed in both directions of the foundation perimeter piping for several inches. In one direction, the outfall, was inspected by excavating outside the foundation footing and inspecting the discharge (outfall) pipe. No evidence of oil migration was observed. The full extent in the other direction of oil impact to the foundation perimeter drain could not be determined due to the limited access of the concrete floor.  An olfactory presence of oil remained. I could not determine if the source of vapors was coming from the stained concrete floor or oil that remained in the floor drain and perimeter piping. I advised that no threat to human health or the environment existed to warrant additional clean up actions required by DEP and that the clean up was to the satisfaction of the DEP, which is required by State Statute. I indicated that vapors coming from either the floor or the drain would be expected to dissipate over time. I recommended ways to combat the odor that included sealing the floor, installing a vapor fan on the floor drain and or excavation of the floor drain and impacted media. I requested, but did not receive, notification of an excavation that took place, because disposal of oil impacted media is regulated by DEP. However, I did issue a Virgin Product letter to EPI upon request for disposal of oil impacted media at a DEP licensed facility.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 10.12.01


I-184-2001*The pump cracked for slasher hydraulic unit causing 60 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was contained in hydraulic room, cleaned up with absorbents and sent to boiler.
I-185-2001*A driver was filling his truck, wasn't paying attention and over flowed his gas tank onto pavement.  Irving station called Sherman Fire and they were in the process of clean up.
I-186-2001*15 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the load rack at the Irving Depot and was contained and cleaned up.
P-571-2001*	Report from Sanford Public Works Department of a 48 gal. discharge of hydraulic oil from a city street-sweeper.  A hydraulic hose reportedly burst leaking oil down the paved Riverbank Court.  Two puddles formed where the vehicle stopped.  Sorbents were laid and the roadway sanded by PWD.  No oil was reported to have reached drains, surface water, or groundwater.  No DEP response was requested nor believed warranted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-89-2001*On 8-1-01, Scot Haley of Daigle Oil called to report that an AST located in the basement of the St. Paul's Congregational Church had been found to be leaking. A corrosion hole was found on the bottom of the tank. It was on concrete floor so speedy dry was used to pick up the oil.
I-90-2001*On 8-1-01, this office received a fax from Seven Islands reporting a hydraulic fuel spill on their land in T15 R15 by Blanchette and Sons Logging. All material was shoveled up by the contractor to be taken later to Tri Community Landfill. No further action was necessary.
I-95-2001*On 8-17-01, Ira Dodge of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) called to report that due to a hose failure on a delivery truck about 100 gallons of gasoline was spilled at their bulk plant in Presque Isle. All was contained on the concrete pad. They used pumps to retrieve the gas from the oil/water separator and sorbent pads on the concrete.
I-187-2001*A broken hose caused 8 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with sawdust and fed to boiler.
I-100-2001*On 8-17-01, MPG reported that about 50 gallons of gasoline was spilled from their bulk plant. Apparently the driver of a delivery truck had started to drive away with the hose still attached to the truck. All material was contained on the concrete pad. It was cleaned with sorbent pads.
I-188-2001*A busted hose on #62 ATL log loader broke causing 35 gallons of DTE13 to spill.  Sorbents were spread on spill, cleaned up and recycled in the boiler.
A-780-2001*Adessa Impact (formerly Auto Placement Center) stores and sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies.  The storage yard is unpaved, but no dismantling of vehicles takes place on the property.

Owens Citgo, while delivering a vehicle to Adessa Impact, had a hydraulic hose fail on the wrecker discharging an estimated 7-10 gallons of hydraulic oil to ground.  Adessa Impact employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  Owing to the frozen ground, the spilled material had not penetrated into the subsurface.  No further action is expected.
P-574-2001*	In the early afternoon of 7/20/01 I responded to this report of a leak from an outside, consumptive-use, residential, heating oil AST facility.  Mr. Charles was reportedly repairing his garage when  the fuel line for the 175 gal. tank broke while they were trying to move the tank.  Most of the oil was caught in buckets.  Mr. Charles agreed to dig out the oil contaminated soil himself and land-spread it on his gravel driveway.  DEP took the free product and oily sorbents for disposal.
	Based on the small amount spilled to the ground, and the prompt clean-up, I do not believe any wells or other sensitive receptors are seriously threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-475-2001*	Late evening report of a gasoline discharge to city street from an auto accident.  Response by Portland FD and PWD.  No DEP visit requested or deemed warranted.  No spillage reported to drains or surface water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, Div. of Response Services
B-15-2002*      On January 11, 2002 at 0900 I received a call from Scott Parlee of Corinna reporting a leak in his outside kerosene tank.  Mr. Parlee thought that about 150 gallons leaked and he was worried about contamination of his well.  I met Mr. Parlee at his home that morning and found that his drilled well was about fifty feet away.  There was no frost in the ground so most of the product went straight into the ground.  We contacted a local contractor, T.W. Clark, who visited the site and we made arrangements to excavate the site on Monday, January 14.  Mr. Parlee would remove the old tank and stairs over the weekend.
      We dug as scheduled on Monday and removed about four yards of contaminated soil.  We hit ledge at around three feet.  The oil didn't  spread out very far due the lack of frost.  I placed Mr. Parlee's well on the quarterly monitoring program. The well is 124' deep and has 80' of casing.
P-572-2001*	7/23/01 facility inspection with Harpswell Code Enforcement Officer based on complaint by local resident of possible illegal UST installation.  Noted new gasoline AST in secure area and proper venting.  No discharges noted.  Rural residential & commercial area, on private water wells.  No further DEP actions planned at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-423-2001* CMP reported that a gasket on a transformer had dried out and crack causing the release on one pint of transformer oil. This occurred in the town of Westport and the spilled material was cleaned up by CMP. No site visit was made by Response and no further action will be required.
P-579-2001*	On Wed. 7/25/01, Global Oil reported that their bulk storage Tank-2 had a weep of product.  The tank was reported to be a 50,000 barrel (2-million gallon) capacity riveted tank.  This is the former Northeast Petroleum Terminal, located off Lincoln St. in South Portland.  Terminal Manager Yates advised me that Global planned to empty, clean & repair the tank.  I notified DEP's John Dunlap who works with Licensing and inspecting of terminals.  Dunlap advised me that they would contact Global and visit soon.
	No further Response Div. actions are planned at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-963-2001*11.24.01 responded to spill location.  En route to spill called-out Garthwaite & Green, Inc., oil technician to repair reported cause of spill, a broken filter housing from an aboveground supply tank. The filter was broken off by a dog chained near the tank. The tank was repaired. I advised the subject that the supply tank had several code violations.  Subject advises that he has a new tank and will replace tank. Later DEP inspection of the site confirmed that the upgrade had been completed and the subject advises by a licensed contractor. Contaminated soil was removed during AST upgrade and stock piled on site for pick up and transportation to disposal facility.  Virgin Product Letter issued.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 1.25.01   									
I-101-2001*On 9-13-01, Ira Dodge reported that a customer complained of fuel odor in the house shortly after a delivery. I met with him, Allen Green (also of MPG) and the home owner that day. The fill pipe had been cut through and wrapped with electrical tape. While delivering the fuel, the tape loosened and fuel ran out around the pipe and tank. Oil had ran across the floor and into the adjacent room. The floor was cleaned and rugs removed from the affected area. A fan was placed in the window to alleviate the odor. It is a seasonal residence.
I-102-2001*On 9-14-01, Nancy Beals of Mars Hill Oil called to report that a customer had called because she noticed the oil tank leaking. There was a small corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank and a small amount had leaked on the dirt floor. The dirt was shoveled up and taken by Irving.
P-63-2002*On 1/25/2002 I received a call from Lynn White of Dead River reporting a small spill on the street in front of 14 Southgate Avenue in Biddeford.  The spill occurred when a "button got stuck" on the hose reel of a peddler truck.  The spill was cleaned up by the driver of the truck.  No further action required.
B-469-2001*B-469-2001
08/24/2001 11:13

     Barrett Paving of Bangor called to report a spill of diesel fuel at their batch plant on Route 201 in the center of Jackman.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons were spilled when their batch unit was overfilled. Investigation shown that the fuel was confined to the sandy soil around the batch plant.  The contamination was simply scraped up and treated on site.  No well were observed in the area.  No further action was taken.
I-112-2001*On 9-25-01, this office was notified of an underground tank discovered while a road in Ludlow was being reconstructed. No one knew where the tank had come from and it appeared to be a gasoline tank. The contractor on site had a licensed tank remover on staff and they were going to remove the tank.
B-73-2001*B-073-2001
02/28/2001 10:45

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet A fuel out on the ramp.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons were spilled when an aircraft was overfilled.  The fuel was susequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-466-2001*B-466-2001
08/23/2001 09:51

     Sean McCahill, Environmental Technician for Lincoln Pulp & Paper, called to report a sulphuric acid spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons of 98% acid leaked when a tank level indicator failed.  The contained acid was then diverted to their wastewater treatment facility where it was needed anyway for proper ph adjustment.  No injuries were reported from the incident.  No further action was taken.
B-658-2001*The Dead River Co. called to report that an oil spill had occurred at Uncle Jay's House of Pizza, 173 Ellsworth Rd., in Blue Hill. They had responded to a "no oil" call and discovered a hole in the furnace feed line. This line had been laid in a groove between the cellar wall and the poured concrete floor. This groove went down to bare soil. So while the line was fairly well protected from impact damage, it rested in a constantly moist environment and eventually rotted. Dead River Co. had reviewed the business's oil records and they believe that the loss is in the neighborhood of 200 gallons. They also told me that the neighbor, Raymond Robertson, was rumored to have oil in his well.
   I made arrangements to meet the pizza house operator, Jay Marsh, at the scene the next morning, 11/28. He did not appear, but I explored the outside and later the cellar when the employees arrived. There was no free oil to be found both in the cellar and down hill. There was a slight oil odor in the tank and boiler area of the cellar, but it was not noticeable in the dining and work areas.
   I went next door and met with Mr. Robertson. He showed me a gallon pickle jug of water he had drawn from his well before my arrival. It had a 1/2" of red oil on its surface! He had already sent a water sample into a lab for testing and when it was later reported it showed 3600 ppm, not a surprise.
   I took a water sample from the restaurant well which I learned was on the northeast side of the building (Mr. Robertson being on the southwest). The lab later reported it "non-detect" for diesel range organics. I had it put on quarterly monitoring. I discussed the problem with Paul Blood, our Tech Services division geologist. He recommended that Mr. Robertson be placed on a filter system and that the well be used as a recovery well at the same time. He would have the Tech Services technicians recover the oil on a regular basis. He also had them sample other wells in the area.  They were clean.
   Mr. Robertson has not been satisfied with the filtered water and has requested that a well be drilled for him. He has about three acres of land at his home and Mr. Blood is looking into the feasibility of locating a clean well there.
   In conversing with Mr. Robertson I learned that Mr. Marsh was not the owner of the pizza building. I confirmed that Peter Clapp owned it. I spoke with Mr. Clapp by phone and explained the circumstances. He expressed concern for the neighbors' water and I assured him we were investigating that. I explained that as the owner of the tank, he appeared to be the responsible party and explained the AST insurance fund to him. I also notified the Fire Marshal's office of the spill and requested that Mr. Clapp be sent an application.
   The Tech Services group will continue to work on this problem and further questions should be directed toward them.
B-26-2002*Ernest Norwood called the 800 emergency number to express concern about chemicals in a photo shop involved in a large fire in downtown Lincoln. The Portland office secretary relayed this information to me along with Mr. Norwood's phone number. I could not reach Mr. Norwood. I spoke with the Lincoln fire department dispatcher and learned that there was a large fire that involved four businesses burning as we talked. I explained the purpose of my called and was told that the photo shop did not do commercial film development. I asked that someone from the department call me when the fire was out, but I was not contacted.
   The shop was a photo gallery, but it is possible that Mr. Ruhl developed his own films. After numerous attempts, I was not able to talk with Mr. Ruhl, but I did discuss the problem with people in our hazardous waste inspection and enforcement unit. I learned that it was expected that the silver nitrate fixer would be hazardous due to the silver content. However since it was not a commercial developing facility the consensus was that the potential amount of materials in the shop would be quite small, a few gallons. I spoke with the water bureau about the shop and fire and they were not greatly concerned.
  The following morning I started for Lincoln with the intent of inspecting the shop and perhaps finding Mr. Ruhl.
In the parking lot I met two fire marshals who had just returned from the Lincoln fire. They had been into the photo shop area and assured me that nothing would have escaped the fire and nothing would be recoverable. Further more there was nothing left to inspect as the fire department had demolished the structure the evening of the fire.
   When taking everything into consideration, I believe that there is no reason for concern and no further action is anticipated.
P-1201-2001*	Report of small #2 fuel oil leak to pavement from delivery truck in lot of facility.  Response & clean-up by Dead River crew.  No DEP visit requested or thought necessary based on report.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-189-2001*A hydraulic spill happened near Darin St. Pierre's house in Limestone.  Hydraulic fluid had spilled from a trailer truck belonging to John Otis working for Kinsco Transport out of New Brunswick.

It is unclear as to whether the oil was appropriately cleaned up.  This report was completed after the retirement of the primary responder, Carl Allen, and no further information was available.
P-1202-2001*	Reported leak from defective auto gas-tank to ground after filling up at dispenser.  No spillage reported to soil, or ground or surface water.  Response by DEE employees.  No DEP response requested or thought necessary.  Urban commercial & residential area on city water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-129-2001*B-129-2001
03/21/2001 09:25

     Tim Andrews of Georgia Pacific in Baileyville called to report a lube oil spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons leak from a failed line to one of their paper machines.  The majority of the oil was confined to the concrete floor.  Some of the oil however was lost to a drain.  The fugitive oil was than caught in sorbent material at the outfall to the treatment plant.  Clean Harbors was called in for the final clean up.  No further action was taken.
B-35-2002*     This office received a call at 1525 on 1/22/02 from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that one pint of gear grease was spilled at the Green Acres Trailer Park on the Day Road in Brewer around 1330 today when a hose broke on one of their line trucks.  The oil was contained in a two by two foot area on snow and slush in a driveway.  Speedi-dry was used to adsorb the oil and all of the contaminated material was removed.  There were no drains or State waters involved.

REC:  File report.
P-64-2002*On the 25th of January, a construction vehicle at the University of NewEngland discharged approximately  one and a half gallons of hydraulic fluid from its lines.  The discharge was immediately cleaned up via the utilization of sorbent pads and speedi-dri and will be disposed of appropriately.
I-15-2002*Due to cracked fitting on oil line, about 2 gallons of heating oil #2 was spilled.  It was picked up with speedy dry and taken to Irving Oil Office in Fort Kent area.
P-65-2002*On the 25th of January, a peddle truck owned by Emery Mills Energy of Acton discharged approximately two gallons of #2 heating oil due to a faulty check valve at the rear of the vehicle.  The discharge was noticed immediately and evasive maneuvers were begun.  The cleanup process included the utilization of sorbent pads and the excavation of contaminated ice and snow.  The sorbents and petroleum containing (what will be) water are to be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-981-2001*11.20.01 received report that liquid TXIB, plasticizer cas# 6846-50-0, spilled during product transfer.  The product pump broke and leaked through the pump housing. Sorbent material was deployed on to the spill and the spill debris picked up and placed in a drum for disposal.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 1.25.02
P-66-2002*DEP personnel were notified that the UST fuel leak alarm was going off at Maineline Motel in Brunswick.  Portland Pump was called to aid in the investigation.  The detection system was found to have a faulty sensor which caused the alarm to hail.  No action necessary.
P-68-2002*
FIRST DISCHARGE.  Narrative of Sheryl Bernard:
	On Fri. 1/25/02, I (Sheryl Bernard) received a call from Pat Hanrahan reporting an oil smell at her apartment.  She indicated to me that a spill had occurred in the basement of the residence but she did not know when or how much.  She had some concerns for her health and was seeking advice.  I referred her to Andy Smith at DHS regarding the health issues and asked her to discuss her concerns with her landlord and have the landlord call me so I could provide assistance in remediating the spill.
I received a call from Will Zell, the landlord, in addition to an occupant of the building.  He indicated that approximately a week ago, a small weep had been discovered in one of the tanks in the basement.  He called his oil company, Wadleigh's of Richmond to respond.  Wadleigh's pumped the oil out of the weeping tank but an oil stain remained on the concrete under the tank.  Upon the advice of Wadleigh's, Mr. Zell had applied kitty litter (a.k.a. speedy dry) to the spill and subsequently swept it up and placed it in bags for disposal.  I asked Mr. Zell how much oil he thinks may have spilled and he estimated it at 5 gallons.
	I advised Mr. Zell that it appeared that the sorbent materials alone may not have been sufficient to remove oil vapors from the residence.  I suggested to him that he scrub the stained concrete with hot soapy water, and also to ventilate the basement as much as possible.  I advised him if the scrubbing didn't improve the air quality that he could apply a concrete sealer over the stain to encapsulate any remaining oil.

SECOND DISCHARGE,  Narrative of S. Brezinski
	During the afternoon of Sat. 1/26/01, I was requested by Bowdoin Fire Dept. to respond to a residential AST  discharge in the basement of the Zell's in Bowdoinham.  Onsite I noted groundwater covering a portion of the basement floor, and an intermittent skim of red oil atop the water.  The Fire Dept. had applied sorbent pads to the oily water.  (This oil on the water was reportedly not there on 1/25/02, when the leak was first reported to Bernard.)  Groundwater was high due to melting snow.  There was speedy dry down in the AST area, though dark oil staining appeared around the bottom of the wall.  The house basement had three 275 gal. AST's for the three units in the old, wooden structure.  One tank was removed and lying on its side, a corrosion hole on its bottom.  In the corner with the water was a sump and pump, though the pump was not active.  Outside the basement window and near the AST  spill area was the well (driven point?) about 4' from the house (see site sketch).  The sump likely discharges to the stream about 20'-30' from the house.  I noted no discharge to the stream.
	Onsite I replaced oily pads and took a DRO sample of their drinking water.   I advised the Zell's of the Maine AST Ins. Fund, and clean-up options, and recommended they cover the spill area with poly sheet to help- keep odor down. The Zell's chose Options Agreement-1, for DEP management.  Believing at the time that the free product was related to the leak discovered on 1/18/02, and reported to Bernard on 1/25/02, we felt the spill was bigger and coming up into the basement with rising groundwater; and a great threat to the well.   I therefore arranged for pumping and power-washing by a contractor on Monday.
	Dave Cummings of Wadleigh's Oil Co. and Mr. Zell contacted me on Sunday 1/27/02, and informed me that there had actually been a second discharge on 1/25/02, and that this was the cause of the free product.  They explained that the Wadleigh's burnerman had failed to properly plug a fitting, after replacing the leaking tank, resulting in oil leaking out when the furnace operated.  After Zell placed the poly-sheet on the ground by the tank, he later noted free product puddle on top of it.  Wadleigh's assumed responsibility for this second leak, plugged the leaking line, picked up the oily sorbents, and we
P-858-2001*
	On Sat. 10/27/01, I responded to a reported spill of up to 275 gal. of K1 oil from the outside AST at the Demmons' residence, located at the Pleasant View Estates trailer park.  The park land is owned by Robert Foss, while the oil and AST are owned by Demmons, complicating responsibility and liability.  The horizontal steel AST had been located under the front wooden steps and was severely corroded on the top and bottom (see photos).  We later concluded that this rust was being caused by the salt being applied to the steps above to melt ice in the winter (the Maine OSFB reports this problem was occurring with other similar AST installations as well).  I reached the park owner, Robert Foss (786-3111) and advised him about the spill, clean-up options, and to consider not requiring tenants re-install tanks in similar conditions (see memo of 11/13/01 et al).  Both Demmons and Foss advised me to proceed with a clean-up I thought necessary while Demmons applied to the Maine AST Ins. Fund Program.  The property is on city water and no basements were threatened.
	On 11/9/01, I agreed to hire EPI to excavate oil contaminated soil under my supervision after the Demmons had previously contacted EPI, as EPI was to work at another site in that area near the same time.  While waiting for EPI to contact me with a date, I found that they had excavated oily soil by the home on 11/28/01, without contacting me for a mutually agreeable time.  Threatened with non-payment for this work, as DEP was not able to oversee the work and examine the contamination, EPI agreed to re-excavate at no further expense to DEP.  Additionally, on 11/28/01, we were told that Commercial Recycling had supplied R & R Blend (recycled contaminated soil) as replacement fill at the property, therefore the soil would have to be re-excavated anyways.
	On 11/29/01, DEP's Scott Cyr  documented EPI's re-excavation.  Under the spill area, Cyr documented excavation of sand down to bedrock about 6' bg.  Much of the contamination was under the concrete slab for the trailer and in the bedrock and was unrecoverable.  Cyr noted a strong to moderate odor of oil, though there is no odor problem in the trailer.  If the home and slab are moved, than further contamination will be assessable and may need removal.  Any contaminated media disturbed should be properly managed.
	A problem arose in that Mr. Foss was requiring re-installation of an AST in the original location under the wood stairs.  This location is discouraged by the Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board (OSFB) inspectors and by DEP, though DEP has no jurisdiction in the tank-placement matter.  If another spill occurs, the park owner(s) may instead be in part liable for the discharge and the remaining oil contamination.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
I-16-2002*Spill was caused by the technician who serviced the tank & heating system on 1/23/02. The filter was leaking.

Mr. Michaud notified  Bill & Sons that the system was leaking on 1/24/02. A repair was attempted, but I found fuel dripping off the filter assembly when I arrived.

Clean up was completed by Soderberg Construction.
P-105-2002*Received a call from Dan Ross, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), regarding the discovery of gasoline contamination in a soil boring at Baird Getty, 352 Main Street (Rt. 236), South Berwick (see attached analysis report).  DOT is considering acquiring the property and was conducting an assessment when they discovered the contamination.  I was also informed that a well is located in close proximity to the property although the area is serviced by public water.

I responded to the report and discovered that the well in question is used to make ice for food wagons, and is not used for consumptive use. In addition, the lot had its own issues with leaking trucks and equipment evident by the many stains on the ground.

I stopped in at Baird Getty and spoke with Frank Baird who stated that he no longer owned the property and was only the operator at this time.  Rowell & Watson was the current owner and the station was up-graded in 1989 with a double walled/cathodically protected 10,000 gallon split tank.  He wasn't aware of any problems, but also wasn't surprised that there was contamination found.  The property was a service station for many years.  I later searched the DEP  data base for any previous report of contamination and found nothing.

The issue of the contamination for the DOT was more a concern of who would pay for the remediation if they took the property, and what their liability would be.  I informed them that they had two options: one to have the present owners remove the tank and apply to the fund; or they could after they acquired the property.  Either way there was no way of knowing what had to be done or the extent of contamination, until the tank was removed, and from the analysis I was presented there was no immediate threat.

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A-817-2001*CMP reported a transformer leak on Condo Road, Carrabassett Valley.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-816-2001*no site visit made
A-563-2001* On 8-21-2001, Kathy Field, of International Paper, reported a release of oil at the mill in Jay. The oil spilled from the Chiller and some of this oil went into the sewer. The quantity of oil was less than one gallon, according to Ms. Field. No further information is available.
I-6-2002*On 1-10-02, this office received a call from Irving Oil in Fort Kent reporting the discovery of a spill at the trucking business of Danny Dubay. The 1000 gallon diesel tank in the yard had started to leak on the bottom. They estimated about 75 gallons was lost before they could pump it off. I hired Long Lake construction to excavate the snow, ice and soil beneath the tank that day. About 9 yards was removed and this was seen as all the contaminated material. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-11-2002*On 1-18-02, Bob Ferris of Ferris Oil called to report that a customer's tank had leaked from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank. About 150 gallons of kerosene had been lost. I met with him on site and it appeared that the fuel had spread out over an area of snow and ice. I hired a contractor to remove all contaminated material including the layer of grass that had been affected.
P-1230-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1231-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1232-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-1233-2001*Report of a small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
B-71-2002*Dana Boynton called from the Boynton Oil Co., Belfast, to report that a customer, Laureen Wright had suffered an estimated loss of 175 gallons of #1 from an outside AST. It seems that a snowplow had pushed snow and debris into the oil filter and the firematic cracked. This happened about one week before the Wrights ran out of oil.
   I went to the site and met John Boynton and Everett "Rocky" Wright. Due to the lack of ground frost and the long duration of the leak, the oil had soaked into the ground and there was no free product to recover. The soil is typical bouldery over burden found around many Maine lakes. Past experience has shown excavation to be unsatisfactory at best. Fortunately both the Wrights and their neighbor have drilled wells. I spoke with the well driller's wife and learned that the Wright's well was 225' deep and used 95' of casing. I believe that the wells and the lake are not endangered and no further action is necessary.
A-558-2001* On 8-14-2001, Phillip Anderson, owner of the Drawing Room Gallery, called this office to report a gasoline spill which had occurred on his paved driveway in the town of Saint George. The spill occurred two days earlier when a customer parked on his paved driveway. This driveway has a steep slope and gasoline leaked from the vehicles fuel tank. I am not sure if the tank had a hole in it or just what the problem was.
 In any event, the asphalt on the driveway had softened quite a bit and I shoveled most of this into a pile and Mr. Anderson told me he would bring it to the local transfer facility. The well for the property is nearby, however the risk to it is remote, given that fact that most of the gas stayed in or on the pavement. I also gave Mr. Anderson Kip Cline's name and number to called to patch the driveway.
No further information is available.
B-674-2001*     On 12/04/01, 1030 hours Dead River reported a substantial spill at the residence of Theordore McLeod in Winter Harbor.  Apparently a loose fitting released about fifty gallons of fuel to the basement floor.  The floor was a combination of solid bedrock and concrete.  It was concave and there was a sump (with pump) at the low point.  The pump transferred some of the oil to an area outside the house that was close to the well.  The majority of the spill was on top of the accumulated water and this was recovered with a pump.  Dead River transferred this to a trailer- mounted tank that they use for that purpose.  They also used pads and speedy dry to mop up the residual.  Dead River had arranged for A.R. Whitten to remove soil that had been impacted by the effluent from the sump pump. As mentioned above, the sump discharge was close to the well.  A fund application is being sent to Theordore McLeod and his well is on QM.  I left my card and asked Theordore to contact me if there was a lingering problem with the spill.
B-63-2002*      On February 2, 2002, at 1300 we had a call from Aaron Robinson of A.E. Robinson reporting a leaking valve on a basement AST at the home of Lisa Pitcher at 233 Charleston Road in Dexter.  Mr. Robinson thought a couple gallons may have leaked onto the dirt floor.  I called Ms. Pitcher and talked to her and her boyfriend named Norm Bouffard.  Mr. Bouffard said he was replacing the filter when he cracked the valve and lost less than a gallon.  He said he would scrape up any contaminated soil and spread it when spring comes.
B-697-2001*B-697-2001
12/18/2001 10:30

     Tom Baldwin of H.G. Reed Plumbing & Heating in Southwest Harbor called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Ruth Grindle on Wesley Avenue.  It was stated that one of their burner technicians failed to tighten the fitting at the filter to the basement tank while installing a new furnace.  Overnight it was estimated that about 30 gallons leaked under the basement floor.  Some of the oil was recovered in a floor sump.  Since fuel odor was an issue Technical Services staff installed a vent/blower system.  The sump area will have to be checked from periodically for free product especially in the spring.  It may be noted that since  the area is served by a public water supply risk to wells were not an issue.
B-651-2001*ACTION WAS INTENSE, SPORTS FANS, DURING THE THIRD PERIOD OF THE NOVEMBER 16 HOCKEY GAME AGAINST THE HATED FIGHTIN' BITIN' HUSKIES OF NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, A SMALL COLLEGE OF MINOR REPUTE IN BEANTOWN.

THE ACTION WAS SO INTENSE, THAT THE NORTH GOAL WAS KNOCKED OFF ITS PINIONS AS THE HUSKIES' TIMOROUS GOALIE QUAILED BEFORE YET ANOTHER POWERFUL ONSLAUGHT BY A PHALANX OF OUR  BELOVED UNIVERSITY OF MAINE BLACK BEARS.

THE CRUSH OF BLUE WAS SO OVERWHELMING THAT THE ANCHOR POINT FOR THE GOAL POST WAS OBLITERATED, AND THE STADIUM CREW HAD TO CHIP IT OUT AGAIN.

THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM.

WHILE THEIR EFFORTS SUCCEEDED IN REATTACHING THE GOAL POST, THEY ALSO PUNCTURED A PLASTIC PIPE UNDER THE ICE.   THIS PIPE CARRIES 14% AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, A  SOLUTION THAT TRANSFERS COLD BETWEEN THE CHILLING MEDIUM (ANHYDROUS AMMONIA) AND THE CHILLED MEDIUM (WATER).

BESIDES CREATING A STENCH THAT MADE THE NORTHEASTERN GOALIE'S EYES WATER (AT LEAST NOW HE HAD AN EXCUSE FOR LETTING BY SO MANY MAINE SHOTS) AN ESTIMATED 1/2 GALLON OF CHEMICAL WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE ICE;  THE CONTAMINATED ICE WAS RECOVERED WITH  THE ZAMBONI.

THE SPILL WAS REPORTED NEXT DAY, AND ON MY RECOMMENDATION, THE CONTAMINATED ICE SHAVINGS WERE DUG OUT OF THE PILE WHERE ZAMBONI SCRAPIN'S GO TO DIE  AND DISPOSED IN THE SANITARY SEWER.
B-672-2001*B-672-2001
12/03/2001 17:35

     The Levant Fire Department called through the 1-800 number to report a fuel spill associated with a drill rig fire at the residence of Mark Mc Phearson at 282 Stetson Road.  Investigation shown that approximately 2 gallons of fluid leaked from a burnt hose on the drill rig slightly downslope from the well.  Some of the fuel was caught on standing water.  The remainder was washed away surpessing the fire.  It is not believed that the new well is at risk to contamination.  That is of course if the well was eventually completed.
P-93-2002* A Downeast Energy peddle truck operator overfilled his tank at their facility by approximately 5 gallons.  A portion of the product went into the oil water separator and the remainder of it was cleaned up via the utilization of sorbent pads and speedi-dry.
P-1013-2001*12.13.2001 spill reported to DEP.  12.14.2001 DEP conducted site visit and observed free phase oil in basement sump.  Upon inspection of the aboveground supply tank, located outside behind the house, I observed an exposed and damaged copper feed line.  The line appeared to have been kinked or bent then breached causing the leak.  The tank is situated away from the house approximately 25 feet.  The bare copper line runs that distance and into the basement.  I observed a lot of construction activity at the house, the entire interior was being remodeled.  I was also advised that foundation work had also been completed during the summer of 2001 at or near where the copper line runs outside and into the house.  I was advised by a resident, Charles Saunders, 4 Sunrise LN., 729-3793, of the above construction activities and that the tank is slated for replacement as part of an upgrade grant to the town.

Response Services collected free phase product over the week-end and referred the site Peter Eremita of Technical Services.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-669-2001*B-669-2001
12/03/2001 08:09

     Joe Leverde of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small diesel spill on Route 9 about a half mile west of the Airline Snack Bar.  It was stated that a Maine Army National Guard tank trailer spilled some of it's contents while making a turn into their training area.  Investigation shown that perhaps 15 gallons or so spilled onto the pavement.  Other than placing sand on the affected area no further action was taken.
P-96-2002*Received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. stating that ice had broken off the fire-o-matic on a aboveground heating oil tank (AST),  located at Lampron's Service station on Rt. 302, discharging approximately 20 gallons of kerosene.  The tank is used to heat the building.  The fire dept. said they collected the oil with sorbent pads and speedy-dry, in addition to removing some contaminated snow.  All the waste was placed in bags and left on-site for disposal by Lampron's.

Two days later I check on the site and found that the waste was still sitting behind the building and that there was still a great deal of speedy-dry left on the ground.  I contacted Lampron's main office, and informed them of the problem.  They stated that they had someone from the maintenance dept. in the area that would address the problem that afternoon.
P-620-2001*	On Wed. 8/8/01, I responded to this 8/6/01, complaint of an oily waste being discharged from a pipe and into the coastal waters off Willard Beach below the Southern Maine Technical College's (SMTC) McKernan Building.  The caller stated that this oily discharge was intermittent and he had been noticing it for years.  I noted no discharge at the time of my visit.  The drain appears to be a street drain and the discharge likely from a non-point source, such as parking lot runoff.   When in the area in the future I will check the pipe again.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-149-2001*On 11-14-01, Dennis of Dead River called to report that they had discovered a spill at a customers home. The line apparently had been leaking for a long time but only a small amount of fuel had been lost. It was all onto concrete floor. They used sorbents to clean the floor and changed the line.
I-154-2001*This office received a fax from Irving Oil concerning a small spill at the residence of Linda Cobb. The fuel tank gauge was loose and when they filled the tank, some oil came out around the loose fitting onto the tank. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
A-54-2002*DEP personnel were contacted to inspect the abandonment by removal of a 35 gallon UST.  The tank had been out of service for over twenty years.  The tank was sound. There was no evidence of a release. No remedial action was necessary.
B-49-2002*On 1/29/02, 1425 hours this office took a call from the Penobscot Sheriff's office regarding an oil spill at the residence of Jack Monroe at 1113 Mullen Road in Stetson.  I got in touch with Jack and he said that ice had fallen off the roof and broke the filter nipple on his AST.  He had heard the crash and immediately plugged the leak with a rag.  Fire fighters had responded to the spill by bagging up the oiled snow.  The filter had been repaired and the oiled snow had been contained in plastic bags at the time of my arrival.  Jack estimated that the spill volume was about ten gallons.   This estimate was close considering that volume of oil separated from the snow turned out to be ten gallons.  The well is about thirty feet from the spill, but the clean-up was complete so the well is not at risk.  I left my card and discussed the fund just in case.  I returned the following day and transferred the bagged snow to a couple of drums, which were taken to ERO where the oil was recovered from the snow.  The recovered oil (about ten gallons) will be taken to a waste oil burner.
B-40-2002*     On January 25, 2002 at 1045 we received a call from Bob Marquis reporting a #2 fuel oil leak from the basement tank of Tim and Sherry LeCrone in Milford.  Mr. Marquis said there was some weeping on the tank bottom but most of the leak likely came from a loose filter connection.  The area is on town water.  	
      I arrived on site and met Mrs. LeCrone who showed me the basement.  There was a two to three inch layer of crushed rock over the dirt floor.  There was some oil in the rocks beneath the filter and adjacent to the sewer line.  Most of the liquid was water.  I dug a few sump holes and left some pads to pick up any oil.  I told Mrs. LeCrone to have her husband change the pads as necessary.  No more than five gallons of oil leaked.
A-20-2002*Ice and snow on the lines caused a pole with transformer to fail.  The transformer case fractured and discharged and estimated 20 gallons of transformer oil.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further action is expected.
A-21-2002*A bushing seal failure on a transformer in the Livermore Falls Sub-Station on Moose Hill Road discharged approximately 1 pint of non-PCB transformer oil.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.
A-23-2002*At the conclusion of filling the fuel oil tank at the Taylor residence approximately one gallon of K-1 discharged to ground.  C.N. Brown reported the spill was the result of a small amount of product still in the nozzle.  The truck was removed from service pending inspection of the hose and valve assembly.  C.N. Brown cleaned up the spill.  No further action is expected.
P-76-2002*On 1/30/02 I received a call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a fire involving a chemical in an evaporation unit at Industrial Concrete Services (ICS) in Gorham.  One employee was reported injured but had not been transported to the hospital.  I responded immediately accompanied by Andrew Slusarski.  Upon arrival we met with Ken Fickett of the Gorham Fire Dept. and Bob LeBlanc of ICS.  We learned that there had been a fire in an evaporation unit used to treat waste from a concrete refinishing service.  Waste concrete, water and a chemical called D'Limonene Cleaner along with any contaminants from the floor being treated are pumped into this evaporation unit.  ICS employees had extinguished the fire before the Gorham Fire Dept. had arrived.

Andrew Slusarski took samples of the material being pumped into the evaporation unit to ensure that hazardous wastes were not being treated illegally.  A sample of the "end product" of the evaporation unit was taken as well.  Sample results are attached.  No further Response Services action anticipated.
I-155-2001*On 11-17-01, Tim Scott of Seven Islands Land Company faxed this office a report of a minor spill on the Rocky Brook Road. A log truck had rolled over and lost about 5 gallons of diesel fuel before it could be righted. They dug up the contaminated soil and will store it until they have enough to go to the landfill.
P-505-2001*	On Wed. 6/27/01, DEP was notified by Mr. Ray Fontana of HNTB Corp. of an orphan/mystery UST located at Mile 39.2 Northbound of the Maine Turnpike discovered during the Turnpike widening project (HNTB is an engineering firm working for the MTA).   I advised HNTB to empty and properly dispose of any liquids, complete and return a removal notice and registration to me, and to evaluate for spills in a PE stamped/certified letter (see notes of 6/27/01).  My last work with Mr. Fontana and HNTB was during their abandonment-in-place of a UST at the Saco MTA tollbooth, without DEP notice or prior approval.  Later Joseph Ayers of HNTB e-mailed photos of the tank and stated the tank was discovered on 6/26/01, and removed by Shaw Bros. Const.  I mailed copies of a removal notice, removal guidelines and UST registration form to Peggy Trueworthy of the MTA.
	As of January, 2002 no documentation had been returned and the tank still unregistered.  On  1/10/02, I contacted Mr. Ayers & Ms. Trueworthy by e-mail (see attached) regarding the missing documentation, part of which was later received on 1/16/02.  A removal notice was sent in but no registration, and the short assessment noting no contamination was not stamped.  Clean Harbors was listed as the removal contractor though I understand that Shaw Bros did the actual removal, and Clean Harbors just hauled the tank away for cleaning.   I sent another reg. form and UST guidelines to Mr. Fontana.  On 1/17/02, I followed up with another request for the information needed to register the UST (see attached).
	On 1/28/02, DEP received a copy of the registration though it was unsigned and the tank information not filled in.  PE Roland Lavallee stamped the letter concerning contamination, though there is no information whether Mr. Lavallee saw the UST removal himself, or what firm he is associated with.   The registration information was passed on to DEP tanks licensing for processing.  Based on experience with HNTB I recommend that thought be given to the granting of any future UST removal waivers, and that formal DEP enforcement action be recommended for further violations of statute or regulations.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
I-161-2001*On 11-26-01, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil called to report that they had a spill at their facility on Main Street in P.I.  Apparently a hose clamp was not placed tightly enough on a hose and gas leaked when the pump was turned on; about 3 gallons was lost onto the hot top. They used sorbents to clean it up.
A-26-2002*Maine General Hospital recently purchased the former Augusta Lumber property on Arsenal Street for use as a parking lot.  The buildings were removed leaving behind a single 330 gallon steel AST with an estimated 50 gallons of aged #2 fuel oil.  The tank was stablized by strapping the tank to a tree.

Maine General, at the request of DEP, agreed to removed the tank and hired McGee Construction of West Gardiner.  The tank was removed without spilling any product.  No further action is expected.
P-77-2002*On 1/30/2002 I received a call from Greg Pelletier of Minot reporting a small gasoline spill into his driveway.  The spill occurred when the gasoline tank on a vehicle leaked onto his dirt driveway.  He expressed interest in having the spillage excavated and requested information on how to go about the cleanup.  I instructed him to contact both his homeowner's and his automobile insurance companies to see if they would provide financial assistance to clean up the spill.  I also told him that the Department could undertake the cleanup but that he would likely be required to reimburse the Department for any expenses.

Later phone calls to Mr. Pelletier went unreturned.  There is no indication that any wells are at risk from the spill.   Unless Mr. Pelletier elects to clean up the spill himself or requests our assistance, no further action is required.
B-43-2002*Tim Dysart called to report that a spill of an estimated 30 gallons of diesel had occurred at their unattended fuel lot on Coldbrook Road across from their main service station. The nozzle had fallen from the saddle tank while the driver was doing something else. He reports that the oil stayed on the asphalt apron and they cleaned it up with speedi-dri. I did not attend.
A-49-2002*Mr. Dostie has three 275 gallon oil tanks in his garage connected to a common fill fitting outside the garage.  The #2 tank has a manually operated diaphragm fuel dispensing pump installed in one of the threaded fittings.  Dead River Oil Company was filling the tanks at Mr. Dostie's residence when Mr. Dostie noticed fuel oil discharging through the dispenser hose on tank #2.  Dead River stopped filling the tanks and initiated a clean up of the cement garage floor.

DEP personnel installed a vent fan for the weekend to reduce the odor load in the garage which is under the main living space of the house.  A survey of the property found the well to be approximately 50 feet from the garage.  However, the spill was quickly contained and cleaned up.  No oil flowed to ground and no further action is expected.
A-73-2001* A hydraulic hose ruptured, spilling several gallons of hydraulic oil onto the driveway of a local firewood processing facility. This spill occurred at Dave Arnold's Firewood on Mount Vernon Rd.
 I made a site visit and after several phone calls I made contact with Mr. Arnold's son. I spoke to him about the situation and he told me he would take care of it the next morning.
 The following morning Scott, from Horne Construction, called this office to tell us that the hydraulic oil came from one of their trucks. He used sorbents to recover the oil and scraped up some contaminated snow and ice. No further action will be required.

P-805-2001*   	On Fri. 10/5/01, I responded to a residential well-water complaint from Ms. Lydia Beyerlein.  Her home is in a rural residential area of Minot, on private wells.  Onsite she explained that she had noted an odor in her water since before she bought the home in Dec. 1999.  A recent test for volatile organic's (gasoline, M-BETX, solvents) she had run indicated nothing above action levels.  Odor from her tap water, at the time of my 10/5/01 visit, resembled fuel oil (a semi-volatile).  She recalled the bank and a oil tech telling her that there had been a leak in a now out-of-service, crawl-space AST under the house (see site sketch).  I initially noted no obvious leakage in soil under her tank.  A large amount of sandy soil had been dug out of the crawlspace next to the tank with a resultant deep depression.  A DRO water sample I collected confirmed fuel oil @ 1360 ppb (1.4 ppm) in the groundwater.  The drilled well is about 8' from the spill location and under the driveway with the top buried.  A new AST resides in the basement.
   	On Tues. 10/15/01, I returned with DEP, Certified Geologist, Brad Hahn.  Checking further, Hahn found a small wet oil spot under the old tank with contaminated soil.  We also went over the DEP filter agreement, and Hahn re-sampled the well.  Hahn agreed to be the lead in the case, at this time.
	From Ms. Beyerlein's statements, it appears that there was a discharge from the crawl-space AST, known by the bank who held the property and by the burner technician, but there is no record that it was reported to the DEP or properly cleaned up.  The excavation in the crawlspace appears to have been an effort at contaminated-soil removal, though it is not known where the oil-contaminated soil went to.
	Ms. Beyerlein signed for Option-1 for DEP management (see attached).  A carbon-filter was added at DEP's request and the first lab analysis indicated 125 ppb before the filter, and 95 ppb after (see attached).  I sent a request for an AST Ins. Fund Application to the Fire Marshal though I understand that Ms. Beyerlein may not wish to apply.  In January 2002, Hahn advised me that Ms. Beyerlein did not wish further removal of the oily soil at the time.  Ms. Beyerlein is sole resident and is retired and with a background in chemistry.  As the property slopes from the front of her yard on Woodman Hill Rd. down toward woods in the backyard and toward Rt. 119, I do not believe that any neighbors within 300' are threatened.
	This report will be updated as needed.  Further DEP actions are possible.  See the records of DEP Tech Services for further details and evolution of the case.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-75-2001* On 2-10-2001 a utility pole broke causing the release of transformer oil from the transformer when it hit the ground. This occurred on Front Street in the town of Richmond. When I received the call the power lines were still live and arcing all over the place. I didn't make a site visit, however the spill was cleaned up by CMP.
P-78-2002*	On 1/25/02, while in an unrelated meeting, a GE rep. mentioned a Sulfuric Acid discharge at the GE facility several weeks before, but as it was below its RQ (Reportable Quantity) and did not need reporting to the state.  He added that sulfuric acid had leaked and went in reaction with another chemical causing a vapor cloud and a four hour or more response.  At this time I have no further details such as exact time and location within the plant.
	On checking with DEP RCRA inspector Slusarski, he advised me that this incident indeed needed prompt reporting, as outlined in the attached e-mail reply of 1/28/02.  Prompt reporting to the state, as required, allows the state responders to perform their duties in insuring that the public and environment are protected, and the discharges are documented.   I copied GE on Slusarski's reply with a brief letter on 1/29/02.  As DEP has no first hand knowledge of the haz-mat incident I recommend no enforcement actions at this time.  See attachments and RCRA files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services.
A-77-2001* On 2-11-2001 Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company, reported a potential oil spill from a transformer on the Hinks Rd. in the town of Jefferson. A crew from CMP investigated and found that the oil had leak around a bushing and the transformer was wet, but no oil had actually reached the ground.
 No further action will be required.
A-182-2001* On 3-23-2001 Central Maine Power Company reported that a transformer had blown up. When they arrived on site they found no evidence of oil on the ground.  This occurred on the Hall Hill Rd. in the town of Dixfield. No further action will be required.
P-35-2002*I received a report of a sheen of oil in Casco Bay in South Portland as a result of groundwater pumping activities at the former Rockwood Industries property located on 2nd St.  I responded and found that, in fact, dewatering of an excavation with free phase oil had been occurring.  It had been stopped by the So. Portland Fire Dept. prior to my arrival.  A water main to a fire hydrant and sprinkler system had apparently broken and was being repaired.  EER responded for the property owner (FLC Realty Corp,  Dallas, TX) and I instructed them that I would contact Clean Harbors to pump the hole in order to have the fire suppression main water line repaired.  EER relayed the message to FLC, who gave them authority as their agent on site.  The USCG also responded and together we determined that there would be no need for any clean-up on the surface water.  It was determined that the likely source of the oil was an underground oil storage tank that was abandoned in place in 1999 (P-543-99).  The tank was located 100-200 ft. from the excavation. The vac truck stayed on site to continue de-watering until the water line was repaired.  Due to the presence of the free product I required FLC to conduct a site assessment to determine the extent of the free product plume.  A site assessment determined that there was no other area of free product contamination within the delineated area.
B-485-2001*WHEN MICHAEL PHILLIPS BOUGHT HIS PROPERTY ON LOWER DUNBAR RD., HE WAS AWARE THAT IT BORDERED A BULK OIL PLANT.  NONETHELESS, HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY.   FURTHER CHECKING AFTER THE FACT REVEALED THAT PERMANENT STRUCTURES ON LOTS IN MT. DESERT HAVE TO BE 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.

IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE WITH THE TRUCK RACK AT WEBBER'S , FORMERLY JORDAN'S BULK PLANT, SO PHILLIPS HAD THE LINE SURVEYED TO SEE HOW CLOSE THE TRUCK RACK WAS.

CLOSE INDEED.  IMAGINE HIS AMAZEMENT WHEN HE DISCOVERED A PORTION OF THE TRUCK RACK IS ACTUALLY ON HIS PROPERTY.  WEBBER OIL WAS ALSO ENTHRALLED.

TO SCREEN THE BULK PLANT FROM VIEW, IN LATE AUGUST, PHILLIPS STARTED DIGGING HOLES TO SET IN 20' TALL PINE TREES.  IN ONE HOLE CLOSE TO THE TRUCK RACK, A BAND OF OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REVEALED.

WEBBER HIRED ACADIA ENVIRONMENTAL TO BAIL THEM OUT OF THEIR PROBLEM, SEE THE ATTACHED REPORT.  NO SOURCE WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE OIL CONTAMINATION, BUT IT WAS NOT WIDE-SPREAD, AND IT'S ASSUMED THAT SOME CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS BURIED WHEN JORDAN REBUILT THE BULK PLANT A FEW YEARS AGO.

ONE AND A HALF CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND EVENTUALLY PROCESSED INTO ASPHALT.  NO WORD ABOUT WHAT WEBBER'S GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROPERTY ENCROACHMENT.
B-47-2002*       On January 28, 2002 at 1445 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a twenty-five gallon hydraulic oil leak from a utility truck.  The spill occurred at their Main Street garage in Bangor on the 27th but wasn't noticed until the 28th.  The vehicle was backed too far into a snow bank and a piece of ice broke a line.  Workers picked up the contaminated snow and stored it in drums for disposal.  No oil reached any drains.
B-384-2001*B-384-2001
07/05/2001 11:30

     An anonymous caller reported observing a drum floating around in Somes Sound near Valley Cove.  An investigation of the area shown no sign of the drum.  The Coast Guard also found no sign of the drum after an extensive search.  We came to the conclusion that the "drum" may have been just a buoy.
B-38-2002*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a recloser on pole #6/3 failed on the Basin Road in Addison. This resulted in about 1.5 gallons of non-PCB oil being sprayed onto the ground and onto a vehicle owned by Edward Look. They recovered two drums of contaminated snow and sorbent pads and had Mr. Look wash his car. The contaminated debris will go to the Pine Tree landfill in Hampden.
P-1175-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1176-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1177-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1178-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1179-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1180-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1181-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1182-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1183-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
A-278-2001* On 4-18-2001, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company, reported a release from a transformer. He claims that the transformer was hit by a snow plow sometime during the winter. This is a pad mounted transformer and a crew from CMP removed 3 drums of soil and 5 drums of oily water from the transformer. No site visit was made and no further action by Response will be required.
P-1184-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1185-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1186-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1187-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1188-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1189-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1190-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
A-399-2001* On 5-31-2001, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company, reported a release from a transformer in the town of Saint George.  A crew from CMP cleaned up the spilled oil. No further action will be required.
P-1191-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1192-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1193-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1194-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1195-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1196-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1197-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1198-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1199-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1200-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1205-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1206-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1207-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1208-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1209-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1210-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1211-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1212-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1213-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1214-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1215-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1216-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1217-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1218-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1219-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1220-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
B-53-2002*The Dead River Co. called to report that their technician had found a small oil spill at the Paul Coston residence at 721 Kenduskeag Ave., Bangor. It seems that the filter canister in the fuel delivery system had corroded through and about 1/4 gallon of number two had leaked onto the concrete floor. It did not reach any drain and was cleaned up with a small amount of speedi-dri.
P-1221-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-1222-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
A-177-2012*     A spill of an estimated 400 gallons of off-road diesel occurred as the result of a pump/day tank malfunction on a diesel generator. The generator is supplied from a 500 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) and the diesel is pumped from that AST into a small feed tank used to supply the generator. The oil overflowed the small generator feed tank and flowed onto a concrete floor and then to the exterior. The oil ran on top of surface water and headed towards Upper Richardson Lake which was located with 50 feet of the release. A private well is located approximately 150 feet up-gradient of the spill area.
     Tom Frost, the property caretaker, and his crew began collecting spilled oil using one gallon containers and bailed it into 50 gallon plastic trash cans. They filled 10 of the trash cans with oil and water mixture. They also had several bales of sorbent pads which they also placed down. On March 21, 2012 at approximately 1800 hrs I met with Mr. Frost at the site. We used the sorbent pads and boom I brought with me and continued the free product removal. A trench was dug accross the path the oil was taking towards the lake and sorbent boom and pads were put in place. Free product removal continued until lack of light made collection too difficult.
     On March 22, 2012 I met with Allstate Environmental at the spill site. They brough additional sorbent supplies and a vacuum truck to continue removing free product. Jack Searles Excavation was also onsite with an excavator and dump truck. The excavator was needed to enlarge the interception trench to recover oil and water. The vaccum truck was used to periodically pull on water and oil mixture from the trenches. Additionally, the excavator was used to break up and remove ice along the shore in order to collect oil using sorbent pads and boom that reached Upper Richardson Lake. A drill with an auger bit was used to survey the ice surrounding the release to verify the containment of the spill. No oil was found under the ice at this time.
     On March 23, 2012 the clean-up actions continued. Allstate Environmental pulled water and oil from the series of interception and recovery trenches that were dug. A vactor truck was also at the spill to remove oil contaminated soils from around the generator building. The surface water run-off from melting snow and ice kept the oil from penetrating deeply into the soil, so only the top six to sixteen inches of soil needed to be removed. A combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests were used to field screen oil contaminated soils. Approximately 12 cubic yards of oil contaminated soils were removed. One vactor load of soil was taken directly to Bruce Manzer Inc. asphault batch plant and the other was stockpiled in a double lined enclosure. The soils from the trenches were also placed in this stockpile. The stockpiled soils would be left in place until after the roads were no longer posted to avoid destroying the dirt access road.
     Some contaminated soils were left in place under the generator building. A strip of trees and vegetation between the spill and the lake was also left undisturbed because the oil seemed to be following the root systems and was a thin (less than three inches) layer of contaminated soil. The trench on the other side of the trees and bushes was used to recover any product that was flushed out. Tom was agreeable to changing out the pads and boom from the trench and down on the water, so I left some supplies and stayed in contact with him ensure no changes occurred.
     On May 3, 2012 after the roads were no longer posted, I met with Jack Searles to finish the oil contaminated soil removal. The stockpiled soils were first loaded into two dump trucks. Some additional excavation was conducted between the generator building and the lake. An estimated three additional cubic yards of oil contaminated soils were removed. A total of 24 cubic yards were transported to Bruce
P-1223-2001*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
B-346-2001*B-346-2001
06/18/2001 12:17

     The ME-DOT facility in Ellsworth called to report a hydraulic oil spill from a broken line on one of their trucks on Route 179 in Osborn.  Approximately 12 gallons leaked onto the pavement from the incident.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-453-2001*B-453-2001
08/15/2001 09:19

     Larry Smith, caretaker for a summer residence in Winter Harbor, called to report a home heating oil spill which resulted from a corrosion hole on a basement tank.  Investigation showed that oil immediately escaped through a floor drain exiting in a densely wooded wetland area about 200 feet away.  It appeared that the spill occurred at some point during the spring where there was a lot of standing water.  The only thing the oil affected was a bit of wetland vegetation.  It also appeared that much of the oil evaporated in the extreme drought conditions of the time.  The only recommendation I made to the caretaker was to perhaps spread a high nitrogen fertilizer on the affected areas to enhance bacterial activity and break down any residual oil.  In any event no wells or surface waters appear to be threatened from this particular spill.
A-727-1999*Received a call from Nancy Long concerning an oil spill at their mobile home.  I went to the site and saw that there was some contaminated snow. I shovelled up the snow and brought it back to melt and dispose of as a liquid. The leak was caused by loose fittings.  Ms. Long told me that the leak occurred when she filled the tank for the first time. The tank was installed by Ralph's Homes when they installed the mobile home.  I contacted Rick Erickson, manager of Ralph's Homes. He was surprised that there was a spill and had not been in contact with Ms. Long.  He also stated that there was a sticker on the thermostat warning the new owner to check the tank before filling it. Mr. Erickson seemed to think that this relieved him of liability.

I called Bob Neff, inspector for the Manufactured Housing Board.  It is legal for a licensed manufactured housing mechanic to install an above ground tank and attach it to the furnace.  They have to follow the same code as licensed burner technicians.  They also cannot release liability for an AST installation. They are required to do the job correctly.  Mr. Neff told me he would speak to Mr. Erickson about this.  No further work is needed on this spill.
A-51-2002*M.W. Sewall Oil reported 1/2 cup overfill at 29 Murray Hill Road in East Boothbay.  The residence is a vacation property and was not occupied at the time of the overfill.  DEP personnel investigated the site and found there had most likely been several small overfills discharged through the vent pipe on to the ground.  Approximately .25 yards of soil was excavated as a means to further determine the extent of the oil in the ground.

The property has a dug well on the western end of the house.  The well water level is very low and is not the primary source of fresh water.  Murray Hill Road is served by town water.  No further action is expected.
A-562-1999*Received a call from a Dean Crosby a relative, concerning an oil spill at Jackie Hayes residence.  I responded to the site and saw that there had been spill.  Ms. Hayes was building a new house and had started putting together a second oil tank.  Her oil company had filled the inside tank and had started filling the second tank, which was outside.  Ms. Hayes had not hooked the tank up to the system and approximately 100 gallons of fuel oil was spilled out the open bottom valve.  She called her oil company, C.B. Haskell, but they were no help.  Mr. Crosby works for Clean Harbors and offered to make the call to the DEP for her.  I hired a local contractor to clean up the site.  Approximately 16 tons of soil were removed from around her house.  Additional product was flushed out of her perimeter drain and collected on sorbents.  Attempts to contact Ms. Hays after the spill for water well sampling were unsuccessful.  The perimeter drain went to a small, swampy area on the other side of her property approximately 150' from her well. No further work is needed at this site.
A-53-2002*The homeowner, Malcolm Prosser, thought his water smelled "funny" and took a water sample to Northeast Labs for analysis.  Northeast did a basic GRO analysis and reported 20 ppb of gasoline.  Mr. Prosser called DEP.

DEP personnel inspected the site and found the well to be drilled to 225 feet with a flow of 12 gal/min.  The overburden is reported to be 3 to 8 feet.  There is 40 feet of casing on the well which was installed in 1998.  The well is approximately 12 feet from the edge of Chapman Road.  No obvious contaminant source was found.

DEP took water samples for GRO, DRO and EPA method 524 volatile organic analysis for drinking water.   Test results indicated 1.1 ug/L for Benzene and 0.8 ug/L for Trimethylbenzene showing the contamination to be pre-MBTE gasoline and trending downward.

Subsequent water samples taken by Pat Seaward in Tech Services with the result showing an increase in contamination.  Tech Services has installed water filters.

A-688-2000*I received a call from the Norridgewock Fire Department that there had been a truck accident on Route 2. The accident had caused the loss of an estimated 20 gallons of diesel.  I responded to the site later the same day.  When I arrived there was a heavy rain and it had also been raining when the accident occurred.  I inspected the ditch where most of the diesel had spilled. There was some diesel remaining which I cleaned up with sorbents.  I went to the fire station and picked up three additional bags of contaminated sorbents the Fire Department had used on the spill.  No further work is needed on this site.
B-51-2002*      On January 30, 2002 we received a call from Judy Pelkey of Pelkey Fuel in Glenburn reporting a  leak from an AST in Corinth.  The leak occurred at 183 Covered Bridge Rd. which is the home of Michelle Waters.  Ms. Waters noticed a stain in the snow around the filter from a cracked valve and while removing the snow she broke the valve off the feedline.  She quickly plugged the line while her husband got a bucket to collect the oil and notified Pelkey Fuel.  A burnerman arrived and repaired the hook-up.  They also shoveled up the contaminated snow and didn't find any fuel in the soil.
      Ms. Waters had 100 gallons of kerosene put in the empty tank a week earlier and after the spill the gauge still registered one quarter full before the 10 to 15 gallons collected in a bucket was put back into the tank.  Based on what was in the tank, recovered in the buckets and the trailer's usage the previous week, the burnerman estimated that a maximum of 5 to 10 gallons leaked.  Workers recovered this product when they excavated the contaminated snow.
A-422-2001* Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company, reported a release from a pair of transformers located in the town of Pittsfield. These two pad mounted transformers are located on Middle Street. A crew from CMP cleaned up the spilled oil.
A-687-2000*Received a call from Debbie Avalon-King of the DEP Air Bureau.  She reported that there had been a small mercury spill at the school her daughter attends.  The spill was in a weather station box set up outside the school. While adjusting a thermometer, it broke.  They did keep all the mercury in the box. Ms Avalon-King told me that they had locked the weather box and taped off the area and were keeping the kids away from it.  I agreed with those precautions and went to the site to inspect it.  I also brought along some mercury cleanup material.  Originally I had wanted to just dispose of the box, Ms. Avalon-King asked me to try and save it as the school district did not have money to replace it.  I cleaned the box and went back another day with more material and cleaned it again. I then instructed the school to wash the box to remove any of the treatment chemical residue.  I felt that the risk to students was minimal in that the box is ventilated and is outside. I also strongly urged the school not to use any more mercury thermometers.  They agreed but stated that it was difficult getting a max-min thermometer that didn't contain mercury.  No further work is needed on this incident.
B-492-2001*AT 1430 ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE BREWER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE SCENE OF A SMALL DIESEL SPILL, ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF 620 MAIN ST.  ITS ORIGIN WAS UKNOWN.

GIVEN THE REPORTED SMALL QUANTITY, I DID NOT DEEM IT WORTHWHILE TO GO OVER THERE UNLESS THE FIRE DEPT. NEEDED HELP.  A HALF HOUR LATER, I TALKED TO THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, LT. MELVILLE, WHO SAID THEY'D HAD NO TROUBLE RECOVERING MOST OF THE PRODUCT WITH SORBENTS, AND DIDN'T REALLY NEED MY HELP.

SOURCE WAS THEORIZED TO BE A LEAKING SADDLE TANK OR LEAKING CONTAINER ON A PICK-UP TRUCK.
P-755-2000*REPORT SUMMARY
   	On 12/11/00 I granted a waiver of the 30-day removal notification period for CAB to remove an old, out-of-service waste oil UST recently re-discovered at this facility.  On Fri. 12/15/00, I met onsite with Mr. Bentham of CAB who was removing the tank.  Mathew Dillis of EBI Consultants was performing the CMR 691 assessment and assured me he would send me a copy of the assessment.  This tank [T-4] being abandoned in 2000 was registered as being removed in 1987 though was actually illegally covered up after removing the fill and vent pipes.  I understand the property may have been for sale which initiated the UST abandonment and the assessment.

SITE INFORMATION & HISTORY
	The area is dense commercial and residential, and on city water and sewer.  In 1990, two 6000 gal. bare steel UST's were removed by Greenwood Const. and this abandonment is covered under Sheryl (Bernard) Smith's Spill Report P-568-90.  An estimated 500 gallons was thought discharged by Ms. Bernard.   During the 1990 abandonment about 100 yds of gasoline contaminated soil is reported to have been excavated and landspread offsite.  The facility is still owned by Mr. Blickensderfer though is operated by a tenant (Jere).  The gas station is surrounded by residential housing with basements.

YEAR 2000 UST ABANDONMENT & SITE VISIT
	Onsite with CAB and EBI on 12/15/00, I noted the old waste-oil tank being lifted out.  The soil smelled of old, weathered oil contamination. Bentham and Dillis stated that: CAB will excavate the 3 to 4 yds. of waste-oil contaminated soil, and after analysis, if it passes TCLP, have it disposed of at Commercial Recycling Services (CRS) in Scarborough, Maine.   I noted no oil saturated soil.  No gw was visible in the 5' deep excavation.  The immediate area around the gas station appears to be fill on top of silt/clay.   See the attached field notes and documents for further information.
	Following the abandonment I was told by EBI that Mr. Dillis left EBI Consultants without submitting his notes.  This caused EBI to piece together the report based on CAB's and DEP's documents, and caused a delay in the 45-day required submission of the CMR 691 removal assessment to the Maine DEP.  On 1/14/02, 13 months after the abandonment, I wrote to Mr. Preveti of EBI regarding the  missing report (see attached).  EBI did not respond though on 1/30/02, I did receive a copy of the 12/19/01 EBI report from Mr. Blickensderfer.

CLOSURE & REMEDIATION ASSESSMENT REVIEW
	 In May, 2001, I sent to Rick McAuley of EBI, a copy of a DT indicating an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal, though DEP's Jon Woodard and I agreed that further clean-up to this Goal would not be cost-effective or required at this time.  Mr. McAuley explained that Mr. Dillis had left EBI and they were not able to acquire Dillis' field notes, and that is the reason for the UST closure and clean-up assessment's delay.   On 1/14/02, I sent a letter to EBI, CAB and to Blickensderfer regarding the status of the still un-received removal assessment for this Dec. 2000 year UST abandonment (see attached).  The report, dated 12/19/01, was received from Mr. Blickensderfer on 1/30/02 and reviewed by S. Brezinski.
1.	No groundwater was noted to the test pit depth of 9' bg.   Perhaps a deeper test pit was warranted as harsher contamination is not ruled out on the water table below.   Test pits to gw are warranted when possible.
2.	The report states 15 to 20 yards of soil noted with oil contamination ("intermittent staining") was stored in a roll-off, though there is no mention of what happened to this soil in later months.  This raises a concern as to illegal disposal issues.  At my request, on 2/1/02, CAB faxed me weigh slips indicating 65 tons of soil from this site reached Aggregate Recycling Corp. in March & April of 2001.  This is considerably over the initial 15 - 20 yards, and is not documented in EBI's report, as is customary.
3.	Lab analysis of a sample of the above
A-421-2001* On 6-12-2001, the Gardiner Police Dept. reported a release of transformer oil. According to the Police Dept. CMP had been called. There are no more details concerning this case.
A-686-2000*A complaint about strong odors of gasoline at the Quik Stop by exit 26 was relayed to me. As I was in the area I went to the site.  The Exit 26 Quik Stop is a fairly new facility.  I inspected the grounds and extensive paved area and found no evidence of a spill.  I asked the clerk if they had a transporter make a delivery this day, and he said no.  Additionally, when I arrived there was no odor of gasoline.  I did not find any evidence of a spill of gasoline.  No additional work is necessary.
P-982-2001*12.03.2001 Dead River reported spill that occurred on 11.30.2001.  Phone conversation with DR personnel indicates that the scully valve leaked during the delivery of oil to the AST.   It was reported by DR that oil ran down the fill pipe and onto the ground. The residential home owner, Sheila Corey, could not be reached by phone, upon DEP's attempt.  No further report received by DEP.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-44-2002*John Adams called from Somerset Oil Co. to report that a customer, Northern Outdoors, Inc., had suffered an oil spill in Caratunk. It seems that a piece of ice fell from the eave of the two-story house and struck the unprotected firematic valve attached to a vertical 275 AST. The deliveryman became aware of the problem when he realized that he had pumped 275 gallons into the tank. His inspection showed the oil streaming out of the broken fitting. He plugged the hole and called the office. Somerset Oil personnel replaced the broken valve but collected less than a five-gallon pail of contaminated snow. This would represent less than a gallon. He says that the house is owned by a company called Northern Outdoors who rents it out. His contact is a maintenance man, Tom Flannery.
   I went to the site the next morning. As reported the oil had sunk into the ground and not run off. The tenant, Ms. Brochu, reported no odor inside the house and she did not know where the well was located. This is an old building with a dirt floor and uncemented rock walls.
   On the following day I spoke with Mr. Flannery and explained the AST fund and that I felt we should put the building's well on quarterly monitoring. As this is a recently purchased property he did not know where the well was. I asked that he find out who the neighbors were so that I could speak with them, as they were not home during my visit. He did. They are Berwyn Merrill, 224 Main Street and Carl Huff, 232 Main Street. Mr. Merrill gets his water from another neighbor who is uphill and has a drilled well 180' deep. Mr. Huff's well is drilled 450' with about 80' of casing. He said that the spiller's well was the 500' deep. He also said the spiller's well was about 50' back from where the tank leaked. His is about 100' from the spill. The reason that both wells are so deep is that they recover very poorly. Sand and gravel aquifer maps indicate that this neighborhood is over such an aquifer. The fact that the wells recover slowly tells me that the bedrock is very tight and they are not connected with the aquifer above. All this indicates that the chance of the spilled oil reaching any of the wells is very remote. I will have the closest well put on quarterly monitoring. If it becomes impacted I'll reexamine testing the other wells. No further action anticipated at this time.

B-546-2001*DAVID TRUST (POB 196, 244-7464) PURCHASED HIS ABODE LATE IN THE SUMMER OF 2001. HAVING HAD THE PROPERTY LINES SURVEYED, HE WAS DISMAYED TO DISCOVER THAT  WASTE OIL, DUMPED ON THE GROUND BY, PRESUMABLY, THE FORMER OWNERS OF THE ADJACENT LOT, WAS NOW ENCROACHING ONTO HIS PROPERTY.

THE LOT IN QUESTION BELONGS NOW TO THE TOWN; A DEAL WAS STRUCK.  IF THE TOWN WOULD AGREE TO DO THE EXCAVATING AND HAULING, I AGREED TO PAY FOR THE DISPOSAL AT PINE TREE LANDFILL.    THE DIGGING OCCURRED ON 10/8 & 9.
A-102-2000* The Pittsfield Fire Dept. called this office to report an oil spill at a business on South Main Street. I met with the Fire Dept. and we walked around the area of Starbird Construction and found a large diameter hydraulic hose laying on the ground. Oil from this hose was traveling, with rain and snow melt, across the back parking lot to a nearby storm drain. This drain is located at the front entrance to a Health Care Facility owned by Sabasticook Hospital. The Fire Dept. had already placed sorbent boom around the drain. I next went into the building owned by Starbird construction. The housekeeping at this place was awful. Waste oil was stored in buckets without tops, rags and speedi dri was scattered, in a word it was messy.
 Many months later a consultant contacted me about this site. The consultant is working with the Bank and cleaning it up through the VRAP program.
B-711-2001*B-711-2001
12/30/2001 12:58

     Tom Wilkins of Arctic Energy in Corinth called to report a small AST spill at the residence of Dan Parks on Main Street.  It was stated that the resident accidentally fell off his outside tank while trying to get through the window of his locked house.  The fall broke off the filter of the tank spilling about 25 gallons.  The leaked was stopped and repairs were made.  Sorbent material and minimal excavation were used in the clean up.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-547-2001*TRYING TO DEFROST HER REFRIGERATOR ON THE AFTERNOON OF 10/1, MARY BATES, AS WE'VE ALL DONE, GREW IMPATIENT AND DECIDED TO SPEED THE PROCESS WITH BLUNT FORCE TO WIT: A KITCHEN KNIFE.

SHE'LL NEVER HAVE TO DEFROST THAT REFRIGERATOR AGAIN.

IN HER ZEAL TO CHIP OUT THE FROST, SHE PUNCTURED A COOLING LINE AND FILLED THE KITCHEN WITH FREON.

THE FIRE DEPT. WAS SUMMONED AND UPON ARRIVAL, CONSULTED ME ON WHAT THEIR COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE.  UPON DETERMINING THAT THE COOLANT WAS FREON, ( THERE WAS NO AMMONIA OR SULFUR ODOR) I TOLD THEM THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS VENT THE BUILDING.  THERE IS NO WAY AVAILABLE TO US TO RECOVER A GAS, NOR ARE WE ABLE TO DETECT IT, SO I JUST TOLD THEM TO SET UP A SMOKE EJECTOR AND VENT THE GAS TO THE ATMOSPHERE.

REPORTING THE INCIDENT NEXT DAY TO JEFF EMERY OF THE AIR BUREAU, HE WAS UNINTERESTED, SAYING THE VOLUME WAS TOO SMALL TO WORRY ABOUT.
P-71-2002*On the 28th of January, it was reported to the DEP by Lampron Energy that there had been a spill at a customer's residence in Gorham.  The delivery driver noticed a large section of dark soil and the distinct hydrocarbon odor.  A site assessment that afternoon confirmed both aspects of the report and remediation plans were initiated.  Guerin Associates of Gorham was subcontracted to perform the work due their ability to disconnect and reconnect the temporary burner service necessary to alleviate concern and continue to keep the residents happy in this time of mental stress and upheaval.  (It would have been too difficult to coordinate with multiple subcontractors because I was unable to be present on the day of the cleanup.)  That was a wise decision given the following depiction.  The original plan of action was for Guerin to excavate what was assumed to be approximately 3-4 yards of contaminated soil and backfill.  As the day progressed, however, it became apparent that additional excavation was needed due to the increasing smell as the hole deepened.  The following day, (for which I neglected my prior plans so as to be present given the new nature of the project) a vacuum truck was utilized because the use of a skid steer became inefficient.  Sometime late morning, a few feet deeper, and for curiosity's sake, the end of the vactor hose was allowed to travel down through the soil approximately three feet below the present grade inside the hole.  It was at that depth that groundwater was found and yet another interesting change of plans was encountered: free product.  Post discovery, Tech Services was consulted to determine the most appropriate course of action given the present situation.  The conclusion upon which we decided included the use of an excavator and the installation of a 12' x 36" monitoring well that would house a skimmer system to collect as much product as possible.  After allocating the necessary provisions, this stage of the work was completed.  On the third day, Guerin was on site to reconnect the permanent burner service and to pump off the well in an attempt to give the hole a solid flush prior to the addition of the skimmer system.
	The skimmer system was installed and proved to be fairly productive.  The net yield of free product was approximately 10 gallons.  In early March, free product on the water table was distinctly less and use of the skimmer became inefficient.  It was uninstalled and the site was placed on a weekly pump out schedule.  By late March, the groundwater in the well was distinctively clean and it was decided that the weekly pump outs were unnecessary in addition to the well's presence. It was removed and the site was returned to its natural state.
P-80-2002*On 2/4/2002 I received a call from Dan Hews of Veilleux Oil reporting a kerosene spill at a client's residence in Biddeford.  I made arrangements to meet on the site with Veilleux Oil and the homeowner later that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I met with the homeowner, Helen Fortier.  She showed me a sump in the basement of her home that contained free product.  There were two sumps in the basement.  One very close to the tank that discharged and one further away.  The sump closest to the tank had a signficant amount of oil in it.  The sump further away had very little oil in it.  There was noticeable oil odor in the home.  I learned from Ms. Fortier that the oil tank that serves her monitor heater (a supplemental heat source) had been empty for some time and she had it filled last week.  Shortly after that she began to notice a fuel oil smell.  On Saturday, still smelling the oil, she called Veilleux Oil to respond.  Upon arrival, they repaired a leaking oil line from the tank to the furnace.

Ms. Fortier called Veilleux again on Monday (2/4) to report that she still smelled oil.  At that time, Veilleux reported the spill to the Department.  I am unclear exactly what went wrong with the oil line because no one from Veilleux arrived for the meeting that had been scheduled for that afternoon.  I believe it may have been corrosion induced.

I gave Ms. Fortier an application for the above ground storage tank insurance fund and instructed her to apply to the fund.  I then made arrangements to have Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) meet me on site on 2/5 to begin the clean up.

On 2/5 I met on site with Scott Allocca of EPI.  We made plans to install an oil water separator and ventilation on the sump near the tank.  We also made arrangements to return to the site that afternoon with a vacuum truck to remove as much oil as possible from the sumps.  A total of 125 gallons of oil and water mixture was pumped that afternoon.  Of that, only approximately 2 gallons was determined to be free product.

On 2/6 the oil/water separator and the ventilation system were installed.  I gave instructions to EPI to check the system as needed and remove any collected oil.  I also instructed Ms. Fortier to call EPI directly if there were any problems with the system.  The system will remain in place until it becomes evident that it is no longer needed.
P-79-2002*Apparently, the saddle tank or refrigeration unit of a tractor trailer truck leaked overnight in the Yarmouth Info Center parking lot.  It was reported to the DEP by DOT who quarantined the area until our arrival.  Upon inspection, most of the product had dried due to the duration of time between the incident and its report.  However, some still looked recoverable and I had the DOT field crew purchase speedi-dri and spread it across the afflicted portion of the parking lot.  It cleaned up nicely.
I-20-2002*AST leak at an active gas station.
Corrosion leak in a 45 year old AST.
Baseline site.
Geoprobing will be conducted to determine if any free product can be found.
P-744-2001*While renovating the property at 146 Scott Dyer Road, the Dorsey's discovered an underground fuel tank within the walls of the home.  The tank (250-300 gallon capacity) and fill pipe, which was a complete mystery prior to the demolition of the floor, was situated in a bedroom bath area (not on the garage end of the house).

The Dorsey's submitted a determination for abandonment in place form, and upon visiting the site and documenting the conditions, permission for abandonment was given.  A contractor was to be hired to pump the remaining liquid out of the tank and backfill it.

No additional work is planned for this site based on the observations and information presented.

P-266-2001*

On April 3, 2001, the Bethel United Methodist Church through Norm Clanton (Chairman, Board of Trustees) reported the loss of approximately 200 gallons of K-1 from the outside tank adjacent to the day care at the rear of the church.

The fuel migrated beneath the crawlspace of the day care and entered the church basement in two places, 1st beneath the stairs leading to the day care room, and secondly in the sump hole in the furnace room adjacent to the basement kitchen.  This was a distance of approximately 75 feet.

Initial excavation was with a vactor thru a small opening in the frost wall.  A trench was excavated approx. 3-4 feet in depth by 5 feet in width running the length of the day care building (40') with deeper sumps at each end.  The area beyond and outside the crawl space was excavated with a machine "Cross Excavation".  Also constructed was a 36" collection well/sump (oil water separator ) to pump from periodically, as it was stated by church staff this was a very wet area with seasonal flows of ground water.  The crawlspace was backfilled with crushed stone on a liner to minimize any odors that might linger beneath the room.

The interior basement area was basically a removal operation.  Any stained surfaces that were removable were.  Wooden framing, paneling, some furniture, carpeting, stored miscellaneous items in boxes, stairs were all removed.  The remaining concrete was scrubbed and cleaned.  The stairs were replaced with temporary treads to be finished when the carpenter rebuilt the other structures (wall paneling and partition).

No significant odors were reported after the final removal and cleaning.  DEP Tech services monitored vapor levels and engineered appropriate controls.  The final interior restoration was scheduled as the craftsmen were available.  If conditions changed, the church would contact DEP.  Landscaping was conditionally completed with plans to finalize in the spring after the melt.  At this point, no further work is planned by DEP  based on the conditions at the time of closure.

With a few exceptions the private insurance company for BUMC covered the costs of remediation.


A-3-2002* On the evening of 1-2-2002, Kip Kline reported a release of diesel fuel from a delivery box truck. This occurred earlier in the day in the town of Camden. The truck is owned by ADKINS TRANSFER, INC. and was driven by Kris McGowan. Mr. McGowan was making a delivery and drove to the end of Carle Farm Rd. It was at this point where he attempted to turn around and slid off the road and snapped the crossover line off the fuel tanks. This resulted in diesel fuel being drained from both tanks. A wrecker was then called by Mr. McGowan. The wrecker service called a private contractor to sand the road, it was covered with snow and ice. The guy sanding the road discovered the diesel fuel spill and he called Kip Kline for advice. Kip then called the DEP.
 I arrived on site later that evening, however the spilled diesel fuel had already soaked into the unfrozen ground. The property is owned by Dan Slocum and the well that serves his summer residence is about 25 feet from the spill.
 Mr. Slocum was in Florida at the time of the spill and will not be returning to Maine until late spring 2002. I decided this was a time critical situation and hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the contaminated soil. The next morning, after the box truck was removed by a wrecker service, excavation was begun. A total of 31 tons of soil was removed and transported to Dragon Products, a cement kiln, for disposal (recycled into cement).
 Alex Pugh and I tried to collect a water sample on 2-4-2002, but could not, the Carle Farm Rd. had not been plowed out. A water sample will be collected after Mr. Slocum returns or when we can get to the site.
 On 4-2-02, Alex Pugh and I collected a water sample from the well in question using a portable 12 volt purge pump.
 On 7-2-02, Alex Pugh placed Mr. Slocum on the quarterly monitoring program and after two additional water samples have been collected, we will decide the next course of action.
P-195-2001*On March 20, 2001, at approximately 3:45pm, Mrs. Rhonda Finley called to report the outside oil tank was empty as a result of a broken filter/firematic.  The AST supplies fuel to the garage heating system at the rear of the home (estimated loss of 160-200 gallons).  Scarborough Fire Department was on scene.

Soil removal beneath the AST revealed a well drained soil somewhat oil free for the first three feet in depth, the foundation was a frost wall and the perimeter drain at 4' had substantial amounts of oil on the water surface.  More than 2400 gallons of water/oil were evacuated from the hole.

The site had significant groundwater influences (i.e., a pond within 20 feet of the building) the level of the pond was high and the slope of the land was towards the home and continuing downhill in front of the home.  A crawlspace midway between the living space and garage was flooded and resulted in significant vapors entering the home through the spaces in the staircase.

DEP staff involved in the monitoring and remediation are: Cyr, D. White, P. Eremita, with the latter two carrying on with the extended mitigation systems (oil-water separation, vapor recovery, air exchange).  Upon completion of emergency removal actions, the site clean up was referred to Technical Services and my Response involvement diminished, further details about clean up goals and standards should be addressed to White or Eremita.
A-33-2002*On 1-17-2002, Shawn Nava of Potter Oil Company called this office to report a release of kerosene which occurred during a delivery to Frontier Oil Company.  The aboveground tank at this bulk plant was overfilled. This large tank is located on Route 137 in China.  The reason that this overfill occurred is because the circuit breaker switch that activates the overfill alarm system had been turned off. Employees of Potter Oil cleaned up the oil spill.

There have been several overfills at this bulk plant during the last few years. The site has been referred to enforcement.  No further action by Response will be required.
A-223-2001* On 4-3-2001 Gerry Duncan, of International Paper, called this office to report a release of hydraulic oil. This leak occurred at Paper Machine #4 and fifty gallons of hydraulic oil leaked/spilled into the Waste Treatment Plant. No site visit was made by Response Services.
A-270-2001* On 4-3-2001 International Paper reported a release of seventy gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill occurred at Paper Machine #4 and the oil was contained in a concrete moat. This oil was later reclaimed into the process. See attached memo from IP. No site visit as made by Response Services.

B-64-2002*Phil Rossi, called from the Maine D.O.T. office in Bangor to report that D.O.T. workers had seen a white box truck drive through the intersection of Hogan Rd. and Mt. Hope Ave. spilling diesel fuel. They could not tell if it was from a fuel tank without a cap or what the cause might. They thought it was bad enough to report.
   I went to the scene and found a diesel stain south bound in the through lane. The stain was about 50' long, but not wide. I followed Hogan Rd. south through other intersections and found no more spillage. By the fact that the spill did not continue I could not locate the suspected delivery truck. Due to the small size of the spill and the heavy traffic, an attempt to clean up the spill was not warranted. I also felt that it did not need sanding.
   No further action anticipated.
A-620-2000*Received a call from Shawn Howard of the Skowhegan Fire Department that there had been a spill at a convenience store in Skowhegan. The spill was at Savage Oil on Front Street.  Speaking to an employee, a truck had been fueling at the site and was unattended.  It was estimated that 30 gallons had been lost.  The fire department padded some up. I asked for public works assistance to remove a storm drain cover. There was some free product to pick up in the storm drain.  The rest of the spill was to a paved surface.  I did speak to Larry Savage and suggested that he might get a security camara for the diesel pump as employees inside the store could not see the pumps when the a truck was fueling.  No further action is needed for this incident.
P-187-1999*On 3/17/99 David Leeman contacted the Department concerned about his well water having been contaminated with gasoline. Mr. Leeman back in December or January purchased a used truck from Rowe Ford. One day in January after filling his truck with gas and then pulling into his driveway he noticed the gas tank was leaking discharging the whole tank of gas to the ground. He stated that he put speedi-dry down which he picked up. The Department was just notified of this situation two months after the incident.

The house is located on Towle Road on top of a hill. The well is covered and located in the back of the property which looks to be bordering a wetland area. Soil according to Mr. Leeman is clay whereby during the excavation of his foundation clay was removed and gravel was put down. Property is bordered by other properties to the North & South which are all on drinking water wells. Water sample was taken and tested for aeromatics. Water  Samples tested on 3/20/99 results indicated low levels of gasoline constituants, Toluene 2 PPB,1j o-Xylene, 3 m,p-Xylene. Contact was made with Mr. Leeman stating results and that I was going to put him on quarterly monitoring. As this point in time I see no further action required.

The Leeman's contacted Jon Woodard in December, 2000 regarding his well.  He had not been participating regularly with quarterly monitoring, but complained that this water smelled like gasoline.  Jon Woodard visited the site and did smell gasoline in the water, and took a sample which came back positive for gasoline.  A filter was ordered for the Leeman's, and the site was visited again by Jon Woodard and Mark Woodruff to re-sample the well and sample the neighbors' wells.  During that visit Woodard & Woodruff inspected the filters and observed a particulate filter that Mr. Leeman had previously had on the well prior to the new carbon filters.  The particulate filter smelled very rank of gasoline.  The sample of Mr. Leeman's well as well as the neighbors' wells all came back "non-dectected" for volatile organics.  Mr. Leeman was informed that his filter would be removed, he would be removed from the quarterly monitoring program, and the Department was closing the case.

No further action by the Deparment will be necesary on the case.


A-577-2001* On 8-31-2001 Dragon Products Company reported a release of diesel. The fuel line on a dry bulk cement tanker broke while it was traveling on Route One in Newcastle. A crew from Dragon took care of the problem. No site visit or further action will be required by Response.
I-22-2002*Due to a broken pipe, 25 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with sawdust and taken to a boiler for incineration.
P-1225-2001*12.01.2001 DEP contacted by Lewiston Fire Department regarding a mystery bottle of carbon tetrachloride.  Captain Meyers had no knowledge of where or exactly when the containers was recovered by the fire department.  Captain Meyers requested an avenue for disposal.  DEP collected the item for storage and disposal.  Material included in picked up and disposed of collected waste from various sites.  Responder Hemenway paid for disposal under contract with Enpro Environmental Services, Newburyport, MA,  invoice #12091-1 (attached).

No further action warranted
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-548-2001*GAZING OUT THE COATER ROOM WINDOW, BERNARD ANDERSON NOTICED A SHEEN ON MILLINOCKET STREAM AND CALLED IT IN TO OUR 800 NUMBER.  I ASKED HIM IF HE'D REPORTED IT TO THE MILL'S SPILL TEAM, AND HE LED ME TO BELIEVE HE HADN'T.

I CALLED THE NORTHERN'S CARL AKELEY TO FIND OUT IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE SPILL, AND HE CALLED ME BACK SAYING HE WAS AWARE OF IT, AND HAD REPORTED IT HERE AT ABOUT 1600, TO BOB WHITTIER.  HE NEVER DISCOVERED THE SOURCE, BUT SPECULATED IT COULD HAVE BEEN HISTORIC SPILLAGE OR MAYBE FROM A CONTRACTOR'S VEHICLE.  SORBENT BOOMS WERE DEPLOYED TO ALMOST NO AVAIL, THE SHEEN BEING SO SMALL.
B-558-2001*AS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE FUELING CREW AT BIA OVERFILLED THE WING TANKS ON A PRIVATE AIRCRAFT;  FUEL WAS PUSHED OUT THE VENT AND ONTO THE ASPHALT.

THE FUELING CREW CLEANED IT UP WITH THEIR "SUPER SOPPER."
A-818-2001* On 4-2-2001, Mike Sinclair of Mead Paper, reported a release of a nonhazardous compound. A mixture of clay and Titanium dioxide was discharged through the mill's clear sewer. The discharged material entered the Androscoggin River via the 002 clear sewer.
 Several factors were involved with this incident. First a level control failed allowing the paper machine white water to mix with some other water. An audible alarm went off but the employee did not understand how the system worked and a visual alarm went unnoticed. All these factors allowed for the discharge to go uncorrected for about 48 hours.
 According to the reports that Mead sent to us, they will install an interlocking alarm and refresh the operators knowledge of the mill's clear sewer.
B-559-2001*A TOUR BUS FULL OF LEAF PEEPERS LOST ALL ITS MOTOR OIL AT THE BASE OF THE CADILLAC MTN RD.   APPARENTLY, THE BUS WAS SO LONG THAT, ROUNDING THE CURVE ONTO THE MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG WAS KNOCKED OFF OR THE PAN PUNCTURED SOMEHOW.   THE RANGERS SUMMONED THE BAR HARBOR FIRE DEPT.  AND THEY CLEANED UP THE SPILL WITH SORBENT PADS.
B-18-2002*Mr. Lord called to report that he had suffered an oil spill at his residence in Surry. The 275 vertical AST in his wood shed had shifted. There was no slack in the copper fuel line and the firematic valve cracked. Hancock Oil repaired the broken valve but reported that the oil had soaked in and there was little free product to collect. They estimated that about 100 gallons was lost.
   I went to the scene the next day and Mr. Lord showed me about. The site is in the attached wood shed. The dirt floor is covered with bark and such and I expect that it absorbed much of the oil. The soil underneath is dense clay. His drilled well on the other side of the house took 60 feet of casing.                                                                                                                                        He had dug a small pit in the floor and began to recover oil by dipping it out with a small container. By afternoon he had collected about 50 gallons. He would continue as long as it appeared. We discussed the aspects of the AST clean up fund and he felt that he'd rather put his time in recovering the oil and removing the contaminated soils this spring than pay out the $500.00 deductible required under the fund rules. He owns 25 acres at the residence and has a good place to land farm the contaminated soil this spring. In the mean time he would filter the lumps out of the recovered oil and offer it to someone with a waste oil burner.
   Due to the soil type and soil depth I don't believe that the well is threatened. Other than the spring clean up no further action is anticipated.
P-1226-2001*12.12.2001 CMP reported transformer discharge.  Spill clean up and oil tested for PCB content.  See attached CMP spill report.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
I-23-2002*This spill was caused by a person filling their vehicle. The station doesn't have the automatic nozzles so the person filling the vehicle used his gas cap to allow the nozzle to pump while he sat in his vehicle.

About a 1/4 of yd of contaminated snow was recovered and will be disposed of this spring.

I advised the station that they needed to report all spills.

Case closed.
B-560-2001*"SIX HUNDRED GALLONS TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED OIL, OFF DOES NOT MEAN 600 GALLONS OF NON-TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED OIL BACK ON!"

THUS DID JOE BAILEY EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF AN OVERFILL AT IRVING'S BULK PLANT IN MEDWAY.

THE APRON UNDER THE TRUCK RACK IS TIED TO AN OIL/WATER SEPARATOR, SO NO OIL MADE IT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
B-27-2002*Dave Tonini called from the HoltraChem facility to report that crew-members had found a spill of mercury in the drying shed. They estimated that about 3.5 pounds had dripped out from a pinhole in a 10" steel pipe called the hydrogen header. He states that this spill was inside the secondary containment. They used a mercury vacuum to pick it up and washed the area down with water that went to the cell room sump for treatment and recovery. The pinhole was patched. Their written report is attached.
B-36-2002*Ms. Janet Dyer called from Central Maine Power to report that their meter reader had stepped on the fuel line from an outside tank at the Brandie LaBrei residence in Plymouth. This occurred four days earlier, but had just been reported to them. It is estimated that about 50 gallons of #1 was lost.
   I went to the scene the next morning. The CMP clean up crew and the fuel supplier, Waldo Oil Co., had been there and gone. Ms. LaBrei gave me a tour of the site. The cellar is dirt floored with hand laid stone walls. Even at this time of year there was a bit of standing water in the basement. I could not see or smell any oil but Ms. LaBrei said that it had smelled and there had been some oil on the standing water before the clean up. It was the same outside. The horizontal tank was at the gable end and the electric meter was on the wall above the filter end of the tank. The line at the time of my visit was suspended in the air between the tank and the wall for about 5 feet or so. Ms. LaBrei stated that the line had not broken off but was damaged and a number of fittings both at the tank and in the cellar were loosened. I believe that this is possible, as the runs of copper line appear unsupported at any place other than where it connected to multiple heating appliances. The home is generally heated with a few "Monitor" style room heaters, but there are both back up electric heaters and a woodstove.
   She said that the well is on the other side of the house; she was not sure of the exact spot. But I believe that due to the tight soils and slight gradient the well is not threatened.
   I told Ms. Dyer that the cleanup was satisfactory at this time; however it is possible that spring rains could cause some oil to reappear and it would have to be cleaned up at that time. Digging is not reasonable as damage to the house's stone foundation could easily occur and the risk to the well and environment is minimal.
B-561-2001*DEAD RIVER PERSONNEL, FILLING THE TANK AT THE ELLSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, SUFFERED AN OVERFILL.  THE 3 GALLONS OF PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED WITH SORBENTS.
P-1227-2001*12.12.2001 CN Brown reported spill.  Slight overfill of customer's AST.  Delivery driver cleaned up spill.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1228-2001*12.12.01 DEP received report of spill.  Reporter describes the material as' high solid paint'.  Company personnel clean up the spill and entered material in waste stream along with other paint waste.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-693-2001* On 10-25-2001, the Department of Environmental Protection received an anonymous complaint about a vacant house that had a lot of chemicals in the basement. According to the caller the house is located on East Benton Rd.  No return phone was provided.
 I did not speak with the caller and I drove out to the area and did not find any obvious "vacant house", therefore, this case is now considered closed.
P-91-2002*Mystery sheen at Global Terminal.  After investigation, determined to be non detrimental.  No further action necessary.
A-679-2001* On 7-1-2001, Pat Locklin of the DEP, reported to us that a drum of unknown material was next to the remediation shed at Wiscasset Irving.  This convenience store, owned by Jim Benidix, had been the site of a long term ground water remediation project. It is located on Route 27, just north of the Route one intersection.
 Bart Newhouse and I went to the site to collect the drum(s). There was only one drum and we loaded it into the pickup truck. In addition to the drum, there were five 5 gallon pails. These pails had been in the sun for too long and suffered a breakdown from to many UV rays. We had to come back at a later date with lab packs.
 These containers were stored at the Augusta HAZ. STORE building until they were disposed of by a cleanup company.
 I collected neat samples from each drum and had them analyzed for metals. The HETL lab found that they were high in calcium. The material was very dense and part of label was attached to the 55 gallon drum which contained the letters "...calc...". In all likelihood the drums contained calcium chloride.
No further action will be required.
B-633-2001*UNLIKE MOST NEIGHBORHOOD FEUDS, THIS ONE PROVED LEGITIMATE.

INVESTIGATING ON 11/8, I FOUND AN AREA OF CONTAMINATED SOIL UNDER THE FUEL FILTER WHERE A FLARED CONNECTION HAD LEAKED.

MRS. CHURCH SAID SHE OR HER HUSBAND WOULD CLEAN UP THE CONTAMINATION BY 11/15, AND SHE WAS TRUE TO HER WORD.
A-586-2001* On 8-22-2001, Dead River, located in Auburn, made a fuel delivery to the home of Vick Carney. Mr. Carney's home is located on 17 Johnson Rd. The exact cause is unclear, however,  some oil was spilled onto the basement floor. I called Mr. Carney to verify that Dead River did indeed clean up the oil. I also asked if the were oil vapors/odors in the home and there were none. No further involvement is needed by DEP.
B-273-2001* On 4/24/01, 1420 hours Linda Butler (DEP Augusta) advised this office of an abandoned recycling yard that had about 60 drums that contained fluids ranging from waste oil to gasoline.  (The actual count was 58 as determined by Environmental Projects, Inc.) On 5/8/01 I went to the site.  I counted 57 drums, and 14 of them were gasoline. Some of the drums had lost a small amount of product and one of them looked like it had been hit with a plow blade.  There is no estimate as to how much spillage of gasoline there was, but I would be inclined to characterize it as minor.   There is a trailer park across the road and the well already has MTBE in it. (Tech Service is dealing with this.)  This was discovered in "98" by Bob Whittier.  Bob had the water analyzed because he was investigating a car crushing operation that was going on at EWS.  It must be pointed out that the MTBE could have come from another source.

Linda obtained information as to how to contact the owner.  The owner is Kevin Elniki.  Kevin had hired EPI (08/01) to characterize the waste in the drums.  Kevin agreed that delaying the removal of the material posed an unacceptable risk.  We decided to get bids on the project and proceed.  Meanwhile Scott Alloca of EPI contacted me and it became apparent that at a hundred and twenty five per drum, EPI was as good as we were going to get.  Besides, EPI already had the analytical on the material.  I got back to Kevin and offered to pay up front.  However, he opted to pay EPI for removing the fluids himself.  On 5/21/01, I witnessed the pumping out of all 58 - plus an extra two drums of gas inside, where we hadn't been able to see before.  On 5/22/01, I called Kevin to thank him for tending to that detail.  Also, I suggested that he put a barrier across the entrance to the facility so that it would be difficult for midnight dumpers to deposit more drums on his property.  Some of the drums that were dealt with on 5/21/01, were on the road side of the fence and were alleged to have been put there by someone other than EWS.

Addendum

Shortly before 8/22/01, I was told by Scott Aloca of EPI that there were drums at the EWS site in Swanville that had not been dealt with at the time they took care of the 58 drums they had previously characterized.  Apparently, these drums came on site subsequent to the characterization of the initial 58.  On 8/22/01, I returned to the site and found eighteen drums.  Drum number 1 was an over pack that was labeled "gas/H2O to ECC."  The % LEL in the over pack was zero.  I could not open drum number 2 so I don't know what the % LEL was, but it did have a few inches of liquid in it.  Most of the remaining drums were without bungs and gave 0% LEL readings with the exception of number 5, which was 25% LEL.  Number 5 had its' bungs and had developed pressure from being warmed in the sun.  It smelled like linseed oil. Drums 10 and 11 had partially hardened linseed oil.  Drums 1 and 2 will need further consideration, but the rest do not present a hazard.
P-132-2002*Please see attached.
P-575-2001*A report was received regarding a leaking AST at 31 Forest Ave., Windham.  The report was made by Mrs. Foster who had previously had a spill from her AST (P-622-97).  I visited the site and observed that the tank had definitely been leaking, although there had been an attempt to stop the leak and collect some of the product spilled.  The property owner is Mr. Lou Croce, who met me on site and explained that he was unaware of what happened but would find out.  It turns out that the tenant (Matthew Dobson) had returned home late from a snowmobiling trip and had backed the snowmobile trailer a little too far and struck the tank, breaking off the filter.  Mr. Croce indicated that he would have the clean-up done post haste.  The next morning I arrived on site and oversaw Risbara Construction as they excavated the contaminated soil.  Using a properly calibrated PID, I was able to determine that an effective clean-up was consummated.
P-999-2001*Phil Morgan of Seltzer & Rydholm reported that 225-250 lbs of ammonia had released at their Auburn facility.  The release was similar to one earlier in the month and was actually not a leak in the system, but caused, as it turns out, by a faulty pressure relief valve.  The valve would be replaced ASAP and no further release is expected.
I-39-2002*On 3-1-02, Peter Howe of MPG in Houlton called this office to report that one of their customers had called about a furnace not running. When he went to the facility (Katahdin Lodge), he discovered the tank had leaked at a valve on the end.  I met with him, the owner, and a contractor that day. After discussing fuel usage and deliveries, we estimated about 100 gallons was lost. Approximately 15 yards of soil was removed. Most product seemed to have followed the sewer line which went beneath the camp and was inaccessible. We decided to let that remain as the benefits to removing that quantity of product would not outweigh the cost and disruption.
B-103-2002*      On February 22, 2002 we received a call from the Mattawamkeag Fire Dept. reporting a diesel spill on route 157 in Mattawamkeag.  A W.T. Gardner  & Sons tractor trailer broke a drive shaft which punctured one of its saddle tanks.  The diesel fuel sprayed onto a two hundred yard section of the road.  A D.O.T. truck was on its way to spread sand on the spill.
      I arrived on site and met Mike Dube of W.T. Gardner and the asst. fire chief.  We estimated that  seventy-five gallons of fuel spilled onto the road.  I had D.O.T. spread another load of sand and contacted Cal's Septic service of Lincoln to collect the sand with their street sweeper.  The sweeper accomplished this task before nightfall.
P-107-2001*A drum was observed along Route 117 by DEP "Cyr" while in the South Paris area.  It was abandon in the ditch along Rte 117, it was not leaking at the time of discovery, however the drum was in poor condition.

It was packaged in an overpack and transported to the Bell Street garage and subsequently transported for disposal by EPI.  The material tested as waste oil contaminated with halogenated compounds.

No additional clean up was required from the initial location of the drum.  No further work is expected or planned in this case.
P-141-2002*Received a call from the Sanford Fire Dept. regarding a hydraulic discharge that was the result of a garbage truck hitting a garage damaging a hose.  During this same period, Nathan Thompson was also contacted by Blow Bros., Inc. regarding this incident, which I didn't realize until I contacted Blow Bros. inquiring about the spill, and to inform them of their reporting requirements.

The fire dept. stated that they had just found out about the spill and wanted to make us aware of it.  The owner of the property had contacted them and was concerned about his well  located in close proximity to the accident.   I spoke with Donald Troop, owner of the property, who stated that the spill had not been entirely cleaned-up (still a large stain on the ground), contrary to what Blow Bros., Inc. had informed the Department, and wanted to know if his well was at jeopardy of becoming contaminated.

After speaking with Mr. Troop and determining that his bedrock well was up-gradient and the only product assumed to be discharge was hydraulic oil, I informed him that it was highly unlikely that his well was at jeopardy.  Later I received a call from Ms. Troop who wanted to be assured that there were no additional products spilled that might effect her well.  I agreed to check the area the following Friday.

On 03/01/2002, I checked the area of the discharge and only observed a large stain of hydraulic oil in the walkway leading to the garage.  There were no odors of fuel oil usually associated with a discharge of diesel fuel.  I observed nothing that would lead me to believe that there was anything other than hydraulic oil discharged.  I informed Ms. Troop of my findings.




B-116-2002*      On February 26, 2002 we received a call from Ralph Nash of Passadumkeag reporting an oil spill at his home on 29 Pleasant St.  The spill occurred on January 10 when Cold Stream Oil overfilled his tank and spilled some fuel out his tank and the tank vent.  Cold Stream said that only a gallon spilled and they would return to clean it up, but they never did.  Mr. Nash wondered if more than a gallon spilled.
      I visited the site the next morning and found that time had eliminated most signs of the spill.  The siding where the vent came through was slightly stained and a small area had a faint fuel smell.  The spill should have been cleaned up when it happened.  Mr. Nash was more upset that he had pre-paid for a certain amount of oil for the winter and Cold Stream Fuel said they couldn't deliver it.  Evidently the company is having cash flow problems and may be on the verge of closing.  Due to the amount of time since the spill, I believe any excavation is useless, but Mr. Nash will mix high nitrogen fertilizer into the soil for bioremediation.  Luckily, no more than a couple gallons spilled and Mr. Nash's drilled well is not in any danger.
P-709-2001*	In the late evening of Sunday 9/3/01, DEP was notified by the Portsmouth, NH USCG MSO office of a grounded & sunken 45' fishing vessel (the MAURENE JANE) off the shores of Kittery's Fort Foster (now a town park).  The vessel was reported to be carrying approx. 200 gallons of marine diesel (red #2 fuel oil).  These boats could hold several thousand gallons of fuel, as well as hydraulic and lube oil.  The vessel was boomed and the USCG would monitor the vessel overnight.  I would meet them onsite in the morning when the boat would be recovered at low tide.
	At 0800 on Monday, I met LT Williams of the USCG onsite as the sunken boat was being towed away for repair, after being raised.  The grounding area was a rocky shoreline with no nearby beach or wetland immediately threatened.  Williams reported only a light oil-sheen had come off.  Float valves on the fuel tanks had prevented a larger discharge.  No clean-up of discharge was possible and much of the spill evaporated.  None of the shoreline was impacted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-713-2001*	Friday 9/6/02, routine UST facility installation check.  I noted a new two-compartment, green Titan, diesel & #2 oil (for off-road vehicles) UST installed and covered in sand & peastone up to the top.  Plastic spill containment was installed but no piping or islands at the time.   I noted no oil spills evident.  This is a new UST location so no UST abandonment associated.  Simard & Sons of Lewiston is the listed Maine CTI.  See attached notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-988-2001*On December 7, 2001 the Department was made aware of an incident involving hazardous materials at the Sebago Lake boat landing on Route 35 in Standish.  A drum had been discovered in the bushes just off the shoreline and the Portland Water District (PWD) considered it a possible hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction threat.  The Cumberland County Haz Mat Team, Cumberland County Sheriff's Department (CCSO), National Guard WMD team, and Standish Fire Department were dispatched  to the scene.

I contacted Det. Randy Staples of the CCSO and he informed me that although the PWD security personnel who first noticed it stated that it had not been there the previous shift, witnesses said that it had been floating around for weeks.  The 30 gallon drum had been washed on the shore or put on the shore and had no bungs in it.  A sample of the liquid inside was sent to the DHS lab for analysis and the Chemist, James Eaton, informed me that the liquid contained traces of diphenyl suloxide and diphenyl sulfone--both pesticides and at such a low concentration that the drum was likely "empty" when it was lost or tossed into the lake and the liquid was primarily lake water.

PWD later inquired as to whether or not the DEP could help with the laboratory analysis and disposal costs and were informed that had we been involved in the incident it would have been possible, however since our assistance was not needed at the time of the incident we would not be willing to pay for the ensuing costs.
P-133-2002*On the 28th of February, the drive shaft of a dump truck owned by Webb Construction traveling on Route 25 in Gorham broke puncturing the saddle tank and discharging approximately 15 gallons of diesel over the course of a half mile.  At its resting spot, the tank remained releasing product at first onto the shoulder, pads provided by the fire department and then into buckets provided by a passerby.  Prior to my arrival, the tank was patched with putty and, as expected, the DPW was contacted to sand the afflicted portion of the breakdown lane.  As much as I would have preferred the sand was not laid down, once the truck was hauled away, I directed the driver to finish sanding the course.  In addition, I requested that a street sweeper pick up the contaminated soil and spread it at their facility.
I-44-2002*An Irving Oil Co. driver identified a problem with this AST system and refused to fill the tank.

The problem is a 2 ft diameter stain under the tank. The tank is setting so close to the floor that the filter is half buried in the dirt.

Since there are no odor problem and the  spill appears to be very old, no clean-up will take place.

The home owner will be have water samples taken every three months under DEP's quarterly monitoring program.

If any of the samples show oil then the neighbor will be sampled. The neighbor's well is about 500 feet up gradient from the spill.
A-112-2002*Maritime Energy was filling an AST owned by Andrea Wood at 1 Blackberry Lane, Montville, Maine when the driver noticed a small quantity of oil on the ground below the FireMatic valve.  He immediately stopped filling the tank and temporarily plugged the leak.  Maritime Energy dispatched a service technician who replaced the FireMatic valve and helped clean up the spilled product.

The tank is a non-conforming installation under the eaves of the house with no filter protection.  The FireMatic failed as a result of ice and snow build up around the filter.  The homeowner was unaware of the deficiencies.

Maritime Energy subsequently called DEP to update the estimated spill quantity from 3 or 4 gallons to at least 112 gallons based upon fuel delivery slips.  DEP personnel revisited the site and manually excavated the soils directly below and around the filter and FireMatic valve.  Readings using a PID and the bag head space method did not support the revised spill quantity reported by Maritime Energy.  Further investigation found the level indicator on the oil tank to be non-functional, possibly leading to some confusion as the quantity of fuel in the tank.  Furthermore, the homeowner had extensive water damage to the inside of the house from ice dams.  As a result the interior walls had been removed and replaced in January and early February doubtless resulting in an increase in heating fuel consumption.

As a precautionary measure, and owing to a quantity of mechanical debris on the property, two water samples were taken, a DRO and 524.2.  HETL processed the samples, both were non-detect.
B-347-2001*B-347-2001
06/19/2001 08:00

     Jeff Ganger, concerned resident on Mountain View Drive in Baileyville, called to report discovering an oil sheen on the Road in front of his home.  He also noted that one of his ornamental trees had been affected.  Investigation shown that the oil was most likely hydraulic oil.  It only affected a small area.  It was believed that a garbage or utility truck of some sort was the culprit.  In any event the oil did not appear to be a risk to Mr. Gagner's tree or any resource of the State.
P-185-2000*In April, 2000 John Wathan, DEP SMRO Director, received an e-mail from Lucien Camire of 81 Old Hotel Road, Auburn, regarding an abandoned gas station across the street from his house.  Mr. Camire  stated that he had reported this to the Department in 1998, and that nothing had been done about it.  I visited the site and did observe what appeared to be old fill and vent pipes amongst bushes and small trees, in a triangular plot of land bordered by Old Hotel Road and Route 122.  I contacted Beth DeHaas of the underground tanks enforcement unit and she informed me that the City of Auburn owned the land and had, in fact, been notified via a Notice of Violation in 1998 that these tanks must be removed.

I checked with the City of Auburn Tax Assessor and was informed that the city did own the land.  I contacted the City Manager's Office and was referred to Dennis Roderick.  Mr. Roderick was familiar with the site and assured me that the city would like to initiate action, however due to budget constraints it just wasn't possible at the time.  I suggested that the city at least do some preliminary poking around on the site using city personnel and equipment to determine if tanks were even on the site.  He stated that the city would prefer to contract it out, and that he would contact me when the contract was awarded.

I called Mr. Roderick several times in the next couple months, but was unable to reach him.  I then sent a letter to the City Manager informing her that further inaction on the city's part would necessitate me referring the site for enforcement action.

The City of Auburn did respond and the site was excavated on June 13, 2001 .  I was unavailable for the site visit, however, Stephen Brezinski was on site to witness the operation.  No tanks were found.   Details of the excavation are found in P-413-2001.
P-97-2002*Discharge was the result of a plow truck flipping over.  The fuel was leaking from the saddle tank which was collected using sorbent pads.  I checked out the site a few days later, and found nothing of concern.
P-998-2001*Spill at New Meadows Super Stop result of car driving off with nozzle in gas tank.  Cleaned up by West Bath Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-710-2001*       On December 28, 2001 at 1400 we received notice from Mr. Roger Grindle  of Hancock reporting that his drilled well was contaminated with #2 fuel oil.  Northeast Labs did the analysis and found a contamination level of 240 ppb of weathered fuel oil.  Mr. Grindle said his basement feedline was buried in concrete but he had it disconnected in the past week and an air pressure test showed no drop after a couple days.  He also said that the Hancock Baptist Church was located next door and they had a buried tank less than 100' from his well.  The tank was not registered.  The church has a small membership and had just re-opened two or three years ago.
        I contacted Reverend William Sommerville and met him and parishioner Rose Kief and found that the tank was installed in the early 1960's and was likely a 275 gallon basement tank.  I told them the tank was illegal and due to the contaminated well the tank must be removed as soon possible.  They agreed but said the church didn't have much money.  I told them that they were responsible for the tank removal costs but they could file for Individual Inability To Pay  which, if eligible, would pay the up-front cleanup costs.  We made arrangements for local contractor Rudy Bagley to excavate the tank and I hired Fessenden Environmental to do a site assessment to document whether the tank was leaking.  We scheduled this work for January 2 after one postponement due to snow.
         We dug as scheduled and removed the 275 gallon basement tank and found two large pencil size holes and half a dozen other holes.  Adam Meyer of Fessenden found soil contamination and we removed forty-two yards of soil to Lane's Asphalt Batch Plant in Ellsworth for stockpiling until they use it in the Spring.
          We continued digging the next morning but we removed only twelve yards of contaminated soil.  The bedrock made a ninety degree vertical rise of about one foot.  This rise dammed the oil flow on top of the ledge but the product likely entered the bedrock at this fracture.  This fracture was also in a direct line with Mr.Grindle's drilled well.  We put a filter on the well and placed the home on quarterly monitoring.  The church has no well.
A-76-2002*Vehicle accident. Saddle tank ruptured. Oil to pavement and median.
B-652-2001*WHEN LORING AIR BASE  CLOSED, THE AIR FORCE SAW NO NEED TO KEEP OPEN THE DFSP ( DEFENSE FUEL SUPPLY POINT) IN SEARSPORT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE AIR GUARD IN BANGOR AND THE NAVY BASE IN BRUNSWICK STILL NEEDED JET FUEL.  THEIR FUEL IS NOW TRUCKED TO THEM.

A SITE ASSESSMENT DONE BY GZA OF PORTLAND, REVEALED A LOT OF SOIL CONTAMINATION, MOSTLY FROM PIPELINE LEAKS, BUT ALSO POSSIBLY FROM OCCASIONAL LEAKING STORAGE TANKS.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SITE WOULD BE CLEANED UP TO THE 2500 PPM BY PID LEVEL.  AS OF THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, VAUGHN THIBODEAU & SON OF PROSPECT HAD HAULED ABOUT 6200 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED FILL TO PINE TREE LANDFILL AND ABOUT 800 TONS OF GRANULAR MATERIAL TO DRAGON.
A-288-2001*A trash compactor truck gave off a white vapor cloud. Two city workers were overcome and taken to the hospital. The Waterville hazmat team was called in and a level-A entry was decided upon. Two empty containers (pool cleaner HCl, and windshield washer fluid methanol) were found crushed near each other and since these are known to be very exothermic when combined are the most likely cause of the white vapors. City of Waterville did the follow-up investigation and will handle any possible prosecution or collection of expenses.
P-441-1998*Received a call from Andy Smith, Toxicologist, with the Dept. of Human Services regarding the discovery Metyltertbutyl ether (MTBE) in the Little's well water.  The discovery was made through a state wide random sampling program.

I met with the Little's and obtained an additional sample, and checked the area for a possible source.  The area is residential with no obvious sources.  The well was located in the driveway, possibly explaining where the MTBE came from, but Mr. Little was unaware of any gasoline spills on his drive or anywhere close to it.  There was no staining on his driveway, usually indicative of a petroleum discharge.  Also at this time, I  explained to the Little's that if the water sample I obtained confirmed the presence of MTBE, a filtering system would be placed on their water supply and monitored.

The sample did confirm the presence of MTBE and arrangements were made to have a filtering system installed.  The filtering system was left in place until the end of 2000, at which time it was removed.  The water was monitored through the year 2001, and as of 01/02/02, no MTBE was detected.  For further details on water analysis, see attached.
P-98-2002*Discharge resulted when the hose was removed from the fill after a delivery. Downeast Energy stated that there is a problem with the riser that was brought to the homeowners attention before, but not fixed.

The discharge was cleaned using a sorbent pad and the riser fixed.
A-388-2001*Tanks enforcement reported product in what was thought to be a monitoring well. It was later discovered that the hole in question was in fact an improperly abandoned containment for an old underground fuel line. The site has been converted to above ground lines and the underground lines were removed. Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil agreed to flush the containment lines of all oil and properly abandon in place. While on site I discovered some spillage under the fuel rack and suggested it be removed and measures taken to prevent reoccurrence. See attached report.
A-402-2001*This was a small gasoline spill at a service station caused when a customer overfilled his tank. No site visit was made.
I-70-2001*This incident was reported by the owner. Frost had damaged the piping again this year as it did in 1997 (I-34-97), but this time water wasn't entering the tank.

The vent was repaired by installing a vent pipe  that comes out of the tank and goes straight up. The owner was very unhappy with this, as he now has a pipe sticking up 12 feet in the middle of a parking area. I advised the owner that was between him and his installer.

The piping repair was done by a certified tank installer, Reno Corriveau.

Case closed.
I-190-2001*While unloading a rail car of liquid fertilizer into storage tanks which are located in the Crop Services building, the 3" connecting hose broke at the fitting.

The spill was contained to the area between the building and the rail car.

Clean up was conducted by MPG crews using pumps and then excavation to remove the spilled material.

The liquids were put back into the tanks and the soil that was excavated was put onto farm fields.

Water Bureau was advised, as this was the same location of an 18,000 gal fertilizer spill on 4/14/00 (I-35-00

Case closed.
P-81-2002*On February 5, 2002 a called was received by Maine DEP from 29 Lowell Street where the oil service technician had applied a vacuum to the system to minimize the oil discharge from a burst basement AST.

Earlier Yorkie Oil had delivered oil to the location (the meter ticket registered 170 plus gallons, however the order was for only 100) the amount of 100 was hand written next to the scratched out amount of 170+.  Upon arrival, the floor was flooded with oil and the AST had a bulge and three inch tear from where the oil was discharged.

The floor conditions were pooled oil around the furnace location and through a small room next to the tank, with a thinner layer of oil over 80 per cent of the remaining floor space.  The basement was very cluttered with household/hobby items.

The tank was allowed (as the vacuum was removed) to drain and the oil was contained in poly bags and transferred to drums later in the clean up.  EPI was called to initiate clean up activities.  Robert Schwartz representing Yorkie Oil appeared briefly on scene and stated he would be unavailable until Monday.

Clean up activities conducted Tuesday night were removal of grossly contaminated items and of pooled oil, securing the unspilled oil, contacting the So. Portland PD informing them of the need to locate a roll off container in the roadway to containerize oil soaked debris, setting up a temporary supply for the oil fired furnace, and formulate a clean up plan.

On Wednesday removal of oil soaked material continued and floor removal was initiated.  Concrete and soil were removed and the remaining basement space cleared.  The tank was cut, cleaned and removed for disposal.

As of Wednesday, 2/13 there has been no contact from Yorkie.  The AST has been replaced and the system upgraded by Hall.  Restoration is the next phase in the clean up, replacing the sub floor (soil) and concrete.

The restoration has been completed, no other complaints have been received from the home owner and the clean up is complete.
P-101-2002*On 2/13/02 I received a call from the Yarmouth Fire Department stating that they were evacuating Yarmouth High School because of a mystery odor.  They requested that I respond immediately, and I did so.

Upon arrival, I learned that several students and staff had experienced coughing symptoms all at approximately the same time.  I spoke to two staff members to question them about what they had experienced.  Both indicated that they had no symptoms other than the coughing and that they noticed no taste or odor.  Using an MSA Fivestar equipped with Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide, Chlorine, LEL and Hydrogen Sulfide sensors and a Photovac PID (photoionization detector), I first monitored the areas where people observed the symptom.  I found nothing other than mildly elevated carbon monoxide readings in the girls locker room that could be attributed to poor ventilation.  I then monitored several other areas of the school and did not find any unusual readings.  I spent approximately one hour in the school during the monitoring and at no time did I experience any unusual odors or symptoms.  The source of the symptoms remains a mystery, but it appears that it may have been a sudden release of an irritant that dissipated before my arrival.  I suggested that the school contact poison control and provide what information they had on symptoms so that the appropriate medical attention could be provided to those affected.  No further action required.
I-27-2002*Because of bad threads on pipe, 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with snow in place and taken to MPG to be melted and disposed of.
I-191-2001*This spill was reported by the truck driver. He noticed a fuel line leaking when he did his vehicle walk around before taking off for the day's deliveries.

The spill was located in a gravel parking area designated for truck parking in Presque Isle, which is located next to the Court Building.

The PI fire department cleaned up the liquid with sorbent pads. Very little staining was on the ground.

I suspect the spill was closer to 2 gallons not 10 as reported.

The driver had the leak repaired and was on his way

Case closed.
P-82-2002*On 2/6/2002 Dodge Oil was making a delivery to 45 Regan Lane and the driver stepped on and broke the oil filter causing a discharge of an estimated sixty (60) gallons of kerosene to the ground.

The initial report was estimated at 5-20 gallons.  Initial actions taken by Dodge Oil were minimal, no removal action visually evident, only the presence of white Odor-B-gone powder.  The site was visited the next day, 2/7,  and DEP/Cyr called Dodge and requested they conduct a preliminary clean up of stained bark mulch and any soil deemed contaminated.

A second call was received the morning of 2/8, from the homeowner complaining of strong odors coming from the basement and on the first floor living area.  A meeting was arranged for a representative of Dodge, Ms. Hodgkins and myself to assess the site conditions.  During the meeting, the outside area adjacent to the tank was viewed, some surface material had been removed but no excavation to depth, it was theorized the fuel went straight down if odors were emanating from the basement.  An inspection of the basement sump, revealed the accumulation of dyed fuel in the sump on the water surface.  This escalated the clean up measures immediately.  Mr. Coleman agreed but was not authorized to commit Dodge resources, he called the office and left a message requesting  such authorizations.

EPI was called to initiate clean up.  Dig Safe was contacted and the utilities were marked, Portland Water District, Target (electrical), cable/tv/tele.  A roll off container was delivered and staged in the street, a mini excavator arrived, and F. Anderson of Guerrin Assoc arrived to assist with the draining and relocating of the AST.  The site was ready to begin digging in the morning.

Operations began at 8:30 am Saturday morning.  Initial plans were to excavate to the perimeter drain based on the fact oil was seen in the inside sump, then apply the vacuum hose and draw back as much fuel/water mixture as practical and then draw from the sump directly.  We modified the plan by drawing from the sump first then the exterior wall.  Ms. Moat-Hodgkins had made accommodations to stay off site, as the odors were still strong.  The work was concluded and the secondary phase discussed; refer interior remediation to Technical Services, apply a vacuum again Monday after whatever precipitation falls, create a recovery sump (4") to the perimeter drain for future vac operations, and back fill the hole as needed. Replace tank and slab with follow up landscaping as necessary in the spring.

On February 13, 2002, Cyr spoke  with Cliff Ambrose, Ambrose Environmental Management (representing the insurance company for Dodge Oil) about the case and was lead to believe AEM will request direct billing for remedial measures implemented and planned.

Emergency removal actions are complete the air/vapor exchange system and continued monitoring will be carried out by Technical Services.
I-28-2002*Due to broken hose, 15 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with sorbents and scoops and taken to Nadeau shop in Fort Kent.
I-29-2002*Two drums were found on the side of the Doyle Road by a Caribou road crew, who notified their supervisor. The drums were on the shoulder and half buried in snow when the crew found them.

When I arrived, I found two drums on their sides weeping what appeared to be waste oil, but the odor from the blue drum gave a slight indication of paint thinner. Both are 55 gal drums, one is blue plastic and the other is a steel. The steel drum has a stencil on top " WASTE MOTOR OIL". There are no markings on the plastic drum.

Both drums were up righted and secured. Soderberg Inc was contacted to transport the two drums to the DEP Office storage area in Presque Isle.

Cleans Harbors will sample & dispose off the drums.
P-95-2002*A sheen was reported around the ship Anna at port at the Portland Pipeline on February 12th.  The issue was blamed on a section of boom becoming hung up on the prop of the ship causing the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil from the shaft packing.  Once the source was discovered and deemed not a problem, the ship was granted passage to sea.
B-78-2002*On 2/12/02, 1600 hours Brad Kelso of Domtar reported a sheen in the tailrace area of one of their turbines.  He said that they had been running only one of their eight turbines for the last eight weeks.  The sheen was described as being 1' X 8'.  They had not been able to find a source.  From our conversation I would guess that a drop or two of lube oil from one of the turbines could have been the culprit.
P-52-2002*It was reported that Maine Oxy in Auburn was on fire.  Upon arrival, the scene was secure per Auburn Fire.  Apparently, a spark ignited one of the flammable gases (they predominantly house oxygen, acetylene and propane) stored in that facility which flashed fast and hot blowing out the garage doors and the tops of the walls in addition to setting ablaze anything flammable such as trash cans and manuals.  There was no action taken by the DEP other than travel.
B-154-2001*B-154-2001
03/27/2001 13:05

     Eastern Maine Technical College maintenance personnel called to report a problem with one of their underground fuel tanks.  It was stated that the 6000 gallon #2 fuel tank located at Johnston's Gym was taking on water.  A later investigation showed that the frost disrupted the fill pipe allowing surface water in the tank.  No fuel was observed to be spilled out of the tank.  Repairs were made by A.L. Doggett Inc. of Gray.  It may be noted that the Oil Enforcement Unit was aware of the problem.
P-102-2002*In case you noticed that the spill and the reported times greatly differ, CN Brown were called out after hours to this location.  They provided the customer with oil in addition to a section of sidewalk.  At that time, they cleaned up the mess with speedri-dri and sorbents.  The following morning, the operations manager sent a crew back to that site to ensure the late night clean up was satisfactory.  Upon that clarification, we were then notified of the spill and that the site was indeed clean.
B-656-2001*SOMETIME IN THE 90'S, NO ONE AT ORONO FIRE OR PUBLIC WORKS REMEMBERS WHEN EXACTLY, THE TOWN ACQUIRED 2 OLD USTs FROM SOMEWHERE, NOBODY EXACTLY REMEMBERS WHERE.  THEY WERE GOING TO USE THEM FOR SOMETHING, NOBODY REMEMBERS EXACTLY WHAT, MAYBE DRY HYDRANTS, BUT ANYWAY, THEY WERE FREE.

SO THESE TANKS SAT AROUND AT THE PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE FOR YEARS; IN THE LATE 90s WHEN THE DFSP AT SEARSPORT CLOSED,  ORONO FIRE ACQUIRED A HUGE QUANTITY OF FIRE FIGHTING FOAM, WHICH WAS STORED IN ONE OF THE TANKS,  'TIL THEY AND MADAWASKA FIRE USED IT IN TRAINING.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2001, PUBLIC WORKS NEEDED A PLACE TO STORE THE STEEL CANS THEY COLLECT DURING ROADSIDE PICKUP OF GARBAGE, SO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TWO TANKS WOULD BE CUT IN HALF; ROLLING ONE TANK ACROSS THE GARAGE LOT PROVED AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF EMPTYING THE RESIDUAL DIESEL INSIDE THE TANK ONTO THE GROUND.

THE FIRE DEPT. WAS SUMMONED AND THEY SUMMONED ME.  I ASKED THAT THE OILED SOIL BE SCRAPED UP AND DISPOSED AT PINE TREE LANDFILL IN HAMPDEN.  THAT DONE I SUGGESTED THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO HAVE THE TANK CLEANED BEFORE THEY CUT IT IN HALF.   (ALTHOUGH MY INSTRUMENT SHOWED IT TO BE NON-EXPLOSIVE, I MADE IT PLAIN THAT I WAS NOT RECOMMENDING THAT  DPW CUT ON THE TANK WITH A TORCH.)

THE SECOND TANK STILL CONTAINED RESIDUES OF FIRE FIGHTING FOAM, AND I GAVE MY OKAY TO USE IT IN AN EXERCISE.  I RECOMMENDED THAT THE REMAINING OIL IN THE FIRST TANK BE DISPOSED OF IN A WASTE OIL BURNER.
B-70-2002*       On February 8, 2002 at 1345 we received a call from Ray Babbidge of Clean Harbors reporting a 100 gallon #2 oil spill while they were cleaning and abandoning a section of buried pipeline at the Irving terminal in Searsport.  Workers thought the line was empty and spilled the product while removing a section of the pipeline.  The fuel  was evidently trapped in a low section of the line and spilled onto the snow and ground.  Workers recovered eight yards of contaminated soil which was disposed at Sawyer's in Hampden.
I-83-2001*Abandoned pick-up truck rolled over and left leaking gasoline.  5 of 10 gallons of gas recovered with sorbent pads.
I-14-2002*The superintendent called to report that a dark room drain had been connected to a roof drain pipe. This connection has been removed as of about 6 Jan. 2002.
The dark room has been in use between 10 & 15 years.
Case referred to Scott Leighton, Bangor Hazardous waste Enforcement Unit.
I-1-2002*Spill was identified by DHS case worker checking on property that is owned by clients in his care.
Since his last visit, about three months ago , the oil tank has been knocked over and a small stain is evident on the ground.

Ground was frozen when I visited the site.  I will revisit in the spring.
I-169-2001*I inspected Mr Hayes aboveground oil storage tank (AST) system at his request and I found the piping had a minor weep at the connector, which he had repaired by his oil company.  There was minimal impact from this discharge and minimal clean-up was required.

Due to problems in the neighborhood (I-172-1997), he wanted to be sure his system was not the problem.
I-116-2001*100 gallons of gasoline leaked from AST into containment dike.  Product was pumped into nearby tank.  Sorbent used to clean-up residue.
B-666-2001*EARLY ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 2, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF FAILED ON ONE OF THE DIESEL PUMPS AT THE BAILEYVILLE BIG STOP.  AS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE, THE OIL FLOWED ACROSS THE APRON AND OFF THE ASPHALT EDGE EAST OF THE PUMP ISLANDS.

UPON MY ARRIVAL, I WAS PLEASED TO FIND A 2 MAN CREW FROM CLEAN HARBORS SHOVELLING UP THE CONTAMINATED SOIL AT THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT.  THAT SOIL WAS DRUMMED AND DISPOSED OF AT PINE TREE.
A-86-2002*Received a report from Jeff Whitney of the Sandy Stream Trailer Park reporting a spill. I went to the site. Mr. Whitney showed me the spill at the residence of Jason Brown. While filling the tank, some product did not go into the tank and went on the snow. I was able to shovel up the snow into a bucket. Being dyed fuel, cleanup of the oil went very fast. Most of the "pink snow" was removed from the site. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-79-2002*On 2/13/02, 0852 hours this office received an oil incident report that emanated from a truck accident.  The original report indicated that a hundred gallons of diesel fuel went into the snow bank.  Representatives of the trucking company were on scene when I got there and they explained that the truck had used most of the fuel before the accident occurred.  Their estimate was that there was thirty gallons left in the tank.  I checked the location of the spill  and found 2.5 ft3 of snow that could have contained three gallons of product.  The ground under the snow was frozen and did not seem to have been in contact with a lot of product.  The location of the spill was in the ditch on the left side of Route 201 heading north and it had a 1-2% grade.  The bulk of the release could have run a ways down the ditch and become absorbed by the snow above it.  When the snow melts the product will form a thin layer in the ditch and biodegrade very quickly.  The site is three miles north of the bridge at the Forks.  It is a remote area.
I-32-2002*There was a pin hole in a hydraulic hose causing 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  The spill was cleaned up on Feb. 15th at 6:35 a.m.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected using a bobcat and taken to the boiler to be burned.
A-75-2002*Ice and snow build up caused the FireMatic valve on an AST at 220 Abbott Road in Albion to fail causing approximately 100 gallons of K-1 to discharge to ground.  The tank was located approximately 50 feet from a drilled well serving the house.  The home is owned by Joyce Wilson.

McGee Construction was hired to remove 244.34 tons of contaminated soil.  The contaminated material was sent to Commercial Paving for processing.   The excavation was extensive extending to within six feet of the well casing.  It appears as though the oil followed the plastic waterline toward the well, which was very slightly down gradient from the spill site.  A rise in the waterline served as a water stop keeping free product out of the well.

The case has been referred to Technical Services for sampling and monitoring.  Loam and seeding has been completed.

The homeowner agreed to relocate and replace the tank to comply with current regulations regarding AST installations.

B-667-2001*CHARLES ADAMS APPARENTLY LIVES QUITE A WAYS OFF THE BALD MTN. RD., AND WHILE BANGOR HYDRO OWNS THE WIRES AND TRANSFORMER, ADAMS OWNS THE POLES.

ONE OF THE POLES FAILED, CRASHING THE TRANSFORMER ATOP IT INTO THE GROUND & BREAKING A BUSHING.  AN ESTIMATED 1/2 PINT OF DIELECTRIC FLUID WAS LOST.

WHEN THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFORMER, THE HYDRO CREW CLEANED UP THE SPILL.
B-668-2001*AN ANONYMOUS CALLER TRIED TO RAT OUT A LOCAL OIL COMPANY, SAYING THAT THAT COMPANY, NAMED EMERSON'S, HAD SPILLED 60 GALLONS OF #2, AT IRVING'S BULK PLANT.

THAT REPORT WAS BLOWN WAY OUT OF PROPORTION, THERE BEING ONLY 2 GALLONS SPILLED.  THE PEOPLE AT IRVING WERE NOT SURPRISED AT THE SIZE OF SPILL REPORTED; THESE ONE TRUCK OIL COMPANIES ARE SCRAPPIN' AMONGST THEMSELVES ALL THE TIME.
P-1014-2001*12.13.2001 DEP notified of spill that occurred on 12.11.2001.  Webber indicated that they could not access the spill area until 12.13.2001.  Webber pumped 37 gallons of fuel oil into a fill pipe outside the building that was not connected to a supply tank, supposedly inside the building.  The Webber delivery personnel did not hear a whistle and stopped the transfer from the tank truck.  Webber indicated that they will take responsibility for the spill and the out of service piping was removed.

Speedy-dry had been deployed.  Webber Energy contracted Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soil in the basement and backfill.  DEP issued Virgin Product Letter for soil disposal.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
I-173-2001*Small amount of engine oil leaked from vehicle roll over.
B-82-2002*Ms. Twitchell called me to say that she thought that there was oil in her drilled well. After discussing the situation there appeared to be no cause and since there was an ongoing drought that can cause changes in the well water, I requested that she send a sample into the lab and have it tested for DRO. When the results came back at 220 ppb I visited the site. A close inspection of her heating system showed no evidence of a leak or spill. I was able to inspect the neighbors systems as well and could find no cause. One property, Ann French, 679 Coastal Road, had furnace troubles in the recent past and I found that the copper line was buried in the concrete floor. However a 24 hour pressure test found it to be sound.
   I had charcoal filters installed on Mrs. Twitchell system and advised Paul Blood, Tech Services, of the problem. I learned that there was a drilled well across the road at the Madson residence, 677 Coastal Road that provided water for 3 other residences. I sampled this and it came back as Non-detect.
   I researched files and found no past spills that could have reasonably been the cause. At this time I'm considering it to be a Mystery spill.
B-127-2001*B-127-2001
03/21/2001 15:50

     Webber Oil of Bangor called to report a #2 fuel spill at Lot 32 in the Rainbow Trailer Park off of Ohio Street.  It was stated that approximately 50 gallons leaked from the outside tank when the fitting broke from shifting snow.  Investigation shown that perhaps 20 gallons were recovered in sorbent material.  No wells were found in the immediate area.  No further action was taken.
B-75-2002*       On February 12, 2002 at 1130 we received a call from Scot White of the Coast Guard in Bucksport reporting a sunken 40' lobster boat northwest of Matinicus Island.  James West of Sorrento owned the "James Robert"  which caught fire and sank near Andrews Island.  The vessel had 400 hundred gallons of fuel on board but the Coast Guard vessel on scene reported no visual sign of an oil sheen.  There are no plans to salvage the vessel.
A-77-2002*The filter on an AST suffered a pin hole due to corrosion and leaked an estimated 10 to 15 gallons to the ground.  The property is owned by JEATH, LLC and is located at 6 McClintock Street Boothbay Harbor, Maine.  Though no wells are at risk, owing to the ground being saturated with oil, the contaminated soils were removed.  A staircase was also removed to facilitate the clean up, authorization from the Boothbay Harbor CEO was obtained to replace the stairs in kind.

Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the site.  6.96 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site and disposed of at Commercial Paving.  Some unknown secondary contamination was found during the excavation, but was most likely fuel oil from previous, unreported, spills.

The property is a garage with a rental unit above.  The AST was behind the building.  The tank was relocated inside the building.  The building owner took responsibility for replacing the stairs, which were removed for the excavation.
A-41-2002*A citizen reported a pickup truck broken down and leaking oil from the rear axle on Castle Island Road 1.75 miles from the intersection with Route 27.  The site is at a swale in the road where it crosses a bog and small stream.  The vehicle had been removed by the time DEP personnel arrived.

The spill was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up by DEP personnel using sorbent pads.  No further action is expected.
A-101-2002*A citizen observed an employee of the Mic Mac Market using what he thought to be anti-freeze to de-ice an area of the paved parking lot in front of the propane shack.  Reports were made to the County Sheriffs office, the State Police and DEP.

At the time of the incident, a County Deputy Sheriff was at the market and observed the incident, which was pointed out to him by the reporter.  The Sheriff's Deputy informed the store manager, telling her to stop the employee from further dispensing the fluid.

The spilled material was automotive windshield washer fluid, approximately one quart was spilled to ice and snow on the ground.  Mic Mac Market staff cleaned up the spilled product and the effected snow and ice.

The area around Mic Mac Market is the recharge aquifer for the town of Union, hence the concern by the reporter.  Mic Mac Market also owns and operates a spring water bottling plant in the area.  No further action is expected.
P-629-2001*	Response to report of small K1 oil discharge from outside, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil "Step Tank" AST.  Landspread thin in park maintenance area by park owner (Jim Davis) and with DEP approval.  I advised Mr. Davis that Step tanks are no in compliance with state AST codes and that they rust out early due to their confinement under the steps.  Mr. Davis assured me he would replace the tank with a compliant system.  Step Tanks have proven a problem at this trailer park and a neighboring one in Brunswick and others.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-650-2001*	Report of small discharge from delivery truck fittings during visit to customer.  Response by C N Brown.  No DEP visit.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-75-2002*Received a call from Tracy Elwell stating that she believed that her well was contaminated with some type of oil.  She stated that there had been problems with oil contamination in the area before, and was concerned that the new smell in her water was oil.  The well was drilled within the last six months, and at first had problems with high iron and a strong sulfur odor.  Water Treatment Inc.  installed a  treatment system that did solve these problems, but a new smell appeared in her water which now she believed to be oil.  I informed Ms. Elwell that the Department usually requires confirmation of oil contamination by water analysis before we can initiate an investigation, but under the circumstances I could obtain a sample although she would be responsible for the cost of the analysis if nothing was found.

I met with with Ms. Elwell and checked out her treatment system and well.  From what I observed and what Ms. Elwell informed me of, I was fairly certain that the problem with her well was infiltration of surface water introducing bacteria into her well.  She stated that she had chlorinated her well several times, but the odor of sulfur usually returned within a few day.

I obtained a sample for analysis which did not detect diesel range organics.  I informed Ms. Elwell of my findings, and suggested that she contact the well driller to determine where the surface water was entering her well.  She stated that she was going to have the well tested for bacteria, and proceed from there.
P-103-2002*An apparently preoccupied bus driver left the pumps without replacing the gas cap.  Subsequently, his course of travel throughout greater Freeport was extremely evident due to the trail of moist pavement.  The stain was slightly heavier at intersections (he obeys all traffic laws).  Public works dropped small amounts of dirt on the darker sections but due to the amount of traffic traversing over all of the stain, it was unnecessary to respond.
A-102-2002*An estimated one gallon of gasoline was spilled to pavement by a customer at the Robinson Store, 100 Somerset Ave, Pittsfield (207) 487-6038.  Store employees used sorbent pads and speedi-dri to contain and recover the spilled product.  The Pittsfield Fire Department was called to assist with the clean up and collected the sorbent materials for disposal.  No gasoline entered the storm drain system.  No further action is expected.
A-810-2001*No site visit made. See attached report.
P-449-2001*On the morning of June 4, 2001, CN Brown (CNB) was filling the outside above ground storage tank (AST) at Morse Logging.  The AST is located adjacent to the garage on a concrete pad, on a gravel driveway.

Inattention on the driver's part appears to be the cause of the overfill.  CNB took responsibility for the clean up and had begun soil removal upon my arrival.  The fuel migration was shallow and along the slope of the driveway to the front of the property.  The remediation response was quick therefore the threat to resources was minimized.  Upon proper disposal of the contaminated soil, the clean up should be complete and no further action warranted, based on the observations and statements received.
P-339-2001*The initial report was made by Linda at CN Brown for an incident at the home of David Weir.  It was reported the driver fell not immediately shutting off valve and discharged 3 to 4 gallons.

CN Brown (Moore) was going to notify homeowner and clean up the minor spill.  A spill debris letter was authorized for 2-3 cubic yards of soil.  However upon receiving a copy from Commercial Recycling System the notation was for 11.05 cubic tons, this discrepancy needs to be explained and reviewed further.

The home owner will be called and an inspection of the property conducted, CN Brown will also be asked to explain the inordinate amount of soil removed for such a small spill reported.

Results pending.

CN Brown explained in a  letter about over excavation to ensure full removal of contaminated soils.  No additional concerns expressed by home owner, therefore no further action planned.
P-108-2002*An apparently preoccupied truck driver attempted to leave the Biddeford Mainway not only without paying, but without even shutting off and extracting the pump from the saddle tank of his tractor.  This mishap resulted in a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of diesel to the cement pad.  The mainway response crew utilized pads and speedi-dri to absorb the spilled material.  All contaminated materials to be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
A-67-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-86-2002*      On February 15, 2002 we received a call from Lincoln Fire Chief Bill Lee reporting a spill  from a tractor trailer accident on route 2 in Lincoln Center.  A Dysart truck broke a lube oil line and lost about fourteen gallons onto the asphalt.  Firefighters recovered the product with sorbents.  No diesel fuel leaked from the saddle tanks.
P-626-2001*Received a call from Bridgton Fire Dept. stating that they had a structure fire at New England Marble and Granite located on South High Street.  They were concerned about the chemicals within the building in addition to the run-off created by trying to extinguish the fire (there was concern about the watershed in the area).  They also requested a Haz-Mat team, and later obtained the services of the Cumberland County Haz-Mat team.

By the time I arrived, the run-off water had already been diverted by digging trenches and allowing the water to flow into large fields instead of down the road.  Shortly after my arrival, I determined that no public water supplies were at jeopardy from the run-off.  The Bridgton well field was at least three miles away.  In addition, I later learned that the watershed of concern was the Portland water district for which I did inform them of the incident, and that they could contact me if they had any concerns.

After determining the chemicals of concern (acetone, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and poly-resins), it was obvious that the methyl ethyl ketone peroxide was the major concern, because it could become explosive and shock sensitive if exposed to extreme heat.  The fire would consume the other chemical.

The fire was extinguished and upon investigation it was determined that the only chemical affected by the fire was methyl ethyl ketone peroxide.  Two-one gallon containers, outside their storage container (refrigerator), had discolored due to the heat of the fire.  Not certain of the stability of the discolored methyl ethyl ketone peroxide the manufacturer of the product was contacted and informed of the situation.  A chemist returned my call and stated that as long as the liquid had cooled to room temperature the only concern would be that the product would not be as effective as a catalyst.

Excluding the two-one gallon containers of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, all the chemical of concern were still useable.  Company representatives stated that they intended to use the chemicals as soon as they could find a new location to set-up.  Due to the fact that the methyl ethyl ketone peroxide had to be refrigerated they were transported to a company representative's home for storage that night.  The remainder of the chemicals were removed from the site over the course of the summer and fall.

P-621-2001*	On Wed. 8/8/01, I  visited this gas station while in the area to check on an 8/3/01 notice (received by DEP on 8/6/01) for a facility upgrade by L C Tanks Inc. (Leonard Carr).  I noted a new concrete pad over the three UST's in the tank area, and new spill buckets.  The store manager stated the upgrade work was done the week of 7/30/01.  This would put the upgrade work done prior to the registration amendment being filed, in violation of state CMR 691 Regulations.  Therefore DEP was not able to attend to see the uncovered facility as well.  No contamination was reported though considering the circumstances it cannot be ruled out as at times this type of violation has been in conjunction with failure to report.  The previous week I noted the same problem with LC Tanks upgrading C N Brown's Lisbon Rd., Lewiston facility.  I called C N Brown's Kevin Moore and advised him of these violations, Mr. Moore stated he would speak with Leonard Carr to prevent it from reoccurring.
	The facility is in a dense residential & commercial area, on city water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-95-2002*Rick Mathews of Maritime Energy called to report a small spill at a customers' house.  He stated there was a leak of fuel oil at the residence of Phil Edwards. Maritime had just done some work on the furnace, so they were taking responsibility for the discharge.  I contacted Mr. Edwards and he indicated that he was satisfied with the cleanup effort of Maritime Energy.  No site visit was made and no further work is indicated for this incident.
P-623-2001*	Report of steering/hydraulic oil discharge to street from CMP worktruck.  Nothing reported to drains or groundwater.  Response by CMP, no DEP visit at time.  Across from Double Tree Hotel near Mobil gas station.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-34-2001*Somerset Oil called to report that a seal on a truck was leaking while the truck was at the office. The leak was to pavement and the driver cleaned it up with sorbents. No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed.
A-161-2001*Received a report from Mike Simard about Dresden Texaco. He reported that they had gained 4" of water in two days. I reported this to Tanks Enforcement. I met with Mike on site. He told me that the problem was possibly a cracked vent line and that he was excavating to fix it. No contamination was found. No further work is necessary.
A-185-2001*Received a message from Gretchen Anderson of Mead reporting a small spill. She reported that approximately 175 gallons of lubricating oil was spilled from a broken hose on the #15 paper machine. All the oil went to the mill sewer. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-204-2001*Received a call from Roy Koster of CMP reporting a small spill. He reported that a bucket truck had blown a hydraulic hose and most of it had spilled onto snow. All visible sign of snow were picked up, drummed and sent to the North Augusta Service Center. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-304-2001*George C. Hall & Sons, Inc. reported a 100 gallon diesel spill from a truck to the ground and possibly to a catch basin at 60 New County Road, Rockland.  No further information is available.

Note:  Frank Gerhling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using very limited available information.
B-98-2002*     This office received a call at 1220 on 2/21/02 from Dead River Company (Jackie) in Brewer reporting an oil spill.  She stated that an estimated one cup of #2 oil leaked from an inside AST at the Hughes Medical Building at 336 Mt Hope Avenue in Bangor.  The spill was discovered at 11 AM this morning.  The cause of the leak was due to a loose bleeder screw on the tank.  All of the oil was contained on the concrete floor and cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-91-2002*Received a call from Skowhegan Fire Department that there was some product caught in the ice past the "Big Eddy" on the Kennebec River.  I went to the site and did not find oil.  I did notice sunken ice that had a greenish look to it.  I've seen this before and from a distance it can look like free product.  No sheen was observed.  No further work is necessary.
P-83-2002*On Sunday February 10, 2002, ice fell from the roof and broke the filter/firematic from the outside AST.  Mr. Goodwin estimated the volume of kerosene lost was about thirty (30) gallons.

Initial surveys of the soil material revealed a well drained sandy till, with cobbles.  Some snow and ice immediately beneath the tank were stained pink and bagged for removal along with some surficial soils.  Given the volume lost and the location of the tank the option to hand excavate the material was chosen.  The soil exhibited a shallow frost line but was "boney" making excavation difficult.

1.36 tons of soil were removed by Thompson, O'Brien and Cyr on 2/12/02, and transported to CRS for disposal.  Mr. Goodwin was to monitor the hole for any additional vapors and notify DEP if conditions changed.  No other contact from Goodwin was received, therefore no additional work is anticipated based on the site conditions and material removed.
B-95-2002*An anonymous reporter called to report that someone had left a five-gallon pail of used motor oil in the brush behind a dumpster at the South Gouldsboro town landing. He further stated that this had happened before.
  Two days later, 2/22/02, I went to the site and found the pail. The rain had overfilled the bucket but it still contained an unknown amount of oil. I removed this to our shop in Bangor and added its contents to a drum of waste oil for later disposal. This pail also held a couple of oil filters.
   Due to the heavy brush and the limited amount of oil, I did not attempt to recover the spilled oil. Again due to the heavy brush I could not even estimate the amount of oil that might have been spilled.
   No further action is anticipated.
B-91-2002*Kevin Moore called from the C. N. Brown corporate office in South Paris to report a diesel spill at their store in Medway. It seems that an unknown person overfilled a truck saddle tank at the self-service pumps. They believe the amount spilled was 7 gallons and they cleaned it up with speedi-dri. No drains or watercourses were involved. The contaminated speedi-dri will be picked up and stored at the South Paris office for later disposal.
P-622-2001*	In the early afternoon of 4/3/01, DEP was notified by the USCG MSO of an approx. 10 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from the M/V MED UNITY, a commercial vessel, to the Fore River.  A NRC report notes the vessel to have been owned and operated by North Star Shipping.  North Star reported the incident to the NRC, having occurred @ 1100 hrs. on 4/3/01.  Petty Officer Scarpulla of the USCG reported that the incident occurred the day before, on 4/2/01.  In either case, North Star Shipping failed to report the incident to Maine DEP as required.
	I understand that the resulting sheen was unrecoverable.  The vessel crew appears to have responded and cleaned up what they could themselves.  USCG reps. visited though no DEP visit was deemed warranted.  see the attached notes and NRC report for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-90-2002*On 2/18/02, 2030 hours Angela Sanborn reported that the fuel storage tank in the basement of her apartment was dripping fuel.  The owner of the property (Larry Carr) had been notified and he had called R H Foster.  The RHF tech had plugged the hole with a screw plug and he had applied deodorizer to the spill area, which was an area 2' X 2.5'.  The top inch of the soil was essentially dust and below that was hard pan.  The escaped product had been contained by the dust layer.  RH Foster replaced the AST the following day and collected the contaminated dust, which went to RHF's waste stream.
P-849-2001*	Report of small gasoline spill from customer's car during fill-up.  Auburn FD responded and reported the spill was contained on pavement, nothing to waterways (spillage may have seeped into soil through cracks and joints in pavement?).  No DEP visit warranted at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Resp. Services
B-677-2001*CLEAN HARBORS WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT TO CHANGE THE PIPING AT THE LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN THE SCHOOL CHANGED FUELS FROM #6 TO #2 FUEL OIL.   JASON BABBIDGE REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE THE OLD PIPING TO PINE TREE LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL, SAYING NO JUNKYARD WANTED IT; TOO OILY.

I GRANTED HIS REQUEST.
P-113-2002*On 2/23/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ed Gale of Irving Oil reporting a small spill at USM in Portland.  The spill occurred when a maintenance person from the college was changing the oil filter on a tank.  The firematic valve was snapped off the tank.  Irving Oil responded to make the necessary repairs.  Clean Harbors responded to clean up the spill and remove the spill debris.  No further action required.
P-638-2001*	On Fri. 8/17/2001, I visited this US military facility for a routine check on a scheduled UST abandonment-by-removal of a 4000 gal. diesel UST facility (#10045-493) and a 333,000 gallon #4 oil UST facility.  The diesel UST abandonment required a CMR 691 removal assessment, while the #4 oil UST did not as it was not a heated oil (it may have contained heated #6 oil in the past?).  After calling BNAS Env. Division and then acquiring a pass, I met Coastal Environmental onsite.  The diesel UST was reported removed in July.  I advised the Coastal supervisor to also remove the still remaining diesel vent pipe(s) on the side of the building [as required by CMR 691 Regulations].
	The 330,000 gal. #4 oil UST was a vertical cylinder tank of double-wall steel and had had a concrete top.  This tank was cleaned and was partway removed.  Groundwater was entering through the tank bottom.  I noted no free oil atop the gw.  I was not able to attend the completion of the removal though I understand that no contamination over reporting levels were noted and that there was no remedial work done.  See attached notes, DEP UST Reg. File #10045 and the UST assessment of Coastal Env. for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-114-2002*On 2/23/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Police Dept. reporting a small engine oil spill on the road in Gorham.  The spill occurred when an engine block fell out of a vehicle into the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
I-33-2002*A leaky pump caused 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with sawdust and the contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
I-34-2002*Due to loose fitting, 15 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
B-108-2002*Bangor Hydro called to report that one of their bucket trucks had suffered a system failure and about a quart of hydraulic oil leaked onto the ground. They dug up the stained gravel and disposed of it at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-109-2002*East Millinocket fire department called to report a diesel spill in their town. It seems that a truck owned by Great Northern Paper Co. broke its' crossover line while maneuvering at the Dolby landfill and leaked almost all the way home. The driver discovered the problem when the truck would not go any further. He had traveled about two miles of highway before halting. The fire department reported that no clean up was necessary at the site of the stopped truck, as there was no oil left to spill. They had already called for a sand truck to sand the highway and I gave them the "go ahead" to sand it. No recovery was required.
   The next day, Carl Akely called to report the same incident. While he estimated the loss at 25 gallons he actually had fewer details than the fire department that was on scene.
P-666-2001*	Report of basement AST facility leak to concrete floor.  Response by Naples Fire Dept.  Homeowner had local oil dealer respond to repair problem.  No DEP response requested or required at the time.  No follow up calls or problems.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-667-2001*	This report covers two separate discharges that occurred within several days of each other.

 Spill 1.	A 20-30 gallon overfill of a "clarified petroleum oil" caused by employee inattention during the delivery by a tank truck.  The spill was responded to by Masonite workers and is described in the attached correspondence and the Petroleum Discharge Report of 8/21/01.  I understand that the discharge was contained on an impervious surface and nothing reached ground or surface water.  The plant borders on the Androscoggin River making it particularly sensitive to spills.

 Spill 2.	Reported 8/28/01, leak of 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil from a burst hose of a Bobcat Loader, owned and operated by Gendron & Gendron Const., but on Masonite Corp. property.  Contained and cleaned up by onsite workers.  No discharge reported to surface or ground waters.  See the attached 8/28/01 Pet. Discharge Report.

No DEP response to either incident needed or requested.  This facility is working off a year 2001 monthly spill reporting agreement with the DEP.

S. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-649-2001*	On 8/21/01 I visIted this retail UST gas station in relation to a customer complaint of water in his auto gas tank, reportedly received during fill-ups of Premium Unleaded on 7/10/01 and 7/20/01, but not reported to DEP till 7/30/01.  Water entering a UST may be a reportable evidence-of-a-leak depending on the amount of water and the rate of entry into the tank.
	The facility was replaced in 1997 by Cumberland Farms so is a new, double-wall FRP installation (see P-521-97).  A 4/27/01 facility check by the CTI found no problems.  I am aware of no other customer complaints on this issue.   During facility reinstallation I noted no gw in the excavation, indicating that gw does not impinge on the tanks.  If water entered the tank it was likely from the surface through a cap or loose tank-top fitting.  No further actions at this time.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #9056 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-651-2001*	On Wed. 8/20/01, DEP was notified of a 2 to 5 gallon motor oil leak from a Brink's armored truck, at the Key Bank parking lot @ Congress & St. John's St. in Portland.  Cura Emergency Services had notified Fleet Env. and requested them to respond to clean-up the discharge.  No DEP response was possible at the time.  Later site drive-by's indicated that the spill was satisfactorily cleaned up.  I am not aware of spillage reaching ground or surface waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
P-669-2001*
	Investigation of tank alarm for the site's gasoline UST, T-2.  This CMP facility services their trucks.  The tank is dbl-wall.  Mr. Mirabile dispatched a CTI from Portland Pump Co. (PPC) to determine the alarm cause, who  later reported water condensation in the tank's interstitial space.  PPC dried out the condensation and returned the facility & alarm back in operation.  No further actions expected.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-668-2001*	On the afternoon of 8/31/02, I checked out this reported location of a residential, outside AST discharge.  The area is dense sub-urban residential, on city water & sewer.  Only several gallons appeared to have leaked from a Step-Tank, located under the front steps of the mobile home.  Much of the leak was onto the concrete pad under the tank, though some had reached soil.  see attached site sketch and notes for further details.
	Corrosion leaks such as this occur disproportionately from AST's like this which are hidden under concrete or FRP steps.  The confinement allows excessive condensation and associated corrosion.  I advised the tenant and Mark Goddard that a new Step Tank would not be in-code according to the Maine Oil & Solid Fuels Board.  Any contamination noted when the AST was replaced (less than a yard?) can be land-farmed at the Goddard's sludge composting facility.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-698-2001*	On the morning of Fri. 8/31/01, I responded to a USCG report of a slick of oil running up Commercial St. in Portland from just before High St. up to Franklin Arterial.  It appears the vehicle discovered its leak as it was turning left onto Franklin, where it appears to have pulled over, stopped the leak, and left the largest puddle.  Most of the spill was spread thin, so was sanded in-place by Portland PWD.  The puddle @ Commercial & Franklin I picked up with sorbents.  No RP was identified though it is likely from a leaking passenger-side saddle tank of a commercial truck.  The discharge appeared an hour or less old.   No spillage was found to have directly reached the nearby Casco Bay.  See notes and site sketch for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-88-2002*On 2/16/02, 1056 hours Brad Kelso of Domtar reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil release at their digester press section.  The oil was absorbed with sawdust and taken to their biomass boiler.
I-35-2002*A broken hose caused 8 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
P-115-2002*On 2/26/02 I received a call from Peggy League of L L Bean reporting a small hydraulic spill from their trash compactor at the retail store in Freeport.  Ms. League indicated the leak had been stopped and speedy dry had been placed on the spill to clean it up.  The speedy dry was then swept up and placed in the commercial trash bin at the store.  No further action required.
I-25-2002*On 2-5-02, this office recieved a report from Al Perkins, of Irving OiI in Houlton, that they had confirmed the loss of about 400 gallons of gasoline at their bulk plant there. Apparently a seal on one of the pumps in the dike had failed and every time a truck filled up, fuel was lost onto the ground. They noticed a large inventory discrepency on Monday and through the day took gauge readings on a routine basis. The loss was confirmed when they physically uncovered the pump and found gas in the snow.
Clean Harbors was hired to remediate the spill. They were on site the same day. A sump pit was dug in the low area of the dike, where the product had migrated and about 50 gallons was recovered from there. The rest is most likely trapped in the ice, snow and gravel. Booms were placed around the affected area to be watched daily by Irving employees. A more aggressive recovery will resume as temperature rises and the liquid starts to move. All is contained within the dike and monitoring wells are checked bi-weekly until cleanup is complete.
I-2-2002*On 1-3-02, Dead River called to report that one of their customers had called them regarding a leaking 275-gallon tank in their basement. They checked it and found about 15 gallons had leaked due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. A crew from Dead River had replaced the tank and removed the contaminated soil beneath it. No further action was necessary.
P-116-2002*On 2/26/02 I received a call from David Bolstridge of Panolam Industries reporting a small spill of Piomel Resin at their facility in Auburn.  The spill occurred when the product sloshed out of an unsecured manway on top of a tank truck being moved.  The spill was cleaned up by the plant response team.  No further action required.
I-37-2002*On 2-19-02, Tim Lowell of the Fire Marshals office called to report that while conducting a fire investigation at a home in St. John, he noticed there had been an oil spill that had occurred there recently. I went to the residence and found from speaking to the renter, Irving had been asked to replace the underground fuel line several months earlier. They apparently didn't notice that fuel had been lost from the old line. The basement floor was dirt and I estimated about 100 gallons had been lost. I hired a local contractor to dig up the contaminated dirt in the basement. This was done the following day.
I-36-2002*A broken hose caused 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
P-131-2002*	On Wed. 2/20/02, while visiting this ski area I noted the ski areas refueling AST facility and noted apparent code/installation problems.  The facility is located against a brown storage/work building between the two chair lifts, and readily assessable to the public.   Behind this building and about 10' away is a stream.  Deep snow prevented the checking for discharges to the ground.  I noted no evidence of spillage to the stream.  The facility appears to be used, or has been used, to fuel the ski area's snowmobiles and snow tractors.
	 The AST facility first consisted of a 500 gallon steel, horizontal AST with a dispenser labeled Unleaded Gas.  This 500 gallon tank was manifolded over the top to a rusty steel 275 gallon oval AST.  This 275 gallon tank was in turn manifolded in-line to three more rusty 275 gallon AST's out the bottom-end tank fittings and with 1/2-3/4 inch piping.  Total capacity for the whole facility was up to 1600 gallons.
	Apparent Facility Problems Noted: There were no emergency vents noted.  I could not see any vents on some tanks.  No vents went up to 12' or above the roofline of the building as I understand are required for Class-1 liquid AST's.  There was no spill containment or fencing around the tanks.  None of the tanks were labeled as to the product.  The tanks were right up against the building.
	A copy of this report will be forwarded to the Maine Fire Marshal with a recommendation for an inspection.
P-702-2001*	SATURDAY, 9/1/01, REPORT OF SURFACE GASOLINE SPILL FROM UST FACILITY DISPENSER, ONTO PAVEMENT.  NOTHING REPORTED REACHING SURFACE OR GROUND WATERS.  RESPONSE BY FIRE DEPT., NO DEP VISIT AT TIME.  SENSITIVE AREA AND AREA WELL(S) ALREADY EFFECTED BY PRE-1995 FACILITY DISCHARGES.  SEE ALSO P-84-95 AND ATTACHED FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

S G BREZINSKI
MAINE DEP, BRWM
B-715-2001*A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF BULK OIL PLANTS BY DEP PERSONNEL OUT OF AUGUSTA REVEALED SOME SPILLAGE AT TAMMARO OIL'S BULK PLANT ON RT 1 IN BAILEYVILLE.
INSPECTOR TED SCHARF  NOTIFIED THE PROPRIETORS BY LETTER, ATTACHED, AND ASKED THAT I OVERSEE CLEANUP.

CLEAN-UP OCCURRED ON THE 8TH OF NOVEMBER, WITH AN ESTIMATED 8 YARDS OF OIL CONTAMINATED FILL BEING HAND SHOVELLED OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK RACK, BACKHOED FROM IN FRONT OF IT AND THE BALANCE OF OILED SOIL SHOVELLED FROM UNDER A FITTING ON THE BACK SIDE OF A TANK.

PID READINGS IN PPM AFTER THE WASTE WAS RECOVERED WERE:0.0 UNDER THE TRUCK RACK AT 8", 1.6 UNDER THE VALVES BEHIND THE RACK AT ABOUT 10" AND ABUT 25 PPM IN FRONT OF THE RACK AT 2'.  THE SOIL WAS MIXED WITH COW MANURE AND SPREAD ON SITE TO WEATHER.

SOME OF THE LOSS OCCURRED FROM WEEPING FITTINGS, SOME OF IT PROBABLY OCCURRED FROM OVERFILLS, SMALL DRIPPAGE AND CARELESS HANDLING AT THE TRUCK RACK.


B-716-2001*LINDA DORAN RECEIVED AN INQUIRY FROM GINGER JORDAN-HILLIER AT DOC FIRE CONTROL ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH OBSOLETE RAT POISON (WARFARIN) AND A CHORINATED OUTHOUSE DISINFECTANT KNOWN AS HIOTROL.   SHE INFORMED MS. JORDAN-HILLIER OF THE OBSOLETE PESTICIDE PICK-UP RUN JOINTLY BY US AND BOARD OF PESTICIDE CONTROL; MS. JORDAN-HILLIER JUMPED ON THAT INFORMATION LIKE A DUCK ON A JUNE BUG AND  BEFORE MANY EYES COULD BLINK I WAS ASKED TO GO GET THE STUFF IN TOPSFIELD AND BRING IT TO BANGOR FOR SAFE STORAGE PRIOR TO PICKUP.

I DID THAT ON THE 11TH OF OCTOBER.  SEE THE ATTACHED SHIPPING PAPER AND MSDS FOR HIOTROL BOTTOMSIDE.  NO MSDS COULD BE FOUND FOR HIOTROL TOPSIDE.
B-705-2001*     This office received a call at 1440 on 12/26/01 from Norman Laberge (Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station; Cutler) reporting a possible oil spill.  He stated that they have an empty 1000 gallon waste oil tank that was taking on water.  The tank is occasionally used for fuel oil storage on a temporary basis, but has not been used for years.  Plans are to pump the tank out and try to determine how the water is getting in.

     When I later called Mr. Laberge for a follow-up report, he indicated that there had been no leak.  The individual that reported it initially, looked into the tank and "thought" he saw water.  They then dipped the tank to test for water, but found none.  There was only residual oil in the bottom of the tank.

REC:  File report.
P-89-2002*Lampron Energy reported that a car had filled up with gasoline at their Scarborough station, then left the facility leaking gasoline from the tank.  Lampron and Scarborough Fire Department cleaned up the spilled product with speedi-dry.
P-1234-2001*Kelly Pelletier of 84 Goff St., Auburn reported that she was experiencing odors in her house from a chemical that had been used to line the sewage pipes along her street.  The chemical was a type of styrene injected into the line to seal cracks.  I visited the site and although I could detect a faint smell of it in the basement, there was no odor in the house, and a PID was unable to detect it in the basement, house, or cracks between the old stones in the foundation.  I explained that since there was no spill of a hazardous material, and this was just a by-product of a process I had no jurisdictional authority in the matter, but would contact the Auburn Sewer District, and the contractor who did the work, Azurik, to see if they could suggest a remedy to the situation.  I suggested that in the meantime she contact the state toxicologist, Andy Smith, regarding the health risk of the exposure.

I contacted Rich Nelson of Azurik, and Larry Robinson of Auburn Sewer; both had been to the 84 Goff St. home and were familiar with Ms. Pelletier's claim.  Neither could explain why she was having the problems, they suggested only that the old foundation and perhaps sewer line without a trap in it might be letting some of the vapors in.  Mr. Nelson explained the nature of the product, and assured me that the product which didn't harden would volatilize off and the odor would go away.  He did not know of any other homes ever having such a problem.

I relayed this information to Ms. Pelletier and once again explained that this issue was out of the purview of the DEP.
A-59-2002*Chuck Kraske called in a report of a 25 gallon spill in the basement of the #2 paper machine.  He stated that none went to the sewer.  The written report states that all 25 gallons of the spilled oil went to the sewer through a crack in the concrete floor. No site visit was made.
I-38-2002*On 2-27-02, Lisa from Irving Oil called to report that a customer had called complaining of the smell of oil in her home. I met with her and several Irving Oil employees there. The tank nipple had cracked from the weight of snow and about 100 gallons was estimated to have been lost. Some had migrated to a window and flowed into the basement. There was a strong odor of fuel inside. I hired a contractor to remediate the problem. The basement floor was cleaned and washed several times, a fan placed in the window and all contaminated soil was removed.
P-697-2001*	On 8/29/01 I briefly visited this retail, motor fuels UST facility to check on the scheduled facility upgrade by CTI Bill Carver, scheduled the previous July.  The facility upgrade was partially complete at the time.  The manager stated that work had begun several weeks earlier and did not know when it would resume.  I noted no discharges during my visit and I am not aware of any being reported earlier.   The area is on city water.  Remedial work was done during the facility replacement by Les Wilson & Sons.  See DEP UST Reg. file #13451, and reports P-560-93 and P-403-89 for further site info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-106-2002*A tractor trailer owned and operated by Superior Carriers jackknifed on route 3 in Montville near the intersection of Route 3 and Kingdom Road.  Both fuel tanks on the tractor ruptured discharging an estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel to the roadway and embankment.  Montville Fire Department responded using sorbent pads along the side of the roadway.  DEP personnel responded and requested Maine DOT distribute approximately 16 yards of sand at the accident scene.  The RP hired United Industrial Services to clean up the spilled diesel fuel.

The section of roadway is elevated and passes through a wetland.  No fuel entered the stream just east of the accident scene.  As a precautionary measure and to remove the fuel contamination from the embankment the RP hired Dave's World to excavate (at the direction of DEP) the area impacted by the spill.  The contaminated soils from the embankment and the sand distributed by DOT were transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for processing.

Dig Safe was called for and emergency determination of utility or pipeline obstructions.  The Dig Safe number is 20020804381.   No further action is expected.
A-110-2002*At 23 Thomas Road in Madison, Maine a fitting at the filter of an AST failed due to falling ice and snow discharging an estimated 75 gallons to the ground.  The site was not considered "stringent" as the residence is served by town water and sewer.  However, owing to the quantity of fuel spilled, the proximity to the neighbor and a very high odor load in the mobile home a clean up was planned and executed to non-stringent standards.

McGee Construction was hired to excavate the spill area.  56.82 tons of material were removed and disposed of at Waste Management in Norridgewock.  The site was revisited in the spring for loam and seeding.

To effect the remediation the next door neighbor gave permission to access the tank and site from his property.  Some damage to the grass and topsoil was sustained by the excavator and dump trucks which was repaired in the spring.  The neighbor was very cooperative.

The property owner, Thomas Harville, reportedly owns a number of rental properties in Madison, Skowhegan and Waterville.

A request for application to the AST fund was filed with the Fire Marshal's office by DEP.

No further action is required.
P-707-2001*	On Wed. 9/5/01, Downeast Energy Oil Co. reported to DEP a small overfill of a heating oil AST at apartments located in Westbrook.  The oil was discharged out the vent, though Mr. Houghton also stated that they had to wipe oil off the tank as well (no-tight/leaking fittings are not uncommon).   No oil was stated to have reached soil, ground or surface waters.  The apartment building was reported to be in the downtown Westbrook area near the Cumberland farms store, and on city water.  I was not advised as to the reason for the overfill (i.e. no whistle, inattention of delivery driver, etc.).  No DEP visit was made in this case.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-703-2001*	Routine DEP check on scheduled municipal, consumptive-use, heating oil UST facility upgrade.  New piping and spill containment.  Work completed at time of 8/31/01, visit.  No problems reported by Les Wilson & Sons, contractor.  See attached and DEP UST Reg. file # 9677 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-708-2001*	In the afternoon of Sat. 9/2/01 I responded to a reported diesel fuel discharge from a private pickup truck that was parked in L L Bean store's asphalt-paved Black Bear Parking Lot, off Morse St.  The Freeport FD and L L Bean employees responded quickly and heavily sanded the diesel spill.  The lot is very active and exposure of the public to the discharge was potentially great.  Onsite I met L L Bean maintenance workers who were cleaning up the spill and shovelling the oily sand into drums.  The L L Bean supervisor explained that the truck was parked and Mr. Hoffman, the driver & owner, transferred fuel by an automatic pump from a diesel storage tank in the truck bed into the vehicle fuel tank.  Apparently the pump was left on and unattended, causing the fuel tank to overfill.
	L L Bean supervised the clean-up of Mr. Hoffman's spill, had the oily sand sent to Commercial Recycling and sought reimbursement from Mr. Hoffman.  I understand no spillage reached ground or surface waters.   See attached info. for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-145-2002*Peddle truck driver overfilled an AST in Windham.   Fortunately, a large snow shovel situated under the tank contained the spill.  The discharge was cleaned by sorbent pads.  No action necessary by DEP.
P-135-2002*It was reported that approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled onto pavement at Morrill Excavation in Standish.  Understanding that property ownership was soon to be transferred, Morrill's intentions were to remove the contaminated pavement so as not to impede the closing process.  Pavement was removed and transported to CRS.  All billing correspondence to occur between CRS and Kenneth Morrill, Morrill Excavation.
B-397-2001*B-0397-01
Bangor

Wednesday July 11, 2001				1158

I received a phone call and a complaint for investigation from Mr. Matt Robinson (990-2592) of 97B Ohio Street.  Mr. Robinson, a student at the University of Maine, phoned to complain about a small amount of a "black hazardous substance" that was in the soil near the rear entrance to his apartment.   I told him that I would be right over to talk with him and investigate the material.

When I arrived he was in the back yard, we talked briefly, and then he showed me the black material.  I asked him if he knew if there had been any roofing done recently on his apartment building as this material was a small pancake sized lump of plasticized asphalt roofing sealer that was now in the dirt.  The material was a solid and was the material on the roof I left it to his discretion on its removal or disposal.  I explained that the material could be moved so it would not stick to someone's shoe on a hot day.  It could be left where it was, or It could even be thrown out with household trash.
P-174-2002*A driver for CN Brown delivered 206 gallons of heating oil to 10 Amherst St as opposed to 11 Amherst St.  Fortunately, the homeowner who received the oil had a tank in place but the copper line wasn't connected to the furnace.  With the addition of this extra product, the head pressure forced approximately five gallons through the weak fire-o-matic and out the copper line which was not capped.  Anyway, those five gallons ran across his cement basement floor, contacting miscellaneous debris along the way, and into the floor drain.  The initial spill was cleaned up with speedi-dry and pads but for some reason both the fire dept and CN Brown's management neglected to lift up the grate covering the floor drain.  Once informed of the spill, and after speaking with the homeowner, I decided to check it out at which point I requested that we move sawhorse that was covering the drain to inspect inside it; free product found.  After padding up what I could, I flushed the drain with 1/2 gallon of Simple Green and about 15 gallons of water.  The homeowner was instructed to call if any further issues arose, smell in particular.
B-158-2002*The Bangor Dispatch Center called to report that they had sent the fire dept. to a report of a car leaking gasoline at 353 Main Street. Upon their arrival they found that about a half gallon of gas had leaked onto the pavement under the car as the result of some form of mechanical failure. By the time the wrecker moved the car the gas had evaporated and no clean up was necessary.
P-204-2002*The fuel line broke on a construction vehicle discharging approximately 10 gallons over a two mile stretch of roadway. There were two points most accumulation. The first was a stop sign where he took a right and the second was the location at which he finally realized he was being pulled over by a sheriff.  The tank from which the faulty line was drawing was immediately shut off and the truck was allowed to proceed (he was traveling to a site 200 yards away).  His coworkers applied sand to the major portion of discharge immediately subsequent to the truck's removal.  Upon my arrival, I inspected the route and the only area that could be successfully cleaned was where the truck had stopped.  After speaking with the foreman on site, I allocated his information and discussed their options.  They do own a street sweeper so the plan was for them to sweep the contaminated soil off the roadway and spread it at their lot in Jay.
B-407-2001*B-0407-01
Cherryfield

Tuesday July 17, 2001				1428

I received a phone call from Ken Perry (546-7326), of Perry Construction in Cherryfield.  Mr. Perry was contracted to excavate a frost wall and concrete slab foundation for an addition on to the C.H. Mathews Store, in Cherryfield.

The grocery store is located on North Main Street (Route 193) at the Willey District Road.  Mr. Perry discovered a small underground gasoline tank that still had gasoline in it.  He phoned me to get guidance on what to do next.

I explained that he would need a 30-day removal notice completed.  He would need a site assessor and a licensed tank installer.  I explained that the earliest things would most likely come together is Thursday morning.

Thursday July 19, 2001				0800

I arrived at the C.H. Mathews Store in Cherryfield.  I met briefly with John Sims (the licensed tank installer) Arnie Fessenden, (the site assessor) of FGS/CMT, Inc., Bruce Mathews, of C.H. Mathews, and Ken Perry, (the excavation contractor) of Perry Construction.

John Sims pumped out the torn tank prior to the proceeding with the excavation.  A total of about 35 gallons of liquid was pumped from the tank.  Only about 10 gallons of the total was gasoline.

Clean up goals were set at a limited stringent.  That means that we were to clean up to stringent if at all possible within the confines of the excavation for the addition also to a distance of about 12 feet outside the excavation toward the Willey District Road.

As it turned out stringent clean up was not met at all sample points as the excavation contractor hit ledge in some spots prior to levels dropping.  FGS/CMT INC. noted the contamination levels, in their site assessment report.  Gasoline contamination exists in the fractured bedrock.

Excavation consisted of the removal of 348 cubic yards of gasoline contaminated soil.  The contractor removed 180 cubic yards of contaminated soil on Thursday and an additional 168 cubic yards on Friday.  The tank appeared to have been one of early welded construction that had an inset tank end.  The approximate 550-gallon tank was of mid 1930's to 1940's construction and contained leaded product.

The contaminated soil was removed to a spread site in Steuben, located off the Number 7 Road, on the property of Ron Berry Jr.
B-154-2002*     On March 12, 2002 at 1500 we received a call from Allan Crawford of Hall & Smith Oil reporting a kerosene spill at John's Trailer Park at 113 Marstan Street in Jackman.  Mr. Crawford said a cracked bushing leaked five to ten gallons of oil onto a pad and snow.  The oil company pumped out the tank and replaced it with a temporary system.  They will install a new system in the Spring.  Workers shovelled a drum of contaminated snow.  They will melt this and recover the oil with sorbents.  The area is on town water.
P-206-2002*Please see attached.
A-596-2001* David Weeks, a friend of Carey Casey (the landowner), reported through the 1-800 # that a lot of hydraulic oil was leaking from David Arnold's Firewood processing plant. Carey Casey is David Arnold's ex wife.
 I had been to this site earlier in the year concerning a hydraulic oil leak from a logging truck. The site is located on the Belgrade Rd. in Mount Vernon. I made several site visits. On one occasion the hydraulic lines on the Firewood Processor were dripping oil. I noticed that one or two valves on the control section had recently been replaced. I left a copy of the DEP's Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement with specific instructions on what to do.
 Mr. Arnold removed some of the oil contaminated soil and bark from two locations, backfilled the area with clean soil, loaded the material on a truck and then called me. I arrived and spoke with Mr. Arnold and Mr. Weeks; there is a great deal of hostility between these two men. I filled out the necessary paper work and the soil and wood debris was transported to Crossroads Landfill.
 After listening to both of these men complain, I informed them that I was not coming back here and I didn't appreciate being placed in the middle of a domestic dispute.
 Several months later another neighbor Doreen Drake called this office and was concerned about her well. She had taken a walk through David Arnold's processing plant and was upset with many issues(electrical, oil stains, noise), and became alarmed that her water well may be contaminated. I collected a water sample on 12/19/2001, and had it analyzed for DRO and the results were non detect.
 Hopefully this concludes the spill response and investigation at this site.
B-165-2002*TERRY DAY CALLED HERE, MOSTLY ON HER NEIGHBOR'S BEHALF, INQUIRING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT THE SMELL OF SEWAGE, BLEACH AND OIL IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HOUSE THEY RENT FROM ROBERT HUGHES.

A SITE VISIT REVEALED THE ANSWER TO BE NO.   THE SEWAGE SMELL AROSE FROM A SEWER BACKUP, AND BLEACH POURED ON THE BASEMENT'S MUD FLOOR ONLY COMPOUNDED THE ODOR PROBLEM.  THERE WAS ALSO AN OPEN CONNECTION TO THE SEWER WHERE THE SUMP PUMP DISCHARGED TO A CLEANOUT.

MS. DAY ALLEGED THAT THE AST IN THE CELLAR HAD LEAKED, BUT THAT WAS QUITE A WHILE AGO.  THERE IS AN ABANDONED TANK IN THE BASEMENT AND  INSTRUMENT READINGS IN THE SOIL UNDER THAT  TANK RANGED UP TO 30 PPM, BUT ONLY RIGHT UNDER THE TANK.  NO OTHER AREAS SHOWED ANY REAL SIGN OF OIL, IN THE DIRT OR IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

MS. DAY COMPLAINED OF AN OIL SMELL WHEN THE FURNACE STARTS UP, AND THAT WAS INDEED THE CASE, WITH A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT 4 PPM IN THE LIVING SPACE.  I SUGGESTED TO MS. DAY THAT HER PROBLEM WAS ONE OF A LEAKY FIREBOX ON  THE BURNER, AND THAT CARBON MONOXIDE WAS THE REAL PROBLEM HERE.  I SUGGESTED STRENUOUSLY THAT SHE COMPLAIN TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY AND THAT SHE DO SO VIGOROUSLY UNTIL THE FURNACE WAS FIXED.
P-203-2002*
	In the late morning of Monday 3/18/02, Maine DEP responded to a 14 to 20 gallon discharge, originally reported as 7-10 gallons, at this rural, retail, motor fuels UST & AST facility.  The facility is owned and operated by Lampron's Energy Oil Co. of Gorham.  It was formerly the B & B Texaco UST facility of H A Mapes  Oil Co. (see DEP report P-178-91).  The spill area is surrounded by four or more private wells within 300'.  Onsite is a 3-compartment gasoline UST installed by CTI Ron Wilson in 1991, and an approx. 700 gallon 2-compartment bermed AST. for diesel and K1 oil (see photos).

SPILL EVENT & RESPONSE	
	Onsite I met manager Devin Tapley who stated that Mr. Scott Manuel was filling his Federal Express (FED EX) delivery truck at the diesel AST.   Rather than being outside by the nozzle Mr.
Manuel was in the cab of his truck.  A firefighter at the station next door stated to me that he observed the spill occur and ran out to stop it.  The diesel fuel overflowed out the truck fuelpipe, onto the pavement, and ran approximately 35' onto soil near County Rd. (see site sketch) before the fuel was shut off.  A sign above the diesel dispenser warns, "Do Not Leave Pump Unattended".   Based on Lampron's records, this is the second known time that Mr. Manuel has been an RP for a spill such as this.  On 11/12/01, his FED EX truck overfilled 14 gallons at this location due to not watching the fill, and was responded to by DEP's Sheryl Bernard (P-928-01).
	The Scarborough Fire Dept. immediately notified DEP, followed by notification by Shawna @ Lampron's Energy.  Speedy Dry sorbent was put down.  Having a Stringent Clean-Up Goal, I required that the oily soil be excavated for offsite disposal before the day's end.  A 1991 spill clean-up had cost many thousands and a reoccurrence needed to be prevented.  I advised Tapley to have Lampron's Oil excavate to at least 1' down in the non-paved the spill area.
	I called Mr. Tom Penner, of FED EX/RPS Co. in Westbrook, regarding FEDEX's responsibility in the spill.  Mr. Penner stated to me that Mr, Manuel was a contract employee and therefore FED EX was not responsible.  Mr. Penner stated Manuel had just moved so he could not give me Manuel's address.  Based on the facts that: the truck was marked as a FED EX delivery vehicle, the truck was registered (Maine Li # 681-613) to RPS Inc. @ 2 Karen Drive, Westbrook, and Mr. Manuel was representing FED EX delivering FED EX parcels: than RPS Inc. (of which Mr. Penner is employed) is a Responsible  Party (RP) for this discharge and the 11/21/01, discharge.  Based on Maine statutes 38 MRSA Sections 543,  548 and 550, et al, both RPS Inc. (FED EX) and Lampron's Energy are responsible for reporting and remediating the diesel spill to state satisfaction.  There is no indication that either Mr. Manuel or RPS notified the state about the spill as required.

REMEDIATION
	Lampron's Energy hired Risbera Brothers Construction (883-5528) to excavate oil contaminated soil on 3/18/02.  On 3/19/02, about 9 yards of soil was delivered to Commercial Recycling Services by Risbera Bros. under a DEP virgin contam. letter (see attached).  On 3/20/02, I revisited the site and noted the oily soil replaced by new fill.  No further remediation is known to be warranted at this time.  There were no direct state expenses for this clean-up at this time.  I understand that Lampron will seek at least partial reimbursement for the clean-up from RPS/FedEx.

	A copy of this report will be sent to Gorham Fire Dept., Lampron's Energy and to Mr. Penner at RPS Inc.  See attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-163-2002*On 3/6/02, 1640 hours this office was contacted about a possible mercury problem at Bangor High School.  The area of concern was the chemistry classroom/lab.  Dr. Wesley, who is head of the science department at Bangor High, had located small droplets of mercury on the floor in the area where there had been a barometer that contained mercury.  This caused him to wonder about the level of mercury vapor in the area.  On 3/15/02 I checked out our Jerome meter, which is used to measure the concentration of mercury vapor in mg/M3.  We took about a dozen readings and the highest  was   .022 mg/M3.  This reading was while the instrument was sitting on one of the lab tables.  The highest reading in the area where there were visible droplets of mercury was .01, which was followed by readings that ranged from zero to .003.  Other readings taken at random locations (including the air intake) ranged from zero to .007.  About half of the readings were zero.  I indicated in a discussion and in a letter that the NIOSH TWA PEL for 8 hours was .05mg/M3, which would seem to indicate that the room was safe.  However, I continued to say that I understood that DHS set a limit of 300 ppt, which is several levels of magnitude less than what the Jerome can measure.  I advised Dr. Wesley that he should contact the State Toxicologist for advice as to what should be done.
B-101-2002*The Maine Dept. of Transportation called to report that one of their sand trucks had broken a hose while underway. It had pulled onto the shoulder at marker 214. They used an unknown amount of their own sorbents to absorb the oil under the truck. The sorbents were later collected by them and later incinerated at Penobscot Energy Recovery facility in Orrington.
P-39-2002*Pioneer Plastics reported a 10 gallon spill of 6% sodium hydroxide at their Auburn facility.  The spill was cleaned up and disposed of by Pioneer Plastics with no expected environmental impact.
I-7-2002*A hole in the bottom of a 500 gallon tank caused 5-10 gallons of fuel & kerosene to leak.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and shoveled snow.  The tank was pumped out.
P-293-2001*Sam Short of Gorham called and reported that the property adjoining his, Gorham Tractor, was discharging oil to the ground which was running to his property.  He stated that the tractors on  site were continuously leaking fluids and that oil was dumped from the shop onto the ground.  I visited the site a few days later, and was unable to substantiate the report.  The above average snowfall, however would make it impossible to see any such discharges more than a day or two old.  I planned on checking the site again during a time when I might be in the area.

In May, Mr. Short called again registering the same complaint.  I visited once again, however this time was able to see numerous discharges on the property, and a fair amount that had run onto Mr. Short's adjoining pasture land.  I spoke with Mr. Short about this and it became evident that there was a long standing feud between him and the property owner; however I assured him that his concerns were legitimate.  I contacted Cole Leavitt of Gorham tractor and walked the property with him, pointing out what I had found.  He agreed to conduct a clean-up but, Mr. Short had made it very clear to me that he did not want Gorham Tractor or their agents on his property.  I suggested that they contact a contractor that the state was familiar with and both parties agreed to it.  I contacted Brian Fons of EPI and he met me on site and we walked the area affected on the Short property with Mr. Short, then the Gorham Tractor property with Mr. Leavitt.  Mr. Leavitt agreed to the clean-up request I made to him and hired EPI to the work.  EPI removed about 5 yards of soil and it was disposed of at Commercial Recycling after the appropriate lab analysis was performed.

Although Mr. Short was not completely happy with the work it was more a result of his long standing feud with Gorham tractor, not the success of the clean-up, as I am confident that the contamination was sufficiently cleaned up.
P-190-2000*Town of Minot reported that during tax assessments they had encountered an AST that had leaked at Bob's Auto on Route 11.  I visited the site and found that the outside AST had "shifted" during the spring and the filter had been broken off.  The building was abandoned and I was unable to do any work at the time.  I contacted Beverly Seger, POA of the owner Bob Seger, and she and her husband met me on site.  I instructed them that the site should be cleaned up and they agreed to have the DEP take the lead in doing so.

I employed Sun Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil.  The site is considered Stringent on the Department's HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE, and those standards were met for the soil. Given the extremely high water table, it is unlikely that contamination spread below the area excavated.  Most contamination was contained in the roots of the grass.  While on site we also found some waste oil drums behind the garage which had leaked a small amount, as well as two ASTs with fuel in them, not hooked up to a furnace.  All petroleum products were transferred into adequate containers and stored inside the building.

The site has effectively been cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction.
I-24-2002*When driver, Charlie Brown, filled the tank on an AST he didn't hear the whistle and approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel overflowed.  It was immediately cleaned with sorbent pads and taken back to MPG.
I-4-2002*Due to a leaky tank, an unknown amount of kerosene had leaked on snow.
P-94-2002*Outdoor AST corroded and leaked approximately 200 gallons of fuel oil onto the ground at the parsonage of the New Hope Community Church in Berwick.  I hired CAB Services to excavate the contaminated soil.  They did leave some contamination in the ground under the slab that the house sits on because they couldn't get at it.  See attached report from CAB Services.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
B-5-2002*     This office received a call at 1130 on 1/4/02 from Linda at C.N. Brown Company (South Paris; #743-9212) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that one of their drivers spilled an estimated 8 to 10 gallons of #1 oil around 1045 this morning while topping off his delivery truck at the Dead River Company bulk plant on South Main Street in Brewer.  All of the oil was contained on asphalt and cleaned up with sorbents pads and speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved.

REC:  File report.
I-19-2002*Due to ruptured elbow on tank, approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled.  Allen's Drain Cleaning Service cleaned up fuel and transported it to Tri Community Landfill.
P-119-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-120-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with the monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
I-26-2002*Due to an electronic control malfunction, 700 gallons of Phenol Formaldehyde Resin was spilled.  It happened inside the building and within containment.  No water or soil was contaminated.  It was cleaned up.
I-9-2002*On 1/15/02, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil called to report that there had been a spill discovered at Hapco Farms in Fort Fairfield. The filter gasket had been replaced by them the week before and apparently oil had leaked out. I met with them that day.  They were using sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean the concrete floor. They were going to wash the floor when all liquid was picked up.
I-17-2002*On 1-29-02, Peter Curren of Dead River called to report that while they were filling an outside 275 tank in Masardis, the tank fell over, breaking the fuel line. He thought about 20 gallons had been lost before the delivery driver could stop the leak. I met the Dead River people at the residence. They had shoveled all the contaminated snow and it looked like all the oil was contained in the snow. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-761-2001*	Reports of Melamine resin wash water discharge on 8/7/01 and Melamine resin discharge of 9/5/01.  This resin contains small amounts of formaldehyde and alcohol and is considered a hazardous matter in Maine.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1023-2001*Received a call from Pare Oil stating that an oil spill had occurred at 3 Rankin Rd in Springvale.  The tenant at 4 Rankin Rd smelled oil and contacted the landlord.  At the time of the call, it was unclear what had caused the spill, but Clean Harbors had been contacted and had a crew on their way.  Pare Oil serviced the heating system for the landlord, but Mapes supplied oil to the tenants.

I responded to the incident and meet with representatives of both oil companies.  Mapes had recently delivered oil to the property which was suspected of causing the oil discharge, but after observing the broken fire-o-matic on the aboveground storage tank (AST) it was obvious that they had no involvement in this discharge.

Evidence strongly suggests that the tenants' cat had broken the fire-o-matic which can be supported by the following facts. The cat was covered in oil and was known to use the AST as a perch to look out the cellar window.  I observed nothing around the tank that would have caused the fire-o-matic to suddenly break, although something could have fallen off the shelf located next to the tank and was removed before I arrived.  There was mention that Pare Oil had recently serviced the furnace replacing the filter on the AST, and could have damaged the fire-o-matic while performing this work.  There was no mention or signs that the fire-o-matic was leaking before this incident which is usually evident if the fire-o-matic was damaged while replacing the filter.

Clean Harbors was on-site by the time I arrived and had started to collect oil with sorbent pads and speedy-dry.  They had also started ventilating the basement.  The oil had spread throughout the basement damaging materials stored on the floor.  Also, a small amount of oil had made its way into the opposite side of the building (building is a duplex).  A roll-off container was delivered to the property and all oil contaminated materials were placed inside, so that the tenants had a chance to go through their belongings and decide what they wanted to keep.  All noticeable, free product was collected on this day, and the ventilation system was left in place.  On the following day, I returned with Clean Harbors and resumed cleaning the basement floor while the tenants went through their belongings.  Tri-State Cleaning was contacted to steam clean the basement floor and seal it. During the steam cleaning, Tri-State removed a section of sheet rock between the two apartment to clean the 2 X 4's that had been affected by the oil.  The sheet rock was later replaced.

The tenants found other lodging for at least three nights, and during this time actually took the initiative to clean the carpets and other materials that had been affected by oil vapors and people tracking oil through the living space.  The ventilation system was left in-place until the basement floor was sealed and had a chance to dry.  Before the floor was sealed, I did meet with the Ms. Lolley, the landlord, to assess the vapors in the basement with a photoionization detector calibrated to 100 ppm isobutylene.  All readings were less than 10 ppm or less than 35.5 ppm using the Department's set points for fuel oil.  We were unable to gain access to the living space, but considering the low levels in the basement there was no cause for concern.  Also, the tenants mentioned no ill effects usually associated with inhaling oil vapors, such as headaches or nausea. A  fan was installed in the basement window to ventilate any remaining vapors until the tenants felt it was no longer needed.
B-10-2002*     Dave Tonini (Earth Tech; Orrington) sent Scott Whittier (DEP-Augusta) and Scott Leighton (DEP-Bangor) a fax on 1/7/2002 reporting a one pound spill of mercury in the cell room at their facility.  It was discovered at 0823 on this date and was believed to have come from contaminated equipment in the cell room.  The mercury was then flushed to a recovery sump where it will be collected and recycled.

     On 1/9/2002, a second similar fax was received from Mr. Tonini.  Seems that another one pound spill of mercury was discovered in the same spot at 0830 on this date.  The source was traced to a cracked flange on an over head pipe.  Apparently, there is some mercury still trapped in the "cell circuit endbox water line".  A temporary repair was made to prevent any further discharge.  Mercury contained on the concrete floor was again flushed to the recovery sump where it will be collected and recycled.

     Ed Logue (DEP-Bangor), Scott Leighton, and I later met with Mr. Tonini at HoltraChem and went over the situation with him.  Several issues were discussed, including proper notification procedures to DEP's Response Services.  It was indicated at this time that the mercury, which has been stored in temporary containers on site, will be transferred into new containers sometime in the next few weeks.  They will also be addressing any mercury that is still trapped in this and perhaps other water lines around the cell room.

REC:  File report.
I-21-2002*I received a call from the oil company, indicating they had identified a leak at this residence.

When I arrived, I found the tank had leaked into a dirt floor. The well for the residence is a driven point that is about 20 feet away.

I contacted a contractor, who removed as much contaminated soil that could be removed without damaging the foundation wall.

Since we left contamination on site, I had a perforated vent pipe installed in the excavation and a layer of plastic placed over the pipe. A solid riser was used to bring the access above grade and the pipe was capped. This was installed in case the residence had an odor issue due to the remaining fuel left in the soil.

Response case closed.

I-45-2002*A timber harvester allowed 6 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  The spill was contained and cleaned up by the roadside and dirt was taken to Pinkham garage cold storage.
P-121-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-122-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-123-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-124-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-125-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-126-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-127-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-128-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
I-40-2002*A broken hose caused 50-75 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  The spill was cleaned up on Feb. 22.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
P-129-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
A-25-2002*No site visit made. See attached CMP spill report
A-30-2002*No site visit made. See attached CMP spill report
A-31-2002*No site visit made. See attached CMP spill report
A-37-2002*No site visit made. See attached CMP spill report
A-39-2002*No site visit made. See attached CMP spill report.  CMP reports 1 gallons spilled but no cleanup due to no sign of spill.
A-80-2002*No site visit made. See attached CMP spill report
I-41-2002*A broken hose on a head rig saw caused 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  Sawdust was placed on the floor to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
I-42-2002*A cracked fuel line caused 10-15 gallons of heating oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and spill rags - will put in drums and put in back of Irving's office for disposal.
I-43-2002*Wax was released from the rail car discharge pipe while thawing the valve.  Approximately 400-500 gallons contained between rails.  Approximately 100 gallons was recovered from storm drains.  The wax was allowed to harden and was peeled up.  A vacuum truck pulled the wax out of storm drains.  The material was placed in a pile on gravel pad near the ash building.
I-31-2002*Spill occurred when a 2 inch pipe nipple broke on the top of a lube oil bowser. The bowser supplies all the lubricating oil to # 6 machine in the Calendar mill.

The folks operating the machine notified the environmental crew and they sent a person to the clarifiers to recover the oil, but no one showed up at the waste water facility, until 2/14/02 around 14:30 hrs.

The spilled oil was trapped in the Calendar building sewers behind a bar screen that was loaded up with paper.

When I arrived around 1800 on 2/14/02, clean up efforts were just beginning at the clarifier.  A large amount of oil was on top of the clarifier and was recovered by "sweeping" into the floating solids collection area. This material is disposed of at Fraser sludge landfill.

On 2/15/02, Bill Sheehan & I visited the site around 12 noon. We looked at the source area and at the clarifiers. The clarifiers both had oil and both were passing an occasional drop of oil in the form of a sheen.

I was unable to determine if any significant amount of oil had reached the river due to the currents & ice on the river, but a steady sheen was passing into the river.

Fraser thinks that more than 95% of the oil was tied up in the sludge that goes to the landfill. I asked for sampling to be done to attempt to verify this.  I told Fraser that they needed to show where the oil went or I had to assume it all went to the river. We also requested that they begin sampling the effluent every  hour until the oil is no longer on top of the clarifier.

On 3/4/02, a letter with the sampling results was received from Fraser. Of the five sludge samples taken the average concentration of oil & grease was 2.02% of the total weight. Based upon this number Fraser has calculated that 2400 pounds of oil or 400 gallons went to the landfill in the sludge.

Also in the 3/4/02 letter where the results from the oil & grease of the effluent samples, which showed a 10 ppm average. Fraser has calculated this to be about 80 gallons of oil.

I requested and received a copy of the MSDS for the oil spilled.
I-46-2002*An air eliminator failed on a home heating oil truck while the truck was parked on Main Street in Madawaska. The unit is used to ensure that air is not paid for by the customer. The unit is piped into a fuel tank as often as the unit operates a small amount of fuel is also taken out of the system.

When this unit failed, it allowed oil to be dumped into a full fuel compartment which allowed about 50 gallons to go through the vent on the compartment and onto the ground. The vent operated to ensure that the tank wasn't over pressurized.

Spill was cleaned up by Dead River crews using speedi dri. The debris was hauled to the Tri-Community Landfill.

Case Closed.
P-710-2001*	On Wed. 9/5/01, I briefly visited this retail, motor fuels UST facility to check on UST related work that I observed while driving by.  I noted that the spill buckets over the UST's had been cut out and were being replaced by G R Adams Co.  The submitted UST Upgrade form also indicated Veeder Root brand leak detection being installed.
	The area is dense residential and commercial, served by municipal water and sewer.  See any attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #2440 for further information on this facility.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
I-47-2002*A person called reporting dyed oil in the Parson Road Bogan next to the Aroostook River.

When I investigated, I found the edges of this bogan to have small amounts of course reddish material. It is not oil but does have a sheen. Based upon this and the amount of beaver sign's around, I believe this material is beaver dung which has worked its way to the surface during freeze thaw cycles of the last few days.

Case closed.
P-763-2001*	In the morning of 9/21/01 Biddeford Deputy Chief  Fournier notified DEP of an approximately 2-cup release of battery acid from a school buffing machine at their Middle School.  An area where the buffing machine was stored became involved in a conflagration causing the machines two car-sized batteries to drool acid.    Fournier advised that the batteries had been taken away for disposal, there was no further emergency, and the US EPA was en route.  I referred him the the state Toxicologist for information on potential threat to students.  No immediate assistance or DEP visit was requested.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-967-2001*On November 27, 2001 I received a call from Peter Holmes of Downeast Energy reporting that one of his customers had suffered an oil discharge in her basement.  I responded immediately and met with Peter Holmes, and the homeowner, Cathleen Ayotte, on site.  The source of the spill was an outdoor AST, which fed two kerosene monitor heaters, one on the first floor and one in the basement.  The heater in the basement had been disconnected from the line, and a valve had been placed on the line to keep it from leaking.  Sometime during the previous day the valve had been partially opened.   It was later determined that Ms. Ayotte had possibly knocked it open while vacuuming.  The carpets in the finished basement were saturated, and oil had wicked up the walls.  I contacted ENPRO to do the clean-up, and Greg O'Brien of Response Services also stopped by to lend a hand.  The rugs, and affected walls were removed and disposed of as oily waste, and the cellar floor cleaned.  During this time I investigated the AST and observed that it had been leaking from the filter connection for some time.  I had Downeast send a technician to fix the filter connection and abandon the line to the basement.

The tank was under a very unstable old deck, and clean-up could not commence until the deck was removed.  Ms. Ayotte agreed to this and the deck was removed by a contractor and Nathan Thompson's (DEP Responder) help.

On 3/6/02 the clean up around where the old tank had been was conducted by ENPRO under Scott Cyr's direction.

The site was sufficiently cleaned up and the only remaining issue will be the reinstallation of the basement rug and the deck replacement; both to be handled through the third party damage claims unit.
P-130-2002*Debbie O'Brion of 105 Summit Street contact the Department in regards to an abandoned AST located in the crawl space under the addition to her home.  She was selling the property and wanted to get clarification from the Department as to her requirements for the tank.  Scott Cyr and I visited the site and were able to get to the tank and determine it was not leaking, but had 6" of fuel in the horizontal 275 gallon tank.  I informed Ms. O'Brion that although the Department has no requirements for removal of above ground tanks, she should have it cleaned out to avoid and potential future liabilities.

She contacted EPI to clean out and remove the tank.  I received verification that the tank had been removed.  The Department is satisfied that there is no environmental threat posed and that no further action is necessary in this matter.
P-772-2001*	Report of small #2 oil discharge to ground from Irving Oil Co. delivery truck at 79 High St. Portland while making fuel delivery to Goodwill Industries facility and with no spillage to drains or soil and with DEP visit unnecessary at time since area is on city water, was cleaned up and was small in nature.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-398-2001*While conducting an inspection of the General Dynamics Armament Systems facility located in Saco, Rick Kaselis of the MDEP discovered some contaminated soil in a drum storage area associated with present or past leaking drums.  A letter was sent to General Dynamics noting these findings and requesting that the problem be resolved.  The area was cleaned up later that summer.
P-873-2001*Mr. Richard Chick, Town Manager, Poland, called to report that there had been a discharge of waste oil at the public works garage as the result of an overfill of the waste oil storage tank.  I instructed him to have public works clean up all visually contaminated soil, then take an additional 3-4 inches to assure the clean-up would be complete.  I visited the site after Mr. Chick called to inform me that the clean-up was complete.  I checked the area with a PID and determined that no further clean-up was necessary.
P-86-2002*Bob Nolet of Merrill's Marine terminal reported that a leak had occurred then one of their pieces of yard equipment was overfilled while fueling.  No product reached the water and the spilled product was cleaned up.
P-396-2001*Bob McGirr of Maineland consultants reported that petroleum contamination had been found on a vacant lot in the Saco Industrial Park.  The lot was being sold and the owner and a site assessment was being done for that purpose.  The lab analysis revealed that it was not hazardous or off spec and the stained areas were cleaned up and disposed of by Guerin Associates.
P-153-2002*Rob Stalford of Lewiston PW/Solid Waste Facility reported that a citizen had left a test tube of mercury at the facility.  I agreed to pick up the product, and while there he also pointed out an old 5 gallon pail of gasoline that had been left at the facility.  I agreed to take that, too, since I was already there, however, I did remind him that the city should come up with a plan for disposal of such items.
P-712-2001*Pat Knoll of Cundy's Harbor reported that she had suffered a discharge of kerosene due to a corrosion hole in her outside AST. She had been scraping the rust off the tank in an attempt to paint it when the leak started.  She put a bucket under the leak and called her oil company (Lisbon Fuel) who put a magnet patch on the hole.  The tank was replaced by the Town of Harpswell Tank Replacement Program, at which time the clean-up was conducted.   The well was placed on quarterly sampled as a precaution and no contamination was found.
B-92-2002*      On February 20, 2002 at 0940 we received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer leak on the corner of routes 15 and 150 in Guilford.  A pint of transformer oil leaked onto the pavement and was noticed earlier that morning at 0900.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
B-132-2001*B-132-2001
03/22/2001 09:20

     Mike Gooch, concerned resident on the Eastern Ridge Road in Northfield on the shore of Bog Lake, called to report that his outside home heating oil tank suffered a leak when the heavy snow broke off the filter.  It was stated that perhaps as much as 50 gallons may have been spilled.  Investigation shown that the oil was lost in the ledge beneath the tank.  Very little of the oil was evident.  The well to the residence is located substantially upslope from the spill and does not appear to be at risk.  As a precaution however Mr. Gooch was given an application to the AST fund.
I-5-2002*On 1-10-02, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil called to report that a customer of their's had called to report a spill at his apartment house in Caribou. I met Randy and the owner, Darren Ward at the house that day. The tank in the basement had developed a small corrosion hole on the bottom and it looked like about 10 gallons was lost onto the concrete floor. Daigle was going to pump the tank off and replace it and use speedy dry on the floor. No odors were noticable in the living areas upstairs.
P-144-2002*On March 1, 2002, Gammon Garage facility caught fire and completely burned destroying the business, two (2) vehicles within, one snowmobile, all the automotive tools and associated machinery and an internal AST in the shop.  Also involved in the fire were 10 automotive batteries, on a shelf, and a pressurized gas cylinder all were next to the ignition source.

The call came in from the Gorham Fire Dep't requesting a DEP assessment of the potential contamination migration of the water/oil mixture.  The gasoline appeared to be totally consumed in the fire while the #2 oil was still visible in droplets throughout the standing water.  Debris which had fallen from above created a berm which trapped liquids in several pockets along the concrete floor of the shop.  Some water had flowed outside the building into the near side ditch, while some had flowed into the catch basin at the edge of the driveway, beneath the road and towards the neighbors pond.

The primary concern was for the oil and water migrating and potentially contaminating the area surface water and potentially the groundwater.  The neighbors all have private drinking water wells.  And the adjacent property was the location of an elementary school.

Guerin Associates was contacted as the closest contractor with a vacuum truck to removed free liquids before the could soak into the soils.  The inside AST was drained (approx 20 gal remained) and the surrounding floor water/oil mixture was vacuumed also.  As much as practical the pools of water/oil were collected.  The exterior AST of waste oil was pumped too.  This mixture would be screened and disposed of at the ENPRO facility in South Portland.

The batteries were packaged and transported for disposal by EPI.  Based on the conclusion the batteries were partially destroyed, no longer intact, with some liquid lost the battery carcasses were Hazardous waste.  This negated the option to return them to NAPA for exchange as originally planned.   The remaining fire damaged debris was collected in a roll off container from BBI and disposal was contracted with them.

Tech services was on scene following the initial response and will make any recommendations for water issues relevant to the release.  No further DEP response involvement is expected.

I-18-2002*On 12-22-02, game warden Steve Allaire from Eagle Lake called to report that a snowmobile groomer had gone through the ice on Eagle Lake on 12-18-02. The ice was thin at the spot it went in and it was going to be a while before the owner could retrieve it. There was no oil visible on the water around the hole but it had probably lost a little. The owner is scheduled to remove the grommer on 3 16-02. Recieved word on 3-18-02, that groomer was removed from the lake without incident on 3-16-02. Owner estimated that about 2 quarts of motor oil was lost. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-48-2002*The fuel pump handle did not kick out to stop fuel.  Approximately 3 gallons of off road fuel was spilled.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb the fuel.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it will be burned.
B-147-2002*      On March 9, 2002 at 1400 we received a call from Ed Gilbert of the federal EPA reporting a spill via their 800 number reporting line.  The spill occurred at the Irving Mainway on Main St. in Machias.  The spill occurred at 1300 when a pump shut-off failed and spilled about five gallons of gasoline on the asphalt.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents before any reached any drains.
P-173-2002*On March 11, a driver for CN Brown accidentally overfilled the AST at Poland's Town Office.  Approximately four gallons were discharged onto the paved parking lot and cleaned up immediately with speedi-dry and sorbent pads.
P-134-2002*	In the basement of Ms. Debra Anderson's residence in Springvale were two 275 gallon fuel supply tanks connected by a crossover and contained within a furnace closet.  For some time now, she has relied on the capacity of only one of those tanks to heat her home.  Well aware, she ordered 150 gallons from CN Brown which would have topped off the tank currently in use.  For reasons left unexplained, the driver delivered a total of 250 gallons to this location on February 27th.  What, under normal circumstances, would have been a disaster was averted due to the presence of the second tank and crossover.  However, the pressure in the tank caused a fitting to blow spewing oil onto ceiling tiles, the tanks themselves and finally to the floor.
	Apparently, the discrepancy between amount ordered and amount delivered was realized that afternoon and, after contact was established with Ms. Anderson, CN Brown sent a crew to her residence that evening in an attempt to dull the potent stench through the utilization of an odor killing powder. On the 28th of February, it was reported to the DEP by Kevin Moore of CN Brown that there had been an overfill of approximately five gallons at this customers' residence and a responder was dispatched to assess the situation.
	Upon arrival, the odor inside the residence was overwhelming and the removal of contaminated materials became a priority.  Initial remedial actions began with dismantling the closet wall, behind which was the afflicted tank-including portion of the basement, to gain greater visual access.  In addition, saturated carpeting was cut away in an attempt to assess how much, if any, of the discharge proceeded into what was expected to be either a floor drain or sump setup.  Subsequent to this activity, the services of Guerin Associates were subcontracted to aide in the decontamination process.
	Although standard behavior in this type of situation does not include tank removal, the presence of a drain below the tanks and the inability to access it warranted such action.  This process included transferring product from the outside tank (outside here referring to distance from the wall) to the inside tank and putting the remainder in a 55 gallon drum in the backyard.  The empty tank was then taken "off-line", the legs were removed and it was transported out of the basement.  Completion of that aspect of the project allowed for saturated carpeting to be removed and a more thorough investigation below the grate in the floor.  As it turns out, it was just a floor drain with a wood encasement.  However, product that saturated the carpet also wicked into the aforementioned wood which prompted its removal as well.  Fortunately, the drain's soil was untainted by the discharge therefore alleviating that concern.  Closure was reached by washing down the remaining tank and floor with simple green and removing contaminated wall framework.
	
P-172-2002*On March 11, a customer who ordered 100 gallons of fuel did not have enough room in their AST to accept the delivery.   Hence, approximately 2 gallons of heating oil was discharged through the vent pipe onto the ground outside the residence.  Contaminated soil to be excavated and disposed of properly.
P-779-2001*
	On Monday 10/1/01, DEP received notice of a gasoline discharge at this retail, motor fuels, UST facility that had occurred the previous Saturday 9/29/01.  Mr. Plunkett of M W Sewall Oil Co. described a release from the hose of a M W Sewall delivery tank truck.  He further stated that Sewall workers laid sorbents which was disposed of at the Auburn Incinerator.
	On Tuesday 10/2/01, I briefly visited to check on the clean-up and could clearly see the discoloration on the concrete and asphalt paving from the spill, and residual speedy dry sorbent (see photos).  Spilled gasoline may have seeped into soil through pavement joints, though none reached storm drains.  This is a relatively new facility, replacing the older New Yawk Deli/Irving gas station of Morris Silver (P-609-97, P-649-00, et al.)  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. files for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-598-2001* Mr. Ralph Bickford Jr. called this office on 9-10-01 to report that his well water was contaminated with kerosene. He told us that there had been a oil leak from his outside AST sometime in Feb, 2001.
 I investigated the site and found the dug well about 25 feet from the outside tank. There was a small amount of oil floating on the surface of the water.
 I asked Mr. Bickford Jr. why he did not report this spill earlier. He replied that he felt uneasy about having the State DEP involved with this problem.
 I hired Paul Bernier to excavate the area under the AST. The fuel oil had traveled under the addition and toward the well. No contaminated soil was removed from this site. We did however break the sewer pipe and repaired it.
 This case was referred to Technical Services and very soon a new well was drilled. The new well is located between the house and Cemetery Rd. It is 304 feet deep with a yield of 2 GPM.
 The dug well will be or should be filled in sometime in the future, after the DEP is satisfied that no more oil will be collected from it.
P-160-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-161-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-162-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-791-2001*	On Tuesday 10/2/01, I responded to an anonymous complaint of possible out-of-service UST's at this 952 Brighton Ave, Portland property.  The business location is located in a mixed commercial and residential area, between Rowe and Terrace streets, and on city water & sewer.  The property was clearly an old gas station by the construction of the building and scar of a former dispenser island in the front lot (see site sketch).  I noted no vent or fill pipes indication existing UST's.
	In DEP records I found a spill report P-361-86 describing the removal of five gasoline, a #2 oil, and a waste oil UST on or about 10/8/86.  A 1,000 gallon discharge is noted in the 1986 report with 300 yds. of contaminated soil removed and aerated and to have been covered in asphalt paving.  The report makes no notes as where the soil was disposed of or aerated (landspread?) and wether satisfactory clean-up and remediation were achieved .  There is good chance that this gasoline contaminated soil remains onsite.  Any contaminated media found onsite and disturbed should be properly managed.   This UST abandonment was performed prior to the DEP Decision Tree clean-up guidelines.  The 1986 spill report cover has been updated as a report addendum.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-806-2001*
	On 10/2/01, I received an anonymous complaint regarding spilled waste oil being dumped or accidentally spilled and collecting in the car wash drains.  I visited in the afternoon and no noted no oil in any of the drains within the four car-wash drains.  There was the typical small spots of oil on the facility's paving from parked cars, normal to any parking lot.  No clean-up was needed at the time.
	This facility was the subject of a large gasoline spill in 1999 (see P-178-99) that with high groundwater had slowly seeped degraded contamination out the drain swail to the NE at the corner (see site sketch).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-824-2001*
	On 10/11/01, CAB Services Inc. faxed to DEP SMRO a copy of a revised abandonment notice for a possible mystery residential, consumptive-use #2 oil UST.  While removing a 1000 gal. UST they found possible evidence of a second UST.  I advised CAB to proceed with the excavation and UST removal(s) and I would get out to check that day.
	The facility was located in a sub-urban residential area, on city water and sewer, west of Route 77 and at the corner of Sawyer & Richards Sts.  Onsite @ 1530 hrs. I noted that the CAB crew was gone and the UST excavation filled in.  CAB later advised me that no second tank was found and no reportable contamination.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-163-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-164-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-165-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-166-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-167-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-168-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-169-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-170-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-171-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY
P-159-2002*No site visit made see attachment
B-139-2002*       On March 6, 2002 at 0630 we received a call from Chief Bill Jarvis of the Jackman Fire Dept. reporting a diesel oil spill at the pump island at the Trailside One Stop on Main St. in Jackman.  He said that between forty and fifty gallons of fuel had collected on the asphalt adjacent to the pump.  I contacted Brenda at the station who had notified the fire department after finding the product when she arrived at work at 0600.  She also called a serviceman who came in and was cleaning up the oil.  Evidently a truck driver overfilled his saddle tank while filling up during the night.
       I arrived at the site late that morning and met station manager Wayne Smith.  The oil was already cleaned up with sorbents before any reached any drain.  Based on computer records of the night withdrawals from the system, Mr. Smith had a good idea who spilled the oil and will talk to the customer about the spill.
P-175-2002*Discharge was the result of leaking fitting at the fire-o-matic located on the furnace.  Most of the oil was contained within the conduit.  The oil discharged onto the floor was collected with sorbent pads and oil-dry by Irving oil.  No response was required.
P-90-2002*No site visit made, see attachement
P-176-2002*Discharge was the result of an overfill, which was not discovered until the oil expanded in the tank.  The oil was discharged onto concrete and cleaned-up by the Windham Fire Dept.  At the time of the report, Webber was in-route to finish cleaning and to collect the waste for disposal. No response was required.
P-391-2000*2 June, 2000, DEP responded to facility location.  The homeowner had a 5 gallon bucket containing approximately 2 gallons of K-1.  DEP recovered the 2 gallons with sorbent pads.

Due to the limited amount of pads used, DEP not to seek reimbursement of sorbents.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. 14Sep00.
P-177-2002*Received a call from the City of Lewistion stating that the water dept. had found a foot of oil in a gate box for the water main located at the intersection of Main Street and Sabattus Street across from the Kora Temple building.  I responded to the report, and met with representatives of the water dept.   At first glance, the oil appeared to be #6 oil, but after further inspection the oil was determined to be a heavy gear oil, such as 80-90W oil.  I asked if there were any recent accidents, or if they found oil in any of the other gate boxes or storm drains in the area.  The answer was no.

I pumped as much oil as I could, and collected the remainder with sorbent pads and rags.  Before I left, I placed sorbent pads in the gate box to collect any oil that I might have missed, and to see if the problem was reoccurring.   When I returned the following day, there was only a small amount of oil on the pads and no free product in the gate box, suggesting that this was a one time occurrence.  I informed the water dept. of my findings, and to contact me if there were any further problems.

A-57-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-61-2002*No site visit made, see attachment
P-150-2002*A motor vehicle accident caused 13 gallons of gasoline to be spilled onto the ground adjacent to 530 Mayall Road in New Gloucester.  The area is not supplied by public drinking water and is on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.  I hired Fleet Environmental Services to excavate the area.  Greg O'Brien oversaw the excavation which recovered all but a small amount of the spilled product.  The driver of the vehicle that caused the accident, Luke Frey, was unlicensed and uninsured.  No further action by Response is necessary at this time.
P-107-2002*Union Oil overfilled a vaulted aboveground storage tank at Tennford Weaving.  The gauge port on top of the tank gave and around 500 gallons of #4 fuel oil spilled onto and into the vault.  Union Oil called Ambrose Environmental and they called Enpro to clean up the release.  Union Oil is going to work with Tennford Weaving to find a way to prevent overfills in the future.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-185-2002*CN Brown overfilled an AST and a small amount of oil leaked in the cellar and a small amount outside.  According to CN Brown the whistle was not installed properly.  They cleaned it all up.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
B-146-2002*      On March 9, 2002 at 0245 we received a call from the state police dispatcher reporting a diesel spill from a tractor trailer accident in the northbound lane of I-95 in T2 R9.  Freezing rain had iced over the road and the truck, owned by Jude's Trucking of Houlton, had slid off the road, made one complete revolution down a slope and ended right side up on the bank of the Medunkeunk Stream.  The trooper on scene said both tanks were now empty and that the driver said he had about thirty gallons in his tanks which leaked from a broken fuel line.
      I arrived on site about 0800 and found that the saddle tanks were empty and there was a silver to rainbow sheen along the stream bank.  The current was high and fast due to the rain and snow melt.  This quickly dissipated any sheen.  I walked downstream a hundred yards and found no sign of any recoverable oil, just isolated patches of rainbow sheen.
A-105-2002*Received a  report from Kathy Field of International Paper concerning an oil spill.  She reported that on the #2 paper machine winder an oil moat over flowed. The moat was pumped out but approximately 50 gallons of lube oil was sent to the mill process sewer. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this incident.
A-113-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-151-2002*     This office received a call at 0855 on 3/12/02 from Timothy Andrews (Domtar; Baileyville) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a hydraulic pump (located just above the river) failed at one of their hydro generator units, which resulted in a spill of approximately 10 gallons of "peanut oil".  This material is used instead of hydraulic oil to minimize any impact to the environment in the event of a spill.  The unit was shut down and the gate closed for maintenance at the time and they were in the process of pumping the water out of the pit when the spill occurred.  Consequently, all of the oil was contained and will be recovered by skimming and with sorbents.

     It was later indicated that some of the oil did leak by a drain valve at the facility and went into the St. Croix River, none of which was recoverable.

REC:  File report.
A-567-2001* On 8-26-2001, the Maine State Police reported a tractor trailer accident on I-95. This occurred in the town of Pittsfield. When I arrived on site the Pittsfield Fire Dept. had stopped the leak from the saddle tank. Together we removed the remaining diesel from the saddle tank. No further action will be required.
B-21-2002*     This office received a call at 1205 on 1/14/02 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a pole and transformer went down on a private driveway off Route 180 in Ellsworth due to storm damage.  When the transformer hit the ground, the cover came off and an estimated 8-10 gallons of non-PCB oil spilled onto snow and ice.  Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburg; #234-4008) was called in to cleanup the material.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-139-2002*A vehicle traveling on Route 302 in Windham on the 28th of February struck an unidentified object  puncturing their gas tank.  Initially, the damage went unnoticed.  Shortly thereafter, the couple realized  they were extremely low on petrol so they pulled into the Big Apple to refuel.  Midstream, the odor of gasoline was undeniable as well as the sound of liquid hitting a solid surface.  Much to their dismay (and presumably embarrassment), every gallon pumped into their vehicle was running directly through the peach pit sized slice in their tank onto the cement pad.  Initial confinement practices by those at the scene included the use of kitty litter from the store and the contents of the butt bucket (butts included).  When the fire department arrived they utilized the more appropriate measures of speedi-dry and sorbent pads.  Prior to my arrival, the vehicle had already been loaded on the ramp truck with a bucket underneath to contain the still leaking fuel.  Once on site, I proceeded to patch the tank with putty, send the damaged vehicle on its way, and work with the firemen to clean up sorbent materials.
P-138-2002*On the 28th of February, residents of 94 Park Ave began complaining of no heat around 5pm.  Emeril Management and Charlie Burnham responded to the apartment building to find the floor of the boiler room covered in oil.  Apparently, a faulty shut off on the boiler malfunctioned and the oil pump continued to run even though the boiler was not using it.  The floor drain was checked to ensure no product had traversed through it and the clean up crew utilized both sorbents and speedi-dry to clean up the spill.
B-247-2001*B-0247-01
East Machias

Thursday May 1, 2001				0930

I received a report from Gail Frechey (255-6664), of Irving Oil that Irving had just filled the tank at the Jean Scott residence when the soft nearly waterlogged ground and the added weight of the heating oil caused the horizontal mount heating oil tank to flip over.  This action cause the breakage of the tank nipple and most of the contents (180 gallons) of the tank, was spilled.

When I arrived I spoke with a burner technician named Ken.  Ken said that most of the oil saturated in the ground in an area 4 feet wide and about 1 foot under the house.  The house is on pillars.  I contacted Mr. Donnie Hanscom to do some excavation.  With as dry as it has been, almost anywhere I dug on the property I hit water at about 8 inches below grade.  The oil appears to be moving in the upper levels of the soil.  I could turn the yard into a mud hole or let the oil come to me.  I chose the latter.

On Wednesday May 16 I returned to the Jean Scott residence to show Mr. Hanscom what I wanted excavated.  Two cut off trenches were excavated in the back yard.  The trenches were to a depth of 15 to 18 inches and were from 18 to 22 feet long.  One trench was in front of an out building and the other was to the rear if it.  There was already oil in the first trench along with 8 to 12 inches of water.  There was a very thin layer of top soil over the very wet clay. I returned weekly for 3 weeks to pick up sorbent pads and place new ones.

On Monday June 18 Mr. Hanscomb phoned to tell me that last Friday he was able to make it to Jean Scott's residence.  He filled in the cut-off trenches and told me that he had cut an underground electrical line from the house to the out building when the trenches were excavated on May 16.  He will be contacting an electrician to splice the wire to renew power to the shed.  Sorbents were removed to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.
A-555-2001* Jeff Marquat  called this office to ask for assistance in dealing with a small amount of contaminated soil located at Mid Coast School of Technology. This soil was located near the boiler room.
 I made a site visit and found the problem to be minor. Oil had leaked from inside the boiler room, from various pipe joints and other locations. We discussed cleanup options and they decided to have the soil removed and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau's batch plant on Prospect ME.
 On 8-16-2001, four yards of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau's Batch Plant. Eastern Construction was the General Contractor on site and J & D Excavation was the trucking company.
 I never received the signed paper work from Thibodeau's so I contacted Francis, at Thibodeau's.  They had sent an invoice to Eastern Construction and the contaminated soil did indeed reach its destination. No further action will be necessary.

B-330-2001*B-330-01
Gouldsboro

Tuesday June 12, 2001				1225

I received a phone call from Gouldsboro's assistant fire chief, Jim Sounders (963-5589).  Mr. Sounders phoned to report a pick up truck fire and gasoline and oil spill.  It is believed that the 1985 Ford pick-up fire occurred when the fuel line ruptured.  The entire truck was involved before the fire was suppressed.

The damage to Joseph Legasse's truck was complete.  In addition to the fire, an approximate 1.5 gallons of gasoline and about 2 quarts of motor oil spilled on the side of US Route 1, near the Walters Road, in Gouldsboro.  The spilled product was dammed and cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The Gouldsboro Fire Department disposed of these pads.
P-118-2002*A defective lift-gate caused extensive damage to a 300 gallon poly cylinder containing sodium hydroxide that was being delivered to White Star Laundry of Biddeford.  The discharge traveled down a block and began into a storm drain before initial response crews could utilize sand to create berms to prevent such travel.  With the situation stabilized, the fire dept awaited our arrival to begin the decision making process.  It was decided that the most effective and efficient means of remediating this issue would be to flush the product through to the wastewater treatment facility.  The sand used as berms was transported to the DPW and spread at their facility for natural decontamination and the fire department flushed the parking and the roadway with a plethora of water to ensure the pH was brought down to an acceptable level.  In its natural state, sodium hydroxide has a pH of 12.  The introduction of mass quantities of water brought it to levels ranging from 8 to 9.
P-53-2002*It was reported to the DEP that there were leaking drums of mercury in the backyard of a household in Springvale.  Upon investigation, the presence of drums was indeed confirmed although they were neither leaking nor mercury containing.  The owner of the property was contacted and the drums' contents were stated to be antifreeze, kerosene and waste oil.  He was instructed to remove the drums from the property and arrange to have them disposed of in a manner commensurate with applicable State of Maine and CFR statutes.  The waste oil and kerosene were transported to a local garage where they were burned for heat and the antifreeze was disposed of by an environmental transporter.
B-337-2001*B-0337-01
Sullivan

Thursday June 14, 2001				1105

Jake Ward, of the EMRO, made contact with me while I was en route from R.W. Mathews & Sons Inc., in Cherryfield.  Beth DeHaas and I were doing bulk plant inspections and were heading to Franklin.

According to Jake, Bill Mathews (564-7525), of R.W. Mathews & Sons Inc. phoned to report that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled an underground diesel tank at O'Connor's Market, in Sullivan.  We had just passed Route 200 and I turned around to take it to US Route 1 and Sullivan.

When we arrived there was some product on the hard pan, gravel-clay soil mix.  The driver had dammed some of the product to prevent its spread in the fueling area.  The truck driver said he had overfilled the tank and when he disconnected the contents of his delivery hose poured out onto the ground.

The truck driver, Beth DeHaas and I cleaned up most of the spill.  We used a few sorbent pads and hand shovels to clean up the spill.  The sorbents were removed to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.  The hard pan clay- gravel mix was spread thinly on the property.
P-149-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Wed. 3/14/02, I attended the abandonment-by-removal of two CP protected Buffhide, commercial & retail heating oil UST's, located at the now closed bulk plant of Dixon Bros. Oil Co.  I understand the facility has been in operation for 30+ years as a bulk plant.  The present tanks are registered as installed in 1986, which replaced a 10,000, a 26,000 and another 10,000 gallon bare steel tank (installed in 1968), and scheduled to be removed (see 1986 UST Reg. form for details).  Jeff Wilson is the 1986 CTI listed on the registration form.  Mark Dixon told me that the present UST facility has been out-of-service since he sold the business to Webber Energy in 1999 but whom opted not to buy the Dixon Oil Co. property & tanks.
	Mr. Mark Dixon was the primary contact with Dixon Bros Oil, and who presently is employed with Webber Energy in Hollis, ME.  The UST removal was performed by A L Doggett Co. under direct supervision of CTI Todd LaVallee (see attached removal notice).  Soil removal was done under management of CTI Paul Bosse for Dixon Bros. Family Enterprises. The area is on city water & sewer.  Being over a mapped significant aquifer (see attached map) and surrounded by residential houses a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal was chosen with a field action level of 400-ppm (by approved bag headspace method).

FACILITY DISCHARGE HISTORY includes:
	P-227-99 documents surface spillage under the diesel AST, and UST related spills around the top UST piping.  I understand a Phase-2 assessment including borings was performed by Acadia Env. for Webber Energy though I was not copied on this assessment.  These spills had not been properly reported as required.  P-005-88 describes where Dixon Bros. truck leaked 15 gal. of #2 oil on Rt. 25 in front of the facility after a car accident.  I have found no spill reports at this time describing contamination found during the 1986 UST replacement.
	A Dixon Bros. worker described a historical incident where a tank truck pulled away from the loading rack while the hose was still hooked up and the pump turned on, causing a significant discharge.   There is no information as to when this occurred and no documentation to prove it at this time.  DEP Tanks Enforcement performed a facility inspection in 1999, documented discharges and initiated the UST facility upgrade documented in P-227-99 (See DEP UST Reg. file #5536 for further details).

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
	Tank abandonment-by-removal began on Wed. 3/13/02.  Oil contamination associated with the ST's appeared negligible at first.  There was obvious surface derived contamination, including saturated soil, around the location of the former diesel AST (see photos of P-227-99 and P-149-02), and some UST related contamination around the piping (see P-227-99).  Later in the evening, Alan Lyscars notified me that he discovered strong, weathered oil contamination over the 400 ppm action level, deep under the two tanks.  I advised him to plan on soil excavation.  During a later site time, I noted Lyscars measured contaminated sand >1000 ppm by bag-headspace.  Soils at the surface in the former AST area were oil saturated.  The majority of oil contamination appeared under the UST's though the AST's sat on top of the 10,000 gallon UST area so the two contaminants undoubtably mixed.  Amounts spilled noted on the report cover-sheet are best estimates based on observation, age of the contamination, quantity of soil contaminated, and past experience.
	Soils were largely fine-medium, bedded, siliceous sand with groundwater not exposed in the 24 foot deep excavation.  On the morn of 3/14/02, I briefed Lyscars, LaVallee, Mark Dixon and Bruce Brown (rep. for the property buyer) as to clean-up requirements, and the UST Ins. Fund.  Dixon and the buyer wished closure as soon as possible so as to close the sale.  I explained also that all oil contamination would not be accessible as some was inevitably under the warehouse building
A-654-2001*Release of hydraulic oil from Central Maine Power Company bucket truck.  Affected media cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-74-1989*On May 6, 1989, after receiving a 10-day notice of intent, I observed the removal of a 2,000 gallon gasoline tank at the PI bus garage on Parsons Street.  The tank was removed with no problems.  Ira Dodge was the tank installer on site.  No holes were observed in the tank and only a minor amount of contaminated soil was seen on top of the tank, probably due to overfills.  All contaminated soil was placed on top of the backfilled hole to air dry.  No further action was seen as necessary.
P-1007-2001*	On 12/10/01 a report of an approximate 25 gallon K1 heating oil discharge caused by a freezing of the outside AST filter and resultant breakage of the filter/line.  Cleaned up by Dodge Oil Co.  No DEP response at time.  A later inspection showed the tank had been removed and the spill satisfactorily cleaned-up.  The store presently has propane.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1235-2001*	Notification of abandonment by removal of 12,500 gallon, dbl.-wall steel, consumptive use hazardous waste UST facility.  Used for storage of organic solvents such as toluene, hexane and xylene.  Registered as installed on 11/1/87, and removed on 11/6/01 by Clean Harbors Inc.  Removal took place under DEP Hazardous Waste Management Rules and under DEP management of Ed Vigneault.  See records of Ed Vigneault, the report attachments, and the removal report of Woodard & Curran Co. for details.  See other DEP spill reports for history on past petroleum and haz. waste discharges.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-52-1997*Two tanks were removed form this site on May 16 , 1997. Both had staining and contamination around fill pipes.

The site is a BL2 standard clean-up and no reading were over 500 ppm for the contaminated soils. Noting was removed from the site.

Two other tanks were abandoned in place that are under the building

For more detailed information see the site assessment report.

Case closed.
I-138-1997*A tank removal revealed a tank with a hole in it.

Contamination was removed to the BL-1 level, which was only saturated soil.

Dewatering took place with a vac truck that hauled the slightly contaminated water to the WWTP in Houlton. A pump & treat system was installed eventually to handle the contaminated water while the new UST's were installed.

For detailed information, see the UST Site Assessment Report.

Case Closed.
P-825-2001*	Report of approx. 5-gal. spill of hydraulic oil from a bucket/drum that apparently fell off a truck while taking the corner off Desert rd. onto Exit 19 of Route 95 in Freeport.  The oil was spread over the paving.   No RP known, who may not have known he had an "unsecured load" and that the drum fell off.  Sanded in-place by FFD.  See notes & site sketch for further information.  No wells or surface waters threatened.

S G Brezinski
maine DEP, BRWM
B-19-2002*Adam Doran called from the environmental services department of Central Maine Power Co. to report that a power pole, #37, had broken on Court Street and a transformer had spilled. They estimated that about 20 gallons of transformer oil had spilled. Subsequent lab test showed it to contain 19 ppm of PCB's, thus considered non-hazardous by law. They recovered two drums of oiled snow and the damaged transformer. The debris will be transported to their facility in Augusta and later shipped to the Norridgewock landfill.
I-50-2002*The operator of a motor vehicle attempted to leave the pump area with the hose still attached to her car.

Spilled product was contained before it reached any water or storm drains.

The spill was cleaned up by the Fire Dept. using sorbent pads.

The saturated pads were brought back to DEP for disposal, then brought to Auburn incinerator.

Case closed.
B-344-2001*B-0344-01
Winter Harbor (Winter Harbor Navy Base)

Thursday June 14, 2001				0920

While en route to Cherryfield, and R.W. Mathews & Son's Inc., I received a call.  I was informed that there had been a spill at the NSGA Winter Harbor, Navy Base.

I contacted Mr. Robert Bechtold.  He had phoned in a report of a 2-pint battery acid spill, which occurred to the floor of a closed room.  The spill was contained and was cleaned up using rags and baking soda.  The contaminated clean up debris was added to their hazardous materials for proper disposal.





















































































































































































































































P-201-2002*A faulty fitting leading into the boiler at Hyster New England caused a discharge of approximately 10 gallons into the boiler room.  In addition, the oil also seeped under the concrete wall and into a drain collection system.  Fortunately, the drain system was split in two so none of the discharge made it to the oil/water separater.  What did made it to the drain system was padded up and the contents in the original room were absorbed with speedi dry.  I also provided Downeast's cleanup crew with 1/2 gallon of Simple Green with which to wash the floor.
B-352-2001*B-0352-01
Dover-Foxcroft

Thursday June 21, 2001				0831

I received a phone call from Adam Doran (626-9536) of Central Maine Power Company.  Mr. Doran phoned to report an 8-ounce transformer oil spill.

The spill occurred, as the top gasket on a 10kVA Cooper transformer was loose.  The transformer oil leaked around the gasket and dripped on to the telephone cable then onto the ground in a 3X3-foot area at the base of Pole 104 on the Parson's Landing Road.

The clean up consisted of removing all signs of the spill.  The debris consisted of one drum (.3 cubic yard) of grass and oily soil.  The drum was taken to CMP's temporary storage area to await proper disposal.
B-358-2001*B-0358-01
Bangor (Penobscot River)

Monday June 25, 2001				0831

I received a phone call from Keith Bates (989-1869).  When Keith was on the riverfront in Bangor, he noticed bluish grey blobs of apparent oil coming to the surface.  I asked him if he noted any type of odor or smell.  He said that it smelled like railroad tracks.

I explained to Keith that what he is witnessing is the annual surfacing of the coal tar that is in the river sediment.  This coal tar originated from the Bangor Gas plant that was located on the site of the current Main Street Shaw's Supermarket.  When the water and sediment is warmed sufficiently some of the coal tar is released.

The city of Bangor did not dredge the river at this time.
B-359-2001*B-0359-01
Brewer

Monday June 25, 2001				1330

I received a phone call from Annette Nelligan (941-0290).  Annette is the owner of an apartment building at 14 Burr Street, in Brewer.  She phoned to report that her crawl space/basement 275-gallon tank is leaking.  She said that she phoned Dead River at 1315.  I told her that I would be heading over to the apartment building.

I phoned Dead River and they indicated that the tank setup was generally in poor shape and that there appeared to be the beginnings of a corrosion leak in the tank.  The tank is seven eighths full.

Upon inspection the tank was in very poor shape.  Dead River did not want to fill it.  I suggested that it be replaced and the system brought up to code to prevent a spill of greater magnitude.  It appears that 3 gallons more or less may have seeped from the tank bottom over time, due to tank corrosion.   The tank will be pumped out and replaced by Dead River.  I used a sorbent pad to wipe down the bottom of the tank and the filter area.
B-363-2001*B-0363-01
T6 R19

Wednesday June 27, 2001				1136

I received a phone call from Mr. Jock Morin (593-3426), of Ste. Aurelie Timberlands Co., Ltd.  Mr. Morin is the landowner on which a gasoline spill occurred.

Around 1000 this morning MRG Drouin was filling a 250-gallon mobile gasoline tank owned by P.B. Guide Service, of Skowhegan, Maine.  The delivery truck driver noticed the tank was leaking and notified Aurelie Timberlands.

An employee of Ste. Aurelie Timberlands used a knuckle boom loader to turn the cracked tank on its side to minimize gasoline spillage.

Next, 2 truck-loads of soil (about 18 cubic yards) were excavated and spread on a woods road 200-2.
B-364-2001*B-0364-01
Sedgwick

Wednesday June 27, 2001				1136

I received a phone call from Paul Greenlaw (367-2207), of R.L. Greenlaw and Son.  Mr. Greenlaw phoned to report that his 3,000 gallon tank that contained unleaded plus gasoline has been pumped out (see also B-635-00).  This tank, according to Paul Greenlaw, will most likely be removed.  He said he will be contacting Leonard Carr and will be making arrangements for the tank's removal.

According to the paperwork involving a registration modification, two jacketed double-walled tanks, one gasoline and one diesel, were scheduled to be installed, on or about September 1.  Two, 3,000 Gallon cathodically protected tanks were scheduled to be removed on September 17.
B-159-2002*      On March 14, 2002 at 1530 we received a call from Paula smith of CN Brown reporting a less than 1 gallon spill of kerosene at 292 Cedar Falls Trailer Park in Bangor.  Mr. Clarence McGraw lives at the park which is at 66 Finson St.  I talked to Stephanie at Brewer CN Brown who said a clogged whistle gave only a short warning of an overfill.  The driver shut down when he noticed the whistle's odd sound and less than one half gallon spilled.  The area is on town water.
B-156-2002*       On March 13, 2002 at 1330 we received a call from Fred Leigh at Bangor Hydro reporting a four to five gallon spill at the Machias substation on Elm St.  A blown hose on a bucket truck leached the oil which flowed onto the gravel.  Workers excavated a drum of contaminated gravel and pads.
B-167-2002*      On March 18, 2002 at 0945 we received a call from Gil Merchant at Bangor International Airport reporting a two gallon spill of jet A.  A Samco Airlines jet was refueling when the product came out a wing tank vent and onto the asphalt.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents and no oil reached any drains.
B-390-2001*B-0390-01
Ellsworth

Thursday July 12, 2001				0700

I had previously made arrangements with Skip Grindle Construction to meet him at the former Cars South location on the corner of US Route 1A and the Christian Ridge Road, in Ellsworth.  Work on the property was necessary as the failed septic system had waste oil in it and needed to be pumped out.  A Clean Harbors vacuum truck was expected to arrive at 0900.

A business consortium of Mark Rossboroguh, Jim Pendergist and Scott Kehoe had recently acquired this property.  Early on in their acquisition they let a Karate instruction school use the facility.  It was soon found that the septic system was clogged.  When Skip Grindle was called to investigate it was found that there was waste oil in the septic system.  This information was reported to Tom Varney.  Tom was unable to attend the scheduled excavation and septic system clean up so I took over the case.

The tank was pumped out by Clean Harbors as was some of the area of the "tile field".  The tile field consisted of schedule 20, four-inch plastic pipe with drain or leaching holes in it.  The field did not branch off but merely was a straight pipe with some sand around it and clay around the sand.  The very improper installation of this "septic system" and the fact that it did not work, made cleanup easier.

The area of the pipe was excavated and the contaminated soil was removed.  Then the septic tank was excavated.  The tank consisted of a 275 gallon heating oil tank with the end cut out.  This tank was set on its remaining end and a hole was cut to provide for the exit pipe.  The top consisted of polyethylene sheeting and wood planks.  Needless to say that the tank was nearly filled with silty clay.  This system most likely had not worked properly for years.

The contaminated soil was stockpiled on polyethylene and covered.  Plans are for the soil to go to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, but first it must be analyzed using the Maine waste oil parameters.  A soil sample was taken to Winslow for analysis.

Monday August 13, 2001			      morning

The results of the soil analysis had been faxed to Scott Leighton while I was on vacation.  I got the results and phoned Pine Tree Landfill, in Hampden I also faxed them a copy of the analysis to be sure they could accept it.  I made contact with Mr. "Skip" Grindle (460-0334).  I asked him if he was ready to move the contaminated soil to Pine Tree Landfill, in Hampden.  If he was ready to transport the soil, I would contact Betty Robinson for the Authorization number (s).

Tuesday August 14, 2001			       1020

I made a site visit and spoke with E. "Skip" Grindle.  I also requested another authorization number as he was using a 7-yard dump truck and would have to make 2 trips to Hampden.  The soil was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill under Authorization numbers 54080A and 54082A.	
B-606-2001*B-606-2001
10/23/2001 10:23

Ted Scharf of the Oil Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to report oil spillage at the business of Orland Dwelley on Route 1 in Waite.  An inspection of the area has shown some minor spillage associated with heavy equipment.  No resources of the State were in the area.  No further action was taken.
B-166-2002*MARY ROLLINS IS THE CEO FOR THE TOWN OF SEDGEWICK AND ON 3/18 CALLED HERE SAYING THAT A FISHING BOAT HAD SUNK OFF SARGENTVILLE BEACH. SHE WAS INQUIRING IF WE COULD DO ANYTHING.  SHE DID NOT KNOW IF A SHEEN WAS COMING OFF THE VESSEL, AND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE HARBOR MASTER, BILLY GRANT, AT 359-2232.

IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BOAT HAD SUNK THE PREVIOUS WEEK, BUT MR. GRANT AGREED TO MEET US, (DARRYL LUCE & ME) AT THE BEACH, AND TAKE US OUT IN HIS BOAT.

WE MET UP AT 11:30, AND MOTORED OUT TO THE VESSEL, WHICH WAS ONLY SHOWING ABOUT A SQUARE FOOT OF THE FOREPEAK.  RUMOR HAD IT THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CRAFT, AND THE BOAT SOLD BEFORE IT SANK.   THE FORMER OWNER IS IN THE MIDST OF A DIVORCE, BUT IT'S UNKNOWN IF THAT WAS A FACTOR IN THE SINKING.

THERE WAS NO SHEEN COMING OFF THE CRAFT, SO I TOLD THE HARBOR MASTER, CEO, DMR WARDEN DALE SPROWL AND P.O. AMBER GRAY ( MSD BUCKSPORT 469-2394) THAT THIS VESSEL WAS NOT OF CONCERN TO US.  I SUGGESTED THAT HAD THE SINKING BEEN REPORTED EARLIER, WE COULD HAVE HAD THE VESSEL BEACHED AND RECOVERED ANY FLUIDS.
B-149-2002*What with so many downed transformers on  the night of 1/13, CMP personnel assumed there'd be a spill associated with this one, so a spill was reported at this pole location before the crew actually arrived.   Turned out the transformer was tougher than they imagined, and there was no spill.
B-183-2002*     On March 28, 2002 at 0800 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a #2 oil spill at the home of Julia Burns at 40 Fairwind Drive in Orrington.  Ms. Burns noticed the problem the previous evening and called Dead River who found a cracked valve in her basement tank.  About ten gallons of fuel leaked onto the cement floor where workers recovered it with sorbents.  No oil reached any drain.
B-534-2001*B-534-01
Bangor

Friday September 28, 2001	1320

I received a phone cal from Samantha Landry (989-8576), of Dead River, in Brewer.  She phoned to report a small, 10-drop spill of number 2 heating oil to the concrete basement floor at the Errol Marden residence in Bangor.

The leak in Mr. Marden's tank was due to corrosion and was caught in time by a Dead River service technical.  A magnetic patch was placed on the slow drip in the bottom of the tank.  The small amount of oil was cleaned up using a sorbent pad.  The tank will be pumped out and replaced at the soonest possible scheduling.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent pad.
B-535-2001*B-535-01
Brewer

Friday September 28, 2001	1220

While reporting B-534-01, Samantha Landry, of Dead River also reported an oil spill to the basement floor at 16-18 North Main Street in Brewer.  The spill occurred at the fitting on the fuel feed line.  About 1 pint of heating oil was on the floor.  I spoke to maintenance man Ken Bakos (478-8323).  According to Ken Dead river tightened the fitting and cleaned up the spill using speedi-dri.  Dead River also disposed of the speedi-dri.
B-538-2001*B-538-02
Bangor (BIA)

Sunday September 30, 2001	0848

The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with Mr. Gill Merchant (990-1245) on The BIA / City of Bangor Fuel Department.  According to Mr. Merchant, an American Trans Air L-1011 was fueled around midnight this morning when about 10 gallons of jet fuel came out of the wing vent onto the airport tarmac.

Personnel of the BIA Fuel Department cleaned up this spill.  They used a super sopper and some sorbent pads.  A super sopper is a rolling drum device with attached sorbents. The oil is then (I believe) sucked from the sorbents by a vacuum part of the machine and stored in its recovery tank.
B-580-2001*B-580-01
Bar Harbor

Friday October 12, 2001	1000

I received a complaint for investigation when Mrs. Catherine Barrett (288-4236) phoned to inquire about the underground tanks at Morang-Robinson Auto Company, on Main Street in Bar Harbor.  She stated that the property had changed hands and  it was her understanding that there were still underground petroleum tanks on the property.  I checked the registered tank list and although it was most likely not the most recent update, I informed her that some of the tanks had been removed and I had no information on the others.

I phoned Augusta to see if they had more up to date information.  There was no one in the tanks unit at that time.  The following Tuesday I phoned Augusta again.  I was informed that their information on tanks registration numbers 3523 and 10454 indicated that all tanks had been removed by late March of 1995.

This information was relayed to Catherine Barrett when she phoned from her Florida residence on the following Thursday.
B-568-2001*B-0568-01
Bangor

Wednesday October 10, 2001			1004

I received a phone call from Lieutenant Brent Melvin (989-7002), of the Brewer Fire Department.  Mr. Melvin phoned to report a 4-gallon number two heating oil spill at the fire station.  The oil was spilled to the pavement.

There are 3, 330 gallon heating oil tanks connected to the oil feed line.  The tanks are end fed and there is one oil filter near the furnace.  A sludge clog developed between tank one and tank 2.  Tank 2 has a vent that is manifolded to tank three.  The tanks were recently filled.  Because tanks 2 and three were not feeding the furnace due to the clog they remained full.  Now comes the problem.  The fuel return line empties into tank 3. After some time of this going on with the feed line clog the return line allowed fuel to overfill tank 3 and thus fuel flowed from the vent line to the outside pavement.  This caused a 4-gallon oil spill.

Mechanical Services was on scene when I arrived and was going to clean out the fuel feed line and see if there would be a better way to install the fuel return line.  It would seem that if it were installed in tank 1 instead of tank 3 there would be little problem because fuel must flow by the area from tank one if the furnace is to work.

the spill was cleaned up using a few sorbents and speedi-dri.  The Brewer Fire Department disposed of these materials.
B-176-2002*       On March 20, 2002 at 1415 we received a call from Karen Spear of East Machias reporting a leak in her outside kerosene tank.  Ms. Spear rents the trailer from Mark Albee of Ellsworth.  She contacted her oil supplier, Jordan's Heating of Machias, who installed a magni-patch on the hole which was on the tank's bottom.  Unfortunately, the patch leaked so Jordan's Heating pumped out the tank and set up a temporary storage system.  Ms. Spear believed her ex-boyfriend vandalized the tank as she had just thrown him out of the trailer.  I talked to Mr. Albee who said the water source is a spring about three hundred yards away and that the land around the trailer slopes away from the spring.
      I visited the site the next morning and met Ms. Spear who showed me the tank.  I could not tell whether the hole was caused by natural corrosion or vandalism.  There was no frost in the ground so the 100 gallons of fuel went straight down into the soil.  The surface drainage is towards an alder wet area.  The spilled oil poses no threat to any wells and any excavation would be useless due to the lack of frost to prevent the oil's penetration into the ground.
P-645-1999*On 8/10/99, Bob Weggel of the Estabrook Road in Bailey's Island reported poor water quality in a newly drilled well at his home. Mr. Weggel felt the poor water quality in his new well was the result of contamination from the U.S. Navy's underground pipeline that runs through Harpswell. I informed him that this scenario was unlikely as the pipeline was a considerable distance from their home. The Weggel's were insistent that there was a problem with their new well and requested that a water analysis be done on their new well.

On 8/11/99 a water sample was collected from the Weggal well. The initial analysis identified chloroform and tetrahydrofuran in the sample collected. I explained that these contaminates were the result of chlorination of their well with bleach. Needless to say another sample was collected was collected on 9/7/99. The second analysis contained 1.3 ppb of toluene but no other contaminents. I explained that the MEG for toluene as 10,000 ppb and that the positive analysis was most likely from the glue used on the water line in the well. The Weggel's were informed that if they were still dissatified then they should collect a sample and submit it to a laboratory on their own. A letter of no additional work at the site was forwarded to the Weggels and the case closed.
P-223-2002*Received a call from the  City of Saco, Public Works Dept.  stating that a boom truck had suffered a hose failure discharging approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the street, and that some had made its way into a storm drain.

I responded to the incident and met with the Saco Fire Dept., Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment, and Clean Harbors whom showed me the area in question.  Most of the oil was contained with speedy-dry and already collected by Clean Harbors by the time I arrived, but a small amount (less than 1/2 gallon) had made its way into an adjacent storm drain that the City of Saco was requiring Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment to remove.  Clean Harbors  informed me that they had a vacuum unit on the way to remove the oil from the storm drain.  I felt that sorbent pads would have been sufficient, but the city also wanted the water removed stating that it was contaminated and they didn't want it at their treatment plant.  There was mention that Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment neglected to notify the city of the incident, and it was felt that they were trying to hid something.  I spoke with the foreman on-site for Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment whom stated that his major concern was stopping the discharge, and actually ran to a close hardware store to obtain speedy-dry.  He did state that he informed his main office of the incident and assumed that they had made the notification, but apparently only contacted Clean Harbors.  I did inform him of the Department's notification requirements and the number to call, and that in the future it would probably be a good idea to contact the town/city fire dept.
B-581-2001*B-581-01
Holden

Friday October 12, 2001	1357

I received a phone call from Paula Smith (743-9212) of CN Brown.  She phoned to report a small 4 ounce #1 heating oil spill during the filling of a tank at the Lois McCrossin residence in Holden.  The spill occurred around 13 40 when the CN Brown driver had finished filling the tank about 4 ounces of heating oil splashed out of his hose onto the ground.

The delivery driver, using a sorbent pad, which was part of his spill kit, cleaned up, the small amount of oil.  CN Brown disposed of the sorbent pad.
B-582-2001*B-582-01
Trenton

Friday October 12, 2001	0801

I received a phone call from Diane Bowersfield.  Diane phoned to report that after the death of her husband, Dr. John Bowersfield, of the Mountain View Veterinary Hospital, in Trenton, she discovered 7 cases of old flea spray.  She is concerned and wants to know how to dispose of this material properly.

I informed her that there was an up coming Pesticide Pick up that was jointly sponsored by the Pesticide Control Board and The Department of Environmental Protection.  I mentioned that I needed information about what she had.

She told me she had seven cases, each of which contain twelve, 13 ounce aerosol cans of flea spray.  The old, discontinued flea spray is Hartz Mountain.  The EPA registration number is 2596-115.  Other numbers on the cardboard cases said "EPA EST "M" 13891-IN-1".

I notified Henry Jennings of the Pesticide Control Board and sent him a fax about the product.  He indicated that there should not be a problem in accepting the flea spray at the pick up.  I picked up the cases of flea spray on  Monday.  The cardboard cases were transported to the DEP temporary storage area to await pick up on Wednesday.
B-588-2001*B-588-01
Orono

Tuesday October 16, 2001	0754

I received a phone call from Captain Vaughn (866-4000), of the Orono Fire Department.  Captain Vaughn phoned to report a gasoline spill to the pavement at Aroostook Hall, on the campus of the University of Maine.  A vehicle, owned by an undisclosed student motorist, was leaking gasoline from a corroded gas tank to the pavement.

About 7 gallons had leaked from the vehicle's gasoline tank.  The student was contacted, the vehicle was towed, and the Orono Fire Department, using sorbent pads, cleaned up the gasoline spill.  Speedi-dri was then put down on the pavement.

The fire department disposed of the sorbent pads and the speedi-dri was left in place and later cleaned up by the university.
B-34-2002*     This office received a call at 1105 on 1/22/02 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that sometime during the previous storm, a tree fell across the wires, which pulled a pole and transformer down approximately one mile in on the Lower Springy Pond Road off Route 180 in Otis.  The problem was discovered on Saturday (1/19/02) when BHE personnel were finally able to get into that area for an inspection.  An estimated 8 to 10 gallons on non-PCB mineral oil spilled onto snow and ice near the pole.  Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburg; #234-4008) was called in to recover the material.  There were no drains or State waters involved.

REC:  File report.
B-421-2001*B-0421-01
Bangor

Monday July 30, 2001  				0930

I received a phone call from Hazel Goodwin (947-6315), of 44 Thornton Road in Bangor.  Ms. Goodwin phoned to report a problem she had with her fuel feed line, on her outside 275-gallon heating oil tank.  The fuel line had a bad flare fitting and a cracked flare nut.  The Dead River Company replaced this yesterday.  Dead River cleaned up the small spill of nearly one-pint.
P-946-2001*The discharge was the result of a leaking supply line that was finally discovered by the oil company upon further investigation.  An oil smell was noticed three weeks previously, but was attributed to the furnace.  By the time I arrived on-site, the oil company had replaced the line and removed most of the oil saturated materials, such as wooden boxes and furniture that were being stored in the basement.  They also removed some soil and rocks, but bedrock was only beneath one inch of soil making almost impossible to dig any further.  The materials were placed on poly and covered, until arrangements were made for disposal.  At least 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil was directly discharged into the bedrock with several bedrock wells in proximity.

I made arrangements to dispose of the soil and rock while the home owner used the wooden products in a brush fire.  In addition,  I returned and vacuumed as much contaminated soil as physical possible with limited success.  The vacuuming did alleviate the vapor problem in the basement, but did little for the oil released into the bedrock.  During this same day, I obtained a sample of the well water that tested negative for diesel range organics.

On 2/15/2002, I obtained another sample of the water, because Ms. Scharf felt she smelled oil.  This time the water tested positive for diesel range organics at 90 parts per million (ppm).  Arrangements were made to have a carbon filter system installed and additional testing of area wells.  The site was referred to the Technical Services Division, please refer to their files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-119-2002*On 2/27/02,1015 hours we were notified of an ongoing gasoline spill at Pipers Country Store on Route 222 in Levant.  The Bangor and Levant Fire Department were on scene to provide public safety and Dysarts were on their way to stop the leak and recover product.  The release was to the dike area, which did not have a roof.  The absence of a roof allowed water to accumulate and this formed ice, which eventually caused the water drain valve to crack.  This part of the storage system consisted of two 5K ASTs inside of a dike.

Dysarts arrived with pumps and tankers and proceeded to stop the release by removing product from the leaking tank.  Next they recovered the gasoline that had gone into the dike.  Four inches of product on the segment of the dike involved figured to be about 128 gallons.  After this they pumped out the contaminated water, flushed with more water and pumped again.  This was all done through holes that had been poked through the ice.

Meanwhile the leaker's sister tank(a 5K super unleaded) was sitting there with it's water drain valve trapped in the ice.  This was freed up without incident by using warm water.  This approach produced less risk than trying to chip the ice away from the valve.  Also, meanwhile, the area was monitored with an explosimeter.  There were a couple of times when the space near the bottom reached 10% LEL.  But these episodes passed quickly because of a brisk breeze.  The fire fighters foamed the spill area before leaving.  This reduced the LEL to zero.  It was still zero the following day.
P-714-2001*I received a call from EER, who conducting a site assessment for of a Gary's Service Center in Saco (assessment was for property transfer or re-financing).  Spillage from overfills was noted around the diesel pumps.  I instructed EER to remove the contaminated soils per baseline-2 standards.  Approximately 1 cubic yard was removed.
B-164-2002*The Case of the Deluged Date

It was a dark and stormy night.  Ricky Ashby, behind the wheel of Howard Jones' '83 Dodge pickup, sighed and stretched, wondering if he'd ever get to her house.  What were those directions again?

Wait.  There's a sign...."PAVEMENT ENDS".   "Road's turning to gravel" Ricky thought.

THUMP!  CRASH!!   SPLASH!!!

Ricky achieved a catharsis.  He no longer had to fear being lost.  He knew where he was, now.

A more accurate sign would've read "BOATRAMP ENDS"  or even "ATLANTIC OCEAN BEGINS"

"Howard's gonna be mad" he sighed, wading ashore.
B-557-2001*B-0557-01
Dedham

Tuesday October 9, 2001				0922

I received a phone call from Mr. Ken Martin (843-7403 & (973) 202-3334).  Mr. Martin phoned to report that he had a leak of less than one pint of # 1 heating oil.  He noticed the oil drip to his concrete pad on Monday October 1 around 0930.  Mr. Martin had a tiny pinhole corrosion leak in his outside 275 gallon heating oil tank.  Dead River Company was notified and Mr. Martin wiped up the small stain on his concrete pad and caught about 12 ounces of the dripping oil in a glass jar.

Dead River replaced his tank.  The homeowner may have disposed of the oil stained rag.  The captured oil in the glass jar was returned to the new tank.
B-177-2002*A WESTBOUND TRAIN, IDLING ON THE TRACKS AT NORTHERN MAINE JUNCTION, STARTED TO ROLL WESTWARD, BECAUSE THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM LOST AIR PRESSURE AND THE MECHANICAL BRAKES WERE NOT SET.

AS THE UNATTENDED TRAIN REACHED A SWITCH POINT, IT STRUCK ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE IDLING ON ANOTHER TRACK;  THE LOCOMOTIVE ON THE FIRST TRAIN TIPPED UP, BUT NOT OVER.  STILL, IT TIPPED AT A SEVERE ENOUGH ANGLE THAT OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOW.  AN ESTIMATED 35 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS LOST TO THE GROUND BEFORE EFFORTS COULD BE MADE TO RECOVER THE FUEL AS IT LEAKED OUT OF THE TANK.

THE SPILL WAS NOT REPORTED HERE UNTIL 0800 THE NEXT DAY, BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE TOLL FREE SPILL NUMBER DOES NOT WORK FROM OUT OF STATE.

UPON MY ARRIVAL AT 0900, THE TRAINS WERE RE-RAILED AND THE COMPANY WAS MAKING AN ON-GOING EFFORT TO RECOVER THEIR SPILLED FUEL.
I-51-2002*6 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Absorbent pads were used to contain spill.  Contaminated dirt/pads were sent to the Oakfield Yard.
P-142-2002*On 3/4/02 received a citizen complaint of flooding in his backyard. The complaint came from a Mr. Meyers of 268 Gray Road, Cumberland. Mr. Meyer's home is located across the Road from the Yarmouth Lumber Company. The flooding in Mr. Meyers yard resulted when The Yarmouth Lumber Company sealed off a culvert which drains Mr. Meyer's property and which also conveyes contaminated groundwater from their fueling area/ pad to a nearby pond. The culvert was sealed in an attempt to prevent contaminated groundwater from being discharged to a pond which is in close proximity to a public water supply well.

I met on site with Rich Campbell of Campbell Environmental and Scott Alloca of EPI to see if something could be done to alleviate the flooding problem in Mr.Meyer's yard. During the site visit I observed a large quantity of free phase diesel oil in the diked area of the fueling pad at he Yarmouth Lumber Company.

An EPI pump truck was brought to the site and 815 gallons of free product diesel oil and water was removed from the site. The following day it was determined that 250 gallons of free phase diesel was recovered. In addition two yards of contaminated soil was excavated from outside the diked area. The contaminated soil was shipped to Commerical Paving for recycling.

This spill was unreported by the Yarmouth Lumber Company. This case is referred to the DEP Enforcement unit.

No further action taken.
P-156-2002*A Hoboken Floors truck went off the road and crashed at mile 13 North of the Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit.  Approximately 100 gallons of diesel was spilled from a leaking saddle tank.  I hired Clean Harbors to respond with a vacuum truck and plenty of sorbents.  We drilled the saddle tank and sucked out all remaining diesel fuel and then set to work recovering what had already spilled.  After several hours the truck was moved and in the process of moving it several containers of "Last n Last Quick Dry Polyurethane Primer/Sanding Sealer" broke open in the back of the truck and leaked out.  The Primer was quite difficult to recover off the water that had ponded around the truck.  The rest of the day was spent trying to recover what we could of it with the vacuum truck.  Sorbents were left for several days and were finally removed.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
B-121-2002*On 2/28/2002, 1030 hours Gordan Pot of Clean Harbors reported a one gallon spill of #6 oil on the deck of a barge owned by Reed & Reed Contractors.  Clean Harbors was in the process of dismantling the barge when a manifold that they had disconnected started to leak #6 oil.  They got most of the product immobilized but they estimated that a pint may have gotten into the water.  They recovered most of this, but it did produce a sheen over an area 10' X 100'.  They used a bail of pads and a bail of sausage boom to recover the spill.  The oiled sorbent went to their waste stream.
P-202-2002*A mercury candy thermometer was broken on a stove while students were boiling sap.  The classroom was evacuated and the windows were opened.  I hired Fleet to clean up the spill and Todd Crockett came with a mercury clean up kit and a Jerome Meter.  Initial readings on the Jerome were zero.  We proceeded to clean up the spill with an eyedropper and the metal shavings from the kit.  We removed the top of the stove to assure it was completely clean, top and bottom.  Again, all readings on the Jerome were zero.  We cleaned up all debris and called it good.  All debris from the spill clean up was brought to the D.E.P. for disposal.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-211-2002*Peter Moulton of the Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management contacted me regarding an AST  replacement being undertaken by the CAP oil tank replacement program.  Upon installing the new tank, Dana Harris of Steinhart Oil in Windham observed that the old AST at the house was leaking.  I visited and observed that the square 200-250 gallon tank was leaking around the bottom.  I contacted Clean Harbors to remove the contents of the tank, remove the tank, and conduct a clean-up.  Zaggarella Construction moved the new tank to the location of the old tank and landscaped the area, including building a retaining wall and the end of the driveway (the old retaining wall was removed during the clean-up.  The site is on public water and although it is within 100 ft. of a pond, no future environmental impact is expected.
P-207-2002*Please see attached.
A-32-2002*Received a call from Adam Doran of CMP that there had been transformer leak He also reported that a boat on private property was involved. The report from CMP gives additional details.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
B-172-2002*Sonya Ames called to say that she was concerned about an old oil tank leaking onto the dirt cellar floor of an older home that her sister had purchased last November. I called the sister, Crystal Harmon, who confirmed her sister's report. I made arrangements to investigate on 3/22/02.
   I looked at the now abandoned 275 vertical AST in the cellar. The floor was not dirt but concrete. There was some black stained dust under the tank but no free product nor was the AST actively leaking. The tank end was about three feet from a sump like hole that exposed the out going sewer line and the gravel beneath the house. Any amount of oil would run to the hole but it appeared oil free.
   Someone had replaced the cellar tank when Ms. Harmon had moved in and the current source of fuel, #1, was now an outside tank. This someone, who Ms. Harmon could not remember, had used a non code compression fitting to add a length of copper line to the new outside tank. They had hooked onto the old feed line that was still buried in the concrete floor. The compression fitting was slowly dripping. I used a photo-ionizing device (PID) set to the appropriate set point for fuel oil to monitor the air. Upstairs in the living space I found 5ppm of some type of volatile organics while in the cellar immediately over the fitting it was 8 ppm. Such numbers are low enough that short term (a few months) should not be harmful, as no one has shown an allergic response to date. While I cannot be sure that the numbers were caused by oil, I did explain that the odors would probably go away if the dripping fitting was repaired. I further explained that the fitting used was not to code nor was the line buried in the concrete. Ms. Harmon did say that she plans to have the outside AST installed in the cellar when the weather moderated.
   In addition to the dripping fitting she had found a pair of 55 gallon drums in the back portion of the cellar that were laying on their sides. She tipped one of them toward the ground and a small amount of oil had spilled onto the floor through an unsealed bung. I recommended that they be removed before they rusted through. She said she would remove them when the AST work was done this spring.
   In conclusion I found no evidence of serious oil spill contamination in need of removal. If Ms. Harmon resolves the problems I noted I'm sure that the odors will be reduced.
P-1203-2001*On 11/21/01, Brad Hahn and Andy Slusarski visited the site of Lock's Auto Repair on Route 117 in Limington. The site visit was conducted, as it was suspected that Locke's Auto may be the source of contamination identified in a nearby public water well.

During the site visit it was discovered that the garage had a floor drain that discharged directly to the environment.  Samples taken from the floor drain tested positive for a number of volatile organics and semi-volatile organics. On 2/27/02, EPI of Yarmouth cleaned out the floor drain utilizing a power washer and sealed it with cement.

On 2/14/01, Locke's Auto received a Notice of Violation from the Department.

This case was forwarded to Technical Services for additional work.
I-116-1998*On 6-3-98, this office received a call from Steve Hannington reporting a diesel spill on a woods road in T4 R8. Apparently vandals had broken a fuel line and punctured a tank on a skidder parked at a harvesting operation. They cleaned it up themselves with sorbents, and by excavating a small amount of soil and land-spreading it, adhering to guidelines.
P-235-1999*On 3/17/99, Brian Battista of Route 160 in Limerick visited the DEP's South Portland office to file a complaint against his neighbor Forrest Sanborn. Mr. Battista alleged that Mr. Sanborn had been spilling oil and chemicals on to the ground at his place of business Sanborn's Truck Garage. Mr. Battista also complained that surface water run off from the garage was flowing into his backyard and he was afraid that it would contaminate his  dug well.

On 3/29/99, Scott Cyr, Andy Slurarski, Harold Evens, and Brad Hahn visited the site with Fire Chief Drowns of the Parsonfield F.D. During the investigation we found numerous areas of stained soil and  55 gallon drums with unidentified chemicals. In addition a below ground pit in Sanborn's garage was filled with what appeared to be contaminated water. The pit's floor drain discharges to a nearby roadside ditch. Water samples were collected from the pit and were later returned positive for a number of volatile components.

On the same date residential water samples were collected from the Battista home and also the Sanborn residence. The Battista water well tested positive for GRO and MTBE. The Sanborn well was non-detect.

During the initial site investigation it was also discovered that two unregistered UST's that had previously existed at the site had been removed by Sanborn clandestinely. JBR consulting hydrogeologist conducted an after the fact site assessment on the removed UST. Soils encountered were below the cleanup levels and no additional action was taken in regard to the UST's.

After much painstaking prodding the contaminated water in the pit was pumped off and the pit sealed. In addition, three 55 gallon drums of waste gasoline were removed from the site and reused.

On 4/6/99, a Notice of Violation was issued to Forrest Sanborn.

This case referred to Technical Services for additional work.
B-600-2001*B-600-2001
10/19/2001 12:41

     The Orono Public Safety Office called to report a spill associated with a traffic accident on Forest Avenue.  It was stated that about one gallon of lube oil leaked from a damaged passenger vehicle.  The oil, which was contained on the pavement, was cleaned up with sorbent material by fire personnel.
B-572-2001*B-572-2001
10/11/2001 08:25

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at WZON Radio on Outer Broadway.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked due to an overfill.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-169-2002*      On March 18, 2002 at 1530 we received a call from Fred Leigh reporting a one pint spill of mineral oil from a cracked bushing at a pad mounted transformer at the Trenton Elementary School.  The spill left a stain on the  concrete pad but none spilled onto the ground.  Workers replaced the unit.
B-369-2001*B-0369-01
Hampden

Friday June 29, 2001				1054

I received a phone call from Mr. Chuck Martin (942-5505 Ext: 240), of Webber Oil.  Mr. Martin phoned to report a basement spill of an estimated 230 gallons of number 2 heating oil.  According to Mr. Martin the tank legs are gone.  The legs broke under the weight of the product in the tank.  The tank crashed to the basement floor breaking the pipe off the tank at the tank nipple.  This breakage caused the release of the heating oil.

During my first site visit I went to the basement.  The oil odor was minimal.  There was a pipe located in the corner of the basement about 18 inches to 2 feet from where the tank nipple broke off.  It appears that the oil ran down a drain.  We looked for oil in the ditch in front of his house and downgradient, in front of his neighbor's house.  None was found.

According to Kerry, he first smelled oil about one week ago.  It appears that this spill had quite a head start.  I told Kerry that I would return to check for possible routes on Monday.

When I returned on Monday we opened a sanitary sewer drain located in his front yard.  There was a very rapid flow in the 8-inch pipe that carried municipal sewage to the Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant.  If the pipe from his basement connects to this we may be able to see product entering.

We used a garden hose to flush water down the pipe that most likely carried the oil away from his basement.  We did not see any oil or increased water flow in the rapidly flowing sewer water.  Neither did we find any water input to the ditch.

It is possible that this pipe drains into the sanitary sewer system and the oil drained into the sewer and the Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant over the last week.  With the flow rate the oil most likely would not even be noticed at the treatment plant.  I told Mr. Martin to call me if he sees any oil or has any other Ideas.  Mr. Martin will be replacing his basement tank.
B-372-2001*B-0372-01
Steuben

Sunday July 1, 2001				1345

I received notification from the state police dispatcher to make contact with a MS. Brenda Perry (546-3474), of Steuben concerning an oil spill in Dyer Bay.

According to Brenda Perry she noticed an oily sheen on the beach and in a band about 2 feet wide and 20 feet long off Schooner Point yesterday (Saturday June 30).  She said that the sheen was on the seaweed that was on the shore and tidal area.  Also she indicated that there was a pail found with 2 inches of something resembling a rainbow coloration in it.

I explained that there could be as little as a teaspoon of oil to cause the problem in the bucket and not much more to create the rainbow coloration she saw yesterday (at least 2 tides ago).

I explained to her that I would certainly come and look at the problem if she could go to the beach today then phone me if she found either oil or a sheen today.

I did not receive a call back.
B-377-2001*B-0377-01
Embden

Monday July 2, 2001				1550

The state police dispatcher phoned to report an "old spill".  I was asked to make contact with Richard Peavey (696-4221), of the Anson/Madison Water Treatment Facility.

Mr. Peavey informed me that sometime on June 28 someone left the valve to the Sodium Silicate tank open.  The large sodium silicate tank is upgradient from the smaller day tank.  Once the day tank was filled the valve should have been closed.  Instead the flow continued and some 2,328 gallons of sodium silicate overflowed the day tank then went down a floor drain into Embden Pond.

The water district uses sodium silicate, as a corrosion inhibitor.  Small amounts of the material are metered into the system to adjust the pH of the drinking water so that corrosion of the water pipes is reduced.

The Sodium Silicate consists of a mixture of about 55%  Sodium Silicate and 10% Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda).  The pH varies from 11 to 13.
B-381-2001*B-0381-01
Bangor

Thursday July 5, 2001				1104

I received a phone call from Mr. Kenny Fitz (848-7556), of Pine Tree Environmental Services.  Mr. Fitz phoned to report that a Pine Tree Environmental Services driver had just spilled waste oil at Bangor Metals, on Outer Broadway.

While it was Pine Tree Environmental Services that caused the waste oil to be spilled, it in fact was due to the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad's maintenance workers who threw out oil filters that still contained crankcase oil.

When I arrived at Bangor Metals I spoke with the Manager and Kenny Fitz.  According to Mr. Fitz, Pine Tree Environmental and Bangor Metals have taken the well-drained oil filters in the past for disposal.  The agreement between Pine Tree and the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad was that the filters were to be well drained and not leak oil.  I phoned Tom Tardiff, of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.  Mr. Tardiff indicated that the railroad would pay for the proper clean up and disposal of the oil filters.

Kenny Fitz returned the filters to the railroad for proper attention and draining.  Once this was done the filters were disposed of at Bangor Metals.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and a bobcat front loader.  About one eighth of a cubic yard of contaminated soil was removed during clean up.  This material was taken to B&A for proper analysis so it could be disposed of properly.
B-569-2001*B-569-2001
10/10/2001 12:51

     A.E. Robinson Oil personnel called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Donna Moore on Grove Street.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons leaked from a small corrosion hole on the outside tank.  Since the area is served by a public water supply and fumes were not an issue no further action was taken.
P-109-2002*	On the morning of February 21st, Aldebert Jakeman of Ocean Park received a delivery of heating oil.  Sometime shortly thereafter, the dramatic increase in weight caused the feeble tank's legs to succumb to gravity and the tank fell onto its side.  Mr Jakeman arrived home midafternoon to a proliferous hydrocarbon odor and witnessed his tank belly up spouting oil.  He quickly attempted to slow the flow by wrapping the vent pipe in a shirt.  A valiant effort although not as productive as was anticipated.  Downeast Energy was notified and we all met onsite that evening to assess the situation and setup temporary service.
	Being remarkably foggy, it was difficult to estimate the extensiveness of the damage but at that point it did not seem as bad as it would turn out to be.  Guerin Associates was subcontracted to perform what was supposed to be a "one day skid-steer scrape the top foot off and backfill" operation.  Upon arrival the next morning, it was evident that groundwater was extremely high and the first pass with the machinery yielded a swamp.  Dealing with the fact that the utilization of the original plan would not happen, the crew spent the day digging trenches and test pits to identify and contain the afflicted area.  Those trenches and test pits were also stuffed with pads and boom throughout the day because there was free product everywhere.
	The following Monday and what ended being a better portion of that week, I requested both a vac truck and a vactor on site to remove soil and deal with the groundwater issue simultaneously.  Soil removal was slow going.  The fact that groundwater was so high prevented the roots of all the flora in this dense softwood stand from traveling past the first foot of soil.  Yes, it was rather unenjoyable constantly, and I mean constantly, snipping the smaller roots and axing the larger ones.  Nonetheless, we were able to rid this property of its drastically contaminated soil.  However, the root balls of two 100' pines (one of which had already been undermined) and another stump that was uncovered in the excavation were still seeping product.  In honor of the future safety of the residents and the want to administer a successful cleanup, with the affirmation of Brad Hahn, it was decided that those pines must be razed.  Post tree removal, the contaminated stumps were dug up as well as some additional soil now easily accessible with an excavator.
	The backfilling process was begun shortly thereafter with a combination of crushed gravel and bank run sand and the job was complete.  I am more than satisfied with our success.

	
B-416-2001*B-0416-01
Bangor

Monday July 23, 2001				1100

Previously Mike Simpson spoke about a heating oil tank removal in Bangor.  He said that it appeared to be full of water with only a small amount of oil in it.  I suggested that he submit the 30 day tank removal notice and contact me when he was ready to remove the tank.  He should also contract someone like Clean Harbors or another outfit to pump out and dispose of the contents of the tank.

I told him that the tank removal would depend on when the tank was pumped out as he should not pump out the tank until he is ready to remove it.

Tuesday July 24, 2001				0850

I was now on scene and Clean Harbors had finished removing 1,000 gallons of liquid from the tank.  The liquid consisted mostly of water and only a gallon or 2 of heating oil.  This tank had been out of service for many years.

The old tank was located in clay and rock back fill, next to the building's foundation.  When the tank was removed  holes were noted in its bottom center line nearest the front of the building.  There were 2 holes, about one fourth and three eighths inch in size.  Near it there was a 1.5 inch by 3 inch-corroded hole.

There was only a very faint odor of oil in the wet clay.  The tank was removed to Industrial Metals for disposal.
B-104-2002*  Penobscot Dispatch Center called to report that an oil spill had occurred at 203 Coboro Road in Stetson. The fire department was on scene and they were estimating that about 200 gallons of #1 fuel oil had been spilled as the result of the filter breaking and the oil was all over the ground.
   On my arrival, I learned that the owner, Scott Kent, had arrived home and investigated his wife's complaint of no heat. On examining the outside tank, he saw the red stained snow and discovered that falling snow and ice had broken the reducing bushing where the feed line enters the tank. He then called his oil company and the fire department. His mobile home is in a rural setting and his drilled well is about 75 feet away and down grade. Further more he said that exposed bedrock was within 10 feet of the spill site. The bedrock in this area tends to be finely fractured. The home is on a concrete slab and oil odor was almost nonexistent inside.
   Due to the close bedrock and proximity of the well, I thought it best that the contaminated soil be removed as quickly as possible. I explained this to Mr. Kent, as well as the Above Ground Insurance Fund program and its $500 deductible. He gave me the o.k. to hire a clean up company and remove the soil. To that end, I contacted Clean Harbors, Inc. and made arrangements to begin the following morning, Saturday, 2/23/02.
   Using a vacuum truck about 10 c.y. were removed. This was a good attempt but it was obvious that some of the oil was under the slab. Undermining it would cause a lot of problems so we stopped digging at the slab edge. It was about a foot to the ledge. On top of the rock we could see small amounts of oil. So the oil definitely reached bedrock.
   Mr. Kent had recently purchased the home and did not know the well details. And since the well was covered with a lighthouse, I did not attempt to expose it. I did talk with the uphill neighbor, Kim Tracey, and learned that his well is 209 feet deep and produces 6 gpm. Another well on the vacant lot adjoining Mr. Tracey showed 205 feet and 4 gpm. Mr. Tracey believed that Richard Webber, Clarks Hill on Rt. 143, might own this lot.
   Since the Kent well is downhill and closest to the spill site I put it on quarterly monitoring and will sample neighboring wells if the Kent well is impacted.

  Technical Services were notified.

NOTE:  The Spill Debris Form was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached to this report.

A-66-2002*Tammy Gould of BLWQC called to tell me about some contamination at Good Will-Hinckely School. In the course of doing an inspection and upgrade of a floor drain system at the school's garage, Tammy had the school excavate soil at the discharge of the drain pipe.  Most of the people there said there was an odor of petroleum originating from the soil.  Tammy called Response Services and reported the problem to me. During a staff meeting, Technical Services mentioned that there were some newly drilled drinking water wells on school property.  This indicated that some soil sampling was necessary. I arranged to meet Bob Berry of the school at the site.  The drain pipe had discharged to a small swale behind the garage.  It was a good time of year to excavate there as the marsh was frozen.  Little soil would be disturbed collecting the sample.

I returned to the site on 3/1/2002. I collected GRO and and DRO samples from the freshly exposed working face and a previously excavated pile.  GRO results were in the low single numbers to non-detect. DRO numbers had a high of  54 ppm total hydrocarbons.  There was a note on both DRO sample results that the sample result went from the fuel oil range to the mineral grease range. This is consistent with the historic use of the garage bay.  According to Mr. Berry, the bay has only been used as a wash bay for school vans for over 20 years.

Consulting with Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services, she agreed that there was no need to do any cleanup on this site.  No further action is necessary for the incident.
P-986-2001*Mark Stebbins of the L&W Bureau, Mining Program, reported that he had discovered contaminated soil during an inspection of a sand pit in Wells.  The contamination was due to overfills of vehicles from an above ground diesel tank, as well as leaking lube oil from excavator.

Approximately 1 cubic yard had been removed and stockpiled (covered) under Mark Stebbins direction.  By the time I contacted the pit owner (Troy Parker) he had already disposed of the soil.  He had contacted Commercial Paving who had said they could not take it without a spill debris letter from DEP, or lab analysis.  In the meantime, Dayton Sand & Gravel was reclaiming the asphalt on the property and the soil was mixed in with it and used for road base material.

B-650-2001*B-650-2001
11/19/2001 09:19

     Penelope Tingle, concerned resident on the West Bay Pond Road in Gouldsboro, called to report that a vehicle during the previous weekend went off the road into West Bay Pond at the wooden bridge.  Although the vehicle was extracted without incident there was some concern about gasoline spillage.  Investigation however shown no evidence of sheen.  It is suspected that a minor amount had leaked and had since evaporated.
A-164-2002*Received a call from Webster Heating Compnay reporting an oil spill in the basement of Lawrence Berry of Industry. I went to the site and Mr. Berry showed me the area that was contaminated. There was a large amount of ledge in his basement. The soil that was contaminated needed to be removed. Environmental Projects was brought in to do the cleanup. They subcontracted a vactor from Phillips Services and removed about a cubic yard of soil. The bedrock was cleaned the best we could with all the contaminated soil removed from the bedrock.

A preliminary water sample was taken and returned a result of non-detect. This site was turned over to Technical Services for additional action. No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
P-218-2002*On the evening of March 25, an undisclosed employee of Downeast Energy overfilled his peddle truck in their lot and left without dealing with the issue.  The discharge was discovered the following morning and cleaned up via the use of sorbent pads and speedi-dry.
P-862-2001*Discovery of contamination by Mark Stebbins during inspection of gravel pit.  Site was cleaned up to Department satisfaction.
B-423-2001*B-0423-01
Bangor (Interstate 95-N)

Monday July 30, 2001				1510

I received a telephone call from the Bangor Fire Department dispatcher (942-6335).  I was notified of a truck, automobile accident on Interstate 95 Northbound.  The location given was just north of the Broadway on ramp Northbound in a construction zone.  The dispatcher reported that diesel fuel was on the roadway.

When I arrived at the accident scene I noted a Semi tractor-trailer unit that had struck a small car (Chevrolet Geo) and apparently pushed it around 300 feet.  The front bumper of the truck was even with the back of the front seat of the car.  The impact of the accident, apparently while the semi was braking, caused the radiator on the truck to leak antifreeze.  It was antifreeze that was spilled along with about 1 quart or less of crankcase oil.

The oil was cleaned up using sorbents and after the accident scene was cleaned up the anti-freeze was cleaned off the roadway by the fire department using high-pressure water.
B-123-2002*On 02/28/02, 1941 hours Alex King of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported an eight gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil on Downing Road in Exeter.  The spill happened when a vehicle collided with the pole that the unit was on.  The BHE report states that it happened at 1855 hours.  BHE personnel recovered the product with speedy dry and they excavated some oiled gravel.  The clean up generated two fifty five gallon drums of oiled material, which went to Pine Tree Land Fill.
B-430-2001*B-0430-01
Machias

Wednesday August 1, 2001		1532

Brian Ingles (255-4424), of the Machias Fire Department phoned to report a gasoline spill that the fire department responded to.   The spill was at the Machias Mobil One Stop, 68 Main Street (US Route 1).

The spill occurred during regularly scheduled maintenance when a worker was changing the fuel filter on a dispenser unit.  The power was not turned off. When a customer went to another dispenser to use the same product the line was energized and gasoline flowed from the dispenser with the gasoline filter off.  The nearly 20 gallons of gasoline ended up in the under dispenser sump.  The product was pumped out and the sump was wiped out with sorbent pads.
B-145-2002*Tom Kelly of Kelly Petroleum called to say that a customer, Lionel Nichols, had told him that he believed there was heating oil in his well. I went to the Nichols residence and met with Mr. and Mrs. Nichols. While the water smelled I would not agree that it was oil, however they had already sent a water sample into Northeast Labs. They had smelled the odor in their water since December of 2001 so it seemed reasonable that I wait for the lab results.
  They showed me oil stained soil beneath the outside fill and vent pipe that feeds the north tank (the home has two 275 gallon vertical ASTs in the basement with separate fills; however the feed lines are manifold together). The oil stain implied that the tank had been overfilled. Mr. Kelly had spoken to the delivery driver who denied having an overfill at the site. If this is true it's possible that another company made a delivery to the wrong home and overfilled the tanks.  The next day Mr. Kelly came up with the theory that the overfill had been the result of the furnace return line overfilling the north tank as it returned the surplus to the tanks. Initially he thought that Mr. Nichols might have shut off the north tank intentionally or accidentally. I went to the site the next morning and found Kelly Petroleum already there. They had dismantled the piping and were saying that there was sufficient oil sludge in the bottom of the north tank to stop the twin tanks from equalizing as the excess fuel returned. The technician showed me a length of vent pipe with some sludge on its inside, indicating that there had to be sludge in the tank as well. Could be. Since I'm not convinced that the evidence I saw pointed to a definite cause, I called the spill cause as unknown.
   On this visit, I brought a simple metal detector and I was able to find an indication of metal in an area on the front lawn that Mr. Nichols indicated that covered that well. We marked it and he was going to expose it as soon as time and weather permitted.
   On 3/25/02, Mrs. Nichols called to report that they had received the test results and it showed a concentration of 1500 ppb of fuel oil in the water and faxed me the results. I immediately contacted Norlens Water Treatment Company and requested that they make arrangements with the Nichols in order to install a double canister charcoal filter system with the usual sample port. Mr. Nichols said that he would expose the well as soon as weather allowed so that we could recover any oil standing on the well water.
   At this point, I turned this case over to Tech Services who installed a new well and sealed the old one.
B-452-2001*B-452-01
Millinocket

Tuesday August 14, 2001	2140

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with John Beal (745-6512), of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad.

According to Mr. Beal there was 15 gallons of crankcase oil spilled when a bracket broke on a pipe.  Mr. Beal was concerned that this may be the main engine drain and could spill a possible 200 gallons of oil.  Mr.  Beal and his crew used sorbent pads and boom to soak up as much oil as was possible.  The spill was contained to an area 6 feet square on the railroad track and railroad track bed.

Wednesday August 15, 2001	1300

I met with Tom Tardiff, of the B & A Railroad at the spill site in the railroad's Millinocket yard.  While more than the amount initially reported was spilled it appears that no more than 35 gallons entered the railroad ties railroad bed and surrounding soil.  I was informed that placing shallow pans under the leak caught 40 gallons of crankcase oil.  This together with the 30 gallons recovered by excavating the contaminated soil totals about 70 gallons of crankcase oil recovered of the 75 gallons of crankcase oil spilled.  Nearly 5 gallons of oil appears to be locked up in railroad ties and the railroad bed gravel.  The excavated soil was placed on polyethylene and covered to await the analysis done at N.E.L. in Winslow.  The analysis is required prior to allowing the contaminated soil may be disposed of at Pine Tree Land Fill in Hampden.
P-189-2002*Received a call from Ivon Boyer stating that his well tested positive for Methyl-tert-butyl-ether (MTBE), but  was unsure of the concentration or for that matter the source.  I met with the Boyers and obtained a copy of the analytical results from July 3, 2001 that stated a MTBE concentration of 27.15 ug/L and the detection of t-Amyl-methyl-ether (TAME).  He stated that a friend in the area did the analysis, but was unsure of the laboratory's name.  I also inquired if he was aware of any gasoline discharges by his well, which he stated no.  His well was located next to a parking area which in the past had been used by visitors for parking, which might explain where the gasoline components came from.  I informed the Boyers that I would have to the confirm the presence of MTBE and TAME before I could place a filter on their well, and that the State's action level was 25 ug/L which they were very close to.

On March 14, 2002, I return to the site and obtained a sample of their water which later tested negative for any components of gasoline.  I informed the Boyers of my findings and suggested that they restrict vehicle from parking next to their well.
B-458-2001*B-458-01
Bangor

Sunday August 19, 2001	1440

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher asking me to make contact with a Mr. Will Coffin (942-8017), of Irving Oil about a gasoline spill at the Broadway Irving Mainway.

According to Mr. Coffin a female motorist was fueling her car.  She went into the store and left her vehicle unattended.  While in the store the shut off nozzle failed to shut off.  The result was 9 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled to the pavement.  Speedi-dri was applied to the gasoline on the pavement.  The speedi-dri will be swept up and placed in a container behind the store to await pick up by Clean Harbors.  I suggested that the nozzle be checked or replaced he said he will shut that dispenser down until the proper maintenance is preformed.
B-459-2001*-459-01
Palmyra

Sunday August 19, 2001		2200

I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with the Penobscot County Dispatch Center (945-4636 or 800-432-7911).

I contacted the Penobscot County Dispatch Center and spoke with Charlie Erickson.  According to Mr. Erickson there was a diesel spill of 5 gallons to the road surface of Route 100 in Palmyra.  Chief Donny Chute of the Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department responded to a complaint made by an anonymous person and followed the oil spill to K&K Auto Salvage.

One of the workers at K & K Auto Salvage filled their wrecker with diesel at the Newport Mobil One Stop and did not place the fuel cap on properly.  The freshly fueled vehicle apparently spilled around 5 gallons of diesel to the roadway due to the gradient change.  The spill covered a narrow strip of roadway about 3 to 6 inches wide for a distance of 1/2 mile on Route 100, from the Pleasant Acres Mobile Home Park to K & K Auto Salvage.  No cleanup was required.
B-460-2001*B-460-01
Greenville (Moosehead Lake)

Tuesday August 21, 2001 	1054

I received an anonymous complaint about a boat with petroleum sheen around it.  The caller identified the boat as the " Lone Cloud" and said it was moored near the cruise boat "Katahdin".

I phoned the Greenville Fire Department (695-2261) and spoke with Ken Drinkwater.  Ken said he would check out the area and get back to me and let me know if there is a problem.

Tuesday August 21, 2001		1120

Ken Drinkwater phoned to say that the sheen near the "Lone Cloud", behind the Black Frog, was of the rainbow variety and was about the size of a desktop.  No active response was initiated.
B-471-2001*B-471-01
Holden

Friday August 24, 2001	1500

Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company phone to report a spill of transformer oil in Holden.  The transformer spill occurred when transformer oil leaked from a tilted pole mount McGraw Edison 25-kVA transformer, at its secondary bushing.

The leak and tilt of the transformer was caused when a tractor-trailer unit struck the pole's guy wire.  The resulting 2 cup (2 ounces reported), was cleaned up using speedi-dri on the pavement.  The spill debris was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-221-2002*Received a call regarding a car accident that had leaked some type of fluid into a drainage ditch, that was assumed to be waste oil.  Sorbents were placed down by the fire dept which I later collected.  The product turned out to be anti-freeze, and due to the poor quality of the sorbent pads the anti-freeze was actually collected.
P-222-2002*Received a call regarding a car that had hit a pole by the turnpike on Rt. 9B in Wells discharging waste oil and anti-freeze.  The fire dept. and collected the waste oil and anti-freeze with sorbent pads and speedy-dry, which I later collected at the station.
P-224-2002*On 3/27/02 I received a call from Tom Dobbins of Sprague Energy reporting a small spill inside the dike for tanks 112, 113, 114.  The spill occurred when a pump within the dike had a seal blow.  Approximately 25 gallons of Kerosene was released into the dike.  The dike contained standing water at the time.  Clean Harbors was hired to vacuum and sorb the spilled product.  No further action required.
B-491-2001*B-491-01
Dover-Foxcroft

Wednesday September 5, 2001	0800

I received a phone call from Janet Dyer(626-9552), of CMP.  Janet phoned to report a 15-gallon transformer oil spill to the roadway on Main Street (Route 15), in Dover-Foxcroft.  The 25 KVA transformer hit the pavement due to a truck striking CMP power pole #11 at 0600 this morning.

About 15 gallons of transformer oil (non-PCB) was spilled onto the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up with speedi-dri and sand.  The .75 drum of clean up materials was dispose of by CMP.
B-157-2002*WINTER HARBOR'S CEO CALLED HERE INQUIRING WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WE COULD DO ABOUT QUANTITY OF WASTE OIL THROWN OVER A BANK ON THE SUMMER HARBOR ROAD.  I TOLD HIM I'D GO TAKE A LOOK.

ON THE 13TH OF MARCH I WENT TO THE SCENE AND RECOVERED 2 1/2 GALLONS OF UNSPILLED MOTOR OIL FROM A 5 GALLON PAIL THROWN OVER THE BANK FROM THE ROADWAY.  I ALSO RECOVERED ABOUT TWO DOZEN LARGE OIL FILTERS.  UPON MY RETURN TO THE OFFICE, I HIRED CLEAN HARBORS TO RETRIEVE THE OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL FROM THE SITE.

I INFORMED MR. FURMAN OF MY ACTIONS, AND SUGGESTED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS KIND OF IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR IS INCREASED POLICE PATROLS ( THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE, APPARENTLY) OR THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PUT UP A CHAIN LINK FENCE.   WHOEVER'S THROWING THE OIL OVER THE BANK WOULD BE TOO LAZY TO HEAVE IT UP OVER A FENCE.
B-494-2001*B-494-01
Mount Desert (Seal Harbor)

Thursday September 6, 2001	1315

I received a phone call from Mr. Nelson Durgan (667-5571), of Hancock Oil phoned to report a problem with one of their home delivery oil trucks.  While the truck was pumping product to a customer in Seal Harbor, oil flowed from the overflow vent of the rear compartment.

I was informed that they were in fact pumping from the front compartment of the delivery truck.  Initially 100 gallons of product were reported spilled.  When I arrived on scene in Seal Harbor I spoke with Mr. Durgan and also with Gertrude Walton, the property owner.

Oil was spilled on the side of Wildwood Drive to her driveway.  I spoke with someone with B.C.M. Construction of Northeast Harbor as they were working on an adjacent street.  They said that they would be able to excavate in the morning and would most likely be able to transport the material to Thibodeau's rotary kiln in Prospect, Maine.

Friday September 7, 2001	0758

Excavation of the affected area continued and when finished 8 cubic yards of gravel, rock, and soil had been excavated.  B.C.M. Construction back filled the area, and transported the material to Prospect, Maine.
B-371-2001*The site reportedly became contaminated in the 1960s when transformers were staged at the Green Hill Gravel Pits for copper recovery.  The number of transformers or the amount of pcb oil released at this site is unknown.  The pits remained unused and the site  secure until sand was mined from the Smith pit for use as winter road sand in nearby Cooper.  Maine DEP and US EPA determined the pits presented a continuing threat and so removed approximately 15,000 tons of PCB contaminated material over the summer of 2001.

12,000 tons of sand and gravel contaminated with PCBs > 50 ppm were removed to hazardous waste landfills in New York and Michigan.  An additional 2,400 tons of PCB contaminated sand and gravel (< 50 ppm) was removed to a secure, permitted landfill in Norridgewock, Maine.
B-506-2001*B-506-01
Bangor

Wednesday September 12, 2001	1400

I received a phone call from a Mr. Charlie Phillpot (945-5659), a tenant at a 9 Central Street apartment.  According to Mr. Phillpot there is a very offensive oil smell in his basement.  I asked him if there had been a spill recently.  He responded by saying that he did not know for sure, but he had called the Bangor codes enforcement officials about the problem.  I told Mr. Phillpot I would soon be over.

I phoned Bangor codes enforcement.  I was informed that Mr. Phillpot was a tenant soon to be evicted by his landlord and was a frequent caller to Bangor codes enforcement.  I was told that he had called last week and that codes did not find any problem.

Upon inspection of the premises, I found no oil, no spilled oil or signs of a leaky basement tank.  What I did find was a humid musty smelling basement that could be aired out if he so desired.
B-511-2001*B-511-2001
T 3 R11 WELS

Monday September 17, 2001	1420

Carl Akeley (723-2278), of Great Northern Paper Inc. phoned to report that an oil sheen had been discovered in the tailrace area of the #1 Turbine unit at McKay (hydro power) Station on the West Branch of the Penobscot.  The #1 turbine had been taken out of service for maintenance.  The amount of hydraulic oil spilled is believed to be about 1/2 cup or less (estimate).  Most of the oil sheen is caught up in an eddy current near the dam.

Booming to recover such a small sheen is not only impractical it could be dangerous to those doing the booming.  No booming was initiated, but the equipment was wiped down using sorbents.
P-219-2002*Received a call from Gagnon Oil stating that they had overfilled a tank which had not been discovered until the property owners had returned home and noticed the odor of oil.  They stated that less than a gallon was discharged through the sight glass.  I contacted the property owner, Lynn Estey, who stated that the house reeked of oil and she would appreciate me responding to her house.  I met with Ms. Estey who stated that the oil company had just left and cleaned up all visible signs of oil, but she was still concerned with the vapors in the house.  I first check the living space with a photoionization detector, calibrated to 100% isobutylene, and obtained no readings.  The only recorded reading I did obtain was 0.7 ppm in the basement next to the tank.  I informed Ms. Estey of my findings and suggested that she leave the fan going and the window open in the basement to dissipate any remaining vapors.  I also informed her of the symptoms of oil vapor exposure and to call me if she felt there were any additional problems.  As of March 27, 2002, I had not heard anything.
I-52-2002*Due to a broken hydraulic hose, 15 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Sawdust was placed on the floor to absorb the oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
I-49-2002*MPG delivered fuel to this residence, but they delivered to piping that had be disconnected from the tank. The tank had been moved over a year ago to the other end of the building.

There was no whistle, but the driver put in the 100 gallons that was ordered. Both the vent pipe and fill pipe were easily moved when touched indicating the piping was very loose or not attached to anything. Also the vent pipe was about 1 inch in diameter.

MPG paid to have the basement cleaned and the rugs that had oil tracked onto them.

Well has been placed on Quarterly Monitoring for one year with MPG paying the sampling costs.

Response Case Closed.
B-446-2000*On 8/18/00, 1100 hours Richard Kelley, who lives on Mill Street in Lagrange. Reported that someone had vandalized his property by dumping diesel fuel on it. He has an above ground swimming pool that the vandal dumped diesel in. The solar blanket was impacted. There was a pop-up camper trailer in his yard that definitely had diesel fuel spilled in it and there was concern for his well, which could also have been a target for the vandal. When I visited the site that afternoon the pool showed no evidence of product contamination. However, the pop-up smelled of diesel and the well cavity gave a small hit on the PID. When I talked with Richard after my first visit he said that he had cleaned the oil from the pool and solar blanket with detergent, which is why there was no manifestation of product in the pool. We discussed the well and I agreed to test his water. Also, we discussed how I might be able to sample soil from near the well head. He indicated that the decorative well cover could be removed.

The well happens to be a drilled well that was installed in the bottom of a dug well that had gone dry. Norm Smith, a former owner of the house said that there was twenty feet of over-burden and that the well was 365 feet deep. The space above the well cavity was about five feet deep. The material from the bottom of the cavity, which contained bark and other organics, gave a bag headspace reading of 80 ppm. It took the PID a long time to re-zero and this seems to be an indication of light ends. It is a fact that the instrument takes a lot longer to re-zero with gasoline samples than it does with DRO. Under these circumstances I did not consider that the well was at risk, especially in the absence of recharge. Meanwhile, the well tested clean and Richard was happy that I didn't want to dig up his yard.
P-215-2002*While manually transporting a small container of resin it was spilled.  Sabre Yacht staff cleaned up the spilled product and disposed of it properly.  No further actions are planned or warranted for this spill.
A-7-2002*Received a call from Paula Smith of C.N. Brown. She reported a small spill outside the residence of Joe Staples of Pittsfield.  While rolling the hose back onto the truck, the nozzle released an estimated 2 gallons of fuel onto the paved street.  The driver cleaned it up with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-187-2002*Received a call from Phil Tarr of MeadWestvaco concerning a spill of sodium hypochlorite. He reported that a flange gasket failed allowing approximately 850 gallons of product to be released. Mill personnel washed it to the treatment plant, which is the place the product is used. This calculates to approximately 890 pounds of chlorine. No site visit was made and no further work is needed at this spill.
B-751-1999*Melissa Robinson, resident on the Fickett Road in Millbridge, called to report that her water smelled like fuel oil. She stated that the odor began about three weeks ago. Investigating the complaint I found that the water definitely had the odor of fuel. Lab analysis indicated 940 ppb diesel range organics. A close inspection of the property and surrounding area showed no sign of any spillage. The well to the Robinson property is shared by her brother who occupies a trailer in the front of the property near the road (see attached sketch). The Robinson residence is about 100 feet from the well. The Beal residence, Melissa's brother's, is only a few feet from the well. The well originally belonged to a different trailer and property owner about a year previous. The oil system and tank to the new trailer appeared very sound with no spillage. The adjacent property, owned by Lyndon Perry, also had a sound oil system without any evidence of spillage. The Robinson system was also sound. It may be noted that the Perry well located behind the residence was free of hydro-carbons. It was suspected that the contamination was probably due to spillage associated with the previous property owners at the former trailer site. The well is buried and could not be accessed for inspection. Further investigation as to the source of contamination will be conducted by Technical Services staff in the spring.
	For now the Robinsons and Mr. Beal have been supplied with a filter system. Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff thought it would be in the best interest to have a new well drilled behind the Robinson property. Arrangements were made through Lord Well Drilling of Alexander to drill at the end of January. Further updates to this report are pending.
P-837-2001*	6/14/01 notification of a pin-hole leak in a consumptive-use, gasoline AST located at and owned by Delta Air Freight.  The AST is used to fuel Delta's work vehicles servicing the airport.  Anderson stated only a pinhole leak in the tank developed when they moved the tank to a new location, and only a gallon or less discharged before the leak was stopped.  He stated that Delta would be replacing this AST with a new one.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-293-1999*	On 5/10/99, DEP was notified of 10 to 20 drums sitting by the roadside in front of A L Doggett Inc. in Gray.   The reporter was concerned that these drums may contain flammables and combustibles, considering A L Doggett's business of installing and removing below and aboveground petroleum storage systems.  A L Doggett has no license to store and transport waste petroleum that fits a hazardous waste characteristic (i.e. gasoline).
	Because of a past poor working relationship with A L Doggett, DEP's Stephen Flannery visited in my place.  Flannery confirmed the drums as reported.  Mr. Bosse stated that they were presently empty but had contained waste gasoline, fuel oil and contaminated water.  Flannery verbally advised Mr. Bosse that as his company had no license to manage this waste he needed to cease this practice.  The drum's presence near the busy road posed a public safety hazard as well.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-161-2002*A KID FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HIS CAR AND CLIPPED OFF A BANGOR HYDRO POLE, SPILLING NON-PCB DIELECTRIC FLUID FROM THE TRANSFORMER ATOP THE POLE.

HYDRO CREWMEN CLEANED UP THE SPILLED OIL WITH SORBENT PADS.  THE ATTACHED MISSIVE FROM BANGOR HYDRO.
P-289-1998*	Over the weekend morning of 6/28/98, I responded to a report by Buxton Dispatch of a small, single engine plain crash into the Saco River off Warren Rd, just south of Rt. 35 and the Standish/Buxton town line.  Onsite with Fire Dept. responders, no recovery of the spilled fuel could be done due to the the swiftness of the river, remoteness, and the discharge had dissipated, washed downstream, and evaporated.   The aircraft had flown in low over the river going south and had struck power lines causing it to plummet into the shallow though turbulent watercourse.

No attachments.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-838-2001*	Report by Downeast Energy (DEE) that a delivery tank truck had overfilled a customer's inside AST, causing a discharge out the tank top (approx. 2-gallons) and out the vent outside (another approx. 2-gallons).  Typically AST's overfill in these conditions if the vent-whistle is not working (and a delivery should than no be made) or the delivery person is not in proper attention, or a sudden mechanical failure.  The oil company is normally the RP as they are in control of the oil during the delivery.
	DEP could not visit this spill at the time.  Spill clean-up managed by DEE.  No further calls or information and no complaints by building owner to DEP.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-76-1996*An Irving Oil dispatcher called to report a small #2 fuel spill at 74 Hammond Street in Bangor.  Approximately one gallon spilled out the vent of an ASt from an overfill.  The area is served by a public water and is considered "non sensitive".  No further action was necessary.
A-28-2001*Received phone calls from Scott Braley of Plymouth Engineering.  He wanted to discuss an environmental assessment that was done for a client that was purchasing a piece of property in downtown Unity.  The site was formerly gas station many years ago.  He was reporting that in one sample, they had a reading of 2500 ppm bag headspace. With the boring logs that were supplied with the report,  and the age of the contamination (decades) I decided that it did not pose an undo risk. I referred the site to Pat Seaward of Technical Services for additional review.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
A-223-1997*Received a call from Adam Duran that Mason Station had suffered a small spill. While unloading an oil barge carrying #6 oil, a pressure relief valve released. This occurred when the oil barge switched discharge pumps. This created a temporary overpressure. Approximately 30 gallons was released. Even though the overpressure relief was on the unloading dock, the spilled oil went to a concrete pipe vault under the dock. No oil reached the water. Clean Harbors was hired by CMP to clean the vault. The cleanup was complicated by debris in the vault. Clean Harbors hauled away all oily waste. No visit was made and no further work was needed.
B-122-1997*Cheryl Cowan called to report an oil spill at the residence of Albion Morton on Route 220 in Detroit.  Cheryl, who is believed to be Mr. Morton's daughter, stated that C.N. Brown out of Pittsfield made a delivery a few days previous.  A spill had apparently occurred on the driveway and was covered with speedi dri.  Ms. Cowan was concerned for Mr. Morton's well.  It was also observed that the oil was running into a ditch.

Investigation shown that the oil was confined to the driveway.  It was esitamed that about 3-5 gallons were spilled covering an area of about 20' x 5'.  The speedi dri was left in place.

I later spoke with Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown's main office in South Paris.  It was stated that the truck developed a brake line leak spilling fluid onto the driveway.  Ms. Alexander apologized for not reporting the spill earlier and stated that she didn't have knowledge about it.  It was stated that spill are to be reporeted through her office.  These unreported spill situations, although small, expend a good deal of time and resources.  Most of these situations can be resolved with a simple phone call.  It may be noted the report of the material being brake fluid is questionable.
A-165-1998* The Richmond Police Dept. called this office to report that an oil leak had occurred at the summer cottage of Harvey Krupnick. I met the police officer at the intersection of the Fire Rd. 103 and Route 201. Together we investigated the leak. It appears that a small amount of fuel oil leaked from the broken feed line attached to the outside AST.
 I spoke with the owner and learned that they use lake water at this cottage. There are no wells nearby and the amount of oil lost was small. Therefore no clean up will be required.
P-615-1996*  On 10/3/96 I performed a scheduled site visit to this UST replacement and was informed by the env. consultant of high contam. levels whithin the tank area.  The discharge appeared to be weathered gasoline of over 1000 ppm on a PID.  Small globules of product were noted on the gw but not fitting what I would define as free product.  White reported the tanks to be in good shape, leaving the discharge to be historical or piping related.
   About 600 yds of gasoline contam. soil was sent to Commercial Paving, most of it to facilitate the new installation of a new single, compartmented UST.  No further Response Div. actions are recommended or expected at this time.
B-474-2001*Returning from answering a call of nature, one of Lyle Pierce's drivers noticed that his milk truck wasn't where he'd left it.  A quick search revealed that the truck had rolled off the property, across Rt. 7, and hit a pole on the grounds of Sebasticook Packers.
The pole was snapped into 2 pieces, and the transformer plummeted to the ground, spilling its contents of 18 gallons of non-PCB oil.  In addition, one of the truck's saddle tanks was punctured, spilling an estimated 25 gallons of diesel.
Most of the transformer oil, and all of the diesel flowed down a ditch surrounding the Sebasticook Packers property.  Because of the recent dry weather, the oils sank into the soil before they migrated very far.  By 1000, a CMP crew was on site shovelling the contaminated soil into drums.  CMP maintains a 20 yard dumpster for contaminated soil at their Augusta headquarters, and that's where this soil went.
P-234-1998*On 5/29/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting an unknown type of oil sheen in the New Meadows River at Bath Road on the Brunswick - West Bath town line.  The sheen was reported to be on the West Bath side of the river.  I responded immediately and met on site with both the Brunswick and West Bath Fire Departments.  Upon arrival, I was not able to locate any sheen or odor at the reported site.  It is possible that due to the close proximity of the New Meadows Marina to the reported sheen location that there was a small spill at the Marina that dissipated before my arrival at the location.  West Bath Fire Department agreed to check the sheen location in the morning to make sure we hadn't missed anything in the dark.  I did not hear back from them so I assume no sheen was found.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 30, 1998
I-92-2000*On 7/11/00, Irving Forest products reported a hydraulic spill as the result of a ruptered hose on a crane. All was picked up by using sawdust. The saw dust was then burned in their boiler on site.
B-534-1996*On 8/9/96 I attended the removal of a 10K, #2 heating oil tank at the Central Middle School in Corinth.  The tank was sound and there was no evidence of a product release.  The hole was dry at a depth of 8 feet.  The soil was fairly fine, sandy loam that was dark brown in color.  C & C Contractors was the removal contractor and Chris Gaudet of Petroleum Equipment Service was the licensed tank installer-even though the product was not a class one liquid.
P-290-1998*The discharge was the result of an overturned 275 AST, due to flooding in the basement.  Only contaminated soil was encountered.  The soil was removed by Clean Harbors of Maine, and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.

No further action is required.
P-417-1998*On 09/03/98 at 2200 hours I received a call from the State Police Dispatch reporting a tank truck with a punctured saddle tank at mile 67 Northbound of the Maine Turnpike.  I called the Turnpike and they informed me that the person on site told them the tank was still leaking.  I arrived on site at 2215 hours at which time a C.N. Brown truck was there to assist but he left as soon as I arrived.  I spoke with the truck driver (Clint Perrin) and he stated that he had no idea what he might have hit that damaged the tank.  It was the driver's side saddle tank that was punctured along its front seam right at the bottom of the tank.  The driver had first smelled diesel and then saw a mist in his side-view mirror after he had gone through the New Gloucester toll booth.  A tow truck (Morins) and a replacement tractor (Marvin Putnam) arrived around 2300 hours.  At this point we tried to patch the hole in the tank but this was unsucessful so we pumped the remaining diesel (about 60 gallons) into the new tractor's saddle tank.  We were then able to patch the hole so the tractor could be towed to PetroExpress's shop for repair.  The new tractor was hooked to the tank-trailer (hauling 1203, gasoline & diesel) and we all went home.  Some diesel had soaked into the breakdown lane which we covered with Oil Gator.
No further action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 4, 1998
B-156-2000*On 3/19/00, 1413 hours Rick Michaud, who is a service tech for Dead  River Company, reported that he was at a residence where they had an oil release from a T fitting in an AST distribution system.  The T split the supply between the furnace and a hot water heater.  Apparently the T fitting had a casting flaw.  It had developed a very small hole.  A small amount of product landed on a moving sheet of surface water, which was coming from the ground and moving toward a sump.  Four partially used pads contained all of the recoverable oil.  The sump was serviced by a pump, that went to the sewer.  There is no way that a significant amount of the spill got into the sewer.

B-188-1998*On 3/18/98, 1146 hours Luke Muzzy reported an AST anomaly at his place of business in Greenville.  His brother, Mark Muzzy, had done a couple of AST anomaly remediations for us so Luke knew the drill.  I suggested that he have Mark get the site ready, which included removing obstructions such as the snow and the tank, and that we could proceed with the clean up the following morning.

The clean up generated 35 cubic yards of contaminated soil, which Mark stock piled at a suitable location on his property.  The excavation was seven by five yards length and width and one yard deep.  The bottom was into well consolidated clay.  With the exception of one small area, which was starting to undermine the building, the hole was relatively clean-bag head space reading of less than 100 ppm.  Much of the soil removed was hightly organic and therefore afforded good oil recovery.  This part of Greenville is supplied by public water.
A-237-1996*Received an anonymous complaint about dumping of oil into a stream by a small sawmill. I investgated on 5/31/96. The mill is on Ward Hill Road in Norridgewock. I met with the owner Steven Goodine. He had just purchased the facility from his father, who was also on site. Mr. Goodine senior had owned the mill for many years prior to selling it to his son. The three of us inspected the side boundary of the mill where Mr. Goodine senior had been putting junk metal, scrap wood and other debris as fill. At the bottom of the fill he had dug a small pond for fire surpression. There were some empty oil and antifreeze bottles floating on this 120 sqft pond. There was no oil in the pond. Any sheen was seen to be "organic scale" and not oil. No additional action is necessary by Response.
B-779-1998*     On December 2, 1998 at 1020 we received a call from Wes Haskell of the Old Town Water District reporting contaminated soil at a dig on the corner of South Main and Chester St.  I arrived on site and found that a water district crew had excavated a water line in the road right of way.  The adjacent site is a former auto repair shop and was a gas station back in ancient history days.  The PID showed readings between 800 and 1,100 ppm for the Baseline 2 site so I told the crew to return the material to the hole.
A-419-1996*Received a call from Jean Hunt of MDOT fuel control that there was a small problem at the old North Augusta DOT maintenance lot. Tanks were removed a number of years ago when the building burned. They found some contaminated soil during the reconstruction of the parking lot.I went out to inspect the site and the contaminated soil pile.  PID bag headsapce readings ranged from 0 to less then a 1000. There was a discussion as to where the soil should go. Jean offered a fill job she was doing at the Maine Veterans Cemetary. I agreed to this and to let DOT ship it. All contaminated soil was removed to the cemetary site. Further work at the site is not indicated as no excavated soil was above the 1000ppm bag headspace limits set by the Decision Tree.
A-167-2000*Webber Lumbering is a contractor for Seven Islands. A skidder drove over a bucket of waste oil. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-809-1989*
	Investigation of gasoline vapors entering apartment building through sewer lines.  Likely coming from leaking UST at Town Taxi Co. and/or Cumberland farms GULF several blocks away.  See also report P-414-87 of Ed Antz.

S G Brezinski
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P-112-1999*On February 10, 1999 Scott Cyr - DEP requested assistance in picking up some Mercury from a home in Harpswell.  The homeowner was suffering from a terminal illness and was concerned about 10 to 15 pounds of Mercury that was contained in the pendulums of an old clock.  Scott received clearance from his supervisor to pick up the Mercury however he required a responded with a HazMat endorsement to transport the Mercury.

On February 11, 1999 Scott and I went to the McArthur home and picked up the Mercury it was stored on site at the DEP until disposal with Fleet Environmental.  No further action.
A-207-1999* A postal truck slipped into the Kennebec River near the intersection of Water St. and Winthrop Hill in the town of Hallowell.  The driver was under water for a time and was later pronounced dead.
 A small amount of gasoline leaked from the truck's fuel tank and floated to the surface. Cleanup was not attempted because 1) the product layer was too thin, and 2) the current was too strong. No further action will be required.
A-729-2000* CN Brown made a delivery to the home of Heidi Adams in Livermore Falls. The tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of a small amount of fuel oil out of the vent. Clean up was done by CN Brown, no further action will be required.
P-612-2001*see attached memo
A-474-1998*     DEP received a report from an environmental consultant (Bastey) that contamination was present on this abandoned property.  The property was allegedly owned by a Nelson Hayes, currently residing out-of-state.  Mr. Bastey was working for a bank (Gardiner Savings Inst.) that denied ownership of the property but was seeking a release from stay to enable them to auction the site off.  Jon Andrews (DEP) met Mr. Bastey and Deb Wallace (Gardiner Savings) at the property.
     The site allegedly had been used as an auto dismantling yard for several years under several owners.  Areas of stained soil (presumably waste oil) were evident.  Several drums of liquid were present.  While the property (12 acres) is currently not occupied there are several residences within 1000' that utilize wells for water; the area is considered geologically sensitive.
     Investigation and remediation at this site were beyond the scope of Response Services; SIR was notified, and Gordon Fuller became involved.  I anticipate no further Response involvement here.
A-309-1996*Received a call from John Wright of P.G. Willey that a customer of theirs had an oil spill. I responded to the scene. John was there already, and had almost finished cleaning it. The house was owned by Alex Katz of New York City. His heating oil tank was in the basement. It was plumbed with PVC to the sill then steel pipe through the sill. Both the fill and vent had come loose. During a delivery the fill had come undone from the tank but still was delivering most of the fuel to the tank. Approximately 20 gallons had gone down the side of the tank and into a floor drain. The drain was clogged with dirt at the discharge end. When the town ditched the roads, the oil came out of the drain pipe. The excavator operator saw the oil and quickly dammed the ditch to prevent the spread of the oil. John Wright had the basement and the ditch pretty well cleaned by time I arrived. I helped him with some detail work. There is a well on the property, but it is in back of the house. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-291-1996*On 5/14/96 during a routine site visit to inspect ongoing storage tank maintenance at the NorthEast Petroleum terminal, Richard Kaselis and I were informed by Chuck Garland, the terminal manager, that several holes were discovered in the bottom of Tank #1 when it was emptied and cleaned.  No visible discharge was evident on the exterior of the tank.  The attached memo from Richard Kaselis provides additional detail.
B-472-2000*Lou Hutchins, Code Enforcement Officer for Brooksville, called this office to report that he had received some concerns about possible oil spills from junk cars and barrels at an old garage in South Brooksville. The place in question was about a quarter mile west of the village on Rt. 176 and was presently called eSKay Auto. The owner is Sheldon Kane. Mr. Hutchins explained that he did not have direct knowledge, but was passing on the concerns of others.
   On 9/6/00 Tom Varney and I visited Mr. Kane at his other shop in Sedgewick. After we explained the purpose of the visit, he gave his o.k. for us to inspect the grounds of the old station. While there were 8-10 old vehicles on the site, we did not find anything that caused us concern for the public health or the environment. There were two 55-gallon drums in the front yard. Mr. Kane said that they contained used motor oil. While there is no D.E.P. regulation that prohibits such storage, I did recommend to Mr. Kane that he move them to a more secure site.
   No further action is expected at this time
B-799-1999*     On December 17, 1999 at 1400 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a two quart hydraulic oil spill on the Hadley Lake Rd. in East Machias.  A hydraulic hose on a bucket truck broke and spilled the oil onto the gravel road.  Workers excavated one-fifth of a drum of gravel which will be disposed of by a hazardous waste hauler.
     The spill occurred on December 13 but was lost in the confusion due to several spills that day caused by a rainstorm and gale force winds.
P-113-1998*On 3/12/98 I received a call from Coastway Oil reporting a residential AST had leaked on Bailey Island.  I responded that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed that an AST sitting in a crawl space under a mobile home had developed a corrosion hole and leaked approximately 120 gallons.  Two Coastway Oil employees were bailing oil by hand out of a depression that the tank was sitting in.  They were collecting the oil in multiple buckets.  I learned that the owner of the tank was a fisherman who was out to sea and could not be reached immediately.  The tenant had noticed the spill when she smelled oil in the house and investigated the tank.  I was able to reach the homeowner that evening by telephone and discussed the AST fund with him.  It was then decided that I would hire Clean Harbors to clean up the spill and that the homeowner would apply to the fund.

I contacted Brad Hahn of Technical Services and requested his assistance because there was a drilled well located immediately downgradient of the spill that I felt was at risk.  On 3/16/98 myself and Brad visited the site to observe the clean up.  Clean Harbors vactored 4.57 tons of contaminated soil from underneath the mobile home.  All of the contaminated soil was not able to be removed due to the location of the spill in relation to the furnace.  I estimate that one yard of contaminated soil was left behind.  Brad is making arrangements to have the well at risk monitored and will handle any resulting problem.  No further Response Services action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 24, 1998
P-256-2001*Discharge of approximately 500 gallons of #2 fuel oil was the result of a broken fire-o-matic.  DEP observed a small stain where the oil disappeared into the ground.  This area is the location of the subsurface utilities for the strip mall; therefore, excavation was not advisable.  In addition, there was also the possibility that the oil was stolen.  Considering the utility issue, DEP determined to wait and see if the oil surfaced at a later date.  In 2001-2002, DEP revisited the site whenever in the area an oil was not apparent.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-92-1998*On 2/28/98 I inspected an UST at the Wells Transfer Station in conjunction with a "Request For Determination For Abandonment In Place Of An Underground Petroleum Storage Tank" that had been filed by the Town of Wells.  The tank at this site was approved for AIP.




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                             Steven J. Eufemia
                             OHMS III
P-602-1997*   On the morning of Friday, 10/24/97, I received a call thru DEP in Augusta of a significant gasoline spill to the Kennebec, on both the shores of Bath and Woolwick.  Flannery and I promptly responded, notifying the USCG, MSO while enroute.  On the way we also contacted the Bath FD dispatcher who stated that they had a unit investigating and thought the discharge was diesel.
   Onsite we checked out the reported area effected, the new bridge sites on both the Woolwich and Bath shores, and found no evidence of a spill to the water.  The tide was ebbing with a strong current.  It is thought that whatever was present it was quickly taken out to sea.  No RP or exact source location is known at present.  See also the attached NRC report.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-447-2001*      On August 9, 2001 at 2000 we received a call from the Bucksport Fire Dept. reporting a one gallon diesel spill on route 15 in Bucksport.  The oil was spilled on the road between the mill entrance and the railroad tracks.  Firefighters spread Speedi-Dri on the fuel.  None of the oil reached any drainage ditch and its source is a mystery.
A-229-2000*A fitting on a hydraulic line broke, spilling fluid to pavement. CMP crew cleaned up the spill. No site visit made. See attached report from CMP for more information.
A-328-2001*   DEP received a report from the new owner of this mobile home that the oil AST may be leaking.  Upon investigation it appeared that a previous owner had spilled a small quantity of used motor oil next to the AST; this was easily collected by shovel and sorbents.  The well serving this large mobile home park was several hundred feet away and will not be affected by this event.
B-386-2000*B-386-00
Bangor

Wednesday July 19, 2000				1613

Fred Leigh (990-6931), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company phoned to report a transformer oil spill at the Sunset Meadows Apartments off Union Street in Bangor.  The 100 KVA McGraw Edison Pad mount transformer leaked 2 gallons of non-PCB dielectric oil.  The oil covered an area of about 3 by 4 feet on the concrete transformer foundation and an area of 2.5 feet by 6 inches.  Sorbent pads will be put down and the area cordoned off until clean up and a planned power outage can proceed.  The clean up of the transformer spill was scheduled to begin on July 20 at 0900 when a power outage would affect fewer people.

An area of 3 feet by 10 feet of soil was scraped near the edge of the concrete pad.  Sorbent pads were used to absorb oil under the leaking transformer.  The leaking transformer was replaced.  The generated spill debris (.75 of a 55-gallon drum), consisting of oily pads, boom, and soil will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-79-1997*On February 9, 1997 I observed a news report of a fire at Gates Formed-Fibre in Auburn. The area on fire was a pile raw material waste scraps which are stored behind the facility.  I responded to the site as I was aware that a similar fire occured in 1991 to which the Department responded (P/496/91) and several issues were raised at that
time regarding the nature of the run-off of the burned material/fire surpression foam and the atmospheric pollution from the smoke.  I met with the Auburn Fire Chief and representatives of Gates on scene. I informed them that I understood that the fire fighting issue came first, however all parties should be cognizant of the health and safety issues regarding the smoke emmited from the fire. Gates provided me with an MSDS for the material that listed CO2 & CO as the only gases resulting from a fire  The smoke was thick and black and the material was a mixture of polyester and polypropalene, and therefore I questioned the accuracy of the MSDS.  Since it was the best information we had, the fire department chose to use it as the guideline.  The smoke was thick and black and the material was a mixture of polyester and polypropalene, and therefore I questioned the validity of the MSDS information.  The fire was extiquished and the only remaining environmental issue will be that of disposal of the fire debris.  This information has been refered to Paul VanCott, SMRO Director, as he is currently involved in negotiations with Gates regarding the on going solid waste disposal issue associated with this stored material.  Among the recommendations made to him are to confirm exactly what constiuents are contained in the emmissions of a fire of this material.

The only further action by the Division of Response Services expected in this matter will be to consult on the long term solution of the situation as needed.


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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
P-693-1999*On 10/1/99 Jon Woodard received a call from Blue Rock Industries reporting a truck accident involving one of their dump trucks in Casco.  The spill occurred on Mondor White Rd. off Point Sebago Rd. during a paving job.  The truck turned over in a ditch.  Blue Rock employees recovered a large amount of the spilled diesel fuel in small containers.  The remaining oil was sorbed with sorbent pads and excavated.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 13, 1999
B-386-1996*
For some unknown reason, the owner of the County Line Variety decided to finally take out the gasoline tanks buried at the facility. see B-58-93.

Contamination in the soil was discovered around the two 3000 gallon tanks, abandoned in 1991 and 1993.  According to Bub Saunders, the contamination led back to the pump island, suggesting that the soil was contaminated both by overfills at the tanks and piping leaks under the pump island. The most recent island was poured on top of an older island, probably abandoned in the '60's.

Near to the pump island were two abandoned tanks heretofore unknown, 1000 and 2400gal, with holes in them.  Another tank was rumored to be in front of the building, parallel to it, but that proved untrue.  A final tank is rumored to be under the cooler slab, and is the reason the cooler's floor is sagging.  The owner would not authorized S. W. Cole to bore the floor and ascertain if a tank is there or not.

Contamination did not extend under the road; on the west and south, the excavation was constrained by the store's septic system, so some minor contamination may have been missed.
B-145-2000*On 3/14/00, 0900 hours a diesel spill that had been caused by a truck accident was called into this office.  A large box truck owned by Elwen Fathorn Inc. was rounding the corner that approaches the bridge on Route 1 in West Sullivan when another vehicle pulled out in front of it.  The driver was able to avoid a collision, but his truck landed on its' side and proceeded to spill diesel fuel across the pavement.  An oil vender happened along at the same time and started deploying pads.  Shortly after that DOT came on scene and put down more pads and made some berms out of road sand.  The nearest residence belongs to Wendy Summer, P.O box 291, Sullivan, 04664, 207-422-6274.  The drainage from the road ran across the edge of her property and she was concerned for her well.  It turned out that none of the spill had gone onto her property and if it had the surface water would certainly protect the bedrock acquifer.  I told her to contact me if anything came up.

We recovered about 400 lbs of oiled sorbents and deployed a few more in the shoulder of the road.  DOT picked these up after a day or so and all of the sorbents were recovered to BRWMs' waste stream.


A-476-1996*See attached and site assesment in Tank File # 932
I-22-1998*A leaking air eliminator went unnoticed under the snow. The leaking product was picked up by the sewer system and the free product was recovered at the waste water treatment plant.

A major ground water recovery effort was undertaken.

The tank farm was removed in 2003.

Groundwater contamination entering the stream from the site was identity ion 8/4/04 using a pore water sampling technique.

Irving Spill Houlton Bulk Plant
2/2/98

Houlton fire Dept responded to an oil odor in a home on Highland Ave.

2/5/98

Milton Cone called and reported to Frank that  petroleum vapors were in a residence in Houlton.   He also reported that the sewer plant had reported an oil sheen at the plant the day before (Wednesday) 2/4/98.  Thought the two might be connected.

2/6/98

Recovered oil at Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) by operator, Tim Peters & Town Crews. Frank Wezner stopped at the sewer plant to check the site.  Found a measurable layer of oil at the head works.  According to Tim Peters, oil had gotten much worse over the last several hours.  Houlton Water had begun to back track source by removing manhole covers.   Frank call Nick Archer to let him know considerable oil coming to it.  Houlton Water traced source back to Franklin Street Area - immediate vicinity of Irving Bulk Plant.  Frank checked with employee at Irving Plant Office, asked if there were any inventory losses- employee said only with diesel tank but they didn't seem large enough to warrant attention.  Frank called Gerry Lemire of Irving to inform him we thought the Bulk Plant had a fuel leak, but would be having the Fire Department check door to door that evening the other 10-12 residences and one nursing home in that line to positively identify the Bulk Plant as the source.

2/7/98
Carl, Frank, Bill and Nick Archer.  Nick working on getting treatment plant working again.  Clean Harbors at treatment plant to help recover product.  Back tracked sewer plant lines to within 200 feet of Irving Bulk  plant.  Pressured tested underground lines from railroad tank cars to the tanks.  All lines tested tight.  Put video camera down line from Irving's building to the main line.  Went 250 feet without seeing oil, could not go any further. Met with Gerry Lemire in Houlton at the bulk plant.  Let  him know the results of door to door by Fire Department the previous night showed no other possible sources.  Also proposed it must be following service line to the main sewer line because Pierce Brook Gerry was not impacted and only 30-40' downgradient of affected main line.  He hired a tank installer (Pinkham) that day to pressure test tank car off loading lines because it was believed they crossed the sewer service to the building.  All lines tested fine later that day.  A fiber optic television camera was used later that evening to check the Irving Office service line - no indication of oil infiltration found here.  Clean Harbors hired that day to recover oil at treatment plant.  Small leak in kerosene tank line was discovered that night.  Thought it could have been the result of lines being pressurized.   Lemire stuck kerosene tank in the evening and heard a leak.  Discovered a small line spurting product.  Carl thinks that leak could have been started by the piping line test.
Went to spill with Carl.  Met Nick and Frank.  Nick was working with treatment plant.  Irving had worked on pressure testing rail piping to tank.  Spill was still not confirmed at plant.  Check Irving service with Houlton minicam.

2/8/98

Frank, Bill and Nick Archer. Nick working on Treatment Plant.  Irving shoveled snow away from air eliminator and found it leaking.  Gerry Lemire agrees they have a leaker at that time.  Allan Kinney, Manager for the Bulk Plant, looked at the daily inventory for the Diesel tank and said worst case would be a loss of 5,500 gals.  He only looked at February data. Did not add in January data.
Canadian were notified by Nick Archer, WWTP discharge is abo
B-10-1997*  E COMPLAINANT CLAIMS THAT THE AST AT THE HOUSE TWO DOORS SOUTH OF HIM HAS LEAKED FOR YEARS AND THAT THE OIL HAS SATURATED THE GROUND, RUNS INTO A TRIBUTARY TO SWAN LAKE AND, ULTIMATELY, TO THE LAKE ITSELF.  THE HOUSE IN QUESTION IS OWNED BY DICK TAYLOR OF POB 353, CHINA RD.,CHINA 04926 AND CURRENTLY LEASED TO LAURA BOHAN AND JIM ROGERS.

ACCORDING TO LAURA BOHAN, WHEN THEY MOVED INTO THE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER OF 1996, THE BASEMENT WAS FULL OF JUNK; AFTER MANY HOURS OF LABOR, ROGERS GOT IT CLEANED OUT ENOUGH TO DISCOVER THAT THE HOUSE'S OIL TANK WAS LEAKING.  BY THE TIME OF OUR VISIT, THE TANK HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BASEMENT, REVEALING AN OIL STAINED FLOOR. I OBTAINED AND HAD ANALYZED A WELL WATER SAMPLE, AND THAT CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

A WALK THROUGH THE WOODS DOWN TO THE LAKE SHOWED NO SIGN OF OIL SHOWING UP.  A WATER SAMPLE OBTAINED 1/14/97 AT THE DONNA BOWEN RESIDENCE NEXT DOOR LIKEWISE SHOWED NO OIL CONTAMINATION.

MR. BRYANT INSISTS THAT OIL WILL APPEAR IN THE SPRINGTIME, SO I ASKED HIM TO CALL ME WHEN THE OIL IS VISIBLE. AS OF JUNE 6, I'VE RECEIVED NO SUCH CALL.  CASE CLOSED.
A-56-1996*Callahan Brothers had a crane on fill behind a retaining wall at the new Belgrade Stream bridge.  The fill washed out from underneath the retaining wall allowing the crane to fall into the void behind the retaining wall.  The void filled with water.  A small amount of hydraulic fluid was lost to this contained area.  It was padded up.  The operation was referred to OSHA for safety issues and the Land Bureau for siltation issues.
B-169-1996*     On Mar. 29, 1996, 2:45, we received a call from Mark Ouellette of Dead River in Brewer reporting an oil spill at the home of Mona Ladd at 102 State St in Brewer.  Mr. Ouellette said that under 50 gallons of #2 fuel leaked from a hole in Ms. Ladd's supply line from the tank to the furnace.  Mr. Ouellette said the area is on city water.
     I contacted serviceman Rick Mishou who was at the site and thought only 15 to 20 gal. leaked onto the dirt floor. No product reached the basement drain.  He said the 220 gal. tank was filled on 3/8 and currently held 100 gal.  He thought Mrs. Ladd likely burned at least 80 gal. since her fill up.  Mr. Mishou recovered about 10 gal. of fuel with sorbents.
     Recommendation:  File Report
P-874-2000*Spill of paint to manhole.  Hussey Seating hired ENPRO Environmental Services to conduct clean-up.


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Jon L. Woodard, OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management




B-366-1997*7/15/97 8:55

Harry Webber of the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency requested the Department's presence at a derailment in Brownville Junction.  It was stated that about five cars jumped the tracks and collided with a stationary line of cars on another track.  Two of the cars involved contained a residue of liquefied natural gas.  Although not badly damaged, there was still concern for leakage.

Investigation on arrival shown that neither tank car was leaking.  LEL was periodically monitored around each car until specialists arrived from Eastern Maine Railroad with pressure testing equipment.  The site was carefully monitored during the long righting process which lasted most of the night.  Both the tank cars were carefully placed on the tracks without incident.  It may be noted that the immediate area was evacuated as a precaution.
A-448-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill due to an AST overfill had occurred at this environmentally non-sensitive location.  No damage to the tank was noted.
A-332-1997*Received a call about an underground tank removal at the Skowhegan National Guard Armory. Mr. Denny Phillips called  that to report contamination above the reporting requirements had been found. I responded to the site. The site is on a large mapped sand and gravel aquifer that is in the Skowhegan area. This aquifer is still used for some driven point wells. Also, the aquifer is a source of the pond that Skowhegan water department draws its water from.  Because this sand and qravel aquifer is still in use, the site was determined to meet the criteria for stringent level cleanup.

Upon removal of the tank, it was discovered that there were holes in the bottom of the tank. They also found a large concrete slab that the tank was sitting on. A small amount of free product came out of the tank when it was lifted out of the excavation. Workers from the excavating contractor cleaned up the oil with sorbents. One PID reading under the slab was reported to be 1688 ppm (PID bag headspace). Additional testing showed that all samples were less then 500 ppm bag headspace.

Initial discussions with the consultant and the owners on remediation centered on soil vapor extraction as the best remediation scheme. The site was referred to Technical Services with that recommendation. No further work by Response Services is anticipated on this site.
A-731-1999*A line leak developed and released about 100 gallons. The oil company responded to a no heat call. They applied pads. The basement is very wet so a fair amount was recovered with pads. The soil was removed using a vactor. It was possible to remove all of the contaminated soil. The well is up gradient of the spill and the gradient is very steep. No further action is required.
B-647-2001*      On November 16, 2001, at 1045 we received a call from Ann, a Dead River dispatcher, reporting a two to three gallon #2 oil spill at the home of Sheldon Hartstone at 25 Thirteenth St. in Bangor.  I arrived on site  and met Roland from Dead River who was cleaning up the oil.
      The Hartstone's had discontinued the old storage tank after installing a new one closer to the burner.  They had cut and crimped the old copper feedline near the furnace where the line came up through the concrete floor.  Roland said the Hartstone's had notified them that the old tank was no longer in service.  Unfortunately, the driver hooked up to the old fillpipe for the discontinued tank and delivered 100 gallons.  Since the old tank's fuel line valve was open, the fuel flowed into the buried feedline and slowly leaked oil around the crimp in the line near the oil furnace.  A couple gallons had leaked onto the floor before the owner smelled oil and notified Dead River who transferred the oil from the old tank to the new tank.  Dead River workers also recovered the oil on the concrete floor with sorbents.  No fuel reached the cellar drain.
A-472-1998*     DEP received a report that a petroleum sheen was evident on storm run-off at this facility.  An Irving technician was dispatched, and reported that the sheen appeared to be the result of minor spills possibly associated with vehicle overfills to a paved surface.  Given the non-sensitive nature of the area it was determined that no remediation was necessary.
A-396-2000*An overfill occurred and was cleaned up by the Fire Department. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-422-1997*For reasons unknown, pressure had built-up in the anhydrous ammonia, refrigerating system that released ammonia through the pressure relief valve outside the building.  The ammonia was inadvertently drawn into the building by the an air intake which subsequently resulted in the evacuation of the building.  The only room reported to be subject to the ammonia vapors was the boiler room, but the rest of the building was vacated as a precaution.

The Portland Fire Dept. had contacted the Department for assistance regarding the accuracy of the detection instrument that Barber Foods was monitoring the air with in the boiler room.  I responsed to the request for assistance, with a MSA, Kwik-Draw Pump with ammonia detector tubes capable of detecting ammonia as low as 2ppm.

I did not detect the presence of ammonia, so the fire dept. deemed the building habitable.

No furhter action required.
P-445-1999*On June 29, 1999 I responded to a Tractor-Trailer accident at exit 15A - the on ramp for 295 northbound in Falmouth.  The truck had rolled over into the ditch puncturing one tank.  About half of the contents leaked to the ground.  The trucking co.  had called in Seacoast Ocean Services to clean up the spill.  We were able to recover about 50 gallons of product from the stricken tank.  The oil spilled was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action.
P-615-1992*
	Removal by abandonment of retail, motor fuels UST facility with associated clean-up thru source reduction.  See attached notes & attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #3562 for further information.
P-898-1999*3 August 1999, responded to citizen complaint of odors in and around 965 Forest Ave., PRTLD.  Upon arrival I detected the odor.  The address facilitates several business including an autobody/repair shop, printing shop, automotive tire warehouse, and a coffee roaster.  The complaint centered around the coffee roaster and I spoke with Rand Smith.  Smith advised that Allan Morrison of the DEP had inspected the facility.  Smith and I inspected the stack of the roaster and it appeared caked with residual generated during the roasting process.  Smith indicated that the stack needed cleaning.

I spoke to Morrison regarding this case.  This matter refered to DEP Air Bureau.
No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12jan00.
A-93-1997*Received a call from Mead Oxford that they had a small spill of sodium hydroxide. A flange was leaking on the caustic line to the SO2 scrubber. The leak was estimated to be at 1-2 gallons a minute. No amount of time was estimated for the total leak. All went to the process sewer. See the letter from Mead Oxford for additional information. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
B-651-2000*B-651-2000
12/04/2000 15:00

     Kim Colbeth, concerned resident on the Minturn Road on Swan's Island, called to report that her neighbor's outside fuel tanks had been leaking.  She stated that the owner, Barry Meader of Bristol, Vermont had not occupied the place for at least 10 years.  She also stated that her well was located about 30 feet from the spillage.
     I later contacted Bill Banks both owner of Swan's Island Oil and Town Selectman.  He took a look at the set up and determined that may be as little as ten gallons leaked from the fitting on the 55 gallon drum set up.  The remaining oil in the 2 drums was pumped off.  A small quantity of soil was removed from beneath the affected area.
     I notified Mr. Meader of the situation.  I explained to him that it did not appear to be serious but given the close proximity to the Colbeth well I placed it on Quarterly monitoring.  It appeared that significant further spillage was averted.
P-659-2000*New Gloucester Fire found a gas can on the side of the road.  The can was upside down and nearly empty when found and there was a puddle of gas.  The fire dept. put down sorbent pads.  When I arrived on site I finished padded up the free gas and then shoveled up the impacted sand from the roadside.  No further action.
P-41-1997*Received a call from Buxton Fire Department reporting that a discharge of several hundred gallons of K-1 had occurred at a residence at 39 Joy Valley Road as the result of a monitor heater theft.  I responded to the site and observed that the first floor of the home had been impacted by the kerosene (saturated rugs, floors, etc.) and the product had dripped into the basement, saturating the floor joists and carrying beams, as well as the 1/2 concrete-1/2 dirt basement floor.  Some product had also entered the sump and had likely been pumped out onto the yard.  Due to the darkness and amount of snow it was not possible to make a determination of the extent of the discharge outside the home at that time.  I determined that since no one was living at the home at the time, and the entire contents of the tank had been discharged the clean-up could wait until I was able to contact the homeowner (Harvey Leibovitz).  I contacted the Mr. Leibovitz that evening and he agreed to have his insurance agent contact me regarding what the state Groundwater Fund would cover and what the insurance would cover.  Mr. Leibovitz contacted me and informed me that he had made arrangements to meet with his insurance adjuster on 1/27.  I was unavailable at that time and Sheryl Bernard served as my proxy and explained the portions of the clean-up that the Groundwater Fund would pay for (providing that Mr. Leibovitz was found eligible).  The work commenced the week of February 3 (Seacoast Ocean Services), and I visited the site on 2/11 and issued a virgin letter for the soil removed from the basement and the snow and soil removed from the backyard.  No groundwater wells were threatened by the discharge and no further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-301-1998*B-301-98

On 5/8/98, 1500 hours, Marilyn McCourt called about a possible UST on her property at 19 Mt Hope Avenue in Bangor.  She said that there was a pipe sticking up and that a neighbor told her that a UST serviced that dwelling seventy years ago.  I investigated and found that there was indeed a UST there and that is had a foot of product in it.  There was not a trace of water and the tank had a partial vacuum when the fill cap was removed.  This would have pulled water into the tank if there had been a hole in it.  The reduced pressure was most likely caused by a decrease in vapor pressure of the product, which had undoubtedly undergone some polymerization during the decades that it sat in the tank.

Marilyn and I discussed the appropriate paper work as well as sources of possible financial aid.  Since I wasn't sure when the removal would take place, Milton Ketch and I pumped the product out and Milton took it to the DOT facility in Milford.  It turned out that Marilyn arranged to have G.R. Adams pull the UST on 8/27/98.  No contamination was reported.
I-128-1997*I was called at home to respond to a vehicle accident at a small bogan next to the Big Brook Bridge on the Pinkham Road. The pickup truck was in the water with oil & gas in the water.

When I arrived, the vehicle was being removed by the wrecker service. The bogan is completely contained and no oil products were dischared to Big Brook. Boom and pads were placed in the bogan to collect as much oil as possible.

Frank & I returned on 9/2/97 to collect the boom and attempt to recover more oil while using a canoe. We had very little success.

No obvious environmental impact is noticed in the bogan area from fuel & oil from the truck.

Case Closed
A-172-1997*Responded to a report by Augusta Police that a pickup truck was in the water in Togus Pond. I responded to the site which was off Mud Mill Road. I met an Augusta Police officer at the site and he explained the situation. Early in the morning, Mr. Ray Belevose decided to go fishing. He drove his truck to his favorite fishing spot and didn't stop in time. The front of the truck was in the water. There was a minor sheen on the water and a slight odor of gasoline. There was no free product to pick up, only beer cans. No further action is necessary at this spill.
A-511-1997* John Peckenham called this office to report soil contamination at Christy's Market, which is located at 126 College Ave in Waterville. Together we came up w/ the BL 2 cleanup goal. I authorized that the soils greater than 500 PPM be removed from the excavation and then returned as backfill. This backfill should be as close to the surface as possible. Scott, the CTI, wanted this material to be below the gravel base for the pavement.
 No further action will be required.
B-577-2000*B-577-00
Cutler

Tuesday October 24, 2000				0817

Bill Griffin (255-3020), of Hilltop Auto Body, in East Machias phoned to report an oil spill and clean up at a mobile home lot on the Denison Point Road in Cutler.  Mr. Griffin was operating an excavator and was involved in removing a 275-gallon tank that was on the vacant lot when he spilled some of the contents onto the ground.

While he was there he excavated the spill area, which was 5 cubic yards of soil the soil was removed and spread on an access road.  I was certainly concerned after hearing about the spill and clean up.  I explained to Mr. Griffin that he needed approval prior to spreading contaminated soil.  I said I would be up to investigate the spill and clean up.

Soon after I arrived at Hilltop Auto Body Mr. Griffin was phoned and we proceeded to the spill site in Cutler.  There was only a small spot he missed during clean up.  I checked this out with a shovel.  This was spread thinly on the vacant mobile home lot.

Next we went to the Cottage Road in East Machias.  He showed me where he spread five yards of the contaminated soil.  I walked the area and could find only a little sign of odor.  He did a good job,  the soil was spread thinly from about .5 inch to about 1.25 inch in depth.  I asked him to contact DEP prior to soil spreading, so we could approve the spread site.
I-47-1996*On 5-22-96, Rick St. Peter a plumbing contractor, called to report that while removing several underground fuel oil tanks from Rose Acres in Caribou, some fuel was spilled from one of the tanks in front of Building K. All was claened up by the crew on site. The soil was taken to their shop in Caribou and landspread.
B-530-1999*On 8/30/99, 0915 hours this office received a report of a waste oil overfill at the municipal pier in Eastport.  The reporter was Ed Vigneault, who was vacationing from MDEP (CMRO).  Apparently the Eastport Municipal Pier has a fairly large container to collect waste oil in.  It's purpose is to give boat owners an environmentally considerate way to dispose of their waste oil.  However, it seem that no one is in charge of managing the system, and because of that the vessel overflowed into a cement berm.  According to Ed the main container had overflowed the berm by a small amount - one to several gallons was Ed's estimate.  Through a series of phone conversations I gleaned that the harbor master was aware of the situation and was trying to deal with it.  It seems that the contractor what usually serviced the waste oil container was having a series of mechanical problems and had not tended to the container in a timely fashion-hence the overflow.  John Bishop ( the harbor master) said that they were trying to contact Clean Harbors, but that they hadn't had much luck.  On 9/2/99 arrangements had been made between Eastport and Clean Harbors to have the waste oil removed on the following day.  Eastport personal had recovered the product from the bermed area and Clean Harbors pumped a total of 390 gallons of waste oil.  The small portion that overflowed the berm was absorbed by the asphalt pavement.  Eastport personal deployed speedy dry in order to keep the asphalt hard.
A-162-1996*see attached
A-157-1999* Winthrop Fuel spilled less than 1/2 gallon while delivering fuel to Saunders Mfg. The spill occurred as the result of a blocked vent. The driver cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and removed the contaminated snow. No further action will be required.
A-63-1998*No site visit made.

See attached Mead report for additional details.

No further action anticipated.
A-374-1997* One UST was removed from My Wife's Place. Mike White reported elevated levels of petroleum in the soils. The highest reading was 400 PPM. A test pit was dug next to the pump island and no readings were detected. I requested that a water sample be collected from the drilled well on site. The contaminated soil was spread on site, it was a very small amount. The lab analysis (4.2.17) did not find any gasoline compounds. No further clean up was required.
 The DEP has been involved with this facility in the past. The dug well behind the store was contaminated in 1989. Please see spill A-416-89.
I-168-1999*Stolen front end loader was over turned into a tributary to B Stream.  Sorbents were used to recover some of the 5.99 gallons of diesel that leaked out.
A-569-1996* This basement became flooded and Mr. Morrisette thought that the water in the basement had oil on it. The local F.D. would not pump out the water until the oil had been removed and requested that someone from DEP look at the situation. I responded and had Mr. Morrisette turn off the electrical power. I then put on hip boots and waded through the water in the basement. There was no oil in the basement and I gave them permission to pump out the water in the basement.
A-560-1999*     This spill involves a single-family rental property located along a major road.  The owner reports that the "Monitor" heater was stolen sometime after the last tenant vacated the premises; the copper supply line was cut in the house.  Oil flowed across the wooden floor and percolated into the crawlspace/cellar below, collecting on standing water.  The drilled well serving the property is located 10' outside the cellar wall; it reportedly allows influx of surface waters at the pitless adapter.
     Free product was removed using sorbents; the cellar was then dewatered and filtered before transport to the local POTW.  Water sampled at the well was non-detect for DRO as of 10/4/99; the property owner indicated that he does not intend to rent the property in the foreseeable future.
A-410-2000*Received a call from Gardiner dispatch that there had been a tractor-trailer incident at the Gardiner - Randolph Bridge.  I responded to the site.  The tractor-trailer owned by Donald Luce had swung wide on the eastern end of the bridge, knocked down a street sign and ripped the saddle tank crossover line.  The spill trail extended from the east side of the bridge to past the Irving station in Gardiner.  The Randolph and Gardiner fire departments responded.  Both Departments had put pads down, and I picked them up.   Maine DOT eventually spread sand on the spill.  The sand was picked up and transported to Commercial Recycling.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-299-2001*Spill at private residence by CN Brown due to overfill of AST.  Cleaned up by CN Brown.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-978-2001*DEP PERSONNEL RESPONDED AT 0900 DUE TO A BROKEN FUEL LINE ON AN AST.  I REMOVED APPROX ONE HALF YARD OF CONTAMINATED SOIL; ENOUGH TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEM BUT NOT SO MUCH AS TO UNDERMINE EXISTING TANK'S STABILITY.
B-688-1999*     On October 29, 1999 at 0900 we received a call from Colleen Turner of Irving Oil reporting an oil spill at 3 Newbury St. in Bangor.  An Irving delivery-man heard the tank's whistle shortly after beginning his delivery.  He didn't realize another Irving truck had delivered fuel to the location the previous day.  However, when he checked the basement he found a pump installed in one of the two 220 gallon tanks which were tied together.  The driver also said there was a pick up truck outside with a half dozen five or six gallon storage cans in its bed.
     I checked the site and met the delivery-man, an Irving burner-man and Doug Schmidt who is the building owner.  I checked the basement and the Irving people agreed the spill was their responsibility.  The fuel came out the loose connection between the pump and the tank.  However, the pump should not be in the tank and Doug Schmidt said he didn't install the pump nor knew who did.  No oil reached any drain and the area is on town water.
     The basement had a concrete floor that had a layer of dirt on it.  This dirt and Speedi-Dri absorbed the oil and Irving shovelled up this material.  I also informed Mr. Schmidt of the new Oil Burner Code that goes into effect in 2000 and advised him that now is a good time to update his system while an Irving crew was cleaning up the site.
A-753-1999*Cianbro Corporation reported two small hydraulic oil spills at the MBNA work site in Belfast that occurred with hours of each other. Total spilled from both spills was about 10 gallons.  Both involved broken hydraulic hoses.  All contaminated sorbents and minor amount of contaminated soil were put into a drum and sent to Sawyer for disposal.  The area is on town water.  No further work is necessary on these spills.  See attached reports from Cianbro for details.
I-136-1999*5.99 gallon of diesel leaked from construction equipment on to Mrs. Boise lawn.  The contaminated soil was removed the next day and spread on Route 11.
P-343-1998*On 8/9/99 returned to site to resample well water. Present analysis indicates 1 PPB benzene. The Orcotts stated they were experiencing gastrointestinal problems before the filters were put on and now they have not experienced any problems due to the water. I will be contacting the Health & Environmental testing lab to have a Test B kit sent to them. This test will check the water for metals and bacteria.
P-51-1987*
Report update of Dec. 2003.

Oil changing and auto service business.  Waste oil discharges down municipal sewer in 1987.
A-612-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that a vehicle accident/fire had occurred at this location.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site; no contamination (gasoline/oil) was observed, and it is assumed that any spilled fuel was burned during the intense fire.  The nearest well is located several hundred feet away, topographically upgradient.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-532-2001*On 7/5/01 Ann Hemenway received a call from Andy Stearns of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Standish.  At the time, our assistance was not required.  The next morning, Brad Libby of Downeast contacted Ann and requested we respond.  I responded that morning.

Upon arrival, I learned that the firematic valve had broken off the tank when the homeowner attempted to shift the tank a couple of inches to do some repair to the siding of the house.  The homeowner was present when the spill occurred and the spill was controlled quickly.  Aprroximately 1 gallon of oil spilled.  Due to the diminimous quantity, I am not requiring at clean up at this time.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 9, 2001
A-600-2000*On 10-24-2000 Seridan and John Judd reported an oil spill at their residence. The home is located on Route 17 in Livermore Falls. The fitting on the outside AST broke resulting in the release of about 275 gallons of kerosene. The tank was last filled on 8-18-2000. When I arrived, the oil had spread across the gravel driveway and toward a nearby brook. After some discussion, we found a contractor who was willing to do the cleanup. Elwood Leighton was hired to excavate the oil contaminated driveway. The soil was stockpiled at his location in Livermore Falls. This soil was later picked up by Commercial Paving and transported to their facility in Scarborough. In conclusion, cleanup appeared to be adequate and no further involvement will be needed. Area served by public water, therefore, no referral to Tech Services.
P-574-1998*USCG officials report: fuel spill from M/L Alondra; spilled product migrated with tide prior to any clean up efforts by subject; USCG to pursue enforcement action.

No further MDEP response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 30 Dec 98.
B-513-2001*      On September 17, 2001 at 1815 we received a call from the State Police dispatcher reporting that one of their troopers checked a tractor trailer that had pulled into the breakdown lane of I-95 and found that it was leaking diesel fuel.  The spill was adjacent to exit 44 on I-95.  While I was on my way to the site, the dispatcher notified Dysart's who sent a mechanic.
      When I arrived at the scene the mechanic had spread Speedi-Dri on the oil and was repairing the leak.  The engine's return line hose had chafed and spilled the fuel which only leaked when the engine was running.  The diesel fuel had sprayed onto both the tractor and trailer and about ten gallons spilled onto I-95.  There was no oil that left the pavement.
A-171-1999*Received a call from Casey Crampton of Dead River in Rumford.  He called to report that a customer of his had suffered a spill at an apartment building he owned.  I responded to the site.  I found the owner, Ernest Robichaud sweeping up some speedy dry.  He told me that the overfill was caused by his tank.  A shipping plug had not been replaced with the proper steel plug and had finally loosened.  The overfill was not worse then it was as the driver stopped the flow when the whistle diminished.  In this situation the whistle may not have stopped completely.  It is to the driver's credit that he stopped the flow when he did and prevented a larger spill.

The spill was in his basement to a floor with good concrete.  Dead River personnel cleaned the spill with sorbents.  They instructed Mr. Robichaud to put speedy dry on the floor to soak up any residual product.  I seconded that instruction and told him that working into the concrete and giving it some time would maximize the oil that was recovered.  I also suggested that he open all the windows he could to ventilate the basement and eventually power wash the floor.  No further action is needed on this spill.
P-727-2001*Release of Sodium Hydroxide occured on PNSY facility.  See attached report from PNSY for further details.

No further action by Division of Response Services is warranted.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Divison of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-16-1999*B-016-99

Some time before 1/13/99 Carlton Pinney of Penquis CAP contacted this office regarding a potentially hydrocarbon contaminated well at the residence of Irene Vazques in Dexter.  (483 N. Dexter Road)  I asked if he had an analysis that was positive for hydrocarbon and he said that he didn't.  We discussed the procedure and on 1/13/99 he called to say that he had a positive test.  I ordered filters that day.

The property is an old farm and had been used as such for decades.  According to Carlton there are no signs of USTs, which some old farm facilities have had.  The case is being referred to tech service.
I-120-1997*55 gal Drum was overturned by accident.

Spill was cleaned up by the spiller and reported to the land owner Seven Islands.

Case Closed
A-23-1999*  A concerned citizen called this office to report an automobile accident.  This accident occurred at the intersection of Rt. 23 and Black Stream.  The caller told us that a State Trooper told the folks on scene to throw the car parts and other debris off the bridge and onto the frozen river.  In addition, there was motor oil and antifreeze spilled onto the bridge.
  When I arrived on site the wreckage has been removed.  There was very little oil on the bridge.  I found evidence in the snow that pieces of the wreckage had been thrown from the bridge.  However, they were gone now.  No further action required.
P-614-1996*   On 9/30/96, Mr. Germano of Secor International Inc., a Mass. consulting firm, notified DEP that while assessing this downtown Portland property they encountered an oil discharge, and an unregistered UST, previously abandoned-in-place by filling with sand.  The attached report was received and reviewed on 12/2/96.
   Ms. Renshaw of Secor assured me she would register the UST with a form I sent her.  No further Response Div. action was expected and no remediation was required at the time based on present knowledge.  The UST was removed by Clean Harbors Inc. at the request of the buyer with a waiver from Nathan Thompson of DEP.  On 4/1/97, Gordon Pott of CHI notified me of free product oil under the tank which they will clean-up as best possible using a Vac-Tor.
  Remaining oil contaminated media should be properly managed if disturbed.  See attachements for further details.
P-271-2000*1/19/2000  Katherine Perry of 5 Leeward Cove Road, Brunswick reported that Dead River Oil Co had discharged oil in her driveway during a delivery several days earlier and not cleaned it up.  I visited the site on 1/20 and could not find area of discharge due to recent snow fall.  I contacted Dead River and spoke with Stan Bernier who informed me that a fitting on the truck had broken during delivery.  Dead River returned to the site in the spring and cleaned up the affected area.  No further action is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-35-2000*No site visit made.  The Coast Guard was attempting to contact the owner to notify him of the sinking.  No further action is anticipated.
I-4-1999*11.99 gallons of crankcase oil from trailer truck leaked over 3 miles of road after drain plug fell out.  2.99 gallons of oil was recovered with sobents.
I-99-1996*Mr. Spellman's pickup was found in the Presque Isle Stream at the old Fish & Game Club Landing.

The Pickup didn't contain much oil or gas. but a large area of sheen was present. It looked real bad to the Local water district folks.

The Presque Isle Water intake is only 800 feet down stream, so 600 feet of 12 inch hardboom was deployed to : 1. Capture any oil or gasoline we could & 2. Deflect the oil away from the intake point in the Stream.

No oil was reported to have entered the water system.

Boom was retrived the next day

Case Closed
A-458-1998*This site was formerly the Meadow Market gas station.  At the time of tank removal, contamination was encountered in the tank excavation.  The contamination was within the Baseline standards set for the site, and no remediation was required.

The current owner of the site encountered contamination while excavating for a new daycare facility.  I visited the site and contamination was removed near the former tank location and under the area believed to have been the area of the pump island.  The contamination found was all within Baseline standards, but need to be excavated for the new facility.  The highest PID reading was less than 400 ppb.

The contaminated soil was stockpiled and then landspread on the site in late October.   I had requested that the soil be rototilled weekly after landspreading.  Mr. Peachy called to ask if this was needed because there were no gas odors at the time of the landspreading.  I again visited the site and took several PID samples.  The highest was under 20 ppm.  No further action is anticipated.
B-258-2000*     On May 11, 2000 at 1400 we received a call from Petty Officer Grunwalt of the U.S. Coast Guard in Bucksport reporting a slight sheen from a sunken vessel in Jonesport Harbor.  The vessel was the 38' dragger "Compensation" owned by Milton Merchant.  A Coast Guard vessel was on site monitoring the vessel's salvage and said a slight sheen of bilge oil was present.  The boat had fifty gallons of diesel on board but the fuel was not leaking.
B-176-1997*The State Police called to report that a chip truck had pulled down an electric wire and damaged the attached transformer causing a leak.  Later contact with the Bangor Hydro informed me that the bushing had been torn out of the casing but only a few drops of non-pcb oil leaked onto the outside of the casing.  They said that none of the oil actually hit the ground.  I have indicated that some sorbents were used as I assume that they wiped down the transformer case at some point in time.  I'd estimate that one sorbent pad was used.
B-90-1996*On 2/13/96, 1230 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a transformer oil spill on Seal Cove Road in Southwest Harbor.  An unnamed contractor had accidently pulled the pole that held the unit down.  The amount was given as 5 gallons. The spill covered a 4' x 4' area and some of it ran onto ice that was in a culvert.  The oil field tested as less than 50 ppm and later lab tested as less than 2 ppm.  They cleaned up all visible signs, and this generated a drum of speedy dry and ice plus a bag of used sorbents.  There was no running water at the time because of the low temperature.
A-476-2000*Received a call from Janet Dyer concerning a small spill.  She reported that a transformer was weeping and there was a possible spill to the ditch.  A cleanup crew was dispatched and no sign of oil on the ground was found.  Apparently the transformer was weeping only and the oil did not get to the ground. No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed. See the attached report from Central Maine Power for additional details.
B-283-2001*On 5/11/01, 0848 hours Alan Boynton reported that they had a 28000 gallon release of 11% caustic (green liquor) at Fort James in Old Town.  The spill was operator error.  The crew was not sufficiently familiar with valve system in the causticing plant.   Alan indicated that was being taken care of. The release went directly to the process sewer.
A-1-2000*     DEP received a report that the AST at this residence developed a leak.  The owner (Campbellton) discovered the problem promptly and contacted the local fire department.  A small amount of oil had spread across frozen soil; most of this did not penetrate and was sorbed using pads.  There was no snow cover at the time.
     The residence consists of a mobile home on a space rented from the property owner (LaCroux).  The LaCroux drilled well is approx. 150' from the spill site and is not considered at risk from this event.  The Campbellton residence is served by a dug well located 80' upgradient of the spill site.
     It is my perception that there is negligible contamination of soil remaining as a result of this incident.  The LaCroux and Campbellton households have been requested to contact DEP in the event that petroleum taste/odor becames evident in their water.
B-585-1996*Sometime in early September Helen O'Connell called about having her UST removed.  It became apparent that waiting out the thirty day notice was going to be difficult, so I suggested that she hold the paper work and I would go to the removal and waive the waiting requirement.  We discussed it later and agreed on 10/23/96.  When I arrived the excavation had been filled and loamed, and the tank was no where to be seen.  Apparently my request to see the hole and the tank had not reached the crew.  I talked with Bill Pearsley.  He said that the hole was free of odor.  He told me where I could find the tank.  I noticed that the dirt clinging to it was free of odor, so I concur that it was a clean removal.

The tank was designed to be a horizontal 275 AST.  The metal did seem to be a bit thicker than that of most 275 ASTs.  The tank had been buried in clay and the bottom of the hole was not more than 4 feet from grade.  There was no water in the hole.  The tank was slated to be taken to Industrial Metals.
B-138-1999*B-138-99
Bucksport

Tuesday March 30, 1999				0838

David Simonsen ( Maine DEP Bangor), informed me of an apparent oil spill or vandalized heating oil tank situation at the Harriman Cove Trailer Park.  Dave Simonsen is the trailer park owner.

When I arrived at the Harriman Cove Trailer Park.  I found an area near the septic tank, that fit the description as offered by Mr. Simonsen.  I did not find any stained area or sign of an oil release or spill.

On Wednesday I spoke with Dave Simonsen to inform him that I did not find the stained area he spoke about.  After clarifying directions, he mentioned that I had to turn right before it was the last trailer on the left.  I went back to the park on Thursday April 1st.

It appears that there was a small spill in the area.  The stain area, of about 7 feet in diameter, was in grass, on clay type soil.  Soil penetration was down to about 1 inch and the dead grasses already had some indication of small green grass sprouts among the stained area.  It appears that this case was largely a surface kill off and the oil did not penetrate to the roots.  There was only a slight odor.  No clean up is advised.  I did offer Dave Simonsen the choice of leaving it and getting grass in the early summer or rotor tilling it and having mud hole for a while until newly planted grass could become established.
P-242-1986*
	Gasoline UST facility of five UST's, abandoned by Erskine Construction in July 1986.  Responded to by DEP responder Mark St. Germain.  Contamination found according to notes and soil aerated.  See any attachments for further details.  [Removal done prior to Maine 1991, CMR 691 requirements for UST closure assessment.
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I-59-1997*The Madawaska Hazmat Team reported a leak from a Rail Car carrying alum.

Car # is NATX 16311 and the car was placarded UN # 3264.

When I arrived on site, the hazmat team was well on the way to emptying the car with pumps.

The suspected problem was a faulty lining in the rail car.

The car was moved while it was leaking from the siding to the dumping point, inside the Fraser Paper property. A large spot was left on siding and a trail from the original site to the dumping point was very visible.

Inside Fraser the leak was captured but the floor drains which discharge to the sewer system.


The B&A hired J.T. Langille to determine if any of the material on the tracks had to be removed . The J.T. Langille report indicated the product had been neutralized and no further work was needed.

General Alum holds the company that recently relined the railcar responsible, General Electric Corp.


Case Closed
A-439-1996* A pump seal failed causing the release of 300 gallons of caustic.  This spilled material was allowed to enter the waste treatment plant.
I-154-1999*Aboveground Storage Tank leaked #2 fuel oil at piping to furnace. Pipe broken off. Entire contents of tank lost under cement floor.

Floor & all soils under floor were removed to bedrock (approx. 30 cu yds)

Oil did get into bedrock.

The property well is located about 30 feet from the spill.

Back fill used was crushed stone.  A vent line was placed in the stone and a new floor was poured on 10/13/99.

County Environmental sampled adjacent wells on 10/14/99 and 10/24/06.

Please refer to the attached documents for additional information.




P-254-2000*   On or about Friday 5/5/00, I was contacted by Mr. Boucher who reported that the previous January his property suffered an oil spill when vandals stole his basement heater and emptied the oil onto the floor.  He reported that he called a contractor, NorthAmerican Env. Services, who responded on 1/11 and 1/12/00 to clean up the oil spill.  Boucher reported that the oil was sitting atop groundwater that had flooded the basement so the staining to the concrete was minimal.
    I visited the site and met with Mr. Boucher on 5/8/00.  After checking with Jon Woodard of DEP, I advised Mr. Boucher in a 5/16/00, letter that none of the clean-up expenses could be reimbursed by the DEP, and also advised him again of Maine DEP's response capabilities, and the requirements to properly and promptly report prohibited oil discharges.  At this time, I understand there is no further clean-up to perform.  The vandalism RP who caused the reported discharge is not known at present.
    After receiving my 6/6/00, letter to NorthAmerican Env. (NAE), Ms. Maryanne McPhilips called to tell me that NAE had advised Boucher to call DEP.  I requested this in writing to help clear up this concern though as of 7/28/00, DEP has received no letter.  In Sept. Mr. Boucher called again saying he remembered trying to call DEP after all, but couldn't get through by phone.
    The area is rural residential and commercial, on city water.  There are no state expenses at this time.  See any attachments and earlier report P-315-97 for further information on this site.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-175-1997*On 11-18-97, I observed the removal of fuel tanks at the old Trans Arc facility in Ashland. Both had been leaking and soil was removed around each to attain a baseline 2 cleanup level.
A-249-1996*A woman called this office to report that several (old) USTs stored above ground had leaked oil onto the ground.  The location of this site is the gravel pit east of Route 104 near McGee's field.

I tried to find the exact location, but couldn't. The gate at the ballfield was locked.

The woman called again with better directions and I was able to locate the tanks. I found evidence that soil had been recently removed from around the tanks. However, at this time there was no indication of any oil spillage.

I contacted McGee Construction and he told me that the pit is owned by Dick Condon. I saw no reason to pursue this matter any further.
A-25-2000*Received a call from Dan Boldoc that he had suffered an oil spill.  I went to the site and inspected the tank and the area impacted by the spill.  According to Mr. Bolduc, his dog had his lead wrapped around the pipe and cracked the nipple to the filter housing.  The spilled oil traveled away from his house and well into a wooded area. I decided to excavate to try and remove the oil.  The site is considered a stringent site under the Department's decision tree.  Excavation was done by David Stevens Excavating.  Approximately 20 cubic yards of material was excavated.  There was not 150 gallons of fuel in the excavated material. The site has been referred to Technical Services for additional work.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
B-510-1996*Kevin Jensen called at 1606 to say that the mill had lost 55 gallons of turbine oil due to corrosion in a heat exchanger.  Some of the oil went to the river, and some of it went to the Brewer POTW, but it was unknown what percentage went to which place.

I got a boat underway to look for a sheen.  None was found.
I-151-2001*Ms. McNally ran out of fuel after being filled a couple weeks before. The oil Tech found a pinhole leak in the oil filter.

When I investigated, I found a dug well which had approx 10 inches of fuel.

That product was removed but recovery was very poor in the well.

Geoprobing was conducted and found that the spill hasn't migrated more than 20 feet, but the contamination & free product are at the water table.

After discussing the situation with Technical Services, a fast track contractor was selected.

Gravel pack wells were installed and a total fluid recovery system will be installed as well.
I-104-2001*On 9/17/01, 1545 hours Dave Wright of Dysarts reported that a 20 gallon overfill of diesel at Smallwood Inc in Patten.  The product overflowed a hinged lid and landed in a cement berm. They were able to recover twenty gallons of liquid product and they finished the cleanup with pads.  The liquid was taken by Dysarts to be reprocessed. Dysarts also took care of the pads.  Smallwood Inc is a road building and snow plowing contractor, which is why they need their own fuel supply.  I talked with Paula Smallwood and she was happy with the clean up.
A-603-1998*     DEP received a report that two tank-trucks were observed conducting a product transfer on a remote section of Route 8 in Belgrade.  Vehicle descriptions were vague.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the location; no spillage was observed.  Because of the suspicious nature of the event (an isolated road on the way to a major landfill) it was decided to document the complaint as a "spill" report.
B-68-1999*Bangor Hydro called to report that a 667volt regulator had leaked about 2 quarts of non-PCB mineral oil. This regulator was in their storage area at Graham Station. They padded up the free oil and then jack hammered up the frozen soil beneath it. The debris went to Sawyer's landfill.
P-803-1989*
	12/15/89 abandonment by removal of gasoline & waste oil UST's.  Oil impacted soils landspread onsite.  See attached records for further details.  [Prior to 1991 requirement for CMR 691 UST closure assessments and implementation of Clean-Up Guidelines Decision Tree form.
.
B-443-2001*      On August 8, 2001 at 2115 we received an anonymous call reporting a diesel spill at Dysart's Truck Stop in Hermon.  The caller said an individual overfilled their saddle tank and spilled thirty or more gallons of diesel fuel on the pavement.  I called Dysart's and talked to Dave Oxley who said three to five gallons of fuel had spilled.
      Due to the discrepancy in gallons spilled I visited the site that night and found that about five gallons actually spilled and was cleaned up with Speedi-Dri.  No fuel left the pavement.
I-227-1998*A bob tail tractor truck spun out of control during a snow storm and hit a telephone pole.

The accident caused damage to the drivers saddle tank. The driver placed a bucket under the leak and neighbors provide two 55 gal drums.

A residence is located about 300 feet from the accident site, but the home is up gradient from the site. Owned By Morris Hewitt {(207)488-7998}.

Case closed
A-697-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-285-1998*   On the morning of 6/24/98 I noted ongoing excavation work at this site and stopped to investigate.  I spoke with CTI George Erskine Jr. who was replacing the middle UST pad and I observed five drums in the rear lot labeled "Hazardous Waste".  The drums were not on a pad or otherwise secure as required of haz. waste.  Erskine stated that these drums had been taken care of by Tyree.
   I later called Barry Woodworth of Tyree who assured me that the drums contained old used motor oil from a recently removed concrete leaching pit, was not necessarily hazardous, and had been mislabeled by Tyree's field person.  Mislabeling such as this apparently derives from differences in state haz. waste definitions between Maine and Tyree's home state of Mass.
    According to the enclosed Tyree report of 6/25/98, no oil escaped the two leaching pits which were hooked up to a garage floor drain.  As the leaching pits/tanks are not UST's under Maine definition this report will not be considered a UST related discharge/investigation.  Tyree disposed of the drums of non-virgin oil sludge and waste concrete/soil  under lab analysis.  See also earlier reports on this facility including coverage of a severe waste oil surface spill clean-up.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-447-1997*The residents found a small quantity of mercury in their toilet.  They used a spoon to collect it and called the fire department.  Gary Mchaud went to the apartment to pick up the mercury.  He also checked the toilet tank for more mercury.  There is no mercury in the water supply for Fairfield.  The Kennebec Water district has never had any  mercury control valves.  Also, mercury is too heavy to move with water .  We concluded that somebody had dumped it into the toilet.  The current residents had only lived in the home for a short time and their children were too young to have brought it home.  I spoke with Andy Smith, the state toxicologist, who contacted the building owner, Terry Greatorex.  Andy concluded that the previous tenants may have been the source of the mercury and he arranged to have the home tested for mercury vapor as a precaution.

No site visit made.  No further action by DEP is anticipated.
I-131-1999*The contamination problems were identified by a consultant early in the spring but it failed to reach the departments attention as required.

In Sept, after not receiving a work plan, I addressed a letter to John Cashman, which expressed my frustration that nothing was taking place and that I would take over the project if progress wasn't made by 10/1/99.

A work plan followed a short time later and cleanup began in October and continued into December.

See CES report in File for more detailed information.

Case Closed
I-71-1998*On 3-28-98, I received a call from Jim Thompson of Thompson Oil company reporting a spill at a customers. Apparently the weight of snow around the filter had cracked the brass fitting on the outside 275 gallon tank. When he went to replace it he noticed a strong odor of kerosene in the yard. I investigated the following day and found the lost oil had spread out across the yard and migrated to a small bog behind the Spellman property. Dickison London was hired to remove all contaminated soils and collect all possible free product off the top of water. This was accomplished over the next several days but much of what had gone to water had already escaped.
B-363-1999*B-363-99
Princeton

Thursday June 29, 1999				1535

I received a phone call from Mary Johnson of the Portland DEP Office.  Mary asked that I contact Tina Bodkins (775-4495), of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline project about a one gallon diesel oil spill.

According to Tina Bodkins, there was a 1gallon-diesel spill from a dyna-pad shaker.  The diesel was released when the fuel tank split during operation. The soil was shoveled up and taken to the soil storage area to await disposal.  Past disposals have been through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-425-1996*	Reported that lead detection alarm sounded.  Leaking seal found in regular unleaded sump.  Leak repaired.  No further action necessary.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
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I-181-1997*On Thanksgiving day, an Irving Oil Co Technician responded to a no heat report from Bonnie Hewitt who is a tenant in a 3 apartment building on 12 Russ Street. The tank was found empty and a puddle of oil was on the floor.

Tank had been filled on 11/26/97 and was now completely empty. A corrosion pin hole on the end opposite the filter, in the bottom center had drained the tank.

The Irving Tech cleaned up all the free product with sorbent pads & speedi dri.

The site was determined to be an Intermediate Clean-up due to a strong odor after the free product was removed.

On 11/28/97, all the wooden partitions that were contaminated with oil were removed and a poly wall was installed to control the vapors. A radon fan was installed to ensure negative pressure in the spill area. Even with the fan the first floor apatrments still have an odor.

On 12/1/97, A section of the floor was excavated with jackhammers. An area about 5 feet square was removed.

Under the concrete floor was a 2-3 inch layer of crushed stone and another floor. This was the source of the odor.
The oil had spread into the crushed stone and had gotten under the original floor through numerous cracks.

9 holes were drilled in the floor to determine if the oil was trapped between them. Using a PID all the holes were less than 500 ppm, and most were less than 50 ppm. This indicates that the oil didn't move very far in the crushed stone between the two floors.

The excavation was continued under the original floor and ledge was encountered directly under the original floor and it is contaminated with oil.

Since the odor was coming from out of the ledge (about 500 ppm PID), I decided the the only solution was to pour another floor over the entire cellar.
Poly was laid down, fine gravel over that and then the new floor.
After the floor was in place, the odor was not detectable with a PID or my nose.

Case closed.
A-133-1998*This spill was discovered when the tank was unexpectedly empty.  It may have been empty for several days prior to the discovery.  Almost no oil was found under the tank, which was buried with snow.  Oil had reached a nearby stream, that was in flood stage.  we were able to locate an area to construct an underflow dam to intercept additional oil prior to the stream. As warm weather melted snow some oil was collected over two weeks.

No further action is anticipated.
A-66-2000*Received a call from Scott Reed of Mead Paper reporting a chlorine dioxide leak.  He reported that a line to paper machine R-15, carrying a dilute solution of chlorine dioxide, froze and broke allowing the solution to escape onto the roof of a building.  This approximately started during the night and continued into the mourning.  A chlorine dioxide odor was noticed in the building. The building was evacuated and a search was started to find the problem.  The problem was found eventually, and the pipe fixed. The residual liquid was washed down to the process sewer.  Total amount of chlorine dioxide release is estimated to be 26 pounds.  This is based on the total estimated amount of chlorine dioxide was released to the atmosphere instead of reacting to organic matter in the sewer when the residual liquid was washed down.  No site visit is needed and no further work is needed on this incident.  See the attached report from Mead for additional information.
B-109-1999*I received a call from Orono Fire Dept. and learned that they had cleaned up an oil spill in the basement of the Thai Orchid. Lt. Luciano said that about 5-10 gallons of #2 oil had leaked onto the concrete floor from a hole in the copper fuel line. He did not think the hole was caused by corrosion but did not know how the hole appeared. They used speedi-dri and a few pads to clean it up. I did not asked but assume the clean up materials were placed in a dumpster and would be incinerated at the local waste to energy plant. Lt. Luciano said that the oil stayed on the floor and did not make it to any floor drains and no water was involved.
P-202-1998*In response to P-201-98, S.A.D. #6 officials Bill Ellis, Facility Manager, and Diane Waterman, Safety Officer, informed me of additional unreported spills at entered facility location. Also, see spill report P-203-98.

27 March 1998 Waterman, Ellis, Diane Alexander of CN Brown (including two additional CNB representatives that were not introduced to me), and myself visited the facility location.  Upon arrival I observed the UST location; a fill pipe next to a set of stairs leading into an adjacent building and oil contaminated gravel under the vent piping associated with this UST facility.

Ellis advised that SAD #6 altered the stairs in the past at CNB request to help facilitate filling the UST.

CNB advised that they would clean up this site. All agreed. I advised all parties of DEP reporting and clean up requirements. A virgin letter was issued for soil disposal.

SAD #6 also complained about CNB personnel smoking while delivering oil at the schools.

This matter referred to the DEP Oil Enforcement Unit.
No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (27Apr98).
B-222-1997*5/13/97 @ 1500

Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill off the Eggemoggin Road, in Little Deer Isle.  According to Fred Leigh, a hydraulic oil hose and fitting failed on a Bangor Hydro Electric boom truck.  This occurred near Pole #24, on Fire Road 995, off the Eggemoggin Road, in Little Deer Isle.  The spill occurred around 1321.

The hydraulic oil sprayed and covered a 2 by 2 foot area of leaves and brush.  This contaminated debris was bagged and will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-222-2001* The snowpack caused the fitting/nipple to break or crack at the home of Mr. Burge.  No wells were deemed at risk and no long term vapor probems are expected. No further Response action is expected.
B-481-1996*On 9/3/96, 1130 hours this office received a anonymous complaint regarding the property of Noyes Hatt on Main Street in Jonesport.  The caller indicated that Mr. Hatt was in the habit of dumping oil and other fluids from automotive equipment that he worked on.  Over a period of a few days I was able to contact the code enforcement officer, Thomas King Sr.  I explained the situation and asked him if he could take a look and get back to me.  He did and he indicated that there were some old stains there that had probably leaked from vehicles that had been stored in the past.  He went on to say that Mr. Hatt took his waste oil to the local transfer station.  Mr. King indicated that he had worked with Mr. Hatt over the years and that he had suggested that transfer station as an out let for his waste oil.  Mr. King went on to say that as code enforcement officer he would not put up with dumping on the ground.  I gleaned from others that I talked to during the process of this investigation that the Hatt place was thought of as an eyesore.  Mr. King also added that Mr. Hatt provided affordable mechanical services to the Jonesport area.
A-725-1999*A tank was found during a real estate site assessment. It was removed. A small amount of lightly contaminated soil was found. Since the levels were below cleanup guidance levels, the tank hole was filled. No further action is required.
A-97-1999*See attached narrative for additional information.
P-493-1999*On 7/12/99 I received a call from Harland Harvey of Downeast Energy reporting a spill at a client's residence in Yarmouth.  Mr. Harvey reported to me that the client had received 357 gallons of oil on 5/19.  That filled the two tanks that were connected to each other.  On 7/12/99, Downeast was on site investigating a report from the client that they had no hot water.  The technician then observed that the tanks were empty and there was a stain on the floor.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a small stain on the granite slab floor of the basement, but no puddles of oil.  It appeared that the tank leaked slowly enough to allow the oil to seep down through the cracks in the stone without puddling.  There was no evident sump or foundation drain in the basement.  The only water I found in the basement was in a small room adjacent to the furnace that contained several feet of water below the level of the basement floor.  There was no oil evident in this water.  I instructed the homeowner to keep an eye on that water and to call me if oil appeared there.  No clean up conducted, no further action required.



_________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 13, 1999
A-126-1997*Received a report of a spill from the Whitefield Fire Department. They were at the residence of Sanford Hutchison on Brenner Lane in Whitefield. He had a spill of 50 gallons of #2 heating oil into his basement from a broken filter nipple. The basement had standing water in it and the fire department had started to clean it up using sorbents. I thought at first that I could clean it up with just sorbents. However, it soon became apparent that I needed a vaccum truck to remove the contaminated water and the rest of the oil. I contacted Seacoast Ocean Services to supply a vac truck for the next day. I returned the next day 4/20/97 and and removed the rest of the oil and contaminated water. This also included washing the floor and walls with an available garden hose.

Mr. Hutchinson called the next day to report that there was still a strong odor of oil in the house and basement. I contacted Seacost again and arranged for a crew to come and excavate some soil from the basement. Approximately 2/3 of the basement was concrete, but the other 1/3 was till or clay. The Seacoast crew was instructed to skim about 1 inch off the soil. They also removed and disposed of a lot of old wood that been saturated with oil. This seemed to solve the odor problem. The problem of odor was increased due to the presence of a hot air furnace.

The site is a stringent site and there was early involvement by Technical Services. No further work by Resposne Services is anticipated.
P-544-1996*  On 8/30/96, Alex Pugh of DEP, BRWM Tech. Services informed me of apparent low-level MTBE contamination noted in the water bottled by this company, during state testing.  This analysis appears to confirm a 12/91 analysis I had done while investigating AST, UST and drum discarges at the adjacent Dennis Brickyard, which was owned by CLH Construction at the time.
  Since 1991, CLH and DEP has cleaned up gasoline and waste oil discharges at Dennis Brickyard.  This contamination at Cyrstal Spring may be associated with the Brickyard, nearby Ness or Webber OIl facilities, and/or a vehicle discharge on Washington St.
  See the records and investigation of DEP Tech Services, earlier Spill Reports (P-173-91, et al) and attachments for further details.  Further actions are likely.
A-659-1998*A customer found this spill at the Big Apple.  A nozzle at the dispenser was properly hung up, but was still slowly dispensing fuel.  An employee checked it and stopped the fuel.  The Fire Department responded and called DEP.  This happened after dark while raining.  The fuel traveled with runoff across the paved dispenser area and into a storm drain.  The storm drain discharged about 500' away.  We were able to follow runoff only a short distance to where it had completely soaked into the soil.  I returned the following morning, but was unable to locate contaminated soil above stringent soil cleanup standards.  This area is a sand and gravel aquifer.

The fire department reports that they have responded to a number of spills at this station in the past.  I was only able to find one gas spill in the DEP spill log.  This was A-283-98.

There are a number of wells not far from the area where the fuel soaked in, as well as Hillview Estates Mobile Home Park.  John Beane and I visited again to try to determine which wells were at risk.  John recommended (see attached) that the Mobile Home Park, all bedrock wells within 500', and surficial wells in a portion of the 500' be tested quarterly as a precaution.

CN Brown has reported the spill to their insurer Commercial Union.  Commercial Union hired Ambrose Associates to do the needed work.  I met with Red Harris of Ambrose and Mark St Germain.  Mark will do the actual work in Turner.  I gave them a summary of what I had learned, and John Bean's recommendations.  They will arrange to have the wells at risk sampled.

After the first round of testing, one well had 2 ppb and one had an estimated 1 ppb.  The rest were ND.  All have been placed on quarterly testing for a year.   No further action is planned at this time, but quarterly water test results will determine what may be needed.

B-50-1999*B-050-99
Calais

Monday February 1, 1999				0925

George Cross of Dead River (454-7511) phoned to report a small oil spill in a basement at an apartment on Monroe Street in Calais.  This apartment house is owned by Mr. Walter Durgan (788-3811), of Lambert Lake.  According to Mr. Cross there was a leak in the filter housing at the gasket.  Over time about 2 gallons leaked from the area of the filter gasket onto the hard pan dirt floor.  There was an oil trail, which lead about 4 feet down gradient to a 4" diameter sewer pipe.   About 1 pint, of #2 heating oil was soaked out of the pipe using a sorbent pad.

In all 3 sorbent pads were used and about .06 of a cubic yard of basement soil was removed by Dead River.  The small amount of contaminated soil was taken to their bulk plant and spread thinly in the diked area.
A-129-1997*Marsh sheen only.  No further action anticipated.
A-455-1999*A consultant for Tree Free found a transformer leak during a site assessment earlier in the year. Tree Free arranged to have the soil removed and taken to Norridgewock.
A-243-1998*  Two USTs were removed from this facility on 5-8-98. High levels (>2,500 PPM) of soil contamination were encountered. On 5-12-98 soil removal began. A total of 890 yds of soil was excavated and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau's asphalt batch plant. The excavation was stopped at 11 feet below grade. The clean up goal of Stringent was not attained.
  The well that is located on site, is drilled to a depth of 184 ft. w/93 ft. of casing. This well serves the convenience store and pub. There is another well across Route 8 that serves a single family residence. This site is not on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.
  A perched groundwater table was encountered and this water was pumped out by S.O.S. On Friday, 5-15, we also pumped about 1,000 gallons thru a carbon filter (drum) and discharged it into the backfill.
  The soils near the surface appeared to be fill/gravel. The next layer was described as upper presumpcot, this is were the groundwater was encountered. However, below this material, was a silty sand layer. The VOC'S were reduced in this material. It was at this point where I stopped the excavation. Mr. Saunders collected a sample of this silty sand and will be running a sieve analysis.
 It is my recommendation that soil borings be conducted to determine the extent of soil contamination remaining.
 This case has been referred to Tech. Services and Pat Seaward is the contact.
P-419-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
B-438-1999*Lucia Allen called from the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Company to report that a bulldozer working on their LPG pipeline right-of-way lost about two quarts of hydraulic fluid. The contaminated soil was removed and stockpiled for later disposal at Sawyer's landfill.
I-2-1999*On 1-26-99, I accompanied Steve Wipperman of the Maine Forest Service to the cutting operation of Steve Voisine in T8 R5. Mr. Wipperman was concerned that the cutters for Mr. Voisine were not careful with oil in their machinery. We went to several of the pile down areas and found some spots where motor oil had leaked from machinery. Some areas had fairly large spots. We located Mr. Voisine and spoke to him about being a little more careful keeping the machinery maintained to avoid the problem getting any worse.
P-93-1998*On 6/8/99 site visit due to tenant complaining of odor in crawlspace and water having been pumped from sump containing fuel oil. Visit indicated sorbants in sump in need of changing but no water. Fans that were placed in the windows to ventilate were not on. I spoke with Gorden Curry the realtor who is managing the property, stating that the fans should be turned back on and that I need to be kept informed of any changes.
P-550-2000*A concerned citizen called in a complaint of old construction equipment and other junk sitting in a field for years and possibly leaking oil.  I checked out the site.  I found the old equipment, however I found no signs of spilled oil.  If indeed oil leaked form it at one time all signs were now gone.  I referred this site to Maine DEP Solid Waste Division.  No further action.
P-546-1997*On 9/22/97 I received a call from Kelton Oil reporting a pin hole in a copper line at a clients residence.  The spill was detected early and approximately 2 gallons of oil was lost onto the basement floor.  Kelton personnel cleaned up the oil with speedy dry.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
P-344-1998*On July 27, 1998 I was notified by Chip of H & H oil of a possible oil spill at the home of one of their customers.  They were replacing a 275 gallon oil tank at the home of Mary Cassell, 19 Old Post Road, and found some oil stained soil under the tank.  Approximately 2 yards of soil was dug up and taken to ARC for disposal.  No further action.
A-342-1996*     DEP received a report from CMP that approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil had been lost due to a hose rupture on a vehicle at the Augusta CMP yard.  According to the caller (Zabrocki) oil was completely recovered using speedi-dry and by excavating impacted soil.  Soil and Speedi-dry will be disposed of by CMP in their usual manner (to RWS, Norridgewock).
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-727-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional information.  No further action anticipated.
P-757-1997*4 November 1997, I responded to facility location. I assisted home owner in proper DEP notification and disposal of asbestos siding. The city of Portland Public Works reported the incident, because a portion of the total material was set out for trash pick up.

I contacted the Asbestos unit and the proper documentation was sent and completed by the home owner. I assisted the home owner in the proper packaging and transportation to Pine Tree Waste to ensure disposal.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Mar98).
A-108-2000*A timber harvester tipped over in the middle of an ice-covered road. Lube oil flowed about 500 feet downhill, eventually reaching a small stream. Product was collected with sorbent pads.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-283-2000*   In the afternoon of Tues. 5/16/00, I was reached by Portland's Deputy Fire Chief McDougall and by David Feeney of Monson (Chemical) Co. regarding two 150 lb. size Anhydrous Ammonia cylinders that appeared in a gravel lot located between the buildings of 135 Marginal Way (former Ballard Oil) and 155 Marginal Way (new Maine DHS office building).  No ammonia was reported leaking at the time, though due to the hazard of the chemical and the public area, Scott Cyr and I responded immediately.  En route I called Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors who agreed to send down a rep. to arrange disposing of the two cylinders.  We agreed this constituted illegal hazardous waste disposal.
   We met McDougall onsite and found the cylinders standing upright in the lot as they had apparently been put there and as seen in Photo 2.  They were likely dumped there the previous evening.  The valve fittings were rusty and one valve had been broken off, making it not possible to simply empty them.  Each had UN 1005 (not DOT 1005) stencilled on the side as noted on Photo 1 which may help in aging them; and a label.  Photos 3 and 4 show the cylinder serial numbers [ RC9664 & RC5451 ] and other information which may help in tracing the last owner(s).  I labeled the cylinders with numbers 1 and 2, and with the spill number.  One drum appeared empty and one partially full.  No witnesses are known.  They may have come from a business or fishing boat refrig. unit.
   Tom Hagadorn of Clean Harbors inspected them and arranged for pickup and proper disposal.  Andy Slusarski of DEP RCRA Enf. has been made aware and a copy of this report will be passed to him.  Further DEP actions possible pending finding of the disposer and recovery of costs.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-782-1999* An anonymous citizen informed our office that W/S Enterprises, Inc. had several 55 gallons drums stored behind their buildings. This person was concerned that these drums were leaking. I made a site visit on 12-20-99 and spoke with the General Manager, Vic Guimond. Together we walked around the shop area. He explained how they add liquid coolant to the machinery. We then looked at the drum storage area. They store spent coolant, it contains sludge, and waste oil in this area. It was quite messy and I asked that this area be neatened up. Lastly, we went outside to check out the drums. I found 5 drums that contained waste oil and/or waste coolant.
 Sometime in January of 2000, I drove through the property and the drums had been moved from the outside area. Mr. Guimond called me on 1/25/00 to let me know that Safety-Kleen would be collecting the drums on that day. He told me that the liquid waste inside of these drums was considered "Hazardous" because of the lead content.
 Please see attached paper work from Safety-Kleen. No further action will be required.
P-996-2001*See attached report from CMP.
P-517-1996*On August 16, 1996 I was contacted by Steve Hall from Downeast Energy.  He called to request a virgin letter for dirt and sand being scraped out of a truck repair stall at Yarmouth Fuel.  I visited the site that afternoon, and informed Steve that if he wanted to dispose of this material at a commercial facility it would need to have a tclp analysis done because it was not virgin product.  Because of the small quantity I agreed to let him landspread the soil on site.  I followed up a couple weeks later, the soil had no remaining oil odor in it and was filled into an area in the yard of Yarmouth Fuel where it would permanently remain.  No further action.
B-315-2001*     On June 1, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting an oil  spill from a transformer on Pole #3 on the Newbury Neck Road in Surry.  A tree fell on the service line which was pulled from the transformer causing the oil to leak out.  Workers recovered less than a drum of contaminated soil, leaves and debris.  There are no wells or waters in the area.
B-294-2001*B-294-2001
05/17/2001 12:40

     Tim Andrews of Georgia Pacific called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil at their mill in Baileyville.  It was stated that approximately 40 gallons leaked from a burst line.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with wood chips and disposed of in their #9 boiler.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-462-2001*The vessel Overkill, a 100' pleasure boat, was tied to the town dock in Friendship to allow the crew to unload some personal belongings. When the tide went out the boat didn't go with it and was left lying in the mud alongside the dock. The Marine Patrol reported a spill because a sheen had formed near the boat. Upon closer inspection it was determined that the boat was not leaking but had disturbed some older material that was in the muddy bottom. In the interest of prevention of future similar events it was suggested that a tide chart would not be overkill. No further action anticipated.
A-523-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor fuel spill had occurred to a concrete floor at this residence.  The spill was sorbed, the tank was pumped and replaced.  No product escaped to soil or water.  No further DEP involvement is anticipated as a result of this incident.
A-125-1997* Mr. McFarland awoke friday morning (4/18) and found his home to be quite colder than normal. In addition, the heat was not on. When he stepped outside he detected fuel oil odors. Next he saw that his outside oil tank had fallen over, dumping about 150 gallons of oil onto the ground.
 Colby and Gale reported the spill to this office on 4/18. They had delivered 117 gallons of fuel the day before, 4/17. During my conversations with Mr. McFarland he told me that the tank was leaning and he had planned on having the AST upgraded with a concrete pad this spring. The tank was placed on a concrete pad and 150 gallons of oil was delivered to fill it.
 The McFarland residence is located on Highland Park Rd., which is 0.9 miles north of the intersection of Rte 130 and Fort Rd.
 The soils are very shallow at this location and bedrock is exposed behind the home. The well is located 35 feet from the tank site. The oil flowed in that direction.
 A local contractor was hired to excavate the oil contaminated soil. Edward "buzz" Benner arrived on site on 4/22 to check out the situation. He began excavating the next day and the job continued into the following day. He stockpiled the soil at his place until i made arrangements with Commercial Paving. He returned the site back to its original condition and repaired the drainage ditch. Next the paving contractor (Johnston) will have to replace the pavement that was removed.
 On 4/25 Alex Pugh and I made a site visit to determine what the next phase will be.
 placed on QM, 6-16., still waiting for invoices.
P-752-1992*
	Abandonment-by-removal of large consumptive-use bulk jet fuel storage tanks with piping.  Concrete and steel construction.  Clean-up managed by US Navy.  See separate narrative and attachments for details.
P-722-1996*A report was received of dumping of hazardous wastes in a sandpit located on Brown's Crossing Rd. in Auburn.  I visited the site and determined that the pit had been utilized extensively for the dumping of all matter of solid wastes, and that the "pond" in the bottom of it was greenish-gray in color.  There was no ph factor indicating that the water had been impacted by anything caustic or acidic, and the dry silt on the edge of the water had a similar color indicated that it may be naturally colored as such.

I visited the site again on December 30 1996 and did further field screening and determined that the product was likely a non hazardous material that had been dumped (such as a latex paint) or was naturally occurring.  No further action is necessary in this matter.


_____________________________
Jon L. Woodard, OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-92-2000*While pouring waste oil into a tank, 10- 15 gallons spilled to the asphalt outside of building #300.  The oil was contained to the pavement and cleaned up by PNSY personnel with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action.
A-558-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that a residential oil tank had lost fuel due to a leak at the filter.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  A heavy rain had fallen recently and the area was saturated, but oil was sorbed into soil near the tank.  Soil was excavated two days later, but I suspect that some oil may have entered gravel at the edge of the leach field.  Given the relatively non-sensitive nature of the area (residential, with a municipal water supply) I did not pursue excavation of the leach field for what I perceived to be a small quantity of oil.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-219-1998*A overfill occurred while a truck was being refueled. The spill was on a paved area. They used sawdust to pick up the product.  They wanted to burn the product and sawdust in their incinerator.  The Air Bureau verified that this practice would be acceptable and provided Pride Manufacturing with a letter which was placed in the air emmisions license file..
A-757-1999* Downeast Energy delivered fuel oil to the residence of Robert Taylor located at 31 Frankwood Drive. The tank was overfilled and about one gallon of fuel oil spilled onto the concrete floor and into the floor drain/storm drain. Clean up was attempted by Down East Energy. No further action will be required.
B-470-1999*      On August 2, 1999 we received a call from Gail Prior of Orono, who represents Zernial Properties of Louisville, Colorado, reporting an used oil spill at 235 South Main St. in Old Town.  The location last housed an equipment rental business and dumped used oil behind the building.  I met Ms. Prior at the site that day and she showed me the dump site. About twenty gallons was spilled and I advised Ms. Prior to hire a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil.
     Ms. Prior hired Thibodeau Construction for the excavation and disposal of the soil.  I was on site when this work was done on August 24.  The area is on town water.
P-876-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
I-140-2000*On 12/21/00, this office received a call from the Daigle Oil company car wash in Ashland. They had just discovered a measurable layer of diesel fuel in the floor drain of their wash bay. There was also oil covering part of the floor. The odor was strong enough so the people working in the office in the adjacent room had to stop working and ventilate the building. I met with several employees of the car wash about 1 hour after the report was made. They had pumped the oil from the drain into buckets and cleaned the floor, but the odor was still very noticable in the office. The sewer department was notified and upon opening a manhole downgradient of the car wash, a distinct odor was evident. I met the sewer plant operator at the plant and although there was no product seen, a slight odor was present at the headworks.
According to an employee of the car wash, the vehicle that caused the problem was owned by Moose Point Lumber of Ashland. I met with the owner, Ronald Fowler that day. He told me the day before, while filling the 100 gallon diesel tank on the pickup some had spilled over into the snow in the bed of the truck. When he washed the truck the oil had melted out of the snow and went to the drain with the wash water. He said he didn't notice any odor. I informed him that he was considered the responsible party and held responsible for any costs associated with the cleanup.
P-571-1996*On September 11, 1996 I received a call from Paul Bryant.  Mr. Bryant had called to report a spill that had occurred the night before in his home.  Apparently a cardboard box had been on top if his tank in his basement.  The box fell off the tank and broke the filter off.  Approximately ten gallons of oil spilled to the concrete floor of the basement when the homeowner began smelling oil.  Mr. Bryant called the Sanford Fire Department and his oil company (Mapes Oil).  They responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  I visited the site, and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up. I have referred Mr. Bryant to the State Fire Marshall s office to enroll him in the Insurance Fund should it be needed.  No further action.
P-460-1999*Spill while digging pipeline trench.  See attached Maritimes and Northeast pipeline spill report.
P-62-1998*No sheen observed at time of DEP visit, unconfirmed.  Common location of mystery sheens in past.  Likely runnoff from truck traffic.
A-632-2000* Chuck Applebee, from the Gardiner Waste Water Treatment Plant, called this office to report a strong odor of petroleum at the Plant. He evacuated several private contractors from the site and was asking for my assistance. When I arrived the building had been ventilated, by opening every available door, and the odors had deminished.
 We walked through the Plant and could not find any free product entering it. There was still a slight odor and no readings were obtained with a Combustable Gas Indicator.
  The next day I called the Treatment Plant and there were no more oil odors. No further investigation done.
A-242-1998*Received a call from Augusta dispatch that a tank truck was leaking diesel fuel at Capitol Shopping Center. I responded. When I arrived, I located the truck and the spill site. The truck was carrying cryogenic Carbon Dioxide and the diesel was discharged from the saddle tank. Speaking with the driver, he had just filled the tank and had parked the truck. The combination of parking on an angle and the fuel heating up caused the fuel to come out the overfill/vent line. Most of the spill was to a puddle on asphalt. Augusta Fire Department and the driver cleaned up the spill with sorbents. No further work is necessary on this site.
P-376-1998*On 08/07/98 Mike Nobel of Robinson called to let us know that there was a sheen on the river by their plant.  I then received a call from the Oxford Fire Department reporting that the Town Office Building was having a problem with their elevator and accidentally pumped hydraulic oil across their parking lot and into a storm drain that emptied into the river.

The Town Office elevator shaft has a water intrusion problem.  When the water gets high enough it floats the spill bucket and gets dirt in the packing which fails and allows hydraulic oil to be released into the shaft.  This had happened recently and the Town Manager had the maintenance guy pump the water out of the shaft not realizing that there was a significant amount of oil on the water.  They set it up to be pumped out onto the parking lot and turned the pump on.  It was pumping for an hour or two before they realized that they were pumping oil.  The liquid was running across the paved and dirt parking lot, into a storm drain and out into the river.  It was estimated that about 10-20 gallons of oil was released.

We constructed a sand birm along the road and put sorbent boom around the storm drain and outlet.  We then washed the parking lot with 1,000 gallons of water.  We found that the water exiting the outlet had too much velocity and was allowing oil to go under the boom so we did not flush again.  The puddles of oil were cleaned up and sorbents were set up at the outlet.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the sorbents and the elevator shaft.  I spoke with Howard Munday the Town Manager and he agreed to address the elevator problem and keep me informed.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 22, 1998
A-457-1998*Artie Sproul, of Camden Farmers Union, called this office to report a release of about five gallons of #2 fuel oil.  This spill occurred in the basement of a residence on Phillips Road. Camden Farmers Union had already cleaned up the spilled oil and was in the process of installing a new tank.  There are no wells in the area.
  The homeowners name is not available and no site visit was made.
B-544-1998*B-544-98 Me Air Nat. Grd. - Bangor


Sgt. Curt Davis called to report that a MB-2 tow vehicle had leaked no more than 3 gallons of diesel onto the pavement between Buildings 515 and 513. The fuel was cleaned up with speedi-dri.
P-175-2001*Mr. Nicholson's tank developed a slow leak due to the weight of snow on the filter.  The leak was found quickly and repaired by the oil company.  An estimated 10 gallons spilled from the tank. I shoveled out all the oil impacted snow I could find.  No further action anticipated.  I suggested that Mr. Nicholson apply to the Insurance Fund in case the spill should prove to be more extensive once the snow melts and the ground thaws.
P-123-1987*REPORT SUMMARY
	Abandonment by removal of six 1000-gal. motor fuels UST's by A L Doggett under waiver of 10-day notification from DEP's Edgar Antz.  No DEP visit at the time.  According to CTI Bosse: no contamination found.  Removal was prior to Maine requirements for a CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment and implementation of the Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.
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B-377-1996*Wayne Giffard of C.S. Winchester called to request a waiver to remove a 2000 gallon gasoline tank at H.E. Sargent Inc. on the Bennoch Road in Old Town.  Millett Associates were said to be on site for the removal.  Arrangements were made and the removal was attended.

The 2000 gallon tank was removed from a sandy fill material.  Gasoline contamination was discovered immediately below the tank in excess of 2500 ppm.  No holes however could be found on the tank.  It was suspected that the contamination was due to overfills.  Approximately 30 yards of soil was removed and spread at the far end of the facility.  Although the sides of the excavation were relatively free of contamination, 2500 ppm readings were common at the bottom on top of ledge.  The area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply.  Further examination of this site may be required due to the existence of a public water supply just outside of the 2000 foot threshold.  The case was referred to Technical Services Staff.
B-108-1999*Derailment report by Canadian American Railroad. No spill. Case closed.
B-547-1999*A leaking fuel tank on one of Springfield Terminal's locomotives caused untold hate & discontent between Champion and railroad personnel.  The mill's team responded to the spill and got a weir dam built, containing most of the diesel and saving the railroad's bacon.  Mill personnel felt they were never properly thanked for their efforts, nor did they feel the railroad cleaned up the spill in a timely manner.  Wendy Porter of Champion complained that the railroad did not treat her with the courtesy and respect she deserves, and treated her complaints about the clean up as those of a raving environmentalist. Champion has a vested interest in that they are  required to monitor the receiving water, Smelt Brook, for hydrocarbon runoff from the mill-yard.  If the data is skewed because of a spill not of the mill's making, they would be understandably concerned.     The overall cleanup WAS slow and at Porter's request, I had to threaten the railroad's Sandy Perkins with taking over the cleanup myself and hiring a vac truck to get it done.

The cleanup went quicker after that, and was virtually complete by 9/9.
A-182-1999*IP had a minor spill of hydraulic oil from a broken line. It was picked up using sorbents.
A-718-1998*On 12/26/98 the State Police reported that a vandal had dumped gasoline or paint into the well at the above apartment complex. Bill Wallace responded on 12/27, spoke to the owner and collected a sample of the free product floating on the water column. Bill gave him a bailer to recover the oil and surfactant soap to clean the well. Mr. Peary recovered about two gallons of product from well #2. In addition, he washed the well several times with surfactant soap.

Some tenants had noticed a strange smell in the water for several days before notifying the landlord Mr. Peary. This apartment building has eight rental units. There are three more buildings nearby just like it.

On 12/28/98 Glen Wall visited the site and collected two water samples, one from the pressure tank and another from apartment H. This water sample was from well #1. Well #2 had been vandalized. Mr. Peary changed a few valves and was now using water from well #1 to supply all eight apartments. Mr. Peary also ordered locking well caps for all the wells at each apartment building.

Well #1 has a low yield, so Mr. Peary had a second well (well #2) drilled in early 1998.

Glen Wall collected more water samples on 1/6/99.

On January 12, 1999, Mr. Peary called State Trooper #323 because two locking well caps had been vandalized. My presence was requested by Mr. Peary to determine if oil had been dumped into the well. No oil was discovered in either well. The State Police were interviewing a tenant by the name of John French. He was soon evicted.

On 1/15/99, Haskell's Water Treatment installed three 2 cubic foot carbon filters at Apt #187. On 2/18/99 Vincent (an employee of HETL) collected a water sample from an adjacent apartment building (Apt 179) located down gradient from the impacted well. No petroleum compounds were detected. Well #2 was put back on line on sometime after 1/15/99.

This case has been referred to Technical Services for further review. See Table One for lab results.
A-37-1996*This homeowner complained of petroleum taste/odor in their water. Jon Andrews (DEP) visited on 1/22/96.
Odors were possibly present, though very slight.  Lab analysis this date was non-detect for petroleum.  Examination of the cellar revealed a likely explaination:  the AST is located in the cellar, which shows exposed bedrock.  The drilled well is located 20' outside the cellar wall.  The cellar floods periodically, occasionally immersing the AST to half its depth.  Flood waters exit the cellar in the vicinity of the water line.  I believe that oil from minor leaks and spills at the tank and filter probably are carried to the well during flood events.
The property owner will relocate the tank.  No remediation is warranted because lab analysis was non-detect, but I recommended that the owner make application to the oil insurance fund in the event that the well is impacted at some later date.
B-245-2001*B-0245-01
Brooksville

Monday April 30, 2001				1604

Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro phoned to report an old spill in Brooksville.  The spill was found on Saturday April 28.  About 5 years ago a distribution transformer on the Albert Dietrich property had a catastrophic failure.  It is not clear if it was a broken bushing, internal failure or a lightning strike, which caused the transformer to explode.  The customer informed Bangor Hydro that the transformer spill happened years ago.

Apparently another transformer was put in place after the failure of the old one.  They did not take the old transformer down.

I went with Fred to view the area and determine what needed to be cleaned up.  Bangor Hydro removed two half filled drums of leaves, twigs and soil.  This total 1 drum of debris was taken to Pine Tree Landfill, in Hampden.
B-545-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-251-1999*As part of a routine inspection at Holtrachem, C. Trasko noticed a white crystalline substance deposited on the rocks above "South Stream", the waterbody draining the Holtrachem facility on the south side.  This stream has been subject to extremely high pHs in the past, due to waste caustic soda leaching from the soil.

She reported the incident to Ed Logue, Regional Director, and on May 20, Bob Whittier and I investigated, taking pH readings in the stream every 25 feet, starting from just downstream of the outfall weir to 35' above the dam.  (copy, field notebook)

We used both an electronic meter, and "ColorpHast" pH strips. Results ranged from a low of 5.5 to a high of 10.5 in the stream using the strips, and 8.8 to 11.7 using the meter.  Results were more consistent when pH was measured in a puddle of brown liquid leaching  into the stream, with the paper reading 11 and the meter reading 10.90.

Geoprobing by Acheron Engineering while we were there, and later, showed 2 plumes of caustic moving through the soil.  One appeared to be from the caustic car wash pans and pipes, which had corroded through, and were leaking.  The other plume was from the caustic soda storage tanks.  As of 7/22/99, one tank was known to be sound;  it's unknown, at this time, if the floor of the other tank is leaking or not.
B-540-2001*On 10/01/01, 0950 hours Dead River reported an AST anomaly at 63 Grove Street in Bangor.  The leak was noticed by their technician because there was a 4'X4' stain on the cement floor beneath the AST.  It was not leaking at the time of the report because the tech had put a magnipatch on the source.  The property is owned and managed by JGQ Properties.  I talked with Joe Quinn of JGQ.  We discussed the services that are available from MDEP and I asked him to contact me if the spill at that location was causing the tenants a problem.  I was not able to gain entrance to the building so I could not do a risk assessment that was based on first hand observation.  I have talked with Joe since regarding other spills and he indicated that the situation has been taken care of and that there are no lingering problems.
P-560-1999*On August 12, 1999, Mrs. Josephson of 380 Richville Road, Sebago Lake called with a concern about her water.  Over the last couple of months her water had begun tasting and smelling bad and had gotten progressively worse.  She had her water sampled, results showing 160 ppb of MTBE.  I investigated the site.  Mrs. Josephson's well is drilled to about 50 feet deep and in her cellar.  The bedrock surface is very shallow with many granite outcroppings in her yard.  I found no signs of any spillage nor were there any recent auto accidents nearby.  Mrs. Josephson could recall no spill events of any type.  Brad Hahn - DEP Geologist also investigated the site.  I re-sampled the well,  and had filters installed.  The well was sampled again one month later.  Levels had dropped considerable.  Ms. Josephson will be placed on quarterly monitoring.  No further action anticipated at this time.
P-130-2001*Motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 302 and Deep Cove Road in Raymond.  Firemen reported that the car battery was demolished by the impact and therefore leaked Sulfuric Acid onto the pavement.  The Firemen applied speedi-dry which I picked up from them for disposal at MMWAC.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 1, 2001
P-717-1999*Mr. Georgitis reported that a site assessment done for land that his company was to develop indicated that there was some petroleum contaminated soil on the site.  Although the current site use would indicate a Stringent clean-up goal, the planned use is a residential development on public sewer and water.  Furthermore the contaminated soil in question is less than 1 cubic yard and is located on the future roadway.  I informed Mr. Georgitis that the contaminated media could be incorporated into the road bed for the development.

No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.



____________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-535-2000*B-535-2000
09/29/2000 16:54

     Jim Tibbits, Environmental & Safety Manager for Eastern Fine Paper, called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at their Brewer facility.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked from a blown hose on a trash compactor.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of as oily waste.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
P-669-1996*On Oct. 16, 1996 I responded to an anonymous call about a possible oil spill from a 275 gallon AST in the cellar of the Trustees building at Oportunity Farms in New Gloucester.  I visited the boys home that day.  In the cellar of the building in question I found two 275 gallon tanks.  The Schools President stated that about a year ago the previous tank had developed a small hole and was immediately replaced.  I smelled no odor in the building.  There was a slight organic odor in the cellar, however I believe that smell was from coal which had been used to fill in the floor.  I did take a water sample due to the close proximity of the well that feeds the entire boy's home and school.  The results came back negative for oil.  No further action.
A-504-1996*See attached narrative for additional details.
B-135-1996*When test holes were drilled to ascertain the load bearing capability of the soils under the ClO2 building at James River, the consultant noticed that the soil smelled like fuel oil.  PID analysis showed 9 ppm in one hole, and 174 to 227 ppm in another.  Alan Boynton called here to find out what we wanted James River to do.

Working down thru the hydrocarbon spill decision tree, I determined the site to be baseline 1, requiring no clean-up.  I conveyed my findings in a letter to Mr. Boynton, attached.
B-575-1998*B-575-98
Cranberry Isles

Thursday August 27, 1998				1125

Chris Swain (287-2651 of the Maine DEP in Augusta), phoned to inform me of a location on Cranberry Isles that has a drinking water well contaminated with the Gasoline additive MTBE.  He said that the residence of Fredrick Moss on Cranberry Isles is reported to have considerable contamination from the additive.  I made arrangements to get to Cranberry Isles to sample the Moss's drinking water well.  Arrangements were made for a September 1st sampling of the well for MTBE.

Tuesday September 1, 1998			Morning

I took the morning mail boat to Cranberry Isles.  When I arrived I walked to the Moss residence.  I knocked on the front door, then I tried the back door.  The house appeared to have been left open.  I walked around the house and found an outdoor water faucet.  I let the water run and I took the water samples.  The water samples were taken to Northeast Labs in Winslow.  The water sample was analyzed the following day.  The sample results indicated a concentration of 190 PPB of MTBE in the drinking water.  The results were reported to Augusta.

On Monday September 21st  a Norlen's water filtration system was installed in the basement of the Moss residence.
On Tuesday September 22nd Chris Swain and I Went to Cranberry Isles to resample the Moss well and conduct further investigations.  This time the results came back at 140 PPB of MTBE.

We walked around the Island and sampled an area where there used to be old tanks from a bulk plant.  The nearby well, near the old bulk plant, did not indicate contamination or any MTBE.
B-198-2000*B-198-00
Winterport

Tuesday April 11, 2000				1210

I received a message from Cathy Curtis (DEP Secretary) that she had taken an anonymous complaint about a spill in Winterport.  The Spill was at a convenience store and gasoline outlet called Deb's Variety on Route 139 in Winterport.  According to anonymous complainant there was diesel fuel on the ground and that the tank was located 15 feet from a brook.

When I arrived at Deb's Variety in Winterport I looked around and saw diesel stains on the pavement.  Near the above ground tank furthest from the store the staining was most likely due to vehicle overfills and a tank fill from a remote pipe that extends beyond the secondary containment.  When I talked with Mr. Tyler I suggested that the remote fill could be turned 90 degrees and then it would benefit from secondary containment.  He agreed and added that he would have someone come over and use speedi-dri on the paved area.

The other diesel tank (near the building) had a small stained area under the pump.  I suggested that he should get the leak fixed.  He said he would contact Dysarts to have someone fix what appears to be a leaking gasket.  He said the garage would dispose of a small amount of speedi-dri.  There was no oil stain or staining off the pavement and the near by brook did not have a sheen on it.
B-576-1996*Brad Meyers, owner of a recently acquired water front home in Blue Hill, called to report discovering fuel oil in his water.  It was said that contamination levels were rather high at about 1000 ppb or 1 ppm.  It was also stated that the well had recently undergone hydrofracturing to attain a better yield.  It was also stated that two 1000 gallon fuel tanks were removed from the property back in 1994.  I had attended the removal (see B-613-94).

Remembering the investigation and reviewing the report, no contamination was found within the tank excavation.  Bedrock is rather close however making groundwater susceptible to small amounts of contamination.  A line leak in or near the foundation wall is also a possibility.  Past activities at an adjacent golf course may also be a factor.  In any event, a filter was installed at the residence.  Technical services staff will be investigating remedial options.  Until their investigation is complete, the case will be treated as a mystery.
A-267-1997*     Off-duty DEP staff noticed a can of unknown waste material on the west bank of the Kennebec River below Edwards Dam.  Jon Andrews (DEP, Response) was notified and collected the material.  It was determined to be waste paint in a solid state, and so was added to the DEP standard waste stream for disposal at the Augusta landfill.
B-549-1999*B-549-99
Orland (East Orland)

Tuesday September 7, 1999			1040

I received a phone call from Amber Harvey (469-3079), of the Orland Fire Department.  Ms. Harvey told me of a large heating oil spill at the East Orland Redemption Center.  She said that there was an estimated 100 gallons of oil on the floor and  some had soaked into the wooden building structure.

When I arrived I used a bale of sorbent pads on the concrete floor and the mop wringer.  With the help of members of the Orland Fire Department we recovered about 5.5 gallons of liquid product and likely another gallon in the sorbent pads.  The wooden building structure likely  contains another gallon to a gallon an one half of oil.

The Spill occurred in the last week or so when someone removed the oil furnace from the property.  A service technician did not do this furnace removal, as the oil line was cut about 5 inches after the filter on the tank and the Fire-O-Matic valve was left open.  The fire chief explained that this building is to be auctioned off in October.  It is unclear if this is a matter of theft or the owner removed the furnace.  After many attempts at contacting the building's current owner with out success this case is over.
I-132-1998*On 6-16-98, a spill of diesel fuel at the Pinkham Lumber mill in Portage was reported to this office. About 75 gallons had been lost from an abandoned UST stored in their scrap yard that was thought to be empty. A stain on the ground beneath and around the tank revealed the problem. About 40 yards of soil was removed and landspread at a appropriate area on site. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-375-1999*B-375-99
Moscow

Monday July 5, 1999				1340

I received a call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121) to contact Janet Dyer (293-3695), of Central Maine Power about a transformer that came off a pole and spilled a reported 7 to 13 gallons of mineral oil.

According to Janet Dyer the transformer was another fatality of a thunderstorm. High winds brought down power lines and the transformer.  The spill involved spill to pavement and the side of Donagen Road.  The spill was cleaned up with speedi-dri.  Contaminated soil was excavated and filled 2 drums.  The speedi-dri filled another drum.  The clean up debris will go to CMP's temporary storage, and eventually to Crossroad's in Norridgewock.  Loam was brought in and the area was seeded and hayed.
A-146-1997*The USTs at the Winslow Big Apple were removed.  Some overfills at one tank resulted in contaminated soils around one of the tanks.  This soil was removed to 1000 ppm PID.  About 100 yards was taken to Pike Industries.  Minor amounts of soil were left around a sewer line near the railroad tracks.  No further action is required.
A-303-1996*Abandon in place request approved.  No further action anticipated.
A-654-2000*Homeowner discovered leak in bottom of 275 Gallon AST. Tank is on what appears to be bedrock and well is nearby +/- 100'. Tank replaced. Homeowner placed on quarterly monitoring. No vapor issues likely. No soil removal possible. No further action expected.
P-736-1997*
	Removal of retail, motor fuels UST facility, located in rural commercial & residential area.  Location on municipal water though is located over a mapped S & G aquifer.  Leaking piping & dispenser fittings with oil saturated soils, leak from diesel AST & berm.  See separate narrative, UST Closure assessment of Field Services and P-537-97.
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I-48-1996*On 5-16-96, this office recieved an annonymous complaint by a fisherman in Island Falls. Apparently, he was fishing and found some leaking transformers on the river bank. He seemed to think they belonged to National Starch. On 5-23-96, I visited the site of the complaint. There were no transformers or debris seen. Case closed.
P-429-1999*See attached report.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil &Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
A-475-1998*An unattended overfill to pavement occurred. The product was picked up using pads.
A-309-2001*   DEP received a report that 50 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility and was routed to the plant sewer.  No recovery was conducted.  IP continues to maintain that the process sewer adequately "treats" all oil spills (see IP incident report); DEP does not recognize this claim.
P-509-1998*Log truck rolled over on Route 35 across from box number 525.  Pumped some product out of tanks.  Soaked up oil with sorbent pads.  Excavated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-460-1997*On 8/22/97 I retrieved a voice mail message from Safe Handling that had been left on 8/21 reporting a # 6 oil spill at their rail facility in Portland.  The message reported a 300 gallon spill within their secondary containment system.  It was further reported that Clean Harbors had responded and was cleaning up the spill.  I spoke with Ford Richi on 8/22 and learned that the spill had occurred when a valve on the rail car was closed when it should have been open during a cargo transfer.  The rail car was over-pressurized causing the spill.  I explained to Mr. Richi that reports of spills should not be left on voice mail.  I am referring the case to enforcement for further action.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 22, 1997
P-68-1991*
REPORT UPDATE by SGB, 1/18/06

	2/6/91: Fuel oil commercial AST bulk plant investigation.  Facility appears not in code and compliant with US EPA SPCC requirements.  Sub-urban residential & commercial area, on municipal water; though located over a mapped S & G Aquifer and within 1000' of Androscoggin River (fed by local storm drains).

P-101-1998*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Mr. York, stating that he thought his well was contaminated with a petroleum product.  The water had a strange smell, so he had it analyzed.  The laboratory did not detect anything, and thought it might be a petroleum product.  They told him to contact the MDEP for assistance.

Bradford Hahn, of the MDEP Division of Technical Services, and I, met with Mr. York and obtained a water sample to be analyzed for petroleum.  The water did have a strange smell with a faint petroleum odor.  The water analysis did not detect any petroleum components.  Mr. Hahn was going to assist Mr. York with further analysis and/or water treatment to alleviated the issues with water quality. No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-586-2001*   On Wed. 7/25/01, DEP's Ann Hemenway was notified of gaso. contam. soil discovered and excavated out by Portland Pump Co. (PPC) during UST facility upgrade work.  On 7/26/01 I visited for Ms. Hemenway and confirmed approx. 18 yds of mildly contam. sand removed to put in a new sign-footing at the corner of Lisbon & Union Sts.  The soil appears to be remaining from that discovered and managed in 1989 by DEP's Brad Hahn (P-725-89).  In Oct. of 1989 I & Hahn had noted that A L Doggett Co. had removed the old UST facility and installed the present facility but failed to notify and remediate the discharge as required.  DEP discovered the contamination after the new installation was in so had no opportunity to evaluate the site and do a thorough clean-up.  At the time (1989), we were not aware that this site was in Zone-2 of a Municipal Wellhead Protection Zone (see maps).  DEP Geologist, Alex Pugh and I, agreed to an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.
   Based on the known history and my observations, on 7/27/01, I issued a virgin letter to the PPC operator, for recycling the soil offsite @ CRS.  The soil was excavated and transported by Portland Pump.  Portland Pump was also installing a new sump over an UST behind the building (see photos, the 7/9/01, Facility Reg. Ammendment, & the site sketch).
   Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and has not been remediated to an Intermediate Goal at this time.  I have explained this to Getty's Jim Stewart and advised him that no further clean-up is required in the immediate future, though any soil disturbed should be properly managed and a clean-up initiated any time possible in conjunction with other work, or if conditions change and threatened receptors warrant remedial work.  Further remediation may happen with scheduled MDOT work in Autumn, 2001.  Based on the age, I understand this discharge is not UST Ins. Fund coverable at this time.  See attached

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
I-184-1999*On 12-9-99, Dennis of Dead River called to report that on a service call, a technician reported a small discharge at the home of Frank Ryan in Caribou. I went to the house and apparently a fuel line had been leaking slightly over time. It was a very small amount that had dried on the floor. No action taken.
B-345-1997*A 122' foot yacht tied up at the Winter Harbor Yacht Club on July 2, and tapped into the shore power; the soiree was ruined though, when the lights went out shortly before midnight. The problem was traced to a BHECo transformer mounted on a pole on Beach St.  It was thought at first that the yacht just drew too much power and caused the transformer to overheat. Closer inspection showed that the unit did, in fact, overheat, but that was because someone had shot a hole in the case, allowing all the oil to drain out.

There was some staining of the pole, brush and soil under the transformer;  Hydro crews and an independant contractor cleaned up the oil stained debris, and disposed of it at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hampden.
B-510-1998*B-510-98 Allen vs. Bailey's Towing - Kenduskeag


Richard Allen called to report that Friday 8/1/98 Bailey's Towing had delivered an incapacitated car to his residence and while there suffered a small hydraulic leak. This was to an asphalt driveway and was roughly 2' in diameter. Mr. Allen recognized that this was not a major event but he was bothered by the lack of responsibility on the towing firm's part. To protect the asphalt he did put down some kitty litter, but felt it was not his responsibility to clean it up. He had called the towing company but with out response.
   I went to the site and found things were as described, a very minor incident.
   After returning to the office, I called the tow company and finally reached Garth Bailey. We talked a bit and Mr. Bailey said that he'd make arrangements to get it swept up that day. I relayed this info to Mr. Allen and asked him to call me if it was not done. As I never heard from either party again I assume it was cleaned up.
I-6-2000*On 1-5-00, this office received a call from Barb Parker regarding the report of old metal drums on a piece of property the Dept. of Conservation was planning to acquire adjacent to Aroostook State Park. I met with Fritz Applebee, the Park Ranger there and checked the drums. There were approximately 15-20 old, rusted out drums scattered in the area of the airport beacon. They had all been there for a long time, as they were rusted and appeared not to have been moved in a long time. There was only one with a small amount of heavy grease residue in the bottom. All were recommended to be disposed of at the local landfill.
A-105-2000*The Collins (623-2265) received 100 gallons of kerosene on 2/25/00. The tank was empty the next day. Snow and ice had fallen off the roof, breaking the line at the filter. The tank was installed in January 1999 by Major Appliance (Ken Martin, 622-5859). The filter was not protected as required by Oil & Solid Fuel Board rules. O&SFB was notified, and took enforcement action.

No oil was evident in either the Collin's basement or in Peggy Cameron's basement next door (622-1916). There was a very slight smell of kerosene around the tank. The oil may have reached the perimeter drain and been carried to the combined sewer. Dale Glidden at Augusta Sanitary District was notified, but said that heavy rains over the past two days would have safely diluted the oil had it reached the sewer.

About a week after the spill, oil was found in the sump in the basement as it emptied from the perimeter drains. An oil/water separator and fan were installed. When product recovery slowed, the sump was filled with pads to collect the small amount of incoming product and the oil/water separator was removed. The homeowner will contact DEP if additional free product is found.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-35-2000*On 01/14/2000 I received a call from Dispatcher Sanborn of the Bridgton Fire Department reporting that Lamprons had a spill of #2 fuel oil on Knights Hill Road.  I called Bev of Lamprons Oil and had a very hard time getting ahold of her.  When we finally spoke she stated that a hose had ruptured on one of their peddler trucks and about 20 gallons of oil had spilled onto the ice.  She stated that they had put down speedi dry and shovelled it up with the affected snow & ice for disposal.  No further Response action is neseccary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 3, 2000
P-739-2001*Ted Scharf of the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit received a complaint of possible abandoned UST's as well as surface spillage at a site adjacent to and owned by Perry Transport in Poland.  The site in question had housed a convenience store many years earlier and any tanks would have been abandoned decades ago. I visited the site with Ted and we found no evidence of the underground tanks, but did confirm that there had been a surface discharge from a loader being used by Perry transport to clear the area.  We brought this to the attention of the manager of the site, and he assured us he would clean up the 1-2 yards of soil.

I visited the site in the fall and confirmed that the clean-up had been done.


B-332-1996*On 6/24/96 this office received a request from Rob Peale of our Tech Service in Augusta.  He had some data from the DHS that showed low levels of toluene contamination in well water.  He asked that response take a look at the situations and decide whether there was cause for more action in each of the cases.  This one (Hall's Restaurant in Guilford) had no obvious source (contrary to what the DHS report said) so I decided that resampling was the logical next step.  On 6/26/96 I resampled and the results from EPA 502.2 came back clean.  I'd say, "case closed".
P-10-1999*On Jan. 7, 1999 I was contacted by the York Code Enforcement Officer.  He wished to report a possible oil spill at the Finn Residence on Pine Hill Road.  I responded to the call.  At the site I found the tank of concern.  It was a plastic 55 gallon drum on it's side supported by a wood cradle and with a tap at one end.  Apparently Mr. Finn is in the process of turning is summer cottage into a year round home.  His home is about 1 block in off Pine Hill Road on an unnamed road.  Mr. Finn was temporarily heating his home with a space heater, which he filled from the 55 gallon drum near the road.  He filled a can from the 55 gallon drum and carried it to his home.  There was some drippage beneath the drum.  The stain was very small.  The call originally came from Lecaine Smith who owns the property that Mr. Finn had the 55 gallon drum on.  Mr. Finn agreed to move the drum and said it would be very careful about drippage when filling his can.  No further action at this time, however this area should be checked again next summer.
A-656-1999*    While investigating a reported spill (A-653-99), DEP staff discovered what appeared to be diesel-range fuel floating on the Kennebec River.  This oil appeared unrelated to the reported event.  It's origins were never ascertained.  Spilled product was collected using sorbents.
A-624-2000*Received a call from Ms. Walker stating that she had received confirmation that her well water, at a rental property on Granite Isle Road, had tested positive for gasoline range organics with a concentration of 146 ug/L.  She suspected that the contamination was from an old gasoline station, that her grandmother owned, located adjacent to the property (see attached tax map).  Arrangements were made to have the water re-tested in order to confirm the presence of MTBE, which could possible rule-out the old gasoline station as the source.  On December 20, 2000, I received the new results indicating that MTBE was not detected, but benzene, ethyl benzene and total xylenes were at concentrations of 4.8 ug/L, 1.6 ug/L and 2.7 ug/L receptively.  Due to the location of the property and the fact that it was a summer rental property, the investigation was postponed until the spring of 2001.  A filter agreement was filed to ensure that a filter would be install when the property re-opened in the spring.

Case referred to Dan Davis, of Response Services, and John Beane, of Technical Services, for further work.
P-37-2000*On 01/16/2000 I received a call from Warden Patrick Egan reporting that a snowmobile had gone through the ice on Highland Lake.  The owner, Dana Pickerell, stated that he had been riding for a while before it went through so there was little fuel in it.  He also stated that it was a brand new 2000 model year sled so he would be retreiving it from the lake as soon as possible.  The Warden stated that there was a small sheen in the water where it had gone through but no other evidence of a discharge.  I told them to call back when they were removing it if there was any further release.  The following day I received a call from a neighbor on the lake who stated she saw several men out on the ice working on a snowmobile, I told her that I knew about the incident and that they were in the process of retreiving the sled.  I never heard back from Mr. Pickerell or the Warden.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 3, 2000
P-471-1999*See attached narrative.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
P-350-2001*On 5/1 I received a call from Cheryl Billings of the Yarmouth Fire Department reporting that a drum of unknown material had been left behind the fire station on North Rd.  I responded later that afternoon, and met on site with Fire Chief Pat Fairbanks.  Chief Fairbanks said he believed the drum had been left sometime over the course of the winter and had been discovered the previous evening.  There were no identifying markings on the drum as to who it belonged to or what the contents might be.  The drum was in fragile condition due to rust.  There was a sweet, solvent odor coming from it.  I hired Guerin Associates to remove the drum.  They responded that afternoon, and sampled and overpacked the drum.  Removal from the site was pending once the profile for the waste could be determined.

The drum was removed on 5/15/01.  The waste was determined to be a petroleum based product containing solvents.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 18, 2001
A-551-1999*The scully blew off the fill pipe during delivery to the basement tank.  The driver cleaned some fuel with pads and spread "Ground Guard" a bio cleaner (MSDS attached) on the spill.  This was reported to me the following day and I visited the site in the afternoon.  Oil had splashed up against the side of the house and had run down a small banking.  The Ground Guard would not be expected to clean soil and I required that the contaminated soil be excavated.  The driver called me the following Tuesday to report that he had finished.  I again visited the site.  I felt they had done an excellent job of removing the contaminated soil.  I informed Bob's Cash fuel and the homeowner that no further soil remediation was required.  Because the soil cleanup was complete, I will not be sampling the drilled well on the property nor referring the site to Technical Services.
P-590-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Simard & Sons
Consultant:  Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Baseline-2 site
Cleanup criterion met.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-871-1999*Overfill to basement AST.  Oil came out vent spilled to driveway.  Cleaned up with sorbents and speedy dry by oil co.  No further action.
A-641-1999* On 10-23 Mead Paper reported an oil spill at their facility. About 40 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a hole in a suction line at the No. 15 Paper Machine.  All of the oil leaked into the sewer system and then into waste treatment plant. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-41-1998*     DEP received a report that heating oil was discovered on a concrete cellar floor at this rental residence.  The property had suffered a major fire approximately two weeks previously. The copper fuel supply line (AST and furnace both in cellar) was severed, presumably during or shortly following this fire.  An estimated 30-40 gallons of oil spilled to the concrete cellar floor; most of this went to the sewer by way of an open clean-out on the system.  A contractor was hired by DEP to remove oily debris from the cellar and to sorb remaining oil and clean the floor.  No soil was impacted during this event; the area is not considered geologically sensitive.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-164-1997*On 4/16/97, 0940 hours Lee Stover, who works for Georgia Pacific Corp. in their woods department, reported that one of their woods machines (a feller/buncher) leaked about four gallons of hydraulic oil.  The discharge happened because the machine had been sitting in one place for about two weeks.  I understand that it is normal for equipment of this nature to seep hydraulic oil when sitting idle.  The spill landed in wood handling debris, such as chips of wood and bark, and duff, which is decaying organic matter on the forest floor.  The spill area was said to be 10 feet by 20 feet.  The clean up involved scraping a three inch layer off the frost.  This generated 5-6 yds of material that was taken to a land farming area owned by G.P.
I-63-1996*A load of sandbox sand was deliverd to Kids World Daycare on 6/28/96 by Reno Corriveau. Sand was picked up at the Lane Co Pit in Presque Isle.

Vaughn Keaton was advised of the fuel smell in the sand by his wife who owns the day care.

The sand was contaminated by a hot top truck that had previously hauled hot top. The body was srayed with diesel after the load of hot top was delivered. The sand absorbed the oil.

The contaminated sand was isolated and removed back to the Lanes Facility on 6/30/96.

The contaminated sand was disposed of by mixing into the hot top mixture.
A-53-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that lube oil had been spilled to the plant sewer.
A-444-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-88-1999* On 2-16-99 Thad Barber, of Adams Realty, called this office to notify us of an oil spill at a home on the Tobey Rd. in China, ME.  The house is/was for sale and a young couple was interested in buying the home. During my site visit I detected an odor of fuel oil in the basement. It appears that a small amount, ten gallons?, of oil may have leaked onto the floor.  I explained the insurance fund system to Mr. Barber and the young couple who were present. I suggested that they have a water sample analyzed for petroleum compounds. The dug well is located about 40 feet from the basement foundation. The sale of the house to the young couple did not happen.
 The house was vacant at the time and the owner has an address in Windsor.
No one has contacted me about this place and I made the offer to clean the basement. I have no information on well water quality.
P-416-1996*
SUMMARY

   On 7/17/96 I visited this fuel oil AST Bulk Plant in response to a complaint from a disgruntled former employee reporting oil leaks to the river, dumped gasoline, and floor drain issues.  I met the owner, Howard Kirkpatrick and noted historical spillage of oil onto the dirt lot around the loading rack.  I noted no floor drain problems or gasoline spillage.  The AST facility, located on the edge of the Kennebec River had concrete berms and appeared to be in good condition.
  Mr. Kirkpatrick was cooperative and agreed to have the soil excavated and landspread, as per the agreement, at his property in Woolwich after achieving town permission.  Though dark stained I did not note saturated soil nor evidence of product reaching the river.  On 8/8/96 th signed Landspreading Agreement was returned and I understand the soil successfully spread.
  In October, 1996, S. Eufemia of DEP also received complaint from Mr. Haggerty regarding the floor drain issue.  Further action possible.  See the attachments and/or visit the site for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-16-1998*No site visit made.

I reported this leak to CMP and Adam Duran responded.  He uprighted the transformer and placed Speedy dry.  The transformer was still attached to the primary line so he was unable to do more at that time.

CMP reported that the cleanup was completed in February.

No further action anticipated.
B-256-1997*5/27/97 08:07

Jack Emery of Spa Build Inc. on the Farm Road called to report a small glue spill at their facility.  Approximately 5 gallons of this acetone/toluene containing material onto a concrete floor.  The material was then cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of in their hazardous waste stream.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-962-2001*11.20.2001 received report of motor oil leak that occurred during an auto accident.  Raymond fire advised that they cleaned up the spill and had an avenue to dispose of the used sorbent pads.  The fire official I spoke with did not have the car owner's name or address.  I responded to the site succeeding the report and determined no additional clean up warranted.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.04.2001

A-459-2001*I received an anonymous report concerning a truck accident on Route 17 in Hope. The report was that there was an accident involving a North Center Food tractor trailer.  Eventually Mike Hoppe of North Center foods also called to report the spill. When I arrived the truck had not been extracted.  Hope Fire Department was also on scene doing a good job in sorbing up the free product. Mr. Hoppe arrived on scene and took responsibility.  We agreed that a local contractor could finish the excavation part of the cleanup.  There were no wells in the area of the accident. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-489-1998* The Waterville Fire Dept. called to report a small gasoline spill.  This occurred at Elm Plaza on 9-5-98 and the Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled gasoline.  No site visit was made and no further action is required.
I-109-2000*On 9-20-00, Laurie Weston called this office to report that while performing routine maintanance on a heating system at a vacant house in Houlton, the tank was noticed to be weeping from the bottom. It had several corrosion holes. They asked if I would inspect and if necessary, recommend any further work. There was none necessary as the floor was concrete and only stained. There was no odor present and other than replacing the tank, there was no need to do anything else.
A-218-1997*A power failure shut down a paper machine and the pulp recovery system.  The pulp feed did not shut down due to a PLC failure.  The recovery tank overflowed onto the floor and ran outside through a door.  It entered a ditch which went to the Androscoggin River.  About 10,000 lbs of pulp was lost before the system could be shut down.  Heavy rain washed the majority of the product to the river.  Although this material is not hazardous, it represents a significant BOD load.  The discharge was referred to the Water Bureau.
A-422-1999*     DEP received a report from Jefferson selectman Rosa Sinclair that the subject property (Weaver) was operating as a junkyard (non-automotive) and included barrels of waste oil.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  While the amount of clutter present is sufficient to create a nuisance/traffic distraction, I did not observe evidence of problems warranting DEP involvement.
B-817-1999*Please see attached narrative.
A-292-1999*A truck pulled over to let an ambulance pass. He got into the soft shoulder and laid the truck on its side. The FD reported that the saddle tanks were leaking. They placed pads  in the ditch and around the area. The road was sanded. A heavy rain storm was washing much of the product down the ditch. The truck was carrying limestone. It was off loaded and the truck was removed. I inspected the site the next day and found no odor of diesel in the area. It appeared that the product which was lost was hydraulic oil. No further action is needed.
P-652-1994*
	Abandonment-by-removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Sensitive geologic area on private well water; commercial and residential.  Clean-up of gasoline contamination through source reduction.  See also P-570-2006.
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A-457-1999*As part of ongoing routine sampling of the Tenants Harbor area, Cheryl Fontaine received a request to sample at the home of Mark Ausplund. The Ausplunds complained of an odor in their water. Sample results from a water sample taken 4/28/99 were positive for MTBE at 23 ppb. A resample confirmed the results at 20 ppb.

This home is remotely located from any neighboring homes. A survey of the area revealed no apparent cause, but of note is the proximity of the homeowner's Saab parked with its tail-pipe up against the well casing.

No site visit made; no further action required by Response Services.
P-857-1999*    On Tues. 11/2/99, DEP's Sheryl Bernard received word from CTI S. Redmond (of Simard & Son, Inc.) that he had noted a large amount of water in the interstitial space of this UST facility's T-3.  Mr. Redmond had been checking on a leak alarm.  The facility is located on Rt. 201, Main St., across from a Cumberland Farms facility.  The gas station is a former Charter/Circle K sta. and was replaced in 1997 (see P-553-97).  By 12/15/99 Bernard had not received any update regarding fixing the problem so she requested I check into it.
    On Wed. 12/15/99 I met Mgr. Linda Black on-site who explained that rainwater was puddling over T-3 and water was leaking into the tank's interstitial space.  Ms. Black put me in touch with District Mgr. Dana Christianson who stated that Gibbs planned to berm off the tank-top to keep water from collecting there.  On asking about sealing the leak point he  told me he would have the Gibbs Maint. Mgr., Brian Wilde, contact me right away.  I finally received a voice mail on 12/28.  DEP's Beth DeHaas later discussed this facility with Mr. Wilde.
    CTI's Elwin Scott and Redmond advised me that they were working on removing the water.  I could not find the leak detection box inside the store.  Redmond advised me it was hooked into the store computer which was off when I was there.  I later notified DEP's Beth DeHaas who was also concerned that the leak detection may not be continuous as required if the computer or monitor is shut down when the manager leaves.
    I recommend that Gibbs train their employees as to state reporting and leak detection requirements, seal the UST from water ingress, and keep the detection system on and consider an audible leak alarm.  See the attached and UST Reg. file #2470 for further information.  As of 12/29 case management was passed to Ms. DeHaas.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-242-2001*Received a call from Alan Patterson from Lakes Region Mobile Village concerning a leaking aboveground storage tank. I went out to the site with senior geologist Cheryl Fontaine.  The tank was on the side of a mobile home with lots of snow around it. The leak was small but a number of gallons had already been discharged. We shoveled up two drums of snow and sorbed up additional product. Most of the product was in the snow, but a small amount of dirt and duff were also removed.

The trailer park is served by a number of wells. DHS Health Engineering was notified of the spill. They estimated that 75 people are served by the on site wells. Some sampling of the wells is necessary and Cheryl Fontaine would be doing that work. No additional work by Response Services is anticipated.
B-289-2000*B-289-00
T05 R20 WELS

Thursday May 25, 2000				0918

I received a phone call from Mr. Steve Wider (244-3638), of Wagner Forest Management.
Mr. Wider phoned to report a leak from a contractor's road grader.  The reported leak occurred over two weeks ago (around May 13-14).   About 50 gallons of diesel was spilled or leaked from the fuel tank or fuel line on a road grader, operated by RBL Inc. of St. Prosper, Quebec, Canada.

I phoned Mr. Burt Roy ((418) 594-5656), of RBL Inc.  He said that apparently the contents of his diesel fuel tank leaked, due to a failed fuel line.  The road grader was parked along the side of a woods road.  The logging road is located off the Golden Road at a distance of about 1,200 feet from a stream that feeds Hurricane Pond.

Some pads were used, but mostly the contaminated area, which totaled 2.5 cubic yards, was spread thinly on the logging road on a flat area away from streams or brooks and ditches, by RBL Inc.
I-31-2001*On 3-26-01, Neal Buck called to report a spill at his home on the West Chapman Road in Mapleton. He had just returned home after being away for two weeks and discovered the tank to be empty. A contractor was hired that day to perform the cleanup. Oil was found beneath the snow to have run down his front yard to a road ditch, and down the ditch about 800 feet. Contaminated soil near the source was removed and a series of collection sumps were placed and maintained in the road ditch.
P-220-1998*On 5/21/98 I received a call from Mike Simard reporting a small amount of contaminated soil found during a piping upgrade at Union Camp.  The contamination was located under a diesel fuel dispensor and was believed to be the result of a leaking fuel filter on the dispensor.  Although I did not require any clean up, Union Camp opted to remove that contaminated soil that was exposed to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 2, 1998
A-164-2000*A report was made to DEP about a spill in Strong.  Steve Veilleux of Forster, Inc called to report a line leak.  He reported that a hydraulic line on a large log saw broke spilling approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The area was heavily coated with sawdust and most of the oil was sorbed up by the sawdust.  Forster personnel cleaned up the spill and disposed of the contaminated sawdust in their sawdust burner.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
B-341-2000*B-341-00
T19  MD  BPP (Montegail Pond)

Tuesday June 27, 2000				1110

I received a phone call from Nancy Bailey (483-6156), of Columbia Falls.  Nancy phones to report oil and an oil sheen near the shore of Montegail Pond.  She said that the oil is located near where Cherryfield Foods usually sets up a large pump for irrigation.  She said that there is what appears to be fuel oil or black oil in the water near the shore.

Upon investigation I located what appears to be a fabricated plywood pump cover.  There was no irrigation pump on scene at this time as it is too early in the year for irrigation.  In an area near shore I located quite a bit of marsh sheen.  Which appears to be the by-products of an iron reducing bacteria gallenella sp.
I-42-1997*On 4-28-97, this office was notified of a spill of waste oil at a cutting operation on the Garfield Road in Ashland. The cause was an open top 5 gallon pail with waste oil in it that had been left and was now overflowing as rain was filling it. I spoke with the owner of the company and had him remove the pail and shovel out any contaminated soil around the pail.
A-466-1999*The kids were playing with a can of gasoline and spilled some into the wading pool. The parents hosed the kids off and emptied the pool onto the ground, then hosed the pool and ground off. Since the pool was emptied onto ground in a sunny area, I believe most of the gasoline evaporated. When I arrived the following day, I could not find any contaminated soil using the PID nor odor of gasoline.

The family's drilled well is on the opposite side of the trailer from the wading pool, about 50 feet away. The home has been placed on quarterly monitoring and will be referred to Tech Services because it is a stringent site.

No further action required by Response Services at this time.
B-51-1996*The Lincoln Fire Dept. was summoned to a private residence on Park St. early on the morning of Jan. 26, to clean up a spill of diesel estimated at between 5 & 10 gallons.  The spill resulted from a broken fuel line on a truck. The Fire Dept. used about 25 sorbent pads cleaning up the spill.








P-553-1997*   UST facility replacement.  Clean-up managed by facility owner.  Cleaned up to DEP satisfaction at this time and no further Resp. Div. actions anticipated.  See CMR 691 UST removal assessment and Reg. files for further information.  One, additional, mystery UST to be registered.
I-12-1999*On 1-21-99, Dead River reported that one of their customers at Caribou trailer park had reported a spill. Apparently the fuel line had broken at the filter on their AST. About 50 gallons was lost. I went to the site that day and found all fuel to be contained on top of and in the snow and ice. Soderberg Construction was hired to remove all contaminated material. No fuel had gone under the trailer. Work was completed the following day.
B-41-2000*Irving Oil Company called to report that one of their contract truck drivers had told them of an overfill at the J.N.Mills bulk plant in Southwest Harbor. At the direction of the owner, Mr. Dalen Mills, the driver tried to transfer his load of 9500 gallons of #2 into a vertical 10,000 gallon tank. It turned out that the tank was almost full and some fuel sprayed out the vent. The driver thought that the spill was between 5 and 50 gallons. I was aware of a similar event at this facility that was handled by Tom Maleck. The dike area is apparently tight. I called Mr. Mills and was told that the overfill amount was more like a gallon of foam since the driver had been standing right at the pump switch as there was a question of how much fuel the tank would take. This tank has no gauging system other than to climb on top and drop a weighted line down through an opening in the top. There was a strong storm occurring at this time and the owner decided not to climb the tank. Since there was a discrepancy in the amount reported spill I drove to the site the next day. On inspecting the site I was inclined to agree with Mr. Mills that the spill was minor and no clean up was necessary.

I-26-2001*An unknown customer of the U.S. Post Office, left about 2 gal of diesel fuel on the ground in front of the Post Office.

The Post Office notified the PI Fire Dept, who cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.

Case closed.
B-563-1996*D-TREE=S.
P-908-2001*On 11/6/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bob Fournier of the Biddeford Fire Dept. reporting a leaking fuel oil tank at the Lincoln Mill in Biddeford.  After speaking over the telephone with Mr. Fournier and one of the mill owners, Mike Scott, I advised Mr. Scott to contact an environmental clean up company to respond to the spill to clean it up and that I would respond to the site later in the morning to check on the clean up progress.

I responded to the site later that morning and learned that the tank had been overfilled accidentally by one of the mill employees who was conducting a fuel oil transfer.  Sawdust from the mill was placed on the spill immediately.  Clean Harbors was hired by the mill owners and had cleaned up the spill using the sawdust and also a vacuum truck.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 6, 2001
I-214-1998*Daigle Oil Company filled an "illegal fill" tank located inside a shed instead of the new tank behind the trailer. DOC had been delivering to this property for over a year.

Soderberg Construction was the contractor and an excavation of contaminated soils was completed. The well was placed on quarterly monitoring.  The well was removed from quarterly monitoring in October 2000 due to lack of results above laboratory detection limits.  No further action is required at this time.
B-560-1998*Steve Coombs of Irving Oil Co. called to report that one of  his employees had an estimated 25 gal. spill of diesel while making a delivery to the Emery Lee facility in Medway. He was told that the delivery hose came loose during the drop. The initial spill was on the concrete slab, but some ran to the edge where it is hard gravel. The driver then used sorbent pads to collect the free product. He informed me that the report was tardy as he was away and the driver waited until he was back to report it.
   On 8/24/98 I visited the site. I felt that there was no risk to neighboring wells from what diesel had soaked into the gravel. The tank and spill site are located over a steep fill area next to the Penobscot river and I do not believe the small amount of oil could migrate to the water table and effect uphill wells. However I did notice that the diesel delivery hose was leaking fuel from the joint between the nozzle and hose. I calculated the loss to be about 1/3 gallon a day. The dispenser is a suction pump and the leak would diminish as the pressure in the rubber hose dropped. I wrote the company a letter requesting that they fix the problem and on 9/14/98 they responded by letter that they had fixed it.

P-879-2001*No DEP response.  10.19.2001 phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Gas station customer dispensed fuel to defective fill on truck.   CN Brown took responsibility for spill.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
A-165-1997*Received a call from Ted Haskell of Haskell Energy that there was an underground tank being removed at the Best Price Fuel site. It actually is the former site of Barnes Ice Cream and is leased by Best Price Fuel. One 2000 gallon underground diesel tank was removed. No contamination was found. No further work is necessary at this site. An Appendix P site assessment was done by Dames and Moore.
I-183-1997*On 10-17-97, the city of Presque Isle sent a fax to this office reporting a spill of approximately 15 gallons of jet fuel at the entrance to the tank farm at general aviation. All was cleaned up by their personnel using speedy dry.
P-883-1999*A car hit a utility pole with a transformer, transformer fell to ground and spilled approximately 5 gallons of non PCB transformer oil.  CMP cleaned up spill.  See attached CMP report.
P-68-2001*No narrative, please see attached material.
I-82-1997*While out walking Ms. Fuller noticed a drum that had recently appeared on the corner of the Gray Rd & the Fuller Rd.

I found a 30 gal drum unmarked which was overpacked.

Pesticide Control folks took samples and identifed the material as Lead Arsenate.

Drum & contents were disposed of by the Pesticide Control Board.

Case Closed
P-394-2001*Mrs. Smith had her roof shovelled off in the spring which snow cracked the fireomatic, causing #1 fuel oil to leak out over several months.  I hired Fleet to excavate the contaminated soil and install a recovery well.  I also involved Technical Services.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-141-2000*On 3/13/00, 1500 hours Dead river Oil reported  a small line leak at the residence of Elmer Bucanan Jr. at 42 Hillside Avenue in Old Town.  The release had caused a small stain on the concrete floor of the basement.  A small amount of speedy dry was deployed in an attempt to extract any extractable product form the concrete.  The leaking line was replaced and the clean-up materials were disposed of by Dead River.
A-566-1998*     see attached narrative
A-250-1999*     DEP received a report that gasoline had spilled from an AST at this service station/bulk terminal due to corrosive holes in the tank wall.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  Spilled product was entirely contained within a concrete dike; this dike appeared sound.  Product was pumped off by Clean Harbors with no observed environmental impact.
A-525-1996*Received a call from Tom Saviello of International Paper that there had been a loss of caustic soda to the mill sewer. He reported that 5000 gallons of caustic soda had overflowed a tank due to a faulty level indicator. All the spilled material went to the mill treatment plant and was neutralized. The pH at the outfall to the Androscoggin River was reported to be between 7 and 8 during and after the spill. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-690-2000*Received a call from Darlene Parker that there had been an oil spill at her house.  She received an oil delivery and when the truck left there were puddles of oil on her driveway.  I called Log Cabin Fuel and asked what was going on.  The dispatcher said that they did have a small oil spill at Ms. Parker residence.  When the driver switched products, he tried to purge the line into a full pocket, forcing some out the vent.  I went to the site and reported back to Log Cabin Fuel that there was more to do.  They quickly sent someone out to confirm this and then sent a couple of workers to clean it up.  The three of us finished the job.  A sample taken of Ms. Parker's well showed no oil impact.  No further work is needed at this spill.
P-229-1996*18APR96, responded to subject address. I observed approx. 1.5ft.(.5m) of water w. approx. 1.5in.(4.0cm) of free product floating on the water. The caretaker, Burton Heager, installed a sump pump to lower the water. We proceeded w. this course of action until the water level dropped to about 4in(10cm). Because the oil floated, no discharge to Kezar Lk. appeared to have occurred.

Clean Harbors of Maine, S. Prtld., arrived on site and pumped off the remaining oil/water mixture totaling approx. 1,760gal(6,700L). I observed that free phase oil was continuing to recharge in the basement sump opening. I deployed sorbent pads in the basement before departing.

19APR96, on site in morning and observed a sheen on top of approximately 2.0in(5.0cm) of water that flooded the basement over the night. CH pumped off approx. 267gal(1,000L) of oil/water mixture, before proceeding to steam clean the basement including can goods and other non-perishable food items and household goods.

I installed a 55-gal drum, carbon filter system to the sump system that included a DEP sump pump. This system was kept operational throughout the summer, to treat any residual oil discharged through the sump pump to Kezar Lk.

10MAY96, phone contact w. camp manager, Joe Moody, indicated that no oil was observed in the sump system and that carbon filter systems is in working order.

21NOV96, Steve Flannery and I removed the carbon filter treatment system. I re-installed the customers sump and it was operational when we departed.

No further Response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (9JAN97)
I-50-2001*David Duarte of Rhode Island and Dead River Co. was pumping fuel when he left it unattended and nozzle fell partially out of fill hole and failed to stop automatically when vehicle tank filled up.  Speedy dry was used and was shoveled up with some snow.  Put in plastic bags.
P-683-1999*On 9/21/99 I received a call from Churchill Barton of Summit Environmental reporting contamination found at an underground storage tank removal.  Mr. Barton reported a PID reading of 350 ppm under the dispensor for the tank.  He estimated only about 1/2 a yard of contaminated soil was present.  I required no clean up.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
P-577-1996*On September 5, 1996 I was contacted by Steve Schuchert of Fluor-Daniel GTI.  Steve called to inform me of a 10,000 gallon oil tank that was in the process of trying to be removed.  He stated that the contractor (Enpro) had broken up 1 to 2 feet of concrete on top of the tank and had still not found the tank.  The contractor was now looking for permission to abandon the tank by filling in place.  I visited the site that afternoon.  it appeared as if the tank was put into the ground and then concrete was poured over the top.  The tank had been emptied and cleaned out and the contractor had made a strong attempt at removing the tank, but it had become obvious that that was no longer the practical approach, I therefore granted permission for the tank to be filled in place.  No further action.
I-130-1999*FITTINGS WERE LEAKING ON TOP OF TANK.  ODOR WAS THE ISSUE.  HOWEVER, 3.5 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL WAS LEAKED OUT.


B-696-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-218-1996*JUNIOR CALLED TO REPORT THAT THEY HAD FOUND CONTAMINATED SOIL DURING EXCAVATION FOR RENOVATION OF THE FACILITY. I WENT TO THE SITE AND DETERMINED IT TO BE A BASELINE SITE WITH NO NEED FOR CLEANUP. I DID REQUEST THAT THEY EXCAVATE THE SOIL AND SPREAD IT WITHIN THE DIKE, WHICH WAS DONE.
I-161-1998*A crane broke a hydraulic hose while working on the Jack Mnt Rd in T10 R8. Spill was contained by the crew on site.

Spill was cleaned up with speedi dri and native soil.

Contaminated material was taken to a Great Northern boiler that will thermally degrade the oil.

Case closed.
P-579-1993*	September 1993 UST facility compliance inspection.  Unreported surface spill from a dispenser noted with no additional clean-up required at the time.   See also DEP UST Reg. file #8182 for further information and resolution.
B-708-1996*12/6/96 @ 1047

I received a call from Judy Moore (723-5131) of Bowater Great Northern Paper, Inc.  Judy Moore phoned to report that some hydrated lime blew out of the silo during delivery this morning.  The lime when in a slurry has a pH of 10 to 11.  She reported that some of the lime made it to the West Branch of the Penobscot River.  She estimates that quantity to be less than 10 pounds.  This estimate is based on the lime dust on the river bank she could see none of the river.

This release occurred during delivery when heavy winds blew lime dust into the air through the loose cover on the storage silo.  The silo cover will be repaired so it seals.  The lime on the land was picked up and can be used.  That quantity was not reported or known.  Attachments.
P-400-1997*   On 7/25/97 I was contacted by Mr. Scharf regarding the reported "evidence of a leak" at the Poland Mobil, reported by Georges Gendron, facility owner and operator.  The Premium, STp3, double-wall steel UST (T-8, 10,000 gal.) developed a leak of product to the interstitial space.  I understand the tank manufacturer offered to reimburse for cost of the tank but could not repair or cover costs for install.or removal.  The facility was installed in 1989, with a clean-up under John Gordon of the DEP.  Mr. Gendron was granted approval to abandon T-8 UST in-place, and at the same time he planned to remove the piping so as to put in new islands, building, etc.  The tank passed Tracer testing, and initial Tanknology tests but eventually failed a last P-Test.  I understand there was no actual release to the environ.
  Marwin Const., under CTI M. Winslow, began the removal on 11/5/97, while Emery & Garrett Groundwater (EGG) performed the CMR 691 assessment.  I understand Gendron assured Scharf that no reportable contam. was noted during the 11/97 work, though the 1/13/98 assessment noted a notifiable level of 100 ppm found by EGG.  A removal notice was partially completed during an office visit by Gendron, where I explained requirements.  Gendron nor the CTI submitted a competed notice as requested (see attached) before doing the abandonment.  Though over a mapped aquifer, there are no drinking water wells within 1000 ft.  On reviewing the removal assessment letter (attached) of EGG I noted no mention of assessment of the product piping removed.  As a UST was being abandoned, this called for assessing leakage from associated product piping as well.  DEP's Harrison Bispham found that the assess. letter did not CMR 691 req. and not acceptable.  I understand that the overall facility abandonment may not be considered complete until a full assessment is accepted.  See DEP UST Reg. and OEU files, etc. for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-307-1997* Mike White called this Department concerning petroleum contaminated soils. Two tanks, one diesel the other gasoline, were removed from Williams Farm. This farm is located on Route 201A in North Anson.
 When I arrived we discussed cleanup options and looked over the site. The area is served by public water and the water main is located about 150 feet from the UST site. This area is also a mapped sand and gravel deposit. However, the sand and gravel is not very deep/thick. There was very little groundwater in this deposit. In addition, the farm is an operational dairy farm. The quality of the groundwater near and under the barn, which is next to the tank field, is questionable, hence the BL2 D-tree clean up goal.
 The contaminated soil was located in one area under the gasoline tank. This soil was excavated and spread on site. Later in the day it was used as backfill, near the surface, in the excavation of the removed tanks.
 No further remediation needs to occur.
B-194-1998*B-0194-98
Wesley

Wednesday March 25, 1998 			1030

Kathy Billings (823-5080), of Bangor Hydro-Electric phoned to report a spill of transformer oil to the road surface in Wesley.  The spill occurred when a Bangor Hydro truck, which was taking a regulator to Machias, turned from Route 9 onto Route 192 in Wesley.  A reported gallon of oil was spilled to the roadway in the form a of a 6 foot by 1 foot wide stain.  I was not made aware that in fact some 45 gallons of transformer oil had left the regulator and was contained in the bed of the truck.

During  the trip, the General Electric regulator broke loose from the cargo hold down strap and tipped over in the bed of the truck.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the oil on the road and the containment area in the transporting truck.

Two 55-gallon drums of debris was generated and disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-36-1996*On 4-7-96, at 1200 Herb McPherson Portage Fire Chief, called to report that while out riding that day, he had come across a logging operation on the Hathaway Road where there had been oil deliberately dumped. He asked if someone would look at it. I visited the site that day and found that there were several places in the wood yard where it looked as though the skidder operators had changed the oil in their skidders by just letting it run onto the ground. The following day, I contacted the owner of the company, James Desjardens and informed him of what I had observed. He was going to clean it up that day and I was to re-visit the site the following day. On 4-12-96, I went back to verify that Mr. Desjardens had taken care of the problem. From what I could observe, the oil had been removed and the contaminated soil scraped up and taken away. I later informed Sharon Rafford, Portage Town Manager that the problem had been taken care of and Mr. Desjardens would be receiving some type of warning from this department.

NOTE: Contractor: John Landry, P. O. Box 241, Brownville, ME  04114 (207) 965-7871.
B-537-1999*
   Fred Leigh called to report that they had suffered the spillage of non-PCB dielectric oil from a transformer on pole # 134 on the Mason Bay Road in Jonesport. They estimated that about one pint dripped onto the ground when the transformer overheated and leaked out the cover. About 15 gallons of soil was removed and disposed of at Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
P-364-1997*Contamination was discovered during a site assessment of a property to be developed in downtown Portland.  It was believed that the site had historically been utilized as at least one gas station.  I visited the site during the excavation, when a total of 5 underground storage tanks were discovered at various sites on the property.  The tanks were removed under the direction of CTI Gordon Pott of Clean Harbors, Inc.  The site is considered Baseline-2 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and all soil contaminated at greater than 1000 ppm was required to be excavated.  There was, however the need to excavate a much larger amount of soil to be removed for the project, and as such, soil with any oil contamination was disposed of at ARC in Eliot, ME.  A site assessment outlining the clean-up procedures was received from SW Cole.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




__________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-172-1998*Driver inattention was the cause of an estimated 25 gallon overfill of diesel at Hartt Transportation on March 12.  Spilled product was recovered by the spiller, using sorbents.
P-742-1996*UST removal Baseline-1 Site no clean-up necessary.  Consultant on site:  St. Germain & Associates, Inc.



________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-296-2001*Service station with history A-064-97. This is an active Technical Services site. Gasoline AST's removed. Some contamination found during removal of underground piping. I've called the on-site well at risk due to its close proximity to the contaminated soil although it has shown no detectable hydrocarbon contamination in extensive sampling. See attached report. Note that although the products found/amount spilled is listed as "0" gallons, there is no current way in HOSS to list an estimated amount of petroleum contamination.  There was some petroleum contamination found during excavation of the piping, however, it is impossible to determine the amount.  No further response action expected.
A-740-2001*On November 20, 2001 Elizabeth Parker and her husband were walking the Camden Harbor waterfront and noticed an oil sheen and smell of diesel fuel in the water just east of the water fall at the head of the harbor.  At the time the schooner Appledore was operating its' engine while moving from one winter mooring to another.  Ms. Parker speculated that the Appledore had discharged oily bilge water but there is no confirmation.  DEP personnel discussed oily water discharge from into the harbor with the harbor-master with no conclusions.  At the time of the site inspection there was no diesel or other petroleum in the waters of Camden Harbor.  It has been reported that the schooner Appledore has declared bankruptcy; while that is not meant to imply the vessel is at fault, should the current owners abandon the vessel in place with no caretaker it could potentially become an environmental liability.
B-670-1996*D-TREE=B1.
A-508-1999*Low levels of Pentachlorophenol and other chlorinated phenols were found in the well water at Hunt Company. The levels exceeded the MCLs for these compounds. This monitoring was done as a result of a previous spill on the property. See A-380-97 for details. The site was referred to Uncontrolled Sites for followup.
A-127-1999* Diane Alexander called to report a small oil spill at the residence of Tina Dyer of 133 Penobscot St. in Rumford. The tank is located in the basement and during delivery less than one gallon of fuel oil spilled onto the ground, due to an overfill. Cleanup was done by the driver and no further action will be required.
A-16-1996*Received a call from Matt Pooler of Best Price Fuel that there had been a accident in Gardiner. A truck of theirs lost it's brakes on Spring Street. The street has a steep slope at this point. The driver deliberately aimed for the utility poles and a snow bank in order to stop the truck. This he did successfully. A total of 4 poles and 6 transformers were destroyed. CMP reports that about 80 gallons of transformer oil was spilled. CMP cleaned up the oil. Testing of the oil showed it had less then 50 ppm PCB's. The oil truck had a full load of fuel oil, but none spilled. Some antifreeze from the destroyed radiator in the truck was the only fluid spilled by the truck. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-70-1999*On the morning of January 25, 1999 John Dunlap and I responded to a call of a drum left in the parking lot of Portland Appliance on Paris Street in Portland.  The caller stated that the drum appeared to be leaking.  On site I found the drum in question.  The drum was a 10 gallon metal container.  The outside of the drum had some substance on top which appeared to be "Goop" (a hand cleaner), but there was a very small stain around the drum that appeared to be oil.  The drum appeared to have a gallon or two of liquid in it.  We bagged up the drum and I wiped up the small amount of oil with a sorbent pad.  Back at the warehouse I sampled the drum.  The liquid in the drum appears to be virgin diesel oil.  Because of the small amount, disposal will wait until a proper opportunity.
I-69-1999*20.99 gallons of diesel spilled from overfill of tank.  All product spilled on asphalt was cleaned up by station attendant and Fort Kent Fire Dept.  About 2 yards of sorbents and speedy dri needed to be disposed of.  No further action necessary.
A-723-1998*An army refueling truck (Hemmitt) had a slow leak of JP-8.  It is believed the leak started the day it was discovered.  A stain about the width of the vehicle was observed.  Contaminated soil was removed.  See attached report from Major John Branscom.

No further action anticipated.
I-30-1999*On 3-22-99, Wayne Soucier of Daigle Oil called to report that there had been an overfill of a fuel oil tank at their bulk plant in Ashland. About 15 gallons of fuel oil was spilled onto the snow in the diked area. All affected snow was shoveled up and placed in drums to be melted and decanted. Sorbent pads were used to wipe down the apparatus.
B-421-2000*B-421-00
Newport

Wednesday August 9, 2000			0715

The state police dispatcher contacted me and told me of a semi-tractor trailer rollover on Route 7 in Newport.  I proceeded to Newport hoping for better directions, as Route 7 can cover some area.  I contacted the dispatcher and asked for better directions that may include a local landmark.  I was told that the accident was located beyond the Ford dealer.

When I arrived I saw the tractor trailer unit overturned, with its load of logs scattered over the corner property of Route 7 and the Blaisdell Road.  The driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel.  He even said so.  I noticed sorbent pads jammed in around the fuel fill caps.  They were the only place diesel fuel was leaking.  I shut off the crossover line.   As soon as Stewart's Wrecking (825-3507) and a large T&W Garage (368-5404) wrecker righted the tractor trailer unit and placed it on Route 7, I began cleanup of a pool of crankcase oil that leaked out of the engine when the truck was upside down.  Two gallons of crankcase oil were cleaned out of a depression that the truck's wheel made.  The oil was floating on the anti-freeze mixture that was also in the depression.  Sorbent pads were taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
A-169-2001*An unknown amount of oil was spilled due to snow and ice damage.  No wells were deemed at risk and no vapor issues are expected.  No further Response action is expected.
A-546-1996*Received a call from Ted Haskell about a tank alarm at Cony High School. The pipe sump alarm had sounded. He investigated and found water in the sump. No oil was found. He put a new cover gasget on and reset the alarm. No further work is necessary and no site visit was made.
A-468-1999*     An estimated 200 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled at this facility; according to IP staff this was cleaned up entirely using sorbents (see IP report).
B-573-2000*     On October 19, 2000 at 1445 we received a call from Ken Therrien of Art Landry Plumbing & Heating reporting a buried tank at the home of the recently deceased William Jeffrey.  The house is located at 12 Spencer St. in Orono.  Mr. Jeffrey's son, who lives in New Hampshire, contracted with Landry's for disposal of the tank.  The tank is under the building's slab.
     I met Mr. Therrien at the site on October 20 and I told him about filling the tank with a flowable concrete mix.  He hired Sunrise Materials for the work which was attempted on December 19.  Unfortunately the mix didn't flow smoothly into the 275 gallon tank and clogged somewhere along the fillpipe.  Since we don't know where the tank is buried under the slab we can't remove it.  The area is on town water so no wells are threatened.  The tank was pumped out and will be abandoned as is.
B-424-1997*8/5/97 1150

I received a phone call from a Mr. Al Price (244-7204) Mr. Price identified himself as a selectman and phoned to complain about a sheen in the Bass Harbor Area in Tremont.  According to Mr. Price, there was a diesel odor and a 4 acre sheen noted, in the water, on the Bernard side of Bass Harbor.

This oil sheen left lobsters held in Thurston's Lobster Pound contaminated according to him.  The sheen was noted last night August 4 at about 1900.  He explained that there was no oil or sheen seen in that area at 1700.  His concern is that the town pier is utilized for commerical interests.  Interests that could be in jeopardy of an oil spill.  I agreed with Mr. Price and suggested that the majority of the lobsters could be saved or prevented from becoming oil contaminated if they sunk them to below the surface.  Mr. Price believes the oil came from a fuel spill from a boat or transferring oil such as fueling a boat from a home delivery truck on the dock.  I asked if there was currently an oil smell or sheen in the area.  I was told that most of the sheen was gone, all that remained was a sheen about 12 inches wide and about 200 yards long clinging to the Bernard shore.  From the size of the sheen its possible that about 1 to 2 gallons of diesel fuel may have been spilled into the water in Bass Harbor during the evening of August 4.
I-172-1998*This spill was identified when Mr. Gene Michaud reported that he had diesel fuel in his well. His water had been tested by a lab in Edmonston, N.B. Canada. The report stated that the water had 900 parts per billion (ppb) of diesel fuel.

A filter was ordered for the Michaud home.

Investigation of the surrounding area identified a tank on G.B. Chamberland property that had a large stain under the pump. The tank is a 275-gal Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), piped up to an old suction pump. The diesel fuel in the tank is used to run equipment for the hardware store/ lumber yard.

The contaminated soil associated with this tank was excavated on 10/8/98. Cheryl St. Peter of County Environmental was on-site during the excavation.

This tank doesn't appear to be the source of Mr. Michauds well problem.
B-1-1996*The 500 gallon tank that holds the lube oil for GP's #11 turbine lost its' water seal late on the evening of 12/31.
After about 80 gallons of lube oil was lost into the process sewer, a low oil alarm sounded and the discharge halted.  See GP's report, attached.
I-159-2001*A hose broke and caused 60 gallons of furnace oil to spill.  It was cleaned up immediately with sorbents and taken to landfill.
B-446-1997*8/12/97 1530

I received a phone call from Mona Spear (945-5621), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company.  Mona phoned to report that a vehicle had struck a power pole on Route 102A in Manset around 2:15 this afternoon.  The power pole had a pole mount transformer that held 15 gallons of transformer oil.  The oil spilled onto a grassy area and covered about 5 yards of surface.  At this time the PCB concentration is not known.

On Wednesday morning I received a voice mail from Mona Spear.  She indicated that the concentration field tested to be greater than 550 ppm for PCBs.

8/13/97 14:45

Fred Leigh phoned with a follow up of the transformer oil spill in Manset.  According to Fred, a lap analysis from Northeast Labs in Winslow indicated a PCB concentration of 95 ppm.

The clean up debris consisted of some bushes and the nearby ground filled some three 55 gallon drums.  Another drum was filled with rags and other sorbent materials.  This total of about 1.2 cubic yard of spill debris will be contract disposed of through Clean Harbors or Total Waste Management.  It will be temporary stored at the Lamoine Service Center.  The transformer will go to Graham Station in Veazie.  The transformer contained about 12 gallons of PCB transformer oil so the amount spilled is in the 1.5 gallon range.

A-642-2000* I was driving past the bulk plant owned by Frontier Oil on 11-22-00, when I noticed a large oil stain on the horizontal tank. This Bulk Plant, which has only one AST, is located on Route 137 in China, ME. I inspected the area and found several soaked oil sorbent pads under the large AST.
 The AST is resting on a cradle atop a concrete pad. There is no containment around this tank. I called Frontier Oil and they informed me that DW Potter had overfilled the tank the previous day. I then called DW Potter and they confirmed that they had indeed overfilled the tank and that diesel, all foam, came out of the vent. I asked them to finish cleaning up the spilled material and reminded them that they need to report all spills. A very small amount of diesel spilled onto the soil and grass. No further action taken.
A-559-1999*CMP had the spill which is detailed in the attachment.
A-131-1998* Mead Paper, security, reported a Cl O2 release. A six foot section of 6 inch vent line failed. This occurred on the softwood bleach tower.
 Rob Stalford, of Mead Paper, could not determine the quantity of Cl released. See attached letter for further information. No site visit was made.
A-718-1999*Eric LeBlanc (work: 778-3581) and Robert Taylor (44 Varnum Pond Road, 778-0202, work: 778-3581) live across the street from each other on Varnum Pond Road. Both work at Heritage Printing. They reported smelling fuel oil in the neighborhood, and that their cats have come home with oil on their paws.

The LeBlanc residence and the Bob Morris residence both have wells. All others are on town water. I visited the area on November 24 and walked around the neighborhood. Tanks and furnaces at the LeBlanc and Taylor residences were in good shape. Several trailers in the area had outside tanks, but I could not find evidence of a leak at either Dennis Dalyrmple, 49 Varnum Pond Road, 778-9688, or Danny Dubay, 61 Varnum Pond Road, 779-0679. The fuel oil tank for the trailer next door to Mr. Dubay, rented by Tina Berry, appeared to be empty but there was no evidence of a leak. I was unable to reach Ms. Berry to determine if she had experienced a recent loss of fuel.

Test results for the LeBlanc well were <50 ug/L DRO.

On January 12, I revisited the neighborhood and again could not find evidence of a spill at any of the homes in the area (LeBlanc, Taylor, Morris, Dalyrmple, Dubay, Berry). I spoke with Tina Berry who told me her tank gauge did not read correctly.

I advised Mr. LeBlanc to contact DEP if there were any additional odor problems or if the animals tracked fuel oil home again.

No further action required by Response Services.
I-167-2001*A broken hose caused 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and taken to Sullivan's garage waste oil burner.
B-68-1996*Major Fader called to report that while fueling a plane the delivery nozzle was not securely locked to the tank allowing the discharge of an estimated 20-25 gallons of JP 8 onto the pavement.  This was immediately cleaned up with commercial sorbents and stored in drums for later pick up by a haz mat disposal firm.  None of the fuel left the pavement.  I did not attend the scene.
B-177-1997*On 4/22/97, 1030 hours Carl Haag of S.D. Warren's Wood's Harvesting Division reported a hydraulic oil spill at their wood lot in Johnson Mountain TWP.  A bolt had sheared off the hydraulic pump on one of their delimbers and the seal ruptured.  The operator shut the machine down and proceeded to deploy pads.  The amount was estimated to be 10 gallons.  The clean up generated a half bale of pads and a 5 gallon bucket of dirt.  The latter was spread in their wood storage area and the pads will be burned in their trash incinerator.  I suggested that the pads be applied slowly to a hot fire.  The wood storage area consists of gravel roads between long piles of logs.  These roads are inadvertenly the frequent recipients of seepage from hydraulic equipment.  Carl indicated that this procedure had been permitted for other small hydraulic oil spills.  I agreed that it was practical and environmentally sound.
A-438-1998*     DEP received a request for a waiver (to the 30-day notice) to remove an unregistered UST at this property.  Because of the sensitive nature of the area DEP staff (Andrews) attended the tank removal.  A small (1/16" hole) was observed on the tank underside.  Soil contamination was light, with PID readings hovering around 100.  Soils in the excavation consisted of a fine silty-sand; no groundwater was observed.  It was determined that no removal/disposal of soil was necessary at this time.
     The property contains a church and has no water supply.  The neighborhood is in a village setting, with several individual wells within 1000'.  A market (the Village Market) located approx. 200' away dispenses gasoline from USTs.  I sampled water from the nearest well (drilled, 80' from the spill site) for DRO; results were non-detect.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident unless further evidence of contamination becomes known.
A-690-1998*The spill was due to fire.  The fire department noticed a sheen leaving the site and called us.  They felt that burning tires were the cause of the sheen.  When I arrived the fire was nearly out.  The fire department had placed pads and boom near the storm drains and other areas where the sheen was apparent.  There was also a sheen  reaching the Kennebec.  I placed sorbent boom to try to capture any fuel reaching the storm water outlet, but there was too much flow for this to be effective.  Rusty Dyke of IF&W was on scene and reported the sheen to his office.

When I could get close to the building I observed a 275 AST had fallen and some free product was leaving the building.  We couldn't get to the tank, because of the heat.  The burn line made it apparent that the tank had been nearly full when the fire started.  The tank had been over pressurized and possibly split.  I constructed a small underflow dam near the building to try to catch product still leaving the building.  The flow didn't last long.  It is probable that much of the fuel burned.  We also found a 55-gallon drum that had supplied a monitor heater.  This was leaking kerosene from the filter.  The drum was placed upright to stop the flow.

No further action is anticipated.
A-499-1999*DEP received a report that a gasoline tank had ruptured during an automobile collision, spilling the tank contents onto a paved road.  All spilled product was collected by responding Fire Dept. staff.
P-456-1997*  On 8/5/97 I was contacted by Aeromarine Corp. for a waiver of the 30-day removal notice period.  I granted on the condition of a site visit by DEP if possible.  On 8/15/97 I was not able to make it to this removal because of other priorities though, Mr. Wilson called me to confirm that the tank had come out and no contamination was noted.
   This business is located on Industry Rd. near the Brunswick Public Works and would likely be a Baseline Clean-Up Goal for oil contamination.  No further Resp. Div. action is anticipated.

S. Brezinski, DEP BRWM
B-522-2000*B-522-2000
09/26/2000 06:25

     Corey Trafton of the Irving Mainway in Baileyville called to report a 30-40 gallon spill of diesel fuel that resulted from a pump failing to shut off.  The spill was reportedly contained on the pavement surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  No resources of the state were stated to have been affected.
A-527-1996*     DEP received a report that approximately 15 gallons of diesel oil had spilled at this refueling barge in Boothbay Harbor (see USCG report, attached).  According to the Coast Guard the incident was under control and no further spillage was likely.  Some oil had been sorbed off the deck of the barge but most had gone overboard and was not recoverable (dissipating rapidly).
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
P-688-1998*    On 12/9/98 CTI Ron Wilson advised me that the town of Cape Elizabeth was sending in a removal notice for a waste oil UST they suspect may remain at this former gas station next to the town office and now owned by the town.  Looking thru P-670-91 I advised Wilson and Town Manager Ernest McVane that the UST was recorded as removed under Steven Eufemia of the DEP in 1990.  Wilson stated they would check anyway because of an offset fill coming into the building and then notify me of what they found.
     After the 1991 removal of the gasoline UST's the town purchased the property from Irving Oil Corp. and no new UST facility was installed.
    As of 2/2/99 Wilson and Field Services had not notified DEP as promised.  That day I asked Wilson about the site and he stated that they had found a dead capped pipe which they emptied of oil and filled with concrete.
   No further actions are expected at this time.



S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-500-1999*On 8/24/99. 0035 hours the Dover Police dispatcher reported a vehicle in the Piscataquis River near Route 7 going out of Dover.  At the time of the report the vehicle had been pulled to the shore line and there had been no evidence of a spill.  They said that they would contact me if the situation changed.
P-682-1992*
LUST removal, retail motor fuels UST facility, dense urban, commercial & residential area, served by municipal sewer & water.
B-78-2001*B-078-2001
02/28/2001 13:45

     The Bucksport Public Safety office called to report that a propane truck had been involved in a rollover on the Hincks Road also in Bucksport.  Fire personnel were said to be on site tending to the accident.  Investigation shown that the fuel tank on the truck was not damaged.  The truck, which landed in the upright position during the incident, was extracted from the roadside ditch without incident.


A-298-2001*Received report of oil coming out of the ground Beverly Hillbillies style in a residential area of Skowhegan. There were indeed large patches of black oily looking stuff in the muddy melting snow. The area is served by public water so I decided to leave it alone for a while and let things dry out a little. Returned in May with Cheryl Fontaine of technical services and determined that the staining was caused by manganese precipitating from the groundwater as it came out of the ground and came into contact with the air. No further action is anticipated.
B-550-1998*Mr. Miller called to report that a condensor unit for a water chiller outside building #153 failed causing the release of about one gallon of lube oil onto the ground. They dug up about a fifty five gallon drum of dirt to clean up the spill. This dirt will be shipped out by a licensed waste hauler.
B-585-1999*B-585-99
Dexter

Friday September 17, 1999			1535

Bob Whittier paged me to report that a Dexter Municipal had phoned to report a sunken boat, in Lake Wassookeag, in Dexter.

I returned the call & explained that he should notify Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  I also said that when they were ready to raise the boat to call.  The small outboard motorboat had been underwater for about 2 days and was reported to be causing a periodic sheen that would dissipate rapidly.  This type of boat usually has a gasoline-oil mix either in an attached tank or a remote tank if left on board.  I asked them to contact me when they were ready to retrieve the boat.  I would be there in event of a potential small oil or gasoline spill.  There was no further contact from the Dexter municipal official.
B-289-1996*6/3/96 @ 1559

I received a phone call from a Mr. Steve Polyot (745-6397), of New England Telephone Company. Mr. Polyot reported that a line truck blew a hydraulic hose on the cherry picker bucket unit.  As a result some 20 gallons of SAE 30 oil used as hydraulic oil spilled onto the side of the road and into a ditch.  The location was in front of 18 Olive Heights in Bangor.

When I arrived on scene a spill kit was already in place.  I placed some additional pads on the pooled oil that was in the ditch. Steve was also on scene and stated that he had already contacted Clean Harbors to conduct the clean up and disposal.  They arrived shortly and clean up began.  About .90 cubic yards (3, 55 gallon drums) of contaminated soil and sorbents was generated as a result of this clean up.  The clean up was nearly complete except for the small amount of oil that had gone into the pavement.  The spill debris was disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
B-134-1999*Robert Sieb, a Great Northern Paper environmental technician, called this office to report that there was a small sheen on Millinocket Stream. After some phone tag I was able to learn that bearings in a generator turbine had been over oiled and some of the excess had worked its way to the stream. The actual sheen was small patches. The oil in the mill was cleaned up and the automatic oiler taken off line. No further action anticipated.
A-573-1999*As part of RCRA site closure, removal of a former generator building made further remediation of an old kerosene spill possible. Contaminated soil was removed. See the RCRA closure file for correspondence, memos, and remediation plans.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-580-2000*While mowing his lawn, Mr. Farrell accidently hit his 275 gallon K-1 AST breaking off the filter.  Mr. Farrell was able to stop the leak with a stick plug and called the Saco Fire Dept. who in turn called me.  I went to the site.  The tank had been secured and the oil co.  was on the way to repair the break.  Mr. Farrell had begun to dig up the impacted lawn as per my instruction.  We dug out approximatley 1 yard of soil which will be disposed of with Commercail Paving.  No further action anticipated.
A-43-1996*     DEP received a report at 1710 on 1/25/96 that a diesel spill had occurred at this facility at 0030 that morning.  According to the spiller (J & S Oil Co.) one of their employees accidently overfilled a storage tank at the subject property.  Oil flowed over a relatively large area due to poor penetration of frozen soils.
     A dug well is located approximately 20' from the spill site.  This well provides water to the convenience store on the property and is considered "at risk" from this incident.  The case was referred for Technical Services attention and will be handled by Alex Pugh.
     Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal after temperature warmed enough to allow thawing.  I anticipate no further involvement by Response Services as a result of this incident.
   Refer also to DEP # A-611-94.
I-165-2000*After receiving a large shipment of items into the Salvation Army building, a number of bags of outdated prescriptions were identified. After calling the local Police & Fire Dept and receiving no guidance, we were called to help with this material.

I went through all the materials they recovered , made an inventrory list, and  sent the list to the DEA folks in Houlton ( Darrell Crandall). They found nothing that couldn't go to the landfill.

Case Closed
A-390-1996*Dwayne Bickford of the Oakland Police Department called the oil spill 800 number to report a car into a small pond in Oakland. He reported a sheen on the water. I responded. The car was driven by Misty Doyan. She put the front of the car into a pond when she failed to make a sharp turn. The pond is on the property of Richard Lafreniere. I met his wife on site. I inspected the pond and found only some sheen. There were plenty of frogs and insects still alive, no dead animals were observed. I explained to Mrs. Lafreniere that there was nothing I could do to collect the sheen, but since sensative animals were still alive that there should not be a long term problem. No other work is required.
P-136-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
P-770-2000*See attached report from CMP.
B-28-2000*B-028-00
Rockwood

Tuesday January 18, 2000				1003

I received a phone call from Mr. Mike Fevreau of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  Mr. Fevreau phoned to report that two snowmobiles were in Moosehead Lake.  The snowmobiles are about 100 yards off shore.  They are located South of an island near the Moose River.  He indicated that they were low on gasoline and that there was no indication of a leak or sheen at this time.

I was informed that they would investigate to find the owner or owners and get the snowmobiles removed from the water as soon, as was practical.
A-80-1996* An anonymous caller reported a small oil spill at MTE Inc. in Farmington. He explained that he did not want his name used because his wife worked at the place. In addition, the Fire Dept. was on scene cleaning up and ventilated the place. I received no other calls on this matter and was involved with something else at the time so, therefore, no site visit was made.
P-762-2000*    On the morn. of Mon. 12/11/00 DEP responded to a report of 80 gal. of K1 oil discharged at this Falmouth resid.  Responding, I met with Ms. Jeanine Cook who showed me the leak.  The leak was from an overhead fuel line over a basement doorway.  Actually only a gallon or less leaked from a fitting, soaking the wood frame and a small area of the concrete floor and causing an odor problem.  The original 80 gal. estimate by the FD was based on a broken gage for the 130 gal. AST in the garage [which still had 38" of oil].  The FD put speedy dry on the floor till the Cooks could have the oily wood replaced.  I advised Ms. Cook about the AST Ins. Program and I notified the Fire Marshal to send her an application.  There is a drilled well in the back though I do not believe the well is threatened at this time.  The area is rural residential.
    The AST appeared only several years old or less and was labeled as coming from Kelton Oil Co. (aka Downeast Energy), of Windham.  The copper fuel line was un-sleeved and ran to a heater.
    Of concern is the 130 gal. AST in the garage.  The vertical tank sits on an approx. 5 foot tall stack of concrete cinder-blocks which I understand is considerably higher than the state ruling for not being over 12" high off the floor.  In order to fill the tank inside the garage a fuel deliverer must climb up a step ladder to attach the hose to the fill-pipe.  From experience, this tank is in an unreasonable danger of falling over and could cause a large discharge of the entire contents. I will send a copy of this report to the Cooks with a recommendation that they lower the tank and install a fuel pump.

S Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-38-1998*Don Millington told us about this tank during the A-505-97 removal process. He claimed it only contained heavy oil (#4 to #6). The analytical work showed various chlorinated solvents and low level PCBs. The materials were classified as F005 solvent wastes. About 20,000 gallons was recovered from the tank. The tank was partialy buried and Mr. Millington wanted to leave it in place for later removal, but we removed it. Once the tank was removed, we discovered a direct opening to the ground in the end of the tank. A 4" hex coupler was threaded into a 6" flange at the base of the lower end of the tank. There was no evidence in the soil imprint at the end of the tank that this was connected to anything. It appears this opening was intended to allow free liquids in the tank to drain into the ground. Given the characteristics of the waste in the tank and the presence of the opening at the bottom, this appears to be the still bottoms disposal area for the Thurlow Road operation (A-318-96 & A-505-97). The situation was referred to enforcement for potential criminal prosecution. Prosecution was not possible. The tank was cleaned and cut up. A small gasoline UST was also discovered on the property and removed.

Preliminary site assessments were done. The Uncontrolled Sites group has commissioned a detailed study of the site. Refer to their file for additional details on this site.
P-323-1997*   On 6/12/97 I was contacted by Mr. Evans of DEP, Tanks Enf. Unit regarding the reported failure by SIA and Tanknology P-Test, of the premium unleaded 7000 gal. FRP UST. Our contact with C N Brown was Mr. Kevin Moore. After pumping out and removing from service, CNB had a monitoring well installed, unfortunately the well was put in about 40' upgrade of the UST and will not likely show good gw conditions near tank, nor if a leak is getting to the nearby storm drain.  This drain has been the recipient of several mystery gaso. discharges in the past, effecting nearby basements (see P-770-96, et al).
   On 10/21/97 C N Brown submitted a Tracer helium Test  which indicated that the PU tank passed.  At my request, Mr. Moore had said he would have me notified so DEP could observe the Tracer Test, though I was never notified as agreed and did not get to confirm the quality of the findings.
   Because of the initial test failures, past history, and unconfirmed source(s) for leaks in this area, further Dept. actions are possible, and no facilities in this area should be considered clean to satisfaction at this time.  See the attached documents for further information.

S G Brezinski, ME DEP, BRWM
B-63-2001*B-063-2001
02/26/2001 12:45

     The C.N. Brown Oil Company in Mattawamkeag called to report a small #1 fuel spill at the Mary Lou McVeil residence on the Back Settlement Road.  It was stated that approximately 1/2 gallon leaked from the vent on the outside tank during an overfill.  The oil was then reportedly cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action was taken.
P-451-1998*   This report covers the abandonment of four UST's (three gaso. and one #2 oil) at this gas station owned by Downeast Energy.  Due out for removal prior to 10/1/97 I visited several times in 1997 and early 1998 checking.  Though it had in-compliance FRP tanks, the piping was non-compliant bare-steel.  The large site had the UST facility and only a kiosk.  The area is mixed commercial and residential.  In August of 1998 Ron Wilson, CTI w/ Les Wilson & Sons and scheduled removal contractor, informed me that test pits he had done showed strong contamination and he would notify me several days prior to the removal.
   On 9/22/98 I was informed while on the road that the removal was ongoing so I visited while returning from Saco.  There was strong gaso. odor in the air from a Clean Harbors vacuum truck that was improperly venting to the ground.  I had the driver install a 12' vent and reminded the truck driver and the CTI (Chris Wilson) of venting requirements.  T-1 was gone and T-2 and T-3 being uncovered.  T-2 was accidently punctured by the backhoe releasing vapors but no product.  CTI Ron Wilson was also onsite.
    Contamination initially appeared not severe and under the BS-2 action level.  Besides the peastone around the tanks, the native soils I observed were sands.  A test pit to 21' showed nice clean sands and no gw.  At the days end, Humphries notified me that he had measured soil >3000 ppm over T-3 and estimated they would remove up to 20 yds under the clean-up requirement.  On 9/23 I returned the next day, confirmed the contamination, and issued a virgin letter for 40 tons to CRS (see attached).  Downeast thru Wilson would manage the spill and pay for costs upfront.  128.24 tons was eventually excavated.
   Later a 4th, unreg.  275 gal. UST was found by an old shed in the rear and removed.  The entire site was remodeled and a new C-store building built.   See the CMR 691 assess. and UST Reg. files for further details.


S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
I-74-1999*ON 4/27/99, DENNIS KOVACK OF DEAD RIVER, REPORTED A LEAK AT THE HIDEAWAY APARTMENTS IN MARS HILL.  A SEAM ON THE INSIDE AST WAS LEAKING FROM A CORROSION HOLE.  DEAD RIVER PUMPED OFF THE TANK, CHANGED THE LOCK AND CLEANED UP THE OIL USING ABOUT 10 SORBENT PADS WHICH WAS DISPOSED OF THROUGH THE BOYDS SANITATION IN MARS HILL.  CASE CLOSED.
P-597-1996*On September 19, 1996 I discussed a UST removal which would be occuring the following day at the David Ward property Route 113, West Baldwin (former gas station) with Alan Lyscars of Field Services, Inc.  The site was very old and contamination was expected.  I would be unable to attend the UST removal and therefore provided Mr. Lyscars with an "Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement" (attached) which outlined the Department's requirements for clean-up actions should contamination be encountered.  The site is considered "stringent" on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, and as such it was felt that geoprobing and/or clean-up would be necessary and could commence on Monday September 23.  Mr. Lyscars reported on 9/20/96 that extensive contamination was encountered, however the owner was not willing to do any clean-up and or exploratory work at that time.  I spoke with Mr. Ward via telephone on 9/23/96 and explained the requirements and his options for clean-up of his site.  A follow up letter was sent on 9/26/96 and is attached to this report.  On 11/13/96 a letter was received from Mr. Ward stating that he is not interested in cleaning up his site.  As this is a stringent site and the owner refuses to clean up to the Department's satisfaction this site has been refered to the Division of Oil Facilites Regulation.



__________________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
Division of Resonse Services
I-138-2001*1.5 to 2 gallons of oil was leaked due to cracked fireomatic valve.
P-644-1998*On 12/13/98 I received several calls reporting a sheen in the water near Portland Pipeline Pier #2.  I went down to the dock and was met by a representative of the Pipeline.  He explained to me that the ship at the dock, the Astro Antares, had fired up its boiler and a cloud of soot had belched out causing the sheen.  I was given a full tour of the ship and was satisfied that the sheen was not oil related.  No further Response action is required at this time.



______________________________
Ann Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 8, 2000
A-134-1998* The AST (horizontal) at Mr. Hansen's home sunk into the ground, which caused the filter/fitting to break. This resulted in the release of about 150 gallons of kerosene. This tank had been placed on four 2 inch concrete blocks.
 When I arrived Colby & Gale had dug several holes near the tank, at least two of these holes contained free product. They were pumping oil from the hole into a tank. They had also pumped the remaining oil from the leaking tank. They recovered one half of a tank.
 The next step was to hire a contractor to remove the contaminated soil. Buzz Benner was hired and that afternoon he excavated the oil contaminated soil. Bedrock was encountered at three feet below grade. A small amount of free product was leaching from under the concrete pad. We did not want to undermine the concrete pad, so therefore, we could not remove all of the contaminated soil.
 We installed a drainage system with crushed rock and perforated pipe. This pipe then exited in the slope out back. A 5 gal bucket with sorbent pads were placed at the end of this pipe to collect any oil that may drain out.
 Alex Pugh and I made a site visit on 4-1-98.
 4-8, I replace pads in the bucket, they were saturated.
 At this time, this case has been referred to our Technical Services Division for further monitoring.
P-315-1999*     On Tues. 5/18/99 Carl Allen and I responded to a complaint thru Westbrook Fire Dept. (WFD) of an oil sheen in the Presumpscott River.  I understand that they were notified by SAPPI (aka S D Warren).  We met WFD at identified RP: Coastal Products Co. on Bridge St. and adjacent to the River (see maps).  The site is part of a larger, old mill complex.  The mineral oil spilled is used in producing soap.  Placarded caustics were also observed in the building.
     Plant Manager Mike Mooney and President Herb Pressman explained that on 5/17 a plastic 50 - 60 gal. tote had suffered a damaged nozzle and leaked 5 to 10 gallons of mineral oil to the floor.   They believed the spill was contained within the building but it leaked down thru one or more 3/4" holes in the concrete floor to a drainage system that empties to the river outside.  Linda Doran responded to a similar spill here in 1998 (P-205-98).
   On a natural rock spillway outside we noted a small but steady stream of oil coming from a drainage way under the building.  We changed sorbents and bagged oily ones for Coastal to dispose of.  Much of the oil was in sheens and thin slicks on rock pools.  Over the next week I returned several more times to change pads.  In late May there was no more oil draining out and heavy rains caused an increased river flow which washed any remaining oil sheen from the rocks.
     Mooney stated that they would be plugging up the floor drain-holes to prevent any similar spill to the river again.  I have noted no record that this 5/17/99 discharge was reported by Coastal to DEP as required.  I estimate less than half of the discharge was recovered.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-123-1997*     DEP received a report that a spill had occurred at a residential AST due to an operator error while pumping the AST.  Approximately 20 gallons of oil spilled onto the concrete cellar floor.  This oil was promptly collected by the oil company, and no oil reached soil or water.  Vapors in the residence became a problem, however, and the homeowners (Howe) vacated the premises for several days while the oil company contracted to have the cellar cleaned.  A fan was installed to ventilate the cellar.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-163-1999*Shields, CEO, Scarborough, received a compliant from Paul Wood, owner of property located at 421 Gorham Rd.  Wood complained of a possible oil spill and regulated materials left behind on an adjacent property, 417 Gorham Rd.,  that was recently vacated.  Shields contacted Mike Clarke of the DEP Land Bur., see attached complaint form (DLRR).  Clark referred the complaint to DEP Response Services because of the reported discharge.

On or about 29 Jan 1999, I met Paul Wood on site.  I observed remnants of a residential trailer, tires, car parts, and other sorted housing debris.  Due to the snow pac, I could not determine if an oil spill occurred at this site.  I determined that Wood's complaint should be reviewed by the the DEP Solid Waste Unit, and this matter has been referred to that unit.

5 March 1999, I conducted a brief site visit and did not observe an actual or potential discharge.  I took several photos to attach to this report.

No further response action anticipated.  Matter referred to Solid Waste Unit.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (9Mar99).

A-56-1999*Received a call from Farmington Oil that a customer of theirs had a small spill. They reported that some snow had come off the roof and had cracked the filter nipple. The product was dyed K-1. The person on scene did not think it was necessary to come up and said that they would clean up the small amount that had spilled. They also reported that Mrs. Osborne did have a well.

I went up on 1/27/1999 and inspected the site. No pink snow was found. The spill was obviously small and had been cleaned up effectively. Mrs. Osborne stated that her well was on the other side of the house, about 100' from the spill. With nothing obvious to clean up, no further work is necessary.
P-728-2001*Please see attached.
I-210-1998*On 10-30-98, this office received a call from a resident of Easton who had noticed a large number of dead fish in the recreation pond behind the town office that morning. She had been walking her dog about 5:00 A.M. when she noticed them. Her call was received here at about 4:30 P.M. An investigation that evening revealed about 75-100 dead suckers along the edge of the pond. No other species except suckers were seen. Dave Basely of IF&W was contacted that night. His opinion was that it was not a natural kill as D.O. and rapid temperature differences would not be a consideration for this time of year.

No dead fish were seen at the inlet to the pond about two miles upstream.

On 11-2-98, the Town Manager of Easton was contacted and stated that on 10-29-98 the fire department had drawn water through their hydrant on the pond to test the equipment. As water was being circulated, fish were seen being drawn through the system and sprayed back into the pond. She stated this had happened once before during the same type of exercise. Apparently the hydrant  intake is in a deep hole where larger suckers tend to lay. This was most likely the cause.

The town has received a letter from IF&W urging them to appropriately screen their hydrant to prevent this from happening again.
B-249-2001*
Brian Cook called from Georgia-Pacific oriented strand board plant to report that they had spill 500 gallons of hydraulic oil to the secondary containment of their hydraulic pump room. This was the result of a hose bursting. Most of the oil was collected and filtered and reused. The floor of the pump room was finished off with speedi-dri and a few sorbent pads that were burned in their multi-fuel boiler.
A-579-1998*h An anonymous caller reported that every time Mr. Rideout pulled out of his driveway, with his pickup truck, he would lose 0.5 gallons of gasoline through the opening where the gas cap should have been. Mr. Theodore Rideout's residence is on Route 218, near the Cookson Rd.
 I made a site visit later that day. There was no one home at that time. A quick look around the property revealed a lot of junk, such as metal debris, autos etc. Several hours later while returning from another site I stopped in, however, there was no one home this time either.
 The anonymous person called again, on or about 7-27-99, and reported that there was oil and automotive batteries scattered about the property. I made a site visit on 8-4-99 and spoke with Mr. Rideout. I also walked around the property and did not find any evidence of oil spilling or dumping. I found only one automotive battery. However, there is a lot of junk, such as metal debris and wood, covering the property.
 No further action will be required.
A-647-2000*C.N.Brown reported a spill of 5 gallons of kerosene at it's bulk plant in Jay. C.N.Brown employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further action is anticipated.
B-450-2001*     This office received a call at 1630 on 8/14/01 from Dennis St Peter (Civil Engineering Services, Inc.; Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had recently completed a Phase II site assessment at the former Harborside Restaurant property on Main Street in Brewer and had found low levels of oil contaminated soil in some of the test holes.  The highest reading obtained on a PID type meter was 197 ppm and the product appeared to be old gasoline, kerosene, or heating oil.  It was indicated that there have been gasoline stations on and around the property in the past, but nothing very recent.  The surrounding area is on town water.  According to DEP guidelines, this facility would come under baseline 2 cleanup standards.  Consequently, no cleanup was required at this time.  I was informed that the owners would like something in writing, other than a spill report, guaranteeing that DEP will not come after them in the future for additional remediation.  As I have indicated, based on the low level of contamination found and the location of the property, this site does not appear to be of any concern to DEP.  However, not knowing what was done where on the property or what the site assessment might have missed, I could not give them any future guarantees.  It was suggested that they might contact Nick Hodgkins (DEP-VRAP) in Augusta to see what, if anything, he could give them in writing.

REC:  File repot.
B-815-1998*     On December 24,1998 at 1445 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a one gallon mineral oil leak from a transformer on route 15 in Deer Isle.  A tree limb hit the unit which was located on pole 87 and burned a hole which leaked a gallon of <50ppm PCB mineral oil.  Workers excavated a 5' X 5' area around the base of the pole.  There are no wells in the area.
B-203-1996*On 4/24/96, 0855 hours this office received an anonymous call stating that a skidder parked by the dam by the Springfield Road was leaking diesel fuel.  The complaint went on to state that the ground under the unit was saturated and that fuel was leaching into the river.  The material under the machine turned out to be soil and woods debris that had been scraped off prior to lube maintenance.  The debris had a slight smell of grease in places, but there was no saturation and there was no leaching to the river.  I would say that there never had been any leaching to the water.
P-363-1996*Citizen contacted U.S. Coast Guard regarding material he drove his boat through and thought it to be hazardous.  U.S. Coast Guard was to investigate and contact the Department.  Material was assumed to be pollen.  I responded to the complaint the following day and found nothing.  No further action required.
P-21-1998*15 January 1998, responded to complaint at spill location. Upon arrival, I observed a strong olfactory odor that I could not identify. A representative of Alan's Automotive informed me that Northern Utilities had conducted some sort of service in the street earlier this day.
I investigated an area of the street between addresses 187 thru 195 St.Johns Street, and discovered an oil stain between a metal access cover in the street and a portion of the sidewalk. A strong odor was being emitted from this area and could be smelled numerous meters down wind. Alan's representative complained that he could smell it in his shop all day.
I contacted Northern Utilities and spoke with Fred Clark. Clark informed me that earlier today (15Jan98) a crew had pumped out a sump associated with underground gas utility lines, and that the suspected oil is known as a "drip oil" or "carbor seal" and is used as a sealer or lubricant around joints in the supply lines. The sumps are pumped as part of routine maintenance to remove water. Clark said that the crew must have accidentally pumped out the sealer (oil) that somehow collected in the sump.
16 January 1998, Clean Harbors attempted to clean up the area using Simple Green cleaner. Later this day I received an additional complaint from Alan's Automotive. When I returned to the area, I observed that the stain and odor remained so I made arrangements to meet Northern Utilities representatives on site later this day (16Jan98). After the get together, it was agreed upon that Clean Harbors would return and clean the area with ammonia solution and vacuum up the remaining snow.
As of 27 February 1998, the DEP has not received any additional complaints in this matter.
A referral to the Oil Enforcement Unit will be submitted, in part due to the fact that the odor and oil stain where so obvious and this spill should have been reported by Northern Utilities as required.
No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, (27Feb97).
A-137-2000*Received a call from Jerry Junkins of International Paper concerning a small spill.  He reported that about 1.5 gallons of lube oil was spilled from the #4 paper machine.  Approximately a gallon went to the sewer and the rest was recovered.  No site visit was necessary and no additional work is required.  See the attached letter from International Paper for additional information.
P-297-1997*See attached NRC report.
A-193-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
I-99-1997*Faulty seal on a water pump.  Pads were picked up the same day and disposed of through Clean Harbors. Water and oil mixture was allowed to decant with the water being placed back into ditch. The oil was drummed for disposal.  Clean Harbor will dispose of the material.
P-757-1999*On 10/28/99, I received a call from Jaimee Zick of CEA.  She wanted information for a report on an incident at 89 Cumberland Street in Westbrook that occurred on September 30, 1999.  I looked through the records but couldn't find any evidence of the incident having been reported.  I then called Clean Harbors and spoke to Ray, he stated that it had been a small spill onto a paved parking lot that occurred when a tractor trailer truck backed into a guardrail and punctured its saddle tank.  Clean Harbors was called by AMI Leasing and they cleaned up the spill with speedi dry.

On 11/01/99, I received a summary report from CEA which stated that the spill was reported to the DEP and it was above the "reportable quantity of 10 gallons".  I called Jaimee Zick and explained to her there is no "reportable quantity" for surface spills of this sort and that I had been unable to find any evidence of the spill being reported.  She stated that she would revise the report and send out a new copy to me, but I never received it.

No further response actions is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 1, 1999
P-299-1997*   After going to DEP BLWQ on 5/23/97, S. Brezinski was refered this site for BRWM opinion on this site from Matt Hight of DEP, BLWQ on 5/28/97.  On 5/29/97 I met the complaintent, Mr. Peddle, and the property owner, Mr. Daicy, onsite.  The property is rural residential on drilled wells.  The Daicy's occupy a mobile home off Pond Road at 177B; in the rear at #177A is another home.  The Daicy's have lived at 177B for about a year and have been working hard to clean up vehicles and other debris on their property.  Their complaint is that contaminated water had been running off the rear property, 177A, onto theirs and around their well.  In a shallow ditch next to their well I noted and sampled a thick, moussey, rust colored substance that appeared to be thick Fe Bacteria.  Lab analysis for DRO showed ND for petroleum (see attached).  Though I noted a tire pile at 177A I did not enter due to Keep Out signs.
  At this time there is no further BRWM, Response Div. actions applicable.  In checking with Solid Waste Div. I undertsand that the reported junk at 177A is too small for their jurisdiction and this is apparently a town issue.
   A copy of this report was sent, with lab data, to Mr. Daicy and as of 7/16/97 I have not recieved any further calls or questions from him.

S G Brezinski
P-566-1998*This site was one of the 1000 well DHS MTBE survey.  I visited the site and found no obvious source of the MTBE found in their well.  There were several gasoline powered pieces of equipment in the yard.  I took a confirmatory sample which came up negative.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-220-1997*     DEP received a report that staff at this facility had been observed dumping floor sweepings (speedee-dry contaminated with gasoline) at the edge of this property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 6/23/97.  I observed no evidence of the alleged dumping.  The facility owner (Zinck) assured me that his staff would not have done this.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-712-1998*Received a call from Murry Oil that a customer of theirs had suffered an oil spill. I responded to the site and met Randy Murry at the trailer of Deborah Cornish. Apparently someone had cut the line allowing the oil to drain out. Excavation of contaminated soil was necessary and I arranged with Butcher Excavation to do the work. Approximately 22.3 tons of soil was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal. The site was cleaned up to Stringent action levels of below 100 ppm PID bag headspace. There is a public water supply well about 1000' from the spill site which serves the trailer park. Unless quarterly monitoring samples report a positive result, no further work is necessary.

The possible culprit is the former boyfriend/husband of Ms. Cornish, William Candy. The oil line being cut was the first of three vandalism incidents culminating with the burning of the trailer. Mr. Candy was not charged in any of these incidents.
A-475-1999*Ms. Moranda called to report this.  She could see transmission fluid under a vehicle parked along York St.  She also reported that this is an ongoing problem at this location.  I visited the site and observed extensive staining to the pavement along two sides of the Building at 15 Washington Street.  There are three garages behind the building on York St.  The drive in front of the garages was also stained.   I cleaned the transmission fluid from the pavement.  The leak appeared to have stopped.  Later I located the owner of the car and advised him of the need to report spills and clean any spills.  He reported that the car was due to be towed to another location and repaired.  He stated that he would purchase speedy dry to clean any future leaks.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
A-14-2000*     DEP received a report that an oil delivery vehicle had backed into a ditch at a residential neighborhood in Winslow.  A line was damaged, spilling several gallons of fuel.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
     The neighborhood is served by public water but the subject property has a drilled well approx. 100' from the spill site.  Recovery efforts were prompt and thorough, and I do not anticipate that this well will be impacted by this event.
P-573-1990*
	Abandonment by removal of previously-unregistered 500-gal. steel waste oil UST.  Over mapped S & G aquifer.  Urban downtown area on city water.
A-394-2000*Mrs. Sutherland reported seeing red rusty colored oil when she walked along the shore at low tide near the new town park. I was unable to locate the area the first time I visited, so arranged to walk the beach with Mrs. Sutherland. She showed me an area about 500 feet from the park (between two old wooden staircases) where the beach was stained a rusty orange. There was a heavy organic sheen on the puddles. I did not observe any oil or gasoline. The second area of staining was about 100 feet further down the beach. There was a 5' storm drain just above the smaller stained area, but no pipe was visible above the larger stained area. I relayed this information to the Belfast CEO's office. They will check to make sure all houses along the waterfront are connected to the sewer, and may do some dye tests. I also relayed the information to DEP Land & Water for their review.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-583-2001*On 10/13/01, 1009 hours Dead River reported an AST anomaly at 103 Park Street, Orono.  The tech found a small amount of product on the cement floor under the AST but was unable to find the actual source of the leak.  We are assuming that the release was coming from a very small corrosion hole.  The tech did see drops forming on the bottom of the tank.  The property is commercial office space that belongs to Albenco Inc.  I talked to Alex Gray of Albenco.  It did not appear that they needed our help.
P-355-2000*On June 13, Greg Hesslin of the Forest Service referred a call to me of possible leaking oil drums at Brookside Auto in Lisbon.  I checked the site and found two waste oil drums in back of the garage, however both were closed with no drips, stains or any other signs of leakage.  The grass and other vegitation in the area was very healthy.  The owner was not around, however he did call me later that day and stated that there had been no spills on his property.  No further action anticipated.
P-459-1996*12JUL96, received report from Auburn Fire Dept. concerning the chemical ether, discovered by the subject in her home. I contacted Enpro Environmental Services for pick up and disposal of the material.

On or about 27SEP96, I visited the homeowner and determined that the a DEP Indivdual Ability To Pay Claim be sent to her attorney: Murphy Coyne, P.O. Box 1312, Lewiston, ME 04243-1312. See attached memorandum from Scott Whittier.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (9JAN97)
P-628-2000*17 October 2000, responded to facility location and observed an excavator demolishing a building.  Inspection of the area revealed an area (4ft. by 4ft.) of soil grossly saturated with heating oil..  The contractor on site advised no knowledge of the spill, but the property owner said that the contractor knocked over a 275 gallon above ground storage tank.  I inspected the AST and observed that the tank was empty and that a bung opening was plugged with a twig.  Further discussion with the property owner indicated that the tank will be removed and site clean up.

The soil removed per issued Virgin Product letter and disposed at licensed facility.

No further action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6NOV00.
B-304-1997*D-TREE=I.
A-151-1996*Benjamin Nettle called to complain about odors from oil in the driveway at the property which he was renting.  He claimed that the previous tenants had repaired cars and drained the oil directly onto the gravel drive way.  There were also contaminated spots beside the garage.  He had arranged for gravel to be spread on the driveway thus concealing the contamination.  Probing of the driveway revealed no gross contamination or odors.  There was some stained soil beside the garage, but the site met baseline 2 cleanup standards.  No further action is necessary.
P-544-1997*On 9/19/97 I received a call from Portland Pipe Line reporting a small crude oil spill on their Pier 2.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that the Pipe Line had been conducting a hydrostatic pressure test of their piping on the dock.  During the test, approximately 5 gallons of mixed crude oil and water leaked out a loose fitting.  The spill covered a small area of the pier and went into the water.  Pipe Line employees used sawdust to clean up the pier while Seacoast Ocean Services used sorbent material to clean up the oil that had reached the water.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
B-250-1999*Mike Hangge reports that one of his brother firefighters, on at least 3 occasions, has seen the cleaning crew at Coastal Carpet dump what he presumes to be washwater out the back of the mobile carpet cleaning van.  The washwater drains directly into the Union River.

Although not really a problem for Response Services, since the substance in question is not oil or a hazardous waste, on Friday, June 11, I found myself in Ellsworth late in the day, and decided to surveil Coastal Carpets, hoping that the cleaning crew would have a load to dump that late in the week.  Nothing happened after 1/2 an  hour, so I gave up and went home.  I turned the complaint over to the Water Bureau.
P-197-1996*Transformer spilled PCB oil less than 50ppb.  Cleaned up by CMP.  See attached CMP literature.
B-313-2000*B-313-00
Blanchard Twp

Tuesday June 6, 2000				1833

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Jim Bennett (997-9677) about a logging accident and oil spill of 10 gallons of motor oil near Little Piscataquis Stream.  The location was reported as being on Breakneck Ridge Road about 5.5 miles in.

I phoned the number I was given for Mr. Bennett.  I spoke with Mrs. Norma Hersey.  According to Mrs. Hersey, Jim Bennett dropped his excavator off and phoned the DEP's toll free number.  Mrs. Hersey indicated that he had had an oil spill and as far as she knew a portion of the oil went into Bald Mountain Stream around 3:00 PM today.  I asked if there was a way for me to contact Mr. Bennett.  She said that he had a construction company in Cambridge.

I phoned information and got a Parkman phone number for Mr. James Bennett.
I made contact with Mr. Bennett (277-5157) around 2130.  Mr. Bennett said that he does road maintenance for Wagner Forest Management.  Mr. Bennett was in the process of loading his excavator onto his flatbed trailer with the truck connected.  He said that the air valve that sets the maxi-break on the flatbed apparently leaked or failed.  When he attempted to load the excavator he ended up pushing the tractor, flat bed trailer combination.  The truck moved, slid down a bank toward Marble Stream around 1600.  He said that the truck came to a stop when it hit a large boulder near Marble Stream.

That boulder split his oil pan on his engine and spilled about 10 gallons of crankcase oil.  Much of the oil went into the stream, but nearly 4 gallons remained at the stream edge.  He said he will remove the oil and I suggested that he spread it as thinly as possible on the logging road away from streams, ponds or ditches with water in them and on a flat gradient.  Due to the movement of Marble stream the nearly 6 gallons of crankcase oil was not recoverable.
B-484-2001*      On August 29, 2001 we received a call from Tim Andrews of Domtar reporting a ten gallon spill of gear oil at their mill in Baileyville.  A gear box fell off a forklift and broke a drain plug which spilled the oil onto the pavement.  Workers treated the oil with a new product called "Ecosolve" which is a collection of oil eating bacteria.  Since there are no drains and the weather is warm this is a good situation to field test the product.
A-241-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 4856.
A-542-1998*Received a report of a small overfill from Dan Parks of the Fairfield Irving office. He reported that his people slightly overfilled a tank at 30 Island Avenue in Fairfield. Approximately 3 gallons were spilled through the sight glass. Dan said that they cleaned it up. A phone call to Pam Rowe, owner confirmed this information. No further work is necessary at this time.
P-158-2000*Discharge resulted from broken hose on delivery truck where coupling had come apart.  Most of the oil was contained on pavement and collected with sorbent pad.

No response was necessary.

No further action required.
I-12-1997*MELTING SNOW FROM A PARKING LOT SNOW PILE RELEASED A SLIGHT OIL SHEEN.  UNKNOWN SOURCE OF OIL.  THE WATER RAN INTO THE CITY STORM DRAINS.  NO SHEEN COULD BE FOUND WHEN THE DRAINS EMPTIES INTO THE CARIBOU STREAM.
A-355-1997*     DEP received a belated report that a gasoline spill had occurred at this facility when a cap on a pump "blew off".  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 9/17.  It appeared that the spill had been confined to a paved area, and that no further recovery was feasible.  The area is served by municipal water.  No C.N.Brown staff were on site at the time of my visit.
     Two other bulk terminals (Webber, Butler) are located in the same general area.  I recommended that all be inspected for compliance with applicable regulations.
P-458-1996*12jul96, issued 30-day waiver.  no contamination reported.
no contamination reported and no dep mandates issued for this site.

No futher action anticipated.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-585-2001*Anonymous call to the switchboard with no call back number.  The manager at Xpress Lube was called (Mickey) and the alleged incident discussed.  Xpress Lube does not store any product, clean or used, in drums on the site.  Used oil is collected weekly by Clean Harbors from a central storage tank in the facility.  While on other state business in Belfast I stopped by the Xpress Lube and found all to be in order with no evidence of a spill.
B-626-1998*Sharon Fortin of SAPPI reported, on 9/21/98, the possible loss  of hydraulic oil at their Bingham truck garage.  They became became concerned about the system because the hydraulic lift at their Marshall Yard Operation had lost an estimated 100 gallons of oil, and the Bingham lift system was even older than the one at Marshall Yard. This incident  was reported concurrent with SAPPI's trying to find a buyer for their Maine timberlands, so SAPPI was anxious to  resolve this problem.  I suggested that they bore through the garage floor, and look for concentrations of liquid oil; if any were found, try to recover it by vacuum truck.  ( clean-up agreement, attached)

On Sept. 24,  Scott Collins of St. Germain Associates was on site to explore under the slab.  In a conversation with Mark Doten and Sharon Fortin, the possibility arose that any oil leaked had migrated off-site via a floor drain line.    Blueprints from 1950 showed the line exiting  to a ditch, but that was known to be incorrect;  the line had actually been discovered  in a different location in April of 1997, and the contractor stated that there was no oil in or  around it.  That statement and the static level of water in the floor drains indicated to us that the line was not working, and there was no reason to believe that it would drain oil  from under the slab.

Since drilling found no liquid oil, and since town water is present, I saw no reason to require SAPPI to jack hammer up their shop floor to recover only trace amounts of oil.
B-190-1998*On 3/16/98 an anonymous caller expressed concern about effluent from the Charleston Fire Department's floor drain in the bays where fire trucks were being washed.  The caller indicated that the wash went into the holding tank, which I gathered served as an oil/water separator, and from there it over flowed to the out side of the building.  The caller wondered if this effluent could adversely affect the people who lived down grade from the fire department building.  I told him that I would check the area for volitiles and that he could call me back in a few weeks to find out how things went.  My investigation revealed no volitiles that were within the range of photon detection.  Hence, there was no detectable gasoline or diesel.
P-441-2001*Dead River when performing annual maintenance at the Holbrook residence discovered the supply line had failed.  An unknown amount of oil has been lost beneath the concrete floor of the basement.  No visual signs of contamination were documented.

The home is on public water and sewer.

Initially no remediation activity is planned, as it would be very destructive in scope and Mrs. Holbrook was not outwardly willing to pursue that route.

No further contact has been received from Mrs. Holbrook it is not likely she will pursue any clean up.
A-235-1998*     DEP received a report that a sheen (no longer present) had been observed on Wilson Lake in the vicinity of a home that had burned in December, 1997.  The Wilton Fire Department was already on scene; they reported that the two 275-gallon tanks in the cellar showed no evidence of leakage and that no sheen was observed on the lake.  The property owner (Simoneau) confirmed that the tanks were intact and agreed to have them drained by an oil company.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-74-2000*On 7-11-00, Tony Delucca of Soft Water Service called this office to report that he had been to the home of Robert Rutti in Island Falls and the well was contaminated. He asked if I would check for a source. Several days later I met with Mr. Rutti at his home. The well appeared to be contaminated with gasoline, from the odor. It was clear there was no source off the property because his residence was at least 1/4 mile from the closest neighbor. He had several pieces of farm equipment, several pickups and four wheelers. The well was a shallow one, located only 10' from the driveway. The water line from the well to the house ran beneath the driveway, buried only about 1 foot. It seemed reasonable, given the amount of equipment(some with obvious leaks),and the well location, the source was one of these. I offered to put him on the QM program and recommended a filter to him. I also suggested he drill a new well sometime soon.
B-551-2001*      On October 3, 2001 at 1130 we received a call from Rich Wilcox of Wilcox Fuel in Lubec reporting an oil spill.  One of their trucks was delivering off-road diesel to the DeCenzo asphalt batch plant on route 1 in Whiting when a coupling on the truck let go and spilled 15 to 20 gallons onto the gravel.  DeCenzo excavated twelve yards of material and processed it in their batch plant.
A-721-1998*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this bulk terminal.  The area is geologically non-sensitive, but saturated soil was excavated for disposal.
A-710-2000* On 12-20-00 the Town of Greene dispatcher reported that a truck had collided with a train. According to this person two 55 gallon drums of diesel were in the truck and leaking into the brook. I arrived on scene and found that the Fire Dept. had made an underflow dam. There were no drums involved at this accident, only one small saddle tank on the plow truck. The diesel fuel was collecting in the pool just above this dam. Using sorbent pads and boom we collected most of the product. I walked downstream along the railroad tracks and did not find any more diesel. I left several pads in the drainage brook and returned two days later to finish the clean up. No further action will be required.
A-159-1997*Received a call from Doug Hanna that there had been some contamination found at an underground storage tank removal at the Cumberland Farms in Livermore Falls. Mr. Hanna is a consultant working for EnviroInvestigations & Remediation. I responded to the site on May 14. The site is very small and the excavation had been shored. It is classified a Baseline 2 site based on the Bureau's Decision Tree. The action level was set at 1500 ppm PID bag headspace. PID readings by Mr. Hanna showed that the tank excavation was only mildly contaminated with no readings over 1000. The piping trench was more heavily contaminated. Approximately 15 tons of contaminated soil was sent to Commercial Recycling for processing. The Appendix P report states that contamination in the piping trench may have been caused by piping removal activities. No further work is necessary at this site. Additional information can be found in the Appendix P site assessment.
B-560-1999*A FILL HOSE HIT BY A MOTORIST DURING A TANK FILLING CAUSED 35 GALLONS OF GASOLINE TO BE SPILLED AT THE HOGAN RD EXXON.  RANDY STONE NOTIFIED ME, AND UPON MY ARRIVAL HE AND I SEARCHED DOWNSTREAM FOR SOME SIGN OF PRODUCT IN THE STORM SEWERS, DITCHES OR MEADOW BROOK, BUT COULD FIND NOTHING.  THE TORRENTIAL RAINS OF THAT NIGHT HAD WASHED EVERYTHING AWAY.
B-614-1996*Tom Spitz, Chemical Hygiene Office for the University of Maine, called to report a small spill of sulfuric acid from a leaky battery at the Public Safety Building.  It was stated that about 2 oz. spilled onto a concrete surface when a battery overheated. The material was simply neutralized with baking soda and disposed of in the normal waste stream.
I-202-1998*On 10-8-98, Dave Page of Irving Oil Co. in Caribou called this office to report that a spill had been discovered at a customers residence during a routine maintenance visit. Apparently the tank in the basement had a small corrosion hole on the bottom causing it to drip occasionally. There was no way to tell how much had been lost but the technicians on-site were able to remove a small amount of oily dirt from beneath the tank and clean it up. I visited the site later in the day and confirmed the completeness of cleanup. The tank was replaced.
P-219-2000*31 March 2000, responded to spill location and observed a tractor trailer off the roadway.  The right saddle tank was detached from the tractor where the vehicle came in contact with some trees.  Motor oil was leaking from the engine.  Although there was an olfactory presence of diesel fuel and a slight film of oil on the grass and tree branches, there was no recoverable amount spilled.  The saddle tank was not actively leaking and the exposed tears/holes in the tank came to rest in an upright position.  I proceeded to plug the engine oil pan and recover the spilled motor oil.  The saddle tank was removed by the vehicle recovery company.

DEP to seek reimbursement for one bale of pads.
No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 25Apr00
B-639-1999*     On October 9, 1999 at 0040 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting a fifteen gallon diesel spill from a truck parked on the corner of Columbia and Hammond Sts.  No oil had reached any storm drain and firefighters had spread sorbents on the spill and a load of sand was on the way.  The leak was also stopped.  The vehicle was later impounded and the owner cited for various violations.
A-18-1996*see attached
P-217-2001*03.27.01 responded to spill location and observed an oil spill of K-1 into Little Ossipee Lake.  ACL Plumbing & Heating, responding to a 'no heat' compliant, observed a broken fitting on the above ground supply tank and reported the spill.

Spill contractors were hired by DEP to vacuum off the oil layer on the pond and deploy sorbents.  05.04.01 sorbent deployment stopped and a recovery well installed in the ground between the tank and lake.  Over the course of a month or more vacuum trucks pumped off the well.  Some land restoration was conducted after the well was installed.

As of 07.27.01 it appeared that the area was not properly watered and an attached shed was installed to the end of the camp, which may have caused additional ground disturbance and limited grass growth.

A layer of oil, approximately one inch thick, remains in the well.  This matter referred to Technical Services.  The area is serviced by point driven wells.  The locations of the wells were not threaten during clean up operation and no sampling was conducted by Response Services.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.18.01
B-765-1998*B-765- 98
Bangor

Tuesday November 24, 1998			1833

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Captain Palmer (942-6335),of the Bangor Fire Department about a spill of an unknown amount of oil at 93 Drew Lane.

I phoned and spoke with Captain Frank Rollins, of the Bangor Fire Department at the scene.  The fire department had stopped the leak in the tank which was due to a broken off feed line when the Dee automobile hit it.  The oil was spilled to the concrete garage floor.  I asked if they would be there in about 40 minutes and they said it is about wrapped up.

On Thursday morning Thomas Dee phoned and was concerned about oil that may have run out of the garage under the house.

When I arrived Mr. Dee was cleaning up his garage.  I explained that he would have to dispose of any saturated cardboard and wood and he should vent the area to reduce the odor.  Venting was pretty easy with the garage door open.  I did see some oil staining on the perimeter of the floor.  The staining was also on the perimeter concrete blocks.  He said he was squeegeeing  the oil until it could be better dealt with by Webber Oil and the fire department.
P-443-1987*
REPORT UPDATE OF DEC. 2003.

ABANDONMENT BY REMOVAL OF RETAIL GASOLINE UST FACILITY.  PROPERTY REDEVELOPED INTO EXPANDED HIGHWAY BY MAINE DOT IN 2003/2004.
B-254-1998*Mr. Thibodeau is a contractor developing a lot for a new Brooks Pharmacy store at the corner of Main St. and Wilson Street.  The site had been previously contained a print shop.  While installing a catch basin in the corner of the lot where the two streets come together, they found gasoline contamination at a depth of about 10 feet.  It is reasonable to assume that at some time in the past a gas station had existed on this corner.  However no tanks have yet been found.  As the hole for the catch basin was dug the soil was placed in a dump truck.  On my arrival I inspected the open hole and tested the soil in the truck by using a PID and the bag head space method.  It peaked at 579 ppm.  This number agreed with the level of odor I smelled at the time.  Since the level of contamination was well below the clean up levels for this site, I explained that they could use the clay soil on site; but if it was removed, I must approve its final resting place.  I explained this to the project manager, Larry Asbury.  He worked for TRB Development Group, Inc., 36 Londonderry Turnpike, Hooksett, NH 03106.  He understood and since the new building will not have a basment and the grade will be raised at least a couple of feet he decided to use the soil on site.
B-48-2000*Allan Boynton called from Fort James Paper Mill in Old Town to report a spill of chlorine dioxide. He estimated that between 500 and 700 gallons was spilled when a 2-inch pipe broke in the bleachery building. After the situation settled down the spill amount was reduced to about 225 gallons. The chlorine dioxide flowed to the mill's process sewer. One worker was hospitalized for observation and later returned to work.
P-974-2001*11.07.2001 phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up of product.  A filter bag containing the product was improperly left on the floor after being removed from a threaded machine.

Product cleaned up and put into secure drums for disposal.

No further Response action warranted.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.27.2001

A-99-1996*     DEP received a report that 3 gallons of oil had been spilled at this property.  The area is not geologically sensitive.  Approximately one yard of soil was removed for disposal.
     Jon Andrews (DEP) inspected the site on 5/2/96.  I do not see a need for further remediation or further DEP involvement here as a result of this incident.
P-228-1997*On May 1, 1997 I was contacted by the Lebanon Fire Department about oil in a road side drainage ditch on Center Street in East Lebanon.  I visited the site and found that oil had been coming out drainage pipe from a basement at 1369 Center Street.  I cleaned up what oil I could from the ditch and an adjacent stream.  I spoke with the people renting out the home, they stated that the oil tank in the drive-under garage had leaked the previous fall and had been replaced.  The oil apparently had sat in the basements drainage pipe until this spring when there was sufficient melt and rainwater to push the oil out to the ditch. I also checked out the house and found that the oil tank had been replaced but the old tank was still in a crawl space under the steps inside the home and the spilled oil had never been cleaned up from the inside of the home.  There was oil stained walls, floors, and still some standing free product.  The ground level of the home smelled strongly of fuel oil.  I contacted the owner and told him  that the home should be cleaned up and that it was not healthy for people to be living with fuel oil odors.  Mark Jones (the owner) stated that the tenants would be moving out soon and he would then have the home cleaned.  In September the tenants finally moved and Serv Pro came and cleaned up the home.   Although I believe the oil did not go into the ground but out to surface water, I took samples of the properties well and of a neighboring well to ensure their water supplies had not been impacted.  Both samples tested negative.  No further action.
P-829-1996*18DEC96, received report of spill at facility location address. Scott Babbidge informed me that the spill occurred when part of an above ground storage tank support collapsed causing product to discharge from an opening on top of the AST; and that the product had just been transferred from a tractor trailer tanker unit.

After review of the MSDS sheet Faxed to MDEP, it was concluded that a response was not warranted and that the spiller was cleaning up and properly disposing of the material to the satisfaction of the MDEP.

No further action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (8Jan97)
A-470-2000*A vehicle parked in the municipal parking lot lost its transmission fluid. Fire Department personnel used speedi dry and sorbent pads to clean up the spill. No oil reached the storm drain.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-510-2000*Diane Perkins called to report that the outside kerosene tank that fuels her son's trailer, but is on her property, had leaked. She did not have a good idea as to how much was lost and was not able to reach her son. I met her at the site. I found that someone had stepped on the line about 12" from the filter and this had caused the line to leak where it attaches to the filter. That there was a spill at all is somewhat frustrating as this system had been installed within the last year and appeared to be up to current codes. In any case it did not appear that much oil had reached the ground. There was about a half cup of oil on the concrete slab under the tank and very small one foot by 6 inch stain on the ground at the edge of the slab. The water supply is a spring 700 feet away and up grade.
I shut off the fuel by closing the firematic valve and wiped up the oil with one sorbent pad and left another pad under the filter. Ms. Perkins was with me and understood that the line needed to be repaired before it could be used again.
   No further action was required.
B-579-2001*     This office received notification at 0819 on 10/12/01 from the Maine Air National Guard, 101ST Air Refueling Wing (Bangor), reporting an oil spill at the fuel download station at BIA.  It was indicated that 10 gallons of JP-8 aviation fuel were spilled around 1100 on 10/9/01 when a refueling pump truck malfunctioned.  Personnel were using a non-standard practice to drain the system and failed to reverse the process.  Some of the oil sprayed onto the truck and was wiped off.  The remaining product was recovered from the fuel containment area.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
I-5-2000*On 1-26-00, Dave Dumond called to report there had been a spill at a customer of theirs in Soldier Pond. Apparently on 1-18-00, the delivery driver had delivered deisel fuel to the wrong tank at Paul Lozier Logging. The tank had not been used for several years and had a hole in the bottom. They had delivered 286 gallons that day and the mistake had not been noticed until 1-26, by Mr. Lozier. I met with Mr. Dumond at the facility and using a front end loader, supplied by Mr. Lozier, scraped all contaminated snow around the tank up. It did not appear to have gone into the soil as the ground was frozen and a silty clay. Contaminated snow was taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
P-317-2000*see attachment for details of spill and subsequent clean up
B-396-1996*Tony Couture of Precision Tanks, Inc. called to request a waiver to remove tanks at the Shop n Save on Route 1 in Machias.  It was stated that three 10k gasoline tanks were due for removal.  The waiver was granted and the removal attended.

All three tanks were removed from a sandy fill material.  PID readings surrounding the excavation were minimal at about 30-200 ppm.  This contamination was probably due to minor overfills and was left in the ground.  Contamination levels in the area of the pump island however were in the range of about 1500 - 2000 ppm.  Approximately 20 yards of this contamination was removed and taken to Saywer Environmental in Hampden.  The contamination cleaned up quickly in the native silty soil.  The area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply and was treated as an intermediate site.  No further action is expected.
P-126-1996*CAR HIT GAS PUMP. LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF GAS SPILLED TO PAVEMENT.  VISITED SITE ON 2/26 TO CHECK ON PIPING REPAIR.  NO FURTHER ACTION.
P-682-1989*
	Abandonment by removal of out-of-service, gasoline UST's.  Apparent violations of UST abandonment requirements and discharge reporting.  Tanks removed without opportunity for DEP to observe and check for contamination.  No environmental clearance on property possible at this time based on present knowledge.   This LUST removal was prior to the 1991 requirement for CMR 691 UST closure assessments.

	See DEP UST Reg. 16352 and separate report narrative for further details.

S G Brezinski, 1/30/03 report update.
B-205-2001*The snow was still mounded quite high around Kim Lugdon's house when she discovered she was out of oil.  Summoning Dale Hersey, her oil man, it was determined that she was out of oil because of a severe crack in the above ground tank nipple.  The weight of the snow around the tank all winter had been more than the tank could sustain.

For a time, it was hoped and appeared that the oil had been stolen; there was only  a little sign of oil around the broken nipple.  The broken nipple was hopefully attributed to clumsy thieves.   Once the snow melted, though, there was no doubt what became of the oil;  it'd sunk into the gravel pad under the house, then migrated laterally out onto the lawn.

During the second week of May, the contaminated soil was removed by Lynch Construction, and disposed of at the Pine Tree (formerly Sawyer's) Landfill in Hampden.  The job entailed  slinging the deck out of the way, removing and replacing the soil under it, then re-emplacing the deck.  The contaminated soil under the house slab was not removed, as its removal would have endangered the structural integrity of the house.
I-61-2000*On 6-15-00, Allen Kulp of U. of Maine in PI called to report that an elevator in Weiden Hall had failed. They found the hydraulic cylinder was losing oil. It seemed to be escaping from the bottom of the cylinder hole which is about 8 feet below grade. They hired an elevator contractor to remove the shaft and pump out the sand (most likely saturated with the oil) from the bottom of the hole.
B-674-1996*On December 9, 1996 at 1500 I received a call from James Miller, who is the environmental officer for the Winter Harbor Navy Base.  Mr. Miller informed us that workers at the base discovered a very small amount of contaminated soil while digging between the Administration and Public Works buildings.  They removed about a five gallon bucket of contaminated soil.  Mr. Miller said the soil had a faint odor of either diesel fuel or #2 oil.  There are no known sources of the fuel.  No water or wells are nearby.
P-609-1996*On the afternoon of Oct. 1, 1996 I responded to a spill at the Kolb residense, 15 Autumn Lane in Yarmouth. Mrs. Kolb had just come home from work when she found oil covering her basement floor.  She called the Fire Dept. who responded to the spill and notified DEP.  When I arrived on site the Fire Dept. was trying to stop oil from spilling out through numerous holes in the bottom of the tank.  Dead River arrived moments after I did and began to pump off the tank.  With the assisstance of Dead River personnel I cleaned up the oil on the basement floor.  Some oil had gone into a floor drain that discharges into a nearby drainage swale.  When we finished pumping off the tank and cleaning the oil from the basement I checked the swale there was no oil showing however I left some sorbent material at the outfall.

On subsequent visits to the site I flushed out the floor drain and collected approximately five gallons of oil outside of the home in the drainage swale, I also contracted with Serv-Pro to clean the basement floor and with the assistance of Tech. Services installed a small blower in the basement to help alleviate the odors in the home.

The leaking tank was only four years old and appears to have had a manufacturing defect that caused the spill. Approximately twelve circular clean holes all of the same size were found along the bottom of the tank.

No further action at this time.
P-5-1999*On January 7, 1999 I received a call from Mark Richardson, owner of Marks Five Corners Gas Station.  They had suffered a spill of approximately thirty gallons.  I responded to the call.  On site I noted that the pumps had all been shut down. I inspected the failed gasket which caused gasoline to spill from the pump while a customer was pumping gas.  Some gas spilled to the asphalt lot and evaporated, however most went into the ground under the pump.  While I was onsite CN Brown arrived to repair the pump.  All pumps will be inspected by CN Brown prior to starting up.  The area is non-sensitive, no clean up will be attempted on the gas which went into the ground, at this time.
B-329-2000*On 6/20/00, 0855 hours Betty Snowman of C.N. Brown reported that they had a 6-7 gallon diesel spill at their Big Apple Store in Corinna.  It was a drive away situation where the customer probably locked the nozzle open and became occupied with something else until his/her inattention allowed the tank to overfill.  The store operator discovered the spill on the morning of 6/20/00.  They deployed and recovered pads and speedy dry.  The spill had landed on pavement.
A-288-1998*No site visit made.  Rangeley CEO oversaw cleanup.  See attached for additional information.  No further action anticipated.
P-153-1996*Discharge to basement floor when AST fell over while moving house off foundation.  Oil and contaminated ice vacuumed by Clean Harbors.  Location being converted to parking lot for L. L. Bean Store.  Minimal soil and gw. contamination believed.

See attachments for further information.  No direct DEP expenses incurred.
A-385-1996* An anonymous caller reported that the people at Central ME Chrysler were dumping waste oil behind the body shop. I investigated this site on 8-30 and did not find any evidence of oil dumping. However, I did find many empty 55 gallon drums stacked up next to body shop. In addition, there was a drum of paint solvent that was not securely closed. This drum was located in the body shop.  They use Safety Kleen as their disposal company. In conclusion, there was no evidence of spilling or dumping and no further action will be required.
B-340-1997*7/2/97 08:30

John Karns of R&K Construction called to request both a 30 day waiver and an abandonment in place determination for a 500 gallon #2 fuel tank at the Neighborhood Market on Grove Street in Bangor.  Investigation shown this rather old tank was positioned beneath the markets slab.  Since the area is rather "non-sensitive" being served by a public water supply both waivers were given.
A-328-2000*Mr Frati reported an oil sheen in the back yard with the pooling of water.  He had originally noticed an oil smell during the winter but no physical evidence.

It appears that the previous owner had a leaking AST on a pad at the rear of the trailer and never cleaned up the residual of the leak.  The slope of the yard is slight and the runoff/pitch short as well, the higher than usual rainfall seems to have washed the oil to the surface.

Cyr excavated by hand an area roughly 8x12 from 6 to 8 inches deep. It was very rocky fill and there was very little loam cover.  All stained soil was removed.

The soil was bagged and transported to CRS for disposal.

No further work is warranted in this clean up.
B-576-1999*     On September 15, 1999 at 1330 we received a call from Jay Beaudoin of Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville reporting a two gallon spill of lube oil from an air compressor/air cooler.  Somehow the oil in the air cooling unit leaked into the system's effluent and was discharged into a lagoon.  Workers placed sorbent booms around the outfall and shut down the unit which was later replaced.  The booms recovered about one gallon of oil.
P-491-1996*  Working with Steve Doughty of S. W. Cole environmental, DEP oversaw the clean-up of several thousand yards of old weathered gasoline and ash contamination at this downtown Portland site, during the month of August, 1996.  No clean-up was required being a Baseline-1 site, though soil needed to be removed to facilitate the construction of a new multilevel parking garage on the location.  A layer of ash found, likely came from the Portland fire at the turn of the last century.
  This is a dence urban area located between Congress St. and Marginal way areas, and is near the Portland Public Library.  No UST's were found, though old buried steel motor fuels product/vent piping was noted. The ash was found to be non-haz. and reportedly went to CRS with the oily soil.  Gaso. contam. levels were moderate and with no free product noted.
  I understand that the garage foundation is completed as of 11/96. Boulas assured that a copy of S W Coles assessment would be supplied to DEP though they have not as of 3/98,  No closure can be given and clean-up and soil disposal judged satisfactory until the assessment is reviewed and found adequate.  I understand that Jon Woodard worked on an adjacent property in 1997 (home of present public market) with similar problems from historical UST's.
   See the attached information and report of S W Cole for further details.  No Ins. or 3rd party claim is anticipated.  Further DEP actions possible pending review of clean-up assessment.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-334-1996*Equipment malfunction allowed glue/cement to leak onto the floor.  Staff from G.H. BASS cleaned up the spill.  No site visit by DEP.  See attached letter and MSDS from BASS.
I-13-2000*On 2-17-00, Althea Holmes called to report that a school bus had overfilled their tank while fueling at her service station. The meter showed 34 gallons lost onto the ground. She and a helper shoveled the contaminated ice and snow into a container and used speedy dry on the rest.
I-25-2001*A Dead River technician noticed a large oil stain on the concrete floor of Mr. Hodgson's home. The tech found the seam weeping below the outlet pipe. Mr. Hodgson is a new customer for Dead River; Mr. & Mrs. Hodgson recently purchased the house.

Dead River will be replacing the AST, ASAP.

I told Mr. Hodgson about the Fire Marshal's claim process and we discussed the amount of clean up that should be done.  Mr. Hodgson will clean the floors with Simple Green and shop vac the rinse water. He will call if he needs further assistance.

Case closed.
P-207-1997*On 4/17/97 I received a call from Tony Couture reporting that he had discovered an out of service, unregistered underground tank while doing some exploritory digging in Lewiston.  I visited the site of the tank with Mr. Couture and Fred Hall of Hall & Knight.  We discussed the procedure for registering and removing the tank.

On 5/9/97 the tank was removed.  The tank was badly deteriorated and the exact cause of the contamination found around it was not able to be determined.  It was also unknown what type of petroleum was contained in the tank.  It did have a slight gasoline odor.  The decision tree showed the site to fall into the Baseline-1 clean up goal.  No clean up was conducted because the contamination did not exceed Baseline-1 standards.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-299-1999*Gus Libby called to report two problems: 1) an occasional sheen in the outfall of a perimeter drain in the basement of the Mary Low dormitory; and 2) an oily discharge at the outfall of the drain pipe in a heavily vegetated area across the road from the dorm. The source of the oil was suspected to be two 10,000 #5 tanks outside the Mary Low dormitory that were removed in 1985 and 1995. Woodard & Curran was hired to address the problem (Adam Steiman, 800/675-2756, x310; Ted Taylor, 800/564-2333, x2109).

During a site visit on July 9 I learned of an unregistered UST, a vault in the basement of the Mary Low dormitory (see A-519-99). It is possible the vault was the source of the oil in the perimeter drain outfall.

Contaminated soil was removed from the vegetated area on July 30. Initially, a clean piece of pipe was attached to the outfall with sorbents inside to determine if oil was still being discharged. Heavy rains in the fall caused the flow of oil to increase, so an oil/water separator was installed in November (see attached diagram). Colby staff will monitor the oil/water separator as part of their routine maintenance.

See also attached 12/8/99 letter from Woodard & Curran. No further action required by Response Services.
A-106-2000*Mary Corr of this office responded to a call from Ted Seney of Oakland that there had been a spill at his trailer.  Mary confirmed that there had been a spill and estimated that the loss was several hundred gallons.  She turned the case over to me.  I inspected the site and estimated that up to 800 gallons of kerosene was spilled.  This occurred by the 275-gallon tank emptying out three times before Mr. Seney realized he had a problem.  The events were: 1) Snow comes off the roof and cracks the pipe to the filter housing on the tank allowing the oil to leak out, 2) Mr. Seney sees that his tank is empty on Friday (the end where the leak occurred is currently covered in snow) and orders oil, 3) the oil runs out, Mr. Seney calls the next day which is a Saturday and accuses them of not delivering the oil and a different driver delivers more oil, which eventually runs out.  It is Sunday, before Mr. Seney realizes he has a problem and calls DEP with about 800 gallons of oil under his trailer.

The well was within 30' of the spill site.  Fleet Environmental Services was contracted to some minor excavating around the trailer.  This  showed that all oil was probably under the slab.  Due to the configuration of the area, it was decided to move the trailer by jacking it up and sliding it away from the cement pad.  The pad was removed as was 216 tons of contaminated soil. The site was backfilled and a new cement pad was poured.  The trailer was then slid back into place.  During the three weeks this work was occurring, Mr. and Mrs. Seney were displaced and arranged to live in a neighbor's empty trailer.  The site has been referred to Technical Services and they took charge of sampling the well.  No further action by Response Services is needed.
A-378-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that fuel had been spilled due to sloppy handling by operators of the vessel "Appledore" in Camden Harbor.  Coast Guard officials were on scene and had the situation under control.
B-174-2000*     On March 29, 2000 at 1430 we received a call from Wally Tapley of Dead River Oil in Millinocket reporting a five gallon #2 oil spill at the home of Ms. Cynthia MacLeod at 54 Elm street in East Millinocket.  Ms. MacLeod smelled fuel in the morning and notified Dead River Oil.  A technician found a leaking copper feedline where the line exits from the cement floor.  He stopped the leak and recovered the fuel with sorbents.  The basement has a cement floor and the area is on town water.
A-517-2001*DOT reported an "abandon drum" on Route 17 in Union across from the transfer station.  The "abandon drum" was actually a plastic 5 gallon pail which had fallen off a truck in the west bound lane.  Subsquently, George C. Hall and Sons, Inc. called to report the pail had fallen from one of their trucks and contained used motor oil.  The product was well distributed on the roadway with less than one gallon on the vegetation on the road shoulder.  DEP had the DOT crew on scene spread sand on the spill.  No further action required by Response Services.
I-115-1996*On Sept. 1, 1996, Jim Dyer reported two drums labeled corrosive were leaking in  the Ames Parking lot in Presque Isle.
When I arrived on site, I found a small 4'x8' trailier with two drums laying on their sides both were leaking.
After calling the Presque Isle Police & Fire Depts, I donned splash gear and righted the drums to stop further leakage. I then attemped to check the pH of the material since the drums were labeled corrosive, an oil layer on top of the drums gave me pH ranges from 8 to 13.
Since the trailier had no license plate, the owner could not be contacted. The drums were moved by Gil's to the DEP drum storage area.
The owner Bruce Daigle contacted the PI Police that evening and reported his drums were stolen, he was informed of the location and to contact me.
A-305-2000*A caller reported oil spilled from the back of a blue pickup truck as it turned the corner. The spiller made an effort to clean up the spill, but did not appear to have any equipment. Since no DEP staff were available, I contact Lincoln County Dispatch. They reported a small amount of oil on the road, and re-graded.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-380-2001*Small amount of oil lost to dirt basement floor. No odor issues. Drilled well over 100' upgrade. No further action expected.
B-454-1998*B-454- 98
Bass Harbor

Friday July 10, 1998				0955

I received a phone call from Karen Hill (244-5509) of Morris Yachts Inc.  She phoned to report dumping of paint cans and other material, which occurred on Thursday.  The material was dumped at the Morris Yacht Storage Facility, in Bass Harbor.  An elderly man was seen dumping debris and paint cans from a black Chevrolet pick up truck, Maine license plate number 3211 HH, by Susan Rand.

The State Police confirmed that the truck belongs to Mr. John H. Harkins (244-3194), of Southwest Harbor.  Hancock County Sheriff's Office (667-7576) is also involved in the investigation of Illegal dumping.

When I arrived in Bass Harbor, at the Morris Yacht Storage Facility, I spoke with Susan Rand.  Susan said she saw an elderly man throwing wood and 6 empty paint cans over a bank and told him to stop.  The elderly gentleman was reported to have told her what she could do.

I made contact with Sheriff's Deputy Troy Richardson.  Deputy Richardson said that the dumper, 77 year old John Harkins, was working for the son of the owner of Morris Yachts and had permission to dump on their property.  End of investigation.
P-158-1997*On 3/21/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from George Farnham indicating that he had a spill at his residence in Lisbon.  The spill was believed to be 100 gallons of kerosene and had occurred as the result of a corrosion hole in his tank.  The house was served by public water and no wells were at risk.

I determined that Mr. Farnham was a candidate for the above ground tank insurance fund.  I hired Ray Labbe & Sons to excavate the contaminated soil from around the tank which was outside the home.  The excavation took place on Saturday 3/22.  The contaminated soil was taken to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-267-1998*On 4/27/98, 1100 hour the State Police dispatcher reported that there had been an oil spill on Route 199 in Penobscot.  The spill was first noticed by the manager of Marty Johnson's Tractor Sales.  The initial report claimed that the spill made the road very slippery.  The dispatcher indicated that DOT had been contacted and that they would sand the area.

When I arrived the spill had been sanded. However, whatever the material was it did not seem to be slippery.  In fact it felt dry to touch and it had no odor.  The people at Johnson's had not noticed an odor, although they claimed that the material seemed to be dissolving the asphalt when it first landed.  The sand had not stuck to the stained area.

Aside from being a visible streak on the road, the spill did not seem to have an environmental impact.

A-516-2000* On 9-18-2000, a tractor trailer truck had an accident on the bridge on Route 4 in the town of Livermore Falls. The Fire Dept. reported the accident, responded and cleaned up the small amount of diesel and motor oil.  The Fire Department reported no petroleum products entered the river. No site visit was made.  No further action will be required.

A-17-1996*transformer got shot.  the bullet hole was about one third from the top, CMP estimated that only six gallons of oil was lost.
P-466-1997*Overfill of tank, due to, the whistle being covered with a bird house.  Oil was discharge onto the ground that was later removed and spread at the end of the driveway away from any ground water receptors.

No further action required.
A-366-1997*No site visit made.  See attached for additional information.  No further action anticipated.
A-723-1999*Received a complaint concerning waste oil at the boat landing on Jimmie Pond in Manchester.  I went to the site described to me.  I found no signs of waste oil.  There was some litter at the site, but no stained soil, no quart bottles of oil or other signs.  There was no sheen on the water.  No further action is needed at this site.
A-299-2001*A loose fitting near the burner in the basement allowed a small amount of oil to leak to the natural rock basement floor. Webber Energy cleaned up the oil with sorbent materials. The area is served by public water. There were no odors in the living space and only a slight odor in the basement. A discharge fan was installed in the basement as a precaution against vapor problems. No further action is expected.
A-255-1997*A line broke on a pulp loader.  About 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost.  The loader was in a log yard and the loading area was contaminated.  Since the log yard was next to a lake, the soil was dug up.  It was spread on a tote road away from water.
A-730-1998*A pocket overfill occured during a product switch. It ran down the driveway. The ice was removed.
B-474-1997*On 8/25/Millard Cole of Cummings Construction requested a waiver of the thirty day waiting requirement for a tank removal at the residence of Harold Wyner in Machiasport.  We came up with a mutually acceptable date of 8/29/97.  The removal went well and there was no evidence of a release.  Soil taken from the bottom of the tank was odor free.  It didn't even smell like dirt.  It was sandy till.  No water came into the hole.  The tank had superficial rust but no pitting.  This removal and the one reported in B-473-97 were within a hundred yards of each other.
A-139-1997*GH Bass had an overfill to containment on thier AST.  The intial report was that 2" of oil was present in the dike. Clean Harbors pumped out the dike.  They recovered about 20 gallons of oil.  The rest of the product was removed using pads.  The dike appeared to be sloped and the majority of the product collected in the accessible end.  The dike was monitored for several days to ensure that the tank was not leaking.  No further product was found.
P-509-1996*ME Turnpike Authority reported that diesel fuel (50 ft. length 30 ft. wide) had leaked from Exit 4 tolls to route 111 in Biddeford.  The discharge was either from the saddle tanks of a truck, or from a tanker.  The spill was discovered at first light.  Biddeford Fire Dept. had responded and washed the diesel away with water before the MTA could sand it.


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Jon Woodard  OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-912-2001*On May 25, 2001, Sevee & Maher (SME) reported that ethylene glycol contamination had been encountered during excavation in the vicinity of the cooling system of the Biddeford Ice Arena.  I approved the spreading of the soil on poly on-site.  In August SME sampled the soils and determined that natural attenuation had removed the ethylene glycol and the soils were no longer of concern.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary on this site.
B-584-1999*Don Thompson called to request information on the proper way of dealing with an abandoned UST at his home. His home is an ex-military housing unit that had a 275-gallon AST buried in the back yard in the 1950's. They have all failed since installation. Mr. Thompson related that it was not in use when he bought the property but that he became aware of its existence when it suddenly leaked a batch of heating oil to the surface. It apparently killed a portion of his backyard. Eventually a back porch was built on to the house right over the abandoned tank.
   I gave Mr. Thompson a waiver to abandon the tank in place and I also gave him a registration form, 30-day removal notice and a form to attach a notice to his deed to advise further owners that the tank is there. I did contact the Oil Enforcement Division to see if they would require that the tank be filled. I spoke with Eric Hamlin and learned that it must be filled.
   On 9/16/99 I was contacted by Mr. Thompson and was told that G.R.Adams Co. was at his home and filling the tank. I went over and observed the concrete being dumped through the porch floor into the open tank. The workers told me that they had removed about 200 gallons of water from the tank before they began pouring the concrete.
   Before I left Mr. Thompson and I went over the paper work to insure that all was in order.
B-296-2001*      On May 18, 2001 at 1315 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a one to two gallon spill of non PCB mineral oil at their Graham substation in Veazie.  The oil spilled from a leaky seal onto a concrete pad and gravel.  Workers excavated about a yard of contaminated soil.  No state waters were threatened.
A-442-1999*No site visit made.  Clinton Fire Department responded to this roll over.  A vehicle and the camper it was towing were involved.  Oil, gas, and antifreeze from the vehicle were confined to the pavement.  There was a generator in the camper and this was leaking gas while it was upside down.  This was on the grass.  The fire department felt they needed to wash this to prevent fire risk.  It was a hot day.  The generator probably contained a maximum of 2 - 4 gallons and not all was spilled.  They report that there are no wells nearby.  No further action is anticipated.
P-404-1988*
Investigation and response to gasoline vapors in public building from retail, gasoline UST facility.

Bob Wales sold this facility facility to Irving Oil in mid-1990's, his son them purchased the former Texaco across Maine St. for operation as a Mobil.
I-67-1999*On 5-27-99, at the request of the Presque Isle Fire Department, I investigated a light brown cloudy substance in a brook directly behind the MPG chemical warehouse in PI. The brook is fed by storm drains in the MPG parking area. An investigation eventually revealed the source to be fine silt coming from the MPG scale pit which had recently been pumped out.
A-442-2001*CMP cleanup. No site visit made. See attached report. No further action anticipated.
P-412-1989*
Abandonment by removal or retail motor fuels UST facility.  Urban, dense commercial area. served by municipal water & sewer.  See attached for details.  Removed prior to CMR 691 requirements for UST Closure assessments.  No GW Fund insurance coverage applicable.
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I-50-1997*While conducting an inspection of the Patten Septage spreading area, Bill Sheehan, found their winter septage storage tank to contain about 6 inches of waste oil and potential for pesticides to be in this tank.

I contacted Rhonda Harvey, the Current Town Manager, who is working with Barbra Parker(enforcement unit) to get the material sampled and disposed of.

The case is closed for Response services Division.
P-515-2000*Owen Larrabee of the Irving Mainway station on Washington Ave. in Auburn called to tell me that a truck with a leaking diesel line pulled into his station, didn't stop, drove all the way around the lot, and pulled back out onto Washington Ave. leaving a trail of oil through the parking lot.  Auburn Fire Department responded and used sorbents to clean it all up.  No Response visit was necessary.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 2000
A-112-1999* A leak developed in an aboveground tank at the Jersey Hill Farm located on the River Rd. in Starks. The ground was frozen so therefore, the gas did not penetrate the ground very far. Bob's Cash Fuel notified the DEP of the leak. When I arrived on site the tank had been pumped out and the spilled gasoline had spread out over the ground and down the slope.
 At first Mr. Quimby was less than helpful about the situation. But working together we overcame several obstacles and used sawdust as an absorbent material. Several yards of sawdust was used to soak up the gasoline. This material was stored onsite, completely wrapped in poly. Bart Newhouse and I went back several months later and shoveled the sawdust into drums. This sawdust eventually was brought to MMWAC for final disosal.
 There is a well onsite however I do not feel that it is at any real danger of becoming contaminated. Tech Services should follow up with a water sample before closing this site. Mr. Quimby told me that the well is 400 feet deep and 110 feet to bedrock.

A-24-1999* Hugh Brown, of C.N. Brown, called this office to report the release of 10 to 15 gallons of K1.  This spill occurred at their bulk plant at the Industrial Park in the town of Rockland.  They cleaned up the spilled fuel themselves and no further action will be required.
P-36-1999*On 1/16/99 I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department through the Maine State Police reporting a 25 to 40 gallon spill of gasoline.  The spill occurred when a drum being filled with gasoline was overfilled.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALSIT II
JANUARY 21, 1999
A-449-1996*DON GURNEY CALLED TO REPORT THAT A DRUM OF LUBRICATING OIL KEPT AT HIS PIT IN SMITHFIELD HAD FALLEN OR BEEN TIPPED OVER RESULTING IN A SPILL. HE HAD EXCAVATED IT ALREADY AND WANTED TO ARRANGE FOR IT TO GO TO TILCON. I MADE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR IT TO DO SO. CASE CLOSED.
B-460-1996*Mr. Wood called to report that he was at the Downs residence in Orland and it was obvious that they had an oil spill in the past.  He was there to get the furnace back on line as it had been out of service since 5/3/96.  He didn't know how much had been lost as it had happened before he was called.  He originally guessed a 1/2 of a tank.  I later calculated that it would be more like 70 gallons.


I went to the scene and he showed me the oil stain on the floor and we traced it to a drain in the corner of the basement.  From there it disappeared to emerge at the toe of the mounded leach field which is on the front lawn.  The house site is on a steep slope above the Narramisic River.  After breaking out on the surface it ran into the Church St. ditch, through a culvert and then into the river.  There was no longer a free product; it was obvious that the spill had taken place some time before I was called.  We had heavy rains all summer which had flushed the oil away.

Mr. Wood had not worked on the piping but someone else had and he found a new length of piping to reinforce this theory.  I spoke with Mr. & Mrs. Downs and could not get a definite answer as to what the caused the loss.  They thought that the church property manager may have had some knowledge but I was not able to reach him.  In any case there was no longer a leak or any product to recover.  The soil is very tight and this, combined with the steep slope, will keep it from reaching ground water and threatening the well which is on the side lawn.  No further action is required.
P-572-1996*On the morning of September 12, 1996 I was contacted by the state police, alerting me to a tractor-trailer that was leaking fuel on the turnpike.  I arrived on site a short time later.  I found the truck leaking oil from the crossover valve broken off of the passenger side saddle tank.  The truck had run over a porcupine breaking off the valve.  The truck continued on for about five miles before discovering the leak.  An estimated 10 to 20 gallons of fuel was lost before the truck stopped.  Approximately another 5 gallons was lost when the truck stopped.  The truck driver was able to slow down the leak with a stick.  The turnpike maintenence crew came by, before I arrived, and put down sorbent pads.  I put a more permanent plug into the tank so the truck could drive to an exit area and await repairs.  I cleaned up the pads that were put down and spread some sand over the oily area.  No further action.
A-145-2001* The Cunningham's home is located off Route 32 on Ouellette Rd. The deep snow buildup caused the firematic valve to crack releasing an estimated 95 gallons of kerosene. Mr. Cunningham and myself used snow shovels to determine where the oil had leaked. We found that a large quantity of oil flowed into the septic tank. There was an inch or more of product floating on the surface of the waste water. I called Clean Harbors to pump out the oil that was floating on top. There are several baffles in the septic tank and none of this oil went beyond the tank into the leach-field.
 I also called a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil from under the oil tank and around the septic tank. I left a small pit open along the side of the septic tank to recover any additional product. The contractor Kempton Tobey and Son, had to fill in a low area in order to get the trucks and excavator behind the house trailer. He returned in the early summer to repair the damage to the lawn. The recovery pit was also filled in.
 Alex Pugh of our Technical Services Division was also involved and he has collected water samples. No petroleum compounds were found at that time. The drilled well is located at the beginning of the driveway.
 No other action will be required at this time.
P-178-1997*4Apr97, I responded to the subjects address. I observed two DR personnel working on the copper feed line and inline filter, both located in the basement. One of the DR personnel informed me that the filter gasket failed, causing the leak.

The discharged product migrated to the basement sump, where it was absorbed by DR personnel using sorbent pads.

No futher action anticipated. AST Fund application sent to State Fire Marshal Office, Augusta.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (29Apr97)
A-170-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-534-1997*On 9/22/97 Alan Lyscars, a representative of Field Services Inc., who was doing an UST closure assessment at the Xtra Mart, Main Street, Ogunquit, called to report that free phase product had been discovered within the tank excavation.  I responded to the site and met with Lyscars as well as James Blackwell, a representative of Kenyon Oil(Kenyon owns the Xtra Mart chain).  All of the USTs (3) had been removed and the excavation had been left open for inspection. The free phase product which Lyscars reported consisted of a light brown foam, possibly highly emulsified product, floating atop the groundwater that was present in the bottom of excavation.  Lyscars also indicated that he had recorded soil jar headspace PID readings in excess of the notification levels published in Chapter 691.
A DEP HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE completed for the site indicated that BASELINE-2 GOALS would apply. Excavation would be further limited by the fact that the tank pit had been previously blasted into the native bedrock.  In consideration of the above I entered into an INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTION AGREEMENT which indicated that soils requiring removal to facilitate the installation of new tanks would be transported for disposal.  Likewise, the water pumped from the excavation during the UST reinstallation process would be stored temporarily on site and then transported for processing.  No other remedial actions were required or agreed to.
Kenyon Oil has signed a CLEAN-UP OPTIONS AGREEMENT choosing option #2.  I anticipate a claim from Kenyon Oil to the GROUNDWATER OIL CLEAN-UP FUND for reimbursement of eligible expenses.


                                        ___________________
                                        Steven J. Eufemia
                                        OHMS III
P-568-2000*While filling delivery truck the Teck-21 system overfilled the truck.  The diesel was confined to the pad area according to statements made by Snowman.  No DEP assistance was requested and no visit was made.  The next time DEP in the area a visit to the bulk plant will be arranged.  No further actions are planned at this time.
B-311-2001*     On May 31, 2001 at 0930 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a hydraulic spill from a blown hose on a truck in Garland.  About six gallons leaked onto a gravel driveway at Paul Grodin's home on route 94 which is three poles south of the village store.  Mr. Leigh said workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavated two drums of gravel.  There is a drilled well about thirty feet away.  I visited the site that afternoon and found a satisfactory clean-up and due to the clean-up and small spill size the well is in no danger of contamination.

A-741-1999* On 12-6-99, Mr. Carl Zerr, the Deputy Fire Warden for the town of Fayette, called this office to report the improper storage of heating oil at a camp. This camp is located on Route 17 and is listed as R4 53 B on the tax maps.
 I met Mr. Zerr at the subject's property. There was indeed a plastic 55 gallon drum with fuel oil in it on the property. This drum was located beyond the limits of the lawn. In addition, there was an AST on site that contained fuel oil. This tank was not connected to a heating unit.
 I wrote a letter to the owner, Louis Dubois, requesting certain action to be taken. On 1-12-00, Mr. Paul Dubois called this office and left a message that he would check the drums that weekend. He never called back and a I made a second site visit on May 30, 2000. The drum of oil was gone and the oil in the tank was also gone. No other action will be required.
I-47-1999*On 4-2-99, Phil Lente called this office to report there had been the discovery of a leaking 275 tank in the basement of Charles Murphy in Bridgewater. The tank had corroded on the bottom and about 30 gallons had leaked onto the basement floor. There was no apparent odor in the house. Dickison/London was hired to excavate all contaminated soil in the basement and install an oil water separator temporarily for capture of any oil in the basement water. Mr. Murphy's well was also sampled and placed on QM.
B-474-1996*8/23/96 @ 2007

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked that I contact Kevin LeClair (469-2497) at the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment in Bucksport about a 10 to 12 gallon discharge at Northeast Harbor.

I called the MSD in Bucksport and spoke with Lieutenant Mailer.  The lieutenant said that the owner or operator of a 120 foot long yacht believed he was filling his water tanks was in fact putting water into his diesel fuel tanks.  This action resulted in an approximately 12 gallon discharge of diesel fuel to the harbor.
A-509-1996*Ted Haskell called to report that he had a service call on 11/14/96 at the Augusta Sanitary District. The interstitial alarm was indicating a leak on the split 10,000 gallon tank (tank #3). He pulled the probe and found the interstitial space to be dry. He replaced the probe, inspected tank and did annual inspection. No response was needed and no site visit was made.
A-523-2000*Received report that the Big Apple facility in Turner had suffered a minor loss of gasoline. The spill was confined to pavement and collected with sorbent. No site visit was made.
A-382-1999*A DOT truck was traveling between Jay and Wilton when it blew a hose. Hydraulic fluid was spread along the pavement for about a mile, pooling in several locations when the truck stopped. When the driver because aware of the leak, he placed sorbent pads under the truck and used sand to contain the hydraulic fluid near the truck.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-160-1999*A spill at the unmanned fuel station in Portage, was reported to the Ashland DOC office.

Spill was a small diesel spill about 15 feet from the pumps. It appears someone was filling a nurse tank in the back of a pickup and overfilled it. BUT that is only a guess. the actual cause is unknown.

DOC responded with a backhoe and about 3 inches of the gravel driveway was scraped up. Spill did not penetrate into the gravel deeper than 2 inches.

case closed
A-67-1999*     DEP received a report from the managers of this cash-fuel operation that persons unknown had spilled an estimated three gallons of oil sometime during the night.  They claim to have recovered spilled product using sorbent pads, and that no evidence of oil remained (no penetration of soils underlying the unpaved loading rack).
A-358-1999*Adam called to report that CMP staff had been doing a shore cleanup of old insulators, wire and firebrick along the river near their facility during low tide.  They found some oil like material in sediments under some bricks and stones.  Adam sampled for PCBs and TPH to try to ID the oil.  There were no PCBs and the oil wasn't positively identified.

I met Adam at the site a couple of days later.  This site is an old generating plant, which hasn't been used since 1979.  The bank slopes steeply to the river.  This bank has trees growing, but there is evidence that the slope was once stabilized with solid debris.  When I visited, the tide was fairly high, but we were able to walk along the edge.  We were able to locate a couple of spots with a black oily substance.  It could only be found under solid items.  This was all confined to areas covered at high tide.  I didn't feel that there was any evidence that this material originated at the generating plant.  The toe of the bank slope was free of the oil.  Further the quantity was small and didn't warrant any remedial activities.  It is possible that this oil was deposited from the surface of the water.

There is an abandoned 300,000-storage vault at the site.  The vault had at one time been registered, but was removed when it was determined that it didn't meet the definition of a UST.   This is documented in A-469-90 and tank registration 7788.  I spoke with Beth Dehaas and Diana McLaughlin, and they are satisfied that we should not reverse the earlier decision.  I did look into the vault.  There is a petroleum odor and lots of water.  CMP doesn't want to fill the vault at this time.  Access to the site is controlled with a fence and the vault is locked.  There is no piping.  I also wrote a letter to CMP to confirm that DEP will not require registration at this time.

No further action is anticipated.

P-493-1997*   On 9/8/97, while checking on removals Seacoast Ocean Services (SOS) was doing for the MTA I found that the 1000 gal. #2 oil UST at the Saco tollboth had been abandoned-in-place without a required DEP variance.  Reaching Peter Merfield with the MTA, and Ray Fontana of HNTB Inc. (MTA engineers for project) Fontana appologized for not acquiring a variance and explained that there were power cables, etc. over the UST that prevented a reasonable removal.  During a brief 9/9/97 site visit I noted no obvious reason for filling-in-place.
   On 9/18/97 I met Mr. Fontana onsite, agreed that there were no fibre-optic cables over the tank but there were telephone, power, and TransPass data lines in the way.  based on this, Fontana agreed to issue a letter of explanation and site sketch (see attached) outlining the facility and cables in the way.  Fontana also agreed to advise SOS on the problem.
   Based on this, a variance to abandon-in-place was granted.  No further DEP action is anticipated.  No sensitive receptors are known and the site would likely be Baseline-1 in the event of an oil discharge.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
I-84-2000*On 8-18-00, Tony Delucca of Aroostook Water Care called this office to report that he had been contacted by County Bulk Foods in Monticello to install a carbon filter because of petroleum contamination. He wanted this dept. to be involved before he took any action. I met with Barbara Redman that day at CBF and could smell some type of oil in the water. The well had been out of service for several years before they took over the property. It had been a service garage and part of an uncontrolled sites investigation (Stevens Junk Yard). I took a sample and confirmed the contamination. A filter was installed and the uncontrolled sites division notified.
P-354-2001*  On Wed. 5/2/01, I met CTI Wilson & Mr. Lewis onsite to check on a reported CP tank coating problem for T-7, a 10,000 gal. #6 oil UST for the university's Proctor Hall.  After confirming the holidays and rust on the tanks outer wall I advised Mr. Lewis and CTI Wilson to advise the university about abandoning the UST and to get back to me with a decision.  The tank's CP inspection of 5/3/01 did not pass as well (see attached).  About 6/12/01, after not hearing back regarding this UST I called and found that the school had had Dearborn Const. remove the tank on 5/24/01 without prior required notification to the state, nor a required UST closure site assessment for the abandonment of a heating fuel oil.  On 6/14/01, I sent a follow up letter to my 6/12/01, conversation with Alan Thibeault, Associate Director of Facilities for UNE (see attached).  The letter outlines the university's need for proper abandonment notice and an after-the-fact site assessment.
   On 6/20/01 I attended the removal of a #4 oil UST for Alexander Hall and noted no discharges.  Being a non-heated heating-oil, no closure assessment was required.
   On 8/23/01 I met Thiebeault, Ron Wilson, and Great Works Test Boring onsite the university's McDougall Hall where the UST's buried #2 oil product-piping had been accidentally augured through, and was to be repaired by CTI Wilson (see site sketch).
   After my letter of 8/3/01, UNE arranged for a UST closure assessment for Proctor Hall's T-7 using soil borings rather than excavation.  Alan Lyscars of Field Services was to do the boring log and Mr. Thibeault was to write the CMR 691 removal assessment (see attached).   On 8/23/01 I met at Proctor Hall with Thibeault and Lyscars and we agreed on auguring locations. The borings were performed by Great Works under Alan Lyscars on 8/23/01, and no discharges were reported to have been noted.  On 1/3/02, DEP received the closure assessment.  No further DEP actions are expected based of present information and site sensitivity.  See attached field notes, communications, DEP UST file #6812, and photos for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-501-1994*Received a call regarding oil on the water at the Cape Ellis Pier, Saco, ME.  I responded to the complaint and observed nothing.
A-640-1998*Received a call from the West Gardiner Fire Department reporting an auto accident on the Bogg Road. The fire officer in charge reported that a car had an accident and had caught on fire. The gasoline was running along the ground away from the road, burning. Except for the danger to the woods, we both agreed that letting it burn was a good thing. I drove past the site a few days later and saw nothing to cleanup and no nearby receptors. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-418-1996*D-TREE=S.
A-176-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that a minor transformer oil spill had occurred.
A-340-1999*This tank was reported to be leaking.  This was noticed when the plumber, Bill Cassett, was in the basement to stop basement water from flowing out the basement drain to the sewage treatment plant.  I visited the site and observed the basement tank to be wet with fuel.  The tank and line were heavily corroded.  There were only a few drops of fuel on the concrete floor.  There was little odor.  There were no drips on the tank itself at the time.  I left a few pads to catch any future drips.  A new sump pump had been installed within a couple of feet.

The tenant in the store, Mr. Harris of Feed the Birds, told me that his landlord had been contacted some time ago about the problem, but he had not been responsive.  Mr. Harris said that he was attempting to have the work done himself.  I left a cleanup agreement with Mr. Harris of Feed the Birds to have a tank and line installed to code.

No further action by DEP is anticipated.
I-84-1999*A spill of mercury was identifed by an employee of this Government agency(DFAS). Two quarter size drops of liquid mercury were noticed at the base of a large thermometer.

The DFAS employee contacted the Loring Fire Dept. who attemped to clean it up with a syringe and were unsuccessful. They then used a household vacuum.

I arrived on site with DEP's Jerome meter on 6/16/99 at 1500 hrs. I determined that one set of bunker pants (.060) and bunker boots were contaminated (0.014) also the vacuum used was contaminated (0.456). All other PPE and the area of the spill checked out 0.000.

Cleanup level for a school would be .0125. This is the cleanup level we strived to achieve in the building and for the PPE.

The contaminated Bunker Gear was decontaminated and then read .003.

Case Closed


P-311-1996*On 5/23/96 Jack Vallely, General Manager of Clean Harbors of Maine, requested a waiver of the 30 notification required for removal of a UST on behalf of John Norton Jr., 20 Woodland Ave., Cape Elizabeth for a 550 gallon tank which was discovered during a landscraping project at this residence.  I granted this waiver request after verifying seeing the registration application and notification paperwork had been completed.  Later that day Ray Babbidge who is also a Clean Harbors representative reported that contaminated soil was encountered beneath the tank when it was removed.
On 5/24/96 I met a Clean Harbors crew at the site. They were vacuuming a product skim from the groundwater surface which was just visible at the bottom of the tank excavation when I arrived.  Approximately 50 gallons of oil/water mixture was recovered. The tank was no longer on site but it was reported to me that there were multiple holes in the tank bottom.  4.07 tons of contaminated soil was excavated revealing a clay layer beneath.  The contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Recycling Services for processing.
A DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree was completed which indicated that Baseline-2 goals should apply to this site.  In my opinion the the remedial activities conducted meet these goals.  No further action is recommended.
B-796-1998*
B-796-98

On 12/10/98, 1130 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a non-PCB transformer oil spill that had taken place on 11/11/98, 1445 hours.  He explained that the report had fallen through the cracks (so to speak) because they were overwhelmed by other events that were going on at the same time.  The release had come from a hole in the transformer tank.  How the hole got there is not known.  About a gallon of oil came running down the pole and landed in leaves, brush and soil at the bottom.  The clean up produced about .2 yd3 of debris including some soil, which was taken to Sawyer Environmental.
A-240-1997*     DEP received a report that 300 gallons of sodium hypochlorite solution had spilled at the Skowhegan municipal treatment works (see town incident report, attached).  According to town officials, spilled material was pumped into an un-used clarifier for storage pending a controlled introduction to the waste stream.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-260-2001*B-260-2001
05/07/2001 08:00

     Doug Sinclair of Sinclair Fuels called to report a small overfill of #2 fuel at the residence of Jean McGinnis at 23 South Main Street in Detroit.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked out the tank vent onto the ground.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-606-2000*   DEP received a report from an oil company that a customer had called them regarding a 3' X 5' oil stain on their gravel driveway; oil had been delivered several days earlier and it is assumed a release had occurred at the tanker.  The oil company arranged to have contaminated soils excavated for disposal.
B-186-2000*On 4/3/00, 2120 hours Lt. Vanzura reported that they were investigating a large sheen in the Jonesport area.  Specifically the sheen was located in Sawyers' Cove, which is a nautical mile north of Beal's Island Bridge.  Initially they were looking at a particular vessel because it was pumping its' bilge about three times in ten minutes.  However, they later discovered that the bilge was not coming from the engine room and that the bilge was clear water.  The sheen had disappeared by the following day and a source was never found.

A-499-2000*Received a call from Dan Parks of Irving Oil reporting a small spill.  He called to report that he had overfilled a customer's tank.  The overfill was minor, with mainly foamy oil coming out of the vent and dripping down the side of the tank.  They cleaned the tank and dug up a small amount of grass under the tank, which they replaced with sod. Mr. Rondal is on town water.  No further work is needed on this site.
A-781-1999*     DEP received a report that a small quantity of antifreeze was spilled  as a result of this vehicle accident.  No remediation was conducted.
P-717-1996*AST Spill due to faulty valve.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled and was absorbed by the carpet.  Homeowner to dispose of carpet.  No further action necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-425-1998*On August 6, Dale Doughty of Maine DOT called to report a diesel spill by the side of the road on Route 4 in Avon.  Upon investigation, I learned the spill occurred several weeks earlier when a Georgia Pacific lumber truck hit a piece of metal in the road which punctured a saddle tank.  Fortunately, the driver had a patch kit, and a logger with a spare fuel tank stopped shortly after the accident and off-loaded the remaining fuel.  The Phillips Fire Department responded.  Guy Hudson (home 639-3312; work 246-2252), 1st Assistant Chief, was in charge of the scene.  Clyde Barker and David Simpson of the Franklin County Sheriff's Department (778-9891) were also on scene.  Sorbent pads and boom and several yards of sand were spread on the spill.

On August 6, I observed an area of stained pavement about 1' x 14', and an area of staining along the shoulder about 8' x 16'.  I made arrangements with David Ames, Dixfield (Division 7) Division Engineer (562-4228) to remove the contaminated soil and soft pavement.  Work was done on August 13.

I sampled the well at the William Coolong residence (RR 1, Box 1880, Phillips, ME 04966, 639-2891), just across the road from the spill site.  Results were <25 ug/L DRO and K25 ug/L total hydrocarbons.

This case has been referred to Enforcement due to lack of reporting; to Tech Services because it is a stringent site; and to the Claims Unit because of a potential 3rd party damage claim.  No further action needed by Response Services.
A-191-2000* The homeowner reported that there appeared to be oil in the sump located in the basement. The oil was clear, in all likelihood clear kerosene, prior to dyeing fuel oil. I used pads to recover the oil. There were no obvious leaks in the tank or fuel system.
 Its quite possible there was a problem with the previous owner.
 In any event no more oil entered the sump and no indoor air issues occurred.
 No further action by Response Services.
A-291-1999*A neighborhood dispute resulted in a lawnmower being tipped over. The gas tank had a cork in it which popped out and allowed the gas to flow out. Someone lit it on fire. Rockland FD responded. The product had all burned up before they arrived.
B-742-1997*A security guard making his rounds at GNP's East Millinocket mill reported a sheen on the water of the West Branch Penobscot;  a search by GNP personnel could not only find no source, but no sheen either, after the original report. According to Carl Akeley's written report, attached, it may have been just wood pitch.
P-514-1999*On 7/21/99 I received a call from John Flynn, the harbor master for Portland.  He reported that the harbor master boat had spilled 40 gallons of diesel fuel.  Fleet Environmental was on site cleaning up the spill.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned the fuel line had chafed causing a fuel leak into the bilge on the boat.  The bilge pump pumped the oil overboard.  Fleet Environmental had the spill contained with sorbent boom and was using sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



__________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
A-222-1997*Bill Wallace and I responded to a call for assistance from Madison Fire for a pesticide spill at the home of Diane Perham in Madison. The report came in as a spill of various chemicals from chlorine bleach to a mixture of soap and agricultural grade pesticides. Madison Fire Department was on scene with some units of the local HazMat team that is centered on Madison Paper.

The following story was relayed to me by Deputy Chief Jody Lightbody. Apparently Ralph Perham had been in the garage when the bottle fell off a shelf, breaking and releasing about a gallon of material. He started cleaning it up, felt ill, came out of the garage and rested for a few minutes. He then went back in to continue cleaning it up and again felt woozy and ill and came back out. At this time the Madison Fire Department was called who eventually called us.

Bill and I treated the material as an unknown pesticide with possible inhalation hazard due to the rapidity that Mr. Perham felt sick. We dressed out in Level B. Madison Fire provided backup and decon teams. We spread clay absorbant on the floor and swept it up. We rinsed the concrete floor with a detergent water solution and sorbed that with clay sorbent. The fire department then hosed the garage out. After airing out, the Perham family was allowed back into the house. Contaminated clay and decon water was brought back to Augusta and manifested off site as contaminated with an unknown pesticide. No further work is necessary on this site.
P-310-1997*8Jun97, I investigated facility location. I observed a biological sheen in a stream bed that runs through the condo area. The site consists of approx. 8-10 detached summer cottages.

I contacted the complainant and advised him that the sheen he observed is natural iron bactria and not a petroleum product. I referred Moyanahan to the Land and Water bureau upon his request to conduct stream alterations.

No further actions.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (11Jun97)
P-296-2001*Overfill of home heating oil tank by M. W. Sewall.  Cleaned up with sorbent pads by Sewall.  No DEP Response.



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Jon L. Woodard, OHMS III
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
Division of Response Services
B-34-2000*
On 1/22/00, 0920 hours Bob Foster of R.H. Foster reported a 1- gallon delivery spill at the nursing home on Mt. Hope.  The delivery person was not aware of the fact that the tank had been filled the day before.  Consequently, when he commenced his wrong-day delivery, product came spraying out of the vent before he could turn off the pump.  Bob indicated that he had recovered all of the pink snow, which was about a drum full.  I suggested that he allow the snow to melt in the drum so that he could bulk up the spill with pads.
B-17-2000*     On January 11, 2000 at 1100 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a one half gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at 29 Bomarc Rd. in Bangor.  Ken Niznik of Bangor owns the building which is located in the Bomarc Industrial Park.  The tank had a small hole in its bottom which leaked the oil until a Dead River worker installed a magni patch.  The tank was pumped out and the spill picked up with sorbents.  No oil reached any drain.
P-432-1998*On 9/14/1998, a #2 fuel oil spill was reported at a residence in Auburn, Maine. A corroded pipe on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked about 50 gallons of oil, which had seeped under the floor. The concrete floor was jack hammered to allow contaminated soil to be removed from beneath. The contaminated soil was disposed of through Commercial Recycling Services (CRS). Three wells are predicted to be at risk.
A-263-1996* A delivery truck was overfilled at the bulk plant. The oil spilled from the top of the truck through the vents and onto the ground. The driver responded quickly and cleaned up the soil. No site visit was made.
P-750-1996*Car hit pole downing transformer.  Most oil recovered from road side and pumped from storm drain.  See attached CMP report.
A-527-1997*Arnie Fessenden called at the time of tank removal to report that soil under the first UST to be removed was contaminated.    Contamination was in a thin gray layer at about 7' under this tank.  This contamination was near the baseline goals I had set for the site.  The second tank removed was more to the front of the store.  The contaminated layer was thicker and with higher PID readings.  We speculated that the contamination was old as the tanks were in good condition and all piping had been upgraded at the time of an earlier tank removal and new tank installation in 1990.  The top 6' of  fill and native material were clean.  I did not require excavation of contamination  beyond the area of the tank removal.   I expect contamination above baseline standards to be under the dispenser, piping, and road right of way.  Irving had hired G. R. Adams for tank removal and soil removal.

Later, when a new tank was installed by Precision Tanks additional soil with low levels of contamination was removed to make way for new tank installation.  This  was disposed of.

No further action is anticipated.

A-304-2000*A 30 yard dump trailer rolled over in the quarry, causing a spill of diesel fuel. Contaminated soil was removed and treated in the cement kiln.

No site visit made. No further action required.
B-714-1998*B-714-98 Tillson Hardware -Dexter


I received an anonymous call that said it appeared that Tillson Hardware was cleaning rental equipment such as cement mixers near a storm drain to the Sebasticook River. What made this relevant to my bureau was the additional statement that it appeared that a jug of muriatic acid was being used to clean the equipment. I contacted Clarrisa Trasko, with the water bureau, and we visited the scene on 11/6.
   We contacted the manager and learned that they were cleaning equipment adjacent to the drain. However, what was thought to be acid, was a concrete release agent whose MSDS indicated that it was not hazardous. The equipment was all brand new and oil and grease being washed from the equipment would be minimal.
   However Ms. Trasko required that they move their washing station to a location on a small piece of lawn so that the dirt and chemicals would be filtered out prior to the wash water entering the stream.
   No action required from me.
A-443-1999*Beth Dehaas discovered this spill during a routine inspection.  She noted that the pad and soil under the three pumps at this bulk plant were heavily oiled.  I met with Bearce Carter on August 8, to discus the needed cleanup.  At that time, Webber staff had cleaned the pumps and felt that the cause was a leaking seal.  They later learned that one of the pumps had a cracked housing and the pump was replaced.  We met again on August 24, when soil was excavated.  I feel that much of the contamination encountered was from old spills.  Most soils encountered were gravel, but some clay was observed in the area between the pad and stairs.

To the East of the pad (also under the delivery lines) we excavated to the bottom on the pad at 4' and a width of about 10'.  Some water was entering the excavation under the pad, but there was no free product.  There was a second stained layer at 1' to 3'.  To the South of the excavation we found very little contamination, but did locate a culvert that passed under the berm.  This area is possibly the area cleaned at the time of A-464-96.  There was also a pipe connected to the culvert that appeared to come from the direction of the basement of the Webber facility.  I required that they seal any floor drains.  I located the culvert outlet outside the berm.  It hadn't been cleaned for some time.  There was no evidence of any oil reaching the outlet.  This appears to be disused and I recommended contacting the town to get it sealed.  Our work did put a hole in the culvert and I required that it be mended to prevent oil entering it.  To the West of the pad some saturated soil was found.  Again a second stained layer was noted at 1' to 3'.  On the North side excavation was done by hand to only 1'.

No further action is anticipated.  Some contamination above baseline standards remains on site, but is inaccessible due to the limited area between supports.  There is no evidence that any fuel is outside the bermed area.
A-422-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred at this facility.  It was reportedly contained and cleaned up.
P-255-1996*On 5/1/96 Steve Eufemia received a call from Sherry Richards reporting that her above ground tank leaked at her residence in East Lebanon.  I responded on 5/2/96.  Upon arrival I observed a small stain of fuel oil where the tank had previously been located before replacement.  The old tank had developed a corrosion hole in the tank and it appeared as though approximately 10 gallons had leaked from the tank.  The nearest well was located approximately 300 feet upgradient from the spill.  I advised Ms. Richards to re-loam and seed the area of the spill.  No clean-up conducted, no futher action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-568-2000*On 10/17/00, 0900 hours Gil Merchant reported a two- gallon release of Jet A from the fuel vent of an air craft.  The spill happened while the plane was being fueled.  The spill happened on 10/16/00 at around 2200 hours.  Gil had not been appraised of the incident until the following morning.  The release was recovered with five pads, which went to BIA's waste stream
P-206-1992*
	4/1/92: Anonymous report to Maine DEP of free product within an o/w separator and soil & gw around the tank.  Not confirmed.  See attached narrative for further details.
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A-6-2001*Tank filled early December. Leak occurred early January. Tank 7/8 full after spill. Spill caused by water freezing in the filter and cracking it.  What oil was lost appeared to affect only the parking lot. I couldn't detect any odors in any of the rooms in the building. Some oil recovered with sorbent pads. Area served by public water. No vapor problems expected. No further action anticipated.
A-299-1998*     DEP received a report that the owner of a farm pond (Higgins) suspected that the pond was being contaminated by oil spilled at an adjacent farm.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It was my opinion that the subject pond was suffering the effects of nutrient-rich run-off from an adjacent pasture and from natural siltation.  No oil contamination was evident at the time of my visit.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-510-1997*   On 10/9/97, Wil Humphries, of Dames & Moore, notified DEP of contamination encountered during the removal of this bare steel UST facility.  As I was previously involved and was aware of expected contamination (see P-357-96, P-355-96, et al.) I visited the site on the morning of Friday, 10/10/97, and met with Humphries, and Mark Greenwood & crew.  The UST's were gone from the site though the excavation was open.  The area is largely old, dense, commercial with some residential S on old Post Rd.  No drinking water wells are known within 300'.  Overall there are no known receptors known to be effected.
   Humphries reported occasional locations of free product though I noted no further evidence of this or saturated soils.  The gw at about 7' bg did have a sheen.  No new facility was being installed at the time, and being a Baseline-1 site, no clean-up was required and no soil removed for a new installation (see attached DT).  Soils were silty/clay to near surface grade.  Petroleum contaminated media is known to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  See the assessment of Dames & Moore and reg. files for further information.
   Contamination, as noted in P-357-96, also has been identified at the adjoining Morse prop. to the S; found during test boring by MDOT in 1996.


S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
A-229-1999* The Jay Police Dept. reported that a five gallon can of kerosene had leaked from a pickup truck. This leak occurred at the intersection of the Riley Rd. and Route 4. The F.D. was on scene and the cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads. No further action will be required.
B-26-2000*B-026-00
Baileyville

Friday January 14, 2000				0501

The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with the Washington County Sheriff's Office (255-4422).  Someone with the Baileyville Fire Department contacted the Sheriff's Office.  I was informed that a supply line had ruptured on an outside heating oil tank at The Irving Big Stop.

Ice was reported to have broken off the supply line on the outside 275-gallon tank.   The ensuing spill was to the frozen dirt and asphalt surface of the parking lot.

When I spoke with Keith Gillis of the Baileyville Fire Department, I was informed that.  The filter on the outside tank had been leaking  and a bucket was placed under the filter.  Over time the bucket filled with water and some oil.  The water froze and in so doing pushed the oil filter up and broke off the tanks pipe.

The oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and about 20 bags of speedi-dri.  The Irving Oil Corporation disposed of the spill debris.
B-234-1998*On April 8, 1998 at 1600 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a four gallon spill of transformer oil on the Point Road in Otis.  A crew from Tele-Power line was removing an old Union River telephone line when they broke off the top of the pole and it fell onto the Hydro's transformer which caused the transformer to fall to the ground.  The unit leaked about four gallons of <50 PPB PCB oil onto the ground.  Workers from Clean Harbors removed about 2/3 of a yard of contaminated soil, leaves and sorberts.  No waters were threatened.
B-332-1997*On 7/1/97 at 0830 Dave Simonsen informed me of an anonymous complaint of an oil spill at Goodwin Construction on the Seal Cove Road in Southwest Harbor.  According to the individual vandals damaged some saddle tanks on the property and spilled about three hundred gallons of diesel.

I checked the site that morning and did find signs of a spill.  The only one at the site was the mechanic named Lester who said the vandals drilled holes into the saddle tank of a low bed and the diesel fuel ran across the gravel lot and along the lot entrance.  Some entered a now dry storm culvert which discharged into a wet area.  There was only a slight silver sheen when I stirred the sediment at the drain's outfall.  The drilled well is located behind the building and is in no danger.  The vandalism occurred on Saturday June 21.  Lester showed me where the vandal drilled a hole through the saddle tanks and also damaged a cabin cruiser which was on a trailer in the parking lot.  Someone likely had a grudge against owner John Goodwin.

The sand and gravel in the lot did a good job absorbing the fuel and most of it has since evaporated.
A-22-1997*     DEP received a report that an AST overfill at this residential property had resulted in spillage both inside the cellar and in soil outside the cellar.  Irving Oil accepted responsibility for the incident and arranged excavation/disposal of contaminated soil and collection of product in the cellar.  The neighborhood is dense residential and is served by a municipal water supply.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-53-2000*While landspreading (manure) at a farm, a truck lost approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel.  It was excavated and landspread on another suitable area of the farm.
P-706-2001*  On Thus. 9/8/01, I met Portland Pump Co's. CTI Brown onsite during the scheduled piping and spill-containment upgrade for Getty Petro. Corp., the property & facility owner.  The new single-wall FRP product piping was partially installed and the old CP protected steel piping was removed and still onsite waiting for disposal (see photos).  Mr. Brown indicated that the steel piping's CP protection appeared inadequate and improperly installed.  Areas of the steel piping were rusted.  The sandy fill in the piping and tank area had a number of gravel to cobble size rocks indicating the tank fill had not been screened as required during its 1989 installation.  Soil appeared mildly contaminated with gaso. discharges in areas but no clean-up required.  Getty was having the four island dispenser converted to a two island dispenser.  This soil is new fill with the 1989 re-installation and was expected to be clean except for possible overfills and surface leaks into pavement cracks & joints.
  The reason for DEP interest in the site stems from an approx. 1000 gal. release out of corroded steel UST's in Jan. 1989.  Two of the four UST's were abandoned shortly after with the others being abandoned in Oct. 1989.  With the October abandonment however, CTI Erskine removed the UST before DEP could attend and observe.  Though Erskine claimed he noted no contamination before installing a new UST, the removed fill he spread nearby, at a residential driveway was contaminated with gasoline and later removed for proper disposal as required by DEP (see P-43-89 & P-650-89).  Not all contam. from the Jan. 1989 discharge is understood to have been removed and lies under the new tank fill.  Based on my 9/6/01, observations the new fill used by Erskine is out-of-compliance due to the rock content (see CMR 691 UST Regulations for further information).  Further DEP actions expected with any further abandonments.  Any contaminated soil or water disturbed shall be properly managed.

S G Brezinski,
P-122-2000*The discharge was the result of ice falling off the roof and breaking off the filter which resulted in the oil being discharged to the parameter drain of the building.  The oil migrated through the drainage system to a small stream behind the building where it was accessible for collection.  The oil was collected using sorbent pads and boom.  Due to the lack of rain needed to flush the drainage system, in addition to waiting for snow and ice to melt, collection was on going for a duration of two months.

No further action required.
B-137-2001*
     This office received a call at 0920 on 3/23/01 from Irving Oil Corporation (Mike at #506-202-2933) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that one of their customers overfilled a vehicle at the Big Stop in Searsport and spilled an estimated 5 to 20 gallons of gasoline on the pavement.  Some of the oil appeared to have gone into a storm drain nearby.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dry were being used to contain the rest of the oil.  I suggested that they contact the town public works garage and try to find out where the storm drain goes.

     By the time I arrived in Searsport, everything was under control.  All of the oil on the pavement had been cleaned up, except for a minor stain, and the storm drain system around the facility had been figured out.  Runoff from the yard discharges to a drainage ditch behind the facility.  Prior to my arrival, Irving personnel installed sorbent boom and pads at the end of the drain to contain the oil.  None of the material got beyond that point.  Other than monitoring the sorbents for a few days, there was nothing further to be done at this point.

REC:  File report.
A-73-1999*Cianbro is nearly done with construction of the new Alfond Youth Center.  Workers in the area of the boiler smelled oil, and discovered the spill.  A firing safety switch on the new boiler failed, causing oil to spray onto a plate and drip to the floor.  About 1 quart of oil entered the floor drain, which is connected to the sanitary sewer.

Sorbents and speedi dry were used to clean up the spill from the floor.  I notified Dick Bentzel at the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District of the spill entering the sewer, just in case more than a quart was released.

No site visit made; no further action required.
A-608-1999* NRF reported a diesel spill at their facility on Old Belgrade Rd. in Augusta. It appears that the driver was not paying attention and overfilled the fuel tank on a truck. The diesel spilled onto the pavement and into the storm water drain.
 When I arrived there were several drums of oil and speedi-dri in a nearby shed. I check the storm drain and found diesel at two catch basins. We also checked the outfall and that was clean. The outfall empties into a man made wetland pond full of cattails.
 Clean Harbors was called in and they arrived after 5 pm and cleaned out the two catch basins. No further action will be required.
P-824-2000*  On Wed. 12/27/00, DEP got a request from the USCG MSO to respond and assist them in removing any oils from a sinking 35'  fishing vessel (F/V AQUARIUS) tied up at the Kittery Town Dock, which is located next to the PNSY Main Gate.  PO Hennesey reported gaso., and lube & hyd. oils on board and threatening to discharge if the boat sank further.  En route I requested TWM to have a person on-site to help evaluate the situation and arrange a pump-off.
   On-site I met the PO Bob Moschetti USCG, TWM reps., and a local lobster-man.  They reported the boat had been beached on 12/25/00 or so after a leak developed while underway.  The boat had been pumped off twice by locals in an effort to keep her afloat, reportedly releasing a sheen to the water.  The USCG reported that the owner, David Graham,  was refusing to take responsibility and claimed no money to salvage the boat.  The boat was now aground, flooded to the main deck, and tied to the dock.  At low tide several local boaters were to attempt to repair the AQUARIAS, tow her to a crane and have her lifted onto land.  At the time I noted no oil sheen or product in the boat.  The fuel tank was removed and laying on the dock.
   After conferring with Jon Woodard of DEP and USCG, as an emergency action I gave approval for TWM to pump out the accessible product and boom the boat with sorbents.  Several adjacent lobster pounds were deemed threatened.  The hyd. oil tank was partially full of ice and water.  I advised USCG that Maine DEP would not pump out the water from the boat as requested, especially as it would fill up again soon.
    As of 1/9/01 I have heard no more regarding the vessel from the USCG.  Expenses of approx. $1400 for TWM's response will be recovered from the RP.  On 2/2/01 I was called by Mr. Graham stating that counter to the USCG assertion, he had responded quickly and had been responsible and he did not feel the resp. cost was justified.   See attached and USCG records for further information.

P-783-1996*SUMMARY

  While checking on a stage-II piping repair I noted two small diesel spills: an obvious overfill out the vent pipe, and a surface spill that appeared to be a vehicle over-fill at the dispenser.  The dispenser spill was speedy dried and looked like it had happened after the last big rain five days before.  I did not check to see if either spill was logged at the facility, though found no record that either spill had been reported to the DEP (the vent overfill had not been cleaned up and a small amount of oil contaminated soil remained).
   Ms. DeHaas of DEP performed a site inspection shortly after and ordered Mobil to clean-up the discharge.  After communications with Mobil by Ms. DeHaas and I; I met onsite with Mr. Tony Zina of GES 12/20/96.  Zina dug out a drums worth of oily soil for temporary storage onsite until disposal was arranged and that I would receive a manifest to assure proper disposal.  Over the spring and summer of 1997, I was told by Mobil that the drum was gone only to find it still there; and that Clean Harbors had picked up the drum to find Ray Babbidge of Clean Harbors inform me they had not picked it up.  After several letters in June of 1997 I received word from David Baker of Mobil in early August that the drum was disposed of.  In August I confirmed with a site visit that the drum was no longer on site.
   Unfortunately DEP has not received shipping papers or a manifest documenting disposal as of 9/30/97, and therefore must assume that proper disposal has not occurred, and that this site is not clean to dept. satisfaction.  A copy of this report will be sent to Ms. DeHaas of DEP for appropriate enforcement actions.  See attachments and any addendum.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM

12/97: *Verification of disposal received 10/97, see report addendum.
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B-439-1997*8/11/97 12:00

Sarah Nicholson of Woodard and Curran Environmental Services called to report discovering contamination during the removal of a 8500 gallon #5 UST at the Smith & Alexander Building at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.  It was observed that soils at the bottom of the excavation were stained with the fuel.  Most of it was well contained in the sandy fill material.  The natural clay soil beneath the fill appeared clean without any evidence of staining.  No ground water was observed.  Approximately 20 yards of #5 contaminated soil was removed and taken to Thibodeau Construction for batching.

Several other tanks were also removed throughout the remainder of the year; two other #5 fuel tanks, a diesel tank and a #2 fuel tank.  Minor amounts of contamination were found around the 2k #2 fuel tank and a 10k #5 tank.  It was suspected that this contamination was due to overfills.  This contamination was removed and taken to A&A Contractors in Brewer for landfarming.  It may be noted that the diesel tank was originally destined to be abandoned in place due to a nearby electric line.  When the tank was uncovered it was observed that the line was not a factor.  The tank was subsequently removed without incident or evidence of contamination.  The site assessment is pending.
I-122-1998*After receiving a compliant from the Board of Pesticide Control concerning a drum of Arsenic, I visited the property.

The drum was found in a car that was to be crushed. Drum was beat up but intact.

I overpacked the ?30 gal drum into a 55 gal drum.

Disposal was by the BPC

Case Closed
P-60-2000*Dead River reported a spill at the home of one of their customers.  A loose fitting on the copper line going into the furnace at the Giguere Res. in Auburn had begun leaking.  The residents smelled the oil and called Dead River who came and fixed the leak.  Approximately 1 gallon of oil was spilled and cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action.
P-601-2001*Discharge was the result of an overfill of a passenger vehicle at the service station.  The unleaded gasoline flowed over the land into a storm drain.  Sorbents were deployed to recover free product and the storm drain was flushed to mitigate any vapor issues.  Materials were disposed of by DEP at Mid Maine Waste Action Corp.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
P-304-1999*On May 16, 1999 the Lebanon Fire Dept. called to report a spill at their fire hall.  They have two manifolded 275 gallon oil tanks.  The system had a loose valve causing 10 - 15 gallons of oil to spill to concrete.  The fire dept. cleaned the spill up themselves requiring no DEP assistance.  No further action required.
A-219-1999*See attached narrative for additional information.
B-627-1998*On 9/22/98, 0900 hours, Tanna Gervais called about removing a UST from a property in Jackman that she has an interest in.  The tank had been out of service for over twenty years.  The tank was not registered at the time.  I arranged to have her do the paperwork and she indicated that Alfred Nadeau was ready and willing to take the tank out, but that he needed to see the paperwork.  Alfred did the job on 9/26/98 and reported (via telephone) that there was no contamination.
B-48-1997*Chris Auxier of Irving Oil in Brewer called to report a small incident involving lube oil spillage at Tremblay Logging on Route 2 in Lincoln.  It was stated that a 55 gallon drum of lubrication oil destined for the buiness tipped over in the back of a pick up spilling about 10 gallons in the bed and onto the frozen yard. The situation was corrected generating a little speedi dri in the process. Steps were taken to ensure that drums were secure in the future.
I-2-2000*On 1-11-00, Dennis Kovack of Dead River called to report that a customer had reported a leaking fuel oil tank at the house they rented. He then reported the spill to this office. I met with several Dead River employees at the house that day. Apparently the outside 275 tank had corroded from the inside and leaked about 25 gallons into the snow before being noticed. I hired AE McQuade contractors to remove the tank and contaminated soil. The well was within 50 feet of the tank and the residents were placed on QM. About 30 yards of soil was removed and taken to Tri-Community landfill.
B-51-1999*B-051-99
Enfield (West Enfield)

Monday February 1, 1999				0957

I received a phone call from Ellen Ruben (Maine DEP Secretary Portland).  Ellen phoned to forward an oil spill report to me.  She asked me to contact a Mr. Rick Rublee, of the Maine Department of Transportation garage, in West Enfield.

I  phoned Mr. Rublee.  He explained that there was a 20-gallon diesel spill to the floor of their cold storage garage at the West Enfield Maintenance facility over the weekend.  He said the diesel leaked from a saddle tank on a plow truck that was in the cold storage garage.  The 20-gallon spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The sorbent pads will be bagged and removed to the oily debris Sawyer Environmental dumpster at the Bangor DOT yard.  About 2 large bags of clean up sorbent debris (.25 cubic yard) was generated by the clean up, and is to be taken to the DOT's Facility in Bangor.
A-769-1999*High winds caused branches to fall on a power line knocking the transformer to the ground. Less than a gallon of oil spilled. An oil sample was taken from the 1973 untagged transformer, which tested non-detect for PCBs.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-644-1999*B-644-99
Baileyville

Wednesday October 13, 1999			0905

Mary Johnson, of the Portland DEP office, phoned to report that there had been turbine lube oil spill at the Baileyville compressor station of the Maritimes and Northeast natural gas pipeline.  Mary asked me to contact Lucia Allen (734-4495) of Maritimes & Northeast.

According to Lucia Allen, 1 gallon of turbine lube oil leaked from loose threaded fitting during the lube oil flush operation.  The process was shut down and the leak(s) were stopped around 0605 this morning

The oil stained area was excavated and cleaned up.  In all about .10 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil was removed and placed in a temporary storage area.  This soil will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden, at a later date.
B-310-2001*
     This office received a call at 1011 on 5/18/01 from Dick Wilcox (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a couple of ounces of mineral oil (<2 ppm PCB) leaked from a bushing on a transformer on pole #49, which is located on the Turner Road in Seal Cove (Southwest Harbor).  Personnel were in the process of climbing the pole when the transformer tipped a little bit and a few drops of oil dripped onto another employee who was standing below the unit.  Plans are to replace the transformer.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
B-367-2000*     On July 13,2000 at 0900 we received a call from Mike Perry of the Bangor Public Works reporting some contaminated soil around an old, abandoned septic tank on the Hildreth Rd. in Bangor. I drove to the site and met Mr. Perry and site assessor Arnie Fessenden.  The 13,000 gallon concrete tank was located about fifty yards off the road on a city owned wooded lot in an industrial park.  The tank was installed in 1948 or 1949 and abandoned in the late 60's and serviced the first industrial development in the park before the town sewer was extended to the area.  The city is selling the lot to a developer and Mr. Fessenden was performing a site assessment.  While excavating around the tank he found one reading of 1,385 ppm on a PID. This reading was taken three to four feet deep with no contamination either above or below it.   We dug additional pits on the other end of the tank, in the old leach field and at the field's outfall to a ditch.  None of these readings showed any contamination.  I keyed out the site to Baseline-1 standard so what little contamination existed was left on site.
I-199-1999*WHILE WORKING IN T16R14, THE TANK WAS BROKEN ON A MACHINE AND 45 GALS. OF DIESEL OIL LEAKED OUT.  IT WAS CONTAINED AND CLEANED AND TAKEN TO FORT KENT TO BE BURNED IN A WASTE OIL BURNER
B-415-2000*Please see attached narrative.
P-800-2000*Overfill of bus at Lake Region High School.  Site cleaned up by Lake Region High School personnel.  No DEP site visit.  No further action recommended.
P-329-1990*
REPORT UPDATE OF Dec. 2004 by SGB

	5/24/04: Small surface gaso. discharge at dispenser due to customer error and/or faulty nozzle.  No report attachments.
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B-325-2000*
On 6/16/00, 1600 hrs Lynn Thompson contacted me regarding a contaminated well on a rental property that she owns.  The water had a bad taste that had been noticed by previous renters as early as 1997.  Norlens' had sampled the water in early June and it came back 110 ppb GRO.  MTBE, benzene and toluene were below detection but there was low level ethyl benzene and xylene contamination (2.3 & 3.4 ppb respectively).  The fact that these constituents did not add up to 110 indicates that the source was most likely a surface spill (or spills) rather than form a UST.

A DRO sample taken 6/19/00 came back 260 ppb with the comment that the chromatogram had characteristics of a gasoline product.  On 7/7/00 I asked Norlens to install filters on the Thompson rental property.  As of 08/01/00 the filters have been installed and quarterly monitoring has been applied for.
P-197-1998*11 May 1998, responded to facility location. Upon arrival I observed Dead River personnel scrubbing a paved area of the facility where the underground tanks are located and filled. An unidentified DR technician advised me that they overfilled the tank and that about 10-20 gallons spilled.
I observed a very small portion (5-6 shovels worth) of soil removed along the edge of the pavement.

The clean-up was to the MDEP satisfaction. No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (13May98)
P-210-1997*On Aril 25, 1997 Steve Dyer of E.E.R. called to report a spill at a home in Wells.  The home had been foreclosed on and was now the property of Maine Bank and Trust.  When a bank representative went to the home he noticed the oil tank leaking from the valve.  He tighened the valve and stopped the leak, then called an environmental consultant who in turn notified us.  I went to the site that afternoon.  There was a stain approximately 10' by 8'.  The tank was secure and no longer leaking.  We marked the site that day for digsafe.  EER hired Pollution Control Services to dig up the affected dirt the following Tuesday.  The Bank had an oil company empty out the contents of the tank.  No further action.
B-317-1997*On 6/24/97, 0845 hours Dan Taylor of Champion International Corporation called to request permission to emergency treat a one pound spill of V-Brite.  V-Brite is a crystalline solid that contains sodium hydro sulfite.  The paper industry uses it as a pulp brightener and the food industry uses it as a preservative.  According to DOT the hazard is that it is water reactive.  I expect that a thousand pounds of it mixing with slightly acidified water would release unhealthy amounts of sulfur dioxide.  The treatment he had in mind was to flush it to their sewer.  Considering that the process already has V-Brite going to the sewer, I told Dan that they could do it.
A-562-2000*Received a call from Wayne Paradis concerning a small oil spill at his house.  He received a report that someone was digging around his aboveground tank.  I called Webber Energy and they confirmed that they did have an overfill at a clients house.  The driver had wiped the tank and had removed some soil.  I called Wayne Paradis back and asked him is he was satisfied with the cleanup and he said he was.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-615-2001*Small spill. Maine Yankee staff handled soil removal. No site visit made. No further action expected.
P-727-1999*9 October 1999, DEP responded to spill location.  The City of Auburn, installing sewer pipping along Adam St. encountered soil contaminated with an unknown petroleum product.

The city working with A.E.H. engineers on the project incoorporated DEP land spreading requirements into the project.  This spill occurred prior to DEPs new (2000) land spreading standards.  DEP presented  Auburn a pre-2000 agreement and the critieria for spreading applied.  See attached A.E.H report.

DEP waiting final report before closure to this site.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 18Feb00.
P-419-2001*No narrative, see attached.
B-246-1996*Mr. Worcester called to report that a pair of 55 gallon metal drums had been dumped in a blueberry field that he manages for the Island Land Company.  They were not actively leaking although one had weeped a bit.  He felt that they had been there for quite a while.

On 5/15 the next day with the assistance of Bob Whittier I met with Mr. Worcester who showed us the location of the drums.  From the dead vegetation under the drums I'd guess that they had been dumped sometime last fall.  There was a little black stain of heavily weathered oil that had leaked from the drum on to the ground, but it was so weathered that it did not require cleaning up.  Whittier and I collected the drums and moved them to our safe storage facilities in Bangor where they were sampled.  Examination later showed that they contained used motor oil which was disposed of by burning in a waste oil burner.
I-18-2001*This spill occured at a mobil home. The bleeder screw was not tight and has been weeping fuel.  The fuel odor was observed by Ms.Hall's boy friend a couple of days prior to the tank running out of oil.

An area about 10 feet in diameter was excavated, snow, ice and soil were hauled to the landfill.

No odor was identifed in the mobile home during my visit.

Case closed
B-630-1999*     On October 11, 1999 at 0925 we received a call from John McKusick of McKusick Oil in Dover-Foxcroft reporting a five to ten gallon spill of kerosene at the home of Mr. Phillip Warren of 45 Spring St.  Mr. Warren's 275 gallon tank was located beneath his trailer and McKusick workers found a hole in the tank while performing a system check.  They removed the tank and recovered some oil with sorbents.  Mr. Warren is on town water and there was no smell in the trailer.  I checked the site and found some contaminated soil.  Since the area is on town water and there is no smell in the trailer I saw no reason for extensive excavation.  Mc Kusick will install a new up to code system.
P-726-1996*On November 12, 1996 I attended an underground tank removal at Arundel Wharf in Kennebunkport.  A week earlier I had issued a waiver from the 30 day removal notice.  Two 3000 gallon diesel tanks were removed.  The tanks had not been in use for approximately 22 years.  Both tanks contained water, and both were heavily corroded.  There was some mildly contaminated soil found on top of the tanks around the fill pipes.  The tanks were set into fill in the tidal zone and therefore any contamination associated with the tanks would have long been washed away.  No contamination above clean up levels was encountered.  No further action.

See also p-345-99.
P-21-2001*   In the afternoon of Fri. 1/12/01, DEP was notified by Ms. MacDonald of the C N Brown Co. (CNB) that their Ripley & Fletcher oil bulk plant had suffered a 20 to 30 gallon discharge of #2 oil.  She explained that due to a driver accident, the top-fill nozzle had fallen out of the truck's hatch discharging the oil to the ground below the loading dock.  She assured that the spillage was to snow and none to drains or soil.  CNB workers responded and no DEP assistance was requested.  Ripley & Fletcher is part of the C N Brown Company.
    On Mon. 1/22/01, I briefly visited the bulk plant to check on spillage and the clean-up.  I noted seven large storage tanks with a cumulative capacity of about 100,000 gallons of diesel, #2 and #1 oil.  There are also two bulk oil AST's operated by L M Longley & Sons, of Norway (see P-53-01).  The tanks are located within concrete-wall berms about 18" tall.  It was hard to confirm due to snow cover but the berms appear to have soil bottoms.  Concerns on the facility include that a leak under pressure may leak over and out of the bermed area also.  The facility appears rather old (> 40 years?) and was originally supplied by the adjacent RR line.  The area is commercial though over a mapped S & G aquifer.
    Onsite I noted dark oil stained soil within the berms but no free product.  Snow cover did not allow complete examination of the ground.  In 10/5/96, DEP's Jon Woodard responded to a 2,100 gallon #2 oil spill within the dike of one of the tanks.  No further DEP Resp. actions are expected at this time.  See attachments and DEP spill report files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-827-1999*     On December 29, 1999 at 1515 we received a call from Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reporting a less than one gallon fuel oil spill at the home of Thomas Hansen at 23 Barrett Way in Surry.  I contacted Mel Kane of Dead River who was on site and he said a new driver didn't pay attention and he overfilled a basement tank.  Less than a gallon of heating oil came out the vent and around a loose guage on the tank.  The basement floor is concrete.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavated a couple shovelfuls of soil  beneath the vent.
B-594-2001*     On 10/16/01 Ray Murphy, who sculpts logs with a chain saw on Route 1 in Hancock, reported that he had several feet of oil in a well at his Hancock property.  On the following day John Selleck and I went to the site prepared to deal with a substantial volume of oil.  We managed to remove three gallons of pink heating oil from the surface of the well. There was no more product available at that time. While we were using a bailer we noticed small rodent parts were coming up.  Also there was a distinct septic odor coming from the well.  I discussed this problem with Ray and we decided that pumping the surface with a trash pump might take care of the dead animal problem.  In the process of using the trash pump he also recovered more oil.  Subsequent to this, tech services (Alan Ingram and Jim Lavoie) cleaned the well with tergitol, treated it with chloroxs and removed three well volumes.  They indicated that there was still an odor of product in the water.  Our first impression was that someone had poured product down the well, but the persistence of product odor after the above mentioned procedure suggests that the acquifer has been impacted by a spill.  There were no obvious surface spills but a different mobile home had just been installed and the area had been back filled with clean gravel.  Ray had overseen this process and he had not observed a surface spill.

As of 11/13/01 the well does not have a pump.  When Ray gets the well operational again we will have filters installed and put the well on quarterly monitoring.  The well is over six hundred feet deep and has eleven feet of casing. The top of the casing is at the bottom of a four foot deep hole formed by a cement well tile that is three feet in diameter.
B-142-1999*I received a call from a dispatcher for the Me. D.O.T. which advised me that one of their employees had reported to them that a tractor trailer had a problem at about 5 miles south of Howland while northbound on I-95. The truck was losing a lot of diesel and a lot of sorbents and a lot of gravel would be needed to contain the oil.
   While traveling to the site I contacted the Me. D.O.T. and requested that they send a load of road sand to the site. On my arrival I found that a tractor-trailer owned by Charles Russell had broken a drive shaft and the flailing shaft had knocked two holes in the driver's side saddle tank. A passing Irving Oil Co. employee stopped and used his sweatshirt to plug the holes, preventing the loss of about 20 gallons. In addition he laid down a bunch of sorbent pads. After checking that the crossover line was valved off, I removed the remaining fuel. I also removed the sweatshirt and plugged the holes with "Plug and dike" and some wooden wedges. About this time, a D.O.T. crew arrived with some sand. As it was not needed to dam a ditch, they spread some on the highway to prevent the oiled asphalt from being too slippery. At this point I left the vehicle to the owner who had another truck standing by to tow it away.
   The pads were returned to our shop for later disposal and the oil will be taken to a waste oil burner.
P-41-2001*Slippery roads caused a pickup truck to collide with a van carrying commercial janitorial supplies.  Several gallon containers of glass cleaner broke open and leaked out when rescue workers were extracting the driver from the van.  The van was also carrying containers of toilet bowl cleaner (containig chlorine bleach) but they did not leak.  All of the leaking containers were separated, bagged, and placed back in the van so the State Police could weigh the van for their reconstruction.  Both the van and the pickup leaked a small amount of motor oil and antifreeze.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 22, 2001
B-257-1997*5/27/97 9:50

I received a phone call from Mr. Chuck Martin (942-5505) of Webber oil.  Mr. Martin reported that he was on a maintenance call to a trailer unit #49 at the Taylor Hampden Trailer Park, in Hampden.  The customer, a Mr. Morris Deblois called about a heat outage.  Mr. Martin reported to me that he believes that the valve was broken off the outside tank, when neighborhood kids were playing in the area.  He said that the tank was nearly empty at the time.  This spill is believed to have happened sometime before Friday.  Friday is when the customer noticed he no longer had heat.

I arrived on scene and spoke with Mr. Deblois.  I proceeded to excavate a small stained area with a shovel.  I spread the soil thinly near the spill site.  It appears that less than 5 gallons of oil was spilled.  The valve was replaced, and that tank place back in operation.
A-528-1996*     DEP received a report that a commercial truck had jack-nifed on I-95 and lost fuel (estimated at 20 gallons) via a leaking saddle tank.  This occurred on a bridge, and did not impact soil (although DOT reportedly spread sand to aid traction).
     This was one of many I-95 accidents that occurred during a severe ice storm.  No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-349-2000*     On June 29, 2000 at 0815 we received a call from Judy Moore of Great Northern Paper reporting a twenty gallon hydraulic oil spill from a broken hose on a slashing machine in the East Millinocket wood yard.  The spill actually occurred on June 26 and was reported to Ms. Moore on that date, but Ms. Moore wanted more information on the spill and then forgot to call us.  Workers excavated about a yard of contaminated wood chips which were burned in their biomass burner.
B-53-2000*     On February 1, 2000 at 0810 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a 1/4 gallon spill of #2 oil at the home of Merton Bagley of 45 Vernon St. in Bangor.  A technician responded to a call during the previous night and found a small leak in the tank at Mr. Bagley's home.  He put a patch on the tank which was later pumped out and replaced.  He recovered the spilled oil with sorbents.
A-761-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-525-1997*On September 21, 1997 at 2100 I received a call through the 800 number from Ms. Rita O'Brien reporting some kind of oil on the South Solon Road in Solon. She said the material ran from the road's intersection with Route 201 until it changes to a dirt road which is a distance of about three miles.  The material left a dark stain a couple of inches in diameter.  Ms. O'Brien didn't stop her car and physically check the material.

I checked the site the next morning and found an intermittant stain the distance that Ms. O'Brien described.  The material had a faint fuel oil or diesel fuel smell.  I checked the house where the stain ended on the road but no one was home.  The oil was likely from a leaking home delivery truck or a leak in a tractor trailer's fuel system.  No clean up was practical and no state waters were threatened.
A-163-1998* Someone changed the motor oil in their vehicle onto the parking lot @ Walmart. The F.D. responded and they cleaned up the spilled waste oil. No further action required.
B-495-2001*
On 9/6/01, 0711 hours Dick Blaisdell (dispatcher for Bar Harbor Fire Department) reported that they were responding to an oil spill on the water at the Bar Harbor Town Pier.  When I arrived the Harbor Master, Charles A Phippen was leading the clean up effort.  They had boomed the mouth of the harbor and they had herded the oil to shore with another length of sorbent boom.  The material was probably aged, off-road diesel.  It was colored red and had a slight odor.  Head space readings on the neat product were around 250 ppm.  This is not what one would expect from fresh diesel, but maybe diesel would come down to that if it had been spread out on water and exposed to the elements for a while.  The reading was too high to have been produce by a lube oil such as ATF, which would have had the same color.  From the area and thickness of the oil the volume estimate was about 25 gallons.  The estimated weight of the product is consistent with that volume.
B-33-1997*Fred Leigh, Environmental Analyst for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a spill of dielectric oil from a transformer at American Concrete on Stillwater Avenue in Veazie.  Mr. Leigh stated that a piece of American Concrete equipment accidently caught an electrical line pulling down a pole with a transformer.  The transformer hit the ground and ruptured spilling about 30 gallons of non-pcb oil.  Approximately 2 yards of soil and about a bale of sorbents were generated in the process.  The material was later disposed of by Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-488-1997*21 November 1997, Cornish FD reported a hydraulic oil spill along  King St., Cornish. The spill was described to be spread over an estimated 45.72 meters (50 yards) area, impacting grass and other greenery.

The impacted area was along the side of a road in a non-sensitive area. I determined that a clean up attempt would be futile and provide no real cost benefit.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (23Jan97).

P-443-1998*See attached report from CYRO Industries.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 22, 1998
P-308-1999*     On Sunday 5/23/99, I received a complaint from Ms. Rose Belanger that her neighbor (Mr. Bastile) behind her was chipping and painting boats as a commercial operation.  I visited on 5/26/99.  She complained that for four years the dust from the sanding, and vapors from the painting was entering her house.  Her husband had died of cancer several years before and she was also suffering cancer.  I went next door and met with Jim and Sandy Bastile who worked on the boats at their residence.  They also operated a chandlery down the street.  I took a soil sample for TCLP metals and pesticides analysis.  That day the Bastiles stated they also got a letter from the city requiring them to cease the operation.
      DEP's concern was that marine paints may contain heavy metals and/or pesticides for inhibiting marine growth on the boat bottoms, leading to a haz. waste.  The operation of a boat repair business in this area is controlled by the city of Saco and not within DEP jurisdiction.  DEP's jurisdiction falls within the possible generation of hazardous waste, i.e. contamination of the soil and gw.
      On 5/26/99 DEP also received a call from Senator Snow's office regarding this case.
      On 6/11/99 DEP received the lab results back indicating low levels of Barium, Cadmium, and Lead; and 97 ppb PCB-1254, but below regulatory levels and not considered hazardous.  No pesticides were indicated.  I informed Ms. Bastile and Ms. Belanger by phone.  Copies of my report will be sent to Belanger, Bastile as well town CEO Richard Lambert.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.  See the attachments for further details.  I recommend DEP not seek reimb. for lab expenses, okayed by S. Flannery.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-117-2000*On 10/12/00, Mildred Layton called this office to report that there had been a small fuel spill in the basement of a house she owned that was rented by Becky Robey. Apparently Dead River had removed an old tank from the basement and had noticed the filter had been leaking. An odor was present in the house. Because no one from this office was available to visit the house that day, Carl Allen requested S.W. Cole engineering send a technician to cover it. The technician was Chad McPherson and he was able to clean most of the oil with sorbents that afternoon. He (using our advice) arranged to have a contractor finish cleaning the floor the following day.
B-609-1997*On October 24, 1997 we received a call from Mike White of Emery & Garrett Groundwater reporting contaminated soil at a buried tank removal at the Garland Store in Garland.  I arrived at the site and met Mr. White and Leonard Carr of L.C. Tank Installation.

During the day we found PID levels up to 5820 PPM around the excavated tanks.  Although we didn't find a hole in the tank there was a loose connection in the supply line from the tank to the pump island.  On Monday, October 27 we also found contamination levels up to 4576 PPM around the pump island.  Between the two locations we removed about 310 yards of contaminated soil which we landspread at the Carl Scott farm in Garland.  There was contaminated soil left under Route 94 and the store itself.  Luckily the store and a adjacent house receive their water from a drilled well across Route 96.  All the neighboring wells were tested and results were negative for gasoline.  There is likely more than one source of contamination at the site, specifically the loose connection in the feedline on top of one tank, a loose connection under the pump island and overfills.  (See Site Assessment for Garland Store).
B-172-1997*An anonymous caller called the emergency number and reported to the state police that 200 gallons of diesel had been spilled at the Guilford Irving station and that it was running into the ditch and into the river.  Since this would be a significant event if true and not reported, I chose to drive to the site.  There I saw a minor stain on the concrete apron that had been covered with speed dri. I'd estimate a few gallons had been spilled.  Since this was below the reportable quantity and was being cleaned up and that the anonymous caller had greatly exaggerated the amount spilled, I did not stop.
A-130-1997* Mrs. Edgecomb called the state police to report the discovery of two drums on her property. These two drums had mysteriously arrived there within one week of todays date, 4/25/97.
 I went to the site to determine if the drums were secure and i spoke with Mrs. Edgecomb. She told me that these two drums were not here one week ago. We discussed various things, one of which was the underground tank that may or may not be underground, near the defunct quonset huts. I will send her some information on the loan programs available through FAME and MSHA.
 In addition, she wanted to know if there was someone who could clean up all the scrap metal, wood and tires that are on the property. She later hired Harold Warren Construction to clean up the property.
 I checked the two drums for leakage. On 5-23 I picked up these two drums using a truck with a power tailgate, which i borrowed from the Portland Office.  The drums were/are stored at the DEP warehouse.  The drums have been sampled and will be disposed of at a later date.
 On 7-10 Mark Warren called to report that there was no UST attached to the piping or island. The piping had been cut and the tank was no where to be found.
 As of 9-12 these two drums are still in the DEP warehouse.  After disposal no further action will be required.
B-226-2001*Some kind of a fuelling transgression occurred at the Maine Air Guard helicopter facility during the winter.  With the onset of warm weather, jet fuel began oozing out of a snow bank and running across the ramp in front of the hangers.


This did not go unnoticed by the city's Gil Merchant, who shovelled up most of the contaminated snow and dumped it inside a tank dike, to melt and run into the facility's oil/water separator.  He placed sorbent boom around the remainder of the snow bank, to control the sheen on the tarmac.

Upon my inspection of the area, I granted my seal of approval to Merchant's efforts.
P-830-1999*On Dec. 12, 1999 CN Brown reported an overfill at a residential 275 gallon AST at the home of Barbara McClaine - 38 Bedford, Bath.  Appr. 3/4 of a cup of oil spilled from the fill pipe to the ground.  Oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The system inside the home was checked to ensure there was no damage to the tank.  No further action.
A-153-2001*DEP received a report that heating oil was spilled at this residence as a result of ice/snow damage to the AST filter.  Contaminated soils were excavated for disposal, and free product was recovered from excavation water.  Because several wells are potentially at-risk Technical Services assistance was requested.
P-261-1996*   On 5/7/96 S. Brezinski made a late evening response to a basement oil discharge of a Biddeford apartment building.  The spill was related to arson of the building where the vandal broke the fuel line off and then set the building on fire. Fortunately the oil failed to ignite.
   Brezinski and Biddeford Fire Dept. laid sorbents on the compact dirt floor though much of the oil apparently escaped to the city sewer via a basement sump drain.  DEP hired SUN Env. to return on 5/8/96 to pick up and dispose of oily sorbents.  At the time a burnt structure odor masked any oil odors in the basement though Mr. Tryhan later contacted me to say he wished to remove some soil in the future.  Tryhan, as of 9/96 has not communicated further regarding further clean-up or soil disposal though.  Further Response Div. action possible regarding remaining contaminated media.
P-63-1998*   On 2/13/98, Stephen Brezinski was notified of a 100-200 gal. K1 discharge from a residential 275 gal. AST in the rear of Ruby Clark's mobile home at The Hamlet.  Onsite I noted that the legs of the horizontal AST had sunk into the soft ground, the blocks turning on end.  The filter snapped off when it encountered the ground, discharging the tank contents to the lawn and snow.  The clear K1 was difficult to distinguish from the meltwater.  Removal of oil saturated soils was delayed till Ms. Clark was feeling better, at her daughter's (Victoria Hamilton) request.  Ms. Hamilton acted as her mother's agent and primary contact for the DEP.   Clean-up of BS-2 determined to be adequate to protect sensitive receptors though Intermediate clean-up level could be argued.
   On 3/24/98 Flannery & Dunlap responded to a reoccurance of the 2/13/98 incident for additional 100+ gallons discharged.  On Friday, 4/10/98, I met a Commercial Recycling Svcs. crew onsite for removal of oil saturated soils.  Excavation depth was limited by electrical and tele. lines buried under the AST spill location.  Mike Hicks, Park Manager, was pleased with the clean-up actions.  Though Ms. Clark was AST owner and RP for the spill, The Hamlet park owned the land effected by the spill.
    Approved clean-up costs include soil removal and disposal, landscaping and new fill, and moving the new AST with new pad back to its original location after the clean-up.  Ms. Clark may be applying for a waiver of the AST Ins. fund deductible.  Considering both spills, total estimated spillage was about 250 gallons.  It is fortunate that a clean-up was not done before the second one occurred.
   No further resp. Div. actions are expected.  See attachements for further info.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Response Services.
A-79-1998*A drip leak developed in a tank. The oil ran onto a concrete floor.  The oil company responded and padded up the oil.  They cleaned the floor.  An initial odor problem was present, but it cleared with ventilation.
B-55-2001*B-055-2001
02/15/2001 18:31

     Bill Owen, concerned resident in Greenville, called to report that snow and ice broke the fitting to his outside home heating oil tank.  It was estimated that perhaps as much as 150 gallons had spilled.  Investigation showed that much of the oil was lost along the foundation to the house. Some of the oil was captured in the snow and later collected in sorbents.  Since the area is served by a public water supply, and that fumes were not an issue no further action was taken.
P-140-1998*   While investigating the neighboring Windham Christy's UST facility for a discharge, I noted this rusty drum sitting near the woods in the rear of the property.  The drum appeared to be part on Mr. St. Pierre's prop. and part on Portland Water District wooded property.  The PWD land was part of the watershed for the Chaffin Pond wellfield and therefore a sensitive area (see P-124-98).  On 4/3 we secured the drum on a concrete pad and under poly while we looked into proper disposal.  The product appeared to be old, but unused motor oil.  Fortunately, no oil appears to have leaked out.  Rent & Save was an equipment rental business that used and stored fuel and lubricants.
   I advised Mr. St. Pierre that as prop. owner he appeared to be the resp. party for proper disposal.  He was upset saying that before he bought the property in May, 1997, the Rent & Save owners promised to properly dispose of all their waste.  St. Pierre stated that he would haul the drum away and have the oil burned in a waste oil burner.
   See P-124-98 for further info. on this site and the surrounding area.  No further Resp. div. actions are expected regarding this drum dumping.
   Over the summer of 1998, Geoprobes and drilled wells have been installed on the property in relation to the investigation of the Christy's (Southland 7-Eleven) property and I understand no contamination has been confirmed.   Se files of DEP, Tech Services for further details.

S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
P-646-1998*On 12/18/98 I received a call from the Oxford County Sheriff's Office reporting a full-size pick-up truck had gone into the Androscoggin River in Bethel.  I later received a call from a Bethel Police Officer reporting that the vehicle had been removed from the river and it had only created a sheen.  The sheen had probably come from oil on the engine or overfill.  The Officer said that the owner of the truck, the Benson's, had been warming the truck up and scrapping the ice off it and had left it in neutral.  The truck rolled out their driveway, .3 mile across a field and had come to rest in the river.  They did not need our assistance so there was no response visit to the scene.  No further Response action is necessary at theis time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 18, 1998
B-259-2000*For the years 1995 thru 1999, Jim Mullen used an average of 2121 gallons/year of heating oil.  January thru May of 2000, he used almost 3800 gallons; that's almost a 2700 gallon increase over the same period of 1999.  Mullen complained to Webber Energy, Jim Sullivan investigated and notified me on 5/11.  He and I visited the Mullen residence on 5/12, after the buried fuel line had been replaced.  The head of Webber's burner department said the old line would not hold air pressure.
There was a slight odor of fuel oil in the residence, up to 20 ppm by PID.  Reluctant to tear up the basement floor, I first contracted with Lynch Construction to dig an exploration hole outside.  Ledge lies at 13 1/2 ', with a thin band of sand on top  of it.  In that band of sand was fresh oil, but the sand was so thin and dry as to make recovery on the outside impractical.
Back in the basement, PID readings on the paint room floor showed 40 ppm, after the room had been closed up for a week.  Drilling a hole through the slab showed 1700 ppm  underneath.
Those figures in hand, there seemed no choice but to break up the cellar floor and recover the oil from inside, at the same time, more importantly, controlling the venting of oil fumes into the dwelling.
The work commenced by Clean Harbors on  5/31,and continued 6/1&2, 5&6.  The floor was broken up and carried out by hand.  The oiled substrate underneath was vacuumed up.  As the hole deepened, fresh oil began to flow into it.  Eventually, a sump pump was installed to pump the groundwater through charcoal, with the oil being collected onto sorbent pads.
A greater concentration of oil was encountered  in the boiler room, indicating that the line leak was on the boiler end; also under that floor was the sewer line. The oil had lain against that pipe, and flowed along it, north under the spare bedroom and out from under the house.

B-388-2000*B-388-00
Plymouth

Thursday July 20, 2000				1510

I received a phone call from Larry Sumner (257-4313) of the Maine DOT, Plymouth Highway Garage.  Larry phoned to report a 10-gallon spill of SAE 75W-90 Weight gear lube, to the concrete garage floor.

The spill occurred when a mechanic was moving a drum with a gear lube container on top of it.   One of the wheels, on the drum roller, rolled into a trough and tipped.  The gear lube container came off the drum top and spilled its contents on the concrete floor.  There was no floor drain and clean up commenced immediately.  The lube oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi-dri on the concrete floor.  The used pads and speedi-dri were baled up with oil soaked rags.  The debris then goes to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-640-1996*   On 10/15/96, I visited this warehouse and industrial area of Windham to check on the complaint of a leaking drum of milky liquid.  In the area noted I found a rusty, old, unmarked 55 gal. drum.  The drum was full and appeared to have some overflowage of a clear liquid with a sweet oder. Other adjacent drums were empty.  On top, the liquid had become a white gooey substance.  The liquid appeared to be a water based glue or a polish, probably related to a furniture/wood finishing business next door.  Several times I talked with Fire Chief Hammond about the drum who said he would check on ownership and content as well.  As of 2/97 I have not heard back from Chief Hammond with any concerns.
   At this time, I have discussed this drum with Guthrie of RCRA Enf. and I have no evidence that this material is a listed hazardous waste.  No further DEP action is expected at this time based on present knowledge.  See attachements and photos for further info.
B-578-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-358-2000*The discharge was the result of a corrosion leak on an AST.  All recoverable product was collected using sorbents.  Due to the limit amount of contaminated soil and the difficulty of accessing it, no soil removal was attempted.  No further action required.
I-80-1997*Tank removal at the PIHS(Presque Isle High School) encountered #05 oil contamination around the fill pipe.

Site assessment was completed by County Environmental Engineering.

Contaminated soil was hauled to the Presque Isle Landfill.

Case Closed.
P-759-1996*I received a call from Beverly LeBlanc, the owner of a baseball card Shop on Route 1.  She called to report a strange rust colored substance in a drainage swale near her store.  I investigated that day.  The rust substance in question appeared to be petroleum bacteria, although I could not say for sure.  There was a gallon or less of the substance settled into two areas in a drainage swale that emptied out into a marsh and eventually the ocean.  I checked the area for any spills that may have occurred  but found nothing.  I surmised that the substance could be aged, biodegraded petroleum from a spill that may have occurred during a flood three weeks earlier.  I checked the ditch again a week later and the substance was gone.  No further action.
B-279-2000*B-279-00
Jackman

Monday May 22, 2000				1358

I received a phone call from Mr. Carl Mairhuber, the code enforcement official from Jackman. Carl phoned to report that he has received multiple complaints about a person with a log home on Wood Pond, who was involved with coating his residence with hydraulic oil.  I explained that I would not be heading down at this time but would come to Jackman on Tuesday.

Tuesday May 23, 2000				1130

I arrived in Jackman and met with the Code Enforcement Officer, Carl Mairhuber.  We proceeded to the house located off Lake Street.  When I arrived I noted the unusual orange red tint of the log home.  The smell of the hydraulic oil was evident.  I spoke with Randy Petrin, the owner and or applicator.  He explained it was the only substance that had any staying power that worked well as a stain and wood preservative.  I explained that while is was most unusual to me he should be extremely careful when applying this material with a sprayer to guard against over spray and dripping onto the ground.  I recommended that he place plastic or a tarp under his back porch when he does it.  This is located about 100 feet from the water's edge of Wood Pond.  Mr. Petrin was using a blend of "Thompson's Water Seal", and RTO_ANTI_ WEAR Hydraulic Oil to coat the log home. There was a small amount of over spray, near the foundation of the home.

What was most noticeable was the odor of the concoction that was on the log home.  This is most likely what caused most of the complaints received by Mr. Mairhuber.
A-427-1997*Waterville Fire Department was preparing the lot behind the fire house for paving when they found an unknown underground tank. They called and I responded to the site. The tank was small, 500 gallons or less. There was no contamination found when the tank was removed. No one had definite knowledge as to what the tank was used for but speculation had it as a heating oil tank. No further work on this site is necessary.
A-476-1997*Received a call from a person reporting an oil spill who wished to remain anonymous. He spoke to me about his neighbor, Dan Gray that has a continuous leak from his car. The complaintant was afraid that it was going to spread on to his property and endanger his children. The site was in Augusta and I inspected it. There was an oil stain on Mr. Gray's driveway. It was only two feet in width. Obviously Mr. Gray has a problem with a leaking oil pan, but that is all. I informed the complaintant that there was no danger of this spreading onto his property and no risk to his children as they play in their own yard. No further work is needed on this site.
B-273-2000*     On May 19, 2000 at 1140 we received a call from Bret Beano of Irving Oil in Searsport reporting a #2 spill in the driveway at 13 Black Rd. in Searsport.  About two gallons leaked when the hose reel shut-off failed on a home delivery truck.  Consequently, the nozzle jammed in the "on" position and sprayed the fuel in the back of the truck and on the driveway.  Irving workers recovered the spill with sorbents.  Mr. Charles Blanchard is the home resident and property owner.
A-199-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-189-1996*A property line dispute is occuring between Linda Penney and Capitol City Transfer.  Linda Penney's son dragged a tank out of the woods and set it at the alleged edge of the Penney property.  This location is also claimed by Capitol City Transfer.  I was called to look at the tank by Capitol City Transfer since they believed that it was on thier property.  They did not know if it contained product and had been advised not to disturb the tank by thier attorney. The tank was placarded as 1203 (gasoline).  I determined that the tank was empty.  I discussed the matter with Linda Penney and her son and with Capitol City Transfer.  Since no product is present, this is a civil matter which they will have to sort out through the legal process.
A-253-1999*     DEP received a report that several gallons of 12.5% NaCl solution was spilled to pavement while being transported.  I recommended that the responding fire department flood the area with 50 gallons of water to dilute.
B-342-1999*B-342-99
Brewer (Penobscot River)

Wednesday June 23, 1999			0856

I received a phone call from Kevin Jensen (989-7070), of Eastern Fine Paper, in Brewer.  Mr. Jensen phoned to report a sheen in the Penobscot River that was currently located off Eastern Fine Paper in a cove.

When I arrived at Eastern Fine Paper, I met and spoke with Mr. Jensen.  We went behind the mill on the riverside and he showed me the sheen.  It had moved into a cove and was about 3 to 10 feet from shore and appeared in thin bands.  The sheen was about 20 to 30 feet long.  I walked the shore to see if I could find a point source for the sheen.  I did not find a source.  The sheen may have originated from some of the boat traffic on the river.  The tide, wind and wave action will make short work of this small non-continuous sheen.  No source was found and no clean up was initiated.
B-557-2000*According to Laura Hunt of GP, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled at GP's Oriented Strand Board mill on the 10th.  Cause was a leaking hydraulic oil return line.  The leak wasn't noticed right away because being on the return side, the saws didn't stop running right away;  also, the leak was against a wall and the oil ran down behind some junk piled there and was temporarily concealed.

Because the leak was indoors, all the oil was contained and cleaned up, she said.  I pointed out that they seemed to be having a lot of these types of spills at that facility lately, and that maybe they needed a more intense PM regime.  She agreed and we eventually said goodbye.  Later that month the company shut down that facility for good, which is probably why maintenance had lapsed there of late.
B-747-1999*B-747-99
Lamoine

Saturday November 20, 1999			1530

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Mr. Stu Marckoon (667-9578) about an oil smell and oil in a roadside drainage ditch.

I phoned Mr. Marckoon.  Stu told me that he got involved when Debbie Mayo of Lamoine contacted him about a leaking oil tank.  Mr. Marckoon gave me directions and informed me that there was heating oil on the water in the roadside ditch.

When I arrived at box 20 on Route 184 in Lamoine I noticed that just right of the driveway was a small pool of what appeared to be heating oil on water.

I spoke to the resident, Ms. Deborah Mayo.  I suggested that she should not receive any more oil deliveries until the tank is replaced.  She said she was not the property owner.  Ms. Mayo told me that Barry Norris owned the house and the heating oil tank.  The tank had a corrosion hole that had been plugged with a sheet metal  screw and a rubber washer.  There is a bucket under the tank.  I was told that the tank leaked last Thursday sometime after it received a delivery from No Frills Oil of Hancock.  The tank currently is over three-fourths full.

I went outside and using sorbent pads, picked up about 3 gallons of red dyed #2 heating oil from the outside ditch.  I stuck a rolled up sorbent pad in the outfall from a floor drain in the garage

On Monday I spoke with Charles Birdsall of No Frills Oil and asked that he not deliver oil to that location until the tank is replaced.  He said he would no longer fill that tank.  I stopped at Pro Auto to speak with Mr. Norris.  At first he was not real receptive.  I was informed in early January of 2000 that the tank had been replaced.
P-155-1996*LUBE OIL DISCHARGE FROM STERN PROPELLER SHAFT.  U.S. COAST GUARD ON-SITE WHEN I ARRIVED.  NO SHEEN OBSERVED.  U.S. COAST GUARD PURSUING ENFORCEMENT ACTION.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
A-621-2000*   DEP received a report that a line leak at a seasonal waterfront residence was responsible for a sheen off Islesboro.  It was unknown when the leak began or how much fuel was lost.  The source tank was located 40' from the shore; oil seeped through rip-rap into the water.  This tank has since been replaced.  The nearest well serves this residence  and is located several hundred feet away; it is not considered threatened by this incident.       A small amount of spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads, but thorough recovery was not feasible.  The USCG was notified of the sheen, which remained apparent for several weeks following first report.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
A-96-1996*A corrosion leak developed in the tank.  The tank leaked for a long period of time before the tenant's complaints prompted the landlord to have the tank replaced.  The soil in the basement was removed by Clean Harbors.  It was clay.  Some product kept coming into a depression from underneath the foundation.  This was padded up.  An inspection after 1 week showed that the product had stopped entering.  No further action is required.
P-460-1998*Gave 30 day waiver, only minimal contamination was found during the removal.  See Site Assessment in Tanks File.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-236-2001*   DEP received a report from an oil burner technician that he had just replaced a leaking AST at this residence.  I am of the opinion that the spill is relatively minor.  Some oil may have under-rode the slab foundation but is not likely to cause problems in this neighborhood (dense residential, served by municipal water).  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement here.
A-646-1999*The Drinking Water Program reported MTBE in the water for Kern's Inn.  A sample in March was 37.4 ppb, and a resample taken by DHS in October was 14.2 ppb.  My resample November 2, was 11 ppb.  All samples were taken at the restaurant and represent a combination of water from two wells.  When I was on the site, I found that the Inn has a large gasoline AST.  This is new and there is no evidence of spills.  The tank is only used in the winter to fuel snowmobiles.

The primary source is a well reported to be 175' deep.   This well is in the middle of a semi circular drive/parking area.  A second well drilled by Goodwins was drilled to 700' with only 1 gpm.  The well had caved to 350' deep when connected, after sitting for months. This well is 225' away and upgrade from the primary well.  Bedrock is shallow in the are of the new well.

I feel that snowmobiles may be the contamination source, as they park near one well and there is a very active trail near both wells. Last spring there was a large area of standing melt water nearby and they possibly drove through it.  I placed the Inn on monthly sampling.

I visited site with Cheryl Fontaine.  We attempted to isolate the two wells for sampling purpose, but the results obtained were identical.  We also sampled the nearest home and the restaurant (PWSID 9198) across the street.  Both wells were none detected.  Cheryl will do additional work at the site.
A-310-1999*     DEP received a report that a small amount of heating oil spilled to pavement during a "flush over" at a tank truck.  Oil was completely recovered using sorbent pads.
A-209-2000*A corrosion leak appeared at the end of a seam on the tank. It was observed almost as soon as it started. Most of the contents of the tank were lost to the floor. The basement was set directly on a ledge. Part of the ledge was heavily fractured. The product was pumped up by the oil company and speedy-dri was used to soak up the rest. Fleet Environmental was hired to pressure wash the floor. A cellar drain was investigated and found to contain no product. Some residual product was left in the top of the fractured ledge. A vent system will be installed.
B-343-2001*Bangor Fire Dept. called to report that a fuel oil spill had occurred at the Sontrud Messervey residence, 147 Randolph St, Bangor. While they reported an estimate of 1-5 gallons and that Webber Oil Co. was on scene, they had no more information. I reached Webber dispatch and learned that there was a #2 fuel tank leaking in the Messervey garage and they were estimating that it was in the 5 gallon range. The oil was contained in the garage and they were cleaning it up.
   The next morning, 6/18/2001, I met Mrs. Messervey at her home. I saw that the relatively new (5 years old) bench style tank had developed a hole in its bottom. Webber had done a good job of clean up. None of the oil had escaped the garage and Mrs. Messervey reports the only damage was couple of old carpets that she had placed on the garage floor.
   I explained the insurance fund with its 500 dollar deductible to Mrs. Messervey. She later reported that her insurance company would work with her reducing her cost of the deductible.
P-39-1997*Homeowner spill: outdoor AST.
Homeowner (James Breslin) noticed leak while working in back yard.  Tank had corroded a pinhole on bottom.  Mr. Breslin stopped leak.  Berwick Fire Dept. responded and used sorbent pads to clean up bulk of product.  Oil company was called to remove product and put in other tank.  (Two 275 gallon tanks with common line to furnace)  I responded and with Mr. Breslin hand dug .39 tons of contaminated soil which was disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  No threat to groundwater is expected and no further action by the Department is warranted in this matter.




______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-677-1996*   On the morning of 10/28/96 I was referred to this regarding oil contamination noted by the contractor during removal of the 2000 gal. bare steel UST facility.
   Onsite I met with Ron Wilson and his crew and noted the UST partially recovered and oily smelling and stained soil near the tank top.  Down deeper under a concrete saddle we noted the contam. to lessen.  No free product or oil saturated soil was noted and no known receptors are known to be threatened.
Because of the sites location near powerlines and a railroad line, behind a shopping ctr. and its commercial-landuse the site fit into a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.  No clean-up was required by DEP, and the Italian Heritage Ctr. did not opt for a voluntary clean-up.  See attachements for further details.
I-343-2014*On November 2, 2014, a passenger car failed to negotiate a sharp turn in poor driving conditions and ended up in Kennedy Brook. The Presque Isle Fire Department used sorbent boom and called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection as a preventive measure.  No release could be found in the dark of night.

On November 3, 2014, I checked the site a second time in the daylight, but still no contaminants were found and the sorbent boom was removed.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-156-2014*On 3/20/14, I responded to a report of a diesel fuel spill as a result of a motor vehicle accident involving a Maine  Department of transportation (MDOT) plow truck.  A motor vehicle struck the plow truck and ruptured a saddle tank.  Upon arrival, I assisted MDOT staff in deploying sorbents.  Because it was a plow truck, there was plenty of sand to initially deploy to contain the spill.  We proceeded to pump off the remaining fuel in the damaged fuel tank into a drum. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) later transported the drum to the DOT maintenance garage in Newport and entered the waste oil into their waste oil burner supply tank.  MDEP recovered the sorbent pads for disposal at a licensed facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-51-2015*Approximately 2 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released during an oil delivery to the residence and was caused by an overfilling of the tank.  The oil was released from a vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the soil below the vent pipe. Oil impacted bark mulch and leaf litter was excavated and disposed of by Dead River Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not visit the site.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-36-2015*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a furnace malfunction. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface under the tank and was reportedly cleaned by the oil contractor using absorbent material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-21-2015*On January 14, 2015, Steve Burgoyne reported a #2 oil spill in his house.  Steve had accidently left the feed line from the residential supply tank (275 gallon capacity) to the furnace disconnected at the furnace.  An oil delivery was made and oil discharged out the feed line in the furnace room.  The two story dwelling sits on a single slab.  Oil migrated from the furnace room along the wall into both the bedroom and the bathroom.  Steve discovered the spill and immediately began to recover free phase oil collecting approximately five gallons from the floor.  Steve contacted his insurance company, and according to Steve, the insurance agent advised he not call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Steve then contacted Penobscot Cleaning Services who advised Steve to call MDEP, which he did.

I responded to the site and assisted Steve with additional cleanup of free phase oil.  I observed thin layers of free phase oil in the bedroom and deployed sorbent pads.  Pads were deployed on the remaining area impacted with oil.  Initial photo-ionization detector (PID) readings peaked at 23 parts per million (ppm) in the furnace room and 14.3 ppm in the living area.  I installed two carbon filter air exchange units.

On January 15, 2015, I met with Steve and Penobscot Cleaning Services (PC).  PID readings peaked at 8.8 ppm in the furnace room and 4.3 ppm in the living area.  PC returned to begin remediation of the oil impacted areas, steaming out oil from impacted finish and structural wood and concrete floor.

On January 16, 2015, on site PID readings were taken of 0.2 ppm in living space and bedroom, 3 ppm at sill plate in bedroom, and 5.4 ppm in furnace room above furnace blocks.

On January 19, 2015, PC was there to seal cleaned areas.

On January 20, 2015, PID readings were taken that peaked at 0.3 ppm in the furnace room, and 0 ppm in the breathing zones of the bedroom and living room area.  On 22 Jan 15 Corinth Plumbing and Heating, LLC, removed oil impacted blocks from under the furnace and replaced the feed line to code.  There were some remaining finished boards that were still oil impacted with a PID reading peaking at 5.4 ppm.  Steve was going to try and seal them again.

No further complaints have been received by MDEP as of February 20, 2015.  Subsequent phone calls to Mr. Burgoyne from MDEP have gone unanswered.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-787-2014*Approximately 1 cup of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the piping of the tank that was compromised due to over pressurization. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by the Pit Stop Fuels.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-821-2014*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the garage of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by Boom Technology, Inc., using absorbent materials.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-826-2014*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the garage area of the church. The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket on the tank. The oil was recovered from the floor using sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-294-2014*On 6/11/14, I received report from Gary Larasseur of Northern Clearing, Inc., that a piece of heavy equipment owned by his company had leaked an approximate quart of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was shovelled into bags for proper disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-295-2014*On 6/12/14, I received report from Pine Tree Waste Services that one of their trash trucks blew a radiator hose, spilling anti-freeze onto the asphalt on Stillwater Avenue.  The anti-freeze was recovered using speedy dry sorbent material which was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-19-2015*Maritime Energy reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil at 148 New County Road in Rockland as the result of an overfill.    The spill was to the snow in the vicinity of the vent pipe.  Maritime Energy personnel were able to clean up all the affected snow.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter.
B-62-2015*On February 6, I received a call from Elizabeth Siergiey about an old oil spill at her apartment located at 65 Oak Street in Ellsworth.  She said she smelled the oil in September or October when she was moving in.  She was told there was a spill and they were cleaning it up.

I spoke with the owner of the building, Doug King, about the spill.  He indicated there was a small spill by a heating technician when there was work going on the boiler back in September.  He indicated that it was cleaned up.  I told Mr. King about the state law concerning oil spill reporting.  I also told him that we would have been able to assist to make certain the spill cleanup was satisfactory.

I arrived at the site on February 9, and took hydrocarbon measurements.  The basement readings were 0 parts per million.  Though there was evidence of a spill it appeared to be cleaned up satisfactorily.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-599-2014*On 9-11-2014 Maritime Energy reported the release of fuel oil at the Camden Animal Hospital. This business is located at 6 Commercial Street in the town of Rockport. The oil tank located in the furnace/utility room was overfilled. Oil weeped out of the site glass and onto the tank. No oil dripped onto the concrete floor.

I made a site visit that afternoon and found that the oil odors were minor and the cleanup was successful.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-677-2014*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal and replacement of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by Cumberland Farms Inc. (CFI).  Ms. Lauren Roberts of AECOM acted as CFI's environmental consultant and submitted the UST Environmental Closure Assessment required by Maine Chapter 691 UST rules.  Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard, of Simard & Sons Company, was listed as the primary installer, though CTI, Landry Turner, was listed by AECOM as completing the UST facility upgrade.  I observed both onsite.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division representative and was onsite for much of the UST abandonment work and some of the facility installation work.  MDEP geologists, Brad Hahn and Mark Woodruff, were primary MDEP Technical Services Division representatives.  Representatives from Sabattus Water Department were also onsite for the excavation of USTs and piping.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban and rural residential and commercial use.  Most properties within 1000' are on municipal water and sewer service.  The neighboring home and a business owned by the Goulet family to the northeast are served by private drinking water wells.  The Goulet home is a private home of early 1900's construction converted to a six-unit apartment building. These private wells were unknown until discovery by MDEP staff in August 2014, which prompted MDEP to correct the UST facility registration file information.  These wells also affected the MDEP's assigned environmental sensitivity and clean-up goal.  Based on use, this well appears to be classified as a Transient Public Water Well.  Native soils appeared to be Presumpscot Formation silt/clay which can act as "bathtubs" to hold contaminated groundwater, but to also allow offsite migration around buried utilities.

At this time there were no known UST facilities onsite prior to Cumberland Farms installing their facility in 1987.  I noted no other UST facilities within 1000' of this Cumberland Farms, though other locations did have consumptive-use heating oil, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  See the closure assessment by AECOM for further site information.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
This UST facility has been the subject of earlier MDEP spill reports and confirmed discharges.  The petroleum contamination to soil and groundwater noted during the August 2014, facility abandonment appeared to be from multiple historical discharges at two different dispensers and in the tank area, and prior to the year 2002 installation of new piping and containment sumps (see spill report P-310-2002, et al.).

During dewatering of the UST area, I noted a light petroleum sheen on groundwater, but no free product oil, or oil saturated soils.  Groundwater appears to flow south or southwest downslope and toward a small wetland and brook located immediately behind the facility.  During the excavation of soil, silty contaminated water drained from the excavated soil and some reached the brook before erosion control could be set up.  The presence of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) in the UST area groundwater and within facility's tank excavation water sample indicates a pre-year 2000 discharge as MTBE was phased out of gasoline in 1999.

There were several small hydraulic oil leaks from heavy equipment during the UST facility abandonment.  Required by MDEP, AECOM acquired water samples from the Goulet's well at 4 Old Lisbon Road.  The Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) analysis both before and after the Goulet's residential filter indicated gasoline compounds in the drinking water below Maine Remedial Action Guidelines, but present.  Prior to deciding on need for treatment, MDEP staff resampled the Goulet's residential well on 10/17/14.  This sample (Sample ID Goulet, 137050) was non-detect for VPH and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH), so n
P-678-2014*Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department (CEPW) reported a leak of hydraulic oil from a town street sweeper to the roadway of Charles E Jordan Road, about 6500' Southwest of Route 77.  They reported that they applied sorbents and cleaned up the spill.

The location is rural residential and forested.  No spillage was reported to have reached soil or surface water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-673-2014*The Lisbon Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer truck hauling animal renderings rolled over on Ridge Road and was leaking diesel fuel.  I arrived to find that there was a leaking saddle tank on the truck.  The leaking diesel fuel was collected in a concrete mixing pan and was then pumped into a drum.  The truck was righted and the spilled cargo (animal parts) was loaded back into it and the truck was towed away.  At that point, I identified an area of diesel contaminated soil on the shoulder of the road.  I arranged with the Maine Department of Transportation and Environmental Projects, Inc., to return the next day, set up traffic control, excavate the contaminated soil, backfill with clean material, and reseed the area.  I returned the following day and oversaw the soil excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-683-2014*A consultant reported past diesel and motor oil releases on behalf of the responsible party with the intent to remediate their leased property to Maine Department of Environmental Protection satisfaction at the behest of the property owner.  The site was visited and the report confirmed.  Visual evidence of contamination existed adjacent to the concrete pad as well as in the vicinity of the fueling area; attributed to incidental leaks and drips during repair and refuel activities.  Under the supervision of the consultant, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria complemented by confirmatory field screening.  Approximately five yards of material were identified for removal which was transported off site for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-685-2014*Hancock Lumber Company reported of a leak from a forklift truck to the ground due to a bad fitting.  The leak was reported to pavement between the drying kiln building and the dry wood storage area, and had been cleaned up.  No oil reported to drains or surface water.

The area is rural commercial and industrial use and is served by private water wells.  This facility was formerly known as P. H. Chadbourne Company lumber mill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.


P-686-2014*Sappi Fine Paper of Westbrook (Sappi) called to report an oily sheen observed in an excavation during underground utility upgrades at the facility. The oily sheen was observed adjacent to an already reported contaminated excavation (P-550-2014). Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) instructed Sappi to manage the contaminated soil and water identical to the work plan that had already been determined from the original spill reported (P-550-2014). Contaminated soil and water were removed from this excavation for disposal and is included in Spill Report P-550-2014.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-687-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer leak from a transformer on pole 58 near 9 Sohier Road in York.  I responded to the area of the leak and noticed that brush and gravel were saturated in transformer oil. There were homes nearby.

Clean-up was done by Coutts Brothers, Inc..  Approximately 3-4 yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at CMP's North Augusta Service Center (NASC).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-688-2014*A ruptured hose on a truck being repaired at the Gray Maine Maintenance facility spilled hydraulic oil into a containment area. The spilled oil was cleaned with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-689-2014*Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported an automobile battery on the side of the road. MTA disposed of the battery. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-690-2014*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-691-2014*Scott Cyr received a call about a leaking oil line at this residence.  It appears the leaking oil line was inside the basement and leaked to a concrete floor which was removed by Allstate Environmental Services.  Oily building materials were also removed, a new floor poured and sealed over the affected area.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-695-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a small hydraulic leak on Payne Road in Scarborough.  The leak came from a broken transmission line on a trash truck. Approximately 4 gallons of transmission oil leaked onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted  by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-696-2014*Pine Tree Waste Company reported a spill of radiator fluid on Enchanted Road in Westbrook.  The leak came from a radiator on a trash truck. Approximately 4 gallons of radiator fluid leaked onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oil and removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-697-2014*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
In August 2014, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services, received notice from Mr. Fessenden of FGS/CMT, Inc., (FGS) that they had identified subsurface gasoline and K1 oil contamination while doing pre-construction soil borings at this property.  FGS was doing characterization prior to replacement of the site's retail, motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Based on previous MDEP spill reports, this oil contamination was expected.

Stephen Brezinski of MDEP made arrangements to be on site for the UST abandonment.  Goals for MDEP attendance was to help in determining if the discharges are fresh or historical and if past or new Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage is applicable, and to assist with proper discharge characterization and waste disposal.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is located in a dense commercial and residential area of downtown Kennebunk.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  There are no drinking water wells known within 1000' of the site, and the area is not over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The area is underlain by a thick bed of Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.

Past hydrogeological investigations indicated that groundwater flow was to the southwest, though with the silt/clay soils, groundwater can preferentially flow in any direction along buried utility pathways (storm drains, water lines, etc.).  Groundwater was observed in the excavation at about 6 to 8 feet below grade.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Weathered gasoline contamination was documented in 1994, around USTs, and located west of the dispenser islands and covered in report P-752-1994.  Spill report P-281-2010 covers discovery and management of petroleum contamination under the sidewalk and street that was not accessible during the 1994 clean-up work.

Clean-Up work performed in 1994 was covered by the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance for allowable clean-up costs.  Clean-up expenses in P-281-2010, were related to the 1994 discharge and also covered under the 1994-1995 GW Fund coverage.  Oil contaminated soil and groundwater managed under this spill report, P-697-2014, is also considered residual from the 1994 case and at that time was inaccessible to removal as it was around two active USTs that had been installed in 1985.  This weathered contamination was therefore also covered under the original 1994 GW Fund coverage.

During August 2014 soil borings, a significant location of contamination was identified at boring P-5, located south of the western dispenser island.  Another location with shallow oil contamination was boring P-4, which may be associated with the K1 fuel dispenser.  This K1 discharge appears to be a more recent leak and not covered by the 1994 GW Fund coverage.  An oil sheen was noted atop groundwater, but no free product on the groundwater, and no oil-saturated soil was documented.  Under this spill report and known information, MDEP Division of Response Services  assessed this site to be under a Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up goal.  In 1994, the site was managed under a MDEP 'Baseline Clean-Up Goal'.

UST ABANDONMENT
The UST abandonment and reinstallation was performed by Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Maine Certified Installer (CTI) Paul Brown.  PPC worked under Drake Petroleum's Construction Division while their environmental consultant worked under Drake's Environmental Division.  The concrete tank pad was removed on 9/3/14, and the UST's uncovered and removed from the ground on 9/4/14.  The three 8000-gallon, single-wall fiberglass tanks were removed in good condition with no obvious evidence of recent leaks (see photos).  The four plastic dispenser island sumps appeared in good condition prior to removal (see photos).  The cause of the leak(s) around the K1 oil dispenser was not identified to my knowledge.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
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P-702-2014*On September 03, 2014, Hollis Fire Department reported a diesel spill at the Shell gas station in Hollis at 7 Plains Road.  I responded to the site immediately and met with the store manager and the customer who spilled the diesel. The customer explained to me that he used the diesel pumps that require both dispensers to be operating for diesel to flow. He only needed to fill one tank, so he said he laid the other handle on the island near the pump and flipped that switch on, while he pumped from the other dispenser on the other side of his tow truck. The customer said he didn't realize diesel was flowing out of the nozzle that was on the island, until he saw diesel flowing down the driveway for at least 20 yards and into the grass. At that time, he stopped pumping and notified the store manager.

The pumps were shut down and the Hollis Fire Department applied speedy dry to the pavement covered with diesel.  Allstate Environmental met me on site that evening to sweep up the speedy dry and dispose of it properly.

On September 05, 2014, I returned to site with Allstate and Bob Farr of Nouria Energy Corporation. 13.69 tons of contaminated soil were removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. The shake test method was used to determine the clean-up standard.  Nouria Energy hired Engel Environmental Services, Incorporated to sample the monitoring well on site. The results were negative for petroleum in ground water.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
P-703-2014*While stuck in traffic, I responded to this auto collision located on the Route 295 bridge between South Portland and Portland.  While on site, I met State Police, Portland Fire Department (PFD), and with Stewarts Towing Company.  Waste oil and antifreeze had discharged to the paved road from both vehicles involved, and prompt clean-up was warranted to keep the leak from reaching the Fore River below.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection and PFD applied speedy dry sorbent and pads to the discharge, then swept it up and bagged it.  Stewarts Towing responders took the waste for disposal along with the wrecked vehicles.  No further action by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-706-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the release of 2 gallons of mineral oil from the pad mounted transformer 130.1 on Brighton Avenue due to a mechanical failure. CMP reportedly cleaned the spilled oil with sorbents from the pad surface and excavated 1 bag of soiled debris from around the pad. The mineral oil reportedly contained less than one part per million (<1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time. Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

P-707-2014*I was contacted by Bath Iron Works EBMS Facility on Bath Road in Brunswick reporting that one of their employees had brought his boat to work with him and it had leaked a small amount of gasoline in the parking lot.  The spilled gasoline was cleaned up with sorbent material and a little excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-708-2014*Keith Thomas, of Raymond Town Heating, Inc., reported that he had been called by Bridgton Academy reporting that one of the two oil tanks in the basement of one of their residences was leaking. Mr. Thomas responded and found that an area of concrete floor, less than the size of the tank, was stained and a bucket had been placed under the hole to collect any more leakage.  The corroded tank was pumped into the other tank in the basement and was removed and replaced.  The hole caused about a gallon of oil to leak out onto the floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-712-2014*An excavator blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic fluid to a concrete surface.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-715-2014*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a small spill from their basement oil tank.  A Dead River Technician had been to the Dudgeon's residence 5 weeks prior to service the heating system.  After that service, the homeowner started noticing an oil odor so he called Dead River to come look at the system again.  The Dead River Technician returned to find that the oil tank's oil filter gasket had failed and oil was dripping out onto the basement floor (see attached photo).  Dead River replaced the gasket and used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  About a week later Dead River received another call from the Dudgeon's who were concerned because there was still an oil odor in the basement.  I met Art Tuttle and Ray Lucier of Dead River at the Dudgeon's residence to take a look at the spill and clean-up.  At that time, I noted the staining on the floor and on some of the 2x4's supporting the stairs.  I informed everyone involved that the wood that was stained with oil had to be removed, and that the floor might need more cleaning to get rid of the oil vapors.  At that point, Mr. Dudgeon seemed to feel that further clean-up was not necessary.  I left it to Mr. Dudgeon and Dead River to decide on any further action and gave Mr. Dudgeon my contact information so he could call me if things did not get resolved.  I did not hear back from either party involved.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-717-2014*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from the Durham Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) regarding waste fluids located at the former PJ's Auto Park, 114 & 118 Brickyard Hill Road, Durham, ME.  The owner had recently died and left behind approximately fifty 55-gallon drums of waste vehicle fluids.  The sister, Debra Emery, has been left with the remnants of her brother's business and is trying to clean up the site.  The yard has been cleared of vehicle carcasses and major junk, with the exception of a few hundred tires, which according to statements made, are being slowly hauled away by a licensed tire disposal company.  The drums are in all types of condition, some intact, likely Maine Department of Transportation standard transportable, to dented/bulging, open topped, unsecured tops, etc.  The drums are throughout the property, with +/- 25 outside in the main (formerly vehicle carcass area) yard adjacent to the cellular tower, and the remainder are located in and outside the two buildings on site.  There is staining around the drums located outside by the cell tower and evidence that the drums located inside the stand-alone garage have been tampered with.  There is obvious free product on the concrete floor.  Access to the office/garage was not gained, although it is assumed there are several drums located inside the building.  There are several drums located behind the office/garage with some staining around them.

Debra Emery had asked the CEO for any assistance with the disposal of the liquid waste, hence the call to MDEP.  She also stated there is little to no family/estate money to work with.  Considering the site is not secure and there is evidence vandals have been tampering with the property, the waste drums present a risk to surrounding area.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was later asked if they could assist in the removal, disposal and remedial activities on the site.  In August of 2015, a site visit was made.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-718-2014*Diesel fuel was being trans loaded from a tank truck to a barge through the terminal's aboveground piping.  A valve on the tank truck split open causing a discharge to the pavement in front of the brick garage just inside the gate.  Approximately 75 gallons of diesel fuel was released before the operation was ceased.  Product remained on the pavement and was recovered with sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-719-2014*A concerned citizen reported that oil and a sheen was coming from a boat at the Freeport Town Wharf. The lady reporting it also explained that she witnessed people on the boat allowing the boat to discharge the oil into the water and then move the boat further away from the wharf area, leaving it moored approximately 200 yards from the wharf.  I assured the woman that I would look into the release of oil the very next day when it was light out.

On August 30, 2014, I responded to Freeport Town Wharf. At that time, the boat in question was still moored away from the dock area. I could not identify if a sheen was being released from the boat. No heavy sheen was around the dock area at that time either.  I left a message with Franki Orr, Assistant Harbor Master, for him to call me immediately.

Later in the afternoon I returned to the wharf and met with the assistant Harbor Master and the U. S. Coast Guard.  We took a boat out to the leaking boat in question. It appeared that the bilge pump was turned on and there was a leak that was allowing the oil to disperse into the water. The owner of the boat arrived and explained that he had no knowledge of this going on and would be cooperative in cleanup protocols.  At that time there was no recoverable oil. The site was with the U. S. Coast Guard.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-722-2014*On August 29, 2014, I received a call from Aaron Kegley, who works at Chicks Marina in Kennebunkport. Mr. Kegley was reporting a heavy sheen floating by his marina.  I responded to the address of 75 Ocean Avenue in Kennebunkport. I met with Mr. Kegley who volunteered to take me on a small motorboat up the river to follow the sheen.

The current was moving towards us, so at some point when the sheen ended, it would be obvious to target its source. We quickly identified a boat in Kennebunkport Marina (Marina) that was dripping oil from its outboard motor. We used a garbage bag that had sorbent pads stuffed in it and inserted the outboard motor into the garbage bag and taped the bag around the motor.

Mr. Kegley notified the Marina owner.  The owner of the Marina then notified the owners of the boat. The boat was removed from the water that evening.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-724-2014*Brunswick Fire Department explained that a passenger vehicle was parked on High Street and the gasoline tank started leaking. Corrosion in the tank was the cause of the leak. Less than half a gallon of gasoline leaked onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the area impacted by the spill and removed.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the gasoline spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-725-2014*I was contacted by Dean Carney of Carney's Heating reporting that one of his customers had a leaking oil tank in their basement.  Mr. Carney reported that there was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank and about 2-3 gallons of oil had leaked out onto the concrete floor.  Mr. Carney pumped the remaining oil out of the leaking tank and it was removed.  He also reported that some of the spilled oil had soaked into some carpeting and a wall.  I then spoke with Mr. Poulin, the homeowner, and offered the Department's assistance with cleaning up the spill.  Mr. Poulin felt that he could clean it up himself.  I provided him with my contact information and told him he could call me if there were any questions.  I did not hear back from Mr. Poulin.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-726-2014*Heutz Oil Company reported that one of their customers had a leak at a fitting on the copper oil line in the basement.  Heutz Oil had delivered 50 gallons of oil the day before and there was still 100 gallons of oil in the tank, so very little oil was missing.  The oil line ran underneath the concrete floor, so Heutz Oil replaced the oil line and brought it up to code.  The leaking fitting was fixed and the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-727-2014*Irving Oil Company reported that one of their customers had knocked the filter off his indoor oil tank while passing bags of wood pellets through the basement window.  I arrived to find that the leak had been fixed and Mr. Hemes, the homeowner, was in the process of moving the bags of wood pellets that he had already stacked in the basement.  Some of the oil had gone underneath the wooden pallets that he had them on.  I ventilated the basement with my Ram fan and hired Allstate Environmental Services to come clean up the concrete floor and to clean and investigate the narrow drainage that was cut into the concrete floor.  Allstate removed all the oily debris and used a shop vacuum to clean out the drainage.  The fan remained running for a couple of days until the homeowners were happy with the result.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-728-2014*The Acton Fire Department reported that they had been called to the Acton Trading Post after the automatic shutoff on one of the dispensers had not functioned properly and a car was overfilled with gasoline.  The Fire Department estimated that 8 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the concrete and paved surface.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to contain and collect the spilled gasoline.  The Fire Department was concerned that some of the gasoline may have penetrated the pavement through a crack and might get to the nearby Mousam Lake.  When I arrived the following day, I was able to see the stain on the paved surface which dips down towards a boat launch on Mousam Lake and there was a very small amount of degraded oil sheen on the lake.  I believe that the Fire Department was able to collect the majority of the gasoline that was spilled and that the lake was only minimally affected.  I picked up the contaminated speedy dry and dropped off a fresh bale of sorbent pads at the Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-729-2014*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leaking fitting on their indoor oil tank.  I arrived at the residence to find that the oil tank was located in a room with the furnace at the back of the garage.  The fitting where the oil comes out of the tank was cracked and had leaked about 10-15 gallons of oil onto the concrete floor.  The oil traveled from the tank, across the floor and underneath the wall into the garage (see attached photos).  The oil then traveled along the garage wall towards the overhead door.  The oil also traveled across the tank room, underneath the furnace, underneath the wall and down the opposite side of the garage to the people door.  Some of the oil soaked up into the sill, studs, and insulation in the wall which all had to be removed and replaced.  The oil was cleaned up off the concrete floor and the floor was cleaned with detergent.  Once the spill was cleaned up and the garage had a chance to air out, everything that was removed was replaced and the tenant was satisfied with the clean-up.  The air quality in the living space was not affected.

In July of 2015, I was contacted by the owner of the property reporting that the unit was now for sale and potential buyers were noticing an oil odor in the garage.  I visited the site with Don White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, who surveyed the living space, garage floor and the sub-slab air with the PPB (parts per billion) Rae photoionization detector.  He found that there were no readings above background in the living space or on the garage floor and minimal readings in holes drilled through the garage floor.  In the tank and furnace room a hole was drilled through the floor and elevated readings were found.  Don plans to have a sub-slab depressurizations system installed that should control the oil vapors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-730-2014*Approximately 1 cup of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a failed transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (<1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted rocks were removed for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.
P-731-2014*
Monday 9/15/15: Mr. Grant of Nestle Waters N. A. reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division that a tractor trailer truck had spilled 60 gallons of diesel fuel at the Poland Springs Bottling Plant in Hollis.  The spill was reported to pavement, being contained, and nothing to drains or soil.

About 1400-hrs time I met Mr. Grant.  The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned though I had a concern that some oil has seeped into cracks in the asphalt pavement (see attached photo).  The location is on the pavement near the loading docks on the northwest side of the building.  Some of the leak had been caught in drip pans.  Their contractor, Clean Harbors, had already left the site with any oily waste.  The spill volume appeared less than the estimated 60-gallons reported to have leaked.

The location is rural commercial and forested use.  Poland Springs commercial drinking water wells are located north and south of the facility and Mr. Gray stated that they were about 1/4-mile from the facility.  I advised MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn of the discharge and we agreed that there appeared to be no serious threat to the groundwater based on our information.

No further MDEP, Response Division actions planned at this time.




P-732-2014*
Mr. Rick Jordan of Portland Pump Company (PPC) called to report a leaking diesel product pipe at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  During facility maintenance and repair work, PPC noted dripping diesel fuel from the interstitial space of this double-wall plastic piping on 9/11/14.  David McCaskill of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) advised PPC that this should have been properly reported, hence the notification on 9/15/14.  At the time, there was no conclusive proof that the diesel leaked to soil or groundwater.

The location is dense commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service on the shore of Casco Bay.  In 2013, Vessel Services, Inc., replaced this diesel facility and much of the estimated 750-feet of fuel line to the dock and water's edge.  This piping discharge appears to be in the section that was not replaced in 2013, from the transition sump to the dock.

In October 2014, PPC filed a UST registration amendment for the replacement and repair of the buried line.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-733-2014*In the evening of Monday, 9/15/14, Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division, through Maine State Police, a discharge of about 15 gallons of gasoline to the ground along Route 1.  I understand that a non-commercial pickup truck had filled up at the Oak Hill Mobil and then its 25-gallon fuel tank broke off as it pulled onto Route 1.  SFD reported a significant spill and odor issue in the street impacting traffic and causing a public safety hazard. SFD requested MDEP respond to assist in clean-up and to manage the waste.

I would not be able to reach the spill location before dark, so requested a response from Allstate Environmental which was located nearby.  Allstate responded and recovered the contaminated sorbents and updated me from the spill location.  Much of a gasoline discharge promptly evaporates.  The location is dense commercial and residential area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  I understand that the discharge did not reach soil or drains.  No further actions by MDEP Response Division are required at this time.

P-734-2014*York Fire Department and Gary Stevens, Resource Protection Manager, of York Water District (YWD) reported a discharge of 10 to 15 gallons of diesel fuel when a truck's saddle tank was accidently punctured during logging operations.  YWD had the 28' x 4' area of oiled soil excavated and trucked for disposal off site at Aggregate Recycling Corporation in Eliot, Maine.

The spill location was reported to be deep in the woods owned by YWD and there was no significant threat to any YWD wells, particularly with the prompt source reduction clean-up.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-735-2014*Harrison Fire Department reported that a passenger vehicle had leaked a quart of motor oil onto an unpaved section of Lincoln Street.  They told me that the vehicle had become stuck and a tow truck was called.  When the tow truck started to pull the vehicle out, its oil pan hit a rock and cracked causing the spill.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads, but was concerned because of the spill's proximity to Long Lake.  I visited the site the next day and the spill was so well cleaned up that I had a hard time even pinpointing where it had happened.  I checked the lake and there was no evidence that any oil had entered it.  I left a fresh bale of sorbent pads at the fire station.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-736-2014*Orr's & Bailey Islands Fire Department reported that an 18 foot pleasure boat sunk at a dock in Gun Point Cove off Totman Point Road.  Sorbent boom and pads were used around the vessel to contain and collect the spilled motor oil.  I visited the site and found the boat had been refloated and there was no remaining evidence of the oil spill except a faint, degraded sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-737-2014*I was contacted by the York Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident in front of 1000 U. S. Route 1.  The accident caused about a quart of motor oil to spill onto the paved surface.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to contain the spilled oil on the paved surface and to clean it up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-742-2014*Auburn Fire Department (AFD) reported discharges of diesel fuel and hydraulic oil from a large excavator that caught fire while it was razing the former Dillingham Funeral Home building.  The leak was reported as "not too bad".

On 9/16/15, I met the demolition contractors on site and toured the discharge.  The excavator suffering the discharge was still in-place and had not been repaired or moved.  It was difficult to estimate the volume of the discharge and the volume of contaminated material as the leaks filtered down through the debris below (see photos).  The debris was destined to be processed through a chipper as solid waste and go to a landfill or be composted.

None of the discharge appears to have effected neighboring property, the waters of Maine, or drains.  The debris was processed as a special waste as originally planned.  No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-743-2014*I received a call from Jeff Wolsahrt of Dead River Company reporting a small leak from one of their tank trucks in Arundel.  The leak occurred when a bolt broke on the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-747-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of an estimated one to two quarts of oil spilled at this address due to a leaking oil filter.  Downeast Energy repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-755-2014*On Friday, 9/19/14, I met Sam's Club operators on site to assess a reported discharge at Dispenser-7/8 at the southeast end of the dispenser area.  I noted several pounds of speedy-dry sorbent material but no residual fuel stain.  The facility Safety Manager, John Henry, stated the auto shut-off failed and the dispensers will remain out-of-service until fixed.  Little fuel appears to have gone to soil down through cracks and joints in the paving.

The facility consists of three 20,000 gasoline underground storage tanks (USTs) installed in 2004, and is located in a suburban commercial area served by municipal water service.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-829-2014*A small amount of hydraulic fluid was lost to the ground when a hose failed on this trash truck.  A Pine Tree Waste, Inc., cleanup crew collected the oil with sorbents.  I attempted a site visit but could not find the location and the spiller did not return my call so no site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-652-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil tank had been leaking for a few days. After responding to the site, I found a leaking copper line. The homeowner had stated that they had been smelling oil since Wednesday evening, when the home was struck by lightning. They had their local burner technician on site twice to address the issue, and both times they did not find the leak. The bare copper line had acted as a ground for the lightning strike, and where the energy was discharged back to the ground is where the line was ruptured.  The oil was lost to the dirt section of the basement.

All the necessary paperwork was done to continue with the cleanup. Boom Technology was contracted to vactor the soil out from the basement. When doing the remedial work, I found that most of the oil was lost to a perimeter water drain. The outfall was never found for this drain. A subsurface vapor system was installed and bedded in crushed 3/4 inch stone with a poly vapor barrier on top of it. The excavation was backfilled to grade after that. A vent fan was left on site venting petroleum vapors outside.  This site was then referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services for well water quality sampling and they included an engineering review.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-656-2014*On 12/1/14, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways called to report a 1 gallon spill of lube oil resulting from a containment tank overflow at the entered location.  Pan Am crews removed contaminated snow and ballast from the site and disposed of it through a contract with Enpro Services.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-634-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that a sink hole approximately 30 feet by 10 feet by 6 feet had opened up behind this condo and an oil tank had fallen into it.  The notes indicate little spilled and it appears that no remediation occurred.  The remaining oil in the tank was pumped out by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-641-2014*On August 11, 2014, Burns and McDonnell reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at the Larrabee Substation in Lewiston.

Approximately 1 quart of mineral oil leaked from a transformer. The oil dripped onto crushed stone. Sorbent pads were used to wipe the transformer and oily crushed stone was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-642-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a trash compactor leaking at this facility.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-644-2014*
On 8/11/14, at his request, I met Mr. Ted Mahar at this location to check on a request for potential abandonment-in-place of a commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The building was considering  natural gas installation.  The building was presently occupied by Bank of America but had previously been used by MBNA.  The location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer.

The UST is registered as a 4000-gallon #2-oil, double-wall jacketed UST with double-wall flex product piping.  The facility location is in front of a refrigeration building and buried power lines so at the time I approved the abandonment-in-place and gave Mr. Mahar a UST removal notice to complete for his client.

On 9/17/15, having received no removal notice, I called Mr. Mahar about the abandonment and he explained that his company had not yet been hired but perhaps they would do the abandonment in November.

In early May 2015, I revisited and met with a building manager who explained that they had not yet decided on switching to natural gas yet and the UST is still active.  No removal notice has been submitted.  At this time, the UST abandonment-in-place approval has been voided.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.

P-649-2014*Lewiston Fire Department reported a basement flooded with water and what appeared to be a gasoline spill.  I spoke with Lieutenant Dresser who was on scene.  He indicated the basement of the building had flooded due to a significant rain event the previous evening.  There was several feet of water in the basement.  There was an odor of gasoline noticeable.  He indicated there was an automobile detailing business in the basement of the building and that they had two 5-gallon cans of gasoline in the basement.  It was reported that there was very little gasoline in them.  Lt. Dresser said there was no sheen evident on the water or any other evidence of recoverable gasoline.  I advised that it was ok to pump out the basement.  I further advised them to keep the doors and windows open to allow the gasoline odor to dissipate.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-61-2015*At 1040 hours on 2/5/15, Mr. Daniel Blockler reported that his aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking.  His residence is at 17 Paul Street in Dover-Foxcroft.  The tank had been filled the previous day and that is when he smelled petroleum vapors.  He noticed drips on the bottom of the tank and placed a bucket underneath the AST to catch the oil.  Upon my arrival, I saw approximately a pint or two in the bucket.  A slow drip was observed from the bottom of the tank.

I pumped out approximately 220 gallons from the tank into drums in his basement.  I left approximately 35 gallons in the AST to allow the furnace to operate.  I plugged the corrosion holes in the bottom of the AST with plug and dike.  The owner will check the AST for leaks a few times a day.  He will work with Penquis Community Action Program (Penquis CAP) to have his tank replaced as soon as possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-578-2014* On 9-3-2014 J & S Oil Company reported the release of fuel oil at a home in Gardiner. This home is located at 65 Central Street. A small amount of oil had dripped onto the floor of the basement.  The oil was cleaned up by J & S Oil and the oil tank was being pumped out ASAP. The tank will be removed in the future.

The owner may switch to an alternative fuel, natural gas is in the area.

No further action by Response Service is expected.
B-670-2014*At 1830 hours on 12/4/14, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a spill of #2 fuel oil from a pinched gasket on the filter on the aboveground storage tank in the boiler room at the Milford Motel on the River, located at 174 Maine Road, Milford.  Dead River had worked on the boiler earlier in the day and during this work pinched the gasket which allowed approximately 20 gallons to leak onto the concrete floor.  The oil flowed along the boiler wall and absorbed into the sheetrock and wood.  Dead River used sorbents to soak up most of the oil from the floor.  Contaminated sheetrock and some wood was removed from the adjacent motel room that evening and speedi-dri sorbent material was placed over the affected areas of the floor.  No one was staying in the room.

The following day Dead River hired a contractor to remove additional sheetrock and wood and to clean the concrete floor.  The contractor continued the following week with removing contaminated sheetrock and wood.  I indicated to the owner and Dead River that I would come back to check the air quality anytime they wanted, but as of 12/17/14 I have not heard back from either of them.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-42-2015*Lincoln Paper and Tissue reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A gasket on the piping of the hydraulic pump system for the tractor trailer dumper failed causing the leak.  It was found that an improper gasket was used, along with four other gaskets in the system.  These were replaced with the appropriate gasket material.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed through the licensed #8 boiler on site.  A small amount of compacted saw dust was removed and no soil was impacted.  Additional cleaning of the containment building was also completed with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-87-2015*Discharge was the result of an aircraft overfill while fueling, releasing approximately 3 gallons of jet fuel onto pavement.  The jet fuel was contained and cleaned up using speedy-dry.  No response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was necessary. No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-127-2015*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused because the oil filter assembly suffered physical damage from falling snow/ice. The oil was released to the underlying soils. 68.30 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot for disposal. Field screening of the remaining soils by Division of Response Services Response personnel indicate that some saturated soils remain in place in close proximity to the foundation of the building. These soils were inaccessible due to the proximity to the structure and were left in place. The site is served by municipal water and sewage systems.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-194-2015*Strong winds broke a tree limb which snapped the top bushing off a transformer.  Approximately one quart of mineral oil was released from the transformer as a result.  Spilled product impacted frozen ground at the base of the pole and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-193-2015*A hydraulic hose failed on a trash truck which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement at the dumpsters on the school property and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-192-2015*An underground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil out the vent.  According to the reporter, the overfill alarms were not functioning properly.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-714-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by the owner of the property after the recent removal of a 500 gallon #2 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) from the basement of the building. The owner was concerned that the tank may have leaked sometime in the past. DEP personnel visited the site and observed the location from where the UST had been removed. Field screening methods could not detect the presence of an oil release in the soils from where the tank had been located.

No further action by the DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-713-2014*During road construction on Route 1, the construction crew unearthed two unregistered Underground Storage Tanks (UST's) from underneath the sidewalk area of the roadway. One of the UST's of unknown size (because it was never entirely unearthed), was found to have been filled in place sometime in the past and was thus left in place. The other UST was emptied and removed by Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) for disposal. This UST was very small and appeared to have only a 50 gallon capacity. The liquid inside had a petroleum odor but was not tested. Approximately 25 gallons of liquid was removed from the tank with a vacuum truck and disposed of by CHES. There were no apparent releases from either of these UST's based on visual/olfactory evidence and field screening with a Photoionization Detector. The Maine Department of Transportation provided a Tank Closure Site Assessment report for this UST removal and it has been presented and accepted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tanks Unit. For additional information regarding this closure, please see this report.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-366-2014*
NOTIFICATION
On the morning of 5/7/14, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an ongoing leak from this home's outside, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  A contractor working on house repair noticed the leak soon after it began.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential use located on a sandy marine spit along with marine wetlands to the west.  The homes are served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home has a small apartment in the walk-in basement.

The oil discharge was coming from a corrosion hole in the tank shell, about 1/3 the way up from the bottom (see Photo-3), an unusual location for a corrosion hole in an oil tank.  The hole appeared to be due to exterior corrosion and large parts of the paint were easily peeled off the tank to expose rust.  The corrosion appears likely due to the moist salty ocean air.  The leak may have been aggravated by the concussion of a worker hammering apart the old steps and landing above the tank.

Bag headspace field analysis measured petroleum vapors in soil from under the AST at 450-ppm (parts per million) at 8" below grade (bg) down to 192-ppm at 24" bg, decreasing with depth.

INITAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At the time of my response, I met DEE staff pumping off the leaking AST to a temporary AST they had brought.  DEE staff took the bad tank for cleaning and disposal.  The oil-contaminated area under the AST did not appear very significant as it had been addressed so promptly.

From onsite I contacted the daughter and representative for the homeowners (Winn and Ethyl Hawkins), Ms. Eileen Ahearn in Connecticut.  As it appears, the clean-up costs may be under a deductible for the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance. I suggested that she have the contractor onsite, CCI Building Restoration & Waterproofing, dig out oleaginous soil and haul it to ARC in Eliot, ME for disposal (see attached Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement).

On 5/8/14, I re-visited and met the contractor, Mike Sylvester, and found the soil removal satisfactory.  The Oil In Soil colorimetric test was Negative for measurable oil contamination.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  On 5/7/14, I mailed a copy of a GW Fund AST insurance application to Ms. Ahearn for her parents to complete and send in, and the Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement signed by the neighbor across from the Wells Beach home.  Allowable clean-up expenses for GW Fund reimbursement would be the DEE response to pump off the leaking AST, digging out the soil and hauling it to Eliot, new fill, and disposal fee at ARC.

Expenses I do not recommend for approval, GW Fund coverage, are the expense of disposing of the old AST nor installation of a replacement AST, and the contractor's work remodeling the wood steps.

2.   On 8/27/14, I became aware of the Hawkins having applied to the GW Fund for coverage of allowable clean-up costs (see attached Fire Marshal Information Memo). As of late September 2014, I have not received any invoices for review.

3.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to imply the discharge is remediated to original or pristine condition.

4.   At this time clean-up appears satisfactory.  No further MDEP, Response Services Division actions are expected at this time.




P-862-2014*Bryant Energy, Inc., called to report a minor spill at this mobile home residence. The property owner had removed the filter assembly from the tank, then put the filter protector back in place. When a delivery driver delivered oil to the tank, he could not see that the filter was missing because the filter protector was blocking his view. Luckily, he noticed the oil puddle forming on the concrete pad and took action to plug the hole. A small amount of oil left the concrete pad so Bryant Energy removed a small amount of soil from around the pad and applied clay sorbent to the spill area. The home is on public water and there are no odor problems in the residence. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-565-2014*At 1350 hours, on 10/18/14, the United Sates Coast Guard (Coast Guard) reported that a 21-foot fishing vessel sunk off of Frenchboro near Sullivan Harbor.  The fishing vessel had a 5-gallon container aboard when it sunk according to the owner, Mr. Lawrence Tracy.  A 2 foot by 30 foot sheen was observed by the Coast Guard.  They salvaged the vessel later that day.  The National Response Center (NRC) was notified by the Town of Sullivan Harbormaster, NRC Incident report # 1098637.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-566-2014*At 0140 hours on 10/19/14, the Maine State Police reported that they were responding to a potential meth lab on Tucker Hill Road in Prentiss.   Approximately 7 firemen and a police officer were going to the Lincoln Hospital (Hospital) due to not feeling well after extinguishing the fire.  The Hospital decontaminated the emergency personnel prior to admitting them for treatment.  I talked to the hospital a few times that morning concerning decontamination, etc.  They were running them through their decon tent.   Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) were on the way to look at the residence.  They did not want me to respond at that time.  They never called me back for assistance.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-484-2014*R. H. Foster Energy Company reported a #2 oil leak from a tank truck that occurred on 9/8/14.  The amount discharged was unknown, but not more than a couple of gallons was expected.  A gasket or seal at the delivery pump failed.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and will be disposed through a hazardous waste contractor.  The same truck leaked the following day, 9/9/14 at a separate location.  See also spill report B-485-14.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-485-2014*R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a half gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The spill was from a tank truck that had a failed gasket or seal at the delivery pump.  The truck was involved with another spill, B-484-14, which occurred on 9/8/14.  Both spills were reported on 9/9/14, once R. H. Foster made the connection between the incidents.  It was unclear why the 9/8/14 spill was not reported, but according to the reporter, the driver did not report the spill to management.

The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into R. H. Foster waste stream for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-687-2014*On December 10, 2014, Irving Oil reported an estimated 4 ounce overfill of #2 fuel oil at a Bangor Housing Authority property, 69 Moosehead Lake Boulevard, Bangor.  Irving personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection are expected at this time.
B-730-2014*Karen Fitts of Irving Oil Corporation reported a spill in Orland.  The spill was a result of an overfill and caused approximately 8 ounces of #2 oil to be spilled outside.   The oil was lost through the vent when the tank was overfilled. Irving cleaned up the cement and soil with sorbent pads and other sorbent material.

Because the spill was a result of an overfill, I was concerned that the tank was weeping and that vapors were entering the living space.  I asked Irving if the tank was checked for weeping.  They checked and it was reported as fine.  I spoke with Mr. Gunwald, and he was satisfied with the cleanup and he also did not notice any weeping.  No site visit was made.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-1060-2014*A small amount of oil was lost due to a leak at the burner.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-49-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-66-2015*On 2/8/15 I received report from Hampden Police of a vehicle accident on the Kennebec Road. The accident caused an approximate one gallon anti-freeze spill into the snow bank on the side of the road.

The wreckage was cleared from the road, no response was initiated due to poor driving conditions.


No further response action
A-74-2015*2/13/15 1830 David Pippin from Northern Clearing Inc. reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled when a hydraulic line broke on an excavator working in the Central Maine Power right of way south of Route 4. The oil was collected with woodchips and oil absorbent pads. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-75-2015*On 2/14/15, David Ball from Maritime Energy reported that they had found oil in a dirt basement in Rockland from a leaking furnace supply line.  They went to the house for a no-heat call and found oil on the basement floor.  They reported that they had unplugged the sump pump and had used oil absorbent pads to contain the oil.  They reported that the furnace was not repairable.  I met Maritime Energy on site and had them install temporary heating system due to the subzero temperatures and the oil in the basement.  I installed a ventilation system to control the oil vapors.  The area is served by public water system.  I explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund to Melissa Boon, the owner.  She completed an application to the Fund.  She also completed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 2/20/15, I arranged for a contractor to begin removing the contaminated soil and oiled debris from the basement.  Because of the water in the basement, the oil did not penetrate the ground much.  After the oil contaminated soil and debris were removed, the ventilation was no longer needed to control oil vapors in the living area upstairs.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-78-2015*A homeowner reported that a compact fluorescent bulb had broken in her home. Before calling us for advice and/or assistance, she vacuumed the material from the hardwood floor.  I made a site visit and used the lumex meter to determine if there were any unsafe levels of mercury inside the home. I checked several rooms and the floor at the impact area and no elevated/unsafe levels were detected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.

A-77-2015*On 2/14/15, at 1330 hours, Officer Matthew Wyman, Maine Marine Patrol, reported that a 35 foot lobster boat had sunk in 100 feet of water off Monroe Island near Owls Head. The crew had been recovered and the vessel had up to 80 gallons of diesel fuel onboard. The US Coast Guard on the scene reported only a light sheen and due to weather conditions no immediate actions were planned.

I contacted the US Coast Guard the next week, and they informed me that because of the depth of water no salvage operations were planned. I contacted the vessel owner, Craig MacLeod, and he reported that the vessel had a little less than 80 gallons of diesel onboard.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-20-2015*Jody Pulkkinen from C. N. Brown Company reported the discharge of 1.5 to 2 gallons of unleaded gasoline from the West Gardiner Service Plaza station.  The discharge occurred when a customer overfilled their tank accidentally.  Speedy dri sorbent material was applied to spill and then swept up and placed in an over pack container.

Once a month the speedi dry from small spills is collected by an environmental clean-up company through an existing contract.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-21-2015*On 1/13/2015, in Augusta, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 95. The truck hauling demolition material went off the road and rolled spilling a small amount of diesel fuel.  A site visit was made to drill the fuel and hydraulic tanks to pump off any remaining petroleum and prevent a larger spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-23-2015*John Katzianer reported that discharge of 4 to 5 quarts of motor oil from a truck that was moving a trailer.  The truck blew a rod which caused the oil pan to leak onto the pavement.  The driver contained the spill with speedy dri sorbent material and used pads to collect the product.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-24-2015*On 1/7/2015 in Jay, Verso Paper Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a blown hose at the hydro station. The oil was lost to the Androscoggin River, and no recovery was possible. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-559-2014*On 8/27/2014 in Waterville, Colby College reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of diesel fuel resulted from a dump truck parked on an incline. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
B-79-2014*Tom Grills, of Northern Clearing, called to report a one-gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a blown hose on a bulldozer at the entered location. The spill resulted in oil being spilled to frozen gravel where it was quickly recovered with sorbent materials. Contaminated materials were disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-81-2015*On February 20, 2015, C. N. Brown Company reported a five gallon gasoline spill from a vehicle at the entered location.  The spill occurred at a pump island and the cause was a faulty filling nozzle that did not shut off.  Gasoline discharged from the vehicle fuel tank and onto the ground.  The facility personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  The nozzle will be repaired or replaced and the waste picked up for disposal at a licensed disposal facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-83-2015*At 0927 hours on 2/23/15, Mr. Rick Vance reported a 3 gallon spill of kerosene inside his box truck which was parked inside his garage.  Some of the kerosene leaked onto his concrete floor.  Sorbents were used to soak up the kerosene.  The wood floor inside the box truck was still quite "wet" with kerosene, but the owner did not want to remove the contaminated wood.  I indicated it would take time for the petroleum vapors to volatilize.  The truck is used for his electrical business.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-111-2015*Chris Guessman from Pan Am Railways reported that a containment tank on a rail engine overflowed spilling an estimated 1 gallon of lube oil to the snow and rail track stone ballast. He reported that Pan Am employees removed all oil-impacted material from the site and arranged for disposal. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-166-2015* On 3-30-15 Troy Sawyer, of Colby and Gale, reported the release of about two hundred gallons of kerosene. This home is located at 1953 Washington Rd. in the town of Waldoboro and is owned by Geraldine Sawyer. Snow and ice accumulated on top of the filter assembly and eventually the pipe nipple broke. I made a site visit later that morning and met with T. Sawyer and J. Kalloch, a contractor.
 Soil removal started the next day, about 20 cubic yards was excavated. The excavation was limited because of the hazards nearby. Those hazards are the underground propane line, underground electrical line (from the standby generator) and sewer pipe (to the leachfield). At about four to five feet below grade we encountered refusal, i.e. bedrock. It was at this time that red oil and groundwater started seeping into the excavation. I tossed sorbent material into the excavation and decided to wait until the next day.
 The next day the excavation contained a lot of water and oil. I then called ENPRO abnd they pumped out 550 gallons of liquid. We next installed a recovery well using stone, fabric and a poly culvert.
 Sometime later Alex Pugh arrived at the site and walked next to the recovery well and his boot tracks filled with oil. The ground water had risen so far that it squeezed the oil out of the soil and pushed it to the surface. I had ENPRO pump out more oil and water. After discussion with Alex Pugh, I had ENPRO vactor the soil (down to the fabric) that had become contaminated because of the rising water table. Next I called J. Kalloch to backfill the area around the recovery well (again).
 This site has been referred to our Technical Services Unit for further analysis and remediation if deemed needed.
 Because the bedrock is so close to the ground surface it is my opinion that a pump and tret system will not work in this location.
 The only thing left, for Response, do to at this is to fill in the recovery well.
P-264-2015*A small amount of #2 fuel oil was released to the furnace and basement floor due to a loose fitting on the burner.  Dead River Company used speedi-dri sorbent material to collect the spilled oil for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-844-2014*On April 04, 2014, Downeast Energy Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The #2 oil spill occurred at 1464 Pond Road in Mt. Vernon.  It was explained to me on the phone that while the truck was parked in their parking lot, it had expanded from the heat and caused approximately 2-3 gallons of oil to leak from the top of the delivery truck tank. The spill was onto pavement and absorbed with speedy dry and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-222-2015*I received report from a Dead River Oil Company technician that while changing the oil tank filter, he created a small spill. He was unsure of how much oil was spilled, but he quickly started shoveling the contaminated soil into trash bags.

I arrived on scene shortly after and helped him remove some more soil by shoveling into bags that Dead River disposed of at the landfill.

The mishap was explained to the homeowner, who was understanding and pleased with the correction. Dead River backfilled the small hole the following week with new soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-223-2015*At 1320 hours, on 4/25/15, Dead River Company notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an approximate 10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a corrosion hole in a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) that was located under the stairs at the residence owned by Mr. Yifeng Zhu at 16 Sunset Drive in Orono.  Oil had soaked into walls and a rug in a room adjacent to the walls associated with the stairs.

Dead River, along with the MDEP staff, used sorbents to soak up as much of the spilled oil as possible.  A portion of the rug, which had soaked up oil was also removed.  Mr. Tom Tozier, of Tozier Landscaping, was hired to remove portions of the walls affected by oil.  The concrete floor was cleaned as the walls were removed.  The walls had to be removed in portions due to them supporting the stairs to the second floor.  Mr. Zhu decline a vent (fan) to assist with removing petroleum vapors from the basement.  He said the vapors didn't bother him and he spent most of his time on the first floor.

The AST was replaced during the week of 5/11/15, and this allowed Mr. Tozier to finish remediation work at this site.  This site was also referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services staff person, Paul Blood.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-224-2015*On 4/26 we received a call from Gregg Marquis indicating a 50 gallons kerosene spill had occurred at the entered location. The spill occurred when the homeowner accidentally damaged the filter housing while trying to move the tank and resulted in about 50 gallons of oil being spilled to the ground. I hired ABS construction to excavate 22.68 tons of contaminated soil from the site for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill. A community well serves this trailer and several others nearby.

Paul Higgins of Technical Services evaluated the site and determined the well is not likely at risk.

No other Resources are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-226-2015*I received an email indicating there was oil spilling into Boggy Brook along an abandoned State of Maine owned railroad bed approximately 1 mile South of the Nicolin Road crossing.  The source of the spill was an old grease box that had finally corroded to the point where it was leaking.  I responded to the site and found that the box was full of water with a light sheen on it.  It had several quarts of what looked like old grease remaining in the box.  I stabilized the site and called Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), who had the box removed along with some contaminated soil shortly thereafter.  All materials were disposed of by MDOT.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-188-2015*A discharge of an unknown amount of kerosene occurred at the residence of Scott Innes in Randolph.  The leak occurred when the gasket on a filter housing of the above ground storage tank (AST) leaked.  I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor the contaminated soil.   The soil was removed and a monitoring well backfilled in the discharge area.   After pumping the monitoring well off several times, there was no further recharge.  I therefore returned with Clean Harbors and an excavator to re excavate the area and place the well in deeper.    We were only able to excavate an additional foot or so deeper and we encountered what appeared to be bedrock.   The well was not replaced as there was no groundwater in the excavation.

A total of 9 tons were removed from the two excavations.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services as there were several drinking water wells in the vicinity of the discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-234-2015*Colby & Gale, Inc., reported a discharge of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene from an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) at a building located at 89 Erskine Farm Road in Bristol.  I responded and met with Nicholas Cassidy, caretaker for the estate, who showed me the location of the AST.   The AST was associated with a furnace which heated pool water.  The tank leaked to the ground and extended under the pool house.

A contractor, Scott Pearson, was on site doing work and was able to conduct the cleanup.  He would move the pool house and excavate the contaminated soil.  He made arrangements to have this done.  I was unable to visit the site on the day of the excavation and Glen Wall visited, confirming the cleanup was complete.

The site was referred to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services as there are several wells nearby.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-235-2015*There had been a discharge of an estimated 250 gallons of off-road diesel due to an overfill of the fuel tank on a barge at the Dragon Cement transfer terminal in Rockland. It was reported that the overfill occurred on April 28th, but was not discovered until yesterday.  They had believed the spill was contained within the barge until today.  He reported that a contractor was to begin cleanup today.  I met Michael and the United States Coast Guard on site.  There was a significant amount of oil and water mix at the level below the fuel tank and there was a sheen in the water around the barge.  Oil absorbent boom was deployed around the vessel.  The sheen was later determined to be runoff from the vessel decks due to rainy conditions.  The oil on the deck was from carrying bags of oiled absorbent material along the decks during a previous cleanup attempt by Dragon Products Company employees.  Diesel fuel and water were pumped out of the vessel's compartment below the fuel tank and absorbent material was used to clean the decks below and topside.  See attached reports for details.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-236-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a sheen on the harbor. The sheen was located in the Front Street area. A site visit was made to investigate a source with the Coast Guard. No source was located and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-237-2015*Jason Pushard, from the Maine Drinking Water Program, contacted David McCaskill, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services after a volatile organic compound (VOC) water sample from the Lincolnville Center School was found to have trace concentrations of Methylcyclohexane, and a follow-up sample had low concentrations of Methylcylohexane, xylenes, and toluene.

There did not appear to be an active spill and the site was referred to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-238-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a gasoline spill at the Carousel Marina. The estimated 1 gallon spill to the harbor was the result of a loose filter on a dispenser. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-239-2015*On 5/1/15, Peter Parson, from Lincoln County Healthcare, reported that on April 27, 2015, while working on brush removal behind the St Andrew's Village retirement complex maintenance building, they discovered two poly 15 gallon drums over the embankment in a wetland area. One drum was closed and one was open. There was a visible sheen on the water. They had removed the drums and the residue was consistent with weathered hydraulic oil. Peter reported that the drums were cleaned out and disposed of at the transfer station. He reported that they also found fluorescent bulbs, a flat screen monitor, and a battery that were also disposed of at the transfer station. Peter reported that they had two environmental clean-up companies evaluate the site for clean-up estimates and both had stated that to remove the small amount of weathered oil would cause more harm to the wetland than the oil naturally attenuating. Peter reported that both environmental companies informed them to report the spill to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). I informed Peter that they should have been the first call. Peter stated that the poly drums were from laundry soap used at the facility, and that the maintenance department used the empties to collect hydraulic oil from equipment during maintenance operations. He believes that the drums were placed in the back of the building in the fall and were pushed over the embankment during plowing operations this winter.

On 5/4/15, I met Peter and other officials of Lincoln County Healthcare on site. The area behind the maintenance building was littered with some piles of brush and solid waste debris. The area dropped off to a wetland area with dense vegetation that collected run off from the facility. There were no visible signs of oil at the foot of the embankment and there was no sheen on the standing water. There was a small amount of reddish material in one area of the wetland that appeared to be very weathered oil. No sample was taken. I tracked the outflow path of wetland to a culvert that emptied into a small stream that lead to a small pond. No visible sign of oil was seen anywhere along the flow path. I concluded that to recover the small amount of weathered oil would cause damage to the wetland. I emphasized to Lincoln County Healthcare employees that waste oil needs to be secured in a protected area to prevent spills, and in the event of a spill they need to report it within two hours of discovery.

I referred this case to the DEP oil enforcement unit to determine if any enforcement action will be taken.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.

A-240-2015*On 5/3/2015 in Jefferson, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a possible oil spill. The incident was the result of a car pole accident damaging a transformer. CMP reported the transformer as being a "weeper" and no spill could be seen on the ground. No further response action is expected.
A-241-2015*The Sidney Fire Department reported a motorhome fire. The fire was reported due to concerns of firefighting runoff in close proximity to Ward Pond. A site visit was made and there was no visible sheen in the nearby tributary or pond. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-242-2015*It was reported that an oil spill had occurred over the winter time, and was found while fixing the lawn from plowing over the winter. I responded to the scene to find an oil tank in a small shed. It was approximately half full of oil and very rusty looking. I pumped the oil into drums and set them aside. I met with the homeowners and went over the necessary groundwater cleanup paperwork. I hired Rhino Services to excavate the contamination and restore the site to pre-oil spill conditions under my supervision. I was able to remove most of the contamination; however, some oil had leached under the garage concrete slab. This contamination was left behind and was at a depth of 5 feet below grade. The saturation test was mild for oil in soil. This street and neighboring homes are on public water.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
A-243-2015*Plum Creek Timber Company reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a leaking hose on a piece of logging equipment. The spill was cleaned up by the logger.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-244-2015*Plum Creek Timber Company reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a leaking hose on a piece of logging equipment. The spill was cleaned up by the logger.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-245-2015*The Pittsfield Fire Department reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that resulted from a line leak in an old heating system no longer in use. The spill was cleaned up by the fire department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-246-2015*5/5/15 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 5 gallons of transformer oil had been released from a pole mount electrical transformer when a vehicle hit the pole. The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil was unknown. CMP employees removed all oil impacted materials from the area. CMP analyzed the oil and found the PCB content to be less than 1 part per million. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-247-2015*Frank Therio, the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) for Lincolnville, reported finding a used motor oil spill while investigating a complaint at a vacant property.  I contacted the CEO and he said that  there was an old concrete slab at the property and there were open containers of used motor oil on the slab that had spilled oil onto the slab when rainwater displaced oil in the containers.  I contacted the owner and met him on site.  Most of the spillage was contained to the concrete slab.  A small amount of oil had run off the slab and impacted soil and sod.  I assisted the owner in collecting the oil from the slab and digging up the oil impacted grass and soil.  The oil in the containers was consolidated in more secure containers and the owner transported them to a local garage with a waste oil furnace.  I educated the owner on the dangers of storing oil in uncovered containers.  Per the CEO's directions, he also arranged to remove several piles of building debris on the lot.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-248-2015*On 5/5/2015 in Skowhegan, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The lube oil spill from a containment tank on an engine overflowing, was reported as "a couple drops". The spill was cleaned up and no further response action is expected.
A-249-2015*On 5/5/15, Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated two gallons of lube oil had spilled to the tracks and stone ballast in the railyard when an engine containment tank overflowed.  All visible oil-impacted material was reportedly removed for disposal.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-250-2015*5/5/15 1505 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1 quart of lube oil was discharged from an engine's containment tank to the rail bed. Pan Am reported that employees removed all oil impacted material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-253-2015*This spill was discovered by the caretaker, Colby Frost. Too much time has passed to do any soil removal. There is an odor of oil near the pond. A very small sheen was sighted along the shore.  The well is 150 feet away. It is my opinion that soil removal this close to the lake would cause more harm than good. Bedrock is located close to the ground surface along with all the large boulders.

The above was written by Glen Wall prior to his retirement.

I took this case on upon learning about it from the Division of Technical Services. I did not think that it was appropriate to leave a large spill so close to a pond. I made a site visit and hand dug under the deck with a shovel. I was able to delineate an area of contamination within the ground. I contacted the owner, whom had spoken with Glen when the spill was first called in. I explained my opinion on the matter and he agreed to let me do a proper cleanup. I used a vactor truck to removed contamination from under the deck. I placed two water recovery trenches under the deck, following the L shape of the deck. The two trenches come together in a sump setup for water treatment. Vacuum trucks were utilized to pump and dispose of contaminated water. Due to very high water recovery in the trench system, a trailer could not be hooked up and used before winter. Concrete blankets and hay bales were placed over the trenches to keep the trenches from freezing. I never encountered bedrock in my work on this site. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for engineering and geology for long term treatment options.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-255-2015*Tony Couture of Precision Tanks reported a discharge of kerosene under a dispenser at Ainslie's Market in Gardiner.   Mr. Couture had been doing an annual inspection of the facility when he discovered the discharge.   I met with Mr. Couture and Steve Lowitt of Fabian Oil (tank owner) on site. The contaminated soil was removed under the dispenser until it was negative on the oliophillic dye shake test.  A total of 3 tons of soil were disposed of at Manzer Asphalt in Phillips. Contamination may have leached lower in the soil or reached groundwater, however, if it did, it would be in the underground storage tank bed and thus would remain until such time the tanks were removed.  Therefore, no further investigation was necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-256-2015*Leak from electrical transformer.  Cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is warranted.
A-257-2015*The Litchfield Fire Department reported the release of a small amount of fuel oil at the home of Andrew Dooen, located at 47 Ridley Lane in the town of Litchfield. The fire department was trying to stop the leak. They requested my assistance to pump out the tank.

I responded and the fire department had stopped the leak with a scrap of rubber and a ratchet strap. We then pumped approximately 125 gallons of kerosene into 3 poly drums.  The owner, Andrew Dooen, was in the process of funding the purchase of a new oil tank and also deciding what type of tank to use. As soon as a new tank is installed, I will transfer the oil.

The leak was detected early and most of the oil spilled onto the concrete pad and only a small amount drained off the edge onto the soil. No soil removal was deemed necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

On 7-29-15 Andrew Dooen left me a message that he had installed a tank himself. We decided to let him pump the oil into the tank himself.
P-17-2015*On 1/8/2015 I received a call from Dead River reporting an overfill spill at their bulk plant in Biddeford.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-16-2015*On January 08, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at pole # 524, South Bridgton Road in Bridgton.  Approximately 7-13 gallons of transformer oil was released from the transformer when a car struck the pole and caused the transformer to break on the ground. The oil leaked onto an icy snow bank.  Two bags of snow and ice were removed from the site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-714-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A pressure line on the power steering system failed spaying oil onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads which were disposed at a licensed facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

I-344-2014*On November 3, 2014, due to driver error, a Limestone municipal plow truck went off the road and into a ditch on the Ward Road.  This resulted in an estimated loss of ten gallons of diesel fuel into the ditch, contaminating snow and soils.  The truck was towed out and Michael Cote removed contaminatd snow/soil.  The town of Limestone will be transporting the contaminated snow and soil to the landfill per Division of Response Services request.
P-33-2015*A mercury thermometer broke in the living room of this home.  The homeowner collected as much elemental mercury as she could and put it in a small paper cup.  I took the paper cup for disposal.  I also used the Lumex meter to assess the mercury level in the air in the home.  I found a consistent mercury vapor level of between 70 and 90 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/M3) in the breathing zone throughout the home.  I checked at floor level where the spill occurred and found elevated readings but not above any published guidance. As an overprotective precaution, I recommended the homeowner clean the area with a sulfur and water mixture following the guidance on the Environmental Protection Agency website.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-269-2014*On 5/21/14, Scotts Company reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil leak from a truck that ruptured a hose.  The spill was to a paved lot and clean up used sorbent material.  The waste was disposed through Scotts commercial waste stream and described as non-saturated material.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-1-2014*On 1/2/14, R. H. Mathews Oil Company reported a 100 gallon spill in a basement at a home in Cherryfield.  When I investigated, I found that it was only a 2 gallon spill and 98 gallons remained in the tank.  There was no sign on the basement floor that a larger spill had occurred.  There were a couple pockets of oil that I put sorbent pads down on. I stuck the tank to see how much oil remained in it, and it read just over 16 inches or approximately 98 gallons.  The technician for Mathews reported that the leak was coming from an unseated gasket on the filter.

I spoke to the homeowner and assured her that a large spill had not occurred and she still had oil in her tank.  She told me that she only recently moved back to the house after being away and renting the home out.  She called R. H. Mathews for 100 gallons of oil and they delivered it, but when she went to turn on the furnace nothing happened.  R. H. Mathews sent a technician over and they took a look at the furnace and told her that it was not operational.  Mrs. Fontaine could not afford to fix the furnace so she was only able to heat the house with a small propane space heater upstairs.  Unfortunately, this caused her pipes to freeze in the basement and also, I suspect, water in the oil filter to freeze, and cause the small leak.

I called R. H. Mathews to let them know that the tank did have oil in it and hoped that they would be able to remove the oil and perhaps give Mrs. Fontaine some credit to purchase propane.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-826-2014*On 12/27/2014, Madison Paper Company reported the release of about 110 gallons of hydraulic oil. A hydraulic hose on paper machine 3 failed, spraying oil onto the machine, paper stock and floor. About 40 gallons of oil was recovered with sorbents and the rest was unrecoverable. According to Madison Paper, only a minimal amount of oil reached the floor drains and sewer system.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  See attached letter from Madison Paper Company.
P-50-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday afternoon, 1/16/15, Mr. Hall contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services seeking advice on cleaning up an oil spill within his home.  He explained that on the morning of Wednesday, 1/14/15, a burner technician from Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. (Fielding's Oil) had tripped on the unfinished wood basement stairs of his home and spilled 1/4 to 1/2 gallon of fuel oil that the technician had drained from the boiler fuel line.

I found no record that this discharge of two days earlier had been already reported to MDEP by Fielding's Oil; I understand that Fielding's Oil and its burner technician is required to notify MDEP as the spiller, and it is required in Maine Fuel Board rules that licensed oil burner technicians report oil spills.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a suburban residential area served by municipal water and sewer and bordering the Scarborough Marsh to the southeast.  The home is a single family residence heated by a forced hot water boiler and 275-gallon heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 1/16/15, I was on site about 1430 hours' time and met Mr. Hall at his home.  The oil discharge was about 2/3 up the unfinished wood stairs from the basement up to the kitchen.  After sweeping away a thick layer of PurePro odor absorbent powder, I found several steps darkened with the fuel oil spill.  There was an oil odor in the basement and upstairs, mixed with the strong smell of the scented PurePro powder.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were 1.5-parts per million (ppm) to 3-ppm.

On 1/20/14, I checked with another PID, and confirmed oil contamination still on the stringers and on the sheetrock wall on one side.  MDEP advised removal of the oil-contaminated sheetrock and wood as the prudent approach.

Fielding's Oil admitted responsibility for the discharge and at first claimed that the technician had tripped on items left on the stairs, though Mr. Hall and other burner technicians refuted this claim.  I found the basement orderly.  Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. was determined to be the primary responsible party for clean-up to Department satisfaction.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/16/15, based on statements by Mr. Hall immediately following the spill, I understand that Fielding's Oil gave him pink cleaner to wash the spill area and PurePro powder.  Mr. Hall states that Fielding's Oil refused to do additional clean-up; while Paul Martin of Fielding's Oil reported that Mr. Hall refused additional clean-up.  PurePro instructions state for use by "Service Personnel Only" to sprinkle on lightly and sweep up, therefore should not have been issued to Mr. Hall by Fielding's Oil to do clean-up work himself.  The powder had been spread on thickly and left, so appears to have not been used as instructed.

After I contacted Fielding's Oil about the discharge, Mr. Hall called me and stated he would have a burner technician meet me on site.  Within a half hour of my arrival, five technicians from Fielding's Oil arrived and began disassembling the oiled stairs and carrying the steps and risers out for disposal.

On 1/20/14, after my morning assessment, Mr. Hall and a contractor he brought in removed the stringers supporting the steps and the oiled sheetrock.  Mr. Hall was to complete restoration and submit his invoice directly to Fielding's Oil for payment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
2)  At this time I understand that oil contaminated media has been removed, and the spill satisfactorily cleaned by 1/20/15.  Though a small discharge, the incident was made worse by initially ineffective and delayed clean-up actions.
3)  Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. has been advised again of spill reporting and clean-up requirements.  At the time of the notification on 1/16/15, the discharge had not been reported
B-52-2014*On 1/8/14, I received a report of a 5-10 gallon spill from an outside heating oil tank.  The spill occurred at the fuel line where it connects to the tank.  Mr. Mishou, the homeowner, saw the leak and was able to shut off the firematic valve and stop it.  Based on the oil left in the tank and what was on the ground, we estimated that Mr. Mishou lost 5 gallons.  Together we removed some contaminated soil around the tank.

Some oil found its way down along the foundation wall and into the perimeter drain.  We checked the outfall but did not see signs of oil there.  In the basement there was access to the perimeter drain through a small sump hole.  I checked this and was able to pad up a very small amount of oil.  The sump was causing a smell of oil in the basement, so I installed a radon fan on top of the sump and sealed it off.

I came back and checked the pads over the next week but did not get any more oil on them.  I explained that Mr. Mishou could keep the fan as long as he needed it.  I suggested letting it run for the next two weeks and then turning it off for the day to see if he noticed the smell of oil returning.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-59-2014*On 1/28/14, Neil Bohanon, from Dead River Oil Company, reported a 1 gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil (oil).  Oil came out of the vent pipe and spilled onto the pavement outside the building.  The driver cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads.  Dead River followed up with the customer and made sure there was no oil spilled inside the building.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-5-2015*At 0820 hours on 1/5/15, Maine State Police reported three tractor trailers off of Route 9 in T28 MD.  All three trucks were within a quarter mile of each other.  Icy road conditions were to blame for the accidents.  The first tractor trailer did not leak and was pulled out and was able to make it back to Bangor for repairs.  There is no spill report for this truck.

The second truck leaked a small amount and information concerning this spill can be found in State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report B-6-2015.

The third truck, owned by Bozzutos, Inc, slid off the road and the tractor came to rest in the woods and over a small unnamed brook.  Both saddle tanks were compromised and leaked approximately 130 gallons of diesel into the small unnamed brook.  A small amount of diesel was pumped out of the tanks by MDEP responders prior to its removal by a tow truck and excavator.

The truck was hauling food and materials for a grocery store.  The salvageable food and material were unloaded by hand into another truck prior to the truck being hauled out of the woods.

I walked approximately 1,000 feet of this unnamed small stream and found very little oil.  The stream meanders considerably with numerous large boulders making walking dangerous.  Much of the stream was covered with ice and snow also.  It was difficult to find where the stream edges were located and the potential of falling through ice was high, which occurred a few times.  The main part of the stream had a strong flow to it, but there were numerous areas off of the main flow that were hidden under ice and snow.

I also walked down a nearby logging road to see if I could find where the small unnamed brook intersects Sevenmile Brook, but due to dangerous conditions from snow, ice, extremely cold temperatures and the general lay of the land, I did not follow the Sevenmile Brook to the intersection of the unnamed brook.

I contacted Mr. Don Katnik, a biologist for Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, concerning the spill.  I emailed him a map showing the location of the spill and my observations.  I did not hear back from him.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.




A-753-2014*Pan Am Railroad reported that they had suffered a discharge of less than 1 gallon of lube oil from an engine containment tank while the engine was at the SAPPI Mill main gate crossing.   Pan Am dispatched a crew to clean up the affected track ballast.  No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-94-2015*Maritime Energy reported that they had responded to a customer's residence the previous day to repair a broken firematic valve on an outdoor above ground storage tank (AST).   The homeowner, Charlie Crockett, had been shoveling out his AST and hit the filter with his shovel.   Maritime reported that Mr. Crockett immediately stopped the leak and called them and the technician repaired the firematic and cleaned up all the contaminated snow.

I contacted Mr. Crockett and he verified that the filter had been hit with his shovel and he noticed a small amount of red oil seeping out and dripping on the snow.   He "fiddled" with it a bit and it broke off.   He quickly stuck his finger in the hole, stopping the leak.   His wife called Maritime Energy.   He estimated that a cup or two leaked to the snow and it was all removed.  He was satisfied that no oil reached the ground and it was effectively cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-151-2015*On February 27, 2015, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the property 3 Clover Lane in Windham.  The initial report from Dead River was an overfill of a couple of gallons. When I arrived on site, it was determined immediately that the discharge was of oil coming from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the aboveground storage tank (AST).

At that time, Dead River was in the process of pumping out the AST since it was full and discharging oil at a rapid rate. Rick, who was a contractor for the homeowners at the time, assisted me in removing a saturated sheet rock wall that was blocking my access to the AST. Once the wall was removed, I was able to maneuver under the AST and plug the corrosion hole. Once the hole was plugged, it was determined from the site gauge that approximately 100 gallons had leaked from the AST.

After the leak was plugged, I was finally able to reach the homeowner, Mark Lipsky, and his wife. At the time, they were under the impression that the discharge was caused by an overfill when the AST was being filled early that afternoon. I informed them that the information relayed to them was a mistake and in fact the discharge of oil was coming from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the AST. A few hours later Mrs. Lipsky arrived at the property and I explained to her the Groundwater Insurance Fund from the State of Maine. She agreed to apply for the fund and allow MDEP to begin remediation to the property.  At that time, a temporary tank was set up and the leaking AST was pumped out and removed from site.

On March 02, 2015, I returned to site with Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate). The oil that was discharged from the AST had leaked across the concrete basement floor into a floor drain. At that time, because of how much snow was in the area, we were not able to determine where the drain outfall was located. The property management company had no drawings of the lay out of the property that showed the drain. Allstate was hired to remove the concrete floor and begin removing contaminated soil under the floor.

Don White, an environmental engineer with the MDEP, assisted in the remediation of the oil in the basement. The site was referred to him and the Division of Technical Services for long term remediation. This included a camera inspection of the floor drain piping, the installation of a recovery well in the basement, and vapor intrusion.

Early spring when the snow melted, the outfall from the floor drain was discovered at the ditch that ran parallel to the house. Emulsified oil was discovered in the pipe, but no other evidence of oil was nearby.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-155-2015*A compression fitting on a trash rake failed which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  The cab of the trash rake and the pavement below it were impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-156-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by overfilling the tank during a delivery. The oil was released to the underlying snow and ice. Oil impacted snow and ice were removed and disposed of by Downeast Energy Company. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-212-2015*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of out-of-service retail, aboveground storage tanks (AST) and piping, and underground product piping for gasoline, diesel and K1 fuels.  The tanks and piping were single-wall steel construction.  During assessment work by Credere Associates, oil discharges were found in addition to an estimated 30' length of non-compliant, unregistered, underground bare steel fuel oil piping.  I found no record of these prohibited oil discharges having been previously reported or cleaned up.

The larger assessment and facility abandonment project was being overseen by Mr. Gordon Fuller of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Uncontrolled Sites unit.  Stephen Brezinski was MDEP Division of Response Services contact for the facility abandonment issues.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The property is rural residential and commercial use located on the shoreline with Casco Bay, on the east shore of Cliff Island.  The facility was a convenience store and fueling facility for vehicles and vessels from a dock.  The property was formerly owned by the City of Portland and has been sold to Sustainable Cliff Island.  The area is served by private drinking water wells.  Soil cover is thin and bedrock is exposed so most of the facility piping was exposed aboveground.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
At the request of Credere Associates, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services granted a waiver of the 10-day notification despite delays by Credere in submitting notification forms and details.  Credere performed the required facility closure assessment.  ENPRO Services was hired by the facility owners to abandon the facility.

Credere reports that on March 25, 2015, ENPRO removed the three ASTs and cleaned them on site, and removed the tank sludge waste for disposal.  I understand that consumptive use heating oil ASTs and several drums were also removed.  MDEP Division of Response Services was unable to attend the abandonment due to sudden transportation issues that day.  Credere reported underground bare-steel product piping embedded in concrete that they wished abandonment in place.

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
Credere estimated about seven yards of oil impacted soils exceeding the Leaching To Groundwater clean-up guideline, but recommended to MDEP that no remediation be implemented.  I understand that groundwater flow is to the south east toward Casco Bay.  Remediation conclusions and final closure were passed to MDEP Uncontrolled Sites unit.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed as required.
2)  See the assessments of Credere Associates and records of MDEP Uncontrolled Sites unit for further information and final closure.
3)  As this retail underground facility had been unregistered until recently, and constructed of non-compliant material (bare steel), I understand that Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance may be unavailable.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
5)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-218-2015*A dump truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted stone.  All visible signs of contamination were removed with an excavator.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-117-2015*On 2-27-2015, 2,800 gallons of diesel fuel was delivered to the aboveground tank at Tobey's Grocery in the town of China. The owner, Pete Haskell, ordered the fuel. Unknown to Mr. Haskell and the delivery driver, the tank gauge, a Petrometer, was not working correctly. Therefore, the tank was overfilled and fuel squirted out the emergency vent. This tank is enclosed in a steel containment dike with a roof and walls that are ten or twelve feet high. There is one access panel that is locked. A visual inspection of the tank from the outside is impossible.

This spill was discovered on Friday 3-6 when fuel was found on the outside of the dike/containment. Mr. Haskell thinks that the fuel squirted out of the emergency vent and onto the inside of the wall. The fuel would then have drained down the panel and exited the dike at the junction of the two piece wall.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called and pumped out 1,630 gallons of liquid from inside the containment dike, on 3-6.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was not officially notified until 3-9-15 at 0930 hrs. However a representative of M. A. Haskell called my work cell phone 6 times, and left a message on my voice mail on my desk phone, on 3-6. However, I was not working that day and was not aware of the situation until Monday 3-9.

A site visit on Monday, 3-9, found that there was still product inside the dike along with some snow. I requested that Clean Harbors return the next day and vacuum out the remaining liquid and use hot water or steam to melt the snow and ice.

On 3-10, Clean Harbors arrived to vacuum out the dike. The sheet metal wall panels were removed to allow for better access. There was a lot of trash and debris inside the dike along with oil and water. Most of this liquid and snow was removed on 3-10. Sorbent pads were left inside the dike to recover additional product as the snow and ice melted. Pete Haskell and I agreed that the dike would be cleaned out completely by May 15, 2015.

On 3-24, I delivered a FUND application to Pete Haskell.

On 5-6-2015, I met with Rob Johnson of Clean Harbors to discuss the final cleanup of the inside of the dike. The final cleanup was done the next day or the day after.  The tank gauge was replaced by Portland Pump Company during the week of May 18-22.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-176-2015*I was contacted by Tim Rector of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Underground Tank Unit letting me know that he had received a call from Simard & Sons, Inc., reporting an issue with the diesel pocket (see attached email).  The diesel suction line to the dispenser was identified as the problem.  The line was taken out of service and replaced.  No spill of diesel into the ground was identified.  Further investigation will be done when the system is removed or replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-179-2015*On Wednesday, 3/11/15, I met Mr. McCoy on site in response to a request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) determination of the status of an old oil tank in the basement of this home.  Mr. McCoy is a real estate broker trying to sell this home.  This single-family fieldstone house is located in a dense residential area off Shore Road on Cragmoor, a private road near the shore of Casco Bay.  The home was formerly known as 10 Cragmoor before the address number was changed.  The home is served by municipal water and sewer service.

The tank is a basement aboveground storage tank (AST) for heating oil, approximately 5' high by about 12' by 12' wide.  The horizontal dimensions were difficult to measure as there was only about 6" clearance between the tank and the poured concrete walls of the basement room (see photos).  There is old steel vent and product piping exiting the tank top, but outside the home the fill and vent piping appears to have been removed.  There are two forced hot water boilers in an adjacent room that are now served by propane; in this room is an old tank gauge (petrometer) for measuring AST volume.  Deep snow outside prevented a good investigation for underground storage tanks (USTs).

I noted no evidence of discharges.  The AST appears to have been out of service for years.  I advised Mr. McCoy that this was an AST, not a UST, so it did not have to be registered with MDEP.  No closure assessment was required by MDEP.  I noted no obvious underground AST associated piping.

I recommended that it would be prudent to have the tank opened up to make sure that it was empty so that it does not corrode through in the future and leak to the floor, and have the tank removed.  I gave Mr. McCoy the names of three local contractors who pump and clean tanks.  On 3/30/15, I was told that ENPRO Services was contracted by the homeowner to open and clean this AST.  I requested that Darryl with ENPRO contact me when they would be cleaning the AST, so that I could learn about the interior contents and condition.

1)  As of August 2015, I have heard no further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-180-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil.  Spilled product was forced out around the bungs of the fill pipe then ran down the side of the tank onto the cement basement floor.  According to the report, the tank and floor were cleaned to the homeowner's satisfaction. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-181-2015*The indoor aboveground tank at this location was overfilled resulting in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil out the vent. Spilled product impacted snow and a bush.  All visible signs of pink snow were hand excavated by the delivery driver.  The bush is dormant and the affects topical, so its health should not be jeopardized.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-585-2014*On 10/28/2014, I received a call from Shelly Alley, the local property manager for the subject property, indicating that the basement had flooded which resulted in the tank floating.  I visited the site and found no vapors in the building anywhere and no indication of an oil spill.  I informed Ms. Alley that per the city of Bangor ordinance, the basement would have to be pumped into a truck and disposed of off site.  She indicated that she would contact a local contractor to perform the work.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-191-2015*Diesel Direct (DD), while making a delivery to the aboveground storage tank, experienced a discharge of fuel beyond the containment.  Best estimates from those on scene are 40+ gallons of diesel.  When I arrived on scene, I met with DD representative Phil Bradford from South Portland.

Oil flowed from the tank, into the containment and beyond.  The roofed containment, made of concrete, either leaked severely or had an open port (often installed to drain rain or snow melt).  The ensuing discharge ran approximately 40 feet beyond the unit and was confined in snow ruts in the driveway from truck traffic earlier.  The flow pattern was very distinct and seemed to be all accessible with a small machine or shovels.  No notable slope, or overhangs, etc., were observed.

We walked the area and I applied some sorbent pads where it was difficult to distinguish oil from water. Bradford informed me that TMC Environmental (their cleanup contractor) had been called and was assembling a crew and driving to the location. The response time was several hours before staff and equipment arrived.

Upon TMC's arrival we again walked the perimeter of the spill location and devised a cleanup plan. It was decided that a cleanup would be done at a later date (next day or two).  All seemed in order for TMC to complete a satisfactory cleanup.  I later talked with property owner and he agreed to call if any problems arose.  I was unable to attend the final cleanup, but did not receive any additional calls about it.  Based on that knowledge and the principals involved,  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
B-652-2014*On 11/28/14, I received a call from Sue Baker of Irving Oil Corporation, indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the oil storage tank.  The burner technician had stopped the leak and made arrangements to replace the tank when I spoke to him.  The leak resulted in a small spill to concrete which the technician cleaned up with no residual vapors in the home.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-165-2015*An outside fuel oil storage tank had a corrosion hole and leaked heating fuel onto the ground. I responded to the site and found that the tank was empty and the snow was stained red by the fuel oil. I went over the paperwork for the homeowner to apply to the groundwater cleanup fund. After that was done, I contracted ENPRO Services to remediate the site. The contamination was brought to Waste Management landfill for disposal. After the remediation the site was restored to pre-spill conditions. This site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for geology and engineering.

The homeowner decided to switch the trailer to propane, and the oil system was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-164-2015*A strap holding the diesel tank on a tractor trailer broke, causing the tank to fall off a truck, leaking diesel fuel on to the parking lot of the Farmington Hannaford.   The Farmington Fire Department responded and used speedi dry to clean up the discharge.   By the time I arrived, the material had been cleaned up.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-163-2015*An anonymous caller reported what they thought to be a pink oil sheen on a small farm pond. A site visit was made to investigate. The pond did have a pink substance on top of the ice on the pond. The substance had no odor and would not collect with an oil sorbent pad. I feel the substance was something organic.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-162-2015*On 3/29/15, the Fayette Fire Department reported a discharge of used motor oil from a maintenance garage fire at a logging company.  I met the Fire Department and the property owner on site.  The Fire Department had found the leaking drum of waste oil inside the structure after the fire was extinguished.  They had contained the spillage with oil absorbent boom and pads.  They had also used absorbent boom to catch any oil that was running off the concrete slab with the fire suppression water.  I stopped the small leak from the drum.  The owner said he would take it to a nearby garage that had a waste oil furnace.  I checked the perimeter of the structure and found no visible signs of oil.  The fire suppression runoff water paths had no recoverable oil and there were only small areas of pooling water with very light oil sheen.  The Fire Department and I collected the oiled absorbents.  The area around the nearby wellhead was free of oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-161-2015*Dan Dumas, of J & S Oil Company, reported an ongoing #2 fuel oil discharge at 218 Water Street in Waterville.  I responded and met with George Jordak, son of the property owner, Edward Jordak, and a J & S Oil technician.   The house was a rental property and the renter had noticed an oil odor and immediately called the landlord.   George Jordak immediately responded and was able to place a container under the leak, minimizing the impact.   A very small amount had leaked and had primarily impacted debris in the basement.

I helped Mr. Jordak remove some of the debris, and the J & S Oil technician put a magna-patch on the tank.  Mr. Jordak stated that he would be able to complete the clean up and would have the tank emptied and replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-160-2015*Jeremy Boudreau, of Boudreau Heating, reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil from a leaking furnace located at an apartment building at 18 King Street, Waterville.  Mr. Boudreau was able to stop the leak from the seeping gasket.   The leak had been occurring over a long period of time.  It was a staining issue and no product reached any drains or the outside environment.  There were no vapor problems detected at the time of the visit.  The property owner requested Mr. Boudreau clean up the affected area (he would be upgrading system).  As such, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-159-2015*On 3/29/15, the Augusta Fire Department reported that an estimated one gallon of motor oil had leaked from a vehicle that had rolled over after leaving the road.  I went to the site and found the vehicle on its roof in the roadside ditch. The Fire Department had used oil absorbent pads to contain the oil running out of the engine and a slow drip of gasoline.  After the vehicle was righted, the leaks stopped.  I removed the oiled absorbents and a small amount of vegetation and soil that had been impacted by the leaking fuel and oil.  The area is served by public water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-158-2015*Waste Management, Inc., reported that an estimated 1 gallon of antifreeze had leaked from a vehicle on the weight scale. Absorbent material was used to collect the spill product. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-157-2015*Darren Ricker from Simard & Sons, Inc., reported a underground tank alarm at the Big Apple Store in Belfast.  They later updated information that the alarm was caused by water in the dispenser sump.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-156-2015*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reported that they were going to search a residence in New Sharon that had a drug production (meth lab) operation operating in it. I went to the site with the agents. At the site, I took possession of household quantities of drain cleaners, camp stove fuel, and plastic containers containing residual of chemical reactions suspected of drug production. The materials were segregated and secured for safe transport.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-109-2015*The Litchfield Fire Department called to report a possible oil spill, resulting from a structure fire. There was a fire in a large garage used for storage. It contained some drums of oil, gas, and greases, as well as numerous above ground storage tanks and some pressure tanks. The fire department used foam after the fire was out to suppress any further ignition sources. At the time I was there, it was -15 degrees below zero and the foam blanket and fire suppression water was frozen solid. I could not see if there was any spillage from the containers inside the garage. I told the representative for the owner of the property to hire a contractor such as EPI to lab pack the containers that were left once the cold weather broke, and then they could demolish what was left of the building.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-151-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1 quart of lube oil had been discharged to the rail bed from a containment tank on a rail engine. Pan Am employees removed oil impacted material. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-152-2015*The Jay Fire Departmet reported that a spill of waste oil had occurred in the parking lot of the Paris Farmers Union in Jay.   The oil was from a drum that was "abandoned" on the neighboring property, Fabian Oil.   Upon my arrival at the scene, I did observe waste oil spread over the driveway of the Paris Farmers Union.  The drum had apparently been at adjacent property which was upgradient.  There was a retaining wall between the properties from which the drum had fallen.   I interviewed individuals at both facilities.  According to Fabian Oil, someone had left the drum in the driveway at the edge of the wall.  They suggested that it perhaps had been the former tenant, as they were relatively new to the building.   They did not explain why they had merely left the drum there and not taken care of it when they became aware of it.   It appears that the snow was plowed up against it as well as snow from the Paris Farmers Unoin parking lot below was pushed up against the retaining wall.  As the snow melted, the drum shifted and fell over until it was no longer supported by the snowpile, falling to the driveway below.

I felt is was more important at this point to clean up the oil than determining who actually left the drum.   I had called Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) when I first arrived, and they were on site to conduct the clean up.   The affected area was cleaned up and the drum removed.

Some saturated pallets did remain (they had product on them), and I was assured by the Paris Farmers Union manager that they would  be appropriately disposed of when no longer needed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-153-2015*On 3/26/15, Augusta Fuel Company reported finding a leaking heating oil tank when called to a business for an oil vapor complaint.  I met the technician on site and found that the tank outlet had been cracked, either from snow and ice or from someone stepping on it.  The oil had leaked onto the ground and snow around the outside tank.  The tank was repaired and oil absorbent pads and boom were put in place to contain and collect the oil.  I checked the store for oil vapors and there were none.  I also checked the office building that abutted the alley where the tank was located, and there were no oil vapors.  I contacted the store chain district manager and explained to him the cleanup that would be required.  I informed him of the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund.  He chose not to apply and hired an environmental cleanup company to do the cleanup under my direction.

On 4/23/15, Clean Harbors Environmental Services Company met me on site and began the cleanup.  The oil impacted snow was removed and the oil absorbent pads were taken for disposal.  Oil impacted soil was removed to a depth of 2 feet and outward until field screening with oil in soil test kits was negative for oil.  Oil impacted soil under a concrete slab and under a paved area could not be remove.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-154-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that New Balance Shoe Company in Norridgewock had some land where an old fueling station used to be, next to the Kennebec River. The caller stated that during high water, sheen could be seen coming from the bank where old underground storage tanks used to be located. I did a site investigation and did not find any sign of sheen or oil in the river. After further investigation, the site had been cleaned up under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP). I referred this site to project management for further investigation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-155-2015*A rental tenant in the Nazinski Village trailer park reported an oil leak. The tenant reported the leak to the town Code Enforcement Officer, who in turn called Maine Department of Environmental Protection to report the release. When I arrived on scene, the tenant had used a screw and rubber washer to stop the corrosion hole leak in the bottom of the tank. A small stain could be seen in the snow from where the fuel had leaked out. After talking with the tenant, I learned that they only put in 5 gallons at a time because they could not afford to fill it up all at once. Given the small stain in the snow, and fuel usage, I assumed the spill was 5 gallons or less. The park owner removed the oily snow himself and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-249-2015*When the snow melted, some oil became apparent on the side of the road.  It was a very small stain and there was some oily sheen on the water. I used a sorbent pad but to little effect.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-259-2015*A bus fuel system leaked an estimated 15 gallons of diesel to the ground over the weekend. Oil impacted soils were removed for disposal.  No surface or groundwater was affected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-561-2014*8/28/14 Josh Slaney from Pan Am railways reported that the containment tanks overflowed on two engines parked on the tracks west of Main Street in Pittsfield. Pan Am employees removed all oil impacted rail bed stone ballast. No site visit was made.

No further action by response Services is expected.
B-273-2015*On May 20, Chris Arno called to report a spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill of 4 ounces came from a broken line on an excavator.  The hydraulic oil leaked on to the side of the excavator and onto cut brush.   The excavator was cleaned with pads and the brush was bagged up for disposal.  All oily waste we be handled through their waste stream.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-298-2015*Overfill of auto at this location.   Augusta Fire Department responded.   Sorbent material used to clean up spilled material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available the report will be amended accordingly.
P-428-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze to the paved road surface. The spilled material was reportedly cleaned up and disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-429-2015*Approximately 4 gallons of gasoline was reportedly released onto concrete and asphalt surface of the filling station drive surface. The release was caused when the gasoline filling nozzle ruptured. The Wells Fire Department responded to the scene and applied sorbent material to the spilled product. Cumberland Farms handled disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-303-2015*At 1300 hours on 5/29/15, Clarence Begin, of Plum Creek Timber, reported finding numerous spots of hydraulic oil (oil) along a logging road.  Mr. Begin estimated that a total of approximately 1.5 gallons of oil was spilled at this location over the past winter.  The contractor working this area over winter was J. E. Shelley Trucking and Excavation.  The oil was contained to the top couple inches of the dirt on the road.  The road was graded in the following couple weeks.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-62-2015*On January 16, 2015, Tim Smith with Pit Stop Fuels Company reported an unregistered underground storage tank (UST) to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at 29 Coffin Hill Road in Limington.

On January 20, 2015, I conducted an unannounced visit at the property. I met with property and UST owner, Don Libby. Mr. Libby spoke with me and told me that he installed the UST himself in the late 90's and has had unleaded gasoline delivered to it yearly. Mr. Libby said it was a 500 gallon steel tank and has no way of detecting if it is leaking or not.  I explained to Mr. Libby that he was responsible of hiring a certified tank installer to properly remove the tank and do a site assessment around the area that the tank was buried.  Mr. Libby did not agree to this and instead insisted that he remove and dispose the tank himself. I quickly asked him not to proceed like that.

At this time, I have referred the site to the MDEP Tanks Program for further action.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.

**Since the investigation, Mr. Libby had the UST removed and disposed of properly by a licensed tank installer.
B-60-2015*On February 5, I received a call from the Dedham Fire Chief, Craig Shane, about a vehicle fire that had a leaking gas tank.  The incident occurred at 5691 Upper Dedham Road.   The truck was owned by Richard Gray.    The chief estimated that out of approximately 20 gallons in the tank, 7 gallons burned.  The remaining product flowed into a nearby brook.  Given the nature of the product and the physical profile of the stream, no recovery would be possible.

No further action is anticipated from the Division of Response Services.
B-64-2015*On February 6, 2015, Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a half gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from a broken fitting on a front-end loader.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste was stored for later disposal by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-56-2015*On 2/3/15, I received report from the Calais Fire Department of a small gasoline spill at the Mobil On the Run.  The spill occurred when the nozzle fell out of a customer's car onto the ground.  The customer stopped pumping fuel, and notified the employees at the Mobil on The Run.

The Fire Department was called and they applied sorbent pads to the free product and Mobil on the Run employees bagged the waste for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-57-2015*I received a call indicating a piece of equipment had suffered a leak from a loose fitting while plowing snow over a roughly one mile section of Eastern Avenue.  Due to the size and scope of the spill, no recovery was possible.  The leak was fixed when it was discovered.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-58-2015*On 2/4/15, I received report from homeowner Michael Delnegro that his oil tank leaked approximately seventy-five gallons of kerosene onto the ground through a corrosion hole.  Luckily most of the oil was absorbed by the snow in and around the area of the tank.  Unfortunately some oil leaked under the mobile home and onto the concrete slab.  This oil caused vapors to be present in the home.

The next day I was on site with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove all of the contaminated snow and ice and wash the slab.  The following day, James Lavoie, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services, was on scene to aid me in the installation of a vapor extraction system under the mobile home. The vapor extraction system was a huge help in the removal of oil vapors from the home.

Mathew Burke, also of the MDEP Division of Technical Services, will gather water samples for the next year to confirm that the drinking water supply for two homes will not be affected by the oil spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-332-2015*On 4/30/15, Dan Davis received a call from Lena Reichardt of the Town of Gray.  Ms. Reichardt reported that the town had received a call from a resident on Little Sebago Lake, that there was an orange substance in the water.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I did see a brightly colored orange substance on the bottom of the lake next to the private dock at a residence located at 74 Deer Acres Road.  Nobody was home at the property.  There was no odor observed with the substance and no oil sheen evident.  I did not see any way of being able to remove it, since it had sunk to the bottom.

I contacted the original caller, Doug Wolfe, who is a neighbor.  He reported that a chimney contractor had been working at the property earlier in the day and had dumped the substance into the lake.  I contacted the owner of the property, Bill Laprade, and learned that Lake Region Chimney Service had been doing some work at his home that day.  He was not aware what the substance might be.  He called his contractor and then called me back saying it was concrete dye.  Apparently the contractor had washed a bucket out in the lake causing a small amount of the material to go into the water.  As the material involved is a non-hazardous substance, the matter was given to the Department of Environmental Protection's Land and Water Quality Bureau for further investigation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-237-2015*R. H. Foster Energy Company reported a spill of #2 oil in Machias at the R. H. Foster bulk plant.  Employees were attempting to empty a 55-gallon drum into a peddle truck using a pump.  The truck overfilled and approximately 5 gallons spilled onto the ground in the containment area.   A bucket was placed under the truck to capture additional product.  The oil that reached the ground stayed within the containment area, and the soil that was contaminated was placed in a 55 gallon drum.  Approximately 30 gallons of contaminated soil was collected.  The contaminated soil will be stored at the facility until pick up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-178-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil spill had occurred at 134 Thomaston Street in Rockland. At the time of the report, the caller and homeowner was not sure of the cause. She stated that it could have been a loose oil filter, or torn oil filter gasket. She said that all winter she had been having issues with her water boiler not working properly. She was also out of state when she called in this spill.

The following day, I visited the site and found an outside oil storage tank and some staining on the ground. Inside the home, oil vapors were present and very strong. The only access to the crawl space below the home was a hatchway under the stairs. When I opened it I could see free product standing on water in the space below the home. At that time, I installed an air fan for vapor control and a carbon air scrubber to help with the vapors. I then sent Kylie the paperwork to apply to the groundwater surcharge cleanup fund. After that paperwork was done, I contracted with Allstate Environmental Services to remediate the spill. We removed oil contamination outside the home, and then made access through the hatchway to the crawl space. Using a vacuum truck, we removed the oil and water. We did this 4 times to make sure the free product was fully recovered. At this time, the site was passed onto project management and engineering for long term vapor control.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-179-2015*A leak in a gasket of a hydraulic line on a boom truck occured on the Central Maine Power Right of Way.  The truck was owned by Cianbro/Irby who cleaned up the discharge using sorbent pads.   The waste was disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further action by the Division of Reponse Services is necessary in this matter.
A-181-2015*Maritime Energy reported that a discharge of 2-4 gallons of #2 fuel oil had occurred at the Deane residence located at 290 Broadway in Rockland.   The discharge had occurred due to a leaking fitting on the furnace.  The Deane's had cleaned up most of the spill prior to the arrival of the Maritime Energy technician who completed the clean-up.   I spoke with Mrs. Deane who was satisfied with the clean up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-182-2015*Dan Dumais, of J & S Oil Company, reported that an overfill of #2 fuel oil had occurred at the Wallace Donovan residence located at 36 Oak Street in Waterville.  Less than 1 gallon of oil was estimated to have discharged.  The affected area was cleaned up by J & S Oil technicians.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-185-2015*An outside above ground storage tank corroded and released oil to the ground. I responded to the site and found that the oil company had pumped the remaining oil into a drum, and set up a temporary system for Mrs. Baker. This particular site is a 50-plus community and it has 2 public drinking water wells on site. I made the necessary calls to brief the drinking water program on what was happening. The oil made it to a drainage ditch and flowed down hill through the entire park, and within feet of the western water supply well. I contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the site and assist me with the cleanup actions. Due to the snow melt and rain, a lot of the oil was flushed away and not recoverable. We used a solids vacuum truck to remediate the site and drainage ditches. It was then restored to pre-spill conditions at a later date when the area dried out.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-187-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an outside aboveground storage tank released oil to the ground.  I responded to the site and found that there was some standing oil on water from melting snow.  The oil storage tank looked to be newer and in good shape.  After looking around, I found that the release was due to a connection under the trailer of the oil supply line.  When the new tank was installed, the copper line was spliced into the old copper line.  This is where it leaked slowly over time.  We estimated that 500 gallons had been lost over the past few years.  Due to the location of the trailer, and the water supply well, I decided to move the single wide trailer. This gave me full access to the entire spill area and behind the trailer out into the woods.  We used heavy equipment to remediate the site in full.  We did find free product around the well casing, however, at the time the well had not been affected by the oil.  After the remediation, the trailer pad was reconstructed and the site was restored to pre-spill conditions.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-189-2015*An electrical transformer lost 17 gallons of fluid to the ground. Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company said that the site cleanup was under way by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. The transformer was untagged and had a date stamp of 1974.

I did not receive a CMP report for this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-190-2015*It was reported to Response Services that an outside above ground storage tank released oil to the ground. I responded to the site and found that the tank had tipped over due to a leg rusting and falling off. The trailer was situated directly across from a public drinking water well. I called the Drinking Water Program to notify them of the oil spill, and possible well contamination. At that time I also found out that the oil spill had occurred 2 days prior, and the owner did not want to report it in fear of consequences. After the necessary paperwork was completed I hired a local excavation contractor to move a shed and excavate the contaminated soil. We were able to get non-detect shake test on the walls and floor of the excavation. The site was then restored to pre spill conditions and the shed was placed back in the same place.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-192-2015*Report was received of discharge of diesel fuel from leaking tank on a school bus.  Glen Wall responded and oversaw cleanup.

Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from state service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.

A-193-2015*Glen Wall received a call of a vacant home that had an oil stain under the two 275-gallon outside oil tanks.   Glen cleaned up several buckets of contaminated soil and did not feel further work was necessary.

This report was finalized after Glen Wall retired with the information available at the time.
A-195-2015*A co-worker took this call and tried to call Ms. Gear in Mexico, however, he could not reach her. I tried several times, and Ms. Gear would not answer or return my voice messages.

According to the original caller, someone from Community Concepts, it was the contractor who installed a hot water heater that saw oil floating on the surface of the muddy basement floor. In addition, there are a couple of big dogs that live here.  After repeated attempts I moved on to other problems.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-197-2015*Kathryn Merrick of CHA Companies reported results of a site evaluation. The former underground tank site number 7660, formerly known as the Kwick Car Wash, has several spill numbers associated with it.  Spill numbers A-235-1989, A-476-1994, and A-364-2002 were all assigned to the site. The case has been referred to project management for further review. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-198-2015*On 4/15/15, Dixfield Fire Department reported that an estimated five to 10 gallons of gasoline had spilled at the Towle's Corner Store while the owner was filling his vehicle.  The gasoline had run down the driveway and into a storm drain catch basin.  The fire department had used speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the spilled gasoline.  I met the fire chief and the store owner at the site.  The paved area had been cleaned up and the absorbent material contained in buckets and bags.  I checked the catch basin for explosive vapors and finding only low levels, opened the catch basin cover.  Using oil absorbent pads, I was able to remove the estimated one gallon of gasoline in the basin.  There was no indication that the gasoline had spread any further in the storm drain system.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-199-2015*Jake Barbour reported an estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a blown hose on a skid steer.  Contaminated soil was taken to Dragon Products for disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

Note: the completed oil spill debris form was not returned.
A-202-2015*McGee Construction Company reported an estimated 30 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid that resulted from a ruptured hose on a piece of equipment. The spill was cleaned up by removing contaminated soil. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-203-2015*An oil spill was reported on the Central Maine Power Company right of way. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a failed hose fitting on a truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-372-2015*In March 2015, I received a phone inquiry from Mr. Bragdon about any potential petroleum discharges or issues with the retail, motor fuel, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility that he was considering purchasing.  I briefly went over a 1995 Maine Department of environmental Protection (MDEP) site visit (P-45-1995) and referred him to the facility registration file no. 13654.  I also found a year 2012 facility removal notice, so I planned for a site visit when next in the area to confirm the abandonment of the below ground product piping.

FACILITY INFORMATION
The facility is a repair garage located in a rural residential and forested area on Route 26.  The area is served by private well water and private septic systems.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Based on the aerial map, neighboring private wells appear to be 200' to 250' or more from the fuel facility.  Groundwater flow is likely south to the nearby Ossipee River.

In the northwest corner of the property behind the garage building, are a 12,000-gallon and 8000-gallon 2-compartment, single-wall steel ASTs within a concrete berm.  From the AST's, an underground fuel line several hundred feet long went east southeast to the front of the building and then east northeast to a dispenser island.  A 1991 spill report, P-340-1991, describes reported gasoline piping leak and excavation and land spreading of 32-yards of contaminated soil at an unidentified location on the Libby's property.  I found no indication that the Libby's had an environmental site assessment done at the time in 1991.

FACILITY SITE VISIT
On 5/8/15, I met Jeff Libby and explained my visit.  He stated that A. L. Doggett, Inc. had removed the piping.  The MDEP removal notice listed Don Robbins as the site assessor.  Though the two AST's remained and were out-of-service, no new replacement piping was installed.  The dispenser island was now gone which is evident on the aerial photo map.  The concrete berm was holding rain water, so I presumed it to have been liquid tight in the event of spills.  I found no record that prohibited discharges had been found and reported during the 2012 piping abandonment.

1)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
2)  See the UST registration file and piping removal assessment for further information.
B-252-2015*At 1445 hours on 5/9/15, Mr. Pat Holland, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., reported that a former employee reported to Cianbro Corporation a large spill of diesel at one of the turbine locations on the Passadumkeag Mountain Wind Project.  Alvin J. Coleman and Son, Inc., and Cianbro employees were able to find two areas of concern at this location.  On 5/11/15, I visited the area of concern and found two small stained areas.  Numerous employees from Cianbro and Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., were at the site during my visit.  The area is mostly made up of large, 3-10 inch size, rocks which are used for the road, to level off the area for the turbine, and the work area for any equipment.

We first looked at an area where maybe 3 feet of rocks were stained with petroleum.  These rocks were scraped off the bedrock which was found approximately a foot below the surface.  Approximately a one foot area of bedrock was observed to be stained with petroleum.  I did not notice any cracks in the bedrock where oil could have continued to flow into the bedrock.  This is an area which had been blasted to remove rock for the roads, etc.  It appears a small leak of diesel fuel or hydraulic oil occurred at this location.  At the time of my investigation, I would say this spot had less than a gallon and possibly much less than a gallon of petroleum spilled.  It is also unlikely a rubber tired truck was able to maneuver in this location.  Most likely this was from a tracked piece of equipment or rock dump truck.

The second area is where the fuel truck was parked and developed a leak sometime around 4/28/15.  A small crack had developed in a pipe on the fuel truck and when this leak was noticed by employees they took action to prevent further spillage.  They were able to unload the diesel from the fuel truck into numerous pieces of equipment.  Sorbents were used to prevent further spillage after the leak was discovered.  The truck was fixed prior to having the truck refilled with diesel.

This second area had been excavated prior to my arrival.  The excavated material had been placed into an off-road dump truck.  No substantial sheening nor petroleum was observed on the water in the bottom of the excavation.  I had the excavator take out a bucket of this excavated material from the off road dump truck to look at the excavated "soil", which again was mostly large rocks.   This material had a slight smell of petroleum.  Since I did not observe a large or heavy sheen on the ground water nor did I notice much contamination in the soil (rocks), I had them spread the material out on the road area.

These two areas were approximately 50-75 feet apart.  A large area of water on exposed bedrock was observed approximately 75-100 feet away from the two areas of concern.  I did not observe any petroleum sheens on the water.  I asked them to keep an eye out for any changes in this area, but I do not believe a large spill occurred here.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-183-2015*Ron's Oil Heat & LP Gas Service reported that they discovered a leaking tank in a wet basement while on a service call.  I met them on site and found that a fitting in the line had been leaking for a while.  The technician had repaired the fitting stopping the leak.  There was crushed stone in the very wet basement and oil was floating on the water.  The home is served by a private drilled well.  The owner's son who was staying in the home had noticed oil vapors.  The owner's son filled out the Cleanup Options Agreement and completed the application to the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund with the owner's permission over the phone.  I installed a ventilation fan to control odors and put oil absorbent pads down to collect the oil.  I had a contractor come and begin removing the oiled crush stone and oil-water mix with a vactor.

On 4/10/15, removal of stone and soil continued.  The excavation filled with water and oil mix that was vacuumed out. After the removal of oiled stone and soil, the oil vapors improved greatly.  The ventilation fan was left in place for a couple of weeks to control any oil vapors.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the drinking water well on site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-323-2015*A small amount of gasoline was spilled due to a vehicle overfill.  A portion of the gasoline was collected from the ground with sorbents, but some made it to a catch basin.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted to pump out the catch basin and collect the sorbents for disposal. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-318-2015*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The removed facility was owned and operated by Alliance Energy, a subsidiary of Global Montello Group (GMG).  GMG hired Portland Pump Company (PPC) to abandon the facility under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Arthur Grant.  GMG hired St. Germain-Collins & Associates (SGC) under Ms. Erin Pike to perform the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services on site representative, with guidance from MDEP Division of Technical Services geologist Brad Hahn.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The rear (south) side of the facility property slopes steeply down to a brook.  To the farther south across the Pan Am Railway tracks and wooded area is the Brunswick Industrial Park.  To the east is a former UST-facility gas station @ 209 Pleasant Street (the former D & D Auto Repair), and then an active Irving-Circle K UST-facility gas station.  To the west is a motel.

Under operation by Alliance Energy, the facility was operated as Mr. Mike's Mobil.  This UST facility was formerly known as Ben's Mobil and then a Puffin Stop Mobil owned and operated by Downeast Energy Company.  Based on site sketch of 1983, it appears that the Ben's Mobil building was razed and the newer, larger, convenience store building built to replace it.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The property was identified to have suffered a significant leak of gasoline from a bare steel UST facility in 1981 (see P-33-1981 and P-119-1983) when the facility was owned and operated by Downeast Energy Company (DEE). The reports document the years 1981-1983, installation of recovery trenches and recovery wells for the collection of free product gasoline that was impacting the brook behind the gas station and leaving the DEE property.  At this time I have found no evidence that MDEP staff attended and documented the UST facility replacement in 1985.  No Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required at that time.

During the year 2015 abandonment, a seep of petroleum contaminated groundwater was found by MDEP down the hill behind the facility, and at request of MDEP was sampled by SGC (see photo-3 and attached lab data).  The weathering of the oil discharge, the spill history, and lack of fresh discharges found in the UST and piping excavations imply that this is residual oil discharges remaining from the year 1981 leaks.

At the east side of the facility within an unlocked cage area, I noted an unsecured and unmarked drum of waste gasoline sorbents and liquid free product gasoline on 4/28/15.  I marked the drum as hazardous waste gasoline.  On 4/29/15, David Went of Alliance visited the UST facility abandonment and I advised Alliance and SGC to have this drum properly removed from the site or properly secured by the end of this day.  Alliance had Clean Harbors Environmental Services pick up this drum later in the day.  Alliance was reminded of requirements to properly label and secure hazardous waste.

UST FACILITY & ABANDONMENT
This UST facility abandoned in 2015, was installed in 1985, and replaced six or more bare steel USTs installed in the 1930s, 1950s and 1970s.  About 1985, it appears the Ben's Mobil building was replaced by a convenience store with a larger footprint.  I found no evidence that MDEP attended and observed the 1985 UST facility removal.  Prior to 1991 there was no UST closure environmental assessment required by MDEP.

Between tank installation in 1985 and abandonment in 2015, the 1985 age product piping was replaced by Environ plastic piping and containment sumps (see photos).  The facility had been out-of-service, closed, for a month or more by the time the UST facility was abandoned.

The fill material around
B-238-2015*The reported spill was of an approximate quart of hydraulic fluid from a blown seal on a piece of forestry equipment. The spilled product was recovered using a couple of sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-239-2015*The cause of the spill was a mechanical failure with the Emera Maine boom truck. The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-243-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil from a transformer mechanical failure. The waste was properly disposed of and the site backfilled.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-244-2015*I received a call indicating a small hydraulic oil spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hose on an excavator.  A small amount of contaminated soil was removed from the site and disposed of properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-246-2015*Emera personnel accidently overfilled one of their transformers in their asphalt maintenance yard. The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads which were disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-250-2015*On 5/7/15, I received report from the Washington County Sheriff's office of a truck wreck on Route 9 in Wesley. Unfortunately, the wreck was caused by a passenger vehicle, and the driver of the passenger vehicle died in the wreck.

I arrived on scene sometime later to pump off the remaining diesel in the saddle tank and a hydraulic oil tank. There was a substantial amount of diesel that had leaked onto the edge of the road. There was also a heavy coat of diesel on the asphalt.  I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond with a vactor truck to assist in the clean up. The work was completed long before dark with no issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-269-2015*A small amount of #2 fuel oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The oil worked its way under a rubber membrane seal that was on the floor for moisture control.  In conjunction with the oil company, I peeled back the membrane and applied speedi-dri sorbent material to the spill and opened some windows upstairs.  I returned the next day for further work with speedi-dri.  The oil has been removed and there are no apparent odor issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-271-2015*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a bushing failure. The oil discharged to a flower garden.  Approximately four yards of oily soil were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action is expected.
B-280-2015*On May 23, Earl Clements, of Searsport Terminal, reported a spill of less than two gallons of sodium hydroxide.   The spill occurred at the loading rack in engineered containment.  The spill was caused by a pinhole leak in piping.  The piping was isolated to stop the spill.  The spilled product was placed back into product storage.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-413-2015*Central Maine Power Company reported that one of their transformers had leaked a few drops of oil onto the paved surface.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-415-2015*The Portland Fire Department reported that there was a significant diesel spill on the Interstate-295 southbound off-ramp at Exit 6B.  I arrived to find a heavy trail of diesel fuel on the pavement all the way down the ramp and onto Forest Avenue.  I contacted Clean Harbors to come clean it up with speedy dry sorbent material.  It took hours of putting down speedy dry and sweeping it up with the City's street sweepers to get the road to the point where it was safe to reopen to traffic.  The street sweepers dumped the contaminated speedy dry and sand they swept up and it was transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  The source of the spill was never located.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-416-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leak in the side seam of his indoor oil heating oil tank.  About 8 ounces of oil leaked out of the tank onto a carpeted floor before the leak was found and stopped.  The homeowner cut out the affected carpet and disposed of it.  Dead River pumped the remaining oil out of the tank and scheduled to replace it.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-393-2015*On 5/13/15, in response to a concern from a Mr. Ron Cheney, I visited this registered motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility location to confirm the past abandonment-by-removal of a 6000-gallon UST by Portland Pump Company.  On site I met a neighbor who volunteered that she recalled the UST being excavated and removed by a contractor several years ago from behind the concrete retaining wall.  The marina appears to have been closed for several years or more and was listed as for sale.  I found no indication that a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative attended the UST abandonment in 2007.  Acadia Environmental is listed as performing the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

The location is rural commercial and residential use and served by private drinking water well and septic systems.  The facility is also over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

I noted no evidence of the UST fill pipe, vent pipe, fuel dispensers nor product piping remaining. By the pond's edge I noted that the three motor fuel aboveground storage tanks (AST) and dispensers documented in P-450-1998 were also now gone.  I noted no evidence of prohibited oil discharges.  On 5/14/15, I updated Mr. Cheney and John Dunlap of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection of my site visit and observations.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
2)  See the MDEP UST registration file#20126 and the UST Closure Assessment for further information.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

A-299-2015*Scott Gray, of the Town of Chesterville, reported a release of about twenty gallons of hydraulic oil. The hose on a dump truck ruptured.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the discharge.

Note: Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from State service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.
B-290-2015*At 1026 hours on 5/28/15, Gilly Townsend, of Sitewerx, Inc., reported a 1/4 cup of hydraulic oil spill from a 1/8-inch hose on a bulldozer.  It appears a small hole was worn into the line due to chaffing.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.  The hose was replaced.  The spill occurred at the Cianbro Corporation substation located at 369 Greenfield Road in Greenbush.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-297-2015* On 5-23-2015 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of three or four gallons of transformer oil. The transformer on pole 110 located on the Middle Rd. in Skowhegan fell to the ground. This occurred during a severe wind event. This transformer was untagged, therefore lab analysis of the oil was required. Lab analysis found that the oil contained less than 1 ppm of polychlorinated biphenyls. A crew from CMP cleaned up the spill.
  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action from Response Services is expected.

A-282-2015*Report of drum on shore of Kennebec River.  Drum was retrieved by Glen Wall and properly disposed of.  Did not contain oil or hazardous materials.  Likely just water.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available the report will be amended accordingly.
A-281-2015*Richard Behr reported the discovery of several buckets of waste oil left at the edge of the Sebasticook River in Winslow near the Fort Halifax entrance.   Glen Wall retrieved the buckets and arranged for proper disposal.

Note: Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from state service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.
A-290-2015*Colby College reported a discharge of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from a piece of equipment outside the dining hall.   Colby personnel cleaned up the affected area and properly disposed of the waste.

Note: Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from state service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.
B-318-2015*At 0545 hours on 6/3/15, the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services truck which I drive had a hose separate from the its fitting on the fuel pump, allowing approximately 2 gallons of diesel to spill onto Route 69 for approximately 1/2 of a mile.  I  pulled over at the entrance of the on-ramp to Interstate-95 southbound, I-95 mile marker 167.   Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel from under the truck.  Bouchard and Sons Towing Company was able to reconnect the hose to the filter, fixing the issue.  MDEP disposed of the sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-344-2015*On June 8, Keith Birmingham called to report a spill at the United Methodist Church where he was working.  The spill was a result of a loose fitting near the burner.   Approximately 2 gallons of #2 oil was spilled onto the cement floor.   No oil reached drains or left the building.   However cabinets, sheet rock and wall studs soaked up the oil.   The air quality in the basement was not satisfactory.  The upstairs church had satisfactory readings.  However, all reading were taken when the rooms were well-ventilated.

The church decided not to go onto the fund with this because of the large deductible and small size of the spill.  I recommended that the church remove oil contaminated materials and dispose of them at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility, where .4 tons was disposed.

The church was reevaluated several times for vapors.  All of the readings were satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
A-333-2015*Three underground storage tanks (UST) were removed from the North Whitefield Superette.   No visual signs of discharge were noted, and no field methods revealed evidence of a discharge as laid out in Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Rule Chapter 691.  The tanks removed were an 8000 gallon gasoline UST, a 4000 gallon gasoline UST, and a 4000 gallon diesel UST.   All three UST were constructed of single-walled fiberglass and installed August 1, 1988.

The required laboratory samples were taken.   The results of the laboratory analysis indicated Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon constituents above the reporting requirements.   The findings were reported to the DEP.   The numbers did not indicate any contamination level that is an immediate threat and the Division of Response Services required no immediate action.  The information had also been sent to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services for consideration.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
B-352-2015*The State of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) removed their underground storage tank (UST) at their facility in Hermon.  During the removal, contaminated soil was discovered. The soil was removed and disposed of at the landfill.

It is suspected that the cause for the discharge was a loose fitting in the tank system.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-355-2015*Dead River Company accidently overfilled one of their delivery trucks at their bulk plant. The spilled product was absorbed off of the concrete using sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-356-2015*A mechanical failure on an Irving Energy delivery truck caused an estimated half gallon of heating oil to be leaked in a residential driveway.  An Irving Energy employee shoveled the contaminated soil into a bag for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-357-2015*I received a call from the spiller indicating this small spill occurred at N 45.8.575, W 68.18.819. The spill was cleaned up by removing 2 drums of contaminated rock.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-361-2015*On 6/12/15, Dana DeValk of Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., (CLT) called to report a 3 gallon hydraulic oil spill at 45.105676/-69.718672 associated with the Bingham Wind Power Project.  The spill was caused by a bad o-ring on a forwarder.  Personnel on site removed a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it though CLT's special waste stream.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-359-2015*On 6/11/15, Pan Am Railways reported a gallon and a half hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A locomotive containment tank overflowed and spilled oil.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste hauled to the Waterville, Maine, railway facility for later pickup and disposal by a qualified hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-360-2015*On 6/12/15, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab incident at the entered location, a vehicle stop on Maine Avenue near the Maine Avenue and Texas Avenue rotary.  I responded to the scene.  The MDEA collected evidence from a stopped motor vehicle and discovered a 'one pot' meth container in a back pack, a plastic coke bottle containing what they believed to meth production chemicals.  MDEA technicians and I determined that the pot was spent and not a threat.  The material was not off-gassing and pH testing determined it to be neutral.  No heavy metal or lithium was present.  I collected the waste and mixed it with a couple of cups of vermiculite and disposed of the waste in a commercial receptacle for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, Maine.

The MDEA would not provide the name of the involved person after my inquiry.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-362-2015*On 6/11/15, Dead River Company reported a one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a leak from a damaged fuel line spill on a home delivery tank truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  Dead River was in contact with the homeowner to address a stain in the driveway that remained after the initial cleanup.  It was Dead River's plan to apply speedi-dri sorbent material to address the stain.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection has not received any additional complaints as of 7/27/15.  Dead River Company stored oil contaminated waste for later hazardous waste contractor pickup and disposal.

No additional Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-470-2014*On 9/2/15, I received a call from the reporter indicating a spill had occurred over a one mile stretch of Jones Road in Medway.  The spill terminated at the intersection of Route 116.  It appeared as though a truck of some kind had suffered a mechanical problem which resulted in what appeared to be a 10 gallon spill.  Due to the nature of the spill, no recovery was possible.  No responsible party could be identified.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-471-2014*On 9/2/14, I received a call from David Moody indicating that one of his harvesters had rolled over while working on Plumb Creek land on the Southwest side of Bald Mountain.  Mr. Moody said he thought he had about 45 gallons of diesel on board at the time of the incident and that about 5 gallons had leaked out before he was able to get a drum underneath the fill where the machine was leaking.  He returned in the morning to find about 20 gallons of diesel in the drum and that the leak had stopped. The drum was carefully removed and the harvester was righted.  No other recovery was possible.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-137-2015*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On 2/20/14, at 1625 hours, Irving Oil (Irving) dispatcher out of Brewer notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an overfill discharge at this Portland residence, consisting of a reported 3 to 4 gallons of #2 oil to the ground, that was being cleaned up.  Irving reported the overfill discharge occurred at 1518 hours (3:18 PM) onto snow.

On calling the homeowner, Amy Reuter, about 1830 hours, she stated that based on her fuel delivery receipt, the overfill occurred at 6:54 AM (0654 hours time), and that the driver left without reporting the discharge or initiating clean-up. The discharge occurred about 9 hours before she came home and found the leak.  Irving appears not to have reported until 9.5 hours after the discharge occurred.  The discharge was also forced out the tank top fittings onto her basement floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 2/20/14, Ms. Reuter stated to me that Irving was cleaning up the discharge and the odor was not bad, and there was no need for MDEP Division of Response Services to visit at the time.  Giving her my phone number, I advised her to call if she has any questions or issues.  On Monday morning 2/23/15, I called her again to see how she was and was told that the oil odor had been so bad in the house that she had left for the weekend, and had Irving technicians visit again on Saturday 2/21/15 to try and clean-up more.  I advised that I should visit to assess and made plans to meet her about 1030 hours.

Outside I noted small spots of pink snow still around the fill and vent pipes (see photos) that had not yet been cleaned up.

Inside the home on 2/23/15, I measured volatile organics from the oil spill to be 3-parts per million (ppm) at the first floor entrance, and 8-ppm in the basement spill area utilizing an Ion Photoionization Detector (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp.  I noted a moderate to strong odor of fresh, un-weathered fuel oil in the home.  On the spill area under the tank was a thick blend of speedy dry sorbent material and odor absorbent powder.  The discharge had not been cleaned up on Friday as I was lead to believe.

There was no leaks observed from the filter, fuel lines or perforation leaks in the AST. Over the oil tank we found a loose fill pipe connection that had allowed several tablespoons of fresh oil to drip onto wood boards stored over the tank but not to the floor.  There was evidence of old weathered oil spillage also on the wood with stained Kitty Litter sorbent, indicating this pipe fitting had leaked in the past.

MDEP Engineer, Don White, was notified to assist with indoor air quality issues.  After washing the spill area, the PID values in the basement were about 6-ppm; after the second washing the level was down to 3-ppm.  After sealing the floor with BINZ shellac-based sealer on 3/2/15, MDEP drilled boring B1 under the concrete floor in the spill area and measured 280-ppm under the floor.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is a single family home within a dense residential neighborhood, of wood construction, with full basement and a force hot water boiler heat.  The area is served by city drinking water and sewer.  The street slopes down Cumberland Avenue to the northwest.  Excavations nearby in the past showed native Presumpscot Formation silt/clay soil.  MDEP assessed a 5.2.1.1 Residential Exposure and an Indoor Petroleum Vapor clean-up guidelines.

Ms. Reuter was investigating plans to have ReVision Heat remove the oil heating system and replace it with a wood pellet stove.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Monday, 2/23/15, from 1030 to 1044 hours time, I was on hold and being transferred to several Irving people before speaking with Jesse about Irving's plan to complete clean-up.  She could not say when Irving technicians would return to complete cleanup, but when I advised her that MDEP would otherwise have to hire a contractor and seek reimbursement from Irving, she
B-472-2014*On 9/2/14, Al Kerns, of Bangor International Airport, called to report a five gallon overfill of an aircraft.  The incident resulted in jet fuel being spilled to the tarmac where it was recovered with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No drains were impacted.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-98-2015*I received a call indicating a sidewalk plow had suffered a blown hydraulic line resulting in a 2 gallon spill to snow.  City of Bangor personnel shoveled up the contaminated snow and disposed of it properly through a contractor.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-99-2015*At 1230 hours on 3/3/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an overfill of a quart of #2 fuel oil at the Alexander School located at 1430 Airline Road (Route 9) in Alexander.  Dead River had filled the aboveground oil storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the school a few days ago, and tried to fill the tank again today resulting in the overfilling of the tank.  Sorbents were used to wipe down the exterior wall, inside concrete wall and AST.   A small amount of contaminated snow was bagged up.  Vapors in the basement were not an issue according to Dead River.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-100-2015*On 3/4/15, I received report from Hermon Fire Department of a tractor trailer truck fire in the industrial park on Logistics Lane in Hermon. The report was that an unknown amount of diesel had leaked from the truck's saddle tank and was on the asphalt parking lot.

I arrived on scene with fellow Responder Nichols.  We quickly reinforced the defensive measures the Fire Department had put in place.  Responder Nichols then determined with water finding paste that most of the product was still in the tanks. It is estimated that very little diesel actually spilled.

The bigger problem was all of the engine oil that had leaked and was spilled on the asphalt. I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services for a vactor truck, which was able to vacuum all of the oil and oily snow and water into the truck for proper disposal.

Then Responder Nichols use a temperature gun to confirm that the temperature of the diesel was low enough to pump without fear of flashing.  Once this was confirmed, the product was pumped off for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-307-2014*On 9/26/14,  I met with Harriet Brown to discuss replacement of her very old oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of her home.  Harriet was interested in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) home heating oil tank upgrade program, so I assisted her in completing the upgrade forms.

On 8/24/15, a new oil storage tank was installed per MDEP specifications by Daigle Oil Company crew.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-750-2014*Danielle Martin of Ransom Consulting Engineers & Scientists, Inc., reported that she had encountered contaminated soils above the reporting limit at the entered location during a tank pull removal. When I arrived, I field screened soils with Ms. Martin, but found no soils above the cleanup standard. This being the case, no soils were removed from the site for disposal. No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-267-2015*I received a call indicating a roller had suffered a small leak of hydraulic oil to a gravel roadway.  Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., personnel used sorbent material to recover some free product, then removed a small amount of contaminated soil from the site.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-268-2015*I received a call about a small spill resulting from a containment tank overflow on Locomotive 310. The small spill adjacent to the tracks was cleaned up by removing a small amount of ballast and disposing of it properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-282-2015*On May 26, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a spill in Hermon.  The spill occurred at the Northern Main Junction track 4, Route 2 in Hermon.  3 pints of lube oil spilled from the ballast of a locomotive.  The spill was on the ballast, ties, and rail.  It was collected with sorbents.  The material will be disposed of in their waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
A-296-2015* On 5-22-15 Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline discharge. This spill occurred at the Cumberland Farms facility in the town of Fairfield. A hose on one of the dispensers ruptured, spewing gasoline onto the pavement and some onto the customer. The Fire Dept. is located about 200 yds away. The fire department responded and the spill was cleaned up by employees of Cumberland Farms.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services will be required.
A-292-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of less than 1/4 gallon of mineral oil to the ground at the Maine Yankee sub station in Wiscasset.   The discharge occured when a small bottle of mineral oil taken from the transformer as a sample tipped over.  The affected area was cleaned up by CMP personel.

No further aciton by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-289-2015*Automobile leaking gasoline on street in front of Colby College in Waterville.  Colby College personnel cleaned up spilled material and had car removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available the report will be amended accordingly.
B-317-2015*At 0500 hours on 6/3/15, Ron Gilford, of Fabian Oil Company, reported a 20 gallon spill of gasoline at 112 South Main Street in Solon where the Griswold's Country Store and Diner is located.  They are also a service station with fuel pumps.  The aboveground storage tanks (AST's) are located in the back, inside secondary containment.  A roof system is over the entire secondary containment, however, there was water inside the containment area.  It had rained for the past 3-4 days.

The spilled gasoline was contained inside the containment area.  The delivery driver had miscalculated the amount of gasoline that the AST could receive and so the AST was overfilled.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired and proceeded to vactor out 174 gallons of mixed gasoline and water from inside the containment area.  They also spread out two bags of speedi-dri and some pads (sorbents) and later removed it for disposal.  On my way to the site, my truck broke down so I was unable to visit the site.  According to Mr. Gilford there no problems encountered by EPI during the cleanup.  No oil spill debris letter was provided for this site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-340-2015*Report of water in the diesel underground storage tank at Maritime Farms, 20 Commercial Street, Rockport.   Glen Wall responded.   200 gallons of water were pumped off the tank.

Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from State service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.
A-338-2015*On 6/10/15, at 1030 hours, Harry Wilson, from Dead River Company, reported that they were called to a home for a leaking tank. The tank was outside and had leaked onto and under the home's concrete slab. The owner had laid the tank on its side to stop the leak. I went to the site and secured the tank. The home is served by a well shared with the neighbor. The owner, Paula Fletcher, completed a clean-up options agreement choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the clean-up.

The next week I had a contractor pump out an estimated 50 gallons of oil from the tank. Oil contaminated soil was removed until further excavation would have impacted the structural integrity of the slab. Oil contaminated soil remained under the slab. Soil samples were taken at the bottom of the excavation and under the concrete slab for laboratory analysis. The area was backfilled and restored. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-336-2015*I received a call indicating a bad hydraulic seal on a water truck had resulted in 2-3 gallons of oil being spilled to gravel. Maine Drilling and Blasting Company personnel used sorbent material to clean up free product and disposed of it appropriately.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-345-2015*I received a call from the spiller indicating this small spill occurred at the entered location. The spill was cleaned up by removing a five-gallon pail of contaminated soil and with sorbent pads.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-347-2015*I received a call indicating a small sport utility vehicle ruptured its oil pan at the entered location resulting in about a gallon of motor oil being spilled to gravel.  Personnel in the vehicle immediately recognized what was happening and used sorbent material to collect the spilled oil.  All materials were disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental Services. No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-393-2015*On 6/25/15, Dysart's reported a 10 gallon gasoline overfill of an aboveground storage tank at the entered location.  Apparently, the delivery driver failed to read a clock gauge that resulted in a discharge through the vent system of the tank.  The spill was cleaned up with speedi-dri sorbent material and the unsaturated waste was disposed at the Penobscot Energy Recovery Corporation (PERC) in Orrington, Maine, a licensed facility for oil contaminated sorbents.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-400-2015*On June 29, Dee Hobert, of Sargent Corporation called to report a hydraulic spill in Bingham.  The project is part of the Bingham wind power project and the spill occurred near tower 37.   The spill was from a bulldozer, where a line broke and approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost.  The contaminated soil was excavated and placed in a drum.  The soil will be disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill or other licensed facility.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-335-2015*On 6-9-2015, Chief Mazzeo of the Thomaston Fire Department reported a discharge of gasoline from a punctured tank on a vehicle.  Glen Wall responded for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Note: Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from State service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.
A-336-2015*On 6/9/15, the Waldoboro Fire Department reported that an automobile backed into or crashed into the gasoline dispenser at C. N. Brown Big Apple.  A small fire resulted and the dry chemical extinguisher was activated.

Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from State service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered, and field notes, invoices, and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.


A-337-2015*A small amount of diesel was spilled due to a vehicle leak.  The oil was recovered with speedi-dri sorbent material.  The speedi-dri was collected for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-339-2015*Report received of discharge of hydraulic oil from broken hose on excavator.  Affected media was cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-341-2015*Report of issues with the underground kerosene tank located at C. N. Brown Co. Big Apple store in Madison.  Glen Wall responded and along with C. N. Brown staff rectified the situation.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  It does not appear that there was any substantial spill and C. N. Brown was able to take care of any cleanup.   Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
P-569-2015*On July 13, 2015, Richard Lambert, the Code Enforcement Officer for Saco, reported a vegetable oil spill at 110 Main Street in Saco.  I arrived at the site and met with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, who was already apply speedy dry sorbent material to the pavement and a vacuum truck was sucking out product from inside a catch basin that the oil poured into.

The Clean Harbors representative explained to me that Maine Biodiesel was transporting a 275 gallon tote of vegetable oil on the back of a flatbed truck. The truck apparently took the turn into the parking lot too sharp and the tote fell off the back of the truck and onto the pavement. The tote was full and it released its entire contents onto the pavement which also led into a catch basin that led directly into the Saco River.

Clean Harbors and I tied sorbent boom together and placed it in the river along the wall area that held majority of the oil. It was unknown how much leaked into the river.

On July 14, 2015, I met with Clean Harbors at the Saco River and observed a heavy sheen on the water near the rock wall. I could not identify any free product on the water. The sorbent boom was removed and was saturated in oil.  No reports of harmed wildlife.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-776-2015*On 11/14/2015, Dead River Company reported a half gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  During delivery to the school's aboveground supply tank, oil burped out the vent and onto the vinyl siding of the building and a small amount on the ground as reported.  According to the reporter, the delivery personnel failed to hear a whistle.  An oil technician was dispatched to the site to check the system.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the building was wiped down.  The sorbent pads are to be disposed by Dead River Company.

No further Division of Response Services actions are anticipated.
P-949-2015*On November 19, 2015, Paul Koziell of CPM Construction Company (CPM) reported a diesel discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 360 Center Street in the parking lot of Dunkin Donuts in Auburn. The discharge was from a broken fuel line on one of CPM's trucks.

I responded to the site and observed the clean-up done by CPM. The clean-up was done to MDEP satisfaction and the catch basin in the parking lot was not impacted.

I notified Auburn Public Works of the discharge on Center Street.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-783-2015*On November 20, Jason Seyfried of Brookfield Power New England called to report a spill at their facility at 1 Katahdin Avenue in Millinocket.  The dam had a mechanical failure in a turbine.  The turbine leaked 15 gallons of hydraulic oil into engineered containment.  The oil in the containment area was collected with sorbent pads.  Thirty pounds of material will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-907-2015*On 11/5/15 I received a call from Dennis Roy of Dead River reporting a leaking oil tank at the Warban Group Home in Sanford.  Mr. Roy reported the tank had been temporarily patched and arrangements were being made to pump the remaining oil out of the tank.  An application of speedy dry to the concrete floor cleaned up the spill.  Dead River also opened some windows to allow for natural ventilation.  No further action required.
P-908-2015*Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department reported that there was an oil stain in the roadway near the intersection of Channel View Road and Rugosa.  I visited the site and found that there was construction going on at the home directly in front of the spill.  I spoke with the general contractor and he told me that a truck making a delivery had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled a couple of gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-909-2015*An excavator suffered a ruptured hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted soil below the machine.  All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated into a drum for off-site disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-910-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that the fishing vessel Lori Ann had sunk at the Little John Island town dock.  I arrived to find the vessel sitting on the rocks, half underwater with sorbent boom around it (see photo).  A small amount of oil sheen could be seen at the rear of the vessel.  I was present when the vessel was re-floated and no significant product was spilled.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-911-2015*A tenant of a multi-unit condo-house called to discuss an aboveground tank surrounded by cinderblocks and shrouded in sand located in the basement of this property. They were informed that was in fact an underground tank by definition and was required to be registered and removed.  The tank owners abided by this direction. The product remaining in the tank was transferred to another tank in the basement, then the wall was demolished and the tank removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-915-2015*During the abandonment by removal of the underground storage tanks at the facility, the consultant performing the Site Assessment at the facility recorded two exceedances during soil field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID). One exceedance measured 57 parts per million (PPM) and the other measured 54 PPM. These results were reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) because they exceeded the established MDEP reporting requirements. The location of these samples is documented on the Site Assessment and Closure Report that will be submitted to the MDEP as part of the required documentation. Ransom Environmental is completing the report. MDEP personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-917-2015*On 11/16/16, I visited and confirmed a satisfactory clean-up by Irving Oil Company of a small fuel oil discharge reported when a peddler truck driver disconnected from the fill pipe.  No one was at home when I visited.  The area is suburban residential use and served by municipal drinking water and sewer.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-918-2015*Approximately 35 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to a corrosion hole. The oil was released to the concrete floor of the basement and migrated though cracks in the floor to the underlying soils and shallow groundwater table. The oil traveled in the groundwater and entered a nearby sump hole in the basement floor. The sump pump discharged much of the oil to an outside drain pipe that flowed into a nearby unnamed stream on the property. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel used sorbents to collect the released oil from the stream and disposed of the impacted material. A carbon filtration system was built in the basement to stop the release of any additional oil impacted water from further discharge. A soil vapor extraction system was installed into the concrete floor of the basement to mitigate oil vapors from the residence. In addition, the floor was sealed with epoxy to further reduce the presence of oil vapors.  The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services for further investigation and monitoring.


No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-922-2015*On 11/12/15, responding to a report of a small overfill out the vent pipe.  At the building's left side, I noted the vent pipe still wet with oil.  Soil and grass under the fill and vent, 1' by 2' in area, had been dug out and removed to an inch or so deep.  The spill appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.

The area is rural residential and served by municipal water service.  The building is one of several 4-unit apartment buildings off Tandberg Trail, Route 115.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are believed warranted at this time.
P-1071-2015*December 23, 2015, the Kennebunk Fire Departemtn reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The discharge occurred at the Northbound Service Plaza on the Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk at mile 25 north bound.

I responded to the scene and met with the Kennebunk Fire Dept., Turnpike and Oceanside Rubbish. Oceanside Rubbish was the company whose truck was carrying the leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in the back of a roll off can on a truck. It was explained to me that a house was demolished in Wells and the AST was supposed to be empty when it was dumped in the roll off can. During transportation from the demo site to the disposal site, the remaining #2 oil that was not removed, leaked into the back of the roll off can. The roll off can was not tightly sealed and the oil leaked from the cracks of the can. The driver pulled into the parking lot at the Turnpike Service Plaza.

At that time, it appeared 10 gallons was released from the back of the roll off can onto the pavement in the parking lot. Although it was raining, and the oil traveled with the rain, none of it reached the catch basins in the parking lot.

The oily debris in the back of the roll off can and the speedy dry used to absorb the oil from the pavement was transported and disposed at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

Clean Harbors was hired to pump the 5-10 gallons of oil that was left in the AST and captured and containers.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1073-2015*On 12/23/15, Gorham Fire Department (GFD) reported a surface spill due to the overfill of a customer's vehicle causing a 40' by 80' stain on the pavement at this retail gas station.  GFD reported the discharge was cleaned and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was needed.

Visiting the location, I found clean-up to be satisfactory.  The customer suffering the overfill was not identified.  The location is suburban residential and commercial use.  I did not receive any notice of the discharge from the facility owner.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1074-2015*On 12/28/16, Westbrook Public Works Department (WPWD) staff reported a small leak of hydraulic oil from a WPWD truck hose.  The leak was to the paved ground and none to drains or waters of Maine.  The leak was reported cleaned with speedy dry sorbent material.

The spill area is suburban commercial and residential use which I visited in the past and am familiar with.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
P-1075-2015*On 12/28/15, Dead River Company (DRC) reported an accidental discharge following a fuel delivery when the valve was accidentally opened when the hose was removed.  The spill area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water.  DRC reported the discharge was being cleaned up.

I found the spill satisfactorily cleaned.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-1076-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from the Orr's Island Fire Department reporting a structure fire with oil spillage at this location.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have been undertaken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1078-2015*While travelling East on Greely Road, the driver lost control of the truck and it rolled down and over the steep embankment off the road and into a field.  The cab went over first causing the truck to briefly nose-stand and then cartwheel onto its side, coming to a rest facing the direction in which it had just come from.  The driver was able to self-rescue and the local fire department arrived shortly after the incident.

The fuel on board was transferred to allow recovery of the truck from the wet, thickly-mudded area, down the embankment.  Enpro had been called to perform the environmental cleanup and material transfer. Copp Motors was there as the towing/recovery unit.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1082-2015*On 12/30/15 I received a call from Jeff Wolfhart of Dead River.  Mr. Wolfhart explained to me that he had discovered an overfill spill that had occurred approximately 3 weeks prior and had gone unnoticed by their client.  The building is a commercial warehouse.  Dead River had attempted to fill the tank 3 weeks prior and discovered that it was already full.  They made another delivery this day and discovered the spill which they estimated occurred during the first attempt.  They cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1086-2015*Through the National Response Center (NRC), Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services the discharges of motor oil and antifreeze associated with a vehicle accident.  The location is on Route 1 just at the highway exit/entrance near the former Downeast Energy Mobil gas station.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.

The spill was cleaned up by BFD.  I noted the spill clean-up to be satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-1087-2015*On 12/31/15, Sanford Fire Department (SFD) reported a "small" discharge of motor oil associated with a vehicle accident in this rural residential area.  SFD reported the spill was cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-1-2016*An excavator had slid off a low bed truck while unloading which resulted in it rolling over. The excavator began leaking slowly from the diesel tank as a result. Personnel from the Stockton Springs Fire Department arrived and deployed sorbent material under the leak until the machine was righted. I removed a small amount of contaminated snow and the sorbent material from the site. No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-4-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a small amount of oil being left in the filling arm associated with the Dead River Company loading rack.  The spill was to a concrete containment area and was cleaned up appropriately by Dead River Company personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-5-2016*At 1515 hours on 1/4/16, a concern citizen reported odd looking material along Grant Road in Solon.  Upon my arrival, I found a couple bags of general garbage, drink bottles, plastic, paper, frozen water with cigarette butts, and other general garbage.  There was also a bag of kitty litter that appeared to have been used by a cat or small animal.  I picked up the majority of the garbage along the road and hauled it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) warehouse for better inspection.  The pH of the frozen water was normal and nothing of concern was found in the other bags of garbage.   Everything was placed in the MDEP dumpster for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-828-2015*On December 13, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, e-mailed to report a spill at Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred on December 13.  An aircraft fuel high-level shutoff system malfunctioned, releasing approximately three gallons of Jet A fuel to the Tango Row ramp surface.  The spill was cleaned using 15 pounds of absorbent pads.  No known release to the air/water/soil was observed.

Sorbent material was disposed of properly following cleanup.  The aircraft crew was advised to have maintenance personnel repair aircraft fuel system before next refueling.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-1025-2015*A dump truck ruptured a hydraulic hose at a recycling facility which resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The driver was unaware of the rupture so spilled product impacted 1500 feet of paved access road and a short section of gravel road.  Sand and speedy dry sorbent material were applied to the affected areas, then multiple passes were made with a street sweeper to recover that sorbent material for off-site disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1026-2015*On 12/7/15, report was received through Maine State Police dispatcher of small filter leak at the building's diesel fueled generator.  Mr. Souza reported that the filter leaked intermittently when the generator was operated.  The leak was to concrete, and none to drains or waters of Maine.  The leak was reported fixed and the spill cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-1027-2015*On 12/7/15, while in the area, I visited this commercial business location to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of the building's 500-gallon underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility contractor was listed as Simard & Sons, Inc., of Lewiston, Maine.

I noted an apparently new natural gas line hookup to the building and disturbed lawn area on the southeast side of the building that could be a former UST excavation location (see site sketch).  I noted no UST vent or fill pipes on or near the building.  The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-1028-2015*Poor workmanship caused the discharge of approximately 200 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  The filter bowl was not sufficiently tightened.  Spilled product impacted gravel below the tank so contamination was excavated from the affected area.  Clean side walls were achieved as identified by oleophilic dye shake tests.  Contaminated soil remains below the home and at the bottom of the hole, but was inaccessible due to structural integrity concerns.  The residence is served by a private drinking water well which will be monitored by the Division of Technical Services staff who will also assess any other potential at risk receptors in the vicinity. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-1029-2015*On December 08, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported an anti-freeze spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at 590 County Road in Westbrook.  Approximately half a gallon of anti-freeze was spilled onto pavement from a trash truck. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1030-2015*On December 09, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at the Harpswell Transfer Station on 21 Community Drive.  Geno Gervais of Pine Tree Waste explained that a hose broke on a trash truck and released approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil on pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1031-2015*Renewable Energy Group, who operates the hydro dam located behind Fort Andross, reported a small hydraulic oil discharge from a truck in the paved parking lot next the fish ladder.  The leak was reported wiped up and no oil reached drains or surface water.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit was requested.  I later went by and found the spill clean-up satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-1032-2015*
INITIAL DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION & REPORT SUMMARY
On Wednesday, 12/9/15, in the early evening, I received notification from Mr. Mark Anderson of Gowen Power Systems about an estimated 50-gallon discharge of diesel fuel from a service (electrical) generator at this residential property.  The discharge was later stated to have begun on Monday, 12/7/15, as a drip before becoming a significant large discharge to the floor and soil on 12/9/15, two days later.

Mark Anderson, Bill Thomas and Peter Thompson were the primary contacts for Gowen Power Systems (GPS).  GPS hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to clean up the discharge and St. Germain-Collins Associates (SGC), under Mr. Brian Bachman, as environmental consultant to oversee remediation.

Ms. Patricia (Patty) Pietila was the property caretaker and primary on site representative for the property owner, Robert A. G. and Millicent Monks.  Ms. Pietila also reported to Mr. John Greene, Sprague Corporation Manager.

Initial and primary representative with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services for initial clean-up actions was Stephen Brezinski.  MDEP engineer Peter Eremita was primary MDEP, Division of Technical Services representative for indoor oil vapor intrusion issues.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This 100-Monastery Road property is a leased part of a 2,700-acres, mostly wooded, estate located on the Gulf of Maine and also known as Ram Island Farm.  About a half dozen or more homes are located on the estate which is owned by Sprague Corporation.  The home is reached by a gravel road of about 1.5 miles off Route 77.  Ms. Pietila is the year round caretaker who lives in the adjacent guest house.  The Monks family was residing out of state during the spill discovery and these initial clean-up measures.

The home is served by municipal drinking water, and I was advised there were no drinking water wells at least within 300' of the discharge.  Fractured and convoluted metamorphic bedrock is 3' to 4' near the surface and is exposed 100' to 150' downgrade of the spill area on the coast.  Underlying soils found were medium sand.  The location is not over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  There are also storm drains in the lawn which drain to the coast (see photo-8).  Five or six conduits for electric and propane go from the spill location to the home's basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The discharge began on 12/7/15, as a drip from a fuel filter housing located on the generator engine (see Photos 4 & 6) and a bucket was placed under it by GPS staff.  Ms. Pietila stated that the leak was not fixed and the fuel line valve on top of the 275-gallon Roth aboveground storage tank (AST) was not shut off, but mistakenly turned all the way on.  In the later afternoon of 12/9/15, I understand that Ms. Pietila found it leaking "like a faucet".  The bucket had overfilled and about 50-gallons of fuel is estimate to have leaked out to the concrete floor, under the sill of the 2x4 wall to the soil outside, and wicking up the plywood wall, studs, and insulation batting within the wall.  I estimated about 30 gallons or more left the building and into the soil and groundwater of Maine.

Based on GPS being the company servicing the generator, that GPS was aware of the discharge on 12/7/15, and did not fix the leak or report it to MDEP as required: MDEP considered GPS to be primary responsible party for clean-up to state of Maine satisfaction.  In conversation with Bill Thomas, GPS accepted responsibility on 12/9/15, and promptly hired CHES to respond the next morning.  Ms. Pietila opted not to pursue Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up (GW Fund) insurance coverage.

On 12/9/15 and 12/10/15, MDEP Division of Response Services determined that sensitive receptors for this discharge included: direct human contact to the contaminant, the home basement due to fuel and fuel vapors potentially migrating with the conduits and t
P-1033-2015*On Thursday, 12/10/15, at request of Ms. Kathi Worster, a realtor representing the homeowner, I met Mr. Worster at this residence to check on an apparent old, out-of-service underground storage tank (UST).  The home was for sale and not occupied at this time.  The location is rural residential and farm use located near the intersection with Sam Page Road, and served by private drinking water wells and septic systems making it a sensitive geologic area for oil discharges.

As in Ms. Worster's photos she sent me, there were three apparent UST related pipe risers on the southeast side of the house next to the garage.  I stuck the pipes to a depth of about 60" below grade (bg).  I noted about an inch of liquid which appeared to be water; no odor of petroleum.

1)  I advised the Worsters that this indeed appeared to be a bare steel UST required to be properly registered and removed.  I went over registration and removal notice material with Mr. Worster.
2)  A removal notice of 12/15/15 was filed with a scheduled tank abandonment for 12/30/15, however, the UST Registration file lists it as removed on 12/19/15, less than the 10-day notification period.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services did not have opportunity to attend the removal and check for evidence of discharges, therefore no adequate clearance can be given at this point in time.
3)  Being a probable bare steel UST that should have been registered and removed prior to 1997, I understand that this UST facility was out-of-compliance and is not covered by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up (GW Fund) UST insurance for discharges.
4)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-1034-2015*On 12/11/15, South Berwick Fire Department (SBFD) reported a gasoline spill of about 10-gallons to the ground at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  SBFD was cleaning the spill and requested no Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services assistance.  I later visited and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned.  No source or responsible party for the spill was known at the time.

The location is suburban residential use and served by town water and sewer.  The forested land behind slopes steeply west to a small brook.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-1035-2015*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the oil service technician using absorbent materials. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and the cleanup was satisfactory. The AST was removed and disposed of by the homeowner in the days following.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1037-2015*On December 10, 2015, Tim Smith, with Pit Stop Fuels Company, reported a #2 oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge resulted from a broken filter on an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) at 18 Ash Swamp Road in Scarborough.

I responded to the property and met with the homeowner Craig Walton. Mr. Walton was home during the discharge. He explained to me that Pit Stop had filled their AST and when they left he could smell oil. He checked outside and saw oil running down the driveway. At that point he called Pit Stop and they returned to pump out approximately 50 gallons of oil from the AST. It was estimated that 180 gallons was released from the broken filter.

I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist with the clean-up using speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to absorb the oil on the driveway, and set up a clean-up plan for the next day.

On December 11, 2015, I returned to site with Clean Harbors. We removed a deck that the AST was under. The AST was resting on metal legs and concrete blocks. Under it was sand. One of the legs on the AST broke which caused the AST to collapse on the filter and snap it off.

On December 14-16, 2015, contaminated soil was removed from around the area of where the AST was located and around the well. The driveway was also removed in some areas so we could chase the contaminated soil. The well was tested by MDEP geologist Brad Hahn.

Recovery wells were installed under the deck and by the private well. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for long term remediation.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1038-2015*On December 10, 2015, a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) employee reported a tank truck releasing a white product from the top of the tank onto the pavement on Interstate 295 northbound in Yarmouth.

I responded to the shoulder of the interstate where a puddle of the white liquid substance was. At that time, the tank truck had left, but a pickup truck was parked in front of the spill. I approached the guys, who introduced themselves as employees of Oakhurst Dairy and explained to me that one of their trucks overpressurized and the white substance was unpasteurized milk.  The employees used a coconut powder on the milk to absorb it and then we shoveled it into garbage pails.

I then met the employees and the truck at the park and ride in Yarmouth. The truck had leaked an additional 10 gallons of milk in the parking lot. I told them the truck would have to be wiped down and the milk would need to be cleaned up before they could leave. They agreed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the milk release.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1039-2015*An anonymous caller reported that one of the Auburn school buses had leaked power steering fluid (PSF) at the bus depot on Industry Avenue in Auburn.  I went to the site and found a small puddle of PSF on the paved parking lot behind the building.  I learned that the Auburn School District contracts out their bus services to Northeast Charter.  I spoke with Billy Hunter in the maintenance department and we walked out back and looked at the spill.  We discussed spill reporting and how to clean up spills.  He stated that the spill had just happened that morning and they were unaware of it.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1041-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous complaint regarding what the caller believed to be a leaking dispenser at this location.  Upon arrival at the location I observed the diesel dispenser to be more than typically wet/stained than regularly observed.  The island was significantly stained wet.  The area in front of the dispenser was also heavily stained.  The nearby sediment was moderately wet and the ditch was also wetted with diesel.

I spoke with clerk at the counter, but she knew little of situation or circumstances of the complaint.  She did however give me the new manager's (Heather) phone number, so I called and left a voice mail message.  While at my truck, Adam came over and introduced himself as the maintenance person.  I explained the nature of my visit and the concerns the complainant had about staining and possibly faulty dispenser.  He told me that the dispenser had recently been serviced by Portland Pump.  He didn't realize the extent of discharge nor was he sure it was from the dispenser unit and not a careless customer.  Regardless, he planned to call the Service Manager and arrange for cleanup.  At this time Heather returned my call and I told her of discussions I was having with Adam, and resolution/plan for cleanup.

Moments later Allstate Environmental Services called to tell me they were on the way to site to clean up, and if I could wait or mark the area of concern I had.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1042-2015*On Saturday, 12/12/15, Irving Oil reported that while delivering heating oil to this gas station facility's 275-gallon aboveground storage tank, they overfilled by about a gallon or less.  A little was reported on the inside floor and some on the side of the building.  Irving was cleaning up at the time.

I checked and met the store manager who showed me the oil tank in the back storage room.  I noted oil stains on the floor and walkway outside, but no significant oil odor within the store.  The overfill was out the exterior vent pipe.  I advised the store manager to remove boxes from around the oil filter and Firomatic valve to prevent them from being accidently broken and causing another, and larger spill.

No surface spill were evident at the underground storage tank area nor the fuel dispensers.  The location is commercial use with a brook and deep gully behind.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-1043-2015*On 12/13/15, notification was received of fuel line flair fitting leak to concrete basement floor.  Branch Brook Fuels Company (BBF) reported they cleaned the discharge with sorbents.  This was a new customer for BBF and they claimed BBF was not responsible for the leaking fuel line fitting.  None of the leak was known to have gone under the floor or reached a sump.

I advised Mr. Taranto, the building and oil facility owner, on additional clean-up such as washing with detergent.  Mr. Taranto posed no further questions or complaints.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time and place.
P-1044-2015*On Sunday, 12/13/15, report was received of small leak of lube oil (used motor oil) from locomotive at the east end of Track 107 at this rail yard.  Pan Am Railways reported cleaned up which typically involves digging up affected ballast and wiping the area with sorbents.  The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services visit was made, and no further actions planned at this time.
P-1045-2015*On 12/10/15, in late afternoon, C. N. Brown Company (CNB) reported a leak of heating oil at this customer's home.  CNB had just delivered 166.8 gallons so they were concerned about a tank corrosion hole since it did not appear to be an overfill issue.  CNB was investigating the leak and cleaning the leak to the floor.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested and felt needed.

On 12/11/15, returning my call, Mr. DiStefano's father, Ralph, reported that the cause was a fitting leak which had been fixed and had actually been only about a cup of oil to the floor, and most caught in a bowl. Ralph stated no MDEP visit was needed, and all was okay.  I gave him advice on cleaning the floor.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is planned at this time.
P-1046-2015*Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface from the gasoline filling nozzle when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. The gasoline service station employees handled the cleanup with sorbents and staged the material for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1047-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a small spill when they disconnected their delivery hose after making a heating oil delivery at this location.  The spill was reported to be on the paved driveway of the residence and was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1048-2015*A caller reported the presence of an unidentifiable black substance floating on the water and invading the shoreline of her waterfront residence on Granny Kent Pond.  The product was confirmed to be non-chemical and non-petroleum; likely ash resulting from incomplete combustion during a bonfire.  After being presented with this suggestion, the property owner mentioned she had noticed bonfires on the other side of the lake in the recent past.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1049-2015*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released from a dispenser when a patron of the establishment left the fuel nozzle in the vehicle unattended and overfilled the passenger vehicle. The automatic shut off did not work properly and caused the overfill to occur. The gasoline was released to the concrete / paved drive surface and into a storm water catch basin. ENPRO Services, Inc., (ENPRO) responded to the location and cleaned the spilled product from the ground surface with sorbents and removed the gasoline from the catch basin with a vacuum truck. The waste materials were disposed of by ENPRO. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup actions.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-831-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location that resulted from a corrosion hole in the tank itself.  A small area of concrete under the tank was impacted.  I recovered free product with sorbent material and then washed the floor.  Oil vapors in the living space of the residence were under control without further action.  The compromised tank was replaced by the Washington Hancock Community Agency.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-752-2015*On November 5, Wayne Chasse, of Tassman Leather Group in Hartland, called to report a spill.  The spill occurred in a paved parking lot.   Mr. Chasse found a sheen over a large area, and the product smelled like diesel.   Mr. Chasse estimated 1 gallon, and noted it did not leave the parking lot.  The product was picked up with speedy-dri sorbent material and will be disposed of in the company waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
I-278-2013*On 12/16/13, a Daigle Oil Company (DOC) fuel delivery truck was driving on Route 1 and was slowing down because of traffic at the intersection of Route 1 and the Station Road in Littleton. The truck behind it did not realize that the traffic was slowing and did not slow down at all and rear-ended the DOC truck. There was a small leak in one of the piping mains. The DOC truck driver put a pail under the leak. Any product that went on the ground from the wind blowing was cleaned up with sorbent materials. DOC used the truck's pump to transfer the product from the compartment that the piping went to.  There was only a 1/2 gallon leak of kerosene onto the road surface.  Most of the leaking pipe main was contained in a pail.

I made a site visit to the accident scene after the DOC delivery truck was moved.  There were no real visible impacts other than a few minor spill spot stains on the pavement.

On 12/18/13, I received a spill report on this matter from Daigle Oil Company's Houlton Service Manager, Dave Frazier.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

I-35-2016*I received a call from Eagle Fire Department, Chief Nadeau, reporting a vehicle fire on St. Froid Lake, about 500 feet from the shore.  According to the Chief, Leonard Pelletier's vehicle caught fire, with most of the entire vehicle being consumed by the fire.  Mr. Pelletier got out of the vehicle and is not injured.  The fire has been put out and the ice thickness is about 18" of good ice in the area of the fire.  A wrecker operator has been dispatched to remove all the burnt debris off the lake ice.

I received a call from the wrecker operator.  They removed the burnt vehicle and used shovels and sorbents to wipe up the charred areas on the ice.  They did not observe any oil product lying on the ice surface.  They got almost all the charred areas wiped up/scrapped up, and all the vehicle debris has been removed.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-231-2016*Irving Oil Company called to report a spill of #2 fuel oil in a basement at 103 Summer Street in Pittsfield.   The spill occurred as a result of a leaking gasket on the filter of an indoor aboveground storage tank.   A bucket had been placed under the filter and most of the product was recovered.  A small amount impacted the concrete floor.  The Irving Oil technician was able to clean up the floor, remove the product/bucket and repair the leak.  No site visit was made as the homeowner assured Irving Oil that he was satisfied with the clean up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-123-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance from Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. Maine Drug Enforcement Agent Seeley neutralized the one pot and turned over hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
A-704-2015*While at the Norridgewock transfer station (operated by Waste Management Services of Maine), a customer's car released approximately 2 gallons of anti-freeze to the paved surface.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and swept up by transfer station employees.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-70-2016*On 1/27/16 I received a call from Andrew Smith reporting a spill at his father's residence in Standish.  His father rents the property and told his son that his oil tank outside his residence had leaked.  Mr. Smith was concerned that the spill might go unreported by the landlord, Darren McGovern.

I responded to the spill that afternoon.  I met Andrew Smith and his father, Jim Smith.  I learned from Jim that he had noticed an oil smell outside the home the previous day.  He observed the oil tank to be leaking from a corrosion hole and called his landlord.  Jim and the landlord drained the remaining oil from the tank, placing it in numerous and varied containers which were sitting next to the tank.  I observed some oil stained snow and leaves around the tank.  I learned from Jim that he thought the tank was a quarter full at the time of the leak, and he and his landlord removed roughly 1/4 of a tank's worth of oil.  I believe the spill to be small, probably less than 5 gallons.

I waited on site for the landlord to arrive.  He arrived with a new oil tank and we discussed removing the oil contaminated leaves and snow under the tank.  After satisfied that the spill would be cleaned up, I left the site after giving the landlord my contact information should he have any questions regarding the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-23-2016*Daigle Oil Company (DOC) technician was dispatched to Mr. Alden's residence to investigate. Who discovered a pinhole at the bottom of the tank and a small release of fuel oil to the basement concrete floor. Due to the small amount  released the home owner opted to remove contaminated debris and clean the floor himself. He was given an oil spill debris form and informed of the proper way to dispose of the contaminated debris.

 On January 29, 2016 the home owner requested Response Services to check up on the spill site. The floor still needed to be washed again with a heavy degreaser to remove the fuel oil smell. The site has been cleaned up to the home owner's satisfaction.



No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-59-2016*On January 30, the U. S. Coast Guard called to report a potential spill of 200 gallons of diesel.  The vessel the North Sea, owned by the Eastport Boat School, had taken on water in Deep Cove in Eastport.  The boat was de-watered by the Coast Guard.  The vessel was stabilized.  Bob Peacock, representative of the Eastport Boat School, was going to check on the vessel.

On January 31, I spoke with Mr. Peacock.  He indicated that the sea valve that caused the leak had been closed.  He also stated that fuel vents were never submerged.  The vessel was never close to becoming submerged.  No resources were impacted and no spill occurred.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-684-2015*While filling a 275 gallon aboveground #2 oil tank in the basement of D. R. Designs, Inc., at 980 Western Avenue, Augusta, a small amount spilled onto the tank and the concrete floor.  Carl Larrabbe of Fieldings Oil and Propane Company wiped up the impacted floor and and tank with soapy water and used speedy dry sorbent material to business owner's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-140-2016*On March 7, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report a spill from a transformer.  The spill was caused due to damage to the transformer.  The spill occured on March 5th and caused one half gallon of transformer oil to drip around the pole and onto a nearby mail box.  The mailbox was wiped down with pads, and 25 pounds of contaminated soil was excavated.  All of the contaminated material will be disposed of in the CMP waste stream.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
I-50-2016*On March 7, 2016 Dead River company reported a small release of fuel oil to a basement floor. The home owner had worked on his furnace the previous day and may have caused the leak. Fuel oil had impacted the sealed concrete floor and the nail board behind the furnace. I informed the home owner that removal of the nail board would be required and the floor washed to fully eliminate the fuel oil vapors. However the home owner did not like the idea of removing the nail board of the non-weight baring wall. Instead he decided to wash the floor himself in hopes that this may rid the home of vapors.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-115-2016*On 2.23.16, Seth Kempton, of C J's Heating and Cooling Company, reported the discharge of an unknown amount of K-1 from an outdoor heating oil tank.  The tank was leaking at the piping connection to the tank.  The tank had a shed constructed around it and the wood at the base was saturated with oil.  Mr. Kempton pumped the oil out of the tank and set up a temporary tank for the homeowner.

I hired a clean up contractor to remove contaminated soil on 3.1.16.  While digging, we uncovered the water line and the power supply for the pump. I decided to not dig any further in that area because of the danger working around the water and power line.  I removed as much soil as practical without damaging the utility or undermining the foundation.  Based on the results from oleophilic shake tests, I determined that 10 to 15 gallons of oil may have spilled.

I referred the site to both geology and engineering in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and remediation of fuel oil vapors in the house.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-835-2015*On 12/21/2015, I responded to Bangor Fire Department report of a gasoline spill in the parking lot of the entered location, a dentist office.  Bangor Fire Department advised they had deployed speedi-dri sorbent material and cleared the scene.  Upon arrival, I swept up unsaturated sorbent material.  It appeared that the discharge was a leak from a motor vehicle.  The dentist's office did not know whose vehicle leaked.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-654-2015*On 10/21/2015, in Sidney, Augusta Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-700-2015*On 11/11/2015, in Rockland, I received a call from Ransom Environmental Consulting Company regarding an underground storage tank removal. The consultant wanted to report a photo ionization detector (PID) reading of 1076 parts per million (PPM) in soil. The site was already under supervision of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, but the work was being performed on a holiday.  A site visit was made, and no free product was witnessed in the excavation. The information was passed along to the Division of Technical Services the next business day.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-771-2015*A loader blew a hose spilling approximately a gallon of hydraulic oil to the gravel in an amoung the rail line at Track 31.  Railyard employees removed the impacted gravel.  No further action.
A-772-2015*Maritime Energy Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The oil came out of the vent line and no oil was spilled inside of the school. The spill was cleaned up by Maritime Energy.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-773-2015*Fabian Oil Company reported an estimated 15 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that resulted from a peddle truck being overfilled at the loading rack. The spill occurred in a concrete containment area and was cleaned up by Fabian.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-775-2015*Ken Gallant of VERSO Corporation in Jay reported a discharge of approximately 1200 gallons of sulfuric acid at their facility as a result of a leaking flange on a pump.  The spilled product was directed to the water treatment system at the facility as allowed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-776-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a 1 quart lube oil spill. The spill was the result of an overflow of a containment tank on Engine 349. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-777-2015*While filling a day tank for a diesel engine, the individual accidently started filling the wrong tank.  This caused 10 to 15 gallons of oil to spill out of a hose that was attached to nothing.  The tank and the spill took place inside a trailer that houses an engine used for making snow.  Most of the spilled oil was caught up in the trailer housing and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There was also some impacted snow that was shoveled up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-778-2015*Due to inclement weather conditions a vehicle left the road and hit Central Maine Power utility pole 101 in Winthrop. As a result of the crash, the transformer was damaged and leaked about a gallon of transformer oil. The oil was lost to the snow, and crews cleaned up the snow upon arrival. All visual signs of oil were recovered as well as the damaged transformer.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-779-2015*A small amount of oil spilled to the ground while an aboveground storage tank was being filled.  Less than one gallon came out through the vent pipe.  The delivery person removed any impacted earth.  The homeowner was notified and satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-780-2015*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a 2 1/2 gallon hydraulic oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured line on a plow truck. The spill was cleaned up by MDOT.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-763-2015*Mechanical failure on a turbine at the ReEnergy plant in Stratton caused approximately 30 gallons of turbine lube oil to spill.  The product was all caught in secondary containment preventing any product from releasing to the environment.  ReEnergy staff removed the spilled product and repaired the faulty turbine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-762-2015*Two to five gallons of oil spilled from an oil tank in the basement of this residence.  A. E. Robinson Company cleaned up the spilled oil.  No oil reached the environment.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-761-2015*Fire department officials reported a green liquid boiling out of a culvert on Michael Street in Skowhegan.  Upon further investigation it was discovered that the local sewerage district was performing dye tests and the green liquid was dyed-water.  No action was taken and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-752-2015*Dead River Company reported a 1/2 gallon K1 fuel oil spill that was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-753-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a 1 gallon lube oil spill. The spill was the result of an overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-755-2015*Tim Martin reported a small #2 oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill was the result of tank corrosion. The tank was pumped and replaced. The spill was cleaned up by the burner technician, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-758-2015*A corroded line caused oil to leak slowly from an aboveground #2 heating oil tank in the basement of the residence at 72 Brown Road in Wiscasset.  The oil spilled to a concrete floor and appeared to have entered a floor drain beneath the tank.  Speedy dry sorbent material was used to soak up and remove the oil from the basement floor.  The floor was cleaned and sealed with epoxy to prevent vapor issues in the home.  The oil that escaped the basement is unrecoverable at this time.  The home is served by a private well located in close proximity to the spill.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-759-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a 1 quart lube oil spill in Rumford. The spill was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-760-2015*Readfield Fire Department reported a 1 quart lube oil spill from a vehicle accident. The Fire Department cleaned up the spill from the side of the roadway.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-703-2015*On 11/12/2015, Augusta Fuel Company reported a 1 quart overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by the driver.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1088-2015*Scott Cyr received a report of an overfill spill at this location.  It was reported the oil came out the vent pipe for the oil tank and onto a patio.  Dead River Co. cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1091-2015*On 12/31/15, C. N. Brown Company (CNB) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge to the pavement of gasoline at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  According to CNB staff, Simard & Son Company staff were inspecting, checking the facility piping when Simard's hose clamp associated with the leak detector check discharged.  Therefore Simard is also a responsible party for the discharge and clean-up.

The facility is formerly a J. P. Cullinan Oil gas station and UST facility and was previously known as Becky's.  The location is rural residential and commercial use.  The area of Main Street (Route 26) is served by municipal water service, though properties to the east are on private water wells.

During a site inspection I found the spill to be satisfactorily cleaned.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-2-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report the discharge of transmission fluid from a customer's trash truck.  The spill occurred on the asphalt and was quickly cleaned up.  No off site runoff occurred, or storm drains were impacted.  No request was made for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance and none was dispatched.  Based on the information supplied, and with no environmental receptors affected, no further Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-4-2016*On 1/4/16, Mark Cronkite, of Dead River Oil Company (DRC), reported a leak of about 2 gallons of #2 heating oil from this customer's residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  They reported that some "stuff" fell on and broke the Firomatic valve for the AST located in the garage.  Kitty litter sorbent was put on the leak and DRC repaired the broken valve.

The area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was not requested.  No further Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-5-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this driveway due to a nozzle error by the delivery driver.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-6-2016*A broken filter allowed an estimated 100 gallons of heating oil to be lost to the basement garage floor and out onto the driveway and lawn.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil from the interior of the home and a combination of sorbents and excavation of soil, ice, and snow, was used outside.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-7-2016*According to Ms. Davis, on the evening of January 4th, after delivering heating oil to the tank at the rear of the home, the Crowley Energy Company truck began to back out of the driveway.  In doing so, the driver had to first cut the wheel hard to the right while backing up allowing the back end of peddler truck to angle away and completely turn facing outward.

She didn't notice the truck hitting two of the three 55-gallon drums on a pallet adjacent to the Touring Van just off the driveway surface, but it was obvious based on visual evidence of the tire tracks onto the pallet, the significant spray pattern from the crushing of the drum, and oil being sprayed 20ft in a 180 degree arc.  The spray covered the hood, front quarter panel of the van and turned the surrounding snow a chocolate brown.

The primary drum was crushed around the bumper and dragged out into the driveway discharging it contents through the large gash.  The second drum was knocked over and dragged or rolled to about the same place in the driveway leaking slowly through an abraded hole in the chine. The discharge covered a roughly 30ft x 30ft section of frozen ground, ice and snow immediately adjacent and on the driveway.

The second drum lost an estimated 10 gallons based on volume when righted.  It was placed in a 6 mil poly bag (essentially a drum liner) in the upright position. It did however leak another 15 gallons overnight from an undetected hole.  This release was confined within the bag, and pumped off during clean up.  Much speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the driveway and allowed to soak up oil. It was then collected and bagged for disposal.  The snow with entrapped oil was shoveled into drums for consolidation, transport and disposal.

A final application of speedy dry was made and swept up leaving a significant stain on the asphalt surface.  Mr. Davis was concerned about degradation of asphalt from the oil spill.  There is likely to be a swath of grass at the foot of the driveway that will die off as a result of the spill (20ft wide, 10ft in width) and require attention in the spring. There was a significant rain event immediately following the clean-up. Almost three inches of rain fell over the next 36 hours period, that washed all the oil from the driveway. Based on the spill conditions, clean-up performed, and the well's precarious location, it is potentially threatened. A referral to Bradford Hahn, Division of Technical Services was made.

Based on the satisfactory clean-up to date, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-8-2016*On 1/5/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified that C. N. Brown Company (CNB) reported a retail, unleaded gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) T-10 suffered leak of gasoline into its interstitial space.  An inspection had found fuel in the space on 12/7/15 and again on 12/9/15.  T-10 then failed a pressure test on 12/14/15.

CNB reports that all the fuel was removed from the 12,000 gallon tank and the tank was taken out of service.  On 12/31/15, as part of LUST Trust duties, I visited the facility, met with the manager, and confirmed the tank fill pipe was padlocked.  MDEP tanks compliance unit will follow up with maintenance, repair and/or potential UST facility abandonment.

The facility is a former Mobil Mart, and 5-Points Mobil gas station that was owned and operated by Mobil Corporation.  The double-wall fiberglass USTs were installed in 1988.  The location is suburban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  See MDEP, UST Compliance Unit and other spill reports for further information.  MDEP Division of Response Services should attend the future UST replacement.

At this point in time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-9-2016*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of kerosene.  The tank was enclosed in a structure and the vent and fill terminated above its roof.  Spilled product was released from the vent of the tank, impacting snow on the shingles, then dripped off the eave to snow below.  According to the report, all visible signs of pink snow and a thin layer of soil were bagged for disposal and removed from the premises.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-10-2016*An oil truck driver was filling his tank truck with a drop tube at the loading rack.  The ullage decreased quicker than he expected and the valve on the drop tube responded slower than he expected which resulted in an approximate one gallon discharge of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the top of truck as well as the cement pad below it and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-35-2016*On 1/16/16, Verso Corporation's paper mill reported the release of 284 lbs. hydrogen sulfide gas and 607 lbs. methyl mercaptan to process wastewater plant.  The release was due to a mistake in opening valves while switching over to a new pipeline.  They reported that the discharge could have been going on for up to 12 hours before they discovered the problem and opened the new line valve to direct the gases from the mill process to the treatment kilns.  There was no recovery possible and there was no danger to the public.  Upon further investigation and calculations, the quantities of the two gases directed to the wastewater treatment system were downgraded to 7 lbs. hydrogen sulfide and 135 lbs. of methyl mercaptan.  I received updates by phone from the mill over the next 24 hours.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-39-2016*A hydraulic line burst on a truck causing oil to spill to pavement.  The oil was cleaned up by removing impacted snow and using speedy dry sorbent material on the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-40-2016*A storm caused an electrical transformer to leak a small amount of oil to the ground.  The impacted ground was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-110-2016*An overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank was reported at this address in Round Pond.  The affected area was cleaned up and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
B-123-2016*Bucksport Public Safety reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to 13 Edison Drive where the leaking drums were being stored.  The oil leaked off the property onto the neighboring property, 49 Oak Street.

I attempted to contact the owner of the drums but never was successful.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the leaking drums and disposed of contaminated soil from 49 Oak Street and 13 Edison Drive.

This area of Bucksport is on public drinking water, therefore no private wells were impacted by the leak.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-125-2016*A valve was not seated properly on a frac tank and two gallons of product leaked out to wood chips. The chips were collected and disposed of as fuel in the paper mill boiler that is permitted to handle the waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-128-2016*At 1030 hours on 2/26/16, Don Robbins of Techlaw reported a train derailment at the Mallinckrodt site at the end of Industrial Way in Orrington.  A large remediation project is underway at this former facility which includes mercury contaminated soil being hauled away in railcars for proper disposal at a facility outside of Maine.  3.5 railcars derailed this morning.  No soil was spilled during the derailment nor during the cleanup.  The railcars were re-railed the following day.  One car stayed on site for repairs which were finished a week later.   This was the 6th or 7th derailment in the past 3 months or so according to Mr. Robbins.   The tracks, particularly due to the lack of good ballast and poor condition of  the railroad ties, were in very poor condition during my visit that day.   No ballast was seen at sections of the tracks and many railroad ties were rotted.  I talked to numerous people at the site concerning the poor condition of tracks.

Track repair started the following week.  Upon a visit a couple weeks later, the tracks were being repaired and another 500 railroad ties were being delivered within the next week to replace old ones at this site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected at this time.
B-130-2016*I received a call indicating a Casella Organics dump truck had suffered a blown hydraulic line at the entered location resulting in a small spill to a gravel driveway. Casella personnel removed contaminated soil from the site to the satisfaction of me and the property owner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-129-2016*On 2/29/16, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a three gallon di-electric fluid spill at the entered location.  The cause of the discharge was a car-pole accident that knocked down a transformer that leaked.  CMP crew cleaned up the spill with sorbents and transported the waste back to their North Augusta Service Center facility for storage and later pickup and disposal by a qualified contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-132-2016*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-133-2016*Dead River Company overfilled an oil tank and half a gallon of product sprayed out the vent. The spilled product was wiped up with oil absorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-134-2016*I received an anonymous complaint about the kerosene tank at the Eddington Store.  The complainant stated there were oil stains all around the dispenser and that the tank was settling into the ground.  I visited the site and found what were relatively minor spills to pavement associated with most kerosene dispensers in the state.  The tank was resting on the bare ground as the caller had stated.  I spoke to the store owner and was assured that as soon as possible, the tank and dispenser would be put onto a poured concrete slab.  I drove by the site a few weeks later and this had been done.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-135-2016*On 3/2/16, A. E. Robinson Oil Company reported a one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The fuel delivery resulted in an overfill spilling fuel out the vent.  The oil impacted the side of the building and a paved area.  The area was cleaned up with sorbents.  Additional cleanup, involving speedi-dri and other sorbents on the paved area, was conducted at the request of David Gudroe of SAD #46 and no additional complaints received by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No additional Division of Response Services action anticipated.




B-141-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site and met with Dead River technicians and home owner Faye Carlson. There were two above ground storage tanks (ASTs), 275 gallons a piece. One of them had a corrosion hole on the belly and the other was not compromised.

The leaky AST was removed from site and since the call came in as no heat, there was minimal oil to pump from the none compromised AST.

9.81 ton of contaminated soil was removed from the area that the leaky AST was located on.

Oil was discovered elsewhere on the property near Mosquito Brook. Soil sampling was done by DEP Technical Services and determined it was heating fuel.

Geoprobing was done by DEP Tech. Services to determine the source but none was found.

The site was referred to DEP Tech. Services.

No further DEP Response action required.

B-142-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-144-2016*At 1449 hours on 3/8/16, Jeff Henderson, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 3-5 gallon spill of kerosene from overfilling an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 201 South Lubec Road in Lubec.  A majority of the kerosene stayed on the concrete and was soaked up with sorbents.  A small amount of soil was shoveled into a bucket.  R. H. Foster disposed of the contaminated materials.  No sensitive receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-199-2016*Transformer corrosion caused the release of approximately eight gallons of mineral oil to the ground at the base of the pole.  Contaminated soil was hand excavated by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) personnel.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-200-2016*A mobile shredding truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  It was raining, so spilled product impacted some pavement but mostly a large puddle it was parked over.  Sorbents were utilized to recover free product.  Some leafy detritus at the perimeter of the puddle was also impacted and removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-201-2016*Burner malfunction resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product impacted the base of a wood-framed partition wall and a sump basin.  The concrete was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  The affected portion of the partition wall was removed. Free product was recovered with sorbents from the bottom of the sump basin.  Impacts to land below the slab did not occur and the sump did not transfer product outdoors. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-202-2016*Originally reported as a spill to the ground, the report was revise to indicate mineral oil weeped from the transformer onto itself.  The ground was not impacted.  The transformer was wiped down with sorbent materials.   No further action necessary.  See Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-203-2016*Approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved road surface from a sanitation truck. The oil was cleaned from the roadway with sorbents and disposed of by Waste Management, Inc.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-204-2016*Portland Fire at the Portland Jet Port called to report a small discharge of hydraulic oil from the deicer's power take off (PTO) valve failure while positioned on the tarmac.  The crew was attending to the spill and expected to have it cleaned up shortly.  No environmental receptors were identified. No request for DEP assistance was made none was dispatched.  Based on the information given size and nature of release, no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-205-2016*The legs failed on one end of this oil tank due to corrosion.  The tank fell over and the filter broke.  The tank gauge read empty before the tank legs failed.  There was a small stain on the ground where the filter landed and the homeowner agreed to dig it up when the tank was moved out of the way.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-206-2016*Mr. John Peila of Lisbon Fuels Company called to report evidence of an oil discharge that he discovered upon responding to a customer's call of "no heat" or similar complaint.  Mr. Peila looked at the boiler.  The service card was last documented in 2006.  The system was overdue for a complete maintenance check, cleaning and repair.  Significant amounts of kitty litter had been poured around the base of the boiler/furnace, which was on a raised concrete cast approximately four (4) inches.  John asked for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to visually inspect the situation before he continued.

Upon arrival at the property, I was met by Mr. Steve Saxon, and he explained the situation and circumstances of the last 36 hours.  At some point late Saturday night or early hours on Sunday, the boiler/furnace stopped running. Awakening in the morning, they noticed the home was cold and no hot water was available.  Either his wife or he tried to reset the burner, but to no avail.  They decided to shut off the "red switch" (the emergency main switch to the system), afraid of potential fire threat.  In order to not incur a service call on a Sunday, they decided to go to a local hotel.  Upon returning to the home on Monday, Mrs. Saxon felt ill and eventually went to seek medical attention (according to Mr. Saxon).  The cat litter was available, and he decided it would soak up the oil that had discharged from the boiler/furnace.  It also soaked up water dripping from the now cooled pipes.

Looking the situation over, last recorded service 2006, system broken down, small amount of oil spilled, I decided to leave the cat litter in place.  Reasoning that it was doing a good job of absorbing both oil & small amount of water dripping from pipes, and would be there should any unforeseen problems arise during repairs.  I suggested that he contact Mr. Peila to begin repairs and then he and I would coordinate the cleanup.

At the time of this report writing, we have received no contact from Mr. Saxon to request assistance with additional cleanup, nor a call from Mr. Peila stating that he revisited to work on the system.  Based on this, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-207-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/14/16, Saco Fire Department (SFD) dispatch notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a discharge of at least five gallons of gasoline from a leaking car.  I spoke to SFD on scene, and they stated that 12 to 15 gallons was discharging and that their containment pool of free product was leaking.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The vehicle owner claims he hit a pothole, though it appears that the driver went over a speed bump at Pepperell Square (see map).  SFD described the straps for the 1997 Jeep's fuel tank to be heavily rusted and broke. The tank dragged down Common Street until the plastic wore through and began leaking.  The vehicle was towed off before I arrived.

The majority of the spill was concentrated where the vehicle stopped in front of 105 Common Street.  I estimate at least 12 to 15 gallons of gasoline discharged to the ground and about half, 6 gallons, likely soaked down below the asphalt paving along the granite curb and down through a crack (see photos).  The gasoline discharge posed a public safety hazard, fire hazard and vapor hazard.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The discharge area is dense suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

SFD tried to catch much of the leak in a fabric pool, though it leaked.  The discharge that did not evaporate or soak below the road was caught in sorbents applied by SFD.

The vehicle and the owner/operator were gone at the time I arrived.  SFD advised me that they had told Mr. Field that there would be cleanup expenses (from SFD and from MDEP) that he would be responsible for.  MDEP authorized Boom Technology, Inc., (BTI) to respond under MDEP Division of Response Services oversight and to remove the contaminated sorbents for proper disposal.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Gasoline contaminated soil and groundwater appears to remain under the road pavement and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  At this time, it appears that removal and remediation of remaining contamination is not cost effective considering the volume of the discharge and that significant excavation of the paved road and paved sidewalk would be needed.  The house at 105 Common Street appears to have a basement so there is possible, though not great, vapor threat to the basement, which I have reviewed with MDEP engineer Eremita.  No referral to the Division of Technical Services was necessary.
3)  MDEP hired BTI for spill response and clean-up and will seek reimbursement from the vehicle owner as responsible party.
4)  This report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, based on present information, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services cleanup actions are required.

P-208-2016*Pan Am Railways reported that one of their engines, parked at the Sampson Road crossing in Auburn, suffered a leak from its containment tank.  The tank was overfilled and about two quarts of lube oil and water mixture spilled out onto the tracks and ballast.  Some contaminated ballast was excavated and the rest of the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The waste was containerized and sent to their Waterville facility for disposal at a later date.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-209-2016*General Dynamics reported that a 275-gallon tote of liquid chromic acid (40%) had leaked at a seam and caused about 20 gallons of product to leak into engineered containment (see attached Report Form).  The product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-210-2016*The Acton Fire Department reported that they were on the scene of a motor vehicle accident near 286 Goose Pond Road.  The driver of the vehicle had lost control and ended up in the ditch.  A small amount of gasoline spilled from the vehicle into the ditch.  Sorbent material was deployed to recover the spilled product both in the ditch and on the paved roadway.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-211-2016*On 3/14/16, I briefly visited this commercial business location for a routine check on the planned abandonment by removal of the 4000-gallon gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I found the recently repaved scar of the recently removed UST and dispenser on the southwest side of the building.  I noted no record that any evidence of a discharge had been reported by Simard & Sons, or by St. Germain Collins company who is listed for the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The property appeared closed, unoccupied, and was listed as for sale.  See the Maine DEP UST registration file 18000, and the UST Closure assessment for additional information.

Based on known information at this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are foreseen.



I-55-2016*I received a call from Lacey Pelletier, reporting a spill of about 2 gallons of #1 Kerosene heating oil at their bulk plant.  The spill was the result of the loading rack arm coming out of the manway loading hatch of the delivery truck during loading operations.  The spill of kerosene landed on the asphalt pad loading area of the bulk plant and was quickly soaked up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The oiled pads and speedy dry were disposed at the local transfer station (Pine Tree Waste Transfer Station).

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-56-2016*I received a call from Huber Engineered Woods, regarding a 20 gallon spill of Thermal Oil (T-Oil) in their Thermal Oil room within the plant.  The Thermal Oil pump failed yesterday morning at the shift change. Initially the leak appeared to be rather small.  After the T-Oil pump reservoirs were re-filled it was determined that the spill was approximately 20 gallons of T-Oil.  All the oil went into the secondary containment vault beneath the thermal oil pumps. The plant will be installing continuous vibration analyzers on these pumps to alleviate future potential pump failures and related T-Oil spillage.

The spilled oil will be vactored from the secondary containment vault.  The oil will be bulked up with wood fines and burned in the plant's boiler per MDEP license conditions.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-275-2015*11/3/15 I received a call from Dave Frazier, Service Manager with Daigle Oil Company - Houlton Operations Center, regarding a spill of #2 heating oil from a leaking inside above ground oi storage tank (AST).  A homeowner was moving a washer and dryer unit into the basement of her home and noticed the smell of oil/fuel.  They called DOC to report the leak. Dave wanted me to take a look at the spill site to see if there was anything that needed to be done to clean up the spill.  The spill/leak was coming from a small corrosion area on the bottom of the tank, according to Dave.

11/3/15 I made a site visit and fournd the AST to be mostly empty, and the corrosion area had a very slow weep to it.  I put down a layer of Moleculok over the oil stained area (about an area 3' X 5') under the tank and worked it into the concrete floor with a brush and swept up the sorbent. I placed a second layer of Moleculok powder down and put a couple of spill pads under the tank.  I placed a drip pan/container under the area of the weep.  I talked with homeowners, Phil and Barbara Branscombe, and they indicated that they have scheduled to have a new AST placed in a couple of days by the Micmac Housing Unit.  I told them to watch this weep and if it turns into something more significant to call me.

No further action is required by Response Services staff at this time because the tank will be replaced within the week.

B-811-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill at the entered location resulted from a loose fitting on a tracked utility rig.  The spill impacted a small area of gravel and was cleaned up by the responsible party with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-733-2015*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated less than a quart of lube oil had leaked from a rail engine containment tank when it overflowed onto the track bed.  Pan Am employees removed oil-impacted stone ballast from the area.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-830-2015*On December 15, Paul Brown, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill on 9 Main Street in East Millinocket.  The property is the residence of Lawrence Boss.  After a fill up on December 15, a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank started leaking.  One gallon of product leaked onto the cement floor before the homeowner was able to put a pan under it.  When Dead River Company personnel arrived, they transferred the product into a skid tank, and removed the old tank.  Vapors in the home and basement were very high.  Windows were opened temporarily.  Oil Solutions was applied to the floor and a fan was installed in the basement.  When I left, vapors had been reduced significantly.  I revisited the site later in the week.  I found the vapors were at acceptable levels, therefore, I removed the fan.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-764-2015*I received a call from Lisa Jiles stating that the owner of the property next to the duplex she lived in was having toxic chemical byproducts of the cosmetic industry dumped at a vacant lot. She stated that the smell was horrible and it was making the people in her duplex sick, and vomit uncontrollably. I made a site visit and concluded that the pile of so called toxic byproduct was chicken manure and it was dumped in a field to probably be spread out. I referred this to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Solid Waste Management for further inspection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-766-2015*While re-purposing a newly purchased site, an underground storage tank was found by Len Poulin excavation. I responded to the site and made a determination that the tank was used for heating fuel oil or diesel. I could not find any evidence of the tank being a gasoline tank. The tank was removed under my supervision. It was full of holes and water. No sheen could be seen on the water in the excavation or from the tank. Len disposed of the tank as scrap metal, and the excavation was filled in with the spoils.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-767-2015*I received a call from Dead River Oil Company who reported an overfill at a church. The driver was instructed to fill both tanks at the church. One of the tanks took almost 500 gallons of oil. The second did not take any, and when the oil delivery driver cracked the valve to deliver, the oil blew back out the pipe at him. The Pastor of the Church was notified. As it turned out, the fill pipe was discontinued and capped under the church. This caused the issue. I placed an out-of-service tag on the pipe to deter further delivery efforts.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-768-2015*Fred Webber reported that oil was running down Main Street in Mt. Vernon and into the lake. I responded to Mt. Vernon to assess the situation.  I walked the length of Main Street and did not see any signs of oil flowing down the road. It was raining at that time, and I did not see sheen either. I checked the numerous water runoff discharges to the lake and I could not find any signs of oil being discharged. Fred did not leave a number so I could contact him about the exact whereabouts of this oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-60-2016*I received a spill report e-mailed from Josh Caron, Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) Harvest Supervisor, regarding a small spill that occurred in T 14 R7 on the Main Hewes brook Road at 5.5 mile.

A hydraulic hose broke on a wood harvesting machine and the operator lost about 2 gallons during the process of changing the hose.  IWLLC Contractor used spill pads and a shovel to clean up the oil spill site. The oil debris was taken back to the logging contractor's maintenance shop for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-61-2016*I received a spill report via e-mail from Craig Caron, Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) Harvest Supervisor regarding  a small hydraulic oil spill that occurred off of the 39.5 Mile on Rocky Brook. A harvester was parked at intersection waiting for lowbed and operator was doing maintenance on head.  The mechanic took a hose off to replace it and oil leaked out of the head. Operator tried to absorb with pads. The oil debris was taken back to the logging contractor's maintenance shop for proper disposal with other oily debris.  It snowed shortly after the spill incident and covered the location of the spill.  The delay in reporting was due to the fact that Mr. Caron only discovered the spill site this week after snow melted.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-216-2016*Westbrook Fire Department called to report a pickup truck had left the road and crashed into a residential lot ending up in a stream.  Westbrook Fire Department applied sorbent pads and fastened sorbent boom downstream of the accident scene in an effort to minimize distribution of the vehicle fluids.  The truck was removed from the area.  The pads were absorbing some petroleum products oil, gasoline etc.  It was decided to leave them in for a few hours before removing them.  The soils where the truck drove/plowed through were quite saturated and sheen was observed going into the stream.  These areas were padded individually and collected, and then the pads and boom were removed bagged and transported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for disposal/incineration.

Based on the remedial measures employed, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-223-2016*Westbrook Fire Department called to report a single car accident in front of the Westbrook High School.  Vehicle fluids were released adjacent to and partially into an active storm drain.  No appreciable free product was visible upon my arrival, but simple discolored soil and grating.  Almost negligible sheen was observed at the outfall of catch basin, across the street, terminating into what looks to be seasonal runoff or artificial drainage.  Significant amounts of plastic debris,  cans/bottles and healthy bloom of iron bacteria were visible.  A slight sheen was intermittently seen from the discharge froth (pipe elevated about 18 inches above water level).

With no practical method of recovery, nor adverse amount of product observed, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-11-2016*At 1635 hours on 1/6/16, Dead River Company reported a one cup spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST) at 231 Main Road, Holden.  They pumped the remaining oil out into a temporary AST and replaced the AST in the following days.  Petroleum vapors were not an issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-12-2016*At 0743 hours on 1/7/16, Northern Clearing, Incorporated, (Northern Clearing) reported a 1 gallon spill of transmission oil (oil) from a bulldozer working on a right of way (ROW) off of Old Mountain Road in Kingsbury Plantation.  It appears that the bulldozer incurred damage while clearing the ROW.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled (oil) and some snow was removed.  The contaminated material was brought back to their staging area for disposal by an environmental waste contractor.  The dozer was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-13-2016*I received a call indicating a grader had blown a hydraulic hose while plowing snow along Wintergreen Way.  The driver shut the grader down after realizing what had happened, but not before about two gallons of oil spilled to the paved roadway.  Brewer Public Works personnel used sorbent material to recover what free product they could.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-20-2016*A small amount of hydrochloric acid was spilled to the ballast from a tank car.  The impacted material was collected by Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-21-2016*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground due to customer inattention during the filling of her vehicle. The spill occurred during a heavy rain event, so no collection was possible.  Since some product made it to the sewer drain, I recommended that the spiller notify the fire department to assess possible public safety concerns.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected.
I-12-2016*I received a report from Dead River Company (DR) reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil due to a corroded fuel line.  DR crews are on scene and have soaked up the spilled oil (less than 1/4 gallon) using sorbent powder/speedy dry. There was some minor odors in the home but they have dissipated.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
B-23-2016*The United States Coast Guard made notification of a skiff that took on water and sank at Hancock Point.  A small sheen was briefly noticed, and suspected to be from the small gasoline can for the outboard motor.  No further Division of Response Services action.
P-35-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the road due to a vehicle accident.  The local fire department collected the spilled oil with sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-39-2016*On January 21, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a lube oil spill at the Northern Maine Junction near 1010 U. S. Route 2.  The 1 gallon spill was caused by a leak from the engine compartment.  The spill was contained in a bucket and was spilled on the rail and snow.  The area affected was approximately a radius of 2 feet.  The train ties and rail were wiped down with sorbents, and the snow was shoveled up.  Approximately 10 pounds of sorbent and mixed liquid media was collected.  The material will be disposed of in an Enpro Services, Inc., container.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-33-2016*I received a call indicating seven gallons release of oil had occurred at the entered location resulting from a storm damage incident. Contaminated gravel was removed from the site and disposed of properly. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-34-2016*I received a call indicating a blown hydraulic line on a plow truck resulted in approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil being spread lightly over much of a South Brewer plow route.  Because the driver did not immediately realize the incident had occurred, no recovery was possible.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1093-2015*This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of out-of-service, underground product piping for heating oil.  Based on geoprobes by Ransom Consulting prior to the piping abandonment, contamination was confirmed.  I understand that the piping was removed on 12/22/15.  The site was being managed with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Brownfields Program which had set clean-up goals for prohibited discharges.  During a site visit, I noted the piping appeared to have been removed.  No MDEP Division of Response Services clean-up actions were required.

The location is suburban residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  This aboveground storage tank (AST) bulk plant has been out of service for 5 to 10 years or more, and the subject of past MDEP Division of Response Services spill reports.  The property is being redeveloped.

1)  Oil contaminated media may remain on site above or below the clean-up action level, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as required.  See past spill reports and the records of MDEP Brownfields Program for further information.
2)  Discharges are known to be prior to 1990, and/or non-reported and may not be covered by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.



P-34-2016*On 1/13/16, ECS Eclipse, a spill reporting company for Xtra Mart and Alliance Energy, reported a discharge of gasoline and fire suppression powder to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  There was an overfill of a customer vehicle at a dispenser and it appears a store clerk set off the firefighting system despite there being no fire.  Without a firefighting system, the dispensing of gasoline had to stop.  The fire suppression powder does not appear to be a hazardous material, but would need to be disposed of as a special waste.

On 1/14/16, while in the vicinity, I visited and confirmed the discharges were cleaned to state satisfaction.  No further cleanup is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-36-2016*On Thursday, 1/14/16, a fisherman, Mr. Scangas, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the Presumpscot River just below the hydro dam in North Windom was a neon green color and he feared a hazardous material or an ethylene glycol antifreeze discharge to the water.  The color was reported to be in solution in the water and not floating atop the water like an oil, and not sinking to the bottom like a dense non-aqueous phase liquid (see photos).  I was familiar with this location, having visited this part of the river recently.

As Sebago Lake is a public water supply, I contacted MDEP Water Quality Management Division, and the Portland Water District (PWD).  Gordon Lane of PWD referred me to Brad Goulet, Hydro Manager with Sappi (S. D. Warren mill).  Sappi connected me with Ted Berry Company (TBC), who stated that they had applied dye to the river below the hydro dam on 1/14/16 and had not made proper notifications within their chain of command.  An excess amount of dye appears to have been used.  TBC staff was investigating for leaks in the dam drainage system.  With several days the dye appears to have degraded and diluted.

TBC submitted a Safety Data Sheet for the dye: a USA Bluebook yellow/Green Liquid product, Product Number 306001, 48553, et al.  The product is listed as "not hazardous according to OSHA 29 1910.1200."  Recommended use is as a "water tracing & leak detection dye".

There are no further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.




P-37-2016*On 1/14/16, Sanford Dispatch Center reported a leak of hydraulic oil to the ground at the Sanford Highway Department behind the garage.  A salt truck was reported to have blown a line.  An oil stain of about 20' by 6' was reported.  Sanford Fire Department responded to assist with the clean-up.  The cold weather would inhibit the oil from traveling far and soaking into the soil.

The location is rural commercial and residential and served by municipal water.  No further Division of Response Services requirements are envisioned for this spill at this time.
P-38-2016*The Maine Turnpike Authority reported that there had been a tractor trailer accident at Mile 79.8 Northbound.  The accident caused 50 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the roadway.  The diesel ran across the paved road and into a catch basin (in the crossover) and out into a ditch on the east side of the Turnpike.  That night sorbent material was used to contain and collect as much diesel as possible.  The following day, Jon Woodard of the Division of Response Services in the Augusta Office, oversaw the removal of contaminated soil and snow.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-39-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to its concrete base when the transformer was struck by a snow plow.  Central Maine Power Company staff collected the oil with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-40-2016*Approximately 2.5 gallons of off-road diesel fuel was released to the ground surface when a boat was overfilled. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and a small amount of gravel was dug up. The impacted materials were disposed of by Dead River Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-41-2016*A small amount of heating oil was spilled to the ground when this indoor tank was overfilled.  Dead River Company collected the spilled oil outside with speedi-dri sorbent material.  Dead River gained access to the house through the property caretaker and there were no problems in the basement.  I visited the site and the outside cleanup was satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-44-2016*An aboveground storage tank had been encased with cinder blocks and the void filled with sand decades ago.  This 'bunker tank' was being removed by a burner technician who smelled oil and wasn't able to determine a cause or source.  His concern the tank had leaked to the sand and/or slab warranted a request for expertise.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel field screened the sand and metered the now exposed floor and tank.  The source of the odor was determined to be the fitting associated with the gauge; the pipe dope had dried and vapors were bypassing the threads.  There was no release from this tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-157-2016*On March 16, I received a report from Michelle Carter concerning gasoline in her well.   The home was located at 1747 Airline Road in Alexander.  When I arrived I made some observations about water quality.  Certainly the water is hard and has some undesirable qualities.  The water did not have an odor, sheen, or oily feel.  I also tested the water vapor with my Photo Ionization Detector.  I told the homeowner that I did not suspect petroleum contamination.  I asked if they wanted the water tested for petroleum at their cost.  I did leave a testing kit for them to sample the water for normal well water parameters.

No source was found.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-151-2016*I received a report that an independent trucking contractor for Dunkin Donuts had gone off the road at the entered location resulting in a small diesel fuel spill very close to the Penobscot River.  When I arrived, the Fire Department had already deployed sorbent material to catch a small diesel drip.  Once the truck was removed, I recovered the sorbent material and a small amount of contaminated soil from the site.  The river is not at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-152-2016*I received a call indicating that Mr. Perry?s vessel had sunk on its mooring at the entered location which is also his residence. The vessel had about 275 gallons of diesel on board when it went down. When I arrived there was very little sheening coming from the boat. The boat was surrounded with sorbent boom as a precaution and two other vessels were retained to try to haul the boat off the bottom and ground it in the intertidal zone so it could be salvaged.

When the vessel was raised, some fuel burped out of the engine room. I estimate about 100 gallons were released some of which was recovered with sorbent material. Once the boat was safely grounded, I pumped the remaining fuel out of the tanks on a low tide. The vessel was offloaded of its fishing gear and floated on the next incoming tide. The cause of the sinking was unclear although the boat was very heavily loaded with fishing gear when it went down.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-153-2016*On 2/29/16, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a three gallon mineral oil spill from a transformer involved in a car pole accident.  The oil released into water in the ditch and was clean up with sorbent pads.  CMP collected and transported for later disposal by a qualified waste contractor for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-41-2016*Nathaniel Knox from the Maine Department of Transportation reported that an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked from a plow truck to the concrete garage floor.  He reported that a fitting was leaking for some time while the truck was in the garage for maintenance.  They had contained and collected the spilled oil with oil absorbent pads and sand.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-42-2016*On 1/21/16, at 0856 hours, Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their technicians had found a spill in a dirt basement from a leaking bleeder valve on a heating oil tank filter. I went to the site and found stained soil under the filter. I removed an estimated 400 pounds of soil before field tests indicated only slightly positive for oil indicating the amount of oil discharged was small. The area was backfilled. The air upstairs tested less than 1 part per million (ppm) for organic vapors with a photo ionization detector. I checked with the owner a few days later and she could detect no oil vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-44-2016*Lube oil from a truck spilled to a paved parking lot.  Speedy dry was used to contain and absorb the oil.  The speedy dry was swept up and disposed of.  No further action.
A-45-2016*An underground oil storage tank at Wiscasset High School was overfilled causing a small amount of oil to spill out the vent pipe and splash onto the side of the school.  Oil also overflowed into the fill box of the tank.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-47-2016*A small amount of oil spilled to the pavement at a bulk oil facility due to inattentiveness when disconnecting hoses after filling the truck.  The spilled oil was contained to asphalt and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-49-2016*On 1.26.16, Eric Speck from Bristol called concerned that there was an issue with his well water possibly due to a nearby tree processing operation.  I investigated the tree processing operation but saw no oil spills.  I spoke with the logger and he indicated that the residents on the street were upset that he chose to process trees near their homes, but he assured me that he was aware of the requirement to clean up all oil spills.

Mr. Speck and the Mullins requested we sample their water for the appropriate petroleum compounds.  There was a below detection limit value in the results, but this may have been a lab error.  Regardless, the investigation is ongoing and I will continue to check in with the residents of the road and the logger in order to make sure that there are no further issues and also to investigate all possible sources. I also referred this site to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services for well sampling and/or further contact with the concerned homeowners

As of 8/16/16, I had not observed any release of petroleum products by the loggers nor had Alex Pugh.  I find no further investigation by the Division of Response Services is necessary and turn the site over to the Division of Technical Services if they determine any further investigation or water analysis is warranted.
I-63-2016*Under the oversight of the certified tank installers/ licensed site assessors, the loading rack, dispenser and supply piping are being removed. The consultant called to inform Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response that several field screening soil samples exceeded the DEP's notification parameters, but were below the established clean-up standards for this site. Tier 2 soil remediation guidelines for the outdoor commercial worker exposure scenario.

Tanks #4-#8 were purged and cleaned in ground. Based on findings of Site Assessment for Facility#9353, there was no evidence of a release associated with Tanks #4-8.  However, VPH and EPH levels were detected (above notification levels) in the piping trench and beneath the canopy.  Site assessment findings suggest that these elevated levels most likely are associated with an older spill (I-219-2004).  Due to the lack of any private or public water supply wells within 1,000 feet and the levels being below the established clean-up standard no soils were removed from the site.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-728-2015*On 11/25/15, at 1336 hours, Dead River Company reported that they were at a residence with an inside heating oil tank that was leaking. I contacted Dead River, and they reported that the tank was in a dirt floor basement and it was still leaking. The leak was in the side of the tank, up against the wall, and they could not reach the leak to patch it. I suggested that they put a vacuum on the tank to stop or at least slow the leak until it can be pumped out. I went to the site and found that Dead River had begun to pump out the tank into a temporary tank. The leaking tank had a corrosion hole about a quarter of the way down from the top of the tank. The corrosion appeared to be caused by the large amount of wet mortar and soil debris accumulated between the field stone wall and the metal tank. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect the spilled oil. Ventilation was put into the basement to help remove the oil vapors. I explained to the owner, Mr. Johnson, that oil-impacted soil would require removal to stop the oil vapor issue. Mr. Johnson completed a Clean-Up Options Agreement, choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) manage the clean-up. I had Dead River install a temporary tank. The area is served by public water, but there was a home with a drinking water well approximately 400 feet away. The next day I installed an air scrubber to reduce the oil vapors in the living area upstairs.

On 12/3/15, I met Environmental Projects, Inc., on site and removed oil contaminated soil in the basement. Soil removal was stopped when the bottom of the foundation wall and the chimney foundation were reached at about 18 inches deep. A soil sample was taken for laboratory analysis to document contamination that could not be removed without compromising the structure. A subsurface ventilation system and vapor barrier was put in place before back-filling with crushed stone. I referred the site to the MDEP Division of Technical Services for drinking water well risk determination, and indoor air and long term remediation engineering. Alex Pugh, MDEP geologist, reported that the well down the street was not at risk.

On 1/11/16, Mr. Johnson reported that after a heavy rain storm, there was oil on top of the water that had come into the basement. I went to the site and found a small amount of oil on top of standing water in the basement and removed it with oil absorbent pads. The oil was probably washed in from under the foundation wall where contamination could not be removed. I had the water in the basement vacuumed out of the basement to reduce oil vapors. The temporary tank was still in place and I found that the coupling joining the existing fuel line to the temporary line was weeping oil. I put oil absorbent pads under it and had Dead River Company come to tighten the coupling. I informed Mr. Johnson that he needed to arrange to have a tank installed so the temporary tank system could be removed.  The site continued to have recurring issues with oil vapors. The foundation wall was washed and the basement ventilated.

On 3/10/16, under the direction of Harrison Bispham, MDEP Engineer, I had the basement area re-excavated. A more extensive subsurface ventilation system was put in place along with a sump and pump system to remove basement water. The site was assigned to Mr. Bispham.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-729-2015*On 11/27/15, Thomaston Fire Department reported a spill of unknown amount of heating oil into a basement from a broken outlet an a home heating oil tank.  I met the Fire Department on scene.  A wood pile in the basement fell onto the tank outlet and cracked it, releasing fuel onto the basement cracked concrete floor.  The Fire Department and the owner had contained and collected the oil with oil absorbents and speedy dry sorbent material.  The area is served by public water.  There were oil vapor odors in the upstairs living space.  The tank outlet was repaired.  I collected the oiled absorbents and laid down more.  The area was covered with plastic and a ventilation fan was installed to control oil vapors.  I met with the owner and explained the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund.  The owner completed an application for the fund and also a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 12/1/15, I had a contractor start the cleanup.  The tank was pumped out and moved away from the spill site.  The oil impacted concrete floor was taken up and oiled soil underneath removed.  The hole was backfilled with a vapor barrier and new concrete was poured.  The ventilation was left in place.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the indoor air.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-836-2015*On 12/21/2015, I responded to a complaint of a dumped car/boat battery at the entered location.  Upon arrival I could not locate a battery.  I contacted an acquaintance of the complainant, who advised the complianant would call me if they found the battery later.  It is possible that the Maine Department of Transportation, town, or someone else picked up the battery prior to my arrival as I did not hear from the complainant as of 12/29/2015.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-838-2015*I Responded to report of a #2 fuel oil leak at the entered location, a mobile home development.  Upon arrival I observed a leaking 275 gallon capacity, residential supply tank leaking from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  It was estimated that the leak may have started to leak earlier in the day and leaked about 143 gallons.  The oil migrated to a drainage ditch that runs through the mobile home park and discharges to a swale, wet land area, several hundred yards away from the spill location.

I tracked the oil to a second culvert on the next street over, Maple Street, and observed that oil had not made it this far.  Sorbents were deployed to contain the leak up stream toward the spill location, about 100 yards of drainage water was impacted.

12.22.15  Responder Jon Woodard oversaw the removal of sorbents, soil and free phase product by Clean Harbors of Maine, Hampden, vac-truck.

12.23.15 I inspected the area and observed additional oil, perhaps upwards of 20 gallons, that leached out of the soil under the supply tank pad and into the drainage ditch.  I replaced sorbent pads.

12.24.15 I replaced oil impacted sorbents, slight reduction in amount.

12.26.15 I replaced oil impacted pads, substantial reduction in amounts removed sorbent pads downstream past first culvert as no threat of migration present, however small amounts of free phase product continues to leach out of soil near tank location.

12.30.15 I conducted additional excavation, removing pad and additional contaminated soil.  The area was backfilled and a new tank installed by Dead River Oil Company, Brewer.

No further Response action anticipated.


A-564-2015*Maritime Energy Company reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil which was due to the overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank.  The vent for the tank terminated on a stone roof.  The stones were impacted as well as some soil outside the building.   Maritime Energy was able to clean up the affected media without incident.

No site visit was made as the spill was minor and there were no environmental receptors at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-566-2015*Discharge of hydraulic oil from broken hose on dump truck.  Responsible party cleaned up affected media which was trucked to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-570-2015*A citizen reported some buckets on the River's edge in Clinton.   The buckets were retrieved and determined to contain water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-580-2015*On 9/17/2015 in Madison, the Somerset County Communication Center reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of lube oil resulted when a plane blew it's engine in midflight over Wesserunsett Lake. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing and was towed to shore. The Madison Fire Department boomed off the plane that continued to leak oil. A site visit was made to assist with the clean-up and collect oiled sorbent material. No further response action is expected.
A-581-2015*On 9/17/2015 in Belfast, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a mechanical failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
A-582-2015*On 9/18/2015 in Waterville, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of waste oil to the Kennebec River was a result of the ongoing malfunction of the facility's waste water treatment system. The spill was inside the hard boom in the outfall area on the river, and was collected with sorbent material. The outfall continues to produce a sheen on the river.
A-584-2015*C. N. Brown Company reported the discharge of 6 to 7 cups of #2 fuel oil from a home heating oil tank.  The tank developed a corrosion hole that allowed the product to leak out onto the concrete floor of the basement.  C. N. Brown immediately patched the tank and made arrangements to pump out the tank and replace it the following Monday.

I followed up with the homeowner Kate Willis, to confirm that she was not smelling oil in the house.  She did not complain of any issue with the smell of oil vapors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-585-2015*On 9/18/2015, Winthrop Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of spilled #2 fuel oil was the result of a supply line leak in a basement. It was originally reported to be a 100 gallon spill, as that was the amount the homeowner felt was missing. A site visit was made to investigate, and only a gallon or so of oil was visible in the basement. I could find no evidence of oil in the perimeter drain outfall. I offered to geoprobe around the home to find oil, but the home owner declined. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-586-2015*On 9/20/2015 in Richmond, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from a car pole accident. CMP cleaned up the spill with sorbent material, and no further response action is expected.
A-587-2015*On 9/21/2015 in Belfast, the fire department reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 20 gallon spill originated from an unknown leaking vehicle. The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-591-2015*A report of a discharge of #2 fuel heating oil was made to Glen Wall of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The reporter claimed that a mobile home had been removed and the contractor had spilled the fuel oil when removing the above ground oil storage tank (AST).

I visited the site the following Monday and met with the property owner on site.  I was able to see where the oil had spilled and been covered up with sand.  I contacted the company who had moved the home, Pray's Homes of Belfast, and informed them the soil would need to be cleaned up.  They agreed to have a contractor excavate the soil and dispose of it.

Jeremy Greenman of the Division of Response Services oversaw the excavation of the contaminated soil on 9/24/15.   17.09 tons of soil were dispose of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-774-2015*McGee Construction Company reported that a blown hydraulic line on a piece of their equipment had resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The product impacted soil which was excavated by McGee Construction and properly disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1081-2015*Pine Tree Waste Services (Pine Tree) reported that a garbage truck released approximately one gallon of antifreeze to the road surface along Route 114 in Gorham. Pine Tree could not provide an address but indicated the spill occurred between Gorham High School and Maple Road. Pine Tree reportedly cleaned up the spill with sorbents and disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1085-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost out the vent to the ground due to an overfill.  A few scoops of oily soil were collected for disposal.  Dead River Company employees inspected the basement and found no oil leaking inside as a result of the overfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-3-2016*Response received report of spill of an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil due to a hole in a hydraulic hose on the boom log truck loader.  Hydraulic oil sprayed onto loader and snow covered ground.  Hose was replaced. Loader was washed in designated wash bay prior to resuming service and wood fines used to recover any residual material on ground.  Recovered material burned in facility boiler per permitted standard operation procedure.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-4-2016*I received a call from Bill Parker, Regional Environmental Coordinator for ReEnergy Holdings LLC, reporting a small spill of diesel fuel at their Fort Fairfield Biomass Power Plant. There was an overfill of a loader while refueling that resulted in spilling about 1 gallon of diesel fuel.  ReEnergy shift crew used sorbent materials (wood fines) to soak up the spilled diesel.  The oily debris was scooped up by a loader and placed in the plant's fuel reclamation pile for burning in the plant's boiler per license conditions.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-1092-2015*SUMMARY
On 9/18/15, while in the vicinity, I visited this registered, out of service, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on its status. Based on the intact concrete tank pad and road boxes, the UST appears to still be there on the north side of the building and still be out of service.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This consumptive-use, no. 6 heating oil UST has been out of service since about 2005 with its last annual inspection in 2004.  I understand the building is presently unoccupied with the last tenant moving out years ago after the Town of Sanford closed the building.  The area is suburban commercial, industrial, and residential use and is served by municipal water service.  To the east is the location of other former Goodall Mill buildings, now redeveloped as the York County Community Action facility, and considerable 6-oil contamination of its own.

The property is understood to be contaminated from historical #6 oil discharges documented in P-111-1995, et al.  There are no current on-going remedial actions at this time.  See spill report P-812-2006, et al. for further information.

1)  This out of service UST facility has been referred to Ms. McLaughlin with the MDEP UST compliance unit.  I understand that this UST was required under Maine statute to have been abandoned by removal in 2005 or 2006.  Being a heated, heavy oil, UST facility: a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment is required.
2)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned for the near future.  Based on known discharges not fully remediated to state satisfaction, future MDEP Division of Response Services involvement is advisable and expected.

B-165-2016*At 1019 hours on 3/22/16, Brian Bernosky, of the Maine Air National Guard (MEANG) reported a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a ruptured hose on a deicer truck.  The spill occurred late last night on the tarmac as the deicer was deicing an aircraft.  They used their vactor to collect the spilled oil.  Any residue would flow to the oil water separator that collects runoff from this area.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-171-2016*On March 24, Rusty Ames, from Casella Waste Management, Inc., called with a hydraulic spill.  The spill occurred at 16 Kidspeace Way in Ellsworth.  Casella was collecting refuse on the property when a hydraulic line broke and approximately one gallon of hydraulic sprayed onto the dirt, gravel, and pavement.  Speedy dri sorbent material was used to collect product from the paved driveway and gravel area.  Ten pounds of contaminated speedy dri was recovered, and 3 gallons of contaminated snow.  The material will be disposed of in Pine Tree Waste Services waste stream.  No resources were at risk.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
I-69-2016*On March 20, 2016 a vacuum breaker on the 18% sulphite whitewater return pipe released an estimated 60 gallons of sulphite whitewater. The vacuum breaker is located roughly 30 feet from the abutment on the United States side of the river. Whitewater fell on the snow covered shore beneath the bridge, roughly 35 feet from the water line. Estimated flow rate was about 1-3 gallons per minute. Mill employee shut off the small hand valve just below the vacuum breaker and stopped the leak. Due to the location of the spill no cleanup action can be taken.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-175-2016*On March 25, I received a call from Bill Swanson of 4 Village Park Drive on Mount Desert.  He was concerned about an oil smell in his home.  When he investigated, he found an oil stain on the top of his tank, similar to what an overfill may look like.  He also sent pictures of the sides and bottom of the tank.  Mr. Swanson washed the oil from the side of the tank, with simple green cleaner.  When I arrived to investigate, there were no vapors in the home or basement.  The tank appeared to have been overfilled, however, when I opened the tank, it appeared that there was sufficient room in the tank.  In addition, the last fill up was several weeks ago which does not correspond to when the odor was noticed.  The bottom of the tank showed some outside rust and some suspicious observations of the tank.  However, I see no evidence of oil leaking from the tank.  After speaking with the homeowner about the potential risks, he decided to keep the tank for now.  He plans to keep an eye on it and make certain not to fill the tank too full or allow it to get too empty.

No resources at risk. No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-176-2016*On March 25, I received a call from Glenburn Fire Chief, David Vrailey.  Chief Vrailey told me a resident of 1008 Essex Street was concerned about a blue compound that appears to have been crushed in a trash truck and spilled on the ground.  The material was in several locations along Essex Street.  The blue granular compound was water soluble and did not seem to have an effect on the pH of water.  I believe the product was a blue dye.   A small amount had a great ability to cause a color change.  I advised the chief I believed this product was not hazardous.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-45-2016*On Tuesday, 1/19/16, while in the vicinity, I visited this location for a planned abandonment by removal for a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility and property was owned and operated by Dead River Company.  The location is dense commercial use with some residential use.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  On the removal notice Portland Pump Company (PPC) was expected to remove the facility on 1/16/16; the 10-day notification period would make it allowable to remove the facility on 1/1/16.  PPC planned to inert the gasoline USTs with dry ice.

The lot was covered in snow, though it was clear that the vent pipes and the single dispenser island were gone.  Probing the snow, I noted exposed sand fill where the concrete UST and dispenser pads had been.  PPC reported over the phone that they had abandoned the facility the previous week of 1/11/16; prior to the "expected date of removal" but after the 10-days for notification, so Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services did not have opportunity to attend the UST facility removal.  St. Germain Collins was the listed company for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

Previous UST facilities at the property were removed in 1988 and in 1991.  Tanks T-5 and T-6 are registered as abandoned in place in 1983, which was prior to Maine Chapter 691 rules for proper abandonment in place and a UST closure site assessment.  No new UST facility was installed and I understand that the property is for sale.

a)  I noted no record that evidence of discharges had been reported during this UST facility abandonment.
b)  See the UST registration file 5653 and the UST closure environmental assessment for additional information.  A Phase-2 assessment of the other, former UST facility locations may be prudent.
c)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
d)  At this time, MDEP Division of Response Services recommends no further actions based on present information.

P-46-2016*On 1/19/2016 I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike reporting a truck accident with diesel fuel spillage at Mile 42 Southbound on the Maine Turnpike. I responded immediately and met Mr. Branscom on site.  He had called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the spill as well.  Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel was estimated to have leaked from the truck during the accident.  Clean Harbors was able to recover some of the spilled fuel with a vacuum truck and sorbents.  The diesel contaminated soils were removed on 1/28/2016. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-47-2016*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their outside oil tank.  The oil tank was in a shed-like enclosure with a wooden floor.  The oil had leaked out of the tank and saturated all of the wood on the bottom of the shed and then soaked into the ground.  Dead River installed a temporary oil tank in the backyard to supply the furnace with oil while the cleanup occurred.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services and they removed the contaminated wood, removed the oil tank, and excavated some of the contaminated soil underneath the shed.  Because of the frost wall for the garage and other factors, very little soil was able to be removed.  They created a recovery well right underneath the shed and for a while it was pumped with a vacuum truck to remove all the free product that came into it.  Eventually, I referred the case to our Division of Technical Services and they brought out one of the Department's treatment trailers which pumped the well, removed the oil, and treated the water for discharge.  At that point the Division of Technical Services took over management of the site.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-48-2016*Jamey Libsack reported that there was a leak from a loose fitting after he had his system serviced by Charlie Burnham Energy & Heating Service.  I visited the home and found that the small amount of oil that had leaked out had run across the concrete floor and into a floor drain.  The technician from Charlie Burnham Heating was at the home fixing the leak and cleaning up the spill.  The oil that made it to the floor drain had been recovered with a sorbent pad and the floor had been cleaned with speedy dry sorbent material.  A window fan had been set up to exhaust air from the space.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-49-2016*Pan Am Railways reported that one of their engines had a small spill from its containment tank when it overfilled.  The engine was sitting near the Sampson Road crossing in Auburn.  The contamination was removed and the waste was containerized and sent to their Waterville facility for future disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-50-2016*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  The hole was in a seam above the level of the Firomatic valve.  Only a cup or so of oil spilled out of the hole.  Dead River cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  I spoke with the homeowner and he was all set with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-51-2016*The Sanford Public Works Department reported that a truck delivering salt to their salt storage shed had blown a hydraulic hose while dumping.  About 15 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto the cement floor of the shed.  The Public Works personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-52-2016*This former church location has been acquired by Pilotage, a LLC entity, who rehabs old buildings and brings multi-cultural arts and social services to the property.  The boiler room houses two 330-gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST's).  The piping was configured with a return loop from the furnace and it appears to have been not properly vented, causing a discharge.  This spill was confined to the floor area immediately beneath and adjacent to the tanks.

Thayer Engineering was hired to facilitate a cleanup and upgrade of the piping system.  Currently the system is operating and with a fuel volume at such a level as another discharge is not possible.

Mr. Smith showed me to the boiler room where I swept up some of the spent speedy dry sorbent material which was bagged and transported for disposal.  This was followed by another small application of speedy dry to allow for more absorption of oil and better/safer footing in front of the stairs.

No receptors beyond the walls of the boiler room were affected and access is restricted to the location.  Based on the amount of oil discharged, the limited distribution and cleanup undertaken and planned, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-53-2016*Burner malfunction caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product also impacted the framework of a wood framed shelving system.  Speedy dry sorbent material was used to recover spilled product then the bottoms of the wooden legs were removed.  A fan was temporarily installed in the basement to evacuate vapors from the space.  After a couple days, the fan was removed and the air in the living space was monitored.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-54-2016*PCB oil was released from an electrical switch within an historic public water pump house which was being cleaned out prior to its razing.  Spilled product impacted soil within the structure.  All visible signs of contamination plus a buffer were excavated and stockpiled pending disposal analytical.  The perimeter of the excavation was also sampled to confirm a satisfactory cleanup.  Once approved, contaminated soil was landfilled, the hole was backfilled and the razing proceeded.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected. See the attached memo from the responsible party for specifics.
P-55-2016*A ruptured hose on crane 400 at the Bath Iron Works (BIW) Harding facility caused the release of approximately .5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the soil. BIW excavated the impacted soil and stockpiled it for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-56-2016*Sprague Energy Corporation reported a release of approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil that was caused by a faulty seal in a pump associated with tank 105. The released oil was contained in a concrete secondary containment structure that was filled with snow and ice. The released oil was cleaned up by shoveling out the snow and placing it in drums for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-19-2016*I received report of a small spill/weep of kerosene oil from a leaking fuel line from an outside oil storage tank (AST) at Donald Pelkey's home. Dead River (DR) is investigating the leaking line and will make repairs.  According to Mark Bossie (DR Manager) their technicians found that there was a plastic valve in the tank that was leaking oil.

Repairs were made.

No further response action at this time.
B-51-2016*On January 27, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways called to report a lube oil spill at the Northern Maine Junction near U. S. Route 2 Track 3.  The .25 gallon spill was caused by a leak from the engine compartment of engine 310.  The spill was  on the rail and snow.  The area affected was approximately of a radius of 2 feet. The train, ties and rail were wiped down with sorbents, and the snow was shoveled up.   Approximately 5 pounds of sorbent and 5 gallons mixed liquid media was collected.  The material will be disposed of in an Enpro Services, Inc., container.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-49-2016*On January 27, Dan Pugsley of Hampden Fire Department called to report a gasoline spill that occurred due to a pickup truck hitting an object in the road that punctured the gas tank.  The truck stopped at 331 Coldbrook Road in Hampden, and it was estimated  8 gallons were released.   The mishap occurred on January 26 at about 20:20 hours.   Hampden Fire put down speedy dri sorbent material and thought they collected most of it.  I arrived to examine the scene later on the 27th.  I was able to collect additional product absorbed into the snow in the ditch.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-854-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of kerosene to the ground.  The tank was located underneath the deck below the doorway to the home, so salt applications over the years severely corroded the tank.  Approximately 50 gallons of unspilled product was transferred out of the tank, then it was removed.  Contaminated soil was removed with a vactor down to the footer.  The side walls were rendered clean, but lingering contamination remains at the bottom of the hole. Said contamination should not present vapor intrusion to the living space, and the local area is served by public water, so no further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services.
P-856-2015*On 10/9/2015, notice was received of small gasoline overfill of a customer's auto at the dispensers.  The spill was responded to and cleaned up by Cumberland Farms staff.  No spillage to drains or waters.

I later checked the site and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-857-2015*On Tuesday, 10/13/15, Northeast Air reported a small discharge of jet fuel that overfilled out an aircraft at the FedEx aircraft ramp and Federal Aviation Administration office of the Portland Jetport.

Mr. Malcom of Northeast Air reported a stain on the pavement of 4' to 5' in diameter.  Based on this and the fuel, I estimated a spill volume of about five gallons.  The Jetport Fire Station reportedly responded and the spill was cleaned up.  No spillage was reported to have reached drains or surface water.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-862-2015*Tank corrosion was beginning to erode an aboveground tank as evidenced by tank wetness near the base at one end.  Also, the fitting where the fill piping entered appeared to be lacking pipe dope because it had weeped a small quantity of fuel to the top of the tank, then down the side to the concrete slab below this trailer.  Neither presented odors into the living space and both issues were resolved when the tank was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-863-2015*A motor vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a swamp which presented a gasoline sheen on standing water around the vehicle.  The local fire department deployed sorbent boom as a preventative measure while the vehicle was being extricated.  Said boom was removed thereafter.  No further action necessary at this time by the Division of Response Services.
I-266-2015*On October 16, 2015 a Daigle Oil company delivery driver overfilled an AST and caused a release of 5 gallons of fuel oil. Daigle oil company technician used sorbents pads and removed oil soaked gravel/soil from around the vent pipe. Russ Boucher of JR Boucher & son construction disposed of .5 cubic yard contaminated soils at an area landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-749-2015*On November 4, Scott Lucianno, of Orono Fire Department, called to report a spill of #2 oil.   The spill occurred at the residence of Susan Lessard, at 33 College Heights in Orono.  The spill was a result of a corrosion hole in a 275-gallon tank located in the basement.  An estimated one gallon of oil spilled on a concrete floor.  No oil left the concrete floor to cracks or drains, etcetera.  It was cleaned using sorbent pads.  In all, five pounds of pads were collected.  The tank was pumped out into another tank by a friend of the homeowner.  I offered the Department's assistance to the homeowner to evaluate vapors.  However, the offer was declined.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.

B-774-2015*On November 16, a report was received from Robert Gardiner of Maine Emergency Management Agency.  The report came via Washington County Emergency Management Agency.  The report was that a propane truck had rolled over on U. S. Route 1 in Whiting near Gardner Lake Road.   After speaking with Lieutenant Willy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Robert Foster of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, and the Whiting Fire Department Chief, we were able to determine: The Bobtail Propane Truck had rolled over, initially there was leaking in the hose, 500 gallons of propane remained on board, and liquid could not be removed from the tank given the orientation.   Responder Higgins requested that they delay further operations until we arrived due to the danger the truck posed to the public and responders on scene.  When we arrived at approximately 1830 hours, the propane truck had been righted, however, was still in the ditch.  We checked to make certain that there was no leak, and a cursory examination of the damage was made.   We consulted with those on scene R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, Whiting Fire Department, and others to discuss their plan.   The plan that was developed was to pull the partially loaded damaged tank on a vehicle with chassis damage out of the ditch, tow the vehicle 10 miles into Machias where it will be unloaded at R. H. Foster's bulk plant.   The Department's position was expressed that the plan was not the safest method for resolving the incident.  We advised them we felt it was safer to unload the tank where it was.  The on-scene commanders expressed their confidence in the plan as developed.  We made a few suggestions to improve the safety of their plan.  No changes to the plan were made.   We determined that the operation was not safe and left.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-778-2015*On November 18, Jessica Bloodworth, of 91 Forth Street, called about a petroleum smell in her home and several neighbors' homes.  There are several abandoned homes on the street and nearby.  I was able to investigate the homes and determine to some degree of certainty that they were not the source of the leak.  I was also able to access several homes on the street that had the odor at one point.  Only Ms. Bloodworth's home still had an odor in the basement, and to me it smelled like turpentine.  The levels were high in the basement drain, so I blocked the drain off to prevent odors.

I followed up by phone several times and Ms. Bloodworth was not concerned about the odor after the initial visit.

No definitive source was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-187-2016*A motor vehicle accident reportedly caused the release of approximately 1 pint of antifreeze to the paved road surface. The spilled product was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-496-2015*On 8-12-15, Arnold Fessenden reports the discovery of elevated levels of petroleum at Kempton Tobey and Son. This was discovered during the site assessment of the removal of underground storage tanks (UST). This site is located in China at 20 Branch Mills Road.  These two tanks were pumped out and removed. No additional tanks are located on site and no tanks will be installed. This UST facility will be closed. There is a private well nearby and a public well in the opposite direction. These facts cause the cleanup to fall under the most strict cleanup standards.

Soil removal started on that afternoon. The soil was stockpiled on site and several dump trucks were used to transport the oil contaminated soil to Dragon Products Company. Soil excavation continued for the next two days.  Bedrock was encountered at about ten feet below the ground surface.  On 8-14-15, I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to pump out the groundwater that had accumulated in the excavation. The excavation was backfilled somewhat during the weekend. On Monday 8-17, the backfilling was nearly complete.  Arnold Fessenden was on site for three days screening soil and performing the site assessment.

635.52 tons were disposed of at Dragon Products Company.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services due to the proximity of drinking water wells.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-667-2015*I received a call reporting that a small spill had occurred during a rain storm at the entered location.  Mr. Berce theorized that the spill was from a leaking car that had been parked nearby, but had left the area before fire department personnel arrived on scene.  No recovery effort was made as all evidence of a spill quickly washed away in the heavy rain event occurring at the time.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-668-2015*I received a call indicating a corrosion hole in a home heating oil tank at the entered location had resulted in a large spill in the basement. The spill went unnoticed for several days which resulted in oil being lost from the tank, to the concrete floor, across an adjacent garage floor and out the garage door to a gravel driveway where it sunk into the ground. I estimate nearly 150 gallons of oil were lost.

I used sorbent material to clean up free product on contaminated surfaces to the extent possible and installed a fan to control vapors in the home. I hired an excavation contractor to remove contaminated soil from the site as a drinking water supply was deemed to be at risk.

The site was referred to Technical Services for ongoing vapor and well monitoring. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-669-2015*I received a call indicating that a truck had gone off the side of the highway and ruptured its oil pan resulting in a five gallon motor oil spill.  I arrived on site and found the truck to be in a precarious position and decided it would be difficult to recover it without rupturing the saddle tanks.  I offloaded the diesel from the saddle tanks and used some sorbent to recover what I could of the motor oil.  No surface water was impacted.  The truck was recovered without incident.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-670-2015*I received a call indicating a pinched gasket during a routine service of a home heating oil system led to a spill of about 30 gallons to a homeowner's basement.  The oil followed a French drain in the basement to a foundation drain and was discharged outside.  The oil then found its way to a small drainage ditch and into the ocean.  I deployed sorbent materials to collect oil before it entered the ocean.  The basement floor and drains were flushed in an effort to remove oil and vapors from the basement. This was successful and a ventilation system was not needed.  I tended sorbent materials for a few days until no more oil was being discharged.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-671-2015*I received a call indicating there had been a small overfill at the entered location.  The driver of the car left the scene without reporting the incident.  Orono Fire Department responded and cleaned up the small gas spill with sorbent material.  The spilled fuel was contained to concrete.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-895-2015*A small amount of anti-freeze was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-925-2015*A small amount of engine oil was lost to the road surface due to an automobile collision.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-926-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this basement floor due to a pinched gasket on the oil filter during a service. Dead River Company collected the spilled oil with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-659-2015*On October 7, Wynne Guglielmo called in an antifreeze spill.  The spill occurred at 19 Westland Street.  Approximately one gallon of anti-freeze was lost from a city bus due to a collision.  The antifreeze was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material and a street sweeper.  The sorbent will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No receptors are at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-1003-2015*During the renovation of this property, an underground tank was unearthed on the west side of the main building, as a crew was breaking ground to install a grease slop tank.  Oily water from inside the tank as well as oily groundwater from the hole were removed via vacuum truck.  The tank was then removed.  Contaminated soil was present.  The only material removed from the hole was to accommodate the installation of below grade infrastructure and it was stockpiled on site to be disposed in bulk.  This property is a Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) site, so stockpiled material was to be composite sampled and disposed in accordance with that agreement.  Lingering contamination poses no threat to future uses of that general location which was identified as a parking lot.  The environmental consultant documented this effort in the form of a modified removal assessment.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1006-2015*On December 04, 2015, Burns & McDonnell Company reported a hydraulic oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Line Corridor on North River Road in Auburn.

Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was released from a broken hose on heavy equipment that was being operated. Pavement and timber mats were affected by the discharge. Sorbent pads were placed on the oily area and disposed of properly.

No waterways were affected by the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-16-2016*On January 21, an anonymous caller reported pink stained snow around a pump island at Irving Farms Market. Once on site a release of fuel could not be observed. However Scott Irving stated that a spill did take place but most of the fuel was sprayed in a fine mist covering snow bank and a snow covered driveway. On closer inspection the area that had the heaviest contamination needed to be cleaned up. Scott was informed that contaminated snow should be removed from the site and future spill should be cleaned as soon as possible.

No further action should be required of Response Services at time.
A-720-2009*Lube oil leak from locomotive.   Affected area cleaned up by Pan Am.
A-420-2012*On 8/13/2012, Sargent Corporation reported a 2.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose on a dump truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-156-2013*On 3/18/2013, in Jay, Verso Corporation Paper Mill reported an oil spill.  The estimated two gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a loose fitting on a crane. The spill was cleaned up by Verso.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-163-2013*On 3/21/2013, in Augusta, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated five gallon spill of transformer oil resulted from a car pole accident.  The spill was cleaned up CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-164-2013*On 3/22/2013, in Rumford, Rumford Falls Hydro reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from falling ice breaking a fitting on a hydraulic valve.  The oil was spilled to the Androscoggin River and no recovery was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-166-2013*On 3/22/2013, in Greene, Burns & McDonnell Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of transmission oil resulted from a transmission failure on a pickup truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-167-2013*On 3/24/2013, in Norridgewock, a homeowner reported a pesticide spill.  The estimated 1 pound spill of Carbaryl resulted from a container being left outside, and later struck by a snow blower.  The snow blower completely destroyed the container and distributed the pesticide over a wide area of snow covered ground.  No recovery was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-181-2013*On 3/29/2013, in New Sharon, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 cup spill of transformer oil was the result of storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-194-2013*On 4/9/2013, in Belfast, a small amount of contaminated soil was discovered during an underground tank removal.  The minor amount of soil was most likely caused by small spills during deliveries to the tank, as the contamination was only around the fill pipe.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-250-2013*Kevin Fabian reported a possible oil sheen on a farm pond on his property. A site visit was made and it was determined that the sheen was an algae or organic in nature. No further response action is expected.
A-251-2013*On 5/7/2013, in Boothbay Harbor, Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 cup spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-252-2013*On 5/7/2013, in West Gardiner, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil resulted from a leaking transformer.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-254-2013*On 5/8/2013, in Fairfield, Irving Oil Corporation reported that a customer had broken a filter assembly on an outside oil tank while trying to move the tank.  The estimated 1 to 2 gallon spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Irving repaired the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-257-2013*On 5/9/2013, in Benton, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill.  The estimated five gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a tamper machine.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-269-2013*On 5/15/2013, in Waterville, Downeast Energy Company reported an oil spill.  The minor spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a pump seal leak on an oil burner.  The spill was cleaned up by Downeast.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-270-2013*On 5/15/2013, in Farmingdale, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-271-2013*On 5/16/2013, in Belgrade, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported an oil spill.  The spill of what appeared to be diesel fuel was spread over the paved surface of Route 135. The spill had soaked into the pavement and no recovery was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-272-2013*On 5/16/2013, in Augusta, Pine Tree Waste Services reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck.  The spill to the paved area was cleaned up by Pine Tree.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-655-2015*On 10/21/2015, Dragon Products Company reported an oil spill in Thomaston. The estimated 7 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted while refueling a piece of equipment. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-720-2015*A sheen was reported in the harbor off Vinalhaven.  The sheen appeared to be by diesel oil and was likely due to a fishing vessel pumping its bilge water.  No cleanup was possible.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Serices is necessary in this matter.
A-13-2016*Overfill of aboveground storage tank was reported by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company.  Cleanup was  conducted by Fielding's Oil & Propane.  No further Division of Response Services action expected in this matter.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-14-2016*Dead River Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank at this address in Round Pond.  Dead River cleaned up the affected area and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-15-2016*Dead River Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank at this address in Skowhegan.  Dead River cleaned up the affected area and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-16-2016*On 1/8/2016, Pan Am Railways reported a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a track machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-17-2016*Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation reported a #2 fuel oil spill in Rockport. The estimated 1 gallon spill to the boiler room floor was the result of a burner malfunction. The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material, and a small amount of oil was lost to a floor drain and was unrecoverable. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-18-2016*A hydraulic line blew on a dump truck.  The oil spilled to a paved parking area and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-21-2016*An oil storage tank at a motel was overfilled causing a small amount of oil to spill to the dirt cellar floor.  The impacted dirt was removed by the oil company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-234-2016*A pad mount electrical transformer suffered a leak of transformer oil (tagged non Polychlorinated biphenyls) due to a weeping gasket.  Central Maine Power Company cleaned up the affected area and disposed of the associated waste.
A-24-2016*Robert West from Circle K reported that there had been a spill of an estimated 15 gallons of diesel fuel behind the Farmington Circle K store where tractor trailers park.  He told me that the area is all paved and they had put speedy dry down to contain and collect the fuel.  I met Mr. West on site.  There was an area of pavement about 10 feet by 40 feet that had standing oil on it in spots.  It appears that a fuel tank was leaking in the area, probably from a tractor trailer that had been parked there.  Mr. West accepted the responsibility to get it cleaned up and called a contractor to collect the oil impacted absorbent and do additional cleanup as necessary.  I confirmed that the area was cleaned up later in the day.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

P-1062-2015*A small amount of heating oil was spilled due to delivery driver inexperience.  The driver didn't shut off the delivery nozzle when the whistle stopped and overfilled the tank.  Some oil foamed out of the vent pipe onto the ground and some leaked from the gauge and onto the basement floor.  Downeast Energy Company technicians hand dug soil from around the vent pipe and used speedi-dri sorbent material on the basement floor.  The home is equipped with a basement ventilation system which likely will have no problem evacuating any remaining oil odor from the home.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-58-2016*While installing a new building foundation on the site, the excavation contractor called to report that they could smell petroleum in the soil while digging.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel informed them that the petroleum impacted soil should be separated and stockpiled for disposal.  The petroleum impacted soil likely came from one of the numerous underground storage tanks (UST's) located on the site in the past.  The UST's have all been removed or abandoned in place and contained numerous different product types including but not limited to leaded gasoline and diesel.  I informed the contractor that the excavated soil needed to be characterized and disposed of.  The soil was reportedly characterized and disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  The exact amount of soil disposed of was not provided to the MDEP.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-59-2016*Filter corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 60 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank. Spilled product impacted the gravel bed for the home, then native sand.  Contaminated soil was excavated from the affected area.  Field screening was conducted during the removal which identified approximately 30 yards of contamination which were disposed.  Groundwater was encountered at approximately 16' below grade.  No evidence of free product or sheen was evident.  The Division of Technical Services was consulted to assess the potential for impact to the public well that serves the neighborhood; no impact is anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-60-2016*On 1/26/16 I received a call from Lauren Johnson of Burns & McDonnell reporting a one pint spill of hydraulic fluid from a blown O-ring on a drill rig at Structure 148-1 off Middle St in Lewiston.  The oil spilled onto soil and was hand excavated and removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-61-2016*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to an overfill.  The home is under construction, the boiler is not in use, and the home is on automatic delivery.  This caused the tank to already be full when the delivery was attempted.  Most of the oil was collected in snow outside near the vent pipe, but some leaked from a tank top fitting inside.  Dead River Company collected the oily snow outside and cleaned up the oil from the basement floor with speedi-dri sorbent material.  They also pumped a small amount of oil from the tank to prevent any further leakage.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-62-2016*A small amount of heating oil was spilled to containment due to a delivery driver's inattention.  The spill was complicated by the driver's misguided, though well-meaning, attempt to resolve the issue.  The oil was contained in the spill bucket, but the driver decided to use snow to clean out the spill bucket and he put the oily snow in a dumpster.  When discovered, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company sent staff to remove the snow from the dumpster for proper disposal and cleaned out the spill bucket.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-63-2016*A small amount of anti-freeze was spilled as the result of a traffic accident.  The product was collected with sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-64-2016*Recently the realtor notified Mr. Bell that there was an apparent oil release from one of the two tanks in the basement.  The house is unoccupied, but checked routinely while listed with a local realtor.  Mr. Bell is currently located in Detroit, not scheduled to be back for at least a month.

We spoke on the phone and arranged for me to meet his caretaker, David, on site at a mutually agreeable time.  After the assessment, I explained his cleanup options and what would be expected from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and the bank to complete the sale of home.

Mr. Bell was sent paperwork and he chose to have MDEP manage the cleanup and likewise applied for fund coverage.  A licensed cleanup contractor was hired and cleanup was scheduled.  It consisted of evacuating any remaining oil within the tanks currently in the basement.  The floor and adjacent base of walls were dry rubbed, and then washed and dried.  Discoloration remained but no evidence of oil.  The area directly beneath the tanks and corner furnace location were seal coated and allowed to dry.  The old piping was removed (fill/vent as well as old copper oil line).  Mr. Bell had a local company install his replacement tank.

Based on the successful remediation MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-65-2016*While offloading a bundle of sixty, 28ft, 2 x 12 Douglas fir timbers, at a home construction site, the weight exceeded the limits of the boom bursting the hydraulic hose.  The breakage subsequently discharged an estimated three gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the ice and compacted snow in the driveway.  The crew quickly applied speedy dry to the spill area and called for assistance.  Another truck with a spill kit arrived, and the discharge was confined to an area on the snow & ice driveway.  The speedy dry and some ice & snow were scraped up and placed in bags for transport and disposal, thru Hammond Lumber's, Belgrade facility.

The site was revisited in the morning and very little additional clean-up was needed.  The last portion of speedy dry was removed and bagged.  No oil was observed reaching the soil, so no excavation was required.  Based on the successful clean-up performed, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-66-2016*On 1/25/16, Biddeford Dispatch reported through the Maine State Police the discharge of vehicle fluids due to a vehicle accident.  The fire department had responded and was cleaning the spill up and requested no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response at the time.

During a site visit, I noted the initial responders had left and the spill was cleaned up satisfactory; a stain on the pavement remained.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was on site changing a utility pole that had been broken by the vehicle collision.  No CMP pole mounted transformer was involved with the accident.  The location is rural residential use.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-67-2016*
NOTIFICATION
On 12/30/15, Mark Albano called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding his landlord requiring Mr. Albano's company do some testing on his company location (leased facility) at 600-612 Riverside in Portland.  Mr. Albano was not actually reporting prohibited discharges.  Mr. Albano also spoke with Randy McMullin of MDEP Solid Waste unit as we thought that this may be a MDEP Solid Waste Division licensed location.

On 1/25/16, Ms. Susan Elichaa notified MDEP Division of Response Services that she was trying to sell this property and that there were spills of "dirty dirt" at the site from leaks by Albano Waste, reportedly put into dumpsters but not yet disposed of.  The spills occurred over the previous year or years of business.

LOCATION & ASSESSMENT
On 1/26/16, while visiting the property, I noted a commercial use area consisting of two metal buildings with parking and storage in front and back.  Building 600 was marked Solaris Company, while 612 was unmarked.  Both business buildings appeared unoccupied at the time.  A single Albano Waste trash truck was parked in the rear.  Also in the rear was a large pile of waste roof shingles for Superior Roofing Company.  The ground was covered in snow and ice, so I could not adequately inspect it for oil discharges.  Photos supplied to MDEP Division of Response Services showed multiple spots of oil leaks.  It appears the leaks were hydraulic oil, or motor oil, or diesel fuel, or cleaning solvents, or a combination of these oils.  I found no dumpster of soil on site and later was told it had been transported to Albano property in Scarborough, ME.

It is stated that Sebago Technics, Inc., (STI) also did a Phase 1 environmental site assessment (ESA) in 2015, though I have not received or reviewed this ESA.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I was told that the soil had been dug up under observation of Grant Austin of Sebago Technics, Inc., Company, though no lab analysis of soil was done to allow disposal at a licensed recycling/disposal facility.  Not being reported to MDEP, MDEP staff did not have opportunity to observe and document the clean-up results.  Both Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) and CPRC Group had both been contacted by Albano regarding oiled soil disposal.  Based on the photos, it appears the discharges to be from small vehicle leaks in multiple locations over the property, and no single large leak.

MDEP solid waste rules required lab analysis for the soil and according to the disposal location's license; it could not be shipped as a general "oily solids" under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  A composite sample lab analysis performed for soil disposal indicated the soil was not considered a hazardous waste.    Ms. Elichaa sent me a copy of the Sebago Technics, Inc., (STI) assessment outlining their assessment and observations, a report contracted by Albano Waste.  STI's Soil Removal Report makes no mention or recommendation that these prohibited oil discharges be reported to MDEP as required by statute.

On or about 3/31/16, I visited the property with Ms. Elichaa and observed that the discharges appeared to be satisfactorily cleaned up.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  On 2/12/16, both CPRC Group and Ms. Elichaa advised me that Albano had sent the soil to CPRC Group; CPRC submitted lab analysis to MDEP upon request.
2)  As the discharges were not promptly reported to MDEP and not promptly cleaned up with MDEP having the opportunity to check for a satisfactory remediation, no Oil Spill Debris Form could be issued for disposal without analysis.
3)  At this time, the discharge appears cleaned to MDEP Division of Response Services satisfaction based on field observations and supporting reports.  Oil contaminated material may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  (See also report P-212-2016)
4)  I advise that Albano promptly report and remediate prohibited oil discharges as required under Maine statute.  I re
P-69-2016*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal and replacement of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility was owned and operated by 7-Eleven, Inc.  Gaftek, LLC, was 7-Eleven's UST replacement contractor under CTI Rick Hazel and CTI Josh Biskupiak, and AECOM performed the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment under Daniel Taylor, et al.  Mike Morse represented the City of Portland for soil and groundwater management issues.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  There are no known drinking water wells within 1000' of the facility.  Primary soil under the site is sand, with traces of silt.  On site I noted buried pavement and fill horizons indicating that the site had been built up several feet with additional fill in the past.  See the soil borings and UST closure assessment for more information.

After conferring with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist Brad Hahn, and based on the site location and environmental sensitivity: MDEP assigned a Maine Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Clean-up Guideline.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 1/26/16, during pre-construction soil borings, AECOM noted no significant evidence of discharges and no groundwater (gw) down to a depth of 26' below grade (bg).  I noted no Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) on site for the borings at this UST facility.

On Tuesday, 3/29/16, during removal of the USTs, groundwater was noted in the UST area about a foot below the bottom of the tanks at about 12' bg (see Photo-8).  I noted no obvious recent discharges from the facility or ancillary equipment during the abandonment.

On Wednesday, 3/30/16, AECOM, representing 7-Eleven, reported discharges to soil were confirmed and there was ongoing clean-up.  I understand that the source of this oil contamination is unknown at this time.

UST ABANDONMENT
These USTs were installed in 1986 and the product piping upgraded in 2005.  I understand that this facility, removed in 2016, was the second generation of motor fuel UST's at this location.

On 3/29/16, Gaftek worked breaking the concrete pads and exposing the single-wall fiberglass USTs, made by Owen's Corning Company.  During excavation of T-2, I confirmed that T-2 had not been purged as required, so I required CTI Hazel to cease excavation until the tanks were made safe.  Gaftek's Dave Field later arrived to purge the tanks (see photos).

The tanks were removed in good condition and broken up after vapors purged and then disposed of in dumpsters.  I was not on site to observe removal of the Environ dispenser sumps and product piping; see the UST closure assessment by AECOM for further information.  On 3/28/16, a representative from U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program visited to observed the UST abandonment.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the MDEP assigned clean-up requirements, MDEP Division of Response Services required no soil or groundwater remediation.  In order to facilitate the new UST facility installation, 7-Eleven's contractors trucked about 1,300 tons of soils that they could not, or chose not, to reuse on site.  See the UST closure assessment by AECOM for further information.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Residual contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I am not aware of this facility having Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance coverage at this time.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  I recommend that Gaftek, LLC, examine and become more diligent in their tank purging and safety practices.  Chapter 691 is clear in defining acceptable purging methods and when it is safe to begin excavation.
5)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions
P-71-2016*Ms. O'Rourke-Shane, while representing the house for sale, discovered an oil odor and stained soil in the vicinity of the basement AST (aboveground storage tank).  Her original call was to Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES), a licensed cleanup contractor.  The site was inspected and she was instructed to call and notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services to continue with the cleanup.

I was given the lock box code and I visited the site on 1/27/16.  The house had been a foreclosure and the winterization notices were for December 2015.  The tank is in its own little raised portion of the basement on a dry  gravel/sand floor.  The tank is vertical in orientation and supported by blocked metal legs.  No obvious signs of leakage are visible on the tank belly, Firomatic valve and copper line, but the soils beneath and adjacent to the tank are discolored and have the strong smell of older weathered petroleum contamination.  I hand dug a hole to explore the subsurface characteristics.  The upper six inches is quite bony with pebbles and cobbles up to four inches in diameter.  The soil is coarse and loosely packed at the bottom of the 18-inch deep hole and is much tighter and the color somewhat lighter.  The oil odor was uniform throughout.

I conferred with Ms. O'Rourke-Shane and CHES.  They will begin the process of approvals and expect to start work in the upcoming weeks.  Fannie Mae historically covers the cost of cleanups privately, as with this case.  No state funds were used in the cleanup.  EPI (Environmental Projects, Inc.) called and said they were awarded the cleanup contract for the property.  The work was scheduled for Wednesday, March 23rd.  I agreed to meet them at the site and assist where possible.

Upon arrival, crushed stone was offloaded from a dump truck, shoveled into five-gallon pails and hand carried to basement where it was stockpiled as backfill material.  The tank was cut, cleaned and removed from the basement.  A hand excavation was executed, again into five-gallon pails, carried to dump truck and dumped/loaded.  The excavation was screened visually, and with a PID (photoionization detector) and colorimetric dye tests.

Following a clock pattern (12 top, 3 right side, 6 lower end, 9 the left side) of excavation, soils were tested.  Areas 12 & 6 exhibited very little color and no PID reading above 4 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds was observed.  Area 3 was already slightly below the base of the roughly poured concrete block wall, therefore removal was satisfactory but incomplete so as not to jeopardize the wall.  Dye tests resulted in some coloration and a PID reading of 26 ppm and 15 ppm.  Area 9 was likewise dye tested with moderate coloration and a PID reading of 27 ppm.  It was further excavated and re-screened with minimal to no color present and a PID reading 6 ppm..

With oiled material removed and post excavation screening to acceptable measurements, the cleanup is deemed satisfactory.  No issues related to the tank and soils beneath are expected.  Based on the successful remediation and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-72-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision at 1364 Main Street.  The collision caused two quarts of gasoline to spill onto the paved surface.  The spilled gas was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-73-2016*Dead River Company reported that after delivering oil to one of their customers, the driver spilled some oil while reeling in the hose.  About a half a cup of oil spilled from the nozzle onto the paved driveway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-74-2016*Gasoline odor was discovered when contractors were replacing the canopy at this service station.  A small amount of soil was not suitable to be re-used on site so was disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.

No soil disposal paperwork available for this spill.
P-75-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/17/16, PitStop Fuels Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a discharge of heating oil from an outside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this customer's residence and requested a prompt MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural residential use and served by private well water and septic.  The home has a dug well next to their driveway about 50' to the east.  The Saco River is located about 125' east and groundwater flow is believed to be to the east.

The home had two outside 275-gallon ASTs on the north and south sides of the home that feed three monitor type heaters in the first floor and basement.  Both ASTs appeared over 20 years old and were installation code challenged (see photos).  The basement and garage have been converted to bedrooms for Ms. Bertin's children and grandchildren.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The recently filled horizontal AST had fallen over when the legs collapsed, apparently due to age and fatigue on the leg brackets (see photos).  The Firomatic valve and filter snapped off the tank, initiating a leak, but fortunately the homeowner's son was right there and quickly plugged the hole with a stick then called PitStop Fuels.

Due to prompt response and plugging the hole, the threat to the private well and river was reduced, though there was still enough oil discharged to potentially cause an indoor oil vapor air quality issue.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/27/16, Ms. Bertin agreed to apply to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) and to MDEP Division of Response Services management of clean-up actions.  MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to respond because of their close proximity, expertise on this type of spill, and had a burner technician on staff to install a temporary AST during the clean-up.  AES transferred remaining oil out of the failed AST and set up a temporary AST.

On 1/28/16, AES excavated oil-contaminated soil to 16" below grade in the spill location while MDEP Division of Response Services screened soil.  Oiled soil was trucked as a special waste to CPRC Group under an MDEP Virgin Letter.

As Ms. Briton had fuel assistance, York County Community Action, with MDEP funding, replaced both code-challenged ASTs with a new single in-code AST.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, I understand that this discharge has been satisfactorily remediated and there appears to be no significant threat to the well or indoor air quality.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.

P-76-2016*A fuel truck was overfilled at the fuel farm.  It was being pressure filled for a certain quantity, but the truck was not level, so the overfill protection at the fill pipe did not cease the flow when the shallow end of the pocket became full.  Thus, product was forced out the vent impacting pavement only.  It was recovered with sorbent materials.  The response was monitored by the Jetport Fire Department.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-50-2016*Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a .5 gallon hydraulic oil spill in the laydown area of the Bingham Wind Project.  The cause of the leak was a ruptured hydraulic hose on a crane.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill from the ice and were entered into site storage for later disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-53-2016*On 1/28/16, Dead River Company reported a 2-3 gallon leak of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a corrosion hole in the bottom of an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of the residence at 91 Silver Road in Bangor.  Dead River was already in the process of transferring the oil from leaking tank to a temporary tank.  They also removed the leaking tank.  I soaked up as much of the oil on the concrete basement floor as possible with sorbents and then laid a layer of Oil Solutions Step 1 and 2 solution onto the affected area.  I let this dry over the weekend and returned the following week to sweep up the Oil Solutions product for disposal.  I also installed a fan prior to leaving on my initial visit.  Vapors were minimal upon departure.

Vapors were minimal upon additional visits.  The vent was removed in early March 2016.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.

B-54-2016*I received a call indicating a utility pole had been knocked over in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in about 6 gallons of oil being spilled to the side of the road at the entered location. Emera crews removed two drums of contaminated soil from the site and disposed of it properly. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-20-2016*On January 27, 2016 a small unknown amount of fuel oil was released due to a corroded copper line. Fuel oil impacted the concrete pad and skirting of the home. Due to the time of year not all the contaminated materials could be removed. A vapor barrier and a ventilation fan had been installed to aid in vapor recovery.

On April 28, 2016 Earthworks Construction was hired by the Department to remove contaminated soils and clean the concrete pad. All contamination was removed from the site and soils were replaced.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-27-2016*On 1/14/16, at 1050 hours, the South Bristol Fire Department reported that an estimated 240 gallons of diesel fuel had been released from four poly drums during a structure fire that they responded to at 0200 hours that morning. The fuel had been stored behind the building involved in the fire. The diesel ran into the adjacent field burning the field. The firefighters had assumed that all the fuel had burned until they walked around the burned area of the field and smelled diesel fuel on their boots. I went to the site and met the owner Steve Viega. The fire had destroyed the structure leaving only the foundation and some still burning wood timbers and boards. I found two outlets from floor drains. There was only a light oil sheen at one outlet and I put absorbent boom at both outlets to collect and contain any oil that may flush out of the debris. I observed an oil tank in one of the basements that appeared to be half full and not have leaked. I could not reach the tank as burning debris blocked access. An inspection of the field resulted in finding small areas of pooled oil along the edge of the woods that I put oil absorbent pads in to collect the oil. The field area drained to a stream in the wooded area. After discussing with Mr. Viega the potential for oil reaching the stream, it was agreed that an interception trench should be dug along the edge of the woods. A contractor came and dug the trench and I put oil absorbent boom in it to collect any oil that collected in it.

I returned to the site the next day and inspected the field area and the area where the fuel drums had burned. I found some areas in the field and along the woods line that tested positive for oil in soil, but the areas were not deep. Oil contaminated soil areas along the tree line were more saturated and were affected a little deeper. I explained to Mr. Viega that contaminated soil removal would be required to protect the stream and the ground water. I informed him that any expenses for the clean-up paid for by the Department of Environmental Protection, he would be required to reimburse. He chose to pay the excavating contractor directly and I would pay for the soil disposal. Mr. Viega arranged to have the heating oil tank that contained diesel fuel for his equipment pumped out.

On 2/1/16, oil contaminated soil was removed under my direction until field samples tested with oil in soil kits were negative. The floor drain outlets were checked and no oil was found. Oil absorbent boom was left in the excavation along the woods line to collect any oil that might be liberated by the melting frost in the ground. The area was checked several weeks later and no oil had been observed. The oil absorbent boom was removed. Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services was informed of the spill and evaluated the site determining that no ground water was at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



A-7-2016*It was reported that a town worker had driven a fork truck tine into a 275 gallon plastic tote. The tote contained waste oil from the town garage. A reported 200 gallons of oil was lost to the dirt parking area outside the garage. I responded to the spill and found a very large area of dirt and puddles filled with waste oil. I asked the town to provide two tri axle trucks and an excavator to clean up their spill. Under my supervision the spill was cleaned up and the soil was placed in dump trucks temporarily until a roll-off container could be delivered to the site. At that time the soil was transferred into the roll-off can so analytical samples could be taken. I gave Randy Glover the name of acceptable disposal facilities for this type of contamination, and I recommended that he call them to get guidance on taking waste oil samples. I did not provide a virgin spill debris form for this incident. The town paid all associated costs with the remediation and restoration of their parking area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.


A-8-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a foreclosed house in Richmond had an oil spill in the basement. I arranged to meet Darryl Verville, with Granite Environmental, Incorporated, on site. We found that the basement had flooded and we could not access the oil storage tank. We could see very heavy sheening on the water in the basement, and that the oil tank was floating on the water. It had broken off the fill and vent lines, and was about half-submerged in the water. After talking about the cleanup goals and leaching to groundwater standard, a cleanup action plan was agreed upon.

Darryl contracted Allstate Environmental Services to remove the water in the basement and dispose of it at ENPRO Environmental Services in Portland, Maine.  After the water was pumped out, the crew removed all of the oily debris in the basement and conducted a thorough cleaning of the area. Then they removed the oil tank, fill and vent lines, and the copper fuel line to the boiler. This will insure that this scenario will not be duplicated in the future, until the home can be sold and occupied full time. My final inspection of the work performed was satisfactory for a leaching to groundwater cleanup standard.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-9-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a garbage truck blew a hydraulic hose. An estimated one gallon of fluid was lost to the pavement below the truck. The driver used the spill kit on the truck to contain the spill. All of the sorbents and speedy dry sorbent material were placed in the garbage truck for disposal at the landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-11-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil truck driver slipped on ice and dropped the oil supply hose. When the hose hit the ground, the valve opened slightly spraying a fine mist of oil onto the house siding and snow. Maritime Energy Company staff used simple green and hot water to wash the house siding and they shoveled the oily snow into barrels for disposal at their shop.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-12-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank was leaking. The technician stated that it was dripping at a rate of 5 drips per second. And a 6 foot round stain could be seen on the concrete below the tank. The tank had been pumped out and the spill was cleaned up prior to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection being called. I spoke to the homeowner about indoor oil vapors, and she stated that there were no vapors in the home, and she was happy with what Maritime Energy Company had done for cleanup actions.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-26-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a hydraulic oil spill had occurred. A field service vehicle owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was parked in a residential driveway. At some point, a container of hydraulic oil tipped over, spilling free product into the bed of the truck. Drain holes in the bed allowed the oil to drain onto the paved area below the truck. Speedy dry sorbent material was used to contain and clean up the spill. All oily debris was brought back to CMP for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-32-2016*It was reported to Response Services that Maine DEA needed assistance at a Clandestine Laboratory. I responded to the scene and assisted agents in recovering and safety over packing hazardous waste chemical for disposal. All of the chemicals were brought back to Maine DEP hazardous storage building for disposal at a later date.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-37-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a foreclosed home had many types of oil all over the property and large stains could be seen outside the home. I responded to the site. I walked around the property and I could not find any oil containers. I did not see any oil staining in the snow either. I called the listing realtor, Century 21, and spoke to Dana Truman. I explained what was reported to me, and I asked to see the interior of the home. Dana met me on site the following day to let me in. I could not see any evidence of oil spillage inside the house at that time.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-48-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank fuel supply line had leaked. I received the report and called Frank Bolduc who was the reporting party. I left numerous messages over a three day period, and I did not receive a call back concerning this matter. I did not make a site visit because he only gave a route number and not a physical location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-55-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Fielding's Oil and Propane Company delivery truck leaked oil on a gravel driveway. As the delivery driver was reeling in the delivery hose, the valve snagged on something and opened slightly. A fine mist of oil was sprayed onto the frozen driveway. I responded to the site and assisted Fielding's Oil staff in cleaning up the oil contaminated soil. The site was then restored to pre-spill conditions. Fielding's Oil took the contaminated soil back to their shop for disposal at a later date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-59-2016*It was reported to Response Services that a Pan Am locomotive oil containment tank was overfilled and engine lube oil was lost to the environment. This was a direct cause of Pan Am not taking the proper measures to pump out the containment tanks in their locomotives. When I spoke to Mr. Slaney he was not sure if the oil had been cleaned up. And he could not provide me with disposal documentation.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-60-2016*It was reported that a locomotive lost lube oil from its engine containment tank. This spill was from Engine 312, and it was caused by melting snow and ice. It is not known whether the effected snow and Ice was properly cleaned up or not.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
I-26-2016*I received a call from Bill Parker, Environmental Compliance Manager with Re Energy Holdings LLC, reporting a spill of 10-20 gallons of hydraulic oil at their Ashland Re Energy Plant.  The hydraulic oil spill was the result of a broken gauge on one of the plants wood dumper units.  Most of the oil spilled into the containment area beneath the dumper unit.  There was some spraying of hydraulic oil (about 5-7 gallons) that impacted soils adjacent to the dumper unit.  Ashland Operations Manager, Mark Bossie had shift crew use wood fines to soak up this spilled oil and place in the fuel reclamation area for immediate use as boiler fuel per license conditions.



No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-61-2016*On 2/1/2016, the Waldoboro Fire Department reported an estimated 30 gallon #2 fuel oil spill to the interior of a retail business resulting from tank corrosion.  A site visit was made to assist with cleanup and pumping off the remaining contents of the tank.  Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired for the cleanup and seal coating of the concrete floor.  Oil soaked carpeting and other materials were removed from the site.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-72-2016*On February 3, Paul Brown, from Dead River Company, called to report a leak of 450 gallons of kerosene at 191 Hamilton Road in Lakeville.   The property is a camp owned by David Parker of Orono.  The spill is located adjacent to Bottle Lake.  The spill occurred when ice slid off the roof and hit the protective covers of the tank filter, moving them, and when more ice fell, the tank nipple was broke.   Two, nearly full 275-gallon tanks, leaked under the camp and some of the oil entered the lake.

Contaminated snow was found on the lake and shoveled up, free product was found near the shoreline and was also collected with a Clean Harbors Environmental Services vacuum truck.  In addition, contaminated soil and ice was trucked away by bagging it up and hauling it away.

On February 4th, a plywood boom was constructed to hold the oil.  Sorbents were placed in and around the plywood boom.   A thawing unit was brought in to help facilitate the movement of oil through the ground.   In all, approximately 900 pounds of sorbent material was removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

On February 16, Clean Harbors Environmental Services, under the direction of Jim Lavoie of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, vactored the contaminated soil under the camp and was also able to put a recovery well in the front of the camp.

In May, an additional 5 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the area of the spill.

The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for further remediation.  Inland water was impacted by this spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1007-2015*The Department received a call from an anonymous caller stating that they were experiencing oil vapors in their apartment from an overfill by Dead River Co., that occurred on 11/19/15.  They stated oil was sprayed all over the place, and the clean-up Dead River undertook was unsatisfactory.  I responded to the complaint and found no evidence of an overfill outside the building.  An attempt to contact the caller to gain access to the building was unsuccessful, so no further investigation was undertaken.

On 12/7/15, I finally made contact with the caller who stated that they didn't want to pursue the issue any further. They were no longer experiencing oil vapor in their apartment.  They did state that they felt Dead River and the landlord did a poor job of addressing the initial oil spill which occurred in the furnace room.  I did ask if there was access to the room, so I could assess the situation.  I was  informed the room is locked and the landlord's representative only has access.  I stated I could contact the landlord, but the caller was having issue with them, and was afraid the landlord would retaliate against them.  I finished the conversation informing the caller that if the issue occurs in the future they could contact us, but at the very least they should contact the Portland Fire Department.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1008-2015*On 12/5/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Josh Slaney of Pan Am reporting an overfill spill from one of their locomotives in North Yarmouth.  One quart of lube oil was reported to have spilled from the overflow containment tank on the locomotive onto ballast on the tracks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1009-2015*On 12/5/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a half gallon spill of antifreeze due to a car accident.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1010-2015*On 12/16/15 I received a call from Roger Provencher reporting an oil line leak at a customer's residence in Kennebunkport.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I  met Mr. Provencher.  He explained to me that the customer (Binky Chambers) had been complaining of oil odors in her home for a couple of weeks.  Previous investigations by Provencher Fuels had not discovered the source of the odor until this day.  The sleeved oil line that runs under the concrete floor in the crawl space under the home was leaking as evidenced by a stain found on the concrete at the furnace end of the oil line.  By the time I arrived, Provencher had already replaced the leaking line and blown out the old line.  We then removed the old oil line from the sleeve and used a shop vac to remove a mixture of oil and water from the old sleeve.  Both ends of the sleeve were "capped" with an application of expanding spray foam.  I don't believe much oil had leaked and told the homeowner to call me if the above actions did not remedy the oil odor to her satisfaction.  As of 1/6/2016, I have not heard from her and consider the matter closed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1012-2015*On 12/4/15, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of unknown volume of transformer mineral oil from a CMP pad-mounted transformer located at the Lewiston High School.  It was not known at that time if the oil was tagged as Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) containing or not.

On 12/7/15, I met CMP staff on site.  The location is a large city high school located in a suburban commercial and residential area, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The school also has an out-of-service heating oil underground storage tank (UST) and had switched to natural gas.  Due to the location being a school with a large number of students and general public, the site was considered sensitive.

The transformer holds 400-gallons of transformer oil and is of year 1972 to 1974 age.  CMP acquired a wipe sample to have the oil analyzed for PCB content and it was hazardous.  The CMP lineman explained the transformer suffered weeping fittings often due to pressure build-up during the summer's hot weather.  Changing the leaking transformer would result in shutting down power to the school, therefore, CMP requested a delay until the February 2016, school vacation period.  I accepted this request on condition that the cabinet interior and pavement be cleaned of leaked oil and the spill be secured from exposure to the public.

Replacement of the leaking transformer was delayed by CMP until April 2016.  On 4/19/16, removal and cleanup was attended by Stephen Flannery of MDEP Division of Response Services.  Lab analysis showed the discharged oil to be non-hazardous with a PCB level of 12 parts per billion (ppb) (see attached).

1)  At this time I understand the discharge to be cleaned to the satisfaction of State of Maine.  See attached CMP spill report form.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.

A-64-2016*On 1.30.16, Augusta Fire Department reported the discharge of motor oil and gasoline from a snowmobile.  The snowmobile caught fire in the driveway of a residential home as the owner was working on it.  The fire caused the fuel lines to melt and other damage that resulted in product spilling onto the pavement.  The Fire Department created a dam with speedi dri sorbent material and when I arrived on scene, I used sorbent pads to pick up the remaining product on the roadway.

The contaminated sorbent pads and speedi dri were bagged up and disposed of at the waste incinerator in Auburn, Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-65-2016*On 1.29.16, United States Coast Guard reported a sunken fishing vessel (MISS LYNNE) 4 miles out in Muscongus Bay.  There was a sheen observed, but due to the depth to which the boat sank, there will be no recovery.  There was no impact to shoreline. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-67-2016*On 2/1/2016, in Rumford, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an untagged transformer oil spill. The 1 gallon spill was the result of an equipment failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material.  Analytical results showed less than 1.0 part per million PCB content.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-156-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received report that a transport delivery driver had overfilled an oil storage tank in Stratton. It was unclear at the time of this report what had occurred to cause the overfill. I responded to the site and found a small oil stain inside the concrete containment. I did not see evidence of oil outside the containment area. The oil storage tank did not look to be damaged, nor did the piping.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-157-2016*Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated one quart of lube oil had spilled to the tracks and stone ballast in the rail yard when an engine containment tank overflowed.  All visible oil impacted material was reportedly removed for disposal.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-158-2016*A truck mounted crane tipped over on the roadway going to a logging site.  A small amount of hydraulic oil spilled from the crane.  The spilled oil was recovered by removing impacted vegetation and soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-159-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a citizen was fueling a green pickup truck at a C. N. Brown Company store. The person applied the automatic fuel lever and went inside the store. When he came outside, gasoline was spilling out of the truck. The person got in the pickup truck and left. When I arrived on site, I watched the surveillance tape and the report was accurate in all accounts. The local fire department had applied speedy dry sorbent material to the gasoline to absorb it. They then placed the contaminated material into a drum for proper disposal. No fuel left the asphalt apron owned by C. N. Brown Company.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-104-2016*Nouria Energy reported an estimated five gallon gasoline spill that was the result of a customer overfilling their vehicle. The spill was contained to the concrete pad and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-105-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an estimated one gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a ruptured hose on a Bobcat machine. The spill occurred inside of the garage and was cleaned up by MDOT with sorbent material. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-71-2016*It was reported that a vehicle went through the ice on Washington Pond. A citizen saw a sheen on the shoreline and reported it to the State Police. The vehicle had been reported as going through on 1/25/16, and it was removed on 2/6/16. Vehicle fluids were lost to the waters of the state of Maine. Due to the ice conditions, I was not able to collect and recover any fluids. I made three attempts to contact the owner of the vehicle; however, they never returned my phone calls.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-92-2016*On 2/12/16, at 1347 hours, C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 20 gallons of E-10 gasoline had spilled to the pavement and into a dispenser sump when a car rolled into a dispenser at a Big Apple gas station. I went to the site and found the Augusta Fire Department had contained the spill with speedy dry sorbent material to prevent it from running into the down grade storm drain. The Fire Department barricaded the area and the store employees had shut down the dispenser. I checked for explosive vapors and found the area around the dispenser to be below 10% of the Lower Explosive Limit. I opened the dispenser to check the sump and ventilate vapors. There was an estimated five gallons of gasoline contained in the sump. C. N. Brown service technicians pumped out the sump and collected the speedy dry used to collect the spilled fuel on pavement.

No further action by the Division of Response Service is expected at this time.
A-77-2016*Jelson Meranda of J and S Oil Company called to report an active oil spill at a foreclosed house in Clinton. I responded to the site and found a leaking aboveground storage tank.  I used a magnet patch to stop the drip of oil. There was visible red snow around the tank. I contacted Fannie Mae to require cleanup actions. Fannie Mae directly hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remediate the site and restore to pre-oil spill conditions. I did not give a virgin oil spill debris letter for this cleanup because one was not requested by the contractor, Clean Harbors. I did follow up with this site a few weeks later and the remedial actions had taken place and the site was restored.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-74-2016*An anonymous caller reported that a local towing company was releasing vehicle fluids to the ground and to a nearby stream. I made a site visit and found numerous oil and liquid stains on the gravel area out behind the garage. These stains could be seen visually from the parking area out front. No one was at the facility at that time, so I did not enter the facility. I left my card and made numerous follow-up phone calls to make contact with someone. After three attempts to reach someone, I referred this case to the enforcement division.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-73-2016*It was reported that a New England Organics truck lost a hydraulic hose while offloading mulch. 30 gallons was lost to a pile of mulch. Mary Waring stated that the mulch absorbed most of the oil and it did not flow off site. I provided a virgin oil spill debris form to assist in getting the contaminated mulch disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility. I was never given a copy of the final weight of contaminated materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-83-2016*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 2 cup spill of lube oil from an engine that was the result of the overflow of a containment tank. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-85-2016*Vinalhaven Fire Department reported an estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that was the result of a corroded oil tank. The Fire Department was able to shovel oil contaminated snow and pump free product into a drum.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-86-2016*On 2/10/16, at 1200 hours, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported that they were seizing hazardous chemicals at a residence where methamphetamine drugs were being produced. I met the MDEA agents on site. I confirmed the contents of one 1-gallon container to be muriatic acid, using litmus paper, and another 1 quart container to be a flammable liquid, using a photoionization detector and a four gas air meter. I packed and transported the materials to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) warehouse for consolidation and later disposal. The flammable liquid was confirmed to be camp stove fuel by the Ahura true defender chemical ID instrument at the MDEP warehouse.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-88-2016*On 2-10-16, at1225 hours, Dead River Company reported that they discovered a leaking union on the fill pipe of a home heating oil tank. They estimated that 1 cup of oil had dripped to the concrete floor while the tank was receiving a delivery. They tightened the union and collected the spilled oil with absorbent material. I contacted the owner by phone and he reported that there were no noticeable oil vapors in the house. No site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-825-2013*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported a discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil from a failed O ring on a bucket truck doing work on the power line upgrade project.   contaminated soil was removed and the area wiped with sorbent pad.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-405-2015*Discharge of a small amount of lube oil from a Pan Am Railways engine.  Affected area was cleaned up by Pan Am personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.
A-406-2015*Lube oil leak from Pan Am locomotive was reported.  It was cleaned up by Pan Am personnel.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection involvement necessary.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-408-2015*The Knox County Sheriff reported that an oil sheen was observed at the South Thomaston boat ramp where a car was found in the water at the bottom of the ramp. The Sheriff reported that the car had been removed from the water. I went to the site at first light and found no visible signs of the oil discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-411-2015*Dead River Company reported that an estimated 1 gallon of #2 heating oil had leaked into a daylight basement garage due to a leaking O ring on a filter canister. They reported that the spill was being cleaned up.  I went to the site and found a heating oil tank in the basement garage. There was an oil stain on the concrete floor, but no oil had run into any cracks. There were low levels of oil vapors in the garage, but not oil vapors were detected upstairs in the living area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-435-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 20 gallon spill of transformer oil that resulted from a leak on a pad mount transformer. The oil leaked into conduit for power cables running into the building.  Water had also leaked in and approximately 144 gallons was recovered. The PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) content of the oil was 10 parts per million. Enpro Services, Inc., was hired for the clean-up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-422-2015*It was reported that a vehicle accident occurred where a dump truck was hauling an excavator and it fell off the trailer. I responded to the site and found that when the excavator left the trailer, it flipped 2 or 3 times and landed on the shoulder of the road. The hydraulic tank and diesel tank were damaged. The hydraulic oil could be seen leaking, but due to the angle of the excavator and precarious positioning, I could not stop the leak. The owner of the machine hired Dave's World Excavation to remediate and restore the site. M and M excavation hired and paid directly all associated costs for this cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-813-2015*I received a call from Orono Fire Department personnel reporting a one gallon automatic transmission fluid spill resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  This incident resulted in a small amount of oil being spilled to a nearby wetland where it was recovered by Orono Fire personnel using sorbent material.  Information for the responsible party was not available.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-3-2016*On 1/4/2016, the Maine Department of Transportation reported a five gallon hydraulic oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill happened over approximately six miles of Route 27 in Chain of Ponds TWP during a snow storm. The spill was not recoverable due to the circumstances.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-4-2016*On 1/2/2016, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill. The spill was the result of a leak from a plow truck that was parked inside the garage. The spill was cleaned up by MDOT.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-683-2015*On August 17, 2015, Jason Allen of Moose Landing Marina reported a gasoline discharge at Point Sebago Resort to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge was located at 261 Point Sebago Road in Casco.

Upon arrival, I met with Mr. Allen and General Manager of Point Sebago, Don Toms. Mr. Allen showed me the dock area where the gasoline nozzle typically is stored when not in use. He explained that when one of the operators of the gasoline fill-up area went to turn the pump on, which is approximately 30 yards on shore from the nozzle, that the nozzle fell from its holder and somehow turned on and started releasing gasoline. By the time the operator was able to turn the switch off, approximately 22 gallons of gasoline was released from the nozzle onto the wooden dock and into the water.

Sorbent pads and sorbent boom were quickly placed on the water and dock area. The weather conditions were sunny and warm and evaporation of the product started quickly.  I assisted in bagging up the contaminated sorbent pads and boom. Clean Harbors Environmental Services disposed of the pads and boom.

On August 18, 2015, I returned to the site to confirm the clean-up was successful and no evidence of the gasoline discharge remained in the area.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-676-2015*On 11/1/15, Petty Officer Kimmel, U. S. Coast Guard, reported that a 56 foot wooden fishing vessel had broken loose of its mooring and ran aground near the Rockland Harbor breakwater.  He reported that the vessel had an estimated 70 gallons of diesel fuel, 5 gallons of hydraulic oil and 10 gallons of motor oil on board.  I met the Coast Guard and the vessel owner on site.  There was no sign of any oil discharge around the vessel.  The owner off-loaded several hundred pounds of salt to lighten the vessel.  At the next high tide, vessels tried to no avail to pull the vessel to deeper water. The owner then contacted a marine salvage company to make arrangements to raise and move the vessel to deeper water since there appeared to be no visible damage to the hull.  On the next high tide, air bags helped lift the vessel out of the mud and it was pulled out to a mooring in the harbor.  No oil discharge was observed and the vessel was secured to a mooring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-678-2015*On 11/3/2015, at the Oosoola Store in Norridgewock, contaminated soil was found during a piping removal for a diesel dispenser. A site visit was made to investigate.  The contamination was very minor and did not read positive on an oleophilic dye test. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-686-2015*On 11/04/2015, T Buck Construction reported a 1 gallon diesel fuel spill from a ground heating unit in Fairfield. The spill was caused by a leaking fuel line. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-689-2015*Waste Management, Inc., reported a discharge of antifreeze from a truck on their scales at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  The affected area was cleaned up by Crossroads Landfill personnel.  The waste was disposed of on site at the landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-683-2015*Portland Pump Company (Portland Pump) reported that an abandoned underground storage tank (UST) was discovered during a UST facility removal at the Monmouth Kwik Stop, 4 Academy Road in Monmouth.  I visited the site and observed what appeared to be a several thousand gallon UST, with the top partially peeled open, filled with a liquid.   Portland Pump had called Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate) to pump the tank in preparation for removal, however, it appeared to only be a foot or so of liquid on top of sand inside the tank.  Allstate was able to pump off approximately 146 gallons of liquid.  The remainder of the soil/mud in the tank would need to be excavated out in order to remove the tank.   Portland Pump estimated the cost to be in the vicinity of $3,500.00 for removal of the tank.   The facility owner (Michael Willette) indicated that he was unable to arrange for that additional amount of money on top of the money expended for the facility replacement.  Portland Pump inquired about the availability of the Groundwater Insurance Fund in paying for the cleanup of the contaminated soil in and around the UST.  I indicated that I did not think it was eligible for Fund coverage due to it being a bare steel tank, and apparently improperly abandoned.  I did tell Mr. Willette that given the nature of the situation, I would be able to pay the costs up front, however, the Department would seek reimbursement for costs expended.  I further explained that there is an Inability to Pay Program which he could apply to.  Mr. Willette agreed this was the best option and signed an Initial Clean Up Actions Agreement.

The tank had apparently been filled with sand during the tank removal and installation project in 1993.  The facility was owned by a different person at that time, and Wadleigh's Oil Company owned the tanks and removed them and installed the new ones.  Mr. Willette did have a picture of the UST project from that time and the UST installer from Wadleigh's can clearly be seen in the picture with the tank in question partially excavated; with no indication as to why it would be abandoned in place.  The site assessment from the time, submitted by Wadleigh's, states that Bill Wallace of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection indicated that the tank could be abandoned in place.  There is no spill report for that UST removal or record in the UST Registration file to substantiate that.  It would have been the responsibility of the UST owner (Wadleigh's) to assure that the UST registration file was updated to state the tank was abandoned in place, and an attachment to the deed was made.

Jeremy Greenman oversaw the remainder of the cleanup on the site.  Portland Pump started much later than planned, as they subcontracted the wrong size excavator.  There were delays with a roll off not being delivered, and an excavator not running.   Despite these mishaps, the tank was removed and 44.32 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

There is no further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.
A-685-2015*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported that they had discovered an ongoing oil discharge from an indoor above ground oil storage tank (AST).  The leak was a result from corrosion of the AST and had been discovered by Dead River when they were servicing the furnace.  I met Dead River technicians on site and assisted them in pumping off the tank.   I met with the owner, Paul Schulze, and discussed his options for cleanup of the site.  The impact was to the concrete floor and exposed bedrock which could be pressure-washed clean, and the old tank would need to be removed to do this.  He initially decided to hire a contractor to do this, but later determined he would prefer that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) take the lead.  I hired North American Industrial Services to perform the work.  Jeremy Greenman of the MDEP oversaw the work on 12/22/15.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-10-2016*Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) released a small but unknown amount of fuel to a concert basement floor due to corrosion. The small contaminated area was cleaned up and the corroded tank has been replaced at the owners cost.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-57-2016*Maintenance personnel on the Cutter Tahoma were transferring oily waste out of the slop tank on the ship to a shore side receptacle.  After the transfer was complete, approximately two gallons of oil were released as the hose was being broken down.  Spilled product initially impacted the concrete pier then a small quantity did enter the Piscataqua River.  Sorbent materials were deployed to both the pier and the river.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-32-2016*Approximately 18-20 gallons of transformer oil leaked from Pole 24387 owned by Emera Maine behind the Bar & Grill on 188 Bennett Drive in Caribou, Maine.  A secondary wire burnt a hole in the transformer, which caused the leak.  Emera Maine's crew picked up 2 bags of contaminated snow on February 6, 2016, and an additional bag was recovered on February 8, 2016.  The contaminated snow will be brought to the Presque Isle Landfill.

The oil was tested for PCB and was found non-detect.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-96-2016*On 2/12/16, at 1655 hours, Chris O'Brien, from M. A. Haskell Fuel Company, LLC, reported that he was at a home where an estimated 125 gallons of oil had leaked from an out of service tank in a dirt crawl space. M. A. Haskell had delivered to the tank in the morning and the owner had called them when they returned to work in the late afternoon to find a delivery slip in the door and the house full of oil vapors. The house is heated by propane and M. A. Haskell delivered to the wrong house. The tank had been disconnected by the homeowner who had left the firematic valve open and the fill and vent still on the outside of the house. I spoke to the owner and had them seal off the downstairs to prevent vapors from coming up into the living areas. I installed a ventilation fan to exhaust vapors from the spill area. The next day the living area was screened with a photoionization detector for organic vapors and the measurements were about 3 parts per million. I installed a carbon air scrubber in the living area to remove oil vapors.

On 2/18/16, I arranged for a contractor to remove oil contaminated soil from the crawl space with a vactor. Soil was removed down to the footer of the foundation wall and to rock ledge. Soil samples from the bottom of the excavation were sent for laboratory analysis. Results indicated that oil contaminated soil was still present. No further soil removal was possible without compromising the foundation. The area was backfilled after a vapor extraction system was installed to prevent vapors from entering the living space. The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services for drinking water monitoring and engineering evaluation for indoor air.

On 4/1/16, I returned to the site with MDEP Division of Technical Services staff to dig test pits downgrade from the spill location in the building. Three test pits were dug to a depth of 6 feet. None encountered ledge, but did run into large boulders. No oil contamination was found. The pits were left open overnight and checked in the morning. No oil contamination was found. The areas were backfilled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-178-2016*On March 30, I received a report of a spill from Craig Dyer, a Somerset County Sheriff.  According to the complaint he received, a former tenant of Lyza Holt's home located at 14 Lander Avenue damaged the oil tank causing a leak.   I spoke with Ms. Holt and she had indicated that it was only a couple of cups and her husband had cleaned it up.   I asked for details about what caused the leak and how the leak was repaired.  Ms. Holt did not have any details.  I asked to be allowed to come take a look and she refused.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated as the owner has refused assistance.
B-66-2016*Doug Sinclair of Sinclair's Home Heating reported a 5 gallon spill of old #2 fuel oil (oil) from a peddle truck he was working on in his driveway at 48 Billings Road in Hermon.  He thought the truck was empty since it hasn't had oil in it for over 15 years.  The oil had a turpentine smell to it.  The driveway was very wet keeping the oil on the surface so sorbents could be used to soak up the oil.  We made interceptor collection ditches in the driveway to better catch the oil.  I brought back the sorbents for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-68-2016*Pan Am Railways reported a spill of 0.5 gallons of lube oil from a locomotive engine containment tank while the locomotive was at the east end of the Northern Maine Junction railyard.  Pan Am Railways employees removed a small amount of ballast and sorbents.  I walked the area but did not observe any signs of recent contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-103-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure on a trash truck.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-50-2016*An estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to the roadway from a tractor trailer accident reported in Morrill. A site visit was made to pump the remaining fuel from the truck's fuel tanks and assist with cleanup.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by the trucking company for cleanup of the spilled fuel.
I-30-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Hollard, Irving Woodlands LLC Harvest Supervisor, regarding a small spill of diesel fuel.  The spill of 1-2 gallons of diesel fuel was the result of an overfill during fueling operations of woods harvesting equipment. The logging contractor used sorbent materials to soak the spilled diesel fuel which occurred on the woods road surface.  The oil debris was taken back to the logging contractor's maintenance shop for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-7-2016*A report came in stating a battery was in the middle of the road leaking sulfuric acid. The Ashland Fire Department had not received any report of such an incident and no battery was found once on site.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-123-2016*2/16/2016: I received a call from Elizabeth Trembly reporting an oil spill from an above ground storage tank at her neighbor's mobile home.  Her call indicated that the leak had occurred over a few days after the landlord at the trailer park had hired someone to work on the furnace.  She believed that something hadn't been tightened properly at the tank allowing 75 - 100 gallons of oil to leak.  Her concern was for the drinking water supply for the park.

I responded immediately.  Ms. Trembly had provided the address of the spill as 30 Maple View Circle.  I knocked on the door there and the owner of the home said that he hadn't had an oil spill.  I then noticed several people and vehicles at the adjoining lot, 32 Maple View Circle.  I asked the people there if they knew anything about the spill and I was directed around the back of the trailer to an above ground storage tank that had obviously leaked.  There was a significant amount of pink snow, indicating the presence of spilled oil.  It appeared as though some sort of problem with the oil filter assembly had caused the leak, though exactly what the problem was couldn't be determined as the tank was no longer leaking.

I learned from the tenant, Kevin Levesque, that he very recently had 100 gallons of oil delivered to the tank.  The tank was near empty at the time of my arrival.  The weather had been quite cold and I'm sure some of the oil had been used by the furnace.  I estimated approximately 1/4 of the tank had leaked onto the ground.  Mr. Levesque indicated that the oil vapors from the spill were intolerable in the home, and that he had removed his pregnant wife and child from the residence.

At the same time, I met Orrin and Linda Welch, the owners of the trailer park and owners of the tank/home where the spill had occurred.  Mr. Welch was quite agitated and insisted that the spill was very small, at only a cup or two of oil.  The evidence before me suggested otherwise and I told him that the spilled oil needed to be cleaned up and that I could assist him with that.  I explained the availability of the state's Groundwater Insurance Fund and encouraged him to apply and allow me to assist him with the clean-up.  He begrudgingly agreed.

I hired Environmental Projects (EPI) to respond to the site that afternoon.  They arrived and began hand excavating the oil contaminated snow from around the tank.  It became evident that oil had migrated through the snow and penetrated the ground around the tank.  We were going to need to remove oily soil as well as the oily snow.  I suggested we return to the site in the morning with a skid steer to continue the clean-up.  I also contacted Don White from the Department's Division of Technical Services for his assistance with the indoor air quality in the home.  Don was planning on being on site in the morning as well.  Mr. Levesque indicated that his family had a place to stay that night, so they would not have to be exposed to more oil vapor.

2/17/2016:  I arrived on site in the morning.  Mr. Levesque was not able to be present during the clean-up due to having to work.  He had made arrangements with Ms. Trembly to allow us entry into the home for air sampling and to re-fire the furnace as we planned to move the oil tank to allow for the clean-up to occur.  There was an altercation between Ms. Trembly and Mr. Welch that resulted in the Poland Police Department being called.  Don White was witness to the altercation, but I was not.  In the end, Ms. Trembly was asked to leave the site and the responding police officer assured Mr. Levesque that his home was secure while we were on site.

We moved the oil tank to a nearby location to facilitate removal of the oiled soil.  We began to remove oil contaminated soils and delineate the extent of the oil contamination under the trailer.  It was discovered relatively early that the concrete pad under the home was a split pad with exposed dirt in between the two pads.  EPI fo
I-31-2016*Dead River Company reported a overfill of fuel oil that released an estimated gallon to soils. Dead River had already cleaned up the release. Mr.Delucca was contacted by Response Services, who was pleased with Dead River's cleanup of the site. Contaminated debris will be bulked up and disposed of at a later date by Dead River.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-122-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services (PTWS) called to report the discharge of hydraulic fluid/oil from a broken line on a collection truck.  The discharge was in the roadway and speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the spilled material.  The hose was repaired and the spill cleanup debris taken back to PTWS facility for proper disposal.  Upon visiting the site, the only remnants are stained asphalt and speedy dry residual.  Based on the location, roadway/urban setting, public water, and minor nature of spill, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-124-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report a broken hose on a collection truck discharged a small amount of transmission fluid to the pavement.  Assets were dispatched and repairs made and sorbent material applied to the spill.  Although no request for assistance was made, a drive-by was conducted and verified a cleanup was undertaken.  No free product remained, only a stain and residual speedy dry marked the location of the discharge.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
B-92-2016*I received a report indicating a loose fitting on the furnace resulted in a small spill.  Dead River Company personnel had been to the site the previous day for a routine service.  The incident was complicated by the fact that the furnace was located on the second floor of the facility.  Oil impacted several interior surfaces even though the amount was small.

Dead River hired a contractor to remove and clean impacted surfaces to the satisfaction of the facility owner.  Upon completion there were no discernable oil vapor issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-956-2015*A vehicle careened off the road and struck a 275 gallon home heating oil tank located outside the residence. The tank was knocked over and released approximately 1/2 gallon to the concrete pad below. The oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-791-2015*On November 24, Steven Saucier of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called me about a methamphetamine manufacture site at 164 Wilson Street in Brewer.  The police seized 3 one-pot cooks in addition to some raw materials including Coleman fuel, fertilizer, acids, and production waste products.   I took possession of the material and properly neutralized and disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-731-2015*On 11/27/15, Troy Sawyer, from Colby and Gale Fuel Company, reported that when they arrived at a residence for a service call, they found a leaking filter fitting under the manufactured home.  There was oil running on water onto the abutting property.  They reported that the leak was fixed but the discharge was in excess of 100 gallons. They were using oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil.  I went to the site and found that oil was running on rain runoff water from under the home and onto the neighbor's property toward the leach field area.  I met with the homeowners and they completed an application for the Ground and Surface Water Oil Cleanup Fund and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the spill.  I also contacted the owner abutting property and he gave permission to excavate the oil impacted area.  I had a contractor come and excavate the oil impacted area and install berms to contain and collect the oil.  I installed a ventilation fan under the home to control oil vapors.

On 12/2/15, I had a contractor begin removing oil impacted soil from under the home.  Over the next week, soil was removed, a subsurface ventilation system was installed, and the area covered with poly sheeting to contain the oil vapors.  Not all oil-impacted soil could be removed without jeopardizing the house supports.  An air scrubber was installed in the home living area to control oil vapors.  The subsurface ventilation system needed to have oil water mix removed several times before no more oil was observed.  The site was referred to the Department's Division of Technical Services to monitor the private wells in the area and to continue control of indoor air issues.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-732-2015*On 11/29/15, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 50 gallons of lube oil had been discharged at the railyard in Waterville.  The oil sprayed out of the stack of an engine that was being test run on the turntable outside the maintenance shop.  He reported that workers were collecting the oil with oil absorbent pads.  I went to the site and found that the oil had sprayed over most of the turntable and onto the track stone ballast.  There was oil down in the pit under the turntable.  They were still just wiping down the turntable when I was there, and said they would remove oil-impacted stone ballast afterward.  The next day the area was checked and there was still oil-impacted stone ballast between the tracks and in the pit under the turntable.  The railroad removed the stone ballast and arranged for the disposal through ENPRO Services, Inc.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-1-2016*I received call from Dead River Company stating an oil leak at single family residence located at 113 Route 212 in Merrill, Maine.  Homeowner called Dead River as he had put a container under the tank to catch the heating oil and put a magnetic patch on it, which stopped the leak. Homeowner will be using the estimated quart of captured oil in his waste oil burning unit and scheduled replacement of the tank by Dead River for January 6, 2016.

No further action required by response services at this time.
B-168-2016*On March 23, Rick Hafner, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, called to report a traffic accident involving a garbage hauler.  The truck tipped off the side of the road near the Route 7 causeway on Plymouth Pond, in Plymouth.  The truck was very close to the pond.  According to personnel on scene, the truck was not leaking fuel.  However, when I arrived on scene, the truck had just got pulled back onto the road and it was leaking fuel.  The 150 gallon capacity tank had two steady drips.  I placed pans under the leaks and applied sorbents to the fuel on the pavement.  I pumped approximately 80 gallons from the saddle tank.  I collected twenty pounds of sorbent material which was disposed of in the department's waste stream.  I inspected the area from where the truck was extracted.  I found no sheen in the pond and found no evidence fuel had leaked on the shore.  I believe the leak started as the truck was being extracted from the roadside.

No resources were impacted and no further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
I-53-2016*A hydraulic hose on a harvesting  processor ruptured releasing an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to snow. Employees of Nadeau's Logging removed contaminated snow and used sorbents to aid in the cleanup process. The oily debris were disposed of through a local solid waste contractor.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-149-2016*An oil burner technician reported spilling approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the garage of the residence. The technician cleaned the spilled oil with sorbents and disposed of the waste material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-17-2016*A plastic jug of kerosene fell out of the back of a pickup truck and was struck by a car.  Paris Fire Department collected the spilled oil with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-18-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the basement floor of this home due to an oil burner technician's inattention.  The filter gasket was not seated properly when the filter was changed during a service.  Unfortunately, the oil spilled to the floor and migrated to a sump hole in the floor and has impacted the stone base under the basement slab.  Since the spill will likely have a persistent effect on indoor air quality, the site is being referred to the Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality remediation decisions.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1070-2015*On December 27, 2015, Brunswick Fire Department reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred on Interstate 295 southbound near mile marker 26.  A motor vehicle struck a construction cone in the road and punctured a hole in its oil pan.  Approximately 12 ounces of motor oil was released onto the pavement.  Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-16-2016*A homeowner called to report that while digging in the garden of the residence under the vent and fill pipe to an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement, she could smell oil. The oil odor in the soil was most likely caused by an overfill of the AST at some time in the past. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and determined that no cleanup was necessary based on field screening with a photoionization detector.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.


P-23-2016*A burner technician reported that one of his customers had a corrosion hole in their outside oil tank.  The leak was caught quickly and very little oil leaked out.  There was just a little on the concrete tank pad.  Mr. Lange had had his oil tank ultrasonically tested and it had passed.  Because of that, his tank was replaced by his oil company at no cost to him.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-24-2016*On 1/11/16, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency staff dropped off clandestine lab waste to Maine Department of Environmentall Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, Portland office.  MDEP received a quart of Coleman Fuel (flammable liquid) and two quarts of sulfuric acid based drain cleaner (corrosive liquid).  The raid was reported before the production was begun, so there was no methamphetamine process waste.  The waste was taken for disposal or re-use for intended purposes by MDEP.

No further Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-24-2016*Emera Maine reported a transformer oil spill at the entered location.  Storm damage brought down the transformer causing the leak.  The area was excavated and the material disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-25-2016*Emera Maine reported a 5 gallon di-electric oil spill at the entered location.  A tree came down during a windstorm and hit power lines that brought down a transformer that leaked.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine cleaned up the area and disposed of the material.  The spill was to pavement and washed and cleaned up with sorbents.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
I-13-2016*I received a spill report by Dead River Company regarding a small spill (.25 gal) of #2 heating oil as a result of an overfill of an inside oil tank at the Houlton Nursing home.  Dead River used sorbents to recover spilled product.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-30-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a tractor trailer accident involving a plow truck.  The tractor trailer is owned by Dennis J. Smith.  The accident occurred on Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound just south of the southbound on-ramp from Medway.  The tractor trailer slid off the road and started leaking diesel fuel (fuel) from the passenger side saddle tank (tank) after colliding with the Maine Department of Transportation plow truck.  The leak was due to the saddle tanks being full and the truck leaning at a sharp angle due to the slope of the ground.  To complicate the situation, someone tried to open the cap to saddle tank on the lower side of the truck to siphon out some of the diesel.  This caused a slosh of fuel to spill out onto the snow.  They then proceeded to place the cap partially back on the saddle tank.  This allowed a faster drip of fuel to occur.  When I arrived, I tightened the cap reducing the spill to a slow drip.  Numerous sorbents were saturated and some snow was impacted.  I used additional sorbents to soak up some of the spilled fuel.   I hauled the sorbents and contaminated snow back to the MDEP warehouse to be disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-103-2016*On February 17, 2016, Lubec Wastewater Treatment facility reported an unknown amount of oil in the treatment plant to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the treatment plant and investigated the unknown oil. The red dye of the oil in the water would confirm that it is a heating oil.

I traced the oil in the sewer line throughout the town, but lead to a dead end.  It was never discovered where the oil originated from with little help from the town people.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to pump oil from the water tanks at the treatment plant.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-104-2016*On February 19, 2016, Calais Sewer Department reported oil in their tanks to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the sewer plant and spoke to the plant manager.  He said the fire department discovered a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in town.

I responded to the home and went into the basement with the fire department.  It appeared that the tank had lost whatever oil was left in it, and it went straight into a floor drain.  The house was temporarily abandoned.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the tank from the basement.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-105-2016*On 2/17/16, Emera Maine reported a two gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic line on the back of a bucket truck.  The spill was contained to the bed of the truck and drips to the gravel road.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed at a licensed landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-106-2016*On 2/20/16, I responded to report of an oil spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival I met with an R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, (RHF) technician who advised that on 2/15/16, RHF had serviced the furnace and that he discovered oil dripping from the filter housing and a kinked filter gasket that caused the leak.  RHF took responsibility for the spill.  We installed vapor fans and a vapor barrier in the utility room adjacent to four apartment units.  Three of the four tenants advised that no odors were present in their living spaces.

Over the next week, RHF took steps to clean up the oil impacted materials around the furnace removing floor joists, sub-flooring and tile material.  The impacted areas were treated with an oil cleaner.  I inspected the site several times until no vapors were detected in the utility room using a photo-ionization detector.  No additional complaints were received as of 4/15/16.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-674-2015*An antifreeze hose failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of antifreeze to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-528-2015*At 1230 on 8/20/15, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am), reported a 2-3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on one of their railroad track machines.  Pan Am is working on the tracks in this area.  The spill occurred at the Mill Street Railroad Crossing in Newport.  They removed approximately 500 pounds of contaminated ballast.  This contaminated material was hauled to their facility in Waterville and placed into a roll-off owned by ENPRO Services.   ENPRO will dispose of the contaminated material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-882-2015*The Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) responded to a pickup truck leaking gasoline in the noted parking lot.  The business was told of the situation and was advised to have the vehicle towed to prevent any additional problems.  They did not divulge the owner if they knew who it was.  BFD applied sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material and collected them for disposal.  Notification was made to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) with no need for assistance, and none was dispatched.  Based on location and summary of conditions, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-912-2015*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called to report the execution and seizure of drug paraphernalia from a one-pot lab found in the woods adjacent to aforementioned address.  Meeting the agents on scene, the collected materials were processed and I packaged the materials for transport, temporary storage and eventual disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions in this case.
B-511-2015*On August 13, Steven Saucier, of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, called to report a methamphetamine clandestine laboratory.  The site was located at 81 Main Street in East Millinocket.  The material collected was empty containers of muriatic acid, instant ice packs, fuel, batteries and pseudoephedrine.  Three cooked "pot" was also collected.  The materials were all properly collected and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-800-2015*A water main broke underground soon after crews were working on it.  The 12", 80 psi (pounds per square inch) pipe delivered a significant amount of water that moved a lot of dirt from the excavation.  The excavation was adjacent to a gasoline station, and in an area with a checkered past, so the soil that was eroded by the running water smelled of oil and caused a sheen on the water.  Unfortunately, a large portion of the water containing lots of silty soil, found a low spot in a neighboring residential basement.  Following a cleanup of the basement floor in the affected residence, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) engineer Don White tested the air quality in the home with a field instrument and found nothing of concern.  Based on his testing and the homeowner's satisfaction with the cleanup, no further MDEP Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-630-2015*A leak in a fuel line on a loading crane resulted in a few gallons of diesel being spilled to a gravel parking area at the entered location.  Plum Creek Company contractors removed about 20 lbs. of contaminated soil for disposal through their own waste stream.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-631-2015*A power steering hose malfunctioned on a pickup truck causing about a quart of oil to be spilled to the side of a gravel roadway.  3-Phase Construction, Inc., personnel removed a small amount of contaminated soil for proper disposal.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-632-2015*On 9/25/15, a 100 gallon spill was reported to me at the entered location.  The site is located on approximately 15 feet of non-native fill material consisting mostly of sandy gravel.  The spilled oil appeared to disappear rapidly into the porous soil.  The residence is served by public water and public sewer.  There appears to be no drinking water supplies in close vicinity.  Due to the nature of the site, excavation would be difficult, and I believe ineffective.  Given that no resources are at risk, I believe the oil should be allowed to naturally attenuate.  Indoor air quality has not been compromised and the residence is a vacation home.  I will monitor the site periodically, but recommend no further action.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-634-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location.  The spill was from a loose fitting on a locomotive.  A Clean Harbors Environmental Services crew was hired to remove contaminated ballast from the site and properly disposed of it.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-921-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 1 cup of transformer oil was discharged to the ground from a weeping transformer.  The oil in the transformer contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal.  In addition, speedy-dry sorbent material was used to collect the oil from the pavement.  A site visit was made, and the clean-up was found to be satisfactory.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-98-2016*On 2/17/2016, I received a call from Dave Whelen of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., (P&J) indicating they had experienced a significant spill at the Hancock Wind Farm Project where they are a subcontractor for Reed and Reed Construction.

The spill occurred sometime overnight because a valve on a fueling truck was left open. The reason the valve was left open is unclear. The project has had issues with vandalism in the past, but again the cause of this is not clear.

The incident resulted in between 500-1000 gallons of off-road diesel fuel being spilled. I was unable to clarify the amount lost as the company's fuel usage is not closely tracked. At the time of the spill, the ground was frozen and there was a substantial rain fall. As a result, very little fuel leached into the ground. However, fuel did migrate in two different directions.

Some fuel flowed into a several hundred foot long ditch which had standing water and ice in it. Oil was collected from this ditch with sorbent material and with a vacuum truck. A significant amount of oil migrated in the opposite direction, across the gravel turbine pad, and down into a delineated forested wetland. Because conditions were so wet at the time of the incident, much of the oil was prevented from leaching into the ground and was recoverable with sorbent and the vacuum truck.

An interceptor trench was excavated along the perimeter of the wetland, between the wetland and the turbine pad, in an effort to prevent further oil from entering the wetland. This trench was left open for a number of weeks and recovered virtually no oil. This leads me to believe that most of the migration occurred the night of the spill. I installed several small pits in the wetland to create areas for oil to collect. These were monitored regularly by P&J throughout the winter and spring, but no significant oil was ever collected in them. The pits have since been filled back in. I also dug several test pits in the gravel pad itself and found no saturated soils and virtually no contamination.

I recommend that any remaining oil in the wetland and in the area soils be left alone to naturally attenuate. No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-99-2016*On 2/17/16, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported a drug lab incident at the entered location.  I responded and collected approximately one pound of spent lithium waste seized by MDEA.  I entered the waste into Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) meth lab waste stream.  Also collected was one gallon of lantern fuel that was padded up and entered into MDEP sorbent pad waste stream for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, Maine.  Additional miscellaneous items were disposed in MDEP commercial waste stream to Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further Division of Response Services actions anticipated.
I-38-2016*I received a spill report from Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil on a woods logging road. The spill was cleaned up. Oily debris placed in buckets/poly bags and taken back to contractors maintenance shop for proper disposal with other oily debris waste stream.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-498-2015*A small amount of oil was spilled when a tree limb hit a transformer and damaged the bushing.  Oil was spilled to the tree, bushes, and some to the ground. Central Maine Power crews collected the oily debris for disposal.  No site visit made. No Response action expected.
B-564-2015*On September 1, David Whelan, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., called to report a diesel spill.  The spill occurred on Schoppe Ridge, an area part of the Hancock Wind power project.  The spill occurred due to a loose gas cap on a truck.  When the leak occurred, work was stopped.  The .75 gallons of diesel fuel ended up on gravel.  The spill was cleaned up by removing approximately twenty pounds of gravel.  The contaminated material was placed in a drum and it will be disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-726-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil leaked from a parked tractor trailer at the L. L. Bean warehouse in Freeport.  Employees collected the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-570-2015*I received a call from Warden Fayhey indicating a pickup truck load of biomedical waste had been dumped on the side of the road at the entered location.  There was no evidence of who left the materials.  Responder Paul Nichols and I removed the waste and packaged it for disposal through Stericycle.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-571-2015*I received a report of a small fuel oil leak at the entered location resulting from a problem with a delivery truck. The incident resulted in about 10 gallons of fuel oil being spilled to the gravel driveway.  R. H. Foster Energy, Inc., personnel hired a contractor to remove about 5 yards of contaminated gravel from the driveway and replaced it with clean gravel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-572-2015*I received a call indicating a leak had occurred in the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled onto concrete and dirt sections of the basement floor.  I shoveled up a couple bags of contaminated soil and removed oil from the concrete section of the floor with sorbent material.  I washed the floor and installed a fan until vapors in the residence were no longer a concern.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-573-2015*I received a call indicating a transformer was leaking at the entered location for an unknown reason. A small area of gravel in a roadside ditch was impacted. 2 bags of oiled soil was removed from the site by Central Maine Power personnel.

No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-574-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred due to a driver not completely draining a transfer hose before disconnecting. The spill was to engineered containment where it was recovered by a contractor.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-575-2015*I received a call from Mr. Hall indicating he had accidentally overfilled a drum of used motor oil in his garage.  The spill resulted in about 15 gallons of oil being spilled onto his concrete floor.  Some oil flowed out of the garage door and onto his gravel driveway.  Mr. Hall quickly used sorbent material to recover the oil as much as possible.  All materials were disposed of properly by Mr. Hall.   No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-576-2015*On 9/7/15, I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a pin hole leak in the oil line. The incident resulted in a few gallons of oil being spilled within the footprint of the boiler only.  Sorbent materials were deployed to collect free product from the concrete floor and an experimental oil cleaning solution was applied.  A vent system was also installed to help control vapors.  I have referred the site to the Division of Technical Services for ongoing vapor monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-743-2015*General Dynamics reported the release of approximately 10 gallons of chromic acid from an industrial dip tank located in Building 10 Chrome Room. The release was caused by a faulty valve on the tank and the product was released to the floor surface of the room. The floor surface is reportedly epoxy treated in this room and therefore cleanup was performed by wiping the surface with sorbents. Approximately 100 pounds of waste was generated during cleanup and will be disposed of by General Dynamics.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the location.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-605-2015*On September 18, Henning Stabins, of Plum Creek Company, called to report a hydraulic oil spill from a fellerbuncher.   The spill occurred near Long Farm Pond Road in Long Pond Township.  The 8 ounce spill was the result of a broken hose.  The oil was spilled onto gravel.  Two pounds of gravel was collected and disposed of in the project waste stream.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-906-2015*Approximately 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket that was not installed properly during a recent oil burner service. The oil was released to the underlying soils and 2.80 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated by vacuum and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Excavation activities were limited due to the proximity of the spill to the foundation walls and support columns. Some oil impacted soils were left in place. The excavation was covered with poly sheeting and backfilled with stone. The site is served by municipal water and sewer systems.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-63-2016*Emera Maine reported a 2.5 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The hydraulic system on a new bucket truck delivered to the yard was found leaking from a loose fitting.  The truck was repaired and the area cleaned up with sorbents and disposed at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

I-25-2016*I contacted Artimus Williams regarding his potential leaking oil tank.  Artimus stated that the tank is not leaking. He stated that his tank oil filter had jelled up and plugged a couple of days ago.  In his efforts to change the oil tank filter, he spilled a small amount of oil that puddled up right beneath the filter area between some cinder blocks.  The weather got mild and he stated that the melting water spread out this small amount of fuel oil and made it look much worse that it was.

Arrived on-scene, inspected the tank, it is relatively new and in good shape. I scraped up the small residual oil spilled as a result of a filter change.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-77-2016*Upon closer examination after returning home, it was discovered the oil tank had been overfilled and was discharging from the sight gauge.  Dead River Co. was called and in turn Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified.  The discharge was confined to a small but finished craft room in the basement.  An area rug was soaked (bagged and removed) and some small furniture also wetted.  Some would be aired to see if acceptable to keep and if not thrown away, and a few boxes of material were also soiled.  The excess oil was removed and the area dry wiped then washed, dried, and rewashed.  Satisfied with the cleanup the customer, Dead River made arrangements for any follow up if requested.

Dear River and I spoke about the incident and the likely development to the overfill.  It would be discussed in-house as follow-up, and if any new revelations came forth I would be called.  Again the cleanup was done in a satisfactory way, and no additional MDEP Division of Response Services involvement is planned.  No supplemental information has come in, and based on the attended cleanup MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-78-2016*Approximately 150 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils adjacent to the slab-on-grade foundation of the residence. The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 50 feet from the spill location. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation of oil impacted soil from the spill location. Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID) and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 15 x 15 feet wide long and 9 feet deep located on the southwest corner of the residence. The final depth of the excavation was limited due to the presence of bedrock. The horizontal extent was limited due to the close proximity of the foundation. A total of 41.42 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Oil impacted soils remain on site, underneath the foundation of the residence and the drinking water well on the property is at risk. The site was referred to Brad Hahn of the MDEP Division of Technical Services.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-79-2016*Approximately one gallon of diesel fuel was reportedly released to the paved road at the intersection of Essex Street and Brighton Avenue. The release appeared to have come from a motor vehicle, but had left the scene. The Portland Fire Department responded to the location, cleaned the road surface with sorbents, and disposed of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-80-2016*On 1/29/16, Gaftek, LLC, representing Irving Oil Corporation, notified Ms. Mullen of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about repair work that they were doing on the diesel fuel sump at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Ms. Mullen referred the notification to MDEP Division of Response Services with a request to check on the work for leaks, etc.

Gaftek reported that water had leaked into the sump and they had about 25 gallons of oily water to remove.  I had driven by the previous day, before receiving notification, and noted Gaftek on site pouring concrete for the replacement concrete pad at the UST area adjacent to the commercial diesel dispensers.  I understand that no evidence of discharges to the soil were reported to MDEP.

The location is urban commercial use and served by municipal drinking water.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements are planned at this time.
P-81-2016*On 1/29/14, report was received through the National Response Center regarding a mystery oil sheen in the Piscataqua River adjacent to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's (PNSY) Berth 14 Back Channel, discovered the previous day.  No source or spiller was known.  As typical with many oil sheens, a cleanup was not feasible.  The type of oil was not determined.  On 1/29/16, I discussed the spill with Wayne Bateman, a Portsmouth Naval Shipyard environmental staff person.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-83-2016*A significant amount of oil was lost from this outside aboveground storage tank (AST) due to ice buildup in the filter. It appears that the ice buildup happens because the oil burners for the greenhouses are only used for a few weeks in the spring and the tanks sit around unused for the rest of the year.  The same thing happened at this location a few years prior, so the property owner has decided to remove all of his outside ASTs and convert all of the greenhouse heaters to propane to prevent the problem in the future.  A few yards of oily ice and snow were removed for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-84-2016*An estimated 600 gallons of sodium hydroxide was spilled to the ground and to the stormwater system due to a valve being left open during a transfer from a rail car to a transport truck.  Historically at this site, transfers were made at a fixed gantry and the train cars were moved into place to offload to road transports. The disadvantage to this is the challenge of moving rail cars around.  The advantage is that there is built-in spill containment at the gantry locations.  Currently, the practice is to use movable gantries for offloading so that the rail cars don't need to be moved around.  The disadvantage to this is that there is no secondary containment in much of the yard, and in many cases, such as this one, an error during a transfer can leak to the stormwater system.

The stormwater catch basins and a wetland area downstream were affected by the spill and had a very high pH as a result of the sodium hydroxide contamination.  On the night of the spill, a few dozen gallons of consumer strength hydrochloric acid were added at the upstream catch basin to neutralize the pH, but had little effect downstream. The next day some 90% sulfuric acid was obtained and added to the system which had a much bigger impact on pH and quickly neutralized the liquid still in the storm water system.

There were still pockets of high pH in the wetland, so garden sprayers were used with dilute hydrochloric acid to spot treat the wetland.  After several days of testing and treatment, pH levels were normal in the stormwater system and the wetland near the spill site.  No elevated pH readings were ever found where the wetland drains into a nearby river.

Savage/Safe Handling will be undertaking a study to investigate options for secondary containment upgrades while using the portable gantries.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-85-2016*A combination of fluids leaked from this diesel powered train engine room into a 100-gallon secondary containment tank which then overflowed onto the ground.  Pan Am Railways removed the oily stone ballast material for disposal.  It is unclear if they removed the oil from the containment tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-86-2016*A small amount of automotive fluids were released due to a traffic accident.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-87-2016*A small clandestine drug lab was raided by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted.  Several small containers of consumer quantity household hazardous waste were recovered from the site for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-88-2016*
SUMMARY
  This spill report covers the abandonment and replacement of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tanks (UST) and piping at this UST facility.  Irving Oil was the facility owner and hired Gaftek LLC to replace the facility under Jim Mullen and Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Paul Thompson, Rick Hazel, et al.  Ransom Consulting was hired by Irving to perform the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment under Erik Phenix.  Circle-K Corp was the facility operator and leased the facility from Irving Oil Inc.
  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division representative for the abandonment and clean-up.  Responder Stephen Flannery and MDEP geologist Brad Hahn also visited and assisted.  Mr. Mike Moore represented the City of Portland interests.

FACILITY REPLACEMENT
  In order to keep the facility operating, the new UST's were installed by Gaftek at the Western side of the facility next to Park Street while the UST's and dispensers on the Eastern side were kept active.  The two west dispensers islands were replaced, and once in service, the old 1997-age UST's and remaining product piping would be removed.  The two remaining dispenser islands on the east side were abandoned.  High bedrock was found on the west side of the facility where the new USTs were installed; much effort was put into breaking through 15' of schist bedrock to install the new UST's (see photos).
  The active and previous UST's were located near Northeast corner of the property next to High Street (see report P-352-1997, et al).  The 1997-age UST's were granted abandonment-in-place, because of buried utilities installed adjacent to the tanks.  The abandonment in place of T-4 and T-5 was attended by Ransom, and by Stephen Flannery of MDEP.  I understand that these UST's had also been installed into an excavation of bedrock.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
  The area is dense, urban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal sewer and drinking water.  Potential sensitive receptors could be hazardous vapor intrusion into building basements and contaminated liquids following buried utilities and natural groundwater flow off the site.  This UST facility is formerly a Union Oil and a Wright Express branded gas station (see P-639-1992 and P-357-1997, et al.).
   The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Bedrock is close to the surface and both the 1997 and the 2016 UST facilities were installed into excavated bedrock.  Non-native fill soil was observed.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  I was advised that pre-construction soil borings and sampling discovered petroleum contamination and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's) contamination within the soil fill.  The PAH's may be from an old coal gasification facility formerly located several blocks to the west.  Because of the oil and PAH's contamination, the soil removed from the property to facilitate the new UST facility could not be managed as clean fill material, and no MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form could be issued.
  In the new UST excavation for tank's T-6 and T-7, I documented petroleum discharges to groundwater in the form of a fluid petroleum sheen.  Much of the oil contamination in soil appeared weathered and I am not aware of discharges from the underground facility being abandoned.  Some of the contamination appeared to be from the previous UST facility and/or a number of surface oil spills that seeped down into cracks and joints in the paving.  I understand that no oil-saturated soil, or free product oil was found on the groundwater during this work.
  During test pits around the tanks during abandoned in place, I understand that no new significant evidence of discharges were found that appeared associated with this facility.  See the UST Closure assessment of Ransom Environmental for more information.
  I noted no discharges associated with the retail K-1 fuel aboveground storage tank (AST) on the west side o
P-89-2016*The South Portland Water Resource Protection Department observed some open containers and part of an old oil tank (1/2 cut) sitting upright with rainwater and oil residue obvious. They called DEP for notification of oil discharge.

I went to the site and met with the home owner Mrs. Fields, who explained the mess was her grown son's problem. I got his phone number, but was unsuccessfully contact him.  Eventually the city issued an order with clean up instructions.  No further contact has been received from the city, so I believe the situation to be resolved.

Based on involvement of city authority, DEP Response plans no further action. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-66-2016*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways (PAN AM) reported that a discharge of lube oil from a locomotive had occurred at Leeds Junction at the Main Street East crossing.  I visited the site and could find no signs of the discharge and therefore am satisfied that PAN AM staff were successful in their clean up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-18-2016*On January 25, 2016 an Emera Maine technician taking a PCB sample of a bushing spilled a small amount of mineral oil to concrete. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-90-2016*This report covers the investigation for two reported old, out-of-service, motor fuels, underground storage tanks (USTs) located under Route 1 (see P-496-2009).  Stephen Brezinski was primary representative with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  In 2015, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) purchased the Route 1 right-of-way in front of the former Hutchins Garage, so MDOT acquiesced to ownership and responsibility for any gasoline USTs found under the roadway.

On 2/1/16 and 2/2/16, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) and contractors excavated new replacement drain pipes on the east side of Route 1.  The drain pipe excavation went right though the expected location of the southern UST but no UST was found (see photo-1).

The MDOT pipe excavation passed west of the expected northern UST found by the Ogunquit Sewer District in 1991 and reported to MDEP (see P-786-1991) so still cannot still be ruled out.  MDOT had agreed to properly abandon any USTs found but not to search for them outside the planned piping trench.  I had requested that MDOT excavate closer to the building to better prove or disprove the second UST.

1)  The southern UST in historical photos appears to have been removed.  The northern UST in front of the former garage building and found by the Ogunquit Sewer District has still not been found or disproven.  See past spill reports for further information.
2)  No obvious evidence of discharges were noted in the piping excavation.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-91-2016*A tractor trailer accident caused the release of approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground surface of the center median of the Maine Turnpike.  The fuel tank of the tractor was damaged from the impact with the center guardrail. On 2/4/2016, The Maine Turnpike Authority contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to excavate the oil saturated soils from the impacted area.  11.91 tons of oil saturated soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The excavation area comprised an approximately 50 foot length of the center median with a maximum depth of approximately one foot.  Much of the impacted soil was left in place because it was inaccessible due to its close proximity to the roadway.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site during cleanup operations and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-92-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 5 gallons of antifreeze from tractor trailer truck to the paved road surface. The Saco Fire Department applied sorbent to the released material and the material was disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-93-2016*On 2/3/16, Peter Danour's fuel delivery contractor, Dead River Oil Company (DRC), leaked about a cup of engine oil onto this home's gravel driveway.  DRC took responsibility for cleanup and reported had a DRC crew respond and cleanup.  Mr. Duffek of DRC later reported that the homeowner was claiming that there was also leaked fuel oil on his walkway and driveway but the DRC driver contested this.  The spill location is a single family house in a suburban residential area served by municipal water supply.

John Luongo of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services planned to swing by and check on the spill cleanup on his way home but got diverted by a much more serious spill incident so never made it before the next snowfall.

As of February 2016, I have not heard any additional news or concerns from Mr. Danour or from DRC.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-94-2016*
A former employee reported to Maine DEP that this used vehicle dealership, repair and body paint shop "the barn" business was dumping chemicals down a drain into the ground and "covering tainted soil with dirt".

The location is the former Maine-Ley RV Sales and subject of report P-269-2011.  The area is rural commercial and residential use.  A very large building had been built in the rear of the property since the 2011 Maine DEP visit.

During this site visit, I was given a tour by several management staff of the paint barn and the repair garage.  I noted small routine type surface spills of engine oil and paint but nothing to the ground.  Though the business used lacquer thinner and paint, they stated that they generated no waste, which I thought unusual.

1)  I recommended that a Maine DEP hazardous waste inspection be performed by Maine DEP compliance unit staff.
2)  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions expected at this time.
B-469-2005*On 8/17/05, Karen Knuuti of the Land Bureau asked if I would check out a tire stash in a junk yard that had old auto gas tanks in it.  The tires in the junkyard are in the process of being recycled by a contractor hired by the State.  During this recycling effort, additional piles of tires were unearthed and in them were some old gas tanks.  Apparently, the tires were buried to extinguish a fire that raged in the pile many years ago.

During the investigation of the site, numerous drums were discovered.  In particular five drums were found, containing waste oil.  A couple of the drums had bungs missing and all appeared to be old and not in good condition.  I offered to pump the product into their large storage waste oil tank or call in a contractor to remove the product.  Mr. Robbins declined and assured me that he would have his employees pump off the product that same day.  Minimal spillage was on the ground.

Mr. Robbins did have his employees pump the product into secure tanks for recycling and also conglomerate all of the waste oil drum and stage on tarp's to be recycled as well.

During the investigation, an area of contaminated soil was discovered.  The area was contaminated with old gasoline.  I delineated an area for excavation.  The excavated soil is to be land spread on site in another section of the junkyard.  However, due to scheduling problems with junkyard personnel and more so with heavy rain and foul weather conditions, this project was not able to be undertaken this year.  As of 11/16/05, after meeting and discussing with Mr. Robbins, the excavation and land spreading will be completed in the spring once weather conditions permit under Technical Services direction.
I-226-2005*A tractor-trailer truck owned by LML Trucking over turned on I-95 in between the Smyrna interchange.  Approximately 20 gallons of diesel covered the road and the ditch where the truck finally came to rest.  Pads were used to soak up a small amount of pooled diesel at the site.  Maine Dept, of Transporation spread gravel mostly for anti-skid material. No further clean up is expected.
B-673-2005*11.10.05, Received a report of an oil sheen and heavy oil odor at entered location.  En route, I notified the Milbridge Fire Department thru the Hancock County Communication Center and the US Coast Guard thru the National Response Center.  Upon arrival at the spill site, I observed an oil odor exiting my vehicle in the driveway and an oil sheen in the Narraguagus River.  I spoke with who I assumed was Mrs. Parker, who advised that the Fire Department and Harbor Master had been to the spill location.  She advised that the odor had dissipated since she noticed it this morning.  She indicated the Fire Department and Harbor Master informed her that no action was feasible and the oil would dissipate.

I inspected the area and had been advised by the reporter that it was an outbound tide.  I observed an oil sheen in the water and on the shore.  I inspected above and below the spill area and did not observe oil along the shore or in the water.  The oil was isolated along the shore of the Parker property.  In my departing conversation with Mrs. Parker, we ruled out the possibility of an AST discharge.  I concurred with the assessments of the local authorities.

I contacted the Fire Chief and Harbor Master to discuss the spill event.  The Harbor Master speculated that several boats had come up river to shelter from a storm forecasted the night before and that one of the fishing vessels may have pumped oil from the bilge in that area.  I surveyed the new boat landing under construction adjacent Route 1A, north of the spill location, and did not observe any evidence of a discharge.   I notified the USCG in Belfast of my findings and they advised of a possible response.

No additional complaints received, and no further Response action anticipated.

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P-923-2005*On November 15, 2005, DEP received a complaint from a citizen located on The White Road indicating that her neighbor spilled over five (5) gallons of gasoline in an area where wells are located.  The caller indicated that John MacDonald was in the process of building a home and during a period of torrential rain the foundation fell in and a tractor, as well as a generator, fell into the dirt basement and spilled their contents of gasoline.  Kara Walker (KW) contacted the property owner to set-up an appointment to meet at the property in question that afternoon.

Upon arrival, KW and Ann Hemenway met with the property owner and surveyed the area.  There were no indications of gasoline contamination during the inspection of the dirt basement.  A sump located in the basement was partially filled with water and did not display indications of gasoline.  The property owner indicated that his tractor had been vandalized in the past where the gasoline was removed, therefore, he no longer kept more than three (3) gallons of gasoline in the tank at a time.  Also, the generator's maximum gasoline capacity is 3/4 of a gallon.   He indicated that the tractor and generator did partially tip towards the basement when the foundation failed, but he indicated that no gasoline was released.

As there is no indication of a gasoline release, no further response action is required at this time.

B-669-2005*On 11/09/05, 1357 hours Lt. Ron Gastia, who is in charge of the new police station construction, reported they had encountered a large UST at the site.  The tank was completely full of water, which had to be removed in order to take the tank out and, because the water was inside the tank, it had to be treated as a hazardous waste.  So, the removal plan included having Clean Harbors on site to pump the tank out.   The tank had belonged to an automobile dealership back in the mid forties.  It had never been piped to deliver motor fuel, and as it turn out, there was no evidence of oil associated with the tank.  No sheen and no odor.  Nevertheless, five thousand gallons of water were taken from the tank and hauled off by Clean Harbors.  At the beginning, there was no way of knowing that the tank was free of product.  The appropriate paper work is being processed and the thirty day waiting period has been waived.
P-925-2005*I was contacted by Portland Yacht Services reporting that they had been smelling diesel since noon time and now they were seeing a heavy sheen in the water.  I arrived there just at dusk but I was able to smell and see a heavy sheen as far as I could see at that time of day.  I then went over to the State Pier to look because that was the direction the wind was coming from.  I didn't find anything at the State Pier.  I attempted to get in to look at the tugs and the Ocean Gate Project but was unable to at that time.  I was told that Ben Snow of the City, Joe Payne the Baykeeper and Brian the tug owner/operator had all been down at the State Pier earlier and had seen the sheen "knocking around under the State Pier".  The USCG had also investigated the sheen at the State Pier but hadn't found any source.  At this point, I gave up for the evening.  The following morning I returned to Portland Yacht Services and there was no longer any sheen.  From there I looked in the direction of the State Pier and noticed that Reed & Reed has two large cranes over the water working on the Ocean Gate Project, they could be a possible source.  At this point it will remain a mystery.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-926-2005*I was contacted by the Brunswick Fire Department reporting that they were on the scene of a gasoline spill at the Big Apple Cook's Corner.  They reported that a customer had walked away while filling their tank and the automatic shutoff failed causing 8-10 gallons of gasoline to spill onto the pavement.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up by the Fire Department and EPI with sorbent material.  The following morning C N Brown finally called to report the spill.  I was also contacted by EPI requesting a spill letter for speedy dry and sand they recovered.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-222-2005*On November 4, 2005, Carl Soderberg called this office to report that while excavating for the extension of the SW Collins store on Washburn St. in Caribou, an old Underground Storage Tank (UST) was uncovered. It was on the southwest corner of the footing trench. I went to the site that day and according to the excavator operator, soil contamination was encountered just before discovery of the tank. I had the operator remove the tank. It was clear from site observation soil contamination was from the tank. It appeared to be a 275-gasoline tank. I told them to remove contaminated soil encountered while excavating but it was not necessary to chase it on either side of the excavation. Contaminated soil was taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
I-225-2005*On 11-12-05, the State Police called to report that Dead River had reported a spill at a customers house in Caribou. They had been to the home of Lola Willette and apparently after getting a delivery of fuel a corrosion hole had broken through in the bottom of the tank. A magnetic patch was placed on the tank that night and speedy dry used on the concrete floor. The following day, Dead River pumped out the old tank and cleaned the floor with speedy dry. I met with Lola at the house and installed a fan in the basement to alleviate odors until the old tank could be removed, the remainder of the floor cleaned and a replacement tank installed.  The appropriate steps were taken and no further action is required at this time.
P-876-2005*Received a call from the North Berwick Fire Dept. regarding a vehicle accident on Route 4 at the Sanford Town Line.  The vehicle had release approximately 2 gallons mix of a transmission fluid and anti-freeze onto a gravel surface.  Sorbents had been placed down, but the fire dept. wanted further guidance on the clean-up.  I responded to the complaint and found no one at the location.  The sorbents were still in their original location, although the discharge had occurred on a paved surface.  I collected the sorbents and checked the area for any sensitive receptors, and observed none.
P-912-2004*2 ounces of "Zep" floor stripper were spilled onto the floor of the Home Depot.  It was cleaned up with absorbent material and packaged for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-526-2005* On 10-26-05, a concerned citizen reported an oil spill/sheen on High Ridge in Augusta. I made a site visit and found a sheen along the roadway. It appears that a fuel truck may have spilled some fuel after pulling out of a driveway. The heavy rain was washing away the minimal amount of oil. No further action will be required.
I-134-2005*On 7-19-05, Huber Engineered Woods had a spill of hydraulic oil at their facility due to a fitting failure on a loader. Approximately 50 gallons was lost in the log yard. A vac truck was used to clean it up. Product and wood debris was taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
I-135-2005*On 7-19-05, due to lightning strike, a transformer blew in front of the residence owned by Dana Cameron, on the Fenderson Road in Masardis. Approximately three (3) gallons of 70 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyl containing transformer oil was spilled. They discovered the spill 2 days after it had happened. Apparently the homeowner had cut the lawn in that time. Soil surrounding the pole that was visibly stained was removed and the lawn mower cleaned.
A-493-2005* Late in the afternoon of 10-9-2005, a resident of Glenridge Apartments reported the spillage of gasoline. The spill was the result of severe flooding at one of the apartment buildings. Heavy rain had inundated the storm drain system and had flooded the paved parking lot. This resulted in several cars being nearly submerged.
 I arrived on site and found that the water had entered a few of the ground level apartments and also water had encircled the pad mounted CMP transformer. I was very hesitant to step into the water for fear of electrocution. I called the Augusta Fire Dept. and reported what I thought was a public safety electrical hazard. The Fire Department notified Central Maine Power.
 The next day I checked the site and observed someone from maintenance pumping the flood water into the storm drain system. The small amount of gasoline and oil that spilled was insignificant. No further action will be required.


I-136-2005*On 7-22-05, Bates Fuel overfilled a tank at the residence of Janice Green in Island Falls. They estimated 1/2 gallon lost. Sorbent pads were used to clean it up.
I-138-2005*Huber Engineered Woods had an approximatel 100 gallon spill of Hydraulic Oil due to a blown hose(lock nut failed) . They used a vac truck to clean it up.  Debris went to Tri-Community Landfill.
B-679-2005*11.8.05, Mr. Craig reported a mystery tank located in the ME DOT right-of-way.  I was later contacted by Mr. Doughty of DOT and advised they were going to investigate the tank and site.  Mr. Doughty later informed me they were going to take responsibility for the tank, as a majority of the tank is in the DOT right-of-way, and the removal date is expected to be 11.17.05.  The tank was identified to be a 1000-gallon capacity UST containing a water/petroleum mixture.

11.16.05, I was contacted by Mr. Boettger of DOT and discussed the removal and reporting requirements.  Harold McQuinn Construction was to do the excavation.

11.17.05, Mr. Boettger reported an area or two of soil with PID readings greater than 100 ppm.  He acquired two readings of 110 ppm.  I advised the material may be backfilled as long as no soil is saturated with oil.  Boettger advised that the soil was not saturated and initial odors detected had dissipated quickly.  The tank had been pumped out and disposed by EPI of Gray, Maine.

I completed a waiver to the 30-day Notice which I sent to DOT in the mail.  I also completed a DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, that indicated an Intermediate Clean-up goal.  I altered the Intermediate goal based on the location and land uses in this area, as well as, the area is serviced by public water supply.  Although, the area is in an attainment zone, the discharge location is in the right-of-way of a State roadway.  The spill is not mobile and only a hot spot or two of contaminated soil from directly under the tank was impacted.  The tank was intact and not leaking.  The cause of the contamination is unknown, but may be associated with an overfill of the tank at some point in the past.

The excavation was back-filled.

No further Response action is anticipated.

Also, there is no 30-day Notice of Intent to Remove documentation, John Dunlap of the DEP, Augusta, advises that in this case the Waiver acts as notice of intent to remove.


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I-139-2005*Sullivan Logging lost approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic oil in T13 R8 due to a leaking hydraulic filter. They used sorbent pads and shoveled up some contaminated soil. Debris went back to their shop in Ashland for later disposal.
P-930-2005*I was contacted by Safe Handling reporting that one of their yard trucks had hit something and had broken its fuel line causing about 68 gallons of off-road diesel to be spilled.  Most of the spilled product went into one of their concrete containment areas which funneled the product into a catch basin.  A small amount of the product went onto the gravel yard.  Safe Handling hired Environmental Projects Inc (EPI) to clean up the spill.  EPI used their vacuum truck to remove the product from the catch basin and sorbents were used to clean up the rest.  I reminded Mr. Somerville that they need to report their spills as soon as they happen.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-904-2005*
	11/10/05: Reported as small spill of several ounces of #2 fuel oil.  Cleaned up by C N Brown with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested.
I-140-2005*Due to a ruptured hose on a Feller Buncher, approximately 5 gallons was lost on the Smith Brook Road in T13 R16 on 7-26-2005. They did not attempt cleanup because oil was spread out on about 1600 feet of road.
I-142-2005*About 1/5 gallon of transformer oil containing 24.8 parts per million of poly chlorinated biphenyls was lost on the Thomas Road due to a leaking transformer bushing. Soil was removed of properly disposed of.
I-143-2005*Maine Woods recycling lost approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil due to a broken hose on a loader. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-144-2005*Because a turbo unit on a feller buncher imploded, approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was sprayed onto the Smith Brook Road on 8-4-05. No attempt at cleanup practicable.
B-681-2005*Afraid that her cats would knock over the cup where she kept her mercury thermometer, Bohni Kempton decided to move it before that happened....and broke it herself, spilling the content onto her tile floor.

She did not say anything to anyone for 2 days, until her girlfriend advised her to report it to someone.

On the morning of 11/17, I went to the site and obtained Lumex readings of mercury in the atmosphere.  All readings are in ng/M3 and all are at floor level unless otherwise noted.

Foyer (breathing zone)      Foyer rug     Rug outside bedroom        Rug outside bath    Bathroom floor
    624                                        626                  1121                                         1202                    1328

Floor front of toilet       Bathroom waste basket      Vanity top     Vanity shelf
3968                                              3441                          4486                  3833

Ms. Kempton said that she had recovered the beads of mercury that she could see, but a close inspection showed me at least 4 droplets among the tile grout that she'd missed.  I therefore sprinkled zinc chips on the floor and swept them up with a paint brush.   That done, I took another Lumex reading and was dismayed to discover that the concentration of mercury on the floor was now 13,170.

I got permission from the Bureau Director to have Clean Harbors vacuum the house with a mercury vac and advised Ms. Kempton to consult the State Toxicologist concerning the health hazards of mercury at those concentrations.  She contacted Eric Frohmberg and among other concerns, expressed to him her worry over having to pay for Clean Harbor's efforts.  Mr. Frohmberg called me and suggested that we wait a few days on the cleanup, to see if the concentrations diminish.

On 11/22, I went back and the concentrations had decreased dramatically.  See the attached e-mail to Mr. Frohmberg.   No further action was undertaken.
I-145-2005*Due to a blown hydraulic hose, approximately 15 gallons was lost on the RFD Road in Reed Plt. The spiller, Hannington Bros., cleaned it up by excavating as much as possible.
I-146-2005*On 8-3-05, Sherman Lumber Co. lost approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil due to a blown hose. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-147-2005*On 8-9-05, a chain saw on the tailgate of a pickup owned by Francis Carney fell over and spilled the contents of its bar and chain oil on the ground in T10 R9. He used a couple of sorbent pads to clean it up.
A-568-2005*  On 11-18-2005, Sarah, from Dead River Food Trend called this office to report a gasoline spill. A customer left the nozzle unattended and this resulted in the release of about five gallons of gasoline. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River employees with sorbent material. This spill was located at 183 Capital Street in Augusta. No further action will be required.
B-501-2005*On 9/1/05, I received a report of an aboveground storage tank spill at 434 Main Road in Eddington.  The report was made by R H Foster, who made an oil delivery to the residence a couple of days prior.  Apparently, the account was on automatic delivery, but had recently been suspended due to nonpayment.  The owner had paid the account in full, however R H Foster was not aware the owner did not want a delivery.  The owner did not want a delivery, because they were in the process of remodeling the fixer-upper house.  They were actually preparing to pour a concrete slab in the basement where the tank was located.  In order for them to pour the slab, they suspended the tank from the floor joist using foundation form ties.  These ties held an empty tank, but not a tank with 250 gallons of oil delivered to it.

The fill and vent pipe were still working properly and no tags were placed on or over them to prevent filling.  Once the tank was suspended, the legs were removed.  R H Foster apparently had no record of the owner requesting no delivery, but the owner says they called and explained the situation of the house prior to the delivery.

On or about 8/30/05, a delivery was made and the driver claims to have heard a whistle the whole time.   On 9/1/05, when the owner found out a delivery was made, they called the dispatcher and informed them the tank was suspended and there may be a problem, but they were too busy to check on it that day, could the oil company.

I arrived shortly after receiving the call and confirmed there was a large spill in the unfinished basement of the unoccupied house.  After attempting to contact the owner and failing, I was informed by the oil company the owner would not be able to visit the site today and could not talk to me, because the reception in Walmart was not good.

The next day, I met with the owner and discussed her options and the remediation plan.  She approved my plan, therefore, I contracted with Clean Harbors to have  a vactor truck on site the next morning to excavate contaminated soil.  I also asked John Selleck of DEP Technical Services to inspect the site and critique my plan.  He agreed.  The next morning we met the contractor and began the cleanup.

Clean Harbors removed via vactor truck all of the crushed stone inside the basement that was installed for drainage piping as well as some contaminated soil.  Unfortunately, there was a drainage pipe from the basement to the outside.  The pipe out falls onto the front lawn where some contaminated soil had to be removed.  All of the contaminated soil was recycled into asphalt at Lane Construction.

Clean Harbors backfilled the excavation outside, but the owner wanted to replace the inside themselves.  I tried numerous times to speak with the owner and left messages, which were never returned.

On 11/18/05, I visited the site and confirmed that the owner had completed the work on the inside of the house, pouring the concrete slab in the basement.
B-683-2005*On 11/17/05, I received an anonymous report from a woman who claimed that there was an oil spill at a residence she used to live in this past spring.  She told a long tale of landlord tenant issues as well.  She wanted to remain anonymous, because she feared the owner.

Later that afternoon, I arrived on scene and met with the new tenant who has lived there for almost two years.  She informed me there have been no problem or spills.  The only problem was the filth in the mobile home from the last tenant.  I also investigated around the tank and saw no evidence of a spill.  There was also standing water in the area of the tank and no sheen was present.
P-931-2003*Mr. Silvermane reported a strong gasoline odor in a trench he was hand-digging for his shed utilities.  He claims to have lit a match and set the trench on fire.  Upon my arrival, three to four holes were dug, but none were as volatile as the compliant stated.  Septage was more an issue.

The mobile homes are staggered, and the up-gradient home appeared well maintained, but the complainant thought the fill used to create and level the lot was fuel contaminated soils.

No evidence of contamination was encountered while hand-digging test pits.  PID readings were non-detect for volatile compounds.

The home and park are serviced by a community well located approximately 1000-1500 feet away.

No evidence was found to substantiate the compliant, nor has any subsequent information been presented to require a follow up.  Based on the field observations and lack of subsequent calls, DEP Response plans no further action at this site.
B-617-2005*B-617-2005
10/17/2005 14:30

     Petty Officer Erwin of the Marine Safety Office in Belfast called to report that their personnel in Jonesport observed a waste oil spill at the boat landing on Alley's Bay Road on Beal's Island.  It was stated that a bucket appeared to have been tipped over spilling it's contents at the high tide mark.  Investigation shown that the oil had been smeared along a 10 foot section of shoreline covering rocks and sea vegetation.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to remove any visible staining.  Approximately 3 drums of oily debris were generated in the cleanup.  A responsible party was not found.
B-646-2005*B-646-2005
10/28/2005 15:53

     A call came through the State Police in Orono stating that a dump truck fell off of a barge into the water at the Northeast Harbor Boat Launch in the Town of Mount Desert.  It was uncertain at the time of the call as to whether or not the fuel tanks were leaking.
     When I arrived to investigate, there was no evidence of a sheen in the vicinity of the submerged truck.  The tanks were reportedly almost full.  The truck also had a full load of gravel.  It appeared that while the truck was boarding, the barge inadvertently pulled away, allowing the bow of the barge to submerge off the end of the paved boat launch.  The truck then fell off, submerged, and rested on it's wheels on the bottom in about 25 feet of water.
     The following day, some sheen was noted coming from the truck.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to place a hard boom around the truck.  It was feared that when the truck was extracted, the saddle tanks would become damaged and lose their contents.  Later that afternoon two tandem excavators pulled the truck up onto the ramp.  It was immediately noted that one tank developed a quarter inch hole at it's bottom.  The fuel in the tank was rapidly pumped off into drums.  It was estimated that less than a gallon of fuel was lost throughout the entire ordeal.
B-689-2005*On 11/21/05, 1604 hours Tom Tardiff (Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway) reported they had sheen on the runoff at their Millinocket Mechanical Facility.  Diesel locomotive engines park at the facility and it is not unusual for them to drip a little, so the runoff was probably typical of any parking lot runoff.  They had sorbent boom applied to the runoff stream and they planned on installing an elbow, which would serve as an oil/water separator.  The runoff discharges to an area that may be a wetland, because it is often swampy.
B-687-2005*On 11/21/05, 1135 Normand Laberge (Environmental Compliance for the Cutler Navy Base) reported they had discovered leaking drums inside one of their berms.  The product was a petroleum based material that was used to dress steel cables.  It was labeled "Wire Rope Field Dressing".  An estimated 10-15 gallons of the product had leaked over a period of several years without having been noticed.  There was a total of 27 drums and about 15 of them had leaked.  All of the drums were over-packed for disposal, because they do not treat their cables anymore.  The berm was cleaned up for re-utilization and the cleanup material went to the bases waste stream.

B-685-2005*South on Route 15, just west of Greenville, on the morning of 11/18/05, McLane's driver encountered a slick spot, apparently, and piled up his truck in the ditch.   Upon extrication of the truck from the ditch, it was discovered that the saddle tank was leaking quite badly.  An estimated 50 gallons of diesel were lost.  The Deputy on scene reported it here.

McLane is contracted with ENPRO of Newburyport and Portland to do cleanups at sites like this and an hour after my arrival, Bill from ENPRO showed up.  I explained what needed to be done, suggested some local contractors, arranged for the spoil to go to Pine Tree, suggested they notify Maine DOT and Piscataquis Sheriff's Office, and asked that they call me the day cleanup started.  I gave Bill a copy of the decision tree, to drive home the point that the site required stringent cleanup.

Just before noon on 11/21/05, not having heard anything from ENPRO, I called there to find out the progress and tentative start date.  After the usual run around, I was surprised to hear that there was a crew on site then, doing cleanup, although only with a small dump truck.

Arriving back on the site just before 1400, I encountered Bill and Brian, HAND DIGGING (!)  the contaminated soil out of the ditch.  Politely as I could, I explained what a waste of everybody's time that was, and felt compelled to give Brian an Initial Clean-up Agreement.  ENPRO had notified DIG SAFE, but not DOT or the Sheriff's Office.   They had dug down about a foot and encountered groundwater with diesel on top.

Predicted bad weather, the impending holiday, and the obvious (even to them) need to get some equipment on site prompted the postponement of the job until the following week.   When I checked back with them on the 30th of November, they were just wrapping up the job (photo).

I hope to be able to get a water sample from the nearby well in the spring or summer of 2006.  There has never been anybody at the camp while the cleanup was going on.
P-906-2005*
	11/10/05: Notice for a small #2 oil discharge to asphalt paved ground.  Reported to be contained with sorbent material and the line was replaced.  No DEP visit requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-909-2005*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of anitifreeze to the roadway.  City of Westbrook personnel  applied speedy dry to soak up the material and let it sit to induce traction at the intersection.
P-912-2005*A bad flare caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the cement basement floor of a residence in Lewiston.  Product did not contact any other materials of surfaces and was picked up by the Dead River with sorbent material.
P-914-2005*
	11/14/06: notice from C N Brown oil company that a customer suffered a hole in his/her gasoline can [Jerry can] that was in the back of the customer's pick-up truck.  The gasoline flowed to C N Brown's property below.  The discharge was responded to by Fryeburg Fire Dept. and C N Brown who remediated the site with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made.  Town of Berwick managed the impacted material.
	
S G Brezinski
P-915-2005*
11/14/05: Report of small gasoline spill to the ground due to driver inattention (while fueling his/her vehicle).  Big Apple personnel remediated the discharged product with sorbent material.

No DEP response at the time, though during visits later I noted no lingering issues.

S G Brezinski
P-927-2005*
	A Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) investigation took place regarding a complaint about some sort of oil discharged down Kent and Essex Streets and Morris and Breton Avenues in Sanford.  That afternoon I visited the area and drove up all four streets thinking that this could be a leaking truck or auto but noted that there were no stains and nothing unusual.

S G Brezinski
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P-931-2005*	I was contacted by Union Oil reporting that there had been a spill at an apartment building in Portland.  I arrived to find that an old set of fill and vent pipes had not been removed when they were disconnected.  The owner of the property was not aware of them and Union Oil was making one of its first deliveries to the site and was also unaware of the extra pipes.  The Union Oil driver had started pumping, didn't hear a whistle, and stopped pumping so less than 30 gallons of oil was pumped into the basement.  I hired EPI to do the cleanup, a wall and a wooden floor were taken out.  Unfortunately the ground underneath was heavily contaminated but we were unable to vactor the soil out because it was mostly fractured, angular, bedrock.  So instead we installed a vapor barrier and put clean fill on top of it, raising the floor a bit.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-939-2005*On 11/22/05, Greg O'Brien (MDEP) received a call from the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department reporting a car accident at the intersection of Fowler Rd and Hampton Rd.  They requested we respond to the site.  I did so immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a very small amount of gasoline that had collected on some sorbent pads the fire department had put down.  I picked up the sorbent pads and disposed of them.  No further action required.
P-940-2005*I was contacted by Borderline Fuels reporting that after making a delivery to one of their customers a little oil was spilled when they overfilled the above ground storage tank at the site.  The oil spilled onto the stone around the foundation and a little on the house.  Borderline says that the fill pipe was tilted and that is why the oil spilled, but I believe that the tank had to have been slightly overfilled.  Borderline cleaned up the spill with sorbents and a little soil removal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-403-2004* On 7-14-2004, Connie Bright called this office to report the finding of low levels of gasoline in the drinking water of the home formerly owned by her son. The house is located at 9 East Neck Rd. in Nobleboro. Low levels of gasoline in the range of 48 and 32 ppb had been found. I made a site visit and collected a sample of the water well (lab analysis 62 ppb). I also inspected the home and nearby area to determine the source. The Nobleboro Village store is located nearby and everyone thought they were the source. The store does not currently have gasoline storage.
 Alex Pugh and I sampled nearby residential wells. The Baptist Parsonage had low levels (<5 ppb) of MTBE. Alex does not think these two wells are connected, therefore there is another potential problem.
 Other than the two wells described above, no other wells in the area had gasoline compounds detected. A carbon filtration system was installed.
 In July of 2004, Connie Bright was in the process of taking ownership of this home from her son. The home was for sale and a prospective buyer had requested a water sample for petroleum. The well for this house is under the paved driveway. During the second or third site visit, I noticed a stain on the driveway. I did not find the source of this spill.
 In conclusion, it appears that this case is isolated to the one well and the mystery spill could have occurred at the property (9 East Neck Rd.).
 Alex Pugh has taken over the management of this case and will continue to collect samples and make decisions on filtration.
P-945-2005*On November 23, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) pint of anti-freeze was released from a passenger vehicle located in a parking lot at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Employees of the shipyard responded with speedy dry to remediate the spill.  The sorbent material was subsequently disposed of by the shipyard.

No further response actions are required at this time.
A-65-2004* Rocky Lake Plumbing and Heating reported that one of their customer's had a small oil leak in the basement of the home. A fitting leak released about three gallons of fuel oil onto the concrete floor. Rocky Lake responded and cleaned up the spilled oil through the use of sorbent material.

No further action will be required.

B-626-2005*B-626-2005
10/20/2005 09:59

     Earl Rafuse of the Town of Glenburn called to report a car crushing operation with "possible spillage" on the McCarthy Road in Glenburn.  The property, owned by Joe Lane, was later inspected that afternoon.  Upon my arrival, it appeared the operation had concluded.  Other than a bit of mud, no spillage was observed.
B-602-2005*B-602-2005
10/11/2005 15:00

     Dave Oxley of Dysart's Oil called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Lester Doucette at 31 Higgins Drive in Hermon.  It was stated that a driver inadvertently overfilled the outside tank.  The approximate 1 gallon discharge was subsequently cleaned up from the concrete pad with sorbent material.
P-385-2005*
	5/11/05: Stephen Brezinski was notified by the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a discharge of approximately one gallon of motor oil when a Brick's Armored Car truck engine suffered a mechanical failure in transit north in Gray.  Mr. Branscom reported Brinks cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No DEP response at the time though during later drive past the area, I noted no serious problems or further clean-up needed.

S G Brezinski
P-932-2005*I was contacted by Brian Petersen reporting that the furnace had been stolen out of his father's house.  Apparently the house was broken into during the night and the furnace was disconnected from the oil tank, but the copper line was not sealed and the contents of the tank spilled out onto the basement floor.  The house was for sale and empty.  The oil found a way down through the concrete floor and into the home's perimeter drains.  There was no oil found at the outfall of the perimeter drains.  Clean Harbors was called and crew came out to clean up the oil.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was called to provide a vacuum truck.  The free product was cleaned up that day and the following day the sump was pumped out with a vacuum truck.  The following Monday the oil saturated wood was removed and the floor was pressure washed.  Mr. Petersen decided that he just wanted the basement walls removed and not replaced.  At this point the case was referred to Don White of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-513-2005*On July 6, 2005, DEP was notified by an anonymous caller indicating that there were visible signs of petroleum leaks from cars and car parts located on the property of Tim Fernald.  On July 10, 2005, Kara Tudman and Greg O'Brien followed up on the complaint by making a visit to the property.  Overall conditions of the property did not indicate an inordinate amount of petroleum discharge as the complainant had indicated.  Vehicle and vehicle parts abounded as well as tires and other scrap metal pieces.  There was an oil stain in the vicinity of a tractor and Mr. Fernald was advised on the proper clean-up associated with this area.  The DEP also indicated the correct manner in which to store and dispose of waste oil.

On November 18, 2005, Kara Tudman returned to the property to determine the status of the clean-up operations.  The property appeared to have less vehicles and parts.  Mr. Fernald also appeared to be managing liquids from the vehicles appropriately.  No additional visible signs of petroleum discharge were noted.

No further action is required at this time.
P-933-2005*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that a tractor trailer full of baby food had rolled over on the Wells Northbound on ramp.  I arrived to find the tractor trailer completely upside down off an embankment.  National Towing helped me drill and remove the diesel fuel from the saddle tanks and the refrigeration unit's tank (150 gallons).  By the time we recovered all of that diesel quite a bit had leaked out through the engine onto the ground, which then ended up in the stream.  Sorbents were used to contain and collect the oil in the stream.  The following day contaminated soil was excavated creating pits to place sorbents in.  The contaminated soil was placed in drums and disposed of by Enpro out of State.  The sorbents were changed out once and most of the contamination seemed gone.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-935-2005*I was contacted by Bob Moschetti of the USCG reporting that he was chasing a sheen in the area of the State Pier and DiMillos in Portland.  I arrived and started looking at the State Pier and headed South from there to Casco Bay Lines and finally the Maine Wharf where I found the F/V Growler.  The sheen was heaviest next to the Maine Wharf and when I passed the Growler I noticed that a board on the dock it was tied to was discolored.  This board was right next to the bilge discharge port.  I went down onto the dock and found that both the dock and the liquid in the bilge discharge port smelled of diesel.  I looked into the vessel and it was obvious that someone was working on it because the hatches were open and there were tools everywhere.  We waited for the owner to return.  He explained that he was working on the boat but that he had only spilled a small amount of diesel and had not been the one who caused the widespread sheen that was in the harbor that day.  At this point there was no oil that was recoverable and Mr. Rich told us that he would turn off the bilge pump.  The USCG collected samples of the sheen around the vessel and the oil in the bilge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-936-2005*I was contacted by John Graybill reporting that his oil tank's filter had frozen and broken spilling the contents of his tank onto the ground.  I arrived to find a small AST that had a broken filter.  The oil spilled onto the ground, flowed under the house where there was no foundation, and then sunk into the ground and reemerged in the basement, flowed across the basement floor and exited the basement through a gravity drain.  The oil then reemerged in a ditch along Route 119.  The Graybill's had already found sorbent pads through a relative and were tending the oil in the basement.  I assessed the spill outside and determined that there wasn't a good way to recover any oil outside and decided to just collect product in the basement as it passes through.  The following Tuesday, Greg O'Brien visited the site for me and brought the family more sorbent pads and bags.  He also changed out the pads in the ditch and brought back several bags of used sorbents.  I contacted the Graybill's on January 5th and they reported  they had some sorbents down but have not seen any oil in quite a while, even during the heavy rains we recently had.  They will contact me if they need any more assistance.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-678-2005*On September 1, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately seventy-five (75) gallons of jet fuel was released from a corporate jet awaiting repairs.  The release was caused by two events: 1.) the deflation of the starboard tire; and 2.) the failure of the pilot float valve.  Jet fuel commenced discharging from a vent in the starboard wing.   As it was raining early that morning, the discharged jet fuel flowed into the soil surrounding the aircraft and ultimately discharged into the storm drain system.  Portland Fire representatives responded immediately with sorbents as the discharge was adjacent to the fire station.  Kara Walker arrived on-site to further deploy sorbents and set-up a collection point for the jet fuel being discharged.

Later that morning, Portland Jetport representatives contacted Clean Harbors to initiate clean-up activities.  Clean Harbors excavated impacted soil from the area and also cleaned and removed mixed liquid media from the impacted catch basins.  Jet fuel was not noted discharging into the Fore River from the storm water system.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-878-2005*Received a call from the Falmouth Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of gasoline on Route 100 at the intersection of the Maine Turnpike exit, caused by a multi-vehicle accident.  An estimate of 12 gallons of gasoline had been discharged onto the ground, with the possibly of some of it flowing into a storm drain.

By the time I arrived on-site, the vehicles had been removed from the site and sorbents and foam had been placed on the discharged gasoline.  The storm drain was checked for gasoline, and none was observed.  The sorbents were collected for disposal, and the area covered with sand and left in-place.
P-877-2005*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard - MSO regarding the discovery of a sheen in the area of the U.S. Coast Guard station in South Portland on the Fore River in Portland Harbor.  The sheen appeared to have originated from the Portland side.  I agreed to checkout the Portland side for a source while the Coast Guard checked-out the South Portland side.

I found the sheen to be emanating from the fishing vessel "Miss Margett", and was told by the owner that he had dropped a sorbent, containing diesel fuel, overboard while conducting maintenance.  The sorbent had been quickly retrieved, but not without leaving a sheen.  I observed no free product. I informed the U.S. Coast Guard of my findings.
P-149-2005*It was reported to the Department by the homeowner that a stain smelling of oil had appeared in the middle of their basement floor.  A site visit yielded the deduction that, although each end of the buried copper line egressed with sheathing, it had experienced a breach at the location of the stain, which surrounds a crack in the slab.  Although they hadn't noticed rampant fuel usage, it was evident they definitely had a problem.  The copper line was replaced above the slab to discontinue the apparent ongoing issue and plans were developed to undertake a sub-slab investigation.

We were forced to work within a limited area due to structural lolly columns abound.  The stained slab was jack hammered up gingerly since we didn't know the exact route of the line.  It was located as well as the culprit section; unsheathed, green and sieve like.  In addition, free product was also encountered so the decision was made to install a sump basin to see what we could recover.

The following day, the 30 gallon basin was completely full, leading me to believe we had a larger problem.  A vacuum truck was utilized and as the basin was sucked down, it recharged with free phase in a short period of time.  A sump pump was used to recover product and pump it into drums outside the building until MDEP Tech Svcs. could install a trailer pump/treat system.

Once the pump/treat system was operational, Response Svcs. slowly backed out of involvement although it is my understanding the system ran for at least six months.
P-820-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	 Wednesday, 10/19/05: DEP notified by Brian Johnson of M W Sewall & Co. (MWS) that one of their fuel delivery drivers was involved in a moderate size discharge at the seaside home of Don Peterson in Georgetown.  They could not reach Mr. Johnson but had applied sorbents to the spill in the basement.  The piping was reported to have been not hooked up to the tank.  The plumber (Mr. Berube's son) working on the tank, under Berube Plumbing & Heating, returned, saw the spill, and immediately left rather than assist MWS with the clean-up.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	10/19/05: I met M W Sewall representatives on site at 1230 hrs.  The home is a single family wood residence with a walk in basement/garage (see attached photos).  We noted a drilled well protruding from the  the garage/basement about 8' from the discharge.  [The house was originally further upgrade when the well was drilled and the house later relocated downgrade over the well.]  Todd Bay is located about 20' from the home (see attached site sketch and photos).
	It appeared that a new AST was being installed in the same location as the old AST.  The old AST was set up temporarily in the garage area.  The new AST was in [Photo 5], but not hooked up to the fill & vent pipes.  The tank fill was not marked out-of-service or otherwise blocked to prevent a delivery while it was not connected [Maine OSFB rules require the technician to physically remove the piping when it is not hooked to the tank].   Not hearing a whistle during the delivery, M W Sewall ceased pumping though about 10 gallons sprayed all over the tank and basement floor and ceiling.  Johnson of M W Sewall stated that they had an active contract for automatic delivery, the conundrum was that the home had recently been purchased by Mr. Don Peterson, and no one contacted M W Sewall to cease automatic delivery.  We had no way of contacting Mr. Peterson.
	The basement smelled of oil which had soaked the bedrock under the tank so there was no soil to scrape up.  Besides an odor problem, we felt there was a direct threat to oil contamination reaching the drinking water well and a sheen reaching the ocean.  A Stringent Clean-up Goal was assigned.  Due to probable ground water flow direction toward the bay, I do not believe that there is a threat from this discharge to neighboring residential wells.
	After consultation with my supervisor, it was agreed that the certified burner tech, Paul Berube, was primary Responsible Party (RP), as he did not mark the fill out-of-service or lock out the fill.  Mr. Berube's son returned several hours after the discharge and after MWS left.  I explained to him that his company appeared to be RP and that his father should contact DEP regarding a prompt clean-up.  According to DEP's Scott Cyr, Mr. Berube later called and told Cyr that he (Berube) would contract a remediation.  Mr. Berube refused to give Cyr the address and phone number for Mr. Peterson, saying he would contact him.
	In the home checking for vapors and a way to contact the homeowner, we located a name and an alternative address on an envelope; that evening I visited Mr. Peterson at 13 Lennox St., in Portland.  I advised him of the spill and our concern for a prompt clean-up to state satisfaction.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	DEP's Scott Cyr managed the case on 10/20/05, while I was unavailable.  According to Cyr, Mr. Berube had Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES) respond and perform a clean-up but without prior notice to DEP as we requested from Berube.  Cyr visited after CHES had left.  I understand the speedi-dry sorbent was picked up, but the tank walls and ceiling were not cleaned.  CHES did not know of DEP required involvement and was not aware of state clean-up requirements for this discharge.  I am not aware of oil vapor levels in the home.
	
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	At this time the discharge is not clean to Maine DEP satisfaction.  Berube Plumbing & Heating, and Mr. Pe
P-521-2004*While continuing to develop the Lewiston Gateway area, the city encountered another UST.   Located on the former Ray Frechette property, the 10,000 gallon waste oil tank was excavated and removed.  No significant contaminated soils were found at the time of the tank removal. No soil removal was conducted.

Based on the site visit and conditions observed, no clean up orders were initiated.  No further actions are planned by Response.
P-522-2004*While filling the UST at the Maine Veteran's Home, Rte. 1, Scarborough a discharge occurred.  The resulting overfill resulted in an estimated 10-15 gallon spill.  The discharge was confined to the area immediately adjacent to the fill & vent, a gravel driveway and grassed gravel area.  The Irving driver called in the spill to the office and applied pads to the affected area.   Clean Harbors was contracted to remediate the spill clean up through excavation of the contaminated soil.

The area is served by public water and the portion of the property affected  is service and transportation shipping and receiving and area of limited access.

Excavated materials were taken to CPRC  for disposal/recycling and restoration completed to the MVH's satisfaction.

DEP/Response plans no further action based on the field observations and nature of the spill.
P-196-2005*Sometime early morning on the 15th, a diesel fuel pump hose became breached for an unknown reason discharging approximately 50 gallons of fuel.  Product impacted the snow/ice covered gravel parking lot for tractor trailer trucks in this business/industrial location.  Clean Harbors was contracted to provide a vacuum truck to suck up puddles of free product although some of it was picked up with pads.  Soon thereafter, CPRC was contracted to provide sand to act as an absorbent.  Initial layer was picked up with excavators that day and two days later, another layer of preexisting gravel was removed down three inches or so.  Cleanup performed on visual basis yet no chronic issues are expected.
P-835-2004*A motor vehicle struck pole #23 on the Line Rd, in Gorham downing the pole and transformer.  An estimated 2 gals of transformer oil was released onto the pavement of Line Rd.  CMP responded and applied speedi dri to the oil and cleaned up.  The transformer was tagged non PCB, McGraw Edison 10 KVA  sn 80NF145-130 mineral oil.

CMP called to notify, but made no request for assistance and none dispatched.  Based on the information provided, no significant environmental impact was sustained.  DEP/Response plans no further actions.
A-439-2005*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at this seasonal residence via a leak at a newly replaced supply line at a cellar tank.  Several gallons of oil flowed across the concrete floor to a drain which out falls at a ditch at the road in front of the house.  Contaminated soil was excavated at the outfall for disposal, and  the cellar floor was washed to eliminate odors.  The oil company involved (Maritime Energy) assumed responsibility for remedial costs.
   The local municipal water supply ends about 150 yards north of the spill location.  The subject property and others to the south, utilize individual wells for water.  The Brown well is considered slightly threatened by this minor spill and was sampled for DRO (results <50 ppb).  A low-priority referral was made to DEP Technical Services.

P-1012-2004*While working in his basement, Mr Bissonette noticed an oil odor near his tank and discovered a small hole.  He initiated clean up and called Clean Harbors for professional assistance and advise.

He was told to call DEP which he did.  He made no request for assistance simply following orders to call the agency.

Based on the small nature of the spill and the willingness of the homeowner to initiate the clean up and involve Clean Harbors, DEP/Response plans no further action.
B-737-2005*On 12/13/05, I received a report of less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil spilled inside the basement of a bike store on Exchange Street.  The spill occurred while C.N. Brown was delivering oil to a brand new tank and system that had been installed the previous day.  One of the fittings was not tightened properly.

Though C.N. Brown did not perform the installation, they discovered the problem and fixed the loose fitting.  They also applied oil absorbent pads to the spill area to recover the spilled product from the concrete slab.
A-124-2005*   DEP received a report that a passenger car parked at this store was leaking gasoline to the paved parking lot.  Local fire officials had stabilized the situation by placing a pan under the car.  After the liquid level had fallen below the level of the leak, the owner drove the car (with DEP following) the short distance to his home for repair.

   The spill location is rural-residential-light commercial and reliant on private wells for water.  The spill in this instance was confined to pavement and was either recovered or evaporated with no impact to soil.

   No further DEP involvement is anticipated.
A-155-2005*   DEP received a request from the Livermore Fire Department to visit this residence on Breton Pond to investigate an oil sheen on water in the cellar.  Upon inspection, the cellar AST  was found to be intact.  A small container holding oily rags and debris had been dislodged by rising water and tipped over, creating a sheen.  Oily material was removed for disposal by Maine DEP staff.
   The area is shoreland-residential and reliant on private wells and/or lake water.  No threat is presented by this minor spill event.
P-400-2005*An overfill of an AST that discharged #2 fuel to the sidewalk of Exchange St.  Product was picked up with speedy dry and pads by Dead River personnel.  No issues otherwise.
P-1034-2004*The Dube's left the mobile home park without notification.  In doing so, they took most of the significant features of the home with them which included the furnace, bath fixtures, a few doors, oh and yes, the fuel tank.  They crimped the copper line and leaked oil from the spot where the tank sat all the way around the home to the driveway where it appears to have been loaded into a pick up and driven off.

The trail of oil is minor (3-6" wide) that occurred as the tank was moved from one location to another.  No significant depth (drizzled not poured out).  There is a stain pattern but light and did not penetrate much beyond the surface of the loam, gravel, grass.

The Dube's are reported to be in the Brunswick/Freeport area, but no contact has been established.

The home is likely to be auctioned or simply removed, at which time any minor clean up necessary can be implemented.  No significant remnants of the spill are likely to persist.

DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-949-2005*A 200 gallon skid tank discharged an unknown amount of diesel due to corrosion.  Product traveled seemingly straight down to clay and bedrock below.  A well within close proximity presented the need to involve Tech Svcs., who performed soil excavation and sampling.  Approximately 17 yards of soil were excavated from below where the tank sat.  The Responsible Party owns 200+ acres which deemed location appropriate for land spreading.  Soil was taken to remote location to be mixed with manure and spread on cement pad for dispersion next spring.

A-610-2005* On 12-12-2005, the Manchester Fire Dept. reported that an oil spill had occurred at Kennison St. in the town of Manchester.  An oil delivery truck owned by J & S Oil Company was making a delivery to 54 Kennison. This account is for a monitor heater and must use kerosene. The driver had to purge the hose which last pumped #2 fuel. The SOP is to switch pockets (thus drawing kerosene into the pump and hose) and purge/pump oil into the pocket containing #2 fuel oil. The fuel truck may have been parked on a slope and the pocket overfilled which caused oil to spill onto the paved parking lot. The employee called J & S, who then called the Fire Dept. When I arrived on scene the spilled oil was nearly cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi dri.

 No further action will be required.
B-741-2005*A LEAKING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A BHE Co BOOM TRUCK RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AN ESTIMATED 1 GALLON OF HYDRAULIC OIL.  THE OIL COVERED AN AREA 3'x3' AND WAS CLEANED UP BY A BHE Co CREW USING SORBENT MATERIALS.
B-56-2005*Drilling holes in the frozen ground and setting poles for Bangor Hydro, Winkumpaugh Line Company suffered a broken hydraulic line on their digger truck.  An estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost and recovered with sorbents.
P-957-2005*On 11/28/05, I received a call from C N Brown reporting a vandalism and theft incident at their facility in Alfred.  A tank truck was stolen and two other tank trucks vandalized at the site.  C N Brown employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  The stolen truck issue was reported to the Maine State Police.  No further action required.
P-958-2005*On 11/26/2005, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Bowdoin.  The spill occurred when a car hit a utility pole.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbents and some hand excavation work.  No further action required.
P-959-2005*On 11/25/2005, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Saco that resulted from a car hitting a utility pole.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and some soil hand excavated.  No further action required.
B-714-2005*On 11/30/05, I received a report of a spill of less than one gallon of K-1 at K & J Auto at 1049 Dexter Road in Corinna.  The spill was caused by the owner, Keith Wiers.  Mr. Wiers was attempting to jack his tank off the ground to relieve pressure on the tank fittings when the tank began leaking.  He placed a pan under the leak and called the oil company.  They pumped off the product and will reposition the tank and transfer back the product.

The oil company also used three absorbent pads to recover the oil that leaked from the tank into a puddle of water under the tank.
P-960-2005*On 11/24/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the West Paris Fire Department reporting a plow truck rolled over in their town.  A small amount of hydraulic oil leaked from the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sand from the truck.  No further action required.
P-650-2005*On 11/1/05, I received a call from Allison Jones at Acadia Environmental reporting contamination found at a tank removal in Kittery.  The amount of contamination was relatively low and after completing the decision tree together over the phone we determined no cleanup was necessary.  Some soil was going to need to be removed to accommodate the new tanks being installed.  I issued a spill debris letter so the soil could be taken to Aggregate Recycling.  No further action required.
P-961-2005*The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported a spill or sulfuric acid from a broken battery which occurred when an "arrow backboard" fell over.   MTA cleaned up the affected roadway.
I-237-2005*Received call from the State Police dispatch at 20:44 hours.  Called Ashland Police Department (PD) spoke with Officer Gary Milton, tel# 227-7489.  A mid-size car, a 2002 Pontiac, was attempting to avoid on-coming traffic while traveling easterly on Rte 227 in Ashland. Due to snowy conditions and slippery road surface driver lost control of car and went off the north side of Rte 227.  Car went down a steep embankment, struck a 36" culvert and flipped over and landed on its side.  The car was straddling a small stream. The gasoline tank was not ruptured; however, the fill pipe was facing down and leaking gasoline into the stream.  In addition, the vehicle had a ruptured radiator and was leaking anitfreeze into the stream.  Ashland Fire responded and deployed two sections of sorbent boom approx 10 to 15 feet downstream of vehicle.  The Ashland PD had a wrecker dispatched and when I arrived on scene the vehicle had been towed into town.  Inspected the site of spill, smelled gasoline along stream bank where car had come to rest.  I deployed two more sections of boom further downstream (approx 20 - 25 feet from culvert ) also put sorbent pads behind all sections of boom.  Could not see much of any visible sheen on surface of stream or leaching from the bank where fill pipe had been dripping gasoline.  Officer Milton said the vehicle's driver, Brian Philbrook, had just filled up in town.  The vehicle fuel tank was estimated to have 16 gallon capacity and was intact after accident.  Fuel leaked out thru the fill pipe.

Follow-up site visit at 12:30 hours on 11/27/05  to evaluate need to excavate possible contaminated soil with Frank Wezner.  Determined based upon lack of any visible sheen or odors that no soil needed to be excavated at this time.  Response Division will collect and properly dispose of boom and sorbent pads in a week.  Conveyed this information along to the Ashland Police Dept. (Officer Milton)

05/090/06 - Final clean-up and close-out of spill site.  Picked and disposed of the last 2  sections of sorbent boom and some stray sorbent pads.  No odor of fuel or any visible sign of sheen in surface water adjacent to spill site.
B-702-2005*During her hospitalization in November, parties unknown broke into Robyn Dexter's house, stole her food, her medications, and her oil.  Careful though they tried to be, some oil was spilled onto the ground as they transferred the stolen fuel from their catch pan into their transport can (photos).  They were considerate enough to close the valve on the tank when they left; perhaps they meant to come back later and steal more.

On 11/30, I employed Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated fill with a vac truck.
P-679-2005*On September 2, 2005, DEP received notification that an outside AST had developed a historic corrosion leak and had discharged approximately three (3) gallons of K-1.  After the tank was removed, the son of the homeowner excavated impacted soil and placed it in garbage bags.  Kara Walker responded and further secured the excavated soil for the weekend.

On September 8, 2005, Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway dug a bit more soil from the former tank area, loaded the soil, and transported it for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  Although there is  a well on the property, due to clean-up activities completed and distance from the well, it is not likely to be impacted.  The homeowner was advised to contact DEP if there was a change in their water quality.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-619-2005*On 10/18/05, I received a report of an aboveground storage tank leak in a basement at 172 Knox Street in Millinocket.  The spill apparently occurred sometime in early March of 2005, and was never reported by the homeowner.  The homeowner is receiving aid from Northeast Occupational Exchange.  Paula Gonya is the case worker providing aid and who reported the spill to the DEP.

After numerous attempts to contact Paula Gonya to obtain an address and information on the spill to perform an investigation, a site visit was made on 10/18/05.  The basement at the time of our visit was flooded, with standing water covering most of the basement dirt floor.  The house is older and some of the electric wiring looked to be unsafe.  Because of this, I did not wade through the standing 4-6 inches of water on the floor, but rather stood on the high ground at the foot of the access ladder.

During my investigation, I noticed no sheen on the water around the tank or any indication of oil contaminated soil where I stood.  I proceeded outside the house to where the bulkhead basement access used to be.  The bulkhead was no longer there, however the hole was never backfilled, allowing water to collect in the excavation and seep into the basement around the piece of press board covering the foundation hole.  While I was on the bank of the excavation, I found no evidence of any remaining oil from the spill.

The owner informed me the spill was caused by the tank settling in the dirt floor, due to instability created by the water in the basement.  When the tank settled, force was applied to the nipple which leaked.

Due to the residence being provided with municipal water, the DEP tank replacement program was not an option.  However, the owner is receiving aid from a community action program and the tank will be replaced using that fund.  I informed Paula Gonya and the owner that due to the period of time between the spill and report time, the lack of an oil vapor issue in the residence or basement, and the fact that municipal water was provided to the residence, an oil cleanup may not be necessary.  However, I asked them both to call once the basement was not flooded and before the replacement commenced to ensure that no remedial action was needed.

On 12/2/05, I was able to contact Mike Caruso of the Community Action Program and was told the replacement tank should have been installed sometime earlier that week.  I contacted Paula Gonya and left a message for her to contact me as soon as possible.  The number for the Short residence in Millinocket had been disconnected.

On 12/5/05, I was able to speak with Mrs. Gonya and was able to get the new phone number to the Short residence.  I called and spoke with Ms. Short.  She informed me the tank had been installed last week.  I ask if it would be possible for me to return to confirm there was no environmental concerns in the cellar.  She agreed to meet later that morning.  I arrived on scene and noticed the new aboveground storage tank outside was installed up to code.  The basement was still flooded, and the old tank was removed.  I did not notice any sheen on the water or vapors in the cellar or house.  I did however notice what appeared to be globes of waste oil in a couple of areas.  It did not appear to be very much of a problem.  I deployed a few pads in hopes of recovering the globes before the water froze.  In my opinion, no remedial action will be needed in the cellar.

I-223-2005*At 09:55 hours, I received a call from the Maine State Police barracks in Houlton regarding a spill at the Wheelabrator Sherman Energy Company (WSEC) facility located in Stacyville.  I called WSEC and spoke with Mr. Mark Crawford regarding the spill.  He stated that 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid was spilled on an asphalt pad outside of the building.  The spill was caused by a broken hydraulic line on a truck used to haul wood ash.  WSEC personnel used wood chips to absorb the oil and the mixed media was burned in the facility biomass boiler, as allowed per their DEP permit.  He stated that the cleanup was complete and that no oil reached any soil or surface water, so I did not physically go to the site.  I asked if he was going to fax a spill report to the office and Mr. Crawford stated that they had never done that with past spills.  I have forwarded this on the Frank Wezner for further investigation regarding the proper reporting of spills at the WSEC facility because I was not aware of any spill reporting agreements between WSEC and the DEP.  WSEC submitted a report to DEP (attached).
B-648-2005*
   Mr. Madden called to say that he was at an excavation along Maine Avenue where contractors were installing a replacement catch basin. During this work an older tile drain was opened and a flow of water ran into the excavation and, as it ended, a small amount of oil followed. This oil had a fuel oil odor and left a sheen.
   I met Mr. Madden at the site. By the time of my arrival, there was no odor and barely any sheen. What was left was a dark oil that I believe to have been the remains of asphalt that had been dissolved by the lighter fuel oil.
   It was reported that the tile drain had not been connected to the older catch basin that was being replaced, so it is reasonable to believe that it had been abandoned for sometime.
   The amount of oil on the water in the excavation was inconsequential.

   No further action is anticipated.

I-236-2005*   DEP received a report from Craig Morneault (Daigle Oil Co.) that oil had spilled at this residential property on Cross Lake.  It transpired that the monitor heater located in a detached cottage had recently been repaired by Daigle; a fitting inside the unit had not been secured.  Oil leaked to an underlying pan, then overflowed onto wood flooring (pine boards over plywood subfloor).  The property owner (Sandy Brawder) had been away for several days but recognized the problem soon after returning.  It is estimated that two gallons may have spilled.  Daigle staff agreed to remove contaminated finish flooring, seal the subfloor, and replace the finish floor.
   The area is shoreland residential with private wells (and probably the lake) providing water; the drilled well serving the subject residence is about 80' from the spill site.  No oil is believed to have reached soil and no risk to groundwater is presented by this spill event.  The affected cottage is not a part of the residence; a vapor problem was evident initially, but is expected to abate once contaminated flooring is replaced.
P-943-2005*
	11/18/06: I responded to notice from an antique store operator of a broken Mercury containing implement to the wood floor of their Wells store.  The business operators, Kristen Mathews and Peggy Carboni, were present along with a young child.  The building sits among several other small antique store buildings and is leased.  A clean-up had already been done and a measurement of any remaining Hg vapors measured.  I noted no visual remains of the quicksilver on the floor. Using a Lumex I measured values of 10 to 25 outside; but measured 1100, 1200 and 1250 inside.
	I advised Ms. Kristen Mathews to ventilate the building well with a fan to bring Hg vapor levels down to an acceptable level and that I would return and remeasure if she wished.  As of June 2006, I received no further questions or concerns.

S G Brezinski
P-947-2005*
	11/28/05: DEP advised of a small oil discharge from a Dead River oil company delivery truck in front of 15 Orkey St., Portland.  Due to operator error a small discharge from the nozzle occurred during a delivery; 2 to 3 gallons at the house and 0.5 gallon to the street.  Reported to have been cleaned up with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
P-948-2005*November 6, 2005, release of anhydrous ammonia at Barber Foods due leaking seal on recirculation pump.  Discharge not reported Maine DEP or Maine DPS.  Maine DEP did not respond to the incident.

See attached written report from Barber Foods for specific details.
B-379-2005*B-379-2005
06/28/2005 12:30

     The Penobscot County Sheriff's office called to report that a dump truck fell on its side on the County Road in Milford.  It was stated that the truck, owned by Hamel Homes, drove over a soft area while dumping.
     Investigation shown that only about a gallon of waste lube oil had been discharged.  It was simply cleaned up with a few sorbents.  Both saddle tanks remained tight during the righting.
B-715-2005*On 12/1/05, I received a report of Corinna's "upper dam"  giving way.  The report was made to Barbara T. Parker of the DEP by the Maine Emergency Management Agency.  Barbara contacted Bob Randall, OHMS III in the Eastern Maine Regional Office, and asked if a responder would please check the status of the water level to ensure no aboveground storage tanks would be affected.

I began by checking bottle necks in the East Branch of the Sebasticook Lake for any signs of oil spillage.  Finding none, I continued to travel Route 222 into Corinna.  Once I arrived in Corinna, I noticed a large earthen wash out beside the dam at Spragues Mill on Route 222.  This is not the "upper dam", but I guessed that this might be the cause for concern.  Luckily the dam was still holding and functioning.  There were no impacts upon any oil tanks in the area from the wash out.

Arriving at the "upper dam", I met Andy Bokler of Nobis Engineering (contractor for EPA at the Eastland Mill super-fund site).  He informed me that Tony Fletcher, the State Dam inspector had inspected the "upper dam" a short while ago and was confident the dam would hold.  The water level from Corundel Lake was overflowing the top, but did not pose a problem.


The lower dam was also in fine condition, water was also flowing over the top, but not posing any major threat at this time.

It would appear as of 12/1/05 that no problem will arise from the water flow over the top of either "upper or lower" dams.  The erosion at Spragues Mill dam also poses little threat to any oil tanks, because of the large swale able to control a large amount of water flowing into the East Branch of the Sebasticook Lake.
B-376-2005*B-376-2005
06/28/2005 10:06

     The Calais Fire Department called to report a spill at the Calais Border Station on Bridge Street.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons leaked onto the ground when a truck creased it's saddle tank on a concrete abutment.  The spill, which was confined to a paved surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-564-2005*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel spilled when a jack-knifed tractor-trailer punctured its own saddle-tank.  About 25 gallons spilled to the road shoulder and into a ditch that contained water (rain had recently fallen).  Local fire officials placed sorbents and were able to collect most of the spilled oil.
   The area is rural-light commercial and is served by municipal water.  A small amount of oil remains in soil but threatens no resources.  No further clean-up is warranted.
A-571-2005* On 11-22-05, J & S Oil Company reported the discharge of two or three gallons of fuel oil while making a delivery to 8 Main Street. The tank was accidentally overfilled.  The home is owned by Gilbert Lemieux. J & S Oil Company cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material and hand-excavated a small amount of soil.
A-576-2005*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel spilled at this service station when a hose blew on a tanker making a delivery.  The spill was confined to pavement and was collected by local fire officials using sorbents, which were then disposed of by the spiller.  No oil escaped to soil/water.
A-577-2005*   DEP received a report that a small amount of roofing tar spilled to the floor of this store and was immediately cleaned up by employees with sorbent material.

A-580-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that a passenger car had left the road and come to rest in this shallow pond.  The car was removed, and minimal spillage (gasoline) was observed.  No recovery was possible or necessary.
A-584-2005*11/28/05, 1000, Gerry Mirabile, CMP employee, reported a discharge of oil from an electrical transformer due to a leaking bushing. Transformer was tagged non PCB. Location was pole #3, Saddleback Tap in Dallas Plantation.  CMP oil spill report (attached) indicates an area of 10 feet by 10 feet of oil contaminated snow was removed and disposed of.

No further action required.
A-591-2005*On November 30, 2005, Webber Energy reported a one gallon overfill at the Capitol City Manor nursing home in Augusta. I made a phone call to manager Linda Harriman to confirm the details of the spill, she stated everything was ok and no assistance from the DEP was necessary. No site visit, no further action expected.

P-950-2005*The saddle tank of a refrigerated trailer leaked approximately two gallons of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot at Pioneer Plastics.  Although the NRC Report states product reached a catch basin, that was the initial report and a further site investigation reversed that claim.  Product was picked up with speedy dry to be disposed of in their regular waste stream.
P-951-2005*
SUMMARY
	Tuesday, 11/29/05: Site visit as part of waiver of 30-day notification period to abandon-by-removal an underground bare steel diesel-product piping.  A L Doggett was reported to have performed an annual facility inspection that day as well as remove the shallow buried piping.  Two environmental consultants for ETI Inc. inspected for prohibited discharges.  Mr. Frank Gehrling, environmental site assessor stated there was no observed fuel contamination.

S G Brezinski
P-953-2005*Delivery truck leaked diesel fuel at Home Depot in Auburn.  Cleaned up by Home Depot staff with sorbent maertial.  No detrimental environmental impact expected.
P-964-2005*CMP removed a transformer by truck to their facility in Bridgton.  Upon arrival they determined the transformer had leaked in truck.  The truck bed was cleaned out and the waste and transformer were disposed of by CMP.
P-965-2005*Auto accident broke a utility pole causing a breach in transformer which subsequently released 10 - 12 gallons transformer oil.  The afflicted area was cleaned up by CMP through the application of sorbent material, removing brush, and hand-excavating contaminated soil.  All contaminated materials were transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center.
P-966-2005*Transformer was struck by lightning and leaked contents onto surrounding leaves and brush.  Affected media and transformer were removed by CMP to be disposed of in CMP waste stream.  Site was adequately addressed.
P-970-2005*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting that one of their drivers had a small spill while delivering oil in Bath.  Apparently after completing the transfer of oil into the customer's tank the driver unhooked his nozzle and a couple of tablespoons of oil dribbled out.  The oil landed on the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-971-2005*I was contacted by Mr. Dube reporting that a couple of nights previous there had been a car accident in the road in front of his house and the car had come to rest on his front yard.  Mr. Dube was concerned that gasoline that spilled from the car's gas tank might contaminate his well.  I contacted the Freeport Fire Department and spoke to a fireman that was on the scene that night.  He reported that very little gasoline was spilled and the Fire Department had cleaned up what did with sorbent pads.  I called Mr. Dube back and told him what I had found out and discussed with him where his well is located.  Given the description that the Fireman and homeowner provided me I told Mr. Dube that it was extremely unlikely that his well water would be affected.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-972-2005*I was contacted by Union Oil reporting that one of their drivers had a small spill while delivering oil to a residence in Falmouth.  Apparently there were problems with the tank's vent and when the delivery was complete some pressure had built up in the tank so when the driver removed his nozzle oil came back out through the fill.  Union had cleaned up the spill and was in the process of getting a technician out to the site to correct the vent problem.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-662-2005*Overfill of diesel tank.  MTA contacted contractor (EPI) who cleaned up affected area with sorbent material and disposed of waste material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services at necessary.
I-211-2005*On October 17, 2005, Mr. Colin Bartlett called this office to report that he had removed an old, 3,000-gallon gasoline tank at the old Blacks Country Store in Orient. He was calling to see what he could do with the tank. After speaking for several minutes, I realized he had done so without notification, a tank installer, or a site assessment. I informed him of this and felt he genuinely had no idea those requirements were necessary. I gave him the name of several contractors and consultants and he was going to get the tank rendered inert and perform an after the fact site assessment. The site assessment was performed on October 18 and the tank was rendered inert and cleaned two weeks later.  See enclosed site assessment for further information.
B-718-2005*John Shaw called here in early December, complaining that his well water tasted like turpentine or gasoline.   Sampling on 12/5/05, attached, confirms his suspicion.

There is no obvious source for this contamination, nor is there any dead vegetation to suggest self contamination.  There does not appear to be any soil to dig up.  Except to arrange for the installation of charcoal filters, there seems nothing for Response to do here except pass this incident along to Technical Services.
P-436-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	Wednesday, 6/8/05: DEP contacted by Ms. Clark informing that a forestry surveyor, John Fogerty, had found leaking oil containers on her property (Freeport Map 18 Lot 16) that appear to had come from a neighboring auto junkyard.

DEP INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
	There are two auto salvage (junk) operations bordering Ms. Clark's forested property on this road and next to each other (see attached property map and areal photo).  This report covers the investigation of Freeport Auto Parts, the SE most operation and owned and operated by Mr. John Ingerson.  See also reports P-973-05 and P-922-05.  I found no previous DEP spill reports nor registered UST's for this property.
	Area is rural residential and commercial.  According to Aqua Maine Company [800-287-1643], which operates Freeport's municipal water supply, this area is NOT serviced by piped-in (public) water so is presumed to be on private wells at this time.
	The property is located just outside the wellhead protection zone for well #7010, a public drinking water well for the Maine Idyl Motor Court [see attached PDWS Map 50].
	I noted bedrock outcrops on site.  Soil types are fine sandy loam [see attached DEP soils map for further information on this].

	On 6/10/05, I visited the property and met with Mr. Ingerson who showed me his new car-crusher and allowed me to look around the property.  In front of the crusher I noted oil stained soil (Photo 1). Behind I noted four 275-gallon AST's, and drums, for storing waste lube oil & gasoline with fresh oil discharges to the ground (Photo 2).  The property contained many hundreds of junk vehicles and the year 2001 areal photo shows well the extent.  On the soil around the property were small and moderate oil stains from prohibited discharges of varying ages.
	On the east side of the property I noted several old AST's that may be out-of-service (see site sketch of 6/10/05).  I did not examine these tanks closely.
	Vegetation was thick and I had difficulty inspecting the area bordering Ms. Clark's property for the reported dumping.  A return visit would be made with better information on the exact discharge location.  See DEP report P-973-05 for further information.
	On 12/19/05, I revisited the property with DEP Geologist, Hank Andalosek.  A well water sample was collected and we toured the facility.  Crushing operations are reported to have ceased for the winter.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	None known at present.  This will be updated/amended as needed, or be covered in later spill reports.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Oil discharges are confirmed on the site that have not been reported to the Maine DEP, as required by Maine rules and statute.  No free product or oil saturated soils were identified.  Little is known of the site and the underlying geology and groundwater flow direction at this time.  Further site investigation and assessment of potential sensitive receptors is eventual and advised.
2.	This site does not appear to be the source of the dumping reported by Ms. Clark (see P-922-05 and P-973-05 for further information on this aspect).
3.	Remedial actions are on hold at this time pending Department DEP evaluation and implementation of consistent guidelines and requirements for  auto salvage businesses.  Remediation will likely be pursued under management by DEP Tech Services, et al.
4.	With the volume of vehicles that have been processed and are being processed at a site such as this, prohibited discharges are inevitable.  The Ingersons appear to be making an effort at controlling their vehicle fluids and preventing discharges with containment and a concrete pad around their crusher.  Eric Hamlin states that the Ingersons have been cooperative in bringing the facility into state compliance.
5	Oil contaminated soil, groundwater, and surface water is understood to remain on site and this media shall be properly managed if disturbed.  A complete assessment of the proper
A-592-2005*On 12/2/2005, in Gardiner, John Stonier reported he had been involved in a car deer accident spilling one gallon of gasoline to the parking lot of the Gardiner Middle School. The fuel line of the vehicle was broken during the accident and the Gardiner Fire Dept.was called to the scene. The fire department took care of the clean up with the use of sorbent material.

No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
B-664-2005*7 November 05, responded to a compliant of oily contaminated soil at entered location.  BIA was in the process of removing piping and cleaning out lateral control boxes (LCB), sub-surface vaults that house piping and valves.

The material was saturated with what was later to be determined as JP-4, jet fuel.  I required that the material be removed and disposed of at an approved disposal facility.  Clean Harbors was hired to remove the material that was disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

No further Response action warranted.


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P-711-2005*On September 9, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately seventy-five (75) gallons of Texatherm (Thermia Oil C) was discharged from a malfunctioning seal associated with a heating system located in a boiler house on-site.  The Texatherm Oil is heated in the boiler house and circulated through a closed-loop system in order keep asphalt contained in Aboveground Storage Tanks at a constant temperature to facilitate its fluidity for transfers.  The faulty seal caused the oil to leak out onto the boiler house floor and into surrounding soils.  Upon Kara Walker and Gregory O'Brien's arrival, clean-up activities had commenced by Clean Harbors with the deployment of sorbents.  A spill debris letter was issued and impacted soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-744-2005*On September 27, 2005, DEP received notification of a suspected release from an Aboveground Storage Tank located at a mobile home.  The tank, which was located underneath a porch, emitted an odor of K-1 and was in poor condition as it was lying directly on the ground.   DEP suspected that approximately sixty (60) gallons of K-1 was released based on what was transferred out of the tank and consumption estimates since the last oil delivery.

On October 6, 2005, DEP returned to the site with Environmental Projects, Inc. in order to perform clean-up activities.  The stairs were removed in order to provide access to the tank and soils.  An excavation was conducted to remove contaminated soil, which was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  The area was backfilled with gravel and the steps were replaced.

During the week of March 27, 2006, DEP personnel (Chris Estes and Kara Walker) returned to the property to install white lattice fencing around the tank per mobile home park rules.

No further response actions are required at this time.


A-229-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline spilled at this service station when a nozzle failed to shut off while fueling a private vehicle.  Gasoline spilled to pavement where some was collected by facility staff using sorbents.  A moderate rain was falling at the time and some product was carried down Main Street where it eventually entered a storm drain several hundred feet down hill; none of which was collectible.
   The area is commercial/dense-residential and is served by municipal water.  No risk to groundwater is presented by this spill event.
A-204-2005*   DEP received a report that about 20 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at this facility when a tanker operator attempted to transfer oil with the hose not properly connected.  Oil flowed a short distance across pavement to a storm drain; all storm drains empty to a large oil/water separator, then to a treatment system that is regularly inspected by DEP staff.  The system is designed to handle spills of this nature.
   The site is a large rail yard that has suffered many historical spills.  The area is served by municipal water.  No undue environmental threat is posed by this spill event.
A-198-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor hydraulic oil spill occurred from heavy equipment located at this facility.  Contaminated soil was reportedly excavated for disposal by Maine Yankee.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-194-2005*   DEP (Response) received a report from other DEP staff that a truck pulled over at this exit had spilled fuel.  It transpired that a small quantity of diesel had been lost to pavement due to a line malfunction. Repairs were made and the vehicle was able to continue under its own power.  No recovery of spilled fuel was feasible or necessary.
I-238-2005*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customer's had a spill.  Apparently Dead River was at Charles Lau's residence to bring his tank and system up to code, but when they touched the tank a seam let go and a gallon of oil was released onto the dirt floor.  Dead River used pads to collect the oil and then scooped up the contaminated soil.  They will now be replacing Mr. Lau's oil tank instead of upgrading it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-615-2005*B-615-2005
10/17/2005 10:09

     Adam Meyer of ETI Engineering Technologies called to report discovering contamination during the removal of diesel and gasoline tanks at Bohanon's Inc. on Route 1 in Baileyville.  It was stated that gasoline concentrations exceeded the 100 ppm reporting requirement.  It was also mentioned that an additional 4000 gallon diesel tank, not listed on the 30-day notice, was in the process of being removed, since it's cathodic protection failed.
     During a two day period, approximately 1400 yards of contaminated soil was removed and taken to a remote paved section of the Princeton airport for land spreading.  It appeared that the contamination was confined to the loose fill surrounding the tanks.  The clay material outside of the tank area was cleaned up to below 200 ppm.  The area is served by a public water supply and is classified as an intermediate site based on the hydrocarbon decision tree.

B-548-2005*B-548-2005
09-15-2005 14:21

     Scott Whittier, Division Director for the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management in Augusta, called the Eastern Maine Regional Office to report a citizen complaint concerning possible oil spillage from equipment and vehicles at the Acadia National Park Headquarters on Route 233 in Bar Harbor.  Arrangements were made for a site visit with both Edward Winterburg, the complainant, and Bob Bechtold, Environmental Compliance Specialist for the Park.
     On the afternoon of 09-19-2005, the area in question was inspected with both parties.  A few small stained areas of soil were discovered beneath various types of maintenance equipment.  I explained to Mr. Bechtold these areas should be properly cleaned up via excavation.  Also, any contaminated soil generated in the process should be disposed of through a licensed treatment facility.  The case has since been referred to Enforcement Staff for review of the Park's spill management procedures.  A follow-up site visit is pending.

09/20/2005

     The spill areas in question were excavated as requested.  The approximately 2-3 yards of oil contaminated soil was taken to Thibodeau construction in Prospect for disposal.  Drip pans were also placed beneath vehicles and equipment susceptible to leakage.

A-596-2005*On 12/5/2005, Mike McRae of the Maine DOT reported a one gallon hydraulic spill on RT. 201 in Fairfield. The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a plow truck. DOT personnel cleaned up the discharged product with the use of sorbent material.

No site visit was made, and no further action expected.
A-566-2005*On 11/16/2005, Jim Randall of Augusta Fuel Company reported a one to two gallon overfill at the Readfield Elementary School. The spill had happened the day before during heavy rain. Mr. Randall blamed the spill on a faulty overfill protection alarm. The school contacted tank installer, Dean Driscoll to repair the alarm. Mr. Driscoll contacted the DEP about the site, he observed oil staining across the the lawn and down into a storm drain near the tank fill, he also stated the spill bucket was full of oil. Mr. Driscoll also said this particular UST had no overfill alarm, but rather a float valve to restrict flow alerting the driver that the tank is nearly full.

I made a site visit to verify Mr. Driscoll's observations. Oil had reached the storm drain and subsequently a wet land. I estimated approximately 20 gallons were spilled. Due to heavy rains during and after the spill, oil recovery from the wet land would be impossible. I immediately contacted Mr. Randall of Augusta Fuel to advise him of my findings, and gave him the option of hiring his own contractor for the removal of contaminated soil, which he chose to do. On 11/23/2005, Quirion Construction removed 47.23 tons of contaminated soil.

The school is served by a drilled well, the site was referred to DEP Geologist, Pat Seaward for well monitoring.
A-597-2005*On 12/6/2005, Winthrop Town Manager, Cornell Knight, reported a 100 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Winthrop transfer station. The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a trash compactor. The oil spill happened inside of a building and was contained by a holding tank.

On 12/15/2005, Dan Wells of Winthrop Utilities called to inform me that the hydraulic oil went to the sewer system and not a holding tank. What the transfer station employees thought was a holding tank was an oil water separator that was connected to the municipal sewer system. Mr. Wells informed me that the separator had become plugged with dirt and someone had removed the down spout, rendering the oil water separator inoperative. The case is being referred to the Oil Enforcement Division.
P-814-2005*On October 18, 2005, DEP received notification that containers of unknown, potentially hazardous, materials were found in an undeveloped lot by a teenage boy.  On October 19, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) and Ann Hemenway were lead to the location and found two containers of an unknown liquid.  The containers were removed from the area, as they did not spill and were undamaged.  When processed by the DEP for disposal, it appeared that one container contained approximately two (2) gallons of anti-freeze and the other container contained approximately one (1) gallon of used motor oil.

On October 20, 2005, KW contacted the wife of one of the property owners (Franklin T. Crooker) and spoke with her regarding the dumping taking place on Lot #42-20-0-0.  She indicated they were not aware of the problem.  KW indicated that a chain across the entrance to the property had been compromised and suggested that a sturdier barrier might dissuade the would-be dumpers more efficiently.  She agreed and indicated that she would be discussing the subject with her husband.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-703-2005*
     This office received a call at 1220 on 11/28/05, from Wright Construction (Columbia) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that a hydraulic hose had ruptured on a new forklift at the Bayside Company (Sullivan Memorial Stone Works) in Sullivan.  Approximately 6 gallons went onto a concrete floor, was contained with speed-dri.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  Plans were to take the contaminated debris to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  Those arrangements were made and a DEP "oil spill debris letter" was issued.

November 30, 2005:  Roger Woodbury (Sullivan Memorial Stone Works) thought he would be in big trouble with DEP if he did not report this spill directly to us, so he called our office in Bangor on this date to do just that.  I informed him that, since Wright Construction had already notified us when they were making the disposal arrangements, he was all set.  Mr. Woodbury indicated that they had just taken delivery of this new forklift from a company down south and had parked it in an unheated area.  The hydraulic hose ruptured, because there was water in the line and it froze.  An "ice plug" was removed from the line after the fact.  The amount of oil spilled was estimated to be 5 to 8 gallons.


REC:  File report.
I-150-2005*On 8-11-05, due to a strong storm, a container of Kerosene was knocked over in the Dillon Boiler room at the Pinkham sawmill. Oil leaked out the door onto dirt outside. Contaminated soil was removed disposed of appropriately.
I-152-2005*On 8-17-05, Marc Russel, a resident of Houlton reported an area of oil on Smyrna St. in Houlton. He indicated Steelstone Industries was working in the area. I called them and they had had a dump truck blow a gasket there. They applied speedy dry to the area and used a street sweeper to pick it up.
I-113-2005*On 6-20-05, Daigle Oil reported a home owner in Houlton lost about a gallon of fuel on his basement floor due to a corroded oil line. He used kitty litter to soak it up.
I-115-2005*Due to an overfill, Maine Potato Growers spilled approximately one gallon at the home of Richard Campbell in Mapleton. They removed contaminated soil from outside the house.
I-114-2005*On 6-22-05, Nick Archer of Presque Isle reported that while driving to Ashland, he noticed an oil stain on the road. I went to the area and it looked like motor oil and stretched for approximately a half mile. According to State Police, Sunbury Trucking had a truck hit a moose in that area. No cleanup was feasible as is was all in the road.
B-704-2005*
     This office received a call at 1435 on 11/28/05, from the US Coast Guard (Belfast) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated they were notified of a mystery sheen, approximately 40 feet wide by 1/2 mile long, between the town of Lubec and Dudley Island.  Personnel from the US Coast Guard Station (Eastport) searched the area and checked several boats in the area, but were unable to locate a source for the material.  They concluded that the oil did not come from the Lubec Marina.  Best guess is that it was bilge type oil from someone's vessel.  The sheen was too thin to recover and would eventually break up and dissipate due to wind and wave action.

REC:  File report.


B-705-2005*On 11/28/05, 1851 hours Wayne Newman (systems operator for BHE) reported a 28.5 gallon non-PCB transformer oil spill on Riverside Street in Milo.  A spill kit was deployed immediately and Clean Harbors was called out for the rest of the cleanup, which generated 3.5 cubic yards of oiled soil, plus sorbent from the kit.  The spill happened, because a hot wire fell on the unit and burned a hole in it.  The hot wire fell, because a cut-out fuse failed.
B-713-2005*
     This office received a call at 1200 on 11/30/05, from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting a small oil spill.  It was stated that one of their drivers accidentally overfilled an aboveground tank at the Greyhound Bus terminal on Main Street in Bangor this morning around 1100.  An estimated two gallons of #2 fuel oil went onto a concrete floor at the facility.  All of the oil was contained and is being cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File Report.



A-598-2005*On 12/7/2005, Jethro Pease of the Waldo County EMA reported an oil spill in Searsmont. The spill occurred at the Mary Dow residence on 12/6/2005. The spill resulted when Ms. Dow tripped and fell on the oil tank filter assembly, snapping it off. Ms. Dow plugged the hole in the tank with her finger and hollered for help.  A carpenter working at her home came to her assistance and pounded a wooden plug in the tank. The fire department was called as well as the oil company to repair the tank. The fire department removed a five gallon bucket of contaminated soil from the basement. I made a phone call to the home owner to see if she wanted me to make a site visit or if she had any odor problems, she stated no to both. No further action expected.
B-727-2005*12/7/05, Responded to entered spill location.  I observed an overhead furnace that had leaked due to a malfunctioning 'vent valve'.  The furnace was supplied by an AST day tank.  The day tank is supplied by an UST.  The spill was confined to one of the several trench floor drains that run the length of the shop.  DOT representative, Corinna Sawyer, advised the drains are connected to city sewer and that the city was not yet notified.  Sorbent pads were deployed to soak up the spilled oil, then rung out and the oil entered into the waste oil heater tank.  An estimated 5 gallons were collected.  The oil impacted pads were placed in a lined 15 gallon sized drum for disposal.  Dead River Oil Company had responded to the site and stopped the leak and were scheduled to repair the broken valve.

I notified the Ellsworth Water/ Sewer department, who advised that they would send a representative to view the situation.  I also notified the fire department as a curtesy, but no response was warranted.


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B-694-2005*
     This office received a call at 0920 on 11/28/05, from Kim Tuttle (Webber Energy / Roy Bros Inc; Old Town) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that approximately 10 gallons of #2 oil were spilled at their bulk plant on Water Street in Old Town around 0850 this morning.  The cause of the discharge was due to a broken pipe on one of their tank trucks.  All of the oil was contained and being cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


B-723-2005*12.6.05, James Hall reported a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a ruptured hose on a feller buncher that is attached to a logging truck.  Less than a 5 gallon bucket of oil contaminated soil was generated, along with some oil impacted sorbent pads.  I was advised the soil was not oil saturated and I therefore deemed the impacted soil as posing no risk.  Hall advised that he deposited the soil in a commercial dumpster.  I recommended that the soil be spread on site rather than be included as dumpster waste.  The sorbents were also reported as not severely impacted and were disposed in the commercial receptacle.  No land spreading agreement was generated due to the incidental nature and amount of the generated waste.

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I-132-2005*DEP received a report that  diesel was released in Ludlow. A half inch of contaminated soil was removed.
I-133-2005*A loaded wood chip van tipped over into a ditch and discharged approximately six gallons of diesel fuel.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and contaminated soil as excavated for disposal.
P-815-2005*On October 20, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately fifteen (15) gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the concrete floor of a residential basement from an Aboveground Storage Tank.  The home where the release occurred was under construction at the time and the leak occurred from an improper seam weld of the new tank that was recently installed and filled.   As the construction was under warranty, the construction company, Schiavi Homes, accepted responsibility for the clean-up.  Dead River Company was called to transfer the oil out of the faulty new tank and proceeded to remediate the discharged oil with speedy dry.  Impacted wood was replaced and the basement floor was sealed prior to the completion of construction.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-698-2005*On 11/24/05, 1030 hours Sommerset County Dispatch reported that a tanker containing 50% solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) had gone off Route 201 and was on its back in Bingham.  Product was leaking and had formed a puddle that was ten feet in diameter.  There was vapor coming off the material, because it has to be shipped hot.  Supposedly, 50% NaOH solution will not flow when it cools off, but the incident managed to release a few hundred gallons, which considering the total load was in excess of ten thousand gallons, wasn't as bad as it might have been had the tank broken open.  Skowhegan Fire Department along with personnel from SAPPI ( where the product was being shipped to) were on site.  They had deployed speedy dry to immobilize the spill and we were waiting for the spiller (from Quebec) to arrive to pump the tanker off.  However, the weather turned to a white out and the trooper in charge postponed activity until the following day.  On 11/25/05, the tank was off loaded and the wreck was hauled away.  Efforts to get the cleanup done that day failed, because I could not find a place that would take the caustic soil.  On 11/28/05, Tom Gillbert of Pine Tree called me to say that Mike Parker had approved their facility to take the contaminated soil and on the same day Clean Harbors and myself were on site tending to the cleanup.


Initially, I was not sure how we could tell when the contaminated soil had been removed.  A drop of concentrated NaOH will raise the pH of several gallons of water up to the hazardous range of around 13.  However, as the excavation proceeded it, became apparent that the uncontaminated soil was brown and the contaminated soil was black.  When the black soil had been removed a sample was taken from a few inches into the bottom of the excavation and the pH was 7, which was absolutely astounding.
B-700-2005*On 11/26/2005, 1100 hours William Lovejoy of Casco Bay Energy in Veazie reported they had an excursion of chlorine going to the river.  There are three transducers that control the chlorine concentration in their effluent from the cooling tower to the river two of which failed.  The result was a fifty gallon per minute flow of a one ppm Cl2 concentration to the river.  William said that he would contact Tanya of our Water Bureau on Monday morning.  No attempt to remediate the release was made or practicable.


B-731-2005*
     This office received a call at 0825 on 12/8/05, from Kelly Robichaud (Domtar Industries; Baileyville) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled at their facility around 0600 this morning when a felt pad shifted on the first pulp dryer and cut a hydraulic hose.  Sorbent material was laid down around the dryer to help contain and recover the oil, but most of the oil went into their process sewer system.  Although none of the oil has reached their spill pond (lagoon) yet, personnel are monitoring that area and will recover whatever oil does shows up at that point.  No additional assistance was needed from DEP.

REC:  File report.



B-661-2005*
Jamie called from A.E.Robinson Co. to report that an oil spill had occurred that evening at the Whitney residence in Greenville. For reasons unknown at the time, the driver had left the fill unattended and, when returning, found the vent to be overflowing. The AST is inside an attached shed with the fill and vent on an outside wall. Much of the oil remained on the lawn, but some had run under the home, which was on posts. There was a strong odor in the house and the owner and his wife went to a motel for the evening.
   I met Bob Harris, A.E. Robinson's man in charge, at the site the next morning. There was some oil saturated soil beneath the fill, and Mr. Harris said they had collected some oil under the house. However, there was limited crawl space and had not gotten it all. I directed that the saturated soil be removed and further attempts were made to recover the oil under the home.
   I entered the home with Mr. Whitney and could not smell oil.  However, Mrs. Whitney seemed more sensitive than me and believed it was still present. The odor had been strong enough the previous evening that she had acquired a headache before leaving.
   Because of the difficulty reaching all areas under the house, I contacted John Selleck, the EMRO's assistant engineer, and requested he install a powered vent system under the home, if he felt it would be of value. Mr. Selleck went to the home that afternoon. Using a PID he measured VOC levels inside and under the home. He found that the levels were so low that further air treatment was unnecessary. See his attached drawing for PID levels.
B-730-2005*On 12/7/05, I received a report of a spill of kerosene at 2890 Hudson Road.  The report was made by Tom Wilkens of Arctic Energy.  Apparently, a plastic fitting on top of the horizontally positioned tank broke and collected water inside the tank.  The water seeped into the oil filter of the tank and froze, cracking the filter and causing the leak.

It is unknown how much K-1 leaked from the tank, but it is estimated that no more than 30 gallons was in the tank.  The house is unoccupied and the well is approximately 80 feet away.

On 12/9/05, Clean Harbors was on site to remove approximately 3 yards of contaminated soil from next to and under the mobile home.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

On 12/12/05, Clean Harbors was back on site to backfill the excavation with clean material.



B-722-2005*12/5/05, Received a report of an oil spill at the entered location.  A hydraulic oil line on a fork lift ruptured causing an estimated 10 gallon discharge.  The spill was confined to an area in a gravel lot by berming and speedi-dri.    Wright Construction of Columbia provided a roll-off container for the contaminated soil.  The material was eventually disposed at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

No further Response action warranted.
B-321-2005*I was given a note that Mr. Sawyer had called with a complaint of gasoline odor at Hy-Way Service, an auto salvage yard in Milford on Route 2. As I understood, he was relaying what he had heard from Mark Silk, a Motor Vehicle Investigator. He gave me Mr. Silk's phone number and recommended that I get the details from him. I called this number through out the day and never contacted him. Without more details I did not investigate further.
B-688-2005*11.21.05, Responded to spill location with MDEP Responder Shannon.  On site, I observed a leaking 275-gallon AST.  The tank was leaking on the bottom due to corrosion holes.  Oil had leaked onto the concrete floor and various paper and scrap wood were oil impacted, as well.  Pelkey Oil Company of Bangor had also responded to the compliant at the request of Penquis CAP and applied a magna patch on the leak.  In conversation with Steve Pelkey, Penquis CAP had approved a tank re-placed, but Pelkey was unavailable to do the replacement in a timely manner due to other on-going heat emergency call outs.

Reluctant to leave the tank in it's current state, Mr. Shannon and I attempted to have the tank replaced immediately, but were unable to locate an available oil company until 11.22.05.  We installed a pop-up, emergency oil spill containment devise under the tank.  Clean Harbors was hired to cleanup the oil spill and remove and transport the oil contaminated debris.

11.22.05 Webber Oil Company was contacted and agreed to replace the tank this afternoon.  Penquis CAP approved the replacement.  The tank was replaced and no further complaints were received.  I advised Mr. Caroso of Penquis CAP that the bulk head stairs were damaged during the tank removal and installation.  The wooden stairs were in a dilapidated condition prior to our arrival.   The bulk head is not water tight and portions of the runners were water damaged and could not support the weight of our bodies and the tank(s) as they were carried out through the bulk head.  I have not heard back from Penquis Cap in this regard and no additional complaints have been received.

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B-724-2005*12.6.05, I responded to the entered location.  Mike Arbor of Gaftek, Inc. reported encountering contamination installing new drop tubes, fill pipes, associated fixtures, and spill buckets to two USTs at this facility.

On site, I observed less than a yard of gasoline contaminated soil that had to be removed to complete the retrofit of one of the two USTs.  Also, there was a small amount of contaminated water at the top of the UST that hindered the work.  I did not observe free phase product on the water.  There was no contamination associated with the second UST.

Arbor advised that the spill buckets were leaking due to corrosion holes.  The soil was not saturated and the tanks are scheduled for removal in two years.  The walls of the excavation were also contaminated.  I determined that the contaminated soil did not pose a risk to human health or the environment, nor was it feasible to widen the excavation at this time.  Gaftek advised that the impacted soil could be used for back-fill material.   I instructed that the soil be put back in the excavation.   The oil impacted water was to be pumped off into drums and slated for disposal.  However, on 12.7.05, the freezing ambient temperature froze the soil and portions of the water in the small excavation.  Arbor injected carbon dioxide into the remaining water around the fill tube to freeze it.  This facilitated the removal of the fill and drop tubes without material (soil and water) entering the top of the tank through the now exposed bung hole and the new fixtures could properly be installed.

All contaminated material remained in the excavation.  No further Response action anticipated at this time.


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P-991-2005*
Ms. Brown had recently had a maintenance call for her Toyo... heater.  She noticed an oil odor and observed a small oil stain beneath the filter on the concrete floor.  She called Dead River Oil (DR), who assessed the situation and discovered the filter was not tight.  DR applied speedi-dri and Ms. Brown agreed to clean it up.   She also arranged for the copper supply line to be replaced and brought up to code.

No additional issues arose from this leak scenario, DEP/Response plans no further action here.
B-734-2005*On 12/9/05, 0958 hours, Bonnie Hill of Dead River Company reported a three gallon overfill of #2 oil at 667 Maine Road North, which is an assisted living facility called "Home Living".  Some of the product landed on a wooden ramp and some of it went into leaves and debris under the ramp.  Pads were used to wipe the ramp and the oiled debris was removed by Dead River personal.
I-158-2005*On 8-24-05, Danny Marquis, a well driller called to report that in the process of responding to a well complaint, he found the well contaminated with fuel oil. I met with the well owner that day. He told me that years ago, his oil company (which is now out of business) had overfilled the tank and had a significant spill outside the home. They cleaned it up the best they could and gave him a little money to replace grass, but he remained on the same well. It became contaminated in time and he only used it for non-drinking purposes. Eventually he though it cleared and began using it again. After many years, it became contaminated again this is when he asked Mr. Marquis to check it.
I placed him on filters, quarterly monitoring, and referred the case to Paul Higgins in the Technical Services Division.  For additional information regarding this site refer to the Technical Services Division files.  A lab sample was collected in July 2008 of the new well installed at the site and Diesel Range Organics were below detection limits.
B-733-2005*On 12/8/05, 0803 hours, Brian Rolfe (Wagner Forest Management) reported a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a delimber.  The product landed on a logging road that was hard ledge and was cleaned up with twenty four sorbent pads.  The road was located in T07 R18, which is close to the Canadian Border.  The oiled pads went to a contractor who has a solid fuel burner.
B-675-2005*11.14.05, Responded to spill location, Hancock Oil/ Webber Oil bulk storage facility on the road to Washington Junction in Ellsworth.  Upon arrival, I observed a Hometown Fuel Oil Company truck parked under the loading rack.  I was advised that the driver had fallen off the truck during the initial loading operation and that 197 gallons of #2 heating fuel spilled, as indicated on a metered ticket.  The fire department had responded, decontaminated, and transported the victim to the hospital.

The spill was primarily confined to the paved area of the lot.  What oil did reach the edge of the lot and onto the grass was incidental and did not warrant removal.  Facility personnel were on site and deployed sorbent at the perimeter of the spill in a timely manner.  Additional speedi-dri was deployed and a motorized sweeper used to work in the sorbent and pile it up, so the waste could effectively be put into 55-gallons drums for disposal.  Approximately 10 to 12 drums of sorbents was generated.  Sorbent pads were ringed out and approximately 30 gallons of oil collected.

12.7.05, I attended an Ellsworth Fire Department after action review concerning the decontamination process used on site and at the area hospital.


file/report

I-159-2005*On 8-29-05, Danny Rideout, of Daigle Oil, called to report that he was at a residence that had an oil odor inside. I met him there that day. According to the tenant, the odor had started a couple days before, shortly after a technician from Daigle had cleaned the furnace. Inspection of the system showed the filter to be leaking and a coffee can underneath. This, according to the tenant, was how the tech. had left it. With heavy rain over the previous couple days, the basement flooded, the can fell over and oil covered the top of the water. Daigle assumed responsibility and cleaned up the spill.
B-721-2005*On 12/3/05, 2200 hours, Penobscot County Comunication reported a diesel spill on Corinna Center Road in Corinna.  The drive shaft on a dump truck let go and severed the fuel line.  Somehow the truck managed to coast a distance of about 75 feet, which oiled some of the road.  Where it came to rest, it continued to spill and the product was running on the water to the ditch, because it was raining hard at the time.  Corinna Fire responded with sand on the road and pads in the ditch.  Damage to the environment had been minimized.  The residents at 559 Corinna Center Road were concerned about their water supply, which was a casing set next to a year round stream about three hundred yards from the event.  Most likely the supply is safe, considering the degree of penetration and the distance, but I left my card with them just in case.  The neighbor across the street felt that the firemen knew who owned the truck that spilled, but they were not telling.  I have not been able to speak with the fire department personnel, because they do not answer the phone.  However, if we end up spending money the search for an RP will intensify.

I-160-2005*Approximately 27 gallons of fuel oil was released when a hose broke.  The contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
I-151-2005*A ruptured hose resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic fluid onto a dirt driveway.  The spill was remediated with sorbent pads and disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
P-987-2005*On December 6, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) received an internal referral from Randy McMullin regarding a call he received from a citizen indicating that the citizen had located small tanks located in a pit on his neighbor's property.  On December 8, 2005, KW met with the citizen who took her to the location of the tanks.  The tanks may have at one time contained Freon, but due to the apparent age of the tanks, no further discharge is expected.  Therefore, the case was referred back to Randy McMullin as a solid waste issue.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-29-2005*B-29-2005
01/19/2005 08:25

     John Gabarra, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid on the Red Bridge Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately 12 gallons leaked from a bucket truck when a pump failed.  The fluid, which was confined to a paved surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-24-2005*B-24-2005
01/18/2005 09:05

     The Orono Fire Department called to report discovering a gasoline container that fell out of a truck on Park Street in Orono.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons had leaked from it along a section of pavement.  The affected area was simply covered with sand.  It is assumed that much of the gasoline had evaporated.
P-959-2004*Ms. Thompson called to report the presence of fuel oil odors while excavating soils for a building expansion.  The oil odors of old Kerosene or #2 fuel oil were detected in and around an old wooden septic box when the excavator was digging for a foundation extension.  Cyr was asked to inspect the conditions.

Thick marine clay was the predominant feature, however, where the old wooden septic box was found, traces of oil contamination were identified (odors and trace liquid remnants).  The abutting property on Silva Street has been abandoned for awhile and the heating oil system neglected.  Preliminary findings are the system leaked and the oil migrated down gradient following some piping and trenching towards Ms. Thompson's home and was intercepted by the old septic system.

The area is served by public water and sewer and the subsurface contamination is limited based on the initial discovery.  Should any further development or excavations take place, the possibility of remediation exists.  Ms. Thompson was told to call if conditions changed or conditions worsened.

At this point no additional DEP-Response work is planned.
B-313-2005*
     This office received a call at 1420 on 5/31/05, from Tom Wilkins (Arctic Energy, Inc.; East Corinth) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the feed line on Connie Severance's outside home heating oil tank was leaking and needed to be replaced.  Her mobile home is located at Lot 16 in the Wentworth Trailer Park on the Exeter Road in East Corinth.  Due to a high water table in the area, some of the oil had gone under the mobile home and caused a sheen on puddles.  I was informed that the leak has been stopped temporarily, pending repairs.  Directions to the site were provided.

     Proceeding to East Corinth, I met with Mr. Wilkins and Ms. Severance and went over the situation with them.  Although she is on fuel assistance, the replacement and/or upgrade of her outside storage tank did not appear to be necessary.  Mr. Wilkins felt that replacing the feed line would take care of the problem.  Why the leak occurred around the fuel filter was not exactly clear.  I explained to Ms. Severance what needed to be done for a cleanup and park maintenance personnel said that they would take care of it.  Any contaminated soil removed could be aerated on site.

CONCLUSION:  When I checked the site a couple of times after this, the feed line had been replaced, some of the banking was removed to ventilate under the mobile home, and about a half a cubic yard of lightly contaminated soil was removed.  According to Ms. Severance, there were no detectable fuel oil odors inside the mobile home.

REC:  File report.


P-946-2005*
INTRODUCTION
	This report covers the abandonment by removal of two gasoline underground storage tanks (UST's).  The report is a companion to P-295-05 which covers the investigation of product leaking into the interstitial-space of tank 6.  The abandonment was supervised by Arthur Grant and Fred Anderson of Portland Pump Co. (PPC).  Certified Geologist (CG) Mike White performed the Champter 691 UST assessment for C N Brown Oil Co.

UST ABANDONMENT & DEP ASSESSMENT
	The facility is located near the Woodford's Corner area of Portland in a dense residential and commercial area, served by city water & sewer.  Behind the building, the grade slopes down to a railroad bed.  Gasoline UST's were removed on the site in 1984 and in 1990 when there was no Chapter 691 UST Closure assessments required.  DEP's John Dunlap reported no problems with the 1990 UST replacement (no field or lab samples taken).  The facility owner in 1990 was J G Realty Trust though it appears that certified tank installer (CTI) LaValley was working for C N Brown.
	Wednesday, 11/23/05: I was briefly on site.  PPC removed the concrete pad over the tanks, ancillary equipment, and single wall fiberglass piping.  Mr. White stated he noted little evidence of a discharge and only a 600-ppm reading in pea stone around the spill buckets exceeding DEP Notification Level.  These vapors quickly dissipated from the excavated stone fill.  The abandonment would continue after the Thanksgiving Holiday.
	Tuesday, 11/30/05:  Both tanks looked relatively good on the exterior.  T-6 had chipped coating on the bottom.  Anodes not worn out.  Little contamination in soil; though there was a moderate odor of weathered gasoline in the air and a fluid oil sheen on the groundwater.  We agreed to a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.
	Groundwater was observed 5' to 6' below grade.  In the excavation, I noted fractured bedrock below several feet of fill.  The groundwater appeared to be within the bedrock and we noted a visible fluid petroleum sheen atop the groundwater.  I advised Mike White to take a groundwater sample for Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) analysis.  Analysis report shows 31 parts per million (ppm) GRO along with Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene and Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether in the groundwater.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	None at this time.  Baseline -2 clean up standard requires no groundwater remediation.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	Gasoline contamination levels in the sandy soil around the tanks were generally below the Action Level and Notification Level.  This did not reflect well the notable sheen and gasoline odor emanating from the groundwater.  If gasoline were in the groundwater around the tanks then typically gasoline would also be in the soil [if the leak were not from the tank bottom].
B.	There were no other off site discharge sources noted.
C.	Mike White and I agreed that the gasoline contaminated water appeared old and most likely was from the 1990 UST's and abandonment or earlier (pre-1991 period).  There is no 1990 UST assessment to confirm the site was uncontaminated or not.  On 1/19/06, I reviewed White's removal assessment and I recommend no changes.
D.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-813-2005*On October 18, 2005, DEP Response Services received a referral from the Underground Storage Tank unit during a routine inspection.  The inspector indicated that a fitting on the product delivery hose of a diesel dispenser was slowly leaking.  As the dispensing system was antiquated, the suction-type dispenser did not have a spill bucket located beneath the leaking hose.  Therefore, the diesel was discharged directly to the soil.

Kara Walker (KW) interviewed the current owner, Ryan Doherty, when she visited the site.  Ryan indicated that the dispenser was inspected in July 2005 by a contractor hired by him to maintain the petroleum distribution system.  The contractor, Simard & Sons, did not detect a leak at that time.  KW estimated from the current discharge rate and time elapsed in between inspections that approximately two to three (2-3) gallons of diesel fuel had discharged.

Upon further investigation, KW discovered that the property was involved in a previous spill (P-458-1998) associated with tank and piping removal and upgrade.  Per the requirements of DEP Chapter 691, a site assessment was completed by Acadia Environmental Technology in 1998.  A discussion of geology, as well as descriptions of soil encountered during tank and piping removal was included in the report.  Geology of the area was described as glaciomarine clay of the Presumpscot formation.  During discussion with a DEP geologist, KW determined that due to the relatively small amount of diesel oil spilled, coupled with the dense clay formation surrounding the pump area, it was not likely that the diesel would mobilize a great distance before degradation occurred.  The nearest receptor, the well for Doherty's North Freeport Store, is sampled twice a year for petroleum constituents due to the food service portion of the facility.

On November 3, 2005, KW notified Ryan Doherty of her findings and indicated that if there was any change in water quality that DEP should be notified.

No further response actions are required at this time.


B-492-2005*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 8/29/05, from Sara Brusila (DEP-Augusta) reporting a potential oil spill.  She stated that while doing a routine facility inspection at Eaton Oil Company on Route 15 in Deer Isle, she and Dave McCaskill (DEP-Augusta) had found gasoline and water in the piping sump and odors around the dispenser.  Clean Harbors was being called in to pump out the material and a licensed tank installer will be contacted to see if they can figure out what is happening with the system.  The registration number for the facility is 10679 and the owner is Terry Eaton.  They will keep me posted on what they find.

     On 9/7/05, Ms. Brusila informed me that she had called Mr. Eaton to do a follow-up.  According to Mr. Eaton, he had cleaned out the sump the same day of the inspection and was waiting for Clean Harbors to come by and pick up the material for disposal.  He then put sorbent pads in the sump after it was cleaned out, but has not observed any leakage since then.  He will arrange to have a CTI inspect the piping system as soon as she gets him a follow-up letter, which will explain exactly what he needs to have done.

     Whatever the initial cause, it appears to be minor and not on going at this point in time.

REC:  File report.




B-536-2005*
     This office received a call at 1205 on 9/14/05, from Janis Carey reporting a 5-gallon bucket, marked "hazardous / flammable material", which was found in the woods near her house this morning.  She did not know how it got there, but wanted it removed as soon as possible.  Directions to the property on the Bennoch Road in Old Town were provided.

     Proceeding to the site, I met with the Carey's and went over the situation with them.  The container had the following label on it: SENSIENT - Natural Egg Custard Base 113; # 242893226; Lot # E462891; Product Date 8/3/2001; Contains - Pasteurized Egg Yolks, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Sodium Benzoate & Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Annatto & Turmeric Extracts (For Color).  It also had a small "Flammable Liquid 3" placard on it...for whatever reason.  Due to the weight of the container, it appeared to be full.

     When I returned to the office with the container, I tried contacting SENSIENT to find out exactly what this product was and why it was labeled "Flammable", but they did not respond to my inquiries.  Later, upon checking the contents of the container, we did not find any "natural egg custard base 113".  What we did find was a container that was three quarters full of a solidified fiberglass resin.  Apparently, this was the material that was left over from someone's project and it either got chucked into the woods or ended up there accidentally.  Who put it there and/or how long it has been there is unknown.  At any rate, it was non-hazardous and could be properly disposed of with other trash.

REC:  File report.



B-19-2005*B-19-2005
01/03/2005 08:11

     C.N. Brown in Dexter called to report a small #1 fuel spill at the residence of Elaine Woodbury at 34 Center Street in Dexter.  It was stated that approximately 1/2 gallon of oil leaked from the outside tank when the tank's line was compromised accidentally with a snow shovel.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up from an icy surface and disposed of.
P-868-2005*I was contacted by Todd Coffin reporting that there had been a spill of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) containing oil at a site he was working on.  Apparently vandals broke into the former Keddy Mill and knocked over some electrical components that contained PCB oil, spilling 30 - 40 gallons of it onto the concrete floor in the mill.  This mill is currently in the process of redevelopment and is going through the Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) process.  The original VRAP application identified this PCB oil along with other areas of PCB oil impact.  Mr Coffin contacted EPA and they defined the cleanup process required.  Environ was hired to do the cleanup to EPA's requirements.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-36-2005*The seal of a pump on a peddle truck blew while in use.  The operator was around the corner of the building so she returned to the truck to the mess.  It had been a fairly mild day so puddles had accumulated in the driveway of the establishment and, accordingly, oil accumulated on the puddles.  Initial response activities were to completely cover the paved driveway with sorbent pads to recover free standing product.  Once complete, the snowbanks on the sloped side of the driveway were explored to ensure a thorough cleanup.  Product had traveled below the snow covering an approximate 100 sq ft area.  Clean snow was shoveled aside and contaminated snow and ice was was shoveled/chipped up for disposal.  A running stream adjacent to the affected was impacted, albeit minimally.  That evening's response activities generated 23 bags of oily debris.
P-888-2005*
SUMMARY
	Report covers the abandonment by removal of a 10,000-gallon two-compartment gasoline retail UST and replacement of piping and reinstallation of two new replacement UST's, new piping and dispenser sumps.  On 10/24/05, I granted A L Doggett a waiver to remove a 10,000 gallon UST to coincide with an installation.  The area is rural residential and commercial, on private water wells.  I understand that the building is heated by a heating-oil AST facility [which was not inspected as part of the report].
	Mr. LaVallee told me that Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations & Remediation (EIR) was on-site for the abandonment and Robbins observed no oil discharges exceeding the Notification Level of 100-ppm [bag-headspace PID field method].  Groundwater was reported to be at 21' below ground (bg).  I did not observe the abandonment, but visited several days later on 11/3/05 [see attached photos].
1)	I understand there were no prohibited discharges [contamination] reported over the Notification Level for UST assessments, just minor but positive discharge levels measured by PID.  See the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment by EIR for details.  Contamination understood to be minor and localized around the dispensers and/or tank tops.
2)	No remediation or further actions required by DEP Response Services Division at this time.  No state remediation or investigation expenses incurred at this time.
3)	No drinking water or groundwater sampled for lab analysis to my knowledge.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
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P-1132-2004*C N Brown called to report a driver had a slight overfill earlier in the afternoon at the Canning residence on Hershey Street, Portland. Visiting the home, the oil stain could be seen on the side of the building and along the bricks leading to the entry door.  I knocked and was met by a caretaker who told me the Canning's weren't home.  I explained the situation and that I was available if they needed any help/assistance.  I left a business card.  The caretaker took the information and thanked me and returned inside.

With no follow up contact from the Canning's, I'm led to believe there was no oil discharge to the interior of the home (basement), or if there was they did not wish to involve the DEP.  I plan no further actions based on the findings and interview.
P-1147-2004*Responding to a structure fire at 220 industrial Way (which housed Elite Inspection Services, Inc.) ,  Portland Fire Staff came across radiological items in the fire debris.  The cameras are used to X-ray construction materials and were not stored in their interior vault when the fire burned thru the facility and the roof caved in.  Only after the fire was  knocked down were the cameras & radiological sources detected.  This immediately put the fire department on alert so they called DEP for assistance and DEP Responder, Scott Cyr responded.

Cyr called the Department of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Health, Division of Health Engineering and spoke with Wayne Malloch and Patrick Dostie of the radiological staff.  They would respond and visit the site to assess the situation.

All the licensed cameras were accounted for and inspected.

CS137, 17302 sn 65-1018

IR-192, camera # 4250, source # F612, dated 2/13/04

camera # 4392, sn F373, 103 ci, dated 11/10/04

camera #4194, source # G378, 112 ci, dated 9/7/04

camera # 4743, sn F846, 102 ci, dated 4/9/04

camera # 4039, sn G073, ci 103, dated 6/11/04

Although the cameras were damaged by the fire, no fugitive radiological emissions were detected.  The  units were packaged by Quality Assurance (a licensed competitor) and stored at their facility in South Portland until shipping could be arranged to a repair/restoration facility.

The PFD completed a final sweep for hot spots and the clear the scene. Malloch & Dostie would follow up on the documentation and paperwork for the radiological units.

DEP/Response plans no further action for this incident.
B-126-2005*B-126-2005
03/13/2005 15:59

     Chip Williams from R.W. Matthews in Cherryfield called to report a small fuel oil spill at Robbin's Garden Apartments on Route 180.  It was stated the tank in Apartment C developed a leak through a loose fitting, spilling about 20 gallons onto a concrete surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  Approximately 10 gallons were lost to a drain.
B-258-2005*Hysterical tenant Priscilla McNally called the spill reporting number to report a leaking oil tank at her rental residence at 7 Mt. Ephraim Road.   She failed to mention that the Fire Department was on the scene, taking care of the incident with sorbent material, and that the loss only amounted to about a gallon.    She further failed to mention that she was being evicted.

I talked to Christine Eagle, who filled me in on the above particulars.  It soon became apparent that this was not an event I had to drive to Searsport for and that once again, the DEP was being manipulated to harass a citizen.
B-351-2005*On its way overseas, an L 1011 Stargazer stopped to layover and refuel at BIA.  This aircraft had been modified to launch rockets carrying satellites.  The aircraft climbs to 35000 feet, launches the rocket from belly mounted rails, then climbs away as the the rocket free falls for 5 seconds.   At the end of that time, the rocket motor ignites, pushing the rocket into the stratosphere, where the satellite is launched.  Cool.

On the evening of June 17, the Stargazer was being re-fuelled.  The automatic shutoff failed on the fuelling line and product was pushed out the plane's vents.   The fueler immediately closed the clapper valve in the hardstand drainage channel, but it did not seat tightly, so fuel escaped into the storm drain system and to the airport's drainage ditches.

Arriving at the site, BIA personnel were engaged in deploying containment and sorbent boom.  Reinspection the next morning suggested that little or no product made it off the airport grounds.

See the attached BIA written notification and photos.
B-708-2005*
     This office received at call at 1205 on 11/29/05, from Petty Officer Craig at the US Coast Guard MSO in Belfast.  He stated that they had just been informed about a fishing vessel that had run aground at 1110 this morning near Mathews Island off Eastport.  Although the vessel is not taking on any water or losing any oil, they do have 50 to 70 gallons of diesel on board.  Plans are to remove the vessel at high tide tomorrow.  Personnel from the US Coast Guard Station in Eastport were monitoring the situation.  Other than the vessel being 35 to 38 feet in length, he did not know who owned it.  No further assistance was needed at this time.

REC:  File report.



B-651-2005*
     This office received a call at 0805 on 11/1/05, from Robert Bechtold (Acadia National Park; Bar Harbor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a fuel tank on one of their dump trucks sprang a leak at the McFarland Hill maintenance lot and spilled an estimated 5 gallons of diesel onto the ground.  Approximately 4 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and have been temporarily stockpiled on site.  Arrangement would be made to transport the material to Vaugh Thibodeau & Sons batch plant in Prospect for processing.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


B-352-2005*Late on the morning of June 18, Kelly Ryan, working at the Harbor Master's office, noticed a sheen on the water below her window and reported the fact.

Nathan Thompson and I drove to Bar Harbor and did notice the remnants of a sheen west of the town pier.  There were a number of pleasure and working craft tied up there, but no one admitted any knowledge of the sheen's origin.   Just west of the town dock is a public fuelling facility at the whale watching concession, but no one admitted to any misbehavior.

We at least showed the flag and let a pleasure craft have a few sorbent pads to use while fuelling.
B-604-2005*
     This office received a call at 1155 on 10/12/05, from Earl Mann (Greenville) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that he was the caretaker for a residence on Birch Street in Greenville Junction.  For some unknown reason, the basement had flooded and there was a light sheen of oil on 6 inches of water.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Greenville, I met with Mr. Mann at the Fire Department and accompanied him to the residence.  He had determined that the reason the basement flooded was because the sump pump had shut down.  The source of the sheen on the water was still unknown.  When he contacted the owner (Buz Brewster), it was indicated there might be a 5-gallon container of oil somewhere in the basement that could have tipped over due to the flooding.  Whatever the source, it appeared to be pretty minor.  Their heating oil tank, which is still 3/4 full according to Mr. Mann, is located in a dark area at the rear of the basement.  Rather than wade through 6 inches of water and possibly get electrocuted in the process, I declined to go back and look at the tank.  We discussed what needed to be done for a cleanup in the basement, whether the owner wanted to do the work or contract it out, where the contaminated water could go for disposal, and that there was some AST insurance money available, if the heating oil system was found to be leaking.  He indicated that they would have their oil company (R.H. Foster) check the system before they proceed very far with a cleanup.  They would also check with their homeowners insurance to see what, if anything, they would cover.

CONCLUSION:  I was later informed that R.H. Foster determined that the fuel oil tank was leaking and they replaced it.  Mr. Mann then used sorbent pads to skim the oil off the surface of the water.  Rather than truck the lightly contaminated water long distance for disposal, he contacted the local sewer treatment plant and they allowed him to discharge the material through their system.  No additional assistance was required.

REC:  File report.


B-354-2005*Kyle White at BIA noticed product dripping from the wing tank of an air tractor, which is a type of freight aircraft.  He put down 2 sorbent pads, reported the spill to us, and charged the aircraft owner $2.50 for the pads.
B-362-2005*Late in 2004, the government hired an environmental consultant to assess the environmental health of the Maine Air Guard facility at Bangor.  According to Denny Phillips, the only thing they could find was a weeping fitting on a heating oil tank outside Building 269.

It's kind of a poor set-up and one Denny had been after the higher ups to change (photos).  Filling the tank, a truck opens the black cabinet, makes his connection, opens a valve and starts pumping.  There is no whistle on the vent or any kind of level indicator.

There is always spillage inside the cabinet when the driver disconnects.  Failure to close the ball valve could result in siphonage of the product back onto the ground, I think.  At the time of my visit, almost everyone was in Iraq, so no one was changing out the sorbent pads inside the cabinet.   Denny and I did
that, soaking up liquid oil in the process.
P-1031-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 12/22/05: afternoon call from Ted Libby of Guerin Assoc. reporting gasoline smelling soil and a sheen on groundwater while installing a canopy footing at the facilities pump island.  We made an appointment to meet on site to evaluate the following morn.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	This area of Groveville has had a long history with confirmed contamination at a nearby, former UST facility [Groveville Variety], and also this facility [P-723-02].  DEP responder Fred Brann replaced a dug well at a nearby residence due to gasoline contamination in 1985 [see P-51-85].   The area is rural residential and commercial, on private wells and septic.  A new 2-compartment 6000-gallon replacement UST was installed in 2002, suction operated and no dispenser sumps.  DEP UST Site Registration file indicated no required annual UST facility inspection since 2002.  The area is over a mapped aquifer and groundwater was approximately 4' to 5' below ground.  The facility also has a retail AST [for K1 of diesel] next to the building and AST area.
	A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assigned.  See attached D-tree, site sketch, and past spill reports for further information on this.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Friday, 12/23/05, at 0850 I met Ms. McPhilips and Jeff Eaton of Guerin Assoc., and Mr. Robie Wagner the facility owner & operator.  We agreed to have the excavated soil disposed off site [a virgin contaminated letter was later issued] and that I would refer further evaluation onto the DEP Tech Services.  The canopy installation could progress unimpeded and we would not chase the contamination by excavation [source reduction] at this time.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	For further information on this facility and area, see the records of DEP Tech Services and DEP UST Site Registration file #8077.  This site was referred to DEP Geologist John Bean and to DEP Engineer Peter Eremita who had evaluated and managed discharges in this area in the past.  See also spill report of John Dunlap.
II.	Oil contamination media in known to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
III.	Unless it is wider & more extensive gasoline contamination from the year 2002, UST replacement or earlier, this may be localized leakage from the dispensers.  It would be prudent to determine this.
IV.	No direct DEP expenses for this spill report at this time.
V.	I advised Mr. Wagner that the installation of dispenser sumps would be very helpful in containing dispenser related leaks.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-386-2005*An anonymous complainant (Leo Shuck's tenant) alleged that Shuck was dumping waste oil on his driveway for dust control.   Investigating, Darryl Luce and I learned that Bob Whittier had investigated this same complaint a number of years ago and discovered the same thing we did.  What was alleged to be waste oil was apparently driveway sealer, probably bituminous in nature.
B-390-2005*A large stain on the asphalt indicated to Mark Daigle that a truck had lost an estimated 6 gallons of diesel there recently.  No sign of the truck, hence no cause, no culprit.

It was raining hard by the time I got there, no surprise in the summer of 05, so no recovery was possible.
B-433-2005*Sullivan's Automotive, towing an old wreck of a derelict vehicle, destination unknown, pulled the rear bumper right off the thing, wrapping it up under the vehicle, and puncturing the gas tank.  To everyone's surprise, the tank was better than half full.

But not after they punctured it.  The gasoline drained out onto the street.  The Fire Department was summoned, and they laid down the sorbent pads we supply to them for just such occasions.  A good portion of the gasoline had evaporated off the pavement by the time the Fire Department arrived.
I-162-2005*A mercury hydrometer broke outside on a concrete pad near the refueling island at the National Guard facility in Caribou.  The spill was cleaned up by the responsible party with paper and brush and appropriately disposed of.  No further action is required at this time.
B-79-2005*The odor of leaking fuel oil alerted the tenants at Rodney Merritt's rental property that there was a problem in the basement.  Sure enough, a leak had developed in the tank and they notified Merritt, who notified Dead River, who notified me.

The leak was discovered soon enough, so that only 6 gallons or so spilled, was contained and recovered with sorbents.

I called Merritt the next day and explained to him about Department funded clean-ups and the deductible, but he wanted no part of that.
B-80-2005*Daniel Fitzsimmons was outraged, incensed, and generally indignant to discover another craft on HIS mooring ball at Globe Cove.  What made matters worse was the craft at his mooring was on the bottom, only her wheelhouse showing at low tide.   That saved him the trouble of cutting the interloper adrift or finding her another place to tie up, but it necessitated him going to the trouble of moving his mooring, not an easy task.

Fitzsimmons reported the sinking to the NRC, who reported it here.  I called him and got to hear the above complaint.  No mention was made of a sheen.  I eventually managed to contact the owner and plans were supposedly made to raise her on the 17th of February, starting at low tide.   On that afternoon, about mid-tide comin', I presented myself on the beach to watch the recovery.   There was no sign of any such activity, nor had there been any.   A couple of the local clammers pointed out the "High Hopes" resting place and said there'd been no effort to raise her that they know of.  They hadn't seen any sheen, but they did say the boat was not well maintained and they weren't surprised she'd sunk.
B-716-2005*On 12/2/05, 0245 hours, Dave Willy, who dispatches for Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, reported a derailment that involved three cars, two of which were diesel tankers, each holding 26700 gallons of product.  The derailed tankers were on their sides and there was no sign of a release initially.  A couple hours later, Dave called again to report that one of the cars was dripping from the dome.  He indicated that nothing was going to be done, aside from containing the drip, until they could get the appropriate equipment on site, which would be sometime the following afternoon.  When I arrived on site, which was just before noon, Dead River was on site preparing to off load the tanker cars.  There was a delay, because they did not have the correct fittings, but the off-loading commenced at about 1500 hours and proceeded smoothly until the product was in the tank trucks at about 2100 hours.  The only spillage came from the dome of one of the units and that was contained with a bucket and pads; it never hit the ground.

The cause of the derailment was a failed journal, which allowed the shaft to rub against the frame until it broke in two.  This let one wheel collapse, which caused the car to tip over and derail.   Half the product from each car was pumped from a belly valve and the rest removed from the dome.  The first car had a plug in the dome that could be loosened to let air in; but the second one did not have that feature and they had to drill a quarter inch hole in the head space in order to get the product out.
B-616-2005*
     This office received a call at 1200 on 10/17/05, from Jeff Hammond (Code Enforcement Officer for Bucksport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a concerned citizen had contacted him about a waste oil spill in the drainage ditch near Eastman Contractors on Woodland Heights in Bucksport.  The oil appeared to have come from their property and had flowed down the ditch for approximately 100 to 200 feet.  Directions to the site on Buck Estates, about one mile out from the center of town on Central Street, were provided.  I was informed that Sheldon Eastman is the contact person for Eastman Contractors.

     After calling him to see if he would be available on site, I proceeded to Bucksport and we went over the situation.  The problem turned out to be far smaller than I had initially thought.  I had visions of a four foot wide drainage ditch, chock full of cattails, with lots of water, and a mess of oil to cleanup.  What we found was a "little drainage ditch", about one foot wide, that was essentially dry at this point in time.  A small amount of oil had apparently flowed down the ditch on surface runoff and settled on grass and leaves as the water continued on.  Cleanup would be relatively easy; just a question of removing some stained vegetation; perhaps a trash bag full.  Mr. Eastman stated that they had recently cleaned up a bunch of junk and other debris next to their garage and had scrapped some of the dirt into a pile near the drainage ditch.  He felt that there might have been a small container of oil in the debris that they hadn't noticed and it may have been crushed when they piled the dirt up.  He indicated that they had not dumped any oil on the ground deliberately and there were no underground tanks nearby that he was aware of.  Since they have worked closely with DEP in the past on spill cleanups, he knew exactly what needed to be done and would take care of it.  All of the contaminated vegetation removed would be incinerated.

REC:  File report.


A-6-2005*Our office received a complaint via the Commissioners Office that car crushing operations were resulting in widespread and harmful discharges of automobile fluids at this location.  It is unclear how the complainant had knowledge of this activity.  I responded and met with the owner (Rick Messer).  Mr. Messer had a messy yard with approximately 200 cars and trucks in various stages of disrepair spread across several acres.  Messer had hired Advance Recycling of Concord, NH to crush his excess inventory.  I met the operators and observed the process.  The operators used an articulating loader with forks to pick up the cars and flip them on their side.  Two workers cut the straps holding the gas tanks and removed the tank.  The loader would then flip the car down and pry open the hood and trunk.  Any surplus treasure such as tires or batteries would be removed.  When prompted, the operators admitted awareness of the requirement to remove mercury switches from the junk cars.  Mr. Messer showed me a 5 gallon pail with a few switches.  The gas tanks were manually punctured with a brass pick and then the gas was poured through a funnel into a drum.  Messer claims to use this waste gasoline in his vehicles and his employees vehicles.  Batteries were stockpiled for recycling.  Tires and wheels were removed with air tools and stockpiled.  The empty vehicle hulks were then unceremoniously flung into the "OverBuilt" crusher where they were flattened.  Crushed cars dripping small amounts of transmission fluid, crankcase oil, power steering fluid, and antifreeze were then stacked in a pile to await loading into flatbed trucks for transport to NH for shredding.

Overall, the operation was run pretty well.  The crushed cars could have had better containment than being set on the ground.  There were some absorbent pads available to pick up small drips of the various automotive fluids.  The crusher unit has a pitched base that drains to an intregal tank designed to catch these mixed fluids.  It is unclear what happens to this mixture.  The other problem was that the drain to the intregal tank would plug up with bits of metal, glass, and plastic from the crushed cars so the fluids seemed to build up in the lowest corner until the assistant operator cleared away the debris with a rake.  If this was not done regularly, the unit could overflow to the ground.  Advanced Recycle staff estimated it would take 2-3 days to clear the yard of vehicles.

No water well resources were identified as being at risk from this operation.  I did not find widespread contamination from the crushing process.  Mr. Messer indicated he had been visited by DEP in the past.  Gordon Fuller oversaw removal of transformers and asbestos that had been buried on site.  Also, Sara Brusila had met with Messer to discuss best management practices.
B-743-2005*On 12/15/05, 0815 hours, Bonnie of Dead River Company reported a two gallon spill of #2 oil at 20 Davis Drive in Veazie.  The spill came from a delivery hose that developed a leak two feet from the scully.  The product landed on pavement and was cleaned up by Dead River personnel.
B-744-2005*On 12/15/05, 0820 hours, Wayne Jamison of Dead River Company reported a two gallon overfill at 59 Trillium Trail in Bangor.  The spill was an overfill that happened, because the capacity was less than expected.  The storage was a two tank system, but one of them had been shut off, which accounted for the reduced capacity.  The spill landed on sandy soil and the cleanup produced two drums of contaminated soil, which went to Dead River's waste stream.

NOTE:  This is the second discharge within two weeks at this residence caused by Dead River (see B-719-2005).

B-745-2005*On 12/15/05, 1015 hours, Karen Booth of R H Foster reported a 5-10 gallon release of #2 fuel to a cement floor at 16 Hudson Street in Bangor.  The release came from a corrosion hole.  R H Foster is responding and the situation is under control. The release came from a corrosion hole on the bottom near the back end of the tank.  The burner tech indicated that it had been streaming out at a pretty good rate.  Fortunately, someone became aware of the release and reported it before a lot more had spilled.  There was a rug on top of a layer of plastic, so the cement did not hold a lot of product. R H Foster personnel had done a good job at recovering the spill with speedy dry.  The storage system had two tanks and only one was leaking.  The leak was plugged with a magnipatch and the tank was pumped out and the fill pipe disconnected.  R H Foster will replace both tanks next week.
P-981-2005*The automatic shut off associated with a dispenser pump at the C N Brown Shell Station in South Paris did not function causing the fuel supply tank of a vehicle to overfill.  Approximately two gallons of diesel fuel discharged to the ground.  The refueler was attentive which averted a larger issue.  Product did not leave the cement pad and was picked up with speedy dry.  C N Brown indicated techs were enroute to fix the problem.
P-982-2005*	12/5/05: small hydraulic oil leak from CMP bucket truck to ground which was remediated with sorbent material and the hand-excavation of contaminated soil and grass.

	No DEP response requested or made at time.
P-983-2005*
Tuesday, 12/6/05: Report from Union Oil of a 1 to 2 gallon overfill of heating oil within the basement while Union Oil delivered to an apartment building [owned by a Judy at 846-0926].  The tank was already full and oil sprayed out vent pipe and the tank top fittings.  Cleaned by Dead River with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-989-2005*A burner technician working on a furnace in a crawl space noticed some kerosene on the ground around where he was working.  This crawl space had been quadruple layered with plastic and some rubber-like material so what kerosene had been discharged from what was diagnosed as a leaky fitting did not make it to the ground.  A couple layers of the plastic were cut away to allow for product absorption.  No odor issues were present and it is the belief of the Department that all product released was picked up.

P-990-2005*Portland Pipeline (PPL) called to report the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of oil into the bermed area of tank #1.  The spill clean up debris was handled by PPL staff following protocols.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-993-2005*
	Evening discharge of 5 gallons of Ehylene Glycol antifreeze from an Maine Turnpike plow truck within the maintenance facility which was remediated with sorbent material.
P-994-2005*	12/12/05, report by Jody of C N Brown that the previous Saturday one of their service tech's had accidentally discharged about 5-gallons of #2 oil to paved ground below their truck while flushing a customer's tank.  She reported it was remediated with sorbent material.  I reminded her about the requirement for prompt reporting.

S G Brezinski
P-997-2005*The Fraser dump truck was backing into the Horne driveway when it was struck by the VW driven by Blais.  Her vision was impaired by the sun and she slammed into the left side of the truck destroying the  driver side saddle tank and damaging the other.  The majority of fuel was lost at the impact site driveway/road, but the truck was backed down the driveway closer to the work site and discharged a few more gallons before it was confined.

The Fraser excavator was used (flat landscape bucket/no teeth) was used to remove the sand applied to the roadway(as sorbent)  and contaminated gravel in the driveway.  The excavated material was loaded onto dump truck and taken to CPRC, Scarborough for recycling/disposal.

The quick response, conducted within hours should have sufficiently removed any threat to the drinking water well, however an in house referral to Tech Services will be made for follow up and any additional work deemed necessary.

At this point DEP Response plans no further action, beyond the referral.
P-998-2005*Prime Tanning called to report the discharge of heat transfer oil to an interior floor as the result of a mechanical failure of the unit. A plastic site glass melted, and this caused the release of oil to the floor.  Prime Tanning staff are expected to clean up and manage the spill cleanup debris.  No request for assistance from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was made, and based on the information received, none was dispatched. No further actions are planned by DEP Response.
B-680-2005*On 11/16/05, I received a report of a weeping aboveground storage tank at 3262 Broadway in Glenburn.  The report was made by the owner, Nancy Perkins.  Ms. Perkins is in fear of her tank leaking and contaminating her well, which is located approximately 20 feet away on the other side of her block foundation wall.  She explains that she is in need of financial assistance and is hopeful to qualify for DEP assistance.

I notified Peter Moulton of the issue and asked for guidance from him.  Peter confirms that Ms. Perkins will be eligible for the DEP's aboveground storage tank replacement program.  Peter then sent all of the appropriate forms and check lists to me.  Once I received the paper work, I informed the owner of her obligation to provide financial information and confirm that Webber will be able to perform the work once the owners account is reestablished.

On 12/14/05, Webber Energy and I were on scene to replace the old aboveground storage tank.  The old tank is not leaking, nor did it leak any product, but is old and in poor condition.  Ms. Perkins is the owner of a brand new 275-gallon AST and most of the associated items she purchased two years ago, but was not able to install at that time, because of lack of financial funds.  The plan was for her new tank to be installed in the basement.  However, the staircase made it impossible to fit the new 275-gallon AST into the basement.

Due to the fact that I did not want to assume any liability for removing and then replacing the staircase, two 138-gallon tanks where purchased from Webber instead of using the 275.  A credit of $180 was placed on our account and they took ownership of the 275-gallon tank.  Both of the 138-gallon tanks were installed to code and the old 275 was cut in half in the basement and hauled away for scrap after being whipped out with absorbent pads.  The work completion checklist was filled out by the Webber oil master technician and has been delivered to Peter Moulton of the DEP.  The owner is very happy with the completed job and the well should be safe for many years.
B-322-2005*B-322-2005
06/03/2005 19:48

     The Millinocket Fire Department called to report discovering spilled motor oil along a section of Penobscot Street.  It was also stated that an unknown amount was lost to a storm drain.  Investigation revealed that the oil, which appeared to be spread in a thin layer, was covered with sand.  Only a trace was lost to the sewer.  No further action was taken.  No source was found.
A-548-2005*At 1130 pm, Home Hepot reported through Augusta State Police dispatch a spill of .5 oz of " Lexi Resurfacer" at the Augusta Home Depot store. I contacted the security person on duty at the store and he informed me that it had been cleaned up with paper towels and disposed of in the trash.

No further action expected.
P-785-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday, 10/7/05: afternoon notice from Mr. Sean Beaudry of ENSR for PID readings of gasoline in soil exceeding the Maine DEP Notification Level (NL) of 100-ppm for UST closures.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	10/7/05: I met Mr. Beaudry and Certified Tank Installer, Ed George of Gaftek LLC.  Single-walled (s/w) FRP UST product piping was being replaced and containment sumps installed over the three s/w FRP UST's and under the dispensers.  I noted no ground water in the shallow excavations (see attached photos).  The area is dense sub-urban commercial and residential, served by municipal water & sewer.  The Presumpscot River flows SE approximately 1000' to the north which is likely the culmination point of local storm drains.
	The UST facility was installed in 1986 by RMR Corp.
	Gasoline contamination was reported very localized around the dispenser island area.  Beaudry reported nothing above the NL in the tank-top fill.   On conferring with ENSR, we agreed on a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal, and I explained what this meant to Mr. Beaudry.  Following heavy rains, I advised Mr. George the next week that groundwater from the Frac Tank could not go into the storm drain due to potential gasoline contamination, but suggested the sewer system or acceptable treatment methods.  Contaminated fill below the 500-ppm Clean-Up action level could be re-used on site but could not be treated as clean soil.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Remedial actions were managed by Gafteck Co. and ENSR.  215.35 tons of soil could not be re-used on site and with a DEP issued Virgin Letter (aka Oil Spill Debris Form) was trucked to Commercial Paving & Recycling at Southland Corp.'s expense.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected.  No direct DEP expenses were incurred.  I understand that remedial action expenses would be less than Southland's deductible for the Maine UST Ins. Fund.
2.	Gasoline contamination appeared moderate to low and localized.  Number, volume and age of the discharge(s) causing the tainted soil I could not determine with certainty.  See the CMR 691 UST-piping assessment done by ENSR for further details.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
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P-1137-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On or about 11/20/03, Maine DEP was notified of a confirmed case of gasoline contamination entering the buried drinking water line of this sub-urban, retail, motor fuels UST gas station (see attached lab analysis).  An investigation was initiated by a 11/13/04, complaint of a bad taste in the water.  This was unusual in that the site and the surrounding area are served by piped-in public water supply.
	
SITE INFORMATION & ASSESSMENT
	This area is sub-urban and commercial use.  Across Rt. 1 is the Falmouth Gulf and a shopping center, across Bucknam Rd. is the Falmouth EXXON.  Behind the facility is a commercial office building and state Rt. 295.  Presumpscot silt/clay soils underlie the area making ground water close to the surface.
	Described in report P-319-03, the facility suffered an approximately 200-gal. gasoline leak in the tank area that is still undergoing monitoring and recovery at this time (August 2004).  In 1989, the UST facility was replaced and remediated (See P-269-89).  The facility has been an UST gas station since 1970 (or earlier).  The EPA 524.2  lab analysis exhibits typical gasoline constituents of Benzene, Xylenes and Toluene, etc., though no MTBE.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	According to the GES report: Exxon-Mobil Corp. had a back flow-prevention device installed on the water line.  This appears to have mitigated the problem.  A concern is whether free product or high levels of dissolved gasoline remain and where.  I recommended to the facility owner that the presence of oil contamination along the length of the facilities water line be investigated for.  On 2/19/05, I discussed this issue of gasoline entering the water line with St. Germain & Assoc. and I recommended further investigation.
b.	Though unusual, a buried water line going through an oil-contaminated area can allow contaminated water or product to enter the line through a fracture of puncture.  Rather than allowing water to leak out, the line can potentially act as an eductor to suck contaminated water in.  In some cases, free product could potentially leach in through a plastic water line?
c.	The gasoline contamination is possibly from that gasoline discharge covered in report P-319-03 and currently undergoing investigation and clean-up.
d.	See additional spill reports and possible future report updates for resolution.
e.	In Dec. of 2004, Exxon-Mobil sold the facility to Alliance Energy following a Phase-2 study performed by St. Germain & Assoc.  I understand that Exxon-Mobil filed for DEP UST Ins. coverage prior to selling the property.  At this time, I am aware of at least two separate post-2002 incidents that may require separate, individual applications (see P-319-03, and P-724-04).
f.	The site underwent DEP VRAP assessment and part of this was the resolution of this concern as to the source for this water line contamination.
g.	In Nov. 20056 DEP received the requested update from Alliance Energy's consultant, St Germain & Assoc. (SGA)  On Target Co. traced the line in the rear of the building and from the street to near the UST area.  It appears that the water line goes thru or near the UST location and the gasoline contamination from the P-319-03 discharge.   See the 11/10/05 update from St. Germain & Assoc for updated site information.   At this time I recommend no further Response Div. actions regarding this matter, based on presently known site information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-397-2005*
	5/15/05: Afternoon notification of an estimated 500-gallon leak of JP-5 fuel to the bilge of the USS BAINBRIDGE, hull #477, then under construction at the shipyard.  JP-5 is fuel for the vessel.  Greg Grondon and Tom Hanna of BIW assured me that the fuel was contained within the vessel and none reached the outside environment.  BIW hired Clean Harbors to pump out and wash the bilge.  No DEP visit requested or performed at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-398-2005*
	5/14/05, Afternoon report of small gasoline discharge related to an auto accident on Center Rd in Lebanon.  The Lebanon Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the small leak with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-826-2005*On October 21, 2005, DEP received notification that there was a truck leaking diesel fuel from its saddle tank at the Turnpike Rest Area.  The leak occurred when a truck hauling crushed cars hit an overpass in Gardiner and debris fell off the truck, onto the Turnpike, and struck the saddle tank of another truck following behind.   The saddle tank of the stricken vehicle leaked onto the pavement of the Turnpike from Gardiner until the truck came to rest at the southbound Turnpike Rest Area in Lewiston.  It is estimated that approximately fifty-five (55) gallons of diesel was lost on the turnpike roadway and approximately ten (10) gallons were discharged in the rest area.  Kara Walker assisted the Lewiston Fire Department in deploying sorbents and she also manually removed some impacted soil, both of which were disposed of in the DEP waste stream.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-587-2005*9.28.05, Responded to entered location.  I observed a 275-gallon heating oil tank located outside.  The tank was tilted and not on a stable surface.  I noticed a fresh oil stain near the filter of the tank and quickly wicked up what product I could with sorbent material.  I was advised that oil had been spilled as people were filling small containers to supply oil to a portable kerosene heater in the house.  This was necessary, because the furnace was not working.  Laura informed me she was working to have the furnace fixed.  I also observed the feed line running into the dwelling was not up to code.

Laura is receiving fuel assistance from Penquis CAP.  However, this agency was unable to upgrade the system to code, due to lack of funding.  I proceeded to have the tank replaced utilizing additional funding provided by the Technical Services Division of the Department.  George Seel approved the system upgrade and Chase & Kimball Oil Company performed the work.


file/report.
B-706-2005*On 11/28/05, 2100 hours, Rosemary Chase reported that her AST had lost about a hundred gallons of #1 fuel.  Some of the product had spread onto about two hundred square feet on frozen ground, but most of it had gone into the ground under the tank. The tank, hence the spill, was under the deck.  Her fuel dealer, Bill Barrett, met us on site the following morning and we made arrangements to have the deck lifted and the tank removed, so that Clean Harbors could start the cleanup the next day.  As the excavation progressed, it became apparent that there was an opportunity to recover a considerable amount of product off the high groundwater table.  At three feet from grade, we hit bedrock and the water table was above it and oil was still recoverable.  A sump pump was installed to keep the water level low enough to keep the oil running and over a period of two days, four 10'x6" boom that had been deployed were recovered saturated with oil.  Since each boom can hold up to 23 gallons, the amount recovered in the booms alone was estimated to be 92 gallons.  During the excavation process, the vactor sucked up a lot of oil that was floating on the water.  The oil seemed to be coming in at the rate of 8 gallons an hour, which would account for at least another 30 gallons of product.  Although the lions share of the release has been recovered, it is quite likely that there is enough left to impact the well, because on the third day the water level had dropped into the bedrock.  The well is about thirty feet from the spill and the strike and dip will most likely direct any fugitive product right to it.  The well is on Quarterly Monitoring and Rosemary will let us know if there are changes in her water quality.  On 12/8/05, the well was sampled per request of Paul Higgens and it came back 98 ppb DRO.  Paul has ordered a filtration system from Norlens.
B-119-2005*B-119-2005
03/08/2005 13:30

     G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. of Hampden called to report "evidence of a leak" at the Highland Variety store on the Kennebec Road.  It was stated that a small amount of water was discovered in the interstitial space of their underground tank.  Investigation revealed that the water was entering the area through the tank's riser.  Repairs were made.  No gasoline escaped to the environment.

B-23-2005*B-23-2005
01/18/2005 08:58

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill on the Heavy Duty ramp.  It was stated that one of their trucks developed a small leak, spilling about 1 gallon of motor oil on the pavement.  The oil was simply cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-748-2005*On 12/19/05 at approximately 1125, I received a report of an approximate 3 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid from a snow plow onto an asphalt parking lot at the Acadia National Park maintenance garage.  The spill occurred on 12/17/05, at approximately 0500.  The spill was caused by a leaking hydraulic line.  Workers applied speedy dry and oil absorbent pads to the spill, recovering the spilled product.  The speedy dry and pads will be disposed of at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.
B-749-2005*On 12/19/05, I received a report of a spill of approximately 1 gallon of transmission fluid from a pickup truck owned by Acadia National Park.  The truck was in a car accident on October 9th.  The truck was towed from the accident scene to the Acadia National Park garage and left there.  At some point, Park employees noticed that transmission fluid had leaked from the truck.

The excavation of the contaminated soil was completed and on 1/4/06, .53 tons of contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-1008-2005*An Oceanside garbage truck lost control on Rt. 99 and struck a large mature pine tree slightly.  The resulting damage destroyed the saddle tank and hydraulic system, releasing the fuel and oil to the surrounding surface water.  The conditions were torrential rains followed by freezing temperatures.  The fuel oil mixture migration was partially impeded by slush and snow, although the prevailing flow was toward the Ladd / Gendron well.  This well is described as a 10' dug well.

Clean Harbors and DEP vacuumed mixed oil and water into the tanker for transport and disposal.  It is believed to have been successful in removing the majority of the contaminates before it affected the Ladd / Gendron well.

A site referral will be made to DEP-Technical Services for follow up, assess risk, and determine any sampling needs for the future.

DEP/Response plans no further action, based on removal actions taken on the 16 th and the successful removal of liquid wastes.
A-24-2005*Howard Crummett, mechanic for Inland Fisheries & Wildlife contacted this office in reference to a drum of unknown chemical material that required disposal.  IF&W purchased the old Keys Fibre warehouse property at Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to secure access for the public to the Kennebec River.  Due to poor due diligence investigation before the sale, IF&W ended up owning this drum of unknown material.  It had been transferred from Fairfield to Augusta and needed to be disposed.  I responded to the site.  The material was in a black poly drum that appeared to have been modified with inlet and outlet appurtenances similar to a oil/water separator.  Inside the drum was a solid crystalline substance that appeared to be some form of salt.  I suspected this was a shop made water treatment unit of some kind.  I obtained a sample of the material and transported to HETL for analysis.  Billing for the analysis was direct to IF&W.  Howard later contacted me by phone and indicated the material was indeed non-hazardous inorganic material that could be land filled as special waste.  EPI was contacted to haul the material away.
A-25-2005*I was contacted by Murray Oil in reference to a basement leak to a dirt floor from an AST.  Murray had received a no heat call from the realtor (Anderson) who represents the owner (Iovieno).  Murray had responded to the home and reportedly repaired a loose fitting.  The house was unoccupied, and for sale.  The Iovieno family had moved to France.  I contacted Mr. Iovino and obtained permission to access the home to investigate.  I responded to the home.  The house was frozen solid.  There were two (275 gallon) tanks in the dirt basement and one had a leaking 3/8 copper line dripping 2 drops/min.  One tank was 3/4 full, the other was 7/8 full.  The 7/8 full tank was leaking.  Each tank served a different burner.  The tanks were rusted and piping sub-standard, i.e. no secondary protection around the copper supply lines between tank and burner and undersize vents.  I used sorbent pads to collect oil from beneath the leak and bagged up some oiled debris.  I left a stack of pads to prevent further discharge to the ground, and closed the fire-o-matic valve to stop the flow of oil to the burner.  I contacted Ms. Anderson and Mr. Iovieno to inform them of what I had found.  Over the next several weeks I swapped phone calls and e-mails with the realtor and Mr. Iovieno.  I learned that the tanks had been filled in December, so the max leak from the leaking line should be 31 gallons assuming that only the 7/8 full tank leaked and no oil was burned.  I requested the tank system be brought up to code and suggested a well water test to ensure no impacts from the spill.  There was no motivation on the owner's part to correct the deficiencies.   I returned to the home and checked the system.  No additional oil had leaked out so I removed the contaminated debris and contacted the realtor.  She indicated that when the property sold, she would encourage the new owners to upgrade the system and have the water tested.  I offered to assist with sampling.

I stopped at the home over the summer.  There was a logging operation going on and a man with a bulldozer was working in the yard grading.  He indicated the property had not been sold, and that I could contact the realtor to get further information.

Final contact was attempted again in December to resolve the sale/tank upgrade/water sample.  The property is under contract and a disclosure addendum was added describing the spill and references the DEP.  The offer to sample the water stands.

A-41-2005*John Cressey of Summit contacted this office to report groundwater contamination at Pine State Trading in Augusta.  Summit was hire to conduct a site investigation and had two boring logs and monitoring well results to share with DEP.  The water was contaminated with diesel range organics between 218 ug/L and 603 ug/L DRO.  I notified Cheryl Fontaine, DEP Tech Services Geologist to request a referral.  Cheryl was familiar with the area, did not want to assign a geologist to the site, and recommended no further action. I attach a phone note detailing her justification.

I contacted John by phone to confirm he did not require any additional response from DEP and he indicated Cheryl phoned him and stated if the concentrations exceeded 1,000 ppb than they should notify DEP again.  He indicated he sampled the wells again in October 2005, and concentrations were slightly lower, approximately 200 ug/L.  He indicated the source of the DRO was suspected to be past practices from a car dealership that occupied the site prior to Pine State Trading.
B-752-2005*
     This office received a call at 0805 on 12/20/05, from Gil Merchant (Bangor International Airport) reporting a minor oil spill.  He stated that when they arrived at work this morning, they found a small Jet A stain on a containment area where a tank truck had been parked during the night.  The cause of the spill was unknown, but it might have come from the sump on the truck.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.

REC:  File report.


I-165-2005*A safety relief valve on an ammonia tank released for five minutes expelling ammonia to the atmosphere at Atlantic Custom Processors on 9-6-05. See attached.
I-154-2005*On 8-16-05, while conducting renovations at their bulk plant in Houlton, Dead River discovered some contaminated soil associated with old spills. They had their contractor remove about 100 yards for disposal at Tri-Community Landfill.
I-156-2005*On 8-23-05, due to an overfill, Maine Potato Growers lost approximately 50 gallons of motor oil onto the floor (within the dike) at their warehouse in PI. They used pumps and pads to clean it up. See attached.
I-157-2005*On 8-24-2005, Wendall McKinney of Easton, called to report that he had noticed an oil smell in his house the night before. In checking his oil system that day, he found the tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom and some had leaked onto the dirt floor below the tank. I met with him that day, he wanted to have a friend of his remove the tank and shovel up the dirt. I installed a fan in the basement to alleviate the odor and his friend was going to do the work later that day. On 8-28-05, I again went to his home at his request and picked up the fan and inspected the work. There was no longer any odor and the tank had been moved and contaminated soil taken out. He was going to have his oil company replace the tank.
A-403-2005* On 8-30-2005m the Maine DOT called this office to request a 30-day UST Removal Waiver. The installer, Kerry Scates, needed to upgrade the underground piping and leak detection at this UST facility located in Randolph, ME.
 The waiver was granted and the work was done on Sept. 1, 2005. Bill Boettger was on site to perform the required Chapter 691 site assessment. A small amount of diesel stained pea stone was discovered around the fill pipe. This material was removed and land spread on site (approximately two cubic yards).
 See attached e-mail from William Boettger.

 No further action will be required.

NOTE:  There was no Land Spreading Agreement form completed for this incident.
A-88-2005*Allan Cleaves contacted this office to report two abandoned 25 gallon drums near the Wagner Bridge over the Medomak River in Waldoboro.  I responded to the site and found four 55 gallon drums in poor condition.  It appeared that someone had dumped the drums, fortunately however, they were empty.  The bungs were missing and there was no evidence of odor or staining on the ground.  I contacted Mr Cleaves and reported my findings.  The drums are solid waste eligible for recycling.
P-985-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Friday, 12/9/05: 0655 hrs. call from Freeport Fire Dept. (FFD) thru the Maine State Police of a 200-gallon discharge of gasoline [later re-estimated to be about 120-gallons].

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	On site at approximately 0710 hrs., I met with Freeport Fire Chief Fournier and crew who had foamed the discharge area to reduce flammable vapors.  The Webber Energy Fuels truck driver explained that he had attached two hoses onto the tank trailer for the delivery but only hooked one hose to an UST.  Turning on the wrong valve, he discharged to the ground for several seconds before shutting it off.  Gasoline ran across the asphalt UST area and out to the street.  FFD closed off both ends of Mallet Dr. and access to Rt. 295 - Exit 22.  A sand berm was made along the edge of Mallet Drive [see attached Photo 3].
	The area is semi-rural residential and commercial.  In the recent past, one house behind the facility (Mrs. McGuire, Oak Ave.) was on a private well though now all neighboring houses are on municipal water [see P-633-02].  Pending further site information, a conservative INTERMEDIATE CLEAN-UP GOAL was assigned.  The facility appears largely built up on non-native fill with a steep slope on three sides.  The facility presently has an 8000 and two 10,000-gal. FRP gasoline UST's due for replacement by 2007.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	FPWD sanded the spill area.  Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES) arrived on site at approximately 1000 hrs.  Speedy Dry clay sorbent was lay down and the spill area was cleaned up with brooms and a skid steer.  Maine Certified Geologist, Tom Schwarm, came on site at Webber's request to evaluate the spill and response.  Asphalt paving along the curbing and tank pad was severely degraded.  After foaming, FFD noted flammable levels to be in the safe area.  During clean-up Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) and I monitored flammable vapors.
	12/19/05: Facility inspection by Simard & Sons and reported to DEP's Butch Bowie he found "funky" stuff in a sump that may be residual fire fighting foam or product from this discharge.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	Spilled gasoline likely soaked down through joints in the paving down into the fill around the tanks and into the paving itself; and possibly along the side of the road.  A significant, but unknown amount evaporated.
b)	According to Mr. Randy Stone of Webber, the facility is due for replacement in the spring or summer of 2006.  I advised him and Tom Schwarm that would be a good time to check for subsurface contamination.  Further remediation possible at that time.
c)	Degraded paving and contaminated soil along Mallet Dr. may need to be replaced by Webber.
d)	I understand Webber will address ways to prevent an accident like this in the future.
e)	Webber Energy covered response expenses of CHES and CPRC, etc.  No DEP expenses at this time.

S G Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
I-166-2005*A hydraulic hose failed on a forklift releasing approximately fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was remediated with fine which were burned on site.
I-167-2005*The simultaneous cylinder on a press was leaking and discharged approximately 14 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Fines were used to collect the spilled oil and later burned.
I-251-2005*The automatic shutoff of a dispenser did not function properly causing the discharge of approximately ten gallons of unleaded gasoline via the overfill of a customers fuel tank.  Product spread laterally on the pavement then ran down a small depression where the parking lot met the road for approximately 50 ft.  Speedy dry and pads were utilized to absorb discharged product and will be transported to Tri Community by Dead River for disposal.
A-97-2005*Martha Martin contacted this office to report an oil odor in her basement.  She had an oil delivery about 3 days prior, and strongly suspected there was a problem with the delivery.  I responded to the home and met with Martha.  It was evident the basement AST had been overfilled.  Staining was visible near the vent pipe, and a mild odor was in the basement. The tank sides were also damaged and bulging out.  Butler Maxcy & Heath (BM&H)is the delivery company who overfilled the tank and caused the spill. They had not reported it as required.  I placed sorbent pads along the ground and collected stained snow and ice with a hand shovel.  I then contacted BM&H and spoke with Allan Heath, owner.  He alleged that his driver was sick and had personal problems.  I informed him of the reporting requirements as well as the responsibility to conduct cleanup.  He agreed to meet me on site and assess remedial action.  The Martins have a drilled well approximately 75' upgradient from the spill location that I judged not to be at risk due.  I met Mr. Heath on site.  He plowed the lawn and removed the snow to allow access to the spill area.  Then he and his assistant shoveled the contaminated soil away from the side of the foundation.  I monitored progress with a PID and field headspace checks.  We filled a couple of drums of soil which was later disposed by DEP at a licensed facility.  There was some oiled snow and debris in the mix as well.  Mr. Heath brought in clean fill and replaced the soil to grade.  He also agreed to replace the Martin's damaged AST.  This was completed, and acknowledged by Ms. Martin.  No further action is anticipated.

Directions to site;  Rt 17 to Union.  Rt. 235 South.  Rabbit Farm Road on Right 4.2 miles.  4th home on left.
B-606-2005*
     On 10/11/05, Linda Corbin (Lin-Cor Environmental LLC; Sanford) notified Barbara Parker (DEP-Augusta) that they would be crushing cars at Jim's Auto Salvage on Swan Lake Avenue in Swanville for the next few days, if anyone was interested.  She later called to report that the ram on the crusher was broken, so they would not start until the following day.

     Ms. Corbin called again on 10/12/05, to see if anyone from DEP would be available to visit the yard prior to the start of the crushing operation.  According to her crew on site, there was oil staining there already.  Apparently, they did not want to be blamed for it.

     Due to other commitments and being short handed, I was unable to visit the site until 10/13/05.  When I arrived at the facility, I met with Jessie (Lin-Cor Environmental) and went over the situation with him.  By this time, due to a high water table and soft ground conditions, the work area was a real "mud hole".  Jessie showed me a minor spill where oil was being drained from vehicles; plus, there was some spillage around the crusher.  Neither spot was very significant.  All of the oil was being contained on the surface and was being cleaned up with sorbent pads.

REC:  File report.



Lin-Cor notified DEP that they would be crushing cars at Jim's Auto Salvage on Swan Lake Avenue; there are some oil stains on the property.
I-203-2005*On September 27, 2005, three tanks were removed at the residence of Craig Young in Presque Isle. The removal took place as part of a bank foreclosure on the property. The tanks were removed without contamination observed.
B-750-2005*According to Petty Officer Stieger, a Coast Guard overflight noted a sheen around the pier at Prospect Harbor.  Of course, that was at 1230, when there was plenty of daylight;  I was not notified until 1430 and did not get on the road until 1500.

When I arrived in Prospect Harbor, it was dark and I took "around the pier" to mean Stinson Cannery's pier.  I could not smell any product, nor could I pick up any sheen in the flashlight beam.   The wind was on-shore and I could see no sign of emulsified oil.

Revisiting the site on the morning of 12/20 revealed similar findings.   Whatever the Coast Guard saw on the water was not apparent to me;  perhaps it was someone pumping his bilge.
P-1014-2005*On December 20, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of oil was released as a result of an overfill during a #2 oil delivery.  The overfill occurred in a maintenance garage onto cement.  The oil was remediated with speedy dry and disposed of by Dead River.  Kara Walker contacted a representative of the property where the release occurred and he indicated that the spill was cleaned-up to their satisfaction.

No further response actions necessary at this time.
A-594-2005*   DEP received a report that this small hydraulic spill occurred when a line broke on a drill rig.  Oil went to a paved surface and was recovered using sorbents.
A-595-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of heating oil spilled when a tank truck was overfilled at this bulk terminal.  Oil was recovered from the vehicle top and from the gravel driveway using sorbents.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-600-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of diesel fuel spilled to a residential driveway from an oil delivery truck.  It transpired that the truck fuel filter had broken.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is rural-residential with the subject well within 100'.  Given the minor nature of the spill and the promptness and thoroughness of the clean-up this well is not considered threatened by this event.
A-601-2005* On 12-5-2005 David Gould, of MSAD 9, reported a fuel release in Farmington, ME. This spill was the result of an overfill of the aboveground tank located at the Cascade Brooks School. This school is located on Learning Lane. Union Oil company was at fault and they sent someone to assist in the cleanup. I spoke with Bruce at Union Oil company and felt confident that they could take  care of the situation. They used sand and sorbent pads to cleanup the spilled fuel oil.

No site visit was made and no further action is expected on this matter.
A-604-2005* On 12-7-2005, the Waterville Fire Dept. reported the spillage of several gallons of fuel oil onto the roadway. Someone had a 275 gallon fuel tank in the bed of a pickup truck and every time they took a sharp turn oil would slop out of the tank onto the roadway. The Fire Dept. cleaned up the oil at several locations using sorbent materail. They did not know the culprit.

 No further action from response is expected.
A-611-2005*A leaking part on the back of a Maritime Energy fuel oil delivery truck allowed a small amount of oil to be lost to the roadside. Maritime Energy employees used sorbents to collect the oil. No further action is expected.
A-612-2005*   DEP received a report that this cellar AST was overfilled.  About two gallons of oil wept out of the gage onto the concrete floor, where it was recovered by the spiller using sorbents.  No oil escaped the cellar.  The homeowner (Vachon) reported no odor problems.
A-613-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that this cellar residential AST was overfilled.  A small amount of oil came out the vent line into soil, but a larger quantity wept out the tank gage onto the concrete cellar floor.  The homeowner smelled oil and contacted the fuel company (Webber) who then contacted DEP.  A vent fan was installed to control odors, but the residence was vacated for the night.  The cellar floor was cleaned, and oiled soil was excavated at the vent line.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  Groundwater is not considered threatened by this minor spill event.
B-101-2005*Delivering oil to the residence at 185 Cedar Street, Irving's driver, according to Karen Fitts, slipped on the ice, dropped the charged nozzle and spilled between 5 and 10 gallons before he could get the nozzle shut off.  Irving personnel cleaned up the spilled product with speedy dry.
B-105-2005*A ONE QUART CAN OF STYRENE MONOMER TUMBLED FROM THE SHELF AT THE HOME DEPOT AND BROKE OPEN, SPILLING ITS CONTENTS.  RECOVERED WITH SPEEDY DRY BY HOME DEPOT PERSONNEL.
P-265-2005*It was reported to the Department that a customer of Downeast Energy had experienced a substantial loss of #2 fuel from an AST to the ground.  The tank was inside a ground level crawl space created by a three season ell and sat adjacent to a fieldstone foundation providing a full basement which contained a sump pump.  Calculations performed by myself and DEE personnel estimate the loss to be around 100 gallons but there was certainly not the physical evidence to support that number.  It was reasonable to expect the fieldstone foundation to be penetrated which didn't occur, vapors were only a minor issue and in this scenario one would also expect grossly saturated soil which was not the case either.  In addition, free phase product was mobile within the city's sewer system and showed up at the treatment plant, adding another variable to an already curious situation.  The property has a sewer basin in the front yard which was not impacted and according to my interrogation, there is no perimeter drain on the property.  It is reasonable, I suppose, for the product to have found an accommodating avenue  to travel to the sewer system but one would assume that would affect the neighboring houses of similar construction in this thickly settled area but no such cases were reported thus rendering its route unbenounced to me.  Only two yards of soil were excavated from the crawl space due to the questionable integrity of the foundation and, prior to back fill, a vapor barrier was installed.

B-740-2005*
     This office received a call at 0930 on 12/13/05, from Troy Smith (DEP-Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  He stated he was involved in an auto accident last week at the intersection of Route 1 and 1A in Stockton Springs.  On 12/8/05, around 1500, a truck ran through the stop sign at that location and hit his vehicle.  He estimated that approximately 18 gallons of gasoline leaked from the vehicle.  When the Fire Department arrived on site, they flushed the gasoline away from the accident for safety reasons (to avoid a potential fire while personnel were working on scene).  It was indicated that the Waldo County Sheriff's Office was also present at the site.  Exactly where the oil went when it was flushed is unknown.  With all the rain and snow that we had over the weekend, it would be long gone by now.

     I later checked the area around the intersection, but did not find any trace of the oil.  From the way that intersection is set up, any runoff from the roadway would go into a grassy medium strip along the edge of the road.  There were no storm drain close by that I could see.

REC:  File report.


B-130-2005*A falling pipe at the old chlorate building at HoltraChem sheared a plastic fitting off a drum and allowed the contents, 25% sodium hydroxide solution, to leak into the industrial sewer.   How did 300 gallons leak from a 55-gallon drum, you ask?  By being connected to a 500 gallon tote.

The mishap was not discovered for about 1/2 hour, when it was stopped, and 28% hydrochloric acid was introduced into the same drain to neutralize the residual acid and to bring the pH at the outfall back into the license parameters.

This incident was not reported to us at BWRM, but rather to the BLWQ, because of the discharge license exceedance.  David Tonini at HoltraChem told me he thought he did not have to report it to us, since they have an SPCC plan.   In fact, they DO have to report to us, since the material went off site.  Stacie Ladner set Tonini straight.

See the attached photos and Tonini's written notification to T. Hovel
P-922-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	Wednesday, 11/16/05: DEP received anonymous complaint of watching gasoline & motor oil discharges to the ground while Allen Range Auto Parts employees crushed autos on their property.  The business operates its own crusher near its entrance.

SITE INFORMATION & HISTORY
	The property, Map 18 Lot 26, is located in a rural commercial and residential area of Freeport near the Brunswick town line (see site maps).  David Bolduc, the property owner & operator, also owns the nearby Lots 29 and 49.  Aqua Maine Co. operates the municipal water system for Freeport and they advised me that this road is not serviced by municipal water.  Allen Range Auto Salvage (a.k.a DAB) is within the wellhead protection zone for well #7010 [Maine Idle Motor Court] as located on PDWS map #50 (attached).  DAB's private well is located behind the office, about 100' from the car crusher.   Based on this the site was given a STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOAL.
	DEP report P-396-03 by Scott Cyr describes a similar problem with car crushing.  DEP reports P-436-02 and P-973-05 describe complaint investigation as to oily waste dumping on this and neighboring properties.  I have so far noted no other DEP spill reports on this property.

DEP SITE VISITS & ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday, 11/30/05: Steve Brezinski of DEP Response Div. and Eric Hamlin of DEP Solid Waste Div. visited and met with Allen Range Rd. (DAB) employees.  Cars were being crushed that day though not while we were on-site.  We were told Mr. Bolduc was not in.  We were told that all the vehicles coming in now had to have all their fluid drained before being accepted, though he conceded that many old vehicles still had to be "prepped" (fluids and batteries, etc. removed).  DAB's prepping method appeared similar to others: raise the vehicle and puncture the gas-tank with a pick and drain to a pan or bucket.  We were told that they did not crush the oiled waste from spills in the cars like others do.
	When we arrived Hamlin explained there were considerably fewer vehicles and tires on-site than years before, and evident in the 2001 areal photo (attached).  Waste motor oil was kept in unmarked or poorly marked drums and 500-gallon AST next to the garage building (Photo 1).  We were told the waste oil was burned by DAB and other local businesses as heating fuel.
	Next to the car crusher was an AST for the storage of waste gasoline removed from the vehicles before crushing [Photo 2].  We were told they and clients used this gasoline in their vehicles.
	As noted in Photo 3, when we arrived DAB workers were applying speedy dry and pads to a surface spill.  No gross gasoline & motor oil spillage as described by the anonymous reporter was witnessed.
	Over much of the property we noted heavy oil sheen atop the rainwater & runoff from many spills around the property of varying size and age.  [see also P-973-05.]  The site's well is located behind the office about 100' from the crusher.
	12/19/05: I revisited with DEP Geologist Hank Andolsek who acquired a well water sample and took a cursory look at the property.  Small spills were noted atop the ice & snow.  Lab analysis by EPA 8260 showed levels of 56-ppb MTBE and 6-ppb TAME in DAB's drinking water well.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Employees addressed a small NAPL spill as we arrived on 11/30/05, with sorbents (Photo 3).  When we visited on 12/19/05, DAB workers were again applying sorbents to oil spillage under a car they were prepping near the crusher, same location as 11/30/05.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I)	Oil discharges are known on the site, of varying age & location, that are at this time not fully qualified and identified at this time.  This oil contamination shall be properly managed according to local, state, and federal rules if disturbed or made accessible.  Further site remediation is expected at some time.
II)	At this time, primary management has been passed to DEP, BRWM, Tech Services, though continued involvement
B-753-2005*THE FAILURE OF THE DEAD MAN VALVE OR SWITCH ON BIA'S FILL NOZZLE RESULTED IN THE OVERFILL OF AN AIRCRAFT BY ABOUT 2 GALLONS.
A-99-2005*Capt. Brazier of the Waterville Fire Dept contacted this office to report a diesel spill in the Wal-Mart parking lot.  Waterville fire responded and applied sorbent pads and sawdust.  The cause of the spill was a broken crossover line between saddle tanks.  An estimated 15 gallons spilled to pavement covering an area 10' by 40'.  I was unable to immediately respond due to short staffing.  I was able to respond to the scene approximately 2 hrs. later, however, the vehicle had been repaired and had move on.  No surface or groundwater resources appeared to have been impacted or at risk from this incident.  I met with Waterville FD staff and picked up contaminated sorbents for disposal.  Waterville FD incident report is attached.  No further action expected.
A-100-2005*Mark Robinson, Town Manager for Fayette called to report ongoing issues with junk yard/waste oil storage at Norman Carrier property at the corner of Route 17 and Watson Heights Rd. in Fayette.  The town had received anonymous complaints about waste disposal with possible illegal disposal of solid wastes on site.  I agreed to meet with Mark and discuss DEP's role in junkyard regulation.  I explained the primary role of DEP would be to ensure cleanup of any spilled oil or hazardous materials, or illegal solid waste management such as tire piles, however, on the solid waste issues I would defer to Bill Butler of DEP Division of Solid Waste.  I explained that the primary prevention authority for regulating junkyards rests with the towns, and that they need to adopt an ordinance.  He shared a copy of the local ordinance Section 27 which is broadly worded to require a permit and to have appropriate setbacks and screening.  There is no requirement for management of fluids etc.  In past practice, it is not particularly good use of resources to require the clean up of junkyards, if there is no mechanism in place to prevent re-contamination of the property.  I visited the Carrier property although no one was around.  I observed many junk vehicles, metal debris, solid waste tires, and trailers loaded with solid waste.  Some staining was in evidence on the ground, however, this would not be unusual for this type of operation.  No additional work is warranted at this time.  Previous interactions with Response referenced in A-220-1999.
B-133-2005*A result of the Lin-Cor debacle of 2004 was that whenever Lin-Cor Inc. crushed cars at a junkyard, they were supposed to notify the DEP.  On the 17 th of March, we were notified that they were crushing in Milford.

I inspected their operation and found that they were not any sloppier than in previous operations; it's kind of hard to crush a car and not have SOME spillage.  However, the people running the crusher were recovering the spilled product as it escaped, at least while I was on site.

The same could not be said for the everyday operations of Hy-Way Service.  In the main access road down through the yard was a puddle of melt water, with spilled lube oil on it.  It was hard to tell if the oil was coming from the yard's loader or from a drum next to it (photos).  I instructed the yard's proprietor to cleanup the spilled oil, fix the leak in the loader, and/or attend to the leaking drum.  He addressed these problems immediately, to my satisfaction.

I suggested that he might head off future problems by better managing his drums of waste oil, namely by putting them under cover.  He promised to do so, then did not, and subsequently suffered a spill due to sloppy waste oil handling procedures (B-344-05).
P-973-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wednesday, 6/8/05: DEP contacted by Ms. Nancy Clark reporting that her Forestry Surveyor had located a dump of oil and oil containers on her property (Map 18 Lot 16) adjacent to an auto junk yard on Allen Range Road, Freeport.  [There are two auto salvage businesses on this road and bordering her property.  This report covers Allen Range Rd Auto (a.k.a. DAB Salvage); see report P-436-05 for coverage of Freeport Auto Parts.]  She believed the oily debris on her land was from one of the auto junk yards.

DEP SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	Mr. Bolduc's property (DAB) was an operating auto salvage yard with copious amounts of junk vehicles and tires.  According to PDWS Map 50, this property lies within the wellhead protection zone for well #7010, for Maine Idle Motor Court.  The property has a private well located behind the office surrounded by the tire pile.  Mr. Bolduc stated he has owned the facility for 14 years, and that it has been a junk yard since about 1964.
	On 6/10/05, I visited the area (see P-436-05).  Due to heavy vegetation, the need for further specifics on where to look, and other priorities, the inspection of Allen Range Auto was delayed .  On 11/30/05, DEP's Eric Hamlin accompanied me in search of the oil debris on Ms. Clark's property,  walking along the perimeter of Lots 26 and 16; visibility was good.  Along the north side of DAB we noted evidence of recent logging on Ms. Clark's property (Lot 16).  Several old, empty drums and a propane cylinder were observed though we failed to find a collection of old containers with associated smelly oil discharges, as described by John Fogerty of Maine Custom Woodlands.
	Of significant concern was the discharge of surface water contaminated with an oily sheen flowing from DAB onto Clark's property (see attached photo 1).  This oiled run-off appeared to be major drainage from DAB and was collecting oil spills from all over Mr. Bolduc's property (see attached photo 2).  There was no LNAPL that could be caught with sorbents.
	When we had arrived, DAB workers were applying sorbent pads and speedy-dry sorbent to a recent spill near the car crusher [see P-922-05].  Dark oil stains of varying sizes were noted across the DAB property.
	I am not aware of any active or past UST's on the property.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	None at present.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a]	Unreported prohibited oil discharges have been confirmed on the site, and leaving the property.  Based on past experience and observation, the oil contamination appears to be from many discharges, of varying quantity over years of operation from the vehicles and car crushing.
b]	Mitigation of the oily runoff appears to be a larger issue than just the jurisdiction of the DEP BRWM Response Division.  I urge a prompt resolution and the control of the contaminated runoff; working with the MDEP Bureau of Land & Water Quality, Tech Services, and Response Div., and  the town of Freeport.  An oil-water separator system has been discussed within DEP.
c]	A Phase-2 assessment of the property is advised at some point and I recommend that it be required so as to adequately assess the threat to neighboring sensitive receptors.
d]	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed when disturbed and/or made accessible.  Remediation through source reduction is expected.  This report will be updated or amended as needed.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-147-2005*An estimated 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled at the former HoltraChem when the high level alarm failed to sound on their double wall AST while being filled.  Discharged product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  See the attached photos.
P-976-2005*
SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION
	In November 2005, I was contacted by Paul White [town of Gray, CEO] and Mr. Collins of Saint Germain & Assocs. (SGA) regarding petroleum contamination discovered by SGA during Phase-2 site assessment work at this Gray property belonging to Elvin Copp.  At the requirement of the town, SGA dug 20 shallow test pits on 1/7/05, followed by eight more test pits on 10/6/05, [see attached assessments for details].  These discharges were not reported to DEP as required in Maine statute.  The town of Gray wished Maine DEP review of the assessment work and state recommendations & requirements.  My primary contact with the town of Gray was Paul White. These assessments left out the area of gasoline contamination noted adjacent to Rt. 100 from UST's reported to have been removed in 1989 [see P-252-03].  My primary contact with SGA was Mr. Scott Collins.

RESPONSE ASSESSMENT
	The property has in the past been used as an auto salvage yard.  In the front was a gas station with gasoline contamination confirmed in 2003 [see P-252-03].  (The former gas station may be UST site registration number 15561 of Howard & Grace Fisher, abandoned in 1989 by Clean Harbors with contamination denied.)  It appears the salvage yard UST registration number is #16221, removed by A L Doggett Co. in 1989 with no discharges reported.
	The area I understand to be on municipal water, though this should be confirmed.  The facility is not registered as being near a sensitive receptor [i.e. drinking water well].  I understand that Mr. Copp may be having the property licensed with the town as a salvage/junk yard and also may be selling the property in the near future.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The attached e-mail letter of 12/7/05, to Paul White outlines the DEP evaluation of the assessments and property, and recommendations.  See this attached letter for more complete details.
2.	I am not aware of any DEP VRAP involvement at this time.
3.	Petroleum contamination is understood to be on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  The gasoline discharge in the front from the old UST's is the major concern known at this time.  I believe it important to confirm that all UST's indeed have been properly abandoned.
4.	I am informed that the town of Gray is requesting further information based on my 12/7/05, letter.  This report will be updated as needed.
5.	A DEP virgin contamination letter for the apparent oil contamination in the trucking area appears not to be applicable for this spillage that is unreported and from unknown sources.
	
S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-245-2005*Well at 384 Oakfield Rd sampled by Thomas Smith on 12-14-05.

Wells at 380 and 390 Oakfield  Rd sampled by Greg O'Brien on 12-21-05.

See results attached.
B-183-2005*A failed valve in the hydraulic system of a CMP bucket truck resulted in the loss of an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil.  See CMP's written notification.
B-188-2005*A drill rig, belonging to Maine Test Borings, burst a hydraulic hose while working for the Maine DOT, doing test borings on Route One, 0.44 miles south of the Strawberry Patch Store.  According to Dwight Doughty, the spilled product was cleaned up with sorbents.
B-229-2005*In what is becoming an all too common occurrence in this state, a small haz-mat incident was blown way out of proportion.

An eastbound truck, loaded with totes of red dye, lost one on the hill at the corner of Route 15 & Route 1A in Brewer.  The tote, weighing 2,000 lbs., lost an estimated 1 gallon of dye, as it laid in the street.  Adjoining buildings were evacuated and a spill of 750 gallons of xylene was reported here and to the NRC.  Fortunately, before I could get underway to the scene of the catastrophe, I was  apprised of the actual scenario, and I aborted participation.

It is plain that the officials in charge of these things do not understand the meaning of flash point.  See the attached newspaper article.
I-253-2005*A piece of heavy equipment experienced a blown hydraulic line which discharged approximately four gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement below.  Product was picked up with sawdust and contaminated materials will be incinerated on site.
A-618-2005*Downeast Energy reported a 1/2 gallon spill at their Mount Vernon bulk plant (formerly Potter Oil) at 1465 Pond Road, Mount Vernon on December 20, 2005.  The spill occurred when the transporter was connecting delivery hoses to fill the bulk plant AST.  Downeast is investigating the cause as both the hoses and the trailer were new.  Discharged product was collected with sorbent material.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-18-2005* On 1-6-2005, at 09:55 hrs., International Paper reported that an spill of 300 gallons of sodium hypochlorite had spilled at the plant the day before. The leak occurred at two location during the off loading process. The smaller leak happened at the hose fitting at the tanker truck. The larger leak occurred inside the mill from the unloading line.
 All of the spilled Hypochlorite discharged to the mill sewer and then into Waste treatment. No site visit was made.
 See attached incident report from IP.
B-247-2005*Whatever a recloser is, Bangor Hydro personnel dropped one and broke it open on the morning of May1, when a winch cable parted as they were putting the recloser back into place.

See the attached BHECo report.
A-488-2005* On 10-10-2005, the DEP was notified of a diesel spill at "THE EDDY" in Edgecomb , ME. Mr. Gearing's boat, a 21 foot pleasure craft, sank overnight. This boat sank at his dock which is next to Eddy Marina. Heavy rains and a failed bilge pump were the factors involved with this incident.
 I made a site visit and gave them some sorbent boom and pads. There was a small amount of diesel burping to the surface, one drop at a time. A salvage crew/vessel was on its way. No further action will be required.

P-431-2005*Pike Industries heats their garage in Waterford with a waste oil furnace supplied by their used motor oil.  The line connecting the tank to the furnace  became breached discharging approximately 15 gallons of waste motor oil to the ground outside.  The location is a gravel pit so Pike undertook a small excavation for disposal at CPRC, and the sorbents used will be entered into their regular waste stream.
A-163-2005* On 4-9-2005, International Paper reported that a release of 250 gallons of lube oil had occurred. This release occurred after a scheduled Mill shutdown, when oil lines were cut but not capped. During the restart process oil started spilling out of the pipe. This oil spilled into the mill sewer system and then into waste treatment. No site visit was made. See attached Incident Report from IP.
P-476-2005*A mystery overfill was detected by C N Brown personnel at the Mile 24S ME Turnpike service station in Kennebunk.  Product did not leave the cement pad and was picked up with speedy dry.
P-598-2005*A gas can fell of a vehicle on Rt. 302 and while on its side discharged approximately one gallon of gasoline to the roadway.  Windham Fire picked up the spill with speedy dry.
P-422-2005*A 100 lb. chlorine cylinder which was thought to be empty was drilled into releasing a plume of chlorine gas.  Initial behavior by the driller was move the tank outdoors, ventilate the area, notify surrounding personnel and perform a small evacuation of the local buildings with quarantine.  During transport, some liquid was spilled to the pavement but deemed a non-issue.   Although winds were variable, a predominantly upwind command post was established.  South Portland Fire provided initial air monitoring which was complemented by DEP monitoring in short order.  The hole was patched to mitigate the discharge and Clean Harbors was contracted to cut the tank for disposal.  On air, they cut the tank which released the remaining product and the cylinder was over-packed.  One person was impacted by the initial vapor discharge and taken by South Portland EMS to Maine Medical.

Please view associated attachments.
P-942-2005*According to the tenant, he was rough housing with his roommate a few months ago and one of them was jacked up into the wall in the location of the thermostat.  The mercury vial inside became compromised although they were unaware.  The need for heat arrived and when they attempted to replace the thermostat, noticed the missing mercury.  It is unknown if it ran across the floor in the apartment or back behind the wall or what but ambient air sampling performed with the Lumex yielded results well below any action standard.  Nonetheless, the concerned party was relayed to the toxicologist for issue specific questions.
B-249-2005*One of Central Maine Power's bucket trucks developed a leaking hose and spilled a gallon of hydraulic oil.  See the attached report.
B-250-2005*Cruising the placid waters of Sebec Lake on the afternoon of May 1, the good Dr. James became alarmed that the gasoline pump at the Greeley's Landing Marina was underwater.  So alarmed, that on the afternoon of May 4, he reported it to the DEP.  I called him back to find out if he'd seen a sheen or not and he was not sure.

I called the town office in Dover-Foxcroft and found out that Fred Wappler owned the Marina.  I called his home and left a message.   Not being able to get in touch with the Fire Department, I decided the only thing to do was to go to the site and see for myself.

There was no sheen when I got to Greeley's Landing, nor was the pump under water anymore.  There was no indication that the high water had affected the pump or aboveground tank connected to it.  I found out later, from Fire Chief, Joe Guyotte, that the lake level had come up and then receded FIVE FEET over the course of the previous weekend.
P-499-2005*While receiving product from a tank truck, the MERC's piping experienced a breach discharging approximately one gallon of optisperse to the paved parking lot.  Optisperse is the brand name for Sodium Hydroxide, or Caustic Soda, and used as a boiler chemical for water treatment.  Sand was used as a sorbent; product did not reach any other media nor affect human health.
B-252-2005*In a major expansion effort, the Ellsworth Builder's Supply store acquired the former New England Telephone building adjacent to their property and slated it for demolition.   A 275-gallon AST inside had been given to a couple local goobers, if they'd haul it off.  They did that the morning of May 5.

Unbeknownst to the goobers, an empty tank is not empty, which they shortly discovered to their intense embarrassment.   Lugging the disconnected tank out of the building, a gallon or two of old, sludgy fuel was spilled from the feed nipple hole in the tank end.  Naturally, the loss occurred next to a catch basin; the spilled oil flowed into the ditch in front of the site.

Ellsworth Builders Supply personnel did what they could to stop the flow of oil by staking a hay bale across the mouth of the culvert that crosses under State Street.   Upon my arrival, I put down sorbent booms and pads, instructing Bob Jankowitz to retrieve them when oil stopped entering the ditch.
P-597-2005*During a hose reel replacement, the technician set the nozzle down on the deck of a ship.  Residual fuel in the hose escaped to the deck and subsequently to the Kennebeck River.  An incoming tide, swiftly whisked away what made it overboard and that product was deemed unrecoverable.   The ship's deck was cleaned with speedy dry.
P-645-2005*A business neighboring ENPRO's recycle facility in South Portland called with an odor complaint stating the smell of oil was 'overpowering'.  A site visit yielded no cause for concern from a Department perspective.  A tour was received and all their processes were functioning normally.  Apparently, there is a history of complaints from this neighbor which is not surprising given the nature of the operation at that facility and the business' proximity thereto but, unfortunately for him, more of a nuisance than any wrongdoing.
P-954-2005*At the time of the report, an unknown boiler malfunction caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of #2 fuel to a cement basement floor.  Some product traversed the floor to a floor drain.  The cement was speedy dried and the Responsible Party was instructed to flush the floor drain with water since it is connected to Lewiston's sewer system.
B-256-2005*The Fabric Craftsman store in Veazie was on automatic delivery with Dead River when they re-did their heating system and switched to propane.  Unfortunately for all parties concerned, Dead River was never apprised of the switch. When Dead River's driver showed up to fill the tank, the tank was already full, no oil having been used out of it since the last delivery.

The driver heard no whistle and did the right thing, immediately shutting down the delivery.  Not immediately enough though, because about a gallon was forced out the vent.  Dead River cleaned it up with sorbents.
P-955-2005*A peddle truck's hose reel experienced a slight malfunction causing the discharge of approximately a pint of #2 fuel to a gravel driveway in Biddeford.  The driver was able to shovel up the afflicted soil and  brought it to their shop for storage then bulk disposal.
P-1024-2005*On December 22, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately six (6) gallons of unleaded gasoline were released as a result of an overfill that occurred during the filling of a passenger vehicle.  Service station personnel responded with the deployment of speedy dry.  Kara Walker (KW) responded to the scene, the sorbents had been removed, and the spill had been cleaned to the DEP's satisfaction.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-257-2005*Initially, happy that the eyesore across the street was being demolished following a fire there, Lisa Field called, voicing concern over the potential contamination of her well from activities at Gould's, the heretofore mentioned eyesore.

Investigating late in the afternoon, I arrived in Hartland in a rainstorm.  Gould's lot was a sea of mud where a bulldozer had recently been burying the debris from the house fire; on one of the puddles, just downstream of the now exposed septic tank, was a slight oil sheen.   There was no way of telling the origin of the sheen, whether it was from the heavy equipment or from a portable gas can nearby.  It did not appear to be coming from the soil.

I went across the street and told Field that I didn't think she had anything to worry about.  She then expressed amazement that Gould would be allowed to bury the house debris on site.   I explained to her that the practice is absolutely legal.
P-783-2004*On September 13, Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy in Springvale called to report a customer with a leaking above ground storage tank (AST).  On or about 9/2, 100 gallons of fuel were delivered to the Vincent home (external AST). At some point after that, the Vincents noticed a strong odor from the area around the tank.  A closer inspection found wet, oil contaminated soils adjacent to the tank and beneath the mobile home. Downeast was called, and upon verification of the discharge, DEP was notified.

The tank was old, but the fuel line had been replaced and upgraded to sheathed, coated copper in 2002 according to statements from the Downeast  technicians on site.  The contaminated soils were excavated by hand.  The soils dug were from the filter end of tank, and approximately 3-4 feet in and under the home itself. Limitations were based on location of support blocks for the home itself, not wanting to compromise their stability.

The source was discovered shortly after the excavation began.  The coated copper line appeared wet, so it was wiped dry and soon after, it was wet again.  Upon closer examination, the line itself about 24" from the tank was observed to be bleeding fuel oil.  A sorbent pad was placed beneath the line and excavation continued.  Once every 2-4 minutes a drop of oil would form and glide to the lowest point on the line and drip.  The line had not be physically compromised but seems to have failed internally or beneath the coating.  The section was cut out and Downeast took it for closer examination.

The excavation was completed and all the stained soils were successfully removed.  Based on the field observations, no additional actions are planned.
B-686-2005*THE TANK THAT USED TO STORE THE SLOP OIL AT BIA'S NEW TRUCK CONTAINMENT BUILDING WAS FULL WHEN A TEMPERATURE CHANGE MADE THE OIL EXPAND OUT THE VENT.  AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS WERE SPILLED OUT THE VENT TO THE FACILITY FLOOR AND CLEANED UP WITH SORBENTS.
B-691-2005*Donnell Alley's fishing boat sank, for reasons unknown, off the Birch Islands in Whiting Bay.  The Coast Guard said no sheen was reported, but they did not send anyone to the site.  P.O. Irwin reported that the owner would plug the vents and raise her at high tide.
B-692-2005*Proving that truck drivers are nothing if not creative with their excuses, an estimated 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled out the vent, as a tank was filled at Old Town Canoe.  The driver said a train was going by and he could not hear the whistle.   Given that the tracks are .15 miles away, I'm of the opinion that the driver could have heard the whistle had he been there to hear it.
A-69-2005* The basement of the former Maritime Energy Farms convenience store had flooded and frozen during the winter of 2005. This building was vacant for several years and the heating system (boiler) was no longer operating. However, the basement tank still contained 200 or more gallons of fuel oil, even though the heating system had been non functioning for perhaps as long as three years. This site is located on Route 3, east of the Route 220 intersection, near the ex 10-4 Dance Hall and Diner.
 Maritime Energy found someone to lease the property for a bottle redemption business. The new tenant placed a sump pump into the basement to get rid of the water. Maritime Energy speculated that the ice chunks shifted and broke the fitting on the tank. This resulted in the release of an estimated 200 gallons of fuel oil.
 This spill was reported on 2-9-2005. I spoke with Randy Foster of the Maritime Energy's Montville office. He told me that they were going to try to collected the oil with pads in the flooded frozen basement. I also spoke with Susan Ware of the Rockland office and suggested that she call Clean Harbors to vacuum off the oil floating on the water. They chose not to do this.
 Late that evening I made a site visit and looked into the basement, it was quite a mess with water, oil and ice. The next morning I made another site visit. This time two employees were in the basement mopping up oil with pads. There was no ventilation and the oil vapors/odors were extreme. I used the MSA PID and the alarm went off in a matter of minutes. I then installed the DEP's Ram Fan to ventilate the oil vapors. It was at this time that I again called Susan Ware and told her of the unsafe levels inside the basement. Eventually Maritime Energy hired Clean Harbors to pump off the oil.
 The next step was to dewater the basement. EPI was hired to pump and treat the water using granular activated carbon. This operation continued for several weeks. The situation was made worse when the basement flooded once or twice more. The de-watering operation eventually was successful. Water samples were collected, however copies were not provided to Response Services. There was sand on the floor of the basement that was oil contaminated and this material was vacuumed and disposed of at Commercial Paving. There was also an oil stained area outside, where the sump pump discharged, and that was excavated and disposed of at Dragon Products.
 During this time the new tenants moved in and started a bottle redemption business.
 It appears that clean up was sufficient.
B-282-2005*I received an anonymous compliant that a transformer had been leaking for some time on Route 15 in Brewer. The caller would not reveal his/her name, but could give me the pole number.

I checked the site and found the report accurate and contacted Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. They responded that day and excavated the contaminated soil and re-seeded the excavated area.

B-742-2005*HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKED FROM THE FRONT STRUT OF AN ARROW AIR FREIGHT DC-8, TOUCHED DOWN AT BANGOR TO RE-FUEL ON 12-14-05.  THE RAMP CREW CLEANED IT UP WITH SORBENTS.
I-235-2005*
11.18.05 Received a report of a tank leak at the entered location.  Suzanne of Daigle Oil in Presque Isle advised that they discovered the tank leaking, either during a service call or oil delivery, and that they were in the process of off-loading the tank and that approximately five gallons leaked onto the tank pad.  It is not know exactly when the tank started leaking.

I was delivering sorbent pads that day to various fire departments and advised that I would conduct a site visit.  Suzanne was not sure about the location of the spill, advising Main Street in Portage.  I could not locate the spill site.

I contacted Greg Cyr who advised that the spill was cleaned up to his satisfaction and that he felt no additional threats of issues existed.

In a follow-up phone conversation with Suzanne on 11.22.05 and again on 01.06.06, she advises that a small amount of oily waste was removed from the site, approximately a drum of crushed stone, and is being stored in their warehouse for a spring time disposal run.  She advises that this is an accepted practice for them and acquiring a Virgin Letter from the DEP Presque Isle office for disposal of winter waste at Tri-Community Landfill in Caribou.




A-1-2006* On 1-2-2006 the Rockland Fire Dept. reported the release of five gallons of gasoline as a result of an overfill of a passenger vehicle. This spill occurred at Maritime Farms located at 103 main street. The gasoline was contained to the concrete and paved area. The Fire Dept. cleaned up the spill using sorbent material. No further action will be required.
A-3-2006*Joel Glatz, owner of Frontier Oil called to report an accidental spill from one of his home heating oil delivery trucks.  The driver made a delivery at the Wilson residence.  While returning the hose to the truck, the driver slipped and the lever on the nozzel was accidentally tripped causing a momentary gush of oil to the ground.  The lever was immediately shut, and the flow of fuel stopped.  Less than a gallon was estimated to be discharged.  The driver reportedly cleaned up the ground with sorbents.  I placed a call to the homeowner Wilson and left a message on the answering machine requesting confirmation of the small size and impact of the spill.  No return call was received.  No site visit was made.
B-388-2005*Mr. Gray called to report that they had discovered a leaking transformer at 4289 Broadway in Kenduskeag. The transformer oil was leaking onto the lawn at the above address. I went to the scene and found the site as described. I spoke with Mrs. Trask and explained that Bangor Hydro would do a good job of cleaning up her lawn, but to call if they did not. A B.H.E. Co. crew dug up the contaminated soil and loamed and reseeded the lawn. At the time of the report, the PCB content was not known, but a lab test identified the PCB concentration to be 5.3 ppb.
A-298-2005* On 6-30-2005, International Paper reported a release of about twenty five gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred when oil burped out of a vent line that was attached to a roll gear reducer on Paper Machine No. 4. The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up by mill employees with sorbent material. No further action will be required.
A-325-2005* On 7-16-2005, international Paper reported a release of about 1.25 gals of hydraulic oil. This occurred at 4 and 5 shipping area. A hydraulic hose ruptured on a dumpster truck spilling oil onto the concrete floor inside the building. The unit was then sent to the shop for repairs, and mill personnel cleaned up the discharge with sorbent material. No further action will be required.
A-71-2005*Glen Wall was contacted on 2/10/05, by Downeast Energy to report they had responded to an above ground storage tank accident at the Paradis rental property in Rome.  The mobile home is rented by the Day family, Bill and Melinda with four children under the age of 5.  There was a 15 inch snowstorm ongoing when this spill happened.  It was reported that Bill Day backed his car out of the side yard and struck the outdoor AST knocking it to the ground.  The impact broke the nipple between filter and burner allowing a reported 10 - 50 gallons of K-1 to spill to the ground. Downeast staff shoveled pink snow and ice to plastic bags and replaced the vertical tank with a new horizontal tank.  DEP did not observe the old tank.

Due to workload, DEP staff did not make a site visit until 2/15/05.  I contacted the property/tank owner, Janet Paradis, and arranged for the cleanup options agreement and a site visit.  Upon investigation, some oil had leaked from the bags of snow and additional snow and ice were removed by hand shoveling and ice chisels.  A uniform coating of ice covered the ground near the tank limiting the migration of the oil.  2680 lbs. (1.34 tons) of mixed liquid media were transported to Norridgewock landfill.


The Day's insurance Company (Progressive) agreed to pay for cleanup costs associated with the spill.  I wrote a letter to the agent (Smith) describing the expected work and confirming reimbursement.  The site is served by private well water approx. 40' away from the spill.  A water sample was obtained for baseline.  An additional sample will be obtained in several months to verify that no impact has occurred.  In addition, some soil removal may be required in the spring to remove additional oil that may have leaked beneath the frost.

Revisited the site in June.  No soil removal was necessary.  A final water sample was taken 12/22/2005.  The results are non-detect for diesel range organics.  The involved parties were provided with copies of sample results.  No further action is expected.

A-545-2004*Brian McLaughlin, Dead River Company service technician, reported free product in a monitoring well at the Dead River retail facility (tank registration number 14431) 315 Main Avenue, Farmingdale.  The free product was gasoline and most likely came from the UST just east of the monitoring well.  Dead River recovered an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline and water using at bailer for removal.

The cause of the gasoline discharge is unknown; however, it is unlikely to be intentional dumping.  Dead River reported a recent precision test on the system and it appears a new fitting has been installed on top of the tank.  Whether or not either event or modifications are causal remains unclear.

Dead River contracted Acadia Environmental to assess the site and propose additional monitoring.  Acadia recommended continued checking of the monitoring well to see if free product returned.  Maine DEP agreed to the monitoring plan through the probable high ground water events in the spring.  Maine DEP staff remained interested in the extent of the plume from the spill.  Tom Schwarm, Acadia Environmental, did not propose additional site investigation, though Maine DEP staff suggested a series of geo-probe borings.

In September 2005, Maine DEP insisted that some probing be undertaken to determine the extent of the gasoline plume toward the road and south side of the property.  No additional free product had been found in the monitoring wells, and laboratory analysis had not been done on any monitoring well sample and had not been required by Maine DEP.

On November 17, 2005, Acadia Environmental Technology contracted Yarmouth Environmental Services to provide geo-probing services at the site.  The area to be probed was between the tank in question and the street.  The probing was in an approximately north - south line 8 feet from MW4  (monitoring well 4) and proceeding approximately south approximately 29 feet.  Five points were probed (see attached Acadia Environmental Technology site report for results).  It appeared from the sampling that the contamination remained near the tank in question and had not migrated far from the source.  When the tanks are replaced in the future, Dead River will remove contaminated soil prior to installing new tanks.  Dead River will not be required to remove contaminated soil as a result of this gasoline discharge event.

B-465-2005*The airport has a tank truck that it uses to pump fresh water onto aircraft that stop at Bangor International Airport for fuel and service . On the 15th of August, a hydraulic hose connected to the pump aboard that truck burst, causing the loss of about a gallon of hydraulic oil.  It was cleaned up with sorbents.
B-204-2005*B-204-2005
04/17/2005 05:50

     Tim Hoover of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet A fuel on the Avitat ramp.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon leaked from a tank vent when an aircraft was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-125-2005*B-125-2005
03/13/2005 10:06

     Hancock Oil in Ellsworth called to report an AST leak at the residence of Peggy Kidder at 14 Bunchberry Court in the Spinsfield Trailer Park.  It was stated that snow had disrupted the outside tank's line, in turn cracking it.  It was not known just how much fuel had leaked onto the ground.  An investigation reveal little staining in the snow.  It was estimated that maybe 10-20 gallons had been discharged.  Since the trailer park's well was located some distance away no further action was taken.

B-200-2005*B-200-2005
04/12/2005 16:41

     Dean Butler, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small spill of "non PCB" dielectric oil at their Route 204 substation in Lamoine.  It was stated that approximately one quart of fluid leaked from a transformer when it was accidentally dropped from a fork lift.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  A report of the incident is still pending.
B-206-2005*B-206-2005
04/19/2005 08:37

     Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company called to report a small spill of dielectric fluid from a transformer on the Chicken Cove Road in Bowerebank.  It was stated that about one cup of fluid had leaked onto the ground from a loose fitting on a transformer.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  A report of the incident is pending.
B-518-2005*Worcester Energy, a private enterprise set up in the early 80's to cash in on yet another attempt by the  Maine PUC to help out the small power consumers in Maine, is in receivership, which explains why a legal firm in Rockland reported an oil spill in Deblois.

Suddenly, all is not glum on the energy front, at least for those making money there.  By 2005, with prices for natural gas skyrocketing, and the need for utilities to the south of us to buy carbon credits, electricity generated from wood chips suddenly made economic sense.  Little or no electricity was made from peat at Worcester Energy, but power could be made from chips, and the plant was converted.

On September 8, staining on the asphalt at the dump pad indicated a spill of diesel and/or hydraulic oil.  It was minor spillage, and I did not have time to visit the site.  The receiver hired ETI of Beddington to cleanup the spill.  According to Adam Meyer, a very small amount of diesel (no hydraulic oil) leaked onto the asphalt pad.  Before any cleanup effort could be mounted, the severe rains of the fall of '05 started and left nothing to cleanup.
P-600-2005*A violent storm caused the downing of an electrical transformer on School St. by Farwell's Auto in Berwick.  The contents of the transformer were lost to the soil below the pole and a stream in a swale between the road and the parking lot.  It was raining so hard that the product that reached the stream was immediately whisked away to nearby Hall Pond.  The stream's outfall was examined and no evidence of a sheen was witnessed on either water body so the product was deemed unrecoverable.  Product that saturated the soil was excavated by a CMP subcontractor.

Please view attached CMP Spill Report.
P-908-2005*Please see attached CMP Report.
B-525-2005*Rockin' and rollin' through the ether, the vent lines on this VC-10 aircraft filled at least partially with fuel.  Upon touching down at BIA, an estimated 3 gallons vented off the wing and onto the ground.  See the attached spill report from BIA.
P-808-2005*A customer was filling up his boat but didn't realize the piping had been compromised which caused fuel to run into the bilge.  This issue was compromised by the fact that the bilge plug was not present which allowed approximately 20 gallons of gasoline to be discharged directly onto the ground.  Topsham Fire responded and applied pads and boom to the pavement and around the storm drains.  It was pouring so the product was very mobile and it is reasonable to expect that some got away although not in a quantity that would prove detrimental to environmental or human health, particularly given the deluge we were experiencing.  The Dept. of Public Works applied sand to the parking lot then picked it up via skid steer with sweeper attachment.  The sand was stockpiled for disposal at a later date and the following week was taken by Enpro to CPRC.  J&S Oil (owner) is seeking remuneration directly from the Responsible Party.

A-626-2005*On December 26, 2005, the Dixfield Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at 1425 Main Street, Dixfield (Route 2).  An estimated 3 quarts of motor oil was discharged to the road surface and side of the road.  The Dixfield Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil.  The area is served by municipal water.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-625-2005*S.O.S. Heating reported a #2 fuel oil leak at the home of Maria Seravea, 759 Route 219, Leeds.  The leak was from a loose fitting at the burner assembly end of the fuel supply line, but the oil was contained in the line cover and discharged next to the tank to a concrete floor.  An estimated 2-3 gallons was lost over an undetermined length of time.  S.O.S. Heating used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material, but a stain on the floor remains.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-624-2005*Scott Nottingham, Dead River Company, reported a 1/4 gallon #2 fuel oil discharge on December 26, 2005, at the residence of William Cornish, Oak Run Road, Westport.  The leak was the result of a loose fitting at the furnace nozzle and was repaired by Dead River Oil Company.  Dead River also cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-526-2005*In an apparent gory though spectacular suicide, a local squirrel ended it all by shorting himself out on a transformer.   His efforts not only ended the pain, but caused the loss of an estimate pint and a half of transformer fluid.

Personally, I think he was pushed.  See the attached BHE Co report.
P-907-2005*It was reported to the Department that an oil spill had occurred in the basement of a residence in Biddeford.  It looked as though someone inexperienced (or inept) had tried to bleed the system or clear the copper line.  Product had contacted the cement floor and had soaked in deeming it unrecoverable.  Other various violations were witnessed while on site and they were provided to Biddeford's CEO, also on site.  Attempts to reach the landlord were futile because he was out of the country.
B-537-2005*Details are sketchy, but I gather the homeowner, of advanced age, had been smelling oil fumes for a few days when finally he notified the Dead River Company.   Their burner tech discovered that Mr. Martin's tank was weeping, though not leaking seriously.   What little that had spilled was sorbed up; no product made it out of the basement.
P-910-2005*An overfill occurred in Bath which resulted in a small amount of #2 fuel to be burped out the vent and  forced out the fittings on the tank.  Product both inside and outside was picked up with speedy dry and pads by Dead River personnel.
P-1037-2005*On 12/26/05, Kara Walker received a call through the Maine State Police from Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Sebago.  I followed up on the spill the following day for Kara.  The spill had affected the interior basement floor.  Some oil got into carpet nearby.  Downeast put down speedy dry and had intended to clean up the spill on 12/27.  I spoke with the homeowner, who had denied Downeast access to the home.  A dispute between Downeast and the homeowner erupted.  I offered the homeowner to visit the site myself to evaluate the spill.  He declined.  In the end, the homeowner cleaned up the spill himself and Downeast disposed of the debris.  No further action required.

P-1001-2005*On December 15, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of an overfill.  The discharge impacted an interior cement floor.  Scott Cyr visited the site and determined that the spill was minimal and instructed the oil company in the proper clean-up technique.  The spill was subsequently remediated with sorbent pads and speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-1002-2005*K. Cashman of Maine DEA called and requested assistance in disposing of ingredients used to make methamphetamines he had confiscated from a "backpack lab".  The gentleman had been detained and his back pack searched and it was full of items commonly used to synthesize "meth".

Butane (disposable lighter refill), one case of matches (red phosphorus), two bottles methanol, pint of toluene, were all returned to DEP warehouse and used for there intended purpose or destroyed and thrown away as general trash.

DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-1003-2005*On 12/16/2005, I received a call from Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy reporting a fuel oil spill at Goodall Hospital in Sanford.  Downeast discovered the spill while fueling the generator.  The generator was leaking although it was not specified what the mechanical failure was specifically.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1006-2005*I granted a 30 day waiver for the removal of underground piping at this facility.  I was present for the removal and there was no evidence of any significant leakage or contamination.  The facility had one AST with underground piping now it will have two AST's with new underground piping.  For further information about the site refer to the Phase One Site Assessment done by Edwards and Kelcey (attached).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1009-2005*Jay Allocca called to report an inconsistent reading with the tank gauging system.  No leaks, just anomaloies in the calibration, timing and temperatures at which the fuel is being read.  The through-puts are exceeding the tank volumes as quickly as the system can stabilize.

The errors have been reported to Augusta they are aware of the problem.  NO release of petroleum.  No request for DEP assistance, and none dispatched.
P-1018-2005*
	Overfill of  #2 oil from tank truck at AST bulk plant loading rack to ground.  Response & clean-up by DEE and their contractor.  Site was remediated with sorbent material.  On 12/20/03, I briefly visited and noted no further clean-up warranted.

S G Brezinski
P-1019-2005*DEP received notification of a piping removal at the Northgate CITGO.  The the underground piping carried K-1 fuel oil from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) on-site to a remote pump island.  No contamination was found during the removal and no further response action is required at this time.
P-1040-2005*On 12/27/2005, I received a call from Roger Lambert of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a one cup spill of oil.  The spill occurred when a bucket was accidentally tipped over.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1041-2005*Via odor, homeowner was made aware of leaking kerosene from their AST to debris below.  Homeowner installed basin below leak and notified burner tech.  Burner tech patched the tank and coordinated with homeowner to remove the tank.

B-554-2005*Lincoln Pulp & Tissue uses #2 oil to dry the tissue coming off #7 tissue machine.   On the 23 of September, it was noticed that a pressure gauge in the feedline was leaking and had sprayed an estimated 50 gallons of oil around the space under the machine.    Immediate steps were taken to replace the gauge and cleanup the spilled oil with sorbent material.
B-746-2005*Mr. Williams called to report that a heating oil tank at Worchester Wreath had failed while being filled by Fraser Fuels Company. He believed there was about 25 gallons on the concrete floor. His company, R.W.Mathews had been called accidentally as they had been the businesses fuel supplier before Fraser Fuels. He said that the contact party for Worchester Wreath was Sherrie Scott. I called her and learned that the fuel truck driver had come into the office and reported that something seemed wrong during the delivery and asked that the inside fuel tank be inspected. They found that the tank had split its seams on both ends. They believed that the cause was water frozen in the vent. The estimate of 25 gallons seemed reasonable to her. She further stated that the driver put down sorbent pads, while company personnel went for some speedi-dri, of which three bags was poured on the spill. Ms. Scott said that there were no drains involved and the oil was contained.
   I called Mr. Fraser and explained what I had learned and that, since his truck had been in charge of the oil at time of deliver, it was his company's responsibility to report and cleanup the spill. He replied that he had been out of the office and I was the first to tell him about it. I told him to contact both Worchester Wreath and R.W. Mathews and coordinate the final cleanup and to cover those expenses. I called both Ms. Scott and Everett Mathews and explained that Mr. Fraser was accepting responsibility and if problems arose in this matter to call me. As of 12-28-2005, I've not heard from any party, so I assume that the matter has been concluded satisfactorily.
B-728-2005*On 12/07/05, 0942 hours, Dawn Radcliff reported that her well water had a strong odor that resembled gasoline.  The soonest she could arrange to have me make a site visit was 12/09/05, at which time the hot water smelled strongly of toluene and gave a PID reading of 10 ppm.  I sampled the water and checked the well for free product.  It turned out that the opened casing had a distinct smell of fresh gasoline and there was a layer on the water.  I did not have the device that indicates the thickness of product, but considering that a quart was recovered and it was a 6 inch casing, the layer would have been two inches thick.  The well will be checked to see if the gasoline is recharging, hence in the aquifer or if it was a slug possibly dumped down the casing. Meanwhile the well has been put on filters and quarterly monitoring. Of the 220 ppb gasoline range organics dissolved in the water, 166 ppb was toluene, benzene, and zylenes, which accounted for the odor in the hot water, because these substances are more soluble in water than the other GRO constituents.  On 1/06/06, the well was checked for a product layer and there was none.  John Selleck and I used the device that reads product thickness and we corroborated the finding with a sorbent pad.
B-597-2005*This complaint originated in January of 2005 with a complaint passed along by Pete Carney and was originally B-43-2005.   A site visit at that time revealed no drums.   Turns out, they were under the snow behind where the car crusher was operating.

On the 8th of October, the complainant, visiting from elsewhere decided to report the odor of gasoline she had noticed in the air 2 weeks previously.  Investigation that afternoon, showed a few drums of what appeared to be mostly gasoline, one or two of waste oil, and two of waste antifreeze.  There was some minor runoff from the junkyard in the torrential rains of that day, but nothing worse than the average parking lot.   Samples from the tops of the gasoline drums proved to be straight gasoline, but I was unable to obtain representative samples of the drums top to bottom.   A telephone conversation with Mike Hudson that day confirmed that it is not illegal to store useable gasoline in this manner, it just cannot spill.  Sampling was put off until later, which proved to be 12/7/05.

On that date, Bob Shannon and I returned to sample what I thought would be only 11 drums.  It was then that I finally saw the 66 drums in the woods to the right of the entrance.  Mr. Shannon and I continued with our original plan of sampling the original 11 drums and found them to be mostly gasoline and now, ice.   We marked as many of the newly discovered drums as we could (photo) and returned the next day to sample them.   Near the end of our efforts on 12/7, a driver arrived to drop off another derelict car, and he said the drums we had just discovered had been there since they had crushed in the yard the previous January.

On 12/8/05, Mr. Shannon and I returned to sample the remaining drums.  They too proved to be gasoline contaminated with differing quantities of water, now frozen.   We did not sample every drum, but we did sample enough to convince us they were all similar.   Even drums labeled waste oil contained gasoline and ice.

Leaving there, we went to see Barry Norris at his shop.  I informed him he would have to dispose of the gasoline and cleanup the contaminated soil where product had been pushed out of the drums by water entering from the top.  He seemed amenable to my demands, not wanting, presumably, to serve more time for hazardous waste violations (B-615-91).  He said he had already contacted someone to haul off the waste, although he could not remember the man's name.

Subsequent consultation with Mike Hudson confirmed my course of action:  because the drums of gasoline appeared to all be contaminated, and because Norris had not taken proper steps to prevent the contamination of the drums contents, it was plain the gasoline was a waste and hazardous.  Therefore, on 12/13/05, I instructed Norris by certified mail to dispose of the drums as hazardous waste (attached letter).
P-809-2005*During the routine winterization of a condo complex (which entailed trimming all the plants, etc. down to grade), the landscape contractor inadvertently snipped the copper line associated with an AST and monitor heater with a weed wacker.  Kerosene was discharged to the yard and traveled laterally settling in a low spot.  It was raining at the time so a lot of the product was picked up with sorbent pads.  The landscaper was notified and, after we met on site the following day, undertook a small soil excavation under DEP supervision.  The material was clay so vertical travel was not an issue and the excavation was kept to grade less approximately six inches over this size of evident stain.
B-598-2005*An anonymous truck driver, as truck drivers will be, stuck the fill nozzle into his saddle tank, started pumping, and walked away.  Automatic shutoffs, as auto shutoffs will be, failed to shutoff and overfilled the saddle tank by an estimated 23 gallons.  It rained torrentially that day, as it did nearly everyday that month, so the product was washed off the parking lot and into the facility's oil-water separator.  So says Dave Pickering and the Fire Department, also on site, agreed. There was no sheen on tidal marsh behind the store.
P-1044-2005*After being disconnected from the fill pipe, a peddle truck's delivery hose burped approximately a pint of #2 heating oil.  The driver had a sorbent pad appropriately located so the majority of the product ended up on it, however some did splash onto the house's foundation.  That was immediately wiped down with a sorbent pad.  No product reached the ground.
B-699-2005*On 11/25/05, 1725 hours Richard Ramsey of Dead River Company in Calais reported a 3 gallon release of #2 fuel to the roadside at 131 Union Street in Calais.  A delivery truck hose started to leak as soon as it was pressured to make a delivery.  The driver saw in his mirror that product was dripping from the "dog house" right after he had turned the pump on.  He shut the pump off and proceeded to wipe the dog house off with pads.  Richard sent a crew to retrieve the oiled soil.  Released product was recovered with sorbent material and hand-excavating contaminated soil.  The oiled materials went to Dead River's waste stream.
P-1045-2005*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of antifreeze and transmission oil.  Kittery Fire applied speedy dry to the afflicted pavement and disposed of appropriately.
B-712-2005*On 11/30/05, 1115 hours, Wayne Pasamen, who lives in Atkinson, reported that there had been a pickup truck rollover on his property about a week earlier and which had spilled gasoline on his property.  He was concerned about his well, as he indicated he could smell gasoline.  I went immediately with a PID and found nothing in the area where the truck had landed.  We figured that he must have gotten a whiff of gasoline from passing traffic.
A-627-2005*On 12-27-2005, in South Thomaston, David Hooper of Maritime Energy reported a five gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in the driveway of the Randall Hopkins residence. The spill was the result of "nozzle splatter", Mr. Hooper stated that his company would clean up the oil spill. I made a phone call to Mr. Hopkins to verify the clean up and amount spilled, and to check for any resources at risk. Mr. Hopkins is an elderly man and stated he had not been outside to check the clean up, he also stated he was on well water and it was about thirty feet from the spill. After speaking with Mr. Hopkins we both felt that I should make a site visit to inspect. Upon arrival to the site, I noticed no fuel odors, and observed an area in the driveway and lawn where snow and ice had been removed, the clean up seemed to be satisfactory and no further action is expected.
B-599-2005*A. L. Doggett had done some kind of work to the tanks at Moose Crossing in Trenton in August and September of 2005.  When monsoon season commenced in October, the 9000-gallon tank started taking on water.  On the morning of 10/9, the tank was taking in water at 20 gallons per hour and had already accumulated 260 gallons by 1100.

The owners, not knowing what the problem was, contacted G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. who sent Dale Chapman to investigate.  It was he who reported the problem.  He already had a truck on the way to pump the 7500 gallons of gasoline out of the tank, when I suggested that it be his first course of action.

Chapman determined that the tank was taking on water, because of a broken vent to the tank.  Because Doggett had done the work, the owners wanted Doggett to come back and fix it.  I had no objection, since the product was being pumped out.
B-482-2005*8.22.05 Responded to entered location and observed a leaking 275-gallon supply tank.  The tank leaked due to corrosion holes in the bottom of the tank.  I also observed a stained grass area at the rear of the house, where the basement sump pump discharged oil.

R H Foster advised they responded to an oil odor compliant and discovered the leaking tank.  They proceeded to install a temporary tank outside; pumping off the leaking tank into the temporary tank.  The temporary tank was used for storage only and not hooked up to the heating appliance, because at the time, heat in the dwelling was not needed.

It was difficult to determined how much leaked.  The tank was last filled on 5.14.05, and it is estimated the tank contained 240 gallons after the fill.  I believe that the tank started leaking slowly, unnoticed into the soil of the basement and when the soil became saturated along with a rise in the water table, the ensuing vapors migrated upward in higher concentrations and then observed olfactory.

Initially, DEP conducted soil removal in the area under the tank, sump area, and outside at the sump discharge location.  This soil was disposed of at Lane Construction in Bangor.  I installed a recovery sump in the area below the tank, but the sump did not yield any oil or groundwater for several weeks.  For several weeks into September through November, groundwater begun to rise due to some significant rain events.  Free phase product was observed in several spots around the dirt floor basement.  DEP installed a carbon filtration unit to treat impacted groundwater entering the basement.  DEP later installed a vapor fan in the basement and Clean Harbors of Maine was contracted to assist in the installation of a sub-surface vapory recovery system.  During the installation process, several tons of oil contaminated soil and debris were removed, but the amount of each could not be broken out, it totalled approximately 4 tons.

At present, the system is operational and no additional vapor complaints have been received.  Response Services has additional restoration task to complete and the system is still in the monitoring phase.


file/report
B-677-2005*A Dead River Company technician had serviced the burner at Ushuaia's (don't ask me how to pronounce it) during the day on 11/15.   That night, either because the burner quit or someone smelled oil, they summoned back Burnerman, Basil Cammack, who found that the burner had a leaking fitting on it.

It was originally reported to me as quite a sizeable spill that had run across the basement floor and into the sump, thence pumped to the sanitary sewer.   Because I initially could not reach Mr. Cammack to confirm his report, I notified the Orono Wastewater Treatment plant, and got an operator headed into the plant to put out sorbent boom at the headworks.

That done, I was able to get in touch with Mr. Cammack, who said not much had spilled after all.  I tried to head off the treatment plant operator, but he was almost to the plant and wanted the overtime.
B-578-2005*Mr. Cote called to report a hydraulic oil spill in front of 1169 North Main Street in Brewer. It seems the Public Works Department was cleaning out a catch basin when a hydraulic line on their equipment broke and an estimated gallon of hydraulic oil spilled onto the pavement. The oil was recovered with sorbent pads.


P-880-2005*During a house inspection, it was noted that there was some minor staining in the area of the ASTs in the basement of a Lewiston home.  DEP was notified and a site visit was made.  The minor staining was evident although looked as though it was the product of decades of small drips and drops; certainly not anything substantial.  A perimeter drain had been installed in this perpetually wet basement and there was no evidence of free phase product on its standing water or in the sump basin to which it was connected.  Speedy dry was applied to the stained cement and the top few inches of gravel were removed in the interest of being thorough.  In the thickly settled area on public water and sewer, the major concern would be odor issues of which there were none to begin with, therefore none after.


B-682-2005*Motorist Mark Coleman was incensed that the automatic shut off failed on one of the gas pumps at the Newport Valero and that the clerk was not the least bit concerned.  "Happens all the time", she said.  So, he reported it here.

Next day, I visited the site and walking in past the gas pumps, I noticed there was a sheen on a puddle.  I asked to see their spill log and noted that their last entry in the log was September 29, and that the automatic shutoff had failed.

I went to see Keith Shorey, to advise him to do a better job with the log and to get the shutoff fixed, but I was advised that he was in Arizona.   I left my card and explained to the office girl the problem and she said she would tell Keith.

I advised Butch Bowie of my findings, by telephone.
B-533-2005*   Keith DeWitt, a selectman of Medford, called to report that the outside oil tank at the town office had leaked. The tank had run out of fuel and when they called their oil company to fill it, it was realized that it had leaked sometime this spring, while the snow still covered the yard. They had no idea how much was lost. I met Mr. DeWitt at the site.
   The outside tank appeared to meet code, but it appeared quite old. There was a large oil stain on the backyard. The flow was away from the drilled well. There was nothing to collect. The heavy rains and snow melt had seen to that. Since the area is filled land over clay, I do not believe there is any threat to the well. I explained the AST fund to Mr. DeWitt and explained that, while I believed there was no risk to the well, we could excavate the backyard with the first $500 at the town's expense. He declined, saying the backyard was not used for anything and was content for it to clear up through natural biodegradation.
   The town replaced the system with a new tank and filter cover.
B-676-2005*On 11/14/05, 1000 hours Scott Simard of Simard & Sons (UST installers) requested a waiver from the thirty day waiting period in order to do piping repairs on the UST system at Bishop's Store in Jackman.  They wanted to do the work 11/28/05.  I waived it by phone with the intention of going to the site in the event of a product release.  I requested they call this office in the event of a spill and in the event of my absence.  It happened that I had to attend a spill of 50% NaOH 11/28/05, so I did not make it.  Meanwhile, no spill has been reported from that site.  Hopefully things went well.

B-684-2005*A slow drip of 14 hours duration resulted in the estimated spill of 2 gallons of Jet A.  Discharged product was cleaned up through the use of sorbent material.  See the attached BIA spill notification.
B-519-2005*Ms. Dyer reported that a hose on a Central Maine Power Company truck burst at pole #26 on the Horseback Road in Carmel. They were estimating approximate one gallon was lost to the gravel and grass. They had a cleanup crew on the way.

   They later reported that about a half barrel of gravel and vegetation were removed.
B-761-2005*On 12/29/05, I received a report of approximately 2 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil spilled from a utility transformer from a car accident that occurred on the North Searsport Road on 12/18/05.  The report of the spillage was never reported from the line crew, whom responded on 12/18/05, to the environmental manager and in turn never reported to the DEP.

On 12/29/05, Jason Tosier reported oily water flowing down his driveway towards his well to the Central Maine Power Environmental Manager, who inturn reported to the DEP.  CMP dispatched an environmental technician, who I met on site.  We deployed absorbent boom around the well and sorbent pads to drainage cracks we had chipped in the ice.  There was too much ice to be chipped up and removed by hand, so CMP hired a contractor with a small excavator to break up the ice.

On 12/30/05, CMP, Couttes Construction, and I were on scene to remove eight drums of contaminated ice and one drum of sorbent material.  The ice will be disposed of by Cyn Environmental and the sorbents will be disposed of at Mid Maine Recycling Company in Auburn.  There was no sign of any oil or sheening on any standing water in the driveway or on the lawn.  I left the sorbent booms around the well casing as a preventive measure and will recover it in the spring.
B-571-2005*Mr. Cummings called to report that a tree fell on the power line on Pine Street in Dover-Foxcroft. The weight of the tree broke pole #7 and the transformer fell to the street, discharging its contents. The oil was collected from the pavement with speedi-dri and sorbent pads. The pavement was then washed to make the road safe.
B-690-2005*On 11/22/05, 1830 hours, Joshua Williams (Fire Chief for Lincoln) reported a potential oil spill at 870 West Broadway.  The foundation wall, which was next to the AST, had fallen in and pushed the tank towards the center of the basement.  There was no evidence of a spill at the time.  There was no odor of product the following day.  The closest I could get to the potential source was to hold my PID into the cavity created by the collapsed wall.  The fire chief had declared the building unsafe to enter and aside from crawling around the caved wall there was no way to get in.  Other walls were showing signs of failure too.  I heard via the grape vine that Thibitts Oil pumped the tank out. I have no idea how this could have been achieved; unless the foundation had been shored up.
B-693-2005*On 11/22/05, 1446 hours Wayne Milney of Ray Plumbing & Heating Company reported a dripping AST at "Yesterday's Children" at 182 Surry Road in Ellsworth.  The release was to a dirt basement floor and it had made a stain that was 18 feet in diameter.  Considering the way product usually migrates through soil, a total of two gallons may have been spilled.  They had magni-patched the leak and the tank was replaced.  The contact for Yesterday's Children is Loyal Simpson, who assured me the spill was not causing a problem, the leak had been stopped, and the tank was being replaced.  I explained that if there were an odor problem, we could take care of it at no cost.  Loyal steadfastly maintained that it was not a problem.  Ray Plumbing had inspected the tank in May and it was sound at that time.
B-668-2005*Ms. Spear called to report an unusual event at BHE Co's Graham Station. A crew was doing routine inspection of a portable substation and attempted to start a generator. The generator's battery exploded under the load. An inspection inside of the cabinet showed a shattered battery and mouse nest materials. The assumption is that the mouse's activity caused a massive short that the battery could not handle. Fortunately, the cabinet contained the debris and no one was injured.
   Clean Harbors was called and the battery acid and attendant debris was cleaned up and disposed through Clean Harbors, Inc.
P-1046-2005*The action of a peddle truck driver switching pockets somehow built up pressure causing the relief valve on the top of the tank to blow.  Approximately 20 gallons of #2 heating fuel was discharged to the top of the tank and subsequently to the ground below.  A steady rain caused the immediate mobility of the product yet the driver did his best to apply sorbent pads in an attempt to lessen the effects.  Product followed the natural flow of water: down the hill, around a couple corners and was caught a quarter mile away on flatter ground.  Yorkie Oil personnel followed its path applying sorbent material to lingering free product; although much had already turned to sheen.  Some contaminated snow and ice at the point of discharge was shoveled up as well.  It is expected the area will continue to sheen for a short period but otherwise no chronic environmental or health issues are of concern.
B-751-2005*B-751-2005
12/19/2005 14:00

     The Town of Howland called to report a fuel spill at the S.O.B. Oil Company on Route 155.  It was stated that oil was running off the parking area into a wetland across the road.  When I arrived to investigate, fire personnel were filling the ditch with sorbent material.  Tom Saucier, owner of the facility, stated that a hose that was left on top of one of their fuel tanks fell to the ground and in turn siphoned oil from the tank.
     Clean Harbors personnel cleaned the fuel off of the icy surface in the ditch.  Most of the fuel was recovered that afternoon and the following morning.  Approximately, one yard of saturated sorbent material was generated in the clean up.  The ditch will be checked in the spring for any residual oil.  It was estimated that perhaps as much as 300 gallons were discharged.
B-444-2005*Mr. Backer called to report a transformer had leaked about a cup of non-PCB oil while in the outdoor storage area in Bangor. Apparently, the transformer had been removed from a pole on 7/28/05, because it had leaked 9 of its 10 gallons. After removal, it was stored on the reported site where it leaked the estimated one cup. The oil dirt was removed to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

P-963-2005*Received a call from C.N. Brown regarding the discharge of kerosene (K-1) at the residence of George Brookes, 53 Casey Lane, Otisfield, ME.  The discharge was caused by operator error resulting in the release of between 5-7 gallons of K-1 onto the ground and the driver.

By the time I arrived, most of the discharged oil had been collected by C.N. Brown and the Otisfield Fire Dept. using sorbents.  Heavy rains had saturated the soil limiting the downward migration of oil, although it increased the total area that the oil was transported to.  Due to the dark, a proper assessment of the extent of contamination could not be determined, and arrangements were made to revisit the site the following day to determine the next course of action.

On the following day, I met the Brookes and C.N. Brown on-site to discuss the next course of action.  Oil contamination was primarily on the gravel driveway and a turn-around area, although an area of grass, adjacent to the driveway was affected.  The oil contamination was limited to the top inch of soil/gravel, and the wells in the area were not at jeopardy from this discharge.  Considering that the contamination was limited, no wells were at jeopardy and removing the soil/gravel would have made a large mess, it was decided to cover the affected area on the driveway and turn-around with clean gravel to alleviate the tracking of oil into the dwelling.  I removed affected thatch (dead grass) from the lawn, and C.N. Brown agreed to re-seed the area in the spring if the grass did not grow.

The Brookes were to contact me if they had any additional concerns.

B-647-2005*B-647-2005
10/30/2005 11:16

     Whitney Energy in Lincoln called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Betty Nason on the Maxfield Road in Howland.  It was stated that as much as 30 gallons may have leaked from a loose fitting on her heating system.  Investigation shown the fuel traveled down the copper feed line onto the ground outside the trailer.  Some of the fuel leaked inside around the furnace creating an odor in the structure.  John Selleck of the Technical Services staff installed a ventilation system to get rid of the fuel odor.  Since the fuel on the ground surrounded an electrical utility, no excavation took place.  The well is located some distance away and is not believed to be at risk.
P-640-2005*
	8/11/05, morning notification from Mr. Simard following a facility inspection.  Reported to be a pinhole leak in a filter for dispenser 3-4 to soil as there was no containment sump under the dispenser.  Also reported to DEP UST Enforcement Unit.  This facility was replaced in the 1990's following a large leak resulting in gasoline vapors entering nearby buried utilities.  See earlier spill reports of Steve Brezinski and John Dunlap for further details.  Though the discharge may have been ongoing for weeks, the quantity lost is not believed to be large enough to cause excavation of this active facility at this time.
	Gasoline contamination is know to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
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A-560-2005*On November 8, 2005, an Arnold Transportation tractor trailer sank into soft soils at the home of Catherine Mayse, 40 Bear Mountain Rd., Fairfield causing an estimated 5 gallons of diesel fuel to be discharged through a saddle tank vent.  The product spilled into a ditch on the side of the the Mayse driveway which contained surface water.  At one end of the ditch and approximately 40 feet from the spill site is a dug well which supplies the Mayse household with water.

Arnold Transportation, through their representative, American Compliance Technologies, hired Guerrin Associates to clean up the spilled diesel.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site, changed out several contaminated sorbent pads and took an initial water sample to ensure the well had not become immediately contaminated.  Maine DEP has put the well on quarterly monitoring for one year from the incident.  The initial water sample did not find the well to be contaminated with diesel fuel.
P-1053-2005*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-485-2005*Mr. Koster called to report that his company had cleaned up some contaminated soil in Monson due to a leaky transformer. The transformer was located on pole #86 on the Elliotsville Road. This left a 1'x2' stain on the gravel, which amounted to about two bags of dirt. This dirt was forwarded to their North Augusta Service Center where it was stockpiled for later disposal at the landfill in Norridgewock.

P-1054-2005*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1017-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	In October 2005, Mr. Eric Hamlin of the DEP Solid waste unit was contacted by Mr. Morency regarding MTBE contamination in his drinking water well.  Brad Hahn passed management of the problem to DEP Geologist, Hank Andolsek.  I understand that Mr. Morency had testing done prior to buying the residence, and completed the purchase of the property knowing the well was MTBE contaminated.

SITE DESCRIPTION & ASSESSMENT
	The location is rural residential and commercial, on private well water and septic.  Located off the end of Allan Range Rd. it is within 1000' of Freeport Auto Parts, an auto salvage business (junk yard & car crusher, see P-436-05).  Across the street is 4 Cheyenne Dr. owned by Kevin Prout.

	The 9/30/05, water sample analysis showed 34-ppb MTBE.  Mr. Ingerson, of Freeport Auto Parts, stated in December 2005 there were junk cars on the Cheyenne Drive property before being developed as housing and this is likely the source of this MTBE.  A 12/19/05, water sample analysis EPA 8260, from Freeport Auto Parts exhibited ND for BETX and oxygenates (TAME, MTBE, etc.).

CONCLUSIONS
A)	DEP Certified Geologist, Hank Andolsek at this time is primary contact for further evaluation and any potential remedial actions, and should be contacted for further information and eventual resolution.  I understand that further testing of neighboring drinking water wells is planned.
B)	I understand that Mr. Morency purchased the property with full knowledge of its gasoline contamination and that no DEP filter or QM program is planned at present.
C)	Exact time, source, and volume of the petroleum discharge/contamination is unknown.  Sources could be from junked autos, illegal dumping, or careless filling of vehicles, lawn mowers and snow blowers, etc.
	
S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-550-2005*   DEP received a report from a contractor that he suspected a leak at this residential AST.  The tank (located outside under a deck) was badly rusted and contained several inches of water.  A new tank was placed in the cellar, and contents of the old tank (18" of oil and water) were decanted.  Oil was placed in the new tank.  Several rusty holes were observed on the top of the old tank, but none were discovered on the bottom and so no release is believed to have occurred.
A-71-2004*CMP transformer spill at pole 41, located on Kennedy Memorial Drive, in Waterville. CMP cleaned up the spilled material with sorbent material.  No CMP report was forthcoming. No further action expected.
B-219-2005*Ms. Spear called to report a transformer on the Gouldsboro Point Road spilled about a pint of non-PCB oil after a lightning strike. This caused the oil to spill out the vent. However, this event occurred during a thunder storm and the heavy rain had washed the oil away before the repair crew arrived.
P-962-2005*Received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of diesel fuel at York County Coast Star, 39 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME.  The discharge appeared to have originated from the Kennebunk Big Apple, 52 Main Street Kennebunk, ME.  The oil had made its way into a storm drain on Route 1 that flowed under the York County Coast Star, in an opened drainage system that eventually discharged into the Mousam River.

By the time I arrived on-site, the Kennebunk Fire Dept. had placed down sorbent pads on the road and parking lots, and sorbent boom in the drainage area.  Heavy rains had caused the oil to migrate from the Big Apple's parking lot down the road into the storm drain.  The fire dept. stated that they were fairly certain that Shields Meat & Produce, Inc. had caused the discharge by overfilling a truck, and the Big Apple had the incident on video tape.  The only question that remained, was if the automatic shut off, on the pump nozzle, was working properly.  It had been tested after the incident, but Greg Shields, Shields Meat & Produce stated that the wrong side of the pump in question was tested.  The correct nozzle was tested and found to be working properly.  Representatives of the Big Apple stated that in the past they have had similar incidents, of overfilling, with the same driver of Shields Meat & Produce.

All sorbents were collected, in addition to any oil debris encountered in the parking lots and roadway.  York County Coast Star was checked for oil vapors and none were detected.  There were issues with their aboveground oil storage tanks (AST's) that they were made aware of.
B-53-2005*Ms. Spear called to report a 2 quart spill of engine oil from a line truck on the Schifflin Neck Road in Gouldsboro. It seems that the oil plug fell out of the engine as it stopped and the spilling oil was quickly spotted by a crewman. A rag stopped the leak and the contaminated snow was shoveled up and disposed through Clean Harbors.
A-395-2005*On August 25, 2005, a vehicle operated by John McGill struck a section of scrap metal on Route 202 in North Monmouth, which punctured his recently filled fuel tank thereby discharging and estimated 13 gallons of gasoline to the side of the road.  The Winthrop Fire Department responded by shoveling soil into the spill and then moving the soil to a pile on the pavement.  Maine DEP staff removed .53 tons of soil in drums for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  The person or company which deposited the scrap metal on the roadway is unknown.  No wells or residences are near the spill site.  No further action is expected.
P-1062-2005*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of waste oil on Route One from Rumery Road to Cash Corner, South Portland, ME.  The discharge was from a Clean Harbors tank truck transporting waste oil from their Rumery Road treatment facility to the Williams Terminal off Main Street.

By the time I arrived, the waste oil on the road had been covered with sand by the City of South Portland, and Clean Harbors was in the process of cleaning the sides of the tank trailer and pumping waste oil from the compartment in question.  Some how the cover had opened allowing oil to escape the compartment.  A street sweeper was in-route to collect the sand that was placed on the road.  I checked out the site later in the day and observed no evidence of oil.

It was later determined that the latch on the dome cover had failed, for unknown reasons, and was in the process of being replaced.
P-1063-2005*I was contacted by both Don Strout of Bath Iron Works and Karen of Dead River (DR) reporting that there had been a spill of fuel oil at Bath Iron Works' Church Road Facility in Brunswick.  Apparently Dead River was making a delivery to the facility's underground storage tank when oil came back out the fill.  The tank has a 4 inch fill port and BIW used to have it filled with tankers but more recently the oil company has been delivering oil in a peddler truck.  The drivers were drop filling the tank with a two inch nozzle.  This process caused vapor and oil to build up in the drop tube and come back out.  BIW has had Simard & Sons out to inspect the tank and a similar one that they have at another facility in Brunswick and they have a plan to use an adapter when making deliveries so that this won't happen again.  Both BIW and DR responded to clean up the spill.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1012-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting they had overfilled a tank in Biddeford.  The residence has two 275 gallon AST's that have two fill pipes but a shared vent.  The tanks are manifolded at the copper lines.  One would expect these two tanks to empty at an equal rate so when the homeowner's furnace quit he assumed that both tanks were empty and ordered an oil delivery.  But what had actually happened was that one of the tank's filter had plugged and it remained full while the other tank emptied.  Of course when Downeast arrived he was lucky enough to attach his nozzle to the full tank's fill pipe.  When he began to pump the tank immediately overfilled and oil came out the vent pipe.  The oil was cleaned up by Downeast and the filter was changed on the offending tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-2-2006*
     This office received a call at 0840 on 1/4/06, from Paula Smith (C.N. Brown Company; South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that around 1800 last night, 8 gallons of unleaded gasoline were spilled at the Big Apple on Route 157 in Medway.  It seems that one of their customer's was sitting in her car, going through her purse, when the fuel tank overflowed.  The Fire Department responded to the incident and speedi-dri was used to clean it up.  There were no drains or State waters involved.  Paula was not sure if there was a problem with the nozzle or not, but would have their maintenance personnel check it to be sure.

REC:  File report.
P-625-2005*On 8/8/2005, I received a call from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Cumberland.  The spill occurred when a vehicle backed over a pad mounted transformer.  Oily brush from the spill was removed.  No further action required.
P-630-2005*On 8/9/2005, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Freeport.  The spill occurred when the transformer cracked.  Oily leaves and some soil were hand excavated.  No further action required.
P-635-2005*On 8/12/2005, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a hydraulic oil spill in Parsonsfield.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic oil hose on a bucket truck broke.  The spillage was excavated and the soil taken to Turnkey landfill in New Hampshire.  No further action required.
P-760-2005*On 10/1/2005, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Biddeford.  The spill occurred when the transformer corroded.  The spillage was washed with "Buckeye" and then wiped up with sorbent material.  No further action required.
B-389-2005*Ms. Spear called to report that an automobile accident on the Storer Road in Bradford had caused a transformer crash to the road and burst open. This released about 7 gallons of non-PCB oil onto the pavement. It then ran off to the shoulder and was absorbed by the shoulder sand. This sand was excavated and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, in addition to speedi-dry.

P-1065-2005*On 12/12/2005, I received a call from Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill inside their maintenance facility on Route 35 in Kennebunk.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on a plow truck broke.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1004-2005*On 12/16/05, I received a call from Neil Jordan of the City of Portland reporting a fuel oil spill at Merrill Auditorium in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that Clean Harbors was on site with a crew and vacuum truck to clean up the spill.  The spill had leaked through a loose fitting on a gauge attached to the oil burner for the facility.  The spillage went onto the floor in the boiler room, into a sump and out to the city sewer.  Most of the spilled oil was contained in the sump hole and was removed by vacuum truck.  The spilled oil on the floor was cleaned up with sorbent materials and the oil the got into the sewer was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-1066-2005*On 12/22/2005, I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill of diesel fuel at a client's business in Arundel.  The spill was contained within a dike surrounding the above ground storage tank.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-619-2005*12/21/05, 1259, Augusta office received a call from Murtin Dickie, Islesboro fire chief to give us an update on an oil spill at the Pendleton Yacht Yard. I told the Chief that we had not received an initial report of the spill but would appreciate the update. He said that yacht yard employee, Mark Clayton, had called ME DEP earlier. The Chief said that the spill occurred when a Dysart's tanker truck deliverer overfilled a 3500 gallon above ground vertical storage tank. The product, dyed diesel, was mostly contained within a dike surrounding the tanks at the facility. The truck driver was pumping product from the dike back into the truck at this time. I thanked the Chief and called the yacht yard contact. Mark Clayton confirmed the information that the Fire Chief had given me and added that the product that had sprayed outside the dike was collected with sorbent pads and kept at the facility. He told me he had been in contact with Tom Varney, DEP Response Bangor and Industrial Services, Robert Moore, both who were expected to be on the first ferry in the morning to start clean-up. I contacted Tom Varney who updated me on the site and graciously handed the spill over to me after acknowledging that Islesboro is in the Augusta region.

I arrived on site the next day around 0930. The clean-up contractor, Industrial Services, had a crew with a vacuum truck on site and setting up. On site were Bill Boardman and Mark Clayton of Pendleton Yacht Yard, Murtin Dickie - Islesboro Fire Chief, Bennie Gallant - Dysart's driver, Sid Dunton - Dysart's serviceman, Robert Moore - Industrial Services.

Based on interviews with the delivery driver, Bennie Gallant, and a yacht yard employee, Lee Shattuck, who was monitoring the delivery, the release occurred when the pumped delivery overfilled and over pressurized the 3700 gallon vertical tank causing it to fail. The driver pumped 3200 gallons of a dyed low sulfur diesel delivery totaling 6500 gallons into the 5800 gallon vertical tank. This 5800 gallon tank had no overfill protection. It was manually gauged prior to delivery to ensure delivery would fit. Next the driver began to pump dyed diesel into the 3700 gallon vertical tank which also had no overfill protection. The delivery procedure for this tank was to begin pumping and check the vent for vapor discharge and shut off the pump when the vent sound changed indicating  the tank was almost full. There was no access in the tank top to gage this tank. This day, according to Mr. Shuttuck, the product was being pumped into the tank for about five or ten minutes when the vent sound change was heard by him. He yelled to have the truck driver shut down the pump but the driver was on the other side of the truck and did not hear. Mr. Shattuck said that he yelled several times, but by the time the driver heard him, oil was spraying from the tank vent and then the tank floor weld broke launching the tank 12 to 18 inches off the floor spilling its' entire contents into the dike. The driver's version was slightly different. He stated that he had started to pump product and climbed up to listen to the tank vent and by the time he got back to the truck the vent was spraying product and the tank ruptured. While the system was pressurized a truck hose coupling was spraying oil onto the ground. He estimated that 3600 gallons was pumped back into the truck using the truck's pump.

The oil appeared to have been mostly contained within the dike, stain mark at 8 inches in 32 foot by 44 foot dike. There was a stained soil area on the fill side about 10 feet outside the dike that reportedly was where the truck hose coupling sprayed due to the pressure in overfilling the vertical 3700 gallon tank. The tank vent had sprayed oil outside the dike on the water side before the tank's floor to wall welded seam failed depositing its contents into the dike. On inspection the wall to floor seam on the water side of the concrete dike was leaking product into
A-620-2005*On December 22, 2005, C.N. Brown Company reported a 2 gallon K-1 overfill at the Big Apple store on Elm Street, Waterville.  C.N. Brown reported a customer overfilled a portable fuel tank.  C.N. Brown personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-631-2005*   DEP received a report that fuel spilled as a result of this vehicle accident.  A pick-up truck had crossed the center line, striking an empty oil tanker bound in the opposite direction.  The tanker shell remained intact but a saddle tank ruptured, spilling diesel into soil and leaf litter at a roadside ditch where the tanker came to rest.  Contaminated soil and leaves were excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and is served by municipal water.  No further DEP involvement is anticipated as a result of this incident.
A-632-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled when a hose failed on a DOT plow truck.  The spill began over paved road on Route 27 about one mile north of Kingfield village.  The driver pulled into the D.O.T. yard and placed sorbents to collect oil until none was left.  Oil spilled to the road was not recoverable.
A-634-2005* On 12-30-2005 at 00:30 hrs. the Waterville Fire Dept reported a gasoline spill at Cumberland Farms in Waterville. This site is located at 76 College Ave. There had been a heavy rain during the night of 12-29 and 12-30. This caused water to flow into a sump (monitoring sump) and displace gasoline out of the sump.
 The Fire Dept. reported that the gasoline was being displaced out of the underground tanks. The next morning I made a site visit and determined that this was not the case.
 The pavement at this Cumberland Farms store needs to be redone to divert the rain water from the UST openings. No further action will be required.
A-635-2005* On 12-30-2005, Michael Sweet reported that the oil company he hired to make repairs to his furnace/boiler had spilled oil onto the concrete floor. Mr. Sweet would not give the name of the company or service person. He also had several other complaints concerning entry into his home by this oil company. We discussed various options; he had already wiped up the oil. The oil stain was about one foot in diameter. No site visit was made and no further action is expected.

P-1032-2005*On 12/22/05, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had responded to Sanford High School where an unstable chemical (potassium metal) had been found by a company doing an inventory of chemicals in the Chemistry Department.  I contacted several contractors and none would remove the chemical as it was "dry" and as such unstable and shock sensitive.  I had a chemist from one of the companies call the Fire Department on scene directly to verify the exact nature of the product.

There were then only two options.  The first was to have a specialized hazmat response team neutralize it on site and transport it for disposal.  This option would take 3-4 weeks, and as such was not acceptable to the Fire Department.  The other option was to contact NE Chemical and Explosive Disposal Co., Inc. (NECED) to remove the product to a safe location and detonate it.  The latter option was chosen as it could be accomplished the following day.

On 12/23/05, NECED responded and detonated the material without incident.
B-511-2005*Mr. Butler called to report that a forklift at the Lamoine Service Center had leaked about a half cup of hydraulic oil onto the concrete floor. No drains were involved and the oil was collected with a little speedi-dri.
P-354-2005*
	5/10/05: report of leaking basement AST with 1-gallon loss to concrete basement floor.  Cleaned up by DEE with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
B-77-2005*Ms. Spear called to report that an oil spill of about 5 gallons of non-PCB oil had been discovered at the #3 substation in East Millinocket. The transformer was acquired from the Katahdin paper mill and was not in service, but was within the substation dike. They excavated four 55-gallon drums of soil. This was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-695-2005*On 11/22/05, 2200 hours Greg Steiger (USCG) reported a 64 foot barge had slipped it's mooring and had gone aground.  There was no evidence of a spill at the time and the possibility of a release seemed remote, because the vessel was not sitting low and the  fuel tanks were positioned two feet off the bottom of the barge.  USCG ordered the vessel off-loaded by 11/25/05.  Because we have not heard any more about it, we can assume that the barge was returned to it's mooring without incident.
B-754-2005*B-754-2005
12/22/2005 08:37

     Glen Quintel of Hughes Brothers Construction called to report discovering an underground tank at the Bangor Church of Christ property at 512 Union Street in Bangor.  It was stated that it was found during the installation of a sewer line.  Investigation found that the 330-gallon tank was extremely old and corroded.  It appeared that it may have contained fuel oil.  No contamination was discovered however.
B-732-2005*B-732-2005
12/08/2005 08:00

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report the scheduled removal of tanks at their headquarters on the Eagle Lake Road in Bar Harbor.  The two 1000-gallon double walled fiberglass tanks were removed without incident.  Both were in very good shape.  No contamination was discovered during the procedure.
B-601-2005*On 10/9/05, I received a message on my voice mail from Ken Putnam of 20 Highland Avenue in Bangor.  Mr. Putnam was asking for assistance in removing an old, unused aboveground storage tank that had been buried underground at this residence before he owed it.

Once I returned to work after the holiday, I discovered the message and scheduled to meet Mr. Putnam.  The next morning, I met Mr. Putnam and we discussed the procedure for removal.  He had the product (#2 heating oil) removed from the tank 10/10/05 (Columbus day) and had scheduled for the excavation contractor to remove the tank later that day.  The contractor never arrived to perform the work.

I had attempted to schedule two separate contractors to perform the work, but both drug their feet and were not able to perform the work.  Mr. Putnam was also not able to hire a contractor to perform the work.

On 12/30/05, after numerous attempts to contact Mr. Putnam to inquire the status of his job, he left a message on my voice mail explaining to me that he had contacted John Dunlap of the DEP and informed him that he was unable to remove the tank this year, with the onset of winter.  Mr. Dunlap agreed and understood the situation.

On 1/5/06, I confirm with Mr. Dunlap the tank removal can indeed wait until spring.  Mr. Dunlap confirms what Mr. Putnam informed me of and Mr. Dunlap reminded me to have Mr. Putnam resubmit the removal notice at the time of removal.
B-696-2005*On 11/24/05, 0600 Tim Howe (BIA) reported a small diesel spill on an aircraft ramp.  It came from a bus that was getting along in years and had developed a leak in it's fuel system.  The spill was recovered with pads, which went to their waste stream and the bus was taken care of.
I-1-2006*On 1/3/06, I received a call from Frank Wezner.  Frank knew I was traveling north to the Presque Isle office from Bangor and asked if I would check on an investigation in Houlton because he was responding to a spill north of Presque Isle.

Once I arrived in Houlton, I contacted Mr. Dave Frazier of Daigle Oil Company.  Dave reported that a customer of his was complaining about the smell of kerosene in his house and had been complaining about it for months.  Daigle Oil had investigated in the past and never found any evidence or odor of a spill or leak from the system or oil tank.  As a last effort, Mr. Frazier hoped the DEP could use a meter to possibly find a source, if there was one.

Mr. Frazier and I visited Mr. Cone at his residence at 340 Foxcroft Road that morning.  Upon arriving on scene, I inspected the outside oil tank and fuel supply line for any possible problems.  I found no problems and no indication of any spill or on going leak.

Once inside the house, I smelled no kerosene odor of any kind.  The photo ionization detector (PID)did register readings of less than 5 ppm on occasion during the combustion cycle as I held the meter directly over the register, but this reading spiked very quickly and dissipated within seconds.  No other readings were discovered.  The furnace and the system in the basement was very clean and no indication of spill or leak was evident.

Mr. Cone was not satisfied with my conclusion of no spill or leak.  I gave him the toll free number to the State Toxicologists office and advised him to call and check if their was anything they would be able to do or if they could provide any air quality testing.  I also informed him I would check with John Selleck, one of DEP's engineers, to see if John may be able to perform an investigation.

On 1/4/06, John was able to perform a site visit.  John, Mr. Frazier and I investigated again that afternoon and again found no indication of any spill or air quality concerns.  John noted that possibly Mr. Cone's air purifiers were emitting ozone which could affect the air quality.  Mr. Cone assured us that was not the case.  At that time, Mr. Cone called the toxicologists office and put Eric Fromberg on speaker phone.  John informed Mr. Fromberg that the PID was registering zero and no indication of any oil was present.  Mr. Fromberg advised Mr. Cone to get air quality testing done to determine if there was any impurities in the air and what the constituents were.

We informed Mr. Cone that we could possibly schedule the testing, but there would be a charge associated with it.  Mr. Cone did not want to pursue any further, but wanted another manufacture representative to inspect the system, which Mr. Frazier would schedule.  Mr. Frazier would also investigate the possibility of installing an oxygen boot, to help with air flow.
P-6-2006*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting they had a spill of hydraulic oil outside Building #337.  Apparently, several drums of virgin hydraulic oil were being palletized and loaded with a forklift onto a flat bed truck.  One pallet had been loaded and as the second pallet was being loaded, the forklift punctured one of the previously loaded drums.  The damaged drum was rolled on its side to stop the leakage and was transported to a location where they could put the product into a new container.  The spilled oil was contained to the truck and pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-481-2005*
	Monday, 6/27/05, Morning report of an approximate 5-gallon diesel discharge to the paved lot of the warehouse from the saddle-tank of a tractor belonging to King Bros. Transport, who's driver left without advising Hannaford warehouse personnel that he had contaminated their property.  Response by SPFD and Hannaford's personnel who remediated the site with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested.
	
S G Brezinski
A-506-2005*   DEP received a complaint from a homeowner (Morin) about leakage of oil from a drum left on her property by a contractor who had been working on her furnace.  It transpired that the two parties were embroiled in a dispute over work performed.  The contractor (R L Tracy) brought back a drum of oil that he had removed and left it in the driveway; rain entered via a hole in the lid, displacing oil which ran down the driveway over a period of weeks.  The oil/water was removed, and contaminated soil/asphalt was excavated for disposal.
   The neighborhood is a village setting with private wells for water.  The spill event was minor and is not likely to cause any environmental problems here.
I-224-2005*On 11-12-2005, the State Police Drug Enforcement Agency unit reported the discovery of a potential methamphetamine lab in Allagash. Their officers had been to the site and found several containers of drain opener and Muriatic Acid. They needed a disposal option. I took the material and gave it to a local contractor for re-use.
I-254-2005*As the result of a house fire, the home of Diana Toner was totally destroyed on 12/18/05. A citizen complaint alleged a partially full Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement with a floor drain. I investigated and found there to be a potential for a spill if the house was demolished before the tank was pumped. I hired Dickison and London to pump it off.  No further action required.
A-494-2005*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this residential cellar AST via a line leak.  The copper line was buried under the concrete cellar floor; it is unknown exactly how much oil spilled but it is believed to be less than 20 gallons.  Odors were faint in the cellar and were not detectable in the residence.
   The drilled well on the property is considered marginally at risk.  A municipal well field (Rumford Water District) is located about 1/2 mile to the east.  District staff were notified, but after discussion with DEP Technical Services staff it was determined that the well field is not unduly threatened by this spill event.  The homeowner was presented the option of periodic sampling (of their well), but chose not to elect this.
P-974-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Friday, 12/2/05, Afternoon report of oil contaminated soil and groundwater at this Cape Elizabeth residence, found while excavating for a pool.  Planned site visit the following Monday.

LOCATION INFORMATION & DEP ASSESSMENT
	The property is on a short private road: 7 Cragmoor, which is off Shore Rd., just south of Fort Williams Park.  The area is rural residential on city water & sewer.  We believe this is the former 15 Cragmoor previously owned by Peter Leslie, renamed with introduction of the 911 system.  In 1991, DEP's Jon Woodard approved abandonment-in-place of a 2100-gal. concrete heating oil UST (Reg. #18024).  This UST we suspect as being the possible culprit for the contamination, though no evidence of a discharge was reported in 1991.  No site assessment was required so it is likely no one looked for a discharge.
	The home presently has two inside AST's with fuel lines; EKE checked and noted no leaks with this system.
	Monday, 12/5/05, I met Ms. Rabasca of Edwards & Kelcey Engineering [EKE] (formerly Aquarian Engineering) and Ms. Hansen.  A pool excavation into laminar bedrock had a distinct oil sheen on the groundwater but no LNAPL.  There was distinct fuel oil odor in the air.   The excavation was on the downgrade side of the home, on the opposite side from the abandoned UST.  My observations and recommendations are listed in a 12/5/05, e-mail to Rabasca (attached).  A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal was agreed.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Soil is understood to have been used on site as fill.  When the house is moved and the tank removed from the ground, as planned for Spring 2006, further contaminated soil and groundwater may be an issue.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
i.	I referred Ms. Hansen & Rabasca to DEP's Diana McLaughlin regarding any potential application to the Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund.
ii.	Fuel oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
iii.	Further Response action possible with planned work.  I recommend a DEP VL if necessary for expected soil removal.  Excavation & removal of the former UST may shed light on the discharge source.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-697-2005*On 11/24/05, 0800 hours Al Kern of BIA reported a half gallon spill of jet fuel from a leaking delivery hose. Spill happened while fueling an aircraft and it was cleaned up with pads, which went to their waste stream.
B-725-2005*B-725-2005
12/06/2005 09:39

     R.W. Mathews Oil in Cherryfield called to report a small spill from an outside home heating oil tank at the residence of Napolean Beal at 447 Undian River Road.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked out the vent when the tank was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-726-2005*B-726-2005
12/06/2005 15:44

     The C.N. Brown Company called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the University of Maine in Orono.  It was stated that an aboveground storage tank at the 5765 service building developed a leak from a loose fitting at the fill at the top of the tank.  The approximately 1/4 gallon of fuel was cleaned up with absorbent material and disposed of.


A-499-2005*10/13/05, 11:13 AM Tim Rector, DEP Oil Facility Regulation Unit, call to report that he had found the gasoline and diesel/K1 dispensers leaking at Caroline's Corner Store in Chesterville, ME while performing an underground tank system inspection at the site. He said there was a strong gasoline odor coming from the wet soil under the gasoline dispenser and visual product in the concrete sump under the diesel/K1 dispenser. I asked him to have the owner shut the dispensers off to prevent any further release of product. Also the gasoline underground storage tank interstitial space leak detector was in alarm.

When I arrived on scene, Tim Rector and Butch Bowie, DEP Oil Facility Regulation Unit, were still there and showed me the dispensers. The soil and stone under the gasoline dispenser was visually wet and had a strong odor of gasoline. A soil sample taken from under the dispenser, 6" to 8" down, had a reading of 5740 ppm for gasoline on the PID by DEP field bag head space. The diesel/K1 dispenser, supplied by an above ground tank, had visual product in the concrete sump under the the dispenser and there was visual staining outside the sump on the asphalt and bare ground. Sorbent pads were used to recover the product in the sump and some stained soil was bagged.

I met with the owner, Caroline Levine and informed her of my findings. I told her she needed to have a certified tank installer repair the leaks before the pumps were put back into service and the contaminated soil under the two dispensers would have to be removed.  Also, the well water at her store and the neighbors would need to be tested for gasoline and fuel oil contamination.

I informed her of the UST insurance fund to her and gave her Diana McLaughlin's, ME DEP, phone  number to contact for fund coverage information and application.

10/20/05, returned to Caroline's Country Store to take water samples at store. I went over the Clean-up Options Agreement with Caroline and she choose to have the Department manage the clean up. I explained to her that doing the required upgrades, new dispensers, sumps, and electronic monitoring, would not be part of the clean-up and she would have to make arrangements with a certified tank installer perform that work after the clean-up.

I made arrangements to hire Bill Carver as the installer to do the repairs and upgrades. Because of the limited space on the property I suggested to Caroline that the work would be completed more quickly and safely if she closed the store for the two days it was estimated the clean-up would take and she agreed.

11/14/05 - Bill Carver, DeWildt Excavating, and I began the clean-up. Under the gasoline dispensers 5 feet down PID bag head space 1560 ppm. At 13 feet down 29 ppm center, building side 19 ppm, street side 12 ppm. Soil removal was stopped at this point because of potential to undermined the building and road foundation. The site was referred to DEP Technical Services.

11/15/05 - Returned to site to clean-up under the diesel dispenser. At 3 feet PID bag head space 9 ppm and at 4 feet 2 ppm. During this excavation a single wall fiberglass pipe section was found and hand excavated. The pipe had no gasoline vapors or odors in it. It appeared to have been broken off and buried from a previous operation. All active piping was accounted for and not disturbed. It should be noted that Caroline had not made arrangements with Mr Carver to complete the needed up grades at the time of the clean-up. The excavations were backfilled with extra pea stone to ease the needed upgrade work in the future. I asked Caroline to have the installer that installs the dispensers to call me to discuss the fund covered items.

At some point later, Caroline chose to have an installer other then Bill Carver complete the upgrades. I informed Caroline that who ever she chose would need to contact me to discuss what work would be covered by the clean-up fund, such as the island, paving, fire suppressi
A-2-2006*     On 1-2-2006 at 17:50 hrs. the Waterville Fire Dept. (FD) reported an oil spill in the basement of a duplex located at 18 & 20 Oxford Street. When I arrived the Fire Dept. had already placed sorbent pads onto the basement floor. In addition, the FD had installed a smoke ejector fan to reduce the odors inside the building.
      The spill occurred when a tenant accidentally dropped a heavy object onto the filter assembly attached to the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). The owner, who also lives in the duplex, used a piece of carpet to slow the leak.  The Fire Dept was called and they plugged the leak with a dowel.  Sometime later, an oil burner technician arrived and using the" vacuum cleaner technique" made the necessary repairs to the tank and nipple.
     I next called Clean Harbors (CH) to perform the cleanup operations. They arrived that evening and worked late and into the early hours of the next morning. There were a lot of personal belongings in the basement. CH moved the materials outside onto tarps, segregating the clean from the oily items. The next day I rented a self storage unit for one month so that the tenant could store their belongings in a safe place.
     Clean Harbors continued removing sorbent pads and personal belongings the next day. I continued venting the basement with a DEP Ram Fan. I also hired Engel Environmental to use his Hydrogen Peroxide treatment process to neutralize or eliminate the oil odors in the basement.
     Several months later I stopped by and spoke with the owner. He told me that oil odors were still evident in the basement. No oil odors were detected in the living space however there were oil odors in the basement. I hired Engel Environmental for a second treatment.
      As of this date 8-16-2006 no further action is expected on this case.
P-4-2006*
NOTIFICATION
	Wednesday, 1/4/06, notification to DEP by anonymous citizen stating that during the past week at this location, Everett Excavation workers were observed lifting an UST or AST up in the air and draining liquid contents to the ground.  The property is a recently cleared woodland without a specific address, but across from 269 Waterford Rd.

DEP VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	Thursday, 1/5/05: I visited in the morning and noted: a great deal of 10-15 year old growth recently logged, cover of 6" to 10" of crusty snow, and several brush & log piles.  I noted no AST's or UST's evident.  In several spots, I found old, rusted out drums, a fuel tank, and sheet metal.  Two residences within 300' have private wells.  The property was for sale thru Biz Realty.
	Friday, 1/6/05: Mr. Everett returned my call.  He stated he indeed found an old 500-gallon UST from a former sawmill, gone from the site many years ago.  The tank was crushed in, had no product within, and he re-buried it till he could register it and file a removal notice.  He had not drained any oil to the ground.  I mailed him an UST registration, removal notice, and guidelines this day.

CONCLUSION
I)	Everett stated the property to be sold as residential property.  A Strigent Clean-up Goal was determined.
II)	Though no discharges reported at this time, I am concerned over possible residual contamination from the old drums and UST, considering this will be residential property on private wells.	
III)	Further DEP Response actions may be possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM


B-719-2005*On 12/3/05, 1000 hours, Lorie Kerns of Dead River Company reported a small spill that had resulted from an overfill at 59 Trillium Trail.  Product had filled the filler pipe and seeped through the pipe thread.  The tank was wiped with pads and the floor was treated with speedy dry.  The cleanup materials  went to Dead River's waste stream.

B-720-2005*On 12/3/05, 1025 hours, Neil Bohanon of Dead River Company in Calais reported they had attended to a small spill from an AST cracked line at 106 Cooper Road in Alexander.  The product landed on cement and was recovered with speedy dry.  None got to the cellar drain.

No additional work expected.
P-42-2006*I was contacted by the Biddeford Home Depot reporting a latex paint spill.  Apparently, a can of paint fell off a shelf and broke open on the concrete floor.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and was containerized for later disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-43-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-44-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-756-2005*B-756-2005
12/22/2005 16:20

     The Maine DOT facility in Medway called to report a spill of diesel fuel at the I-95 rest area southbound.  It was stated that fuel was most likely due to a saddle tank on a tractor trailer that visited the facility.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  A layer of sand was also placed on the affected area to prevent slippage.  No exact source was discovered.
B-757-2005*B-757-2005
12/26/2005 10:30

     The Ellsworth Fire Department called through the 1-800 emergency response number stating that a tug boat had sunk at the town landing.  It was stated that no sheen was evident at the time.  An investigation revealed that the vessel was only partially sunk.  Apparently, a hole had developed in the hull.  The vessel was later pumped off and re-floated.  No leakage occurred during the process.
B-764-2005*B-764-2005
12/30/2005 08:55

     Brian Rolfe of Wagner Forest Products called to report that a tractor trailer heading east went off the Golden Road in T2 R12 into Ragged Stream.  It was stated that the tractor was fully on it's side in the stream.  On arrival, it was observed that one of the trucks saddle tanks was submerged in about 3 feet of very fast moving water.  Both tanks appeared tight without any damage.  Only a minor sheen was noted.  The tractor and trailer were later removed without incident.  unspecified
A-42-2005* On 1-26-2005 the United States Coast Guard reported that several 20 pound propane cylinders fell off the mail boat, "Laura B". There could have been as many as ten cylinders that fell into the ocean somewhere between Port Clyde and Monhegan Island. There was no way the recovery of these items could occur, so they are still out there bouncing along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. No further action will be required.
B-641-2005*B-641-2005
10/26/2005 17:14

     Dwayne Seekins of Sprague Energy in Searsport called to report a spill of #6 fuel at their facility on Mack Point.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons leaked from a loading rack when a worker inadvertently left a valve open.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
I-255-2005*On 12/22/05, Brent Conley, an oil burner service man called to report that a costumer of his called to report a spill at one of her cabins in Washburn. He requested help because it looked like the line form the tank to the kerosene heater inside had been deliberately broken and the cabin had strong vapors inside. I met with him and the owner, Judy Tuttle, that day. The entire living room carpet was saturated and oil had spread beneath the wall to the adjoining bedroom. She thought an ex-boyfriend had probably done it and the Washburn Police had been notified. I hired her brother and a helper who had built the cabin to remove contaminated material and dispose of at the landfill. The cabin was vented and because no one was due to rent the cabin for several weeks, work was conducted over several days. No further action is required at this time.
B-758-2005*A burst hydraulic hose on a loader at IP's wood yard allowed the release of an estimated 55 to 70 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  According to Joe Lynch, there was no penetration of the ground, because it was frozen.   As soon as could reasonably be done, 5 cubic yards of sawdust was put onto the spilled product and worked into the spill.   Then the waste was scooped back up and burned in the mill's biomass boiler.
B-759-2005*An unknown motorist lost control of their vehicle on ice, on the Toddy Pond Road, and plunged into a brook next to the road.  Some quantity of lube oil was spilled onto the brook, but the thin ice and high water conditions precluded any effort on the part of the Fire Department to recover the spilled product.  Those conditions and distance also prevented me from doing anything about it.
B-763-2005*Loaded with 22 tons of industrial starch, west bound for Katahdin Paper, a driver for Central Maine Transport lost control of his truck on the ice coated Route 157 and piled his truck up on the guard rail next to the Penobscot River (photos).

The ice and snow along the side of the road prevented the spilled product from running into the river; some was tied up in the starch powder spilled on the road as the trailer disintegrated.   The Medway Fire Department did an exceptional job putting down sorbents to control the spill and directing traffic, so another accident did not occur.

Upon my arrival and assessment of the situation, I summoned Clean Harbors to suck up the spilled oil into a vacuum truck.  Likewise, retrieve the contaminated snow and pressure wash the oil off the road.  Their efforts did not live up to my expectations and all they accomplished that day was to vacuum up the loose oil and soaked sorbent.  Their pressure washer would not work that day or the next.

On the 31st, we vacuumed up the remaining oil contaminated snow and the starch that we could distinguish from the snow.  Speedy dry was deployed to soak up residual oil as the pavement warmed.

A re-inspection on January 20, suggested that most of the spilled product was recovered and that there would be no long term effects from this spill.
A-10-2006*On my way home from work I came across an accident involving an overturned vehicle in the road. Some motor oil had leaked out so I cleaned it up with sorbent pads and returned them to the warehouse for disposal. Oil did not leave the hot top. No further action expected.
A-11-2006*A new Maine Air National Guard vehicle was out for a test run when it developed a leak from it's fuel filter. This is the first time in my somewhat checkered career when I've had to call out the National Guard to assist with spill cleanup. They came and cleaned up the spill with pads and returned to base to prepare for the next threat to national security.
A-12-2006*New Page reported a lube oil spill estimated at 20 gallons in the wheel pit area beneath the turbines at the lower hydro station.  The spill was caused by the failure of a sump pump.  Water displaced oil in the wheel pit which overflowed to the concrete floor and out a drain into the river.  Some sheen was reported in the Androscoggin river and sorbent boom was placed by mill personnel.  The spill was discovered early in the AM.  DEP was notified mid day, and no evidence of the event remained.  No site visit was made.
A-13-2006*A stain was discovered in the early morning and reported to the Augusta Fire Department. Fire officials determined that it was likely diesel based on odor and that it was likely from a school bus since school busses often waited in that area in the early morning. The spill was minor and the fire department offered to do follow up with the bus garage. No site visit was made and no further action expected.
A-23-2006*A big transformer blew it's top and sprayed oil onto the surrounding equipment and ground. The oiled soils, snow, and debris were collected and taken to Waste Management in Norridgewok. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-25-2006*A crack in an aboveground, fiberglass, step tank allowed an unknown amount of oil to leak to the ground. The oily snow was removed and melted to collect the oil. Sorbents were used to collect further oil from the yard. No further action is expected.
A-27-2006*Cold temperatures caused a vent valve to freeze on an oil delivery truck which caused a spill of a few gallons to the pavement in the Mexico Post Office parking lot. CN Brown staff cleaned up the oil with sorbents. I visited the site and found the pavement, though stained, free of standing oil. No further action expected.
A-33-2006*Five drums of waste oil were dropped by the side of the road by an unknown party. DEP contracted with Environmental Projects for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-36-2006*   DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred in the cellar of this apartment building as a result of an attempt to siphon oil from the tank.  Upon investigation it was apparent that any spillage was so minor as to present no threat to health or environment and so required no remediation.
P-636-2011*Received a call regarding the discovery of a waste oil dumping off the Kezar Mountain Road, Parsonsfield, ME, approximately 2 miles from the Route 160 side.

I followed-up on the report and did find a waste oil discharge, but it appeared that someone was off-roading and damaged the oil pan on their vehicle.  I collected the oil with sorbents and removed the oiled vegetation.

No further action required.
P-894-2005*On November 4, 2005, DEP received a phone call from a resident indicating that a few weeks ago, Morse Brothers made a delivery of mulch to his residence while he was out and due to a mechanical failure of unknown nature approximately five (5) gallons of hydraulic oil was released onto his gravel driveway.   Upon finding the spill, the resident took it upon himself to excavate the gravel into four, 30-gallon trash cans.  Despite his multiple calls to Morse Brothers to collect the contaminated media, no one responded.  He contacted DEP to request assistance with the soil disposal.  Kara Walker (KW) contacted Morse Brothers in order to facilitate the pick-up of the material.  KW contacted the resident at a later date and the soil had been removed to his satisfaction.

No further action is required at this time.
P-830-2005*On October 21, 2005, DEP received notification from the Buxton Police Department that approximately one hundred (100) gallons of K-1 was discharged from an above ground storage tank (AST) located underneath a mobile home.  The police department indicated that the release may have been caused by vandalism and the exact time of the release was unknown.  Kara Walker (KW) dispatched to the site and determined that the removal of the tank and excavation were required.  Also during this visit, KW learned from interviewing the current tenant, that approximately one hundred (100) additional gallons of oil may have been released the previous spring.

10/24/2005 - excavation began beneath the former location of the tank.  The excavation became large enough that there was concern with regard to the stability of the mobile home, therefore, bracing was installed.  Excavation continued with a conventional back hoe until groundwater was intercepted.  There was a significant product layer located on top of the groundwater.  The site was secured due to inclement weather.

10/27/2005 - due to the position and the contamination still present further beneath the mobile home, a vactor truck was used to remove additional soil as well as product from the excavation.  Once the soil was removed to the groundwater table, a twelve-inch recovery well was inserted into the excavation and the excavation was backfilled.

10/28/2005 - the recovery well was purged with a vactor.  Approximately 440-gallons of mixed liquid media was removed for disposal.

Due to the proximity of a drilled well that services three mobile homes on the property, KW referred the project to Mark Woodruff of DEP's Technical Services.  As part of the referral, KW conducted one round of water sampling.  On November 1, 2005, KW collected a groundwater sample from Jennifer Clifford's kitchen tap for analysis at Resource Laboratories for Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis.  Results of the analysis indicated that there were no concentrations of DRO above the quantitation limit.

No further response actions are required at this time.


P-924-2005*On November 16, 2005, DEP was notified by a friend of a resident that oil was delivered to the home that morning and upon the return of the resident, a distinct odor of oil was emanating from the outside area of the fill and vent pipe to the resident's indoor tank.  The caller indicated that the clean-up activities performed by C N Brown were not satisfactory and she requested that the DEP become involved.  Kara Walker (KW) contacted C N Brown who later called in the same spill, indicating that it was approximately two to three (2-3) gallons of #2 fuel oil that was spilled as a result of a driver trainee error in connecting the delivery hose to the scully fitting of the fill pipe.  When the delivery was started the hose disengaged from the fill pipe.  KW later estimated that approximately five (5) gallons of oil was discharged.

KW dispatched to the site to facilitate the proper clean-up of the oil release.   C N Brown representatives applied speedy dry to the porch and walkway, removed several effected bushes, and conducted an excavation by hand.  The soil was disposed of by C N Brown at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

KW contacted the resident at a later date and the resident was satisfied with the clean-up activities performed by C N Brown.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-765-2005*On 12/02/05, this office received a copy of a site assessment that had been given to George Seel by Plymouth Engineering, Inc.  They had done the work for Maine Lubrication Service and found DRO in a couple of the monitoring wells on the property, which is located in Hermon off Coldbrook Road.  Scott Braley of Plymouth Engineering was hoping for either a letter stating that no further work would be expected at that site or instructions as to what should be done.  The task fell to this office, because George felt that a site visit was in order and the site is in our Region.  The groundwater moves from west to east on the property and the location of the DRO hits was on the west side and the wells on the east side were below detection, which indicates that the product is attenuated on the property.  The source has not been proven, but the abutting railroad yard is a reasonable choice.  This is west of the facility.

I discovered, when I talked to Paul Higgens (Tech Service Geologist), that I was not in a position to write a letter absolving the property owner from further work, nor would I be able to specify what needed to be done.  Possibly the DRO was lube oil instead of diesel and the report suggested that the D Tree might indicate a stringent area.  The case is being referred to Tech Service.
B-710-2005*B-710-2005
11/28/2005 12:11

     C. N. Brown Company called to report a small overfill at the University of Maine in Orono.  It was stated that about 1-2 gallons leaked from an aboveground tank at the Environmental Resources Lab Building.  The tank was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with absorbent material and disposed of.
P-2-2006*In the interest of preventing redundancy, please view the attached, not to mention remarkably explicit incident report provided by Bates College.

A-7-2006*1/6/06 dispatch passed on that Troy Nelson, Nelson Fuel Co., reported an overfill at a mobile home outside fuel oil tank in China, ME. I called Mr Nelson on his cell phone and he stated that he had made a delivery to the wrong mobile home and had overfilled the tank releasing less than 10 gallons of K1 fuel out of the tank vent. He started pumping  on arrival at about 6:30 pm and heard the whistle initially. He pumped about 80 gallons when he noticed that the whistle had stopped and before he could shut off and disconnect, fuel came out of the vent. He immediately put sorbent pads from his truck down and shoveled up the pink snow into a trash can. He said he would return in the morning to check it in the light. I said I would meet him there at 0900.

1/7/06 0900, DEP staff met Troy Nelson at the Tyler mobile home, Dirigo Mobile home Park in China. There was a small amount of pink snow, which Troy Nelson shoveled into a garbage can. The area looked clean. I interviewed Mr. John Tyler who helped clean the area Friday night. There were no oil vapors in the Tyler mobile home. He said that it appeared to be 5 gallons or less spilled and they had cleaned it up right away. The Tyler home is the next to the last lot in the park, well away from the park well which is towards the Dirigo Road entrance 2 to 3 tenths of a mile away. Troy Nelson will dispose of contaminated snow at his shop waste oil furnace. Joyce Babb is the park owner and I informed her of the spill and clean up Tuesday, 1/10/06.

No further action is expected.
A-438-2005*  On 9-15-2005, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power, reported that a vehicle accident had damaged a transformer. This transformer was attached to pole 03 on the Madden Mnt Rd. in Jefferson. This transformer was not tagged and later lab analysis found that it contained less than 2 ppm of PCB. Coutts Brothers was hired to remove the contaminated soil which was hauled to Waste Management's landfill In Norridgewock.
  No site visit was made, and no further action will be required.
P-3-2006*A forklift experienced a blown hydraulic line which caused it to discharge approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to cement.  The spill was contained and picked up with speedy dry and pads.
A-5-2006*1/6/2006, 0825, report received from Albion fire and rescue dispatcher, Sally Lindsay, that a tractor trailer hauling lumber had rolled over on route 202 in the center of Albion. I contacted Sally Lindsay who stated that 1 to 2 gallons of motor oil and 2 to 3 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled in the incident. I contacted the fire chief, Jeff Lindsay, at the scene. The Albion fire department was on scene and had put sorbent pads down to contain and recover the oil spilled. The incident had happened early in the morning, 0435. One saddle tank had been leaking from a loose cap when FD arrived and they just tightened it to stop the leak. Motor oil that had spilled was contained in sorbent pads. The Chief said that the the truck had been up righted at this time and they were clearing the spilled lumber to open the road.

I arrived on scene at 0945. The truck was hooked to a tow truck at the scene and sorbent pads were under the truck and on the road. I got a copy of the accident report from the State Trooper on scene, Ryan Brockway. Independent hauler, Kenneth Lockhart,  from Nova Scotia Canada had rolled over his rig hauling a flatbed load of dimensional lumber onto route 202 coming to rest in front of 25 China Road, Albion. The residence of Rowena Y. Perry. I picked up the oil soaked sorbent pads on the road pavement and under the truck bagging them to return to warehouse for disposal. I shoveled black snow, crankcase oil,  from the street pavement into a five gallon bucket to dispose of at the response warehouse. Though the wells for the Perry residence are on their front lawns near the road they are not at risk from this incident since all the oil stayed on the road and most was recovered in sorbent pads and snow.

No further action expected.

B-3-2006*On 1/04/06, 1640 hours Ed LaBlanc of Roy Bros. reported a small overfill at OJ Folsom's wash plant on Route 16 in Alton.  Some product came out of the vent and oiled the side of the tank and some snow and dirt under the tank.  They wiped the AST with pads and collected the oiled snow and dirt.  Clean-up materials went to Roy Bros. waste stream.

P-15-2006*The H & R Block building has a dual tank system, including two fills and two vents.  The fuel delivery is scheduled on an automatic call basis. At the delivery the morning of 1/11/06, an attempt was made to fill a tank which had not been routinely used, therefore, causing an almost immediate overfill.  DownEast Energy "DEE" stated an estimated one gallon of #2 fuel was discharged from the vent.  DEE staff were present to clean up the discharged product, and did so with sorbent material.  Additionally, DEE discussed the system with the owner, Mr. Rich.

No request of DEP Response staff was made, and none dispatched, based on the information provided by DEE.
P-16-2006*The Herricks moved their Kerosene tank inside the garage onto a concrete floor, but failed to properly tighten all the piping.  As Downeast Energy (DEE) attempted to fill the tank, the loose pipe fittings discharged Kerosene to the concrete floor of the garage.

Downeast responded and cleaned the spilled material with sorbents, and also properly tightened the pipes.

No request for DEP Response was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information supplied by DEE, DEP/Response plans no further action here.
P-17-2006*Discharge was the result of an overfill of a delivery truck while filling it at the loading dock.  For some reason, the driver was not paying attention while filling the truck and overfilled the tank by at least 100 gallons.  The gasoline was discharge onto the frozen ground and collected with speedy-dry and sorbent pads.  It appeared that no soil was impacted by the gasoline.
P-1043-2005*On 12/28/05, I received a call from Claire Hartford, a property owner abutting Walmart in Oxford, reporting waste oil dumped behind Walmart.  I responded that afternoon.  I was able to locate the dumping site adjacent to a retention pond behind Walmart.  There were four, five gallon buckets containing a mixture of waste oil and water.  Some of the buckets had leaked a small quantity of oil.  The buckets were removed and disposed of through the waste oil collection facility at Maine DEP in Portland.  No further action required.
P-1055-2005*Please see attached CMP Spill Report.

S G Brezinski
P-1056-2005*Please see attached CMP Spill Report.

S G Brezinski
P-1058-2005*
	9/7/05, afternoon report of small leak of hydraulic oil from bucket truck to ground.  Response by CMP who remediated with sorbent material and the hand-excavation of a small amount of soil.  No DEP visit at time.
P-1060-2005*On September 29, 2005, MDEP received notification of a discharge of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a CMP vehicle.  The site was remediated with sorbent material and the hand excavation of a small amount of soil.

Impacted material was transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center.

P-1061-2005*October 26, 2005, MDEP received notification of a 2 gallon discharge of diesel fuel from a CMP vehicle due to a tree limb puncturing the fuel line.  The site was remediated with sorbent material and the hand-excavation of a small amount of soil.

Impacted material was transported to CMP's Alfred Service Center.

B-10-2006*On 1/11/06, I received a report of approximately one quart of non-PCB transformer oil spilled onto asphalt from a broken bushing, inside Bangor Hydro-Electric Company's stockyard.  The oil was spilled from a transformer as the transformer was being moved on site.  A forklift sheered the bushing, causing the leak.  Hydro workers were able to use speedy dry to absorb the oil and bagged the waste for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-1069-2005*	12/23/05, report of 2-gallon transmission oil discharge to ground.  Cleaned up by PNSY with sorbent material.

SGB
A-582-2005*11/28/05, 0845, report of spill from Phillip Maurais of A. Maurais & Son Inc., oil burner maintenance. Mr. Maurais was called to the John Kennison residence at 1606 Federal Road (Rt. 4), Livermore to repair a leaking fuel line to the furnace. Mr. Kennison ran out of oil Saturday 11/26/05, and had the fuel company fill the tank. Monday, 11/28/05, morning he had only 3/4 of a tank. He called the fuel company who came to the residence and checked the tank. They found that the line to the furnace was leaking to the sandy dirt basement floor. Mr. Maurais repaired the line and called in the spill.

I responded and met Mr. Maurais on site. The line had leaked directly into the sand. There was an odor of fuel in the house and I got a reading of 34 ppm on the PID. I explained to Mr. Kennison that the contaminated soil would need to be removed and from the tight quarters in the basement and we would have to use a vacuum truck. I explained the clean up options agreement and he agreed to have DEP manage the clean up. I explained the AST oil fund to him and gave him an application to complete. I contacted EPI to arrange a clean up as soon as possible but they could not come until until Thursday, 12/1/05. I had Mr. Maurais disconnect and move the tank out of the way and also set up a temporary tank outside.  Due to the vapors in the house, I installed a fan to exhaust the basement vapors outside.

12/01/05, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) excavated with a vacuum truck 3.5 tons of sandy soil contaminated with #2 fuel oil. Excavation was stopped because there was a danger of undermining the foundation footing. Oil vapors were still present in the soil so EPI installed stone fill and venting pipe connected to a venting fan. Case was referred to Technical Services for further engineered clean up and well monitoring.
P-18-2006*I was contacted by Mike Grovo of Yorkie Oil Co. reporting that a trainee driver had overfilled an AST at a customer's home.  Apparently, the trainee overfilled the tank, causing an approximate 2 gallon overfill which discharged from tank's vent onto the ground.  This happened in the early afternoon, however, the trainee did not report the spill until later that evening.  I was contacted around 6:00 pm by Yorkie.  When the company found out about the spill, they returned to the site and used sorbents and hand-excavated contaminated snow to remediate the site.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1072-2005*Please see attached CMP Spill Report.
P-1074-2005*Leaking transformer at Substation due to expanding oil caused by high temperatures/load.  Cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material.
P-1075-2005*A weep was discovered in a bank of (3) 100KVA transformers in a vault in Brunswick.  No substantial amount of transformer oil was spilled, and what did spill remained in the engineered containment.  CMP cleaned up all contaminated media and disposed of it through its normal procedures.
P-1076-2005*Mis-labeled ammonia cylinders caused a system malfunction.  Cylinders were labeled as gaseous but were actually liquid.  Extra product was flushed through system.  See attached report.
P-1077-2005*Mis-labeled ammonia cylinders caused a system malfunction.  Cylinders were labeled as gaseous but were actually liquid.  Extra product was flushed through system.  See attached report.
P-1079-2005*Approximately 5 gallons of marine diesel were discharged due to the overfilling of a vessel at Vessel Services, in Portland.  Only sheen observed, therefore, no clean-up possible.
P-19-2006*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department (FD) reporting that a car parked at Walmart had leaked a cup of gasoline.  The FD cleaned the spill up with speedy dry and disposed of the spent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-20-2006*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman of PNSY reporting a spill of hazardous waste in their power plant (Bldg. #72).  Apparently, rain water got into an unused stack and filtered down through the soot on the inside of the stack.  The resulting liquid then leaked into the plant on the 3rd and 4th floors.  An employee noticed the leak and put a 55 gallon drum under it to collect.  The drum was forgotten and overflowed onto the floor.  When the drum was rediscovered and the liquid was tested, it was found to have a pH of 0.  The liquid that spilled onto the floor had solidified.  PNSY hired Clean Harbors to dispose of the liquid waste and scrape up the solidified waste and dispose of it also.  Currently, the liquid that is created is being directed with poly sheeting to drums that are regularly checked and emptied.  There are plans in the works to remove the soot from the stack and to cap the stack.  Steve Korish is in charge of that part of the project.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

I was contacted by Wayne Bateman on 01/25/07, reporting that all three stacks have been demolished and the remnants covered over.
P-9-2006*On 1/6/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from David Funk of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a fluid spill from a motor vehicle accident on the base.  The accident occurred near the Fletcher Fitness Center.  The antifreeze and battery acid spilled were cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-667-2005*B-667-2005
11/09/2005 08:00

     Jeff McElroy of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc. called to report the removal of underground tanks at the Emery property on Route 3 in Bar Harbor.  The site, which was formerly the old Jackson Labs facility, had an abandoned 1000-gallon #1 fuel tank, a 500-gallon #2 fuel tank, and a 500-gallon gasoline tank.  All the tanks were removed without much discovery of contamination.  Approximately 4 yards of minor contamination was removed around the #2 fuel tank and about 8 yards removed from around the #1 fuel tank.  The contamination was believed to be due to old overfills.  The gasoline tank excavation exhibited no signs of contamination.  The affected soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.
B-422-2005*B-422-2005
07/25/05 - 12:06

     Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report the discovery of an underground tank in the DOT "right-of-way" in front of Cadillac Mountain Sports in Ellsworth.  Arrangements were made to take the tank out at night as to not interfere with traffic.  The 500-gallon tank, believed to be an old gasoline tank, was easily removed from loose fill material.  It appeared that the tank had already been abandoned-in-place, since it was full of sand.  It may be noted that about 100 feet north of the tank site, some other contaminated material was found during the installation of street lamps.  It was not believed to be associated with the tank that was discovered.

B-762-2005*B-762-2005
12/29/2005 17:30

     The Bangor Public Works called to report an overturned trash truck at the corner of Railroad and Summer Streets.  The truck had apparently failed to negotiate the corner.  Investigation revealed a variety of spilled trash products.  No diesel spillage associated with the tanks was noted however.

B-729-2005*B-729-2005
12/07/2005 10:27

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering a 55-gallon drum discarded off of the Harriman Pond Road in Dedham.  It was stated that the drum was almost full of an unknown liquid.  An investigation found that the drum contained a combination of water and hydraulic oil.  It was taken back to the DEP warehouse for disposal.
P-999-2005*On December 9, 2005, DEP was notified that a release of #2 fuel oil had occurred in a basement onto wood, minimal soil, and bedrock approximately on October 15th.  The resident indicated there was still a minimal odor associated with the release that occurred as a result of a corrosion hole in her AST.  On December 13, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) conducted a small hand excavation to remove impacted soil within the crevices of the bedrock where the former tank was located.  Impacted wood debris was also removed for disposal and the exposed rock areas were cleaned.

On January 1, 2006, KW contacted the resident to see if the clean-up activities had improved the situation.  The resident indicated that there was no more odor.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-735-2005*12.11.05, I responded to Griffin Park to a compliant of strong odors of antifreeze.  Upon arrival, I met with Ann Birmingham and another female resident of Griffin Park, an apartment complex off Griffin Road near Union Street.

Ms. Birmingham advised me there is an on-going issue regarding antifreeze being discharged from the Bangor airport, and the discharges are impacting Birch Stream, adjacent to the Griffin Park complex, and possibly the atmosphere.  She advised that tonight is particularly bad, and Ed Logue of the DEP indicated the DEP could test the water.  I contacted Mr. Logue, and he instructed me to sample the stream.

I obtained four samples of water from Birch Stream.  Two of the four samples were for Ms. Birmingham, but then she advised she did not want the samples.  I did not have them tested.  The two samples that were tested resulted in a non-detect for propylene glycol.

I smelled antifreeze intermittently that evening of the 11th, but I could not determine the source of the vapors.  An airport official arrived and advised the airport did not have any problems that may have caused an antifreeze discharge to the stream.  On the bases of the test results, I have written the report indicating the odor was atmospheric; that the vapor I was detecting were airborne and perhaps due to deicing operations that may have taken place that day or evening at the airport.

I met with Mr. Logue on December 12, 2005, and he advised me that he was working on this matter as a lead role.  I referred this spill to his attention, including sample results taken December 11, 2005.

No further Response action anticipated.


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I-256-2005*On 12-29-05, a report was received that oil was seen in the thoroughfare between Long and Mud Lakes in Sinclair. The call was from Gerry Martin, owner of Martins Country Store, nearby. Jim Gramlich and Lee Thomas responded that day and determined that it was coming from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a camp owned by Diane Griffin, Lot #207. They placed sorbent boom in the area of the bank oil was coming from. After speaking with Mr. Martin, they hired he and Long Lake Construction to monitor the boom and begin cleanup.

I went to the site on 12-30-05, and placed hard boom around the affected area to further contain and prevent any release downstream. I met with Long Lake Construction (Allen Morin) and Mr. Martin. Because of snow conditions and their obligations for town snow removal we decided to wait until 1-3-06 to begin soil removal. Mr. Martin monitored the boom and changed sorbent pads over the weekend.

On Tuesday (1-3-06) we began excavation approximately 4 feet from the shore line and continued back away from the water to the road. A considerable amount of oil was encountered and seemed to be following the old straight pipe to the thoroughfare, several pieces of  drainage tile, roots and rocks were also seen as preferential pathways. 93.11 tons of contaminated soil were removed. The sewer line to the camp was also removed because oil followed its stone bedding nearly back to the main line.

A sump pit next to the stream bank will be left open for the winter to allow oil to bleed back away from the thoroughfare. The sewer line and finish grading will also take place in spring and a decision on any more excavation will be made at that time.

Sewer line was replaced and loaming and seeding took place in June 2006. No more contamination was seen and boom was removed from the thoroughfare. A sample of the drinking water well on the property was taken in July. Results showed no trace of petroleum contamination.
P-1013-2005*On December 19, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of hydraulic oil were released onto a roadway and shoulder as a result of a burst hose on a town plow truck.   Sorbents were deployed by the town and a small excavation was completed on the shoulder of the road.  Kara Walker (KW) provided the town with documentation to dispose of the soil at Aggregate Recycling (ARC) in Eliot.  On December 24, 2005, while in the area for another spill, KW retrieved the spent sorbents for disposal in the DEP waste stream.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-23-2006*See attached CMP spill report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-186-2004* On 4-2-2004, Gary Wentzell of the Rumford Fire Dept. called this office to report the release of four gallons of kerosene. The driver for Dead River was reeling in the hose when the nozzle caught on something and squirted out an estimated four gallons of K1. The driver and the Fire Dept. did what they could to contain and clean up the spilled oil using sorbent material. However, the rain was intense which caused the oil to flow in various directions. No further action will be required.


P-24-2006*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department (FD) reporting there had been a motor vehicle accident on Hannaford Drive which resulted in the leakage of half a gallon of antifreeze.  The FD used speedy dry to clean up the spill which was contained to the paved road.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-11-2006*On 1/12/06, 1520 hours Robert Keller of Dead River Company in Ellsworth reported a small overfill at MC's Variety Store in Birch Harbor.  The tank at this facility usually takes 200 gallons a month.  However, this time it took only nineteen, which meant that someone had made a "wrong house" delivery.  The whistle was on the tank, which was in the basement.  The surge of product came out the whistle and oiled the tank and some of the cement floor.  The tank was wiped with pads and the floor was cleaned with speedy dry.
B-768-2005*11.22.05 Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil spill at the entered location.  The spill was the result of a car-pole traffic accident.  About one gallon of oil leaked, impacting gravel, sand, grass, and leaves from the side of the road.  Two bushels, converted to cubic-yards in this report, of material was removed and disposed at a licensed disposal facility.

No further Response action warranted.


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P-31-2006*Mike Grovo, Yorkie Oil, called to report the discharge of an estimated cup of oil at a customer's residence in Scarborough.  The discharge was from the nozzle (not specified prior to, or post delivery) onto the foundation wall and rocks below.  Mike stated the scene was wiped and Yorkie would manage the spill clean up debris.

The customer was not home at the time of the delivery, but was left with both Yorkie and DEP contact information should she have any questions regarding the spill and clean up. No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  DEP/Response plans no further action here, based on the information supplied by Yorkie.
B-674-2005*11.11.05, Daigle Oil reported a small spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed an area in the dirt floor basement where a tank had leaked due to corrosion.  The impacted media was mostly wood chips that had been collected and placed in 30-gallon drums.  The chips and some sandy soil were not saturated, but did smell of product.  Mr. Colby and I made arrangements to have the material spread on an access road in Webster Township.  The land is owned by Mr. Colby's employer William Gardiner of Lincoln (William Gardiner Company; 794-2303).  Due to the limited and non-saturated condition of the waste, as well as the location for spreading, I felt comfortable to spread the material.

1.13.06 , I phoned the homeowner who advised that no odors have persisted and I phoned Mr. Gardiner who advises that no problems were experienced spreading the material.

No further Response action anticipated.


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B-43-2005*On 1/21/05, this office received an anonymous notification through Peter Carney, MDEP, Office of the Commissioner, of drums of gasoline at Barry Norris's auto salvage yard.  The complaint further stated the drums had been there a long time and the location was close to the bay.  I had overheard Tom Varney discussing this location, so I approached him for details.  He indicated that he would investigate this complaint, because he was familiar with the location and owner.  When he went there January, he did not find anything.
P-34-2006*Ms. Lavigne reported the discovery of some previously unknown chemicals at the  property.  One box of battery "sulfuric" acid, a small 8 oz bottle of "Sevin" and a half bag of "Rotonone" and wished guidance or assistance in proper disposal.  The material was accepted by the Western Maine Environmental Depot household hazardous waste disposal facility.  The material was transferred by DEP to the DEPOT and there the materials were packaged, labeled, and manifested for transport for final disposal by EPI (the contractor).  Ms. Lavigne paid for the disposal as a homeowner eligible for  the service.

DEP/Response plans no further action here.
B-769-2005*11.9.05  The Bangor Regional Office received a Faxed report of a one gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was the malfunction of the pneumatically operated vent release valve.  It's believed that vacuum or pressure built up in one of the tank truck's pockets and when the vent did open product was release.

The spill was cleaned up with Speedi-Dri and the waste transported to their facility in Presque Isle.  They will store the material and when they have generated additional waste from other sources will dispose of the material simultaneously.  They generally work with the DEP Presque Isle office in obtaining a Virgin Letter for the disposal.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-760-2005*
     This office received a call at 1125 on 12/29/05 from Robert McKenney (Ellsworth Fire Chief) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that gasoline odors had been detected in a couple of basements on Elm Street in Ellsworth and it appeared to be getting into the residence through the storm drain system.  Upon investigation, the oil was traced to a spill at the Ellsworth Mobil Mart, which is located at the corner of Elm and High Street.  Apparently, a customer had a spill at one of the pumps and had driven off without telling anyone about it.  Facility personnel put speedi-dri down to contain the oil, but due to the heavy rain shower that we were having, some of the oil washed off the pavement, was running down Elm Street, and had entered a storm drain catch basin.  Sorbent boom was being deployed along the curve in an attempt to keep the sheen out of the catch basin.  The amount spilled was believed to be less than 5 gallons and the owner of the facility is R.H. Foster, Inc. (Hampden).  I then called Robert Tracy at R.H. Foster to see if they were aware of the spill and to let them know that some of the oil was getting off the property.  He indicated that they would send personnel down to assist with the cleanup and would do whatever needed to be done to correct the situation.

     By the time I arrived in Ellsworth, the Fire Department had just finished installing sorbent boom at the storm drain outfall on the Union River and had returned to the fire station.  Proceeding to the Mobil Mart, I met with the facility manager (Cheryl) and went over the situation with her.  In addition to the speedi-dri, which had been spread around the pump island, personnel had laid out several small sections of sorbent boom along Elm Street in an attempt to contain the sheen.  They were now busy recovering the speedi-dri and were trying to keep the remaining oil on their property.  The manager stated that they were unaware that there had been a spill out front, until one the customers came in and told them about it.  Who did it and exactly what happened was unknown.  They were planning to review the video tapes of the pump island area later to see if they could figure out went wrong.  When an R.H. Foster representative (Roy Boothby) arrived back on site after checking the storm drain outfall, he indicated that a tank installer from Gaftek (Bucksport) would be responding shortly to see if there was a problem with the pumps.  In the meantime, he was going to talk with the affected homeowners on Elm Street to see how they were doing.  Everything was being addressed that needed to be.

     Prior to returning to Bangor, I checked the storm drain outfall on the Union River, but did not observe any oil sheen at that location.  That information was relayed to the US Coast Guard office in Belfast, per their request.

REC:  File report.
B-770-2005*8.4.05, Bangor Hydro reports a small spill of hydraulic oil from a rented generator.  The generator leak onto a roadway during use and was cleaned up using sorbents.  Less than half a gallon spilled and it is suspected a gasket or seal was the cause.

No further Response action warranted.


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P-36-2006*On January 13, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of diesel fuel was discharged onto the pavement from a piece of plowing equipment owned by a contractor.  The discharge was specifically caused by a loose cap on a priming fuel tank.  The diesel was remediated with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-35-2006*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting that one of their drivers had spilled some oil during a delivery.  Apparently, after the whistle stopped, the driver stopped pumping and yet a gallon of oil still came out.  The oil landed on a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-771-2005*2.17.05 Bois reported a spill that resulted due to a traffic accident.  Several small containers of hydraulic fluid and bar chain lubricant leaked when the pickup truck they were being transported in crashed on a gravel road in the entered location.

A large portion of the discharged product remained inside the truck body.  Product impacting the ground was cleaned up with sorbents and a loader was used to scrape up impacted ice and snow.  The material was transported back to a shop and allowed to melt.  The contaminated water was treated through an oil water separator.

No further Response action anticipated.


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B-14-2006*On 1/13/07, 1350 hours, Neal Brackly of Lincoln Pulp & Tissue reported a sheen on Mattamawcook stream,  which runs through their mill. They have boomed the stream and have not been able to locate a source. Neal indicated that it seemed to be a high water phenomenon.
A-495-2005*   DEP received a report that a commercial truck traveling on Route 2 had broken a fuel line.  The driver pulled into the rear gravel parking lot of a variety store.  A sand/gravel berm was thrown up to contain diesel fuel.  When DEP arrived several gallons of puddled oil was recovered using sorbents.  The rest had soaked into soil.  Arrangements were made to excavate contaminated soil the next day.
   The area is rural/light commercial and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this spill event.
B-13-2006*11.12.06 - Received a report from US EPA advising of a diesel fuel / exhaust odor compliant from Bangor International Airport.  Rick Howarth of EPA advised he received the report via e-mail on 1.12.06, at approximately 0920, but during my investigation, I was informed by Ms. Birmingham that EPA may have received the report as early as 1.10.06.

Initially, thinking that the compliant originated earlier today on 1.12.06, I contacted BIA and reported the compliant to Rodney Madden the compliance officer.  He contacted me several minutes later, advising me that BIA officials had been at Birch Stream (adjacent Griffin Park) at about 8 AM today, 1.12.06, checking the stream for antifreeze and did not report any sign of diesel fuel product or odors.  Also, no spill events or incidents occurred at the airport today, 1.12.06.

I contacted Gill Merchant of BIA Fuel Division and he met me at Griffin Park.  No evidence of oil was observed in the stream or surrounding area.  We did inspect the Mobile Mart at the corner of Union and Griffin Streets, where I did smell diesel fuel odors.  Mobil Mart advised that no spill events took place and that they took a diesel delivery to their underground storage tanks on 1.11.06.

I spoke to Ms. Birmingham on the phone and she advised that her compliant to EPA was for an event she smelled in the air on 1.10.05.  She described a diesel exhaust type of odor in the area.
We discussed reporting criteria for oil and hazardous materials in Maine.

No further Response action anticipated for this event.


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B-19-2006*1.16.06. BIA reported a 2 gallon diesel fuel spill from one of their fuel trucks.  The hose, coiled on the reel, broke causing the spill.  Approximately twelve sorbents pads were deployed to cleanup the spill and entered into storage for later disposal.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-20-2006*1.16.06 - Somerset Oil reported a large spill at entered location.  During a follow up phone call to Somerset Oil, I was advised the spill was approximately one gallon and that the initial report had been over exaggerated.  I also received conflicting reports as to the cause of the spill.

The oil company reports a defective flange nut at the tank as the cause, but a representative at Northern Outdoors indicates that a bleeder valve was left open during a service call.  After review of the information, I determined that poor workmanship was most likely the cause.  However, I was unable to speak to anyone from the oil company who was at the spill location.

The spill was cleaned up with no damage and no further Response action expected.


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A-17-2006*On 1/12/2006, Chuck Kraske of the IP Androsoggin mill in Jay reported a 3 gallon heating oil spill. Their fuel person slipped and fell on ice spilling a bucket of oil. The oil did leave the containment area but was cleaned up with sorbent pads and sawdust. The area was then cleaned with a vacuum truck. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
A-18-2006*On 1/13/2006, Brian Thebarge of the Maine DOT reported a small waste oil spill on I-95 in Sidney. A site visit was made to investigate the spill. Upon arrival I noticed most of the oil had soaked into the asphalt of the road shoulder making any clean up  impractical, the spill also appeared to have happened some time ago and was now visible due to melting ice and snow. No further action is expected.
B-16-2006*1/16/06 -  USCG reported the 30-foot sailing vessel Debutante, broke away from its mooring and was beached on the rocks of Sargent Point.  Subsequent communication with USCG official Robert Buzby indicated that the vessel was stationary and in a difficult position to recover due to the shallow water of the area.  Considerations were being made to possibly patch a hole in the hull to avoid a sinking and off-loading diesel fuel that may be needed to start the inboard engine during salvage.

The USCG was taking a lead role in monitoring the situation.  Phone contact with Chief Buzby to assess any response needs continued.  USCG working with the Subject on a required salvage plan.  No spill was reported to date (3/17/06).

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B-5-2006*1.9.06 - The USCG reported the fishing vessel, Lamb of God, sunk for unknown reasons at a fishing coop off the Mogador Road in Steuben.  USCG advises that the EPRB deployed when the vessel sank.   The initial report stated a small sheen was observed and that the vessel had approximately 300 gallons of diesel fuel on board.  Efforts were being made to ground the vessel by pulling it toward shore.

The report came in at 01:06 hours and at 06:00 I responded.  Upon arrival, I observed the vessel sunk toward the shore line.  I did not observe a spill.  I met with the boat owner and he advised that last night a 'burp' of oil came up when they moved the boat toward shore and a small sheen was seen in the water.  No additional discharges were reported by anybody or observed by myself.  The plan was to get the boat out of the water today.  The vessel was described to me as being clean and sound.  I did not feel that booming the boat was necessary.

1.10.06 - I visited the area again and observed the vessel out of the water.  The owner advised that the insurance company looked at the boat and no obvious cause of the sinking was observed, but that it is possible that a hose fell over-board and siphoned water back into the bilge.  No additional problem or concerns were reported or observed.

No further Response action warranted.


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I-4-2006*On 1-15-06, the State Police reported and inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) spill at the residence of Kay Gauffreau, at 6 Dudley St. in Presque Isle. Jim Gramlich was on standby at the time and responded. He met with Dead River at the home. The tank had leaked due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The odor of fuel in the house was strong. It was estimated that approximately 20 gallons had leaked onto the concrete floor, most going to a crack in the floor. Dead River placed a magnetic patch on the tank and speedy dry on the floor.  The residence is on public water.

I met with Mrs. Gauffreau the following day and placed a radon fan on the basement near the furnace. I hired Service Master to clean the floor and the upholstery in the living area, as the strong odors had permeated the fabrics. Dead River was back 1-17 to replace the tank.  No further action is required.
B-17-2006*1.13.06  I responded to a report of a 36 gallon gasoline spill onto the parking lot at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed that the spill area had been covered in speedi-dri by the fire department.  The spill did not appear to be 36 gallons.  However, en route to the spill, I had dispatched Clean Harbors to assist in the cleanup and waste disposal.

The original report indicated that a customer removed the pump nozzle from a vehicle and let it run on the ground.  After review of the security tape, I did not see any indication of this reported action.  Therefore, even though the customer had left the attendance of the vehicle during fueling, it appears to me that the automatic shutoff on the pump nozzle had malfunctioned.  The total sale was 36 gallons, so I suspect that after the tank was full the remaining fuel spilled.  I estimated the spill to be approximately 10 gallons.

I told Jamie Robinson by phone on 2/3/2006 that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would seek reimbursement from A.E. Robinson for the expenditures.


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I-2-2006*A loaded logging truck owner by White Oak Inc.  slipped of a bridge on the Estcourt Road over Wildcat Stream in Big Twenty Township.  The truck ended up on the ice in the stream.  The truck driver didn't know if the saddle tanks were compromised or not during the initial report.  The saddle tanks were not damaged in the accident.  Most of the  pulp was removed from the stream and the truck was hauled away.  Approximately 0.5 gallons of hydraulic fuel did coat the snow at the scene.  The contaminated snow was removed from the streambed and disposed of appropriately.
I-3-2006*A fuel pump malfunction because of high water in the basement at the residence at 95 Parkhurst Siding, due to recent winter rains.  The fuel pump, locked in the on function, pumped approximately 20 gallons of heating oil into the furnace.  The oil leaked out of the furnace into the flooded basement.  Approximately 5 gallons of oil was absorbed by pads.  The rest of the oil and contaminated water flowed into a floor drain to an unknown location.  The up gradient well at this location should be place on monitoring because it also services a public campground. The well was sampled for four quarters and did not show evidence of contamination.  No further action required at this time.
A-234-2004*   DEP received a report that this minor gasoline spill occurred as a result of a vehicle overfill.  Gasoline was spilled to pavement and was recovered by facility staff with sorbent material.
B-755-2005*B-755-2005
12/22/2005 12:10

     The Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of Jet A spill out on the Telford ramp.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon leaked from the vent of a jet when it was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were involved.
B-33-2005*B-33-2005
01/21/2005 09:22

     Joe Tedford of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a hydraulic oil spill on Route 168 in Winn.  It was stated that a line broke on a plow truck spilling about 12 gallons of fluid over an 8 mile stretch of snowy road.  The oil was simply unrecoverable.
B-665-2005*B-665-2005
11/08/2005 08:00

     Tom Ronco of McKusick Petroleum called to report a spill of #2 fuel at their Summer Street bulk plant.  It was stated that a driver overfilled a bulk tank spilling about 100 gallons into it's dike.  Most of the fuel was recovered with a pump and placed in drums.  Some residual fuel remains in the dike.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.
B-643-2005*B-643-2005
10/28/2005 08:30

     A report was received through the State Police concerning a truck that went off the road into the Mattawamkeag River in Bancroft.  It was not known if any leakage occurred at the time of the accident.  Investigation revealed that the full size pickup with a full tank of fuel was washed down stream out of site in very high fast moving water.  A thousand foot section of river was combed without finding any evidence of the vehicle.  It may be noted that the Maine Warden Service was notified.
B-1-2006*1.3.06 - Responded to tank truck rollover at entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a rolled over tractor trailer leaking #2 fuel oil from two dome covers and diesel fuel from the saddle tanks.  The leaks through the dome covers were minimal, and I would describe the leaks as a dripping.  The tanker was carrying approximately 12000 gallons of product and 150 gallons of diesel fuel.

Two A.E. Robinson officials were on site with a smaller tank truck equipped with a pump.  They were attempting to off-load the damaged tanker through the service piping.  I attempted to gain an understanding of their process, but both officials chose not to be all that responsive to my questions.  The fire chief did not express any concerns.  The oil company officials finally con-cocked a way to open the internal valves and begin pumping off the damaged tanker.  No bonding and grounding procedures were employed, nor did they express any concern for such a practice.  I  allowed them to continue for two reasons: 1) they were not posing an immediate risk to the site and 2) I had never seen an MC-406 tanker collapse under vacuum before and I was interested in hearing and seeing such an event.

While they were attempting to off-load the tanker, MDEP Responder Whittier tighten a fitting on the leaking saddle tank to stop the leak.

Finally, Responder Whittier and I stopped the off-load through the piping, because they off-loaded as much product as possible.  They were under the impression that they could off-load down to the internal valves, then open the dome covers to pump off the remaining product in each pocket.  This may have worked had the tanker rested in a position where the dome covers were higher than the internal valves.  We eventually drilled the tanker and off-loaded the remaining oil.  The rear pocket was over 3/4 full.  Had the dome cover been open a catastrophic leak would have ensued.

After the tanker was empty, the recovery wreckers removed the damaged unit out of the ditch and in so doing broke the fuel fittings on both saddle tanks.  They towed the tractor trailer about a quarter of a mile down the road to the parking lot of Newport Industrial Fabrication.  From here they permanently attached the wrecker before towing it to Daigle's truck facility in Hampden.  I had stayed at the wreck site to remove deployed pads and assess any environmental damage.  The spill from the tanker was limited to several gallons.  Upon my arrival at Industrial Fabrication, I observed both saddle tanks leaking and a large puddle accumulating on the ground around the workers connecting the wrecker.  No attempt was being made to stop or collect the spilling diesel fuel.  I began to off-load the saddle tanks and had oil company workers put the removed fuel into a receiving tank truck that was on site.  A State DOT worker stopped by and we deployed sand over the spill area.  I estimated that we recovered about 75 gallons of diesel fuel and about 10 gallons lost on the ground.

1.4.06  - I conducted a site visit of the wreck site and observed that there was a considerable amount of diesel fuel contained in ruts in the ground and a couple of areas of #2 oil contaminated snow.  I hired Clean Harbors of Maine to come and cleanup the gross contamination and free phase product.  I visited Newport Industrial Services and spoke to Dan Gary.  I advised him that the spill in his lot did not pose a risk, but I would have it cleanup.  He did not feel it necessary and felt that it would evaporate over time.

To seek reimbursements for DEP expenditures.


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P-37-2006*On the morning of January 17, Downeast Energy was making a delivery at the property located on 121 Coon Road.  The home sits atop a long steep driveway in Otisfield. Four fifths up the driveway, the driver lost traction and began to slide backward.  The right rear wheels dug into the shoulder of the driveway, and the truck overturned onto its right side.  The vehicle came to rest against a tree, preventing any further rollover.  The final position of the truck and the tree, impeded the driver exiting of the vehicle quickly.  He was not injured, just shaken in the accident.

Responding to the incident were Otisfield Fire Department and Pace ambulance, Maine DEP's Bernard & Cyr, Ripley & Fletcher Towing, and Clean Harbors (CHI).  DEP was asked to drill the tanker to offload fuels before righting the truck.  The dome/hatch covers were further secured with Dome Dogs (a secondary tightening device) to minimize loss after the drilling proceeds and the internal vacuum is lost. The vehicle was secured with tow cables, the tree providing a sturdy natural rest point.

The tank was drilled in two places to facilitate the removal of the two products, Kerosene in the forward compartment, and #2 heating oil in the aft pocket.  Three inch holes were requested by CHI to facilitate the hose and coupling fittings. The materials were transferred to the CHI vaccum truck.  The peddler truck was righted, inspected and started.  It was backed down the driveway tethered to the tow truck, repositioned at the base and towed for repairs.  CHI cleaned up the remaining spill debris pads/boom, bags, and vehicle parts.

Based on the location of the accident to the home's well, and quick response, it is unlikely the well would be impacted by this accident.  The spill location was several hundred feet away, frozen ground and steeply down-gradient from the well.

DEP response plans no further action regarding this spill incident, based on the field observations and clean up executed.
A-505-2005*   DEP received a report that a smear of oil and an empty 5-gallon container were observed on the paved road surface at this intersection.  The oil had been spread over a long distance by passing vehicles.  No oil was recoverable but traces in the container appear to be heating oil, presumably K-1.  It is assumed that a vehicle lost the container on the road.
B-640-2005*B-640-2005
10/26/2005 17:12

     Cory Cummings of Central Maine Power Coimpany called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on Route 15 in Penobscot.  It was stated that the transformer developed a hole on it's base spilling about 2 gallons onto the ground.  The "non-PCB" oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-500-2005*   DEP received a report that oil spilled from an AST in a residential cellar.  The homeowner smelled oil; it is unknown how long the leak had been ongoing.  Oil had flowed into the foundation perimeter drain, but was now flowing back into a sump in the cellar, where it was collected over several weeks using sorbents.  Excavation was considered unnecessary.
   The area is rural-residential and utilizes private wells for water.  The subject drilled well is located about 100' outside of the cellar and is not likely to be impacted by this spill event.  There are no other wells down gradient of the spill.
P-794-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 10/10/05: DEP contacted by Mr. Gary Rose who stated that his girlfriend and her children have been exposed to oil vapors/odors at their apartment due to a 3-year old slow oil leak in their building's basement.  The landlord who lives across the street, Gary Nickles, reportedly has failed to fix the leak and oil sat atop the flooded basement.  Oily water is periodically pumped out by the sump pump.

DEP SITE VISITS & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Monday, 10/10/05: I met Mr. Rose and Ms. Jones on site.  The two outside 275-gallon above ground storage tanks (AST's) and fuel lines did not appear within present state installation codes (see photos 1 & 2 & field notes).  Ms. Jones believes she used more oil than she should have and feared much was leaking out.  The basement was flooded several inches deep with water which is usual, but I noted no free oil at this time.  Mr. Rose stated he witnessed free oil atop the water but that it had been pumped out (possibly to sewer or storm drains).  The home is a two-story wood duplex structure in a dense urban neighborhood, on municipal water & sewer.  Court St. runs parallel and adjacent to Rt. 1 south [Leeman Highway].
	10/21/05: Mr. Nickles got back to me and we met as planned.  I noted no free oil in the basement water which was being pumped out during my visit.  I laid sorbent pads on the water to check for product and as a protective measure.  Nickles would later take care of checking & changing the pads.  Nickles explained that he had a small fitting leak in his fuel line and had puttied it.  I advised him to have the fuel line competently repaired by a licensed technician since this is commercial property, he cannot work on the fuel system himself.  He assured me he would do this.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	No further complaints or calls thru November & December 2005.
II.	Saturday, 1/14/06: I was contacted by DEP Responder, Ann Hemenway, who was responding to this location for a flooded basement.  It was my understanding a free product layer of heating oil [see P-39-06] was present.  It turns out that Nickles had not repaired the fuel line as stated he would.  I understand that Hemenway hired ENPRO to respond to recover oil & oily water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-279-2005* A storm knocked out a transformer in the town of Richmond. This resulted in the release of about 10 gallons of transformer oil. This incident occurred on Pleasant Street at pole #10. The transformer oil was sent to a lab to determine the content of PCB's, none were detected. The cleanup was done by CMP and their subcontractor, Coutt's Bros. A total of 7.51 tons of soil was removed and transported to Waste Management's landfill in Norridgewock. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-24-2006*On 1/17/06, 1615 hours, Cliff Thibodeau of Thibodeau Oil reported that one of his delivery trucks had spilled some #2 heating oil in the driveway of Larry Bruce (258 Logging Road in Frankfort).  The spill happened when the driver pumped fuel to a #2 pocket, because he was switching from #2 to #1 grade.  The receiving pocket was too full to take the contents.  When this error was discovered, the truck was on an incline, so Cliff had the driver move it to a more level location.  Somehow the move generated three areas 5'x3' of oiled snow.  His approach to the cleanup was to melt the snow with CaCl2 and pad the oil off the water from the melted snow. He felt that he had recovered most of the oil, but he asked if I would look at it the following day.  I arranged a time and place to meet.  However, in the meantime the property owner (Larry Bruce) called about an oil spill in his driveway, claiming that there was standing oil.  I got back in touch with Cliff and we went to the site that evening.  It turned out that the cleanup had gone very well.  I suggested that it would be good public relations to cover the areas with pads to see if there was any more product to recover.  Using another quarter bale of pads, we recovered less than a cup of residual product.  Larry was concerned that his dog would walk through the areas, so Cliff agreed to put a layer of sand down after the final course of pads had been recovered.  My impression is that the CaCl2 approach worked better than scraping up the oiled snow.
A-221-2005*This is a neighbor vs. neighbor complaint. Neighbor one (Fluery/Moulton) has several cars on site for restoration purposes. Neighbor two (Randy & Georgia Clark) prefers to call them 'junk'. Neighbor two called the local CEO to complain about neighbor one. The Damariscotta CEO called me. When I visited the site, I noticed that not only did neighbor one have old automotive restoration projects laying around, but neighbor two had a few of his own. Neighbor one has primarily American "big three" cars, neighbor two seems to favor old British iron. Neighbor two (Clark) does have some MTBE in his well but whether it came from a domestic junk gas tank or a British junk gas tank is anybody's guess. Referred to Technical Services for follow up work.

Alex Pugh, the MDEP geologist assigned to the project, has installed a granular activated carbon filter on the Clark residence well.  Bill Butler from Solid Waste is working on solid waste issues at this location too.
A-259-2005*A homeowner ran over her oil line with a lawn mower. Several gallons of oil were lost before the oil company arrived and repaired the break. The oil company removed a small amount of stinky soil and disposed of it. The area is on public water and there is no threat of vapor problems. No site visit made. No further action is expected.
A-264-2005*A severe thunderstorm caused a small twister to set down and run up the MaGuire Road (aka Dudley Corner Road) in Skowhegan. Dozens of trees were felled and several utility poles were broken. Two poles had transformers which lost their contents to the paved road and ditch. CMP recovered the oil with sorbents and a small excavation. No further action is expected.

A-268-2005*While moving waste materials with a back-hoe at the transfer station in Winthrop the operator unintentionally caused a chemical reaction that released a cloud of white vapor that caused him discomfort to his eyes, nose, and throat. We set up decon, and I  and a fire fighter (both on air) entered incident location in level-B gear. We found a container of hydrochloric acid that had a hole in it and was nearly empty and a container of windshield washer fluid that had been ruptured. It is likely that these two chemicals, methanol and HCl combined and an exothermic reaction took place releasing a vapor form of HCl. The operator recovered fully. No further action is expected.
A-310-2005*During the removal of an UST some very minor contamination was discovered. The levels by bag-head-space screening were well below DEP action levels. No soil removal was necessary.

No further action is expected.
A-503-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline spilled when an unidentified driver left his vehicle on automatic fill while he shopped.  The nozzle failed to shut off when the tank was full.  An estimated two gallons flowed to a storm drain; the rest was collected by local fire officials using sorbents.  Heavy rain had fallen recently, so no recovery from the storm drain was possible.
   The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-311-2005*A green liquid was discovered dissolved in the Kennebec River. Upon further investigation, it was found to be a dye that the Waterville Sewer District was using to test storm drains.

No further action is expected.
A-474-2005*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at the AST in this residential cellar.  The current owner (Damren) reported noticing oil odors several weeks earlier; odors were not noticeable at the time of the first DEP visit.  The filter had been damaged and repaired, however, the cause remains unknown.  It was apparent that the concrete cellar floor had been cleaned.  In ensuing conversations with the current owners and the previous owner (before July, '05), it was evident that several issues were in dispute including how much oil had been in the tank.  The previous owner claimed the tank was nearly full; the current owners claim the tank has always been nearly empty.
   The area is light-commercial/residential and is served by municipal water.  The subject business/residence, however, has a drilled well and remains off the water supply line.  This is the only well in the area.  It is impossible to ascertain how much oil was spilled here without exploratory drilling and/or excavation.  Since the current owners are downplaying the extent of the spill they have been asked to contact DEP if oil odors become evident in their water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement otherwise.
I-9-2006*On 1-17-06, Maine Potato Growers overfilled a tank at the residence of Verna Smith in Caribou. Contaminated materials were cleaned up by the driver.
B-344-2005*Mr. Robbins called this office and asked for assistance in cleaning up waste oil contaminated soil at his auto salvage yard in Milford. I am quite familiar with this business and was glad to hear the site was being cleaned up and, indeed, closed as a storage site for junk cars.
   I met with Mr. Robbins and viewed the area that he was concerned about. The area was outdoors behind his office buildings and had many barrels of waste oil stored on the bare ground for years. The drums were now gone and he wanted to remove the contaminated soil. We estimated there were 30 cubic yards of soil to be removed. After discussing options, we agreed that he would excavate the soil and move it to a remote site he owned on the Frenchtown Road in Milford. This is another junk car storage site.
   I visited the site and reviewed the aquifer maps and other parameters and found it satisfactory as a land farm site (see attached map).
   Before he could move the soil to the new site, he needed to have a tire pile removed. This delayed the excavation until the fall of 2005, which became the wettest on recorded. We finally agreed that it was best to put off the dig until dry weather in 2006.
B-739-2005*
Penobscot Communication Center reported that Mattawamkeag Fire was requesting my presence at a logging truck accident on the Medway Road. I went to the scene and found that the tractor unit was on it's side. It was still on the pavement and the saddle tanks were intact, but the ditch tank was leaking badly from the fill cap. The Fire Department had put a stack of sorbent pads under the leak within a few minutes of the accident. Using a crow bar, I was able to tighten the cap and reduce the flow to a drip. Eventually the tractor was righted without incident and the pads were collected by fire department personnel. I inspected the road and shoulder for oil contamination and found that the amount that had reached the ground was inconsequential and no further action was necessary.

A-7-2005* Boiler Specialties/Pinkham Fuel reported a kerosene leak at the home of William Atwood. This home is located on Windsor Neck Rd. in Windsor, near the China town line. Pinkham Fuel was on site the morning of 1-4-2005, making necessary tank upgrades and a furnace change when they discovered  the outside AST had developed a leak.

  I made a site visit and determined that cleanup would not be required, there was very little spillage. The tank will be replaced by Pinkham Fuel using funds from the CAP agency.

No further action by Response is expected.
B-645-2005*B-645-2005
10/30/2005 15:30

     Steve Mitchell of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet A fuel at their fuel truck containment building.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons leaked from a truck when it's contents warmed and expanded spilling out a valve.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-513-2005*B-513-2005
09/07/2005 08:07

     An anonymous complainant called to report oil spillage at Leary Soil Works on the Willamantic Road just outside of Monson Center.  It was stated the oil was associated with two, 1000-gallon aboveground tanks.  Investigation revealed that the spillage was rather minor.  Perhaps a half gallon was evident on the ground from poor filling practices.  No further action was taken.
P-1021-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP & SUMMARY
	Wednesday, 12/21/05: John Paquin [an env. consultant with GZA Inc.] notified me of an oil discharge suffered by his client, Mr. Charles King.  It was reported that Twin Town Mobile Home Co. had disconnected his mother's (Mrs. Bruns) outside AST and moved her old mobile home two weeks earlier.  Over that time, the outside AST's fuel line leaked because it had not been shut off correctly.
	DEP managed source reduction at the request of Mr. King who will try and hold Twin Town as the Responsible Party before trying the route of applying to the AST Insurance Fund Program.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	Thursday, 12/22/05: I met Mr. King and his attorney, Michael Montembeau.  Snow cover masked much of the area so extent of the spill was hard to determine.  King thought near a whole tank-full leaked.  I did smell fuel oil in the air.  I am not aware of other oil discharges in this area.
	Cooks Brook was about 100-yds. NW.  The area is rural residential on septic and a drilled well about 75' SW of the spill.  The well feeds both the mobile home site and the adjacent home (see site sketch).  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assigned.  I briefed King on a required remediation & methods and the AST Insurance Fund Program.  King requested Option 1 for DEP management.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Wednesday, 12/28/05: ENPRO Svcs. under the direction of Matt Doughty began excavating oil contaminated soils for disposal at CPRC while DEP screened soil by PID.  PID levels from vapors off the ground and the sidewalls were 3 to 4 -ppm in the cold air.  PID bag headspace samples ranged from 11-ppm to >800-ppm.   Two truck-loads of soil left that day.  Groundwater was shallow at 18' below ground making the soil very wet.  Red LNAPL poured out of the concrete block foundation.  An ENPRO vacuum truck to recover free product & oily water could not reach the site that day as I requested.  Excavating was hampered due to the soil being too wet.
	Thursday, 12/29/05: On site with ENPRO, excavating soil to send to ARC (CPRC could not take any more soil that day).  ENPRO's vacuum truck did not arrive till 1045 hrs. causing downtime for the excavator & dump truck; so I advised ENPRO that DEP should not be responsible for this downtime.  This and the following day the excavation was refilled.  Compacting the wet and then frozen soil was not possible.  DEP Geologist, Mark Woodruff visited in regards to a Tech Services referral.
	Wednesday, 1/4/05: On site with King and with Matt Doughty of ENPRO.  The disturbed area had to be re-prepped for the new mobile-home to be coming in.  I later authorized Labbe Const. of Biddeford to move the water & sewer hook-ups back in place and to install posts to replace the blocks we removed.  I acquired a water sample for DRO at Woodruff's request.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Woodruff put King's well on QM.  The initial sample was Non-detect (ND) for DRO.
2.	I feel confident that soil removal reached the Stringent Clean-Up Goal, though contaminated water may effect the well at some point in the future.  I recommend QM for DRO at least a year of ND results.
3.	Underlying soils were silty clay keeping ground water high and likely not allowing deep penetration of the oil discharge.
4.	Clean-up would have been less expensive, if the discharge had been discovered and reported sooner than two weeks.
5.	Mr. King will attempt for cost recovery for the spill remediation from Twin Town Mobile Homes before applying to the Maine AST Insurance Fund Program.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-654-2005*
Judy called from Waldo County Oil Company to report that a customer's fuel line had leaked at 1189 Moosehead Trail. The house, owned by Raymond Geffre, was vacant and for sale. I went to the address.
  There was no one at the home, but the back door had been left unlocked. The basement had been recently redone with new walls and floor of concrete. The fuel line had been laid underneath the concrete inside a protective sleeve on black plastic water pipe. For reasons unknown, the line became corroded and leaked fuel below the floor. This fall's record rainfall had saturated the soil and a small amount of oil rose up through the joints around the chimney and furnace bases. The oil company had put down some speedi-dri, and I'd guess that less than a quart of product had floated to the top. There was a floor drain in the opposite corner and a fine crack in the floor toward the street. Neither showed evidence of oil.
   The oil company could not give an estimate of fuel burned as the house had been vacant for some time. The tank was still a third full (about 91 gallons). The tank had routinely received a hundred the first of October.
   From evidence at the site, I believe that the amount that escaped was minimal. However, the drilled well is adjacent to the foundation (covered by the flower bed) to the right side of the front door. Due to the proximity, I felt the well should be sampled for fuel oil.
   I explained the above to Mr. Geffre and also explained the details of the AST spill insurance fund. I was surprised when he refused permission to sample his water. His explanation was that the bank was about to foreclose and he did not want to incur any further expenses. He promised to let me know if and when the property changed hands.
   About 5 weeks later, a buyer appeared interested and I was contacted by a realtor, Elaine Pelletier. I explained everything to her. She latter called back and said that Mr. Geffre had okayed the testing of the water. I told her that Mr. Geffre would have to tell me himself, and he called to okay a water test. The sampled water was sent to Northeast Labs and returned non-detect for fuel oil. Ms. Pelletier said that a check for the lab test would be cut at the time of closing.  Since the well has not been impacted, the ownership of the land is in doubt, and there is land available for another well, I plan to follow a wait and see policy.



A-107-2005* On 3-10-2005, a customer overfilled the fuel tank on their vehicle resulting in the loss of 10 gallons of diesel. This occurred at Maritime Farms located at 103 So. Main Street in Rockland. The Rockland Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled fuel with sorbent material. No further action will be required.
A-38-2005* Very late in the evening of 1-20-2005, the Augusta Fire Dept. reported a gasoline spill of thirty five gallons. This incident occurred at a C N Brown Big Apple store located on outer Western Avenue in Augusta. The employee of the store was working by himself at that late hour. He had to use the men's room so he locked the door of the store and cut the power to the gasoline dispensers. While he was in the men's room, a customer pulled up to the pumps. The customer tried several pumps and pounded on the door, he then left. The employee returned to the work station and unlocked the door and switched the power on for the dispensers. Unknown to the employee the customer had set the nozzle onto the ground and left it engaged. This resulted in the discharge of 35 gallons of gasoline onto the concrete and pavement. The gasoline then flowed into a storm drain. The next customer notified the attendant of the situation. The attendant turned the power off.
 At this time the Fire Dept. was notified and then DEP was notified. I made a site visit and together with two fire fighters we tried to remove the grate/cover to the storm drain. The cover was frozen into place, we poured hot water onto it but could not loosen the cover. I used what I thought was a sparkless tool to bang on the cover, however after a spark was created I decide to end that effort. I told the employee that they would have to hire a cleanup contractor to pump out the gasoline from storm drain. This was done very early the next day.
 No further action will be required.
P-21-2006*A small gas can was accidentally knocked over, discharging approximately one half gallon of unleaded gasoline to snow and ice in the back yard of a residence in Oxford.  Oxford Fire applied speedy dry, though it was above freezing so standing water was prevalent.  DEP removed all contaminated materials including snow and ice.  No product reached soil below.  No further action necessary.

P-22-2006*On January 12, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill.  Although there is some question as to who overfilled the tank (i.e. - potential delivery from another company in error), Union Oil was the last known company to make a delivery before the spill was detected.  The discharge occurred in the basement onto a cement floor, therefore, sorbents were used to remediate the spill.

No further action is required at this time.
P-30-2006*A peddle truck contacted black ice on Route 113 in Baldwin causing it to rollover.  The truck actually did two complete somersaults, returning to its wheels with only half the vehicle in a gully.  The cab was completely destroyed, but the tank remained intact with only less than one gallon of #2 fuel being discharged from a pressure relief valve on the top of the tank.  That product was absorbed with pads, but the antifreeze lost when the cab was demolished was deemed unrecoverable.  The truck was allowed to be removed from the gully and towed away without being off loaded.
B-494-2005*B-494-2005
08/30/2005 09:24

     Scott Knowlton, concerned resident on Route 150 in Parkman, called to report oil spillage at the Barry Craig garage, also on Route 150.  Investigation revealed some diesel spillage from an old road grader that was parked for some time in front of the garage.  Mr. Craig volunteered to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it.  A short time later, about 12 yards of lightly contaminated material was excavated and taken to a remote area off the North Dexter Road for spreading.
B-209-2005*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 4/20/05 from Derek Watson (Bangor) reporting an oil spill on behalf of his next door neighbor (Sonya Lagross).  He stated that she is located at Lot 109 in the Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park, which is located on the Finson Road in Bangor.  It was indicated that her outside heating oil tank was sinking into the ground and there were oil odors around the tank.  They were not sure how much kerosene might have been spilled, but the incident occurred last week.

     Proceeding to the park, I met with Mr. Watson and Ms. Lagross and went over the situation with them.  Although the outside tank was sinking into the ground a little bit, I did not observe any significant spillage around the tank, nor did I notice any odors in the area.  The oil filter was getting close to the ground, but it was not touching the ground.  From the way it had been reported, I expected to find oil all over the place, which was not the case.  They indicated there is a high water table in the area and you can occasionally see an oily sheen on the surface near the tank.  Since this appeared to be more a case of an accident waiting to happen, the question was...who exactly owned the tank?  Was it Ms. Lagross, Keystone Management Company, Inc. (the owner of the property), or Henry Lawler (the gentleman who was in the process of selling her the mobile home)?  Ms. Lagross was not sure if she owned it or if Mr. Lawler did.  As luck would have it, he was somewhere in Florida on vacation and would not be back for a week or two.  Prior to leaving the park, I left a note for him at his residence and asked if he would give me a call when he returned.

     Back at the office, I called the Keystone Management Company, Inc. in Orono to discuss the situation with their manager (Gail).  She stated that her company did not own any of the tanks or mobile homes in the park; they only own the property.  The tanks are either owned by individual tenants or in this particular case, by Mr. Lawler, who owns and/or is financing the sale of eight or nine mobile homes in the park.  I was informed that her company is in the process of addressing the issue of outside heating oil tank as we speak.  They recently conducted an inspection at the park and it appears that a lot of the tanks are not in compliance with current Fire Marshal and/or Solid Fuel Board regulations.  Keystone is trying to determine exactly what the requirements are and will send the tenants a letter, instructing them to bring the tanks up to code within 30 days, or move off the property.  I then relayed that information to Mr. Watson.  He stated that he understood and would let Ms. Lagross know.

     When Mr. Lawler returned to Maine, he called me and we briefly discussed the situation.  He indicated that he did in fact own the heating oil tank at Ms. Lagross' residence and would take care of it.

CONCLUSION:  I checked the site several times during the summer and called Keystone a couple of times to see how they were coming with their letter to the tenants.  For one reason or another, they had not gotten around to it yet.  Since the mobile home park is on town water and there was actually very little oil spillage around Ms. Lagross' tank (mainly just under the filter), I did not pursue it any further.  I suspect that Keystone Management will address the issue eventually and all of the tanks in the park will be brought up to code.  The last I heard was that Ms. Lagross had moved out of the mobile home and it was now vacant.

REC:  File report.
B-50-2006*At the Post Office in Princeton, there is a 30-gallon day tank feeding the burner.  The day tank is filled automatically from two 275-gallon tanks in the basement.  This is done automatically when the sensor on the day tank calls for oil.  When the day tank is full, the pump is supposed to stop pumping.

But on January 29, the pump DIDN'T stop pumping.  Fortunately, only one or two gallons had overflowed the day tank when the Sunday mail contractor stopped there to pick up the mail headed south.   He noticed the oil on the floor and shut off the pump.   Coleman Heating was summoned to the site and they recovered the spilled oil with speedy dry, then pressure washed the floor.
P-62-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary with P-63-2006 in Poland, and P-64-2006 in Auburn.
	Wednesday, 1/25/06: Afternoon request from Maine DEA for Maine DEP response and assistance with the evaluation and securing of chemicals associated with a pending illicit methamphetamine-laboratory [meth-lab] bust in Lewiston.  Steve Brezinski of DEP arrived on-site about 1715 hours, and was briefed at the command post.  The alleged meth-lab operators & apartment tenants were off-site in police custody; and DEA & Lewiston police, were acquiring a search warrant and Level-B gear.  The two-story, 5-unit building was evacuated.  Lewiston Fire Dept. was also on-site.
	Material we were preparing for was waste meth sludge which may be corrosives; flammable Lithium metal removed from batteries; anhydrous ammonia (possibly in a 200-lb. cylinder or makeshift container); Ether from cans of automotive starter-fluid; and flammable paint thinner, and stove fuel.  I was told that neighbors informed the police there had been a small explosion and flash fire at this apartment several weeks earlier [apparently related to meth production], though no one reported it to Lewiston Fire Dept.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Just before 2000 hours, entry was made.  Most all of the toxic material was found in trash-bags on the porch which DEA inventoried and sampled.   There was no need for a DEP entry in Level-B or Level-A.  One gas generator made from a soda bottle was still off-gassing HCL.  With DEA assistance, DEP placed & labeled the waste in over-pack containers and locked it in the state vehicle for transport.
2.	1/26/06: The recovered hazardous waste material was brought to DEP's Bell St. location for temporary storage until proper disposal.
3.	The disposal of these chemicals are regulated under Maine's Hazardous Matter Control rules [38 MRSA Chapter 13 Subchapter III], and it appears that Mr. Rubino is in violation of statute regarding improper disposal of hazardous waste and failure to report a discharge.
4.	2/13/06: Waste was shipped off by Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. as D003 water reactive and D002 acid.  While packaging the material, it could be seen and smelled to be still off-gassing HCl acid vapors.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
M DEP, BRWM
B-521-2005*B-521-2005
09/09/2005 09:43

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway called to report a small spill of diesel fuel from a locomotive at the Brownville Junction rail yard.  It was stated that a leak developed at the engine, spilling approximately 25 gallons.  Investigation revealed that most of the fuel was confined to the locomotive compartment.  Perhaps a gallon leaked onto the rail bed.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.
B-520-2005*B-520-2005
09/08/2005 08:20

     Doug Sprague, concerned tenant at 11 Pleasant Street in Newport, called to report that his landlord may have had an oil spill at the residence.  An oil odor was reported to be evident.  An investigation revealed that workers were conducting renovations to the house.  The fuel tank was relocated from the basement area in the house to the outside.  No evidence of fuel was noted.  I later discovered that the owner, Vinal Teague of Plymouth, was in the process of evicting the tenants.  Certainly not a case with any environmental concern.
A-72-2006*On 1/27/2006 in Boothbay Harbor, Sherry Cahoon of the Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of a Dead River employee bleeding the furnace and spilling 1/2 cup of heating oil. A phone call was made to homeowner Korey Lewis to confirm details of the spill. Dead River cleaned the spill and the homeowner was satisfied. No site visit made, no further action expected.
P-1035-2005*On December 25, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two-hundred and sixty (260) gallons of K-1 was discharged as a result of ice from the roof disengaging the filter from the aboveground storage tank.  The oil discharge remained in the yard area.  As the ground was frozen, oily snow was removed and the remaining oil was recovered with sorbents.  The sorbents were changed on a regular basis as it rained during the weekend.

On January 20, 2006, Kara Walker returned to the site and there were no sorbents left on the ground. The tank had been removed and replaced with a propane tank.

No further action is required at this time.
B-446-2005*
     This office received a call at 1125 on 8/5/05, from Tonya Shirland (Greenbush) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that her outside home heating oil tank was leaking.  Since she is on fuel assistance through the Penquis CAP, she contacted them for assistance, but was informed that they are currently out of funding for the replacement of these tanks.  They advised her to contact DEP directly to see what we could do.  Directions to the property on the Spring Bridge Road were provided.

     Proceeding to Greenbush, I met with Ms. Shirland, and we went over the situation.  Her 275-gallon oil tank was located in a small wooden shed on the backside of her mobile home.  From what I could determine, the tank had either leaked along the bottom or somewhere up on one end where I could not see.  It was obvious where it had leaked onto the ground under the tank and needed to be replace as soon as possible.  She indicated that her drilled well is located in another shed about 30 or 35 feet away.  After obtaining permission from George Seel (DEP-Augusta) to use State funds for the replacement of this tank, I called the Penquis CAP in Bangor to see who they would use for a contractor in this area, if they were replacing the tank.  I was referred to Riverside Heating & Plumbing in Greenbush.  I then called them, discussed the situation with Terry Smith, explained what we needed to have done, and they agreed to coordinate the replacement and cleanup.  A couple of oil burner technicians arrived on site during the afternoon to see, if anything needed to be done immediately, before the weekend.  Prior to their arrival, I had dug down a foot or so beside the tank to see how deep the oil had gone (at least 2 to 2.5 feet) and had placed a number of sorbent pads under the tank to see if it was still leaking (it was not).  That being the case, the excavation could wait until Monday.  It the meantime, they pumped the tank out, disconnected it, and loaded it into their pickup truck for disposal.  Several corrosion holes were observed along the bottom of the tank.

     Ryan Madden (Madden Construction; Greenbush) was hired to do the excavation, which occurred on Tuesday (8-9-05).  Due to other commitments, I was unable to be on site at that time.  However, they have worked with DEP on a number of other oil spill cleanups and knew what needed to be done.  I was later informed that they had dug down about three feet, until they could not smell the oil anymore, and then dug down another foot or so to be sure.  In all, approximately 4 cubic yards were removed and hauled off to be stockpiled nearby, pending disposal arrangements.  The excavation was then backfilled with clean material and Riverside Heating & Plumbing installed a new 275-gallon white tank at the residence per DEP guidelines.

CONCLUSION:  Due to the small amount of oil that was spilled (perhaps 10 gallons at most), the type of soil that was found under the tank, and the cleanup that was done by Madden Construction, I do not anticipate that her well will be affected by this spill.  I advised her on what to look for if it did become contaminated and to give me a call immediately.

REC:  File report.
A-37-2006*DEP received an after-hours report that oil spilled at this facility (see mill incident report, attached).  According to the spiller all spilled oil was recovered from pavement and returned to the mill process.
A-41-2006*   DEP received an after hours report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at the edge of the road when a hose blew on a bucket loader.  Some oil was absorbed; oily leaves and soil were collected by the spiller for disposal.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-42-2006*Marc Candage, Chief of Vinalhaven Fire Dept. contacted DEP to report that an outboard motor had been submerged in Carvers Harbor due to high winds.  He estimated < 5 gallons of gasoline had been discharged as a result.  The Fire Dept placed sorbent in the water, however, most of the fuel was volatilized and little was recovered.  He requested 2 bales of sorbent to replace the supplies used for the spill.  No site visit was warranted.  Chief Candage did not know the owner of the outboard, however, it was salvaged.
A-46-2006*Barbara from Maritime Energy contacted DEP to report a driver had spilled "a cupful" of #2 fuel while disconnecting the hose from this residential Aboveground Storage Tank.  The driver indicated this was immediately captured with sorbents.  I contacted the homeowner (Gregory) and left a message acknowledging the report, and if any vapor issues or concerns to contact me.  No reply was made.  No site visit was made.
A-51-2006*   DEP received a report that a small mineral oil spill occurred when this "tagged" (non-polychlorinated biphenyl containing) transformer blew.  Spilled oil was recovered using sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-52-2006*   DEP received an after hours report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility.  Oil was reportedly contained and recovered.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this event.
P-952-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tues. 11/29/05: Mr. Robinson called in on behest of his client, James Confer, reporting an oil odor and apparently oiled soil in the rear of Mr. Confer's property that he thought was coming from a neighboring house.  The area is dense residential, on city water & sewer.

RESPONSE VISIT & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Wed. 11/30/05: In a morning visit, I perused the property and observed a small oil stain by a storage tent at the head of the driveway (see site sketch).  Mr. Confer was not at home but I left a business card.  I noted no oil odor and failed to find an oily spot matching Mr. Robinson's description.  In early December, Mr. Robinson called me and further explained where I should look.  He also further explained that since my past visit the house in the back (off Union Court) had suffered frozen & burst pipes which flooded the basement with minor torrents of water washing down Mr. Confer's driveway.
	Tues. 12/20/05: In another morning visit I could not see oiled ground but this time could smell fresh fuel oil odor in the air at the property's rear near the house on Union Court and Mr. Confer's boat (snow covered the ground).  I was unable to contact Mr. Robinson by phone.  Workers repairing the house allowed me into the basement adjoining Confer's driveway (see photos).  The basement was covered in a thin later of silt and bedrock but no evidence of oil or oil odor in the basement.  The basement above ground storage tank (AST) appeared undisturbed but the fuel line looked new (see photos).  My immediate thought was a line leak from an old copper line under a concrete floor.  In the back yard by the fence and boat I could again smell fresh fuel oil.
	Fri. 1/13/05: Visited 2 Union St Court in the morning.  No workers on site.  Snow was gone from the back yard and I again noted no oil staining or odor on the property or on the adjoining driveway of Mr. Confer.  My 12/27/05, letter to the property owner of #2 Court had been returned so I left a copy in the home's mailbox.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	None at this time.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a]	At this time the investigation remains open though I have not seen any justification for an active Phase-2 investigation.  I suspect that the source of the oil odor is an old fuel line under the basement floor that has since been changed.
b]	Oil contamination may remain in this area and shall be properly managed if found and made accessible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-312-2005*An unidentified material was reported coming into the basement sump of a home in Dixfield. When I arrived, I saw a small amount of clear liquid floating on the surface of the basement sump. I obtained a sample and tested it's head space with a PID and got no result. I inspected the basement, heating oil tank, furnace, and surrounding area outside but saw nothing that looked like a source. I dropped off a sample to the HETL and was told that it closely resembles heating oil. When I returned the material was no longer entering the sump, and I advised the homeowners to keep an eye on it and call me, if it returns.

No further response action expected.
A-315-2005*A report came in that claimed a well had been vandalized. My inspection found an oily substance on the surface of the drilled well, but I saw nothing that would indicate vandalism. The well is located on a site which is being renovated. It appears to have once been a junkyard and former homesite where the home was destroyed by a bulldozer. Due to the technical nature of the bedrock hydrogeology needed to sort this one out, I turned it over to the geologists of Technical Services. No further response action is expected.
A-345-2005*A ruptured fuel tank on a dump-truck spilled an estimated twenty gallons of diesel to the ground. The affected soil was collected and processed through the hot top plant on-site.

No further action is expected.
A-366-2005*An auto accident caused the failure of a transformer which allowed an estimated ten gallons of non-PCB oil to be lost to the ground. CMP representatives cleaned up the residue by hand-excavating contaminated soil. No further action is expected.
A-142-2005* On 2-7-2005, Sarah Hedrick, of International Paper, reported a release of 400 gallons of lube oil. This event occurred when a log fell onto the lube oil line that is located on the #4 wood grinder. The spilled oil entered the mill's sewer system where it eventually ended up in the waste water treatment plant. Repairs were made and the grinder was put back into service.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
I-141-2005*On 7-27-05, John Johnson, a tank installer with Dead River reported that while uncovering piping to perform an upgrade at Prue Oil in Ashland, free product was encountered in the excavation. I met with him that day. They were working around the diesel tank and the fuel in the ground was diesel. A considerable amount of product continued to flow into the hole as work continued. Pumps were used to drain the hole as we tested the equipment to determine the source. An in place groundwater recovery system was used to recover fuel from the groundwater table.

The source was determined to be an air eliminator line which had been cut off and buried during previous work. Is was thought that the air eliminator was de-activated at the time, and sometime later, with a pump change, reactivated. The line was removed and replaced. Recovery work continued for several months after all soil and free product was removed. A pump and treat system was placed on a recovery well on site.  For additional information please refer to the tank file, registration 12894.
A-376-2005* On 8-13-2005, the Unity Fire Dept. reported what they thought was an oil sheen along the shore of Unity Pond. The location was at the boat launch. When I arrived there were several people waiting. I walked along the shoreline and the material was black and appeared like oil, however I determined through various methods that it was merely biological. No further action will be required.
A-105-2005* On 3-18-2005, Randy Stone, of Webber Oil, called this office to report a release of kerosene at their Bulk Plant in Unity. This bulk plant is located on route 220.  it appears that some oil slopped out of a delivery truck as it was leaving the bulk plant. There is a slight incline as the trucks exit the plant and it is surmised by all in attendance that caused the release. None of the drivers would admit they had anything to do with the spill. A crew from Bangor showed up shortly after my arrival and shovelled snow into drums. This material was taken back to the Bangor Terminal. It is estimated the about ten or twenty gallons spilled onto the ground. I was satisfied with the cleanup. No further action will be required.
B-283-2005*Ken Gallant, Environmental Compliance Officer for I.P.'s Bucksport paper mill, called to report that #6 oil was weeping out of the fill of the oil dock. This dock was once wooden planking on pilings, but sometime in the past was filled in with earth and debris.
   On my arrival, I found that globules of #6 was breaking out on the down river side of the dock and causing a sheen that averaged 6 feet by 30 feet in shape. Also arriving on site was Duane Seekins, Spraque Energy's Searsport terminal manager, and Tim Kipp, the company's Environmental and Safety Officer. There was a Coast Guard contingent led by Rick Curry.
   This earthen dock is owned by International Paper and leased to Sprague Energy and Webber Tanks. It is used to unload small oil tankers and barges.
   Sprague Energy has a heavy oil line buried within the fill and Webber Tanks also has lighter oil lines in it. While Mr. Seekins first speculated that the oil was the result of an earlier unreported surface spill, it soon became clear that it was actual breaking out of the dock. He hired an excavator and at low tide began to dig at the point of break out. This break out point was actual a strong flow of water from a single point. As it was backtracked, we found that there was a 2 foot square hole in the sheet piling wall that formed the down river side of the dock. The excavation led us deeper into the dock and we began to expose more #6 contaminated fill. About 5 cubic yards were removed to the IP landfill. I had decided that the site was industrial and only free product needed to be removed. The Coast Guard agreed and the fill that was removed as we searched for the source was stockpiled on site.
   Eventually, we came upon an abandoned 10 inch diameter steel pipe, which had been used in the past as a 6 oil transporter. It was blanked off at both ends, but was full of oil and a bit of water. Clean Harbors was called in and they removed 826 gallons of oil and water. The vac truck operator said that only about 10% was water. This abandoned line was 87 feet long. At the end on the down river side of the dock, we found a de-watering riser that had rusted through. I'm convinced that this was the source.
   After the pipe was cleaned and filled, we were still plagued with spot sheening as the stream of water continued to carry small blobs of oil away from the dock fill. Sprague Energy hired an engineering outfit, Campbell Environmental Group, to design an oil water separator for the point where the stream exited through the sheet metal wall. I did not believe that this was necessary and with the Coast Guard in agreement, it was decided the excavation could be backfilled using the soil that had been removed. If it turned out that a separator was necessary it could easily be installed.
I should point out that throughout the time of this project, Sprague Energy maintained a sorbent boom that contained the escaping blobs. Once the excavation was filled, the sheen and blobs tapered off and a separator was not necessary.
   I continued to check on the dock throughout the summer, trying to time my visits with the out going tide, especially after torrential rains and or extremely high tides. I found no more oil breaking out and believe that no further action will be necessary.
A-56-2006*On 1/23/2006, Paula Smith of CN Brown reported an oil spill in Wilton. The spill occurred at the Steve Lakin residence during a routine delivery. The delivery driver engaged the pump on the truck not realizing the nozzle was not completely closed, spilling one to two gallons of heating oil. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent pads. I made a phone call to the homeowner to confirm the spill size and clean up, they stated everything was ok. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
A-61-2006*On 1/24/2006 Tim Pelotte of the ME DOT reported a hydraulic oil spill in Clinton. The spill was the result of a hydraulic hose rupture on a piece of snow removal equipment. The spill occurred on Interstate 95 Northbound, on the exit 138 off ramp. Mr. Pelotte stated that his crew cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and removed oil contaminated snow. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
B-32-2005*
Ms. Williams called this office to complain that she believed that the well water at her residence at 117 Back Brooks Road in Monroe had gasoline contamination. I asked why she believed this and was told that the water smelled like gasoline and there were old filters in the basement. She explained further that neighbors had told her that there had been a gasoline tank across the road that has since been removed. She did not know of any gasoline spills at her home.
   I went to the home and met with Ms. Williams's teenage daughter. She allowed me to smell the water and pointed out the location of the suspected gas tank location. The water did not smell like gasoline to me and the tank site across the road was an estimated 1200 feet away and not upgrade. I checked the yard as best I could and the driveway and found no indications of a gasoline spill.
   I advised Ms. Williams that I found nothing that would lead me to believe the smelly water was gasoline and told her that our policy in this case was that she should sample the water herself. If the lab test did come back as gasoline contamination, we would reimburse her testing expenses and take action to provide her with clean water.
   She never called back, leading me to believe the suspected contamination was other than gasoline.
A-633-2005* On 12-29-2005, Bruce Woodward, the Fire Chief of Rockport, reported an oil leak/spill that had occurred at Romaha Trailer Park. This trailer park is located on Route One adjacent to the Wal Mart complex. I met the Fire Chief and together we went to the scene. The Fire Dept. had already been on site and placed sorbent material onto the spilled kerosene.
 There was some speculation on what may have happened, however, we finally agreed that the AST owned by Mr. Tim Benner at lot #12 had developed a corrosion induced leak and released about 45 gallons of oil. Together we placed more sorbent material onto the spilled oil (in the driving rain and darkness). The oil travel quite a distance down along several homes and under one house trailer and eventually into an alder thicket. We secured the site and installed a DEP issued Ram Fan under one house trailer. Before leaving the site, I contacted Kip's Home Services and asked for additional help for the next day.
 On 12-30-05, Kip's employees arrived and finished the job of cleanup. The sorbent material from this job was transported to MMWAC at a later date for disposal. I returned to the site several days later and removed the Ram Fan.
 Most of the house trailers at this park are owned by the tenants, however there are a few that are owned by the park owners, and I intend to speak to the owner about upgrading a few of the ASTs located at the park.
 This concludes this event and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
B-507-2005*
     On 8/24/05, Gary Kane (Irving Oil Corporation; Portsmouth, NH) sent DEP a written request for an abandonment-in-place of a double compartment underground tank at their Guilford Irving station in Guilford.  That request was received at the DEP office in Bangor on 8/30/05.  Due to the location of the tank (10000 gallon #2 fuel oil/4000 gallon kerosene) next to a 15000 gallon active diesel tank, Bob Whittier (DEP-Bangor) issued a waiver for the abandonment-in-place on 9/6/05.

     G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Hampden) called me on 10/19/05, concerning the abandonment-in-place of an underground tank at the Irving station on Water Street in Guilford, indicating the project was scheduled for 10/26/05, and asked if I could be there on site.  I was unaware that Mr. Whittier was already involved with the case and as such, I agreed to attend.

     On or about 10/24/05, both Gerry Lamire (G.R. Adams Jr., Inc.) and Alison Jones (Acadia Environmental Technology; Portland) contacted me to find out what the requirements were for an abandonment-in-place.  I referred them to Appendix K and P in the Underground Tank regulations.

     Due to problems on 10/26/05, the abandonment-in-place was postponed until the following day.  On 10/27/05, I met with Mr. Lamire on site and monitored the abandonment-in-place.  Haley Construction (Sangerville) filled the 10000 gallon compartment first and then the 4000 gallon compartment with a concrete slurry.  That took most of the morning.  I was informed the tank had been used as part of a bulk loading facility.  Piping from the tank to the loading area, which was double walled, had been removed.  It was also indicated that Acadia Environmental Technology had been hired to do the site assessment on the tank, but that was being delayed due to illness.

     The assessment was done on 11/8/05.  PID readings at the 4000 gallon end of the tank were in the 8-9 ppm range.  They were unable to collect samples at the 10000 gallon end of the tank due to pea stone and a high water content in the soil.

REC:  File report.
P-1016-2005*On December 21, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto dirt in the basement of a residence due to corrosion of their home heating oil tank.  Kara Walker (KW) responded and when she arrived Dead River had just applied a magna patch successfully to the area of the leak.   Due to the small amount of oil released coupled with the potential for patch failure, KW delayed the removal of the small amount of contaminated soil until the tank could be replaced.

On February 2, 2006, the tank was replaced by Dead River Company.  On February 24, 2006, KW returned to the site to conduct a small scale hand excavation.  Contaminated soil removed was transported for disposal in the DEP waste stream.  KW does not expect this spill to effect the residence's private water well.

No further action is required at this time.

B-413-2005*
Mr. Look called to report a 3-4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from his loader which was parked at the Fletcher Granite gravel pit in Jonesport. He had replaced a hose the day before and when he returned the following day, he found the oil had leaked from a valve onto the ground. This was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
P-13-2006*
INVESTIGATION SUMMARY	
	11/18/05: Following submittal of the UST removal notice, I met Maine Metal Recycling Co. workers demolishing the mill building.
	1/9/06: On-site with Mr. Cote and Maine Metal Recycling.  After locating the tank, I observed that it had been cleaned out and filled with dry sand.  I did not observe removal from the ground, but was told the tank fill would be dug out and the tank removed.
	1/10/05: Mr. Cote informed me by e-mail the tank was pulled out for off-site disposal.  Ground water was 4' below grade.  A soil sample from the excavation bottom could not be acquired.

	The large brick and wood building is located across Lincoln St. from the Androscoggin River in a industrial area, served by municipal water & sewer.  DEP UST records showed they requested an abandonment-in-place in 1996, though there is no record located to indicate they were granted approval to fill the tank in place.  Gary Cote, PE with Sevee & Maher, explained that Clean Harbors cleaned the tank out and filled it in place in 1997 because of overhead power lines.
	DEP report P-241-87 describes a #6-oil discharge at the mill that entered the sewer.  The tank is registered as initially being for #6-oil then switched to #2-oil.  In recent years, this and other Miller Ind. mills have been undergoing RCRA closure (see records of RCRA Unit).

CONCLUSION
	No discharges exceeding a BS-2 Clean-Up Guidelines were obvious in the UST area.  No further DEP Response Div. actions are required at this time, based on present information.

S G Brezinski
P-52-2006*Received a call from Bath Iron Works regarding the discharge of less that .5 gallons of diesel fuel onto a paved area from a leaking tank on a large truck.  The discharge was cleaned-up using sorbents.
B-717-2005*Paula called from C. N.Brown Company to report that one of their drivers had overfilled the basement tank of Darcy Carson, 79 Hoxie Hill Road, Orrington. The driver reported a problem with the whistle which still does not explain how the overfill occurred. The small amount spilled outside was removed, but the owner was not home and they could not check the tank to see if any had leaked inside. They would contact her after she returned from work.

No further action is anticipated.
P-1023-2005*On December 22, 2005, DEP was notified that five point seven (5.7) gallons of K-1 was discharged onto an ice and snow covered gravel driveway as a result of a hole in the delivery truck's hose.  B & L Oil representatives deployed sorbents to the area and later returned to the area to retrieve them.  Kara Walker (KW) followed-up with Amy Rogers, the resident, to ensure that the clean-up was completed to her satisfaction.  Amy indicated that it was not and the area still smelled of oil.  KW dispatched to the site to meet with the resident and representatives of the oil company.  Although a conservative measure, KW requested that the oil company remove the first inch of frozen soil that was visibly impacted with oil.

On December 23, 2005, representatives from B & L Oil removed the impacted, frozen soil and backfilled the area with clean sand.  Later that afternoon, Amy Rogers contacted KW and indicated that she and her partner were still not satisfied with the clean-up.  KW contacted B & L Oil to return to the site to see exactly what Amy required, but after several attempts to contact Amy by the oil company and KW, plans to return to the site were discontinued.  At a later date KW made arrangements to meet with Amy to view the area and discuss the matter.

On December 28, 2005, KW returned to the site and met with Amy.  During the visit, KW took continual photo-ionization detector (PID) readings in the vicinity of the spill and the meter did not register anything above 0.0 parts per million (ppm).  Amy understood that the site was cleaned up to the DEP's satisfaction and after KW had a conversation with Amy's partner, they accepted the clean-up.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-459-2005*Plastic drums and smaller containers of waste oil were abandoned at the roadside during a DOT project on Route 117 in Buckfield. A small amount of oil leaked to the ground which I collected with sorbents. The remaining oil was transported to the DEP warehouse for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-344-2005*A drum of unused motor oil was damaged in the Livermore Highway Department maintenance yard, on Church Street. An estimated twenty gallons were lost. Highway Dept. personnel collected the oiled soil and transported it to Norridgewock for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-305-2005*A burner tech for Unity Oil left the vent screw loose on this AST which allowed oil to leak onto the concrete basement floor. Oil company workers collected the oil with sorbents, and washed the floor with soap and water. No further action is expected.
A-497-2005*A vehicle which was being used for parts for a student project leaked motor oil onto the lawn near the auto repair bay at the Waldo County Technical Center. It was a small amount and the students had already done a pretty good job, under the direction of a teacher of environmental science, of cleaning it up. In fact, they had moved the vehicle, cleaned up the surface oil on the ground, isolated the area, and installed a hay bail barrier with grade stakes, and the whole nine yards down grade.  I'd say they had the situation under control. No further action is expected.
B-631-2005*
     This office received a call at 1310 on 10/19/05, from G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Hampden) requesting assistance.  He stated that they were planning to upgrade (replace) the existing underground tank piping at the Brewer Car Wash on Wilson Street in Brewer on 10/24/05.  Since they were expecting to encounter some contaminated soil around the piping, he was inquiring if I would be available in the area if they needed to reach me on short notice.  I would be.

     During the morning of 10/24/05, they did in fact call me after finding low levels of contamination around the piping near the pump island.  When I arrived on site, I took 4 or 5 PID meter readings on a pile of soil that they had stockpiled nearby, but did not detect any significant readings.  Arnold Fessenden (F.G.S./C.M.T., Inc.; Bangor) was contacted to monitor the soil for them during the remainder of the project and arrived on site shortly after I did.  He checked the soil periodically over the next few days, but did not get any significant readings.  Since the surrounding area is on town water and the facility would come under DEP's baseline 2 guidelines, none of the material was removed from the site.

REC:  File report.
A-281-2005*On June 22, 2005, a delivery truck owned and operated by Con-Way Central Express had a container lid failure in transport discharging an estimated 25 - 40 gallons of Cartasol Red 98BL liquid to the inside of the truck and the road.  The driver was initially unaware there was material spilling from the back of his truck until he reached New Page Paper.  The material was destined for New Page Paper in Rumford, upon finding the load had been damaged in transport New Page rejected the shipment.  The driver continued to make deliveries and discharge Cartasol Red 98BL along the South Rumford Road and a small quantity in the Walmart parking lot in Mexico.

Cartasol Red 98BL is an azio dye used in various industries including textiles and paper.  The material is water based, contains no amine's and no metals.  It is not a listed SARA 313 chemical, unfortunately, when distributed and exposed to air it becomes bright red.  The residence along the South Rumford Road became alarmed and phoned the Rumford Fire Department who, in turn, reported the incident to Maine DEP.

Upon arrival, DEP staff found areas of red stained roadway and shoulder.  The material had dried in place and was not readily removed.  DEP staff requested the Rumford Public Works Department try to clean up the material using a street sweeping machine.  This was found to have limited success and was not continued.  As the material dried some became red "airborne dust", coating parked cars, house siding and roof tops.

Clariant Corp, makers of Cartasol Red 98BL, though not assuming responsibility for the spill, hired Enpro Services to remove some contaminated soil and attempted to pressure wash the most stained areas of the pavement.  Enpro disposed of the contaminated soil after characterizing the material.  During the clean up Maine DOT provided traffic control.

Con-Way Central Express, Scarborough terminal was unprepared and did not participate in a meaningful or helpful manner during the incident.  Much of the spilled material could have been contained had the driver stopped when he realized there was an ongoing discharge.  Furthermore, Con-Way Central Express failed to report the incident to either local public safety officials or Maine DEP.

Cartasol Red 98BL degrades quickly when exposed to sunlight, over several weeks following the incident most of the red staining faded.   Maine DEP staff reported the incident to the Maine Department of Agriculture when it was reported a local organic farming operation had been effected on the South Rumford Road.  Finding and procedures from the Maine Department of Agriculture are not detailed in this report.
B-633-2005*
     This office received a call at 1500 on 12/6/05, from Bridget Hall (Sangerville) reporting that her outside home heating oil tank was leaking.  Somehow, a lot of water was getting into the tank.  Since she is on fuel assistance, the folks at the Piscataquis Community Action Program (CAP) suggested that she contact the DEP before they would approve the replacement of the tank.  She stated that A.E. Robinson Oil Company (Dover-Foxcroft) has been out to her residence several times over the past few months to drain or remove water from the tank.  On one occasion, 100 gallons of fuel oil was delivered on 9/30/05, and water appeared in the tank shortly after that.  Another time, water damaged the pump on her furnace and had to be replaced.  Exactly how the water was getting into the tank is unknown.  She felt the tank was either leaking or A.E. Robinson was delivering bad fuel oil to her residence.

     Since A.E. Robinson Oil Company was familiar with her system and the problem, I wanted Bill Robinson to be on site with me when I went over the outside tank and piping.  Ms. Hall indicated that the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office would be at her residence on the following day concerning the tank and might want to talk to us about it.  Mr. Robinson agreed to accompany me to the property.

December 7, 2005 (Wednesday):  After meeting Mr. Robinson at his office in Dover-Foxcroft, I followed him to the Hall residence.  Two Sheriff Deputies arrived on site right behind us and went into the mobile home to discuss the situation with Ms. Hall.  In the meantime, Bill and I went over the tank and he explained what their involvement had been with the case, to the best of his knowledge (service calls that they had received and what their burner technician had done).  As far as we could see, neither the tank nor the piping were leaking.  There was no oil spillage around the tank, there were no holes in the tank, all of the fittings were tight, and by the way, the tank was set up next to the residence.  There was no way water could be coming off the roof and getting into the tank.  The only way that "a lot of water" (several quarts or gallons) could get into the tank was if someone was vandalizing it.  The most logical option at this point would be to put some type of locking cap on the fill and vent pipes.  However, if someone still wanted to vandalize the tank, their next move might be to snap the filter off or push the tank over onto its side and thus cause a bigger mess.

     We then went inside to inform Ms. Hall and the Deputies of our findings.  One of the Deputies (Bob Young) also suggested that a locking cap on the tank might correct the problem and prevent any further vandalism.  Since there were no tracks or physical evidence around the tank and no one was observed dumping water into it, they felt that it would be pretty difficult for them to prove who did it.  Bill Robinson agreed to order the locks and would install them when they come in.

     Since this vandalism case remains a mystery and Ms. Hall is an injured party, I agreed to pay A.E. Robinson for the locks, their installation, and an earlier service call (related to the water complaint) that they had made and not been paid for yet.  If the responsible party is eventually identified, they should be billed for the damages.

REC:  File report.
A-456-2005*This was a spill of a liquid residue of seaweed processing which had a low pH and spilled to containment due to a fire. The material hardened when it cooled off and was chipped out of the containment area and disposed of as hazardous waste. Hazardous Waste Enforcement helped to facilitate disposal. No further response action expected.
P-1025-2005*On December 23, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) quarts of motor oil were discharged as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The discharge occurred on a paved road in the vicinity 37 Mountain Road.  The spill was remediated with speedy dry by the Biddeford Fire Department.

No further response action is required at this time.


P-1029-2005*On December 23, 2005, DEP received notification that there was a trail of oil following the Guilford railroad tracks in Portland.  Kara Walker responded to the complainant and confirmed the presence of a small stream of oil that followed along one side of the inside of the tracks.  The oil stream continued on  in both directions from Ashmont Street for an undetermined distance.

On January 24 , 2006, a representative of Guilford was contacted with regard to this matter.  No clean up was possible due to the nature of the release.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-766-2005*
     While on call, Tom Varney (DEP-Bangor) received a call at 2225 on 12/30/05, from the State Police reporting an oil spill.  It was indicated that a mystery truck had lost approximately 100 gallons of diesel in a gravel parking lot across the road from Young's Market on Route 1 in Gouldsboro.  The Hancock County Sheriff's Office (667-7575) had called the report in for Alden Tracy, who is the Gouldsboro Fire Chief.  Sorbent pads had been laid down by the Fire Department to contain the oil and the truck was still on site.

     Since Mr. Varney would be returning to another spill in Medway first thing in the morning, he contacted me at home at 0730 on 12/31/05, and requested that I cover the Gouldsboro incident.  Proceeding to Gouldsboro, I located the spill and inquired at Young's Market as to who the spiller might be.  I was informed that the truck had been removed earlier and that it belong to Ray Timmons (Winter Harbor).  He had waited around on site for awhile this morning, figuring that someone from DEP would be along shortly, but had gone home just prior to my arrival.  They called his residence for me and he agreed to return to the Market.

     In the meantime, I went back to the parking lot to figure out what was the best (easiest) way to cleanup the spill.  Fortunately, the parking lot was still frozen solid, so none of the oil penetrated the surface.  I tried removing the top layer of oily gravel with a shovel, but that did not work at all.  After trying another technique or two, we settled on the use of street sweeper brooms when Mr. Timmons arrived on site, which worked quite well.  Both the loose oil contaminated gravel and contaminated snow came up fairly easy and was sweep into a few piles where it could be picked up for disposal.  Mr. Timmons went off for a pickup load of sand that could be spread over the parking lot to absorb any oil that we might have missed.  In my opinion, probably not more than 25 gallons had been spilled and all of that was contained in the parking lot.

     According to Mr. Timmons, he was following another truck on Route 1 the previous evening around 1600 when a piece of metal fell off that truck and hit the underside of his truck.  Another vehicle that was following Mr. Timmons alerted him to the fact that he was losing oil and he pulled over in the parking lot across from the Market.  The owner of the other truck is unknown.

REC:  File report.
B-747-2005*At about 1830, the State Police reported that the Dead River Company reported a one gallon overfill and had left a telephone number for me to contact. This number turned out to be an answering service and they said they had notified the Dead River person on call.
   At 0800 the following morning, Ms. Blackwood returned my call and explained that a driver had overfilled the basement tank of Fiona Hamilton, 11 Beech Road, Orono. She did not have an excuse for the overfill, but explained that the oil had leaked past the tank gauge and onto the concrete floor. It did not reach any drains. They cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and a little speedi-dri.
P-1030-2005*On December 23, 2005, DEP was notified that approximately twenty (20) gallons of unleaded gasoline were released from a passenger vehicle during a motor vehicle accident.  The fire department applied speedy dry and sorbents immediately.

On December 24, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) went to the area of the accident in order determine if further clean up was necessary.  KW removed gasoline impacted snow and ice.  The affected media was transported to DEP's warehouse, allowed to melt, solidified with wood shavings, and disposed of in the DEP's waste stream.  Although many of the homes are serviced by private wells, due to the location of the accident, coupled with the amount of product lost and recovered, the wells are not expected be impacted.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-32-2006*On 1/20/06, I received report from K-Mart on 688 Hogan Road, Bangor that their outside pad mount electrical transformer was weeping NON- PCB oil.  Bangor Hydro Electric Company found the leak and small spill during an inspection of the pad mount that is owned by K-Mart, which they provide service for.  Bangor Hydro was able to confirm that the transformer was NON- PCB and was also able to use speedy dry and absorbent pads to reclaim the spilled oil.  They also removed the contaminated soil next to the pad mount and applied absorbent boom around the entire pad mount to prevent any additional weepage of oil from getting off of the concrete pad.

K-Mart involved their facilities management company N N G Facilities management to replace the transformer as soon as possible.  The outage was scheduled and repairs made.  No other concerns.
A-491-2005*A small amount of contamination was discovered during sump upgrades at the Augusta Public Works garage. The contaminated soil was collected and placed in a dump truck for transportation to the City of Augusta owned Hatch Hill Landfill. I issued a virgin letter for this but must not have retained a copy for the file. No further action is expected.

B-767-2005*Jaimmie Caron took it upon himself to do maintenance on the Whirty/Caron storage tank and when he was done, the filter was weeping a little product.  He therefore put a catchment device under the filter, so the oil would not flow out onto the ground.  In the strange weather of December '05, the catch pan filled up with water, that partially surrounded the filter.  That would have been fine, except the water froze and pushed the filter up, cracking the tank nipple, and allowing an estimated 50 gallons of #1 to flow out onto the ground (photos attached).  I guess we will not do that again.

Caron signed the options agreement, allowing me to do the cleanup (attached), so on January 3, I had a crew from Clean Harbors there to suck the contaminated snow and grass into a vacuum truck (more photos attached).   More work may need to be done when the ground thaws.
B-41-2006*On 1/24/06, 1503 hours, Ryan Annis (Maine DOT environmental compliance specialist) reported a three gallon release of hydraulic oil at their bridge construction site on Route 2 in Old Town.  The construction crew (Reed & Reed) were using a vibro hammer to drive sheet piling when the hydraulic hose broke.  The product landed in the water and was mostly contained by a coffer dam.  The dam had an opening, so some product escaped to the river.  Because of this, Ryan reported the incident to the NRC.  Most of the oil was recovered with pads and put into the company's waste stream.  The hydraulic oil released was an environmentally friendly variety that contained canola oil.
B-464-2005*
Occasionally, a spill report falls through the cracks and that's what happened here.  In August of '05, the Regional Director received an anonymous letter alleging spillage of oil at a junkyard (or business with a lot of derelict equipment) on the Getchell Road in Clifton.  The Regional Director showed me the letter and said he'd find out more information.

That was the last I heard of it, and I got busy doing other things. When it came time to write the spill  report, the Regional Director did not remember the letter, couldn't find it, and had never discovered more info, so this spill report was never investigated.

Maybe that will happen in 2006, after the snow melts.
B-709-2005*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 11/29/05, from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that around 1120 this morning, personnel discovered a leaky electrical switch in their stockroom, which is located at 678 Main Street in Bangor.  There was a 2 x 3 foot oil stain on the floor near the switch.  All of the material was contained and was being cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  What caused the leak, the type of oil involved, and the exact amount spilled was unknown.  A sample of the oil will be sent to the lab for analysis.

     I was later informed that personnel cleaned the spill up based on the assumption that the PCB content was over 500 ppm.  However, none of the oil was saved from the cleanup for analysis.  Since removal of the switch would cause a major power outage for them, it was left in operation for the time being.  Plans are to remove the switch sometime in the next few months.  When that occurs, they will sample the oil and submit a written spill report to DEP.

After analysis, DEP was informed the spill material non-PCB detect.

REC:  File report.
A-125-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that a spill had occurred at this residential oil AST.  The horizontal tank had sunk into the ground, snapping the filter.  It had recently been filled and it is believed that 250 gallons may have been lost.  The subject mobile home was moved and 132.85 tons of contaminated soil were excavated for disposal/reuse.
   The mobile home (site #5) is located in a park that is served by a single drilled well.  This well is located several hundred feet away and topographically up-gradient but is considered threatened by this spill event.  Technical Services assistance was requested.  I anticipate no further Response involvement.

A-116-2005*On 3-17-2005, Carl Allen of the Maine DEP reported that the Getty Station on Civic Center Drive had a gasoline leak at one of the dispensers. I made a site visit the next day and spoke with the attendant and he told me that the filter inside the dispenser had a problem and had been fixed that day. Product was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action will be required.
B-36-2006*On 1/23/06, 0930 Lisa Taylor (60 Jones Road in Medway) reported that a car crushing operation was about to take place in a field diagonally across the road from her place.  She was sure that it would not be done right.  I told her that I could check the operation and see to it that it was done right.  I went to the site the same morning and talked with the crusher owner/operator (John Wood).  They were planning on proceeding with the crushing the following day.  We discussed fluids removal and ultimate disposal.  The operation involved less that a dozen cars and some heavy equipment that had been drained earlier.  The waste oil was to go to waste oil burners and the waste gas could be used by yard equipment.  I revisited the site the following morning and things were going according to plan.
A-109-2005* On 3-14-2005, Jared Murray, of Murray Oil Co., called this office to report the spillage of a few gallons of heating oil at Radio City Inc. This business is located on Route 202 in Manchester ME. Mr. Murray was on his way to the site to determine the cause of a problem at the site.
 I made a site visit later that day. The AST, located in the garage, developed a corrosion induced leak and a few gallons of heating oil spilled onto the concrete floor. This spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials. The oil did not enter the nearby floor drain. Murray Oil was in the process of getting and installing a new AST for this business. No further action will be required.
A-106-2005* On 3-9-2005, the Nobleboro Fire Dept. notified this office of an tractor trailer accident on Route One. The big rig is owned or operated by Hutchin's Company. The rig went off the road and was on its side near the intersection of Vannah Rd. Upon my arrival, I found the Fire Dept. had closed the crossover valve and made sure diesel was not leaking. In addition, the FD had placed many sheets of plywood onto the wetland so that the wrecker could easily skid the rig out. The big rig was dragged out of the swale and up righted. At this time the damage to the truck's front end deemed it prudent to pump out the diesel that remained the saddle tanks. About one hundred gallons of fuel was pumped into two drums. These drums were brought back to the DEP. They were later pumped out by an environmental firm along with other waste oils at the warehouse.
 No further action will be required.
P-986-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wednesday, 12/7/05: Evening notice of a flatbed tractor trailer stopped by Wells Police Department for leaking various oils onto Route 1; the oil coming from crushed cars stacked on the trailer.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	I opted not to respond that evening, rather check in the morning and meet with Wells PD at their station for a report.  That evening I advised Wells PD to have the driver wipe up any loose oil on the truck before proceeding down the road, even if he had to hire a contractor to do it.  Maine State Police Motor Vehicle Inspector opted not to respond that evening, requesting that Wells PD cite the driver.

  	12/8/05: I noted no obvious oil discharges to clean up on Rt.1

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1033-2005*On December 24, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of diesel fuel was discharged onto the roadway near the intersection of Route 117 and Coventry Drive.  The Limington Fire Department was notified via anonymous complaint and responded to the area with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-634-2005*
     This office received a call at 1215 on 10/25/05, from Dave Dunning (S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.; Bangor).  He stated that an abandoned underground tank (since been registered #12182) had been discovered at the former Taylor Rental Center on Wilson Street in Brewer.  Construction personnel were in the process of renovating the property for a new Coffee Express that is being built at that location when the tank was uncovered.  It appears to be a 1000-gallon capacity and may have contained #2 fuel oil at one time.  Arrangements were being made to have it removed.

October 26, 2005 (Thursday):  S.W. Cole Engineering called to inform me that several PID meter readings were taken in the soil around the tank and although most of the readings were less than 10 ppm, they did get one maximum reading of 135 ppm.  Since the surrounding area is on town water, this site would come under DEP's baseline 2 cleanup guidelines.  It was also indicated that the soil smelled like gasoline, not fuel oil.  That being the case, a licensed tank installer (Gaftek LLC of Maine; Bucksport) would be hired to oversee the removal.

CONCLUSION:  As it turned out, the tank was full of water and Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. was called in to pump it out.  Due to other commitments at the time, I was unable to monitor the tank when it was removed from the ground.  I did check it after the fact, but did not observe any problems.  The tank size was 1000-gallon capacity and it was constructed of asphalt coated steel.  Although it was somewhat rusty (typical), I did not observe any leaks or corrosion holes.  Gaftek personnel later transported the tank off site for disposal.


REC:  File report.
P-54-2006*
	1/20/06: Morning notification of an approximate 10-gallon discharge of unleaded gasoline to the ground, resulting from a user mistakenly pulling the hose off the dispenser.  The spill was reportedly contained on asphalt, though is is possible that some seeped down though cracks and joints in the paving.  Bath Fire Dept. was reported to have responded and remediated the discharged product with sorbent material.   I noted no further clean-up needed during a brief site visit several day later.

S G Brezinski
P-56-2006*Tues. 1/23/06: Maine Department of Environmental Protection notified by Biddeford Fire Department [BFD] of a discharge of several gallons of kerosene that Veilleux Oil employees were trying to burn off in an open barrel, however, the barrel developed a leak with several gallons of product discharging to the ground.  Veilleux Oil and BFD mitigated the leak with sorbents.  Open burning of waste oil products is typically not approved by BFD or DEP.

This site is located in a dense commercial & industrial use area of Biddeford near Arundel, is served by municipal water & sewer and has been the subject of other past DEP spill reports covering prohibited discharges and aboveground oil storage tank issues.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-57-2006*Please see attached January 23, 2006, CMP Spill Report for specific details.
P-59-2006*
	1/19/06: morning notification of 1-gallon discharge from a corroded transfer pipe on Dead River Oil's delivery truck, while the truck was delivering to Horizon Condos.  Spill to the road and padded-up by the driver.  No DEP response requested nor made.

S G Brezinski
P-60-2006*
	1/19/06, Afternoon report of a small overfill of trailer-mix fuel oil from an outside AST, noticed by customer after who called C N Brown.  Reported to be on the tank's concrete pad.  C N Brown cleaned-up discharged product with sorbent material and disposed of spent material.

No DEP response believed warranted at that time.

S G Brezinski
B-562-2005*B-562-2005
09/26/2005 12:39

     Dead River Co. in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil in the driveway at the Fogleman residence on the Taunton Bay Road in Sullivan.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon of fluid leaked from a broken hose on their delivery truck.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of by Dead River.
B-556-2005*B-556-2005
09/22/2005 15:56

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at J.G.Q. Properties at 409 Broadway in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a loose fitting on an aboveground tank.  The discharged product was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of by Dead River Co.
B-474-2005*B-474-2005
08/18/2005 08:01

     The U.S. Coast Guard office in Belfast called to report that a lobster boat broke it's mooring and sunk in strong northwest winds somewhere in Jericho Bay between Brooklin and Swans Island.  The exact location was not known.  A thorough combing of the area in one of the DEP's  watercraft  turned up no evidence of the vessel.  No sheen was found.
B-471-2005*B-471-2005
08/17/2005 11:12

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at their Hampden facility.  It was stated that approximately one pint of fluid leaked from a loose fitting on a tractor trailer.  The fluid was then cleaned up from a concrete surface utilizing speedi dri.  It was later disposed of through the Pine Tree Landfill.
A-459-2004*This was reported as a gasoline odor in a UST monitoring well by Butch Bowie, MDEP, Tanks Enforcement Unit. The service station is abandoned and currently involved in an enforcement action with the DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit.  I visited the site and found there to be indeed the odor of weathered gasoline in one of the monitoring wells. No drinking water wells in the area. When the tanks are removed, MDEP intends to conduct a more thorough investigation.

I-148-2005*In the process of buying four service stations from Irving Oil , Steven Daigle had site assessments done on each by S.W. Cole Engineering. I reviewed each at his request along with the DEP's Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP).  Recommendations of VRAP are included in the attached letter.  No further action is required at this time.
I-205-2005*As the result of 3 tank replacements at Ouellettes Variety in Caribou a site assessment was performed. It revealed a minor amount of contamination most likely as the result of an overfill at the center tank. No soil was removed, as it was a very confined area very deep in the excavation.  Please refer to the tank file for further information (#13658).
B-22-2006*You would think that the operator of the City's sidewalk plow would be able to see the hose from an oil truck stretched across the sidewalk.  You would be wrong, as proven by the events of January 17, when Dead River's driver, in the midst of a delivery, noticed his hose getting tight.  Then he noticed the fill pipe to which he was connected at 212 Howard Street turning downward.  A prudent time to stop the delivery, he thought, which he did.

The hose, wrapped around the plow rigging, stretched, but did not break.   An estimated 2 cups were spilled when the driver disconnected from the scully to rescue his hose.
A-470-2005* On 10-3-05, Dead River reported that the AST located in the basement of Ruth Wood's home had developed a leak. Tom of Dead River was there to service and clean the furnace when he discovered the leak. The leak was stopped with a magnetic patch. I had to wait until Dead River set up a temporary tank and transferred the oil before I could start clean up. This basement has a dirt floor.
 Clean up started on 10-13. Clean Harbors was hired to vactor out the contaminated soil. Unfortunately bedrock was encountered less than a foot from the basement floor. There is also exposed bedrock in the basement. The well that serves this home is located in a vault in the basement, about twenty five feet from the AST. This vault has concrete walls and ceiling. In fact, the ceiling serves as the entry steps to the kitchen. After the oil contaminated soil was removed, the site was backfilled with coarse sand/fine gravel. Dead River returned and installed a new tank.
 The site has been referred to our Technical Division for further work. Pat Seaward collected a water sample and the laboratory found DRO levels at 100 ug/l. Advance Quality Water, (a division of EI&R, Inc.) installed the necessary carbon filtration system.
  This concludes Response Services action at the site.
I-265-2005*On 1-3-06, a report was recieved from Maine Dept of Transportation (DOT) that on 12-29-05, due to a valve being left partially open by mistake, approxiomately 400 gallons of "Ice be gone" (Calcium Chloride) was spilled onto the lot at DOT in Wytapitlock. It was left to dissolve without because it had dispersed over the entire parking lot.
I-264-2005*On 12-28-05, Maine Public Service (MPS) had a spill of transformer oil at the Job Corps Center at Loring Commerce Center, in Limestone. A payloader struck the pad mounted transformer by mistake. MPS used pads to clean the pad.
I-263-2005*On 12-27-05, Maine Public Service lost approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a ruptured hose on a digger truck. The crew used sorbent pads and removed contaminated snow for disposal.
B-23-2006*An RAF cargo plane, filled with fuel on 1/16/06, vented fuel to the ground when the sun warmed the wing and fuel tank inside.   A barrel was placed under the drip and contaminated snow shoveled up.  See the attached BIA report.
I-262-2005*On 12-21-05, Maine Public Service had a small hydraulic spill on Connolly Drive in Perham, as the result of a loose hose connection. All went onto snow and ice which was removed and placed in bags.
I-261-2005*On 12-19-05, Maine Public Service lost approximately 1/4 gallon of hydraulic oil on the River Road in Caribou. The crew used sorbent pads to clean the oil.
B-30-2006*A Bangor Hydro-Electric Company transformer was dislodged from pole #2 on the East Coiley Road and the initial report by Dean Butler was that about 2 cups of dielectric oil was spilled on impact.  Closer inspection, in the daylight, then revealed that, in fact, no oil had been lost.
I-260-2005*On 11-30-05, Seven Islands Land Co. reported a small spill on land they manage by Sullivan Logging. Approximately 3 gallons was lost due to a broken hydraulic hose on heavy equipment. The operator used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-259-2005*On 11-29-05, a motorist filling up at Perry's Mini Mart, mistakenly drove off without taking to hose out of his tank. The result was a broken fitting on the pump and about 2 gallons of gas into the spill bucket and onto the pavement. He used sorbent pads to clean the pavement and recovered the fuel from the spill bucket.
A-6-2006*1/06/06 1435 - Tyler Maynard of Karkus Heating reported a spill from the heating oil tanks at Farmington Wastewater Treatment plant. I called Steve Moore the plant operator. He said that a valve had closed on one tank of a two tank manifold system with a return line and oil came out of the vent pipe.

I arrived at the plant at 1630 to meet Tyler and Steve. There were two 330 gallon heating oil tanks on a concrete pad outside the plant's treatment building. The two tanks feed lines were connected to feed the boiler and the return line from the boiler went to one of the tanks. The firematic valve on one tank shut either due to a malfunction or due to the heater that was used to warm the line up outside. This tank was the one that received the return line product so it was overfilled by the returning product since no product was being fed from this tank. Product had come out of the vent line and was present on the pad, tank, and surrounding snow. The tank valve had been repaired prior to my arrival and no more product was released. From Steve's statements the product was not visible at 0800 when they were clearing snow in the tank area but was discovered shortly after noon. Steve tried to siphon out the full tank but could not keep up with the return line so he called Karkus Heating for help. The tanks were just filled three days prior and were now both 1/2 to 3/4 full. The best estimate is that 200 gallons were released.

I collected the free product from the concrete pad and asphalt with sorbent pads and shoveled all the pink snow in the area. I explained to Steve and Richard Davis that there would need to be soil removed and disposed of to remove the oil contamination. They agreed to take responsibility for the clean up.

On 1/10/2006 they attempted to use the town public works equipment to do the clean up. After two hydraulic line failures needing to be cleaned up Steve and I agreed that he needed to hire an excavation company. 1/17/2006 E.L. Vining & Son Inc excavating contractor removed contaminated soil from the spill site. Photo-ionization detector (PID) bag head space readings were below 50 parts per million (ppm) at the end of soil removal.

No further action by Response Services expected.
I-258-2005*On 11-15-05, Dead River received a call from a customer informing them that he smelled oil around his tank. They had serviced his system recently. When the checked they found there was no gasket on the filter and oil was weeping from it. They fixed the filter and cleaned up the oil.
B-31-2006*The Main Street office of Realty of Maine is considering an expansion of their building.  Plans call for adding two stories at the back of the lot, the addition to be supported by pilings.  Vehicles will be parked underneath.

Of course, the prudent architect will not design something like this if the soils are not adequate to the job, so S.W. Cole Engineering was hired to evaluate the local geology.  Drilling showed mostly fill and brown silt over bedrock at 30 & 36 feet.  Groundwater was encountered above the bedrock and a gasoline odor was noted on the tape used to measure to groundwater.  It is presumed the source was a gas station torn down years ago.  Referred to Tech Services.
P-735-2005*
DEP NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 9/22/05: DEP notified by South Portland Fire Department [SPFD] of an ongoing discharge from a generator on Broadway.  Clean Harbors was needed to pump out the generator trailer.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On site I met with SPFD and assessed the spill.  The generator trailer was being transported from Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) to Central Maine Community College (CMCC) in Auburn on a flatbed truck.  The trailer was too wide and one pair of wheels overhung the side of the bed (see attached photo 2).  While en route down Broadway from SMCC, the driver became aware of the off-road diesel [#2 oil] leak and he pulled off into this parking lot.
	Oil was still leaking from the trailer, but we could not see or find the exact location of the leak because of the trailer frame; we postulated a broken weld on the tank.  I measured 3" to 3.5" of fuel still in the tank with an estimated capacity of 250 to 350 gallons.  Oil had discharged to the pavement and flowed to the soil.
	The area is sub-urban commercial use, on city water & sewer.  The function hall operator was concerned over damage to his asphalt pavement.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	SPFD applied copious amounts of clay sorbent and bag containment under the trailer.  DEP authorized CHES to respond with a vacuum truck and crew.  I had the trailer turned 180 degrees to get the leak on the uphill side.  CHES pumped out the trailer tank and swept up the oiled sorbents for offsite disposal.  State Police took the tow truck off the road due to safety violations.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	The exact cause of the leaking tank is unknown to me at this time.  The trailer was reported not to be leaking when it left SMCC several miles away.  We suspect that with the trailer wheels overhanging the bed and resting on the leaf springs stressed the fuel tank seams.  Mr. Bouchard thought a bad fuel line perhaps.
2.	Mr. Ray Masse of CMCC advised me that Pelletier's Towing was considered the RP and to send clean-up invoices there.  On 10/21/05, I spoke with Randy Bouchard who doubted his company's responsibility but advised me to send him (Pelletier's Towing) the clean-up invoices for payment.  [I understand that Mr. Bouchard is Stan Pelletier's son-in-law and has taken over the company.]  On 10/24/05, the CHES invoice for $1094.50 was mailed to Pelletier's Towing.  In January 2006, Clean Harbors informed DEP that Pelletier Towing had not paid the invoice so DEP authorized payment and then sought reimbursement from Pelletier Towing.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-34-2006*Debbie Mitchell smelled oil when she entered her domicile on January 20, but an inspection of her burner showed no leakage.  She neglected, however, to check the tank, 50+ years old, until the next day.  Oil was dripping out the bottom and had run across the basement floor.  Her burner technician cleaned it up with sorbents and suggested that she call the DEP.

A site visit revealed further no cleanup was necessary, so I just suggested that she might talk to PenQuis CAP about a new tank; she'd already done that.
I-164-2005*On 9-6-05, Brian Bouchard and Sons lost approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a broken hose on a loader in Nashville Plt. They used sorbents and sawdust to clean it up.
B-483-2005*
Mr. Backer called to report they had problems with a fork truck that was being used in the storeroom at 678 Main Street. There was a leaking seal and they had found a couple of hydraulic oil spills on the concrete floor. He estimated that one spot was 12 x 24 inches and the other was 12 x 36 inches. No drains had become involved and they used speedi-dri to cleanup the staining.

A-67-2006*01/26/06 1245 - Tom Swengel of SOS Heating (SOS) reported that one of his oil burner technicians was at a residence in Greene repairing an oil supply line  to the furnace. The line had a compression fitting that had been dripping and had been leaking for some time. There were stained concrete, boards and sheet rock.

I met Bret, SOS technician, at the residence of Ann Muyderman. He had replaced the line and cleaned up oil soaked kitty litter the owner had put down to collect the oil. There was a slight odor of oil in the furnace area. The concrete floor around the furnace was stained with oil and the wall lumber in contact with the floor was stained. Ann Muyderman said that the fitting had been dripping for about a month, since another oil burner technician had tuned up the furnace. She had been putting down kitty litter to catch the oil. The sheet rock did not appear to be oil stained though it was blackened from the furnace. Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings in the furnace area and house rooms were 0.0 parts per million.

I suggested to the owner that she clean the concrete around the furnace and have the wood in contact with the floor removed but there was no vapor or environmental danger present.

I-171-2005*On 9-19-05, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) had a spill of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a truck on the Dudley Road in Mapleton. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-170-2005*On 9-15-05, M. Rafford Trucking lost approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic fluid as the result of a broken hydraulic hose on an excavator. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
A-539-2005*10/31/06, 1150: Gerry Thebarge reported that at about 9 am a Pine Tree Waste trash truck broke a hydraulic line spilling about 10 quarts of hydraulic oil to the pavement at 40 Glenridge Drive, Augusta. Pine Tree called Environmental Projects Inc. who sent a crew to clean up the oil and dispose of the sorbent pads. I checked the site and the clean-up looked complete with no resources at risk.
A-20-2006*Unseasonably warm temperatures caused the ground under this outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to soften. Since the AST was not positioned on a proper gravel pad the front legs sank into the mud which allowed the filter assembly to come into contact with the ground and shear a fitting which began to leak oil. The oil leached into the ground and traveled to a small sump by the roadside which drained through a culvert to the tidal zone. A local fisherman headed out before daylight on Friday, January 13th, smelled oil but couldn't see anything. When he returned later that day he could see floating oil. He investigated and found the leaky tank, called a heating oil company and tried to slow the leak.

When I arrived on-scene the oil tank had been plugged and emptied. There was oil in the sump by the road which fire fighters were controlling with sorbent pads. Fire fighters had also deployed sorbent boom in the water to protect the nearby lobster pound.

The Bristol fire chief, Ron Pendleton, acting as incident commander, Tim Pellerin, Lincoln County EMA Director, and myself decided on two primary tasks.

Task 1: Prevent more oil from making its way to the water.
Task 2: Prevent any residual oil in the water from entering the lobster pound when the tide got high enough to flood the pound.

For Task 1, we employed a tracked excavator to enlarge the sump where the oil was naturally collecting. In this sump we built an underflow dam which allows water to pass by but prevents the oil from passing through to the culvert.

For Task 2, we deployed approximately three hundred feet of oil containment boom across the entrance of the lobster pound and lined the containment boom with sorbent boom. High tide that evening was at eleven PM so we waited. At high tide there was some sheening evident, but we saw no evidence of oil in the pound.

For the next three days fire fighters and myself monitored the area and found the system very effective.

Seth Barker of the Division of Marine Resources was on site to inspect periodically throughout the event.

The Department of Agriculture is working to verify that the lobsters in the pound were not affected.

I will be monitoring the sump through the spring thaw to ensure that no oil remains.

Contaminated soil was transported off site to Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock.
B-46-2006*On 1/26/06, I received a report of an approximate 5 gallon hydraulic fluid spill at the Domtar Industries paper mill in Baileyville.  The spill was caused by a hydraulic line failure on a front end loader.  The leak was stopped, repairs were made, and Domtar employees excavated approximately 1 yard of contaminated soil.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Domtar's landfill, which is regulated by the DEP.
I-161-2005*On 8-29-05, because of a leaking bushing, a transformer owned by Maine Public Service (MPS) leaked approximately 0.75 gallons of transformer oil (tagged as not containing poly chlorinated biphenyls) at the granary owned by Maine Potato Growers on Fort Street in Presque Isle. An MPS crew excavated approximately 1 yard of soil from around the pole and took to Presque Isle Landfill.
I-257-2005*On 10-13-05, Fraser Timber had a leak of 14 gallons of hydraulic fluid because the filter came off a lift truck. They used sorbent pads to clean it up and burned them in their on site boiler.
B-47-2006*On 1/27/06, I received a report of a fuel pump leak from a car in an asphalt parking lot on School Street in Veazie.  The leak was stopped and a tow truck called to remove the vehicle.  The Fire Department deployed speedy dry to the spilled product and bagged the waste.  It has been disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-45-2006*
On 1/26/06, I received a report of a truck wreck that took place on Monday 1/23/06, in the afternoon, during a snow storm.  The report to the DEP was not placed until the afternoon of 1/26/06.  The report was made by Kevin Burgher of Environmental Solution, a contractor hired by the trucking company's insurance agency to perform any necessary remediation.

On 1/30/06, Environmental Solutions contracted Lynch Construction to excavate approximately 16 tons of contaminated soil and dispose of it at Pine Tree Landfill.

A-466-2005*   DEP received a query from a homeowner (Hawptli) regarding proper disposal of three antique fire grenades (extinguishers) at his residence.  The grenades contained carbon tetrachloride in glass globes, all intact.  After discussing the options he elected to have DEP collect them for disposal, seeking reimbursement afterward.  The grenades were brought back to the Augusta warehouse for inclusion in the DEP haz-waste collection.
A-309-2005* On 7-6-05, Arnie Fessenden called this office to report the discovery of gasoline contaminated soils. The contaminated soils were found during the removal of two underground tanks at Lindberg Engineering (also used as single family residence). This property is located at the intersection of Route 104 and Dinsmore Rd. The property is for sale with a very interested buyer.
 The owner of the property, Mr. Paul Lindberg, now resides in New Hampshire. These two underground tanks had not been previously registered and had been out of service for many years. Mr. Bill Carver was the certified tank installer on site during the removal. One of the tanks had been partially filled with sand. During the required site assessment petroleum contaminated soils above the action level were detected. I arrived on site and assisted in the decision making and cleanup process. Contaminated soil was stockpiled at the contractors place of business in Oakland. Arrangements were made with Commercial Paving to pick this material up and transport it to Scarborough.
 The area is served by private wells and is a residential neighborhood. Water samples were collected at Lindberg, Johnson (on Joan Trail), Dostie, Tietenberg, Gurny and Diehl. None of the water samples detected any petroleum compounds.
 This site has been referred to Technical Services for further review. The owner of the property, Mr. Lindberg, is not eligible for cleanup funds for this site. These bare steel tanks should have been removed many years ago.
 No further action by Response will be expected.
B-605-2005*
     This office received a call at 1000 on 10/5/05, from Tim Donnelly (MacMillan & Donnelly, Inc.; Falmouth) reporting the recent discovery of oil contaminated soil at a facility where five former underground tanks had been located.  He stated that they are an environmental engineering and consulting firm that had been hired to represent The Hinckley Company in Southwest Harbor.  On or about 8/25/05, as part of a "due diligence exercise", Acadia Environmental Technology (Portland) conducted a limited Phase II site assessment at The Hinkley Company (boat yard) and found some elevated levels of contaminated soil in one of the test pits.  This was where a gasoline tank had been removed from the ground in 1989 (See Spill Report B-441-89).  PID meter readings were in the 1500 ppm range 4 to 8 feet below the surface, but dropped down to 32 ppm approximately 12 feet below the surface.  No free product or saturated soils were observed in the pit.  Since no other tanks were installed at that location, it is assumed that the contamination was left in place following the removal.  They were now inquiring as to what, if anything, DEP would like them to do.  Mr. Donnelly pointed out that the property is located in an industrial area and there are no wells within 2000 feet of the site, to their knowledge, so it would probably come under DEP's baseline 1 or 2 cleanup guidelines.  Furthermore, the contamination has been in the ground since 1989 (16 years or more) and has not caused any environmental problems that anyone is aware of.  The native soil surrounding the excavation is a fine to course sand with variable amounts of silt and clay mixed in.  He would send us a copy of Acadia's site assessment report (see attached) for our records.

     Based on the information provided, it does not seem unreasonable at this point in time to leave the material where it has been for the past 16+ years.  If it had been a problem or potential problem when the tank was removed in 1989, I suspect that Darryl Luce, the DEP investigator on site, would have dealt with it at that time.

REC:  File report.
I-10-2006*1.26.06  Inspected site of Lin-Cor car crushing operations, upon Lin-cors notification.  The waste from the cars was being collected in an appropriate manner and approved containers.  There was some incidental spillage of what appeared to be transmission fluid that was being collected with sorbent pads.

No further Response action anticipated.


file/report
A-441-2005*   DEP received a report that 100 gallons of oil spilled to the concrete floor of the maintenance garage at this bulk oil terminal.  Staff had been servicing a tanker truck and inadvertently left a valve open.  Oil puddled on the floor, contained by a low berm at the bay door.  Oil was collected using shop vacs and sorbents.
A-552-2005*   DEP received a report from a town official that gasoline contaminated soil was encountered during exploratory excavations for a pending sewer project.  The subject property is currently a vacant non-buildable lot that had been an automotive service station as recently as the 1960's.  It is assumed that contamination is associated with this former business, though the spill mechanism is unknown.  No free product was observed and soil was not "saturated".
   The area is served by municipal water and has no down gradient cellars/homes/businesses.  After discussions with DEP geologic staff it was decided that no remediation would be required by DEP as a result of this old contamination.

B-470-2005*B-470-2005
08/17/2005 07:42

     The Castine Town office called to report that a car went off the road into the salt pond on Wadsworth Cove Road during the night.  It was stated that some gasoline and oil may have leaked from the vehicle into the pond.  There was some concern since people use it frequently for swimming.  Investigation however, shown no sign of spillage.  Only algae was noted on the surface.
B-531-2005*B-531-2005
09/14/2005 15:30

     Ron Cody of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid on Route 1 in Prospect.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a failed hose on a bucket truck.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
P-1034-2005*On December 24, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately twenty (20) gallons of unleaded gasoline were discharged as the result of a hole in a passenger vehicle's gasoline tank.  Sorbents were deployed by the West Baldwin fire department.  As the ground was frozen and there was water on top of ice in the area, sorbents proved to be quite useful in the collection of the discharged gasoline.

On December 29, 2005, Kara Walker picked up the bagged sorbent materials and transported them to be disposed of in the DEP's waste stream.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-10-2006*On 1/7/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy reporting a small leak from an oil burner at the Notre Dame Institute in Alfred.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-7-2006*On 1/5/2006, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident involving two trucks on the Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I inspected both trucks and determined that the diesel spill had come from the Federal Express truck involved.  Approximately, 50 gallons were estimated to have been spilled.  Both saddle tanks had been ripped from the truck when it left the road.  One of the two tanks still contained some diesel.

Federal Express hired Clean Harbors who responded to the spill.  They used sorbent pads and a vacuum truck to clean up the spilled fuel.  No further action is required.
P-93-2006*On 1/11/06, I received a call from Anne Jenkins of Jenkins Fuels reporting a one gallon spill of #2 oil when a scully broke on their delivery truck while delivering fuel oil to a client in Kittery.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-503-2005*
SUMMARY
	Thursday, 6/30/05: response to report of a residential fuel oil AST leak to a basement room.  The area is dense sub-urban residential, on municipal water & sewer, and is adjacent to the former Webber Energy bulk plant & terminal on Kensington St.  A metal railing had been leaning against the copper fuel line and vibrations appear to have worn a hole in the line.  The AST & discharge was in a separate basement store room with a concrete wall so oil did not get into the primary basement space.  Giroux Oil replaced the fuel line.  I collected oily debris and sorbents for proper disposal, followed by several washes of the concrete floor with detergent & water.
	Friday, 7/1/05: checked on spill site which looked quite improved.  Ms. Jackson was to power wash the floor over the weekend.  No further DEP Response Div. actions were expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-95-2006*On 1/12/2006, I received a call from Rob Somerville of Safe Handling reporting a motor oil spill from one of their vehicles on Twin Rd. in Auburn.  The spill occurred due to an unspecified mechanical failure on the truck's engine.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further action required.
A-516-2005*Peter Blanchard DEP Response was contacted by Gordon Fuller, DEP Site Investigation & Remediation Program, to obtain a spill number for this property in Gardiner.  The site reportedly was the former American Tissue Mill and had soil contamination.  The decision was made by Acting Director, Mark Hyland, to issue spill number A-516-2005 for this site, although DEP response did not oversee investigation or cleanup.  According to Gordon, Chris Swain was the project manager who hired the excavation and signed the spill letter certifying the excavated material was from a known virgin spill.  Gordon Fuller provided e-mail 1/27/06, explaining his involvement with the site, the spill letter, Waste Processing info from Commercial Paving & Recycling, site map and aerial photo, and draft environmental site assessment, dated August, 2005, by Woodard & Curran consultants, Portland Maine.  These items are attached.

P-96-2006*On 1/13/06, I received a call from the Naples Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill from a motor vehicle accident on the Songo School Rd.  They requested I respond to evaluate the spill.  The location was reported to be 2 miles from Route 302 on Songo School Rd.  The dispatcher I spoke to indicated the fire department would leave a traffic cone at the site to mark the location.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival at Songo School Rd., I was unable to locate any traffic cone.  I drove up and down the road several times and was unable to locate anywhere where it appeared to me that a spill had occurred.  No further action required.

P-1036-2005*On December 25, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two-hundred and seventy-five (275) gallons of a winter blend (K-1 and #2) oil was discharged into the backyard of a residence during the previous week.  On December 26, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) met at the residence to survey the spill area and determine the best course of action to remediate the spill.

12/27/2005 - KW supervised the removal of contaminated soils.  During excavation activities, groundwater was encountered and free product was noted on the groundwater.  Therefore, the excavation depth was limited to the groundwater depth.  Photo-ionization detector (PID) readings were collected from the side walls of the excavation above the groundwater table.  Upon completion of the excavation, readings did not exceed two parts per million (2 PPM).  Due to the impact on groundwater, a temporary recovery well was installed in order to maintain contact with the subsurface groundwater and the excavation was backfilled.

12/29/2005 - A vacuum truck was used to remove one-hundred and twenty-five gallons of mixed liquid media from the recovery well.  It is unknown how much of the media was oil.

1/3/2006 - KW gauged the recovery well.  Depth to water was 8.94 feet and depth to product was 8.91 feet (measured from the top of the recovery well casing).  Therefore, there was a 0.03 of a foot thickness of product remaining in the recovery well.  KW determined consecutive days of pumping were required.

1/4/2006 - KW coordinated the pumping of the recovery well.  Five-hundred gallons of mixed liquid media was removed.  Of that, approximately ten (10) gallons of oil were removed.

1/5/2006 - KW coordinated the pumping of the recovery well.  Two-hundred gallons of mixed liquid media was removed.  Of that, approximately four (4) gallons of oil were removed.

1/12/2006 - KW gauged the recovery well.  Depth to water was 9.39 feet and depth to product was 9.38 feet (measured from the top of the recovery well casing).  Therefore, there was a 0.01 of a foot thickness of product remaining in the recovery well.

Due to the amount of product remaining in the recovery well, coupled with the potential for activities to continue for several months, KW referred the case to Technical Services.

No further emergency response action is required at this time.

I-16-2006*An eighteen thousand gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was being tested before being put into service. The tank was filled with approximately two thousand gallons of oil to ensure that it didn't leak. It did leak. It leaked around the man-hole cover gasket. Fourteen hundred gallons of oil were pumped back out into a transport truck. Another one hundred gallons were allowed to leak into a bucket in a somewhat controlled manner and then transferred, with a portable pump, into a tote. An estimated ten gallons were leaked to the ice and snow around the tank which was collected and transported to an Maine Potato Growers warehouse to be melted and then put through the on-site oil/water separator. The balance of the oil remains in the bottom of the AST below the level of the man-hole. No further action is expected.
P-972-2016*On 12/21/16 at 08:50, a report of a gasoline spill was called into Maine Department of Environmental Protection from John Branscom from the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) at the Gray Maintenance facility.  Steve Flannery and I responded at approximately 10:30. A piping flange gasket failure was the cause of the spill. Approximately 20-30 gallons of gasoline was released into a dispenser sump already in place at the gas pump, and about 5 gallons overflowed onto the ground. ENPRO Services had already been dispatched by MTA, and was in the process of cleaning out the dispenser sump with a vacuum truck and collecting gasoline with sorbents on the ground. The dispenser company was also present repairing the failed gasket. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1082-2005*
SUMMARY
	10/6/05, morning inspection of site for Maine UST siting requirements.  The UST facility was partially installed and Maine Certified Tank Installer, Mike Simard was building the canopy footers.  I noted no evidence of private or municipal water wells within prescribed setbacks for the UST facility.
	This property had previously been subject to spill report P-866-99 when the property was a closed furniture store.  The site had a consumptive-use heating  oil tank [reg. #9531] of 2000 gallon capacity.

S G Brezinski
I-341-2016*I placed about 40 lbs. of speedy dry sorbent material down on puddled up anti-freeze that was most heavily spilled (puddled up) in the rumble strip of the breakdown lane.  Loose material was bagged for disposal.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-636-2018*The Department was notified of a 100 gallon diesel spill resulting from a tractor trailer accident.  During the accident, the driver side saddle tank split and the oil pan was lost.  The truck came to rest adjacent to a median storm drain that leads to a small freshwater wetland.  A majority of the oil and diesel was contained to the median.

Upon the Department's arrival, the driver side saddle tank was pumped before the truck was towed down the highway.  Sorbent pads were placed in puddles of diesel and motor oil and sorbent boom was used to contain diesel in the wetland.  Excavation activities occurred five days later and removed 37 tons of material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-874-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an overfill from a customer's vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up by the service station personnel and was disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-559-2005*11/8/05, 1530 - Raymond Labbe called to report the water at his residence was a golden color. He reported the fuel oil tank in the garage had leaked about 50 gallons when it was initially filled on September 29th. He said it was all over the garage floor and he cleaned it up and disposed of the sorbent material in the garbage. A friend helped him repair the leak which was the result of an improperly removed branch supply line. It had been cut and bent back. He lives in the rented mobile home with his wife and child.

11/9/05, 0900 - I met Mr Labbe at the residence. The tank was located in a detached garage. There was a large stained area on the garage concrete floor. The only area open to ground was where the supply line to the mobile home left the garage. The line ran down under the garage wall and under stone/dirt fill to the mobile home 4 feet away. The line was bare copper with no protection. I dug down into the dirt where the line exited the garage and found no evidence of oil in that area.

While I was on site Kevin Ashline, the property owner, arrived on site. I told him the details of Mr. Labbe's report to DEP which brought me to his property. I showed him the unprotected oil line and informed him the line needs to be on top of the ground and protected from damage with a sleeve. I told him because of the oil spill and the report of off-colored water, I was going to take a water sample to test for petroleum products. He showed me the well that was located in a round vault about 20 feet from the garage just behind an area where garbage is stored. He agreed to fix the line and showed me to the water filter bypass. I took a water sample which appeared clear and had no detectable odor.

Results from water test for petroleum products were all below reporting limits.

No further response action is expected.
P-97-2006*On 1/20/06, I received a call from the Arundel Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Old Post Road near Log Cabin Rd.  Gasoline, motor oil, and antifreeze were spilled from the vehicle involved.  An estimate of 2 gallons total fluid loss was reported.  The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the oil.  No further action required.
A-556-2005*A logging truck rolled over and leaked a small amount of diesel from it's saddle tank caps. The local fire department applied sorbents to the area and removed the spilled product. I contacted the homeowner where the oil had leaked and he felt that the fire department had done a good job cleaning up the oil.

No site visit made. No action expected.
P-98-2006*On 1/20/06, I received a call from Dead River Oil Co. reporting a small fuel oil spill that occurred when an O-ring on their delivery truck failed, causing oil to spray onto the house they were delivering to.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.

A-563-2005*This was a third hand report of water in a vehicle gas tank from a service station UST. Ted Scharf inspected the system with me and found no water in any of the tanks. No further action is expected.
P-99-2006*On 1/25/06, I received a call from Candi Dent reporting a fuel oil spill at her residence in Saco.  The spill had occurred the previous afternoon or evening when Holly's Oil overfilled her above ground storage tank located in her basement.  Holly's had not cleaned up the spill.  I met her that morning at her home along with a representative of Holly's Oil.  Upon arrival, I observed oil odor in the soil under the fill pipe, oil stained concrete under her oil tank, and oil staining on the side of her oil tank.  I also observed that some oil had made its way into a basement drain going to the sewer system.

I reminded Holly's Oil of their obligation to report their spills and to clean them up.  I gave guidance to the representative of Holly's on site on how to clean up the spill.  I suggested using speedy dry to soak up the small puddles of oil on the floor, and then to clean the side of the oil tank and basement floor using a simple detergent.  I advised Ms. Dent to leave the bulkhead door open to allow the oil vapors to ventilate and asked her to contact me, if the spill was not cleaned up to her satisfaction.  No further action required.
P-100-2006*On 1/26/06, I received a call from Greg Shindberg of Shindberg Consulting reporting historic contamination found during development of a property in Portland.  The amount of contaminated soil was small and I suggested they use it on site somewhere appropriate rather than test and truck it off.  Mr. Shindberg agreed.  No further action required.
P-101-2006*On 2/6/06, I received a call from the City of Portland reporting a small fuel oil spill at their Public Works facility in Portland.  The spill occurred when a gauge on their oil burner broke leaking approximately 2 gallons of oil to the floor of the building.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-956-2005*
SUMMARY
	Wednesday, 11/30/05: DEP response to a report of a #2 oil discharge from a Dead River Co. (DRC) fuel-oil delivery truck at the Oxford Pines  trailer park.  The area is rural residential with water from a park well.
	On site I met Rod Hodge and Dan Figueroa of DRC, and with Jim Cook (Park Maintenance Manger).  The DRC driver had made a delivery to an outside, horizontal AST at 12 Gary Street, then drove off, forgetting to unhook his truck's hose from the tank [see attached photo].  Unraveling the hose from the truck's reel for about 150' as he drove down the street, the tank was eventually yanked off its blocks and nosed into the ground like an anchor.  The abrupt end of the hose caused the hose to break off the truck rather than drag the tank down the road.  This is fortunate since they just lost the contents of the hose, not the full oil tank as well.  If the fuel line for the tank was separated there could have been a loss of 250+ gallons.
	
CONCLUSION
1.	DRC replaced the damaged AST, which had been installed by the DEP years before under a local CAP program.
2.	DRC dug up oiled soil at #4  and #8 Gary St. for off site disposal at CPRC in Scarborough; received by CPRS on 2/13/06, after DRC apparently forgot about the drummed soil.  DRC was to re-landscape to the satisfaction of Oxford Pines.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-569-2005*A structure fire overheated this tank and caused the end to blow out. Fortunately the end failed on the upper side so very little oil was lost to the ground which did not require cleanup. I emptied the tank by pumping the leftover oil into a drum so that rainwater would not displace the oil onto the ground.

No further action is expected.
A-616-2005*A grader lost a hydraulic hose which allowed hydraulic oil to be spilled to the road. MDOT personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents.

No site visit made. No further action is expected.
A-520-2005*On 10/24/2005, Jethro Pease of the Waldo County EMA reported an oil spill at the seasonal residence of Donald Webster in Northport. The spill was the result of tank corrosion that was located in the basement. The Northport Fire Dept. was at the residence pumping out the basement as it was flooded with three to four feet of water. When the water level dropped to around eighteen inches, the fire fighters noticed oil starting to appear on the water and stopped pumping. Thompson's oil company was called to pump oil from the leaking tank to a second tank located in the basement. Clean Harbors was called to pump the standing oil and water in the basement, 2245 gallons were recovered.

On 10/25/2005, after the basement had been pumped of the oil and water mix, I noticed that the second tank used to store the unspilled oil was damaged and ready to fall over. I hired Kip's home services to pump out the damaged tank into an outside temporary tank. Kip's home services was also retained to clean the basement of the substantial amount of oily debris and to pressure wash the concrete walls and floor. After cleaning the basement and several weeks of ventilating the house, the clean up appears to be satisfactory and no further action is expected.
A-435-2005*9/14/05, 1400, Eric Kluck of DEP Land & Water Bureau called to report suspected storage of contaminated soil at the Hallowell sand pit. He was doing an inspection when he observed what looked like a pile of contaminated soil and could smell petroleum vapors in the area. I went to the sand pit in Hallowell and saw several piles of dark soil and some that had a slight odor of petroleum. The dark soil looked like road bed reclaim and had no odor. No one from public works department was available that day. The next day I went back and met with Robert Rayot the public works director. Mr Rayot and I went to the sand pit where I pointed out the suspect soil. Mr Rayot confirmed that the dark soil was reclaim that he uses for road patch projects and the other questionable soil was from cleaning out storm drains. I asked about the petroleum odor that I and Eric smelled the other day. Mr Rayot said that earlier in the week a piece of equipment had a fuel line leak that he thought they had cleaned up with sorbent pads. Considering that there were no odors present at this time that sounded plausible.

No further response action.
B-61-2006*   Mr. Dodge reported that he had discovered a 5-gallon metal can in his garage. He recalled that his now deceased father had told him there was a can of Agent Orange in the garage. He believed that there were about two gallons still in the can, which was not leaking.
   Assuming that this was some type of herbicide, I went to the address. The container was clearly marked as containing 2,4,5T a herbicide that was no longer licensed for use in this country. I recovered the container and stored it in our hazardous materials building pending pick up through the State's pesticide pickup program.
P-408-2005*In May 2005, DEP received information that elevated concentrations of pentachlorophenal (PCP) were detected in soil in the vicinity of a pole storage area located on the property owned by Pine Tree Networks.  On August 16, 2005, 30.95 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. (CPRC).  Confirmatory samples collected at the completion of the excavation indicated significantly lowered concentrations of PCP, but some concentrations still exceeded the adult worker Remedial Action Guidelines (RAGs).  Therefore, additional soil was removed on September 23, 2005, (18.2 tons) for disposal at CPRC.   Confirmatory samples collected at the completion of the excavation indicated concentrations of PCP were below the adult worker RAGs.

Further information is detailed in the attached ACADIA Environmental Technology reports.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-62-2006*2/7/06, The city sewer department, Brad Moore, reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a hydraulic hose attached to a heavy piece of equipment that chews up debris when it enters the facility.  Some of the oil spilled onto the operating floor, but most of the oil remained in the channel and will enter the primary clarifier where it will be skimmed off as part of the normal process.  Skim from the clarifiers does end up in the landfill as regular waste.  The spilled oil on the floor was cleanup with speedi-dri and will also be disposed of as facility waste.  The material was not saturated and limited in quantity, less than a five gallon pale.

I discussed reporting and disposal requirements and options with Mr. Moore.


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A-85-2006*On 2/7/2006, Paula Smith of CN Brown reported an oil spill at the Ken Brown residence in Augusta. The spill happened when the driver engaged the pump on the delivery truck with the Scully valve open spilling 1/2 gallon of oil to the street. Driver cleaned up the spill, no further action expected.
B-503-2005*B-503-2005
09/02/2005 11:30

     The Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil from a garbage truck at their facility.  It was stated that about 5 gallons leaked from a broken hose.  The fluid was cleanup with sorbent material and disposed of at the landfill.
A-519-2005*10/24/05 1440 - John Murray called to report that one of his drivers had overfilled an inside AST at 758 Allen Pond Road in Greene. About 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil came out the vent onto the ground. Murray Oil personnel removed the contaminated soil. I responded to site and found small area next to the house under the vent and fill had been excavated. I dug down about 3 feet and still had indications of oil, 705 ppm PID head space sample. I contacted Mr Murray informed him of my findings and told him that additional soil would need to be removed. The next day Murray Oil removed additional soil totaling approximately 1 yard. Samples in hole showed none detect by PID head space. Soil was sent with trash to MMWAC.

No further action was required.
B-512-2005*B-512-2005
09/06/2005 10:35

     Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid from one of their bucket trucks.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon of fluid leaked from a blown hose.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  A minimal amount of soil and grass was also removed.
B-508-2005*B-508-2005
09/02/2005 11:05

     Rob Workman of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Barbara Henning residence on Route 182 in Franklin.  It was stated that approximately one half gallon of fuel leaked from the vent of the tank when it was overfilled.  The small amount of fuel was then cleaned up and disposed of.
B-502-2005*B-502-2005
09/02/2005 08:17

     Richard Backer, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small dielectric oil spill from a transformer at pole #82, approximately 1/4 mile west of the Parsons Road, on Route 202 in Dixmont.  It was stated that about a pint of fluid leaked onto the ground when a switch failed.  The contaminated material was removed and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.
B-52-2006*
On 1/31/06, 0520 hours the Orono Barracks reported a truck rolled over in the ditch on the median side of I-95, south.  Initially, Etna Fire had indicated that there was diesel fuel being spilled.  Later, they changed the report to not being a diesel spill.  By this time, I was on my way.  When I got there at around 0610, the unit had been pulled onto the road.  It was a tanker that hauled a low viscosity lube oil, but it was empty at the time and had not been damaged by the incident.  The driver said that if anything spilled it could have been steering case oil.  There was no evidence of a spill where the truck had been and the saddle tanks had not been impacted at all.  The truck belonged to "Fournier Trucking Inc.".

P-995-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report briefly covers the collection of oil in an apparent oil-water separator, source unknown at this time.  Case referred to DEP Tech Services for further evaluation.

SITE INFORMATION & DEP ASSESSMENT
	The mill is an old fabric mill that closed in about 2001, located in a dense residential and industrial area of Sanford, adjacent to the Moussam River.  The area is on city sewer and water supply.
	On or about 5/25/05, DEP was guided through the mill by James Campbell & Danica Wallace of Campbell Environmental, and by Jim Keefe (mill caretaker).  In the basement maintenance shop at the NW end of the mill (the mill offices area), we noted a manway to an oil-water separator.  As with much of the mill, it is not known where the drains entering this sump come from or where they exit to.
	As of January 2006, EPI advised they had recovered hundreds of gallons of product and it impressed them as a thinned black heating oil (such as #4 oil or waste oil), but had not recovered any in recent months.  Keefe stated in December 2005, he had been skimming the oil.  Samples taken by Campbell Environmental showed no TCE or PCB's.
	The Boiler Room contained several AST's holding about 15,000-gallons of black heating fuel [these AST's replaced the UST's for heating.]  EPI tested this fuel as having minor amounts of PERC and waste oil, though is still within specification and not considered hazardous.  Piping or surface discharges from these AST's are a likely source.
	P-574-05 describes the excavation and clean-up actions around five, old abandoned UST's next to the boiler building.  The oil found here appears too viscous to match the oil found in the Maintenance Room.
	On 1/31/06, I officially requested lab data and information from Campbell Environmental and submitted a second referral to DEP Tech Services.
	
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Other than the occasional skimming of the oil done by Mr. Keefe, there is no present initial clean-up actions on-going.
b.	I have requested that DEP Tech Services assume management of the investigation which is beyond Response Division normal responsibilities.
c.	At this time, October 2006, a source of this oil seep has not been confirmed.  Campbell Environmental has informed me that Mario Frati had the #6 oil removed from the AST's.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist, Response Div.
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-51-2006*
On 1/30/06, 1445 hours Eric Clapp of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a car/pole accident that caused a non-PCB transformer to spill a pint of oil to an asphalt road surface.  BHE personnel recovered as much as possible with sorbent material including boom, pads, and speedy dry.  These materials went to their waste stream.
B-510-2005*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Hampden) removed a 5000-gallon gasoline tank from the ground at the Newport Citgo on Main Street in Newport on 9/12/05.  Dennis Davis (G.R. Adams Jr., Inc.) was the licensed tank installer on site for the project; Dale Chapman (G.R. Adams Jr., Inc.) did the excavation; and Arnold Fessenden (FGS/CMT; Bangor) was hired to do the site assessment.  Keith Shorey, owner of the facility since 1992, decided to remove the tank at this time, because it had recently started taking on water for some reason.

     The tank, which had cathodic protection, was constructed of single wall asphalt coated steel and had been backfilled with sand.  Piping on the tank was single wall fiberglass construction.  According to the registration, the system has been installed in 1987.  Just prior to the removal, the tank contained 10 inches of a fuel/water mixture (about 400 gallons), which Clean Harbors was contacted to pumped out.  Both the tank and the piping appeared to be in pretty good condition; no corrosion holes in the tank or problems with the fittings were observed.  There was a sag in the vent line that contained water.  This was apparently how it was getting into the tank.  Minor soil contamination in the 3 to 10 ppm range on a PID meter was found around and under the tank.  One reading of 103 ppm was detected under an adjacent kerosene dispenser.  Although the surrounding area is on town water, there are 4 or 5 wells within 1000 feet of the site.  As such, this facility would come under DEP's stringent cleanup guidelines.  Native soil around the excavation was a glacial tile type of material and groundwater in the bottom of the excavation showed no evidence of an oil sheen.  Once the tank was removed from the ground, it was taken to B & S Salvage in Hudson to be cut up for scrap metal.

     Several other tanks, which remain on site, are planned for removal in two years.  Any contaminated soil that needs to be removed from the property will be dealt with at that time.

REC:  File report.
P-1038-2005*On December 26, 2005, DEP was notified that a sump alarm was triggered on the Underground Storage Tank alarm system for the tanks located at the Fill It Up Please in South Portland.   The newly renovated tank area has water drainage from the paved areas of the facility over the sumps.  The manager indicated that the water was to be pumped out that day and the issue with the sump collecting water was to be reevaluated in the near future.

No further response actions required at this time.
A-570-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of mineral oil spilled to soil from this "tagged" (non PCB )transformer when a tree leaned on the power lines, burning a hole in the transformer.  CMP staff reportedly removed oiled soil for disposal. No site visit was made. No Central Maine Power Spill report is available for this incident.
A-575-2005*   DEP received a report that a small quantity of oil spilled when this residential cellar AST was overfilled.  Oil that exited the vent pipe was wiped/sorbed off of siding and grass.  The spiller contracted a technician to drain oil below vent/fill line levels and to clean up oil that had weeped past joints in the cellar.  The homeowner reported no odors or other cause for concern.
A-579-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil spilled at this facility when a tanker slid while filling an AST, dislodging the hose.  An estimated 100 gallons went into the concrete containment area.  The bulk of this was pumped and the remaining was sorbed by the spiller.
   The area is commercial and is served by municipal water.  No further clean-up is necessary as a result of this spill event.

B-53-2006*Meeting a logging truck on the Norris Road, one of Gerald Pelletier's drivers squeezed to the side and got a wheel stuck in a snow covered ditch.  Physics took over and the truck laid on its side, losing an estimated 1/2 gallon of diesel from the saddle tank.

Compounding the problem, the crane brought to the site to unload the truck and right it burst a hose and lost about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil.

According to Wagner's forester, the oil contaminated snow was shovelled up and disposed of with Pelletier's garbage.
P-980-2005*On 12/6/2005, I received a call from John Hughes of Garland's Energy reporting a spill at a client's property in Old Orchard Beach.  This property had been the site of a previous oil spill from the same heating system (P-333-2001).  I responded that afternoon and observed oil stained soils in the crawl space under the residence.  It was unclear exactly what had been leaking or which of the two furnaces was the source of the spill.  It did appear that the leak was in the vicinity of the two furnaces.  There was no active leak at the time I was at the site.

I hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to excavate the contaminated soils with a Vactor.  That work was completed on 12/8/05, and the excavation was backfilled on 12/14/05.

The homeowner mentioned again, as he had in 2001, that he had intentions of lifting the house and putting a full basement under it.  I again offered to pay for the disposal of contaminated soils that would likely be encountered if he was able to make that project happen.

No further action at this time is anticipated.
P-58-2006*
NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 1/24/06: evening notification of a head-on collision of a tractor trailer truck with an auto on Rt. 295 southbound between Exits 3 and 4 in South Portland.  The tractor trailer discharged a large amount of diesel fuel, therefore, MDEP's presence was requested.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	DEP on-site about 1820 hrs., conferred with South Portland Fire Dept. (SPFD) and examined the situation.  Both saddle tanks leaked to the roadway, with diesel fuel flowing in the tire depressions in the roadway to a berm constructed by SPFD.  A minor quantity of oil reached the snowy median strip, but not enough to warrant excavation.  No fuel reached a nearby median drain.  Land Air Express Company could not be contacted, at the time.  I noted no oil discharges from Mr. Perdomo's car.  On an emergency basis, DEP called ENPRO Services to respond and clean-up oily waste.  MDOT distributed sand heavily on impacted roadway.
	At approximately 1930 hours, an ENPRO crew of four was scraping up oil & sand with brooms, shovels, and skid loader for later disposal at CPRS.  About 2230 hours, MDEP & ENPRO were off-site, and the spill area was sanded again by MDOT.

CONCLUSIONS
a.	Mr. Hannsell of Land Air Express agreed to pay ENPRO for its services during remediation of site.
b.	At this time the site is believed clean to state satisfaction, and no further remediation required.

S G B
MDEP, BRWM
B-39-2006*
Mr. Horr called to report that his company had responded to an odor complaint at the Anna Leek residence in Orono. On arrival, it was found that the fitting between the tank and filter was dripping. The technician believed that about one gallon had been spilled. No drains were involved and the oil was cleaned up with speedi-dri.
B-9-2006*
     This office received a call at 0845 on 1/11/06 from Darryl Wilson (Wagner Forest Management LTD; Bangor) reporting a logging truck rollover in Tomah Stream on the Loon Bay Road in Waite.  No oil has been spilled to their knowledge, but they wanted to make us aware of the situation, nonetheless.  The accident occurred around 0730 this morning and was due to the truck going too fast on a curve.  Personnel at the scene have spill kits with them and have been trained on how to use them.  They will continue to monitor the situation until the truck is removed and will advise us if anything else develops.

REC:  File report.
P-765-2006*The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification via the National Response Center (NRC) that there had been an approximate five gallon discharge from a sinking vessel in South Portland.  No report was made through the spill line so unfortunately the appropriate personnel did not find out until days later, hence there was no visit by the Department.  All known information has been provided.  It is reasonable to expect that had this incident been even remotely major, the U. S. Coast Guard officer making the original report would have been more diligent.
B-49-2006*
On 1/28/06, I received a report of a car off the road in a stream in Exeter.  The report was placed by a neighbor who had noticed the car earlier in the week, but no one had done anything about it.  The day before, he thought he saw a sheen in the stream that runs by his house.

Upon arriving on scene, it was apparent that the car was not in the stream, but in the ditch on the side of the road.  There was no water around or close to the vehicle.  No sheen was present in the stream and no environmental impact was created by the car.

I spoke to the owner and told her if there was any leaking of oil or gas from the car in the spring, I would be back to excavate the contaminated soil and send her the bill.  I recommend she have the vehicle towed back onto her driveway, or I would have it towed and send her the bill.  I told her I would give her until Tuesday, 1/31/06, to think about it.  If the car was not out of the ditch and upright, I would have it towed.  On Tuesday 1/31/06, I drove by the site and saw that the car had been removed.  There was no impact to environment.
P-975-2005*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 12/6/05: near days end Acadia Environmental (Acadia) notified Jon Woodard (JLW) of DEP of gasoline contamination confirmed during a Underground Storage Tank (UST) closure assessment by Portland Pump Co. at this Kennebunk facility.   JLW referred evaluation to me.

SITE INFORMATION
	A StiP3 dbl-wall steel 4000-gallon premium unleaded UST was abandoned to be replaced by a 2500-gallon diesel UST.  DEP's Tim Rector informed me that in 2003 the gasoline UST was taken out of service due to failing cathodic protection anode tests.  DEP's Rector and Raquel Ross performed an inspection on 9/15/05.  The site is a former auto dealership.
	P-687-97 outlines actions to abandon old bare steel product piping, the year Mr. Haskell took over the facility from Jim Welch.  I noted no other spill reports on the facility.  Previous UST's now registered as removed held waste oil, #2 oil, and gasoline.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	The area is sub-urban residential and commercial.  I noted no water supply wells within 300' of the facility.	 I understand that soils outside the UST backfill are silty-clay deposits.  The MDEP Decision Tree advised a Intermediate Clean-Up Goal (see attached form).  Groundwater was about 3' to 4' below grade making dewatering to install the new UST necessary.  On 12/7/05, I e-mailed Acadia regarding clean-up action levels and dewatering (see attached).   I understand gasoline contamination was local and not severe.  No free-product, LNAPL or oil-saturated soils, I observed.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS & SITE VISITS
	Wednesday, 12/7/05: on site in mid-afternoon to find Certified Tank Installer, Grant of Portland Pump Co. (PPC) dewatering to a nearby storm drain in violation of practice and my earlier communication to Acadia Env.; PPC workers identifying the drain as a storm drain not sewer.  [Renda of Acadia later stated that he had failed to pass on my e-mail to PPC.]  Grant added more hose and de-watered to the rear field of the property on my advisement.
	I did not approve land spreading soil at Gary's Auto Salvage suggested to me by Grant.  The excavated soil could not be re-used on site, though the low levels [most below the action level of 500-ppm] prohibited its use as clean-fill.  I was open to land spreading on site with proper approvals of the town and neighbors as outlined in conditions of the DEP Land Spreading Agreement [LSA].  A copy of a blank LSA was faxed to PPC and Acadia for their client.  I got conflicting information on the amount of soil: either 40 yards all mixed in or mostly clean and several yards of more contaminated segregated in the rear.
	12/8/05: Brief visit with Ted Scharf (MDEP), met Ms. Pike of Acadia on site doing the assessment.
	3/3/06: Without approval to land spread the soil, I met Mr. Haskell who agreed to DEP management and he would apply to the Maine UST Clean-Up Insurance Fund.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	I advised Arthur Grant that dewatering contaminated water to a storm drain and surface waters were prohibited and in violation of Maine rules, something I have advised Mr. Grant of in the past and has been covered in CTI training.
b.	As of February 2006, I understand that the facility owner, Haskell, was seeking local approval to land spread the soil, estimated at 40-yds.  Approval by the town was not given due to a neighbor issue and the location being over a wetland area.  Overall, information from PPC and Acadia was conflicting at times, and their communications to DEP could use improvement.
c.	Acadia's closure report of 1/5/06, states the removed tank was single-wall steel (page 5 & photo 1), it was in fact a double-wall StiP3 UST.  I advised them to revise this.
d.	At this time, no further DEP Response Division actions are anticipated.  Contaminated soil & groundwater was hauled off for disposal at ARC on 5/8/06.  Oil contaminated soil & water shall be properly managed if disturbed in the future.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-640-2006*On July 5, 2006, Theresa Foster of 9 Weathervane Drive, Windham reported that her property on 15 Weathervane Drive had been vandalized by a former tenant who had dumped unknown chemicals on the property along with damaging property.  The Windham Police Dept. had investigated the property damage (see attached Windham PD Crime Report).  She had called several environmental contractors regarding the chemical dumping and Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) had visited her site and informed her that she should contact the DEP.

Since it appeared to be a possible hazardous waste disposal issue and no responders were readily available, Andy Slusarski and Tim Wright of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit visited the site on July 6, and met with Mrs. Foster.  She showed them all of the areas of concern and explained the situation.  The former tenants were her parents (Regis & Virginia Stepnick), and there were disagreements over the property.  Mr. Stepnick allegedly vandalized the property including  spreading chemicals on the landscaping and dumped liquids down the garage sink prior to leaving.

Andy and Tim obtained samples of soils in the different areas and from the drain to determine if the spilled materials were hazardous materials.

The analysis indicated that the material was likely pesticides/herbicides, and the liquid was a hydrocarbon based material; possibly a solvent.

The incident was considered vandalism and the Fosters' insurance carrier agreed to pay for further investigation and clean up of the contamination.

On August 10, 2006, representatives of EPI, Campbell Environmental Group (CEG), DEP, and the Fosters met on the site.  CEG & EPI were there at the bequest of the insurance company (Liberty Mutual).  We surveyed the site and determined a plan for clean up and investigation of the site.  A summary of the site visit and a work plan are attached.

The work plan was approved by Liberty Mutual and the work commenced between September 8, and September 12.  All contaminated areas were addressed and sufficiently cleaned up to meet Maine Center for Disease Control's Maximum Exposure Guidelines (MEG).  One area of concern did remain.  MTBE was detected in a monitoring well at a concentration of 81 ug/L.  The MEG for MTBE is 35 ug/L.

A report outlining CEG's findings is attached.  The report by CEG suggests that given all other site constraints, the contamination may be the result of construction fill that contained some gasoline contamination.  Hence a clean-up of several yards of contaminated soil were excavated by EPI under the direction of Campbell Environmental and properly analyzed and disposed of.

I consulted Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services regarding the MTBE contamination.  We concurred that since the well samples did not detect any MTBE, and the contamination was possibly introduced at the time of home construction and had not yet impacted the well, the likelihood of contamination of the drinking water well from the low level of MTBE is not expected.

The property was investigated quite extensively during this incident and there is no widespread MTBE contamination and risk to the water supply is very low, therefore the Department is not requiring any further action in this matter.   The property owner may wish to periodically test the well to assure that no contamination is present in the future.
P-1049-2005*
SUMMARY
	Thursday, 12/29/05: While in the area, I visited this site to check on a scheduled UST installation to replace a retail motor fuel AST at the rural gas station.  Site also known as Duck Pond Plaza.  On site was A L Doggett's Certified Tank Installer's: Greg and Todd.  The area is on private wells and septic.  Land use is residential and commercial.  Groundwater is high and soils reported to be silt-clays.
	The AST's for the gas station were in a concrete berm which was broken on one side (due to a collision) and no longer tight and within state compliance [see attached photo 4].  I believe the new UST piping is to be connected to the active dbl-wall piping for the AST facility [Photo 2 & 3]. Groundwater from the UST excavation was being pumped to a field.  Lavallee stated he noted no evidence of discharges with the install.  I noted a few minor discharges with the AST's and dispenser areas.  No closure assessment was required for the AST abandonment.
	No further DEP Response Div. actions planned at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-12-2006*
	Wed. 2/1/06: report of a 5 to 7 gal. diesel discharge to the ground from a front-end loader.  Absorbed with wood chips and burned on-site as per past agreement and practice with DEP.  No DEP response requested or performed.

S G Brezinski
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B-54-2006*
     This office received a call at 1440 on 2/1/06, from the Orono Fire Department reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that an unknown motorist had apparently lost their motor oil in the parking lot in front of the High School / Middle School on Goodridge Drive in Orono.  Approximately one gallon was discovered on the pavement around 1400 today.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dri were used to clean it up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
I-13-2006*On 2-2-06, Dick Boisvert of Maine Public Service called to report that one of their trucks had lost approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil at 381 Main St. in Monticello. They dug up contaminated soil and took it to Presque Isle Landfill.
B-48-2006*On 1/29/06, at approximately 1900, I received a report from Tom Guerrette of R H Foster, Inc. that there had been a spill at their bulk plant in Greenville.  The spill had occurred at approximately 1815.  The spill was caused by a driver who forgot to close the valve from the fill pipe after shutting off power to the electric pump.  Head pressure form the tank pushed product through the pump and fill line out onto the frozen snow covered ground.

R H Foster crew's were able to use absorbent pads to recover the free product from the ice.  They were then able to use absorbent boom and snow to wrap the spill area.  Because of the snow storm and R H Foster's insistence that they had everything under control at that time, I returned home and scheduled to meet the next morning.

At 0800 on 1/30/06, I met Tom Guerrette at the spill site.  They had indeed done a good job recovering free product and containing the product to a confined area.  I recommended that: we scrape the ice which had come in contact with the oil; recover all of the snow that had come in contact with the oil; place all of the material on a tarp; and contract Clean Harbors to vactor the waste up and dispose of it at their facility in South Portland.  Mr. Guerrette was in agreement and hired a local contractor with a back hoe to scrape and pile all of the waste onto a tarp.

Clean Harbors arrived later that day and removed all of the waste for proper disposal.

On 12/27/06 Lander Construction was hired to excavate approximately 10 yards of contaminated soil that was discovered in a ditch next to the spill area.  The contaminated soil was discovered during and environmental audit for the possible sale of the property.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.


B-4-2006*
     This office received a call at 1325 on 1/4/06, from William Olver (Winterport) reporting an oil spill at his residence on the Monrow Road.  He stated that R.H. Foster, Inc. (Hampden) spilled some fuel oil on his driveway last Thursday during a delivery.  The cause of the spill was unknown, but it occurred near where the truck was parked.  He has been trying to find out from R.H. Foster what exactly happened, but no one is returning his call.  He was also concerned about the possibility of his well getting impacted from this spill.  Since the ground is still frozen, it may not be a problem.  The well is located 30 or 40 feet from the spill.  They apparently used sorbent pads to cleanup the oil, but some of it ran down the driveway and into a grassy area.  How much oil remains on site is unknown.  You can still smell it when approaching the house.  DEP's assistance was requested.

     I then called R.H. Foster, Inc., explained the complaint that we had received and asked that either Robert Tracy or Tom Guerrette give me a call.  After checking into the situation, Mr. Guerrette returned my call on 1/5/06, and indicated that their driver had fallen down with the delivery hose as he was walking back to his truck.  When the nozzle hit the ground, 2 or 3 gallons sprayed onto the driveway.  Sorbent pads were initially used to clean it up, but some additional work is needed.  They met with Mr. Olver at his residence earlier today and Sunny Adams, a local contractor, will be removing some oil contaminated grass and leaves from the drainage ditch.

     When I called Mr. Olver to discuss the latest development, he indicated that he was satisfied with R.H. Foster's response.  If there are any additional problems, he will give me a call.

REC:  File report.
P-26-2006*
SUMMARY
	Wednesday, 1/11/06: late morning site visit by DEP's S. Brezinski & K Walker, while acting as guide to US EPA for federal SPCC inspections.
	Facility is an independently-owned, small bulk fuel oil AST facility and retail UST gas station.  Location is in a dense, sub-urban commercial & residential area served by public water & sewer.  A public water supply well is located about 2000' west off Rt. 196.  Residences are situated on all four sides, along with several gas stations [see attached site sketch].  Previous DEP spill reports for the facility include P-68-1991 and P-611-1997.  On 1/11/06, we noted no significant changes in the AST facility from report P-68-1991.
	The Titus AST facility had no required federal or state SPCC  plan.  See the attached 4/13/04, site evaluation of DEP's Sara Brusila.
	On 1/11/06, I noted what appeared to be minor oil spills on the ground by the loading/off-loading area.  No remediation required at the time due to frozen ground, possible disturbance of the loading rack and most importantly: a more complete evaluation and remediation will come with AST facility upgrade.
	Most of the yard was snow covered though fuel discharge(s) to the soil were visible under the loading rack.  There was no spill containment for the loading area.  There is a surface drain at the corner of Rt. 196 & Bend St. (draining to the Androscoggin River?).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-25-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report covers DEP support for a routine US EPA, AST SPCC inspection, of Wednesday, 1/10/06.  The facility is a locally-owned fuel oil & diesel AST bulk plant (please refer to attached site sketch and photos).  There are also three other large, used AST's on-site, presently not installed and not in service (see attached photos).  The immediate area is sub-urban, commercial use and the facility is bordered by Maine Recycling, Huston Excavation Co. gravel pit and yard, and the Lisbon Public Works yard.  The site is over a mapped aquifer and upgrade of the Androscoggin River (see attached site map and aerial photos).  The property is reported to be immediately underlain by silt/clay bed, as well as sand & gravel.
	Upon inspection, Ms. Morash and Ms. Tsang of EPA found no SPCC plan, no proper containment for the AST's or loading rack area, and other deficiencies also noted in a DEP inspection that took place on 6/15/04 (see attached DEP letter of 7/19/04, and EPA's inspection report of 2006 for further details).
	Two, 4000-gallon diesel AST's are former UST's removed from a C N Brown gas station in Greenville back in 1994-95.  The AST's are now installed on combustible wood cribbing with no emergency vents.  In 1995, I advised Mr. Piela it would be illegal to install the old UST's as AST's, though he proceeded to pipe the tanks to the loading rack and stored fuel in them anyway (see P-493-95).
	In the yard, near the office is a drain that had been installed sometime after 1995.  Mr. Piela and his son knew not where it drained to.  I was concerned it may eventually drain to the river.
	The yard was largely snow covered, during our inspection, though oil discharges to the soil were noted under the loading rack, looking similar to that in reports P-333-1991, and P-08-2002.  No remediation was required at the time of these reports, based upon the rational that soil removal could undermine the AST's and a more thorough assessment and source reduction can accompany a facility upgrade.
	On 2/21/06, DEP received a copy of the EPA inspection report, parts of which are included with this spill report.  On 3/7/06, Maine DEP received a copy of a 3/2/06, letter from Summit Env. Consultants regarding planned facility upgrades before year 2007.  The letter was in turn, copied to Sara Brusilla of DEP.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
A-193-2005*   DEP received a report that the AST at this seasonal camp was now empty and had a broken filter nipple (the tank is located under an eave and it is presumed that ice/snow falling or heaving caused the damage).  The tank had been filled two months previously; it is possible that the break occurred prior to this fill.  Oil flowed under the slab-constructed camp and began to surface on a slope between the camp and Megunticook Lake (30' away).  A sheen was visible in the lake when shallow sediments were disturbed.  Containment boom was placed along the waterfront and an interception trench was dug below the camp, but negligible product was recovered.  Several yards of soil was excavated for disposal.
   The neighborhood is developed as a mix of seasonal and year-round homes, all with individual wells.  The subject camp is at the end of a peninsula, with a drilled well topographically upgradient of the spill but still considered threatened; Technical Services assistance was requested.  It was decided that destruction of the camp to retrieve any oil tied up in underlying soil was impractical.  It is believed that the majority of the spilled oil had impacted the lake prior to DEP notification, and is unrecoverable.

P-67-2006*I received a report of an abandoned underground storage tank on Minot Avenue in Auburn.  I visited the site and did observe a former UST gasoline pump behind the house.  I couldn't find fill or vent pipes, however the area had grown up quite a bit and there were several inches of snow on the ground.  It did appear the pump was fixed to rigid piping, and therefore I surmised that it was in fact attached to an UST, or at least the piping.

I was unable to discuss the issue with anyone on site, given the property appeared to be abandoned.

I visited the Auburn City Building and was able to determine ownership.

The information has been referred to the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit.

P-71-2006*
	1/27/06: afternoon report of small oil discharge from a delivery hose on a Yorkie Oil delivery truck.  Approximately one pint of #2 fuel oil discharged to the ground which was cleaned-up with sorbent material.  Spent materials were disposed of by Yorkie Oil.

No DEP response requested or made at time.

S G Brezinski
P-72-2006*	2/7/06, report from Dead River Oil Co. of a small overfill out the vent pipe and tank top fittings to the concrete basement floor of this residential fuel oil AST.  The discharged product was remediated by Dead River with sorbent material, and disposed of.  Dead River also reported the tank install was defective in that the vent was too far from the fill to hear the whistle.

No DEP response requested or made up to this time.

SGB
P-77-2006*01-31-06:  Overfill of residential AST by Yorkie Oil.  Yorkie Oil personnel sufficiently cleaned up spilled product with sorbent material and hand-excavated a small amount of snow, and disposed of.


A-57-2006*Dana Valleau of E-Pro Engineering contacted DEP to report a 1 gallon hydraulic spill.  The spill was caused by a leaking gasket on a snow cat on the western slope of Kibby Mountain.  Radian Communications owns the snow cat and is in the process of installing a meterological tower.  The spill was partially captured with sorbent material.  There are no water resources at risk from this spill.  No site visit was made.
A-58-2006*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this mill when a seal failed at a piece of industrial machinery.  The spill was confined to concrete flooring and was recovered by mill staff using sorbents.  No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this event.
A-60-2006*   DEP received a report that a small mineral oil spill occurred when a car struck a utility pole with a transformer.  Central Maine Power (CMP) staff used sorbents and excavated contaminated snow for disposal.  The transformer was untagged, but subsequent analysis showed <2 parts per million of poly-chlorinated byphenals.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this event.
A-63-2006* On 1-23-2006 the 3E company reported a release of five gallons of kerosene. This spill occurred at the Home Depot located in Rockland. According to Shawn O'Brien of the 3E company the five gallon pail was knocked over inside the store. The oil was cleaned up with absorbent material. The store number in Rockland is 2409. The record ID for 3E is HD 2409-012306-A. This waste material is scheduled to be pick up with other wastes on 2-20-2006. No further action is expected.

A-66-2006*1/26/06 0935 - Chuck Kraske from the International Paper (IP) Androscoggin Mill, Jay reported that while digging to replace a culvert at the mill workers encountered dark stained soil. They excavated the soil and contained it on an asphalt area while waiting for roll-offs from Waste Management Crossroads to transport the soil. Mr. Kraske believes that the soil looked like it was stained with #6 oil and there was a #6 oil spill in the area in 1984 that could have been the source. I told Mr. Kraske that DEP could not provide a Contaminated Soil Letter for disposal since there is no definitive evidence that it is only #6 oil contamination. He would have to do a profile to meet Waste Management's requirements for accepting the soil for disposal.

I met with Mr. Kraske at the mill on 2/2/06 to look at the site and soil. The soil was contained in covered roll-offs. In one roll-off there was dark stained soil that had no noticeable odor. There were two other roll-offs of soil from the excavation that IP intended to dispose of also. The excavation was filled with clean soil.

IP sent spill report (attachment). Soil was accepted for disposal at the Norridgewock landfill. The Generator's waste profile sheet and lab analysis are with IP spill report.

No further action expected.
B-55-2006*
On 2/2/06, I received a report of a one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from C N Brown Company.  The spill occurred at the University of Maine's Roger Farm, at 914 Bennoch Road in Orono.  The spill was caused by a crack on the delivery truck fill nozzle.  Once the spill was noticed, the fuel was stopped and the spilled product was absorbed using oil pads.  Some contaminated snow was also shovelled into bags for proper disposal by C N Brown Company.
A-77-2006*On February 2, 2006 the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department reported a sheen on the inner harbor.  No source was discovered and the sheen has been presumed to be waste/used motor oil most likely pumped overboard by an automatic bilge pump on a moored vessel.  The local fire department and DEP staff used sorbent materials in an attempt to recover some of the spilled product.  Recovery was very limited and the volume spilled appeared to be small.

No further action is expected.
I-14-2006*
SUMMARY
	Fri. 2/3/06 report by Ryan Cavanero of a small #2 oil oil discharge by Irving Oil Corp. following a delivery to the Maine Veteran's Home between 0500 & 0600 hrs.  Irving reported to have delivered 7500-gal. to the 10000-gal. Underground Storage Tank (UST) and spilled fuel out of the truck's hose after disconnecting.  The Irving driver [Butch Bann, 532-6606] spilled over the snow and onto the grass and soil under the snow and was caught in the spill bucket for the fill pipe.  As the discharge reached soil and snow and had not been fully cleaned up within two hours it should have been reported to Maine DEP, though was not.
	On-site about 0930 hrs I met Mr. Cavanero and confirmed oil odors and red oil stains on the snow, soil, grass, and free product in the spill bucket.  Mr. Cavanero had contacted Owen at Irving Corp. [852-7692] who was sending out a clean-up contractor.
	Mon. 2/6/06: Mr. Cavanero told me that two Irving workers responded on Friday and cleaned up the oil spill to his satisfaction.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
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P-885-2005*
SUMMARY
	11/2/05, report from an anonymous citizen of an apparent waste oil-like discharge to a retention pond at this municipal landfill with the suspect liquid being vacuumed up and discharged into the landfill.
	On conferring with DEP's Randy McMullen, who licensed this landfill under DEP's Solid Waste Div., I understood he was aware of this action.  The landfill was in fact recovering sludge liquid containing Mg & Fe metal precipitates and organics (non-oil and non-hazardous waste) from the retention pond and reintroducing them to the landfill.  A DEP Solid Waste Div. representative was understood to be on site at this time.
	No DEP Response deemed warranted.

S G Brezinski
I-15-2006*
SUMMARY
	1/31/06 discharge, late-reported to DEP on 2/2/06.  Mr. Stiles reported that approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from their logging crane.  The oil reported to have run into the "Hot Pond" where he explained the oil would get sorbed to the logs and eventually burned, a previous DEP approved response and disposal practice.  No discharged reported to have reached groundwater.  No DEP response requested.

S G Brezinski
A-140-2005* On 4-1-2005, Bill Douglas reported that a neighbor had dumped oil onto the ground. This neighbor is a junk dealer. The site is located on the Whitten Rd. Several months later I made a site visit. I had a great bit of difficulty finding Whitten Rd. It is located off Mutton Lane. The property is abandoned and there are several piles of metal debris. However, there were three drums on site that contained waste gasoline. There had not been any activity at this site for several months. There was no indication that someone was using the drums of gasoline as a fuel depot. I next called Clean Harbors and made arrangements with them to pick up the drums the next day.
 Next I tried to locate the land owner or the individual who was operating the scrap business from this location. I spoke with the Town of Clinton Police Dept. and Town Clerk. I also spoke with neighbors. The property is owned by Steve Theriult and he is living and working out of state. Steve let Dennis Dodge use/live at the property. Dennis Dodge then started operations as a junk yard/vehicle scraping operation. The Town Police evicted Dodge from the property, per Theriult's request. The whereabouts of Dennis Dodge is unknown, it appears that he lives a transient lifestyle.
 Clean Harbors arrived the next day and we loaded the three drums into the truck and they hauled them away. No further action is expected from Response Services.
B-772-2005*
Bangor Hydro reported a 9 gallon transformer oil spill at entered location.  Clean Harbors of Maine was contracted to cleanup the spill.  See attached Bangor Hydro spill report and lab analysis indicated PCB oil less than 2 ppm.

No further Response action.


file/report

A-339-2005* On 7-20-2005, the Maine State Police called to report that an Irving tank truck had been pulled over on Route 3, near Ruffingham Meadow. The truck had been pulled over because the State Trooper saw oil leaking from the truck. Irving Environmental Division was notified, and they sent someone to deal with it. I am not sure if the oil was diesel or engine oil. The spill was small in size and no further action will be required.
A-614-2005*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at the cellar AST in this seasonal camp.  It transpired that the oil company had made a delivery the previous day; contractors working at the property later smelled oil and observed a puddle of oil on the concrete floor under the tank.  They contacted the oil company, who collected some oil and spread speedi-dry.  The oil company called DEP the following day.  The gage glass on the top of the tank was broken, and it is assumed that oil flowed out of this orifice.  The oil company representative would not accept any description of this event as an "overfill" (or any blame for the spill) so DEP staff collected remaining speedi-dry.
   The property owners visited the camp the following week.  Slight odors were apparent in the furnace/tank room, but nowhere else.  They agreed to contact DEP if odors are an issue at any time.  The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water, but there is no evidence that oil escaped the cellar, and I do not consider groundwater threatened by this spill event.
B-57-2006*
1/3/2006 CMP reported a car/pole accident at entered location that resulted in a spill from a transformer.  The area was cleaned up with sorbents and removal of soil and ice.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.  The materials were transported to Crossroads in Norridgewock for disposal.

No further Response action warranted.


file/report
B-56-2006*Troop F dispatchers reported a Schwan's truck off Rt.1 in a brook in Orient, but reported that there was no spillage.  I therefore did not investigate the incident 'til the next day, when I discovered two things:  the accident was actually in Amity, out of our territory, and that there was, in fact some spillage of lube oil.  By the time I got there, there was just the slightest of sheens, most of the oil having been washed downstream by that time.
A-484-2005*10/7/05, 0830 - Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power called to report a spill of 1 cup of battery acid (sulfuric acid) to the floor from a failed battery at their facility. They neutralized and cleaned it up with spill kit. No further action required.
A-70-2005* On 2-10-2005, Dave Hooper of Maritime Energy called to report an oil leak at the home of Kalyn Hammon. The Hammon residence is located at 14 Coopersbeach Rd. in Owls Head. I made a site visit and found the problem to be minor. There was an oil stain on the crushed rocks in the basement. The groundwater is quite high here and it is visible under the crushed rock. I dug several test holes through the rock and found only one location that had product. I used sorbent pads to collect this oil. No further action will be required.
P-14-2005*Received a call from McBurnie Oil Co. regarding the discovery of a leaking copper supply line at the Boutin's property on Route 117, Denmark, ME.  The discovery was made, due to oil vapors in the building while the Boutin's were visiting their property.

I met McBurnie Oil Co. on-site who showed me the area in question.  The discharge was located under a mobile home into the soil. The amount of oil lost was unknown, but was estimated to be around a gallon.  Due to limited access to the area (would have required additional removal of the skirting) only a small amount of soil could be removed.  Approximately one five gallon bucket was spread on-site.  The dug well for the property was located up-gradient of the discharge, not at jeopardy.

I informed the Boutin's of my findings and informed them that I could remove additional soil with a vacuum truck, if they felt it was necessary, or they could remove it themselves. The only issue I observed were vapors in the building, which would most likely dissipate over time, and since no one was living at the property we could wait to see if the vapors were still an issue when they returned in the spring.  They stated they wanted me to undertake any additional work if required, but was willing to wait to see if the vapors dissipated overtime.

I was later contact by the Boutin's stating the vapors had dissipated, and felt no additional work was required.  I informed them to contact me if the situation changed.
A-151-2005* On 4-7-2005, several people called this office to report the very strong odor of oil along the walking path that is adjacent to Mobil Oil Company's petroleum pipeline and former bulk plant in Hallowell. I made a site visit and found the area wreaking with petroleum odors. This area is surrounded by a chain link fence. I called the telephone # listed on the emergency sign that was posted on the site. I was eventually able to talk with someone from Maine (after talking with folks from Texas). They said they would send someone up to check into it. I also spoke with Rick Kaselis of the DEP BRWM.
 Inside the chain link fence there is a shallow pond. This pond is not normally there, however, the recent wet weather had changed that. It appears that the water forced out the oil that had been trapped in the soils. The soils are in the location of the former bulk oil tanks.
 Rick Kaselis is working with ExxonMobil to close this site, (a former oil terminal). Employees from Mobil used sorbent material to collect the floating oil. I had a phone conversation with Rick Kaselis and he told me that no additional oil appeared in the pond after that date.
 Sometime in 2006 soils that are contaminated with lead will be removed from this site. If any oil saturated soils are found at that time they will be dealt with. No further action from response is expected.
P-1073-2005*A car accident caused a transformer to leak.  Repaired by CMP and resulting contaminated media removed and disposed of via CMP's North Augusta Service Center.
P-1071-2005*I was contacted by a company performing precision testing on the Gibbs gas station on Route 1 in Ogunquit.  A leak was detected under "dispenser 3", where the flex connector failed.  Contamination was not readily observed at the time of the test and it was unknown if there was any contamination at all.  The flex connector would be replaced in the near future and at that time it will be determined if, in fact contamination exists.
A-608-2005*   DEP received a report that this minor spill occurred at a residential cellar AST.  Two tanks were manifolded such that the vent line for the first served as the fill for the second (OSFB staff confirmed that this is an allowable set-up); this common line had developed leaks at the joints.  Oil wept onto the concrete cellar floor, where it was recovered using sorbents.
P-1080-2005*Rob Somerville of Safe Handling reported that 5-10 gallons of used oil had been discharged during normal activities at the Auburn facility.  Safe Handling cleaned up the affected area and hired a contractor to dispose of the materials.

No further action is necessary at this time.
B-59-2006*
2.6.06, C N Brown Company reported a K-1 spill of less than a gallon during a home delivery of fuel oil.  According to the reporter, when the driver switch his PTO from #2 to #1, it happened too quickly and fuel discharged through the delivery hose.  It's not clear to me how this caused a spill, but it appears the driver made some type of mistake.  A reported pint of oil discharged onto the concrete pad and was cleaned up with six sorbent pads.

Also, according to the reporter, the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.


file/report
A-55-2006* On 1-23-2006, an electrical transformer owned by CMP developed a leak and lost about fifteen gallons of oil. The transformer was located on Maureen Drive in the city of Augusta. This transformer had been previously tagged "non PCB." Central Maine Power hired a contractor to remove the oil stained soil and transport this material to Waste Management's Landfill in Norridgewock.
  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
A-301-2005* On 7-1-2005, Fred Carlton called this office to report the finding of an underground tank. A contractor was excavating on the property and found the UST. This property is located in Winthrop at the site of the former Diary Delight at 150 Main Street.
 I arrived on site with all the necessary paper work. The tank was about 400 gallons in size and contained water and black oil, similar to waste oil. There was no sign of spillage from this tank. I called Environmental Projects Inc., and they arrived later to pump out the tank. They also loaded the tank into a dump truck and brought it back to Gray for cleaning and disposal. There was some speculation that this tank was connected to the dry cleaning business that had closed some years ago. EPI later called me and told me that the oil tested as a fuel oil.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.




P-596-2005*
SUMMARY
	7/29/05, notification of approximately 50-gallon leak of hydraulic oil from a main ram machine in the Press Pit area.  Mr. Oszurek advised me that most of the oil was pumped back into the system.  None went to drains, soil, or water.  Remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-95-2005*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of 400 gallons of #2 fuel oil at Global Co., LLC, 1 Clark Road, South Portland, ME.  The discharge was caused by a gasket failure on a 10" line in the boiler room and was contained within the building.

By the time I arrived on-site, the fire dept. had foamed the area and Clean Harbors was in the process of recovering the fuel and foam with vacuum trucks.  A small amount of fuel had seeped outside the building, but was collected with sorbents.  My understanding is that this incident had occurred previously, with a large discharge to the outside.  Clean Harbors collected most of the discharged fuel, and speedy-dry was placed down to collect the remaining fuel.

I returned the following day and employees of Global Co. were collecting the speedy-dry, and wiping down equipment that was covered in oil with rags.  I again checked the outside of the building for areas of concern and observed nothing.
P-613-2005*
SUMMARY
	Thursday, 8/4/05, DEP response to a complaint by Mr. Barr that an unknown person dumped or leaked gallons of motor oil at the roadside during a rain storm which washed down across his residential property.  The only remaining oil residue were small patches clinging to tall grass on his property along the drainage path down to the Moussam River.  I noted no soil to remove or other clean-up warranted.  Vegetation removal would cause greater damage than the small amount of oil.  Most of the oil discharged appears to have reached the river days or weeks before.  The area is on municipal water service.

S G Brezinski
P-175-2005*Received a call from Wally Ames, Tambrands, Inc. regarding a hydraulic discharge from an Almighty Waste truck at his plant, Tambrands, Inc., 2879 Hotel Road, Auburn, ME.  The discharge was the result of a broken hose discharging approximately 2.5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  The discharge was collected with sorbents which were later disposed of by Almighty Waste.
A-328-2005* On 7-18-2005, Tom Swengel of SOS Heating reported a fuel leak at the home of Dianne Guimond. This home is located at 26 Plains Rd. in Leeds. The owner returned home and smelled fuel oil in the home. They checked the tank and furnace in the basement and found the tank dripping fuel oil. They placed a pan under it and called SOS Heating for help. I arrived on scene and installed the Ram Fan for ventilation. The oil leaked onto the concrete floor. This concrete floor did not completely cover the floor, however, the oil stayed on this concrete and did not reach the dirt portion.
 I next hired Engel Environmental to apply the hydrogen peroxide to the oil stained concrete. It appears that the clean up was adequate and no further action by Response is expected.
P-12-2006*On 1/8/06, I received a call from Chief Hartford of the Limington Fire Department reporting a garage fire.  The Chief was concerned about runoff from the fire suppression activities contaminating the drinking water well on the property.  There were small containers of miscellaneous petroleum products stored in the garage.

I responded the following day.  Upon arrival, I was not able to see any visible signs of petroleum or other contaminants that required clean up.  The well was located well away from and up gradient from the garage that had burned, and I don't believe it to be at risk from this incident.  No further action required.
P-91-2006*On 1/4/06, I received a call from Bernard Graffam of Foster Russell Co. reporting a fuel oil spill at their bulk plant in Bridgton.  It was estimated that 15 to 18 gallons of oil spilled when a transfer hose between a tank truck and the above ground storage tanks at the facility were not connected properly by the truck driver.  The spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
A-59-2005* On 11-1-04, a biologist from the Maine DIFW, called this office to report the dumping/placing of a container of acid. I am unsure if someone left this container of acid at the Sidney Field Office or another state location. In any event, I had a coworker collect this container from the Sidney Field Office and transport the material to the Augusta Response Haz Mat storage locker. The container was marked, labeled, and held for ultimate disposal.
 Sometime in early 2005, Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to dispose of various hazardous materials and wastes. This spill # was assigned at this time to facilitate the expense and tracking of money spent on disposal, etc.
 No further involvement will be required by Response.
P-92-2006*On 1/3/06, I received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a leak at a client's business in Portland.  A small corrosion hole had developed in the above ground storage tank located in the basement of Hamilton's Service Center.  Dead River put a temporary patch on the tank and made arrangements to replace it.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-621-2005*A North Berwick public works dump truck experienced a blown hydraulic line which discharged approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to a roadway in Wells.  North Berwick performed their own clean up under DEP direction which entailed sanding/sweeping the roadway and undertaking a small soil excavation on the shoulder.  It is the belief of the Department that all product discharged was retrieved.
A-567-2005*A Pittston man went into the woods to investigate some gunshots. He found some kids shooting at a five gallon metal can. He chased the kids off and recovered the can and brought it to his house. The can was leaking so he called the fire department. They wrapped the can in pads and called me because the can was labeled hazardous. The can was marked with an ERG guide number 1263 which is paint related flammable liquid. I over-packed the can and transported it to our haz-stor building for disposal.


P-1081-2005*On 12/29/2005, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill as the result of a car hitting a utility pole.  Approximately 1 gallon of oil was spilled.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1067-2005*On 12/23/05, I received a call from the Windham Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill from a motor vehicle accident on Falmouth Rd. at Nash Rd.  The Fire Department was on scene and used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
A-527-2005*I responded to the Sullivan residence on 10/27/05, 1030 hours, to investigate a report from Knox County Sheriff's Office they had a complaint from Mr. Sullivan that his water smelled funny, sweet and he suspected that his brother in-law, who he had a disagreement with, had poured antifreeze down the well. No one was home when I arrived, but I talked to Mr. Sullivan on the phone when I arrived. He repeated the information reported by the Sheriff. I opened the well head and saw no visual indications that antifreeze had been poured into it, but there was a slight sweet odor. There were a couple of empty bleach bottles in the well head area enclosure. Mr. Sullivan did say he used bleach in his well periodically but not since May.  The house sits on a small lot, about 1/4 acre,  and Mr. Sullivan keeps animals, dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, goats, in pens and free ranging on the property. Mr. Sullivan told me where the outside faucet was and a sample from that faucet did have a sweet odor to it. I sent the sample to Heath & Environmental Testing Lab to be tested for antifreeze components. I did suggest that Mr. Sullivan not use the water till the lab results came back. He indicated that he was using bottle water and water from a neighbor.

The water test results were negative for glycol as the reported to me by Jim Curlett by phone on 10/28/05. I called Mr. Sullivan with the results and suggested that he have the water tested for drinking water standards that would show biological contaminants.

No further response action expected.
P-63-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report is complementary to reports P-62-06 and P-64-06.
	Wed. 1/25/06: While investigating an alleged illegal meth-amphetamine lab at 624 Sabattus St., I understand that Louis Rubino, the potential responsible party, took police to a wooded location near Davis Brook Trailer Park in Poland where he had stashed a stolen 200-lb cylinder of anhydrous ammonia.  DEA & Police later took me to the location.  The cylinder was across a large snowy field next to the trailer park, 30' in the woods at a far corner.  It is likely the cylinder was brought there with a vehicle before the snow.   The cylinder appeared in good shape and with the cap still on.
	Mr. Rubino stated that one or two months earlier he and colleagues had stolen cylinders from Maine Oxy Co. in Auburn.  I contacted Mr. Larry Bates, emergency contact for Maine Oxy, who agreed to inspect the cylinder with me.  Mr. Bates felt the cylinder was still full or near full.  The cylinder in this location posed a significant public health threat.  I offered Mr. Bates to have the DEP have a contractor retrieve the cylinder.  Mr. Bates agreed to come out and have Maine Oxy recover the cylinder.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Maine Oxy informed me that Mr. Bates had the cylinder retrieved and returned to them the following morning, 1/26/06, for use in its original purpose.  [Maine Oxy later postulated that the cylinders may not have come directly from them but taken during shipment or from a customer.]
b.	There were no known discharges from the cylinder.  No waste generated.
c.	Maine DEP is concerned over the potential public health threat from such a large quantity of ammonia, and the implications to homeland security if cylinders are so easy to acquire for illegal use.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-425-2005*B-425-2005
07/26/2005 13:13

     Normand Laberge of the Naval Telecommunications facility in Cutler called to report a small oil spill associated with a vehicle accident.  It was stated that a passenger vehicle went off the road into a small stream entering the base.  The vehicle produced a small sheen from residual motor oil.  The vehicle was later extracted without incident.  The sheen was unrecoverable.
B-410-2005*B-410-2005
07/19/2005 08:30

     John Simpco of Lloyd Heating in Greenville called to report a spill of about 200 gallons of #2 fuel at the High School in Greenville.  It was stated that a large tire had fallen in an outbuilding knocking off the filter to three tandem 275-gallon fuel tanks that fed the gym.  Investigation shown that the oil was contained in the building's concrete dike.  The oil was subsequently pumped from the dike into 55-gallon drums.  Some sorbent material was used to capture residual oil in the dike.  A small quantity of oil however is believed to be lost in cracks in the containment.   It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.  No further action was taken.
B-295-2005*B-295-2005
05/24/2005 10:29

     Richard Backer, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of dielectric oil from a transformer at 425 Main Road in Hampden.  It was stated that a vehicle collided with a utility pole, knocking a bushing from the transformer.  The seven gallons of "non-PCB" fluid was cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel thru the utilization of sorbent material and hand-excavating oily brush, organic material, and soil.
B-323-2005*B-323-2005
06/04/2005 09:29

     Robert Foster, a concerned resident on Blue Hill Bay in Brooklin, called through the USCG in Belfast stating there was an oily substance on the bay behind his home.  A later investigation of the area along the shore shown no evidence of any oil or sheen.  Mr. Foster was not present at the time of the inspection.  Whatever was there at the time had long since vanished.
P-239-2005*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. regarding a sheen in the Willard Beach area South Portland, ME.  The source of the discharge was unknown at the time of the report.

I met with the South Portland Fire Dept., U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and representatives of Southern Maine Community College on-site.  They stated that the sheen had started washing up on the beach somewhere between 7:00 and 7:30.  The sheen covered a large part of Simonton Cove, and was washing up on the beach the whole length of Willard Beach.  The oil had no odor and appeared to be waste oil or hydraulic oil .  Dredging operations, for Portland Pipe Line, were on going in the area, and was first suspected as a source.  The USCG stated they would check the dredging operations, while I check for any onshore sources.

I walked the beach from Bug Light to Danford Cove and found an area at the end of Deake Street, South Portland, where enough oil had washed up to be collected.  The oil had the appearance of emulsified waste oil.  There was enough oil for samples if a possible source was identified, so I obtained two.  The remaining oil I collected with sorbents.  I check the area storm drains for any evidence of waste oil dumping, and observed nothing.

The USCG later notified me that there were not any discharge issues with the dredging operations.  They were going to continue checking the area for a source and would contact me if they discovered anything.

Neither the U.S. Coast Guard or I, found any source for the discharge and suspect it was a vessel cleaning out their bilge.  I did check on the area the following day in case there was an ongoing discharge, and observed no oil remaining in the area.
A-356-2005*Jane Bracey, 21 Gull Rock Road, Tenants Harbor, reported gasoline in her residential drinking water well on August 2, 2005.  Mrs. Bracey did not know of a source for the contamination.  Maine DEP Response and Technical Services staff made site visit and took additional samples to verify the well had been contaminated.  An initial sample taken by Jane Bracey showed 3800 ppb GRO and subsequent samples taken by DEP Technical Services staff confirmed the contamination.

The well is located against the house on southern side.  Access is through a removable section of the deck.  When the deck section is removed the top of the well casing is below grade and the house is located at the bottom of a hill.  Prior to the contamination complaint there had been substantial rains in the area; it's likely the rain water overwhelmed the top of the casing and down flooded the well.  The only possible source could be poor fluids management by the lawn care company, though that is unconfirmed.

As part of the investigation DEP Technical Services along with DEP Response Services used a video camera designed to investigate wells.  The camera results confirmed the well is very dry as there were no significant sources of water to recharge the well above the static waterline.  Ms. Bracey confirmed the well has a very low yield.

No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
P-117-2006*Discharge of hydraulic oil from excavator doing work on Gerrish Island (Kittery).  Discharge was stopped and associated contamination was remediated through excavation of soil and disposed of at CPRC.

A-530-2005*On October 27, 2005, Great Eastern Mussel Farms, 56 Mussel Farm Road, St. George reported a 5 gallon diesel spill to the driveway.  An Interstate Septic truck hit a corner of a foundation puncturing one of the saddle tanks.  Great Eastern personnel plugged the leak and removed an estimated 1 yard of gravel for disposal at Dragon Cement.  If the "other" tank on the truck had been punctured it could have been worse.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-118-2006*On February 15, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three (3) gallons of hydraulic fluid was released to a paved driveway, as a result of a malfunctioning hose on a bucket truck.  The release was remediated with sorbent materials disposed of by Central Maine Power (CMP).

See attached CMP report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-46-2006*On January 19, 2006, DEP received notification from Downeast Energy that one of two tanks they normally deliver to had a release from the vent line.  Downeast Energy refused delivery and notified the DEP.  Kara Walker (KW) dispatched to the site to investigate and determined that improper plumbing caused the release.  The two tanks were manifolded to service an overhead heating system that was approved by Morong Brothers in order to provide temporary heat to construction crews working within the building.  The system installation did not take into account the return of oil from the overhead system into one tank, in addition to the flow of oil from the other tank.  Therefore, excess oil caused a release out of the vent line from the tank the overheard return line was connected to.

The vent line, terminating outside, discharged into a wet area beside the building.  Free product floating on the water was reclaimed using sorbents, and the contaminated soils were excavated for disposal.  KW also required the system be re-evaluated so no further releases would occur.  A certified burner technician returned and repaired the system with the addition of another return line to the second tank.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-80-2005*   DEP received a report from an oil company that a minor overfill had occurred at this residential cellar AST.  Oil had come out the vent line into snow outside the home.  Some oil flowed out the gage at the tank onto the dirt cellar floor.  Contaminated snow was collected for disposal and sorbents were used on the cellar floor.  An inspection by DEP staff found no over-pressure damage to the tank and no need for further clean-up.
A-65-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline spilled at this residence.  Contaminated snow and soil were excavated for disposal.  The area is rural-residential with a drilled well on the subject property; though this well is not unduly threatened by this spill event.
P-11-2006*On the evening of January 7, 2006, at 21:40, Oxford Public Safety Dispatch (FD) called to report a small 5-10 gallon spill of K-1 fuel at 42 Gary Street.

I received the call information at the Monday morning meeting where Sheryl asked for assistance in handling this case.  I tried several times to reach the homeowner, without success.  I then called dispatch for directions and their summary of the events of Saturday evening.   I received directions, and visited the site 1/10/06, to initiate clean up and contact the homeowner.  I met with Ms. Figeroa and she explained she did not have phone service, but hoped to in 4-6 weeks.

The tank is located behind the mobile home and the conditions were very, very wet (unusually high temps), much like a spring thaw.  Based on the information from both Ms. Figeroa and Oxford Fire, I was confident the minor spill could be cleaned up by hand, and told her I'd be back as soon as the DEP equipment was available. On Thursday 1/12/06, Greg O'Brien, MDEP, and I returned to Oxford and coordinated two, small clean ups.  The contaminated soils were loaded into the Response dump trailer and transported to CPRC, Scarborough for disposal.  The combination of the two clean ups did not exceed one ton (the minimal tipping fee).

A request to waive the reimbursement costs  for the clean up will be made.

No further actions are planned by DEP/Response Services regarding the remedial actions in Oxford.

P-504-2005*
SUMMARY
	Friday, 7/1/05, notice of small jet fuel spill from reclaim tank at their tank farm when a valve was mistakenly left open.  Northeast Air personnel remediated the discharge with sorbent material.

SGB
A-306-2005* On 6-27-2005, the Augusta Fire Dept. called this office seeking assistance in dealing with carbon tetrachloride glass balls  (ie. fire extinguishers). Ms. Elsie Viles located at 71 Stone Street had what turned out to be 12 glass globes. These were located in the attic and basement. I made a site visit, and with the help of a fire fighter, we collected 12 glass globes.
 This incident was discovered by an insurance agent who had recently inspected the home at 71 Stone Street and found several problems. The letter from the insurance company suggested that the home owner contact the local Fire Dept. for assistance.
 The glass globes were packed in a "lab pack" and brought back to the Response Haz Store Bldg. Environmental Projects Inc., was contacted for disposal, and pick up occurred on or about 7-13-2005. No further action by Response will be required.
B-65-2006*   Mr. Waugh called to report that a delivery driver spilled about a pint of K-1 when he bumped the hose nozzle after a delivery at Etta Hubbard's residence. The driver used a sorbent pad to collect what he could and Mr. Waugh sent a technician to the site to collect the contaminated snow. This snow will be returned to their shop to melt and a sorbent pad will collect any free product. The water will go down the drain to the treatment plant.
   I did not attend.

A-254-2005* On 6-1-2005, I was asked to investigate a sheen in a ditch and marsh area. Darren Winslow reported this complaint to the US EPA on May 2, 2005. Mr. Winslow believes that petroleum and other chemicals were leaching into the ground from a neighboring business (Vaughn's Automotive and Tuttle Shoe).  I made a site visit and found the problem to be organic. A large amount of iron bacteria had accumulated in a nearby wetland. No further action will be required.
I-195-2005*On 9-28-05, Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reported a spill at one their costumer's, Bryan Guerrette home. Apparently the tank began to leak as the result of a corrosion hole in the bottom shortly after a fill up. MPG used sorbent pads to clean the cement floor.
B-60-2006*On 2/6/06, I received a report from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company that a transformer in storage at their Lincoln warehouse had a leak from one of it's gaskets.  Approximately one cup of non-PCB oil leaked onto the concrete slab and into a puddle of water.  All of the oily water was contained on site and removed by using oil pads and speedy dry.  The waste was disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
I-196-2005*On 9-28-05, Robinson Lumber had a spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking gasket on a loader. The spill occurred on a branch road at mile 5 on the Depot Road and occurred over a distance. No cleanup was performed as it was infeasible.
I-197-2005*On 9-28-05, a dump truck owned by Michaud and Michaud trucking blew a hydraulic hose while working at the baseball field at the Baker St. park in Fort Kent. Approximately 20 gallons was lost into the fill that was being placed in the infield. Contaminated soil was excavated and taken to the Tri Community Landfill.
I-198-2005*On 9-29-05, Dead River reported they had overfilled a tank at the home of Eugene Wheeler in Bridgewater. It was a basement tank with a concrete floor and their technician was cleaning it up, but there was an odor in the house. I met with the technician and he was going to have the floor scrubbed. Ventilation was not practical because there were no windows in the basement. Keeping the door closed to the furnace room limited the odor in the basement. None was detectable upstairs.  No further Response action is required at the time.
I-200-2005*On 10-6-05, a report was received that there was a line of fuel running about 1 1/2 miles along the Powers Road in Caribou. Apparently a John Noble dump truck working on the property of Kathy Doody had broken a crossover line on a tree root while leaving here property and trailed fuel down the road. I had Noble spread dirt on the slick to minimize any traffic hazard.
I-201-2005*On 10-6-05, an anonymous complaint was received from Burrells Clipping service. There was a strong odor of fuel in the building. I met with the maintenance dept. head a the facility and it was evident the contractor who had changed the filter on the basement fuel tank had spilled fuel on the basement floor and not made much effort to clean it up. We contacted them and had them come back and wash the floor. In the meantime, a large fan was placed in a basement window for ventilation.
I-202-2005*On 10-6-05 a #2 fuel oil tank was removed without incident at the property of Cameron Young on Hardy St. in Presque Isle. Tank was in good condition and no leaks were noted.
I-199-2005*On 10-3-05, a motorist (Bob Miller) was traveling on the access highway in Caribou when a piece of debris put a hole in his gas tank. He noticed right away and pulled over, allowing the contents of his gas tank to empty  onto the road shoulder. Caribou Fire responded and used sorbent pads to clean it up.
A-578-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several hundred gallons of sodium hypochlorite solution (12.5%) had been spilled at this industrial facility via a break in piping (see mill report, attached).  Spilled material pooled in a low area and mixed with water from recent rains.  This material was recovered via a vacuum truck and introduced into the treatment system.


A-255-2005* On 5-31-2005, the Pyton's called this office concerned that there was oil on there property. They wanted someone to check into it before they left for an extended time. I checked the property the same day and found no indication of oil. There material that they were concerned about was leachate from a pile of wood chips. No further action will be required.
A-581-2005*   DEP received a report that a large (one mile long by 50' wide) oily sheen was visible on coastal waters south of Owls Head.  USCG staff on-scene reported no apparent source and no possible recovery.  It transpired that a lobster boat ("Newell Sisters II") had sunk at Owls Head Harbor earlier that day; the boat had been towed to Rockland for lifting, and was reported at Knight's Marine as of 1630.  It is assumed that the Newell Sisters II was the source of the sheen.
P-511-2005*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 7/3/05, notice of a small gasoline spill at this boat ramp to the Saco River in Biddeford.  The Responsible Party is unknown.  Response by Biddeford Fire Dept.  No DEP visit.  Spill on ramp absorbed with speedy-dry sorbent; and the discharge to water was unrecoverable.  The spill appears to have come from a vehicle or boat as a boat was being backed into or pulled out of the river.

SGB
A-607-2005*   DEP received a report that an unregistered UST was present on this property.  The owner (Nancy Smyrl) was deceased, and her heirs wanted to sell the property and so contracted an engineering firm to remove the tank.  Little was known about the tank; it had been out of service for many years and may have held various products at different times.  The property was primarily a family residential compound but a large outbuilding was believed used for occasional boat building projects.  The area is served by municipal water.
   Upon removal, the tank appeared to be approximately 500-gallons capacity and was thoroughly examined for holes.  Though badly corroded, no holes were observed and no contaminated soils were encountered.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-558-2005*
SUMMARY
	Mon. 7/4/05, DEP response to call on waste motor oil discharge with an auto collision.  The auto had excess velocity due to poor judgment and centrifugal force forced him off the road and into an immovable cemented stone-wall & culvert.  I met the property owner, Mr. Sanfacon, on-site and I padded up residual oil in the culvert.  The area is rural residential, on private well water.  I noted no gasoline discharged and I believe the wells are not at risk.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-164-2005* On 4-10-2005, the Augusta Fire Dept. reported that a tire dump had caught fire and they wanted a DEP rep on site to access the damage. This site is located on the Blair Rd. which is off Riverside Drive (a.k.a. Route 201). It is also adjacent to Riggs Brook. The homeowner had an illegal tire dump which was covered with leaves and brush. The homeowner was burning brush on this day and the fire got away from him and into the pile of tires. The Fire Dept. responded and was using foam to put out the tire fire. There was some concern about run off into the nearby brook. In addition the senior fire official on scene wanted someone from the DEP who deals with solid waste and tires to be involved with this case.
 On Monday 4-11-05, I sent an E-mail to Bill Butler of the Solid Waste Division. He forwarded the case onto Carla Hopkins. No further involvement will be required by Response.
B-476-2005*B-476-2005
08/18/2005 17:46

      Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company called to report a spill of dielectric fluid on the Back Unity Road in Troy.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons leaked from a transformer when it was discovered to have a bullet hole.  The contaminated soil at the base of the pole was removed and disposed of.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered "non-PCB".
A-87-2006*On 2/8/2006, Barbara Hersey of Maritime Energy reported an oil spill at the Janette Sulides residence in Rockland. The spill was the result of a delivery hose nozzle leak, spilling a small amount of oil to the driveway. A call was made to the homeowner to confirm the spill details. The spill was cleaned up by Maritime Energy.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
P-104-2006*On 2/9/06, I received a call from Dean Davidson of Prime Tanning reporting a small spill of heat transfer oil from a broken piece of machinery at their facility.  Approximately 1 gallon of oil was spilled onto the floor of the facility.  Speedy dry was used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
B-636-2005*B-636-2005
10/25/2005 17:45

     The Maine State Police in Orono called to report that a log truck rolled over with subsequent fuel spillage at the intersection of Routes 168 & 2 in Winn.  When I arrived on scene, it was observed that the truck rolled over on it's side on a hill.  The entire contents of the saddle tanks leaked into the roadside ditch that fed directly to a storm drain.  What complicated matters at the time was a very heavy mixed rain and snow.  The Lincoln Fire Department managed to capture about 30 gallons in sorbent material.  The storm drain led directly to the Penobscot River.   Very high and fast water levels precluded any attempt at recovering the oil.  No sheen was noted on the river the following day.
B-632-2005*B-632-2005
10/24/2005 15:09

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small fuel oil spill at My Choice at 181 State Street in Bangor.  It was stated that about 1/2 gallon spilled due to an overfill.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with minimal sorbent material and disposed of.
A-187-2005*  On 4-29-2005, the Norridgewock Fire Dept. reported that there was oil on Mill Stream. Mill Stream is located in the center of town near the intersection of Routes 8, 139 and 201A.
  I arrived on site shortly thereafter and the Fire Dept. had found the source of the leak. A tank (tank #1) located in the basement of Ye Ole Laundry had recently been filled and oil was leaking out through the firomatic valve. This business is owned by Richard Cooley. His brother Clayton, who spends time in California, maybe a co-owner. This tank had been taken out of service and a new tank (tank #2) installed in the adjoining basement. The fill and vent of tank #1 was still in place and the copper line to the defunct boiler had been removed. The firomatic valve is the old style with a wire and lead (melt away), frangible disk. This valve was left open or did not close completely. Polar Bear Oil company had made a delivery to this tank on 4-28-2005.
  The tank in question was not abandoned properly, according to Oil and Solid Fuel rules chapter 9. If a tank is taken out of service, then the fill and vent pipes must be removed.
 Information that I have obtained from Polar Bear Oil Company is as follows:
 12-27-04,  R. Cooley orders 200 gallons of fuel, "100 gals for each tank"  (ticket # 08452).
 1-28-05,  R. Cooley orders a fill up of oil, "back side tank"  213 gals  (ticket # 09091).
  3-4-05,   R. Cooley orders a fill up of fuel oil, 208 gals (ticket # 09796), probably delivered to back side tank.
 4-25-05,  R. Cooley orders a fill up of oil, 214 gals delivered to tank # 1, which is O.O.S. and disconnected.
 The oil leaked out of this tank (#1) and into a hole in the floor. The oil then made its way to a drain pipe and discharged into Mill Stream. The Fire Dept. did what they could to contain the oil in the stream. I called Clean Harbors and asked them to arrive on site with a small boat, hard boom, and supplies.
 Clean Harbors arrived on site and using a small boat contained and recovered fuel oil from Mill Stream. They continued to work the next day. I also hired Bruce Obert to excavate the drain pipe. We did find the drain pipe, but most of the oil had already made its way into the stream. Clean Harbors set up a carbon filter drum to pump out this excavation and they also washed the floor of the basement. My hope with the washing was that any remaining product would drain into the excavation. The excavation was eventually backfilled and no further remedial work by Response will be required.
 The owner of the property Richard Cooley was not very cooperative and he blamed Polar Bear Oil on the spill. I tagged the oil tank "out of service" with a DEP provided tag.
 As of 2-9-2006, Mr. Cooley had not responded to our financial dept. about repayment or applying to the FUND. The fill and vent pipes are still in place (according to a phone conference w/ an interested party).
B-572-2005*B-572-2005
09/30/2005 08:25

     Brett Kreigh of the U.S. Coast Guard in Belfast called to report that a 22-foot recreational vessel sank in Castine Harbor just off the boat launch.  A gasoline tank was reportedly involved.  When I arrived to investigate, the vessel had been re-floated and was in the process of being taken out of the water at the launch.  The 5-gallon gasoline container in question had not leaked.  No sheen was evident.
A-83-2006*On 2/7/06 at 15:40 - Jody P. from C N Brown called to report the spill of 5 to 6 gallons of #2 heating oil to the basement floor of the Robert Doyle residence on the Metcalf Road in Winthrop. I contacted Jody P. at C N Brown.  She said the spill was the result of an overfill which came out the tank gauge. The delivery was made to the wrong address, and C N Brown had a crew cleaning it up at this time. I called Mr. Doyle who said he could smell the vapors but that they were not bad.

At 16:30, I arrived at the Doyle residence. There was no odor up stairs and only a slight odor in the basement. Mr Doyle said that C N Brown had begun clean-up very soon after the spill, and they had had the basement outside door and windows open for approximately 2 hours. The tank area appeared clean.  There was some uncontaminated speedy dry and white "odor gone" powder in the area. No oil appeared to have left the concrete floor. The supply line to the boiler was bare copper with no sleeve. I told Mr Doyle that the line needed to be sleeved.  He said he would have that done right away. I gave him my contact information and told him to call if the odors became noticeable again.

No further action is expected.
B-68-2006*Ellsworth Fire Department reported that they had responded to a gasoline spill at the Ellsworth Falls Exxon. It seems that a driver was filling his car and the automatic shutoff failed. However, the man was nearby and shut off the nozzle himself, limiting the spill to around three gallons. The call to the Fire Department led them to believe that 30 gallons had been spilled. Mr. Hangge told me that's the amount that had past through the pump, not spilled. Anyway, the spill was to the store's pavement, no drains were involved, and the cleanup was done by store personnel using speedi-dri.
A-89-2006*On 2/9/2006 Chuck Applebee of the Gardiner waste water treatment plant reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a drilling machine owned by Lakeside Coring. The one gallon spill was contained on pavement and cleaned up by Lakeside Coring. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
B-69-2006*2/9/2006, Mr. Berdean reported a 10 gallon oil spill that occurred on 2/3/2006.  Apparently, the delivery personnel of an A.E. Robinson Company tanker truck was making a fuel delivery and started to fill the wrong tank, one of two 20,000 gallon above ground storage tanks located at this facility.  This resulted in a discharge from the tank vent that entered the secondary containment area.  Mr. Berdean advises that some oily water migrated from the containment area to a gravel portion of the facility.  The impacted areas were cleaned up using speedi-dri and some sorbent pads.  Mr. Berdean described the sorbents as not oil saturated and would enter the waste into the facility's waste stream.

I discussed reporting and disposal requirements with Mr. Berdean and advised that the oil company would be the responsible party in this instance.


file/report
P-557-2005*
SUMMARY
	7/5/05 afternoon, Response to notification of a long-term outside-AST leak noticed because of the odor.  Union oil was pumping out the tank.  The area is sub-urban residential, single-family homes located near South St's intersection with Bow St.; neighborhood on municipal water.  Bedrock is shallow in the area.  Topography is steep and slopes down toward the road.
	The Farrand's outside horizontal, 275-gal. AST was located under their front porch.  Sitting on the ground, humidity and poor air circulation appears to have initiated a corrosion hole.  I advised Ms. Farrand about probable clean-up actions and the Maine AST Insurance Fund program.
	After the old tank had been removed, I checked soils under the tank.  PID levels were mostly below 100-ppm and the discharge appeared local under the tank.  Ms. Farrand reported no oil odors in the home or basement.  The Farrand's opted to dig out the soil themselves and land spread it thin in the wooded area behind their home.
	No AST Insurance application is expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-636-2005*John Dunlap requested a site investigation by Response for the location of a new service station on Main St. in Strong.  I made a site visit and conducted other research as required to support the determination that the proposed facility met the applicable standard.  The site is currently vacant and undeveloped. No spill occurred, this report is to document time spent by Response staff.  My summary memorandum to John is attached.
A-572-2005* On 11-23-2005, Dead River reported the release of one gallon or less of fuel oil at the home of Carol  Shell. Dead River had made a delivery and overfilled the tank which caused the site gauge to break. Oil then spilled onto both sides of the tank. Dead River was on site when I called the homeowner. There are two tanks in the basement and they are manifolded together. I talked with the technician and situation seemed to be under control. I offered to bring a fan to the home if the oil vapors were a problem. The homeowner didn't think that was necessary and did not call back requesting the fan.

 No further involvement will be required by DEP.


P-106-2006*I was contacted by Exxon-Mobil Corp. reporting that their ship inspector broke a sample bottle full of low sulfur diesel on their dock.  Apparently the inspector collects a one quart glass bottle sample of the ship's product, wraps them in sorbents and carries them back in a wire basket.  This time the basket hit a concrete section of the dock and the bottle broke.  Some of the oil was absorbed by the pads, some landed on the dock and some went into the water.  Exxon-Mobil called Clean Harbors who came over and cleaned the oil with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-671-2005*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 8/20/05: evening report of a small AST leak from the fireomatic fitting seam on a basement residential heating oil AST.  DEE was cleaning up a 5' x 5' stain on the floor and pumping out the tank.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-11-2005*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this residential AST.  The owner (Mandigo) had purchased the mobile home with an existing tank.  This tank was serviced (allegedly including filter change) several weeks ago.  By 1/5, the filter was encased in frozen soil which pushed upward, shearing the filter nipple.  About 150 gallons were lost, all of which flowed into sand & gravel underlying the home.  The home was temporarily relocated to allow excavation of contaminated soil.

   The neighborhood is dense residential, consisting of individually-owned mobile homes (and ASTs) on land owned by Terry Trask.  The park is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.

A-79-2005*   DEP received a report that 20 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a plow truck over 30 miles of paved road between Sabattus and West Gardiner.  The leak (hose) was discovered at the MDOT yard in West Gardiner.  No recovery of spilled oil was possible.
A-294-2005* On 6-27-2005, Melissa Glidden, of Cumberland Farms, reported a gasoline spill of about twenty two gallons. This occurred at 1 China Rd. in Winslow. An unknown customer did not place the gasoline nozzle into the filler tube correctly and this resulted in the release. It is unknown if the customer was standing nearby when this incident happened. The Fire Dept. was called and they cleaned up the spilled gasoline and placed the speedi dri and other sorbents into a yellow Hazardous Waste Lab Pack. Cumberland Farms will dispose of this material.
 I made a site visit later that day and the spill had indeed been cleaned up. I asked about the waste material and was told that Cumberland Farms would collect it for disposal. None of the spilled gasoline entered the storm drains and it was contained to the pavement. No further action will be required.
A-108-2005*I received a complaint from James Crowley of DEP Land and Water via the Commissioner's Office staff.  Someone had observed stained soil at Marshall's Machine Shop in Skowhegan.  I visited the shop and met with the owner, Fred Marshall.  Fred is a nervous fellow, who talks a mile a minute. He admitted that yes, some oil may have leaked onto the ground as a result of his operations.  This was an honest answer as we walked the grounds and observed the stains firsthand.  The shop rebuilds car and truck motors, perhaps as many as 100 were in various stages of disrepair strewn inside and outside of the building.  Perhaps 75 of these V-8's had been stripped to the block and were laying outside on the ground.  It did not appear to me as though any care had been taken to completely drain the crankcase oil.  Many of the engines had small stains beneath them.  Master's Machine had been so successful at minimizing overhead and waste disposal costs that they were engaging in a building expansion.  In fact, the excavator was on site (Gilbert) and leveling an area adjacent to the main building to pour a slab.  Fred agreed to have Gilbert excavate the stained soil for off site disposal.  The original plan was to take the soil to Waste Management in Norridgewock.  It ended up that the soil was spread back on the ground and covered with pavement for the new parking lot.  A disappointing finish to this remediation effort.  Being in downtown Skowhegan with few receptors, I decided to accept defeat and move on to the next spill.
A-64-2005*   DEP received a report that heating oil was visible on ice at the margins of a small harbor on this island.  The source was traced to a corrosive failure at a cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in a seasonal residence.  The home had two ASTs manifolded together; it is estimated that 300 gallons were lost.  Oil and water was pumped to a street drain, then flowed under the road to an outfall at the harbor.  There ensued a prolonged effort to collect oily ice and snow from the harbor using excavation equipment.  Containment boom was placed outside of the ice; it appears that little oil escaped this containment.  Sorbents were used with limited success to collect free product on the harbor and on water in the cellar.
   The area is residential, largely seasonal.  Public water is available, although the nearest neighbor (seasonal) utilizes a private well for water.  Initial consideration was given to excavation of soils under the road on the assumption that oil may have escaped via perforations in the culvert.  Technical Services assistance was requested, and this excavation was not pursued.  I anticipate no further DEP Response involvement as a result of this incident unless reports are received of oil odors or sheening (note: none received as of 2/2006).
P-637-1997*Received a call from Field Services, Inc. regarding the discovery of gasoline contamination, during an underground tank (UST) removal at Conroy's Oil Service, Inc., 3 East Grand Avenue, Scarborough, ME.  There had been a previous issue at the site with one of the tanks taking on water, but no evidence of a discharge to the environment was determined at that time (see P-65-1996).

I met James Conroy, co-owner of the property, Alan Lyscars, Field Services, Inc., and A.L. Doggett, Inc. on-site.  One of the three UST's on-site had been removed from the ground and A.L. Doggett was in the process of removing the last two when I arrived.  The first tank (T-3), furthest away from the building, had obvious contamination around it with a corrosion hole in the bottom.  All three tanks had staining around the fills, indicating that at some point the tanks had been overfilled.  The other two tanks were removed, and the tank (T-3), closest to the building, also had corrosion holes in it.  The contamination was greater than the first tank.  The tank in the middle and all associated piping appeared to be intact with no obvious issues.  The soil around the tanks was sand with ground water encountered at approximately 8 to 9 feet below grade, where the sand became became darker in appearance, suggesting a greater amount of organics.  No bedrock or clay was observed in the excavation.  A sheen was observed on the groundwater, but no free product.

The site was classified as a modified, Baseline #2, using the Department's "Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree"  requiring remediation of contaminated soil removed for the installation of the new tank, due to the following facts: The site was serviced by a public water supply; the building was constructed on a slab with no issues of contamination entering the building; and the property had been a service station since the 1940's.  In addtion, any water removed from the excavation would have to be treated or removed from the site, due to the close proximity of the marsh.  For further details on tank removal see, "Contamination Assessment Report Underground Storage Tank Removal, Conroy's Oil Service, 3 East Grand Avenue, Scarborough, Maine", by Field Services, Inc., dated November 1997.

Due to issues with A.L. Doggett over disposal cost for the soil, I contracted Commercial Paving to undertake removal of the contaminated soil to the extents of the new tank installation dimensions.   411.30 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Commercial Recycling Systems on 11/7 & 8/1997.  During soil removal, the greatest amount of contamination was observed closest to the building, by the corner of the building near the service bays.   Concerns with undermining the building, and damaging a storm water drainage system limited the removal of soil adjacent to the building.  No free product was observed during the excavation, and ground water appeared to limit downward migration of contamination to around 10 feet below grade.  I also made arrangements with Clean Harbor for a frac tank to hold contaminated water extracted from the excavation during installation of the new tank, either for treatment on-site or transportation to a treatment facility.  A total of 50, 700 gallons of water was removed from the site and treated by Clean Harbors.  An additional 207.18 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site during the installation of the new tank, for a total of 618.48 tons.

In closing, the contamination at the site was limited, and most likely would not have been addressed except for the fact that a new tank was being installed.  Source reduction was accomplished through soil removal and extraction of ground water during the installation of the new tank, greatly limiting the amount of contamination at the site.  The only area in question is the area adjacent and under the build that was inaccessible.  If the site is ever redeveloped where the building is removed and soil dist
A-90-2006*On 2/9/06 at 22:10, 3E Company, a spill reporting service for Home Depot, reported the release of 1 gallon of "odorless fuel" (clear kerosene by Klean Strip) from its container to the floor inside the Augusta Home Depot store. I contacted the store and spoke to the security guard. The product was released due to a loose cap on a 5-gallon container in the store. He said the spill had been cleaned up with sorbent, which was put in the hazardous waste container for proper disposal.

No further action is required.
A-101-2005*   DEP received a report that a slow leak at a bearing line on at this facility resulted in a spill of 160 gallons of lube oil over a two-day period.  Oil went to the mill sewer, with none reported collected (see Mead incident report).

To my knowledge, DEP does not recognize the mill sewer as a suitable form of treatment for spills of this nature.
P-90-2006*On February 9, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one-half (1/2) of a cup of anti-freeze was discharged from a vehicle due to an unknown cause.  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard representatives dispensed speedy dry, then collected it later for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-359-2005*On August 2, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a 3-4 ounce 4 ppm PCB transformer oil spill inside the Fairfield Service Center.  CMP crews used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil and double washed the concrete floor.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-91-2006*On 2/10/2006, Paula Smith of CN Brown reported an oil spill at the University of Maine in Farmington. The spill was the result of an aboveground storage tank overfill that occurred when the driver could not hear the overfill whistle. I made a call to Bob Lawrence in the facilities maintenance department at the university to confirm the spill details. The driver cleaned up the spill.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-444-2005*On September 18, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a 3 gallon hydraulic spill from a bucket truck at the Maxcy's Substation in Windsor.  CMP crews removed an estimated 400 pounds of soil and crushed stone to clean up the spill.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1015-2005*On December 21, 2005, DEP received notification from a contractor, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), that during preliminary work regarding an UST removal, a tank surrounded by cinder blocks and encased in sand (considered an Underground Storage Tank) that the sand was impacted with #6 fuel oil.  Kara Walker (KW) dispatched to the site and confirmed the contamination. At that time, the contractor began the necessary paperwork to register the tank and KW granted a waiver to have the tank removed prior to the thirty day waiting period.

1/16/2006 - EPI excavated the sand surrounding the tank via vactor truck.  Soil was transported for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  Contamination of the soil appeared to have occurred as a result of historic overfills and perhaps small weeps from corrosion holes in the tank.

1/17/2006 - EPI cut and removed the tank, thus exposing the concrete floor underneath the tank.  The floor was washed and inspected when the tank was removed.  Although there was some staining, the floor was intact.  No cracks or floor drains were observed and it did not appear that oil could have migrated out of the former vault area.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-1064-2005*DEP was contacted and briefed on the planned removal of fuel oil tanks from the basements of several buildings in the Forest Park complex.  Each tank was located within a concrete structure forming a bunker.  These bunkers were back-filled with gravel in accordance with archaic Portland City Fire codes.  Due to the construction of these tanks within bunkers, the DEP considers them Underground Storage Tanks (USTs).  As USTs, the DEP requires them to be registered, which was completed in 2004 (Registration #20928), and requires notification when they are removed.

With the bunkers removed, they are once again Aboveground Storage Tanks.  Eight tanks and associated fill material were removed from the complex in January.  DEP representative, Scott Cyr, observed the tanks prior to their removal, as well as during some of the removal operation.  The following tanks were removed on January 6th, 2006:

-Tanks 1 and 2 in building 14D (275-gallons each)
-Tank 3 in building 20F (500-gallons)
-Tanks 4 and 5 in building 214B (275-gallons each)
-Tank 6 in building 30F (500-gallons)
-Tanks 7 and 8 in building 45F (275-gallons each)

Initially, the block wall was taken down with an electric demo hammer and the gravel exposed.  The gravel fill was removed and the tank was subsequently exposed.  The tanks were cut open to remove  residual oil sludge, then sectioned and removed for transport as scrap metal.  A total of 25.71 tons of gravel fill and block were transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company in Scarborough.  No appreciable staining was observed during the removal of the very dry fill materials.   Occasionally, a negligible amount of contamination was present from historical weeps.  Based on the visual observations, conditions of removed fill, and proper disposal of materials noted during the activities associated with the eight tanks, DEP Response plans no further action for this project.





B-42-2006* Ms. Hewett contacted this office to report that Dean Ward, residence in Plymouth, had a dug well which showed 140 ppb of MTBE. This had been discovered by an EPA contractor doing routine neighborhood water sampling related to an old Super Fund site. I made contact with Mrs. Ward and re-sampled the water which they did not drink do to the proximity of the Super Fund site. This sample came back at 240 MTBE. This was in early spring and the ground was bare. I searched both the Ward lot and neighbors for a source, but found none. The Wards have lots of gasoline burning equipment but I found no spill location.
   I contacted Paul Blood of our Tech Services Division and explained the problem. Tech Services carried on from there. Eventually, the Wards were connected to a public water line that passed in front of their home.

P-1028-2005*On December 23, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) visited the property located at 50 Cove Street in Portland in order to review an application for an abandonment in place of an Underground Storage Tank (UST) located on the property.  KW approved the abandonment in place of the UST, which once contained motor fuel, and informed the property owner that per the Chapter 691 rules, a site assessment was required for the tank abandonment to be filed with the Underground Storage Tanks Unit of the DEP.  KW returned to the property at a later date and reviewed with the owner the appropriate paperwork that needed to be completed .

No further response action required at this time.

P-559-2005*
SUMMARY
	7/1/05: Citizen complaint about "unexplained ill-health symptoms" that Mr. Gale suspected  he was suffering due to the home he rents.  I understand that Mr. Gale lives in a sub-urban residential neighborhood of Cape Elizabeth, served by municipal water & sewer.
	Mr. Gale's suspicion was that silt contaminated with neighborhood pesticides was washing into the basement causing his symptoms.  I understand that he had not done any medical tests to confirm or rule this out at this time or otherwise find a cause.  Another option was to move out of the home.  In researching the matter I discussed this with Maine Department of Agriculture's Lebelle Hicks, whom he had also talked to.  I found it odd that lawn & garden pesticides would be used in such concentrations, and run into a basement in concentrations high enough to cause harm such as this; unless the homeowner was unusually sensitive.  Another possible source could be mold issues due to the wet basement.  No oil tank or oil odor issues reported.
	No testing done by DEP at this time and no further contact with Mr. Gale.

S G Brezinski
Maine, DEP, BRWM
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A-523-2005*On October 25,2005, Central Maine Power reported a 500 KVA transformer on a pole had been shot discharging an estimated 10 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to the trees, gravel and soil.  The spill occurred at pole 200H, Atlantic Highway, Lincolnville.  The "genius" with a gun and apparently a grudge against electric utilities remains unknown.   Central Maine Power dispatched a crew to replace the transformer and clean up the spilled oil removing an estimated 12 yards of contaminated soil.  The soil was transported to the Waste Management facility in Norridgewock for entombment.

Maine DEP staff, though stunned at the mind numbing stupidity of shooting a transformer, did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
I-5-2006*On 1-3-06, Craig Mornault, of Daigle Oil Co. called to report that there had been a spill of gasoline at First and Last Variety, in Fort Kent. Apparently the fuel delivery driver accidentally pressed the nozzle trigger against the truck in the process of preparing to make the delivery and caused approximately 11 gallons of gas to spray into the back of the truck and onto the ground. The driver used sorbent pads on the free product and also chiseled up contaminated snow and ice.  No further action was seen as necessary.
A-462-2005*International Paper reported a #6 fuel oil spill on September 30, 2005.  The spill occurred while IP personnel were charging a fuel oil line on the No. 2 power boiler after a shutdown.  During the shutdown, a pressure gauge had been replaced on the fuel system, according to IP a plug had been inadvertently left out of the pressure gauge allowing the oil to discharge.  All of the black sticky goo was discharged to the concrete floor where crews used sorbent materials to clean it up.  No site visit was made by Maine DEP, and no further action is expected.
A-623-2005*On December 25, 2005, the Maine State Police reported an AST leak at the home of Henry Champagne, 140 Jim Road, Palermo.  The leak was the result of a cracked valve at the bottom suction of the AST.  The valve materials were red brass and failed for no apparent reason.  The installation had been completed by a licensed burner technician in 2004 and had exhibited no prior problems.  An estimated 30 gallons were discharged to the ground.  A technician from Nelson Oil removed an estimated 150 gallons to temporary storage to prevent further discharge.

Maine DEP staff responded to the spill and determined the area of contamination was small, but the property well was only 50 from the spill site.  No odor or vapor issues were found in the house.  Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the contaminated soil and transport the material to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  3.95 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal.  DEP response referred the site for quarterly monitoring.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-112-2006*On 2/10/06, I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence in York.  Approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil was released.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-277-2009*
Officer Harris reported that a small amount of gasoline had been spilled earlier that day in Greenville.  It seems that Tom St.Louis was working on a boat motor in his driveway.  Coolant water carried spent gasoline down the edge of his driveway onto a neighbor, Charlotte Jobin's, yard.  This is very tight quarters with only five feet between the driveway and a crushed stone border around the Jobin's garage slab which is where the water/gas settled.  This area is served by town water.
   Officer Harris escorted me to the site.  Neither Mr. St.Louis or the Jobin's were at home but Mr. St.Louis's live in girlfriend, Linda Gilbert, was available.  After inspecting the site I realized there was little environmental or human health risk, but more of a social issue.  In any, case I told Ms. Gilbert the Mr. St. Louis must remove the contamination from his neighbor's property.  This stone and base dirt could be spread in the St. Louis driveway to evaporate as the weather forecast was for bright and windy.
 Officer Harris said he would make sure the removal was done and would talk to the Jobin's when they got home. He would give them my name and phone number in case they had questions.
  As of 6-26-09 there have been no reported problems.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-377-2009*	A leaking tube in a heat exchanger caused the release of an estimated fifteen gallons of lubrication oil to the warm water sump at the recovery boiler.  Sorbent boom and pads were used to remove the oil from the surface and it was indicated by Sarah Hendricks that a very small amount may have entered into the wastewater treatment.  The wastewater treatment plant is considered secondary containment for spills inside the mill.  No site visit was made.  See attached Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill spill report for additional details.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-485-2009*A tractor trailer developed a hole in its saddle tank as a result of a puncture from construction debris on the road. The truck driver pulled to the side of the Maine Turnpike at mile 34 south bound and the remaining diesel fuel leaked out into the shoulder.  DEP responded with Clean Harbors to remove remaining fuel from the saddle tank and deploy sorbents to the impacted pavement and drainage ditch.  Clean Harbors, under the supervision of the Maine Turnpike Authority, excavated contaminated soil at a later date and disposed of it a CPRC Recycling, Scarborough.  DEP returned to the site and determined that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-376-2009*	An overfill of a passenger vehicle led to a spill of gasoline at the Cumberland Farms convenience store in Livermore Falls.  The spill was caused by the vehicle being unattended during fueling and low flow failing to trip the auto shut-off.  The Livermore Falls Fire Department used sorbent material to clean the spill up.  The spill was to pavement and required no assistance from DEP.
P-486-2009*DEP received notification of a multiple vehicle accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile 45 south bound.  Clean-up was managed by the Maine Turnpike Authority and their contractors.  DEP facilitated the contaminated soil disposal.  A total of 2.37 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at CPRC Recycling, Scarborough.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-488-2009*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure of the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than one parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal.  A site visit was made and the clean-up appeared to be satisfactory.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-187-2009*Ms. Spear reported that company employees had discovered a transformer leak at their substation in Hancock. It appears gasket failed. While initial reports placed the amount of oil lost to be about 2 gallons, the amount was updated to 15 as a result of their clean up. The lab test showed it to be non-PCB contaminated and about 9 cubic yards of gravel was removed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-115-2009*A 10 gallon diesel overfill at the Irving Big Stop in Houlton, Maine ran into a storm drain during heavy rains.  The Houlton Fire Department and Irving employees stopped the majority of diesel prior to the storm drain with kitty litter and sorbent pads.  Jim Gramlich responded to the spill and found a small sheen on a fire pond across Route 1, where the storm drain empties.  He placed sorbent boom at the drain outlet and had Irving employees remove the boom the next day.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-354-2008*SUMMARY
	On or about 4/10/08, I met Mr. Valley on site at Naval Air Station Brunswick (BNAS) to check on potential abandonment-in-place of a 20-foot long underground oil line for an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) located at their Building 611.  The line supplies a JP-8 fuel testing facility, is underground bare iron pipe or bare steel construction.  Abandonment-in-place was verbally approved and required a Chapter 691 closure assessment.  Abandonment and excavation were performed by H C Crooker (HCC) company and the assessment done under Gary Bucklin of S W Cole Engineering (SWC).  The abandonment was done before the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) completed formal approval of abandonment-in-place of the piping.
	According to SWC's assessment 08-0003 E the abandonment was done of 6/26/08, but a MDEP representative could not attend to observe the Borings B-1 and B-2.  SWC's assessment noted no evidence of discharges though there were questions with the performance of the sampling that call in doubt whether the samples adequately disproved or found no prohibited oil discharges.  See the attached evaluation within the e-mail memos to BNAS.  No Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree determination was requested from MDEP or completed.
	The greater area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though nearby locations and groundwater on the base are known to be contaminated with oils and hazardous waste/materials discharges.  BNAS is due to close in year 2011 and an MDEP goal was to document and settle discharges prior to turning the property over to private or state management or ownership.

CHAPTER 691 CLOSURE RE-SAMPLING
	Tuesday 6/8/09: I met with Dave Valley of BNAS, Patrick of SWC and a worker from H C Crooker (HCC).  HCC cored the concrete in two locations near the fuel lines and SWC hand-augured to moist soil at just less than eight feet below grade (bg).  DEP took one sample for Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis; SWC took a sample from the bottom of each boring for DRO analysis.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	According to SWC's 6/24/09 report they found no DRO above the "laboratory practical quantitation limit".
2.	MDEP's DRO sample SS-1 from Boring B-3 had a lab value of U for "Undetected"; while the PID field-headspace value for this was 2.5 and 2 parts per million (ppm).  B-4 had field photo ionization detector (PID) values of 0-ppm.  I observed that SWC acquired unmeasured and unweighed field samples and did not have to thermometer to check temperature for a field analysis done strictly to Chapter 691 Appendix P requirements, therefore the lab analysis was important for closure.
3.	At this time, no further MDEP Response Division remediation actions are required or recommended.  See the closure assessment and other information within the MDEP UST registration file.
4.	While SWC and HCC were on site with me on 6/09/08, they relayed to me that when they were there the previous year for the initial borings they had noted a recent, unexplained JP-8 discharge within the tank dike, estimated to have been 2 to 3 gallons.  This discharge had not been cleaned up at the time and had not been reported to MDEP.
P-489-2009*On 6/22/09 I received a call from someone who would only identify himself as Joseph complaining about a towing business in Buxton.  He claimed that Joseph's Towing was scrapping cars behind his business in the Torry Hill Business Park and spilling oil.

On 6/29/09 I investigated the complaint.  I found no evidence of spillage or fluid mismanagement.  The day I visited it was raining and there was no evidence of oil sheen in any of the puddles in the dirt parking lot for the facility.  There were a few out-of-service vehicles at the facility, but I saw no evidence of leakage from any of them.

No further Response Services action required.
P-490-2009*On 6/29/09 I received an anonymous report of an oil spill at a commercial building on the corner of Rt. 202 and 4A in Buxton.  I responded to the site that morning.  The building houses several small businesses including an eye doctor, hardware store and consignment shop.  I spoke to the receptionists at the eye doctors and learned that the spill/leak had occurred approximately a week prior.  They provided me with contact information for the owner of the building.  I looked in the basement area and did not see any remaining oil, but there was some lingering odor.

I learned from the building owner, Janet Johnson, that the basement/crawl space had flooded the week earlier causing a small leak from the oil line going to the furnace when it went underwater.  They had hired Servpro to clean up the water damage and they were in the process of cleaning the HVAC ductwork.  Since clean up was underway, I saw no need for further department action.  No further Response Services action required.
B-363-2009*I received an anonymous report of an oil spill on a logging road off Route 1-A in Dedham.  The reporter said that the stain on the gravel could be seen from Route 1-A.  The caller said it had been there for some time.  He had stopped this week to check it out and said there was sheen in the ditch and it smelled like burnt brake or hydraulic oil.
   I went to the site the following morning.  While there was indeed a stain on the gravel it was caused by organic scale sheen that had developed in the standing water of the up hill road ditch and the organic matter had been washed across the road into the down hill ditch leaving the rusty stain.  The sheen in the ditch was typical organic sheen.  The road stain did have a strong odor that I often find in wood yards that have had wood steeping in water for sometime.
   I stopped at the Dedham town office and reported my findings, explaining it was not an oil spill.  No further Response action expected.
P-201-2008*	2/26/08: Report by Michelle of Downeast Energy Co. (DEE) of a small discharge of #2 oil from the filter of the residential, basement aboveground oil storage tank (AST).  DEE was reported to have responded, stopped the leak, and cleaned up a large oil stain on the concrete floor.  There was no lingering oil odor problem and no threat to drinking or surface waters.
P-312-2009*	On or about 4/14/09 I contacted Irving Oil Inc. (Irving) regarding missing information for their planned underground product piping and sump replacement at this retail motor fuels Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility and the lack of the required 30-days notification.  Dealing with Irving's representatives Rodney Belanger of Petro Service and Elwin Scott of Simard & Son's I relented to a waiver for 4/22/09.
	4/22/09: I observed soil sampling and facility abandonment-by-removal under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard.  Acadia Environmental confirmed limited low levels of gasoline contamination in soil below the Maine Notification Level of 100 parts per million (ppm).  Sampling was only done in replacement fill from the 1992 facility replacement and would not reflect older or native soils.  See report P-327-1992 for information on gasoline discharges understood to remain from the 1992 facility replacement.  Acadia advised me that they had done a Phase-2 assessment recently and found no significant problems.  I also inspected the facility's diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and noted no discharges (see photos).
	The facility and property had been owned and operated by Webber Energy until recently being sold to Irving Oil Inc.  Lampron Energy (a.k.a Nouria Energy) is facility operator for Irving.  The area is dense residential and commercial use, over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer but served by municipal water and sewer.
	No clean-up or further investigation was required at this time.  See the May 2009 UST closure assessment of Acadia Env. for further details.   Oil contamination is understood to remain on-site, though below present clean-up action levels and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  This report shall be not used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski


I-121-2009*6/30/09: Received a call from Tim Rector of Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Augusta Tanks Unit regarding a report of a leak at a Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility, Caribou Irving Mainway/Circle K store.  Nick Guay, a Gaftek technician, responding to a alarm discovered that a section of double-walled piping had a leak that presented itself in the piping sump serving the premium unleaded gasoline side of the UST facility.  Told Tim that I would head to the site as soon as possible to meet with Mr. Guay.  I met Nick Guay, of Gaftek at the Circle K/Irving Mainway in Caribou around 17:00 hours.  The sump had contained about 50 gallons of premium unleaded as a result of inner wall of double-walled piping leaking. He tagged out and shut down the outer pump island and put in for an emergency repair order with his company, store manager has been notified. Gaftek crew working on piping upgrade in Oakfield will be most likely on-scene today (July 1) to assess problem with piping and make needed repairs. Nick G. said he would call if they encountered anything outside the containment, that required remediation efforts.

July 2009 Gaftek and PetroService Technicians assessed the leak in piping at the Caribou Circle K C-Store UST facility. Based upon this site visit, Rodney Belanger of PetroService proposed the following plan to remedy the leaking premium unleaded piping.  The premium unleaded gas sales at this location do not warrant a complete tank top upgrade as well as the fact that the tanks only have about 10 years of life left. Gaftek/PetroService technicians propose that they abandon the line in place based on the following criteria pending DEP approval:
1) Disconnect the line at the dispensers and flush the product from the pipe back to the tank
2) Disconnect the line from the submersible pump and cap the line at both ends
3) Test the primary and secondary together (because there is a breach there is no way to isolate the 2 lines) at 10 PSI for 1 hour.

This proposal was conveyed via e-mail to Ted Scharf, Division of Oil & Ha Waste Facilities Regulation, MDEP Augusta.  Ted stated,  that this is an acceptable way to ensure the secondary piping is intact. As long as the 10 PSI holds for 1 hour the piping may be kept out of service until the other piping in this area is removed. If it does not hold the pressure then removal would need to be completed. After the piping has tested tight the secondary should also be flushed to make sure there is no product standing in it. Documentation of the work and results should be signed by the responsible installer and sent to my attention for the facility file.

01/29/10 E-mailed Ted to follow-up with status of piping pressure test, flushing and abandonment in place.  At this time no further work is warranted by Response Services Staff.
P-484-2009*The Department received a call regarding the discovery of an oil discharge at unit #4 Veronica Lane, Freeport, ME, and  the Freeport, Fire Department (FFD) was on their way.  20 minutes later the FFD called back stating that the discharge was no more than 5 gallons and had soaked into the ground.  There was a stream close by with no evidence of oil in/on it.

The following day Maine DEP, S. Flannery check the site, and observed oil saturated soil adjacent to the aboveground storage tank (AST).  It appeared that someone attempted to clean-up the discharge with speedy-dry, but the oil had soaked into the ground.  Preservation Management, owners of the mobile home park, were contacted regarding the situation, and that oil impacted soil would be required to be removed and disposed of.  They informed S. Flannery that the mobile home was in the process of being demolished and would be willing to remove the soil at that time.  The affected soils were removed with the demolition debris and processed offsite.  DEP Response plans no further action.
B-326-2009*Webber Energy reported that a technician had responded to an odor complaint at 44 Summer St., Hampden, and found a leaking oil line.  It originally appeared that the line had developed a pin hole, but when the technician began to replace it he found that the copper line had been bent at the fitting attached to the burner.  This particular furnace has a burner mounted on a cast iron door that can be swung open on hinges for repair or inspection.  Unfortunately it seems someone opened this door without first disconnecting the line and kinked it.  The 275 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was still about a third full and the burner man guessed that about 30 gallons had spilled onto the cellar's dirt floor.
   This property is for sale and vacant.  The owner, Mr. Chadeayne had checked on the home earlier and, when smelling the oil, had called Webber.
   After making my inspection I contacted Bill Blye, the technician's supervisor, who told me that Mr. Chadeayne was a Presidential Plan customer and Webber would clean up the spill by removing the contaminated soil.
   On 6-12-09 Webber reported they were finished with the clean up and I made an inspection.  About a half yard of basement soil had been removed and I measured the air space 6 inches above the excavation and recorded 20 part per million on my Photoionization Detector (no set point).  At this level there are no health issues and when the excavation is filled those numbers will drop significantly.  No further Response action was anticipated.   However on 6-26-09 I received another call from the Webber office reporting that some oil of an unknown amount had appeared in the cellar.  The oil was noticed right after the area received 5 inches of rain within 24 hours.  I met Mr. Chadeayne at the home and we looked at the spill site together.  There was indeed oil in the 1 inch minus stone around the filter side of the AST.  I assume the high water flushed it out.  However there was almost no odor.  In any case Mr. Chadeayne was not concerned as long as an attempt was made to collect this oil.  Webber had already sent a technician to the site and he laid down some pads.  I recommended that the stone be parted to undisturbed soil and pads laid in that trench.  I don't believe much oil is now left in the bedrock.
   I also spoke with his realtor, Pam Gow, and explained the details of the spill.  Basically I said there was no health or environmental issue remaining and that I would discuss the incident with any prospective buyers.  No further Response action expected.

P-313-2009*	Wed. 4/22/09: While examining the abandonment of buried product piping at the adjacent Irving station I noted a severely cracked containment berm and performed a cursory inspection of this consumptive-use, motor fuels Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) facility.  Steinert's Energy is a fuel oil delivery and plumbing and heating maintenance business.  There were also what appeared to be several old out-of-service residential ASTs sitting there awaiting cleaning and disposal, a waste oil drum (see site sketch).  There was one tank truck on-site but no bulk oil storage facility.
	Dennis Steinert stated that the concrete AST dike was broken by a snow plow this past winter.  He assured me he would get the dike replaced soon.  I noted no reportable oil discharges to be obvious.

S Brezinski
P-499-2009*Mac Richardson of Lewiston Auburn Water Control Authority (LAWPCA) reported that approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged from a loader at the compost loading area at LAWPCA's Lincoln Street, Lewiston, facility.  The spilled material was absorbed in the compost.  The affected compost was segregated and sorbent pads were used to clean the remaining product.  The pads will be disposed of at Mid Maine Waste Action Corp. (MMWAC).  Given the small amount of oil spilled and the nature of the medium into which it spilled if MMWAC will not take the remaining solids the best disposal option is through the normal sludge spreading activities at the closed out LAWPCA landfill. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-501-2009*Joshua Gosselin of Port Harbor Marine reported a sheen of unknown origin at their marina.  Investigation of the sheen revealed nothing conclusive.  The sheen was not recoverable nor could a source be traced.  The USCG had received a number of reports of sheens in the area and all had turned up to be mysteries.  Given the extraordinary amount of rain in the previous weeks it may be surface run off from non-point sources.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-463-2009*A discharge of 2-3 gallons of hydraulic oil from a Pike Industries piece of heavy equipment at a Maine Turnpike construction job in Saco.  John Koris of Pike reported that the spill had occurred several days earlier and that sand had been used to soak as much of the material as possible, but the sand had not been immediately disposed of.  He had directed the crew to take the sand to the PIKE Westbrook asphalt batch plant for disposal.  The remainder of product was a stain on the asphalt base and would be covered with the topcoat.  I reminded him that in the  future he needed to contact DEP prior to treating oil contaminated soil at the PIKE plant as they did not have the appropriate license from the Division of Solid Waste.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-348-2009*On 6/19/09, I received report from the Bangor Fire Department of an approximate 30 gallon oil spill in the basement of Kevin Mooney.  The spill was caused when a box fell over shearing the nipple off of the oil tank.  When the fire department arrived they plugged the hole and stopped the leak.

When I arrived I had the homeowner contact their oil burner company, to make repairs to the tank, which they did.  I then contacted Philip services to aid the the clean up.  I pumped spilled product from the floor to a recovery drum for proper disposal.  I also hooked up an air exchanger fan to reduce the vapors.

Once Philip's arrived, we padded up the product that could not be pumped up, then washed the floor.  Unfortunately an interior finished wall was affected by the spill as well.  This will be removed and all of the expenses will be covered by the homeowner's insurance policy.
P-506-2009*George Cookson of Breggy Oil called to report the small spill of oil at the listed property.  He was told a landscaper accidentally cut the fuel line, and tried to mend with duct tape.  He dispatched a technician who shut off the firematic.  He reported a minor sheen, and left the scene.

I responded and found an outside tank with bare copper line coiled beneath the filter and arching upward (this portion was covered with duct tape).  There is a slight odor, and slight sheen.  The weather is a slow to moderate steady rain.  The tank sits atop a concrete patio but the sheen flows off toward the left to the adjacent property.  I did observe several small worms in distress (worms seem to have a very low tolerance for fuel oil and begin to decompose shortly after the exposure) in the soil immediately next to the patio.  There is a slight run off and very light intermittent sheen, with the steady rain.

I applied half a dozen pads on the soil next to the patio, but no product was recoverable.  A second visit is planned during a break in the rainfall.

Based on observations and the fact no sensitive receptors were identified, also there is now threat of vapor (partial slab construction) and the area served by public water/sewer, DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-370-2009*I received a phone call telling me of an apparent oil spill in the yard at 266 Sangerville Road in Sangerville.  On my arrival I found that the oil sheen was actually the result of iron fixing bacteria.  The door yard is downhill of the horse pasture and surface water drains into the yard and down the drive. The combination of nutrients, water and natural iron in the ground had created an impressive sight.  No Response action needed.
P-502-2009*Overfill of truck at Pit Stop Fuel terminal.  Boom Technology Inc., clean up contractor for Pit Stop Fuels was on site at time and cleaned up spilled material.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-498-2009*The driver noticed oil smell and slight discoloration while making delivery and his subsequent inspection discovered some oil under the deck, resulting in notifying the DEP.  The home owner started to remove some of the soil immediately beneath the deck.  When I arrived she had removed enough material to fill a 30 gal trash can.  I introduced myself and we discussed the likely amount lost and circumstances leading to the spill.

It appears over time, the last few years the deck has shifted decreasing the pitch from fill to tank therefore allowing some oil to pool in the line and leak at a union.  The leak was observed at a rate of one drop every 15-20 seconds.  To eliminate the leak, the vent & fill pipe caps were removed and a shop vac vacuum was applied to the vent.  The thought being the air movement towards the tank would draw the residual oil into the tank and relieve the leaking.  It was applied for 20-30 second and the leak stopped.

Hand excavation continued until the hole was roughly 2ft wide, 2 1/2 across and a depth of 40 inches. This all done while laying on my stomach.  I asked Don White to inspect the excavation and screen witha photo ionization detector (PID).  He arrived and we collected some preliminary readings but the humidity was definitely affecting the PID's in an adverse way.  We cleared two sides of the excavation 9 and 12 o'clock positions however the base, 3 & 6 required further removal.  It was suggested that a shop vacuum be used to core to depth to screen or designate the lowest level of concern.  Greg O'Brien  was called and brought a vacuum and assisted in collecting the additional data.  A final depth of 6 1/2 feet was achieved but the PID failed to log a consistent number.  We returned to the hole to collect another sample but it had caved in.  It was decided to return the next day and finish excavation and re-core for final depth.  The final screening were satisfactory, and the excavation partially caved in, but left to collapse beneath the deck out of the way.  Mrs. O'Donnell was ok with that but thought her husband could probably pull a few boards and dump some fill directly in the hole from above if he thought it necessary.

With this we loaded the dump trailer and transported the soil to CPRC, Scarborough for recycling/disposal.  Based on the satisfactory cleanup/removal and correction of the piping (no longer fixed to the deck allowed to hang free). DEP Response plans no further actions at this time, no additional concerns have been raised.
I-119-2009*On 06/30/09 at 09:00, received a report of a small spill in the basement of Ms. Betty Rand.  Spill was about 2-3 gallons of #2 heating oil.  Most of spill cleaned up by homeowner with the help of Bates Fuels Inc.  Homeowner says she will need some walls replaced (interior) that have been saturated.  Made an appointment for July 2nd, Thursday to do a site visit and drop off an application to the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund.

On 07/02/09, site visit to Betty Rand's home in Sherman.  About 3 to 5 gallons of #2 heating oil leaked out of a hole/crack in double walled fuel line.  Leak was on the inside copper line that traveled out the end of the rubber composite sleeve and spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  Spilled oil traveled an area of about 10 feet by 10 feet contaminating carpet material, personnel belongings and saturating two structural walls and associated paneling.  Set up ventilation fan through existing clothes dryer exhaust hole in basement wall.  The spilled oil has been mopped up with sorbent pads that were taken to Northern Katahdin Transfer Station along with oil soaked carpet.  Ms. Rand and her friend George Dubois did the initial clean-up of the spill.  The defective line, which was only about 5 years old, has been replace by a new composite fuel line.  Ms. Rand put down speedy dri to pick up the remaining fuel.  Told her to vacuum up this speedy dry in a day or so and then wash the concrete floor with simple green 2X.  Told Ms. Rand to get a couple of estimates to repair and replace the portions of the structural wall that were soaked with the oil, fax them to me for approval.  Assisted Ms. Rand fill-out the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund (GWF) Application and explained how the program works.  Took several pictures of the area where the oil spill occurred.  Recommended to Ms. Rand that she leave the ventilation fan running for a couple weeks, or until the wall soaked areas have been removed/replaced.  Will send Betty a Vendor Identification Code application so that she can be paid for costs incurred above the GWF deductible.

In September 2009, I spoke with Betty Rand. She has gotten the spill site all taken care of and removed the ventilation fans that had been installed to mitigate the fuel odors.  She will drop off the fans and associated duct work when she is in the Presque Isle area in the next few weeks.  No further action is warranted by Response Service Staff at this time

In October 2009, Betty Rand dropped off the fans and duct work to the regional office.
I-128-2009*07/06/09 Received a call from Nate Hersey, County Environmental Eng. (CEE) regarding a tank inspection at Presque Isle Nursing Home.  The interstitial space of the Underground Storage Tank (UST)  is not passing the integrity tests performed and it appears the outer shell of the UST has a leak.  Nate will be putting in an application for the removal/replacement of the the tank.  Nate would like to get a waiver from the 30-day notification requirement to take care of this as soon as possible. I said that once I received the removal application I will issue the waiver.  The tank was installed in 09/1991 and is a 1,000-gallon single compartment tank used for #2 oil storage.

07/07/09 Tank was removed by Earthworks, Inc. contractors under the supervision of Nate Hersey, CEE's certified tank installer. A very small amount of contaminated soil was observed beneath the fill pipe, most likely due to overfills.   Frank Wezner, of DEP, was on-site and met with CEE staff to discuss clean-up.  Despite high Photo Ionization Detector (PID) results (1,519 parts per million (ppm)) the soils in the excavation did not look impacted by oil and there was no staining  or odors.  Responder Wezner recommended that lab samples be taken and analyzed for Diesel Range Organics (DRO) as the PID readings may be reflecting the vapor phase of the oil spilled due to overfills.  No removal was seen as necessary due to the lack of ground water impact/or groundwater users and little likelihood of odors being generated.  This info was conveyed to DEP - John Dunlap in an e-mail dated July 13, 2009 from Nate Hersey. (See Attachment) No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.

A-197-2008*Pan Am railway reported lube oil spillage from a locomotive parked at the railyard in Waterville.  The locomotives are brought to this site for repair.  The facility has been in operation since the 1800's with similar land use since that time.  There are old locomotives that leak oil as evidenced by the saturated ground and ballast between the tracks.  Oil collection trays are sometimes located beneath the leaking locomotives, however, due to precipitation and housekeeping issues, these trays overfill spilling to the ground.  A comprehensive strategy to prevent oil discharges at this location is pending resolution of similar issues at Pan Am's Rigby yard site in South Portland.  No sensitive receptors are at risk at the Waterville location.  DEP Land and Water Bureau staff are also working with Pan Am to ensure the storm water runoff from this facility does not further impair surface water quality.
B-249-2009*Deputy Chief Tupper reported that over the weekend his department responded to a complaint of gasoline in an intermittent stream that ran by 22 Fieldstone Way.  While they did find gasoline sheen in the stream they were unable to locate a source.  While the event was old I still went to the site.  Ms. Anderson was not home, but I had no difficulty finding traces of sheen in the stream.  I followed this flowing water up hill to a 2' diameter red clay tile drain.  This drain was clearly old and collapsed in numerous places.  I was able to follow it up the swale to Route 1-A (also called the Bangor Road).  At this point it disappeared.  I spoke with several residents but learned nothing.  I was also unable to find a source of the gasoline.  My guess is that there is a residential drain that still goes to this abandoned line.  While the gasoline had left only traces of sheen I could smell what I'd describe as washing machine wash water.  This of course supports the residential drain theory.
   I contacted Ms. Trasko of the department's water quality section who notified the Ellsworth sewer district which turned it over to the town's plumbing inspector who is responsible for such rogue drains.  As of 7-28-2009 I have not been notified of repeat occurrences or that Ellsworth had found a source.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-207-2008*Robert Gardner from MEMA contacted this office to report a leak of fluorine gas from Tibbetts Industries in Camden.  He wondered if DEP had been notified, and what steps were taken at this incident.  We had not been notified, so I contacted Tibbetts.  I spoke with Paul Shulda.  Paul indicated that an employee maintaining gas powered lasers thought he smelled fluorine gas.  Tibbetts evacuated the building as a precaution.  They called the suppliers, checked the regulators, no gas had been released.  Internet web site indicates Tibbetts manufacture electro acoustic transducers for hearing aids.  No spill occurred.
A-233-2008*Bill Carver contacted this office to report contamination encountered while removing underground storage tanks at Camden Exxon.  I responded to the site and met with Bill and Steve Laite, owner of the site.  The facility is used as a vehicle repair and towing business, formerly sold retail gasoline (out of service since 2001). Abutting property use is slab on grade construction so vapor issues would be limited.  The area is served by public water and sewer.  A previous spill number associated with this site is A-179-1988, when initial tanks were pulled.  For this report, three tanks were removed, cathodically protected poly coated steel in good condition.  The piping was single wall steel, and it appears that discharges occurred from leaking joints near the dispenser island.  Eric Meklin operated the excavator and provided dump trucks for hauling contaminated soil.  Arnie Fessenden C.G. of Bangor performed the site assessment for the closure of the tanks.  The water table was observed at 36" below ground surface.  Saturated sandy fill underlain with presumpscot clay.
Initially, it was thought that minimal contamination was present based on field bag headspace.  My judgment was that soils greater than 500 parts per million (ppm) be removed for disposal off site.  I discussed the insurance fund with Steve Laite, and he agreed to have the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) handle remedial costs.  I notified Diana McGlaughlin of DEP Tanks unit and requested a fund application be sent to Camden Exxon.  The excavation around the tanks went smoothly.  We excavated on 5/15 and 5/16 for the tanks and piping.  We returned to the site 5/19  and 5/20 to continue with the soil removal and backfill.  We encountered more heavily contaminated soil at depth near the dispensers.  We also managed to break the copper water pipe serving Camden Exxon and had to get Aqua Maine to locate the shut off.  We continued excavation to the point of undercutting the roadway, Union Street.  Contamination in excess of 500 ppm field headspace remains beneath Union Street near the location of the base of the Exxon sign foundation and granite hardscape that forms triangle. Based on the volume of soil removed and the condition of the groundwater fund, I did not feel justified to continue to excavate contamination into the roadway.
A-464-2009*	During a site assessment for the removal of an Underground Storage Tank (UST) used for #6 fuel oil storage, oil contamination was found.  The original removal occurred in 2002, and John Cressey with Summit Environmental was performing a post removal site assess.  He called in the spill after he discovered visibly stained soil while performing test pits.  He took several photo ionization detector (PID) readings and the highest reading was two parts per million (PPM).  Because PID's are not considered a very accurate way to measure soil concentrations for #6 fuel oil, a site visit was made on July 29, 2009.  There was limited soil staining found in two of the test pits.  The soil was stained a dark grey and had very little to no odor and no "free product" was detected.  The area is serviced by public water and with the limited mobility of the heavy #6 fuel oil no soil removal was deemed necessary.  No further Response actions are expected.
A-245-2008*Mike Martunas contacted this office to report a fuel oil spill at Dragon Products Co.  The spill occurred in the stockroom balcony when a float inside a 50 gallon day tank stuck and the tank overflowed to the concrete floor.  The oil was discovered by a worker and the furnace that supplied the tank was shut off.  Cleanup with speedi dri sorbent and hand shovelling.  Materials were disposed of at the Dragon Product's plant in accordance with their Solid Waste License.  No site visit was made.
A-248-2008*Patricia Dumas contacted this office to report a mercury fever thermometer accident which resulted in the incubator in the lab at the Sheepscot Valley Health Care being impacted.  I responded to the facility and met with Ms. Dumas.  I used the Lumex mercury vapor meter to measure concentrations of mercury in the facility.  Concentrations were low.  I recommended the incubator be disposed.  A summary of my findings is included in my letter to the facility dated 4/15/08.
P-451-2009*A motor vehicle being refueled at this location discharged approximately two gallons of gasoline from its fuel tank due to an unknown reason.  According to the report, product remained on the cement and pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent material by Oxford Fire personnel.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-249-2008*Amanda Bickford contacted this office to report an oil spill at her mobile home that she rents from Mike Ruman.  She thought maybe 70 gallons of oil had spilled from the outside tank when snow and ice accumulation broke the nipple between tank and filter.  This volume is in question due to uncertain use and knowledge concerning the delivery timing.  The home is served by private well approximately 150 feet away.  I was working in Madison on another spill, so I arranged to use the same contractor (Merle Lloyde & Sons) to excavate both sites.  I responded to the site and met with Mike Bickford. I explained the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund and he agreed to have Department of Environmental Protection arrange the cleanup.
We excavated contaminated soil adjacent to the trailer and were able to dig out the contamination without excavation beneath the trailer.  I obtained a confirmation sample for soil.  Results were out of line with the field headspace results.  The site was referred to Technical Services for groundwater monitoring and was assigned to Juanita Ehiorobo .
A-467-2009*	I received a call from Peter Moulton, DEP Engineer, inquiring about an improperly installed Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in Belgrade.  The tank in question was a 275 gallon single walled steel tank designed for use as an Aboveground Storage Tank, and was installed buried fifty percent underground.  He gave me the tenant, Laurie Theriault' s phone number for more information.  I called Ms Theriault and she wanted me to come and check on the tank as she was concerned about the possibility of it leaking.
	I went to 8 Racoon Road on June 3, 2009 to look at the tank.  The AST was indeed installed partially underground underneath a mobile home (see attached photos).  No sign of leakage could be seen around the tank, but with it being buried this does not prove anything.  I spoke further with Ms Theriault about the situation and as her relationship with her landlord, Leo Barnett, was rocky I agreed to wait until she moved out of the property on June 12, 2009.
	On June 15, 2009 I spoke with Mr. Barnett on the phone.  We spoke about the AST and it being a significant threat to groundwater, including a well nearby that services three mobile homes. During the conversation I told him the tank should be removed within 45 days, and that a Department representative needs to be present to verify if a release had or had not occurred.  He flatly refused and stated he was selling the property.  I informed him that without  cooperation we would be forced to refer the case to the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit.  He remained uncooperative.  The case was referred to tanks enforcement.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-269-2008*Sarah Jean Bouffard-Scraggs contacted this office to report a gasoline spill at the Big Apple store in Madison.  A customer filled his car and triggered a line leak in the fuel system.  Approximately 2 gallons pissed out onto the concrete apron.  The spilled fuel was recovered with speedi dri and collected for disposal by the people of CN Brown.  No site visit was made.
A-277-2008*Ann Thayer of New England Organics contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at its facility in Unity Twp.  A filter gasket ruptured on a truck spilling hydraulic oil to asphalt.  The crew cleaned it up with speedi dri.  No site visit was made.
A-295-2008*Terry Beal contacted this office to report a possible discharge of home heating oil at his residence.  Mr. Beal had suffered a structure fire at his home, and the building had been nearly completely consumed.  He hired Gordon Libby Forest Products, Solid Waste Division, to tear down what remained of his home and dispose of the rubble.  The fire had occurred several days prior to his report to DEP.  When I arrived on scene, most of the building was gone, and only part of a rubble pile remained in the basement.  There was a burned out empty 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) that had been in the basement, staged near a scrap metal pile.  There was a floor drain in the basement that reportedly drained to a nearby stream.  I looked for the outfall, and found no evidence of oil discharge.  There was a mild odor of oil in the rubble that was being loaded for disposal, but no evidence of free product.  Mr. Beal was concerned that in the course of the fire, oil had been released that would potentially impact his drinking water well.  He was not sure how much oil was in the tank, and it had not been filled for at least 3 years.  In discussions with others who were on site, and the owner, it was hypothesized that the oil had been consumed in the blaze.  I could find no evidence of spilled oil other than the faint odor in the rubble pile.  The remaining rubble was scheduled for disposal at the Solid Waste facility.  I recommended no further action.
B-379-2009*Mrs. Beyer reported that it had been noticed that a tractor in the Interface Fabric Co. yard had dripped about a quart of hydraulic oil to the gravel beneath it. The tractor was moved to a secure site and about a five gallon pail of gravel removed.  No further Response action expected.
B-374-2009*
Lieutenant Wildes report that half dozen drums had been reported abandoned on a vacant lot on Wilson Street.  He did not know if they were full or not.  Bob Shannon and I went to the site the next morning and found that the drums were empty.  They had held the chemicals to create an insulating foam called Corbond III.  This is created by blending Corbond III: polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate CAS# 9016-87-9 with Rubinate 1107: 1,1,1,3,3 pentafloulopropane CAS# 460-73-1.

While the actual chemicals could be harmful (I was not successful in obtaining MSDS for the chemicals) it was a moot point as the containers were empty and caused no risk to the environment or public health. Since the containers were empty, I explained that I had no further interest and they should be considered litter. No further Response action is anticipated.
P-28-2007*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday 1/16/06, DEP was notified by Lewiston Dispatch, thru Maine State Police, of a fuel oil delivery truck  overturned on River Road in Lewiston.  Spillage was reported to be minimal, environmental threat low, and DEP did not need to respond.  The DEP Southern Maine Regional Office (SMRO) notified me that Cash Energy had called in the incident to the DEP office as well.  DEP's Jon Woodard responded from SMRO at my request.

ASSESSMENT
The accident and response were assessed collectively by Stephen Brezinski and Jon Woodard of DEP, Dick Grimm of Clean Harbors (CHES), and by Lieutenant Gerry Rioux of Lewiston Fire Department.  The tank truck was full with about 2800 gallons of heating oil in two compartments, and 100 gallons of diesel.  After rolling over one and a quarter times the truck lay on it's left side (see photos).  There was obvious damage to the forward right corner of the tank and the saddle tank was leaking at the cap.  We could not confirm the integrity of the side of the tank on the ground but there was no major leakage obvious.  Red fuel was dribbling from the crushed corner of the tank.  Fortunately the truck lay on pavement minimizing oil soaking into the soil.  Because of possible unseen damage we agreed that the tank truck should be pumped off before righting.

Because of the high product flash point of the oil and surrounding temperatures below freezing, I judged that fire and vapor danger was low.  We agreed to pump off as much product as possible through the bottom piping and the top hatches.

The area is rural residential with several homes, served by municipal water, within 300 feet of the accident.  To the north is an overpass for the Maine Turnpike (see site sketch and location map).  On the west side of River Road is a steep gully and Dill Brook which drains to the Androscoggin River about 100 feet to the southwest.  A large uncontained spill would have reached the brook and river.

INITIAL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Lewiston Police Department closed off one lane during most of the incident and both lanes while drilling and pumping off.  At my request, Lieutenant Rioux had Lewiston Public Works standby downgrade with two trucks of sand to dump as a berm and sorbent if needed.  The bottom check valves were able to be opened with residual air pressure in the system and the fuel pumped off by the CHES vacuum truck to the level of the piping outlets (Photo 4).  At this point the product level was still above the hatches so we agreed that the tank would be drilled and pumped down before the hatches could be opened.

One 4-inch hole was drilled in each compartment by CHES and by Maine DEP.  Turnout gear was worn but self-contained breathing apparatuses  were judged not necessary.  After the truck was emptied, Greeley's Towing righted it.  CHES emptied the saddle tank, picked up oiled snow and sorbents, and delivered the recovered virgin product to Cash Energy's Lewiston bulk plant.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The actual discharge is estimated to be less than 10-gallons.  No further DEP Response actions are anticipated at this time.
b.	I believe that the response went well, in great part due to a good working relationship and cooperation between Lewiston Fire, DEP and CHES.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Division of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-380-2009*7/7/09  Mr. White reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  A hydraulic hose ruptured on the truck spilling the oil over a gravel area.  The truck was a Hanson Brothers Trucking out of Princeton, ME.  The area was excavated and 3.02 tons of contaminated dirt was disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town.  I changed the actual tonnage received on the electronic spill debris letter to 3.02 tons as indicated by Juniper Ridge.  No further Response action expected.

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P-86-2007*Mr. Howard of Sappi Fine Paper called to report the loss of hydraulic fluid from the elevator system in the primary treatment plant.  The older system terminates underground with no reservoir or secondary containment.  The elevator is used only a few times a day, replacement of the unit is pending, and clean up will be contingent on if there is oil in the shaft or not.  The new system will be sleeved with containment in the design.

No DEP Response is planned based on the information received, however, should the facts change or oil be discovered, Sappi will notify DEP and plans reviewed.

Josh Gonzales with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) called to inform DEP of the receipt of a National Response Center Report. That USCG wanted to "put some eyes on the situation" and  USCG would report back any new findings.  The call back was received, and now USCG understands the situation and will be await any further developments as the replacement system is installed.
A-343-2009*6/16/09 1826  A caller reported seeing leaking drums of what looked like waste motor oil behind a closed auto shop at 382 school street in Unity Maine. Drinking water wells are in the immediate area, within 100 feet.

6/17/09 I went to the site and found 13 drums next to the building and in the trees abutting the building. Two were leaking from corrosion in the tops and there were several areas of black stained soil. I secured all the drums in place to prevent further leaking.

I contacted the town office and was told that George Reed was the owner of the property. I attempted to call Mr. Reed but he could not be reached at his phone. I contacted Gardiner Savings Bank of Maine because I was told by a store owner across the street that the property was being foreclosed on by the bank. I spoke to Randy Clark at the bank. Mr Clark informed me that Mr Reed had filed for bankruptcy and the bank was going to foreclose on the 382 school street property. I explained the issue of the leaking drums on the property and an estimated cost of cleanup and disposal. Mr Clark agreed to have the bank reimburse the Department for the clean up and disposal. Before the clean-up occurred Mr Clark contacted me to inform me that an appraiser for the bank had been in the building and found several more containers of waste oil. Mr Clark requested that when the outside drums were cleaned up, the containers in the building also be removed and disposed of. I arranged for Environmental Projects Inc to remove the outside drums and the inside drums of waste oil and other liquids. At the same time, waste oil impacted soil was removed from the drum storage area.

6/23/09  The contents of 34 drums were consolidated into 14 new drums since the original drums were not integrally sound for transport. A majority of the waste oil drums had an odor of gasoline. The waste oil was disposed of as hazardous waste gasoline oil mixture. The old drums were removed for cleaning and disposal. One drum of coolant was also removed and and drum of oily solids.
P-68-2007*While I was on-call on Saturday 1/12/07, I received a report from Biddeford Fire Department (BFD). They reported a waste motor oil discharge of less than a gallon.  The spill was noted during their response to a vehicle accident.  Clean-up was sompleted by BFD.  No DEP response was requested or made at the time.

S Brezinski
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B-364-2009*On 6/30/09, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that while traveling down the southbound lane of I-95 somewhere between Medway and Lincoln a bucket truck had lost 5-7 gallons of motor oil due to a mechanical failure.  The spill occurred where Lane Construction is currently repaving the road and the southbound side of the interstate was down to one lane of traffic for approximately 30 miles between Medway and Lincoln.   The driver pulled over into the  closed lane of traffic when his low oil pressure light came on and saw that he had been leaking oil down the old pavement travel lane.  He continued to lose oil once stopped in the lane that is about to be repaved.
I traveled down this section of I-95 but saw no cause for concern.  There was little to no oil in the traveling lane.  No further Response action expected.
B-365-2009*On 7/1/2009, Webber Energy reported a spill of # 2 Fuel Oil at the home of Debbie and Russell Goodblood (290 West Broadway St. in Bangor).  Webber technicians were working on the indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to bring it up to code.  The AST was resting on 3 foot legs.  The technicians had detached the vent and fill pipes from the AST in order to get a hose down in the tank and pump off the product inside.  The AST became unstable at this time and tipped over spilling what they approximated to be 10 gallons before they could move the tank so that no more oil came out of the open bung hole.
The cement floor was pitched toward a floor drain and the technicians estimated that they had lost 5-7 gallons down the drain.  The Bangor Sewer and Waste Water Treatment Plant were notified.  The Webber technicians had also put sorbent pads and speedy dry down on the floor to soak up the oil that remained.
When I arrived one technician was working to pump out the rest of the oil from the now disabled AST.  The tank was resting on one flat end and had been cut nearly in two by the tech.  The vapors in the basement were over 40 Parts Per Million (PPM) on the PID (PhotoIonization Detector)  due to the combination of the spill and the open AST.  With the basement door shut I checked the air in the living space.  It read 5 PPM at the highest.  I advised Mrs. Goodblood to keep the door to the basement shut, her windows open and her fans going.
Once the old AST was removed, two new 138 gallon tanks were installed and the basement floor was scrubbed down with simple green and water, my PID readings in the basement were reduced to 10 PPM.  However the readings down in the floor drain were 40 PPM and the part of the stairs and closet next to the floor drain that had come in contact with the oil read 35 PPM on the PID.  I placed a vapor barrier over the floor drain and advised Webber that the contaminated wood would need to be removed in order to improve the air quality in the basement.  I also installed a  small fan to vent the basement.
I returned the next day (7/2/09) with John Selleck of Tech Services to check the air quality.  He agreed that parts of the stairs that had soaked up some of the oil should be removed.  The PID readings were still around 5-8 PPM with higher readings around the stairs.
I made my recommendations to Chuck Martin of Webber Energy who was responsible for overseeing and facilitating the clean up.
On 7/6/09, Chuck Martin sent a contractor over to take a look at the work that needed to be done and on 7/7/09 the contractor began removing parts of the closet and stairs that were contaminated with oil.  The PID readings on 7/7/09 were 0-2 PPM.  No further Response action expected.

A-265-2008*	A spill was reported of an estimated 50 to 75 gallons of kerosene from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST). The spill was caused by damage to the filter assembly from snow and ice damage, no filter protection was present. The oil immediately impacted the gravel under the tank and flowed across the backyard along with snow melt. The property is served by a private well.
	On April 21, 2008, I arrived at the location to assess what actions would be necessary for the clean-up of the spilled kerosene. Visible staining was seen along the slab foundation and running around and down the backyard along with snow melt. The nipple on the tank was cracked and the damaged is assumed to have been caused by snow and ice damage. Upon discovery, the homeowner had temporarily repaired the leak using an epoxy substance. Given the condition of the tank, the remaining oil was pumped into a temporary tank by Fabian Oil, and hooked up for continued heating of the home. Sorbent pads were used to remove puddling free product on the snow melt. Less than a bag of oily sorbent pads were collected.
	On April April 24, 2008, I met with Reneault Electric's operator at the site. We used a mini excavator to remove the oil contaminated soil and place it into roll-off containers for transport to Commercial Paving and Recycling. The gravel under and around the tank was approximately a foot in depth and then turned into a hard packed natural clay-like soil. Bag headspace analysis, utilizing a photo ionization potential detector (PID) adjusted using the fuel oil correction factor, was used to determine the extent of soil removal. Initial readings were between 700 and 1000 parts per million (PPM) . After removing one to two feet of soil the readings dropped to between 76 and 6 PPM. After removing the visibly impacted grass area to a depth of three to six inches in the back yard, no further contamination was found. Oil contaminated soil was left under the slab of the home for fear of undermining the slab. Two lab samples were taken from the soil left in place under the slab with results of 9000 mg/kg and 13000 mg/kg for diesel range organics (see HETL lab results attached).
	A total of three thirty-yard roll-off containers were filled with oil contaminated soil, totalling 46.59 tons of soil. The excavation was completed and backfilled on April 25, 2008. Final grading and re-seeding was accomplished on May 9, 2008. This site was referred to Technical Services for continued well water monitoring.
P-536-2009*A slow leak in the fuel line from the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence at 1436 State Road in Eliot caused the release of less than one gallon of fuel oil to the concrete floor surface. The spilled oil was cleaned and the the fuel line repaired. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-534-2009*Concerned neighbor observed leaking 55-gallon drum behind auto repair facility located at 13 Main Street, Topsham. DEP personnel observed less than one gallon of used motor oil released onto the paved surface surrounding the drum. The release was caused by a loose fitting on the top of the drum. DEP personnel instructed the owner of the property to properly dispose of the waste oil and provide documentation of the disposal. The waste oil was disposed of at Clean Harbors Environmental Services the following week. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-533-2009*Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the paved parking lot surface at the Tambrands Inc. manufacturing facility located at 2879 Hotel Road in Auburn. The release was caused by a ruptured hydraulic hose on a piece of equipment. The released oil was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Tambrands Inc. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-532-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released to the gravel road surface as the result of an overfill at the Downeast Energy bulk oil storage facility. The spilled product was immediately cleaned up using sorbent materials. A negligible amount of soil was disposed of with the saturated sorbents. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-535-2009*Resident complained of fuel oil vapors from the building furnace blowing into the window of her apartment located at 425 Broadway Street in South Portland. The building is operated by the South Portland housing authority. DEP personnel observed a vent pipe extruding from the boiler room of the building below several apartment windows. DEP personnel referred the site to the  South Portland building inspectors office. No further Response action is expected at this time.
B-394-2009*Mr. Krause reported that company employees noticed that the auxiliary tank on a refrigerated truck was dripping diesel onto their parking lot.  They used sorbent pads to wipe up the free product and drained the tank.  No streams or drains were involved.  No further Response action expected.
B-393-2009*Mr. Peterson reported that employees had discovered that a piece of equipment inside the Washington County substation had dripped what they estimated to be a cup of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil. Speedi-dri was used on a concrete pad and small amount of gravel was excavated.  No further Response action expected.
B-343-2009*On 6/18/09 I received a report from Pat Caitlin, the new owner of 178 Cedar Breeze south of a drum of waste oil left behind by the previous owner.  She did not know how to dispose of it.  After a quick inspection it was clear that oil was only on the top, the rest of the drum was filled with water.  The next day I recovered the drum and padded off the oil, treating the water with carbon, with the help of John Selleck of Technical services.  No further Response action expected.
B-346-2009*On 6/17/09 I received report of a small oil spill at 154 Falvey Road, Bangor.  The spill originated from a vehicle.  The vehicle owner was changing his oil in front of his home, and knocked over the oil pan spilling the waste oil onto the ground.  I instructed the home owner to shovel the contaminated soil into bags to dispose of at Pine Tree landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-395-2009*
Mr. Scott reported that a hose had failed on a Maine Department of Transportation backhoe while working on Route 6 in Codyville.  He estimated that about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil landed on the packed gravel and pavement.  They used sorbent pads to wipe up the free product and sanded the paved area to prevent the asphalt from being too slippery.  No further response action expected.
B-349-2009*On 6/20/09  I received report of an overfilled oily water separator at Webber tanks in Bucksport.  Heavy rains caused the separator to flush some oily sheen from containment onto the ground.  No spillage was able to be recovered.  No further Response action expected.
I-117-2009*On 6-25-09, Bob Adams reported that he had been called to the home of Laura Wilcox in Woodland because she was having problems with her furnace.  In checking the system, he found her fuel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) empty.  She reported having the AST filled the week before.  He assumed about 250 gallons was lost.  In inspecting the tank further, he found a corrosion hole in the bottom.  I met Ms. Wilcox at the residence that day and found a stain below the AST.  She did not have any smell inside the trailer.  I hired a contractor to remove the AST and dig out any contaminated soil.
Soderberg construction completed the soil removal on 6-26-09.  Approximately 31 tons of soil was taken out from directly below the AST. It appeared that the lost product went straight down below the AST, with very little lateral movement.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-129-2009*On 7-8-09, Jim Triplett of Irving Woodlands called to report that a spill had occurred at their mill in Ashland. They had removed a leaking saddle tank from a truck and placed it (thinking it was empty) into a dumpster to store until it could be disposed of. The dumpster also had a leak and they thought about 50 gallons of diesel drained from the saddle tank and dumpster onto the ground. They used sorbent pads and sawdust to absorb all material. The contaminated material was drummed up for later disposal.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-27-2007*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On Monday 1/15/07, I received evening notification of oil fuel line leak in the basement of the Vachon residence.  The leak is believed to have been occurring for 30 days or more.  The leak was discovered by Mr. Vachon's granddaughter, Jackie, while Mr. Vachon was wintering in Florida.  As the discharge was several weeks old and oil vapor not reported to be severe, it was agreed that I would visit the next morning with the granddaughter Jackie.  Prior to visiting, I requested that DEP engineer Don White accompany me in order to address interior vapor issues.

ASSESSMENT
	On Tuesday 1/16/07, White and I visited and met with Ms. Vachon.  I noted little to no odor upstairs.  At the time, Emile Vachon was in Florida with his son John.  Jackie Vachon attended university and was there irregularly.  Emile Vachon's grandson (Jackie's brother) had begun living there as well while attending college.  The home is in a rural residential area along Route 112.  It is served by municipal water and sewer.  South of and adjacent to the area is a long private road with several residences on private wells.  We noted no wells within 300 feet of the discharge.
	In the home, we saw a dark oil stain on the concrete basement floor under the workbench and several inches up the cinder-block wall (see photos) were the concrete-covered copper fuel line had run.  There was also oil staining on the opposite side of the wall and floor below.  The original house was expanded years ago, and a second basement lies next to the original basement with the original block foundation forming two walls separating the two basements.  There were minor blobs of oil on the sump in the original basement.  This sump collected gray water which was pumped out to the roadside ditch.  The DEP's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree suggested An Intermediate Clean-Up Goal (DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree) based on vapors within the home.
	On 1/23/07, I discovered a second basement sump (sump-2), in the new addition that contained several gallons of red oil confirming a discharge larger than several gallons and a significant amount of oil to groundwater and under the floor.  The addition was underlain by permeable crushed stone which acted as a preferential pathway for the product over the sandy fill under the original basement floor.  Groundwater was about 12 inches below the floor.

OBJECTIVE
	Our objectives were the removal of oil vapors to an acceptable level, collection of free phase product and removal or remediation of oiled media within the Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	On Tuesday 1/23/07, Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) removed oiled items and lumber.  Mr. Vachon hired BTI to remove other, non-oiled items and lumber at his expense.  Cutting a hole in the floor, we identified moderate photoionizatin detector  (PID) levels of only 10-50 parts per million in the first hole (TP-1).  At that time, we reconsidered not cutting out the oiled floor and instead washing the concrete and having a sub-slab venting system.  Following the discovery of the free oil in sump-2, DEP had BTI open a second hole (TP-2) on the opposite side of the wall in the addition (see Photo).
	In January and February of 2007, DEP Technical Services had a sub-floor ventilation installed on both sides of the wall where the leak occurred.  The oiled concrete was jack-hammered out and oiled soil vacuumed out for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Company.  See records of DEP Division of Technical Services for further details and site closure.

CLEAN-UP MANAGEMENT & INS. FUND CLAIM
	On 1/16/07, I issued a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund Application and a DEP Options Agreement to Jackie Vachon and discussed the implications of Option 1 and 2.  Acting as agent for her grandfather Ms. Vachon chose Option 1.  On 1/22/07, Don White and I met with John Vachon upon his returning from Florida and again explained the forms and the insurance program.
B-350-2009*On 6/20/09, I received report of an oil spill from a flooded basement that had flowed into the ocean by the Searsport public boat launch.  When I arrived on scene, Sprauge Energy had already deployed sorbent boom in the cove per request of the Searsport Fire Department.  I analyzed the impact to the ocean, the flooded basement, the house and the indoor air quality, then contacted Clean Harbors for assistance.

I directed Clean Harbors to apply sweep sorbent closer to the shoreline, then commence relocating the home furnishings into another room to remove the oil soaked carpet in a couple of rooms in the home.  Fans and air exchangers were positioned around the home to combat vapor issues and aid in drying of the sub-floors, joists and moulding.

B-369-2009*On 6/30/09, I received report of an aircraft venting onto the runway at Bangor International Airport.  Crews recovered spilled product with sorbent pads.
A-410-2008*On 6/26/2008 in Jay, Verso Paper reported an oil spill.  The 60 gallon hydraulic spill was the result of a ruptured hose on the number 4 paper machine. The oil was spilled to the mill's sewer system.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
I-123-2009*On 6-26-09, Ken Michaud of Daigle Oil Company (Daigle) called this office to report that a customer had a release from their basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). Apparently a pin hole had developed in the bottom of the tank. Daigle sent several employees to the residence of Lawrence Maynard. They found most of what was lost went to a drainage trough then to a floor drain connected to the town sewer. They used sorbent pads to soak up the rest and Simple green to clean the concrete. The old tank was removed and replaced the following day.
B-377-2009*Marsh sheen
I-130-2009*On 7-8-09, Todd Simpson of MPG called to report that during a routine cleaning/inspection of a heating system, a corrosion hole was discovered in the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The property was that of Carolyn Soucier at the Salmon Brook Trailer Park.  He estimated a very small amount had been lost.  I met with Todd and Ms. Soucier that day.  It appeared to be a minor leak and I asked Ms. Soucier to have her son remove the small patch of oily soil beneath the AST.  The tank would be replaced by MPG.  The trailer park is served by the Washburn public well.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-414-2008*On 6/28/2008 in Madison, Madison Paper reported an oil spill.  The 55 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a paper machine.  Most of the oil went to containment, a small amount was lost to the sewer system.  Clean Harbors was hired by the mill to recover the spilled product.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
B-388-2009*marsh sheen
A-415-2008*On 6/29/2008 in Madison, Madison Paper reported an oil spill.  The 75 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a piece of mill machinery.  An estimated 15 gallons of oil was lost to the sewer system.  Mill personnel cleaned up the spill and recovered product was burned in a mill waste oil boiler.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-435-2008*On 7/10/2008 in Fairfield, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a 1 cup transformer oil spill.  The spill resulted when a transformer in storage overheated.  No further Response action is expected.
I-124-2009*On 7-2-09, Suzanne Berube, of Daigle Oil called to report that there had been a spill at the residence of Dr. Dan Harrigan, in Caribou. While removing an old Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) from his basement, a Daigle Oil employee had pumped the oil from the tank to a drum outside. He later discovered the drum was leaking onto the back lawn. I met he and Dr. Harrigan at the residence. I instructed the Daigle Oil employees to remove all contaminated soil from the lawn and replace it with clean soil.
A-402-2009*7/8/2009 0050 Tom Saviello from Verso Paper reported that an estimated 340 gallons of sulfuric acid had been released at the paper mill. The acid had gone to the sewer an was in the wastewater treatment plant. The waster water treatment plant had reported a low pH at the plant and upon investigation a leaking acid pump seal was discovered at the chlorine dioxide generator. The leak was stopped. The amount spilled was later determined to be 150 gallons. See attached Androscoggin Mill report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-405-2009*Chief Davis of the Rangeley Fire Department reported a possible oil spill on the Bald Mountain Road. Responder Jason Fish was traveling to the area for an unrelated issue and agreed to investigate.  Jason discovered that it was an asphalt based foundation sealer that was spilled during the construction of a new home.  Jason advised contractor Blaine Williams to clean up the spill, which he did.  No further Response action is expected.
A-406-2009*DEP was notified that a vehicle was found in a cattail swamp after an evening joyride. The property owner of China Lake Conference Center was concerned that oil was leaking from the vehicle and contacted the DEP.  DEP responded and determined that no oil had leaked from the vehicle.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-407-2009* Containers of unknown substance, a liquid, found along roadway. I collected material and brought them back to DEP Haz Store bldg for eventual disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

A-408-2009*7/8/09 1720 Ryder Truck Rental in Waterville reported that an estimated 8 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled to the paved parking lot and some had run off the pavement to adjacent lawn. They reported that they had collected oil from the pavement with speedy dry and no more fuel was leaking. They reported that the spill source was the fuel tank of a rental truck that had been returned the night before, was parked on a sloped area and the fuel leaked from a loose fuel cap. The site is in an industrial area served by public water. I went to the site the next day and saw that the spill had traveled across the parking lot some 70 feet and to the lawn area in front of the facility. I informed them that the oil impacted soil would have to be removed and disposed of. They contacted ENPRO Environmental contractor who came and cleaned the pave area and arranged to have an excavator the next week to remove impacted soil.

7/15/09 The oil impacted lawn and underlying soil was removed until field testing of soil samples bag head space vapors were under 300 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-409-2009*7/9/09 0500 FMC Biopolymer reported that they had a spill of 75 to 100 gallons of isopropyl alcohol at their facility from a leaking flange on a pipe. They had contained and collected some of the spilled product on pavement with absorbent pads but an unknown amount had run to the storm drain and into the harbor. I went to the site and inspected the storm drain out fall that empties directly into the harbor. There was no sign of the product and no indication of damage to marine life in the immediate area. No product recovery was possible because the alcohol is readily miscible in water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-411-2009*Tom Griffin of SAPPI Paper reported an estimated 25 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck.  The spill was located in the mill's gravel parking area.  The spill was cleaned up by SAAPI employees with sorbent materials and soil removal.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-412-2009*Sherry Cahoon, of Dead River Company, contacted this office to report a leaking above ground storage tank at this summer residence.  The owner (Reed) had returned 6/1/09, and found the tank nearly empty.  He noticed a drip at a fitting, so he "fixed" it and had the tank filled on 6/15/09.  He noticed oil on a puddle during a heavy rain event 7/8/09, and called Dead River.  Dead River personnel stopped the leak, and filled the tank with 120 gallons.  No further information is available concerning investigation or remediation of this event. There is no record of Department funds being expended on this case.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-414-2009* DEP received notification that approximately 125 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled onto concrete floor at the home of David and Gloria Breton.  The fire department responded, contacted the DEP, and initiated spill clean-up activities.  I arrived later, installed a ram fan, and dumped additional speedi dri onto floor.
 Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was hired to wash the floor which was completed on 7-14. Vapor issues in the home persisted and EPI returned to the home to complete a peroxide treatment on 7-30.  After the site work was completed, I was made aware that some of the oil had discharged into a floor drain at the home.  As there were no vapor issues as a result of this, Response Services determined that no further actions were required at that time.

A-415-2009*7/9/09 1000 Dead River Company reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had spilled at their Mexico bulk plant. They reported that the spill occurred when a 275 gallon overflow tank at the loading rack overfilled. The tank is used to receive oil drained from the piping at the loading rack after filling a tank truck. The loading rack has a concrete pad that drains to an oil water separator, so most of the spilled oil ran into the separator. I went to the site and found that there was still some standing oil around the tank. I had the oil water separator holding tank contents measured, and it was about 1/2 full. I checked the separator water out flow, and though stained, there was no new oil present. Dead River called Environmental Projects Inc to come and pump out the separator holding tank, and Dead River employees cleaned up the oil around the tank area with absorbent pads and speedy dry. The area is commercial and served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-416-2009*7/9/09 1730:  Scott Nuttingham from Dead River Company reported that there had been a spill of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank (AST) under a summer cottage in East Boothbay.  I arrived on scene and had Dead River Company pump out the tank.  Absorbent pads were used to collect free standing oil on the soil surface, under, and beside the camp.  The owner Darrell Demers said that 100 gallons had been delivered on 6/25/09 because the gauge had read empty.  Later Dead River Company reported that they had pumped out 140 gallons from the tank, so it is unsure how much oil was spilled.  The tank located under the camp was heavily rusted and was leaking from a corrosion hole.  The soil in the area of the leak one foot down indicated oil contamination.  I explained to the owner that the contaminated soil would need to be removed, and I gave him a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application.

7/13/09 Contaminated soil under and beside the camp was excavated.  All contaminated soil could not be removed because the integrity of the foundation supports for the camp would be compromised.  Soil sample was sent for lab analysis to quantify the level of contamination left in the soil.  The site was referred to the Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division to monitor an abutting property's well and to determine if further remediation of the site would be required.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-418-2009*7/10/09 0120 US Coast Guard reported that a 65 foot fishing vessel the "Lady Debby" had sunk at the Port Clyde public dock. There was visible oil on the water surface. They reported that the vessel had a 1000 gallon fuel capacity but that the report was it was not full of fuel. On the way to the site I requested hard containment boom from the DEP Response Supervisor on call Thomas Smith. I met the Coast Guard on scene. The vessel was tied to the floating dock and had partially submerged one end of the float. I call the Fire Department and Harbor Master for assistance. Absorbent boom was deployed around the vessel to contain any further discharge and the local fisherman were notified to remove any lobster storage crates from the area. The Coast Guard reported that the vessel had gone aground outside the harbor yesterday and was towed to the the dock at about 2300 hours last night on the high tide. The vessel was taking on water on the way to the dock but before pumps could be deployed it sank at the dock. By day break the containment boom had arrived and was deployed around the vessel. The Owner Bob Graves was notified and told to make arrangements to re-float the vessel and remove the oil. He was contacting his insurance company. A diver was called to try to plug the source of the oil coming to the surface. Before the diver arrived free product appearing to be hydraulic oil was rising to the surface inside the containment boom and was collected with oil absorbent pads and boom. Nathan Thompson DEP Response relieved me on site at 1700. At or about 2000 hours the vessel was raised by a Prock Marine barge crane and Clean Harbors pumped off the oil and collected the oiled boom and absorbent pads.. The vessel was towed to Lyman Morse Boat yard the next day where they removed another 200 gallons of oily water from the bilge a few days later.

No further action by Response Services is expected
A-419-2009*7/11/09 Patricia Lindberg reported that there was an oil sheen on Pocasset Lake in the cove behind her house and an odor of gasoline. I met Patricia at the site and there was a sheen and a slight odor of gasoline just off her dock. I collected a small amount with absorbent pads but most was unrecoverable. There was no specific source found but was likely a small spill from a pleasure boat operating in the lake. I asked Patricia to call me if it returned or did no dissipate completely by the next day. I never received a call back.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-421-2009*7/13/09 0600 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 quart of lube oil had leaked from an idling locomotive south of the rail crossing at Leeds Junction. About 50 pounds of oil impacted stone ballast was removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-423-2009*Travis Hitchcock of Pine Tree Waste contacted this office to report one of their trash trucks broke a hydraulic hose discharging an estimated gallon of oil.  The truck was behind the Waterville Fire Department.  The oil sprayed onto the truck, and some to pavement.  Sorbents were reportedly used to clean up the spilled oil.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-424-2009*A small amount of mineral oil was released from a transformer when a wire was struck by a tree.  Central Maine Power (CMP) removed the oily soil for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-429-2009*7/14/09 1420 Chesterville Fire Department reported that a light airplane had crashed in the woods near Parker Pond. I went to the site and found that the air plane had spilled an estimated 30 gallons of gasoline in a wooded sloped area at the edge of the Wesley Babula property. The Fire Department and I collected some fuel around and in the airplane with oil absorbent pads but most had gone into the ground. I contacted Mr Babula and notified him of the accident and received permission to access his property to excavate the contaminated soil. There were no drinking water wells in the area presently but Mr Babula informed me that he was planing to put one in this year in conjunction with building a new residence just down hill from the crash site.

7/17/09 The plane was removed from the woods. The contaminated soil was excavated until soil sample bag head space vapor readings were below 100 ppm as measured with a photo ionization detector. Soil samples were sent for lab analysis to confirm the clean up effectiveness.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-540-2009*Ed Vigneault of the Division of Facilities Regulation Management (DFRM) received an anonymous report that hazardous waste was being disposed of in a dumpster at Keystone Automotive in Portland.  I visited the site to determine the validity of the report.  When I arrived I observed one dumpster in front of a warehouse type facility.  I looked in the dumpster and did see numerous containers of what appeared to be paints/epoxies.  I removed two for closer examination.  The first was a 1 gallon metal container labeled KEYSTONE 12-24-KEY 790, High Clearcoat, UN173.  The other was a 1 liter container of NEXA Automotive Paint additive.  Neither container had ever been opened and were full.  There were ingredients in both which were listed hazardous materials (xylene, benzene, etc.)  I contacted Tim Wright, DFRM Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit, and he and Andy Slusarski met me on the site.   I showed them the dumpster containing a dozen or so containers of questionable material.  Andy met with the site manager who called the General Manager, Darrel Weston.  Prior to Mr. Weston's arrival, the DEP was allowed access to the facility and a pile of materials segregated for disposal was found.  None of the 3 employees had any idea how the material got from the segregated pile to the dumpster.  Mr. Weston arrived and was briefed by Andy Slusarski.  The dumpster was emptied by Keystone personnel and all materials were removed.  There did not appear to be any spillage to the environment and I was able to leave the site with the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit facilitating any further necessary actions.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-543-2009*Report of a person dumping a bucket of oil down a storm drain a the corner of Forest St. and Main St. in Westbrook.  I visited the site and could not confirm any petroleum product in any storm drain on either Main St. or Forest St.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-604-2007*On 8/16/08, I received a report of 2 to 5 gallon discharge from two outside, diesel, skid aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs) belonging to Cianbro Corporation at a construction area on Tambrands property.  On tank was 500 gallons and the other was 200 gallons.  The discharge was in the Storm Water Plan area behind their building.  I visited soon after and confirmed the area is cleaned up and the tank leaks stopped.  The area is commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer.
P-520-2009*While cutting the grass adjacent to the outside oil tanks the fuel line was severed. Unbeknownst to the caretaker, shortly after the incident a torrential rain fell ending mowing activities for the day and any likelihood of discovering the oil leak.  The next morning as staff returned to the grounds the strong odor of K-1 was noticed and subsequent discovery of the leak (discharge of approx. 200 gallons of oil).  The flow of oil was intensified by the deluge of rain that fell shortly after the incident.

The grass lawn was the first impacted area, following a fence line along the garden, by the clay oven station, then into a retention/settling pond.  Exiting the pond oil migrated through a very wet forest floor, across the forest floor, and down gradient following a subsequent drainage area.  The linear flow channel varied from a few feet wide to approx. 50 ft. wide.  Sheet flow of water was across the grass and forest floor to flowing water scouring the clay as the decent steepened.

Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was hired as the environmental clean-up company and working alongside them Curtis Lawncare.  Curtis Lawncare does grounds work for the school and is a local contractor for the restoration and mulching.

Sorbents were applied to pools of free product, flowing water and areas exhibiting pink or red (the dye signature of the oil).  The detritus layer of the forest floor was hand-picked and raked and the impacted soils were later vactored. The retention/settling pond had grown over and was a vibrant cat tail stand, frogs and assorted creatures flourishing. Using a backhoe, one swipe was removed as an attempt to remediate, this turned out to be much more damaging than natural attenuation or even possibly flushing with water.  Therefore, DEP Response Services and Technical Services changed tactics and constructed an underflow damn in the linear flow channel as well as installed two recovery wells within the pooled water.  These two recovery wells were used in conjunction with a treatment trailer to remove the collected oil.  Further downstream, another underflow dam was constructed and gravity fed carbon treatment was used to remediate oil contaminated water that has bypassed the first underflow dam.  This site was referred to the Technical Services Division for monitoring and eventual closure, please refer to their files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-333-2009*6/13/09  Reporter advises of fuel spill from passenger at entered location.  The cause of the spill was a muilti vehicle accident.  The subjects car ended up on top of fire hydrant that ruptured the fuel tank.  Approximately 10 gallons leak onto the entered property and impacted the hydrant utility and soil/lawn.  The property is a multi unit residential house.

The impacted area was covered in poly until removal of the contaminate could be made.  Atmospheric monitoring of the house basement was conducted and no harmful levels of hydrocarbon were detected.  Weather conditions and wait times for dig safety delayed the project until 6/29/09, at which time the soil was removed and disposed at Juniper Ridge, Old Town, ME.  Atmospheric monitoring of the excavation resulted in no harmful levels of hydrocarbons detected.

Chuck Leadbetter's Custom Contracting landscaped the area back to its pre-accident condition.  The Old Town Water District retro-fitted the fire hydrant.

The Progressive Insurance Contact, Shawn Tardif, Progressive Insurance, 38 Gilman Road, Bangor ME 04401, 207-974-1216, advises to forward reimbursement request to his attention.

DIG Safe #20092503333

No further Response action warranted.



A-349-2009*6/17/09 Jason Fish and I went to the Unity Variety Store to seek information on a site across the street. When we pulled into the store's parking lot we saw several drums at the side of the store that had hazardous waste stickers on them. While taking a closer look at the drums we observed that one drum was leaking what smelled like gasoline. We stopped the leak and over packed the drum. We notified the store owner that he had gasoline leaking from the drums and it could impact his well. He said the drums were from pumping out the store's underground fuel tank in January. I informed him that the drums and their contents would need to be disposed of by an environmental disposal company as soon as possible. I also informed him that contaminated soil would need to be removed to prevent contamination from reaching the well. The owner said that Adams Petroleum was going to dig up and repair the tank top of one underground fuel storage tank in the next week. He asked if they could dig up the contaminated soil while they were on site. I gave him approval of that plan.

On 7/1/09  the drums had been removed and contaminated soil was excavated from the the drum storage area next to the store. Excavation was stopped abutting the store foundation because the in stability of the structure would be compromised. Field testing of head space vapors by a photo ionization detector of soils near the foundation after excavation still indicated gasoline contamination. Soil samples from the excavation under the foundation and at the far wall of the excavation were collected and sent for lab analysis. The site was referred to DEP Technical Services  to monitor area drinking water wells.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

P-553-2009*On July 16, 2009, DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill.  According to the reporter and the contractor that remediated the spill, the vent pipe was inappropriately sized for the manifolded tanks located in the basement of the residence.  When an oil delivery was made during the evening of July 15th, some oil was released from the vent pipe. The oil delivery company put a hold on the account and advised the resident to upgrade the vent pipe.  The clean-up contractor, Boom Technology, Inc., excavated contaminated soil (approximately 120 lbs.) for disposal.

Kara Walker contacted the resident to ensure that the clean-up was conducted to the resident's satisfaction and reiterated the necessity of upgrading the vent pipe to ensure that this does not occur again.

No further Response action is required at this time.
A-688-2007*   DEP (Response) received a call from the Ray Building lobby reporting a passenger car in one of the AMHI parking lots with a large puddle of oil beneath it.  This vehicle was easily located; the transmission had cracked and oil had drained onto the asphalt pavement below.  Spilled oil was collected using sorbents.  State police were able to identify the owner by the license plate; this turned out to be a state employee, who made arrangements to have the vehicle towed for repairs.
A-694-2007*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline spilled to a gravel residential driveway via a faulty fuel filler neck.  Contaminated soil was excavated and removed for disposal.
   The area is rural residential and reliant on private wells for water; the subject well (drilled, 115' deep) is located 20' from the spill location.  Recovery was complete, with no detectable contamination remaining in the excavation.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this event.
A-640-2007*   DEP received an after-hours report that this residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had been vandalized.  The tenant (Davis) heard noises outside around 03:00 hours; upon investigation he discovered that the tank supply line had been cut.  The tank had been about 1/4 full, so an estimated 50 gallons were spilled; this was absorbed into the sandy soil below the tank.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   A common water well serves this trailer park but is located several hundred feet away and is not considered threatened by this spill event.


I-134-2009*On 6-25-09, due to a broken hydraulic hose, about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost on a woods road. Crew used sorbent material and shoveled up contaminated soil.
I-135-2009*On 7-2-09, due to a leak, about 3 gallons of anti-freeze was lost on a woods road. All was cleaned up.
B-355-2009*6/24/09  Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a spill that occurred on 6/18/09.  A gasket associated with a switch on an electrical transformer leaked approximately 2 cups of dielectric fluid.  The spill impacted a 2' area of gravel and grass.  The impacted material was removed and disposed at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden, ME.

No further Response action warranted.
I-136-2009*Due to a broken hydraulic hose, about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost on a road in T7 R13. Most of the spilled material was picked up.
B-404-2009*On or about May 12, 2009, Mr. Sheas reported an abandoned propane tank that he located on a property that he had purchased and was seeking assistance on how to deal with and dispose of the tank.  He advised that he had been unsuccessful in acquiring assistance from a propane dealer.

I contacted Jim Sullivan of Webber Energy Fuels.  Webber contacted Mr. Sheas and conducted several site visits.  Webber recovered the tank from the property and transported it to a secure location.  The tank had a damaged valve that Webber technician were able to secure and then recover approximately 20 gallons of propane.  The tank was an older 325 gallon horizontal tank about 12-14 foot long.  Webber did not charge Sheas a fee for the service.  Mr. Sullivan later explained that the damaged valve posed a threat and felt obligated to handle the situation.

No further Response action anticipated.



A-438-2009*Mike Farrell of Cornerstone Plumbing and Heating reported an estimated 200 gallon basement spill.  The spill was the result of a loose fitting on an oil burner supply line that emptied the contents of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The basement of the home was very wet due to heavy rain and a sump pump in the basement pumped a large volume of oil and water to the front yard of the home.

A site visit was made to assist Mr. Farrell with the clean up in the basement.  I pumped a drum full of oil water mix and used sorbents to clean up remaining free product in the basement.  Environmental Projects was hired for further clean up of the basement, and soil removal outside.  A Vactor truck was used to remove contamination from the dirt floor basement.  A total of 6.35 tons was removed from the basement.  Soil removal continued outside the home on the front lawn.  A total of 33.84 tons was removed outside of the home.

The site has been referred to technical services for follow up and well monitoring. There is a drilled well in close proximity to the spill, as well as an out of service dug well.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-408-2009*Lt. Hardison reported that on the previous day, Sunday, his department responded to a motorcycle leaking gas.  It seems the bike's gas tank had corroded enough to cause a pin hole to develop.  The rider pulled into the parking lot of Silver's Auto.  The responding fire personnel placed a few pads under the bike until the tank was patched and the bike went on its way.  The lieutenant believed about a cup of gas hit the ground.  No further Response action is believed necessary.
P-605-2007*
	On Friday 8/17/07, DEP was notified by Ron Therault of Pine Tree Waste Co. that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic line while collecting waste on Autumn Way in Falmouth, a rural gravel road.  I did not believe any residential wells were threatened because of the nature of hydraulic oil, the promptness of clean-up and the distance of the spill from wells.
	At 09:30, I met Mr. Therault on-site waiting for Environmental Projects, Inc. to arrive to remove the contaminated soil from discharge.  There was a 10 foot by 20 foot stained area, but no oil seemed to reach the nearby drainage ditch area or any surface waters.  Under a DEP Oil Spill Debris Form, Commercial Paving & Recycling Company recorded receiving 2.54 tons of oiled soil.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-370-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	Thursday 5/21/09: The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of an estimated 20-gallon leak of kerosene oil from an outside, residential, consumptive-use aboveground storage tank (AST) at this mobile home located in Brunswick's Bay Bridge Estates.  On-site I met the Aubes (homeowners), Brunswick Fire Dept., Richard Hathaway (park manager) and workers from Dallas Oil Co. who were pumping out the tank.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The 275-gallon tank had suffered an external corrosion hole with a regular drip of oil to the ground.  The tank could have been dripping for days or weeks so quantity lost was unknown.  A test pit to 12" under the tank found vapor levels up to 150 parts per million.  Sandy soil such as this typically allow the oil to soak down into the ground in a narrow cone until it reaches the groundwater (gw) table.  The site is over a mapped aquifer and two of the four of Bay Bridge Estates' drinking water wells are within 200' of the discharge making this a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	On 5/22/09 I used a slam-bar to drive three points approximately 4 feet down into the ground (VS-1 to VS-3) to use for a quick soil-vapor  survey using a 10.6 eV lamp Photo ionization Device (PID).  Corrected bag-headspace samples found progressively diminishing values out to VS-3 approximately 10' from the discharge point (see photo-2).  The survey did not find gw but because of the chance that oil atop the gw could be flowing toward the park wells I referred further investigation to the DEP's Technical Services Divsion.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Mr. Aube and Hathaway took approximately two cubic feet of contaminated soil to a distant area of the park to aerate via land spreading.

CONCLUSION
a.	Under MDEP geologist Woodruff, MDEP did a further survey to groundwater and found no free oil and recommended no further clean-up.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain in the area and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions and knowledge should change.
b.	I examined a number of neighboring tanks and advised Mr. Hathaway of any possible problem facilities; overall the area ASTs appeared in compliance.
c.	There were no MDEP Response Div. expenses.  No Groundwater Clean-Up Fund application is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
I-138-2009*On 7-9-09, Errol Ride of Maine Department Of Transportation (DOT) called to report that a DOT vehicle had blown a hydraulic hose at mile 300 on I-95 in Houlton.  They used sorbents to clean it up.  All was on pavement.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-410-2009*Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported that a transformer had leaked about a quart of non-PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) transformer oil to the ground.  A leaking relief valve and bushing were the cause.  The contaminated soil and vegetation was removed and placed in two 55 gallon drums to be taken to the Pine Tree landfill in Hampden.  No further Response action expected.
B-389-2009*Collection of unbroken mercury thermometers, no spill.  No further Response action required.
B-391-2009*On 7/11/09 I received report from the Coast Guard of a 26' fishing vessel sinking off the Searsport dock, while at anchor.  As a result of the sinking an unknown amount of gasoline leaked from the boats tank into the harbor.  No recovery of any spilled product was possible.

The boat was raised the following night at low tide, the fuel tank empty.   No further Response action expected.
B-392-2009*On 7/13/09 I received report from PAN AM rail of a gallon of oily water being spilled on the tracks in front of the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport.  The cause was poor maintenance, the contaminated soil was shovelled up by the maintainer.  No further Response action expected.
P-505-2009*I was contacted by Mr. Johnson reporting that the filter on the diesel dispenser at the Lisbon Falls Xtra Mart had leaked an unknown amount of diesel fuel into the ground because the dispenser doesn't have a sump.  Some soil was removed by hand from underneath the dispenser but not much could be reached.  More soil was removed with a vactor.  I requested that a subsurface investigation be undertaken to determine the extent of the contamination.  I consulted with Brad Hahn of Technical Services on the scope of the work.  The Department requested that they install several monitoring wells and sample the groundwater quarterly for a year (see attached reports).  The site was referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-412-2009*7/20/09  Holden Fire Department (HFD) reported a diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  Apparently, a tractor trailer pulled into the station during the night and parked for approximately an hour.  The truck was suspected to be leaking fuel.  Speedi-Dri was deployed on the spill and recovered by G&M staff.  The material was not saturated and entered into the commercial dumpster.  HFD advised G&M was going to review their security tapes.

I responded to the scene and met with Greg of G&M.  He advised that their security tapes showed the truck but no identifying marks.  It is believed that the truck driver pulled in for a break or nap and then departed without even knowing there was a leak.  It was unknown where the truck went from there.

No further Response action anticipated.


B-413-2009*7/20/09  Lincoln Paper & Tissue reported a 100 gallon overfill of their 50,000 gallon #8 boiler storage tank.  Two oil deliveries that took place on the same day resulted in a valve to the #8 tank being left open.  When a second delivery of waste oil, meant to be dispensed in the #6 tank, was made it was diverted to the #8 tank and was forced out the vent into secondary containment.

Phillips Services was on-site with a vacuum truck and able to recover all the spilled product.  Sorbent pads were also used to clean up the spill.  The material was incinerated on site, licensed.

See attached Lincoln Paper & Tissue spill report form.

No further Response action anticipated.

file/report.



P-414-2007*SUMMARY
	On 6/11/07, DEP was notified of oil contaminated media identified during abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive use, motor fuels facility.  The location has two underground storage tank (UST) facility registration numbers: #1224 which covers four bare steel motor fuels USTs removed in 1989 (Wetterau Portland Co., P-818-1989) and #16731 for recent owners of the two motor fuels (Supervalu Co., see P-538-03, and C & S Logistics Co.) abandoned under this report.  No replacement USTs are planned.  See the Code of Maine Rules Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment by Woodard & Curran Engineering for further details.
	On 6/11/07, I met a Woodard & Curran Engineering (WCE) representative and Mr. Mike Cushing of Barber Foods at the site.  The facility was abandoned by Portland Pump Co. (PPC) under Maine Certified Tank Installer Paul Brown.  It is not clear if this facility (#1673) is situated in the same area as the tank facility (#1224) abandoned in 1989.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
1.	A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal was assigned by DEP with action level of 500 parts per million (ppm) for gasoline and 200 ppm for diesel.  PPC excavated soil for recycling at Commercial Paving and Recycling Compnay under a DEP contaminated debris letter.  In order to facilitate soil excavation, WCE had ENPRO deliver a frac tank for dewatering the high ground water.  Clean-up expenses were covered by Barber Foods.  See the UST Closure assessment for further details.  It is not known if the oil discharges managed in 2007 are related to the discharges noted in 1989 (see P-818-1989).
2.	Barber Foods may be applying to the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Insurance Fund reimbursement of their allowable clean-up expenses.
3.	No further DEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
P-566-2009*Mr. Behnke of Bath Iron Works (BIW) called to report the accidental discharge of approximately five (5) gallons of hydraulic fluid from the dry dock.  A ruptured line discharged the oil onto the deck and into the river when a fly bridge compression fitting failed.  The system was sealed and will be repaired when the dock comes back in. What little spilled into the river was quickly swept away by the current. No recovery or containment was possible. No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched. DEP Response plans no further action.
P-1144-2008*	Tuesday 12/23/08: While ENPRO Services Co. (ENPRO) was working for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on a basement heating oil remediation at this residence (see P-1122-2008), ENPRO's vacuum truck suffered a fitting leak with a discharge of a gallon or so of hydraulic oil to the side of the truck and the Picavet's gravel driveway.  ENPRO cleaned up the soil and transported oiled soil to CPRC Group along with soil from spill P-1122-2008.

S Brezinski
P-1060-2008*	Wednesday 11/18/09: While driving by I noted activity with the facility's underground storage tanks (USTs) so I stopped to investigate.  Stephen Poole of Fuel Solutions LLC was on-site with Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Dave Howe, and Brian from ENPRO Services.  They were cleaning out the facility USTs for use with E10 (10% Ethanol) fuel.  I checked with David McCaskill an engineer with the Maine DEP who advised me that their cleaning machine and method was compatible with Maine's Chapter 691 UST Regulations.
	The facility is located in a dense rural residential and commercial use area.  It was formerly known as the Arundel Shell, and TriTown Fuels.

Stephen Brezinski
A-42-2007*On 1/24/07 at 18:24, Dixfield Fire Department reported a spill of about 25 gallons of diesel from a tractor trailer truck with a leaking saddle tank to the pavement of Route 2.  The truck had been leaking for about 10 to 15 miles leaving a trail in the road. When he was alerted to the leak by a truck following him, the driver stopped at a turn out where it leaked about 5 gallons before he could use his spill kit to absorb and contain the spill. He transferred the remaining fuel from the damaged tank to the other fuel tank on the truck. The Fire Department helped cleanup the spill with absorbent pads. The trucker put the contaminated pads in his spill kit drum to transport to the company garage for disposal. I went to the site and found stained asphalt pavement but no sign that the fuel had left the pavement.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-414-2009*Mr. Brackley reported that a sump pump motor had failed and sump water had overflowed into Mattanawcook Stream.  This caused a sheen.  As soon as the problem was discovered sorbent boom was placed in the stream below the outfall.  The dead pump was replaced with a working model.  Since there was only sheen in the stream and polypropylene sorbents do not collect sheen no oil was recovered.  No further Response action expected.
P-182-2009*Investigation of a citizen complaint yielded the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank.  The filter gasket failed resulting in the discharge of an unknown quantity of kerosene to the ground.  Fifty gallons of unspilled product were recovered from the tank whose last fill was the fall before.  The apartment associated with the tank was currently vacant so it was merely kept from freezing over winter; there's no way to calculate or estimate quantity lost.  Product impacted the ground between the tank pad and concrete block foundation, then seeped between the unmortared concrete blocks contaminating sand in the crawlspace on the other side of the wall which caused odor issues for the tenants residing in the other half of this duplex.  Soil removal would have been optimum but that undertaking would have severely compromised the structural integrity of the block wall.  Instead, a vapor barrier was installed in the crawlspace to alleviate the odor issues which were the primary concern due to the presence of a public water supply.  The Department's contact information was left with the tenant who was instructed to notify us if the odors persisted; no such call has been received.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-284-2008*	3/25/08: I met Downeast Energy (DEE) burner technicians on site following the notification of a 10 to 15 gallon leak from two residential consumptive-use aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs).  The firematic fitting on one of the two vertical tanks had leaked with red free oil pooled atop ice under the tanks (see photo-4).  DEE repaired the leak.  I scooped up free oil and padded remaining oil.  At the time it was difficult to determine the volume of oil that may have soaked into soil below the tanks, or under the mobile home.  The area is rural residential with private wells and septic systems.  The homeowner, Mr. Sutton, was not at home.  I left my card with a request for a call.
	5/13/08: Not having heard back from Mr. Sutton I re-visited while in the area and left an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement (see attached).  I left a note for the closest neighbor to the west.   Mr. Sutton later called and stated that he was not concerned over the discharge and did not wish any further MDEP involvement.
	Further MDEP actions are possible if the discharge should affect the onsite or neighboring wells.
A-425-2009*Kalloch Fuel contacted this office to report a spill in the basement of this residence.  I contacted the owner and arranged to meet on site.  The home is only five years old, yet the basement Aboveground Storage Tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom.  It appears to be a manufacturing defect in the tank.  Kalloch fuel had not installed the tank, but performed fuel delivery and service for the burner.  The technician placed a magnetic patch over the hole and had stopped the leak.  The AST was 3/4 full with last delivery made June 9th.  Some fuel was consumed for domestic hot water in the interim.  The estimated loss would be 30 - 50 gallons.  Some uncertainty due to accuracy of the tank gauge and domestic hot water use.  The spilled fuel traveled approx 3 feet into a floor drain in the concrete.  Mild odor in the partially finished basement was addressed by ventilation and was not objectionable.  An outfall for the drain was traced to the lower yard.  No oil was in evidence, and the outfall was plugged with silt.  We ran water into the drain to see if we could induce flow.  No luck.  I dug an underflow dam at the outfall and placed pads.  I contacted Meklin Construction to excavate the perimeter drain.  We began excavation on 7/17 and continued 7/20 and 7/21.  The work was slow due to steep slope and an overhead deck.  We encountered free product in the crushed stone at the base of the footing where the floor drain discharged.  It turned out that when the deck was installed, the drain pipe was crushed by a concrete pier that supported a post for the deck.  This blocked the outfall drain.  Contaminated soil was transported to Dragon Cement in Thomaston.  Only a thin layer of soil and fill overlaid bedrock.
The private well for the Dufour residence reportedly flowed in an artesian manner when it was installed.  The bedrock in this area has high iron and magnagese based on the appearance of bedrock outcrop and surface drainage.  The Dufour well has water treatment for iron.  Site was referred for groundwater monitoring to Alex Pugh.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-523-2009*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had an oil leak in their basement.  The copper line from the tank to the furnace had corroded inside a black plastic sheath underneath the slab in the basement.  The basement was flooded which brought the oil up into the basement.  I contracted with Boom Technology to clean up the spill.  The used sorbents and a vacuum truck to remove the oil and water from the basement.  We found that a sump pump had pumped some oil out into the woods adjacent to the house.  We excavated soil in the woods and left the hole open for a period of time with sorbent material in it to collect any residual oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-269-2007*Mr. Lavallee reported that an old oil tank had been unearthed while regrading a gravel parking lot on Dutton Street North. When I arrived I found that an old #6 oil tank had been found. The excavator operator had dug around the tank which was now essentially at grade. He had poked a small hole in the side which was leaking water and I stopped this with a bit of Plug-N-Dike. The area around the tank was now exposed and showed that this tank had not leaked in the past. Some broken piping show a little six oil, enough to identify product stored in the tank. I spoke with Gary Creaser from S. W. Cole Engineering who was the site engineer. He said that Clean Harbors had already been called and they were on their way to clean and remove the tank. Since there was no leakage to clean-up I left with the understanding that he would call if problems arose. He did not.
A-266-2007*Glenn Gurney of Isaacson Lumber contacted this office to report a 2 to 5-gallon hydraulic spill that had happened the previous afternoon.  The spill occurred as a result of a loose fitting on a crane.  Sorbent pads were reportedly put down and recovered a portion of the oil.  The spill was to pavement.  I advised them to report future spills within the required two hours.  No site visit was made.
B-602-2007*On November 5, 2007, Jay Hargy (FGS/CMT, Inc.) reported gasoline contamination at the former Stillwater Gulf, 665 Stillwater Ave., Old Town.  DEP staff visited the site to verify the contamination and set a clean-up standard for the site.  Upon arrival there was a noticeable gasoline odor within the excavation.  It soon became apparent there were other issues, specifically, whether or not R.H. Foster, LLC was solely responsible for the contamination at the site or should the responsibility be apportioned to the previous operator.

According to spill files at DEP in addition to this report the following spill numbers are associated with this site:  B-141-1998, B-210-2002 and B-328-2004.  The spill in 1998 was substantial and due to poor workmanship during the installation of the tanks and piping .  It was also reported the site had been a service station many years ago, perhaps in the 1940s, though this has not been verified. DEP staff were asked to delineate what contamination was R.H. Fosters' responsibility and which was not.  The site is small and making a firm determination can be difficult.  Nonetheless there appeared to be a small area of discontinuity where the level of contamination dropped substantially and then rose, though not to the same level, toward what was an old pump island.

Jay Hargy (FGS/CMT, Inc.) argued that not all the contamination below the most recently active pump island was R.H. Foster, LLC responsibility either.  DEP staff disagreed and directed the soils be cleaned up to Baseline 2 standards in way of the now removed tanks and pump islands.  Mr. Hargy inexplicably left saturated soils in way of the pump island and did not inform DEP until later that free product and saturated soils were intentionally left on-site in spite of the direction given by DEP.  Mr. Hargy should not be trusted in any work he may perform on contaminated sites and therefore excluded from further DEP related work.

The site was referred to Paul Blood, DEP Technical Services, for follow-up and further investigation.  During the Tech Services investigation using a GeoProbe, both saturated soils and free product were found in areas excavated during the tank and piping removal.

A final complication for this site has to do with ownership of the property.  R.H. Foster, LLC and previous operators of the gasoline station leased the land but owned the tanks, pumps, and attendants kiosk.  The property owner, Sullivan Auto Repair, would like the site cleaned up to DEP guidelines for this site.  It is fund eligible.


******UPDATE******

On 6/27/13 responder Shannon receives a call from Bill Boeterger of the Maine Department of Transportation concerning a sewer line replacement infront of Sullivan's auto.  At a depth of six to eleven feet below grade some soil was excavated that had a gasoline smell.  After didsussing the site with DEP geologist Blood I arrive on site and perform five shake tests from the spoil pile and the excavation.  All shake tests pass and the spoil pile was used as backfill on the project.

no further action expected
B-265-2007*On May 24, 2007, Maine DOT reported an estimated 2 gallon spill from a front end loader working along Route 2 in Enfield.  DOT staff used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material from the pavement.

No further action is expected.
B-266-2007*On May 24, 2007, Infrasource Transmission reported a 2 gallon hydraulic spill from a bucket truck near Route 1A, Brewer with the power line right of way (ROW).  Infrasource personnel cleaned up the spilled material for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-358-2007*On July 10, 2007, Bangor International Airport (BIA) personnel reported an estimated 3 gallon Jet A spill from a wing vent due to thermal expansion.  The aircraft was fueled before the sun was shining, once the suns rays began have a warming effect the fuel was forced through the wing vent.  BIA personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
B-379-2007*On July 25, 2007 the Hermon Fire Department reported a small asphalt spill from an unknown source at a parking turnout along Route 2, Hermon.  Sand was used by Hermon Public Works to cleanup the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
B-396-2007*On July 31, 2007 Acadia National Park personnel reported a small diesel fuel spill, most likely from an RV or passenger vehicle.  No source was found. Acadia National Park personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
B-415-2009*7/21/09  Mr. Gessman reported a spill from a derailed locomotive engine.  The engine was upright and one of the wheels had come off the track.  When the engine stopped, lube oil spilled out of the slop tank/ catch pan.  Less than a gallon spill was reported.  A clean up crew was en route to the location and it was assumed that sorbents would be used to clean up the spill.

No further Response action anticipated.
A-390-2009*	A spill of an unknown quantity of oil was reported anonymously in Rangeley Plantation.  The caller indicated that a seasonal property was in the process of repairing their oil Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST's), and oil was leaching into a drainage ditch down gradient.  The local fire department was contacted and reported they had placed sorbent pads into the ditch to collect the oil and prevent further downstream migration.  The area is served by private wells and is classified as a stringent clean-up site.
	On June 30, 2009 I checked out the site to evaluate the spill, and clean-up needed.  The old AST's were removed from the home at 41 Winston Road prior to my arrival and a new 330 gallon AST was partially installed.  The AST's were installed under a deck, the condition of the old tanks is unknown.  An initial photo ionization detector (PID) bag head space analysis test was performed in the spill area.  The soil was gravel, had a faint oil odor, and read 448 parts per  million (PPM) adjusted for fuel oil.
	The drainage ditch down gradient from the home had free product leaching onto the surface water.  No trace of the oil traveling along the ground surface could be detected, and it is apparent the oil traveled below the ground to seep out into the ditch.  Absorbent pads and boom that were placed the previous day were removed and replaced in the ditch.  Along with the sorbent material two underflow dams were built in the ditch to stop the migration of oil down stream and draining into Rangeley Lake.
	While changing out the sorbent pads I spoke with neighbor David Parker.  He was building a seasonal camp directly down gradient from the spill area, and at the time had yet to install a well, but was expecting it to go in within the next few weeks.  He indicated to me that he first detected oil in the ditch sometime in early May, and questioned his contractor about it.  They assured him it was not them and Mr. Parker informed the road association of the oil.  I called the road association and got contact information for Ricky DiGiovanni, the owner of 41 Winston Road.  I attempted to contact him for several days,  but could not get through to Mr. DiGiovanni with the number given.  After obtaining a different number from the town office, I contacted Mr. DiGiovanni to discuss the spill.  He told me he thought the spill was very small because there was little to no oil odor around the AST  area, and was unaware of any oil in the drainage ditch.  He indicated the leak was a very slow drip from a damaged firematic valve on the tank and did not notice any unusual fuel usage.  When the tanks were removed in June, 350 gallons of K-1 were removed and the last fill up was in March. Because of the lack of information, no good estimation can be made concerning the amount of K-1 spilled.
	On July 16, 2009 we began removal of oil contaminated soil from around the AST area.  The location was very restrictive so a vactor truck was used to excavate the soil.  Environmental Projects Inc., was hired to do the excavation.  Bag head space analysis of the soil using a PID was used to determine which areas to excavate.  The initial readings at the surface were 400-500 PPM.  As we removed soil the readings continued to elevate to over 1000 PPM with visibly saturated soil. Approximately four and a half cubic yards of soil filled the vactor and contaminated soil was still encountered.  The contaminated soil was delivered  to Bruce Manzer Inc. asphalt batch plant.  The oiled absorbent boom and pads in the drainage ditch were removed and replaced.  Free product was continuing to leach out of the bank.
	On July 17, 2009 we continued the clean-up.  No soils were removed, however a retaining wall and paving stones were removed.   In addition to the retaining wall it was determined that a full wood shed needed to be emptied to avoid having a excavation wall collapse.  The absorbent materials in the drainage ditch were exchanged.  Less
A-650-2007*   DEP received a report from a homeowner that a couple of gallons of oil had spilled inside this residence several weeks previously.  It transpired that an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) fed the inside burner; the reporters' husband had disconnected the supply line at the burner some time previously, and the son then came home and turned the fuel on again at the tank.  Oil spilled onto the wooden kitchen floor.  This flooring was subsequently removed and disposed of, but the owner still felt that she smelled oil and so called the DEP; the home was currently unoccupied.
   I visited and met the owner's insurance agent there.  A large hole was visible where the kitchen floor used to be.  I was unable to detect any oil odors, and the Photionization Detector (PID) recorded no readings at all.  It struck me that the flooring removal had gone well beyond the limits of contamination.  No one could explain who had removed this flooring or tell me where it had gone for disposal.  Fortunately, the spill itself appeared minor.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-430-2009*I received a paper copy of a spill report 7/15/09 that occurred in April of 09.  No record of the report from Central Maine Power (CMP) was  found in our log.  The incident report describes less than 1 gallon non polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil discharged to a 10 x 10 foot area as a result of a corrosion hole in a transformer.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  I responded to the site and found minor staining.  No further Response action required.
A-431-2009*State Police contacted this office to report a vehicle with a leaking gas tank that spilled fuel down Route 219 in Leeds.  The vehicle had hit debris in the road that caused the tank to rupture, and stall when it ran out of gas.  No recovery was possible.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
I-118-2009*Approximately 4 gallons Hydraulic oil from broken hose on chipper.  The location is 28 mile branch off Blackstone Road roughly 1.5 miles in..  The spill was treated by shoveling and using absorbent material.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-432-2009*Chuck Kraske contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at the Androscoggin mill.  The spill occurred at the "B digester diffusion washer".   A mechanical failure of a pump caused the spill.  Some oil was collected with sorbent, while some was spilled to the sewer.  No site visit was made.
A-433-2009*7/16/09 1314 The Kennebec Water District reported that an estimated 140 gallons of Poly Aluminum Chloride had spilled at the Vassalboro facility. I contacted them and they reported that the spill occurred at the outside loading dock during a delivery of a tote containing the product. The tote was dropped and broke open spilling the chemical to the pavement and running down the paved driveway. I went to the site and the facility employees had stopped the leak in the tote and were containing the spilled chemical with sand and absorbent material. Some of the lawn area in the spill area had been impacted but most of the chemical was confined to the paved areas. The facility employees collected the spilled product and excavated the impacted lawn. No storm drains or wells were nearby. The water district arranged for disposal of the chemical waste, and pumped out the unspilled product for use at the facility.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-434-2009*DEP received notification from McGee Construction that approximately fifteen to twenty gallons of hydraulic oil discharged from a piece of heavy equipment known as a rock crusher.  McGee Construction excavated the contaminated material for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  DEP visited the site and was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-435-2009*Mark Stebbins made a site inspection of McGee's Monmouth gravel pit and observed diesel spillage and notified Response Services.  McGee excavated the contaminated soil from this location and their Augusta Pit (see A-434-2009) and transported the soil to CPRC Recycling for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-436-2009*Dave Jarvis, of Crossroads Landfill, in Norridgewock, contacted this office to report a spill of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil.  The oil spilled from a load of municipal solid waste and was recovered with sorbents.  Oily debris was disposed at the landfill.  No site visit was recorded.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-439-2009*Aaron Dumont, of DEP's Solid Waste Division, made a site visit at this location based on a complaint regarding the property.  He notified Response Services regarding observed fuel spillage from a cut copper line associated with an Aboveground Storage Tank.  I made a site visit and found that the garage was "missing" and the contents of the garage were scattered about the property.  The copper line had indeed been cut and there was some spillage of an unknown quantity.  The property was vacant at the time and the owner was unknown.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for additional investigation.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-440-2009*On July 20, 2009, DEP was notified of a #2 fuel oil spill at 602 Hinckley Rd.  I made a site visit and spoke with the tenant, Justin, and it seems that when the owner hired George & Sons to move the house trailer as a newer house trailer was being installed.  There were issues with the newer trailer.  When George & Sons move the older house trailer they caused a release of fuel oil by being careless with the heating oil system.

After much anguish, Justin decided to move.  I assisted him with the transfer of unspilled fuel oil into 55-gallon drums.  Justin then transported these drums to his new residence.  Several weeks later I contacted Justin and retrieved the emptied drums.  I also collected a water sample from the well located at 602 Hinckley Rd. and the results were less than 50 micrograms per liter for Diesel Range Organics.  No further Response Services action are anticipated at this time.
I-141-2009*Approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a truck that rolled into a ditch.  The product was excavated using heavy equipment and brought to the Ashland shop to dry out.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-441-2009*On July 21, 2009, Waldo County Sheriff's Office called to report that a pickup truck suffered an accident and left the roadway.  There was an odor of gasoline at the spill site.  I made a site visit and noted that the location was very close to the Brooks/Knox town line.  There were no obvious receptors nearby; therefore, no action was taken beyond locating the spill location with GPS.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-442-2009*On July 21, 2009, DEP received notification of a sheen from an unknown source on Saint George River near the town docks in Thomaston.  The source of the oil was not able to be determined during a site visit by DEP and the U.S. Coast Guard.  The sheen was not recoverable. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-443-2009*On July 22, 2009, DEP received notification from a citizen on Bayview Rd. that oil was along the roadway and sidewalk.  I made a site visit and traced the oil backwards to a drain pipe.  I spoke with the resident of 305 Bayview Rd. and indeed they had suffered an oil discharge on July 2nd.  A violent storm passed through the area and had produced a lightning strike that hit the house.  The lightning found ground by exiting through the copper line associated with the home's aboveground storage tank which was located in the basement.  The leak had been detected early and repaired, but was not reported to the DEP.  The oil entered a floor drain which exited the basement and eventually impacted the roadway and sidewalk.  Using sorbents, I cleaned up the spilled oil located outside as there was no oil to be cleaned up inside.  I made several site visits to ensure that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-444-2009* One single wall fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tank was removed on 7-22-09. The excavator operator damaged the side of the tank, allowing water to flood the interior of said tank. The remaining oil was forced out of the tank. This oil mixed with the water in the excavation and smeared the walls of the excavation.  Environmental Projects, Inc., on behalf of the tank owner, used sorbents and a pump to remove oil and oily water from the excavation for disposal.  I observed the removal, puncture, and eventual clean-up that took place on-site. The clean-up conducted was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

A-445-2009*7/22/09 1300 I received a report from an anonymous caller that they had discovered a spill of what smelled like gasoline on the Piggery Road by the ball fields while walking. I went to the site and found that there was product mostly on the water puddles on the paved road with a small amount of impacted soil at the road side. I collected the product that had an odor of gasoline from the puddles and dug up the impacted soil. No source was found.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-446-2009*This office received a report of oil sheen on Pocasset Lake in Wayne.  No information is available on what investigation was done.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-447-2009*Hammond Lumber Company contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic fluid from a fork lift in their yard.  Spilled oil was recovered with sorbent.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Response Services.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
I-142-2009*Approximately a 1/2 gallon spilled from a broken hose on heavy equipment (chipper).  The product was cleaned with absorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-143-2009*Approximately 35 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled due to a broken hose on loader.  The product was cleaned-up with sawdust.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-144-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons hydraulic oil spilled from a  blown hose.  Product was cleaned up with sorbent material and sent to Houlton.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-419-2009*Mr. Wallace reported that a transformer had leaked between 2 and 4 quarts of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil in Orrington. Unfortunately it dripped onto the flower beds at 98 Settlers Way.  Company technicians removed the contaminated soil and the home owner will replace the damaged flower bed and bill them.  No further Response action expected.
B-418-2009*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a polemount transformer had leaked about 3 gallons of oil.  They had no record of the possible PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content.  They had taken a sample for lab testing and were cleaning up the spill.  The lab results indicated no PCBs were involved. CMP reported that a drum of dirt and 3 bags of vegetation were removed.  No further Response action expected.
B-417-2009*
Lincoln Fire Department reported a sheen on Mattawcook Lake approaching the dam.  They had searched for a source but the sheen was discontinuous so no source was found.  They felt it was most likely caused by a boater.  The wind and current caused the sheen to move fairly quickly and they had no idea where it began.  I requested that they call me if it reoccurred or a suspect arose.  They did not call.  No further Response action expected.
P-1056-2006*Discharge occurred from a Central Maine Power (CMP) truck from broken hydraulic line.  The spilled material was cleaned up by CMP personnel.
A-131-2008*Barbara Hersey of Maritime Energy contacted this office to report an overfill at Warren Sanitary District.  The reported spill was less than a gallon.  Maritime was making a delivery to a diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), however, the overfill protection i.e. whistle was not audible.  Oil eventually came out the vent pipe and spilled to the snow covered ground.  Maritime and Sanitary district personnel reportedly cleaned up the impacted snow.  Maritime indicated they advised Sanitary District on the appropriate repairs necessary to avoid re-occurrence.  No site visit was made.
A-144-2008*Barbara from Maritime Energy contacted this office to report an overfill at the Rockland Middle School.  Maritime reported the spill as 3 gallons to the snow covered ground.  The delivery driver cleaned up the spilled oil with absorbant pads and hand excavation.

The delivery driver reportedly stuck the Underground Storage Tank (UST), and based on his observations and the available information (I assume a tank chart for this facility) the tank should have been able to receive 1400 gallons.  He set the delivery for 500 gallons, and oil came out the vent at some point into the delivery.  Human error seems likely cause of the overfill.

I contacted the school and spoke with receptionist Laura.  She indicated school was in session and no odor complaints had been heard.  She would convey info to principal and would contact me if any issue arose.  No site visit was made.
I-147-2009*Approximately a 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose off a bucket truck.  Removed 4" of dirt in a 4 ft. circle.  Speedy dry was used on the hot top.  All was picked up and bagged.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-148-2008*Waldo County dispatch contacted this office to report a vehicle accident.  A Mercury Sable lost control approaching a narrow bridge over Halfmoon Stream.  The vehicle rolled over into the stream and the driver was trapped and drowned.  I responded to the scene and met Dave Cook from Unity Fire Dept.  A small volume of gasoline had leaked from the tank and was collected by sorbent boom and pads deployed by Fire service personnel.  I assisted with placement of additional boom.  Maine State Police  (SP)had been called since it was a fatality.  They had a class of cadets from the academy making observations and measurements.  I coordinated with the recovery operator after SP finished their work.  The car was removed with minimal additional loss of fluids.  I assisted with recovery of some personal property from the stream using waders.  I collected the soiled sorbents and some other debris for disposal.
A-151-2008*Jim Fox of Ambrose Environmental contacted this office to report an overfill at this residence.  He had been hired by the insurance company for the tank owner.  Berry Hill Fuel reportedly overfilled the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The date of the overfill was not clear.  I contacted Berry Hill and spoke with Steve.  He acknowledged the incident and indicated a very small volume had come out the vent to the ground and additional oil leaked around the seal for the site glass on the tank, causing some oil to be discharged to the basement.  Berry Hill reportedly used sorbent and hand excavation to remove contamination.  I spoke with Ms. Jones and she reported no odors, cleaned up fine.  I advised Berry Hill Fuel about spill reporting requirements.  They knew about them, but thought it was a minor case that did not require a report.
A-420-2009*Mr. Oliver made arrangements to have his outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank pumped and removed from his home since he was changing over to propane for heating.  He shut the fire-a-matic valve and disconnected the tank.  The fire-a-matic valve leaked overnight and an estimated one hundred gallons spilled to the ground.  Approximately ninety tons of oil contaminated sandy soil were removed for disposal.  Bedrock was encountered at approximately twelve feet below the surface and the soil was still significantly contaminated at the bedrock interface.  The site has been turned over to technical services for hydro geologic investigation.  No further Response action is expected.
B-208-2009*Mr. Tardiff reported that a Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railroad locomotive had suffered a damaged cylinder head while traveling west from Jackman.  This caused the engine to blow diesel fuel onto the interior of the engine compartment where it ran down the sides to drip onto the rail bed.  He estimated it lost about a gallon per mile.  He went to Jackman and rode a high-rail west for 46 miles that afternoon.  He was unable to find signs of fuel spillage; he notes that there were very strong winds blowing (25-30 mph).  This combined with the hot fuel and movement of the train may have caused most the fuel to evaporate before landing.  No recovery was possible.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-159-2008*Terry Trask, mobile home park owner, contacted this office to report an oil spill at lot 37, a mobile home, and an outdoor aboveground storage tank owned by James & Amy Broadway.  A pine branch laden with snow and ice fell and broke the nipple between the tank and filter discharging 250 gallons beneath the home.  I responded to the site, met with owners, and advised of the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund. Environmental Projects Inc. came and vactored out oily snow and water beneath the trailer.  There was a vacant lot diagonally across the road, and it was decided the most efficient cleanup would be to move the home, then excavate contaminated soil.  The road was posted so we had to use smaller trucks to haul soil.  This was acceptable to Mr. Trask and the Broadways.  The move did not go as smoothly as one would have liked as the kitchen window was broken, the waterline froze, and the tongue of the trailer was twisted like a pretzle.  I hired Lou Dewilt to excavate, and he sub contracted Jack Mills who had trucks and equipment.  Lou operates a pit across the road.  I agreed to have the Broadway's stay at the Wilson Lake Inn (207-645-3721), while the move was required to excavate contaminated soil.  Soil was excavated and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. in Scarborough.  Clean fill was replaced.  The relocated trailer was repaired.  I took a diesel range organic soil confirmation sample which came back less than 5 parts per million.
P-438-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 6/15/09: the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notice from Vivian Matkivich, of the Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority (LAWPCA) that they had received a discharge of waste-oil appearing oil in their Lewiston Junction Road sewage pump station, located adjacent to Auburn Airport (see photos 3 & 4).  In investigating the source LAWPCA  and Auburn Sewer District (ASD) had found similar oil in a pump station on the property of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Co. (SLA) Locomotive Repair Facility at 560 Lewiston Junction Rd.  En route I also contacted Jeff Eichel of SLA and advised him I would be investigating.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	At SLA's Locomotive Repair Facility I met Richard Mack and Mr. Eichel, and later Ms. Matkivich.  I confirmed waste-oil like oil in a SLA sewage pump station (Location-1, photos 8 & 9) that connects to the ASD sewer system.  Toward the west side of the repair facility we checked a pump well (Location-3) associated with an oil spill recovery system along the tracks (photos 12, 13 & 21) and found similar black oil in this pump station as well.  Mack reported Location-3 pump station pumped directly to their oil-water separator so he did not know how oil could have traveled from Location-3 to Location-1.
	ASD personnel showed me their Lewiston Junction Rd pump station (Location-2) and the free oil floating with sewage solids.  Free-product oil samples were collected by MDEP from all three locations and run for identification and comparison with each other (fingerprinting).  By 7/7/09, Analytics Environmental Laboratory and MDEP staff chemist Deb Stahler agreed that the three samples appear to be the same oil.  MDEP determined that the SLA Locomotive Repair Facility was the apparent source and that SLA was the responsible party for the discharge and clean-up.
	I checked the Safe Handling Inc. facility, a nearby aircraft maintenance hangar, the general area and Spectrum Truck Repair and noted no other discharges that could have caused this problem.  SLA has several aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs) for diesel oil and for waste oils, though found no discharges to attribute this problem to (see photos 17 - 20).

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	SLA hired United Industrial Services (United) to vacuum the free oil from their two pump wells the next day 6/16/09.  Until the responsible party for the oil in ASD's pump station could be confirmed, the MDEP contacted EPI and ENPRO to recover the oil from Location-3 but both felt they could not handle the sewage so referred MDEP to United Industrial Services (United).  On 6/16/09 United vacuumed and washed down all three pump wells (photos 5 to 11).

CONCLUSION
A.	SLA paid for cleaning of their two pump wells (Locations-1 and -3).  MDEP was to pay for cleaning of the ASD sewage pump station (Location-2) but Jeff Eichel of SLA accepted responsibility to pay United and EPI for their responses.  Maine DEP will seek cost recovery from SLA for invoices from Maine Environmental Lab.
B.	There is diesel range oil within the waste oil discharge indicating more than one discharge.  I suspect the original source or sources to be locomotive leaks, perhaps numerous leaks over months, to the recovery system in photo 21.
C.	I found no evidence that these discharges were associated with any underground or aboveground oil storage tanks.
D.	How the oil discharges got from the SLA pump well Location-2 to the sewage pump station Location-1 is still unexplained to MDEP.

No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Response Services Div.
A-86-2006*On 2/8/06 at 14:55, DEP received a call from Lincoln County Communications center that Neil Genthner, Damariscotta Fire Chief and a hospital maintenance supervisor at Miles Memorial Hospital, reported that there had been a 50-gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at their underground tank during a delivery. I called Neil, and he said that it was an overfill during the delivery, and about 25 gallons were contained in the spill bucket or on the pavement around the tank. The driver had put out sorbent pads from his truck right after the discharge, and the Newcastle Fire Department had responded and put down speedy dry to contain the oil.

At 15:50 I arrived on-site, and the sorbent pads and speedy dry had been bagged.  There was an area of pavement about 200 square feet that was stained and covered with speedy dry.  It appeared that the actual amount of spilled product was closer to 10 gallons than to 25 gallons. There was no evidence that the oil had left the pavement.

The Colby & Gale driver, Gene Blanc, reported that he had been loose filling the tank from a peddle truck when the oil came up out of the fill riser, filled the spill bucket and poured out onto the pavement. I explained to the driver, Neil Genther, Marc Gregoire (hospital support services), and Sandy Dzyak (hospital infection control) that the tank had an overfill protection device, a ball float probably, that only operated properly with a tight connection fill procedure. They indicated that in the future they would ensure that the proper fill procedure would be used.

I took the the bagged pads and speedy dry back to the response warehouse for disposal. Colby & Gale returned the next day to sweep up and dispose of the remaining speedy dry.

No further response action is required.

B-445-2009*
Mr. Pelletier reported that he had been advised that a Pan Am Rail Road locomotive had dripped less than a quart of lube oil to the track bed behind the Aubuchon hardware store in Penobscot Plaza.  It had not yet been cleaned up but a crew had been sent to the scene.  Typically they use some speedi-dri to recover any free product.  The used speedi-dri is disposed in a rolloff container at the Pan Am rail yard in Waterville.  I did not responded to site.  No further Response action expected.
B-447-2009*
Mr. Butler reported that a transformer at the University College of Bangor campus had leaked an estimated ? cup of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil.  This was from a pad mount transformer and came from a pin hole in a weld.  A sorbent pad was applied to the concrete but little was recovered as much had penetrated the concrete or evaporated.  No further Response action expected.
A-403-2009*7/8/09 0400 Sonya Clark from Downeast Energy reported a discharge of 50 gallons of #2 Fuel oil to a basement from corrosion in a home heating oil tank at 781 Main Street Readfield. On site the burner technician from Downeast Energy reported that the owner was alerted by the sump pump alarm and found oil in the sump. The technician had removed about 4 gallons of oil from the sump and caught another 4 gallons in a bucket before he could stop the leak. The out fall of the basement sump showed no indication that any oil had been pumped out of the sump. As it was raining very steadily I arranged to have another sump pump installed along with a carbon filtering system to recover any oil in the basement de-watering system and under the basement floor. The system was installed later in the morning.  Oil was drawn to the sump where it was padded up with absorbent pads. An estimated 10 gallons of oil was absorbed into pads from the sump. An exhaust fan was installed in the basement to remove oil vapors from the house. Over the next five days, oil collected in the sump at the rate of about a quart a day. It then slowed but continued to migrate to the sump.

7/28/09 The basement perimeter drain and sump were removed from under the concrete basement floor. A vactor truck was used to remove oil contaminated soil in the area of the tank and down to the basement sump. Once drainage stone was removed, a layer of hard pack clay was encountered with water flowing over it. Soil samples were sent for lab analysis after soil removal to establish the amount of contamination that remained. The basement water filtering system was reinstalled to de-water the basement. Small amounts of oil continued to collect at the sump but at a very reduced rate.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for monitoring of area drinking water wells and for management of the basement water treatment system.
P-144-1995*There was a kerosene discharge due to vandalism.
B-455-2009*Mr. Lord reported finding petroleum contaminated soil while working on a water line in Bingham.  This was in front of 61 Rollins Street which is the end of a dead end street and coincidently in front of the water district office.  There has never been a gas station at this location and the contamination was mixed in with old asphalt pavement and such.  He suspects that this was a dump site in the past.  I suspect there may have been a bulk plant there.  They were commonly sited on the edge of a community and past fire rules required the land at a bulk plant be graded to discharge an oil spill to a wetland.  There is a wet land at the end of the street.  In any case, this area is served with town water and there are no wells in the area.  He is able to put the contaminated soil back into the excavation and I suggested he do so.  No further exploration by Response Services is necessary.
A-200-2006*Susan, of Cumberland Farms, reported that a spill of gasoline had occurred at the store in Livermore Falls. A customer pulled away from the pump island while the nozzle was still pumping fuel. This resulted in a release of five to ten gallons, according to Susan. The Livermore Falls Fire Department was called, and they cleaned up the spilled gasoline. No site visit was required.

No further action is expected from the DEP.
A-204-2006*On 4/19/06 at 15:10, Susan Ware of Maritime Energy reported a gasoline spill at Wallace's Market in Friendship. She reported that approximately 0.5 gallons had come out the underground storage tank vent during a product delivery by a Maritime Energy driver at around 14:40. The spill had gone onto a shed roof and pavement. A worker cleaned up spill with absorbent pads.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-559-2008*Mark Day from Hammond Lumber contacted this office to report a hose broke on one of their boom trucks spilling an estimated 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  The oil was removed with sorbents and hand excavation.  I spoke with the homeowners and confirmed the magnitude of the spill.  No site visit was made.
A-580-2008* Eric Thompson from EOS Research contacted me requesting a waiver for 30 day notice to remove two underground storage tanks at the closed GTE Waldoboro Plant.  They were on site with M.C. Hall Excavation of Portland and were ready to remove the tanks.  The tanks had previously been pumped out and cleaned by Clean Harbors staff.  I responded to the site and issued the waiver.  No evidence of leakage was observed at the first tank, (10,000 gallon) near Route 220.  Several field headspace samples were obtained and are documented in a closure letter dated 10/24/08 (attached).
We moved to the second tank, (15,000 gallon)  located at the rear of the property behind several buildings.  This tank was close to a loading dock area, and several pipes were encountered while excavation was performed.  The operator thrashed around with little regard for what he encountered below ground.  First, he snapped a supply line that was connected to a day tank inside.  This caused the discharge of fuel oil to the excavation.  Most of the oil was captured with sorbents.  Then, the operator whacked a six inch cast iron pipe that proceeded to fill the excavation with water.  This was the main fire suppression water line, and left the trailer park across the road without water supply.  Aqua Maine was contacted, and responded to stem the flow, but not before a small muddy lake was formed in the excavation hole.  The tank was removed, and appeared to be in good condition.  The presence of the water precluded obtaining any samples from the base of the excavation.  Some field headspace was taken from the sides.  No obvious visual staining or sheen or odor was detected in the hole.  The water was scheduled to be pumped out the following day and discharged to the ground on site to allow backfilling.  I departed the site and took the sorbent for disposal.  The buildings were scheduled for demolition over the following week and reportedly had been closed via the generator closure process through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program.
P-1087-2006*There was a leak of transformer oil from transformer sitting on loading dock at Central Maine Power's (CMP) Bridgton Service Center.  The discharge was contained to the concrete loading dock and was cleaned up by CMP with Speedy dry.
A-465-2009* Four Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) were removed on 7-27 and 7-28-09.  DEP was on-site for the removal after receiving notification that Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings were in excess of 100 parts per million (ppm).  The four USTs did not have obvious holes when removed.  Don Robbins, the site assessor for the facility, collected dozens of samples to be analyzed with the PID.  The site is served by city water and sewer and has been a gasoline service station for decades.  No new tanks are to be installed at this site, it will be used a commercial used car dealership.  Given these factors, no soil was removed.  There is indeed some level of gasoline contamination remaining at this site and if disturbed or redeveloped it should be addressed.  Please refer to the TANKS file #8266 for the associated site assessment.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-126-2009*07/28/09 Received a call from Nate Hersey, County Environmental Engineering (CEE) regarding a slow leak/spill discovered during a piping/dispenser island upgrade job being done at Chamberlain's Market in St. Francis.  He discovered a pocket of contaminated soils directly beneath the old pump island.  The nearest well is over 900+ feet away and is on the side of a ridge significantly upgradient of the spill site area.  Told Nate that I would be heading up to look at the site and determine if there would be a suitable site for on-site treatment of the contaminated soils.

07/28/09 Arrived on-scene at 16:00 Nate had taken several Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings of the soils in the excavation beneath the pump island.  the bottom of the excavation (beneath the old island) was still showing a value of 3,600 parts per million (ppm) of volatile organic compounds.  Discussed possible low volume land treatment options on Judy Chamberlain.  Due to the limited areas for an adequate area to spread out and periodically turn the approx 15 cubic yards of unleaded gasoline contaminated soils it was deemed best to remove the soils for disposal at the regional landfill in Fort Fairfield (Tri-Community Landfill - TCL).  Gave JR Boucher Const. an oil spill debris form for taking the soils to TCL.  I instructed Nate to have JR Boucher Const. dig down beneath the pump island another 2 to 3 feet to see if we could get out of the contamination.

07/29/09 10:10 Spoke with Nate of CEE, they have dug down another 2 feet and a bit wider in the area beneath the old pump dispenser island.  The PID readings are around 1,000 ppm. There is no evidence of any free product or saturated soils.  The side walls of the excavation are below 1,000 ppm.  The piping run excavation shows no evidence of any spills. PID readings taken along the trench were all below 50 ppm.  Told Nate that the clean-up was sufficient given the remote location of the store and the long distance up gradient to the nearest groundwater receptor.  Told Nate to document in his report what readings were in the soils left behind.  They will begin backfilling the trench and begin with piping installation and sump/island construction.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-1006-2006*
	On 12/26/06, DEP responded to transformer oil leak to the grounds of the Sacopee Valley High School.  Anderson Septic & Excavating was knocking down trees when a tree fell on the electrical wires and a pole, causing a pole-mounted transformer to crash to the ground and discharge its contents.
	Anderson Septic was considered primary responsible party.  The excavated oiled soil to DEP satisfaction and transported 8.35 tons to Aggregate Recycling Corporation in Eliot, Maine.  See the attached CMP report for further details.

S Brezinski
P-1064-2006*A transformer leaked oil because it had to bad bushing.  The spill was cleaned up by Central Maine Power.
A-298-2008*Central Maine Power contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill estimated at one gallon.  Cleanup was with sorbent litter.  The pad mount transformer was damaged while it was being moved.  No site visit was made.
A-804-2008*Central Maine Power contacted this office to report a winter storm damaged transformer which spilled an estimated 7-13 gallons non-polychlorinated biphenyls transformer oil.  The unit was replaced.  Impacted soil and vegetation was removed by hand excavation.  No site visit was made.
I-148-2009*07/28/09 07:10 hous, I received a call from State Police dispatcher regarding a complaint of oil being dumped on the property of Raymond Kennedy on the Station road in Easton.  State Police said the complainant/reporter was Michele Grant, telephone #227-5571.  Called Michele back for additional info.  Michele stated that several tanks of old oil had been dumped out behind their house in a field, she thought it looked like "hundreds" of gallons of oil.  She stated that is was smeared all over the bushes and tracked out onto the field road leading from the back field.  I told her that I would be right over to take a look at the spill and begin working with her on a clean-up plan.

07/28/09 07:25 hours, met with Michele Grant and Raymond Kennedy (the property owner and Michele's boyfriend).  They took me outback of the house approximately 350 feet westerly to the area where some bushes were encroaching on a field.  There someone had dumped over 400 gallons of heavy bunker C oil. In one area of the spill, a trench 8 feet X  3 feet X 2.5 feet had been dug and was filled with this same bunker C oil.  Total area smeared with spilled oil was about 25 feet X 30 feet in dimension.  Mr. Kennedy stated that the oil was probably in several tanks that were stored in the bushes.  According to Mr. Kennedy, 2 of the tanks were 500-gallons in size and the other was over 1,000-gallons (size of this tank was approx 12' long X 4' in diameter).   I asked Mr. Kennedy if he knew who may have been involved in removal of the tanks and dumping this oil.  He stated that the tanks were left over from when Doug Henderson owned this property and Mr. Henderson may have had something to do with.  I recommended to Mr. Kennedy that he contact the State Police to request they investigate this incident of vandalism/criminal mischief to determine the possible responsible party.  I told Mr. Kennedy that I would begin the clean-up by contracting Allen's vacuum truck to suck up the free oil product in the trench and in other pooled up areas of the spill site.

07/28/09 20:00 hours, I contacted Chris Allen and requested he send a vac truck to the spill site to pick up bunker C oil in the trench and in pooled up areas.  Chris will stop by Huber to put some wood fines in the truck to bulk up the bunker C oil.  Contacted the State Police via two-way radio and informed them of the spill status and recommended they assign a trooper to this case to determine who was responsible for the property vandalism/oil dumping.  Gave them the name of potential suspect, Doug Henderson, named by Mr. Kennedy.

07/28/09 20:50 Trooper Shawn Whalen, Maine State Police, called me via cell phone and informed me that he spoke with Mr. Henderson via phone and said that Mr. Henderson had planned to return tomorrow morning and have the oil removed.  Trooper Whalen said that Mr. Henderson had made arrangements with a Canadian company to do the tank removal work.  I asked Trooper Whalen if he had gotten the name of this Canadian company for enforcement purposes.  Trooper Whalen said that he did not, but that Mr. Henderson was taking full responsibility and was going to clean it up in the morning.  Trooper Whalen didn't think the incident warranted any charges.  I stated that the DEP would be probably pursuing enforcement action against the responsible party(s) and that a complete investigation would be useful information.  Trooper Whalen again re-iterated that it didn't warrant any criminal mischief charges.  I disagreed with Trooper Whalen and stated the dumping of oil deliberately onto the land was a violation of state law and the fact that this was done on private property without any notification/permission.

07/28/09 22:00 hours, I met Chris Allen's vac truck at the spill site.  Chris estimated that he vacuumed up about 350 gallons of oil from dug out hole and around the spill area.  Told Chris that I would call the landfill in the morning and let them know their would be
A-323-2008*Joe Mitchell, an environmental consultant for Alliance Energy, contacted this office to report water and gasoline in the interstitial space of the unleaded plus underground storage tank (UST).  They had also notified Liza Woodward from DEP tanks enforcement with notice of evidence of a leak.  They removed the liquid from the tank and performed a tightness test.  The tank tested tight.  There was no release of product to the environment.

It is unclear how the water and gas got into the interstitial space of the tank.  It was proposed that possibly a driver making a fuel delivery put product into a monitoring well.  This seems unlikely to me as it would have resulted in a fairly large spill, and once the cover was off the monitoring well, the connection fittings would not be the same.  It would seem to be a stretch on a delivery driver making that error.  There is no evidence of an overfill.  Someone trying to dispose of some old gas maybe from a can?   Perhaps they thought they were pouring it into the tank... who knows.

The bottom line is that the tank tested tight, and no release to the environment.
A-339-2008*David Giroux, City Manager from Hallowell, contacted this office to report an overfill of their oil tank at City Hall.  I responded to the site and met with Public Works (Scott) and David Giroux.  The oil tanks were in good condition and the fill and vent were located approx 50 feet away from the spill area.  This was not an overfill of fuel oil.  Upon further investigation, an 1.5 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe from the basement terminating outside the building appeared to be the source of a black oily substance.  I took a bag sample and checked with a Photo Ionizatoin Detector (PID) with fuel oil set point.  Result was 3.4 parts per million (ppm).   The pipe lead to a sump beneath the elevator which we could not access.  Believing this to potentially be hydraulic oil from the elevator, I obtained a sample of the black material, and upon advice from Jean Firth (DEP Uncontrolled Sites) had it tested for Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content.  The result was negative, see attached.

I returned to the site 5/29 and met the elevator repair company representative who was performing routine maintenance.  He indicated the system was installed in 1997 and in his experience, no PCB oils had been associated with the newer systems.  He raised the elevator so we could observe the sump.  The water was rusty red color, but not black.  The hydraulic system was intact and no indication of leakage was in evidence.  No further action is expected.
B-416-2009*Friday afternoon, 7-24-2009, it was reported that a truck wreck had happened in Dixmont and the saddle tanks were leaking badly.  On my arrival I found that Bouchard towing was already on scene and had winched the truck off its roof and onto it right side.  This gave ready access to the saddle tanks.  The fill cap on the right tank was leaking badly but could not be tightened further.  The left tank had a crack under the tank strap and could not be plugged.  The tanks had shut off valves at the fuel line outlets.  After closing them the right tank's drip slowed to a manageable level (a bucket was spotted to catch the drips).  The cracked tank continued to release a steady stream of fuel so I drilled a hole in it and used a remote pump to remove the fuel.  The responding fire department personnel had placed sorbent pads in the ditch and captured much of the spilled diesel.  I should note that it was raining steadily throughout the incident.  The fire department estimated that about 30 gallons escaped and that seemed accurate.
   After the truck and its trailer were removed I removed the oil saturated sorbent pads and replaced them with new ones.  The site was now stable.  The following work week (7-29-2009) I returned to the scene with a crew and a vactor truck from Philip Services and the contaminated soil was removed.  I do not think that any of the nearby wells will be impacted and no further Response is anticipated.
I-149-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of motor oil spilled from a tank due to driver error by pulling the hose out.  Speedy dry was used to clean the spill on the cement floor and brought to MPG.  No further action by Response Services required.
B-372-2009*Mr. Bechtold reported that a camper's vehicle had leaked engine oil at a camp site and on the road way at Blackwoods Camp ground.  He estimated less than a quart was spilled.  Park personnel scraped up the contaminated gravel and took it to the park headquarters for later disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-426-2009*
Mr. Conteh reported that an aircraft was discovered to be venting fuel on Tango ramp.  The aircraft had been fueled earlier and takeoff had been delayed.  As the fuel warmed up the excess vented to the pavement.  This was cleaned up with sorbent materials by Bangor International Airport personnel.  No further Response action expected.
A-351-2008*Roy Koster reported a transformer had been leaking and stained the concrete base and abutting soil.  The transformer is located on the street side of the Carosel Marina/Condominium complex nearest to unit #133.  Central Maine Power replaced the defective unit.  I responded to the site and met with Janet Dyer and several line workers.  They had finished the cleanup, mostly hand excavation and sorbent pads. No further action is expected.
B-376-2009*Ms. Smith reported that a company delivery truck had leaked about a cup of kerosene to the gravel driveway of Diane Hall.  The contaminated gravel was scraped up and taken to C.N. Brown for later disposal.  No further Response action expected.
A-355-2008*Fred Woodbury of Downeast Energy, contacted this office to report an overfill at the Sandt residence.  The driver didn't shut off in time and fuel burped out the vent and leaked down the aboveground storage tank (AST) by the site gauge in the basement.  Downeast personnel recovered the spilled fuel with sorbents.  I spoke with Mr. Sandt by phone on 5/30/08 and he indicated no odor issues/satisfied with the cleanup.  No site visit was made.
B-390-2009*On 7/11/09 I received report from Bangor Hydro-Electric Company of a 3 gallon mineral oil spill from a pad mount transformer into the concrete sump under the transformer.  The oil was tested by Northeast Laboratory and found to have less than 2 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  All of the spilled product leaked by a failed bushing but was able to be recovered using sorbent pads.
A-356-2008*Dan Joslyn, Principal of the Appleton Village school contacted this office to report an oil spill.  He indicated that there was a stain on the pavement where school buses park, and he was unsure of the volume.  The school is served by a private well, approximately 150 feet away.  I responded to the site to investigate on 6/4/08.

I met with Mr. Joslyn and Wayne Luce, proprietor of Luce Transportation, owner of the buses that serve the school.  It turned out that at a town meeting a couple days prior, a former mechanic employee of Luce had made the staining an issue in an effort to discredit his former employer.  In turn, Mr. Joslyn reported the staining to DEP.  I inspected the area of staining on the pavement.  There was perhaps a 3 foot diameter stain.  Luce indicated there had been a leaking fitting on the power steering on one of his buses, and that it had been repaired.  He wanted to have good representation of the company, and be protective of the students.  Mr. Joslyn agreed and seemed supportive of Mr. Luce.  Following the complaint, Mr. Joslyn had the janitor sweep some sand over the stained spot and he had collected the sand in a can.  I took this material for disposal off site.  The volume of oil spilled appeared very small.  I do not believe the drinking water well is at risk from this occurrence.   I advised Mr. Luce on spill reporting.
A-367-2008*Andy Vellani from the State of Maine Surplus Property contacted this office to report a gasoline spill.  Surplus received a van from the Department of Transportation that had a leaking gas tank.  The unit was towed into the lot several days prior, and leaked gas to the pavement and into a storm drain.  I responded to the site.  It had rained and most of the product had already been rinsed off the pavement.  There was a large stain approximately 8 feet in diameter on the pavement.  The tank was empty on the van, so no further leakage was happening.  I checked the catch basin for explosive atmosphere, it was non detect lower explosive limit.  We followed the catch basin system and opened the covers.  It drained to a storm water retention pond on the far side of the property.  The water in the catch basin nearest the spill had sheen on the water and we placed sorbent pads to collect any residual.  I also put some sorbent boom at the inlet of the storm water pond.  I returned after a week and collected the sorbent.  Most of the gasoline appeared to have evaporated or was bound up in the stain on the pavement.
B-397-2009*On 7/14/09 I received a report of a one cup polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil spill to the ground in Winn, due to a broken bushing.  Northeast Laboratory analysis determined that the oil contained 340 parts per million (ppm) PCBs.  The Contaminated soil was disposed of in accordance of OSHA regulations.
B-398-2009*On 7/14/09, I received report of a one gallon spill of dielectric transformer oil to the ground.  The cause was a leaking bushing.  Repairs were made and approximately 1/2 a yard of contaminated soil was removed.  Northeast Laboratory tests concluded the oil to be non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).
B-401-2009*On 7/14/09 I received report of an oily smell in a well.  I refer the report to Jim Lavoie of Tech. services.  Jim gathers a water sample and it is positive for Diesel Range Organics (DRO).  Tech. Services in doing further investigating.  No further Response action required.
B-407-2009*On 7/20/09 at 0810 hours I was notified by US Coast Guard of a fishing vessel running aground the day before at 1400 hours.  The fishing vessel leak a reported five gallons of gasoline that quickly dissipated in the surf.   No recovery possible, no further Response action expected.
A-374-2008*Molly Zogby, Department of Environmental Protection Land & Water gravel pit inspector, contacted this office to report diesel spillage as a result of poor housekeeping at Ferraiolo's pit in Liberty.  She sent e-mail pictures (attached).  It was unclear when the spillage occurred exactly, it was ongoing practices of filling loaders, excavators, and other heavy equipment.  An aboveground storage tank is sited in the pit for fueling these machines.  In the process of filling, some spills occurred.
I contacted Ferraiolo Inc. and spoke with Tim Willette who agreed to meet at the site 6/24/08.  Some soil excavation had already been done, and soil was reportedly transported to the Ferraiolo batch plant and mixed with asphalt hot mix. Mr. Willette also showed me a rough concrete containment dike that was partially constructed by novice form workers.  The walls were out of square, and it appeared that the forms had failed when the concrete was poured.  It was a rainy day project by the paving crew.
In any event, the stained soils that Molly had identified were gone, and Ferraiolo was attempting to manage there diesel in a more protective way.
A-396-2008*An anonymous citizen contacted S. McGarvey of Department of Environmental Protection Land & Water Bureau who in turn conveyed information to Response Division.  A town sanctioned road improvement project was ongoing at South Brooks road.  Some of the equipment was leaking what appeared to be hydraulic oil.  The complaint was that the town uses leaking trucks, and photos were provided to support the claim.  The photos showed some rather small drips and spots of oil in the gravel.  This is not unusual for heavy equipment, and is not believed to represent a significant health threat.

I contacted the Brooks Town Clerk and Assistant Road Commissioner, Jane McLaughlin, and advised her of the situation. She wanted copies of the pictures so she could identify the leaking equipment and attempt to facilitate repairs.  I sent a letter with the photos.  No site visit was made.
B-366-2009*Mr. Kerns reported that airport personnel had discovered that an aircraft that had been refueled the previous evening had vented about a half gallon of jet fuel as it began to warm up.  They cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
A-400-2008*Foner Curtis of Lonza Rockland mailed a hazardous waste spill discharge form to the Department od Environmental Protection to notify of a hydrochloric acid spill which had occurred approximately one month earlier.  100 mL of acid was accidentally knocked over inside Room B-36 at the facility.  The spilled acid was collected with sorbent material, and stored for disposal.  I contacted Mike Hudson of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement to inform him of the report in case they had been involved.  Mike replied by e-mail he would contact the company and advise of immediate reporting requirements.  No site visit was made.
I-145-2009*On 7-24-09, Marc Bossie of Dead River called to report that a customer reported running into his outside fuel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with his car.  When he hit the tank, the filter broke off, causing fuel to escape.  He was trying to contain and stop the flow, Marc was on his way when he called me.  Marc called back said he and a crew had stopped the leak and would pump the AST out that night.
I met a contractor on site the following day and discussed cleanup of contaminated soil.  I had informed Mr. Thomas of that need the night before, and also explained the groundwater cleanup insurance fund to him.
About 25 yards of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-401-2008*Tom Griffin, Environmental Manager for Sappi Paper in Skowhegan, contacted this office to report a hazardous air pollutant discharge which occurred that morning at the mill.  He indicated he had also notified the National Response Center and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Air Bureau staff.  The compounds released were hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan.  These gases are byproducts of the kraft paper making process.  Normally, these compounds are routed to an oil fired lime kiln for thermal destruction and further captured by the air scrubber system before being discharged to a stack.  Due to a mechanical failure, it appears the gasses were vented directly to the scrubber system and were not thermally treated in the lime kiln for a period of 139 minutes.  The system is designed to vent these gases if a sensor indicates the oil furnace is not operating.  A detailed synopsis of the incident was provided in writing by the mill in two documents (attached).  No action by DEP could have influence the outcome of the incident, thus no site visit was made.
B-396-2009*Dead River Company reported that they had technicians at Dave's Movie Center and were cleaning up an oil release.  At the time of the report the amount was unknown but some had made it to a sump.  On my arrival I spoke with the clerk who had accidentally caused the spill and learned that she had entered the storage room that also contained the vertical 275 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). While there, she knocked a box of plastic shopping bags off a shelf and this heavy box landed on the AST's firematic valve, breaking it.  She immediately recognized what had happened and called for help.  Another clerk responded and put his finger over the hole.  He then had someone get a stick which was whittled down and driven into the hole.  The escaping oil had run to a water filled sump but I don't believe the pump ever activated.  The technicians recovered about a gallon of oil from this sump and used pads and speedi-dri to recover the rest.  No further Response action is anticipated.
A-406-2008*Pan Am Railroad contacted this office to report a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill which occurred when a hose broke on maintenance equipment.  The spill was reported to occur on the main line nearest the Bear Mountain Crossing.  The oil was spilled to ballast and was partially collected with sorbent.  No site visit was made.
B-375-2009*Mr. Butler reported that a transformer in Lubec had dripped about a pint of non-PolyChlorinated Biphenyl contaminated oil after a lightning strike damaged the transformer's line bushing.  Some bushes became contaminated and were removed along with a small amount of soil.  This totaled up to two drums of debris.  No further Response action expected.
A-417-2008*Carole Whelan contacted this office to report a diesel spill at her home in Hope.  Her dog knocked over a container of diesel estimated at 2 gallons.  The container was located in a shed with a dirt floor.  I advised that the impacted soil should be dug up and that DEP would assist with disposal.  If she wanted to hire someone, it would be at her expense, since the groundwater insurance fund would not cover the cost.  Carole agreed to do the work herself, and called me again when she thought it was done.  I responded with the lift gate truck and a couple of drums on 7/15/08.  Soil was in grain bags in the shed.  We hauled them over to the truck and transferred to the drums.  I dug some additional soil as the odor was still in evidence.  There was livestock, goats I think, nearby in a fenced area.  The cleanup was complete.  DEP disposed of the soil with our general waste from the warehouse.
B-409-2009*On 7/20/09 I received report of a 35 gallon drum found on it's side on an overpass of the interstate in Plymouth.  Maine Department of Transportation Plymouth yard picked it up because it was a road hazard.  They suspected it fell out of someone's truck.

I arrived on scene shortly after their call to discover that the liquid was water.  No further Response action required.
B-423-2009*On 7/25/09 while mowing my lawn I discovered that the transformer on the utility pole next to my drive way was leaking dielectric oil from the welded seem on the bottom.  I placed an oil absorbent pad under the drip and notified Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric.

A crew arrived within an hour to replace the transformer and dispose of the contaminated soil.
B-424-2009*On 7/29/09 I received report of a 1/2 gallon jet fuel spill at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused when a fuel hose was removed while still under pressure spraying the product onto the concrete fueling area.  The product was recovered with sorbent pads.  No further Response action
B-425-2009*Marsh sheen
B-430-2009*On 7/30/09 I received report from Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro-Electric of a transformer leaking due to a lightning strike.  The transformer oil was tested by Northeast Laboratory and was found to have less than 2 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The non-PCB oil leaked from a bushing onto the asphalt.  The asphalt was triple rinsed and some debris was disposed of.
B-431-2009*On 7/31/09  I received report from Bangor International Airport of a gallon spill of jet fuel due to overfilling an aircraft.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.
P-798-2006*I was contacted by the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), who reported that one of their trucks had been in an accident in Shapleigh.  I arrived on the scene to find that a Mercedes had crossed the center line and had hit the DOT truck almost head on.  One of the DOT truck's saddle tanks was damaged and had leaked onto the shoulder.  There was still fuel in both saddle tanks.  I removed the remaining diesel by hand pump to assure that no more was spilled.  The Mercedes had burned after the accident, and there didn't appear to be any contamination related to it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-819-2006*SUMMARY
	On 10/19/07, notification was made through Sanford Fire Department of small kerosene (#1 fuel oil) overfill that resulted in a discharge out tank-top pipe fittings down side of tank.  None of the discharge reached the floor.  The spill was cleaned up by Sanford Fire Department and Veilleux Oil personnel.  No DEP response was requested or made at the time.  No odor problem in home was reported.

S G Brezinski
P-797-2006*There was an aboveground oil storage tank line leak in a Dead River customer's basement.  The spilled oil landed on a concrete floor.  There was only a small amount spilled, and it was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No long term action is expected.
B-411-2009*On 7/20/09 I received report of the discovery of a four thousand gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the Ellsworth Building Supply (EBS) store in Town Hill, Bar Harbor.  The report was made by the co-owner, Bob.  EBS was performing upgrades to their drainage system around their store and happened upon the tank.  They opened a fill cap on the tank and found it full of water.  I advised that they could remove the soil from on top of the tank and stockpile until my arrival.  I checked the log, but found no registered tank at the facility, only two smaller tanks removed decades ago.

Upon arriving on scene I confirmed that the soils from the excavation thus far were uncontaminated and could be used as backfill and the tank had water in it.  I explained that the tank would need to be registered and removed and the water inside the tank would have to be disposed of properly.  Because no one knew what the tank did hold, I also informed him that a certified tank installer would need to be on site for the removal and a site assessment would have to be performed.  I explained that I would permit him a waiver from the DEP for allowing the work to take place within the 30 day period.  At this point we began calling the contractors in an attempt to do this work the next day while the earth work contractor was still there, not affecting their schedule or EBS's work schedule.

Luckily everything lined up and we were able to get Gary Kane on site for the tank installer, CES Inc. for the site assessment and Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) for the removal of liquid from the tank and cleaning of the tank.

The work went without incident, approximately 52 yards of contaminated soil was removed for disposal at Lane Construction's batch plant in Hancock.  All contamination was removed.

B-420-2009*On 7/28/09 I received report of a tractor trailer hitting a standpipe at the Vic Firth Manufacturing facility in Newport.  Operator error was the cause.  Once the truck hit the standpipe, it slashed the saddle tank allowing the diesel to leak from the tank to the ground.

Newport fire arrived and deployed sorbent boom into the lake, which was approximately ten feet away, and sorbent pads onto the ground in the spill area.  They were also able to use buckets to collect the spilling product until the liquid level dropped below the cut line.

Dysart's truck service was hired by the responsible party to pump the remaining product out of the damaged saddle tank.

Once the truck was out of the way, Paradis construction excavated approximately 25 yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at Lane Construction's asphalt plant.  The insurance company for the responsible party also hired Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services to perform sample work to confirm the removal of contamination.

No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-162-2009*The 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence located at 15 Deer Run Road was overfilled by Holly's Heating Oil delivery service (Holly's). Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released onto the concrete floor surface of the basement through the threaded fittings on top of the tank and the fuel gauge cover that was blown off the tank.
	 Ms. Marshall indicated that she had received heating oil from another oil company within the past couple of weeks and that her oil tank was full when Holly's arrived to fill it. Apparently Ms. Marshall attempted to notify the driver from Holly's that her tank was full before he began filling it. Furthermore, Ms. Marshall stated that Holly's was not on an automatic fill schedule to provide heating oil and it was unclear why Holly's had came to fill the tank.
	 Ralph Leo, the owner of Holly's indicated that the Marshall residence was in fact on an automatic delivery schedule with Holly's and had been so for some time. Mr. Leo indicated that Ms. Marshall had a large pre-paid account with Holly's and automatic delivery was standard with such accounts. Mr. Leo indicated that the reason the tank was overfilled was because the tank had been filled by another company in between scheduled fill ups and was so full that the driver had no time to react to the situation. Mr. Leo indicated that Holly's should have been notified prior to the automatic delivery as a warning that the tank had recently been topped off. Mr. Leo does not believe that Holly's is fully responsible for the overfill; however, Holly's assisted with the clean-up of the released oil.
	The released product was cleaned from the tank and the concrete floor using sorbents and degreaser by Holly's personnel. While removing contaminated debris from the basement, Holly's personnel tracked a small amount of oil onto several spots on the carpeting leading to the garage. Holly's personnel returned the next day to attempt to clean the stains. The stains appeared to have been removed from the carpet. Ms. Marshall indicated that she was dissatisfied with the carpet cleaning and the spots reappeared the day after the cleaning.
	Based on the information provided from both Ms. Marshall and Mr. Leo, the DEP cannot determine that either involved party is solely responsible for the release. Therefore, both Ms. Marshall and Holly's are considered potential responsible parties for the release.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
A-448-2008*Mike Martunas from Dragon Products contacted this office to report a spill from one of the Dragon pre-mix concrete delivery trucks.  The truck was making a drop at the Hathaway building on Water Street in Waterville and blew a hydraulic hose.  An estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled to pavement.   The spilled oil was reportedly collected with sorbent clay litter and returned to the Thomaston cement kiln for disposal.  No site visit was made.
A-310-2009*Contractor Eric Meklin reported finding contaminated soil during excavation for a new home.  A site visit was made to investigate.  At the site a strong petroleum odor was present in the area where Mr. Meklin had excavated for a foundation.  Soil samples were taken for both DRO (Diesel Range Organics) and GRO (Gasoline Range Organics).  Sample results were returned with GRO @ 2600000 ug/kg and DRO @ 8000000 ug/kg.  Further investigation had revealed that the site was a former bulk oil facility.  Work was halted at this time and the site was referred to technical services for review and clean up plan.   See Technical Services Division file for soil excavation and sampling information.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-451-2008*Waterville Police contacted this office to report that a car had rolled down the public boat ramp in Oakland into Messalonski Lake.  The car had since been removed.  There was some rainbow sheen on the water.  The incident occurred at approximately noon time, however, was not reported until 2 PM.  Absorbent pads were reportedly deployed by the Oakland Fire Department.  I responded to the scene.  No signs of spilled fuel were in evidence.  All the involved parties had departed.  No further Response action is anticipated.
A-488-2008*Stan Frankovitch, Code Enforcement Officer for Winslow, contacted this office to report oil spillage at Len Poulin Construction.  This case also involves Lauren Lohn of Department of Environmental Protection Land & Water Bureau, stormwater inspector, working to get Mr. Poulin into compliance  (See A-200-2008 for previous complaint for this site).  Len Poulin operates an excavation business and collects/stores used construction equipment at his business.  Old equipment on site has leaked fluids.  Repairs have been done outside in the weather on the dirt.  When it rains, the runnoff from this property flows down a drainage ditch to an abuttor and then under Route 100 through a culvert to another abuttor.  Rainbow sheen has been observed in this runoff.  I contacted Len Poulin and he agreed to meet me on site.  We walked the yard around the building and observed several stained spots where leaking equipment had stained the soil with either waste oil, hydraulic oil, or transmission fluid.  It could have been any, but probably was all three in small amounts in various locations.  I wrote a spill letter for disposal at Norridgewock Landfill and he used a miniature excavator to excavate the spots, loading into a wheeler dump truck.  We had to move some trucks around, but gradually we removed the worst of the spots.  I monitored the removal with field bag headspace.  All the stains were shallow, and disappeared below 1 to 2 feet below ground surface.  I requested that he send me weight slip from the disposal facility, but did not receive this.
Lauren Lohn issued a notice of violation and stipulates measures to improve the management of stormwater on this property.  Consult Land and Water Bureau records for more information on the notice of violation.
A-490-2008*Fred Woodbury of Downeast contacted this office to report spillage associated with an Aboveground Stoarge Tank (AST) replacement they performed at the Lorgeree residence.  The tank corroded and began to leak to the concrete floor.  The Lorgeree's smelled oil and called Downeast.  The tank was pumped out and replaced.  There is no specific estimate of how much oil spilled to the floor, but it was described as a small amount.  I contacted the owners.  They had no issue with odors or the cleanup.  No site visit was made.
P-80-2009*I was contacted by Peter Moulton of DEP's Augusta Office reporting that he had gotten a call from a homeowner stating that their tank was leaking and that they needed a new tank.  Peter Moulton asked me to visit the site and assess whether there had been a spill and what the state of the tank and surrounding area was.  I arrived at the Perrault's home and was taken to the basement where the tank is located.  The tank was not currently leaking but the owners showed me where it had leaked previously.  The area where the tank was located had at least 4 inches of standing water and it was obvious from lines on the tank that the water often submerged the filter.  The tank was in an advanced state of corrosion.  Due to the water in their mostly bedrock basement, the owners had a sump pump located just a few feet from the tank that ran continuously.  If the tank had released oil it would all get pumped out into the nearby wetland.  I took some pictures and referred the case back to Peter Moulton for tank replacement.  No further action by Response is required at this time.
P-1016-2006*
SUMMARY
	A referral was made by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following an EPA Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Inspection on June 30, 2006.  The site is a retail motor fuels gas station with aboveground storage tanks, located in rural residential and commercial area, over sand and gravel aquifer.   A 11/2/06, letter from the owner stated that the tanks had been emptied and cleaned.  Mr. Poland stated that on October 9, 2006, the facility and property had been sold to J & W Oil Co.  See the records of US EPA for further details.
	On Thursday 1/4/07, a follow-up visit by Maine DEP found facility was still out-of-service.  The underground piping to the two dispenser islands appeared to be double-wall fiberglass reinforced plastic without continuous leak detection.  Prior to being put back in service, the facility may be in need of upgrading to comply with Maine and US EPA rules.  For further details see the attached records and the earlier spill reports P-132-1998 and P-890-1990.  Small oil stains on the ground appeared to possibly be from common vehicle leaks.  No remediation was pursued.
	On and around 3/26/08, I noted up to four Jordan Wainwright Oil Co. oil tank trucks, parked on the gravel lot at the site, that I had not noted before.  At the north side of the facility were two additional combustible oil ASTs, without containment, that appear to be recent additions to the facility.  This information was passed on to DEP and US EPA inspectors.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-614-2009*Split hydraulic line on heavy equipment.  Spill mostly to hot top.  Ray Labbe & Sons spread sand on spill to absorb majority of material.  Contaminated sand brought to Commercial Paving and Recycling for treatment. No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
B-385-2009*7/7/09  Mr. Griffin reported an approximate one gallon gasoline spill at the Clifton Country Store.  While dispensing fuel into his car the automatic shut off did not disengage and fuel spilled out of his vehicle and onto the ground.

Upon reporting the incident to the store clerk, Mr Griffin said he was advised that if it was pump #2 that did not shut off that it happens all the time and according to the clerk it was not her problem.  Mr. Griffin advised me that it was pump number two.  I asked Mr. Griffin if he observed the clerk take action to clean up the spill or make note of the spill in a log.  He said no.

Because the spill was two days old I did not respond.  I also identified the RP as Clifton Country Store in this incident because I felt that Mr. Griffin conducted due diligence in attending the fill and reporting the spill.  I referred this matter to Tim Rector of DEP Oil Enforcement.  The Clifton Country Store is located on Route 9 just before Route 180 if your heading east.  No further Response action expected.

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B-356-2009*6/24/09  The Reporter notified that waste oil had been spilled at the entered location.  Reporter advises that it appeared someone had done a service/oil change in the yard and that a couple of gallons spilled onto the ground.  There was a half full 55-gallon drum of oil and water along with waste filters at the spill location.  The contaminated soil and waste liquids were mixed in the drum and the waste disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden, ME.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-400-2009*7/14/09  Reporter advises of a waste oil spill at entered location.  Waste oil in milk jugs were left by the dumpster and when the trash hauler came to empty the trash container the milk jugs were broken open.  The reporter expressed frustration with tribal agencies in dealing with the situation.  I ended up speaking to tribal police officer Peter Harris (207-214-8527) who advised that the spill was localized and did not appear to be threat.  Harris advised that he had dealt with a subject at this location in the past regarding a waste oil discharge.  It is suspected that the subject was involved in this incident, but there are no eye witnesses's that saw the subject place the jugs of oil at the dumpster.

7/15/09 I spoke with Dale Mitchell of the Tribe's environmental unit.  Mr. Mitchell investigated the site and removed the gross contamination.  The amount of waste was approximately 8-10 five gallon buckets of oil contaminated gravel, about one 55-gallon drum of waste.  The waste was transported to County Concrete under a Virgin Product Letter issued by DEP on 7/16/09.  The Tribe paid for the waste disposal.

Upon his request I forwarded applicable State Statutes regarding oil spill to Mr. Mitchell.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-413-2009*	The Department received a report of oil leaking out of a bank near an apartment building on Pleasant Street in Hallowell.  Steve Thompson reported the spill and was concerned that it was down gradient from a spill that occurred in 1988 at the Stevens School.  I went to the site to check on the "oil". The sheen Mr. Thompson saw was organic in nature and not related to petroleum products.  I called Mr. Thompson to explain the sheen was not oil and was not a risk.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-484-2009*	A spill of less than five gallons of hydraulic oil occurred when a hose ruptured on a piece of woods equipment.  The wood lot is located on the Marston Road approximately one half mile from the intersection of Marston and Capen roads on the left hand side of the road.  The majority of the oil was spilled onto the pavement, but a small amount was not.  McGee Construction personnel removed a small amount of soil.  A site visit was made on August 4, 2009 to verify the clean-up.  No further Response actions required.
A-139-2009*Sally McDonough called to complain that her well water smelled of oil.  She said that her neighbor had recently had a spill when ice fell off the roof and "cracked the line."  When I visited the site I talked to the local plumber, JohnnyZ, who worked on the system at the "milk shed" (which is what the owners of the neighboring property call it) and he said he had replaced the monitor and "spilled a little" when blowing "condensation" out of the oil line.  We checked nearby tanks and found no problems except the oil odor at the milk shed.  No contaminated soil was found so no soil removal was conducted.  Sally McDonough's well water is contaminated with kerosene.

During a July site visit Alex Pugh reported that the milk shed still smelled of oil.

I spoke with Marianne Brickfield, the milk shed owner, on August 5th regarding Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund coverage.  During that conversation she said that JohnnyZ had told her that there was no spill.  I then asked her if there was still oil odor at the milk shed and she said "No, it's gone away."

Summary:

In early March of 2009 ice fell from the roof of the milk shed and damaged the milk shed's oil line which caused a kerosene spill of unknown quantity.  Shortly thereafter, JohnnyZ, while working on the oil line "spilled a little" kerosene onto the ground.  Shortly after that Sally McDonough noticed oil odor in her drinking water which is supplied from a well near the milk shed's oil tank.  Sally McDonough has no oil storage on her property.  DEP checked the rest of the oil tanks in the area and found no sign of spillage.  Four months later Sally McDonough's well still contained kerosene and the milk shed still smelled of kerosene.  At the time of this report, DEP Technical Services Division is working on the site and further information is available in the Technical Services site file.
A-493-2008*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a 5 gallon transformer spill in Nobleboro at Potter Point.  Clean up was performed by CMP staff.  The written report was misplaced or not received.  No further information on the volume of oily debris recovered is available.  No site visit was made.
A-504-2008*Emery Bubier, of Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred when a hose broke on a dump truck.  An estimated 5 gallons spilled to the pavement, some of which was recovered with sorbent litter.  The material was disposed by DOT.  No site visit was made.  The location was 1.4 miles from Route 4 intersection on South Shore Drive.
A-505-2008*Kurt Morris contacted Mike Mullen of the DEP Land & Water Bureau, who in turn contacted this writer.  The complaint was abandoned gasoline tanks from several vehicles.  The concern was that the tanks may still contain fuel and contaminate the environment.  Cottle Hill road is rural, turns to dirt and is largely undeveloped.  I made a site visit on 8/8/08 and did not find any tanks.  I contacted the reporter by phone and confirmed I was in the proper location.  It appears the tanks had been removed by yet another unknown person.
B-442-2009*
I was given a message that Peter Bosse, 176 Bradley Road, had cut up some drums and dumped sludge on the ground.  The following morning I contacted Peter Bosse, Sr. and explained the reason for my visit.  Initially he was upset by my visit but after a bit of explaining I learned that he was not involved.  His son, Peter Bosse, Jr., was also present and he explained that he had removed a pair of old heating oil Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) from the basement of his residence as they were old and appeared to be on there last legs.  In order to prevent an oil spill, he replaced the tanks.  He removed the old ASTs to his back yard were he cut them open and used sawdust to absorb the oil and sludge that was inside. This was done on a tarp.  The sawdust was then bagged up and disposed through the municipal waste stream were it was burnt at Penobscot Energy Recovery incinerator.  The now empty tanks were taken to a scrap yard in Bangor.  There was little evidence in the back yard but there was small line of sawdust on the grass which led credence to Mr. Bosse's explanation.  I found no sludge or evidence of an oil spill.  I believe Mr. Bosse's report to be accurate and no further Response action is anticipated.
B-441-2009*The Dead River Company reported that an oil spill had happened at 116 Jefferson St. in Old Town.
It seems that Ms. Sirois was a new customer and had recently ordered oil and a burner inspection. When the technician arrived he found that the burner pump's bleeder screw was open and about a gallon of oil had leaked onto the concrete cellar floor.  An unknown amount had run off the concrete to dirt.  The technician had used some sorbent pads to clean up the available free liquid but was not undertaking to remove the contaminated soil since the company believed that they had no responsibility for the spill.  I spoke with Ms. Sirois by phone and learned that she was not experiencing oil odors in the living space and was disinclined to dig up the soil.  Since this area in served by town water, I felt no further action was needed, but cautioned Ms. Sirois to contact me if circumstances changed.  No further Response action expected.
I-151-2009*08/03/09 Received an anonymous complaint regarding an oil spill at an old out of business lumber mill in Blaine.  The mill was once owned and operated by Mr. Hartford.

08/04/09 Stopped by the old cedar mill.  No one was around.  The mill is no longer active and has been gutted of most of the mill equipment.  The machine reported to be leaking oil is located on the southwestern corner of the mill property.  The machine, a slasher/loader is leaking hydraulic oil out of several fittings/hoses.  The spilled oil is mostly on the surface in an area 8 x 10 feet in size.  There is additional oil spilled under the frame of the unit.  Stopped by the town office, spoke w/ town manager, Chappy Clark.  Mr. Clark stated that the mill had been bought and operated by Tracy O'Leary.  Chappy said the mill went out of business about a year ago.  Tracy O'Leary lives in Bridgewater and is currently back working in the woods.  His telephone # is 207-429-8331.  Called Tracy's phone number but got no answer.

04/14/10 Called Tracy and discussed hydraulic oil spilled near the old slasher-loader equipment along the Southwestern corner of the mill property.  He agreed to meet with me on 04/21/10 at 09:00 to discuss a plan to clean up the spilled oil.  Will direct him to haul the contaminated soil/oil into the Tri-Community Landfill ASAP.

09/01/10 Slasher/loader has been removed along with leaking hydraulic hoses from the mill property.  Still a few minor stains that need to be soaked up with sawdust and dug up, bagged and disposed of at an area landfill.  Called Tracy O'Leary and left a message related to what still should be cleaned up at the site.  No further action by Response Services is warranted at this time.
B-443-2009*8/5/09  Reporter advises of diesel fuel spill at entered location.  The cause of the spill was an equipment operator who walked away from the fueling of a construction vehicle.  Approximately five gallons overfilled and spilled onto the ground.  The spill was dug up and placed in a lined 55-gallon drum.  The drum will be Haz-Stored until pick up by a qualified contractor; ENPRO Services, South Portland, ME.

Mr. Derrick Mirr, foreman, plans to have a meeting with the crew to regarding the prohibition of unattended fills.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-444-2009*8/6/09 Reporter advises of a quart or more spill of hydraulic oil at entered location.  During service of a fork lift the mechanic did not account for pressure in a hydraulic line.  When the line was removed to gain access to another component, the leak ensued.  The spill was cleaned up using Speedi-Dri and the waste entered into Scott Company's waste stream.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-466-2009*On 5/8/09 I received a call from Larry Laverriere of Sprague Energy reporting an overfill spill at their loading rack in South Portland.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-467-2009*On 5/11/09 I received a call from Jeff Frederick of Frederick Bros Oil reporting an oil leak at a customer's residence in Old Orchard Beach.  Mr. Frederick indicated it appeared as though something had struck the oil tank over the winter causing a slow leak out of the oil line.  They had repaired the leak at the time of the report.

I responded that morning and met with the condo owner, Heather Gentile.  There was a small oil stain under the oil filter on the tank.  The condo is served by public water and there were no odor issues associated with the spill.  No cleanup was required.  No further Response action required.
P-468-2009*On 5/11/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Wayne Bateman at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  He was reporting a mystery sheen of unknown type and origin in the Piscataqua River.  Mr. Bateman had determined the sheen did not come from any vessels moored at the yard.

I received an email from him (attached) a couple of days later indicating the source of the spill was determined to be the Motor Cableship Tyco Dependable.  The ship had been suffering from a mechanical malfunction associated with the stern tube.  Additional details are provided in the attached email.  No further Response action required.
P-471-2009*On 5/16/09 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a motor vehicle accident with fluid spillage.  The fire department on scene cleaned up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-472-2009*On 5/16/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at the Big Apple at Cooks corner in Brunswick.  A customer at the facility overfilled their vehicle.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
B-446-2009*On August 6, 2009, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) personnel reported an estimated one gallon hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck.  The spill occurred on Route 15 at the intersection with Del Prete Drive in Shirley.  DOT put down absorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is expected.
P-473-2009*On 5/18/09 I received a call from Nicholas White, a tenant at 1294 U S Route 1 in Freeport.  Mr. White complained of an oil spill that had occurred sometime in February of 2009.  He was concerned about the lingering oil odor and the possibility of his well becoming contaminated.  He provided me with contact information for his landlord, Rent 207.  I contacted Laurie Ford of Rent 207 and learned that indeed there had been an oil leak at the property.  She and her husband, Skip, contracted with a licensed burner technician to repair the leak.  I also learned that Mr. White was being evicted from the rental property.

I met her husband on site on 5/22/09 in attempt to asses the spill further.  Mr. White did not allow us access to the apartment.  I advised him if he would like to me look at the spill when Mr. White had been evicted, to contact me.  I never heard back from the landlords or the tenant.  No further Response Services action required.
B-565-2007*On October 22, 2007 C.E.S. reported detecting oil odor at the Cyr Bus garage, 1246 Ohio St, Bangor during a tank replacement.  Maine DEP staff determined there was some diesel contamination and that the site was an intermediate cleanup standard owing to the risk of vapor intrusion into a nearby building.  Excavation of the contaminated material continued from October 22, 2007 through October 30, 2009.  An estimated 120 cubic yards was removed and transported to the Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden, Maine by Thornton Construction.

The site remains a bus garage owned and operated by Cyr Bus  Company.  No further remediation is expected as the site met the intermediate cleanup goals set by Maine DEP.
A-448-2009*This office received a report of "roof coating" washing into a stream during a rain event.  No information is available on what investigation was performed.  An internet search of the address in 2015 indicates Giffords Ice Cream now is located at this address.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-449-2009*7/24/09 Irving Oil reported that less than a cup of diesel was spilled to the pavement at Philbrick Well Drilling.  The spill occurred when the delivery truck driver disconnected the delivery hose nozzle from the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  It was reported as causing a sheen on rain water in the area and was collected with absorbent pads.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-451-2009*This office received a report of a mystery spill to pavement during a rain storm.  No information is available on what investigation was done or the exact location on Mill Street.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-454-2009*DEP received notification of a small discharge of #2 fuel oil from an aboveground storage tank system.  The spill was remediated with sorbents by the homeowner's oil company.  Due to the small amount discharged and an appropriate clean-up, Reponses Services does not anticipate additional actions at this time.
A-455-2009*On 7/25/2009, approximately ten gallons of unleaded gasoline was discharged when a customer overfilled his/her vehicle.  The fire department responded and deployed sorbents to remediate the spill.  Irving Oil disposed of the contaminated sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-456-2009*On 7/26/09, DEP received notification of an accident on I-95 in the southbound lane, south of Kennedy Memorial Drive, resulting in the release of approximately forty gallons of gasoline.  The fire department was on-scene and they applied sorbent pads to the spilled gasoline which was spread over the roadway and on the shoulder.  DEP conducted a site visit, collected the sorbents, and location data.  Some gasoline in the shoulder remains on-site, but however there are very few, if any, receptors in the area.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-457-2009* On 7-27-2009, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a release of non polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil.  This release occurred at 291 Fairfield Street in the town of Oakland.  A lightning strike was responsible for this particular spill.  CMP hired Coutts to excavate the soil and transport it to Waste Management's landfill in Norridgewock.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response services expected.

P-476-2009*On 5/21/09 I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a corroded transformer on West Harpswell Rd in Harpswell.  No evidence of spillage was observed when clean up crews responded to the site.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
A-458-2009*A heavy sheen was observed on the Kennebec river in the Waterville/Winslow area.  An upstream investigation returned no definitive source of oil spillage.  No further Response action is expected.
A-460-2009*A small amount of oil leaked from a pad mount transformer onto its concrete pad.  The oil was cleaned up and the transformer was repaired by Central Maine Power (CMP) staff.  No site visit was made.  No Central Maine Power spill report is available.  No further Response action is expected.
A-462-2009*Ed Vigneault of DEP OHWFR program contacted me to report a resident of Madison, Ruby Grondin, was in the process of purchasing a property that had unknown "chemicals" in the barn.  Grondin wanted assistance identifying the materials to ensure no health hazard.  Ed is originally from Madison, so apparently Ruby contacted him directly based on personal knowledge.  In any event, it transpired that several days later, the unknown seller took the materials out of the barn and solved the problem.  The buyer, Grondin, was unwilling to identify the seller or the address of the property.  It was unclear what the chemicals were, or where they were removed to.  No Response action was taken.
A-491-2009* On 8-5-2009, an underground tank was removed at Richard L. Hodges, Inc. This site is located on Route 220 in the town of Unity, ME. This tank was a double wall 20,000 gallon tank. There were no obvious perforations in the tank at the time of removal. There were several PID readings that exceeded the notification level.
 I made a site visit and requested one soil sample to be taken at the site of the highest PID reading. Soil results are attached.
 See the Site Assessment from S.W. Cole, Underground Tank Registration File # 9396 for further details concerning the tank removal.
 No further action from Response Services will be expected.
A-492-2009*DEP received notification that an aboveground storage tank suffered a corrosion hole in the side of the tank which caused the release of approximately four gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The oil discharged onto the ground and spread towards a drainage area.  DEP responded and along with the assistance of Thompson's Oil Co. remediated the spill with sorbents. The oiled sorbents were later collected and disposed of by DEP.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-473-2009*7/29/09 1430 Ted Haskell from McGee Construction reported that there had been a five gallon spill of off road diesel fuel at the McGee Monmouth gravel pit. He said the spill occurred yesterday when an employee overfilled a front end loader fuel tank from a skid tank in the pit. I met Ted at the site and saw an area of soil impacted with oil and the smell of diesel. Arrangements were made to excavate the oil impacted soil the next day. Soil was removed until samples bag head space vapor readings with a photo ionization detector were below 100 ppm.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-474-2009*On 7/29/2009 David Bowen reported an oil spill in Belfast.  The estimated 3 gallon spill was the result of an outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that had corroded.  The spill was cleaned up by Lakeside burner service.  A site visit was made to asses the spill and clean up.  No further Response action is expected.
A-476-2009*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill in Oakland.  The spill happened on the Camp Manitou property.  The spill was reported as being from an untagged transformer, it was later reported to have a polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content of less than 1 part per million.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP employees.  A site visit was made to verify clean up and take a confirmation soil sample.  My sample was returned as less than 1 ppb PCB content as well.  No further Response action is expected.
A-477-2009*On 8/1/2009 I received a call from Christine Mattice of the US Coast Guard.  A caller reported an oil sheen in the area of the HL buoy off from Ocean Point in Boothbay Harbor.  The Coast Guard sent a boat to investigate and reported the sheen was dissipating and no source was found.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-485-2009*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) contacted this office to report a vehicle accident which resulted in a telephone pole being broken, and the transformer spilling to the ground.  The location was listed as pole 32.1 on the corner of Ward Hill Road and Route 139.  The transformer was reportedly tagged non polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and contained 7-13 gallons.  CMP workers used sorbents and hand excavation to remove the spilled oil.  No site visit was made.  No CMP spill report was received.
A-486-2009*	A report of two sunken lobster boats was received.  The two boats were vandalized by having hoses cut while they were moored in Owl's Head Harbor.  There was the potential for a release of diesel from the fuel tanks and a small sheen was reported, but unable to be collected.  No site visit was made, and the two boats were re-floated without incident.  No further Response action expected.
A-489-2009*This office received a report of 10 gallons of lube oil to pavement on New County Road.  No information is available on what investigation was done.  Oil spills to pavement are routinely treated with sorbent material for recovery.  The exact location of the spill was not specified in the limited information available.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
P-478-2009*On 6/9/09 I received a call from Nicholas Jager aboard the USCG Cutter Tahoma reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from on deck equipment.  The cutter is stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  The spillage on the deck was cleaned up, but some oil escaped to the water and was not recoverable.  No further Response Serivces action required.
P-479-2009*On 6/18/09 I received a call from Roseann Pinette of Thibeault Energy reporting a 5 gallon spill of heating oil that occurred during a truck to truck transfer at their office in Brunswick.  The fuel nozzle slipped out of one of the drivers hands causing the spill.  The spill was limited to the pavement area and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action required.
P-481-2009*On 6/23/09 Jon Woodard got a call from Steve Brezinski, who had gotten a call from Commercial Paving reporting a tank being removed at the widening project in Poland.  The information I got was that a contractor was looking to dispose of contaminated soil from the removal.  I responded to the area and was not able to find any evidence of a tank removal happening.  I called Bill Boettger from Maine DOT to ask if he was aware of a tank removal and he was not.  The only thing we were able to ascertain was that Poland Spring had removed a septic tank in the area some days before.  No further action required.
P-482-2009*DEP received a late notification of an approximate ten gallon release of unleaded gasoline.  The discharge was the result of an overfill of a passenger vehicle.  The gasoline impacted the paved area and flowed into a catch basin. At the time, Environmental Projects, Inc. responded to the site and remediated the spill with sorbents.  No site visit made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-487-2009*DEP received notification of a boat fire at the Harrison Boat Landing.  The fire department responded and deployed sorbent boom to contain any potential discharge.  DEP responded and did not observe any petroleum products in the water.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-491-2009*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste reporting that one of their trucks (a Casella truck) had blown a hydraulic line in the parking lot of the Lowes in Auburn.  It was a wet day so the oil spread out across the parking lot and went down the storm drains into a detention pond.  Pine Tree Waste hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to clean up the spill.  Sorbent pads and a vacuum truck were used to clean up the oil from the parking lot and pond (see attached photos).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-492-2009*Maine DEP received a complaint from Patricia Byrnes about the mess left behind after a licensed burner technician removed he oil tank and cut it outside.  Spilling oil/sludge in the driveway and leaving oily sludge in pails.  This was reportedly done on 6/17, two weeks ago.  The complaint is against Alan Byrnes, Byrnes Heating of Scarborough.

Visiting the location, it was evident someone spilled some oil and left behind some oily sludge.  No one was home at the time of my visit.  I did call Byrnes Heating and spoke with Alan, he admitted to removing and cutting a residential AST, for his aunt.  But the waste left behind was supposed to be taken care of by Don (brother/cousin or uncle). He stated that he would page me when he was on his way over to clean up.  I referred this to Oil and Solid Fuel Board Peter Holmes who also visited the site and would be contacting Mr. Byrnes.

Based on the information and situation, careless work by a licensed technician for a relative, in an urban setting served by public water and sewer.  The regulating authority Oil and Solid Fuel Board has been to the site and will likely issue a notice, unless I hear otherwise DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-504-2009*A tie handling machine experienced a blown hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately six gallons of hydraulic oil to track ballast and gravel.  According to the report, visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-509-2009*
	6/26/09: Dead River reported that while working on a customer's aboveground storage tank (AST) a tool had dropped shearing off the AST's firematic valve causing a small discharge to a drip pan below the tank.  They reported they fixed the leak and cleaned up the spill.  I received no complaints or concerns from the homeowner.  No further Response Service action is expected at this time.
P-510-2009*See attached CMP Spill Reports.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-512-2009*I was contacted by Kristi Mattice of the United States Coast Guard reporting that a 21-foot Grady White motor boat had sunk at Yankee Marina.  There was no discharge of oil from the vessel and Diver Down was hired to raise it.  I have reviewed the USCG's online database of National Response Center Reports and there doesn't appear to be one for this incident.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-513-2009*I was contacted by Ray Miller of the Portland Pipeline Corporation reporting that they had noticed a sheen inside their boom during a regular inspection.  I was then contacted by Kristina Mattice of the United States Coast Guard.  She was on scene and stated that they sheen had already mostly dissipated.  She also stated that the sheen appeared to be very weathered and not fresh product.  There had been a recent release of #6 oil at the Sprague Terminal in South Portland and we discussed the possibility that the sheen could be from that spill.  No consensus was reached.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-515-2009*I was contacted by Dave of Holly's Oil reporting that during the delivery of oil at a customer's house some oil came back out the pipe when he disconnected his hose.  This was probably because of an overfill.  A small amount of oil spilled and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-517-2009*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had received a report of a drum tipped over on the side of River Road in Lebanon.  I contracted TMC Services to excavate the contaminated soil, overpack the drum, and dispose of the liquid and solid materials.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-521-2009*
	7/8/09: Biddeford Fire Dept (BFD) dispatch reported a leak from the fuel tank of a parking control vehicle to the paved roadway and some to a storm drain.  BFD responded and cleaned with sorbents; I was not able to personally respond to the scene at the time.  The spill location is dense residential and commercial, served by municipal water and sewer.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-525-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-526-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-527-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-544-2009*Complaint of "oil" in ditch near 121 Penny Road in New Gloucester.  I visited the site and confirmed it to be a sheen from naturally occurring iron bacteria.  I instructed the home owner (Henry Severance) of this.  Mr. Severance was not convinced that it was not oil however begrudgingly accepted my explanation.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-545-2009*Leak in pad mounted electrical transformer at Fiber Materials facility in Biddeford.   Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) removed soil, affected wood, and used speedi dry to absorb liquid.   CMP transported wastes directly to the landfill in Norridgewock, Maine.
P-548-2009*
	3/10/09 discharge from pole-mounted transformer to snow and ground below.  Initially reported to Amanda Heath of Maine DEP Bangor office.   See attached CMP Spill Report form for more information.
P-550-2009*Response Services received notification that a dump truck hauling crushed stone exceeded the weight limit of a wooden bridge and careened into the stream below.  DEP personnel responded to the scene and did not find a release.  No further Response Services action it anticipated at this time.
P-552-2009*I was contacted by C. N. Brown reporting that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled the oil tank at one of their employee's homes.  They reported that oil sprayed out the fill pipe outside and leaked around the fittings on the oil tank inside the residence.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-557-2009*During a railcar to tank trailer transload operation, the tank trailer was overfilled due to human error resulting in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of sulfuric acid.  The area is predominantly a gravel lot which absorbed the majority of product.  Soda ash was utilized to neutralize spilled product then that material was excavated for disposal.  See attached Safe Handling Spill Report.
P-558-2009*A cracked dispenser hose caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of gasoline to the dispenser pad and paved parking lot.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  According to the report, no product reached soil or storm drains. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-559-2009*A motor vehicle collision resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of antifreeze to the roadway.  Spilled product was covered with sorbent material by the fire department.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-560-2009*DEP received notification of a truck fire on the Maine Turnpike at mile 39 southbound.  Diesel that was released was consumed in the fire.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-602-2006*On 10/23/2006 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil release from an electrical transformer. This occurred on Davenport Hill Road in the town of Jay as the result of a traffic accident. The transformer was untagged and lab analysis later found it to have less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Coutts Brothers was hired by CMP to excavate the soil and oil contaminated brush and debris. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
B-449-2009*On August 6, 2009 Scott Beal, Domtar Paper, Baileyville, reported a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a loose hydraulic fitting at the digester.  Some portion of the spilled oil was discharged to the waste water system, but was reportedly contained within the treatment plant.  Domtar personnel also used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

No further Response action is expected.
A-539-2008*Nick from Maritime Energy contacted this office to report a basement spill at the Harkins residence.   Maritime performed service on the tank and furnace.  A flare fitting on the copper oil supply line was cracked allowing a slow drip of oil to impact the basement floor.  The Harkins smelled oil and contacted Maritime for repairs.  I called Mr Harkin and he confirmed the minor nature of the spill, and that it had been resolved.  No site visit was made.
B-360-2009*6/25/09 Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) representative Mike Badger reported a 5 gallon diesel fuel spill in the parking lot of the Bass Harbor Ferry Terminal and was the result of vandalism.  Mr. Badger advises that during the night an unknown person stole diesel fuel out of a piece of construction equipment and that a spill resulted.  The spill area was hot top and impacted a 10' by 48' area.  Sorbent material was deployed on the spill to clean it up.  The waste would be picked up later and entered into the DOT waste stream for later pick up by a qualified contractor.  The State Police was contacted regarding the vandalism.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-359-2009*6/26/09  Bangor Hydro-Electric reports a half gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  A contractor cutting trees caused a bushing to be pulled out of a transformer that resulted in a leak.  The spill was cleaned up removing contaminated dirt, weeds and alder bushes and the transformer replaced.  The material was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill Hampden, ME.  No further Response action expected.

file/report.

A-540-2008*Robert Weymouth of Dead River contacted this office to report an overfill at the Lovaglio residence.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. &  Mrs. Lovaglio.  Dead River had made a delivery earlier that day and overfilled the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  No oil was discharged inside the home and the AST was not damaged.  Oil did spray out the vent, onto the side of the house, on a bush, and onto the ground.  Some  hand soil removal had been performed by Dead River.  I checked the remaining soil, and it was still contaminated.  I contacted Dead River, and they sent back the technicians.  Approximately two drums of soil were removed by hand until no odors remained.  Disposal of soil was managed by Dead River.
B-361-2009*6/28/09 Bangor Hydro-Electric reports a one cup spill from an electrical transformer at the entered location.  The ring that hold the transformer cover on the unit rusted causing the leak.  The leak impacted small amount of running surface water on tar.  No clean up feasible.

The transformer was untagged and sample of the oil in the unit was taken.  The dielectric fluid contained 9 parts per million Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB).

No further Response action anticipated.

file/report.
A-543-2008*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) contacted this office to report an oil spill associated with a leaking transformer.  The transformer was untagged and the oil tested 7.6 parts per million polychlorinated byphenyl (pcb) content.  CMP lineworkers excavated 3 drums of soil to ensure the leaking oil was adequately cleaned up.  No site visit was made by this writer.

Discrepancy in dates is possible typing error.

A-169-2006*On 3/27/06, the Richmond Fire Department called this office to report the spillage of fuel oil at a residence. This rental property is located on Route 201 and Caron's Way in Richmond.

Over the weekend, the County Sheriff's Office responded to this site for a complaint of underage drinking. While they were there they noticed an oil stain and odor around the outside oil tank.

I meet the Fire Chief at the site. and we spoke with the tenant and checked out the tank in question. The tank was located on a cement slab. There was some oil spillage in and on the leaves near the tank. The tenant told me that he was only dumping 5 or 10 gallons at a time into the tank.

The owner of this property lives at the end of Caron's Way (the location of Shorty's Bait). I stopped in and spoke to Mrs. Caron and asked her to shovel up the oil stained leaves and soil. I also told her that the tank was in horrible condition and should be replaced. She told me that her husband would take care of it.

No further involvement by Response will be needed.
A-557-2008*Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a vehicle accident resulted in transformer oil spill of 7 - 13 gallons untagged transformer (less than or equal to 1 parts per million polychlorinated byphenyl content). The Central Maine Power crew reportedly hand excavated impacted soil and collected a bag of oily debris from the scene.  No site visit was made.
P-682-2009*DEP received notification that approximately 1 quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a a leaking transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbents were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-580-2009*An anonymous complaint indicated that illegal dumping of petroleum products had occurred at the Newry Dutton Mine. The complainant indicated that a 55-gallon drum of used rock lubricating oil (used for rock drilling) had been buried on the site. DEP personnel inspected the site and located a partially buried and crushed 55 gallon drum labeled "rock oil" at the location that had been described from the complaint. The drum appeared to be empty and a negligible amount of oil staining was observed in the sandy soil surround the drum. The owner of the mine (Louise Jonatis) was contacted  and asked that the drum be removed from embankment and disposed of properly. Ms. Jonatis later reported that the drum had been removed and disposed of. DEP personnel revisited the site and confirmed that the drum had been removed.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-610-2009*	During the evening of 8/13/09 Lisbon Dispatch reported a discharge of gasoline from a traffic accident onto the property Ms. Glenys Gardner.  I responded the following morning during daylight hours after being assigned to assess the discharge.
	The area is rural residential and farm use just north of King Road, served by private wells and septic systems.  There are two wells approximately 100' and 250' of the discharge.  Ms. Gardner explained that the pickup (driven by Pauline Blouin) went off the road, rolled over and bounced of the side of her house and into her back yard.  While righting the truck Lisbon Fire Dept. (LFD) noted gasoline discharged from the truck.  She stated that LFD padded up the spillage and then washed the area with water (not an advisable thing to do as it could wash any spilled gasoline into the groundwater).
	With a spade and a Photo Ionization Device (PID (Ion 3000 with 10.6 eV lamp)) I checked soil in the spill area of the back lawn (see site sketch) by digging approximately six holes four to six inches below grade and noted ambient PID values of 3 parts per million (ppm) to 10 ppm several cm over the freshly exposed soil.  I noted no obvious gasoline odor in the air.  I judged these values to be low enough to not acquire bag headspace samples, not to excavate soil, and not to pose a serious risk to the wells.  The home and spill area appears to be on a the crest of a groundwater divide and any gasoline contamination from this charge would likely flow southwest away from the wells.
	To record a baseline value for potential future reference I acquired a Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) lab sample of Gardner's drilled well which was non-detect (ND).  A copy of the GRO analysis results were sent to Ms. Gardner.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
	
	
P-660-2009*	8/12/09: Ms. Verderosa called engineer Don White reporting possible oil contamination on her basement walls relating to a #2 oil spill (see Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) report P-863-2008).
	Thursday 8/13/09: White and I visited the home in the morning and found Brian Carollo's letter (attached) describing a mold problem and requesting we test it for "organic volatile compounds."  White and I confirmed mold growth on the concrete walls from higher humidity in the basement, possibly from the very wet June and July weather and not operating dehumidifiers in the basement living area.  We both agreed that this problem was out of the jurisdiction of our MDEP Bureau and unrelated to the oil discharge of last year.  No lab sampling was done.  We noted no readings from our Photo Ionization Detectors (PID (Ion 3000, 10.6 eV lamp).  See attached photos and captions for further information.
	Thursday 8/27/09: Brian Carollo contacted Sheryl Bernard of MDEP complaining of a recently discovered puddle of red liquid he thought to be oil oozing up from a crack in the basement bedroom floor (see photo-k).  Ms. Bernard did not believe an immediate response was warranted though Carollo did have the Fire Department respond that night.  Don White and Peter Eremita visited the next morning and and found the liquid to be sticky and water based; possibly Kool Aid or a melted Popcicle but not petroleum.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
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B-503-2009*Ms. Garcia reported that an Irving truck had dripped about a half cup of diesel to the yard.  It seems a fitting loosened a bit and caused a drip.  This spill was cleaned up with a cup of speedi-dri.  No further Response action expected.
I-172-2009*George Cullins ran a service and gas station known as Cullins Filling Station or Cullins Shell, DEP UST Reg. number 13447. The station was located at the corner of Route 11 and Route 158 in Sherman. The DEP tanks enforcement file shows Cullins owned and operated two gasoline tanks into the late 1980's and that he removed the tanks on May 21,1990.  He did file a 30 day waiver but no spill report was generated and no site assessment done.  In 1990 George Cullins sold the property after he pulled the tanks, no more gas was stored or sold at the property after 1990.  Since then the property has changed hands twice, now owned by Michael and Denise McDonald.  In the process of building a Subway restaurant they became aware of the fact that the property was once used as a gas station and called Paul Blood at the EMRO on advice from a contractor experienced in petroleum contaminated soil excavations.  Mr. McDonald invited Blood to the site on 6-16-09 when he made several test pits that were tested by PhotoIonization Detector bag headspace.  Blood estimated 4-500 cubic yards of soil required removal to meet a stringent cleanup standard.  On August 12, 2009 Department contractors excavated about 500 cubic yards from the site.  The soil is being land treated at the Sherman Transfer Station property per Board of Selectmen approval.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-478-2009*Mr. Doughty reported that lead paint chips were discovered while relocating the painting crew to a new location on the Deer Isle bridge.  When part of the containment sheeting was removed it was found that a row of paint debris about two feet by a hundred feet long had been trapped underneath it.  Since this was out of the norm, Mr. Doughty felt he should report it.  He estimated that about two cubic yards was recovered by the paint crew.  This debris was disposed through the normal channels for lead paint debris.  No further Response action expected.
B-500-2009*Mr. Joseph reported that a company delivery driver had overfilled a bulk diesel tank at Southwest Lobster and Fish Co. on Clark Point Road.  He said that it was all contained within the tank's steel overfill protection.  He estimated that the oil was one inch deep in a tank 10 feet by 20 feet.  This equates to 125 gallons.  He had called Clean Harbors Inc. to respond and clean up the spill.  Clean Harbors was done the next day and recovered 300 gallons of oil and water.  No further Response action expected.
B-505-2009*Ms. Mockler reported that a company transformer on the Hog Bay Road in Franklin had failed and dripped an estimated quart of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil to the ground.  The dirt and bushes were removed and the transformer replaced.  No further Response action expected.
P-242-2006*Received a call regarding the discovery of a crude oil discharge at Portland Pipe Line Corp. tank farm, T-1 manifold area, South Portland, ME.  The discharge was discovered during hydrostatic testing, when oil was observed percolating from the ground.   The discharge was later determined to be caused by the failure of a 24" diameter 150# flange gasket (for further details see attached report).  This discharge initiated the removal of all the soil around the buried piping, flanges and manifolds in the T-1 manifold area.

67.02 tons of heavily contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  All other soil removed during the project was stock piled on-site.  Contaminated water removed from the area was either pumped to Montreal, Canada or treated on-site.  All visible signs of contamination were removed from the area.
P-688-2009*Irene Gates reported that her dog came into the house with black oil on his paws. Mrs. Gates believed that it was oil. DEP personnel searched around the residence and neighboring properties for indications of a release of oil or hazardous materials. DEP personnel could not find any evidence of a release. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-691-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground surface at the Pine Tree Transfer Station. The release was caused by a blown hydraulic line on a garbage truck.  DEP personnel were on site at the time of the spill and it has been cleaned to the Department's satisfaction. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-692-2009*Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline were released to the concrete ground surface due to an overfill of a passenger vehicle. The release was cleaned up using absorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-690-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of antifreeze was released to the paved roadway surface as a result of a ruptured coolant hose on a utility truck. The released material was cleaned from the road surface with absorbent's. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-689-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved road surface as the result of truck rollover on the Interstate 95 Exit 2 on - ramp to Route 236 in Kittery. The fire department responded to the scene and cleaned up the released product using sorbent materials. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-693-2009*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the paved ground surface outside the dwelling as a result of an overfill. Apparently the driver could not hear the vent whistle due to nearby construction activities and as a result overfilled the tank. The tarmac was cleaned using sorbent materials. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-769-2008*	Thursday 8/21/09: While on site, I noted dark petroleum stains on the asphalt and concrete pavement around the tank pad for the underground oil storage tank (UST) facility and diesel dispensers.  Inquiring with manager Mark Cloutier, we examined what appeared to be two separate fuel discharges, both reportable to the Department of Environmental Protection as they had not been immediately cleaned up and product appears to have seeped into soil through joints in the pavement.  Gasoline appears to have discharged in the UST in what appeared to have been an overfill or hose leak from a delivering tank truck.  There was also a diesel discharge from a dispenser that ran down toward the tank pad.
	At the time the discharges had largely either evaporated or soaked into the pavement joints so no discharge was readily recoverable.  The responsible parties for the discharges are unknown.  Volumes estimated to have been spilled are based on past experience and and on the surface area covered by the discharges and may be plus or minus by several gallons.
	During any future excavation, oil-contamination in the soil and groundwater below these areas should be checked for.
A-613-2008*Carrie from Dead River contacted this office to report an overfill of the fuel oil aboveground storage tank at the Rock Tide Motor Inn.  The arrangement of the vent and fill pipes at this location are such that you can't easily see or hear the vent while making a delivery.  The delivery driver burped fuel out the vent estimated at less than 1 gallon.  Cleanup was done with hand excavation and sorbent.  I contacted the Inn and spoke with Diane.  She indicated she would look into the spill and contact me if there were any concerns.  I advised that the Oil Company recommended an upgrade to the vent.  Diane seemed to support this idea, but would have to advise the owner.  No site visit was made.
A-614-2008*On 6/25/08, Donald Tranten contacted this office to request an abandonment in place for underground storage tank (UST) registration 4683.  Mr. Tranten bought the single family residential property from Maxine Babb who registered the tank as 550 gallon #2 fuel oil tank, bare steel, reportedly installed circa 1969.  Mr. Tranten reportedly has never used the tank, and believes it is empty.  For some inexplicable reason, Mr. Tranten  built an addition onto the home above the UST.   I advised Mr. Tranten this would complicate investigation and removal.  He wanted me to come see the situation.  I advised that in order to abandon the tank in place, he would have to expose the tank top, empty any contents in the tank, and then I could visually inspect it.  I further advised that there are specific criteria to allow abandonment in place.

On 7/28/08, I contacted Mr. Tranten for an update.  He indicated he had not made any progress.

On 8/14/08, I contacted Mr. Tranten for an update.  He was not available, so I left a message.  I contacted Diana McGlaughlin, Oil Enforcement and advised the situation.  Diana discussed the criteria for abandonment in place.

On 8/28/08, I had to go to Kingfield area for another spill and I called Mr. Tranten.  He agreed to meet at his home and show me the situation.  The residence is a single family with full basement.  The area is rural residential, served by town water.  The addition was built on concrete block foundation and it is located right above where the tank is believed to be located.  There was a piece of pipe or conduit in the block wall that is attached to the UST.  I explained again what needs to happen so DEP could move ahead with the abandonment in place.  The block wall could be taken down, and the tank excavated by hand, but it would be substantial work.

Mr. Tranten indicated he was very busy preparing for his wedding a few weeks, but he would proceed with exposing the tank, and would contact me.  I never heard anything back.

On 10/2/08, I sent a letter to Mr. Tranten again requesting a status update.  Note, due to my error, I thought Mr. Tranten's surname was Trenton.  The tank registration database indicates the spelling is Tranten.

On 4/17/09, Mr. Tranten left a phone message indicating he was moving ahead with the investigation.  No further information has been provided.

This case is unresolved.  Referral to Tanks Enforcement.

A-615-2008*Eric Grenier of Dragon Products contacted this office to report a Bobcat skid steer broke a hydraulic hose and spilled an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground south of the mill room.  The spill was to a paved roadway and was cleaned up with speedi-dri sorbent.  The speedi-dri was disposed on site in the cement kiln.  No site visit was made.
A-616-2008*This office received a letter June 25, 2008, allegedly from Stephen G. Smith.  Mr. Smith has a business in Camden, lives in Rockport, and owns property with a boathouse in Tenants Harbor (St. George).  This boathouse property is the subject of past legal dispute.  Upon further investigation, it appears the letter to Department of Environmental Protection was sent by a cousin of Mr. Smith who's motivation is unclear.  The letter described past practices at the Tenants Harbor boathouse including oiling the ways and discarding waste paint.  I drafted a written response to Mr. Smith, who in turn contacted the office and spoke with Jason Fish, as I was unavailable.  We opted not to waste any further time due to the deceitful manner in which the alleged spill was reported.  Copies of the letters are attached.
P-648-2009*Discharge was the result of storm damage where a tree caused the contents of the transformer to be discharged onto the ground and surrounding fallen limbs.  Two wells were in proximity requiring excavation of contaminated soil.  DEP responded to the initial spill facilitated soil disposal. A total of 2.87 tons of soil was disposed of at CPRC Recycling, Scarborough.  DEP returned to the site after the excavation was complete and determined that clean-up to be satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-659-2009*Received an anonymous phone call regarding the discharge of diesel fuel at the West Bath Transfer Station.  Responded to the complaint and observed free product.  DEP instructed them to remediate the area.  It was later determined that the discharge occurred as a result of a ladder being torn off a front-end loader damaging the fuel tank.  DEP returned to the site and determined that clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-458-2009*On August 12, 2009 Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) encountered contaminated soil while removing a pair of underground storage tanks (registration 21561) within the DOT right of way.  An estimated 30 yards of gasoline contaminated soil was removed for disposal at County Concrete.
A-658-2008*Bob Leary of Fabian Oil contacted this office to report a gasoline spill.  The spill occurred after a Fabian Driver made a gasoline delivery to the Fairfield bus garage aboveground storage tank.  He did not properly fasten the delivery hose cap upon completing the drop.  When he drove away, the hose cap fell out and residual gasoline in the hose spilled to the roadway.  The driver immediately stopped and called for assistance.  A Fabian crew applied speedi dry, and swept up the residue.  Estimated one gallon spilled.  No site visit was made.
A-672-2008*Wayne Whitehouse contacted this office to complain about the Verso mill in Jay.  He initially complained of chlorine odor, but then went on to complain about the noise and general odor from the mill.  He indicated he had also called Jay Police and Shiloh Ring, code enforcement officer for Jay.  I contacted Chuck Kraske at the mill.  Verso had shut down "A" pulp mill that morning for maintenance at 05:30.  There would be a rotten egg smell associated with that, but not chlorine.  Chuck said he would contact the bleach plant and see if they had any malfunctions.  He called back and said, no, the scrubbers are all in normal range, no emissions exceedance.  I also contacted Sherry Howard in Air Bureau DEP.  There are no noise standards for the State.

I called Wayne back and informed him of the status at the mill.  He bought the house and 142 acres after the mill was already there.  His dogs and cats won't go outside during certain periods, and he feels they know that the air quality is poor, and they refuse to go out.  In the summer his flowers die, allegedly from the effects of the mill.  The noise is terrific at some times.  It does not smell like money to him.

I sympathized with him, but there is not a spill that needs to be cleaned up here.
A-409-2006*On 7/21/06 at 13:00, John Pratt from Hancock Lumber Mill in Pittsfield reported a spill of 8 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a truck in the mill yard. The oil was cleaned up with sawdust and wood chips that were fed into the mill boiler. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-696-2008*Dan Mallet from Madison Paper Industries contacted this office to report a 40-gallon hydraulic spill in the woodyard at the mill.  A slasher machine that cuts trees to four foot length broke a hose causing the oil to discharge to concrete containment.  The oil was collected with sorbent pads and sawdust.  The oily debris was disposed by Madison Paper.  No site visit was made.
A-708-2008*Dead River (DR) contacted this office to report a spill (estimated at one cup) which occurred in the basement of the subject residence.  DR reported the owner complained of oil odor.  The technician found a loose fitting on the line between tank and burner.  The fitting was repaired.  The stained concrete was covered with sorbent litter and swept out.  I called the Boyd residence and left a phone message if they had issues with continuing odors to contact this office.  No reply was made.  No site visit was made.
A-709-2008*Ted Drummond contacted this office to report a hydraulic spill at the SAPPI mill wood yard.  Brown Dog Logging was unloading a truck when a hydraulic hose broke discharging an estimated 12 gallons of oil to the ground.  After some initial howling by Brown Dog, the spill was reported to mill personnel who applied wood chips for absorbent.  The chips were then transported to the co-gen plant burn pile.  No site visit was made.  Tails were wagging about that.  No further Response action expected.
A-645-2007*   DEP received an after-hours report that 110 gallons (90 gallons, according to subsequent reports) of hydraulic oil spilled to containment when a coupling failed at the #26 super calendar loading system.  Spilled oil was reportedly recovered using speedy-dry, which was then burned in the plant burner.  No site visit was made.
A-740-2008*Dick Gurette of Winthrop Fuel contacted this office to report a #2 fuel oil spill in the basement of the Ketchen residence.  The owners smelled fuel oil, and called Winthrop Fuel.  The basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had a pin hole corrosion leak.  An estimated cup of oil had dripped onto the basement concrete floor.  The AST was drained and replaced.  No site visit was made.
A-679-2007*   DEP received a report that one gallon of heating oil spilled during an overfill at this residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The spiller excavated one five-gallon bucket of contaminated soil for addition to their existing oily waste stream.  The renter (Reed) reported no further concerns.
A-765-2008*State Police contacted DEP and requested assistance at the scene of a homicide at the Cummings residence in Belfast.  The home was suspected to contain chemicals, and the police requested that DEP use our training to ensure there was no hazardous atmosphere inside prior to the investigators collecting evidence.  Bob Whittier, Thomas Smith, Bob Shannon, Jason Fish, and I responded to the scene.  We developed a site safety plan and decontamination plan in the event that hazards were encountered.  We utilized our knowledge that this home was occupied earlier in the day and that the detectives who made initial entry into the home displayed no acute ill health effects.  In spite of this knowledge, we chose Level B personal protective equipment (tyvek, respirator, gloves) to make entry.  We used a Ludlum radiation detector, photo ionization detector, multi-gas meter, and pH paper to test for substances which may be encountered.  The results of the entry were non-detect except for a low reading on a specific jar which contained a radiological substance.  No reading was detectable inches away from the jar, indicating it was a very low level radiation source.  An exterior building and a RV parked in the driveway were also surveyed.  State medical examiner and investigating detectives then made entry and performed their work.

The following day, we returned and overpacked several containers of hazardous material for disposal off-site.  Some of the material was retained for evidence by the State Police.  A list of materials is attached, as well as a newspaper article which was published following the incident.
A-441-2008*On 7/11/2008 in Boothbay, the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) reported a large structure fire at the Washburn & Doughty shipyard.  The shipyard contained various paints and oils, much of which was consumed in the fire.  I spoke with paint shop supervisor Fred Brooks. Mr. Brooks indicated that there was an estimated 164 gallons of paint, and 100 gallons of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) thinner on the site.  Enpro Services was hired by the shipyard to place boom in the harbor to capture any potential runoff.  Myself, and several Coast Guard personnel, made a water survey by boat to check for pollution in the harbor and Damariscotta River, only a minor sheen was noticed.  Enpro Services recovered many burned and ruptured welding gas cylinders, paint cans and drums, and several electrical transformers.  My conclusion is that most of the hazardous materials and oil were burned during the intense fire.


Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal oversight:  Peter Blanchard was contacted by Lee Smith of Washburn & Doughty (W&D) to request a waiver from the 30 day notice of removal.  W&D have a 10,000 gallon bare steel tank that was abandoned in place in 1991.  In an effort to rebuild the shipyard following the fire, the tank was accessible for removal, and would facilitate the placement of a new concrete foundation.  ENPRO services was hired by W&D to clean the tank.  Crooker Construction was hired to excavate the cleaned UST.  I granted the waiver and  responded to the site on 9/3/08 to observe the tank condition.  The tank had not been sealed following the abandonment, and in the interim years had become a catch all for various shipyard wastes including sand blast grit and spent welding rods.  Manways were open at the center and end of the UST, and presumably fire fighting water had entered the tank and filled it.  ENPRO sampled the liquid and solid from the tank.  It met acceptable disposal criteria at the ENPRO South Portland facility for liquid and Hampden landfill for the solids.  I inspected the tank following removal and found minor pitting holes, however, the tank had not been in service (with fuel) since 1991.  No petroleum or other organic odors were detected upon removal from the ground.  The soil beneath the UST was wet sand.  Two photionization detector (PID) samples were obtained for bag headspace analysis.  Concentrations were single number to non detect.  I collected a lab sample to confirm the low concentrations.
The area is served by public water and no water wells are known to exist near the facility.   I approved continued excavation in the area to proceed with the planned foundation.   No further action by Response Services expected.
P-890-2007*Mr Gerry was unsatisfied with his snow blower and returned it to the Biddeford Walmart store.  It was rejected because the tank was full of gasoline, he was informed he'd have to empty the tank before the store could accept his machine.  He went outside and dumped the gasoline out of the fuel tank onto the pavement adjacent to the sidewalk entryway to the store.  This was captured on surveillance films and the Biddeford Fire Department  "BFD" was called.  They in turn called DEP for assistance.  BFD applied some speedy dry and I collected it and transported it back to DEP for consolidation and incineration.

The case was referred to Oil Enforcement, for the intentional nature of the discharge, with a possible citation from the city for littering.

DEP Response plans no further action.

P-289-2008*	Thurs. 3/27/09: Report of discharge of Ethylene Glycol solution from manufacturing system due to seal leaks.  See attached hazardous spill report form submitted by Donelley Co. for further details.  No response was requested or believed needed at the time.
P-331-2008*	Tues. 4/8/09: Mr. Holbrook notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a discharge of waste motor oil at the entrance to his gravel driveway from an auto accident there the previous evening.  Atlantic Coast Towing had removed the vehicle leaving a skim of black oil on surface water in the drainage ditch.  The area is rural residential use.  I met Mr. Holbrook on-site and padded the free oil and left sorbent pads to help collect residual oil.  On 4/10/08, I returned and retrieved remaining sorbents leaving a light sheen to naturally degrade.  No further actions are expected.

S Brezinski
B-462-2009*
Mr. Robinson reported that he had a customer who had discovered an oil fuel Underground Storage Tank (UST) in his recently acquired flower bed.  Mr. Robinson believed this tank might be a candidate for abandonment in place due to its location and the fragility of a near by rock retaining wall.  He had stuck the tank and found it had a few inches of oil.  He asked to accompany me to the site and on 8-11-2009 we visited Mr. Bilodeau at his recently purchased home in Greenville.
   I was shown an UST fill pipe in a flower bed adjacent to the front door.  It was clear that getting a piece of heavy equipment close enough to excavate the tank would surely jeopardize the integrity of a ten foot high stone retaining wall.  This wall was supporting the UST along parallel side and the wall showed clear signs of deterioration.  I issued a waiver for the UST to be filled in place.  Mr. Robinson said that his company would shovel down to the tank's top, cut a foot square hole in it, remove the remaining oil and then fill it with concrete. Due to the restricted construction season (the months of June and July have set rainfall records) I issued a waiver of the 30 day waiting period before the UST could be filled.  No further Response action expected.
A-408-2006*On 7/20/06 at 16:00 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of 1 gallon of mineral oil from a transformer tagged as containing less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The spill was due to a thunderstorm. Oil sprayed on leaves and pine needles at the base of a pole. CMP crew removed oiled debris for disposal. CMP will provide a copy of their report (see attached).

No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-448-2009*Andrew Doak of First Wind reported that technicians found an oil stained area under Turbine #6 approximately 100 to 125 feet in the northeast direction from the base of the turbine.  He did not believe the source to be from the turbine itself.  They did a tower climb after finding the oil and did not observe any leaks.  The technicians removed the contaminated soil.  No further Response action expected.
B-437-2009*On 8/3/2009, John Selleck and I were sent to investigate a partially buried 275 gallon fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of a home on 33 Lake St. in Lincoln.  When we arrived we discovered that there was no actual basement to this home.  Instead there was a three foot tall crawl space, accusable only through a trap door in the floor of the downstairs bathroom.   Upon climbing down in the the crawl space, I found that there was at least 5 inches of standing water in the crawl space.  The fuel oil tank was not buried in the ground as originally suspected, it was however resting simply on the dirt without blocks or legs in 5 inches of water.  Given the house's proximity to the lake (less than 40 feet), I can with reasonable certainty say that the tank spends the majority of the year in contact with water.
John checked the gauge of the tank and found that it was 1/3 full.  He observed a lot of rusting and patches of metal that were falling off.  He also saw evidence of oil  in the standing water.  Due to the location of the tank, the condition it was in, and the evidence of leaking, I decided to call Whitney Energy Inc. to transfer the oil remaining in the tank to a temporary tank outside.
Because the tank was only inches from the floor above, we could not get a drop tube into the tank.  It was necessary to drill a hole in the side of the tank to get more of the product out.  No further Response action expected.
B-461-2009*Mr. Fyrberg reported finding petroleum contamination during the removal of oil bulk storage tanks at the A.E.Robinson site at Depot Street and Union Street in Dover-Foxcroft.  He provided PhotoIonization Detector (PID) soil readings and requested direction from the State.  On 8/11/2009 I visited the site and reviewed the PID readings as given by Mr. Fyrberg.  Given the low numbers and small amount of contaminated soils, I did not require any removal; however, I pointed out that if any such soils were removed I must be notified prior to that removal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-541-2009*SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use #2 heating oil underground storage tank (UST), and it is complementary to report P-731-2007 which covers the November 2007 abandonment-by-removal of an out-of-service waste oil UST and subsequent clean-up of gasoline contamination.  This UST was found in 2007 but could not be removed at the time because the building was in the way.  See also Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) report P-731-2007 for further information.	
	Wednesday 7/15/09: I met Clean Harbors (CHES) workers under Dick Grimm, and with Richard Collins of Scarborough Public Works (SPW) on-site.  The building had been razed and cleared after being acquired by the Town of Scarborough.  After poking around looking for the tank we finally found the 500-gallon UST which had been cut open and cleaned the year before.  No obvious corrosion holes were found.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	CHES excavated surrounding soil while I checked soil for evidence of discharges.  High field bag-headspace values over 1,000 parts per million (ppm) with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) (Ion 3000, 10.6 eV lamp) were found and were above the 200 ppm Baseline-2 clean-up goal.  The oil contaminated zone was most severe in a gray, anoxic sand around the UST.  Oil contamination in tan sand (soil sample SS-4) below the tank was 'Undetected' by Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis.  CHES hauled 33.42  tons of virgin-oil contaminated soil to CPRC Recycling for disposal under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Letter.
	The Town of Scarborough pumped off 500 gallons of oil-contaminated water for disposal into their licensed facility that had seeped into the tank since it had been cut open the previous year.

CONCLUSION
I)	Between clean-up actions of 2007 through 2009 it appears that the bulk of the oil- contaminated media has been removed from the site and the site is clean to MDEP satisfaction at this time based on the action goal and BS-2 clean-up goal.
II)	Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed, becomes accessible, or if site conditions change.


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P-452-2007*	Pick-up and disposal of old mercury containing household thermometers.  Disposal through licensed hazardous waste disposal facility.
B-460-2009*Mr. Foss reported that a company peddle truck had spilled about five gallons of #2.  He estimated that about 3 gallons stayed on top of the truck and 2 gallons hit the pavement.  It seems the operator was trying to transfer product from one pocket to another when the truck vented.  This was cleaned up with sorbents and speedi-dri.  No further Response action expected.
B-471-2009*The Calais office of Dead River Co. reported that they had spilled about 3 gallons of #1 while they were updating an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). This oil escaped out of the vent when they attempted to replace the 180 gallons they had removed. Their procedure is to pump the oil out of the customer's tank into their peddle truck and return it to the tank when finished. It appears that the truck's meter failed and thus the tank was overfilled. They believe that sludge or debris in the customer's tank damaged parts in the meter as the oil was returned to the AST.  No further Response action expected.
B-406-2009*7/17/09  Bangor Fire Department reported an oil spill at the entered location.  I responded to the spill location and met with the home owner, Mr. Barnes, and a Webber Energy oil technician.  Mr. Barnes informed me that their pet cat knocked over a book case in the basement that landed on and cracked a fitting on the 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The oil technician had deployed some sorbent pads and was in the process of repairing the AST.  I collected the pads and deployed Speedi-Dri on the impacted area.  I generated two bags of sorbent pad waste.  We recovered about two gallons of oil that had been collected when the AST was leaking before it was repaired.

7/18/09  Clean Harbors conducted an initial floor wash.  On 7/21/09 I inspected the floor and observed a significant oil stain of the impacted area and a residual oil odor.  The home owner also complained of the remaining odors.  Clean Harbors conducted a mild acid wash of the floor.  Again, the home owners and I were disappointed with the outcome as an oil odor was still present.  There was also a concern of pets being in contact with the acid washed concrete.  Some areas of impacted concrete appeared very porous and may have absorbed more oil than first estimated.  There were also one or two cracks in the floor that oil may have entered.  These factors are believed to be contributing toward being a source of additional volatilization of the oil and odors.

7/21/09  I hired Chuck Leadbetter's Custom Contracting to industrial wash the floor and apply a paint/epoxy sealer.  Over the course of the next two weeks the impacted area was polyed off,  the floor washed and sealed.  The results were satisfactory to all parties.  No further Response action expected.

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P-664-2009*Downeast Energy, Darlene Clark, called to report a customer was experiencing oil odors from their basement dual tank setup.  When the technician arrived he found a leak at the union/cross-over, he tightened the fitting and the repair was successful.  Notification to DEP was made; however, no request for assistance, none dispatched based on the information provided.

Darlene stated the stain was small and estimated to be no more than a quart of oil lost to the concrete floor. No residual odors were reported by the resident after repairs and clean up.  DEP Response plans no further action here.
I-162-2009*Approximately 15 gallons of diesel leaked from a refrigerator pump on a refrigerator trailer owned by Sure Winner out of Saco, Maine onto a vacant parking lot owned by Ivey's Motor Lodge on Route 1 in Houlton.  The Houlton Fire Department used sorbent pads to collect most of the diesel that was still leaking from the refrigerator unit.  Dickison and London was hired to bring the contaminated soil to Steelstone industry, which will process the soil in their asphalt plant.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-665-2009*Employees from Fair Point Communications found a syringe located in a storm drain manhole located on Congress Street in Portland. DEP personnel took possession of the syringe and and transported it to the Portland Fire Department for disposal. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-661-2009*Pike Industries/Koris called to report a spill from the fleet service truck earlier this morning along the route from a site to the Spring St shop.

The service technician had been to a remote site off Riverside Drive/Warren Ave at approximately two o'clock this morning.  On the return to the Spring St shop and discharge of motor oil occurred along the driven route from the service truck holding tank. The stain is consistent with a slow leak from a moving vehicle and the staining discharge intensifies when the truck slows at a corner or stops at an intersection.  Two areas were inspected where a potential for slippery driving conditions appeared, the intersection at Larrabee & Brighton, the by-pass & Larrabee, and lastly the by-pass & Spring.  Koris had called their clean up contractor to look at the spill and make recommendations.  They performed the same windshield survey just a head of us.

DEP recommended an  light application of stone dust to the intersections where the oil was thicker and then let the normal traffic abrade/run through to dissipate any wet/slick spots.  The contractor had come to the same conclusion, however declined to offer their services as the Pike staff were very capable of the operation.  Koris agreed and the time frame was discussed, just after lunch seemed most prudent, low traffic flow for application and then the evening commute should suffice in the dispersion plan.  After evening commute would also suffice depending on the crew availability (road work safety the concern proper barriers, flaggers or signing as needed).  It was agreed Pike would manage the clean up and call if there was a problem.

Based on the observations and unified discussion, DEP Response plans no further actions, no other reports were received, therefore, I believe it was successful.
P-327-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released into the water due to a ruptured hydraulic line on the fork truck operated by York Harbor Marine Services. The oil dissipated too quickly for recovery. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-275-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of lube oil was released onto the ground surface from a locomotive while parked at the Rigby Yard terminal in South Portland. The oil was released due to an unspecified mechanical reason. The underlying oiled stones were hand excavated and staged for disposal. No further Response Srvices action is expected at this time.
P-293-2009*Tractor trailer accident caused the release of approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel from a ruptured saddle tank. Remaining fuel was recovered from the tank using a vacuum truck. Released fuel was recovered using the vacuum truck and sorbents. The ground in the area where the fuel was released contained standing water which allowed the released diesel fuel to float and resulted in minimal soil impact. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-588-2009*One gallon of lube oil was released from a locomotive onto the ground surface caused by unknown mechanical reasons. Underlying oil soil was excavated by hand and staged for disposal by the responsible party. No further response action is expected at this time.
P-585-2009*The home owner broke a fluorescent bulb in the basement of the residence and was concerned about mercury vapors. DEP responded with mercury vapor analyzing equipment. Mercury vapors inside the residence did not exceed 50 ng/m3 , well below the lower action limit for high risk receptors. DEP personnel provided contact information for the State of Maine toxicologist for further information or concerns. The broken light bulb was removed and disposed of by the DEP. No further response action is expected at this time.
P-388-2009*A sump pump failure in the basement of the restaurant caused the furnace to malfunction which resulted in the release of approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil. A vacuum truck was used to recover the released oil and mixed liquid media. Clean Harbors used degreaser to clean the interior surfaces of the basement. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-439-2009*On 8/10/09 DEP was responsible for removing approximately 500 gallons of waste oil from an underground storage tank at Kings Daughters Home at 89 Ohio Street.  At that point DEP staff also removed an underground storage tank from the property.  No contamination was discovered in the excavation and the hole was backfilled.  The tank was disposed of as scrap steel.
B-440-2009*On 8/12/09, DEP staff removed approximately 80 gallons of a waste gasoline from two underground storage tanks from an old gasoline station converted into a home at 138 North Sedgewick Road.  The home owner Richard Carter reported the tanks, and DEP staff were able to remove the tanks and have a site assessment performed by Mike White.  The waste was disposed of by Environmental Projects INC. and the home owner will reimburse the state on a payment plan.
P-583-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved ground surface as the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a truck operated by New England Organics (NEO). The released oil was cleaned up using sorbent materials and disposed of by NEO. No further response action is expected at this time.
B-479-2009*Mr. Dickey reported that a worker's error resulted in a delivery hose being parted while fueling up a piece of equipment at his plant.  He estimated that about 30 gallons of diesel was sprayed onto the gravel.  The contaminated soil was excavated and with my approval was taken to County Concrete for thermal treatment.  No further Response action expected.
B-476-2009*
Mr. Moulton reported that a contractor had reported to him that a client, Ms. Tarr, had an oil spill at her residence.  I went to the site and made an inspection.  While there was some minor staining under the filter area of the outside Aboveground Storage Tank, it was inconsequential.  No Response action was necessary.
B-469-2009*On 8/16/09, Greg Wallace of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) reported that they had discovered a 3 foot by 3 foot spill of transformer oil from Pole 47/38 at the corner of Belleview and State Street.  Approximately, 1 pint of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) transformer oil discharged from the transformer.  The cause of the spill was a large branch that had fall on the pole and lines.  There were no storm drains in the area or other receptors and the spill was located on a paved surface.  BHE applied speedy dry to absorb the spilled product and removed it to be disposed off at Pine Tree.  No further Response action expected.
I-154-2009*A chipper set-up right on the main road located on Blackstone Siding Road in Westmanland.  Approximately 2 to 3 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as a result.  The spill was shoveled and absorbent material was used.  The debris was brought to the Pinkham Shop.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-158-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as a result of a loose fitting on heavy equipment.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with shovel's and sorbent's and taken to Pinkham Shop.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-160-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled from a loose fitting on heavy equipment.  The spill was immediately cleaned up and brought to the Pinkham Shop.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-465-2009*On 8/14/09, Larry Keiper of Plum Creek reported that a tractor trailer had lost approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel while traveling on a logging dirt road in Moose River.  The tractor lost fuel as it drove down hill and when the driver realized he was loosing fuel he pulled over and attempted to repair the leak.  The spill was contained with sorbent pads.
The soil going down the hill was not saturated with product.  Sorbent pads were used to wick up any remaining product and then the road was graded.   But approximately 5 cubic yards of soil where the tractor trailer had come to rest were excavated and spread on a concrete pad out on the Demo Rd. in Moose River.  No further Response action expected.
I-163-2009*Approximately 1 Cup of #2 fuel oil spilled on asphalt at a residence.  The driver of the oil tank was set to far away from the inlet.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents pads.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-464-2009*On 8-13-09, Tom Gilbert of Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, ME reported that a KB delivery tractor trailer lost 5 gallons of antifreeze due to a failing turbo on the tractor.  All five gallons spilled onto pavement, so sand was applied to the 50 foot streak and a road sweeper collected the contaminated sand.  The sand was disposed of on-site.  No further Response action expected.
B-453-2009*8/8/09  Adam Loveceller a technician with Webber Oil (Chase & Kimbal Oil Co.) reported a spill at the entered location.  The Reporter indicated that the spill was due to vandalism.  Along the side of the building a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), equipped with a hand pump, used for the technicians to obtain fuel oil for services, was vandalized.  Oil was pumped out of the tank and spilled onto the paved parking lot of the building.  Also vandalized was the indoor 275 gallon AST.  The vandals used an adjacent garden hose to pump water in the fill pipe of the indoor tank until oil and water came out the vent and spilled onto lot.  Loveceller estimates that five gallons of kerosene was pumped from the outside AST and that twenty gallons was discharged from the indoor AST.  The spill was contained to the facility paved lot and there was no migration to soil or the adjacent river.  Loveceller had made one deployment of sorbent pads and speedi-dri and was getting ready to deploy another application of speedi-dri.

I conducted a site visit later in the day and observed the clean up.  Speedi-dri was still deployed on the ground.  There was no signs of free phase product nor migration to soil or water.

On 8/20/09 I spoke with Earl Brazier of Chase & Kimball.  Mr. Brazier informed me that a police report had been filed.  That other businesses had also experienced vandalism including a construction company and a nearby hardware store where lawn tractor tires were slashed and pull cords cut from lawn mowers.  There was no oil discharge inside the Chase & Kimball building.  The inside AST was pumped and spill debris waste was transported and disposed by Clean Harbors of Maine, Hampden.
Also, a locking cap was installed on the indoor AST fill pipe and a lock installed on the outdoor AST.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-457-2009*On 8/11/09, Hollis Smith Oil Co. in Jackman, ME reported that a customer had lost approximately 150 gallons of K-1 from their outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) sometime over the weekend.  The Lessard's had been out of town for the weekend and did not know exactly when the spill occurred.  Mrs. Lessard feared that the person who cuts her grass may have inadvertently hit the fuel line causing the discharge.  When I arrived I observed that the fuel line was broken at the nipple and the AST was empty.  There was a visible stain on the grass where the oil had leaked onto.  The home rests on cinder blocks not a permanent slab and the homeowner had the windows open and one fan going in the living room.  Mrs. Lessard said that the smell of fuel oil had been worse the day before but could no longer smell it.  I checked the air in the mobile home with my PhotoIonization Detector (PID) and found that it was around 2 parts per million.
The well on the property was less than 50 ft away just on the other side of the mobile home.  Given the amount lost and then location of the well I hired C. Hagan Jr. to begun excavating the contaminated soil immediately.
Initially, 77 cubic yards of soil was removed and two recovery wells were installed.  I referred the site to Technical Services for quarterly monitoring of the water supply.
When I returned to check the pads in the recovery wells, they were saturated.  On the next visit, Jim Lavoie from Technical Services and myself used a sump pump to pull water from the wells and treated the discharge with carbon.  Our intent was to draw more water and oil into the wells.
I intend to keep the recovery wells in the ground through the winter and monitor them through the spring.
There is no vapor issue in the mobile home at this time.  Other than removing the recovery wells, no further Response action is expected.



B-487-2009*Ms. Spear reported that her company, Bangor Hydro Electric Co., had discovered that a pole mounted transformer had leaked about 5 gallons of oil to the ground in front of 19 Montgomery Street. The transformer was not marked with PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content and its serial number indicated that it could contain elevated levels of PCB's.  They removed all visually contaminated soil and an additional one foot beyond was excavated.  Soil samples were taken, the site filled and oil from the transformer sent to a lab for analysis.  The oil exhibited a level of 983 parts per million of PCBs. They returned to the site and removed more soil as described in the report.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-456-2009*On 08/111/09, Bangor International Airport reported a Jet A spill of a half a gallon to asphalt.  They contained the spill, applied sorbents and disposed of the contaminated material.  The spill came from a wing vent and was the result of an overfill.  No further Response action expected.
I-114-2009*On 6-24-09, Bert Levesque, of Daigle Oil Co. reported that through routine inspection, they had found a leak in the inner wall of their 15,000 gallon duel compartment Underground Storage Tank (UST) at their Bulk Plant in Fort Kent.  They did not know the reason for the leak but wanted to get permission to proceed with removal and replacement.
After proper notification a new UST was ordered and planned for installation on August 25.
Tank was installed as planned.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-155-2009*On 8-10-09, received a complaint about a tow truck from Caribou that was towing a car from a driveway on High Street which had blown a hydraulic hose in the street.  I responded and found a stain in the road.  Put speedy dry down.  No further action by Response Services was required.
P-243-2008*SUMMARY
	This report covers the efforts by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to collect and properly dispose of hazardous waste  found in this former mill building, Goodall Worsted Mill Building-9 (a.k.a. Stenton Trust Building).  The building and property are owned by Jonathan Morse under various company names (Wordwrap, Stenton Trust, Gateway Properties, etc.).  At this time, the five-story building's power and heat was shut off on order of the Sanford Fire Department due to fire safety issues.  Only one company remained active; producing wood products.
	Due to hazardous waste enforcement and compliance issues MDEP requested EPA assistance in removing the hazardous waste.  See the attached and records of MDEP Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) enforcement unit and of EPA for further documentation of this issue.
	Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Response Division assisted with inspection, assessment, and remediation of prohibited discharges (See also reports P-16-2007 and P-812-2006 for further site history and description).  Andrew Slusarski was primary MDEP RCRA  representative.  John McKeown, on-scene coordinator, was primary EPA representative.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	On 1/23/08, MDEP staff met with John McKeown of EPA and with Mr. Robert LaChance who was either an employee or a business partner of building owner Jonathan Morse.  We were there to perform an inspection on recently found hazardous waste called in by ENPRO Services Inc. and by Credere Associates LLC, who had done an inventory of waste in the building for Mr. Morse and a potential buyer.  On the first floor of section A of this Building-9 we noted hazardous waste chemicals abandoned by a printing company that had moved out of Morse's building.  This waste was in addition to that described in report P-16-2007.  See the attached MDEP photo log for photographs of the interior and exterior of the building and identified hazardous waste and special waste.  See the records of US EPA and MDEP RCRA unit for a complete list of the materials collected and disposed.
	We determined that this unsecured hazardous waste posed a public health and environmental threat and was in need of offsite disposal before vandals caused discharges or was engulfed in a potential fire (see photos 9 & 10).  Drains in the building were found to go to a storm drain system and offsite to the Mousam River.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	In the Autumn of 2008, the US EPA managed the consolidation and disposal of the hazardous waste with several contractors.  See the records and manifests of US EPA, attached MDEP photos, attached e-mail communications with MDEP and Jonathan Morse, and the EPA letter of 8/4/08 to Morse, for further details on the waste collection.
2.	I understand that US EPA acquired permission from Morse to enter the property and to remove the waste.  US EPA may seek reimbursement for its clean-up and disposal costs.
3.	EPA contractors completed excavation of the Process Oil contaminated soil identified in report P-16-07 and disposed of this soil as hazardous along with the hazardous waste.  An MDEP oiled debris letter was offered for the soil but was declined.
4.	EPA had the polychlorinated biphenyl oil in the large transformers (photos 7 & 8) disposed of as hazardous waste.  Mr. LaChance had been caught draining this oil for personal use, reportedly as a heating oil, and his relationship with Mr. Morse and Stenton Trust was later terminated.
5.	At this time, the site is not considered clean to MDEP satisfaction and any presently unknown waste and discharges shall be properly managed according to Maine statute.  There is still #6 oil contamination associated with the out-of-service #6 oil underground oil storage tank (UST).
6.	According to MDEP tanks enforcement unit, the out-of-service #6-oil UST facility may not be returned to service and is overdue for abandonment-by-re
B-466-2009*8/14/09  Mr. Weldon reported an estimated 15 gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  A hose on a bull dozier ruptured causing the discharge.  The spill was to gravel during road work.  Wardwell Construction, a subsidiary to Lane Construction, excavated the impacted soil and transported it to Lane's asphalt mill, a licensed disposal facility, in Hancock.  No further Response action expected.

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B-467-2009*8/14/09  Hammond Lumber reported an estimated two gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location, a debilitated house.  There was no address given for the house.  The location was described as Old Route 15, second house on the right by State Garage.  I attempted to call Mr. Morrison to inquire about the spill location address, but I've had negative contact.  Mr. Sylvester of Hammond Lumber advised that the house is/had belonged to Mr. Morrison's father and that he (Gary Morrison) was doing some type wood work there and that the house was in bad shape.

The spill was from  Hammond Lumber boom truck that ruptured a hose.  Sorbent pads had been deployed on the the spill.  Dirt and sorbent waste had been placed into a drum.  The waste would be transported to the Belfast facility where it would be stored for later contractor pick and disposal.

Mr. Sylvester advised me that he had been in contact with Gary Morrison and that Mr. Morrison was OK with the clean up.  No additional complaints have been received.  No further Response action expected.

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I-131-2009*On 7-13-09, Mike Martin called to report that while removing an oil/water separator at the automotive shop at Northern Maine Community College (NMCC), it was found to be leaking from corrosion on the bottom.  Waste oil contaminated soil was seen in the excavation.  I inspected the area and suggested after TCLP analysis the soil could go to Tri Community Landfill for disposal.  This was done several days later. Approximately 10 yards was removed and taken to the landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-116-2009*On 6-25-09, Dead River reported a small, 1 gallon spill at their gas station on Main Street in Madawaska.  The hose nozzle did not shut off, causing about 1 gallon to spill in the yard. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-113-2009*On 6-22-09, Bob Clark, Easton Highway Department,  reported one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose on Route 1A, approximately 1 mile north of Mars Hill.  All the oil was on the road surface.  I asked them to spread sand on the spill, to mitigate a traffic hazard.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-79-2009*On 5-5-09, Mike McGann of WPS Energy in Caribou called to report that he had just discovered an old pipe that ended in the lagoon area at the Caribou Dam. He wanted to report it because it most likely was an old water draw source for Maine Frozen Foods, about 1/4 mile away.  I met with him and noted the location.  I later spoke to Bob Ring, a manager at NASFIS, the current owner of the facility to let him know it was there.  No further action by Response Services required.
I-74-2009*On 4-22-09, Mike Lajoie reported that there had been a loss of fuel oil at the Presque Isle Indoor Pool's furnace.  Apparently a control switch on the burner failed, causing oil to pump from the tank, unburned through the boiler.  It then leaked from the boiler to a sump pit below.  All was contained in the sump pit.  They pumped the oil from the pit into drums and re-used it.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-139-2009*On 7-22-09, MPS reported that a fork truck had accidently got tangled in overhead wires and pulled a transformer pole down at the Irving Forest Products mill in St. John, causing the loss of about 115 gallons of non-PCB oil.
I met with Dick Boisvert (MPS) on site.  The location was at the maintenance shop.  Approximately 45 tons of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-150-2009*On 7-29-09, Craig Trombly reported that one of their loaders had tipped over in a ditch on Route 1A in Caswell.  Some diesel fuel had been lost.  I met with him at the site.  They removed the loader and about 10 yards of contaminated soil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-492-2009*Jody called from Bangor International Airport to report that about 15 gallons of jet-A was spilled to the pavement while fueling an aircraft at the general aviation ramp.  He reported that an automatic shutoff device failed, causing the overfill.  The spill was cleaned up using the airport's spill vac and pads.  No further Response action expected.
B-474-2009*On Monday August 17, 2009 Garry's fuel oil service called to report a spill at Nancy Nelson's residence in Castine.  They initially responded to the spill on Saturday August 15th.  Fuel oil from the leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had pooled in a low spot of the uneven concrete floor, around a nonstructural wall and appeared to have migrated down under the floor through a space where the floor and wall had a 8" by 12" opening.  This opening was from when the floor was pored and the workers decided to poor the concrete around the AST instead of moving the AST.  However this presented a problem when the workers went to finish the floor behind the AST since the AST was up against the foundation wall.  They had no room to work and therefore an opening was left between the AST and Basement wall for oil to enter.
	According to Mrs Nelson's son, Todd Nelson,  his mother had been complaining of odors for about a week but she had complained of a BBQ smell.   When Todd went to the house on August 15th for a visit  he immediately knew that there was an fuel leak in the basement.  He then called Garry's Fuel Service.
	According to Scott from Gary's Fuel service they cleaned up a 5-8 gallon pool of oil on the floor and placed speedy dry all around the AST.   They removed approximately 40 gallons of oil from the AST.   The AST was then removed allowing the observation of small holes in the bottom of the AST.
	On 8/18/09 Phillips services was hired to remove part of the concrete floor and soil beneath former location of the AST.  Approximately 1/3 of a yard of material was removed but very little oil was found.  Water came into the excavation with very little sheening or globules.  The excavation was left open for a couple days for observation.  Phillips also cleaned the area where the oil had pooled on top of the concrete floor.   A fan was installed on August 18th to vent the vapors in the basement.  	
	Mrs. Nelson was due for a 153 gallon fill up on 8/18/09 according to Gary's fuel oil service computer.  They said that their computer has been estimating low due to the cool weather in June and July.   Everyone agreed that Mrs. Nelson enjoyed a very cozy temperature in her house.   Very little oil was found under the concrete floor where the AST had been located indicating very little oil managed to find it's way under the slab.  All these observations indicated a small spill of most likely 20 gallons or less.
	On 8/20/09 the excavation was backfilled with stone.  A couple of thimbles of free product was observed in the excavation.
	On 8/20/09 a new floor was pored by Leadbetter's Custom Contracting.  No further Response action expected.	
A-225-2016*A 275 gallon outdoor kerosene tank at a residence in Sidney developed a corrosion hole spilling its content to the ground.  Approximately 6 yards of contaminated soil was removed.  The contamination continued under the structure.  This soil was not removed.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services due to the proximity of the drinking water well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-52-2017*A tractor trailer truck crashed into the median guardrail during a snowstorm.  The impact compromised the driver's side saddle tank.  Approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel was released to snow and ice in the median before the leak was stopped.  The following day, approximately five yards of contaminated snow and ice were vactored from the affected area.  The removal was overseen by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel.  The ground was frozen so impacts to land are not expected.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-53-2017*On Monday, 1/9/17, Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MIFW), Game Warden Eric Blanchard reported a plastic 55-gallon drum containing what appeared to be waste motor oil that had been left in a field on this State of Maine IFW land, and near a trout fishery.  No spillage was reported, though the drum was open and subject to possible vandalism, exposure to the public and wildlife, being knocked over, or overfilling with precipitation.

I received authorization to have a contractor, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) recover the drum for disposal.  No responsible party or drum owner was known.  If a responsible party is identified then Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) will seek reimbursement.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-54-2017*On 1/20/17, I received a call from Cash Energy Company reporting a 1 gallon spill of heating oil due to a mishap with the hose reel on one of their trucks after a delivery.  The oil spilled to pavement in the road and was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  A small amount of ice and snow was also hand excavated.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-378-2016*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was reportedly released to the paved drive surface of the refueling station due to the overfilling of a vehicle. The released gasoline was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by Ness Oil Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-379-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately five gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The vehicle caught fire during the accident and was extinguished by the Saco Fire Department. The released gasoline was washed away during the fire suppression activities.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene and no trace of the gasoline was observed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-380-2016*Approximately 5 gallons of mineral oil was released from an electrical transformer due to a mechanical failure. The released oil impacted the ground surface below. Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that 6 cubic yards of oil impacted soil was excavated and disposed of and 1 bag of sorbent material was used for the cleanup. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than one part per million (<1 ppm) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (see attached CMP Spill Report).  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-381-2016*On 5/10/2016, I received a call from Lynn Leavitt of Westbrook Public Services reporting a half cup spill of motor oil due to a broken dip stick tube on one of their trucks.  The spill to pavement was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-382-2016*On 5/9/16, Scarborough Public Works Department (SPW) reported that while trying to load a tractor onto a trailer, the trailer slipped off onto the roadside, discharging about 10-gallons of gasoline.  I noted a dark fuel stain on the pavement, but no fuel in the water in the drainage ditch or soil.  SPW had excavated about 0.5 yards of gasoline contaminated soil.  I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form.  The clean-up appeared satisfactory.

The location is suburban residential and commercial use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  At this time, no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection actions are required based on present information.
P-383-2016*Deputy received a call from the York County Sheriff's Department regarding the discovery of two abandoned 55-gallon drums adjacent to Mill Pond on Route 11 just across from Joe Webster Road., Limington, ME.

I responded to report and met with a Sheriff's Deputy.  On Saturday, May 7th, the two poly drums were discovered at the boat access area to Mill Pond, but no call was made to town officials until May 10.  One of the drums contained a clear liquid with a pH of 12, and Photoionization Detector (PID) readings ranging from 100-250 part per million (PPM).  The other drum contained an oily substance with the odor of septic, and no PID readings, most likely consisting of bilge slop.  Environmental Projects, Inc., was contacted to dispose of the drums. The drums were secured and transported for disposal.  There was no release from the drums.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-384-2016*I was contacted by Cape Elizabeth's Public Works Director reporting that one of their hopper tanks (sits in the back of a plow truck) filled with 100 gallons of liquid magnesium chloride had leaked out overnight.  The product leaked onto their gravel  lot and, by the time they realized what had happened, had completely soaked into the ground.  The product is non-hazardous and a large excavation was not feasible, so no cleanup was undertaken.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-385-2016*Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland reported that while cleaning out catch basins on Lincoln Street, city workers reported finding oil in several of them including OT_1007, CB_3003, and CB_1565 (see map).  The oil appeared to be waste motor oil.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vacuum the oil out of the catch basins.  Using the location of the effected catch basins and the map of the connections between them (attached), we were able to identify the most likely source of the oil as Rigby Auto Repair at 205 Lincoln Street.  The City of South Portland, Clean Harbors, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff continued to monitor the catch basins and Clean Harbors vacuumed more oil out of them periodically.  The case was referred to the MDEP's Oil Enforcement Unit and Butch Bowie took over that part of the case.  Eventually, the oil stopped showing up in the catch basins.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-386-2016*Central Maine Power Company reported that a dump truck had knocked over a utility pole causing the transformer to leak.  The transformer leaked about a gallon of oil onto the paved roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-387-2016*I was contacted by Sanford Dispatch on behalf of the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting that there had been a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms at 3 Main Street.  The dispenser hose had failed causing about 5 gallons of gasoline to spill onto the pavement.  All of the spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-345-2016*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground at the Pan Am Railways railyard in Waterville.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-346-2016*On 6/30/2016, in Dresden, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer.  The non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) tagged transformer was reported as weeping, and no oil reached the ground.  The transformer was cleaned and replaced by CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-495-2016*On 9/11/16, an anonymous citizen reported an oil sheen around the boat landing off Dutch Neck Road.  The caller reported that the oil sheen covered a large area between the landing and the Osborn Finch Preserve.  I went to the site and found a large area of light sheen that appeared to be the result of bilge discharge.  No recoverable oil was present.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-937-2016*Buxton Fire Department (BFD) received multiple calls about a vehicle travelling down the road while on fire.  Eventually it was stopped and fire personnel were able to responded.  The final resting place was given as the intersection of Route 22 and Skilling's Garage (approx. 55 Skillings Road).  No significant spillage was noted, mostly consumed in fire, with some staining to asphalt.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was deployed.  Based on the information received, action taken by BFD, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-938-2016*Ms. Cummings of the Phippsburg Land Trust (PLT) called to report the presence of two barrels/tanks on the PLT land easement.  I responded and verified the presence of two abandoned aboveground storage tanks along the boundary with 2 Carry Place Road.  The property is open land from the roadway down slope to the water, with small walking paths to navigate down to the water.

After looking around I heard a car pull into the home next to the Trust (2 Carrying Place Road).  I went over and met Don Gilliam and we discussed the tanks on the boundary.  Without admission of ownership and placement, he agreed to pull them back into his yard.  The carcasses appear to be partially filled with water and little to no oil odor.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-664-2016*On 12-6-2016, I arrived on site to find that the tanks were already uncovered. After speaking with the consultant on site, I learned that the top 2 feet were clean and set aside for backfill purposes. I instructed the consultant to adhere to the Leaching to Groundwater standard for reporting and cleanup goals, and to use the TS004 method for closure.  The tanks were removed later that day and the tank grave field screening was clean.

On 12-7-2016, I arrived on site as the steel tanks were being loaded on flatbeds to be taken off site for disposal at Clarks Scrap Company in Belmont, Maine. I assisted with the piping removal, and all field samples were screened and came up below the reporting limit. This was the same for under the dispensers. Please refer to Beacon Environmental site assessment report for actual field screening results.  I allowed the pump island to stay in place because the electrical was still live to the pump island lights. The dispensers were removed and set aside. For more information on this site, please refer to spill numbers (A-560-1990 UST fund coverage), A-77-1987 and A-127-1987.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-654-2016*Bob's Cash Fuel Company reported a leak of approximately 25 gallons of kerosene from an outdoor aboveground fuel storage tank (AST) at the home of Tim Drew in Norridgewock.   Bob's Cash Fuel had done a service on the furnace and pinched the gasket on the filter to the AST.

I met with Mr. Drew and a representative of Bob's Cash Fuel to survey the situation.   Bob's Cash Fuel was taking the responsibilty for cleaning up the discharge and hired Merle Loyd to conduct the cleanup.

I met with Mr. Loyd on site on 11/30/16 and oversaw the exacavation of the contaminated soil and concrete pad.   Some oil did seep under the mobile home and the cleanup was not 100% successful, however the vast majority of the spilled product was removed and disposed of in the 10.79 tons excavated.

The site has a drinking water well within 100 feet and was referred to Molly King of the Division of Technical Services for consideration.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necesary at this time in this matter.
I-331-2016*I received a call and follow-up spill report for a Dead River Co., spill of less than 0.5 gallons of #2 oil that leaked from a tank pipe on the underside of a Dead River delivery truck, during a delivery. Absorbent pads were used to clean the spill and then brought to a landfill.

No Response action needed.

B-244-2016*CPM Constructors Company had a hydraulic line fail on their project. They excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-249-2016*Brian Bernosky with the Maine Air National Guard in Bangor (MEANG) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Less than a gallon of motor oil leaked from a personal vehicle onto pavement. No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to recover the oil, and then disposed of properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-250-2016*EMERA Maine reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hydraulic hose on an EMERA bucket truck. The oil leaked  in a paved parking lot. Speedy dry and sorbent pads were applied to the oily area and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-252-2016*I received an anonymous complaint of oil bottles floating in a farm pond near the entered location.  I visited the site and found it to be unfounded.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-253-2016*At 1024 hours on 4/26/16, Emera Maine reported a 2 cup spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a broken hose on an Emera Maine truck.  The oil spilled onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The spill occurred along Bald Mountain Drive in Dedham.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-254-2016*On April 26, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report of an oil spill from Dead River Company at 33 Maple Street in Millinocket.   The spill was 2 gallons of #2 oil on a basement floor.  The leak was due to a corrosion hole on a aboveground storage tank.   Dead River pumped out the tank.  Dead River disposed of 5 pounds of sorbent pads in their waste stream.  I removed an additional 10 pounds on my visit.  During my visit, the homeowner was in the process of scrapping the tank.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required
A-209-2016*On 4/13/2016, in Vinalhaven, the fire department reported an oil spill. The spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement of the home was the result of a malfunction in a day tank setup overflowing. Chief Candage of the fire department indicated the spill was minor and being cleaned up with sorbent pads. Geologist Alex Pugh was scheduled to be on the island the following day and inspected the property, not finding anything substantial. No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-247-2016*An entrepreneur, with a full and flagrant disregard for the justice system, was allegedly manufacturing methamphetamine in his vehicle at the time of an unrelated traffic stop.  Four one-pot reactors were found in the vehicle, processed for evidence, and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-214-2016*On 4/15/2016, in Skowhegan, RSU 54 reported a diesel fuel spill.  The estimated 15 gallon spill to the gravel parking area was the result of a corroded fuel tank in a school bus. The contaminated soil was excavated by the school's maintenance crew and transported to Waste Management, Inc., in Norridgewock.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-299-2016*On May 16, I received a report of a dump site that had containers of used motor oil.   The site was located at the Passadumkeag Boat Launch along Route 2.   Mr. Tracy notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of the containers.   When I arrived, I found five containers containing approximately 30 gallons of motor oil.  I secured the containers and removed them.   A composite sample of oil was collected and screened for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  Having a negative result, the oil was disposed of in the MDEP waste oil drum.

No resources were impacted. No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-161-2016*I received report from Dustin Nadeau regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil. A logging truck broke a fitting unloading softwood logs. Oil sprayed in a contained area on the ground. The spilled oil was picked up with sorbent materials and disposed of properly.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
P-459-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/10/16, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that gasoline smelling soil was identified and removed from a storm drain catch basin in front of the former Hilton's Mobil.  Since I was working in the area at the time, Stephen Flannery requested I investigate.  This facility no longer had Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) and a spill source was unknown at the time.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is presently an auto repair business, Portland Street Service Center; previously it was known as Hilton's Mobil and Hilton's Exxon.  Motor fuel UST facilities were abandoned by removal in 1989, 1991, and 2012.  At this time, there are no registered USTs known to MDEP remaining.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP spill report P-292-1985 covers an approximate 75-gallon discharge with some reaching the storm drain in front of the station.  It is improbable that a 15-gallon spill in the drain would be the source of this 2016 contamination considering natural degradation and periodic necessary clean-out of sediment entering the drain.

Report P-11-1992 covers replacement of gasoline USTs and management of gasoline contamination in soil and groundwater.  See also the March 1992, UST closure assessment by R. W. Gillespie & Associates for information.

In 2012, the apparent last of the UST facility was abandoned by removal.  No reportable evidence of discharges was documented and reported.  See the 2012, UST closure assessment by St. Germain-Collins for further information.  I found no record of an MDEP Division of Response Services visit to this UST abandonment.

MDOT and NRC-ENPRO Services reported that on or about 6/9/16, while cleaning out catch basins, they identified gasoline smelling soil sediment from the catch basin in front of this facility.  On this day I observed an ENPRO Services vacuum truck cleaning catch basins in this area, but not being notified in time, did not have opportunity to check and sample the removed sediment.  I noted no obvious surface discharges at this facility that could be a source.  Based on site information the discharge source appears to be residual old gasoline contamination remaining from that found during the 1992 UST facility.  It has been common practice to not excavate contaminated soil from under buildings, structures, public sidewalks and streets.  Once the major discharge source is removed, excavated and trucked off site, it is common for remaining contaminated media to naturally degrade over time, or to be actively treated-in-place as needed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
In 1992, it is reported that 1600-tons of "moderately contaminated material" was excavated for land spreading at Knight's Pond Road; and 525-gallons of liquid removed (perhaps to facilitate the new UST installation?).  In 2012, no cleanup actions were recorded.

In 2016, no remedial actions were required.  ENPRO-NRC removed the gasoline smelling sediment on or about 6/9/16, which was required to be disposed of as a special waste.  At first MDEP was told that the gasoline contaminated sediment from the catch basin was disposed of separately.  Mr. Small with NRC-ENPRO later advised me that all the sediment from all the basins that day were shipped for disposal as one mixed load at an unnamed MDOT yard.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, this reported contamination is believed to be likely remaining from the 1992 UST abandonment.  No additional cleanup actions were required at the time.
2)  Contaminated media is understood to remain on site and under possibly neighboring properties, and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  A Phase-2 assessment is recommended with any property transfer or redev
I-74-2016*Dear River filled the tank on March 3, 2016 with a drop tube and filled too much product into the tank.  On March 31, 2016, a neighbor while removing snow from the driveway noticed pink snow.  He called Dear River and Kyle Van Boise from Dead River removed approximately 3/4 of a 55 drum of contaminated snow from around the base of the oil tank.  The snow in this drum will be melted and placed in an oil/water separator for disposal.  Jim Gramlich responded to the spill and found little contaminated snow under the full tank.  He placed absorbent pads around the tank in case melt water released any product.  The camp owner will remove the absorbent pads.

The tank is raised in order to feed a monitor heater.  Dead River was contacted about filling tanks which are up to code.

No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.

P-351-2016*During an electrical upgrade to the rental building, the outer most layer of the fuel line was scuffed.  The determination of location of the fuel line wasn't where expected, hence the excavator scuffed the line.  Portland Pump was called to assess the condition of piping for repair or replacement.  Their determination was to replace the 100 feet section of piping, being less than 20 feet from the water.  A waiver was issued and I attended the excavation and replacement.

The line was evacuated and replaced without loss of fuel.  Connection made complete and line was charged without incident. Based on work conducted and successful completion of tasks, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-98-2016*On April 19, 2016 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
I-101-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
B-304-2016*On May 19, I received a report of an overfill from C. N. Brown Company.   The overfill occurred at 50 Peaks Hill Road in Dedham at property owned by Heidy McLaughlin.  The overfill caused .5 gallons of oil to weep out of the tank and onto the soil.  C. N. Brown excavated the contaminated soil, .33 yards in all.  That soil will be disposed of in their waste stream.  In addition, C. N. Brown washed down the tank and cleaned up a spill in the driveway.  The driveway spill was from the fill hose.  I removed 3 gallons of product from the tank to prevent weeping from expansion the next day.

The spill was cleaned to Maine Department of Environmental Protection satisfaction.  No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-188-2016*I arrived on site, found the spill, and shoveled the contaminated loose soil into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-200-2016*On 7/12/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call and follow-up spill report from Devin Michaud, Environmental Technician with Huber Engineered Woods (HEW), regarding a spill of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose on their slasher unit at the oriented strand board (OSB) mill.  HEW crews used sorbent pads to wipe down the unit and to contain and collect spilled hydraulic oil on the concrete floor beneath the slasher unit.  Sorbent pads were disposed of in the oily debris storage dumpster that is under scheduled disposal contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  A bucket was used to collect residual oil dripping out of the hydraulic hose until it could be replaced.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-215-2016*On April 14, 2016, Central Maine & Quebec Railway reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 2-3 gallons of diesel was released accidentally to the ballast from locomotive.  It was unclear at the time how the leak happened, but the soil and stone was removed and disposed of properly by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-213-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location.  The spill was contained to a paved section of roadway where it was collected with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-214-2016*See Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-216-2016*On April 14, Rust Ames, of Pine Tree Waste Services called to report a spill at 233 Scotts Point Road in Clifton.  Mr. Ames reported that when the company was dropping off a rolloff container, a hydraulic hose broke causing a leak of one quart of hydraulic oil.  Most of the hydraulic lost puddled under the rolloff and on the vehicle itself.  The vehicle was wiped down with sorbent pads producing about five pounds of sorbent material waste.  In addition, when the rolloff was removed several days later, an additional fifteen pounds of contaminated soil was shoveled up.  The contaminated material will be disposed of in Pine Tree's waste stream.

No resources are at risk, and no further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-217-2016*At 1231 hours on 4/14/16, the Calais Fire Department reported that they had soaked up 10 gallons of kerosene (oil) at a residence at 98 Downes Street in Calais.  This residence is owned by Brenda Dempsey.  The spill occurred due to the aboveground storage tank (AST) tipping and causing the line to partially break and leak.  Oil flowed under a shed, which the AST was alongside, and also spread out on top of puddled water in the yard.  This is where the Calais Fire Department soaked up the 10 gallons of oil with sorbents.  Upon my arrival, I found additional oil under the shed and around the yard.

I dug numerous test pits looking for oil and found a small amount next to a telephone pole adjacent to the shed.  This pole is on the opposite side of the shed as the AST.  I dug an interceptor trench across this area, parallel to the side of the shed, approximately 6-7 feet in length.   A gallon or two of oil was recovered and the trench filled partially with water.  The trench was approximately 15-18 inches deep.  This area slopes down to the neighbor's yard, which is the last residence on this dead end street.

I then went next door to the neighbors and talked to the owner.  We both went around to his backyard and found a large area of yard with oil floating on water.  I laid down approximately 700 sorbent pads and soaked up most of the oil in this location.  I recovered maybe 10-15 gallons of oil.

I went back a couple days later and checked the areas of concern from my initial visit.  Everything looked good.  Very little oil was observed.  I checked the drain pipe which is located 20 feet down gradient from the edge of where I had soaked up oil from the neighbor's yard.  No signs of oil was found.  The sorbent I left in this area showed no signs of oil also.  I walked about 10 feet towards the wooded area and found oil where the discharge of the drain pipe is located is the edge of the yard and then it turns into a bog type area.  This area is flat with lots of standing water most of the year according to the neighbor.  A snowmobile trail goes through this area also.

As I started walking this bog area I found puddles of oil over approximately 0.75 of an acre.  I laid down sorbents anyplace I found oil.  Approximately 700-800 sorbents pads were placed throughout this area.  When I was done collecting the sorbents, I had collected maybe 40-50 gallons of oil.

I checked the site a couple more times in the next week collecting a little oil here and there.  Less than 5 gallons of oil, usually 1-2 gallons, were collected during each visit.  No subsequent amount of rain had fallen over this period.

On 5/3/16, I visited the site and found that the bog area had burned.  The neighbor said he burned it the day before.  I collected 1-2 gallons of oil from the edge of the yard and around the edge of the bog.  Very little rain had fallen in this area overnight whereas Bangor had received a good amount of rain.  I informed Mrs. Dempsey and the neighbor I would be back after a heavy rain.  They both have my cell phone number if anything changes for the worse.

After the area received a large amount of rain I checked on the site.  I observed a small amount of sheening in numerous places in the flat wet area (bog) but nothing would soak up onto a sorbent pad.  I pulled all the sorbent pads from Mrs. Dempsey's residence and the neighbors.  I filled in the trenches and holes I had dug and placed sorbent pads.  There was no new oil on any of these sorbent pads.  I left word with both property owners to call me if something changes, like if oil emerges, but otherwise I did not plan to make another planned visit to this site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.


B-266-2016*On April 28, 2016, Joe Sousa reported a k-1 fuel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately a gallon of oil leaked from a defective filter on an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Sousa replaced the filter on the AST.

I responded to the site and removed a little contaminated soil from around the filter.  The site was referred to our MDEP Division of Technical Services.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
I-130-2016*I met with Maine Drug Enforcement Agent to collect, stabilize/neutralize, and over pack residual chemicals from a discarded 'one-pot' meth activity.

No further action is required of Response Services staff.
I-142-2016*I received a spill report from Dustin Nadeau reporting a spill of gasoline during refueling operations. A stuck lever on gas nozzle spilled gasoline onto ground. It was during fueling the Supervisor's truck at Ashland Garage. Irving Contractor crew used shovels to excavate contaminated soils and sorbent to soak up initial spilled gasoline. Oily debris was placed in containment area inside the maintenance garage until the next scheduled disposal of waste oil debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
A-223-2016*On 4/21/16, Sue Pare, from Hammond Lumber Company reported that an estimated two gallons of antifreeze was discharged from one of their delivery trucks to the ground during a delivery at a construction site. She reported that the spill was the result of a broken radiator hose on the radiator. Hammond Lumber employees dug up all impacted soil. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-224-2016*On 4/22/2016, in Greene, Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1 cup spill of lube oil that was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-273-2016*Westbrook Fire Department (WFD) called to report a motor vehicle accident at the aforementioned intersection.  Three (3) gallons of coolant was reportedly discharged to the pavement/roadway and cleaned up by WFD.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the urban setting and the area serviced by public water and sewer, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-269-2016*Pine Tree Waste called to report the discharge of coolant from a route truck, from a burst hose, at the aforementioned address.  The coolant was mostly contained to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbents.  An assessment was done to verify the conditions. Based on that inspection, no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-268-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) called to report a route truck broke a hydraulic cylinder and a small discharge of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  PTW stated that the spill was cleaned up and repairs were made to the arm.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the small nature of this incident MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-247-2016*On April 23, I received a report of an oil spill from Irving Oil Corporation.  The spill was 1 ounce of #2 oil on a basement floor.  The leak was due to a corrosion hole on a aboveground storage tank.   Irving placed a magna patch on the leak.   After speaking with Joe Harkins, the homeowner, we decided to pump out the majority of the oil in the tank.  I removed 105 gallons, leaving approximately 10 gallons.   Irving disposed of .25 pounds of sorbent pads in their waste stream.   I checked the vapors in the living space of the home and found them acceptable.  The vapors in the basement were slightly elevated, so the homeowner turned on an exhaust fan to mitigate any potential problem.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required
A-230-2016*5/2/16 0130 Augusta Fire Department reported that a tractor Trailer had rolled over on US Route 95 and was leaking fuel. I responded to the scene and found a tractor trailer rolled over in the medium strip. The Fire Department had used dirt berms and absorbent pads to contain the spilled diesel. One fuel saddle tank and the refrigeration fuel tank had holes in them. The Fire Department had isolated the intact fuel tank. I pumped off the fuel left in the breached tanks and patched the holes. The engine oil pan had a hole and I patched it. I put oil absorbent boom and pads in the medium drainage ditch where the fuel had run and collected spilled motor oil and antifreeze with absorbents. The tractor trailer was righted without further spillage. I returned to the site later in the morning and changed out the oil absorbent pads and boom on site.

5/5/16 I was on site to screen soil during the removal of oil impacted soil. John Branscom, Maine Turnpike, arranged to have Environmental Projects Inc. excavate the soil. Oil impacted soil was excavated for an estimated 100 foot distance in the medium drainage ditch. The depth of excavation ranged from 18 inches near the crash site to 6 inches down grade. Soil was removed until field screening with oil in soil test was negative. Soil was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-575-2016*Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil as the result of a car accident.  The car struck a utility pole and the transformer was damaged, spilling its contents to the pavement.  The transformer did not contain polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The clean up was conducted by CMP personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-576-2016*Scott Longfellow of Longfellows Greenhouse reported that a discharge of what appeared to be hydraulic oil had occurred at that facility sometime over the previous evening.   The oil stain was on the asphalt near the dumpster, which had been emptied the previous evening.  The hydraulic oil had soaked into the asphalt and no recovery was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-274-2016*
SUMMARY
This facility is a licensed oil terminal and storage facility located on the south shore of Portland Harbor.  This spill report is complementary to spill report P-982-2015, and covers repair work to the loading rack spill containment and the assessment and remediation of multiple historical discharges.  During response to P-982-2015, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) noted prohibited discharges seeping down through cracks and paving joints.  Gulf was required by MDEP to repair the spill containment system for the four loading rack bays.

Primary Gulf contacts were Terminal Manager Terry Sullivan, and Terminal Compliance Manager Christopher Gill.  Mr. Matt Reiter of AECOM managed the site assessment for Gulf.

Stephen Brezinski was MDEP Division of Response Services representative for remediation and discharge assessment.  Rick Kaselis and David McCaskill were MDEP compliance representatives.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
To the west and east is oil terminal and commercial use property; to the south is suburban residential properties.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

In April through June 2016, contractors for Gulf broke up concrete pads and discharge containment trough one loading bay at a time.  Both AECOM and MDEP sampling confirmed strong oil discharges under all four bays based on strong odor and field analysis.  MDEP measured photoionization detector (PID) readings of 1000 to 2000 parts per million (ppm) (see attached Sample Record Sheet).  Oil In Soil colorimetric tests by AECOM and MDEP were commonly Positive, and under Bay #4, free product oil on groundwater was noted (see July 14, 2016 AECOM report for further information).

AECOM appears not to have used field bag headspace PID analysis to assess the soil under the fuel loading bays, nor laboratory analysis.

The oil discharges were strongest in the area of the containment trough under all four bays.  The contamination under each bay appeared to most have odor and characteristic PID levels of the fuel loaded at the particular bay: gasoline contamination under Bay-4, fuel oil under Bay 2, jet fuel under Bay-1.

The concrete pads and parts of the concrete containment trough, originally designed to catch spills and direct them to the oil/water separator), were observed to be cracked allowing past discharges to not be contained and to reach soil and groundwater of the State of Maine.  The oil discharges found appear to have been many discharges of gasoline, fuel oil and jet fuels occurring over years of use.  The discharges to the soils and groundwater do not appear to have been reported or fully remediated at the time they occurred.  I understand this oil terminal facility has been operating over 50 years.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
MDEP Division of Response Services, in consultation with Mr. Kaselis and MDEP Senior Geologist Brad Hahn, assessed a 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario for clean-up, as there was: no known discharges to Portland Harbor or to storm drains nor to residential basements, the underlying soil is silt/clay, and no discharged product was found to be leaving the Gulf Terminal.

Based on the cleanup guideline required by MDEP, only free product oil and oil saturated soil was required to be mitigated.  MDEP advised that Gulf may reuse on site the nonsaturated oil-contaminated soil excavated in order to install the replacement spill containment system.  Under assessment by AECOM and by MDEP Division of Response Services, oil-contaminated soil that could not be reused onsite was stockpiled, then trucked by Gulf contractors to CPRC under lab analysis and a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

I understand that free product oil discharge under Bay-4 was adsorbed by pads.  I understand no groundwater was treated or hauled off site for disposal.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  See the records of MDEP Terminal Licensing unit for site closure and for additional re
B-188-2016*On 4/3/16, I responded to a meth lab dumping report at the entered location.  I met Bangor Police Department and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) personnel on site.  I assisted the MDEA agent in neutralization of a one-liter bottle suspected of containing lithium components.  The bottle contained about 12 ounces of fluid.  The bottle was over packed and stored for Maine Department of Environmental Protection meth waste disposal.  The remaining waste was non-chemical and non-hazardous and disposed as commercial waste at the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town, Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-189-2016*April 04, 2016, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The transformer spill was a result of storm damage and heavy winds. Approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil was released to the ground.  I visited the site on April 4th. At that time, no clean-up had been done.

On April 05, 2016, oily soil and debris was removed from the property and disposed of properly at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-192-2016*On April 05, 2016, Reed and Reed, Inc., reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Jim Nicholson of Reed and Reed explained that a crane blew a hydraulic hose on gravel. Approximately 10 gallons was released.  No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the release.

Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to remove the contaminated soil and dispose of it properly.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-193-2016*I received a call indicating that contaminated soil had been found at the entered location while excavating for the construction of a new building. The site has a history of underground tanks but all had been previously removed. I suspect this contamination was residual contamination from old spills. I oversaw the excavation of contaminated soils from the entire site to a depth of almost 10 feet. The site is supplied by town water and sewer.

No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-194-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site and assisted in removing hazardous meth making materials from the property. The materials were over packed and disposed of properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-199-2016*On April 04, 2016, Freightliner of Maine, Inc., reported a small diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The half-gallon diesel spill came from a tractor trailer that had an overfill from its side saddle tank. The cap on the tank was loose and during a sharp turn, diesel spilled out of the fill hole.

Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-347-2016*The discharge was the result of a small corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST) releasing approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil onto the garage floor.  A "Magna-Patch" was placed over the hole until the tank could be replaced.  The released oil was collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services response was required and no further action is necessary at this time.
P-356-2016*I received a call from Sarah Kurchian regarding an oil spill that had occurred when the previous owner disposed of an old aboveground storage tank (AST) as part of the sale agreement.  At first there was not much thought about it, but as time passed they became more concerned for their well located in close proximity to the discharge.

I met Ms. Kurchian on site who showed me the area in question.  There was small oil stain adjacent to the building that houses the property's well, but no evidence that there was a large discharge jeopardizing the well.  Upon further investigation, the discharge was determined to be small and removed for disposal.  I did inform Ms. Kurchian that the present AST located within three feet of the well should be replaced as soon as possible, and all the other products being stored in this location, i.e. paints, pesticide and cleaning supplies be moved to the garage away from the well.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-332-2016*On May 31, 2016, Brewer Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported an unknown substance in a milk jug to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site and checked the pH of the substance.  The photoionization detector had a reading of 0.0 parts per million.  It was not acidic. It was determined to be spoiled milk.

I disposed of the jug in the MDEP dumpster.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-333-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-334-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a loose fitting on a utility truck.  3-Phase Line Construction hand-excavated a small amount of soil for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-335-2016*On May 31, 2016, Stantec reported contaminated water to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  During a routine underground storage tank (UST) removal at Avis Rental Car, a water sample from the hole that the UST was in came back contaminated.

The site was referred to Paul Blood of our MDEP Division of Technical Services for further investigation.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-336-2016*Orrington Fire Department reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene and assisted the Fire Department and Public Works Department with applying speedy dry and dirt to the oily pavement. The Public Works removed and disposed of the speedy dry and dirt.

The hydraulic leak came from a tractor that was traveling on the road and broke a hydraulic hose along the way.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-227-2016*I received a report of a spill of used motor oil from a logging truck. When the spill occurred, sorbent pads were put down on spilled oil on logging roadway surface. The collision, which occurred on the 9.5 mile of the St. Croix Road, caused the tractor's log load trailer to tip over dumping all the harvested logs down a small ravine on the north side of the road. The tractor did not tip over, but the frame twisted and damaged the oil case causing oil to leak onto the logging road. An excavator was dispatched to the scene to dig up oil soaked roadbed soils.

Response Staff arrived on-scene to check on the status of the spill and clean-up efforts. All contaminated soils have been excavated, and transported to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal under an oil spill debris form. There were no impacts to any surface waters from the spill as there are no surface water receptors within 2,000 feet of the spill site.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
A-419-2016*On 8/10/16, at 1830 hours, Kevin O'Leary, from Midstate Machine Company, reported an estimated 5 gallons of a water soluble oil coolant had spilled to the paved drive out of their facility when a tote in a truck leaving the facility leaked. The truck was reported to have been stopped and returned to the facility to secure the leaking tote. Midstate Machine cleaned the oil stain on the drive and returned the waste to the facility for latter disposal. I went to the site to confirm that all spilled product had been cleaned up and no spilled product had run off the pavement.

No further Division of Response action is expected at this time.
A-421-2016*It was reported that an aboveground storage tank had leaked its contents to the soils of Maine. I responded to the site and confirmed that an oil discharge had occurred. I provided the homeowner with the necessary paperwork to apply for fund coverage. I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., to excavate the contamination from the affected area. The contamination was brought to CPRC Group for disposal. I used the oil in soil shake tests to confirm that the excavation was clean prior to backfilling it. This complex is supplied by public water, so my primary concern is indoor air quality. Due to persistent vapors from the spill, I had a concrete floor poured over the entire area.  No other property was affected by this discharge.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-422-2016*On 8/11/2016, in Hobbstown Township, Plum Creek Timber Company reported a skidder fire.  A site visit was made to the fire scene to check for contamination. The fire completely destroyed the skidder and appeared to have consumed all of the petroleum products in the fire.  I found no evidence of an oil spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-432-2016*Shelly Alley from Guardian Property Asset Management reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a foreclosed property in Gardiner.   I visited and found two 275-gallon ASTs in the basement of the home.  One was full and one was 1/4 full.   It appeared that the filter on one had been slowly leaking for some time to the dirt floor beneath.   I removed some product that was in an old drip pan under the filter as well as an old oil filter on the floor.   I informed Ms. Alley of my observations, and that the tanks should be pumped off and removed and the dirt basement excavated.

She contacted me to inform me that Clean Harbors Environmental Services had been hired to remove the tanks and clean up the contaminated soil.  Rob Johnson, of Clean Harbors, contacted me a few days later to inform me of the start time.   I was unable to attend the cleanup, and Mr. Johnson told me that they had removed the oil, cut and removed the tanks, and removed all the contamination.   They found a concrete floor an inch or less below the dirt on the floor.  They cleaned the concrete floor and no further contamination was found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-423-2016*A small amount of automotive coolant was lost to a paved surface due to a hose failure.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-424-2016*The distinctive odor of gear oil was reported in Maranacook Lake near the public park.  The reporter said he had seen no sheen or any other sign of oil, but that he was sure of the strong odor.  I visited the site and found no sign of oil, including no odor.  It is likely that if there was a spill, it was probably minor since the odor dissipated so quickly.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-233-2016*Diana McLaughlin, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, reported a gasoline leak at a dispenser at C & S Market while she was at the neighboring facility.   I responded and spoke with the manager who was quite put out that I had responded to such a small spill and assured me that the 1-2 gallon spill had been cleaned up and logged.  I did a quick visual inspection of the area and determined that whatever had spilled had been cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-242-2016*I was contacted by Central Maine Power Company reporting that one of their bucket trucks had blown a radiator hose while working on Pole #88 at 319 Blackstrap Road (see attached CMP Spill Report).  The blown hose caused about 7 gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway and soft shoulder.  The product on the pavement was cleaned up with sorbent material and the a small amount of the soft shoulder was excavated.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-244-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a paved surface and collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
P-245-2016*On 3/29/16, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their bucket trucks due to a hydraulic hose failure.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-246-2016*A small amount of diesel fuel was spilled to pavement due to the inattentive filling of a vehicle.  Store employees worked with the Brunswick Fire Department to collect the spilled oil for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
P-247-2016*Scott Cyr responded to a call reporting a sump pump failure leading to the flooding of a basement and the subsequent discharge of fuel oil related to the heating oil system located there.  The fire department was called to pump out the basement and observed the fuel oil spill.

Mr. Cyr hired Enpro Services to clean up the spill which appears to have included vacuuming the oil/water mix out of the basement and the disposal of oiled personal belongings.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-248-2016*A small amount of diesel was lost to a paved area due to the overfilling of a delivery truck.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
P-249-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a mechanical failure.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-250-2016*On Thursday, 3/31/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) of a large oil stain on the side of the Turnpike at Mile 29.2 Southbound.

I met John Branscom of MTA on site, and confirmed an oil discharge from what appears to have been a vehicle in the breakdown lane that ran northwest down the grass and north and south in the drainage area.  Based on surface area and apparent volume of the oil spill, it was apparent that the source was a large vehicle such as a bus or commercial truck saddle tank, or perhaps dumping from drums.  The discharge appeared to be diesel fuel based on odor and field analysis.  No responsible party (RP) and source was identified.

I noted a rural residence about 100' away from the discharge and the area is known to be served only by private drinking water wells.  Due to prompt response, no oil reached drains or surface water.  MTA requested that MDEP manage the cleanup, which was approved.

On Friday, 4/1/16, Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was hired by MDEP as they are approved for responding on the MTA.  MDEP Division of Response Services under Stephen Brezinski supervised the cleanup and screened soil.  About 34 tons of oiled soil was excavated and trucked to CPRC Group.  MTA managed the highway lane closure.  The grassy loam was about 6-inches deep and over a tight clay/silt soil which appears to have prevented diesel fuel from soaking deep into the soil (see photos).  CHES was advised to backfill to MTA specifications.

1)  At this time, minor amounts of oil contaminated media may remain and should be properly managed if disturbed, and is expected to naturally attenuate.
2)  The prompt response and cleanup and the silt/clay soils inhibited significant threat to drinking water and groundwater.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.



P-251-2016*A hose failure caused an estimated six gallons of coolant to spill to the Maine Turnpike.  Maine Turnpike Authority investigated and found no recoverable product.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-252-2016*An engine failure caused the loss of several gallons of motor oil to the roadside ditch near the Farmer's Daughter farm stand in East Waterboro.  Richard Carrier Trucking sent a sweeper truck to excavate the top few inches of sandy roadside soil for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-254-2016*The City of Saco Department of Public Works reported that their employees had recently observed some type of foreign liquid matter in a drainage ditch in front of the CID Performance Tooling, Inc., (CID) establishment on 6 Willey Road, Saco.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel immediately responded to the location and observed a milky white substance in the drainage ditch in front of the facility emanating from a drainage pipe.

MDEP personnel entered the facility and spoke with Jay Lowery, the manager of the facility, to determine if he was aware of any discharges from the facility.  Mr. Lowery informed me that it was common practice to discharge spent cleaning materials into the stormwater catch basin located adjacent to the building near the loading bay. Mr. Lowery was under the impression that the materials in question were biodegradable and posed no threat to the environment. Mr. Lowery showed me the washing material named Galvex that was being discharged into the storm drain after use (see attached Safety Data Sheet). Galvex is used at CID to clean metal of anti-corrosion inhibitors prior to the machining process.

Additional investigation determined that this was not the first time that CID may have dumped waste material into the stormwater catch basin.  MDEP Spill Report P-1055-2011 documents another instance where waste material was found to have released into the same catch basin.

MDEP personnel recommended that CID stop dumping their spent waste into the storm water catch basin. The case was referred to the MDEP Division of Enforcement and Compliance and to the City of Saco Stormwater Management.  MDEP did not require any cleanup actions at the time of spill because the majority of the released material had been washed away by recent precipitation.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-255-2016*Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their employees overfilled a bucket he was filling with kerosene at their propane bulk plant.  He reported that a couple of ounces of product was spilled onto the grass and that he cleaned it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-256-2016*The fire department reported what appeared to be an oil sheen on standing stormwater in a neighborhood in York.  I visited the site and found an organic sheen that was most likely caused by iron bacteria.  This is a common, natural, occurrence in the spring in Maine.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-257-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the woods in the median when a tractor trailer left the road.  I visited the site the next day and collected oily pads from a few indentations in the soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-258-2016*I received a call from the U. S. Postal Service regarding a diesel discharge at their Kittery Post Office.  It was unclear how the discharge occurred, but a contractor's truck had lost fuel from their fuel tank.  The Kittery Fire Department was on site cleaning up the discharge, and later called to report that the discharge had occurred and it was cleaned up.  Dan Davis happened to be in the area and checked on the site, and found the cleanup to be satisfactory. No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-307-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 4/20/16, Casco Fire Department notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an oil discharge associated with a collision of an auto and box truck on Route 302, and requested an MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area of the spill is rural residential, commercial and farm use, and served by private well water and septic service.  The truck lay on its side in a wet area, part of a small brook flowing southeast and then southwest through a culvert under Route 302. The location is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Diesel fuel and used engine oils were observed around the truck cab and were being contained there by grass (see photos).  With the prompt cleanup actions, no oil was allowed to escape the accident area, and no water wells were affected.  The saddle tank could not be pumped off until Copp Motors righted the truck which had to wait until the police did the accident investigation and surveying.  I noted no discharge from the crashed auto.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The Fire Departments and then MDEP Division of Response Services applied sorbents to the discharge.  Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods (NMPSC) Company agreed to have MDEP hire a clean-up contractor, Boom Technology, Inc., (BTI) and would have BTI invoice them directly.

BTI pumped off the saddle tank and free product off the water, and picked up the oiled sorbent pads and oily debris.  The water and grass inhibited the oil from contaminating soil.  At my request, BTI replaced the fire department's sorbent pads and boom.  Later in the week, the spill was checked and oiled sorbents recovered for disposal.  I checked the BTI invoice before they sent it to NMPSC and found no problems with the invoice.

1)  At this time the discharge appears to be satisfactorily cleaned up.  No nearby drinking water wells are believed to be threatened.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-371-2016*A corrosion hole in the oil line of the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence caused the release of approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the concrete basement floor. The oil ran across the floor and drained into a sump hole.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location, used sorbents to recover the oil from the sump, and scrubbed the floor with a degreasing agent.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-281-2016*On 4/2/16, a Dead River Company technician reported a one pint #2 oil spill from a 275-gallon capacity supply tank at the entered location.  A gasket on the filter housing was leaking and was repaired.  The spill to a concrete floor in the basement was cleaned up using sorbents and the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No additional reports were received as of 5/6/16.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-198-2016*A car accident resulted in some transmission fluid leaking to a paved road.  Livermore Police responding to the accident called concerned that the transmission fluid could impact a nearby stream.  I responded to the scene and due to heavy rain found no indication of oil on the road or in the adjacent marsh.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
P-285-2016*A complaint was received about the work ongoing after a fire destroyed a garage/home at the aforementioned address. Mr. Cyr confirmed the proper disposal of solid waste and demolition debris.  No oil spill was evident.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-287-2016*SPILL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 4/11/16, Chris Goddard, of Holly's Heating Oil Company, reported that they had overfilled this customer's basement heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST).  One to two gallons had come out the vent pipe to the paved driveway and had been cleaned up.  I did not find out the reason for the overfill.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The single family home is a seasonal residence located in a suburban residential area near the Red Rocket gas station.  The homeowner lives in Worcester, Mass.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

SPILL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP
On Saturday, 4/16/19, while in the area for another spill, I checked the home.  No one was home, but I found the dark oil stain on the home's siding below the fill and vent pipes and running northeast on the pavement below.  No oil reached drains or surface water; some oil likely reached soil down through the crack between the house foundation and the paved driveway.

The vent and fill pipes were still full of oil as the home was unoccupied, so oil in the AST facility was not being burned off, and so expanding oil was still overflowing out and saturating a sorbent pad that Holly's had left around the pipe (see photos).  I soaked up some oil in the vent and fill pipes and wrapped a new sorbent pad around the vent.  Through the basement window, I noted no obvious evidence of oil seeps out the tank top fittings.

While on site I tried to call Holly's to require additional cleanup, but found they were closed for the holiday weekend and I could reach no one through their emergency number.  The homeowner had a full phone mailbox so could not leave a message.  I left my business card and a written message on the front door for Mr. Taylor to call me.

On Tuesday, 4/19/16, I reached Mr. Goddard at Holly's, and advised them to remove oil from the piping and change sorbents, and to wash the oiled home siding with detergent.  Goddard stated that they tried to call the homeowner and left a voice message.  I called Mr. Taylor again and got a full voice mailbox so could not leave a message.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  In September 2016, I revisited the home and noted my note gone from the front door and no one at home.  The oily sorbent pads were gone from the vent pipe.  I had not received a call back from Mr. Taylor.
2)  As Holly's Heating Oil Company was managing the fuel at the time of the discharge, Holly's is understood to be the primary responsible party for the spill cleanup.  Holly's was hired by Mr. Taylor to deliver fuel and therefore Mr. Taylor is also a responsible party.  I recommended to Holly's that they set up a 24 hour emergency number.  I believe that Holly's needs to improve spill response training for their drivers.
3)  This spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services cleanup actions are required based on present information.
P-288-2016*Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their customers had a cracked furnace that was causing oil to leak out onto the basement floor.  When I contacted the homeowner, she stated that the oil was not from a cracked furnace and that it was from bleeding the furnace to restart it.  She stated that they used kitty litter to clean up the floor and that there was no lingering vapor issue.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-289-2016*On 4/13/2016, I received a call from Geno Gervais of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trash trucks.  The spill occurred at People's Choice Credit Union in Saco.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-290-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a North American Services vactor truck due to a hose failure.  The spill was cleaned up by North American with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-291-2016*Eco Maine reported that a trailer mounted portable baghouse (belonging to North American Industrial Services) had been overfilled by Dead River Company.  The portable baghouse has a diesel fuel tank built into it, and when Dead River came to fill the tank, they overfilled it and diesel fuel spilled out onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-293-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/14/16, Mr. Nason, of Downeast Energy (DEE) Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that during the night, one of their trucks suffered a diesel fuel leak from the truck's saddle tank to the ground and a nearby storm drain.  Initially reported as 2 to 3 gallons, this was later re-estimated to about 5-gallons leaked.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential and commercial use, located behind the North Windham Shopping Center and Shaw's store.  This fuel oil bulk plant was formerly a Don Rich Heating Oil company owned facility.  The area is on municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.

Most of the fuel drained off the paved lot and into the french drain to sand about 4' to 5' below grade.  The drain allows runoff to soak into the ground not drain off site to surface water.  To protect groundwater, MDEP required that the diesel-contaminated soil be removed from the drain and I advised Mr. Nason to contact me so that MDEP can be on site and screen soil during the cleanup.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On the morning of 4/15/16, I was called by Kenneth Small of Clean Harbors Environmental Services stating that they had a vacuum truck at CPRC Group facility with soil from the storm drain and needed a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form to dispose of the oiled soil at CPRC Group, LLC.  DEE nor Clean Harbors had contacted me to screen soil and assure the soil removal was adequate.  I reluctantly issued the letter directly to CPRC.

CONCLUSIONS
a)  Oil-contaminated soil may remain on site from this discharge and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The discharge cannot be determined to be remediated satisfactorily at this time.  Further clean-up is possible.
b)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
c)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are being pursued.
P-296-2016*On 4/15/16, Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) reported that one of PTW trash trucks suffered a broken fuel pump which discharged about 6-gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road at the entrance to their Westbrook facility.  The location is rural commercial use.  Inspecting the location, I noted residual diesel stains on the asphalt pavement and dust from the speedy dry sorbent material (see attached location map).  The discharge was cleaned to State of Maine satisfaction.

At this time, no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-297-2016*On 4/15/16, P Gagnon & Son, Inc., reported that they were responding to a leak in this customer's fuel line due to a kink in the copper line.  They estimated the loss at about one gallon to the concrete floor out the plastic sleeve.  The leak was reported repaired and Mr. Krause reported that he would have the line replaced.  In the afternoon I checked back with Mr. Krause who reported that he was satisfied with the cleanup.  I advised to have the oil stain washed with detergent several times if any odor should persist.

The location is rural residential and farm use.  At this time, based on present information, I recommend no further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.

P-299-2016*The Town of Raymond Public Works road grader was parked remotely on a minor slope, it developed a hole in the fuel tank and was not discovered until 18+ hours later.  The discharge pooled beneath the grader and flowed about 50 feet along the gravel edge of lot it was parked on.  Upon discovery, the town moved the grader to the top of the road and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the discharge.  Upon arrival, I met with Public Works and we devised a cleanup plan, using the town resources to keep expenditures down. The diesel left a very distinct visual marking in the lightly colored sparsely vegetated gravel.

The excavation went smoothly and with high confidence the cleanup was successfully completed.  The town would take care of any ancillary calls generated from neighbors seeing the excavation activities along the roadside.  Based on witnessed successful clean up MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-300-2016*I was approached by a concerned citizen who observed a syringe at the town beach.  I followed their directions and located the syringe, secured it and transported it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for disposal.  Additional investigation of the general area found no other items.  Based on this successful removal, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-301-2016*While at the station/store, the car was discovered to have a leaking fuel tank.  The local fire department responded and applied sorbent material to the discharge.  The owner was convinced to have the car towed for repairs.  The scene was secured and cleared by Brunswick Fire Department.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Cumberland Farms was to call their contractor to come and clean up the scene.  Based on information received, response actions taken, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-302-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a transformer internal failure.  The oil was collected with sorbents and through hand excavation. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-288-2016*At 0839 hours on 5/10/16, Tony Delmonico, of Thomas Di Cenzo, Incorporated, reported a four gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a broken hose on their crane in Somesville.  The crane was setting up to perform work at the bridge located next to a cemetery when the hose, which controls steering, broke.  The oil spilled onto pavement.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil as it bled out of the hose.  The hose was fixed without the crane being moved.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
A-216-2016*It was reported that an aboveground storage tank had leaked its contents to the soils and waters of Maine. I responded to the site and confirmed that an oil discharge had occurred. I provided the homeowner with the necessary paperwork to apply for fund coverage. I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the contamination from the affected area. The contamination was brought to CPRC Group for disposal. I used the oil in soil shake tests to confirm that the excavation was clean prior to backfilling it. The home is supplied by a dug well that is slightly up slope from the oil spill. Due to the wells location and water flow, I referred the case to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring. After the contamination was removed, we progressed to excavating the proper drain for the house. It terminated about half way down the lawn. I replaced the perforated pipe with solid PVC and ran it to an oil water separator, which was then vacuumed out twice a week for two months. After this was in place, I removed boom downslope toward the lake.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-76-2016*I received a report from Devin Michaud regarding a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil caused by a broken hose on a log loader unit. The spill was cleaned immediately using a combination of wood fines and absorbent pads.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-418-2016*Scarborough Public Works blew a hydraulic hose on a front end loader in the yard onto compacted gravel.  A Spill Debris Form was issued for transportation to CPRC Group in Scarborough.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information given MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-277-2016*5/25/16 1150 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power reported that a vehicle hit a utility pole causing an estimated 7 gallons of transformer oil to spill to the roadway and road side. He said the poly-chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of the transformer oil was not known. CMP employees collected oil on the pavement with speedi-dry oil absorbent material and excavated all oil impacted soil visible. I went to the site then to confirm that the clean-up was sufficient. Laboratory analysis of the oil showed the PCB content to be below detection limits.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-347-2016*On 3/30/16, Tom Tardiff, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, reported cleanup of leaking equipment at the entered location.  Mr. Tardiff indicated that they were conducting a 'spring cleanup' around the facility and that the leakage from various equipment was incidental.  Sorbents, cleaning products and oil impacted debris were entered into a 55-gallon drum for pickup and disposal by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-448-2020*On 8/17/2020, Whitefield Fire Dept. reported that motor oil had been discharged from a tractor trailer due to a collision in Whitefield. The truck was owned and operated by CEI Transport and was hauling an empty emulsified asphalt tanker owned by Bouchards.  A passenger vehicle hit the truck after failing to stop at a stop sign.  The truck lost control and ended up in the ditch at which time the oil pan was punctured.  During the accident, both the tanker and the saddle tanks remained intact.  After the truck was pulled back onto the road, there were no signs of any fluids leaking other than motor oil.  A small puddle of motor oil was found where the truck had landed in the ditch.  The free product was padded up and a small amount of soil shoveled up and disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
I-80-2016*On April 1, 2016 an unknown caller reported a sheen of "some type of oil" mixed with rain water draining into the storm drain in front of City Dry Cleaners. Sean Bernard and I meet onsite and found a slight sheen running by the dry cleaners and into the drain. After a brief investigation a recent stain of diesel fuel was found on Harry's Motor Sport property were a tractor was previously parked.

A sales associate was informed of the spill and the need to be more prudent in their fueling procedures. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-229-2016*On April 18th, we received a spill report via e-mail from Sherri Clark from the city of Bangor.  According to the report, a spill occurred at the Walmart at 900 Stillwater Avenue in Bangor.  The bus 621 diesel tank was discovered leaking while the bus was idling.  The one gallon leak on pavement surface was recovered with sorbent material.   It did not leave the paved surface.  The seven pounds of contaminated sorbent material was collected and sent to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.

I-96-2016*On January 5, 2016 a hydraulic hose on a frontend loader released .5 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils. The spill was cleaned up using wood fines which were disposed of through Huber's wood fired boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-267-2016*EMERA Maine reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

During a recent wind storm, a tree fell on the power lines causing the utility pole to snap and the transformer crashing to the ground and releasing all of its oil. Soil was impacted from the oil release and remediated by excavation.

No storm drains, wells, or waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-268-2016*On May 03, 2016, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to a meth lab located at 16 North Street, Apartment 2 in Brewer.  We assisted with removal and disposal of methamphetamine making materials.  MDEP over-packed the materials and disposed of them properly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-419-2016*The discharge was the result of a leaking valve on a trash truck where approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was discharged to the roadway.  The hydraulic oil was quickly collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-333-2016*On 6/22/2016, in Waldoboro, the Fire Department reported a structure fire and oil spill. The fire damaged the piping on the aboveground storage tank.  Firefighters used buckets to collect leaking oil from the tank.  A site visit was made to assist and pump out the oil tank.  Spilled product was collected with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-77-2016*I received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Technician with Emera Maine, reporting a small spill of mercury related to the breakage of two 4' long fluorescent light bulbs at the their facility on the Parkhurst Siding Road.  Kimberly stated that Emera crews used the mercury clean-up kit to properly clean up the broken bulbs that broke on the concrete floor inside the building. The debris was placed in a gallon pail and placed in Emera Maine's Haz Waste Storage building until disposal through their designated contractor is scheduled.

No action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
I-164-2016*I received a of 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil in the log yard at the Ashland Sawmill. The spill was the result of an O-Ring failure on a log truck's hydraulic filter. Irving contractor crews used sorbent materials and shovels to recover and bucket for disposal all oily debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
A-323-2016*The filter on a home oil supply tank was improperly seated causing a small amount of oil to leak to a dirt basement floor.  The gravel that supported and leveled the tank was impacted.  The impacted rocks were removed.  The homeowner's oil company agreed to dispose of the rocks.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-185-2016*I received report of a 2-5 gallon spill of diesel fuel at a logger refueling tank. The operator over filled his tank, spilling diesel fuel. The contractor cleaned up the spill with pads and a shovel.


No action is required of Response Services.
I-211-2016*I received a call regarding a leaking fuel line that is buried beneath a concrete basement floor. The leaking line is leaking near an exposed compression fitting just below the concrete floor surface in a small depression.

I met with Todd of DOC's to discuss plans to blow the line free of any oil with a CO2 cylinder. All oil in the line will be captured in a bucket. A new sleeved above grade fuel line will be installed. I discussed clean-up plans with Mike and Darlene Finnemore.

The odors in the basement are minimal and confined to an area where the leaking fuel line was discovered. I placed a referral to Technical Services (Jim Lavoie) to assess any oil impacts under the concrete floor of the basement.

Jim Lavoie, Engineering Technician completed a site visit.  Impact from spilled oil and leaking fuel line was limited to a small depression in the concrete where the compression fitting was leaking. Jim cleaned the area completely of oil and then used a concrete grout in this void space in the concrete floor. No odors were present.  The fuel line has been replaced and the tank is soon to be replaced.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
I-212-2016*I received a telephone call regarding a spill of 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose on a front end loader unit. Crews put sawdust on the spill and collected the oil soaked sorbent materials and placed in the mill's solid fuel boiler per license conditions.

No action is required of Response Services.
P-602-2016*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Route 103 near 28 Pepperell Road.  No one involved in the accident stayed on scene.  The fire department found diesel fuel in the roadway and used sorbent material to clean it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-487-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-463-2020*On August 25th, 2020, New Balance Co. reported a release of two to three gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement in their factory parking lot in Norridgewock, Maine.  The spill was caused by a leaking scissor lift in the lot.  The spill did not make it to any drains and was contained and picked up with sorbents.  The material was put in a drum for later disposal by New Balance.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-618-2016*Simard & Sons, Inc., while performing a service station upgrade, had concrete to dispose of.  To facilitate a quick turnaround, they asked the town public works department if they could use about 30 cubic yards of clean fill.  They were told the banking near the school was in the process of being filled and to dump it there.

It appears the concrete had been properly assessed prior to using it as inert fill.  No discharge occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-625-2016*On 8/4/16, I met Mr. Malcolm of Northeast Air at their Portland Jetport office and was shown the spill area by the main airport terminal where the passengers load.  We checked several other spill locations also.  The discharges were cleaned satisfactory.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-626-2016*On 8/4/16, as part of responsibilities for coordinating underground storage tanks (UST) in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Southern Maine Regional Office, I visited this new UST facility location as requested to check in relation to the UST site rules.  I met with the general contractor.  The area is on city water, located adjacent to a closed municipal landfill, and noted no drinking water wells within 1000'.  The facility install had not been started at this time.  I observed no obvious prohibited discharges at the time.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-627-2016*Mr. Violette reported that he believed there was a hydraulic oil spill on the undeveloped property next to his.  Mr. Violette stated that the property had been logged about 2 years prior and that he believed that the logging equipment had leaked.  He said there was a dark spot on the ground that smelled like oil.  Mr. Violette was concerned about his drinking water well which is more than 100 feet away and is drilled 400+ feet deep.  I told him that after 2 years if there wasn't a problem there likely wouldn't be.  I told him that he could sample his well water and if he found any petroleum issue the Department could assist him.  Mr. Violette was satisfied that there wouldn't be a problem.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-516-2016*On August 11 Liz Dawes of Emera Maine called a spill of transformer oil at a substation. The spill occurred at 614 State Street at the substation behind the Water District Building. The spill was from a breaker at the station, four ounces of transformer oil leaked from an untightened valve. The oil contained 1.99 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyl.  It was cleaned up using sorbents.

No further action from response services is required.
I-36-2016*I received a faxed spill report of a 3 gallon hydraulic oil spill that occurred at Maine Woods Company (MWC).  The MWC Environmental Manager, Donny Morton sent in the report and stated that the spill has been completely soaked up with wood sawdust and placed in the fuel storage area to be burned in the mill's bio mass boiler per MDEP license conditions.


No further action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
B-255-2016*I received a call indicating that a discharge hose on a tank truck suffered a malfunction while making a delivery to a waste oil storage tank at the entered location.  The incident occurred in a gravel driveway and resulted in approximately 5 gallons of waste oil being spilled.  Personnel on site removed a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it at their on site hotmix plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-256-2016*On 4/27/16, Bangor International Airport reported a five gallon Jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill that discharged from an aircraft wing vent.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and no receptors were impacted.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-258-2016*On April 28, 2016, Pine Tree Waste Services reported an anti-freeze spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 1 gallon of anti-freeze leaked from a trash truck when a fitting came loose while driving into Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.  The anti-freeze was on pavement and evaporated before a cleanup could be done.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-282-2016*I received a call indicating a Pine Tree Waste Services truck had suffered a small spill at the entered location resulting from a leaking hydraulic hose.  The spill was confined to pavement where it was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-283-2016*I received a report of a methamphetamine waste dump site at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-310-2016*On May 22, I received a report from Dead River Company of a leaking tank at 114 North Main Street in Hampden.  The technician from Dead River placed a magna patch on the tank.  When I arrived, the leak was secure and there was no signs of failure around the patch.   No vapors were present in the home.   I discussed with Mr. Brown, the owner, the benefits of pumping fuel from the tank.  He decided against removing oil from the tank, as Dead River was scheduled to arrive the next day to replace the tank.

No resources are at risk and no further action from the Division of Response Services required.
P-404-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) called to report the discharge of hydraulic oil from the collection truck along several roads.  The discharge was not discovered until the retractor arm ceased working.  The discharges were intermittently along the stops on the route.  PTW applied speedy dry sorbent material and the Town of Saco, with a street sweeper, collected the material for disposal.  An estimated six and one half gallons were lost, (based on the volume taken to refill the system).  Based on the statements received no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assets were dispatched, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-425-2016*Jarrod called after-the-fact to report the discharge of hydraulic oil while on a job at the aforementioned address.  He stated having done much work with the Maine Department of Transportation, and that he understood the reporting requirement to be five (5) gallons.  I let him know that was an error but heard often and that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) requires all spills to be reported, and if reported immediately, cleanups go much smoother.  He agreed and would call immediately if it happens again.

He said that they shut down the system as soon as the break occurred, and applied sorbent pads to the oil sprayed on the ground.  They also washed an adjacent brick wall with Dawn and all were satisfied with cleanup.  He estimated a gallon and a half were lost.  Based on the information received, no MDEP Division of Response Services visit was made nor any further actions planned.
I-151-2016*A cylinder for the ram feeders that supply wood fuel to the heat energy furnace at Huber Engineered Woods LLC failed. This caused about 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill out onto the concrete floor. Huber employees noticed the spill on the floor and placed wood fines onto the spill to contain and absorb the spilled oil. The oil soaked wood fines were then placed in the mill's biomass boiler per license conditions.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-326-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a spill of anti-freeze from a trash truck.  The spill was from a broken hose and was on the hot top and gravel.  The approximate one gallon spill was absorbed with speedi dri sorbent material.

No resources are at risk.   No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-329-2016*A car left the road and came to rest in the stream.  A small amount of transmission oil was observed floating on the water.  The fire department and I used sorbents to soak up some of the transmission oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-330-2016*I installed a vent system to control the minor petroleum vapors.  The system was removed in October 2016 after it had been off for quite a few months.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-331-2016*May 31, 2016, Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of diesel dripped from a pin size hole in a hose that fueled the generator on a trailer. Crushed stone was removed and disposed of properly by Environmental Projects, Inc.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
I-145-2016*On June 18, 2016 fuel was release from an Emera Maine cable puller that contaminated a small area due to thermal expansion. Emera Maine employees cleaned up the spill and removed contaminated soils. The contaminated debris were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-185-2016*On March 31, Nathan Thompson received a report from Holden Fire Department concerning a traffic accident at 518 Copeland Hill Road.  The automobile ran into a ditch and damaged its fuel tank.  Approximately 10 gallons was lost into the ditch.  The ditch was running with water at the time.   Holden Fire personnel placed sorbent in the ditch, and placed some dams in several locations.   Fifteen pounds of sorbent material was collected.  The sorbent material will be disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-311-2016*On May 23, I received a complaint from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  A drug manufacturing dump site was found at 4 Upland Road in Brewer, Maine.  A number of one-pots were removed, in addition to other manufacturing waste.  The material will be disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-179-2016*I received report regarding a small spill of 1-2 gallons of diesel fuel as a result of a leaky nozzle at a re-fueling station. The spill originated from a leak developed in nozzle. The contractor used spill pads to soak up the spill.


No action is required of Response Services.
I-180-2016*I received report of a spill of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a woods chipper unit. The spill occurred from several leaky fittings. The spill was mostly contained within the chipper, the remainder was soaked up with spill pads and contaminated soils and debris were shoveled up contractor.

No action is required of Response Services.
I-181-2016*I received report of a spill from a leaking outside above ground oil tank (AST) at the home of Caroline McNinch. I hired Brown Developments to remove contaminated soils around the area of the AST. The homeowner's well is only 15-20 feet from tank.

Responder Jesse Clark supervised the excavation/clean-up of contaminated soils. Approximately 3 tons of contaminated soils were removed.


No further action is required of Response Services.
A-348-2016*A rust hole in the bottom of a residential tank caused approximately 50 gallons of oil to leak to the basement floor.  The oil was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.  A fan was left in place for a week to clear odors out of the home.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-353-2016*A sheen was spotted at Carver's Harbor, Vinalhaven, right after a fishing vessel left the island.  It is believed the vessel released a small amount of an oil product when clearing out its bilge.  The product was unrecoverable.  The United States Coast Guard was notified.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-354-2016*A concerned citizen called the Division of Response Services to report an oil discharge at a home that was recently sold.  The caller wanted to stay anonymous and they did not know the homeowners' names.  I visited the site and met the owner, Emit Faulkner.  After explaining the situation, he allowed me to do an investigation around the outside heating oil storage tank.  I was able to auger down four feet around the tank in four locations.  I did not see any visual or olfactory sign of any oil spill.  I used oil-in-soil shake tests for field screening, and all were negative for petroleum.  I then bailed some water from the well, and it looked and smelled clean.  Nothing showed up on a pad test or photoionization detector (PID).  I explained my findings to the owner and referred the case to the Division of Technical Services for further investigation.  I also found an older spill for this site which could be what the citizen was referring to.

This spill was documented in Spill Report A-44-2008.  At that time, the well was sampled and results were non-detect for diesel range organics (DRO).  The case was referred for possible Division of Technical Services attention.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-355-2016*C. N. Brown Company reported an overfill of an aboveground tank at the Strong Highway Department.   Approximately 8 gallons of diesel was spilled to the pavement.  C. N. Brown personnel cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-347-2016*On 6/30/2016, in Waterville, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill by the back alley switch. The estimated 8 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a brush cutter. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-359-2020*On July 13, 2020, Pan Am Railways reported a release of two quarts of lube oil to the tracks and ballast behind Franchetti's Home Town Variety store in Jay, Maine.  Pan Am picked up the free product with sorbents and excavated contaminated ballast for disposal.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-369-2016*This was an anonymous report of a neighbor altering a wetland on the Marston Road in Richmond. I visited the site but am not well versed in wetland rules.  I spoke with someone in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Land Bureau about this and gave them the information.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-368-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a dump truck.  The discharge was limited to the paved surface and gravel shoulder.   MDOT cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of the waste.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-367-2016*Pam Am Railways reported a discharge of lube oil from an engine at the Rumford Rail Yard.  Pan Am personnel were dispatched to remove the affected ballast which was brought back the Pan Am yard in Waterville for consolidation with like wastes for bulk disposal.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-216-2016*I received report of a small leak from an inside oil tank in the home of Laura Griffin. The homeowner had placed a pan under the leaking tank and had caught almost all the leaking oil, until Dead River crews arrived on scene. The corroded tank was pumped out of all oil and the tank will be replaced.

Very little if any oil dripped onto the concrete floor, as the homeowner took action to place a pan/bucket under the leaking tank very soon after it started.

No further action by Response Services.
P-628-2016*On the night of  August 4th, I received a call reporting a leaking/weeping tank in the basement of the home.  The leak was said to be only a sporadic drip.  A pan had been placed beneath the tank to contain the oil and would be watched throughout the night.  We agreed that I would come out first thing in the morning to assess the spill.

Upon arrival I met with Mr. West and he showed me the tank in question.  It appears the leakage is coming from the flare area of the piping/Firomatic connection, running down to a low point and falling to the floor.  There was a patchwork concrete portion of floor and it was significantly covered with gravel and fines (old field stone foundation walls with sediment siltation).  The corrugations of the oil line covering were filled with oil, however, not enough pressure or slope existed to actively leak at the furnace end.  If squeezed, the oil would appear, therefore the line will need to be replaced not simply re-flared at tank end.

The old house is currently receiving an energy audit upgrade including insulation, vapor barrier installation, new insulated bulkhead door, etc.  This situation was complicated by the lack of stairs in the bulkhead egress.  We had to negotiate a ladder to come and go.  Initial scraping of the floor led me to believe I could hand excavate the contaminated soil and fill.  However, once I got deeper into the sand, it moved laterally much more than I originally thought.  At this point I called a local contractor to assist in the excavation, and supply demo hammer for breaking up the thin concrete.  I also enlisted the help of my co-worker, John Luongo, to bring me the Maine Department of Environmental Protection dump trailer to expedite the disposal end of the cleanup.  Oiled materials (soil, gravel, sand) were loaded into five gallon buckets, carried the length of house, up and out the bulkhead and dumped into a trailer. The concrete was broken up with electric demo hammer, and chunks likewise loaded into buckets and removed.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-629-2016*The Auburn Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer truck had lost its drive shaft and ripped off the crossover line between the saddle tanks.  I arrived to find the saddle tanks emptying out onto the roadway.  I facilitated the delivery of a pallet of speedy dry sorbent material by Environmental Projects, Inc., that the truck's insurance company would pay for.  The Fire Department, Maine Department of Transportation, and trucking company chose to do the cleanup themselves.  The City of Auburn used a street sweeper to pick up the speedy dry and some contaminated soil, and I gave them a Spill Letter so they could dispose of it at CPRC Group.  I returned the following day and confirmed that the cleanup was complete.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-78-2016*I received a call from Dead River (DR) regarding a small spill/weep of #2 oil from a fuel line flared fitting. The leak was discovered during a no heat call the DR crews were responding to. DR crews replaced the cracked flared nut/fitting at the fire matic burner unit and hand dug out the soils beneath the fitting leak to a depth of several inches. The area was backfilled with clean stone. The oily contaminated soils were disposed of by DR through their oily waste stream disposal contractor.

No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-310-2016*A large industrial roller at the Dragon Cement plant burst a hydraulic line spilling approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to containment.  No oil was released to the environment.  Dragon personnel cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  Debris was burned at the cement plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-493-2016*On 6/22/16, I received a call from the U. S. Coast Guard reporting a drum floating on the water near their base in South Portland.  Greg O'Brien and I responded on our boat.  In spite of a thorough search of the area, we were unable to locate the drum and the Coast Guard lost sight of it.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-266-2016*I received a call regarding the discharge of hydraulic oil at Hancock Lumber's Bethel Saw Mill resulting from a hydraulic piston failure on a cherry picker.  The discharge was absorbed with woodchips and shavings and cleaned up by the time I arrived on site.  The oiled wood waste was burned in the saw mill's kiln.  No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-284-2016*The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported that the vessel "Harmony" was taking on water, after recently fueling up at Vessel Services (10,000 gal diesel).  Still at the facility, Portland Fire Department (PFD) and USCG responded and pumped water from the vessel and secured it.

It appears there was a perceived threat of oil release from the bilge water as it was pumped over the side, but at that hour not confirmed.  Notifications to the National Response Center as well as Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) were made.  MDEP Division of Response Services to follow up with site visit in daylight.  Upon arrival at the wharf, no unexpected sheen or petroleum product was observed.

Conclusion was that little actual fuel oil was discharged overboard, or simply taken away with the tidal flux.  No additional information was garnered from my site visit.  Based on the information given and the observations made, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-111-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a home dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
I-112-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-113-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite picked up by Houlton Police. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-114-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-116-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-184-2016*I spoke with William Sheehan of the Department of Environmental Protection's Land and Water Bureau regarding the complaint/spill report and request his presence on a joint site visit on the Mattawamkeag River. Bill informed me that the complaint has been received and investigated in past years. The "sheen/oil slick" is not oil related, but leachate from the river bank soils that are being impacted from leachate discharging from the very old Island Falls municipal solid waste dump site.

I called Brian Beneski, the Uncontrolled Sites Unit Manager to make him aware of this old brownfield site.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
P-323-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report the loss of oil from a transformer along Lawrence Road.  It is an untagged unit, potentially containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Samples came back <1 parts per million (ppm). See CMPC Oil & Chemical Spill Report attached for details.  The site was properly cleaned up and the property owners additional concerns addressed.  Based on the actions taken, sample results, restorative work and customer's satisfaction, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
I-108-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-110-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-299-2016*On 6/8/2016, in Rockport, Fabian Oil Company reported an oil spill.  The unknown amount of spilled K1 fuel oil was the result of a bad gasket on a filter assembly on an outside oil tank.  The area in the mobile home park where the spill occurred was extremely wet, and some oil had been carried away by runoff water.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to respond with a vacuum truck to recover oil and contaminated soil.  The area is served by a public water supply system.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-352-2016*On 6/8/16, Dead River Company reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) at a residence at 12 University Place in Orono.  Dead River Company had performed work on the heating system just a few days ago and pinched the filter allowing oil to leak out onto the concrete floor.  I observed a 3 feet by 6 feet area of concrete impacted by petroleum, which Dead River Company personnel were using sorbents to soak up the spilled oil.  Vapors were noticeable in the basement, but not in the living space.  I talked to the owner, Barbara Clark, and she declined a vent system and said she had no issues and did not have any noticeable smell of oil in the living space.  I left my card and said to call me if anything changed.  No calls were received.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-353-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at N 45.093743 W -69.57779.  The spill was from a parked piece of logging equipment and impacted an unnamed gravel roadway.  The spill was cleaned up by a Weyerhaeuser designee to the Department's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-354-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at N 45.068472 W -69938945.  The spill was from a parked piece of logging equipment and impacted an unnamed gravel roadway.  The spill was cleaned up by a Weyerhaeuser designee to the Department's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-355-2016*A Maine Department of Transportation dump truck saddle tank leaked in their yard.  They excavated the contaminated soil for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-356-2016*June 08, 2016, Hampden Fire Department reported an anti-freeze spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The spill was a result of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 202 and Cold Brook Road in Hampden. Speedy dry was applied to the antifreeze on the pavement and disposed of properly.

I visited the site and no storm drains or catch basins were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-357-2016*On June 09, 2016, Weyerhaeuser reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  It was undetermined how much was spilled because the oil was found as drops on the soil.  It was reported that the spill must have occurred over winter by a harvester cutting trees.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-358-2016*I received a report that a passenger vehicle had lost its fuel tank around the entered location.  The vehicle did not stop until all the fuel had spilled from the tank making a cleanup impossible.  A light stain of fuel over about a mile section of the highway was the only consequence.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-359-2016*On 6/13/16, a citizen reported two 30-gallon trash cans full of paint waste at the entered location, a vacant house.  I responded to the location and observed the two containers.  I cracked the lid of the first container and using a photoionization detector (PID) recorded a peak reading of 383 parts per million (ppm) and a peak reading of 0 ppm in the breathing zone.  A look inside the container revealed old and weathered paint containers.  A neighbor advised that the cans of paint and creosol had been left outside and that he placed the paint waste in the trash containers.

I contacted the homeowner and advised that the waste had to be properly disposed.  He agreed to dispose of the waste through EPI, Inc., Environmental Depot, Auburn, Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.  Reimbursement request was submitted.
I-166-2016*A flooded basement of an abandoned house toppled over the above ground storage tank cause a release of fuel oil. The basement had an estimated 2 feet of water and heavy layer of oil.

I met with Allen's Environmental Services to discuss clean-up action plans and begin vacuuming out the oily water debris from flooded cellar. Due to the household furnishings that were stored in the basement and impacted/coated with oil, we worked with Fort Fairfield Public Works to haul out and dispose of these materials to facilitate access to concrete floor to pressure wash concrete floor and walls and vacuum up oily liquids in the cellar. Oily liquids were vacuumed up and bulked up and disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill under an oil spill debris form.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
A-290-2016*A gas station was replacing its spill buckets and tank sumps and repaving/grading the lot.  During removal of one spill bucket, the consulting engineer encountered gravel lightly contaminated with gasoline (Photoionization detector reading of 40 parts per million).  No clean-up is required and no material will be moved off site. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-291-2016*It was reported that oil was lost outside a boomed area around outfall 1 at Pan Am Railway's yard in Waterville. This is an ongoing issue with the way Pan Am manages the drainage in their yard. A catch basin upslope of the river outfall has two sections in it. One side is oil and one is storm water. During heavy rains or snow melt, the oil overflows into the storm water side, and it is discharged to the river. I am not sure what caused the oil to be lost outside the boom. The caller would not give me specific information on this occurrence.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-292-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to assess the damage and clean up the oily debris. Sorbents were used to collect free product on top of a water puddle. The pads were collected the following day and handled at CMP's North Augusta Service Center.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-293-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) street sweeper blew a hydraulic hose. Fluid was lost to the pavement below the machine. Speedy dry sorbent material was used to absorb the free product on the pavement.  MDOT staff cleaned the area and used a 5 gallon pail to store the oil soaked speedy dry, until it could be disposed of.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-295-2016*On 6/6/16, at 1330 hours, Tom Tardiff, from Maine Central & Quebec Railway, reported that a small amount of lube oil had been seen in the drainage stream abutting the rail tracks in the yard after a significant rain event. An estimated 1 cup of oil was caught behind an oil absorbent boom that had been put in place in case of discharges from the storm water system from the yard. There had been a previous discharge after a heavy rain event in 2012 (see spill#A-258-2012). The previous spill was when another railroad company was operating the yard. The yard is owned by the State of Maine and managed by Maine Department of Transportation. Tom reported collecting the oil with an oil absorbent pad. I went to the site the next day. No oil was observed, but a small amount of grass was oil stained. I put an additional oil absorbent boom in closer to where the storm water discharges into the drainage stream and will check it periodically especially after rain events. No other actions by the Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
A-296-2016*The Augusta Fire Department reported that a small amount of oil had run into Togus Pond with water runoff from a shed fire near the pond. They reported that they had attempted to contain the oily runoff with oil absorbent pads and a dirt berm, but there was a small sheen at the bank of the pond. I went to the site and met the owner, Mr. Alexander. He said the shed was used to do small engine repairs and housed a motor cycle that was intact, but burned extensively. He said there were only a couple of one gallon containers of waste oil in the shed that was burned out almost completely. I checked the runoff path from the fire and found no oil impacted soil. On the bank of the pond, the oil absorbents left by the Fire Department had collected only a small amount of oil. There was a very small oil sheen just at the bank of the pond. I installed an additional oil absorbent boom at the pond edge just to catch any additional runoff from the fire area.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-297-2016*On 6/7/16, an anonymous caller reported that the owner of a maintenance garage was dumping waste oil down the floor drain in the garage.  I called the garage owner and met him there to inspect the site.  The owner reported that he only worked on his own vehicles and tractor trailer at the garage. There were other no operable vehicles around.  In back of the garage he said were other people's vehicles that were there for the owners to store and work on.  I checked the garage and the floor drain outfall.  There was no sign of waste oil in either.  There were some drums and buckets of waste oil stored outside with very little spillage around them from pouring oil into them.  There were some areas of stained soil at the front entrance of the garage.  I suggested that the owner find a facility that would take the used motor oil before major spillage occurs.  I told him to dig up the stained soil in the small areas I had found.  I went back a few weeks later and the waste oil containers were gone and the oil stained soil removed and in five gallon buckets.  I took the buckets of soil for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-298-2016*On 6/7/16, at 1538 hours, Sabrina Poland, from Noruria Little Mart, reported finding a gasoline spill near one of the dispensers. She reported that there was a strong odor of gasoline and rainwater had spread it toward a storm drain. I asked her to put speedy dry sorbent material around the storm drain to prevent gasoline from getting into it. I went to the site and checked the storm drain system and the retention pond area behind the site where the system drained it. There was no sign of gasoline in the system. The Little Mart employees picked up the speedy dry and arranged for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-480-2016*Approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil were released from a dump truck to the asphalt parking surface due to a ruptured hose. CPRC Group of Scarborough was delivering material to the facility when the release occurred. The spilled oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by CPRC.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-170-2016*Emera Maine Electric Utility Company reported a leak from a transformer due to a passenger vehicle accident that hit a utility pole at 111 Masardis Road in Ashland Maine. Approximately 3 gallons on non-PCB (tested to <1 ppm) of transformer oil spilled on ground at base of utility pole. Transformer removed and pads used to collect free product were bagged for disposal at the licensed landfill (Presque Isle). Outside contractor, (Soderberg's Construction) cleaned up spill site and repaired lawn damage on 6/16/16. All material taken to Presque Isle Landfill.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-171-2016*I received report of a spill of an estimated 110 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the interior concrete floor in the bond mill. The spill was due to a ruptured hydraulic hose on the wrapping machine. There was no known cause for the rupture found and hose was replaced. Oil was cleaned up by facility hazmat personnel using a vacuum unit and absorbent pads.  Liquid oil was stored in waste oil drums and oil soaked debris was placed in Clean Harbors Oily debris dumpster next to the yard office for later approved disposal.

No further actions needed by Response Services.
B-196-2016*On April 6, Chad Peasley, of Harley Plumbing & Heating Company, called in a spill at 29 Thirteenth Street in Bangor.  The home is owned by Walter Keyser and his mother lives there.  The five gallon spill occurred due to a broken or damaged supply line.  The oil was collected with sorbent pads.  In all, 20 pounds of sorbent pads were disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) waste stream.  Oil Solutions was applied to the floor.  Wood support beams were impacted with oil.   The basement and home had unsatisfactory vapor levels.   A fan was placed in the basement to mitigate the vapor.

I mentioned to the homeowner that the tank was in rough shape and needed to be replaced.

Our Division of Technical Services was referred on this spill due to oil vapors in the home.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-370-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of gasoline to the paved road surface. The release was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-244-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on one of their trucks.  MDOT was able to clean up the affected area and properly disposed of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Servcis is necssary in this matter.
A-245-2016*A small amount of mineral oil leaked from a transformer located at pad mount 5.3 on Quarry Road in Waterville.  The spill was cleaned up by digging up the impacted ground and vegetation.  No further action.
A-248-2016*Less than one gallon of kerosene was spilled by an oil company filling an aboveground oil storage tank due to broken nozzle adaptor.  It was cleaned up by the oil company.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-249-2016*Report was received of hydraulic leak from tractor at Routes 1 and 90 intersection in Warren.  Sorbent material was used to clean up affected area.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-221-2016*The Town of Winthrop Public Works Department (WPW) reported that a street sweeper had suffered a broken hydraulic line, releasing several gallons of hydraulic oil to the roadway.   The oil was subsequently swept up by the street sweeper and the line repaired.  The oily debris in the sweeper was drummed and properly disposed of by WPW.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-287-2016*6/2/16 1715 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated one pint of transformer oil had leaked from an electrical transformer in storage at the Skowhegan service center. The polychlorinated biphenyl(PCB) content of the oil was not known at the time of the spill but lab analysis results showed the PCB content to be below 1 ppm. All oil impacted sand and debris was removed by CMP. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-183-2016*On June 27, 2016 a logging truck failed to correctly navigate a slightly curving incline driving into the south bound ditch and rolled over the truck. The accident resulted in a loss of an estimated 60 gallons of diesel and a full loss of all engine fluids which impacted soils down gradient. Response services drilled and pumped off 100 gallons of diesel fuel, hired Soderberg Construction to removed contaminated soils, and replaced soils/stone armoring.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-413-2016*Reed & Reed reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the soil when a hose broke on a crane at the Bingham Wind Farm Project.

Soil was excavated and disposed of. No waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-414-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-459-2016*Hampden Fire Department reported a transmission oil and anti-freeze spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene of a multiple motor vehicle accident. Speedy dry was already applied to the pavement and removed by the Fire Department.

No storm drains were impacted by the spills.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-462-2016*R.H. Foster reported a #2 oil spill leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The leak occurred at 23 March Street in Bangor.

I arrived at the residence and met with building owners Gary and Barbara Bowden. R.H. Foster was on site and we emptied the leaking above ground storage tank (AST). We set up a temporary 30 gallon AST in the basement so the tenants could still have hot water.

Approximately 5 gallons of #2 oil was released from the corrosion hole on the AST onto the concrete floor.

Fans were set up temporarily to move fresh air into the basement. The living space upstairs was not affected by the oil vapors.

July 25, 2016, the site was referred to Jim Lavoie, an engineer with Technical Services with the DEP. Jim applied a two-step solution to the stained concrete floor. A fan was also installed to move air outside of the basement and fresh air inside. Clean Harbors was hired to remove the old AST and dispose of it properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-463-2016*Dead River Oil Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the home of Marva Cote. Ms. Cote directed me to her basement and explained to me that the copper line had a pin size hole in it, which allowed less than a gallon of #2 oil to leak into her basement. The oil was absorbed with speedy dry and sorbent pads by Dead River Oil Company.

Ms. Cote was satisfied with the cleanup and there were no vapors upstairs. Dead River Oil Company replaced the leaking copper line with a new sleeved line.

No storm drains were wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-464-2016*Chris Cronin with Air National Guard (ANG) reported a hydraulic leak on the "Whiskey" runway in Bangor.

Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the wing of a military plane because the hydraulic tank on the plane overheated. Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil that leaked from the wing.

July 25, 2016, I responded to the site and walked the area on the runway where the discharged occurred. No evidence of oil remained.

No storm drains were impacted by the discharge.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-467-2016*July 19, 2016, PAN AM reported a lube oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The discharge came from an overheated locomotive at South Water Street in Old Town.

Less than a gallon of lube oil was released to the ballast. Sorbent pads were used to absorb the product. The sorbent pads were disposed of properly by ENPRO.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-381-2016*On 7/20/16, Dead River Company reported that they were called to a business for a leaking inside heating oil tank.  They estimated that three to five gallons had spilled to a concrete and dirt floor when a sprinkler system installer accidently broke the outlet of the tank.  I went to the site and found that the Dead River Company technician had repaired the tank.  The sprinkler company was collecting oil with speedy dry sorbent material and digging up a small amount of oil-impacted dirt.  The storage room floor where the tank was located was part concrete and part dirt over ledge. The area was ventilated and the air in the upstairs business measured with a photo ionization detector had low levels of organic vapors present and a slight detectable odor of fuel oil.  Dead River Company and the sprinkler company removed the oiled debris around the tank and washed the floor.  After the cleanup there were no detectable oil vapors.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-624-2016*The discharge was the result of an overfill.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) was located outside adjacent to the garage. Some oil sprayed onto the side of the building, while most appeared to have been contained to the concrete pad and the soil directly adjacent to it. I met Fielding's Oil & Propane Company personnel on site, who were almost complete with the cleanup.  Only a small amount of contaminated soil remained to be removed, and made the two property owner's happy. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-630-2016*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid was released by a skid steer owned by the Maine Army National Guard due to a ruptured hose. The oil was released to a gravel road. Approximately 25 pounds of soil was excavated and disposed of in an on-site dumpster of the Camp Nutter Facility by the Guard. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the site.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-632-2016*On the afternoon of August 9th, Cumberland Fire Department called to report a single vehicle accident at the aforementioned address.  The car rolled over and spilled motor oil to the pavement of the roadway.  Chebeague Island Fire Department responded and was in the process of cleaning up the spill.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and willingness of the fire department to manage spill cleanup and disposal, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-634-2016*Biddeford Dispatch reported that there had been a 3 vehicle accident at 111 Kennebunk Road in Alfred.  The accident caused a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The fire department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-635-2016*The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported that a tractor trailer truck had blown its engine as it pulled off the Turnpike at Exit 63 in Gray.  The engine oil sprayed on the roadway until the truck pulled over.  The MTA hired a contractor to clean up the spill.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the roadway.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-636-2016*Warden Tim Spahr reported that he was involved in an investigation into how rat poison ended up in the rip rap around the parking lot at Ogunquit Beach.  I contacted the Board of Pesticide Control and put them in touch with the Warden.  An extensive investigation determined that a Town of Ogunquit employee had improperly distributed the rat bait in an attempt to deal with the rat problem at the beach.  The bait is supposed to be placed inside a "feeding station" where the rats enter, eat the bait, and then leave.  Properly used, the public doesn't have any contact with the bait.  Instead, the small blocks of bait were sprinkled throughout the rip rap that runs on three sides of the beach parking lot.  Town employees, the Warden Service, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection employees made multiple visits to the area to search for the bait.  Several blocks of bait were found, but nowhere near what was reported to have been put out.  Since the tide reaches the rip rap, it is assumed that the remaining bait was either washed away or was carried away.  I contacted Maine Department of Marine Resources and met one of their biologists on site to show her the affected area.  The Warden Service and Board of Pesticide Control handled the enforcement side of this case.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-637-2016*The Maine Air National Guard (MANG) reported that while working at Camp Nutter in Acton, their skid steer had blown a hydraulic hose.  The blown hose caused about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the ground.  The area they were working in was sandy and they were able to stop the leak immediately and dig up all the contaminated soil.  They put the contaminated soil into 3 plastic bags.  They wanted to know if they could dispose of the contaminated soil in the dumpster on site.  I told them that in this one case they could do that.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-638-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had leaked.  The spilled oil landed on the ground, pavement, and a car.  CMP excavated the contaminated soil, used sorbent material to clean the pavement, and wiped down the car (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-639-2016*C. N. Brown Company reported that a customer at their Welchville station had a hole in their vehicle gas tank which caused a couple of gallons of gasoline to leak out as it was filled.  All of the spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-220-2016*On 4/20/2016 in Brooks, an unknown amount of K1 fuel oil was reported spilled.  The spill was the result of a leaking outside oil tank located under a deck.  A second tank was also under the deck in very poor condition. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to pump the remaining fuel and excavate contaminated soil from the site.  A drilled well was located approximately 75 feet from the spill.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up.  No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-91-2016*On April 11, 2016 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from burnt shell of a shed. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-292-2016*A mystery vandal dumped construction debris and a plastic 55-gallon drum on the shoulder of the road at the entrance to this woodlot. The drum was cracked and discharged its contents (approximately a few gallons of motor oil and water) to the ground.  All visible signs of contamination were removed from the affected area.  The solid waste was removed from the property at the same time.   No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-139-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action required of Response Services.
B-298-2016*On May 16, Rod Charrette of the Maine State Police called to report a truck accident on Route 201 in Johnson Mountain Township.  The accident occurred when the truck hauling a tower for a wind power project overturned.   As a result of the accident, 3 gallons of diesel and 3 gallons of motor oil were spilled on the roadway.   The spill was cleaned with speedi dri and sorbents.  In addition, a loose plate on a hydraulic tank caused a leak of one gallon onto rocks.  The rocks were cleaned with sorbent material.  Sixty pounds of material will be disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.  200 gallons of diesel was pumped from the leaking tanks.

No resources at risk. No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.

B-378-2016*On June 22, Tom Tardiff, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ), called to report a hydraulic leak on a piece of equipment that repairs tracks.  The leak was caused by a damaged hydraulic line and 2 to 3 gallons was spilled and sprayed on the tracks and ballast.  The leak occurred in the west end of the railyard in Brownville Junction.  Railyard workers were cleaning the tracks, rails and ballast with sorbents as well as collecting any puddles.  In all, 10 pounds of sorbents were used. The sorbents were disposed of in the company's waste stream.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-386-2016*I received a report of a methamphetamine waste dump site at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-387-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-154-2016*A Dead River driver overfilled Ms. Pelletier's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). By the time I arrived on site the spill had be cleaned up by Dead River. The home owner used a small fan to remove fuel oil vapor from the basement. Dead River removed contaminated debris and the home own was content with the cleanup.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-153-2016*On May 27, 2016 George Howe received a report of a sheen in the Aroostook River. The reporter thought the sheen had originated from old cars on the bank of the Aroostook River. However no engine fluids could be found around the 70 plus year old cars. Response Services assumes that the recent rain event flushed an organic sheen into the waters of the Aroostook River.


No further action required of Response Services.
A-357-2016*On 7/6/16, at 1327 hours, Michael Hilton, from Temp Setters Mechanical Contractors, reported that he was called to a residence for a leaking heating oil tank. The tank was in a garage weeping oil from the bottom. Only an estimated one pint of oil had spilled to the garage concrete floor. The owner contained and collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material. The tank was pumped out and removed. The recovered oil was put into the house heating oil tank. I called the owner, Scott Hebert, and he reported that no oil had run off the garage concrete floor under the tank. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

B-417-2016*Marcus Pizutti of the United States Coast Guard passed along an anonymous National Response Center report indicating that there was a vessel tied up in Southwest Harbor that was leaking oil. A Coast Guard vessel out of station Southwest Harbor investigated the site and found it to be unsubstantiated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-379-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to access the damage and clean up the oily debris. No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-146-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-358-2016*On 7/7/16, Statewide Towing Company reported that they had been called to a tractor trailer with a leaking fuel tank the night before at a truck stop. They estimated that 10 to 15 gallons of fuel had spilled to the gravel parking area before the leaking line on a refrigeration unit fuel supply line was repaired. The trucking company, New Prime, Inc., had authorized Statewide Towing to remove the oil contaminated gravel at the site. I met Statewide there to monitor the soil removal. Gravel with 6 inch rocks in it was removed to a depth of about 8 inches in the spill area before field soil testing with oil in soil tests were negative. Statewide arranged to transport and pay for the disposal of the oiled soil.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-344-2016*This site was reported as a suspected underground tank at a residence.  Dan Davis contacted the homeowner but was unable to determine whether or not there was an underground tank on the site.

Since there was no ongoing discharge and no confirmation as to whether or not a tank existed, the site was closed by the Division of Response Services.
P-353-2016*On 4/26/2016, I received a call from Susan Moran reporting a heating oil spill from her oil tank in her basement.  An unknown amount of oil was spilled when her oil line broke off her tank, most likely from her cat knocking something over.  Her oil company had responded to the site and repaired the oil line and done some cleanup work.

I responded to the site that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil stain on the concrete floor under and around her oil tank.  There was some speedy dry sorbent material on top of the stain.  Ms. Moran had moved some of her personal items that had been oiled outside the basement to help with the oil odor.  Oil odor was quite evident upstairs in her living space as well as downstairs in the basement.  There was a small area near the oil tank where concrete floor had been removed by the previous owner of the home many years ago.  Oil appeared to have run over to this area and penetrated the soil.

I set up my ventilation fan to help control oil odor in the home.  I hired North American Industrial Services to respond to the site to complete the cleanup work.

On 4/28/16, North American cleaned up the speedy dry on the floor and washed the oil contaminated section of concrete floor.  We also explored the open area in the floor where oil had migrated.  We removed a small amount of sandy soil from this area, but had to stop for fear of undermining the floor.  We were able to install a small section of PVC piping extending down and under the floor to help facilitate removal of oil odors from beneath the floor.  The area was then backfilled and covered with new concrete.  We connected my ventilation fan to this pipe as a temporary measure until a more permanent fan could be installed.  At that time, I consulted with Don White from our Division of Technical Services with regard to the indoor air quality issues present.

On 4/29/16, North American returned to the site and sealed the stain on the concrete floor.

On 5/2/16, I met on site with Gerry Bolduc of Renaud Electric to review installation of a permanent ventilation fan.  Installation was completed over the next few days and was complete on May 5, 2016.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for further monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action required.

P-298-2016*A hydraulic hose fitting on a bucket truck discharged approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid to pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
A-207-2016*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a vehicle had overfilled its gas tank. Thomaston Fire Department was on scene. I spoke to the chief on scene and learned that 10 gallons of gas had been pumped onto the ground. It flowed into a storm drain and was discharged across the street into a brook. I was told that the brook leads to the ocean. I urged the fire chief to call the National Response Center (NRC) to report the discharge, and then responded to the site. Once on site, I confirmed what I had been told. At the time I was there, gas could be smelled. However, I could not find any trace of gas in the catch basin or brook across the road. Due to rain and snow melt runoff, it is my opinion that the gas flowed quickly through the storm drain, into the brook and was diluted prior to getting into the bay. See the attached NRC report.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-208-2016*It was reported that a locomotive lost engine oil to the ballast of the railroad tracks. This happened because the railroad did not pump out the containment tank below the engine. As the engine loses oil, it overflows onto the ground. It was not communicated to me whether the spill was cleaned up or not. I did not make a site visit.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-195-2016*A broken hydraulic line on a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) truck caused the release of a small amount of hydraulic oil to the asphalt.  The affected area was cleaned up by CMP.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-210-2016*An anonymous caller reported seeing someone dumping 5-gallon pails of oil next to a stream in Manchester. I responded to the site location and found a bunch of residential garbage, six 5-gallon pails of some type of oil, bones and a dead pig remains. All were placed in the small stream. I did my best to remove all the garbage and oily debris from the stream. I overpacked the pails of oil and took them to Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal. I called the Maine Warden Service to investigate the bones and pig remains, and to have them removed from the stream. I also called Maine Department of Environmental Protection solid waste unit to report the residential garbage dumping.  I returned a week later to see if items remained, and everything had been removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-211-2016*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an overfill had occurred at a personal residence. I was told that a weak whistle had caused the C. N. Brown Company oil delivery driver to overfill a heating oil tank. Oil had sprayed out the vent, and onto a deck and lattice work. C. N. Brown Company took responsibility of the spill. They removed and replaced the oil stained wood at their own cost.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-212-2016*It was reported that a front end loader ruptured a hydraulic line. The operator was stock piling sawdust, and the oil was lost to the sawdust pile below the machine. All impacted sawdust was removed and placed in a roll off for disposal at a later date.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-213-2016*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an overfill had occurred at a personal residence. I was told that a weak whistle had caused the Dead River Company oil delivery driver to overfill a heating oil tank. Oil had sprayed out the vent, and onto a siding. Dead River took responsibility of the spill. They removed and replaced the oil contaminated siding at their own cost.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-215-2016*It was reported that an Electrical Transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to access the damage and clean up the oily debris. No Response Action needed at this time.
A-217-2016*A homeowner's furnace was condemned.  The homeowner called with concerns about his tank that had previously been connected to the condemned furnace.

Upon inspection, the tank was found to be stable, undamaged, outdoors, partially protected by a shed, and containing approximately 125 gallons of kerosene.  The homeowner was referred to the local community action program to seek funding for a new furnace.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-218-2016*On 4/19/2016, in Rumford, Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil at the South end of the Rumford yard.  The spill resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am Railways.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-219-2016*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an overfill had occurred at a personal residence. I was told that a weak whistle had caused the Augusta Fuel Company oil delivery driver to overfill a heating oil tank. Oil had sprayed out the vent, and onto siding and soil below. Augusta Fuel took responsibility of the spill. They removed and replaced the oil contaminated siding and soil at their own cost. They disposed of the materials directly and paid associated costs.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-243-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. This spill was the result of a vehicle accident where the vehicle hit the utility pole. CMP sent out a crew to assess the damage and clean up the oily debris.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-323-2016*It appeared that a vehicle had a leak in their gasoline tank and pulled off to the side of the road.  The responsible party was not found.  I removed approximately 100 pounds of contaminated soil from next to the pavement.  I also temporarily removed some additional soil/gravel to allow it to volatilize in the warm sun.  I replaced this soil/gravel back into the hole.  I then placed boom on both sides of the culvert which was just beneath the spill location.  The culvert discharged across the road into lawn which had a steep decline to woods.  The drinking water well across the street was upgradient and a good hundred feet away.  I checked the boom a couple of times after heavy rains, but barely saw any signs of gasoline on them.  I removed them two weeks later.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected at this time.
I-168-2016*I received spill report of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil from a 32000 log loader as a result of a malfunctioning pressure relief valve on a hydraulic pump. The valve was cleaned, reinstalled and it failed ultimately causing the hydraulic pump to fail spilling the oil. The spill occurred inside the green end of the plant building. The loader equipment was immediately shut down and shift crew placed sawdust and wood fines on the ground under and around the spill to absorb the oil. The loader equipment was wiped down with sorbent pads.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
B-369-2016*On June 16, Ed LeBlanc, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill in the backyard of 114 North Main Street in Hampden.   The home is owned by Steven Brown.  Dead River Company was in the process of replacing the tank.  When removing the tank, Dead River spilled some oil out of the tank onto the ground.   A 15 feet by one foot section of ground was smeared with oil.  I dug about 4 feet of the stain and determined that the oil did not reach below the level of sod.   Dead River was going to remove the additional sod.  In all, 30 pounds of contaminated soil and sod was removed, and it was disposed of in Dead River's waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-427-2016*A member of the ship's crew was flaking out a fuel transfer hose when approximately one cup of JP5 was released from the hose to the deck, then migrated overboard through a deck drain, ultimately impacting the Piscataqua River.  Sorbent materials were applied to the deck and sorbent boom deployed in the vicinity of the deck drain. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached National Response Center Report.
P-428-2016*A hydraulic hose failed on a trash truck which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of hydraulic fluid to the pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-429-2016*A transportation accident caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic from a truck.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-430-2016*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-361-2020*GAC Chemical Corporation reported a discharge of approximately 1.5 gallons of sulfuric acid at the SAPPI Mill in Skowhegan that occurred due to a damaged gasket on a fill line.   SAPPI personnel discovered the discharge and treated it with soda ash and cleaned up and disposed of the waste.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-431-2016*A tractor trailer truck struck road debris which punctured the driver's side saddle tank.  Spilled product impacted the southbound travel lane of Route 26, then the breakdown lane, until the truck stopped at the bottom of the hill.  The remainder of the product was released at this location, affecting the shoulder.  Sand was applied to the roadway and recovered with a sweeper.  The shoulder was excavated to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening guided the excavation which identified approximately 25 yards of material for removal.  Three sides and bottom of the hole were rendered clean.  Contamination remains on the fourth side, beneath the roadway, but the excavation was still appropriately protective of any receptors within the vicinity.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-432-2016*A tractor trailer truck veered off the road into trees. The cab of the truck was obliterated which sent motor oil spraying onto the property owner's driveway and vehicle.  Pavement was treated with sorbent materials and the truck was wiped down then washed. There was some discrepancy about impacts to the saddle tanks.  The fire department alleged they discharged their contents.  The wrecking company offloaded approximately 30 gallons and claimed they were not compromised.  A site assessment was conducted by an environmental consultant to identify any impacts to the soil and prospective impacts to receptors in the vicinity.  Their determination was favorable.  In short, only a small quantity of motor oil contaminated soil was identified at the base of the trees into which the truck crashed.  That soil was deemed inaccessible without removing the tree and it was the property owner's prerogative to keep the tree.  The complete assessment is attached. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-433-2016*On 6/1/16, I received a call from Adam Marquis, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a transformer oil spill due to an unspecified mechanical failure of a transformer located on Pad 5 in the area of 6 Mulberry Terrace.  Oily soil was removed by hand.  I visited the site later that afternoon and confirmed the cleanup was completed to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's satisfaction.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-434-2016*I was contacted by Waste Management, Inc., reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic line while at Huttig Building Products in Saco.  About a gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-435-2016*Filter gasket failure caused the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product initially impacted the cement basement floor, then entered a perimeter drain through a large crack in the concrete.  Oil was dispersed throughout the perimeter of the entire basement.  This building was a duplex with a common drainage system, so oil was transported into the perimeter piping of the adjacent basement.  There was pseudo sump box within the floor of the abutter where the piping converged and transitioned to original clay piping connected to the sewer.  Product was discovered in the P trap, but it is unknown how much, if any, traveled into the sewer system.  No reports or complaints to that effect were received.

Remediation was initiated by removing the perimeter concrete in the basement of origin.  This trench was extended from the foundation wall approximately two feet in width along the three perimeter walls.  The interior wall was not affected.  A vactor was utilized to removed gravel/stone backfill surrounding the piping, down 18 inches.  Prior to backfilling, the continuation of the piping system at each end (where it entered the adjoining basement) was jet flushed.  Oil and flush water was recovered with a vacuum truck.  This tactic was chosen because the same removal effort would have been particularly intrusive and logistically challenging due to existing infrastructure and utilities.  The removal effort pursued in the adjoining basement was limited to removal of oil and soil in the sump box and installation of a new sump basin surrounded by concrete.

Once those efforts were complete, the removal areas were backfilled with stone and pipe and the concrete was replaced. A sub slab depressurization system was installed to manage vapor intrusion from any lingering contamination.  Otherwise, no further action was necessary by the Division of Response Services.
P-437-2016*Approximately 2 gallons of used motor oil was released to the paved road surface due to a vehicle accident. The North Berwick Fire Department responded to the location and spread sorbent material onto the release. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and collected the impacted sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-438-2016*Approximately five gallons of gasoline was released to the paved parking surface when a fuel tank fell off of a passenger vehicle. The Naples Fire Department responded to the location and spread sorbent materials onto the release. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and collected the waste material for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.


P-439-2016*The Biddeford Fire Department called to report that they observed a 1/2 mile long, narrow streak of hydraulic oil on the roadway of Main Street. The source of the oil could not be determined. The oil could not be recovered as it had absorbed into the pavement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-440-2016*Approximately three gallons of antifreeze was reportedly released to the paved road surface from a garbage truck due to a ruptured hose. The spilled antifreeze was reportedly cleaned from the road surface and disposed of by the owner of the truck. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-441-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that there was a box truck on fire on Interstate 295 in Cumberland.  I arrived to find the fire had been put out, but the truck's saddle tanks had been damaged.  Some diesel fuel had leaked out onto the roadway, but quite a bit was still in the saddle tanks (see attached photos).  I contacted Allstate Environmental Services and had them bring a vacuum truck and sorbent materials.  About 71 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered from the saddle tanks.  The diesel on the paved roadway was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-443-2016*On 6/3/16, I received a call from Petty Officer Palazzo of the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reporting a mystery sheen in the area of Portland Yacht Club.  USCG sent a small boat to investigate and was unable to locate the source.  The sheen was dissipating on their arrival.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-444-2016*Ottie Waddell from the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported one of their dump trucks had suffered a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was cleaned up by MDOT.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-446-2016*An excavator blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to the ground.  Spilled product contaminated blast rock and associated gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated and transported off site for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-447-2016*SUMMARY
This report is complementary to reports P-541-2011 and P-719-2012, and covers the abandonment by removal of a 147,000-gallon consumptive-use, commercial, #6 heating oil underground storage tank (UST) facility of concrete construction.  The facility was assigned by MDEP a 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure cleanup guideline requiring remediation of free product oil and oil saturated soils (See Remediation Guidelines For Petroleum Contaminated Sites In Maine document.).  Goals of this work were to assess the severity and volume of petroleum discharges associated with this UST facility, and to assess its contribution to an ongoing oil discharge to the Androscoggin River about 1000' to the west.

The UST facility and property was owned and operated by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  The primary CMP contact was Mr. Gerry Mirabile.  The required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was done by Mr. Matt Reynolds and Richard Fortin of Drumlin Environmental Company.  Drumlin Environmental worked under Burns & McDonnell Company, represented on site by Ms. Lauren Johnston et al.  The UST removal contractors were Environmental Projects, Incorporated, (EPI) and Reed & Reed Construction Company.

Mr. Dan Courtemanch was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) project manager, and Mr. Sean Dougherty was primary MDEP Division of Technical Services geologist.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative on site overseeing the UST facility removal and oiled soil and groundwater.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
See site assessments and previous and associated spill reports for additional information.  This facility was undergoing continued assessment as a potential responsible party for a long term ongoing discharge of heavy black heating oil and petroleum sheen to the Androscoggin River downgrade of this UST.

Significant heavy oil discharges were confirmed outside the walls of this UST in 2011 and 2012.  Behind the east wall after it was broken apart, free product oil was found oozing out of bedrock fractures.  Some oil was confirmed under the concrete floor after it was removed.  Heavy oil discharges were also confirmed at former UST locations for the former mills to the west.  Heavy oil discharges may also be associated with a long offset fill pipe from Maine Street to this location; I understand this offset fill pipe served this CMP UST and the UST's associated with the adjacent former mills.

Significant free product on water, and oil saturated soil fill was found inside the UST as the soil fill material was excavated out of the three UST compartments.  In mid-July, free product oil within the tank area appeared to be from the oil seeping out of bedrock of the east wall below the bedrock outcrop.

As part of both the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment, and the Chapter 691 Section 12 mitigation, CMP had borings advanced through the south tank walls from 7/20/16 through the next several days.  Borings and large holes through the south concrete tank wall, and beneath the substation building, confirmed heavy black oil saturated soil behind the south wall next to the substation building.

On 7/21/16, a part of the north tank wall was broken down (see photos-39 & 40) showing black oil-saturated soil at the bottom several feet under a thick concrete pad.  This north tank wall was up against a reported old ash dump capped with soil and grass.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The UST had three compartments totaling about 147,000 gallons, of concrete and rebar construction.  The east compartment was about 80,000-gallons capacity, the north compartment of 51,600-gallons, and the south compartment of about 15,700-gallons capacity.  Dating from the 1940's, back in the late 1970's the UST was removed from use, the ceiling broken in and the tank filled with inert fill.  The north compartment appears to have had a 10,000-gallon UST (or vaulted abovegro
P-448-2016*On 6/6/16, Dan Shaw, of Shaw Brothers Construction Company reported that one of their dump trucks ran over something while visiting this Genest Company's gravel pit and had its diesel fuel tank punctured.  Shaw Brothers dug up the small volume of oiled sand and processed it with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services approval at their Route 237 Gorham facility.  Several days later I visited the pit, was shown the spill area by the pit operator, and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  There were no water sources or wells within 1000'.  I informed MDEP gravel pit inspector Mark Stebbins of the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-449-2016*A well drilling rig released hydraulic fluid to the ground during its operation.  The operator was directed to remove affected soil, expected to be mostly surficial staining, when the job was complete.  A return trip after the rig was removed did not identify evidence of residual contamination.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-450-2016*On Tuesday, 6/7/16, Gaftek, LLC, Certified Tank Installers (CTI) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that a newly installed Xerxes brand underground storage tank (UST) had developed a leak of ballast water.  After being buried up to the tank top, the 2-compartment, brine double-wall compartment UST had lost several hundred gallons of ballast water from the 8000-gallon compartment overnight, but without affecting the brine level within the interstitial space of the tank.

Gaftek, under supervision of Xerxes representatives, uncovered and removed the UST.  Engineers from Xerxes inspected the UST and later advised that it was a manufacturers defect.  A two compartment fiberglass UST is created by affixing a half tank section onto a complete UST.  It appears that there was a bad adhesion of the two tanks together and incomplete connection between the two interstitial spaces of the two tank sections.

The facility location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The new facility replaces a pizza restaurant, and an older Cumberland Farms gas station located across on the east side of Route 1.  I am not aware of this location having USTs in the past.  I observed no evidence of prohibited discharges at this property.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.



P-451-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/6/16, in the late afternoon, Mr. Frank Smart with Dead River Company (DRC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services an unknown volume of #2-oil leaked from this customer's basement oil tank.  The discharge occurred during a morning fuel delivery, but was not discovered until the tenant came home in the afternoon.  There was an estimated 4' by 8' oil stain and oil odor through the house.  The discharge had ceased.  Mr. Smart requested a MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a two unit, wood structure apartment building, owned by landlord Don Blanchard, who lives several houses away also on High Street.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The floor is poured concrete and the foundation is brick and mortared stone.  The basement was known to flood which appears to have contributed to the tank legs rusting.

The building has a 275-gallon, consumptive use, vertical, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of 17 High Street rented by Kevin (owner of Mikey's Pizza) and his children.  The AST was out-of-code (located too close to the heating appliance).  The home is heated with a forced hot water boiler and sleeved fuel line across the floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The discharge occurred due to the rusted legs at one end collapsing, apparently caused by the weight of the fuel delivery.  With the tank tilting over, the piping was stressed and the fill pipe broke off at the bung connection with the AST (see photos).  Several gallons of fuel then discharged straight out of the separated fill pipe down onto the tank top and the floor.  DRC did not feel the oil tank was in good enough condition to reuse.

I found a significant oil odor upstairs in the kitchen (3 to 5 parts per million (ppm)) and in the basement (10 to 12 ppm).  There was an oil stain on the floor in the corner around and under the AST.  Some debris on the floor was also oil contaminated.  The AST had been coated with black asphalt (for corrosion protection) which was dissolved by the oil leaving the asphalt sticky and continuing source of oil odor.

No oil was ever found in the basement sump.  I found no evidence that discharged oil had seeped under the floor along the edge of the wall or through cracks.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 6/6/16, after explaining cleanup options to Mr. Blanchard and to the tenant, Mr. Blanchard agreed to MDEP management of the oil spill response.  DRC agreed to set up a temporary AST while the cleanup was underway.  MDEP hired ENPRO Services.  MDEP set up a Ram Fan venting out a basement window to make the home air quality more safe and agreeable to the tenant; the fan operated for about a week.  MDEP air quality engineer Peter Eremita was notified and visited to assess.

On 6/7/16, ENPRO pumped out the AST and moved it so as to clean the concrete floor and lower walls.  After sweeping up oiled speedy dry sorbent material and dirt, ENPRO washed the oiled concrete several times and collected the oily wash water.

The oil tank remained a source of oil odor.  The oily, sticky asphalt coating on the oil tank could not be cleaned so in an effort to eliminate the oil odor in the home, Mr. Blanchard authorized MDEP to have the tank cut up and removed.

On 6/10/16, MDEP painted the oil stained area of the floor with several coats of shellac-based floor sealer.  Following this the air quality was significantly improved and the tenant noted no further oil odor.

CONCLUSIONS
a)  At this time the discharge appears to remediated to MDEP satisfaction.  There was no evidence that oil got under the floor to perimeter drains, or drained off site.
b)  Mr. Blanchard stated that he had just gotten out of bankruptcy and wished to apply for the Inability To Pay program when applying for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance coverage.
c)  This spill report shall not be used as or cons
P-452-2016*On 6/6/16, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leak of about 2 gallons of untagged-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil to the ground at this location.

On Friday, 6/24/16, while in the area, I visited to check on the cleanup for this leak.  I found a dark oil stain in the soil at the base of the utility pole indicating the discharge had not been cleaned up satisfactory to the State of Maine as is required.  The stain appeared older and I noted no evidence of fresh leakage since the leak of 6/6/16.  The spill area is dense residential and served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

I contacted Mr. Mirabile of CMP Environmental Compliance, who had a CMP crew return that afternoon to remove remaining oiled soil.  See the attached e-mail letter, CMP Report Form, and reply from Adam Marquis for additional information.

At this time, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requires no further actions.
P-454-2016*Wells Public Safety reported through the Maine State Police to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a concern over firefighting foam runoff having an effect on the well water of this suburban-rural residence.  The Wells Fire Department had extinguished a garage fire here the previous evening.  An auto and a pickup truck were burned in the garage along with household chemicals and paint.  Many firefighting foams contain highly fluorinated chemicals, poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), that may contaminate groundwater.

I noted a light petroleum-like sheen on the driveway and residual foam under the eve of the garage.  I noted no significant evidence of petroleum discharges to clean up.  Petroleum and vehicle chemicals appear to have not discharged or to have been burned in the conflagration.

I advised the Gagne's to contact me if they had any unusual taste in their drinking water.  I referred this to a MDEP geologist who assessed that the volume of the foam was unlikely to effect this drilled well water and that he would research the issue.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-455-2016*On Monday, 6/6/16, Pan Am Railways reported a small used lube oil leak from locomotive to track area.  Clean up was done by Pan Am staff.  I visited the site the next day and could locate no employees to show me the spill and I noted no obvious oil discharges to the ground.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-456-2016*On Wednesday, 6/8/16, Sanford Public Safety reported a mystery diesel fuel discharge for about 1-1.5 miles of paved Grammar Street, from Main Street to Route 202.  The discharge was reported spread thin in a long strip over the pavement and there were no puddles of free oil.  Sanford Fire Department applied speedy dry sorbent material which I advised they could leave there; the discharge is expected to evaporate and naturally degrade.  The spill area is suburban residential and served by public water and sewer.  No responsible party was identified.

I later inspected and found the discharge adequately mitigated.  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection actions are required at this time.
P-458-2016*SUMMARY
This spill report covers additional response clean-up and investigation of a petroleum discharge to the Androscoggin River, waters of Maine.  See reports P-447-2016, P-534-2011, P-719-2012, et al., for additional information.

In June 2016, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was requested by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have new sorbent boom laid across an intermittent oil sheen at the base of the retaining wall of the former Columbia Mill building.  The oil sheen and slick was intermittent, since 2011 or earlier, with precipitation and groundwater flow, and the river level.  The boom was installed by Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) on 6/9/16.  The June 2011 contractor's work was charged to the previous spill report, P-534-2011.

As covered in spill reports mentioned above and environmental assessments, the potential responsible parties for this oil discharge include #6-oil underground storage tank facilities (UST) associated with the former Libby Mill, the former Cowen Mill, the Central Maine Power Substation UST with a long off site fill pipe down Mill Street from Main Street.  It is possible that several or all sources are contributors and responsible parties.  See final closure and records of MDEP Division of Petroleum Management, and U. S. EPA for further information and final closure.

At this point in time there are no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned.

P-460-2016*On 6/9/16, U. S. Coast Guard staff reported, through the Maine State Police Dispatch, a mystery oil sheen of about 20' by 50' long located in Portland harbor off the Maine State Pier in Portland.  We found no source.  The sheen could not be picked up with sorbents and dissipated and evaporated with the wind.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-465-2016*On 6/12/16, I visited this location to check on the reported K1 oil leak due to a corrosion hole in a "step tank", a rectangular steel aboveground storage tank (AST) located under the steps of the rear doorway.  The tank had been emptied and taken out of service.  Leakage had run off the concrete pad.  I advised Mr. Lee to dig up the oiled soil and spread it thin at the beginning of his gravel driveway to aerate and naturally degrade, away and a safe distance from his drilled well.  The location is rural residential on private well water.

On 6/20/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist Woodruff checked the spill area and assessed no significant threat and the spill had been adequately mitigated as I had directed.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-466-2016*On Sunday, 6/12/16, Northeast Air Company reported a discharge of jet fuel to the pavement.  The spill was reported cleaned up and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was requested.  During a later visit I was taken to this spill location as well and found cleanup satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-467-2016*On 6/13/16, I received a call from Josh Slaney reporting a lube oil spill from a containment tank on a locomotive.  Oil spilled onto ballast under the locomotive and was recovered by a small hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-468-2016*Saco Fire Department called to report a car crash where it deflected off a utility pole and ended up in a small pond.  The vehicle was stolen from Westbrook and crashed sometime early morning.  The release of vehicle fluids was all but complete.

The cleanup was simple.  Free product was removed with sorbent materials around the utility pole.  The product in the pond was just a sheen, where no practical recovery was possible.  Natural attenuation was the remedial action of choice for the pond.  This was agreed on by Saco Public Works Department, Public Safety Department and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff.

Based on the situation, location and lack of any sensitive receptors, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-469-2016*The Portland Harbor Master reported that there was a small pleasure vessel submerged upside down on a mooring off East End boat ramp.  A sheen had been seen, but no significant leakage was detected.  It was a very breezy day and I had no way to get out to the vessel (see attached photos).  I waited quite a while for the owner to return with a salvage crew, but no one showed up.  The next day the vessel was gone.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-471-2016*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose on Duck Pond Road in Westbrook.  The blown hose caused 2 quarts of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-472-2016*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that one of their customers had a weeping fire-o-matic valve on their basement oil tank.  The weeping valve caused about 20 ounces of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-473-2016*Pan Am Railways reported that a sweeper that was parked on the siding near the Church Street crossing in Brunswick had leaked hydraulic oil because of a malfunctioning regulator.  All of the contaminated ballast was removed.  The waste was containerized and sent to the Waterville yard for future disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-474-2016*The Sagadahoc Emergency Management Agency reported that there was a fire at Grimmel Industries in Topsham.  The recycling facility is close to the Androscoggin River and the Fire Chief was concerned about the runoff from firefighting activities.  I instructed them to do what they needed to in order to put the fire out and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection would take a look at it the following day.  Eric Hamlin visited the site the next day.  No evidence of contamination in the River was seen.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-475-2016*Gorham Sand & Gravel, Inc., reported that their screen at their Alfred pit had leaked some hydraulic oil.  The spilled oil soaked into the sand underneath the screen.  They used their own equipment to excavate the contaminated soil and truck it to CPRC Group for disposal.  I visited the site and confirmed that they had gotten all of the contamination.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-476-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that the transformer on Pole #49 on Saint John Street had malfunctioned and leaked about a gallon of oil onto the grass and pavement at the base of the pole.  CMP responded and excavated the contaminated soil and cleaned the paved surface with sorbent material (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-479-2016*A driver filled their gas tank at a station 300 yards away.  As the driver drove away, he heard a bang with dragging metal sound.  He pulled over into a bank lot.

Freeport Fire Department was called, responded, applied sand/gravel and pads and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

MDEP continued the cleanup and removed materials for disposal.  MDEP also informed the bank, who was satisfied with cleanup.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-481-2016*Approximately 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in garage of the residence. The oil was released due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank and impacted the concrete floor surface of the garage. Irving Oil personnel cleaned the oil from the floor and disposed of the waste material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-482-2016*A garbage truck reportedly released approximately .5 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved road surface due to a ruptured hose. The owner of the truck reportedly cleaned the oil from the pavement with sorbent and disposed of the waste material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-483-2016*Approximately 1.5 gallons of Jet A fuel was reportedly released to the asphalt surface of the Portland International Jetport during a fuel transfer operation by Northeast Air personnel. The release occurred by overfilling a fuel tank of an aircraft and was caused by human error. The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbent materials and disposed of by Northeast Air.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-484-2016*On 6/9/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received report of a small discharge of vehicle fluids to paved roadway intersection, that was cleaned by Sanford Fire Department.  The Division of Response Services checked the site at a later date and found it cleaned satisfactory.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-485-2016*On Thursday, 6/9/16, a facility inspector from Simard & Sons, Inc., notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of water within the dispenser sump for the consumptive-use, diesel, underground storage tank (UST), which constituted evidence of a leak.  The facility was also in alarm.  The problem was traced to a dispenser door that was not tight.  I understand that Simard & Sons removed the oily water.

On Tuesday, 6/21/16, while on site, I tried to reach company staff but I found no one available.  I left a phone message for Mr. Bob Daigle, but received no call back.  The dispensers area appeared back in operation.  No surface oil spills were obvious.

The area is commercial and industrial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

A-321-2016*During a roadside excavation project a small area of contaminated soil was encountered. The project was in close proximity to a property with a long history of use as a service station, so contaminated soil was expected and planned for.  The contaminated soil was re-used as backfill in the same location that it was encountered, which is in accordance with the excavation plan that was pre-approved by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-664-2016*While removing an oil tank from this residence, it was dropped as it was loaded onto a receiving truck.  A small amount of oil spilled and was cleaned up by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-727-2016*Products consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were seized from this residence during a warrant executed by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).  These products were over packed and transported to a disposal facility by Department staff.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached letter from Maine DEA.
P-728-2016*This commercial building was being stripped of its paint.  Paint chips migrated to a nearby catch basin.  The basin was pumped out.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-729-2016*Downeast Energy reported that one of their transport trucks had leaked at their bulk plant the evening before.  A crack in a pipe caused less than a gallon of #2 heating oil to spill into the engineered containment.  The spill was contained on the impervious surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action at this time.
P-730-2016*On 9/9/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Downeast Energy (DEE) Company that a customer had accused them regarding what the customer thought may be a fuel oil stain on his gravel driveway after the last DEE delivery to his home.  DEE did not believe the stain to be oil, so requested MDEP investigation to try and appease the homeowner.

On Monday, 9/12/16, I met Mr. Osgood at his suburban residential home.  At the time, I noted no stain as seen in Mr. Osgood's photo.  The pea stone in the area had no discoloration, no odor, no oily feel, and the MDEP Photoionization Detector (PID) value of air over the stone was 0.0 parts per million.  I suggested that the stain may be from a fine leak in the underground water line to the house which goes under this area.  The line may leak water overnight when the water is not used.  The leak may also be antifreeze from an auto Mr. Osgood parks in this area.

I advised Mr. Osgood and Mr. Peale with DEE that I found no evidence of an oil or a hazardous materials discharge.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-731-2016*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of this consumptive-use, commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The primary owner contact was Mr. Asher Woodworth, who with Sandra Woodworth, was trying to sell the property.  The removal contractor was Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Arthur Grant.  John Marchewka was on site for the prospective buyer to perform an assessment for evidence of prohibited discharges.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The UST facility is located in a dense urban commercial and residential area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer or within 1000' of drinking water wells. The property has been used as an auto repair business.  I found no information that this property had or has a motor fuels UST facility or that there have been mystery, unexplained fuel discharges within the vicinity.  At this time, MDEP assesses the location best fits a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up goal.  The garage building has an inside heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) to a furnace.  I noted no evidence of leaks from the AST.

UST ABANDONMENT
On 9/7/16, Asher Woodworth reported that a consultant with MAI had observed an old, out of service UST at this property and that the UST needed removal before the sale of the property could proceed.  At Mr. Woodworth's request, MDEP Division of Response Services approved a waiver of the 10-day notification period.

On 9/8/16, I checked the facility and could not get the fill pipe off so could not check the tank contents.  I advised the contractors to be prepared for a possible waste oil UST with a consultant for a UST closure assessment.

On 9/15/16, I met PPC and MAI onsite.  PPC excavated and removed a rusty 500-gallon, bare steel UST and the offset fill pipe and vent pipe.  Bare copper fuel and return lines ran underground from the UST to an attached shed that appears to have formerly contained a boiler or furnace.  PPC was instructed to remove as much of the fuel lines as possible.  About 16" of oil (approximately 130-gallons) was pumped out by Allstate Environmental Services.  MAI did several Oil-In-Soil colorimetric tests on tank fill,  and the samples were Negative for petroleum contamination exceeding the 500-parts per million (ppm) detection level.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  No oil staining, oil saturated soil or oil odor or other evidence of prohibited petroleum discharges was noted in the soil.  No groundwater was observed in the 5 feet deep excavation.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  The UST facility was registered and a removal notice filed.  Being a consumptive use light heating oil facility, no Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required.
4)  At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-732-2016*While replacing an oil tank at this residence, Dead River Co. transferred the oil in the old tank into drums and apparently there was a leak from one or more of the drums in the basement.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-733-2016*On 9/13/2016, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting an 8 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a truck versus pole accident.  The accident occurred at the Park & Ride lot on Route 1 in Freeport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-734-2016*I received a call from PitStop Fuels Company regarding a recent delivery they had made, where the homeowner was stating that fuel coming out of the top of the tank.  The driver stated he had no issues during the fill and was surprised there was any oil was coming out of the tank.  The driver and a service technician returned and found oil coming out the vent.  Oil was bled off the tank to stop the release of oil.  It was determined the vent whistle had been shortened, allowing the tank to be overfilled. The oil that was released to the tank pad was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  While I was on site, I did inform the homeowner that the tank should be replaced as soon as possible due to its condition.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-735-2016*Approximately 1 ounce of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of residence. The oil spilled onto the paved driveway outside the residence and was wiped up with sorbent. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-736-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of vegetable oil was released from a 5 gallon pail to the ground surface because it was left outside with no cover. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and recommended that a cover be placed on top of the container so that no additional spillage would occur.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-737-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a loose fitting on the piping assembly of the tank. The oil was released to the dirt floor basement of the residence. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and excavated approximately 25 pounds of oil impacted soil. The soil was transported to the MDEP warehouse and stockpiled for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-738-2016*Scott Cyr responded to this location when a pleasure craft was overfilled at this marina.  Sorbent booms were deployed by the Marina and Bath Fire Department to recover the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-739-2016*On 9/14/2016, I received a call from Burns & McDonnell, reporting a 4 gallon spill from a street sweeper due to a blown hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-420-2016*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location while a fuel truck was making a delivery to the facility. The issue occurred because of a leak on the truck itself and resulted in about 15 gallons of fuel being spilled to the ground. Dysarts personnel deployed sorbent material to the spill and swept it up to the satisfaction of the facility owner. All contaminated materials were disposed of by Dysarts at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-364-2016*A seal on a fuel pump used to pump gasoline from an aboveground storage tank failed causing a small amount of gasoline to leak to the concrete bermed area surrounding the tank.  Colby College employees repaired the seal and cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-366-2016*It was reported that a marina had overfilled a boat while at their dock.  The caller stated that approximately 4 gallons of diesel was discharged into the ocean.  I urged the marina manager to call the National Response Center to report the spill, however, they did not follow my encouragement.  The marina owner deployed sorbent boom and sorbent pads to collect the diesel fuel.  All of the fuel was collected and the sorbents were properly disposed of with Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-365-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that piece of high rail equipment blew a hydraulic hose. The reporting party stated that it was cleaned up. However, he could not provide me with the amount of material recovered, or the disposal facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-363-2016*Centeral Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of 1-2 gallons of tranformer due to an overheating transformer.  CMP crews removed the impacted vegetation and returned it to the CMP North Augusta Service Center for consolidation with like wastes.

The oil was reported as less than 50ppm poly biphenyl choloride.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-360-2016*A citizen reported that a petroleum based product was being use by crews working on Mt. Pisgah Road in Wayne.  The work was being done at the causeway on the Wayne/Winthrop town line and the product was running into Wilson Pond causing a sheen.

I inspected the area and did not see any sheen or indications of anything running into the water at the described location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-374-2016*A small amount of diesel was spilled to a parking lot due to a leaking vehicle. Colby College staff collected the spilled oil with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-549-2016*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility was owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company (CNB).  MarWin Construction Company was the licensed installation contractor for CNB.  Michael White performed the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Stephen Brezinski was the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and therefore a sensitive geologic area for prohibited oil discharges.  In 1996 the facility was listed as over till deposit, not over a sand & gravel deposit and was given a MDEP Baseline Clean-Up Goal.  Groundwater in the UST excavation was near surface, about 3' to 4' below grade (see photo).  Mr. White reported that during UST re-installation they encountered bedrock.

Though mapped as over sand & gravel aquifer, excavation showed that the facility is over a relatively non-permeable glacial till and silt.  Considering the municipal water service and previous documented discharges and continued use as a gas station, MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn and I assigned a Maine Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up guideline.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The 1996 UST Closure assessment identified "severely weathered gasoline" contamination in soil, and a petroleum sheen on the groundwater.

Lab analysis from an on site monitoring well was non-detect for volatile and semi volatile petroleum compounds.  Field headspace PID (Photoionization Detector) readings of up to 338-parts per million (ppm) were documented by Mr. White in the piping and dispensers area which he believed remained from the previous UST replacement of 1987.  I noted no oil staining or petroleum odor from the soil, and no oil sheen or free product on the groundwater.

The tanks and piping removed in 2016 replaced a UST facility removed in 1996.  I understand that no new discharges, associated with the facility being removed, were documented.  Both MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn, and S Brezinski of MDEP visited the facility removal.  MDEP assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario for clean-up actions.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the lab and field analysis data, and the observed lack of significant staining and odor from the soil and groundwater: MDEP Division of Response Services required no cleanup.  Excess soil, with PID values below 5-ppm, from the UST facility area that could not be reused on site was trucked to a local gravel pit as a non-regulated soil (see Chapter 691 UST closure assessment, pg. 4).  No MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form was requested or issued.

In order to facilitate the installation of new, replacement USTs groundwater had to be removed.  As groundwater from the excavation could not be dewatered to storm drains, MDEP worked with the Bethel waste water treatment plant to allow groundwater disposal in the sewer system.  About 30,000-gallons of groundwater was pumped first to a Frack tank to allow silt to settle out.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
MarWin removed the 1987 UST facility tanks and piping.  The three single-wall steel sti-P3 tanks were purged and cleaned in-place by Environmental Projects, Inc.  We noted no firm evidence that this 1987 age facility discharged to the environment.  The kerosene UST was not abandoned at this time and remained in-service.

CONCLUSIONS
A)  Oil contaminated media, though in low concentrations, may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The soil removal cleanup of 1996 and natural attenuation appears to have helped remediate the site.
B)  At this time I understand that this facility has no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance coverage.
C)  This spill report shall not be used as
P-550-2016*On 7/12/16, through Matt Hight of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Mr. Parkinson of Hussey Seating Company reported to MDEP Division of Response Services, the overfill of a storage tank causing about 200 gallons of wash liquid to the floor and to a floor drain.  A float valve was reported to have stuck causing the overfill.  The floor drain went to the sewer drain and then to the North Berwick treatment plant.  Little of the discharged material was recoverable.  Parkinson advised that the faulty valve was fixed.  There were no reported injuries or discharge to soil or waters of Maine.  This report was shared with Andrew Slusarski of MDEP.

The 200-gallons of wash liquid was reported to contain approximately 5-gallons of Phosphoric Acid and 0.5 lbs.(0.3%) Ammonium Bifluoride and with a pH of 5.4; above the hazardous level of 2.0.  I called the North Berwick treatment plant and talked with Don Buzzell and he stated that he believed the discharge would not harm his facility.  We were concerned why storage tanks of potentially hazardous materials would be situated near a floor drain to the treatment plant, and not have containment.

At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-551-2016*On 7/8/16, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) staff reported that a customer called them regarding a leaking outside oil tank.  The attached narrative best explains their investigation and response.

On 7/11/16, I drove by the site.  I noted that the tank had been under the front steps, a "step tank" behind a lattice, and that the tank was now gone.  I saw no oil staining, discharge, out of the immediate tank area, no oil effected public property or neighbors' property.  I noted no cooking oil or kitty litter mentioned by DEE. The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.

Because of the homeowner's reported reaction to DEE staff, I had no back-up at the time, and that no oil discharge appears to have left their property, I found no good reason to bother the property owners at the time.  Oil-contaminated media may remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-552-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received an anonymous complaint about improper waste oil disposal and storage at this facility.

It appears Mr. Cyr may have visited this site with Eric Hamlin from the Department's solid waste division.  A corrective order was given verbally and in writing with a timeline to correct storage and disposal issues.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-553-2016*A hot water pressure washer caught fire in the back of box truck.  The heater was kerosene fired so the result was a discharge of approximately one gallon of kerosene when the fire was extinguished.  Spilled product impacted pavement and collected on standing puddles of water.  Sorbent pads were used to recover free product on water and spot treat localized areas of pavement.  The affected areas were reduced to a sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-554-2016*A 26' pleasure vessel experienced a gasoline spill to its bilge overnight.  The vessel's bilge pump pumped approximately ten gallons of gasoline overboard.  The release was discovered when the marina opened the following morning.  The bilge pump was turned off and the boat was hauled.  A sheen was lingering around many of the slips, but there was no recoverable product.  Any lingering sheen was expected to self-attenuate during the course of the next tide cycle.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-555-2016*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole which downed the electrical transformer.  Approximately ten gallons of mineral were released to the paved roadway.  Spilled product followed grade along the curb into a catch basin and its outflow pipe.  Sorbent materials were used to treat the roadway.  Standing oil and water in the catch basin were removed with a vacuum truck and the pipe and basin were flushed.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
I-203-2016*Response Services responded to a "meth dump site" with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. All of the waste was disposed of properly.

No further action is required of Response Services staff.
A-378-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this basement floor when the homeowner inadvertently cracked the fire-o-matic valve while moving stuff around in the basement.  The valve was replaced and the oil was collected with sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-190-2016*Approximately 10 gallons of oil spilled to the ground when a loader blew a hydraulic line.  The spill occurred on dirt ground at the Pan Am Railways railyard.  Pan Am employees cleaned up the spill by removing the impacted dirt.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-105-2016*On April 24, 2016 ReEnergy had a 148 gallon release of 93% sulfuric acid do to a pump being turned manual. The pump over pressurized the holding tank and broke the site glass. The leak occurred in ReEnergey's tank room which has a neutralization tank under the floor that is designed to neutralize acids and caustics as part of the water treatment process. The spill has been neutralized and cleaned-up. No product left the secondary containment.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-149-2016*I responded to an overfill of estimated 10- 15 gallons of unleaded gasoline to surrounding pavement and small earth depression adjacent to fueling island. The fire department had contained free product with sorbent booms, pads, and speedy dry. Approximately 2 bundles of sorbent pads and 20 feet of boom were used.

All material was picked up, over packed and disposed of at the Presque Isle Municipal Landfill. The cause of the spill was determined to be from an unattended fuel nozzle that did not automatically shut off. Approximately 3 minutes of fuel was observed spilling onto the ground from store video surveillance.

No further actions are needed by Response Services.
I-222-2016*I received report that during the repair process on equipment some gear case lube oil was spilled on the road surface while re-filling the final drive gear case. Spilled oil was wiped up and soaked up with sorbent pads.  The absorbent spill pads were then taken to the contractors garage and disposed of properly.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-702-2016*While installing windows at the home, the contractor accidently stepped on the filter assembly breaking it from the tank. The bottom feed began to drain oil to the floor.  The contractor acted quickly stopping the leak by putting his finger over the break until he could get the attention of his coworker.  They fashioned a wooden plug and jammed it in the aperture.  Then they called the oil company on the service slip, Downeast Energy (DEE).  DEE came and applied a vacuum to the vent pipe then called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the spill.  DEE proceeded to pump off the remaining fuel.  Upon my arrival, the DEE technician led me downstairs where he had begun to clean up.  Spraying the tank with brake fluid and wiping it was done before I got there.  Assessing the situation, and talking with Ms. Manson, I recommended we apply ample amounts of speedy dry sorbent material to the floor and rub it in vigorously, and dry wipe all wetted or stained surfaces.  I also recommended having the basement door closed while allowing the basement to vent (all windows not yet installed), an easy enough task to do.
I-225-2016*A small leak from an Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released a gallon of fuel oil to a concrete floor. Mitch from Mitch's Heating pumped off the tank and clean up the spill. Carol(home owner) was happy with the cleanup and proper ventilation was installed.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-586-2016*I received a National Response Center report indicating that a sheen had been observed at the town pier in Bar Harbor. The source of the sheen could not be identified and the sheen quickly dissipated. I suspect a vessel pumped its bilge before heading out to sea. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-330-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was released to an asphalt roadway at the intersection of Primrose and Pinehurst Streets in Winslow when a hydraulic line on a garbage truck broke.  Winslow Public Works employees cleaned up the spilled product with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-362-2016*On 7/8/16, at 0655 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that less than a cup of lube oil had spilled to the rail tracks and ballast when an engine containment tank overflowed. He reported that Pan Am employees were there to pump out the containment tank and to remove any oil impacted stone ballast. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
I-92-2016*On April 12, 2016 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from an empty home.  Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-94-2016*On April 15, 2016 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts dropped off to Houlton's Sheriff office. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-301-2016*On May 18, I received a complaint from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  A one-pot lab was found at 130 River Road in Howland.  A single one-pot was removed.  The material will be disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-269-2016*An auto accident involving a truck hauling lime occurred on Route 2 in Mercer.   The truck left the road and rolled on its side spilling approximately 3 yards of lime.   The hydraulic oil tank on the truck was compromised and leaking.  The Mercer Fire Department was able to catch the leaking oil and had recovered 10-15 gallons prior to my arrival.   After the truck was removed, it was clear that hydraulic oil as well as diesel fuel had leaked into the pile of lime and the adjacent ditch.  I called Environmental Projects, Inc. for 4.84 tons of lime and soil that were excavated and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-436-2016*Mr. Roberts, from L. L. Bean Company, called to report the discovery of a vehicle oil leak in the short term parking area of employee parking.  They were in the process of finding the owner, but were attending to the spill.  No liquid was observed to have migrated much beyond the parking space.  No free product was visible, simply a growing stain on the asphalt.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was needed, but a visit welcomed.  Based on the information given and additional attention given to the situation by Bean staff, MDEP Division of Response Services will look at the scene when next in the vicinity, but plans no further actions.
P-585-2016*A ruptured hose on a trash truck reportedly caused the release of 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the road surface.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-601-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting an estimated one gallon spill of sulfuric acid due to a faulty pressure relief valve.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-604-2016*I was contacted by Deborah Thomas who rents the property at 82 Pine Street in South Paris.  She was concerned about an oil spill in her home that had happened in January (6 months earlier).  She had received a delivery of kerosene from C. N. Brown Company, and they overfilled her indoor oil tank.  I contacted C. N. Brown and the Service Manager told me that they had responded to the small overfill, pumped a little oil out of the tank, cleaned the spill up with sorbent material, and sprinkled "odor gone" powder.  I then spoke with Ms. Thomas again, and asked her if there were any issues with odor now and she stated that there wasn't.  I believe that this was just a misunderstanding between the customer and C. N. Brown.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-697-2016*On 8/31/17, Mr. Hennessey, of Bath Iron Works (BIW), Environmental Division, reported that one of their forklift trucks at their Harding Plant facility had suffered a broken hydraulic line and discharged about 1/5 gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground and the machine.

Mr. Hennessey reported that they cleaned the discharge with sorbents and by scraping up oiled soil.  The location is industrial and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  At this time no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-698-2016*On 8/31/17, Dead River Company (DRC) reported a leaking consumptive-use, basement, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this customer's home during the previous evening.  They stated that the home had two 275-gallon ASTs.  Less than a quart of #2 oil was reported discharged to the concrete floor due to a corrosion hole.  DRC reported that they applied a Magnetic Patch to the tank while they arranged to pump out and replace the tank.

The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The homeowner was reported to be pleased with the cleanup.  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-700-2016*On 8/29/16, I received a fax from the National Response Center and followed up with a phone call to the U. S. Coast Guard.  A small 22' vessel had grounded between Hen and Long Point Islands near Harpswell.  Although there were 50 gallons of gasoline on board, none had discharged.  The Coast Guard supervised the removal of the vessel without incident.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-705-2016*The New Meadows Marina reported that one of the boats at their dock was half submerged.  I arrived to find that they didn't have much in the way of sorbents so I provided them with some.  The spill was minimal.  There was a sheen right around the boat which had been refloated.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-706-2016*The City of South Portland reporting that one of their school buses had a small oil leak at the bus garage.  The oil spilled onto the paved parking lot.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-707-2016*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 3 gallons of antifreeze to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-618-2016*Woodland Pulp LLC (Woodland Pulp) reported a breach in their effluent line to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I was the on-call responder for the region therefore I responded to the site immediately the next morning. At that time, I observed the pipe that had a huge rupture in it. The soil had been excavated around it. I could not identify any contamination in the river nearby but Woodland Pulp was taking all proper procedures to reduce the release of any contamination.

The site was referred to DEP's Bureau of Water Quality Control, Mike Loughlin.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-616-2016*Sprague Energy reported a one gallon diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

A faulty nozzle on the diesel dispenser caused the leak to pavement. Speedy dry was applied to the surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-615-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the home of Thomas Miner, and met with him and Dead River. The above ground storage tank (AST) in the basement had a corrosion hole and leaked about 1 gallon of oil onto the concrete basement floor. The vapors upstairs were minimal. Dead River pumped the tank into a temporary AST outside. I set up a ram fan for vapor control.

I referred the site to Jim Lavoie, engineer with the DEP.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-614-2016*Bangor Fire Department reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene to clean up the speedy dry in the parking lot of the Residence Inn. The Bangor Fire Department applied speedy dry to the oily pavement. No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

It was unknown how the oil spill happened in the parking lot.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-612-2016*EMERA reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The transformer was empty upon arrival but no evidence of oil on the ground under the transformer.

No cleanup was necessary.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-611-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-609-2016*Lane Construction reported a hydraulic oil spill at their Charlotte gravel pit to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site and observed the impacted area. Contaminated soil was removed by Lane Construction and recycled on site. The site is licensed asphalt plant and can recycle the material properly.

No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-770-2016*On 9/27/2016, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a truck accident at Mile 13.6 North.  A box truck had rolled over, coming to rest in the median.  Transmission oil and coolant had leaked from the vehicle and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-561-2016*SUMMARY
In July, 2016, C. N. Brown Oil Company had A. L. Doggett Company (ALD) remove and replace this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Michael White performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski was primary representative for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  Brad Hahn represented MDEP Division of Technical Services.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is located on Route 196 in a dense suburban residential area.  The facility is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer and within the wellhead protection area of the Ann Street public water well, located less than 300' to the southeast, so MDEP staff was compelled to visit and assess any discharge.  Groundwater flow appears to flow south or southwest and may be significantly affected by the Ann Street Well cone of influence.

About 1000' or less to the east is the former Morse Brothers (Downeast Energy Oil Company), which underwent a major petroleum discharge cleanup in the 1990's.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP assigned the location and facility a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline due to the proximity of the public water well and the sand & gravel aquifer.  No groundwater was observed in the excavation down to about 16' below grade.

Using bag headspace field analysis no evidence of discharges were measured around or under the three gasoline USTs.  See the attached Field Sample Record Sheet, and the UST closure assessment by Michael White for further information.

UST ABANDONMENT
This UST facility, abandoned-by-removal in 2016, had replaced another UST facility installed in 1988.  The removed tanks were double-wall, red fiberglass USTs produced by Xerxes.  The removed UST's had no tie-down straps or anchors and groundwater was unseen below the tank bottoms.  The product piping was black plastic within a piping chase which had replaced, upgraded, the piping installed in 1988.  I noted no defects with the removed USTs.  I did not witness the removal of the product piping run of dispensers.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remediation was required by MDEP based on the field sampling.  No evidence of leaks were reported to MDEP during the abandonment.  ALD had plans to haul excess soil off site as noncontaminated fill.  I understand that no groundwater was treated or hauled off site.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  No significant prohibited discharges were noted by MDEP staff nor reported by the responsible party.  See the closure assessment of Michael White for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or that the location is uncontaminated.
3)  Based on present information, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.


A-396-2016*When an engine was being moved from one track to another a leak of lube oil was discovered.  Pan Am personnel dug up the impacted ground which will be disposed of by ENPRO Services.  No further action.
A-503-2016*While paving Route 219 in North Turner, a small amount of rear end grease was released to the ground when the seal blew out of the rear-end of a dump truck owned and operated by Pike Industries.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-601-2016*I received a call indicating a transportation accident had resulted in a transformer being knocked to the ground which caused roughly 7 gallons of oil to be spilled to the roadway. Emera Maine personnel used sorbent material to recover oil from the pavement and shoveled up some contaminated gravel from the side of the road. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-262-2016*I received a spill report. The spill was about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from woods harvesting equipment as a result of a loose fitting. Contractors use shovels and sorbent materials to soak up and collect into buckets the oily debris from the spill. Oily debris was taken back to the logging contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-741-2016*I was contacted about a leaking bleeder screw on a furnace in the basement of a residence in Arundel.  I visited the site and found the furnace on a concrete slab in a dirt floor basement.  There was a 4 foot dark stain on the concrete and soil.  I hired Enpro Services, Inc., to remove the contamination, which included some wood items, speedy dry sorbent material on the concrete, and a small amount of soil.  I delivered a carbon air filter for the Hayes to use in the living space.  After a week, the Hayes contacted me and said that the smell was gone.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-742-2016*On 9/15/16, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a 2 gallon spill of antifreeze due to a car accident in the area of 110 New Gorham Road.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-743-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting an oil line leak under the floor at this residence.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial activities Mr. Cyr may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-747-2016*On Thursday, 9/8/17, I met Chris of Pam Am Railways to check on a leak from a locomotive.  I found the discharge cleaned satisfactorily by removal of the oiled ballast.  The location is rural commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-748-2016*Spill to roadway associated with a vehicle accident.  A site visit confirmed satisfactory clean up by Yarmouth Fire Department.  No further Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-749-2016*Scott Cyr received a call regarding a fire involving three vehicles at this location.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial activities may have been undertaken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-752-2016*SUMMARY
This report covers the abandonment by removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility at this location.  The facility owner operator, Colleen Allard, hired Portland Pump Company (PPC) as UST facility contractor.  St. Germain-Collins Associates (SGC) performed the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.  Geologists Brad Hahn and Mark Woodruff represented MDEP Division of Technical Services.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is within the downtown suburban commercial and residential area in this largely rural town.  The location is served by municipal drinking water though close to a wellhead protection area for a Community Public Water Supply well near the Ossipee River.  Storm drains in the area go to the Ossipee River, which are upgrade of the Public Water Well. The Ossipee River in Parsonsfield flows west to east from New Hampshire.  The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Because of the location over an aquifer, and the public water well, MDEP staff advised Ms. Allard and PPC that we needed to be on site to check for prohibited discharges.

Geologist Hahn and I assigned a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline.

UST FACILITY
The two 30-year old 6000-gallon USTs T-1 and T-2 and piping were removed on 9/15/16.  Tanks T-3 and T-4 were removed in 1986, so preceded T-1 and T-2.  I have not noted any MDEP Division of Response Services records on the 1986 UST removal and installation.  T-1 and T-2 remained active until the new UST facility was brought into service.  The dispenser islands did not have containment sumps.  The facility was suction operated.

In May 2016, PPC installed the new replacement double-wall FRP tanks T-5 and T-6.  Piping installation was delayed until September while the new store building was being built.  The installation and removal were delayed several months while working out funding with the Finance Authority of Maine.  I understand that PPC dewatered groundwater to the area at the rear, south end, of the property.

My site visits occurred on 4/20/16, 5/23/16, and 6/21/16; MDEP Division of Technical Services staff visited on other days.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In the area of the new UST facility T-5 and T-6, no evidence of prohibited discharges were reported to MDEP.  During a 5/23/16 site visit, I noted no evidence of obvious discharges.

On 9/15/16, MDEP geologist Mark Woodruff attending the UST abandonment with Ms. Erin Pike of SGC.  Woodruff reported the Photoionization Detector (PID) Field Bag Headspace samples were mostly "below 10-parts per million (ppm) and averaged 28-ppm".  This consisted of evidence of prohibited discharges, though below cleanup action levels for this location.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP or initiated by the facility owner based on reported conditions and observation by MDEP staff.  The new UST was installed upgrade in a virgin area for oil tanks, so no soil or groundwater needed disposal to facilitate the installation of the new UST facility.  I understand that soil from the excavation of the removed UST facility was returned to the excavation.  I am not aware of any cleanup expenses or planned application to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Minor oil-discharges have been confirmed, appear below present clean-up action levels at this time, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as needed.
2)  See the MDEP UST registration file #11779, and the facility's Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for further information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or to be clean to original or pristine conditions.
4)  Based on known information, at the present time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services a
P-753-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-754-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  According to the report, no other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-267-2016*Daigle Oil Company (DOC) technician Frank Ouellette was filling an inside oil tank when oil spilled out the vent pipe. He stopped the flow immediately but spilled a couple cups on the grass. Frank proceeded into the basement with customer to check if any oil had spilled inside the house. In the basement the oil had begun to drip out of the tank's gauge glass. Frank went to tighten it and as he did the gauge glass popped off. Less the 2 gallons of oil came out of the port of the glass and dripped on floor after it popped off. Daigle?s crew arrive on scene and pumped 8 gallons of oil from the tank and gauge glass was put back on. The DOC Crew then proceeded to pick up the oil that had puddled, cleaned up the tank and surrounding floor, as well as removed the contaminated soil from the ground outside.

No further Response action.
P-760-2016*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the ground surface as the result of vehicle accident involving a dump truck.  The fuel was released from the fuel tank because the dump truck rolled over and the fuel leaked out of the filling cap.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and oversaw the excavation of diesel fuel impacted soil. 9.23 tons of impacted soil was excavated from the shoulder of the road and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The excavation measured approximately 6 inches deep by 30' long and 4' feet wide along the edge of the pavement.  A sharp decline in the presence of diesel was observed at the perimeter and bottom of the excavation.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-762-2016*Approximately 100 gallons of gasoline was released from a 32 foot pleasure boat because it sank due to an unknown mechanical failure.  The gasoline was released from the vents of the fuel tank of the vessel.  None of the released gasoline was recovered.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location to provide assistance.  Please see the attached National Response Center Incident Report #1159403.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-767-2016*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an overfill of the aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the vent pipe of the AST and impacted the soil. Cash Energy Company dug up 25 pounds of impacted soil and disposed of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel inspected the cleanup and it was satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-769-2016*Topsham Fire Department called to report a vehicle accident/fire at the intersection of Route 196 and Topsham Fair Mall Road.  The fire was extinguished but not before vehicle fluids were partially consumed or diluted by water/foam.  Fluid washed into a storm drain all but directly beneath the wreck.  No practical recovery was possible upon closer examination.  No sensitive receptors are in the immediate area.  The area is commercially developed, mall stores, mixed business, and roadways.  Based on the findings and information given, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-595-2016*Approximately 12 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 330 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank and the released oil impacted the concrete floor surface below. Dead River Company technicians removed the oil from the floor with sorbent material and disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-596-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a tree had damaged one of their transformers.  The transformer leaked less than a gallon of oil.  CMP personnel cleaned up the impacted shrubbery (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-584-2016*The Lebanon Fire Department reported that an oil stain was observed on River Road, starting at approximately 100 River Road and running down the roadway into Milton, NH. They reported the stain to be approximately 3 feet wide, 2 miles long, slippery to the touch, and smelled like fuel oil. The responsible party for the spill could not be determined and the cause of the spill could not be determined. Olfactory indications suggest the spilled oil was some type of heating fuel oil. The Lebanon Public Works Department spread sand on the impacted area to reduce slippery road conditions.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site the next morning and determined that the spilled oil was nonrecoverable from the road surface.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-213-2016*On 7/28/16, received call from Regional Communication Center/Public Safety Dispatcher reporting a tractor trailer hauling wood chips accident/roll-over at 932 Calais Road/ US Route 1 in Hodgdon.  According to the State Trooper, Corporal Dennis Quint, on scene, the tractor's saddle tanks were leaking quite a bit of diesel fuel.  Houlton Fire and Rescue (HFD) was on scene and had placed sorbent pads under the saddle tank (passenger side) laying on the ground and was leaking heavily.

I arrived on-scene, checked in with Trooper Quint and HFD firefighter as to damage assessment and scene hazards.  The truck struck a Eastern Maine Power Co. (EMP) utility pole and severed it in half.  The truck trailer box loaded with wood chips had the guide wire from the busted utility pole tangled around the rear of the box trailer.  I staged the Response Services truck out of the way of EMP crews working to clear the scene of electrical hazards and pole/wire debris.  With the assistance of HFD firefighter, I set up equipment and began drilling the saddle tanks and transferring fuel (diesel) from the heavily damaged tractor truck unit.  The crossover piping between the saddle tanks had been secured prior to drilling.  All diesel fuel was transferred from the damaged saddle tanks into one of Barrett Westerdahl's wrecker units with the permission of Keith Lane, owner of the trucking company involved in the roll-over.

Plans were made with Mr. Lane to contract with local contractor to excavate, remove and dispose of all oil contaminated soils alongside the road from the discharge of approximately 50+ gallons of diesel fuel from the leaking saddle tanks.  Due to approaching darkness and the wreck occurring on a significant curve in US Route 1/Calais Road, it was decided to start cleanup operations the next morning.

Kevin Rodgerson of Maine Department of Transportation was contacted to request Road Accident hazard signs for both north and south bound lanes of US Route 1 while excavation and cleanup was on-going.  Contracted and supervised the cleanup of all oil impacted soils from the wreck side by Brown Developments, LLC.  One truckload of oily impacted soils was hauled to Tri-Community Landfill under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection oil spill debris form.  Excavation site 10' X 8' X 7' deep was backfilled, graded, seeded, and mulched.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-214-2016*Response Services' site visit and field investigation regarding 'a smell of oil' during excavation/construction work on the Aroostook Valley Trail by the Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG). The field screening in the area of the culvert restoration work, approximately 35' north of the Dead River Company's bulk oil storage facility, indicated oil spill impacts from an unknown source. The spill appears to be from a spill in the distant past and not recently. The field screenings indicated a range of between 25 -35 PPM VOC's ( Parts per Million - for Volatile Organic Compounds). Upon digging in the center of the flow channel on the upstream end of the culvert we got a peak reading of 60 PPM VOC's. There is no further excavation planned on this side of the trail culvert crossing according to Capt. Larrabee. The MEARNG dump truck had been loaded with soils cleaned out around this cross culvert. Response Services recommendation for these slightly impacted soils was to spread them in a thin layer (4"-6" thick) just adjacent to the Aroostook Valley Trail, and away from any water course. The sun will cook off what little oil contamination is present in these soils. Also place/scatter some mulch hay on top of these soils as an erosion/sedimentation control measure.

No further action is required of Response Services.
B-483-2016*Bragdon Energy reported a fuel spill to the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP). The spill occurred at 10 Twin River Drive in Millinocket.

I responded to the home and met with tenant Vicky. The above ground storage tank (AST) had already been pumped by Bragdon Energy and a patch was on the belly of the tank preventing any more oil to leak from the corrosion hole.

At the most a gallon of oil leaked onto the concrete pad under the AST. Sorbent pads were applied to the surface to absorb the oil.

I spoke to property owner Matt Porstein. Mr. Porstein said he would remove the AST and dispose of it properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-320-2016*While fueling up at this facility, I heard liquid spilling on the ground.   I noticed a gentleman fueling up his car and it appeared the fueling pipe or tank was leaking.  He got in his car and drove off after spilling 5 gallons or so on the ground.   I coned off the area, informed the store attendent of the spill, and cleaned up the spilled gasoline.

I informed the attendent that the incident should be recorded in their spill log.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-312-2016*Dead River Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank at this address in Edgecomb.  Dead River cleaned up the affected area and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.

A-313-2016*Report was received of a sheen in the ocean west of Monhegan Island spotted by United States Coast Guard (USCG) auxiliary aircraft.  It was possibly from sunken pleasure craft in 2015, with maximum 40 gallons of gasoline on board.

No recovery possible.   The sheen was monitored by USCG and eventually dissipated.
A-315-2016*Report was received of container floating in Rockland Harbor.  The container was recovered and discovered to be empty.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-318-2016*A transformer was damaged by a falling tree during a wind storm and lost its contents to the ground.  Central Maine Power staff cleaned up the oily soil and leaves for disposal.  No site visit made.  No further Response action is expected.
P-771-2016*On 9/27/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Buxton Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill on Hall Road near Route 22.  A Honda Odyssey had run over debris in the road and punctured their gas tank.  Approximately 10 gallons had spilled and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  I made a site visit the following morning and was unable to locate the precise location of the spill, indicating to me that it had been cleaned up satisfactorily.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-524-2016*Tank corrosion allowed an unknown quantity of oil to be lost to this dirt basement floor. The tank was moved and soil was removed with a vactor.  The excavation size was limited by the close proximity of a dry stacked granite foundation and several wooden posts which supported the home. At the bottom of the excavation, the soil was still giving off oil vapors so a concrete plug was poured in the excavation and a thin layer of concrete was poured on the surface to seal in the vapors.  The area is served by public water and the oil odor in the home was mitigated by the concrete.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-772-2016*Free product on groundwater was unearthed during a sewer replacement project.  The construction crew was using a 'live' method that does not disrupt flow or require holes to be dewatered.  Thus, groundwater and free product were actively flowing into the sewer.  A representative from the sewer department was present to approve that factor.  The material surrounding the pipe being replaced was now contaminated, urban fill and not suitable for reuse as backfill or acceptable to transport to another property.  Contaminated material was stockpiled locally as the project continued.  Approximately 30 linear feet of trench were affected by this oil and subject to the stockpile requirement.  Free product appeared to dissipate rather quickly, but contamination remains under the road on either side of the replacement project; its pursuit is not warranted.  After the project was complete, the stockpiled material was lab sampled and approved for disposal at a recycling facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-773-2016*It was reported that there was an unattended spill of diesel in the gravel parking lot adjacent to the portable toilets at the recreation area.  Two distinct stain patterns were observed.  One was roughly 10ft x 18ft.  The other followed the slight gradient of the parking lot 12ft x 12ft, tailing down another 20ft to a diminished point.  I sought out Freeport Public Works (FPW), and brought the condition to their attention.  They declared this was the first that they'd heard of it, but would have a crew go up and clean it up.  I told them to call if they needed assistance.

With a satisfactory transfer of cleanup obligation to FPW, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-775-2016*A unknown motor vehicle operator discovered their vehicle was leaking gasoline and pulled into a college parking lot sometime overnight.  The maintenance personnel arrived in the morning to a gasoline stain on the pavement, which was treated with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-776-2016*While responding to a complaint of a diesel discharge in the facility gravel parking lot, I witnessed an accident.  The oil pan had been sheared in the accident and was leaking oil profusely onto the pavement.  I grabbed some sorbent pads from my truck.  I gathered up the oiled pads, and bagged them for disposal.  I left a few pads weighted down with speedy dry sorbent material under the car until it was towed, to capture any remaining oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-778-2016*An electrical transformer caught fire which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted grass at the base of the pole and was washed down the street to a stormwater catch basin as the fire was extinguished.  Oil and water were recovered from the basin then it was water rinsed.  Rinsewater was recovered also.  Thereafter, all visible signs of contamination at the base of the pole were hand excavated by a response contractor under the direction of the responsible party. No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-779-2016*NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 9/30/16, Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 40-gallon spill of diesel fuel "onto roadway only," and "will clean up".  Recognizing the address, I contacted CPRC Group and Marcia Montague advised that a dump truck was on its side and it was actively leaking.  The truck owner, Mathew McCourt of McCourt Construction Company, failed to report the discharge to MDEP as is required.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
As seen in the photos, the truck's dump bed was up and snagged the lower communications line as it left CPRC property.  The truck was then pulled over on its passenger side.  The single saddle tank leaked in a steady dribble from the fill cap to the paved road.  Eventually the fuel reached some soil at the edge of the road.  The tank fill cap could not be safely reached.  During recovery several gallons of hydraulic oil were discharged to the pavement.  No leaked fuel reached drains, surface water or groundwater.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
CPRC promptly put sand around the fuel spill and SFD applied sorbent pads; these actions adequately controlled the leak during recovery.  Stewarts Towing righted the truck.  CPRC applied more sand and then picked up the oily sand and brought the sand right to their processing area under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  MDEP took the oily sorbent pads for disposal.  McCourt Construction was direct invoiced for all cleanup expenses.

CONCLUSIONS
a)  MDEP occurred no direct cleanup expenses other than replacing the SFD sorbent pads and oiled sorbent disposal.  McCourt Construction was responsible party for cleanup expenses.
b)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental; site assessment.
c)  At this time no additional cleanup actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.
I-276-2016*I received a call reporting a 60 gallon of spill of Castrol A320 synthetic gear box oil from Tower #20. According to Mr. Grant his crew at Sun Edison as well as General Electric staff are on site at Tower# 20 with application of sorbent pads and sorbent boom to catch, collect and dispose of gear oil that has impacted the tower and concrete base pad. Some sorbent pads were left in place to soak up any additional gear oil as it travels down the sides of the tower. These pads will be monitored and disposed of when the residual oil on the tower in flushed by the weather and gravity.



No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-377-2016*Discharge from transformer due to lightning strike.  Approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil was released as a result.    Central Maine Power Company arranged for clean up of the affected area and disposal of accociated waste.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-470-2016*EMERA reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 1 gallon leaked from a transform when a truck crashed into a utility pole.

Soil was removed from the base of the pole and disposed of properly.

No waterways or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-854-2015*I received notification from Maine Department of Transportation personnel of a catch basin with a diesel fuel odor. Arrangements were made to investigate the basin and possible sources of the odor.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings from the basin were very low.  I supposed the source of the fuel was a spill from a truck or some other piece of equipment.  Given the low readings from the PID, I supposed the actual spill occurred several days prior to discovery, meaning a cleanup would be impractical.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-210-2016*A Lane Construction's crusher ruptured a hose releasing an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils. Lane's employees removed contaminated soils and processed said soils through their Presque Isle plant as permitted. Sorbent were disposed of through a solid waste hauler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-425-2016*Pan Am Railways reported a small spill of hydraulic oil at their facility in Waterville.   A piece of equipment at the intermodal facility on the yard suffered a broken hydraulic line.  The product leaked to the asphalt surface in the yard.    Site personnel were able to stop the leak and clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-641-2016*On 8/10/16, Mr. Savage contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services regarding a reported small discharge of jet fuel that had occurred on 6/30/16.  Mr. Savage claimed that he had initially called on Thursday 6/30/16, but had not been able to reach anyone, so he called back again on 8/10/16, two months later.  He stated he had left a voice message, though the 800-482-0777 oil spill reporting number has no function to leave a voice message.

Mr. Savage described the overfill out an aircraft wing to the paved aircraft apron area, and no spillage to drains or soil.  I discussed Maine spill requirements with Mr. Savage.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-642-2016*A tractor trailer truck rolled over on the Interstate-295 off ramp entering the Falmouth Spur westbound.  As a result, diesel and motor oil were released from the tractor.  Spilled product predominantly impacted the pavement.   A quantity of fuel did migrate toward the shoulder, but that contamination poses no threat so removal was not pursued.  Spilled product affecting the pavement was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary.
P-643-2016*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which downed the transformer.  As a result, approximately one gallon of mineral oil was released to the paved roadway. Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-644-2016*On 8/12/2016, Ralph Malcom of Northeast Air reported a 2 - 3 gallon overfill of an airplane.  The spill went onto soil beneath the plane and was cleaned up by Enpro Services.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-645-2016*On 8/12/16, I visited Ms. Badger's home as requested by Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Carole Cifrino.  I retrieved a glass vial of liquid mercury for disposal, to keep it out of the household waste stream, landfill or incinerator.  I noted no evidence of discharges.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-646-2016*On 8/12/17, in response to a vehicle collision with a gasoline dispenser, I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The co-owner, Leo Binette, stated that in the early morning of 8/11/16, a James King reportedly backed his vehicle into the dispenser, knocked it over, and then absconded without taking responsibility.

I inspected the dispenser sump and noted no damage to the sumps, piping or piping boots.  The two crash valves for the pressurized piping appeared to have worked as designed.  A little fuel from up inside the dispenser was reported to have leaked into the sump and onto the pavement.  An electrical conduit appeared damaged.  The sump was dry when I inspected it.  The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.

The facility is located in a rural residential and commercial area served by private drinking water wells.  The facility underwent replacement and significant clean-up of UST discharges in the 1990s when owned and operated by Paul Pelletier.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-647-2016*On Friday, 8/12/16, Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported a diesel fuel discharge from a commercial tractor with box trailer.  The northbound truck apparently began leaking and pulled into the service plaza where it continued to discharge.  MTA secured the spill area and had a cleanup crew respond.  MTA did not identify the responsible party (RP).

It was reported that no leakage reached drains, soil or surface water.  Based on the photo, I estimate the discharge to be closer to 20 gallons in volume.  I later checked the area and determined cleanup to be satisfactory.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-648-2016*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that there was an oil sheen on the water at the Coast Guard Station in South Portland.  No source of the sheen was ever found and the sheen dissipated.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-649-2016*The South Portland Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident that happened on the Veteran's Memorial Bridge.  The accident caused a small amount of gasoline to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-650-2016*The Mechanic Falls Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 384 Pigeon Hill Road.  The accident caused a small amount of engine oil to leak out onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-651-2016*The Lebanon Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 392 Little River Road where the vehicle had ended up in a stream.  No sheen was noted at the time the vehicle was leaking fluids.  The vehicle was removed by a tow company.  I visited the site the next day and found no evidence of lingering petroleum impacts.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-655-2016*On 8/13/2016, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a one gallon spill of transformer oil due to mechanical failure of a transformer.  Oil sprayed onto brush beneath the transformer.  CMP crews removed the contaminated brush.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-656-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze was released onto the paved road surface from a motor vehicle accident. The Westbrook Fire Department reportedly applied speedy dry sorbent material to the released material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the site and no further action is expected at this time.


P-657-2016*Approximate 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a garbage truck due to a ruptured hose. The oil was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-658-2016*On 8/15/2016, I received a call from the United States Coast Guard reporting a 36' pleasure vessel grounded off Stave Island near Chebeague Island.  It was reported that 250 gallons of diesel fuel was on board, though none had spilled.  The Coast Guard supervised the removal of the vessel without incident.  No Division of Response Services visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-224-2016*A Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) backhoe broke a hydraulic hose, releasing 7 gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement. Maine DOT employees used sorbent to clean up the release and disposed of the debris at a local landfill. A large stain was left behind due to the porous nature of the pavement.

No further action should be required of response Services at this time.
I-234-2016*I responded to a leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of Teddy and Wilma Long's home. Teddy had been catching the oil in a drip pan and transferring it into leak tight containers. The corroded AST was pumped empty of all oil and tipped up on end (opposite the leak) and placed on sorbent pads. I placed sorbent materials around the corner of the basement where about 5 -7 gallons of oil had spilled/leaked out of the tank.

8/24/16 I checked on speedy dry left in the corner where oil was spilled, swept this up and washed the floor area impacted by the oil spill with Oil Solutions formula. Teddy said there was no odors of oil in the upstairs living areas.

8/25/16 I vacuumed up speedy dry and Oil Solutions product from spill area impacted in cellar. The site is all cleaned up, new Roth double walled oil storage tank (AST) is scheduled to be installed in the first couple of weeks in September.


No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.


A-311-2016*Weyerhaeuser reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a piece of logging equipment on their property in Pierce Pond Township.  I visited the site and determined not all had been cleaned up and removed two 5-gallon buckets of impacted gravel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-317-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 11-17 gallons of transformer oil from a transformer on Hernia Hill Road in Carrabassett Valley. CMP did an initial clean up on the roadway.  I visited the site and observed that more clean up needed to be done in soil on the side of the road.   CMP contractors returned and removed an estimated 8 yards of soil, leaves, and debris.   The waste material was handled and disposed of by CMP's contractor.   I inspected the site following the clean up and determined the clean up was satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-316-2016*Pat McGuire of the Somerset County Jail reported a small leak of #2 fuel oil from the pump on the furnace motor.  He had placed a container under it to collect any spilled material and called a heating contractor to repair the furnace.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-288-2016*On 6/5/16, at 1635 hours, a private citizen reported that there were a large number of dead fish, eels, and turtles along the bank of the Sebasticook River in Pittsfield near 1200 Main Street. When I talked to the caller on the phone, she reported that there appeared to be an oil like material on the water in the area. I went to the site and found a number of dead fish (alewives) and few dead eels just above a dam. No dead turtles were seen. I observed no substance that could be identified as an oil or chemical product. I informed Jim Stahlnecker, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Biologist, of the incident the next day. He said that there had been a few fish kills along rivers this season that might be caused by low oxygen levels in the water due to warmer temperatures. He would pass on the information to his contact at Maine Marine Resources.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-289-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground due to corrosion of a step tank.  Oily soil was removed by the homeowner by hand and disposed of.  There are no odor issues and the area is served by public water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-300-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a resident's home in Madison was struck by lightning during a rain storm event. The fire department was on scene and they could smell oil, but could not see any discharge. I responded to the site. Once there I did a damage assessment on the oil storage tank. I was able to confirm that the lightning made its way down through the house, and went to ground through the copper oil line. This caused the copper to burn, which is why the fire department could smell oil. Very little was actually discharged into the dirt basement. We used shovels and a drum to remove the soil for disposal. I took the soil back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposal at a later date. I recommended that the boiler system be taken out of service until a qualified individual could assess the damage.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-301-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that gasoline vapors were smelled during an underground storage tank (UST) removal. Simard and Sons, Inc., was abandoning the fuel tanks at H. L. Keay and Son. The assessor on site was St. Germain Collins Company. It was reported to me that gas vapor could be smelled from the pea stone that was being removed from the tank graves. I responded to the site to confirm the information that I was being told. Once on site, I used my photoionizing detector (PID) to determine if the pea stone was contaminated. After working on the site, we found that the tank graves were blasted into the shallow bedrock, and 100 percent of the backfill was pea stone. Because DEP Regulation 691 does not allow pea stone for sampling, I allowed the stone to be placed back in the excavation. During my investigation I did not get any PID readings above the drinking water standard.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-302-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a delivery truck, while in the process of unloading materials at a frozen food plant, had a pallet of a strong oxidizer and a pallet of chlorine containers tip over. I was told that the materials were mixing and out of their containers. I responded to the site. Prior to my arrival, the frozen food services manager had required that the truck with the spill in it be moved off site. I asked the truck driver for their shipping papers so I could see what we were dealing with. He explained to me that he did not have them. The door on the truck was closed and locked, and I was alone at that time, so I did not make entry. After coming up with an action plan, I required J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., to call their environmental contractor to mitigate the problem. Enpro Services arrived on scene. We donned SCBA and level B gear for the initial entry. Upon opening the rear door, we found that the information that we received was wrong. The oxidizer was industrial strength detergent and the chlorine was industrial strength hand sanitizer. None of which were out of their original packaging. At that time I called off the response efforts and asked the truck driver to restack and wrap the containers.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-303-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Maine Department of Transportation dump truck blew a hydraulic hose. The oil was lost to the pavement below the truck. Speedy dry and other sorbent material were used to clean up the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-304-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to assess the damage and clean up the oily debris. Sorbents were used to collect free product on top of the pavement. The oily debris was collected and sent to CMP's North Augusta Service Center.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-305-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a town-owned street sweeper hit the curb and punctured the diesel tank. Fuel was lost to the pavement below the sweeper. It is unknown how much was actually lost, but the staining was minimal. Due to the minimal amount of spillage and the busy intersection, no actions were taken to mitigate the area.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-306-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Fabian Oil truck discharged diesel fuel onto a paved area. This happened while they were fueling up trucks and equipment owned by Hammond Lumber Company. The Fabian Oil truck driver used the spill kit on the delivery truck to clean up the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-307-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a piece of equipment owned by Hammond Lumber Company leaked motor oil over night. The oil soaked into the pavement below it, so there was not any recoverable material. The leak was due to a loose oil filter on the motor. It was fixed promptly.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-308-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a person working in the basement of a home stumbled and broke the filter assembly off of the oil tank. I responded to the site and found that Mr. Lindin was using his finger to plug the hole where the filter attaches to the tank. I used some beeswax to plug the hole, and then pumped the tank into drums. We estimated that 5-10 gallons had been lost to the soil in the basement. I provided the homeowner with 3 open top drums, and Mr. Lindin hand dug the contaminated soil out of the basement. I took the soil back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposal. There were no lingering vapors or nearby water wells, or other sensitive receptors.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-309-2016*It was reported that a bucket truck owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) sustained damage to its fuel tank and was leaking fuel on the pavement in Jay. I responded to the site and assisted the local fire department in placing a sand berm downslope from the truck. We then spread speedy dry sorbent material out on the pavement to soak up the product. At this time, CMP crew members took over the cleanup actions.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-477-2016*Westbrook Public Works called to report a small spill as the result of a broken/blown hose on a piece of equipment.  The spill was minor and the crew quickly attended to it and successfully managed the cleanup.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-152-2017*A driver making a home heating oil delivery spilled one half gallon of oil onto the snow.  The spill occurred when the nozzle dropped and the fuel leaked out.  The driver shoveled and bagged up the snow contaminated with oil.  The snow was to be brought back to the shop where it was to be padded off and melted.  I spoke with the homeowner who indicated he was happy with the clean-up.

No resources impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-295-2016*I received report from Drew Janoch of Irving Woodlands LLC, regarding a spill of 5-10 gallons of motor oil as the result of a truck roll-over on a logging log in a Irving Woodlands harvest block. Irving Woodland's logging contractor used sorbent materials to collect the spilled oil. Shovels were used to removed impacted soils and deposit into containers. Oily debris was taken back to the logging contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-220-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a home in Washburn. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-498-2016*Four Corner CITGO reported a sump alarm to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Wayne the manager of the CITGO explained to me that the sump alarm went off but no product was discovered in the sump. GAFTEK has been notified to fix the faulty alarm.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-433-2016*On 8/13/16, David Rodrigues reported that his pleasure vessel was sinking on mooring off Spruce Head Island at the Merchant Landing Marina. I contacted the U. S. Coast Guard and Mr. Rodrigues, and both reported that a very small amount of fuel had been lost with no possible recovery. The vessel was removed from the water before it was completely submerged. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-435-2016*A bad fitting on the filter of an oil tank in the basement of a home caused a small amount of oil to leak from the tank.  The oil fell to a concrete floor.  Some oil may have escaped the basement through a floor drain, however, there was no evidence of oil where the drain empties to the yard.  The oil in the basement was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-436-2016*An overfill to an oil tank in a basement caused a small amount of oil to leak to the basement floor.  Speedy dry sorbent material was used to absorb the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-437-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a citizen had left a small container of liquid with a skull and cross bones drawn on it.  The caller stated that the liquid was clear, and it did not have a smell to it.  I responded to the site and cordoned off a work area so I could determine the contents of the jar.  I brought the Auhura as well as pH, F and KI paper.  I donned my self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and performed my initial field screening tests.  I used my photoionization detector (PID) and 4-gas meter first.  It did not have any readings on my 4-gas meter, but the PID was reading 10 parts per million (ppm) of something.  I next used the pH paper and it came back dark red, which narrowed it down to an acid.  To be thorough I used the F and KI paper as well, and both did not give me a reading.  Thinking that it was some sort of acid, I took a sample in a glass vile for the Auhura to read.  It came back as Phosphoric Acid 11%/21%.  At that time, I cleaned up my work area and over packed the jar into a 5 gallon pail and brought it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous storage locker.  I called Environmental Projects, Inc., to pick it up for household hazardous waste.
P-683-2016*I received a call regarding the overfilling of jet skis with gasoline where the discharged fuel was making its way into the water.  I followed-up on the call with a site visit and found nothing to substantiate the complaint.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-245-2016*During the underground oil storage tank removal contaminated soil was discovered.  The soil was removed and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-294-2016*An Emera Maine truck released 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to gravel on Twin Rivers paper mill property. Emera Maine employees used sorbents and removed contaminated soil in the process of cleaning up the release. Emera Maine bulked up and disposed of the contaminated debris at Tri Community Landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Serves at this time.
I-306-2016*An Emera Maine transformer had been leaking for an unknown amount of time and released 5 gallons of transformer oil. Most of the oil was found to be on the poll itself and the rest could not be located do to the small release over a long time.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-307-2016*A Huber loader had a loose fitting that released 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to soil. Huber employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The oily debris were burnt through Huber's boiler as permitted.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-610-2016*Central Maine Power Company reported a leaking transformer on Pole 5, 41 Harwood Road, Farmingdale.   Coutts Brothers Company was contracted to clean up the soil and debris impacted by the transformer oil discharge.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-607-2016*A residential oil tank was overfilled by the Fielding's Oil & Propane Company.  The excess oil spilled down the side of the tank.  The oil was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  The concrete floor and the tank were scrubbed to remove any residual oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-648-2016*Joshua Perkins borrowed a friends automobile and proceeded to travel down Ash Street in Waterville.   He failed to come to a stop at the intersection of Ash Street and Ticonic Street, proceeding into the driveway of a multifamily home, sideswiping a parked car and striking the porch and foundation  of the residence which is located at 1 Kelsey Street.   The impact to the brick foundation caused a number of bricks to become dislodged and fall into the basement.   One or more of these bricks struck the filter of the aboveground oil storage tank in the basement, breaking it from the tank.  This caused a discharge of the #2 fuel oil held within the tank.   The oil spread throughout the basement which was currently storing boxes of clothing and other possessions of a tenant of the building.

After arriving on scene and meeting with the owner, Mr. Arthur Turmelle, I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the debris in the basement as well as clean the floor.  When this cleanup was completed, it was clear that oil entered cracks in the floor and would likely pose an indoor air quality issue.   I referred the site to the Division of Technical Services for further work regarding indoor air quality.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-743-2016*I received report from Glen Johnson, owner of Town Line Variety of some contaminated soil discovered at his store during underground storage tank piping upgrades. The faulty piping was replaced and the contaminated soil was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-744-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The overfill occurred because of a faint whistle on the above ground storage tank (AST). The tank was drained down and a small amount of oily/snowy soil was removed for proper disposal.

I spoke to property owner Janet Robinson who said she was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-450-2016*Brookfield called to report the accidental submergence of the sheet pile power plant.  The crane became entangled in the power cable and before the operator realized it, pulled the unit off the deck into the water.  As luck would have it there were commercial divers already in the water, and they quickly alerted to the situation and dove to retrieve it.  No discharge occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-239-2016*Danny Williams of Louisiana Pacific Corporations, called and followed up with a spill report regarding a 75 gallon spill of Eply orange edge seal. The edge seal is used on the plant's finished product of sheets of OSB as product to seal sheet edges. The spill was contained within the plant's interior building and was cleaned up in 2 hours using wood fines and bark. The spill soaked wood fines and bark were put in a municipal waste dumpster for disposal. The spill was caused by a failed valve on the edge seal storage tote.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

I-240-2016*I received a report regarding a 5 - 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel. A logging contractor had an issue with the urea tank on woods harvesting equipment and had to remove the fuel tank to gain access. They drained what they thought was all of the fuel, however they never checked with a flashlight. The remaining fuel spilled out when they removed the tank.

The spill occurred in a turnaround, 250 meters from nearest brook. No threat to the watercourse, spill was contained to just the surface of the turnaround. Contractors used shovels and sorbent materials to soak up and collect into buckets the oily debris from the spill. Oily debris was taken back to the logging contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-241-2016*I received report regarding a small spill (1 quart) of motor oil from woods harvesting equipment due to manufacturer's defect. An Irving Logging Contractor soaked up the spilled oil and disposed of oily debris at his maintenance shop with other oily wastes.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-242-2016*I received a spill report of an operator overfilling a tank in the apron of first right and spur on the third left on Thomas Lake Road. The spill of diesel fuel was 1-2 gallons in size. As much as possible was cleaned up with spill pads. The oily debris (spill pads) were taken back to the contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-552-2016*On August 26 Jack Heally of 1005 Mann Hill Road called to report a spill from a corrosion hole in his oil tank.   He had noticed the odor for several weeks but had just to determined the source of the odor.  He had watched the leak for several days and determined the leak was 100 ml per day.   He placed a bucket under the leak.   When I arrived I offered to pump the oil out of the tank for him.  However knowing that there were risks both to his home and potentially the environment he wanted to explore other options.  At this point some speedy dri was placed on the spill.   I plan to follow up in several days to determine if he wants any assistance.

On August 30 the oil was pumped out iof the tank and the tank was removed.  We returned at a later date to pot the oil in the new tank.

No further action from response services is required.
P-666-2016*Scott Cyr received a complaint from the property owner at this location reporting a discharge of form oil due to vandalism.  The notes indicate the spill involved a hand pump and was to asphalt.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-668-2016*On 8/18/2016, Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a small antifreeze spill due to a burst hose on one of their trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-669-2016*On 8/18/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Billie Joe Smith of MAC Air Group.  Mr. Smith was reporting a 1.5 gallon spill of Jet A fuel when a tank truck was overfilled.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-670-2016*Fontaine HVAC reported that they had spilled some oil in the driveway at 123 Third Street in Auburn.  They had been hired to pump and remove the indoor oil tanks at 125 Third Street and were pumping the oil into a skid tank in their truck which was parked in the neighbor's driveway.  The skid tank was overfilled and the spilled oil landed on the paved driveway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-671-2016*A truck's fuel line failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary. See attached 'Spill Center' Spill Report.
P-672-2016*I was contacted by Auburn Public Works reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose when it was started up at their garage.  The blown hose caused about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved parking lot as well as the road as the truck drove away before he realized it was leaking.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-673-2016*On 8/19/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the North Yarmouth Fire Department.  They reported a 2 quart spill of used motor oil due to a car accident in the area of 869 Sligo Road in North Yarmouth.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-674-2016*On 8/20/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Nate Wallrath, a park ranger at Eagle Island State Park in Harpswell.  Mr. Wallrath reported an old propane tank floating in the water that had come ashore at the park.  The tank was not leaking.  I had a conversation with him about disposal options for the tank and instructed him to call me back during the work week if he was not able to find a suitable disposal plan for the tank.  I never heard back from him.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-676-2016*On 8/21/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  They had dismantled a meth lab at the Olde English Apartments in South Portland and requested I respond to remove the hazardous materials.  I responded immediately and removed a one gallon container of muriatic acid and a small bucket containing lithium strips coated in mineral oil.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-677-2016*On 8/22/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting a 2 quart spill of motor oil due to a motor vehicle accident in the area of 52 Fletcher Street.  It was raining hard at the time, making recovery of the spilled oil impossible.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-679-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of kerosene to the ground.   The aboveground tank was located behind the two-bay garage/workshop at the edge of the road.  After the leak was discovered, the homeowner transferred the remaining fuel to an adjacent tank.  Since the adjacent tank was the same age as the one that failed, that fuel was stored in drums temporarily and both tanks were abandoned.  This effort also accommodated a necessary excavation.  Approximately 25 yards of contamination were removed from behind the garage.  The sides of the excavation were rendered clean.  The excavation extended down to the footer then stepped four feet further in one location to find ground water.  No evidence of impacts to groundwater were identified which was very positive because the dug well for the property was located 20' to the north.  A representative from the Division of Technical Services was on site during the excavation who conducted field and laboratory sampling.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-682-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a motor oil spill from an unknown source in the roadway at this location.  Westbrook Public Works cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-684-2016*On 8/23/16, Wayne Bateman, of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) environmental unit, reported a leak from a ship's windlass that a contractor was removing from the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter RELIANCE (WMEC 615) docked at the shipyard.  Bateman explained that heavy weight oil leaked to the pier and to drains.  PNSY's spill response contractor pumped about 800 gallons of water with an estimated 7 gallons of oil.  PNSY put boom at the drain outlets and feared that oil may still discharge out the drains at low tide.

At this time no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-685-2016*Lane Construction Company facility reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge of heat transfer oil from an asphalt production machine.  Initially reported as 75-gallons lost, this later was re-estimated to be less.  The leak was reported to be to the machine pad for the truck scale plate and the adjacent pavement.  The property is located within a large gravel pit and is leased from the adjacent Gendron & Gendron Construction Company.  The area is commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer.

On site I was shown the discharge.  Free product from the leak has been cleaned up, though there was still a stain on the vehicle scale plate.  The sand sorbent used to adsorb the discharged oil was recycled into their asphalt process.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at present time.
P-686-2016*On 8/23/17, a hazardous materials response contractor for Panolam, Inc.'s, Pionite factory notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about a discharge of Birk-Ox cleaning and sanitation liquid from a 5-gallon drum.  The leak was discovered within a UPS truck and noted when the truck got to the gate.  Hazardous constituents to the chemical are 5.6% Peracetic acid and an oxidizer.  The incident location is rural industrial and commercial use.

Panolam had Cyn Environmental Services respond, neutralize, secure and clean up the spillage to the truck interior and on the paved ground.  The discharge was reported to Haz Mat Response Company about 1438 hours, so there was about a four hour delay in them reporting the incident to MDEP Division of Response Services.  At time of notification, it was reported the contractors had completed the cleanup and had already left the site.  No injuries were reported and water or drains were involved or affected.

I advised David Peck with Haz Mat Response, Inc., that Panolam and UPS are required to report to State of Maine more promptly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-687-2016*Northeast Air reported that the previous evening they had overfilled one of their aviation gasoline tank trucks at their aboveground storage tank (AST) bulk plant facility within the Portland Jetport.  It was reported that the truck's high-level sensor had failed to prevent the overfill.  This discharge was reported contained and cleaned up, and no spillage reached drains, soil or waters of Maine.  I reminded Mr. Buntjer about more prompt spill reporting.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this point in time based on present information.

P-688-2016*The Norway Savings Bank in Brunswick reported that their landscaping contractor had spilled some gasoline in their parking lot.  Apparently the previous day when the landscaper was on site, they knocked over a gas can in the back of their truck.  Some of the spilled gasoline ran out of the truck onto the paved parking lot.  The landscapers used a garden hose to "cleanup" the spill.  This spread the gasoline over a much larger area and made it unrecoverable.  I contacted Organic Innovations Landscaping and spoke with them about both reporting spills and how to clean them up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-689-2016*Approximately 35 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the ground from the fuel tank of a dump truck after it drove off the road.  10.57 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated from the location and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation activities.  Field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID) indicated a sharp decline in oil concentrations.  MDEP is satisfied with the cleanup at this location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-690-2016*The saddle tank of a dump truck was overfilled.  The vehicle was working on a road reconstruction project, so spilled product impacted gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated for off-site disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-691-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Mr. Alan Tracy of Vessel Services, Inc., reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the crew on the fishing vessel TERESA MARIE III had overfilled their vessel while refueling, with 10 to 20 gallons of diesel oil spilling to Portland Harbor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The vessel fueling was at a registered, retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and a long run of underground piping to the dock.  Patches of free product oil had been pushed by wind and current to the east side of the pier.  Oil sheen possibly from this discharge was found several blocks east at the Maine State Pier and Ferry Terminal.  Due to apparent operator inattention, a vessel crewman had allowed the tank to overfill and discharge over the deck and out unplugged scuppers to the harbor below.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Vessel Services called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond with sorbent boom and pads (see photos) and will seek reimbursement from the vessel owners.  I met U. S. Coast Guard staff on site and oversaw cleanup actions.  TERESA MARIE III crew used sorbents to clean their oiled deck.  Much of the discharge was lost to evaporation and to a non-recoverable sheen.  Cleanup was satisfactory.

1)  The TERESA MARIE III crew did not follow the vessel refueling checklist which would could have prevented this discharge (see Photo-5).
2)  No further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.

P-692-2016*  8/25/16: As part of my LUST Trust responsibilities, I visited this new installation of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility as part of the requirement to check the vicinity for drinking water wells and sand & gravel aquifers.  I met Gaftek's Certified Maine Tank Installer Paul Thompson onsite.  The facility is an Irving branded facility and franchise, not directly owned by Irving Oil Corp.

  The location was formerly a wooded land adjacent to Bath Road and part of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.  There are no known previous oil storage at this location.

  No issues were noted.  See attached inspection form and photos for further information.  I did not perform a detailed compliance inspection on the new UST facility.  No evidence of prohibited discharges were observed at the time.

  No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are required at this time.

P-693-2016*On 8/25/16, while in the area, I visited this out-of-service, retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check for compliance.  The facility had been out of service for months or more at the time of my inspection.  The area is commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer, and located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The facility had been the Bath Road Puffin Stop, owned and operated by Downeast Energy.  Presently it is owned by Global Montello Group after Global purchased Alliance Energy.

The three gasoline USTs had locked fill pipe caps as required.  The four dispensers had been wrapped with plastic, though this covering was becoming weathered and damaged.  On site was a steel containment drum labeled "Hazardous Waste", though the drum appeared to be empty.  I noted no significant surface oil discharges at the time.

On 8/26/16, I referred this facility to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) tanks compliance unit for the expected facility removal date, review and further action, as needed.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-694-2016*I was contacted by Hammond Lumber Company in Auburn reporting that one of their delivery trucks had its engine blow in the parking lot of their facility.  The engine leaked a half a gallon of oil.  All of the oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-696-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 8/28/16, in late afternoon, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Provencher Oil & Heating Services Company through the Maine State Police of this heating oil discharge from a commercial, consumptive use, heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) at this apartment building.  The estimated loss at the time was 125 to 175 gallons based on remaining fuel and typical use.  The discharge was first noted by odor in an apartment.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 8/28/16, with Mr. Eon and Mr. Provencher, I noted strong heating oil odors being driven out a basement door with a floor fan; this fan was apparently keeping the oil odor out of the apartments upstairs.  In the 3' to 4' high crawlspace basement I noted significant oil odor, and a small area of dark staining under the AST.  The crawlspace basement floor is a thin layer of crushed stone over loose fine to medium sand.  A strata of coarse permeable gravel and cobbles was found about 5.5' below grade (bg).  Groundwater was found at 4.5' bg and with a skim of free product oil and oil-saturated sand soil.

Digging down I noted sand with a strong odor of fresh oil.  The leak had been stopped by a magnet patch.  Based on past experience with the fill material, a slow dribble type leak, and estimated volume loss of over 100 gallons, it appears that the discharged oil soaked down through the soil to reach groundwater or resistant strata and then spread out.  This spill type typically results in a narrow cone of contamination down to a wide spread out contaminated area, with several feet or more of clean fill on top.

There was a dry drainage area with drain pipes south of this Building-F (see Photo 1).  The drainage area may have been dry at the time because of the summer drought.  Around the interior foundation footer is a plastic perimeter drain pipe with evidence of water in the past but no evidence of oil in the perimeter drain pipe (see Photo-3).

Sensitive receptors necessitating a cleanup included the presence of free product oil and oil saturated soil, likelihood of the discharge migrating off the property, possibility of the discharge reaching the drainage swale, and oil vapor intrusion into the apartments.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is an apartment complex of buildings located on the south side of Route 5, Saco Avenue, in a suburban residential and commercial area  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The apartment building F affected has one 330-gallon horizontal AST in the crawlspace.  The crawlspace has a sand soil and crushed stone floor with a poly sheet vapor barrier, but the poly sheet has many holes and cuts in it.  The building is heated by a forced hot water boiler.

To the south is a drainage ditch that may drain any perimeter drains for the building, though the drainage ditch was dry at this time.  Bedrock outcrops were observed at several locations of the apartment complex.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and I noted no public water wells or wellhead protection areas within 1000' of the discharge.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Sunday, 8/28/16, Provencher Fuels responded and applied a magnet patch over the corrosion hole.

On 8/29/16, after going over the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance, Mr. Eon agreed to MDEP Division of Response Services management of the spill cleanup. I met on site with Galyn Robinson of NRC-ENPRO Services and MDEP hired them for response and cleanup.

On 8/30/16, ENPRO staff vacuumed oily soil down to below groundwater in the area under the AST location.  Oiled soil was trucked to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  A 15" diameter slotted recovery well was installed several feet into groundwater, to about 6' bg.  The excavated area was backfilled with permeable 3/4" clean crushed stone to about 1' bg.  MDEP determined that it was not cost effective to remove ov
P-699-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting the overfill of outside manifolded oil tanks at this location.  Dead River Co. cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-569-2016*Following a fuel delivery to a home heating oil tank, the delivery hose was improperly drained back to the tanker causing a small amount of oil to spill to a paved driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-290-2016*On October 14, 2016 a tote of hydraulic oil was poorly filled resulting in a .25 gallon release of hydraulic oil. The tote was emptied and the spill cleaned up. The sorbents used to clean up the spill were put through Huber's boiler.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-571-2016*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 cups of lube oil had spilled from an engine containment tank.  Pan Am employees removed the oil impacted stone ballast.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-572-2016*On 10/20/2016, in Lexington Township, Weyerhaeuser reported an oil spill.  The estimated two gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a piece of logging equipment.  The hose ruptured under pressure and sprayed oil over a wide area of brush and vegetation, making clean up not practical.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-574-2016*On 10/20/2016, in Livermore Falls, A. Maurais & Son, Inc., reported an oil spill.  The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from the improper installation of a filter gasket on an oil tank.  The oil spilled into the garage and seeped under the sill plate of the building and contaminated soil.  A. Maurais & Son cleaned up the interior of the garage with sorbent material, and they also hired Hillside Excavating Company to remove contaminated soil from the site.

The site is located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer, and uses a driven point well for their water.  The spill was less than 20 feet from the driven point, and the site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-580-2016*I received a call from the U. S. Coast Guard reporting a sunken vessel in Port Clyde which was leaking diesel fuel.   The owner was in the process of pumping it off and refloating it.   The vessel was off the dock, near shore and grounded during low tide, then went awash during the high tide.  Low tide was expected in another three hours, and I was on a site in Stonington so planned to be on site in 3-4 hours.   I arrived and witnessed the vessel still under the water as the hole in hull made it impossible to raise the boat.   The owner was on scene and informed me that he did plug the vent on the diesel tank which had been releasing some fuel, and it was no longer leaking.   There was a sheen in the harbor which was unrecoverable.   The plan was to refloat the boat with buoys and other flotation, then pull it to shore, approximately 50 feet away.  I left some sorbent boom to wrap around it until it could be moved.

I visited the site the next day and confirmed the boat was out of the water and the diesel sheen was dissipated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-609-2016*Craig Jester of Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a dripping fitting on an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of Jackie Nichols in Waterville.  The AST was at least 80 years old, and the corrosion was associated with the threads where the firematic valve/filter assembly screwed into the tank.  It was a very slow drip and there was a stain in the dirt floor about 3 inches in diameter, so it was likely a very small amount that leaked.   Dead River had been there a month earlier for service and it was not leaking at that time.

Dead River was able to clean up the affected area and would arrange for tank replacement.  No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services in this matter.
P-855-2016*Approximately 20 gallons of lube oil was released from the underground piping associated with a locomotive drain pan. The oil was released to the crushed stone ballast surrounding the tracks.  St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company hired Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn to excavate oil impacted soils.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed the excavation activities.  The released oil was excavated to MDEP satisfaction based on visual evidence of the release.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-856-2016*A corrosion hole in the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence caused the release of approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the concrete floor surface below. The tank was emptied and replaced. The released oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel inspected the spill location and it was cleaned satisfactorily.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-857-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in piping between the AST and the furnace. The released oil impacted the wood framing and sheetrock of an interior wall, and the concrete floor. The oil was recovered from the floor using sorbents, and the floor was pressure washed and sealed with epoxy. The impacted building materials were demolished and disposed of. The cleanup and disposal was performed by the homeowner.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-858-2016*A leaking flare fitting on the piping of the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence caused the release of approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the concrete pad below the tank. The fitting was repaired and the released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel inspected the spill location and it was cleaned satisfactorily.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-861-2016*On 11/4/16, I met the homeowner and building contractor on site to assess and offer guidance on cleanup of this under the floor fuel line leak.  The homeowner's building/remodeling contractor accidentally cut the fuel line when cutting a hole in the concrete floor.  The home is located in a rural residential area and is served by a drinking water well and septic system (see location map).  The home has two 330-gallon aboveground storage tanks for #2 oil in the basement.

In the excavation under the concrete basement floor, I noted groundwater 18" below the concrete floor (see site sketch) with a thin skim of freshly leaked red oil.  Upon cutting the line they quickly shut off the Firomatic valve.  I gave sorbents and bags to the contractor and homeowner and advised to skim out oiled water and oil and mix the liquid with wood chips and kitty litter to solidify the liquid.  The contractor would dispose of the waste with his other construction debris in a roll off dumpster.  The homeowner needed a Licensed Burner Technician to replace the fuel line as he cannot splice the line buried under the floor.

I discussed the spill with Maine Department of Environmental Protection Geologist Brad Hahn, and we both agreed at this time that there appeared to be no significant threat to the home's drinking water well.

No additional Division of Response Services action planned based on present information.




P-862-2016*On 11/4/16, Mr. Rick Jordan of Portland Pump Company (PPC) reported to the Division of Response Services that an orphan, out-of-service, underground storage tank (UST) for heating oil located at this apartment building complex.  PPC, Credere Associates, and the facility owner requested a waiver of the 10-day notification period for prompt abandonment-by-removal without holding up ongoing excavation and construction work.  The location is dense suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

I granted the waiver on standard condition that the UST be registered with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and a UST removal notice be completed and submitted beforehand.  I understand the UST was removed without problems, but MDEP was not able to attend as planned because of other issues that came up.

Being a consumptive use heating oil UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required by MDEP rules.

No further Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.

P-863-2016*Kyle Brooks at City of Lewiston Public Works reported that there had been a spill of hydraulic oil at the Public Works Garage.  The hoses were ripped off a roll-off compactor, causing about one and a half gallons of hydraulic oil to spill out onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-865-2016*On the evening of 11/6, Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) discovered a student pickup truck was leaking gasoline to the asphalt.  Initially unable to contact the student, they placed sorbent material beneath the leak.  It was thought to have stopped, but again a morning passerby reported the smell of gasoline.  At this point, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called because SMCC thought MDEP would be able to patch the tank.

Meeting SMCC staff at the vehicle, it was discovered the tank was not accessible (skid shield over the tank), so staff were making arrangements to have the vehicle towed off-site for repairs.  Based on the information given and findings of visit, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.  There was a minor stain to the asphalt from the discharge.  Sorbent materials were in a container to be managed with appropriate waste stream.
P-867-2016*On 11/7/2016, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a small amount of antifreeze spilled due to a motor vehicle accident in the area of 24 Shaw's Ridge Road.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-868-2016*On 11/7/16, Dead River Company reported they responded to and repaired a pinched oil filter gasket at this customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank facility.  Leakage was reported at less than a gallon, only to the concrete basement floor, and none to drains.  The customer was satisfied with the oil spill cleanup.  See the attached photo for more information.

The area is rural residential and farm use and served by private well and septic systems.

No further Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present information.
P-869-2016*A small spill of diesel was noted at the Estabrook Greenhouse nursery, where Yarmouth Fire Department responded.  The spill is of unknown origin, either a customer vehicle or vendor/contractor.  The spill was restricted to the asphalt portion of the yard.  Upon arrival to the scene, only a small stain was evident of any release.  Based on situation as described and noted, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-313-2016*On November 7, 2016, Bates Fuel miss-delivered approximately 450 gallons of #2 fuel at Toby Henderson's home at 22 High Street, fuel  was intended to be delivered at 21 High Street.  The owner found the mistake and made arrangement for payment.  Daigle Oil Company had been contacted to make a 100-gallon delivery prior to the Bates delivery and attempted to the drop 100 gallons of fuel also on November 7, 2016, but only delivered approximately 43 gallons due to the full tanks.

On November 11, 2016, an oil leak was found and the Houlton Fire Department was called.  Jim Gramlich from the DEP responded to the oil leak.  He found two 275 gallon tanks manifolded together. The first tank appeared to be the only one in use, but the second tank was still connected and was venting the first tank. When Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response arrived, Bates Oil employees had pumped off the second tank. This tank leaked due to corrosion in the second tank. Bates oil employees were cleaning the approximately 6 gallons of fuel from the concrete floor.

The basement was vented, and the second tank was taken out of service.  All but 50 gallons of oil will be pumped out of the first tank to prevent the second tank from leaking.  Bates Oil will be hired by the owner to remove both tanks, finish the cleanup and install a new tank.  The owner was told to contact the DEP if odors persisted.

No further actions needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-883-2016*While in the process of tilling the field for winter wheat application, they hit a metal object just below the surface. Closer examination of the item revealed a bare steel underground storage tank, unbeknownst to anyone at Pineland.  Both Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc., and Environmental Projects, Inc., were called to coordinate the remediation of this unknown tank.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called and made aware of the situation, and asked to attend the removal on November 11th.

Being an observed holiday for the MDEP, I had to decline the offer for the 11th, but would gladly observe a removal at another date.  This was made for the 15th, the following week.  The pump out recovered 270 gallons of dyed fuel oil and no water intrusion was observed entering the tank.  Returning the 15th, the final excavation was completed and the tank fully unearthed.  The subsurface soil types are a well-drained strata of sand and gravel.  Beneath the tank, dry gravel exhibited no moisture.  The tank was cut, cleaned and loaded for transport for disposal.

The tank was registered after removal, and the site documented clean and backfilled.  MDEP Division of Response Services pans no further activities.
P-888-2016*Downeast Energy called to report a minor discharge as the result of overfill at time of delivery.  The circumstances leading to the discharge are unclear and a service call is scheduled for the following week.  The oil discharged was confined to the asphalt, and no interior problem was observed.  The area is service by both public water and sewer.  Based on the scenario observed, cleanup conducted and scheduled service visit, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-889-2016*On 11/17/16, Geno of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 3-4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil when a hoist cylinder failed on a rolloff truck.  Pine Tree Waste cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.  No Division of Response Services site visit made.
P-890-2016*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an unknown mechanical failure of a pad mounted transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-891-2016*A loader was being refueled at this facility.  The dispenser's automatic shutoff failed which resulted in the tank being overfilled.  Approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel were discharged to the ground.  Spilled product affected a concrete pad then migrated off the pad impacting the gravel lot.  Sand was applied to the pad to be used as a sorbent.  Equipment on site was utilized to recover that sand and excavate contaminated gravel.  The excavation was confined by the tank berm, the concrete pad, and buried electrical lines, though approximately 20 yards of material were removed.  No product migrated from the gravel lot to the storm water collection field behind the retaining wall.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-438-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an excavator had lost 1 cup of hydraulic oil to the pavement below it.  A fitting had failed while trying to change attachments on the machine.  The spill was cleaned up with oil dry sorbent.  The speedy dry was placed in a 5 gallon bucket for disposal at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-439-2016*When pulling in to fuel up at Circle K on Civic Center Drive in Augusta, I noticed a rather large puddle and wet area on the concrete pad by the pumps.  I did not think it rained that day, and upon stepping out to the truck, the all too familiar essence of diesel fuel was detected.  I informed the Circle K staff of my discovery, and together a staff member and I cleaned up the spilled material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-441-2016*Andrew Poole of Weyerhaeuser Timberlands (Weyerhaeuser) reported a spill of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil at a cutting operation on Weyerhaeuser land by a contracted logger.  The location was in Carrying Place Town Township on a logging road.   Mr. Poole provided directions and coordinates, however, it took me several attempts to locate the exact location.  When I did, I did observe a large stain of hydraulic oil near some parked equipment.  I relayed what I found to Mr. Poole, and requested information on the logger as he wanted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to contact him (Mr. Poole would also be requesting clean up).  I was unable to touch base with Mr. Poole until finally we spoke in March of 2017.   He verified that the company had performed a cleanup, and there were other issues he was still dealing with regarding the contractor's stewardship of Weyerhaeuser's land.  He welcomed me revisiting the site to assure the MDEP was satisfied with the cleanup.   Given the history of Weyerhaeuser, I felt that if they were satisfied with the cleanup, the MDEP would be satisfied.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-442-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an engine owned by Pan Am Railways discharged oil onto the track ballast. Chris Guessman stated that the discharge had been cleaned up, however, he could not produce documentation of the cleanup or disposal of the materials.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-443-2016*It was reported that a vehicle delivery truck blew a hydraulic hose while offloading vehicles at a Ford dealer. The trucking company used their internal spill reporting system. Please see the finalized report attached.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-444-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an accident had occurred and a passenger vehicle had lost gasoline in a wetland area.  I responded to the site to check on what was happening. When I arrived, the emergency services had already cleared the scene.  I found oil sorbent pads floating on the water, completely saturated with gasoline. I called the local fire department to get more information on what had occurred, but no one picked up the phone.  I collected the sorbent pads and replaced them with new ones.  I also placed sorbent boom at an outflow of the wetland.  Through the next week, I collected free product on the pads and boom.  I then cleaned up all of the sorbent pads and debris and cleared the site.  I brought all of the gasoline soaked pads back to Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous waste storage for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-446-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the discharge of 44 quarts of motor oil which leaked from a storage container (catch basin) in their facility when the hose came unattached.   MDOT cleaned up the affected area, which was confined to their facility.  The storage catch basin was repaired.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-445-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an underground storage tank was scheduled to be removed and it was determined by the site assessor that the electrical utilities were directly over the top of the tank.  A request to abandon the tank in place was filed, and I went to investigate the site.  I also determined that the main electrical line was above the tank, as was a large pad mounted transformer.  Due to these circumstances, I granted the abandonment in place.  Bill Carver was the licensed tank installer on site, and oversaw the project.  John Cressey of CES performed the site assessment, and took soil samples for confirmation of contamination levels.  All of the results were non-detect for petroleum hydrocarbons.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-536-2016*A scheduled underground storage tank removal at the "Freshies" on High Street, led to the discovery of approximately 60 yards of contaminated soil.  The contaminated soil was land spread under the Department's Division of Technical Services direction.  No further Division of Response Services action.
I-246-2016*The oil leaked onto the ground. The impacted soil was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
A-474-2016*On 9/1/16, at 1109 hours, U. S. Coast Guard reported that they had received a call that a 38 foot fishing vessel was sinking at mooring.  I contacted the Coast Guard and they said they were in route to the area.  I met the Coast Guard at the dock where the owner had towed the vessel off Barter Point Road. The vessel was secured to the dock and had a small amount of sheen around it that appeared mostly from the bait on board.  The Maine Marine Patrol was investigating the incident since there was evidence the vandalism.  The owner had a diver on site who had installed air bags to float the boat from the mooring to the dock.  The diver reported that there was only a slight sheen around the mooring area.  The owner had plans to work on the vessel at low tide and then take it the town dock to remove it from the water.  No oil was recoverable but absorbent boom was placed around the vessel as a precaution.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-478-2016*A rental truck overheated spilling all its anti-freeze to the roadway.  Sand was spread on the impacted roadway, however, due to traffic and product type, no clean-up was performed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-258-2016*On September 14, 2016 a valve on a MPG Lubricants deliver truck leaked a gallon of unused motor oil to asphalt. The release was quickly cleaned up, however due to the excessive amount of rain water in the parking lot an oil sheen was created. The sheen traveled across the parking lot and to a small ditch. MPG Lubricants employees used sorbents to dike around the ditch. Contaminated debris will be disposed of through a local sold waste disposal company.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-600-2016*I received a call indicating the entire contents of an indoor home heating oil tank had been spilled at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole.  I arrived at the site and found very little sign of oil in the home.  It appeared as though all of the oil had leaked through the crack where the concrete floor meets the concrete wall in the basement.  I installed a Ramfan and made arrangements to visit the site the next morning with our Division of Technical Services staff.

The next day, several small holes were drilled through the slab in an attempt to find where the oil went.  Free product was encountered in many locations, so the decision was made to remove a section of the floor.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vactor contaminated soil from under the floor.  A sump was also installed indoors.

The next week, arrangements were made to have an excavator dig test holes in the yard between the house and the pond.  Contaminated soils were encountered at about four feet depth and subsequently removed.  An interceptor trench between the house and pond was also installed.  Additionally, a recovery well was installed outside.

The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for installation of a sub-slab ventilation system as well as a pump and treat trailer for the outdoor recovery well.

The sub-slab vent and the recovery trailer were run throughout the summer until both were no longer effective.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-508-2016*Downeast Energy Company reported a discharge of approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel spill at 143 Reeby Road in Islesboro.  The discharge was due to an overfill of a home heating oil tank.  Most of the oil ended up on the driver's clothing.  What little hit the ground was cleaned up by the driver.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-447-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a passenger vehicle accident resulted in the loss of gasoline and motor oil to the pavement of Turkey Cove Road.  When the fire department called me, I was told that a local excavation contractor had dug up a small amount of soil and speedy dry sorbent material for disposal.  The fire department hired him directly and they had already cleared the scene.  The following day I provided a spill debris form to Dragon Products Company for soil disposal.  The fire department paid all associated costs with this spill, as they would not provide me with the responsible party information.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-326-2016*An Irving Ashland Sawmill loader release 50 gallons of diesel fuel due to poor equipment maintenance. An Irving employee noticed diesel fuel under the loader and immediately requested sawdust on the site radio to spread over the spilled diesel fuel on the ground. Wood fines and other sorbent were used to contain the spill. All contaminated materials were burnt in Irving's on-site boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-337-2016*Limestone Fire Department a spill of diesel on a dirt road off of Blake Street. Limestone FD used sorbents to clean up the spill and removed contaminated materials. Once onsite Response Services found the spill to be clean up to satisfaction.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-339-2016*A Dead River employee overfill an underground Storage Tank(UST) releasing 3 gallons of fuel oil to snow due to a plugged vent whistle. Dead River employees removed contaminated snow, pumped down the tank, and repair the vent whistle.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-340-2016*Dead River reports a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of an office building that had released a small amount of fuel oil. Dead River employees were able to stop the leak with a magnetic patch and use sorbents to clean up the spill. The building owner was informed of the spill and the need of ventilation to rid the smell of fuel oil.

The AST has been replaced and the building owner is satisfied will the cleanup.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-342-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts at residence in Fort Fairfield. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-966-2016*Fielding's Oil and Propane Company overfilled their truck by 3 gallons at the Sprague Terminal loading rack in South Portland at approximately 9:25 AM. Ann Hemenway and I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-124-2016*The Ashland Police Chief and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance from Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. "One-pot" meth residual waste was found by the Ashland Police in a vacant lot on Plum Street in downtown Ashland. The DEA agent neutralized the one pot and relinquished the hazardous materials to DEP Response Services for over packing and disposal.


No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-971-2016*On 12/20/16, I received a call from David Trafford.  Mr. Trafford is the owner of a rental property located at 245 Bakerstown Road in Poland.  He stated his outside heating oil tank at the residence had a small drip from the filter housing attached to the tank.  He stated his tenants were making a bit of trouble for him trying to get free oil.

He had Bradbury's Plumbing & Heating Company on site on 12/16 and they noticed no leak around the tank.  They were on site again today and noticed a loose nut on the oil filter housing which they repaired.  They removed some snow and pine needles from below the fitting and observed no more oil under that.

I offered to visit the property to further assess the spill.  The owner declined.  I told him if he changed his mind to call me back.  As of 2/1/17, I have not heard back from him or from the tenants.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-973-2016*At the loading rack of this bulk plant, an unsecured loading arm fell down while it was unattended.  The contents of the pipe were discharged, estimated at four gallons.  Spilled product filled up the spill bucket then overflowed to the ground, impacting the cement pad and an oil/water separator.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-974-2016*INITIAL NOTICE
On 12/27/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Scott Carter Heating & Construction Company of a customer's oil tank that leaked up to 150-gallons of K1 oil based on fuel use and last known fill-up.  An MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION
The area is rural-suburban residential use and served by private drinking water well and septic systems.  The spill location area is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The discharge is within 300' of two or three private water wells.  MDEP considers the area to be a sensitive geologic area for oil spills.

The home is a single family ranch wood construction home with full basement.  The home is heated by a forced hot water boiler.  The new, replacement oil aboveground storage tank (AST) was relocated to the basement by Scott Carter Heating.   At the time of the leak, the home was unoccupied.  Brian Harmon, the homeowner, was living in Connecticut.  MDEP was assisted by Mr. Harmon's brother, Scott Harmon, who lived locally.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The leak was found to be due to a corrosion hole in the home's exterior 275-gallon horizontal AST on the bottom under the fill pipe and near the filter (see photo).  Harmon's brother (Scott Harmon) discovered the leak when the oil tank ran out of oil causing the heat to go off, then the water pipes to freeze and flooding the basement several inches.  I was told that Scott Harmon poured 15 gallons of oil from cans into the tank to then observe all the oil leak out the tank bottom.

During excavation I documented that the most severe oil contamination in the soil to be under the AST with little horizontal migration of the discharged oil; this is common with slow leaks in permeable soils.  Field sampling noted significant oil contamination in the sandy soil all the way down to 13' below grade (bg).  We could not excavate deeper and get out of the contaminated soil.  See the attached field data for details.  No groundwater and no free product oil-saturated soil was noted.  At 13' bg we found dry sand.

We found no oil odor evident in the home's basement and no oil in the basement sump.  The home already had a radon ventilation fan and piping installed before the oil discharge which may be inhibiting oil vapor intrusion.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
It was determined that source reduction through excavation of the discharge location would reduce threat to area groundwater, which would also allow documentation and assessment of the discharge and soil conditions.  Oiled soil was excavated to about 13' below grade by Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) on 1/4/17, and trucked to CPRC Group for disposal.  The excavation was backfilled with clean sand fill and re-landscaping scheduled for spring of 2017.

On or about 1/26/17, MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn sampled the drilled water well for EPH (Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons) lab analysis, and results were "undetected".  At this time I understand that there has been no active treatment in-place.  Mr. Hahn opted not to have monitoring wells installed at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Additional source reduction was deemed impractical and not cost effective for fear of settling of the house foundation and limitations of the excavator reach. Further actions and final closure have been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services.
3)  Mr. Harmon has applied Maine GW Fund insurance coverage and cleanup has been managed by MDEP up to this time.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this point in time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-977-2016*On 12/27/16 I received calls from both Fielding's Oil & Propane Company and the Buxton Fire Department reporting a tank truck rollover in the area of 700 Long Plains Road in Buxton.  John Luongo and I responded immediately.  While enroute, I spoke with Paul Martin from Fielding's Oil & Propane.  I advised against up-righting the truck full as they had planned and suggested they contact Clean Harbors Environmental Services to see if they were available to help offload the truck.  He agreed and made those arrangements.

Upon arrival, I learned that there was approximately 3200 gallons of oil in the two pockets of the truck.  It was leaking slightly at the manway covers for each pocket.  John Luongo applied dome dogs to the covers while I met with the Buxton Fire Chief.  We discussed the best option for mitigating the incident would be to drill, pump and then upright the truck.  He agreed.  While awaiting the arrival of the necessary equipment from Fielding's and Clean Harbors, I applied a set of grounding cables to the truck to handle any static electricity build-up.

It took some time to get all the necessary equipment in place to do the work, but once it all arrived, work proceeded quickly.  The truck was drilled, emptied and uprighted without incident.  Once that was complete, Clean Harbors shoveled up some sand that had been placed in the area to contain the spill.  They also removed the contaminated ice/snow below that.  In all I estimated only 5 - 10 gallons of oil leaked from the truck.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-978-2016*A small half-gallon spill was reported on 12/28/2016, at 08:48, by C. N. Brown Company.  Delivery driver Russell Viotto was filling an oil tank at a Woodstock town garage. The whistle didn't sound and he ended up spilling approximately a half-gallon of #2 oil onto the ground.  Russell immediately cleaned up the spill and disposed of the contaminated debris through his employer C. N. Brown.  I contacted the town of Woodstock (the garage owner) and an employee went over to see if there was any oil spill in the actual garage.  No oil was found to be inside.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-699-2016*Tom Kelley, of Kelley Petroleum Products, Inc., reported that he was at a home in Clinton where the indoor aboveground oil storage tank (AST) had developed a corrosion hole and had leaked 50 to 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the basement.   He had shut off the sump pump, where oil had been collecting, and pumped out the leaking tank.  I responded to the site and met with the homeowners who showed met the basement and area of spill.  The basement was crushed stone on top of the dirt floor.  The oil could be seen in the sump hole as well as low spots.   There had apparently been trenches in the dirt floor heading towards the sump hole.  The owner had put the crushed stone above it and it appeared level.

I called Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI), and we used a vacuum truck to remove liquid from the sump and low spots in the basement (approximately 330 gallons) and stabilized the situation until excavation could occur.  We returned the next day with a vactor and EPI removed  4.01 tons of contaminated stone.  We left sorbent pads in the areas collecting water and plastic over the area.   We returned to the site on January 3, and vacuumed out the liquid once again and installed a sump and put in a new pump with an automatic float, as well as a carbon drum to pump the water through.  We determined another round with the vactor would be necessary and a sump would be placed in the corner of the basement where oil was pooling.   It had apparently leaked outside the foundation wall and was re-entering the basement at this point through a crack in the foundation wall.  A pump would be placed in this sump and the water pumped to the original sump where it would be pumped through the carbon drum and out of the basement.  We returned on January 5, removed an additional 1/2 yard of soil and installed the sumps.   The plan was then to return on January 9, to backfill the basement.

The basement was backfilled with stone and a vapor barrier.  Two sump pumps were installed and the effluent pumped through a drum of activated carbon.   The site was then referred to the Division of Technical Services for consideration as there was a private water supply well on site as well as potential for vapor issues in the home.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary other than to assist the Division of Technical Services as needed.
B-781-2016*I received a call indicating a truck has suffered a diesel fuel leak from a leaking fuel hose. The incident resulted in about 10 gallons of diesel being spilled to a large section of Main Street in Old Town. Old Town Public Works personnel spread sand on the spill and swept it up with a mechanized sweeper for disposal.

No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-793-2016*I received a call indicating a plow truck had suffered a leaking hydraulic line while out plowing a section of Stillwater Avenue.  The malfunction went unnoticed for a time, while the truck continued to clear snow.  Due to the nature of the spill, no recovery of spilled oil was possible.  The ruptured hose was repaired.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-484-2016*On 9/6/2016, in Fairfield, Fabian Oil Company reported an oil spill.  The unknown amount of spilled #2 fuel oil was the result of a corroded oil tank in the basement.  The oiled debris and spilled oil was taken care of by Fabian Oil.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-485-2016*A small amount of EnviroLogic hydraulic oil was lost to the ground and water due to a hose failure on a sheet pile driver.  The oil was spilled to the ground near the head pond for the dam, and it appeared that about half of the product made it to the water.  Sorbents were used to contain and collect the oil from the water, and the rest was recovered by digging up the soil on the shoreline.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-487-2016*On 9/7/16, at 0836 hours, Ted Haskell, from McGee Construction Company, reported an estimated 2 gallons of used motor oil had spilled from a broken hose on a loader at their Nitro Lane Augusta gravel pit. I went to the site and they had collected some of the spilled oil with oil absorbent pads. They excavated all the oil impacted soil once the loader was moved out of the way. They sent a soil sample out for TCLP metals lab analysis to have it accepted for disposal at CPRC Group.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-520-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement when a hose broke on a dump truck. The oil was collected with sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-533-2016*Erin Pike, of St Germain Collins Company, reported kerosene contamination associated with a kerosene underground storage tank removal (UST) at Damon's Quick Stop in Chelsea.   The 2,000 gallon single walled fiberglass UST did not exhibit any holes or other evidence of leakage.   The contamination was limited to one end of the excavation hole nearest the pump.   The contamination levels were minor, 32 parts per million (ppm) and 99 ppm, in the areas detected.   Conversely, very minor contamination (3.2 ppm) was measured under the dispenser.

No clean up was required at the time as the contamination was minor, and removal of an adjacent shed and propane tank/generator would be necessary.  There is also a drilled well on site, several hundred feet upgradient of the UST location, and as such the site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
I-278-2016*I received a call reporting a spill of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a hydraulic line failure on a woods harvesting self-loader truck. Irving crews/contractor used wood fines and sorbent pads to soak up the spilled oil. An excavator was used to dig up the contaminated soils. The spill occurred directly across from the bark hut in the stud wood pile down area of the log yard. All oily debris was placed into spill buckets and stored in containment area at the facility garage until oily waste disposal is scheduled.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

I-167-2016*I received report of a spill of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil from a CAT 950 Loader as a result of a blown main hydraulic hose. The spill occurred outside the plant buildings on a paved surface. The loader was immediately shut down and crews placed sawdust and wood fines on the ground under and around the spill to absorb the oil. The oily debris was then cleaned up.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.

P-72-2017*The discharge resulted when the piping failed on the delivery truck.  The piping under the truck attached to the pump allowed the contents of the piping to discharge onto the ground.  The driver quickly closed the internal valving eliminating any further release of fuel oil.  Unfortunately, the truck was parked on a hill, so the oil ran down the street affecting a large area.  Sorbents were placed down by both the Portland Fire Department and Nice Fuel Company by the time I arrived.  Due to the large volume of waste being generated, I suggested Nice Fuel contact a contractor for disposal of the waste and assistance with the cleanup.  The application and removal of speedy-dry sorbent material was undertaken several times, until the cleanup was deemed satisfactory.  We were unsuccessful finding the owner for a car in the path of the discharge, so we were unable to remove the contamination under and adjacent to it.  The site was revisited later in the day.  The car had been moved, so the remaining contamination was addressed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-705-2016*On 12/31/16, Tim Leach from M & L Heating Services reported that an unknown amount of oil had leaked from an outside aboveground tank at a mobile home in Rockland.  He reported that he had been called to the site to repair a leaking filter on the tank and found oil on the ground and in the snow.  He said that he had repaired the leak and put down oil absorbent pads to collect some of the oil.  I went to the site and met the tenant.  He reported that the tank gauge had been at about half the day before, and now read less than a quarter.  The oil absorbent pads that had been put down had collected oil and I collected them and put down more to contain the spill from running further. The area is on public water and the tenant reported that there were no oil vapors in the house.  Attempts to contact the owner who lives next door were not successful.

I returned to the site the next day and changed out the absorbent pads.  I met with the owner, Howard Walen, and he completed a Fund application and a cleanup options agreement choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the cleanup.  I arranged to have a contractor excavate the oil-impacted soil.

On 1/3/17, excavation of the oil-impacted soil began.  Most of the oil had run away from the home and under a shed and boundary fence into the neighbor's yard.  Oil-impacted sod was removed from the neighboring yard and backfilled.  The oil had not penetrated deep since the area had standing water for melting snow.  The oil-impacted soil in the spill area was removed until field testing with oil in soil read negative.  Oil-impacted soil under the storage shed could not be removed.  There were no oil vapors noticeable in the house.  The area is on public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-73-2017*On 11/30/2017, a spill of approximately two gallons was reported at 1050 Westbrook Street in Portland.  I responded to 1050 Westbrook Street, which is an Embassy Suites Hotel.  A Pine Tree Waste Services truck broke a hydraulic line while dumping a dumpster. There were sorbents and speedy dry sorbent material already in place and the mechanic was there completing the repair on the truck. The mechanic picked up the waste and disposed of it.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection action is anticipated at this time.
P-74-2017*I received a spill report indicating a small spill from a traffic accident in Sanford.  I made contact with Captain Paul Dubois from the Sanford Fire Department, and he indicated to me that the spill was cleaned up and being disposed of by the towing company.  I advised the Captain to please double-bag the waste.  I did not visit the site.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-75-2017*I received a spill report for approximately one quart of brake fluid and anti-freeze from a motor vehicle accident at 1569 Main Street in Sanford.  I contacted Fire Captain Paul Dubois, and he informed me that the spill had been cleaned up and disposed of.  No visit to the site by staff was needed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-704-2016*On or about August 23rd, a vehicle insured by Commerce Insurance left the roadway, drove through a granite mailbox post, deflected off a utility pole, coming to rest against an old, mature maple tree.  It is here the vehicle fluids were released in a more significant volume than the previous 75 feet of off-road travel.  York Fire Department responded, but the spill was not communicated to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services at the time.

On September 1st, Mrs. Koershner called to report the lingering gasoline odors at the crash site and was worried the fuel discharge could or would damage the flora if not appropriately cleaned up.  I met with her at the property and agreed there was sufficient discharge to warrant a more thorough cleanup.  I called a contractor, explained the situation, and it was decided that a hand dig with shovels would be the best course of action given the dense root matter.  The area was dug, material placed in trailer and disposed of at Pine Tree Waste Services.  The area was back filled, dressed with loam, seeded, hayed and watered.  Mr. Koershner agreed to keep an eye on it and water as needed. All parties are satisfied with the cleanup restoration, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-708-2016*Scott Cyr responded to the discharge of heating from an oil tank at this residence.

Scott Cyr hired Enpro Services to clean up the spill which consisted of removal of the leaking oil tank, removal of oil contaminated soils via Vactor truck, installation of drain/ventilation pipe and sump bucket, pumping of oily water from sump, and pouring of concrete over excavation.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for additional remediation work.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-709-2016*The spill was discovered September 2, 2016, by Dead River Company, while performing maintenance on the furnace of an elderly customer.  Although the tank is in the basement, it is a semi-exterior enclosed room beneath a porch.  It is in a concrete, fieldstone walled room, however, unheated and separate from main house basement by the fieldstone wall and door.  The leak, date of origin and amount lost are unknown, but it is estimated to be within the previous three weeks to month and likely quarter of tank volume was lost.

Access to the tank is gained through a root cellar doorway in the porch floor and ladder.  There was significant staining on the concrete floor and some wicking up the concrete walls. Although minor, the room is approximately seven feet by 18 feet, a significant portion of which was stained.

The cleanup consisted of removing the affected concrete and oily soils beneath the floor, installation of some sub-slab vent piping for vapor removal system, backfill and replacement of flooring.  Qualifying for the tank replacement program Dead River installed the new tank.  Based on successful remediation of spill/discharge, restoration and tank installation, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-710-2016*Scott Cyr received a call from the U. S. Coast Guard saying they had been contacted by the Freeport Harbormaster reporting a fish kill in the area of the #1 can marker in the Harraseeket River.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-711-2016*On 9/2/16, Downeast Energy Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a fuel line leak at the boiler of this customer.  The area is dense, suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

During a visit, I noted that it appears that the line leaked and ran under the concrete grout back to the boiler and next to the chimney.  I noted an odor of fresh oil in the basement.  We broke out much of the oiled grout and I advised Bonnie Smith about washing the floor to reduce oil odors.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements are expected based on present information.
P-712-2016*On 9/2/16, the Kennebunk Fire Department (KFD) Dispatch reported an estimated 10 to 15 gallon discharge of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot at the south end of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) plaza.  No responsible party was known.  KFD along with MTA cleaned the discharge with speedy dry, sorbents and sand.  None of the leak reached soil or drains.

I later visited and noted a satisfactory cleanup.  Mr. Branscom with MTA stated that MTA had Clean Harbors Environmental Services dispose of the oily waste.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection virgin oil disposal letter was requested or issued for the waste.

At this time no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-713-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/6/16, Mr. David Woodward notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that on 9/2/16, he had a burner technician from Dodge Oil Company (DOC) respond to his home because of oil within a plastic fuel-line sleeve under his concrete basement floor.  There was also a 12" wide oil stain on the floor by the boiler.  I noted that this discharge had not been previously reported to MDEP by DOC, as is required.

The next day, on 9/7/17, MDEP Division of Response Services received notification on this same leak from Mr. Butterfield of DOC.  I advised him that I had received notice of this leak yesterday and I reminded him of Maine spill reporting obligations.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
On Wednesday, 9/7/16, I met Mr. Woodward and confirmed the oil stain and oil within the plastic fuel line sleeve.  DOC had done some initial cleanup.  I could not pull out the disconnected fuel line making recovery of oil in the sleeve difficult.  We had no evidence that oil was released to soil below the basement floor.  The sleeve was no longer needed, so I recommended an option of cutting the copper line, blow out the oil with an airline and to seal the sleeve with caulking to inhibit oil odors.  I gave him instructions on washing the floor and sealing the stained area.

Checking in on 9/14/16, Mr. Woodward stated that his homeowner's insurance was sending a representative out in a week to remove the copper line and clean out the sleeve.  I advised that this was a long time for their action.

After 9/14/16, I received no additional updates.  Mr. Woodward chose not to have MDEP Division of Response Services manage the cleanup.  I determined cleanup actions would be well below the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance deductible, so this option was not taken at the time.

At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned based on current information.


P-714-2016*Scott Cyr received a call from Dead River Co. reporting a few ounces of oil spilled from the heating oil tank at this location due to a bad flare fitting.  Dead River repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-716-2016*Two vehicles collided on a four lane stretch of roadway.  One vehicle was a pickup truck, and the other was a one ton dump truck towing an excavator.  The cabs of both vehicles were destroyed and the truck with the trailer jackknifed, which affected the excavator as well.  Spilled products impacted the paved roadway, and as the excavator was pulled off its trailer, it leaked hydraulic fluid to the shoulder on the southbound side.  Speedy dry sorbent material and sand were applied to the roadway, then a sweeper worked it in and recovered it.  The following day, the shoulder was excavated.  Contamination was confined to the loam, which was removed and replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-717-2016*On 9/7/16, representing Central Maine Power Company (CMP), Ms. Johnston reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a piece of heavy equipment belonging to St. Laurent & Sons Company, a contractor for CMP constructing a new substation.  The location is located behind the parking garage for Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), an urban commercial area that is served by municipal water & sewer service.

On 9/8/17, I visited and found the discharge cleanup to be satisfactory.  No leaks to drains or surface water.  No additional Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-718-2016*Notification was made to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services, by U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) of a sunken small vessel and gasoline discharge to marine waters off Basket Island near the mouth of the Saco River.  USCG reported that stormy rough seas prevented any spill response and cleanup at the time.  See the attached National Response Center (NRC) report for further information.

No further Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-719-2016*On 9/8/16, Tyler O'Donell of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 3 gallon spill of transmission oil from one of their trucks in the area of 5 North Road in Limington.  The oil spilled to asphalt and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-720-2016*On 9/8/16, I received a call from Jason Seyfried of Brookfield Renewable Energy reporting a half pint spill of lube oil into the Saco River at the dam.  A seal on a motor was leaking.  The motor was repaired, but the oil was not recoverable.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-721-2016*On 9/8/2016, Murray Oil Company reported a leaking oil tank in a residential garage attached to a home.  They reported 5 - 10 gallons of oil had spilled.  They were in the process of emptying the old tank and replacing it.  I spoke to the homeowner and offered my assistance which he refused.  I told him to take my name and number and call me if he changed his mind.  He also refused that.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-722-2016*A trash truck caught fire which compromised the hydraulic hoses.  As a result, approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid were released to the interior dumpster portion of the truck, collecting in the basin to the rear.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product which were incinerated.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-723-2016*A motor vehicle ran over debris in the road which punctured its fuel tank.  As a result, approximately 20 gallons of gasoline were released.  The first few gallons affected pavement prior to the fire department's arrival.  The remainder was collected and drummed by fire department personnel.  After the tank was empty, sorbent materials were used to treat the roadway.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-561-2016*Penobscot County Sheriff reported a vehicle in Martin Stream to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene and met with the owner of the vehicle. The car was pushed into the water by another vehicle.

Bouchard Towing pulled the vehicle from the water. Less than 10 gallons of unleaded gasoline leaked from the vehicle into the water and evaporated.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-564-2016*B & B Trucking was hauling wood west on Route 9 in Clifton. It was said that the wood load shifted on the flatbed truck, causing the truck to roll off the road and upside down in the trees.

I responded to the scene and pumped the side saddle diesel tanks. Minimal amount of diesel was lost from the accident to the ground.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-566-2016*CN Brown reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Less than a gallon of #2 oil was overfilled in delivering to two above ground storage tanks (AST). The oil sprayed out the vent outside and onto the soil below. The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly. The ASTs inside were not affected by the overfill.

I spoke with home owner Daniel Leger who was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-567-2016*St. Albans Fire Department reported a diesel spill at the intersection of Route 23 and 43.

I responded to the scene and assisted cleaning up the diesel spill on the pavement. Sand and speedy dry was applied to the surface. The diesel was spread across the pavement thinly and didn't create any environmental threats to nearby wells.

The speedy dry and sand was disposed of properly.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response action required.
A-481-2016*A North Pond Lake frontage homeowner witnessed a small boat dump something into the lake.  Shortly a red plume washed up on the shore.

Public officials were notified about the red plume that evening and called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  It was subsequently learned that the substance was red food-coloring.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-257-2016*I received a call from Irving Woodlands reporting a small spill of one to two gallons.  The spill has been cleaned up with sorbent materials.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
I-261-2016*I received a spill report. The spill was a small spill of less 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from woods harvesting equipment as a result of a leaky seal. Contractors use shovels and sorbent materials to soak up and collect into buckets the oily debris from the spill. Oily debris was taken back to the logging contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-595-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-596-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred from a bucket truck at the entered location. Central Maine Power personnel used sorbent material to recover spilled product from the asphalt.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-505-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank had sustained damage in a crawl space below a home in Madison. I responded to the site and found free standing oil on top of a concrete pad below the home. I donned my respirator and person protective equipment to install a ventilation fan in the crawl space. The levels on my photoionization detector were above 1000 parts per million (ppm). I let the fan vent for two hours and checked the levels in the house again. They had dropped to below 100 ppm. I then provided the homeowner with the appropriate paperwork to apply to the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund. I then scheduled the necessary remedial actions with Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), and Advanced 1 Cleaning Services. Advanced 1 cleaned the crawl space below the home, removing all of the free product and cleaning the concrete surfaces. EPI used an excavator to remove contaminated soil from around the foundation, and then they replaced all of the supports under the home due to oil wicking up them. The landscape outside was backfilled and returned to pre-oil spill conditions. This case was referred to the Division of Technical Services geology for long term monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-500-2016*On 9/13/2016, in Thomaston, Dragon Products Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated two gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted when refueling a piece of equipment.  The spill was cleaned up by Dragon, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-501-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a dump truck had tipped over on the River Road in Chelsea.  I responded to the scene.  I met with the fire chief on site to get briefed on the situation.  He explained to me that the body on the dump truck was left up and it caught the electrical line as he pulled out of the site. This caused the truck to flip on its side. The hydraulic tank was heavily damaged and fluid was spread over the tar.  The local fire department had spread sand and speedy dry sorbent material over the fluids to keep it from migrating to the soil on the shoulder of the road.  After the truck was removed from the site, McGee Construction staff swept up the contaminated sorbent materials and placed it into drums for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-502-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a pipe had cracked and released 200 gallons of oil to engineered containment.  The caller stated that while doing maintenance on a paper machine, an oil supply line was found leaking oil.  An estimated 200 gallons of oil had leaked before it was fixed.  The oil was lost to the mill brook system.  Please see the attached report for the actual events.  I did not make a site visit because the system was fixed and back in operation when the spill was called in.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-504-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a peddle truck delivery driver slipped while reeling in a delivery hose and sprayed the truck and driveway with oil. The caller stated that most of the oil was on the truck, and the driver used sorbent pads to collect the product.  I made a site visit and I could see a small stain on the pavement from the spillage.  The spill oil was soaked into the pavement and non-recoverable at that time.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-506-2016*Central Maine Power Company reported a discharge of 2 gallons of transformer oil on Quimby Pond Road in Rangeley.   The discharge occurred due to a leaking transformer.   CMP crews cleaned up the affected material and arranged for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-507-2016*On 9/16/2016, in Boothbay Harbor, Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to pavement was the result of a leaking hose reel on a delivery truck.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River Company, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-460-2016*It was reported to Division of Response Services that a white liquid was seen in Rockland Harbor.  I was contacted by the U. S. Coast Guard Belfast sector New England. The caller stated that the United States Coast Guard was in route to investigate the white film, and they expected it to be hydraulic oil from a vessel in the harbor. I did not make a site visit.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-462-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a semi-truck hauling Poland Springs water had crashed and rolled over on the side of Route 27 in Farmington.  I responded to the scene and found that the emergency response personnel had already cleared the scene.  I looked over the entire crash site for signs of fuel loss from the crash, but I did not see any visual signs.  I reached out to Poland Springs Bottling and the local Fire Department to get more information.  No one called me back about this matter.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-463-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a citizen left a glass jar with skull and crossbones on it outside the police station. I responded to the site with Linda Doran and the Auhura/true defender equipment.  I used pH paper, KI paper, and Fluorine paper to determine what the material was.  I was able to determine that it was acidic and I took a sample for the Auhura.  I was able to determine that the liquid was in fact Hydrofluoric Acid solution.  I over packed it into a container and called Environmental Projects, Inc., to dispose of it as household hazardous waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-464-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that Verso Corporation paper mill experienced a power failure which caused a pump to fail and release an estimated 140 gallon of Methyl Mercaptan to the atmosphere. This was non-recoverable and dispersed into the ambient air.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-466-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fuel tank was damaged on a Maine Department of Transportation truck hauling asphalt.  The diesel fuel was lost to the basecoat of new pavement.  It soaked into the pavement rapidly.  Due to the makeup of asphalt and the oil that is spread for mastic, I allowed the spill to stay in place.  The top coat of pavement was placed on top of it within an hour of the spill call.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-467-2016*Alarm in underground oil storage tank (UST) leak detection system was reported.  No leak was confirmed and no cleanup was necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-468-2016*After making a delivery, an oil delivery truck failed to drain all the product back into the trucks containment.  When the truck proceeded down the highway, some oil spilled onto the road.  The stain on the roadway was about 40 feet long. The local public works spread sand on the area.  No further clean-up was attempted.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-471-2016*A failed seal on an engine caused a small amount of hydraulic oil to spill onto the railroad tracks.  The affected ballast and ground was dug up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-472-2016*On 8/30/2016, in Thomaston, Dragon Products, Inc., reported an oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a loose fitting on a piece of equipment.  The spill was cleaned up by Dragon.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-473-2016*A 30,000 gallon bulk oil storage tank at a tank farm was being filled via a tank truck.  The over-fill alarm failed to go off causing the tank overfill.  The delivery person was in attendance and turned the pump off as soon as the tank began to overfill.  The product that escaped was spilled to grassy ground within containment berm that holds the storage tanks.  The impacted ground was dug up and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-475-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil spilled to the ground at the railyard when a piece of machinery blew a hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up by removal of the impacted soil/ground.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-476-2016*A small amount of lube oil leaked from a Pan Am Railways train while on the tracks at the Verso Paper Mill.  The oil was cleaned up by removing impacted soil and rock.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-477-2016*A small spill of oil occurred when an employee was refueling a piece of equipment.  The oil spilled to asphalt and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-479-2016*A hydraulic line on a truck crane burst spraying hydraulic oil on the ground, on cars and on buildings in the parking lot/alleyway behind Slate's Bakery in Hallowell.

Speedy dry sorbent material was used to recover the oil from the ground.  The car owners were instructed to wash their cars at a commercial car wash.  The building was scrubbed with soap and water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-12-2017*The containment tank on a locomotive overflowed which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of lube oil to snow and track ballast. All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-4-2017*I received a report about a 4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from Brewer Public Works.  The source of the spill was a snow plow truck that suffered a failed hydraulic line.   David Cote indicated that the spill was in the process of being cleaned up.  When I arrived I found that the spill had not been completely cleaned up.   Snow had absorbed much of the hydraulic oil.  I shoveled up the mix into the bags.  I brought the material to Brewer Public works.   They planned to decant and pad off the hydraulic oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-14-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in a discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Product was forced out the vent, impacting pavement, snow and ice.  Product was also forced out the sight glass and ran down the tank to the concrete floor basement floor.  Immediately following the spill, approximately five gallons of oil was drained from the tank.  Inside, the tank and floor were treated with an application of sorbent materials and then washed.   Outside, sorbents were applied to the pavement; then all visible signs of impacted snow and ice were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-15-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of an approximate pint of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-140-2016*I received a spill report from Lauren Calbi. The small spill of hydraulic oil was located off the Beaver Brook Road. At 4.5 Mile Beaver Brook Road, take a left onto the 4 Mile branch, continue on this Branch Road for 3.25miles. The spill is on road surface with no threat to water. Unable to clean up small stain on the road surface, due to small quantity (less than 1 quart) and remote location Response Staff deemed no further action is needed.
B-8-2017*I received a call indicating a small spill had been discovered at the subject location. The source and cause of the spill were unclear.   I investigated the spill and it appeared that it occurred due to some error or malfunction during off-loading though no issue was reported to Dead River Company who owns and operates the facility.  The spill appeared to be fewer than five gallons into secondary containment and was cleaned up by Dead River Company personnel with sorbents.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-12-2017*A forced hot air system failed to fire but continued to run causing a twenty gallon spill in the basement of the subject location.   The basement and a floor drain that is tied to the City of Bangor sewer/ stormwater system were impacted.   Twenty gallons were lost from the malfunctioning system.   Wood structures and the cement floor were impacted.   The oil was removed using sorbents and detergents.   The City of Bangor was notified about the oil leak, they found minimal amount oil in the sewer system.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-13-2017*I was notified of a fishing vessel that sunk during a storm.  A small oil sheen was noticed for a short period of time, then it dissipated.  No more oil sheen was noticed after the initial sinking.

Days later the vessel was raised without incident.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-51-2017*A trash truck released approximately two gallons of antifreeze to the roadway due to hose failure.  Spilled product was confined to the roadway, then recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-40-2017*A plumber was working in this basement and inadvertently dropped a wrench on the filter assembly of this heating oil tank.  The leak went unnoticed until the homeowner saw a crimson bead hanging from the fire-o-matic valve, touched it with his finger, and came away with the lingering odor of fuel oil on his digit.  Consumer's Fuel was hired to correct the problem and stop the leak.  No oil odors or threats to groundwater exist.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-23-2017*I received a call indicating a large oil spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a corrosion hole in the oil tank. The incident resulted in a large amount of oil being spilled onto the concrete slab under the trailer. I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to recover free product from under the trailer and to install a recovery well where the tank was located. Vapors in the home were controlled for a period of time with a ventilation system until they were no longer a concern. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for drinking water well monitoring and for the installation of a pump and treat system using the recovery well. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-24-2017*I received a report that an unknown vehicle had experienced a motor oil leak in the parking lot at the entered location. By the time the leak was discovered the vehicle had driven off. Emera personnel used sorbent material to sufficiently clean up the spill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-548-2016*On 10/7/2016, in Augusta, NRF Distributors reported an oil spill. The unknown spill of diesel fuel, reported as several gallons, was the result of a leaking fuel pump on a truck. The truck traveled a mile or so on the Old Belgrade Road before the leak was discovered. The spill stayed on the paved roadway and no clean-up was possible. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-279-2016*I received a spill report from Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC). A seal on Chipper Flail motor failed resulting in the leaking of hydraulic oil, much of the spill was contained within the chipper. The rest spilled was absorbed with spill pads. The oily debris (used spill pads) were taken back to the IWLLC contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-280-2016*I received a spill report regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil. The spill of less than a cup of oil was the result of a faulty seal on a fuel pump. The crew replaced the seal and shovel up/cleaned up the spilled oil on the dirt floor of the basement.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-275-2016*I received report regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil from an above ground oil storage tank (AST) that was located inside one of the Presque Isle Housing Authority (PIHA) rental units. PIHA crew used sorbent powder to soak up/clean-up the spilled oil. I spoke with PIHA, to confirm they had their oil company pump off the oil tank and replaced the old tank with a new tank.

No further action is warranted by Response Service staff at this time.
I-287-2016*At Huber Engineered Woods a front end loader leaked approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil onto pavement. Huber crew used wood fines to absorb the oil. The oily debris were then placed in the plant's biomass boiler per license conditions.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-825-2016*A motor vehicle collided with a tractor trailer truck which resulted in the discharge of motor oil and transmission fluid from the vehicle.  The incident occurred at the north end of the Snow Falls Rest Area in the southbound lane, where the guardrail begins.  Spilled products were mostly contained to the roadway and were recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services actions are necessary at this time.
I-248-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts at residence in Presque Isle. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-670-2016*Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a plow truck at the Milo DOT Facility because of a broken hose.

Less than a yard of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-673-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene of the meth lab and assisted in removing meth making materials. I properly over packed and disposed of the hazardous materials properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-675-2016*Levant Fire Department reported a small gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the Corner Country Store in Levant. It was described to me by the business owner that a vehicle came to their sore with a leaking gasoline tank. It leaked approximately a gallon of gasoline onto the pavement.

Speedy dry was applied to the gasoline surface. I removed the speedy dry and disposed of it properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-676-2016*Sprague Energy in Searsport reported a caustic soda spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

An overfill occurred at the terminal and 3 gallons of caustic soda was released the engineered containment system. The overfill spilled into water and was diluted. Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contaminated water.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-677-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported the findings of meth making materials in the woods behind the home of 20 Holmstead Lane in Lincoln.

I responded to the site and met with DEA agent who I assisted in removing the meth making materials from site.

I overpacked the materials properly and brought them back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hazardous material storage shed for future disposal.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-678-2016*The City of Old Town reported an anti-freeze spill at the intersection of Route 2 and Willow Street.

Approximately 1 gallon or less of anti-freeze leaked from a broken hose on a commuter bus. The spill was absorbed with speedy dry and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Response action required.
I-238-2016*I received a faxed spill report form Scott Wilson, regarding a small spill of approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil.
Scott is a foreman for Langille Construction and he used sorbent materials to soak up the small spill of hydraulic oil from his heavy construction equipment.

No further action is warranted at this time from Response Services Staff.
A-58-2017*On January 17, 2017, Danielle Chronkite, who lives in an apartment at 34 Bemis Street in Livermore Falls, notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of her fear that toxic chemicals are being pumped into her apartment through her heat vents.

I visited her apartment on the 18th. It was brought to my attention by the town police chief and manager that she has made these extreme claims to them multiple times in the past. They have tried to give her help but have not succeeded.  I discussed with her why she feels like chemicals are being pumped into her apartment and she explained that the State of Massachusetts is after her and this is how they are attacking her.  I said that the MDEP can take samples but she would need to pay for the lab sampling. She declined.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-57-2017*On January 26, 2017, Verso Corporation Paper in Jay reported a release of 5% Sodium Hydroxide to their mill sewer system.  The release was a human error when a valve on the Sodium Hydroxide tank was left in the open position. The leak did not impact any outside storm drains or waterways.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-37-2017*2/21/17 I received a spill report from Shawn Bugbee, Forester for Seven Islands Land Company reporting a spill of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a grapple skidder unit during woods harvesting operations.  The spill was located at the following UTM Coordinates: N 46.91348; W 068.43270, off of the McLusky Winter logging road.  The spill was caused by a blown hydraulic line and was cleaned up using sorbent spill pads by the Seven Islands Land Company contractor - Nadeau Logging.  The oily debris (used spill pads) were placed in a poly bag and returned to Nadeau Logging's garage for proper disposal with other oily debris waste stream.


No action is required of Response Services Staff at this time.
P-159-2017*On 3/1/2017, at 09:30 hours, I received a call from a concerned motorist that was traveling from Berwick Maine to Massachusetts.  They noticed a Berwick Recycling truck that was "leaking a considerable amount of unknown fluid from the back of the truck".  The motorist expressed concern about the unknown fluid, because of the amount and because of where it originated at Berwick Recycling.  I informed the motorist that it could be indeed water runoff of either snow or rain.  I did however inform Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle unit about this and they were going to look into it.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-519-2016*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of less than 1 gallon of fuel oil from a locomotive at the Leeds Junction Line.   Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of the affected ballast.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-515-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of less than 1 gallon of mineral oil from a transformer.   The discharge was cleaned up by CMP personel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-647-2016*EMERA Maine reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The spill occurred from a leaking transformer on a pad mount. Less than a gallon leaked onto the pad mount. Sorbent pads were applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-780-2016*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which down the electrical transformer resulting in the release of approximately one gallon of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials then all visible signs of contamination were removed from the shoulder via hand excavation.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-781-2016*Downeast Energy reported that a loose fitting had caused a small oil leak on a system they had just installed in a residential basement.  The braided oil line wept and caused about an 1/8th of a cup of heating oil to spill out onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-782-2016*On 10/4/16, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a small discharge from an outside consumptive-use heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST).  The tank was one of eight outside oil ASTs for this apartment building.  There are four buildings within the apartment complex for about 30 oil tanks or more.  The rural suburban area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though served by municipal water and sewer service.

I inspected the 100-gallon AST facility and found cleanup satisfactory.  The 100-gallon tanks are enclosed within fences.  The tank had split along an end seam and was awaiting replacement by a new AST.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-783-2016*On 10/4/2016, I received a call from Michelle at Downeast Energy reporting an estimated 1 quart spill of heating oil at a customer's residence.  While servicing the furnace, a Downeast technician knocked over a slop bucket of fuel oil.  Most of the oil ended up on him, but some impacted the floor.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-784-2016*Pan Am Railways called to report the discharge from the lube tank containment reservoir.  An estimate of a gallon was discharged to the ballast and ties of the second rail.  Upon arrival, I observed the engine and cars parked along the siding.  I then saw the maintenance crew and they acknowledged me and I walked to meet them.  I was shown the scene and cleanup work completed.  All looked in order and under control.  Given the circumstances observed, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-786-2016*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by overfilling the AST during a delivery by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company (Fielding's) at an undetermined time during the day of 10/4.

The tenant of the residence reportedly arrived home to the smell of oil inside the home and notified Fielding's. Fielding's responded to the location and then notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of the release at approximately 20:00 hours.

MDEP personnel immediately responded to the location and helped clean up oil from the concrete floor.  MDEP personnel also observed that oil had also spilled out of the vent pipe on the outside of the residence and into the underlying soil.

MDEP personnel returned to the site on 10/5 and directed Fielding's to clean and seal the concrete floor and excavate oil impacted soils that had been impacted outside the building near the vent pipe. The basement floor was washed and seal coated with epoxy, and .88 tons of oil impacted soil excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal.

The site was referred to the Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services for investigation of indoor air vapors.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-787-2016*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was release to the ground surface from a five gallon general use container that was dumped on the side of the road and tipped over. The released oil impacted the gravel road shoulder and .80 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel oversaw the excavation.  Field screening with a Photoionization Detector indicated a sharp decline in readings at the base and sidewalls of the excavation.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-788-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was released onto a concrete pad at the facility from a ruptured hose on a trash truck. The material was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-789-2016*Approximately 1 ounce of gear lube spilled inside a control room at the facility as the result of a leaking gasket. The release was cleaned from the floor with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the site. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-790-2016*Dead River Company called to report a minor discharge from an attempted fill at the aforementioned location.  It was a convoluted set-up.  There was a long 30ft-plus run of piping on the exterior of building beyond locked gate. There are three pipes including two vents and one fill, with almost no pitch.  Upon hooking up to the scully and engaging the pump, it immediately discharged oil from the vent.  The driver quickly stopped delivery and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spill.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called and I arrived and confirmed the situation and problematic set-up.  The cleanup was satisfactory and the customer should be made aware of problems.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-792-2016*On 10/6/2016, I received a call from Kevin Hopkins of Downeast Energy reporting a half gallon overfill spill at a customer's residence.  Downeast removed the excess oil from the tank and cleaned up the floor with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-793-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic line at the Newry Post Office.  The blown line caused about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to leak out before it could be stopped.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved parking lot and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-794-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a radiator hose causing about a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  All of the spilled antifreeze was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-795-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of #1 fuel oil is estimated to have been released from the aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole on the filter assembly of the tank. The homeowner called York Oil & Propane Company because she ran out of oil. York Oil responded and determined that there was a small hole in the filter assembly. Based on past consumption use provided by York Oil, the AST should have been empty. The site is served by public water. Due to obstructing landscape features, no impacted soil was excavated.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-796-2016*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement below the vent and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-797-2016*I was contacted by the Yarmouth Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms on Route 1.  The automatic shutoff valve on a dispenser had malfunctioned while a customer was filling their vehicle.  The malfunction caused about a gallon of gasoline to spill onto the concrete.  All of the spilled gasoline was contained on the impervious surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-798-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that while working on Pole #1018 on Pine Ledge Road, their bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose causing 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto grass and gravel driveway.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers to excavate the contaminated soil and replace it with clean fill (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-799-2016*Fred Dillon, of the City of South Portland, reported that a trailer towed by a pickup truck had leaked hydraulic oil while traveling down Westbrook Street and Broadway (see attached report).  The City applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spilled oil and cleaned it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-800-2016*On 10/11/16 I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP).  He reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst line on a CMP bucket truck at their substation on Industrial Park Rd in Saco.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and a small hand excavation.  No site visit was made, no further action required.
B-26-2017*I received a call indicating a spill of approximately 150 gallons of kerosene had occurred at the Hibbert residence. The spill occurred because of a corrosion hole in the filter housing and resulted in oil being spilled directly into the ground. because of the sandy soils and shallow depth to bedrock nearby I consulted with the Technical Services Division immediately who suggested drilling a recovery well. That was done shortly thereafter and the site was officially referred to them. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-46-2017*An electrical transformer was discovered on the ground and empty of oil.  It is speculated that the pole broke during a storm in early January, but was not discovered due to it servicing a camp road with no year round residents.  The oil was collected with sorbents and by the removal of oily snow.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.  See attached report.
A-47-2017*A small amount of oil was spilled to a paved area at Central Maine Power's service garage due to a hose failure.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-48-2017*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a discharge of kerosene from an outdoor aboveground storage tank due to frost raising under the filter and breaking it off the tank.  Dead River had installed the tank in the fall and was taking responsibility for the cleanup.  When I arrived, I met with Dead River officials and surveyed the scene.  Dead River had shoveled all the affected snow and put it in trash cans and moved the tank.  I agreed to hire a contractor to finish the cleanup on Dead River's behalf.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to remove the contaminated soil which was disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-1-2017*On 1/1/17, at 1100 hours, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of lube oil had been released from the a locomotive containment tank to the rail tracks and stone ballast at the Riley Road siding in Jay. Pan Am workers removed an estimated 200 pounds of oiled stone ballast. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-2-2017*On 1/2/17, at 1850 hours, Ryan Flannery from ReEnergy reported that an estimated 40 gallons of transmission fluid had been released from the transmission drain plug on a bulldozer on the wood chip pile. He reported that the oiled wood chips had been sent to the biomass furnace on site. There was also a small amount of absorbent used to collect oil from under the dozer after it had been moved off the pile.

On 1/3/17, Ryan contacted me to report that they had discovered that the drain plug had been for the torque converter sump that contained only 4 gallons, not the transmission that holds 40 gallons. So the amount of oil released was only 4 gallons. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-3-2017*A truck hooked onto a low hanging power line at the Pine State Distributing facility in Augusta.  This caused the utility pole to break and fall, breaking open the transformer and releasing approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil to the ground.  Approximately 13 cubic yards of oily snow/debris was cleaned up and disposed of at the Hatch Hill Landfill facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-4-2017*Tank corrosion allowed an estimated fifty gallons of heating oil to be lost to the concrete slab of this greenhouse.  The oil poured off the slab and into the gravel pad under the slab.  Oily soils were removed outside the greenhouse with an excavator but a complete removal was not practical.  A vertical culvert was installed in the excavation to serve as a recovery well for future pump and treat activities.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for further remedial activities.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-5-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil leak was found during an annual oil burner cleaning and system inspection.  The leak was caused by a loose filter assembly and an improperly installed gasket. After responding to the scene and accessing the damages, I determined that a soil removal was necessary to help control vapors in the home.  I sat down with Mr. Marquis and we went over the Ground and Surface Water Fund application.  Mr. Marquis chose to apply and he also chose option 1 on the cleanup options agreement.  Prior to the soil removal in the basement, the tank needed to be removed.  Morris Ward Heating did this work, and a vactor was used to remove soil from the basement.  We removed almost 1 ton of material, and then installed a vapor barrier and backfilled to grade. Mr. Marquis chose to have a brand-new tank installed now, at his own cost.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-7-2017*A Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) plow truck lost approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil on Interstate 95 while plowing.  Recovery of the lost product was not possible as it was lost during storm/plowing operation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-8-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a delivery truck slid off a road.  An estimated one gallon of #2 fuel oil spilled out of the hose catch container.  C. N. Brown cleaned up the contaminated snow from the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-10-2017*Untagged transformer spill due to storm damage. Lab analysis showed no PCB content in oil. No further Response Services action is expected.
A-43-2017*The Oakland transfer station reported a small discharge of hydraulic oil from a truck loading a container at their facility.  The transfer station personnel were able to adequately clean up the affected area.  The waste was added to the solid waste container at the facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-44-2017*The Eustis Fire Department reported a tractor trailer had struck debris in the roadway, puncturing its fuel tank.  The estimated 20 gallon spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-45-2017*On January 19, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer spill when a motor vehicle hit a utility pole causing the pole to snap.  The transformer hit the ground and spilled approximately 2 gallons of non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil.  Oily snow was removed from the site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-50-2017*The Department of Public Safety reported a logging truck accident on Route 133 in Wayne. The logging truck crashed and rolled over due to icy road condition. A site visit was made to pump leaking saddle tanks on the truck. The owner requested Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), be hired for cleanup of oil contaminated snow and soil from the accident. EPI arrived on scene, and when the truck was removed from the site, workers filled a 330 gallon tote with oil contaminated debris. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-51-2017*On 1/20/17, Dragon Products Company reported that an estimated 12 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the frozen gravel area on their property.  They reported that the oil-impacted soil was excavated immediately and into the on site kiln for processing.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further Response Services action is expected.
A-52-2017*Maritime Energy reported a pump seal failure on an oil burner.  The spill was minor and cleaned up by the burner technician.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-53-2017*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground from a plow truck while plowing the Capitol building parking lot.  Due to melting and a light rain, the oil sheened on water and spread out far and wide.  Due to the sensitive nature of the area (the Governor's entrance), the spill was attended to quickly and thoroughly by all involved.  On scene were McGee Construction Company, Maine Bureau of General Services, Maine Capitol Police, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I suspect that the spill was actually somewhat smaller than the one gallon initial report so many of the State agencies that responded initially were able to stand down during the first operational period.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-54-2017*A tractor working on Interstate 95 rolled over.  An estimated one gallon of lube oil spilled from the accident.  The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-36-2017*An unknown source caused a sheen in Southwest Harbor next to the United States Coast Guard Station.  No source was found and the oil sheen dissipated quickly.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-46-2017*I received a call indicating the outdoor above ground oil storage tank at the subject location had suffered a leak due to a loose fitting. It is unclear why the fitting was loose. The incident resulted in the loss of nearly the whole tank of oil.

The tank was located about 100 feet from Toddy Pond at a guest residence. Oil migrated from the tank towards the shore making it very close to the pond but at no time did I observe water in the pond.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove contaminated snow, soils, and sorbents from the site and to install several diversion ditches so I could capture additional migrating oil.

A well on site is up gradient and will be monitored by Technical Services as a precaution. Indoor air quality in the residence involved was not compromised. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-48-2017*The Maine Department of Transportation reported that one of their front end loaders suffered a hydraulic leak.  All of the spilled product was contained on their concrete pads and recovered using sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material. The waste was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-49-2017*I arrived on site to find gasoline soaked into snow and slush in the back parking lot of the Church.  I removed the impacted snow and slush and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the area to recover any remaining gasoline from the parking lot.  I took all of the waste with me for proper disposal.

I re-visited the following day and found no signs of any remaining gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
A-693-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that a K1 monitor heater had malfunctioned and filled a newly remodeled basement with oil.  I responded to the site and met with the homeowner and fire department.  I was able to determine that a nail had been driven through the copper supply line during construction work.  I setup a ventilation fan, and used plastic to seal off the basement area from the rest of the home.  I explained the non-fault insurance fund coverage that MDEP has for aboveground storage tank releases.  Mr. Farrar chose Option 1 on the cleanup agreement and he applied to get fund coverage.  Due to the unique situation of the fuel line inside the finished wall, a lot of interior materials were affected.  I had to remove the laminate flooring, drywall, kick plate and supporting 2x4 structures.  I also had to remove some exterior siding and insulation as well as soil in the flower bed area.  All of the materials were replaced in kind, except the flooring.  The carpenter who caused the oil spill agreed to replace the flooring on his own.  After the work was completed, no oil vapor was present inside the home living space.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-283-2016*A coolant hose ruptured and released 30 gallons of glycol to soils. Huber employees used wood fines as sorbents and disposed of fines through boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
A-595-2016*A failed fitting on a large industrial battery caused sulfuric acid to leak from the battery into containment.  The equipment was repaired and the acid removed with sorbent material and disposed of as hazardous material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-285-2016*The Allen's Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) leaked a small amount of fuel oil to soils. Daigle Oil Company(DOC) employees stopped the leak and schedule the Allen's for a AST replacement. A small quantity of soil was removed by DOC and will be disposed of at a local landfill. The Allen's were contacted by DEP who were satisfied with the soil removal and did not want DEP to do a site visit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-612-2016*An oil delivery was made to an indoor home heating oil tank some time in the morning while the homeowner was at work.  When the homeowner arrived home he found the house filled with oil odors.  He called the oil company who determined the tank had been overfilled.  The oil company removed some impacted dirt from the cellar floor, cleaned the tank and cleaned the siding on the house.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-310-2016*11/7-11/8/2016  I met with Tom Powers, Executive Director of the Presque Isle Industrial Council at the former Tater Meal processing plant building property on Taxiway Street on the Presque Isle Skyway Industrial Park to discuss options for dealing with an unregistered, unknown Underground Storage Tank (UST) that was discovered during driveway construction operations by Soderberg Construction Company.  The soils were removed from around the bare steel UST site to determine its size and what would be involved in removal operations.  Talked with John Dunlap (Maine Department of Environmental Protection Petroleum Division) regarding the discovery of this UST.  The UST was measured 8' diameter X 21'. 4" and is an 8,000 gallon single compartment tank that appears to have been used for heating oil (either #2 or #3) and may have been converted, sometime in its later life, to serve as a waste oil holding tank as it had been plumbed into a floor drain in one of the truck bays in the metal building just 40 feet north of this UST on this lot (see attached digital site photo).

During excavation of the UST, a concrete electrical junction box was located about 5 feet from the westerly end of the tank and a Presque Isle Water District (PIWD) water main line was uncovered about 4-5 feet from the easterly edge of the UST.  Met with representative of PIWD to discuss options for tank removal.  Based upon concerns with undermining the pipe bedding materials, and electrical 3-phase junction box concerns just westerly of the UST, it was decided the best option would to formerly abandon the UST in place.  Discussed requirements to do this with Mr. Powers, and he is willing to comply with these regulations.

I supervised Allen's Environmental Services vacuum truck cleaning out the oily sludge and water in this old UST.  Two large 3' X 3' square holes were cut in the exposed top of the tank to facilitate cleaning/pressure washing the interior of the tank and vacuuming out the oily sludge.  Tank was completely cleaned down to bear steel and was backfilled with clean sand by Soderberg Construction Company.  Soderberg Construction also excavated around all sides of the tank grave and removed a total of 75.7 Tons of oil contaminated soils and hauled them to Presque Isle Landfill.  Allen's bulked up and hauled 18.87 tons of contaminated materials removed during tank cleaning to the landfill as well.  There was some contaminated soils (Photo Ionization meter (PID) readings in the 200-400 PPM range) left around the edge of the 30' X 15' excavation due to concern with side slope stability issues/undermining of water main and electrical junction box.  The tank itself had holes in the bottom of it which GW was bubbling up through after the tank had been pressure washed/cleaned.
12/15/16 Met with Tom Powers and provided him with the forms and instruction for registry of deeds notification, UST registration, and abandonment in place form to be completed and submitted to the DEP along with any support documentation required.  Tom will call if he needs any assistance or has any further questions.
No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-621-2016*Joe Flagg, from Maritime Energy Company, reported that an estimated 1 quart of #2 fuel oil had leaked from one of their delivery trucks to a customer's paved driveway. Joe later reported that the dome cover gasket had been leaking on the top of the truck. I contacted the owner and she was concerned that her well was just 5 feet from the spill. I went to the site and found four spots on the paved driveway where there was oil stained areas about 1 foot by 2 foot. Maritime Energy had used speedy dry sorbent material to collect a very small amount of oil since most had absorbed into the pavement. The nearest the well had no free product and I communicated to the owner that I did not believe her well was at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-623-2016*It was reported that a loaded logging truck had lost control and rolled over on its side in downtown Smithfield. It was communicated to me that the diesel tanks were leaking. I responded to the site to find that the tanks were secure and not leaking or damaged. A hydraulic tank was damaged and it had leaked a small amount of fluid to the ground. The cab of the truck was very badly damaged, as was the motor and cooling system. All of the motor oil and antifreeze leaked out during recovery operations. Speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were used to collect the product. The following day I returned with Allstate Environmental Services to assess the area and clean up the liquids that were left. This was done because the truck rolled over right next to a stream and lake. We removed all signs of saturated soils, speedy dry and pads. All of the material went to CPRC Group.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-870-2016*Scott Cyr received a notification from the Yarmouth Fire Department that a passenger vehicle had leaked gasoline in a parking lot at 756 U. S. Route 1 and continued from there to the vehicle owner's residence at 53 Leighton Road.  There is no indication in the notes of what, if any, cleanup occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-871-2016*Berwick Water District called to report the accidental delivery of approximately 100 gallons of ferric chloride to containment.  The driver hooked up to the wrong piping and delivered the material to containment.  It was noticed shortly after the delivery was completed.  It was cleaned up without incident.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-872-2016*A concerned citizen on Butler Hill Road called to report there was an overturned barrel and miscellaneous oil containers dumped on the roadway.  She stated that the waste was not there a couple of days ago, but does not know definitively the day it was dumped.  She has picked up small containers before, but this is the first barrel and she believed it was leaking.  The barrel was located closer to the Hatch Road end of Butler Hill Road, before the powerlines if coming off Minot Road.

I thanked her for the call and made plans to visit the scene.  From Minot Road, it was almost exactly one mile on the left hand side of road, and the edge of the roadway not down in the ditch.  There was one black 55-gallon steel drum, with several scrapes and scratches where it was pushed or dropped off the back of a vehicle.  The drum was upside down, no bungs or cover ring visible, and there was a slow flow of thick, black waste oil emanating from the ground where the ring was compressed into the gravel.  Looking at the shallow slope of the road, down to the bottom of ditch 5-6ft in length, again a thick, black oil plume was migrating down through the leaf litter, 1-2" inches thick and maybe 10" wide.  Significant pooling at the foot of the ditch prompted me to call a cleanup contractor to assist.

With the leak continuing at a slow steady pace, I surmised that the little bung on the top of the drums was likely missing, allowing the oil to flow out slowly as evident by standing and flowing free product.  Pushing on the drum, it was approximately half full, so I decided to right it and that would stop the discharge.  As I tipped the drum past 30 degrees, an eruption of oil flooded the ground and flowed into the ditch.  My reaction was to let go of drum.  I again tipped the drum and another small eruption of oil spewed out, but I continued to right the drum.  Much to my surprise about one quarter of the drum top had been removed, hence the eruption of oil when attempting to right the drum.

The contractor arrived and we raked and shoveled the oiled detritus and gravel into roughly a dozen bags.  All visible traces of oil were removed, and minimal penetration was seen as mostly clay and leaf litter very compact.  No identifying marks were found on any of the containers.  Based on the cleanup performed, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-873-2016*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. 28.60 tons of oil impacted soils was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 8 x 8 feet wide and 6 feet deep located directly underneath where the tank was located on the southwestern end of the mobile home. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in Photoionization Detector readings on the sidewalls of the excavation. Saturated soils remain in place at the bottom of the excavation and will remain in place because additional excavation would compromise the integrity of the concrete slab foundation of the residence. The site is served by public water.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-874-2016*On 11/10/16, I responded to a complaint through the New Gloucester Code Enforcement Office of oil spilled along the sides of Bennett Road.  I visited and travelled down the road documenting the locations and possible sources.  From the intersection with Snow Hill Road, I found spots of what appeared to be patches of weathered diesel fuel and patches of fresher and gooey black waste oil for about a mile heading east (see attached location map).  Most of the leaks were on the south side, just off the pavement of Bennett Road.

Some of the oil staining was along the road adjacent to Dewey's Garage and Country Motors which may have been from vehicles waiting to enter the repair garage.  The owner of Dewey's Garage replied that he was not aware of any leaking vehicles entering his property.  Some of the oil stains I suspect were unrelated to each other.  They may have been related to vehicles that regularly stop along the road like U. S. Post Office vehicles or newspaper deliverers.

No drinking water wells, surface water bodies nor residential properties appeared affected by these discharges.  The fresh gooey oiled grass, leaves and dirt may be a contact contamination issue so I wiped with sorbents and scraped and dug up for disposal by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The weathered oil stains were left to continue to naturally degrade.  I called the Code Enforcement Office back and briefed them on my observations and actions.

On 11/23/16. Peter Vaughn, a business owner, reported oil leaks along this road that he noted three weeks before.  I called him back and briefed him on my investigation and assessment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The weathered oil stains are common to rural and urban roadsides and many may be from multiple unrelated sources.
2)  At this time I recommend no further Division of Response Services actions based on present information.




P-876-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 11/10/16, in early evening, the Sagadahoc County & Woolwich Public Safety reported through the Maine State Police to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a truck accident at this location due to a collision with an auto.  The accident was on a bridge over a marine waterway with threat of discharge to the coastal waterway (see location map).  A response by MDEP was requested.  While en route I authorized Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to respond with a cleanup crew.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
An auto driven by Ms. Francis had sideswiped the tractor-trailer damaging the battery box and slicing two tires on the trailer and denting the driver's side (left) saddle tank.  The truck had been driven against the southbound guardrail which punctured the right-side saddle tank and discharged 25 to 40 gallons of diesel fuel.  The dry bulk cargo trailer of dry concrete had not been damaged.  The discharged diesel flowed northwest downslope of the paved roadway.

The front axle of the tractor collapsed, causing rupture of the oil pan and discharge of the engine oil.  Prompt response and control measures were required to keep the discharge from soil and out of the coastal waters.  Some engine oil and antifreeze was lost by Ms. Francis' auto.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
While MDEP and EPI were en route to the discharge, Woolwich and Bath Fire Departments had a sand berm built around the leak, put a small pool under the leaking fuel tank, and applied sorbents.

MDEP had EPI pump out the saddle tanks and spill pool before the tractor could be moved.  After the truck had been moved, MDEP and EPI cleaned up the used sorbents until free product was picked up.  On site I met the truck driver and met Mr. Jay Maholtz who agreed to MDEP management and billing to his trucking company.  I recommended that Maine DOT apply light sand to the oiled roadway for traction.  Due to prompt response actions, little if any fuel reached soil and no oil reached the surface water.

On 11/12/16, Ann Hemenway of MDEP Division of Response Services checked the spill location and assessed that no additional cleanup was required.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  EPI agreed to direct bill the insurance company for J. A. Maholtz Trucking Company.  EPI replaced the sorbents used by Bath and Woolwich Fire Departments.
2)  At this time, the discharge appears to be satisfactorily remediated.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present knowledge.
P-877-2016*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted dirt and concrete.  Sorbent materials were applied to the concrete, then a few shovels of dirt were removed which constituted all visible signs.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-878-2016*This spill report covers the November 2016, abandonment by removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility by CYN Environmental for Cumberland Farms, Inc. (CFI).  AECOM performed the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment for CFI.  The property was being abandoned as a UST facility and had been replaced by a new, separate and larger Cumberland Farms gas station across on the west side of Route 1.  No new UST facility would be re-installed; I was told that the town of Wells would be purchasing the property.  Ms. Kelly Race of TRC, Inc., was an environmental representative for the town of Wells.

Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was primary MDEP contact for the abandonment.

This facility is known by CFI as Cumberland Farms 1811, and as former CR Facility #5577.  The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use.  It is served by municipal drinking water and by sewer service.

Between 11/14/16 and 11/17/16, CYN removed three 8000-gallon, double-wall, Xerxes brand fiberglass UST's and black plastic product piping.  The two dispensers for the pressurized system had fiberglass dispenser containment sumps.  Old, long out-of-service, rusty steel "mystery" piping was also found which I required CFI, CYN and AECOM to remove and include in the removal assessment.

The three USTs were removed in good condition after purging with a Copus blower.  Though groundwater was observed at the bottom of the tanks, there were no tie-down straps and anchors with the 1997 facility installation under CFI installer Dennis Davis.

CYN had the tanks pumped out by ENPRO and removed the tank Automatic Tank Gauge sensors in early November without the required Maine Certified Installer (CTI).  I advised CYN and CFI after the fact that this was prohibited to do without direct supervision of a CTI.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Discharges occurred when CYN staff failed to flush the product piping, allowing gasoline to discharge into a tank top sump.  The contaminated sump was cleaned out of spilled product.

AECOM found a discharge of gasoline (ESS-23) to the tank backfill adjacent to a tank top sump.  This contamination in the new fill appears not to be related to discharges discovered during the 1997 UST replacement.  A small prohibited discharge was noted when CYN staff carried some removed product piping across the yard dripping and dribbling gasoline out the end onto the pea stone fill and pavement.  Considering the site sensitivity and the Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up goal, no soil removal remediation was required.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil contaminated media may remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed, and as required.  No oil saturated soils and no free product was observed during this facility abandonment.
2)  No remediation was required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time, and to my knowledge no soil or groundwater was removed from the site or treated.  See the December 2016, UST Closure Assessment by AECOM, and earlier MDEP spill reports for additional information.
3)  I advised CYN staff on being familiar with Maine Chapter 691 rules for UST abandonments.
4) This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-879-2016*On Monday, 11/14/16, Dead River Company (DRC) reported this discharge from this customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) and requested a response from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

On the afternoon of 11/14/16, I met DRC burner technicians on site who were pumping out the AST to an outside temporary AST.  Mr. Myrick's AST suffered a corrosion hole and had been dripping for a week or two based on the oil they had been smelling, but they did not realize it was because of a leak.  The AST is located in a crawl space under the home.  I noted the odor of oil in the crawl space and in the first floor living area, and a dark oil stain in the soil under the AST.

This suburban residential location is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The groundwater table is known to be deep in the area.

After explaining the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) and cleanup requirements, Mr. Myrick opted for MDEP Division of Response Services management of the cleanup actions.  MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to respond the next day to assist with cleanup.

On 11/15/16, I met AES crew and we hand excavated about 2 tons of oil-contaminated soil to about 24" below grade (bg) from under the UST leak within the crawl space.  The soil dug out was sandy and 2' by 3' in area.  Field analysis results indicated significant oil contamination exceeding 1000-parts per million (by Photoionization Detector bag headspace).  An OIL IN SOIL colorimetric sample was Positive but not oil saturated.  Excavation ceased at 2 feet bg due to fear of undermining a uncemented stone foundation wall.

1)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  Remaining oil contaminated soil should naturally degrade with time.
2)  The residents have not notified MDEP of continued oil vapor intrusion into their home.
3)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are foreseen.
P-885-2016*On 11/15/2016, I received a call from Peter Moulton from the Augusta Maine Department of Environmental Protection office.  He had received a call from Chontal Roy of Lewiston reporting her oil tank was leaking in her basement.  Ms. Roy is on fuel assistance and had contacted Mr. Moulton about getting a new oil tank.

I spoke with Ms. Roy and made arrangements for a site visit that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I noted no oil odor in the home.  Upon inspecting the tank in the basement, I could see some very small areas of dampness on the tank where oil was weeping from the tank.  There was no specific area I could identify as needing a magnet patch.  Ms. Roy indicated her son had been cleaning up any drips onto the concrete floor with kitty litter.  I saw no oil on the floor during my visit that needed attention.  I advised Ms. Roy not to have any more oil delivered to the tank until it could be replaced.  I called Mr. Moulton back and indicated to him that she needed a new tank, but that the threat was no imminent.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-886-2016*Pit Stop Fuels called to report the discharge of 100 gallons (gals) of k-1 fuel oil at the aforementioned address.  The delivery was made earlier in the day, but unbeknownst to the delivery driver the fuel tank was not properly attached to the appliance/furnace.  Ms. Philips was having the unit replaced this weekend and the feed line from the tank was not securely tightened at the furnace end.  This caused the head pressure in the tank to push oil to the place of least resistance (the loose connection) leaking into the home's floor, subfloor, steel structure and insulation beneath, and eventually dripping to the soil/gravel beneath.

Rain had been falling throughout the day, and the call of 100 gallons to the ground caused me to imagine worst case scenario such as potentially oil throughout the home, in structural timbers, insulation and ground beneath, and area served by private drinking water well.  The Standish Fire Department was called and were en-route, but not on scene.  Allstate Environmental Services was called to assess availability, they were open, and could be on scene shortly.  I asked them to meet me at the address given.

Upon my arrival, the fire department was leaving the scene, the contractor was under the home in the soil and a third gentleman (handyman, friend of owner) was explaining what he knew of the situation.  He said Tammy called in a panic, as a child arrived home from school and smelled gas.  She first called Pit Stop Fuels, then called him, and was trying to get a ride home.   He had arrived and pulled the trailer skirting away and found where the oil was draining from above through the flooring, insulation and weather barrier into the gravel.  He said he found the loose fitting and tightened it.  He then began to tear out the wet stuff.  The contractor arrived and was helping him bag the wet materials and assessing the contamination in the ground.

It appears the estimate of 100 gallons lost was an over-exaggeration.  The actual loss based on finds at the scene was estimated at less than ten gallons, most of which was tied up in the insulation and building materials, with some in the gravel beneath.  Allstate Environmental removed and disposed of the waste.  Ms. Philips and her friend were willing to restore the materials that were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-237-2016*I received report regarding a spill of between 15 and 20 gallons of gasoline. The spill occurred when a rock on the logging road bounced up and punctured the fuel tank on his company pick-up truck. Sorbent pads were placed under the tank immediately but the hole in the tank was substantial enough so the entire contents in the gas tank discharged its contents onto the logging road surface. There will be an excavator on-site to dig up all the contaminated road bed soils/gravel.



No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-14-2017*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground due to a drain plug failure on a logging truck.  The oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action is expected.
A-56-2017*A small amount of oil was lost to this driveway due to an overfill.  Dead River Oil Company was able to access the basement to check for leakage in the home and I spoke with the homeowner on the phone.  All agreed that there was no problem in the home and that the cleanup outside was sufficient.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-61-2017*Kelley Petroleum Products, Inc., reported an estimated 100 gallon K1 fuel oil spill from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST). The spill resulted from snow and ice falling from the roof of the mobile home breaking off the filter assembly on the AST. Allstate Power Vac was hired for removal of contaminated snow and soil from the spill. Some contamination could not be recovered due to being under the concrete slab of the mobile home. There are two wells nearby that could potentially be at risk, so the case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-62-2017*On 1/31/17, Annette Whitney reported that she had a leak in her outside heating oil tank that leaked up to 120 gallons to the snow and ground.  I went to the site and met with Annette.  She reported that she had discovered the leak when her furnace had stopped running in the morning.  Her roommate had put some sealant on the hole in the bottom of the tank.  I found that there was free product under the tank and oiled snow around the tank end where the hole was located.  I put oil absorbent pads down to collect the oil.  On inspection it appeared the leak had stopped.  Annette told me she had contacted her homeowner's insurance and they told her the oil cleanup would be covered. I gave her my contact information and told her about the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup and Response Fund (The Fund) in case her insurance company decided the oil cleanup was not covered.  I arranged for a temporary tank to be installed to provide heat to the home.  Annette informed me that there were no oil vapors inside the manufactured home on a concrete slab.  She told me she had a private well just off the end of the home opposite the spill area.

On 2/1/17, I was contacted by Annette's insurance company and briefed the agent on the oil spill.  I went to the site and changed out the oil absorbent pads.  I dug several test holes through the ice and snow and it appeared that the oil had not migrated far from the tank area.  I was contacted in the late afternoon again by another agent from the insurance company and she said that the cleanup would only be covered if the oil ran off the property.  I contacted Annette and informed her of her insurance's decision and got her permission to arrange to excavate the oil contaminated soil.

On 2/3/17, I met with Annette and she completed a Cleanup Options agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  She also completed an application to the Fund.

On 2/3/2017, the old tank and unoiled debris was moved from the spill area to the front of the house.  Oil impacted soil was excavated to a depth of approximately 7.5 feet.  A fractured clay layer was found at the bottom and a field test with oil in soil shake test was negative in the clay layer.  Soil samples from three excavation walls field-tested with oil in soil were negative for oil.  A soil sample from under the house concrete slab field tested positive for oil.  I took a soil sample for laboratory analysis from under the slab to document the extent of contamination that was not removed because removal of more soil from under the concrete slab would compromise the slab's structural integrity.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-680-2016*On 12/14/2016, in Randolph, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 cup spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up by Fielding's, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-681-2016*On 12/15/2016, in Boothbay Harbor, Records Management Center (RMC) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 40-gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a paper shredding truck.  RMC hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the spill from the paved parking lot of the Lincoln County Health Center.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-682-2016*On 12/15/2016, in Wayne, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported an oil spill. The reported 1/3 cup spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when the delivery driver bumped the hose nozzle. The spill was cleaned up by Fielding's, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-683-2016*On 12/15/2016, in Turner, Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 cup spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-684-2016*On 12/15/2016, in Augusta, the fire department reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated 20 gallon spill was the result of a vehicle accident.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-685-2016*I was contacted concerning a leaking hydraulic hose in a paper shredder. The leak had occurred overnight and dripped into the shredder bin where the paper is compressed for disposal. The caller stated that less than 5 gallons had leaked into the paper and it was all absorbed into it. This load of paper was sent to Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation for incineration, as it could not be recycled due to the oil contamination.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-686-2016*On 12/16/2016, in North Anson, Bob's Cash Fuel reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a corroded oil tank.  Bob's Cash Fuel cleaned up the spill from the basement floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-687-2016*On 12/17/2016, in Winslow, Brookfield Renewable Power reported that their hydro station had suffered a flood.  The flood resulted in an estimated 400 gallons of hydraulic oil being released to the inside of the hydro station, but no oil was released to the environment.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Brookfield to pump out the oil-water mix from the station.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-688-2016*On 12/17/2016, in Waterville, Houle's Plumbing & Heating Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 20 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to the basement of the home was the result of an improperly installed oil filter on an oil tank.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The concrete floor was sealed to help eliminated oil vapors.  Oil stained wood from a closet was also removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-689-2016*On 12/18/2016, in Jay, Verso Corporation reported a 1500 gallon spill of black liquor to the mill sewer system.  The spill was the result of a process failure and is detailed in the attached mill spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-678-2016*On 12/14/2016, in Jay, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a backhoe. The spill was cleaned up by MDOT, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-690-2016*Brian Rawson from Irving Wood Products reported that an estimated seven gallons of hydraulic oil had been discharged by a broken hose on a dump trailer delivering wood chips.  He said that all the oil had been absorbed by the wood chips and sawdust in the area.  The oiled wood chips and sawdust was being removed and sent to be burned in the facility's biomass boiler.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-691-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) leaked fuel to the soil below it.  The AST was located in the basement of a residential house.  I responded to the site and met with the burnerman from Augusta Fuel Company, and the property owner, Mr. Booker.  I used oil in soil tests to delineate an area of contamination.  Once that was done and the area was confined, I talked to Mr. Booker about the cleanup options.  He chose to clean up the spill himself (option 2).  I provided two 55 gallon drums for him to place the contaminated soil into.  Once they were full, I picked them up and re-checked the spill site.  I determined that the work Mr. Booker had done was sufficient and to the Commissioner's satisfaction.  I gave him the ok to backfill the area with clean fill.  I took the two drums of soil back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposal at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services actions are needed at this time.
A-692-2016*I was contacted concerning an overfill of an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) in Canaan.  Fabian Oil Company was delivering oil to a 15,000 gallon AST and overfilled it.  Fuel discharged out the vent for the tank. Approximately 50 gallons of fuel came out the vent and flowed into the engineered containment area.  Fabian Oil contracted with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the oil and pump it out of the containment area.  Vacuum trucks were used as well as pressure washers and surfactants to clean the containment.  Fabian Oil paid all associated costs of this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-694-2016*I was contacted concerning a tanker truck rollover in Coplin Plantation. The dispatcher said the truck discharged diesel fuel to the shoulder of the road, and it had already been salvaged and taken off site.  I called the Poland Spring Environmental division to gain more information, as well as the local fire department in Rangeley.  Both parties stated that the fuel tanks on the truck were intact and no fuel was lost.  The tank trailer had sustained damage and lost an unknown amount of water.  With this information I felt that a site visit was not needed.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-695-2016*I was contacted concerning a fuel oil release inside a home in Pittsfield.  A homeowner woke up during the night to put wood into his woodstove downstairs. As he was filling the wood stove, the wood pile shifted and collapsed onto the filter assembly of the oil tank. The homeowner tried to stop the oil leakage, but he could not.  He called his neighbor who works for Dead River in Waterville. He came over and assisted Mr. Weatherman with the situation.  The wood pile absorbed most of the lost oil, and the two gentlemen took the wood out in the back yard and lit it on fire.  By the time I arrived on site, the fire was burning bright and the tank was fixed.  The fuel on the concrete had been washed with simple green.  I installed a small vent fan to run during the night and over the weekend.  The following Monday the fan was removed and the site was closed for Division of Response Services actions.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-696-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a winter storm caused an electrical transformer to fail.  The caller stated that a tree fell on the electrical power lines and the weight broke the pole.  The transformer impacted the ground and split open, causing the spill.  All visual signs of the oil were excavated and removed for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-697-2016*I was contacted concerning a locomotive oil leak. Josh Slaney stated that the engine lost lube oil to the snow on the side of the tracks.  He said a crew was in route to clean it up.  Due to its remote location and snowy conditions, I did not make a site visit.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-698-2016*On 12/26/2016, in Peru, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill.  The estimated 10 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was the result of a car and pole accident.  CMP hired contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc., for cleanup of contaminated soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-700-2016*Since this spill was determined to be the fault of the technician who worked on the oil facility, the technician's employer covered the cost of cleanup through private insurance.  The cleanup was overseen by an environmental consultant and Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services staff.  For more information see the Division of Technical Services files.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-701-2016*On 12/29/2016, in Camden, Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when a loading arm broke.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-702-2016*Storm damage to a transformer caused an unknown amount of oil to be released to the ground in Wilton.  Central Maine Power could not access the area due to downed trees and deep snow.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-704-2016*Thorndike Fire Department reported that they were at a scene of a trash truck roll over.  They relayed to me that the truck did not appear to be leaking fuel, but the hydraulic tank was leaking out the vent and they had buckets catching the oil.  I met the Fire Department on site.  I plugged the hydraulic tank vent stopping the discharge.  I collected the oiled absorbents that had been collecting the leaking oil.  The diesel fuel tank was not leaking and the truck owner estimated only a quarter full tank.  The truck was righted without incident or further discharge.  I collected a few five-gallon buckets of oil impacted soil from the crash site.  I secured the spilled product the fire department had collected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-58-2017*A transformer developed a leak from a leaning utility pole. The leaked oil was absorbed by the snow on the ground that was recovered by Emera personnel and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-61-2017*I received a report that a vehicle had developed a small antifreeze leak at the subject location. I checked the site the next day and determined there was no significant environmental impact. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-62-2017*A home heating oil tank was overfilled causing several gallons to leak out of the tank fittings and leak on to the floor in the basement.   Dead River arrived and did an initial assessment and tightened fittings on the tank.   When I arrived the vapors in the home were unacceptable.   I applied cleaners to the floor and vented the building.   There were no signs of additional leaking from the tank on the initial visit or subsequent visits.   I removed the vent on February 7th at which  point vapors in the home were satisfactory.

No resources impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-982-2016*On 12/27/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a small #2 oil leak at this suburban residence.  Dead River Company reported the leak being cleaned up and no cause for an MDEP response.

No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-983-2016*Ms. Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer discharge of 10 gallons that morning, due to a utility pole #36 break.  When I received the CMP spill report, the spill volume had been increased to 11 to 15 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil.  CMP reported that their contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc., responded and cleaned the discharge.  The spill area is rural residential use.

I later found the cleanup satisfactory.  See the attached CMP report form for additional information.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time, based on present information.
P-58-2017*On 1/20/17, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a small antifreeze spill as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Main Street.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up by the fire department.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1036-2019*I received a complaint through Mike Clark of Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Land Bureau from Laurene Dumond indicating there was a barrel and several small containers on a piece of property off Anderson Road in Windham.  Based on her directions, I was able to locate the barrel, which was visible from Anderson Road.  The blue metal drum was empty and there was no cap on the top of the drum.  I laid it on its side so no further rainwater could accumulate.  It appears to have been there for quite some time.  There was approximately eight inches of new fallen snow, so I was unable to locate any small containers in spite of looking around in the vicinity of the barrel.  In looking at the property maps for Windham, it appears to be a 61 acre parcel with the actual address of 85 River Road in Windham.  Since the drum was empty and there was no sign of spillage, no further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-59-2017*I received a call from C. N. Brown Company stating that they had overfilled an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 419 Main Street, Norway, ME.  The incident had happened the previous day, but they had just become aware of the situation from the property owner.  The driver had neglected to inform the office of the overfill.  The property owner had cleaned up a majority of the spilled oil, but was not allowing C. N. Brown access to the building to complete the cleanup.  Shortly after my conversation with C. N. Brown, John Harvey, the owner of the property contacted me regarding the situation.  After discussing C. N. Brown's obligation to complete any further cleanup, he agreed to give them access to the property.

On 1/20/17, while in the area for another incident, I stopped by 419 Main Street to assess the situation, and to ensure the oil had been cleaned up properly.  It was obvious there was an overfill from the staining around the vent pipe.  I was able to access the interior of the building where the oil had seeped from one of the pipe connections on top of the AST.  Only some minor staining was still present around the AST.  I didn't observe any lingering issues, but did suggest the AST system be replaced in the near future.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-60-2017*I received a call from Irving Oil Corporation regarding an overfill at 39 Jenny Lane, Oxford, ME.  The oil was sprayed onto snow and ice, and was in the process of being cleaned up.

On 1/20/17, I followed up on the report and found oil to be flowing out the vent onto the roof of the enclosure the aboveground storage tank (AST) was housed in.  The oil had damaged the asphalt shingles and was flowing down the side of the building onto the ground.  I contacted Irving Oil Corporation regarding the situation, and they dispatched a service technician.  While waiting, I placed sorbents around the vent to collect the discharging oil and shoveled contaminated snow and ice into bags.  The service technician siphoned oil from the AST to stop the discharge, and was going to continue cleaning up the mess.  I returned a few hours later, after checking on another site, and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  I did mention to the homeowner that Irving Oil was still responsible for the damage to the AST's enclosure.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-61-2017*On 1/23/17, I received a call from Irving Oil Corporation reporting a 1 cup spill of fuel oil when a driver slipped while making a delivery.  The spill was to concrete containment around the tank, and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Responsse Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-62-2017*A scheduled oil delivery was attempted at this residence.  The delivery driver connected to a fill pipe extending from the rear of the house, then, concurrent to him engaging the scully, the homeowner was able get his attention and warn him to stop.  The fill pipe he selected was not connected to a tank.  Approximately three gallons of heating oil was sprayed into the basement, impacting household items and the cement floor.  Though the delivery driver was in control of the oil at the time of the discharge, having an abandoned aboveground tank with viable piping is illegal, so both parties share culpability for this event.  Contaminated items were removed from the basement, then the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials.   A return visit was conducted to sample the air because it appeared oil migrated between the slab and the foundation wall, presenting a lingering source.  That suspicion was confirmed.  The concrete floor was cored in a grid to assess affects to land which were deemed negligible; the oil was trapped on the footer.  The slab/wall seam was sealed with a fiberglass resin, then the affected section of concrete floor was encapsulated with shellac based paint.  Confirmatory monitoring verified those efforts successfully mitigated effects to indoor air.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-385-2017*A car caught fire in a stream along Swetts Pond Road.  A slight sheen was observed from the rear of the car initially.  I installed a sorbent boom just downstream of the car.  I walked the stream for approximately a quarter of a mile, but did not observe any signs of petroleum.  I checked the site later in the day, after the vehicle had been removed, but did not observe any signs of petroleum.  The sorbent boom was removed for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-389-2017*On June 16, 2017 personal from the City of Bangor noticed a broken hydraulic hose on one of their street sweepers in the yard of the city garage.  The city crew had stopped the leak, put down adsorbent material, swept it up and disposed of it properly. No site visit needed.

No further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-392-2017*On June 13, 2017 a dispatch call came over the radio regarding a dump truck that had collided with a utility pole, which had then caught on fire. Upon arrival the dump truck had been fully incinerated along with any petroleum products that may have been on scene prior to the fire.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-554-2016*On 10/12/16, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 3 to 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the asphalt and rail bed at a crossing in Readfield.  The discharge occurred when a valve on a brush cutter's high-rail mechanism failed.  Pan Am employees contained and collected the oil with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site the next day and found that oiled speedy dry was still on the site. I contacted Josh and he had employees come back to the site and collect the speedy dry.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-552-2016*10/11/16 0840 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of transformer oil had spilled from a pole mount electrical transformer when a car hit the pole. CMP employees removed all visibly impacted soil. The polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil was not known so samples were sent for lab analysis. Lab results indicated that PCB were below detection limits. An estimated 40 pounds of oil impacted soil was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-551-2016*10/11/16 0840 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 4 gallons of transformer oil had spilled from a pole mount electrical transformer when a tree branch feel on the electrical line. The polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil was not known so samples were sent for lab analysis. Lab results indicated that PCB content was below detection limits. An estimated 4 cubic yards of oil impacted soil were removed and the area restored. I went to the site to confirm the clean-up.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-658-2016*Tom Tartif with Central Maine Quebec Railway reported a hydraulic oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Less than 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ballast from a locomotive. Ballast were removed and disposed of properly. No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-667-2016*I was notified of a release of water with 3% aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) at the Maine Army National Guard Base (base) in Bangor on 10/13/16.  A contractor was testing the fire suppression system earlier in the day at the hanger on the Base when a flapper valve failed releasing 20-40 gallons of water and AFFF mixture (foam) onto pavement (tarmac).  The foam flowed into the first catch basin.  I observed foam in this catch basin but the outlet pipe for this catch basin was barely wet, maybe an inch wide wetness was observed.  According to Tom Palmer (City of Bangor) and Rob Coburn (Maine Air National Guard) no visible signs of foam were observed in the second catch basin.  Rob Colburn proceeded to pump out the contents of the catch basin into containers.  Mr. Colburn and a co-worker then washed down the foam from the tarmac into the catch basin.  It took two rinses to get most of the foam into the catch basin where it could be pumped out into containers.  A total of 250 gallons were removed from the catch basin.  I did not observed foam being discharged to the second catch basin during my visit.

I observed a small amount of foam in the catch basin before I left the site but the majority of the foam had been removed and placed in containers.  I walked Birch Stream (Stream) the following morning but did not observed any obvious signs of firefighting foam in the Stream.  It had rained overnight.  No further action by response Services expected at this time.

Photos taken by Tom Palmer are attached.
B-669-2016*This report was placed unknowing if there had been a spill or not.  Staff at the Irving Oil station were getting discrepancies on their gasoline tank readings.  After a confusing and involved inventory review, substantiated through weeks of continued monitoring, it was confirmed that no spill had taken place.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-293-2016*I received spill report from Dustin Nadeau, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a spill of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose on the bucket of a front end loader. Crews used spill pads and sawdust to contain and soak up the spilled hydraulic oil. A front end loader was used to scrap up the spilled debris area. According to Nadeau there is no threat to water from this spill. Oily debris was placed in the Ashland Sawmill Maintenance garage with other oily debris in the designated oily waste containment until the next regular scheduled disposal.

No action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
I-292-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Dustin Nadeau, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose on woods harvesting equipment. Crews used spill pads and sawdust to contain and soak up the spilled hydraulic oil. A front end loader was used to scrap up the spilled debris area. According to Nadeau there is no threat to water from this spill Oily debris was placed in the Ashland Sawmill Maintenance garage with other oily debris in the designated oily waste containment until the next regular scheduled disposal.

No action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
I-298-2016*On October 15, 2016, Dead River Company reported an overfill at 23 North Street in Presque Isle from October 14, 2016.  Jim Gramlich found that approximately five gallons of number 2 heating oil had leaked from one of three aboveground storage tanks.  Dead River had wiped down the building, and removed the dirt on top of the pavement.  Mr. Gramlich poked a hole through the pavement and found four inches of contaminated soil, which he left in place.

No future Division of Response Services action is needed.
I-273-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts at residence in Washburn. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-249-2016*A tractor trailer hauling calcium clay failed to navigate correctly through the Twin Rivers Paper Mill property and ended up parked on the banks of the St. John River. Response staff provided assistance on-site in planning the safe removal of the tractor trailer. The site was cleared without any release of materials.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-840-2016*A roll-off truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the concrete floor inside the incinerator building and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  Spill debris was immediately incinerated.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-684-2016*Maine DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) reported a meth lab in a car near the location of 570 Main Street in Brewer.

I responded to the scene and removed the hazardous materials and disposed of them properly.

No further action required.
B-685-2016*An anonymous call reported an abandoned drum to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site of the reported drum. It was on a beach behind a home. The 55 gallon poly drum was half filled with marine diesel.

A coworker and myself removed the drum from the beach and disposed of it properly.

There were no markings on the drum and no reports in the area that anybody had lost a drum of marine diesel. Therefore it was unknown if it leaked any diesel but the sand and the area around the drum was not contaminated.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-686-2016*Sprague Energy reported a caustic soda spill at their facility in Searsport. Approximately 10 gallons was released to an engineered containment area.

I responded to the site and pH tested the water that the caustic soda was released too. I suggested that the water to be removed and disposed of properly.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response action required.
B-198-2016*I received a report of a 4 gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a storm damage incident. The spill impacted a small area of gravel roadway. Sorbents were deployed to recover free product and a small amount of contaminated gravel was removed. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-197-2016*On April 6, I received a call from Ellsworth Dispatch concerning a traffic accident involving a tractor trailer accident.  The tractor trailer, owned by NES Rentals in Bangor, was hit by a car causing the diesel tank to rupture.  Ellsworth Fire Department was able put up defensive measures under the ruptured tank and the storm drains.  When the Maine Department of Environmental Protection arrived, we transferred the remaining product, 80 gallons in all.  One hundred pounds of sorbent material was recovered.  This included sorbent material used to collect diesel that made it to a storm drain and into a brook.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-320-2016*On May 27, I received a call from Eaton Oil Company concerning a corrosion hole in an outside oil tank located at 90 Davis Farm Road.  The home is owned by Lorrie Eaton.  When I arrived, the old tank was gone and a skid tank was in its place.  The leak appeared to be small in impact.  There were no odors in the home and from investigative hand-digging, I estimate the leak to be less that one gallon.

One 30-pound bag of contaminated soil was disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.  No resources at risk or impacted, and no further action from the Division of Response Services is needed.

B-321-2016*Central Maine Quebec Railway (CMQ) reported a mineral oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the Derby Railyard in Milo and met with CMQ where two transformers had fallen during routine maintenance and broke open on the ground. Less than 50 gallons of transformer oil leaked onto soil. Clean Harbors was hired and contracted to remove the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-322-2016*Yvonne Pollien reported that she smells a horrible vapor at night at her residence.  She initially complained that a methamphetamine laboratory was the cause of the smell and then switched to a local crematorium, which is 2-3 miles away as a crow flies.

She said that she has been sensing this vapor since 2013 and has complained to local authorities.  I investigated her house with a photoionization meter (PID), which reads in parts per million (ppm) and a four gas meter, which reads oxygen (%), CO (ppm), hydrogen sulfide (ppm) and lower explosive limit (%).  I had no readings on the four gas meter but I did get 0.5 to 30 ppm with the PID.  The highest readings were in her basement where she just had foam insulation sprayed onto her walls.  Prior to having the insulated foam sprayed, she had removed the batts of insulation and placed it into bags, which were still in the basement.  She said they were contaminated with the vapor she smells at night.  PID readings of these bags of insulation were the same as background.  I investigated the inside and outside of her house with no sources found except the spray insulation foam.

I drove down past the crematorium which was operating at the time of my drive-by.  I had my windows down with both meter's inlets hanging out the window.  I drove by slowly but did not register any readings on my meters nor did I smell anything in this general area.

I visited the site with Tanya Hovell from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Air Division.  I have referred this site to Tanya Hovell.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-695-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/26/15, Mr. Richard Gebhardt, of Gebhardt Property Management (GPM), reported through the Maine State Police to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a heating oil leak of about 15 gallons to the basement at this location.  The leak was out of a fuel line.  A MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense urban residential use, located across Park Avenue from Deering Oaks Park, and served by city water and sewer service.  The building is a 3-story wood structure with six units, all owned individually and managed by a condominium association.  My contact with the condominium association was Mr. Lee Forest, association treasurer.

I understand that in the past, the six units used heating oil and had their own boilers for heat.  The six hot water boilers were switched over to natural gas, and with unit #2, owned by the Damians, the last to convert to natural gas.  The two tanks were the only oil tanks remaining in the basement and each still contained about 3" of fuel.

The basement has a concrete floor with brick and mortared stone block foundation wall.  At the north side of the basement is a sump with drain that goes to the municipal sewer system according to Mike Moore, City of Portland engineer's office.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The two 275-gallon, consumptive use, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) were out of service at the time of the spill and the copper fuel line had been disconnected from the boiler, but the end not capped or plugged as required by Maine Fuel Board rules.  GPM stated that he had recommended that Mr. Damian get rid of the oil tank after it was taken out of service.  The exterior fill pipes were not removed as required for out-of-service tanks.  There was no required Firomatic valve at the tank.  It appeared a person placed a bag atop the coiled fuel line depressing it below the fuel level in the tank so oil could gravity drain out the copper fuel line onto the floor.

Discharged oil flowed to the north wall contaminating boxes of personal belongings on the floor and into the sump (see photos).  Free product oil and oil-saturated crushed stone was found in the sump and a significant volume of the spilled oil went down the sump drain to the sewer system.  Two clay perimeter drain pipes were seen to enter the sump and we feared that oil may have back flowed into the perimeter drain and under the floor.

After initial cleaning, I noted oil seeping up through cracks in the concrete floor (see photos).  Mr. Forest advised that several tenants could smell oil in the hallways and units.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Friday, 8/26/16, Gebhardt and the condominium association hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond and they arrived before MDEP did.  CHES bagged the oiled personal items until the tenants could sort them for cleaning or disposal.  The floor was cleaned and I advised CHES to clean the oil and oiled stone out of the sump.  CHES pumped out the two ASTs and removed them and the piping for disposal off site.

In the afternoon we reinspected and advised Gebhardt and Forest to wash the floor several times and finish cleaning oily stone out of the metal bottomed sump (which CHES had failed to do).  A MDEP Ram Fan was set up to vent out the doorway and operated into the week of September 5.

On 8/30/16, Ms. Beth Damian contacted me and stated that they would work with MDEP and the condominium association to get the spill cleaned up.  I understand that the association would continue or initiate the cleanup and invoice the Damians for potential liability insurance coverage.

On 9/1/16, MDEP engineer White flushed the sump, found the sump had a concrete bottom and the clay perimeter drains were plugged with soil.  At this point it was found that a sub slab venting system was not needed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  As of 8/31/16, further actions were passed to Mr. Donald White, MDE
A-636-2016*Roland Pinette reported a discharge of kerosene at a home in Clinton.  He stated the property was owned by Roderick Apartments and the discharge was 50-100 gallons from a pin hole in the fuel line of an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  He indicated that he was in the process of cleaning it up and would contact me when he was done.   I told him I would respond to the site to determine how much cleanup was necessary.   I met with "Justin" on site, who indicated his mother owned the home and several in the area.   He and another man were hand-digging out the area.   He did not know where the well to the home was (I saw a well head in the front yard), but said a number of homes shared a well.   I informed him that excavation equipment would be needed given the size of the discharge.   He had me speak to his stepfather, Mr. Pinette, to whom I explained the Clean Up Fund and the required work.    I spoke later with the owner, Jo Roderick, who agreed to apply to the Fund and have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection take the lead.   I hired Coutts Brothers, Inc., to excavate 43.9 tons of soil which was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  We were unable to recover all contamination as the discharge was up against the duplex home and was under the slab.   A recovery well was placed in the excavation and it was backfilled.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  The well on site is a public water supply for several of the apartments and duplexes in the area.
A-637-2016*On 11/16/16, at 1240 hours, Waldoboro Fire Department reported that a tank truck carrying milk had rolled over on Route 1. They reported that milk was leaking but only a small amount of diesel fuel and motor oil was spilled.  I went to the site and found that the milk was leaking from the dome vent and the fuel saddle tank was dripping.  Buckets were used to contain the leaking milk and oil absorbent pads were collecting the diesel fuel leaking from the saddle tank.  The saddle tank was pumped off to stop the leaking.  The truck owner pumped off the milk before the vehicle was righted.  Motor oil that had leaked from the truck was collected with oil absorbent pads.  Diesel and motor oil impacted soil was removed by hand.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-638-2016*On 11/17/2016, in Rumford, C. N. Brown Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1/2 cup spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery.  The oil came out of the vent onto some leaves on the ground.  The oily leaves were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-639-2016*The Maine State Ferry Service in Rockland reported a discharge of gasoline into Rockland Harbor from a fueling nozzle at the abutting marina.  The reporter said that they had secured the nozzle that had fallen off the floating dock and no more discharge was occurring.  There was still a sheen on the harbor around the ferry terminal and marina.  I contacted Knight's Marina and notified them of the discharge.  The pump was not powered up and the discharge was just residual product in the nozzle.  I went to the site and found the sheen was dissipating and there was no recoverable product.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-640-2016*On 11/19/16, at 0920 hours, John Chessa from Waste Management, Inc., reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled at the Crossroads Landfill when a compactor's line broke. The spill was contained on pavement and collected with speedy dry sorbent material. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-641-2016*Waterville Fire Department reported finding suspected methamphetamine lab in an apartment during a fire investigation that was just extinguished.  I met the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency personnel there.  We entered the apartment and found burnt remains of a possible one-pot container that could have been the cause of the fire.  We also found chemicals and packaging of products used in methamphetamine production.  These were removed for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-324-2016*I received a call from Bruce Malone, a truck driver from AJLBC Trucking, reporting a small spill of diesel fuel in the asphalt parking lot at Huber Engineered Woods, LLC. According to Mr. Malone the spill was the result of a malfunctioning return fuel line to the driver's side saddle fuel tank. The tank was full and began to spill out fuel, and the return line did not switch over to the passenger's side fuel tank. According to Mr. Malone, the line was quickly switched over the Passenger's side saddle tank and the truck driver and Huber Crews quickly used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled diesel. The diesel soaked pads were bagged up and taken to the trucking company's maintenance garage for proper disposal with other oily debris waste stream materials.



No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-927-2016*On 11/8/16, report was received of small used engine oil leak to the ballast below from a locomotive engine.  The next day I walked the track north and south and found the discharge adequately cleaned up.  I did find stained ties from old weathered oil leaks.  The location is commercial use next to Bruno's Restaurant and Portland Dry Cleaners.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-928-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor, but was contained in the vicinity of the tank by a small berm.  Multiple applications of sorbent materials were used to recover free product and treat the floor, then the affected area was washed.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-929-2016*Two separate residents at either end of Bennett Road independently reported evidence of oil staining along the road shoulder which affected their property.  Further investigation identified multiple locations on that stretch of roadway east of the turnpike had been affected.  Based on visual and olfactory evidence, the product was likely motor oil and based on quantity, likely from a truck.  It seems oil leaked on the road while the vehicle was underway and was then transported to the shoulders by rain.   Various potential sources were explored, postal service, school bus, newspaper delivery, etc., but they were all ruled out.  The cause and source will remain a mystery.  Surface material was hand excavated from a gravel driveway, a yard and a few select locations where contamination was most egregious.  Staining lingers in other locations, but presents no hazard.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-930-2016*Burner malfunction caused the release of approximately one pint of heating oil and a house full of vapors resulting from incomplete combustion.  Spilled product affected concrete in the boiler room and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  An air exchanger was provided to the homeowner to eliminate the lingering vapors, which was successful within a few days.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-932-2016*An anonymous complainant indicated that they observed someone dragging something across the street from the Euro Motors auto sales facility and dumping it into a brook across the street.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed a stain on the roadway leading towards the brook.  MDEP personnel spoke with a representative from Euro Motors and they wholly denied having any knowledge of a spill.  The stain on the roadway was dried up and MDEP personnel could not determine that type of product that was spilled. Additionally, there was no indication of a spill in the brook.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-933-2016*This multi-unit residence had three aboveground tanks in the basement. Two were viable, one was decrepit, but all three still had their vent and fill piping plumbed to the outdoors.  A fuel oil delivery was requested by the homeowner, but the wrong tank was filled.  The legs of the decrepit tank were not able to withstand the weight of the fuel and the tank collapsed.  The bottom of the tank separated from the side and it proceeded to discharge its contents.  Due to the nature of the breach, plugging and/or patching were not feasible.  Defensive measures entailed constructing a substantial sorbent dam to attempt to contain/recover spilling fuel; though this was after a quantity of the tank's contents had already migrated across the floor to the opposite corner.  An exorbitant amount of sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  As the cement floor was uncovered, cracks and cavities were identified, then confirmed, as receptors resulting in sub slab contamination.  Approximately 100 square feet of floor were removed and two feet of urban fill below it.  Contamination remained, but the excavation was ceased to ensure the structural integrity of the foundation was maintained.  Lingering contamination will be managed with a sub slab depressurization system overseen by the Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-934-2016*On Friday, 12/2/16, I met on site with Simard & Sons, Inc., (Simard) while they were working on the replacement of this retail diesel and gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The UST facility had been replaced by an aboveground storage tank (AST) facility with underground piping.  Mr. Croxford, with Simard & Sons, reported no problems with the UST abandonment.  The USTs had been installed at a low hillside behind a retaining wall, with underground piping to the wharf for fueling boats.

Simard had requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit to approve the abandonment-in-place of a short section of product piping going around a retaining wall and into a transition sump within a shed building.  On site, I evaluated the piping and approved abandonment in place (see approval form attached) of the piping they were unable to reasonably remove.

See the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment prepared by St. Germain-Collins, earlier MDEP spill reports, and the MDEP UST Registration file #4700 for additional information.

At this time, the Division of Response Services requires no additional actions based on present information.
P-935-2016*On 12/5/16, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of heating oil at a client's residence in Biddeford.  The oil furnace had suffered an unspecified mechanical failure and oil spilled into the firebox of the furnace.  Fielding's personnel said they put sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material around the furnace to soak up what they could access and that the rest of it would be taken care of when the furnace was replaced.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-936-2016*On 12/5/16, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported an overfilled containment tank on a locomotive.  A half-gallon of oil spilled onto the ballast beneath the train.  The oil contaminated ballast was excavated by hand.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-940-2016*On 12/1/17, Ms. Cannon of AECOM, an environmental consultant for Cumberland Farms, Inc., notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a discharge of gasoline at this retail motor fuels, underground storage tank facility.  The cause was given as a split hose at a dispenser.  The discharge went onto concrete and into a storm drain catch basin.  Ms. Cannon reported that Saco Fire Department responded and a ENPRO/NRC cleanup crew was en route.

The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility had been a repair garage and gas station for many years.  About 2005, the facility was rebuilt as an M. W. Sewall Company Clippermart facility, then purchased by Cumberland Farms.

I later checked the location and found the discharge to be cleaned satisfactory.  Some spilled fuel may have seeped to soil through cracks and joints in the pavement and could be addressed in the future.

No further Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.

A-655-2016*On 11/30/2016, Murray Oil Company reported an oil spill due to an overfill during a delivery to an underground storage tank at Hillandale Farms. The tank was filled with a peddle type truck. A pressure delivery was done with a drop tube connected to the delivery hose, thereby forcing the flapper valve open and defeating the only overfill protection device. An estimated 10 to 15 gallons of product was spilled when the tank overfilled. Murray Oil clean up the spill with sorbent material and by removing contaminated soil.

A site visit was made to confirm clean-up and meet with farm personnel and John Murray. I explained to Mr. Murray how a non-approved method of delivery was the cause of the spill, and that doing so could damage the overfill protection device. I indicated that the overfill protection device needed to be inspected by a certified tank installer as soon as possible to check for damage. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-246-2016*On April 23, I received a report of an oil spill at 27 Manor Drive building 4 in Corinth, which is known as Manor Estates and is elderly housing.   The two gallon spill occurred in the interior of the building.  It was reported by Jake Parker of Shorey Oil Company.  When I arrived, I met with Chuck Martin who manages the building.   When the leak was discovered, a magnetic-patch was placed on the tank.   The tank was pumped out into a temporary storage tank.   The tank was in an area that was hard to access.  However sorbents were placed to absorb the oil inside.  The walls of the structure had absorbed oil.   Oil had also leaked out the slab onto the ground.   Mr. Martin had already excavated 300 pounds of contaminated soil.  He planned to dispose of the soil in Dead River Company's waste stream.  The contaminated wood structure was going to be removed the next day.

The residences abutting the tank had satisfactory air quality inside the homes.  No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-119-2016*I arrived on site, and met with Mr. Easler.  He claimed that the oil stains across the street were not from his operation.  I shoveled the oiled soil into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.

I-121-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance from Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. The DEA agent relinquished the hazardous materials to DEP Response Services for over packing and disposal.


No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-369-2016*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel was released to the concrete basement floor of the residence because an oil delivery was made to the house but there was no oil tank in the basement. The tank had been removed but the piping was still intact on the outside of the residence. The released oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbents and the homeowner agreed to dispose of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at his time.
B-271-2016*I received a call indicating a five gallon spill of diesel fuel had been discovered in the roadway at the entered location.  No source of the spill was apparent.  No storm drains were impacted by the event and Milo Fire Department personnel used sorbent material to recover what spilled product they could.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-235-2016*It was reported that oil sheen could be seen in the Kennebec River across from one of Pike Industries maintenance facilities. I responded to the site, and I could see sheen on the water from the Benton Bridge. I traced the sheen back to an outfall coming from catch basins in the Pike parking lot area. Due to the late hour of this response, the lot was secured and void of workers.  I left a message at the Fairfield facility for someone to call me. I then used sorbents and boom to clean up the outfall water all the way down to the River. The material was white in color, and had a cherry odor to it. It was petroleum based and it did not give a reading on the photoionization detector.

The following morning, the manager of the Benton facility called me. He explained that some of his workers had dumped wash water out in the parking lot and that was the cause of the problem. I met him at the site and oversaw him and his staff cleaning up the drainage to the river. I then required that the catch basins be pumped out completely. Pike contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services for this work. I did not give a spill letter for this material, as it is considered catch basin grit.

This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection stormwater program for follow up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-401-2016*The discharge was the result of a damaged/faulty fitting after replacement.  The heating system had been upgraded including the fittings on the fill and vent lines for the aboveground storage tank (AST).  After a recent delivery of fuel oil, oil was discovered leaking from the one of the replaced fittings.  The oil ran down the AST onto the floor and soaked into a pallet adjacent to the AST.

By the time I arrived on site, the oiled section of the pallet had been removed and all free product collected.  Ventilation of the space was initiated, and the floor was going to be cleaned with speedy-dry sorbent material.  All the piping/fittings on the fill and vent were scheduled to be replaced, and a more thorough cleanup would be conducted once completed.  Ms. Curtis was informed to call me if she experienced any issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-410-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services company reported that one of their trash trucks leaked diesel fuel to the Route 295 highway entrance roadway due to a ruptured fuel line.  Nothing was reported to have reached drains or waters of Maine.  I found the discharge cleaned to state satisfaction.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-411-2016*I was contacted by Virginia Morin reporting that she thought there might be leaks in the oil tanks for several units.  I arrived and was shown to the basement where the oil tanks were.  I inspected the tanks thoroughly and there was nothing concerning.  I did see a couple of tiny drips of oil that are very normal for an aged oil tank that has been serviced many times.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-412-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had failed causing a cup of oil to spill on the paved street.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The transformer was untagged, but the analytical on the oil came back <1 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-413-2016*The Kennebunkport School District reported that they had come across what they thought was an old underground storage tank at a construction site in front of the Consolidated School.  I arrived to find that they were removing and leveling the parking area in front of the office building and the earth moving contractor hit something.  When I arrived I found an underground structure that appeared to be built of brick.  There was water with an oily layer on top of it.  We decided it was not an old underground tank, but more likely an old sewer structure.  There were several pipes that emptied into the structure, but none of them could be traced.  The School District hired Enpro Services to come out with a vacuum truck to pump out the oily water in the structure.  When the structure was pumped, more water came in from the other pipes.  I believe it was just groundwater, but didn't continue to come in once they were empty.  At that point, I gave them permission to fill the structure in with soil and abandon it.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-414-2016*Fuel tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of gasoline from a passenger vehicle.  Spilled product impacted the pavement and road shoulder.  Sand was used as a sorbent by the local fire department.  The sand as well as saturated sand along a short stretch of shoulder were hand excavated by Department personnel.  Though this incident occurred less than five feet from the river, no adverse impacts are anticipated. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-415-2016*On Saturday, 4/16/16, report was received of discharge of engine oil and gasoline to ground and to storm drain catch basin after a vehicle burned.  Sanford Fire Department (SFD) reported the discharge was under control, being cleaned up, and that no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services action was requested or needed.

No further MDEP requirements at this time.
P-416-2016*On Sunday, 4/24/16, Falmouth Fire Department (FFD) reported a small gasoline discharge associated with a vehicle fire in the vicinity of the Hannaford Shopping Center.  FFD reported that they cleaned up the discharge and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  Some of the discharge appears to have burned in the fire.  During a later visit, I found the discharge cleaned satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are foreseen at this time.
P-417-2016*Dead River Company reported a leak of #2 heating oil at this customer's property and that the spill had been cleaned up.  I received no concerns or follow-up calls from the property owners and tenants.  The spill location is dense suburban residential use and is served by city water and sewer service.

At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are expected based on present information.
P-420-2016*Scott Cyr received an anonymous complaint that waste oil and other generated wastes were being improperly disposed of at this location.  There is no indication what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-421-2016*A break in the piping of the ammonia refrigeration system of the facility caused the release of approximately 1200 lbs. of anhydrous ammonia. The release occurred in the mechanical room of the facility near one of the pumps for the system. The facility reported that a cracked bearing was the actual cause of the release. The majority of the released ammonia was discharged to the atmosphere through the ventilation system of the building. An unknown amount of liquid ammonia was discharged to the interior floor surface underneath where the break occurred. The liquid ammonia was rinsed with water into the floor drains of the mechanical room that drain into the City of Portland municipal sewer treatment facility. The Portland Fire Department and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection made multiple level A entries into the building in order to stop the leak and clean up the liquid ammonia from the floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-422-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of gasoline was reportedly released to the paved road surface from leaking fuel filling hose at the facility. The released gasoline was cleaned from the pavement with sorbents by facility personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-423-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze was released to the paved drive surface of the Portland Jetport from an airplane tug vehicle. The release was cause by a leaking hose on the vehicle and was reportedly cleaned up and disposed of by the Portland Jetport. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-424-2016*Raymond Fire Department (RFD) called to report a single vehicle accident at the aforementioned address, with release of vehicle fluids.  It was agreed a site visit would be conducted in the morning.

Upon arrival, I observed the car had run along the ditch and then struck the steep embankment at the driveway, all but stopping forward progress and releasing coolant, oil and minimal amount of gasoline.  The RFD had collected some liquid with sorbent pads and there was only a stain remaining, no additional practical cleanup planned.  The home might be a multi-family, and the well appeared to be significantly behind the building.  No threat believed from this accident.  No one was there at my inspection, but visible evidence staining was minimal and appeared very shallow along the roadside/shoulder.  Based on the information given and visual inspection/assessment Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-426-2016*An aggregate screener leaked approximately one gallon of diesel fuel to a gravel pit.  The pit operator excavated all visible signs of contamination which was transported off site for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-491-2016*On 6/20/16, I received a fax from the U. S. Coast Guard regarding a sunken vessel in Chandler's Cove on Chebeague Island.  Upon following up with Coast Guard personnel on scene, they reported there was no fuel on board the vessel and that there was no sheen around the vessel.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-238-2016*Less than 1 gallon of lube oil spilled from the engine containment pan on track 19 at the Rumford Pan Am rail siding.  The spill occurred when the pan filled up with rain water causing the oil to float to the top and spill out.  The engine was relocated, the pan emptied and the ground impacted by the spilled oil removed.  No further action.
B-275-2016*I received a report of a methamphetamine waste dump site at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-276-2016*I received a report of a methamphetamine waste dump site at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-820-2016*Scott Cyr received a report of a vehicle accident at the bridge at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-822-2016*Mr. Lukas noticed a lingering oil odor and subsequently the oil dripping from the tank and pooling beneath on the concrete floor.  First he called his oil company, who instructed him to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), to which I responded.  The tank had an active slow leak and oil pooled on the floor.  I applied sorbent pads to the floor, and magnet patch to the tank for triage.  I called a contractor to pump out the tank the following morning.  Mr. Lukas was advised of the plan, and was okay with the continuation of work beginning the following day.

The floor was dried and washed, and the tank was pumped off into a temporary tank (and plumbed by a licensed oil burner technician) to allow for removal of the leaking tank and installation of new tank pending.  When the cleanup was concluded, Mr. Lukas would call for a pump over to the new tank if needed, or a time to collect/return temporary tank.  Based on the satisfactory cleanup achieved, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-827-2016*Sargent Corporation hit a water line during a road construction project in front of the old Pepperell Mill complex; the consequences were unanticipated.  Though the circumstances aren't exactly clear due to the age of the property, a deluge of water flooded the area, including an old fire suppression system and other underground infrastructure.  The flood waters backed up into the basement of one of the buildings, transporting an unknown quantity of #6 oil.  The source of the oil was originally unknown, but further investigation discovered two spills relating to underground tanks previously located adjacent to the building.  Floodwaters mobilized historical contamination; see P-348-97 and P-644-96.  The tenant of the basement was a thread company, so all their inventory was porous materials, either impacted by water or oil.  In addition, all of their storage shelves, machinery, break and bath rooms were all affected.   The water receded on its own through various routes, most notably a storm drain system that runs directly beneath the building, out falling at CSO#5.  A sheen was evident on the stream at the outfall, but by the time that escape route was discovered free product was no longer present.  All that remained in the basement were a few inches of mud, intermittent pockets and coatings of oil, and carnage. The tenant was patient, as the parties involved and their respective insurance companies, battled over responsibility, but only so patient.  After a couple weeks of inaction, the owner and his employees emptied the area of unusable inventory and affected internal infrastructure, then shoveled the dried mud and oil into one corner of the basement.  Shortly thereafter, Sargent opted to act in favor of the tenant, but the majority of the work had already been completed.  Enpro Services was retained to remove and dispose of the oily grit pile then spot treat equipment, shelving etc., affected by oil.  Those efforts concluded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's interest, though other efforts were likely to make the tenant whole.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-828-2016*On 10/20/2016, I received a call from Michelle from Downeast Energy reporting a weeping aboveground storage tank in the basement of a client's apartment building.  Downeast had been called to the location because of the tank weep and was working with the owner of the building to either replace or remove the tank.  The owner was weighing his options of replacing the tank or replacing his current heating system with natural gas.  Downeast reported about a half-gallon of oil had spilled onto the floor, which they cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-829-2016*On 10/21/16, I received a call from Debbie Moore of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reporting a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks.  The truck was parked inside at the time of the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-830-2016*On 10/21/2016, Rick, of Suburban Propane, reported a weeping aboveground storage tank in the basement at Bear Mountain Inn in Waterford.  Rick said that they'd pumped out the leaking tank and hand dug up some oil contaminated soil.  I spoke with the owner of the Inn, Christie Kerrigan.  I offered her my assistance in assessing the discharge and any potential additional remediation.  She declined.  I gave her my name and number and told her if she changed her mind to call me back.  I never heard back from her.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-831-2016*Mrs. Mains noticed a strong oil odor from the area around her tank while walking the dog in the yard.  She called Downeast Energy who in turn called to report a leak quantity and duration unknown.  The tank is outside and leaked to the ground beneath.

Scott Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services who excavated the soils and took them to CPRC Group for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-832-2016*Mr. Lukas noticed an oil odor in his basement and called the oil company who informed him to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Upon arrival, the spill had migrated part way across the floor following the slope of the floor. Applying a magnet patch was a successful triage.  I then applied some speedy dry sorbent material and put down some plastic sheeting as a temporary measure until morning.  A contractor was called and scheduled for the following morning.  The tanks remaining oil was transferred to another container.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-833-2016*On 10/21/2016, Debra Gorneault reported a fuel oil spill in the basement of a duplex building owned and occupied by her and her mother.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a small spill onto the concrete floor under one of the two tanks located in the basement.  The spill had been covered with speedy dry sorbent material.  Debra explained to me that her mother had converted the unit to gas heat several years ago and that the oil tanks were no longer in use.

I hired Allstate Environmental Services to respond to the site to assist with cleanup.  Allstate pumped both tanks out, removing approximately 15 gallons of oil between the two of them.  The tanks were then removed.  The oil contaminated speedy-dry was removed, and a fresh layer applied.  That was then removed and the floor washed with Simple Green detergent.  Basement windows were open to allow the oil odor to ventilate out of the building.  Oil odor in the residence was greatly diminished by the time we departed that afternoon. I told Debra I would call her on Monday morning to see how the oil odor was in the house.

I contacted Debra the following Monday and she reported the oil odor nearly gone.  She said she planned to keep the windows open another day or two and would then close them.  I told her to contact me if the odor had not subsided to her satisfaction by then.  As of 2/1/2017, I have not heard back from them and consider the matter closed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-834-2016*On 10/24/16, Jeffrey Frey, of Design Review, LLC, reported the odor of fuel oil and a sheen in an excavation project at the Rufus Porter Museum in Bridgton.  I responded immediately.  Before responding to the site, I did a quick search of the Department's database, but was unable to locate any previously reported discharges at the property.

Upon arrival, I observed the excavation.  It was nearly complete.  In the Northwest corner of the excavation, a very slight oil sheen and odor of fuel oil was observed.  I learned there had been an old garage attached to the museum at that location.  The garage had been demolished over a year ago.  An aboveground storage tank had been located inside the garage.  The tank was removed at the time of the demolition.

We surmised that the oil found in the excavation was likely the result of an overfill or some other discharge relating to the tank.  A very small amount of soil was impacted.  I instructed Mr. Frey to reuse the contaminated soil on site.  The light oil sheen in the excavation was dissipating quickly.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-836-2016*Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. called to report a minor overfill at the aforementioned address.  They cleaned the outside area, wiped the siding and brick, then hand dug the oily soil beneath the vent pipe.

Access to the home was gained and I inspected the basement.  At this time, no oil was observed to have leaked or spilled from the tank or associated fixtures.  The tanks, however, were ancient and showing significant signs of deterioration.  There were no active leaks, but there was accumulated oiled lint/dust on the top of the tank and clumped at the Firomatic where it taps into the tank. The tank legs were short and showing some flaking.  It was suggested to the owners that they may want to consider replacing these tanks sooner rather than later.  This was simply based on years of experience and noted condition of the tanks themselves.  With those recommendations made and acknowledged, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-187-2014*On 3.28.14, Downeast Energy reported that a customer had lost 2 gallons of # 2 fuel oil in a furnace malfunction.  The boiler blew out on the furnace causing smoke and steam problems in the house and basement.  When Downeast Energy came to make the repairs, they saw that 2 gallons of fuel oil had spilled from the furnace as well.  Most of the oil was sitting on top of the water that had come out of the boiler on the basement floor.  They were able to collect it with pads and clean up the water with a shop vac.

When I arrived on scene, Mr. Havey (the homeowner), voiced concerns over the smell of oil in the house.  Downeast Energy was still in the basement fixing the furnace, but I was able to look around and see that there was no longer any oil on the floor.  I explained to Mr. Havey that the best thing to do would be to ventilate the basement to get rid of the oil smell.  I also suggested that he remove any items that may have soaked up some of the oil or oily water.  We removed a mat on the floor and the shop vac.  I took the pads and oily water with me for disposal.

I checked Mr. Havey's living space with the photoionization detector (PID) and got readings between 2.0 and 5.0 parts per million.  I explained that the ventilation fan would help bring those numbers down and that it would be good to air out the upstairs after Downeast Energy was finished repairing the furnace.  I explained that with all the oil and oily water gone from the basement, ventilating the space would clear it of any lingering oil vapors.  I set up a large fan in the basement and ran the exhaust hose out the basement bulkhead door.  I instructed Mr. Havey to run the fan through the weekend and I would check in with him early next week.

On 4/2/14, I checked back with Mr. Havey and he said that he no longer needed the fan.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-190-2014*On 3.27.14, Waterville Fire Department reported a 5 gallon overfill at Christy's Market in Belgrade.  The gasoline spilled onto the concrete pad at the pumps and speedi dri sorbent material was put down to contain and clean up the spilled gas.  Christy's Market swept up the material for disposal through their existing contract with a clean-up company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-191-2014*On 3.27.14, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine.  The oil spilled onto the tracks while it sat in Pan Am's rail yard in Waterville.  A Pan Am crew removed contaminated ballast and used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  All contaminated materials were placed in a roll-off can on site for disposal by a clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-192-2014*On 3.28.14, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a track machine working on the tracks just south of the rail crossing on Maranacook Station Road in Readfield.  The spill came from a broken hydraulic hose on the machine.  Oil spilled on the tracks and ballast.  A Pan Am crew used sorbent pads to remove product from the tracks and then bagged up the contaminated ballast for disposal in a roll off container back at their Waterville Rail Yard.  The contents of the roll-off container are disposed of by ENPRO.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-188-2014*This is why people should resist the urge to service their own heating system.  This tenant decided to change his own oil filter and instead changed the location of a few gallons of oil from inside the tank to outside the tank onto the basement floor.  The property owner then called in a professional to repair the broken fitting and clean up the oil.  I visited the site and found the cleanup underway.  I offered suggestions as to the cleanup but didn't feel the need to offer suggestions regarding future filter changes.  I think he learned his lesson.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-147-2014*3/11/14 1300 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that a small amount of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer bushing. The transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls. Central Maine Power had sent a crew out to remove all oil impacted material at the base of the pole. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-204-2014*At 1300 hours on 4/25/14 Mr. Mark St. Germain of St Germain Collins reported a 1/4 gallon spill of 90 weight motor oil at the Global Partners LP facility at 611 Maine Avenue in Bangor.  A compressor at this facility is vented with a vertical pipe.  Towards the bottom of this vent pipe is a 1/4 inch hole to allow water to drain out.  Oil from the compressor had accumulated in the vent pipe and on 4/25/14 this oil was discharged out of the vent pipe spraying onto the surrounding rocks.  The contaminated rock was excavated and placed into two drums for disposal.  The drums were hauled to CPRC, a licensed recycling facility in Scarborough, Maine, for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-178-2014*At 1215 hours on 4/11/14, Mr. Neil Bohamon of the Dead River Company reported a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil onto pavement at 97 Court Street in Machias.  The reel button stuck on the truck, opening the nozzle for a split second and allowing the fuel to spill out onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  The sorbents were disposed of by Dead River.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-184-2014*At 1535 hours on 4/14/14, Verso Paper Corporation (Mill) reported a 30 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) onto pavement.  The spill resulted from a blown hose on a contractor's truck delivering wood to the Mill.  Wood chips were immediately placed on the oil to soak it up.  The wood chips were then moved to the hopper that feeds #8 boiler.  The contaminated chips were burned before rain moved through the area.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-286-2014*  On 5-5-2014 Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company reported the release of hydraulic oil. The estimated volume was later upgraded to twenty gallons. This spill occurred on Heron Cove Rd. in the town of Belgrade. A hydraulic hose on a bucket truck ruptured spilling oil onto the gravel road. A contractor was hired by CMP and soil was excavated and transported to Waste Management in Norridgewock.
 I made a site visit the next day and was satisfied with the cleanup.
 No further action is expected from Response Services.
I-121-2014*On May 13, 2014 an anonymous complaint about an oil spill on Huston Street was reported. On scene I found an old spill assumed to be about a gallon of gasoline, most of which had volatilized leaving a stain. I removed a small amount of contaminated sand.  Due to late reporting and several rain events, very little removal was required.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-278-2014*Casella Waste reported that a high pressure hydraulic line blew while lifting up a roll off container full of trash. About 1 gallon of hydraulic fluid was lost to the soil under and around the truck. The town crew and Casella driver cleaned up the contaminated soil. This soil was then added to the container of garbage for disposal. The contents were destined for Juniper Ridge Landfill in Orono.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-279-2014*It was reported that a land owner had some logging done over the winter months. In the spring he noticed sheening on standing water in the deep ruts left by the logging equipment on his land.  I meet Louie at his property and we looked at the sheening. The sheen broke apart into small pieces suggesting that it was an organic sheen and not petroleum. I tested this method in various spots throughout the property. No petroleum sheen was encountered.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-280-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil tank had tipped over and drained all of its contents onto the ground. The homeowner estimated that 150 gallons could have been in the tank. The homeowner did not know the usage of the oil because it is a seasonal home.

Once on site, I found that the front tank legs had rotted off and as a result it snapped off the filter housing. This allowed the tank to leak its contents onto the ground. The proper paperwork was filled out to get coverage with the groundwater oil cleanup fund. I contracted Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spill. We used a vactor truck to remove the contaminated soil for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group. We found that bedrock was about 2 feet down from the top of grade. The bedrock had a strong oil odor, but no free product could be seen. The excavation was then backfilled with soil, and then loamed and seeded.

This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for groundwater and possible drinking water well contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-281-2014*Berry Gordon, of Dead River Company, reported that a driver had overfilled a homeowner oil storage tank. The tank is located in the basement of a home and it sits on bare bedrock. An estimated 2 gallons was overfilled, and some came out the vent of the tank. Dead River Company cleaned up what was visible and left the site.

I arrived later that day to check up on it. In speaking with the homeowner, I received verbal confirmation that it was ok to enter his home to check on the spill and tank. This home is a vacation home for him. Once inside, I saw the bare bedrock and a slight oil odor. I noticed that Dead River had left some windows open for ventilation. Outside by the fill and vent, I dug down 1 foot, where saturated soil was found. I contacted Berry Gordon to have the spill site clean-up up better. Dead River directly hired a contractor to hand dig the soil and place it in a dump truck for disposal. The soil went to Commercial Paving and Recycling. After confirmation field screening was done to assure a good cleanup.  The excavation was filled with bank run soil. The site was raked out and put back to prior conditions.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-284-2014*I received a call that some five-gallon pails of asphalt sealant had been dumped across the road from the Dixfield Baseball Field on Severy Hill Road.  Once on site, I saw five five-gallon pails. I used my metering devices and sampled the liquid inside the containers. It turned out to be used motor oil. The pails were in good shape, and none were leaking at that time. I took a composite test of the oils and performed a field screening test for chlorinated solvents and halogens. The oil tested negative for these contaminants. I loaded the pails onto my Division of Response Services vehicle and took them to the local transfer station in Jay. The attendant let me dump the used motor oil into their waste oil burner. I wiped the pails out and disposed of them at that facility as well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-288-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Waste Management, Inc., roll-off truck blew a hydraulic line. The line blew while lifting a full roll-off container of trash at the Readfield transfer station. This allowed hydraulic oil to be released at a very high pressure. The result was a very fine mist of oil over a large area.

Once on site, I could see where the cleanup actions had taken place on the pavement, however, there was residual dripping oil on the hand rails and metal dumpster containers. I called Waste Management to come back and finish the cleanup. They agreed to do so. Any materials that were used for cleanup were added to the trash container for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-289-2014*On 5/3/14, Troy Bonnevie, from Madison Paper Industries, reported the discharge of 55-65 gallons of hydraulic oil from a paper machine.  The cause of the spill was a hydraulic hose failure.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was contained by the employees at the mill.  They used sorbent pads to collect the spilled oil and disposed of the contaminated sorbent pads through an existing contract with an environmental clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-290-2014*On 5/4/14, Todd Errin, of Darling's Chrysler Dodge, in Augusta, reported the discharge of 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil from a boiler.  The boiler suffered damage during a fire and 4 gallons leaked onto the concrete floor of the building.  A worker applied speedi dri sorbent material to soak up the spilled oil.  The contaminated speedi dri was placed in a spill proof container and was disposed of through an existing waste stream for oily debris through the service department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-295-2014*On 5/7/14, Rob Overton, Code Enforcement Officer in Augusta, reported the discharge of 5-10 gallons of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank.  Mr. Overton was involved in the closing of Country Village Apartments due to a failed septic system.  He was on site when he witnessed the spill as the owner's tried to move the tank.

I arrived on site and investigated.  The tank was secured and the remaining oil would be used in a waste oil burner.  Half the oil that spilled was on pavement and speedi dry sorbent material had been put down.  The other half of the oil that spilled was on gravel.  I asked the owner to shovel up the speedi dry and the contaminated dirt and put it in bags.  I arranged for its disposal at Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta.  It was transported there by the owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-296-2014*On 5/8/14, Kara Wry, of Burns and McDonnell Company, reported the discharge of two cups of motor oil and a half of a cup of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck.  The truck had been staged on the Central Maine Power Company line right of way on mats for a day or so.  When the crew returned to get it, they noticed the spilled oil.  The product was cleaned up and there was no impact to the ground or nearby waterways.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-297-2014*On 5/7/2014, in Winslow, the Fire Department reported a possible hazardous materials incident. The incident occurred in the back of a garbage truck while making its rounds. There was some unknown chemical that was picked up in the trash and started a small reaction. The workers on the truck complained of a strong chemical smell and were taken for medical evaluation as a precaution. A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department. The Ahura instruments were used on several suspect samples, and no identification was given. The chemical remains unknown, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-308-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a neighbor was dumping gasoline on his lawn, which is on the banks of Unity Pond. The caller stated having watched him do this. She also stated that there was a lot of junk and construction debris around the lot. She had been to the Town Office many times to complain, however, the town was not doing anything to push a cleanup.

I went to the site and looked around. No one was home at that time, so my observations were from the road. There was a lot of debris laying around, but I could not see evidence of gasoline or petroleum dumping. I notified the town of the issue, and the Code Enforcement Officer is taking over the cleanup actions.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-309-2014*On 5-12-2014, Kyle Murphy reported an oil sheen on the Kennebec River. This sheen was upstream of the Waterville/Winslow bridge. Kyle Murphy is with Brookfield Energy Company, and they own or operate the hydro-station located on the Kennebec River. Brookfield Energy was confident that the oil was not from any of their equipment.

By the time I got to the river location, upstream of the hydro station, the oil sheen was gone.  I did not find any active oil leak on the east side of the river. I did look around in the area of Huhtamaki, on the west side, and no oil sheen was there. If I had to guess, the oil sheen came from the Pan Am Railways railyard.  No source or oil sheen was found.  This concludes my involvement with this mystery.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is deemed necessary at this time.
A-299-2014*On 5/11/2014, Verso Paper Company reported the release of about 200 gallons of Sodium Hypochlorite. This spill occurred at the water treatment process system located on a paper machine. The spilled material was contained in a moat. This spilled hypochlorite was then transferred into a tote.  No further information is available on this matter.  Verso Paper did not send me a written follow up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-300-2014*On 5-10-2014, Newpage Corporation reported a release of number six oil. Scott Reed, a member of the environmental department, estimated the leak at 750 gallons. This quantity was later downgraded to 547 gallons. The leak occurred in an oil line associated with "C" oil set, at the Steam Plant Basement. The heated six oil sprayed out onto the equipment and into the containment area.  The leak was stopped and contained by Mill personnel. The cleanup was completed with the assistance of a vacuum truck and sorbent material. The Mill uses bark and other organic material as sorbent material. This bark and oil mixture was then used as fuel in the #6 and #7 COGEN Boilers.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-303-2014*Underground Oil Storage Tank (UST) removal took place at the Cumberland Farms located on Mount Vernon Avenue in Augusta.  The three single walled fiberglass construction USTs were removed without incident.   Very little contamination was detected, and no clean up was required. Details of the removal can be found in the site assessment provided to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection as part of the UST removal requirements.

No new USTs were installed on the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-304-2014*Pan Am Railways reported having a small lube oil spill in their switch yard in Waterville. They also said that a large sheen could be seen on the river in front of the yard, and that it was not a cause of this spill.  Once on scene, I could see the sheen in the river.  It was large and did not appear to be coming from the banks of the Pan Am rail yard. The lube oil had been lost to a mat, and it was cleaned up at that time. I drove up the river and I could not determine what was causing the sheening in the river. Within 15 minutes of my arrival, the sheen had stopped and was gone.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-313-2014*A waiver of the 10 day notification period was provided to Richard Carrier Trucking in Skowhegan to remove underground piping associated with an underground diesel storage tank.   The piping was the "yellow pipe" which has had problems with the outer layer breaking down due to microbial problems.  The piping was removed and no contamination was found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-147-2014*On May 20, 2014 Mr. and Ms. Bragdon came into the office worried that their fuel oil tank needed to be replaced. The Bragdons own two 330 gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) that date back to the late 1980s.  A site visit was made and it was confirmed the tanks need to be replaced.  An application to the Department's AST replacement program was sent in and accepted.  No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-229-2014*At 1635 hours on 5/8/14, Irving Oil Corporation reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil from a loose fitting on the fill pipe at 347 Harlow Street, Bangor.   Irving Oil wiped up the spilled fuel and tightened the fitting.  The owner did not have any concerns while I was at the site.  Vapors were not an issue.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-33-2014*A hose failure allowed an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost from this trash truck to pavement.  Sorbents were used to recover the oil.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-39-2014*A failed hydraulic hose allowed an estimated ten gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost to pavement from this trash truck.  The oil was recovered with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-40-2014*A failed hydraulic hose allowed an estimated three gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost to pavement from this trash truck.  The oil was recovered with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further actions are expected at this time.
P-50-2014*A vehicle fire was to blame for a very small amount of gasoline to be lost in Wells.  The Fire Department used a sorbent pad to collect the gasoline and I recovered the sorbent pad for disposal.  I also visited the location of the fire and found no evidence of gasoline contamination. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1040-2013*On October 01, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill on Church Street in Sanford.  Less than a gallon of mineral oil leaked from a transformer during routine maintenance on the utility pole.  Speedy dry was applied to the oily pavement surface and removed.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-161-2014*On 3/17/2014, in Waterville, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 to 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a log truck. The spill was located on the access road of the facility and was cleaned up with sorbent materials. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-179-2014*On 3.26.14, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine.  The oil spilled onto ice and snow at their railyard in Waterville.  A crew was sent over to clean up the spill.  The oily materials were disposed of by Pan Am through an existing clean up contract.  No further action by the Division of Response Seervices is necessary at this time.
A-189-2014*On 3/28/2014, Hammond Lumber Company reported an oil spill in Boothbay. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a forklift. The spill was cleaned up by Hammond Lumber.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-168-2014*4.7.14  Brewer Fire Department reported a gasoline spill at the entered location.  A vehicle was overfilled and gasoline migrated across the parking lot and into a storm drain.  Brewer Fire Department was on site and deploying sorbent material.  Upon arrival I inspected the drains and it was determined that very little had impacted the drain, no sheen or gasoline odor was prevalent.

CN Brown hired Clean Harbors to clean up the site.  Additional sorbents were deployed and swept up.  The waste was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill Old Town, ME.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-236-2014*On 4/9/2014, the Dead River Oil (Dead River) Company reported an oil spill in Rangeley. The estimated 5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a driver overfilling a pedal truck at the loading rack of their bulk plant. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-237-2014*On 4/9/2014, in Turner, Glen Reynolds, of MSAD 52, reported an oil spill at the Turner Primary School. The estimated 11 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a garbage truck. The spill was contained to pavement and some oil was sprayed onto the brick building. The spill was cleaned up by Andy Valley Waste with sorbent materials. A site visit was made to assess the situation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-230-2014*On 4/9/2014, in Augusta, McGee Construction reported an oil spill. The estimated two gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a wood chipper. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-203-2014*At 1030 hours on 4/25/14, Marquis Heating Company reported a small spill of #2 fuel at Mr. Brian Pinard's residence at 151 Main Street in East Millinocket.  A 3.5 foot diameter stain was observed on the concrete floor where a loose fitting allowed oil to drip onto the concrete.   The fitting, located on the furnace, was tightened by Marquis Heating.  Marquis Heating cleaned the floor.   I talked to Mr. Pinard concerning indoor air vapors and he said that there wasn't a problem with the air inside his house.  He would call if anything changed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-307-2014*On 5/14/14, Rumford Paper Company mill reported that an estimated 260 gallons of lube oil had been released from a paper machine while undergoing maintenance at the mill. Most of the oil had run into the sewer system. I met Scott Reed from the mill on site and inspected the waste water treatment plant clarifiers where the oil had been contained. The oil was being collected with vacuum trucks that were on site for the maintenance shut down. Absorbent boom was also used to collect some oil. The collected material was to be absorbed into wood bark on site and then fed into the on site cogeneration boilers. All visible oil was collected from the clarifiers.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-187-2014*At 1055 hours on 4/15/14, Mr. David Daniel of the Old Town Fire Department reported a #2 fuel oil leak at 52 Hayes Street.  The apartment building is owned by Mr. Mike Day.  Upon my arrival, I talked to Mr. Daniel and then took a look at the basement area where the spill occurred.   Sorbents had been put down and I added quite a few more to the area.  I removed all the floating oil and rotten wood contaminated with oil.   I installed a vent system and left a few pads on the water and dirt floor.  Part of the affected floor was concrete and rock.  The house is supplied with town water.  I met with Mr. Day that day and we went over the work I performed.

I checked the site a week later.  Very little oil was observed and the water level had risen a good foot or more in the basement.

I removed the vent and sorbents in late May.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-564-2013*On 10/15/13, I received report of an approximate quart of oil leaked from a corrosion hole in an oil tank at College of the Atlantic.  The spilled product was recovered using speedy dry sorbent material, and the remaining product was transferred from the leaking tank into another tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-574-2013*On 10/19/13, I received report of a sea plane crash on Moosehead Lake by North East Carry.  Plane malfunction brought the plane down.  The pilot stated that the fuel tank holds 22 gallons when full.  The tank was not full at the time of the incident.  It is estimated that 15 gallons of gasoline was spilled and none was recovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-113-2014*Ronald Pinkham contacted the Response unit to report that a catastrophic failure had occurred at his residence in Lincolnville Maine. Mr. Pinkham explained that he had his tank filled sometime around Christmas, and after that did not use the K1 monitor heater much. When he did try to use them in January, they would not work. A burner technician came out to look for possible issues. It was determined that one of the bare copper lines had failed and emptied the above ground storage tank. Due to the amount of frost in the ground, and the house being on a slab, excavation of the soil was not feasible at that time. Due to the amount of oil lost, (200 gallons estimate) and two private wells at risk, this case was referred to Technical Services for groundwater monitoring.

4/3/2014 I contracted Environmental Projects Inc. to use their Geoprobe direct push machine to delineate where the oil had migrated to in the sub surface soil. We were able to delineate an area and estimated that we could safely remove about 100-150 yards of contaminated soil. Ronald Pinkham advised DEP to use Todd Young excavation, a local earth work company.

4/7/2014 Work resumed on the site. Todd Young Construction was onsite with an excavator and dump trucks. Over the next two weeks contaminated soil was removed for disposal at Juniper ridge landfill. Once the contamination was removed, the restoration was started. A sump was installed down gradient of the oil spill site. Crushed stone was put into the excavation first, along with drainage pipe. A sub surface soil vapor recovery system was installed and left for connection to a blower at a later time on the south corner of the home.
Some contaminated soil was left under the slab of the home as removal would have undermined the structural integrity of the slab. At this time the site was referred to Technical Services Engineering.
No Further Response action is needed at this time.
P-262-2014*February 07, 2014, The Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency(MEDEA) in removing hazardous chemicals and substances at 1602 Main Street, Oxford, from the vehicle of Rodney Levesque.

The hazardous chemicals and substances were removed during a clandestine laboratory raid by the MEDEA.

Chemicals and substances were removed from site and the Maine DEP handled disposal of the items. Please see attachment for list of items.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-174-2014*At 0845 hours on 4/10/14 Mr. Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors reported that a tank owned by Husson College has approximately 1300 gallons of water in it.  There is no liquid in the interstitial space of the tank.  C & C Contractors exposed the top of the tank.  It appears that the vent piping may have allowed the water into the tank but new structures were replaced on the top of the tank.  Corrosion was observed around the vent piping.

Initially there was approximately 5,300 gallons of fuel and 1,300 gallons of water inside the tank.  C&C Contractors removed approximately 5,000 gallons of the fuel.  The remaining fuel and water was pumped into a holding tank and sampled.  Some of the water was released to the Bangor Waste Water Treatment Facility and the remaining amount was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-293-2014*On 5/7/14, David Johnson, of Fisher Engineering Company, reported the discharge of six gallons of hydraulic oil to their machine room floor.  The cause of the spill was a burst hydraulic line on one of their metal sheer machines.  The oil spilled onto a concrete floor and was contained with sorbent material.  The sorbent material was recovered and put into 55-gallon drums to be disposed of through an existing contract with ENPRO Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-185-2014*At 1530 hours on 4/11/14, Mr. David Cassidy reported that there were numerous one-gallon containers of oil on his family's property near 73 Woodfield Lane.  The people currently living at the residence at 73 Woodfield Lane, which includes Mark's Small Engine and Marine Repair (Mark's Small Engine), denied that they had any involvement with placing the containers in the woods.  Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Paul Higgins, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Geologist, and I, walked through the woods on Mr. Cassidy's family property to get to this location.  We found a bunch of old plastic containers, some empty and some partially full of oil or oil and water.  I placed the containers into plastic bags for future removal.

I called the number for Mark's Small Engine and talked to a lady who denied any involvement with the placement of the containers in the woods.  She did say that they removed everything from the woods.  I asked what they did with the bags of containers and she replied hesitantly that they had placed them in the back of their truck.  I asked where they were going to take them and they didn't know at that time.  I asked them to leave them until I could pick them up.  I asked why they cleaned this material up if they had nothing to do with it.  She replied that they were tired of the neighbor complaining.

I picked up the bags of containers with oil and brought them back to the MDEP warehouse in Bangor.  I padded off the oil and ran the oily water through activated carbon and then let the water run into our oil/water separator, which discharges to the Bangor Waste Water facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-365-2014*On 6/10/14, 1515 hours, Ken St. Peter, from Augusta Fuel Company, reported that an estimated 10 gallons of oil had spilled from a heating oil tank in a basement due to an overfill in January. The customer had been away for the winter. When they returned, they found that the finished basement was covered with water and oil. I went to the site. Augusta Fuel had hired a water damage company to do repairs since the owner had reportedly purchased a home monitoring service from them. It appears that sometime in January the furnace had failed and pipes had frozen and broke. Augusta Fuel had delivered 25 gallons to the tank in January, and 2.5 gallons in March, overfilling the tank. The oil and water had soaked into partition walls and flooring causing oil vapors in the home. I had exhaust ventilation installed in the basement.  The air in the floor above the basement tested with a photo ionization detector (PID) measured .2 parts per million (ppm). I spoke to the owners, William Thomas and Nancy Austin, informing them of the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund, and they decided not to apply to the Groundwater Fund. I told them I would work with Augusta Fuel to ensure oiled materials were removed to remediate oil vapors.

I met with Richard Doe from Augusta Fuel Company at the site a few days later. I identified areas in the basement that needed additional clean up. These areas included the area around and behind the oil tank. Several wooden wall sills that had absorbed oil needed to be removed and the floor washed. I returned to the site a couple of weeks later and found that the floor had been washed and the wall sills removed, but directly behind the tank still was giving off oil vapors as measured with a PID. I contacted Mr. Doe and told him that the oil tank needed to be moved and the drywall and wood trim board behind it needed to be removed. He called me a few days later and said that the work had been done. I went to the site and monitored the air for oil vapors with a PID. Readings were .1 ppm to 0 ppm in all areas in the basement and 0 ppm in the floor above. I notified Mr. Doe, Augusta Fuel Company and Mr. Thomas, owner, of my findings.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-374-2014*On 6/13/14, 1535 hours, Gus Libby, from Colby College, reported a small amount of hydraulic oil had leaked from a backhoe in the parking lot near the physical plant. The oil was collected with absorbent material and did not enter the storm drain system. No site visit was made.
No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-379-2014*6/15/14 1315 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that 7 to 13 gallons of transformer oil had spilled from a pole mount transformer when a tree fell on the line breaking the pole. He reported that the Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content was not known but was probably less than 1 ppm by the age of the transformer. I met CMP employees on site and found an oil impacted area of ground about 6 feet by 15 feet. No oil had run into the nearby coastal waters. CMP will remove oil impacted soil.

CMP reported later that the PCB content of the oil was less than detectable limits and they had removed all oil impacted soil and brush.

No further action by response Services is expected.
P-435-2014*Approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion. The released oil was discharged to the concrete floor of the basement and the soils below the floor. The oil tank was removed and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contracted with an environmental cleanup contractor to remove the concrete floor of the basement and the underlying impacted soils. 9.32 tons of oil impacted soil was removed from the basement and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. A 6 inch deep and a 20 x 15 foot wide area of oil impacted soil was removed from the spill location. The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in field screening instrumentation. A soil vapor extraction system consisting of 4 inch perforated piping, was installed in the excavation and backfilled with crushed stone. The excavation was capped with concrete and a soil vapor extraction fan was installed to mitigate any remaining oil vapors. The spill was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Service for further monitoring.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-61-2014*A small amount of sodium chlorite leaked from a Pan Am Railways railcar when the bottom outlet cap was broken.  It is unknown how the cap broke.  An environmental contractor was hired to remove the waste for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-63-2014*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground after a delivery to a skid tank.  The driver drained his hose into a bucket before returning the hose to the truck and then knocked the bucket over. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-65-2014*A very small amount of #2 heating oil was lost from an oil delivery truck when the driver accidentally opened the nozzle when it was not attached to the fill connection. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
I-38-2014*On February 7, 2014 a hose ruptured on a feller buncher releasing 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto packed snow. The release was cleaned up with sorbents and the remaining contaminated snow/ice was removed. Seven Island employees melted the contaminated snow/ice and used sorbents. The sorbents will be disposed of at a later date with the company's scheduled oily waste disposal plan.  No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-179-2014*On February 27, 2014, John Branscom, with the Maine Turnpike Authority, reported a diesel spill at the Kennebunk Service Plaza South Bound in Kennebunk.  At the time of the call, it was reported to me that approximately 2-3 gallons of released from a saddle tank on a tractor trailer. However, on February 28, 2014, John Branscom called and reported that the spill was closer to 20 gallons.

I responded to the site on February 28, 2014, and met with John Branscom. Clean Harbors Environmental Services had used speedy dry on the pavement to absorb the diesel. At that time, it did not appear that any diesel had leaked into any storm drains.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-194-2014*On 3.29.14, Irving reported that they had overfilled a customer's tank.  Oil had come out the vent pipe and approximately 3 to 5 cups of fuel oil spilled onto the ground.  The driver removed the contaminated soil.  Irving contacted the maintenance manager for the building to check inside to see if any oil had wept from the piping or out the gauge.  The maintenance manager, Kevin Melvin, reported no issues inside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-195-2014*On 3.29.14, Rockland Fire Department reported the discharge of an unknown amount of K-1 from an outside above ground heating oil tank.  There was a small pin size corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank where oil had been weeping out.  The grass on the lawn around the tank was wet with oil.  I arrived on scene and met the tenants and the landlord there.

I explained that the oil would need to be removed from the tank and the contaminated soil from the lawn would need to be removed.  The above ground storage tank insurance fund paper work was filled out and arrangements were made with the landlord's oil company to bring a temporary tank to transfer the oil from the leaking tank into.  I received a call for another spill so the on call supervisor, Thomas Smith, came out to transfer the oil out of the leaking tank.  I made arrangements to remove the contaminated soil on 3.31.14.

Clean Harbors met me onsite on 3.31.14 with a truck and an excavator.  We removed approximately 14 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Dragon Products.  Alex Pugh, from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, came to the site to get water samples from both the wells in the area.  I was able to get clean edges and a clean bottom to my excavation and no recovery well was necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-196-2014*On 3.29.14, Chris Guessman, of Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 gallon of lube oil from a train engine.  The containment tank located below the engine overfilled and 1 gallon of oil leaked onto the tracks behind Freshie's Market on Main Street. in Jay.  A Pan Am crew removed contaminated ballast for disposal at their facility in Waterville.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-197-2014*On 3.29.14, Farmingdale Fire Department reported a 15 gallon spill from an above ground heating oil tank in the garage at a home on Easy Street.  The nipple on the tank had broken off from an object falling on the filter.  The Fire Department was able to plug the hole and later the oil company was able to make the repair.  The Fire Department put down speedi dri sorbent material on the oil that had spilled onto the concrete floor.  I swept up the speedi dri and cleaned out the drain in the middle of the garage floor.  I was unable to find an outfall for the drain outside of the home.  I installed a fan in the basement and checked the air quality in the house.  Fortunately, there were no oil vapors up in the living space.

I returned on 3.30.14 to see how the fan was working out and to make sure there were still no issues with the air in the living space.  I also looked around again in the light of day to see if the garage drain had an outlet visible outside.  I found no evidence of an outfall or any place that oil had made it to the outside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-198-2014*On 3.30.14, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported the discharge of 10 to 13 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer.  The spill was caused by a tree heavy with wet snow that was brought down on the lines by high winds.  The utility pole broke and the transformer fell to the ground.  A CMP crew removed the transformer and over 4 55-gallon drums of oily snow for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-155-2014*At 0825 hours on 3/31/14, Mr. Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a 3 quart spill of lube oil from two different locomotives.  One locomotive leaked maybe a cup and the other locomotive leaked approximately 2-3 quarts of lube oil.  The engine containment tanks overflowed while at a siding in Lincoln.  This area is behind the end of Easy Street, which is a dead end road.   They removed some ballast which was hauled to the Pan Am Railways facility in Waterville.  It will be disposed of eventually by a clean-up company like Clean Harbors Environmental Services or Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-199-2014*On 3.28.14, Lester Gibbons called and reported that he was worried that his well water was contaminated with fuel oil.  He said that he was concerned because he felt the taste of the water had changed and that he had noticed a strange sheen in the toilet tank.  I asked Alex Pugh from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to come to the site with me to take a look at Mr. Gibbons water while I searched for potential sources.  After investigating and running several field tests, we found no evidence that the water was contaminated and I found no evidence of a petroleum spill on the property.  The sheen in the toilet tank was an organic sheen and not petroleum.

Mr. Gibbons decided not to pursue lab analysis of the water because he was satisfied that there was no cause for alarm.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-200-2014*Kate Cooley of Cianbro reported a spill of approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel from Cianbro equipment at thier Pittsfield facility.  The spilled material was cleaned up by Cianbro and properly disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-174-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by Cumberland Farms, Inc., Gulf (CFG). The primary contact was Ms. Dorothy McGlincy, Environmental Project Manager with CFG.  The UST closure assessment and clean-up management for CFG was overseen by Ms. Erica Amir, and Lauren Roberts, of AECOM.  Working under CFG Construction Division, Gaftek, LLC, performed the UST abandonment and replacement under Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Paul Thompson.  DL Poulin was general contractor for the removal and reinstallation and rebuild of the store building.  Primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contact for the abandonment was Stephen Brezinski, with guidance from MDEP geologist, Brad Hahn, and MDEP engineer, Peter Eremita.

DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On 3/4/14, Brezinski visited this CFG site after being informed that AECOM was onsite with a soil boring rig.  Jeff Dvorak, of AECOM, and a New Hampshire Boring crew had advanced four of five planned borings when MDEP shut down drilling as there was no Maine CTI on site as required.  While on site, Dvorak, of AECOM, advised me that they had found significant oil contamination by field analysis in boring B2 located north and adjacent to the USTs.

On 3/28/14, Ms. Roberts, of AECOM, notified that lab analysis confirmed a discharge exceeding the notification level.  Based on reporting requirements, I understand that this discharge was reportable by AECOM on 3/4/14, based on the field analysis during the test borings.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The facility is located in a dense residential and commercial area served by municipal water and sewer service.  Groundwater was reported at about 9' below grade in the tank area.  The site is reported to have been an oil company and service station since 1929, but I have no information regarding the oil storage until 1986.  MDEP spill report P-297-1986, briefly mentions removal of three steel motor fuel USTs, and waste oil and a #2-oil USTs, and replacement by three fiberglass USTs with piping by CTI, George Erskine Sr.  No evidence of discharges were described.

Report P-506-1990 describes the response to a spill of roughly 200-gallons of gasoline from piping that impacted the New England Telephone (NET) manway under Brighton Avenue.  CFG refused to initiate remediation, and the free product migrated from the leak location.  It appears the contamination noted on 3/4/14, is residual from the report P-506-1990 documented discharge.

Based on observed site conditions and known information, MDEP Response Services Division conferred with MDEP Technical Services Division and assigned a Maine 5.2.1.3. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario clean-up goal for this site based on presently known information.

Report P-683-1995 covers the removal of gasoline contaminated soil during the upgrade to double-wall fiberglass (FRP) product piping by CTI, P. D. Roy.  In 2011-2012 period, MDEP Responder, Scott Cyr, investigated gasoline odors in Fairpoint Communications (former NET) manway on Brighton Avenue.

During 4/10/14 abandonment-by-removal of the three 8000-gallon FRP tanks, no free product oil was noted on groundwater.  Strong, near-saturated, gasoline contaminated soils were found in the Presumpscot Formation silt/clay at the north side of the UST excavation.  A check on Fairpoint underground vaults on 4/11/13, found a small oil sheen and a low PhotoIonization Detector (PID) reading in a vault at the intersection of Brighton and Woodford.

UST FACILITY REPLACEMENT
On 4/8/14, I spoke with Deputy Chief Martel, of Portland Fire Department, and he gave approval for Gaftek to purge and clean the gasoline tanks in the ground, prior to removing them from the ground.  I had advised Gaftek that with high groundwater the single wall FRP USTs would likely float and could be punctured and suffer discharges when
P-226-2014*Approximately 130 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from one of the (two) , 275 gallon aboveground storage tanks located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils and onto the at grade foundation slab of the mobile home. The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 30 feet from the spill location.

Excavation of oil impacted soils occurred adjacent to the Northeast corner of the house. The extent of the excavation adjacent to the Northern end of the home was an area of approximately 15 x 15 feet wide and 12 feet in deep. In addition, an excavation measuring approximately 20 x 10 feet wide and 8 feet in deep was made along the Northeastern (back) side of the house. Except for the area underneath the slab of the foundation, the final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in the Photoionization Detector (PID) readings and negative results of the Oil-in-Soil dye shake tests. Underneath the foundation of the residence, oil impacted soils above "soil leaching to groundwater" standards, (based on field screening) remain in place, and were inaccessible due to structural concerns. A soil vapor extraction system was installed underneath the slab in proximity to the remaining contaminated soils. This system will extract oil vapors from the soil and discharge them away from the residence so they do not pose a risk to air quality within the home. A Total of 91.22 tons of impacted soil was excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corp. of Eliot.

A Drinking water sample was collected on 5/9/2014 and analyzed for Contaminates of Concern (COC's) (results attached). No detection of COC's were noted in these results. Additional water samples are scheduled to be collected.

The site was referred to the Maine DEP Division of Technical Services on 5/9/2014.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-234-2014*The Maine Department of Public Safety, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) confiscated chemicals from a one pot Meth Lab cooking operation. The chemicals were not active at that time. The DEA collected the chemicals and brought them back to their headquarters for Response Services to collect and segregate out for disposal. I meet Chip Woodman and segregated out the chemicals, and then brought them back to our hazardous waste storage facility to be properly disposed of.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-108-2014*On April 4, 2014 The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested Response Services assistance at a reported methamphetamine laboratory related incident.  Agents from the Aroostook District Task Force had been investigating the illegal manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine from a resident on the Old Washburn Road.

Once on site "One Pot" drug remnants were located, tested, and relinquished to Response services after evidence collection. Also located were a number of items used in the clandestine manufacturing of methamphetamine including Muriatic Acid, Coleman Stove Fuel, and Lithium strips. All products will be disposed of by the Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-248-2014*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services that a tank had failed and released an unknown amount of heating fuel into the basement of a bed and breakfast. Down East Energy had technicians on the way.  Once on site, we found that a few gallons leaked onto the floor from the fire-o-matic on the oil storage tank. The oil had not made it to the sump pump and did not leave the basement. The concrete had been seal coated with epoxy and this did not allow the oil to soak into the concrete. The oil was padded up with oil sorbent pads. The concrete was then washed with simple green and vacuumed dry. Down East Energy fixed the faulty part that day.

I explained the groundwater fund application process, however, the owner of the facility did not want to apply. He agreed to pay Down East Energy for their time and efforts in dealing with the oil spill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-249-2014*A multi-unit apartment complex was filled with heating oil vapors. Once on site I found numerous puddled of fuel oil in the basement. After speaking with the owner, he stated that the old oil tank up front of the building was no longer in service. But it still had good heating fuel in it. He had installed a used oil tank in the back of the building to use. The oil discharge was created while trying to pump oil from the old tank into 5 gallon pails and then dumping them into the fill pipe of the newer tank in the back. He had is son doing this, and when asked his son said that he did not think the oil was an issue so he did not clean it up.
After ventilating the complex for a few hours a small radon fan was installed in the basement. The owner Troy Labreck signed a cleanup options agreement and chose option 1. He later asked if he and his 2 sons could clean up the oil spill themselves, under my direction. I agreed to let them try it. A total of 2 x 55 gallon drums of contaminated soil were removed from the basement. I took them back to the warehouse to be disposed of at a later date. Troy agreed to have the old tank emptied and removed.
No further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-250-2014*During the spring thaw, high water and ice caused a hydraulic oil leak at the Riley Dam on the Androscoggin River in Jay. Two gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the river from a containment tank that was full. The hydraulic oil was lost to very turbulent water and ice flowage.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-251-2014*A small amount of engine lube oil was lost from the containment tank on a locomotive. Pan Am Railway staff were cleaning it up, when I arrived. The soil was hand excavated and placed in a steel drum for disposal at a later date.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-252-2014*A homeowner was storing used motor oil in a drum at his home. It was left on the corner of his driveway over the winter. At some point while plowing snow, the drum was tipped over and it leaked the used motor oil onto the ground. Someone walking by the house saw the spill, once the snow had fully melted off stained area.

The homeowner stated that he did not know it had tipped over. He agreed to excavate the area and pay for disposal at his own cost. I oversaw the cleanup that day. I tested the oil for hazardous materials and it came back negative for all. This allowed the soil to be disposed of at a local asphalt paving plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-260-2014*It was reported that a street sweeper blew a high pressure hydraulic line. The operator did not know the line blew until the unit stopped working. This allowed 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid to be released onto the concrete and pavement that he was sweeping. The town of Dixfield spread dry sand on the spill to contain it.

Once on site I confirmed that no oil left the asphalt and concrete area. I asked the Dixfield Department of Public Works to scoop up the sand and dispose of it at Manzer's hot mix plant in Phillips, Maine. I supplied an oil spill debris letter for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-354-2014*Discharge was the result of a valve not being closed completely and when the transfer of Sulfuric Acid started, a small amount of acid was released to the ground before it was noticed. The acid was neutralized with soda ash.  The contaminated soil and ballast were removed by Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal.  No further action by Response Services required at this time.
B-208-2014*At 1709 hours on 4/25/2014, Ms. Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor reported a spill.  A city bus, from Community Connector Bus Service, had a hose break allowing 3-4 gallons of antifreeze to leak onto the pavement.  Bangor Public Works used sorbents and a street sweeper to pick up the spilled antifreeze.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-227-2014*At 1923 hours on 5/7/14, Orono Fire Department reported a 2 gallon spill of gasoline from a split hose at the Big Apple located at 232 Main Street in Orono.  A customer was attempting to fill their car's gasoline tank when the hose split on the pump.  The display on the pump indicated that 2.2 gallons had been dispensed.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-316-2014*On April 22, 2014, Murray Oil Company reported a leaking above ground storage tank, at 334 Park Avenue in Auburn.

I responded to the site and met with the home owners and Murray Oil Company. The technicians with Murray Oil had already plugged the tank and were in the process of removing it from the basement. The concrete basement floor was impacted by an estimated 2 gallons of #2 home heating oil that leaked from the tank.  I spoke with the home owners and suggested that a proper wash and seal coat will eliminate oil odors in the home. The home owners agreed.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired to wash the concrete floor and later seal coat the floor.  I used a photoionization detector (PID) in the home and basement. The PID showed 0.0 parts per million measurement in the basement and in the upstairs home.  The home owners were satisfied with the clean-up.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are required at this time.
B-277-2014*At 1445 hours on 6/3/14, Plum Creek reported finding approximately 10 spots of dark soil along old West Middlesex Road in West Middlesex Canal Grant.  One spot was approximately 2 foot by 2 foot with the remaining spots around 6 inches in diameter.  The soil is quite dense in this area and the oil only migrated a few inches deep.  A small amount of soil was removed and disposed of by Plum Creek.  It appears that the logging equipment which was stored at this location had minor leaks of hydraulic oil over the winter and the Plum Creek forester found them during his spring inspection.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-448-2014*
FACILITY ASSESSMENT
On Friday 6/6/14, I visited this gas station on general store to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of retail, motor fuels, underground piping associated with four aboveground storage tanks (ASTs): 6000-gallon and 4000-gallon gasoline, 500-gallon K1 and 500-gallon diesel oil.  Onsite, I noted the steel aboveground piping from the ASTs removed and the underground plastic piping pulled out of the buried piping chase (see photos).  The area is rural residential and commercial use, served by private well water and located within two wellhead protection areas.

Listed site assessor for this piping, Don Robbins, reports a Mr. Mark Feenstra removed the steel piping.  On 5/27/14, Maine Certified Installer, Dennis Davis, removed the plastic piping.  Mr. Robbins reported that then he and Davis were fired from the job by Feenstra and that Feenstra perhaps planned to complete the rest of the abandonment, such as the sumps and dispenser area.

I spoke with Ms. Evelyn Meserve, the planned buyer of the facility, who still understood that Davis would complete the abandonment.  Then I contacted Butch (Norris) Bowie of Maine Department of Environmental Protection who was aware of the issue of the completion of the piping abandonment.  The store was being renovated during my visit and I understand that they would no longer be selling motor fuels.  I noted no evidence of petroleum discharges to the ground or to the piping sumps during my visit.  If the concrete AST berms are to be reused, I recommend that cracks in the concrete berms be repaired.

1.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment, or to imply the facility is clean to state satisfaction.

2.  MDEP spill report P-74-1979, covers report of gasoline contaminated drinking water wells associated with this facility.  Spill report P-262-1988 covers the abandonment-by-removal of gasoline underground storage tanks (USTs) and confirmed leaks.  This UST removal was prior to the Maine requirement for UST closure site assessments.

3.  Mr. Bowie stated that he wished to work out any problems with this facility closure and as no current prohibited discharges are confirmed at this time, I have referred further actions to him.  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.
A-366-2014*On 6/10/14, 1945 hours, Livermore Fire Department reported that they responded to a call of a trail of liquid on the Crash Road and Route 4. I spoke to the Chief Don Castonguay and he reported that the trail was thin except at intersections where the vehicle must have stopped. A small amount had run into a storm drain at the corner of Crash Road and Route 4. He suspected the liquid was a corrosive because it had no odor, was not drying up like water, and it turned a piece of cardboard black. He reported the incident to the Auburn Public Safety, because the trail appeared to be heading south on Route 4. He reported that there was no standing liquid that presented a public hazard. I met him at the corner of Crash Road and Route 4 the next morning, and saw a narrow dark trail in the road. Near the storm drain there was a small darkened area on the asphalt, and a small pile of road sand that was wet. It had not rained overnight. I used pH paper on the wet sand, and it indicated a pH of 8 to 9, that is slightly basic. The water in the storm drain pH was 7 (neutral). The Fire Chief had checked with the Verso Paper Mill, and they reported that no tank truck deliveries had been received that afternoon. No source was found and no recoverable product was encountered.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-583-2013*On 11/23/13, Owen Reed, of the Maine Marine Patrol, called to report a sunken vessel. Mr. Reed reported that the detachable outboard tanks floated to the surface when the boat sank, but he observed no spillage of any kind. A call to the owner of the boat revealed that there was no more potential for pollution discharge and that there was a satisfactory plan in place to recover the vessel. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-617-2013*On 11/10/13, Bill Golding, of Dead River Oil Company, called to report a spill at the entered location resulting from a faulty oil burner pump. When I arrived, free product was spread over an area of the concrete floor approximately 3' by 10' in size. It appeared to both the burner technician and me that the spill had been on-going for a period of at least three to five days. I worked with the Dead River personnel to clean up free product with sorbent material. The following Monday, I returned with Jim Lavoie of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services. We installed a semi-permanent fan and washed the floor several times. Our efforts succeeded in controlling the vapors in the living space of the home. Over the course of the next several weeks, the vapors gradually continued to subside. Vapors will be monitored going forward until they are no longer detected, and then the fan will be removed. No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-64-2014*On 1/31/2014, Casella Organics reported a 3 gallon hydraulic spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a truck inside the Augusta Tissue Landfill site. No clean-up was possible and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-3-2014*A property abutter expressed concern about commercial dump trucks leaking fluids to a gravel parking lot and impacting their drinking water.  The site was visited and there was evidence of incidental drips from the vehicles, but abundant snow and ice prevented a complete assessment.  The site was revisited in the spring and the trucks were gone; likely had been for some weeks/months.  Evidence of incidental drips remained evident, but are expected to be merely surficial.  Given the product and the nature of the release, impacts to private drinking water is not a factor.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-25-2014*A delivery driver inadvertently engaged the hose nozzle which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil to a snow and ice covered sidewalk.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-26-2014*A delivery driver inadvertently engaged the hose nozzle which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Product impacted frozen gravel covered with snow and ice.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-62-2014*An aboveground tank was overfilled out its vent.  Approximately one half gallon of heating oil impacted a snow and ice covered sidewalk.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-68-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of a small quantity of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-83-2014*Immediately after a tractor trailer truck left its yard, the trailer became detached from the truck and rear-ended it.  The impact crunched the saddle tank initiating a release of diesel fuel.  Approximately 50 gallons of diesel impacted the paved roadway and an icy snowbank.  Sorbent materials were used to collect spilled(ing) product on the roadway; the tank could not be patched.  Also, the affected portion of snowbank and shoulder was removed with an excavator.  Frozen ground prevented anything more than surficial contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-84-2014*A truck accident caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-113-2014*Approximately one gallon of spent photo fixer was inadvertently dumped down a sink drain to the City of Portland's process sewer.  This quantity of photo fixer would likely have contained one gram of silver.  This product is intended to be recycled in a licensed silver recovery unit.  No quantity was recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.  See attached spill report.
P-130-2014*Saddle tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of diesel fuel to a paved parking lot.  Product followed grade towards a catch basin, but it was not impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-131-2014*On October 21, 2014, Bonnie MacVane reported the discovery of an underground storage tank (UST) on her newly purchased property at 46 Sebago Road (Route 114) in Sebago.  Mrs. MacVane explained that while she had contractors installing new water lines throughout the property, they discovered a UST buried behind a building. There was no fill or vent pipe connected to the UST. The UST was removed by an excavator and placed on level ground.

On October 22, 2014, I responded to the site and met with Mrs. MacVane. At that time, the UST did not appear to be leaking. I took soil samples with the "shake test" method in the hole that the UST came out of. No evidence of oil showed in the test. I also used my photo ionization detector (PID) to collect any oil vapor samples, and that came back 0.0 parts per million. The UST only had approximately 20 gallons of oily water in it. At that time, there was no evidence of a leak from the UST and no threat to groundwater or Sebago Lake.

Allstate Environmental Services were hired by Mrs. MacVane to pump the UST and remove it from site.  The UST was not registered by Mrs. MacVane.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-132-2014*The filter assembly of an aboveground tank froze and cracked which allowed the contents of the tank to be discharged to the ground.  Adjacent to the filter end of the tank was the exhaust for a monitor heater so the ground directly below was thawed.  Everywhere else it was frozen solid so spilled product migrated vertically at this location.  Removal of contamination was not pursued for a number of reasons.  The local area is serviced by public water, the house is constructed on a slab with a frost wall which limits the potential for vapor intrusion (which has not been identified to date), and the tank is situated against a chain link fence amongst ornamental trees on one side and deciduous trees on the other so accessibility is significantly limited.  Should this area be excavated in the future and lingering contamination encountered, it should be addressed appropriately. Otherwise, no further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-136-2014*An anonymous report alleged this company was mismanaging stored oil wastes.  A site visit confirmed the report.  Inside a utility garage, multiple drums had quite obviously just been brought inside from the outdoors.  They were covered in snow and ice, and one was bulging.  According to their representative, each drum contains a part oil/water mixture so the water constituent froze, expanding the drum almost interrupting its integrity.  On the backside of the utility garage was a wooden storage shed, in which stacks of five gallon pails and multiple drums were stored.  One 55 gallon drum was missing its bungs, so frozen water displaced the oil out the bungs and onto the floor.  All this waste oil is the result of routine maintenance of hydraulic pumps and is being stored for future recycling.  The situation was referred to oil enforcement who issued a letter of warning with corrective actions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-137-2014*A locomotive leaked approximately three gallons of lube oil to snow covered track ballast.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-145-2014*Multiple mechanical failures led to the release of approximately 140 gallons of heating oil from a tank truck.  The release occurred overnight while the truck was parked on the paved parking lot at this bulk plant.  First, the air switches did not close the internal valves completely which allowed product to enter the external piping.  Second, the mechanical seal on the power take off (PTO) input side failed, which ultimately allowed the product to be released from the truck to the ground.  Product puddled underneath the truck until the puddle depth influenced it underneath the trucks adjacent to it, along the snow bank, then onto a snow and ice covered gravel parking lot.  Grade changed pretty significantly so the oil spread laterally as it flowed downhill, and was absorbed by the top half inch of ice in the parking lot.  The affected area was evident and the situation seemed contained.

Initial response actions were to scrape up contaminated ice to recover it and any standing oil with a vactor.  Hand shovels, and then a front end loader, were used for that purpose.  As this process ensued, the temperature increased 10 degrees and the sun came out, which influenced a deluge of meltwater from ice in this parking lot and huge snow banks in close proximity.  It quickly became challenging to contain oil and meltwater.  Berms and dams made of sand were created to direct or redirect oil/water to/away from the spill area.  The cleanup crew worked diligently to manage meltwater, recover oil and ultimately prevent off site contamination to a local stream.  All free product and contaminated media were recovered. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-146-2014*A punctured fuel tank released approximately 15 gallons of gasoline to the service station dispenser and parking areas.  Gasoline was suspected to have been influenced by rainwater into a nearby storm drain, but air monitoring in the basin proved otherwise.  Spilled product was recovered off the pavement and concrete with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-147-2014*Storm damage caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Product impacted snow and soil at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party with an excavator which constituted ten yards of snow, then three yards of soil.  Those materials were landfilled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-148-2014*A dispenser hit and run caused the discharge of approximately 40 gallons of gasoline.  The crash valve did not completely shear, so product continued to be released until the attendant shut down the pumps.  Product impacted the dispenser sumps as well as the concrete dispenser area and paved lot.  The pavement was sloped toward the street so product was influenced that direction.  The snow bank atop the grassy median had previously been undermined by meltwater so gasoline impacted soil below the snow as well.  Immediate response efforts were to recover spilled product off the impervious surfaces with an application of sorbent materials.  Afterwards, spilled product was recovered from the dispenser sump and then the dispenser was fixed.  In addition, the snow bank was removed to allow access to soil contamination which was removed with a backhoe.  Field screening was conducted during the removal which identified approximately three yards contamination.  See confirmatory correspondence from C. N. Brown Company and MarWin Construction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time in this matter.
P-157-2014*A blown gasket on a fuel strainer caused the release of approximately 400 gallons of #6 heating oil.  Product impacted the interior concrete surface at Elevation 26, in and around ancillary piping and supply tanks.  Spilled product was recovered over the course of days with a vacuum truck and sorbent materials. The spill was originally unreported by the responsible party and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection became aware of the spill through an anonymous reporter.  The site was inspected after the fact and it was evident the best cleanup effort possible was employed given the nature of the product and the location of spill, so no further action is warranted at this time.  The responsible party was reminded of the Department's reporting requirements and subsequent conversations resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding.
P-182-2014*Overflow from a hydraulic power pack reservoir resulted in an approximate pint release of hydraulic fluid to the unit's secondary containment.  Spilled product was recovered with sorbent pads.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-185-2014*Intentional dumping is the only way to explain the presence of approximately one gallon of motor oil on the ground adjacent to a multi-unit garage.  Product impacted snow and grass.  The ground was frozen so no vertical migration occurred. All visible signs of contamination were removed with an excavator. No further action necessary.
I-40-2014*On 2/12/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a telecom from Dee Hobart, Foreman for Sargent Corporation (Sargent) equipment, reporting a 5-6 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a busted hose on one of their pieces of  earthmoving equipment.  Sargent's crew used sorbent materials and soaked up the spilled hydraulic oil.  Soaked sorbent pads were placed in a container and taken to a storage building at Sargent's equipment staging area off of the Thompson Settlement Road.  Dee will call when they need an oil spill debris form to dispose of their oily debris storage inventory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-224-2014*A small amount of oil was lost due to a leaky flare fitting.  The oil spilled to a crushed stone floor near the boiler and fortunately, there was a plastic vapor barrier under the crushed stone that acted as an oil barrier as well.  Cleanup was simple using sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-227-2014*A small amount of anti-freeze leaked from a Waste Management vehicle to the road.  Speedi-Dri was used to collect the spilled product.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
B-590-2013*On 10/24/13, Rob Sibley, of Penquis Community Action Program called to report a small spill at the entered location. The spill was the result of a corrosion hole in the tank. The concrete pad under the tank was impacted. I visited the site and found that a burner technician hired by Penquis had already preformed a cleanup. I removed a small bag of speedy dry sorbent material that was left behind and disposed of it properly. A check of the indoor air quality revealed no problems. Penquis replaced the tank. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-591-2013*On 10/28/13, Tom Tardiff, of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA), called to report a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a blown hose on a track machine. MMA personnel hand excavated a couple buckets of contaminated railroad ballast from under the machine and disposed of it properly. The blown hose was replaced. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-75-2014*An oil delivery driver accidentally engaged the nozzle while approaching this customer's fill connection for a delivery.  An estimated ten gallons of #2 heating oil was sprayed to the snow and ice in the driveway and lawn.  Augusta Fuel employees and Central Maine Disposal employees collected the oily snow, ice, and sorbents for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-36-2014*At 1610 hours on 1/16/14, Gaftec reported a spill of diesel at the A.E. Robinson Fuel Mart at 331 Main Street in Corinna.  Gaftec had notified Ted Scharf of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) also of the spill.  A customer was filling his vehicle when diesel started to flow out of the bottom of the dispenser.  The pump, dispenser, was turned off.  Gaftec arrived later in the day.

Gaftec started work the following week.  They started to remove concrete and pavement.  I visited the site a couple of times.  On my  first visit to the site I met Mr. Ted Scharf at the site.  We went over concerns and a list of work we wanted performed by Gaftec.  These items included the following:
                        - Removal of unleaded regular fuel line which was abandoned last year after an issue with it.
                        - Conduct site basement of both regular gasoline and diesel fuel lines.
                        - Approval given to remove regular gasoline line without 10 day notice.
                        - Submit normal removal confirmation paperwork and site assessment.
                        - Contact Mr. Ted Scharf if unable to slope diesel line from pump to tank top.

Gaftec worked on the site for about a week uncovering the pipes, removing them and replacing the diesel line.  Mr. Dennis Curran of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was hired to perform the site assessment for this site.  He kept Mr. Ted Scharf and myself informed of work going on at the site.

Gaftec drained the piping and removed the water and diesel from the sump.  Sampling was performed from the pumps to the sumps by Mr. Curran.  Mr. Curran said that the pipe from the dispenser sloped to an elbow and then this piping sloped upwards to the sump.  This is the area that appears to have failed, however it was never confirmed.  It appears only a small amount of diesel leaked into the ground under the pump according to sampling performed by Mr. Curran.

No further action by Response expected.
A-267-2014*On 4/25/14, Jason Fish, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste Enforcement unit, referred this site to me.  During an inspection, the owner pointed out a spill from drums of used cutting oil.  The drums were held under a temporary structure that collapsed and caused the drums to fall over and spill some of their contents.  He estimated 5 to 10 gallons were lost.

I met with the owner/operator who showed me the stained ground and I oversaw the removal of this soil.  The soil was placed in drums and labeled.  Once the oil was tested, we could determine how to dispose of the oil contaminated soil.  The soil was disposed of as hazardous waste per the sample results for the cutting oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-399-2014*A resident of Harris Avenue reported that he was concerned that his cat may have drank contaminated water from a pond behind his house that eventually led to the cat's demise.  The pond is owned by the City of Portland and is located adjacent to railroad tracks.  I walked the shoreline of the pond and inspected the rail bed near the pond, and found no obvious signs of spillage.  I did not feel there was any evidence to justify the expenditure of State funds to sample the water for hydrocarbons.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-401-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from a drill rig to timber mats.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-408-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 5/23/14, Ms. Ann Rocheford reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, that her outside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground oil tank (AST) appeared to have leaked over the winter.  The tank was reported to have been full when they left Maine for the winter, so the discharge was estimated at 200-gallons or more.  At the time of notification the discharge was already five to six months old.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential use and a small cooperatively-owned mobile home neighborhood, served by municipal water service.  There were no known drinking water wells within 300' and the area is not known to be over a mapped aquifer.  There were no oil odors reported within the homes, but oil odor outside near the AST area was observed.

Onsite on 5/23/14, with Ms. Rocheford and her daughter Rene McCluskey, I examined the horizontal, 275-gallon AST facility at unit #10.  The tank was empty and the bottom and supports were damp with oil.  On each end of the concrete pad, the lawn was dead and the area smelled of fuel oil.  The southwest side of the tank, a utility corridor, had been dug up in January by a utility contractor.  Jim Liard, a neighbor, and mobile home park board member, reported that they had noted oil odor when the contractor excavated, but it appears the oil contamination was not reported to MDEP.  Jim Liard is a neighbor in Unit 18 and has a vegetable garden near the spill area.

I advised Ms. Rocheford and Ms. McCluskey about clean-up options, the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund), and gave them a GW Fund AST insurance application.  Ms. Rocheford chose clean-up Option-1 for MDEP, Response Division management of remediation to State of Maine satisfaction.

On 6/2/14, to comfort Mr. Liard, I field-sampled the soil in his garden (soil samples SS-2 and SS-3) using a Photoionization Detector (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp and noted no evidence of the K1 discharge affecting the garden soil.  Bag headspace sample next to the AST, SS-1, was 178-parts per million (ppm); and bag-headspace sample from under the tank pad was 219-ppm.

On 6/20/14, during soil removal, a test boring was vacuumed to four feet below grade.  No oil vapors were detected, and a bottom soil sample and an oil in soil field colorimetric sample was non-detect for the 500-ppm detection limit.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
MDEP hired CAB Services for clean-up work under MDEP management and soil screening; CAB subcontracted with CYN Environmental Services, who performed the fieldwork under MDEP Response Services supervision.

On Monday, 6/2/14, planned soil removal was cancelled when water, power and communications lines were found to be buried shallow within and next to the oil-contaminated area.  At this time, source reduction was put on hold while MDEP re-evaluated the cost effectiveness of remediation, disconnecting the utility lines and disturbance of service versus the threats of the oil contamination.

On Friday, 6/20/14, at MDEP request, CYN staff vacuumed oiled soil at the surface to about four inches below surface grade around the tank pad and downgrade to remove a source of oil vapors in the area (see photos).  Excavated soil was trucked to Aggregate Recycling (ARC) in Eliot for recycling.  Buried communications and power wires were found only inches below grade, which is not to installation codes.  MDEP Response Division provided direct onsite supervision and soil screening.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as need arises.  As there are no known adversely affected sensitive receptors at this time, and due to cost for shutting off the buried utilities, of repairing damaged lines, of reinstalling utilities to code, and the inconvenience to the residents of lost power, water and communications, no additional clean-up was deemed cost-effective.
I-150-2014*On 5/22/14, I received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Technician with Emera Maine (EM), regarding cleanup of an equipment/truck gravel parking area out behind the Flo's Inn Operations Center Facility.  EM crews scraped up about four fifty-five gallon drums worth of gravel surface that had oily stains on this parking area.  Kimberly stated that there probably was a lot of mostly clean gravel that was scraped up.  The crews wanted to make sure they got rid of a lot of old oil stains on this gravel parking area that had occurred over the last several years.  Kimberly would like an oil spill debris form for about 800 lbs. of hydraulic oil contaminated soils. I sent Kimberly a spill debris form to transport the oily debris into the Presque Isle landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-278-2014*At 1445 hours on 6/3/14, Plum Creek reported finding 6 small spots of hydraulic oil at a staging area approximately 5 miles out on Old West Middlesex Road in West Middlesex Canal Grant.   The spots were approximately 6 inches in diameter.   A small amount of soil was removed and disposed of by Plum Creek.   Logging equipment was stored at this location over the winter.  It appears a few of them had small hydraulic leaks.  The equipment have been moved to other locations.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-371-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle had leaked fluids at the Maine Department of Transportation weigh station on Route 4 in Wilton. The Wilton Fire Department was on scene padding up free product, and the oil was flowing in the direction of Wilson Stream.

Once I was on scene, a large black motor oil stain was seen along the westerly side of the weigh station parking lot area. At the south end of the incident, there was a lot of oil flowing down toward Wilson Stream. The oil was pooling up on a local ATV trail. The Fire Department had made an earthen dam to stop the flowage; they also placed sorbent pads on the product. After looking over the site, I decided to contact the Town of Wilton to excavate the affected areas of contaminated soil. We removed the oil-laden soils on the ATV trail and along the shoulder of the weigh station pavement. The soil was trucked to the Bruce Manser Asphalt plant in Phillips for recycling. The site was restored to pre-incident conditions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-143-2014*On Monday, 2/24/14, while in the vicinity, I observed this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility appeared to be out of service.  I noted the yard plowed, but snow piled up around the dispensers.  There was no obvious disturbance of the ground indicating the facility had been excavated and removed.  During the previous summer, 2013, I had noted the UST facility appeared out of service during the summer tourist season.

In both 2010 and 2012, I had been copied on Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Notices of Violation concerning failure of the facility owner to submit annual statistical inventory analysis.

From the 1995 UST facility replacement report, the site is understood to be petroleum contaminated.  See spill report P-975-2005 and the UST registration file #15989 for additional information.
B-296-2014*At 1006 hours on 6/13/14, Emera Maine reported a 0.5 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) mineral oil at their garage in Machias.  A non-leaking transformer was placed into a transformer sack and removed from the field.  It was hauled back to their garage and left on the back of the truck overnight.   The next morning employees found the transformer had leaked around the pressure valve.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-306-2014*At 0526 hours on 6/17/14, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a 1-2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a split hose on a dump truck owned by Michaud and Michaud Trucking, Inc.  The truck was cleaning out its bed when the hydraulic hose split allowing 1-2 gallons to spill onto the ground before a bucket was placed under the leak.  Buckets and a drum were used to contain the remainder of the hydraulic oil.  This oil will be reused in the truck or burned as waste oil.  Sorbents and a small amount of gravel were removed.  MDOT will work with Michaud and Michaud for disposal of contaminated material.  The spill occurred in the MDOT yard in Topsfield.  No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-612-2013*On 11/5/13, I received a call from Maine State Police dispatch on behalf of the Holden Fire Department reporting that there was an ongoing gasoline spill at the entered location. When I arrived at the scene, a Toyota Corolla owned by the responsible party was still leaking gasoline from a punctured tank. The owner told me she ran over a trailer hitch but did not realize the tank was leaking until she pulled into the store for something. Holden Fire Department personnel deployed some sorbent material to contain the spilled product. I worked with them to collect the remainder of the fuel in the tank until it stopped leaking. The car was then towed. I cleaned up all free product that had spilled and disposed of all contaminated sorbents appropriately. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-278-2014*I was contacted by the Acton Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 1692 Route 109.  A pickup truck had lost control and hit a bedrock outcrop demolishing the vehicle and causing motor oil to spill into the ditch.  The Fire Department deployed sorbents to collect the oil in the ditch.  I visited the next morning and padded up some oil and bagged up all the sorbents for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-172-2014*Dead River Company reported a one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an accidental overfill of the 275 gallon heating supply tank.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill on the dirt floor basement that was frozen, and the waste entered into Dead River waste stream.  Some ice in the basement was also removed, allowed to thaw, and sorbents used to collect additional oil. The ice prevented oil from impacting the soil.  The basement area of the church was ventilated and the odors dissipated overnight.  A follow-up conversation indicated that the odors had dissipated and a new tank was installed.

No additional complaints were received as of 4/19/14.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-261-2014*On 4/22/14, in Farmington, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an oil spill. The estimated 40-gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a broken line on a dump truck. The spill happened in the graveled area of the MDOT maintenance lot. The spill was cleaned up by MDOT by removing contaminated soil and transporting to the Manzer Paving asphalt plant in Phillips for disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-262-2014*On 4.23.14, Julie Clark, from Downeast Energy Company, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil from an inside heating oil tank.  The oil leaked from the filter on the tank to the concrete floor.  The technician from Downeast Energy placed speedi dri sorbent material down on the stain on the floor.  I followed up with a call to the homeowner, who did not complain of any oil smell in the house.  Downeast Energy returned the next day to remove the speedi dri from the floor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-263-2014*On 4.23.14, Derrick Hyatt, of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, reported the discharge of less than one gallon of unleaded gasoline from a portable cement mixer.  The spill had occurred on 4/22/14 and the VA Fire Department responded and put out pads, boom and speedi dri sorbent material to contain the spill.  The fuel leaked from a broken fuel line.  The contractor shut off the machine and plugged the leak quickly, but due to the rain that day, the gas migrated down the road and produced a sheen.

I visited the site the following day and saw that all the necessary steps had been taken to contain the spill and clean it up.  I offered to dispose of the pads for the fire department.  I also described the reporting processes to Mr. Hyatt, and concluded that no further action by the Division of Response Services was necessary.
A-266-2014*On 4/24/2014, an oil spill in Strong was reported. The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an outside heating oil tank. The spilled oil had run down the gravel driveway and into a roadside ditch with running water that drained to the Sandy River. Contractor Jeremy Johnson was hired for removal of contaminated soil. There are two private wells nearby and the site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  (Note: The oil spill debris form was not returned from Manzer Paving.)
A-270-2014*While visiting the J & S Service Station on Main Street in Manchester, I observed that there had been a spill of diesel fuel at the self-serve dispenser.  Cones had been placed around it and speedy dry had be spread.   It was a large area impacted, likely larger than a 10 gallon spill, and the impacted area was cracked, and not impervious.  I brought it to the attention of the store clerk who said they had not had time to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection or clean it up yet.  I instructed him to do so and called Robert Williams to see if he could check on it in a few hours.  Robert called the J & S Oil Environmental & Safety manager and passed along the information.   The material was cleaned up shortly thereafter.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-353-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost when a piece of equipment fell over while being offloaded from a trailer.  Cleanup was successful.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-356-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a parking lot due to a fitting leak.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-285-2014*On 5/5/2014, Dick Guerette, of Winthrop Fuel Company, called this office to report the release of a small quantity of fuel oil. The oil tank, located in the basement of this home had developed a leak/weep. The home is located at 1 Central Street in the town of Randolph and is owned by Gerald and Kandi Jean. The oil tank was removed.  There was a second oil tank manifold/connected to the first tank. The level gauge on tank number two was not working properly. The oil tech found that tank number two was full of oil, while the owners thought that tank number two was empty. The technician made the necessary emergency repairs to keep the heat and hot water in service.

I arrived a short time later and noticed several compliance issues with tank number two. The vent was too narrow in diameter and a leg was so badly rusted that it was no longer in contact with the floor. I placed an "out of service" tag on the fill pipe.  Winthrop Fuel was going to investigate, facilitate or advocate for a free or reduced price on the purchase and installation of a new oil tank on behalf of the owners.  The cleanup of the spilled oil was completed with the removal of a bucket of soil and the placement of speedi dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-302-2014*On 5/12/14, 1150 hours, an anonymous citizen reported seeing a sheen in a puddle on the rail trail just behind the Circle K gas station on Maine Avenue in Farmingdale. I went to the site and found a puddle with leaves in it. There was a naturally occurring biological sheen on the surface of the water that resembled a petroleum sheen.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-489-2014*Lewiston Fire Department (LFD) reported a structure fire (multiple alarm) with petroleum flowing across the parking lot to grass and wetland.  Based on that description from LFD, I called a local contractor, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to triage the spill as I was 45 minutes to an hour away.  Just before arriving on scene, I received a call from EPI staff that the petroleum was in fact only a sheen, and not enough to pick up on a pad, let alone vacuum.  Upon my arrival on scene, I met with LFD, and walked the area of concern.  I thanked them for the reporting call.  I explained the sheen was not free product and not a recoverable product.  They expressed their concern for the visible sheen and wanted "the DEP to make the call" about its significance and need or not for clean-up action.  EPI and I walked the perimeter of parking lot and across rip rap to the retention pond.  No visible petroleum was observed.  Organic sheen and iron bacteria, often mistaken as petroleum, were observed.  The Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
B-351-2014*On July 3, 2014 Pan AM Railways reported a one gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive at 54 North Road, Detroit.  Pan Am personnel used sorbent materials to wipe down the side of the locomotive and pad up free product on the effected rail road ties. No further action is expected.
P-142-2014*An estimated fifty gallons of waste motor oil was lost to the ground when, during a transfer, the operator was called away and allowed the day tank to overfill.  The oil was lost to a concrete floor and into an oil/water separator.  Sorbents and a vacuum truck were employed to collect the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-93-2014*On the evening of February 4th, Mr. Hill noticed an oil odor from the furnace/tank area.  The tank was located beneath the landing of the front door (split level house design) in behind the furnace.  The leak was emanating from the belly of the horizontal tank.  Being a do something guy, Mr. Hill wiped the wet area of the tank and observed a hole that he figured he could plug.  So he grabbed a small dowel and drove it into the hole.  Short lived success as another hole began to leak, so he stuffed a second plug into the belly of a leaking AST, and successfully stopped the leak and called the oil company for professional assistance.  At this point DownEast Energy (DEE), called to report they were responding to a home with a leaking AST, which they believed to be under control, but asked for DEP assistance anyways.

Upon arrival, I found DEE transferring oil from the stricken tank to a temporary tank located in front of the entry way. I was introduced to all and work continued.  Although Mr. Brown successfully stopped the leak, some oil had migrated into the surrounding wooden framing holding up the entryway staircase to the house.  With this material contaminated and requiring removal, it was agreed and arranged to have the removal/clean up to coincide with tank removal replacement and reconstruction. DEE was to supply materials and labor for tank components, and a local contractor was secured for demolition reconstruction.

No material was observed to have migrated into and cracks of the flooring. Only the framework was oil impacted which was professionally removed and rebuilt.  Based on the successful triage by Mr. Brown, and quick response by DEE and myself,  no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-224-2014*At 1325 hours on 5/6/14, Ms. Nadine Murphy reported that a tow truck, owned by JTL Towing Company, blew a hose when it set up to tow a vehicle in front of her house at 328 Tauton Drive.  The tow truck took off shortly after and went to a nearby repair shop.  The fire department responded and they placed sorbents, that included speedi-dry, onto the road with a few pads.  We swept up the sorbents and I hauled them back for disposal.  I talked to the owner of the tow truck and informed him he needed to report the spill and at the very least attempt to soak up the spilled oil.  He said he would change his practice and place spill kits back onto the truck. Since he doesn't do emergency tows anymore he has not kept up with stocking the truck with spill kits.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-378-2014*On 6/14/14, 2040 hours, report received of a spill of 1 cup of gasoline at the Puffin Stop on Park Street in Rockland. The spill was the result of a customer overfill at the dispenser island, and was cleaned up by employees. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-380-2014*6/15/14 1610 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that anywhere from 7 to 13 gallons of oil from a pole mount electrical transformer had been released to the road and base of the pole when a tree fell breaking the pole. He reported that the transformer was tagged indicating that the oil contained less than 1 ppm polychlorinated biphenyl. CMP employees were in route to clean up the oil. CMP reported later that the amount of oil released was an estimated 3 gallons less than originally reported. No site visit was made.

No further action by response Services is expected.
P-470-2014*A small amount of diesel fuel was lost as a result of a three vehicle collision on Route 25 west of Standish center.  The Fire Department quickly contained the leaking fuel with clay sorbent so the fuel pooled on the paved surface of the road.  They then added sorbent pads to the pooled fuel to further contain it in place.  I worked with the vehicle's insurance carrier to hire Allstate Environmental Services to collect and dispose of the oily debris.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-307-2014*At 0850 on 6/17/14, Mr. Franklin Brown reported that his former neighbor had buried a bunch of solid waste, oil etc. last fall.  I made numerous attempts to arrange a time to meet him at this location, but we were never able to settle on a convenient time.  He said that there wasn't a sheen or anything to see.  I indicated to him unless I can see oil or a sheen, there is basically little I can do especially considering the lapse in time.  After the last attempt to meet which he had to decline due to unexpected engagements, I never heard from him again.  This was in August.  No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-279-2014*At 0919 hours on 6/4/14, Gerald Pelletier, Inc., reported a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a feller buncher.  Sorbents were used to soak up the majority of the oil.  Buckets were used to catch some of the oil before it could impact the ground.  The hose was fixed on the machine.  The spill occurred approximately 1 mile in on the Golden Road in Millinocket.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-100-2014*Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a five gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose ruptured on a piece of heavy equipment that caused the leak.  The spill was contained by the snow and shoveled up and put in poly bags, stored for later pick up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-106-2014*Northern Clearing Company reported a half gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose on a dozer.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste stored for pick up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

A-133-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure on a piece of construction equipment.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
P-32-2014*Discharge resulted when the cylinder rod on the lift of a mobile transport fell out, allowing the contents of the hydraulic system to drain onto the pavement.  The system's capacity is 150 gallons, but it was unknown how much had actually been released.  It was estimated to be between 100-150 gallons.  The hydraulic oil was contained to the pavement and a couple of catch basins with nothing making it to the river.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services collected the discharge with sorbents and vacuum trucks and later disposed of the waste.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-387-2014*I was contacted by Burns & McDonnell Company reporting that a drill rig had leaked some hydraulic oil.  The spilled oil ended up in the drill hole on the drilling fluid and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-388-2014*I was contacted by Downeast Energy Company reporting that there had been a spill at their Cedar Street warehouse.  A "slop bucket" had tipped over in a technician's van and the oil leaked out of the van onto the paved street and parking lot.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-389-2014*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their delivery trucks had blown a transmission line in a customer's paved driveway.  The spilled transmission oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Dead River stated that they were going to return the following day and wash the pavement with "Simple Green" cleaner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-402-2014*I was contacted by Dead River Co. reporting that one of their customers had a leaking filter on their outdoor oil tank.  I arrived at the site and found that the oil had leaked onto the ground behind the house which was very close to a stream.  I hired Boom Technology to hand-excavate the contaminated soil.  When the excavation reached the groundwater table, free product flowed in from the surrounding soil (see attached photos).  The oil was collected with sorbent pads and the excavation was left open for several days to see if more oil came into it.  After a couple of sorbent pad changes, no more oil was coming into the excavation and I had Boom Technology backfill it.  No oil was ever seen in the stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-414-2014*The Kennebunk Fire Department reported that they had responded to a car fire on Mill Street near its intersection with Cat Mousam Road.  The fire caused the vehicle to leak a small amount of engine oil that was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I visited the site and found that the Fire Department had cleaned up the spill very well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-415-2014*The Windham Fire Department reported that a minivan had rolled into Little Sebago Lake at the boat ramp on Mount Hunger Shore Road.  The vehicle was pulled out by a tow truck and there was a small amount of oil sheen seen on the water at the time, but a few sorbent pads were deployed and did not collect anything.  I visited the site the following morning and found no evidence of oil or oil sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-416-2014*Stephen Hofacker, of Florida Power and Light (FPL), reported that they had a small spill of #2 fuel oil into secondary containment at their Cape Station in South Portland.  They were servicing the equipment at the station and while draining the fuel filters the primary containment overflowed.  Concrete secondary containment caught the overflow (see attached FPL Incident Report).  The secondary containment was cleaned out with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-417-2014*A concerned citizen, who walks their dog at the Purinton Homestead Conservation Area, reported that someone had dumped two 55-gallon drums on the property.  I arranged to meet Mike Auger, the Director of Land Protection & Stewardship, at the site.  I arrived at the site and easily found the drums (see attached photos).  It was obvious from the location and tire tracks, that a truck had backed along the access road until it came to a log designed to prevent motor vehicle access, and then pushed the 2 drums off the truck.  The drums were found on their sides and the citizen stood them up, which stopped any further leakage.  Only a small amount of oil spilled out of one of the drums.  I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to come to the site and test, consolidate, and dispose of the oil and drums.  The oil tested as specification waste oil, was consolidated into one 55 gallon drum, and was shipped off for disposal as waste gasoline.  The small amount of spilled oil was shoveled up and placed in a plastic bag for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-418-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a transformer failure.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is anticipated at this time.
P-419-2014*Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  They reported that about a cup of oil leaked out onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Downeast Energy pumped the oil out of the damaged tank and installed a new one.  I spoke with the homeowner, and he stated that there was no issue with indoor air quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-420-2014*Avery Family Fuels reported that there had been a small spill at one of their customer's homes.  Avery had serviced the system the week before the spill was reported, and they found that the flare nut at the filter was not tight.  About a quart of oil leaked out of the loose fitting onto the concrete floor in the basement.  Avery fixed the problem and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-351-2014*On 6/2/14, Maritime Energy reported that they had overfilled an underground storage tank at the Troy Howard School.  Oil discharged into the boiler room through a gauge on the furnace.  The oil sprayed in the room and pooled up on the concrete floor.  Maritime had put down speedi dri sorbent material to collect the oil and then used a deodorizing powder.  When I arrived, they had already swept up the speedi dri and the powder.  I checked the air in the boiler room and in the nearby classrooms with my photoionization detector (PID).  The readings in the boiler room were .3 parts per million and no detection in the classrooms or hallways of the school.  The boiler room was being continuously ventilated.  Some of the oil had discharged out of a vent pipe outside the building.  Maritime Energy removed the crushed stone and contaminated dirt below the vent.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-137-2014*5/12/14 I received a call and complaint of indoor air quality issues from Jennifer Potter.  Ms. Potter states that she and her daughter have been sick with headaches, nausea, and bloody noses since moving into their rental home in mid-winter this year. They are leasing a house at 7 Midway Drive from Homeless Services of Aroostook.  I told Jennifer I would come over and check out the indoor air quality with our monitoring instruments.  Ms. Potter has heard from neighbors that the house they are renting was used as a meth lab, and she suspects that this may be the cause of the odors in the air that are making her family sick.

I arrived on scene and Jennifer showed me to the back bedroom where most of the odors seem to be emanating from.  I ran the multi gas meter for O2, H2S, LEL, and CO and found nothing detectable.  The Oxygen levels did not decrease at all.  I ran the Photo-Ionization detector and did not get anything above background levels.  I discussed readings with Jennifer and Executive Director of Homeless Services of Aroostook, Steve Eyler.  I recommended placing a ventilation fan in the back bedroom as a means of flushing any possible non identified air contaminant out of the indoor air space.   Ms. Potter also stated that the basement had a bad odor they discovered when in that space.  After discussing this, I placed an additional fan in the basement window.  I recommended to Jennifer that she wash the clothing, stuffed animals and bedding in the back bed room to possibly assist in alleviating any trapped odors.  Nothing identified as an odor source, and I did not detect any odors during the site visit and while installing ventilation fans.

5/22/14 I received a call from Jennifer Potter, she is still feeling sick, bloody nose and headaches from odor in her house.  Ms. Potter wanted to get a copy of the MDEP report.  I explained that we did not find anything and that we installed the ventilation fans as a safety pre-caution to  improve air flow throughout the home.  Jennifer said that she has been trying to go into the back bed room to get clothing and personal belongings to wash them, but her skin burns after handling things in that room.  Jennifer inquired if there was any other air testing that could be done.  I told her I would consult with our Environmental Engineer on staff to determine what other sampling technique may be useful.  Jennifer requested a copy of my field notes.

5/27/14 I spoke with Melanie @ Homeless Services of Aroostook, and provided her with an update regarding odor issues still reported by Ms. Potter @ 7 Midway Drive.  I asked when there may be another unit available for Ms. Potter and her daughter to move into.  Melanie was not sure of an exact day but thought that it would be in less than a month.  I talked with Melanie about referring this odor complaint issue to our Environmental Engineering staff for advice.  I told Melanie that I would let her know if one of our staff would be making a site visit to Jennifer's home for a further assessment.

I spoke with DEP Environmental Engineer - Robert Sypitkowski regarding this incident.  He suggested, given the lack of measureable/detectable VOC's and other gases on Multi-gas meter that the problem may be mold related.  Robert suggested to ask Ms. Potter if she has had her medical provider do any tests on her symptoms (runny nose, nausea, headaches) to see what may be the cause.  This may be referred to DHHS if complainant continues to experience symptoms.

7/14/14 I had not heard from Ms. Potter in over a month, called Melanie @ Homeless Services of Aroostook to get an update.  Melanie stated that Ms. Potter has been moved into another rental unit.  She ok'd me to come by the rental unit @ 7 Midway Drive and remove the two fans placed in the home.  The fans were removed, no odors were observed - home was empty of all furnishings at this time. No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

P-108-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/11/14, Mr. Wayne Paradis reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division, a discharge of about 30 gallons or more of gasoline into and through the stage-2 vapor recovery piping to dispenser sumps 7-8 and 11-12, and to the diesel dispenser sump.  This was of concern to MDEP as it is not uncommon for sumps or piping boots to not be liquid tight and allow product to leak to the environment. The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility has had petroleum discharges and remediation in the past, documented in past spill reports, see P-754-2003, et al.  The facility is located near private drinking water wells.  I advised MDEP geologist Brad Hahn of this incident, as Mr. Hahn has earlier overseen investigation, well monitoring, and spill clean-up work in this area.  MDEP was concerned that the product piping may not be compatible with the discharged gasoline.

RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 2/13/14, I visited and examined the facility.  I had been advised that the product in the sumps had been pumped out and the piping's interstitial space blown out with nitrogen.  Neither I nor the store clerk had a key that would fit this dispenser lock, so I could not check the dispensers.  Snow coverage prevented me from checking the low drainage area to the northeast, but on returning in March, I noted no evidence of gasoline leaking to this area.  In 2003, I had noted groundwater about 5' below grade.

I was advised that C. N. Brown later had a hydrostatic test performed, which showed the sumps and piping to be liquid tight and this test data was received by MDEP tanks compliance unit in Augusta.  There was no evidence the discharge reached the soil and groundwater at this time.

1.  At this time, no further MDEP Response Services Division actions are planned in this matter.

2.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply the facility is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

P-4-2014*On Friday, 1/3/14, Durham Oil Company (DOC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a leak from this client's outside, consumptive-use heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  DOC noted the leak during a recent delivery, estimated a gallon discharge to the concrete pad under the AST and none to soil; they placed a magnetic patch over the corrosion hole stopping the leak for the moment.

In the late afternoon of 1/3/14, I responded and checked the situation, confirmed the leak to the concrete under the tank.  The patch appeared to be holding and there was no additional leakage.  I placed sorbent pads on the oil and below the concrete pad.  No oil appeared to have impacted soil, drains, or indoor air quality.  The area is dense suburban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  I called Durham Oil Company back, and advised Mr. Mickie Thibeault of my assessment of the need to empty and replace this AST as soon as possible.

On Tuesday, 1/7/14, I re-visited, noted the tank had not yet been emptied and removed.  On calling DOC, Dan with DOC stated that they planned to replace the AST that afternoon.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
B-381-2014*Bob Shannon was called to the site to advise on tank removal with contamination.  There were two tanks involved, one was a 3,000 gallon tank, and one a 6,000 gallon tank holding regular and premium gas.  All of the tanks, pumps and plumbing were removed from site.  Contaminated soil was found on one tank.  Because the site was not within 300 feet of a well and it was going to be covered with a cement pad, the contaminated soil was left on site.  A report from the engineer will be sent to the tank's unit.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-544-2014*A hose ruptured on a piece of equipment which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of lube oil to a cement floor.  The incident occurred on and was contained to Elevation 26.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-45-2014*On 1-23-2014, Tim Pellerin, Fire Chief of the Town of Rangeley, called to report what he thought was oil leaching into the basement of Sarge's Sports Pub. This spill occurred the night before. The Fire Department had responded at that time and could not determine the type of petroleum. They did, however, set up poly sheeting to keep the oil odors in the vicinity of the sump.

I made a site visit about noon and determined that the oil smelled like old gasoline. Mr. Pellerin then showed me where oil or gasoline was dumped or spilled onto the snow and ice adjacent to the Pub. It also appeared that some petroleum was splashed or dumped onto the side of the building. No elevated readings were detected inside the building while using a combustible gas meter. The odor problem had lessened and further ventilation should take care of the problem.

The owner of Sarge's Sports Pub is Craig Sargent. A police officer was speaking with him about the potential vandalism case.  I then called Environmental Projects, Inc., to remove the gasoline stained snow and ice. These simple steps were all that was needed to remedy the situation.  No further involvement by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


A-67-2014*2/2/14 0955 Eric Greiner from Dragon Products reported that 1 to 2 gallons of lube oil had spilled to the concrete floor of the mill room when a lube oil reservoir was overfilled. All the oil was collected with speedy dry absorbent. The oiled speedy dry was processed on site. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-68-2014*On 2/2/14, at 1015 hours, Vinalhaven Fire Department reported that an 80 ft. wooden vessel had sunk off Green Island near Vinalhaven.  I contacted the fire department by phone and they said there was an oil sheen in the area and the vessel could have up to 200 gallons of diesel fuel on board.  I had the fire department boom off the vessel to contain any released fuel.  The Coast Guard and the vessel owner were notified.  The owner reported that the vessel had less than 50 gallons of fuel on board. The owner made arrangements to have a contractor respond to the vessel to pump it out and beach it on shore.  The Coast Guard and I went out to the site the next day to inspect and observe the operations.  The fuel tank was pumped off after raising the vessel and the vessel was moved onto the shore owned by the vessel owner.  No further signs of oil discharge were observed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-69-2014*On 2/2/14, the United States Coast Guard reported that they had observed an oil sheen around their dock at Rockland Station. They reported that there was no recoverable oil. They had checked all the vessels at dock and around the area and could find no source. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-70-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of motor oil from a truck at thier Coopers Mills substation.   The affected area was cleaned up by CMP personel.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-71-2014*A motor vehicle hit the diesel pump at the Big Apple convenience store. The pump fell off of the foundation and lost approximately 5 gallons of fuel to the ground. The fuel was lost to the pavement. Speedy dry was used to absorb the liquid. C.N. Brown Company staff cleaned it up themselves.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-73-2014*It was reported that a motorist had seen oil running down the hill and pooling on the roadway at the residence. I promptly responded to the site. Once there, I could see an above ground storage tank (AST), and numerous piles of stuff. There was snow on the ground at this time and I could not see any sign of oil running or pooling of any kind coming from the AST. I knocked on the door of the residence, however, no one was home at that time. The home sits up on a hill side adjacent to Route 2 and the Androscoggin River in Mexico. With no sign of free product out of its container, I did not pursue the case further.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
B-685-2013*At 0904 hours on 12/30/13, the Veazie Fire Department reported a 1 gallon spill of motor oil from Lou Silver's plow truck which was plowing their yard.  The main seal on the engine of the plow truck failed, leaking out the motor oil.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil.  The truck was hauled away to be fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.




B-16-2014*At 1130 hours on 1/9/14, Mr. Patrick Gallaghan, of Northern Clearing, Inc., reported an 8 ounce spill of hydraulic oil from a wood processor approximately 1/2 mile into the woods from Route 116 in Lincoln.  Northern Clearing, Inc., personnel used sorbents to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-134-2014*An oil spill occurred at the First Bank in Damariscotta. The oil company said that the whistle has always been weak, due to a very long fill and vent pipe. When the driver hooked up to drop the oil, he pumped 19 gallons before he heard a gurgle noise and oil came out the fill vent pipe. He shut down the truck and immediately cleaned up the oil spill. The driver stated that it was most likely a plugged cross over pipe between the mated tanks in the basement. Later investigation confirmed that the tanks crossover pipes were plugged, and that did not allow proper oil flowage. The problem was fixed and the oil outside was cleaned up by Dead River.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-249-2014*An inattentive customer let their vehicle be overfilled by an estimated ten gallons of gasoline.  Fortunately, there had been an ice storm that morning so the gas was contained by a few inches of icy, slushy, mess.  Firefighters used speedi-dri and sorbent booms to further confine the gas until a cleanup contractor (ENPRO) could arrive at the site.  The cleanup contractor collected the oily water with a vacuum truck and collected the snow and sorbents in drums for later disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
B-158-2014*On March 31, 2014, David McCaskill from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services reported a possible well contamination complaint at the home of Virginia Savage, 255 Guildford Center Road, Guilford.  MDEP contacted Mrs. Savage who described a, "kerosene smell," in her water, but only in the morning.  The above ground storage tank for the house is very near the well, with no evidence of an oil spill was observed by MDEP.  A water sample was taken for analysis.  No further action by MDEP Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1042-2013*The Department of Environmental Protection (herein Department) was contacted by a property owner who alleged they discovered a pile of solid waste and hazardous chemicals on a parcel they recently purchased.  Department staff met with the property owner, her daughter and a representative from Summit Environmental, who was invited by the owner.  A majority of their claim was confirmed.  There was definitely solid waste and demolition debris bulldozed into a pile amongst stumps, logs and deciduous debris.  The entire pile is approximately 40 cubic yards, predominantly wood.  Also in the pile were the following: One 55 gallon drum that had been crushed many years ago from which there was no evidence of any discharge.  One five gallon paint can that was dry and partially crushed; the legible portion of its degraded label did indicate lead constituents but the container was old and not concerning.  One propane cylinder, a quarter full jug of antifreeze, a battery jump pack and a gallon of Kilz were removed from the property.  Those items were entered in the Department's regular waste stream.  At this time, there is no evidence to support any further involvement from the Department.  The property owner was advised to notify the Department of the discovery of any new evidence of a discharge if/once they decided to separate the pile with heavy equipment.

A-247-2014*I received a call from John Plunkett of M W Sewall Oil Company reporting an overfill of #2 fuel oil to above ground storage tank at a residence in Wiscasset.  I responded to the site and met Mr. Plunkett and 2 M W Sewall Company technicians on site.  The above ground storage tank was in the basement of the home and no impact to the interior of the home was observed.  The overfill was limited to oil coming out the vent onto the mulched area beneath.  The technicians had wiped down the house with sorbent pads and dug out a five gallon bucket of affected mulch.  I performed a field test on the area and determined more clean up was necessary.   We removed an additional two buckets of mulch and dirt.

A drilled drinking water well is located within 50 feet of the discharge and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for consideration.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-63-2014*At 0850 hours on 1/29/14, Mr. Jay Bolden of Woodland Pulp reported a 30 gallon spill of synthetic biodegradable oil from Turbine #1 at their Grand Falls Turbine Station at Kelleyland in Baileyville.  Internal vibrations caused the bearings to fail resulting in the spill.  Approximately 25 gallons flowed into the St. Croix River.  The remaining oil was soaked up with sorbents.  They will incinerate the sorbents at their mill.  The National Response Center (NRC) report number is 1072371 according to the Coast Guard.  No report was ever faxed to the Bangor Department of Environmental Protection office.  The turbine will be fixed and they were going to investigate Turbine #2 for similar problems.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-241-2014*On April 24, 2014, Emera Maine (formerly Bangor Hydro Electric, Company.) reported storm damage to a 10 KVA transformer at 116 Hudson Road, Alton.  An estimated one cup of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was discharged.  Emera Maine personnel used absorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-301-2014*On the morning of 5-12-2014, Jolene called to report the release of oil from their oil tank. This home is located at 4 West Baker Street in the town of Winslow. The oil tank, located in the basement, developed a leak the day before. They had placed a pan under the oil tank and called J and S Oil Company for help. J and S did not have anyone available until the afternoon. I made a site visit Monday morning. After wiping the tank several times I found the leak. The magnetic patch worked perfectly, for a little while. A second leak developed very near the first leak.

I called J and S to discuss when they could get to the site to pump out the leaking tank. They would send someone as soon as an oil technician became available. I left the homeowner with pads and poly bags and instruction to "baby-sit" the leak and call me if the leak rate increased. We installed the fan to evacuate the oil odors.

J and S arrived shortly after noon and pumped the oil into a temporary holding tank, located outside the basement window.  I collected the sorbents for disposal.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-294-2014*On 5/7/14, Kara Wry, of Burns and McDonnell, reported the discharge of 1 pint of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a forwarder.  The oil leaked onto the machine and the mats below it and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-397-2014*While mowing the lawn, Mr. Dahmer hit the fire-matic valve on his outdoor above ground fuel oil tank, breaking it off.  He is retired naval aircraft mechanic and quickly took a rag from his pocket and stuffed it in the opening with his knife, then retrieved a wooden dowel from his workshop and more securely plugged the leak with the temporary plug.  He then called Doweast Energy for professional assistance, who responded, and in turn pumped off the oil to repair the broken valve.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of the spill and I responded to find the last few gallons being drained off through the broken connection.  We then tilted the tank back and removed the remaining brass fitting.  A plug was inserted and the tank replaced to level.

Mr. Dahmer's quick thinking and actions prevented a significant discharge and spill.  About fifty pounds of soil were scraped off the surface and bagged.  The presence of healthy earthworms and lack of any oil odors guided the terminus of the excavation.  The soil was transported back to MDEP warehouse and stockpiled for inclusion in load going for recycling/disposal.  Based on the quick and successful remediation steps taken, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-392-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-in-place of an old, bare steel, out-of-service, residential consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility located at the seasonal home of Lawrence and Linda Pearson of Easton, CT.  The Pearson's were planning to sell the property and hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) for the abandonment in place after quotes from several companies.  I met the Pearsons and Hatch Excavation onsite on 5/12/14, to assess the UST for abandonment-in-place.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The property is within a rural residential area located on a rise about 1000' east and north of Keyes Pond (see site locations maps).  The area is served by private drinking water wells and septic and the Pearsons have a drilled well about 75' to 100' west of the house and UST facility.
A test pit to about 4.5' below grade was excavated by Hatch Excavation outside the house next to the UST area, about four feet south of the UST.  Apparently native, tight, moist pale-gray silty sand was found.  No water collected in the excavation.  I noted no ambient petroleum odor from the soil, free product, or petroleum sheen.  An Oil-In-Soil colorimetric field test (sample SS-1) was negative for detectable petroleum above the 500-ppm TPH (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon) detection level for this test.
During the UST filling in place, EPI stated that they could not excavate the side adjacent to the tank bottom and could not assure that the UST facility had not leaked to the environment.
The home was heated with an active aboveground oil storage tank (AST) located in the garage.  I noted no leaks from this AST during my visit.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
5/12/14: front yard.  Two old 1.5" or 2" diameter iron pipes were uncovered outside and traced to under the block footing to under the kitchen.  The UST top with piping was visible by contractors crawling under the house but there was not enough clearance for workers to get to the tank top and cut it open.  1.5" fill-pipe and 1.25" vent-pipe tank-top piping exited the side of the home; when loosened amber fuel oil started leaking out the 1.5" pipe.  Abandonment-in-place was approved by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) with conditions that the tank had to be emptied, flushed at minimum, and filled with inert fill (see Maine's Chapter 691 UST Rules Appendix K, et al).  The UST was registered and a "Notice Of Intent To Abandonment" form completed by the Pearsons.
Monday 5/19/14: John Luongo of MDEP Response Division visited and met with EPI onsite.  Mr. Luongo and Nick Clark of EPI advised me that EPI accessed the bare steel tank be removing concrete blocks from under the house wall and cutting a hole in the tank.  EPI reported removing about 40-gallons of liquid then filled the tank with concrete slurry.  EPI described the UST as long and narrow or approximately 300-gallon capacity.  Clark stated that EPI removed the fill and vent pipes.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I understand that there were no clean-up actions required or performed at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   At this time I understand that this UST has been registered with MDEP and satisfactorily filled in place.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required by MDEP.
2)   No further MDEP Response Division actions are required at this time based on present information.  For a more thorough environmental clearance further investigation would be prudent such as EPH (Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon) well water analysis for the property well, and a soil gas probe samples adjacent and below the UST area.
3)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply the location is clean to original or pristine conditions.
4)   As this UST facility was previously unregistered and required to have been registered and removed before 1997, I understand that there may b
P-403-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement from a truck outrigger leak. It was collected with sorbents. No site visit by the Division of Response Services was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-359-2014*On May 04, 2014, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred from a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) at the property of 20 Main Street in Kennebunkport.

I responded to the site and met with the home owner, Joan Gamble. Ms. Gamble became aware of the AST leaking in her basement when she smelled it upstairs in her living room.  I investigated the area with Dead River, who was already in the process of pumping the tank. I determined at that time that the AST would need to be removed and then I could better assess the concrete floor that was impacted.

On May 05, 2014, I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental Services. The AST was removed, along with .81 tons of contaminated concrete. The soil under the concrete was tested but was not impacted by the oil.  I monitored the air upstairs with a photo ionization detector (PID) and got 0.0 parts per million on my PID.

On May 06, 2014, concrete was poured in the area that was impacted.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-266-2014*At 1625 hours on 5/29/14, Dead River Oil Company reported a 5 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at 47 Schieffelin Road in Sullivan.  The residence is owned by Mr. Tim Schieffelin.  The full Dead River fuel truck was at an angle due to the sloped driveway which allowed oil to leak out of the rear dome cover on the truck while the driver delivered fuel oil to the residence.  The driver noticed the spill after he finished delivering the fuel oil.   Approximately a 1 foot by 6 foot area had stone and a small amount of soil removed from it.  The soil underneath the stone was hard preventing the oil from sinking far into it.  This contaminated material was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  The truck was sent to the repair shop for repairs to the dome cover.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-158-2014*On 6/3/14, at 02:15, I received a call from Maine State Police (SP) Dispatcher relaying a call from SOB Oil and Earthworks Company driver, Mike Pike, reporting a leaking saddle tank on his tractor trailer rig.  The tractor is located in breakdown lane on Interstate 95 northbound mile marker 261 in Herseytown.  I called SP and requested they dispatch Stacyville Fire Department to the scene to apply sorbent materials and attempt to collect the diesel fuel while I am in route to the scene.  I called driver, Mike Pike, back and gave him an update as to my estimated time of arrival (about 03:00 AM) and that Stacyville Fire Department was in route to assist to containing and soaking up the spilled fuel.

SOB Oil & Earthworks Insurance Policy
Liberty Mutual Company
Policy# BA 8957633

Truck with leaking saddle (driver's side) is:
1997 Western Star  Maine License # 861-517
Driver - Mike Pike driver license #0233248

I arrived on scene, patched the leaking diesel saddle tank, and worked with SOB Oil and Earthworks Company to transfer about 100 gallons of diesel fuel from heavily damaged saddle tank.  I shoveled up about a .5 cubic yard of sod and soils from the side of the breakdown lane where diesel fuel had leaked and saturated the soils.  I took the contaminated soils back to the hazardous waste storage building for storage until scheduled disposal with other oily debris.  I used about a bundle of pads for soaking up the spilled oil in the breakdown lane.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Service staff at this time.
B-87-2014*C. N. Brown Company called to report a one-gallon spill at the entered location, resulting from a pinhole leak in the piping of a fuel delivery truck. C. N. Brown personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill, which was contained to pavement. The truck was drained and sent to Gould Equipment for repair. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-607-2013*On 10/29/13, Stu Marckoon, of the Lamoine Town office, called to report a spill at the 1170 Shore Road location. I agreed to meet Mr. Marckoon at the spill site the next day. When we arrived, I observed what appeared to be a several week old hydraulic oil spill. I surmise that the spill is associated with recent logging activity on the property abutting the road. The logging job appeared to be complete. The spill appeared to have been cleaned up somewhat. There was a stain on the paved roadway and a small amount of oil migrated off the road to the gravel shoulder. No resources were impacted or at risk. I advised Mr. Marckoon that there was little else that could be done.  He seemed satisfied with my findings. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-282-2014*At 2105 hours on 6/4/14, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) called to ask assistance with a meth lab in Ellsworth the following day.  On 6/5/14, I assisted the MDEA with the removal of meth lab chemicals and materials at 18 Hancock Street in Ellsworth.  A car, van, dumpster and apartment were searched.  Most of the materials were removed from the apartment and dumpster.  Materials consisted of acids, fuels, batteries, fertilizer and spent one pots.  One of the one-pots was neutralized with baking soda.  I brought these materials back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous waste secured storage building.  Materials will be disposed of by an environmental contractor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-315-2014*At 0655 hours on 6/19/14, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a 7 feet by 65 feet stain along the edge of Calais Road.   I visited the site and talked to the owner of the property, Mr. Wesley Neal.  Mr. Neal said he saw a logging truck pull out from in front of his house next to the road but was unable to gather any info such as a company name or license plate.  He also said a pickup truck had stopped by later in the day but again he didn't get any information on the name of the company.   This was a couple days prior to MDOT reporting the stain on the road.  Mr. Neal indicated that this property was a gasoline station from the 1930's until the middle of the 1980's.  Mr. Neal gets his water from a spring quite a ways behind the house and is up gradient of the house.

I hired Carey Brown to excavate the contaminated soil which occurred on 7/2/14.  49.55 tons of contaminated soil was removed.  Contaminated soil was left due to the potential of damaging the road.  Large tree stumps were encountered in the excavation.  It appears the road had been raised in the section prior to paving.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-314-2014*On 5/16/14, a resident on Metcalf Road in Winthrop reported that he had seen a 55-gallon drum abandoned in the woods and that he had seen oil on the ground and in the stream near the drum.  I investigated and found that the oil was actually a heavy marsh sheen and iron bacteria growth.  The drum was empty and no sign of oil residue inside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-318-2014*Titanium Dioxide (concrete sealer) was applied to Structure #9 on the Maxcy's Mill Line of the Central Maine Power Company power line upgrade.  The material dripped into a puddle which was vaccumed up.  No detrimental impact to the  environment is expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-322-2014*Spill of hydraulic oil from broken hose on excavator working on Maine Power Reliability Program in Windsor.    Affected area cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-327-2014*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported that a spill of Titanium Dioxide had been discharged into a puddle along the Central Maine Power Company Right of Way.  The product is used to treat the concrete structures during installation.   A very small amount of product was spilled and is not expected to have a detrimental effect to the environment.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-328-2014*Val Desrosiers of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that a discharge of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had occurred when a hose blew on a street sweeper.   MDOT crews were dispatched to the scene to clean up the discharge.   I checked the site while driving through the area a few days later and noted only a stain on the pavement.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-333-2014*On 5/23/14, J & S Oil Company reported that a technician had found a stain on the concrete floor underneath the heating oil tank in a basement.  Originally, they thought the spill was due to an overfill because there were oil stains down the side of the tank.  I arrived on scene and put pads underneath the tank to see if it was the tank and not the pipes leaking.  As it turned out there was a corrosion hole in one of the tanks so J & S Oil assisted me in removing oil from the leaking tank.  Since there were two tanks in the basement, J & S Oil was able to disconnect the leaking tank and remove it and then hook up the second tank alone to the furnace.  Once the leaking tank was out of the way I was able to put speedi dri sorbent material down and clean up the stain on the floor.

I also installed a ventilation fan to help control the smell of oil in the upstairs units.  The apartment owners replaced the tank the next week and the oil was transferred back into the tanks.  At this time, I also removed the ventilation fan.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-334-2014*Discharge of transformer oil from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) electrical transformer.   I visited site to confirm extent of impact.  A very small amount of impact to the ground was observed.   CMP crews were able to clean up the affected area using sorbent materials and removing a small amount of soil and detritus.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.


A-335-2014*On 5/22/14, Kelli Kinney-Morris reported that she believed her neighbor, Mr. Elmer Johnson, had over the years been dumping used motor oil from his lobster boat onto his driveway.  I visited the property in question and saw no visible signs of a spill on the paved driveway.  No one was home at the time of my visit and my phone calls to the home were never returned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-345-2014*ON 5.29.14, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 quart of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a regulator.  The spill occurred on the crossing at Rt. 106 and Rt. 219.  A Pan Am crew removed contaminated ballast and used sorbents to clean up oil on paved surface.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-342-2014*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported that a locomotive leaked approximately 2 gallons of lube oil to the track ballast on the Pan Am tracks in the vicinity of 4 Main Street, Jay.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected ballast and transported it to the Waterville Pan Am yard for consolidation with like wastes in preparation of bulk disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
B-319-2014*At 0800 hours on 6/20/14, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a 0.5 gallon spill of lube oil from an engine containment tank on one of their locomotives in front of the main gate of the Verso Mill in Bucksport, 2 River Road.   Pan Am removed a small amount ballast and hauled it back to their Waterville facility for disposal by a contractor.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-400-2014*On April 15, 2014, Sanford Communications reported an oil spill on Young's Ridge Road in Acton.

I responded to the Young's Ridge Road site and met with the Acton Road Commissioner, Scott Mooney.  He explained that a plow truck had a hydraulic hose leak and it spilled for about a mile on the road. They were in the process of applying dirt to the surface and removing it.  The contaminated dirt was disposed at Aggregate Recycling Corporation in Eliot.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

I investigated the road later that week. The clean-up was done to the satisfaction of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-312-2014*At 1120 hours on 6/18/14, Mr. Jim Beyer, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, reported a sheen in Millinocket Stream (Stream) in front of the former Great Northern Paper Mill (Mill).  Mr. Beyer received the information from a worker at a state hatchery who got a call from a Maine Warden who had received a call from Mr. Justin Morse.   I drove up to Millinocket and met Mr. John Civiello at the gate for entering the former Mill.  We then met Mr. Terry Polena and Mr. Christopher Jackson of Jackson Demolition.  We toured the site and I checked the Stream in numerous locations.  I didn't observe any signs of sheening or oil in the Stream.

On 6/19/14, Mr. Morse called me directly asking what I had found the day before.  I informed that I didn't find anything.  He then proceeded to tell me specifically where he had seen the petroleum sheen.  The sheening was coming from a wooded area downstream of where the buildings of the Mill are located.  I called Mr. Civiello and alerted him of this new information.  I requested that he install absorbent boom around this area and to make sure no additional oil will flow into the Stream. He installed sorbent boom and informed me that ENPRO was going to clean-up the area around the area where a number 6 oil storage tank (tank) was being demolished.  The tank was upgradient of the area where the sheen was observed.  It appears that the heavy rains washed a small amount of oil from this location into the Stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-458-2014*I received a call from Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reporting that one of their engines had an overfilled containment tank.  The excess oil spilled onto the ballast under the rails.  The contaminated ballast was excavated, containerized, and sent to their South Portland/Rigby yard for future disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-459-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a mechanical failure in a bucket truck.  The failure caused release of approximately 1 cup of hydraulic oil onto the paved parking lot at their Portland Service Center.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) conducted clean-up activities which involved the use of sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-460-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their front-loading trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spilled oil was contained to a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-418-2014*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that they had suffered a discharge of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks on Route 97 in Friendship.   MDOT cleaned up the small amount of impacted area and disposed of the waste.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-310-2014*On 6/18/14 I received report of an oil spill at Freightliner of Maine, a large truck service center on Perry Road in Bangor.  The spill occurred sometime the night before.

The spill was caused by tow truck operator error.  Somehow the wrecker operator of Boulet's Truck service, punctured the oil pan on the tractor he was towing.  He caused the damage on Perry road and leaked the engine oil onto the asphalt along Perry Road and into Freightliner's shop, where he parked the leaking truck over a storm drain.  Then the wrecker operator left, not telling anyone what he had done.

Freightliner employees noticed the spill, deployed speedy dry and notified the city of Bangor's Public Works crew who dispatched a street sweeper to clean up the spilled oil.

The next morning the spill was tracked down more completely by Bangor's Environmental Manager who discovered it had migrated in the storm drain to Sucker Brook due to the previous night's rain.

Clean Harbors was hired to deploy sorbent material to recover any remaining product.  Clean Harbors completed this task, no further oil migrated to Sucker Brook.


No further response action


******UPDATE****** 7/31/14

After more discussion of teh incident, apparently teh wrecker operator did notify the Freightliner night manager of the accident before leaving the scene.
A-346-2014*On 5/30/14, 1020 hours, a citizen reported that he had seen a large black area that appeared to be an oil spill near the road at a logging operation. He reported that it appeared to be running off site down the road toward a stream. The reported location was on the Old County Road between Back Palmer Road and Gore Road at latitude 44.312987 and longitude 69.378404. I went to the site and found no one on site. Cut tree length logs were staged in an area near the road and there was 6 to 12 inches of wood chips covering the ground in the staging area. A large area of the chips were black and there was a rainbow sheen in the standing water in the area. The ground under the wood chips showed no black color and field tested negative for oil. The sheen in the standing water broke apart into pieces when disturbed, indicating that it was a biological sheen from the decomposing wood chips not an oil source. I called Mr. Morris to inform him of my findings.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-338-2014*On 5/25/14, 1440 hours, Downeast Energy Company, reported a small spill from a leaking furnace supply line in a concrete floor basement. The owner had smelled oil and called the service company. The burner technician found a wet area on the floor from a weep in the line. I met the technician on site. The burner technician had cleaned up the spill and there were no lingering oil vapors in the basement.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-462-2014*On 6/11/2014, I received a call from John McGrath, of Pike Industries, reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their dump trucks on Brighton Avenue near Denny's Restaurant.  Sand was used to clean up the spill and the material taken to Commercial Paving (CPRC) for disposal.  A short time later, John called back to report that the truck in question belonged to Glidden Paving and that Pike had assisted them with the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-254-2014*On 5/20/14, I received report of an unknown amount of oil spilled at Box 180 U.S. Route 2 in Macwahoc Plantation.  The spill occurred during the winter and went undiscovered until all of the snow had melted.  The homeowner's son reported the spill.  We agreed to meet on site a couple of hours later.

When we met on site, it was clear that a large amount of oil had leaked from both of the 275 gallon oil tanks that were slaved together.  The homeowner, her son, and I discussed remediation options for the site.  Fortunately the home owner was agreeable to the removal of a few large trees in the low spot of the contamination area.  I decided to remove the trees with her permission because a sufficient cleanup could not be done around the root balls of the trees without compromising their integrity.

Once the trees were felled and chipped, the contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at the landfill.  The site was backfilled, loamed and seeded.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services was informed of the spill and gathered a water sample for analysis.  Fortunately thick clay and sizable distance from the spill area will most likely prevent any oil from impacting the well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-368-2014*On 6/11/14, at 1850 hours, Helga Manning reported that she found her outside heating oil tank leaking. She had called Maine Coast Petroleum, who was pumping out the tank and using oil absorbent pads to collect the oil that had run into the wet crawl space under the house. I talked to Dale O'Neal, from Maine Coast Petroleum, and he said they had pumped an estimated 175 gallons out of the tank that had been filled just the month before. I went to the site and changed out the oiled absorbent pads that had been left in the crawl space. There were low levels of oil vapors in the house, below 1 parts per million, measured with a photo ionization detector. The oil had run from the concrete tank pad, down beside the house foundation and into the crawl space. The site is on the ocean waterfront, and ledge is only a foot or so deep. I explained to Helga Manning, the owner, that the contaminated soil would need to be removed to protect the drinking water well and that her well will need to be tested for petroleum products. She completed a Clean-Up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department of Environmental Protection manage the spill clean-up. I checked the crawl space sump periodically and changed out oil absorbent pads.

A wood storage shelter next to the house was moved to reach oil contaminated soils under it. Oil-impacted soil was removed down one to two feet to ledge from the area around the outside tank pad and along the side of the house. Some oil had run under the tank pad, but since it was directly against the foundation, all of that was not removed. Soil in the crawl space sump was removed down to ledge. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis and the area was backfilled. The wood storage shelter was reinstalled. The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-367-2014*On 6/10/14, 1055 hours, C N Brown Company reported a customer overfill of gasoline that ran into a storm drain at the Route 2 Mexico Big Apple station. I went to the site and found that the storm drain was not connected to any system, but was actually a dry well to control storm water at the station. The station employees had used speedy dry and oil absorbent pads to collect the spilled gasoline on the paved area. C N Brown had Environmental Projects, Inc. vacuum out the storm drain liquid. The area is served by public water.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-381-2014*6/15/14 1750 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 cup of oil had spilled from a pole mount electrical transformer to the base of the pole. All oiled leaf debris at the base of the pole was removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by response Services is expected.
A-385-2014*On 6/17/14, 0905 hours, Kevin O'Leary, from One Steel Recycling, reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of used motor oil leaked onto their scale platform from a boat towed in for scrap. One Steel employees collected the spilled motor oil with speedy dry. No oil was reported to have run to any waters or storm drains. No visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-393-2014*On 6/18/14, Robert Shibley, of Bob's Cash Fuel Company, reported what might have a been a small overfill or burp of oil out of a vent pipe of an underground storage tank (UST) onto the ground.  A stain was observed underneath the vent pipe of the fuel oil UST during an inspection and Mr. Shibley investigated.  Mr. Shibley removed the stained gravel into a 5 gallon bucket.  He checked the soil underneath and did not smell any oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-392-2014*On 6/19/14, Jody Fletcher, of Maine Wood Concepts, reported the discharge of 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a power pack that tipped over while being loaded into the back of a pick-up truck.  Sorbent material was put down on the ground to soak up the oil immediately.  Mr. Fletcher collected 2-5 gallon buckets of gravel for disposal through an existing contract with an environmental company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-362-2014*On 6/6/14, I received a complaint of a mystery dumping at a campsite in Lower Cupsuptic Township.  The caller stated that the campsite was throwing away oily or paint based materials into the dumpster.  When I investigated, I found that the dumpster was empty and there was no evidence of any discharges around the dumpster.  The caller mentioned that a brook was very close by, so I also inspected that for any signs of a sheen or impact to the water.  I could not find anything.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-358-2014*On 6.6.14, Don Zavadil, of Colby College, reported the discharge of 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from a Fed Ex delivery truck.  The truck blew a hose and oil spilled onto the pavement in front of the Athletic Center on Campus Drive.  A facilities crew from the College put speedi dri sorbent material down on the oil and protected any nearby catch basins.  They were able to contain and collect the oil with the speedi dri before it had a chance to migrate anywhere.  The crew picked up the speedi dri for disposal through an existing contract with an environmental clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-323-2014*On 4/24/14, I received a call from Tonya Darling, reporting a kerosene spill at her father's residence in Poland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a broken firematic valve from an above ground storage tank located outside the mobile home.  Oil staining was evident on the ground surrounding the tank.  The homeowners had placed sand and leaves on the spill in an attempt to keep it from spreading.  The mobile home park in which the trailer is located is served by a public water supply well located nearby.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the site that afternoon.  We removed an adjacent porch/deck in order to access as much of the contaminated soil as possible.  Over the next couple of days, the excavation was completed.

I had contacted Brad Hahn of our Technical Services Division due to the nearby location of the public water supply well.  Brad was on site on 4/25 to evaluate risk to the well.  The cleanup has been completed, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-228-2014*On 3/25/15, Dead River Company (DRC) reported a small discharge of heating oil from the basement heating oil aboveground storage tank at this residence due to loose screws on the pump unit.  DRC reported a small stain on the concrete floor, which they cleaned up and none went to drains.  The tenant, Sally Gibson, called back to report a "teeny weeny leak" and no reason for Maine Department of Environmental Protection to respond.  The location is rural residential.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
P-477-2014*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground when a fuel line failed on a truck.  The oil was contained to pavement and collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-175-2014*On 3/4/14, report was received by this office of a fuel line fitting leak within hot air furnace appliance, described as a slow drip estimated starting several weeks before discovery.  Leak was repaired and cleaned up by an Avery Fuels technician.  The location is dense, suburban residential use and served by municipal water service.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-305-2014*At 1245 hours on 6/16/14, Hoyt Auto Body reported a 5 gallon spill of waste oil that spilled inside an aluminum storage box (storage box) at their facility at 499 Hammond Street in Bangor.  Numerous 5 gallon buckets were stored in this storage box.  One of the buckets appeared to have rusted and spilled its contents inside the storage box.  Oil also spilled out of the front doors onto pavement.  Sorbents were being used to soak up the spilled oil.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Hazardous Waste Enforcement (MDEP Hazwaste Enforcement) had performed an inspection and had noticed the spill and indicated to the owner that he needed to call the spill into MDEP Division of Response Services, which he did.  MDEP Hazwaste Enforcement found additional issues which Hoyt Auto Body is required to properly deal with.  Mr. Hoyt indicated to me he is going to hire Clean Harbors Environmental Services to dispose of the materials in this storage box and few other items inside main building.  MDEP Hazwaste Enforcement will continue to be involved with the proper disposal of materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-181-2014*On 6/19/2014, at 17:45 hours, I responded to a call of spilled diesel fuel from a cement truck.  Fuel staining was observed from the corner of Fish River bridge and Route 161, across the bridge and north up Route 11, then through the intersection with Route 1 to a point of construct at the port of entry off-ramp at the international bridge into Canada.  The reported cause was a loose fuel filter on a Lane Construction Corporation concrete truck.  The leak was stopped on the truck by tightening the filter and the truck was removed from the site.  Speedy dry sorbent material and absorbent pads were used for collecting free product at the construction site entrance and contaminated soil was removed from site by Lane personnel and taken back to their asphalt plant to be processed.  Additional contaminated soil was removed from site by Lane on 6/20/2014.  3.27 ton of contaminated soil was removed from site.  Deborah Coffin from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was on site during the initial response and asked that the regional supervisor be contacted and made aware of spill to 1.6 miles of roadway.  I contacted the MDOT Presque Isle office on 6/20/2014, and informed them of the prior day's spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-117-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the early morning hours of Friday, 2/14/14, Maine State Police (MSP) dispatchers reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a truck accident at about Mile 72.5 southbound of the Maine Turnpike (MTA) with a diesel fuel discharge from a saddle tank.  There was a severe snowstorm ongoing, making response and assessment difficult, and a desire of MSP and MTA to open the turnpike as soon as possible for the morning commute.  Ace Towing had already pulled the tractor and trailer away at the time of notification.  The discharge was estimated at less than 10 gallons.  The discharge was not reported by Prime Trucking, the responsible party, as is required.  That morning I spoke with Robin, of GZA Incorporated, who was filling in for MTA spill response.  MTA's John Branscom was on vacation at the time.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 2/14/14, about 0700 hours, I drove by the area twice, but could not find the accident and spill location because of the snow storm and MTA snowplows had plowed the area.  I then had to return to a more severe truck accident and discharge at Mile 25.9 northbound.  No clean-up actions were done at this time.  The location is rural forested and I noted no residences within 300' of the discharge.  MSP identified the location as 0.87-miles south of the New Gloucester-Auburn municipal lines.  The discharge is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and not within a wellhead protection area.

On or about 6/10/14, MTA mowers noted oil staining along the roadside at this location and John Branscom contacted Ann Hemenway of MDEP regarding offsite disposal of oiled soil, as I was unavailable.  After conferring with me by phone, Ms. Hemenway issued a virgin letter (Oil Spill Debris Form) for soil disposal.  Mr. Branscom and Ms. Hemenway oversaw the excavation of oiled soil, on 6/11/14, by MTA and Environmental Projects Inc. staff, for recycling at the CPRC Group facility.  Groundwater appeared shallow (see attached photos).

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, no further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are planned in this matter.  At this time, the discharge is considered remediated to state satisfaction.
2)  Clean-up costs were incurred by MTA, who will seek reimbursement of expenses from the responsible party.
3)  This MDEP spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.

A-403-2014*On 6/23/2014, Rockland Marine reported the release of about one half-gallon of hydraulic oil, (steering fluid). A hose on the link belt crane failed and oil spilled onto the paved parking lot. Cleanup was done promptly and no adverse effects occurred from this spill.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-347-2014*On 5/30/14, I received a report of a leaking above ground storage tank at an apartment building in Augusta.  I spoke with the property owner, who lives out of state, and she gave permission for me to go and check out the spill.  The tank had rusted out on the bottom and the oil company had removed the oil from the tank and put it into the second tank.  The technician then disconnected the corroded tank and connected the burner only to the good tank.  The floor was concrete and I put speedi dri sorbent material down on the oil stain left.  There were a few pieces of wood under the tank that had soaked up some oil and I removed them.  I installed a fan to run at the tenants discretion, but they had not complained of any oil odors.  I told the homeowner to have her maintenance person sweep up the speedi dri or call and I would come back the next day to do it.

I checked the fan the next day, but the basement was locked.  I was unable to get back in and the landlord did not return my call.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-348-2014*On 5/30/14, Franklin True, from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital reported that a patient's truck had leaked about 1 gallon of diesel fuel onto the paved parking lot.  The VA Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spill and I picked up the pads later that day for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-352-2014*The Maine Department of Department of Transportation (MDOT) conducted a site assessment on the Route 2 & 23 intersection in Canaan, prior to major construction to intersection.   The area once housed several gas stations and contamination was suspected.  An assessment was done to prepare for any remediation that might be necessary during the project.

The site was characterized by Cheryl Fontaine of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, and directions given to call the Division of Response Services should contamination exceed the standards encountered.

On September 23, 2014, Brad Tyron, of GZA, did call to report that contamination at a level of 786 parts per million (headspace method using Photoionization Detector) was encountered in the northeast corner of the site.  This did not exceed the Excavation/Construction Worker Standard for this location and no clean up was necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-353-2014*June 04, 2014, I responded to an oil vapor complaint at 190 Anson Valley Road in New Vineyard.

I met with the tenant of the home. She allowed me to use my PID (photo Ionization Detector) in the kitchen area, which got 0.0 ppm and then in the basement which also resulted in 0.0 ppm. The area that they said they could smell the vapors the most was in the kitchen and basement. The tenant believed that a tank outside that contained oil at one point had leaked and got into the basement from surface water flowing into cracks of the foundation wall.

At that time I did not notice any oil on the dirt floor of the basement.

Meanwhile, the landlord of the property arrived on site and explained to me that he removed the tank that was out front of the property but it had never leaked.

I tested the soil with the "shake test" method where the tank had originally been. The "shake test" did not test positive for oil in the soil.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-354-2014*On 6/3/14, Kara Wry, of Burn and MacDonnell, reported the discharge of 2 quarts of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on an excavator owned and operated by Cianbro Irby in the Central Maine Power right of way.  The oil spilled onto some puddles on the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-355-2014*On 6/3/14, Cumberland Farms reported the discharge of three gallons of unleaded gasoline from their pumps.  The spill occurred when the automatic shutoff failed to trigger, and the customer's tank was overfilled.  The gas was cleaned up with speedi dri sorbent material, swept into an overpack that holds contaminated speedi dri until a licensed transporter comes to collect it.  The gasoline impacted only the concrete pad of the pump island and did not migrate to any soil or water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-356-2014*On 6/5/14, a caller reported that they smelled a petroleum product while driving through the Route 1 and Route 131 intersection in Thomaston.  I investigated but found no spill on the roadway and the catch basins were clear.  I detected no petroleum vapors nor found any source in the area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-359-2014*On 6/7/14, Mike McGee, of McGee Construction Company, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from an excavator.  While digging at a job site on Industrial Drive, a hydraulic line on the excavator broke and the oil spilled onto the ground below.  The machine was shut down and the oil cleaned up with sorbent pads.  McGee Construction bagged up the pads and disposed of them.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-363-2014*On 6/9/2014 Andrew Moore, of the Maine National Guard, reported the release of about three gallons of jet fuel. This occurred at the facility located at 74 Drummond Avenue in Waterville, Maine. Mr. Moore stated that a portable container had fallen or had been knocked over.  The employees at the Maine Army National Guard excavated the petroleum contaminated gravel and transported the soil to Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. A staff member from the National Guard used a photoionizing detector to screen the soil and readings of 3, 4 and up to 100 parts per million were detected.

I was not able to make a site visit. Cleanup was deemed appropriate and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-364-2014*It was reported to Response Services that an underground storage tank was due to be pulled from the ground at West Street Market in Rockport. The system was out of service and was of the age to be removed from the ground. Bill Carver (Certified Tank Installer), and Allstate Environmental Services were on site to remove the tank. Allstate used a Copus blower to purge the tank prior to cleaning it for disposal. The tank pull went very well, and no oil saturated soil was encountered during the work. Fessenden Geo Environmental Services was on site to do the site assessment and end point samples. The tank grave was backfilled with clean bank run gravel.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-373-2014*While removing a bushing from a transformer in the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) shop, a small amount of transformer oil was discharged.   CMP personel were able to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-383-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a bank-owned home had staining on the front driveway and lawn. The caller was the neighbor, and the staining was about 20-30 feet away from the drinking water well for her home.

Once on scene, I saw a cluster of garbage consisting of household trash, tires, 5-gallon pails, gas cans, oil cans, and a 275-gallon tank cut in half with wood on top of it. The stain was surrounding the pile of trash and running off in the direction of the neighbor's lawn. A contractor for the bank showed up shortly after I arrived on scene. Mike with McDougal Property Management was there to clean up the trash and mow the lawn. He stated that the staining had been uncovered as the trash was being hauled off for disposal. After further investigation, I found that the 275-gallon tank was full of different types of oil and water. It appeared that every time it rained, the tank would overflow. This was causing the staining that we could see. After researching the bank information, I got ahold of Elyse Moore, with Safeguard Property Management. I explained what had happened on site, and I gave her a copy of the leaching to groundwater standard. I explained that the oil did not look like virgin petroleum product, so I could not give a soil disposal letter to her contractor. She directly hired Enpro Services to clean up the staining on the ground and pump out the oil from the tank and numerous 5 gallon pails.

The following day Enpro Services was on site with a dump truck and excavator. The dump truck was lined with plastic to be water tight. Enpro field staff took soil samples for soil characterization prior to the excavation. The soil was being disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough, Maine. All incurred costs were billed to Safeguard Property. The oil staining was excavated and clean loam was put back in its place. All of the free liquids were pumped onto a truck and properly disposed of at Enpro Services in South Portland.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-154-2014*On 5/29/14, I received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Technician with Emera Maine (EM), regarding a small spill of motor oil from one of their service line trucks.  The spill occurred on the East Presque Isle Road during pole replacement operations.  EM crews used sorbent materials to soak up and collect the spilled motor oil.  Kimberly requested an oil spill debris form for disposal of about 25 lbs. of oily sorbent/speedy dri in a poly bag.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-463-2014*Tank corrosion allowed a small amount of oil to leak to this basement floor.  The oil also affected the bottom of an interior wall that surrounded the tank.  The lower part of the wall was removed and the concrete floor was cleaned using speedi-dri sorbent material.  No persistent odors were observed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-168-2014*On June 11, 2014, an anonymous caller reported a sheen on Monson Pond to Maine State Police Barracks.  Once informed of the possible release, I had the State Police inform Fort Fairfield Fire Department (FFFD).  FFFD reported that no sheen could be found on the water.  Later that night, I followed up the complaint and also did not find a sheen on the pond.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
I-173-2014*On June 15, 2014, a building fire revealed a unused aboveground storage tank (AST) and some old asbestos siding. The City of Caribou owns the property and was informed that both the asbestos and AST would have to be removed before burial of the foundation.  The Division of Solid Waste Management was informed of the asbestos.

On June 30, I drove by the site and the tank had been removed and the site cleaned.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
P-306-2014*NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 4/15/14, representing the Town of Old Orchard Beach, Ms. Claire Bette contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection  (MDEP) Division of Response Services, reporting a mystery heating oil underground storage tank (UST) facility found while the town was excavating a foundation for an addition to the town's Libby Library.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  On 4/18/14, I visited and checked the exposed UST.  The 3000-gallon UST facility found was of bare steel construction and piping, indicating a heating oil supply UST.  The UST was unregistered with MDEP (required in 1986) and appears to have been out of service over 20+ years based on town information and the heating oil being amber color rather than dyed red.  The library building was being heated by an active 275-gallon outside aboveground storage tank (AST).

UST ABANDONMENT BY REMOVAL
On 4/18/14, I granted a waiver of the 10-day notification period for abandoning the UST to Ms. Claire Bette, the town's primary contact.  No Maine Certified Tank Installer nor UST Closure Assessment was required under Chapter 691 rules.  The UST contained about 11" of amber fuel oil and about 2" of water.  I required the UST facility be registered and a removal notice filed prior to removal.

On 4/25/14, I met Ms. Bette, of Benchmark Construction, and Thomas Trainer of S.W. Cole Engineering.  The UST was reported pumped out and cleaned by ENPRO Services prior to the removal.  I noted no oil-stained soil, no odor of fuel oil evident from the soil, and there was no free product oil or oil sheen on groundwater in the UST excavation.  The UST was heavily pitted from corrosion, but I noted no perforations in the heavily soil-encrusted tank shell.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remediation was required by MDEP and I understand that none was performed.

1.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are required at this time.  See the May 8, 2014, removal assessment by S.W. Cole Engineering for further information.

2.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

B-303-2014*On 6/14/14 I received report from the State of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), that there was an oil spill at the rest stop on Interstate 95 northbound in Medway.  The oil was spilled onto the asphalt and was spread across the parking lot during the night's rain storm.  Unfortunately the rain moved the oil into storm drains and covered the entire paved area.

No source of cause was discovered, though it appears that an unknown tractor trailer operator decided to change the engine oil in the lot, draining the waste oil onto the asphalt.

Medway Fire Department was dispatched and deployed sorbents to the area and MDOT was deployed to spread sand over the parking lot.  The MDOT then recovered the sand for proper disposal at the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


A-824-2013*A broken bushing allowed mineral oil to be released to the ground below. This was caused by storm damage.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-53-2014*On 1-27-14, KENOCO called this office to report that a sump alarm had activated at the service station/convenience store known as "Ainslie's".  This station is located on Brunswick Avenue in the town of Gardiner.

Simard and Sons was hired to investigate the source of the problem. A phone call on 2-4-14, to Simard and Sons found that the alarm occurred when surface water infiltrated the cover to the sump. The water was pumped out and the alarm was reset.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-178-2014*On 6/18/14, I received a call from Kim Anne Perkins regarding a spill of #2 heating oil in her basement from a delivery of oil by Daigle Oil Company (DOC) earlier that day (in the AM).  Spilled oil was moving across the basement floor from the oil tanks and had reached her sump area (the sump was currently unplugged).  She had called DOC to inform them of the spill, but they had not gotten to her house yet and she was concerned.  I called DOC and spoke with Suzanne Berube, Service Manager for DOC.  She was aware of the overfill/spill and had dispatched a technician to the home for the clean-up.

I arrived on-scene, and placed sorbent pads on the spilled fuel, and padded off oil that had collected into the sump pit (pump has been unplugged for the season).  I instructed DOC's crew to wash the floor several times with Simple Green detergent and vacuum up the oily water.  In addition, DOC technicians washed the sides of the two aboveground storage tanks (AST's).  I installed ventilation duct work, poly barrier and a fan to alleviate odors in the basement.  The DOC technician found the source of the spill which was a bung plug that had been left off one of the two manifolded tanks.  The plug was placed back in the hole with pipe dope on threads.  The DOC tech also informed me and the homeowner that whoever plumbed the two AST's together had not done it properly.  As a result, the vent whistle would not react correctly when the tank was reaching full capacity.  DOC will provide the homeowner with a cost estimate to repair the improperly manifolded AST's.  I will stop by in a week or two to disassemble the duct work and ventilation system from the basement.

On 6/19/14, I received the spill report from DOC.

On 6/30/14, I check on the venting system.  The system was working well.  I opened up the sump hole drain cover and discovered oil floating on water in sump, which I padded off.  I checked the drain for water softener and found that a small amount of oil had been in it, which drains to the sump hole.  The pump was off, so nothing was discharged.  I wiped down both the sump area and water conditioner drain with sorbent pads.  I left a clean couple of pads floating on water level in sump, which I will come back and check in a few weeks.  I left the fan and duct work in place, and removed the poly tarp from the floor.  I put down some Moleculok sorbent dust on the concrete floor where oil had spill and been washed several times.

On 7/14/14, I checked the air quality in home and basement.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were .4 parts per million (PPM), so I removed the fan and duct work and replaced the window and screen in cellar window.  I checked the sump, and PID readings = 18-20 PPM.  Sorbent pads had soaked up some remnant oil bleeding into sump - not sure where this is coming from - nothing in the water softener drain.  I wiped down the sump, and removed pads that had some oil on them.  I placed new pads in sump, and planned to come back in a couple of weeks to check on these pads.

On 8/7/14, I checked on pads in sump in cellar, which appeared slightly tinged with oil.  I wiped down the entire sump with fresh sorbent pads.   No additional oil was observed in this area.  I removed the sorbent pads and disposed of them with the other oily debris from our Regional Office spill response work.  The cellar was free of any odors, and the homeowner was satisfied with the air quality in home.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.


A-421-2014*On 7/1/14, Kara Wry reported the discharge of a half of a quart of hydraulic oil from an excavator.  The cause of the spill was a loose fitting.  The oil spilled to the matting below the excavator and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The spill occured in Windsor on the Central Maine Power Company line right of way.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-520-2014*An employee of Pioneer Plastics (PP) reported a diesel odor upon reporting to work.  Upon closer examination by staff, it was discovered that during the previous eight hours a vehicle discharged a significant amount of diesel to the shoulder of the road in front of PP.  EPI (Environmental Projects, Inc.) was called to remediate, transport for disposal and fill the excavation.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-417-2014*The Super 95 One Stop in Clinton underwent an underground storage tank (UST) removal and installation project in the summer of 2014.  A total of three single-walled fiberglass USTs were removed:  4000 gallon diesel, 6000 gallon gasoline, and 6000 gallon gasoline by C&C Contractors, under the direction of Certified Tank installer, Dale Chapman.   The site assessment was performed by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services, under the direction of Don Robbins.

Prior to the tank removal, groundwater on the site had been sampled and found to contain high levels of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) compounds.  I consulted with Molly King, geologist, of the Division of Technical Services and she agreed that a "Leaching to Groundwater" clean up standard was appropriate for the site.

The UST removal process began on June 23, 2014.  Soil exceeding the threshold for the clean up standard were removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  It appeared as though the contamination was limited to UST location and area under the piping trench and pump islands.  Molly King required some further excavation for investigation in the piping trench, and the contamination got worse.   The deeper the excavation, the worse the contamination got, and free product was encountered.  When it was apparent that a substantial amount of soil would be removed, several options were discussed and the most feasible was to dispose of the soil at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

A frac tank was brought in to manage the groundwater (filtered and discharged overboard) and excavation continued until field readings were below the criteria established.  This was reached on three sides of the excavation, with the roadway/frac tank impeding further excavation on one side, and bedrock being reached in the bottom of the excavation.  Two maps which show the excavation limits and sample locations produced by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services for the site assessment have been attached.   Also attached from the Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services report are field sampling results, lab results for selected samples, Frac tank water monitoring/sampling, and a list of conclusions are also attached for reference.  The entire report is contained in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Underground Storage Tank file for the facility.

A total of 226,739 gallons of groundwater was treated at the site, and 2756.90 tons of soil were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill and later Waste Management landfill in Norridgewock.

Contaminated soil does remain in place and may pose an issue with vapor infiltration at a later date.  There is also a drinking water well on site which may need to be monitored.   Molly King of the Division of Technical Services will determine any further remediation activities which may be necessary.

P-37-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of transmission oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-361-2014*A hydraulic line on clearing equipment developed a pin hole leak, discharging onto a wooden track mat and the ground. The wooden mat was wiped down with sorbents and a small amount of soil was scooped up.  The contaminated materials were placed in bags for disposal by  Clean Harbors.  No further action required by Response Services at this time.
B-280-2014*On 6/4/14, I received a call from Raylene Pert, Harbormaster for the Town of Stonington, indicating that she had observed oil in the water at the entered location.  I visited the site and found a considerable amount of sheen in and around the dock.  The homeowner was courteous enough to shuttle me around the bay in his boat to look for a possible source.  The sheen quickly dissipated as we left the immediate area.  Thinking there must be a more localized source, I began checking the active aboveground tanks associated with nearby houses.  Finding them all in good condition, I returned to the area of shoreline where the sheen seemed to be heaviest and began looking for a source.  I quickly found what I suspect is an old overboard discharge pipe associated with a former sewage disposal system.  Water and a small amount of very old weathered oil was running out of the pipe.  Thinking I was now searching for an abandoned underground tank, I returned the next day with Matt Burke and Paul Higgins of the Division of Technical Services, who, with the help of a metal detector and ground penetrating radar, quickly located the old 1000 gallon steel tank. The tank was buried approximately 20 feet from the shoreline and 15 feet from Mr. and Mrs. Verhey's residence and about 15 feet from their drilled well. I uncovered the top of the tank and stuck it which revealed it was empty.  I informed the Verheys that the tank would need to be removed and scheduled to work to be done the following week.  I placed sorbent boom at the pipe outfall to limit the amount of oil reaching the water.  The tank was later removed and the area was backfilled with clean soil, loamed and seeded.  It was not possible to remove much contaminated soil because the tank was situated on top of ledge.  The Verhey's well will be monitored for future contamination and I will tend the sorbent boom at the outfall. No other further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-494-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the late morning of Thursday, 6/26/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, was notified by Inspector Mike Lewis, of Petroleum Maintenance Systems, of the overfill discharge of three to 12 gallons of #2-oil at this consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The discharge was reported as happening the previous day, 6/25/14, during a fuel delivery by Dennis K. Burke Oil Company (DKB) and had not been cleaned up.

Prior to responding to the spill site, I called Mr. Matthew Manoli, of DKB, who advised me that he was aware of the discharge estimated to him as about 5-gallons during a pumped delivery to the UST.  Manoli stated to me that his driver reported the delivery hose to have been under pressure when he disconnected it.  He stated that he would not have to report this spill in Massachusetts.  I advised him that this spill was in Maine, and not Massachusetts, and was reportable, and required to be cleaned to state of Maine satisfaction.

FACILITY & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The UST is a 4000-gallon Owens Corning brand, brine filled double-wall, fiberglass construction UST.  It is registered as a diesel motor fuels facility as it was originally used as a combination off-road diesel and heating oil supply tank by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT).  Before 2014, the diesel piping and dispenser had been abandoned by removal, and the UST now used only for consumptive-use heating oil.  The facility has also been known as the SAD 71 Bus Barn before being operated as the RSU 21 Bus Garage.  The site area is rural, forested, commercial and residential use.  The area is on municipal water service and located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 6/26/14, onsite with Mr. Lewis, I noted a dark oil stain on soil below the vent pipe and on the side of the garage building under the vent pipe.  The soil had not been excavated.  Some discharged oil had splattered or sprayed onto the wood picnic table.  I noted a strong odor of fresh fuel oil in the air.

Prior to soil removal, an Oil-In-Soil colorimetric field test at 6" below grade (bg) was oil saturated (see Photo-4).  A bag-headspace field sample of soil in aluminized bag @ 12" bg in the stained area was 312 parts per million (ppm) [using an Ion Science Phocheck Photoionization Detector (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp].

I noted no oil in the fill pipe spill bucket.  Mr. Lewis showed me the brine interstitial space cover for the UST that had blown off the tank top.  The pressurized (pumped) fuel delivery the previous day appears to have forced oil up through the ball float fitting and out the vent pipe.  He believed that the over-pressurization of the tank had compressed the brine, forcing the cap off and discharging brine into the pea stone fill below.  The UST has a ball float fitting in the vent line for overfill prevention.  This (pressurized) type of fuel delivery to a UST facility with a vent float valve is prohibited in Chapter 691 section 5.D(7)(d), 691 section 6(3)b, and prohibited by the manufacturer due to potential physical damage to the UST facility.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Mr. Manoli told me that immediately after the discharge on 6/25/14, his delivery driver had wiped the spill area with pads.  No oiled soil was removed.

On 6/26/14, on calling Mr. Manoli at 1130 regarding the spill, he stated that he would send out a clean-up contractor if MDEP judged it necessary.  Upon my arrival and assessment, I advised the discharge was not cleaned to state satisfaction and source reduction was needed.  DKB authorized ENPRO Services to respond and remove soil and wash the oiled building.  ENPRO arrived about 1400 hours and hand-excavated four drums of soil for offsite disposal.  Old asphalt paving underlays about half the spill area, inhibiting deep soil migration in that area (see Photo-5).  About 2 feet bg, I assessed that oiled-soil removal was sa
P-422-2014*A concerned citizen reported that he thought he had seen an oil sheen on Thatcher Brook behind his house.  I visited the site, walked up and down the stream, and found no evidence of oil.  There was an organic sheen on some of the stagnant water, and I believe that is what the citizen saw.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-452-2014*Shaw Brothers Construction Company reported that the hydraulic hammer they were using on a job at the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) substation on Union Street had blown a hydraulic hose.  About a cup of hydraulic oil spilled onto the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-453-2014*The Scarborough Fire Department reported that a contractor working in the basement of the Maroon's house had knocked the filter off their indoor oil tank.  The oil tank was enclosed behind a wall and the oil ran underneath the wall and across the floor (see attached photos).  All of the contaminated debris was removed, including part of the wall and flooring, and disposed of.  The concrete floor was washed with soap several times and allowed to dry.  The stained area of the floor was then sealed with Gel Magic.  After all of that, the indoor air quality was still an issue and the case was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-457-2014*Shaw Brothers Construction Company reported that the excavator they were using on a job at the Central Maine Power Company substation on Union Street had blown a hydraulic hose.  About 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material and a little excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-411-2014*On 6/27/2014, Anne Pistel called this office seeking assistance in determining if a fuel spill could be affecting her daughter's health.  I made a site visit with A. Pistel and I could not find any indication of a petroleum spill. A fuel tank had been removed from this location sometime in the recent past.  This may be a case of very poor indoor air quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-343-2014*On July 3, 2014 I responded to an anonymous complaint of an oil sheen on Madawaska stream coming from Darren's Automotive, 858 Main Street, Palmyra.  I spoke with Darren and was given permission to inspect his property and adjacent stream for signs of oil contamination; none were found.  No further action by Response Services is required at this time.
P-519-2014*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that a passenger vehicle had been overfilled at the Cumberland Farms business on Pleasant Street.  About 5 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the concrete surface and was contained there with sawdust.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-532-2014*Ms. LeBroke notice a lingering oil odor after a recent fill and called the Community Action Program Agency for assistance.  Upon arrival, Mr. Walker noticed the old oil tank was leaking.  The furnace had just been upgraded last year, but the agency did not upgrade the tank at the time.  There was a wet water component in the vicinity of the tank, and this allowed the oil to stay on the surface and have less contact with the concrete floor.

Environmental Projects Incorporated was called to pump off the remaining oil and clean up the contamination. The oil was transferred to several drums and stored on the other side of basement.  Oiled materials, some wood, and detritus were bagged for disposal.  The floor was washed and dried with speedy dry.  The agency replaced the tank and transferred the fuel back into the tank.  Ms. LeBroke was very happy with the quick resolution of the spill, and no additional concerns have been raised.  Based on the successful remediation of this spill, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
I-88-2014*On March 20, 2014 a hydraulic line on a small tractor released 4 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the snowy pavement of Chamberland's loading area.  Mr. Chamberland filled several 55 gallon drums with contaminated snow and let the snow melt. Sorbents were used to collect free product, and the water was treated in the local POTW.  DEP disposed of the sorbents.  No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-573-2013*On 10/19/13, I received report of a truck skidding off the road after having a tire blowout.  The dump truck did not roll over or damage its saddle tank, but did damage a fuel line.  Fortunately, the Fire Department was able to apply sorbent pads and the truck owner stopped the leak.  Most of the spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads which I disposed of at Maine Energy Recovery Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-115-2014*A hydraulic hose blew on a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck between mile markers 107-101. The oil was spread out and could not be seen or found.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-116-2014*An oil truck delivery driver accidently lost some oil while switching over the fuel supply line for his oil delivery truck. The oil was lost to the paved driveway. The delivery driver did not take actions to clean up the spill, he stated that they did not have to report the spill and went about his business of filling the tank. The homeowner Mr. Guilfoyle called the main office where he was told the same thing. He then reported the discharge himself.
I spoke with Dan Dume the safety officer for J&S oil. He had the regulations confused about reportable quantities for a fueling station. I offered to send him the proper regulations to help him out. He then sent out a technician to clean up the spill. Once onsite I saw a round circle where the oil was lost. It was about 5 feet round. None of the oil had ran off the paved driveway. I spoke with the homeowner about his options for further cleanup if he wanted to pursue it. He did not wish to pursue further clean up..
No Further Response Action is required at this time.
A-117-2014*A hydraulic hose broke on a piece of heavy equipment due to very cold weather. The break was seen before the machine was started and the hydraulic system was pressurized. minimal fluid was lost.
No Response Action needed at this time.
A-119-2014*It was reported to me that a 50 x 50 foundation was full of propane vapors. The foundation was capped over, and the fire department did not have any fans to push fresh air into the space. At the time the fire department on scene was getting high readings on their 4-gas meter. They said that there were 3, 330 gallon propane tanks in the basement space. The contractor was using the propane to heat the space while working down there. I called the supervisor on call, Thomas Smith, for assistance.
Once on site we installed 2 explosion proof vent fans. The fans were pushing fresh air into the foundation space, and in turn pushing the propane fumes out of the hole. This process took about 2 hours to complete. At which time we had the lower explosive limit (lel) where we felt safe to leave it. The LEL was below 5% at that time. We removed our fans and cleared the site.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-120-2014*The Vinalhaven Fire Department got a call from a business owner that they could smell oil. Deputy Chief Harris responded to the scene, and found a small 138 gallon oil storage tank actively leaking. He quickly shut off the fire-o-matic to stop the leak. The oil had been running off the concrete slab and down between the slab and building foundation. An oil sheen could be seen in the harbor nearby, so the fire department deployed some soft sorbent boom for precaution.  It was later discovered that the filter house had filled up with water and split open, allowing the oil do discharge at a steady drip. The filter was replaced by a local burner technician.

Once on site, I found very little sheen coming from the granite blocks that the building was built on. I formed a plan to flush the rocks to see if any oil would come out. Before we could do this operation, however, we had a major rain event. While it was raining, Mr. Candage checked the boomed area for free product and could not find any. A few days later the sheening stopped and the boom was pulled.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-121-2014*Lube oil was lost from a locomotive engine. A loose seal in the engine allowed oil to seep out and onto the ground. Pan Am staff cleaned up the spill for disposal.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-122-2014*It was reported that a 330 gallon storage tote was being used for delivering heating oil to various buildings on the grounds. Overnight the tote's bottom valve malfunctioned and started to leak. Only .5 to 1 gallon of fuel was lost to the pavement. It was cleaned up with speedy dry. The tote was then drained and the valve was replaced.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-123-2014*A loose fitting on a peice of heavy equipment resulted in the release of hydraulic fluid to the environment. Staff on site saw the leak and fixed it promptly, then cleaned up the oiled snow for disposal.
No Further Response Action needed at this time.
A-124-2014*Seacoast Energy reported that they had been to a customer's home in Boothbay to repair a leaking gasket on the oil tank filter.  An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had leaked to the bedrock basement floor.

I visited and met with the homeowner.  The basement, it turned out was a partial basement, partial crawl space as the home had been built on a bedrock out crop.  A radon system had been installed and the oil had spilled onto the plastic sheeting and some on to the exposed bedrock.   It appeared very little had spilled, and all visible product was cleaned up.   The home is on public water, and a ventilation system was already in place, therefore no further clean up was needed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-125-2014*It was reported to the Response Services unit that a loading arm had failed and released heating oil to the ground. Approximately 13 gallons had drained out of the arm due to an improper use of the arm. The fuel was lost to the concrete apron of the bulk plant. No fuel traveled off the apron or reached a nearby storm drain. CN Brown called Clean Harbors to assist them in the cleanup actions needed the day of the release. I arrived on site and found no free standing oil, and determined that the cleanup actions taken were in sufficient for our cleanup goals.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-126-2014*Tranformer overheated spilling contents to ground below pole.  Ice and snow removed by Central Maine Power (CMP)crews.  CMP returned in May to remove contaminated soil and speedi dry.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-127-2014*A 20,000 gallon underground storage tank (UST) was removed from the Cumberland Farms facility, in Skowhegan.   Pre-assessment of the site had found some gasoline contamination in the soil and groundwater, and it had been reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I visited the site on the day of the excavation, and observed the removal of the gasoline UST.  The tank appeared to be in good condition, with no obvious holes.  The piping also appeared to be in satisfactory condition.  Some photo ionization detector (PID) readings were registered at very low levels.  A Construction/Excavation clean up standard had been set for the site.   No soils were found to be greater than the standard, and thus none was required to be removed.   Soil was removed, however, and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in order to prepare the excavation for the installation of the new UST.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-128-2014*Four underground Storage Tanks (USTs) were removed at the Wentworth Family Grocery, Brooks.   The USTs removed were  a 2,000, 4,000, and 6,000 gallon gasoline, and a 4,000 gallon diesel.   All tanks were single-wall fiberglass construction.    Molly King of the Division of Technical Services was on site to conduct soil screening under the newly adopted procedures.

All three gasoline tanks were removed without incident, with no indications of any holes.  The piping also appeared to be fully intact.   Some contamination was found around the tank tops, likely associated with historic overfills or surface spills.   The soil did not meet the clean up criteria set by Molly King.  Soil excavated from the hole was taken by a local contractor, however, any soil with any level of contamination was put back in the hole.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-129-2014*I was contacted by Michelle Flewelling, Town Manager, of Norridgewock, inquiring about cleaning up a petroleum discharge at a home the town was about to purchase and raze.   A phase 1 site assessment had been conducted on the home and it identified a petroleum leak in the basement associated with two 275 gallon above ground storage tanks.

I met Ms. Flewelling on site, and confirmed that there had been a discharge from one on the tanks to the dirt basement floor.   I informed her that there would need to be a cleanup of the contaminated soil, and the tanks should be emptied, cleaned, and removed prior to razing the building.    She relayed the information to the current owner, Tim Gilliam, who contacted me.  He agreed to file for the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund and let the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the clean up as he was living in Presque Isle.

I made arrangements to have Allstate Power Vac meet me on site and pump out, cut, and clean the tanks.   They vactored out 1.91 tons of contaminated soil which was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill.   The building will be razed and an new Public Safety Building will be constructed on the site.  No further involvement by the Division of Response Services will be necessary at this time in this matter.
A-175-2014*An oil burner technician left the oil furnace bleeder screw loose after servicing the furnace. When the home called for heat the furnace turned on and pumped oil out of the bleeder screw onto the concrete floor beneath it. The homeowners called Dead River Company to report the problem that morning. The technician showed up after hours, around 2000 hours, to clean up the spill and fix the bleeder screw. After speaking with the homeowner there were no indoor air quality issues, or threat to the environment. Mr. Platt was pleased with how Dead River cleaned it up.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-384-2014*It was reported to this office that an oil spill occurred at 20 Stanley Avenue. The spill was due to a faulty pump on Valley Gas and Oil's (Valley Gas) delivery truck. After delivering fuel oil to the home, the truck driver tried to pump oil from the back pocket on the truck to the front pocket. Oil was overfilled into this pocket and the oil drained through the truck to the pavement and lawn areas downhill.

I visited the site and found a very large stained area on the pavement and lawn area. After speaking with the homeowner, and Chuck, at Valley Gas, it was agreed upon that Valley Gas would direct hire a contractor to remove the stained asphalt, lawn, and any subgrade contamination needed at that time. I was on site for the oil contaminated soil removal. All aspects of the spill were removed for disposal at Bruce Manzer in Phillips. All aspects of the cleanup are being covered by Valley Gas, including oil contamination removal, restoration of the lawn and pavement, and erosion control measures.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-386-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil supply line at a residence had leaked a small amount of oil to a dirt basement floor.

Once on scene, a stain could be seen, however, it was not on dirt, but on concrete. I used simple green cleaner to scrub the area clean, and removed a small piece of 2x4 lumber that was attached to the concrete floor. Mr. Carole had been using newspaper to absorb the oil as it was dripping from the supply line. The newspaper was then being burned in his wood stove. A new copper supply line was installed 2 days later.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-387-2014*When I was on site at another oil spill, Lee Merrill, Selectman for the town of Peru, approached me. He started talking about a bank-owned property down in town that had a lot of oil and debris scattered around.  The property was a vehicle maintenance garage at one time, and it directly abuts two public drinking water supply wells.

After finishing up the oil spill cleanup, I followed Lee to the site. Numerous five gallon pails of oil, one 55-gallon drum of oil, and an old water tank with diesel, could be seen from the road.  After doing a site walk with Lee, we found batteries and more pails of oil.  After the site walk, I started researching who owned the property at the town office. The town had paperwork showing that it was owned by JP Morgan Chase.  After speaking with a representative from that firm, it was clear that they did not own it any more.  I found a small piece of paper on the ground that said Safeguard Properties, Inc., on it.  With my recent dealings with this company, I had a contact already.  I reached out to Elyse Moore with Safeguard Properties to see if they in fact owned the property.  They did own the property and I relayed my expectations with the site.  I gave her 24 hours to have a contractor on site to start cleaning up the debris, given the proximity to the public wells at risk.  At that time I also called Molly King with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for a Geology referral.

The following day I had not heard anything from Safeguard Properties.  I hired a contractor to mobilize up to the site to start remedial actions.  All of the oil and antifreeze was pumped into a vacuumed truck.  The containers were cleaned and bagged up for disposal.  After that, the soil was excavated to various depths.  I used a photoionizing detector, and oil in soil dye tests to confirm that the soil was clean prior to backfilling the excavated areas.  The soil was loaded into a roll off container and analyzed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility. After the proper analytical work was done, the container was sent to the landfill for final disposal.  All associated costs were paid by Safeguard Properties.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-389-2014*On 6.17.14, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reported the discharge of approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil from an overloaded transformer.  The oil sprayed onto nearby vegetation.  Central Maine Power removed all oiled vegetation.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-390-2014*6/18/14 Paul Cerrta from Burns & McDonnell reported that there had been two oil spills the day before while working on the Central Maine Power right of way. The spills were no reported to Burns and McDonnell until this morning. Both spills occurred from excavation equipment hydraulic hose failure and were contained immediately. Both spill were from L.E. Myers Co. equipment and happened 15 minutes apart. The oil impacted material and soil were placed in the same truck to be transported to Juniper Ridge for disposal. I contacted L.E Myers reminded them that spills need to be reported within two hours of discovery. I gave them an Oil Spill Debris Form for the oil impacted material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-408-2014*A contractor working at this located suffered a spill of hydraulic oil from a forklift.  The discharge was to the asphalt and cleaned up by the spiller with speedi dry.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-407-2014*Spill of lube oil from locomotive to track ballast.  Affected ballast cleaned up by PAN AM personnel.  Waste brought to PAN AM Waterville facility for consolidation with like wastes for disposal by licensed contractor.   No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary at this time.
P-490-2014*Gorham Fire Department called to report they had responded to a milling machine fluid release at D & G Machine Products, Inc.  The exact formulation of the solution was not known, nor the reason for the release provided.  The machine has not been used since Friday.  In speaking with Chief Lefebvre, he stated he had no combustibility readings, slight basic pH, but no specific hazard readings or observations.  The solution was in the machine's reservoir and somehow frothed and discharged onto the floor.  He was about to have the material mopped up and clear the scene.  He was told it was an algaecide solution.  I asked for a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) sheet to be forwarded to the office and would review it in the morning.

Upon receiving the MSDS sheet, I spoke with Kevin Wormwood, the plant manager, who explained he misspoke last evening about the solution being an algaecide.  It is used as a 1-2% solution in water, in the milling process (more like sanding process), in a reservoir of the machine.  Apparently an incomplete clean between two jobs allowed dissimilar metals to mix in the solution of metal fines, light oil and react, creating a foam/froth.  These boiled over for lack of a better term.  Wormwood said he would be reviewing the machine cleaning procedure and the machine would be cleaned every Friday to avoid any such event over a weekend.  Based on the information supplied, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action related to this incident.
B-682-2013*On 12/25/13, I received report from John Newell that the firematic valve on his oil tank developed a leak.  He informed me that the oil technician was on scene and had fixed the problem, stopped the leak, and put down oil absorbent pads on the oil in the crawlspace of the house.

I arrived the next morning and removed the soiled sorbent pads and continued cleaning the rest of the oil from the crawlspace.  Once all of the oil was removed, I installed a ventilation fan to combat the oil vapors in the home.  At this point, I informed them that the Maine Department of Technical Services staff would be down the next day to install a more permanent ventilation system and would be able to help them with any further problems.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-272-2014*I was contacted by Kara Wry reporting that a dump truck had blown a hydraulic hose while delivering stone to a Central Maine Power (CMP) access road off Chops Point Road in Woolwich.  The access road had washed out and they were rebuilding it by adding stone and gravel.  The blown hose was immediately plugged and a kiddy pool was placed underneath the truck with sorbent pads to collect the oil until the fix could be made.  Once the truck was fixed and moved contaminated soil was excavated.  Unfortunately the material was very porous and the oil was able to pass through it and into a flowing ditch.  Sorbent boom and pads were deployed to collect the spilled oil.  Although the majority of the oil was recovered, the water washing through the stone will have a sheen on it for several days.  Cianbro Irby will maintain sorbents in the ditch until the sheen is gone.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-276-2014*I was contacted by Jim Morin reporting that a bucket truck had blown a hydraulic hose at the Central Maine Power (CMP) right of way off Emery's Bridge Rd.  The oil spilled onto timber mats and a little onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was excavated and the rest was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-361-2014*On 6/7/14, David Ettinger, of ReEnergy Company, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of diesel fuel from a generator.  The diesel was cleaned up with sorbent material that was burned (per their licensing) in the biomass boiler on site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-388-2014*On 4/24/14, Tracy W. Kelly, who works in the Brownfields program for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Augusta, reported that during remedial activities at the Home Supply Center in Belfast, an underground storage tank was discovered.  Records indicated that this tank once contained # 2 fuel oil but the tank was empty now.  She said that they had found a small amount of soil that had some petroleum odors present in the area around the tank grave.  The soil did not exceed the clean-up guideline for the area.  I advised Ms. Kelly that we would not require soil removal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-360-2014*On 6/7/14, a complaint was called in stating that a plastic container was floating in the water at the Center Bridge boat landing in Turner.  The caller also saw a dead fish in the area and was worried that the container in the water had a chemical in it that had killed the fish.

I investigated the boat launch, but found no container or dead fish.  With no evidence of a discharge and no further information to go on, I closed the investigation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-323-2014*At 1755 hours on 6/21/14, the Bar Harbor Fire Department reported a truck fire in a hay field at 487 Crooked Road in Bar Harbor.  A truck was driven up into the field where a local farmer was haying the field and the exhaust system of the truck caught the hay on fire which caught the truck on fire.  It appeared most of the gasoline was consumed in the fire.  A small amount of gasoline flowed with the water that was used to put out the fire to a nearby pond on this property.   Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  Upon my arrival, everything looked good.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-325-2014*At 0940 hours on 6/25/14, Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill at 63 Walter Street in Bangor.  A corrosion hole allowed approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak out onto the dirt floor in the basement of the apartment building.  There were two tanks in this basement along the driveway side of the stone foundation.  It appears that the other tank also leaked at some time in the past.  Dead River personnel were able to pump out the remaining oil into a temporary tank which was located on the exterior of the building.  It appears that the leak had been going on for over a month since the one tenant indicated that she could smell oil for over the past month.

No removal of contaminated soil was performed due to the poor condition of the foundation wall where the two tanks are located.  Portions of the wall have already fallen onto the floor and much of the remaining wall is very unstable.  Dead River personnel removed both tanks and I was able to cover the contaminated soil with plastic and then I installed a fan to remove the vapors from under the plastic and basement.  I directed the vapors through a carbon unit to strip the volatile organic compounds (VOC's) from the air in order not to cause vapor issues around the exterior of this building and the buildings around it.  Initial readings of the fan exhaust with a Ion Science photoionization detector meter (PID) were over 120 parts per million (ppm).

As of the middle of September, the VOC levels in the vent exhaust were below 1 ppm.  I called Maine Realestate to let them know and talked to Dead River personnel concerning replacing the tank.  Dead River said they would talk to the owner or Maine Realstate concerning replacing the tank.  I reminded Dead River of the poor condition of the basement foundation wall.  I removed the carbon unit.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-391-2014*6/18/14 Paul Cerrta from Burns & McDonnell reported that there had been two oil spills the day before while working on the Central Maine Power right of way. The spills were no reported to Burns and McDonnell until this morning. Both spills occurred from excavation equipment hydraulic hose failure and were contained immediately. Both spill were from L.E. Myers Co. equipment and happened 15 minutes apart. The oil impacted material and soil were placed in the same truck to be transported to Juniper Ridge for disposal. I contacted L.E Myers reminded them that spills need to be reported within two hours of discovery. I gave them an Oil Spill Debris Form for the oil impacted material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-394-2014*On 6/19/14, Rocky Copp, of Reed and Reed, Inc., reported the discharge of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to the Kennebec River underneath the Dresden-Richmond bridge.  A vibratory hammer run by a large hydraulic power pack was being used in the bridge repair process and it suffered a broken hydraulic line causing the discharge into the river.  Reed and Reed, Inc., put out containment and sorbent boom and sorbent pads to collect the oil from the water.

When I arrived on scene, they were changing out the saturated pads and placing the oily pads in a cubic yard container.  I saw little remaining free product in the water, but there was a sheen in the cove where the spill occurred.  I walked across the new bridge looking for signs of a sheen in other parts of the river, but I did not see one.  The foreman for Reed and Reed explained that ENPRO Services, Inc., would collect their oily pads.  I asked that they continue to change out the pads and keep the containment boom in place through the next tide cycle.  They also had notified NRC of the release.  I spoke with the U. S. Coast Guard and explained that they were able to recover free product with pads and that the area was boomed off to control the sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-396-2014*On 6/19/14, Mark Candage, of the Vinalhaven Fire Department, reported the discharge of a small quantity of fuel oil from an outside aboveground storage tank.  Mark and I removed three bags of contaminated soil from around the pad the tank rested on.  The spill caused no vapor issues inside the house and there was no threat to the drinking water supply.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-397-2014*On 6.20.14, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 20 gallons of lube oil from a train engine in their Waterville yard.  The oil came from the engine containment tank and spilled onto the tracks below.  Contaminated material was removed for disposal.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-398-2014*On 6/20/14, Sherwood McKinney, from Waste Management, Incorporated, reported that one of their trash trucks caught fire while traveling down Interstate-95 southbound.  The truck pulled over at mile marker 114 and was fully engulfed by the time the fire department responded.  Most of the fuel from the saddle tank burned in the fire.  Speedi dri sorbent material was put down on the 1 to 2 gallons of fuel that leaked out after the fire was out.

A crew from Waste Management recovered the speedi dri and disposed of it at their facility in Norridgewock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-399-2014*On 6/21/14, Ona, who lives on Pickerel Lane in Belgrade on Great Pond, reported a sheen in her cove.  I investigated and discovered that a 23 ft. boat had partially submerged overnight.  It had been recovered and was tied to a dock now, but oil and/or gasoline had discharged from the vessel while it was partially under water.  No free product recovery was possible.  I returned the next day to make sure that the sheen had dissipated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-400-2014*Dan Graff reported the discharge of 2 stroke engine oil from his own boat.  He accidentally overfilled the motor and the oil spilled into the water.  He used paper towels to collect what he could.  The spill caused a minor sheen that dissipated in a few hours.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-402-2014*On 6/18/2014, Ryan Peters, of Lakeside Concrete Cutting Company, reported a release of about five gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at a commercial business that was undergoing major rehab. work.  The site is located at 93 Halifax Street in the town of Winslow. A pump and hose on a piece of equipment failed, spilling hydraulic oil onto a paved walk way and the lawn. I talked with Mr. Peters and we determined that soil removal would be the best solution to the problem.

Employees of Mr. Peters used hand shovels to excavate a small quantity of soil. This soil was placed into poly bags. I returned to the site on 6/25 and picked up the oil contaminated soil, which I then placed into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse waste disposal dumpster.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-405-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a small container of Potassium Cyanide was found abandoned in a small barn in West Gardiner. The barn was located at the intersection of Bog Hill Road and Indiana Road. The container was said to be leaking powder when it was found. I responded to the scene with Robert Williams of the Division of Response Services. Once on scene, a site safety plan was written and personal protective gear was chosen and staged for use. A small container could be seen inside the barn on the back work bench. I used my camera to take a 60x zoom picture. The label could be seen very clearly in the picture. The material was actually Potassium Cyanate, which after consulting the farmers hand book, is a herbicide and poses very little threat to human health and safety. As a precaution we used our self-contained breathing apparatus and Tyvek suits to over pack the container. It was disposed of at the pesticide pickup day at Augusta Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-406-2014*A drill machine blew a high pressure hydraulic hose while drilling in the earth. The machine was sitting on top of sorbent pads to minimize the cleanup if an incident occurred. No oil was lost to the ground. It dripped onto the sorbent pads which then were picked up and new ones put in their place.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-1-2015*Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 2 gallons of lube oil from a train engine parked on the tracks at the Verso Paper Mill in Jay.  The oil spilled out of the engine containment tank that was full.  The oil impacted the ballast around the tracks.

A Pan Am crew went out to the site to remove the contaminated ballast and dispose of through an existing contract with ENPRO Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-3-2015*On 1.3.15, Chief LaFountain reported that he had received a complaint on Grey Street regarding what appeared to be fuel oil on the side of the road.  The spill may have occurred weeks earlier, but no one witnessed it so there was no way of knowing how the discharge occurred.  The homeowner who reported this to Chief LaFountain said that it had come from a delivery truck but he could not identify the company.  I inspected the area with Chief LaFountain, but I could find no evidence of a discharge along the street.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-10-2015*Central Maine Power Company reported the discharge of 2 gallons of mineral/transformer oil from a transformer that shorted out.  The transformer was located in a vault on the Rumford Elementary School property. A crew was sent to clean up the oil from the vault.

Sorbent material that was used was transported back to the North Augusta Service Center for disposal in a secure roll off can located on site and designated for oily waste.  The roll off can is removed once full for proper disposal by a licensed environmental contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-12-2015*Chuck Kraske reported the discharge of 30 to 60 gallons of ferric sulfate (pH 2).  The waste water treatment plant for the Androscoggin Mill in Jay was attempting a new trial process for treatment utilizing a tractor trailer full of ferric sulfate and pumping it into their treatment process.  The piping bringing the product to primary clarifier was leaking and as a result the product was leaking into the waste water effluent.

Once the spill was detected, the process was shut down and the plant monitored the effluent pH to ensure that they did not exceed their permit regulations.  The leak was fixed and the process continued without incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-85-2015*I was contacted by LPA, Inc., reporting that the filter had been knocked off an indoor oil tank on Peaks Island.  I visited the home to oversee the removal of contaminated soil from the dirt floor basement (see attached photos).  The contaminated soil was excavated and taken to CPRC Group for disposal.  The excavation was backfilled with stone, a soil vapor extraction system, and a poly vapor barrier.  The vapor extraction system was attached to a stack with a fan on the back of the house.  I referred the case for long term indoor air quality monitoring to Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-100-2015*Arundel Fire Department reported that a Dead River Company oil truck had spilled oil in a customer's driveway.  I arrived to find that a malfunction with the valves on the oil delivery truck had caused the pumps to transfer oil from one compartment to another causing that compartment to overfill and oil to run out of the top of the truck.  About 30-50 gallons of oil spilled onto the customer's paved driveway.  The driveway was snow covered and there were blizzard conditions, so the oil was difficult to find and collect.  Dead River did what they could that evening and returned the next day to finish the clean-up.  I visited the homeowner several days later and he was very satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-101-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their pad mounted transformers had been hit and damaged by a plow truck.  The transformer was tagged non-Polychlorinated Biphenyls.  CMP cleaned up the spilled oil.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-102-2015*Avery Family Fuels Company reported that they had overfilled one of their customer's indoor oil tanks.  The pressure of the overfill caused the tank gauge to break and about 4 gallons of oil spilled out onto the concrete floor in the basement.  The spilled oil was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-103-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a car had hit and broken a pole on Yarmouth Road, also known as Gray Depot Road, in Gray.  The accident caused the transformer to leak onto the ground.  CMP used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-104-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their pad mounted transformers had been hit and damaged by a plow truck.  The transformer was tagged non-Polychlorinated Biphenyls.  CMP cleaned up the spilled oil.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-105-2015*I was contacted by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting that while cleaning the furnace at a customer's home they found a weeping fitting on the oil filter.  Only a small amount of oil had leaked out of the tank.  The spilled oil was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-106-2015*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that a customer at the Cumberland Farms on Pleasant Street had overfilled their vehicle's tank because the automatic shutoff hadn't functioned properly.  The spilled diesel was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material by Cumberland Farms employees and an environmental contractor.  I visited the site the following day and found the cleanup satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-108-2015*Shelly Tamis of TMC Services, Inc., reported that they were responding to a diesel overfill at the Irving station on the Route 1 Bypass in Kittery.  A truck had overfilled its saddle tanks and about 40 gallons of diesel was spilled onto the paved surface.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-86-2015*On February 22, 2015, Monroe Fire Department reported a feller buncher equipment fire at a logging yard at the entered location, near 376 Dickey Hill Road.  The machine caught fire and burned to a total loss as the Fire Department could not put out the fire because of a failed foaming unit.  Most of the fuel was consumed in the fire, but an estimated five gallons remaining in the fuel tank leaked out and was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  A couple of quarts of hydraulic fluid was also collected that had dripped out of the system after the fire was extinguished.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection was on site and collected the pads for later disposal at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-90-2015*On February 27, Chuck Martin, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill at a business located at 164 East Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft.  The spill was a result of an overfill and approximately 2 cups were lost out of the vent in addition to some seepage on the tank near the gauge.  The oil lost from the vent, was mixed into the snow.  It was excavated with a shovel.  The technicians from Dead River were heading to the site to remove some oil from the tank to make certain there is no oil in the fill pipe and to clean the tank.  The material collected will be sent to the Dead River Company waste stream.

No additional action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-92-2015*On February 27, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, called in a spill of 1 quart of #2 due to an overfill.  The spill occurred at the home of Faye Boyle, 37 Harding Street, in Old Town.  The delivery driver was able to collect the oil because it absorbed into the snow.  It was collected with a shovel and will be padded off later.  The homeowner did not want the driver to check the tank in the basement.

I called the homeowner and spoke with her.  I explained that I wanted to make certain the tank did not rupture, or oil vapors from seepage.  She said she had gone to the basement and the tank had some minor seepage which she cleaned up herself.  She did not want me to look at the tank.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-575-2014*It was reported that a homeowner purchased an old farmstead in Union. The previous owner was supposed to clean out the numerous barns of waste oil and antifreeze. When Maureen Barnard closed on the farm, she did not do a walk through. The next day she visited the homestead and found numerous containers of waste oil and antifreeze all through the buildings. I responded to the site and consolidated all of the liquids. I tested each one for PCB and Halogens, and then pumped them into two 55 gallon drums. I took the drums back to our hazardous storage locker in Augusta for disposal at a later date. None of the oil tested positive for hazardous waste.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-576-2014*Construction equipment associated with the Central Maine Power Company power line upgrade project leaked hydraulic oil at Coopers Mills Substation structure on Maxcy's Mill Road in Windsor.  The spilled material was sufficiently cleaned up by the responsible party (Cianbro/Irby) using sorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-579-2014* On 9-3-2014 Paul Martin, of Fieldings Oil and Propane, reported a fuel oil release that occurred at 26 Alder Street in the town of Waterville. The oil tank located in the basement had been filled earlier that day. When I arrived the oil technicians from Fieldings were busy cleaning up oil from the basement and also wiping oil off the tank. The owner of the property arrived and removed sheet rock from around the oil tank so we could access that area for cleanup. I set up my Ram fan to rid the basement of the noxious oil odors.

Cleanup continued along with the use of speedi dri.  I let the tenants use the ram fan for the evening.

Cleanup seems suffiecient and no further action from Response Services is expected.

A-580-2014*The Maine Department of Transportation reported that contamination had been discovered in the road bed on Mechanic Street in front of the Cumberland Farms in Norridgewock.   Contamination had been found when a sub  contractor was digging utility trenches.    The DEP was aware of contamination at the Cumberland Farms and an investigation plan was being developed.  I refered the Maine DOT to David Brooks, project manager of A-468-2013 for direction.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-581-2014*On 9/3/2014, in Augusta, an anonymous caller reported finding an underground tank. The approximate 500-gallon bare steel tank was located on a vacant lot owned by Jim Pepin. The lot had formerly housed a multi-family apartment building until it was destroyed by fire. The tank is believed to have been used for heating oil and some visible stained soil was around the tank area. Mr. Pepin hired McGee Construction Company to remove the tank and transport contaminated soil to Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation for disposal. A total of 2.45 tons of soil was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-582-2014*On 9/4/2014, in Nobleboro, Hammond Lumber Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-584-2014*On 9/5/2014, in Fairfield, the Fire Department reported an oil spill.  The estimated 200 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from some household items, that were stored near the basement located oil tank, falling over and physically breaking the piping on the oil tank.  A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department with clean-up and ventilation of the home. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., was hired to remove free product and oily debris as well as clean the concrete floor. Fuel oil odors continued to be a problem.  Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., was hired to seal coat the basement floor.  The home is served by a public water supply. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



A-585-2014*On 9/5/2014, in Canton, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leak on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-586-2014*On 9/5/2014, in Augusta, C. N. Brown Company reported a gasoline spill at their Stone Street Big Apple store. The estimated 1 gallon spill was the result of a customer overfilling their vehicle. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-587-2014*On 9/5/2014, in Waterville, Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an oil tank located in a basement. The tank had been filled earlier in the day.  Dead River responded to pump out approximately 200 gallons of oil remaining in the tank.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent material and the basement was ventilated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-588-2014*On 9/6/2014, Maine State Police Dispatch reported an oil spill in Sidney on the Interstate 95.  The estimated 10 gallon spill resulted from a driveshaft breaking on a dump truck and puncturing the hydraulic tank.  A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department with clean-up of the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-589-2014*On 9/5/2014, the Waterville Fire Department called this office to report a hazardous materials incident. They requested our help in determining what was causing noxious odors in an apartment building located at 27 Water Street. When I arrived, the Fire Department had already made an entry and the Civil Support Team (CST) was also on site. The CST was in the process of analyzing some material that was found in the basement. The Fire Department had set up a large fan to ventilate the basement. The Fire Department evacuated all of the residents of the building. They also were trying to fashion a plug for the missing fitting on the cleanout to the sewer pipe.

I met with the Fire Chief and we discussed the situation. The folks who smelled this odor claim it smells like paint thinner. During my conversations with Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff (that staff person may have been from the clerical unit), I became aware of a fuel oil spill in Fairfield. My coworker, Bart Newhouse, was responding to a spill just over the Waterville line in the Town of Fairfield. That spill was two hundred gallons in size and occurred four hours earlier. The lighter ends of fuel oil and kerosene do have a paint thinner odor.

Many manhole covers had been checked during the course of the investigation of both spills. The underground drain system does behave like the chimney effect. Add to this phenomenon, different atmospheric pressures and gradients and I can surmise that the odor that was encountered at 27 Water Street is directly related to the spill in Fairfield.  Even though we could not connect the dots (storm drain covers), I believe the two incidents were connected.

There were two containers of petroleum products in the basement of 27 Water Street. I collected them for disposal.  I spoke with the representative from the Waterville Waste Water Treatment Plant, and they had not encountered any free floating oil in their system.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-590-2014*This call was recieved by the Waterville Fire Dept. while we were working on the Haz. Mat. incident at 27 Water Street. A citizen of Waterville could smell an oil like odor from a catch basin on Main Street. We were just to busy to investigate that call and in all likelihood it is related to the incident in Fairfield.

No further action taken by Response on this case.
A-92-2015*J and S Oil Company called this office to report a fuel oil leak at the home of Brandon Phair. A fuel oil delivery was made earlier that day. When Brandon Phair returned home he could smell fuel oil. He checked the fuel tank and furnace in the basement. Oil was spilling out of the bottom of the oil tank. He placed a container under the tank and then called J and S Oil. Two technicians from J and S arrived and placed a magna patch on the bottom of the tank to stop the leak.  I arrived a short time later and installed a low volume fan and removed crushed stone and applied speedi dri sorbent material.  The homeowner got quotes from several places and decided to install a new tank himself.

On 3-9-15, I retrieved the fan and inspected the new tank. I cannot say that the tank is, or is not, in compliance with Oil and Solid Fuel rules and regulations. The tank legs are missing feet, however.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-172-2014*I received a call from Sean Gillian, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) Agent, requesting Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services assistance in the over-packing and disposal of remnants of a 'one-pot' meth operation.  The operation was found on a trail behind someone's home and brought into the MDEA headquarters.

I arrived at MDEA Headquarters in Houlton.  I met with Sean and over-packed one-pot remnants that were no longer reactive, along with some pre-cursor chemicals (Draino and sulfuric acid).  I brought them back to Northern Maine Regional Office hazardous waste storage building for storage until processed for disposal.

No further action is required of the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-26-2015*C. N. Brown Company reported an estimated 5 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulting from an overfill to an underground storage tank during a delivery. The spill appeared to stay in the area of the tank vent pipe. Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired for the spill clean-up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-28-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a flex track bucket had a loose hydraulic fitting. Hydraulic oil was lost to the wooden track mats. Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill. No soils were effected from this incident.
No Response Action needed at this time.
A-35-2015*On 1.22.15, Lauren Johnston from Burns and McDonnell called to report the discharge of 4 ounces of 30 weight oil.  The spill came from a defective chain saw.  The oil spilled onto the timber mats below.  The crew used sorbent pads to clean up the spill and the chain saw was taken out of service.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-36-2015*On 1/22/15, Tom Griffin from the SAPPI Mill in Skowhegan reported the discharge of 2 gallons of diesel fuel to paved yard.  The truck was delivering product and when it went to leave, it parked on an incline.  The guard saw the diesel spilling out of the top of the fill cap on the saddle tank.  It was determined that the cap was faulty and the tank had been overfilled.  The result was 2 gallons of fuel onto the paved ground.  The product was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-37-2015*On 1/23/2015 in Dixfield, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a leaking transformer. The spill was cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material and no further response action is expected.
A-38-2015*On 1/23/15, John Branscom from the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported the discharge of 1 cup of unleaded gasoline.  The product came from a passenger car accident at mile marker 107 in the north bound lane.  The gasoline that leaked onto the pavement was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material that was removed and disposed of by MTA.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-39-2015*On 1/23/15, Carmen Williams reported the overfill of an outside home heating oil tank.  Approximately, 1 gallon of # 2 fuel oil discharged out the gauge of the tank and onto the concrete pad.  The driver cleaned up the pad with sorbent pads that he had with him on his truck and he wiped down the tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-42-2015*C. N. Brown Company reported a small overfill of #2 fuel oil at a residence in Turner. A C. N. Brown technician was able to remove all the affected snow.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-43-2015*It was reported to Response Services that an electrical transformer lost some oil. The electrical line had burned a hole in the transformer allowing the transformer oil to drain into the snow beneath. The snow was excavated by Coutts Brothers and disposed of at North Augusta Service Center.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-44-2015*It was reported to Response Services that an electrical transformer lost some oil. A tree fell and broke the electrical line causing the transformer to fall off the pole. It fell directly into a vehicle below. Oil was lost to the car and some onto the ground around the car. Most of the oil was contained within the vehicle. Visual signs of oil outside the car were shoveled into a garbage bag for disposal. Central Maine Power is working with the vehicle owner to resolve the issues at hand.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-45-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a structure fire had occurred on the evening of 1/27/2015. The fire chief and crew returned the next day to rekindle the fire and demo with an excavator. While doing this, the bucket of the excavator pulled the copper line from the oil storage tank outside the home. The fire chief was standing there when it happened and shoved a stick in the leaking hole to slow it down. I responded to the site and pumped out the oil tank, and shoveled up the oily snow and Ice. There was a tarp under the snow which caught most of the free product. It did not penetrate the soils below that tarp. I brought the oily snow back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-46-2015*On 1/29/15, Nate Whittier, from Irving Forest Products, reported the discharge of 20 to 50 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on the truck dump.  The oil spilled onto the snow and sawdust around the dump.  These two materials acted as sorbents and soaked up the oil.  The oil did not migrate to any waterways and was contained to the area immediately around the truck dump.  Per their air licensing permit, the company was allowed to burn the contaminated sawdust in their biomass boiler.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-47-2015*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the discharge of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a plow truck.  The truck was plowing on Interstate 95 between mile marker 133 and 127, when the line broke.  The driver did not know there was a problem until he got back to the Fairfield maintenance yard and could not lift the blade.  Recovery of oil was not possible during the snow storm and on the next day no visible product was seen on the roadway.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-48-2015*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the discharge of 32 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a plow truck.  The truck suffered the broken hose on Route 144 and oil leaked all the way to Wiscasset Road.  The driver was not aware of the leak until he tried to lift the blade.  The occurred during a storm and there was no recovery of product possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-49-2015*On 1.29.15, Central Maine Power Company reported the discharge of 2 gallons of mineral oil/transformer oil from a transformer in Clinton.  The oil spilled onto the snow around the pole.  A crew was sent out to remove the contaminated snow and dispose of it back at the North Augusta Service Center where it was placed in a secure roll off can.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-50-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fuel transport truck blew a line and lost some diesel to the parking lot of a Circle K store. It was originally reported as a 20 gallon spill, however it was much more than that. Once I was on site, I asked the driver to stick the diesel tank and the transport truck. After looking at the store's Veeder Root printout and the log for the truck, we determined that the spill was actually 180 gallons lost. The spill site was up gradient of a river. Numerous catch basins were located in the parking lot and on the curb of the road. We traced diesel fuel down to the river, however, due to very cold weather and low water flow, the river was completely frozen and unsafe to walk on. We were not able to determine if the oil had made it to the river.

Dead River contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the site with a vacuum truck. The cleanup crew was able to recover some liquid from the first two catch basins along with snow and Ice. They cleaned up the speedy dry in the parking lot and scraped up the oily snow and ice around the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-51-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that there was an oil spill at this address. The home was on automatic fill up, and when they hooked up the tank it only took about 20 gallons. The tank over pressurized and oil came out the pipe fittings and ran down the tank. It dripped onto pallets and some other wood stored below the tank. At some point the homeowner had a wood boiler installed and did not call to be taken off automatic delivery. C. N. Brown staff removed the oily pallets and wood debris for disposal at their shop. There was no other staining under the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-52-2015*Pan Am Railways reported less than 1 gallon of motor oil discharged to asphalt from a broken fitting on a forklift. The spill was contained and cleaned up with some speedy dri sorbent material.  The contaminated material was disposed of in the on site roll off can that ENPRO Services, Inc., cleans out once full.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-53-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a snow plow truck hit a pad mounted transformer. Janet Dyer with Central Maine Power reported the incident as a precaution. There was not any visual sign of a spill in the snow, but the potential was there for a spill to happen. This caused and electrical outage and the transformer was replaced at that time.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-54-2015*On 12/23/14, I ran into Andrew Flint and Andrew Moore from Camp Keyes in our warehouse and they asked for help on how to get an oil sample from a pipe at Camp Keyes.  They said they had reported to the Division of Response Services a couple of months ago.  They briefed me on the situation.  They had discovered a small amount of oil on the floor inside a building.  The oil appeared to be coming from a set of cut off pipes in the floor.  I was informed that the building had been a maintenance garage prior to being renovated into a supply building.  I went to the site with Mr. Flint and Mr. Moore.  The pipes are located in the floor next to a wall indicating that at some point the pipes ran up the wall. A small amount of oil water mix was recovered from the pipes and sent for analysis for polychlorinated bisphenols and waste oil parameters. The results came back negative for PCB, but were positive for halogens.  I asked Mr. Flint to investigate the possibility of a subsurface continuing source.

Mr. Flint contacted Nick Hodgkins in the Department's Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) program to seek eligibility for help under that program.  I referred the case to Charles Kennedy in the Department's Hazardous Waste program.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-55-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a snow plow truck blew a hydraulic hose. The truck was owned by the City of Augusta. The oil was lost to the snow and pavement. An estimated 30 gallons was lost at the intersection of Bunny Road and Gagne Road. The town cleaned up the spill and hauled the oily snow to Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-56-2015*Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 5 quarts of lube oil from the engine containment tank.  The tank was filled to capacity and as the train moved some product splashed out.  The oil impacted the snow and ice on the tracks and was removed by a crew that day.  The contaminated material was taken back to their railyard in Waterville where it was placed in a roll off can that would eventually be disposed of through an existing contract with ENPRO Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-57-2015*Darren Ricker from Simard and Sons reported a tank alarm had triggered at the C. N. Brown-Big Apple gasoline station in Waldoboro.  He said that one of the O-rings on the sump was out and that had caused the alarm to go off.  He found no evidence of a leak, made the repair and no further alarms activated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-58-2015*On 2.3.15, Central Maine Power Company reported the discharge of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a boom truck while they were working on a power line.  The oil spilled onto pavement and the snow around the truck. Speedi dry sorbent material was placed on the oil on the pavement and a crew was sent out to remove the contaminated speedi dry and snow.  The contaminated material was taken back to their North Augusta Service Center where it was placed in a secure roll off can for disposal at a later date through an existing contract with a clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-59-2015*On 2/3/2015, I received a call that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Water Bureau had a broken thermometer in their lab.  The thermometer was located inside a refrigerator located in the Ray Building Water lab.  I was able to clean up the broken thermometer.  I checked for mercury vapors with the Lumex instrument and found none.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-62-2015*On 2/4/2015, in Fairfield, oil was found in an underground tank sump. The estimated 12 gallon spill into the sump was the result of a loose fitting. The oil was contained to the sump and the leak repaired. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-63-2015*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the discharge of 14 gallons of hydraulic oil from a plow truck.  The truck was plowing the road from Readfield to Manchester when a hydraulic line broke.  The driver did not realize the problem until the truck was back to the shop and the driver attempted to lift the blade.  No recovery of the oil was possible during the snow storm and after the storm there were no signs of oil on the roadway.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-64-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a locomotive engine containment tank overflowed motor lube oil. The oil was lost to the ballast and snow. Pan Am staff cleaned it up and added the contaminated ballast and snow to the stockpile in Waterville for later disposal.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-65-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that oil had been pumped into a septic tank pump station, and it was pumped into the leach field. While speaking with George Bridges, I learned that the site was the Medomak Middle School. George explained that the veeder root system was reading below 500 gallons of oil, so he called for an oil delivery from Maritime Energy the previous day. The delivery driver mistook the septic system pump station for the underground storage tank (UST). He pumped 2,086.50 gallons into the pump station. This was confirmed when I was on site.  Oil could be smelled in the pump station, and the UST was still reading below 500 gallons of oil. At this time, the septic system had pumped the majority of the oil into the leach field system. We determined that the leach beds needed to be removed and disposed of due to the proximity to the public drinking water supply and exposure possibilities to the school students and staff. Maritime Energy excepted responsibility for the spill and hired their own contractors and consultants to remediate the oil. Please see the attached reports from consultant St. Germain Collins for detailed information on the remediation. This case was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff in project management for long term actions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-67-2015*On 2/6/2015 in Windsor, an oil spill was reported at the Central Maine Power Company substation on Maxcy Mills Road. The 4 oz. spill was the result of a leak on a truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-69-2015*David Welch called the Division of Response Services to see about getting copies of a tank abandonment from 1990. Mr. Welch was trying to sell the property and he needed proof that the tank had been properly abandoned in place. Attached is a copy of the report we had on file. Given the lack of information, I was not willing to let the tank go as properly filled in place. EPI was contracted by the store owner to locate the tank, dig down to it, and properly clean it and abandon in place with sand or concrete.

Mr. Welch filed for a tank removal with the underground storage tanks unit. Once the paperwork was done and cleared,  EPI and I successfully found the tank under the slab of the store. We dug down about 4 feet to the top of the tank and drilled a hole. A vacuum truck was used to pump out the liquids inside, and then concrete flowable fill was dumped into the tank until it was full. The vent and supply piping was cut at grade and also filled at that time. If the store is ever demolished or the slab taken up, I recommend removing the tank and remaining piping at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-72-2015*Cianbro Corporation reported the discharge of 2 to 3 ounces of motor oil.  The oil spilled from a loose plug on skid steer and impacted the snow below it.  A crew removed the contaminated snow and disposed of appropriately.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-81-2015*The estimated 70 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to the basement of the home was the result of an oil tank being overfilled and ruptured during a delivery. A site visit was made to assist Downeast Energy Company with free product removal. A substantial amount of oil was lost down two floor drains in the basement. The drains were tied to the foundation perimeter drain. Allstate Environmental Services was hired to remove oily debris including wooden support and finish materials in the basement. The floor was later seal-coated and a radon fan installed to help alleviate odors.

As the snow melt began, oil did migrate into Echo Lake. Sorbent boom and pads were used for several weeks to collect oil. An oil water separator was installed at the outfall of the perimeter drain, and oil was collected throughout the summer months. The separator was removed for the winter, and oil seemed to have stopped flowing from the drain. There was still a strong odor of oil coming from the floor drains in the home, and radon gas check valves were installed in the floor drains to prevent odors from backing up into the home.

The home is served by a drilled drinking water well. The case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-83-2015*Darren Ricker of Simard and Sons, Inc., reported a tank alarm at the Pittsfield Red Shield service station.  He said that 2 alarms had activated, but he had determined that ice and snow buildup had broken the probe wires on the premium unleaded gasoline tank.  He was able to repair the wires with no further incidents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-84-2015*On 2.18.15, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 quart of hydraulic oil from a hose leak on a boom truck.  The truck was working on a pole just past the JCPenney in Waterville. The oil spilled onto the pavement and snow. Speedi dry sorbent material was put down on the oil on the pavement.  A crew was sent to remove the contaminated snow and speedy dri.  The contaminated material was disposed of in a secure roll off can located at CMP's North Augusta Service Center and would be disposed of by an environmental contractor at a later date.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-85-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a pulp truck blew a hydraulic line while loading logs onto the truck. The oil was lost to the snow. The crew used an excavator to load the oily snow into a dump truck for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-68-2015*On 2/7/2015 in Rumford, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-112-2015*A small amount of #2 oil was spilled due to an overfill.  Some oil left the vent and was absorbed by snow and some oil left the gauge and spilled to the concrete basement floor.  PitStop Fuels collected the oily snow and used clay sorbent to collect the oil from the basement floor.  I visited the site a few days after the cleanup and found the cleanup to be sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-80-2015*The Dead River Oil Company driver who made the mistake was on scene and helped the owner shovel the snow that was contaminated with diesel into trash bags for proper disposal.  The diesel was all absorbed in the snow.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-82-2015*On February 20, 2015, Tazman Leather reported a four gallon #4 oil spill at the entered location.  A pipe in a heat exchanger corroded through and caused the discharge.  The oil migrated to a sump that the facility pumped out to recover the spilled oil.  The oil and small amount of water was contained in a drum for later pick up and disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine, Hampden.  The pipe is scheduled for repair and an electrical, oil heating system backup is in place.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.



P-140-2015*A small amount of automotive fluids were lost from one vehicle to the pavement and collected with sorbents. I did not observe any loss from the other vehicle that was submerged in the frozen river, but it is likely that a small amount escaped under the ice.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-142-2015*A small amount of diesel was lost to snow filled concrete containment when this outside storage tank was overfilled.  Downeast Energy Company collected the oily snow for disposal.  I spoke with the property owner and he agreed that the spill was minor and that Downeast had done a good job with the cleanup.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-143-2015*This spill was reported as being a minor overfill primarily to the siding of the home.  The spill was also reported about 2 months after it occurred, and after approximately 5 feet of snowfall.  No cleanup is deemed necessary at this time since the reporting of the spill is primarily the result of a disagreement between the homeowner and an oil company.  The property owner stated that no cleanup was necessary, but that she was trying to get a credit from her oil company. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-113-2015*While delivering oil to this 10,000 gallon outside heating oil tank, two of the overfill protection devices appear to have failed, which led to the tank being overfilled.  The oil came out the tank top vent into a deep layer of snow on the top of the tank, and ran down the sides of the tank into the deep snow surrounding the tank.  A cleanup contractor shoveled the impacted snow into a lined roll-off for future disposal.  Excavation was deemed complete when there was no further visible sign of pink snow.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-139-2015*Discharge was the result of an overfill.  Most of the oil was discharged outside the house, but some was weeping from the fittings on top of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  By the time I arrived, the contaminated snow had been removed and Dead River Company staff was in the process of cleaning the floor and AST located in the basement of the building.  Due to the design of the building, oil vapors had migrated to the upstairs of the building.  The exhaust fan in the downstairs basement was being used to control oil vapors, until the windows could be open for ventilation.  I told the homeowner to contact me if there were any lingering issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-539-2014*On 10/2/14 I received a call from Ed Cookson of PLC Construction, Inc., indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hose on a bucket truck.  The spill resulted in oil being spilled to gravel roadway where it was cleaned up by hand excavating a small amount of soil.  Contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-540-2014*On 10/2/14, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways called to report a 1 cup lube oil spill from an overflowed containment tank on a locomotive to pavement.  Pan Am personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-621-2014*Anonymous complainant indicated a sheen was observed coming out of a pipe into Cascade Brook near Cascade Falls. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the location and could not locate any discharge pipes into the brook and did not observe any sheen in the water. See attached National Response Center Incident Report# 1090941.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-161-2015*This spill was reported anonymously by an individual who was hoping to buy this property after the foreclosure issues were settled, but discovered the oil spill while inspecting the property.  It appears that the former owners had a large electrical demand and operated two large generators on site.  Apparently, they fueled the generators from several 275 gallon polypropylene shipping totes and were not overly careful when transferring fuel.  The shed containing the totes had a wooden floor that was heavily oiled. There was no way to assess the level of oil under the floor of the shed.  There are no indoor air quality issues of concern and no nearby properties at risk as no oil will travel off the subject property. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-162-2015*A small amount of used motor oil leaked from a locomotive to the track ballast.  Pan Am staff collected the oil impacted crushed stone for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-175-2015*I was contacted by Portland Pump Company reporting an alarm on the premium gasoline tank at the Scrub-a-Dub in South Portland.  When checked, they found gasoline in the interstitial space.  Portland Pump did a vacuum test on the premium pocket and it failed.  The premium pocket and the interstice were emptied and the diesel pocket was left in service until the tank could be replaced.  No product left containment.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-178-2015*On February 04, 2015, I responded to a report of an overfill at 9 East Grand Avenue in Scarborough.  I met with the owner of the property, Amy Chamberlain. Mrs. Chamberlain explained to me that an unknown oil company had filled the aboveground storage tank (AST) in her basement. When she ordered oil through her typical oil company, they began to fill the AST when they realized it was already full and about half a gallon sprayed from the vent pipe outside.

Less than two gallons of #2 oil leaked from the sight gauge on the AST inside the basement. I applied speedy dry sorbent material to the concrete floor and removed oily snow outside.  The speedy dry was disposed of properly and I melted the snow down and absorbed the oil with sorbent pads and disposed of those properly.

Using a photoionization detector (PID), it was determined that there was no oil vapor threat to human health.  It was never discovered who the oil company was that mistakenly filled the AST.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-177-2015*
NOTIFICATION
On Thursday 3/12/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mr. Joe McCarthy regarding a K1 fuel oil leak from the outside, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility for his apartment at this address.  Mr. McCarthy stated that about 18 days before, his roof was shoveled off by the landlord in relation to a roof leak and snow off the roof had broken off the oil filter of the AST.  He estimated about 150 gallons in the tank at the time, but noted the tank was now empty.  Mr. McCarthy stated they could smell oil in his daughter's bedroom area.  Mr. McCarthy advised that he was going to court the next day over eviction.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The building is a split-level home with two apartments and an attached garage with a separate added-on apartment on a slab foundation on the north east (NE) side.  There is an after-school childcare business in the south west sub-basement.  The building and neighbors are on town water and sewer service.  According to ArcMap, the area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and not within a wellhead protection zone.

The subject 275-gallon AST suffering the leak is for the apartment on slab, outside at the NE end of the house.  There are also two inside heating oil ASTs, one for each of the other apartments.  The outside AST is partially under the building's eave (see photo).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/12/15, upon meeting Mr. McCarthy on site I observed the vertical AST up against the building.  The tank was surrounded by hard compressed and settled snow.  It did not appear that snow had been shoveled down onto the tank.  In a gap between the tank and snow I could see the brass Firomatic valve had been pressed down till it broke off where it screwed into the tank (see photos).  There was no kind of "doghouse" protector over the Firomatic and filter.  I noted no evidence of footsteps, or that it had been vandalized or broken on purpose.  It appeared to be broken due to settling, natural compaction, of the deep snow fall, an action I have witnessed in the past more than once.

Carefully removing snow, I found pink, oil-contaminated snow around and under the oil filter.  Mr. McCarthy stated the tank had over 100-gallons that was lost, but with apparent slow leaks like this, they often leave little surface evidence other than a 1' to 3' diameter impacted surface area, the oil soaking down into the unfrozen soil next to the building.

Inside Mr. McCarthy's apartment, I measured a Photoionization Detector (PID) level of 1.9 parts per million (ppm) ambient, and at the floor opposite the outside AST leak measured 3 to 4 ppm.  I called the landlord, Ms. Kelly Succi, informed an employee about the leak, and later spoke with her husband and a technician who repaired the broken fitting.  On 3/13/14, I spoke with Ms. Succi, explained the leak and advised exploration and assessment of the spill through excavation.  Ms. Succi stated that based on the tenant who has been out of the apartment for several weeks, she estimated that no more than 15-gallons could have leaked out.

On 3/6/15, Peter Eremita and I met with Kelly and Mike Succi.  Eremita measured 10-ppm at the floor.  In the childcare center we noted no PID readings.  The oil tank in an adjacent furnace room had no evidence of leaks, and a sump in the same room had no evidence of oil leaks on the groundwater.  Scraping away snow in the leak area with Mr. Succi, we found oiled leaves, crushed stone, then thawed soil, all with a strong odor of fresh heating oil.

I advised it would be prudent to at least excavate to remove oiled soil and investigate and delineate the discharge.  I gave Ms. Succi a Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW-Fund) AST insurance application and explained applying.  I advised Ms. Succi to ponder her options and if she wished management by MDEP of further actions.  Because the spill appeared to be several weeks old a
B-114-2015*At 1345 hours on 3/13/15, Mrs. Linda Preston, of Eastern Plumbing and Heating Company, reported an overfill at 219 Charlotte Road in Charlotte.  The residence is vacant, but is continued to be heated under the direction of a bank which currently owns the property.  Eastern Plumbing and Heating removed a small amount of snow from around the fill and vent pipes.  They also soaked up the spilled #2 fuel oil from the concrete floor around the aboveground storage tank (AST).  An estimated total of 1 to 1.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled between the interior and exterior of the residence according to Eastern Plumbing and Heating.  The AST was located in the basement of the residence.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-190-2015*Dead River Company (DR) technician Valeri called to report a customer complaint of excessive fuel usage and odors.  The offending tank is a step tank.  Upon arrival, it was found that the tank is actually a small metal tank in a fiberglass stair enclosure. The cold temperatures all but made cordless tools useless, but the sidewall was opened to allow for inspection and pump off. The gauge on the tank read about half full, however, in the surrounding space within the enclosure, inches of free product were visible.  No migration of oil was observed underneath the home.  This was observed by removing some protective skirting and crawling under.

Ms. Day doesn't think the spill had been that long in development, a few weeks perhaps, based on what she thinks was a noticeable increase in fuel used over that time period.  DR technicians completed a pump off of the remaining fuel oil and constructed a temporary tank for heat while the cleanup commenced.  Temperatures were in the single digits, and a steady breeze.  The conditions were stabilized and Ms. Day was informed that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) would return in the morning to begin in earnest a cleanup removal action.

I called Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) and explained the situation.  A plan was formulated and crew assembled in the morning. The assessment in the daylight confirmed the conditions determined last night in the dark frigid conditions.  The fiberglass stairs were cut and removed.  The enclosure had accumulated ice in the bottom severely retarding the oil from migrating to the soils.  Also there was a slight pitch to the unit that would have forced the oil to drain towards the yard versus beneath the home.  Using a jackhammer, the bottom pieces of fiberglass were chipped out of the frozen soil.  Then the tank removed and packaged for transport.  Soils were chipped and removed over the following days.

Meeting eligibility requirements, Ms. Day was offered a replacement tank or conversion to propane as a remedy.  Additionally a set of temporary stairs were constructed, but of the quality that Ms. Day decided to have them as her secondary egress.  MDEP also upgraded to a larger temporary tank that had been fabricated for situations just as this.  DR performed routine service on the system (freeze up, lost suction, etc.) and delivered short loads to keep the system running and the home warm.  After the propane installation was completed, the tank was removed.

The home is served by public water supply.  Based on the successful remediation of the spill, installation of propane and overall satisfaction with clean up, the MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-121-2015*Tom Wilkins of Arctic Energy called to report a spill at the entered location.  Mr. Wilkins initially believed the spill to be much larger than it was, but after looking at the delivery history, we were able to deduce it was quite minor. The cause of the spill was a leaking gasket on the filter housing. The gasket was replaced and a small amount of product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-123-2015*I received a call indicating a spill of paint had occurred at the entered location.  The spill happened because someone apparently threw away a can of paint that apparently leaked at some point in its journey on the Casella trash truck that collected it.  Casella personnel used sorbent to recover what paint they could.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No responsible party was ever identified.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-126-2015*At 1030 hours on 3/17/15, Mr. Andrew Wilkinson, of Corinth Plumbing and Heating Company, reported a 275-gallon aboveground oil storage tank (AST) was leaking #2 fuel oil (fuel oil).  The leak was from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the AST at the residence of Ms. Karen Oliver, 24 Wassau Street in Millinocket.  Corinth Plumbing and Heating was replacing the furnace at the residence when they noticed fuel oil on the concrete floor.  Penquis Community Action (Penquis CAP) had hired Corinth Plumbing and Heating to replace the furnace at this residence.  The AST was at least 40 years old and was in poor shape.  They did not try to stop the leak for fear of making it worse.  Sorbents had been placed underneath the AST.  I pumped approximately 70 gallons of fuel oil out of the tank into drums.

I tried the local oil companies to see if I could hire them to install a temporary tank, but neither of them were willing to leave a tank for more than a couple days as a temporary tank.  Corinth Plumbing and Heating also declined.  Ms. Oliver has not had a working furnace since December 30th, 2014, due to a fire.  The fire started in the furnace and was contained to the basement.  Electric heaters have been used since the fire to heat the living space.   Ms. Oliver will contact Penquis CAP to see if they can replace her AST for her.

I tried to contact the owner for three days, on March 25th, 26th, and 27th (2015), on both phone numbers that they gave me, home 207-723-5951, and cell 207-447-8190.  I left messages on both but still haven't heard back from them.

Unless they get back in touch with me, I do not expect any further action to be performed by the Division of Response Services at this site.  As of 5/13/2015, no response has been received from the owners.


B-128-2015*At 1321 hours on 3/17/15, Mr. James Lane reported a very strong odor at the Lincoln on/off ramp of Interstate 95.  He travels this road quite a bit, and said he had never smelled anything like it.  He said it wasn't from the mill in Lincoln.  I checked that area on my way back from Millinocket.  I drove all along the road where the on/off ramps for Lincoln are located and found no odors or signs of something that would cause odors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-129-2015*After collecting curbside trash on Call Road in Milford, the Casella Waste trash truck compacted the waste. When this action was done, household liquid paint began to leak from the compactor truck. The Casella crew saw what had happened and pulled over and notified their manager, Chris McHale, who arrived shortly after to apply speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the paint.  Once all of the liquid paint was absorbed, the waste speedy dry was put into the trash truck for disposal at the landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-130-2015*A plow truck owned and operated by the Town of Milford suffered a broken hydraulic line while plowing. The driver knew at once and stopped. Due to their quick action,the spill was minimized. The driver then applied oil spill pads to the spilled product.

When other Public Works personnel arrived, they scooped up some oiled snow and placed the pads in the bag with the snow. All of the waste was disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-131-2015*The oil truck driver had a mishap while coiling up the delivery hose and burped out some oil into the snow bank on the edge of the road. He quickly called for help and a fellow employee in the same town arrived to help him shovel the oiled snow into bags for disposal.  All of the oil was recovered and disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-261-2015*
NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 4/7/15, Saco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Richard Lambert reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a surface oil discharge at this house off Route 112.  Mr. Lambert suspected that it was not recent and may be associated with a sump pump discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is a single family cape style house with full concrete floored basement, and located in a rural residential and commercial use area.  The home has been, or is being foreclosed on by M & M Mortgage Services, Inc.  I was informed by the realtor that the listed owners, Tracy & Patricia Carson, were evicted in the autumn of 2014.  In the home's basement is a 220-gallon consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) with a sleeved copper fuel line running overhead to a forced hot water boiler.  The copper water pipes had been stolen sometime over the winter, but the thieves did not steal the copper fuel line.

The realtor stated that 96 Buxton Road has a dug well though I could not locate the well during my 4/7/15 visit. Route 112 does have public water service, though this house and others off Fire Road 10 are on private well water.  Across Route 112 is the Way Way Store, a former gas station with underground storage tanks (UST) abandoned in 1989.  I noted no evidence of a UST or leaking drums at this home.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 4/8/15, I confirmed the surface oil discharge as described by Mr. Lambert, a triangular spill about 12' by 12' by 18' in size, that appears to have been exposed by the melting snow.  It could have been several months old (see photos).  The odor was of fuel oil or diesel fuel.  A neighbor stated that there had been a sump pump discharge hose out a window to this oiled spot and a narrow erosion gulley indicates this.  I first suspected a basement discharge with oil pumped out by the sump pump.  The spill had been there long enough that the asphalt paving was dissolved.  It was so soft it could be easily broken apart by my foot.  The discharge did not have the characteristics of waste motor oil, gasoline, or hydraulic oil.  Downgrade of the spill is a small brook.

I invited the realtor to meet me on site but he could not come.  After the real estate agent, Jeff Davis, authorized me to enter, I found no oil staining in the basement on the floor, and no oil odor or elevated Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the air.  The fuel line had not been disconnected from the AST or the boiler.  The AST appeared to be empty.  The sump had clear water but no evidence of oil (see photos).

I found no evidence of a prohibited oil discharge originating from the basement and relayed this to CEO Lambert and to Mr. Davis.  I theorized that this discharge may have been from a vehicle or perhaps a contractor emptying the AST during the past autumn.  I advised Mr. Davis on requirement for prompt clean-up to protect the home's wells and the downhill brook.  He advised me that his clients did not wish MDEP management and accepted names from three contractors which I provided.  I learned that he promptly called and they each contacted me for my assessment and MDEP requirements.

On 4/9/15, I sent MDEP spill photos to Mr. Davis to assist in him attaining authorization to initiate clean-up.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Thursday, 4/16/15, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) excavated oiled soil under MDEP guidance.  Two loads of soil were trucked to CPRC Group.  Field bag headspace closure samples of remaining soil were below 10-parts per million (ppm), and an Oil In Soil colorimetric test was negative for hydrocarbons in soil within its 500-ppm detection limit.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Oil discharge clean-up appears satisfactory at this time.  I have referred further assessment to MDEP geologist Brad Hahn who did not consider further investigation necessary.
2.  The exact cause, reason, and source of the discharge has not been determined
A-372-2015*On 6/23/15, Paul Casey reported that his neighbor's heating oil tank leaked an estimated 100 gallons to a gravel floor of the garage it was located in.  He reported that the oil company was coming to pump out the tank.  I met Mr. Casey and the owner, Agnes LeComte, at the site.  The oil had run from the garage and under the log home that was supported by posts.  There were signs of oil running toward Lake Umbagog.  I had an interception trench dug to prevent the oil from reaching the lake.  Oil absorbent boom was placed to collect the oil in the trench.  Under the home, it was very wet and there were puddles of water and oil.  The property abuts Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge property on the lake.  I explained the cleanup options and the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund to Mrs. LeComte and Mr. Casey, who was also the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Manager for the refuge.  Mrs. LeComte completed a Fund application and a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  The home had high levels of oil vapors so Mrs. LeComte chose to stay with a nearby friend until the oil vapors could be remediated.

On 6/24/15, soil removal just outside garage began with contractor.  Several sump holes were dug between the house and garage.  Oil and water mix was vacuumed from under the home.  An estimated 70 gallons of oil was recovered.  A temporary ventilation system was placed under the home and an air scrubber was put in the home to control oil vapors.  Oil was collected with absorbent pads under house.  The spill area was near the septic tank so the tank was exposed and opened to check for oil.  No oil was observed in the tank.  Over the next few weeks, oil and water mix was pumped out of the sump hole and from under the house as water runoff was found to travel under the house mobilizing the oil.  A more extensive ventilation system was installed under the house.  Several trees were removed to gain access to the spill area and to facilitate excavation inside and outside the garage.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and indoor air issues.

On 7/21/15, an excavator began removing oil impacted soil from the garage to the house.  The excavations filled with water and oil making it necessary to pumped out the excavations several times.  The garage wall and the back house addition was supported to remove oil impacted soil from under them.  A pump and treat system was installed in the excavation to remove water and absorbents collecting oil.  The oil had impacted the soil under the house supports so an engineer was employed to evaluate the feasibility of jacking up the 200+ year old log cabin to remove oil impacted soil.  The engineer felt that it was impractical to attempt to jack up the old structure.  It was found that the oil had not penetrated deeply in the wet soil under the house.  Areas of oil impacted soil under the house were excavated by hand without undermining the post supports.

By 8/17/15 all work was complete.  A recovery well was installed before backfilling and landscape restoration.  The ventilation system under the house was left in place.  Technical Services will continue to monitor the wells in the area and the indoor air.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-407-2015*On July 1, Kevin Seburn called to report a spill from a former tenant's motor vehicle.  The tenant rented 154 Hurd Point Road this past winter.   The renter's vehicle leaked motor oil in three locations.  The total area affected by the spill was 40 square feet.   Mr. Seburn wanted to know how to dispose of the material properly.   I inspected the property and found the oil had already been heavily degraded.  The oil did not penetrate more than an inch.  I spoke with the owner about cleanup options, and he decided that raking the area would be sufficient to allow the rest of the product to degrade.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-373-2015*A heavy rain event caused an overflow in the oil/water recovery system associated with the storm water runoff on the Pan Am Railyard in Waterville.  Pan Am has been working to improve the system to control the runoff, however the pumps need to be upgraded.  The system overflows into a storm drain that enters into the Kennebec River.

A boom is in place in the river at the culvert outfall to attempt to catch the oil.  Pan Am staff used sorbent material to clean up what they could within the boomed area.

This is an on going issue being dealt with by the Bureau of Land and Water Quality as it involves a licensed water treatment system.
B-413-2015*On July 2, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways, called to report a spill of up to 3 gallons of transmission oil from a 3/4 ton patrol truck.   The spill occurred at 2 Stillwater Avenue in Orono at the Irving business.   The spill occurred in the road, however, most of it was contained in the Irving parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material.  The contaminated speedy dri will be disposed of in an ENPRO Services container.

No additional follow up is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-171-2015*A propane truck rolled over in the road due to a mechanical failure.  The truck lost a small amount of a combination of motor oil, hydraulic oil, gear oil, and coolant.  The spilled liquids were easily controlled with sorbents and remained on a paved surface. The propane tank released a very small amount of propane through pressure relief venting which was expected. Approximately 400 gallons of propane were transferred from the rolled truck to a receiving truck and the rest of the propane was pumped off after the truck was righted and transported to B&B Towing's facility. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-113-2015*On March 12, 2015, Liz Dawes of Emera Maine called to report a spill in Brooksville.   The spill occurred at pole number 1  on the Otis Grey Road.  A bucket truck broke its hydraulic line and lost 1 pint of hydraulic oil onto the roadway.  The area affected was a 2 X 2 on a gravel road.  The utility worker placed a sorbent pad on the ground to collect the oil.  In addition a small area of dirt was dug up in the roadway.

The waste material will be disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-133-2015*On March 18, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Scott Arbo of V. L. Tammaro Oil Company in Calais.  He called to report a fifty gallon kerosene spill at 16 Boardman Street in Calais due to a broken nipple on an outside AST.   The nipple was repaired but most of the oil was gone.   A delivery of 50 gallons was made on March 17.  The property owner is John Chambers, and the tenant is Carly Corbet.

I investigated the area of the spill on March 18, and found and shoveled up some pink snow.  I noticed that the side of the tank was covered in oil, like someone was trying to fill the tank by hand but spilled the product.  I arranged to piggy back on another spill that Clean Harbors was working for us on March 19th.   I called the Calais Water District to inform them, because I suspected the spill was within the well protection zone.  The well is within .25 miles of the spill.

On March 19, Clean Harbors Environmental Services and I with a vac truck, collected the remaining contaminated snow.   We defined the area the spill travelled on the ground.  That area was about a 4 foot area.  We removed the soil from the area defined as the spill area.  The soil was clay.  After the top few inches of soil was removed, no contamination was found.  We continued down about one foot.  The bottom and edges of the pit were sampled with a shake test.  All of the edges except one were completely clean no product indicated.   The edge directly under the filter under the tank slab was slightly contaminated.  I looked in the area for contamination and found none.

I also had Darrian Higgins look at the site.  In my opinion, 50 gallons of product was not released from the tank.  It was perhaps stolen from the tank.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-135-2015*A Casella trash collection truck unknowably picked up a bucket in the curbside trash that had oil in it. When the truck compacted the trash, some oil leaked onto the road. The truck operator used speedy dry sorbent material to collect what oil he could and disposed of it in the truck bound for the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



B-136-2015*This spill was discovered by a contractor hired to service the furnace at this multi-unit home. The spill was old and the product had absorbed into the concrete slab at the residence. No recovery was possible.  I used my photoionization detector (PID) to determine no vapors remained.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-137-2015*On 3/20/15, I received report of a corrosion hole in a fuel line in a garage at 504 Main Street, Bradley.  The homeowner now resides in a nursing home, however, his neighbor watches the house and noticed fuel oil in the road and called to report the problem.

I arrived on scene to meet Jackson Plumbing and Heating Company who was making repairs to the leak and showed me the mess.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, and we began removing contaminated snow and ice from the oiled area. Some contaminated soil was also chipped up at that time.

Further investigation and work will be done by the Division of Technical Services.
B-138-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a containment tank overflow.  The incident resulted in a small amount of oil being spilled to railroad ballast, which was excavated by Pan Am Railways personnel and disposed of through a contractor.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-145-2015*At 1030 hours on 3/25/15, Mr. Jason Folsom, of Owen J. Folsom, Inc., reported a 3-5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on one of their excavators.  The excavator was on their private road, Quarry Road, which leads into their quarry in Alton.  Oil leaked onto the ice and sorbents were used to soak up the oil and to wipe down the machine.  The hose was repaired.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-152-2015*I received a call from Ms. Matarazzo indicating she noticed a foul odor from her water.  I visited the site and found no apparent sources of contamination.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services staff for well monitoring. No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-153-2015*On 4/27/2015, Central Maine Power Company reported a spill of less than one gallon of mineral oil at the entered location.  A bushing on a transformer was the cause of the release.  The spill impacted crushed rock, which was removed and stored for later disposal by a waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1072-2014*Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported a small engine oil leak to the roadway from a DRC peddler truck.  DRC reported the spill being cleaned up and none to drains or surface waters.  The location is suburban residential use served by municipal drinking water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-1073-2014*Mr. Turner with Simard & Sons Company reported the discovery of water in the gasoline and diesel dispenser sumps of this retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The source of the water was not known at this time.  No discharges, or fuel, was reported on the water or in the sumps.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is recommended at this time.
P-1074-2014*
Mr. Parker of Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported a small overfill of a customer's basement heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  A small amount came out the vent pipe and out tank top fittings to the basement floor.  DRC reported the spill was being cleaned up.  The homeowner was out of state and I advised DRC to notify the homeowner of the discharge.  I have heard no further complaints or concerns.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-71-2015*On 1/28/2015 I received a call from Fielding's Oil reporting a leaking fuel oil line at a customer's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  I responded immediately, and met a couple of Fielding's employees on site.  The technicians had removed the leaking oil line, which had been sleeved under the concrete floor of the basement.  Small stains could be seen on both ends of the sleeve where it emerged from the floor.  Fielding's had placed speedy dry on those areas.  I assisted them in using a shop vac to blow out the remaining oil from the sleeve, capturing its contents with a handful of sorbent pads.  I believe the sleeve to have been one continuous piece.  Given that the residence is served by public water, and the relatively minor nature of the spill, I did not investigate further.  The oily speedy dry was removed.  I spoke with the homeowner and told her if the oil smell persisted, to contact me and I would assist her further.  To date (3/5/2015), I have received no contact from her.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-73-2015*Report was received of an engine oil leak to pavement associated with a vehicle accident.  No discharge to drains or waters.  During a later visit, I found the location cleaned satisfactorily.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-75-2015*On 1/29/15, notice was received of a small leak to concrete floor from a fuel line fitting near two 138-gallon oil tanks.  The spill was reported cleaned up by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company, who repaired the leaking fitting and was planning to re-pipe the fuel line with fewer fittings.  No discharge to soil or drains and no complaints of long term oil odors.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-78-2015*On January 29, 2015, the U. S. Coast Guard reported a sunken vessel.  The incident occurred at 43 Maine Wharf in Portland.  I responded to the wharf with the Coast Guard. The owner was not available at the time. Sorbent boom was placed around the sinking vessel to absorb the little diesel that was being released at that time. It wasn't clear how much fuel was on board since it had been awhile since anybody operated the vessel.

The vessel was successfully removed by a contractor and the diesel caused minimal impact to the wharf area.  Sorbent boom was removed and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-79-2015*On 1/30/2015 I received a call from Phil Rossetti of Fielding's Oil reporting a small oil leak from a loose fitting at a customer's residence in Scarborough.  The weeping fitting had stained some concrete under the oil burner.  A technician repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-80-2015*On February 02, 2015, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The overfill occurred at 15 Sherbrook Ave., in Lewiston.

I responded to the location and met with the Dead River driver who was delivering the oil. He explained that during the delivery, the nozzle came loose on the fill pipe and approximately 13 gallons of #2 oil was released to the snow. At that time, the snow had been removed and the dirt under the snow was frozen. Dead River would dispose of the snow as waste water once it melted.

I spoke to the homeowner, Raymond Cronin. He said he would notify me in the spring if the grass doesn't grow back and or he can smell oil vapors in the basement of his home. His home is on public water and the oil tank inside was not compromised by the overfill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-81-2015*A truck accident caused the release of approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents, and approximately 10 lbs. of spent sorbents were disposed of by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel. Oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. 8.15 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a Photoionization Detector and oleophilic dye shake tests. Remaining impacted soils fall below recommended petroleum cleanup guideline recommendations based on the exposure risks present at this location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



P-82-2015*On February 03, 2015, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The leak was at 111 Holmes Road in Scarborough.

Joe from Dead River explained that the flare nut on the filter was loose and dripped oil down the sleeve of the copper line. A few drops of oil dripped onto the concrete basement floor. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the drops and removed.

I spoke to the homeowner, Ronald Grondin, who said he was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-83-2015*On Tuesday, 2/3/15, while in the vicinity, I visited this site to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of a commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The location is commercial, residential and retail use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

In the area adjacent to the road and building's boiler room, I noted a recently disturbed, excavated area and Dig Safe markings that appeared to be the former UST facility location.  I noted no UST fill pipe or vent pipe evident.  I found no report of prohibited discharges reported during the UST abandonment.

No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-84-2015*On 2/3/15, while in the area, I did a routine underground storage tank (UST) facility upgrade check on this planned spill bucket replacement.  The location is a Public Works Department (PWD) garage and office for the town of Lisbon located in a commercial and industrial use area.  Across the road is the Lisbon Fuel Company bulk plant.  The facility is now served by municipal drinking water service, and by natural gas so has no active heating oil UST.  The diesel fuel UST is active and a PWD staff person showed me the UST location and the new spill bucket and explained March 2014, UST repairs done to the leak detection due to a nearby vehicle fire.

I believe that no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required for replacement of a spill (overfill) bucket, and to my knowledge none was done.  I found no record that prohibited discharges were found and reported during the work by Simard & Son Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-88-2015*On 2/4/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice from Dead River Oil Company (DRC) of a "less than 3 gallon" overfill discharge of #2 heating oil from a customer's basement, residential commercial use, aboveground storage tank (AST).

During a call to DRC, it was elucidated that the vent had a faint whistle when it was overfilled out the vent.  DRC reported that the driver scooped up the oiled snow and wiped the house down.  On 2/12/15, the building owner left a voice message that the clean-up "was all okay".

The spill location is dense residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-89-2015*On 2/4/15, notice was received of hydraulic oil discharge to about a 1/4 mile of paved roadway from truck while driving down Route 117 and Upper Brett Road.  Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) responded with sorbents.  No discharge was reported to soil, drains or waters.  The discharge location is rural and forested.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-96-2015*On 2/5/2015 I received a call from Jack Figeuroh of Walmart reporting a truck accident on their property in Lewiston.  A tractor trailer truck had slid off the road, hitting a rock and damaging the tractor.  Used motor oil and antifreeze were reported spilled from the truck.  The owner of the truck, Elite Squad, hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-97-2015*On 2/5/2015 I received a call from Robert Malley, the public works director for the Town of Cape Elizabeth.  Mr. Malley reported a town dump truck had rolled over on Route 77, AKA Charles E Jordan Road.  Approximately 4 - 5 ounces of motor oil was released along with some road salt the truck had been hauling.  No diesel fuel was spilled.  No response was made, no further action required.
P-98-2015*On February 06, 2015, Bath Iron Works reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at their facility at 375 Old Bath Road in Bath.  Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a burst hydraulic hose on a front end loader. The oil spilled to snow and icy dirt. About half a yard of snow and ice was removed and disposed of properly.  No oil reached the ocean.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-110-2015*On or about 2/4/15, Mr. O'Gara notified Peter Eremita of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Technical Services Division, of a new, small oil leak in his basement.  The leak was reported from the same fuel line fitting as with spill P-582-2014 and had occurred a week or two before.  The clean-up of the July 2014, discharge had not yet been closed by MDEP.

On 2/6/15, Eremita and I visited and were shown the spill area by Mr. O'Gara.  The July 2014, leak was from the disconnected fuel line, while this discharge was caused by what appears to have been improper tightening of the connection (see Photo 1 & 3) by Avery Family Fuels Company.  Mr. O'Gara reported to us that Mr. Avery told him that since the spill was cleaned, it did not have to be reported to MDEP, so Avery did not call it in.

Eremita and I found no detectable fuel within the plastic sleeve.  The concrete basement floor had been sealed, painted, following the 2014 spill, and the sealant inhibited the oil of the 2015 leak from soaking into the concrete and causing a lingering oil odor issue.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.  Final closure has been referred to Mr. Eremita.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-111-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of 17% bleach solution was spilled during a transfer of product at the Safe Handling  Inc., rail facility. The release was caused by a fitting that was not properly tightened. The solution impacted a train car and the underlying crushed rock earthen ground surface. Environmental Projects, Inc. of Auburn was contracted to clean up the spilled material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-114-2015*The accumulation of snow on the added roof of a mobile home proved to be too much and the supporting structure gave way and partially collapsed onto the mobile home.  The local officials (Fire Chief & Code Enforcement Officer) mutually agreed to condemn the home until it could be stabilized or replaced.  Ms. Como was staying with a friend until the situation resolved.  The reason for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notification was the potential of the roof to fully collapse and topple the tank (adjacent to back gable end).  At the time of my visit, no visible anomalies were observed in regards to the tank's wellbeing.  No external indications of oil leakage (no pink snow/water) were observed.

The insurance company was scheduled to visit and assess conditions.  I spoke with park management, Alfred Fire Chief and Code Enforcement Officer, telling them I had no concern of an immediate danger.  The tank was stable and balanced as is, however, should the structure undergo a significant change or if work is proposed, the tank should be addressed.  Beyond that call if anyone has concerns. Based on the situation as it stands, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.

P-115-2015*During construction/remodeling project at the school, a seep in the basement wall was observed to have what is best described as a minor sheen.  No significant or determinant odor, nor any increase in intensity were noted.  The area in the basement is in proximity of what is believed to have been a former boiler room, although the seep is coming from an external wall (adjacent property 534-538 Congress street).  There are no known oil tank anomalies in the adjacent basement, or underground tanks in vicinity.

Based on the amount of sheen, no distinguishable odor or historical problems, it was agreed by all parties (Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Wright Ryan Construction, School) that the system designed and being installed would satisfactorily handle the water/sheen. The system is designed to confine and control the flow for termination and delivery to the sewer system well within the limits of existing permit (with minor amendment if needed).  Based on the observations made by all parties and mutual understanding of space usage, the Division of Response Services is satisfied with collective decision and plans no further action at this time.
P-116-2015*On or about February 5th, the Kimball's oil tank was overpressurized/overfilled and subsequently discharged/released oil from the vent to the ground below and from the gauge on the tank itself.  The amount of oil is unknown, but does not appear to be more than ten gallons.  According to Mr. Kimball, Dave's Oil Company returned and began a cleanup process, but was unsuccessful at removing the odors from within the home.

On February 11th, Dave Pendexter from Dave's Oil called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and explained the situation and wanted assistance.  Upon arriving at the home, I met with the Kimballs.  I noted the oil odor to be moderate in the 1810 Cape style home.  The kitchen had minor oil odor, however, a laundry chute in a cabinet towards the living room was allowing odors to affect the 1st floor.  Going down the stairs to the basement, the intensity increased.  The oil tank was located in the back left corner of the basement.

The first thing I noticed about the tank is the end was bowed out quite noticeably.  This was enough so that the concave design of the tank end is now convex. The seams were intact, but the back end was likewise bowed.  The tank top was stained where oil had seeped from the site gauge and been wiped.  At this time, there was no free product observed in the basement.  The other evidence of a spill was stained concrete in the wall (combination granite block and concrete).  A portion of concrete between the granite and other wall material had wicked in oil from the outside enough to stain and exhibit with oil odor on the inside wall.

The first course of triage was to examine the tank to make sure it was solid (although deformed) and wash/treat the affected surfaces in order to minimize odor migration from spill site throughout the home. Finally, to evaluate and remove/excavate the snow/soils on the outside beneath the vent.

A cleanup contractor was called, and came and started washing interior floor and wall, while outside crew removed/shoveled pink snow & ice to expose the ground for assessment.  Two carbon air filters were installed.  One upstairs and one downstairs to clear the air in the home. The snow on the bulkhead (only access to basement without going through the home) was shoveled (an estimated 10x8x4 area), to allow access to the bulkhead.  Liberty Mutual Insurance (representing the oil company) was contacted, eventually concurring the incident had coverage.  I explained the situation and actions taken, and it was agreed to continue with current contractor and cleanup management by MDEP Division of Response Services.

Upon return to the site, the area around the vent was addressed.  Access from the neighbor's driveway was gained in order to reach the lilacs and soil on the Kimball's land.  One significant cluster of lilacs had to be cut and roots extirpated to allow excavation with the mini-excavator.  Soil was removed to about four feet in depth by 12 feet in length.  The soil was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for recycling/disposal.   The excavation was backfilled with 3/4" stone (just below grade) and hay was placed, allowing for loam and seed in the spring.

The basement was filled with a multitude of stored items, accumulated over the years of living in the same home, and some apiary supplies. Some were consolidated, allowing many corrugated boxes to be removed and recycled and other items relocated in the basement to allow passage to the bulkhead.  The tank was condemned as the integrity of the tank had been compromised by the expansion, and therefore replacement required. The remaining oil was transferred to a temporary tank while cleaning concluded and installation took place.  The old tank was removed by the contractor.  The new tank was carried in and located to the right front corner of the basement and new fill/vent locations towards the front of the house created.

All installation work done by a licensed tech
P-117-2015*On February 12, 2015, Fielding's Oil and Propane (Fielding's) reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an overfill at 113 Soper Road in Durham. The report came in as a 2 gallon overfill while filling a residential above ground storage tank (AST).

I responded to the site and met with a Fielding's technician and a tenant at the residence. The oil was absorbed in the concrete basement floor and some wood debris that was in the basement.  Upstairs, the vapors were minimal, measured at 3.0 parts per million (ppm) on the photoionization detector (PID).  After carefully removing the wood debris, applying speedy dry sorbent material, washing the floor and proper venting, the vapors upstairs dropped to 0.0 ppm on the PID.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-124-2015*The driveshaft of the truck fell off, ruptured the saddle tank, and caused the release of approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface. The road was cleaned using sorbents.  Approximately 50 lbs. of spent sorbents were disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-129-2015*On February 18, 2015, C. N. Brown Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill complaint was at 3 Allen Drive in Windham.

Judy Little of C. N. Brown explained that they delivered oil to the address. The next day the homeowner, Jeff Fish, called them and said they had leaked oil on his driveway. They returned to the house and used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the drops of oil on the paved driveway.  Ms. Little confirmed that the delivery truck was not leaking oil and was not sure where the oil drops on the driveway came from.

I contacted Mr. Fish and left a message if he had any questions about the spill. Mr. Fish did not return my call.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-130-2015*On February 18, 2015, Radford Trans reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The estimated 10 gallon diesel spill occurred at 40 Quarry Road in Portland.

I responded to the site and met with Tony of Radford Trans. Tony explained that the diesel hose that fills the tractor trailers burst. Approximately 10 gallons was released to the pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the diesel release.

The diesel spill was cleaned up properly and no further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-131-2015*On Wednesday, 2/18/15, Dead River Company (DRC) reported an overfill of a customer's residential heating oil tank facility during a fuel delivery.  DRC estimated about a cup of #2 oil seeped out tank top bungs down the side of the tank and a little onto the floor.  DRC reported they drained the tank to below the fittings and cleaned the spill.  I advised to have the fittings tightened.

On calling the homeowner, Ms. Allen told me all was fine, no oil odor problem and there was no need for a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit.  The location is dense suburban residential use and served by public water.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are foreseen at this time.
P-133-2015*In response to the 2/20/15 report by Downeast Energy Company (DEE) of a small #2 oil discharge from a delivery truck, I visited the location on 2/21/15, and met the property owners and found the clean-up satisfactory: "Downeast did a good job".  Halfway up the gravel driveway the truck hose was overpressurized and oil sprayed out across the snow.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-134-2015*On February 19, 2015, Fielding's Oil and Propane Company (Fielding's) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 341 Pond Road in Lewiston.

I responded to the home and met with the Fielding's technician and homeowner Gerald O' Brien. It appeared that the union on the above ground storage tank (AST) was loose and during a recent fill, it leaked oil onto the concrete basement floor. I estimated a gallon was released to the floor. The oil vapors upstairs in the house were 3.4 parts per million (ppm) on the photoionization detector (PID).

I hired Allstate Environmental Services to wash and use speedy dry sorbent material on the floor. I also applied a fan in the window to assist with oil vapors in the home. After a few washes on the floor, the oil vapors were reduced to 0.0 ppm in the home.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-136-2015*Raymond Fire Department (RFD) reported a spill of at least 5-gallons due to the overfill of a customer's auto.  RFD had responded because the spilled gasoline on water was running into the roadway, Route 302, making this a reportable discharge because it was leaving the C. N. Brown Company (CNB) property.  RFD reported that CNB store personnel claimed they knew nothing of the spill though someone had spread speedy dry sorbent material on the spill.  Because the discharge was leaving the property, it would have to be reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) even though under 10-gallons in volume.  RFD bagged the spent speedy dry.  I found remediation satisfactory.

The area is rural commercial use located near Sebago Lake.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are envisioned at this point in time.
P-138-2015*On 2/23/2015 I received a call from Keri Barnes of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill in Durham.  While on the deck of a customer's residence, they experienced some sort of mishap with their trucks delivery hose, spilling about a pint of oil onto the deck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-141-2015*On February 24, 2015, Betty Lowe reported an oil spill in her basement to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at her business at 21 Green Street in Norway.

I met Ms. Lowe at the property. She explained to me that she believed her angry ex-husband broke into her business that evening and is responsible for cutting the copper line to her aboveground storage tank (AST). Ms. Lowe already filed a police report for the damage done to her property. At that time, her insurance company agreed to pay for the clean-up, but allowed me to supervise it.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired to use speedy dry sorbent material on her concrete basement floor. They also pumped out what remained in her AST into a temporary AST outside. The concrete floors in the basement were washed and painted to eliminate oil vapors in the basement.

Don White, an environmental engineer with the MDEP conducted air monitoring for the space above the basement. Air samples came back undetected for oil vapors.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-144-2015*On Sunday, 2/22/15, York Fire Department (YFD) reported through Maine State Police Dispatch, a traffic accident and associated discharge of about a quart of motor oil to the roadway.  YFD reported all cleaned up and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response needed.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-145-2015*On Saturday, 2/21/15, Lebanon Fire Department (LFD) notified through the Maine State Police Dispatch, of a small discharge of vehicle fluids to the roadway associated with a head-on collision of two vehicles.  LFD reported they cleaned up the discharges and there was no need for a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response.  The spill location is rural residential and forest.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-146-2015*On Monday, 2/23/15, report was received by Dead River Company, through Maine State Police, of a one pint overfill of a customer's oil tank out the vent pipe.  The spill was reported as cleaned up, and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit requested and no complaints from homeowner.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-149-2015*On 2/25/15, Irving Oil Corporation technician reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that he found and was addressing a dripping fitting for this customer's consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility in the basement.  The drip had a small can under it and the homeowner stated that he had been keeping watch on the drip for several weeks.  The burner technician stated that he cleaned the oiled concrete floor with speedy dry sorbent material.  No MDEP response was requested.

The location is dense suburban use served by municipal water and sewer.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-150-2015*On February 26, 2015, Tim Smith of PitStop Fuels reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill was found at 1 Twilight Trail in Gray.  Mr. Smith explained that during a routine fill at the residence, that his driver noticed oil drips on the snow around the tank. It was assumed that the homeowner filled his tank on his own and possibly spilled some in the process.

I contacted the homeowner, Kevin Flaherty, and left a message about the potential threats to groundwater and his neighbor's properties that oil spill could have. Mr. Flaherty never returned my call.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-152-2015*On February 27, 2015, homeowner Robert Duclos reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an oil discharge. The discharge occurred at his property at 22 Downeast Lane in Scarborough.

I responded to the site on February 28, 2015, and met with Mr. Duclos. He showed me the aboveground storage tank (AST) that was outside behind his house. There was no filter protector and it appeared that snow and ice from the room had snapped the copper line, thus, causing oil to discharge from the AST. Mr. Duclos estimated about 100 gallons or less was released from the AST. They primarily use wood to heat the home. The property is on public water.  The smell of oil inside a bedroom was evident by the homeowners, which is what caused them to investigate outside around their AST.  At that time, I explained to them the Groundwater Insurance Fund and they agreed to have the MDEP begin remediation of the oil discharge on their property.

On March 05, 2015, Allstate Environmental Services and Pete Eremita, an engineer with the MDEP began work. 25.17 tons of contaminated soil and snow was removed from the site and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.

The site was referred to Pete Eremita of the Division of Technical Services for long term remediation and indoor air quality mitigation.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-153-2015*On March 01, 2015, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at 1 Blue Spruce Lane in Biddeford Pool.

I responded to the site and met with the Dead River technician. At that time, the furnace had been shut off and the technician showed me where the leak originated from. There were two Roth tanks in the concrete basement. One of them was leaking from the cap on top of the tank.  Approximately 3 gallons of #2 oil leaked onto the concrete basement floor. The majority of the oil was absorbed by the sheetrock wall.

The homeowner was not present at the time, but after speaking to him, he said that he'd like to cut the sheet rock wall out and have me dispose of it. I agreed to this.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.


P-154-2015*On 3/3/2015 I received a call from John Legere of Holly's Oil reporting an overfill spill at 159 Ridge St. in Westbrook.  Their customer had ordered more oil than the tank could accommodate.  When the whistle stopped and Holly's ceased the delivery, some oil came out the fill pipe when the scully was disconnected.  The spilled oil went onto snow under the fill pipe.  Holly's shoveled up the contaminated snow and removed it.  They did note some yellowish stains around the fill pipe.  They believe the homeowner may have attempted to fill the tank themselves previously.  No response was made, no further action required.
P-158-2015*On March 04, 2015, Downeast Energy Company (Downeast) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 76 Pleasant Street in Brunswick.

Downeast explained that the people in the building smelled oil vapors and reported that to them. Upon arrival, the Downeast technician discovered a tiny oil stain under the oil tank in the basement. The stain was on concrete and speedy dry sorbent material was used to absorb the oil. The tank was pumped and removed.

I spoke to the owner of the building and they were satisfied with the clean-up and allowing the vapors to subside by opening windows in the basement.  No wells were impacted by the discharge.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-692-2014*A mechanical failure of the fuel system of a tow truck caused the release of 2 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface. The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Ryder Truck Leasing. Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-196-2015*While a truck was being refueled, the dispenser nozzle (with auto shutoff engaged) fell out of the saddle tank resulting in the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted concrete and pavement and was recovered with application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-213-2015*A small amount of lube oil leaked from a locomotive to the ballast under the rail.  Pan Am employees collected the oily stone for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-225-2015*According to the call, when the driver was returning to the truck he dropped the hose/nozzle on the driveway subsequently discharging a small amount (< 1/4 gal) of #2 fuel in the process.  He called dispatch to report the incident and successful cleaning up of the spill.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and circumstances, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-164-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location while Dead River Company was removing an old tank from the basement.  Dead River used sorbent material to clean up free product and then washed the floor to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-165-2015*A city of Brewer dump truck suffered a hydraulic line rupture at their landfill. Repairs were made and the truck went back in service. No cleanup was necessary because the oil was sprayed in the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-166-2015*Tom Tardif, Central Maine and Quebec Railroad Environmental Manager, placed a courtesy call to the Department to inform us that two rail cars were off the track but not leaking. The weight of the cars was enough to spread the tracks as they sat overnight. No spill occurred.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-168-2015*At 0445 hours on 4/3/15, I was notified of a tractor trailer accident along Route 201 in Sandy Bay Township.  A truck owned by Richard Carrier Trucking was attempting to travel up a steep portion of Route 201 when it lost traction due to ice and slid backwards ripping the trailer apart spilling its load of wood chips.  The approximate location is North 45 degrees 44 minutes 59 seconds and West 70 degrees 18 minutes 27 seconds.  The hydraulic oil tank was damaged also and possibly leaked out 15-20 gallons of hydraulic oil (oil) onto the pavement.  Upon my arrival, I saw little evidence of the  oil.  It was also raining out and it took me almost 3 hours to arrive on site due to distance and poor road conditions.

I dug a pit in the ditch downgradient of the truck through over four feet of ice and snow, but did not find any signs of the oil.  I also checked both sides of the road for any signs of the oil but did not find any.  Either the rain dispersed the oil or the truck did not have as much oil in it as the driver indicated.

I also transferred 140 gallons of diesel fuel (fuel) into drums from the truck's saddle tanks due to one of the saddle tanks being badly damaged.  This fuel was hauled to Richard Carrier's facility in Skowhegan and pumped into their waste oil tank.  Richard Carrier Trucking hired a contractor to remove the wood chips and truck.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-161-2015*I received an anonymous complaint of a loader spilling hydraulic fluid at the entered location.  I visited the site and found it to be an unsubstantiated complaint.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-280-2015*Central Maine Power Company reported that a transformer at their Maguire Road Substation had a leaking fitting.  They estimated that less than a gallon of transformer oil leaked out onto a concrete pad.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-299-2015*A complaint was received about poor fuel dispersion practices and significant leakage/spillage associated with aboveground tanks and dispensers/nozzles.  Reportedly there were significant stains and contaminated soils all around the multiple aboveground storage tank array.  The tanks are on the ground with no secondary containment.  The nozzles are propped up in eyelets of the concrete jersey barriers, clearly evident spillage and drippage from nozzle mismanagement.  There was also a question of some open top drums of waste oil open to the elements and a snow dump roughly paced at 180' x 40' x 12' tall next to or encroaching into a wet area (forested wetland).


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-438-2020*On Thursday, 7/2/20, late evening notice received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil discharge of about two gallons when a tree came down onto the power lines.  No MDEP Division of Response Services visit requested nor made at the time.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

B-190-2015*On 4/15/15, I received report from Budge Heating, Inc., of an oil leak from a corrosion hole on an oil tank at 293 County Road, Milford. Budge was in the process of pumping off the oil into drums.  Responder Higgins arrived on site shortly after to assist in the completion of that process.

I was on scene the next morning to oversee the removal of the contaminated soil and the removal of the failed oil tank.  Responder Nichols was on scene the next week to arrange for a landscaper to finish the project.

The Division of Technical Services will monitor the well at this property and the property next door.

Once the landscaping is completed, the Division of Response Services work should be complete.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-340-2015*Biddeford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Elm Street in front of Haley's Metal Shop.  The accident caused a small amount of gasoline spilled onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time
P-341-2015*Gorham Fire Department reported that they were on the scene of a structure fire at 107 Deering Road and they were concerned because they could smell kerosene and there was a small stream nearby.  I arrived to find that a detached garage had burned.  The garage was stuffed with containers of all kinds and there was a kerosene storage tank nearby.  A large amount of water had to be used to put out the fire so any oil spillage had been washed away.  There was a sheen in some of the puddles and the stream, but no free product.  Mr. Dunton was very unhappy with the whole situation and really didn't want anyone on his property.  I gave him some sorbent pads and my business card and told him that he could call me for assistance or if he had questions.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-342-2015*I was contacted by a citizen who had broken a fluorescent light bulb in her home and wanted to know how to clean it up properly.  I referred her to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection web site, and talked her through what to do.  I offered to come out with the Lumex instrument to confirm the cleanup, but she was all set.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-343-2015*On May 04, 2015, David Van Wie, of AMEC Foster Wheeler reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), at Helical Solutions, LLC, 29 Sanford Drive in Gorham.

I responded to the site and met with Mr. Van Wie and Adam Martin (plant manager of Helical Solutions LLC). We walked the facility and they showed me the area that was slightly impacted by oil. They explained to me that oil gets discharged with condensation from the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Please see attached e-mail from Mr. Van Wie.

The oil is considered to be mineral oil (cutting oil), which lab results support. Soil lab tests of volatile petroleum hydrocarbon (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbon (EPH) were taken. Please see attached lab results.

In June, 2015, the facility updated the system where the condensation is kept in a holding tank and discharged to Portland Water District under an agreement.  No storm drains, surface water or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-344-2015*I was contacted by Haugland Energy Group reporting a small spill of diesel fuel from a piece of heavy equipment called a forwarder.  The forwarder had tipped over and a small amount of diesel fuel dripped out of the vent.  The contaminated soil was excavated and consolidated with other waste for proper disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-345-2015*An anonymous complaint indicated that potential hazardous waste dumping had occurred in the wooded area on the grounds of the cemetery. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that what was thought to be hazardous waste was actually bags of peat moss.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-346-2015*On 5/1/15, Ms. Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a slow leak of small volume of transformer oil from a pole mounted transformer to the ground below.  CMP was in the process of replacing the transformer and reported they were cleaning the discharge.  At this time, no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-349-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted asphalt surface was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-350-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a transportation accident at this location.  There was an oil slick in the road that was sanded by the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT).  The sorbent sand was then collected and transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-351-2015*On 4/5/15, while at this facility, I noted a reasonably fresh (less than several hours old) discharge of diesel fuel to the concrete at dispenser-12 that had not yet been cleaned up.  After applying speedy dry sorbent, I notified the facility manager who stated she was unaware, had not been told of, of this discharge.  A Circle-K worker went out and applied more sorbent material and started a satisfactory clean-up.  Discharge volume appears to be several gallons or less, but it was not possible to determine how much may have seeped down though joints in the pavement.

Though the facility's fuel storage is below ground, they are vaulted "aboveground storage tanks" (ASTs) installed below grade surface, and with registered underground fuel piping to the dispensers.  The property and facility owner is Irving Corporation, while the facility is leased by and operated by Circle K corporation.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-352-2015*This report covers the assessment and observations of the installation of a new retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility by SRS Petroleum Services under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) James Cole, for Cumberland Farms, Inc. (CFI).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location was previous part of the parking lot for a small commercial strip mall.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited the proposed facility on 3/12/15, as part of normal duty of confirming location of drinking water wells within certain distances of the new UST facility.  The UST's piping and dispensers had to be located within a small part of the property away from three private drinking wells and a public drinking water well for Eliot's Tidewater School (see attached AECOM area map).  On 3/15/15, I noted no private drinking water wells within 300' of the proposed UST facility.  Several nearby homes on Beech Road are served by municipal water lines and several by private drilled wells.

UST INSTALLATION
On 5/5/15, while in the area, I briefly visited and met CTI Cole while SRS was excavating for the new USTs.  A bedrock high had been found in the tank location and the rock had been blasted (see photos and see the Google aerial photo).  The new 20,000-gallon, 2-compartment, double-wall brine-filled Xerxes tanks were on site.  I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges, or contaminated soil or groundwater within the excavation.  During excavation and installation, AECOM was managing the dewatering groundwater into Frac Tanks.

On 6/3/15, while in the area, I briefly visited to document the installation and met CTI Cole.  With UST facility removal and installation work at the nearby Berwick Cumberland Farms (CFI), SRS had been found doing work without the required Maine CTI on site, MDEP also checked this facility which was being installed at the same time as the Berwick CFI facility.

On 6/11/15, SRS had poured concrete pads around dispenser islands (see photos).  CTI Cole was working in Berwick CFI this day and I did not meet him at this Eliot facility.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental spill report or to imply the location is environmentally uncontaminated or not.
2)  See the MDEP UST registration file 21968 and the AECOM pre-construction site assessment for further information.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-354-2015*Approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a cracked fuel line of a Hartt Transportation (Hartt) tractor trailer onto the gravel surface of the back parking lot of the Palco Air Cargo facility. Upon discovery, Hartt immediately excavated the contaminated soil. 1.73 tons of impacted soil was transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visited the site after the excavation had been completed and tested the bottom and sidewalls of the excavation using field screening methods with a Photoionization Detector and oleophilic dye shake tests. The results indicated the any remaining impacted soils were below the recommended cleanup guidelines for the location.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-355-2015*The City of South Portland reported that one of their riding lawnmowers had blown a hydraulic line while mowing in Mill Creek Park (see attached IDDE Report).  The failed line caused hydraulic oil to be sprayed on the grass while the employee continued to mow until he noticed the problem.  I discussed the situation with Fred Dillon and we decided that remowing the areas that had been contaminated with the blade set at the lowest setting was the best solution.  The grass was remowed and the clippings were collected for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-356-2015*On 5/7/15, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company.  He reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hose on one of their trucks at their Alfred Service Center.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.  See attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional details.
P-357-2015*On 5/7/2015 I received a call from Denise Scotty of Yankee Mobile Home Park.  She reported an oil spill at a tenant's former lot in the park.  I met her on the site that morning.  The former occupant of the trailer located at lot 49 appeared to have cut the oil line from the tank to the furnace in an attempt to remove oil from the tank before vacating the premises.  An undetermined amount of oil spilled to the ground.  It is not known when the spill occurred.

Ms. Scotty arranged to have her employees excavate the contaminated soil surrounding the tank.  I supervised that excavation on 5/14/2015.  The soil was taken to Aggregate Recycling for disposal.  No further Response action is required.
P-358-2015*After the spring thaw, evidence of oil contamination remained in the yard outside the reporter's apartment which was utilized as an on-site snow dump.  Given the location, the only plausible source is snow removal equipment operated by the facility's contracted snow removal company, who assumed responsibility for the cleanup.  Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria, which resulted in the removal of five yards of material consisting of grade to no deeper than six inches.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-359-2015*A tenant of this condominium community reported evidence of an oil spill within the community.  The spill likely occurred sometime over the winter and affected pavement and grass shoulder.  The stain resembled hydraulic and probably the equivalent of less than one gallon.  It appeared someone applied sorbent material to the pavement, but the affects to land likely went unnoticed due to snow.  The property management company alleged the responsible party was the contracted snow removal company; a likely scenario but an allegation that company denies.  In the absence of a confirmed responsible party, the management company was informed the onus was theirs if they wanted the contamination removed, but removal was not absolutely required due to minimal threat.  No removal occurred.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-360-2015*During the annual inspection of an underground tank system, the inspector identified a leaky fitting at the base of the dispenser.  There is no dispenser sump, so an unknown quantity of diesel fuel was released directly to land.  Fortunately though, this is a suction system so product was only released when the dispenser was in use, and likely of minimal quantity over that duration.  The surrounding area is served by public water and there are no other receptors of concern in the vicinity, so it is appropriate to address that contamination whenever the tank and dispenser are removed/replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
P-361-2015*During extensive renovation to the residence, oil contaminated soil was discovered in the soil underneath the recently removed garage floor concrete slab. A 275 gallon above ground oil tank (AST) had been situated in the vicinity where the contaminated soil had been discovered. This oil tank had recently been removed prior to the floor being demolished. The contractor provided pictures of this AST. The cause and quantity of the release are unknown. 95.28 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Excavation activities were guided by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) using field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID) and oleophilic dye shake tests (shake tests). A sharp decline in the PID readings and negative result on the shake tests indicated the cleanup was complete.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-158-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location.  The driver was recirculating fuel at the entered location and accidentally overfilled one of the pockets on the truck.  Oil spilled out of the manway, into the spill box and down the side of the truck.  In all about a gallon of fuel was spilled to pavement before the driver shut down the transfer.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly by Dead River Company personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-118-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a tractor and trailer had gone off the road north bound on Interstate 95 in Waterville. I responded to the scene to find a truck well into the median of the road. It was very cold out and the snow banks were very hard. When the truck hit the snowbank the diesel fuel tank ruptured with such force that it created a high pressure spray, and not a leak. The diesel was spread very thin over the top of the snow. Kris Way trucking hired a contractor to hand dig the snow with shovels and put it into 55 gallon drums. The snow was then melted and disposed of according to state and federal regulation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-119-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a valve had failed at the Rumford Paper Mill. At that time an estimated 500 gallons of #6 oil had been discharged to containment. It was later determined that a total of 750 gallons had been discharged. No oil left the containment or made it to the water way. Once on site, I confirmed that there was no oil outside containment, and that the mill operators had called a contractor to remove the oil from containment. The oil was recovered using vacuum trucks and sawdust, and then reused in the cogen boiler.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-121-2015*On 3.10.15, Michael Dawicki, of Fielding's Oil and Propane Company reported the discharge of 3.6 gallons of #2 fuel oil from a delivery truck.  The handle was left on causing the discharge to the paved driveway of the home.  The driver put sorbent material down on the spill and notified the homeowner who was home at the time. Fielding's disposed of the contaminated sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-123-2015*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that a fitting failed on an equipment transmission system. The leak was seen very quickly and the machine was shut down. The problem as fixed and the oily snow was cleaned up and placed in a drum for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-124-2015*On 3/12/15, Vinalhaven Fire Department reported that there had been an estimated 1 gallon of #2 fuel spilled to a driveway when an oil delivery operator dropped the hose returning to his truck.  The oil impacted the snow and ice on and around the driveway.  The fire department dug up all the oil impacted snow and ice.  They reported that no oil reached the ground.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-125-2015*On 3/13/15, Downeast Energy reported that they had been called to an outside home heating oil tank that had leaked.  The technician reported that the snow and ice around the tank was oil impacted and it appeared that the tank outlet had been broken by snow coming off the roof.  I went to the site and found that the oil had run down around the mobile home slab and was causing oil vapors inside the home.  The home had a private well.  Oil absorbent pads were used to collect free product in the area.  I spoke to the owner and she reported that the tank was about half full when checked just recently.  I explained the cleanup options and the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund to the owner.  She completed a Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I called a contractor to remove the oil impacted snow and ice from the area.  The tank was moved away from the spill area and reconnected to provide heat to the home.  An air cleaner was put in the hose to control oil vapors.

On 3/17/15, a contractor excavated oil impacted soil from the spill area next to the home for the next week.  During excavation, groundwater and oil began to run into the excavation and a recovery well was installed.  A crush stone french drain was also encountered that had carried the oil away from the home and into a wooded area.  A collection pond was dug in the drain discharge area to collect the oil and prevent it from migrating further.  Both the recovery well and the collection pond was pumped out several times until the volume of oil recovered lessened significantly.  Oil absorbent boom and pads were then used to collect oil in the collection pond and recovery well.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the private wells in the area and monitor the recovery well.

On 7/7/15, no more oil was collecting in the recovery well nor the collection pond.  The recovery well and collection pond were removed and filled in.  The area landscape was restored.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-126-2015*It was reported to Response Services that there had been a spill at Suburban Propane's facility in Fairfield Maine. It was unclear to me how the spill occurred. Suburban Propane contracted with Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated soil. The spill was in a dirt parking area, and it did not reach any storm drains or waterways. The soil was promptly removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.
No Further Response action is needed at this time.
A-127-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that Downeast Energy Company had overfilled a tank and left the property without reporting the incident. I responded to the scene to find a very small amount of fuel oil on the basement floor. The oil had leaked out from the gauge and dripped onto the floor. I used speedy dry to clean up the free product. I called Downeast Energy to send a technician out to the site to drain some fuel from the tank, and clean up the speedy dry. They complied with my request at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-128-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a McGee Construction Company (McGee) plow truck blew a hydraulic hose while plowing snow. The truck happened to stop when the hose blew and the oil pooled under it. The driver spread sand on top of the puddled oil, and diked it around the sides so it could not spread. A skid steer was used to scrape up the oily sand and ice. McGee brought it to CPRC Group for recycling.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-129-2015*The Sidney Fire Department reported an estimated 150 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that resulted from a structure fire. The oil tank for the home was located in the garage, and spilled its contents during the fire. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with clean-up. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove oily debris from the scene. I had concerns about oil migrating through cracks in the concrete garage floor, and was waiting for Mr. Barnett to demolish the damaged structure before further investigation.

After several failed attempts to contact Mr. Barnett, I referred the case to project management for follow up. On 2/10/2016, project management had made arrangements to core 5 holes in the garage floor. No significant contamination was found below the slab.

The home and several nearby homes are all served by private drinking water wells, and the case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-130-2015*Spill reported by Cianbro Corporation of an overfill of diesel.  Cianbro cleaned up affected area.

This report was completed after the responder, Glen Wall, retired from state services and there is no more information available.
A-131-2015*Cianbro reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a leak on a flex track bucket. The spill was cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-133-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 3 gallon spill of non-PCB (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil that resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-134-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 6 gallon spill of non-PCB (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil that resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-136-2015*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of lube oil that resulted from an overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-138-2015*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of lube oil that resulted from an overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-139-2015*On 3/20/2015 in Hallowell, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The unknown amount and unknown cause of the transformer oil spill was cleaned up by CMP by removing contaminated snow. No further response action is expected.
A-140-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a sheen on the harbor. The Coast Guard investigated and found no source for the sheen. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-141-2015*Fabian Oil reported an estimated 10 gallon gasoline spill that was the result of a driver improperly draining a hose after a delivery. The spill occurred the night before and was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-142-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a maintenance worker found oil in a storm drain while doing his morning rounds. I responded to the scene and found a storm drain with black oil in it. I pumped the oil into a 55 gallon drum for proper disposal. The storm drain was a direct discharge path to the harbor; however no oil made it to the coastal waters. I brought the oil back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services warehouse where it was bulked up and disposed of according to state and federal regulation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-143-2015*On 3.23.15, Jeff Choate from Augusta Fuel Company reported the discharge of less than 1 gallon of # 2 fuel oil.  The driver overfilled the aboveground storage tank and product came out the vent to the snow and ice alongside the house.  A crew was sent to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-144-2015*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 2 quart spill of lube oil resulting from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-145-2015*On 3/24/2015, an oil spill was reported at 16 Roderick Road in Clinton. The spill of an unknown amount of K1 fuel oil resulted from a broken fitting on an outside oil tank.  Although the exact amount of spilled oil is unknown, it appeared to be several hundred gallons.  Central Maine Disposal (CMD) was hired for removal of contaminated snow and soil from the site.  Cleanup goals could not be met due to oil migrating under the cement slab of the duplex home.  A recovery well was installed at the rear of the home.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for groundwater remediation through the installed well, and for monitoring of a nearby drinking water well.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-147-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1 pint of lube oil had been discharged to the rail bed from a containment tank on a rail engine. Pan Am employees removed oil impacted material. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-148-2015*On 3.25.15, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 2 gallons of diesel from a locomotive engine. The diesel leaked from a loose fitting on the engine and spilled onto the tracks, ballast and ties below.  A Pan Am crew was sent to the locations to remove the contaminated material for disposal back at their Waterville yard.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-149-2015*Dead River Company reported an oil release at the home of Kenneth Marr. I made a site visit, but no one was home at the time. A made a second visit and set up a fan to eliminate the petroleum vapors (slight).

The oil tank located in the basement was eventually replaced. I did get the fan back.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-150-2015*On 3/25/15, the Augusta Fire Department reported the possibility of a spill of heating oil in a flooded basement.  They said they were called to a home by a neighbor who saw the vacant home had water up to the windows in the basement.  I went to the site and the Fire Department had the water shut off to the home.  The home is on public water.  The owners were believed to be in Florida for the winter, but efforts to contact them failed.  I looked through the basement window and could find no evidence of an oil spill.  I attempted to contact the owners and my phone messages were not returned.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-248-2015*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the pavement at this gas station due to a damaged hose on the dispenser.  The Windham Fire Department assisted the store employees with the cleanup.  The spill is not likely to affect groundwater or indoor air quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-260-2015*Mr. Levesque formulated a mixture of sulfuric acid and formic acid and committed suicide in his vehicle at the listed address.  Lewiston Fire and Police Departments responded to the discovery.  The action was taken in the driveway of his mother's home.

The first responders called for information regarding exposure potential from opening the car and asking for assistance with handling the leftover liquid chemical cocktail.  It was determined that first responders could safely open and ventilate the vehicle by opening the door(s).  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was enroute and would be there within the hour to further assist in the handling of the liquid component of situation.

Upon arrival at the scene, I learned the man involved was still seated in the driver's seat, with (two) one-gallon decorative glass jugs with about 2 quarts of liquid in each slowly bubbling (reacting/off-gassing carbon monoxide and water vapors).  The reaction had a significant thermal component as the floor mats were melted beneath the glass.  The bubbling was akin to soda in a glass.  It was considered safe enough to move it to a remote location (out of the car) to allow police and medical examiners to complete their portion of the investigation.

Based on the volume of liquid, it was initially predicted that the 10-15 lbs. of baking soda would be enough to neutralize the solution for transport and disposal needs.  This, however, proved to be an incorrect prediction.  After a phone consult with a licensed hazardous waste disposal contractor, they advised soda ash and they could be on scene shortly to provide it and any other logistical support.

Initially, adding a cup or more of baking soda to the first container created an impressive thermal release, foam and slight bubble over from the container.  The heat and bubbling continued, however, the liquid/foam stayed within the container.  This continued while several pounds of baking soda (estimate 8 lbs.) were added.  At this point, soda ash provided by the contractor was substituted and the intensity of the reaction reduced significantly.  Satisfied the reactions were stable, the containers were packaged in appropriate overpacks, secured, and allowed to vent as needed.  Then they were transported by MDEP to the contractor for disposal. The unused bottles of acids were also delivered for disposal.  One last bottle of formic acid was received by Mrs. Levesque.  She contacted Detective Clifford, who in turn called me to assist with its proper handling and disposal.

No more rogue bottles of acid appeared, the scene was cleared, and Lewiston Police Department continued its investigation.  Based on the satisfactory neutralization and disposal of the materials, no other health or environmental concerns exist.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-228-2015*On 3/30/15, I received a call from the York Fire Department reporting a 50-60 gallon spill in the basement crawlspace of a residence in York.  They reported that the crawlspace was flooded and that there was a hole in the aboveground storage tank located within it.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed that indeed the crawlspace was flooded with groundwater with the water being 6-10" deep.  Oil could be seen floating on the water and there was strong oil odor in the home.  There was no sump pump or drain in the space that would allow for oil to migrate beyond the basement.  The homeowners, Bob and Babe Price, were on site.  Their oil company, Rye Energy Company, was on site and was pumping the remaining oil out of the tank and into a temporary tank.

I discussed the Groundwater Insurance Fund with the homeowners and then hired Enpro Services to respond to the spill.    Over 3500 gallons of oil contaminated water was pumped out of the basement, and oil sorbent pads were used to collect oil as well.  We were not able to completely empty the basement, as water continued to migrate in, but we were able to remove nearly all of the spilled oil.  The basement walls that were affected by the spill were scrubbed with Simple Green.

We returned to the site on 4/3/2015 and removed the old tank since it appeared to be a source of continuing oil odor in the home.  Once the tank was removed and the space ventilated, the oil odor was gone.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-180-2015*On 4/6/2015, the City of Bangor reported a 2 gallon diesel fuel spill from a Community Connector bus, that left a fuel trail from the Airport Mall to the airport terminal approximately a mile away.  Several puddles of fuel were observed and cleaned up with sorbents in the areas the bus slowed.  It is estimated that several bags of speedi-dri sorbent material were deployed and recovered by Bangor City Works.  Disposal will be handled by a qualified hazardous waste contractor.  The next morning the impacted route was polished with a street sweeper.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-80-2015*On 4/11/15, I received a call from Special Agent Craig Holder, with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), regarding assistance with over packing, removal and disposal of hazardous chemicals and pre-cursor materials associated with a Meth Lab in a home.  Craig stated plans to meet on-scene in Houlton to discuss a Search and Seizure operation, backed up by the Houlton Fire Department.

I arrived on scene and met with Craig to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage my truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used to cook the meth.  After several hours of searching the home, processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized equipment and other evidence indicating manufacturing of methamphetamine.  Once the MDEA agents had gathered samples and cataloged the evidence, I over-packed various pre-cursor chemicals, i.e. acids, caustics and volatile/combustible materials.  I cleared the scene and drove back to the Northern Maine Regional Office Division of Response Services warehouse/garage to store the over-packed containers in the hazardous waste storage building.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
I-81-2015*On 4/12/15, I received a report of a five gallon pail/bucket of oil that was dumped or fell off a vehicle into a road ditch resulting in an oil spill.  I arrived on scene and picked up the five gallon bucket and overpacked contents into another container.  I then used sorbent pads and a shovel to clean up the spilled waste oil along the shoulder of the road.  I took oily debris and unspilled waste oil that had been over-packed and brought it to the landfill for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-185-2015*On April 13th, I received a call from Shelly Ally, the owner of Guardian Asset Management Company.   She called about a foreclosed property she was in possession of.  The home had a flooded basement, and she wanted to make certain it did not contain oil before she had the basement pumped out.

I inspected the property and found no oil in the basement using visual inspection, and air monitoring.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-175-2015*On the evening of 4-3-2015, Dan Bryer reported a fuel oil release. Mr. Bryer is the caretaker for Indian Run Estates located at 1157 Middle Road in the town of Dresden. A resident of the park, Richard Marsh, noticed a fuel oil odor outside his home. Mr. Bryer found that the nipple on the outside oil tank was cracked. Main Street Fuel Company was then called to make the needed repairs.

I made a site visit the next day and crawled under the home, placing sorbent pads on the puddles of oil. I also found that the oil line and propane line, both copper, were badly corroded and suggested that the homeowner replace them as soon as he could. I then called Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to finish the job a couple of days later.

A final inspection after EPI was done found that the site was sufficiently cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-206-2015*A small amount of coolant leaked from a trash truck due to overheating.  The coolant leaked to a paved area and the spiller collected it with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-197-2015*A small amount of oil spilled to the paved area at the loading rack due to driver inattention.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed of.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-198-2015*A small amount of gear oil leaked from a truck to a paved surface.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri.  No site visit made.  No action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-137-2015*On 3-19-2015, Seacoast Energy Solutions reported an oil spill at a 22 Gates Rd. in the town of Jefferson. The nipple on the filter assembly, which is located on the outside oil tank, broke causing the release of an estimated 150 gallons. This home is owned by Tom Wright. I made a site visit that day to discuss the cleanup with the owner and a contractor.

On 3-23, A. J. Construction Company began the excavation of oil contaminated soils. This house is built on a concrete slab. The oil spilled near the edge of the building and under the deck. In addition, the water line is under the spill site and we exposed this poly line during the excavation process, but did not damage it. The well is located about 100 feet away. The well is 140 feet deep with 20 feet of casing and has a yield of 6 gallons per minute.

A total of 48 tons of soil was excavated. A poly culvert was installed as a recovery well. I checked on this well a few times and found a thin layer of oil floating on the water. I hired Allstate Environmental Services to pump out this well two or more times. During one of my site visits, I found that oil had leached out of the side hill about thirty feet from the recovery well.

I allowed the oil line to be spliced, near the deck, during the cleanup process. I have asked the owner to replace this line with a new one piece line, without any in line splices or joints.

At the end of July, I called A. J. Construction Company and asked to have the recovery well cut off at grade and filled with gravel/sand and then place loam and seed the back yard.

On or about 8-12-15, I made a final inspection and loam, seed and sprinkler system were in place.  This site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-192-2015*On 4/16/2015, A. J. Coleman & Son, Inc., reported a one quart motor oil spill at the entered location.  A maintenance worker upset a drip pan of motor oil during a machine service causing the spill.  The impacted soil was dug up and contained in a five gallon bucket. The waste will be transported to A. J. Coleman & Son, Inc., home facility in Conway NH for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-197-2015*On 4/20/15. I received a call from Dennis Curran, of FGS/CMT, Inc., indicating he had encountered a photoionization detector reading of 20.7 parts per million (ppm) while removing a tank and associated infrastructure at the entered location.  There is a well within 75 feet of the facility which triggered a leaching to groundwater standard.  Mr. Curran indicated he was using the Minnesota method for sampling.  I told him the soil could remain in the excavation and asked that he call me back if he encountered any contamination over 40 ppm.  I did not hear back from Mr. Curran.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-198-2015*I received a call indicating that dumping of several kinds of materials was taking place at the entered location.  I visited the site with the reporter and found the driveway and yard of the abandoned home to be filled with all manner of waste products.  I observed no spill of any kind.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Uncontrolled Sites program for cleanup.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-571-2014*9/2/14 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 gallons of lube oil leaked to the rail tracks from an overfilled containment tank on an engine. Pan Am workers removed all oil impacted rail bed stone ballast for disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-567-2014*On 8/30/14, a leaking tank was reported in Jay. I contacted the owner, Mrs. Goodwin, and she said that she had smelled oil early in the morning and had called the Fire Department. The Fire Department found the tank was leaking and put speedy dry sorbent material on the concrete floor and had put a tray with oil pads in it under the leak. I went to the site and found the tank still leaking very slowly from a corrosion hole in the bottom. I put a patch on the tank to stop the leak. I collected the oil impacted speedy dry under the tank. The concrete floor under the tank was oil stained and oil had run under the concrete block wall to the outside. I removed about 25 pounds of soil outside and field tests were then negative for oil in soil. I put speedy dry on the floor to contain the oil vapors and installed a ventilation fan. In the living area, oil vapors were negative as measured with a photoionization detector. I had Mrs. Goodwin complete a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application and she completed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage any clean-up actions.

I checked with Mrs. Goodwin a few days later, and she reported that she could smell no oil vapors with the fan off and that her brother had removed the speedy dry.  I referred this case to Peter Moulton at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, to assist the owner with a replacement tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-298-2015*Westbrook Public Safety Dispatch called to report a 2010 Chevy Camaro failed to negotiate the 90 degree intersection of Eisenhower & Spring Streets.  Apparently racing the length of Eisenhower, the driver dismissed the need to stop at the upcoming intersection.

The car skidded across the pavement, jumped the shallow ditch (shedding a few pieces of body molding) before it careened off the fieldstone assemblage of the Lighthouse Christian Center (LCC) sign, disintegrating the front end of car, engine components, and masonry work before coming to rest against a very stout coniferous evergreen tree. The actual volume of vehicular fluids is not known, but estimates on scene note 10+ gallons, a reasonable evaluation.  Sorbent pads were applied to the wet surface areas.  The tree roots were just at the surface so excavations as a method of recovery was declined.  The tree would be watched.  If it did not survive, it would be attended to.  The vehicle was recovered and towed away.  Based on the conditions found and area serviced by both public water and sewer, the cleanup was deemed satisfactory.  No additional communications were received from LCC.  With that, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-313-2015*On April 28, 2015, Patricia Lothrop reported a potential oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), at her home at 6 Russell Avenue in Auburn.  I responded to the site and met with Ms. Lothrop. We went into her basement. The aboveground storage tank (AST) was on a concrete pad that was slightly broken up. There was a pan under the filter with about an ounce of #2 oil in it. It appeared that somewhere around the filter, it was leaking, but I wasn't sure where since it wasn't leaking at that time. I suggested that she have the AST pumped and removed immediately. The area around the AST was not impacted by the oil leak. Ms. Lothrop said she could not smell oil in her home.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-314-2015*This spill report covers the removal of non-compliant single-wall gasoline product piping after the discovery in 2014, by Gaftek, LLC, and by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff, that the piping was not double-wall contained piping as was registered (see P-1012-2014).  The installed piping, being out of Maine Chapter 691 code, was required to be replaced with approved facility piping.

The contractor for the job was Gaftek, LLC, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Paul Thompson.  The required UST environmental closure assessment was performed for 7-Eleven, Inc., by AECOM.  Stephen Brezinski was primary representative for MDEP Division of Response Services.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
When 7-Eleven removed the four tanks (T-1 thru T-4) and piping in 1992 under CTI Mike McQuinn, the facility was owned and operated by RMR, Inc.  Over time, it has also been a Southland Corp. 7-Eleven facility, and a Christy's gas station before becoming a 7-Eleven again.  See the 1992 UST closure assessment for additional information.

The new facility in 1992 consisted of Owens Corning brand, brine filled double-wall tanks T-7 and T-8 and were supposed to be double-wall piping to the dispenser islands.  For an unknown reason, CTI McQuinn installed double-wall piping about halfway to the dispensers, then becoming single-wall fiberglass piping to the dispensers and this was not caught by annual facility inspections.  The facility is pressurized with submersible turbine pump (STP) sumps.  There were no spill containment sumps under the two dispensers.  Gaftek reported that they performed a hydrostatic test on the STP sumps over the tanks, found them not liquid tight, and were replacing the lids and gaskets.

The facility is located in a dense urban residential area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Discharges could threaten underground utility paths.  Groundwater was not observed at the tank tops and in the shallow piping trenches.

FACILITY REPLACEMENT
I understand that during the late April 2015, piping and dispensers location removal assessment, that AECOM discovered no evidence of prohibited discharges in the piping run.  In April and May 2015, Gaftek installed new double-wall piping and new dispenser sumps.  Old out-of-service bare steel piping left by CTI McQuinn was discovered and required to be removed by Gaftek and assessed by AECOM.  On the rear of the store building were four vent pipes even though there were only two USTs active and found; the two center underground vent pipes ended and were capped about halfway to the USTs.  It was undetermined why Mr. McQuinn installed two additional and partial vent pipes in 1992.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the 2015 work, little to no evidence of oil discharges were noted in the area of the USTs and the southern dispenser location under the single island down to the 2' to 3' depth excavated.  Strong gasoline discharge(s) and contaminated soil was identified around and below the northern dispenser location.  A MDEP 8-ounce soil bag-headspace sample noted 1925-parts per million (ppm); AECOM noted a similar Photoionization Detector (PID) bag headspace value of 1440-ppm).  No groundwater was noted in the shallow excavations.

No remediation or clean-up of soil and groundwater was required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time, based on the MDEP assigned CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORK CLEAN-UP Guideline and MDEP assessment of the location and conditions.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
In 1992, during the facility replacement, over 200 yards (300 tons) of gasoline contaminated soil was removed off site (see reports P-520-1992 and P-1012-14).

During this 2015 work, in order to facilitate installation of the new concrete island and the northern dispenser sump, Gaftek excavated about 37 tons of gasoline-contaminated soil and had it trucked to ESMI in New Hampshire for disposal.  No groundwater was dewatered or treated, and no MDEP
P-315-2015*A realtor for a bank owned property at 178 Portland Avenue in Old Orchard Beach reported that the basement had flooded and there was an oily substance floating on the water.  I arrived to find that the substance was driveway sealer that had come out of a five gallon pail that had floated because of the flooding (see attached photo).  I used sorbent pads to pick up the sealer off the surface of the water.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-319-2015*During the replacement/upgrade of the sewer system in downtown Biddeford, petroleum contaminated soil was encountered within the excavation. It is unclear where the contamination emanated from or how long it had been there. The soil was able to be reused inside the excavation from whence it came and was placed back in after the sewer upgrades were completed. A Gulf gasoline station (registration #3972) is located adjacent to the location and Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) are presently located at this facility. In addition several USTs were removed from the property in 1994 (see spill report P-779-1994) and some contamination was found at that time.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-320-2015*A street sweeper blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-321-2015*The Wells Fire Department reported that there was a major structure fire at the Blue Water Inn on Ogunquit Beach.  The fire department contacted me because they were using large amounts of Class A fire fighting foam to put out the fire, and the runoff was going directly into the ocean.  I visited the site and noted that there was ash and charcoal along the beach and some sheen on the water.  I contacted Maine Departments of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and Marine Resources, so they would know about it and assess the situation.  Erin Summers of Marine Resources came down to the site and we walked the beach and did not find any obvious impact.  No further Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-322-2015*The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) discovered approximately 20 Televisions (TVs) had been dumped on their property at the Bennett Road gravel pit. The MTA hired Environmental Projects, Inc. of Auburn to pick up the TVs and dispose of them. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed that all of the TV's had been picked up. The TV's are considered universal hazardous waste by the MDEP.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-333-2015*The scully nozzle did not completely seat when it was returned to the tank truck after a delivery, which resulted in the discharge of less than a pint of heating oil to a paved driveway.  The delivery driver recovered spilled product with an application of sorbent materials to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-362-2015*A property manager discovered evidence of an oil spill when he entered this home to de-winterize it.  Oil staining on the aboveground tank and cement floor suggested product had been forced out one of the bungs, likely due to an overfill.  Further investigation identified contaminated soil under the vent.  According to the oil company, the previous delivery was in February and apparently was unreported at that time.  The oil company dispatched personnel to address the affects to tank and utility room floor.   MDEP personnel determined that cleanup was satisfactory; confirmed by sampling with a Photoionization Detector.  The soil below the vent tested positive using oleophilic dye shake tests, warranting removal due to the private drinking water well within close proximity.  A private consultant was retained by the responsible party to oversee contaminated soil removal.  The scope of work and results were documented in a closure report which is attached. The removal action successfully mitigated the threat to the well.  No further action necessary.
P-363-2015*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in his indoor oil tank.  About a gallon of oil had leaked out onto the concrete floor.  The oil had run across the floor and into a floor drain.  The drain cover was removed and a cup or so of oil was recovered with sorbent pads.  There was standing water in the drain pipe, so no oil left the basement.  The concrete floor was cleaned with speedy dry sorbent material and Fielding's installed a new oil tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-364-2015*The Saco Fire Department reported that they were responding to a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms on Elm Street.  I arrived to find that the gasoline spill had been contained with speedy dry sorbent material and was confined to the paved surface.  The cause of the spill was two worn out, burst dispenser hoses (see attached photos).  The hoses touched the ground when the nozzle is in place and that spot is also where the hose is bent the most.  The hoses appeared to have had a combination of abrasion, weathering, and age.  I recommended to the representative from Cumberland Farms that they replace all the hoses that were that age so that they wouldn't have this problem again.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-365-2015*A small amount of fuel oil was spilled to the ground due to tank corrosion. The homeowner collected the spilled oil via hand excavation.  The oily soil was sent to CPRC Group for disposal.  I inspected the site and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-366-2015*Portland Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer had sliced open its saddle tank while trying to turn around in a parking lot at 55 St. James Street.  When I arrived, the truck was parked on the side of the road and the diesel fuel was still leaking out of its saddle tank and running down the road against the curbing.  I spoke with the driver of the truck and told him that he needed to hire a contractor to clean up the spilled oil.  He contacted a local environmental contractor and they arrived to clean up the spilled oil.  I checked back the next day and the cleanup was completed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-367-2015*The Norway Fire Department reported that a log truck and a passenger vehicle had collided near 579 Harrison Road (Route 117).  The truck's saddle tank was badly damaged but hadn't leaked much.  We pumped the remaining diesel fuel out of the saddle tank (see attached photos).  The rest of the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-368-2015*Tracy Kelly with the Voluntary Remedial Action Program (VRAP) for Maine Department of Environmental Protection reported that fuel oil contamination had been found in soil at a VRAP site in Norway.  The contamination was found during excavation at the site and was confirmed with Photoionization Detector (PID) and shake test.  The property had previously been a residential home and the contamination was found near an old foundation.  The best guess is that the contamination is home heating oil that spilled from a supply tank.  About 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil was excavated and capped 3-5 feet below a paved parking lot.  An environmental covenant will be required for the site by the VRAP Program.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-369-2015*On May 11, 2015, The Hissong Group reported a cement truck rollover to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The rollover caused the saddle tanks on the cement truck to leak diesel fuel onto the ground. The spill was across from 258 Route 236 in Eliot.

I arrived on site and met with the owner of the business. At that time, the truck had already been removed and brought back to their shop in Eliot. It was estimated that 20 gallons of diesel was released from the punctured passenger saddle tank. 3.13 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly at Aggregate Recycling Center in Eliot.

No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-370-2015*Discharge of an estimated 3 gallons of 70% Hydrogen Peroxide resulted when a tank trailer was overfilled by a rail car.  The discharge was confined to containment and diluted with a large quantity of rain water.  No site visit by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was required.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-381-2015*While preparing to retire for the evening, Mr. Oeser noticed an oil odor.  He went to his basement and found that his aboveground storage tank was slowly dripping, having caused a 3ft x 2ft stain on the concrete floor.  He first put a pan beneath the drip, but noticed that would be overfilled quickly, so he cut a five gallon pail to fit under the tank and called the oil company.  The oil company response was "we don't or we can't" help you until morning, but you need to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

So he called and explained situation.  Having wiped the bottom of the tank trying to locate the hole, the leak flow increased to a steady drip.  I said I would be there as soon as possible to try and stem the leak or at least create an adequate retention area.  Upon arrival, I was greeted by Mr. Oeser and he showed me the tank.  I applied a magnet patch and with a few adjustments in location, it stopped the dripping.  I placed a layer of sorbent pads beneath the tank, fashioning a bag retention pool.  I emptied the pan and the contents of the pail into a bag of pads adding the containers also.  Speedy dry sorbent material was rubbed into the floor and allowed to remain until the oil company arrived in the morning.  I gave Mr. Oeser a business card and told him if anything changed to call me, or I would call him later in the afternoon to follow up.  Based on visual/physical inspection of the spill, very limited distribution (stain footprint) and no odor issues, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-1025-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 11/29/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Portland Pump Company (PPC) regarding oil contamination found while excavating at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  A MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is suburban commercial use located at the northwest corner of the Falmouth Shopping Center and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  In the 1980's, the facility was owned and operated as the Falmouth Gulf.  In 2001, the facility was owned and operated by Lampron Energy.  At this time in 2017, this facility was owned by Nouria Energy and operated as an Irving Station (not to be confused with the Irving Station, a former Webber  Energy Exxon, located across Route 1 to the southwest.)

Native soil is moist Presumpscot Formation silt/clay with high groundwater (gw).  In this soil type, the UST excavations act as a bathtub for gw, and buried utility channels act as conduits for gw and oil contamination.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location has been a retail fuel UST facility since the 1980's with significant prohibited oil discharges documented in 1986, and 1988 and after.  See reports P-162-1986, P-120-1989, P-791-1996, and P-301-2002, et al.  Two 1000-gallon gasoline discharges are documented to have occurred, in 1986 and in 1988.

The present UST facility, since 2002, has containment sumps and double-wall product piping.  At this time, I am unaware of any serious issues or leaks from this current facility.

In November, 2017, the most significant contamination was found under the east dispenser island (see photos) adjacent to the 10,000-gallon UST abandoned-in-place.  As this UST had been left in place, the contaminated soil and groundwater around it could not be removed.  This discharge appeared weathered, and with no known more current discharges to groundwater, this oil contamination appears to be residual from 1986 and/or 1988.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Excavated soil could not be reused on site and needed to be disposed of off site.  As in 2002, a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form was issued by MDEP Division of Response Services.  PPC trucked the oiled soil to CPRC.  With MDEP Division of Response Services assurance, Falmouth Sewer District allowed lightly contaminated groundwater to go to the sewer system.  Groundwater with a slick of free product oil was required to be pumped off by a contractor for off site disposal.  The oil-contaminated media was not chased across the area.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The discharges observed appear to be from 1986 and 1988, and appear not to be allowable for coverage by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance coverage.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-258-2015*On 5/12/15, I received a call from Mr. Holland indicating an articulating rock dump truck had experienced a small spill because of a loose fitting. The spill resulted in product being spilled to the gravel parking lot, where Coleman personnel excavated a small amount of gravel for disposal at an out of state landfill.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-261-2015*I received a report of a small overfill of the hydraulic reservoir on an excavator at the entered location.  The spill was cleaned up appropriately with sorbent materials.  All materials were disposed of properly by the responsible party.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-262-2015*On 5/13/15, I received a call from Chris Gessman of Pan Am Railways indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a containment tank overflow on a locomotive.  Pan Am personnel hand excavated a small amount of contaminated railroad ballast from the site which was disposed of by a Pan Am contractor.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-386-2015*A ruptured hose on a street sweeper caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Prime Cut Landscaping. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location to observe the cleanup and it was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-726-1997*On 12/12/97 I received a call from Paul Muse reporting a small oil spill that occurred at a clients residence.  The spill occurred when the tank truck delivering Kerosene to the residence experience a problem with the air eliminator on the truck causing the tank to pressurize and oil to spray out of the top of the truck.  The truck was covered with oil and oil spilled onto some ice in the area.  Emery Mills employees chipped up the ice and will melt it and recover the oil.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 16, 1997
A-31-2001*Mead reported a white liquor spill which occurred due to a blown gasket on the discharge line of their pulp digester.  The line was isolated and the gasket repaired.  The white liquor drained to the sewer and was diluted in their treatment plant.  Mr. Tarr indicated the pulp room notified the treatment plant operator that the caustic liquor had been discharged and was headed for them.  I notified David Dodge of DEP Water Bureau of the event.  He indicated that it should not cause an upset of the system based on the volume of waste water they handle at the plant.  I did not conduct a site visit for this spill.
A-112-1996*A hose blew out on an engine during maintinence in the engine house.  About 30 gallons was lost to the floor.  The material was picked up using pads.
P-251-2000*Jackie West hit her oil tank in her yard, with her car, knocking off the filter.  The Kennebunk Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads and speedy dry the night of it's occurrance.  I visited the site the next morning to ensure a complete clean up and repair of the tank.  Ms. West's oil company was on site when I arrived fixing up the tank and removing the remaining sorbent material (speedy dry).  No further action.
P-507-2000*  In August 2000 I noted this facility going in and passed it routinely in normal travels.  The area prior to this development was an open field and I am not aware of any previous discharges or oil storage facilities on this property.  Across Rt. 1 is the Yarmouth Clippermart of M W Sewall Oil Co. which suffered a large prohibited discharge in 1999 [see P-178-99].  Adjoining this facility to the N is a new VIP Auto Parts store.  The area within 1000' is understood at present to be on municipal water & sewer.  Behind the property to the NW is Estabrook Farms.
   On 8/29/00, I met CTI Winslow and observed the two new tanks installed in the excavation and buried halfway, with hold-down straps.  No piping or islands were installed while the canopy and building were under construction.  I noted no gw in the shallow excavation.  The tanks are two 20,000 gal. composite dbl-wall UST's, T-2 being a spilt 10,000/10,000 diesel and gaso. storage tank.
    On 10/31/00, I met again with CTI Winslow and observed the installed flexible & FRP piping and the sumps [see photos].  About this time of the month I found that DEP Augusta office's Ted Scharf visited the new install also.
   During my visits I observed no obvious installation problems or evidence of prohibited discharges.  See any attachements and DEP UST Reg. file #20339 for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-127-1997*Hydraulic oil was spilled from a ruptured line, cleaned up with sorbant pads and boom.  10 gallons had gone into Little Machias Stream.
P-162-1999*26 Jan 1999, responded to spill location and observed hydraulic oil along the curb of both the east and west side of the Bishop Road.  I contacted the road commissioner of Poland, Richard Chick.  Chick advised me that a hydraulic line broke on a city plow truck during snow removal.  I suggested that the town clean up the spill using sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  On  29 Jan 1999, Chick advised me that the clean up complete.  The houses along this road receive water from private wells.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4Mar99).
A-253-1997*     DEP received a report that petroleum contaminated soil had been encountered during excavations at this property.  Jon Andrews and Mary James (DEP) visited the site on 7/23/97.  Based on observations and anecdotal evidence it is presumed that the contamination is associated with above-ground #6-oil supply tanks that had been removed years previuosly.  Because of the geologically non-sensitive nature of the site (industrial, no nearby wells) it was decided that only soils "saturated" with oil would be excavated for disposal; approximately 30 cu.yds. were so removed on 7/28.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-260-1997*Received a call from Dead River that a customer of their's had a spill from an inside aboveground storage tank. I responded to the residence of Jill Gordon in Fairfield. The 275 gallon tank was in the basement and had developed a leak. Three Dead River people were there cleaning up the spill when I arrived. The basement had a concrete floor and a sump and dry well.  Some of the oil stayed in a sump hole in the furnace room.  However some, an estimated 30 gallons, was pumped to the dry well. The owner did not know of any access to the dry well as it was situated under the garage. She did tell me that it was not piped to the sewer. The basement was cleaned up with speedy dry and pads. Dead River installed a new tank. The old tank had an internal corrosion leak. No attempt to get the oil in the dry well was made as it poses no threat as there are no nearby environmental receptors. The area is in Fairfield and is supplied with town water and sewer. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-22-2001*B-022-01
Lincoln

Tuesday January 23, 2001				1425

I received a phone call from Mr. Timothy Herbold (873-6958), of the Springfield Terminal - Guilford Rail System, in Waterville.  Mr. Herbold reported that a hydraulic hose burst on a rail-mounted truck in Lincoln around 1300 today.  The spill was located on and near the railroad tracks where the railroad tracks run near to Station Avenue.  The first report from Waterville indicated a spill of 30 gallons.

Springfield Terminal was sending a clean up response team to shovel up the contaminated snow.  The clean up crew was dispatched at 1330.  I phoned the Lincoln Fire Department (794-8161) and spoke with a Mr. McComb.  He said he would check out the spill, and get back to me.  When Mr. McComb phoned me, he reported that there may be as much as 5 gallons of hydraulic oil sprayed over the snow.

I later received a phone call from Timothy Herbold.  Mr. Herbold reported that the actual size of the spill was around 5 gallons.  The contaminated snow was picked up and disposed of by the Springfield Terminal.
P-645-1996*On 10/21/96 I received a call from Brian Atkinson of Buxton Oil reporting a spill at a client's residence in Saco.  I met with him at the site on 10/23.  Approximately 100 gallons had leaked out of an above ground storage tank when the tank shifted during a rain storm causing the firematic valve to break off the tank.  Most of the discharge soaked into the ground under and around the tank as well as underneath the mobile home.  There were no wells at risk from the spill.  Oil odor in the home was mitigated by opening the skirting around the trailer and ventillating.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-734-1999*On Oct. 22, 1999 I received a call of a spill at a trailer park in Yarmouth.  A grounds-keeper (Pam Murphy - A Tender Touch) under contract to the trailer park was mowing the lawn and accidentally hit the filter on the tank at 28 Red Wagon Trail, breaking it off the tank.  Pam held her finger over the hole in the tank and yelled for a neighbor to call the fire dept.  When the fire dept. arrived they plugged the hole with a stick and called an oil co.  When I arrived the tank was being fixed.  Pads caught much of the spilled oil.  Pine needles were thick under the tank and also acted as an absorbent for the oil.  Pam and I cleaned up the pads, raked up the needles and dug out about two yards of soil, thereby removing nearly all the spilled oil.  Pam filled in the area with loam on the following Monday.  No further action anticipated.
I-201-1999*A broken tree branch caused a transformer to leak 1 gallon of transformer oil.  Spill was soaked up with sorbents and removed with oily wastes for disposal.






P-849-1999*Gary Bucklin of SW Cole reported that his company was doing a site assessment on the Coca Cola Bottling plant in Lewiston due to a property transfer.  I had been there in September, 1992 to oversee an underground tank removal.  The site was determined to be baseline at that time and approximately 10 cubic yards of soil was removed (see P-652-92).  I visited the site on 6/14/99 during the test pit procedures and contamination was discovered, as expected, where the 1992 excavation had stopped at the edge of the pavement.  The headspace analysis revealed levels of 5500ppm, which are within the clean-up level set in 1992 and no clean-up was required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary on this site.



____________________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-108-1998*On 5-22-98, Irving Oil called to report that a customer had called them with a leaking basement tank complaint and they were on their way to the house. I met with them there and found that due to a cracked fuel line a small amount of oil had leaked onto the floor in the basement. All was picked up with sorbents and the line replaced.
P-738-1997*DEP responded to the failure of a snow making machine which discharged transmission oil (15 gallons) and compressor oil.  The oil migrated over frozen ground to a nearby stream.  DEP used sorbents to remediate the spill which were disposed of at Maine Energy in Biddeford.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-284-1998*   What was reported by Ms. Stanton, a concerned mother, as an oil-like sheen next to the school playground led to DEP's discovery of a small overfill of the nearby #2 oil UST.   During a 6/24/98 visit I observed groundwater seeping out of a slope near the playground with a waxy sheen.  Sheens such as this may or may not be oil related.  About 50 ft. upgrade next to the school building I noted a mounded UST (a tank installed near grade and covered with fill.  Opening the fill manway a spill of several gallons of old #2 oil sat in the overfill bucket.  The area around the bucket was open to soil and it appeared to have old spillage reaching soil.
    I contacted the school principal and maintenance manager and showed them the problem.  I next contacted Gerry Lemire of Irving Oil and explained that their South Portland office had an overfill at the school, did not clean it up and that I found no report of it with the DEP.
   On 7/2/98 Mr. Perkins of Irving reported back to me that a crew had gone out to clean up though didn't feel that the spillage outside the bucket was serious.  I confirmed a clean-up that afternoon and agreed that the dark staining was also do to foliage decomposition.  No water or sheen was seen coming from the ground this day.
    It is not conclusive that the sheen was definitely related to the discharge at the UST though considering sensitivity of spills near schools, the above actions were prudent.  No further actions expected at this time.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-333-1996*On 6/24/96 this office received a list of water analyses from Rob Peale of our technical service group in Augusta.  The list had been generated by the DHS and it was a report of wells that had low levels of toluene.  The report also indicated that there was a potential source (such as a UST containing gasoline) in the area.  Rob indicated in his note that new wells frequently have low levels of toluene.  I talked with Mr. Boyd, who is in charge of the physical plant.  He said that they had a new well drilled last August.  It was his understanding that toluene came from the lubricant used by drillers.  He assured me that they had been given clearance to use the water.  He also indicated that there were no potential sources such as USTs in the area.  I e-mailed Rob the results of this investigation.
A-551-2000*I received a call  from Clean Harbors Bow NH office reporting a spill at Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic) maintenence garage in Rockland.  The caller reported ten gallons hydraulic oil spilled to a concrete floor inside the garage.  The spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further work is aniticpated by DEP.
I-13-1999*Called by state police at 1645, arrive at scene 1715.  Vehicle(van) had rolled down embankment off Route 161.  Fuel tank was ruptured when tow-truck pulled van back up over the guard rail.  Contents of tank discharged to snow-bank and pavement.  DOT use speedy-dri to sorb up on pavement.  Excavated contaminated snow and sorbents.  All to landfill.
Left scene at 1800. Case closed.
P-101-1993*
Report update of October 2003:

	Report of dissolved solvent contamination in private well(s) in new housing development off Harris Road.  Appears to have come from from old auto junkyard on the property prior to redevelopment into single-family homes.  Possible contamination source from Greenlaw's Junkyard downgrade on Rt. 9.  Area is located in Cumberland near Falmouth/Cumberland border.

	Case management passed to DEP uncontrolled sites unit under Scott Cyr.  See their records for further information and resolution.

S G Brezinski
B-212-2000*On 4/13/00 Mark Whiting passed on to BRWM a report of gasoline dumping in a ditch.  The report came to Mark from Merilyn Smith , who is on the Board of Selectmen in Stockton Springs.  Merilyn indicated that "someone" saw Sonny Malo dump gasoline from a gas tank that he had taken from a vehicle that he was junking.  Not having a good feel for how old this report was and knowing that there was not enough documentation for enforcement plus other job related issues, I did not immediately go to the site.  I did talk to the CEO, Ron Fowle, who said that he would pass on my message. ( Sonny was not reachable by phone.)  I wanted Sonny to know that he could dispose of old gasoline by diluting it wit fresh gasoline and burning it in his own vehicle.  I also wanted him to know that if someone saw him dumping gasoline and was willing to testify to that event, he would have problems.

B-433-1996*D-TREE=I.
P-863-1992*
Failed SIA investigation.
P-431-2001*05.30.2001 received call from Clean Harbors requesting Virgin Letter for #6 oil soil contamination, approx. 1 to 2 cubic yards.

Phone contact with John Lester of Global advised DEP that the valve pit area had contained some #6 oil contamination associated with an old valve leak at the facility.  DEP could not determine if the spill had ever been reported or clean up.  Cargil is the RP in this case and has agreed to pay for the clean up as part of sales agreement.  Cargil contact is Jim Gilmartin at 508-376-5475.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.30.2001
P-189-2001*I responded to a call from Mr. Montanese reporting that snow had compacted around their filter and caused it to leak.  He estimated that 50-60 gallons of kerosene had leaked out before it was fixed.  When I inspected the area around the tank I could find no sign of the oil other than a faint smell.  I gave Mrs. Montanese my card and told her to have her neighbors and family keep an eye out for the oil as the snow melts.  I also said that I wold stop by and check on it.  She said that they live in Florida and would probably not be back until June.  The house is right on Sebago Lake and they have a 200+ foot drilled well about 40 feet from the spill location.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 20, 2001
B-685-2000*On 12/22/00, 2300 hours Denise Robinson of the Blue Hill Fire Department reported a five gallon gasoline release from a car that had rolled onto it's side on East Blue Hill Road.  The state police report indicated that the fire department had responded and that they had cleared the scene. Also, the report stated that there were no sensitive receptors such as bodies of water or residences. I was not able to speak with Blue Hill Fire at the time because there was no answer at the call back number.  I discovered that Denise had been in charge of that response while taking another report from Richard Horton, who is the assistant fire chief for Blue Hill Fire.
P-365-1996*On 6/21/96, Stephen Brezinski and Ann Hemenway checked out a reported out-of-service motor fuels UST facility.  The site looks to be an old service station with a sign "The Pines" on the building.  A residence is to the left.  Two vent pipes were noted between the buildings; one pipe a 1" and a second a two-inch vent.  No evidence of fill pipes were noted.  No discharges evident.

The area is on wells and therefore a sensitive area.  No further Response Division action likely at this time.
B-189-2000*On the morning of 4/7/00 Dave Warren of Warren Company (wood harvesters) reported a small off road diesel spill from a skid tank.  Apparently the tank had been filled to near capacity and the product expanded and discharged some product to the ground.  The release landed on a puddle of water.  Dave said that the spill had been recovered with three sorbent pads, which he put into their waste stream.

B-548-1998*On August 19, 1998 at 1630 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a transformer leak on route 102 in the section of Bar Harbor known as Town Hill.  A car hit the pole and the unit lost about three gallons of transformer oil, half onto the pavement and half onto the roadside.

Since the transformer contained 250 PPM PCB's Bangor Hydro hired Clean Harbors who excavated the area plus a one foot buffer and cleaned the pavement according to federal regulations.
B-539-2000*B-539-2000
09/30/2000 14:05

     Merl Harris of the Milo Fire Department called through the 1-800 number to report a gasoline spill associated with a truck accident on Route 11 in the center of town.  Mr.  Harris stated that fire personnel caught the majority of the fuel in a trash bucket.  A small amount on pavement was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Both the fuel and the oiled sorbents were retrieved and disposed of.  An inspection of the accident site shown no evidence that the State's resources had been damaged.
P-227-1998*On 5/27/ 98 Ann Hemenway of the division of Technical Services was contacted concerning a well that was contaminated with kerosene.  Ann and I went to the site that day and collected a water sample from the home in question.  The sample was prepaided, however, the analysis done on the sample was not conclusive as to whether it was contaminated.  I acquired another water sample and had a different analysis done - the analysis showed no kerosene contamination.  No further action required.
B-496-1998*On the morning of 7/26/98 this office received a fax from the NRC reporting a mystery, off shore sheen off the Town Pier in Bar Harbor.  The area of the sheen was described as 40' x 40'.  The term "rainbow" was used to further describe the sheen.  This means that the oil had been there long enough to go from a slick to a rainbow sheen.
B-337-1999*On 6/20/99, 2202 hours Brian Levitt of Atlantic Salmon of Maine reported s small release of Parasite S inside a trailer van that was transporting the material to Atlantic Salmon.  The truck driver for Grand View Enterprises had reported the incident to Brian and Brian took it upon himself to make the required notifications.  The estimated volume of the release was less than a gallon.  It came from a 55 gallon drum that had not been properly secured when it was shipped from Western Chemical Co., Inc, located in Ferndale, Washington .   Parasite S is a 37% solution of formaldehyde and it is amazingly hazardous.  It has a low flash point, which makes it an explosion hazard if not properly vented.  Also, it is an inhalation hazard, a hazard to the mucous membranes (can even cause blindness) and it is a skin absorber.   Brian indicated that they (he and the truck driver) were trained and prepared to deal with the spill.  They vented the trailer, dawned level B with the appropriate cartridge respirator and recovered the spilled product with "Safety Sorb", which is like Speedy Dry.  The portion of formaldehyde that was released to the air is expected to be readily degraded by photolysis.  Its' half life is expected to be less than a day.
A-768-1999*     DEP received a report that 25 gallons of oil was spilled at this facility due to a valve failure (see I.P. incident report).
I-3-2000*While plowing snow a payloader slipped on the ice and slid into a 1000 gal diesel skid tank, hitting the tank on the corner of the tank about 11 o'clock. (high, upper left of flat end)

Spill was contained by the snow and the crew on site used sorbents to collect the oil.

Remaining oil was pumped out of the tank.

Saturated material was disposed of in the open cell at the landfill.

No further action needed. Case Closed
A-344-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
I-192-2001*150 gallons of heating oil leaked due to broken valve.
P-437-1996*NOTED OLD MOTOR FUELS VENT PIPES ON BUILDING DURING DRIVE-BY.  TWO UST'S REPORTEDLY REMOVED ON 6/1/87 BY CLAUDE DUBOIS EXCAVATING, THOUGH INSTALLER NAME UNKNOWN.  APPARENTLY VENT PIPING AND POSSIBLY PRODUCT PIPING REMAIN.  UST L & E WILL BE COPIED ON THIS REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATION THAT PAUL'S GARAGE BE NOTIFIED TO REMOVE THEIR PIPING.

THIS REPAIR GARAGE IS LOCATED ON ELM STREET IN BIDEFORD BETWEEN 5-POINTS AND THE SACO RIVER IN A DENCE RESIDETIAL & COMMERCIAL AREA.  POTENTIAL CLEAN-UP WOULD LIKELY BY INTERMEDIATE BASED ON POTENTIAL VAPOR THREATS TO BASEMENTS.
I-104-1997*Warden Service call in sheen on Little Machias Stream near Pinkham Lumber.  Cleaned up with sawdust and burned in boiler.
B-601-1996*On 11/02/96, 1940 hours Gary McCray of the Bangor Fire Department reported an AST anomaly at 219 Griffin Road in Bangor.  He indicated that the volume was 100-150 gallons and that a sewer drain was involved.  The nipple to the filter had been broken off by some impact.  Apparently, the person responsible for the spill was there when it happened and was able to minimize it by plugging the leak with her finger.  She must have been able to summon help verbally because the actual volume of the spill was probably less than 10 gallons.  The maintenance person collected 2-4 gallons in a bucket while making the repair.  He had pulled a a partial vacuum on the tank with a shop vac.  This slowed the discharge so that he could drill out the broken nipple and install another.  I picked up a dozen pads that were less than half saturated.  Also, I sorbed a quart of product out of the drain. The drain was some kind of valve in it that had not let any of the product out.  A waste water treatment representative showed up and we agreed that the sewer system had not been impacted.
A-463-1998*The tanks were removed at the Silver St. Cumberland Farms station. Spills from overfills were discovered. The soil was left in place. No new tanks were planned for this location.
A-20-1999*Received a call from Todd Knoble of Pittsfield reporting that he had a spill in a basement of an apartment building that he owns. I responded to the site. He estimated that approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled in the basement onto a concrete floor.  He had already done a very good job of cleaning it up.  He is a volunteer firefighter and had the fire department bring over some sorbent pads. I helped him with the rest of the cleanup and took the contaminated sorbents back to Augusta for disposal.  I advised him to air out the basement as much as he could and to wash the concrete floor with a strong detergent. Later conversations with Mr. Knoble showed no lingering oil odor in the basement. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-750-1999*Four rail-cars loaded with #6 fuel oil derailed in Shawmut and rolled into a small pond en route to Sappi Fine Paper. See attached narrative for more information.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-121-1998*Francis Daughan is an attorney practicing in York; the gasoline tanks at the Gouldsboro Variety were supposed to have been taken out of service by 10/1/97, and removed from the ground before 1/1/98.  In fact, the clerk at the store told me on 2/26/98 that gasoline had been sold from the tanks thru January of 1998. J&S Oil of Winslow (872-2714) delivered the bulk gasoline.

The tanks and piping system proved tight, according to the site assessment,but contamination was discovered in the soil, presumably lingering from the removal of older tanks in 1989. (B-653-89)  Because the store has a snack bar and is served by a private well, a stringent clean-up goal was set.

On 2/26/98 I faxxed to the owner the clean-up options agreement. Not until 3/23 did he fax me back an answer, allowing me to finally start the clean-up. On that date I started lining up contractors.

The clean-up progressed April 6 thru 9,1998.  In excess of 1000 cubic yards of soil were removed and replaced.  The contaminated soil was spread to weather at  Paul Joy's pit.

In December of 1998, sale of the property was being negotiated.
B-623-1996*Some time before 11/14/96 I was contacted by Ronald Dennis about removing some USTs at his business facility.  We discussed the procedure and I furnished a list of contractors so that he could get quotes.  I also agreed to waive the 30 day waiting period.  The removal took place on 11/14/96.  The installer was Chris Gaudet and the site assessor was S.W. Cole in the person of Todd Sekera.  The digger was Dale Chapman.  When I arrived on site the operation had been interrupted by the occurrence of an unknown UST that had apparently held gasoline.  Currently it was full of water.  The drop tube had been removed and the opening had been covered with a sheet of rubber.  Clean Harbors was on the way to pump the rouge tank.

The site was close to a sand and gravel acquifer, but the soil was a tight, silty till. There was no water in the hole even at 11 feet.  There was no danger of a vapor problem and the area has public water.  However, we did not consider it as a non attainment zone so we agreed on an intermediate level clean up.  When the excavated area had gotten to be 6 yards long, 3.3 yards wide and 3.5 yards deep the readings were under 100 ppm with the exception of the place that had been under the dispenser, which was around 400.  This generated 70 yds of mildly contaminated soil, which was treated on site.
A-454-2000*A regulator in the back of a CMP truck leaked a small amount of mineral oil into the truck bed. The spill was cleaned up by CMP staff. See attached report for more information.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-559-2001*Mr. Studey called his supplier DownEast with an odor complaint.  DownEast upon investigating found the outside AST had developed a small seep.  The tank was horizontal beneath the stairs, with some minor staining extending beyond the footprint of the tank and off the pad.

Mr. Studey excavated the soil/loam and placed it in two (2)  bags supplied by DEP.  The tank was removed and replaced by DownEast.  DEP removed the soil and disposed of it in a bulk shipment for Mr. Studey.

No other actions are required at this time, the clean up was minor and the actual volume of oil lost small.

B-390-1997*7/21/97 10:30

Allan Stinchfield, concerned citizen in Bangor, called to report discovering various pesticides in his newly acquired home on Silver Road.  Knowing that our annual "pesticide pick-up" was forthcoming I took a look at the material.  A few spray cans of insecticide, a pound or so of Chlordane and 24D were later disposed of during the pick up.
P-560-2000*At delivery the tank was overfilled spilling oil out the vent pipe onto deck, vinyl siding, and soil at the base of the foundation (two sides side and rear).  Initial hand excavation not successful, hired Labbe of Brunswick to complete task.  Removed more than 6.38 tons and resurfaced excavavtion to homeowners satisfaction.  No further action is anticipated at the location.
A-11-2001* Something happened to a transformer on Lakeside drive in Booth Bay Harbor. CMP reported the spill and had a crew on the way to clean it up. The transformer was an older model and may contain PCB oil.
 Later lab analysis, shown in attached paper work, show no evidence of PCB's. No further action by Response will be required.
B-771-1998*B-771- 98
Pembroke

Sunday November 29, 1998			0908

I received a call from the Orono Barracks (255-4000) covering the Machias area.  I was asked to make contact with Chuck Michaud (726-5168), of the Maine State Police about a case of burglary and criminal mischief in Pembroke last night.

According To Chuck Michaud the property rented by Jeremiah Curtis on the Little Falls Road, in Pembroke was burglarized and vandalized sometime Saturday night between 1900 and Sunday morning at 0100.  The vandalism included draining a reported 100 gallons of heating oil from the outside, elevated 275-gallon tank.  The phone number I received to contact Jeremiah was his mother's (726-5168).

I made contact with his mother on Monday.  I told her I would be in Pembroke on Tuesday Afternoon and asked if She or Jeremiah could be at Jeremiad's place of residence.

Tuesday December 1, 1998		    early afternoon

I did a site visit in Pembroke.  Neither Jeremiah, nor his mother was there.  I asked a neighbor to see if I had the right place.  There was an outside tank elevated off the ground by steel framing that feed an end range burner, and maybe a furnace.  There was a small stain, about 24 by 40 inches near the tank.  One third of the oil stain was on the concrete pad.  The rest was on gravel type soil.  There were ledge outcroppings noted on the property.  There was very little oil to clean up.  This amount of the spillage was over reported.  The quantity lost is closer to 20 gallons.  I received a phone call from Jeremiah.  I explained to him that he should excavate the small amount of soil and spread it thinly on his driveway.  After making this recommendation it is unclear if he did any clean up as he is very difficult to contact.	
A-575-2000*An AST supply line was damaged by vandals allowing about 1/4 of the contents of a 275 gallon tank of kerosene to be lost. Bart and I removed the contaminated soil with hand shovels and containerized it for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-249-2000* The owner or a contractor drove a nail into the copper feed line at Briar Patch Greenhouses. The individual then turned the firomatic valve off. This simple but effective response technique resulted in the release of less that one gallon of fuel oil. A phone call was then made to Dead River Company to make the needed repairs. No further action will be required.
B-191-1996*D-TREE = S.
P-875-2001*10.15.2001 I spoke with Jeff from Hebron Academy.  Jeff advised that the day before a feed line broke off an above ground supply tank.  The spill was confined and approximately 10 gallons was collected using a bucket.  The remainder of the spill was cleaned up with sorbents.

I advised Jeff of DEP reporting requirements.
No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 10.26.2001
P-379-2001*Portland Public works discovered an abandoned plastic drum adjacent to Westbrook Street and requested assistance in identifying and removal.  The drum was upright with both bungs secure and appeared 1/2 full.  A bung was loosened and screened with a PID and the determination was made by hits registered on the PID and physical characteristics it was a waste oil petroleum mixture.  The drum was loaded and transported to DEP warehouse for storage, profiling and disposal.  No stains or leaks were observed at the discovery site.  No further actions are required at this time.
A-533-2000*Homeowner's relative changed her filter for her and failed to tighten it properly. Approximately 50 gallons lost to ground. Area served by public water. No vapor threat. No further action expected.
P-362-2001*Brief visit to check on owner's request to abandon-in-place a UST.  Left note and card but no return call.  Further DEP actions possible.  See attached and UST Reg. files.  Confused registration number, possibly same facility as #4109 @ 247 Main Street?   Area over mapped S & G aquifer, though may all be on municipal water.

S G Brezinski
DEP, Div. of Response Services
P-398-1998*   Mr. Arthur Dunlap, Gray CEO reached me on 8/21/98 reporting that an anonymous caller notified him of a gaso. odor and apparent leak relating to a gasoline UST at the marina at Middle Range Pond, Poland.  On 8/25/98 Dunlap called back stating he had checked the tank out and noted no leakage; I agreed also to check out the facility when next in the area.
   9/15/98, Tuesday: I visited in the morning and met with Mr. Komanetsky.  The facility is at a local store, restaurant and marina business off Rt. 26.  I noted a 1000 gal. steel AST with steel berm, and bare steel piping coming out the tank top and then running along the surface of the ground to the dispenser about 20 to 30 ft. away, by the water's edge.  Water was in the berm but no evidence of a product discharge.
   The tank had no extended vent pipe (only 7' or so above grade), and I noted no emergency relief vent.  Though a suction pump dispenser, head pressure could cause un-aided drainage should the line develop a leak, I did not note a solonoid valve or not.  There was no containment under the dispenser.
   Mr. Komanetsky stated that he planned to raise the vent and I advised him it should be 12' or more.  The low vent was the likely source of the gaso. odor problem.  The AST replaced a gaso. UST registered as removed by SUN Env. about 7/24/98, (DEP UST Reg. 7238).
   No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  As gaso. AST's fall under State Fire Marshal's jurisdiction, a copy of this report will be forwarded to that office.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-478-2000*Received a call from Joe Trembler of Safety-Kleen in Leeds. He reported an 11-gallon spill of petroleum naptha mainly to the inside of a truck. The entire spill was cleaned up with sorbents. No site visit was made and no additional cleanup is necessary.  See the attached report from Safety-Kleen for additional information.
A-41-2000*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
A-128-1997*Irving had a delivery truck roll when it drove onto a soft shoulder.  The truck did not lose any product but was perched at an unstable angle.  Irving unloaded it before it was righted and pulled from the ditch.  No product was lost.
P-372-1999*No Response visit.  See attached letter.  No Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 11, 1999
A-673-2000* A tank truck owned and operated by Irving Oil slid through the "T" intesection of Route 9 and 202 in Unity. The tractor and trailer bounced in and out of the roadside ditch and stopped on someone's lawn. I was told that a crew was on their way and they would off load the product, which was fuel oil and kerosene. When I arrived a wrecker was pulling the tractor and trailer forward onto the frozen gravel driveway. From this point the rig was driven backward onto the highway. The landing gear was dropped and the crippled tractor drove a short distance away. Another tractor owned by Irving Oil was on site and it slipped onto the tanker and down the road it went.
 A very small amount of engine oil and hydraulic oil spilled onto the lawn. Staff from Irving Oil cleaned this up. There are some severe ruts in this homeowners lawn that Irving will have to repair. No further action is required.
B-54-2001*
     This office received a call at 1615 on 2/15/01 from Mickey Coombs (Irving Tanning Company; Hartland) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that around 1000 on 2/12/01, a heat exchanger failed at their facility and approximately 10 gallons of #6 oil was discharged to a sump outside the building.  All of the oil was contained on concrete and in the sump.  Clean Harbors of Maine, Inc. (South Portland; #799-8111) was hired to recover the material, which will be recycled.

REC:  File report.
B-318-1997*On June 24, 1997 at 1000 we received a call from Mr. Harold Nielson of Etna who is an employee of Prospectors Alliance of West Toronto, Canada.  Mr. Nielson said a company truck was working in Lower Enchanted Township when a drum that was in the back of the pick up tipped over and lost a couple of gallons of diesel fuel around a loose bung.  The truck was in a dirt parking area off the logging road and some of the product spilled onto the soil.  There were no open waters nearby.  I advised Mr. Nielson to spread the soil in a thin layer and mix in a few handfuls of high nitrogen grass fertilizer as a starter food for bacterial breakdown.
I-245-1998*CARIBOU FIRE DEPT. REPORTED A SPILL THAT THEY RESPONDED TO ON HERSHEL AND NORTH MAIN STREET.  AN UNKNOWN SOURCE LEFT A TRAIL OF DIESEL FUEL ABOUT 1/2 MILE LONG.  THE FIRE DEPT. STAFF BELIEVES THE SOURCE WAS A SCHOOL BUS BUT THAT WAS NEVER CONFIRMED.  SPILL WAS COVERED WITH SPEEDI DRI AND LEFT TO BE GROUND IN BY THE TRAFFIC.  CASE CLOSED.
A-322-1996*WHEN MR MILES TANK LEAKED HIS DAUGHTER CALLED WADLEIGH'S OIL, THINKING THEY WERE HIS REGULAR SUPPLIER. IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS WINGATE-LATHE INSTEAD, BUT WADLEIGH'S REPORTED THE EVENT.
IN MOWING THE LAWN SOMEONE HAD APPARENTLY BROKEN OFF THE FILTER LOSING AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT. D-TREE CAME OUT STRINGENT. 12 YDS3 WERE EXCAVATED AND HAULED TO DRAGON, WHICH SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.
A-59-2000* A hydraulic oil leak on paper machine #2 resulted in the release of three hundred gallons of oil. Two hundred gallons made its way to the process sewer, the remainder of the oil was contained and cleaned up by Mill employees. No site visit was made by DEP.
B-676-1997*On 11/17/97, 1615 hours this office received an anonymous report stating that there had been a 110-200 gallon kerosene spill at 372 Mt. Ephrian Road in Searsport.  Since the caller remains anonymous, the thrust of this investigation is to find out if any wells are contaminated in the vicinity of this property.  The caller said that the spill took place 4-5 years ago and that the well at the property was contaminated.  She also named a responsible party, but I must delete that from this report.  The current owner is Adrian Ellis Sr. Adrian does not have a phone so I drove out to the location hoping to find him home.  He wasn't. However, his residence is almost a tenth of a mile down gradient from the nearest neighbor.  I have explained the situation to Adrian via a letter.  Hopefully he will answer and we can find out if there is a problem.

As of 12/12/97 I have not heard from Adrian Ellis Sr. so I assume that he does not have a problem with his well.
P-95-1999*See narrative.
A-26-1998*A town selectman called to report that a utility pole that went down in the ice storm was leaking from the transformer and still had not been cleaned up. I obtained the location from Dee Jones and asked that the fire department tape off the area. He agreed to this and said they would also put up danger signs. I called CMP and reported the problem. They did not have it on their list of leaking transformers. Apparently some of the out of state companies assisting with repair of the storm damage did not understand the need to report leaking transformers to CMP. CMP eventually cleaned it up. No PCB's were reported in the oil. Their report noted that the sign the town put up read "PCB's - Danger of Death". No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this site.
I-19-1997*97 An odor of gasoline in the storm drains along Main St., was reported anonymously by an Ashland citizen.

I sampled the outfall of the storm drains and found MTBE at 4 ug/l, Diesel range organics at 442 ug/l, and total hydrocarbons at 808 ug/l

All gas stations in the area have been notified to watch their inventory very carefully.

Nine geoprobes were conducted between the storm drains and the existing tank field that might have contributed to the problem. No positive source was identified. The source could be related to the Tibbets removal (I-169-97). See complete file for detailed information.

Response case closed
A-586-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that a minor oil spill had occurred at this facility (see ME Yankee incident report).
B-21-1996*Decision Tree Cleanup Goal:  N
A-529-2000*This is a combination of two related events. An initial leak of five gallons, a repair, and when placing the machine back on line a secondary loss of thirty five gallons from an impropery installed o-ring during repair. All of the oil was recovered before reaching the process sewer. No site visit by DEP.
I-157-2000*Car backed into pump. Debris was cleaned up with speedi dri & sorbants

Response case closed.
B-353-1996*D-TREE=N.
B-602-1997*10/17/97 1416

David DeHaas of Jackson Labs in Bar Harbor called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil at the facility.  Mr. DeHaas stated that about 5 gallons spilled from a broken line on a piece of construction equipment.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents and speedi dri and burnt in their incinerator.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected.
P-140-2000*On 3/7/00 I received a call from Mark Guerrin of North American Environmental Services reporting a 30 gallon spill of # 2 fuel at Lampron Enterprises in Bridgton.  The spill occurred when a UST was overfilled at the facility.  North American was responding on behalf of Lampron to clean up the spill.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent materials and 2 drums of soil were excavated and taken to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 2, 2000
A-704-1998*A follow-up site assessment to a UST removal in October 1997 found high concentrations of MTBE (2000 ppb) in the water supply. Almost no other hydrocarbons (GRO method) were found. A confirmatory sample was taken and analyzed at HETL. It showed similar results. Filters were installed. A subsequent interview with the clerks revealed that they had been experiencing health effects since the middle of the summer. The current sample showed non detect after the filters. The Elwell residence was sampled since it is a day care. The results showed 1 ug/L MTBE and no other product. The case was referred to Tech Services. Significant investigation is required.
B-188-2001*On 4/9/01, 1625 hours Bob Marquis of Marquis Heating reported that Jim Alexander had an AST nipple leak at his residence in Greenfield.  The AST was located close to the garage, which was on a cement slab and the household well was 30 feet from the AST on the other side of the garage.  I was able to arrange a site visit the following morning. The soil at the spill site (e.g. under the nipple that had cracked) was very porous and there were no puddles of product.  However, a bailer indicated that there was over three feet of fuel oil on the well.  I called John Selleck (one of our tech service technicians) and John came out with a pump that was capable of removing oil from the surface of the water.  We recovered twenty gallons on that occasion and another ten on subsequent visits. Filters were installed on 4/27/01 and the well is on QM.  Bedrock is five feet from grade at this location.  We don't know if the acquifer has been impacted or if the product went down the casing.  Maybe QM data will give us a clue.  The case has been referred to Tech Service.
P-68-1997*On 2/3/97 Mary Corr received a call from Robert Fortin through the Rumford Fire Dept. reporting oil in a brook in Hanover.  Mary relayed the information to me.  Chief Bovin from the Rumford Fire Dept. responded to the site and placed sorbent boom in the brook.  I responded to the site the next day and determined the source of the spill to be 48 Howard Pond Rd.  Robert Fortin is the caretaker of the house and allowed me access to the basement.  I was able to determine that the copper line for the oil tank ran under the floor and was likely to be leaking.  The caretaker figured that roughly 1/4 tank of oil was missing.  The caretaker made arrangements for the oil line to be replaced.  I removed the oiled sorbent that had been placed in the brook the evening before and left a supply of sorbent pads and boom for the caretaker who was to pad oil out of the brook on an as needed basis.  I estimate that it will take several months for the oil to stop leaching into the brook.  I will make regular visits to the site to ensure that the oil is being removed as needed.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-391-1996*An operator was flushing a line and accidentally opened a charged valve.  He was sprayed with product and suffered caustic burns.  The valve was closed and the product was washed to the process sewer.
P-748-1997*While filling a container, Mr. Mundee was distracted resulting in an overfill spilling approximately 5 gallons onto the floor.  A small amount made its was into a sump that drains to the backyard.  By the time, I arrived the Standish Fire Dept. had collected all recoverable oil with sorbent pad.  There was question that the oil that had made its was into the drain might effect the well.  After determining the location of the well (up-gradient of the drain) and taking in consideration the small amount of oil that actually made its way into the drain, it was determined that the well was not at jeopardy of becoming contaminated.

No further action required.
A-213-2000* J. Johnson reported that he had detected gasoline in two monitoring wells at this Dead River gas station. The gasoline was detected by using a bailer during an annual UST  inspection. A layer of product less than 1/8 of an inch was found. Many months later I made a site visit and reviewed the monitoring well log book for this station. Quite often employess have detected, mostly an odor, gasoline in monitoring well 4. I checked wells 6, 5, and 4 and notice a sheen in well #4. This area is served by town water and no other receptors are at risk. It appears to me that there is a very small problem at this site therefore, no further action will be required.
P-299-1998*On 7/6/98 I received a call from Ed Bearror reporting an oil sheen in Taylor Pond in Auburn in front of his summer residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a fuel oil sheen along a bedrock lined shore in front of 141 Willard Rd.  Further investigation of the property showed that there was a significant oil stain underneath an above ground tank serving the residence.  No leak from the tank itself could be seen.  It appeared as though the copper piping from the tank was leaking.  I shut off the tank at the firematic valve to prevent further leakage and contacted Mr. Bearror in Bangor as to my findings.  I asked him to have the piping replaced ASAP.  I also explained the insurance fund program to him and encouraged him to apply.

After talking with Mr. Bearror, I placed sorbent boom in the pond around the affected area of shoreline.  I also noted a drilled well very close to the tank.  The well belonged to a neighbor, Debbie Grondin.  From Ms. Grondin, I learned that the well had been drilled last fall and was 260 feet deep and had casing to 90 feet.  I asked her to be alert for any change in taste or smell in the well and told her to contact me if she had any problems.  It did not appear as though much could be done in the way of excavating contaminated soil from under the tank due to the shallow distance to bedrock and the condition of the foundation for the home.  On that first day of response I also notified Dan Thayer who is the president of the Taylor Pond Association as to the spill and the response to it.

I have continued to visit the site on a weekly basis to monitor the sheen in the pond.  Due to complaints from nearby residents that sheen was escaping the sorbent boom, I returned to the site with 50 feet of fence boom to place around the sorbent boom.  That appeared to reduce the amount of sheen escaping the boom.

Continued (not in Hoss)

B-603-1999*Roger Salley called from the A.E.Robinson Oil Company office in Dexter where he is the dispatcher to report an oil spill at the Harold Henderson residence on the Monroe Road in Garland. It seems that this is a new mobile home installation and, when the outside AST (installed by A.E.Robinson) had 25 gallons of #2 added to it, it leaked onto the ground from a loose fitting at the firematic valve. I went to the home and met Mr. Salley.
   The tank was installed over the new gravel pad and the oil had sunk in and not run off. The new drilled well was about 25' away and just slightly upgrade. While the surrounding vegetation indicated tight soil and a high water table, I was concerned that the oil, if left, would find its way into the water line trench and thus to the well. I explained this to Mr. Salley and why the contaminated soil must be removed. He understood and would contact a contractor, David Wyman, to remove the contaminated soil the next day. I went back the following day and found that the clean up was inadequate. Mr. Salley and Mr. Henderson met me there and I explained in greater detail how the spill should be cleaned up. Mr. Salley and I then tried to locate the contractor but were unsuccessful that day. As I would begin my vacation the next day I told Mr. Salley to contact Mr. Whittier of this office and he would inspect the clean up.
   On 10/06/1999 Mr. Henderson called this office and as Mr. Whittier was not available he talked with Cleve Leckey. Mr. Henderson reported that about 15 cubic yards of gravel were removed down to clay and that the remaining soil exhibited no odor. Mr. Leckey felt that this was satisfactory and okayed the filling of the excavation.
P-14-1999*On January 10, 1999 the Auburn Fire Dept. called to report a spill they had checked on.  The resident at 218 Lake Street had noticed some red in the ice at the end of his driveway.  The fire dept. had checked out the spill, and stated that there was less than 2 gallons of diluted oil frozen into the ice on the side of the road.  I followed up with Dead River, the homeowners oil supplier.  Dead River stated that they had made a delivery there a couple days earlier but had no indication of a spill.  They checked the Clarks tank and system to ensure it was not leaking.  No further action.
B-692-1999*In July of 99, the AST in the basement of the Leavitt's home started to weep at the bottom  next to the nipple.  No oil was spilled in that incident (B-453-99) but I deemed it prudent to replace the tank under a DEP funded program.

Ironically enough, the first time the replacement tank was filled, it leaked.   The presumably licensed technician Sinclair Oil used to install the tank failed to tighten a union in the fill pipe.  Mrs. Leavitt smelled the spilled oil from inside the residence, and notified Sinclair's driver.  He stopped pumping and cleaned up most of the oil with sorbents;  he also notified Doug Sinclair, who responded with more clean-up equipment.

In the ensuing weekend, the Leavitts moved into a motel and Sinclair washed the basement floor twice.  When I inspected the cleanup on 11/1, I asked that they wash the basement floor again, and vacuum up some oil they'd missed along the NW cellar wall.

That cleanup was done by  11/3, and the homeowners seemed happy upon my reinspection the next week.

Doug Sinclair said he didn't report this spill because he thought we'd've all gone home by 1600 Friday, and that he was about to report it Monday when I called him.  He claimed to be unaware of the 800 spill report number.
P-174-2000*A limb fell off a nearby dead tree and broke the filter off an outside AST spilling approximately 100-150 gallons of oil onto the ground.  The camp is within 75 feet of Sebago Lake.  The soil is all sand.  The camp's water comes from a surface well in the basement only 10-15 feet from the spill location.  We excavated as much soil as we could without jeopardizing the camp's foundation.  Handed off to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-550-2000*B-550-00
Milford

Wednesday October 4, 2000			1158

Jim Ryan 866-2121, of the Maine State Police phoned to report a spill of 40 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement on Route 178 near its intersection with Route 2 in Milford.

I arrived on scene in Milford.  I spoke with the Assistant Fire Chief and All Griffin of Griffin's Disposal.  The town of Milford had sanded the spill area on Route 178.  The fire department was involved in sweeping the sand and speedi-dry around and picking it up with a back hoe's front loader bucket.  Griffin's Disposal Service, Inc took the .6 of a cubic yard of sand and speedi-dry to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden, under Authorization # 49126A.
I-49-2000*On 5-19-00, Pat Fournier, a selectman for the town of Wallagrass called for a resident of that town. The resident had several herbiside containers and wanted to know what to do with them. I told her that I would inspect them and overpack them if necessary and put them on the pest. pickup program. She said they would call, but never did.
P-976-2001*10.06.2001 received compliant from K. Duvall, concerning a defective dispensing nozzle associated with first pump on right of entered location.  Duvall advised that the pump did not automatically shut off and gasoline spilled on her car and her clothes.  Duvall also advised that when she queried the facility attendants they had knowledge of the defective nozzle.

I contacted the CN Brown maintenance department and advised them of the problem.  Linda of CN Brown advised me that CN Brown safety personnel would contact Duvall and that a work order would be issued for the nozzle.   DEP contacted Duvall as follow up.  Duvall advised that CN Brown had contacted her and that she was satisfied with the outcome.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.27.2001

P-211-1996*On April 3, 196 I received a call from George Weismeyer.  He called to report a possible spill of oil that was getting into his sump and ruining his sump pump.  He stated that approximately four years ago his neighbor had had a spill (see sttached spill report #P-310-92) and that since that time he had found oil in his sump on a couple of different occasions and had two sump pumps quit working over the last four years.  I visited the site, I saw no new oil in the sump, there was some material along the side of the sump that could have been old oil or just organic build-up.  We checked out the broken pump and found that it had stopped working not from oil but from iron scale buildup.  Once the scale was cleaned up from the pump it worked fine.  I checked the neighbors and found no signs of oil around from the spill.  I suggested that Mr. Weismeyer call me immediately if he found oil in his sump again.  No further action at this time.
I-57-2001*On 5-3-01, Terry Overlock, who owns a house on Portage Lake, called to inform me that he could smell oil coming from an old abandoned camp next door. The camp was owned by James Holmes who had died a year before. No one had been in since then. I investigated that evening and found oil coming from the basement sump to a discharge pipe in a canal that fed the lake. Oil was in the lake. Booming was placed in the lake and canal with the help of the local fire dept. A contractor was also hired to install a cutoff trench between the camp and lake in order to remove as much contaminated soil as possible. I pumped about 70 gallons of product from the sump. It was determined the line from the tank to furnace had leaked.
A-102-1998*     DEP received a report that a vehicle parked overnight at this property had leaked diesel fuel onto the parking lot.  The Gardiner Fire Department padded up all puddled product, but some oil had flowed to soil.  Jon Andrews (DEP) spread contaminated soil on the parking lot to promote volitilization.  This area is served by a municipal water supply.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-20-1998*On 2-3-98, Paul Durepo of the Limestone Fire Dept. reported a spill at the residence of Eldon Hanning on Rt. 89 in Limestone. Apparently the brass fitting on the end of his outside 275 gallon tank had broken due to the weight of snow. About 200 gallons had been lost. Soderberg Construction was hired to remove the contaminated soil . About 30 yards was removed on the following day. Mr. Hanning was placed on QM.
P-37-1997*   In the evening of Monday, 1/20/97 DEP was notified by Dead River oil Co. thru the state police of an AST leak at this mobile home, quantity undetermined at the time.  The AST was located in a shed behind the home along with an AST for unit 44.  The 275 ga. tank was on legs which were placed on coarse crushed stone.  It was apparent that the tank had settled into the ground and the filter connection (firematic) had settled onto the edge of the shed footer and eventually broke off.
  A dark fuel oil stain was under the tank at the time of my 1/2/97 visit.  It appears that the oil seaped down into the coarse stone and it was not possible for me to determine how much oil spilled.  Behind the trailer is a steep hill to forest and to Lake Auburn 200 ft away.  At the time Dead River was reluctant to refill the AST until it is reinstalled on a firm base, fearing that the filter would brake off again.  Ms. Guy states that the AST is owned by Mr. Dean and Ja-Lynne Mobil Home Court.
  On 1/23 I talked to a Ja-Lynne worker who reported putting blocks under the tanks and that Dead River felt comfortable filling the tank now.  I advised him that I would be back to check for contamination to the lake when the snow leaves.  Further action is possible.
P-230-1999*    On the morning of 4/23/99, Mr. John Corvin reached me reporting that he found a small spill of an Lead Arsenate Insecticide in his garage.  Mr. Corvin explained that he had 30 to 40 red & white quart size cardboard containers.  Apparently a rat chewed thru a container allowing some of the Arsenate to leak out onto the concrete floor.  Baldwin is rural residential and farms.
     I contacted Philip Perry, an inspector with the Maine Board of Pesticide Control who stated that he could go out and look at it.  He would contact me if an involved clean-up was necessary.  Later that day Mr. Perry notified me that the spillage was very small.  He contained the spill & box in plastic and stated he would pick it up with the next Pesticide Pick-Up day they do with DEP.
    No DEP visit was required.  As of Nov. 1999 I have heard nothing further on this problem.  No further DEP Resp. Div. action is anticipated.  See attachments.

S G Brezinski
DEP, BRWM
P-373-2000*See attached narrative, tables and figures.
P-77-1979*
	April 1979: Discharge of estimated 2200 gals. of gasoline from leaking UST.  Facility owned by Mobil Corp.
	This incident occurred prior requirement for UST facility registration and closure assessments.  No further information as to any clean-up actions.  See records of Mobil Corp. for further details.  [The exact location of this facility was not recorded and is unconfirmed with DEP at this time.  It may be the location of Walker's Chevrolet on Rt. 25 in Parsonsfield.]
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P-386-1997*Primarily surface oil clean-up; no clean-up associated with UST's at this time.
A-521-2000*Received a call from Bowie Brothers Well Drilling that he was at a clients house and that well pump had blown and that there was some mineral oil in the well.  I arranged with him to leave the pump and hose on the reel and I would clean the well bore.  I recovered a small amount of oil on sorbents and proceeded to wash the well bore with a surfactant.  I also washed down the hose, pump and fittings on the reel.  Bowie Brothers put the pump back into the well and I cautioned Mr. Gowan not to drink the water until it passes a water test.  The water test I took returned a result of 120-ppb total petroleum hydrocarbons.  I asked Water Treatment, Inc. to install a carbon filter system.  Ed Young of Water Treatment called to report that the Gowans will be going to Florida for the winter and will return in the spring.  Mr. Gowan said that he doesn't want the system installed until the spring.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated until the spring of 2001.

						Addendum
Filters were added in February of 2001. Samples were taken at intervals to evaluate the filters and to see if the ground water had cleaned up. Samples from after the filter never showed any petroleum. Sample dates and results from before the filter are shown below:

				11/23/2001		81 ppb
				11/01/2002		non detect
				03/28/2003		non detect
				07/08/2003		non detect

This time with before filter sample results returning as non detect, the filters were ordered removed on 7/17/2003.  No further work on this case is indicated.
B-476-1996*The soils beneath the site were contaminated by pipe and/or pump leaks over a period of years.  The contaminated soils were discovered by test-pitting as part of a site assessment investigation.  The material spilled was a fuel oil - kerosene product.  There is no real accurate estimate of the amount spilled.  Since the tanks have not held petroleum product since the 1970's, there is good reason to believe that the spill occurred in the 1970's, when Gulf Oil used the site as a bulk storage facility.  Georgia Pacific had only used the tanks for storage of black liquor in the late 1970's.

For more detailed accounts of the work at the site, please refer to the "Pembroke Tank Farm, Pembroke" site file of the VRAP Program, BRWM in Augusta.
B-420-1999*
C.N.Brown Oil Co. called to report that they had suffered a small .25 to .5 gallon #2 oil spill at the Phyllis Healey residence at 42 Getchell St. in Brewer. The driver attempted to fill an already full tank and the oil sprayed out the vent of the basement AST. They had already dug up the contaminated soil and had checked the basement where nothing was wrong. I contacted Ms. Healey and learned that she was not satisfied with the clean up as she could still smell oil and was afraid the neighborhood kids would set it afire. I went to the scene.
   As I drove into the yard I saw that about 15 square feet of lawn had been dug up but around the edges was still some staining. I explained to Ms. Healey that the chances of this being accidentally set afire was extremely remote. At this time Mr. Richard Goodness introduced himself as the landowner and other residence of the building. We went into the basement and checked the oil system and found that as C.N.Brown had reported there was no leakage at the tank or plumbing. Mr. Goodness said that he was satisfied with the cleanup already done. As there was no longer any risk to the environment or public health I agreed and explained such to Ms. Healey. No further action expected.
A-372-1997*A thermostat was broken on a hardwood floor. The homeowner swept up the debris, but some remained.  There were infants and a pregnant woman present in the house.  I suggested that they cover the area with plastic until Clean Harbors could remove the remaining materials.  Clean Harbors cleaned up the remaining material the next day.
P-246-1996*On 4/26/96 I received a call from Patricia Bright reporting gasoline surfacing in her yard in Freeport.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I determined the "spill" to be Iron Bacteria and not gasoline.  The cause was likely either poor drainage in the area or a potentially malfunctioning septic system.  I advised her to have a septic professional check the system.  No further Department action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-271-1997* On 8-4-97, Scott Reed reported that an oil sheen had been found on the Androscoggin River below outfall # 002. The water flow was diverted to the process sewer and the search for the leak began. At the same time a vac truck was used to collect and contain the oil sheen. The leak was found and repairs were made. After the outfall was diverted back to the river, another oil sheen was discovered. The same procedure was done and the repairs were made. The source of the leak was an oil cooler. The replacement cooler was defective, causing the second release. That defective cooler was replaced. No site visit and no further actions will be required.
B-176-1998*On March 13, 1998 at 1330 we received a call from Bob Marquis of Marquis Oil reporting a #2 fuel oil spill in a home owned by David Metzger at 99 Front St. in Old Town.  The injection line to the oil burner leaked and sprayed fuel onto the clay basement floor.  A two inch layer of crushed rock covered the clay.

I went to the site and met Mr. Marquis and a neighbor who called in the spill.  The owners are two college students who were in Florida for spring vacation.  The neigbor was feeding the cat and said the house was cold, so cold that the fish tank froze.  She notified the oil company who found the problem.  I estimated that about twenty five gallons of oil leaked and the wet clay floor prevented it from soaking into the ground.  There was also a thin rainbow sheen in the sump so no oil reached any drains.

I talked to Mr. George Hazlett, the father of one of the owners, and told him to rake up the crushed rock and recover the oil on the clay with the bale of sorbent pads that I gave him.  On Monday, March 16, Mr. Metzger, one of the house's owners, called and said that they had finished the clean up. I checked the site that day and found the clean up satisactory.
P-476-1996*On 8/5/96 I visted the Moore residence to make a determination for an abandonment in place request.  The tank was located underneath the garage floor.  The request was approved.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-98-1999*B-098-99
Lincoln

Monday March 1, 1999				0434

The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with the Lincoln Police and Fire dispatcher (794-2221).  The information was In reference to an overturned automobile.
The automobile is reported to have a full gasoline tank and is leaking some of its
contents into the brook.

I contacted the dispatcher for Lincoln and was told that the car had a full tank and was leaking gasoline into a large rapidly flowing brook.  The accident was reported to Lincoln Police at 0353 this morning.  When I asked if they might be on scene for another hour, they said that they were already wrapping up, that no large amount of gasoline was released, and the fire department was able to soak up a small amount by using a few sorbent pads.
P-585-1996*  Because of a previously known product piping install problem I visited this scheduled piping replacement and stage-2 install several times during Sept. 1996.  Single-wall FRP piping was connected to underground bare steel piping near the dispensers.  This piping was replaced by Enviroflex double wall piping with new containment sumps at each end.  The installation was overseen by CTI #316, Mike Simard; and CTI #166, James West (JT).
  On 9/16/96 during an unscheduled visit I noted previously unknown moderate to strong gasoline contamination in soil under product piping that had been uncovered and dug out the day before.  This contamination had not been reported to DEP by either two installers nor Irving Oil.  Gerry Lemire, Irvings rep. assured me he would speak to JT regarding this so dicharges will be properly reported in the future.
  Rather than return any contam. soil to the excavation, Lemire opted to have all contaminated soil hauled to Com. paving for recycling.  See the attachments for further information.  Gaso. contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.
B-83-1996*On 2/6/96, 1912 hours Mike Blake (owner and operator of Corinna Citgo) called to report there had been a 10 gallon diesel spill at Corinna Citgo.  Apparently a customer was involved with the discharge, but he hadn't reported it to Mike.  Consequently, it is not know as to weather the discharge was due to nozzle malfunction or an overfill.  Mike said that he had recovered most of the product with a half a bale of pads and some speedy dry.  The clean-up produced a trash barrel full of used pads and speedy dry.
P-720-1996*Overfill of indoor AST in basement of apartment building.  Concerned tenant reported vapors in building.  Visited site and met with tenant and landlord.  Tank had been overfilled by Mapes Oil due to loose bung on top of tank.  Landlord felt it was due to vandalism (someone stealing oil from tank).  Mapes had cleaned up affected area once and very little smell remained.

The tenant complained of odors again a week later and I contacted the landlord who made the appropriate arrangements.

No impact to the outside environment was observed and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.

______________________________
Jon L. Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-121-1997*We received a complaint about oil in a wetland in the Hedgehog Village.  The complainant said that a large amount of gasoline or oil was running off of his neighbor's property.  There was still snow on the ground, but there was melt occurring.  The runoff was carrying vehicle drippings from the winter into the wetland area.  No further activity is required.
B-311-1996*Early on the morning of June 15, a pick-up truck belonging to Lawrence Lord & Sons Welldrilling of Alexander went off the Cooper Rd.; the 100 gallon skid tank in the back of the truck was thrown out during the incident.  Initial reports were that all of the tank's contents had been discharged and was in the ditch.  I therefore got underway for Alexander.

I'd gotten as far as Orono when the Barracks notified me that as daylight came on, it was apparent that only a couple gallons had spilled from the tank, and that the Fire Dept. had the spill controlled.  In light of that, I turned around and went back to bed.
B-157-1998*On March 9, 1998 at 1245 we received a call from Ms. Philomena Lee of Whitney Energy in Lincoln reporting a kerosene leak at Donald Bubar's home on the Transalpine Road in Lincoln.  I contacted Mr. Bubar who said that ice collapsed and broke off the feedline for his outside kerosene tank.  Consequently, about 225 gallons of fuel spilled since Whitney Energy filled the tank on March 6.  Mr. Bubar said he shovelled away the snow around the filter and dug into the ground beneath the leak but found that the oil didn't spread more than a couple feet on the ground's surface.  Since there was no frost in the soil the oil likely penetrated down instead of out on the surface.  Mr. Bubar has a drilled well which is located about 125 feet upslope on the other side of the trailer.

I visited the site on March 19 and found that the tank is located on the top of a steep slope down to Rocky Brook.  The brook is about 150 feet down the slope.  Any run off and groundwater movement is down the slope and towards the brook.
I-195-1999*AT THE HOME OF DAVE COLLINS A PUDDLE OF FUEL OIL WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE FURNACE.  HE IS RENTING THE HOME.

Staff had Allen's Vaccum truck come in and suck up fuel spill/ puddle along with approx 2.4 tons of contaminated soils around the spill area.  A blower fan and poly tent was installed to vent the vapors out of the basement.  The 2.4 ton of contaminated soil, speedi dri sorbent materials were hauled to the Tri-Community Landfill.
P-100-2001*12 Feb 2001, responded to incident. Observed oil impacted snow around AST at rear of house.  Advised that snow off roof, broke filter/copper feed line.

Conducted limited hydrogeological investigation to delineate spill area.  Removed impacted soils during recovery well installation.  Installed recovery wells and pumped free phase product over a period of several weeks.  Observed sheen remaining in wells. No sensitive receptors located at this site and clean up completed.  Restored grounds to original conditions.

No futher Response action anticipated. Nathan Thompson, 19Feb01.
A-595-1996*Received a call from certified tank installer Ted Haskell about a problem he was having at Mount St. Joseph in Waterville. Ted discovered that in a 10,000 gallon #2 fuel oil UST, the interstitial leak detector was malfunctioning and the interstitial space was full of water. He tried pumping it out but could not get the water level down. He called me and told me about the problem. He reported that there was no odor of fuel in the water he was pumping out and no water in the tank proper. He then put a larger pump into service and was able to pump the water level down, but recovery was very quick. This evidence indicated a large leak in the skin of the tank. The tank was manufactured by Total Containment and had a plastic liner over a steel tank. Ted was in contact with Total Containment to request leak detection and warranty assistance. The factory technician was scheduled to visit in January. Since the steel tank did not seem to be compromised, letting Total Containment inspect the tank for posssible warrenty adjustment seemed the prudent course of action. In January the factory technician tested the tank and Ted had to prepare the site by dewatering it and excavating one end of the tank. A nitrogen test was done and detected a very large leak in the skin. Additional excavation was done and a split in the seam was revealed. The technician declared it a material failure and Total Containment honored the warranty and offered to replace the tank. The tank replacement occurred the week of 1/21/97 with Ted Haskell doing the installation. When the old tank was removed, Ted reported that the seam failure was extensive and definetly a manufacturing fault. Due to the fact that this was replacing an out of specification tank, no waiver of the notice to abandon was necessary. No product was released during this incident and Ted reported that the excavation was clean. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-780-1998*B-780-98
Bucksport

Friday December 4, 1998				1350

I received a phone call from Bub Saunders (947-3184), of Fessenden Geo-Environmental.  Mr. Saunders phoned to report contaminated soil at a phase II site assessment that was being conducted as part of a property transfer of the Dragon Concrete Plant on Route 46 to Thibodeau Construction.

Bub said that he was excavating in an area near an out building / garage and found elevated levels of hydrocarbons as tested with a PID.

I arrived on scene, Mike Thibodeau, of Thibodeau construction was on scene as was a person representing the environmental interests of the Dragon Concrete Company.  Excavation continued and Clean up levels were set to stringent due to the proximity of a near by well on the adjacent property.

In all, about 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil, from a former tank removal location was removed.  This soil was stockpiled for later removal to Dragon Concrete, in Thomaston.
B-710-1998*Mr.Willey called to report that he had seen three drums dumped at the edge the North Road in Newburgh. It looked to him that the drums had tar or #6 oil in them. Tom Maleck and I went to the seen where we found three drums of hardened asphalt. One had leaked a small rope like piece of tar. We recovered the drums and "rope" and, after approval of the Bangor Solid Waste Supervisor, Cindy Darling, disposed of the drums at Sawyer's Env. Rec. Facility.
P-54-1998*Leaking container of DARACLEAN 2380 (Potassium hydroxide) while in transport to user.  Responded to by Clean Harbors. See field notes, etc. for further details.
B-535-1999*     On September 1, 1999 at 0900 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a one half pint spill of <2 ppm of PCB transformer oil.  The leak occurred from a unit on route 15 opposite the North Orrington School.  Workers recovered one bag of contaminated grass and soil.
A-482-1996* Mike White, of E&GG Inc., called this office on 10-7-96 to report the finding of contaminated soil. The soil was discovered during a routine underground tank removal. Two tanks were removed from the North Jay Grange #10. PID readings up to 715 PPM were detected using the poly bag method. Both tanks had holes. No cleanup was done at this time because the area is served by town water and the site is located next to an uncontrolled Haz. Waste site. For more info on the Haz. Waste site see spill report A-488-90 and Larry Brown of DEP/BRWM. No further action will be taken on this site at this time.
B-650-2000*B-650-00
Stockton Springs

Tuesday December 5, 2000			1515

During an inspection at Staatsvurg Manufacturing Company, in Stockton Springs, Scott Leighton noticed an oil stain in front of the building.  The oil staining originated near the area in which there are drums of used machine oil and metal filings are stored.

On Wednesday (December 6, 2000) I visited Staatsvurg Manufacturing, and spoke with Mr. Louie Marquis, (the apparent owner and operations manager).
I showed Mr. Marquis the oil stained area in front of the building.  He said that the last time the oil and steel shavings and cutting oil was picked up by a local contractor.  I explained that the staining needed to be cleaned up.  He may choose to hire a few workers with shove or use a small rubber tired backhoe.

Mr. Marquis contracted Mr. Louis Seekin (548-2470), a local excavation contractor.  Mr. Seekin would be doing the excavating.  The material was to be placed in open top drums to await shipping to Sawyer Environmental,  in Hampden.

I was there for the clean up which occurred on Monday December 11.  Mr. Lou Seekin showed up on scene with a large excavator and removed the stained area and put it into four 55-gallon drums.  These drums are to be held and taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden when Mr. Louis Marquis contacts me.
P-1003-1999*CMP personell discovered a small stain (4' x 3") on the gravel at the Bethel substation.  None of the nearby equipment appeared to be leaking.  The PCB of the transformers was unknown, however no sample could be taken due to the frozen ground.  Crews returned on Jan. 10, 2000 to clean-up/sample the material, however it was still too frozen.  They returned later in the spring and removed the material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management


******Waiting for verification of clean-up.**********
A-692-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that a fuel delivery vehicle (owned by Twitchell Oil Co.) had been involved in an accident and spilled approx. 900 gallons of oil.  The second vehicle (a dump truck owned by Hargreaves) was determined to be at fault.  Oil flowed across the paved road and sorbed into soil at the shoulder.  Soil was excavated for disposal over the next two days.
     A single family residence (Hall/Hanrahan) is located adjacent to the spill site; the drilled well serving this household is located approx. 300' up-gradient of the spill.  Some spilled oil has flowed under the road pavement and is not practically recoverable, though is unlikely to affect the Hall/Hanrahan well.  I anticipate no further Response involvement here unless reports are received that this well has been impacted.
A-125-2000*Received a call from Jeff Reardon that there was an oil spill on Route 1 in Camden.  I responded to the scene and was met by a Camden firefighter.  It was raining and the water showed a sheen on the road.  A search of the area showed the possible start of the problem, a driveway.  No one answered the door.  Speculation is that they had received a delivery of fuel oil earlier in the day and while reeling in the hose some fuel spilled, probably a lot less then a gallon.  The truck drove through it and the rain spread it further.  No work is needed at this site.
P-470-1999*On 6/25/99 Scott Cyr received a call from John Cook who reported seeing a Crooker truck dumping liquid material on Board Rd. in Brunswick near a pond.  I investigated the complaint on 6/28/99.  I  did not see any evidence of discharge in the area where it was reported to have happened.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 6, 1999
A-90-1996*Received a call from Mike Bartlett of G. H. Bass that there had been a hydraulic oil spill in their Weld Street plant. He reported that a hose broke on a molding machine and 15 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the plant floor. Company personel cleaned it up. No Response action was necessary. See report from G.H.Bass for additional information.
P-498-2001*Mrs. Duncanson got clean sand fill delivered to her home to fill in behind a retaining wall.  She runs a day care and noticed that the kids clothes smelled funny.  She discovered that the sand had a distinct oily smell to it.  I went out and collected samples for analysis.  We discovered the sand had 891 parts per million (ppm) Diesel Range Organics and 25 ppm Gasoline Range Organics in it.  We had the sand vactored out and replaced with truly clean fill.  We were never able to track down the original source of the contamination, but the soil was delivered by Blue Rock.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-401-2000*See attached report.  Product was neutralized and washed up.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 5, 2000
B-358-1999*The State Police dispatch advised me that a Charles Hasner called to report a 30 gallon gasoline spill onto the pavement at the Corinna Big Apple store. I called the number given and could not make contact with a real person at the number given. I called the store and talked with a clerk who believed that it had been cleaned up. Since it was a hot day and the report to the police said the spill was to pavement and the report indicated that the spill had taken place 4 hours prior to me getting the call I assumed that would be little to clean up.
   On Monday morning I contacted the C. N. Brown office and learned that the correct name was Charles Hafner. Mr. Hafner is a dispatcher for the company. He was not in but his counterpart; Bob Noyes had the information I was looking for. Apparently the company driver had been making a gasoline delivery at about 16:00 and overfilled a tank. This facility is an AST system inside a concrete dike. Mr. Noyes said that the driver cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads. The pads are collected by a licensed waste transporter for disposal.
   No further action expected.
A-392-2001*Report of possible contaminated well.   Site visited by Response Services and well contamination confirmed.  Activated carbon filters were installed and the site was refered to the Division of Technical Services.
P-564-2000*SUMMARY
	While in this area for another spill visit, I checked out this registered UST location #4233, to check on a planned 1991 UST abandonment-by-removal.  The UST was gasoline but no Certified Tank Installer (CTI) was mentioned on the notice.   The facility owner & operator is a vending and food company.  The area is urban commercial and residential, I believe on city water.  Onsite I noted no evidence of a UST or of any prohibited discharges so I did not stop into the office.  No further action is expected at this time.  See attached.

REPORT UPDATE
	In July 2006, I was contacted by Ron Donovan inquiring on DEP records of the UST being removed.  I advised him of my year 2000 site visit but nothing conclusive and that there is no evicence that DEP observed the 1991-92 tank abandonment.  He recalled more than a tank-truck load of water being pumped out of the tank due to groundwater leaking in thru corrosion holes in the tank.  There is no record that a CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment was performed during this removal.  No required Maine CTI is listed.

S  G Brezinski
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A-136-1996*see attached
P-630-1999*August 1999, responded to spill location and met with complainant.  We toured the unpaved, grassy area.  Mr. Dargie advised that he observed a suspicious, white van in the area.  No further information concerning the vehicle could be given.  Upon further investigation, Mr. Dargie observed a black material that appeared to be dumped.  I observed several residual black stains on the ground.  I conducted a pH test on the material that resulted in a neutral result.  I could not identify a responsible party, the source of the discharge, or the nature of the material.  It appeared inert in my opinion.  I also observed a limited amount of building material had been left or dumped on this site.

Further action may be warranted pending future complaints.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 9Sep99.
B-725-1998*On 11/10/98, 1540 hours Gerry Lemire of Irving Oil in Brewer reported a 10 gallon overfill at the residence of Steve Elliot in Calais (60 Monroe Street, 454-2431).  At the time of the report they were in the process of hiring a contractor to remediate the spill.  The next day Moses Cilley called to say that he had 5 yards of contaminated soil from the Irving clean up.  We discussed disposal and he suggested Lonney Cilley's property in Princeton.  I had approved Lonney's place a couple of years ago so I agreed.  I faxed a spreading agreement form and got it back signed by Lonney.    From the dimensions supplied by Moe the calculated penetration of the spill would have been three inches.  He dug down ten inches on the area.  This information indicates that the spill was entirely cleaned up.  It was fortunate that the ground sloped away from the dwelling, which was a mobile home.
P-389-1996*On 6/28/96, DEP became aware of this apparent chlorine incident that occured at Mt. Ararat School in Topsham.  Aparently, DEP was not notified though Topsham Fire Dept. responded.  See the attached newspaper clipping and contact the school for further information.

No DEP visit made and no further Response Div. action likely.
A-306-1999*Ms. Schafer and Beverly Murdock noticed a sheen at a spot where water from the bog was washing across the road.  I visited the site and observed a few small areas with organic sheen.  There was no evidence of petroleum.  No further action is anticipated.
I-11-2000*Spill was reported to the home owner by the furnace repairman.The furnace had developed an oil leak and could not be repaired.  The furnace was shutdown and the home owner contacted Aroostook County Action Program for emergency assistance to replace the furnace.

The Fuel tank and supply had been brought up to code by ACAP with DEP upgrade monies.

The fuel system had been leaking for quite a while. I contacted a contractor to put down a poly barrier and to vent from under that to the outdoor.

No further action required.
P-139-1996*On 3/2/96 I received a report through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a drum of unknown contents that had washed up on Willard Beach.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed the 55 gallon steel drum to have "fuel" spray painted on it.  The drum appeared to have a few gallons of liquid in it.  I could see no evidence that the drum was or had leaked.  I hired Clean Harbors to pick up the drum.  The drum was later determined to contain a very small amount of gasoline.  Clean Harbors disposed of the contents and drum.  No further action required.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-537-2000*B-537-2000
09/30/2000 10:00

     Jim Lavoie of the Old Town Fire Department called to report a spill situation at the Whim Station housing complex.  It was stated that at some point during the previous evening three radiators were vandalized on private vehicles spilling a few gallons onto the pavement.  I suggested that the anti-freeze be simply cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of through their usual waste stream.
I-94-1999*On 6-17-99, Parker Smith of McCain Foods called to report that a delivery truck had spilled about 10 gallons of diesel on hot there at the plant in Easton. A fuel line had broken on the truck. They had cleaned it up by excavating the hot top and soil from the shoulder of the road.
B-122-2001*B-122-01
Blue Hill

Monday March 19, 2001				1610

Mr. Phil Finley, of Hancock Oil phoned to report that one of their home delivery trucks, while in Blue Hill apparently had a problem with the internal valving.  This resulted in a 20-gallon spill of number 2 heating oil to the area in front of the home and attached garage.  "Rockwood Partners" is the residence of Blaise Deisbour (374-5012).  The spill was to pea stone with sand underlayment.

I explained that I would soon be en route, though I was not sure where the spill  was located.  I gave Mr. Finley my cell phone number so he could call and offer a 'mid course correction' .

When Mr. Finley phoned he also said that R.F. Jordan Construction, of Ellsworth had been hired to do the excavation.  They were told not to start until I arrived.

When I arrived, it looked like a 9 foot by 30-foot area was affected by the oil spill. The stained area was back dragged and the pea stone and underlying sand was removed.  This material was placed on a R.F. Jordan Construction dump truck.

I explained that I would make contact with Pine Tree Landfill (formerly Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility) and get the authorization numbers prior to them transporting the material on Tuesday.

Tuesday March 20, 2001				0739

I spoke with Mr. Phil Finley and told him I would fax him a copy of the Oil Spill Debris Form.  I also faxed this form to the driver at R.F. Jordan and faxed a copy to Betty Robinson at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-60-2000*The Dead River Oil Co. called to report a cup spill of #2 heating oil at the Pham So Do residence at 115 Dartmouth St. in Bangor. It seems that a seal on the burner was leaking. The technician reported that it was all on concrete and that no drains were involved. The burner was repaired. Sorbent powder used on the stain was swept up and returned to their shop for disposal.
A-168-1999*A Wiscasset highway truck blew a line as it was leaving the public works garage.  A 1000' trail of hydraulic fluid was evident on Danforth Street between Federal and Hodge Streets.  The highway crew placed sand on the spill and later swept it up.  After visiting the site I suggested further sweeping be done as a public safety measure.

No further action required.
P-683-1996*On 10/29/96 I responded to an accident on the turnpike.  A backhoe being hauled on a flatbed trailer had come loose from the truck and tipped over.  The backhoe was leaking hydraulic oil when I arrived on site.  The oil was being caught in a can.  Some hydrualic oil spilled to the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There was very little to no diesel spilled at the scene.  Once the backhoe was righted it quit leaking.  No further action.
B-320-1997*For reasons unclear to me now, an abandoned aviation gas tank was discovered at the Brewer Airport.  Unfortunately, between installation and discovery, the property had been split, with the tank on the lot belonging to Nickerson & O'Day and the island-vent pipe on the Brewer Airport property.

Wayne Giffard was hired to take the tank out, and it was a rush job, as the owner was flying in from out-of-state to be present.  By the time I arrived back in town to write the waiver, the tank was out, and the site assessor gone. No contamination was encountered.
I-51-2001*Nozzle fell out causing 15 gals. of diesel fuel to be spilled.
B-729-1997*On December 22, 1997 at 0815 we received a call from Tammaro Oil in Baileyville reporting a two hundred gallon kerosene spill on Route 1 in Baileyville.  The spill occurred the previous afternoon at the home of Evelyn Corbett when ice fell off the trailer roof and broke the filter off the tank which allowed the fuel to leak onto the ground.  The area is on town water.

I arrived on site about 1100 and met Mike Tammaro, Jerry Crosby, who was also a tenant in the trailer and a crew from E.G. Hold who is a local contractor.  They were excavating contaminated soil beneath the tank and alongside the trailer.  There was no frost in the ground due to the early snow but the back hoe encountered a clay layer about two feet down which prohibited any further downward penetration of the kerosene.  However, some of the fuel was too far under the trailer and removal of this soil would undermine the structural integrity of the trailer.  We installed some perforated PVC pipe backfilled with crushed rock to vent the fumes from beneath the trailer.

I told Mr. Crosby that he and Ms. Corbett should check their homeowners insurance and that I would have the fire marshal's office mail them an application for the Above Ground Storage Tank Fund.
A-701-1998*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled when a piece of logging equipment burned at this remote property.  The vehicle owner (Castonguay) excavated contaminated soil for land-spreading on a woods road that he owns.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-675-2000*B-675-2000
12/18/2000 12:30

     Eben Waugh of Bartley & Cobb Oil (RH Foster) called to report a spill at their facility on Pritham Avenue.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons spilled from their 6000 gallon above ground tank when a pump malfunctioned.  All of the oil was contained in a lined concrete dike.  The oil was subsequently pumped out for reuse and the remainder cleaned up with sorbents.  No resources of the State were affected from this incident.
B-91-2001*     On March 7, 2001 at 0845 we received a call from Joe Bailey who is the manager of Irving Oil's heating oil office in Millinocket.  He said his office received a call from Ms. Lula Osnoe of 38 Beech St. in East Millinocket reporting a leaking fuel line in her basement.  Ms. Osner has an Irving account but she had just had an independent burnerman work on the furnace.
     An Irving crew arrived on scene, tightened the leaking connection and recovered the fuel with sorbents.  They estimated that between five and ten gallons leaked onto the cement floor.  No oil reached any drain.
P-763-1996*  On Wed. 11/27/96 I responded to an emergency call regarding an MDOT snowplow that had been hit be a car and had its saddle tank reuptured.  Onscene I noted a heavy spill of oil on the paved entrance to Dellies Pub resturant.  A thick layer of fresh sand spread by MDOT contained most all of the oil atop the pavement.  As instructed, crews picked up the sand and layed fresh sand to absorbe remaining oil.  The sand was recycled at Commercial Recycling under a DEP virgin letter.
   Little oil was observed to have soaked into the ground, though I advised MDOT to have their Env. Div. look at it to evaluate any threat to the two nearby drilled wells.  A copy of this report will also be refered to DEP Tech services.  Mr. Kitchen, owner of Dellies Pub was very concerned for his well that also serves his recidence.  See the attached for further details.

SGB 12/96
A-15-2001*Anonymous citizen complaint of engine blocks stored behind Tracy's Express warehouse. There were some automotive parts in the area but nothing appeared to be leaking. Tracy's Express agreed to have the area cleaned up and the parts disposed of properly. I visited town hall and found that Tracy's Express was in violation of some local solid waste rules so I reported the problem to the Turner Code Enforcement Officer, Roger Williams 225-3414. No further action is expected.
P-708-2000*I received a call from a tenant at 38 Central regarding oil odors from a spill that occurred about one year prior.  The previous tank system had leaked a small amount.  The system had been promptly repaired, however odors were coming up from a crawl space under the home.  I call the property owner to discuss ways to eliminate the odors.  I met the owner on site the work on the crawl space.  A layer of 6 mil poly was placed across the ground of the crawl space and covered with 3-4 inches of clean gravel.  The tenant reported that the odors had gone away.  No further action.
B-590-1996*On 10/30/96 I received an anonymous complaint of oil spillage at the Sinclair Fuel office on Route 2 in Carmel.  I visited the site on 10/31 and talked to the secretary who showed me around the facility.  There was some spillage beneath an outside 275 gallon tank which supplied kerosene to a trailer on the property.  The vertical tank was installed on cinder blocks and one leg was almost off a block.  I told the secretary that the oil burner code required that an upright tank is installed on a cement pad.  I also noticed that two large trailer units were set up on the property with their landing gear down.  The secreatary said that they use those trailers as heating oil storage tanks and unload from them to home delivery trucks.  I told her I thought that using mobile storage units as stationary tanks was against the fire marshals regulations.  I later informed the fire marshal in Bangor who said it was illegal and he would check out the faciltiy.
A-417-1999*Received a call from a Mr. Ron Gordon concerning his neighbors Richard and Shawn Parks. He accused them of dumping oil and gasoline on his property and burning the gas and oil to dispose of it. He said that I should come out when they aren't home as they are troublemakers. He mentioned that he has called the town about junk on their property a number of times. He also mentioned that he is having a property boundary dispute with them. I did not have a good feeling about this. Later in the week on Saturday, he called again but I didn't want to go out about this.

Monday, Mary Corr another Responder in the office also took a call from Mr. Gordon. He gave her the same story as he gave me. However, the State Police Dispatcher spoke with Mary and recommended that we not go out there. Guns have been mentioned. Nobody had been arrested yet, according to the dispatcher, but it may get to that point. Not a very good place to be. It was collectively decided that we would not go out to this complaint. See e-mail printout of Mary's for additional information.
P-298-1999*     On 5/16/99, DEP reviewed the 4/23/99 copy of a UST removal assessment performed by EER the previous 1/19/99 for Cumberland Farm's (CFI's) Scarborough, Maine store.  The report stated that the two 550 gal. steel, #2 oil UST's had been removed unregistered and without notice.  CFI apparently mistakenly believed that heating oil UST's were unregulated in Maine as they are in Mass.
     On 5/17/99 I wrote to Mr. Dandrade of CFI informing of Maine's requirements for UST's like this, requesting that the UST's be registered, and advising that they check other sites for unregistered UST's.  [CFI has also found unregistered UST's at their Sanford and Cape Elizebeth stores in recent years.]   Further research showed that a removal notice had been filed the previous Oct. 1998 for these two UST's.
     The tanks were registered by CFI: #20026.
     The store does not have a motor fuel facility.  Two other businesses also occupy the location.  The two removed UST's were reported to have been installed in 1975.  The area is largely commercial, along US Route 1.  EER stated they found no reportable contamination noted during the abandonment.   See DEP UST Reg. file and attached for further details.  No further DEP, Response Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
P-792-1999*Blown seal on a dump truck in the yard of MERC released approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  MERC personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action.
I-80-2000*On 8-14-00, Joanne Ramo called this office to report that her well was contaminated. I met with her at her home that day and took a water sample. The possible sources include a gas station next door and an old fuel oil business several houses down the street.
B-114-1999*     On March 15, 1999 at 1215 we received a call from Loraine Sarrah of the Plymouth Fire Dept. reporting a leak from a basement tank at the home of Kurt Billingham on route 7 in Plymmouth.  She said the basement flooded and then froze which broke the feedline near the tank's filter.  She estimated that 100 to 150 gallons leaked onto the ice and water.  Firefighters turned off the sump pump.
     I visited the site that afternoon and although no one was home the basement window was open and I stuck the product level on the water/ice and found about an inch of product.  Since the product wasn't going anywhere I decided to contact the owner before I hired Clean Harbors to vacuum the fuel from the basement.
     I visited the site the following day and talked to Shawn Engstrom who also lives in the house who gave me a phone number for Mr. Billington at work since the residence had no phone.  I contacted Mr. Billington and informed him of his responsibility to clean up the spill and also about the AST Insurance Fund.  He accepted responsibility and asked me to contact Clean Harbors for clean-up.  I arranged for them to have a Vac truck and crew on site on March 19, 1999.
     Clean Harbors arrived as scheduled and we spent about five hours on site pumping, skimming and using sorbents to recover the oil.  We recovered almost all the oil in the basement and pumped an additional fifty gallons from the tank.  This oil didn't leak since the fire department had plugged the hole the first day.  We finished the clean-up and I told Mr. Billington that he'll receive a  AST insurance application from the Fire Marshall' office and he should fill it in and return it as soon as possible.
P-624-1994*The discharge was discovered during the removal of the 1,000 gallon underground storage tank (UST) at the property.  The UST had several corrosion holes in it, but fortunately was sitting in clay limiting the migration of oil.  There was a slight sheen on the water in the excavation and minor soil contamination.  Arrangements were made with Hubbard Construction, Corp. to excavate the contaminated soil the following day.

On 10/4/94, 9.71 tons of contaminted soil were removed and trasnported to Commercial Recycling Systems for processing. No further Response action is required.
P-658-1997*19 Sep 97, inspected basement of subject. I observed an above ground storage tank of a type of construction I have not encountered previously. I agreed to removed the product and have it disposed. I conducted the removal of the product on 7 November 1997, and recovered approximately 264.95 liters.

I made arragements with Seacoast Ocean Services to test and remove the liquid from MDEP possession. However, SOS never came and picked the material up, so I made arragements to have the material tested and re-used (see attached letter dated 13 January 1998).

No further response actions anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 29Jan98.
A-383-1998*No site visit made.  The driver and fire department cleaned the fuel.  Some fuel went into a storm drain.  The fire department notified the sewage treatment plant.  No further action is anticipated.
A-178-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor transformer oil spill had occurred.  Oily snow was collected by CMP for disposal.
B-95-1998*B-095-98
Mount Desert

Monday February 16, 1998			1525

I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Thomas Bowden (288-3971) of Bowden Oil, in Bar Harbor about a 300-gallon oil spill in the cellar of a funeral home.  I phoned the Bar Harbor Fire department (288-5554), after speaking to Thomas Bowden's answering machine.  I spoke with Paul Hamblin.  He said he would check at the funeral homes in Bar Harbor and get back to me.  When he called back he said that there was no problem at any of the funeral homes in Bar Harbor.

I looked up Funeral Homes, in the yellow pages and found Fernald Funeral Chapel (244-3183), on Route 102, in Mount Desert.  I spoke with Jim Fernald and got directions to the spill site.

When I arrived I spoke with Jim Fernald then we went under the funeral home in the crawl space where there were 2-275 gallon tanks and a small area of stained sand.  The line has been there since 1962 and is believed to have corroded.  There is only between 3 and 18 inches of sand in the crawlspace.  This is dependent on distance to ledge.  It appears that if 300 gallons of heating oil have leaked then it was over quite a period of time.  There was an odor in the crawl space, but not a strong odor.  I explained that he may do well to remove some of the sand, at least that which is contaminated.
He said he would most likely hire Doug Gott construction to do the job.  In all about 4 cubic yards of contaminated sand was removed.
P-890-1999*    On Wed. 12/21/99 Mr. Mulherin reported to Maine DEP that his submersible well located in his drilled well had leaked its cooling/lube mineral oil into the well casing.  After checking his Pump model number and conferring with Woodard and Flannery of DEP, I advised Mr. Mulherin that his pump was NOT on our list for pumps potentially containing PCB's in its mineral oil (see attached).  I further advised him remove the free oil, add then add a little dish detergent such as Dawn, and then flush out of the well and pipes till the water was clear.  Mineral oil does not pose a significant health threat and this treatment has proven to satisfactorily clean up mineral-oiled wells.
    On 1/5/99 I gave Mr. Mulherin names for several wet labs if he wished to have his well analyzed for PCB's, and I mailed him MSDS's for mineral oil and PCB's; and an article on PCB Water Contamination (see attached).  About 12/21 I visited the house at Mr. Mulherin's request to sample as he claimed inability to pay for analysis, and he still did not trust his water.  A sample was analyzed by Maine Env. by EPA 608.  I noted no odor, sheen, or free product in the water sample.  If PCB's did turn up in the analysis, further DEP Resp. Div. action assisting with remediation was expected.
    On 2/2/00 analysis results were received which showed ND for a Quantification Limit of 0.33 ppb.  Analysis results were promptly mailed to Mr. Mulherin.  Jon Woodard of DEP and I agree to seeking no reimbursement for lab costs from the Mulherins at this time.  See attachments for further data.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-179-2000*      On March 31, 2000 at 1630 we received a call from John Sklenar of K-Mart reporting a leak from a pad mounted transformer behind his store.  I met Mr. Sklenar at the site and he said one of his employees noticed some stained soil around the unit.  A corner of the transformer was bent and he believed a snowplow hit the unit while plowing snow during the winter.  Bangor Hydro flagged the area and will replace the unit.  Since the transformer was three or four years old we felt it held non PCB oil.
      On April 18 Bangor Hydro took the unit out of service and replaced it.  The nameplate inside the transformer said it contained no PCBs.  However,  Clean Harbors did excavate six drums of oil contaminated soil.
I-72-1997*On 6-27-97, I recieved a call at home from the State police to report that there had been a truck rollover on the river Road in Fort Fairfield. I responded and found that the truck was on its side in the ditch well away from any residences or the river. Both saddle tanks were pumped off to avoid and loss during the righting of the truck. A negligable amount was spilled through the cap before my arrival.
B-26-2001*A tank with an 1 1/4" fill and a 3/4" vent cannot be successfully filled with 200 gallons of oil, at least when the vent is turned downward and ice built up around the end.

Ronald Overlock, driver for New England Heating, discovered this incontrovertible truth on the morning of 1/26/01.  He said he stood at the truck and watched the meter, since the tenant had only ordered 200 gallons of fuel.  (Just because a user says the tank will accept 200 gallons, doesn't make it so.) At Overlock's behest, tenant Joseph Brown stationed himself at the fill pipe to listen for the whistle; he said he never did hear one and at the 183 gallon mark, the tank end blew out. Overlock said he heard a loud bang, and stopped pumping; at the same time, Mr. Brown came running around the corner, saying there'd been a loud bang in the basement.

Overlock entered the basement and observed 3" of oil on the floor; the boiler was afire.  He ordered the occupants to call the Fire Dept. and to vacate the building. The building is owned by Jerry Wood of 8735 West Riverwood Dr., Crystal River Florida 34428   (352) 795-8895.

The Fire Dept. arrived and put out the small fire still remaining at the boiler.  There was not much oil remaining on the cellar floor, but they put down sorbent pads to recover what oil they could.  The discovery of a floor drain led them to believe that the oil had drained from the basement that way; because the drain exited to daylight near the river, the Fire Dept. notified me.

Prior to my arrival, the firefighters cleared the snow away from the end of the floor drain;  there was obviously no where near 220 gallons of oil there.  Lifting the cover off the drilled well and shining a light down the shaft, it appeared as though a sheen was on the water column. A sampler run down the well revealed 1/8" of fresh oil on the water surface.
B-470-2000*In the summer of 2000, METCO, a heavy equipment dealer, was sold.  Due diligence dictated that a site assessment be performed before the property changed hands.

Don McFadden of Sebago Technics did the work and documented several areas where, over the years, equipment had leaked lube and hydraulic oil or fuel.  All the contamination that could be found was excavated and disposed at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hampden.
A-579-2000*I received a call from Betty at C.N. Brown at 1100 hrs. on 10/17/2000.  Betty indicated a minor overfill had occurred at customer home in Belfast.  Customer name is Loren Robert Sr. of Robbins Rd.  Betty indicated approximately 1 pint of K-1 had been spilled to gravel drive.  Soils had been excavated with no visible remains nor odor detected.  I contacted Mr. Robert and he indicated that there was no evidence left of the spill.  I called Belfast water district and Robbins Road is served by Public Water.  No further action is anticipated by DEP.
A-377-1996*     DEP received an anonymous report that this facility routinely poured waste paints and solvents onto the ground behind the shop and ignites them.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/12/96.  I observed no evidence of this, although an open drum is used for incineration of some waste products.  The facility contracts with Safety Kleen for waste liquids collection.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-503-1994*While undertaking some trench work at their Williams Terminal in South Portland, Clean Harbors encountered some contaminated soil.  A total of 73.41 tons soil were removed and processed at Commercial Recycling Systems.
B-585-1997*D-TREE=S.
P-258-2000*The initial call was rec'd by L Doran of ME DEP Response services she passed it to DEP/Cyr for follow up.  A drum of oil/water either from motor fleet use or the boiler house began to leak and was moved to an outside location adjacent to the building.  This second location was on a slight slope therefore the discharge migrated a short distance from the drum down the slope.

The soil was initially excavated (an area approximately 5'x5' to a depth of one foot) and placed on the back parking lot, with plans to farm it as a remediation plan. Some additional soils were hand excavated to ensure complete removal.  However to be consistant with the redevelopment of Pineland it was decided the contaminated soil would be removed from the site.

The individuals present were Robert Arsenault (Sevee & Maher Eng.), Norm Finley BGS (state), Butch (Pineland staffer), and Dennis Martin (Coastal Environmental) and Cyr DEP.

No additional work was planned for this particular event based on the information at the time of this report.

B-596-1999*On 09/24/99, Maurine Hicks contacted me about a mercury spill that she had on her couch.  The spill came from a broken thermometer.  From force of habit, she picked the mercury up with her vacuum cleaner.  She was concerned about any hazards that the incident may have caused.  I signed-out the Jerome and went to her home in Corinna.  The couch was below detection.  I checked the vacuum cleaner and the first test right out of the blower side gave a 0.1 ppm reading.  A second reading was .005.  A sample taken two meters from the machine, while it was running, was 000.  I suggested that she let the machine run for several hours outside of her house.  We had discussed the fact that the readings indicated the mercury in the machine was volatilizing, and that eventually the liquid mercury would dissipate to the atmosphere.

P-573-1996*   On 9/11/96 Bill Verdun of US EPA referred a complaint to me about a flammable and toxic liquid causing a problem within the new Cumberland Cty Jail in Portland.  On 9/12/96, Mr. Russ Brigham, Facilities Mgr. returned my call to explain that they had been dealing with an mystery chemical fluid forming bubbles under the floor coating in several areas of the jail.  At the time they were having Northeast Test Consultants doing an investigation with samples for lab analysis.
   Based on my extensive time onsite during the initial construction phase of the site, (P-344-91) I assured Mr. Brigham that this liquid and vapors were not likely coming from the ground under the facility.  Later tests indicated that the chemicals were coming from the floor coating and not the underlying concrete and below.
   At this time I understand that the problem is under litigation with the building contractors and/or flooring producers.  Rather than a strict Haz-Mat incident, Maine DEP consideres this problem to be more of an indoor air-quality issue more applicable to OSHA, DHS, et al.  As this is not an emergency issue, no further Response Div. action is likely.  See the attached for further details.
A-197-2001*Received a report from Dee Hobart of H.E. Sargent concerning a small oil spill. She reported that a hydraulic line broke on a piece of heavy machinery spilling approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the ground. The spill was at Waste Management - Crossroads in Norridgwock. They excavated about 1 cubic yard and disposed of it on site. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
P-861-1992*
	Former UST bulk plant.  Remediation thru DEP, BRWM Uncontrolled Sites unit.
B-671-1997*11/20/97 10:55

Dave Bowen of Community Fuels called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Sally Scott on Route 141 in Swanville.  Mr. Bowen explained to me that a hose failed on his delivery truck spilling about 10 gallons onto a frozen surface.  The oil was then cleaned up with speedi dri.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected.
P-118-1996*On February 21, 1996 at 1200hr. I received a call from Adam Ogden of the Brunswick Public Works Department reporting that he had been contacted regarding the disposal of approximately 5 gallons of nitric acid.  The getleman who wished to dispose of the material, Mr. Fulton Pinnette, wished to donate the material to Silvix Corp. for use in their manufacturing process.  I checked with the RCRA unit and determined that since it is a housegold waste (and, in fact virgin product), this would be an appropriate disposal method.  I contacted Mr. Ogden and relayed the information.

No site visit was made and no further action is necessary in this matter.






__________________________
Jon L Woodard   OHMS 1
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
Division of Reponse Services
P-687-1998*21 July 1998, I meet with the Hughes' to complete UST removal and registration documentation.  I completed a registration, 30-day removal, and abandonment in place forms.

18 August 1998, I arrived on site to inspect UST abandonment operations by Todd Zagarella, Parsonsfield.  The tank was abandon and cleaned to DEP satisfaction and regulations.  No discharge occurred as a result of this abandonment.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan1999)
A-533-2001* Automobile accident.    Auto reportedly went off road and into pond and there was concern of fluids spilling into pond.   Car was removed with no apparant discharge of petroleum.
B-611-2001*     On 10/27/01, 1300 hours Joseph Fontaine of Sullivan Fire Department reported a crankcase oil spill that had resulted from a truck accident.  The mishap took place on the bridge that replaced the "Singing Bridge".  Sullivan Fire had recovered as much of the spill as they could with pads and DOT deployed sand to make sure that the release would not present a hazard to traffic.
I-39-1991*Mr. Sealander called and reported he had an odor in his well.

When I visited the site, I found the most likely source to be a snowmobile that was actively leaking when I visited. The site sites on fractured bedrock with less than a foot of overburden. The fractures are in line with well and the leaking snow sled.

Mr. Sealander was advised to not drink the water and to install a carbon filter.

Response case closed.
B-31-1997*On 1/15/97, 2230 hours the state police said that they had taken a call from a person who was concerned about a vehicle that had gotten into Big Wilson Stream.  I was unable to contact the person because the telephone number was not in service.  I contacted Don Amis, who is the game warden for that area.  Don was familiar with the incident.  He said that it was just the rear wheels that was in the stream and that there was no spillage of product.  He said that the incident was in Little Wilson Stream near Little Wilson Camp in Elliotsville Plantation.
P-650-1997*14 August 1997, I received a spill complaint from the subject; who sounded distressed over spilled transmission fluid on a dirt road in front of her house and how the oil will kill animals that come in contact with it. The subject became agitated upon my inquires for details concerning the spill. The subject then went on to complain about the dumping S.D. Warren paper mill does on land that abuts her property. No specific details were presented regarding this issue.

I responded to spill location. A person visiting the residence informed me that the spiller's car blew a seal in the automatic transmission causing the spill. The subject did not present herself upon my arrival. I removed the thin, saturated and stained layer of dirt and placed it in plastic bags lined with sorbent pads. I later removed the pads for disposal, then I spread the remaining soil for areation.

I referred this case to the Land & Water Bureau for their consideration toward mentioned dumping complaint.
No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (18Nov97)
B-153-1998*On March 6, 1998 we received a call from Gary's Fuel of Penobscot reporting a five gallon kerosene spill. The spill occurred on March 5 at the home of Ms. Eva Greenlaw on the Silver Lake Road in Bucksport.  The deliveryman didn't secure the nozzle to the fillpipe and when it popped off he lost about five gallons of kerosene onto the ground.  He recovered the fuel with sorbents and by excavation of a drum of contaminated soil.
I-72-1996*The State Police reported a pulp truck leaking fuel at the weigh station south of Presque Isle. Spill was contained and truck was being held.

When I arrived, I found the right saddle tank leaking around the crossover valve.

After shutting off the crossover line, the Rt tank was pumped into the left tank. The leaking valve was taken out and reinstalled with tread tape.

Spill was cleaned up  with about a dozen pads which were supplied by the State Police.
A-645-1999*The ALLIED RESOURCE, a 56' landing craft, sank in about 200' of water when the loading door opened accidentally. About 50 gallons of diesel fuel was on board; a slight sheen was observed the day of the sinking. The owner had hoped to salvage the vessel, but was delayed by bad weather. Now it is up to the insurance company whether or not the vessel will be salvaged. Any action would likely not take place until March 2000 due to weather.

Petty Officer Dave Gagne at USCG MSO-Bucksport (469-2394) was also involved.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-201-1996*See attached narrative
B-518-1998*I was at the Ellsworth Fire Station when a call came in, reporting that there was 30 gallons of diesel fuel laying on the ground next to the pump at the Wayside Market.  The caller said he'd reported to the clerk the fact that there'd been an oil spill, and her response was "So?"

Fire Fighter/engineer Mike Hangge and I responded, and used the Fire dept.'s sorbents to wipe up what was left of the spill. We explained to the clerk that spills of this nature are supposed to be reported, and that we could've recovered a lot more oil if the spill had been reported in a timely fashion.  She claimed to have no knowledge as to when or how the spill occurred.

On 8/6/98 I had a conversation with Tim Ray, owner of the store, and explained to him the same thing.  He said he'd have a conversation with the clerk, and I'm confident that spills there will be reported in a more timely fashion henceforth.
B-295-2000*B-295-2000
05/27/2000 12:53

     Bob Oleski of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small Jet A spill out on the General Aviation Ramp.  Approximately 8 gallons of the fuel leaked from a wing vent on a jet aircraft.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were reportedly involved.

A-618-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that a minor oil spill occurred at this facility and was properly cleaned up (see IP incident report).
A-357-2000*Attended the removal of a 1000 gal. steel tank used to store #2 fuel oil. The tank was solid and there was no evidence of a spill.
B-515-2000*B-515-2000
09/21/2000 10:55

     Clyde Pelkey of Pelkey Oil in Bangor called to report a small spill of #2 fuel on Kenduskeag Ave.  It was stated that the PTO on their delivery truck failed spilling about two gallons onto the roadway.  All of the fuel was reportedly contained on the pavement surface.  A little speedi-dri was used in the clean up.
P-317-1999*    While returning from a nearby site I noted on 1/21/99 that this downtown So. Paris UST gas station [DEP UST Reg. 7857] and repair garage was closed and out-of-service (OOS).   While there on 5/19/99 I noted the facility to still be OOS and I stopped briefly.  The site is owned by W. H. Knightly Oil Co. of Norway.  In 1990 the facility was known as "Main Street Texaco" though the dispensers are now marked as a GULF station.  The reg. address is 178 Main though the neighboring no's. are 150 and 158 Main. The surrounding area is commercial and on city water and sewer.  Behind the gas station is a oos car wash also owned by W. H. Knightly, that had diesel UST's removed in the past.
    On 4/1 - 4/4/90, T-1 thru T-4 were removed and I visited the site to see about a UST removal & discharge clean-up (P-208-90).    DEP Reg. files have new, replacement dbl-wall gasoline UST's [T-6 thru T-9] installed on 10/3/89 by A L Doggett Co. though as the new UST's were installed in the same excavation as the old UST's, this 10/3/89 reg. date should likely be 4/6/90 or after.  DEP Reg. files still list the facility as active.
     During my 5/19/99 visit I noted:
1.    The four gasoline UST's [T-6 thru T-9] had residual product in them.  The fills were not padlocked so could be subject to unauthorized use or dumping.
2.    There were three vents obvious though four tanks.
3.     On the stations N side was a 1/2 full drum of waste gaso. and a full drum of waste oil.  Below the drums was a surface spill into the soil.  This discharge was not reported and cleaned up to Dep. satisfaction.  This may also constitute as improper haz. waste storage.
4.     There were two 275 gal. AST's in the rear of the garage.
     See attachments and DEP Reg. Files for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-438-2001*04.13.2001 received report of abandon drum along roadway in Buxton.  Chris Estes recovered the drum and put it with a similar drum recovered from the same location under DEP spill number P-110-01.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.27.2001
A-621-2001*CMP was replacing a transformer at a remote site in Waterville.  The transformer case ruptured causing a spill.  CMP personnel bagged the transformer to contain the oil and used sorbents to clean up the ground.  This transformer was in question because it didn't meet the profile for either PCB or non-PCB types.  Testing by CMP found no PCB's (see attached report).  No referral is required.
P-807-1996*   Several years before, DEP had picked up a virgin bottle of lab grade HCl from the Auburn MTS Yard, that had been left on the side of the Turnpike and found by clean-up crews.  DEP attempted to find an organization that could use the product for its intended purpose though ended up having it taken by Clean Harbors for disposal as haz. waste on 1/9/97.
   12/31/96, the HOSS spill date is the day when disposal as a waste was decided, as the correct reporting date is presently unknown.  No RP is known.  See attached disposal and billing information for further details.
B-46-1997*1/27/97 @ 1208

Tom Spitz (581-4071), Chemical Hygiene Officer and Facility Emergency Coordinator for the University of Maine phoned to report a small sulfuric acid spill.

According to Mr. Spitz there was a 1 pint spill of 30% sulfuric acid, which occurred when one automotive wet cell battery was dropped on top of another at the Facility Management area, near the fluorescent light storage area.  The small stain on frozen soil was treated with baking soda.  See attachment.
A-15-1997*See attached and site assesment in tank file.
P-169-1998*On 04/22/98 I attended a tank removal at the J. C. Penney Store at the Auburn Mall that I had issued a 30 day waiver for.  During the removal, a small amount of # 2 fuel was discovered around the fill area of the tank.  The contamination was believed to be the result of overfills as there was no overfill protection on the fiberglass tank.  Removal of this 10,000 gallon tank took longer than planned and another date was set to remove the other 300 gallon diesel tank.

On 5/4/98 I attended the removal of the second tank.  This was a bare steel tank containing diesel fuel and was discovered to have one corrosion hole in the tank.  The resulting contamination did not exceed clean up goals for a baseline-1 site and no clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



__________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
6/2/98
P-157-1999*On March 2, 1999 I received a call from Marie Forte of Downeast Energy.  Marie called to report a spill of approximately 1 gallon at the Sundial Inn in Kennebunk.  Marie stated that the Inn has two manifolded 275's and that the oil was not equalizing between the two tanks.  When Downeast delivered oil they overfilled the tank(s).  The oil spilled out the vent pipe onto a paved area outside the Inn.  Downeast had cleaned up the spilled oil with speedydry had pumped off some the oil from the system and was investigating the system to find out why the tanks weren't equalizing.   No further action.
I-160-1997*On 10-15-97, I observed the removal of a 30000 gallon #6 oil tank from Maine Frzen foods in Caribou. The tank had many corrosion holes in it and there had been some oil that escaped into the surrounding ground. About 500 yards of contaminated soil was removed and landfilled and some of the free oil on the water table in the excavation was removed with hay. The site was cleaned to a baseline 1 standard.
P-531-1996*Five gallon spill to pavement at C.N. Brown in Bridgton.  Fire Department responded and cleaned up spill with sorbent pads.  No further action.
A-416-1998*     DEP received a report that 160 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled at this facility due to a "line leak" the previous day.  According to the caller (Junkins) spilled product was initially confined within a containment area, but was then pumped to the plant sewer.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
I-99-2000*A broken hose caused approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  It was cleaned up with pads and the gravel was dug up.  It was taken to the St. John Mill.
P-132-2001*Discharge the result of a broken fire-o-matic which resulted in the release of ten gallons of #1 fuel oil.  DEP responded and excavated oiled snow for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-167-1998*A car was found in the Hallowell Quarry.  It had been driven onto the ice during the winter and it sank through.  The vehicle had been reported stolen.  Hallowell PD recovered the vehicle.  They said that product had been lost, but all I found was a light sheen.  It dissipated in the rain.
B-165-1999*B-165-99
Holden

Saturday March 13, 1999				0248

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Chief James Ellis (843-5151), of the Holden Fire Department.

According to Mr. Ellis, an unnamed customer at the Irving Mainway was using the self-service gasoline dispenser.  He inserted an object in the nozzle handle to keep the gasoline flowing into his tank.  His next mistake was to go into the store.  Soon gasoline was running out of his automobile onto the pavement.  The fire department was notified as the gasoline was running down gradient off the property onto US Route 1 and toward a storm drain.  With sorbent material and speedi-dri, the Holden Fire Department prevented the gasoline from reaching the storm sewer.

On Monday morning I observed the area of the spill due to the staining it left on the asphalt pavement.  I was able to confirm that the staining stopped about 18 inches prior to reaching the storm drain.  The Irving Oil Corporation disposed of sorbent materials consisting of sorbent pads and speedi-dri.
A-84-1997*An automobile accident occurred on Route 27.  The vehicle left the road and ran into a telephone pole traveling backwards.  The rear of the car and the fuel tank were crushed.  The fuel tank was plastic and did not leak.  A small amount of product popped out of the fill pipe as a result of the crushing action, but no further product was lost.  The FD foamed the car prior to recovery.  No product was found after the car was moved.
P-911-2001*USCG reported 55 gallon drum floating offshore in the vicinity of Portland Pipeline terminal.
The drum was retrieved and found to contain water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediaiton & Waste Management
A-141-1999* The Damariscotta Fire Dept. called the 1-800 # to report an oil spill at the home of Larry Gillison. This home is located on the Back Meadow Rd. It was estimated that a total of 100 gallons of kerosene leaked from the tank. It appears that snow and ice fell off the roof or deck and broke the fitting.
 The ground was frozen at this location which made oil recovery somewhat easier. The Fire Dept used sorbent pads to collect the oil. I made a site visit that night. The entire area is served by public water. No soil removal needs to be done. No further action required.


B-573-1996*On 10/17/96, 2019 hours Barry Webster of Winn General Store called to report that they had a 26 gallon gasoline spill.  A customer had driven away with the dispensing nozzle still stuck in their fuel tank.  The oversight resulted in the hose being separated from the dispensing pump.  The exact amount of the spill was calculated from the final reading (the pump had not stopped) and the amount of the product purchased.  The area of the spill was about 256 square feet, and mostly asphalt.  This translates to about one pint per square foot.  Barry had deployed a bag or so of speedy dry.  This would increase the surface area, hence the rate of evaporation would be much faster.  The weather at the time was dry and windy, which would further enhance evaporation.  Based on experience I would estimate that there was very little gasoline left in the speedy dry by the following day.  Furthermore, I would say that the amount of product that went into the ground was nill
A-124-2001*Worker spilled a portable container of kerosene to a concrete floor in the fabrication building. Spill collected with sorbent material (speedi-dry) and sent to safety-kleen for disposal. No further action is expected.
P-235-1996*Visited at request of Ms. DeHaas.  The new owner, Mr. Scott Roberts will register and plan on removal by August, 1996, under CMR 695 requirements.  Further Response action possible with pending UST removal.

See attachments for further information.
B-394-1996*Dave Deane of Dufresne & Henry Inc. called to report the discovery of contamination during the removal of two 550 gallon fuel tanks at the Brooklin Post Office on South Main Street.  It was stated that contamination levels were in the range of about 550 ppm at the bottom of the excavation.  Approximately 50 yards of contaminated silty till was removed and taken to Sawyer Environemental in Hampden.  Two small corrosion holes appeared to be the culprit.  The site was cleaned to stringent standards since private wells were located in the area.
B-253-1996*Mr. Scharf works in the oil enforcement div. of my dept. and called me with the information that it had been reported to him that a UST at Indian Island was taking on water.  Ms. Sockbeson was the contact person.  I spoke with her by pho ne and then visited the site.  There is some confusion as to where the 3 tanks registered under 2592 are located.  However she showed me the tank that was taking on water and it was directly in front of the community center. There was no evidence of oil at that time and from her information it seemed that the influx was being controlled by pumping and leaving plenty of space in the tank.

We discussed all the problems associated with the leaking tank and I told her that they would have to remove all oil from the tank and remove it from the ground.  I left her with a removal notice and over the early summer discussed such things as what to replace it with and who should do it.

In October while I was on vacation a tank installer, Chris Gaudet, contacted Tom Varney of this office and requested a waiver of the 30 day removal notice so that he could remove this tank while the weather was good.  Mr. Varney granted a waiver and it was later removed.  Exactly when is not known by this office.  As no contamination was reported I assume that no oil had escaped the tank.

As stated earlier there is confusion as to which tank was removed as shown on the registration so I drove to the site on 1/24/97 to see for myself that the tank reported to me as leaking was removed.  From the new slab and appropriate covers I could see that the tank had been replaced.  I see no further action is needed.
B-506-2000*B-506-2000
09/19/2000 13:15

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small Jet A spill out on the general aviation ramp.  Approximately 3 gallons spilled from jet engine on an aircraft.  All of the fuel was reportedly contained on the pavement.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with a few sorbents.
P-120-1982*
Report Update of 2/25/04, by SGB

	DEP and BFD response to gasoline product in storm drain to Saco River.  UST replacement but no piping removal.  In 1990 it was shown to be continuous suction-piping discharge (P-762-90).  Facility replaced in 1996 after Roger Compagna sold facility to Mr. Ralph Leo and name changed to Holly's Gas.  See also separate narrative and DEP reports P-797-96 and P-173-2004, et al for further details.
B-366-1999*B-366-99
Solon

Wednesday June 30, 1999			1540

Mr. Roy Koster (626-9574), of Central Maine Power Company phoned to report a transformer failure and leak in Solon.  A 10 KVA Kuhlman transformer failed and released 3 gallons of mineral oil from a cracked primary bushing.  The oil spilled onto the soil and grass beneath pole # 49 on Iron Bound Pond Road West.

A Central Maine Power Company crew cleaned up the spill.  Oily brush, soil, and grass (consisting of one drum of soil and one bag of brush), was removed to CMP's temporary storage area and will be sent to Crossroads in Norridgewock.  The transformer was replaced.
A-254-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that a commercial truck had left the road at this intersection and punctured a saddle-tank.  An estimated 75 gallons of fuel was spilled into a small (1/4 acre) pond.  Representatives from the company owning the truck agreed to cover any remedial expenses; clean-up crews arrived the following day and sorbed all measurable product.  A good percentage of the spilled fuel probably evaporated.  A minor transformer oil spill occurred as a result of damage to a CMP pole during this accident (see attached CMP report).
     Subsequent visits to the pond show near total recovery one month after the spill.
I-36-1999*On 3-19-99, Dave Page called this office to report there had been a small spill of oil at the residence of a customer on the Carson Road in Woodland. While removing the nozzel from the fill pipe a small amount leaked onto the building. The delivery driver wiped the oil off with a sorbent cloth.
P-147-1996*On 3/7/96 Clarence Smith representing the Spurwink School called to report that oil (unspecified) was seeping from the toe of a slope adjacent to a student residence at the Spurwink School, Edes Falls Road, Casco. Brad Hahn received the report because he had been working on a groundwater contamination incident involving gasoline, allegedly from a nearby service station, and was familiar to many of the people living or working in this area.  He and I responded to the site on 3/8/96 and determined that the reported oil outbreak was leached iron asssociated with the outfall of the footing drains surrounding the residence.  We inspected heating oil storage tank in the basement of the residence and found no evidence of leakage.  The supply line which ran to the furnace was sleeved in a polyethylene liner.  We reported our findings to school personnel.  No further action is required.
B-267-1999*     On May 28, 1999 at 1430 we received a call from Mona Spear reporting a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil on the asphalt of the Pineo Pt. Rd. in Harrington.  A hose broke on the truck spilling the oil which workers picked up with sorbents.  No waters were threatened.
P-915-2001*On 11/8/01 I received a call from Lynn White of Dead River reporting a tank overfill at a client's residence in Wells.  Aproximately 0.25 gallons came out the vent pipe when the tank was overfilled.  The driver shoveled a small amount of dirt from beneath the fill pipe and wipe down the cedar shingles with sorbents.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 8, 2001
A-26-1999*A slight overfill occurred because of an unneeded delivery. A small amount of product came out of the vent. The tank was cleaned up and the excess product was pumped off.
P-67-1997*On Feb. 4, 1997 I was contacted by the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department.  They called to report a gasoline spill that had just occurred.  3-D Variety at 135 Saco Ave. had been vandalized sometime during the night.  The vandals had pulled off the hose from a gasoline pump.  When the pump was turned on at 0600, 24.8 gallons of gas spilled to the pavement before the attendent noticed and shut off the pump.  When I arrived on site the fire Department had deployed some sorbent pads on a stream of gasoline that had run off the gas station lot and down Union Street.  The Fire Dept. had also had the city put down sand on the gas.  The gasoline saturated road sand was scraped up and brought to Commercial Paving for recycling.
A-559-2000*I recieved a call from Jeff Leach on 10/10/2000 at 0750 reporting that a 5 gallon plastic container of kerosene was spilled on Route 17 in Whitefield.  He described the container on the shoulder of the road dripping fuel. He indicated the location was near the Sheepscot River intersection with Route 17.  I arrived on site within 15 mins. however, the container had been removed by an unknown party.  There was a sheen and odor on the north shoulder of the highway.  The container had contained gasoline, not kerosene, based on the odor.  I excavated by hand shovel a 30 gallon drum of contaminated sand and returned to the warehouse.   No further work is anticipated by DEP.
A-377-1997*Pesticides were collected on a state wide basis in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture Board of Pesticide Control.  A grant was obtained from EPA to pay for this.  The pesticides were packed and shipped from Augusta.
A-449-1999*No site visit made.  The hose on a loader broke.  The oil was contained with pads and some soil was removed.  No further action is anticipated.
A-580-1999*While making a delivery, a C.N. Brown employee knocked the fuel nozzle against the truck bumper causing fuel to spray onto the ground. Cleanup was by C.N. Brown employees who removed gravel from an area about 2 feet by 4 feet.

Merlon Gibbs, owner of the trailer park, was satisfied with the cleanup. The well for the trailer park is well away from the site of the spill and should not be affected.

No site visit was made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-702-1999*     On 9/24/99 DEP was contacted regarding a clearance for further actions at this former UST facility.  According to P-869-90, four retail, bare steel, gaso. UST's were removed in mid-1990 by CTI Wayne Kennagh, though Kennagh failed to report contam. as required.  DEP did not visit the removal.  As part of property sale, Emery & Garrett Groundwater (EGG) reported gaso. contam. found during a 10/21/90 soil gas survey (sgs).  Mike White of EGG and I cooperated on clean-up actions in Dec. 1990 thru summer 1991 (see P-869-90).  Approx. 400 yds. of soil was removed from the front of the facility for aboveground remediation offsite.  Soil was largely sand w/ rocks.  Gw was noted at 8'-10' bg with slow recharge.  The nearest mapped aquifer is approx. 0.5 miles away.  The area was largely dense residential and business, on town water & sewer.
     At the time of soil excavation it was feared that strong dissolved contam. had migrated under the building, Main St., and/or the neighbor's property to the north.  According to the 1/18/91 and 7/16/91 assessments, further survey points found gaso. contam. >2000 ppm next to and under Main St. (Map/Figure 3).  Points near the old garage were below 5 ppm. (Map/Figure 4); and points along and on the neighbor's property north to be 0.0 ppm.  In the areas of the 4000 gal. and 1000 gal. diesel UST's in the rear, the 10/21/90 sgs noted water saturated soils (SG-5 & SG-6) so no readings were attained at two points [see 1/18/91 assessment Fig. 2 and Table 1; and 10/12/99 note from M. White].
      Based on DEP site visits, and the EGG assessments, this site is understood to be remedied to Dept. satisfaction at this time.  I am aware of no further complaints or work since 1991.  Gaso. contam. is understood to remain under Main St. and should be managed properly if disturbed.  See attached assessments for further details.  I understand no new facility has been installed and that the property is for sale.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-32-1997*Received a call from Phil Hotham, Mead Corporation plant protection in Rumford that they had a spill. He reported that 450 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled from a broken line. All the oil went to the process sewer. There was no sheen reported on the Androscoggin River. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-450-2000*Received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a small spill.  A transformer on Depot Street in Unity leaked due to the pole leaning.  He reported that the amount leaked was about 1 cup.  Speedy-dry was used to clean up the small amount of oil on the grass and soil.  In addition, a small amount of soil was also excavated.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.  See the attached report from CMP for additional details.
B-76-2001*On the last day of February, Sinclair Fuel delivered oil to the Brenda Haney residence;  the driver reportedly entered 100 gallons into the truck's meter as the maximum amount to be delivered, made his connection to the scully fitting on the fill pipe, then apparently went back to the truck and stayed there.   At or about the 60 gallon mark oil started spewing out of the vent, the tank in the basement expanded to near the breaking point, and an estimated 4 gallons spilled onto the basement floor.

Why did this happen?
1. With the delivery truck pumping oil into the tank at 70 - 100 gpm, the whistle assembly on the tank, <1/2" diameter, cannot relieve the pressure of the oil as fast as it's being introduced.  Had the driver been at the fill pipe, where he's supposed to be, he would've heard the whistle quit and stopped pumping.

2.  Clint Southard, another occupant of the house, had loosened a bung atop the tank, and although he says he'd retightened it as tight as could be by hand, that still wasn't tight enough.  It's possible though, that had pressure not been relieved via this bung, the whole tank would've burst, spilling ALL the oil into the cellar.

On 3/1, fumes in the dwelling as measured by PID were about 6ppm in the dwelling space and 18 ppm in the basement.  I therefor asked Sinclair to wash the cellar floor down again with Simple Green, and asked them to install a vent system to vent the fumes outside.

On 3/6, after the building was heated back up, fumes were about 40ppm in the dwelling and 10 ppm in the basement.  The vent system still had not been installed, so I called Brian Beaulier and repeated my instructions to install the vent.  As I told Haney and Southard, the vent is inexpensive and simple to install, and for that reason there is no reason to be breathing hydrocarbon fumes.
B-352-1996*A very localized tornado pulled down a pole-mounted transformer in Bingham late on the evening of July 9. The transformer case breached and spilled its oil. It was originally thought that the oil was washed away in the rain, but 10 days later, it was noticed that the grass was tuning brown.  Four and a half tons of soil were removed.

See CMP's report.
P-211-2000*Responded to a truck accident at this location.  Pick up ran red light on Town house Road and struck Nappi Distributors truck traveling east on Rte. 5, breeching diesel tank.  Nappi truck had swerved to avoid accident and continued onto front yard of adjacent prorerty.  Approximately 10 gallons of fuel was lost.  The Waterboro FD recoverd what product they could with sorbent pads.  The remainder was in the snow and spread over a large area, making it unrecoverable.

A-356-1999*Roy Koster called to report a small transformer spill.  He stated that a transformer in Andover had developed a leak in a bushing.  The transformer was replaced.  A test of the oil showed non-detect for PCB's.  No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.  See the attached report by CMP for additional information.
A-268-1996*Received a call from Scott Reed of Boise Cascade about a lube oil spill. He reported that the #10 paper machine had developed a leak in it's lubricating system. A total of 300 gallons of lube oil was lost to the sewer system. He reported that a sheen did develop on the primary clarifer and that boom was deployed to contain the oil to the primary clarifyer. No oil went past the treatment system. No response was necessary. No further action is needed.
P-40-1998*30 January 1998 I responded to facility location. Upon arrival I observed a gasoline tractor trailer and a gasoline spill in the facility lot. I met with Diane Wheeler of 4 Star(4S), Cumberland Farms(CF) representative Maurice Tetreault, and the Berwick Fire Chief. The gasoline station was cordon off by the fire department. I was informed by these parties that a spill occurred during the transfer of product from the tanker to the underground storage tank. Neither party would take responsibility for the spill. I hired TWM to clean up the spill.

Pending TWM arrival, I observed that the spill occurred at the UST fill box for super unleaded gasoline, and impacted layered ice on the paved portion of the lot. An undermined amount of product migrated to a storm drain and impacted inland surface water. The local FD diked the drians to prevent further discharge.

TWM arrived, chipped up oil impacted ice and recovered the deployed speedi-dri and sand used for diking. This material was placed in drums for disposal.

I requested that CF check the UST. A service technician arrived later and the tank checked out OK. I requested that 4S have the tanker checked for defects and that was done immediately by Fedco (attached), and the tanker checked OK.
I therefore attributed this spill to a mishap or error in product transfer by the delivery personnel.

Response Services will request reimbursement from the transporter.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4Mar98).
B-502-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-185-2001*I responded to a call from Ron Dionne reporting a diesel spill from one of their peddler trucks.  Apparently on March 5th, while filling the tank at 12 Allen Ave. in Windham, a hose broke on the peddler truck spilling diesel onto the gravel driveway.  On March 17th the homeowner called Downeast because nothing had been done to clean up the spill.  Ron Dionne hired M.L. Rogers to dig up the contaminated gravel and to put clean fill in its place.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 20, 2001
I-163-2001*On 11-29-01, Jody Thompkins of MPG called to report that a small spill had occurred at the home of Richard Holmes. They had spilled some fuel oil on the hot top driveway from the delivery truck. They cleaned it up with sorbents. Mr. Holmes asked if I would check to make sure the cleanup was complete. I did and it was.
B-378-2001*      On July 3, 2001 at 0900 we received a call from John Flanders of Barrett Paving in Dover-Foxcroft reporting a three to four gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A hydraulic line broke on an asphalt roller on route 7 in Dexter spilling the oil on a new section of pavement.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbent pads before it flowed off the new asphalt.
B-608-2000*MDOT's Joe Tedford called reporting the loss of an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil, because of a leaking hose on a truck.  He said it was all recovered with sorbents.
B-122-2000*B-122-2000
03/02/2000

     Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a #2 fuel leak at the residence of Lillian Snider on the Tunk Pond Road in Sullivan.  It was stated that the outside tank developed a pin hole leak spilling an unknown quantity of fuel over an unknown period.  Investigation of the area around the tank shown little evidence of fuel spillage however.  The Snider well is located approximately 100 feet away and is not believed to be at risk.  No further action was taken.
B-504-1999*     On August 17, 1999 at 1045 we received a call from Ida Townsend of Perry reporting a possible leak from her outside kerosene tank.  The Townsends had heard of the free money to upgrade their AST and thought that they might already have a spill since there was a stain on the two x four wood cradle that supported their tank.  Ms. Townsend said there was no sign of oil on the ground beneath the tank.
     I visited the site the next morning and found the situation as described.  The tank had no legs and was supported by two x fours.  The one supporting the tank on the filter side had a oil stain but no oil was on the ground.. Mr. Townsend's oil company had already pumped out the tank.  There really was no spill but the installation needed replacement.  I contacted the Washington-Hancock Co. Action Committee who processes the paper work for the AST tank replacement fund.
I-113-1998*On 4-29-98, Andy Buck informed this office that soils above the notification level were encountered at the tanks removals for MPG on Parsons Road (old Theriault Tire). A cleanup standard of BL-2 was set for the site and approximately 475 yards of soil was removed and landspread at the Giggy farm on the Washburn Road in Presque Isle. See site assessment in tank registration file for further details.
B-178-1996*Unice Stoddard, owner of a new home on the Jacksonville Road in East Machias, called to report discovering a strange material in an attached shed.  The material was described as a grayish powdery substance which was contained in about six cardboard boxes.  A sample of the material was taken and determined to be asbestos.  The case was then referred to Ed Antz, asbestos specialist in Augusta.
B-574-1999*B-574-99

On 9/13/99 Robby Perkins of Golden Heat (a company that services oil- heating equipment) reported that the AST owned by Mildred Santarpea on Fogler Road in Exeter was weeping and that Mildred was not financially able to replace the tank.  Robby was familiar with the CAP program and he had determined that the fund for replacing ASTs had run out.  I checked with George Seel  and found that he didn't have any money either.  The tank was not leaking hard enough to form drops of product, but it was weeping and there was some oil staining the ground under the tank.  The Santarpea well was about 20 feet from the tank and there was another well at risk down grade from the Santarpea residence.  Under this set of circumstances I was allowed to replace the AST and clean up the spill using a spill number.  The actual spill was probably less than three gallons because the excavation was absolutely clean after three cubic yards had been removed.  The hole was into clay at two feet from grade.

A-202-1999*Sometime during the last month the filter loosened on the tank. Although the filter was full of water, the threads were not stripped from the pot metal filter holder. Thus it is unclear whether vandalism or storm damage is responsible for loosening the filter housing. The entire contents of the tank was lost. The product ran down a bank and soaked into a camp road. It also ended up in a wet area. Some product was recovered from the wet area using pads. Hay bales and silt fence were installed as erosion controls since we had to remove a culvert. A collection area was dug below the road and ringed with hay bales and sorbent boom. The contaminated soil was dug up. The stream crossing was replaced.
P-468-2001*Alice White of DownEast Energy called to report an unknown vehicle had filled up at the diesel pump (commercial account) and driven off with an unsecured cap, discharging fuel to the roadway.

After a little research it was discovered the vehicle was SAD 71 bus #14.  The Kennebunk fire dep't was notified and speedi dry applied to the roadway, no request for assistance was made.  The diesel was confined to the roadway, the intersection at Water Street and Factory Pasture Road had a more extensive stain caused when the bus stopped.

No other calls were received and no follow up was requested, therefore no further actions are warranted for this call.
A-394-2001*A dump truck left rt. 90, hit a granite product of some beautification project, rolled over and split a saddle tank. Rockport FD patched the tank and contained the fuel that had already leaked with sorbent pads. When the truck was righted, amazingly, the patch didn't leak. Upon further inspection it was discovered that the reason that the patch didn't leak was because there was a previously unnoticed three-foot gash in the underside of the tank and there was nothing left to leak. We used sand as sorbent, picked it up with power brooms and a skid steer. No further action is anticipated.
A-266-2000*Received an anonymous complaint about a James Harwood (?) in Sidney.  With the directions I was given, a house was not found at the indicated location.  The complainant never called back.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-702-1997*   On 12/2/79 I returned a call to Ms. Tobey who explained that she was seeking a variance to leave their UST in place till they could arrange a contractor.  Greenwood Const. had come down to check out the job for changing the steel piping and found that their tank also actually steel, and not FRP as they had believed.
   I referred her to Diana McLaughlin's group in Augusta.  As of 12/9/97, no removal notice has been received.
   On 5/11/98 DEP received a notice for removal, scheduled for 6/10/98 by Greenwood Construction.  Mark Greenwood informed me on 9/14/98 that he had not abandoned the Historical Society's facility and had not heard from them.  I reminded him that as of 10/1/98 out-of-complience facilities who have not properly abandoned their facility can no longer take advantage of the GW Fund.  That day I tried to phone the Museum but did not reach anyone.
    Further Resp. Div. actions possible pending removal.  This report may be addendumed as needed.  See DEP Reg. files for further info.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-97-2001*   This report is complimentary to P-184-98 which describes the discovery of an old gasoline UST, belonging to Willits Ansell, and under proposed MDOT road & bridge work for Route 127.  Mr. Ansell refused to comply with requirements to register and abandon the UST facility so MDOT arranged removal and the required CMR 691 assessment.  The new bridge was underway at the time of this abandonment (see photos).
    On Tues. 2/13/01, I met CTI Gordon Pott and a Clean Harbors crew.  Brad Tyrone of Hilliar & Assoc performed the env. assessment for MDOT.  The UST had been out-of-service for 40+ years and it took time before careful excavation re-discovered it.  The old, bare-steel tank was full of water but no free product, buried about 2' bg.  CHI pumped the water into a vacuum truck prior to removal.  Product piping was noted to run under Rt. 127 towards the old Post Office where the dispensers may have been.  After removal we noted the tank was very rusty and easily punctured.  A neighbor stated that MDOT also abandoned a 2nd old tank here in 1998 though perhaps this refers to a tank abandoned in 1988?
    South of the tank area under the old roadway we noted contamination which we believe is associated with the piping and/or first tank (removed in 1988?).  This gaso. spillage appeared weathered.  Tyrone, Pott and I oversaw source removal of the gaso. contam. soil to Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  No gw was treated.  We pressumed the discharge was of leaded gasoline.  The soil was accepted at Commercial Recycling.  MDOT managed the removal and clean-up as the UST was in their right-of-way for this bridge expansion. There are 2 to 3 wells within 300' but I do not believe any sensitive receptors are threatened at this time.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions planned at present.  See attached, DEP UST Reg. File #20405, the removal assessment, and records of MDOT for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-326-1996*Present during tank removal where two tanks were accidentally discovered.  One tank contained, what test to be kerosene, and the other contained gasoline.  There were no holes discovered in the tanks.  Minor contamination was encountered under the tanks which could be attributed to overfills or a weeping fitting.  For further details on tank removal see "UST Site Assessment, The Village Store, 97 South Freeport Road, South Freeport, Maine" prepared by Flour Daniel GTI, Inc, 141 Main Street, South Portland, ME, dated July 1996.  No further action required.
A-670-1998*     DEP received a referral from DHS that this public water supply showed low levels (4.1 ppb) of the gasoline additive MTBE.  Jon Andrews (DEP) resampled on 12/9; no MTBE was detected at this time.  The case has been referred to Tech Services for their information.
B-594-1998*On 9/9/98, 1000 hours Cynthea Wilcox reported a product release in the basement of her house in Cherryfield.  The release was coming in dropwise fashion from a corrosion hole in the spigot end of her AST.  She estimated that she had lost 50 gallons, but I calculated from the area and thickness that it was less than 10.  The surface that the spill landed on was a mixture of broken cement pieces and wet clay.  It was difficult to remediate so I suggested that they keep the basement area ventilated, since the only problem caused by the release was odor.  The well is close to the house but it is deep into bedrock and the spill area is wet clay with surficial ground water very close to grade the year round.  I told Cynthea that if the odor persisted into cold weather, I would have a vent system installed.  On 10/9/98 Robert Sypitkowski and I installed a vent system that is removing product vapor without cooling the basement area.  As precautionary measures I had Cynthea apply to the fund and I put her well on QM.
B-116-1996*According to Bob Oleski at BIA, an estimated 20 gallons of jet fuel was spilled early on the morning of Feb. 25, when a malfunctioning wingtip vent on an aircraft vented fuel to the ground.  The spilled product was dammed up using speedi-dri and the liquid itself was recovered using a super sopper, an ingenious device resembling a lawn roller.
B-222-2000*B-222-2000
04/24/2000 16:25


     Rich Gray of the Trenton Fire Department called to report a spill of gasoline at Betsy's Kitchen on the Bar Harbor Road.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons spilled from an overfill while fueling a private vehicle.  All of the gasoline, which was contained on a paved surface, was cleaned up with speedi dri.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-484-2000* An anonymous caller reported that diesel had been spilled at Service Rental Inc. in Waterville. I made a site visit and found a small problem at their above ground skid tank. There was a loose fitting associated with the dispenser and hose that was located on top of the tank. I asked them to repair/tighten the fitting and clean up the small amount of diesel that had dripped onto the ground. No further action will be required.
P-410-1999*    On Tues. 6/22/99, I briefly visited this facility to check on a scheduled UST abandonment by Ray Labbe & Sons construction co.  The UST facility had been an active, unregistered fuel oil UST for the dentist office of Dr. Walter Higgins.  It is located adjacent to Mid Coast Hospital, and is served by public water & sewer.
    The UST had been removed recently though Labbe had left the vent pipe up.  Dr. Higgins and Ray Labbe assured me that the vent pipe would be removed as required to remove indication a UST may still be there.  No evidence of a leak was reported during the abandonment or observed during my 6/22 visit.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-93-2001*Steve Weider, Wagner Forest Management Ltd., called to report that a pair of logging trucks tangled on the Golden Rd. in T5R20. This accident resulted in the loss of an estimated 100 gallons of diesel as well as some motor oil. He said that the accident was on Turgeon Hill approximately 94 miles in from Millinocket. Because of the volume and its proximity to Hurricane Pond, I went to the scene on 3/9/01. I found that the accident occurred on a grade about 600' feet from the pond. Mr. Weider showed me where the oil had flowed down the roadway for a couple of hundred feet before disappearing into the snow on the pond side. Workers at the wreck site had intentionally diverted the oil down the dirt road in effort to have the soil absorb as much of it as possible. There was about 4 feet of snow on the ground. As such, I could not determine how much oil made it off the road. The area below the road is a flat cedar "swamp" and it is about 600' through the woods to the lake edge. I believe that the oil that made it off the road will be absorbed by the vegetation and impact to the pond will be negligible.
B-448-1997*Brooksvillesdriver had picked up 10 totes of dye, weighing 2207 each, in West Virginia, and was taking them to St. John, N.B., across Rt. 9.  It being summer, the road was undergoing major reconstruction, that being about the only stable industry in Washington County.

The driver reached Devereaux, and was directed onto a newly graded stretch, three feet higher than the original road bed. He said a dump truck coming the other way crowded him, and he got his right front tire into the soft fill on the shoulder; before he could do anything, his truch fell off the new section onto the old roadbed, coming to rest on the right side. So did all the dye totes.

The stainless steel totes are remarkably rugged, and they did not rupture; there was minor leakage of dye around the fills on top of the totes.

By midnight, R&M Towing had dragged the totes out of the stricken trailer and loaded them onto a sound one.  What minor spillage there was was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of in the municipal trash stream.
A-301-2000* Matt from Best Price Fuel called this office to report a small release of fuel oil at the residence of Don Randall. Mr. Randall is located in a white farm house on Route 3 across from Lapointe Lumber. According to Matt the thumb valve, on the delivery truck,  loosen up while backing into the driveway. This resulted in oil inside the hose reel to leak out onto the driveway. Matt was on his way to clean up the spill. No other action taken.
A-428-1996*Received a call from Bill Carver, certified tank installer that after inspecting a Rockland High School to bid on a job, he noticed #6 oil in the piping trench. He told me to call Stanley Blake, SAD 5 maintenance supervisor. I finally spoke to him on 10/7/96 and made an appointment for 10/9/96 to inspect the pipe trench. When I arrived, they had the covers to the pipe trench already removed. Jim Carson, industrial boiler technician was on site. Since the piping was connected to an underground tank, I told him to get a certified tank installer before beginning any work. He agreed that was the correct approach and contacted his regular installer, Ted Haskell. Ted called me the next day, 10/10/96. He reported that the gasket on the manway was bad and that is how the oil was getting out. He also reported that he had barreled the #6 oil and also had some contaminated water that was infiltrating the pipe trench. We agreed that hauling it off site as oily waste was the best approach. No further work is necessary.
P-867-2001*On 10/22/01 I received a call from Connie at Dead River in Auburn reporting a spill at a customer's residence in Lewiston.  They were requesting that we respond to evaluate.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed what I estimate to be a 15 gallon spill in the basement of the residence.  Much of the spillage was contained within the furnace unit and was being removed by Dead River.  Some oil appeared to have stained the soil around the furnace.  A very small amount of soil was shoveled out of that area by Dead River.  There was no detectable odor of fuel in the basement or in the living space.  I advised the homeowner to call me if she was experiencing any oil odor problems as a result of the spill.  No further action anticipated.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 2001
A-435-2000*     DEP received a report that a small amount of gasoline spilled to a stream as a result of this vehicle accident.  No recovery was feasible.
B-200-2000*Roy Bros. has a small bulk plant off of Main St. in Lincoln and on the site was a 1000 gallon AST in a concrete containment structure, with a roof overhead.  The tank stored diesel used to fuel their delivery trucks.

On the morning of 4/11, the tank started leaking inside the containment structure; that wouldn't have been too big a deal, except the containment structure didn't hold it.   A good deal of the spilled product leaked out of one corner of the dike wall, and onto the ground.  It was cleaned up that day and taken to Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility for disposal.

I'd asked Larry Winchester of Gould Equipment ( a Webber subsidiary who also owns Roy Bros.) to determine why the concrete containment didn't hold oil before they put a new tank back inside.  Instead, Webber management decided to do away with the tank and diesel pump at this site.
B-79-1997*1/4/97 1552

I received a call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121).  I was asked to call Carl Gustafson (794-8300), of Whitney Energy.  Carl phoned the dispatcher to report a 10 gallon gasoline spill at a service station at Main and Clay Streets in Lincoln.

According to Mr. Gustafson gasoline leaked from a straight truck piping under the truck during a gasoline delivery to the service station.  About 10 gallons of gasoline leaked onto the pavement and left a 2 by 3 foot area on the pavement.

The spill was cleaned up using oil sorbent pads.  The pads were disposed of by Whitney Energy.
P-223-1996*16APR96 responded to mile 32 north on the Maine Turnpike. Upon arrival I observed a tractor trailer unit, involved in a traffic accident, leaking diesel fuel. The leaking fuel was migrating into a storm drain that discharged into a wet land area on the west side of the turnpike. After deploying sorbent pads I survied the discharge location and only observed a slight sheen; rain water run off transported the oil quickly to an unknown location at too great a distance from the spill area to attemp any type of recovery operation (I assume the water drains to the Saco R.).

USCG investigated spill. Maine State Trooper #731 (Frank Howcomb) investigated spill for Public Safety.

Response Services to seek reimbursement for sorbent pads.
No further action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (10JAN96)
P-737-1997*DEP received notification of contamination found during a tank removal. It was determined that the contamination was a result of historic overfills.  Minor contamination observed was left in place.  Please refer to the Contamination Assessment Report Underground Storage Tank Removal report prepared by Field Service, Inc. located in Tank file #2890 for further information.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-272-1998*   In the early afternoon of 6/19/98 DEP was notified of low levels of fuel oil contamination in soil found during the abandonment of a UST at this business.  I advised Morgridge & Sons that based on their report they could would not be required to do a clean-up.  Expecting not to be able to get to the site that afternoon I advised to put soil back into the excavation if they wished.  Because of another spill out at the PNSY I did visit the site at about 1700 hrs (see notes).
   An assessment done by TWM was received by DEP on 8/28/98 which confirmed the earlier report and my site observations.  This UST abandonment was done with no required 30-day notice and I understand was not registered at the time.  At my request, Morgridge later sent in appropriate reg. and an after-the-fact notice.
   Minor amounts of PAH chemicals such as Fluoranthene where noted in a 8270 method analysis.  The source is of these PAH's are unknown but typically are from burning.  Because total levels are only about 1 ppm I recommend no further action at present (chemicals such as these are not addressed by the DT).  See attachments for further information.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-25-2000*B-025-00
Blue Hill

Wednesday January 12, 2000			1448

Greg Vokes (667-4681), of the Dead River Company phoned to report an oil spill that occurred on December 29th,  during the last filling of a seasonal resident's home in Blue Hill.  Apparently the whistle on the tank was not working,  during the last tank fill.  As a result the tank was slightly overfilled.  About one gallon of heating oil leaked from the plastic tank gauge housing, onto the concrete floor.

This small spill was discovered by the property's caretaker and reported to Dead River.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads. The tanks whistle was replaced.
P-457-2001*6.6.2001 responded to spill site.  Initiated recovery of free phase product from basement sump pump.  Underground line leak, discovered by Davis Oil, Eliot, ME.  Davis, the third contractor to respond to the odor compliant, tested underground feed line from 275 gallon aboveground supply tank and discovered a breech in the line.  Davis installed a new feed line.  It is estimated that the line may have been leaking under the concrete floor for a year or more.

Site referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.20.2001
B-272-2000*B-272-00
Brewer

Friday May 19, 2000				0918

I received a phone call from Kenny Fitz (848-7551), of Sawyer Environmental Services.  Mr. Fitz phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill from a Sawyer trash compactor bin truck at Eastern Fine Paper, in Brewer.  According to Mr. Fitz the operator of the truck noticed a malfunction of the hydraulic system on the right (passenger side) of the truck.

The driver, Donald Olsen stopped power to the hydraulics and hydraulic oil tank.  Sorbent pads were put down and speedi-dri was used to soak up the oil. An area of about 8 by 50 feet was affected and covered with speedi-dri due the sprayed hydraulic oil. The clean up was complete in about an hour.

The spill debris went to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-591-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Pollution Control Services
Consultant:  Environmantal Engineering & Remediation

See site assessment for further information.




_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-42-1996*REMOVAL OF TWO HEATING OIL TANKS AT MAINE TURNPIKE FACILITY. (COMMERCIALY OPERATED) SEE EARLIER DEP REPORTS FOR INFOR. ON MOTOR FUELS UST WORK. NO FURTHER RESPONSE DIV. ACTION ANTICIPATED. SEE ATTACHED.
A-169-2000*A gasket on a manhole to a large transformer sprang a leak, spilling about a gallon to the dirt floor of a building at CMP's North Augusta Service Center. The transformer was tagged (9ppm PCBs).

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-325-1998*B-325-98 Mt. Hope Cemetery - Bangor


   Charles Adams of A-A Contractors called to report that his company had contracted to due an upgrade of a 1000-gallon fiberglass UST at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. While doing the work they had found gasoline in the dbl. walled tank's interstitial space, which he was now reporting. At the time of the report there was no reason to believe that gas had escaped the tank. The tank manufacturer, Xerxes, was called to the scene. Mr. Adams later told me that he learned that the company's warrantee was so limited that the Cemetery Association decided to remove the UST and establish an above ground facility. The UST was remove on 6/2/98 and no contamination was reported.

P-559-1998*   In the evening of 11/13/98 the state police barracks referred an Irving Oil notification of a 25 to 30 gal. spill at their Rt. 100 facility by MTA Exit 12.  On calling the Irving dispatcher he explained that a truck driver from Misty River Trucking Co. was being inattentive and allowed the nozzle to fall out of his truck tank and continue pumping onto the ground.
   The spill was cleaned up at the time of the call by Irving employees; nothing reportedly reached drains, surface, or ground waters.
   The following day, Sunday, I visited the site and confirmed that the spill was confined to the concrete and asphalt paving.  The asphalt was degraded which may be the liability of Misty River Trucking who allowed the spillage.  As the fueling was in the primary control of Misty River Trucking at the time of the spill, Misty River is primary responsible party.
   No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  To prevent further occurrences I advise that drivers monitor the fueling at all times, and that perhaps the lock for the nozzle-handle be removed so a driver or attendant can not walk away from an active pump.  The area is on public water and sewer.  Some spillage may have reached soil thru the pavement.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-867-1999*On 12/17/99 Jon Woodard received a call from Dale McBurnie reporting a spill at a client's residence in Denmark.  I spoke to Mr. McBurnie a short time later.  He advised me that a loose fitting on the burner nozzle of the furnace had resulted in oil leakage into a dirt floor basement.  There was free oil in the basement and they were in the process of cleaning that up with sorbent pads.  We then discussed placing plastic over the spill area the reduce vapors until I could respond to the site the following Monday.

I responded to the site on Monday 12/20 first thing in the morning.  Upon arrival I observed large puddles of water in the basement with free oil floating on the water.  The puddles had been created because the sump pump for the basement had been unplugged during the spill response on the previous Friday.  I hired Fleet Environmental to respond to the site.  While awaiting their arrival, I opened the single window in the basement to increase ventilation.  I also observed the sump pump discharge area.  It appeared as though some oil had been pumped out before the pump was shut off.  The discharge point was very close to a drainage ditch on Rt. 117 and does not appear as though it will need clean up.  I also learned that the residence was served by a dug well up-gradient of the spill location.

When Fleet arrived, we sorbed the free oil with sorbent pads, removed oily debris from the basement, and used a fan to ventilate the basement.  When the oil was removed from the puddles, we plugged the sump pump back in and drained the water in the basement.  Sorbent pads were left in the sump hole and at the sump discharge location.  Fleet Environmental will change the sorbent materials as needed.

Continued, not in HOSS...
P-541-1999*   On 8/4/99 Mr. Schirazi visited DEP's SMRO and discussed Shevenell-Gallen & Assoc. (SGA) assessments for this Sunrise Motel, 962 Portland St. property; and his prop. across the street @ 959 Portland St. (P-548-99).   Sunrise Motel has been owned by Mr. Schirazi since 1988 and is located in a commercial/residential area of Rt. 1 not far from the Scarborough town line.  The area is on public water & sewer with no aquifer or drinking water wells known within 2000'.  I understand the assessments were done by SGA for Fleet Bank as part of refinancing.
   I noted no prohibited surface spillage during a Thu., 8/5/99 site visit with Mr. Schirazi.  A 275 to 300 gal. #2 oil UST, located behind the pool, was abandoned-by-removal in 1991.  While installing MW-1 on 3/3/99, SGA measured PID readings below DEP notification level of 100 ppm (no free product or oil saturated soils).  A gw lab sample noted 182 ppb DRO (Diesel Range Organics).  This low a level of oil contamination would likely not have been detected by an excavator contractor during the 1991 UST abandonment [#2 oil abandonments do not required a CMR 691 UST removal assessment].
   MW-2, next to the Aquaboggin prop. was ND for contaminants examined for.  See attached maps and data for further information.
    Based of my site visit, the 2/11/99 Phase 1 and the 8/2/99 Phase 2 assessments; no further DEP Response actions are expected at this time.  No receptors (buildings, drinking water wells) are known to be threatened or effected.  See DEP UST Reg. # 18383 file and SGA's assessments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-540-2000*Received a call from Gerry Mirable of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer spill in Pittston. He reported that a truck had hit the wires and pulled the transformer down.  Apparently the truck caught fire which complicated the immediate response.  He reported that the transformer was tagged at <1ppm PCB.  CMP personnel cleaned the reported 2'x 2' contaminated area.  No further action is necessary.  See the attached report from CMP for additional details.
P-224-1996*21Apr96, responded to incident observing #2 heating oil in basement sump and oil impacted lawn of both Hassett and their neighbor. The sump pump had been discharging oily water to the lawns for an undetermined amt. of time. The basement area was flooded with water, sorbents were installed in the sump area and the sump pump was turned back on. 22Arp96 installed a carbon filter to the sump pump system and repaired minor leaks in the current discharge line. While inspecting the basement area, I observed that the sump pump was not properly grounded; the buried copper feed line appeared to be in a bad state of repair and appeared seriously corroded, and; that the supply tank itself was not up to the latest codes, but was informed on 21Apr that the tank was intalled prior to todays standards. The supply tank is resting on concrete or red brinks and is vented to the basement area.  The leak appeared to be from a loose fitting on the filter connected to the supply tank or the buried copper feed line was ruptured at some point.(when contacted by Hassett, the maintaining oil co. took no responsibility for the disrepair) 26Arp96, met Pleasant Hill Elec. on site to install a ground fault for the sump system. 01May96, met Dead River technician on site to have new copper line installed, because I felt a threat of a discharge from the line was forthcoming or the line was contributing to the spill. Replaced pads, red oil staining observed on the sorbents. 03May96, on site to adjust sump pump float level. I observed a clear sheen (no red color as associated with free product). Replaced pads. 05Jun96, raked and spread fertilizer on oil impacted area of the lawns. 21Jun96, spread grass seed, hay, and watered area. 26Jul96, observed grass area all looked good. 01Aug96, removed carbon drum. This site should be identified as a potential problem for a future spill, for reasons stated above.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-628-2001*  On 8/14/01, & Tues. 8/27/02, I visited this UST facility in response to an 8/13/01 inquiry into the status of a UST.  Three abandoned (removed) UST's were registered (#18496 & #18497) @ Dana Warp Mill but no active UST (see attached records).  At the corner of Dana Court & Bridge St. I noted a fill & vent pipe (photos 1 & 2) located in a dirt parking area across the street from the mill building; 16" of black oil was measured in the tank.  The UST piping goes under Bridge St. to the mill's boiler room.  There is no manway so as to check the piping or tank top area.  The city records indicate that the UST property is owned by the Dana Warp Mill property owner(s): Tim & Marie Flannery [Map 32, Lots 121 & 209].  On 8/31/01, I sent the attached letter to Mr. Flannery to follow-up phone messages.
  Eventually Mr. Flannery got back to me with information that this tank is still registered under former owners: Riverside Mill Assoc., under Reg. #9580.  It is listed as a 15,000 gallon, dbl-wall CP steel #4 oil tank with steel CP piping, installed 10/1/88 (see attached record).  Number-4 oil is not a heavy, heated oil.  There is no continuous leak detect. though annual Cathodic Protection testing has been required.  I noted no discharges to the env. at present.  Facility's #18496 & 18497 appear to be at another, previously associated mill building.
   At this time I recommend that Mr. Flannery will update the UST registration to reflect his ownership.  The #9580 facility is registered as being within 1000' of public water (i.e. well) which appears to be incorrect (see well location map) and should be changed.  Mr. Flannery should insure that the UST facility Cathodic Protection has been tested and UST facility repairs/upgrades performed as needed & required.  A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Flannery and the Westbrook CEO.  See the attached for further details.  This report will be updated as needed.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
DEP, BRWM
A-337-1996*Dana Goodwin of Goodwin well drilling called to report a small spill at a work site on Webb Pond in Weld. He was down to 300' when he quit work for the day Thursday, 7/25. When he arrived Friday morning, he found that his mud pit had overflowed with water from the well. The mud went to the lake and is covering a part of the bottom. It was a bentonite slurry. No cleanup is necessary as trying to clean it up would only disperse the bentonite into the water again. No response was necessary.
A-628-1998*No site visit made.  MTBE was found at 2.7 ppb in the well as part of the Governor's MTBE study.  Ms. Ramiller was unwilling to let me resample.  I asked again in May 1999.  No further action is anticipated.
P-889-1990*
Retail, motor fuels AST facility inspection.  See separate narrative for details.  Referral for further investigation.
A-205-1999*A fitting failed on a sulfuric acid pump. About 50 gallons was lost before the pump was shut down. It landed in a sump which was directly connected to the mill sewer system.
P-351-1999*On June 2, 1999 I Roy Koster of CMP called to report a hydraulic spill that had occurred the previous day on Birchwood Drive in Casco.  One of CMP's bucket trucks had broke a hydraulic line spilling 5-6 gallons of hydraulic oil on the road and shoulder.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spill with sand and by digging out the affected soil on the shoulder of the road.  No further action anticipated.
A-129-2001*See attached report. No site visit made. No action anticipated.
A-444-1997*A minor overfill occured during a delivery.  The side of the house was splashed with product.  The siding was cleaned and the tank was pumped down to the correct outage.
P-410-1992*SUMMARY
Maine DEP management of large gasoline discharge associated with faulty, non-compliant underground steel product piping by former Maine CTI B. K. Sharma.  The facility was a convenience store and retail motor fuels UST facility owned and operated by Gendron oil Co.  Formerly owned by J P Cullinan Oil Co. who had earlier replaced the removed UST's with an AST motor fuel system.  rural commercial and residential area.
Long term remediation and final resolution passed to DEP Tech Services. See P-438-1993.

S G Brezinski
.
P-407-2000*25 June 2000, investigated well water odor compliant at subjects residence.  Advised by Dearborns that auto accident occurred in April of 2000 and that a gasoline leak occurred next to their drilled well.  Sample results of the drinking water well indicated 589 parts per billion, gasoline range organics.  Responder Jon Woodard installed a carbon filter treatment system on the well and put the Dearborns on quarterly well monitoring.  Woodard also sampled neighboring wells and had the samples analyzed at Maine Environmental Lab, Yarmouth, no impact detected.  This case referred to Technical Services as a result of well contamination.

During the Response investigation of this incident, we learned that there may exist underground storage tank(s) at Thompson's Garage, Buxton.  Thompson's Garage is located on the north side of Route 202, across from the Dearborn property, the exact address of the garage is unknown at this time.  This matter referred to Oil Enforcement Unit for further consideration.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 15DEC00.
I-101-1998*A traffic accident occurred at the residence of Jim Alexander in Blaine. Some gas was spilled and Bill Sheehan responded. Problem was taken care of with sorbent pads.
B-522-2001*George Robinson called from the Dead River Company to report that one of their trucks had burst a hydraulic hose at 19 Forest Ave. in Bar Harbor. The two gallons of oil fell onto asphalt and no water or drainages were involved. They collected the oil with speedi-dri and sorbent pads. This material will be returned to the Ellsworth office for collection and disposal.
A-268-2000*Received a call from Murry Oil reporting a small spill.  At a house owned by Barry Austin, an oil fired hot water heater malfunctioned.  The igniter on the oil burner failed when hot water was needed.  The auto shutoff failed also as the combustion chamber filled up with oil and started to leak out.  When the tenant went to check out the lack of hot water, he found the oil on the floor of the basement.  When I arrived, the old hot water heater had been disassembled and removed.  The oil flowed along the floor to a drain.  This drain led across the North Buckfield Road and into a marshy field.  The only oil I found was some little wisps of emulsified oil.  No free product was found.  The oil left on the floor of the basement had been cleaned up by Murry Oil.  Windows in the basement were opened for ventilation.  The tenants did not notice any oil odor in the upper floors of the house.  No further work is necessary at this site.
P-509-1999*    On Tues. 7/20/99, CTI LaVallee advised me that A L Doggett Co. abandoned these UST's the previous month.  He stated that they had been having a problem with the interstitial space of one tank and believed there to be a pin-hole somewhere.  The three UST's were only 10 to 12 years old.  I recalled him saying the tanks were near the DPW salt pile storage.    I understand no DEP rep. visited the removal, and that no reportable contamination was called in.  I am not aware if any "evidence of a leak" had been reported.
     See DEP UST facility Reg. #6719 and any earlier spill reports for further information.  I understand that Alan Lyscars of Field Services performed the required CMR 691 UST assessment.  The area is on public water and sewer.   There were no DEP expenses; and no GW Ins. Fund claim is expected.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-692-1998*A problem occured with the overfill alarm system on the new tug Ft. Bragg. The initial fill of the tanks resulted in an overfill which landed in the water next to the vessel. The boatyard crew immediately applied boom and contained the spill. The Coast Guard supervised the cleanup.
P-711-2000*Mr sewell reported small amount of oil in the ditch next to his driveway after a car went off the road and cracked the oil pan.  I responded the following morning (waiting for daylight).  Mr Sewell was concerned about possible threats to the neighborhood wells.  The small amount of oil spilled (no more than 5 qts) was trapped on the standing water of the ditch and ice.  Using pads and removing the ice the spill was cleaned no residual oil remained.  A very light sheen of non recoverable oil was on the water surface.  I informed Mr Sewell the amount of oil spilled did not pose a threat to the ground water as it was clean up quickly.  The site requires no further action.
I-217-1998*Road conditions on the interstate caused a tractor trailer to flip on its side and end up in the median strip.

Leak allowed product to leach into an organic bed on the shoulder of the road.

An underflow dam and pads were used to try to contain the oil.

After a couple of weeks of babysitting the spill and recovering product every day, it was decided to excavate the area of the original spill.
B-561-2000*On 10/13/00, 1304 hours Joe Quinn, who lives at 31 Lane Street in Bangor reported that an oil spill had taken place at his house and that Dead River was cleaning it up.  The facility was on automatic delivery and the tank was much fuller than it should have been.  The vender truck driver got eleven gallons into the tank when product started to seep from the thread on the fill pipe.  An estimated three gallons landed on the cement floor and headed for a drain.  The path of the product was 10' X 2' and it did not appear to have flowed into the drain.  At the time of my visit, which was around 1400 hours, the spill area was dry and more speedy dry had been deployed.  The odor was barely detectable and the Dead River technician said that he was going to use a vent fan.  The weather at the time was warm enough to do that.  I asked Joe to get back to me if he became dissatisfied with the clean up.
I-139-1999*On 9-14-99, Russ Smith of Maine Public Service called to report there had been a transformer that was knocked off a pole in Conner.  The transformer lost all 8 gallons it contained onto the front lawn of Kevin Pirie.  The transformer oil was tested and found positive for PCB oil.  A crew from MPS shoveled about 3 yards of contaminated soil and had a soil sample from the bottom of the hole analyzed to confirm cleanup.  The sample showed negative for PCB's.  No further action was necessary.
P-130-1996*Approximately 2 gallons of anti freeze leaked from U. S. Post Office vehicle, less than 1 gallon entered storm drain, cleaned up by Postal Service.

No site visit made.

No further action necessary.
A-715-1998*A process failure resulted in an overfill of a caustic tank. About 500 gallons went to the sewer before the process could be shut down.
B-662-1999*On 10/17/99, 0817 hours Deputy Means, who dispatches for the Hancock Sheriff's Office reported a vehicle had gone into the fire pond in front of the municipal building in Trenton.  The vehicle had been there for five hours at the time of the call and there was no evidence of a spill.  I asked them to call me directly if the situation changed.
A-82-1997*Received a call from Renita Freeman of Maritime Energy about a spill at a customers place of business. While filling an above ground storage tank at State Sand and Gravel, the Maritime Energy driver overfilled the tank by approximately 10 gallons. As reported to me by Ms. Freeman, the driver started cleaning up the oil and two additional people were dispatched from the Rockland office to assist. The site was succesfully cleaned. A phone call to State Sand and Gravel confirmed that they were pleased with the cleanup. No site visit was made. No further work is necessary.
P-373-1996*16Feb96, received spill compliant from Phil Garwood of the DEP Land and Water Bureau in Augusta. I responded to the compliant, that dispensing from the pumps to the ground was occuring at this facility on or about 11Feb96.

Upon arriving I did not observe product staining or signs of spillage around the pump island, that may have been associated with this compliant. I spoke w. the owner/operator Dave Bingham. Bingham informed me that he takes preventive steps to prevent spills and that he has had no compliants of water in the gasoline.

Bingham said that no product delivery takes place at his facility unless station personnel are present and that drip pans are utilized at every hose connection during product transfer, from the delivering tanker truck to the above ground storage tank; and that the delivery hose is evacuated after delivery.

Bingham appeared to express concern over the compliant and informed me that he could not think of who would make such a compliant.

No futher action by response services.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-80-1996*A 55 gallon drum of unknown liquid was recovered from the shore of the Kennebec River (Drummore Bay) in Phippsburg.  The drum was corroded and leaking and could not be opened on site.  It was transported to the DEP facility in Westbrook where it was sampled and found to contain water.
A-507-1998*Received a call from Diane Alexander of C.N.Brown reporting a small spill. She reported that they had overfilled the tank of Theresa Snow and there was some weeping from the joints of the piping. She also reported that Ms. Snow was upset because it was a new house. I agreed to go out and look. I went out to the house but Ms. Snow was not at home. No further complaint was received by us from Ms. Snow. Diane Alexander reported that it had been cleaned up in the house. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-660-1999*On 10/16/99, 1700 hours I took an anonymous call alleging that about 200 gallons of diesel fuel had been dumped at the intersection of the Dead Water Road and the Chase Pond Road.  On 10/21/99, I had other business in the Moscow area so I located the area after discussing my search with a local person who had lived and hunted in the area all of his life.  The spill area was 10 yd X 3yd by 6" deep and it was into coarse till.  The amount of the spill is estimated to be around 27 gallons.  Probably someone was driving at high speed over the gravel roads and managed to puncture their fuel tank.  The initial report indicated there was a streak of fuel preceding the large stained area.  There was nothing nearby that would be impacted so I did not invoke the groundwater fund in order to recover the product.
B-128-1997*On 3/18/97, 1630 hours Robert Ford, who lives in E. Corinth, reported that he had oil in his well.  He had smelled oil in his water a couple days earlier an on one occassion he saw pink product in his bath water.  Meanwhile, he had found a leak in his AST system.  Apparently the filter and the fuel line coming from it had been buried under a pile of dirt.  The tank was located in the basement and the basement has a dirt floor.  The brass nut that fastens the fuel line to the filter had been cross threated when the system was installed.  This had to be a long time ago.  The Fords purchased the dwelling 5 years ago and they had not had occasion to inpsect their oil storage system.  I would guess that the discharge started a short time ago.  The distance from the basement floor to bedrock is less than two feet and the level of the bedrock acquifer is probably less than ten feet from the top of the bedrock.  The discharge was cming out in drops at the rate of a point every 24 hours at the time it was discovered.  There did not seem to be much soil that was contaminated and the reason for this had to do with the rate of the leak.  At the slow rate the product went straight down instead of spreading out like it would in the case of a cataclysmic spill.  The basement is not very accessible and digging would not recover much product.  Meanwhile charcoal filter will be necessary.  I expect that the acquifer will clean up in a relatively short time because the spill was about six feet from the well, which was about four feet outside the foundation of the house.  Fund application, QM and filter installation have been arranged.
B-203-2000*      On April 12, 2000 at 1445 we received a call from Dick Horton of the Blue Hill Fire Dept. reporting a five gallon hydraulic oil spill from a M.E. Astbury dump truck.  The truck tipped onto its side near 175 South Blue Hill Rd.  A crew from Astbury excavated fourteen yards of contaminated soil which was stockpiled at their office.  They will landspread the material when warmer comes in May.
I-24-1996*On 3-6-96, Richard Camrie reported a spill of Kerosine to the state spill number. The State Police then reported this to the PIRO on call person. A response was made that day. Apparently the line from the outside tank had been broken by a piece of ice. About 70 gallons of kerosine was lost and some had migrated to the basement where it was discovered by Mr. Camrie on top of the water there. He had also noticed a smell in the house. Dickison London contractors were hired that day to remove all contaminated water and debris from the basement and all contaminated soil from beneath the tank. This was accomplished the same day. The water supply well is located about 5 feet from the tank and currently is a concern. A sample was taken the same day for analysis and Mr. Camrie put on monthly monitoring.
B-519-2000*B-519-00
Bangor

Friday September 22, 2000			1456

I received a phone call from Nancy (989-8576), of the Dead River Company.  Nancy phoned to report a 2-gallon number 2 heating oil spill in the basement of the Columbia Market.  The Columbia Market is located at 96 Harlow Street, in Bangor.

The last oil delivery was made on September 8.  About 2-gallons of oil leaked through the gauge housing on the top of the tank.  The delivery person should have stopped filling the tank when the whistle stopped.  Dead River cleaned up the oil spill to the concrete floor and wiped down the heating oil tank with sorbent pads.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent pads.  The tank level gauge housing was replaced.
P-514-2000*Ken Martin of the USPS called to let me know that they had a spill of 2 quarts of power steering fluid in the parking lot at their Braddell Street facility.  He stated that it all went onto the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No Response visit necessary.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 2000
B-622-2000*B-622-2000
11/21/2000 16:55

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Sue Patrick at 241 Goshen Road in Winterport.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a corroded line on her basement AST.  The oil was cleaned up with a couple sorbent pads.  No drains were involved.
B-33-1998*1/15/97 16:55

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report one of several dielectric oil spills related to the "1988 ice storm".  In this particular case a neutral service line pulled out of a transformer, breaking off a bushing.  Two gallons of dielectric oil spilled into the snow at the base of the transformer.  Approximately two drums of contaminated snow was generated in the clean up.

A-100-1998*     DEP received a report that a private vehicle had spilled transmission fluid on I-95 during a period of heavy rain.  The Department was unable to send someone to the scene immediately, and it was determined that no product would be recoverable due to the rain.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-117-1998*Received a call from Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown reporting an overfill at a customer's house. C.N. Brown over filled the tank at the home of Mr. Rock Libby. Most of the overfill came out the vent as a spray. C.N. Brown scalped about 6" of soil from the impacted area the same day as the spill. They generated about 0.5 cubic yards of contaminated soil which they took back to South Paris. It will be disposed of by Seacoast Ocean Services with other oily waste. I contacted Mr. Libby who was satisfied with the cleanup. No site visit was made and no other work is needed.
A-106-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-402-1998*Robert Gleason, owner of Dresden Cash Fuel "found" some tanks on his property. The tanks dated from the previous site owner's business and had been abandoned for many years. He arranged to have them removed. Some contaminated soil was discovered under the gasoline USTs. The soil was sent to Commercial Paving. Although he signed the options agreement and selected to manage and pay for the site, he was not prepared to pay Commercial Paving. Since the Richmond town well was close, we decided to have Commercial Paving bill us to ensure that the soil removal was done. The Richmond well was tested. No petroleum hydrocarbons were found.
A-404-1998*     DEP received a complaint from a private citizen that oil odors were evident at a neighbors' fuel tank.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The fuel tank(s) consisted of two 55-gallon drums surrounded by a plywood shed; one of the drums had a slow leak via a corrosive hole.  Fuel was transferred out of the leaking tank and it was removed.  Six tons of contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The neighborhood is dense-residential and is served by a municipal water supply, although it overlies a sand/gravel aquifer that is still tapped by some individual residences.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-217-2001* The snow pack caused the nipple to break on the outside above ground storage tank. Further remediation work will be managed by Technical Services. No further Response action anticipated.
A-61-2000*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details on Spill # 2.  This was reported after the fact by E/PRO.  E/PRO informed Seaward Corporation, a CMP contractor, of the spill reporting requirements.  In the future they will report the spill and obtain a soil shipment form or test as appropriate to demonstrate that the material will be properly disposed of at a facility licensed to accept oil contaminated soil.   No further action is anticipated.
A-161-1997*A fatal tractor trailer accident occured at the junction of Routes 1 and 90 in Warren.  The truck rolled and burned.  Much of the fuel was consumed in the fire.  The fire department recovered some fuel and hydraulic oil which was taken for use in a waste oil burner.  About 24000 lbs. of fish was lost during the accident.  The area has two small streams running through it.  This made it important to recover the fish.  The truck's owner gave me permission to give the fish to local lobstermen as bait.  They removed the majority of the fish.  Clean Harbors was hired to remove the rest of the fish using a Vactor.  They recovered less than 4 yards.  It went to Sawyer's landfill.  No further action is required.
P-775-2000*   On Wed. 12/13/00, DEP received a complaint regarding water contamination in a retail, motor fuels UST of the Jetport Express CITGO.  Mr. Mathew reported on or about 12/3/00, his spouse's car was filled up with PU (Premium Unleaded gaso.) at this facility, and then quickly became disabled on leaving the facility.  The auto was reportedly towed to a repair garage near his home which found approx. 6 gals. of water in the car's fuel tank.  The facility has 5 registered UST's, of which three are active (T-1 thru T-3) and two are abandoned-by-removal (T-4 & T-5).  The single-wall FRP tanks are reg. as installed by CTI David Croxford of Portland Pump Co. in 1986.  The area is dense commercial on city water & sewer.
    I visited the facility on Mon. 12/18/00, and spoke with the manager, Ms. Fitzpatrick and with the facility owner.  They admitted to having a water problem in the PU UST about 11/1/00 though believed it was from a fuel delivery by M W Sewall Oil Co.  They stated they were not aware that the water in the tank was required to be reported to the DEP as it is "evidence of a leak" [CMR 691 5(D)(11)].  The UST water was reportedly pumped out by Clean Harbors.  In the UST's I found 1.5" of water in T-2, the PU tank.  In T-1 (RU) I noted 0.5" of water.  The spill buckets all had water in them.  The fill-pipe cap's gaskets may not be tight and I recommended that they be changed to help keep surface water out of the tanks.  The dip stick used for inventory management was about 0.5" short which could make for inaccurate inventory and this stick should be replaced.  The submersible pumps were buried in soil so the fittings and piping could not be seen.  Surface spills could go to several drains on-site.
    The owner stated that the facility piping and sumps will be upgraded next summer related to road expansion and redesign.  I noted no obvious prohibited discharges during my visit.  See any attachments and Maine DEP UST Reg. file #12989 for further information.


I-14-1997*On 3-5-97, the State Police called this office to report that there had been an accident involving a snowmobile and a car. In the accident the gas tank had been torn from the sled and about ten gallons of gas spilled onto the road. I went to the scene, which was on the N. Jemptland Road in Stockholm. All the gas was confined to the black top and had spread out so that recovery was not really feasible. No action was taken.
P-295-1999*On 5/12/99 DEP called to exit 24 Topsham where truck saddle tank was discharging diesel fuel due to punctured tank from debri on road. Tank was secured with approximately 100 gallons loss on side of highway. No recovery.
B-643-1999*B-643-99
Eastport

Tuesday October 12, 1999				1508

I received a phone call from Petty Officer Mike Mitchell(469-2394), of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Field Office, in Bucksport.  PO Mitchell phoned to report that there was an apparent oil spill of a small quantity of virgin motor oil being pumped into Eastport Harbor.  This sheen at its largest was about 15 yards by 30 yards in area.

The source of the oil sheen was the bilge of the Dragger "Angela Dawn".  I was informed that MK1 Webb could not secure the automatic bilge pump due to potential liability.  There is only a light sheen and the coast guard will attempt to contact the owner.  Because of the miniscule oil spill potential, neither the Coast Guard nor the DEP plan to boom the light sheen.
P-738-1996*16Oct96, responded to complaint. Huard informed DEP that an area on his property has been used to accept fill material, under the home owners (Huard) authorization. Huard informed S. Eufemia of the DEP SMRO that someone dumped some swamp material and that oil was leaching out of the dumped fill.  I did not observe a visual or olfactory indication that a petroleum product was discharging from the dumped material. A possibility exists that the complainant observed a biological sheen resembling a petroleum product coming from the fill.

No further action.     Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (6DEC96)
A-162-1998* I tried to find this site, but ended up at someone else's property. I finally made contact with the plumbing inspector and he told me that it was not a big deal. He gave me better directions, so the next time I am in the area I will check it out.
A-693-1999*     DEP received a report that 1000 gallons of acid was spilled at this facility.  Initial release was reportedly to a bermed area; apparently this was pumped to the plant sewer for treatment.
A-356-1997*     DEP received a report that a gasoline-stained area was present on a paved parking lot, presumably from a leaking or overfilled vehicle.  No soil was impacted; no product was recoverable.  No DEP involvement was deemed necessary.
A-452-1998*No site visit made.  This was caused when a fuel pump became disconnected.  The fire department responded and cleaned the fuel with sorbents.  The area was paved and served by public water.

No further action is anticipated.
P-589-1991*
Retail motor fuels UST facility removal and replacement with associated clean-up of fuel contaminated soils and groundwater.
B-379-2001*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 7/3/01 from a State Police dispatcher in Augusta requesting that I contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office (#255-4422) in Machias.  They had a truck stopped on Route 1 in Baileyville that had lost approximately 75 gallons of diesel.

     When I called the Sheriff's Office, I was informed that a saddle tank strap on a Cierres Express (New Limerick) truck had broke loose and an estimated 75 gallons of diesel had slowly leaked onto Route 1 from an area in Topsfield, near Route 6, to Baileyville, about 20 miles further south.  Most of the oil was spread too thin along the highway to do anything with, but the Baileyville Fire Department was using sorbent pads to clean up the oil where the truck had stopped.  To their knowledge, there were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  All of the oil was contained on asphalt.

REC:  File report.
A-429-2000*CMP cleaned up an old floor drain at their Fairfield Service Center. The line was flushed with water--it will be tested for metals, DRO, and PCBs. Soil was also removed. The floor drain was sealed. A new drain connected to an oil/water separator and the municipal sewer was installed.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-633-1998*    DEP received a report from DHS that this residence had been identified with MTBE (at 17 ppb)in its well water.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and re-sampled; this analysis showed MTBE at 22 ppb (the current "action" level is 25 ppb).  The homeowner was advised of the results and the case was referred to Tech Services.
     The neighborhood is rural-residential, with several residences within 1000'.  I did not elect to sample water at these residences as a part of this initial investigation.  No gasoline spill that could be considered the source of this contamination was identified.
B-519-1996*D-TREE=S.
P-281-2000*The discharge was the result of a minor overfill of an AST where a limited amount of soil was removed.

No further action required.
A-91-1999*The fire department reported that they had shoveled some oil-contaminated snow into containers after the accident.  I went to the site to retrieve the container.  No further action is anticipated.
P-179-1998*On 4/27/98 at 1545 Scott Austin, BR&WM, Licensing Unit, called to relay a report that he had received from Lorry (no last name given) in reference to improper disposal of bio-medical waste materials at 1600 Congress Street, Portland.  The subject facility is a building that is occupied by several health services providers.  Lorry indicated that several items of waste were on the ground near a dumpster including a blood vial with a patient's name on it.
Nathan Thompson and I responded and inspected the area around the dumpster.  We located the vial which was a vacuum type container used for drawing blood.  The vial was intact and there were no indications that it had ever contained fluids. We also found a lidded plastic container with several graduations on the side as well as a small glass container with a sealed top which appeared to be configured to facilitate the filling of syringes. Neither of the other two containers contained any fluids at the time of this investigation. We collected and packaged the three items and returned them to the Portland Office for storage pending disposal.
I reported our findings to Austin who confirmed our assumption that the items did not meet the definition of bio-medical waste.  Austin indicated that we could dispose of the items in the regular trash.  Austin also indicated that he would schedule inspections at the health services providers occupying this building to assure that they are in compliance with the Biomedical Waste Management Rules.




____________________________
Steven J. Eufemia
OHMS III
B-732-1999*Ray Koster of Central Maine Power Co. called with the information that a spill of about 10 gallons of transformer oil had occurred in Bucksport. It seems a truck had backed into a pole causing the transformer to fall and spill its contents. He said this was pole #83 on Rt. 15. When I asked for directions to the site he was unable to provide such and it turned out that the previous information was wrong. I tried to find the site the next day and found no spill at pole #83. Eventually I learned that it was on a side street and the correct pole was #83.11. Mr. Costa later (11/19/99) phoned me with the info that the lab result showed that there were no PCB's in the spilled oil. They reported that during clean up two drums (I assume they were 55 gallon types) were filled and returned to the North Augusta Service Center for later disposal.
A-598-1998*A corrosion leak occurred in a basement tank. It was caught by the odor. The house is on town water, so vapor problems in the house drove the cleanup. Soil was removed in the basement using a Vactor. The soil was very sandy. Enough soil was removed to eliminate the vapor problem. The hole was filled and a new tank installed.
I-149-1999*On 9-27-99, Daigle oil called this office to report there had been a spill of 2 fuel at the residence of Terry Blake in Amity. While throwing firewood down the basement, the fuel line was broken and the contents of the tank leaked onto the dirt floor. The well was 2 weeks old and within 100 feet of the spill. A contracter from Houlton was hired to remove as much contaminated soil as possible. About 4 yards was removed before bedrock was encountered. The well was placed on quarterly monitoring.
A-30-1997*See attached & tank file # 10864
P-634-1999*On 9/8/99 DEP responded to an incident at 101 Ash St. Lewiston concerning the finding of fuel oil in the basement sumps. Upon arrival DEP met with Lewiston fire and the owner of the catering business, Anthony Bussiere. According to Mr. Bussiere he had noticed a fuel oil odor earlier in the week and just thought it was due to oil having been delivered. Due to the odor not going away he investigated further finding oil in the basement sumps. It was discovered that the 275 gallon oil tank located at 103 Ash had lost its contents. 103 Ash is an abandoned HUD housing unit which is being managed by City West NE, Inc. located in CT. I met with the maintenance man, Raymond Pare, who stated he had not been in the building for some time due to its condition. Further inspection found the oil tank located at the back of the building had leaked its entire contents due to a leaking valve assembly. The oil ran along the wooden floor and down into the soil where due rain run off ran down along the foundation into 101 Ash building basement and into the sumps.

A call was made for a vac truck from Fleet Environmental Services, Inc. whereby both sumps were pumped down.  Due to the possibility of more oil running into 101 Ash plans for removal of soil at 103 Ash, tank location, along with opening the cement floor area at 101 Ash where oil was seen running in the basement. On 9/10/99 removed soil in area of tank looking for possible avenue for the oil to run into basement of 101 Ash; nothing found.  Work centered in the area where the oil was breaking out into the 101 Ash basement. Removal of cement floor area indicated a 6" clay pipe and fill of bricks and stone. Oil was seen running through an area in the floor not related to the pipe but where majority of the water runoff from the building runs under the foundation. A collection sump was put in place after removal of majority of contaminated fill and oil. (See additional narrative attached)
B-141-2001*B-141-2001
03/26/2001 08:45

     Scott Smith of Hall & Smith Energy in Jackman called to report a rather large #2 fuel spill at a set of apartments owned by Francis Vir of Quebec just south of town on Route 15.  It was stated that approximately 300 gallons had leaked from tandem tanks when the heavy snow pack broke off the filter.  On the initial investigation there was not much to observe due to the snow.  The well to the apartments was pointed out to be only about 30 feet from the spill site.  Arrangements were later made with Mr. Vir to initiate a clean up.
     On April 9th I met with Fred Nadeau of Nadeau Excavation of Jackman.  The tanks were set aside temporarily.  Excavation then proceeded along the frost wall to the building.  Bedrock however was encountered at about 3 1/2 feet.  The surface of the rock was observed to be saturated with fuel.  Only 14 yards of contaminated soil were removed.  Since the water supply is believed to be at a high risk to becoming contaminated the case was given to Technical Services staff for investigation.

B-556-2001*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a transformer on Lee Street had leaked about 2 quarts of non-PCB oil from a failed switch seal onto the pavement. They cleaned it up with speedi-dri.
B-46-2001*B-046-01
Franklin

Monday February 12, 2001			0845

I received a complaint for investigation via e-mail notification and the forwarding of an e-mail message that originated from Ronald Fortier, of Ellsworth.  The investigation for complaint that involved an abandoned bulk oil storage facility was forwarded to me by Beth DeHaas (287-2651), of the Augusta tanks enforcement unit.

I phoned Ronald Fortier to get the details on the location and any other information concerning the former Crabtree Oil bulk storage facility.  I told Mr. Fortier that I would go out to the location on the Eastbrook Road (Route 200) tomorrow, (Tuesday February 13).

Tuesday February 13, 2001			1425

I visited the former Crabtree Oil and viewed two vertical oil storage tanks, a pump house for transferring oil to home delivery trucks.  A gasoline type dispenser pump on the site.  Photos were taken and there is approximately 18 inches of snow covering the site.  It would be best to revisit this location when the snow is gone in early to late spring.

B-46-01
Franklin

Beth DeHaas (287-2651), of the tanks enforcement unit, wrote a letter dated February 26 to the Crabtree Estate.  The letter was addressed  care of Jeffrey Crabtree.  It was mailed  to begin the process of a dialog with the current owner (s) of the abandoned bulk oil storage facility, and to explain the role of the Maine DEP in cleaning up the site if the site contains product in the storage tanks or soil contamination.

The certified letter was signed for, but there was no response.

On June 14 Beth DeHaas and I did a site visit at the abandoned bulk storage facility on the Eastbrook Road in Franklin.  A notice of violation dated June 26 followed the visit.  The notice explained the statutes and set a date of July 31 as the date the bulk plant should be properly cleaned up.  The tanks needed to be emptied and cleaned and any oil-contaminated soil needed to be remediated. by the July 31 date.

I did receive a phone call from at least one of the lawyers for the Estate of Janice M. Crabtree.  I made suggestions on whom to call to pump and clean out the bulk oil storage tanks and clean up the surface contamination from various surface oil spills and facility leaking pipe joints, valves and pumps.  I asked to be notified when they were ready to begin clean up on the site.

On August 14 a notice went out to the involved parties that I would begin coordinating the clean up of the bulk oil storage facility.  This notice was sent to the following people: James P. Modisette (Attorney for two Crabtree brothers)
William Blaisdell (Attorney for Jeffery Crabtree), Bill Mathews Jr. (R.W. Mathews and Sons), Mary Sauer (Assistant Attorney General), Tom Maleck (Maine DEP, Bangor Response)

Thursday August 16, 2001				1018

I phoned William Blaisdell (667-2547), attorney for Jeffrey Crabtree to inform him of plans to be on the site on Monday the 20th.  Attorney  Blaisdell indicatd that he thought that the involved parties were going to move forward on this.  I explained that that is what should have happened, but did not.  Now DEP plans to move forward.  I explained that he could contact Beth DeHaas, in Augusta if there are any questions.  I invited him and or his client to meet me on site.  I also phoned James
B-462-1996*Mike White of Emery & Garrett, Inc. of Waterville called to request the Department's presence during the dismantling of a C.N. Brown bulk plant on Route 2 in Mattawamkeag.  It was suspected that contamination would be encountered based upon a phase I site assessment by Millett Associates completed in 1993.

Once the large above ground tanks were removed work began at removing the fuel contamination.  The soil consisted of a highly permeable sandy till consistent with the definition of a sand and gravel aquifer.  Most of the contamination was confirmed to a few feet below the surface where it met the ground water.  Contamination levels rapidly decreased below the water table.  Approximately 3500 yards of material was removed however down slope of the former facility.  It was then transferred to a previously approved site in Lincoln for spreading and treatment.  Due to sensitivity of the area being located on a sand and gravel aquifer, the site was referred to Tecnical Services Staff.  It is not known to what extend the ground water is affected.
A-47-1999*The valve froze on the supply line to the boiler causing about 10-12 gallons of #6 oil to spill onto the cement floor of the boilerhouse during the night.  Clean Harbors was hired to perform the cleanup.

No site visit made; no further action required.
P-108-1998*On 3/6/98 at 1615 Milton Clark representing Webber Oil Co. telephoned to report that a #2 fuel oil discharge had occurred in a basement of a residence belonging to Kenneth Norton in Hollis.  Clark indicated that the residence was a rental property and that Webber had initiated a service call at Norton's request due to a complaint by the tenant that there was an oil odor within the structure.  During this service call Webber personnel observed oil on the basement floor, prompting their report to DEP.  The exact cause and quantity of the spill had not been determined at the time of the initial report.  Nathan Thompson and I both responded to spill site to investigate the the cause of the discharge and to begin the clean-up.
The front section of this residence sits atop a walk-in basement that has an earthen floor; the rear portion was built directly over unexcavated ground and is supported only by posts.  The furnace is in the walk-in basement and the supply tank was positioned under the rear section of the structure resting directly on the ground without any supports. The tank was connected to the furnace by an unprotected copper line having a fuel filter attached directly to the furnace instead of the usual position on the tank.  We determined at this time that the discharge was in all likelihood the result of a leaking fitting on the fuel filter.  The floor of this basement is perpetually wet due to a high ground water table and there is a sump and sump pump adjacent to the front wall of basement to control flooding.  On this date there was oil present in the sump although none appeared to have been discharged along with the sump pump effluent. A dug well servicing the resident is also located within the basement adjacent to the sump and should be considered at risk. In my opinion, however the water quality of this well is suspect irregardless of the oil discharge.  Before leaving that evening Nathan and I deployed sorbent pads on the basement to remove what free product was there.

The AST was replaced, and at that time .70 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  The Norton's were placed on quarterly monitoring as their well was at risk.
P-412-1998*    This report outlines the clean-up by Webber Oil of their former AST oil terminal located at the end of Kensington St., Portland.  In 1994, Brad Hahn and I oversaw the removal and associated oil spill  clean-up of UST's at this local (see P-225-94).  In 1998 I was told that Webber was selling the property for development as a marina by another party.  August, 1976, areal photos show five (or six) large oil tanks onsite though these were removed in 1982-83 with a small clean-up at the time.   The site is located behind the B & M Plant and next to a residential neighborhood.
    Nick Hodgkins of the DEP's VRAP program was also brought in to give a clearance of the property following the clean-up and prior to sale.  I visited briefly on 9/2/98, met with Ms. Jones and Mr. Hodgkins and observed soil being excavated from the former AST area noted in the photo.  The oil contam. smelled old and strong.  DRO showed 1000 ppm with possibly some oil saturated soil.  Jones had originaly requested a virgin letter from DEP, Resp. Svcs. for soil disposal though this could not be issued as there was no proof that this discharge was a virgin product.  Soil would have to be tested by TCLP before being allowed for recycling at Com. Recycling.   I noted no oil leaching to Casco Bay.
    On 9/14 I received a neighbor complaint that the oil odor was too strong, I relayed this complaint to Acadia.
    As this site was going thru VRAP, no further DEP Response Div. involvement and site time was necessary.  See assessment of Acadia and records of VRAP program for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-730-1999*High winds damaged the bushing gaskets on a transformer. A small amount of oil leaked onto the trees. The transformer was not tagged. Lab results were non-detect for PCBs. The brush was removed.
I-117-1999*Received a call from the Caribou Fire Dept. about 11:45 p.m.  There was a 8-10 gal. spill of kero spilled on the floor.  The floor drains were plugged.  Fuel was put back into tank.  Cleaned up with sorbents.  Called Duane Walton.
P-394-1998*    Acting on an anonymous report of a possible out-of-service gas station UST I briefly visited this general store on Sat., 8/15/98.  I noted an old dispenser island out front with the dispenser/piping openings cemented in.  At the south side I noted a UST type roadbox in the parking lot and an old UST vent on the building side.  An owner was not in and I did not wish to pry without an owner present.
   On 8/20/98 I spoke by phone with an owner, Mrs. Eldridge, who stated that two gaso. UST's were removed  (5/1/88 by registration, # 6507).  The roadbox, she explained, was the cover for their drilled well.  I have not found any indication whether the removal was visited by DEP or if a prohibited discharge was noted or not.  If contamination were confirmed than the area would call for a Stringent Clean-Up based on nearby drinking water wells.
   No further Resp. Div. actions expected and no referral at this time.

S G Brezinski
I-113-1996*On 10-7-96, George Geise of CEH consultants called this office to report that while conducting a site assesment for the removal of two 10,000 gallon fuel tanks at the Me. D.O.T. facility in Caribou contamination was encountered below the deisel tank. This was most likely due to a pump that had been hit several years prior. Contaminated soil was removed and taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
A-469-2000*A transformer was damaged when a vehicle ran into a pole. Oil spilled onto pavement, dirt, and grass. CMP crews cleaned up the spill. See attached CMP report for more information.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response.
B-310-1996*D-TREE = S.
A-703-2000*The discharge was the result of the filter being pulled off the supply tank (AST), due to heavy rains causing the tank to shift.  A result of improper supporting.  The oil made it's way through a wet area into a drainage ditch that flowed into a large wet land.  Most of the oil had been contained to the drainage ditch by the fire dept. using sorbents.  All oil soaked sorbents were removed and replaced with new to collect any remaining oil.  The area was checked on several times over the following six months, and sorbents removed and/or replaced until there was no further evidence of free product.  There was a limited amount of oil contamination left in the wet land, because of the difficulty accessing the area and the damage equipment would cause trying to remove it.  The contamination was left to natural degradation.

No further action required.
A-91-2000*   DEP received a report that an overfill at this residential AST had caused a tank rupture; approximately 175 gallons of heating oil was spilled.  Oil flowed across a broken concrete cellar floor into a sump, from which an unknown amount was pumped to an outfall under a nearby barn.  The bulk of the spilled oil entered soil underlying the concrete floor.  Ventilation fans were installed to alleviate vapor problems in the home.
   The residence is rented to a family (Dubois) and owned by an absentee landlord (McLaughlin).  The neighborhood is rural/residential with no existing municipal water supply.  The drilled well serving this residence is located 20' from the spill site.  A DEP Geologist (Seaward) was assigned to the case.
   The oil company causing the overfill (Kelley) assumed responsibility for remedial expenses and conducted excavations at the cellar and sump outfall area.  The residence is an older farmhouse with stone cellar walls; some oil is known to underlie these walls, which were not disturbed as a part of remedial efforts here out of concerns for the structural integrity of the building.
   Remedial response as a result of this incident has been reasonable, but some remnant contamination may still threaten the well on this property.  This well has shown no contamination as of 2/2001 but continues to be monitored for petroleum.
A-498-1998*MTBE at 45.9 ppb was found in the well as part of the State Program to sample 1000 wells.  When I visited the site to resample, I observed a 55-gallon drum of oil and oil stain within 10' of the well.   I sampled for gas and diesel range petroleum.  I directed that the contaminated soil be removed.

The only contamination in the samples I collected was MTBE at 100 ppb.  I had filters installed and started quarterly testing.

The well is on the low side of the drive.  There is a boat and at least 5 vehicles kept there.  The neighborhood has bedrock outcrops, although none right at the well.  Mr. Colfer has had a large garage built and will do any further maintenance work there rather than near the well.  He removed the contaminated soil.

I sampled the two nearest wells but no MTBE was found.  The home across the street belongs to Gabrielle Carbonneau at 62 Stoneham Drive.  The home to the South at 55 Stoneham Drive belongs to Ron and Sandy Morrison.

This site has been referred to Sandi Jones of Technical Services.
A-255-1996*Spill containment buckets were being installed on the tanks.  A small amount of contaminated soil was found around one of the fills.  The soil was removed and sent to Tilcon.  No further action is required.
P-141-1998*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Crystal Clear Water Treatment regarding the possibility of a drinking water well being contaminated with a petroleum product at 406 Gorham Road, Scarborough, ME.  Bradford Hahn, MDEP, Division of Technical Services, and I, met with the Boothby's and a representative of Crystal Clear Water Treatment.  We informed them we had to confirm the presence of petroleum before we could pursue the issue any further. A water sample was obtained and confirmed the presence of petroleum.  A carbon filter system was supplied to the Boothby's by the MDEP through Crystal Clear Water Treatment.

An investigation was undertaken where additional water samples from the neighbors were obtained. None tested positive for petroleum.  There was no obvious source of the contamination and the low concentrations made it difficult to determine the type of petroleum or from where it originated. Since the Boothby's were the only ones affected, there was no obvious source, and the concentration was low, the Boothby's were given the filtration system.  Mr. Hahn was going to monitor the situation until he felt there were no further issues.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-709-1997*D-TREE=N.
A-483-1999*Mr. Hampel noticed a stain along the road and product under a tractor-trailer parked at the side of the road.  I visited the site and found antifreeze had leaked.   No further action is anticipated.
I-174-2000*4 to 5 gallons of diesel fuel was lost due to unattended truck.  Dirt was disposed of on land in Nashville.
I-30-1997*A small overfill at the fuel pumps operated by the town of Mars Hill.

A bus driver was setting in the vehicle rather than attending the pump nozzel and the nozzel fell out of the fill receptical.

All folks that fill at this facility have been informed of proper porcedures by the Town Manager, Ray Mercero.

The spill was cleaned by the Fire Dept with sand. 3 - five gal pails were disposed of at the PI landill

Case closed
B-72-1997*On February 12, 1997 at 0930 we received a call from Mr. Emil Genest who is the Assistance Superintendent for SAD 22.  Mr. Genest said New England Heating had mistakenly filled a 275 gallon tank at the Leroy Smith School on Main St. and had spilled twenty to thirty gallons while transferring the product to the correct tank.  This transfer took place late the previous day and the New England Heating worker didn't notify the school of the spill.  When school began the teachers and pupils noticed a fuel oil smell in the classroom directly above the spill site.  Consequently, Mr. Genest said he closed the room and sent the class to another building.

I visited the site and met Mr. Genest and the school custodian.  They showed me the spill site which was in a storage room in the basement.  The spill likely occurred when oil drained from a hose onto the tank and floor.  There was some speedi dri on the floor but not enough for all the oil.  Dirt debris and cardboard boxes absorbed the remainder of the spilled fuel.  Maybe twenty gallons of oil actually spilled.

I called Marvin Lovely of New England Heating who came to the school with sorbents and two men.  Mr. Lovely said that the man who spilled the oil never told him of the spill and that if he had, New England Heating would have notified the school of the spill and cleaned it up.  The company crew used sorbents to collect any free oil and swept up the contaminated speedi dri and dirt.  I later talked to Assistant Superintendent Genest and he was satisfied with the clean up.
P-43-2000*Please see attached DEP reporting form.
A-189-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-634-1998*The site was investigated for possible sources of MTBE. The house had no identifiable sources of MTBE. It appears the MTBE detected in the well was from a transient event.
B-284-2000*B-284-2000
05/23/2000 07:55

     Simon Brown of the Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor called to report a spill of # 4 heating fuel at their administration building.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked from a loose fitting during the previous evening in the building's boiler room.  The oil appeared to stop just short of a floor drain.  The outside catch basins were checked as a precaution.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of in their normal waste stream.  It may be noted that the floor drain is slated for removal.
A-508-1998*Gas that was lost during the accident soaked into the sand on the shoulder of the road.  Because there was a shallow well about 200' away, I asked that contamination be excavated.  Maxwell Farms hired a contractor and  about 9 yards was removed.  Nearly all contamination above stringent standards was removed.

No Further action is anticipated.
P-489-1996*On August 6, 1996 Glenn Gutherie of the ME -DEP informed me of a drum of waste oil that he had seen washed up on a beach at Wolfs Neck State Park in Freeport. Glenn stated that the drum was about 3/4 mile into the woods and down a rock slope so retrieval would best be done by boat at high tide.  On August 12, 1996 John Dunlap, Sheryl Bernard and I retrieved the drum from the beach.  The drum contained approximately ten gallons of waste oil, we brought the drum right to Clean Harbors docks for disposal.  No further action.
P-300-1994*
Response to discharges at bulk fuel oil AST and UST facility.  Sensitive geologic area.  See attached reports.

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B-488-1996*Bill Banks, manager of Atlantic Apartments on Swans Island, called to request an abandonment in place determination for a 4000 gallon #2 underground storage tank.  While conducting other Department business on the island we investigated the situation.

We discovered that the tank could be removed without difficulty.  The only thing disrupted would be ornamental tree.  We explained to Mr. Banks that it would be more expensive and involved to abandon the tank in place.  In addition a public well which serves the facility is located only a few feet away.  We also explained that it would be wise to look at the bottom of the tank and inspect for contamination.  Removal is expected in 1997.
P-906-2001*On 11/5/01 I received a call from Guy Erdmann reporting that Hoyts Cinema in Falmouth was dumping used oil from their projectors in their dumpster.  After discussing the matter with Randy McMullin of Solid Waste, Randy called Hoyts to discuss the issue.  Hoyts indicated to Randy that drips and leaks from the projectors are wiped up with sorbent materials and the waste was put in the dumpster.  Periodically, the projectors are serviced by an outside contractor and the contractor manages the waste from those service calls.  No further action required.





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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 5, 2001
B-413-1998*Nadia Peters reported that someone had dumped some diesel or #2 oil on a deadend road on Great Northern land. Investigation led me to believe the actual contaminant to be waste oil, since two 55 gallon drums were also dumped there, and they appeared to be set up to feed a waste oil burner.

On July 1, Milton Ketch and I shovelled up a drum of contaminated gravel, and disposed of it at  Sawyer's, in Hampden.
P-416-1999*On June 23, 1999, DEP was contacted by Tom Trainor, St. Germain & Assoc. concerning the finding of soil contamination at the Hanover Village Store. The owner of the store, Tom Pitcher, has the property on the market and having been a  retail gasoline facility for a number of years is required to due a site assessment of the property.

 On May 21, 1999, Micheal J. White, C.G. preformed a soil gas survey of the existing underground piping with no contamination found.  Transglobal Env. Geochemistry was called in to do soil boring in the area of the old gas tanks and island that were owned by Dead River Oil and  removed in 1987. In the three borings taken one came back positive for gasoline located in the area of the old pump island (see attached report).

On 6/24/99 I met with Tom Pitcher and Tom Trainor on site to look at the area. Due to the residences in the surrounding area all being on wells water samples were taken.(see attached sample results)  Also due to the levels of contamination in the area of the old pump island the removal of soil was done. The date the tanks were removed was 1987  whereby the underground tank funds would not apply due to the date of the laws inception being April 19, 1990.(see attached letter from Diana McLaughlin dated July 9th, 1999)

On 6/30/99 removal of contaminated soil took place (see attached St. Germain site assessment).  Water samples taken of surrounding wells came back non detect for any volatile organics (see attached lab analysis taken by St. Germain, Assoc.).

Upon the removal of contaminated soil and the water analysis results of the surrounding drinking water wells the Department at this time sees no further action necessary.
P-439-1999*   In the afternoon of Mon. 4/28/99, DEP was notified of an apprx. 1000 gal. discharge of propylene glycol (PG) from Tambrand's plant cooling system.   Though not a regulated hazardous material or waste, because of the quantity spilled DEP felt it necessary to send a Response Div. rep. for potential public information needs.  Enroute I notified DEP's S. Bernard, and David Sait's office.  PG is a less toxic, food grade substitute for Ethylene Glycol.  It also has a red color similar to dyed fuel oil.  There was a total of about 10,000 gals. of PG in their system.  Tambrand produces feminine hygiene products.
   I arrived onsite @ 1500 hrs and met Mr. Thomas and other Tambrand reps. Much of the spillage leaked out of the plant under the door and onto the paved parking lot.  Some liquid crossed the lot and reached a drainage brook.  The brook was dammed with sand.  Clean Harbors was enroute to vacuum up the discharge.  Thomas estimates <50 gals. reached the water.  I noted no red coloring remaining in the brook.  Stuart Rose of DEP, BLWQ advised me that the event should not be much of a problem to the brook and also felt that the plan to vacuum up the PG and then wash down the lot was acceptable.
    Vivian Matkivich, of LAWPCA, felt that the limited amount of PG that reached the POTW would not do any harm.
    See the attached Propylene Glycol MSDS for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-751-1997*On 12/27/97 at 1430 USCG Petty Officer, David LaPerrier, reported a petroleum sheen in and around the old separator at the Rolling Mills Pond outfall. LaPerrier had not been able to ascertain the source of this sheen at the time of the report but indicated it appeared "fresh" to him. (note: The old separator is no longer licensed having been replaced by more modern units upstream.  The old unit has fallen into disrepair however it still provides some degree of gravity oil/water separation at the outfall)
I responded and inspected the old separator and found the usual emulsion and scum present.  A petroleum sheen was visible extending into the Fore River.  I also noted an odor and coloration indicative of an unweathered diesel or fuel oil.  I deployed a few sorbent pads into the separation chambers and observed that little or no oil was immediately absorbed by these pads.
I traveled upstream and identified several possible sources for the less weathered oil fraction in the separator but was unable to positively identify a new source.  It is also possible that recent freeze and thaw cycles are responsible for the sheening.
I have revisited the area several times and have made Clean Harbors and Sprague Energy personnel aware of the situation. I have requested their assistance in monitoring Rolling Mills Pond and the outfall.  Clean Harbors volunteered to recover and dispose of the pads which I previously deployed into the separator chamber.
Additional actions are not anticipated unless the quantity and characteristics of the oil accumulating within the separating are indicative of a larger problem developing.




                   _____________________
                   Steven J. Eufemia
                   Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist III
B-465-1996*On 8/26/96, I attended a tank removal at a property located at 188 Cedar Street in Bangor.  The owner, Carl J. Kosobud had contacted me regarding a waiver of the 30 day waiting period because he had to do extensive repair work on the foundation and the tank was in the way.  The excavation was quite clean.  The average head space reading was 50 ppm.  The tank, a 550 gallon UST, was sound.  The small degree of contamination was most likely due to overfills since the fill pipe was straight in.  The soil was sandy till and there was no ground water at 7 feet.  The excavation was going to remain open for the duration of the construction project.  The D-tree calls for intermediate and it seems to be there as it is.
A-10-2001*P. Blanchard, F. Gehrling, and D. Davis responded to a report of a Webber Oil delivery truck tipped over on Patch Road in Manchester.  We arrived on scene and Manchester FD, Brann Towing, and Webber technicians were present.  A 3,000 gallon delivery truck loaded with 500 gallons K-1 and 2,300 gallons #2 fuel oil was tipped at a 60 degree angle in the ditch.  Patch Road is a small gravel way off of the Pond Rd.  It serves as driveway for several residences.  The road was snow covered, and the driver had gone too near the ditch and slid in.  No oil was leaking from the truck.  We waited for 45 mins for a town sand truck to sand the road.  Then Brann moved his heavy duty rig into position.  Snatching off of a clump of maple trees, he was able to pull the truck upright by hitching onto the axles.  No strain was applied to the tank. After righting the truck, it was started, and offloaded its cargo to two other Webber trucks.  A very small amount of oil, estimated at less than a gallon dripped into the snow.  This was quickly recovered by sorbents, and snow was shoveled into a pail for disposal by Webber.  We departed the scene at 1100 hours.  No additional work should be necessary.
B-531-2000*B-531-2000
09/27/2000 16:50

     Doug Parker, concerned resident on Route 141 in Swanville, called to report that his basement 275 gallon aboveground tank developed a leak from corrosion.  It was stated that about 40 gallons leaked onto his concrete basement floor.  Mr. Parker stated that he was an Irving Oil employee that had the resources to deal with it.  No drains in the basement were involved.  I explained to Mr. Parker that if vapors were to become an issue we had the resources to take care of the problem. No further action is expected.
B-194-1997*On 5/1/97, 1656 hours David Tonini of Holtra Chemical Mfg. reported that they had lost 1000 gallons of brine to the Penobscot River.  The discharge went down the north drainage ditch (a.k.a. ditch 003) to the river.  For some reason the flow through the brine filters was not keeping up with the flow of brine through the system.  This in turn caused the clarifier to over flow to the ditch.  The Hg+ concentration of the brine was estimated to be 20 ppm.  This event has been passed on to Ed, Val and Barbara Parker of the DEP.
A-525-1997* A broken fitting caused the release of about 25 gallons of fuel oil at the State of Maine Cheese Company. About 7 gallons spilled onto the floor the rest was contained in a bucket. The boiler room and tank are in a separate room, so therefore, this spill had only minimal effect on the operation of cheese making.
 I spoke with a woman at the cheese company and she told me that they had set up a fan, in a window, to exhaust the vapors. They also closed the door between the boiler room and the manufacturing area to prevent any vapors from reaching the workers.
A-491-1999* A drain valve at the recovery boiler was not completely shut off and about one gallon of oil leaked/spilled onto the floor. IP cleaned up the spill themselves and no further action will be required.
P-186-2000*   At 0930 hrs. on Monday 4/3/00, Jon Woodard of DEP notified me of a heavy oil sheen in a brook reported by Officer Dorey of Brunswick Police Dept.  I met  him about 1000 hrs at Bunganuc Stream, next to 530 Pleasant Hill Rd. and confirmed the sheen as well as patches of red free-product floating on water among bushes (see photos).  A strong odor of fuel oil was in the air and the sheen was flowing rapidly out to Maquoit Bay (see map).  Dorey and I checked out the house of Mr. Knedler @ 530 Pleasant Hill and I noted an outside AST in the back that appeared to be recently worked on, and an oil contaminated drainage path from the tank area to the stream.  I immediately put out sorbent pads and boom but could not stop the sheen.
    The area is rural residential on private well and septic, about 1/4 mile from the ocean.  Bunganuc Brook is stocked by IF & W.
    Mr. Knedler told us that he had a 25 gal. line leak on Sat. 4/1/00 that M. W. Sewall Oil had reponded to.  He stated that "the Sewall burnerman had advised him that as the spill was under 25 gal. it did not need to be reported to anyone".  I corrected Mr. Knedler about proper reporting.  I later spoke with Sewall's tech. Randy, who stated he observed no spill when he was there on Saturday and that he had not told anyone about reporting or not.  Randy advised me that Knedler was not telling the truth.  Mr. Knedler advised me that Randy was not telling the truth.  Randy's 4/1 work sheet (attached) states "(small leak at filter)" indicating a leak of some degree.
     Expences for waste disposal will need reimbursement.  Mr. Knedler will be advised about the AST Ins. Fund.  See attachements for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-282-1996*Jay McLaughlin, resident of Medway, called from Princeton stating he spilled about 2 gallons of motor oil.  Mr. McLaughlin informed me that his truck's engine castastrophically failed leaking oil over a lengthy section of Rt. 1 terminating at LaPlante's Garage.  The oil was simply unrecoverable.
I-52-1996*On 5/30/96, Carl Allen was contacted by Carl Soderberg, who reported his crew had found contaminated soil at the UST removal at the Fort Fairfield Irving Station.

The Consultant on site was County Environmental Engineering - Julie Chizum.

Soil under the tanks was contaminated, readings on the PID over 3000 ppm in the bag head space.

Samples all past the saturation test without a sheen.

Some contamination came from overfills but the majority was probably historical. The tanks that were removed were installed in 1984. It is unknown the condition of the soils when the tanks were installed but local folks indicated that the site had seen problems in years past.

All paper work was properly submitted.

Case Closed
B-148-2000*     On March 16, 2000 at 1630 we received a call from Judy Moore of Great Northern paper in Millinocket reporting a one to two gallon spill of lube oil from a leaking seal in the grinder room.  The seal was on a pipe connecting a generator to a turbine.  Some of the oil entered a drain which discharged into Millinocket Stream causing a spotty one foot sheen. Mill workers boomed the outfall and cleaned up the oil on the grinder room floor.  The unit was shut down and repaired.
P-392-2000*9 April 2000, DEP oversaw abandonment of underground supply tank.  DEP issued registration form, 30-day notice, and abandonment in place.  The underground heating oil supply tank had been out of service for approximately 10 years or more.  Remaining oil was removed by TWM, NH, and cleaned by a qualified person.

The tank exhibited no sign of corrosion and no discharge was observed.  The tank, located in a detached garage, was filled in place and the garage floor re-sealed with concrete.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 28Jun00.
P-104-1996*NO NARRATIVE.
B-821-1998*B-821-98 Nav. Sec. Grp. Act. - Winter Harbor


Jim Miller called to report that a small #2 spill had occurred in the boiler room of the base gymnasium. During boiler repair about 3-5 gallons of oil was allowed to leak onto the floor. Some made it to the floor drain, which has a trap. This trapped oil (est. to be .25 -.5 gallons) and water was pumped out. Sorbents were used to clean the floor. The floor drain goes to the wastewater treatment works and there was no sign of oil in the plant.
  See the attached report form for more exacting details.
  No further action anticipated.
B-571-2000*     On October 18, 2000 at 1515 we received a call from Ron Mullens of H.E. Sargent Construction reporting a less than one gallon spill of gear oil at the Great Northern paper mill at Millinocket.  An H.E. Sargent forklift dropped a gear box and less than a gallon of gear oil came out a hole in the box.  Workers righted the box to prevent any more spillage and recovered most of  the oil that spilled onto the asphalt.  Unfortunately some oil entered a drain that discharged into Millinocket Stream causing a 20' by 2' rainbow sheen.
A-2-2001*Citizen reported a broken mercury thermometer in residential bathroom. She picked up the pieces and double bagged them. I checked the area with mercury indicating powder and got no results. The debris that she collected was taken to the DEP hazmat storage to await disposal. No further action expected.
B-480-1996*9/3/96 @ 1315

I received a phone call from Mr. Finley (827-4416) of Roy Brothers, in Old Town. Mr. Finley reported that a leaking tank may have leaked as much as 125 gallons of #2 heating oil at the home of Mr. Morris Martin (827-4915), of 20 Birch St in Milford.  The leak was from a 275 ga. AST which was mounted in a small out building.

I arrived at the spill scene at 1400.  I met with Mr. Martin and his son.  The former out building has been disassembled.  Much of the wooden structure was saturated with heating oil.  The stain on the ground in the back yard was about 30 by 40 inches in surface area and its greatest depth extended down 8 inches.  25 to 30 gallons actually spilled would be more accurate measurement of the spill. The tank, now laid over on its side still had some oil in it and would soon be pumped into another tank, by Roy Brothers Inc. when one arrived.

Some of the oil was removed when the wood was disposed of.  As of the contaminatead soil, consisting largely of till and silty till, it will be fertilized turned over and later on this year planted with grass seed.
I-78-2000*An accident near Flo's Inn in Presque Isle caused approximately 10 gals. of gas to be spilled.  Removal of contaminated soil, replace land, seed and mulch were recommended.
P-192-1997*On 4/15/97 I received a call from Alan Lyscars reporting contamination found at a tank removal at a Dead River Exxon station in Norway.  Approximately 3-4 yds. of soil contaminated with gasoline at 200 PPM was found around the fill pipes.  It appreared to be the result of historic tank overfills.  Alan felt the site keyed out as a baseline site.  Mildly contaminated soil was removed to facilitate the installation of new tanks and was not required to be removed for remediation purposes.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-439-1999* The Maine Warden Service reported an oil sheen on East Pond on 7-19-99. This sheen was on the east shore near the Bickford Rd. This sheen was discovered on 7-17, but not reported until two days later.
B-623-1997*10/26/97 1845

I received a phone call from the State Police dispatcher (866-2121) I was notified that the Penobscot County Sheriff's Offic (947-4585) had phoned to report a truck in a pond in Alton.

When I contacted the Sheriff's Office the John Carson informed me that the pond's owner a Mr. Ralph Street, also owner of Street's Trailer park asked if he had to remove the vehicle right now.  He wanted to leave it until daylight.  I told Mr. Carson that he could leave it, as long as Inland Fisheries and Wildlife had been notified.  I was informed that there was no indication of an oil sheen on the water.
B-285-2001*B-0285-01
Medway

Saturday May 12, 2001				1715

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Peter Noddin (723-1896), of the Medway Fire Department.

I phoned Chief Noddin.  According to him there was a gasoline spill on the river around 1600 this evening.  The spill occurred when a canoe capsized.  The canoe rolled over at the junction of the East and West Branch and the Penobscot River.  The gasoline, its sheen and odor rapidly dispersed.  No response was initiated.
A-54-1997*A house fire occurred at the White residence.  A weak seam failure occurred on the tank and the contents were lost.  The product flowed onto the water from the fire fighting operations in the basement.  This water prevented the product from escaping to the ground.  It was recovered using pads.  The basement was dewatered through pads to ensure that the product recovery was complete.  No further action is required.
B-172-1996*D-TREE = N.
B-716-1997*Bob Deabay at GNP reported that a loss of lube oil had occurred in the coater room and found its way into the wastewater treatment system.  The cause was a leaking hose in a storage tank; originally pegged at 1400 gallons, the volume was upgraded next day to 2000 gallons.

A small amount of oil was recovered using sorbents; most of the oil just amounted to a sheen on the primary clarifier and was recovered there with the paper sludge,then landfilled at the Dolby sludge landfill. What oil was not recovered at the clarifier was diverted into a holding pond, for eventual bleeding into the aeration basin.  The total retention time of the treatment system is six days, and Deabay said they'd monitor the outfall and emplace sorbents there if a sheen appeared.  DEP Water Quality personnel said it was unnecessary to analyze the outfall water for oil and grease or total petroleum hydrocarbons.
P-163-1997*On March 25, 1997 I was called to a spill at Crooker and Sons Paving yard.  They had been receiving a delivery of deisel fuel from and Irving peddlar truck, when the delivery truck blew out a valve spilling approximately 200 gallons of oil to the paved yard.  The workers at Crooker immediately put sand down to stop the oil from running, however it was raining/snowing and the oil still spread.  I came on site and helped to contain the oil to one area.  Clean Harbors arrrived shortly after and vaced up the puddles of oil.  The sand that was put down was picked up and put into a truck and another layer of sand was put down across the whole parking lot and scraped up also.  Contaminated sand was brought to Commercial Paving for recycling.  It appeared that little or no oil left the Crooker yard.  No further action.
A-222-1999*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled when a large loader caught fire at this mill.  An estimated thirty gallons spread into shallow soil and bark; this was excavated and spread between rows of logs to facilitate bioremediation.
     The property is a large parcel that has been used in its present capacity for many years.  The area is served by a municipal water supply.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-111-1997*On March 6, 1997 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reporting an oil spill from a transformer on the Route 190 causeway to Eastport in the Town of Perry.  Wind, snow and ice caused a pole with three transformers to fall and two of the transformers leaked about sixteen gallons of <2 PPM PCB mineral oil onto the ground.

Workers recovered the product with sorbents and by excavation of the contaminated snow and soil.  Due to the large amount of contaminated snow I gave permission for Bangor Hydro to run it through their oil/water separator in Eastport.  The disposal of the remaining sorbents and debris were handled by Clean Harbors and Sawyer Environmental.  No State waters or wells were threatened.
A-18-1998*No site visit made.

I reported this to CMP and Janet Lagasse responded.  She placed pads to collect the oil.  The transformer had already been removed.

CMP reported the cleanup was completed 2/9/98.

No further action anticipated.
P-765-1996*On 11/29/96 Westbrook Fire Dept. called to report oil running down the Hawkes Street in front of some homes and Southern Container Corp.  I responded on site I found a sheen on about 1/8th of a mile of the Road.  The sheen was heaviest in front of Southern Container.  The oil smelled like diesel.  The fire department had put some pads down in the heavier areas but the concentration of oil was too light to be picked up.  It had been raining heavily all day and the rain had dispersed the oil.  I followed the trail of oil and it dissipated about 100 yards beyond Southern Container.  I questioned a manager at Southern Container he stated that there had been no spill at the company that he had been made aware of,  but all the trucks that come in to this plant were private contractors and it is possible one of them may have spilled something.  Due to the lack of any recoverable oil no further clean up was attempted.
B-371-2000*On 7/14/00, 1418 hours Dona Allen reported that they had spilled a small amount of metallic mercury at their facility  at DHS in Machias.  She indicated that the amount was less than a mL.  She also said that they dawned gloves and picked the spill up with a syringe, sealed it in a glass container and took it to Machias Hospital.
I-153-2000*A vehicle leaked a couple pints of gasoline.  Gas went into storm drain and was remove with sorbents.

Very little recovered.

Source must have been a vehicle that stopped at Richardson's Hardware.

Response case closed
P-26-2000*On 01/13/2000 I received a call from Jim Rowe of the Charles Chase Company.  They were delivering to a new development on Winston Hill Road in Freeport and a hydraulic line burst on their boom truck releasing around 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The same day they had Smith & Sons excavate the contaminated soil and had it disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 3, 2000
P-735-1999*On November 22, 1999 I was notified by CMP of a leaking transformer at the DMV/DEP building at 312 Canco Road.  Janet stated that crews were enroute to check out the transformer.  Janet called me back and reported that it was just water leaking from the transformer, but that the transformer would be inspected and repaired.  See attached CMP report.  No further action.
B-98-1996*D-TREE = N.

A-637-1998*Contamination at 1.1 ppb was found when the Governor arranged for a number of wells to be sampled for MTBE.  I visited the site to resample, and the results were none detected.  There is no obvious source of contamination.  The well is in a paved part of the driveway, but there is no evidence of spills in the driveway.  Runoff from the drive may have been the cause of the contamination.  I did resample after a few months to reconfirm that there is no contamination.

No further action is anticipated.
B-163-1996*D-TREE = S.
P-415-1996*Acting on a 7/16/96 report from Frank Johnson regarding oil contamination, S. Brezinski visited the site on Wednesday, 7/17/96.  Noting intermitent globs of oil at gw, though little other signs of a discharge, I determine a baseline-2 Goal.  Soil was required to be removed to facilitate a new UST install.  No receptors are believed threatened and the area is on municipal water.

GW was discharged to the sewer w/ POTW approval and 112 tons of soil was disposed of at Commercial Recycling.  No further action anticipated, see attachments.

S. Brezinski
Maine - DEP.
B-351-2000*     On June 29, 2000 at 1600 we received a call from Mike Blake of Maine Lubrication of Bangor reporting an eight gallon spill of gear oil in Bangor.  A company truck turned onto Maine Ave. and a sixteen gallon drum of gear oil tipped over on the truck's bed and spilled eight gallons onto the truck, road and gravel shoulder.  The driver saw the spilll, stopped the truck, righted and plugged the drum.  He recovered most of the oil from the truck's bed, road and shoulder with sorbents.  I checked the site and found a satisfactory clean-up.
I-140-1999*On 9-15-99, John Keller of Fraser Paper called to report that a 300 gallon tote had fallen off a delivery truck on Bridge Street in Madawaska and spilled its contents onto the street. It contained a non hazardous paper coating componant called Curez. He requested permission to wash the material to the sewer system. I gave him that permission after reviewing the MSDS.
P-641-1998*Filter was broken off the AST releasing about 50 gallons of fuel oil into the basement.  Called TWM to come clean it up using sorbent pads, speedy dry, and a vacuum truck.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-73-1996*An estimated 700 gallons of lubricating oil was reported spilled following the failure of a valve in the "open" position (see Boise incident report, attached).  All spilled product went to the process sewer; no recovery was attempted.
     No site visit was conducted by Response personnel as a result of this incident.  David Dodge (DEP, Land/water Bureau) was notified of the event on 2/12.
A-120-1998*A Brownfields Site Assessment (BSA) was performed at the site by the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management - Division of Remediation.  In the course of investigating the property, gasoline contaminated soil was discovered in the subsurface soils at a depth of 6 feet (in a test pit).  The contamination appeared contained and monitoring wells down gradient of the gasoline contaminated soils showed no GRO, VOCs or other contaminants.  The site would qualify as a Baseline-1 clean-up using the DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.  The clean-up objective, under the Decision Tree, would be to remove all free-product and saturated soils.  No free product or saturated soils were encountered.  Low levels of other contaminants were found all over the site including metals, PCBs, and PAHs.  Mary James of the DEP-CMRO- Response Services was notified of the investigation findings.  The case will be referred to the Division of Remediation with Nick Hodgkins as the contact.  The case is closed for the Division of Response Services.
A-235-2001*I responded to Mr. Gilbert's home on Porter Nadeau Rd 04/06/01.  The home is served by private water and has an outdoor 275 gallon AST located under the main pitch of the roof.  Mr. Gilbert indicated he had run out of oil, and had 100 gallons delivered, then ran out again.  On 03/28/2001 he discovered/repaired the broken brass nipple between his filter and tank. The exact date of the spill is unknown.  Subsequently he tasted oil in his water.  Upon questioning, Mr. Gilbert informed me that bedrock is near the surface, and his well is only 25' from the spill area.  There was heavy snow accumulation, approx. 48"  next to the house/tank.  I hired Jordan Excavation to remove snow, excavate contaminated soils, and took a water sample.  A waiver for posted roads was obtained from the town to allow passage of the heavy equipment.  The sample results indicate 310 ug/L DRO.  I referred the case to Tech Services for filters/monitoring.  57 tons of soil removal did recover some contamination, however, with irregular surfaces and fractured bedrock, the majority of the spill is beyond simple recovery.  Chris Swain has taken over the case for Tech Services including sampling a downgradient neighbor with well at risk.  No further action by Response Services.
B-538-2000*B-538-2000
10/01/2000 07:10

     The Orono Public Safety dispatcher called to report a chlorine leak at Orono's waste water treatment plant at 60 Broadway.  It was unclear at the time just how much chlorine was leaking.  Orono fire personnel were reportedly on site attempting to address the problem.  When I arrived to investigate I discovered that the problem had been resolved.  A valve had been loose on a their chlorine tank.  It was simply tightened by fire personnel.  No evidence of chlorine could be detected upon my arrival.
B-632-2001*      On November 7, 2001 at 1000 we received a call from Andy Freese who is the owner of the Veazie Variety on State Street in Veazie.  Mr. Freese reported that a back hoe that was digging for a sewer line broke a gasoline supply line that ran from a buried tank to the pump island.  Mr. Freese thought that little, if any, gas leaked out and when I arrived on scene I found that this was true.  I found no contaminated soil.
      The pipe was double walled fiberglass, and after pumping, the gas in the pipe drained back into the tank.  I told Mr. Freese to notify the DEP tank people in Augusta and that a licensed installer had to do the repair work.
A-224-1999* This is another complaint about the sloppy operation at Roy's Disposal. I made a site visit and there was some staining under the old excavator. Mr. Roy told me he would take care of it.
P-676-1997*On or about 11 September 1997, I responded to facility location. Upon arrival, I was informed that service was performed to the subject's AST, and at some point that day or the next day, oil was observed on the concrete floor. I was also advised by the subject that Dean's Heating responded and deployed sorbent pads and speedi-dri. Upon my arrival the spill had been cleaned up and it appeared that a satisfactory job was done.

I advised the home owner of the AST Insurance Fund, but Dean's Heating covered all cost. Apparently, a filter fitting was not tightened completely during the annual service.

No further response action warranted.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4DEC97)
P-17-1996*14jan96, received report of spill at approx. 1800hrs.  Spill occured on impervious surface and was cleaned up promptly by spiller, according to verbal report.  I determined that no DEP response was warranted and was satisfied with spillers disposal arrangements.

No futher action by Response Services anticipated at this time.  Nathan Thompson, OHMS I, SMRO.

P-821-1999*    At 1444 hrs. on Sat. 11/4/99 I responded to a report of an oil sheen and odor on the Kennebec River off Commercial St. in Bath.  On the way I advised NRC.  Arriving at the Kennebec Tavern & Marina I met Frank (marina manager) and a Bath PD officer.  There was a significant amount of red oil (marine diesel/#2 oil) coalescing against the dock and a large sheen flowing out fast with the tide.  Frank said they first noticed the spillage about 1300 hrs.   In the PD boat, Frank and I followed sheen and blobs of red oil upriver a mile as far as the ship ATLANTIC FROST, a freezer/processing ship tied up at Stinson Canning.  I notified Jon Woodard of DEP, requested Clean Harbors and USCG MSO to respond.    While waiting for USCG and CHI, Frank and I padded oil by an upriver barge and at the marina's floating docks.  Two PO's from MSO arrived at 1645 and I requested they inspect the M/V ATLANTIC FROST.  The ship has been tied up to Stinson Canning for about a year.   The vessel was considered the most likely spill source.
     A DEP inspection of Stinson Canning on Sun. 12/5 found no indication of a red oil spill, though there was a #6 oil spill into their AST dyke (P-841-99). Chief Eng. Moore told me that the ATLANTIC FROST had not had any spills.  On 12/10 I talked to Roger Webber of Stinson who said he would look into any spills at their facility.  On 12/29 USCG supplied lab data linking the oil spill to the M/V Atlantic Frost, possibly from an onboard fuel transfer.
    When the tide turned on the evening of 11/4/99, and on the following days, the oil was flushed up and down the river.  Less free oil was recoverable at the docks each time the tide turned due to dispersion, evaporation, and weathering to an oil mousse.  I noted no other recoverable collections of oil at other spots along the river.  I noted no other PRP's.  State response costs will be recovered from the Stinson and the vessel.  See attached for further information.

Stephen Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
I-39-2001*On 4-19-01, Dan Jewell of Houlton called this office to report that he thought there was an odor of oil in his water. He reported that it had been there for about a year but was unsure of what it was. I met with him that day and after running the cold water for a short time, noticed a distinct odor of a petroleum compound. I sampled the well and had carbon filters installed. He was also placed on quarterly monitoring.
B-182-2001*Please see attached narrative.
I-180-1997*On 11-7-97, at the request of Chad Mcpherson of S.W. Cole Engineering, I visited the construction site of the proposed Rite Aid in Fort Fairfield. The site was an old gasoline station and excavation for construction revealed waste oil contamination most likely from the grease pit. The site was determined to be a baseline 2 cleanup. About 2500 yards of contaminated soil was removed and after TCLP analysis, was taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
I-14-2000*This lady had a leaking gas tank which the Fire Dept. responded to. Most of the gas had run down the driveway and road by the time they had arrived. They put out a few pads but recovered very little.

Tank was patched by a neighbor with a sheet metal screw.

Case Closed.
B-486-2000*B-486-2000
09/06/2000 12:20

     Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power called to report a small dielectric oil spill that resulted from a tree falling on the wires.  A bushing on a transformer was loosened leaking about a half gallon onto the ground below.  A small amount of oily brush and leaves were generated in the clean up.  It may be noted that the PCB levels exceeded the regulatory limit at 155 ppm.
I-61-1996*This is a follow up investigation concerning this public water supply being contaminated with Toluene,

One sample of the well on 5/17/95, showed 2.9 ppb of Toluene. Follow up samples by Loon Country showed no other contaminates other than Bacteria.

Source of toluene was most likely the new piping.

Case Closed
B-558-1996*1830  10/9/96

A Mr. Bob Gray, a heating maintenance technician, from Dead River in Ellsworth knocked at my door.  Mr. Gray informed me of an oil spill in a residence located about two houses from the Spindle Road on the Bayside Road.  I told Mr. Gray that I would meet him there shortly.

When I arrived at the Ivey residence I met Ms. Ivey and than Bob continued clean up and I began cleaning up oil in their home.  I explained that they should find another place to stay overnight due to the vapors and they likely would not have any heat until the vapor situation and clean up was determined to be complete by the Ellsworth Fire Department.

I suggested that the new feed line not be in the concrete slab, as the alkali in the concrete in contact with the copper tubing can accelerate corrosion.  In all about one bale of sorbents pads was used in soaking up and wiping down oil in various locations, from the furnance room, to the kitchen, to the bathroom under the bathtub.
A-510-1999*Received a call from the State Police reporting a spill of lube oil at a logging truck accident. The accident involved a Heald Logging truck on Route 27 in New Portland.  The driver lost control and the loaded log trailer flipped over.  Some diesel fuel was spilled, but most of the oil on the road was lube oil from the motor.  Local firefighters and myself cleaned it up. The spill was all on the road.  No further work is needed on this incident.
I-180-1998*Broken hydraulic hose caused 100 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill. It was cleaned up with sorbents and burned in boiler
P-302-1996*	Jim Palmer of 5-Points Mobil in Biddeford reported that the special unleaded pump was hesitating at his facility.  The pump was no longer being used and a technician was expected the next day (5/16) to investigate the problem.  I visited the site on 5/16 and was shown the technician's report verifying that the problem had been caused by a malfunctioning solenoid, which had been replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_________________________
Jon L Woodard   OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-180-2001*   DEP received a report that this vessel had broken mooring during heavy weather the previous night.  The boat drifted into rocks and was demolished, with loss of entire fuel store.
B-724-1998*In the township to watch the removal of a tank at Tribal HQ., the Indians prevailed upon my largesse to write a waiver for another tank, unregistered, buried and abandoned at the Tribal Forestry Office.  I wrote the waiver, they took it out, and there was no contamination noted.
A-469-1997*The original call by Mr. Anderson was a report that his neighbor, Mr. Hewins, had been seen dumping oil on the ground by another neighbor.  After talking with Mrs. Anderson, I found that the oil was reported to have been dumped into a trash container.  They also had more concerns that a junkyard at the site a number of years ago could have contaminated the area.  She understood that DEP made the town of Leeds clean this up.  I visited the site and spoke with Mr. Hewins.  He and I walked over the site.  The dumpster had no oil and is next to his own well.  He understands that oil spilled in the area would be a threat to his own water supply.  He does work on cars and reports that his  brother has a waste oil furnace and he brings his oil there to be burned.  The floor of the shop was concrete and clean.  At the back of the site is the area that contained the junk cars.  I didn't see any evidence of oil in this area at the time of my visit.  There was a sheen in the ditch but it was a marsh sheen and not oil.

Mrs. Anderson told me that she doesn't think anything improper is currently taking place.

No further action is anticipated.
A-641-2000*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred during a test conducted by the Div. of Weights and Measures (Dept. of Agriculture).  Spilled product was to pavement and was reportedly completely recovered.
P-688-1996*See attached report from Pioneer Plastics.
A-379-1997*A minor overfill occured during a delivery.  The siding on the house was cleaned and the contaminated snow was removed.
B-672-1996*D-TREE=N.
A-211-1999*A hydraulic system leak developed on a crane being used at the Otis Mill. The product landed on chips and was cleaned up as detailed in the attached letter.
P-213-1998*On May 16, 1998 I responded to a call of a truck accident at mile 35 on the Maine Turnpike.  A Hood Milk truck had had a collision with a moose, which caused the fuel line to be pulled from one saddle tank.  Approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel spilled.  The truck driver was able to stop the spill and the Scarbourough Fire Dept. contained the oil with sorbent pads.  When I arrived on site I ensured the remaining fuel on board the truck was secure.  After the truck was towed off I cleaned up the oily sorbent pads and placed speedy dry down on the affected road surface.  No further action.
A-50-2000*     DEP received a report that hydraulic oil had spilled at this facility.  Spill reportedly was confined to secondary containment and recovered.  See also A-51-00.
P-109-1997*On 2/21/97 I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at their Yarmouth bulk plant that was contained within the dike.  A valve failure caused approximately 8 gallons of heating oil to spill.  Downeast Energy used sorbents to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECICIALIST II
P-328-2000*   On the morn. of Thus. 6/1/00, DEP received notice thru the State Police of an ongoing #2 oil discharge at the home of the Daigle family.  On calling, Mr. Daigle reported a small hole in the bottom of his 1-year old AST in his basement with maybe 20 gals. lost.  Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI) advised him to call DEP.  Until I got there I advised him to try and plug the hole and to have CHI respond.  I later found that CHI was unable to respond.
   Onsite I noted a small round hole, with a steady leak when the plug was pulled out, about 8" back from the end with the firematic (see photo).  The fuel line was sleeved as it went into the concrete floor.  The 275 gal. AST was listed as made in 11/89, though Daigle stated it was installed approx. a year ago when the house was built.  An approx. 6' x 8' puddle of red oil was around the tank (see photo).  It appears much of the oil was seeping down between the joint where the floor meets the wall.  I padded up about 1 gal. of oil, collected a bag of oily debris, and collected about a gallon from pails.
    Mr. & Ms. Daigle was advised to contact the tank's installer and their contractor regarding warrantee coverage.  I explained the state AST Fund Ins. program to Mr. Daigle and sent in an application to the Fire Marshal's Office.   With his okay, I contacted Serv Pro Inc. regarding final cleaning & deodorizing with the DEP seeking reimbursement later.
    The area is rural residential.  A 400' deep drilled well is about 90' upgrade of the spill.  Much of the leak is likely un-recoverable without damaging/disturbing the concrete floor though I do not believe the well is seriously threatened at this time.  A well-water GRO analysis is prudent.  On 6/26, Mr. Daigle reported that the house-builder's insurance will be covering expenses for the clean-up and replacing the tank, including the ServPro costs.  He also reported that he was satisfied with ServPro's deodorizing and the response in general.

S G Brezinski
P-528-1998*On November 3, 1998 I recieved a call from Tom Robbins of the City of Portland.  The Portland Fire Dept.  was in the process of doing an inspection at the home of John Libby, 144 Washburn Street.  The fire dept. smelled oil during the inspection and found oil stained newspaper.  I visited the property found the paper in question - it was on the floor near the oil tank.  The oil tank had oil in it but was not leaking and appeared sound.  I concluded that the oil on the newspaper was from a small spill or leak sometime in the past and did not present a threat to puplic health of the environment.  The property in question was being condemned for other safety reasons.  No further action.
P-351-2001*Please see attachments.
B-455-1996*On 8/20/96, 1400 hours Frank of Hancock Oil called to report that they were dealing with an AST line leak at the residence of Ben Knight, which is on the Bucksport Road in Ellsworth. The line had been physically broken by workers in the area.  Apparently someone stepped on it.  The volume of the spill was 25 gallons.  This estimate came from the tank gauge.  Hancock Oil and Ben Knight were happy with the clean up but I thought a site visit would be worth while.  The spill had landed on wet, well consolidated clay.  The dirt floor sloped from the discharge to a channel, which in turn sloped to sump.  They sorbed 10 gallons of liquid product from the sump, which had water in it.  There was no evidence of product left in the sump on the following day.  They also had recovered the first inch or so of the clay that had been in contact with the spill.  I agreed that it had been a good clean up.  There is a well within 20 feet of the basement.  It is 195 feet deep with at least 10 feet of casing.  Also, I would guess that the surficial ground water would act as a barrier.  I discussed the AST fund and suggested that he apply.  He indicated that he could hook up to public water for $200, and that he would do that before he would pay the $500 deductible.
A-40-1997* Gerry Mirable reported this transformer spill several days after the incident. The spill site is located near the intersection of the George Luce Rd. on Rte 220, in the town of Waldoboro. C.M.P. had the oil cleaned up by a contractor. No site visit was made, see attached letter from C.M.P.
P-17-1997*Road debris had damaged the fuel line on the tractor discharging its contents.  The driver, instead of stopping and seeing if he could stop the leak, drove to the nearest exit when he finally ran out of fuel.

The Bowdoinham Fire Department had collected, with sorbents, all free product at the exit and had placed sand on the stained asphalt.  There was a line of diesel from mile 81 south to exit 25 south (mile 88s) that was unrecoverable.  The State Police officer had informed me that he had contacted DOT to have sand placed on I-95.  No further action required.
A-105-1997*See attached report from IP.
B-398-1998*B-398-98 Sawyer  - Columbia


Rich Sawyer of Columbia called the 800 number on 6/21 to report that someone had dumped gasoline on his livestock pond. He told me that the whole pond was covered with sheen and there was a strong smell of gas. He has domestic waterfowl and horses that use the pond. I drove to the scene.
   The pond was about 50 feet in diameter and located between the road and the barn. There was no odor of gasoline and I could see that the sheen was organic scale sheen. There was plenty of animal waste washing into the shallow pond and lots of old metal equipment debris in and around it. The ducks and water bugs using the water were quite content. Mr. Sawyer said, "Well, there was the smell of gas but it could have come from somewhere else". I suppose that's possible. Since there was no spill no action was warranted.
B-186-1997*Kathy Billings of Bangor Hydro Electric called to report a small spill of non-PCB dielectric oil at the residence of Daniel Vanwart on the Upper Bald Mountain Road in Dedham.  It was stated that a seal began weeping on a ground based transformer spilling about 2 pints onto the concrete pad.  The material was easily sorbed up and disposed of. A full report of the incident is still pending.
P-420-1999*   In late June 1999, I briefly visited this rural Windham residence in response to an anonymous citizen complaint regarding gaso. and waste oil spillage from onsite car repair.  The owner and resident is reported to be Mr. David Herring.  The area is residential on private drilled wells.  Arriving onsite I realized that I had been onsite with the town CEO in 1991 for a similar complaint (see P-438-91).   The property was posted for sale through Mark Stimson, 761-9400.
    No one was home at the time.  There was a fence out front with three or more cars around the yard that appeared out of service.  Since no resident was about I was reluctant to canvas the property too much.   In the front and near the driveway I noted no surface oil spills.  Groundwater likely flows east toward Collins Pond.  As this area is on drilled wells it would be particularly sensitive to petro. discharges and have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
     A copy of this report will be forwarded to Mr. Herring and the town for their record.  No further DEP, Response Div. actions are expected at this time.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-540-1999*Alex noticed this accident and reported it.  I immediately called the fire department to learn more, but was only able to leave a message.  When I arrived, both the vehicle and fire department had left.  It was obvious something had spilled on the pavement and this was covered with speedy dry.  There was also some material with a petroleum odor in the soil where the car had stopped.  It did not smell like gas and I don't feel that there was a large quantity.  The area is served by town water, so I left a note at the nearest home to check that they didn't have a well. No further action is anticipated.
A-350-1997*I was called during a tank removal, when a hole was noticed in the tank.  By the time I arrived several PID readings had been obtained.  All readings were within stringent standards.  The native soil in the area was clay. Perhaps the corrosion had just progressed to the point where fuel could be released.  The tight soils may have helped.  At any rate no remediation was needed.

No further action is anticipated, but the site will be referred to Technical services for review.
P-323-2000*Public works applied sand as berm and sorbent, then containerized materila in trash cans.  DEP/Cyr picked up and transported cans to CRS for disposal.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
P-764-2000*A new heating system put into building #338 at the Topsham Annex was not properly piped and caused oil to be pumped to out of the system over a cold weekend.  An estimated 200-400 gallons of kerosene was lost to the ground outside the building.  The oil also spilled inside the concrete floored building where it ran to a floor drain.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up what free product they could.

I inspected the area for an outlet of the floor drain.  Apparently the floor drains just drain to the ground beneath the building.  Excavation was attempted but not practical because of all the permanent structures.  I met with BNAS environmental officials who informed me that, that area would be undergoing reconstruction and remediation sometime within the next year and it was agreed that this spill would be addressed during that project.  No further action at this time.  See supporting paperwork.
A-684-2001*Dead River gasoline station called to report an estimated one gallon overfill from a vehicle to pavement.  Dead River used sorbent pads to clean up the spill, none went to sewer or drains.  No referral.
B-823-1999*B-823-99
Bangor

Tuesday December 28, 1999			1028

I received a phone call from Jackie Doughty (989-2770), of Dead River.  Ms. Doughty phoned to report a very small oil spill in the basement of Mr. Richard Lavasseur of Central Street in Bangor.  A reported 8 ounces (.0625 gallon) of #2 heating oil leaked from a loose fitting on the furnace line.  The fitting was tightened, and the spill was cleaned up using most of a sorbent pad.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent pad.
B-185-1998*B-185-98
Milo

Monday March 16, 1998				1331

I received a phone call from Mr. Merrill Harris, of the Milo Fire Department.  Mr. Harris phoned to report a small amount of gasoline and crankcase oil that was spilled as a result of a one-car accident.  A Ms. Bonnie Pearl drove the car.  The accident occurred at the intersection of Elm and Main Streets.  The small spill of about 1-quart of gasoline, 1 quart of crankcase oil, and 1 quart of antifreeze was cleaned up by the Milo Fire Department on Sunday March 15 around 1830.  A small amount of speedi-dri was disposed of by the Milo Fire Department.
I-8-1996*NYNEX had a power failure which allowed the 24 - 55 lb batteries to freeze, which split the casings. The facility is located on top of Mars Hill Mountain and is only accessable by snow sled.

Spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors, they collected 6 drums of damaged batteries and 4 drums of contaminated debris.

NYNEX will watch the site in the spring to see if any further work needs to be done. Clean Harbors thought they got it all.

Case Closed
P-32-1999*19 Jan 1999, responded to spill location and observed spilled product under barn, in snow adjacent to AST, and in snow and soil under deck.  Locke advises that at approximately 0300 hours, ice slid off the roof of the house and crushed a deck and the AST located under the deck. The AST filter broke off as a result and the discharge occurred.

The DEP hired contractors to remove the discharge.  A vactor was hired to collect free phase product, oil saturated snow, and a thin layer (appox. 4-5 cm) of oil impacted soil.  Additional contractors were hired to excavate beyond the permafrost layer in the soil to removed additional oil impacted soil.  The impacted area was landscaped with loam and grass seed.  A layer of hay was spread and the home owner advised to water the area daily.

This site was placed on the quarterly monitoring program.

No further response action necessary at this time
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5May99)
P-142-1998*On April 3, 1998 I was contacted by Dale Doughty of the Maine - DOT.  Dale had called to report contamination found in the ground at Sabattus and East streets in Lewiston.  DOT was installed underdrain and needed to remove some of the soil.  The contamination was likely due to gasoline UST's at a site adjacent to the excavation (see spill #P-519-96).  Art Burgess (DOT) was on site to monitor the excavation and soils.  Approximatley ten yards of soil was removed to Commercial Paving in Scarborough.
A-707-2000*Overfill was the result of the driver trying to fill a full tank.  The driver was attentive enough to notice that the whistle was not working and stopped filling the tank before any oil came out the vent.  The oil in the fill and vent piping leaked around a fitting and discharged the oil on to the basement floor.  The owner of the property noticed the oil when he returned home.  Both the homeowner and C. N. Brown removed the oil.

No further action required.
I-80-1996*The pumps at Greg Royal's Facility on the Bangor Rd in Houlton were having meter spin on the unleaded side.

Dead River's installer Mark Bossie found the problem to be a cracked line caused by the frost. No product was spilled.

The entire line was replaced.

Case Closed.
B-448-2000*
C.N.Brown Oil Co. called to report a 3 teaspoon spill of #2 at the Donna Bishop residence on Back Street in Winn. The driver slopped a bit of oil onto the side of the house while removing the delivery nozzle. It was cleaned up with soap and a rag.
A-689-1999*     DEP received a report that oil had spilled when a buried copper fuel line was severed during new construction at this property.  The fuel supply was immediately stopped but a small amount drained into the excavation; contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
     A drilled well is located 100' from the spill location but is unlikely to be impacted as a result of this incident.
P-404-1998*24 August 1998, responded to spill location. Observed free phase product from downed electrical transformer. I deployed sorbent pads.

25 August 1998, I reported the incident to CMP. See attached spill report. DEP did not generate any waste, pads picked up by CMP contractor.

No further response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (28Jan99).
A-539-1999*Chief Forand of the Randolph Fire Department called to report a small spill.  His department had responded to a vehicle accident where the car had lost its oil.  He reported that the spill had been cleaned up using sorbents that were on hand.  No site visit is needed and no further action is necessary.
B-640-1998*On 9/30/98, 1036 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reported a 12 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil at Cross Road, which is off Thibbitt's Town Road in Columbia Falls.  A vehicle had collided with a pole on the same line and this caused the service line to contact the bottom of the transformer. The resulting contact burned a hole in the unit, which allowed the release to occur.  An estimated 12 gallons landed on a 10'X 20' area.  The clean up produced ten cubic yards of soil, which went to Sawyers.
A-664-2000*Received a report today from John Cronin of International Paper.  He called to report a spill of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on a front end loader broke.  The spill was to asphalt and was cleaned up by mill personnel.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
B-262-1999*I received a call from Jeanne Sargent at the Orland School. It seems the new science teacher was concerned with a strong chemical odor that she noticed when she opened a cabinet used to store chemical for the science lab. The teacher also reported a number of jars with corroded lids.
   Cleve Leckey and I went to the school. The chemical cabinet was simply a wooden cabinet in a small storage room that held other school materials as well. We inspected the containers in the cabinet and did not find any leaking containers. There were a few with rusted caps: a peanut butter jar containing a mixture of iron filings and sulfur (?) and a jar with about a half cup of boric acid powder. We believe that the odor may have been related to the boric acid and we removed the jar. It was taken to the Dept.'s hazardous materials storage building for later disposal. In addition to the boric acid, there were four pint containers of hydrochloric acid that held various small amounts. They totaled less than a 1/2 pint all together. This was also taken to hazardous storage building for later disposal.
   In conclusion, there was no spill and with the removal of the offending chemicals I expect no further action.
P-288-1997*On 5/21/97 I received a call from Harland Parker reporting that he had received a call from a customer reporting that his oil company had spilled oil at the customer's residence in March.  Mr. Parker estimated the spill to be 10 gallons.  There was a small patch of deaed grass left by the effects of the spill.  I discussed various methods of clean-up techniques with Mr. Parker and we agreed that we would try to "bioremediate" the spill by rototilling the area with fertilizer and re-seed.  No further action required.



________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-72-1997*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-125-2001*The discharge was the result of an overfill, due to the driver not being able to hear the whistle over a fire truck siren.  Downeast Energy removed all observable oil.

No further action required.
B-131-2001*Glen Tucker called from Bartley and Cobb Oil Co. to report that a customer, George Hichborn, Beech Street, Greenville had suffered a loss of about 150 gallons of kerosene from his outside AST. Even though Mr. Hichborn had placed a wooden bench over the filter to protect it, the settling snow and ice cracked the fitting between the tank and filter. There was no ponding of oil as the season's early snow had kept the ground from freezing allowing the oil to penetrate into the ground. The doublewide mobile home is on a concrete slab and serviced by town water and sewer. He does not have an odor problem either. Mr. Hichborn says that the soil is fairly deep and loamy.
   Since experience had shown that excavating under trailers can cause a great deal of damage to the home. And since there is no well to impact, I elected to take no action. I requested that Mr. Hichborn contact me if he has odor problems or water forces oil to the surface.
B-532-2001*On 9/27/01 1350 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their bucket trucks.  A hose ruptured and released the oil to the asphalt surface of Moores Road.  The spill covered an area that was 4 X15 feet.  It was recovered with a bag of speedy dry, which was taken to BHE's waste stream.
A-156-2000* A hose rupture on a delivery truck owned by Downeast Energy. This occurred at 51 Oak Street, Waterville. The Fire Dept responded and together they cleaned up the problem. No site visit was made and no further action has been required.
B-572-1997*On 10/7/97, 0830 hours Arnie Fessenden of FGES reported that there was considerable gasoline contamination at the tank removal taking place at Daggarts Store in Topsfield.  On site I met Bob Gordon, who in addition to being the required tank installer was representing J.D. Thomas.  It turned out that the Daggart USTs belonged to J.D. Thomas.  When it became apparent that we were facing an extensive clean up, J.D. Thomas opted for DEP to pay up front.

The FGES PID was being pegged at 2500 ppm in open air for most of the dig.  I did a bag head space on such samples and got readings of over 5000 ppm.  There were a couple of abandoned dug wells across the road that had become slightly up gradient while the other was around 1000 ft away and slightly down gradient.  The well that is currently at risk belongs to Daggarts Store.  FGES has agreed to sample this well.  The soil was silty till down to 22 ft where it became clay.  Water started to come into the hole at this depth.  The readings became <30 ppm at 22 ft.  However, the total amount of soil removed was 3000 yds.  There were lateral barriers preventing a complete, stringent clean up. The road was on one side, a building on two sides and a wet swamp on another aspect of the hole.  Getting to close to the swamp might have washed contaminated water off the property.  The project has been handed over to Tech Services.

An interesting feature of this dig was that the ground water levels in the abandoned dug wells mentioned above was about 5 ft from grade. Yet the tank hole dig didn't have water until it hit a depth of 20+ ft. Possibly has to do with low hydraulic conductivity.
A-251-1998*A neighbor complained about a sheen from fuel oil running off of the portable classrooms.  I examined the area and found a large pool of stagnant water behind the classrooms.  An organic sheen was present in the pool.  A resident came out as I was inspecting the area.  I explained the sheen to him and he seemed satisfied, although he was still unhappy about the water in his yard
A-185-1999*Russell Peaslee complained about diesel fuel odors coming from the facility. He also said that his cat appeared to have gotten into some diesel fuel. I did not see any problems at the site.
B-758-1998*     On 11/23/98 at 1045, we received a call from Steve Robe of Plum Creek Timberlands reporting a diesel fuel spill into an unnamed brook in Concord Township. A dump truck skidded on an icy road and slid into the brook.  First estimate was that forty to fifty gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the water.
     I met Mr Robe and Mark Doty of Plum Creek at the site about 1315 that afternoon.  The truck and its spilled load of gravel were already removed from the brook and sorbents installed at various points in the brook. The driver had placed a bucket beneath the leaking tank and sticking the saddle tank showed a loss of only ten to fifteen gallons.  The brook ran down a hillside and its steep gradient made recovery difficult but also quickly dissipated the small amount of diesel fuel.
B-370-2000*B-370-00
Orono (University of Maine)

Thursday July 13, 2000				0924

Mr. Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction phoned to report that they had excavated into some soil that is contaminated with #6 heating oil.  When I arrived on scene I spoke with Mr. Lynch and Charlie Plummer of CES.  The contaminated soil is located near the site of their current vertical # 6 oil storage tank.  There used to be two large 15 to 20 thousand gallon above ground tanks that formerly sat on saddles located directly above the contamination.  These tanks and their plumbing are believed to be the cause of the oil-contaminated soil.

I explained that the contaminated soil, probably between 40 to 60 yards was now pretty inert in that it would not likely migrate and create a problem.  I went on to further explain that if they wanted to move the soil for construction reasons,  such as inappropriate soil type for proper compaction, then they could.  They would then need to take it somewhere or have it remediated, as a batch plant or mixed with compost and spread in an appropriate land spread area.

I had Joe Lynch's backhoe operator do a test pit to determine the extent of the contamination.  The test pit yielded old bricks and coal clinkers.  To move this material might require further soil analysis.  In all, counting the oil contaminated soil, the coal clinkers and old bricks there could be 100 to 120 yards of soil that could be moved if the engineers decide that the material is not substantial in the area in which a berm expansion is planned.
A-238-1998*Responded to a site on North Road in Fayette. Junk yard complaint made by Randy Lane, who lives on the same road. When I arrived it was raining lightly and water was running hard in the drainage ditch. There was a light sheen comming from the property of Mr. Bowen. It wasn't so much a junk yard as a very badly maintained heavy equipment garage with lots of old vehicle parts laying around. No obvious source for the sheen, just looked like general bad handling of fluids. Site is same as spill # A-342-97. Jon Andrews of Response is still working on that case and this spill will be referred to him for further action.
A-548-1998*     DEP received a report that fuel oil had spilled at this residence when the filter was damaged at the AST.  The homeowner (Brown) had already excavated contaminated soil and placed it into several plastic bags; these were eventually taken to the landfill in Norridgewock.  The neighborhood is dense residential and is served by a municipal water supply.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-177-2000*A minor overfill occurred. It was cleaned up.
P-793-1993*
	Waiver of 30-day removal notification period by John Gordon of DEP.  Tanks abandoned by removal by Les Wilson & Sons.  Waste oil discharge.  No known gasoline UST's onsite.  In 2005 this area investigated for mystery gasoline discharge to the city drain system and buildings in the area.  [See also UST removal assessment for this waste oil UST.]
A-613-1998*Received a report of a lubrication oil leak from Scott Reed of Mead. Approximately 110 gallons of oil was lost of which 90 gallons entered the sewer. See the attached report from Mead for further details. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this incident.
I-153-2001*On 11-19-01, Allen Green of Maine POtato Growers called to report there had been a spill discovered at the residence of Wayne Hannigan in Ludlow. The basement AST had leaked because of corrosion and lost about 100 gallons onto the concrete basement floor. The oil had run beneath the seven cords of wood that had been piled in there. None had gone beyond the basement door leading outside. I hired Dikinson London contractors in Houlton to remove any of the oil soaked firewood and wash the floor. A fan was placed in the basement window to alleviate the odors in the basement and to prevent any from reaching upstairs. The well is about 100 feet up-gradient so was not analyzed.
B-578-1996*On 10/20/96, 1900 hours I took an anonymous call stating that certain person had dumped six gallons of waste oil in a sand pit off Finson Road.  The complainant, who sounded like a teenager, said the incident happened a couple of days before.  On the following day I went looking for the spill.  There are no fewer than five sand pits off from Finson Road.  I looked them all over and I did not find any spill.
P-515-2001*07.02.01, responded to spill location.  I observed an olfactory presence or fuel odor coming from the crawl space under the dwelling where the aboveground supply tank is located.  The tank is resting on the ground.  07.02.01 on site with Technical Services personnel Eremita and Hahn.  Test pits were dug in two locations outside the dwelling and no fuel was detected.  However contamination was detected, olfactory, in the soils immediately adjacent to the tank in the craw space.

This case referred to Technical Services for remedial actions that include soil removal and water analysis.  Virgin Product Letter issued by Technical Services for soil disposal.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.20.2001
B-369-2000*B-369-2000
07/13/2000 11:45

     George Perkins, concerned resident on Route 1A in Stockton Springs, called to report possibly having either oil or something hazardous in his water.  Upon investigation I discovered that his water had a slight "saline" like odor.  The furnace and oil tank appeared sound and not leaking.  Nothing in the way of hazardous chemicals were found.  I suggested to Mr. Perkins that he may want to have his water tested for the typical trace chemicals and minerals found in Maine bedrock wells.
P-266-1997*CMP Line truck sunk on soft shoulder into ditch.  Fuel tank leaked.  Cleaned up to Department's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-240-1996*5/10/96 @ 940

I received a phone call from Theresa Giles (667-8126), secretary of the Hancock County LEPC.  Theresa informed me that Bruce R. Carter, one of the Franklin Selectmen, phoned to report seeing some black sticky stuff in a ditch, on the side of Route 200 Northbound from Franklin.

The directions to the problem were to go to Franklin and take a left on the East Brook Road (Rt 200).  Continuing North, drive about 1 mile after crossing the rail road tracks.

I found the location and the material in the ditch looked bad.  It had a black appearance.  I followed the problem upstream.  This lead me off Route 200 onto a small logging road where I saw slash piles sitting in water and the rest was easy to figure out.  Over time the wood cellulose in the wood of the slash pile breaks down releasing tannis that color the water.  The problem was reported to Theresa Giles and Bruce R. Carter.
B-292-1996*D-TREE = B1.
B-323-2001*Either the tourist who caused this spill had never seen an accident before, (unlikely-he's from New York) or he'd never pumped his own gas before.  In either case, about 15 gallons of gasoline was spilled as the flatlander overfilled his tank while gawkin' at an accident on High St.

He informed the cashier of his transgression when he paid; she went out to clean it up and discovered more gasoline than she'd been prepared for.   She summoned the fire dept., who cleaned it up.
P-137-2000*The tenant, Ms. Parker, stepped on the oil tank's filter assembly to open a window and broke it off.  She then called the maintenance person for the complex who arrived quickly to stop the leak.  Approximately 35 gallons of oil spilled onto the concrete floor.  Sorbents were used to clean the floor.  The oil flowed under the wall dividing the duplex and a small area on the other side was effected.  The floor was cleaned and sealed.  The wall was removed and rebuilt and the entire unit was cleaned and ozoned.  Peter Eremita of Technical Services was called in to do indoor air quality sampling for reoccupancy.  There was some confusion about who should apply to the Fund, the tenant who caused the spill or the Management group who owned and operated the complex.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-193-2000* Strong Chevrolet called this office to report a minor oil spill at their business in Damariscotta. Two drums of waste oil had been stored out back and forgotten. Water had entered these two drums and forced the waste oil onto the ground and parking lot.
 Clean Harbors was hired by Strong Chev to clean up the spilled oil and pump out the drums. No further action will be required.
A-797-1999*A day tank was overfilled because of inattention by the operator. About 50 gallons was lost into the containment area. It was pumped to the leachate discharge line. Although the dosage rate was higher than normal, no impact occurred.
B-1-1998*On 1/1/98, 0229 hours Paul Carter, who is Fire Chief for Pembroke, reported a pickup truck roll over on Route 1a in Pembroke.  He indicated that there had been a release of some gasoline and some oil on the pavement.  The situation had been taken care of by putting sand on the release product.  He said that he was satisfying the notification requirement and that he did not need help.
A-183-2000* Erika Braulc called this office to report that the private trout pond that belongs to her mother had hundreds of dead fish in it. She was very upset and was convinced that someone dumped poison into the pond. I spoke w/ some people from the DEP'S Water Bureau and no one was available to look into this.
Ms. Braulc was very persistant and I made a site visit. I found about one dozen rainbow trout floating on the edge of the pond. The pond was still mostly covered with ice so therefore, there may have been more dead fish. I talked with the pond owner (Ericka's mother) onsite and told her there was nothing I could do. In my opinion these fish died from natural causes, such as low oxygen. No further action required.
A-49-2000*An unregistered UST was discovered as a result of a real estate transaction. Holly Bosworth, the prospective buyer, registered the tank. She took a water sample from the dug well on 1/18/00; results were 1.2 ppb of MTBE. About 200 gallons of gas and water was pumped from the tank on 1/19/00. Mary Corr oversaw removal of the tank on 1/21/00. PID readings as high as 4400 ppm were obtained, but soil removal was postponed until spring due to frost.

On April 21 and 24, Alex Pugh and Bill Boettger (DEP) did a limited site investigation using the soil probe. Based on their findings, it was felt that removal of contaminated soil would be limited to the area immediately around the former tank (see attached memo dated 5/10/00).

Soil removal was overseen by Mary James on May 16. Contamination was highest along the east and south sides of the excavation (900-1395 ppm). The highest PID reading (1395 ppm) was just south of where the tank had been located. Upon completion of soil removal, PID readings at about 8 feet in the exvation were: 4.5 ppm on the north; 9.6 to 19.1 ppm on the west; 58 ppm on the south; and 84 ppm on the east (just below the plum tree).

This case has been referred to Technical Services. No further action is required by Response Services.
I-77-1996*On 2/19/96, Steve Ford of Irving Oil reported an RST truck had 50.99 gal overfill at the Houlton Regional Hospital.

Spill was cleaned-up by Irving Crews and the cleaned-up materials were taken to the Auburn Incinerator for disposal.

Case Closed.
P-257-1999*   On Thurs., 4/22/99, Ms. Wanda Radcliff of Bay State Gas Co. in Boston, Mass, reported that their consultant, Alan Parsons had noted a mystery sheen emanating from the beach of their 40 W Commercial St. property and into the Fore River.  The property is owned by Northern Utilities, Inc. (NUI) which is part of Bay State Gas Co.  The site is located between the new Casco Bay Bridge and old china docks.  It is the location of a former coal gasification facility, and its shoreline was contaminated by the 1997 T/V JULIE N discharge.  Presently the site is open grass and dirt lot, with a fenced in storage area for Northern Utilities.  I noted no oil UST's or AST's onsite or surface spills.  Under Maine statute this is a reportable discharge requiring clean-up to state satisfaction.
   I met Mr. Parsons onsite on Fri., 4/23/99 and observed the sheen.  Parsons had met with the USCG MSO earlier.  The sheen was leaching out of the gravel beach atop groundwater and/or saltwater intrusion with the outgoing tide.  It extended along about 40 feet of shoreline.  No free, recoverable product was noted.
    According to S. Eufemia and Flannery of DEP, this sheen has come and gone for years at this site, prior to the JULIE N spill.  DEP Resp. Div. disagrees with the conclusion of NUI's 4/30/99 letter, at this time.  There is good cause to to believe it is coming with groundwater from the site of the former gas plant directly upgrade.  The JULIE N spill washed up on much of the length of the shoreline and a sheen like this is not noted coming from similar sediments elsewhere.  In June, 1999 NUI had a Phase 2 assessment done.  A copy of this report will be sent to Hodgkins of DEP VRAP, USCG MSO, and to NUI.  Further actions will be in conjunction with or under DEP VRAP program.  See attached and file of VRAP for further details.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Response Services
B-426-1998*During a delivery of off-road diesel to NorthEast Marine, a brand new coupling failed on the hose of Irving's delivery truck.  First reported as a 50 gallon spill, the owner, Jim Sagen,and I agreed it looked more like 10 gallons.

The spilled product was not sufficient to quite make it to tidewater, being mostly soaked up in the gravel of the roadway.  According to Sagen, he'd hired Bob Brewster of Eastport to clean up the spill.  Why he took that responsibility instead of leaving it to Irving is a mystery to me;   presumably Irving is paying Brewster.
B-163-1997*D-TREE=B2.
B-105-1999*I received a phone call from Walter Demmons that he had smelled the strong odor of oil coming from under a neighbor's barn. The barn is flooded and there are oil drums and machine parts in the basement. There are wells in the neighborhood. He did not know the property owner but gave me directions.
   I went to the site and explained my presence to the owner's daughter who said it was all right to look. I did look and while the basement is flooded there was absolutely no evidence of oil spillage. Nor was there any odor! Ms. Joan Mavodones, the owner arrived and I explained my visit again. Even though I did not mention Mr. Demmons, she mentioned that he was the "typical nosey neighbor" and speculated that he may have been the caller. I did not confirm this speculation. In any case, there was no oil spill.
P-558-1990*
	This report covers the 1990, DEP inspection and investigation of the commercial fuel oil UST and gasoline AST bulk plant.  leaking fittings at the gasoline AST's were  discovered with unreported discharges to the soil below.  At the time the quantity discharged was not determined and it was thought that eventual remediation would come with the future AST facility upgrade.  Mr. Knightly was ordered to repair the leaking product fitting.  See the attached narrative and other attachments for further information.
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B-40-1999*B-040-99
Columbia Falls

Monday January 26, 1999			1441

I received a phone call from Walter Carver (497-5477), of Carver Oil, in Beals.  Mr. Carver phoned to report a 100 gallon #1 heating oil spill at the Beverly Bagley residence in Columbia Falls.  Mr. Carver said that the tank is about 3 feet off the ground and is mounted on wooden crib work.  He said that the valve body was cracked and had leaked the contents of the outside 275-gallon tank.  The contents were estimated to be about 100 gallons of K-1 kerosene.

I was unable to make contact with anyone at the Bagley residence.

Wednesday January 28, 1999		0805

I phoned the Bagley residence and spoke with Howard Bagley.  According to Howard their well is located across the road and about 300 feet away.  He said that the oil that spilled ran in a direction, away from their mobile home and toward a swampy area.  He said that, at this time, there was little or nothing that needed to be done in the way of a clean up.
A-335-1997*Received an e-mail from Paul Kempf about a VOC analysis (97E-ORG-00758) at Bagel Express reporting non-target compounds, appearing to be weathered fuel oil or gas.  There were about 150 peaks on the chromatogram, indicating 30 or so compounds all less than 0.1 ppb.  The well is drilled into bedrock, and is presumed to be about 20-30 years old.  It is located at the opposite end of the building from Bagel Express, and serves 3 facilities:  Bagel Express, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, and Midcoast Health.  Mary James and Mary Corr resampled on 8/25/97, requesting tentative classification of bdl non-target compounds.  Five non-target compounds were found, characteristic of both gasoline and fuel oil.  Analysis also indicated 1.8 ug/L dichlorodifluoromethane, which was assumed to be lab error.  Subsequent sampling for gasoline, MBTE, and fuel oil were all less than reportable quantities.

A search of spill files revealed at least two spills on Davis Island, A-617-90 and A-468-96, but it is unclear whether either of these is the source of contamination.  Quarterly monitoring was requested, and the case referred to Technical Services.
B-298-1998*
On 5/6/98, 1650 hours Jay Beaudinn reported a one gallon six oil spill in the vicinity of their fuel pump building.  They were emptying a fuel line by transporting the fuel from the line to a drum with buckets.  Some of the fuel got slopped onto the ground.  The fuel was recovered along with a five gallon bucket full of gravel.  The contaminated soil was remedied by feeding to their power boiler.  The oil will burn and the gravel will come out as ash.
B-425-2000*     On August 10, 2000 at 1000 we received a call from Brian Rolfe of Wagner Forest Management reporting a spill from a logging truck on the Seboomock Rd. in T1 R4 and T2 R4.  A fuel line on a saddle tank leaked an estimated twenty-five gallons of diesel fuel on the dirt road as the truck travelled in the two townships.  I told Mr. Rolfe to have a crew scrape any contaminated soil in locations where any run-off would enter surface waters.  Since the fuel ran out as the truck was moving the resulting thin layer could naturally biodegrade in place if there was no threat to any waters.
B-475-2000*     On August 31, 2000 at 1300 we received a call from Jeff Brown of Enpro Environmental Services reporting contaminated soil found during excavation of a water line from a new well at the Verizon Central Office in Northeast Harbor.  The building is a switching station that had an old fuel oil tank which was removed in 1988.  There was no well at the site at that time.
     Enpro dug four test pits on the site on Sept. 1 and PID results found two pits which contained Diesel Range Organics of 46 ppm and 82 ppm.  The DEP decision tree keyed the site to a stringent clean-up standard.  Consequently, Enpro began excavating the site on September 11.  I was at the site Sept. 11 through Sept. 14. Just shy of 210 tons of material was excavated and trucked to Dragon Cement in Thomaston for disposal in their manufacturing process.  Enpro's mobile lab analyzed the excavation and confirmed that the remaining soil met the clean-up standard.  An analysis of the new well showed 100 ppb of a petroleum constituent which was not found in the soil analysis.  This material is a common sign of drill bit lubricants found in the drilling rig.  They quickly flush out once the well is used.
     The Enpro site assessment for the location is on file with other assessments.
P-408-1999*In June of 1999, the DEP received a report of abandon drums at facility location.

1 September 1999, DEP contracted to remove two 55-gallon drums from subjects property.

I mistakenly advised the subject that the DEP would pay for the removal and disposal of the drums.  I contacted the RP and asked if they would reimburse the DEP for expenses incurred.  The RP declined to pay for the disposal because he claimed to have an avenue for disposal at no cost to himself.  I mishandled this case and submitted a request  (copy not attached ) not to seek reimbursement indicating this circumstance.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-381-2001*   On 5/10/01, DEP was notified of a line leak from Mr. Smith's basement AST system.  The line was bare copper and went under the concrete floor.  Webber was replacing the line up to code.  After a 4/23/01 fill-up, up to 200 gallons was lost but there was no oil reported to be evident on the floor; so it appears that the leakage was contained under the floor.  There were no internal vapors reported in the house.
   When I visited no one was home and I left a note.  The house is on city water & sewer.  On 5/16/01, Mr. Smith called and I advised him on his alternatives of action, and what DEP can do to help.  At the time Mr. Smith determined that he did not wish to pursue any actions at this time, feeling that exploration and clean-up may be more disruptive than the oil leak.  He has never had water in his basement so it appears that water table is well below the basement floor and oil & vapors may not be a problem.
   No further DEP actions are planned at this time though this may change if sensitive receptors are effected.  Oil contamination is understood to remain on the property and should be properly managed if ever disturbed.  No AST Ins. Fund application is anticipated.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
DEP, BRWM
A-271-1999*     DEP received a report that historical spillage was identified at a collection of transformers at this property, which has been in industrial use for many years.  Spillage was identified as minor and non-PCB.
I-203-1998*On 10-20-98, this office was notified of a spill at the residence of Cindy Marsland on Bell Street in Westfield. She had notified her oil company(Irving Oil) and they in turn notified us. About 10 gallons leaked from the basement tank when a piece of stored furniture in the basement fell onto the fuel line, cracking it. She noticed when a smell became apparent in the upstairs. Irving sent a crew to clean the concrete floor and I went and placed several ventilation fans to alleviate odors. All oil was removed from the basement and the odor was no longer detectable the following day.
B-195-1998*On March 25, 1998 at 1615 we received a call from Sharon Fortin of S.D. Warren in Fairfield reporting a spill by one of their logging sub-contractors.  The spill occurred at 1230 on 3/25 on logging road 9900.3 in Brighton Plt.  A log loading crane burst a hydraulic hose and lost about twenty five gallons of oil.  Workers recovered about fifteen gallons with sorbents.  Any contaminated soil was spread in a thin layer on the road.  There are no open waters nearby.  S.D. Warren shipped the sorbents to PERC for incineration.
A-500-1997* Scott Collins reported elevated levels of petroleum at the ex bulk plant known as Vinalhaven Fuel. The tanks had been removed as part of a real estate transaction and 17 test pits were dug. Four of these pits showed elevated levels. The area is served by public water however, there are/were two neighbors, (the seller and the agent of the buyer of the bulk plant) that want to drill wells across the street.
 John Beane and I went to the island to discuss the various cleanup options and water supply options with Mr. Conway and Mr. Wes Reed, agent for the buyer. We all came to agreement that the best solution would be to not drill the two new wells, and that they connect to the existing public water supply.
 With this in mind the cleanup stratergy was to remove the contaminated soil and land spread it onsite.
 Scott Collins wrote a letter confirming that this activity took place on 12-24-97.
 No further action will be required at this site. Mr. Conway will not be seeking FUND coverage because the deductible is quite large.
A-111-1999*Diane Alexander reported CN Brown has a customer (who is also a Big Apple employee) who complained about fumes from an oil spill.  The customer ran out of oil at the end of December, but did not ask for a delivery until January 5 due to financial constraints.  Given the customer's history of non-payment, CN Brown only delivered 50 gallons (which has not yet been paid for).  After receiving the complaint from the customer about fumes, the Big Apple store manager and Diane Alexander both visited the residence and observed a small amount of staining on the outside of the tank.  They determined the spill was diesel, not fuel oil, and speculate the customer attempted to fill the tank with diesel after running out of oil.  They did not observe any residue outside the residence at the fill pipe, and estimated less than 1 pint was spilled in the basement.  They washed the tank and used speedi dri to remove product on the floor.  Diane called to notify DEP of the situation in case we heard directly from the customer.

No site visit made; no further action needed by Response Services.
A-268-2001*Residential basement AST developed a leak in the tank bottom. Estimated 60 gal. product lost to floor and then to cellar sump which is pumped to public sewer. Downeast Energy cleaned up residual product from floor. Area served by public water. No further action anticipated.
B-257-2000*B-257-2000
05/11/2000   11:20

     John Flanders of Barret Paving in Dover called to report a small spill of waste oil at their facility on Route 7.  It was stated that approximately 7 gallons of oil leaked onto the ground when a 55 gallon drum was overfilled by a worker.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of in their regular waste stream.  No surface waters or wells were reportedly in the area.
B-41-1996*Attempting to make a delivery of fuel oil to one of Somerset Oil's bulk tanks, Webber's driver neglected to consult the tank's guage. The driver was perceptive enough to notice oil being forced out the tank vent, and shut down his pumping operation.  An estimated 10 gallons of oil ran down the side of the tank and onto the ice inside the dike; the oil was promply recovered with sorbent pads.
P-302-1997*On June 4, 1997 I was contacted by Steve Schucert, a consultant with GTI - Fluor Daniel.  He called to report contamination found during the removal of a hydrualic lift at the Sears Service Center at the Maine Mall in South Portland.  I responded to the call, on site there was a limited amount of mildly contaminated silty soil removed from the lift excavation.  Over the next few days three more lifts were removed.  All but one had associated contaminated soil.  Approximatley 50 to 75 yards of material was removed and stockpiled on site until analysis of the soil is complete.  The soil will be taken to MTS in New Hampshire where it will by thermally recycled.  No further action at this time.
P-750-2000*14 Sep 00 complaint. 15 Sep 00 site visit observed an olfactory presence of fuel oil at doorway. Dwelling first floor and basement observed an olfactory presence of a product commonly used to cover fuel oil odors. Observed a limited amount (< 5 gallon bucket, est.) of oil saturated soil in the basement sump. Assumed the oil entered the sump from the parameter drain. Removed access piece of porch to inspect old AST location, the source of current fuel odor. Abandon 275 gallon aboveground storage tank in place cut open and cleaned. Strong olfactory presence of fuel oil vapors but no further assessment of the confined space made. Odd design under the front porch (could possibly be classified as underground tank due to vault like housing) and difficult fill. O'Doherty advised that there was no fill whistle on the AST and suspected several overfills. O'Doherty advised that an oil odor was noticed as early as Sept. 1999 and with subsequent oil deliveries. Feb 00 O'Doherty advised by Oil Co. (nobody wanted to tell me who that was) of a leak in the AST. O'Doherty advised that the tank was pumped off in July 00 and a new AST installed and that the property owner/tank owner was reluctant during anytime period to addressed the on going vapor problem. DEP contacted McNelis. McNelis advised DEP that he hired Clean Harbors to pump off the tank and that the oil company dug out contaminated soil from around the porch. DEP requested permission to investigate the spill further to determine extent but McNelis did not grant permission to access the property. Advised McNelis that DEP not requiring clean up at this time, no threat to human health or the environment and odor seems more of a nuisance issue. Both parties advised DEP of ongoing dispute over the purchase of the property and that O'Doherty is under eviction proceedings. DEP advised tank owner of spill reporting requirements. No further Response action warranted or complaint received. NT11Jan01.
A-211-2000*The caller reported a sheen on a puddle behind the Texaco Xpress Lube. I visited the site and found a sheen on the stormwater retention pond behind the building. All the storm drains from the parking lots empty into the pond. Given the heavy rains and the size of the parking area, the sheen was not unexpected. Waste oil at the facility is handled properly.

No further action required.
A-268-1998*     DEP received a report that a small hydraulic oil spill had occurred when a line broke on a loader during construction work at a residential property.  Contaminated soil was excavated and landfarmed at the spiller's property.
P-92-2001*On 2/12/01 I received a call from Ross Cole of Kleen Oil Ko reporting a spill at a client's business in Portland.  The spill had apparantly occurred over the weekend when snow removal equipment disturbed an outside above ground storage tank breaking the fuel line.  The tank was nearly full at the time and it was estimated that 300 gallons of kerosene had spilled.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed oil stained snow and soil under the tank.  The business owner, Doug Banks, was not present during my visit, and I left a message for him to call me.  I spoke to Mr. Banks later that afternoon.  I explained his right to apply to the Insurance Fund which he elected to apply for.  I then made arrangements with Lucas Tree to excavate the contaminated soil beneath the tank.

On 2/14 I returned to the site with Lucas Tree and began the excavation.  Only 8 tons of soil was removed before a PVC sewer line was damaged.  Due to the presence of several other PVC pipes in the excavation, the clean up was halted in order to prevent further damage to the piping.  The sewer pipe was repaired and the excavation backfilled.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 23, 2001
A-184-1999*A diesel spill was reported to Jim Carey. The Stanleys believed that it came from the diesel powered truck which the neighbor parks near the edge of the property line. They stated that strong odors of diesel fuel were present in the corner of the yard. I examined their yard and the area where the truck parks during the winter. I found no evidence of leakage from the truck. I found very low levels of odor in the lower corner of the lot. This area is in the runoff path for snow melt from the highway. It appears that the winter's trapped vehicle drippings from traffic on the road ended up here. No further action is required.
B-430-1996*D-TREE=I.
P-388-2001*Please see attached report from CMP.
A-622-2001*Oil was being added to a compressor oil sump and overfilled to containment.  IP used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  No referral required. For more information see attached IP report.
A-458-1996*Wiscasset PD received a complaint that a homeowner was removing asbestos shingles from a house.  They called DEP and sent an officer to investigate.  The homeowner agreed to stop and call a contractor.  No further involvement is necessary.
A-243-1999*     DEP received a report that a failure at a CMP pole transformer had resulted in a release of oil onto a vehicle and pavement below.  This was easily recovered, with no effect on the environment.  CMP reported that the oil contained no PCBs; the company agreed to clean the vehicle that was involved.
A-21-1996*Leaks in the supply lines of two UST at the Steam Plant. Oil was found in the monitoring wells and was thought to be from a previous spill, A-383-95. This leak in the FRP pipe was discovered 1-16-96. The leaks were repaired, however the soil inside of this containment area may need to be addressed. Other problems at this site, such as inadequate C.P. measurements prompted me to refer this to enforcement. Another piping leak happened at this location in 3/96. In addition, the liner at this location may be deteriorated.
  Site visit on 5-8-96, the two tanks were removed, the liner was also removed and it had degraded somewhat. Contaminated soil was removed and transported to the landfill. The two tanks will be cleaned and recertified as AST. A concrete floor will be installed and with the existing 4 concrete walls a vault will be created.
B-505-1996*On 9/12/96, 0900 hours Wendy of New England Heating called to report a spill that they had at Hampden Academy.  She indicated that they were new in the business and that they would really like to have us take a look at the clean up.  It turned out that they had an overfill of about 26 gallons of heating oil. The whistle had not been sounding and the facility had ordered more oil than the tank had room for.  The New England Heating crew had deployed two bags of speedy dry and the clean up looked good.  They finished by spreading scented starch over the area.  This seemed to control the odor. We discussed ways of avoiding a repeat.  One was to install a whistle.  This would involve digging down to the tank where the vent pipe comes out.  Another would be to stick the tank before delivering.  The latter assumes that a proper tank chart is available.  I offered to help with the tank chart.  School officers were involved in the discussion.
P-615-1998*On Dec. 3, 1998 I was contacted by Rick Burton.  Rick is a contractor who was currently doing work at the Center Street Plaza in Auburn.  Rick had found an underground storage tank at the site and after discussing it with the owners requested a waiver to remove the tank.  I granted the waiver for the tank to be removed on Dec. 4, 1998.  I was on site for the tank removal.  120 gallons of oil was pumped from the tank.  There were no holes and no signs of any contamination associtated with the tank.  No further action.
A-596-2000*Received a report from Dee Hobart of H.E. Sargeant that there had been an accident at the Hatch Hill job site.  He reported that a fork lift had over turned and spilled approximately 1 gallon of lube oil.  They excavated the site and placed it in the actual landfill.  No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
P-71-1996*On 1/21/96 the Maine State Police received a report from Mike Lovejoy of Cianbro of a small hydraulic oil spill at National Semiconductor in South Portland.  State police relayed to me the information given to them from Mr. Lovejoy.  The report indicated that the spill had been cleaned up.  I did not make contact with Mr. Lovejoy directly.  I later received a written report (attached) from Cianbro that fleshed out the details of the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-592-1996*see attached
P-474-1998*On Oct. 7, 1998 I was notified of an oil spill at 35 Manson Ave. in Kittery.   Jim Brewster of Dead River Oil called to inform me of a spill he had responded to earlier that day.  He stated that a customer of theirs had called because of a small leak in the seam of their 275 gallon oil tank in their basement.  Dead River responded as did the Kittery Fire Dept.  The tank had been pumped off and replaced.  Sorbents were used to clean up the small amount of oil spilled.  No further action.
B-97-2001*B-097-2001
03/09/2001 08:20

     Glen Brawn of A.G. Logging in Howland called to report a spill of diesel fuel on the Stud Mill Road in Township 32 near Great Pond.  It was stated that one of their trucks hit a piece of debris puncturing a saddle tank.  Approximately 25 gallons of the fuel was spilled over a distance of 4-5 miles.  None of the oil was recoverable.

A-319-1998*     DEP received a report from a filter vendor (Norlens) that petroleum odors were evident in water at this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 6/24 and agreed that the water smelled of oil/gas.  Lab analysis revealed concentrations of the gasoline additive MTBE at 431 ppb, along with lesser amounts of other gasoline constituents.  After consultation with DEP technical staff it was decided to provide a pair of 3 cu.ft. carbon filters along with a water-softener pre-treatment ASAP; this system was brought on-line as of 7/13.
     The area is rural/residential with no apparent industry or contaminant sources within the immediate area.  According to the Stephensons the subject well (300' deep, cased for 20') is only one month old and replaced an existing drilled well located approx. 15' away.  This well provides water to the Stephenson home and to a mobile home on an adjacent property.
     A request for technical assistance was made and DEP geologist Alex Pugh was assigned to the case.  Intentions at the time of this writing are to continue use of the filters while the site is investigated further.  Response Services may be involved if a contaminant source is located.
A-807-1999*     DEP received a report that a hydraulic oil spill had occurred at this facility (see I.P. incident report).  Approximately 65 gallons reportedly went to the plant sewer.
A-525-1998*Received a report from Mary Corr by way of a newspaper clipping that there had been a spill near the well head protection zone of the Kingfield Water District. I contacted Peter Phair of the water district and arranged to meet him. I went to the site and Mr. Phair expalined what happened. A paving contractor had parked his paver in the protection zone and had cleaned it with diesel fuel. During the cleaning they oversprayed onto the ground. The town of Kingfield asked them to clean it up. I inspected the site and found no staining or odor. No further work is necessary.
P-14-1993*Heating oil and gasoline UST abandonment-by-removal.
I-175-2000*11/09/00 4 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to broken hose. Spill occurred on Missile Road on Industrial Park.  Presque Isle Public Works crew cleaned it up using sorbent pads and speedi dry  and disposed of oily debris at Presque Isle Landfill.
P-499-1996*  On 6/20/96, Ted Scharf of DEP L&E Unit requested assistance with the removal of UST's at this and two other UST facilities.  The UST's were out-of-service and were removed by Simard & Sons on 8/5/96.  I understand that no reportable contamination was discovered by Summit Environmental.  See the assessment of Summit Env., attachements, and earlier report of S. Eufemia regarding the motor fuels UST removal.  No further action anticipated.
A-467-1998*     DEP received a report that petroleum contaminated soil was encountered during excavations at this recently closed bulk terminal.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/9/98.  An environmental consultant (Baldwin) contracted by the property owner was on-scene and agreed to screen soil.  Material showing in excess of 500 ppm (field headspace) was removed for rendering into asphalt.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident unless future use of the property requires further excavation; such material would likely not be suitable as "inert" fill.
I-53-1996*A transformer was being pumped off and the crew wasn't paying attention and overfilled the receiving container.

Spill was completely cleaned up by MPS crews.

Case Closed
P-241-1996*See attached report from CMP.
A-161-1998*A line was leaking for some time, but this was believed to be contained in the sump.  See A-236-98

When the repairs were made contaminated soil was found.  It is possible that one of the fittings could have allowed product to be released.  Additionally, fuel had entered the electrical conduit, and some was observed to be dripping from this.   Most contaminated soil was removed above the limit of the excavator.  Some cotamination also remains under the AST.  The spill was judged to be in a sand and gravel aquifer with wells nearby, so the site was referred to Tech Services for additional work.

Additional narrative attached.
I-157-1997*I was called out by the State Police to respond to oil over 22 miles of highway.

A citizen reported that a red pickup with a large tank in the back was dribbling oil. The Houlton SP received at least three other reports concerning this incident and the same pickup.

Spill appears to have started around Oxbow rest area on Route #11, across Route #212, down Route #2 into Island Falls.

The weather was misty and rainy all day. The only amount of product worth recovering was at the stop sign where Rt. 212 comes onto Rt. 2. I did identify a sheen over most of the highway covered by the report, but the sheen was gone by the time I got into Island Falls. DOT was called and sanded the intersection at Rt. 212 & Rt. 2.

Also at the stop sign intersection is a bridge over the Mattawamkeag River. A sheen was in the river when I arrived and this is why the spill is logged as in Symrna. Sorbent boom was placed in the river and recovered on 10/7/97.

The RP was never identified.

Case Closed.

A-315-1996*     An estmated 50 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled following a valve failure.  Product went to the sewer.  No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident (see Boise incident report).
I-25-1996*On 3-14-96, the Mars Hill fire dept. called to report that there had been a spill of gasoline at the Mars Hill One Stop that morning. About 15 gallons had spilled as the result of an overfill of a vehicle at the pump. All was cleaned up by the use of sorbent pads as all of the spill was on hot top. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-177-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred when a hose containing fuel was disconnected at a residential AST.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  A small (2' X 2') oil-stained area was observed approximately 20' from a dug well that provides water for the property.  The spiller (Maritime) agreed to send a crew to excavate soil for disposal; they called the following day to report that contaminated soil had been excavated.  The property owner (Cook) confirmed that no visible contamination remained.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-301-2001*B-301-2001
05/23/2001 13:15

     Vaughn Thibodeau of Thibodeau Construction called to report discovering some #6 fuel contamination at the General Electric Facility on the Odlin Road in Bangor.  Investigation shown that while an excavator was demolishing a structure to make room for expansion an abandoned pipe was disrupted spilling it's contents.  Approximately four yards of the contamination was removed and batched at Thibodeau's plant in Prospect.  Personnel from Clean Harbors cleaned any residual product within the pipe.  No resources of the State were affected.
B-679-1996*On 12/12/96, 1403 hours, Karen of Irving Oil in Brewer called to report a spill that they had at GE's Building 15 off Griffin Road.  The catwalk on one of their delivery trucks had a mixture of ice and oil on it.  During the process of delivering product to the facility the ice melted.  When the truck left it discharged the contents on its catwalk as it went up a small hill on its way out of the facility.  Karen said that they had a clean up crew on the way, but that GE personnel seemed to be upset by the incident and that they would appreciate a visit from MDEP.  There was a stain on the pavement that was 100 feet long by 2.5 to 3 feet wide.  The stain did not uniformly cover this area; possibly 2/3rd of it, and part of the material making the stain was water.  The crew had applied pads to some of the area but there was not enough to be sorbed.  They resorted to speed dry, which rendered the area safe for traffic as well as hastened the evaporation of the spilled product.
P-14-2000*Received a call from the U. S. Coast Guard regarding a sheen around the Portland fish pier.  They stated that they thought they found the responsible party the "Rachel T", because they discovered diesel fuel in its bilge and assumed that the bilge pump was pumping oil into the water.  I met with the owner and the U. S. Coast Guard and was informed by the owner that there was no power to the bilge pumps, so there was no way the diesel was be pumped from the vessel.  I agreed with the owner and felt that the sheen was from another source (there were several trawlers tied-up to the pier), but that he should still remove the diesel from his bilge and find out how the diesel got there (all the fuel lines were recently replaced and the vessel had been idle since November 1999).  The Coast Guard still felt that this vessel was the cause of the sheen and were adamant that the owner pump the fuel from the vessel that night. I felt that it could have been taken care of the following day, in daylight.  I told the Coast Guard I would check on the site the following morning, which I did and noticed only a slight sheen.

No further action required.
A-418-1998*     DEP received a report that approximately 20 gallons of gasoline was spilled when a fuel tank was damaged on a truck.  According to Bell Atlantic staff, product puddled on the paved company parking lot and was collected using sorbents.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-158-1996*29Feb96, responded to spill at homeowners address. I observed that a spill had occurred in the detached, truck garage next to the house. The spilled product migrated across the shop floor and out onto the driveway. The migration was away from the drinking water well (see field map attached).

Sandy Schmieks informed me that her son disconnected the shop's furnace copper feed line from the supply tank to obtain oil from a temporary source. Apparently, the AST associated with the furnace ran out of oil, thus the disconnect made. When a member of the Schmieks faimily ordered oil a mis-communication occurred and the heating system was not maintained.  When the delivery took place the AST discharged into the garage as mentioned. The Schmieks deployed approximately. 5 bags of speedi-dri onto the spill.

Gerry Micklon of Dead River Corp., Norway office, informed me that they were taking responsibility for the spill. I coordinated the clean up with Gerry. I requested a limited excavation of the impacted area, and that the first couple of inches of the driveway be scraped and reprocessed at a licensed facility. This was eventually completed after the soil thawed.

I was later informed that Dead River was sending all bills associated with this spill to the Schmieks and that Dead River representative Norm Gurett, had visited the Schmieks in an attempt to have the Schmieks fill out the AST fund insurance fund application a certain way. I was later informed that an insurance company became involved and a claim was settled however I'm not aware of the details.

No further action. Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-96-1998*Phil Hotham of Mead made a report to the State Police about a lube oil spill. I returned the call and received details. There was a dry sump oil system that had a sensor failed. The resulting failure caused the sump tank to overflow by 267 gallons. One hundred gallons was collected in the sump area and 167 gallons went to the process sewer. No sheen was reported on the Androscoggin River. No site visit was necessary and no additional work is required on this spill. Additional details and corrective measures are in the attached report from Mead.
A-421-1997*No site visit made.  No cleanup needed.  See attached and site assesment in tank file.
P-169-1996*Late night response to check on drums washed ashore on Willard Beach, South Portland.  Working with Petty Officer Betts of USCG, MSO, the drums apparently from a salvage operation for a sunken boat, run by Mr. Shawn O'Reilly of Cliff Island. MSO will have Mr. Reilly retrieve drums.  No spillage noted.  See also P-139-96 and P-112-96.
I-1-2000*Trailer truck rolled over.  A small amount weeped from cap of right saddle tank before truck was righted and cap could be tightened.  Shoveled up snow and sorbents and disposed with trucker back to Canada.  No further action necessary.
P-195-1986*
	6/2/86: removal of retail gasoline UST's with discharges.  [prior to requirement for CMR 691 UST Closure assessment].
P-592-1997*UST removal at abandoned facility.  Minimal contamination (concentrations less than reportable levels) under dispensers.  No clean-up necessary.  No further action required.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-739-1999*A scavenger line plugged on the lube oil system for # 4 paper machine. About 30 gallons landed on the floor. It was padded up and the line was unplugged.
B-338-1996*On 6/27/96, 1150 hours Robert Olesky of Bangor International Airport called to report a 20 gallon spill of Jet A on one of their fueling ramps.  They had recovered the product with 2 bags of MOP, which is fluffy particulate form of polypropylene sorbent.  The used sorbent was contained in half of a 55 gallon drum.  Clean Harbors handles BIA's waste stream.
B-6-2000*     On January 6, 2000 at 0955 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a transformer spill in front of Smitty's Welding on the Wiswell Rd. in Brewer.  A tractor trailer truck was turning in the driveway and caught some wires which snapped the pole.  The transformer cracked when it hit the ground and spilled about ten gallons of non PCB oil.  I checked the site and workers were already collecting the oil with sorbents and picking up contaminated brush and debris.
B-387-2000*     On July 20, 2000 at 1530 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a three to four gallon spill of aviation gas at the refueling area for general aviation.  Workers overfilled a plane the previous day at 1700 and the fuel expanded out the vent onto the tarmac.  Workers placed a bucket under the leak and spread sorbents on the product already spilled.  The liquid fuel was burned in the city's waste oil burner.
A-462-1998*Received this spill from another responder who asked for my assistance in flushing out a well. Ms. Christina Howard called to report that her well had been vandalized. The person doing the vandalism was not known. Mary Corr and I responded to the site. The well is a dug well with four well tiles. The product that was dumped into it looked like waste oil. We padded some material out of the well and proceeded to wash the well. The well was difficult to clean due to the porous nature of the concrete. I also suspected that some of the product had traveled into the surrounding soil through the seams between the well tiles. The well was washed at least 4 times. The well did not clean up to a satisfactory level. I decided to put on filters and see if time would allow the well to clean up.

Sample results were not good for the first set of samples and I ordered new carbon for the filters. I was thinking that there had been a slug of free product that had overpowered the filters. Retesting showed similar results. Consulting with the filter contractor, Haskell Water Treatment and an inspection by them showed they had labeled the piping wrong. The filters had been working from the start.

If the well does not eventually cleanup by itself, there is little Response Services can do.  The case will be referred to Technical Services.
A-538-2001* A fitting on a pump leaked, discharging about one gallon of lube/hydraulic oil onto the concrete floor. Some of this oil reached the mill's sewer system. The rest was cleaned up by IP. No site visit was mad e by DEP.
B-355-2000*     On June 29, 2000 at 1730 we received a call from Betty Snowman, the C.N. Brown store and heating oil manager in Orland, reporting a spill from their heating oil truck while it was parked at their store.  Ms. Snowman said that less than a gallon of motor oil leaked from a crack in the oil tank.  The spill left a stain of 6'x6' on the gravel.  A Clean Harbors crew excavated about one yard of material.  No wells were threatened.
A-495-1997*Went to an underground tank removal at Valley Distributors in Oakland. They were removing three tanks, containing diesel, gasoline and waste oil. The diesel and gasoline tanks were on the east side of the building. Some contamination was found at the tank site and at the pump island. Approximately 100 cubic yards of soil was stockpiled on site for future land spreading. The waste oil tank on the north side of the building was abandoned in place. No contamination was reported from that tank. The site is considered a stringent site as the well is considered a workplace public water supply.  An action level of 200 ppm PID-bag-headspce was set. Excavation for remediation met the cleanup goal.  See the appendix P site assessment for UST site #8724 for additional information. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-120-1996*see attached
P-149-2000*On the evening of March 20, Ms. Bernier was alerted to a hole in her 275 gallon outdoor kerosene tank from the odor.  She called her oil company who came out and pumped off the tank.  The DEP was called the following morning.  On site I found oil saturated leaves and snow where the tank had been.  I raked and shoveled this debri into bags.  Beneath the leaves was a stain approximately 4'x4'.  The area is served by public water, and the ground is very sandy therefore I determined that any further clean up would not be practicle nor necessary.
P-5-1997*The U.S. Coast Guard notified the Department that the M/V Petrobulk Progress had lost ship's power and was a drift in the location of buoy "P".  The tanker was instructed to proceed one nautical mile north of bouy "P", and was prohibited from conducting any cargo operations or proceeding to port until certain requirements were met (see attachments for further details).

On January 6, 1997, the Department was informed that the vessel was being permitted to proceed to the Star Enterprise Terminal under tug assistance.  I was requested to be present during the vessel's transit through the Million Dollar Bridge and dockage in case there was an incident.  No further action required.
A-431-2000*Received a call from John Wiggins of Capital City Transfer reporting a small spill.  He reported that one of his trucks broke a hydraulic line and spilled about 5 gallons of oil when attempting a pickup.  The location was at the residence of Mark Tracy, an electrician.  Mr. Wiggins told me that he had sorbed up some oil and had also shoveled some dirt into plastic bags.  I called Mr. Tracy.  He said that he did have a well, but it was on the other side of the house, over 100' from the spill site.  He was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-46-1996*Lt. Currier of the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office called to report a diesel fuel spillage with logging truck accident on Route 43; about a mile south from Route 15.  It was stated that the Corinth Fire Department was on site working to contain the spillage.

Investigation shown that the tractor trailer rolled over it's side on a curve in the road puncturing one of the tanks.  Fire Department personnel utilized saw dust and chips from an adjacent mill to contain the spill.  A sheen was lost to a nearby wetland however.

Clean Harbors personnel bagged up the oil soaked wood material and disposed of it. It was observed that very little oil penetrated the ground.  This being due to both the ice covered ground and quick thinking by the Fire Department.  The nearest private well, located over 300 feet away, it is not believed to be at risk.  It was estimated that about 100 gallons spilled from the incident.
B-12-2000*     On January 7, 2000 at 1000 Dead River Oil reported a two tablespoon spill of fuel oil at the Elwin Guptill home on the Chatt Rd. in Hermon.  No clean-up was necessary due to the insignificance of this amount of oil.
P-788-2000*Mr. Labbe made notifications for the owner (away) in preparation for the tank removal prior to the property transfer.  The 500 gal bare steel tank had two pin holes in one end.  The oil had been pumped off prior to the abandonment (ie a new inside AST installed and piped).  Very little oil was observed in the soils, primarily a clay base.  To ensure complete removal about two cubic yards of material were excavated and taken to Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarboro.  The two small copper feed lines were chased back to the foundation, cut & crimped a very small amount of oil was bled from the lines before crimping.  The hole was filled and the removal complete.  No further actions are required at this time.
P-644-1990*
Abandonment-by-removal and new installation of retail, motor fuels UST facility, prior to implementation of CMR 691 UST Closure Assessments and the Maine Hydrocarbon Decision Tree.  Oil contamination confirmed.  See also attached 1990 narrative and attachments.
A-732-1998*Gordon Fuller contacted this office concerning two drums that were located in Waterville. The drums were located behind the former Waterville Gas Works. The DEP and Central Maine Power were working together to remediate the site. Mr. Fuller found two drums in the wetland area to the south. Together we went to the site with overpacks to retrieve the drums. However, when we arrived only one drum was there. We loaded the drum and brought it back to the DEP warehouse for disposal. Phillips Environmental disposed of the drum.

No further action will be required.
P-96-1998*On 3/3/98 I responded to a call from Bob Severence - Woodard & Curran, who called to report contamination found at a tank removal at the Maine Correctional Facility in Windham.  The levels were ranging from 600 - 1200 ppm on a PID.  Approximately 100 yards of contaminated soils were removed to meet the Baseline II clean up goals.  No further action anticipated at this time.
I-57-1998*IRVING OIL FAXED IN SPILL REPORT, 2 GAL SPILLED WIPED UP WITH WIPES, SLIPPED ON ICE
I-52-1999*Irving Oil Company reported a leak in the AST at the residence of Weldon Folsom in Monticello.

Mr. Folsom reported to Irving that he had an oil smell. When Iving investigated they found a small pin hole in the tank. The cement wall was stained as well as the floor.

Irving estimated that less than 1/2 gallon had been spilled.

Irving pumped off the tank, removed the tank, cleaned up the spill and then replaced the tank.

Case closed
B-235-1997*On May 16, 1997 at 1445 we received a call from the Kenduskeag Road Commissioner, Craig McPherson reporting a fifty five gallon drum on the side of the Levant Road in Kenduskeag. Mr. McPherson said the drum was full but on its side and had no labels identifying its contents.  I told him we would check it out.

Darryl Luce and I checked it on Monday, May 19 and found that it contained used motor oil and some water.  Unfortunately, the water prevented its use in our used oil furnace.  We hauled the drum back to Bangor where the contents will be hauled off by a licensed waste oil dealer.
B-8-1996*
Tom Paradis used to work at Ware's Power Equipment cleaning and repairing automobile radiators.  In the late summer and early autumn of 1995, he started to experience arthritis-like pain; an analysis of his blood showed high concentrations of lead.  He terminated his employment at Ware's and feels he was used badly in the worker's compensation procedure.  He complained to OSHA about the working conditions at Wares' and to the DEP about Ware's method of acid and sludge disposal.

On April 17, Barbara Parker and I visited Ware's Equipment to investigate the complaint.  We'd waited all that time to be sure that the snow was off the ground, and that we'd be able to see where the hazardous waste had been dumped.

The upshot of our visit was that we didn't find a thing.
There was no visible staining anywhere around the building, or in the ditch out back.  The floor drains hadn't been used in some time, and the dip tank showed no extreme pH. There was no waste in storage, nor was there anything alarming about the oil/water/sludge separator and its discharge to the public sewer.  An interview with Darril Wooly at the POTW turned up no concerns, on his part, with Ware' Equipment.
P-757-1990*	Abandonment-by-removal of retail, motor fuels UST facility; located in a dense commercial area; over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though served by municipal water & sewer.  Gasoline discharges confirmed and remediation through source reduction.  See attached separate narrative for further information.  This abandonment occurred prior to state of Maine requirements for Chapter 691 Appendix P site assessment.
P-206-1996*On 4/10/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Irving Oil reporting a 15 gallon spill of diesel fuel that occurred at H. C. Crooker's asphalt plant in Topsham.  The spill occurred when a fuel line being used to transfer fuel from one truck to another fell off the receiving truck.  The driver immediately stopped transfer.  The spill occurred within a diked area and was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-306-2001*   On thus. 4/12/01, I responded to a complaint from Ms. Peterson that her well water appeared contaminated, possible from nearby filling of Fire Dept. land with contaminated fill.  Ms. Peterson had no phone, however, she could be contacted thru her neighbor Pam @ 371-2594.  The Peterson family's water was discolored to a light amber.
   I met her onsite that afternoon.  The area is rural residential & commercial.  She has the corner house and is downgrade of the fire station.  Approx. a dozen piles of sandy fill lay near her property line where the Fire Station was expanding their parking (see site sketch).  Her primary complaint was that the Fire Dept. may have taken oil contaminated fill from the MDOT bridge project nearby (P-97-01) which contaminated her well.  Peterson's drilled well is located about 100' downgrade of the soil piles, next to the house.  None of the fill impinged on the brook next to the property line.  Mike Clark, of DEP BLWQ, checked the site later, at my request, and noted no violations.  The fill in question had no staining nor odor of oil.  The brook and runoff had no sheen.  Around the Peterson's side door near the well were piles of old ash, apparently from their wood stove, dumped there over the winter.
   At this time there is no evidence that the fill at the fire station was oil contaminated.  The discoloring of the well water appears to be natural Fe, or organic matter.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.  See attached for further info.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Spec.
DEP, BRWM
B-636-1997*On November 4, 1997 at 1130 we received a call from Babet Mason of Mason Construction reporting a seven gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their excavators.  The excavator was working on the Siras Hill By-Pass road in T1-R13 when a hydraulic hose burst and spilled the product onto the gravel road.  Workers recovered some of the oil with sorbent pads and excavated less than a yard of contaminated soil which they spread in a thin layer in a flatter, more exposed part of the road.  No oil reached any waters.
I-59-1999*Recycled tank was overfilled while cleaning e-tubes.  It was drained into floor drain that went to waste treatment system.
P-129-1996*Gagnon oil peddlar truck broke a valve when going over a frost heave in the road.  When truck stopped to make delivery approximately 5 gallons of oil spilled to the road.  Oil was cleaned up by gagnon personnel. No further action.
B-666-1997*On November 19, 1997 at 1200 we received a call from Pebbles Cloutier of C.N. Brown in Brewer reporting a diesel spill at the Butler Ozone Plant in Otis.  The plant is a water purification facility for the city of Bangor.  C.N. Brown was delivering diesel fuel to an inside generator when a malfunctioning tank level indicator stuck at 80%.  Therefore the whistle alarm, which was set to sound at 90%, never sounded and when the tank began to overfill the pressure relief valve opened and between five and ten gallons of diesel fuel sprayed onto the cement floor.  Workers recovered this fuel with sorbents.
A-97-1996*Boise had a spill of hydraulic oil which is detailed in the attached report.  No site visit was made.
B-270-2001*
     This office received a call at 1010 on 5/8/01 from Janet Dyer (Central Maine Power Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that on 2/11/01, pole #29 on Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft was damaged due to high winds, which left the transformer hanging.  Shortly after that, personnel replaced the pole and the transformer.  They were unaware of any spillage at the time.  At 0830 today, the neighbor (Al & Ellen Larrabbee) notified them that there was a 2'x4' oil stain on the lawn near the pole.  An estimated one half gallon of mineral oil was spilled.  The oil stained grass and contaminated soil is being removed.  Clean loam will be brought in and seeded.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
B-25-1998*On 1/2/98 while returning from another spill I was contacted by the Bangor Police Department regarding a small amount of liquid mercury that they had received from a citizen.  I said that I would stop in and pick it up.  They had indicated that the material was secure. Later they contacted me again to say that the material was at the Bangor Fire Department on Main Street. I proceeded to the fire department.  The mercury was contained in a small jar that was inside a larger, plastic beaker.  Also, the beaker contained the name , address and phone number of the person that had delivered the mercury.
P-416-1997*See Attached
A-572-2001*   DEP received a report from a contractor that oil spillage was evident at a residential AST.  This spillage appeared to be the result of years of overfills and leaks at loose elbows on the fill pipe.  Because the fill pipe was obviously loose to anyone filling the tank, the oil company agreed to excavate soil for disposal.  The drilled well serving the property was sampled non-detect for petroleum.
P-587-1995*
REPORT SUMMARY, Jan. 2005 by SGB

	10/4/95: Report of gasoline discharge to tank containment.  No discharge to environment (outside of secondary containment) reported.
	In 2001 this facility came under ownership of Exxon-Mobil Corp.  In Dec. 2004, facility ownership passed to C N Brown Co. which initiated a general; review of the Mobil sites and updating of reports in relation to possible UST Ins. Fund claims and DEP VRAP closure.   See DEP UST Reg. file #2618 and reports P-283-88 & P-508-02 for further info.
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B-348-2001*
     This office received a call at 1650 on 6/19/01 from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that approximately one quart of mineral oil (5 ppm PCB) leaked from a bushing on a transformer at their Hancock Substation on Route 1 in Hancock.  Most of the oil was contained on the transformer and a concrete pad under the unit, but some of the material went off the pad and onto adjacent soil.  Plans are to cleanup the oil and transport the contaminated debris (1/3 of a drum) to Pine Tree Landfill (formerly Sawyer's) in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-50-1990*P-050-90
Guthrie, Jean

John Dunlap was notified on 1-19-90, of a spill of #1 fuel on the
property of Jean Guthrie, Lot B-2, Wayfarer Village, New
Gloucester.
The spill was due to a faulty valve which cracked and leaked oil
onto the ground around the tank. Liberty Oil delivered 275
gallons of oil on 12-20-89. On 1-02-90, Ms. Guthrie had run out
of fuel. Liberty oil delivered more oil and replaced the valve,
but did not report the spill. The spill was reported on 1-19-90
by Jean Guthrie when she began to smell #1 fuel fumes in her
home.
John Gordon and Sheryl Smith visited the site on 1-22-90. J. P.
Maxwell was hired by Wayfarer Village to remove the contaminated
soil. The problem was taken care of by 1-24-90. 35 cubic yards
of contaminated soil were taken to c.w.s. by J. P. Maxwell. No
further action is necessary.

SHERYL SMITH
Oil and Hazardous Materials Specialist I
Bureau of Oil and Hazardous Materials Control

SS/mg
B-589-1997*10/15/97 1340

I received a phone call from Harry Webber, of the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency.  Mr. Webber phoned to report an oil spill at a former residence that burned in a structure fire.

I met Mr. Webber and the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Chief at the Dover Fire Station.  From there we proceeded toward Dexter on Route 7.  We turned right at Maycomber's Corner onto the Shaw Road.  We turned left onto the Hapsis property. The fire chief showed me oil spilled sawdust that was on a muddy driveway.  The remains of Mr. Hapsis home was still smoldering. He apparently was a handyman and a collector of various items.

Most of the spilled was waste oil from engine crankcases.  There also was a saddle tank that contained some diesel oil.  Sorbent pads were used to pick up the oil and some of the contaminated sawdust and mud was spread thinly.  In all about .12 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil and sawdust was spread thinly on the property and about 1/2 bale (.06 yds) of sorbent pads were removed to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
B-179-1998*On March 15, 1998 at 1310 I received a call through the Orono State Police of a car accident on the Hinckley Ridge Road off Route 15 in Blue Hill.  I had no luck reaching the Fire Dept. who reported the spill to the 800 number, but finally reached the Sheriff's Dept.  They had a man on site who informed  us that five to ten gallons of gasoline leaked into a stream and quickly evaporated and/or dissipated due to the quick current.  A tow truck had already removed the vehicle from the stream.
B-312-1996*A damaged fiber drum of V-BRITE (sodium hydrosulfite) allowed an estimated 2 cups of the chemical to fall onto the mill floor. Unfortunately, the chemical fell in the vicinity of a pump, and because the pump's water seal was leaking, became wet and started to react, liberating hydrogen sulfide gas.

Because of the small amount of product spilled and because it was already reacting, mill personnel flushed it into the process sewer, and cleared it with me later.
B-322-1996*D-TREE = S.
A-232-1998*Evidence of a leak was reported after a site assessment.  The assessment concluded that the tanks were not currently leaking and it is possible that the levels were from an adjoining property that had had a large spill.  See A-471-90.  A baseline 2 cleanup would be appropriate for Nickerson's.  The levels found by lab analysis were with one exception, within the cleanup standard.  I spoke with Enforcement prior to visiting the site.  Beth Dehaas suggested a few items for me to look for at the site.  I found no evidence that the tanks are leaking.  The owner has been conducting daily inventory and annual SIAs.  He does have the system inspected annually by a certified tank installer.

No further action is anticipated.
B-485-2000*     On September 6, 2000 at 1550 we received a call from Capt. Paul of the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a five gallon hydraulic oil spill  from a blown hose on a back hoe.  The vehicle was working on Long Rd. on the University of Maine campus. The oil leaked onto a 150' to 200' long section of road.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No product reached any drain.
A-443-1996* A leak developed in the "B" tank that contained 50% caustic.  This tank has an insulated covering, therefore finding the exact leak spot was somewhat difficult.  The 900 gallons of spilled caustic was diverted to the waste treatment facility.
I-126-1999*On 8-24-99, Laureen Roy of Smyrna Mills called in a complaint of illegal storage of pesticides. I found that the Pest. Control Board (Roger Beaulier) had already investigated and found no violations. There was no need to investigate any further.
B-140-1999*As the right of way for the Maritimes and Northeast pipeline was being cleared, a hydraulic hose on a harvester broke.  An estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost.  Sorbents were used to recover the spilled oil.  They and oil contaminated soil and brush were deposited in a dumpster for proper disposal later.
A-267-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-41-2000*   This report covers the DEP investigation and response to the accidental discharge of oil contaminated chlorinated waters to the Fore river thru a leaking water main on Sprague Energy Terminal property.  On Sunday 1/23/00 I was notified that a water main had burst and a large amount of water was running across the surface to the Fore River.  Onsite that morn. I met with Paul G. of Clean Harbors, Sprague personnel, So. Ptld Police, and SPPWD.  I noted no sheen or free product released at the time.  The underground main release was located next to the terminal road behind Clean Harbor's wrhs. (see site sketch & map).  The water main could not be shut down without cutting off firefighting protection to the terminal.  This area has been home of oil terminals for many years and has documented spills and oil contaminated soils and seeps (see previous DEP reports).
     On Monday 1/24, I visited with Scott Cyr, met with USCG MSO, and observed Scott Dugas Const. excavating the water main pending repair.  They were dewatering the excavation to the ground and now water with a visible sheen was running east into Fore River (see photos).  The purposeful discharge of chlorinated or oil contam. water is prohibited though dewatering was necessary in order to repair the water main.  A compromise was reached by extending the pump hoses west to the RR track area about 100-150' away.  At this location contaminated water absorbed back into the already oil-contaminated ground below.
    The area is considered non-attainement and would have a Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal based on passed decision trees for the area (see other DEP spill reports).  No further DEP Resp. action at this time.  No DEP expenses were incurred. See attached.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-97-2000*An abandoned coal tar creosote tank was removed and taken to the landfill along with the contaminated soil. Some free product was also found. After soil removal, seven soil samples were collected for laboratory analysis:  DRO ranged from 9 to 190 mg/kg; TPH ranged from 12 to 240 mg/kg; benzo(a)pyrene was found in one sample at a concentration of 5.4 mg/kg. See attached site assessment for more detailed information.

The surrounding residences are on private wells; the property in question is on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.

This case will be referred to Technical Services and Uncontrolled Sites for further investigation. No further action required by Response Services.
P-459-1998*6 August 1998, responded to facility location and removed approximately 15 gallons of waste oil. Oil entered into DEP storage drum for later p/u by DOT facility. Oil to be burned in waste oil burner as a heating fuel.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (30Sep98)
P-53-2001* REPORT SUMMARY
    On Mon. 1/22/01 I visited this site to check on the clean-up of a reported small #2 oil discharge at the bulk plant on the same lot as this bulk plant.  While the adjacent Ripley & Fletcher oil bulk plant has seven large AST's, L M Longley & Sons has two AST's (which may be leased from Ripley & Fletcher Co.?).  The area is commercial, on city water & sewer though is over a mapped aquifer (see attached maps).  I have not noted any past DEP Resp. Spill Reports for this oil bulk plant.  Combined oil storage capacity for the two tanks appears to be approximately 25,000 gallons.
     The two tanks are enclosed by a short concrete berm that appears to have a soil bottom (see site map).  I noted that there was dark soil at the bottom of the berm that appears to be oiled stained.  Oil contamination was difficult to assess properly due to snow cover and the frozen ground.  The berm is close to the edge of the tanks and there is concern that a high pressure leak may go over the berm, and a large spill may soak thru the berm bottom and reach groundwater and storm drains that feed the Little Androscoggin River.  Check with US EPA as to the need and availability of an SPCC Plan.
      Further DEP actions pending clean-up of discharges.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
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P-436-1987*
11/10/87 complaint investigation of removal of two gasoline UST's without prior notice and not reporting of contamination.
B-200-1997*On 5/1/97, 1820 hours Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper reported a sheen of the river that seemed coming from thier penstock.  They estimated the discharge at 2 gallons.  They discovered that one of their water turbines had a leaking seal.  They took the unit out of service and repaired it.
P-852-1996*21Nov96, Jon Woodard and I responded to a "mystery" drum complaint at the subjects address. Upon arrival I observed a 55-gallon drum containing a clear liquid. Woodard and I determined that the liquid was water. Water indicator paste was positive for water and the ph of the liquid was neutral. We recovered the drum and entered it into DEP stock for re-use.

No further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (24Jan96)
B-332-2001*     This office received a call at 0910 on 5/24/01 from Brad Kelso (Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Baileyville) reporting a hazardous chemical spill.  He stated that, as part of the licensing for their elementary neutralization of corrosive hazardous waste in their process sewer system, they had run a video system through the sewer line and 4 or 5 catch basins near their CO2 plant and tank car unloading rack.  It was found that the 1966 tile sewer line runs directly under the sodium chlorate unloading rack and whenever they wash the tank cars down, they get spikes in the sewer system.  Plans are to temporarily block the line off and unload their tank cars else where.  They will then remove the concrete slab under the loading rack and replace that section of sewer line.  Any contaminated soil removed will be stockpiled pending disposal arrangements.

June 13, 2001 (Wed.):  Proceeding to Baileyville, I met with Tim Andrews (Georgia-Pacific Corp) and went over the site with him.  A contractor was hired to open the concrete slab along the tank car unloading rack and replace the old tile sewer with a solid line.  Only one or two cubic yards of contaminated soil were found during this process, which was good news.  Based on the amount of material involved, it was suggested that they neutralize the soil on site and place it in their secure landfill, rather than truck it out of State for disposal.  This they agreed to do.

REC:  File report.
B-753-1999*TAMMARO OIL ACQUIRED FOR BACK TAXES THE FORMER STEADMAN'S SERVICE STATION.  BURIED ON THE PREMISES WERE 3 UNDERGROUND OIL TANKS, THAT, INCREDIBLEY, HAD NEVER BEEN REGISTERED.

SINCE TAMMARO WAS REMOVING A 10 K DIESEL TANK ACROSS THE STREET, AND HAD A SITE ASSESSOR, BACKHOE AND TANK INSTALLER ON SITE, I WROTE  A  WAIVER TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE OUT THE TANKS AT STEADMAN'S.

CONTAMINATION WAS ENCOUNTERED AT THE TANKS, APPARENTLY FROM OVERFILLS.  THOUGH THE SITE ASSESSMENT SAYS ONE OF THE TANKS HAD A HOLE IN IT, THAT'S INCORRECT.

MORE CONTAMINATION WAS ENCOUNTERED UNDER THE PUMP ISLAND, FROM A PIPING LEAK, APPARENTLY.

THE BEDROCK AQUIFER IS CONTAMINATED, BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT'S ALL FROM THIS SPILL, OR FROM LEAKING FUEL TANKS  UPGRADIENT AT THE DOT GARAGE CIRCA 1977-78.  ACCORDING TO MIKE TAMMARO AND GEORGE CROSS, BECAUSE OF THAT LEAK, THE DOT HAD TO REPLACE SOME WELLS AND/OR EXTEND THE PUBLIC WATER LINE.
B-588-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-280-1996*This case involves clean-up of estimated 20 to 30 gal. of #2 oil after the fuel line for an outside AST snapped off.  The oil contaminated an estimated 10'X8' area of grass and soil in the back yard of the mobil home. No wells or surface waters were threatened. On Wed. 5/22/96, contaminated soil was excavated to Dept. satisfaction and recycled at ARC in Eliot. The property is owned by Mr.Joseph Dumont who rents it to a Ms. Michelle Lawrence. No further action is anticipated and I understand a clean-up to Baseline-2 goal has been achieved.
P-170-1997*On March 29, 1997 I received a call from Mrs. Hanson, a camp owner on Cresent Lake in Raymond.  Mrs. Hanson was ice fishing on the lake and smelled oil.  Upon investigation the Hansons found a large pocket of oil on the open water at the mouth of a stream.  I responded to the call.  I cleaned up 40 -50 gallons of oil that afternoon with sorbent pads.  I located the source of the oil as a 275 gallon oil tank at the Huse camp.  The oil spilled from the filter of the tank over the course of the winter and ran directly into a stream that empties into the lake about 50 feet from the spill.  The tank was now empty.  Due to lack of daylight and materials I decided to call out a clean up crew to help me finish cleaning up the oil the next day.  Sunday, March 30th I met Seacoast Ocean Services on site.  It was impossible to bring a vac truck to the site due to the condition of the road, so the clean up had to be done entirely with sorbent material.  We cleaned up the free oil that day, however there was oil visibly frozen into the ice, so I boomed off that part of the shoreline with sorbent boom before leaving.  I went back a week later with Sheryl Bernard.  We padded up oil that had melted from the ice and changed out some sections of the boom.  I went back again two more times before all the oil was melted out and the sorbent material could all be removed.  On one trip to the site a raked up oily leaves and pine needles from around the tank.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
P-776-2001*FUEL STAIN OBSERVED ON THE GRAVEL AREA NEAR THE PUMP ISLAND.
B-399-1999*     On July 12, 1999 at 1130 we received a call from Sandra Watts of Medway concerning oil leaking from a neighbor's skidder which was parked along their property line.  She was worried about contamination of their drilled well.
     I visited the site the next morning and found a couple inch wide stain on the grass under a hydraulic arm and a second spot with no stain but moisture on the grass from a few drops of hydraulic oil.  This is normal under any vehicle which sits in one spot for a while.  I spoke to Frank Watts, the skidder owner, and gave him a few sorbent pads to place under the skidder.  Under current conditions the skidder poses no danger to Ms. Watts' well.
A-388-1998*Received a call from Diane Alexander of CN Brown about an unusual situation. She reported to me that a customer of theirs, Mr. Vito Coulombe claimed that CN Brown spilled about 2 gallons of oil at his house back in February. Investigation by Ms. Alexander showed no evidence of a spill. A conversation with Mr. Coulombe did not convince me that a spill had taken place. Diane said that she was calling to "cover the bases" in case there was a spill. No cleanup is necessary at this site and no site visit was made.
B-39-1998*B-039-98 Machias Saturday January 17, 1998                               1423
I receive a call from the State Police dispatcher to contact Gail Frutchey (800-339-5562) at the Irving Oil Corp.
According to Gail Frutchey, Irving Oil had made a delivery to the underground heating oil tank around 1210 this afternoon.  The tank is located on the campus of the University of Maine at Machias, behind the new Sennett Hall.  The oil from the tank overfill spilled onto snow and ice.  Irving Oil personnel responded with sorbent pads, speedi-dri, and then resorted to chiping and removing the contaminated ice and snow.  The contaminated ice and snow was removed to the Irving Oil bulk plant's oil water sperator.
A-101-1996*DAN PARKS, IRVING OIL, REPORTED THAT THEY HAD OVERFILLED THE THIRD OF THREE MANIFOLDED TANKS AT NORRIDGEWOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL, DISCHARGING ABOUT A GALLON ON TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. THEY HAD CLEANED IT UP, AND IT PRESENTS NO THREAT SO NO SITE VISIT WAS MADE.
A-97-1997*Ice fell off of a roof and broke the filter off of the tank.  The contents discharged onto the ground.  The town removed the contaminated snow and some soil from the area.  Some free product was also padded up.  The soil was taken to the Rangeley Airport for land spreading.  The spill happened in a driveway where the frost was very thick.  The rest of the soil removal needed to wait until spring.  This spill is in an area where the bedrock wells have been affected by Koobs Garage.  The surface wells have not been impacted and soil removal will protect them.  Frenchie supervised the removal of the rest of the soil.
A-320-1999*Received an anonymous complaint about an underground tank in Union. The complainant alleged that an underground tank was being used in an unknown manner and possible may not have been cleaned. I went to the farm of Mr. Robert Doucette and he showed me some things he was doing to improve the place using old railroad ties. He stated that he was getting advice from the USDA Soil and Water Conservation Service. He pointed out some things that he had done at their directions. We then came to the tank. It was a 6000-gallon STPI-3 underground storage tank. It only had 300-degree secondary containment so it is not legal to install in Maine. Mr. Doucette stated that he received the tank from Harold Warren Construction. They also supplied him with written proof of it having been cleaned by Clean Harbors. A clean, steel underground storage tank if it is not intended for use as an underground storage tank is treated as scrap steel and is unregulated. I informed Mr. Doucette about this. He stated that he would probably like to cut one end and turn it on end as an enclosure for his hogs. No spill occurred and no further action by Response is necessary.  The complaint was probably from the neighbor across the street as he has a brand new house and probably doesn't like the idea of keeping hogs across from his new house.
B-165-1996*On March 28, 1996 at 1530 we received a call from Eric Johns of the Maine Air National Guard reporting that his men found a contaminated area of five foot circumference of either #2 fuel or diesel oil. There are no fuel oil sources nearby but a construction firm did use the area for parking their equipment while on the base this winter.  I told Mr. Johns to aerate and fertilize the soil on site.  No waters or drains are nearby.
A-556-2000* While traveling south on Route 27, I noticed an oil sheen, most likely diesel, that appeared to start at the Irving Station and continue several miles through the city of Augusta to the town line in Hallowell. I could not find the source of this diesel spill, therefore no further action could be taken.
A-561-2005*On November 13, 2005, Bob Chasse, a burner technician with Western Mountain Energy, reported an estimated 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled to a concrete basement floor at the home of Lorraine Wallace, 118 N. Main Street, Strong.  The spill occurred when firewood stored next to the tank accidentally fell on the filter housing causing a crack in the piping.  The homeowner called Western Mountain Energy for an emergency service call, Maine DEP subsequently hired Western Mountain Energy to provide initial clean up services as the technician was already on scene.

Maine DEP staff made a site visit, installed a vent fan to reduce the odor load and changed the sorbent materials and found little additional spill response was required.  A second site visit was made to remove the last sorbent materials and recover the vent fan.  No further action is expected.
A-79-2006*On March 31, 2006, Lou DeWildt reported an abandon drum next to the road at 1366 Route 4, North Jay.  The drum appeared to contain about 25 gallons of waste/used motor oil.  Maine DEP staff removed the drum for disposal.  The person or persons who left the drum remain unknown.

No further action is expected.
A-349-2005*On a dark and stormy night, July 28, 2005, a bolt of lightning found it's mark on Pole #4, Clark Road, Freedom.  The lightning strike caused havoc within the 10 KVA Westinghouse transformer on Pole #4 ultimately resulting in a local power outage and 5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil being spilled to the ground.  Central Maine Power hired Coutts Brothers to excavate the contaminated soil and transport the soil to the Waste Management facility in Norridgewock for entombment.

Maine DEP staff did inspect the site as there was a well reported within 10 feet of the spill.  The well is owned by Wendell Nickless who lives on the Clark Road property.   Mr. Nickless was concerned and had in fact removed some of the oily soil himself, choosing to "dump" it down the road.  The "dumped" soil was not recovered.  The Nickless well was found not to be at risk.  No further action is expected.
A-92-2006*   DEP received a report that this small oil spill occurred when a coupling failed on an oil truck.  The spill was confined to pavement and was sorbed by the spiller.  No DEP site visit was conducted for this incident.
A-94-2006*On 2/10/06 at 21:00, a report was received from Cynthia Sawyer made through 3E company that 1 gallon of latex paint was spilled to the floor at Home Depot Augusta. They cleaned it up with sorbent and contained it in a bucket for disposal.
A-95-2006*On 2/11/06 at 17:40, Cynthia Sawyer from Home Depot called to report a 1-gallon spill of latex paint to the floor. It was cleaned-up and contained in a bucket for disposal.
A-55-2005*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel spilled from a ruptured saddle tank following a collision with a passenger car.  Oil flowed into snow and ice at the edge of a residential property.  Contaminated snow and ice were excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The well (drilled, about 150' from the spill site) on the subject property is not likely to be impacted by this spill event.
P-108-2006*On February 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately ten to fifteen (10-15) gallons of unleaded gasoline were released as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The gasoline, released to the pavement, was remediated with sand by the South Portland Fire Department.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-110-2006*On February 11, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) cup of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in an interior Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The resident contacted Downeast Energy and their representative was able to apply a Magna Patch until the tank was replaced at a later date.  He also applied speedy dry to the small amount of fuel oil released onto the concrete floor.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-390-2005*On August 22, 2005, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, reported a 5 gallon hydraulic spill from a plugged drain line on the #4 paper machine.  The oil was discharged to the "basement" of the machine where IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-93-2006*On 2/10/06 at 13:30, Errol Woodbury of J&S Oil reported that they had found stained soil under an inside aboveground storage tank that they were replacing at the Burns residence in Benton. The tank was in the basement, sitting on a dirt floor. The tank replacement was under contract with Kennebec Valley Community Action Program.

At 15:00, I met Mike Doyon, a J&S service technician, on-site.  They were in the process of installing a new furnace at the location when they noticed that the line was underground and the tank had stained soil around it. I inspected the tank and found drips of oil coming from the bottom filter end of the tank. A bucket and sorbent pads were placed under the leak. I dug around the stained soil which only ran 1 to 3 inches deep and got no reading on a photoionization detector. It appears that the tank had just begun leaking recently, and the stained soil was old stains from past filter maintenance. The stained soil was removed for disposal. The neighborhood is on public water. The Burns property does abut the Kennebec river, but this spill presents no danger to the river.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-517-2005*Maine DEP Division of Uncontrolled Sites was contacted by John Cressey, Summit Environmental Consultants, to report a property with mixed wastes, including paints, acid, solvents and pesticides at 214 Route 108, Rumford.  Gordon Fuller, DEP Uncontrolled Sites, arranged for and managed the clean up.  Maine DEP Division of Response Services did make an initial site visit.  At the time of the inspection, the vehicles and scrap metal were being removed from the property and there was little for DEP Response Services to do.  All questions about the removal action should be directed to Gordon Fuller.

At last report, Mr. Breau was in a nursing home out of state.  The City of Rumford had a last known address and contact information.

No further action from Response Services is anticipated.
P-114-2006*On 2/13/06, I received a call from the Falmouth Police Department reporting a dump truck accident on Route 100 in Falmouth.  The truck involved had spilled some diesel fuel and they requested I respond.  I responded immediately, and upon arrival, determined that approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled.  Much of that was recovered with sorbent pads.  Some fuel was also pumped by the towing company out of the leaking saddle tank and into a drum.  No further action required.
A-538-2005*October 31, 2005, at 8:30 a.m., Ron Cloutier of Ron's Cash Fuel reported the oil tank at the Clifford residence, 150 Rt 201, Fairfield was leaking. He was called to the Cliffford residence on Sunday, 10/30/05, because there was no heat. He discovered the tank was empty after having 100 gallons delivered the previous Thursday, 10/27. He reported the bottom of the tank and ground under the tank were wet with oil.

I responded to the Clifford residence and found evidence of oil leaking from the 275 gallon home heating oil tank. It was difficult to determine if the tank itself was leaking or it was product spills from owner fills and filter changes at first inspection because of the tank location. The tank was located in a vault of sorts constructed of a slab, two runs of dry stacked cement blocks, and wood walls under a deck. After some removal of deck parts and vault boards, and some crawling under the deck, evidence of oil at the far end of the tank could be detected. The area is served by municipal water with the exception of one residence several hundred yards up gradient.

I explained the clean-up agreement options to Kenneth and Debra Clifford, the owners, and they choose to have DEP manage the clean-up. I gave them an AST fund application and helped them complete it.

11/1/05, Kelley Petroleum removed the tank that had a corrosion hole in the bottom. They removed 8.08 tons of contaminated soil from the tank area. Bag head space PID readings were 15 ppm at the depth of the foundation footing. The excavation was back filled and a new tank installed with CAP funding. The contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-149-2005* On 4-6-2005, the code enforcement officer for Searsmont called this office to report the dumping of paint cans and other household debris. This dumping took place along route 3 on the property of Al Lamb. I spoke with Mr. Lamb and made a site visit and found that most of the paint was latex with a few gallons of oil base paint. I suggested that the Sheriff Office be notified and I contacted Waldo County Sheriff Office.
 All of the paint and other household items were inside a large poly container. In addition, a sofa or chair was also dumped on the property. My suggestion to Mr. lamb was to bring the oil based waste to a household Hazardous Waste collection. The rest of the material should be disposed of at the town's  transfer facility. Several months later the material was still at the dump site, visible from Route 3. No further action from Response Services will be required.
A-10-2005*   DEP received a report that gasoline had spilled to a concrete containment dike via a corrosive leak in a large AST.  A contractor was hired to recover free product and snow.  An attempt was made to collect contaminated ice but this was less successful.  The dike was liquid-tight, and ice was allowed to melt over the next several weeks to allow complete recovery.  Approximately 12000 gallons of gasoline contaminated water was eventually disposed of at a local POTW.
   Complications arose regarding several thousand gallons of gasoline-contaminated (28 ppb MTBE)water in an adjacent dike and with laboratory analysis indicating low levels of gasoline contamination  (8.8 ppb MTBE) in the well serving the property.  Both issues are unrelated to this spill event ( A-10-2005).  After much discussion within DEP, Murray was allowed to discharge water from this dike over land.  The well contamination is below DEP "action" levels.
   The area is rural/light-commercial and dependent on private wells for water.  The spill location is near a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and is considered environmentally sensitive.  The situation was referred for Technical Services attention.  I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
A-589-2005*Jeff Lindsay, Albion Fire Department Chief, filed a late report with Maine DEP for a truck accident on Route 202 at Route 9 in Albion.  The incident occurred on November 30, 2005, but was not reported until December 1.  A tractor trailer operated by New England Feeds rolled onto it's side on Route 202 discharging an estimated 5 gallons of motor oil to the roadway and a lot of feed mixture.  The local fire department used some of the spilled feed as sorbent material to clean up the oil.  New England Feeds segregated the contaminated feed from the spilled feed disposing of the contaminated feed and salvaging most of the spilled feed.  Many a pigeon, wild turkey and sparrow silently wept as the spilled feed was effectively and quite completely cleaned up.  No further action is expected.
A-90-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of diesel oil spilled to a gravel rail pit when a locomotive was overfilled.  Allegedly, the tank gage failed.  Sorbents were applied to recover puddled oil.  The area is industrial and is served by municipal water.  It is not considered environmentally sensitive.
B-76-2006*2/13/06 - MST3 Greg Steiger of USCG Belfast reported that the 34-foot F/V Stormking sunk at the main pier in Eastport.  No sheen was observed, but 50 gallons of diesel fuel remained on-board.

Later in the day, a crane was utilized to hold the vessel on the outward tide.  The vessel was raised and pumped off with no pollution reported.  Fifty gallons of diesel were recovered.  According to Steiger, USCG officials from Eastport were on site and observed the incident; forwarding photos of the vessel.

2/14/06 - Communications with Steiger advised that no problems were reported or observed with the recovery and that he had been in contact with the owner.  No cause of the sinking had been identified and the boat was afloat; although a suspicion exists that the vessel got hung up on a line pin at the pier.


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B-77-2006*2.13.06  Mr. Gallant of IP reported a two gallon lube oil spill from a tank truck off-loading product into an aboveground storage tank.  The leak occurred at the cam lock connection from the delivery hose to the storage tank pipping.  Mr. Gallant suspects that cold weather may have contributed to the rubber gasket not giving a proper seal.  The transfer was stopped immediately.

The spill was cleaned up with speedi-dri and the waste entered into the mills special waste stream.  The trucking outfit was from Limerick, PA.  Mr. Gallant did not indicate that the company personnel or inferior equipment contribute to the spill, therefore I am entering IP as the subject.

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A-452-2005*9/23/05, 1330 - I responded to a complaint from Warren Perry at 5 Lakeview Drive, Rockland that a Lane Construction dump truck had leaked hydraulic oil onto his gravel driveway leaving a large stained area.  The Lane Construction truck had blown a hydraulic line which released about 5 gallons of oil to the Perry driveway. Lane Construction had picked up most of the oil with sorbent pads but had left a stained soil area of about 3 foot by 6 foot. I inspected the area. The Perry well was about 200 feet up gradient. The Perry's were concerned about possible oil run off reaching Chickawaukie Lake several hundred feet up Route 17 from their property. The oil stained area was not saturated and any oil had little potential to reach either the lake or the property's well. I explained this to Dianne Perry on site and later to Warren Perry on the phone. I did tell the Perry's that Lane Construction had agreed to remove the stained soil if the Perry's would like them to.

No further response activity expected.
P-232-2005*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a large sheen at the Union Wharf area in Portland Harbor.  They also stated the area had a strong diesel odor.  I checked the area and observed no sheen, although the dark and heavy rain made it difficult to determine.  I did determine the diesel odor to be from an idling Portland Pilot's vessel.

I checked the area the following morning, in daylight, and did observe a sheen in the water that appeared to be originating from the adjacent parking lot with no actually source.  No odor was detected.  Nothing was recoverable and no action taken.  I checked the area later in the day and observed no sheen.
A-587-2005*11/30/05, 0800 - Evelyn Alexander called to report the discharge of K-1 fuel oil from the outside heating oil tank at her rental property in Gardiner. She said that she had evicted the tenants, who left 11/29/05, after doing extensive damage to the property. She went to the property on 11/29/05, and discovered the line to the fuel oil tank leaking where it had been bent and cracked. She turned off the tank valve to stop the leak and called the Gardiner fire department. The fire department cleaned up some oil with sorbent pads, but estimated that very little, perhaps 3 gallons, had spilled.

I met Ms. Alexander at the property about 0930 am. The horizontal tank was a fairly new, outside installation on cement blocks supported by a bed of gravel about 12 feet from the back of the mobile home partial foundation. The tank had been blocked up at one end in a position to run oil toward the tank outlet. It appeared that the tank's copper feed line to the furnace had been bent and cracked because of the tilting of the tank. There was no visible oil on the ground, but there were sheens on the rain puddles in the tank area. It had rained heavily for the last two days. No oil recovery was possible and the well which was 75 feet up gradient was not at risk.

No further response action expected.
P-401-2005*It was reported to the Department by the Windham CEO that an oil spill had occurred at the Waxler residence on Betty Lane.  Included in this information was the owner's contact information and the property's status as an uninhabited rental unit.  The site was visited with a Tech Svcs. representative and a plume of stained grass was witnessed.  Judging by the tank's location and affliction, it appeared that falling snow and ice had knocked off the filter of this out of code AST some months ago.  Multiple attempts to contact the property owner were made and weeks later we finally conversed.  We had many conversations in which I expressed the necessity with which this issue be dealt and the monetarily assisted manner we'd go about it yet the responses I received ranged from pleasant to combative, predominantly the latter.  I can only conclude that the property owner lacks concern and without prior approval cannot move forward with a cleanup.

P-235-2005*Received a call from Perfect Plumbing and Heating regarding the discovery of a leaking filter on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Gary's residence, 92 Route 236, Berwick, ME.  It was unknown how much kerosene had been lost, although the tank was still 3/8 full and had not been filled since last summer.  Somehow the housing on the filter had become loose, discharging oil onto the ground adjacent to the basement wall.

I met Mr. Gary on-site who showed me the area in question.  Kerosene was collecting in the sump located adjacent to the inside basement wall, opposite of the discharge, and was being pumped outside.  We constructed an oil/water separator out of a 5 gallon pail of which required the removal of soil within the sump for proper depth. Oil was collected using sorbents.  The discharge appeared to be less that 10 gallons, based upon the amount of oil accumulating in the sump, although the actually amount was still unclear.  The amount of oil pumped into the back yard was limited and required no action.

The cause of the loose filter was unclear, but Mr. Gary felt it was work performed by Perfect Plumbing and Heating three weeks previously when water was removed from the filter.  On the morning of the discharge, Mr. Gary just happened to notice the filter leaking and shut off the tank and contacted Perfect Plumbing and Heating to determine the cause of the discharge.  I contacted Perfect Plumbing and Heating to ascertain their findings when they responded to the discharge.  The technician stated the filter housing had become loose allowing oil to discharge onto the ground.  He also stated the housing was so loose that at the rate the oil was being released, the tank would have been empty within a few hours.  He felt that if it was the work they had performed, than the discharge would have happened immediately after their work, not three weeks after.  From my experience, I had to agree with Perfect Plumbing and Heating, loose filter housings usually start leaking immediately and do not loosen on their own.  I did ask about the gasket and he stated he found no problem with the gasket, and reiterated that if it were the gasket than the discharge would have happened immediately after their work, not three weeks later.  The cause of the loose filter housing would remain a mystery.

I left sorbents with Mr. Gary, and informed him to contact me if the situation got worse.  The site was visited twice to collect sorbents.  During the last visit no oil was observed in the sump, and the soil was spread on-site behind the house in the woods.
I-217-2005*On 11-1-05, JR Mcgillan reported to this office that while excavating for footings for a new building on Main St. in Presque Isle, an old 500-gallon tank was discovered. There was only water in the tank and a minor amount of contaminated soil beneath it. There was no reason to remove any soil as it was below cleanup standard for that area and was not going to be removed for construction. The tank was removed.
I-215-2005*On 10-28-05, a report was received that there had been an overfill of a gasoline Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the SAD 1 Bus Garage in Presque Isle. The reporter was an employee of the garage. Maine Potato Growers was the delivery company. There had been approximately 50 gallons blown out of the top of the tank before the flow was stopped. JR McGillan was hired to clean-up. They used sorbent pads on the pavement and excavated approximately 6 yards of contaminated soil from beneath the tanks.
A-498-2005*10/13/05, 1105 - Bob Weymouth from Wadleigh's oil reported that one of their drivers had sprayed oil onto the lawn, walk, and porch of the Colfer residence at 18 School St., Augusta. The line from the delivery truck was not completely shutoff as the driver was carrying it back to the truck in the driveway. Wadleigh's had a crew at the site collecting the spilled #2 fuel oil with pads, cleaning the walkway and porch. They also were removing oil impacted lawn and soil.

I met with Tammy Colfer, one of the homeowners. The area is an urban neighborhood served by public water and sewer. There was still an odor of oil in the area, but Mrs. Colfer said there were no odors in the house. The walkway and wood porch were stained but no free product was present. The clean-up crew had removed a 200 square foot section of the lawn sod revealing a heavy clay soil. The soil was wet and smelled of oil. I had them remove a couple additional inches of the oil stained soil. They removed a total of seven 30 gallon trash cans of soil and sod.

No further response action expected.
I-212-2005*On 10-18-05, the Presque Isle Public Works patch wagon was overfilled and approximately 1 gallon of diesel spilled onto the pavement on Skyway St. All was picked up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.
I-27-2006*Diana Flewelling keeps an eye on the Robertson house while the owner is spending the winter in Florida.  Checking the house on 2/13, she said she could smell fuel oil from outside the house before she even opened the door.  She reported to Richard Hosford, who reported it here.

Inspecting the site on 2/14, I learned that most of the oil had run across the basement floor and exited the cellar around the sanitary sewer clean out (photos).  It is unclear whether the oil made it into the  sewer.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings showed 23 parts per million (ppm) in the dining room upstairs and, because one of the cellar windows was open venting the place, 22 ppm downstairs.

I informed Ms. Flewelling of the cleanup funding and mentioned that Mrs. Robertson's deductible would be a little higher, in that the tank was not in compliance with code (feed line was not sleeved and the vent was only 1" diameter).  I provided her with an options agreement form and informed her that no fund cleanup could occur until an option was selected.  I gave her a fund application to fill out and send to the Fire Marshal.

I described for Ms. Flewelling what cleanup I would do if the house were occupied (clean-up actions agreement attached).   I then suggested that since the house would NOT be occupied until June that a good option might be to wait.  If, in May, she could still smell oil fumes when she entered the house, then I could come back and get more PID readings and decide then what to do.   I suggested that she could continue to vent the basement by leaving a window open and even install a fan in the opening.

She informed me that the house lot is a wet one and that there is always groundwater running through the basement in the spring.  I think that, combined with venting the cellar will preclude any further cleanup action before the owner returns.  Ms. Flewelling did not contact the office since that time and no further Response action is required.
P-443-2005*A citizen called the Department to discuss a pesticide application that had gone awry at her residence.  The woman's son had witnessed an equipment malfunction that subsequently discharged a quantity of product to a portion of their lawn and its surrounding flora.  There was concern for her pets and the general well being of her family with particular focus on well contamination.  Contact was established with the Potential Responsible Party (RP) and a representative of the Pesticide Control Board (PCB) and a site visit was scheduled for the following day.  The product was Permethrin, an insecticide used to prevent an influx of browntail moth.  From product knowledge on hand, the Material Safety Data Sheet and additional research, the pesticide toxicologist was able to ascertain and reliably promote that no remedial action was necessary and their general livelihood was not at all in jeopardy.  That decision was based on four factors: 1) the pesticide itself is of low toxicity; 2) the concentration of the pesticide was low; 3) the product is known to bond to roots and soil which is not conducive to travel, and; 4) the product is known to have a short half life.  It is the belief of the Department that the aforementioned decision reached via DEP, PCB, RP, and manufacturer consultation, was the appropriate course of action and no chronic adverse effects will be associated with this event.

To complement this narrative, the thorough synopsis of the pesticide inspector has been attached.

A-67-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that about 100 gallons of oil had spilled at this mill via a leaking seal on the pressure diffuser for the Kaymr digester (see MeadWestvaco incident report, attached).  According to mill report the spill was entirely contained within the berm surrounding the system.  Recovered material was disposed of in accordance with the mill waste oil plan.
B-79-2006*2/14/06,  Ms. Roades reported that on 2/13/06, her husband accidentally hit the AST feed line with a snow plow and a small leak ensued.  Another party, a friend described as a gas technician, noticed the leak and was equipped with sorbent pads and deployed a few to cleanup the spill.  Ms. Roads advised that only about a gallon leaked and the friend took the used pads in order to burn them.  I advised that was not the preferred method of disposal, but due to the amount discharged it could be overlooked this time.

She was concerned that she would be fined, because her oil company representative advised her that she did not report within two hours of the spill.  I advised that they took immediate action to cleanup the spill and in this circumstance no enforcement action would be considered.


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P-82-2006*It was reported a customer broke a container of Miracle Grow in the store and Target called their environmental company 3E.  In that miracle grow is not a regulated waste, Target staff should have simply cleaned up the mess,

No DEP/Response action was required, and none taken.
P-105-2006*Yorkie Oil Company reported a small spill incident when the driver was reeling up the delivery hose.  Yorkie stated the nozzle banged on the asphalt driveway and discharged a small amount (estimated volume less than a quart).  The driver cleaned up the spill and informed the homeowner who according to Yorkie was satisfied with the clean-up.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched based on the information given, and the fact no other calls were received from the customer.
A-585-2005*11/28/05, 1540 - Matt Shedd, Wausua Paper environmental department, called to report a 3000 pound spill of sodium hypochlorite 12.5%.  A worker was transporting the tote with a forklift outside the facility and forklift slipped dropping the tote to the ground. The tote split open spilling the contents to the gravel parking lot. They contained and pumped 1000 pounds of product back into a container. The remainder was not recoverable since it had mixed with and been diluted in the melting snow and rain. See attached report.

No further response action expected.
B-458-2005*B-458-2005
08/11/2005 15:00

     Ted Scharf of the Tanks Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to report sloppy operations associated with fuel spillage at the Tibbetts Fuel Center on Broadway in Lincoln. It was also stated that the underground piping to the aboveground tanks may be in question.  When I arrived to investigate, I met with Dave Beaumont, a Licensed Tank Installer from Millinocket.  He stated he tested the lines to the tanks.  The lines all were tight.  Other than observing some minor surface spillage, nothing else was noted.
B-324-2005*B-324-2005
06/06/2005 09:15

     Kevin Willaims of Thibodeau Construction called to report discovering some minor diesel contamination during the installation of utilities at the new Army Guard Support Facility off Florida Avenue in Bangor.  Investigation shown that the contamination was well below the cleanup standard for the site.  I noted to Mr. Williams the material could be used on site.  I also noted that if the material had to be taken off site, it would have to be treated appropriately.  In any event, the material only amounted to a few yards.
B-182-2005*B-182-2005
04/05/2005 12:57

     Dennis Kingman of Summit Environmental called to report a small spill of fuel oil during the removal of underground lines at the Jackson Labs Facility in Bar Harbor.  It was stated that about a gallon of fuel leaked from a line when it was disconnected. The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No other contamination was noted.
B-82-2006*2/15/06, R H Foster reported a one pint overfill while filling an outside AST at the entered location.  The delivery personnel cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads.  The waste will be disposed of with other oily items collected at the shop.


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B-477-2005*B-477-2005
08/18/2005 17:46

     Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company called to report a spill of transformer oil that resulted from a truck hitting a utility pole.  It was stated that approximately 17 gallons of "non-PCB" oil leaked onto the ground after the accident.  All visible signs of the oil were excavated from the area.  Approximately 5 drums of soil were generated and disposed of during the cleanup.
B-467-2005*B-467-2005
08/15/2005 22:05

     John Doucette of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of Jet A fuel out on the general aviation ramp.  It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked from a vent on an aircraft.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were involved.
B-434-2005*B-434-2005
07/29/2005 13:41

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a trace spill of #2 fuel at the residence of James Aucoin at 40 East Summer Street in Bangor.  It was stated that a minute pin hole was discovered on the 275-gallon fuel tank during routine maintenance.  The tank was subsequently replaced.  The tablespoon of fuel was cleaned up.
B-80-2006*On 2/14/06, I received a call from Marie Lopez of 34 Reeves Road in Bradford.  Mrs. Lopez was in contact with the Penquis CAP agency for fuel assistance and was referred to the DEP, because of a spill of kerosene from her aboveground storage tank some time in the past.  The Lopez family lived in this mobile home two years ago for a time and moved out-of-state, but came back and moved back into the residence.  Apparently the house has not been heated by this oil tank in a long time.

After I received approval to replace the aboveground storage tank from Peter Moulton, I scheduled with Marquis Heating to perform the work.  On 2/22/06, a new Gramby 20+ horizontal aboveground storage tank was installed to code on site.

On 4/7/06, I returned to investigate the site and determine if the old spill was of impact.  A very localized and low reading on the PID meter proved that the spill was small in volume and of no environmental impact.  No cleanup was performed.
B-430-2005*B-430-2005
07/28/2005 08:24

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Joe Bennett at 216 Third Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 1 cup of fuel leaked from a loose fitting on the 275-gallon basement tank.  Repairs were made.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material.
B-426-2005*B-426-2005
07/27/2005 07:55

     Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park called to report that one of their dump trucks creased it's saddle tank on a rock going into the Liscom pit on the Liscom Road in the park.  It was stated that about 15 gallons of diesel leaked from the truck along a 100 foot section of road.  The affected soil was subsequently raked out to facilitate evaporation.  No wells or surface waters were reported to be in the area.

B-81-2006*2.14.06, BIA reported a one quart overfill of an aircraft during fueling.  The product discharged out through the wing vent and dispersed on the tarmac.  Sorbent pads were used to cleanup the spill and the waste will be disposed of along with other accumulated oily material as part of the facilities special waste stream.

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B-314-2005*Mr. Higgins called to report an incident that happened in Solon the previous evening. He told me that an unknown person had broken into a residence and nearby farm building. He then mixed some household chemicals with a substance stolen from the farm that was rumored to be pig worming medicine. Having mixed the chemicals, he then drank it. The Somerset Sheriff's Office handled the incident. They called Mr. Higgins and asked him to take control of the mixture that remained. He placed it in a plastic pail, which he stored behind a lock gate at the county's radio transmitting facility.
He in turn called me and requested that D.E.P. take custody of the mixture as we had a better storage facility and the ability to dispose of it properly. He had no more information as to what the mixture was and said I should contact the sheriff's office.
   When I called the sheriff's office and requested to speak with the officer in charge of this case, I was told I had to talk with Lt. Roberts. He refused to release the name of the farmer involve. I needed this information, so that I could determine what the chemical was; thus, being able to dispose of it properly. Lt. Roberts said he would call me back and never has.
  It has since occurred to me that if a hazardous material was spilled it would be solely the rumored pig wormer, but since what remained of the mixture was left in the container or in the suspect, the amounts were inconsequential. If the wormer (or whatever it was) was no longer legal to use, it would come under the Board of Pesticide Control.
   In any case, no further action is anticipated.

P-64-2006*
SUMMARY
	Evening of 1/25/06, & 1/26/06: This report covers the assessment and clean-up of an apparent unlawful methamphetamine laboratory [meth-lab] in Auburn and is complementary to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reports P-62-2006 and P-63-2006.  Maine DEP assistance was at the request of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
	The site, 37 Goff St., apartment 3, in Auburn was reported to have been identified by Mr. Louis Rubino as a lab site and containing one of possibly several anhydrous-ammonia cylinders believed stolen from Maine Oxy Co.  The location is a large 3-story wood apartment house and attached garage located in a dense residential area near Minot Ave.
	Following the waste recovery at a lab located on 624 Sabattus St. in Lewiston, I responded to this location at the request of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  On-site already were DEA, and Auburn Police & Fire units.  Access to the building and entry had already been made.  In the 3-rd floor room atop the garage & house, I observed agents recovering a still off-gassing gas generator (soda bottle with tube and residue inside).  In a trash bag in the bed of a pick-up truck, was found about seven spent gas-generator bottles with apparent meth-lab residue and other waste that I packaged as hazardous waste.  A second missing 200-lb. anhydrous ammonia cylinder [see also P-63-06] was found on the third floor, in apparent good condition with the cap on.

CONCLUSION
a.	Lab waste was packaged as hazardous waste and taken by DEP for proper disposal.  This waste I understand to be regulated under Maine Hazardous Matter Control laws [38 MRSA, Chapter 13, Subchapter III].  It appears the lab operator is in violation of Maine hazardous waste disposal rules.
b.	The anhydrous ammonia cylinder was recovered that night by Mr. Larry Bates and a worker, both from Maine Oxy.  A Maine Oxy reprsentative later told me the cylinders may have been taken from a customer in transport rather than from their facility.
c.	2/13/06: Waste taken by Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. for disposal in Ohio as a water reactive solid, D003.  Waste debris was noted to be off-gassing HCl acid vapors based odor and color of the vapors.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-280-2005*On June 21, 2005, Webber Energy reported a 2-4 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at the home of Hazel McCaslin, box 203, Route 126, Pittston.  The spill was the result of a corrosion leak in the bottom of an AST in the basement.  Webber personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil, Webber also replaced the AST.

Maine DEP staff spoke to Ms. McCaslin, but assistance was not required and no site visit was made.
No further action is expected.
A-286-2005*On June 27, 2005, Troy Sawyer reported a customer AST leak from an improperly seated filter gasket resulting in an estimated 10 gallon discharge to the ground.  The customer, Gary Stookey, resides on Little John Lane in the Sherwood Forest Campground, Snowball Hill Road, New Harbor.  Mr. Stookey is the former owner and proprietor of the Sherwood Forest Campground (now operated by his progeny).

Maine DEP staff inspected the site, and owing to Mr. Stookey's concern about "tearing up the lawn," provided him with several open top over pack drums.  Mr. Stookey excavated by hand an estimated 1200 pounds of contaminated soil to the drums.  Maine DEP staff picked up the drums and disposed of the contaminated soil in the normal waste stream with other small quantities of soil (no Contaminated Soil Letter required).

No further action is expected.
A-287-2005*Tom Glick, caretaker for Yvonne Burckhardt, reported a 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil while removing an old AST at 244 Lawry Pond Road, Searsmont.  Prior to spilling the 1/2 gallon to the ground Mr. Glick recovered 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil in a bucket.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and removed the recovered fuel oil from Ms. Burckhardt and recommended a disposal company for the AST.  An estimated 2 yards of contaminated soil was removed by Tom Glick and stockpiled awaiting disposal advice from DEP.  Because Ms. Burckhard owns a substantial property in Searsmont, DEP staff allowed her to land spread the contaminated soil on her own property.

No further action is expected.

A-622-2005*On December 23, 2005, Lionel Yor was traveling on Clinton Avenue when the gas tank on his pickup truck "fell off."  The result was an estimated 20 gallons on unleaded gasoline was discharged to the pavement and roadside.  The spill occurred in front of 551 Clinton Ave, Winslow, the area is at the end of the municipal waster system.

The Winslow Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up some of the gasoline, however, owing to rain and snow as the time of the incident much of the spilled product was washed down the roadside.   At the direction of Maine DEP, sand was spread a the site in an attempt to control the spread of the material.

No further action is expected.
A-124-2006*On February 27, 2006 Mike Blevins reported a 3,570 pound discharge of 75% phosphoric acid from a tote being moved by a forklift.  The phosphoric acid is used by Americarb, Inc, which operates a plant within the Sappi Hinckley paper mill.  The material was discharged to pavement and the ground, personnel quickly put in earthen dams to contain the spilled material.  Clean Harbors was dispatched to bring personnel and a vacuum truck to clean up the spill.  The acid was neutralized with lime from the paper mill.  Clean up operations were completed by 2330.

Maine DEP Response Services investigated the spill and spill cause, it was found Response Services had not been provided a valid Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures plan for this facility.  No further action is expected.
B-738-2005*Mr. Moulton contacted this office to notify us that Ms. Baron's cellar AST was leaking and needed replacement. She had contacted Mr. Moulton in search of replacement funding. Although she did not financially qualify for a CAP program, she was only partially employed and could not pay for the replacement cost in one placement. She is on a drilled well, as are numerous neighbors. There is little overburden in the area and an oil spill would endanger these wells.
   As such, I felt that using funds from the Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement Program was appropriate. The paperwork was begun on 12/13/05. Since Ms. Baron had been a customer with Dead River Company for twenty years, I felt the installation of a new storage system should be offered to them. Since Mr. Moulton has told me it was current policy to install a double wall tank in such circumstances, there was a delay while Dead River had their installers trained by factory representatives to install double wall ASTs. Dead River was scheduled to do the installation on 1/27/06. In the meantime, Ms. Baron made daily checks on the weeping tank to insure that it did not become worse. To my knowledge, it has not.
   On 2/16/06, I called Dead River and learned that the installation had been completed and on 2/22/06 I inspected the installation. I found two areas that did not meet the State's criteria; the sleeve that protected the fuel line did not extend 2'' above the floor at the furnace and this line was not firmly attached to the floor. I made Mr. Fishburn aware of these deficiencies that day. As of this date 2/27/06, I have not heard that the repairs have been accomplished.
P-145-2006*On February 27, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of #2 fuel oil were released as a result of a corrosion hole in an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The release discharged onto concrete and impacted some household materials located around the tank.  Kara Walker responded to the scene and provided guidance to the homeowner who indicated that he preferred to take care of the clean-up.

On March 9, 2006, two bags of oily materials were collected for disposal in the DEP's waste stream.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-383-2005*   I received an anonymous call telling me there were some oil barrels leaking at Douglas Dodge's boat shop on the Barney Cove Road. I went to the site. There were two 55-gallon drums sitting beside the road and there was waste oil staining in the shoulder sand. Mr. Dodge was not present.
When I contacted him by phone, he told me that he had shoveled up the contaminated sand, bagged it, and tossed it into a dumpster. He had been told by some local workers (that I had spoken with) of my visit and had told him of the reason for my visit. He said the drums were there to provide locals with a place for their used engine oil. When the drums were full, he would take them to Paul Farnsworth who used it in his waste oil burner. He reports that he has also removed the drums to prevent further problems.
   I have not yet returned to ascertain if the above has been done, but will at my first convenience.
P-393-2005*Received a call from the Buxton Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of an oil discharge at the Parsonage for the First Congregational Church of Buxton, 20 Old Orchard Road, Buxton, ME.  There was an unknown amount discharged, although it could be as much as 250 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  There was a dirt floor with a sump in the basement where the aboveground storage tank (AST) was located.  Also, the discharge could have have been deliberate.

I responded to the complaint and met with a representative of the church working around the parsonage.  The person I needed to speak with, Lucy Gorham, was not present, so the representative showed me the area in question.  The tank was empty, but no one knew when it had been last filled.  The fire-o-matic was broken and it appeared that some one had tried to previously repair it, but then again no one knew anything about it.  The church had rented out the parsonage, and had problems with the tenant, to the point where he had to be evicted.  Someone had noticed oil being pumped out the sump, and assumed the tank to have been tampered with.

I saw no evidence of a large discharge, although determining the extent of the discharge was difficult.  The dirt floor was wet, and in some places had standing water.  I observed no free product.  Only a slight sheen was observed on the standing water, indicating that there had not been a substantial discharge.  The only place I observed any oil was at the discharge for the sump located outside, behind the building.  The oil appeared to be less than a gallon and weathered.  Also, no oil vapors were encountered, again suggesting that a large discharge had not occurred.

Having no idea when the discharge occurred, or for that matter how much was lost, and the fact that my observation did not support evidence of a large discharge, I informed the church that no action was required at this time.  I did placed down some sorbents, as a precaution.  I had the church apply to the "Aboveground Storage Tank Fund", in case the situation changed or I missed something while I was there.  The church was going to contact me if they notice any oil on the sorbents and/or if they noticed oil when the basement floor dried out, so it could be removed.  I did inform them that the oil supply system needed work, before any oil was delivered to the property.
A-492-2005* On 10-5-2005, the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office reported an automobile accident on the Pond Rd. in Manchester. The Manchester Fire Dept. responded and they wanted a DEP representative to investigate. A multi car accident involving a hybrid electric car released a small quantity of battery acid. I made a site visit and found a small stain on the pavement near box 99. No cleanup was required.
A-490-2005*On October 11, 2005, Carl Conte, 71 Burton Hill Road, Anson, reported a logging operation working on his property had spilled an estimated 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Mr. Conte had a contract with William Moores Logging, 302 West Mills Road, Anson, to selectively cut trees on his property.  Mr. Conte found the equipment being used by Mr. Moores had numerous hydraulic leaks from hoses and fittings; when Mr. Conte asked Mr. Moores to repair the equipment he refused.  Mr. Conte reported the oil discharges to Maine DEP Response Services at the same time asking Mr. Moores to remove his equipment.

Maine DEP staff investigated the site and agreed with Mr. Conte that the equipment appeared to have leaked and estimated 30 - 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Mr. Conte's house and well was down gradient from the spill site, but not apparently in the direct path of the likely runoff flow.  Maine DEP contacted Mr. Moores, telling him that DEP had sampled the well and would continue to do so for at least a year at his expense and that an excavation should be undertaken to remove contamination.  Unfortunately, at the time of the spill and for several weeks following the spill heavy rains made working at the site impossible.  Much of the oil appears to have been washed away.

This site may require additional work depending upon sampling results.
A-120-2006*On February 24, 2005, Nel Roy, of Millet Realty, reported a K-1 spill at 687 Pond Road, Wales.  The cause of the spill appears to be vandalism and fuel theft.  The property is a foreclosure by Mechanics Savings Bank, Auburn, Maine and is uninhabited.

Maine DEP hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the contaminated soil.  The spilled oil flowed away from the trailer toward a wet area of the property.  139.42 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling for processing.  Owing to frost in the ground the excavation was completed in two stages.  The initial removal was in early March and a subsequent removal took place in late April.  Bag headspace reading by Photoionization Detector showed all areas below 50 parts per million.

The drinking water well is more than 200 feet from the spill site and is a dug well.  It is not considered at risk from this spill.

No further action is expected.
P-389-2005*Discharge was the result of a broken fire-o-matic, where approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil was lost to the floor.  The Rivard's son had somehow broken the fitting, but quickly placed his finger over the hole limiting the amount of oil discharged.  The fitting was replaced by DownEast Energy, and the discharged oil was cleaned up by the homeowners with the use of sorbent material.


A-323-2005* On 7-15-2005, the Biomedical Facility in Pittsfield reported two employees had become exposed to irritating vapors while removing medical waste from the Hydroclave. This facility known as Sterilogic Waste System is located in the Pittsfield Industrial Park. They process medical waste. Simply stated they cook the medical waste inside the Hydroclave using steam heat. The steam does not contact the waste. After the waste has been cooked it is emptied onto a conveyor belt and then into a hopper for final disposal at a landfill.
 I responded along with Scott Austin, and I also called the Pittsfield Fire Dept. for backup. The overhead doors had been opened prior to my arrival. After donning my SCBA I opened the Hydroclave and removed quite a bit of material. Using several pieces of equipment I tried to identify what may have caused the irritating vapor. I could not determine what the compound was. We decided that the Hydroclave should be operated again in the drying process. This usually lasts for fifteen minutes. I collected a sample of cloth, but it was never analyzed.
 After repeating the drying process the workers removed the material while wearing filter respirators.
The on site supervisor for Sterilogic, Kyle Pilgrim, was in contact with his supervisors and the Hydroclave manufacture. I suggested to Kyle Pilgrim that his employees get trained on how to use the respirators and the company should come up with a policy on how to deal with these sorts of problems.
 No further involvement by Response Services is expected.
I-35-2006*
Darren West has a furnace in his garage that he no longer uses and was intending to have it taken out sometime when a good opportunity presented itself.   A big step was taken towards that end on the morning of 2/16 when he stepped into his garage and smelled fuel oil.  Investigating, he discovered an oil stain on the garage floor and called Maine Potato Growers (photos).

Joshua Ward responded and put down sorbent pads to soak up what oil had not sunk into the concrete or been absorbed by the woodwork.  The tank, fortunately, was almost empty of oil.  Since the filter had not been changed in years, it was full of water from the recent warm weather.  When the weather cooled off again, the water froze and forced the filter apart (photo).

There was not much cleanup to be done.  Since the spill happened in an unattached garage, fumes in the living space should not be a problem.  If fumes do become a problem, the floor can be pressure washed.   Because West's tank was not up to code*, the cleanup cost probably would not exceed his deductible.

* Tank system lacked a FireMatic valve, the feedline was not sleeved, and the filter was at the furnace end, not on the tank.  The tank was directly under a wooden staircase to the second floor.
A-528-2005*On October 27, 2005, Elwin Churchill telephoned DEP with a complaint that a neighbor was having a house built and the company excavating and blasting had discharged, "gallons" of hydraulic oil.  Mr. Churchill lives at 197 Hymie Norton Rd, Industry.  Maine DEP staff investigated the complaint and met Debbie Hilpert, the property owner building the house, at the site.  Maine DEP staff walked the area where Mr. Churchill alleges he saw the oil and inspected his well, which is 100 yards downgrade from Hymie Norton Road and downgrade from the building site, which is above the Hymie Norton Road.  DEP staff found no evidence of a large scale oil spill.  There were areas in puddles on the roadbed which showed some sheen, but regular dump truck traffic was observed by DEP staff during the site visit, a much more likely source.

None-the-less, DEP staff referred Mr. Churchill for quarterly monitoring as a precautionary measure to ensure petroleum had not impacted his water supply.  No further action is expected by DEP Response staff.
P-51-2006*I received a call from MAI Environmental Services (MAI) reporting that a leaking AST had been encountered during a pre-property transfer site assessment.  They had conducted geoprobing activities in the area around the leaking tank and identified an area contaminated with elevated petroleum levels.

I arranged to meet with Paul Prescott of MAI on site to conduct the appropriate clean-up.  I hired Guerin Associates to conduct the excavation and MAI screened the soil.

Soil was excavated in the area identified by the previous geoprobing conducted by MAI.  The hole was excavated to approximately 8 ft., where previous measurements had confirmed contamination to dissipate.  17.57 tons of soil were excavated and taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling.  Screening of soil on site confirmed the soil clean-up guidelines laid forth in the Decision Tree (stringent) were met on three sides of the excavation and to depth, however some contamination was left along one side of the building in order not to compromise the structural integrity of the building.

There is a school adjacent to the property which is on a private well.  This well, and the dug well on site were sampled for the presence of diesel range organics.  Both results were "non detected".

No long term detrimental impact is expected from the discharge or residual contamination left behind.  No further action is necessary by response services at this time.

Since there is a elementary school well abutting the property, the site will be referred to the Division of Technical Services to determine if further, precautionary monitoring of the school's well is necessary.
B-84-2006*Mr. Ronco called to report a #2 fuel oil spill at the McKusick Petroleum Company's bulk plant on Fairview Avenue. It seems that a transport driver overfilled a bulk tank while delivering the fuel. Mr. Ronco said that the tank's gauge was working and the cause was inattentiveness on the driver's part. McKusick employees used a pump and sorbents to recover the oil that was contained inside the bulk plant's dike.

A-96-2006*2/14/06 1350 - Bob Chasse of Western Mountain Energy called to report that he was at a house, 631 Rangley Rd, in Avon where the tank was leaking. He stated that there was a 10 foot diameter stain on the concrete and oil dripping from the tank. He had put a magna patch on the tank to stop the leak and a bucket under it. He had put pads down but they were not picking up anything. He had been called to the site by Dave Adams of Sandy River Fuel because during a delivery Dave and Colin Coffern, neighbors, had seen oil spraying out of the fill pipe area in the basement. They stopped delivery and called Bob Chasse.

I spoke to Dave Adams and he said that the owner of this recreational property, Laura Pate, ordered the delivery after she ran out of oil. She had an 175 gallon delivery about 3 weeks prior. I spoke to Laura Pate on the phone and she confirmed that she had a delivery about 3 weeks prior. The house is used as a vacation home. I told her that I would go and inspect the site and contact her with information.

2/15/06 1040 - On site I found the basement oil tank was still leaking but very slowly. All oil was being contained in the sorbent pads and the bucket that had less than a gallon in it. The vapors were approximately 9 parts per million (ppm) on the Photo Ionization Detector (PID) in the basement. There was a stain on the concrete floor that stopped at a seam in the floor. The bare copper feed line to the boiler was buried under 3 to 6 inches of soil where the line had been run between the foundation and the slab floor. I uncovered the line to check for leaks. None found. The brick and field stone foundation wall under the fill pipe was stained as was the subfloor directly above it. I could not get into the house to check vapors.

After contacting the owner I asked Bob Chasse to hook up a temporary tank and remove the old tank so we could get at the floor and soil underneath. I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to bore through the floor to determine the extent of contamination.

The neighboring mechanic's garage had a new dug well approximately 100 yards from the house tank location and had no sheen or odor of oil in it.

2/16/06 0930 - On site Bob Chasse had removed the tank and connected piping. The fill pipe had a 1/2 inch hole in it where it had passed through the foundation. EPI drilled 3 holes - one under the tank location, one at the floor seam, and one at a crack in the floor. The seam area hole PID reading was 34 ppm, the crack area hole was 25 ppm, the tank location hole was 356 ppm. PID readings in house were 5 to 6 ppm.

2/22/06 0900  Tank area floor joists were supported with lolly columns and beam. EPI broke up concrete floor and removed about 4 yards of soil with a vac truck from North American Industrial Services. Soil transported to Commercial Paving for disposal. Final PID readings in soil bag head space was 6 ppm. Final readings in basement air were 2 ppm and in house area 0 ppm.

The case was referred to DEP Tech Services. Pat Seaward visited site and determined no further clean up was required at this time. She will test the neighboring water well.

Laura Pate did not respond to phone messages and letters sent to her place of business in Scarborough. Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund Application was sent to Scarborough address.

No further Response Services actions expected.
B-294-2005*B-294-2005
05/24/2005 08:49

     Dennis McComb of Lincoln Paper & Tissue in Lincoln called to report discovering a sheen on Mattanawcook Stream out behind the mill.  Investigation traced it to an engine room at the mill.  The basement had flooded during a shut down carrying some trace amounts of lube oil through the porous basement wall.  Sorbent material was placed in the stream as a precaution.  No further action was taken.
A-201-2005*On April 28, 2005, Butch Bowie from the Department's Tanks Enforcement Unit, reported soil contamination at the for Waterville House of Pancakes, 1 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville.  Mr. Bowie had been sent a limited Phase II site assessment by Ransom Environmental Consultants, Inc. showing soil contamination on the property from an unknown source.  Maine DEP Response Services inspected the property and found no apparent source for the contamination.

The area is served by municipal water with no wells in the area.  However, owing to the construction plans by the present property owner, Arista Development, LLC, some of the contaminated soil was required by Maine DEP to be removed.  Arista in consultation with Ransom Environmental and local attorney Daniel Dubord, elected to present a remediation plan under the Department's Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP 38 MRSA 343-E).  Nick Hodgkins from the Department reviewed and approved the plan.

DEP Response Services was asked to provide a Contaminated Soil Letter for the excavation to dispose of the contaminated soil.  Response Services staff refused citing a lack of determination whether or not the spilled material was a "virgin" product.  Furthermore, because Ransom Environmental had conducted laboratory analysis of the contaminated material the composition was known and therefore  a Contaminated Soil Letter was not needed.

An estimated 300 yards of soil were removed under the plan submitted to VRAP.  Response Services had no further involvement with the site.
P-119-2006*On 2/15/06, I received a call from Mike Estes of Estes Oil reporting an overfill spill at a new restaurant construction site on Route 1 in Kittery across the street from a McDonalds restaurant.  The oil spilled while filling a piece of heavy equipment at the site and went onto pavement.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-120-2006*On 2/16/06, I received a call from Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill from a transformer due to a leaky fitting.  The media affected, snow, was removed and transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for later disposal.  No further action required.
P-693-2004*In a continuing effort to track down waste gasoline generated by Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC through it's mobile car crushing operations, more than one hundred, fifty-five gallon drums were discovered at the subject property, located at 190 Cramm Road, Limerick.  This information was given to ME DEP  by an unidentified citizen.

Twenty-six drums were identified in a gray roll-off container at the rear of the property along with hundreds of old tires.  A green GMC truck marked "Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC" was partially loaded with tires adjacent to the roll-off.  Four junk vehicles were also at the rear of the property, along with hundreds of old semi-buried, plowed/bulldozed tires and numerous drum carcasses were mixed in the soils (see attached photo LCfarm.jpg).

Walking towards the front of the property, seven more drums were encountered in the open field, as well as a few motor vehicles, a teal, Astro van,  VIN 1GNDM15ZRB235597, and a blue, Grand Am, 1GZNE553RC746573. Three old rusted tanks were located along the property's wooded boundary  (see attached photos).

Three 55 gallon drums of unknown liquids were observed by the red barn/shed.  Viewed thru the partially open barn door, were approximately (92) 55-gallon drums, (24 on the left, 68 on the right). Linda Corbin arrived and claimed the site was "private property" and asked Kara Tudman and me to leave.  I told Ms. Corbin that I needed to communicate the finding of the drums to Augusta/DEP before I would leave them.

At 13:54 - two men arrive and speak only to Linda.
At 14:05 - the two men went to the van out back.
14:10 - men get into truck and leave.
14:15 - Kara Tudman and I  were again asked to leave by Ms. Corbin, who was under direction of Forrest Sanborn, the land owner.
14:19 - DEP staff, Cyr/Tudman, depart and sit in state vehicle on road right of way, awaiting State Police (Reaser) & Sheriff.
14:39 - State Police arrive to talk with Linda Corbin, she tells him "to wait a minute".
14:45 - York County Sheriff arrives on site, he too talks to Linda Corbin.
Meanwhile, Cyr on conference call with AG/DEP Amy Mills, Dennis Harnish, Jerry Reid (626-8545), Linda Corbin insists DEP needs a warrant to access property.
15:06 - trooper off-site, Linda Corbin departs shortly thereafter, and Cyr confers with Sheriff
15:18 - MDEP staff leave site.

The information obtained and visual observations made are enclosed in this report.  Digital photographic images depict the physical location of materials, drums, tanks, and vehicles throughout the property.  Three additional visits were conducted at the Cramm Rd property. August 18, 2004, MEDEP staff Andy Slusarski, Steve Brezinski, Kara Tudman, State Police & EPI. September 22, 2004, Kara Tudman alone meets with Linda Corbin.  September 29, 2004, MEDEP Andy Slusarski, Kara Tudman, Scott Cyr, State Police, EPI and North American.  Kara Tudman narrative notes are attached.

The removal action consisted of vacuuming liquid wastes from the drums.  The waste was consolidated into two shipments and transported under manifest for proper disposal.  The empty drums were loaded in a truck for processing (beheading and disposed of as RCRA empty hazardous waste containers).  Other miscellaneous wastes (disposable protective clothing, field equip, etc.) were also properly disposed.

NOTE:  At Limerick town hall, Judy Lepage and Maureen Libby retrieved documents about property ownership.  Although no deed was recorded, town records show the town had foreclosed on the Forrest Sanborn property (Linda Corbin is not originally named on this document), it was submitted with Linda Corbin's name on it, however, the clerk/town refused it as she has no prior legal connection to the parcel.  Butch has collected rent and assumed responsibility for insurance.  Map 07 Lot 02 (190 Cramm Rd) approx 17.00 acres.

P-121-2006*On 2/16/06, I received a call from Wayne Bateman at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a small gasoline spill from a leaking vehicle at the facility.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry, no further action required.
A-68-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of lube oil spilled following an equipment mishap.  Some oil was recovered using sorbents and a portion some went to the mill sewer.
A-37-2005*   DEP received a report that about 50 gallons of oil spilled in this residential backyard when a temporary AST fell over. The tank was storing oil while the permanent cellar AST was being replaced.  The spiller excavated contaminated snow and ice for disposal.
   The area is dense-residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-392-2005*August 23 was a hot, sultry night, a good night for a visit to the local police department carrying an old glass fire extinguishing device from a cellar in Sidney.  You see, Sidney doesn't have a police department so David Salley picked Waterville as the police department of choice to deposit his "treasure."  The device had resided for many years in his basement, silently containing the extinguishing agent, waiting for that moment when the searing heat of a fire called the small, intrepid extinguisher to action which made no difference to Mr. Salley now. Perhaps it had been weighing on his mind for many years and only now, in the heat of that August night was he driven to act!

The mystified police official didn't want anything to do with the device and called the Waterville Fire Department to take the thing away or get advice.  Waterville Fire Department officials told them to call DEP.  I was on call that sultry night when the page came from State Police.  I didn't see a big hazard but I could tell by the tenor of the voice on the end of the line the caller didn't agree.  I traveled to Waterville on an after hours call to retrieve the glass globe filled with Carbon Tetrachloride.  The voice on the other end of the phone had placed the glass globe carefully in a paint can marked, "evidence...."  Carefully, so as not to raise alarm, I transported the paint can marked, "evidence..." back to our hazards storage building to await final disposal....
A-9-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that approximately 60 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility when a hose failed on a diffuser.  Oil reportedly went to the mill sewer.  No further action is expected.
A-602-2005* On 12-5-2005, Scott Goldhammer of Webber Energy called this office to report a small spill of fuel oil. This spill occurred at the Rite Aid in Gardiner located at 397 Water Street.  The whistle did not work properly, according to Webber Energy, and oil squirted out the vent. The driver cleaned up the spilled fuel with sorbent material and hand-excavated a small amount of contaminated soil.

 No further action by response is required.
B-292-2005*B-292-2005
05/24/2005 08:24

     Tom Soucier of the I-95 convenience store in Howland called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at one of their pumps.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons of fuel leaked onto the ground when a truck was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-5-2005*   DEP received a report from an oil company that one of their staff had dumped a small amount of oil at a residential property following work there.  It transpired that a tenant (Sandra Ayotte) at the residence observed the technician pour a bucket containing oil and water onto the ground at the head of the driveway.  Sandra contacted Downeast Energy and asked them to self-report to DEP.  Upon investigation, it was apparent that oil had been dumped where the tenant claimed.  Downeast agreed to remove oily wood and leaves for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential with private wells used for water.  No wells are in the immediate vicinity of this spill, and none are considered threatened by the event.

A-272-2005*On June 17, 2005, the Augusta Fire Department telephoned DEP Response Services looking for pH paper.  DEP asked for what purpose and was told there was a hazmat incident underway at the home of Randy Michaud.  Maine DEP responded to the incident.

Ms. Michaud had been mixing chlorine pool shock in her kitchen sink when the material reacted covering her, most of the kitchen and parts of the carpet and furniture in an adjoining room.  Ms. Michaud immediately got into the shower for initial decon and had someone bring her to Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.  Once at the hospital she called the local fire department.

The Augusta Fire Department supports a decon strike team but does not have a hazmat team.  None-the-less they determined an entry was necessary.  Though the chemical involved in the incident was known, fire department personnel took an oxygen and explosimeter and pH paper to monitor for hazards.  The entry team found the reaction had run it's course but that it had impacted a significant area of the home interior.

Maine DEP installed a high volume ventilating fan to clear the building and inspected the damaged area.  A clean-up was required but on an urgent rather than emergency basis.  Maine DEP supplied the homeowner with several contractor phone numbers to perform the work.  Homeowner insurance hired EPI for the clean up.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
A-13-2005*   DEP received a report from DOT staff that a large (several feet across) oil stain was evident on the road shoulder at Mile 128 - south of I-95.  Oily tire stains moving on from here suggest that a commercial truck spilled a good part of the contents of it's crankcase, then drove through the oil on it's way down the road.  DOT staff recovered what they could using sorbents.
A-289-2005*On June 25, 2005, Cora Hansen, 34 Gould Road, Jefferson, reported what she thought was oil running down the steam on her property.  Maine DEP staff made a site visit and determined the material causing the sheen was iron bacteria (marsh sheen).  No further action is expected.
A-342-2005*On July 25, 2005, Lincoln County Communications reported an 18 foot fiberglass vessel had sunk in Damariscotta Lake near Route 32 and the Jefferson Market.  The Jefferson Fire Department deployed some sorbent boom while the vessel was being recovered, though only a minor sheen was observed.  The vessel is a gasoline powered inboard/outboard, the mode of sinking was most likely the bellows between the hull and the out drive unit.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-15-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that chemicals may have been involved in a deliberate "burn" at this property.  The recent purchasers (Louis Carrier & Jean Dulac) had requested Fire Department approval to consolidate a variety of unwanted materials (including some drums) into a derelict barn on the property and to dispose of by burning.  The Fire Department denied this request.  Regardless, a fire was set by Mr. Carrier and Ms. Dulac sometime Sunday morning.  The column of black smoke prompted a response by the Fire Department, who contacted DEP.  It was decided to allow the fire to burn rather than to extinguish.
   Inspection after things had cooled down revealed some drums/containers that may have held liquids that were burned during the fire.  No liquids remained and no contaminants were identified.  DEP was unable to confirm the presence or absence of regulated materials.  Ash from the burn was removed to a secure landfill.
   The area is rural-residential with the subject well being the only potential receptor.  This is a riverfront (Kennebec) property, and an undetermined amount of burn residue escaped to the river.  I anticipate no further Response activity as a result of this incident.
B-85-2006*Millinocket Fire Department called to say they had a crew at the site of an oil spill at 136 Kelley Trailer Park in that town. As more info came in, I learned that an oil delivery truck, owned and operated by Bragdon Energy Services, spilled 15.4 gallons of oil through a failed seal in the delivery pump. The truck had traveled between lots 136 and 144 spilling as it went. The oil was on the paved road and some ran down the driveway of lot 144. The Fire Department used 4 bags of speedi-dri and 2 bales of sorbent pads in the cleanup.


A-480-2005* On 10-6-2005, Steve Owen, of Downeast Energy, reported a very small oil spill at the residence of Susan Davis. This home is located at 48 High Street in Oakland. According to Steve Owen, 4 ounces of kerosene was spilled when the tank was filled that day. Product was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further action will be required.
B-293-2005*B-293-2005
05/24/2005 08:27

     An anonymous complainant called to report observing gasoline spillage at the Dysart's Travel Stop on Route 69 in Newburg.  Investigation shown that the spill was a 5 gallon gasoline overfill from a passenger vehicle.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-236-2005*B-236-2005
04/29/2005 15:11

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid from a bucket truck on the Alleys Bay Road on Beal's Island.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons spilled onto the roadside when a hose failed.  The affected area was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
A-100-2006*   DEP received a report from an oil vendor that sloppy spillage was evident at this residential oil tank fill line.  Upon inspection, a small area of slightly oily soil was evident under the fill.  The owner admitted to having spilled a small amount of oil when he placed some diesel fuel into the tank by hand several weeks earlier.
   The area is rural-residential and dependent on private wells for water.  The dug well on the subject property is located about 120 feet from the spill location and is not considered threatened by this minor event.
A-102-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of oil spilled at this "tagged" (non-poly chlorinated biphenyl containing) transformer as a result of storm damage.  Central Maine Power (CMP) staff reportedly collected oily brush below the pole and product using speedy-dry.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-103-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of mineral oil spilled at this "untagged" transformer as a result of storm damage.  Later testing indicated that the oil contained 24 parts per million of poly chlorinated biphenyls.  Contaminated soil was reportedly excavated for disposal.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-104-2006*On February 18, 2006 Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill, containing 9.6 milligrams per kilogram of polychlorinated biphenyls.  The spill occurred as a result of wind damage.  Central Maine Power removed the contaminated soil and restored the site.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-107-2006*   DEP received a report that one gallon of hydraulic oil spilled when a chunk of floating ice broke a line on a "rake rack" at this dam.  Oil sprayed to ice on the river, and none was recoverable.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-112-2006*On February 19, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a 4 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill at Pole 621, Route 201 (Waterville Rd), Skowhegan.  A tree had fallen on the line causing the spill.  Central Maine Power staff and contractor (Lucas Tree Service) removed the tree and contaminated material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-621-2005*Maine State Police reported a 3 to 5 gallon gasoline spill to the road and driveway at 37 Kermit Lane, South Thomaston.  The residence and vehicle is a handicap van owned by Frank Roscoe.  Mr. Roscoe reported the local fire department used an oil drain pan to catch gasoline as it leaked out of the auxiliary tank on his vehicle.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spilled material on the road and driveway.  The cause of the leak was tank corrosion.  A local mechanic removed the remaining gasoline from the tank.

Mr. Roscoe refused DEP assistance.  No further action is expected.
A-449-2005*Home Depot, 26 Stephen King Drive, Augusta reported a can of oil based paint leaked an estimated 1 ounce to the floor.  Home Depot used sorbent materials used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The remain paint in the can was also put aside for disposal.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-180-2005*B-180-2005
04/01/2005 12:35

     Ron Hudson of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a small #2 fuel oil spill at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital on Union Street.  It was stated that about one gallon leaked out the vent of its underground tank when it was overfilled.  The vent alarm reportedly malfunctioned.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-91-2006*2.20.06 - Maritime Energy's Randy Foster reported a one to two gallon fuel oil spill at the entered location.  They responded to a no heat compliant, which was the result of a furnace that would not 'fire up'.  According to Mr. Foster, the furnace pump kept feeding oil from the AST to the furnace and it leaked out through the heat exchanger, which is part of the furnace.

Mr. Foster advised that the homeowner cleaned up the spill with speedi-dri and he (Foster) was given no indication from the homeowner or a Maritime field technician on site that the cleanup was not satisfactory or that additional cleanup was necessary.  I attempted to contact the homeowner on 2/20/06  and they have not responded to my message to call back.  I assume no additional problems require attention and due to the amount reported spilled by the oil technician, pursuing improper disposal issues is probably not worth the effort for a one or two gallon spill.


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B-181-2005*B-181-2005
04/01/2005 10:45

     An anonymous complainant called to report oil spillage at Pete's Autobody on Katahdin Avenue.  No other details were given.  Investigation shown some minor sheen on a large puddle of standing water in their lot area.  No other spillage was found.  It appeared this was a minor spill of an unknown origin that occurred during the winter.  No action was taken.
P-244-2005*Received a call from Herb Olsen, Med-Dent Service Corp., regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic at Med-Dent Service Corp, 25 Falmouth Road, Falmouth, ME.  An estimate of 30 gallons of kerosene had been discharged onto the ground, and was being contained with sorbents.  It was assumed ice off the roof had broken the fire-o-matic.

I met with Mr. Olsen who was in the process of collecting the oil.  At first glance, it appeared most of the oil was contained to the immediate area of the tank, but upon further investigation, the oil had migrated through a wooded area into a drainage ditch.  Melting snow caused the oil to migrate much further than anticipated.  We collected as much oil as possible with sorbents before it became too dark to conduct any further work.  Sorbent boom was placed in the ditch to collect any displaced oil, due to snow melt and/or rain.

I returned the following week and replaced the contaminated sorbents.  Oil was still accumulating in the drainage ditch, so sorbents were left in-place through a few rain events, until no more oil was observed.
A-447-2005*On September 20, 2005, John Murray, Murray Oil, reported an estimated 7 gallon gasoline spill at the Murray Oil service station, 454 Auburn Road, Turner.  The spill occurred when a dispenser hose came apart where it connects to the dispenser cabinet.  The Turner fire department used sorbent materials to clean-up the spilled gasoline.  Murray Oil disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.  This site has been referred to DEP Technical Services under spill number A-10-2005 for an unrelated spill incident.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-285-2005*On June 27, 2005, the Waterville Fire Department reported a diesel spill in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 between Waterville and Fairfield.  The spilled diesel was from a motor home tank which suffered a fuel line failure when one of the rear tires failed sending bits of tire into the fuel line.  Waterville Fire Department personnel used sorbent pads in way of the motor home when it came to a stop on the road shoulder.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-154-2005*A citizen called in to report the discharge of fuel oil at the intersection of Eggemoggin & Oakledge in Harpswell.  Upon arrival at the scene, it looked as if a plow vehicle made contact with a large tree and discharged some fuel to the roadway.  It does not appear to be a large discharge or rupture but a minor spill release.

The staining was limited to the asphalt and gravel at roadside.  The weather was warm and there was melt but the melt water was confined by snow and slush.  No one was home in any of the homes immediately adjacent to the spill site but the threat was minimal given the dilution by melt water and the evaporation in the warm spring air.

Public works was notified of the situation and for any future inquires.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
A-590-2005*12/1/05 1330 - call from Mrs. Vashon at 269 Bog Road, Vassalboro to report that her teenage son had spilled a vial of mercury in the attached garage. He had returned some of the beads of mercury to the vial.  I asked Mrs Vashon to keep everyone out of the garage and have her son change his clothes and bag the ones he was wearing, along with his shoes. I responded to the Vashon house with Dan Davis. There was still mercury on the garage floor. The initial vapor readings in the house closest to the garage entrance, kitchen/dining area, were 36,000 to 44,000 nanograms per cubic meter. We immediately set up a high volume ventilation Ram fan in the area to evacuate vapors. We then ventilated the whole house using the house ventilating fan and set up a ventilating fan in the garage. Mrs. Vashon was advised to move the family that included her, her husband and 6 children ranging in age from 3 to 16, out of the house until vapor levels could be brought down. (See attached data.)

12/2/05 With Mrs. Vashon's approval Environmental Projects Inc. came to clean up the remaining mercury in the garage. Using their mercury vacuum EPI recovered mercury from the garage floor. EPI took the contaminated clothes, rug, and tool box along with the vial of mercury for disposal. When the ventilation was stopped, vapor levels increased greatly within a few hours but dropped again once ventilation started  again. The Vashon's stayed out of the house for the weekend and cleaned the entryway, kitchen/dining area and lst floor bath.

Vashon's continued to ventilate the house regularly and the garage continuously. On 12/6/05, after not ventilating the house overnight, vapor levels were below 1000 nanograms per cubic meter. The family moved back to the house. Garage was continuously ventilated and the house was ventilated about every 8 hours or so to keep vapors controlled. 12/9/05, garage ram fan was replaced with a continuous running radon fan.

1/18/06, ventilation had not been carried out consistently and radon fan had been turned off. Vapor readings were all under 300 nanograms per cubic meter except the garage that had readings around 800. I advised the Vashon's to continue to run garage ventilation fan for a few months.

No further action is expected.

A-521-2005*On October 25, 2005, Dead River Company, Waterville office, reported a 2 gallon #2 heating oil spill at the home of Jill Gordon, 73 High Street, Fairfield.  The spill resulted from fuel line leak between the tank and the furnace.  The area is served by municipal water and Ms. Gordon had no odor/vapor complaints.  Dead River used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-114-2006* On 2-21-2006 Puckey Oil company reported an oil leak at the home of Lucas Wegman. Mr. Wegman's home is located in New Castle on the River Rd., about one mile south of Route 1. There are two tanks located in the attached garage. One of the tanks developed a corrosion induced leak. The oil leak was slow and dripped onto the concrete floor.
 I arrived on site later that day to assess the situation. The area in the garage where the tanks were stored had a large piece of bedrock jutting up from the floor. Oil had stained the edge of this rock. I made arrangements with Engel Environment to have a Hydrogen Peroxide treatment done within a week. The area is served by private wells , therefore, this case will be referred to Technical Services.
A-307-2005* On 7-1-2005, the Waterville Fire Dept. called one of my coworkers and let us know that Mr. Joseph had a glass globe of carbon tetrachloride. This material was hanging in the basement of his business in Waterville. That business is Joseph's Market. The carbon Tet. was inside a "Red Comet automatic safety spray". I spoke to Mr. Joseph and convinced him to let me pick this material up and add it to some other carbon Tet. that we had at the DEP Haz. Store  Bldg. I had to reassure Mr. Joseph that this was the right thing to do, and I would keep the cost as low as possible.
 On 7-4-2005, I collected the glass globe of carbon Tet. I contacted Environmental Projects Inc. to pick up this material and other material (A-306-05) at the DEP Haz. Store Bldg. EPI collected this material on or about 7-12-2005. Mr. Joseph paid his share of the disposal cost.
 No further action will be required.

A-352-2005*The vessel Bright Morning Star departed Belfast Harbor for a trip around Islesboro on July 29, 2005, with one Raymond Dube aboard; it was probably to be a three hour cruise.  At some point during the trip, Mr Dube proceeded south, down Penobscot Bay toward Monhegan Island and reportedly developed engine trouble.  He went below for an undetermined length of time to repair the engine, during which time the vessel ran aground near East Beach on Damariscove Island.  Damariscove Island is approximately 5 miles east of Boothbay Harbor and is a bird sanctuary.  Mr. Dube and his dog abandon the vessel for a small boat he had in tow.  In the dark, Mr. Dube made his way to Ocean Point by midnight.  Once ashore he woke residents of a nearby cottage who called for the paramedics and police.  Mr. Dube was transported to St. Andrews Hospital for hypothermia and because he was seriously disoriented.

Maine DEP staff responded to the scene with a 16 foot workboat and the Maine Marine Patrol.  DEP staff assessed the situation and determined the fuel should be removed from the vessel.  DEP, using an air powered drill and SCBA bottles, drilled port side steel fuel tank to remove the fuel.  Hoses were run between the stricken vessel and the DEP workboat, where drums were standing by to receive the fuel.  Using an air powered pump DEP removed an estimated 110 gallons of fuel oil.

Prior to DEP's arrival, Maine Marine Patrol and the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department had placed sorbent boom around the vessel in an effort to catch or contain any spilled product.  Some oil did leak through the port fuel tank vent and overboard, but the quantity was small.   Seth Barker, Maine Department of Marine Resources, was informed of the grounding and spill potential by Maine DEP.

The vessel owner contracted TowBoat US to remove the vessel and tow it to a local boatyard.  Had the owner not removed the vessel, the US Coast Guard would have arranged for the vessels removal at much greater expense.

No further action by DEP is expected.
B-118-2005*B-118-2005
03/08/2005 22:30

     Brad Kelso of the Domtar Industries called to report a spill of hydraulic oil at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons of fluid leaked from a broken hose on a chip truck.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with chips and burnt in one of their boilers.  No drains or surface waters were affected.
B-44-2005*B-44-2005
01/24/2005 12:57

     Phil Finley of Hancock Oil in Ellworth called to report a spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of William Rice on Bayside Road.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons of fuel leaked out the vent onto the ground when the tank was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  There was some concern of vapors inside the house.  PID readings however were 0.0 ppm.
P-41-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-93-2005*B-93-2005
02/16/2005 14:33

     Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a spill of a calcium chloride solution used for road deicing at their Plymouth facility on Route 7.  It was stated that about 2700 gallons were lost from a broken line.  Investigation revealed very little evidence of the fluid.  Most of it was directed to a large snow bank.  No wells were in the area.  No action was taken.
P-32-2006*I was contacted by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office reporting that 50+ gallons of #2 fuel oil had been spilled at the Bath Fuel Company and the oil was getting into the Kennebec River.  I arrived to find the cleanup of the spill well underway.  Glen Kirkpatrick of Bath Fuel Company had his employees collecting free product with sorbent pads.  He had also made several earthen dams to slow the flow of oil towards the river.  The Bath Fire Department was also on scene and they had deployed about 40 feet of sorbent boom in the river to collect the oil that had flowed here.

Apparently, the spill occurred when a delivery of fuel oil was being made to their aboveground storage tanks (AST).  A valve that is used to open a pipe for filling trucks at their loading rack was open because the rope connected to its handle had become caught on something.  So when the delivery truck connected to the piping outside the loading rack started pumping, the oil was able to flow out the overhead pipe connected to the open valve.  The piping used to deliver oil to the AST's is the same piping used to fill trucks at the loading rack.  The only thing that went wrong was the valve was stuck open.

The oil poured down onto the ground under the loading rack and flowed down gradient to a newly installed concrete dike.  There was a drain hole in the dike that had not yet been fitted with a valve so the oil was able to pass right through.  The oil then ran across the ground and into a hole that went down into a rock wall with the Kennebec River at the bottom.  The hole in the dike was filled with soil as soon as it was noticed, an earthen dam was placed in the path of the oil, and the hole that went down into the rock wall/river was also filled with soil to prevent any more oil from entering the river.  Plans were made to excavate the contaminated soil the following day.  I was unable to attend the excavation so Stephen Brezinski attended for me.  All of the contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving.  Bath Fuel Company had recently been inspected by the EPA for Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) violations.  Several changes were required by EPA for Bath Fuel Company to come into compliance.  The changes, like the new dike, were underway, but had not been stalled because of winter.  Stephen Brezinski forwarded the information about this spill to EPA.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-38-2006*I was contacted by a neighbor of Neils Bakery Products Transportation reporting that oil was running out of their parking lot and into the street.  The caller stated they work on tractor trailer trucks there and oil spillage was a regular occurrence.  I visited the site and spoke with the employees.  There was absolutely no oil in the company's front parking lot.  I did see a minute sheen in the street but it was not coming from the company's property and was probably just the result of a passing vehicle.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-33-2006*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that a tractor trailer truck had been involved in an accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile 84 southbound in Sabattus.  Apparently, the truck's hydraulic tank fell off causing the truck's saddle tank to fall off and also run over.  The hydraulic tank was basically empty, but there was some diesel in the saddle tank.  Oil was recovered from the saddle tank, some had sprayed along the side of the road, and the remainder was spilled on the embankment the saddle tank rolled down.  Sand was spread on the road and swept up for collected by EPI.  The following day I was unable to attend the soil removal so Kara Walked attended for me.  She oversaw the removal of a small amount of contaminated soil and changed out some sorbent pads and boom.  The sand and soil collected was disposed of at Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-110-2005*B-110-2005
03/03/2005 15:37

     The C.N. Brown Company called to report a spill of gasoline at the Dexter Regional Airport on Cindy Lane in Dexter.  It was stated that a hose failed on a delivery truck while filling the Dexter Aeroclub's aboveground tank.  The fuel, which spread across the paved ramp, was cleaned up with speedi dri.  Much of the fuel evaporated in a brisk wind.
A-121-2005*Paula from C.N. Brown contacted this office to report a small fuel oil overfill at the University of Maine Farmington campus, Purington Hall.  The inside AST was being filled.  Due to driver inattention and/or a "weak whistle" on the tank, a small overfill was released from the vent line to the ground.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up immediately with sorbents.  Leaves and twigs were also collected by hand.  I contacted a representative from UMF, (Houle) who confirmed the minor scope of the spill.  No site visit was made.
P-39-2006*I was contacted by Bob Robinson a licensed burner technician reporting that there was oil in the basement of an apartment building in Bath.  I arrived to find that the basement was flooded with about a foot and a half of water and on the water there was a distinct layer of kerosene.  Mr. Robinson informed me that he had been called and had found a compression fitting in one of the copper lines that was leaking.  Mr. Robinson had cut out the fitting and gave it to me, the fitting had something smeared on it that looked like putty or epoxy.  I asked Mr. Robinson and the owner of the home, Mr. Nickles, if either of them had tried to patch the leak and they both said no.  The tenant upstairs was the owner's ex-wife and kids.  I asked her how long she had been smelling the oil and she stated that it had been going on for months.

Later Mr. Nickles stated that the DEP had been out on a previous occasion.  I asked him what had transpired then and his story was that Stephen Brezinski had come out to investigate an oil odor and they had looked for the source, but Brezinski had just left them with sorbent pads and told them he would send a letter if there was anything else they needed to do.  I later spoke with Brezinski and he told me that when he arrived at the building on October 10th, 2005, Mr. Nickles had shown him where the copper line was leaking at the compression fitting and Brezinski told him he needed to hire a burner technician to come fix the line.  Mr. Nickles told Brezinski that he, himself, had tried to stop the leak by putting putty on the fitting but that had failed.  At that time the leak was fairly small so Brezinski left Mr. Nickles with sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil (see P-794-05).  Apparently Mr. Nickles never had the copper line fixed and it continued to leak until January 14th, 2006 when he finally called the burner technician and the leak was stopped.

That day I hired Enpro and we cleaned up all the free product we could and installed a ventilation fan.  We also made plans to use a vactor to remove all the water, oil, and soil we could from the basement.  Enpro and I returned on Tuesday the 17th and emptied the basement of oil and water and then removed all the soil and oily debris we could find.  The basement is mostly bedrock and concrete except where the spill occurred where there was a fieldstone foundation.  We removed all the soil we could without jeopardizing the fragile foundation.  We also washed down the bedrock and concrete with a soap solution.  We left sorbent pads and boom in the area of the fieldstone foundation where the oil continued to seep out.  We also tried to adjust the sump pump so that it would run properly, it's float switch had gotten stuck several times prior and allowed the basement to flood.  We also left the ventilation fan running.  I revisited the site several days later and found that the sump pump had failed again and there was a little oil on the water.  The tenant stated that some of the oil might be from having had the furnace primed because it had quit.  It appeared that was the case because the area of the wall where the oil from the spill was seeping out was well contained by the sorbent boom.  At this point I think that this case needs engineering work, a permanent vent fan and a better sump pump and long term monitoring.  I referred this case to Don White of Technical Services.  Stephen Brezinski referred this case to Andrew Flint of the Oil Enforcement Unit.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-131-2005*Mark from Farmington Oil contacted this office to report a line leak at the Libby residence.  Farmington Oil had been contacted by the Libby's to respond to a no-heat complaint.  The oil burner is located in a very low crawl space/cellar.  Due to corrosion, the line between tank and burner had lost suction and leaked.  Farmington oil repaired the leak and placed sorbents in the crawl space.

I responded to the site and met with the Libby's.  Farminton Oil personnel had departed for greener pastures.  There was a slight oil odor in the home, but not objectionable to the residents.  The cellar was very low headspace with standing water over bedrock.  The house was served by public water.  No free product was observed, only slight sheen.  I collected the sorbents for disposal and recommended the crawl space be ventilated if possible.  No further action expected.
P-40-2006*I was contacted by Paula Stotts reporting there was a diesel spill on the property abutting hers and  the oil was flowing toward her organic garden.  I arrived to find that the Town of Mechanic Falls was in the process of building a water tower on the land adjacent to Mrs. Stotts.  There were several pieces of large earthmoving equipment, as well as a peddler truck, parked on the property.  Mrs. Stotts stated the peddler truck had a leak of diesel fuel and she showed me where.  The previous day, when the spill had occurred, there had been soaking rain.  Mrs. Stotts had contacted the people overseeing the construction and the company doing the work.  They had come out and moved the peddler truck and had done some excavation/earthmoving to try and deal with an erosion problem.  The soil that they moved was the soil from where the spill had occurred.  It wasn't moved far though, only pushed up to form a berm.  Then later that night, the weather had changed and the temperature had dropped, everything had frozen, and it had snowed lightly.  All of these circumstances made it very difficult to determine how much had spilled, where the spill had occurred, or whether there had been a spill at all.  I poked around in the soil and thought that I might have smelled a faint odor of oil.  I contacted the company that was doing the work and the site supervisor stated that he couldn't believe that there had been a spill.  He said he would talk to his employees about the possibility.  He called me back and stated categorically there had not been a spill.  I spoke with several other people that are familiar with the situation between the Town and the Stotts and it sounds like there is very bad blood there.  I could not be sure there was a spill, but I made an agreement with the contractor that they would remove soil in a 10 foot by 10 foot area, 2 feet deep, and dispose of it at Commercial Paving.  I must conclude that, if there was a spill, the majority of the contamination ran off with the rain and any remaining contamination was removed during the excavation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-110-2006*On February 21, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a 8 gallon transformer oil spill at Pole 3, Ossoola Street, Norridgewock.  The spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was a result of wind damage.  Central Maine Power contractors used sorbents on the spill and removed an estimated 6 yards of contaminated soil for disposal at Waste Management's Norridgewock facility.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-65-2006*I was contacted by Bob Robinson reporting he had been called to a home, that is for sale, when the realtor smelled oil in the detached garage.  The garage had a small furnace in it and an oil tank outside.  The furnace had not been used in many years and the filter, that was inside next to the furnace, was in contact with the wet sill and finally rusted out.  The oil in the tank was so old that it was not dyed red.  The remaining oil in the tank drained out onto the concrete floor in the garage, it soaked into the sill, and in some places up into the T-111 siding, and seeped outside into the ground.  I hired EPI to clean up the free product, wash the floor with soap, remove all of the oiled wood, and replace what was removed.  The owners of the home asked Bob Robinson to remove the furnace, since it was out of code anyway, and the associated piping and tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-556-2005*An elderly woman misjudged the length of her vehicle, pulled too far into her garage and separated the filter assembly from her AST.  The collision caused a discharge of approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel that was quite mobile.  In addition to contacting the cement slab and a plethora of miscellaneous items throughout the interior, a single tier of cinder blocks providing additional foundation allowed the oil to traverse between it and the slab subsequently contacting exterior soils.  Initial response action included separating contaminated materials from non contaminated materials and applying speedy dry to the slab to absorb the oil.  Oil laden speedy dry was bagged then a fresh application applied with the homeowner prepared to shuffle the berm created along the cinder block tier which was intended to wick away the oil within.  A site visit was made the following week to assess the productivity of the weekend's 'shuffling' and perform a perimeter excavation.  The behavior of the speedy dry left behind was sufficient and the excavation was undertaken.  A trough approximately one and one half feet wide and one and one half feet deep was created around the perimeter of the structure effectively removing the bulk of the contaminated soil; the entrails were below the poured slab and deemed inappropriate for removal for structural considerations.  After backfilling, the project was deemed complete.
B-9-2005*B-09-2005
01/05/2005 14:35

     The C.N. Brown Oil Company in Dexter called to report a small spill of #1 fuel oil at their Route 7 bulk plant in Dexter.  It was stated that about 3 gallons leaked from a failed valve on a delivery truck.  The fuel was then cleaned up from an icy surface with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-115-2005*B-115-2005
03/21/2005 11:00

     The Irving Oil convenience store in Newport called to report about a 9 gallon spill of what appeared to be lube oil out in the truck parking area.  The origin of the material was not known.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up from the paved surface with speedi dri and disposed of.  No further action was taken.
B-395-2005*B-395-2005
07/06/2005 00:46

     Dale Mahan, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of transformer oil on Main Street in East Millinocket.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons leaked onto the side walk below when a hole was burnt in the side of the transformer from a lightning strike.  The "non-PCB" fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.
A-141-2005*Roger Audette of the Augusta Fire Dept contacted DEP to report an unknown white powder at Central Maine Power's (CMP) mail room.  I responded to the scene to assist.  I met the Chief Audette - Augusta FD, Tori Cummings - Augusta PD, John Chandler - CMP public relations, and Janet Dyer - CMP Environmental.  With their help, I completed the unknown substance threat assessment.  Three staff in the mail room were conducting routine duty opening monthly invoice returns when one of the employees noticed a puff of white powder and stopped the operation.  The staff had been isolated in a separate room and the ventilation shut down.  CMP had been subject to threats in the past, so it was possible this was an intentional act.  The envelope that contained the powder, however, did have a return address.  Augusta PD was trying to contact the sender to obtain additional information about what the powder could be.

Later, I received a call from John Chapman of the US Postal Service (USPS).  He expressed disappointment that the USPS had been kept out of the loop.  He wanted to know whether the USPS needed to be shut down, and what an impact that would have on delivery schedules for the City.  He emphasized the importance of prompt notification to the USPS.  The infectious article could have impacted many people and could be spread around the city with carriers and shift changes.  I let Mr. Chapman express his concerns and then explained that I had just arrived and we were assessing the situation.  I explained what I had for information (not much) and would have CMP contact him once we knew what the powder was.

After conferring with Chief Audette and CMP, I agreed to suit up in level C and obtain a sample.  I also performed minor decontamination of the area where the powder was spilled with bleach and water solution as a precaution.  I contacted State Police and obtained a sample #05-006 and Augusta police department transported the sample to Health & Environmental Testing Lab.  Shortly after the sample was obtained, Augusta police department made contact with the responsible party (Morris).  She was incredulous that such a big deal had been made out of her electric bill.  Apparently Morris is a potter and the powder is clay dust.  At that point it was determined that the employees who were quarantined could go home and rest.  HETL was notified of the likely identity of the substance.  The USPS was also notified.  No further action required by Response.
P-299-2005*Received a call from Steve Selleck, St. Germain & Associates, regarding the discovery of #2 fuel oil, contaminated soil at a underground storage tank (UST) removal at the Greely Jr. High School, Main Street, Cumberland, ME.

The contamination was minor and attributed to overfills and/or piping leaks.  No problems with the tank were observed.  1.28 tons of soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. for processing.
I-38-2006*I was contacted by Huber Engineered Woods reporting that a loader had leaked hydraulic oil onto the ground.  They reported that the hydraulic hose chafed against the framework of the machine and sprung a leak.  The spill was cleaned up with sawdust and burned in their boiler.  See attached Huber Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-304-2005*Received a call regarding the discharge of 5-6 gallons of diesel fuel in front of Tupper Gravel Pit, 192 Pinkham Brook Road (Rt. 192), Durham, ME.  The discharge was the result of a traffic accident where the saddle tank was damaged.

By the time I arrived on-site, most of the diesel fuel had been collected with sorbents.  A small amount of oil had migrated off the road, requiring the removal of soil.  0.26 tons of soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. for processing.
B-15-2005*B-15-2005
01/11/2005 09:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report an oil leak from a home heating oil tank at the residence of Paula Lane on the Coldbrook Road.  An inspection of the tank shown that the fitting was probably loose.  It appeared repairs were made.  With the exception of some minor staining in the  snow, no significant spillage was found.  When speaking with Ms. Lane, I found her to be extremely uncooperative, if not belligerent.  Since not much spillage was found to begin with, no further action was taken.  It was not known who made the repairs to the system.
B-66-2005*B-66-2005
02/04/2005 09:15

     Don Bubar of Gaftek called to report that a line test had failed on a 10,000 gallon tank at HE Sargent on the Bennoch Road in Old Town.  I was told I'd receive a call as how they would proceed with an investigation.  As it turned out, Cleve Leckey was informed of the matter without my knowledge.  It was revealed that there was a kink in the line beneath the dispenser.  A full report is covered under B-197-2005.
B-16-2005*B-16-2005
01/04/2005 15:20

     Dale McLaughlin, Director of Operations at the Millinocket Regional Hospital, called to request a waiver to abandon-in-place a 1000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank at their facility.  Investigation revealed that the tank was situated adjacent to a 10,000 gallon fuel oil tank.  It was decided, with the permission of the Tanks Enforcement Unit, that the tank be simply pumped out, with a lock placed on the fill.  The tank will be removed when the 10,000 gallon tank is removed.
I-33-2006*Because of high winds and poor road conditions, a truck jacknifed on Rt. 1 approximately 500 feet south of the Amish Bakery in Bridgewater. It struck a utility pole and tore open one saddle tank. A contractor was hired to remove contaminated soil. No wells were in the area.
P-111-2006*For some time, a homeowner had been experiencing indoor air quality issues that seem to be predicated on petroleum contaminated cement and soil in the basement of her vacation home.  The section of basement once contained an AST, but it was removed several years ago so it is unclear exactly how or why the area became contaminated .  General knowledge suggests the situation was exacerbated by a hot air furnace whose intake is directly above the afflicted area.   A small hole was created in the slab to allow us to quantify the extent to which the soil was contaminated.  No concern was experienced with results lingering around 50 parts per million (ppm) via field headspace analysis, and a fieldstone foundation with no footer precluded us from any attempt at soil removal anyway.  Also, this issue was alleviated by city provided water and sewer.  Appreciating the aforementioned structural concerns and scenario specifics, it was decided to lay down a vapor barrier then pour cement over the old slab and cement which will dually serve to eliminate the odor issues and provide additional support to the structure.

P-115-2006*DownEast Energy overfilled an above ground storage tank (AST) in Cape Elizabeth which resulted in a one half gallon discharge of  #2 fuel.  Product was forced out the threads of the tank and ran down its sides to the cement, albeit minimally.  The tank and floor were cleaned with pads  and speedy dry respectively, then the tank was wiped down with a cleaner/degreaser.
P-122-2006*During the perusal of Kennebunk HS's inventory of chemicals, Ann Pistell discovered they still had in their possession two one gallon containers of the sometimes shock sensitive yet always hazardous chemical - tetrahydrofuran.  I visited the site and witnessed the capped, intact containers in a locked haz-stor cupboard in a locked closet which greatly reduced the need for alarm but not for removal.  A 'bomb squad' from Clean Harbors was consulted who agreed with my assessment of the siutation and a date for the neutralization and disposal of the product was established.  The neutralization/stabilization process occurred without issue and the product was disposed of amidst a lab packing that occurred at the school the following month.
P-126-2006*Home Depot Topsham reported an approximate one quart spill of floor stain to cement.  Product was picked up with sorbent material and stored for bulk disposal.
P-128-2006*On February 2, 2006, DEP received notification that a transformer discharged approximately one (1) gallon of mineral oil as a result of storm damage.  Clean-up efforts were negated by the obliteration of the spill area due to rain and snow.  Testing of the oil indicated that poly chlorinated biphenyl content to be less than two parts per million (2 ppm).

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-129-2006*Property owner was having tank and burner replaced which was a multi step process due to multi unit dwelling.  Mid-job, a flared copper line failed discharging approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the basement of this house.  First floor resident noticed oil smell and called Fire Dept, landlord and burner tech.  Burner Tech fixed the issue and picked up spilled product with speedy dry and pads.
B-5-2005*B-05-2005
01/04/2005 13:00

     John Dunlap of the Augusta staff requested a new UST siting inspection at the new Bangor Hydro-Electric Company facility at 21 Telcom Drive in Bangor.  An on site investigation shown no evidence of denying the installation.  The check list was completed and sent to Augusta.
P-131-2006*On February 18, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately seven (7) gallons of mineral oil were discharged as a result of storm damage.  Impacted brush and soil were removed and disposed of appropriately.   Analytical results of oil tested indicated no presence of poly chlorinated biphenyls above two parts per million (2 ppm).

See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action required at this time.
P-132-2006*Home Depot Auburn reported the discharge of approximately one half gallon of oil based paint to cement inside the store.  Product was picked up with sorbent material and will be stored for bulk disposal.
P-133-2006*Vessel Services has been working on inventory control with Andrew Flint, and as part of their agreement, Vessel Services provides reports when alarms are received.  ATG alarm tripped which was attributed to a change in temperature, therefore a change in volume of product during test.  This narrative serves to document his call.
B-66-2006*Lyle Rolfe is away for the winter in Florida and has someone check on his house occasionally. On the 8th of February, that person smelled oil, discovered that the oil tank in the basement was leaking, and summoned help from R.W. Mathews.

Mathews personnel notified us, saying they thought up to 30 gallons had been lost; given the looks of the site, I do not think it was that much.   Most of the oil ran across the boiler room floor and down a floor drain.   There was no collectible oil in the drain and a careful check of the perimeter showed no oil being discharged outside.  Wherever the perimeter drain goes is not apparent; perhaps it empties into the septic system.

The property is surrounded by salt marsh on 3 sides.  The lost oil might show up in the spring.
P-331-2005*Received a call from the Goodwin Mills Fire Dept. regarding a ruptured aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Stewart's residence, 40 Goodwins Acres, Dayton, ME.  Approximately 40 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been discharged to the basement floor.

I met with Mr. Stewart and the fire dept. on-site who showed me the situation.  A broken fire-o-matic was actually the cause of the discharge, not a ruptured tank.  Something had fallen on the fire-o-matic. The discharge had been stopped, but oil had flowed across the concrete floor, damaging several items.  The fire dept. had placed sorbents in the immediate area of the discharge, but to properly undertake a clean-up several items had to be moved and/or disposed of.  The basement was full of accumulated treasures that required the assistance of a contractor to move them around or disposed of them, so I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. to assist me in the clean-up.  We removed all items saturated with oil and cleaned the floor using speedy-dry.  Fans were placed in the basement to dissipate oil vapors.  No issues with vapors in the living space were observed, although I did inform Mr. Stewart to contact me if vapors became an issue.

It appeared that no oil made its way outside the basement, and the well for the property was located a safe distance away.

P-134-2006*Home Depot Auburn reported one half gallon latex paint spill to cement floor inside store.   Product was picked up with sorbent material and will be stored for bulk disposal.
P-135-2006*A forklift punctured a waste oil laden drum at EMI which caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of waste oil to the cement floor inside the building.  Product was picked up with sorbent material.
A-599-2005*On 12/7/2005, Charles Wilson of Downeast Energy reported an oil spill at the Gardiner high school. The spill was the result of a UST overfill. Mr. Wilson stated that approximately two gallons of heating was spilled, and cleaned up by the driver. A site visit was made to confirm details of the spill, no further action is expected.
B-63-2006*Gary Sirois, in 2005, purchased a used truck from Galen's Transport of Limestone and took it to Whited Ford in Presque Isle to have a new motor put in.  On the 7th of February, he picked up the truck and started back to Sidney.   Somewhere in the vicinity of Benedicta, he hit a pothole or bump and the rear strap on the driver's side saddle tank let go, dropping one end of the tank onto the pavement (photo).  Of course, it did not take long for the tank to wear through and start spilling oil.

Rather than be marooned on the Interstate in a disabled truck, Sirois continued south, exiting at 244.  He entered the Irving lot on the east end, driving behind the building, spilling oil all the way, until he parked behind the diesel pump.   Irving personnel called the Fire Department, who put down speedy dry to soak up what little fuel was still leaking out of the tank.  They notified the State Police, who notified me and the DOT.

Investigating that night, I could see nothing to be done, since Sirois was no longer there.  Next morning, I asked the State Police whom the truck belonged to and discovered that Sirois' registration on the truck had expired.  I informed the dispatcher where the truck was and suggested maybe a trooper might want to look at it.

Upon my arrival back in Medway, I encountered Trooper Thibodeau of the Commercial Vehicle Unit, and he provided me with the information I needed, then got Gary Sirois on the phone.  I explained to Mr. Sirois what had to transpire as far as cleanup went and suggested options to him.   He said he would have to check with his insurance company, but said he would come to Medway and sweep up the speedy dry.

Through the 8th and 9th, I had conversations with Sirois, his insurance company, and Tom Schwarm, representing Irving.   On the afternoon of the 9th, Schwarm told me that Emery Lee & Sons would do the excavation of the oil contaminated soil, and I promised to be in Medway at 0800 on the 10th.

Arriving at the appointed hour, I was surprised and pleased to see that the oil had not penetrated into the soil very far at all.  So shallow was it, in fact, that no backfill was required.  One would think that Sirois would also have been pleased; one would be wrong.  On the 11th, he upbraided me for insisting that so small an amount of oil had to be cleaned up.
I-39-2006*I received a call from Lisa Obstfeld reporting that they had been smelling gasoline for several days at her office.  I arrived and could smell a faint aromatic odor in the office.  I proceeded to get out my Photo Ionization Detector (PID) and scan around the office for the source.  While searching I asked if there was anything new in the office and they pointed out a tube of roofing cement.  The tube was unopened but had a faint odor that the PID confirmed but wasn't strong enough to be the source.  Then they told me that a week ago they had heavy rains and water had found its way on to the floor in the office from where the wall met the concrete slab.  I measured with the PID down there and got a reading of 8 ppm versus the 3-4 ppm I had gotten off the unopened tube and some Sharpies on the shelf.  They took me outside and showed me where the cement had been applied and a PID reading confirmed that it was quite aromatic and had not yet solidified.  I returned inside and read the unopened tube to see what the ingredients were.  The cement contained asphalt and petroleum distillates.  I was fairly certain that we had found the culprit.  I suggested that they opened the windows periodically and get fresh air in the office and if the problem didn't improve, to consider having the inside of the wall sealed with something less aromatic.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-141-2006*On February 24, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately seventy (70) gallons of waste cooking oil was released at approximately midnight onto the pavement behind the campus center.  Vandals toppled a secondary containment unit containing two partially full fifty-five gallon drums.  University of New England (UNE) representatives responded by utilizing the cold weather and sorbents to remove the congealed waste cooking oil.  Kara Walker responded to the area and deemed the clean-up was satisfactory.  UNE representatives indicated the waste cooking oil storage unit would be attached to the side of the building and locked to reduce the risk of this happening again.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-368-2005*The Friendship Fire Department reported a basement spill at the home of Jack Richards on August 9, 2005.  The spill apparently occurred several days prior to the report but was not discovered until the reported date by a caretaker for the property.  Lightning had struck a tree approximately 75 feet from the house.  The lightning bolt had traveled along the ground and bedrock to the corner of the house foundation where it appears to have hit a small steel stud used to hold forms together for pouring concrete.  The lighting shorted the electrical panel, alarm system, and phone circuit and finally "jumped" from the foundation to the copper line between the AST and furnace.  A pinhole resulted and about 35 gallons of oil was discharged to the concrete floor.

Maine DEP and the Friendship Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the free product and installed a vent fan to reduce the odor/vapor load in the building.  The homeowner's insurance company, at the direction of Maine DEP staff, hired a contractor to clean and seal the concrete floor.  No further action is expected.
A-274-2005*On June 21, 2005, Maine State Police called DEP for an after hours vehicle accident on Route 202 at 15 Mile Brook, Albion.  Route 202 is a designated route for trucks operating with an over weight permit and not allowed to operate on the interstate highway.  The vehicle in question is owned by Shad Benson (S & S Transport) and leased to K.B. Corporation.  K.B. Corporation operates and leases a fleet of tractor trailers primarily hauling construction and other debris into Maine from other states.

The tractor trailer rolled over on Route 202 at 15 Mile Brook damaging the bridge guard rail and discharging some of the construction debris load on the road and over the embankment.  As a result of the rollover, the truck lost an estimated 6 gallons of motor oil and 8 gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement.  To upright the truck the remaining debris had to be removed from the trailer using a skid steer machine.  A truck with a pulp loader then transferred the debris to a trailer provided by K.B. Corporation.  Once empty, the tractor and trailer were up-righted and removed by a wrecker.

An excavator in combination with the pulp loader was used to remove the debris discharged to the embankment.  And though not specifically the responsibility of DEP Response Services, Response staff remained on scene to ensure all the debris had been removed and the site restored.

No further action is expected.
A-284-2005*On June 23, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a 1 quart motor oil spill from a CMP truck.  The spill occurred at Pole 124, Wagner Bridge Road, Waldoboro on June 22, 2005.  CMP personnel excavated the contaminated soil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, no further action is expected.
P-676-2005*The report of an abandoned drum was received by the Department.  It was picked up and transported to our warehouse where it was opened and contained approximately one gallon of oil and sludge.  The drum was cleaned, the sorbents went into the HAZ shed and the drum was provided to our bulk recycler for disposal.
B-120-2006*On 3/6/05, 0915 hours, Chris Gulesian of Daigle Oil reported that they had responded to a small oil leak at the residence of Andy Cummings on North Howland Road in Enfield.  The burner tech indicated that the release happened because an "O" ring on the AST had deteriorated.  Daigle personnel had replaced the defective part and cleaned the spill area, which was an area of cement, basement floor, with sorbent material.
P-668-2005*A small corrosion hole resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the unfinished portion of a basement in Portland.  Speedy dry was utilized by a contractor to pick up the product.  Homeowner was also directed to have the contractor (who also removed and replaced the tank) to remove a portion of a wall that had been contacted by the oil to eliminate odor issues.
P-151-2006*An old generator was removed from service and disconnected from the furnace it once fired.  The fitting secured to the filter at the furnace had backed off or otherwise developed a weep, which allowed the discharge of a small amount of #2 fuel to the cement floor.  The product created a stain approximately six inches in diameter and was picked up with speedy dry.  Although ambient air quality was an initial issue, source elimination alleviated the problem.
P-160-2006*I was contacted by an employee of the Auburn Home Depot reporting a small spill of latex paint.  Apparently, a gallon can of latex paint was knocked off a counter and broke open on the concrete floor spilling about a quart.  The spill was cleaned up with vermiculite and containerized for later disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-162-2006*Discharge was the result of a faulty whistle resulting in an overfill at the Patch's residence, 18 Crystal Lane, Cumberland, ME.  Union Oil was later called back to the property, because the oil in the fill and vent piping had wept onto the floor and into a sump.  Union oil was undertaking the clean-up.

The following week, I was contacted by Enpro Services stating they had been contracted by Union Oil to remove soil and water from the sump and wipe down the tank, because the homeowner was complaining of vapors in the building.  They were going to return to the site on 3/3/06, to undertake further removal of soil in the sump after Union Oil had moved the tank out of the way as a precaution.

On 3/3/06, I was contacted by Mr. Patch requesting my presence to assure the clean-up was completed correctly.  Also, during the conversation he stated that while Union Oil was moving the tank, one of the legs fell off.  I informed him the tank should probably be replaced.

By the time I arrived on-site, most of the contaminated soil had been removed from the sump.  The only area of concern was the soil next to the foundation wall, which was later removed until it was either inaccessible or not contaminated.  Enpro Services had removed 2-55 gallon drums of a mixture of water and soil.  Also during this time, the tank was replaced in addition to the supply line.  Mr. Patch was to contact me, if there were any further problems.
P-163-2006*On March 3, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three (3) gallons of K-1 fuel oil was discharged onto an asphalt driveway due to a malfunctioning hose behind a meter.  The delivery representative deployed sorbent pads to contain the release and representatives of the oil company returned later to further remediate the impacted area with speedy dry.  Kara Walker followed up with the homeowner and did not receive an indication that she was displeased with the clean-up.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-780-2005*Discharge was the result of a damaged saddle tank on a Troiano's Waste Services' truck.  The truck was avoiding oncoming traffic when the saddle tank struck bedrock on the side of the road.  Approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel was discharged onto the road and the dirt driveway of 219 Parkerhead Road.

When I arrived, the truck was just being removed from the area, and Clean Harbors was still on their way to excavate soil from the driveway.  Some sorbents were placed down, but most of the oil had soaked into the soil.  Speedy-dry had been placed on the road to collect the discharged oil, but had not been collected.  The area was extremely dangerous and required traffic control.  It was decided to leave the speedy-dry on the road until the following day.  Clean Harbors finally arrived and excavated approximately 15 yards of soil, that they later disposed of with the sorbents.  The area was excavated until no oil was detected.  There were no dwellings in the immediate area and the well for 219 Parkerhead Road was not at jeopardy.
A-573-2005*On November 23. 2005, the Augusta Police Department reported a homemade device had "exploded" inside one of their police cruisers.  The police officer had stopped William McDaniel and John Rhynd on Oxford Street, Augusta.  The officer found them to be carrying a one liter plastic bottle containing an unknown liquid.  While transporting the bottle and suspects, the bottle began to "make noise", whereupon the officer attempted to throw it out the window; it "exploded" discharging the unknown liquid inside the cruiser and on the officer.  Fortunately, his injuries were not serious, though the potential was very high for loss of sight and skin burns.

The liquid contained pool shock and reportedly some alcohol, as the mixture was agitated, gas was generated rupturing the bottle.  Maine DEP staff neutralized the chlorine pool shock and decontaminated the vehicle.

No further action is expected.
A-489-2005* On 10-10-205, Augusta Fuel reported an oil leak at Kennebec Valley Mental Health. This building is located at 62 State Street in Augusta, ME. The technician from AFC found that a compression fitting at the tank was dripping.
 I made a site visit later that day and discovered the oil had spilled onto the concrete floor. This concrete floor had several inches of sand covering it. There was also an oil vapor problem in the basement and one of the apartments on the first floor. I believe this leak has been ongoing because there was already a fan (bathroom style) mounted to the floor joist in the basement. This fan was hooked up to exhaust vapors to the outside. However, it was not turned on at this time.
 The building is owned by Paul Rodrigue and managed by Ed Wurpel. I made contact with Mr. Wurpel and he gave me permission to start the cleanup. The tanks were emptied by Augusta Fuel and Clean Harbors arrived to bust up the concrete. The concrete and oil contaminated soil was removed with a vactor. The site was backfilled and new concrete was poured.

The site was deemed cleaned up and no further action is expected.

P-166-2006*On March 8, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged to the road on Wells Highlands across from house #66.  The local fire department dispatched to the area and dispensed speedy dry.  Upon investigation, Kara Walker (KW) contacted the oil company that was suspected of discharging the oil.  Top It Off Oil accepted responsibility and dispatched a crew to complete a more thorough clean-up, including removing the speedy dry that the fire department dispensed.  Top It Off Oil indicated that discharge was caused by oil being released from the pressure relief valve on the truck.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-127-2006*On 3/7/06, 2130 hours, Darrell Cyr (Assistant Fire Chief) contacted me about a potentially hazardous situation at 54 Bald Mountain Drive.  The initial report was that the resident (Patrick Davis) had mixed ammonia water and Chlorox together.  According to this report, the plan was to use the mixture to cleanup cat urine.  From a few news reports I had heard over the year, this mixture forms chloramine, which supposedly is highly toxic.  In fact, people have died from exposure to chloramine, but the deaths must have resulted from unusual circumstances, such as mixing the two in a bath tub and keeping ones head close to where the two chemicals are reacting.  Researching on the internet, I noted the compound made no references to mortalities, but extolled the virtues of the substance as a sanitizer. The Google information made a point of stating that there were no MSDS for the substance. It is used extensively in treating municipal water supplies at a concentration of 4 ppm.  No mention of it being an inhalation hazard, but if it did enter the blood via the lungs it would act the same as carbon monoxide.  Namely, it would combine with hemoglobin, thus preventing oxygen transport.  Anyway, as a result of my impression of chloramine, I strongly advised against approaching the spill in anything less than level A.  Darrell asked what could be done with the cleanup material.  I suggested bagging it up in sealed poly bags and that I would take it and try to figure out what to do with it.

When I got there, Darrell told me that the situation had been downgraded.  Ammonia and Chlorox had not been mixed, but Chlorox had been used on cat urine, which would have been a source of ammonia.  However, it turned out that Chlorox had been used on a black stain on the cement floor.  The stain was probably mold or some organic material that reacted with the Chlorox, causing it to release some chlorine.  Patrick said it turned yellow when he put Chlorox on the stain area.  This reaction caused Patrick to call the Fire Department after he had doused the reaction with a bucket of water (which had probably been treated with 4 ppm chloramine).  The odor of cat excrement was very strong, but it was coming from kitty liter that had been used by three cats for quite a while.  The excrement was contained, but the odor was not.
P-911-2005*A motor vehicle accident involving a guard rail caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of gasoline.  The road was adjacent to Little River which, at this location had pretty steep banks.  Combined with an awkwardly situated vehicle, product was deemed unrecoverable.  Some product was released to the bank but the majority was directly to the river and was immediately dispersed or evaporated.   Although the area is serviced by private wells, the nature of the product and the swiftness of the river alleviate any concerns in that regard.
A-350-2005*On July 29, 2005, Scott Hewitt, driving a tractor trailer, rear ended Tina Turcott resulting in a multi-vehicle accident at mile 107, northbound, Maine Turnpike (I-95).  The accident resulted in an estimated 4 gallons of motor oil and 15 gallons of diesel fuel being spilled to the road and shoulder.   The oil pan and one saddle tank on the truck were fractured discharging the oil and fuel.  Maine DEP Response staff used Plug & Dike to stop the leak from the oil pan.  DEP staff also removed, using pumps, the remaining 180 gallons of diesel fuel from the saddle tanks.  DEP also used sorbent pads to clean up free product and had the Turnpike Authority sand the road in way of the spill for traction.

Unfortunately, Ms. Turcott did not survive her injuries.  No further action is expected.
A-469-2005*On October 3, 2005, DEP received a report of a dump truck discharging diesel fuel on the road surface of Route 235.  The Rome Fire Department had responded with sorbent materials and located the offending truck.  Maine DEP staff responded with additional sorbent materials to the scene.   The truck was an old Ford LT9000 fitted with a dump body.  The owner, Sam Bouchard, reported the truck was relatively new to his company and that the right saddle tank was not in use because of fitting problems.  Apparently the cause of the spill was a leak in the shutoff fitting on the saddle tank.  Furthermore, the crossover line had been removed allowing the diesel to spill to the ground.  The truck owner professed not to know there was fuel in the right saddle tank.

No further action is expected.
A-122-2005*Butch Bowie, Maine DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit, reported Peavey's General Store, Route 3, Liberty at Route 220, had a possible UST leak.  Maine DEP Response staff and the Tanks Enforcement Unit, visited the site and found there was a gasoline discharge to the ground.  Carrie Peavey, owner and operator of Peavey's General Store, said that Simard & Sons, Inc had tried, unsuccessfully to find where the tank was leaking.  It only leaked after a rain event and when that compartment of the tank was full of gasoline.  Ms. Peavey stated she had Clean Harbors remove water from the tank on several occasions.

Maine DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit cited Peavey's General Store for being out of compliance upon inspections.  After discussions with DEP, Ms. Peavey decided to have the tank removed and not replaced even though the required removal date was years in the future.  The Tanks Unit sent Ms. Peavey an application to the UST Groundwater fund and recommended she seek additional financial assistance to pay for the tank removal.

Progress was slow moving toward tank removal owing to financial difficulties at Peavey's General Store though the facility stopped selling gasoline when the tank emptied.  Maine DEP wrote an agreement with Ms. Peavey that DEP would pay for all the contractors for removal expenses with the understanding that actual removal costs not associated with the clean up were to be reimbursed.  Ms. Peavey agreed and DEP scheduled contractors for the removal.

It was found the source of the leak initially reported to DEP was a cracked fitting on the top of the tank.  Repairs to this fitting would have been difficult and were not important since the tank was removed.  Shortly after the excavation began it became apparent that an addition to the store added after the tank was installed was in danger of sliding into the excavation if the tank were removed.   It was decided the tank would be abandon in place and filled with "flowable" concrete fill.  Enpro Services provided pumping and tank cleaning services in preparation for filling the tank with concrete.

The contamination followed the axis of Route 3 east and west, particularly to the west.  DEP Technical Services collected water samples from the store well and several nearby homes and a restaurant on Route 220.  None of the samples found contamination.

Some contamination was left under Route 3, but the majority of the contaminated soil, an estimated 2000 yards, was removed for disposal.  It's probable that much of the contamination encountered was from previous tanks replaced when this tank was installed.  The site has been a gasoline station for several decades.  Tom Benn, DEP Project Management was given oversight of the site restoration.

The site has been referred to DEP Technical Services.  No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
I-40-2006*2/27/2006 1030 Kevin Rogerson of ME Department of Transportation (DOT) reported that a tractor trailer had split open one of its saddle tanks. The owner/operator Jason Landry said that one of his front springs broke and went into one of the saddle fuel tanks on his tractor as he was traveling south on route 11 in Hersey. It left a trail of diesel in the south bound lane of the road. The tractor trailer was stopped at the top of the hill on the side of the road where the damaged saddle tank leaked a majority of approximately 80 gallons of diesel fuel.

ME DOT  and the driver used the DOT spill sorbent pads to pick up the spilled product. DOT put down a heavy sanding on the road and roadside. The ice banks contained the oil to the road for the most part. I had a contractor come to pickup the road sand that had absorbed the oil and road side dirt and snow that the oil reached. Hale Brook was just down hill from the spill site. DOT put down additional sand after the clean-up.

No further action expected.
I-41-2006*2/28/06 1450 Justin Raymond from Irving Woodlands reported a spill of 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a failed line on tree harvesting equipment at mile 6 Wilderness Island Road T14 R7 (46 degrees 51' 52.5"  W 68 degrees 37' 32.7"). He said the oil had sprayed onto the snow in the area. There were no waterways in the area. Closest water body was 1/2 mile away. They had shoveled up about 5 bags of oil soaked snow in the area. Bags will go to Fort Kent facility to be staged and disposed of appropriately.

No further action expected.
A-113-2006*On February 21, 2006, Sonya Potter of Downeast Energy (formerly Potter Oil) reported a 0.5-gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at their bulk plant, 1464 Pond Road, Mount Vernon.  The spill occurred while a transporter was disconnecting the transfer hose.  The oil was contained to the concrete pad and was cleaned up using sorbent materials.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-119-2006*A car hit a pole which knocked a transformer to the ground. The transformer leaked non-pcb mineral oil to the ground. CMP personnel cleaned up the oil with sorbents. No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Response.
A-121-2006*Two dump-trucks were traveling along route 32 in Windsor one night carrying big chunks of granite through a snowstorm. The leading truck suffered a malfunction and a large block of granite fell into the road. The driver of the following truck, upon seeing the big white block in the road thought that someone had put a big chunk of snow in the road and started leisurely evasive maneuvers until he realized that what he thought was snow was in fact a hunk of granite. He then started frantic, and unsuccessful, evasive maneuvers, hit the rock, proceeded thorough a fence into a field. The horses standing in the field were curiously indifferent. Later in the spring the trucking company owner and myself returned with an excavator and removed a small amount of frozen, oily soil for disposal. No further action is expected.
P-149-2006*I was contacted by Ness Oil Company reporting that one of their delivery trucks had blown its hose at a property in Lewiston.  Apparently, a pinhole opened up in the hose on the peddler truck and sprayed about a gallon of fuel oil onto the paved parking lot before the driver could shut it off.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-144-2006*I was contacted by Lynn Richard of the Land Preserve on Peaks Island.  She was reporting that a citizen out for a walk had found a pail of waste oil and oil filters spilled on the ground on the Battery Steele Property on Peaks Island.  The citizen collected the bucket and oil filters but was concerned about the oil that remained.  After several failed attempts, I finally found the location of the spill.  On Thursday, March 9th, I returned to the property and hand excavated 4 four bags of oily soil and brought it back to our warehouse.  I placed the bagged soil in a drum and arranged for its disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-537-2005*10/31/06, 0849 - Beth DeHaas, DEP L&W, called to pass on a report from the Skowhegan Waste Water Treatment operator, Brent Dickie, that on Saturday afternoon, 10/29, they responded to an alarm that the system dissolved oxygen sensors were down at their plant. They found a smell of oil and red liquid on top of their clarifier tank. They isolated the liquid into a holding tank. I responded to the site and found grease balls red liquid that had the odor #2 fuel oil in the holding tank. Oil sorbent pads lowered into the liquid absorbed it immediately. Recovery with just sorbent pads was not possible, due to the volume and pockets of product were trapped under and between the grease balls. The plant contacted Clean Harbors to pump out the tank and dispose of the oil contaminated grease balls and liquid. Clean Harbors added material to solidify the liquid and disposed of it at Waste Management Crossroads in Norridgewock.

The plant operator said workers had checked all the system wet wells and pump stations for signs of oil. They think the oil could have come from the north end but could not be sure. I checked our spill log and contacted oil delivery companies in the area but could find no leads to the source of this oil.

No further action expected.
P-124-2006*A survey crew witnessed two drums and a cylinder in the woods off Rt. 202 in Gorham.  The articles were transported to the DEP warehouse where they were dismantled.  The drums each contained a small amount of sludge which was absorbed with wood shavings; they are now trash barrels.  The cylinder was empty, its top was removed and it was cut in half for recycling.


B-83-2006*Paula called from C.N. Brown Oil Company to report that one of their drivers overfilled the AST at Brewer City Hall. She stated that the tank had a weak whistle and the driver did not hear it stop due to heavy street traffic. He checked on the tank in the basement and found that about a half gallon of oil had leaked by the gauge. Sorbents were used to wipe down the tank.
   Paula states that a service man will inspect the system to determine the cause of the weak whistle.
P-116-2006*Ice split a weld on the gravity feed belly piping associated with a MC-306 tank truck which discharged approximately 40 gallons of #4 oil to the paved parking lot of Union Oil.  In order to sufficiently cease the discharge, it was necessary to remove the afflicted section of piping and dead-end it.  It was rather brisk that evening so the product did not travel very far or very fast, although its route took it under and around four other parked tractor trailer tankers which made clean up a bit more difficult.  All contaminated ice, snow, and speedy dry were picked up that evening.  A return trip was made to following day after Union had moved its vehicles and a final once-over was performed.  Thankfully, it was above freezing so the clean up culminated nicely.

B-107-2006*Mr. McGrath called to report that an aircraft on the general aviation ramp vented an estimated 8 gallons onto the tarmac. They cleaned it up with sorbent materials.
P-136-2006*On February 21, 2006,  DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil was discharged from a jarred transformer, as a result of a tree falling on the line.  Impacted snow was removed for disposal.

For further information, please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-142-2006*On 2/24/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill from a transformer due to a storm.  The affected media (leaves and brush) were removed.  No further action required.
P-143-2006*On 2/25/2006, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Lewiston Fire Department, reporting a fuel oil leak at an abandoned building in Lewiston.  The building was being demolished.  New Meadows Abatement reportedly removed asbestos from the site and also disconnected the above ground storage tank at the site, but did not cap the disconnected oil lines.  A small amount of oil went directly into the sewer system and was not recoverable.  No further action required.
B-108-2006*Mr. Konteh called to report that an aircraft spilled about one gallon of Jet-A on to the tarmac at Gate #6 due to having been overfilled. It was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
P-146-2006*It was reported to the Department that Downeast Energy was faced with an overfill situation when approximately one pint of #2 fuel was discharged from the vent of an indoor AST in Freeport.  According to the reporter, this driver's standard operating procedure is to hold pads up the the vent and fill while his is transferring product.  This behavior caused spilled product to contact the pads and nothing else.
P-147-2006*It was reported to the Department that approximately 50 gallons of an Aluminum Sulfate solution was discharged to the parking lot at Barber Foods.  Either water or product was introduced to the air line on the tank truck after loading, then froze in transit which caused deviation from the normal operating procedure and the subsequent discharge.  It was deemed appropriate to wash down the parking lot with a pressure washer and collect wastewater in a vacuum truck for disposal.  GAC has developed a means of alleviating this issue from occurring in the future.  For information in that regard and incident specifics, please view attached incident report provided by GAC.
B-99-2006*  Chief Carlow called to report that the AST in the basement of 317 Main Street had been overfilled by Coastal Oil Company of Dennysville. The spill was estimated to be between 20-30 gallons of #2 oil. The cause was reported to be a loose gauge and faint whistle. Coastal Oil did the cleanup using mostly speedi-dri. They also collected about 5 gallons of oil from the sump pump hole. It is not known if the pump had activated, but the treatment plant was warned. There was no complaint from them.
   It happens that the building is owned by Chief Carlow, so I believed the cleanup to be adequate.
A-593-2005*12/3/05 1215 - Ron Huber, Executive Director of Pennobscot Bay Watch, reported through State Police dispatch that the Dragon Cement Plant in Thomaston had a foamy beige colored liquid running down into a drainage ditch. He indicated to me that it was staying on the Dragon property but was running to the quarry pit pond. I told him that I would look into it on Monday and get back to him.

I received a call from Aaron Dumont (DEP) Monday morning asking about the reported run off at Dragon. He reported that he had contacted Dragon and they thought it was run off from their reclaim clinker pile and that it did flow into the quarry pit pond. Aaron was going to arrange to go to the site on Tuesday.

Aaron went to Dragon Tuesday with Richard Heath (DEP). Ann Thayer of Dragon Cement showed them the area. The pH of the run off was close to 13 and was running into the quarry pit pond. Dragon said that the pit had a pH of 8 and they used the pit water in their process. The run off was found to be coming from the reclaim clinker pile run and getting to the storm drain system and breaking through the ground down into the quarry. The run off is a calcium sulfate precipitate from the reclaim.

Ann Thayer in an email explained that they had capped the drainage pipe coming from the reclaim storage area to stop the run off.

Since the run off went into the quarry which was pumped back into the process no recovery or clean up was required.

No further action expected.
B-671-2005*11/11/05,  Mr. George Smith reported an oil spill at the entered location.  Mr. Smith advised that oil was observed in a brook, culvert, and farm pond across the street from 90 Seal Point Road.  I contacted Public Safety for Lamoine and the Lamoine Fire Department responded to the spill as I was en route.  Upon my arrival, I met with George Smith, Fire Chief.  I was advised that the aboveground storage tank located in the basement leaked; that the leak had been stopped; and a sump pump, now shutoff, discharged oil into a drainage ditch, migrating to a nearby farm pond.  Fire personnel and I proceeded to deploy sorbent pads to the impacted areas in an effort to stop the migration of oil.  I did not observe free phase oil on the pond or evidence of oil below the outlet.

The site is a residential household serviced by a private well.  The house was vacant at the time of the spill and the water system was winterized and inactive.  The AST is located in a crawl space that also houses the furnace.  The drilled well is located adjacent to the crawl space bulk head, approximately five feet from the spill that originated in the crawl space.  A sump pump in the crawl space pumped oil and water out through a pipe that is buried under the driveway and out into a ditch and culvert that drains across the road and enters the farm pond.  Bedrock out crops are evident in the yard and crawl space.  Water in the basement was high.  The pump was operational prior to our departure and extra sorbents placed in the discharge.  Initial PID readings in the basement were in the 70 ppm and 3 to 7 ppm in the house on the first floor.

11/12/05,  Clean Harbors on site to vacuumed free phase product from the crawl space, ditch adjacent to the driveway and roadway, and the culvert.  No free phase product was observed in the pond.  I inspected down grade of pond and did not see evidence of oil.  I later inspected Point View Lane and did not see evidence of oil migration.  Due to the physical distance to the spill site and the surface nature of the spill, meaning that the oil remained in the top layers of the soil and on surface water, no threat to Point View was perceived.

I met with Janet Benson and Joe Sampson of Hancock Oil.  We discussed the status of the cleanup and course of actions to facilitate the continued cleanup, to achieve cleanup goals.  I broached the subject of who may be responsible for the spill.  Mr. Sampson advised that they would continue to assist in the cleanup and that any further determinations would be made at a higher level.  Ms. Benson was concerned that no one be fired over this incident.  I advised of the AST Clean Fund options for the tank owner, Ms. Benson, but she expressed no interest in taking responsibility for the spill.

11/14/05,  Met with Clean Harbors on site for additional soil removal in the crawl space.  Hancock Oil on site to remove the tank.  Met with Scott Johnson, a neighbor, on site to discuss his concerns of oil migration to his property or drinking water well.  I observed a discontinuous oil sheen on the pond and deployed pads for attempted recovery, but the oil appeared too thin for absorption.

11/15/05 , Met with Paul Blood on site to discuss further cleanup options and scheduled Clean Harbors to conduct additional work in the craw space.  John Selleck of DEP to be on site.  Case not referred to Technical Services (TS), but joint efforts being conducted.  Well tested by TS on 1/31/06, and no fuel oil detected, copy of the results is attached.  Case referred to TS on 2/24/06.

Responsible party determination is on-going, but as of 2/22/06, DEP to seek reimbursement from Hancock Oil for cleanup expenses.  No further abatement action by Response expected and Technical Services is currently monitoring the drinking water well.  Two samples taken of the well thus far have indicated no impact.


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B-736-2005*12/11/05  Lt. Joel Loring of the Penobscot Nation Fire Department reported a home heating oil spill at the entered location.  I responded and observed an outside aboveground supply tank that had corroded and leaked.  The tank had been under a raised addition to the house and had been removed after the leak was discovered and placed in the driveway.  The tank was positioned in a manner that stopped the leak.  The site is residential in the flood plane of the Penobscot River, serviced by public utilities.  Lots of groundwater enters the basement sump area.

Clean Harbors was contacted and responded with a Vactor.  We proceeded to remove free phase product and soil from the driveway and basement sump area where most of the oil had migrated.  I estimated the spill to be 80 to 100 gallons.  Approximately 100 gallons remained in the tank and was removed by Clean Harbors.

Initial PID readings in the basement were 111.8 ppm and on the first floor of the house 16.9 ppm.  After a fan was installed in the basement on or about the thirteenth, readings in the basement were 71 ppm and on the first floor 0.9 ppm.  Over the course of the next several days, John Selleck of Technical Services continued abatement that included the installation of vapor barriers in the basement, around the sump area, and under the addition.  Where the tank leaked, readings went down to practically non-detect and the family moved back into the house on or about 12/20/06.  A new tank was installed on the twelfth.

12/12/05 - 12/20/06  Continued to remove free phase product and saturated soils from under the addition, sump area in the basement, and impacted areas outside.  A recovery well (W1) was installed under the addition where the tank originally leaked.  A second recovery well (W2) was installed outside along the outer foundation, adjacent to the sump area in the basement, and has yet to yield any oil.  After soil removal, Clean Harbors arrived for several days to pump off W1.  Recharge of W1 and amount of product being removed subsided and that method of removal was suspended.  However, W1 continues to slowly yield free phase product, estimated at 1/2 to 1 gallon every several weeks.  Beginning on the thirteenth, the amount of oil entering the basement with groundwater was drastically reduced, and we back filled the sump area with stone and installed a new sump pump.

As of February 2006, the site continues to be monitored by periodic site visits by Response and Technical Services staff.  Some site restoration is expected to be conducted jointly by Response and Technical Services.  The site has been referred to Technical Services and will coordinate efforts pending any long term cleanup efforts.


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P-153-2006*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Department reporting there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Walker Street.  They reported there was a small amount of motor oil spilled onto the paved road and had cleaned it up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-152-2006*On March 2, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of gasoline was discharged onto pavement as a result of a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of the University of New England campus.  The Biddeford Fire Department responded, in addition to responders from the campus, and remediated the spill with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-304-2005* On 7-2-2005, Jeff Stevens, the Fire Chief for the town of Belgrade, reported a gasoline spill that had occurred on Long Pond. A nearby resident smelled gasoline and notified the Belgrade Public Safety. A pleasure craft (ie. a boat) sank near the public beach area. According to the Fire Chief this craft had 3.5 gallons aboard. I spoke to the Fire Chief and the wind was dispersing the gasoline and he felt that he did not need our help. No further action taken by Response.
A-555-2005*11/5/05, SP dispatch called at 0500, tractor trailer roll over was reported by Fairfield Fire Department. Location was Interstate 95 south bound at mile marker 136 in the town of Benton. I responded to the site to find a tractor trailer with a box trailer on it's side in the median of Interstate 95 about 100 feet from a stream that passes under the highway.  The Maine DOT had the left lane closed and the Fairfield Fire Department was on scene. The trailer was carrying mail for the US Postal Service so representatives of the Postal Service were on site.

On inspection of the wreak, I discovered that both saddle tanks had ruptured spilling about 150 gallons of diesel fuel into a wooded, muddy area. I put down sorbent pads to recover some of the spilled product and called Clean Harbors for additional clean-up. The engine oil pan was leaking so I plugged it and captured the spilled oil with sorbent pads. T & W Garage Inc. recovered and removed the vehicle and trailer after the mail carts were secured in the trailer.

Clean Harbors arrived with a crew and vacuum truck. They recovered the soaked pads and contaminated soil from the area hand-digging and vacuuming the soil and free product. Sorbent pads were left to recover product that could not be recovered from between roots, and sorbent boom was strung to prevent any possible flow to the stream from storm water. Soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

11/17/05, I met Clean Harbors' crew at the site to attempt to recover additional contaminated soil. The heavy rains had flooded the area making it impossible to recover any additional soil. There were only small areas of sheen on the trapped rain water and nothing appeared to have reached the stream. We recovered the sorbent pads and boom. A boom was placed to prevent oil running to the stream in case of additional rain.

No further action is expected.
P-48-2006*On January 19, 2006, DEP was notified of a discharge of approximately one (1) gallon of mineral oil from a transformer as a result of a tree falling onto the lines.  The stress on the line caused the leads and secondary bushings to be pulled out of the transformer.  The contaminated material (leaves/soil) below the pole were excavated and disposed of by Central Maine Power.

See attached Central Maine Power spill report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-76-2005*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel spilled when a tractor-trailer jack-knifed and punctured it's own tank.  Oil flowed into snow at a roadside ditch.  Contaminated snow/soil was excavated for disposal and transported to Waste Management.

   The area is remote and wooded, with no wells or residences nearby.   No further action is expected.
A-197-2005*   DEP received a report that a small amount of hydraulic oil, aproximately (1) gallon, spilled when a line blew on a CMP bucket truck.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal and temporarily storage at the North Augusta Service Center.

  No DEP response.
P-50-2006*On January 23, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately forty-five (45) gallons of hydraulic oil were discharged, due to a hose failure, onto a concrete area covered with snow.   Sorbents were deployed over the entire area and impacted snow was removed and placed into drums.  On January 24, 2006, a representative of the equipment manufacturer replaced the faulty hoses and inspected the piece of equipment in its entirety.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-551-2005*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill occurred at this cellar AST.  Spilled oil was sorbed from the concrete floor by C N Brown.  The homeowner reported no odor issues.
A-195-2005*   DEP received a report that approximately (1) pint of transformer oil spilled from a switch at this untagged transformer.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal and brought to the North Augusta Service Center for temporary storage.  Analysis showed <2 ppm PCBs.

  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-55-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	1/23/06: Notice from Mr. Gordon Chamberlain regarding alleged illegal junkyard or vehicle graveyard at this rural area on Bean Rd. in Otisfield.  No success with local town enforcement (see attached letter from former Otisfield CEO).  In June of 2005, the Maine State Fire Marshal inspected the diesel AST on-site.  Richard Bean, Otisfield Public Works Director, and reportedly the town selectmen are reluctant to seek compliance with.

DEP SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	2/10/06 I visited the location.  No one at #321 or #308 Bean Rd. answered the door to show me around the site.  The area is rural residential & farm on private water wells and septic systems (see site sketch).  Underlying soil is till.  Much of the ground was snow covered.  Topography is relatively flat though surrounded by Canada Hill and The Pinnacle Hills (see location map).
	I noted no discharges associated with the diesel AST which had been inspected by Maine Fire Marshal in June 2005.  Around both 321 and 308 Bean Rd. were several dozen vehicles (both active and junk), construction tractors, dump trucks, farm machines, etc.  Mr. Chamberlain was concerned  these vehicles could, or have, discharged engine fluids and fuel. Snow cover prevented an adequate observation for vehicles discharges, and as no one appeared home, I did not wish to search the extensive property beyond the obvious.  I noted an old fuel oil truck as described in Sara Brusila's e-mail of 1/28/06, but I could not confirm its use as an active AST facility.
	NW of the homes where Bean Road curved was another property with a wooden gate and several 'No Trespassing' signs.  Through the gate I observed several junk vehicles and about ten old vehicle batteries but trees prevented me from seeing much further.  Mary Saur and Dennis Harnish of the Maine Attorney General's Office advised against my entry without solid evidence of prohibited discharges.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	I recommend a return site visit by a DEP representative after snow has left so as to better observe for potential surface spills and better answer the incident reporter's concerns.
2.	Emptying the derelict vehicles of gasoline, diesel, and oil fluids is advised to prohibit their discharge to the soil and groundwater.  It would be better to get rid of the source (the vehicles) or store them in areas away from drinking water wells.
3.	On 3/2/06, I reached Mr. Chamberlain, went over my site visit and advised that at this time this case appeares to be primarily a town issue.  At the time, I noted no prohibited discharges to address.
4.	The site would fall within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal should there be a petroleum discharge, based on the closeness of two or more drinking water wells within 300'.
5.	Based on past experience with issues and locations such as this: a Phase-2 assessment, done by an environmental consultant, I believe is prudent before property sale or re-development, along with sampling of local wells for DRO and GRO.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-232-2005*DEP received a report that approximately (2) pints of transformer oil spilled from this untagged transformer due to the transformer crashing to the ground because of a corroded crossarm hanger.  Oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and transported to the North Augusta Service Center for temporary storage.

Analysis showed 5.4 ppm PCBs.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-155-2006*I was contacted by O'Brien Oil Pollution reporting that the M/T Oinoussian Spirit had a small hydraulic oil spill while at anchorage.  The vessel was anchored off Portland waiting to come into Portland Pipeline to offload.  Apparently, the seamen were chipping ice off of the port side anchor winch when a poorly aimed blow knocked a plug loose, causing two liters of hydraulic oil to spill onto the deck and run into the ocean.  The plug was quickly replaced and the oil on the deck was cleaned up with sorbents.  The Captain then launched a small boat to try and recover what oil they could off the water.  See attached map for exact location of the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-61-2006*On January 24, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three (3) cups of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the snow as a result of an overfill.  The oil company determined that the incident was caused by a faulty fill pipe, which was replaced.  The impacted snow was removed by Downeast Energy for disposal.  Kara Walker followed-up with the property tenants who indicated the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-123-2006*Utilizing the automatic reel,  a Proulx Oil delivery driver was retrieving his hose.  It was reported that the hose was reeled in a bit too far which caused the activator on the nozzle to become engaged when it contacted the metal framing of the reel.  This caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the paved driveway.  Product was picked up with speedy dry by the RP but left a substantial stain. It is the recommendation of the Department that Proulx have the driveway sealcoated.

FYI - Unreported by Proulx.  Les Huston, GM, was informed of the State's reporting requirements and will disseminate this newfound knowledge accordingly.
A-156-2005*Somerset S.O. reported a structure fire in Pittsfield at Varney Chevrolet.  The fire had started early that morning, and was pretty much burned out when I arrived.  The facility was a total loss.  Varney Chevrolet was a full service new car dealership with attached service bays, auto body repair, and parts storage.  The fire had consumed most of the structure, several cars and trucks, and many containers of oil and hazardous material.  I met with Pittsfield Chief, Bernard Williams.  He expressed concern that the runoff water was contaminated with byproducts of the fire.  I dressed out in my turnout gear and toured the site with the Chief.  He introduced me to the owner, Rick Varney and service manager, J. J. Adams.  The property drains to the rear into a vast open field.  I followed the drainage and it traveled away from the building into undeveloped land and woods toward I-95.  There was no evidence of sheening or odor in the runoff water.  It appeared to have been dispersed among the grasses and cat-o-nine tails in the field.  I returned to the site.  The fire service had placed several sorbent booms in the runoff behind the facility, but these did not appear to have much oil adhered to them.  I later collected these for disposal.  Several excavators were on site and tearing the remaining walls down so the fire fighters could hose down the smouldering embers.  There were reporters, and the usual crowd of on lookers wandering around on site.  The Fire Marshall's Office arrived to investigate the fire.  Sargent, Jennifer Mills was one of the investigating officers.  In the basement, a large pool of water had gathered and was oil contaminated due to leaking general use containers.  I contacted Clean Harbors to respond to assist with cleanup.  A 1,000 gallon above ground waste oil tank was in a concrete containment structure behind the building.  I stuck the tank and it was about 1/2 full.  The heat of the fire caused this tank to boil over and run out the vent onto the roof where it had been consumed by fire.  In the basement, I found a 330 gallon AST with fuel oil, a 500 gallon AST of transmission oil, and a 1,000 gallon AST of motor oil.  These tanks appeared to be intact.  I consulted with the owner (Varney) and he agreed this would have to be disposed as waste oil.  He understood that Clean Harbors bill would have to be paid by the dealership, and agreed to direct bill.  Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors was the on site contact and agreed this would be acceptable.  I instructed Harbors to pump off these tanks.  Also in the basement were multiple containers of antifreeze, motor oil, grease, paint, thinners, and compressed gas cylinders of acetylene and oxygen.  It took most of the day to survey the damage.  Meanwhile, the Fire Marshall performed their investigation, the contractors continued to separate smouldering debris and hose this down.  Harbors prepared over pack containers for the various container wastes in the basement and agreed to return the next day to continue to pump off contaminated water from the basement.  I requested that the contents of the basement be removed for disposal, and the foundation and floor be pressure washed with an industrial cleaner to remove oil/chemical residue.  Mr. Varney and Harbors agreed to perform this cleaning the following day.  I departed the site late in the afternoon.
I-266-2005*Caribou Public Works had a spill of hydraulic oil at 9 Water Street due to a burst hose on a truck. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-242-2005*After giving proper notification, a 30-day waiver was given to remove a fuel oil tank at the former site of Katahdin Trust on Main St. in Presque Isle. The tank was removed on 12/21/05 without any problems seen. No further action required.
A-206-2005*Marie Michaud of China saw a plane make a forced landing in a field across from her home on Hanson Rd. in China.  The plane was damaged, but not a total loss.  The owner of the plane was reported as Louis Desmond of Shelburne, NH.  No further information available.  Ms. Michaud was concerned that aviation fuel had leaked to the ground and would present an environmental hazard.  Glen Wall visited the site and found very little evidence of leakage.  The plane had been removed.  No remedial action was required.

On November 3, 2005, Ms. Michaud called the office again.  Glen was unavailable, and Peter Blanchard took the call.  No information was available in HOSS about the spill.  A second site visit was made the next day.  Blanchard met with Ms. Michaud's son who pointed out the site of the crash.  Several small test pits were hand dug in the field.  No odors or stressed vegetation was found.  Shoulders were shrugged, and no further action was again declared as the appropriate response.
I-246-2005*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to a burst hose on a truck at Wheelabrator Sherman Energy Co. on 12/14/05. They used wood fines as absorbent and burned them in their boiler on site.
P-968-2005*A corrosion hole developed in one of two manifolded ASTs in the basement of a residence in Westbrook which yielded the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel.  A vacuum was utilized on the afflicted tank to prevent further spillage while approximately 300 gallons of unspilled product was recovered in total from the two.  Product covered the floor of the small room in which they were contained then ventured out to a larger room contacting miscellaneous wood storage (both cord wood and project wood). The tanks were removed to ameliorate the clean up as speedy dry and pads were applied to the entire location and contaminated solids were removed from the basement for disposal.  Once the cleanup was complete, two new tanks were installed (funded by the homeowner) and the recovered, unspilled product was returned for use.
A-224-2005*Sherry Cahoon of Dead River contacted this office to report a fitting leak at the Caney residence in Wiscasset.  A fitting on the line from the inside AST to the burner was loose and reportedly spilled less than a gallon.  Dead River technician replaced the fitting and cleaned the spilled oil with pads.  I attempted to contact the homeowner to confirm the small size of the spill and that odor issues were not a problem.  I left a phone message and received no reply.  No site visit was made.
I-247-2005*Due to a broken hose on a loader, approximately 5 gallons was spilled in the concentration yard in Nashville plt. They used sawdust as sorbent to soak up the spill. Sawdust will be burned at Boralax in Ashland.
I-248-2005*On 12/16/05, Wheelabrater Sherman Energy Co. had a 4 gallon hydraulic oil spill in the wood yard due to a broken hydraulic hose on a Bobcat loader. They used saw dust as absorbent and burned the contaminated sawdust in their boiler.
I-250-2005*On 12/8/05, Beaulieu Trucking lost approximately 45 gallons of hydraulic oil at about 1/4 mile on the Pelletier Lake Road. The main hose on a loading crane broke. They excavated and used saw dust and sorbent pads to clean it up. Material was taken to Beaulieu's garage in Fort Kent for later disposal.
A-225-2005*Kristen Lindsey contacted DEP and was transferred to Tambra Gallant who took the vital information and sent by e-mail to this office, (see attached).  MBNA reported a hydraulic lift experienced mechanical failure and squirted a 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil to an interior surface.  This was reportedly cleaned with sorbents.  I contacted Kristen and advised appropriate disposal.  No site visit was made.
I-249-2005*On 12/16/05, Dead River reported that they had been called to the home of John Brown on the Osgood Road in Easton for a service call and noticed staining in the snow at one end of the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). It looked as though the filter was leaking. I met with them and Mr. Brown on site and determined the filter broke due to the shifting of the tank. A small amount of oil was seen in the snow which was removed by Dead River.
I-244-2005*On 12/6/05, Seven Islands Land Company reported a spill by Brian Bouchard and Sons in a concentration yard in T12 R6. An air compressor burst and about 2 gallons of motor oil was lost. They used sawdust as sorbent.
I-243-2005*On 12/2/05, Tim Lowell of the State fire Marshal's Office called to report a Methane explosion had occurred that day at Tri Community Landfill. He was investigating the cause and asked if I would bring my explosimeter to the site to assist. I met with he and the Fire Cheif, Paul Durepo, and Mark Draper, Landfill Director. There were no longer any detectable levels of Methane in the Pump House where the explosion occurred. Most likely the source was a leachate truck, improperly vented, parked near the building at the time of the explosion.
A-231-2005*Shellie Tardiff contacted this office on 5/20/05 to report water in her car's gas tank.  She owns a 2003 Kia that she bought new at Charlies in Augusta.  She reportedly fueled up at the Kenoco station, Rt 4 in Jay and made it less than 1/2 mile before the car died.  She had it towed to the dealer and they reported water in the gas.  I contacted Ted Scharf of Oil Enforcement, and he agreed to do an inspection of the station with me.  The station Registration #7880 is owned by Wadleigh's of Hallowell.  The tanks are jacketed installed in 1997.  Ted and I met the station manager on site on 5/24/05, and reviewed the Veeder Root electronic tank monitor.  No indication of water was displayed on the electronic meter.  We stuck the tanks with water finding paste and found none.  Everything appeared to be in order.  The manager reported that he had no other complaints of gas/water nature.  I contacted Ms. Tardiff the next day and reported the findings.  I am not sure how water got into her gas tank.  She insisted that her car was running fine up until she got gas.  She requested assistance with determining how much water was in her gas.  I went to Charlies and met the Kia service representative.  I measured the gas in their container and used water finding paste to measure the ratio of water to gas.  I measured 16 inches gas and 0.33 inches water which converted to 12.72 gallons gas and 0.268 gallons water assuming a total volume of 13 gallons.  I reported this to Ms. Tardiff.  I was later contacted by Wadlieghs insurance agent.  I reported my findings were inconclusive and I could not determine how water got into Ms. Tardiff's tank.
P-66-2006*On January 25, 2006, DEP received notification from Downeast Energy regarding a leaking indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The discharge occurred due to a small corrosion hole in the tank.  Kara Walker (KW) responded to the home and estimated that approximately two (2) gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the standing water surrounding the tank.  Downeast representatives were able to place a magna patch over the hole in order to cease the discharge until the tank was replaced.  KW collected spent sorbents and re-deployed additional sorbents in order to capture the remaining oil.  On February 9, 2006, KW returned to the home for an inspection.  The sorbents were removed and little to no oil was detected on the surface of the water.  The occupant of the home indicated that she was satisfied with the clean-up as well.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-235-2005*Jellison Moranda of J & S Oil company called to report a spill at Kevin Morriarity Construction property in Augusta.  J & S was filling the 550 gallon underground storage tank, when suddenly oil sprayed out the vent onto the ground.  The vent whistle was reportedly working.  It is unclear why the delivery driver failed to shut down the flow of oil, however, a small overfill occurred.  J & S performed hand work and removed contaminated leaves, and mulch and used pads to recover what they could.  I made a site visit and the cleanup appeared complete.  No sensitive resources appear at risk.  I left a phone message for the tank owner, Morriarity, and never heard back.  No further action.
A-236-2005*David Miller of Newcastle contacted Response in reference to an unknown oil spill (which he theorized could be diesel fuel) on West Old County Road in Newcastle.  David wanted to know if DEP was notified and what had occurred.  I checked the log and asked staff in the office and no-one was working on such a spill.  I contacted Newcastle Fire Chief, Clay Huntley.  Chief Huntley had no record of any incident along the West Old County Rd.  I requested Bart Newhouse of our office conduct a site visit and try to find out what had happened.  Bart reported he could not find any pads, but he did see a patch of iron bacteria along the roadside.
A-131-2006* On 3-2-2006 one Underground Storage Tank (UST) was removed at a vacant lot in Farmington. The owner, Kelly Kading, of Grapevine, TX, had recently bought the property and no one knew that the UST was there. In fact there was still gasoline inside the tank and it is speculated that no one has used this tank since the 1940s to 1960s.
 There are no wells in the area and there is little or no risks of a vapor problem for adjacent properties. However, the site is located on the edge of a mapped sand and gravel aquifer. The tank site is 650 feet from the intersection of Main Street and route 27.  Photoionization Detector levels exceeding the notification level (100 parts per million) were detected. Mike White was the individual performing the Appendix P Site Assessment.  Please refer to the Underground Storage Tanks Unit for access to the site assessment performed by Mr. White.
 The former use of the site was a garage/storage building for a small bus/taxi service. In this description of a bus I do not mean a traditional "yellow bus" it was a Chevy suburban type of vehicle that was stored here forty years ago.
 I arrived on site and suggested that several test pits be dug and one pit was dug. The frost in the ground at the location of the next test pit was too thick for the back hoe. We agreed that this pit needed to be dug at that particular location and we decided that they could come back in the spring to finish the test pit. Based on the location of this site and the lack of receptors , I would be inclined to document the site and perhaps not do soil removal.
 This case has been referred to Technical Services.
P-157-2006*Dead River Company overfilled an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the Sprague Energy offices in South Portland.  Product was discharged from the vent, contacted the pavement below, and was picked up with speedy dry.
A-303-2005* On 7-2-2005, Troy Nelson, of Nelson Fuel, reported a small oil spill at the home of Shelly Brann. This home is located in Windsor at Long View Estate. Mr. Nelson delivered fuel to the home the day before and filled the tank to maximum. The hot weathered caused the fuel oil to expand and some oil flowed out of the vent onto the tank and ground. Mr. Nelson will remove a few gallons of fuel oil from the tank and clean up the spilled oil.
P-47-2006*Ms. Elliott has refinanced her house with a reverse mortgage, and Mr. Shea, her neighbor, assisted with the MDEP tank registration and removal notices.  The usually, above ground 275-gallon tank had been partially buried next to the house (likely for stability reasons),  however, as a condition of the mortgage, was to be removed.

Ms. Elliot is 95, and with the help of her eldest daughter, L. Wolf, from Illinois, and Mr. Shea made arrangements with MDEP, Scott Cyr, to have the tank registered and removed.  The fuel oil tank was buried immediately adjacent to the house and a copper line fed thru the concrete wall to the basement & furnace.

The tank was excavated from clean, dry, well drained sand, and the copper line solid and intact. The piping was cut, cleaned, and removed along with the tank carcass.

No oil discharges or spills were observed and the hole was backfilled.

DEP Response plans no further action for this case.
P-80-2006*Irving Oil, while attempting to fill the school's UST with a scully connection, suffered a spill. There was a build up of pressure or the overfill protection float was engaged, and an overfill discharge occurred.

It was reported the crew were cleaning up the spill.  MDEP Responder, Scott Cyr, visited the scene a few hours later.  I observed pink ice, slush, and snow around the concrete pad, a heavy sheen was accumulating along the grass, and a rainbow sheen was visible, as the melt was draining to the grass & parking lot.

I removed ice and slush exhibiting a pink color which Irving Oil failed to remove.  Three bags were 1/2 filled with the assistance of Bridgton Fire.  Bridgton Fire removed and staged the bags until  later retrieval by MDEP.  The material was transported to the MDEP Southern Maine Office, and then placed in an container to allow the complete melting and separation of the oil and water.

DEP/Response plans no further action.

P-588-1989*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE of 2006 by SGB
	1989 investigation of retail motor fuels UST facility.  One 3000-gal. diesel and one 2000-gal bare steel gasoline UST onsite owned by Claude Rounds [Reg. 4924].  Removed on 4/4/91.
Two gasoline UST's [Reg. 7856] onsite owned by W H Knightly oil company who supplied fuel for the store.  Removed 12/20/90, with gasoline discharges confirmed.
	Abandonment of all four UST's and piping documented in P-588-1989 report addendum of May 1991.  The store closed, the building was eventually razed and the property presently part of a trucking company.  See DEP site sketch May 1991 UST closure report of Schevenell-Gallen & assoc. for further details of the abandonment and clean-up actions.  In 1990 clean-up management referred to DEP, BRWM Tech Services.
	Area is rural residential & commercial use with several private drinking water wells within 300' of the discharge.  The area would today fall under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.

S G Brezinski
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P-139-2006*Received a call from Penny Gary reporting that the AST under the fiberglass steps to her mobile home was leaking.  I traveled to the site located at 8 Evergreen Lane, Country Lane Estates in Lewiston, and met with Ms. Gary.  The steps were fiberglass with an AST located beneath.  These tanks were popular in the 1980's as an alternative to tanks visible on the outside of mobile homes.  It was clear there was an ongoing discharge, as there was visible staining of the soil on either side of the steps where the kerosene had wicked out.  I explained to Ms. Gary that the steps would have to be removed, the tank emptied of its remaining contents and disposed of, and the soil excavated.

I informed her of the State of Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund Insurance (Fund).  Additionally, she would need a new AST installed and informed her the new tank would have to be purchased by her, not the Fund.  She agreed to let me proceed with the clean-up, and we met with Janice Callahan, Manager of Country Lane Estates, to inform her of our plan.

I arranged to have Boom Technology, Inc.  (Boom Tech) proceed with the clean-up the following Tuesday.

2/28/06, Boom Tech pumped remaining product out of tank and put it in a temporary tank.  The steps and tank were removed to expose the contaminated soil.  The soil was very contaminated at the surface, and free product was encountered in a few areas.  Upon inspection of the tank after it was cut up and cleaned, there were numerous pinholes in the bottom third of the ends.  The sludge in the tank had likely kept the fuel from "pouring" out and it had been weeping through the holes for some time.  Webber Energy arrived on site and installed a new tank behind the home.  Boom Tech then transferred the product from their temporary tank to the new AST.  The contamination was limited to the foot print of the tank and was hand dug.  The overburden fill was about 1 ft. deep and then turned to the native clay.  PID readings were taken at several depths using the poly bag headspace method with a PID calibrated to fuel oil.  Excavation continued until readings were below 200 ppm, well below the BL-2 standard set forth by the Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, and with no drinking water well on the site and no threat of indoor air qualities, I felt secure the site was adequately cleaned up.
A-82-2006*Mark McElroy of J&S oil contacted this office to report an overfill of a customer tank (Dunton).  The spill had occurred the  previous day, however, was not reported to DEP.  The spill was caused by an overfill.  The Duntons have two outdoor oil tanks.  The one J&S tried to deliver to was already full or had insufficient volume to accept additional oil.  The overfilled tank is housed in a wooden structure with asphalt shingle roof.  The shingles were replaced by J&S staff and the siding of the house was cleaned.  I contacted Mr. Dunton who complained that oil odors were still an issue and he was concerned about his well.  I responded to the home on 2/10/2006 and found oil saturated soil adjacent to the spill location.  I called J&S and they responded with a mini backhoe loader unit.  Approx. 1.5 yards of soil was excavated.  I tested soil with field headspace using the PID.   The drinking water well is approx. 25' away from the spill.  J&S oil understands they are responsible party for this spill and were very responsive to my requests for remedial action.

Directions:  Rt. 137 toward China.  Take Nowell Rd. on left.  Approx. 2 miles to intersection (Abbot Rd.)  Box 589 is almost straight ahead @ intersection.
P-672-2005*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 8/20/05: Kennebunk Police Dept. reported to Maine DEP a portable toilet [a.k.a. porta-potty] building washed up on the Kennebunk Beach.  The potty facility apparently had been destroyed by the "tide" (actually waves in all likelihood).  No waste fluids [toxic disinfectants]  remained, having been flushed out by the currents.  Police did not report a known Responsible Party for the porta-potty though someone no doubt was aware it was missing.  Its source was most likely a work barge or seaside wharf.  There was no evidence of recent occupancy or occupants noted.
	No DEP response was requested or made.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-78-2006*On January 29, 2006, DEP received notification from a resident of Long Island that she and her husband detected an odor of diesel emanating from a culvert that drains to Long Cove located underneath Island Avenue.

On January 30, 2006, Kara Walker (KW) responded in an attempt to determine the source of the odor.  Upon arrival, KW noted a visible sheen along the southwest shore of the cove, including the culvert area  mentioned by the caller.  As there had been several tide cycles between the original detection of the odor and the reporting to the DEP, KW was not able to determine definitively that the source was from the culvert.  During an interview later in the day of a volunteer fireman, it was determined the source of the sheen was a fishing vessel that had listed in the cove during the prior week.  The fire department had responded during the incident and underestimated the quantity of diesel fuel released.  The quantity of diesel remaining at this point was negligible and could not feasibly be recovered.  Therefore, no further response action is required at this time.
P-158-2006*On March 3. 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil was released to pavement as the result of a branch falling and jarring a transformer.  Central Maine Power (CMP) representatives indicated that oil was tested and potentially contained  PCBs; therefore, the impacted area was scrubbed with a surfactant.  The surfactant/oil mixture was recovered with speedy dry.  This process was repeated in order to ensure that the oil was sufficiently removed from the asphalt.

CMP completed testing of the transformer oil and results indicated 980 parts per million (ppm) of PCBs.  Due to the elevated PCB content, CMP returned to the site to ensure that the spill was remediated properly.   At this time, CMP representatives conducted a small excavation in order to remove visually impacted soil.

On March 13, 2006, Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway visited the site and determined that the spill had been remediated appropriately.

On March 16, 2006, CMP representatives indicated that results from post clean-up wipe sampling of two locations on the pavement returned non-detect for PCB contamination.

For additional information please refer to the attached CMP report.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-690-2005*
8/30/05: Report to DEP of a small gasoline discharge to the paved parking lot of the bank from a small gas can [Jerrycan] that fell of the back of a pick-up truck.  Response by Sanford Fire Dept. who cleaned up the discharged product with sorbent materials.  No DEP response warranted at the time.  No fuel can owner known.  A significant amount of the discharge is believed to have vaporized.  Dense, sub-urban commercial area, on city water & sewer service.  No product believed to have reached drains or groundwater.

S G Brezinski
P-87-2006*On February 8, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately forty (40) gallons of diesel fuel were discharged as a result of the rupturing of a tractor trailer truck saddle tank.  The operator of the vehicle failed to negotiate a turn and the saddle tank was ripped from the vehicle, due to a collision with a raised concrete sewer appurtenance.  DEP was notified by the local fire department after they had already secured the scene.

On February 9, 2006, Kara Walker (KW) met with the local fire chief and determined that although the initial response conducted by the fire department removed a majority of the released product, some still remained in the soil that required further remediation.  KW also attended to a small amount of visible free product with sorbent material prior to departing the site.  KW also increased the estimate of fuel released to be approximately fifty (50) gallons, rather than 40 gallons.

On February 10, 2006, ENPRO Services, Inc. dispatched to the site with KW in order to perform a limited excavation of the impacted area.  Soil excavated (11.53 tons) was transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-934-2005*
SUMMARY
	11/21/05: Report by Mr. Barry Vail, president of the homeowner's association, that a downgrade neighbor was complaining of a gasoline odor and apparent leak from a junk auto on this property.  The residential lot and house was unoccupied.
	11/21/05: I visited in the afternoon.  Rural, wooded residential area on private wells and septic.  From the home the land slopes steeply SE toward the road.  I noted two abandoned cars.  A silver Honda Accord had the odor of gasoline at its rear and there was a light sheen on water near the ground surface.  There was no residence immediately downgrade.  The home appeared closed down for the winter.
	Otisfield's town office identified the property owner as Dawn Perry who was living in Pennsylvania.  Auto registration records identified the car as last belonging to Claude Palmer of South Paris, Maine.  I first contacted Safeguard company, a security company listed on the home's door.  Safeguard removed the autos on or about 12/1/05.
	Friday, 2/10/06: While in the vicinity I briefly visited.  The two autos were indeed gone, and I noted no visual or olfactory evidence of the discharge remaining.  I believe that much of the discharge evaporated or naturally degraded, and no threat is presently posed to any downgrade receptors.  No soil was required to be removed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

	
A-370-2005* On 8-8-2005, MaineGeneral Medical Center reported a release of about 30 gallons of fuel oil. This spill was the result of an oversight by a member of the Physical Plant. A valve was not closed. During delivery the fuel leaked out of the tanks and onto the loading dock. They were in the process of cleaning up the spilled fuel with sorbent material, and did not require any assistance from DEP.
 This hospital is located at 149 North Street in Waterville and is formerly known as Thayer Unit.
 No further action is expected.
A-136-2006*On 3/6/06 a Shop Stewart, from the Department of Health and Human Services, building located at 442 Civic Center, reported that an oil spill had occurred in the boiler room several days earlier.
 The spill occurred 3-1-06, a nipple (1/4 x 1) broke near the fuel pump. A second leak occurred on 3-3-06, when a copper nozzle line failed.

Indoor air quality is an issue. Some sensitive staffers had to leave. The second spill occurred on a Friday and the employees were sent home early.

I arrived shortly after the notification from Richard McGovern. The boiler room did have an odor of oil and "odor gone." I set up a fan to ventilate the boiler room. Augusta Fuel Company responded to both spills to make the needed repairs and cleanup. However, everyone forgot to notify the Maine DEP. The oil odors migrated through the building's ventilation system to the employees' workspaces

I spoke with the owner of the building, Hagan and Augusta Fuel Company and reminded them of the requirement that DEP get notified on these spills. I also requested that the floor in the boiler room be washed down again. This was done, and I left the Fan in place for several days.

After many days, the odor was eliminated, and I removed the Fan. No further action will be required.
P-88-2006*On February 8, 2006, DEP received notification that one point four (1.4) gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged onto a dirt driveway as a result of a mechanical failure of the scully fitting on the delivery truck hose.  The driver dispensed sorbents immediately and collected prior to departing the property.  Royal Oil personnel returned to the site and noted there was enough staining remaining on the driveway to warrant a small excavation.

On February 10, 2006, Maietta (hired by Royal Oil) excavated impacted soil from the driveway and disposed of it at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-89-2006*On February 9, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of diesel fuel were released to the pavement and a sewer drain as a result of a customer overfill.  Kara Walker (KW) responded in order to provide guidance to the lone worker on duty.  He was unable to address the situation, and KW suggested that he call his manager in order to facilitate the hiring of a clean-up contractor.  Clean Harbors was procured to remove and dispose of the speedy dry deployed by the fire department and also to remove the product that was discharged into the storm drain.  KW returned to the site later in the day and noted the area had been sufficiently remediated.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-107-2006*On February 9, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three (3) gallons of K-1 fuel oil were released as a result of a corrosion hole in a tank.  Downeast Energy (Downeast) responded and transferred two-hundred and ten (210) gallons out of the leaking tank prior to removing the tank.  Kara Walker (KW) also responded to survey the situation.  A majority of the oil was released onto the concrete pad below the tank, but a minimal amount of oil traversed the pad and onto the surrounding ground.  Downeast and KW deployed and later removed sorbent pads for disposal.  KW also collected impacted leaves and such from around the tank pad.  Due to the frozen ground and distance from the tank to the well, KW does not expect the well to become impacted.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-109-2006*On February 11, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of K-1 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill during delivery.   Approximately half of the spill  (0.5 gallon) occurred onto the ground outside, below the vent pipe, while the other half of the spill (0.5 gallon) occurred onto the cement floor of the basement.  Downeast Energy remediated the oil release with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  Kara Walker followed-up with the homeowner and she indicated that she was pleased with the clean-up that Downeast Energy had completed.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-6-2006*1.9.06, Kevin Hughs reported a couple gallon spill of #2 oil at entered location, a Dead River bulk facility where Coastal was filling a peddler tank truck.  The causes was reported as " the oil burped back" and was most likely an overfill of the top loading truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.

Mr. Hughs did not have an avenue for disposal of the waste other than their commercial waste stream.  Finally, being able to hook up with Mr. Hughs, I met him at the Coastal facility.  I advised of proper disposal of the regulated waste and various options.  I took the small bag of waste and entered it into DEP's sorbent waste stream for proper disposal.  The amount was incidental that it will have no cost impact on our next disposal run to Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn and it was worth the meeting and positive interaction with Coastal to provide that service.


file/report
P-410-2005*Received a call from Clean Harbors Environmental Services stating that there was a "mess" at Maine Yacht Center, 100 Kensington Street, Portland, ME.

I responded to Maine Yacht Center and observed three sunken vessels and several other damaged ones.  Diesel fuel had been discharged from one of the vessels (Espuit) which was unrecoverable, due to its location and the heavy winds and seas.  Sorbent boom was deployed from the dock around the sunken vessels to collect and contain any further discharge of oil.  It was decided that the first course of action, after the deployment of sorbent boom, would be to removed all the vessels from the water, until which time the three sunken vessels could be salvaged.

The three vessels were as follows:

"Cathrine Elizabeth" with 400 gallons of diesel fuel on board;

"Espuit"  with 400 gallons of diesel fuel on board, and leaking fuel from the vents; and

"Post Dated" with 40 gallons of diesel fuel on board.

Due to weather and other reasons, salvage operation did not occur until 5/27/05.  The area was checked on daily, and the only observed discharge was a small amount of waste oil and diesel fuel, which was contained by the boom. A sheen was observed outside the boom, but until the vessels were removed from the water this was unavoidable.

Before salvage operation occurred, additional sorbent boom was placed around the area of the sunken vessels.  On 5/27/05, an attempt to float the "Espuit" was unsuccessful, because the vessel was stuck under the dock.  An attempt would be made the following day at high tide, with the possible removal of a part of the dock.

On 5/28/05, the "Espuit" was removed from the water without incident.  The only discharge was a mixture of a few gallons of waste oil and diesel fuel, that was collected with sorbents.  The "Post Date" was also removed, although most of the fluids had been lost by the time of salvage.  The "Post Date" was a wooden vessel, that incurred heavy damage from contact with the dock.  Due to lack of water, and the holiday weekend, the "Cathrine Elizabeth" would not be salvaged until 5/31/05.  The area was checked on throughout the weekend, with no observable lose of oil.

On 5/31/05, the "Cathrine Elizabeth"  was removed from the water without incident, and the only discharge was a few gallons of waste oil from the engines, that was collected with sorbents.  All sorbents were collected and disposed of at Mid Maine Waste Action Corp., by Clean Harbors.

Overall salvage operations were successful, considering that there could have been a release of 800 gallons of diesel fuel.


P-475-2005*Received a call from M.W. Sewall regarding the discharge of 5 to 7 gallons of off-road diesel fuel at Handy Boat, 215 Foreside Road, Falmouth, ME.  The discharge was the result of an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) releasing fuel onto a concrete pad and crushed gravel.

By the time I arrived on-site, most of the fuel and been removed from the outside of the tank and concrete pad with sorbent material, and Ray Labbe & Sons was on their way to excavate the gravel.  No fuel made its way into the water adjacent to the discharge at this time.  I returned later to check on the progress of the clean-up, and to see if any fuel had migrated into the water.  No fuel had made it into the water, and the excavation was almost complete.  4.59 tons of gravel were removed from the site and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.
B-117-2006*At about 2300 hours on March 2, the bucolic atmosphere of Sebec Corner was shattered by an explosion at Ladd Brothers' Engineworks.  Later, conjecture by the nearest neighbor was that what woke him was the explosion of the air compressor tank.  Where nothing had seemed amiss an hour previously, now was a working structure fire, with flames shooting through the roof.  Fire Department's from Milo and Dover-Foxcroft were soon en route to assist Sebec.

Next morning, as investigators from the Fire Marshal's Office and Oil & Solid Fuel Board tried to determine a cause, it was noticed that there were several drums of waste oil and a supply tank of #2 heating oil inside.   All these containers had been impacted by the fire and they were deemed too fragile to move without emptying (photos), so Stu Jacobs called us.

Nate Thompson and I responded to the site with the DEP's 500-gallon tank trailer and several drums.  In all, we recovered 600 gallons of waste lube and #2 oil.  There was very little spillage on the slab inside the building and it would have remained that way, had the operator of a pulp loader used to clear away debris NOT punctured a drum of waste oil.   An estimated 10 gallons was spilled and the resulting contaminated soil was dug up and hauled to Pine Tree Landfill by Flint Construction.

P-161-2006*I was contacted by Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had an oil line leak.  Apparently, the customer had a contractor doing work in their basement and that contractor had driven a nail through the sheathed copper line.  The contractor proceeded to tape up the hole in the outer sheathing not realizing that the oil was exiting at the other end.  The oil spilled onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up using sorbents and speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-148-2006*On February 28, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of #2 fuel oil was released as a result of an overfill during a delivery.  The discharge occurred to the snow and ice below the vent pipe outside the residence. C N Brown dispersed sorbent pads and speedy dry and then followed with the removal of the impacted snow and ice.  Kara Walker spoke with the homeowner and he indicated there was no discharge into the basement and he was satisfied with the clean-up.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-28-2006*
SUMMARY
	Thursday, 1/12/06: S. Brezinski of Maine DEP accompanied US EPA inspectors, M. Morash and J. Tsang, for a Federal SPCC inspection of the facility.  From Dead River Co., we met with Leslie Anderson, Gerry Tracy, and Steve Lowit.  The facility is a commercial fuel oil bulk plant with storage for heating oil, motor oil, waste oil, gasoline, and diesel.  [see attached EPA report, photos, and site diagrams for further details on storage capacities and locations].  The area is dense, urban, residential and commercial use property serviced by city water and sewer.  The bulk plant was rebuilt in the mid-1990's.

SITE INSPECTION OBSERVATIONS
1.	EPA found containment problems with 275-gallon, consumptive-use AST's & piping within the buildings [see attached EPA photos].
2.	The bulk oil AST's and the diesel UST are within a sunken berm in the rear of the property.  The loading and off-loading racks on either side of the berm are topographically higher than the berm bottom.  Drains near the diesel dispenser [see attached EPA photo 11] and the loading & off-loading areas drain to a buried oil/water separator within the berm area [see attached photos & site map].  We noted melt water with an oil sheen flowing into the drains.
	I noted no free-product or light non-aqueous phase liquids [LNAPL} on the ground or within the berm [see attached photos].  An SPCC Plan was submitted and reviewed.  Snow cover prevented complete observation for surface spills of oil.  Small oil stains from vehicle leaks were observed.
	The loading and off-loading areas have buried piping coming from the AST's and the UST.
3.	In the rear, we noted a former Sti-P3 UST within a steel berm [see attached DEP photo number VI and EPA photo 12] being used for waste oil.  This tank is out of compliance and Dead River assured us the tank would be abandoned.
4.	Noted in attached DEP photo number V, there were several old, derelict, steel drums in a gully on the north side of the property [see attached EPA photo #14].  This is a poor location for disposal of old containers.  At the time, I noted no discharges associated with the drums.
5.	I judged the facility to have an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal, at this time, based on potential vapors reaching structure basements and buried utilities.

	See the selected sections of the attached EPA Inspection Report and spill report addendums for further details.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-122-2006*On 3/6/06, 2010 hours, Jennifer Harmon reported that Pelkey Oil had an overfill at her house and the odor had caused her to stay else where, because she did not want her infant son exposed to the fumes.  On site investigation revealed that the overfill, which resulted in a 2 to 3 gallon spill, landed entirely on the outside of the building.  However, the living space gave a PID reading of 4.4, but Pelkey Oil had sprayed the area with "Odor Gone", which also gives a PID reading.  The basement had a PID reading of 8 to 10.  The overfill had not impacted the AST, nor was there any seepage through the foundation.  There was product seepage near the spigot that may have been coming from the tank or the fireomatic valve.  The reading here was 15 to 18, which indicates a very slow leak. A drip would read over a hundred.  There was no drops of product on the floor.  Jennifer said she would have a burner tech check it out.

I talked to Pelkey about reporting spills.  He had understood that only spills greater than five gallons needed to be reported.  I suggested that they deploy more pads at the spill area, because it will be raining in a few days and the pads might pick up more product.
P-708-2005*Received a call from the Waterboro Fire Dept. regarding the overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at Heath's Variety, Routes 202 & 5, Waterboro, ME.  Approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel had been released onto the tank and ground, with some of the fuel being contained within the berm.

I met with the fire dept., owner of the property, and driver of the truck who showed me the area in question.  Speedy-dry and sorbent pads had been placed on the fuel within the berm.  Determining the extent of contamination outside the berm was difficult, because of the heavy dew.  The well for the property was up-gradient and a great distance from the discharge.  M.W. Sewall had someone on the way to start the clean-up, so I left and returned later in the day when the ground dried-up to assess and discuss the actual extent of the clean-up.  The oil had sprayed much further than anyone anticipated, but only penetrated the top inch of soil.  Arrangements would have to be made to have the soil excavated.  The oil on the tank and within the berm was cleaned by the time I left the site.  At a later date, 36.60 tons of soil were excavated and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.
P-27-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report covers Maine DEP accompaniment with US EPA Inspectors, M. Morash and J. Tsang, during an AST bulk plant SPCC Inspection.  The bulk plant is owned and operated by Webber Energy Fuels.  EPA met with Mr. James Sullivan of Webber's Bangor office.  EPA reviewed the facility SPCC Plan at Webber's 281 Washington St. office before touring the actual AST facility several miles south in the Rumford Junction area of Auburn (see attached site location map).  The facility was formerly an Agway Company bulk plant when built in 1991 [see report P-71-1991].  Adjacent and NE of the present bulk plant, is the former, pre-1991 Agway bulk plant location now used for storage by Webber.

DEP OBSERVATIONS
a.	The facility is located in a rural, commercial and residential use area off the northbound side of Rt. 100.  Homes located on nearby Hackett Rd. are on private wells.  An oil/gas pipeline and railroad tracks are SE behind the facility.  The site was judged to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal, though a Baseline-2 Goal may be argued with further information on the site.
b.	Small spills on the ground and oil sheen on melt-water was observed.  No clean-up considered necessary at this time.  Drains from the loading area go to a buried oil/water separator.
c.	Overall, the facility appeared to be in good condition.  There was no product in the berm containment.  Cracks in the berm wall need repair and there is a drain in the gravel lot [see EPA Photo #9] that needs investigation as to where it drains to.  See the EPA report for further details.
d.	I am not aware of a site assessment for the former pre-1991 bulk plant at this location.  Old contamination may still reside there and shall be properly managed, if found.
e.	I noted no buried product piping.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-372-2005*On 8-8-2005, Pat Cronin, of the State of Maine DOT, called to report the release of one or two gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at the maintenance building in Knox located on Route 137. A hose fitting broke on a back hoe. The spilled oil was cleaned up by DOT staff with sorbent material.

No further action is expected.
A-373-2005* On 8-9-2005 Greg Stieger of the U.S.C.G. reported a diesel spill of about one gallon. This occurred in the waters of Vinalhaven during a fuel transfer aboard a vessel owned by Dave Berwind. The fuel spillage was an accident and the Vinalhaven Harbor Master was also notified. Given the small amount of fuel spilled, cleanup was impossible.

P-150-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leak from their recently installed aboveground oil tank system at the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) garage in Alfred.  The system is composed of two manifolded tanks associated with a suction and return system.  The tanks were not equalizing and the return line overfilled one of them.  It is suspected that the return line manifold was not level causing all of the returned oil to flow into one tank.  The excess oil dripped out through the fill pipe outside the building.  The oil landed in the snow and was scooped up and disposed of.  The tank system apparently has other problems that were pointed out by the plumbing inspector and the DOT is in the process of getting their contractor to correct the issues.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

Post Script:  I contacted the Oil & Solid Fuel Board about this case because I was concerned that the contractors had not planned and installed this system properly.  It turns out that Peter Holmes of the O&SFB was already involved and he is the "plumbing inspector" that I was told had looked at the system.  Apparently Peter Holmes has given them a bunch of corrections to make to the system and a deadline before which it all has to be done.
A-152-2006*On 3/16/2006, Jody Pulkkinen of CN Brown reported an oil spill in Rome. The two-quart spill occurred at the Sean Grant residence and was the result of a loose filter assembly on a newly installed tank. The delivery driver noticed the leak on the initial fill of the tank.  He corrected the problem and cleaned up the spill. A phone call was made to the homeowner to verify the spill details. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
P-155-2005*On April 12, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil was discharged to concrete and gravel from a transformer in a substation due to an unknown cause.   Central Maine Power (CMP) responded and removed impacted gravel and removed oil from a concrete area with rags.

For additional information please refer to the attached CMP report.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-15-2005*DEP received a call from a concerned citizen that cars were being crushed at the Gammon lot on Rt. 202 & 4A.  DEP, Scott Cyr & Greg O'Brien visited the site.  An open yard with the remnants of a storage area, vehicle carcasses, fuel tanks, automotive parts and tires, etc., were evident.  The Lin-Cor front end loader was parked in the yard.

Dozens of vehicle fuel tanks were observed and photographed (see attached photos).  Most with the tell tale pick ax holes, some on the ground, others stored in a dump trailer.  Five (5) drums - P-15-05 a, b, c, d, and e were observed throughout the yard.  Drum dE had an open bung (the small one) and appeared full of waste gasoline.  Also, several vehicles had batteries stored in the passenger compartment. One (1) broken battery was smashed on the ground (see attached photo). Tires were observed strewn throughout and some partially buried in fill mounds.

A call was made to Gammon's (telephone number: 929-3378), but little information was received other than crushing had been done.  No details available about remaining wastes.

Pending future enforcement initiatives, the site will be monitored as a Lin-Cor remote operation, and dealt with accordingly by DEP Response, RCRA, Solid Waste, and Land staff.

P-163-2005*A  private aircraft while conducting a wing to wing transfer of JP-8  experienced a discharge, North East Air discovered a spill from the wing area of the craft.  It was quickly attended to, no more than two (2) gallons is reported to have spilled out. The spill was confined to the asphalt, no drains or basins affected.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the amount and location of the spill, NE Air and Portland Fire have demonstrated their capabilities to affectively remediate the spill.  DEP/Response plans no further action for this spill.
P-498-2005*On June 10, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of hydraulic fluid was released as a result of a burst hose on a bucket truck.  The oil impacted a gravel driveway, which was later excavated by Central Maine Power (CMP) to remove visible signs of the discharge.

Additional information maybe found on the attached CMP report.

No further action is required at this time.
P-156-2005*On March 15 & 16, 2005, DEP received information from an anonymous caller indicating that corrosive materials were being discharged into the sewer system at Elmer's Pipe Inc.  Response Services personnel forwarded the information to the appropriate enforcement personnel within DEP.  No further Response action is required at this time.

P-186-2006*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their delivery trucks had a small leak in a customer's driveway.  Apparently the driver accidentally opened the truck's drip tube which collects drips from the nozzle while the truck is in transit.  Approximately half a cup spilled onto the sidewalk.  The driver cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed a this time.
P-437-2005*Bayshore Conrete (John Dobbs) is cleaning up various spills and discharges on the property thru DEP-VRAP and consultant Summit.  DEP/Response was asked to view an area where hydraulic oil from an overhead crane had spilled and stained the soil/gravel.

I met with John Cressey of Summit and toured the facility for the other various wastes streams and areas of concern, namely AST storage units and drummed materials.  The stained soil was in the vicinity of the overhead crane housing and limited to a small area adjacent to the end of the travel run. It was agreed and a Spill Debris Letter was issued for approximately fifteen (15) yards for disposal at CPRC, Scarborough.  Less material was actually removed, 8.59 tons.

The remaining project would be conducted in coordination with DEP-VRAP.  DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
B-595-2005*Loaded with broccoli for Winn-Dixie in Louisiana, Rodney Hartford was southbound on I-95 when he fell for the old cleavage trick and pulled over to assist some damsels in distress.  As he was backing up the breakdown lane to help them, a friend of the aforementioned damsels pulled in behind him; Rodney somehow managed to back his rig onto the road shoulder.  The ground was soft and before he could do anything about it, the vehicle was canted at a severe angle.  The ground was too soft for him to drive out;  the right side saddle tank started leaking diesel out the fill cap.

The trooper on the scene notified me and about an hour after my arrival, the truck had been towed back onto the highway by two wreckers.  The damsels' car had been loaded onto a ramp truck.

On Monday, 10/10, I had Clean Harbors at the site to suck up the contaminated soil by vacuum truck.  They backfilled it on the following Friday.
P-106-2005*Returning from a site, DEP staff Scott Cyr & Greg O'Brien stopped to look at the M & J Garage location off Rt. 202 and Mountain Rd., Alfred.  As it was evident, cars were being stockpiled and prepped for crushing.  We entered the yard and saw no one around so we parked the truck and began to look at the prepped vehicles.  (See attached photos.)

There were drums of waste gasoline and AST's with unknown contents (possibly a mix of waste oil and other vehicle fluids).  We were then met by a gentleman, though the introduction was vague he acted in such a way as to be the yard owner and knew what was happening.  Lin-Cor was the mobile car crusher and scheduled to return in the near future (the exact date not given).

Stained soil and bedrock outcrops were visible throughout the yard.

Melton Goodwin, M & J Garage & Salvage, 23 Mountain Rd., Alfred, ME 04002, on the corner of Mountain Rd. & Route 202 (work phone listing: 324-4586, and home listing: 207-490-1142), is the official listing at DEP.  The site was visited on 7/25/03.  According to statements from the inspectors, he specializes in antique autos (not unusual in Alfred salvage yards). He had an BMV Auto Recycler's permit that should have been renewed in August 2005. He is permitted by the town as an auto recycler.

Pending future enforcement initiatives, the site will be monitored as a Lin-Cor remote operation and dealt with accordingly by DEP Response, RCRA, Solid Waste, and Land staff.

Note: Additional pictures, labeled P-106-05, also viewable on Lin-Cor Production Request CD provided by Greg O'Brien.

A-553-2005*11/5/05 1240 - Somerset County Sheriff reported a tractor trailer truck rollover on route 16 north about 6 miles from New Portland. The report was that the cargo, quick lime, spilled from the domes and a tear in the hopper trailer. I arrived on scene at approximately 1500. The truck was on it's side in the northbound roadside ditch facing south. The hopper trailer was damaged and the domes were open, quick lime had spilled onto the roadside. The truck fuel tanks were seeping fuel. I placed sorbent pads to capture the leaking diesel fuel and motor oil around the truck.

The Somerset Sheriff said that the transport owner Luc Bonin of Quebec, Canada had been contacted and a crew was in route from Canada to recover the vehicle and pickup the load. I began pumping  the saddle tanks to prevent further spilling of diesel fuel. More drums were needed, which Peter Blanchard (DEP)  brought from Augusta. The Sheriff contacted the owner around 1800 to see where the recovery crew was only to be told no one was coming. The sheriff contacted a towing service to right and tow the vehicle and another contractor, who works with the material at the paper mill, to off load and clean up the spilled quick lime. The diesel and used sorbent pads were transported to the response warehouse for disposal.

No further response action expected.
P-1042-2005*A fluorescent light tube fell from it's fixture onto the concrete floor of the Clouthier's basement adjacent to the washing machine.  Mr. Clouthier wet wiped the surface initially and then called Poison Control who in turn forwarded him to John James DEP, who forwarded it to DEP Response.

I called Mr. Clouthier to set up a time for a screening of the area with the Lumex (mercury screening device).  On December 30, 2005, I visited the home and screened the areas of concern.

Background readings outside the home were 2, 3, 3, SC <10, Si 3 well within the limits of a background check.  In the home the first area checked was the 1st floor kitchen, counter top, adjacent to the cellar door and stairway, 17, 20, 21, SC 19, Si 21, (room temp about 70 degrees F) again in the expected range based on my experience for a domestic spill and in the travel path of routine foot traffic.  The second reading was from the basement (approx temp 60-65 degrees F) at the bar (approx 32" above the floor) 30, 37, 39, SC 35, Si 30,  a re-read 31, 36, 26, Si 30 although the readings are increased from background and a moderately clean area not a statistical increase of concern.  Again the target number for a home based on a sensitive population (small children and pregnant woman) is 300.  The last reading was from the floor about six (6) inches above the concrete, 28, 36, 67, SC 43.  Based on these readings I think it safe to conclude the bulb was newer and a low mercury containing bulb, and the breakage and impact area are well below the numbers often seen at mercury containing device breaks/spills (thermometers or bulbs).  Mr. Clouthier was satisfied with the results and the screening ended.  DEP/Response plans no further action here.
P-140-2005*On February 19, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of #6 fuel oil was discharged as a result of a process failure.  A steam hose that was connected to clean an unloading arm and line (which was formerly attached to an Aboveground Storage Tank) was disconnected without depressurizing the line.  Subsequently, a spray of oil was discharged to the deck of the barge and into the water below.  Clean Harbors was contacted to conduct the clean-up activities, which were to remove the oil from the barge and the water with sorbents.

The spiller indicated to the DEP that the process and equipment for cleaning the unloading arm will be updated so that the risk of a spill of this type is minimized in the future.

No further action is required at this time.
A-477-2005*10/06/05 Patrick Coughlin of St. Germain Ass. called to report that while removing a tank pad at the Waterville Puffin Stop, the workers could smell gasoline vapors. They will remove soil and test as removal progresses. During K1 tank removal, soils contamination less than 100 ppm. Base line 2 site was established from decision tree. Patrick Coughlin will submit a site assessment.
I-241-2005*On 12-1-05, Gary Whitmore called to report that there had been a fuel spill at a trailer he owned in Caribou. He had been gone for several days and when he returned, noticed the top bung out of the tank and the fuel line had been cut. He thought someone cut the line and stole fuel. In the process some had been allowed to leak onto the ground. He wanted to dig it up himself and had a spot to landspread it. I went back 2 days later and verified the excavation was complete.
I-55-2006*3/7/06 At approximately 2100 hours, Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MM&A)Railway  reported a lube oil spill from a locomotive at the entered location.  Jim Gramlich responded to the spill and conducted initial cleanup actions with railroad representatives.  I followed up on the cleanup on 3/8/06 and also assisted a MM&A Railway representative in cleanup operations.   I visited the site again on 3/10/06 and observed that the cleanup had been completed.  There was some oil sheen on the tracks in the area of the spill, but the oil was too thin to recover.  No further Response action is required at this time.


file/report
B-131-2006*On 3/8/06, 2045 hours, Allen Weickers reported that he had a two gallon spill of #1 fuel on the cement floor of his garage.  He had a five gallon day tank feeding a heater in his garage and it had been disconnected and somehow the pump got turned on and delivered the remaining two gallons to the floor of the garage.  It covered a 4' by 6' area.  Interestingly, if one allows an eighth of an inch for the thickness of the product on the floor the volume calculates to be 1.999 gallons.  Some of the product would have penetrated the cement and the rest was recovered with a couple pounds of speedy dry.  Because the cleanup produced a small amount of lightly oil speedy dry, I told him that he could incorporate it in with his household trash.
P-716-2005*On September 12, 2005, CMP received a call about a transformer oil release on the High Head Rd., in Harpswell.  Two residents were involved in the complaint; Scott Howard was concerned about the release and its potential threat to his well; and, Bill Utley, Jr. appears to have been discharged on directly as he walked his dog beneath the transformer on pole #34.  He simply removed his clothing upon returning home and rinsed his dog.

During June, high winds prevailed causing a tree branch to fallen several poles, affectively bending the riser pipe and causing a broken bushing and the subsequent release.  When the transformer oils heated, the pressure increase was enough to discharge  a fine mist of oil under pressure.  Upon arrival, a fan pattern was visible on the road and surrounding vegetation where the transformer had misted oil, impacting the trees, shrubbery, and roadway.  Vehicles had migrated the discharged oil an additional 75-100', but remained strictly on the asphalt.

The CMP crew along with Whorff Contractors removed stained vegetation and soil, and completed restoration of affected areas.  CMP also double washed the road surface to minimize any additional offsite migration on vehicle tires. The analytical info for the 25 KVA Westinghouse transformer reported ND for PCB's.  The observed clean up and analytical results were satisfactory and all parties involved seemed content. DEP/Response plans no further action.
I-240-2005*On 11-17-05, a spill of hydraulic oil occurred in T8 R8 as the result of a broken hydraulic line. The woods contractor responsible was Marshal White. He used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-239-2005*As the result of a burst hydraulic ram, approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost on the tracks near the Depot Road in Eagle Lake. Railroad personnel excavated contaminated soil.
I-214-2005*Due to the removal of a 275-gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Star City Sanitation, a small amount of contaminated soil was observed in the tank excavation. It was lightly contaminated (only 5-10 parts per million using a Photo Ionization Detector) and the location is Baseline. No need for soil removal.
I-227-2005*On 10-13-05, there was a 50 gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Pinkham Sawmill in Portage Lake. Apparently while an employee was filling a tank on a truck the unattended nozzle fell out and fuel went on the ground. They used sorbent pads and sawdust to clean it up.
I-228-2005*On 11-1-05, because of a broken hydraulic hose on a piece of woodyard machinery, approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic fuel was lost at the pinkham mill. They used sorbent pads and sawdust to clean it up.
I-229-2005*On 11-2-05, due to a broken hydraulic hose on a loader, approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was lost in the Pinkham sawmill yard in Portage Lake. Product was cleaned up using sorbent pads and sawdust.
I-230-2005*On 11-2-05, due to an overfill of an Underground Storage Tank by Maine Potato Growers, approximately 10 gallons of #2 was spilled at the Fort St. School in Mars Hill. The overfill alarm did not sound and most of the spilled product went to the overfill bucket. It was removed and put back in the truck.
I-231-2005*While excavating for storm drain replacements on US Rt. 1 in Fort Kent, Maine DOT encountered some contaminated soil in an area near an old gas station. Soil was very low on Photo Ionization Detector (PID) and cleanup standard did not require removal.
I-232-2005*On 11-10-05, due to a malfunctioning fuel nozzle, approximately 5 gallons of diesel was spilled by Rafford Trucking while re-fueling. The spill occurred in T13 R08. They used sorbent pads and dug up the rest in contaminated soil. Soil was spread on site.
B-132-2006*Lisa Hayes reported that an oil truck pulling out of the Elsie Coffee Center was leaking oil; she could not tell me what company the truck was from, so I went to the scene of the crime and sure enough, there was an oil stripe on the driveway and street.

Two immediate observations were that the Center does not burn oil and the stripe did not smell like fuel oil.  The lovely ladies inside said there had been a Dead River Company truck there working on the boiler, which they thought odd, since Ray's Plumbing, they thought, had the contract for that.  They said they had a delivery of paper that morning from Boise.

It looked to me as though the leaking vehicle had scraped its oil pan on the driveway, which, it would seem to me, rule out any kind of oil or propane delivery truck.  Maybe she meant a service van?

I followed the stripe into Capehart, where it stopped abruptly at a building on Rangeley Place.  A heavier concentration there proved to be motor oil. Who exactly the leak belonged to will remain one of mankind's greater mysteries.
I-233-2005*On 11-15-05, Sullivan Logging had a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a broken hose on a loader. The spill occured in a puddle and sorbent pads were used to collect oil from the water.
I-194-2005*On 9-26-05, Dead River reported that they had responded to a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of an apartment house in Caribou owned by RLW Management. The tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom and less than 1 gallon had leaked. They used sorbent pads to clean it up and replaced the tank.
I-210-2005*On 10-7-05, a person driving a dump truck got too close to a utility pole and caught the electric wire, pulling a bushing out of a transformer on the E. Chapman road in Presque Isle. A crew from Maine Public Service used sorbent pads to clean the pole and grass.
P-783-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 10/6/05: DEP notified by Mr. Bickford of a 25 to 50-gallon diesel discharge while one of his tank trucks was delivering to Wicked Good Store's above ground storage tank (AST) facility.  A hose reportedly broke and sprayed under the trailer.  A clean-up crew was en-route.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Thursday, 10/6/05: Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and Campbell Environmental Group (CEG) on-site in the afternoon following the discharge to evaluate and begin clean-up.  DEP made plans to be on-site the following morning.
	Friday, 10/7/05: On-site about 0930 hrs, waiting on EPI and CEG.  The facility is a general store and AST supplied gas station with aboveground product piping.  Area is rural residential and commercial, on private wells and septic and located on Route 5 [0.9 miles north of the Rt. 93 junction].  The site falls within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  DEP report P-482-2000 covers DEP response to a diesel discharge.
	Around the diesel fill pipe I confirmed an oil stain in the soil running off SE down the gravel lot.  I noted no discharges within the AST berm.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
1.	EPI excavated diesel contaminated soils, while Campbell Env. screened soil.
2.	Soil arranged to go to CPRS under a DEP Virgin Letter.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Though the ASTs are involved I consider this a tank truck incident since the fuel discharged from the truck's hose.  Clean-up managed by Bickford Transp. and agents.
b.	At this time, I understand this discharge to be remediated to state satisfaction and no further actions are required by DEP Response Div.  See also report P-482-2000 for additional site history.
c.	No groundwater was pumped or treated, nor encountered during the shallow excavation for the clean-up.  No well water was required to be sampled.

S G Brezinski
Maine  DEP, BRWM
B-133-2006*On 3/9/06, 1439 hours, Tim Hall (Fire Chief for Carmel Fire) reported that their tanker truck developed a fuel leak on it's fuel filter, while en route to a structure fire.  The release left a small streak over a distance of one to two mile.  Some product came out from under the engine compartment after the vehicle stopped.  This portion of the release was captured with sorbent pads.  Tim had a wrecker en route to haul the vehicle to a place where it could be repaired.  He requested that we take the soiled pads and deliver more pads to them.
P-812-2005*It was reported to the Department that an unsheathed copper line run across a cement basement floor had been stepped on which caused a small breach and the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 fuel.  Product did not contact any other materials or surfaces and was promptly cleaned up by a burner technician.
P-82-2005*Liberty/Webber called to report an overfill at the residence of 13 Egypt Rd, Gray.  Driver error (unattended nozzle) caused a minor overfill which discharged thru the vent outside and also the sight gauge of the tank inside.  Also, as the top bung of the tank was opened to insert a drop tube, oil was lost to the concrete floor.

Liberty Oil and Webber staff were dispatch along with the pump-off truck to clean up discharged product.  Soil beneath the vent was dug and removed. The tank was wiped and speedi dri applied to the floor which was swept and removed.  The oil in the tank pumped down as not to clog the whistle or escape thru the sight glass.  The home owner seemed satisfied albeit irritated it happened at all, but nonetheless satisfied with the clean up.

Based on the observed release and clean up measures taken by Liberty & Webber, DEP plans no further action for this clean up.



P-308-2005*Ms. Lord called to report an abandoned 55 gallon drum along the roadside, adjacent to her 607 Center Rd. residence.  There are two drums at the location, the 1st thought to be 1/4 full, the other was not examined that closely, therefore the contents unknown.

Two drums were found, the 1st rusted thru and no material inside.  The second was rusted, bulging but still contained an estimated 5 gallons of old fuel oil.  This classification was solely based on the odor.  The drums was over packed and transported to DEP where the contents were transferred to the Hazardous Waste storage drum for eventual disposal with a licensed contractor.

Ms. Lord was appreciative of the response.  No other drums or containers were observed on or near the property.


P-189-2005*On March 11, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately ten (10) gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill caused by driver inattention.  The discharged occurred into the secondary containment of the bulk plant.  Dead River remediated the spill with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-615-2005*On December 19, 2005, an automobile collided with Pole 83, Village Road, South Thomaston discharging 7 - 13 gallons of transformer oil to the ground.  Central Maine Power personnel used sorbents and excavated 5 cubic yards of contaminated soil and snow for disposal at Waste Management, Norridgewock facility.  No further action is expected.
I-37-2006*On 2-17-2006, this office was notified of a tractor trailer jackknifed on Rt. 1A in Hamlin. Van Buren Fire called in the report and were on scene. They observed that both saddle tanks had been split open and over 100 gallons of fuel was lost on the bridge that crosses Hammond Brook. I met with them on site. They had done an effective job of preventing fuel from escaping the bridge using sorbent boom and snow. The truck came to rest on the guardrail and some fuel leaked onto the steep bank to the stream. I hired a contractor to mobilize and begin removing contaminated snow and soil the following day. An additional excavation was completed in April.  No further action is required at this time.
P-312-2005*On April 26, 2005, DEP received notification that an unknown amount of K-1 was discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The oil impacted the yard of the residence.   On April 29, 2005, a DEP representative oversaw an excavation of the area.  Materials excavated were transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-169-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1022-2005*
SUMMARY
	DEP Response unit made aware of pesticide contamination on site through a 12/21/05, newspaper article about City of Portland purchasing the property.  Discussion with the consultant confirmed that the property was part of the DEP Brownfields program and that assessment and clean-up actions were being worked through with DEP VRAP program.

	The property has been used as a landscaping business, has had up to four UST's for motor fuels, waste oil and fuel oil.  The area is largely commercial use, on city water & sewer, though there are residences SE across Riverside St.  In the past I have responded to at least one oil discharge.  The property will be developed into scrap-metal recycling businesses.  Groundwater likely flows NW toward the adjacent Presumpscot River.  For further details see records of DEP VRAP unit and assessments of John Tewhey Associates.

S G Brezinski
P-795-2005*
SUMMARY
	Friday, 10/7/05: report thru Kennebunk Fire Dept. [KFD] of an approximate 10-gallon discharge of diesel from the saddle tank of a Hancock Lumber Co. truck as it was leaving the property.  I understand that the truck had filled up at the commercial-use diesel dispenser outside the fence.  Discharge reported to pavement.  KFD applied sorbents.  I advised KFD to have the Responsible Parties: Downeast or Hancock Lumber, take care of waste disposal.

S G Brezinski
B-134-2006*On 3/10/06, 1422 hours Rick Thursten of Reed & Reed Construction reported a four gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose on an excavator at their Milford site.  A spill kit had been deployed and a couple cubic yards of soil were to be hauled to Commercial Paving.  The paperwork has been prepared and faxed to Commercial Paving.
P-173-2006*I was contacted by PNSY reporting that they had a small leak on the 3000 gallon AST located at Building #298.  Apparently, after being serviced, some diesel was thought left in the spill box that was then cleaned out.  Soon after more diesel was noted in the spill box, but it was unknown how it was exiting the tank.  The diesel ran down the side of the tank and down its leg onto a concrete containment area where it was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The source of the leak is still under investigation.

PNSY hired a contractor to repair the leak which turned out to be a leak in a weld in the spill box.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-905-2005*
SUMMARY
	During an 11/7/05, site visit the owner of Roberge's SUNOCO reported to me that the Dunkin Donuts restaurant across the street had been a gas station location with UST's.  A local town person thought this also.  The UST's had been abandoned years ago, before Maine DEP regulations on UST registration and discharge reporting & remediation.  I was further told there was a free-product gasoline discharge from the site to the local storm drain or sewer.  He knew not about any clean-up actions.
	Groundwater is believed to flow W toward the Salmon Falls River.  The area is dense residential and commercial use, on city water & sewer service.  Central School is adjacent to the north.
	At this time in 2005, I know of no confirmation of this information and there is no remaining evidence of a motor fuels UST facility at this 175 Main St. location.  Considering likely groundwater flow direction to the west it is unlikely that a facility at this location would contribute significantly to gasoline contamination at Roberge's property across Main St.   Still, a Phase-2 site assessment would be prudent before any site re-development to check for oil discharges and remaining un-abandoned UST's and piping.  Further DEP Response Div. actions possible, but not expected or required in the near future.

REPORT ADDENDUM, 2007
	A 1991 Limited Subsurface Investigation, report done by Shevenell-Gallen & Assoc. in 1991 [T-7065],  for this property no apparent spill report.  Three borings were done with low levels of gasoline constituents found in groundwater with values of about 5-ppb or less.  Past site use as a gas station was confirmed.  DEP's Steven Eufemia pursued no further action at the time.
	Old gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be managed properly if disturbed or needs change.  As the UST facility was reported abandoned pre-1990, I understand that GW Fund UST Ins. is not available.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-174-2006*I was contacted by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting that a mechanic had spilled a can of oil.  Apparently, after working on a submarine, a mechanic put his bag of equipment down on the dock and a can of hydraulic oil fell over and spilled out onto the concrete dock.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-57-2006*Maine Potato Growers (MPG) delivered a #2 oil delivery to the wrong address.  While recovery the product from the underground tank, approximately 8 gallons of #2 oil leaked from the vapor recovery line of the truck onto the pavement.  MPG absorbed the product with sorbent pads.  The contaminated pads were brought to the landfill.
A-126-2006*A truck hit a piece of debris in the Irving back parking lot and punctured a saddle tank. An unknown amount of oil was lost to the ground. Irving hired a contractor to remove the soil and dispose of it at the Norridgewock landfill. I responded to the site and provided a spill debris letter for disposal. No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-128-2006*On March 1, 2006, Dead River Company delivered #2 fuel oil to a building owned by Bruce A. Ross, DMD, 10 Knox Street, Rumford.  Dr. Ross has his dental practice on the first floor of the building.  The Dead River driver was reportedly not familiar with the tank system and could not see the tanks because they are in the basement.  At the time of the delivery Dr. Ross was using two Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) in the basement, but the tanks did not share a common fill or vent pipe.  As a result the delivery driver connected to the wrong fill pipe; he didn't hear a whistle and before he could turnoff the nozzle the tank ruptured.

Fortunately, the Dead River office is only one block away and all the service technicians were at the office at the time of the spill.  Dead River mobilized all available hands to the spill site.  An estimated 60 gallons of #2 fuel oil did spill to the basement floor, flowing under a partition wall an contaminating a few items in the basement.  Dead River staff used Speedi-Dri to contain and clean up most of the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff called Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to respond to the spill as the final clean up and remediation was beyond the scope of Dead River personnel.  Dead River staff cooperated, doing an excellent job containing the oil and completing the initial clean up.

EPI continued the clean up, washed the floors, installed a temporary DEP supplied vent fan and returned several days later to seal the floors to finally control the odor/vapor load.

The recovery was excellent and the area is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further action by Maine DEP is expected.

A-129-2006*   DEP received a report that gasoline spilled to the road surface at this location.  A wrecker (Atwood) had been hauling a derelict vehicle, and the tank ruptured when he hit a bump in the road.  Local fire officials collected spilled product using speedy dry.  DEP staff visited and determined that no further clean-up was necessary.
   The area is rural-residential and at the edge of a public water supply line.  No wells are considered threatened by this spill event.
A-134-2006*On March 3, 2006, Safety-Kleen Systems, 86 US Hwy 202, Leeds, reported a 40-gallon propane release from a forklift cylinder.  According to the report the valve failed on the cylinder.  Local fire departments were called to the scene and the building where the material was released was ventilated.

Maine DEP was requested for air monitoring.  No further action is required.
A-138-2006*An oil delivery truck, while maneuvering, punctured it's saddle tank when it hit a fire hydrant. A reported five to seven gallons were lost and J& S Oil personnel cleaned up the spill. The area is served by public water. No site visit made, no further action is expected.
A-139-2006*A small spill occurred when an automatic shut-off device failed at the gasoline dispenser. The gas was confined to pavement and cleaned up with sorbents by the local fire department. I collected the pads for disposal and inspected the site. No further action is expected.
A-84-2006*2/8/06 0253 - Sarah Hedrick from the International Paper (IP) Androscoggin Mill reported a spill of 1 gallon of lube oil, some of which went to the plant sewer. Half had been contained and absorbed by sorbent materials. The spill occurred when workers disconnected an oil feed pipe to repair a flow gauge on the #2 paper machine.

No further action required.
P-322-1990*
REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY, March 2006 by SGB

	May 1990 investigation by DEP's John Gordon of gasoline contamination noted in excavation at corner of Elm St. and St. Mary's street in Biddeford.  Discharge traced to out-of-service UST at former Shell gas station, now part of Quinn's Bike & Fitness.  Dense residential & commercial area, on city water & sewer.  There are a significant number of active and former UST facility gas stations in this area as well [P-203-86, P-242-86, P-101-86.
	Gordon records he observed one 2000-gal. tank removed though DEP registration lists three UST's.  In year 2004 and 2005, this area investigated for mystery gasoline vapors in the city sewer/storm drains and nearby buildings, by DEP's S G Brezinski (see P-166-04, et al.).  See attachments for more details.
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P-73-2005*Minimal contact with property owner, however, through the real estate property management company, the site has been cleaned.  DEP was not notified or present for the final clean up activities.

No additional complaints have been received by the tenant, therefore, the assumption is all is well.
Initial remedial measures taken were; remove the oil soaked carpet tiles, bag, and transport for disposal. The concrete floor was wiped with pads, but odors still lingered and heavy staining persistent.

The Oil and Solid Fuel Board was notified of the improper set up but were unable to act on a second hand complaint.  Further, to conduct an inspection they would also need access to the property and the owner is unlikely to allow an enforcement inspection to take place.

The AST, a standard 275, is located in what would normally be the garage, but in this circumstance is a finished carpeted room of the home.  The oil tank and furnace are located inside, on carpeting.  The tank is not vented to the outside and one bung is closed with only a layer of "duct tape".

Pictures are attached for reference to site conditions found.

Based on the neutral reception by the owner and lack of any follow up discussions with the tenant, or property manager, DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
A-583-2005*11/28/05, 1035 - Jamie Cunningham called to report a leaking oil tank in the basement of the house he was renting at 117 North Main Street, Strong. Mr. Cunningham stated that the tank had been leaking for some time and he no longer used it to supply oil to the heater. There was a pan under the now empty tank. The owner, Kim White, could not be reached and Mr. Cunningham had an on going dispute with Mr. White.  I contacted the Franklin Savings Bank who Mr. Cunningham informed me was in the process of foreclosing on the property. I informed them that the tank was leaking and would need to be replaced. They refused to release contact information for Mr. White, but agreed to inform him of the leaking tank.

Bart Newhouse, DEP response, went to the site on 11/29/05. There was an oil stained area under the tank. PID readings were 0 ppm in soil, basement air, and living space air. Mr. Cunningham stated that he was moving out in the next couple of weeks. Bart tagged the tank fill with a do not fill tag. Since the area is all on public water no cleanup was done.

No further action expected.

P-140-2006*While delivering #2 fuel oil to the Crooker facility tanks, actions by the Irving driver lead to the discharge of approximately 1,000 gallons of fuel from the tank vent spout of an Aboveground Storage Tank into a bermed area due to an overfill.  There are several tanks located within the bermed building along with the tank that was overfilled.  The oil discharged migrated beneath the tanks and associated piping. The metal siding was compromised on the southern corner of the building therefore allowing precipitation inside (at this time snow) which consequentially formed ice within the berm.  Subsequently, oil pooled on the southern end of the bermed area where there was a substantial build-up of ice.  The ice enveloped the piping at the lower end of the tanks and thus complicated the clean up.

No oil was lost beyond the dike, but the clean up proceeded slowly.  No additional actions are planned by the DEP based on the reported loss and the field observations made.
A-9-2006*1/8/06 0819 - Augusta Fire Department reported a #2 fuel oil spill to the basement of an apartment house at 2 Stone Street Augusta. They had been called to the building by a tenant complaint of oil vapors. Upon investigation they found oil in the cement basement floor and on the tank. They had put sorbent pads down.

0915 on site. Basement Photo-ionization detector (PID) readings in air were 8 parts per million (ppm) with the door open. Pads had absorbed oil on the floor and a pan under the tank had about 3 gallons of oil in it. The floor drain had visual product in it. Oil had run down the tank from the gauge and crossover pipe connection for the manifolded system. The owner explained that Downeast Energy had delivered oil at 2 am 1/6/06 because the tank was empty. Downeast returned at 11 am 1/6/05 and attempted to fill the tanks again. The driver stopped at 15 gallons when there was no whistle.

Tenants in apartments 16 and 14 had originally called the fire department because of oil vapors. I checked air in both apartments. There was some oil odor in the apartments but PID readings in both apartments air were 2 ppm.

Downeast Energy was on site cleaning up the basement. We removed the oil in the floor drain which was only 4 inches on top of water in the drain. Downeast took all oily sorbents for disposal.

No further action expected.
P-5-2006*The McGrath family lives at 19 Water Street, which is across the street from the Daniel Stone Inn (DSI) and through whose property runs a drainage ditch perpendicular to US Route 1.  There is a peculiar odor emanating from this surface water body.  It intensifies as it enters the culvert system and exits downstream, the eventual termination of this drainage water  is the Androscoggin River, below the McGrath home.

The McGrath's have been in the home less than a year and first noticed the odor as far back as August 2005, but more so or in an increased intensity since January 2006.  Molly (Mrs. McGrath) initially contacted DOT, D. Doughty and R. Hodgman who in turn called DEP Responder Scott Cyr.

The first round of samples (1/4/06) taken by DOT  upgradient of the DSI property were for total nitrogen and reported back non-detect.  Interviews with DSI staff, Reche (new owner since July 2005), and Debbie (manager of six years), revealed staff have noticed the odor off and on for more than 4 years.  They attributed the smell to the waste food bins near the rear of the building (staff smoking area) and not thinking it was originating from the drainage ditch.  The parking lot has drainage pipes and catch basins, the system closer to Route 1 has a white precipitate as it leaves the drainage pipe both in a catch basin and in the rip rap of the ditch itself.  After leaving a restricted space culvert or catch basin the odor intensifies.

On March 7 in line camera technology was used to inspect the drainage line within the parking lot system.  There was a precipitate observed, but not quantified.  The Eastern ends of the piping runs were blocked, one with what appeared to be a siltation boom and  the other with rip rap.  Reche was going to have the catch basins cleaned of sand and silt in the hopes that perhaps this would lessen the odors generated from the water as it flushes through.

Only as it relates to the geographic area, a RCRA inspection (Jan 26, 2006) was conducted at the Cooper Wiring Facility on Cressey & Columbus Rd.  For details please see RCRA files or contact Augusta staff Richard Currie or Mary Corr.

The case/file is still open for investigation pending new or different information regarding any potential source  identifications.  However the odor is being categorized as a nuisance versus contaminant at this point.  This case was referred to DEP's Technical Services Division and further information can be found in their site files.

B-128-2006*On 3/8/06, I received an anonymous report of gasoline running into the road from a car crushing complaint at Hansen's junk yard.  I arrive on scene and found no sheen or evidence of gasoline any where, only water from snow and frost.  Nothing in the road except mud.
A-549-2005*11/4/05 1110 - David Cichowski, Washington Code Enforcement Officer, reported that a closed auto repair shop on Rt. 17 in Washington had containers of waste oil and unregistered vehicles left by the last operator. I met Mr Cichowski at the site at about 11:45 that morning. Outside there were four 5 gallon cans and one 55 gallon drum of what appeared to be waste oil. There was also one 5 gallon can labeled lacquer thinner and from the odor and appearance the label is accurate. I taped plastic bags over these containers to prevent rain water from overfilling the containers. In the back of the building there were 8 cars in various states of disrepair. No fluids were leaking at this time but there were several stained soil spots from past small used motor oil spills.

I attempted to contact the last operator, Mason Moore, but got no reply. I contacted Richard Whelan, Rock Maple Reality, who has the property listed. He informed me that the property owner is deceased and his spouse has a guardian who has a lawyer who handles all property matters. He said that the lawyer was informed of the waste issues at the property and was in contact with Clean Harbors to arrange for the disposal of the waste. The vehicles had been removed from the property.

3/15/06, I contacted Clean Harbors and they informed me that they were awaiting the signed generator's paper work to be returned from the lawyer, Kathleen Vorce of Massachusetts. I called attorney Vorce and she informed me that she was sending the generator's paperwork back to Clean Harbors this week.

No further response action expected.

A-508-2005*10/19/05, 0917: Tom Saviello, IP environmental, reported a spill of 100 gallons of hydraulic oil from the press section of #4 paper machine. Oil went to the sewer and was contained and treated in the waste treatment system.

No spill report received from IP Mill.
P-182-2006*Received a call from the Maine State Police regarding a traffic accident where the discharge of gasoline had occurred.  Sorbents had been placed down by the fire dept.

I responded to the incident and met one lonely, Turnpike contractor, waiting for a sigh crew.  Everyone else had left the site.  Luckily, the vehicle had discharged the gasoline into a large puddle, easily facilitating collection and eliminating any soil removal.  I collected what appeared to be three gallons of gasoline. The sun and wind also assisted in remediation efforts.
P-175-2006*While sweeping in the vicinity of the Court House Plaza, the city sweeper blew a hydraulic hose and discharged an estimated gallon of hydraulic fluid to the asphalt lot.  Repairs were made and the sweeper continued.  The contaminated soil would be managed with the other road sweepings at the public works facility.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  DEP plans no further actions, based on the information supplied.
A-123-2006*2/22/06 - Ed Vigneault (DEP) called to inform Response Services that Maureen Hoffman of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association had left a message reporting that 3 drums of what looks like oil were dumped on the side of the road. Location was about 3/4 mile down Jewett Lane in Whitefield. I called Maurren and she told me that the Lincoln County Sheriff had this reported to them about a month ago and they said they would report it to DEP. No log entry was found at DEP Response in Augusta. Peter VanKleek, a land owner on the road, had marked the drum location with surveyor's tape. I told Maureen we would look into the drums and pick them up for disposal.

Dan Davis and Jon Andrews picked up the drums and returned them to DEP response services warehouse on 3/3/05. One had been leaking a small amount but someone had put a sorbent pad under it to contain the oil. Contents appear to be a mix of antifreeze, waste oil, water, and gasoline.

No further response action expected.
P-710-2005*
	9/13/05; report of small leak from an interior AST after a contractor pierced the tank with a nail from a nail gun.  Wednesday, 9/14/05, I met the homeowners and contractor on site.  The site was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further remediation anticipated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-27-2006*B-27-2006
01/18/2006 17:00

     The Ellsworth Fire Department called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at a residence at 1720 Bayside Road in Trenton.  It was stated that approximately 5 to 10 gallons leaked from a loose fitting to the outside tank.  The fuel was then cleaned up from an icy surface with sorbent material.  A site inspection revealed that the spill was minor.  The well to the residence does not appear to be at risk from this particular spill.
B-38-2006*B-38-2006
01/20/2006 20:59

     Jeff Gray, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on Beechland Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately one quart leaked from a failed bushing on a transformer.  The failed bushing was due to storm damage.  The "non-PCB" oil was cleaned up from a grassy surface beneath the pole with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-252-2005*Ted Wolfe of the Uncontrolled Sites Division contacted Response to report some abandoned materials. Two items were abandoned off of the Greenwood Road in Peru with assorted other solid wastes, see attached map. Dan Davis coordinated Environmental Projects to recover the unwanted material.  One appeared to be a drum of waste oil and the other a pressurized gas cylinder. The drum of liquid was field tested for halogens and flash point and disposed of as waste oil.  The cylinder turned out to be propane and was burned off by Environmental Projects staff.  Chief Bill Hussey of Peru Fire Department was notified of the recovery effort.  No discharge of oil was noted.
B-28-2006*B-28-2006
01/18/2006 20:42

     Dean Butler, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of dielectric oil from a transformer at 45 Gameston P ark Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that a tree fell on a line in a heavy wind, pulling both the pole and transformer to the ground.  Approximately 18 gallons leaked.  A combination of sorbents and excavation were utilized in the cleanup.  Six drums and 7 yards of contaminated soil were taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.
P-167-2006*A vehicle partially thru the ice was reported to the Maine Warden Service and subsequently DEP.

The vehicle could be seen from the Maine side approximately 200 yards off shore.  Upon arrival at the lakeside location, accompanied by Lebanon, CEO, Kathy Newell, the vehicle had been removed from the break through point and was no longer visible on the ice surface.  The locals said it was removed from the lake on the New Hampshire side.

No clean up effort was made, due to the poor condition of the ice and minimal fluid contents of a small vehicle in the lake.  No subsequent reports of oil or sheen were noted no additional work carried out.
P-177-2006*
SUMMARY
	Monday, 3/13/06: Mr. Peter Rist notified Maine DEP of an apparent old, previously forgotten UST found at this site while renovating the building and grounds.  They were initially unsure of the tank and piping contents.  During my response that day, I confirmed the contents to be old gasoline; likely leaded gasoline.

	Under a waiver of the 30-day notification period for UST removals, the tank and piping was abandoned-by-removal Friday, 3/17/06.  ENPRO Services pumped out and cleaned the UST; Certified Tank Installer, Ted Haskell oversaw the removal.  No petroleum contamination exceeding DEP notification levels or the clean-up action level was documented so no remediation was required.  Minor contamination noted is suspected to have been historical overfills and seeps, long suffering natural attenuation.  See DEP UST Registration file #21120 and the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment for further information.
	There were no direct DEP expenses incurred and no UST  Insurance Fund claim is expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-180-2006*
	Friday, 3/17/06, evening response to small leak from basement AST.  Reported that during a fuel delivery the tank gage blew off, resulting in leakage to the basement area.  During my site check, I noted the spill had been satisfactorily cleaned up and no odor problem remained; Mr. Couture was pleased.  I advised Mr. Couture to have separate fill pipes and vents installed on his two basement ASTs.   The area is sub-urban residential, served by municipal water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
A-317-2005*Kirk from Murray Oil contacted our office to report a small spill at the Dingman residence in Leeds.  Murray Oil was making a service call and noted a slow leak from the indoor AST.  The leak was due to corrosion of the tank which discharged to concrete basement floor.  Kirk estimated less than 1 gallon had leaked.  Murray reported no sumps, cracks or other conduits to the subsurface.  They intended to replace the tank and so no further spillage would occur.  No site visit was made.
B-129-2006*On 3/8/06, I received a report of less than 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel spilled on the asphalt driveway of Linnell Veilleux of 85 Forest Hill Road in Bucksport.  The spill occurred while the C.N. Brown Company delivery driver was re-coiling the supply hose to the truck.  He allowed the nozzle to fall from his hand leaking out a small amount of product that was in the nozzle.  He stoped the leak by picking up the nozzle.  He then applied speedy dry to the spilled product and worked it into the asphalt drive.  The speedy dry will be disposed of at Maine Energy Recovery Company.

Mr. Veilleux was pleased with the cleanup and has his water supplied from the town.
I-26-2006*Maine Potato Growers (MPG) over filled an aboveground gasoline storage tank at Fraser Timber Limited Masardis mill.  The delivery driver was at the wrong location, broke a lock to the fill pipe, and proceeded to fill even though he knew the overfill protection was inoperative.  Approximately 35 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the ground.  Sawdust and absorbent pads were used to contain and clean up the  spilled gasoline.  Sawdust and pads were removed by MPG and land filled.
B-141-2006*On 3/13/06, I received a report from Bangor Hydro-Electric Company of a car accident on Route 178 in Bradley in front of Box 248.  A driver had fallen asleep and clipped the utility pole, knocking the transformer to the asphalt road.  The transformer spilled approximately 15 gallons of non-PCB oil onto the asphalt and slightly onto the dirt shoulder of the road.  Luckily, an asphalt curb prevented much of the oil from leaving the asphalt roadway.

Bangor Hydro contracted with Clean Harbors to apply approximately 240 pounds of speedy dry to the affected area.  Once as much of the oil as possible was absorb, fresh speedy dry was applied and worked over the pavement.  All of the speedy dry and contaminated soil that was shovelled up was drummed for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.

That entire section of Bradley is supplied by water from Old Town water district.
A-220-2005*Tom Benn contacted me by e-mail, (attached) concerning a resident (Acheson) who has gasoline in her well water.  I agreed to assist investigating the incident.  Tom resampled the well and determined there is an issue.  The source is unknown at this time.   We made a site visit and met with Ben Pushard, owner of an excavation business who abuts Acheson residence.  The business has a garage and office near the road.  The garage was in excellent condition with used oil stored in a drum and generally good housekeeping.  Pushard parks his excavation equipment in the yard within 100 feet approximately of the Acheson residence and drinking water well.  It is possible that a vehicle gas tank leaked on either property and impacted groundwater here, however, no obvious evidence was found.  Pushard also owns and operates a gravel pit which is a contiguous property upgradient of the Acheson home and Pushard business with many out of service vehicles (junk).  We checked the fuel tanks of several of these vehicles and they contained both diesel and gasoline (cars gas and trucks diesel).  I offered to conduct fuel removal from the vehicles to prevent further source of impact to the area.  Mr. Pushard would be responsible for disposal of this fuel.  Tom was slated to coordinate with Mr. Pushard, however, this never occurred.  Referral to Tom Benn for continued oversight.  Offer of assistance still stands.
A-283-2005*Central Maine Power reported a bucket truck had discharged an estimated 1 quart of hydraulic oil to the ground at Pole 2, Blackmore Road, Wiscasset on June, 22, 2005.   Central Maine Power personnel used sorbent materials and excavation to clean up the spilled product.

No further action is expected.
A-102-2005*   DEP received a report that a vehicle accident had resulted in the spill of one gallon of transmission oil.  Local fire officials recovered spilled oil from pavement using sorbents.
A-322-2005*David Chittim contacted DEP to report a spill of mixed debris at the Rockland Transfer Station.  A packer truck from Pine Tree Waste tipped a load of solid waste into the hopper and adjacent concrete floor at the Station.  The load contained solid and hazardous wastes.  Rockland transfer station manager immediately stopped the truck and contacted the Town Officials (Chittim) and an environmental response contractor, Environmental Projects of Gray.  I responded to the site and met with EPI staff Jeff, Pat, and Jason.  Among the items dumped were containers of paint, computer monitors, fluorescent bulbs, and what appeared to be waste oil.  This was mixed in with regular trash paper and garbage.  It was a mess.  The responders attempted to separate what wastes could be recovered such as the monitors and full cans of paint that had not been ruptured and staged these on poly sheeting.  It was speculated that much of the waste had been from a hardware store dumpster that Pine Tree had collected from, however, this was not certain.  Upon discussion, it was decided that the bulk of the load would have to be shipped as special waste to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  Some of the items such as the computer monitors were transferred to the universal waste storage area.  No wastes were discharged to land or water as a result of this incident.
A-346-2005*Winthrop Police contacted DEP to report a vehicle accident at the corner of Route 133 and Pamela Drive in Winthrop.  A small sedan driven by an elderly woman slowed down and appeared to turn right on Route 133.  She was followed by a tractor trailer hauling wood chips (Carroll).  Mr. Carroll was attempting to gain speed to make it up a steep grade ahead and poured on the gas and pulled to the left to pass the sedan.  Instead of turning right, the sedan turned left into the path of the truck.  To his credit, Mr, Carroll swerved to avoid flattening the car completely.  The tractor wheels ran over the hood of the car completely destroying the front end.  The impact flipped the car over and spun it around whereupon the rear wheels of the trailer crushed the trunk and rear quarter of the car.  The tractor trailer then left the road and rolled down a steep embankment into a clump of mature oak trees which were uprooted.  The load of chips went everywhere.  The driver of the car miraculously suffered only bumps and bruises, as well as a rather severe lesson on the importance of turn signals.  She was cut out of the crumpled vehicle by Winthrop FD using the jaws of life extraction tool.  The driver of the truck also received relatively minor injuries as well as a rather severe lesson on the importance of NOT passing an indecisive turning vehicle.  Environmental discharges included approximately 10 gallons diesel fuel that sprayed onto vegetation and into the wood chips pile.  Most of the wood chips were later vacuumed up and recovered for use as fuel.  I drilled the saddle tanks on the upside down tractor and pumped approximately 150 gallons good diesel into two 85 gallon overpack drums.  This fuel was later claimed by the owner, Mr. Carroll.
A-364-2005*Dan Ward of Pratt & Sons contacted DEP to report a diesel spill at Ferraiolo Construction's gravel pit in Farmingdale.  Pratt & Sons own a loader that was operating in the pit.  The loader tipped over causing the diesel discharge to gravel.  The loader was up-righted and approximately 3 cubic yards of material was excavated.  The material was to be sent for treatment and disposal as aggregate for asphalt at Ferraiolo Construction's batch plant in Farmingdale.  I issued a virgin spill letter for the contaminated material and requested acknowledgement of receipt once the soil was processed.  I never heard back from Ferraiolo confirming receipt of the material.
A-414-2005*DEP received a written report from New Page on 8/23/05, which referenced a spill of 12.5% sodium hypochlorite which occurred on 8/16/05, near the R-15 Paper Machine.  The spill report references reporting to State Police dispatch, however, the spill was not recorded in the DEP log.  In any event, the spill was reportedly contained.  A valve on the storage tank was left open accidentally.  The material was recovered for re-use by the mill.  No site visit was made.
A-428-2005*George Hazelton, oil burner technician, contacted DEP to report a spill of #2 fuel oil at the Jones residence in Camden.  It was unclear why, but a loose fitting on the supply line running from Jones inside AST to the burner allowed approximately 1 gallon of fuel oil to leak to the concrete floor.  Mr. Hazelton repaired the leak and decided it best be reported to DEP (approximately 1 week after occurrence).  Mr. Hazelton was unclear on reporting requirements, and I advised him for future reference.  I attempted to contact Mr. Jones to confirmed the minor nature of the event and no lingering odor issues, however, my phone message was not returned.  No site visit was made.
A-429-2005*Mike Galuszka attended the Tank Truck Rollover course that I assisted in presenting in Kezar Falls.  Mike works in Oil & Hazardous Materials Response for NH DES out of the Berlin office.  He indicated that when he and his wife were camping on Lake Umbagog, they spotted a propane cylinder abandoned near shore on the Maine side.  He wondered if Response would be willing to conduct a joint recovery effort with NH DES.  I indicated DEP would be pleased to assist and since it was on the Maine border of the lake, DEP would foot the bill for disposal, if any.  September 14, was clear and sunny with a stiff west wind.  I met Mike at the boat ramp in Upton and we departed in his 16 foot Jon-boat for an approximate 45 minute ride across the lake to the remote eastern shore labeled on the DeLorme Map 17 as Sunday Cove.  We had to dock the boat on the far side of a peninsula due to unknown rocky conditions, wind, and waves.  We found the cylinder as well as a second cylinder in the woods which appeared to have been abandoned years before at perhaps a logging or sporting camp.  The valve protection was intact and the cylinder did not appear to leak, so we dragged them to the boat and loaded them in.  Then we headed back across the lake taking in the beautiful scenery, eagles, and other wildlife.  It was tough duty, but someone had to perform it.  Of the two cylinders, the one along the shoreline ended up being full of water.  This was drained and disposed as scrap steel.  The other had propane and was put to good use heating the garage this past winter attached to a space heater.  Beneficial re-use!
P-181-2006*Received a call from the Falmouth Fire Dept. regarding a large hydraulic oil discharge at the Hannaford Supermarket, 65 Gray Road, Falmouth, ME.  Some of the hydraulic oil was reported to have made its way into a storm drain.  The amount discharged was unknown, but could have been as much as 30 gallons.

I met with the fire dept. who explained to me their findings.  A hydraulic hose on the trash compactor failed spraying hydraulic oil in the vicinity of the compactor.  A small amount of oil made its way into a drainage system by the loading docks that flowed into a catch basin, that in return flowed to a storm water collection area for the shopping plaza.  A sheen was observed in the catch basin and collection area, but no free product.  The fire dept. had placed down speedy-dry and sorbent pads to contain and collect the discharge.  It was unclear if the sheen was caused by the hydraulic oil or run-off from the parking lot.

Clean Harbors was contacted by Hannaford to undertake the clean-up.  A vacuum truck was the first to arrive and started removing oil and water from the catch basin.  The drainage system where the hydraulic oil was apparent was flushed with water to the catch basin where it could be collected with the vacuum truck.  Only a small amount of oil was observed.  The compactor was moved to facilitate the remainder of the clean up.
A-437-2005*Bill Boettger, Senior Geologist from Maine Dept. Transportation Environmental Office contacted me in reference to a road improvement project DOT was planning for Augusta.  The site is located at the intersection of Cony Road and State Route 17.  A service station formerly known as Peanuts/Luciens's and Don's Market operated at this location.  Underground storage tanks were removed from this location in 1990 and previous spills were recorded here.  See (A-625-1990), (A-213-1988), and (A-68-1986).  Bill was requesting DEP approval of a special provision pursuant to the memorandum of agreement between DEP and DOT on management of petroleum contaminated media encountered during road improvement projects.  I agreed to research the DEP records and provide assistance as necessary.  In the process of preparing for the road improvements, DOT performed soil borings and collected soil samples to determine if contaminated soils were likely to be encountered in the right of way.  The site assessment did show some concentrations of volatile organics in soil consistent with gasoline contamination.  I wrote a memo approving the special provision, and offered to facilitate disposal of contaminated soil within the parameters of the MOA.  See attached memos and report from DOT.

Although the special provision was approved, no additional clean-up actions took place due to lack of funding.
B-130-2006*On 3/9/06, I received a report of an approximate 200 gallon off road diesel spill originating from a skid tank used at a logging operation in Elliottsville Township.  The report was made by Steve Polis of Plum Creek Timber.  Mr. Polis is the Forester overseeing the logging operation.  The logger who is responsible for the spill is Tom Adkins of T.H.A. Logging in Monson.  The spill location is approximately 15 miles east of the Greenville airport, on the K.I. logging road.  The local loggers refer to this particular part of the logging road as the Barren Mountain Logging Road.

The spill was noticed on 3/9/06, at 0700 in the morning.  The spill was caused by a crack in T.H.A. Logging's skid tank.  The tank was placed on a mound of snow earlier in the season and as the snow melted the tank settled onto rocks.  The weight of the product and the tank on the rock caused a crack along one of the welded seems.  Once the spill was noticed that morning, T.H.A. Logging notified their Forester, who in turn notified the DEP.

Upon arriving on scene, I met with Mr. Polis and Mr. Adkins.  I explained that the contaminated soil would need to be excavated and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  A local earth work contractor, who they knew, was hired and moved his equipment in later that afternoon.

Before the skid tank was moved, I pumped the remaining product, approximately 60 gallons, into a 55-gallon drum and 30-gallon drum.  Mr. Adkins took control of both drums and returned them to his shop to be used in a waste oil furnace.

Once the excavator arrived and a dig safe emergency number (2006 1005468) was issued, work began.  One truck was loaded before dark and an approaching snow storm brought the project to a stop.

The next morning, 3/10/06, two additional trucks from another contractor were hired and one loaded. Before any additional work could be done, the excavator boom was cracked.  The loaded truck left for Pine Tree Landfill and work ceased again.

Due to heavy rain, the logging roads were impassible and work was not able to resume on 3/13/06.

On 3/28/06, the roads were able to be used and the excavation continued.  Another approximate 24 yards of contaminated soil were hauled off to Pine Tree Landfill and disposed of.  The excavation was backfilled.
P-183-2006*While driving down Day Road in Lyman, the driver of a Union Oil propane truck heard a loud bang and struggled to bring his truck to a stop. He realized there was a condensation cloud visible behind and under his truck, indicating a leak. He immediately hit the emergency shutoff on the truck, redirected oncoming traffic, and established a safe perimeter until emergency personnel arrived. A local propane contractor was called to assist Union in identifying and isolating the leak. The truck's drive shaft had disconnected and struck a flange on the piping below the pump on the belly of the truck, causing it to leak. The leak was limited to only what was in the pump and hoses used to deliver the propane. The release itself was short lived because the extreme cold of the escaping propane condensed water out of the air and froze it around the flange, sealing the leak. The decision was made to burn off the propane that remained in the pump and lines. The two delivery hoses were extended, one at a time, into an open field adjacent to the truck where a stand was set up to release the propane. The hoses were connected to the stand and the valves were opened. A fireman with a long handled torch lit the propane and it burned until the lines were empty. Once the propane was burned off, there was no longer any threat of leakage. The whole process took about two hours from start to finish.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

I-58-2006*Dead River dispatch in Presque Isle contacted DEP to report a spill at the Puleo residence in Fort Fairfield.  The owner, Nancy Puleo reported an oil odor in the basement with dirt floor.  Dead River dispatched a technician.  I responded to the site and met with Ms. Puleo.  Steve Spear, an oil burner technician, was on-site and had disconnected the copper supply line between tank and burner.  The line was sleeved in a 1.25" black poly pipe and had corroded, or become damaged in some way, and began to weep.  The black plastic pipe had some oil and water which we drained to sorbents.  There was minor staining of soil and some hand excavation was performed to remove the traces of oil.  Dead River planned to replace the line and reconnect the heat.  Soil was a very tight silty till with pebbles.  It did not appear the oil had penetrated any depth.  The Puleo water well is approx 75' away from the house, slightly upgradient and should not be impacted by this minor spill.  No further action expected.
I-59-2006*Phil Ketch of J.M Huber contacted State Police Dispatch to report a hydraulic oil spill at their facility in Easton.  Lee Thomas was on call and contacted Phil to gather details of the incident.  Mr. Ketch reported that a hydraulic hose on a loader was leaking and was being repaired.  The leak was contained and absorbed by sawdust.  The leak occurred in a paved area in front of the company's mobile equipment shop, thus the spilled oil was well contained.  J.M. Huber planned to repair the leaking hose then scrape up the sawdust/oil.  The oily debris would be fed into the boiler per an MOU with DEP.  No site visit was made.
A-458-2005*DEP received a written report from Matthew Shedd of a #6 oil spill at the Wausau Paper Otis Mill in Jay on April 30, 2005.  The report indicates the spill occurred April 15, 2005 and a verbal notification was made, however, no DEP contact is listed.
The incident occurred when a heat exchanger failed resulting in spillage of an estimated 100 gallons #6 oil.  An estimated 75 gallons of oil was retained in a containment area and recovered with pumps and sorbents.  An estimated 25 gallons was discharged to the effluent (aka sewer) system.  An unspecified volume of mixed liquid media was collected from an effluent pit with Clean Harbors vacuum truck.  Wausau Paper wastewater is piped to International Paper wastewater treatment facility.
I placed a phone call to Wausau to remind of timely reporting.  Wausau claimed the spill was reported, however, the DEP staff member's name was misplaced.   No site visit was made.
A-147-2006*3/13/06 2230 hours - Waterville Fire Department communications reported a J&S Oil delivery/peddler truck had rolled over and was leaking oil into a nearby stream. The fire department had deployed sorbent pads and boom and had plugged the leaking piping with plug & dike.

I was on-site at 2350 hours. The truck was on its side in roadside drainage ditch next to stream that the ditch drains into. There was no leaking from the rear piping broken welds that had been plugged. Sorbent pads and a bucket contained the slow dripping from the dome covers on the tank. The fuel tank did not appear to be leaking at that time. There were sorbent pads and sorbent boom around the truck and in the stream containing red dyed fuel oil. Boom and pads had been deployed on the other side of the road where the stream exited a culvert running under the road. I helped the Fire Department retrieve and replace the oiled boom and pads.

The truck storage tank was badly damaged and partially disconnected from the truck frame. I informed the J&S Oil representatives on-site that the truck would need to be off loaded before the wrecker service could right and tow it. They had a truck on-site to off load into, but had no pumping capability. They called for another truck with a suction pump. In the mean time I drilled and began off loading the truck with my response pump with the help of the Fire Department. Three and a half hours later the other truck arrived and finished pumping off the truck. C&J Towing recovered and towed the truck. No further fluids were leaking from the truck. More sorbent pads were deployed after the truck was removed from the ditch at approximately 0630 hours.

3/14/06 1245 hours; I went to site to retrieve oiled sorbent pads and boom. No saturated soil or free product was in the area but there appeared to be a sheen of oil on the stream, which originated from the bank at the site. Sorbent pads were left on bank and boom was set to divert sheen to sorbent pads. I monitored the location to establish if further clean-up was required.

3/16/06 J&S Oil reported that their metered off loading of the recovered unspilled oil showed about  2600 gallons. This would mean that most of the spilled product came from the truck fuel supply tank.

4/7/06 I removed the boom and pads from the area and stream. No visible product or sheen.
No further action by Response expected.


P-425-2005*Sometime prior to the discovery a week ago (end of May), the kerosene appliance at the home failed and discharged K-1 to the basement of the home. Mr. Lunnie is a concrete contractor and began to remove the concrete floor of his basement under the guidance of his insurance company.  But soon realized he could contract the work and did so.  He contacted Environmental Projects and they began to manage the clean up.  They also had Mr. Lunnie call the DEP to report the spill and subsequent actions.

DEP Responder, Scott Cyr, met with EPI & Lunnie on site 6/3/05, to observe the final concrete removal and installation of a monitoring/recovery well. see attached photos  The location of the well was directly beneath the former location of the furnace unit.  Several yards of contaminated soil were also removed.  There was a dry sump in the area of the release and it appears to have pumped a small amount of oil out into the septic tank.  The inspection of the tank revealed a mild oil odor and some pink globules in the froth of the tank.  The tank was to be pumped off at a later date.

The area is served by public water and private septic systems.  No off site migration of product was found. The more or less dry soils and concrete were loaded into a roll off container and transported to CPRC, Scarborough for proper disposal.

Based on the actions taken and the willingness of the private insurer to cover the incident and the success of the clean up to date, DEP/Response plans no further action.
A-485-2005*Dead River dispatch contacted DEP to report a #2 oil spill at the Nelson residence in Southport.  The heating system was not historically serviced by Dead River, however, the owner had contacted them to report "no heat".  The Dead River technician found the filter on the indoor AST plugged.  In the process of replacing the filter, an estimated 20 oz. of oil was spilled to the concrete floor.  This was cleaned with sorbents by the oil burner technician.  I contacted the tank owner who conformed the minor nature of the spill and that no odor issues were persisting.  No site visit was made.
I-60-2006*Brent McKeen of J.M. Huber Engineered Woods in Easton contacted DEP to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred on a concrete pad west of the log conditioning building.  A 610 loader is used to slash tree length wood and this unit had a hose failure resulting in the spill.  The oil was sorbed up with sawdust fines and conveyed to the on-site boiler for incineration under a Memorandum of Understanding with DEP.  No site visit was made.
P-159-2005*I was instructed to inspect a vehicle crushing operation at Ayotte's Used Auto Parts, 210 Tiger Hill Road, Oxford, ME, by K.P. Enterprises.  Greg O'Brien accompanied me during the inspection.  We found that the gasoline tanks, anti-freeze and batteries had been removed from the vehicles, although the other fluids, i.e. motor oil, transmission fluid and gear oil had not, evident from the staining on the snow covered ground.  We were informed that the most of the fluids were collected in the crushing machine during the crushing process, but not all the fluids are expelled from vehicles during the crushing.  Some of the fluids would drip from the crushed vehicles during transportation and storage (see attached pictures).

We were informed that the fluids on the ground would later be incorporated into the crushed vehicles, an accepted practice by the savage industry.
A-531-2005*Denny Phillips of Maine Army National Guard contacted DEP to report that someone had dumped a bare steel tank along Route 1 right in front of the Armory.  The tank was empty, and no spill had occurred.  The personnel at the base secured the tank and brought it into the fenced area behind the Armory where earthmoving and personnel equipment is stored.  Denny requested DEP assistance to properly abandon the tank and ensure that no environmental damage would occur.  I responded to the site.  We checked the air in the tank for explosive atmosphere with the 5-Star meter.  No LEL reading was obtained.  I also checked with the PID and got very low ppm organic vapors.  We decided the tank was safe to cut up with reciprocating saws.  The tank was 65" long and 48" diameter estimated as 550 gallon.  We cut the old tank open with the Saws-All and found what appeared to be about 1 quart of diesel within.  This was absorbed with pads and a bit of sludge, rust, and sand was also removed.  With the tank clean, the National Guard planned to take the tank to a scrap dealer.  DEP disposed of the minor amount of waste with other flammables.
P-195-2005*Ms. Wendell called to report the conditions at her deceased father's (possibly step-father's)  home.  Upon his death, conditions at the home/property were such that some cleanup of both general housekeeping and of a small oil spill was necessary. In addition, because Mr. Wilson is deceased, the heirs are in conflict as to the resolution of property issues, contamination sale, and ownership.

Two separate site visits were conducted by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assess and coordinate the oil cleanup needs.  The first assessment was on or about 3/15/05, and was conducted with Fred Gallant of DEP's Land and Water Bureau for his assessment of a nearby stream that could potentially be disturbed by cleanup action.  The site was only partially viewed, as significant snow accumulation on the ground made it impossible to assess the full nature of the oil spill. Snow covered the ground and spill area.  The spill area was a garage with a service pit in which three 5-gallon pails of oil were observed. One pail was partially tipped or drained to the soils below, and oil appeared to migrate out the door way below the snow.  The pails were frozen in place and could not be removed.  It was agreed that the DEP would come back later in the spring and reassess the conditions with less snow on the ground.

Soon after the initial visit was conducted, Ms. Wilson called to further explain the nature of the property and offered possible resolution to the problems.  She was executor of the estate, lived out of state, and had no immediate plans for the property. She had spoken with the neighbor, Mr. Poland, and he was interested in the parcel if the DEP was satisfied with any cleanup deemed necessary.  It was agreed that the DEP would solicit an environmental contractor on Ms. Wilson's behalf.  Upon completion of the necessary cleanup, the DEP would  craft a letter of release for the property to Ms. Wilson.  This would allow the possible transfer of property or at least allow a future owner the peace of mind that the DEP had investigated and supervised a cleanup.

Upon returning to site, the remaining pails had been moved and partially dumped in place.  Using hand tools, the soils were excavated and removed until natural conditions were reached.  The soils looked undisturbed, there were no oil odors, and Photo-ionization detector (PID) readings were not elevated above background. I was satisfied with the cleanup. Four (4) drums of soil were excavated, removed, and transported by Environmental Projects Incorporated (EPI) for disposal.

Elizabeth Wilson paid the cleanup and disposal bill.  The letter was written and sent to Ms. Elizabeth Wilson. She and Mr. Poland came to an agreement, and he purchased the property.  DEP/Response plans no further actions regarding this project.
P-874-2005*It was reported to the Department that during an UST removal at Spring Point Marina, a slight sheen was witnessed on the groundwater in the hole and the consultant was receiving hits on his PID.  The tank that had just been removed showed no signs of age, wear, etc. so the exact cause is unknown though speculation suggests that the prior tank and its associated piping etc., overfills over time or historical contamination are the culprit.  It was originally thought that the marina was the Responsible Party (RP) although after some additional investigation, it was discovered the City of South Portland actually owned the land and the tank.  In order to install the new tank, a percentage of the hole's contents needed to be removed.  The clay was deemed contaminated which diminished the RP's disposal options and CPRC was selected via virgin letter.  It was also coordinated between the DEP, Spring Point Marina and the City of South Portland that peastone in the hole was acceptable for land spreading on site and it was appropriate to dewater directly to the city sewer.
P-287-2005*Received a call regarding a traffic accident on Route 202 in Hollis, ME where fluids had been discharged.  I responded to the incident and collected waste oil from the road using sorbents.  The oil was from a damaged oil pan on a National Distributors, Inc. truck .  The fluids from the other vehicle, on the road, had been washed away by the fire dept.
A-540-2005*Chief Leo of the Thomaston Fire Dept contacted DEP and requested assistance with a passenger car fire on Route 1 in Thomaston.  I responded and met Chief Leo and several fire fighters on scene.  The incident began when a vehicle driven by a teenager attempted to drive home with a leaking fuel line.  The car began to burn and the gas tank melted and discharged its contents completely to the roadway.  The accident took place on the corner of Route 1 and Route 131 adjacent to the replica mansion of Henry Knox known as Montpelier.  There was a catch basin nearby the spill which drains to a tidal tributary of the St. George River.  Quick work by the Fire Department bermed this catch basin and extinguished the flames.  I suspect they extinguished first, but in any event the catch basin was protected by the time I arrived.  A small quantity of gas was held in the pool of water and had been foamed by the Department.  Using sorbent pads I collected the remaining fuel.  With the assistance of the fire staff I bagged up several heavy bags of sorbent boom and pads.  I checked the catch basin, and no residual gas was in evidence.  I also checked the outfall below, and again, no impacts were detected.  The car had been removed by the tow truck so I never did get the name of the young driver.  He escaped without injury and without transportation.
P-811-2005*It was reported to the Department by a burner technician that free product was floating on the water in a flooded basement in Limington.  A series of rain events greatly raised the water table and this particular basement was particularly susceptible to flooding because it was a cinderblock foundation without footer or slab.  Upon arrival, the burner tech had undertaken the collection of free product via sorbent material.  There were approximately six inches of water across half the basement all of which was covered with oil.  Apparently, a leaking fitting (although for how long no one knows) discharged an unknown amount of oil to the ground and when the water table rose, the oil came with it.  Once the free product was picked up, it was deemed necessary to decant the basement to ensure the survival of the structure. Sorbent boom was placed at the sump's outfall to collect any lingering product.  The property is serviced by a dug well and there was the potential for air quality issues so the expertise of Tech Svcs. was requested and the site was handed over to them.
B-140-2006*On 3/12/06, 0900 hours, Ken McCaughey reported a 55-gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their site.  A Bob Cat had bumped into a drum of hydraulic oil causing it to spill.  They recovered the oil with bark and wood chips and burned the mixture in their biomass boiler.
P-419-2005*Received a call from Central Maine Power Co. regarding the discovery of a leaking transformer at Terrace Pond Apartments, Riverside Street, Portland, ME.  The transformer appeared to have been leaking over a period of time onto the soil in the area.  Removal of the soil could not take place until 5/31/05, because there had to be a scheduled outage.

Environmental Projects, Inc. was contracted by Central Maine Power to undertake the removal of the contaminated soil.  5.57 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. for processing.  For further details, see attached report by Central Maine Power.
A-545-2005*US Coast Guard in Belfast contacted DEP to report a sunken fishing vessel, FV Independence, a 42' fiberglass boat off of Vinalhaven Island near Seal Ledges.  USCG did not intend to dispatch any personnel to the scene.  The cause of the sinking was not clear.  It was estimated that several hundred gallons of diesel were on board, and at risk of being discharged.  I contacted Marc Candage, Fire Chief for Vinalhaven.  He reported the vessel owner, (Thompson) was ok.  The vessel was in 35' of water, west of Buoy #5, approximately 1/2 mile west of Vinalhaven.  The vessel was not leaking significant fuel.  Mr. Thompson apparently had time and forethought to plug the vents to the fuel tank prior to sinking.  Prock Marine of Rockland had been hired to salvage the vessel and was on route to the scene.  I contacted Dept. of Marine Resources and reported what information I had.  I learned that Seargent Sonkson was on standby and DEP could coordinate with him if transportation was needed to the scene.  The area was quite exposed, and booming in open water was probably not feasible considering temperature, wind, sea conditions, and available experienced staff.  Dan Davis was on call for DEP over the weekend.  Dan was advised by Chief Candage of the situation.  By Saturday AM, the vessel was raised and no fuel was reported lost.
B-143-2006*On 3/11/06, 1752 hours, Ousman Contah reported a one pint spill of jet fuel from a wing vent.  It landed on pavement and was recovered with one pad which went to their waste stream.
A-609-2005*Paula called from C.N. Brown to report an overfill of #2 fuel oil at their bulk plant in Augusta.  The driver filling the delivery truck failed to shut down the fill on the loading rack overtopping the tank slightly.  An estimated 1 gallon drained through the precipitation drain holes on the rollover protection/containment on top of the truck.  This oil spilled to concrete and was wiped up with sorbent pads.  I called Charlotte on site at the plant and she confirmed the small nature of the spill and cleanup.  No site visit was made.

A-628-2005*Paula called from C.N. Brown to report a gasoline spill at the Big Apple store on State St. Augusta.  A customer did not pay attention to the pump and left it filling while he went into the store to purchase cigarettes and WWF smackdown magazines.  The manager, upon seeing a spreading plume of free product beneath the car, flipped the emergency switch to shut down the pumps.  The Fire Department was called and they responded.  It was a rainy day and the surface water at this store drains to a catch basin approximately 15 feet from the pumps.  It is a less than ideal setup from an environmental viewpoint.  Some spilled gas was collected with sorbent, but most drained to the catch basin which is connected to city sewer.  I responded to the site and checked the catch basin for explosive vapors.  The Fire Department had departed.  No vapors were detectable.  No record was retained of the customer name/address.
A-629-2005*Louise Ridley contacted DEP to report a mechanical failure of a valve on a Safety Kleen tank truck at the Ferriaolo Construction maintenance facility in Gardiner.  The accidental spill discharged a reported 10 gallons of waste oil to gravel.  The spill was immediately excavated by Ferriaolo personnel.  Some spilled product was also collected with sorbents.  The facility is located off of Route 201 behind the old St Johnsbury trucking facility.  All visual evidence of spilled material was removed.  The soil was reportedly intended to be transported to Kentucky for disposal at a Safety Kleen facility, however, the written report indicates the spill debris was taken to ENPRO, South Portland.

I received a written report of the incident from Safety Kleen on 1/19, that erroneously listed the location of the spill in Rockland, Mass at 10:45 AM June 27th.  This did not lend a great deal of confidence that the person preparing the report knew a great deal about the incident, if anything.  I requested a corrected version of the report.  The corrected version was received by certified mail.  They spelled Ferriaolo and Gardiner wrong, but at least the date and state were corrected.  I shared the examples of reports with Joan Jones, DEP BRWM Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation who writes Safety Kleen's commercial hazardous waste facility license for the Leeds operation.
A-151-2006*On 3/13/2006, Chuck Kraske of IP Androscoggin mill reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of  an oil seal failure on a pump. The spill was cleaned up and the leak was repaired by IP personnel. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-159-2006*On 3/18/06 at 18:50, Don St Germain of Dixfield Fire Department reported a spill of a small amount of gasoline and used motor oil from an auto accident. The accident occurred 100 feet west of 236 Main Street (Route 4) at Central Maine Power pole #59 in Dixfield. The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with absorbent pads.  The location is next to river and past town water. I went to site the next day and found minor stained soil with no wells close by. I took the used absorbent pads back to the Response warehouse for disposal.

No further action by Response expected.
I-49-2006*55 gallons hydraulic fluid spilled due to the large positioning cylinder cracking.
A-160-2006*3/19/06 at 0822 hours - Randy Charette of Madison Paper reported the discharge of approximately 250 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on paper machine #3 at about 0405 that morning. He reported that they had initially lost 110 gallons then lost another 140 gallons when restarting the machine after replacing the wrong line. The initial report from Mr. Charette was that some had been collected with sorbent pads, but most had gone to the sewer. The Anson-Madison Sanitary District was notified and sorbent boom was deployed in the industrial clarifier but no oil was detected nor collected at the treatment facility. The report sent by Daniel J. Mallett from Madison Paper indicated that all but 50 gallons had been collected at the discharge area in the mill by sorbent material which was disposed of in the mill's oily waste stream.

No further response action is expected.
A-161-2006*3/20/06, 0735 - Mary Ellen Stanton of EPA called to report receiving a National Response Center (NRC) report of an oil discharge into the Androscoggin River in Rumford. The spill was canola oil from a failed hydraulic line at the NewPage Mill hydro station. Mary Ellen faxed me the report. I contacted Richard McKenna at NewPage who reported that they estimated 20 to 30 gallons were released from the damaged hydraulic line. The oil product was a refined canola oil, Univis Bio-40, that was used in areas whereas the discharge could go directly into the river. Richard reported there was no sign of a sheen in the area or down river.

The written report (attached) latter estimated 5 gallons were discharged. No further response action expected.
A-164-2006*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel was lost during this truck accident.  The dump truck had been hauling manure when the suspension failed; the truck left the road and went down a steep 20' embankment, landing upside down in a stream floodplain.  The saddle tanks ruptured, spilling an estimated 80 gallons of oil.  The floodplain was not submerged at the time, and the stream itself (which flows to the Androscoggin River, 2 miles away) was not impacted.  A crane was brought in to extricate the truck and an excavator was used to remove contaminated soil and manure.
   The area is rural-residential, with two homes within 1000'.  Both are reliant on private wells for water, but neither is considered threatened by this spill event.
I-52-2006*Blown hose under the cab located at the pivot point.  Hole wore through house from rubbing on metal.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and disposed of by the responsible party.
I-50-2006*2 gallons hydraulic oil spilled at Boralex-Fort Fairfield.  On the spot clean-up.  Burnt in boiler.
I-44-2006*A Voisine Brothers truck flipped over causing the release of approximately 3 gallons of used motor oil.  The snow was excavated and oil was absorbed with sorbent material for appropriate disposal.
I-75-2006*Hydraulic hose on #4 paper machine wire tension hydraulic system ruptured causing oil to spill to sewer.  Booms installed in machine sewer to recover some of the oil.
B-136-2006*On 3/10/06, 1651 hours, Dead River Company reported a 3 to 4 gallon overfill at Old Town Canoe.  The spill landed on water that had puddled in the area and was easily recovered with a couple dozen pads, which went to Dead River's waste stream.
I-76-2006*Several small leaks and a broken hose.  After the hose was replaced, 30 gallons was used to refill the hydraulic storage tank.
I-77-2006*Maine Public Service (MPS) reported that broken hose from outrigger resulted in the release of approximately a half gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Cleanup and disposal of sorbents was coordinated by MPS.
B-33-2006*On 1/23/06, I received a report of an approximate spill of 175 gallons of kerosene at a house on the shores of Pushaw Lake in Glenburn.  The spill occurred at 84 Beechwood Avenue.  The cause of the spill is suspected to be tank corrosion.  The actual date and time of the spill is unknown.  The owners had been smelling oil for approximately 10 to 12 days.  They placed a call to the oil company when they ran out of oil.  Marquis Heating arrived on scene and realized a major spill had taken place.  They notified the DEP at once.

Once I arrived on scene, I noticed the close proximity of the well to the spill site, approximately 15 feet.  The spill site is also only about 100 feet from Pushaw Lake.  I contracted with Clean Harbors to be on site the next morning to perform a cleanup.  Marquis Heating was able to install temporary heat to the house.

On 1/24/06, Clean Harbors removed approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil to be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  Because of the close proximity of contaminated soil to the stone foundation of the house, I was not comfortable performing a large excavation.  We excavated down to a depth of 8 feet and got the presence of a small amount of product.  We installed a 6 inch piece of PVC pipe at that depth with slots in it in an attempt to use it as an extraction well.

For the rest of that week, I continued to swap out pads and reclaim free product from the ground.  On 1/27/06, DEP's geologist and engineer, Paul Blood and John Selleck, visited the site with me.  They recommended to put the neighbor, whose well is approximately 100 feet away and slightly up-gradient, on quarterly monitoring.  I gained the neighbor's information and sent it to Paul, so Technical Services is able to perform their work.

On 1/31/06, I collected and delivered a water sample to Northeast Laboratory from the May's well.

I continued on a daily basis to swap out pads.  On 2/2/06, no product was recovered from the extraction well.  Also, no product or sheen was visible in the extraction well.

Results from analytical testing of May's well confirm that DRO was less than 50 ppb.

Additional free product was removed from the extraction well on or about 2/8/06, after a week with no product.  Because of this development, I discussed the option and situation with Paul Blood and John Selleck again.  We decided to hire MAI Environmental Services to bore soil samples around the property in an attempt to locate any pockets of fuel.

On 2/28/06, MAI Environmental was on site and bored seven piezometers around the spill area and the house.  None of the piezometers located any product except for the one directly behind the house, between the house and the lake.  It would appear as though the plume has migrated directly under the house.

On 3/13/06, additional absorbent boom was deployed in the areas expected to leach out and will fall into place once the ice is out.  The extraction well was also removed on this date after weeks of no product recovery.  Technical Services has taken the lead on this project, but I will assist in any way, when needed.

The new Gramby 20+ aboveground storage fuel tank is scheduled to be installed on 3/14/06, due to the removal of the extraction well.

On 3/13/06, a new horizontal Gramby 20+ aboveground storage tank was installed by Marquis Heating.

On 3/28/06, after a site visit, John reports the ice to be out, the boom in place, and no sheen or sign of oil on the lake.
B-138-2006*On 3/11/06, 0908 hours, Frank Myatt (Fire Chief for Dedham) reported an AST spill at 385 Bald Mountain Road.  David Savage owns the property, but does not live there.  He spends time there, because he is preparing the property to be sold.  He had been in and out of the basement during the morning and upon one of his trips, he noticed that the tank was leaking at a substantial rate.  Apparently, a corrosion spot had just let go.  When David discovered this, he called the Dead River Company (with whom the tank is insured) and he went to the fire station and told Frank what had happened.  Frank gave him a bundle of pads and called us.  Dead River had patched the tank, pumped it off to a second tank (it was a two tank system), and the tech was assisting with the cleanup.  The PID reading in the basement was 70 ppm and I suggested opening some windows, which provided excellent cross ventilation and the reading came down to twenty within a half hour.  I donned my cartridge respirator and helped with retrieving the oiled pads.  From the area of the spill and the weight of the oiled pads, I estimated the release at 10 gallons or less.  I discussed with Mr. Savage the AST Insurance Fund Program and left the paperwork for it.  The tank had been thickness tested in February and passed; hence it was insured by Dead River.   It is now 3/29/06, and Dave has not applied to the fund.  He had indicated that he would probably approach his own insurance.
B-169-2006*On 3/29/06, I received a report of an approximate 1/2 gallon spill of Jet fuel at the Bangor International Airport on the tarmac.  The spill was caused by a fuel supply truck burping out the product due to expansion of the fuel in the sun.  The spilled product was absorbed with pads, which will be disposed of by Clean Harbors and the fuel supply truck had product removed from it to prevent a repeat.
I-78-2006*Because of the vibration in the machine, hose was slightly leaking. About 1 quart leaked and was cleaned by the responsible party.
I-79-2006*Bracket that holds the hoses in place was broken.  The hydraulic hose was caught by a log in the bucket.
P-216-2006*I was contacted by Steve Ness Of Ness Oil reporting they had overfilled a tank at a rental property owned by Future Capital.  A two foot by two foot area of leaves were sprayed when the oil came out through the vent.  Ness Oil immediately removed the leaves and the soil underneath was clean.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-224-2005*On March 24, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of diesel fuel was discharged as a result of a broken fuel line.  The discharge occurred onto the pavement of a Dunkin Donuts parking lot.  The local fire department responded and coordinated with the Public Works to sand the area.

No further response action is necessary at this time.
P-1027-2005*Perron Oil on or about 12/8/2005, overfilled the basement AST located at 13 Sea Road.  It was initially unreported, until the tenant repeatedly called and complained.  On December 22, 2005, Matt from ENPRO called to report the spill.

ENPRO was hired by Perron to conduct a clean up of the contaminated soils in the basement.  Matt Doughty at ENPRO is the project manager.  He called to report the spill and subsequent clean up activities, and asked for a oil spill debris letter.  Based on past dealings with Mr Doughty, I obliged and issued a letter.  Five point 43 (5.43) tons of soil were removed and transported to CPRC, Scarborough.

No further complaints have been received from the owner or tenant, so it is believed to have been cleaned up to their satisfaction.  A referral to Oil Enforcement will be made for the non-reporting element of this case.  A written request from DEP to Perron asking them to explain the cause of the overfill and actions taken.  Based on the information received, DEP/Response plans no further actions here beyond a written request from Perron to explain the lack of reporting and what steps have been instituted to remedy the situation.
B-12-2006*1/12/06 - Eric Hoche from Eastern Plumbing & Heating reported a spill from a delivery truck hose at the entered location, Cathance Lake.  Eric advised that the spill was approximately 3 gallons and indicated that, while they were 'flushing' the delivery hose from #2 oil to kerosene, the nozzle broke and oil spilled from the hose.  The oil spilled in the driveway and created an approximately 8 foot wide by 20 foot long puddle of oil that migrated to a gully.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and dug up the stained soil from the adjacent gully.  Eric advised that the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup and the site well was not located near the spill.

Eric initially wanted to land spread the soil and he had done so prior.  I did not feel that option was warranted in this situation, primarily because of the time of year.  I felt it beneficial to meet Eric Eastern and consult with him concerning oil spill requirements and cleanup options.  I met Eric at the DEP warehouse and issued him a Virgin Product Letter and helped him re-package the waste.  I received a disposal bag of sorbents and offered to dispose of the one bag of oil impacted sorbents.  The remaining soil I required to be disposed at a licensed facility and Eric elected to take the waste to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

Because the waste will be incorporated into additional DEP sorbent waste stream at no discernible cost, no request for reimbursement to be requested.

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P-187-2006*I was contacted by Prime Tanning reporting they had a small hydraulic oil leak.  Apparently a fitting on a "vac. cell" broke, causing 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to leak onto the cement floor inside the plant.  Approximately one gallon of the hydraulic oil went into a drain that goes to their treatment plant.  The floor was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1010-2005*This call was for a motor vehicle accident involving two (2) trucks.  The first a small pick up truck and the second a flatbed hauler "Ritchie Rich Haulin".  The pickup originally headed south on Rte 85 crossed the center line and inmpacted the hauler, which in an attempt to avoid the collision got into the ditch with it's rear wheels and subsequently had the rear axle ripped off the truck, flipping the truck onto it's roof.  The pick up stove in the front end and settled in the left hand ditch.  Both drivers walked away, and the environmental impact was minimal considering the potential.

The accident scene terminates at Fire Lane 104 and continues south a few hundred feet. The pick up does not appear to have suffered a release of fuels or oil, whereas the hauler on it's roof was leaking both motor oil and hydraulic.  Diesel fuel for the most part was a non-issue, a few drips from the fill cap but no measurable release.

The discharged oils were restricted to the pavement and mostly absorbed with pads and speedy dri.  A few stray tire tracks had driven thru the initial spill before public safety arrived but there appears to be no threat to any of the surrounding private wells.  Based on the clean up activities completed and the overall scope of the accident DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
P-188-2006*During construction activities, contaminated soil was encountered at this site.  The site was previously a gas station.  USTs at the site had been removed in 1992.  At that time, Steve Flannery of the DEP required the removal of 88 cubic yards of soil (P-725-1992).  The small amount of contaminated soil encountered presently during the site development activities, while not required to be removed by DEP, were removed and disposed of at CPRC in Scarbourough.
P-281-2005*The Andrews are away for the winter and James Lewis is contracted to start up the house in the spring.  Upon entering the house, he smelled and found oil leaking from the belly of the basement AST.  An unknown amount had discharged to the concrete floor.  The area is chocker block full of personal items and wood carving materials and tools.  To access the tank for removal and clean up dozens of boxes and cartons, individual crafts were moved into the room at the far end of the basement.

The tank appears to be an original install and fragile at best.  It is unknown how long it has been leaking.  There is a floor drain within ten feet of the spill site but no appreciable amount was measured in the trap.  The contour of the floor is favorable in that it appears to be sloped back towards the tank area for the most part.

Repairs and clean up will be managed by Mr. Lewis for the Andrews.  If there are any questions or problems they were instructed to call DEP.

No additional communications have been received therefore it is presumed all is well and DEP/Response plans no further action here.
B-90-2006*Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported coming across a leaking transformer.  Upon further inspection, the unit had bullet holes in it which caused the leak.  Bangor Hydro is taking responsibility for the spill and removed the contaminated soil, grasses, and ice.  Nine 55-gallon drums of waste were generated and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  No sensitive receptors reported nearby nor was the spill reported to be on private property.


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B-88-2006*2/19/06, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that an oil filter on a bucket trucks hydraulic system broke apart causing the leak.  The oil impacted the roadway and gravel along side the road.  Sorbents were deployed and recovered and a small amount of contaminated gravel hand-excavated.  One 55-gallon drum of waste was generated and disposed of at Pinetree Landfill in Hampden, ME.  No sensitive receptors were reported and the spill was not reported to be on private property.

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B-87-2006*Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that high winds knocked a tree over onto power lines and a transformer on an adjacent pole began to leak at a bushing.  The leak was stopped that evening and the cleanup scheduled for the following day.  Contaminated organic debris and sorbents were disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, ME.

No private property was impacted, nor were any sensitive receptors reported near the spill.


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I-54-2006*On 3-7-06, Steve, from Dead River reported that when responded to a no heat complaint, a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was discovered at the residence of Don Macoux, in Westfield.
I met with the service technician at the site that day. The tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom and was inside a small shed, so the leak was not noticed right away by the owner. From usage records and last delivery, it appeared that approximately 150 gallons were lost.

I hired a contractor to remove the tank and contaminated soil. Approximately 65 yards were removed over the next 2 days. It became apparent that some had migrated under a storage trailer that is currently frozen in place. Contractor will return when weather warms to remove trailer and the rest of the soil.

Contractor returned 4-18-06 to finish soil removal. Approximately 60 yards was removed and considerable free product discovered. Pump and treat system was installed on 4-20.  The site was placed in the quarterly monitoring program and did not test positive for contamination for four consecutive quarters.  Therefore, no further Response action is required at this time.
B-78-2006*USCG Belfast reported a fuel spill at the entered location.  Apparently, dock workers for the subject attempted to fill the wrong fuel tank (which is assumed to be already full) and fuel spilled out the fuel vent and fill tube of the 65-foot Passenger Vessel Sunbeam.  The Coast Guard monitored the situation and advised that an out going wind and tide was moving the sheen out to sea, approximately 1/2 mile to open water.  No receptors were reported impacted and no lobster issues were reported from fisherman.  A sheen was observed, but deem unrecoverable along the shore.  DEP maintained communication with the Coast Guard rep Chief Rob Buzby on February 13th and 14th to assess any necessary response action.

No DEP response to the spill.  USCG did not require a cleanup and deemed a recovery attempt not feasible.  No additional reports received.

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B-126-2006*This complaint was forwarded here from Jim Dusch via Jeff Pidot at the AG's office.  Brian Comerford, of the Connecticut AG's office, has purchased a piece of property adjacent to the Gray property.  While it is understandable that he does not like the junk and garbage surrounding Mrs. Gray's trailer, he had to have known it was there when he bought his property.

A site visit on 3/17/06, revealed no violation of DEP statutes.  It is unfortunate that anybody should have to live like this (pictures), but there is no State or town money available to clean it up.   The only way this site is going to get cleaned up is for the complainant to do it or pay to have it done, himself.
B-142-2006*On 3/12/06, 1530 hours, Derick Thomas, who now owns the Diesel Shop that was owned by the "now defunct" Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, reported that a vandal had opened a valve that allowed a release of up to three hundred gallons of oil, which was a mixture of number two heating oil and waste oil.  The spill had gone over land about a hundred feet and then found a way underground and came out onto an iced over wet land.  Derick asked what the best thing to do was and considering the amount of product on the ice I advised getting a contractor.  I discussed the situation with Jason Babbidge (Clean Harbors) and we agreed on a vacuum truck.  They were there in a couple of hours and within an hour they had collected the lions share, which was 252 gallons.  More was recovered with sorbent, however additional work with sorbent and excavating needed to be done.  It was imperative that as much product be removed as soon as possible.  As of 3/17/06, major damage control has been completed.  However, it is expected that finishing the job will take most of this coming summer.  This will be done with boom (hard & sorbent) and excavation where product is found.  Boom was deployed and recovered by Clean Harbors during the summer months.

The spill came from a 13000 gallon tank that the railroad used to recover waste oil from their oil/water separators.  The oil from the separators was pumped to the tank where it was mixed with #2 heating oil and burned in their boiler.  (The spilled oil passed the waste oil parameters.)  In 2004, this tank along with many other containers were pumped down to the water level by "Industrial Service", who did it for the product, which they sent to be reprocessed.  Nathan Thompson supervised this work (B-396-2004).
P-1026-2005*Received a call from Julie Abbott regarding the discovery of a #2 fuel oil discharge at her late mother's (Lucia Morrill) property at 275 Fort Hill Road, Gorham, ME.  Dodge Oil was at the property repairing the furnace when they observed oil on the floor in proximity of the underground copper supply line.  It was suspected that the line had leaked under the floor, which was being replaced.

I met Ms. Abbott and Dodge Oil on site.  Ms. Abbott stated that the property was presently being held in a trust, until which time she could obtain it.  No one was living at the property, but it was being heated, so the actual amount of oil lost was unknown.  An estimate of a 100 gallons could have been lost, but it was unclear if it was used to heat the property or lost under the floor.  There had been previous problems with the furnace, where the furnace was not properly firing and the combustion camber filled with oil.  Dodge Oil encountered the same situation, except this time the combustion camber was so full of oil sludge that they had to burn it off before they could conduct any cleaning and repair.   My assessment of the situation was that the discharge was most likely from the furnace, because the oil on the floor appeared to originate from the furnace and migrate outward.  The oil company did not pressure test the line, so determining if the line was actually the source would be difficult without removing the concrete floor around the line.  I checked the sump, which was dry and no evidence of oil was observed.  If 100 gallons of oil had been lost, presumably some oil would have been observed in the sump.  I informed Ms. Abbott that I would return when the oil company was finished repairing the furnace to collect the oil on the floor and further assess the situation.

I returned to the site on 12/23/05, and collected the oil with speedy-dry.  The greatest concentration of oil was around the furnace.  I again checked the sump for oil and this time the sump was full of water, with no evidence of any oil.  I informed Ms. Abbott to contact me if she noticed any additional oil.

The following week Ms. Abbott contacted the Department stating that additional oil was observed seeping from the floor.  I was not present when she called, so Ann Hemenway checked the the site for me and observed nothing of concern.  I later contacted Ms. Abbott and and informed her that I would returned to the site and remove the oiled floor tiles and check the floor beneath for any cracks where oil might be seeping through.

Chris Estes and I returned to the site and removed all the oiled floor tiles, and then cleaned the floor with speedy-dry.  No cracks were observed in the floor, further supporting my contention that the furnace was the source of the oil on the floor.   After removing the tiles, it was obvious from the staining that the oil was discharged from the furnace and migrated under the floor tiles outward.  The assumption that 100 gallons of #2 fuel had been lost, could be attributed to the malfunctioning furnace.

Without removing the concrete floor, there is no way of actually knowing if the supply line leaked, although my observation supported the fact the furnace was the problem.  I did have the trust apply to the "Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund" as a precaution, because the well for the property was close to the discharge.  I also informed Ms. Abbott to contact me if any oil appeared in the sump, or anyone noticed any changes in the well water.
P-339-2005*In order to consolidate several small individual spill events at various C N Brown service stations, DEP Responder, Scott Cyr, agreed to assign a single spill number to a collection of spills that had been clean up and the material awaiting transportation for disposal.  EPI was contracted to pick up spill clean up debris and transport it to CPRC for recycling.  The speedy dri and sand had been collected in drums and stored at the individual stations which accumulated to 4.48 tons.

Individual stations were not listed separately, however a letter from C N Brown - Paula Smith was written to clarify the situation by documenting the source of the clean up materials, as requested by Scott Cyr.  CPRC received and accepted the material with the documentation.

Based on the information supplied and the acceptance by CPRC of the waste material, DEP/Response plans no further action.
B-15-2006*1/14/2006, Received a report from the Athens Fire Department that a leak from an aboveground tank occurred and oil was migrating under a trailer.  I responded to the spill location and observed that an AST had been physically moved and a leak occurred.  The weather was heavy rain and the run-off was carrying the oil down grade across an adjacent property; the trailer of Nancy Bush at 10 North Street, Athens.

There was a small amount of recoverable oil at the AST location which we recovered with sorbent pads.  The rain run-off was carrying a thin layer of oil down the driveway and across the adjacent property and entering a drainage ditch.  Sorbent booms were deployed by the Fire Department and later additional sorbents by the DEP in an attempt to collect oil from the run-off.  An undetermined amount of oil was collected, but the sorbents became water soaked due to the continued rain and run-off.  I inspected the drainage ditch that I suspected empties into some type of seasonal or continued stream or brook.  I did not observe oil in the ditch, although I suspect there was oil present by the odors, but nothing recoverable.  No drinking water well is located at the 10 North Street dwelling, nor were the occupants complaining of fuel oil odors inside.

I was able to track down Mr. Tuddle, housed with his dog in an RV trailer, at a relatives house down the street.  The story I got from Mr. Tuddle was that several weeks ago they removed oil from the tank to bring to the relatives and that no spill occurred.  Nor did Mr. Tuddle offer any information as to the current spill situation, other than that he is not living at the 12 North Street location and the house is vacant.  The story I got from another party on site was that a local resident was purchasing the AST and that the Tuddles were up there (12 North Street, dwelling).  I observed the tank up on end and obvious spill patches around the tank.  I suspect that in an attempt to move the tank or remove oil from the tank a spill was created immediately or slowly and leaked over time.

The oil did not threaten human health or the environment and the only option was to deploy sorbents and monitor the situation.  The rains that proceeded over the course of the next few days took a majority of oil away and we collected what we could with the sorbents.  The migrating oil was a thin sheen that did not threaten the draining waters.  I estimate the spill at no more than 10 gallons at best.

Several site visits were conducted, the latest February of 2006.  No additional Response action warranted and no additional complaints received.  Deployed sorbents were disposed at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn, Maine, by DEP.  An estimated 2 gallons of oil was collected.


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P-340-2005*During the demolition phase of the "LOWES" project, oil contamination was found in the footprint of the old AMES building in the Pine Tree Shopping Center.  Contamination is believed to be associated with the mechanical room which would have been supplied by the previously removed UST (UST site registration number 19676).  The spill report number associated with that incident is P-434-1997.  The new tank registration number relative to the former Ames Department Store is 4547.

On May 2, 2005, Cynthia Thayer of Gillespie Associates called to report the discovery of oil in the vicinity of the old mechanical room; initially a small amount, and it's source unclear.  It was later postulated the residual contamination would have been left from the tank removal work done in 1997 (tank # 2 location and piping).  The Phase I Site Assessment is attached.  In 1997, Steve Brezinski, MDEP, assigned a Baseline-I designation based on future open use.  The decision tree conclusion for the 2005 project was assigned a Baseline-II designation which allows for the  soils to be re-used on-site.

After it was all said and done, it was decided to excavate and remove the impacted soils and transport them off site for recycling and disposal.  An Oil Spill Debris Letter was written and  a total of 395.67 tons of soil were removed and transported to CPRC, Scarborough.

DEP/Response plans no further action here.

P-566-2005*Burham Oil arrived at the Brillant residence, 57 Winter Street, to deliver oil ( an automatic delivery customer).  The driver found the 1st scully fill in the 6 o'clock position along with it's vent pipe.  He grabbed hold of the scully inverted it and attached his nozzle and engaged the pump for a delivery.

Just then or soon after Mrs. Brillant appeared at the back door and began talking with the driver.  Shortly after the conversation began the driver noticed a red liquid discharging from the sump pipe next to the porch where Mrs. Brillant was standing.  The conversation quickly turned to "is that normal", " why no" the response, gulp, and he turned off the nozzle.  Venturing downstairs to the basement the driver found not one, but both oil tanks had been disconnected by (Mr Brillant) from their respective piping and left suspended in the air as art-deco showerheads.  A no win situation, just in case he tried to fill the other scully which was propped up at the  ten o'colck position against the vent pipe.  He called the office for assistance, they in turn called DEP to make notice of a spill and a clean up was commencing.

Upon arrival the partially concrete floor was being wiped down, the oil in a trench around the furnace was being evacuated as well as the sump pit.  The majority of the oil remained inside the basement, with an estimated 10 gals being discharged to the back yard.  I asked the driver and he admitted to having "no whistle, but" and the conversation was ended.  Admitted mistake on his part, complicated by actions the homeowner created, and the consequences followed.

Burnham staff applied pads to the basement, pumped off all the free product and were making arrangements for a small excavator to dig the soils in the backyard.  Considering the potential for this to be a huge spill and difficult clean up, Burnham Oil managed it well.  Albeit an avoidable accident; scully and vent pipes not tight, no whistle, tanks not attached.  The homeowner made no follow up calls with concerns therefore DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
P-114-2005*Received a call from Kenneth Rice, 103 Lincoln Road, Saco, ME regarding the discovery of Methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in his well.  Concentration was stated at 165 micrograms per liter (ug/L).

I met with Mr. Rice the following day and obtained an additional sample for analysis to confirm the presents of MTBE.  Results indicated a MTBE concentration of 184 ug/l (see Analytics report #53520).  I made arrangements to have a carbon filtration system installed.  I asked Mr. Rich if he was aware of any gasoline discharges on his property or in the general vicinity;  i.e., leaking vehicles, vehicle accidents, or leaking or overfilling equipment.  He stated that he was not aware of any, but does use tractors and chain saws around his property.  Response Services could not determine the source of contamination.

On March 2, 2005, Bradford Hahn, Geologist, and I returned to the property to obtain water samples around the filters and the abutting properties, and to check the property for any evidence of a gasoline discharge.  Water analysis indicated that filters were working properly, and the following concentration of MTBE were: Kenneth Rice - 190 ug/L, before filters and undetected between and after filters; Brian Rice - undetected; and Cynthia Rice - 10 ug/L (see Analytics report #53595).

On June 8, 2005, Mr. Hahn obtained additional samples with the following concentrations of MTBE:  Kenneth Rice - 44 ug/L,  before filters, 4 ug/L between filters and undetected after filters; and Cynthia Rice - 1.1 ug/L (see Analytics report #54303).

On March 2, 2006, samples were obtained with the following concentrations of MTBE:  Kenneth Rice - 0.56 ug/L, before filters, 26 ug/L between and 5 ug/L after filters; Brian Rice - 1.4 ug/L; and Cynthia Rice - 3.4 ug/L (see Analytics report #55956).

On August 11, 2008, samples were obtained from Kenneth Rice's well and the concentration of MTBE before the filters was 0.3 ug/L (see Analytics report #61985).

The sites were referred to Technical Services for continued investigation.  Please refer to Technical Services files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-230-2005*Wayne Bateman called as a private citizen to report what he believed to be an oil spill along the median of I-95 just south of the exit 20 (formerly 19) off ramp.   He stated it was a red swath (he believed to be an oil release) on the grass median, he observed as he drove by.

I drove up to the site and could not identify any oil, fuel, or any other type.  There was however a redness to the swale area of the median common to an iron bacterial breakout.  I used several sorbent pads to test the red areas.  All failed to pick up any liquid.  My conclusion was it was a biological material and not an oil release.  I walked the median for a 1/4 mile in both directions and continued north on the interstate till the next exit just in case I misunderstood the exact site.  No other outbreaks of red were observed and the light was fading fast.

Based on the lack of physical evidence, DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-233-2005*Received a call from Dodge Oil regarding the discovery of an empty tank at Doris Tracy's residence, 30 Binford Road, Standish, ME.  No one was present at the property at the time of discovery, because Ms. Tracy was on vacation.  Her sister, Ester Libby, checking on the property, found the heater not working and contacted the oil company.

I met Dodge Oil and Ms. Libby on-site.  The fire-o-matic was broken off most likely from snow/ice off the roof.  An estimate 137 gallons of kerosene (K-1) was discharged onto the ground.  A small amount of contaminated snow was removed from the area, but most of the oil had soaked into the ground.  The building had a crawl space with a sump filled with oil.  Environmental Projects, Inc. was contacted to remove the oil from the sump with a vacuum truck.  Approximately, 5 gallons of kerosene was collected.  There were no holes in the sump, so collection ceased as soon as we removed the contents of the sump.  It was unclear how the oil collected in the sump, but speculation was the it must have seeped through the wall and foundation.  Sorbents were placed in the sump and on the floor to collect any additional oil.

Due to several factors, work at the site could not commence until 4/12/05.  A deck between the house and the garage was first moved, so excavation could start in the area between the house and garage where groundwater was encountered approximately 4 ft. below grade.  A total of 90.35 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal as Commercial Paving & Recycling.  A recovery well was installed in the excavation prior to backfilling.  The recovery well was pumped on several occasions yielding 8,727 gallons of oily water that were disposed of by Clean Harbors.

DEP sampled the well on-site and the Bready well and results indicated that the wells were not impacted.  Please refer to the Analytic report #54362 attached for additional details. Response Services referred the site to Technical Services for additional investigation.  Please refer to the Technical Services files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-698-2005*Response Services personnel of Southern Maine Regional Office were informed by Barbara Parker, ME DEP, that Lin-Cor was involved in car crushing operation at Lake Region Auto, Acton.  Upon arrival a vehicle being transported to the crusher by the Lin-Cor front end loader was witnessed leaking gasoline from the fuel tank.  Lin-Cor personnel were immediately made aware and the vehicle was rerouted to the established fluid removal location.  This location consisted of parallel stacks of two cars used as a stand with the subject vehicle balanced atop perpendicularly; below which was a large drip pan laden with sawdust and miscellaneous petroleum products.  The fuel tank was redrained of its contents via pick axe with most of the product entering the receptacle into which it was intended. From both a safety and environmental protection standpoint, it was recommended to Lin-Cor personnel that they actually remove the gas tanks.  55 gallons drums and five gallon pails were abound and had varying amounts of liquids within; their final destination unknown.  In addition, it was evident via either puddles of free product or contaminated soil that several locations had been impacted by leaking vehicles.  Lin-Cor personnel assured DEP representative that free product and contaminated soil would be dealt with prior to their departure; final destination of contaminated materials unknown.

Lin Cor is under enforcement consideration for various sites and this information was relayed appropriate enforcement staff.
P-252-2005*DEP received notification that Cumberland Farms (store # 1820), located on Main Street in Gray was preparing to remove the USTs and replace them.  I went to the location and observed the conditions post mortem (after the tanks were removed) and granted the request for a Oil Spill Debris Letter including the disposal of approximately 50 cubic yards. The pea stone backfill around the tanks was contaminated and to be removed and transported to CPRC, Scarborough.

Following the initial dig, the removal plan was modified to remove the majority of the stone estimated to be 500 cubic yards.  This was agreed to and the amount changed and CPRC notified.  The additional stone was excavated on April 13, 14, and 26.

The installation of the new equipment followed and the site/store reopened. Beyond the initial inspections of the removal phase of the work and issuance of the spill debris letter(s), I had little involvement here.  There are possible installation questions from the Tanks program in Augusta but as for Response, we plan no further actions here.
I-67-2006*At 13:37 hours on March 18, 2006, I received a page from State Police Barracks - Houlton regarding a spill at 448 Main Street, Madawaska, Maine.  Dispatcher stated approximately 5 to 6 gallons of heating oil spilled.  I received contact numbers for Dionne Heating (reporter).

I called Ken Dionne regarding spill and was told that approximately 5 to 6 gallons of #2 heating oil had leaked from a pin-hole in the aboveground tank filter.  Tank is located on a concrete floor in a utility room separate from apartments in the complex.  At 13:45 hours, I left for Madawaska.

Upon arriving on scene, I found two 5-gallon buckets approximately half full with oil-soaked kitty litter outside the utility room door.  Entering the utility room, I found a noticeable odor of fuel oil and some more kitty litter on the floor.  This kitty litter was dry and it was covering an area on the concrete floor of approximately 2 feet by 4 feet.  The concrete under the kitty litter was slightly damp and stained with fuel oil.  The concrete floor butted against a short concrete wall for the adjacent apartment.  The remainder of the wall for the apartment was constructed of wood materials. I checked the seam between the floor and the wall and found it to be very tight, with almost no space at the seam.  It was very difficult to tell if any oil had gone into the seam.

Mr. Deschaine explained that a tenant noticed a strong fuel oil odor in his apartment.  When Mr. Deschaine entered the utility room to find the source of the odor, he found a small puddle of fuel oil on the floor and oil dripping from the fuel line filter.  He immediately called Dionne Heating to have the filter replaced.  Mr. Deschaine stated that the tenants in the adjoining apartment stated that there was a strong oil odor at first, but that the odor had decreased after the oil was cleaned up off the floor in the utility room.  I checked the apartment for fuel oil odor and found no odor problems.  Tenants were not complaining of any strong oil odors.

I advised Mr. Deschaine to clean up the kitty litter on the floor and clean the floor with a detergent to remove any remaining oil.  In addition, I suggested that he place a small fan in the window of the utility room to help with ventilation.  I told Mr. Deschaine that if the fuel oil odor remained a problem for the tenants that further clean up would be necessary and to contact our office for assistance and to obtain a form to file for reimbursement for some of the clean up costs.  At this time, no further action by the Department is necessary unless the building owner needs to take any further clean up actions.
P-479-2005*The driver noticed a fire in the truck's waste container, and pulled over into the Hubbard lot.  To save the truck he dumped the load onto the gravel lot and the Limington Fire Department responded.  Using a minimal amount of water (an estimated 500 gallons) and foam, the fire was extinguished the fire.  The domestic wastes were then sifted thru to eliminate any hot spots.  DEP and fire personnel raked thru the trash and could not identify any ignition sources but several combustible waste streams were identified. Some waste paints, sawdust, aerosol cans, and ashes were found in the load.

Foam was re-applied and with the use of a Hubbard bucket loader the trash reloaded into the truck for transport to the local incinerator.

The runoff was minimal and confined well within the limits of the gravel parking lot yard.  No off site monitoring was deemed necessary.  The scene was cleared and no further actions are planned.
P-988-2005*It was reported to the Department by the burner technician called by the tenant that approximately 100 gallons of kerosene were discharged from an outdoor AST in Georgetown.  It seems as though an over tightening of the flare nut caused a split in the copper line.  The line was sheathed but only to the sill so product ran down through the sheathing into the crawlspace below the monitor heater contaminating the sill, some baseboard, a portion of the exterior wall, gravel fill and the associated bedrock outcropping.  Due to Response scheduling issues, the site was immediately assumed by the Division of Technical Services who undertook both internal and external excavation and well monitoring.
A-19-2006*On 1/13/2006 in Waterville, Annette Ammarell reported an oil spill. The spill allegedly happened on 1/9/2006 after an oil delivery by J&S oil company. Ms. Ammarell decided to report the spill after warmer weather started to melt snow and ice causing the oil to flow, soaking mixed debris piled in the driveway. The oil was also being tracked into the house from pets and children. Ms. Ammarell stated that she had left a message about the spill with Jane White, manager of J&S Oil's Winslow office. I contacted Ms. White about the spill and she stated she was unable to reach anyone at the Ammarell residence. Ms. White sent the delivery driver to the residence while I was there to remove the oily debris. The driver stated to me that he did not spill any oil while making his delivery. Marc McElroy, safety officer for J&S Oil arrived at the residence and after consultation with John Babb, president of J&S Oil, they agreed to clean the driveway with a biodegradable degreaser and vacuum up the wash water. Mr. Babb stated that he was disputing the claim that his driver spilled any oil, but would take care of the clean up anyway. The company also agreed to remove a small amount of oil contaminated soil under a crawl space.

Although there is no way to know exactly what happened, the oil spill had a spray pattern that might be seen when a delivery nozzle is dropped and the valve is partially opened. The oil company theorizes that the homeowner could have spilled the oil themselves by using portable cans, as they made their delivery at night due to an empty oil tank call. No further action is expected.
B-94-2006*2.18.06 - Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office reported a plane crash at entered location.  A small plane landed and crashed and according to Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department officials on site, less than 5 gallons of aviation-gas spilled.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbents and advised that no assistance was required.

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P-652-2005*While filling the horizontal 5,000 gallon diesel tank, the Wadleigh driver overfilled the system and discharged an estimated 25-50 gallons to the surface of the tank, sprayed to the side of the vertical tank, and eventually the ground.  The ground was within the earthen berm of the tanks (crushed stone and gravel).

Initial clean up consisted of excavating in a limited space.  The use of a vactor was suggested and calls made.  The responding company vactored the contaminated soils and transported the material to CPRC in Scarborough for disposal.

A virgin spill debris letter was issued to Wayne (Wadleigh's) with an estimated five (5) cu. yds of soil to be removed and transported.  DEP Response plans no further action.


A-73-2006*On 1/30/06, Gordon Webster of Jamisons Plumbing & Heating reported a possible oil spill in Nobleboro. Mr. Gordon had an employee responding to a seasonal camp on Damariscotta Lake that had an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that was knocked over by a fallen tree. Mr. Gordon requested DEP assistance as the camp was located about one mile down an unplowed seasonal road and located on the lake shore. When I arrived with the service technicians I observed the fallen tank leaning against a tree. After a thorough investigation I determined that no oil had been spilled. The heating technicians pumped the oil from the tank into a temporary tank until a new one could be installed in the spring. No further action expected.
P-590-2005*It was reported to the public safety officials a car appears to have exited the highway at a high rate of speed and played pinball with the guard rails and discharged some gasoline to the roadway and shoulder of the off ramp.

Upon my arrival it was evident where the discharge was without the damaged car, the sand and grit on the roadway was stained and the odor of gasoline permeated the the air.  As a precautionary measure I shoveled the affected sand and grit into bags and returned them to the DEP warehouse for inclusion in the next oil contaminated soils batch headed to CPRC, Scarborough.
I-68-2006*At 21:00 hours on March 18, 2006, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a vehicle through the ice at Drews Lake in New Limerick.  The front end of the pickup truck was in the water up to the windshield, back end up out of the water.  No visible leakage of any fluids.  Advised public safety official to notify Warden Service that if leakage occurs, notify me for further action.  Have not heard from Warden Service; therefore, no further action required.
P-191-2006*A faulty valve caused the discharge of approximately ten pounds of calcium oxide (a solid) from the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority's (LAWPCA) lime silo. Product was picked up by LAWPCA personnel and will be circulated through their primary sludge thickener.  No adverse environmental impacts are inherent or expected.
P-192-2006*On 3/21/2006, I received a call from Mike Grovo of Yorkie Oil reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Scarborough.  The oil spilled into some mulch at the residence.  The contaminated mulch was shoveled up and disposed of by Yorkie Oil.  No further action required.
A-296-2005* On 6-29-2005, C N Brown reported a release of about one half gallon of motor oil. This occurred at their Big Apple Store on Civic Center Drive in Augusta. The unknown motorist was fueling their passenger car and the oil drain plug fell off the oil pan. Staff from C N Brown cleaned up the spilled motor oil with sorbent pads. No further action will be required.
B-155-2006*Cruising home in the March twilight of 3/20, I glimpsed what looked to be containers of waste oil abandoned in the weeds at a log landing off the Southgate Road.  On the afternoon of 3/21, I returned to the site to investigate.  What I had assumed to be waste oil was in fact waste fryolator fat.  By the looks of the containers, it had been there quite a while.   Someone had a bait station in the area the previous September.
B-156-2006*Cruising past the mouth of a logging road in Argyle on the afternoon of March 20, I noticed that the travel trailer parked there all winter had moved and in its place were 10 or so 5-gallon pails.  I naturally assumed the pails to contain waste lube oil, since the site was at the end of a logging road.  Investigation the next day, showed that not to be the case.

The pails contained a gray, gritty material, partially dried out.  Information on the side of the containers described the material as a concrete patching material.  Dried out, my guess is that it is useless for its intended purpose and thus, in the time honored Maine tradition, was abandoned for somebody else to take care of.
B-152-2006*Ms. Moore called to report that her workers had found that an out-of-service peddler truck, stored at their bulk plant, had spilled an estimated 2 gallons of #2 oil. The oil came out of the truck's pump and they assume a gasket or seal failed. They shoveled up the oiled dirt and spread it inside their bulk plant dike.
B-135-2006*   I received an anonymous phone call reporting that Mr. Bennett at 1435 North Main Road in Winterport had a car upside down in his dooryard for 2 to 3 weeks. The caller was concerned about well and surface water contamination.
   I went to the site a few days later and found no car. I drove a mile past the address to see if the report had the wrong address, but I did not find anything that fit the caller's description. I had no call back number.

A-330-2005* On 7-19-2005, Bill Carver called to report the discovery of gasoline contaminated soils at Tolman Pond Market in Rockport. This business is located on Route 90, southwest of the Rt. 17 & Rt. 90 intersection. Mr. Carver was on site to replace the underground piping and install a new canopy, pump island and sumps for the island. Arnie Fessenden was on site to perform the required site assessment. This site has two aboveground storage tanks.
 The levels of GRO, using the PID, were very high. Excavation started near the pump island and continued on toward the AST. Excavation lasted at least three days. EPI was hired to pump out the gasoline contaminated water on 7-20. On the third day I decided that the excavation should stop and that someone form our Technical Services Unit be notified and perhaps a different strategy could be developed. Some of the contaminated soils were trucked directly to Lane the rest was stockpiled at a pit owned by Meklin and then transported to Lane Construction in Bangor Me. We did not excavate to close to the building and we did not undermine the two large concrete supports for the canopy. The site was backfilled on 7-22. I suggested that RAP, (recycled asphalt) be used on the top few inches as dust control.
 There is a well on site that serves the convenience store. There are no wells down gradient, just a large man made pond. There are two wells up gradient, they are "Robinson" and "Madore". The Robinson well may contain arsenic. The Madore well serves two homes and is owned by E. Grover. I sampled all three wells on 7-21-05. The samples were brought to NEL for analysis. Lab results were non detect for OBTEX on all three samples.
 The excavation contractor was new to this clean up business and the tracking of time and materials was not as well done as I would like. After several months and repeated phone calls Don Meklin and Son Excavation submitted a revised invoice. The owner of the store made arrangements for paving the parking lot. The invoice for this job was also in dispute. I made another site visit and between the owner and the paving contractor we made the necessary adjustments.
 This site has been referred to Technical Services for further review.
B-116-2006*  The State Police called to report that a tractor trailer truck had just been recovered from the south bound ditch of I-95 in Medway. The truck had gone off the road the day before during a snow squall and was recovered the next day. Trooper Fish saw some oil in the ditch and asked that the information be relayed to me.
   When I arrived, I found that about a gallon of engine oil had leaked out while the truck was on it's side and was trapped in various puddles. I used about 10 pounds of sorbent pads to recover this oil.
   I did not follow-up on finding the truck owner, because the spill was negligible.

B-153-2006*On 3/20/06, 1643 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that one of their bucket trucks had a ruptured hydraulic line, which released an estimated five gallons.  The release sprayed an area 40' x 10'.  Some of the area was pavement and some was grass.  They applied speedy dry to the pavement and excavated the grassy area. The latter produced two thirds of a drum of oiled soil, which went to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. The area is adjacent to a new housing development.  The closest well is twenty yards from the spill.  However, because the cleanup was close to 100% and the penetration at the deepest was three inches, the well is not at risk.
B-137-2006*Dead River Company called to report that a driver had overfilled a basement tank at St. Mary's Church parish spilling about 5 gallons of #2 oil onto the ground.
The driver immediately put down sorbent pads that were carried in the truck. The service department was sending out a crew to follow-up on the outside spill cleanup and to investigate the tank itself for spillage. They were to call if more spillage was found. They did not, so I assume it was a successful cleanup. No cause was given, which is just as well, as the driver made a mistake for what ever excuse might be given.
P-198-2006*I was contacted by Portland Pipe Line reporting they had a corrosion hole in their 18" main line suction piping located in Manifold #2.  This pipe carries oil from the tanks to the main pumps that put the oil into the pipeline to Canada.  The hole was temporarily plugged with a small strap and rubber plug.  Later in the day a 24" Plidco split sleeve clamp was bolted on to the pipe and will remain until they can take that section of pipe out of service and replace it, which should happen within 2 weeks.  This "Manifold" area is exposed since a large area of soil was removed from a previous leak.  The entire area has a concrete base with a sprayed-on, watertight liner.  The crude oil that leaked out of the pipe landed on some stone that was on top of the liner.  The stone was removed and disposed of with a load of contaminated soil from P-184-06.  Ralph Stuart stated they will contact us when they actually remove the section of pipe.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-139-2006*On 3/12/06, 0700 hourms Melony Lane reported a two quart spill of Latex Paint.  The material had been recovered in a haz mat bucket and was awaiting disposal via The Home Depot's waste stream.
A-326-2005* On 7-18-2005, Puckey Oil Company reported an oil leak at the home of Clarrisa Percival. The home is located at 103 Cross Rd. (the narrow gauge railroad) in Alna. Puckey Oil overfilled the AST several days earlier and oil spewed onto the ground. The home owner called Puckey oil back to the site for clean up. They removed a quantity of soil by hand. I never made a site visit and after many weeks referred the site to our Technical Division for further review (ie. water sampling).


P-196-2006*During the sale inspection of a mobile home in Town and Country Park, an UST was located below the home at its rear.  The unregistered tank had been out of service for decades so contact was made with the owner to provide him with the necessary paperwork and establish a timeline for its removal.  The tank looked to be 275 gallons in capacity and presumably supplied #2 fuel to the residence so neither a certified tank installer nor site assessment were necessary for is removal.  Park personnel performed the removal under DEP direction.  The intact tank was empty and the soils around/below the tank were dry with no contamination present.  No further action necessary.

P-197-2006*On March 22, 2006 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately one to two (1-2) gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The spill occurred onto cement and was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-200-2006*On March 23, 2006, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately one and a half (1.5) gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a malfunctioning oil delivery truck.  The spill occurred on Primrose Lane in the vicinity of house #46 and was remediated with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-205-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-159-2006*3/23/06 - Cory Cummings of Central Maine Power reported a transformer malfunction along an access road at the entered location.  The transformer is suspected of over heating and boiling oil out through a bushing.  The oil impacted some rocks and dirt along the roadway and Mr. Cummings estimated about a yard of material had been identified to be removed.  Irving Oil representatives approve the cleanup according to Mr. Cummings.  The removal was scheduled for 3/24/06, by a licensed contractor normally used by CMP.  The spill was not near water and localized around the pole #34.


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B-158-2006*3/23/06, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reported a transformer spill at the entered location.  She advised that the homeowner discovered the spill.  Bangor Hydro is planning to remove a portion of the gravel roadway and backfill at a later date depending on posted road conditions.  Ms. Spear advised that an approximately 12 ft. x 12 ft. area is impacted.  The spill is not reported to be near a sensitive receptor.  The cause of the spill was a fallen tree that struck the utility pole and transformer.  The unit is tagged non-PCB.  See attached Bangor Hydro Spill Report.


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B-160-2006*
Thieves broke into an abandoned house on Elm Street, at the site of Eastern Fine Paper's lowermost dam.  Their intent was to steal the copper piping for scrap, so the first thing they did was swipe the feedlines off the burners.  One tank in the duplex was empty and the other was 3/4 full by the gauge.  That one leaked, of course, into the floor drain and thence to Sedgeunkedunk Stream.  A downstream resident smelled the oil on the evening of 3/23, but did not report it until the morning of 3/24 to Brewer Public Works.

Arriving on scene, I staked out sorbent booms and pads to retrieve the oil from the stream.  Meanwhile, the Public Works guys identified the source and later that morning Darryl Luce and I pumped the oil into drums and delivered them to the Brewer Public Works garage.
B-154-2006*3/20/2006 -  Jim Charrette of the Millinocket Waste Waster Treatment Plant (WWTP) reported a waste oil spill in the sewer along Riverside Drive and that the oil was first observed on 3/16/2006, by WWTP workers.  Mr. Charrette identified a leak from the oil water separator located at the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMARW) facility on Iron Bridge Road.  The separator is tied into the treatment system along Riverside Drive, which is also referred to as Iron Bridge Road.  No immediate threat was observed by Mr. Charrette and the oil was contained in the four or five man-ways leading to the pump station located on Riverside Drive and arrangements were made to meet on site on 3/21/2006.

On site were city, MMARW representative, Tom Tardif, and another railroad representative, and DEP.  I observed some oil in several of the man-ways and we deployed sorbent boom in two of the worst ones.  The remaining man-ways were stained with oil or had a sheen present.  MMARW officials advised that oil had escaped their oil/water separator that is used to collect waste oil from train engines.  The separator is only operational under worker supervision and the exact cause of the spill is not known, but that the separator is functionally sound.  However, oil did escape and MMARW advised they would cleanup the spill.  Clean Harbors was contracted to clean out the basins.  Clean Harbor documentation DEP received from Mr. Tardif is attached.


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A-377-2005* On 8-13-2005, the 3 E Company reported that The Home Depot spilled one quart of oil based paint. This occurred on the parking lot of the Rockland Home Depot. Staff from Home Depot cleaned up the spilled material with sorbent material, and no further action is expected.
P-193-2006*Received a call regarding some type of equipment on the Northwest River by the Sebago public boat launch.  The caller was unsure what it was, but it had some type of platform, and had been sitting in this location all winter long.  Also, there was some type of stain around it.

On the following day, I checked out the complaint and found the equipment to be a barge with crane, floating in the river.  The owner Wetzel & Wetzel just happened to be around, and explained to me the previous day they were changing the oil in the crane and knocked over a container of waste oil onto the deck.  They collected most of the oil with sorbents, but some oil had made it into the water.  They still had sorbents in the water, but all I observed was a sheen.  The barge was still iced in except for a small area at the stern of the barge, where I observed the sheen.

The anonymous caller called the Department back inquiring of our findings, which we informed them there was an oil discharge and it had been cleaned up.  They were more concerned that the barge was not going to be required to be removed from the location.


B-92-2006*2/20/06, Maine State Police reported a tractor trailer accident at Exit 3B, eastbound, on I-395 in Bangor and that diesel fuel had spilled.  Upon my arrival, I observed the Bangor Fire Department on site applying sorbents and diking pooling fuel.  A tractor trailer hit a guardrail and split open one of the saddle tanks.  The Fire Dept. closed the crossover line from the other tank, however the impacted tank was up against the guardrail in a way that the leak could not be stopped.  I estimated the spill to be in the 75 to 100 gallon range.  We applied sorbents to remove the free phase product and sand was deployed to re-open the roadway.

2/21/06 Alden Daniel contacted me to advise that he represented the trucking company and that he was hiring Clean Harbors and another company to cleanup the remaining oil and impacted area along the spill area.  I concurred and issued a Virgin Product Letter to facilitate disposal.  Its my understanding that a vac truck was used to removed the material.  A lot of sorbents were used as well and disposed.

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B-145-2006*On 3/15/06, I received a report of approximately 2 quarts of jet fuel spilled onto the tarmac from an aircraft at Bangor International Airport.  The maintenance crew was dispatched to perform the repair to the aircraft and recover the spilled product with absorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
A-378-2005* On 8-13-2005, Crystal Theriault, of the Maine Warden Service, reported that a boat had sunk in Allen Pond in Greene. A citizen had called the Warden Service about this boat and the noxious odors of gasoline. I responded to the scene and located the boat. There was a heavy odor of gasoline in the air. There was a petroleum sheen in some areas, but not enough to collect with sorbent pads. I used a lake resident's row boat and paddled out to the sunken craft. I removed a gasoline tank from the boat. There was no outboard motor attached to this boat. I also found the boat registration taped to the deck. I collected this registration and dried it out and eventually mailed it back to the owner. The metal gasoline can was brought back to the DEP for disposal, the owner never made contact to claim the gasoline can.
 No further action is expected.
P-195-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP, RESPONSE SERVICES
	Monday, 3/20/06: Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP, Response Div. was notified by Mike Nugent of the City of Portland, regarding complaints of unreported oil spills on Great Diamond Island.  Reportedly, Mr. Weber was delivering fuel oil on the island in a way non-compliant with Maine DEP and Maine Fire Marshal, and City of Portland rules.  I was connected with Portland Code Enforcement Officer, Jonathan Reed and scheduled a visit for 3/23/06.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Thursday, 3/23/06: Mr. Reed and two other city representatives, traveled to the island on the city fire boat.  Mr. Ted Weber of Dinosaur Enterprises allowed us to investigate their residential property off Sunset and Crescent Avenues where they store their peddler truck and gasoline tank trailer.  See my letter of March 27, 2006, and the attached photos for further details on the visit.
	The island is located within Casco Bay just east of Mackworth Island and East Deering area of Portland.  Most of the residences are serviced by municipal drinking water supply.  Some are on private wells.  The Diamond Cove area is the location for the former Fort McKinley where most of the  former military buildings have been converted to condos, duplexes, and single family homes.  Most of the residents appear to be seasonal (summer) residents.  See the attached maps for reference and further details.
	Dinosaur Enterprises was the only fuel oil deliverer on the island, at the time.  Filling from a barge at the island's dock, the truck would be parked at the Weber's home.  At the time, there was no location on the island zoned for this business.  The loading at the dock and the truck storage did not appear to comply with ES EPA rules for containment and an SPCC plan.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	In the DEP letter of 3/31/06, Mr. Weber was instructed to clean-up the small oil spills noted in my Photo 3.  By phone, Mr. Weber agreed to dig up the soil and transport it for disposal at Commercial Paving, with a DEP Virgin Letter.  As of June 2006, I have not heard back regarding this issue.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a]	See the attached letter of 3/31/06, and attached photos for details and summation of my observations & assessment.
b]	Oil discharges were observed to have been minor and did not immediately threaten residences with vapors or coastal waters.  People involved had indicated that much of the problem may, or may not, be bad neighbor relations.
c]	As of June 2006, I have no record that oiled soil has been cleaned up.  This report will be updated, as needed.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
B-149-2006*On 3/18/06, I received a report of a half gallon spill of Jet fuel from a British Royal Air Force jet at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused by a faulty part on the aircraft. The leak was stopped, the spilled fuel was recovered with pads, and the new part was ordered from the Untied Kingdom.
B-150-2006*On 3/19/06, I received a report of a half gallon spill from a World Airway Jet, which vented fuel onto the runway at Bangor International Airport.  Maintenance crews used absorbent pads to collect the spilled product.  Clean Harbors disposed of the pads.
B-151-2006*On 3/20/06, I received a report of 1 quart of diesel fuel spilled on asphalt from a space heater, used on an aircraft.  The leak was stopped and repaired and pads were used to collect the product.
B-161-2006*On 3/24/06, I received a report from Ken Gallant of International Paper of a 20 gallon sulfuric acid leak into a secondary containment system at their facility.  The spill was caused by a leak, which developed in the systems piping network.  All of the spilled product was contained and neutralized with soda ash.  Once the pH was acceptable, the waste was transferred to International Paper's licensed waste treatment plant on site.  Clean Harbors was contracted to perform the work and mill maintenance crews were able to repair the leak in the system.
B-86-2006*2.16.06  Chief Bronson of the Brewer Fire Department reported a spill of picric acid crystals and mercury at the former Eastern Fine Paper Mill.  Chief Bronson was adamant that the DEP had left the acid in a small storage area adjacent to the laboratory, after a joint US EPA and Maine DEP removal action of hazardous material in 2004.  Based on my investigation and limited interviews of DEP representatives directly involved in the removal action, picric acid was accounted for and removed for disposal.  However, I did conclude that shipping containers labeled picric acid crystals were left on site after the removal action.  The material identified by the Brewer Fire Department and the Bangor Bomb Squad as picric acid crystals turned out to be vermiculite, an inert, crystalline appearing packaging material that is consistent when transporting this class of chemical.  As a precaution, the packages were detonated as planned prior to DEP involvement.

The mercury was spilled when city workers, going through the mill to acquire articles of historical value, broke a paper smoothness tester while placing it in a box.  What elemental mercury did spill, spilled onto newspaper the workers were using to package items.  The paper and the broken devise were immediately put into a card board box.  I estimated the spill to be about a tea spoon or 0.0625 gallons.  HOSS only allows for two significant figures, so it is entered as 0.06.  Its unknown as to the quantity of mercury remaining in the device, but by brief appearance of the unit, it is estimated that an additional tea spoon or perhaps as much as one cup remained.  Lumex readings during re-packaging of the material were in excess of 100,000 micro grams per cubic meter and warranted respiratory protection.  No effort was made to inspect the device or identify elemental mercury in the impacted paper.

Maine DEP disposed of the mercury through the Hazardous Waste Fund.  The item was transported to the Central Maine Regional Office in Augusta for pick up and disposal by EPI in Gray, Maine.  See attached Spill Tracking Form for justification not to seek reimbursement for disposal expenditures.


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I-69-2006*At 07:14 hours on March 25, 2006, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a spill at Chamberlain's Market in St. Francis.  At 07:50 hours, I left home for St. Francis.

I arrived on scene at 09:20 hours and was met by Mitch Dumond, Technician from Daigle Oil Company (Daigle).  He told me that the pump was hit by some kind of motor vehicle and knocked off its anchor points on one side.  The pipe from the pump was disconnected and he stated that he found an estimated 1.99 gallons of product in and around the pump.  He placed sorbent pads to soak up the product.  Daigle will dispose of sorbent pads.  Pictures (3) of damaged pump are attached.

I talked to the owner of the store, Judy Chamberlain, and she stated that the accident occurred sometime during the evening or morning hours of March 24/25.  The store was closed and power to the pumps was turned off from inside the store.

Daigle Oil Company owns the pumps, so they will be responsible for the repair of the damaged pump.  I noticed that the pump did not have a safety shut off valve on the incoming fuel line.  I brought this to the attention of Mr. Dumond and stated that the pumps should be upgraded with safety shut off valves, if required.

I noticed a light product sheen moving in the melt water from the pump island to the corner of the store building.  I'm not sure if this was from this spill or other drips of product onto the snow/ice surrounding the pump island.

No further action required at this time.
I-70-2006*At 2000 hours on March 25, 2006, I received a call from Huber Engineered Woods regarding a spill of hydraulic fluid in the log yard resulting from a broken pipe on a log loader.  Spill was less than 10 gallons and was cleaned up using wood chips; chips were burnt in the facility biomass boiler.  Spill was cleaned up at time of call, did not go to site.
I-71-2006*At 1450 hours on March 26, 2006, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a spill at Huber Engineered Woods in Easton.  I called the number given for plant, left message.  My call was immediately returned by Mr. Diogo Baptista, Shift Supervisor.  He stated that at 1400 hours approximately 0.5 gallons of brand roller ink spilled from an overfilled container on the finishing line.  The ink is used to print the brand name on finished sheets of oriented strand board.  Spill was immediately cleaned up.  I saw no need to go to the plant.  I requested that a spill report be faxed to the DEP office and a report was faxed on March 26, 2006 at 1555 hours.
B-148-2006*On 3/19/06, I received a report of a crude oil leak at the Bucksport International Paper Mill.  The spill was contained in a concrete enclosed trench or "raceway" where the crude oil pipe line along with a steam line are located.  The steam line is in the same raceway in order to heat the crude oil for flow.

Earlier in the day, workers smelled crude oil in the mill and began to investigate where the odor was coming from.  It was traced to this raceway, panels were removed to inspect, and product found.  International Paper notified the DEP and contracted with Phillips Services to remain on site with a vactor truck to recover the leaking product and condensing steam.

Unfortunately, because most of the pipe line was buried, an excavator had to be hauled in and excavation performed and the concrete panel removed to actually find the leak and repair it.  Fortunately, no environmental impacts were caused by the leak, because all of the leaking product was contained in the raceway.  Phillips Services remained on site through the entire job vactoring product and condensed steam as it would be needed.

On 3/22/06, the leak was found in the crude oil line.  It was caused by a leak in the steam line, which pitted and corroded the fuel line.  Both lines were patched, with metal banded gasket seemed patch kits and encased in concrete.  The line is scheduled for replacement and removal this summer.
B-164-2006*Chip called from R W Mathews & Sons to report an estimated spill of one gallon of kerosene in the home of Doralies Bobryk in Jonesport. It seems a company employee had serviced the burner in her kitchen range and failed to leave it oil tight. She called them to report a leak and when they arrive they found that about one gallon had leaked to the kitchen floor and onto the cement floor in the basement. They used pads and speedi-dri to recover the free product.

B-144-2006*On 3/15/06, I received a report from Mona Spear at Bangor Hydro-Electric Company of a 15 gallon diesel fuel spill at their facility at the Young's Corner Diesel Station.  The spill occurred when a delivery of diesel was dropped at Bangor Hydro-Electric's diesel generator.  The driver overfilled and spilled the product onto the stone pad under the tank.

Clean Harbors was contracted to remove the contaminated stone with a vactor truck and dispose of the waste at Pine Tree Landfill.

Due to some large spills in the past at this facility, the site had monitoring wells installed in the surrounding area and the houses in the area are already on quarterly monitoring.
A-386-2005* On 8-18-2005, the Camden Fire and Police Departments were called to an oil spill at the boat ramp on Megunticook Lake. It appears that oil or transmission fluid was lost during a boat launching event. The Fire Dept. responded and used sorbent material to clean up the oil. They did not need my assistance.

No further work is expected.
A-324-2005* On 7-16-2005 ,a caller reported that several hundred gallons of fuel oil had been spilled at the residence of Patrick Donavan. This home is located at 33 Maple Lane in Canaan. The caller provided some other information that prompted me to call the Somerset County S.O. After speaking with Deputy Dodge  I was very reluctant to make a site visit anytime soon. The subject had recently been served with some sort of summons or arrest warrant.
 Several months later I made a site visit. The copper line on the outside AST was not connected to the tank. No one was home at the time and there is no way to determine if the allegations of spilled fuel was accurate.
 At this time there is no further action expected from Response.

B-89-2006*2/20/06,  Bangor International Airport reported a jet fuel spill due to an overfill of a plane at the airport.  The spill occurred on 2/19/06, but I did not receive the time or other particulars of the spill, except that the report indicated nine gallons had discharged and was cleaned up with sorbents and that no sensitive receptors were impacted.  I attempted to acquire the time of the spill, but because of the holiday, I had trouble reaching the fuel department by telephone.  Considering the nature of the incident and report, I did not pursue the matter until the next business day.  I reached Gil Merchant by phone and made inquiry, but I did not receive a return call.


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B-147-2006*
3/16/06 - Dan Wellington of Bangor reported a residential fuel oil spill at the entered location and advised that Keystone Management, owners of the property, were responding to the spill.  Upon my arrival, I observed a 275-gallon home heating supply tank near the roadway and stained soil.  It appeared that someone attempted to move the tank and caused the leak.  Sure enough, I met with Gail Prior who advised that they had evicted a renter and when the renter came to remove his belongings, they tried to take the tank and ended up just abandoning it on site, as well as, vandalized the trailer.  Ms. Prior advised that they are in court proceedings with the renter, Mr. Darrell St. Lawrence.

Ms. Prior also indicated that Keystone was taking responsibility for the spill and cleanup.  I issued a Virgin Product Letter to facilitate disposal at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, ME.


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A-363-2005*Martha Mixon of Acadia Environmental contacted DEP on behalf of Irving Oil Corp. to report evidence of a leak at the North Anson Irving service station where several UST's were being removed.  I reviewed available sand and gravel aquifer information and responded to the site.  Acadia was hired to document removal, Martha Mixon was the representative.  Gaftek of Maine was the excavation contractor performing the removal which included (1) foreman and (4) laborers.  Clean Harbors was also on site with a Cusco vactor, (1) foreman and (1) laborer.    In the process of excavating the tank, Acadia recorded several elevated PID readings.  The contaminated soil appeared to be located near the fill of the unleaded tank.  Soil in this area was left in place while a second (diesel) tank was removed.  I interviewed Martha Mixon who pressed for a soil cleanup standard.  I wanted to understand what resources were at risk.  Martha and I met with Arthur Morse, Superintendent of Anson Water District.  No drinking water wells were at risk.  The town water supply is Hancock Pond, 9 miles distant.  Based on available information, I completed a D-tree with 750 ppm clean up standard field headspace with gasoline set point.  Acadia wanted to know if the piping needed to be removed and I responded that it did.  I tried to find out who at Irving Oil was the site contact.  I was given several possible names, Michelle Paul-Elias, Jay LeDuc, and Jon Ciaba with various phone numbers for each.  I called these people and was routed to Jay.  I faxed a clean up options agreement to Jay LeDuc.  I received no response.  Martha had to leave town, so a second Acadia person took over site monitoring the following day.  The tanks were removed and activity at the site ceased.  I offered to coordinate the disposal of the soil, and needed to know how the funding was going to be handled.  No information was forthcoming.  Weeks went by.  I did not hear anything further.  On 9/19/05, I spoke with Tom Schwarm of Acadia.  The contaminated soil had mysteriously disappeared back into the backfill.  Acadia's position was there was no contamination, so there would be no expenses for the insurance fund.  In the meantime, I pulled the tank file and found that the site had past history of contamination, (see A-181-96).  I reviewed the spill file as well.  I contacted Acadia again and indicated that soil contamination >1,000 ppm was reportedly still in place near the pump island and should be removed now that the pump island was out of service and had been removed.   Acadia on behalf of Irving, agreed to re-mobilize and continue soil removal.  In November, Jon Andrews oversaw removal of approximately 275 yards of contaminated soil.  This was removed to Thibodeau's batch plant in Prospect at Irving's expense.  Documentation of the removal was provided by Acadia in a report received by DEP 3/8/06.  Confirmation samples taken by Acadia demonstrate the cleanup met the established standards.  I acknowledged the report in a letter dated 3/28/06.
A-434-2005* Mark Warren called this office to report the loss of as much as 40 gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred overnight at the construction site located near the intersection of Pacific and Center Streets.  The road construction consisted of sewer and storm water drainage. I arrived on site and an excavation was made at the spill site. However, no free product was encountered and it was not known exactly how much oil was spilled. The reservoir in the excavator needed 40 gallons to top it off, however no one can recall the last time it was full. Given that the area is served by city water and sewer and there is no vapor problem, I feel that no further action is warranted. I collected a GPS data point for future reference.

B-157-2006*
3/22/06 Ms. Warren reported a leak of motor oil from a bus on 3/21/06.  The bus left a trail of oil on Somerset Street, Main Street, and Larkin Street.  Sorbents were deployed by the bus driver and later sand laid down on the oil trial and swept up.  The oily material was disposed of at Pinetree Landfill in Hampden under a Virgin Product Letter.  Apparently, the bus had been in for an oil change earlier on 3/21/06, and within a couple of hours the oil discharge occurred.  Considering this time frame, I issued the Virgin Letter to facilitate disposal.


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I-51-2006*On 3-3-06, the State Police reported a tractor trailer jackknifed on Rt 1A in Hamlin at the intersection of the Boundry Road and 1A. The driver was attempting to pass and had to swerve suddenly to avoid an on coming vehicle. I responded and on arrival found that Dept. of Transportation (DOT) had already placed a layer of sand on the road, as most of the spilled product stayed in the road. Some had gone into the road shoulder also. I hired a contractor to remove contaminated snow from the road shoulder but left the sand on the road to eliminate a potential road hazard.
I-62-2006*On 3-9-06, Carl Dumont called this office to report a deliberate spill. He had recently acquired the old Rocky Beach Farms through foreclosure and had given the previous owner permission to come on the property to remove some of his belongings. Apparently, the previous owner, Gerard Ouellette, on one of his visits took a front end loader into one of the buildings, removed several old truck engine blocks and dumped them next to the drinking water well. They were leaking motor oil. When he was asked to remove them he refused. I contacted a local contractor in the area and had them remove oil contaminated snow and ice. No further action is required at this time.
P-194-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO RESPONSE
	Monday, 3/20/06: Wilkes Harper of MDEP VRAP Unit notified MDEP Response of an old, out-of-service oil UST found during excavation activities at 313 Valley St., in Portland.  They thought the tank to be clean, virgin motor oil.  The UST had been accidentally punctured when found by the excavator, and a waiver for immediate abandonment was requested.  I understand that Shalom House, Inc. is a non-profit organization building low-cost housing.

SITE HISTORY & AREA DESCRIPTION
	I understand the site was formerly Oullette's Auto Body shop.  The DEP Report P-705-1994 of Linda Doran, MDEP, describes abandonment-by-removal of three, out-of-service bare steel UST's found during new construction.   For additional information, please review that report.
	The area is dense urban residential and commercial property, located near Hadlock Field on Park Street; and parallel to St. John Street (see attached map).  The area has municipal water & sewer service.  Down the street, at the corner of Park & Valley Sts. is an old gas station location that may still have UST's.  The parcel(s) being re-developed in 2006 covers several lots off Valley St. and Gillman St.  The lot with the UST is believed to be the former 313 Valley St., the site of the old auto body shop.  It appears one tank was missed during the 1994 removals.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & TANK REMOVAL
	Monday, 3/20/06: I met on site with Wilke's Harper, MDEP, William Floyd of Shalom House, and an assessor for Shalom House from Sebego Technic's company.  I estimated the rusty, bare-steel tank to be 500-gallons in capacity, and found it full and contained dark, opaque waste motor oil.  The fresh puncture was near the top edge of the tank, and the discharge was minimal.  Soils around the tank were clay with non-native fill and layers of ash & debris [very similar to soils found under Portland's Marginal Way area].  The location worked out to a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal which agrees with Lind Doran's 1994 assessment.
	The tank contents were pumped out by Guerin & Assoc. and the tank removed for off site disposal the afternoon of 3/20/06.  Guerin's Dexel field-test on the oil passed for halogen content.  As it was waste oil, Sebego Technics is expected to do a CMR 691 closure assessment.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	No remedial actions are believed for this UST abandonment.  The small amount of spillage from this waste oil tank appears to have gotten lost within the silt-clay soil during excavation of the tank.
	[Unrelated to this UST removal was the source reduction of the discharge of contaminated soils about 10' to 15' to the NW and SW of the UST.  This soil may be related to the UST's removed in 1994 under P-705-94 and was being removed under observation of DEP VRAP.]

CONCLUSIONS
1.	The tank was registered as part of #18985 T-4 at 313 Valley St.
2.	No further remedial actions for discharges related to this incident are required by DEP Response Services Div.  I understand that UST Insurance Fund coverage is not applicable, since there was no or minimal clean-up associated with this waste oil UST.
3.	See the records of Sebego Technics, DEP VRAP for details on the clean-up and any Maine DEP clearance for the property; along with UST Reg. file 18985 for further information.  As paint thinner UST's, the tanks removed in 1994 may also not be UST Ins. Fund covered.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-146-2006*On March 13, 2006, Dead River Oil Company reported a one-gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil.  The spill occurred at the home of John Williams, 427 Mount Pisgah Rd., Winthrop.  According to the reporter, this is a two tank system connected by a common fill and vent.  The oil spilled to the side of the tank and cellar floor.

Maine DEP staff contacted the homeowner and Dead River.  The homeowner was satisfied with the clean up. No further action is expected.
A-150-2006*On 3/15/2006, Robin Saunders, of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), reported the release of about three gallons of transmission fluid. This release occurred as the result of an automobile accident at mile 108.5 in the north bound lane. Cleanup was attempted by the MTA, however, little recovery was feasible.  No site visit was made by DEP Response, and no further action is expected.
A-154-2006*3/17/06 at 0730 hours, Waterville Fire Department through State Police dispatch reported a gasoline spill from an over turned dump truck. They had contained the spill with sorbent pads. I responded and found a roofer's small dump truck on its driver's side in the southbound on-ramp at exit 130. There was a pallet of shingles in the ditch and gasoline was leaking from the fuel tank. Sorbent pads were added to those already there to contain the leaking gasoline and motor oil. Once the truck was righted the gasoline stopped leaking. There was a small amount of gasoline and used motor oil that ran off the pavement. About 1 cubic foot of soil was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-157-2006*   DEP received a report that this minor hydraulic oil spill occurred when a hose failed on a crane.  The spilled oil was recovered using sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
I-99-2006*Hydraulic pump broke and leaked approximately 20 gallons of fluid.  The spill was remediated by the spiller with sorbents.  No further action is required at this time.
P-266-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking tank.  I arrived to find that the outdoor tank was extensively corroded and had a wet mark all the way around the tank at the mid point.  There were large leaves of rust that had fallen off the tank and the fill pipe was so corroded I could stick my fingernail into its surface.  Downeast removed the oil that was in the tank, and I made plans to return and excavate any contaminated soil.  During my second visit, with the contractor, we found there was very little soil contamination.  It appears the tank was ready to fail but hadn't yet, although there had been some weeping.  So we removed about 6 inches of soil.  The hole was backfilled with stone to make a good bed for the new tank that the owner has installed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-65-2006*5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled due to a broken hose on a processor
I-32-2006*Broken hose caused 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.
I-34-2006*Pinhole in the oil line caused oil to leak on cement floor.  It was cleaned by Dead River.
I-42-2006*Someone turned a valve on releasing 100-120 gallons of magnesium chloride
A-388-2005* On 8-11-2005, Robert Thorndike called this office to report finding contaminated soil. Mr. Thorndike had bought the former Forster Mill in Strong. His plans were to redevelop the property including the installation of a truck fueling business, with underground tanks. This site is located at 26 South Main Street (Route 145). Mr. Thorndike was digging test pits to determine if a septic leach field could be constructed at the site. It was at this time that he found oil contaminated soil. This soil was in the area of a shed that had been torn down prior to my involvement.
 I made a limited search of the data base here at the DEP and sent an e-mail to the staff in the Division of Uncontrolled Sites. There was no knowledge from DEP concerning any hazardous waste issues.
 I made a site visit on 8-16-2005, and collected two soil samples from a test pit. These samples were analyzed at the HETL in Augusta. VOC analysis (method 8260), found nothing. DRO analysis found a concentration of 760 mg/kg.
 There are no wells in the area and the levels of fuel oil were low enough that no further action is required, based on the data that is available.
 Two new UST were installed, after my site visit, a hundred feet or more from the test pit.
 UST # 20969. (2 tanks at 20,000 gals).
I-36-2006*A pad mounted transformer leaked 2 gals of mineral oil.  The spill was cleaned up by Maine Public Service Company.
I-43-2006*Fueling nozzle failure suspected.  The spill was remediated with saw dust and wood chips.
I-45-2006*Spill bucket was loaded with approximately 3 gallons of regular gasoline and approximately one gallon spilled on the ground around the fill.
P-267-2006*On 4/17/2006, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Bethel Fire Department reporting a truck accident with diesel spillage on Route 2 in Bethel.  I visited the site the following day and observed a large stain on the soil next to the road on the property of Jessica Marin.  It also appeared  the Marin's had a drinking water well.

I was able to make contact with the trucking company involved in the accident and instructed them to excavate the contaminated soils.  The company hired The Spill Center to manage the cleanup.  The Spill Center hired Clean Harbors to do the actual excavation.

The excavation was completed on 4/26/2006.  No further action is required.
P-268-2006*On 4/17/2006, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Ogunquit Fire Department reporting a fuel oil spill from an Above Ground Storage tank at a seasonal residence in Ogunquit.  They reported that the spill appeared to have occurred "awhile ago".

I responded to the site on 4/19/06.  I observed a large patch of stained, dead grass next to the tank.  The tank had suffered an internal corrosion leak sometime over the winter.  I contacted the homeowner and advised him a clean up would be necessary and encouraged him to apply to the Above Ground Tank Insurance Fund.

I hired Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated soils.  The excavation was completed on 4/25/06.  No further action is required.
I-100-2006*SEVERAL SMALL LEAKS AND A BLOWN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON A LOADER FEEDING THE HOT POND #2 RESULTED IN THE SPILLAGE OF 30 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.  ALL OIL SPILLED WAS RETAINED IN THE HOT POND AND SOAKED IN THE LOGS ENTERING THE WAFER PROCESS.  THE FAULTY HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND OTHER LEAKING COMPONENTS OF THE LOADER ARE ON THE MAINTENANCE LIST TO BE REPAIRED THE FOLLOWING WEEK.  NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
I-101-2006*SPILL OF APPROX 1 QUART OF HYDRAULIC OIL OCCURRED WHILE CREW WAS CHANGING OUT A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A LOG LOADER IN THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT SHOP.  MILL CREW RESPONDED TO SPILL BY SOAKING UP OIL WITH SAWDUST AND THEN SCRAPING UP SAWDUST AND FEEDING THIS INTO THE MILL'S BOILER.  DEP WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH SITE INSPECTION OF AREAS WHERE THIS SPILL AND PREVIOUS OTHER SPILLS HAVE OCCURRED AS PART OF HUBER'S APPLICATION FOR A M.O.A. WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
I-46-2006*Fuel truck drivers were delivering fuel at the Ft. Kent Lonesome Pine Trails skid tank.  One of the drivers overfilled the tank and oil sprayed onto the garage wall and the ground near it.
I-47-2006*Customer called as oil tank was leaking.  Technician found a pinhole under the tank.  Tank is being replaced.
I-102-2006*RCVD A CALL FROM STATE POLICE DISPATCH AT 18:15 HOURS.  HUBER ENGINEERED WOODS, OF EASTON REPORTED A SPILL OF 50 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL.  I CALLED HUBER (488-6723) SPOKE WITH SHIFT SUPERVISOR, DIOGO BAPTISTA.  SPILL OCCURRED WHEN THE BUCKET FROM A LOADER BROKE OFF AND SEVERED A HYDRAULIC LINE.  THE LOADER WAS WORKING IN THE LOG RECLAIMER/MAGAZINE LOADER AREA IN FRONT OF THE HOT PONDS.  SPILL OCCURRED AT APPROX. 17:15 HOURS.  HUBER CREW RESPONDED QUICKLY BY PLACING A BERM OF SAWDUST IN THE PATH OF THE FLOWING HYDRAULIC OIL MOVING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION OFF OF THE CONCRETE RECLAIMING PAD. THIS STOPPED THE BULK OF THE OIL SPILLED.  FINE SAWDUST WAS USED TO SOAK UP THE THIS SHEEN OF OIL THAT FLOWED OFF THE PAD AND ONTO THE ASPHALT MILL ROAD.  MILL CREW ADDED FINES TO HYDRAULIC OIL BEHIND THE SAWDUST BERM AND LAYING ON THE CONCRETE RECLAIMER PAD.  DEP STAFF ARRIVED ON SCENE AND OBSERVED HUBER CREW FINISH SOAKING UP THE OIL SPILL WITH FINE SAWDUST.  THIS SAWDUST WAS THEN SCRAPED UP WITH A FRONT END LOADER AND TAKEN TO A FUEL STAGING AREA (CONCRETE PAD) AND MIXED IN WITH SOLID WOODWASTE FUEL INTO THE MILL'S BOILER. I OBSERVED A DARK STAINING OF THE GRAVEL AREA SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE MOBILE SHOP AND ON THE EDGE OF THE PAVED ROAD WHERE THE OIL PRODUCT HAD FLOWED.  GRAVEL SMELLED OF OIL/FUEL PRODUCT.  HAD HUBER'S CREW EXCAVATE APPROX 12 TO 15 CUBIC YARDS OF THIS AREA.  THIS PRODUCT WAS STAGED IN THE MILL'S CONCRETE FUEL STORAGE PAD AND SURROUNDED BY WOODWASTE BERMS.  I SUPPLIED THE PLANT SUPERVISOR, D. BAPTISTA WITH A VIRGIN OIL MANIFEST FORM TO SHIP THE CONTAMINATED SOIL/GRAVEL TO THE TRI-COMMUNITY SECURE LANDFILL.  AT 20:30 I CALLED TCL AND LEFT MESSAGE IN VOICE MAIL THAT A LOAD OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WOULD BE HEADED THEIR WAY FROM HUBER.  HUBER INFORMED ME THAT SPILL REPORT WOULD BE FAXED TO REGIONAL OFFICE (SEE ATTACHMENT).
I-103-2006*MAINE POTATO GROWERS EMPLOYEE, RON DICKINSON, CALLED DEP AT 09:35 HOURS ON 04/11/06 TO REPORT A SPILL OF 1 GALLON OF HIGH SULFUR DIESEL FUEL  AT MPG TRUCK AND TRACTOR  LOCATED ON SOUTH MAIN ST.   SPILL WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER WHO HIT THE SHUT-OFF BEFORE THE NOZZLE WAS IN THE TANK.  MPG CREW CLEANED UP THE SPILL WITH 5 BAGS OF SPEEDY DRY.  SPEEDY DRY WAS CLEANED UP AND  PUT IN A DRUM AND BROUGHT TO THE BULK OIL STORAGE BUILDING FOR PROPER DISPOSAL WITH OTHER OIL SOAKED DEBRIS.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
I-63-2006*Hydraulic  oil spilled due to broken hose.
I-64-2006*Bolts broke on a support bracket creating hose to break and spill approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.
I-92-2006*A driver walked away from his truck while it was being filled, the nozzle came out of the tank.  The inattention resulted in the discharge of approximately 5-9 gallons of diesel fuel.
I-94-2006*Mechanic was working on flexible thermal oil line when he noticed a leak on main header.  Mill had shut down at 7:00 am for a down day.  As oil cooled it allowed header to contract causing a leak at the flange.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents which were burned in the boiler.
I-61-2006*Maintenance was charging the slasher hydraulic system and spilled 7 gallons of oil inside the containment area in the slasher hydraulic room.
P-217-2006*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that a Perron Oil truck was leaking on Elm Street.  Apparently at the truck's last stop, when putting the scully back on the truck, the on/off lever was bumped into the open position.  When the driver arrived at its next stop and engaged the truck's pump, oil started leaking out of the scully onto the roadway.  The Biddeford Fire Department responded and put down speedy dry, containing the spill to the pavement.  At that point, Perron Oil employees arrived and completed the clean-up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-218-2006*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Department reporting there had been a two car accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Walker Street.  The accident had caused one of the vehicles to spill a small amount of motor oil which the Fire Department cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-219-2006*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Department reporting that, while responding to a motor vehicle accident (P-218-06), a passing vehicle dropped its transmission causing several gallons of transmission oil to spill onto Walker Street directly in front of the Fire Station.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-220-2006*I was contacted by CMP reporting that, while replacing backup batteries at their Elm Street Substation, a battery had leaked about a gallon of sulfuric acid.  The battery was one of the new ones but it had a crack in it and the acid had drained out onto the concrete floor.  The acid was neutralized with baking soda and the residual was swept up and placed in plastic containers for disposal.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-221-2006*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike reporting that a passing truck had leaked some diesel fuel at the New Gloucester Toll Booth.  One of the toll booth attendants smelled diesel and noticed there was some free product sitting in the ruts in the road.  Turnpike employees cleaned up the diesel with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-222-2006*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting they had overfilled a customer's tank.  Apparently the customer had received a delivery the day before, and came in to their office the following morning (03-29-06) reporting the tank was weeping onto their basement floor.  C N Brown employees returned to the residence and cleaned up the oil from the concrete floor with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-223-2006*I was contacted by Portsmoutn Naval Shiptard (PNSY) reporting that they had found used cooking oil under a dumpster at Berth #6.  Apparently someone from one of the USCG vessels berthed there had dumped the cooking oil into a dumpster and the oil had leaked out onto the ground through drain holes in the bottom of the dumpster.  One hundred pounds of speedy dry was placed on the spill to contain it for today.  PNSY will contact USCG to get them to come out and clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-224-2006*I was contacted by Estes Oil reporting that earlier in the day one of their delivery trucks had sprung a leak in its hose.  The oil sprayed onto a building and puddled on the crushed stone driveway.  After the leak was stopped, the driveway was excavated and the building was wiped down with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-167-2006*3/28/06 - John Cullen of the DEP Land Bureau referred a compliant he received from a citizen from Mt. Desert.  The compliant was a yellow material in a drainage ditch, along Route 120, south of Petty Marsh.  I inspected the ditches and culverts in the West Tremont area, in and around Kelly Town Road, where John Cullen had advised that the compliant stemmed.

I did not observe any material with petroleum or chemical characteristics.  I did observe what appeared to be biological material or decaying organic matter in the drainage water I inspected.  I did not observe anything that appeared to be a marsh sheen.

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B-170-2006*3/29/06 - 3E Company out of California, relayed a report by The Home Depot in Bangor that a customer accidentally knocked a 5-gallon container of polyurethane off the shelf.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and packaged for storage.  The material will be picked up at a later date with additional waste for proper disposal.


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P-165-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wednesday, 3/8/06: Afternoon call from Bath Fire Dept. regarding an odor of old gasoline or oil in a single-family residence.  According to the residents, the odor had been present since Monday, 3/6/06.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	3/8/06,1300 hours: I met Capt. Hudson and Barry & Nikki Heselton on site.  The Heseltons stated to me they had lived there only a month.  The two-story, wood home is located on a bedrock ridge overlooking Bath Iron Works Co. and the Kennebec River.  The small basement had bedrock outcrops and a thin floor of new crushed rock [see attached photos].  The dense sub-urban, residential area is south of Route 1 and serviced by city water & sewer service. Though with a Washington St. address, it is accessed off Highland St. [see attached site sketch].  The home appears about 30 to 40 years old.
	On the first floor, I noted PID values of 5 to 6-ppm [MSA Passport PID, 10.6 eV lamp, calibrated to 100-ppm isobutelene], and the odor was moderate.  In the basement, the PID read 20 to 25-ppm, the odor was strong with an old gasoline or paint thinner odor.  I noted no obvious spills or sources.  The out-of-code AST and furnace area had no obvious discharges (stains, wet spots).  The home had a forced hot air furnace set up, and the furnace was slated to be replaced, but not till the residence was deemed safe.  The strong odor and PID values indicated to me something very volatile, like a flammable liquid, was present.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
A.	3/8/06: A DEP Ram-Fan blower was set up in the basement with the hose venting out the back door [see photo 4].  This lowered the odor and measurable vapors considerably within 10 minutes.  I left this fan with them over the next week.
B.	Later in the afternoon, DEP Engineer, Don White arrived to helped assess the problem and lay a poly vapor barrier.
C.	3/9/06, Thursday: Don White and I installed an active vent with the inlet over a hot-spot of 78-ppm in the floor's crushed stone [see photo 2].
D.	3/16/06, Thursday: with the vent fan off, I noted only 3-4-ppm at the hot spot.  The vent was turned back on before my leaving.  PID values were 0-ppm upstairs and in the basement with the fan on.  Ms. Heselton told me she was pleased with the status.  I did not find enough soil in the hot spot to take a soil sample for lab analysis.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	As of 3/9/06, remedial actions & case management were passed to Don White, DEP Technical Services.  White will maintain the vent system.
2.	The exact contaminant was not confirmed at the time, though based on odor, I believe it to be a lacquer thinner type spill.  I do not believe an extensive hydro-geological investigation to be warranted considering the size and nature of the problem.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-171-2006*3/30/06 - Tom Tardif of MM&A Railway reported that during an inspection at the Derby facility, he observed that one of the mothballed locomotives was leaking lube oil.  He estimated a spill of 2 to 3 gallons.  He said that a valve was open that should not have been and lube oil leaked into a drip pan and that in-turn leaked onto the ground.  Approximately four 5-gallon buckets of oil impacted rock and gravel were recovered and incorporated with oil impacted soil of a previous spill being handled by MDEP Responder Whittier of the Bangor office.


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P-206-2006*I was contacted anonymously reporting that there was a lot in Norway that has a burned out home with several oil tanks on it that the caller was concerned may still have oil in them.  I visited the site and found the burned out home and there were two horizontal 275 gallon oil tanks there.  One of the tanks had four inches of oil and water (estimated at approx. 20 gallons) in it and I was unable to gauge the other because it was underneath the remnants of the home.  Neither of the tanks had any evidence of having leaked.  I contacted the Norway CEO who told me who the owners of the property are.  I contacted the owner,  Dawn Ginn, and told her about my concerns that the tanks would rust out and leak what oil was in them.  She stated that they were still in the process of fixing up the property (the house burned in 1999) and that she had not realized that there was any oil in the tanks.  She stated that she would remove any remaining oil right away.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-209-2006*
	3/27/06: A report was made by Central Maine Power (CMP) of a weeping pad mount transformer.  On 4/11/06, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) visited the site to confirm cleanup.

S G Brezinski
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P-212-2006*On March 28, 2006, DEP received notification that an Aboveground Storage Tank discharged approximately five (5) gallons of #2 fuel oil due to tank corrosion.  The oil company pumped the remaining oil out of the compromised tank and the incidental spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-213-2006*On March 28, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately twenty-five (25) gallons of anti-freeze were discharged as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The local Sheriff's Department contacted the DEP and requested assistance on behalf of the local fire department.  Kara Walker dispatched to the area along with a clean-up contractor, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI).  Speedy dry was dispersed on the area and removed for disposal by EPI.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-144-2006*On March 13,2006, Cathy Lawler reported an oil spill in Monmouth. The spill was alleged to have happened in October of 2005. The spill was allegedly caused by an employee of Henry's Mobile Homes, who was installing a new home for Ms. Lawler. I made a site visit on 3/15/06, Ms. Lawler was not present during my inspection. I observed a damaged oil tank propped up on a tree stump,the  legs were broken off the tank and the filter assembly appeared to have broken off  and the hole plugged with a piece of wood. I saw no signs in the area of the oil tank or the new home of significant oil spillage. I called Ms. Lawler to report my findings and to advise her to have any remaining oil in the tank removed, and the tank discarded due to the damage of the tank. Ms. Lawler wanted a letter instructing her to do this. I informed Ms. Lawler that this was only a recommendation to prevent a possible oil spill and that I would not put it in writing as I did not feel I have the legal authority to insist on the oil and tank removal. Ms. Lawler insisted that oil had been spilled on her property and contaminated the soil. I agreed to return to the site after the ground had dried and do some field sampling of the soil with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) for the presence of petroleum.

On March 27, 2006, Ms. Lawler, on the advise of her attorney, called stating she wanted soil samples taken for analysis and a statement written on the findings. I explained to Ms. Lawler that what she was asking for should be handled by an environmental consulting firm and not the DEP Response Division. I did restate my offer of field sampling the soil with her present to point out the areas of concern. On March 30, 2006, Thomas Smith and I made a site visit. Ms. Lawler pointed out the areas of the alleged spill. Several test holes were dug and checked with the PID for the presence of petroleum, none was found. Ms. Lawler thought Henry's Mobile Homes might have removed the contaminated soil. Ms. Lawler also showed photographs she had taken that she thought was oil sheen on surface water on her property, I advised her that the pictures looked very much like iron bacteria that we see very often in this state. Due to the close proximity of her drilled well, I agreed to take a water sample to test for the presence of fuel oil when the well is reconnected to a home.

On March 31, 2006, I spoke with Michele Ames, co- owner of Henry's Mobile Homes about the alleged oil spill. Ms. Ames confirmed that a small spill of less than one gallon of heating oil was spilled. The employee that caused the spill no longer works for the company. Ms. Ames stated that a small amount of soil was removed and disposed of, but could not recall where it was disposed. Ms. Ames confirmed the spill was not reported to the DEP due to the small amount of oil spilled. I informed Ms. Ames all oil spills need to be reported to the DEP regardless of size.

On April 4, 2006, I spoke with Chris Ames, owner of Henry's Mobile Homes. Mr. Ames called to ensure that I was satisfied with all the information I had received from his wife Michele about the oil spill at the Lawler residence. Mr. Ames also stated that a five-gallon bucket of oil contaminated soil was removed from the property and incinerated in a wood fired boiler. I stated to Mr. Ames that all spills in the future need to be reported to the DEP. I gave Mr. Ames the 24-hour spill reporting phone numbers and web site address for future reference.

The spill has been referred to DEP Technical Services Division. In the future if the cement pad that the home sat on is removed, soil sampling for petroleum contamination will take place. If the well is re-connected to a home, water sampling for petroleum contamination will take place.

No further Response action is required at this time.
P-543-1990*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE by SGB, March 2006.

	August 1990 report of gasoline vapors and sheen within the local storm drain outfall into the Presumpscott River.  Problem traced to C N Brown's retail, motor fuels UST facility @ 782 Main St. & Ash.  UST removal and replacement begun in mid-September 1990 confirmed gasoline tainted soil and free product (LNAPL) atop groundwater.
	On a Saturday following the tank removal but before the new facility installation, Stephen Brezinski of DEP responded to the site at the call of the Westbrook Fire Dept. because of flammable gasoline liquid pooled in the bottom of the excavation, a fire hazard exposed to the public.  I contacted Kevin Moore of C N Brown and required that the product be pumped off the groundwater ASAP and that day.
	I understand that John Gordon passed further remediation and site closure on to Brad Hahn of DEP Tech Services.  No CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment was required at the time of this 1990 UST  abandonment.  See records of DEP Tech Services, and the UST Reg file 8937 for further information.
	In March 2006, the double-wall steel UST facility installed in 1990 was scheduled for removal following periodic tank alarms indicating a possible breach in the secondary containment.
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P-202-2006*I was contacted by Peter Eremita reporting that he was investigating a junkyard in Wells that had possible petroleum spills.  I visited the site with Peter, Eric Hamlin of Solid Waste, and David Johnson of the Town of Wells.  The site has been a junkyard for many years, run by Clayton Langill's father.  Clayton is in the process of purchasing the property and cleaning it up.  We toured the site and found a lot of scrap metal, tires, car parts, and various other solid waste.  There was one area at the entrance that had soil that had been recently moved around and leveled with a skid steer.  This soil smelled of gasoline.  The soil had been spread around from an area where several junk cars had been parked for many years.  I identified an area which required excavation, and the following day Mr. Langill excavated the soil and had it transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.  I revisited the site the following day to check the clean-up, and I was satisfied the vast majority of contaminated soil in that area had been removed.  I gave Mr. Langill the go ahead to put clean fill in that area.  I also discussed the proper collection, storage, and disposal of liquid petroleum wastes with Mr. Langill, as there were a few containers found on the property with various liquids in them.  Finally, I inspected the wetland area that had recently caught fire and had to be extinguished by the Fire Department.  The Fire Department reported they found oil on their hoses and turn-out gear.  I put on waders and went into the wetland and found some evidence of oil, but only a sheen.  I was unable to find any free product.  There was nothing identified that could be cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-34-2005* On 1-19-2005, Nancy Harvey reported that an oil leak had occurred at her home in Rumford. The boiler malfunctioned three weeks earlier causing oil to flood into the boiler. According to Ms. Harvey there was a slight odor problem in the house. I made a site visit and there was a slight odor problem. There were no readings using a PID. I also spoke with the company that made the repairs to the boiler. They told me that about a gallon or two of oil leaked onto the floor, along with some water. The water compounded the problem by spreading the oil. One room in the basement is finished with paneling, which may or may not have been damaged by water previously. A shelving unit was impacted by the oil. Her home owners insurance company had been involved, but I am not sure what, if anything they covered or cleaned up.
 I tried to explain how the FUND system works and Ms. Harvey did not understand. She wanted advance approval from the Fire Marshall's office and she wanted assurances from DEP that we were not going to collect the $500 deductible. I made contact with one carpenter and the quote he gave me was $2,400.00, which I thought was ridicules. I asked the contractor, Mark Belanger, if he could remove the oil stained lumber and he wasn't interested.
 Ms. Harvey called the Dept. repeatedly. Her persistence in this matter was unlike any other I have seen.
 Finally all the paper work was done and the IAPP was approved. I then called another contractor, Noel Bellegarde, who said he could do the job. He made a site visit and sometime later replaced the closet and parts or all of the paneling in the other room. His cost was $1,552.00.
 It now appears that the job is finally finished and no further action is expected.

P-789-2005*
	Sunday, 10/9/05: report by Kittery Fire Dept. [KFD] thru Maine State Police of a 5 gallon discharge of antifreeze from a moving-van truck at 100 Shepards Cove in Kittery.  Response by Kittery Fire Dept. with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
P-790-2005*
	Sunday, 10/9/05: early afternoon report thru Cumberland County Sheriff and Marine Patrol regarding a sunken 9' to 12' skiff in Garrison Cove, about 200 yards offshore.  Local people were trying to retrieve the boat, however, no product recovery was possible.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
P-207-2006*I was contacted by Steve Ness reporting that Mr. Doustou had called Ness Oil to give him a quote on replacing his "step tank".  When Ness arrived, they found the tank was leaking and contacted the DEP.  I arrived to find the tank was indeed leaking but it looked like it hadn't been leaking for long.  I arranged to return to the site when the tank and steps had been removed to further assess the leak.  I returned to the site with our dump trailer and met Kara Walker and Scott Cyr, MDEP, and we excavated the small amount of contaminated soil.  I took the soil to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-210-2006*I was contacted by Union Oil (Union) reporting that one of their customers had a corroded oil tank.  The customer smelled oil and called Union.  Union's technician found that the oil tank had a corrosion hole in it and had leaked about a gallon of oil onto the concrete basement floor.  They cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and replaced the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-215-2006*I was contacted about a small gravel pit in Waterboro where the caller had see suspicious activity in the wee hours of the morning on several occasions.  The caller stated that he passes the site around 2:00 am and has seen a pickup truck with a "water" tank on the back in the pit "dumping" liquid.  He returned to the site afterwards and saw an area of melted snow where the truck had been parked.  Responder Walker and I visited the site and were unable to find any evidence of dumping.  We did observe truck tire tracks in the mud.  The caller was told to call the local police if he sees the activity again.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-338-2005* On 7-25-2005, Kalloch Fuel reported that the outside tank at the home of Kathy Mudgette had developed a small leak. This home is located at 19 Clark Island Rd. in Spruce Head. It appears that the tank developed a leak in the area of the weld.
 Kalloch Fuel was in the process of pumping out the tank and installing a new tank. Kalloch personnel hand-excavated a small amount of contaminated soil.

  No help from the DEP was needed. No further action is expected.
I-80-2006*Bates Fuel called to report that due to an overfill approximately 5 gallons of #2 oil spilled.  The sorbents used to clean up the spill were disposed of by Bates Fuel.
P-231-2006*I was contacted by Cyro Industries reporting that they had a spill of virgin gear oil.  Apparently they had a 55 gallon drum of gear oil with a spigot with a piece of hose attached.  When an employee is finished filling their smaller container they are supposed to coil the hose up on top of the drum.  In this case the hose was not secured on top of the drum and it fell down allowing about 5 gallons of oil to leak out onto the concrete floor.  So this doesn't happen in the future, Cyro is going to install a nipple and a cap on the end of the hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-299-1984*
REPORT SUMMARY

	April 2006: Public inquiry on site.  I found no spill report entry for DEP Response Division involvement in the 1984, hazardous materials discharge and remediation, though a file and Response Divivision records were found.  A spill report number was assigned in order to document the work for public records and this brief report written by DEP's Stephen Brezinski.  Primary DEP responders in 1984 were James Daye, Ed Antz, and Steven Eufemia.

	Report covers investigation and initiation of clean-up efforts for hazardous materials discharges from waste-water lagoons and other operations at the site.  The area is sub-urban industrial, commercial and residential use.  Water is from private wells and is a sensitive geologic area.  Contaminants to soil, groundwater and/or threatening nearby private wells include Copper, Chromium, and solvents.  See the attached 1980 Hydrogeologic Report of Robert Gerber, 1984 lab analysis, and DEP filed notes of 1984 for further information.  See records of DEP Uncontrolled Sites unit for information on long-term remediation and site closure.


NOTE: Since Steven Eufemia no longer works for the department, the system did not allow his name to be set as Primary Responder, therefore for purposes of finalizing this report Stephen Brezinski has been set as Primary Responder.
P-793-2005*
SUMMARY
	Monday, 10/10/05: DEP response to notice of a heating oil discharge within a flooded basement of an apartment house.  The basement 275-gallon tank floated a little during the flooding causing a small discharge and odor problem.  Brunswick Fire Dept. had the residents evacuated and power turned off.
	I met the property owner, Martin Meier, on site and confirmed 6" to 8" of water with sporadic blobs of red #2 oil floating along with an oil sheen and dust upon the water.  I padded up free oil and estimated the leak to be less than 1-gallon.  The area is dense residential and on municipal water & sewer service.  Storm drains likely go to the nearby Androscoggin River.  Deputy Fire Chief Emerson gave approval to have the power restored so the basement could be pumped out to the sewer system, not the storm drain.  I advised Mr. Meier contact a company such as Serve-Pro to deodorize.
	As of April 2006, I have received no further inquiries or comments. No further DEP Response actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-487-2005* On 10-9-2005, Madison Paper Industries reported a hydraulic spill of 100 gallons. This occurred on paper machine #1, at a hose fitting. Most of the oil went into the sewer system and then into the Madison/Anson waste treatment plant (POTW). A small amount of oil was recovered at the Mill's sewer system. No further action is expected.

A-605-2005*  On 12-9-2005, Kallock Fuel, a division of Webber Energy, reported a release of kerosene at the Waldoboro Post Office. The weather was lousy and I made several phone calls to assess the situation. I made a site visit the following day. There are two outside tanks at this location and the return line dumps into the top of tank #1. However, oil is not leaving tank #1, because the feed line is plugged (perhaps by ice). The oil is overfilling this tank and spilling out of the broken site gauge or the vent, or both. The tank system did not get repaired the correct way and a second spill occurred. Several days later a small amount of fuel oil entered the perimeter drain around the neighboring property.   I responded to the scene to ventilate and remove the oil from the sump in the basement of Hall's Funeral Home.
 Soil removal commenced 12-21-05. Several tons of soil were removed from the site.  A small diameter recovery/monitoring well is installed during the backfilling operation.
  Further work will have to be done in the spring. This property is owned by M H Parsons and Sons Lumber Company. The U S Post Office leases the building. The two AST were recently replaced by Kalloch Fuel.
         Below is a summary of daily events :

* reported friday 12- 9 - I call Kalloch, Post Office and Hall Funeral Home.
* site visit 12-10 - site glass broke on tank #1. Return line empties into tank #1. AST fuel level uneven. Oil is not being drawn from tank #1.
* site visit 12-13 - check stream, no oil in stream. AST (#2) filled that morning. Kalloch say's that repairs will be made..
* site visit 12-14 - oil has leaked again from tank #1. Soil removal by Kip's.  Kalloch Fuel eliminates return line and makes changes to burner in furnace room. I inspect furnace room.
* 12-15, oil odor problem at Hall's
* site visit 12-16 - install fan, use pads to recover oil from sump in basement of Hall's. I call Kallock Fuel to ask them to come up with a game plan for Monday 12-19.
* 12-19 - Kip called me.  He will do the work, will need to contact DIG SAFE and arrange subs.
* site visit 12-21 - soil removal begins. Tanks and pad removed, oil stained soil removed.
* site visit 12-22 - soil removal continues. Phone calls in the PM
* 12-23 - Vactor canceled.  Joe finds perimeter drain.
* site visit, 12-27 - Vactor removes soil and cleans perimeter drain. Oil leaching into excavation from PO foundation/footing. Will have to remove AC unit. Joe makes arrangements for AC removal. Soil removal continues. Joe Renda documents soil conditions. Site is backfilled.
P-232-2006*Overfill was the result of a weak whistle.  Discharged oil collected using sorbents.  A small amount of oil was removed from the piping of the tank, so no oil would be discharged into the building by weeping fittings.
I-81-2006*Hydraulic hose fitting cracked because of vibration in the system.  Approximately a half gallon of hydraulic fluid was discharged.
B-177-2006*On 3/30/06, I received a report from R F Jorden Construction that they discovered an underground storage tank under a section of Main Street in Winter Harbor.  The tank is from a service station from the 1940's, the last time the tank was active is believed to have been 1947.  The town took responsibility and ownership of the tank and hired: Clean Harbors to confirm that the tank is pumped out, Arnie Fessedden Geo-Environmental Services to perform a site assessment, John Simms, licensed tank installer, to be present for the removal, and R.F. Jorden to perform the excavation.

On 4/3/06, I provided the necessary paperwork to the town and observed the work.  The tank was removed without incident.  No leaks or contaminated soil was found by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services and Mr. Simms confirmed that the tank was without any corrosion holes.  The tank was then hauled away for recycling at Maine Metal Recycling.
P-937-2005*On 11/21/05, I received a call from Ann Thayer of Dragon Products reporting a spill associated with a roof collapse at their Ocean Ave. facility in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned the approximately 2500 gallons of various concrete ad mixtures spilled when the roof collapsed at the facility.  The following products were involved:  Pozzolith 100XR, Rheobuild 1000, Micro-air, and Pozzolith 200N.  Material Safety Data Sheets for those products are attached to this spill report.

Much of the spilled product was contained within the building.  Some of it had leaked out of the building and Dragon Products staff had used available sand on site to construct a containment berm and also used the sand as a sorbent to contain the product that had made its way onto the paved driveway.  Due to the collapse, it was unsafe to enter the building to assess the spill or to attempt to remove any remaining product from the storage tanks inside the building.  Dragon hired Environmental Projects (EPI) to vacuum spilled product where it could be accessed without entering the building.  The recovered product was taken to Dragon's Thomaston facility where it was utilized for it's original intended purpose in concrete.

No further action anticipated.

P-235-2006*I was contacted by Lynn Frank reporting that an underground storage tank had been discovered in her back yard.  She was asking for permission to abandon it in place because it was under an existing structure.  I arrived to find that the top of the tank had been exposed and a 5 inch hole was cut in the top.  Clean Harbors had been there that day and removed 235 gallons of #2 oil from the tank with a vacuum truck.  I assessed that the tank could be abandoned in place but that it needed further cleaning before that could be done.  After much discussion it was decided that Ms. Frank would use sorbent pads to get the rest of the oil and sludge out of the tank.  I supplied Ms. Frank with the sorbent pads.  Ms. Frank already had a registration form filled out so I helped her fill out a removal notice and provided her with a 30 day waiver and abandon in place form.  Labbe will be doing the abandonment on Thursday.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-177-2005*On April 25, 2005 Maine DEP Response Services, Hazardous Waste Enforcement and Uncontrolled Sites inspected a property at 794 Acadia Hwy, Montville.  The property has been known variously as Ripley's Garage and Marriner's Garage and was an automobile and truck repair facility.  The property is owned by Shirley and Steven Marriner, PO Box 173, Liberty, ME 04949.

During the inspection, Maine DEP personnel found numerous drums apparently containing waste oil and waste gasoline.  Several areas near the rear of the building were oil stained from spillage in the past.    The Marriner's were contacted after the inspection and a meeting was scheduled for May 11, 2005, with DEP and the Marriner's.

DEP Hazardous Waste Enforcement defined hazardous waste and explained the regulations regarding storage of hazardous wastes.  The Marriners had been working to clean debris (junk vehicles, parts, steel, etc.) from the property and had consolidated most of the drums in two locations.  DEP staff explained the options for disposing of the materials and provided contact information.  It was hoped the Marriners would take the initiative to plan and execute a removal plan.  The Marriners were unable to secure financing to effect the clean up and on August 5, 2005, Richard Currie sent them a letter stating if they (Marriners) did not undertake the clean up the Department would and seek reimbursement for the expenses afterward.  Shirley Marriner then asked for Department assistance to remove the waste materials.

Owing to changes in Department management, it was unclear which Division was going to undertake the removal action.  As a result, the removal was delayed.  On February 6, 2006, Steven and Shirley Marriner signed an agreement with Maine DEP to reimburse the Department for expenses incurred during the removal action.  On February 14 and 21, Enpro Services removed an estimated 2050 gallons of waste oil and oily water and 460 gallons of waste oil as hazardous waste.

The area where most of the drums were stored is very wet due to high groundwater.  Because the removal took place in February the ground was frozen and easily passable by trucks and equipment.  Unfortunately, the drums containing a mixture of oil and water froze requiring those drums to be removed and overpacked.  The overpacked drums were taken to Enpro's warehouse where the water was melted and the drums pumped out.

After the May 5, 2005, meeting, Shirley Marriner contacted Enpro Services for an estimate for the removal action.  Darryl Verville, Enpro Services, estimated the removal cost between $5799 and $6610.  Based upon a verbal confirmation with Mr. Verville that the estimate was still valid, Maine DEP hired Enpro to complete the work.  The final invoice from Enpro was $13,811.70, double the original estimate.  Upon review of the invoice, Maine DEP did not find erroneous charges or overages on any item.  It appears Mr. Verhille grossly underestimated the volume and cost of the disposal.  Maine DEP understood Enpro provided an estimate and not a firm fixed price.

Shirley and Steven Marriner cooperated during the entire process.
P-236-2006*On April 4, 2006, DEP was notified that approximately one and a half cups (1.5 cups) of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill.  The spill occurred while filling a boat in dry dock.  The oil was released onto pavement and was remediated by Dead River Co. with sorbents.

No further action is required at this time.
A-74-2006*On 1-31-2006 Kevin Letourneau of the Androsoggin County Sheriffs Dept. reported an oil spill in Turner. The spill happened during an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) delivery of diesel fuel at the Big Apple store on Rt. 4. The spill was caused by an improperly opened valve on the delivery truck. As fuel was being pumped from the truck only a portion was going to the AST, the rest was going to another fuel compartment on the truck, eventually overfilling it. Approximately 200 gallons of fuel were being contained on top of the truck and draining down through two, one inch water drains. As soon as driver, William Bishop, noticed the spill happening he stopped the pump and called the fire department for assistance. The spill was contained with buckets under the drains on the truck and sorbent pads, approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to snow covered pavement.

 CN Brown hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to handle the clean-up. EPI removed contaminated snow, ice and diesel fuel soaked sorbent pads, the combined weight was approximately 500 pounds of material.

There is a drilled well approximately 200 feet from the spill, but should not be affected due to the containment and clean-up of the spill.  No further action is expected.
A-75-2006*On 2-2-2006 Don Mathews of Webber Energy reported an oil spill in Augusta. The spill was located at a rental property owned by John Nims. A small spill of approximately two gallons occurred due to tank corrosion. The tank was located in a basement with a wooden floor, the oil saturated the wood under the tank and the soil beneath the floor. Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to remove the oiled portion of the floor and 0.10 tons of oil contaminated soil. The wooden floor was then replaced.

Mr. Nims was informed that the new tank could not be installed in the wooden floored basement due to code violations, and would need to be placed outside. The area is served by public water and no further action is expected.
B-179-2006*On 04/0306, 1621 hours, Mona Spear (Environmental Compliance Officer for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reported that they had a transformer oil spill on Justin Lane in Hermon.  It was caused by a tree falling on a wire that was attached to the unit.  The unit was knocked sideways and spilled about a half gallon.  The cleanup generated a drum of oiled dirt and one bag of other oiled material (leaves and decaying matter).  As of 4/4/06, it is not known for sure if the oil is PCB.  Waiting on lab results. Lab results generated 4/4/06, indicated PCB level of <2 ppm.
B-124-2006*B-124-2006
03/07/2006 10:00

     Kevin Bernier of Great Lakes Hydro in Millinocket called to report discovering a small sheen in the West Branch of the Penobscot River just below the Dolby Dam in TA R07.  It was first thought that the sheen was related to the mechanics of the dam.  Investigation however found that the sheen was from a fork truck that was inadvertently overfilled.  It was estimated that a cup of fuel had leaked.  Sorbents were placed in the river as a precaution.
A-177-2006* On 3-31-2006 Jim Cantrell, of Farmington Oil, reported an oil leak/spill at the residence of Robert Cantrell (Jim's father). The site is located at lot #9 in the Pine Haven trailer park. This park is located in Jay off Route 4. The outside tank was located between the house and the shed.
 I made a site visit and found that the site is served by city water and some soil removal should have occurred. I contacted Lou DeWildt and he excavated about 17 tons of soil from the spill site. The site was restored and no additional remediation is expected.
A-436-2005* On 10-4-2005, I made a site visit and found numerous problems at this site. The original complaintant was concerned with washing vehicles and oil and grease getting washed into the stream. There was no evidence of this practice. However, an inspection across the street at Meklin's garage/maintenance shop revealed several problems.
 Some of those problems are/were sloppy storage of waste oil in containers both inside the building and outside the building. Two large underground tanks, that have been removed and placed above the ground, are being used as storage for waste oil. According to the State Fire Marshall there are no rules on waste oil storage. There was spillage onto the ground at this location. Another container was a plastic trash barrel that was so degraded by UV light that it was falling apart.
 There are also two or three above ground storage tanks located within a concrete containment. There was no spillage associated with these tanks, however, the outlet drain was not closed or locked. In fact there was so much leaf and twig debris that the valve probably would not close completely.
 Inside the building there was more spillage at the area where the waste oil from maintenance activity was being dumped into 55 gallon drums. According to Mr. Meklin they have been collecting waste oil for about five years. To date they do not have a waste oil furnace. In fact there is no heating appliance in the building. According to Mr. Meklin, someday they are going to get a waste oil furnace.
 I wrote down several items that I required be fixed or cleaned up within 40 days. Sometime greater than 60 days later I stopped in for a revisit. The items that I had asked to be done were completed and there was a small pile (2 or 3 yds.) of contaminated soil that will have to be disposed off.

A-393-2005* On 8-24-2005, a truck owned by Emery Lee & Son Inc., went off the highway onto its side. This accident occurred on Route 100A, near the Benton Falls Hydroelectric Plant. A few gallons of motor oil, hydraulic and diesel fuel was spilled onto the pavement.  The local Fire Dept. responded. The DEP was called to the scene to assist in the clean up which was accomplished with the use of sorbent material. The site was cleaned up and no further action is required.
P-227-2006*Portsmouth Naval Shipyard  "PNSY" security reported a private vehicle upon entering Gate #1 was observed dripping gasoline and was traced to the first level of the parking garage. The estimated volume of lost gasoline is one pint, the spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and the spent material will be managed by PNSY staff.  The owner was notified of the leak and is having the car towed by AAA, off site for repairs.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  MDEP plans no further action.
P-228-2006*A weeping transformer reportedly (see attached CMP spill report) discharged a few drops of transformer oil to soil adjacent to pole 67.  A small amount of contaminated soil was hand-excavated for for temporary storage at CMP's North Augusta Service Center.

Samples of the McGraw Edison transformer 76ZC059018 came back < 2 ppm for PCB's.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-233-2006*It was reported to the Department it appeared an AST at one of the homes in Friendly Village Park had leaked.  A site visit confirmed the report, as there was a visible stain around the filter assembly.  It appeared as though the filter had leaked or perhaps a gasket hardened, allowing approximately ten gallons of kerosene to discharge which emptied the tank.  A small excavation was undertaken and clean soil was quickly encountered warranting a cease of operation. The hole was backfilled to grade and seeded.
P-234-2006*A dropped paint can resulted in the discharge of one gallon of latex paint to the cement floor inside of the building. The paint was picked up with sorbent material then stored for bulk disposal.
P-237-2006*Corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil to the wood structure and carpeting surrounding an indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Fortunately the homeowner was at home and noticed the smell which triggered her to call a contractor.  The tank was pumped out and the contaminated materials surrounding the tank were removed to prevent indoor air quality issues.
P-239-2006*A tractor trailer truck collided with the guardrail on the 295 South on ramp compromising the integrity of the passenger side saddle tank and causing the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel prior to the fire department's arrival.  Brunswick Fire was able to patch the leak and applied sorbents to the ground to collect product from the saturated soil as well as the drips from the patch.  DEP was able to coordinate with the local hazmat team to provide a salvage drum at which point approximately 80 gallons were offloaded from the saddle tanks.  Recovered product and soiled sorbents were picked up by EPI for disposal.  An excavation was considered but the steep embankment over which the wreck hung deemed accessibility an issue.  Our decision was supported by the lack of any environmental or public health concerns.
P-240-2006*A tractor, hauling a dump trailer, rolled over while maneuvering onto Rt. 113 from Rt. 25 which caused the hydraulic oil saddle tank to become compromised and discharge its contents.  The trailer contained fill which, now on the roadside, absorbed the majority of the spilled product, though a small shoulder excavation was deemed necessary and was performed subsequent to the righting process.  Material was transported by Maietta Construction to CPRC for disposal.
B-184-2006*On 4/6/06, I received a report from C N Brown of a one gallon #2 oil spill due to an overfill at the City of Brewer's Public Works Facility.  The spilled product was recovered using absorbent pads and will be disposed of at Mid Maine Recycling Company.  The City of Brewer was pleased with C N Browns response and cleanup.
I-82-2006*During a test drive of a refurbished High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeler Vehicle (Hummer), the vehicle's drive shaft became dislodged and punctured both its diesel tank and and transfer case.  Approximately 6 gallons of diesel and 3 quarts of transmission fluid was spilled on to the Commerce Road at the Loring Air Force Base.  The Maine Readiness Sustainment Maintenance Center absorbed the spilled material with kitty litter.  The wide area of the spill and the high amount of kitty litter applied to the road, most likely accounted for the exaggerated initial spill amount of 55 to 60 gallons of diesel.  No further action is required at this time.

P-229-2006*At some point in the recent past the Aspinall's tank began to leak.  The tank is of normal construction and condition from the exterior inspection.  However, the nut at the filter is the apparent cause of the leak.  Either the gasket is worn or the nut securing the connection to the filter assembly loosened.  The initial call by the Aspinalls was to Mr McGinnity, who in turn called the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Sunday night.

Mr. McGinnity tightened the fittings and began to wipe down the area with pads.  Using speedi-dri he create a berm on the pad to confine the free product from further migration.

The tank sits on a concrete pad with a rock face and a steep grass contour away from the tank,  house, and well.  The discharged oil migrated along the pads in three directions; the first (and smallest stain pattern) was back towards the home and off the concrete pad into a shallow layer of crushed stone on a brick base;  the second (slightly bigger than the first) lane of travel was across the pad and beneath an air conditioning unit also sitting on the pad, and slightly raised. Lastly,  the oil from the largest of the stain patterns migrated over the front face of the pad. This included concrete, stone and lawn.  The thick compacted loam absorbed a significant amount of oil limiting it's vertical dispersal.

Remediation consisted of removing the contaminated soil with a vactor, removing the rocks that were cemented to the front of the pad and vactoring the soils beneath.  The concrete was then washed with citra-solve and the rinsate was vacuumed.  The shallow layer of crushed stone was also removed.  The bricks beneath the stone were washed (however left in place).  Restoration included replacement of the rocks and loam, and the area was raked and seeded.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-180-2006*On March 30, 2006. Maine DEP personnel were investigating an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) spill (A-174-2006) at 630 Oakland Road, Belgrade and found an unknown number of broken fluorescent tubes on the dining room floor and in the garage.  The property had previously been owned by Merle Fischer until Maine State Housing Authority foreclosed on the property and evicted Mr. Fischer.

Apparently upset at his circumstance, Mr. Fischer vandalized the property, including breaking an unknown number of fluorescent tubes.  During the remediation Maine DEP removed several containers of flammable liquids, paint and propane.  The recovered materials were disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc..

No further action is expected.
B-71-2006*The Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railroad employs Industrial Services to collect their waste oil and transport it to a tank car sided near the Logistics Management building in Hermon.  There, the oil is pumped off and when the car is full, goes to St. John for disposal.

On February 7, a hose clamp failed during pumping and an estimated 50 gallons of waste oil flowed onto the ground before the pump could be stopped.  In an ironic turn of events, Industrial Services, a subsidiary of Irving specializing in environmental cleanup, hired Clean Harbors to do the cleanup.
B-181-2006*Mr. Merchant called and reported that overnight there had been an estimated 20 gallon hydraulic spill on the de-icing ramp. The airport is required to sweep any remaining de-icing fluid on the ramp into a storage tank that will slowly add the liquid to the city's waste water treatment plant. He reported that a hose on the power sweeper broke around midnight. Apparently, no one noticed the leak until the ramp was cleaned. Mr. Merchant was not told until the morning. While no cleanup was done, I don't believe the environment was harmed in any way as the bacteria in the treatment plant will devour the hydraulic oil.
A-171-2006*A bushing leak allowed a reported one quart of mineral oil to leak from a tagged transformer. Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel removed the oily soil. No site visit made, no further action is expected.  Please refer to the attached CMP Spill Report for additional information.
A-172-2006*On March 27, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one quart of transformer oil (tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls) was discharged to the pavement from pole #9 to Oyster River Road.  Central Maine Power personnel remediated the spill with speedy dry (see attached report for further information).
A-173-2006*DEP received a report from this school district that several school busses had been vandalized during the night.  Fuel lines had been cut, draining less than 1 cup of oil at each bus to the asphalt parking lot.  The resulting spots of oil were not recoverable.  No DEP staff visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-178-2006*An unknown amount of diesel was reported by the US Coast Guard to have leaked to Rockland harbor near the fish pier from an unknown source. The spill did not appear to be ongoing. No further action is expected.
A-184-2006*On 4/5/06 at 12:00, Paula Smith of CN Brown called to report a 2-cup spill of gasoline at the Waldoboro Big Apple store. The spill was caused when the automatic shut off on one dispenser nozzle failed to shut off for a customer. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material, which will be picked up by CN Brown maintenance for disposal at shop. The nozzle will be repaired or replaced as necessary.

No further action is required of Response services.
A-185-2006*On 4/3/2006 Roland Arsenault of New Page Corp. reported an oil spill on the Androscoggin river in Rumford. The spill was the result of a drum of waste motor oil being dumped into the river. The Rumford fire dept. was called to remove the drum and was assisted by the New Page haz-mat team. The responders estimated that five gallons had leaked from the drum and was cleaned up with sorbents. Detective Daniel Garbarini of the Rumford Police Department was notified about the illegal dumping. A site visit was made to retrieve the drum from New Page, no further action is expected.
A-194-2006*On April 14, 2006, John Holmes, Consumers Fuel, Belfast, reported an oil discharge at the home of Elaine Kief, 29 Patterson Hill Road, Belfast.  The spill discharge was the result of poor workmanship by a Consumers Fuel burner tech resulting in a leak from an improperly tightened fitting. An estimated 10 gallons was spilled to the floor.

Consumers Fuel personnel removed an estimated 3 yards of contaminated soil from the cellar for disposal at Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons, Inc., Prospect facility.  In addition to the contaminated soil Consumers personnel recovered free product in sorbent pads.  Consumers Fuel also replaced the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), bringing the installation up to current standards.

Maine DEP staff installed a ventilation fan to maintain air circulation in the space.  The home is served by municipal water, though DEP did sample a surface well down gradient and in line with the spill.

An attached FAX letter was sent to Sandy Feroz as the homeowner was expecting a developmentally disable person to move into the house with her on the day the spill was discovered through a program administered by Life Share, Inc.

No further action is expected.
A-188-2006*International Paper reported a 0.0625 gallon lube oil spill at the power plant on April 5, 2006.  Most of the oil went to the plant sewer.

No further action is expected.
P-516-2005*A former employee Guillermo Blanco reported the business to be mixing wood wastes sawdust with paint wastes and discarding them into the dumpster.  This was referred to the RCRA Enforcement group who initiated an inspection and enforcement proceedings against Lincoln Mill Works.  The negotiations required use of an licensed hazardous waste handler and implementations of RCRA applicable standards for future waste streams.

For a detailed review please see RCRA case file for Lincoln Mill Works in SMRO or Augusta.

An NOV was issued 4/16/06.  Based on that DEP Response has no further plans.
P-238-2006*Received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of kerosene (K-1) at the Lampron Little Mart, 443 Portland Road (Route 302), Bridgton, ME.  It was unclear what had caused the discharge, but some of the oil had made it into a ditch with flowing water.

By the time I arrived on-site, the fire dept. had determined the discharge was caused by a faulty, trigger shut-off for the diesel pump nozzle.  An estimate of 5 gallons of diesel fuel had been discharge onto the ground when the fuel tank on a truck overfilled.  The diesel fuel was collected with sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-168-2006*Mark Woodruff of Technical Services received a phone call from Mike Lewis of Poland in regard to having a water sample collected at his home. It seems that Mr. Lewis lives in close proximity to a gasoline station and he was concerned that possible gasoline contamination my be impacting the ground water in the area of his residence. He was concerned because two of his dogs had recently contracted cancer and he felt gasoline contaminated water may have been the cause for his animals' sickness.

Mark Woodruff visited the site, collected a water sample, had the sample analyzed for volitale organic compounds. The results of the analysis were all negative and a copy of the results were forwarded to Mr. Lewis. In addition, a short letter was issued to Mr. Lewis stating the Department would seek reimbursement for the cost of the analysis.

No further action taken and the case is officially closed.

P-243-2006*On April 6, 2006, DEP investigated a complaint with regard to the property located at 260 River Road.  The complainant indicated he had observed oil discharges on the property and was displeased the property was used by the owner as a junkyard.  Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway noted the presence of intact batteries, vehicles and vehicle parts, less than fifty tires and fluids stored in capped containers. There were no indications of significant petroleum discharges.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-244-2006*On April 6, 2006, DEP investigated a complaint with regard to the property located at 220 River Road.  The complainant indicated he had observed oil discharges on the property and was displeased the property was used by the owner as a junkyard.  Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway noted the presence of asphalt piles, automotive debris, empty steel tanks, and large steel tanks.  There was no indication of petroleum discharges.  The owner of the property indicated the large steel tanks were from a tank removal completed in East Rochester, New Hampshire and were fully cleaned prior to transport.  The property owner also indicated the debris will be removed in the near future, as he is building a new home on the lot.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-245-2006*On April 6, 2006, DEP investigated a complaint with regard to the property located at 237 River Road.  The complainant indicated he had observed oil discharges on the property and was displeased the property was used by the owner as a junkyard.  Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway noted the presence of automotive and other debris, as well as some tanks with minimal to no product in them.  There were no indications of significant petroleum discharges.  The retired owner of the property indicated he was removing the debris slowly.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-246-2006*On April 6, 2006, DEP investigated a complaint with regard to a section of River Road where an unknown party races vehicles.  The complainant indicated that he had observed oil discharges and discarded oil containers in the vicinity.   Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway noted the presence of rubber tire marks on the pavement, but did not find any discarded oil containers.   There was no indication of significant petroleum discharges.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-179-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Tuesday, 3/14/06: S Brezinski of DEP contacted by Mr. Pott reporting a discharge from a damaged UST facility in Lewiston.  An unknown excavator, later identified as St. Laurent Excav., had damaged the fill pipe which caused groundwater [gw] to penetrate the UST(s), floating out gasoline and diesel.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday, 3/15/06: Morning visit [see attached photos].  The UST area was found as described by Mr. Pott.  Two, UST's next to an old dispenser island, and excavations filled with water (see attached photos-1, 6, & 7).  I also found two vent pipes on the rear side of the building [photo 2].  The gasoline vent pipe did not rise over the roofline, as required.  John Woodard had responded to this site on a complaint by Certified Tank Installer, Dick Simard about 1996 to 1998.  Simard stated he had installed USTs on the facility an unknown number or years prior.  In 2006, the facility remained unregistered, though should have been registered with Maine DEP in 1986.  The site was a former refrigerated warehouse and trucking company and is suspected of being closed since 1994 (based on a 1994-year calendar in the office).
	I noted no other UST's on site.  Photo (4) shows four unmarked, unlabeled 55-gallon drums outside the building and looking to have been piped-up and used as inside oil AST's.  Inside, I later noted large space heaters likely used to heat the garage areas.  One drum and the blue gerrycan contained K1 which CHES later pumped off.  I found no refrigeration system inside that may contain ammonia.  The office building was heated with propane and the separate garage by natural gas.
	The area is urban-residential, light industrial, and commercial use; serviced by public water & sewer.  The property has residences on three sides and RR tracks on the east.
	Native soils appear to be silt/clay Presumpscott formation with a very high gw table.  The land slopes down from the NNE.  The Androscoggin River is 1/4 mile to the W and NW.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION AND REMOVAL
	The realtor, and then property owner were contacted and informed about the requirement to properly abandon the facility and the required notification.  Between Paragon Environmental and Summit Environmental, I understand that St. Laurent Excav. was hired by a potential buyer to dig around the tanks with permission of the realtor.  Summit Env. met on site with St. Laurent before the dig, but did not get hired for the Phase-2.  St. Laurent had dug around the gasoline tank, without a required Maine Certified Tank Installer, and broke a fill pipe on T-1 and snapped the vent line off T-2 causing ingress of gw into the tanks.  Only a rag was stuffed in the broken vent bung.  Clean Harbors was then called because oil floated atop gw.  [In June, I spoke with Gary St. Laurent who stated they broke no pipes and were told the tanks were fuel oil.]
	Wednesday, 4/5/06: CHES and Paragon Environmental was hired by IB Property for the removal and CMR 691 assessment respectively.  Three vacuum tank-trailer trucks removed four loads of water.  Both tanks suffered ingress of gw, as CHES raced to pump out the tanks and pull them out as water leaked back in.  At 1750 hours, only the diesel UST [T-2] had been removed.  T-2 was heavily corroded overall, and we believed the tank had a corrosion hole, though it could not be found under the coating of mud.    The gasoline UST was removed after I left the site for the day.  The tanks were 8' diameter, bare steel, with unprotected-steel buried piping.  The closure assessment of Paragon Env. gives little information on the gasoline UST condition.  Clean Harbors reported the gasoline UST had a broken off vent pipe and also had a rag stuck in the open bung.
	Paragon Env. documented soil contamination levels using a Minirae PID supplied by Clean Harbors Env. Svcs.  No PID values were reported that exceeded the 500-ppm gasoline and 200-ppm diesel action level under Baseline-2 (see Parago
A-215-2005*Steven Spaulding had a fire at his auto repair facility. The building was a total loss. Most of his waste oil was stored in a steel tank which was part of his waste oil furnace but he had apparently had some other waste oil in buckets somewhere that failed during the fire. The fire fighting water carried the oil across his driveway and into a brook. The fire department did a good job of containing the oil through the use of sorbent booms and an underflow dam. The business owner wanted to save money by doing the cleanup himself. I'm always leery of this method but allowed that he get a chance. So far he has used the underflow dam to good advantage and through the use of a garden hose and sorbent pads has done a fine job of removing a large portion of the oil. I predict a complete cleanup. No further action is expected.
P-254-2006*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that there was a BBI trash truck in his neighborhood leaking oil.  The caller stated that he had approached the driver of the truck (#25) and the driver stated that the truck required oil frequently.  The caller contacted BBI but was not satisfied so he called the DEP.  I contacted BBI and spoke with Kenny Blow who stated that all trucks leak oil and burn oil and this one is no different.  He stated that the truck was not pouring out oil like the caller stated.  The truck was on its way back to his shop and the mechanic was already pulling its maintenance records.  He stated that the problem would be addressed immediately.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-130-2006*
A homeowner was performing a routine check on her currently uninhabited mobile home during a frigid snap we were experiencing only to discover it was just as cold indoors.  Assuming it was a furnace issue, a burner technician was called to remedy the situation.  His investigation led him to the tank in which their was no oil and from which the supply line had been disconnected (an obvious intentional act that, other than speculation, remains unresolved).  Accordingly, approximately 200 gallons of #2 fuel had been discharged.

The tank resides in the full 'basement' which is basically the mobile home's hollow foundation; the footer is at grade.  The end of the tank with the fitting sits directly atop the foundation's perimeter drain, seemingly causing the product to disappear - leaving relatively no evidence of a discharge of this quantity- although disappear it did not.  Product flowed through the perimeter drain which is connected to approximately 50' of hard pipe that has an evident outfall down gradient.  From there, it followed an underground tributary to a frozen, 150 square foot vernal pool.  An educated guess surmises that approximately two thirds of the quantity discharged remained either in the pool or its immediate surroundings with the other third traversing a small wetland ultimately impacting a swift stream that meanders through the adjacent property, a golf course (although that portion of the event was not known until a few days later).

On the afternoon of the initial response, sorbent material was applied to the aforementioned outfall and the vernal pool teeming with free product.  Two holes were punched in the ice; one where the underground tributary resurfaced at the edge of the pool and one at the opposite end.  Both proved to be excellent collection points with a large quantity of product being recovered.  Unfortunately though, there remained quite a bit caught up in the ice so in anticipation of a thaw at some point, the pool and its discharge area were loaded with sorbent material.

The following Monday, a call was received from Cole Farms Golf Course.  Their winter curator witnessed multiple locations where oil had collected at pseudo-dams created by ice and overhanging marsh grass.  We traced the stream back to a small wetland that partially supplies it and subsequently our ultimate source, 36 Wild Acres.  All the product in the stream was picked up with sorbent material hence a return trip was deemed unnecessary.

A two part remediation project was undertaken to rid the 'basement' of some contaminated soil and flush the perimeter drain system to ensure source elimination; both were effective and successful.  Approximately three yards of soil were removed from the area surrounding tank which exposed the perimeter drain.  One hundred gallons of water were introduced to the system and the oil/water emitted from the hard pipe's outfall (including groundwater influenced in our direction) were collected via the on-site vactor.  The area was then backfilled with crushed gravel.

Post excavation, weekly trips were made to the site to assess the thaw and the associated productivity of the sorbent material.  During one visit, the lingering ice around the pool's perimeter was broken up which released the bulk of the remaining product and fresh sorbents were deployed to pick up what was expected to be flushed by an ensuing rainstorm.  That event transpired as expected leaving a clear pool and all sorbent material has been collected from the site.  Some contaminated soil remains in the area surrounding the pool however, given the landscape, it would do far more damage to attempt to remove it than it would to let nature run its course.

The Department believes this was a one-time, surface event and it has done all it reasonably can to mitigate the issue.  Also, neither the well that services the property (upgradient and 75 yards away) nor the wells in the area (including Gray Water District) a
P-255-2006*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that there had been an overfill and drive-off at their Big Apple gas station in Auburn.  Apparently a customer overfilled their gas tank and then drove off without paying or reporting the spill.  The Fire Department responded and cleaned up the gasoline with speedy dry.  The spill was contained to the paved surface.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-230-2006*On the evening of  29, 2006, a neighbor of 149 Hemlock noticed an oil odor coming from the property.  He had previously lived there (at 149) and knew the tank location, he called Gorham fire and they responded.  The resident, Ms Rowe, was not home at the time of the incident or initial response.

The shed around the tank had been partially disassembled to allow for the installation of a new window, this exposed part of the aboveground storage tank and subsequently allowed the filter to be broken off the tank which led to the spill.  A hand poured concrete basin had been fashioned beneath the filter assembly and  affected the migration of oil in two ways. First the oil was pooled and then migrated over the surface of the ground (frost still in) beneath the tank and out on to the lawn beyond the shed, and secondly, the hand poured basin had a hole in the bottom which allowed the oil to be discharged directly, practically straight down into the course sand.

The park well field, which consists of two 80 gallon per minute wells is located 700-800 feet away from the spill location.

The spill foot print was roughly 15' x 25' on the surface.  This was restricted by the fire department as they dug a confinement ditch just beyond the point of migration they found upon arrival. The frost was still in place at the time of the  spill and during the initial phase of excavation.  The site was assessed and formal clean-up scheduled for the following morning.

Boom Technology, Inc. was called and asked to provide equipment and staff for a 100 gallon spill in sand and pump off remaining fuel to allow the tank to be removed and temporarily located aside from the clean-up area.  A mini-excavator and dump truck were dispatched and the dig began.  The shed was removed virtually intact and staged away from the dig.  One ornamental tree, 7' evergreen, was lost in the staging of equipment and establishing a clean-up area.  The neighbor suggested removal of additional trees if it would help.  It was agreed and the trees up-rooted and placed in a clean area where he said he'd replant them out front.

The soil was 97% sand,  some course, but deeper sand was fine grained the oil appeared to go down to a depth of about 8' and flare out laterally.  The initial dig was on a 90 degree axis of the home but the lower material required a bit of an angled approach just inside and beneath the home footprint.  Support blocks were a limiting factor but all agreed the majority of the affected soils were successfully removed.  Back fill was layered on and compacted, with courser stone and a geo-fabric applied on the outer rim to allow for loam and grass seed to grow.  The remaining lawn was loamed, raked and seeded.

No additional work is planned by DEP/Response.
P-871-2005*SUMMARY
	10/27/05: Report by Mr. Longo that he had suffered a slow corrosion-hole leak in his outside consumptive-use heating oil AST.  Dead River Oil Co. was to replace the AST the following day.  I advised Mr. Longo that if the discharge was small and he wished to save costs he could begin digging out oiled soil himself by hand.

	10/28/05: On site at 1220 hours I met Mr. Longo.   The area is suburban residential, on private well water; behind the WalMart area of Auburn near Summer St.  The closest well is the Longo's drilled well about 75' away, and there are also two residences across the street with wells.  Bedrock was near the surface and exposed in the front.  See site sketch for further details.
	Mr. Longo had dug an 18" deep hole under the former tank location into rocky sandy soil.  I measured 4.5-ppm in the air over the soil (MSA PID 10.6 eV lamp) and measured 45-ppm [corrected] by bag headspace.  The discharge appeared cleaned to a Stringent Goal, and I advised Mr. Longo that he may land spread approximately 0.4-yd. of soil in his woods behind the home to naturally degrade.  At this point I did not feel the wells or basement to be threatened by oil contamination from this discharge.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-186-2006*Mrs. Campbell called to complain that a neighbor, Jeff Jones, was power washing a skidder in his dooryard and the oil was running into her garden.
  I went to the scene. On my arrival, I found John Karll power washing a skidder in the door yard of a home with a small attached garage. This was the Jones residence. The door yard was dirt and the wash water was running across about 20 feet of bare yard before entering the Joe Owens Road ditch. There was a light sheen. The Campbell home is downhill on the Joe Owens Road, but on the opposite side from both the ditch and Jones residence.  The ditch water enters the woods across the road from the Campbells and runs across the surface through the wood lot. There was no chance of run off impacting her well. I saw no garden, but she may consider a patch of lawn on the Jones side of the road as being it. If so, the road sand and gravel washing down the hill would have more impact than what was running off Mr. Jones' land.
   Mr. Jones had placed a large piece of mill felt underneath the skidder to collect the junks of debris falling from the machine. When done, he cleans up the felt and takes the debris to the dump. Including all the mud and organic matter, I'd guess he'd collect about a 5-gallon pail of stuff. It is important to note that the hydrocarbon content of the debris is mostly long or very long chain in the form of grease, engine, hydraulic oil, and maybe a little diesel. Most of this is attached to the mud and organic matter, so the mild sheen that I saw was inconsequential. I did request that Mr. Jones put down a bale of hay to help contain the runoff. He said he had tried sorbent pads in the past, but found they would not collect the sheen.
   In conclusion, while there was a mild sheen entering the ditch, it was inconsequential and no threat to human health or the environment.
P-257-2006*I was contacted by Yorkie Oil Co. reporting that they had a spill at REO Marine in South Portland.  Apparently, Yorkie's delivery truck had just filled up at one of the terminals.  It had two pockets, one had #2 fuel oil and the other had gasoline in it.  The truck then went to REO Marine to fill a pleasure boat with gasoline.  When he arrived, the hose was still full of #2 fuel oil so the driver purged the hose back into the fuel oil pocket of the truck.  The problem was the fuel oil pocket of the truck was already completely full so the product purged into it from the hose discharged from the pressure relief valve.  The driver did not realize what had happened and purged the hose again for good measure.  While the driver was purging the hose the second time, he realized there was oil coming out of the truck and he stopped the purge.  The spilled oil landed on a stone parking lot.  Yorkie immediately contacted Maietta Construction who supplied them with an excavator and a dump truck.  After the standing free product was mopped up with sorbent pads, they excavated the contaminated stone.  I arrived and checked the excavated area and no oil odor remained.  I gave them a spill letter and they took the material to Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-83-2006*PERFORMED SITE VISIT ON 4/06/06 at 15:10 HOURS TO INVESTIGATE UN-REPORTED OIL SPILL CALLED IN BY REV. BRIDGES.  CALLED REV. BRIDGES TO GET MOTE INFO - NOT AT NUMBER GIVEN, SO LEFT VOICE MESSAGE.  ARRIVED ON-SITE TOOK PHOTO IONIZATION DETECTOR (PID) CALIBRATED FOR  FUEL OIL PERFORMED X-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF PARKING LOT NORTH OF CHURCH SIGN.  GOT NO HITS ON PID.  DID NOT OBSERVE ANY VISIBLE SHEENS OR OIL PRODUCT IN THE PARKING LOT AREA.  OBSERVED SEVERAL DARKER AREAS OF THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT.  PLACED THE PROBE OF THE PID IN THESE AREAS.  NO MEASURABLE PRODUCT.  THESE AREAS LOOKED LIKE SOME ASPHALT MATERIAL HAD BEEN MIXED IN WITH THE GRAVEL AT SOME POINT.  SCUFFED UP THE DARKER GRAVEL AREAS AND SURVEYED WITH PID PROBE.  NO DETECTABLE FUEL OIL WAS FOUND.   MADE A TELCOM WITH REV. BRIDGES, NOT THERE,  LEFT VOICE MESSAGE INDICATING ACTION TAKEN AND THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND.
I-84-2006*A hydraulic hose broke on a crane causing the discharge of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The spill was cleaned up immediately using sawdust and disposed by thermal degradation.
P-178-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Tuesday, 3/14/06: Notification through Maine State Police at 0700 hours of a truck accident and an approximate 100-gallon loss of diesel to the side of Rt. 113.  Immediate DEP response was requested.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On site at 0740 hours, I met with the Baldwin Fire Chief, along with rescue units and State Police Motor Vehicle Inspectors.  Neal Maietta of Maietta Construction, the truck owner & operator, was already on site with a tow truck.  A pickup truck on Route 11 had run a stop sign and collided with the dump trailer heading south on Rt 113.  As depicted in the photos, the Maietta truck was jackknifed and the trailer's landing gear had punctured the end of the saddle tank.  Fire fighters stated fuel had gushed out and the tank was estimated to have held about 100-gallons at the time of the accident.  Public workers stated there was a storm drain directly under the leak and feared that oil may drain to the Quaker Brook (see attacjed photo 5) or to a drainage swale behind the library.  I checked both locations and found no oil discharging.  It appears the drain was plugged up with debris and soil (see site sketch & photo 6).  No product was known to have reached surface waters.
	The location is rural residential with about five dug wells or driven point wells within 300'.  Groundwater [gw] is known to be shallow, and the soils sandy, indicating a significant aquifer.  There are nearby commercial properties to the NW along Rt. 113 such as G W Jewett Trucking, and nearby Quebec Cement Co. off Rt. 107.  On both sides of Rt. 113 at G W Jewett & Quebec Cement are over a dozen parked oil tank trailers.  As seen on the attached PDWS map, the accident location is just out of the wellhead protection zone for wells 94185 & 194185.  The area was judged to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
A.	The discharge readily soaked into the sandy soil so sorbents put down by the fire department could catch little.	
B.	Maietta agreed to have an excavator rushed to the scene to excavate oiled soil that morning.  DEP's Sheryl Bernard took over at 0900 hours and oversaw soil removal and subsequent trucking to CPRS.  Ms. Bernard stated that less soil than expected had been excavated and she doubted the 100-gallon spill estimation.  Ms. Bernard also had Clean Harbors respond to assist.
C.	At my request, DEP Geologist, Mark Woodruff, responded on 3/14/06, to assess the area and acquire well water samples for DRO analysis.  Cost of well sampling was sent to Maietta for recovery.
D.	Wednesday, 4/12/06: I revisited the spill site and noted it had been restored, other than landscaping.  The storm drain at the spill location looked to have been re-installed.  No oil discharge was seen on the drain outfall or on Quaker Brook.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time further remediation and/or treatment is possible, based on the outcome of the well water samples.
2.	As it was Maietta's fuel that discharged, they were judged to be the Responsible Party, though they may seek reimbursement from the pickup driver who allegedly caused the accident.  Other than well sampling and time involved, DEP incurred no remediation costs at this time.

S G B
MDEP, BRWM
P-260-2006*On April 12, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of unused motor oil was discharged onto the concrete floor as a result of a broken container.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-189-2006*On 4/11/06 at approximately 0930, Cleve Leckey received a report of an oil sheen in a small cove adjacent to Cove Street in Brewer Maine.  It was reported that City of Brewer Public Works and Waste Water Treatment Department were on scene and required assistance.  Both Cleve and I responded.

Once on scene, the city employees showed us where they had deployed absorbent boom around an outfall pipe from the storm drain line that discharges directly into the cove, which is connected to the Penobscot River.  They had also investigated, found the source of the sheen, and secured the above ground storage tank that was causing the sheen.  The fuel supply line from the tank to the furnace had corroded and was bleeding fuel oil.  Once we confirmed that the tank valve was closed and the source of the leak stopped, we die tested the floor drain in the basement and confirmed that the drain did connect to the storm drain and then on to the river.

Cleve and I spoke with the owner's daughter who was convinced that the tank in the basement was empty and would hear of nothing else.  We then investigated the house and located two more tanks, another 275 and a 138 gallon oil tank.  Neither tank or system were to code.  We explained this to the owner's daughter and also informed the City Code Enforcement Officer.

Later that afternoon, Cleve and I returned to remove the remaining product from the tank in the basement and "lock out tag out" the fill pipe.  We recovered approximately 80 gallons of product and taped over the fill pipe to ensure no further drops to that tank until the system was brought to code and the leak fixed.
P-261-2006*On April 12, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) cup of battery acid was released previously.  The acid dried as it went unnoticed when a forklift obscured the spill.  When the forklift was moved, the spill was identified, and subsequently cleaned with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-262-2006*On April 12, 2006, DEP was notified that less than one (1) cup of an unidentified oil was discharged onto pavement on the east side of Dry Dock #2.   The source of the light oil was unknown, but was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-247-2006*A flying toy landed on the filter assembly of an AST, discharging approximately 30 gallons of #2 heating oil before the hole could be plugged.  Product covered the ground below the tank and its manifolded counterpart then entered a makeshift perimeter drain bound for a sump basin.  Approximately five gallons were pumped outside the building to the gravel parking lot and just enough to create a sheen afflicted the bordering stream.  Lisbon Fire plentifully applied sorbents to the cement basement floor, sump basin and stream, successfully recovering the majority of what had been released.  On the following day, the tanks were pumped out and moved to a more secure section of the basement allowing remedial activity to ensue.  Portions of the slab were jack hammered and a vactor truck was utilized to remove the cement and crushed rock of the perimeter drain.  The intent was to induce the mobility of the lingering product on the groundwater for collection via sorbents which occurred successfully.  Perforated pipe was then installed surrounded by crushed rock.   Afterward, the soil at the outfall of the sump pump was also vactored; predominantly grade level down at most six inches then backfilled with local material.  No further action necessary.
P-251-2006*On 4/4/2006, Jon Woodard received an email reporting abandoned medical waste dumped on the side of the road on Route 100 (Lewiston Rd.) in New Gloucester.  I investigated the complaint on 4/10/2006.  Upon arrival, I observed many needles, lancets, insulin bottles, and test trips that appeared to have belonged to a diabetic.  The waste was spread out in the bushes on the side of the road.

I collected all of the waste and put it in a 5 gallon pail for disposal at Clean Harbors.  There was no indication who may have been responsible for the dumping.  No further action required.
P-252-2006*DEP Response Services received a referral from another DEP Division regarding a potential oil complaint at a private residence in York Beach.  Upon further investigation is was determined that there was no oil discharge.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-258-2006*
	4/11/06: Brief site visit by DEP's Stephen Brezinski, following an inquiry about the site as an old gas station, while I was visiting an UST removal at the nearby Westbrook Big Apple.  The building appears to be an old repair garage with locations of old bay doors evident.  The lot was recently paved and I noted no evidence of excavation or dispenser island scars, nor old UST vent pipes.  This may be the location of the former Interstate 95 Gas facility documented by report P-100-1980.  I noted no significant surface spills.  Gasoline leaks from the nearby Westbrook Big Apple have reached the Presumpscott River thru municipal drains and the same potential is likely for the this site.
	A Phase-1 and Phase-2 assessment of the property may be prudent for potential property buyers to check for remaining discharges and UST's & piping.

S Brezinski
A-195-2006*On 4/12/2006, Litchfield fire chief Daryl Ellis reported a gasoline spill. The spill was the result of a single vehicle roll over on RT. 197. The vehicle was driven by Leroy Polley of Wales. Chief Ellis estimated five gallons of gasoline was spilled and sorbent pads were used to collect the gas. A site visit was made the following day to inspect the clean-up done by the fire department and soaked sorbents were collected. No further action is expected.
A-190-2006*On April 8, 2006, 3E Company reported a one gallon paint spill at the Home Depot, Stephen King Drive, Augusta.  Home Depot staff used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
A-191-2006*On April 7, 2006, International Paper (IP), Androscoggin Mill, reported a compressor oil discharge in the mill Power House.  An estimated 2 gallons of oil were discharged through a cracked fitting on the unit.  International Paper personnel and a contractor shoveled the contaminated oil into bags for disposal by IP.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-196-2006*On April 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 2-3 gallons of hydraulic oil was released when a hose failed on a boom truck operated by Central Maine Power (CMP).  The oil was discharged onto the dirt road (Bruno Line) and was ultimately excavated for disposal.  Please refer to the attached CMP Spill Report for additional information.  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-198-2006* On 4-11-2006, Anne Reiter, of Central Maine Power (CMP), reported the release of about one half gallon of transformer oil. This released occurred when the transformer tipped over while it was being handled at the Rockland Service Center. The oil spilled onto a trailer and was cleaned up immediately by employees of CMP. This transformer was not tagged. Lab analysis found the oil to contain less than 2 parts per million of Poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-199-2006* On 4-12-2006, Chuck Kraske, of International Paper, reported an oil leak at No. 4 paper machine. The initial report was a spill of two gallons. The spill was located in a piping run that contains both a supply and return line. These lines provide fuel for a flash dryer. After further monitoring, the leak was much larger that they thought. IP isolated the return line and the leak stoped. A final estimate of 400 gallons was provided by Chuck Kraske. The supply and return line were inside a concrete containment structure, with sumps at each end. Oil was pumped out of each sump over the course of several days. The supply & return lines have been taken out of service and new aboveground lines from the AST to the flash dryer have been installed.

 No further action is expected.


A-606-2005* On 12-10-05, at 17:30 hrs., the Bristol Fire Dept. reported that an outside oil tank had developed a leak and lost nearly 200 gallons of fuel oil. The fire fighters were in the process of shoveling the oil contaminated snow into bags and drums. I made a site visit that evening. The oil contaminated snow was in at least twenty black bags. There was no way all of this debris was going to fit in the Dodge Pickup, therefore we double bagged the debris, and I made arrangements for EPI to collect the material the following day.
 On 12-11, EPI arrived with a box van and loaded the oil contaminated snow. I had hoped that the snow could be melted and the liquid oil could be pumped off for disposal. However there was dirt, gravel and pads inside the bags. All of this material went to MMWAC in Auburn for disposal.
 One of the fire fighters on site was the owner of the building and property. I discussed the process of AST FUND coverage with him. Several months later when the DEP sent him a bill for $500 dollars, he was shocked about the cost of disposal and clean up. He then submitted an invoice for the Fire Dept.'s time on the scene.
 The site has been referred to our Technical services Unit for further action. The owner has filled out the AST FUND application. There is no Clean up Options Agreement for this site.
 According to Alex Pugh, Jamie Sprague is the tenant and Gary and Stephanie Clifford of Bristol are the owners. (677-3813  1713 Bristol Rd. )
A-403-2003*There is very little information available about this spill.  Frank Gehrling entered the initial information associated with this report, but did not write any narrative description of the event.  It appears waste oil was intentionally dumped at the Wing residence.  The oil was removed with pumps and sorbents.

It was determined at the September 22, 2003, unit meeting this site would not be referred to Tech Services for further action.

Frank Gehrling no longer works for DEP.  Available information posted by Peter Blanchard.

P-307-2006*On April 28, 2006, DEP was notified of a submersible pump failure in a public water supply in the town of Waterboro.  The call was from a contractor trying to make repairs to the pump.  The initial concern was the 30 year age of the pump, due to the greater potential for PCB's in the oil.  Mr. Eric Boyden did not have the pump information, but said an initial call to Myers learned nothing, as they denied ownership of the unit based on information received.

It was agreed Mr. Boyden would return to the site, and I/DEP would also conduct a site visit.  The location was Chicks on the southerly end of Main Street.

Upon arrival, I met with Roger Chick, Dick St. Peter, Eric, and a few others helping out with the situation.  I was lead down a narrow path to the well, it is about 200 feet from the main building.  A six inch steel casing rises above the sand in what looks to be an old sand barrow pit, the water is 5-7 feet below the surface.  Eric proceeded to pull the initial replacement pump from the casing and lay it on the ground.  The black plastic water line was covered in a light brown oil skim as it was raised up through the oil on the surface of the water column.  At this point, the thought of a 30 year old pump, with possible PCB's, discharging this amount of oil to a well column was immediately perceived to be the worst case scenario   A bailer was deployed to collect a water and oil sample for analysis for PCB's.

While this was done, Eric was attaching a new pump component to put down the well.  It was discussed among the group, if putting a new pump down a casing with known contamination, be it PCB or other, was a good idea.  Mr. St Peter came up with the idea, let's use a hand pump/line & foot valve to evacuate the surface water and oil from the well before lowering the new unit into the casing.  The hand pump was assembled and placed on the casing and primed with the foot valve and he began to pump.  The flow was directed onto some sorbent pads and oil was captured, the remaining flow was allowed to runoff.  This went on for 10-15 minutes.  The static level of the well dropped slightly but remained enough to continue pumping.    It was agreed this would continue until the oil discharge diminished greatly.  I had to leave the scene in order to transport the sample to the lab for a rush analysis.  I bid farewell and left the area.

The old pump was inspected on the way out and the bladder was seen protruding from the base, it was difficult to read the embossed numbers/information so I took a few digital photographs in the hopes an enlarged photograph would be easier to read.  Eric read the information and I wrote it down. I thanked him for his efforts and departed for the lab.  Maine Environmental Lab (MEL), Yarmouth agreed to accept the sample after hours in order to facilitate the rushed priority sampling for the combination PWS (public water supply).  The rush/priority turnaround time was Tuesday.

The samples was delivered successfully to Herb Kodis at MEL.

Unfortunately, the digital picture of the pump information did not develop, half the picture was crystal clear but half of the image is pixel dots.  The important information is lost in the pixel field.  A referral to DEP Tech Services has been made to Peter Eremita, Engineer, for remediation concerns for an oil contaminated well.

Other staff and Departments involved are DHHS .  A verbal referral has been made to Tech Services' Peter Eremita for follow up and any additional case development.
P-321-2006*On May 3, 2006 Maine DEP received a complaint from a citizen who would only give his first name, Eric.  The complaint was centered around the old Wolstenhulme property/residence, a historical junkyard.  Eric is a new resident of the neighborhood and is concerned the junk vehicles left on the property pose a threat to the surface water drainage and to the nearby Highland Lake.  Also included was a concern about road work and the storage of loose gravel along the Haven Rd. at two different locations.

Local visits and inspections by DEP revealed the yard has crushed out and down-sized significantly.   Runoff issues are isolated to a lower portion of the yard and there is sufficient buffer between the yard and the lake.  This Responder does not have concerns regarding impacts to the watershed from the yard.  A local DEP resident has seen the yard down down-size and feels the business is about the enter the retirement phase before possible sale for redevelopment.  No discharges were observed.

DEP/Response plans no further action, based on field observations and local knowledge of the area.
P-234-2005*It was reported to the Department from Auburn Fire that falling ice had contacted the filter assembly of an outdoor AST, disconnecting it from the tank and discharging approximately 50 gallons of kerosene.  Auburn Fire was able to stop the leak and proceeded to shovel up contaminated snow.  Shortly thereafter, the tank was relocated to facilitate soil removal and replumbed by a burner technician.  In the following days, an excavation was undertaken.   Groundwater was encountered four feet below grade (at which sat the the slab for the residence) which was unexpected because we were pretty close to the top of a hill. In any case, free product was encountered which was picked up with sorbent material, then two recovery wells were installed; one at each end of the excavation.  In the following weeks, two visits per week were made to change out sorbent pads as the wells proved very productive.  After a couple months the influx subsided, yet the site was monitored for a year to ensure all free product was collected (although none to speak of for the remaining eight months).  A larger excavation would have been undertaken but the decision not to was based on three factors, two of which were limiting:  1) the house was on a slab, 2) we had only 12' or so to work with adjacent to the building until we reached the septic system, 3) the well servicing the property was deep with casing and up gradient from the spill location.  The monitoring wells have since been removed and the site was regraded and seeded.
P-323-2006*On May 4, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately ten (10) ounces of hydraulic oil was discharged onto concrete from a slip sheet machine.  The spill was remediated by Home Depot employees with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-280-2006*I was contacted by Cyro Industries reporting a small leak from one of their diesel Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs).  Apparently the fill pipe for the AST enters the vertical tank about half way up.  Where the pipe enters the tank there is a check valve so that if the tank is filled above that point the oil won't drain out.  Apparently when the tank is filled the last thing the driver does is gravity drain what oil is left in his hose into the fill pipe.  This oil doesn't have the pressure or weight to open the check valve so the oil is trapped in the fill pipe.  Recently there was a small drip noticed at the fill pipe cap.  The belief is that the oil trapped in the fill pipe was heated by the sunshine and expanded to overfill the fill pipe causing a little oil to weep out around the ungasketed cap.  Cyro is looking into the possibility of changing the check valve configuration or putting a tighter, gasketed cap on the fill pipe.  The spilled oil landed inside the concrete containment for the tanks and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-246-2006*When the Barracks calls and the dispatcher is already laughing, one has to suspect that the impending spill report is unusual in some way.  That was the case here, when the dispatcher informed me that Maryanne Royal at The Home Depot was cleaning up a spill of vomit in their restroom and would like a call.  I told him I did not have a code for vomit in the spill report system, therefore I could not call.  He did not buy it.

So, I called. Ms. Royal said she had already cleaned up the puke with a 10% solution of bleach and water, but she did seem appreciative that I called back.
B-245-2006*Spill of 1 quart latex base paint to interior store floor which was cleaned up with sorbent material.
I-116-2006*Hydraulic line burst underneath the forklift causing 1 gallon of oil to spill.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
P-495-2005*A property owner informed the Department of an issue he was experiencing.  He is alleging that a contractor associated with the construction of his house discharged a petroleum product, contaminating his yard such that grass won't grow and what grass will grow in that area becomes shiny and sheens when it rains.  His suspicions were confirmed by a sample analyzed at a laboratory that tested positive for DRO.  The product could not be positively fingerprinted due to the matrix's weathered state but the spectral analysis seemed consistent with a hydraulic/lubricating oil.  This particular location was approximately 75 feet up gradient from his drilled well so despite the cause, soil removal was prudent.   And in order to achieve a baseline quantifier, a sample was taken from his tap, also for DRO, which came back negative.

The homeowner coordinated with the necessary parties and an excavation was performed under the Department's direction, who also provided field headspace analyses.  Contamination tended to linger between grade and six inches below grade with some spots slightly deeper though none more than a foot.  Although wide at the outset, contamination funneled as grade descended and eventually non detect readings were experienced and the excavation was discontinued.  Thereafter, the contractor regraded and seeded the area.

Due to the nature of the suspected product and the circumstances, the well is not expected to be in jeopardy nor are any other chronic adverse affects anticipated.
P-285-2006*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman of PNSY reporting that a truck parked at Drydock 3 had leaked a couple of drops of motor oil onto the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-287-2006*I was contacted by John Hughes of Garlands Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking fill pipe.  Apparently the pipe dope on the fill pipe fittings had deteriorated and when the tank was filled oil wept out.  Garlands Energy resealed the fill pipe, wiped the oil off the side of the house and dug up about half of a five gallon bucket of contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-199-2014*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility piping and sumps.  The facility was formerly Jonesy's Service Center owned by Gregg Jones, then was owned and operated by R. H. Foster Oil Company before being purchased by Cumberland Farms, Incorporated, Gulf (CFG).  The primary contact with CFG was Ms. Dorothy McGlincy, Senior Environmental Project Manager.   AECOM performed the Chapter 691 UST closure assessment for CFG under primary contact, Ms. Lauren Roberts.  The UST facility work was performed for CFG by Gaftek, LLC, under Maine Certified Installer (CTI) Paul Thompson.  Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, was primary MDEP contact and oversaw clean-up assessment and actions.

DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On 3/11/14, upon receiving the removal notice, I performed a routine site visit and met CTI Thompson.  The dispenser islands and concrete pads were broken up.  Under each of the four dispenser locations, I confirmed significant gasoline discharges within soil with an odor of fresh gasoline.  I then notified Gaftek and AECOM of the contamination and need for properly managing the soil to be removed.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is dense, suburban residential and commercial use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  I am unaware of active drinking water wells within 1000' of this facility.

There is no present information or complaints on vapor intrusion issues with neighboring utilities and structures.  MDEP spill report P-622-1990 covers the year 1990 UST facility replacement and removal of about 200-yards of soil to offsite disposal.  Bedrock is exposed northwest next to the site and a low area on the northeast side may indicate this facility is built on fill material.  In borings, groundwater was found about 10' below grade (bg).  To the west is the former Cumberland Farms no. 1843.  To the south is a former UST gas station, now a real estate office.  I found no evidence that these other facilities contributed contamination to this site.

AECOM produced a Phase-1 and Phase-II assessments for this site in July, 2013.  In October, 2013, MDEP granted VRAP (Voluntary Response Action Program) "No Further Action Assurance Letter".  Both Division of Response Services and VRAP agree with assigning a 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up guideline.

I understand that the four distinct gasoline discharges found under the dispensers on 3/11/14 are not covered by the VRAP clearance and that AECOM did not check for discharges under the dispensers during their Phase-II investigation.

After conferring with Gaftek and AECOM, I then notified them of the need for managing the soil required to be removed to facilitate the installation of the new UST piping, dispenser sumps, and tank-top sumps.  During the abandonment, significant discharges were noted only under the four dispensers.  Thompson of Gaftek assured me that they spilled no gasoline while removing the four dispensers, leaving other causes such as periodic unreported fitting leaks and spills during filter changes and other maintenance.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remedial actions were required by MDEP based on observations and field analysis.  From 3/12/14 through 3/17/14, about 156-tons of soil was removed from the dispenser, piping, and tank top area and transported to Aggregate Recycling (ARC) in Eliot, ME, for recycling under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Soil removed was sandy UST backfill, with some cobble size rocks in places.  Soil was removed to facilitate installation of the new, replacement UST facility.

No groundwater was encountered during excavation, or was dewatered or treated at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At the time, oil contamination levels were below clean-up action levels for the
A-156-2014*On 3/14/14, Emery Bubier, from the Department of Transportation yard in Dixfield reported that an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked from a plow truck over about 15 miles of Route 17 due to a failed hydraulic hose. There was no recovery possible. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-157-2014*3/14/14 1600 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that an estimated 16 ounces of hydraulic oil was spilled when a hose failed on a bucket truck working on the Central Maine Power right of way. The oil spilled to wooden construction mats and was cleaned up with absorbent pads. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-124-2014*At 1150 hours on 3/10/14, Mr. Scott Arbo of V. L. Tammaro Oil Company reported a 25 gallon spill of kerosene and #2 fuel oil mix at 19 Lincoln Street in Calais.  The spill was due to a corrosion hole in one of the two aboveground storage tanks at this location.  Sorbents were placed under the tanks and both tanks were removed.  A new 275-gallon tank was installed.  During my site visit, I noticed a petroleum stain on the ground where the second tank was located and the stain continued for 5-6 feet away from the house.  I observed standing water in this area, which continued away from the house and down the backyard.  I did not observe much sheening on the water.  The sorbents did not have much petroleum on them, maybe a thimble full.   Bedrock is within 1-2 foot of the surface in this area.  Large bedrock outcroppings were observed 15-20 feet away.  This dwelling is in downtown Calais which is supplied with public water.  We will look at this area again in the spring to see if anything changes.  Mr. Peter Perkins, owner of the residence, will call me if anything changes.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-146-2014*At 1545 hours on 3/24/14, East Millinocket Fire Department (Fire Department) reported a diesel spill from a tractor trailer.  They were notified by a concerned citizen.  The Fire Department tried to find the responsible party along the highway, but were not successful.  They went back to the site of the spill and laid down speedi-dri sorbent material and oil sorbent pads, to soak up a couple gallons were it appears the truck stopped on the side of  I-95.  A puddle of diesel was observed at this location.  This was around mile marker 251 on I-95 northbound.  A three to four foot wide stain was observed for approximately 250 feet prior to this puddle of diesel in the break down lane.  No signs of diesel were observed north of the puddle of diesel.  The driver must have fixed whatever had caused the leak and started driving again.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-258-2014*I was contacted by Lauren Johnston reporting that a drill rig had leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil overnight.  Because of the sensitive nature of the area where they are working, the equipment is parked overnight on a hay bale and plastic sheeting containment.  The spilled oil was contained on the plastic and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-212-2014*On 4/4/14, 1000 hours, Mary Waring, from Casella Organics Hawk Ridge facility, reported that an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the pavement at their facility from a trailer dump truck. The oil was contained and collected with sawdust from on site. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-240-2014*Pan Am Railways reported that lube oil had leaked from one of thier locomotives at thier Waterville yard.   Pan Am personel cleaned up the affected area using sorbent pads and excavating affected stone/soil.   The contaminated media was disposed of by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary oin this matter.
P-283-2014*Travis Gilbert, of Richard P Waltz Plumbing and Heating Company, called to report his response to a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) at the Knight home.  He stated it was a pin hole leak, and the amount of oil was easily cleaned up with about five (5) spill sorbent pads.  The discharge was to a concrete floor.  He had applied a magnet patch but already left the residence, and submitted a work order to replace the tank as soon as possible. He didn't have the phone number but could get it from the office.  I was unsuccessful in attempting to contact Mrs. Knight originally, and when I drove by, no one was there.  A second call was successful and I ask if she had any questions or concerns.  She said the men were there and she did not have any issues with odor or the clean-up.  I offered to come by if she'd like and she kindly refused.  She was all set.  Based on the information given by technician and Mrs. Knight, that neither were concerned with present conditions, nor an invitation to inspect or review, and without access or permission, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
A-255-2014*4/17/14 0930 Kevin Andrews from Maine Drilling and Blasting reported that an estimated 12 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the gravel parking lot at the company's maintenance garage. I met Kevin on site and found that the oil had covered an area of about 400 square feet. They had used oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil released by a broken line on a drill rig. We collected what oil we could with oil absorbent pads and removed oil impacted soil until field testing was negative for oil in soil. The area was wet so the oil did not penetrate more than a few inches into the gravel lot. Maine Drilling and Blasting arranged for disposal at CPRC Group Scarboro.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-247-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 3/30/14, through the Maine State Police dispatch, Old Orchard Beach Fire Department (OOBFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a discharge of heating oil to a wetland and flood waters around a house from an apparently floating residential aboveground storage tank (AST).  A neighbor had been smelling the oil in the neighborhood and had notified OOBFD.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Onsite I met OOBFD, Captain Gilboy, who had applied sorbent pads and sorbent boom in the forested wetland.  The houses in the residential neighborhood are built on fill material to about 12" above the forest floor, located near the southern terminus of a dead end road.  I observed oil saturated pads and a skim of oil in the water seeping out of the fill material.  There was pink staining in the snow around the AST and in some pads, and some of the oil had lost its color so was clear.  There was strong oil odor in the air.

The home is a summer residence and built upon a poured concrete foundation with crawl space.  I noted no evidence of oil nor oil odor in the crawl space or within the home.  There is a sewage holding tank in the front yard to municipal sewer line, and the homes are served by municipal water service.  The horizontal AST that leaked, was installed on short legs upon a concrete pad, and the tank bottom was resting on or near the pad.  The oil filter was resting on the frozen ground and the Firematic valve appeared slightly bent up, but did not appear to be leaking.  After the tank was emptied and tipped on end, we observed significant external corrosion and the bottom was wet with pink oil.  Several tank legs fell off due to having rusted through (see photos).  The leak was assessed to be external corrosion and possibly made worse by internal corrosion.

On 4/18/14, oil still appeared to be seeping out of the embankment into the surface water.  Checking the basement crawlspace, I noted no water in the crawl space, no oil odor, and zero ambient air readings with the MDEP Photoionization Detector (PID), using 10.6 eV lamp.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 3/30/14, prior to MDEP arriving, OOBFD applied sorbent pads and boom in the water.  Based on the OOBFD report, MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to respond with vacuum truck and pumped out remaining 75-gallons of oil from the AST. MDEP and AES changed oiled pads.  We could not reach the property/facility owners for notification and guidance.  After multiple calls and a letter, I was unable to speak with a property owner till 4/14/14.

On 3/31/14, 4/3/14 and on 4/14/14, MDEP changed oiled sorbents in the wetland.  On 4/14/14, I noted the old AST gone and a used-replacement AST had been dropped off at the property.  On 4/4/14, I mailed the attached letter to the known property owner but no reply from property owner(s) till afternoon of Monday 4/14/14.  A meeting onsite with Thomas Fish was agreed for 4/18/14.

On 4/18/14, I met Thomas Fish onsite, and changed sorbent pads.  Mr. Fish chose Clean-Up Option-1 for MDEP Response Division management of allowable clean-up actions.

On Thursday, 4/24/14, AES performed source reduction via excavation of soil under the AST area and downgrade toward the wetland, under MDEP management, and soil screening.  Oiled sorbents in the wetland were replaced.

On Friday, 4/25/14, AES backfilled with gravel and 3/4" crushed rock to match that removed.  The AST was returned to its original location, but with crushed stone bed underneath.  The new AST was placed back on the pad though could not be hooked up as the fuel line was not to code.  I later advised Mr. Fish of this.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time, no further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned.

2.  This incident was referred to MDEP engineer, Don White, though with no identified oil vapor intrusion into the home Mr. White did not become involved.

3.  Oil-contaminated soil and groundwater m
A-173-2014*On 3/24/2014, in Thomaston, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of engine oil resulted from a leak on a delivery truck in the driveway of Doug Miller. The spill was cleaned up by Maritime with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-180-2014*On 3/26/2014, in Augusta, the Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency reported an oil spill in the Superior Court Building. The building was evacuated for the day due to strong oil vapors in the building. It is believed that a group of inmates working in the building may have opened a valve on an oil storage tank located in the basement of the building. The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and the building ventilated. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-133-2014*A tractor trailer truck rear-ended a plow truck which caused both vehicles to careen in different directions.  The tractor trailer came to rest in deep snow approximately fifty feet into the shoulder.  Hazardous materials being transported in the trailer were suspected to be leaking due to the disheveled state of its interior and a purple liquid leaking out its side.  After further investigation, all hazardous materials were confirmed to be intact and the leaking liquid was a carwash concentrate.  The visible portions of the saddle tanks were inspected and believed to be intact, but that proved to be untrue after the truck was extricated.  Diesel saturated snow and standing fuel on surface water was evident.  Sorbents were applied the accessible affected area then trenches were hand dug to determine its perimeter.  Once established, sorbent boom was applied to contain free product until the area could be excavated.  The following day, a vacuum truck, mini excavator and skid steer, worked in congruence to recover free product and control surface water flow, excavate contaminated snow and soil, then transport it up to the highway into a roll-off can. Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria due to the presence of standing water which would have prevented any vertical migration.  The result was the removal of approximately five tons of snow and soil, then free flowing surface water, which had no lingering evidence of petroleum impacts.  The site was revisited the following spring to thoroughly assess the clean-up effort, and expectations were confirmed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-188-2014*On 3/28/2014, in Washington, an oil spill was reported on the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) right of way. The estimated 1 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a flex truck owned by L. E. Myers Company. The spill was cleaned up by L. E. Myers staff by removing contaminated soil from the site. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-81-2014*3/19/14 Received a call from Jason Drolet, Northern Maine General Hospital manager regarding a small spill of Mercury in a medical display case.  The mercury has been collected and placed in a specimen container.  Jason wants to know how to dispose of this small quantity.  Told Jason that he could transport it in a leak tight secure container with contact info on the container to the Regional Office and we would take care of proper disposal of this hazardous waste.  Also gave Jason the choice of having a responder go and pick up the container of Mercury and check the display case for any residual Mercury.  Jason did not think this would be needed as they were successful in recovering the Mercury off of the bottom of the hard surface of the display case.  Jason will drop it off in the next few days.

3/23/14 Jason dropped off the container of Mercury.  Over packed the container and will store until shipment and disposal has been scheduled.
B-328-2014*On June 24, 2014, Dan Hammond, of Jasper Wyman Company reported a one gallon diesel discharge from a portable tank used to supply irrigation pump engines with fuel.  Mr. Hammond stated that Brad Sloat from Civil Engineering Services (CES), South Maine Street, in Brewer, had found a stain on the ground near the portable tank while conducting a site assessment.  Mr. Sloat told Dan Hammond the spill must be reported to the Department, which he did.

On June 26, 2014 Dan Hammond called the Department because on further investigation the spill was greater than one gallon, perhaps 5 or more gallons of diesel fuel.  Jasper Wyman Company with assistance from Brad Sloat of CES undertook to remove the contaminated soil and spread it at the airport.  This practice had been allowed by the Department in the past, however in this instance, they removed the contaminated sandy soils and spread the material without prior consultation with the Department.  Mr. Hammond was informed this was not the correct procedure, land spreading must be approved by the Department prior to excavating the material.  The material was spread to a 1-3 inch thickness at the airport in Deblois, fertilizer will be added and mixed with the contaminated soil.

Owing to the small quantity of oil spilled and the large volume of soil removed (reported to be 100 yards) the Department has allowed this land spreading to remain.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-333-2014*On June 26, 2014, a guest at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center, 119 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, reported a white substance had been dumped at a storm drain on the property turning the water white.  The incident was first reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Waste Water Division and was passed to MDEP Response Services.  Upon investigation, the material was reported to be waste stain and mineral spirits, the maintenance employee (Lew Lynk), poured the mixture into one of the storm drains, and from there the liquid traveled down a drainage stream to the harbor making a white, milky cloud in the water.  No recovery was possible.  The facility manager stated this was not an authorized disposal method.  MDEP Water Bureau is planning to send an NOV (Notice of Violation) for an illegal discharge into the waters of the State.  MDEP recommended additional training for Atlantic Oceanside Hotel staff to prevent incidents such as this in the future.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-221-2014*On 4/7/2014, in Strong, an anonymous caller reported an oil spill in the parking lot of the White Elephant Store. The caller estimated the spill to be about 5 gallons and claimed store employees failed to clean up the spill after he reported it to them. A phone call was made to owner Karen Thorndike. Ms. Thorndike stated her employees did clean up the spill and the spill was recorded to their spill log. A site visit was made to inspect, and the spill had indeed been cleaned up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-225-2014*On 4/8/2014, in Jay, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 4 cup spill resulted from the overflow of the containment tanks on two engines hooked together. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-226-2014*On 4.8.14, I responded to a small vehicle oil spill on the property of Shana Hanson in Belfast.  The car of her roommate had leaked a small amount of engine oil onto the dirt driveway at her house.  There was a small stream nearby that she was worried the oil would migrate into it.  I went out and removed a small amount of dirt and then padded up the oil with sorbent pads.  The pads and bucket of dirt were disposed of through Maine Department of Environmental Protection Augusta warehouse waste disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-268-2014*A small amount of heating oil was lost due to a flooded basement.  It appears that the oil came from a small plastic bucket that was used to bleed the furnace. I collected as much oil as I could with sorbent pads then had the water pumped from the basement for disposal.  The homeowner managed the disposal of oily personal items.  No further Response action is expected.
P-274-2014*A caller reported that his well had been intentionally spiked with oil.  He suspected his landlord of spiking the well since they were in a long dispute and embroiled in eviction proceedings.  I inspected the well and there was what looked like  a small amount of old motor oil on the surface of the water in the dug well by the driveway.  The landlord arrived soon thereafter and proceeded to accuse the tenant of intentionally spiking the well.  The situation was exacerbated by the landlord being the mother of one of the tenants.  I was on scene with the Town of Gray Code Enforcement Officer, Tom Markley, and neither of us were a part of the majority of the lively discourse between mother and daughter regarding the situation.  In fact, we found ourselves hiding behind my truck during some of the conversation.  The mother (property owner) assured me that she had already contacted a well driller and intended to replace the well after the daughter (tenant) vacated the property. The property owner convinced me in a rather strident fashion that she had no need of the services of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I discussed the case with Mark Woodruff of the Division of Technical Services and we agreed that pursuit of the truth in this case wasn't worth further upsetting the homeowner so no referral of the case was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-281-2014*A plastic drum of waste oil had an improper cover and was inadvertently tipped over.  Oil leaked from the poorly sealed cover onto the ground and soaked into the gravel driveway.  The oily soil was collected with shovels for disposal.  I contacted CPRC and verified that the soil was disposed of there with confirmatory laboratory analysis.  No further Response action expected.
P-297-2014*Several gallons of gasoline was lost to the ground due to a vehicle overfill.  The South Portland Fire Department oversaw and assisted with the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-259-2014*On 4/18/2014, in Oakland, a caller reported a possible oil spill. A site visit was made to investigate.  Upon arrival, it was quite obvious what the concerned homeowner was seeing was iron bacteria. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-309-2014*Scott Cyr received a call about a broken hydraulic line on a truck at this location.  Pike Industries excavated oil contaminated soils and transported them to CPRC Group for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-253-2014*On 3/31/14 the Department received a call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting an ongoing diesel spill from a truck that had been involved in a transportation accident in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a damaged fuel tank on the single vehicle involved in the accident.  I was able to get a drip pan under the leaking tank to contain the leak.  Approximately 10 gallons of diesel had already leaked onto the ground, and South Portland Fire Department had contained that spillage with sorbent materials.  I hired Allstate Environmental to respond to the site to empty the leaking saddle tank as it could not be patched given the location of the leak.  The saddle tank and drip pan were vacuumed dry and the oily sorbent materials removed.  No further Response action required.
B-193-2014*On 4/15/14,  Hartland Fire Department reported a fuel oil spill at the entered location, a residential house on Morrill Pond.  A deck on the road side of the house (back) collapsed onto a 275 gallon oil aboveground storage tank (AST), located under the deck, breaking off the filter.  Sorbent pads were deployed, but few pads were picking up oil.  A sheen was observed along the water edge.  Pads downgrade of the leaking AST, both at the tank and under the dwelling adjacent the water edge (front), were not showing signs of appreciable oil recovery.  The ground was frozen and ice covered, and a thaw had occurred this day.  It was reported on scene that the deck collapsed on April 7th, and the spill may have occurred at that time.  It was also reported that the remainder of deck collapsed today on 4/15/14.

It was reported that the house has been vacant for two or more years.  Woodman, the potential responsible party, advises that the tank was empty. Based in initial site observations, three to ten gallons may have discharged.

Over the course of the next several months, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) conducted soil removal around the area of the spill where the tank had leaked. Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine was hired to vactor out the impacted area.  Also, at ice out, containment boom was deployed in the water to contain oil discharging from the impacted soil in front of the Woodman house.  Sorbent was placed in the boom and periodically collected. In September of 2014, no oil was observed in the containment boom and the boom recovered.  Soil samples in the excavation area indicated no petroleum contaminated soil present.  Water samples were collected from the neighboring residence, Patsy McLaughlin, 146 Loon Cove Road.  Initially the McLaughlin residence was taking water from the pond.  Water samples taken from the tap indicated high level of e-coli and coliform.  No petroleum indicators were present in initial testing.  During the summer, the McLaughlins drilled a new well.  MDEP sampled the well to ensure no petroleum was present.  The results did not detect petroleum constituents, but the results did indicate coliform.  MDEP presented the results and advised that the well be treated as described in the test result explanation guide.  No further complaints as of 12/22/14 have been received.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

I-28-2014*1/24/14 Received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock with Maine Public Service (MPS) regarding a small spill of non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil (mineral oil) at the Emera's Flo's Inn Sub-station.  The spill of about .5 gallons of transformer oil occurred due to a leak around a clamp fitting during the filling of a transformer at the substation.  MPS crew's used sorbent pads and speedy dry to remove the oil from the packed snow and ice.  The oily debris was placed in several poly bags and placed in the facility's waste oil storage area until hauled to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal under an oil spill debris letter.  No further action is needed at this time.
B-550-2013*On 10/8/13, Jim McCoy, of Dead River Company, called to report a 2 gallon spill from a corrosion hole in a tank at the entered location. The spill resulted in the oiling of a small area of concrete floor. The subject building is a business and not occupied 24 hours a day. Dead River personnel used sorbent material to clean up spilled oil, washed the floor, and replaced the tank. No drains were impacted and no resources are at risk. I checked with a representative of the business who was not concerned about oil vapors in the building. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly by Dead River Company. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-166-2014*On 3/19/14, at 1140 hours, Matt Camtano, from Summit Gas Company, reported that they had encountered what smelled like petroleum contaminated soil while excavating along Kennedy Memorial Drive in Oakland to install natural gas lines.  I met Matt and Tim Jones of Sealand Enviro (project manager) on site.  The excavation had an odor of petroleum vapors and the soil was grayish in color.  I took a sample and field tested the sample bag headspace with a photo ionization detector.  There were elevated readings indicating that the soil was contaminated with petroleum, but at low levels.  The site is the location of an abandoned gasoline station that had underground storage tanks removed in 1988.  See spill report number A-129-1988.  I instructed the company that any soil removed from the site would need to be properly disposed of at a facility licensed to accept petroleum contaminated soil.  Sealand Enviro arranged for disposal of removed soil after testing for lead.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-212-2014*On 3/19/2014, I received a call from Ben Goodall, of Goodall Landscaping, reporting a hydraulic oil spill at the Harpswell Transfer Station.  The spillage had come from his plowing equipment which was stored at the facility.  The leaks had occurred over the winter from loose fittings on the equipment.

I made arrangements to meet with Goodall and the town transfer station staff on 3/21.  When I arrived on site, I observed a few areas of oil staining on soil and one area where oil was flowing on surface water drainage.  Oil sorbent pads had been placed on the water drainage area by transfer station employees.  I identified which areas required soil removed and left Goodall to complete the work.

I returned to the site on 3/27/14 to verify the cleanup had been completed and it had.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
I-87-2014*On March 21, 2014, MDEA received a call from an investigator with the State of Maine Fire Marshal's Office, who stated that during an investigation into the origin and cause of a fire at the 34 Weatherbee Street address, he located several items which are typically used in conjunction with a one pot methamphetamine laboratory.

On March 21, 2014, MDEA contacted Response Services to aid in removal and disposal of hazardous material from the site. Several small containers of unknown low Ph materials were removed from the site along with other contaminated materials. Materials will be disposed of per Department guidelines.  No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-147-2014*At 1535 hours on 3/24/14, Mr. Elwin Scott of Simard and Sons, Inc., reported a 10 gallon spill at the United Parcel Service (UPS) facility at 48 Atlantic Avenue in Brewer.  A loose fitting allowed 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak out and spill.  It appears that the fitting may have vibrated loose.  The oil made it back to the tank top sump, which triggered the sensor in the sump.  Simard and Sons fixed the loose fitting and removed the oil from the sump.  Most of the oil was put back into the tank.  A small amount of oil, which also had water mixed in with it, was disposed of by Simard and Sons.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-282-2014*Ms. Dyer of Central Maine Power Company called to report the discovery of a transformer weeping oil.  Looks to be location of the unit is in close proximity to salt spray which expedites the deterioration of the units along this line.  Based on the early discovery of the weeping and availability of service center staff, no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-239-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the response to two or more discharges from this out-of-service, commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility of this 12-unit apartment building.  The property is listed as owned by Ms. Louise Murphy through Sea Otter, LLC.  Mr. Tim Ly, of MaineLy Property Management (MPM), stated that they are agents for the owner (Sea Otter, LLC), but had not supplied written documentation that they were legal representatives.  MaineLy Property Management managed the property and abandonment of the AST facility when the discharges occurred, and they took responsibility for clean-up actions.  During clean-up work, I called 3 to 4 times, and copied Louise Murphy of Sea Otter, LLC, with e-mails and letters, received one voice message, but I was unable to connect with Ms. Murphy.

Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division was primary contact for the response and remedial requirements.  MDEP engineer Don White managed air quality testing and final environmental closure.  Primary City of Biddeford contacts were George Monteith and Robby Fecteau with the city Code Enforcement.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 3/27/14, at about 2030 hours, I was notified by Biddeford Public Safety that basement ASTs at this building had discharged and immediate MDEP response was requested.  A tenant had complained to Biddeford Fire Department about oil odors in the building.  The discharge was not reported by the property managers, two of whom resided in the building.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/27/14, I was onsite with Biddeford Fire Department and Biddeford Code Enforcement (BCE), and with Cory Brennon (956-0231) and Zack (956-0061) of MaineLy Property Management, who also lived at this 12-unit wood building.  Within the basement, I noted three 330-gallon capacity, steel, vertical, ASTs on a cracked and holed concrete floor and unsecured, unattached, fuel lines along the floor to a large boiler (see photos).  It appeared that the holes in the floor were on purpose so as to allow flood water to drain to drainpipes under the floor.  The tanks had three fill pipes and two vent pipes going out to the front of the building.  The fill pipes were not secured, removed or marked to prevent fuel deliveries, even though the three ASTs had been out-of-service and replaced by natural gas.

In the basement, using a photoionization detector (PID), with a 10.6 eV lamp, I noted ambient petroleum vapors from 2-parts per million (ppm) up to 40-ppm near the ASTs and the oil discharges, that is above acceptable levels for residential property.  By the boiler I noted a 5-gallon pail of red #2-oil with oil overflowing to the cracked concrete floor (Photo-17).  The pail had a fuel line submerged which appeared to be still siphoning oil from one of the ASTs.  By the three ASTs, we noted free product oil on the floor (Photo-20), atop surface water on the floor (Photos 21 & 23), and evidence oil had flowed down into holes in a floor to underground plastic drain pipes.  BCE staff believed that these drain pipes went to the municipal treatment plant in this area.  Fuel lines had been disconnected from the tanks and were leaking (Photos 20, 22 & 23), and it appears the Fire-o-matic valves were not shut or had failed and had leaked.

The building is located in a dense, urban residential and commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building foundation is granite block construction.  BCE pointed out overhead support beams that were significantly dry rotted and electrical wiring and boxes not to code.  These building code issues required BCE to require the tenants to leave till the building was made safe.

In 3/28/14, and 3/31/14, e-mails, and verbally while onsite, I advised Mr. Ly and other MPM representatives about MDEP investigation and clean-up requirements and I requested he have the prop
B-182-2014*On 4/13/14, Old Town Fuel & Fiber Company reported that due to high flooding of the Penobscot River, that the old hydro building was flooded.  It was originally reported that a single bucket of oily rags was the source of the sheen and that the sheen was very light.  The sump discharge had been redirected from the river to the mill's wastewater treatment plant.

On 4.14.14, I contacted Ms. Bailey, who advised that the condition was worse and that there was a very visible sheen.  I responded to the site and observed the flooded building.  The building appeared in a state of decay and not maintained.  As it turned out, oil associated with water wheels and hydro power machinery, sumps, reservoirs, and containers of oil spilled into the flooding building.  The building sump pumps then discharged oil into the tale race (Penobscot River) of the building causing a sheen on the water before the discharge was redirected to the treatment plant.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Old Town Fuel & Fiber.  Sorbent booms were deployed in the river to catch any remaining discharge from the sump system.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-257-2014*On 4/17/14, Jellson Heating Company reported that they were at a home where an inside heating oil tank was leaking. The leak had been stopped and they removed the tank from the basement. I went to the site and found that they had removed oil impacted materials, carpet, wall, sill, and baseboards from the finished basement. I used oil absorbent pads to collect some oil, but the carpet and padding had absorbed most of the oil. I installed a fan for ventilation. The owner completed a Clean-up Options Agreement and Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application.

I returned to the site and bored holes in the concrete basement floor. I found a small amount of oil floating on water directly under the floor. The holes were drawn on until no further oil ran into the hole. I washed the floor. The owner patched the holes in the floor. After another two weeks of ventilation, the air in the basement with the ventilation off was negative for organic vapors when measured with a photo ionization detector. Because of the surface water being directly under the slab and the small amount of oil discharged, it was determined that the well was not at risk. The owner repaired the basement finishings.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-53-2014*A flare fitting failed which allowed an unknown amount of oil to be lost under this home.  The tank was filled 50 days before the spill was discovered, and a refill had been scheduled 14 days before the spill, but was cancelled due to an icy driveway.  The period between the last fill and the spill was an unusually cold period.  It is likely that the home used a significant amount of oil during that period.

Since an excavation under the house is not practical and there are no odor problems, the site has been referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for further hydrogeological investigation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-161-2014*On 4/2/14, Mark Ouellette of Dead River Company called to report a small spill at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the tank itself.  The spill impacted a small area of concrete floor in the basement, but nothing else. Dead River personnel pumped out the tank and replaced it.  The floor was cleaned to the point where oil vapors were not detectable in the home.  The homeowner was satisfied with the efforts.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-162-2014*Mattawamkeag Fire Department reported a trail of transmission fluid on the roadway that was laid down by a car or truck.  It's assumed that a line or gasket failed causing the leak.  A small amount of oil entered a storm drain at the entered location and was collected by the Fire Department using sorbent pads.  The reporter indicates that not much spilled and that it had dissipated.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

A-205-2014*On 4.2.14, Fern Dodge, the caretaker for Lawrence Hobart, at 663 Pendleton Point Road, on Islesboro, reported that she had discovered that the heating oil tank in the basement was leaking.  She had already notified the local oil burner technician, who was able to come over and pump the remaining oil into a temporary tank outside.  Based on what was left in the tank and the amount of oil consumed during the winter months, the technician estimated up to 75 gallons had been lost.

I made a site visit on 4.3.14, and met Ms. Dodge at the house.  The house cuts into the ledge with a day light basement.  The downstairs is completely finished with only a small room in the back where the oil tank is located, along with a washer and dryer, pressure tank and hot water heater.  The floor in this area was concrete, but the rest of the downstairs was built on a raised floor (6 inch) on top of the concrete slab.  The oil had spread across the concrete slab and gone underneath the closest room which was a bathroom.  The oil burner tech put down speedi dri to help absorb the oil on the floor, but it was evident that oil had soaked into the sill and up the 2 by 4 wood framing of the shared wall construction.  I spoke with Mr. Hobart, and explained the above ground storage tank (AST) insurance fund and what steps needed to happen next.  I explained that the best course of action was to remove the old tank and take a part the bathroom because that was the direction the oil had migrated.  I explained that without soil removal and possibly a sub-surface vent, the smell of oil would persist in the house.  Mr. Hobart agreed to let the Department handle the work and costs, and I sent him the application for the AST fund in the mail.  Ms. Dodge would be my point of contact on the island.

I hired a local plumber/carpenter to remove the bathroom wall, fixtures and tile floor.  With the floor removed, I could see that in order to lay the 4 inch septic pipe the cement slab had been broken away.  It was clear that the oil had followed this path and soaked into the ground.  With ENPRO Services, I removed contaminated soil from around the exposed floor.  We hit bedrock about 4 feet down.  The soil was sandy and there was some oil that flowed back into the excavation.  I decided to ventilate the space and monitor the open excavation to see if I could collect anymore oil with pads.

I left the excavation open for a week and a half, and then had ENPRO come back and back fill with stone.  I placed corrugated 4 inch pipe below grade and back filled over it so that a ventilation fan could be attached if necessary.  I found no other area on the property where oil had showed up, but I have referred the site to the Division of Technical Services for both well water monitoring and engineering.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-206-2014*On 4/2/14, 1622 hours, Dave Dimauro, from Maritime Energy, reported that an unknown amount of K1 heating fuel oil had leaked to the ground under an outside supply tank. The oil came out of the vent and was discovered by a propane delivery driver. The tank had been filled on February 7th, when only 6 gallons were delivered, when no whistle was heard indicating the tank was full. I went to the site. The tank supplies heaters in a seasonal home. Possible causes of the overfill are either the tank was overfilled in February, or as the temperatures increased, the oil expanded in the topped off full tank discharging out of the tank vent. Maritime Energy had removed oil impacted sod around the tank. I field tested the gravel under the tank for oil and results were positive. I also notice that one support leg of the tank was almost off the concrete block foundation. I contacted Maritime Energy, reporting that additional soil needed to be removed and the tank support needed to be fixed.

On 4/11/14, I met Maritime Energy workers and Bill Stuart, the property caretaker, on site. Oil impacted soil was removed from the tank site to a depth of 4 to 6 inches, until field tests with oil in soil shake test was negative. The area was backfilled with crushed stone and the tank reset and reconnected.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-207-2014*On 4/3/14, at 0120 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated less than 1 gallon of diesel fuel had leaked from a rail engine fuel fitting at the Riley Rail Siding in Jay near Verso Paper Mill. Pan Am workers removed all oil impacted stone rail ballast. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-214-2014*On 4/4/14, 1510 hours, Dan Dumas, from J&S Oil Company, reported that one of their tanker drivers had overfilled an above ground tank at the Gagne & Sons Concrete Company's bulk plant. He estimated that 200 to 300 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled to concrete containment. I met Dan on site with the delivery driver. I inspected the containment and there were no signs that it was leaking and there were no signs that any of the oil had spilled outside the containment. There was a light oil sheen where delivery vehicles park but did not appear to be associated with this overfill. The overfill alarm was working on the tank but was ignored by the delivery driver. J & S Oil had Environmental Projects Inc. come and pump out the liquid in the containment. They arranged to have the containment pumped out again the next week after the snow and ice in the containment melted.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-667-2013*On 12.17.13,  Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway reported that Dead River Company spilled approximately 3 gallons of diesel fuel at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill during fueling of a locomotive.  Dead River removed three 55-gallon drums of oily snow and deposited it into their oil-water separator in Brewer.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-593-2013*On 10.29.13, Mr. Enright reported an estimated 5 gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  Mr. Enright was having a junk bull dozer removed from his property when it fell off the flatbed trailer it was being put on to be towed away.  Diesel fuel spilled from the fuel tank of the dozer.  The Stockton Springs Fire Department responded to the scene and deployed sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and met with Assistant Fire Chief Vern Thompson.  The spill was cleaned up to MDEP satisfaction and the pads properly disposed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
A-220-2014*Discharge of hydraulic oil from excavator working on Maine Power Reliablility Program.  Discharge to work area mats on Central Maine Power Utility Corrider.  Cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-223-2014*It was reported that a fork truck blew a hydraulic hose while lifting a pallet of wood. This action caused an estimated one gallon of oil to be lost to the concrete floor in the warehouse of the log yard. It was cleaned up by Hammond Lumber staff.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-227-2014*On 4/9/14, Ian Peale, from Downeast Energy, reported that an estimated 1 to 2 quarts of #2 fuel oil had spilled to the pavement during a delivery when the scully connection was disconnected without closing the valve completely. Oil spilled to the pavement outside Houles Plumbing and Heating Office. Ian reported that the spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and no oil ran off the pavement. I contacted Houles Plumbing and Heating, and they reported that the oil vapors had dissipated after the clean-up. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-228-2014*On 4/9/2014, in Turner, the primary school reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a garbage truck owned by Andy Valley Refuse. The spill was contained to a paved area behind the school and was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-229-2014*On 4/9/2014, Hammond Lumber Company reported an oil spill in New Castle. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a delivery truck. The spill was cleaned up by removing contaminated soil and disposing at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-231-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a local resident had built large barges and deployed them in Levenseller Pond in Lincolnville, Maine. One of these barges was tied to the shore line on the Route 173 side. This structure was set on fire by vandals. The barges consisted of a pressure treated wood frame and 52 x 55 gallon plastic closed top drums in the middle. All drums were said to be empty prior to deploying the barge into the pond.

Once on site I could see what remained of the flooring or bottom of the barge in the water. At this time the pond was still fully frozen with snow on top of the ice. The area around the barge, however, was thawed and there was open water from the heat of the fire. There was a small amount of sheening coming off the barge, and a lot of burned plastic floating in the water. It is unknown what this sheen was coming from. I deployed boom around the burned structure and collected as much plastic as I could.

I then reached out to Mr. Rosenberg for assistance. After talking with him, he agreed to remove the remaining charred wood frame. He also agreed to do his best to gather up all the metal screws and fasteners in the water. At that time, the town and state had filed charges against him to remove the structures from the pond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-232-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a locomotive lost some lube oil form its engine containment tank. It was reported as being cleaned up. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-295-2014*Received a call from the Maine Department of Transportation regarding the discovery of an underground storage tank (UST) at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and the northern side of Mile Road, Wells, ME, while developing the property.  The UST was estimated to have a capacity of 500 gallons and full of liquid, assumed to be a mixture of gasoline and water.  The UST was planned for removal on April 15, 2014.

On April 15, 2014, I was present during the removal of the UST.  The contents of the tank were removed by Environmental Projects, Inc., in addition to cleaning and disposal of the tank.  The tank appeared to be intact with no obvious holes.  No contamination was detected around the tank or in the excavation. For further details on the tank removal, see " Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment, Wells, Maine" by Maine Department of Transportation, dated 4/29/14.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-606-2013*On 11/4/13, I received report from Pine Tree Waste Services, of a blown hydraulic line on a trash truck on Route 46 in Bucksport.  Approximately two gallons of oil leaked onto the ground.  The dirt was shoveled into the back of the trash truck and it was disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-613-2013*On 11/6/13, I received report of a blown hydraulic line on a crane at a wind project in Macwahoc Plantation.  The report was made a day after the spill.  The company was educated on proper reporting requirements.  They were able to collect the spilled product using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The waste will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-284-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a mystery discharge at this location possibly coming from a previously unknown underground storage tank.  It appears Mr. Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services to pump out and remove a 500-gallon underground storage tank.  There are no indications the tank was ever registered.  Oil contaminated soil was removed and taken to CPRC Group for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-238-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 3/27/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division received notice from Paul Martin, of Fielding's Oil Company, about a traffic accident involving a Fielding's tank trailer truck located on the Maine Turnpike (MT) at just before Lewiston.  Nothing had leaked yet.  Soon after, MDEP received a second notification from John Branscom of Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), reporting antifreeze by discharge.  Branscom reported a concrete truck had rear-ended a tank trailer at MT Mile 79 Northbound.  The fuel in the tank trailer was not initially identified.

While onsite, after assessing the situation, I notified Blanchard and Flannery and Thompson of MDEP about the accident and the potential for a significant discharges.

INCIDENT LOCATION
The traffic accident occurred at the east end, Lewiston side, of the MT bridge over the Androscoggin River (see location map).  Beneath this area of the bridge was land that sloped west to the river about 30' away, though on the bridge, the vehicles and nearby storm drain were not located directly over the water.  Traffic here had been funneled into one lane by concrete "Jersey" barriers for construction activities.  The Auburn Concrete Company truck had failed to stop for the slowed traffic and rear ended the tank trailer within the narrow confinement of the Jersey barriers and bridge median barrier.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Onsite at about 1445 hours, I met with Branscom of MTA, Lewiston Fire Department (LFD), Maine State Police, Joel Cummings of Auburn Concrete, and Paul Martin of Fielding's Oil.  The DOT 406 tank trainer was placarded 1203 indicating gasoline, a Flammable Liquid, which caused responders to have great concern over fire and explosion, and toxic vapor hazards.  Mr. Martin corrected this explaining that the 11,000-gallon tank trailer actually carried #2-fuel oil (placard number 1993) in 5 compartments and that the trailer was "over placarded" so as to carry multiple and different products legally.  The fire threat was therefore determined to be considerably less, though still a concern.  Primary environmental threat was assessed to be discharge to the land and river.

There was a storm drain in the roadway next to the Fielding's truck that drained to the land below.  Hydraulic oil and engine oil from the Auburn Concrete truck discharged to the pavement and into a storm drain (see Photo-3 and 4).  The engine area of the concrete truck had obliquely collided with the rear of the trailer which bent and crumpled the rear plate of the tank trailer (see photos).  Due to the possibility that pulling the two vehicles apart would open up a puncture in the tank trailer, MDEP required that the 11,000-gallons of fuel oil in the trailer be pumped off to another tank vehicle before be moved.  There was also the possibility that interior compartments walls were damaged.  When the trailer was pulled away from the damaged truck, the aluminum shell of the tank trailer was significantly crumpled, but not punctured, and no weld seams appeared to have failed (see photos).

RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Fielding's hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond with a pump and equipment to offload the damaged trailer to another Fielding's tank trailer brought in.  CHES arrived onsite @ 1625 hours.  The CHES crew, under supervisor Ken Small, began transferring product from the rear tank compartment at 1630 hours and completed transfer from the forward compartment at 1720 hours.  There were no oil discharges during the fuel transfer.

MTA contractors, LFD and MDEP applied sorbents to the discharged motor and hydraulic oils.  CHES later bagged oiled sorbents for disposal.  Robert Williams of MDEP Response also responded to assist with safety and management.  MDEP initiated unified command with LFD, MTA, and other responsible parties.

CONCLUSIONS
1. The mis-placarding of the product mislead identi
A-444-2014*On 7/11/2014, in Greene, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-436-2014*On 7/9/2014, contaminated soil was discovered in Augusta. The Great Augusta Utility District (GAUD) was removing two large water storage tanks. According to construction plans from the 1960s, the bedding sand for the tanks was to contain a rust inhibitor.  The plans did not indicate what exactly the inhibitor was. Soil samples were taken to confirm acceptability at CPRC Group for disposal.

The soil was excavated and transported by McGee Construction. The contractor combined this soil with the soil from spill number A-490-2014, which is a similar to another water tank removal project on Riverside Drive in Augusta.  See A-490-2014 report attachments for more information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-441-2014*On 7/10/2014, in Jay, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of an engine containment tank. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-442-2014*On 7/10/2014 in Chelsea, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of non-poly chlorinated biphenyls transformer oil resulted from a mechanical failure. CMP cleaned up the spill and no further response action is expected.
I-213-2014*On 7/15/14, I received a call from the Maine State Police Dispatcher regarding a spill reported on Route 2 near the Amish Store in Smyrna.  The spill resulted from a motor vehicle with engine problems.  State Police got the call from the Houlton Fire Department, from an anonymous complaint call on the incident.  State Police called out the Oakfield Fire Department and Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) for possible sanding material to soak up spilled fluids.  Oakfield Fire Department Chief, Joe White, informed me that he was on scene and no oil, but 6-8 gallons of antifreeze, had spilled onto the roadway.  Chief White stated that MDOT will put down sand, sweep it into the spilled anti-freeze, and pick it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-555-2014*A plane was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of jet fuel from the wing to the tarmac.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other media were affected. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-552-2014*Approximately one gallon of lube oil was released from a locomotive to track ballast when a lube oil containment tank became overfull.  Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria which consisted of a hand excavation.  No other media were affected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-547-2014*A plane was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of less than five gallons of jet fuel from the wing to the tarmac.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other media were affected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-546-2014*Less than one gallon of lube oil was released from a locomotive when its lube oil containment tank became overfull.  Product impacted track ballast and was recovered with a hand excavation.  All visible signs of contaminated ballast were removed.  No other media were affected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-529-2014*A customer overfilled a portable container by approximately three gallons.  The local Fire Department assisted the service station with recovering spilled product with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  While there, the Fire Department identified both mechanical and housekeeping issues which they reported.   Their report was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Tanks Enforcement Unit for investigation.
I-145-2014*On May 19, 2014, a Daigle Oil Company (DOC) driver overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) releasing less than a gallon of fuel oil. Both interior surfaces (basement floor) and exterior soils were impacted. DOC employees removed soil and used sorbents to clean up the contaminated areas.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services staff set up a Ram fan to aid in vapor removal as requested by home owner, which was later collected when the oil vapors had been remediated.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

I-217-2014*On July 20, 2014, five gallons of waste oil was reported to have been spilled from a passing vehicle in front of the residence of Jessica Henderson.  Jim Gramlich responded and removed approximately .25 yards of contaminated gravel, which was brought to the landfill for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-572-2014*A sheen was observed on the Saco River upstream from the Cataract Project, a hydro-power facility managed by the Brookfield Company.  Employees inspected all Brookfield impoundments upstream and found no problems.  Brookfield employees feel that the sheen originated from historical contamination on Factory Island.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-467-2014*On 7-14-14, Dave True, of Dead River Company, reported the release of a small amount of fuel oil at 3083 Carrabassett Drive, in the town of Carrabassett Valley. The owners of the property discovered the oil leak over the weekend. The outside oil tank had settled into the ground cracking the outlet nipple. Dave True sent a crew to the site to pump oil out of the tank and to remove said oil tank. In addition, they excavated a small amount of oil contaminated soil. Mr. True called back the next day to inform me that the leak was larger than the one cup that was originally reported.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to attempt soil removal. The affected area is located under the wooden deck attached to the house. Using a vactor, over the course of two days, we removed 10.5 cubic yards of soil. The excavation was limited by the fact that the 4 season camp/building, had concrete posts as a foundation. The deck was attached to the building and the other side was resting on concrete posts. A small amount of free product leached into the excavation on both days. On the second day, this free product leached out from under a large boulder. We installed a plastic culvert as a monitoring/recovery well. A test pit was also excavated, using the vactor, and there was no evidence of petroleum at this location.

The well that serves this home is a true artesian and the overflow dumps out into the roadside ditch. The neighbor's well, located to the east, is also artesian and the overflow dumps into the same roadside ditch.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for additional sampling and review.
P-431-2014*On May 29, 2014, Downeast Energy reported an oil leak in the basement of 13 Johnson Point Road, in Orrs Island. The leak was coming from a corrosion hole in a copper line attached to an aboveground storage tank.  I responded to the site and met with Downeast Energy. I carefully investigated the basement that had crushed stone as the floor. The stone around the base of furnace was wet with oil. However, it was immediately determined that only a few gallons leaked from the line because of the small area in the basement that was impacted.

I spoke to home owner Charles Stockman. He agreed to allow Charles Perow to remove the contaminated crush stone from the basement.  On June 12, 2014, Mr. Perow removed the contaminated crushed stone and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.  Crushed stone was replaced and air samples were taken with a photoionization detector (PID). The PID had a 0.0 parts per million reading which is acceptable level.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
A-468-2014* On 7-19-2014 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a release of transformer oil. This occurred as the result of an automobile accident on Readfield Rd. in the town of Winthrop.
 A crew from CMP responded and cleaned up the spilled oil with speedi dri.
 No further action from Response Service shall be expected.
P-588-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground when a hose ruptured on a piece of equipment.  The spill was routine in nature and cleanup was accomplished by the spiller.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by the Division of Response Services.
P-580-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 7/21/14, Arundel Fire Department (AFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, a discharge diesel fuel of unknown volume from an outside, 275-gallon capacity, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this school facility.  On questioning, it was corrected that the discharge was K1 heating oil.  The AFD Deputy Chief agreed to show me to the site and arrange for school officials to meet us.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is a rural, public elementary school within Regional School Union 21.  During the summer, it was being used for summer school and camp programs.  The school's public drinking water well is located about 150' to the northwest of the discharge.  There are residential drinking water wells within 300' of the discharge.  The AST that leaked serves a mobile classroom.  The AST is connected to a partially buried sleeved fuel line that "tees off" to several space heaters.  The school also has a double-wall steel, 10,000-gallon capacity, underground storage tank (UST) for #2-heating oil serving the primary school building.  This UST replaced a removed UST in 1989.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I went onsite with AFD and with RSU 21 Maintenance Supervisor, Alyce Swan, Superintendent, Kevin Crowley, and Business Administrator, Bruce Rudolph.  There was a patch of dead grass under the oil filter, with strong odor of fuel oil, indicating a discharge more than a week old.  About 11" of fuel remained in the tank and the leaking fitting had been tightened.  Based on last known fuel level, we estimated 20 to 50 gallons had leaked to the soil.  The stained area was only about 3 feet in diameter, and thus it appears the leak was a drip or dribble over a week or more, rather than a sudden, quicker discharge that would have spread over a wider area before soaking into the soil.

Considering the site use as a public school, surface exposure to students, and proximity to drinking water wells, I explained that prompt subsurface investigation and source reduction was needed.  After explaining the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance, and giving him an application, Mr. Crowley chose to have MDEP, Response Division management of clean-up actions.

During soil excavation, a field bag headspace measurement of 680 parts per million (ppm) in sample SS-1 was found at eight feet below grade (bg), but went down to 32-ppm at 11 to 12 feet bg (sample SS-2).  Samples were measured with an Ion Science Photoionization Detector (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp.  An Oil-In-Soil colorimetric sample SS-2 at 11 feet bg was negative for detectable petroleum contamination.  We noted no free product or obvious oil sheen on groundwater.  SS-2 was also analyzed for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) to represent contamination remaining soil conditions; see the attached sample results.  MDEP Geologist, Woodruff, also sampled the monitoring well MW-1 on 7/30/14 for EPH and results were "undetected".

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Tuesday, 7/22/15, I met Environmental Projects Incorporated (EPI) crew onsite.  The AST was pumped out to a drum and moved.  I screened soil for oil contamination.  EPI loaded soil into a rented dump truck and to a Labbe Excavating dump truck for transport and recycling at CPRC Group.  No groundwater was removed or treated at the time.  Soil was removed to a depth of about 12 feet below grade (bg).  Groundwater (gw) was encountered at about 9 feet bg.  Soils were tan medium sand, and no silt or till was noted.  A 2 inch-diameter monitoring well MW-1 was installed by EPI with crushed stone backfill on 7/23/14.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)   Further investigation and closure has been passed to Mr. Woodruff, of MDEP Technical Services, who I understand has checked the monitoring well.

2)   Though a significant amount of the discharge appears to have been removed, oil-contaminated me
I-220-2014*On 7/23/14, at 10:00 hours, a call was received from Shane Mcgillan, of Mcgillan, Inc., doing the Presque Isle Sewer and Water District's main line reconstruction project on Main Street.  During excavation in front of C&NL Auto, the main line had a crack in it.  Water filled the excavation, and there was a noticeable sheen on the water and the smell of oil in the excavation.  When I arrived on scene, Mcgillan's had placed a portable pump and 2.5" line in the bottom of the excavation and was pumping the water in the ditch into a poly bag filled with sorbent pads.  The ditch had a slight oil odor in it.  No sheen was visible in the ditch because the groundwater level was below the gravel bedding placed around the main water line.  I checked the outflow coming out of the bag of sorbents.  The water had no sheen or odors discharging from this sorbent filter bag.  The contractor had placed sorbent pads over the nearest storm drain where the pumped out ditch water was draining to.  No sheen or odors were observed.  I talked with Shane.  The area across the street from 581 Main Street had been a site of some remediation work and groundwater monitoring years ago, and at that time there was known to be some residual oil product underneath U. S. Route 1/Main Street.  We discussed pumping and hauling to a treatment facility, i.e. Caribou Utilities District lagoons, if the sheen or oil product re-appeared and more significant in quantity.  Shane would monitor the situation during excavation the rest of the week and call if he encounters additional oil sheening.
B-690-2013*On 12/28/13, I received report from Don Heanssler, owner of Heanssler Oil Company, that he had a small diesel spill in his yard.  The cause was a loose fitting on the dispenser.  It is believed that a thief was stealing diesel from the fuel line on the dispenser and did not tighten the fitting to stop the flow.  The sheriff was in agreement that it looked as though a thief had been involved.  The spilled diesel was recovered by Heanssler deploying sorbent boom to the fuel.  I disposed of the sorbent waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-692-2013*On 12/29/13, I received report from Bangor Hydro-Electric Company of a downed transformer due to storm damage.  Two gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil was spilled.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sorbent pads, which were disposed of by Bangor Hydro.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-695-2013*On 12/31/13, I received report from Quality Insulation of a two gallon diesel spill from a truck of theirs in the Hammond Lumber parking lot.  The fuel line on the truck had a leak that was repaired, but not before leaking product to the ground.  The product was recovered using speedy dry which was disposed in the on-site dumpster.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-154-2014*      At 1410 hours on 3/30/14 Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a leaking tank at 53 Thornton Road in Bangor.  Upon arrival the tank was still leaking through a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  Dead River removed the remaining kerosene from the leaking tank into a temporary tank.  Possible 20 gallons was transferred.  According to the tenant, the tank only had a quarter of a tank a week ago.  Vapors have been strong inside the house.  The past night they stayed at relative and will continue to stay at relatives.
       I hired Clean Harbors that day to remove as much of the oil and contaminated soil next to the house around the location of the leaking tank.  We removed 8.38 tons of material that day.  Oil was found around where the tanks was located and in the front yard where an underground pipe discharged water from the gutters.  The downpipes from the gutters discharged into a 4 inch pvc pipe that went under the surface and discharged in the front yard.
       An oil sheen was also observed flowing out of the paved driveway on the opposite side of the house from the leaking tank.  The oil was flowing under the slab, for a part of the house, and emerging from cracks of the driveway.  Absorbent boom was placed around a catch basin near the end of the driveway.
       Bob Shannon removed an additional 6.82 tons of soil at this residence.   The back deck was also removed in order to get to the contaminated soil.
       In early May, CES was hired to install a sub slab venting system to reduce the vapors inside the addition to the house.  This vent has worked well.  No further oil has been observed in the excavations.
       The area backfilled in late June.


No further action by Response expected.



B-153-2014*At 2213 hours on 3/29/14, Pan Am Railways reported a 1 gallon spill of lube oil from an engine containment tank overflowing on one of their  locomotives near Hermon Junction along Route 2 in Hermon.  Pan Am Railways workers removed some ballast which was hauled to their Waterville facility for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-152-2014*At 0839 hours on March 29, 2014 Mr. Bill Peterson of Lincoln Paper and Tissue (Mill) reported that security had observed oil on Mill Pond.  This oil was mixed in with the melting ice.  There appeared to be a couple of small pools of oil on the pond.  The oil appeared to be weathered.  Sorbent boom was deployed in the pond to soak up the oil and prevent it from migrating.  No source was found in the Mill.  This area is used by snowmobilers in the winter.   The site was monitored until no further oil was observed.


No additional action by Response Services expected.
P-149-2014*A ruptured hose on a forklift caused the release of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to a paved surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Bath Iron Works. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-511-2014*Bath Iron Works reported the release of approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from a leaking gasket associated with an elevator system in the blast 3 compressor building. The released oil was confined to the interior of the building and cleaned with sorbent material.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-447-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 ounce of motor oil to a coastal marsh. No cleanup was performed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-446-2014*An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The released oil was discovered during demolition of the house. The oil tank had been removed prior to demolition. The cause of the release is unclear, however, it is suspected that a release occurred from the AST in the residence sometime in the past. During the excavation of the foundation, oil impacted soils were encountered in the vicinity of where the AST had been located. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified and responded to the location. Approximately 2 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated from the area. The excavation was then screened for remaining oil and none was detected with prescribed field methods. Impacted soils were combined with a shipment of asbestos-containing demolition debris from the house and transported to Norridgewock, Maine for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-538-2014*Mrs. Thereault noticed an persistent oil odor in the basement and called Fontaine HVAC and Solar Services, Inc., to check her system.  Upon arriving at the home, the technician reported (as told to me by Tony Fontaine) a pinched gasket, and leaking at the filter.  There is a hole in the floor and is full of oil, was the reported situation.

After arriving I met Mr. Thereault.  He explained the situation and showed me the spill/leak location.  Scott Cyr hand dug an estimated 100 pounds of oil contaminated soil and took it for stockpiling and eventual disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

I-211-2014*7/11/14 Received a call from Craig Neilander, Plumbing and Heating Contractor, regarding an old above ground storage tank (AST) inside the basement of the Raymond Saucier home that is beginning to weep/leak oil.  He was contracted to move the fill and vent pipes on the oil tank when he noticed the condition of the tank and placed some sorbent pads and a catch pan underneath the tank.  Craig talked to Raymond about the need to replace the tank as soon as possible.  Raymond stated that he didn't have money to do the work.  Craig informed Raymond of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) tank replacement program.  Called Raymond and stated that I would come by his home, look at his tank and discuss the tank replacement program.

Site visit to Raymond Saucier home.  Tank is 50+ years old and is corroding at the bottom.  Placed more sorbent pads under the tank and requested that Mr. Saucier check the tank several times/week and to not have any more fuel delivered until a new tank (Roth model) can be installed.  The tank is located within 300' of three drinking water sources.  Completed the Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement program application forms with Raymond.  Shipped original forms to Peter Moulton, Env. Engineer, DEP Augusta.  Also scanned and e-mailed him these same forms, and requested that he put a rush on the bid process.  Told Mr. Saucier to give me a call if the tank begins to leak at a greater rate than the present weep.

8/15/14 Site visit to Mr. Saucier home to perform a post installation inspection of the new Roth Inside Tank Installation.  Small amount of oil spilled on floor beneath old (removed) AST has been soaked up with speedy dry and removed.  New Roth tank has been installed according to DEP standards and specifications.  Sent inspection report to Peter Moulton in Augusta DEP.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-365-2014*Kristen Smith called in a spill at the bulk terminal in Medway 1941 Medway Rd.  Off road diesel was being loaded in to a delivery truck. Apparently the fill tube valves were left open and an estimated 50 gallons was spilled into an engineered containment structure.  When I arrived Clean Harbors was on site with a recovery pump and barrels.  25 gallons of diesel was recovered from one of the recovery pits.  However there was so much grit and road debris the system was not functioning properly.  In addition the grit smelled heavily contaminated.  A vacuum truck was brought in to clean the pit.   The remaining product may have gone to the oil water separator system.   I contacted Melissa Caron, Branch Manager of Dead River in Millinocket, to confirm what type of discharge the oil water separator has.

Revisited the site on 7/14/14 with Darian Higgins and spoke wth Ms Caron.   She estimated the entire spill was 33 gallons based on inventory.  We dipped a stick in the oil water seperator and found about an inch of product using water detecting paste.  That would be approximently 7 gallons of product based on tank volume.  Ms Caron aggreed to have Clean Harbors pump out the oil water seperator to eliminate any possibility of future discharge.  On 7/16/14 the containment was flushed and pumped by Clean Harbors.

In response to my request for a plan to reduce the possibility of this happening again I recieved the following response:

The corrective action that will be taken to prevent this from happening in the future is as follows:
-	Maintenance of a loose bolt that prompted the swing arm valve to remain slightly open after last use - DONE
-	Performance counseling to the employee that was involved.
-	An informational meeting with all of our drivers is being held this week to explain:
 o	Proper protocol on the order of opening valves when loading trucks
 o	Discussion surrounding equipment failure and their responsibility in notifying if bulk plant maintenance is required
 o	Proper steps/resources in the event of a spill

No Further action required by response services.
B-321-2014*At 0040 hours on 6/21/2014, Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a spill of 4 gallons of jet fuel from a wing vent of a challenger airplane while fueling the plane.  Sorbents were used to soaked up the fuel.  BIA disposed of the sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-43-2014*On 1-22-2014, Kendra Bavor, of Amec Environmental, reported that a diesel and hydraulic oil release had occurred. This spill occurred at Hubbard Lane/Fire Road 3 in the town of Winthrop, adjacent to the Winthrop Landfill. A drill rig, actually a geo probe/well drilling apparatus, owned or operated by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), rolled over. This roll over caused the release of an reported thirty gallons of combined fluids.

I made a site visit and the cleanup had already been completed. The spill was not as large as reported, and EPI removed the contaminated snow and sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-322-2014*At 0955 hours on 6/21/14, Dead River Company reported a spill of less of 1 gallon of a kerosene blend oil from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside of the residence at 1255 U. S. Highway 1 in Columbia Falls.  They removed a couple shovel-fulls of gravel from under the AST.  They removed the AST and replaced it with a new one.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-404-2014*On 6/23/14, Dead River Company reported that a cup of fuel oil had dripped onto the concrete floor at one of their customer's residence. This home is located at 53 West Street in the town of Boothbay Harbor. This home is a seasonal property and the spill was minor in size. Dead River cleaned up the stain on the concrete. No additional action from the Division of Response Services is deemed necessary at this time.
P-450-2014*A tractor trailer truck rolled over on the north side of Route 91 under the powerlines at the property line of the abutter to the west.  A release of motor oil was evident but the saddle tanks appeared to be intact.  The tow company recovered approximately 150 gallons of diesel from the tanks prior to extracting the truck.  After the truck was removed, a diesel release was identified but expected to be minimal. Approximately four yards of contamination were removed which constituted all visible signs.  A few days later, the abutting property owner called to report diesel atop standing water in the vicinity of the accident.  The diesel release was more extensive than expected.  The area is marsh on top of clay, so product spread laterally.  Another excavation was undertaken during which field screening was conducted, which identified approximately 20 yards of contamination for removal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-337-2014*At 0945 hours on 6/30/14, Ms. Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor reported a 0.5 gallon of diesel (total) from four City of Bangor buses.  The buses were fueled on the evening of 6/28/14 and must have been "topped off".  On 6/29/14, the high temperatures must of caused the fuel to expand which resulted in fuel spilling out onto the pavement.  The spills were observed at 0745 hours on 7/30/14 by City of Bangor workers.  Sphag-sorb, a type of sorbent, was placed over the four areas and the buses were hauled into the garage where additional fuel was siphoned out of the four buses.  They are incorporating in their fueling policy/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that "topping off" is no longer permitted.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-480-2014*Robinhood Marina reported that a small "john" boat had been found at their dock swamped.  The boat did not completely sink and had been refloated by the time I arrived.  The small outboard motor on the boat had created a sheen when it was dunked and the marina employees had used sorbent pads and boom to contain and clean up the small spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-487-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a dump truck clipping the power lines nearby.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as contaning less than 2 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.
P-495-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a fuel line on the fuel pump.  The broken line caused diesel fuel to spray out of the fuel pump onto the paved roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-502-2014*I was contacted by Mr. Cotton reporting that his neighbor, Mr. Murphy, parks his Honda Accord in the street and it leaks engine oil.  I visited the site and saw the vehicle in question, but there was no fresh oil underneath it.  I did see several old oil stains on the pavement, but none that were fresh.  I left my business card in Mr. Murphy's door because he was not home, but I have not gotten a call back from him.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-506-2014*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that a vehicle had lost control and hit the sign at Burpee Signs at 281 Country Club Road in Sanford.  I visited the site later in the day and found that the vehicle had come to a rest in the ditch and a small amount of engine oil had leaked out onto the stagnant water.  I used sorbent pads to clean up the oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-505-2014*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported that a sheen had been spotted in the Piscataqua River near the Maine/Hew Hampshire border in New Castle (see attached NRC Report #1085465).  Although the source of the oil sheen was not pinpointed, it was narrowed down to be coming from the Kittery Point Yacht Club in New Castle, NH.  There was no recoverable product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-507-2014*Approximately half a gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a car versus pole accident.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.
P-508-2014*Burns & McDonnell Company reported that a drill rig had a leaking fitting on its hydraulic pump.  The leak caused about a pint of hydraulic oil to leak into the drilling fluid.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-196-2014*On July 1, 2014, a Lane Construction Corporation truck ruptured a hose and released five gallons of hydraulic oil onto River Road.  Lane employees used sorbents to contain the spill.  On inspection, the oil had stained the road but was cleaned of free product.  The sorbents were disposed of through Lane's pug mill and made into pavement.  Due to the affected area of the release, Caribou's District Water Manager, Alan Hitchcock, was informed of the release.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
B-340-2014*At 1240 on 7/1/14, Clark Construction Company reported encountering contamination as they were excavating for the preparation of the installation of a slab for an addition to the existing Valero Convenience Store/gasoline station.  This facility is at the corner of Wilson Street and Parkway South in Brewer.  They excavated 19.32 tons of contaminated material and hauled it to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  Excavation did not extend further than two feet below the surface.  Additional contaminated material is still under the new building, and by my observations, extends under the existing building.   Clark Construction only removed contamination which was required for the construction of the new addition.   The soils I was able to observe were not saturated.  When these buildings are removed far into the future, additional work may be required at this site.  However, at this time no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-345-2014*At 0930 hours on 7/3/14, a concerned citizen thought he had seen oil sheens in the ditch along Nadine's Way in Bangor.  After visiting the site, I was able to deduce that it was only a marsh sheen from the decomposition of organic matter in the ditch.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-348-2014*At 0630 hours on 7/2/14, Bangor International Airport reported an 8 gallon spill of jet fuel from a wing vent of an aircraft.  They used sorbents to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-439-2014*On 7/8/2004, Lauren Johnston reported a release of hydraulic oil. This release occurred near the Maxys Mills Power Substation in Windsor, Maine. The quantity was reported as two gallons and was cleaned up promptly.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-209-2014*On July 9, 2014, during home renovation, a contractor (Roland Labbe) tried to move a half full aboveground storage tank (AST) with a strap and his truck. The tank's legs bent under the tank and sheared off the outlet line releasing 5 gallons or more of fuel oil onto the ground around the house.  Homeowner, Leola Murphy, called in a Dead River Company (DR) to reset the tank and install a new filter. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was contacted by DR.

Before I arrived on site, Labbe had removed most of the contaminated soils by hand.  Once on site, I had Labbe remove more soil and informed Murphy that the tank should be replaced.  After a short conversation, I signed Ms. Murphy up for the MDEP's Tank Replacement Program. Contaminated soils were disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
B-368-2014*At 1355 hours on 7/11/14, Plum Creek Company reported a 2-3 gallon spill of Jet A fuel from a subcontractor's helicopter, which developed a hole in one of its fuel tanks.  The helicopter, owned by Skyline Helicopters, Inc., landed approximately 250 feet from Spencer Stream.  The spill kit was used to reduce the impact of the leaking fuel while fuel was pumped from the leaking tank.  The leaking tank was shut off until it can be fixed at a repair facility.  The helicopter has two tanks onboard.  Approximately 8 gallons of soil and sorbents were removed and hauled to their Bingham facility for disposal by a contractor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-375-2014*At 1235 hours on 7/14/14, Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a 12 gallon spill of jet fuel from a wing vent on an airbus (airplane).  Most of the fuel was caught in a spill pool.  Sorbents, approximately 100 pads, were then used to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-146-2014*On May 20, 2014 this office received a report of an oil spill on a road where recent logging occurred. Once on site it was determined that logging processes had caused a large amount of decomposition of organic matter causing a marsh sheen, (non oil).  No immediate impact could be found, however, Bill Sheehan of DEP's Water Bureau was informed of the incident. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-412-2014*A tractor (reported by witnesses) blew its hydraulic hose while traveling down Bangor Road (Route 202) in Unity.   This resulted in a rather messy stretch of highway for about 300 yards.  The Unity Fire Department responded, closed down the lane and spread speedy dry.   I responded and helped clean up the speedy dry.  The Maine Department of Transportation had been contacted and spread sand over the affected area after the speedi dry had been removed.   The discharge was limited to the road surface.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-253-2014*On 5/20/2014, Gordon Vandine of the Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) called to report an 8 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a blown hose on a sweeper. The spill resulted in oil being spilled to the gravel driveway at the facility and to a nearby storm drain. Some oil was observed at the outflow of the storm drain so MEDOT personnel deployed sorbent boom in an attempt to capture it. MEDOT then excavated 8.9 tons of contaminated soil from the area and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-439-2014*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility and property was owned by Irving Oil Marketing, Inc. (Irving), and leased to and operated by Michelle and Ray Clark.  At the time of this removal, I was told that the Clark's were set to purchase the property from Irving following removal of the UST facility.  No new UST facility was to be installed, and the property would remain as an auto repair garage only.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) primary contacts for the abandonment were Mr. Rodney Belanger of Gaftek, LLC, with Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Dave Bisson, and Rick Hazel.  Ms. Jaime Madore and Mr. Erik Phenix of Ransom Environmental were contacts for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.
Stephen Brezinski with MDEP Response Services Division, was primary MDEP contact with guidance from MDEP engineer Peter Eremita who had issued the 2006 Closure Memo for previous major remediation work related to spill report P-191-1993, et al.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 6/2/14, during preliminary removal work Gaftek reported significant free product gasoline and strong gasoline vapors in the tank-top turbine sump atop regular-unleaded (RU) tank T-9.  The sump leak sensor was immersed in the product and water in the sump but CTI Bisson told me that the UST facility Veeder Root leak detection system had been already shut off when he arrived.  Based on appearance of the product and the condition of the piping, this gasoline discharge appeared to have been ongoing for a week or more and should have sent the leak sensor into alarm.  This evidence of a discharge was unreported to MDEP as required.

A second discharge(s) of a gallon or two of waste motor oil I documented on the pavement next to the garage building (see Photo-II).  I found no evidence this discharge(s) had been reported to MDEP or satisfactorily cleaned to MDEP satisfaction as required.  It appears the waste oil had been allowed to evaporate on the asphalt pavement.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The facility is located at the intersection of Shore Road and Preble Street in a dense, suburban residential and commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The repair garage is served by an inside heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) and also has waste oil storage.  Waste oil and heating oil USTs were abandoned by removal in the past.  After conferring with MDEP engineer Peter Eremita, we assessed a Maine 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up guideline for this site.

Bedrock is near the ground surface and bedrock was blasted and excavated for this 1995-age UST installation.  Spill reports P-74-1987, P-191-1993, P-588-1995 and others outline a significant free product release that caused vapor intrusion within an apartment building off east of the Cape Shore Irving and subsequent investigation and remediation.

The gasoline discharge to the sump was apparently related to related to second generation Enviroflex plastic product piping that had swelled, distorted and found to have free product gasoline between the laminations of plastic comprising the flexible piping (see Photo-V).  We noted a small crack, split in the cream-colored piping shell which squirted the trapped gasoline out when squeezed; this is how we suspect the gasoline leaked to the sump.  Though the electronic leak sensor was immersed in the gasoline and the water in the sump, CTI Bisson reported he had found that the Veeder root system had been already shut off.  It is not known how many days or weeks the discharge had been in the sump and who shut off the leak sensor system and when.  With previous experience with sumps and piping fittings and boots, we had significant concern that gasoline could have leaked to the groundwater and bedrock.

Monitoring the abandonment of the tanks, sumps and piping, Ransom
P-498-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  6/27/14: Lucas with Ransom Consulting Inc. (Ransom) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that they had confirmed evidence of a petroleum discharge at the location of the former Amenity Manor Nursing Home in Topsham.  The contractor working to construct a new building noted oil odorous soil at the NE corner of the property several feet below grade.  The oil discharge appeared to be associated with the former generator or heating oil facility.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  Monday 6/30/14, I met Aaron and Kit of Ransom, and the General Contractor, Benchmark Construction at the site.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer, and located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  I noted no evidence of drinking water wells within 300'.  There is a natural drainage brook at the SW corner that feeds the Androscoggin River on the south side of the property.  The land steeply slopes to the south which may indicate that this property is built upon fill material.  Located across Elm Street to the north is The Highlands assisted living facility.  The nursing home building as seen in the attached aerial photo is now gone and The Highlands is rebuilding a new facility on this property.
  A 1978-age, 1000-gallon, bare steel, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) is registered as being removed in July 1990.  I found no MDEP spill report for this UST abandonment.  No replacement UST was registered as installed.  The buried orange plastic hose/pipe found in the contaminated area may be associated with an aboveground storage tank (AST) to replace the removed UST, as in 1978 plastic fuel sleeves were rare or nonexistent.  Ransom stated that the UST supplied both a boiler for heat and an emergency generator making this facility also a motor fuels facility.
  Ransom measured field bag headspace values of 360 to 400-parts per-million (ppm).  An Oil-In-Soil colorimetric sample taken by MDEP was "Undetected" for detectable oil contamination over the test's 500-ppm detection limit.  The contaminated soil had an odor of weathered fuel oil or diesel fuel.  There was no dark staining indicative of heavy oil or waste motor oil, and I noted no oil-saturated soil.  We noted no groundwater in the 4' deep test pit.  Ransom Consulting went down and checked the drainage brook to the river and reported no sheen in the water or other evidence of a prohibited discharge going to the river.  Excavations around the contaminated area were found by Ransom to have no detectable discharges, indicating the discharge was in an about a 15' by 20' by 3' deep area.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
  Based on assessment of the contamination levels, site use, and that the contaminated area is to be under a paved parking area; an Excavation/Construction Worker clean-up goal was assigned, and no remediation was required at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed and if new information and conditions require remediation.  Ransom agreed to copy MDEP with a short report of their findings, soil sample locations and sample results.
2.  As the contamination source is unknown and no discharges were apparently reported during the abandonment of the UST and during recent demolition of the nursing home building, I understand that no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance is available.
3.  This spill report shall not be used as or be considered an environmental site assessment, or imply that the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.
4.   No further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.

P-509-2014*Casco Fire Department called to report a fire involving a logging truck and subsequent discharge of vehicle fluids.  They also expressed concerns for the residual runoff into the environment.  Upon inspection of the scene, the fire took place on the shoulder/asphalt interface and scorch marks were observed in both the asphalt and gravel.  No significant free product, or saturated soils were observed.  Charred fiberglass, some vehicle debris and burnt grass were the significant features.  Based on a visual inspection of the scene, the Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-26-2014*On 1/23/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call from Dee Hobart of Sargent Corporation, reporting a small spill of .25 gal of diesel fuel during site work at the future Oakfield wind farm site.  Dee said they picked up the diesel fuel contaminated ice and snow, and put it in a sealed container for disposal with other oily debris at a later date. No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-39-2014*On February 11, 2014 during a delivery at Pell & Pell Logging a diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) released 30 gallons of fuel into engineered containment. Marshall Smith notified Response Services of the release and that the bung cap had been removed allowing fuel to escape. Marshall had employees pump out the containment area and apply sorbents. The fuel will be disposed of via waste oil burner and the sorbents will be at Juniper Ridge Secure landfill. No further action should be required of Response Services.
P-264-2014*February 07, 2014, The Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency(MEDEA) in removing hazardous chemicals and substances at 2577 North Road in Gilead.

The hazardous chemicals and substances were removed during a clandestine laboratory raid by the MEDEA.

Chemicals and substances were removed from site and the Maine DEP handled disposal of the items. Please see attachment for list of items.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-276-2014*At 1355 hours on 6/5/14, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that a truck had leaked antifreeze onto Route 201 and flowed into a catch basin.  The MDOT pumped out the fluids from the catch basin into drums.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) retrieved the drums and disposed of the water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-501-2014*On June 07, 2014, Durham Fire Department reported a vehicle fire on Royalsborough Road, near the property of 906 in Durham. The car had leaked unleaded gasoline and motor oil. The concern by the fire department was that a private drinking water well was approximately 10 yards from the leak and the water from the fire hose flowed toward the well and into the ground.

I responded to the site and removed sorbent pads and boom that were left behind by the fire department. I met with the property owners of the well that was possibly in jeopardy of being impacted by the gasoline spill. They agreed to allow me to sample their well water.

Analytical results show no evidence of contamination to the well from the vehicle fire.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-570-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of kerosene.  Spilled product impacted detritus and general growth on the concrete slab, then gravel fill adjacent to it along the rear of building.  The tank was pumped and removed along with all the leaves and moss below the tank.   A soil excavation was undertaken to remove contamination.  After approximately ten yards of material were removed, the sides and exterior perimeter of the hole were rendered clean with Oleophilic dye shake tests.  Contamination remains at deeper grade and below the slab but is inaccessible due to structural concerns.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-225-2014*On July 30, 2014, a Lane Construction Corporation paving truck lost 40 gallons of asphalt onto a gravel road around their mobile asphalt plant.  Lane employees scraped up the asphalt and removed some gravel.  The asphalt and gravel was mixed into a new batch of asphalt and used at a later date.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-227-2014*On 7/30/14, I received a call from Dale at the Presque Isle Fire Department, regarding a complaint received from a fair attendee that they had been sprayed by hydraulic oil from a ride at the Northern Maine Fair last evening.  Dale was wondering if the people that own/operate the amusement ride are required to report spills of oil such as hydraulic oil.  I told Dale that the ride owners/operators are responsible to report the oil spill and also work to clean it up.  Told Dale that I would follow-up with the Northern Maine Fair Committee chairperson.

I met with members of Northern Maine Fair Association at the fairgrounds as well as with amusement ride owner, Smokey Greater Shows, and discussed recent spill of hydraulic oil on one of the rides.  I looked over the area of the spill.  It had been cleaned up with sorbent pads and bagged up for disposal.  I discussed the need to report all spills of this nature in the future.  The amusement ride manager had a bale of sorbent pads and bags on site for any oil spills or drips of oil from hydraulic lines.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-619-2014*Approximately .5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) for disposal.  Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-564-2014*On Thursday, 7/17/14, while in the area, I visited this location to check on the planned May, 2014, abandonment-by-removal of eight 4000-gallon capacity, commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tanks (UST) facilities, Maine UST Registration numbers 8656 through 8663.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was listed as the removal contractor.  St. Germain Collins Associates (SGC) was listed as the site assessor for the UST abandonments even though no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required since they were consumptive-use heating oil UST facilities.  The area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

On site, I noted Dig Safe pre-excavation markings and no evidence of UST fill and vent pipes at each of the eight apartment buildings.  At the apartment complex office I met a maintenance person who stated the USTs had been removed and the UST locations re-landscaped. The UST facility locations are circled on the attached location aerial photo map.  I called CHES and Mr. Ken Burbank also confirmed that the UST facilities had been removed.  I noted no spill log record at this time that prohibited discharges were reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

The submitted UST Closure Assessment Report reports low levels of volatile organic carbon (VOC) levels with highs of 10 to 14 parts per million (ppm).  I did not note mention of SGC getting a site specific clean-up guideline from MDEP for these locations.  See the SGC report, communications of MDEP's Harrison Bispham, and the MDEP UST Registration files for further information.

1.  No remedial actions have been required or known to have been performed at these eight removed UST facilities this time.

2.  These eight UST facilities had replaced 1979-age UST facilities.  No new UST facilities were reinstalled in 2014 and the buildings now have natural gas.

3.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply the locations are remediated to original or pristine conditions.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain, though reported to be in low levels, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as required by conditions.

4.   No further actions by MDEP Response Services Division are planned at this time.


B-286-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer spill at the entered location, suspected to be the result of a gasket or seal failure.  The initial report indicates that CMP was sending a crew to cleanup oil on the roadway and dirt shoulder.  The amount of waste generated is unknown.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-584-2014*A small amount of motor oil was lost to the road due to a vehicle accident.  Brunswick Fire Department staff responded to the accident and cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-574-2014*A small amount of motor oil was lost to the ground due to a vehicle accident.  Wells Fire Department personnel collected the oil with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-221-2014*7/24/14 I received a call from Kirk Hersey regarding several drums (55-gallon ) of various solvents and oil products.  I called Kirk back and made plans to do a site visit to his property on Madawaska Lake and assess what is in the various drums and containers adjacent to and in his garage.

7/25/14 I met on-site with Kirk Hersey and did field screening of several (5) metal drums with various levels of liquids.  I used pH paper, Multi-gas air meter, temperature gun, Photo Ionization Detector (PID), to determine contents.  Several were just old rusty water-with minor amounts of oily residue/sheen.  No readings detected for PID, Lower explosive limit (LEL), Temperature, pH of 6-7.  There was only one drum, a smaller bare steel drum (approximately 30 gallons) inside the two car garage that got some elevated PID reading 80-100ppm and an LEL of 4%. The drum had about 10 gallons of old kerosene smelling liquid. Discussed these findings with Kirk, he stated that this was some old kerosene from a space heater inside the garage.  He was going to take this to his work, at the Caribou Ford Dealership as the shop will use it/bleed it into their waste oil burner unit.  I took one drum back with me that had an old pesticide to be collected by the Pesticide Control Board Obsolete Pesticide collection program in September.  The other drums, mostly water with a very little oily residue, I told Kirk to dump some sand into the drums and solidify at Tri-Community landfill.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

P-556-2014*On July 14, 2014, I received call from the Kittery Fire Department reporting oil in the Spruce Creek mud flat area in Kittery.  I responded to the site off of Goodrich Street in Kittery and met with the Fire Department. Chief O'Brien said they had already applied sorbent boom and pads to the mud flat area that has been impacted by the oil. It was already determined that oil leaked into the area from an underground pipe that discharged directly into the mud area.

We decided to walk the neighborhood and investigate for any leaking tanks since the oil in the mud area was home heating fuel.  We discovered an abandoned furnace in the backyard of 30 Goodrich Street, and asked permission to access the crawl space under the home. We found an aboveground storage tank (AST) still attached to the fill and vent pipes but the copper line was just hanging from the filter, with oil pouring from it. We quickly crimped the copper line to stop the flow of oil.  We also discovered a drain hole we assumed lead to the underground drainage pipe system discharging into Spruce Creek.  It was determined the oil in Spruce Creek was from the leaking AST in the crawl space at 30 Goodrich Street .

On July 15, 2014, I returned to site with TMC Environmental Services. We removed oily sorbent pads and boom from the mud flat area and applied new sorbents. The Fire Department assisted us in flushing the underground drainage pipe of any sitting oil. Clean Harbors Environmental Services used their vacuum truck to capture any oil that was moving through the pipes. Unfortunately not much oil was recovered from this process.

On July 16 and 17, 2014, I was onsite with TMC Environmental removing contaminated soil from under the crawl space. Free product was found approximately 3 feet deep in the soil.

Pete Eremita, an engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, was brought on site to set up a permanent remediation plan. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-568-2014*On July 17, 2014, I received a call from J. P. Carroll Fuel Company in Limerick. They reported a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) at Silver Lake Road in Newfield (North Shapleigh). They explained that they were filling the tank and noticed oil spraying from the bottom of the tank. They immediately stopped filling and plugged the hole with a twig. They then pumped the tank and placed sorbent pads under the tank on the concrete pad.

I responded to the site and met with the owner's sister, Pattie Burnett. She explained that the tank typically only gets filled once a year and that it is a seasonal property and not usually occupied during the winter. Therefore, it is unknown how long the tank had been leaking.

I tested the soil that was in front of the concrete pad that the tank was on. Approximately 8 inches into the hole, the PID (photo ionization detector) had readings of 80 parts per million (ppm). I dug to approximately 1.5 feet in the same hole and the PID had readings over 300 ppm. It was obvious at this time that a significant amount of contaminated soil would need to be removed.

On July 18, 2014, Allstate Environmental Services began the soil removal. Pete Eremita, an engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), was on site monitoring the soil removal.  26.17 ton of soil was removed from site. At that time, soil contamination levels were still extremely high. A vapor pipe was installed to assist in controlling the oily vapors in the ground.

I spoke to nearby neighbors about drinking water. I offered them the option to have their drinking water tested. At that time, nobody had approached me to have their water tested.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.

A-479-2014*On 7/25/14, 0945 hours, Eric Greiner, from Dragon Cement, reported that an estimated 20 gallons had spilled at their facility when a H O Bouchard truck delivering pet coke (fuel for the kiln) had a hydraulic line break. Dragon Cement employees dug up the oil impacted soil and pet coke, and put it into the kiln for treatment. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-481-2014*On 7/25/14, at 1945 hours, The United States Coast Guard reported that an oil sheen had been seen in the Rockland Harbor behind The U. S. Coast Guard Station. I contacted the Coast Guard and they reported that the sheen was dissipating and they could find no source in the area. They reported that no recoverable oil was present.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-482-2014*On 7/26/14, at 1030 hours, the manager of the town of Norridgewock transfer station reported that an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled when a compactor hose broke.  The oil leaked to the pavement and ran to the gravel drive area.  Trash in the area was also oil impacted.  I went to the site and oversaw the removal of all the oil impacted gravel and trash.  Sand and speedy dry sorbent material was used to collect the oil on the paved area and under the compactor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-553-2014*A single engine plane crashed into the woods immediately after take-off.  The impact compromised the fuel tanks which resulted in an approximate 20 gallon discharge of aviation gasoline to the ground. The incident occurred at the southeast corner of property U1-30 where it abuts the northwest corner of property R15 2-30.  The local area is a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and serviced by private drinking water wells, one of which was put at risk by this incident.  After the plane was extricated, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID) and bag headspace method guided the removal which identified approximately 50 yards of material for disposal.  No laboratory analytical was conducted. Groundwater was encountered at approximately 12' below grade and there was no evidence of petroleum impacts.  The absence of groundwater impacts combined with the removal effort mitigated the threat to the private drinking water well at the abutting property (R15 2-30).  No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
B-311-2014*At 0925 hours on 6/18/14, Pan Am Railways reported a 0.25 gallon spill of lube oil from an engine containment tank overflow on a Pan Am Railways locomotive located at the front entrance to the Verso Mill in Bucksport.  Pan Am Railways employees used sorbents and removed a small amount of ballast for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-466-2014*On 7-16-2014, Steve Viles, Fire Chief for the Town of Salem, called this office to report the release of gasoline. The Fire Chief was alerted to this situation by a (Department of Human Services) case worker. This spilled gasoline was causing a severe indoor air quality problem. The site of this incident is the home of Frank Lakin located at 98 Reed Road in Salem Township. The Fire Chief informed me that there were two adults and three special needs children/adults in this home. The Fire Chief did not own a combustible gas meter and was evacuating the residents and will set up fans to ventilate the home and basement. The Fire Chief was seeking advice and additional equipment. I told him that I would respond with a Combustible Gas Indicator (CGI) and smoke ejector fan.

I arrived several hours later with a CGI and a fan. In the meantime, additional help was called for from an adjoining Fire Department. The Fire Chief informed me that the odors inside the home were unbearable. The firefighters had to crawl over stuff to get to the windows to open them.  I made a site entry and the home was a complete shambles. The odors were still present and it was not gasoline. The odors were ammonia like, such as those from urine. I suggested that the Fire Department continue with the ventilation operation.

The living conditions in this home were absolutely horrendous and in my opinion not fit for human habitation. A case worker made an appearance before I left. She was also appalled with the living conditions. The Fire Chief told me that he would check into the situation and try to make some changes to this scene.  Back to the gasoline spill. A generator had been placed near the bulkhead entrance and developed a leak in the fuel line. A local contractor was hired and he excavated a couple of yards of gasoline contaminated soil. This soil was then spread out, under my supervision, in an open area on the property.  This concludes my involvement with this case and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-514-2014*
7/2/14: Petty Officer Cody Seevers of the U S Coast Guard (USCG) called regarding a National Response Center report of a diesel oil discharge to soil that "saturated the whole ground around the station".   I advised that I would visit and update USCG after assessing the discharge.
On site I met store manager Kathy Trazzary and found discharges to the soil and to the pavement around the diesel dispenser along the south edge of the facility (see photos).  The manager stated she was not aware of the discharge to soil or when it happened.  I advised her of the requirement to report discharges off the impervious surfaces.  The manager assured me that she would contact FM (Facilities Management) to have the oiled soil removed for off-site disposal.  Based on the dead grass, discoloring and odor, I assessed the discharge to be a week or more old.
A gasoline discharge from Dispenser 7-8 from an inattentive overfill of a customer's auto left a stain running off the concrete to the asphalt paving and may have seeped into soil through joints and cracks in the pavement.  This gasoline surface discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.

Wednesday 7/9/14: I revisited the site in late morning and found the diesel discharge had been untouched and not remediated to the Department's satisfaction.  The manager stated she had promptly called FM as I advised but they had not reacted over the past seven days.  Getting the number for FM from the manager, I contacted them and eventually got Steve Sharron and explained the situation.  FM acted on my call and had ENPRO Services respond that afternoon.  At 1330 hrs. I returned and met a crew from ENPRO Services.  An Oil-In-Soil colorimetric field test indicated the discharge was satisfactorily remediated (see photo).  ENPRO estimated 200 pounds of soil that they disposed of through their oily waste stream, no Maine DEP Oil Spill Debris Form was requested or issued.

Following another late reported discharge of 7/22/14 (P-576-2014), I referred this late reporting and clean-up to Mr. Paradis of Maine DEP for compliance actions.
P-576-2014*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
  In the early afternoon of Tuesday 7/22/14, I was contacted by Mr. Wayne Paradis of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), underground tank compliance unit, regarding a reported gasoline leak at this Mobil gas station.  On Sunday 7/20/14, ECS Eclipse had sent Mr. Paradis an e-mail notifying him of a dispenser leak alarm for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  ECS Eclipse was reporting for the facility owner & operator Alliance Energy, which is part of Global Montello group Corp. Receiving the notification on Monday it was thought that the alarm was for water intrusion into a sump, not an uncommon occurrence.
  On Monday afternoon 7/21/14, Eclipse updated that they were closing out a gasoline leak to a tank top containment sump resulting from an auto collision to a dispenser.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   7/22/14: In the early afternoon I visited the site and met facility manager Ms. Kathy Trazzary.  The manager explained that the shift manager at the time of a vehicle collision did not take information as to the vehicle owner.  She explained an auto bumped Dispenser 3-4 causing a gasoline leak from a fitting which ran to Dispenser 7-8 and causing the leak sensor to alarm.  The manager claims that no product reached any tank top sumps.
   Within Dispenser 3-4 I noted a new crash valve reportedly installed that day by Portland Pump Company (PPC).  I noted a gasoline odor within the plastic dispenser sump but no collection of product within, and dirt indicated the sump did not hold any significant collection of gasoline recently.  The leak sensor was set at a proper height but I did not check the leak alarm system during this visit.  David Went of Alliance stated that 5-gallons was pumped out of this sump.
   Within Dispenser 7-8 I noted no remaining product.  Within both dispenser sumps I noted no obvious cracks or defects with the plastic sumps and no obvious damaged piping boots.  David Went of Alliance stated that 5-gallons was pumped out of this sump.
   At the time of my visit the manager advised me that no product got back to the tank top STP (submersible turbine pump) sump, however later was informed that 10-gallons of product was pumped from an STP sump.
   It appears at this time that the low speed impact on Dispenser 3-4 cracked the crash valve but did not break it sufficiently to trip the valve to close.  Similar accidents have occurred in recent years and has caused significant discharges to the environment.  Gasoline product appears to have dribbled out and ran down the outside of the plastic product piping and followed the piping chase to Dispenser 7-8.  I did not check any of the tank top sumps.
   The location is dense sub-urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  Sensitive receptors include vapor intrusion into residences and discharges flowing the pathways of buried utilities.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time there is no indication that the discharged gasoline reached soil or groundwater.  I have recommended to Wayne Paradis that the sumps be given a hydrostatic test to insure they are liquid tight.  The plastic piping exterior wall should be checked for compatibility with the leaked product to insure it does not degrade.
2.  The manager advised me that when she notified her company about the discharge she was told it was not reportable to Maine DEP as a discharge.  I advised her that this was not correct.  I recommend spills such as this be promptly reported though the MDEP spill reporting number because of the chance for leaks to the environment through bad fittings, damage to the facility equipment, and public safety hazard.
3.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to imply the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.
4.   No further MDEP Response Division actions are required at this time.

S Brezinski
A-459-2014*On 7/16/2014, in Norridgewock, Waste Management, Incorporated, reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a garbage truck. The spill was mostly to pavement and cleaned up by Waste Management. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-460-2014*On 7/15/2014, in Phillips, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) requested assistance with a clandestine methamphetamine lab raid. The agents recovered several "one pot" containers, one of which was still "rolling" and had to be neutralized. Other various materials recovered were consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine and are itemized in an attached list. All activities appeared to be contained to the inside of the home and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-461-2014*On 7/17/2014 in Farmington, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) requested assistance with a meth lab. The MDEA had raided a lab and vehicle in Chesterville. The contents were taken to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department in Farmington for itemization and disposal. The items were safely packed for transport back to the DEP warehouse in Augusta, and an attached list of all items are included in this report. No further response action is expected.
B-400-2014*On 7/21/14, Dead River Company (DR) reported an estimated 2 gallon oil spill at the entered location.  The spill was the result of a delivery overfill that caused oil to escape out the vent and onto the ground.  DR dug up five buckets of oil impacted dirt.  The associated piping and tank were inspected and no additional problems or leaks observed.  The waste material was stored at DR facility for qualified contractor pick up and disposal.

On 7/25/14, I contacted Janis McManner, Director of the nursing home facility (326-4344), who advises that she and the maintenance crews are satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-401-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill from a locomotive at the entered location.  It was reported that the containment tank overflowed, spilling lube oil on the east end of track 22.  The reporter did not know the exact amount released, but estimated cleanup required a few buckets of contaminated soil.  The waste was stored for a qualified contractor pick for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-394-2014*On 7/22/14, Andrew Gray reported that it appeared someone had changed their vehicle motor oil in his gravel pit and left the oil in open containers.  A limited amount of the oil had been spilled on the ground causing an approximate one foot by one foot stain on the ground.  Gray transferred the oil to two 5-gallon sealed containers. The containers were delivered to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation.  I advised Gray to rake the stained soil out for aeration.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-478-2014*On 7/24/14, 1247 hours, South Bristol Fire Department reported that an estimated 1 gallon of diesel fuel had spilled into the harbor at Gamage Shipyard from an unknown source. On the phone, John Siders, of the Fire Department, reported that there was an oil sheen area of 75 by 30 feet on the water around the boat slips. He reported that the shipyard manager, Steve Morris, had put out oil absorbent pads and boom to contain and collect the spill. I went to the site and met Steve. When I arrived, he was lifting a pleasure vessel out of the water. He informed me that they had found diesel fuel in the vessel's bilge and had disabled the bilge pump. They had arranged to have the fuel tanks pumped out before investigating the source of the leak. There were still some oil sheen areas between the floats but no free product recovery was possible. Shipyard workers were collecting the oil absorbent pads and boom for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-401-2014* On 6-12-2014 an anonymous caller reported that a neighboor at 23 Robertson Street, in the town of Fairfield, had a leaking diesel fuel tank on a truck/automobile. The caller was concerned about the obnoxious odor.
 I made a site visit a few days later and spoke with the homeowner. He explained that he was working on the pickup truck and indeed there had been a fuel leak. He has fixed the leak. I asked him to remove the top two inches of the soil surface and I also gave him some oil sorbent pads.
 There are no wells in this area and no other receptors are evident, therefore no further action by Response Services is to be expected.
P-499-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On the afternoon of Friday, 6/27/14, at 1545 hours time, I received an anonymous phone call from a citizen stuck in traffic, advising Maine Department of Environmental protection (MDEP) of a peddler type fuel tank truck (unit 1) that had gone off the road on Route 295 northbound and leaning on its side; that traffic was backed up for miles, and the caller could not tell if there was any leaks of fuel or not.  The caller also reported a school bus at the scene that may have been involved.

Finding no record this had already been reported to MDEP I contacted the Maine State Police (MSP) dispatcher who confirmed an ongoing Irving Oil truck accident at this location.  The dispatcher put me in contact with a MSP Trooper on the scene who advised me that the accident occurred about 1430 hours and that he had already advised MSP dispatchers to notify MDEP Division of Response Services.  He also stated that the 2300-gallons of fuel cargo had not leaked, just some engine oil, and that a broken-down school bus at the location was not involved but just happened to be there at the same time.  MDEP had not received notification from Irving Oil regarding the discharge.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Due to traffic and later notification I did not arrive on site till about 1700 hours.  The vehicle(s) involved had already been towed away.  As described, several hundred feet north of Exit 22 North, the oil truck's (unit 1) tracks off the pavement and into the bedrock outcrop were visible in the soil.

On the paved breakdown lane was fresh speedy-dry type oil sorbent material on the residue of dark waste oil.  I estimated a discharge of about a gallon or two at most.

1.   No further clean-up was performed at the time.
2.   Due to the potential of significant discharge due to possible unknown damage to the cargo tank, and because of the discharge of waste lube oil, I understand that this incident was required to have been promptly reported to MDEP for assessment by the responsible party: Irving Oil (a.k.a. Highlands Fuel Delivery, LLC).  This with other incidents are referred to MDEP, Facilities Regulation Management Division for appropriate enforcement actions over failure to report.
3.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-517-2014*Waste Management, Incorporated reported one of its truck blew a hydraulic line while on the pad at the incinerator.  The spill was quickly attended to, and spill cleanup debris managed properly.  Based on the location and entities involved, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services visit was made, nor are any further actions are planned at this time.
A-434-2014*On 7/7/2014, in Randolph, Keneco, Inc., reported a diesel fuel spill during a delivery. The estimated 25 gallon spill resulted from a hose rupture. The spill to concrete and graveled driveway was cleaned up by Keneco and Coutts Brothers by removing contaminated soil and using sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-86-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the establishment due to a furnace malfunction. Released oil was confined to the interior concrete surfaces of the basement and was cleaned from the floor by Downeast Energy personnel using sorbent materials. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the Downeast Energy.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-473-2014*Approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to corrosion. The released oil was discharged onto the concrete floor of the residence. The oil tank was removed and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contracted an environmental cleanup contractor to remove impacted debris, wash, and epoxy coat the floor. Field screening indicated that some of the released oil impacted the soils underlying the concrete floor. A soil vapor extraction fan was installed in order to extract any oil vapors from entering the living space of the residence. The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-358-2014*Hydraulic Oil was spilled from generator used to power planes on the tarmac.  The Hydraulic Oil was spilled due to thermal expansion.  The product was recovered using sorbents and was disposed in the bases hazardous waste stream.  No further action required by response services.
B-77-2014*C. N. Brown Company called to report a one gallon spill at the entered location resulting from a pump auto shutoff malfunction. The spill resulted in gasoline being spilled to the concrete fueling area. C. N. Brown personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of it properly. No resources were impacted. The driver of the car left the scene. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-76-2014*I received a call from Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways indicating that there had been a small lube oil spill at the entered location, resulting from a locomotive containment tank overflow. The spill resulted in oil being spilled to snow and railroad ballast. Pan Am Railways personnel excavated a small amount of snow and ballast and disposed of it appropriately. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-349-2014*At 1420 hours on 7/4/14, Mr. Mike Allain of Webber Oil Company reported a spill at their facility at 225 South Main Street in Brewer.  A hose valve was left open by the driver and it leaked out approximately 20 gallons of #2 fuel onto the concrete which then flowed into the facility's oil water separator.  The trucks are parked in this area so if there are leaks from a truck the spilled fuel will be directed to the oil water separator.  They pumped the oil out of the oil water separator for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-352-2014*At 1710 hours on 7/7/14, The City of Bangor reported a 4 gallon spill of antifreeze from a city bus near the intersection of State and Fruit Streets.  Sorbents (speedi-dri) were used to soak up the anti-freeze and the area was swept by a street sweeper.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-357-2014*At 1110 hours on 7/8/14, the City of Bangor reported that a concerned citizen reported that the people living at 127 Thornton Road in Bangor were dismantling all sorts of things and were spilling oil in the process. That evening I stopped at the residence and rang the doorbell and knocked on the door, but no one came to the door.  On my way to the door and on my way back to the truck, I was able to observe the types of objects being dismantled.  They include gas grills and other metal pieces, but I did not observe any signs of oil spillage.  I called the City of Bangor back and informed them of my findings.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-41-2014*2/13/14 Received a call from Amy Holland, Environmental Specialist for Twin Rivers Paper Co (TRPC) reporting the discovery of oil contaminated soils.  TRPC hired Ed Pelletier & sons Construction Co to excavate soils to repair an underground fire suppression pipeline.  While digginng, soils were observed to be discolored and smell of "kerosene".  DEP was verbally notified at this time.  Response staff requested that field screening (PID and shake test methods) be used to guide extent of contamination and document if crew could dig out of the contamination. Amy stated that there are no outside oil storage tank or piping in the vicinity of this excavation. According to Amy, the fill line for an inside diesel tank is about 15 feet from the excavaton site.  Amy took soil samples at depths of 2', 4', and 7' below surface grade.  From field observation, it appears that the largest potential for contamination is within the first 2' bsg.  Amy surmises that the source of the contamination is probably related to chronic overfilling of the referenced inside diesel tank.  The contaminated soils excavated from the dig will be trucked and disposed of at the TRPC landfill per license conditions and clean soils will be used to backfill the excavation.  The soil samples were sent out for lab analysis for EPH and the results will be reported to the MDEP once received.

3/4/14 Amy Holland e-mailed MDEP the soils analysis report for an evaluation of the EPH test results for soil samples collected during excavation activities on February 13, 2014 at the Twin Rivers? facility, the full analytical report from Katahdin Analytical Services(KAS)is an attachment to this spill report.  In summary, the results from KAS are significantly less than the Maine Remedial Action Guidelines (RAG) limits and Twin Rivers does not plan to complete any remediation activities.

3/4/14 it appears from the analysis that no further work/soils remediation at this excavation site is needed at this time.  Advised Amy that it would be wise to keep an eye on fuel deliveries in this area and regular checks to insure good housekeeping.  Whomever is contracted to deliver diesel fuel at this fill pipe may want to be advised of evidence of past overfills and a heads-up top their delivery drivers.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-480-2014*On 7.25.14, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a loader.  The piece of equipment blew a hydraulic line while moving old tires in the rail yard.  The Pan Am crew excavated contaminated soil and disposed of it in an ENPRO roll of can that goes for disposal at Waste Management under an existing profile #.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
P-386-2014*
SUMMARY
   This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, gasoline motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, Maine UST registration 9068.  The facility was owned and operated by Cumberland Farms Inc. Gulf.  CYN Environmental Services performed the tank and piping facility abandonment for CFG under CYN foreman Bill Gardner and Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) #029, Mike Arbour.  AECOM performed soil sampling and the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment; Ms. Lauren Roberts was the primary contact with AECOM and with Christopher Hayden onsite screening for discharges.
   Stephen Brezinski of Response Services Division was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contact and was onsite for much of the facility abandonment.
   No new UST facility was reinstalled and I understand that this property will be sold by CFG and redeveloped.  This site shall not be confused with a new, replacement Cumberland Farms facility across Ocean House Road at the former Jonsey's Mobil, @ 298 Ocean House Rd., UST registration number 553.

FACILITY & AREA ASSESSMENT
   The location is sub-urban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  There is some history of drinking water wells in the area but these wells were not active or seriously considered during this UST removal.  There are at least three additional UST facilities in this area (active and abandoned) and a past unsolved incident of apparent gasoline vapors in a nearby school building (see spill reports P-306-1994, P-406-1994, P-408-1994, et al).  These USTs are registered as installed in 1984 and the product piping replaced in 1994.
  In 1994, the facility location was assigned an MDEP Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.  With no re-occurrence of petroleum vapors in other buildings or utility areas, and considering that the contaminated zone will be buried several feet below grade (bg) and paved over: MDEP engineer Peter Eremita and I assessed a Maine Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario (see e-mail of 5/23/14).
   During the UST removal, the groundwater (gw) was noted at about 9' bg.  No free product was noted on the gw.  The UST fill material was rocky with cobble-size rocks against the tank shell and not up to present standards for fiberglass tank and piping installation.  Bedrock was found below the UST bottom @ 10 to 11' bg.  The shallow dispenser sumps were an early style of low capacity compared to present standards (see photos).
   Weathered, old appearing, oil-contaminated soil was identified below the USTs.  Field sample measurements were low and the soil and groundwater were not required by MDEP to be remediated or removed.  The age and date of the oil discharges are unknown; as there were no observed leaks from the UST facility being abandoned, the petroleum contamination appears to be historical, before secondary containment and spill/overfill buckets.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT-BY-REMOVAL
   Prior to the abandonment, I coordinated with AECOM and with CYN regarding removing the UST facility safely, Maine UST rules, and clean-up goals for the site.
   Friday 5/16/14: CYN excavated the concrete canopy footers.  The store was closed and emptied.
   Monday 5/19/14: MDEP, CYN and AECOM had an onsite safety meeting.  CYN vacuumed product from the USTs then broke up and removed concrete pads.  CYN began purging from the vent fitting, so I had them switch to more effective purging with a Copus blower from the fillpipe and drop tube.
   Tuesday 5/20/14: The three Owens Corning Company made single-wall, fiberglass, USTs were purged and removed then crushed into a dumpster by CYN for offsite disposal after purging.  No leaks were confirmed from the dispenser sumps.
   During the abandonment, several short runs of out-of-service steel product piping were found running to the current dispenser island near the building.  This piping should have been removed by Cumberland Farm
I-231-2014*On August 5, 2014 a ruptured hydraulic hose on a Maine Department Of Transportation (MDOT) truck released 30 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the shoulder of the Route 1A.  Once on site, I marked out a 16 x 10 feet area for excavation of contaminated soils.  No sensitive areas could be found around the spill area.  MDOT removed several yards of contaminated soil and disposed of the contaminants at a local landfill.  On inspection of the site after excavation, I found no evidence of unclaimed oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-620-2014*Oil sheen was observed emanating from Sunset Marina. The Coast Guard deployed a vessel to search for the source of the sheen but it could not be determined. The sheen could not be recovered and was allowed to dissipate. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the scene but did not observe any sheen. See attached National Response Center Incident Report# 1090924.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-193-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a complaint from a patron of the G&S Store in Brownfield stating they believed that there was water in the gasoline that they purchased. MDEP personnel from the Division of Response Services and the Tanks Unit responded to the location to determine if there was a problem with the underground storage tank at the site. Water finding paste and grab samples were collected from both of the tank chambers and the results were inconclusive as to the presence of water. The Tank Unit followed up with other testing methods following the initial report and determined that there was no problem with the tank.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-635-2014*A roll-off truck blew a hydraulic hose which released less than one gallon of hydraulic oil to a well packed gravel roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-428-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon #1 fuel oil aboveground storage tank located outside the residence. The release was caused because the tank was corroded. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel applied a magnet patch to the tank to stop the leak. The oil was released to the underlying concrete pad. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by MDEP. MDEP personnel talked with the homeowner and the tank was replaced several days later.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-25-2014*1/21/14 Received a spill report from Amy Holland, with Twin Rivers Paper Company regarding a 5 gallon spill of lube/gear oil from a gearbox for the plant's clarifier#2.  Apparently a nipple had broken off and about 5 gallons of gear oil had leaked from the fitting into clarifier #2.  The oil was contained in this clarifier. The 5 gallons release of oil occurred over a 18 hour period and the clarifier was non-operational during this time frame.  Mill crews replaced the broken nipple fitting with a plug to prevent any additional release.  Mill crews are planning the collection and absorbing up of this oil from the surface of the clarifier on January 22nd.  No release from the outfall of the waste water treatment plant has occurred.  No further action is warranted by Response Service Staff at this time.
P-1017-2013*On 12/27/14, report was received of gasoline discharge from vehicle accident to ground.  No discharge to drains or soil was reported.  Location is urban commercial use served by municipal water service.  Portland Fire Department reported the soil cleaned up and no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services was made or site visit was made at the time.  No further MDEP Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-627-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The tank was pumped out and replaced.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent.

I checked back with the homeowner on September 9th, and he reported that the oil odors had fully mitigated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-501-2014*Spill of small amount of hydraulic oil to ground and vegitation form leaking line on excavator on the Central Maine Power Utility Corridor upgrade.    Contamination cleaned up by contractor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-237-2014*A leaking hose on a skidder caused a small discharge of hydraulic fluid to the soil at this property. The released oil caused a sheen in several puddles in the logging operation. The amount of released oil was so small that no cleanup was attempted or required.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-626-2014*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a downed transformer at the cited location.  The total contents of the transformer were lost, some to ground, some consumed in fire upon short-circuiting after earthly contact.  The new pole was set and wires hung, CMP North Augusta Service Center staff was to hand dig the affected area.

A large thunder storm rolled through the area, and moderate rain fell on the site.  The visually affected area was approximately 15 feet by three feet with very little penetration.  Based on quick response and conditions, the cleanup was successful.  The Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-235-2014*Scott Leighton, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Hazardous Waste Inspector, found an odd advertisement in Uncle Henry's publication, offering glass for recycling at no cost.  Mr. Leighton called Roger Meserve, who had placed the advertisement, to enquire about the glass.  A subsequent inspection found that Mr. Meserve was dismantling cathode ray tubes (CRTs), primarily from old television sets, to recover the metal inside the CRT.  To get to the metal, the responsible party was smashing the glass CRT leaving glass and heavy metals on the ground and in his mobile home.  Mr. Leighton informed him that his practices were against regulations and he had now contaminated not only his residence, but the soil in the area where the CRTs were being smashed.

MDEP contracted with Clean Harbors, Inc., to remove 450 pounds of contaminated soil and 1400 pounds of glass contaminated with lead and cadmium.  This action had approvals from Mike Hudson and Scott Whittier at MDEP.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-246-2014*On 5/14/14, I received report from Dead River Company of a small oil spill at John Rust's house at 64 Fowler Road, Hampden.  A corrosion hole was the cause of a two gallon leak from the oil tank to the concrete floor.  Unfortunately, some sheetrock was impacted as well.

The homeowner decided he could remove the contaminated debris and replace without Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance.  I advised him on what to remove and revisited after he performed his work.  He did a fine job and no other issues were present.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-494-2014*On 8/4/2014, Sherwood McKenney, of Waste Management, Incorporated, called this office to report the release of five gallons of automotive coolant. This spill occurred on the campus of Colby College at their Maintenance Facility. The spilled material was cleaned up promptly by Waste Management.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is required by Response Services at this time.
P-296-2014*Approximately 4 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of this residence.  The release was caused by a loose fitting in the piping. Some of the released oil dripped into a sump hole with water which caused a sheen. Several sorbent pads were placed into the sump to absorb the sheen.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-259-2014*On 8/27/14, I received a call from Paul Cyr regarding a spill of hydraulic oil from his skid steer unit.  The spill of about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred along the east bound side of the road on State Street extension.  I met Paul on site, and put down sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to soak up the oil on the edge of the road surface, as well as the gravel shoulder of the road.  I shoveled up about 150 lbs. of soils from the shoulder of the road.  There are no wells nearby (within 500' of the spill site).  I removed all oil soaked soils to go to the Presque Isle landfill.  I swept speedy dry into a small amount of staining on the road surface area and swept this up for disposal as well.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-427-2014*On 7/2/14, the Augusta Fire Department reported a tractor trailer on fire on Route 3.  The fire caused the fuel line to melt and leak approximately five gallons onto the pavement.  Most of this was washed into a ditch on the side of the road by the water and foam used to put out the fire.  I recovered several bags of sorbent pads and placed a sorbent boom in the ditch to collect any other diesel fuel there.  I checked the pads over the next couple of days and removed them at the end of the week.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-428-2014*On 7/3/14, Dead River Company reported the discharge of 1 pint of # 2 heating oil from a broken valve on a furnace.  The technician padded up the oil on the concrete floor, repaired the valve on the furnace, and then put down a deodorizer.  The homeowner did not complain of a fuel oil smell in the living space.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-429-2014*On 7.3.14, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of 2 quarts of transformer oil from an overheated transformer.  The oil spilled onto the pavement on the street.  A CMP crew used speedi dri to absorb the oil.  They transported the contaminated material to the North Augusta Service Center for disposal in a bulk container for non-hazardous oil contaminated waste.  The bulk container is taken to Waste Management in Norridgewock under CMP's existing profile for oil contaminated debris.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-430-2014*On 7.3.14, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of 10 gallons of transformer oil.  During a flooding event a transformer was knocked off the pole on a service road on the mill property.  The storm and flooding had made the road impassible.  CMP knew that the pole had come down but it was several days before they could reach the spill site.
Once there, they found no visible evidence of the oil due to the storm's flood waters.  Fortunately the transformer was recovered and it was tagged non PCB.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-431-2014*On 7.5.14, Roy Koster reported the discharge of 10 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer that was damaged during a storm.  The utility pole the transformer was attached to came down in the road.  Oil impacted the gravel and grass beside the road.  A Central Maine Power crew removed contaminated soil for disposal.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-432-2014*On 7/5/14, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported the discharge of 10 gallons of transformer oil that spilled when a tree came down and broke the utility pole.  The oil impacted the pavement, dirt around the pole and lawn area.  CMP used 3 bags of speedi dri sorbent material on the pavement and hired Coutts Brothers to remove the contaminated soil from the lawn.  The transformer was tagged as non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).  CMP also followed up with lab analysis for the drinking water well on the property where the lawn was impacted.  Lab results came back non-detect for diesel range organics and fuel oil (TEPH).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-433-2014*On 7.6.14, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 gallon of transformer oil from a transformer that fell when a tree came down on the utility pole.
The oil soaked into the lawn around the pole.  CMP removed a bag of oily soil and a bag of oil brush.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-437-2014*On 7.9.14, Lauren Johnston of Burns and MacDonnell reported the discharge of a half a quart of hydraulic oil from a leaking hydraulic hose on an excavator.  The oil spilled onto the timber mats below the machine and the Cianbro Irby crew put sorbent pads down to clean up the spill.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-446-2014*On 7/10/2014, an anonymous caller reported the dumping and burying of waste motor oil at G and G Towing Company in the town of Boothbay. On 7/31/2014, while returning from another site, I visited said property. The waste oil storage at this site was a disaster. Drums were stacked on top of one another and the wooden shed was heavily stained with waste oil.

I met with the owner Darren Greaves and gave him a few weeks to clean up the mess. When he was done, he was to call me so that we could determine the next course of action. Mr. Greaves was extremely slow sorting through the drums and consolidating the waste oil into a smaller number of drums. After several phone calls and site visits, he finally hired EPI Company to pump out the waste oil that was mixed with water and antifreeze.

D. Greaves rearranged the drum storage area and we agreed on a certain configuration so that the drums could be inspected and easily moved in and out. He needs to move drums from this storage shed into the garage and transfer oil to the supply tanks. He uses this waste oil as a heating fuel for the shop furnace.

In conclusion, Mr. Greaves did what I asked him to do, however, I cannot determine if any oil, hazardous materials or hazardous waste was ever spilled or dumped at this location.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-450-2014*On 7/11/14, a driver of a passenger vehicle pulled into the J and S Oil convenience store on Mt. Vernon Avenue in Augusta.  The driver had been alerted to the fact that gasoline was leaking from the underside of the car while driving down the road.  The driver pulled in and parked the vehicle in a parking spot on the pavement.  The store was alerted to the leak and deployed boom, pads and speedi dri sorbent material to contain the spill.

When I arrived on site, the leak had slowed and I put sorbent pads underneath to catch any remaining gasoline.  The leak seemed to be a small hole in the bottom of the tank.  Once the gasoline had stopped leaking from the tank, the tow truck was able to take the car away.  I recovered all the speedi dri and pads used to clean up the spill and over packed them in an 55-gallon drum.  I returned the drum to the Augusta Department of Environmental Protection warehouse's hazardous storage locker.   Environmental Projects, Inc., disposed of the waste with the rest of the gasoline contaminated sorbent material collected at other sites.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-456-2014*It was reported by Waterville Police that there was oil in the road and someone was dumping it intentionally.
 Once on site I was told that while driving the roads in Waterville Dana Kitchen and his son Alan Kitchen found 2 FREE 275 gallon oil tanks. The tanks were in front of L.N. Violette and spray painted free for the taking. Dana and Alan loaded them into the back of their pickup truck, with the intention of turning them into the scrap metal yard for money. While in transport back to their home the fire-o-matic broke off one of the tanks. This allowed the heating fuel inside the tank to dump into the bed of the truck. Alan who was driving did not notice oil draining out of his truck and continued home. This action left an oil slick on the pavement that went for about 2 miles back to his home on Butler Court. Once home Dana and Alan noticed the oil draining out of the pickup. They thought it would be a good idea to drive up a small trail that paralleled the rail road tracks. While doing this the free oil in the pickup dumped onto the soil. Alan drove the truck back and forth on a section of trail about 100 yards long, leaving a large black oil stain the entire length. They then drove the truck down to Kennebec Auto Service on College Avenue in Waterville. There is a multi-bay carwash there. Dana and Alan washed the bed of the truck out in one of the car wash bays. They also put all the oily debris from the truck bed into a trash can in the parking lot.
 After talking with Dana and Alan and making out the necessary paperwork, they agreed to dig up the oily soil by the train tracks by hand. They placed the contaminated soil into large garbage cans. At that time I left Butler Court and went to the car wash. Once there I confirmed that they had used the wash bay on the far end of the facility. There was free oil on the concrete floor and in the trenches all through the facility and in the oil water separator outside. At that time the car wash was closed, and Clean Harbors was called to mobilize a field crew and vactor truck. Clean Harbors was on site to vacuum up the sumps, trenches and oil water separator, as well as the garbage cans at Butler Court. All trenches at the carwash were degreased using incredible pink. The car wash bays were all flushed with clean water as a final cleaning precaution. All oil and oily debris were removed that evening, and the car wash was able to re-open the next morning.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-457-2014*An anonymous caller stated seeing a tow truck driver dumping vehicle fluids off the Hallowell Road near Togus Stream.  The caller did not provide the name of the towing company or an exact location.  I drove out to Togus Stream and could not find evidence of any illegal dumping.  I searched both sides of the road.  I searched from the stream for approximately 1 mile in each direction.  I also noted that there was not a towing company in the immediate area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-462-2014*A piece of drilling equipment blew a hydraulic line. The operator had placed pads under the machine prior to starting work, so the oil was contained and absorbed as it leaked out.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-464-2014*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported that a vessel sank on Lawrys Narrows near Vinalhaven Island. The fishing vessel was run aground and took on water, eventually sinking it. The caller reported that there were approximately 120 gallons of diesel on board. At this time, the USCG did not need our assistance and they were working with the owner and Salvage Company to remove the wreckage. Very little sheen could be seen at high tide when the vessel was under water. I did confirm at a later date that the vessel was recovered and its fuel was accounted for in the fuel tanks.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-469-2014*A pulp truck tipped over on the shoulder of the road in Jay. When it hit the ground, a rock punctured the hydraulic tank for the log lift arm. The truck was a yard vehicle for logging operations, and it had a temporary transit pass from the Maine Department of Transportation. The entire hydraulic tank was lost into the ditch. I spoke to Richard Linkletter about the excavation and restoration of the roadside area. He directly hired a local contractor to dig the contaminated soil out and restore the ditch. The contamination was brought to Bruce Manzer in Phillips for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-471-2014*Lube oil leak from locomotive.   Contaminated rail ballast cleaned up by Pan Am.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-472-2014*A rock crusher in one of McGee Construction Company's gravel pits blew a hydraulic hose. The oil was lost to the ground below the crusher. It was contained and immediately excavated and placed in a dump truck for disposal at Hatch Hill Landfill facility in Augusta.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-474-2014*On 7/22/2014, in Oakland, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated one gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a brush cutter. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-475-2014*On 7/24/2014, in Windsor, Burns & McDonnell Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leaky hose on a pulp truck. The spill was cleaned up and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-473-2014*The Livermore Falls Fire Department reported a train/truck accident which resulted in the discharge of some deisel fuel.  I responded and upon my arrival I observed a that a pulp truck had been struck by the frieght train and had only lost minimal deisel fuel to the roadway.   The truck and train were removed and the oil discharge was cleaned up without further incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-477-2014*Discharge of small amount of hydraulic oil from excavator to wooden mats.   Site was cleaned up by responsible party.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-463-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a home was struck by lightning, and the electricity from the lightning strike used the copper oil feed line to go to ground. Penelton heating was on site and called in the spill. The copper line had a very small pin hole in it, that was leaking very slowly. There was a small stain on the concrete floor as well. Pendelton heating changed the damaged copper line and used simple green to clean up the oil stain on the floor.
No futher Response Action is needed at this time.
A-476-2014*An underground oil storage tank (UST) which had contained diesel fuel was removed from the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) facility in Canton, on June 24, 2013.  No indications of contamination were observed at the time of the removal.  When the laboratory results of soil samples taken during the removal were analyzed, it was discovered that there were elevated levels of Benzo (a) pyrene in the soil under the pump island.   This was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection by Bill Boettger of the MDOT.

I discussed this with Mr. Boettger and determined that the soil exceedance was minimal and there was a very small amount of affected soil which had been left behind.  As such, no impact is expected from this small amount of contamination and re-excavation of the soil is not necessary.  Details of the UST removal may be found the Maine Department of Environmental Protection UST site assessment files.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-402-2014*Lincoln Paper & Tissue (LP&T) reported a lube oil spill from a trash dumpster.  A work crew had been repairing or dismantling equipment that housed an oil reservoir.  The reservoir was put into the dumpster without cleaning and residual oil leaked out into the dumpster and to the asphalt.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste was entered into LP&T waste stream for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-403-2014*On 7/13/14, Pan Am Railways reported a half gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive containment tank at the entered location.  A Pan Am crew was dispatched to clean up the spill and generated sorbent waste that was transported to Waterville for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-596-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from a piece of equipment to timber mats.  What was recoverable was recovered with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected.
B-314-2014*On 6/15/14, I received report from Dead River Company of an oil spill in a basement at 10 Wallace Lane Extension in Orono.  The cause was a damaged fuel supply line at the oil tank.  An unknown amount of oil leaked onto the concrete floor and into a sump pump, which pumped the oil outside.

I arrived on scene and with Dead River Company technicians aid recovered free product from the floor and sump pump sump using sorbent materials.  After this phase was complete, I hired an earth work contractor to remove contaminated soil for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-335-2014*During the early morning hours of March 20, 2014, a vehicle left the road and rolled over into the Nobel's yard.  Vehicle debris and some vehicle fluids were discharged throughout the front yard, in the snow ice and slush.  The Gorham Fire Department cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-549-2014*During the removal process, a wet stain was noticed along the top of the 6000 gallon double-walled underground storage tank.  There are no indications in the notes what investigatory actions may have taken place.  It does not appear that any cleanup was necessary or occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

B-379-2014*A Bucket truck sprung a leak in the O-ring of the outrigger hydraulic line.  The spill was contained with a bucket, and sorbents.  Hydraulic oil reached timber mat and was collected with sorbents.  The sorbents were disposed of in PLT's normal waste stream.  No further action required by response services.
P-410-2014*
SUMMARY
This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil underground storage tank (UST) facility serving the boiler room for a complex of dormitory apartment buildings for Bowdoin College.  Bowdoin College's Facility Maintenance Division hired Simard & Sons, Inc. with Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard operating the excavator, to remove and dispose of the UST facility.  Mark Fisher of Bowdoin College Environmental Division hired Karen Morrison of Morrison Environmental Engineering to oversee the abandonment but not to produce a UST closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) oversaw the abandonment for the State of Maine.

The location is suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Groundwater was reported by Mr. Fisher to be about 20 feet below grade, well below the bottom of the UST.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
 The removed facility was a 6000-gallon capacity, Owens Corning single compartment, double-wall, brine-filled UST facility with double-wall fiberglass piping.  The facility was out of service since installation of a natural gas line to the boiler room.

During the abandonment, and prior to the piping removal, I noted no evidence of discharges in the pea stone fill.  While Simard & Sons broke the FRP feed and return piping, a gallon or more of black-discolored fuel oil discharged to the soil and to sorbent pads.  Maine Chapter 691 rules advise to flush the piping with water into the UST before abandonment.  Doing this would have prevented the piping discharge during the removal.  I did not remain onsite to observe the UST be lifted out of the ground and see the condition of the excavation bottom, due to another commitment elsewhere.  Neither Fisher nor Simard notified me of any problems or issues occurring after I left.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Simard & Sons cleaned up their piping discharge with sorbent pads and hand digging the oiled soil to bags for offsite disposal.  No other remedial actions were required or known to have been performed.

CONCLUSION
1.   Flushing the product piping out with water as required in Chapter 691 rules would have likely prevented the oil discharge during the piping removal.

2.   Being a consumptive-use facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required or performed.  No Clean-Up Assessment was required for the small discharges observed.

3.   This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or to indicate the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.

4.   No further MDEP, Response Services Division actions are required at this time.


P-351-2014*
SUMMARY
   This report covers the installation of a new, retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in a sensitive geologic area.  In April 2014, John Dunlap of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) requested my assistance with monitoring the installation of this new Cumberland Farms Inc. Gulf (CFG) UST facility gas station.  CFG had petitioned for and been granted a waiver of the Maine prohibition against new UST facilities in sensitive areas; this location is within the protection zone for a public water well serving a nearby Mercy Hospital facility, and is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

FACILITY SITE INSPECTIONS
On 4/25/14, 5/1/14, 5/2/14 and 5/16/14, I visited and confirmed the presence of the required Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI #469) Jim Cole onsite when active UST installation work was ongoing; Mr. Cole was with SRS Petroleum Services out of Massachusetts.  The general contractor was Great Falls Construction of Gorham, ME.  AECOM company managed dewatering of the UST excavation.  On 5/16/14, I met Dominic Taverna, a CFG Senior Construction Manager.  The location is rural residential and commercial use, and served by private water wells and septic systems.  I am unaware of any past oil storage facilities located on this property.

High groundwater was dewatered and managed during the UST installation.  Bedrock was blasted and excavated to allow the UST's to be installed.  On groundwater I noted no petroleum sheen or other evidence of discharges.  I noted no evidence of surface oil discharges during the installation visits.  I copied Mr. Dunlap on my visits and observations, as requested.  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are recommended at this time.
I-223-2014*On 7/30/14, I received a call reporting a spill of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil from a busted hose on a wood waste hog unit.  Columbia Forest Products (CFP) shift crews used sorbent boom, pads, wood fines, and speedy dry sorbent material to soak up and contain the spilled hydraulic oil.  Only about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil made it outside the plant into a rock dam where it was collected and removed with sorbent materials.  A spill debris form was issued to CFP foreman Gill Guerrette to haul the debris to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-328-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-221-2014*A skid steer blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil to timber mats.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
A-483-2014*On 7/28/2014, in Waterville, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-484-2014*On 7/29/2014, in Litchfield, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was the result of storm damage to a transformer. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  (Note: no CMP spill report was provided for this incident.)
A-485-2014*On 7/29/2014 in Madison, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of non polychlorinated biphenyls transformer oil was the result of storm damage to a transformer. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-489-2014*On 7/29/2014 in Belfast, Penobscot McCrum reported an ammonia release. The unknown amount released was the result of a broken line in an equipment room. The caller indicated it was minor in size and the release had been stopped and the line in the process of being repaired. The ammonia was released to the atmosphere, no injuries were reported, and no further response action is expected.
A-490-2014*On 7/11/2014, in Augusta, contaminated soil was discovered. The Great Augusta Utility District (GAUD) was removing two large water storage tanks. According to construction plans from the 1960's, the bedding sand for the tanks was to contain a rust inhibitor.  The plans did not indicate what exactly the inhibitor was. Soil samples were taken to confirm acceptability at CPRC Group for disposal.

The soil was excavated and transported by McGee Construction Company. The contractor combined this soil with the soil from spill number A-436-2014, which is similar to another water tank removal project on Haskell Street in Augusta. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-559-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 6 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-616-2014*A mechanical failure on a lumber delivery truck caused the release of approximately 5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by the National Wrecker Service. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-82-2014*This is the second spill at this site. Please read prior report A-749-2013.

On 2-11-2014, Downeast Energy Company reported a release at this home located at 140 Torsey Shore Road in the town of Readfield.  The kerosene monitor heater, located inside the home, failed. There is some debate as to the actual cause of the failure. Water from the oil tank may have flooded the heater, or the heater may have failed for another reason. The burner technician may have been negligent in servicing said monitor heater.

In any event, oil spilled from the heater onto the wood floor, through the carpet, through the plywood subfloor and onto the ground under the home. In addition, the wooden floor joists were heavily stained.  Richard Choate, the caretaker, was hired to demolish the oil stained floor. ENPRO Services Incorporated was hired to vactor the oil contaminated soil and to dispose of the oil saturated lumber and flooring.  David Brooks and Bruce Hunter, both from Maine Department of Environmental Protection, managed this site.
I-61-2014*On March 6, 2014 a piece of logging equipment caught fire and released an estimated 20 gallons of fuel, most of the fuel was consumed by the fire. Maine Forestry Services was on scene and informed the Department of the release. Contaminated snow/dirt was removed from the site and packed into a 55 gallon drum and disposed of at a local landfill. I contacted Forest Services to confirm that appropriate removal was done. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-140-2014*On 3/5/14, 1621 hours, John Pound reported that while thawing out the sewer drains for his property they found what appeared to be black oil. The property had previously housed a auto repair shop and Mr. Pound was concerned that there was used motor oil in the septic system. I met Glen Pound, the co-owner, with his father on site the next day. I checked the sewer pipe inside the building and found no oil product and an oil absorbent pad lowered into the pipe absorbed no oil. Mr. Pound had a contractor expose the septic tank cover and open it. There was black liquid in the tank but an oil absorbent pad did not absorb any oil indicating that it was just old waste water.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-479-2014*An excavator fire caused the release of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel to the underlying soils at the 190 Elm Street residence. 37.80 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a Photo Ionization Detector and hydrophilic dye shake tests. After the excavation, no indication of the presence of oil could be found using field screening methods. If any impacted soils remain at the site, they fall below any recommended petroleum cleanup guideline based on the exposure risks present at this location.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-433-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 20 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 5 parts per million (5 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  6.04 tons of impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-218-2014*A ruptured hose on a fork lift caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-313-2014*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel inspected the cleanup and it was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-426-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 2 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-434-2014*A 1 gallon jug of used motor oil was found on the roadway on the Morrills Mills Road Bridge. The jug was damaged and released most of its contents to the road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by North Berwick Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect.  The cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-486-2014*A severe storm caused a tree branch to break off and hit the electrical line. A transformer was affected and lost its oil to the ground below. Central Maine Power crews worked to clean up the spill. All visual signs of the contamination were removed for disposal.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-487-2014*The Anson/Madison Sanitary District reported what appeared to be a petroleum product on the access road to the sludge landfill.   They were concerned, as it was near a stream that leads to the Kennebec River.

Glen Wall of the Division of Response Services received the call.  He retired from state service prior to completing the report and it is unknown as to whether any action was necessary at this site.  This report was completed by Jon Woodard using information available in the files.   Should further information come available, the report will be amended.
A-488-2014*On 7-29-2014, ASI Construction Company reported the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil. This release occurred at the Upper Dam located on Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Below the dam lies Upper Richardson Lake. This contractor has built a coffer dam at this location and has been rebuilding the Upper Dam for three years. ASI recovered the spilled product using sorbent pads.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-491-2014*It was reported that a windmill had lost about 1 gallon of oil to the gravel pad below it. The windmill had been taken out of service and was not active at this time. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted by TransCanada to clean up the stained area once the windmill was dismantled and removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-636-2014*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface when a passenger vehicle fuel tank was overfilled.  C. N. Brown Company personnel applied speedy dry to the impacted surfaces and disposed of the waste. John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority responded to the location and indicated that the spill had been cleaned up satisfactorily.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-582-2014*
NOTIFICATION
In the evening of Thursday, 7/23/14, Mr. Mike Leveque of Avery Fuels Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division, a discharge of about "a gallon" of #2-heating oil from the basement aboveground storage tank (AST) facility owned and operated by Mr. O'Gara.  He reported that the discharge was out of a disconnected fuel line that he had failed to cap while installing a new hot air furnace.  Mr. Leveque stated the leak was stopped, and that he was cleaning the spill, and on my advice would wash the floor.  So I told him I would check in the morning.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a single family wood structure home constructed 30 or more years ago.  The full basement has poured concrete walls and floor.  The home is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service, though there is indication that the home may have had a septic field in the back yard in the past.   The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer. The home is heated by a new forced hot air furnace which can readily distribute oil vapors from the basement through the living area of the home.  Topography slopes north toward the adjacent Stroudwater River.  I noted no evidence of oil discharge reaching the river.

The basement 275-gallon vertical AST has a sleeved fuel line that goes under the concrete floor and with a visible patch in the concrete from the AST to the furnace where the floor had been cut out to install the buried line.  The concrete basement floor appears sealed along the bottom corner of the wall, but is significantly cracked and which is a pathway for oil to under the floor.  It has a drain hole and a sump.  There is also a hole where the fuel line exits the floor and it appears this was also a pathway for oil to go under the floor.  The sump was dry during our visits, but Mr. O'Gara stated it fills and is pumped out during times of heavy rain.  The drain hole that accepts the sump water is believed to drain to the sewer system.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On site Friday, 7/24/14 at 0915 hours, I met with Mr. Keith Bennet of Avery Fuels who was working on installing the new furnace.  I noted an odor of fuel oil in the basement air and measured oil vapors at 5-10-parts per million (ppm) using an MDEP photoionization detector (PID), with 10.6 eV lamp.  I also measured over 50-ppm coming from under the newly installed furnace which had been installed directly upon the concrete floor, indicating oil had seeped under the furnace.  There was a large stain on the floor, but at the time it was difficult to tell if it was oil or largely water from washing the spill.  I noted no obvious evidence of past or other oil discharges on the property.

On the northwest side of the basement is a floor drain with a trap that looks to drain to the sewer system.  The oil stain and photos showed that the oil discharge drained into this floor drain.  Using a sorbent pad, we recovered a small amount of oil from this drain.  At the southwest corner of the basement is a sump with soil bottom and sump-pump and with what appeared to be two perimeter drain pipes entering the sump.  The sump pump is piped to discharge to the floor drain (see photos).  On 8/6/14, Peter Eremita, of the MDEP Division of Technical Services, measured 105-ppm oil vapors within this sump.

On Tuesday, 8/6/14, Eremita and I met Mr. O'Gara.  Eremita measured for oil vapors in the basement and first floor.  Drilling three 1/4" diameter holes in the floor, we noted oil vapor levels higher than off the floor surface and evidence of oil under the basement floor.  We recommended a sub-slab depressurization (SSD) ventilation system to remove vapors from below the concrete floor.

On 8/22/14, I met Mr. O'Gara and Mr. Schwarm of Acadia Environmental on site so Acadia could assess the discharge.  Mr. Schwarm agreed to call or e-mail Eremita and I directly with scheduled work.

On 8/28/14, hired by Avery Fue
B-430-2014*On August 9, 2014, Gene Weldon from Lane Construction reported an estimated 15 gallon spill of asphalt emulsion in the road leading into the Lane Construction quarry, 765 Oldin Road, Bangor.  Mr. Weldon reported that Allstate Asphalt of Sunderland, Massachusetts was the responsible party.  They have been using part of the Lane quarry as a laid down yard during the repaving of I-95 in and around Bangor.  Allstate did not report the spill.

Lane Construction personnel used sand to absorb as much free product as possible.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-524-2014*On 8/11/14, Jean Dane called to report that there had been an oil leak in her dirt floor basement from a leaking fitting on her furnace over the winter. I contacted Jean and she reported that she had found the leak when she returned to the house in July after being gone all winter. She called a repairman, who fixed the leaking fitting and she had put kitty litter on the furnace concrete slab to absorb the oil. I met Jean on site. She reported that the repairman had put a small container under the fitting in the fall after working on the furnace and the container was over flowing when she returned in July. I found that half of the 3 foot by 5 foot concrete slab was oil stained and some oil had run off the slab to the dirt floor. There were no noticeable oil vapors in the basement. I tested the soil on both sides of the concrete slab using Oil in Soil field tests one result was negative and the other was very partially positive. I removed a small amount of soil from around the slab and picked up the speedy dry. The results indicated that very little oil had actually spilled to the soil and the well was not at risk.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-640-2014*A small amount of transmission fluid was lost to the road due to an automobile accident.  The Wells Fire Department removed the oil with speedi-dri.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-434-2014*On 3/14/14, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric Company of a blown oil seal on the engine of one of their trucks.  The oil leaked to the asphalt where employees recovered it with speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-435-2014*On 3/22/14, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric Company that they accidently knocked over one of their transformers inside their garage on Route 192 in Machais.  They recovered the spilled product from the concrete using sorbents.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-643-2014*The United States Coast Guard reported a "weathered sheen" in Casco Bay measuring 10 yards long. No source could be determined. The sheen dissipated. Please see National Response Center Report (attached) for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-437-2014*Kimberly Hitchcock of Emera Maine called on August 12, 2014, to report a spill of transformer oil that occurred at an unknown time.   The spill occurred on pole 7 on the Winn Road in Winn.  An estimated 1 quart of transformer oil was sprayed on the road surface.  The transformer was believed to have been struck by lightning.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.  Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) levels were tested by Emera Maine and were reported less than 2 ug/g.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.



B-170-2014*On 4/8/14 I received report from The City of Bangor's environmental manager Wynne Gougliamo of an oil odor at the city's waste water treatment plant.  Apparently three days prior the treatment plant personnel noticed the smell of oil and thought it would dissipate.  It did not.  Once Wynne was informed of the issue she followed proper procedure and notified the Department of Environmental Protection of the spill.

Shortly after the report I met with Wynne and treatment plant officials, and we began the long exhaustive search for the origin of the odor.  Eventually the source was traced to the Maine Air National Guard's Base on the other side of the City.

Upon determining that the source was coming from the base, contact was made with the Guards Environmental office whom met us at the sentry check point, allowing us access to the base.

The hunt continued through the storm drains around the base until it was decided to do research on base prints and "as built" drawings and formulate a better plan.  With much help from the base environmental office we were able to locate an area where ground water was contaminated from an unknown source in the past.

The base environmental office determined the best area to excavate closest to the suspected contamination inflow into the storm sewer system.  When the excavation was performed we were able to plug, cap and close off the conduit that contaminated water migrated into.  With this capped we were able to contain the contamination in the non-attainment zone of the base.

Air monitoring continued throughout the network of drains on the base for a few days until no oil vapor persisted.  No further vapors have been detected.

No further action planned or expected at this time.



P-104-2014*Responding to a no heat call, the Dead River licensed oil technician observed water in the filter and subsequently found the leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) within a concrete sump beneath the home.  At this point, he called the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to report the spill/release of oil from the tank.  The fill cap/scully was removed to prevent any unauthorized fill attempts and the feed line removed from the tank and redirected to the side wall where a temporary tank was to be located.

Property owner (Tammy) had noticed cooler temperatures and then no heat at all.  She receives fuel assistance and would need assistance from Opportunity Alliance obtaining a new tank.  Upon arrival, she directed me to the tank's location, a sump designed in the concrete pad of the home.  There were several gallons of oil in the tank. There were some water plumbing issues as well as frozen/broken pipes releasing water onto the tank and compromising the tank's filter integrity.  The park shutting off the water further complicating the ability for Tammy to live in the home.  She was able to stay with neighbors temporarily as DEP made arrangements for cleanup and informed Opportunity Alliance of the need for tank install.

Allstate Environmental came and pumped out the sump and the remaining oil water blend from the tank, in addition to removing the tank.  DEP secured a temporary tank and stationed it for hook up.  Dead River sent a technician to hook it up and fill it, and would keep tabs on it for the near future.  With heat restored, Tammy and pets could live at home, but water was still an issue which Opportunity Alliance would have to have repaired.  Eventually a tank was installed and the DEP removed it's portable.  No odor issues were reported in the spring.  Upon returning to the home to assist Ms. Forsyth with paperwork, the door was ajar and no one there.  No one seemed to know her whereabouts. It is not sure if Tammy still lives at the property.  Based on the clean-up performed and stabilized situation, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-159-2014*On February 26, 2014, Deb Soule, of 276 Buxton Road, in Saco, reported an overfill at that property.

I arrived at the site and met with home owner, Irving Soule, and his daughter Deb Soule. They explained that C.N. Brown had an overfill while delivering K-1 to their 130 gallon above ground storage tank (AST).  A C.N. Brown representative was on site and agreed to cover all cleanup costs from the overfill.

I worked with C.N. Brown Company, who immediately hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove contaminated soil from the site and dispose of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  Soil and water tests were also done.

Mr. Soule agreed to have Clean Harbors return to site in the spring to lay loam down in the hole that was created during soil excavation.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-285-2014*At 0813 hours on 6/7/14, Mrs. Sandra Welsh reported that wind was causing the herbicide that a farmer was spraying to drift onto her property.  The wind was gusting occasionally in that area during my visit.  I talked to one of the owners at Rodgers Farm and she said she would talk to the people spraying.  I then talked to her son and he confirmed that he had sprayed that field near 964 Range Road that morning.  He indicated that he had stayed away from the houses.  I related the complaint to him and to be careful spaying on days with a gusting wind or in windy conditions.  He said he would be more careful in the future.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-284-2014*At 2258 hours on 6/6/14, Don Black of 3E Company, located in San Diego California, reported a 0.5 gallon spill of gasoline in the parking lot of Home Depot located at 56 Myrick Street in Ellsworth.  The gasoline was spilled by a customer sometime around 2230 hours.  No information on the spiller since he/she had vacated the parking lot prior to Home Depot employees noticing the spill.  Home Depot employees used sorbents to soak up the gasoline.  The sorbents will be stored in a flammable cabinet until an environmental company disposes of the material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-376-2014*On 7/14/14, a contractor reported that they found evidence of an underground tank in a parking lot they were grading.   This site is an old Citgo station that has had several tanks removed in the past.  The tank was estimated to be 5,000 gallons and had about 1,000 gallons of product remaining.

Allen's Environmental Services was called by Fessenden Geo Environmental Services Company to pump out the tank and clean it.  The tank was removed on 7/16/14.  There was no evidence of leakage from the tank.   However, there was evidence of soil contamination from the old location of the pumps.  Allen's Environmental removed 4.65 tons of material from the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-409-2014*Tom Dugay of PLC reported an estimated 4 ounce antifreeze spill from heavy equipment when a gasket failed.  The spill occurred at Structure 8, Line 51, Chester.  PLC used rags and removed a small quantity of contaminated soil for disposal.  No further action is expected.
P-617-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a hydraulic spill on the ballast near Hacket Road in Auburn.  Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a hose onto the ballast. The ballast was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-46-2014*
On 1/13/14, in response to Ms. Osher's report of a mercury (Hg) discharge from a broken thermometer on the linoleum sheet tile floor of her living room, I met her at her home with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division's Lumex Hg meter.  Ms. Osher had gone on-line and initiated clean-up of the Hg spill herself before reporting to MDEP.  She sealed the waste in bags and then in plastic pails.  MDEP took and held the Hg waste until it was returned to Ms. Osher who chose to dispose of the waste at the planned municipal household-hazardous-waste pickup at Biddeford Public Works, scheduled for September 2014 and to be done by Environmental Projects Inc.

The home is in a suburban residential area next to the University of New England campus.  There were no children or women of child bearing age living in the home.  Within the living room I measured with the Lumex values of 130 to 400 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Most readings were below the stringent 300 value.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
A-497-2014*On 8/4/2014, Mark Keeni, of AKEENI Recovery Services, reported a hydraulic release of about fifteen gallons. This release occurred at the "contractor yard" at SAPPI Fine Paper Company. A hydraulic hose failed causing the oil to spill onto a gravel driveway. The oil stained soil was excavated right away and disposed of at SAPPI's landfill facility.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-40-2014*An overfill of an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline occurred during a fuel delivery to an underground storage tank (UST) at the Maritime Farms in Newcastle. The driver claimed the cause of the spill was the flapper valve did not close quickly enough causing the gasoline to be lost. The gas was lost to pavement and the driver utilized sorbent pads, boom, and speedy-dry to clean-up. No gasoline left the pavement, and no site visit was made. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-665-2013*At 1045 hours on 12/16/13, PLC reported a 1 quart spill of transmission fluid from a pinhole leak in the connection between a steel and rubber line underneath a truck.   PLC was performing work on Stone Dam Road, a former gravel pit, in Ellsworth.  They used sorbents to soak up the oil.  The truck was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-61-2014*On 1/28/14 I received report of a corrosion hole in the bottom of an oil tank at 7 Maple Street, Milbridge.  The oil technician pumped out the remaining oil in the tank and informed me that the home owners called the problem into him because they noticed an oil smell.

When I arrived on site, the indoor air quality was poor and there was free product in the flooded crawl space.  I padded off the free product and hired a vactor truck for the following morning.

The next morning I arrived on site with Clean Harbors and co-worker Jim Lavoie of Technical Services.  The contaminated soil and oily water were removed from the crawl space.  A vapor barrier and ventilation fan were installed in the crawl space.  Fortunately, the indoor air quality improved dramatically, quickly.

Further air monitoring will be done and an indoor air scrubber is on order to help take care of the small remaining odor.

No further response action expected.
I-141-2014*5/13/14 Received a reportl from Devin Michaud, Environmental Technician with Huber Woods, reporting a small spill of gasoline in the parking area of the plant.  Crews used wood fines and speedy dry to soak up the spilled gasoline (1-2 gallons) the oily debris was taken to the plant's hazardous waste disposal container for storage and scheduled disposal.  The plow truck with the leaking fuel line has been taken out of service for repairs.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-349-2014*On 5-30-2014, Fred Merry reported the release of fuel oil at his mother's home in Smithfield. This home is located at 209 Lakeview Drive, adjacent to North Pond. The electric sump pump failed which caused the basement to flood, which then forced oil out of the burner or some other location.  I spoke with Fred Merry and he told me that there was about two feet of water in the basement along with oil floating on the surface. He also stated that the oil odors were extreme, and that he had turned the power off. I made a site visit as soon as possible, and while en route, I made a phone call to Clean Harbors and had them prep and plan a vacuum truck and carbon filtration system.

After my arrival to assess the situation, Clean Harbors was hired, and they arrived sometime later. They used a vacuum truck to skim oil off the water surface. While that was going on, two 55-gallon drums of activated carbon were set up. Sump pumps were placed into the water of the basement and pumped through the carbon drums. The discharge was placed near a storm drain. This storm drain empties into North Pond. Clean Harbors and I checked on this carbon drum over the weekend.  Using the vacuum truck and sorbent pads, the oil was recovered from the basement.

On or about June 3, all of the oil contaminated debris in the basement was removed and the floor and walls were washed.  I stopped in at the site a couple of weeks later, and there was no oil odor in the basement. I handed the Above Ground Storage Tank Fund application to the homeowner, Carol Little.  Cleanup is completed and no further action from Response Services is expected at this time.
A-350-2014*On 6-1-2014, Bob Martineau, of Downeast Energy Company, reported the release of several gallons of fuel oil. The site is located at 51 North Woods Road, in the town of Vienna. The property owner is Julie Hanlon. The fuel leaked onto the basement floor and covered a large area, approximately 20% of the floor. We also found oil discharging from the perimeter drain. It appears that oil seeped through the joint between the basement floor and wall. In addition, there was oil in the floor drain on the opposite side of the basement. The oil stain on the basement floor did not extend to this floor drain. This is a seasonal vacation home and no one had been at the home in several weeks. The last person to be in the home was on or about May 10, 2014.

Bob M. and I placed sorbent pads and speedi dri onto the floor. Next we removed the oil line. This oil line was in a black poly sleeve. Bob used CO2 to remove the liquid (oil and water), from the poly sleeve. After careful inspection, and an impromptu air test, I was able to find a pin hole in the copper line. We replaced the soiled pads and speedi dri and set up a ventilation fan. We set up a trash can at the outfall of the perimeter drain. Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff checked on this collection point several times over the next few weeks.

During the week of June 2, Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to wash the basement floor and remove the pads and speedi dri.

On 6-10-2014, Clean Harbors returned and cored three holes through the basement floor. Oil odors were present at all 3 locations (positive shake test at 1 and 3). There was not enough soil to collect a sample for laboratory analysis. There is crushed rock, about 1.5 inches in size, under the concrete floor, which makes for excellent drainage. It appears that bedrock is close to the basement floor.

On 6-26, a drinking water sample was collected. There was no oil present at the perimeter drain outfall. The central Maine area experienced heavy rain the night before.  The owner, Julie Hanlon, was reluctant to apply to the Fund for assistance in the cleanup.  This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for further evaluation.

P-469-2014*On June 13, 2014, I responded to a tractor trailer accident on the Maine Turnpike, southbound, near mile marker 33 in Saco.  When I arrived on site, the Saco Fire Department had already applied sorbent pads to the transmission fluid that leaked on the ground, and sorbent boom in front of a storm drain pipe that lead under the highway. At that time, there was heavy rain, so the oil was moving fast with the flow of storm water in the ditch that the tractor trailer had landed in.  The tractor trailer of Dennison Lubricants, Incorporated, was hauling several 300 gallon totes of virgin transmission fluid. It was estimated that 500 gallons of transmission fluid leaked from the totes when they were compromised during the accident.  The excavation was postponed until Monday, June 16, 2014, since the disposal facility was closed during the time of the accident.

On June 16 and 17, 2014, Dennison Lubricants hired Clean Harbors for the excavation and clean-up.  32.97 tons of contaminated soil were removed from site and disposed of at CPRC in Scarborough.  Boom and sorbent pads were placed for oil that remained in the dead end pipe that went under the highway.  Seed and hay were placed to stabilize the excavated area.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
P-213-2014*On March 19, 2014, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill from a locomotive while parked in the Rigby Yard in South Portland.  Approximately 3 gallons of lube oil leaked onto the ballast. The ground was frozen at the time. Sorbent pads were applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-373-2014*On May 09, 2014, Rachel Washburn, of Pine Tree Waste Services Company reported a hydraulic oil spill on Briarwood Street in South Portland.  Approximately 2 gallons of oil leaked onto the pavement from a trash truck hose. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface, removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-372-2014*On May 09, 2014, Rachel Washburn, of Pine Tree Waste Services Company reported a hydraulic oil spill on Union Street in Westbrook.  Approximately 1 gallon of oil leaked onto the pavement from a trash truck hose. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface, removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-427-2014*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking gasket on the filter assembly. The oil was released to a concrete pad located under the tank and some of the oil ran off the edge of this pad and into a dirt floor area of the basement. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents, scrubbed with a degreasing agent and sealed with epoxy. Approximately 50 pounds of impacted soil were excavated by the owner and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to CPRC Group of Scarborough.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-514-2014*On 8/8/14, at 0837 hours, Lauren Johnston of Burns and McDonnell reported that an excavator had broken a hydraulic line while working near the Coopers Mills electrical substation. The line had discharged an estimated one quart of hydraulic oil to the surrounding brush. All visible signs had been cleaned up. No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
P-294-2014*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surfaces when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. Clean Harbors Environmental Services responded to the location and applied speedy dry to the impacted surfaces. DEP personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-502-2014*On 8/5/14, the City of Augusta Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) reported an oil spill in the furnace room for a 6 unit apartment on Drew Street.  The CEO discovered the spill during an inspection of the property.  He notified the Augusta Fire Department as well as the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Prior to my arrival, the Fire Department put down sorbent pads to collect the oil in the furnace room.

I arrived and investigated the cause of the spill.  There was no sign of corrosion in the 330-gallon fuel oil tank, but the flare fitting at the boiler had developed a slow leak.  I met with the property owner and explained the above ground storage tank insurance fund.  I explained that we should remove all the items in the room that had soaked up oil and/or oily water and then power wash the floor.  I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., and hired a crew and a vactor truck.

After cleaning and power washing the floor twice, I checked the vapors in the furnace room with my photoionization detector.  It read .5 to 1.0 parts per million.  I am referring this site to the Division of Technical Services to further investigate air quality concerns.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-632-2014*Scott Cyr received a call from the Standish Fire Department reporting a boat leaking gasoline at this location.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial activities may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-517-2014* On 8-8-2014 Waste Management and Colby College reported the release of automotive anti freeze. This occurred on the campus at 238 Mayflower Drive in the city of Waterville. The anti freeze was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-492-2014*On 7/31/14, Maritime Energy reported a customer's tank had developed a small corrosion hole and had leaked less than a gallon of # 2 fuel oil onto the concrete basement floor.  Maritime stopped the leak and was pumping out the tank in order to replace it with a new one.  The property manager did not complain of any smell of oil in the building.

Maritime cleaned up the small spill area with speedy dri sorbent material.  The tank was replaced by the next day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-493-2014*On 7/31/14, Shelly Alley, from Guardian Property Assets Management Company, reported that they had found the basement flooded at a vacant house they are maintaining for JP Morgan Chase Bank.  She reported that there was an oil sheen on the water and the water was too high for anyone to go into it to check the oil tank.  I went to the site the next day, and there was no sign that any oil had been discharged outside the house. I contacted Central Maine Power Company and had them disconnect power to the house to prevent any oil from being pumped out of the basement and for safety to inspect the basement. I contacted JP Morgan Chase Bank Property Preservation to gain access to the inside of the house. They reported that they could not give me permission because the property was being transferred back to the Veteran's Administration (VA). I contacted the VA and I was told they could not give access to the property until the transfer process was complete. I received permission for access on 8/19/14.

On 8/27/14, I went to the property to investigate the oil spill in the flooded basement. When I arrived, I found the side door to the property open and it appeared to have been forced open. I contacted the Knox County Sheriff's Department. When the Sheriff Deputy arrived, we entered the property. He agreed that the door had been forced open. Since neither the Sheriff nor I had been in the house previously, we were unable to determine if anything had been damaged (other than the door) or taken. I did inspect the basement and found that it had about 4 feet of water in it. The sheen that was on top of the water was not an oil sheen and appeared to be bacterial in nature.  The oil tank was almost completely submerged as was the furnace.  No oil appeared to have been discharged.  I notified Warren Johnson from the VA that when he arranged to have the basement pumped out, to contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services before the operations begin so we can monitor and assist to ensure any oil in the tank is not released into the environment.

I never received any further communication from the VA. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-2-2019*On 1/3/19, notice was received by Becky of C. N. Brown Company (CNB) of a 1/4-gallon overfill during a delivery of K1 oil.  Oil came out the top fittings of their customer's residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil spread down the side of the tank to the floor.  Becky stated that there was no whistle and the spill to the concrete floor was cleaned up.  No further complaints were expressed by the homeowner.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-495-2014*FairPoint Communications Company reported that their field personnel would not approach a piece of their equipment in an easement due to worries of exposure to petroleum vapors. I contacted Scott Allocca with FairPoint to setup a meeting on the site in Alna. I also reached out to the Alna Town Manager to attend the meeting.

We convened on site to find large amounts of scrap metal, as seen in the attached pictures. Among the scrap were numerous above ground oil storage tanks, numerous combustion motors, and propane tanks. There was a lot of petroleum staining on the property. When we approached the homeowner, he stated that he never drained the oil in anything, and most of the time when he cut it apart it would just burn off. He also stated that this was not his first meeting with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The purpose of the meeting was to get him to move the scrap metal, and clean up the dirty soil in FairPoint's easement. I gave him a week to remove the scrap metal and clean up the oil contamination by himself. I also walked around the property with a 4 gas meter and photoionization detector to assess the breathing air. I did not get any readings on either meter at that time, and I concluded that there was not any worry for petroleum vapor exposure at the site.

After a week's time, I returned to find the scrap metal gone, but the soil staining was not. At this time I referred the case to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection oil enforcement unit for long term cleanup goals and oversight.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-496-2014*On 8/4/2014, in Bristol, a truck accident and fuel spill was reported. The estimated 100-gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted when a truck parked overnight in a quarry rolled away and crashed. The truck's fuel tank was ruptured during the crash, spilling the fuel. The contaminated soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation Group for disposal. The spill happened in an area with very little overburden to bedrock. The case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-498-2014*It was reported that a Waste Management Incorporated garbage truck blew an antifreeze coolant line while picking up a dumpster. The driver used speedy dry to absorb the lost coolant, and placed it into the truck when he was done.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated in this matter at this time.
A-499-2014*It was reported that a Pine Tree Waste Services truck blew a hydraulic hose. The driver did not notice the damaged hose until he tried to dump the container off the truck. At that time he alerted staff and they applied speedy dry to the drips and puddles on the pavement. I was told that no oil left the pavement area.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-500-2014*On 8/5/2014, in Waterville, Colby College reported finding oil during construction. The discovery happened in the basement of Roberts Hall during a remodeling project. The concrete floor was removed in an old boiler room and it appeared that #6 oil had saturated the soil below the floor. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, was hired to remove contaminated soil and concrete from the site.

The campus has a history of #6 oil spills and underground tank removals. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services to assist the College with remediation from under the building. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-503-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a boat had blown up and burned down to the water line. I responded to the scene. Once there, I met with Mary MacMaster, of the State Fire Marshal's Office. After inspecting the vessel, she decided the explosion and fire was due to a poorly vented fuel tank compartment. This is a common occurrence for vessels that use gasoline for motor fuel.

I did some site investigation and concluded that most of the fuel was burned in the fire. There was a very small sheen behind the boat, however, no free gasoline could be seen. The river is tidal in this area, and the tide was out and turning to come back in. Subsequently, the boat was sitting on ground. I used a clear jar and did a saturated soils test from the soil under the vessel. The soil was non-detect for gasoline in the test. The boat was salvaged and all debris removed from the area before high tide was in.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-504-2014*On 8/5/14, I received a report that a drum had been left abandoned at the Chem Rock Company's property in Thomaston.  The Operations Manager had suspected that a disgruntled employee may have deliberately left the 55-gallon drum as a way of getting back at them.  He said he had notified the police as well, since the drum did not belong to them.  The drum had been tipped over and had plastic duct tape over the top but no liquid had spilled.  He said he had righted the drum and saw that it was labeled Vinyl Ester Resin UN 1866.  I researched vinyl ester resin and asked Jeremy Greenman, a fellow Responder, to meet me there on 8/6/14, to investigate the drum.  Vinyl ester resin is styrene and is a flammable liquid.

On 8/6/14, we arrived to inspect the drum.  First, we controlled access around the area where the drum was by using traffic cones and our trucks.  Next we set up a decontamination area with a hose for emergency decontamination wash.  We decided that flammability was the highest hazard and so the personal protective equipment (PPE) would be turnout gear and a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), until we could monitor the drum for the lower explosive level with our 4 gas meter.

The plastic over the drum was removed and the air inside was checked with the 4 gas meter and the photoionization detector.  No readings registered.  The drum did not contain a liquid, instead it contained several small plastic bags of household trash.  We downgraded our PPE to Level D and informed the Operations Manager that the drum did not contain hazardous materials.  Since it was just regular household trash it could be disposed of in their normal waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.



A-505-2014*On 8/5/14, the United States Coast Guard reported that Mike Welch, owner of the tub the Alice Winslow, had overfilled the vessel's diesel day tank and that fuel had spilled onto the deck.  He estimated that 10 gallons made it to the water.  The crew deployed sorbent boom and pads to collect the product and contain the sheen.  The sheen dissipated after one tide cycle.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-506-2014*I was sent a report from the DEP Water Bureau that a sheen was observed at the Egypt Pond boat Launch in Vienna.  When I went to check it out I did not see the sheen in the water and I did not find any source on land.  It was raining very hard the whole way up to the pond so that may have contributed to not being able to find a source.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-507-2014*On 8.6.14, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of transformer oil.  The spill occurred when a tree came down on a pole during a thunderstorm.  The tree knocked the transformer to the ground.  Oil spilled on the paved road surface and migrated into a nearby storm drain.
CMP hired Clean Harbors to vactor out the storm drains and wash them down.  Clean Harbors also removed the speedi dri in the road.
The transformer was marked non polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).

No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-508-2014*On 8/6/14, at 0810 hours, an anonymous caller reported that car fluids were being discharged at a junkyard.  The caller was concerned that the fluids would get into a stream that runs by the property.

On 8/12/14, I went out to the property and met the owner, Mr. Gale Ellis.  Mr. Ellis lives on the property with his family. I told him I was there to investigate a complaint that he was not containing the auto fluids from his junk vehicle processing.  He told me that he was in poor health and getting out of the business.  He reported that he only had four more vehicles to process and take away.  He gave me permission to look around the property.  I found some old oil stained gravel in a few spots.  Mr. Ellis reported that the vehicle processing area was on a concrete slab.  That area had evidence of spillage, but no free product was found. The condition of the concrete pad was hard to evaluate since it was covered with a van, car parts and broken glass. The pulp truck mounted crane used to move vehicles around the processing area had hydraulic line leaks, but rags and speedy dry sorbent material contained the fluid to the pulp truck. The waste oil and diesel storage area was sloppy, but there was no sign that the oils were running off the area.  I asked Mr. Ellis to call me when he had completed processing the last vehicles.  I told him that the oiled rags, speedy dry and oiled gravel needed to be removed and disposed of properly. He never called.
A-509-2014*A discharge of 5-10 gallons of hyraulic oil occured from a leaking hydraulic line on a CIANBRO/IRBY truck working on the Central Maine Power Company transmissison lines.   CIANBRO/IRBY cleaned up the affected debris and it was disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-510-2014*It was reported that while the anonymous caller was getting aviation fuel at the airport, they saw raw fuel draining onto the ground from a nearby above ground storage tank. I responded to the site and did an inspection of the above ground storage tanks. I was accompanied by the airport manager, who assisted me around the facility. I could not see any signs of a fuel leak of any kind. The weather at that time was sunny, however, the previous few days it had rained very hard. The storage tanks were inside containment, and the aviation fuel tank was completely covered with a metal roof. The roof had drains so water could flow off and onto the ground effectively. I concluded that the caller was probably seeing the water drains and mistaking it for fuel leakage.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-638-2014*Approximately 1 cup of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 aboveground storage tank onto the paved driveway surface. The spill was reported to have been caused while the tank was being pumped out by the oil contractor and the oil was discharged from the hose assembly. The oil was being pumped out because the residence is converting from oil to propane. Sorbents were used to wipe the released oil from the driveway surface and disposed of by Downeast Energy. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not visit the site, and no further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-511-2014*On 8/6/14, I responded to a call from Rockport Granite, Incorporated.  One of their front end loaders had a leak in its fuel line.  Five to ten gallons of diesel fuel had leaked into the puddle the machine was parked over, in the yard of their warehouse.  Fortunately, the diesel did not migrate out of the puddle, and we were able to use sorbent pads to clean up the spilled product.

The loader was repaired and moved out of the way and I collected the saturated pads from Rockport Granite the next day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-512-2014*On 8/7/2014 in Rumford, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill resulted from a broken hose on a truck inside a garage. The spill went into an in floor oil water seperator. The seperator was cleaned out by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-513-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a dishcarge of hydraulic oil had occurred from a broke hose on a bucket truck.   The affected media was cleaned up by CMP crews.   The waste material was transported to the CMP North Augusta Service Center for consolidation with like wastes for future disposal.
A-515-2014*On 8.7.14, Scott Redlon of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported the discharge of gasoline from a passenger vehicle involved in an accident on the northbound median of I-95 in Farmingdale.  The passenger vehicle rear ended a tractor trailer which caused a fire to start in the passenger car.  The tractor trailer was not involved in the fire.
When I arrived on scene I saw that the car fire was out and that the fire department and MTA had used sorbent pads to collect the fuel that had leaked from the car.  The fire most likely damaged the fuel line and product not consumed in the fire spilled onto the pavement.  The crew from the MTA helped me collected the saturated pads and I disposed of them at MMWAC in Auburn.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-516-2014*On 8.8.14, Keith Witkoski, of Emergency Response and Training Solutions (ERTS), reported that a truck owned by their client, Penske, had experienced a cracked fuel filter that resulted in the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel from the refrigeration fuel supply tank.  In order to stop the leak and replace the cracked filter, the driver shut down the refrigeration unit.

When I arrived on scene, I met the mechanic doing the repair on site.  While he worked to repair the leak, I put a containment tank underneath the truck to collect the fuel as it spilled.  The diesel fuel had flowed across the paved parking lot toward a catch basin/storm drain.  Fortunately, I was able to confirm that no diesel fuel was in the drain.  I placed sorbent boom around the drain and put a berm of speedi dri sorbent material in front of the drain to stop the diesel fuel from reaching it.  I put down speedi dri on the trail of diesel across the pavement.  ERTS had contacted ENPRO Services, out of Portland, and an hour later they arrived to assist in the clean-up.

We put down more speedi dri and worked it into the pavement.  Then once we had soaked up all the diesel, we swept the contaminated material into two 55-gallon drums for disposal.  I soaked up the fuel in the containment tank with pads and put them into the drums also with pads used to wipe the diesel off the truck.  ENPRO disposed of all the materials as state regulated oil waste (see attached ERTS report).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-518-2014*It was reported that while on a boat ride, the caller found what looked to be floating oil by the railroad trestle. The caller stated that it did not smell like oil, but when touched it was slimy and floated in the water like oil would. I responded to the scene and saw large amounts of the green algae floating in the water. There was a shallow area in the lake that a boat had driven through by the railroad tracks. As a result, it stirred up algae from the bottom of the lake. I took a sample to conduct field tests on, and concluded that it was not a petroleum product and it was definitely some sort of algae from the lake bottom.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-519-2014*It was reported that following heavy rains, a large amount of foam could be seen on Big Bog Stream in Anson. The caller stated that a large beaver dam had given way due to large amounts of rain, and the water was very brown and foaming. He thought someone had dumped some sort of detergent into it to make the foam. I explained how soil erosion makes the water muddy-looking, and as the fine particles get churned up, it creates a natural foam that will dissipate as the water recedes and calms down.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated in this matter at this time.
A-520-2014*It was reported by an anonymous caller that an aboveground storage tank had a leak, and was actively leaking. I responded to the site and found nothing leaking at all. The address brought me to a single wide trailer that sits up on a side hill. The oil storage tank was on the northern end of the home, and it was not leaking. It showed a half tank of oil. I could not see any signs of leakage at all. The owner was not home at that time, so I left a card and a note to call me. At this time, I have not received a call from the property owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-521-2014*It was reported that due to a lightning strike and loss of power, process waste water was lost to the Androscoggin River. I responded to the site to find that the material had been contained in a small high water rill. The entire area was white with process waste water. We came up with an action plan that consisted of utilizing Ted Berry's vactor trucks and staff. They were already on site at this time, and were able to mobilize very quickly more equipment and trucks.  The affected area was able to be remediated before the river reached flood stage, and the rill was washed with river water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-522-2014*It was reported that hydraulic fluid was lost to the Androscoggin River due to a paper machine breaking a hydraulic line.  The oil was lost and flowed through drains that lead to the river. High water made recovering the oil impossible. The hydraulic line was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-639-2014*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-523-2014*The Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance (BRCA) reported an oil spill at the Great Pond boat ramp located off Sahagian Road in Belgrade.  A BRCA volunteer, inspecting boats for milfoil, had witnessed a boat falling off the trailer during launch and landing on the lower unit of the motor on the boat ramp.  The owner had gotten the boat back on the trailer and left the area, leaving a trail of lube oil on the ramp, which washed into the lake.   The Belgrade Fire Department had placed sorbent pads along the ramp and collected some of the oil.  I retrieved those pads and much of the impacted floating vegetation that was covered with oil.  I placed a sorbent boom along the edge of the dock where the thickest sheen appeared to be.   I retrieved it the next day.  A sheen was still present, however, it was unrecoverable and would naturally degrade over time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-64-2014*Approximately .5 gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the establishment. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the site gauge of the tank that was compromised due to over pressurization.

The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by the responsible party.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-126-2014*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released during an oil delivery to the residence and was caused by an overfilling of the tank.  The oil was released from vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the soil below the vent pipe. Oil impacted bark mulch, and leaf litter was excavated and disposed of by the responsible party. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-206-2014*On July 9, 2014, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested the Division of Response Services for a reported Methamphetamine laboratory related incident.  For the past month, agents from the Aroostook District Task Force have been investigating the illegal manufacturing and distribution of Methamphetamine from the renter of 233 Clark Road, Merrill, a single family residence.

Once on site, 24 "One Pot" remnants were located, tested, and relinquished to the Division of Response Services after evidence collection.  Also located were a number of items used in the clandestine manufacturing of Methamphetamine: Muriatic Acid, Coleman Stove Fuel, Lithium strips, as well as additional items used in the manufacturing process.  All products will be disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
P-637-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the street due to a hose fitting failure on a pole truck.  The Maine Department of Transportation managed the cleanup.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-593-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 7/25/14, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) burner technicians reported to Scott Cyr of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, an ongoing oil discharge they had been called on about 1030 hours that morning.  Mr. Cyr later advised me that he could not assess and initiate a clean-up due to a basement fire when he responded to the home, and he requested I assume the response into the evening.  I responded and arrived onsite about 1630 hours time.

While on site, I called and notified MDEP Division of Response Services supervisor-on-call, Jon Woodard, about the discharge and related house fire.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is a rural, single family residence with a 2-story wood structure home and unattached 3-car garage with apartment above.  The surrounding area is dense forest. The home is served by a septic system and by a drilled drinking water well, about 50' to 60' downgrade of the oil discharge.  Another residential well is located at a neighbor about 200' to 300' away.  The home was heated by a forced hot water system served by a 330-gallon and a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement.  The two ASTs have separate fill pipes and vent pipes, and are connected at the filters and firematic valves.

INITIAL DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The initial leak is understood to be from an internal corrosion hole on the bottom of the 330-gallon AST (T-1).  T-1 was against the basement wall in an alcove, with the 275-gallon (T-2) in front of it limiting access to T-1 (see site sketch).

Scott Cyr could not work in the basement to assess the leak due to a basement fire that started after the spill was reported.  On my initial inspection with a Maine State Fire Marshal Investigator, I observed that recently applied sorbent pads on the floor to be saturated with red fuel oil.  The tank area was severely burned and dark, so close assessment was difficult.  It appeared that some of the initial oil leakage had burned in the fire, and the tank was still leaking fuel to the floor after the fire was extinguished, so prompt pump-out was deemed important to protecting indoor air quality, groundwater and the residential well.  The basement smelled of burned wood and items which partially masked the odor of the leaked oil.

Both tanks were close to being full.  A fuel delivery had been made several days before; it is not uncommon for a fuel delivery to stir up sludge on the tank bottom and open up a corrosion hole that had been plugged by the sludge and scale.  Comparing oil volume later pumped out with total tank volume, I estimated a 40 to 60 gallon discharge.

It is not uncommon for discharged oil to seep below the concrete floor, which then can threaten groundwater and the drinking water well with oil contamination, and cause long term oil vapor intrusion within the home.  I recommended to Mr. Gribbel that holes be drilled through the floor to check for oil, and that his drinking water well be sampled and monitored for potential fuel oil contamination.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Friday, 7/25/14, Downeast Energy Company initiated the first actions to stop the leak before MDEP arrived onsite; these actions included affixing a DEE owned shop vacuum to the top bung of the leaking T-1 to cause a vacuum within the tank which inhibits or stops the leak out the bottom corrosion hole.  After a reported 1.5 hours attached to the tank top, the vacuum apparently caught fire and ignited oil vapors severely enough to ignite items in the basement and the floor joists, footers and floor, etc. of the home above.  The fire appears to have burned off some discharged oil on the floor.

Following extinguishment of the fire, Freeport Fire Department (FFD) and/or DEE applied sorbent pads to the continuing oil leak onto the floor.

Due to the threat to groundwater and the drinking water well, and long term oil vapor intrusion within the home, MDE
I-234-2014*8/8/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Drew Janoch, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands (IWLLC), regarding a 3-5 gallon spill of lube oil as a result of a leaky seal on Voisine Brothers (IWLLC contractor) Log Forwarder.  IWLLC contractor crews used shovel and sorbent materials to clean up and spilled oil.  Oily debris was placed in containers and transported to contractors garage until scheduled disposal with other oily debris. According to Mr. Janoch the nearest surface water was 1,500 feet away.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-163-2014*On 4/3/14, I received report from the United States Coast Guard of a small sheen in Jonesport Harbor from an unknown vessel.  It is suspected that a couple of gallons of waste engine oil was discharged from the bilge of the vessel to the ocean.  No recovery was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-589-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of kerosene to the ground.  A small excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening was conducted during the excavation which identified approximately three yards of contamination.  The bottom and sides of the hole were rendered clean with the Oleophilic dye shake test.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-581-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Friday 7/25/14: Mr. John Piela of Lisbon Fuel Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, an apparent discharge of K1 heating oil from the outside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility at this home of Edna and Vaughn Estabrook.  The tank was now empty but was last known to have had about 180-gallons.  I promptly responded to the home.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
   The location is rural suburban residential use and is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  The Estabrook's home is a double-wide single-story home on a concrete pad with crawl space below the home, no basement (see photos).  The drilled well is located in the back yard about 70' south and downgrade of the leaking AST.  Neighboring homes have two drilled wells that may be within 300' of the spill.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   The leak appears to have been due to an internal corrosion hole in the tank bottom.  We noted little oil stain on the concrete pad or the soil below the outside vertical AST but the soil around the tank had significant (60-parts per million (ppm) to 100-ppm) and distinct oil odor and ambient oil vapors down to 12" below grade (bg) in the sandy soil using a Photoionization Detector (PID) with 10.6-eV lamp.  Ms. Estabrook stated that she had not been smelling any oil leak until 7/25/14, and suspected it had not been leaking long.  Based on sampling and observation during excavation to groundwater and bedrock below the AST, it appears that the leak was a slow drip that occurred over days or weeks, soaking down into soil without leaving a large surface stain.
   The Estabrook's well was considered significantly at risk from the discharge.  We noted no oil vapor intrusion within the Estabrook's home.  I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance to the Estabrooks who chose Option-1 for MDEP, Response Division, management of clean-up actions.
    With excavation, free product oil was confirmed atop bedrock and groundwater under the AST area and about 20' downgrade toward the Estabrook's drilled well.  Groundwater was noted at about 6.5' under the AST at Recovery Well RW-1, and at 4' bg in test pit TP-1 (RW-2). Bedrock was found @ RW-1 to be at 7' bg, and @ RW-2 to be at 4' bg.  Bedrock and apparent groundwater flow was south toward the drilled well.  There are neighboring wells within 300' that could be threatened should the discharge reach bedrock fractures.
    Free product oil continued to be present during recovery work over the next several months of 2014.  The discharge has been given a Maine Tier 1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection clean-up goal.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   7/28/14: In order to better assess the discharge and initiate source removal at the same time, MDEP hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to move the AST and to excavate the oiled soil at least down to bedrock and groundwater.  Access to the spill area was hampered by a fence and trees, and by the septic tank and fear of damaging it due to weight of an excavator and dump truck.   Excavation with a vacuum truck was attempted though the soil proved too sticky, hard, and woven with roots for a vacuum truck and hand tools.
   7/29/14: A mini-excavator was brought in and soil was loaded into a mini-loader which shuttled the excavated soil over the septic tank and to dump trucks at the road.  Soil was trucked to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter).
    On or about 7/30/14, MDEP geologist Hahn assumed management of product recovery from the two recovery wells.  During August and September 2014, MDEP had contractors periodically pump out groundwater and free product oil out of the two recovery wells.  Hahn also periodically sampled the well water for Quarterly Monitoring (QM) lab analysis.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  See the records of MDEP Technical Services for additional information and for
P-595-2014*Oil leaked from an AST (above ground storage tank) in the basement of 114 32nd Street in Shapleigh. Approximately 8 gallons had leaked onto the concrete basement floor because of a corrosion hole on the belly of the tank.  I responded to the site and met with home owner Scott Elliott. The property is seasonal and he was not sure when the leak began, but confirmed that he was up just a week before and there was no oil leak at that time.

Mr. Elliott agreed to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection wash and seal coat the floor.  Fieldings Oil removed the two ASTs from the basement on 7/28/14. The floor was washed and seal coated.  No drains or wells were impacted from the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-165-2014*On 4/5/14 I received report from Emera Maine, that one of their utility poles were struck and the transformer was damaged upon impact with the ground.  Approximately one quart of oil leaked to the pavement.  Emera Maine crews deployed speedy dry upon arrival and disposed of the waste properly.


no further action
B-166-2014*On 4/6/14, I received report of a head-on collision on I 95 in Carmel.  The double fatality wreck caused the spillage of a small amount of motor oil.  No recovery was made.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1038-2013*A bushing on a pad mount transformer was discovered to be weeping onto the side of the transformer.  No release to land occurred.  The bushing was replaced and the transformer was cleaned.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-115-2014*It was reported that an excavator blew an engine oil filter while in service.  Once the oil filled the carriage pan, it began to leak and was noticed about the same time the machine started acting up.  The staff quickly attended to the discharge applying sorbent pads and shoveling the soil/snow into a small drum.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information supplied and the actions taken by crews on scene, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time in this matter.
A-89-2014*On 2/13/14, at 1230 hours, Trooper Barney of the Maine State Police reported that a frontend loader had rolled over off the Coopers Mills Road in Windsor during the snow storm and there was a small amount of fuel that had leaked. I contacted the equipment owner, Shaw Brothers Construction, and they reported that the spilled fuel had been absorbed with oil absorbent pads and the snow. They reported that workers had removed all the oil impacted snow in the area. I went to the site a few days later and confirmed that all oil impacted material had been removed and no oil had made it into the ground.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-90-2014*On 2/13/14, Winthrop Fire Department reported that diesel fuel had be released from a tractor trailer crash during a snowstorm.  They reported that they were collecting and containing the spilled fuel with absorbent pads and boom. They said that the location was near and upgrade from a public drinking water source, Upper Narrows Pond.  I went to the scene and found that the tractor trailer had hit and run up onto the guard rail when it jackknifed in the snow and ice.  There was diesel-impacted snow and ice in the area of the truck next to the roadside guard rail.  One saddle tank had been punctured and still had fuel in it.  I pumped out the remaining fuel and replaced the oiled absorbents.  There was evidence that the fuel had run off to the roadside toward the pond, but the pond was several hundred feet away.

On 2/20/14, I returned to the area with a contractor and removed fuel-impacted snow and ice and some soil.  The fuel had penetrated the soil around the guard rail posts, but was mostly in the top soil layer and the snow as it ran down the steep bank behind the guard rail.  Soil removal was stopped when concentrations decreased significantly.  Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis.  From the analysis results it was determined by Maine Department of Environmental Protection geologists that the remaining contamination did not put the pond at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-678-2013*On 12/24/13, I received a report from the Maine Air National Guard of a blown hydraulic hose on their de-icing truck.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sorbents and snow.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-679-2013*On 12/24/13, I received a report from the Maine Air National Guard of a hydraulic line break on a de-icing truck.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sorbents and snow.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-680-2013*On 12/24/13, I received report from Mike Tammaro of Tammaro Oil Company of an oil spill.  A Tammaro Oil Company truck driver made a delivery of diesel into the Town Of Baileyville's emergency generator.  This generator powers a pump station.  The generator was running at the time of the delivery, due to the loss of power from a storm.  The driver did not hear the vent whistle.  Unfortunately, the tank mounted to the generator had a loose fitting on it.  This fitting leaked approximately 150 gallons of diesel into the generator room.

When the driver opened the door to investigate, the oil which had covered the concrete floor flowed out onto the ground.  The driver called for assistance and the technician arrived with speedy dry, sorbents, drums and pumps.  They were able to pump 125 gallons into drums.  They also collected product from the ground using sorbents.

Unfortunately, there was a floor drain in the room which allowed a small amount of oil into the waste water treatment system.  The treatment plant operator did not think this oil posed any threat to the system.  None of this product was recovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-109-2014*A report was received that 50 gallons of motor oil spilled from a tank on a truck on Interstate 95 in Fairfield.   I contacted Ben Darling, representative of the company operating the truck (Stericycle), and he confirmed that it was actually a 50 gallon tank and only 1 1/2 gallons had been released.  His company was able to clean up the affected area.   I visited the site and determined the site had been adequately cleaned up.  No further action by Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-169-2014*On 3-19-2014, Keith Klein, of Target Marketing Mail Service, called this office to report a diesel fuel release. The site is located at 2 Gordon Drive in the town of Rockland. A tractor trailer rig had been parked in their gravel lot all winter and someone just notice the fuel had leaked out of the saddle tank.  This left a large stain on the gravel parking lot.

I made a site visit and checked the oil stained area. The fuel spillage was limited to the surface and did not penetrate very deep. Repairs were made to the saddle tank and a contractor was hired to excavate soils.  George Hall and Son was hired by Target Marketing and a total of ten tons of soil was excavated and transported to Dragon Products for disposal/reuse.  Cleanup appears to be adequate and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-170-2014*On 3/20/2014, in Pittsfield, the Maine Department of Transportation reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill was spread between mile 138 and 146 on Interstate 95 in the southbound lane. No recovery was possible, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-171-2014*On 3/21/2014, in Boothbay, Hammond Lumber Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a boom truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-172-2014*On 3/21/2014, in Augusta, Cathy DeRocher reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of heating oil resulted from a corroded oil tank in a shed. Allstate Environmental Services was hired for removal of contaminated snow, soil and oil water mix. The walls of the shed were contaminated by oil and were also removed.  The shed was rebuilt. The area is served by a public water supply.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-241-2014*On 4/12/2014 in China, a report of spilled waste oil was called in. The estimated 25 gallon spill resulted from a cracked drum spilling half its contents. A site visit was made to assist the homeowner. The ground was still partially frozen and contained the oil.  We were able to pump the spilled product to another drum and collect the rest with sorbent pads. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-242-2014*On 4/13/2014, in Oakand, the Fire Department reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from a 5 gallon container falling over during the night. The event happened during a rain storm and spread the oil several hundred feet down North Gauge Road and Route 137. A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department with collecting the oil with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-243-2014*On 4/13/2014 in Jay, Verso Paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 11 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulted from a ruptured hose on the "rack raker" at the hydro station. An estimated 1 gallon of oil was lost to the Androscoggin River, the remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further response action is expected.
A-244-2014*On 4/13/2014, in Gardiner, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a corroded oil burner supply line. A site visit was made to assist with clean up using sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-258-2014*On 4/17/2014 in Jay, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from a vehicle accident. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, no further response action is expected.
P-371-2014*In May 1993, this 1000 gallon waste oil tank was abandoned in place because it was located below a structure.  The abandonment was conducted according to protocol and documented in a closure report available from the tank file.  Contamination was identified but unaddressed.  The conflicting structure was removed in the recent past in preparation for the property to be transferred and the prospective buyer wanted confirmation no further action was warranted.  The tank was uncovered and the hole excavated.  The steel was cut away revealing a concrete cylinder reused as fill. Though a closure report was not required, one generally consistent with current regulations was conducted.  Material from the sidewalls and base of the excavation were field screened and soil contamination was identified as expected.  The ultimate cause and source are unknown but the results were below current action levels therefore pursuit of existing contamination is not warranted at this time.  Any future construction activity that requires this material or groundwater to be displaced should undertake to employ appropriate measures to dispose/pump/treat affected media as necessary.  No further response action required at this time.
P-1024-2013*On 12/31/13, report received from Dead River Company (DRC) of a small leak from a customer's Firomatic valve fitting to the plastic sleeving of the fuel line and with a small volume reported to the basement floor.  Dead River reported that they cleaned up the discharge and replaced the fuel line that was found to be crimped.  DRC advised oil odors within the home as minor.  The spill location is a suburban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer service.  At this time, I have received no concerns or complaints from the homeowner.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.
P-382-2014*Approximately 25 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused because of corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. 1.45 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 4 x 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep located directly underneath where the tank was located. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline of photoionization detector (PID) readings and negative result on the oil in soil dye shake tests. Remaining soils fall below applicable Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) remediation guidelines for this site.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-445-2014*On 7/11/2014, in Oakland, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a track machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-560-2014*A truck released less than one gallon of power steering fluid to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other media were affected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-153-2014*On April 29, 2014, a  Time Warner employee noticed a stain around their backup generator and called owner/operator Kinsley Power (KPS) Systems.  Stewart Morissett of Kinsley Power Systems (KPS) informed the Division of Response Services of a possible release involving several gallons of diesel.  Once on site and with little investigation, I noticed that the rain plug for the generator was missing.  The plug is meant to allow a technician to check coolant levels in the generator but the plug was not in place.  Without the plug in place, rain water gathered inside the engine compartment and spilled oil and diesel.

Rain water and various oils mixed and began leaking out of bolt holes onto the ground.  A relatively little amount of oil was released on to the ground.  Contaminated soil was dug up.  The generator was emptied and replaced with a new generator per KPS's normal procedure.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
B-335-2014*On 6/28/14, I received a call from Deborah True indicating she had observed a strange plume in the water near her residence.  I visited the site and observed a bluish green plume concentrated in a small cove near her home. The winds were such that pollen would naturally accumulate in the cove.  I attribute the bluish color to the murky water mixing with the yellow pollen. The time of year was correct for a heavy pine pollen bloom.  No other source was identifiable.  I asked Ms. True to contact me if the phenomenon did not clear up by the next morning.  I heard nothing further.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-409-2014*A vehicle accident on a very sharp corner on Route 130 in Bristol resulted in the loss of motor fluids to the road and ditch. After the scene was cleared of vehicles and the road re-opened, Chief Leman called the Division of Response Services to report the discharge of motor oil to the ground. The Fire Department used speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to collect the free product. I responded to the site and a large stain could be seen on the pavement, however, no product was visible at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-410-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Cianbro Corporation pulp truck blew a hydraulic hose while loading mats onto the truck bed. The hydraulic fluid was lost to the gravel. It was excavated and loaded into a dump truck and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation.  No spill letter was given for this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-413-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an unknown amount of gasoline was released to Port Clyde Harbor. Once on scene, I learned that a fuel supply hose from the fuel dispenser to the nozzle had cracked and come apart. The break was under the sea water and was not noticed immediately. After fueling up two boats, the attendant noticed that the pump was running with the nozzle handle shut off. He immediately went up to the pump station and shut off the system with the emergency shutoff switch. He then noticed a large amount of gasoline floating around the fueling dock and into the harbor. He called the United States Coast Guard to report the spill, and started applying sorbent pads to the affected area. The onshore wind helped to keep the fuel in the cove and sorbent pads worked very well for cleanup actions.

After the spill was cleaned up, the saturated sorbents were put into a 55-gallon metal drum for proper disposal. After looking at the fueling slips, a total of 50 gallons was lost to the ocean waters. It was a sunny, hot day so most of the gasoline left, after the sorbent pads were removed, would volatilize off the water quickly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-414-2014*An electrical transformer failed spraying oil onto the ground beneath. All visual signs of the contamination was dug up by hand and placed in a bag for disposal.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-415-2014*A passenger vehicle hit the utility pole and broke it. The transformer lost its contents after hitting the ground. An area was excavated about 10 feet round, and the contents were brought back to NASC for disposal.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-416-2014*It was reported to me that a van had caught fire and burned. In the process the fuel tank was ruptured and gasoline leaked onto the ground. I responded to the scene.  Once the vehicle was removed, I did some soil screening with a clear jar and water. I was looking for saturated soil where the leak was. No saturated soils were found. I think due to the large amount of water and foam used by the Fire Department, the gasoline that did not burn was dispersed and diluted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-419-2014*An electrical transformer had a small leak. It leaked over and unknown amount of time. Once removed the field crew stated that there was about 1 gallon of transformer oil unaccounted for. The visual stained area was hand excavated and placed in a drum for disposal.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-420-2014*Dishcharge of hydraulic oil from CIANBRO/IRBY equipment working on Maine Power Reliability Project.    The contaminated media was cleaned up by CIANBRO/IRBY.  Contaminated media was bulked with like wastes for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-425-2014*On 7/2/14, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, reported the discharge of 3 to 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a truck that was hauling a small farm tractor on a trailer.  The truck had entered the C. N. Brown gas station on Riverside Drive and driven around the parking lot to the diesel pumps to fuel up.  When the truck left, there was a pool of hydraulic oil where the trailer had sat.  Judy explained that she was not sure how much had spilled, but that the employees thought the oil was leaking from the farm tractor.  The employees put speedi dri sorbent material down on the puddle by the pumps.  I told her I would go take a look and see if more of a clean-up was necessary.

When I arrived, I could see the path the truck took across the parking lot by following the streak of oil.  The spot where oil had puddled had already been taken care of.  There were a few spots along the path that could use a little more speedi dri, so I called Judy back and she sent out one of the employees to take care of it.  All the speedi dri was swept up into a plastic drum and would be disposed of when C. N. Brown's contracted environmental clean-up company came through next week.  There was no information about who the driver of the truck was or his license plate number.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-426-2014*On 7.2.14, Kara Wry from Burns and MacDonnell reported the discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from an excavator working in the Central Maine Power Right of Way in Windsor.  The contractor was working on the Maine Power Reliability Project.  A blown hydraulic hose was the cause of the spill.  Oil leaked onto the matts below the machine and was cleaned up with sorbent material.
Sorbent material was disposed of by Burns and MacDonnell's contractor.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
B-397-2014*On 7/23/14, Jen Nason reported a spill from a residential aboveground supply tank they were removing from the house.  The spill occurred on 7/22/14.  As the homeowners were removing an AST from the basement, it started dripping oil and left an oil trail on the basement steps, landing and outside on several deck boards.  The homeowners used rags, Oil-Dri and cleaner to clean up the spill.  It was estimated that less than two cups of oil spilled.  Upon inspection of the spill, the spill was cleaned up to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) satisfaction as required by State statute.  I detected a faint olfactory presence of oil in the landing area above the basement steps.  Signs of an oil stain remained on the basement steps, landing and deck boards.  PID (photo ionization detector) readings in the breathing zone were 0 ppm (parts per million).  PID readings were not detected until a quarter inch above the stained areas and peaked at 0.4 ppm.

No threat to human health or the environment was present and no additional cleanup actions are required by MDEP.  The homeowners advise they are going to look into additional ways to remove the remaining nuisance odor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-404-2014*The City of Brewer Department of Public Works reported one of their excavators broke hydraulic hose while working on Dirgo Dr in Brewer.  the DPW crew placed boom around spill to prevent it from leaving the roadway.  The remaining free product was collected with sorbents and speedy dry.

No further action required by response services.
B-434-2013*On 8/20/13, I received a call from Somerset Regional Communications Center regarding a small plane that had crashed into the Kennebec River.  The plane crashed upon takeoff at the entered location. It was unclear at the time of the report if the plane was leaking. Jon Woodard, from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Augusta regional office, was in the area and said he would meet me at the crash site. When I arrived, it appeared as though one of the wing tanks was leaking slowly. Mr. Woodard and I made preparations to pump off both wing tanks as the wrecker company was not confident they could recover the plane without causing more spillage. The plane was very near the shore in about 18 inches of water. In all, we recovered around 15 gallons of unspilled product. I estimate about 5 gallons of fuel were spilled to the river. There were no lingering effects of the spilled fuel as aviation gas evaporates very quickly. After removing the unspilled fuel, the plane was recovered without incident. The cause of the accident is unclear. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-7-2014*On 1/7/14, I received report from the Old Town Fire Department of an oil spill in a flooded basement.  The heat went out in the rental house owned by Jason O'Brien which prompted his tenants to investigate and discover that the basement had flooded, causing the furnace to go out.  Unfortunately, a loose mechanical connection allowed a small amount of oil to contaminate the water.

After discussing the cleanup options with the homeowner, I called for Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to vactor the oily water from the basement.  Once the two feet of water was gone, we removed the contaminated debris for disposal and washed the basement floor and walls, and eliminated the remaining odor in the house.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-92-2014*Upon completion of a new install (replacement system) of dual manifolded tanks, the Down East Energy (DEE) technician was on hand to observe the first fill.  The driver evidently had trouble hearing the whistle and overfilled the system and sprayed an approximated two gallons of oil out the vent onto the side walk.  The technician watched and observed the system and reported no leaks within the basement (tank location), then assisted with the clean up.  The vent line was drained to ensure no residual oil was left in the pipe for the next fill event.  Based on the information given, DEE's situation and resources present, no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  This is an urban setting with public water and sewer, minimal discharge.  No further action by the MDEP Response Services Division is planned at this time in this matter.
A-774-2013*On 12/12/2013, in Waterville, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill was located on a paved road on railroad property. The reporter indicated that it appeared to be hydraulic oil and was cleaned up with sorbent material. The caller also stated that no source of the spill could not be located. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-155-2013*On 3/19/2013 in Waterville, Fabian Oil reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of K1 heating oil was the result of internal corrosion on an outside oil tank. The oil spill was stopped with a magnetic patch and pumped out. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. A site visit was made to assist, and no further response action is expected.
A-92-2013*On 2/9/2013 in Wayne, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 13 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP by removing contaminated snow. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
B-98-2014*Lewis Dowely reported red-appearing oil and fuel odor in the roadway ditch at the entered location.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified the Machias Fire Department (FD).  While en route the FD advised that the spill appeared to be coming from the Whitneyville Town Office on Route1A and may have been associated with a fuel delivery from R. H. Foster Company on 2/19/14.  The FD advised that there was no recoverable amount of fuel and that sorbents pads were ineffective to the slight sheen observed running off with surface melt.  The FD investigated around 7 Sullivan Lane and although an odor was present, no oil was observed.  The FD called R. H. Foster who responded to the site.  I ceased my response and headed back towards the Bangor area.

On 2/21/14,  I contacted R. H. Foster and spoke to Jeff, the manager.  Jeff advised that no evidence of a spill was associated with the town office supply tank.  Jeff inspected the site himself and advised that there was a small, red oil stain on the town office parking lot that may have been associated with a truck hydraulic oil leak or a motor vehicle that leaked transmission fluid.  Jeff inspected along the ditch on Sullivan Lane and did not observe an oil spill or a source.

Both the Calais Fire Department and R. H. Foster representatives do not report a significant incident.  No further complaints were received as of 2/26/14.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-197-2014*North America Landscaping, Construction & Dredge Co. Inc., of Ellicott City, MD, working for The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was dredging the Scarborough River. A $1.7 million project that will create new habitat for the threatened piping plover and make the river channel between the Pine Point and Prouts Neck neighborhoods safer for navigation.

The vacuum dredge through a series of hoses and pipes was depositing the dredge material along the shoreline, and above the hide tide area of West Beach.  During the daily operations, it was noticed that a hydraulic hose had ruptured and discharged to the vessel's surface and created a minor sheen in the vicinity of the dredge.  The sheen was minor and moved with the tide.  No practical method of recovery was possible.  No sensitive receptors were likely to be impacted  based on the size of sheen and swiftness of the local current.

Watching the operation, there was no definitive sheen or anomalies seen in the discharge.  I left the operator my card and number and instructed him to call if any conditions appeared. He agreed to call.  Based on the observations of the ongoing operation and no further reports received, no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-267-2014*Downeast Energy delivered fifty gallons of #2 fuel oil to this outside aboveground storage tank.  The next day they were called back because the tank was leaking.  The tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom, so Downeast pumped out about 45 gallons and removed the tank.  When I arrived, it looked like there had been a more significant spill than just a few gallons, so I started asking some questions.  Apparently, during the holiday season a tree seller uses the Dairy Maid parking lot to sell trees and the property owner assumed that the tree sellers had stolen the half-tank of oil that was in the tank.  It appears now that this is not the case.  It is likely that the oil slowly leaked out of the corroded tank in the months between the last time the property owner checked the tank and the time that the tree sellers set up shop.

An investigatory excavation was performed at the spill site and a vapor control fan was installed.  The site has been referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services and staff person, Mark Woodruff, is now overseeing activities at the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-173-2014*At 1300 hours on 4/10/14, Mr. Hurbert Billings, Deer Isle Code Enforcement Officer, reported an oil spill at 11 Tennis Road, Deer Isle.  This residence is owned by Ms. Lorraine Vavra who lives in Massachusetts.  Ms. Vavra visits this residence in the summer.  I met Mr. Billings at the site and shortly after, the neighbor, Mr. Dennis Carter, joined us.  According to Mr. Carter, the neighbors started smelling oil in January when they went past this house.  In March, the oil smell was quite strong, most likely when the ice went out.  Mr. Carter then went into Ms. Vavra's basement to check on the 275 gallon oil storage tank.  He found it to be leaking.  He proceeded to pump out the remaining oil, approximately 70 gallons, and removed it from the property.  This stopped the oil from leaking.   The spill was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) 2-3 weeks later.

The cellar has a drain approximately 15 feet from the tank.  It appears that a majority of the oil flowed into this drain and discharged in the embankment in the cove approximately 100 feet from the house.  The residence's well is located approximately 10 feet from the tank.  The house is completely winterized and even the cellar windows are left open over winter.  Vapors were not a concern in the basement of the house during my visits.  Ice was observed on the floor during my first visit.  No visible oil was observed in the basement.

A slight sheen was observed in a couple spots on the embankment.  I placed some pads at what I thought was the end of the pipe, but I wasn't able to actually see the pipe.  Maybe a thimble full of oil was observed on the water which appears to be discharging from the drain pipe.  This was after digging around looking for the pipe.  Very little oil was observed, mostly a sheen in this area.

I visited the site on 4/30/14 with Mr. Paul Higgins of MDEP Division of Technical Services.  We observed a small sheen from the embankment.  We will wait to see if Ms. Vavra uses the water this summer and possibly test it then.

Mr. Paul Higgins (MDEP) checked the site a couple of times in the past month.  I sent an email to her with the fund application attached and asked her to email me back or call me.  No response was received.  I left a message on her Massachusetts phone in mid-June and asked her to call me back to discuss the site and she has not responded.  The site was referred to Paul Higgins (MDEP).

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-365-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from heavy equipment to timber mats.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-325-2014*On 5/22/14, Carmen Williams, from Dead River Company, reported that they had been called to a house in Round Pond to make an oil delivery and found a leaking oil tank in the basement. They reported that the basement sump had oil in it and there was an oil stained area at the sump outside outlet. I went to the site and met with the Dead River Company employees and the property owners. The tank was still leaking a little from the wooden peg that the owner had used to patch the leak. Dead River employees had started to pump out the tank and had collected oil with oil absorbent pads. The basement was wet and oil was floating on the water and the basement sump had oil in it. There was an area outside that was oil stained, and tested positive for oil in soil. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect the oil in the basement. I spoke to the owners who reported that the tank had received a 100 gallon delivery in November, before they had left for the winter. They reported that the oil in the basement was discovered when they had returned to the house. I explained the Groundwater Clean-up Fund to them, and they completed an application. They also completed an oil Clean-Up Options Agreement, choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) manage the necessary clean-up. I had Dead River Company complete emptying the tank and install a temporary oil tank to supply heat and hot water to the residence.

On 5/28/14, I had a contractor, Allstate Environmental Services, on site to remove the oiled debris in the basement and remove oil impacted soil around the large flat rock floor slabs. The oil impacted area outside the basement was excavated also until we encountered a pipe that appeared to be coming from the septic tank. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis to establish the extent of contamination left. The site was referred to the MDEP Technical Services Division for well monitoring. The pipe was later identified by the owner to be a discontinued basement drain.

Upon receipt of the laboratory results, it was determined that further removal of oil-impacted soil was required to protect the drinking water in the area. On 7/8/14, I returned with contractor. Over the next several days, the basement floor rocks were moved and underlying soil was removed until ledge was reached at 8 to 12 inches below. The outside area was excavated and additional oil impacted soil was removed.

On 7/14/14, a small excavator was used to remove soil in the outside oil impacted area until ledge was encountered at about 5 feet. Soil samples were taken on top of the ledge for laboratory analysis. The basement and outside area were back filled.

On 8/13/14, Mr. Jackovich called me concerned that my estimate of 100 gallons being spilled was high. He explained that the tank was not leaking when they first came home, but started leaking when he was changing the filter on the tank. He said it only leaked while he was attempting to stop the leak. Considering the amount of oiled debris and oil impacted soil removed from the site, I still estimate that the amount of oil discharged was at least 50 gallons. MDEP Technical Services Division staff will continue to monitor the wells in the site area.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-369-2014*On 6/12/14, at 0940 hours, Brandy Simmons reported that oil had leaked from the outside heating oil tank at her home. She reported that it was noticed about a month ago and her boyfriend had propped the leaking end of the tank up to stop the leak. I met Brandy on site and found stained soil under the end of the tank that had been leaking. She did not know how long it could have been leaking. A soil sample taken at about 1.5 feet below grade field-tested positive for oil in soil. I explained that the contaminated soil needed to be removed to protect the drinking water well on site. Brandy completed a Clean-up Options Agreement to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) manage the clean-up.

On 7/1/14, the tank area was excavated and soil was removed to about 3 feet depth. At this depth, soil samples field-tested with Oil in Soil dye tests were totally negative, indicating that a small amount of oil had been released. The area was back filled.

The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-513-2014*Tank corrosion was the likely cause of a release of an unknown quantity of heating oil.  The family of a deceased property owner was cleaning out the basement and discovered visual and olfactory evidence of oil contamination on the concrete floor and cinder block foundation wall.  Speedy dry was applied to the concrete, then the floor and walls were cleaned with a degreaser.  During the same time period, a sub slab investigation was conducted to determine the presence and/or extent of contamination.  Soil vapors extended below the slab in an area equivalent to a quarter of the basement, but it was determined the actual contamination was limited to the area directly below the seam of the floor and wall and limited in width.  Due to the location of the contamination and limited ability to access it, it was decided to control the vapors with a sub slab ventilation system, coordinated through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services. Also of note, the driven point well at the shore line is not believed to be in any jeopardy as determined by the Division of Technical Services.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-159-2014*Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported that there was a one gallon lube oil leak from an overfilled slop tank on a locomotive.  The product was leaked to the ground.  Pan Am staff shoveled the contaminated soil into a bag for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-645-2014*An indoor aboveground tank was overfilled, which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted siding, a small entry deck, its stairs and the soil below.  The responsible party initiated a clean-up which consisted of scrubbing the siding and deck with cleaner/degreaser.  The homeowner preferred to replace the contaminated woodwork on his own, and while the wood was removed, hand excavated contaminated soil from crawlspace below the deck. Olfactory evidence of contamination was used by the homeowner as cleanup criteria.  The responsible party then transported the contaminated soil to a recycling facility on his behalf. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-608-2014*A large travel crane tipped over at the powder coat end of the plate rack area in A Bay.  Approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid were released to gravel.  After the crane was removed, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Ten tons of material were removed from the site which consisted of all visible signs of contamination.  Underneath the gravel was old macadam, which prevented vertical migration of product.  The macadam was impacted and removed as well which yielded soil unaffected by this incident.  Contaminated soil was stockpiled pending analysis, then processed at a recycling facility. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Bath Iron Works Spill Report.
P-603-2014*Vandalism caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of heating oil because the filter assembly of the aboveground tank had been compromised likely during an attempt to steal fuel.  The tank was located in the basement of the residence within a utility room with a sand floor.  Co-located in this utility room was the driven point well.  Six yards of contaminated sand were vactored out of the room, which was all the material that could be safely removed without compromising the integrity of the structure.  Contamination remains, but is currently inaccessible. The room was backfilled with stone and then concrete in an attempt to control vapors.  A PVC riser was installed prior to concrete pouring for future use as a sub slab depressurization system, if warranted.  Given the material impacted and the proximity to the drinking water well (including the abutters well), the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services was consulted and advised that the water be monitored quarterly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-587-2014*A loose fitting initiated a slow seep of heating oil.  Product entered the sheathing of the supply line at the furnace, then, once it became full, exited the sheathing at the tank.  The concrete basement floor and foundation wall in the vicinity were impacted by oil as well as standing groundwater in the sump basin mere feet away.  Sorbents were utilized to recover standing oil on groundwater, then the concrete floor and wall were treated with a cleaner/degreaser.  Vapors were lingering in the sump basin so it was sealed and a vapor extraction system was installed under the direction of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-586-2014*A lightning strike caused the discharge of less than one gallon of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product impacted grass at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by hand excavation by the responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
B-439-2014*On August 13, 2014 Pan Am Railways reported less than one gallon of lube oil from Locomotive engine containment was spilled to the ballast and rail ties near 65 Main Street, Detroit.  Pan Am used sorbents to collect some of the spilled product.

No further action required by response services.
B-179-2014*On 4/9/14, I received report from Lynam Real Estate, that a client of theirs was interested in selling a piece of property and suspected there might be an underground oil storage tank on it.  I agreed to meet them the following morning to investigate.

We met and I was unable to find any solid evidence of a tank.  However, I contacted fellow Maine Department of Environmental Protection employee, Matt Burke, of the Division of Technical Services, to check his availability to make a site visit with a ground penetrating radar unit.  The ground penetrating unit may be able to confirm that there were no buried tank on the property.

The following week Matt was available and confirmed that there was no underground tank on the property.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter at this time.
P-165-2014*Approximately 4 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the cobblestone floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the oil service technician using absorbent materials. The tank was replaced.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-168-2014*A loose flange on a ship to shore oil transfer hose leaked approximately 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil onto the dock. The dock is constructed with a steel drip pan, and most, if not all, of the oil was contained. The impacted surfaces on the dock were wiped down with rags and degreaser and the drip pan was cleaned out with sorbents. The leaking flange was tightened and the leaked stopped.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-173-2014*See attached report from the City of South Portland.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-176-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification of a diesel power pack which released approximately 6 ounces of diesel fuel into a make shift secondary containment setup consisting of a poly tarp and hay bales. Some snow inside the tarp was impacted and removed for disposal. Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit was made.  Please refer to the attached Burns & McDonnell report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-206-2014*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of a residence during a delivery of oil. The release was caused when the driver accidentally opened the valve of the supply hose while reeling the hose onto the truck. Spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by oil delivery personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel inspected the site and the cleanup actions were sufficient.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-77-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to snow and ice.  Burns & McDonnell oversaw the cleanup.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-127-2014*On January 10, 2014, Petty Officer Duval, with the U.S. Coast Guard, reported a 1 gallon diesel spill at Casco Bay Island Transit District.  The spill occurred while a boat was being filled with diesel.  There was an accidental overfill and the diesel spilled into the ocean. Sorbent pads were applied to the area and removed and disposed of properly.  The Coast Guard reported that no further action would be necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-194-2014*March 10, 2014, CN Brown reported a diesel spill at their bulk plant at 1 CN Brown Way in South Paris.

I spoke with Judy from CN Brown. She explained that a driver was fueling his truck, and when he went to put the nozzle back, approximately less than half a gallon of diesel dripped from the nozzle.

Speedy dry was applied immediately and removed.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-158-2014*On 3-16-2014, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of an oil spill at the home of Lenny and Rite Wiley. Their home is located at 282 Park Street, Lot 29, in the town of Rockland.  The outside oil tank developed a leak and spilled oil onto the ground. Dead River Oil Company responded that evening and pumped out the oil tank.

I made a site visit on 3-18-2014, and found that the oil tank had already been replaced. However, the new oil line was spliced into the old line. I called the oil company and requested that they replace the entire line. I also called Clean Harbors Environmental Services and asked that they remove some of the oil stained sod from the lawn.  Soil removal was done and I later inspected the site and was satisfied with the cleanup.

The Wiley's will be applying to the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund. They did their own soil back filling and landscape work.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-159-2014*On 3-16-2014 Brianna Richards reported a fuel oil release at an apartment building in Winthrop, Maine. The Winthrop Fire Department had also been called to this site prior to my involvement. This multi-unit apartment building has numerous sources of heat and heating appliances. I am speculating that a tenant may have spilled some oil or kerosene while pouring fuel from a five gallon container into the fill pipe. In any event, I inspected the outside of the building and went inside the basement and could not find any oil.

The Fire Department had been there prior to my arrival and placed pads onto a small amount of oil and shoveled snow into a garbage bag. I went to the fire station to collect this material.  I was concerned about the various heating systems (wood pellet, oil etc.) and the disregard to safety and standard installation practices. This situation looked like a tragedy waiting to happen. I notified the Maine Oil and Solid Fuel Board and asked that they put this on their list of places to look at.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-160-2014*On 3-16-2014, the Turner Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer truck had spilled diesel fuel onto the roadway. This occurred at the intersection of Tidswell and Plains Roads. The truck was owned by Quality Egg. It appears that the trailer, full of eggs, may have not been properly connected to the tractor. The trailer dropped to the pavement while under way, smashing eggs and damaging the fuel tank used for operation of the refrigeration system.  Diesel was spilled onto the paved road way. Sand, speedi dri and sorbents were used to recover the diesel fuel.

Quality Egg hired an Environmental Projects, Incorporated to assist in the cleanup and disposal of the sorbents and sand.  I called A. Bernardo and he gave me the totals for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-208-2014*NOTIFICATION
On 3/7/14, while in the vicinity, I briefly stopped at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of diesel product piping from the facility dispenser area.  Onsite I noted oil staining all around the base of the dispensers that appeared to be from leaks under the dispensers rather than surface spills from the nozzle.  I contacted Mr. Rodney Belanger of Gaftek, LLC, to advise that I wished to attend and to assess the piping abandonment.

LOCATION ASSESSEMNT
The UST facility is located within a suburban commercial and residential area at U. S. Route 1 and Mile Road, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The facility and property is owned by Irving Oil, and is operated/leased by Circle-K.  The facility was three double-wall fiberglass, 12,000-gallon USTs with pressurized piping.  I understand that there were no USTs at this property prior to this 1992 installation.  The adjacent property south I understand to be a former gas station (reported to me as operated by Webber Energy) with removed USTs.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/17/14, I met Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Rick Hazel, onsite excavating the northwestern-most dispenser island.  The separate diesel dispenser was being removed and the diesel piping moved to an adjacent sump for a combination gasoline-diesel dispenser.  Only pea stone backfill was visible with an odor of fresh gasoline within the sump and outside the plastic dispenser sump by the piping boots.  I measured ambient Photoionization Detector (PID) levels of 20 to 115-parts per million (ppm).  Only small parts of the underground piping and sumps were visible, but no obvious defects or damage was seen that could explain the leaks outside containment to the soil.

At the time of my visit, I called and advised Mr. Belanger, of Gaftek, about the discharge and was told that geologist, Don Robbins, was enroute to perform the required Chapter 691 closure assessment for the piping.  Robbins later notified me that in native soil in the excavation, he measured down to 10-ppm.  We agreed to a Maine CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER Clean-Up guideline at the time.  I am unaware of groundwater being observed in the piping excavation.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The discharge levels in soil appear below the action levels for this site, so no clean-up actions were required at the time.  I understand that all soil/fill was reused and returned to the excavation.

1.  Oil contaminated special waste media is understood to remain onsite, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as required.  See the closure assessment of Donald Robbins for further information.

2.  This spill report shall not be construed to be or used as an environmental site assessment.

3.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division actions are planned at this site at this time.

A-653-2013*On 10/18/13, in Waterville, Colby College reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 1/2 cup spill of gas appeared to have leaked from a vehicle. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-665-2013*On 10/24/2013, in Waldoboro, Colby & Gale Company reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of spilled K1 fuel oil resulted from a monitor heater being stolen from a vacant home. The foreclosed home was owned by First National Bank. I made contact with Scott Walker of the bank for permission to enter the home to assess the spill. The home was built on a concrete slab covered with vinyl flooring. The spilled oil appeared to stay contained inside the home. I cleaned up free product from the floor with sorbent material. The bank chose to handle the rest of the clean-up by themselves. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-714-2013*On 11/15/13, officers from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported that they were searching a suspected drug lab in Owls Head and needed assistance. I went to the scene with MDEA, and assisted in identification, packing for transport, and transporting to the Division of Response Services warehouse in Augusta, a small quantity of corrosive chemicals.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-737-2013*On 11/25/13, at 1115 hours, the United States Coast Guard reported that a fishing vessel had sunk off the Port Clyde Lobster pier. I contacted Brandon Bezio of the Maine Marine Patrol who had reported the incident to the U. S. Coast Guard. He reported that the vessel had sunk at mooring the day before. He was on scene and he reported that there was no visible oil discharge at this time.

I went to the scene and discovered it was a vessel that had sunk and been raised earlier in the year. (See spill report #A-536-2013.)  There was no oil sheen in the area. Several local fisherman informed me that the vessel had not left the mooring since its earlier sinking. They also informed me that the owner had not been to the vessel for some time and when he had periodically started the engine he had brought only a small can of fuel each time. There was a dispute over the ownership of the vessel at this time. The vessel posed no environmental threat and no hindrance to navigation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-162-2014*A leaking tank was found by a Dead River Oil Company burner technician while doing a furnace cleaning. The oil was lost to the concrete slab in the basement of the home. A 4x6 foot area was stained. On March 11, 2014, Dead River Company had delivered 122 gallons to the home. At the time of the spill, the tank still had 3/4 full tank. With her known oil consumption, the technician on site determined that very little oil was lost. The tank was pumped out and replaced that day. The persons on site took actions to clean up the concrete stained area as best they could. When I spoke to the homeowner, Mrs. Pope, she said that she did not want the Department's help in cleaning up the spill and she was not having any issues with indoor air quality. She was happy with what Dead River had done.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-163-2014*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that they had responded to a customer's house when a "smell of oil" was reported.   The DEE technician found a gasket on the pump of the furnace weeping and some oil stained floor.  The technician cleaned up the affected area and replaced the gasket.

I contacted the homeowner, Kimberly Nadeau-Lindoff and she confirmed that it was a minor leak and that DEE had sufficiently cleaned it up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-165-2014*C N Brown reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred when one of their drivers was flushing the hose/pump on the delivery truck.  Approximately 1 gallon of product spilled to the ground.  The contaminated ice was chipped and removed by the driver and disposed of by C N Brown.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-264-2014*On 4/23/14, at 1300 hours, Fabian Oil Company in Thomaston reported that an estimated 40 gallons of gasoline had spilled at their service station.  The spill occurred when an employee from Jeff's Marine pumped gasoline into the bilge of a boat on a trailer and the bilge pump discharged it to the paved lot. I contacted Fabian Oil and they reported that the Fire Department had been called to the scene. I contacted the Fire Department on scene and they reported that speedy dry sorbent material had been put down to contain and collect the spilled gasoline estimated at 10 gallons. Reportedly, the boat's bilge still contained 20 or 30 gallons of gasoline. I told the Fire Department that I would prefer the boat not be moved until the gasoline in the bilge was pumped out and that I was on my way to the scene.

When I arrived, I was informed that the bilge had been pumped out by Jeff's Marine personnel after the boat was moved, activating the bilge pump and discharging more gasoline. Air monitoring showed that there was no explosive atmosphere in the spill area. There was a large area of the paved lot that was impacted with gasoline. Fabian Oil employees, the Fire Department, and Jeff's Marine employees collected the speedy dry used to collect the spilled gasoline.  Uriah Gillespie from Fabian Oil agreed to arrange for the disposal of the speedy dry.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-279-2014*On March 31, 2014, I received a call from Mr. David Coughlan. Mr. Coughlan is a resident at the condominiums at 798 West Bethel Road in Bethel. He was reporting motor oil on the ground in the parking lot of the condo he lives in.  I contacted the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) of Bethel, Jeff Warden. He immediately visited the site and reported very little motor oil on the ground in the parking lot.

On April 01, 2014, I visited the site to confirm Mr. Warden's investigation. Unfortunately, there was more motor oil on the ground then what was originally reported. That evening I left a message with Maine Street Realty, the management company, to have the owner of the spilled oil to contact me directly.

On April 02, 2014, I was contacted by the owner of the spilled oil. I met with him at the property and we began removing ice covered oil and speedy dry. The clean-up took longer than expected and the owner of the oil was scheduled to depart from the property that evening. I suggested he hire a contractor to finish the work.

On April 03, 2014, I returned to the site to remove bags of oily snow, ice and sand that was left behind from the owner of the spilled oil. There was still a large amount of heavily saturated oily ice and snow left on the parking lot. I contacted the management company and informed them that they had a week to hire an environmental clean-up contractor to finish the work or the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) would clean the oil up and seek reimbursement. The management company acknowledged the request.

On April 09, 2014, I returned to site and met with the management company. At that time they said they had not hired a clean-up contractor and agreed to allow the MDEP to handle the clean-up.  Oily snow, ice and sand were removed from site and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  The private drinking well was tested.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services are required at this time.
P-301-2014*Approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the residence. The release was caused due to corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to an underlying wooden deck structure and concrete surface. Approximately 400 pounds of oil impacted wooden debris was removed for disposal and the concrete surface was cleaned and sealed. Disposal was handled by Allstate Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-207-2014*At 1145 hours on 4/25/14, the Bangor Fire Department reported oily leaves and debris next to a garbage dumpster at 157 Park Street in Bangor.  Upon my arrival, I found a pile of leaves and debris contaminated with oil that the Bangor Fire Department had shoveled into a pile.  It appears oil was thrown into the dumpster and leaked out of the one corner into a pile of leaves and debris.  I bagged up the leaves and debris for disposal.  No responsible party was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-268-2014*At 1205 hours on 5/30/14, Dead River Company reported a small spill, less than a half-gallon of #2 fuel oil (fuel oil), at the residence of Ms. Mary Kelly, 151 Third Street in Bangor.  When I arrived at the site, an oil technician from Dead River was on site fixing the broken fitting which had allowed the fuel to leak out and collect under the hot air furnace.  The technician was able to soak up a majority of the oil during his work on the furnace.

Ms. Kelly complained of the vapors in the house so I installed a vent in the basement window.  I surveyed the house for petroleum vapors with a photoionization detector meter (PID).  The PID indicated 0.3 to 0.5 parts per million (ppm) on the first floor and 3.5 ppm in the basement prior to the vent being installed.  The vent operated for a short time before it was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-251-2014*On 5/19/2014 I received a call from Scott Arbo of Tammaro Oil indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location. Mr. Arbo estimated the size of the spill at 75 gallons based on the usage of the property. The spill occurred because the caretaker of the property accidentally backed the lawnmower over the filter housing while moving the lawn causing it to break the nipple on the tank. The result of this was the emptying of the remaining oil in the tank to the ground. Although the property is served by town water, the spill is located within the wellhead protection zone for the Town of Calais water supply. I hired Stanhope Construction to excavate contaminated soil from the site in consultation with Paul Blood of Technical Services. In all we removed 109.9 tons of contaminated soil from the property and backfilled the excavation with clean backfill. Mr. Blood took several soil samples for analysis and results are pending. Vapors in the home were not a concern. No further Response action is anticipated.
P-51-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to the basement and ground outside when this tank was overfilled.  Royal Oil collected the spilled oil with sorbents and excavation to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No site visit was made.  No Response Services action is expected.
B-30-2014*On 1/13/14, Mr. Mike Tardiff, of Mike Tardiff Burner Service, reported a spill at the residence located at 2897 Broadway in Glenburn.  The owner of the mobile home is Mrs. Lorna Young.  The mobile home is unoccupied and is a rental property for Mrs. Young.

The spill occurred on 1/3/14, when a control on the furnace malfunctioned allowing oil to continue to feed into the furnace while the furnace wasn't operating.  Approximately 90 gallons of #2 fuel was estimated by Mr. Tardiff to be spilled into the furnace and ductwork.  He used speedi dri sorbent material and approximately 100 sorbents pads to remove as much of the oil as possible.   Oil eventually leaked through the seams of the ductwork falling onto the concrete pad and eventually into the ground by the looks of the stains on the concrete.

I visited the site on 1/17/14 with Mrs. Young's insurance agent, Mr. Tardiff, Mr. Jeremy Archer from Penobscot Cleaning Services, Mrs. Young, and her husband.  There was petroleum staining observed on the concrete pad, speedi dri in the furnace, and an oil smell in the living space.  Penobscot Cleaning will provide a quote to clean the furnace ductwork, concrete slab, and other areas where oil had impacted.

Penobscot Cleaners performed the work in May.  There was still some petroleum vapor around the location of the furnace, which had been removed, but the owner did not want any of the rug or wood removed from around this area.  No obvious signs of oil impact was observed around this area.  The owner was going to let the dwelling air out over summer.

The site was referred to State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services due to the owner's well within approximately 80 feet and a neighbor's well within approximately 150 feet.  After inspecting the site it was determined that the wells were at low risk.  It was also determined that very little oil actually made it into the soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-204-2014*4/2/14 1445 Suzanne Pare' from Hammond Lumber reported that an estimated 2 quarts of hydraulic oil had spilled to a paved driveway when a hydraulic line broke on one of their delivery trucks. I contacted Suzanne and she reported that the spill had stayed to the paved driveway and was picked up with speedy dry. I contacted the property owner and he said he was satisfied with the Hammond Lumber clean-up. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-157-2014*On 3/31/14 Tom Watkins called to report a spill at the entered location. The spill was the result of a corrosion hole in the tank itself and resulted in oil being spilled under the mobile home. Vapors in the home were never compromised. I removed approximately three yards of contaminated soil from under the residence with a vacuum truck. The homeowner is working with the oil tank replacement program to acquire a new tank. The drinking water supply is not at risk.

No further Response action is anticipated.
B-189-2014*On 4/14/14, I received report of a flooded basement with oil in it.  The report was made by the potential buyer of the house.  The potential buyer lives out of state and has hired a handyman to inspect the house.  When he was inspecting, he discovered that the owner's son was pumping water from the basement into the back yard.  The water also had oil on it.

Once the oil was pointed out to the son of the owner, he stopped pumping the oily water.  At this point the potential buyer contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection

The next morning, I was on scene and removed the contaminated soil from the back yard and oily water from the basement.  This was accomplished by using a Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) vactor to remove the soil and (CHES) carbon cell to filter the water from the basement.

After this was complete, I met with the homeowner and informed her of what had to take place in the way of paper work and advised her son on the correct procedure next time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

I-139-2014*On May 13, 2014 a Dead River delivery truck overfilled an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 11 York street. The driver only overfilled the piping and did not notice that the tank was too full. Over several hours the AST piping leaked through joints and onto the tank. The home owner noticed the release and called Dead river Co. to clean up the release. Dead River's Employees pumped down the tank and used sorbents. Once on site I opened a window in the basement to vent vapors and had Dead River remove some contaminated soils. Dead River Co. will dispose of the contaminated soils and sorbents per Department guidance. Miss DeLong was informed that her AST was unstable from the legs being too high and poor blocking. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-2-2014*R. H. Foster, Inc., reported a less than 5 gallon spill of kerosene due to a driver overfilling his truck at their bulk plant.  They used sorbents to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-814-2013*On 12/30/2013, in Dixfield, Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill was cleaned up by MEDOT with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-101-2014*Ms. Alley reported a 100 gallon oil spill from the 275 gallon supply tank at the entered location.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the site and did not observe a 100 gallon oil spill.  A small, less than one gallon spill was observed at the gable end of the dwelling on a large extended slab where the aboveground supply tank was located.  Apparently, the filter broke causing a small leak, which was repaired.  A small amount of speedi-dri sorbent material was deployed to help lift some of the oil out of the concrete, otherwise there was no recoverable amount of oil.  Ms. Alley suggested that the oil company seemed confused over the amount and were only guessing on the potential amount spilled based on records they maintain.

No additional complaints were received as of 2/21/14.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

A-268-2014*On 4/25/2014, 1410 hours, Judy Little, from C N Brown Company, reported that an estimated 1 1/2 gallons of gasoline had spilled, due to a customer overfill at their Big Apple service station in Wilton. She reported that the gasoline was contained to the dispenser concrete apron and some to the asphalt parking lot. Store employees had collected the spilled fuel with speedy dry. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-340-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown quantity of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the dirt floor basement of an old farmhouse with a granite block foundation.  Contamination was removed from below the tank with a vactor.  The removal was limited to ensure the structural integrity of the foundation was not compromised.  Groundwater was encountered approximately four inches below grade; free product was abound.  Despite the very active sump pump six feet away, the presence of free product seemed contained to the vicinity below the tank.  The residence is supplied by a spring fed well up gradient, and the subfloor of the house was cloaked with poly to keep the insulation intact so vapor intrusion was not a factor.  Thus, passive recovery of product was deemed an appropriate approach.  The basement area was backfilled with 3/4 inch sized stone material, except for an area equivalent to three feet in diameter to accommodate access to oil and groundwater.  Routine trips to the location were made to change out sorbents. The quantity of product dwindled and finally disappeared completely.  The remainder of the hole was backfilled with remnant stone from the original removal/backfill action.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-282-2014*Roland Arsenault of Rumford Paper Company reported an underground storage tank (UST) alarm indicating water in the interstitial space of a UST located on the Rumford Paper Company property.    Certified Tank Installer, Tony Couture, was called to inspect the situation.   He contacted me and reported the issue was a riser for the interstitial space leaking.   He repaired the riser and removed the water from the interstitial space.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-291-2014*Cumberland Farms removed three 8,000 gallon underground storage tanks (USTs) from this facility in June, 2014.  Soil borings taken at the site earlier in the year in preparation for the removal had revealed some areas of petroleum contamination.  There had also been a piping upgrade in 1996, where some soil had been removed, and due to site constraints, contaminated soil had been left behind (refer to spill report:A-328-96).

During the removal of the USTs, some areas exhibited elevated levels on the Photo Ionization Detector.   The soil was to be removed off site to prepare the site for the new USTs, so field screening of the soil continued until the new UST excavation was complete.   At the terminus, the excavation walls did not exhibit any field screenings above the levels of concern on a "Leaching to Groundwater" site, which was the clean up standard for this site.

A total of 865 tons of soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling.  Dewatering of the hole was necessary during the new tank installation, and 32,809 gallons of contaminated groundwater was disposed of at Clean Harbors in South Portland.   A treatment system was later installed and the water was treated and pumped to the municipal sewer.

The appropriate lab analysis was taken as required in the Department's UST regulations.  Results were received with the site assessment and reviewed by Cheryl Fontaine of the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-283-2014*I received a call from the Code Enforcement Officer of Camden reporting that a discharge of oil had occurred at home on 46 Annis Road in Camden.  I visited the site and met with the owner, Albert Eaton, and we checked out the area of the spill.  A discharge had occurred in a garage at the furnace and Mr. Eaton had stopped the leak and addressed it.  The discharge I had been called to, however, was outside of the garage, in gravel near the tank, running over an embankment.  Either the spill he addressed had run under the wall, or it had leaked from the filter of the outside above ground fuel storage tank.  In any event, the discharge had stopped.  I instructed Mr. Eaton on the clean up requirement and he agreed to undertake it.   I visited the site several days later and inspected the site and was satisfied with the clean up.   The soil was consolidated with other like wastes and disposed of at CPRC in Scarborough.  There was a drinking water well on site and the case was referred to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services for consideration.   Mr. Pugh visited the site and determined that there was no risk to the well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-298-2014*Gus Libby of Colby College reported a spill of antifreeze on the road on Cotter Drive which had leaked from an unknown vehicle.   Colby College personel were able to remove the product and none reached the nearby catch basin.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-95-2014*On March 27, 2014, Ms. Willette contacted the Division of Response Services concerned about her aboveground storage tank. Once on site I (Jesse Clark) found the tank to be weeping and in need of replacement. I placed sorbent pads beneath the tank to ensure any oil would be contained.

Ms. Willette applied for the Department's tank replacement program, and a new tank has been installed.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-320-2014*On 5/19/14, 1605 hours, Chris Guessman, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 2 quarts of lube oil had spilled to the rail bed at the Riley Station when a rail engine containment tank overflowed. The oil impacted rail bed stone was removed for disposal by the rail company. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-319-2014*On 5-19-2014, McGee Construction Company called to report the release of an estimated 40 gallons of off-road diesel fuel. A drain fitting, located on the fuel tank of a payloader, was accidentally broken off. This release occurred at McGee's pit on West River Road in Augusta ME.  The operator and another employee used sorbent pads and buckets to collect and recover the diesel fuel. I arrived on site and we continued to use sorbent pads to recover the oil that had spilled onto the ground. We waited an unusually long time for a mechanic from McGee to arrive and repair the fitting on the loader. Soil removal was completed after the payloader was repaired and moved. This oil contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation in Scarborough. Several bags of oil contaminated sorbents were transported to Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn for disposal via incineration.

The soils at this site were dense and the diesel fuel migrated only a few inches. Soil cleanup was deemed complete and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-255-2014*At 1420 hours on 5/23/14, Mr. Jeremy Labbe of Casella Waste Systems reported a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on an excavator at the Pine Tree Landfill facility in Hampden.  New England Waste Services of Maine is the responsible party.  The sorbents were hauled to the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-370-2014*On 6/12/2013, Mark Arienti reported elevated levels of petroleum compounds that were detected during the removal of a gasoline station. This gasoline station and convenience store, Wentworth Family Grocery, is located on Route One in Northport at 655 Atlantic Highway. The underground storage tank (UST) facility registration for this address is 17790.  These underground gasoline tanks were being removed and new tanks will be installed. The new tanks are not going in the same exact spot. Mark Arienti, of Acadia Environmental, reported that the area under the pump island and dispenser appeared to be the area of concern. I suggested that he contact Cheryl Fontaine of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services for assistance in determining cleanup goals and guidelines. Mark also needed help with the disposal of the soil and trucking. I made arrangements with Dragon Products Company and suggested that they call J. K. Kalloch for help in the trucking.

There was a lot of discussion between MDEP and Mark Arienti. Alex Pugh and Dani Obery were assigned to this case as Geologist and Project Manager.  Eventually the new tanks were installed.  An estimated 35 yards of soil was removed and transported to Dragon Products. The driver forgot to weigh in and out, therefore an accurate weight could not be obtained.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-108-2014*At 0930 hours on 2/27/14, Mr. Andy Doak, of First Wind Energy, reported a 3 gallon spill of gear oil from a loose plug on a filter inside the top of the wind turbine, Tower 5 of the Bull Hill Wind Farm.   Some of the oil leaked onto the exterior of the tower, approximately 100 feet above the ground.  They did put a few sorbents at the bottom of the wind turbine as a precaution.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil on the interior.  The plug was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-210-2014*Before Mr. Hovsepian died, he had built a very sturdy roofed enclosure around his aboveground storage tank (AST).  The only problem was a small area of decking on ground in front of the tank, beneath the filter.  This winter's frost action was intense and a frost heave lifted the decking enough to lift the filter and crack the copper line.  This was enough to create an arching spray of oil within the structure and subsequent loss of heat.  Upon arrival, the licensed technician noticed the problem and quickly corrected it, but not before a significant discharge had occurred.  He called Maine Department of Environmental Protection to report the situation, and I responded.

Upon arrival, I met with Mrs. Hovsepian and we discussed the situation.  I inspected the tank, shelter and site conditions.  It was evident the shelter and tank would have to be removed to access the ground directly spilled upon.  Other issues were significant potential for underground utilities in the area of concern, soil remediation beneath the home, and any multitude of unknowns likely to be encountered.

A contractor was called and we devised a cleanup plan and I explained the plan to Mrs. Hovsepian.  Dead River Co. set up a temporary tank away from the cleanup location for the duration of the project.

Work commenced.  The shelter was de-constructed, tank removed was placed aside, Dig Safe (DS) marked best guess area (trailer parks inevitably are creatively constructed), and hand digging began.  Significant excavation took place adjacent and beneath the home.  Eventually an electrical cable was encountered (partially identified by DS, and at least anticipated).  This was approximately the bottom of the excavation (within 12 inches).  A rain event partially filled the hole, and some free product was encountered and recovered on sorbent pads.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services



P-220-2014*Supply line corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil to an unfinished basement.  Product impacted a cement basement floor then migrated over to the sump basin, contaminating groundwater.  Before the leak was noticed, the basement flooded and the oil rose with it contaminating porous items in contact with the floor. Those items were removed and sorbent boom was applied to recover spots of free oil.  Thereafter, the water was sucked out with a vacuum truck and the concrete basement floor cleaned with a cleaner/degreaser.  That effort was thought to be sufficient, but free product remained below the slab.  Groundwater was sucked out with a vacuum truck, on two separate occasions, to draw oil to the sump for recovery.  During the first occasion, soil from within the basin was hand excavated so the sump pump would sit lower and allow for the sump top to be sealed to abate lingering oil odors.  With the input and eventual oversight of the Division of Technical Services, the sump top was sealed and a carbon pretreatment system was installed on the sump pump's output.  After a few weeks of treatment, the system was demobilized.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-256-2014*I was contacted by Jim Morin reporting that a digger derrick had a hydraulic hose fail causing about a pint of hydraulic oil to spill onto the timber matts and ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with excavation and sorbent materials.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-300-2014*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground due to customer inattention and subsequent overfill.  Store employees with the aid of the local fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-315-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the concrete pad of this pad mounted transformer while servicing the unit.  Central Maine Power Company employees collected the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-338-2014*A small amount of kerosene was spilled to the ground due to tank corrosion.  Downeast Energy Company technicians removed a few shovelfuls of oily soil when they removed the tank. When I arrived everything looked good.  The area is served by public water and there is no indoor air quality risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-471-2014*Upon use of the compactor it was discovered that during the weekend the hydraulic system had leaked oil beneath the machine and onto a concrete pad.  Some oil migrated off the pad to the adjacent gravel soil.  This was cleaned up by applying speedy dry sorbent material on the affected pad area, and removing it.  The affected gravel was excavated by hand, and transported to CPRC Group, Scarborough for recycling/disposal.  Based on the conditions observed, industrial/commercial, served by public water and cleaned up immediately, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services is satisfied with remediation.  Also MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-531-2014*Human error caused the release of 2 gallons of diesel fuel to the gravel road surface at the Downeast Energy bulk plant. The release was caused by overfilling a tank truck. The spilled fuel was cleaned using sorbents and some gravel was removed. Oil impacted material was disposed of by Downeast Energy. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-35-2014*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released during an oil delivery to the residence and was caused by an overfilling of the tank. The oil was released from vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the paved drive surface. The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by Dead River Company using absorbent materials.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-36-2014*A truck accident caused the release of approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid to an unnamed creek. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and approximately 150 lbs. of spent sorbents were disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Please refer to the attached Spill Reporting Form provided by Burns & McDonnell for additional information.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-563-2014*This was a complaint regarding a residential property in Kennebunk that had been used for decades as an unlicensed junkyard of sorts.  The former owner, now deceased, was a collector of old equipment.  The heirs of the property are now engaged in removing the collection from the property.  Area residents are concerned because the property is in a sensitive area in that it is located in the watershed area of the local drinking water supply.  I contacted the local municipal office and made arrangements to meet the local Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) on-site.

When on site, the CEO and I met two family members who were overseeing the removal of the collection from the property.  The family had hired CIA Salvage, of Limerick, to remove the waste from the property.  The agreement with CIA is that CIA is to remove all of the fluids from the vehicles and equipment before the equipment is removed from the site.  I inspected many tanks on site and found all of them empty except one, which contained a small amount of fuel which the family members said they would address with CIA.  There were two oil stains on the property and the family said that CIA would be removing them.

I checked with our solid waste group and they said that CIA holds current licenses to perform all of the work that they have agreed to perform at this site.

It is my impression that the family is well aware that the value of the property would be directly impacted by any spillage on site.  It seems that they have been keeping a pretty close watch on CIA during the process, and I suspect that will continue.  The Kennebunk CEO and I have an open invitation to visit the site whenever we wish during the cleanup and it is my understanding that the CEO intends to do so.

Overall, my impression is that the current cleanup activities at the site are being undertaken in an environmentally responsible manner and will not be a threat to the nearby public water supply.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-219-2014*On 7/22/14, at 11:15 hours, while traveling from Madawaska to Fort Kent a trail of whitish substance was observed spilled on travel lane of Route 1 and turning onto the Pelletier Road.  It was followed for several miles until the trail led into the Twin Rivers Sludge Landfill, where a wet load of clayey paper mill sludge had been recently dumped.

On 7/22/14, 13:05 hours, Eric Carrier, Twin Rivers Environmental Coordinator called to say that a contractor for the mill was hauling waste clay material to the Twin Rivers landfill in Frenchville and dribbled clay mud most of the way up 11th Avenue from the mill to the landfill.  The material is non-hazardous according to Eric.  He is having the contractor (Dave Pelletier) clean it up.  I had him add it to his spill log they keep for us for stormwater purposes.

No further Division of Response Services action should be warranted at this time.
A-465-2014*Maritime Energy installed a new above ground storage tank and piping. When the tank was filled, a pipe fitting leaked and dripped oil onto the top of the tank. I was told that no oil made it to the floor. The technicians who did the installation came back and tightened the loose fitting, and cleaned the outside of the tank. There was no one living at the residence at that time, so I did not make a site visit.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-470-2014*On 7/23/14, at 1400 hours, Daniel Courtemanch, from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, reported that he had received a complaint that a Bellavance Construction Company had leaking tanks and equipment.  The leaking fluids were running into a wetland that drained into Belgrade Stream between Great Pond and Long Pond. I went to the site, Bellavance Construction Company's main office and maintenance garage. I met Diana Bellavance, the owner's wife, at the site. She accompanied me while I inspected the site. There were two double-wall above ground storage tanks on site that were reported as empty and had not been used for some time. I observed no oil spillage around the tanks. There was a heating oil tank at the rear of the garage that appeared to be a homemade tank, and I advised Diana to have the tank replaced before it leaked. There were no signs that it had leaked. In an area where snow plows were stored, I did observe a two-foot round oil stain on the gravel lot that smelled like hydraulic oil. Diana showed me the stream that ran from the wetland area next to their property. There was red brown sediment on the bottom of the stream and a rainbow sheen on the surface. The sheen broke up into pieces when disturbed indicating that it was a bacterial sheen. Diana informed me that there had been a dumping area in back of their property many years ago. I also inspected the company's staging area on Route 27 and found two areas of oiled stained soil. Diana said they would cleanup all the areas as soon as possible and plan to replace the heating oil tank.

I checked the areas a few weeks later and all oil impacted soil had been removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-44-2014*On 1/22/2014 Pan Am Railways reported a 2 quart lube oil spill in Rumford. The spill resulted from a leak on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-55-2014*On 1/2/2014, On Target Utility Services reported a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured main hose on an auger truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material by On Target and myself. The spill was contained to the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-45-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of diesel fuel from an aboveground tank to engineered containment.  The tank was situated within a septic tank bottom and expected to be liquid tight.  Unfortunately, this prefabricated septic tank bottom had a hole in the center which allowed product to leak from the containment to the ground below.  Grade influenced the oil approximately ten feet across the predominantly frozen ground to the granite block bulkhead wall forming the bank of the Saco River at this location.  Oil ran over the edge into the river.  The river was predominantly frozen except for a few feet in width along the bank since, despite the distance from the ocean, this section of river is tidal.  Product mingled with ice cobbles ranging in size from golf balls to volleyballs and migrated approximately 150' in both directions.

This scenario was particularly challenging because it was low tide at the time of discovery and brackish tidal ice is inherently unsafe; both factors significantly limited recovery options due to logistical and/or safety considerations.  The responsible party was able to place two sections of dock on the ice edge with a crane which at least allowed for access to the oil via ladder at this one location.  A drum skimmer was deployed to attempt to recover free product here as well as approximately 100' down river in the slip for the boat sling.  Both were effective at recovering the oil in their immediate vicinity but ultimately inefficient because there was no way to influence the oil to them and the ice cubes were a hindrance.  After a short time, they were demobilized.  At high tide, every inch of sorbent boom onsite was deployed into the river, then since it was dark, wet, extremely slippery and approaching midnight, response efforts were ceased in the interest of responder safety compounded by depleting gains.

The next morning Game Wardens were onsite with an air boat to provide their ice expertise and deemed the ice generally safe for pedestrian traffic.  The airboat was utilized as a working/safety/rescue platform throughout the day.  The field technicians were tethered to the air boat, thus able to work directly along the ice edge recovering saturated sorbent boom and spot padding lingering free product.  This process progressed from upriver and downriver and resulted in complete recovery of oil in the river based on visual observation.  This status justified postponing any further shore side response activities until the spring.

In the spring, the tank was removed and the containment moved to allow for access to contaminated soil below.  Approximately five yards of material were removed from below the containment over to the bulkhead wall, less than three feet below grade.  The hole was backfilled and the containment replaced.  That effort deemed this issue finally addressed to Department satisfaction and thus no further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
P-151-2014*On February 24, 2014, Cumberland Farms had an overfill of unleaded gasoline at their 535 Main Street facility in Saco.  It was reported that a customer had a faulty fuel tank, and during filling, approximately 3 gallons of unleaded gasoline leaked from the vehicle.  TMC Environmental responded to the site and applied speedy dry to the pavement.

On February 25, 2014, I met with TMC Environmental on site. Sorbent boom was placed in the catch basin for precautionary measures.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-152-2014*On February 24, 2014, Maine State Police reported a leaking side saddle tank on a tractor trailer on I-295 south bound roadway near mile marker 3.  I responded to the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer explained to me that something on the road must have hit his driver side saddle tank and punctured a hole in it.  Sand was applied to the puddle of diesel that was released under the truck. Maine Department of Transportation applied a thin coating of sand for traction on the road surface.

On February 25, 2014, I returned to the site with TMC Environmental. They removed oily snow and ice and the sand that was applied to the diesel puddle.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are required at this time in this matter.
I-43-2014*On February 6, 2014 A hose ruptured on a forwarder releasing 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto a snow packed road. The sorbents were used and contaminated snow was removed from the site. The oily debris will be disposed of at a later date with other scheduled removal of oily wastes. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-164-2014*On 3/17/2014, in Albion, Mathew Lee reported an oil spill. The spill of an unknown amount of K1 fuel oil resulted from a filter assembly freezing and splitting open on an outside oil tank. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. The site is served by a private drinking water well and the case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-659-2013*On 10/21/2013, in Wiscasset, M. W. Sewall Company reported an oil spill. The minor spill was the result of a loose fitting on an outside oil tank. The leak was repaired by the oil company. A site visit was made to check for contamination, and none was found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-235-2014*A small amount of #2 fuel oil was spilled to the ground when Downeast Energy overfilled this residential heating oil tank.  The oil was collected with sorbent pads outside the home.  The basement was inspected and no spillage was observed. No further Response action expected.
I-124-2014*4/17/14 I made a site visit to Max Curtis home to assess an oil spill as a result of flooding of the Aroostook River.  A riding mower had been under flood water and after the water receded, Max found a pool of what appeared like lube oil under the mower's rear end gear box.  I put down sorbent materials to soak up the spilled oil that was laying on the surface of the ground.  The oil did not soak into the ground.  I bagged up and properly disposed of the oily debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-903-2013*November 15, 2013, I responded to a report of weathered oil at an excavation site at the Sea Latch Inn in York Beach.

Upon arrival I met with Jason Landon. Mr. Landon is the project manager with Pine Brook Corporation. Mr. Landon explained that an old AST (above ground storage tank) was in the basement of a building. During excavation, they discovered weathered oil on the ground water. Soil samples were taken and analytical results identified oil was present in the soil.

The soil was considered acceptable to leave on site and use as backfill in the holes that were dug.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-534-2014*A hydraulic line was blown on a Public Works Department truck while working.  The resulting discharge went to the asphalt, and was cleaned up by the crew.  They applied sorbent pads to the spill and were satisfied with remediation.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided, nature, and location of incident, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-271-2014*On 4/22/2014, in Benton, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a hose rupture on a piece of equipment. The spill happened on the Central Maine Power Company right of way on the Albion Road. The equipment was owned by L. E. Myers Company and the spill was cleaned up by them. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

Note: Juniper Ridge Landfill facility did not return the signed oil spill debris form.
A-272-2014*On 4.30.14, I received a report of the discharge of 100 gallons of K-1 from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The spill occurred when the ground heaved and dislodged the piping coming out of the tank.  The spill was reported by Jim Moody of Jim's Burner Service.  The property owners notified Mr. Moody when they returned for the summer from their home in Florida.  The oil most likely leaked out during the winter months while they were away.

I arrived on scene and inspected the 125 gallon tank.  The tank had approximately 20 gallons remaining.  I observed oil saturated soil below the tank and saw that it had not spread out far, but flowed down the foundation wall.  Inside the basement had approximately 6 to 7 inches of water and on top of that about an inch of K-1.  I estimated that the majority of the oil lost was floating on the surface of the water in the basement.  Fortunately, the basement drain was clogged and no oil had migrated out and into the storm drain on the street.

I went over the AST insurance fund with Mr. Page and called a clean-up contractor to remove the oil and water from the basement that afternoon.  We removed approximately 499 gallons of mixed liquid media.  Jim's Burner Service removed the tank that day as well.

On 5.6.14, I returned to remove the contaminated soil outside and clean the concrete floor and walls in the basement.  The basement had filled with water again, but we were able to remove it and power wash all the surfaces impacted.  Approximately 3 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed from outside the building.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-273-2014*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an unregistered junk yard was releasing oil into a nearby stream. This stream drains into the town of Hartford drinking water supply.  I drove out to the site, but no one was home. I could see numerous old vehicles sitting close to a wetland area. I stopped at the town office to confirm some information. There used to be a junkyard on that property and it was a valid licensed junk yard. However the town no longer requires that facility to have a license.  I walked downstream of the junkyard and I could not see any sheen or oil discharge, or evidence that one had occurred.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-274-2014*On 5/2/2014, in Belfast, an anonymous caller reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of K1 fuel oil resulted from a broken filter assembly on an outside oil storage tank. The home appeared to be abandoned and possibly bank owned. The case was referred to project management due to the unknown owner of the property.

On 1/5/2015, it was determined that Wells Fargo was the owner of the property. The owner had made arrangements to have Environmental Projects, Incorporated, remove contaminated soil from the site. A total of 23.96 tons was removed from the site and taken to CPRC Group for disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-275-2014*On 5/2/14, Richard Comstock, of the Alfond Center for Health, reported that yesterday less than 3 gallons of unleaded gasoline had discharged onto the paved parking lot of their facility.  The spill came from a patient's car.  The leak was from the fuel line.  The patient had very little gas in her car to begin with and had to be towed from the scene.

The Augusta Fire Department responded and speedi dri sorbent material was put down on the spill.  No oil migrated on the paved surface.  Workers from the Alfond Center swept up the speedi dri later in the day and placed it into a 55-gallon drum.  The drum will be disposed of through an existing contract with an environmental clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-276-2014*On 5.2.14, Joe Flagg, of Maritime Energy, reported the discharge of a half-gallon of #2 fuel oil from a leak around the filter.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor in the basement and the Maritime Energy technician used sorbent material to soak up the oil.  The filter was repaired.  The homeowners did not complain of any smell in the living space.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-277-2014*On 5-2-2015, Dan Fitzpatrick reported the release of an estimated five gallons of fuel oil at the Brunswick Church of the Brethren. This occurred during a delivery to the outside oil tank. The site is located at 949 Gardiner Road in the town of Wales. The oil tank was inside an enclosure with the vent through the roof of the enclosure. One or two fills were located on the ends of this enclosure.

The oil spilled out the vent onto the roof of the enclosure and onto the ground. A crew from Dead River Company returned that day to excavate the contaminated soil, by hand. I made a site visit sometime later and cleanup appeared to be sufficient. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-317-2014*Poor workmanship caused the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of heating oil to an almost finished basement.  A rug installer punctured the supply line from the aboveground tank while nailing down a tack strip.  Product was released to a cement basement floor, impacting wood framed partition walls.  The carpet installer used miscellaneous rags and carpet materials to recover spilling product until the homeowner arrived who shut off the fuel supply.  Oil contaminated materials were removed from the premises.  The property owner was concerned for sub slab contamination which would negatively impact his private drinking water well within 50' as well as expose his young children to poor indoor air quality.  A small section of the concrete floor in the vicinity of an existing crack was removed to allow for an assessment.  The material below the slab consisted of an approximate foot of coarse grained sand then silty clay.  Oleophilic dye shake tests were performed on both the material immediately sub slab as well as multiple locations at the sand/clay interface.  All results were negative.  Therefore, no further action is necessary at this time.
P-533-2014*
SUMMARY
This Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, gasoline fuel, underground storage tank (UST) owned and operated by Hertz Corporation.  No MDEP representative was present at the UST removal and no evidence of discharges were reported to MDEP.  The UST facility removal was performed by Portland Pump Company.  No new replacement UST was installed.

In June, 2014, Hertz submitted a Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment produced by Stantec Consulting Services, and covering the UST abandonment that had taken place on 4/22/14 and 4/23/14.  During the UST abandonment Stantec stated that they noted no reportable contamination by field analysis.  Laboratory analysis completed afterwards (sample GW-1) and submitted with the closure assessment did note reportable gasoline contamination in groundwater when compared with the Maximum Exposure Guideline (MEG) for drinking water (see Stantec's Table 1 and lab analysis results).

On 6/16/14, Mr. Harrison Bispham, of the Augusta MDEP office, notified MDEP Response Services Division of the unreported discharge at this facility noted on the UST closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski, of the Response Services Division, agreed to visit the site and assess as best possible for further actions.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENTT
The facility is located in a commercial location adjacent and serving the Portland Jetport.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service; no drinking water wells are known in 1000-feet and the site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The location has no known history of oil vapor intrusion within structures.

On 7/9/14, I met onsite with Westley Tucker of Hertz, who gave me a tour of the former UST facility.  The former UST and piping area was freshly repaved.  I noted no evidence of remaining UST fill or vent piping.  The contaminated areas and whole lot is contained under asphalt paving.  After the site visit, MDEP Division of Response Services recommended and assigned a 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure scenario for oil spill clean-up.  Stantec's UST Closure Assessment outlines past MDEP spill reports, etc.  See Stantec's assessment for details of the removal and field and lab samples.

This gasoline UST facility, abandoned in April 2014, was an Owens Corning fiberglass UST, installed 30 years earlier.  It fueled the businesses rental vehicles.  This UST facility has been replaced by a new gasoline aboveground storage tank (AST) with about 125-feet of underground product piping to a new fuel dispenser island (see photos).  On 7/9/14, Simard & Sons, Company staff were working on completion of the new AST facility and dispenser island.  A Simard worker stated that they encountered bedrock close to grade surface when excavating the underground piping run. The site also has an AST for motor lube oil.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At this time, no soil or groundwater has been removed or remediated in relation to this 2014 UST abandonment.  See earlier spill reports for other past remedial activities.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   Based on present information, I recommend no further investigation or remedial actions at this time.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as need arises.  At this time, it is unknown as to the date and source of the contamination, though if no defects or damage was found with this UST facility, then it may be assessed that the discharge was from previous surface spills, maintenance, or fitting leaks, etc.

2.   See the MDEP UST registration file #1395, past MDEP spill reports, and the Stantec closure assessment for further information.

3.   This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate the locations is remediated to original or pristine condition.

4.   No further MDEP Division of Response Ser
B-609-2013*On 10/31/13, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, called to report a spill at the entered location. The spill occurred while the truck driver was flushing #2 oil out of his hose into a bucket because his next delivery was to be kerosene. According to Ms. Little, the bucket was accidentally bumped and about a cup of fuel spilled to asphalt. The driver cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and resumed his route. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-610-2013*On 10/28/13, I received an anonymous report from a woman who reported being soaked by gasoline at the entered location when an automatic shutoff on the pump failed. I visited the site and met with the owner. He assured me the pumps were working fine, and no one informed him of an incident such as the woman described. I found no evidence of a significant spill at the site anywhere. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-186-2014*An automobile accident caused a few gallons of coolant and motor oil to be lost to the pavement.  The automotive fluids were collected with speedi-dri.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-187-2014*A small amount of #2 fuel oil was lost to the ground when this heating oil tank was overfilled.  I inspected the site and the spill is relatively minor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-5-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 1/2/14, through the Sanford Public Safety Dispatch, and Maine State Police (MSP), the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, was notified of an ongoing discharge from a parked commercial tractor trailer's saddle tank that had been hit by another vehicle.  A severe blizzard and distance inhibited an MDEP response before all the oil discharged, so a Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) employee in the area responded at MDEP request.

LOCATION & SPILL ASSESSMENT
On Thursday, 1/2/14, it was fortunate that upon calling CHES, they had a supervisor in the area that MDEP authorized to respond, assess the discharge, and assist the Hollis Fire Department (HFD) in stopping the diesel discharge.  Fire Chief Johnson, and Kenneth Burbank, of CHES, when on site, reported that the truck lost about 25-gallons before Ray's Towing Company was able to pump off about 50-gallons from the saddle tank.

On Friday, 1/3/14, I visited the site and managed to find several areas of diesel-contaminated snow near utility pole #511 and the east edge of the fire station's parking lot.  The damaged truck was gone and snow plows had pushed the snow around to the point, so I could not locate the exact spill location.  The site is located several hundred feet East South East of the Hollis Center Fire/Rescue Station and across Route 202 from the Bangor Savings Bank, both on private drinking water wells.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though located near the Station House Grill public water well (see maps for additional information).

Considering the distance to potential threatened wells, the volume of the discharge, and weather conditions, I assessed that full remediation could wait on a thaw to better see any spill area in the soil and to excavate as needed, and to be able to contact the responsible party and have them manage the discharge remediation.

On 3/18/14, Mr. Mark Holloway, of AmeriGas Propane, in response to the MDEP letter of 2/27/14 to Philip Montgomery of Golden Eagle Transport, Holloway advised me that AmeriGas would take responsibility for the discharge clean-up as Golden Eagle was a subcontractor of AmeriGas.  Holloway requested that MDEP manage the clean-up, and have the invoices sent directly to AmeriGas for payment (see attached e-mail of 3/20/14).

On Monday, 3/24/14, MDEP Geologist, Brad Hahn, and I met onsite with Kenneth Small, of CHES, to assess the discharge and plan for the clean-up and equipment needed.  Much of the snow along the road had melted back exposing waste oil and diesel oil in the snow and on the ground.  I did not note any yet flowing north down the drainage.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/2/14, HFD and contractors had the saddle tank pumped out and sorbents collect some of the discharge.  Little spill clean-up could be done at the time due to the blizzard, hazardous driving, and need to keep the road open and plow.  Mr. Holloway of AmeriGas had been informed by e-mail of the clean-up requirements.

On Tuesday, 3/25/14, under direction and soil sampling of MDEP Response Division, CHES excavated 14.7 tons of oil-contaminated soil and snow from the location.  Dark free-product oil on runoff water in the drainage ditch was picked up with sorbent pads.  CHES was to invoice AmeriGas Propane directly.  During excavation, the volume of oil discharged appeared greater than previously assessed.  The oil discharge did not appear to have drained from the spill area or soaked deep into the soil.  An Oil In Soil colorimetric test of soil sample SS-1 soil, below the center of the excavation, 6" to 8" below grade, was negative for detectable hydrocarbons.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Further assessment and investigation of this discharge has been referred to MDEP geologist, Brad Hahn.  At the time Hahn and I assessed that nearby drinking water wells were not seriously threatened.
2.  This spill report shall not be used as
A-201-2014*On 3/31/14, 1530 hours, Carmen Williams, from Dead River Company, reported that an estimated 2 gallons of kerosene had spilled to a concrete basement floor when the tank was overfilled. Oil had come out of the tank top fittings and outside at the vent. I met Dead River Company employees at the site, and found that the oil had run on water in the basement under a wall and under the hot tub in the next room. The tank and floor was cleaned up with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry. Oil had wicked up into the chip board and dry wall board covering the wall so they were removed. Oil impacted insulation in the wall was removed also. The wall wooden plate in contact with the concrete floor had absorbed some oil and Dead River Company said they would arrange to replace it. The oil vapors upstairs were low, < 3 parts per million, as measured with a photo ionization detector. I informed the owner of my findings, and the actions Dead River was going to take to remove oil impacted materials. I told the owner to call me if the oil vapors persisted. No call was received from the home owner.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-105-2014*On April 4, 2014 an anonymous call complaint about an oil spill at "Shoes To Boots" shoe store was received.  Landowner Dulen Boucher was contacted and confirmed a discharge of fuel oil had occurred on March 22, 2014. Dulen had started a wood stove using fuel oil from an old fuel tank that was not in use. In the process, Dulen did not close the spigot all the way and released an unknown amount of fuel oil. Dulen cleaned up the spill and washed the floor.  All oily debris was reportedly placed into a dumpster and to a transfer station (without DEP approval). The current store owner Greta Ouellette complained that the vapors were too strong, and that the store could not be opened for business.

Once on site I found a slight staining on the basement floor, and a faint odor of fuel oil. Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings were between 0.3 - 0.4 PPM throughout the building.  A fan was placed in the basement and used when the owner was around.

On April 7, 2014  Dulen stated the odor had gone and I retrieved the DEP fan. PID readings were lower 0.2-0.3 PPM. I informed both parties that ventilation would help if the odor returned. Dulen was informed that removal of the old 330 gallon above ground storage tank would be in his best interest.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-233-2014*At 0811 hours on 5/11/14, Pan Am Railways reported a 1 quart spill of lube oil from an engine containment tank on one of their locomotives.  The locomotive was near the guard shack of the Verso Mill in Bucksport, 2 River Road.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  Pan Am Railways hauled the sorbents back to their Waterville facility for future disposal by an environmental company.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-344-2014*On 5-29-2014, Daniel Mallett, of Madison Paper Industries, reported the release of about one hundred gallons of off road diesel. This spill occurred during the fuel transfer that had occurred earlier that day by Springbrook Ice and Fuel. Unknown to all parties the internal drain pipe, located on the Madison Paper owned tank truck, was damaged. This allowed fuel to enter the drain pipe, during the fuel transfer and then spill onto the gravel parking lot. This tank truck is a retired home delivery truck, that is used daily to refuel various trucks and equipment that is used on the mill property.

Madison Paper hired Clean Harbors to excavate or vactor the oil contaminated soil. Clean Harbors had an equipment malfunction and could not perform the job. Merle Lloyd and Sons was then hired to excavate the soil and transport to Juniper Ridge landfill. A total of 30.57 tons of soil was removed from the site.  No site visit was made and no additional action from Response Services is expected at this time.
B-265-2014*At 1200 hours on 5/29/14, Mr. Bill McEachern of W. E. McEachern Logging, a logging company working for Plum Creek, reported a 1-2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking cylinder on his crane.  The spill occurred on land owned by Plum Creek approximately 1 mile north of the woods from Casey Road in Lily Bay Township.  The crane will be hauled to a local repair shop for repairs.  Sorbents were used to soak up any additional oil leaked prior to being hauled to the repair shop.  I talked to Plum Creek and they were aware of the spill and had talked to Mr. McEachern also.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-240-2014*On 5/12/14, I received report from Snowman's Oil & Soil Company of a 50 plus gallon release of oil from an aboveground oil storage tank at 230 Melody Lane, St. Albans.  The release was caused by the homeowner, Mr. Sean Maher.  Mr. Maher was attempting to bring his oil tank base up to oil tank code and failed to reconnect his fuel line correctly.

The spilled oil migrated under the mobile home and into the back yard.  Luckily the well is a sizeable distance away and there were no oil vapors in the home.

The next day I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor the contaminated soil from the site.  Unfortunately some contaminated soil was left under the mobile home due to sewer and structural issue under the dwelling.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-375-2014*An anonymous caller reported that there was a 35 gallon drum on a wooden crib behind a garage that was leaking oil. I went to the site and found an nearly empty drum that had once supplied a heater in the garage. There was no sign of oil leaking from the drum. The property owner said he would make arrangements to have the drum removed and disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-376-2014*6/14/14 1000 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a pole mount electrical transformer had spilled 7 to 13 gallons of oil when a tree fell across the lines breaking the pole. The area was next to a home with a drinking water well. I met CMP employees on site and found an area about 6 feet in diameter that was oil stained. The transformer was tagged indicating that the oil contained less than 1 ppm polychlorinated biphenyl. All oil impacted soil was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-377-2014*On 6/14/14, at 1915 hours, Wayne Fire Department reported that a small amount of used motor oil had spilled from a vehicle crash.  The oil was in a roadside drainage ditch with running water in it.  The water eventually ran into a pond downhill.  The Fire Department reported that they had cleared the scene and had left oil absorbent pads and boom in the ditch to collect the oil.  I went to the scene and confirmed that the oil was contained in the area of the crash and had not run to the pond.  I collected the oiled absorbents and removed a small amount of oil impacted soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-359-2014*Lincoln Paper & Tissue reported a sheen in Mill Pond located on mill property, behind the dam leading to Mattanawcook Stream.  The source of the sheen was from an undetermined source.  Sorbent boom was placed above and below the dam.  Later Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff supplied the mill with enough hard containment boom to better contain discharges to the pond and prevent further migration to the stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-77-2014*
NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 1/28/14, Ms. Theresa Fay reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a leak of #2 heating oil from a residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) at her home's basement in Windham.  She was living in Pennsylvania so did not know the volume leaked, only information based on her tenant living there, Ms. Leanne LaChance.  I responded promptly and met a Downeast Energy (DEE) burner technician onsite there, by coincidence, for a routine service call for the propane heater.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential along the eastern shore of Highland Lake.  The home was served by private septic and municipal water, though a dug-well tile was observed at the neighbor's home to the south.  The basement AST was 275-gallon and had been out-of-service and the boiler gone; the home was heated now by propane.  It appeared to be occupied by about five tenants including children, though the occupants were not there during the clean-up work, having left because of the oil odor.  2/3 of the basement was finished into a bedroom and the oil tank and laundry facility was located in a separate basement room.

I noted no obvious indication of oil having drained to the adjacent Highland Lake which was covered in ice and snow at the time.  Upon entering the home, both I and the DEE technician noted a moderate odor of fuel oil.  I measured fuel oil vapor levels in the ambient air of 1.5-parts per million (ppm) (Ion PhotoIonization Detector, 10.6 eV lamp).

Under the east end of the tank was a fresh oil stain of about 15" diameter on the concrete floor and the rusty tank bottom was wet with red oil.  The thick rust prevented a Magna-patch from adhering to the tank.  The DEE tech and I checked the tank gage and estimated the tank to still be 3/4-full, about 175 gallons.  At the west end of the AST under the Firomatic valve and oil filter was a larger dust covered dark oil stain that was assessed to be from older small spill(s), perhaps related to past maintenance and small seeps.

I contacted Ms. Fay and briefed her on my observations and advised prompt emptying of the AST to prevent a larger leak inside the home, and removal of the oil tank to remove the source of the oil vapors inside.  After describing the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW-Fund) AST insurance, Ms. Fay chose Option-1 for MDEP management while she applied to the GW Fund for coverage.  I later mailed her an AST application, an Options Agreement, and put her in touch with MDEP's Rebecca Koroski about the deductible Ability To Pay Program.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
  On 1/28/14, I assessed that the leaking AST would need immediate emptying.  I contacted Ron Dion of DEE to see if they could pump out the AST and credit Ms. Fay the oil, but Mr. Dion replied that they did not wish to take the oil for reuse as they would have to dispose of it as waste due to common tank sludge contamination.  With Ms. Fay's approval I contacted Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to respond.  EPI responded, pumped out 171-gallons, removed the AST from the basement, and washed the concrete floor with detergent.  I turned on the sub-floor radon ventilation fan to assist in causing a negative pressure in the basement and draw vapors out the vent pipe.

On 1/29/14, Don White and I returned, measured oil vapors to be below 1-ppm on the MDEP's ppbRae PhotoIonization Device (PID), but not within the acceptable Residential clean-up goal.

On 1/30/14, I returned and removed a small volume of oiled soil within gaps in the stone foundation, then re-washed the floor.  After drying the floor, the oiled spots were sealed with 2-part resin gel coat to inhibit oil vapor intrusion.

CONCLUSION
1.  As of 1/30/14, I have passed further assessment and final closure to MDEP Division of Technical Services.  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are expected at this time.

2.  This spill report sh
P-102-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of heating oil to a sand floor crawlspace. The tank was situated in the corner of the crawlspace adjacent to the bulkhead.  Initial response actions were to stop the leak and transfer the remaining fuel out of the tank.  Thereafter, a vactor was utilized to remove contaminated sand.  Groundwater was encountered approximately three feet below grade and free product was abound.  Four yards of material were removed from grade down below groundwater level to accommodate the installation of a recovery sump.  The area was then backfilled with stone.  The Division of Technical Services was solicited for long term oil recovery.  A treatment trailer was installed which was in operation for approximately six months and a slab was poured to control soil vapors.  See the Division of Technical Services Closure Report for specifics.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time in this matter.
A-91-2014*2/15/14 1520 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power(CMP) reported that less than 1 gallon of transformer oil had leaked from a damaged pole mount electrical transformer in Monmouth. The oil had reportedly spilled to the snow at the base of the pole and CMP employees were in route to collect the spilled oil and oil impacted snow. He reported that the polychlorinated biphenyls(PCB) content was not known at the time. Later Tom reported that the transformer had been tagged as containing non PCB oil. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-92-2014*On 2/17/14, at 0930 hours, Kevin Moore, from C. N. Brown Company, reported there had been a spill of diesel fuel during a delivery to an underground tank at Bear Pond Variety.  The report was that 4 to 5 gallons had spilled to snow and ice when the hose connection came loose during delivery.  C. N. Brown had contractor Environmental Projects, Inc., going to the site to clean up the spill.  I met the contractor on site and over saw the cleanup.  All oil-impacted snow and ice was removed.  There was a well on site but the spill did no penetrate the ground so the well was not considered at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-93-2014*On 2/17/14, Maritime Energy reported that they had overfilled a residential heating oil tank due to a weak whistle. They reported that an estimated 1 quart had come out the vent and was collected with absorbent pads. They said they had removed all oil impacted materials, and the inside tank was checked and no leakage was found. I contacted the home owner, George Hoyt, and he reported no oil vapors in the house after the clean-up. He also reported that the clean-up was to his satisfaction. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-94-2014*On 2/17/14, an anonymous caller reported that an Express Lube facility in Rockland had oil, from the oil change and car wash business, was running into the ocean. I went to the site and met with the owner, Kevin Taylor. He explained that the car wash and garage drains all went to an oil water separator, and then to a retention pond. I found no evidence of oil spills at the operation. I found no evidence at the retention pond, that was frozen over and snow covered, of oil discharge.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-95-2014*On 2/17/14, Downeast Energy reported that they had been called to a residence for an oil leak. I contacted Julie Clark at Downeast Energy, and she reported that the technician had found a leaking fitting on an oil line and had repaired it. They estimated that less than 1/2 gallon of oil had spilled to the concrete floor. They had cleaned up the oil with speedy dry. I went to the site and found very little oil vapors in the basement. The area is served by public water. I contacted the owner, Mark Griswald, and asked him to contact me if he noticed any oil vapor problem. I never received a call.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-96-2014*On 2/17/14, 1455 hours, Bob Brown, from Downeast Energy, reported that an estimated 1 ounce of oil had dripped to a basement floor from a loose fitting. He reported that there were no oil vapors and he had fixed the leak and wiped up the spilled oil. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

I-54-2014*On February 28, 2014 during a scheduled oil delivery, Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) overfilled an indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). The driver stated that the truck was low on fuel oil and making so much noise that he didn't hear the whistle. The driver thought that 5 gallons or less had been spilled out the vent pipe. However, enough oil was released to seep into a crack in the foundation and pool on the concrete floor. DOC's crew used sorbents and odorizer to clean up the spill inside the basement space.

Once on-site, Sean Bernard and myself (Jesse Clark) came to the conclusion that contaminated soils would need to be removed to halt fuel oil from continuing to seep into the building. DOC's Service manager, Randy Richards was informed that soil removal was needed and that a contractor would be necessary. McGillans INC., was hired on behalf of DOC's and scheduled for the next day. Tony Capretta, an employee of Micmac housing, was also informed and was in agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) clean-up plan.

On March 1, 2014 Sean and myself meet onsite and discussed clean-up plans, I then turned the spill over to Sean.

Contractor, McGillan Inc., excavated approximately 12 cubic yards of contaminated soil in the area of the residence fill/vent piping.  Approximate dimension of area excavated were 4 feet from foundation by 12 feet in length by 7 feet deep.  Initial Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were approximately 200 ppm at ground surface. At the 3 foot depth mark, PID readings were at 100 ppm with saturated soil observed near the foundation under the fill pipe. Three head space tests were completed in various areas of the excavation, with all PID readings over 350 ppm.  A shake test was completed in the center of the trench, below the fill pipe with a positive reading.  At approximately 4.5 foot depth, some small oil staining of soil observed near the corner to west of fill pipe and in vicinity of foundation crack where oil entered the basement. Two additional head space tests were completed with PID readings above 250 ppm on the sample close to the crack.  PID on head space sample on east end of trench was below 100 ppm.  Two additional shake tests were completed.  One test near the crack was negative while the test near the outer trench wall was positive.  An additional 2 feet of soil was excavated and an additional shake test near the outer trench wall had a negative result.  At this point, clean fill was placed back in the excavated trench with the soil being compacted with the excavator bucket at approximately every 1.5 feet for compaction.  A small amount of soil was left adjacent to the excavated area for future use as settling occurs. Some handwork and lawn reseeding will need to be completed in the spring when conditions allow.

In the basement, saturated pads left by DOC personnel on 2/28/14, were removed.  The basement floor was swept free of sorbent materials/speedy dry and odor elimination powder, and over packed for proper disposal.  Some Moleculoc was placed on the basement floor below the crack in the foundation and sorbent pads were placed in the corner to capture any residual oil.  PID readings were taken at the crack where oil entered and were noted to be approximately 45 ppm. PID Readings approximately 5 feet from the crack were noted to be 4 ppm or lower.

08/18/14  - Reviewed site to determine if finish groundwork completed,   McGillan Inc. had finished grading and seeding of site.  Grass growing.

No further action needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-171-2014*A small amount of oil leaked from this piece of equipment to itself, the swamp mats, and some to the ground.  This spill is routine in nature.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-208-2014*I visited the site of a previous waste oil release. The initial spill happened during the winter months and large snow banks covered most of the parking area. Once on site I found a large black stained area off to the left of the parking lot. This oil stained area was about 30 feet out into a baseball field. It may be linked to the discharge that happened earlier. See spill report A-110-2014.

I contacted Winthrop Public Works and the Town Manager. Because it was on town property, it was the town's responsibility to remove the contamination. They used an excavator and front end loader to remove the oil stained area and it was put into a roll off container for disposal at CPRC Group.  Environmental Projects, Incorporated, did the soil test for metals prior to disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-209-2014*On 4-3-2014, Richard Dolby, Code Enforcement Officer for the town of Gardiner, called this office to report a potential two hundred gallon fuel spill. The site in question is a rental property located at 11 Blueberry Hill Road in Gardiner, Maine.  I made a site visit and found the property in question. There was a lot of stuff in the yard and no one was home. I collected a small amount of oil from a water bottle.  This property is owned by Patricia McGlauflin. The tenant is Kristy Baker.  There was no indication of a fuel spill at this location. A neighbor told me that the tenants had moved out.  In conclusion, no fuel spill was discovered, and I attribute the phone calls and discussion a result of a landlord and tenant dispute.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-265-2014*On 4/24/14, at 0915 hours, Fayette Fire Department reported that a logging truck had rolled over on Route 17 and was leaking oil near a stream. I contacted Assistant Chief Churchill on site, and he reported that the fuel tanks were secure and it appeared that only the hydraulic tank was leaking. The Fire Department was using oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil.  I met Assistant Chief Churchill on site and found that the fuel tanks were intact and contained an estimated 100 gallons.  A bucket was used to contain the leak from the hydraulic tank.  The truck was rolled over just above a small stream, and the load of logs was over the bank and in the stream.  A light sheen was seen in the stream, and upon investigation the hydraulic lines for the loading boom under the pile of logs was leaking just above the stream.  Oil absorbent boom and pads were put in place to collect the oil.  The leak was slowed with patching material and eventually stopped when the lines were disconnected from the oil reserve tank.  The truck fuel tanks were drilled and pumped out.  After the truck was righted and towed, the logs were recovered.  I hired an excavating company to remove logs from over the bank and in the stream.  Oil impacted soil was removed from the roadside and the bank leading to the stream.  The roadside was restored.  Absorbent boom was left in the stream just below the bank to collect any possible residual oil.

I returned to the site the next day and found a small amount of weathered oil caught behind the boom, and no sign that any oil was leaching from the bank.  The oil was collected with oil absorbent pads and the boom was removed.  I contacted Livermore Falls Water District to inform them of the incident, since it occurred just south of their water source pond on Route 17.  The stream at the incident did not appear to flow toward the pond, and the oil released into the stream was very small.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-269-2014*On 4/25/14, 2030 hours, Jim Cantrell, from Augusta Fuel Company, reported that an estimated 200 gallons of heating oil had spilled in a garage and into a floor drain, when a wooden sign stored in the garage fell onto the filter breaking the tank outlet. He reported that the tank was empty, but the second tank in the two tank system still had oil in it and he had isolated it from the tank that had leaked. He reported that the area has private drinking water wells. I went to the site and met the owner, Robert Beland. He had put absorbent material on the oiled concrete floor of the detached garage. I used oil absorbent pads to collect the free oil. I checked the floor drain and saw no pipe outlet. I checked the backyard that sloped to a stream and found not outlet and no sign of oil on the slope or in the stream. The oil had run into the floor sump and off the concrete slab into the surrounding soil. The home's well is located only about 120 feet from the garage. Saturated absorbent material was collected and more put down for the night. I informed Mr. Beland of the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund, and gave him an application. I completed a Clean-Up Options Agreement with Mr. Beland, and he chose to have the Department manage the clean-up.

On 4/26/14, I returned to the site, and met a contractor on site. The absorbent material was collected. The contents of the garage were removed, collecting oiled materials for disposal. Areas of oil impacted soil around the garage were delineated. Plans were made to remove the concrete floor and to excavate oil impacted soils under the slab and on the outside of the garage, under the deck area.

Over the next two weeks, the concrete garage floor was removed and oil impacted soil removed up to two feet from the structure's footing. Soil under the footing still tested positive for oil in soil. Soil was removed from areas outside the garage at the left side and the right side, where oil had run under the wall sill to soil. The right side required the removal of a deck. On the right side oil impacted soil was removed right up to the frost wall of the house down to the footer. Soil samples were taken at the end of excavation inside and outside the garage to establish the extent of contamination that could not be removed without compromising the structures. The areas were back filled, landscape replaced, and deck was replaced. The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection  Division of Technical Services to monitor drinking water wells in the area.

During the excavation outside the garage, an out-of-service 500 gallon underground heating oil tank was found and removed with no contamination found in the area. Mr. Beland, owner, paid for the removal and completed registration and removal notice for the tank, registration #21916.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.



A-215-2014*On 4/4/14, at 1820 hours, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 quarts of diesel fuel had leaked to the rail bed from a leaking fitting on a locomotive. Pan Am removed the oil impacted stone rail ballast.  No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-216-2014*4/5/14 1130 Earle Kenney from Sprague and Curtis Realty reported an oil spill in the basement of a vacant house that his company was listing for sale. The Fire Department was on site. I contacted the Fire Department and they reported that they had contained the oil on the concrete basement floor with speedy dry and oil absorbent pads. The copper oil lines had been cut off by copper thieves. The leaking was stopped by closing the firematic valves on the two 330 gallon tanks. I met the Fire Department on site, collected oiled pads and speedy dry, and put down more pads and speedy dry to contain the oil vapors. The tank gauge indicated that the tanks were still 3/4th full. There were noticeable oil vapors in the basement and upstairs. I contacted Earle Kenney and informed him of my findings and of the Oil Clean-up Fund options for clean-up. He told me he had shown the property the day before and the oil lines were fine. He could not tell me how much oil had been in the tanks at that time. He also told me that the house is managed under Fannie Mae Mortgage. Based on the amount of oil collected with absorbent material and the length of time the leak had occurred, overnight, I estimated that 5 to 10 gallons had been released.

I met with Earl and gave him a Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund application and a Clean-up Options Agreement form to have Fanny Mae complete. I also obtained a police report of the incident from Earl. After receiving the signed Clean-up Options agreement from a representative of Fannie Mae I arranged for the speedy dry left in the basement to be picked up and the basement floor under the oil tanks to be washed and cleaned. The basement was ventilated for a week. This decreased the oil vapors in the house. The air was measured with a Photo Ionization Detector(PID) after the ventilation fan was off for 24 hours. On the first and second floor the PID registered 0 ppm for organic vapors. In the basement near the oil tanks the PID registered .2 ppm at 4 feet above the floor and 1 to 3 ppm at the floor with the higher levels at the seam between the floor and wall. This indicated that a small amount of oil had run into the seam but not enough to impact ground water. I had the floor area sealed and the floor to wall seam sealed. After the sealer had cured for a week with ventilation running the air was measured for organic vapors with a PID again. Air at all levels measured 0 ppm.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

P-330-2014*Discharge was the result of the wrong attachment being used to fill the underground storage tank (UST).  Approximately 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel was discharged, mostly on the driver.  What was released onto the ground was collected with speedy-dry.  I responded to the report to ensure it had been properly addressed, which it had been.  No further action by Response Services is required at this time.
B-200-2014*On 4/18/14, I received report of a diesel spill in the yard of the Nicatou Stove Shop in Lincoln.  The report was placed by the shop owner, Gaylen Hale.  The stove shop sells wood pellets and had received a shipment of pellets in the early morning hours of 4/17/14.

Somehow, the delivery driver of the tractor trailer missed the driveway entrance and crashed down into the drainage swale in front of the business.  The truck was able to somehow remove itself from the swale and park in the gravel lot of the business.  Unfortunately, the driver had damaged something on the fuel system, and the saddle tank bled onto the ground and into potholes in the yard.  The driver made no attempt to stop the leak or solve the problem, but instead walked to the hotel for the night.

Later that morning on 4/17/14, the load of pellets was unloaded and the driver had the leak fixed and fuel brought to him so he was able to drive to the filling station and go on his way.  He left behind puddles of diesel everywhere in the yard.  Somehow, no one at the store or passerby felt the need to report it until the following morning.

I arrived on site an hour after the report and called Clean Harbors Environmental Services for a vactor truck and a mini excavator.  I deployed sorbent boom into the drainage swale to recover product and confirmed that there was no pooled collection of product in the swale.

When Clean Harbors arrived, 17.89 tons of contaminated soil was removed and the business owner was going to hire a local contractor that he knows to replace and grade the driveway where the contamination was removed from.  The owner of the stove shop spoke with the trucking owner and they worked out a deal to replace the gravel.  The State of Maine has paid for the disposal and Clean Harbors and will need reimbursement from the responsible party.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-188-2014*At 1120 hours on 4/15/14 Mr. Curtis Davis of the Maine Air National Guard reported a 1 gallon spill of motor oil from a vehicle which had mechanical problems near the front entrance to the Maine Air National Guard Base in Bangor.  He used sorbents to soak up the spilled oil and disposed of them.


No further action by Response Services expected.
P-421-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that approximately 2 cups of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a transformer failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted pavement was cleaned with sorbent material.  (See attached photo of clean-up.)

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-409-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Estes Oil Company notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services of a heating oil discharge from an aboveground storage tank (AST) within the basement of the DiGiorgio family.  Initially reported as less than 10 gallons based on the surface stain, it was later confirmed that most of the oil seeped under the basement floor and I re-estimated the spill at over 25 gallons in volume.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is a 20-year old oceanfront single-family home with basement and served by a drilled water well located about 15' north of the home.  Bedrock is exposed along the shoreline and the house foundation may have been poured directly on bedrock.  Groundwater was found about 18" to 24" below the basement floor, about 5' below the exterior grade.  No perimeter drain was found to 3' depth within the foundation.  The home is heated by a forced hot water boiler located upstairs off the garage.

The discharge we found to have been from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the vertical 275-gallon AST.  During the initial response on 5/26/14, I noted an oil stain on the concrete floor about 19' x 5' in size.  Oil stain was up against the foundation wall and had wicked up the concrete wall several inches in places and oil vapors were measured coming up through the cracks.  Holes drilled through the floor on 5/27/14, confirmed oil under the floor (see site sketch & notes).  Following excavation to groundwater, red fuel oil was found on groundwater that quickly recharged upon dewatering.

The DiGiorgios chose to have MDEP manage the clean-up (Clean Up Option-1), while they applied to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance.  I went over GW Fund requirements   I referred this discharge to Eremita and Hahn of MDEP Division of Technical Services.

No oil was observed to have reached the adjacent coastal marine waters as of 6/4/14.  Following removal of the oiled concrete and soil, and laying of the vapor barrier, the oil vapor intrusion to the living area upstairs was greatly reduced.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Thursday, 5/29/14, MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to remove the oiled floor and soil below.  Free product oil was found on groundwater, so a vacuum truck was scheduled for 5/30/14, to remove soil and oil contaminated water and recycle at CPRC Group under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

On 5/30/14, poorly consolidated oil-contaminated medium to coarse sand fill was vacuumed from under the floor below the AST area.  The wet sand slumped severely, preventing excavating below several feet without threat of undermining the floor.  We did not find the foundation footer down to 36" below the floor, and I suspect the foundation wall is poured directly on bedrock, but we did not confirm this.  The excavation was backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone and a 12" vertical recovery well and horizontal vent piping was installed.  The oiled wall was sealed with a shellac-based sealer to inhibit oil vapors.  Estes Oil installed a temporary AST outside and removed the old AST for disposal.

On 6/4/14, Don Leavitt poured a replacement concrete floor over the excavation which was pinned to the old floor.  Later in the afternoon, Jeff Newman, of Radon, LLC, installed a sub-slab ventilation fan venting above the roofline to help mitigate residual oil vapors in the soil.  MDEP Division of Technical Services staff accompanied Allstate Environmental to pump out the basement recovery well following heavy rain during the week of 6/9/14 and periodically through to 10/1/14.

CONCLUSIONS
I.   At this time, further evaluation and closure has been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services and no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected other than in support of Technical Services.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for final closure.
II.  This spill report shall not
A-341-2014*On 5/27/2014, the Richmond Fire Department reported a release of diesel fuel. This release occurred when a tractor trailer truck drove off Interstate 95, south bound, near mile marker 44. The truck drove over the crossover road and into a pond/wetland. The truck was carrying potatoes.

The Fire Department rescued the driver. They placed sorbent boom across the water in the wetland. I arrived later with more sorbent boom and hard boom. Hard boom was placed across the open water, which was no more than 100 feet wide.  I checked and changed sorbent pads several times over the next few weeks. Finally, I removed all the sorbent boom and hard boom.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-343-2014*On 5/28/2014, Bo Jespersen called this office to report the release of fuel oil at a home in Gardiner. His client, Cheryl Clark, had recently purchased this home through a foreclosure. The home is located at 35 Dresden Avenue. There were two oil tanks in the basement and it appears that a fitting on the oil line was cracked and dripped oil onto the basement floor. In addition, the firomatic valves may not have closed completely.

The basement floor has a thin layer of concrete on top of the sand/silt. Oil could be seen in the cracks and depression around the support posts.  After discussion with all the involved parties, ENPRO Services, Inc., was hired to vacuum out (vactor) the oil contaminated concrete and soil. Trenches were also created to improve the drainage in the basement. This drainage terminates at a sump with a pump.  Cleanup was deemed successful. No further action by the Division of Response Services will be required at this time.
B-273-2014*At 1215 hours on 6/2/14, Ms. Analise Hatford of Olver Associates reported that R. F. Jordan came across gasoline contaminated material while installing Southwest Harbor's new water line along Main Street.  The soil had a gasoline smell to it but numerous field soil tests were negative for petroleum, below 500 parts per million.  Approximately 80 gallons of water, which had a very slight sheen on it, was pumped from the excavation also.   This location was where fuel pumps were located years ago for a Ford Dealership.  The pumps and dealership are no longer located at this location.  The water was run through activated carbon and discharged into an oil water separator and eventually to the Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant.  R. F. Jordan, contractor installing the new water line, hauled the soil to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  A majority of the contamination was removed from this location.  The contamination was very localized.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-297-2014*At 1008 hours on 6/13/14, Pan Am Railways reported a 0.25 gallon spill of lube oil from an engine containment tank overflowing on a locomotive.  The spill was located along track 22 near offices on Iron Road.  Approximately a 5 gallon bucket of ballast was removed and will be disposed of from their Waterville facility by an environmental contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-185-2014*On 6/20/14, I received a call from Edgar LeBlanc, of Star City Sanitation, regarding a spill of oil related to a breakdown of a Soderberg Construction Company truck on Academy Street next to the entrance to the Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC).  I arrived on scene and spoke with Soderberg foreman, Greg Landeen.  Greg stated that he had just called into the office to report this incident and has a wrecker in route to tow the disabled truck back to their garage.  A failed compressor unit on the truck caused the spill of about 2-4 gallons of motor oil.  I placed speedy dry sorbent material on the roadside stained with the motor oil.  Greg will have his crew put down speedy dry on the rest of the spilled oil once the truck has been towed from the scene.  Greg will come back in a day and sweep up and dispose of this oily debris with the other oil waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-466-2013*On 9.8.13, Chris Guessman, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from an engine on the tracks outside of the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport.  The spill occurred because the containment tank underneath the engine overflowed.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was put down on the tracks and the contaminated ballast was removed by Pan Am crew members.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-553-2013*On 10.13.13, the Maine Air National Guard reported an estimated one gallon JP8 fuel spill on the tarmac of the Maine Air National Guard facility.  Apparently, a fueling operator had an unexplained mishap with the fueling hose from a tank truck that caused the spill.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbents, and the waste entered into the Maine Air National Guard waste stream for licensed contractor pick up at a later date.  No receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-554-2013*On 10.13.13,  Pan Am Railways reported an estimated .25 gallon waste oil spill at the entered location.  A locomotive drip pan overflowed.  The spill was in the process of being clean up with sorbents and the waste to be transported to the Pan Am Railways Waterville facility for contractor pick up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-552-2013*On 10.13.13,  Bangor International Airport reported an estimated 7 gallon Jet A fuel spill at the Bangor International Airport.  The reporter indicated a high level valve failed on an aircraft during fueling operations, and fuel discharged from the aircraft vent onto the tarmac.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste stored for later pick up by a qualified contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.



A-88-2014*On 2/13/14, 0600 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railroad, reported that an estimated spill of less than 1 quart of lube oil occurred from a leak from an engine containment tank to the rail bed. Pan Am workers collected the oil-impacted stone ballast and soil. The oiled material was returned to the Waterville Rail yard for consolidation and later disposal. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-102-2014*On 2-20-2014, Downeast Energy Company reported a small fuel oil release at a home in Augusta. This home is located at 18 Monroe Street. The tank is located in the basement of this home. The tank was dripping very slowly.  Downeast Energy will be replacing this tank as soon as possible.  Cleanup was accomplished with sorbent pads. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-103-2014*On 2-21-2014, O'Brien Oil Company reported a release of fuel oil at the home of Lisa Smith. This home is located at 111 Winding Hill Road in the town of China, Maine.  I made a site visit as soon as possible and found fuel oil on the outside of the mobile home under the snow and under the outside oil tank. O'Brien Oil had attempted to repair the flared fitting but was unsuccessful. The first technician got called to another job site before my arrival.

I shoveled a lot of clean snow and then shoveled up the oil contaminated snow that was in contact with the frozen soil. I tried, unsuccessfully, to hire some laborers to assist in this response. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to collect and remove the multiple bags of oiled snow. This action was completed the next day.  There were several things out of compliance with this tank, such as tank legs, scully attachment and the unsleeved oil line. I asked Mrs. Smith to take care of these items during the summer of 2014.

On 8-7-2014, I called O'Brien Oil Company and these items had not been addressed.  Unfortunately, we cannot enforce oil tank regulations.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-104-2014*On 2-21-2014, Downeast Energy Company reported the release of fuel oil at a home in Oakland. This home is located at 126 South Alpine Street. Bob Martineau, an oil technician for Downeast, met me at the site. He had already made the needed repairs and explained to me that the oil was squirting out of the filter by the gasket. We cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and dug up some soil. This spill was minor and no additional action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-105-2014*On 2-21-2014, Statewide Towing reported a truck accident on Route 17 in the town of Somerville. This truck released several gallons of engine oil, hydraulic and diesel. The truck is owned by Pine State Trading Company.  Statewide Towing and Recovery removed the wrecked vehicle and took it upon themselves to excavate the roadside ditch and remove and transport the oil contaminated soils to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  A total of 5.48 tons of soil was transported to Juniper. In addition, snow and ice was placed in a roll off can and then melted at Statewide Towing. I hired Clean Harbors to pump and dispose of this melt water.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-132-2014*A pump seal failed over the winter and allowed a small amount of waste oil to be lost to secondary containment.  Employees collected the oil with sorbent pads. No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-148-2014*On 3/12/14, 1140 hours, Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that an estimated 1 quart of hydraulic oil had spilled in the Central Maine Power's right of way from a pulp truck. The oil spilled to wooden construction mats that were cleaned with oil absorbent pads. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-150-2014*On 3-11-2014, Maritime Energy Company reported an oil spill at the home of Brent and Diana Ross. This spill occurred eighteen days earlier on Feb. 21. The home is located at 105 Broadway in the town of Rockland.  Mrs. Ross was extremely frustrated with Maritime Energy about the entire situation. In addition to not reporting this spill, Maritime Energy repeatedly spread odor-gone powder in the basement.

I made a site visit and found noxious oil odors in the basement and odor-gone powder that had dusted the floor, walls and electrical panel.  I requested that Maritime Energy do additional work at this site.  This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services (indoor air issues).  Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Acadia Environmental also became involved with this site. For additional details check the file records in MDEP Division of Technical Services.  Clean Harbors did removal of 2,160 lbs. of soil from this site and transported it to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

P-10-2014*Inclement weather caused a number of transportation related accidents along the highway.  This one in particular involved a leased commercial box truck, which upon impacting the guardrail on the north bound portion along the Fore River Bridge embankment lost/discharged a significant amount of diesel.  The diesel was initially contained by the South Portland Fire Department (SPFD), however it began to pool and they called for assistance.

Arriving at the scene, Responder John Luongo and I began to remove the sorbent pads soaked with diesel.  We quickly realized the amount of diesel pooled and free flowing required additional resources.  Department assets were thin and not likely available in a timely manner, so a local clean up contractor was called.  Based in South Portland, the hope was they could quickly respond with a few men and drums.  The men showed up, but without equipment or containers.  Sometime later the equipment arrived.  SPFD did stay on scene and managed to buffer our cleanup activities from two additional motor vehicle accidents.  Several bags of pads were collected and four (4) drums of mixed snow/ice/diesel were generated before the area deemed satisfactorily remediated. The drums of mixed liquid waste were taken by the contractor to melt and treat accordingly.  Based on the successful clean-up of the accident scene, the Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time in this matter.
P-277-2014*I was contacted by Mrs. Andre because she thought she smelled oil in her basement.  I visited the home and used my photoionization detector in the basement, but did not register any petroleum vapors.  Mrs. Andre explained that in the Fall her neighbor, Mr. Prescott, told her that he had a small spill from his outdoor kerosene tank behind his garage and that he had cleaned it up.  This Spring when she smelled something unusual in the basement, she thought the spilled oil might be getting into her basement on the groundwater.  While standing in the backyard, I was able to smell oil confirming that there was a spill and the neighbor's oil tank is only about 40 feet from her basement.  I explained the Fund and gave her an extra business card to give to Mr. Prescott.  Hopefully he will contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and we can assist with further clean-up.
A-233-2014*On 4.9.14, Martha Day reported that she believed that she may have an underground storage tank next to her house.  She had hired a contractor to repair her driveway, but he had noticed what looked like a fill cover flush with the pavement on the driveway.  He also noted what looked like a vent pipe next to the building.  I went out to investigate and take a look at the set up.  The tank appeared to be situated against the foundation of the house.  I attempted to break open the fill cap cover but it was rusted shut.  I probed the vent pipe but found it was plugged.  I told Mrs. Day that the tank was probably unregistered and may already be partially abandoned by filling in place.  I brought over the appropriate paperwork to register the tank and to abandon in place by filling since removal would likely undermine the foundation of the house.

After the paperwork was completed, the contractor returned to uncover the tank so that we could confirm that the tank was empty and there was no contamination above cleanup standards.  The underground tank was so corroded that the top collapsed after being exposed.  This made it easy to see that it was empty and no contamination was found.  Due to the proximity to the foundation wall, the tank was abandoned in place by filling and the fill and vent pipes were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services was necessary at this time.
A-235-2014*It was reported that a Snow Cat plow had failed. This allowed hydraulic fluid to leak out onto the snow. Once the plow was fixed, the snow was shoveled up into drums for disposal. The drums were brought back to the heated shop and melted down. They were then disposed of along with the used motor oil on site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-239-2014*On 4/10/2014 in Readfield, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of non-PCB oil resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, no further response action is expected.
A-238-2014*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services that a horizontal drilling company was doing some work over the winter and dumped all of the drilling slurry onto private property. The homeowner stated that a petroleum sheen was coming from water runoff in the area of the slurry was dumped, and that an oil smell was present.  Once on site, I looked over the affected area. A sheen was visible so I took a few samples. There were no readings with my Photo Ionizing Detector in the slurry area. I performed a die shake test and that came back negative for petroleum as well. At that time, I determined from my field screening that the sheen was a natural organic sheen. I shared my findings with the homeowner and left the site.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-207-2014*On 3/17/14, I received a call from Burns & McDonnell reporting a leak from a bucket truck on the Central Maine Power Right of Way off Center Point Road in Bowdoinham.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  See attached report from Burns & McDonnell.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-247-2014*On May 15, 2014, Dead River Company technicians were removing an above ground storage tank from the basement at 38 Spring Street, Calais.  During the removal the filter nipple was broken off.  Dead River personnel contained and cleaned up an estimated 3-5 gallons of #2 fuel oil from the concrete basement floor.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-38-2014*On January 14, 2014, Tom Swengel, of Murray Oil Company, reported an oil leak from the belly of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 21 Cook Street in Auburn.  Mr. Swengel explained that there was a corrosion hole on the belly of the AST and approximately 2 gallons of #2 oil was released onto the concrete basement floor. Speedy dry and sorbent pads were applied to the concrete surface.  The landlord, Mike Wise, was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
I-78-2014*On March 18, 2014 during a routine propane cylinder refilling an explosion and a small fire broke out. While filling a 200 pound propane cylinder, a small amount of vapor is released which normally dissipates into the air.  Several variables allowed a pocket of propane to migrate to an ignition source upwind causing the explosion.  Once on scene, response staff aided Presque Isle Fire by monitoring interior and exterior air for explosive vapors, permitting DOC's propane technician to stop the spit valve from leaking.  No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-339-2014*The Windham Police Department responded to a complaint of suspicious activity at an abandoned home and caught someone stealing the copper fuel line from this aboveground storage tank and oil was still leaking from the tank. Someone stopped the leak with a stick and applied a generous dose of speedi-dri sorbent material to the spill.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to complete the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-254-2014*DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 3/31/14, Mr. Bill Bickford of Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of less than a gallon of #2 heating oil from a consumptive-use, basement, aboveground storage tank at this address.  The leak was reported out the threads of the vent pipe bung atop the AST and down to the floor.  DRC advised that the automatic delivery was not stopped, so the tank was delivered to when already full; the home was unheated and winterized at the time.  Following investigation and remediation, the volume lost was re-estimated at up to 20-gallons, as much of the oil seeped under the floor unseen by the DRC responders.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The single-family home is located in a rural residential area adjacent to Thomas Pond, and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  There is second residential well downgrade near the lake.  The property is owned by the Berwick family in Michigan, with Daniel and Darcy Berwick as primary contacts.  The property is managed by Dan Pettingill and Jason Brewer of Full Service Property Maintenance company.  The heating system is forced hot water.

On Tuesday, 4/1/14, I noted no evidence of oil discharges outside by the fill and vent pipes.  Inside I met two DRC technicians onsite who were busy removing a cedar closet that had gotten contaminated with discharged oil running across the floor.  The oil appears to have leaked out the vent bung fitting and ran down the tank side to the floor, then wicking up the closet walls.  I noted oil to have stained the concrete floor along the west foundation wall, indicating it may have seeped under the floor.  I measured low levels of ambient oil vapors in the living room with a Photoionization Detector (PID), and the vapors got progressively higher into the kitchen and up to 8-parts per million (ppm) within the basement (See e-mail of 4/1/14).

As the primary cause was a leaking AST pipe fitting, I assessed that primary responsibility lay with the facility owner(s) rather than the fuel deliverer.  MDEP had initial difficulty reaching the homeowner for authority to investigate.  Daniel Berwick authorized MDEP to manage the clean-up to state satisfaction.

On Friday, 4/4/14, MDEP Division of Technical Services staff person Don White and I received permission to drill holes in the basement floor to measure for oil vapors.  Six holes were drilled around the tank where low (19-ppm) to high (230-ppm) oil vapors were found.  Oil was also measured on nail holes through floor that appear to have also acted as pathway for oil below the floor.  During removal of oiled concrete and soil, significant oil contamination was confirmed  (see attached Sample Record Sheet).

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/8/14 and 4/9/14, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) (hired by MDEP) pumped out and moved the AST in order to remove the oiled floor by hand using pails.  The tank's oil was temporarily stored in four drums outside.  The native soil under the floor was hard sand with cobbles and boulders.  Boulders inhibited excavation at two feet below the floor level.  No groundwater was found at this time.   The excavation was backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone and vent pipe and a new concrete floor poured when the road posting allowed heavy trucks back in the area.

On 4/9/14 and 4/29/14, Advanced Quality Water Solutions installed a sub-slab ventilation system that is vented outside toward the north roofline.

On 5/6/14, after the new floor was allowed to cure, EPI and a licensed technician installed a new AST supplied by Mr. Berwick, and transferred the fuel back to the AST.  The old AST was not known to have perforations or corrosion holes, but was voluntarily replaced by the homeowner as a prophylactic measure against another oil leak.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time, no further MDEP Response Services Division actions are expected, and final closure has been referred
B-230-2014*At 1902 hours on 5/8/14, Mr. Gary Goddard of Magoon's Transportation and Energy Company reported a spill of #2 fuel oil from the aboveground storage tank (AST) at the residence of Mr. Larry Cooper, 253 Frost Mill Road, Mariaville.  Approximately 90 gallons leaked out of the broken fitting on the AST.  It appears the ground moved due to frost, which caused the fitting to break as the ground thawed.  The area is very wet and the soils are a clay/silty type.

Mr. Goddard was able to stop the leak and transfer 130 gallons from the leaking AST into drums on the evening of 5/8/14.  I was able to soak up approximately 35 gallons of oil off of the ground that evening also.

On 5/13/14, Clean Harbors Environmental Services used their vactor to removed approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil and water from the residence.  We also removed the dilapidated structure which was protecting the AST.  We moved the AST out of the way.  A pool of oil was observed under the former location of the AST.  As much of the contaminated soil was removed as possible, but some was left underneath the trailer due to the fear of destabilizing the structure.

This site was referred to Mr. Paul Blood of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  A dug well is within 50 feet of the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-336-2014*On 5/23/14, at 1215 hours, the Washington Fire Department reported that an estimated 1 gallon of motor oil had been discharged into a drainage ditch alongside Route 17 due to a vehicle collision. They reported that oil absorbent pads had been placed in the area to contain the oil. I went to the site and collected the oiled absorbent pads and some additional oil floating on the water in the ditch.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-413-2014*A caller reported an unknown black goo seeping up through his basement floor.  I visited the home and observed black stains on the floor, but they did not appear to be petroleum and were not consistent with something coming up through the concrete floor.  I am at a loss to explain what caused the staining, but the area recently had the carpeting removed and smelled of pet odor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-201-2014*On 4/24/14, Ron Delnicki called to report a five gallon spill under his camp in Whiting.  The spill occurred because of a corrosion hole in the supply line to the burner in the residence.  The spill resulted in oil being spilled to a flooded area under the camp.  As a result of the flooding, oil did not appear to permeate into the ground and was collected using sorbents. The camp is located within 30 feet of Indian Lake, but I do not believe it is at risk.  In addition, no drinking water supply is endangered.  Oil vapors in the residence were not an issue.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-442-2014*Products consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were seized at this property by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel facilitated transportation and disposal of the wastes.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-432-2014*This property owner expressed concern about the presence of solid waste on a property abutting his, within proximity to a stream.  The waste appeared to be decades-old remains of the consistent intentional dumping of metal items including old oil cans, vegetable cans and car parts; the pile was several feet thick and approximately 75' long.  The property owner was concerned for contamination resulting from this activity.  The debris was amongst a healthy hardwood stand and though a few of the items had a small quantity of liquid in them, there was not sufficient evidence to warrant action.  The complainant alleged the pile was the responsibility of the previous owner, but that allegation was not pursued.  Though aesthetically displeasing, the pile did not meet the threshold for concern from a Division of Response Services perspective.  The Division of Solid Waste was also consulted, and this situation did not warrant action from their perspective either.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-71-2014*On March 13, 2014 a Maine DOT truck ruptured a hose releasing 70 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the snow banks and in a designated turn around. Maine DOT employees applied sorbents and removed contaminated snow from the spill sites. A site evaluation confirmed that the spill was cleaned up properly.  The oily debris was disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-35-2014*On 3/19/14, Eastern Maine Railway reported a 2 gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  While switching trains, the conductor noticed a fuel tank fitting leaking.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into Eastern Maine Railway waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-234-2014*
NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 3/26/14, Biddeford Fire Department reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division that a utility pole suffered wind damage and lost its transformer contents of 15 to 20 gallons of non-Polychlorinated biphenyl oil to the ground.  At about the same time, Central Maine Power Company(CMP) reported the discharge to Stephen Flannery of MDEP, who had me respond to the spill.


DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Onsite at about 1530 hours, I met CMP workers replacing the broken utility pole and hanging the downed wires.  Some of the oil was reported to have burned in the fire, but the majority of the discharge spilled to the asphalt road pavement, the sidewalk, a soil landscaped area, over parked vehicles and a paved parking lot.  Some of the oil flowed Northeast down Foss Street and made its way to a storm drain (see photos).

The spill area is dense residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service and storm drains to the Saco River (see location map).

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 3/26/14, Coutts Brothers, Incorporated, was hired by CMP to remediate the discharge.  Some of the oil was collected with sorbent pads and boom, the street and parking lot was cleaned with speedy dry sorbent, and the oil sprayed cars were washed.  Coutts staff returned several days later and excavated oiled soil next to the parking lot.  I returned about a week later and assessed that the discharge was satisfactorily cleaned up.  Oily waste was shipped by CMP to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, ME.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-213-2014*On 4/4/14, 1440 hours, Mike McGee, from McGee Construction, reported that an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to a paved parking lot when a line broke on their wood chipper. I contacted Mike and he reported that the oil had been contained and cleaned-up by his workers using oil absorbent pads from their spill kits. He reported that all the oil stayed on pavement. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-166-2014*Dick Kilpatrick while working as a contractor at the aforementioned address, punctured a copper fuel line with a finish nail during the installation of some molding near a doorway.  The subsequent damage to the copper line allowed fuel oil to leak out into the space in the wall contaminating concrete floor, flooring material (manufactured wood laminate), wall boards and framing timbers.  The air was also significantly impacted by oil vapors by more or less direct contact with room materials.  There had been a recent water event (broken pipe or flooding of a room upstairs) which has led to a wet/damp condition in the flooring which exacerbated the migration and spread of the oil released from the punctured line.

Oiled flooring was removed wet with the plastic sheeting located beneath it, in addition to the oiled molding and framing timbers.  The materials were transported for disposal,  and the framing timbers replaced.  To remediate the air issues two carbon air scrubbers were employed over a period of several weeks, with subsequent analytical testing.  Further air issue was referred to Donald White, Technical Services.

Based on remediation, source reduction & removal, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-183-2014*At 1525 hours on 4/14/14 Mr. Brian Bernosky of the Maine Air National Guard reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a Bobcat Tool Cat.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil on the pavement.  The hose was repaired.

No further action by Response Services expected.
I-84-2014*On March 13, 2014 John Anon called to report oil on Pennington street, in Houlton.   On further inspection, I (Jesse Clark) found a small sheen on the road. Due to the rainy conditions and the small amount of oil that was present no effective response procedure could be taken. The closest storm drain was checked visually and with photo-ionization detector (PID) no further evidence of a spill could be found. No further action should be required of Response services at this time.
B-164-2014*On 4/6/14, I received report from R. H. Foster Oil Company of a small spill in the driveway of 1182 Hudson Road in Glenburn.  The spill occurred when a slop bucket in a service van, tipped over three days prior.  When the bucket fell over in the van, the oil leaked out of the back door of the van and onto the ice and water covered paved driveway.  The oil created a sheen in the melt water.

Typically this would not be a very big mess or problem, however, the home owner's drilled well is located in an unusual location, on the driveway.  The homeowners have built a new garage onto the house and in doing so, expanded the driveway.  With the new paved driveway, the well casing was cut down below grade and a vault built around the well casing.

With all of the melting snow and ice, the vault became full of water and the sheen from the oil spill migrated over the top of the casing cap.  In this scenario, it is possible that trace amounts of oil may have breached the well.

This was explained to the homeowners and R. H. Foster, and it was decided to take a precautionary water sample to ensure no oil contaminated the well.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services staff will collect sample and handle going forward as necessary.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-246-2014*Report of leaking gas tank on vehicle on Colby College Campus.   Colby College personnel cleaned up affected area and appropriately disposed of waste.  Spill was limited to the paved roadway and no site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-253-2014*High winds and very heavy rains caused a limb to break off a tree. This pulled a bushing out of the electrical transformer which allowed it to drain onto the ground below. I made a site visit the following day and marked out the area to be removed. Coutts Brothers excavated the area to my satisfaction.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-256-2014*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that they had suffered a discharge of approximately 7 gallons of hydraulic oil from a piece of equipment at their Dallas Plantation facility.    MDOT personnel removed the product with sorbent pads and scraping some affected soil.   I visited the site and deemed the clean up adequate.   The contaminated material had been disposed of through the MDOT Dixfield facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-292-2014* James, the oil tech from Maritime Energy, reported this release on 5-6-2014. The oil tech was on site to clean the furnace and hot water heater when he found an oil stain under the oil tank. The oil tank is located in the basement of this home. He wiped the bottom of the tank and a drip developed, further wiping caused the drip to increase in speed/duration. The oil tech placed three magnetic patches onto the bottom of this tank.
 The next morning, 5-7, I spoke with Maritime Energy's Service Dept. and asked that they contact the owner and make arrangements to pump out the oil tank, ASAP. I also made a site visit that day and met the caretaker at the home.
 The tank is located in the basement and there is exposed bedrock in some places within this basement. Maritime Energy will remove some of the oil stained soil when they replace the tank.
 In conclusion the spill was minor in size and no further action by Response Services is expected
A-305-2014*On 5/13/14, at 1045 hours, an anonymous caller reported that a dump truck had leaked oil down a road and left a large stained area on the roadside next to a small pond. The caller reported that the truck belonged to Swan Construction Company. I went to the site and found an area on the side of South Reynolds Road impacted with oil just upgrade from a pond. There was a trail of oil stained pavement leading to 20 South Ridge Road where there was newly spread loam around the house and a small area of oil impacted soil. I contacted Marshall Swan at Swan Construction and he confirmed that a hydraulic line had broken on his dump truck. I met Marshall on site and he removed all oil impacted soil and took it to arrange for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1037-2013*Storm damage caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of mineral oil to the ground.  According to the report, no visible sign of spilled oil was observable when the cleanup crew arrived so no cleanup was conducted.  It was likely washed away by storm water.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1036-2013*A motor vehicle downed a utility pole which resulted in an approximate one-gallon release of mineral oil to soil at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contamination were hand-excavated by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1035-2013*A motor vehicle downed a utility pole which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of mineral oil to the soil.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1028-2013*At some point in the past few months the filter assembly of the aboveground storage tank located in a sizeable crawl space began to leak.  The oil migrated along the concrete floor and down into a dry sump in the soil, as well as wicking up the cinder block wall.  Through a convoluted chain of events, both Windham Police and Fire (WFD) responded to the home, WFD noted the smell of fuel oil and investigated enough to locate the leaking filter assembly.

Scott Cyr hired Enpro Services, Inc., to clean up the spill.  A concrete floor was jackhammered up and removed, oil contaminated soils were removed, a recovery well was installed outside the home and some water sampling took place.  Ventilation for oil vapor control was installed.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-565-2013*On 10/17/13, I received report from Domtar Paper Mill of a 200 gallon lube oil spill from a malfunction on a turbine.  All of the spilled product flowed through a floor drain and then to their licensed waste water treatment plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-567-2013*On 10/17/13, I received report from Olver & Associates of the discovery of contaminated soil during a sewer project being performed by the Town of Southwest Harbor.  The discovery of the contaminated soil occurred in front of an old gasoline station currently owner by the town.

I arrived on site and performed a bag head space reading with my Photoionization Detector (PID).  Readings were less than 100 parts per million (ppm).  I also performed a field Oleophilic Dye Test also known as a "shake test" on the soil.  The "shake test" readings were negative.

The town needed to use a properly compactable soil for the project, and this clay was off specification and needed to be disposed of.  78.37 tons of clay with small traces of oil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.


No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-677-2013*On 12/23/13, I received report from Gil Merchant at Bangor International Airport of a 50-gallon aviation gasoline spill onto the tarmac at the airport.  Apparently as a private jet was preparing to take off, it suffered a fuel tank rupture.  Airport personnel were able to contain the spilled product using speedy dry sorbent materials.  When the tank stopped leaking, they recovered the spilled product using a trailer mounted gasoline vactor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-94-2014*Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a one quart kerosene spill at the entered location.  Snow being shoveled off the roof struck the outside 275 gallon supply tank and broke the feed line. The spill was immediately observed and a bucket place to catch escaping oil.  Dear River responded to the incident and repaired the line.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and were properly disposed through Dead River's waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-95-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil (oil) spill from a ruptured hose on one of their trucks.  The oil spilled onto the roadway and was cleaned up using sorbents.  The sorbents were disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, Maine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-96-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a half gallon lube oil spill at the entered location.  The locomotive engine drip pan overfilled while idling in front of the Verso paper mill.  Pan Am crews were dispatched to clean up the spill.  Waste will be brought back to the Pan Am Railways facility in Waterville for hazardous waste contractor pick up and disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-92-2014*Sprague Energy Company (Sprague) reported a 5-gallon #6 oil spill at the entered location.  Sprague reports that a H. O. Bouchard Company tank truck was overfilled and spilled out the top dome.  The spill was contained to mostly the tanker, but some did spill to the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  The reporter advises that the tanker was not empty when it was filled at the Sprague terminal and that they are reporting the spill on H. O. Bouchard's behalf.

No site was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-97-2014*Northern Clearing reported a hydraulic oil spill from a dozer at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a blown hydraulic hose.  The oil impacted snow was removed and stored for pick up and disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-171-2014*On 4/9/2014 I received a call from Arnold Tuck indicating he had experienced a 100 gallon oil leak at the entered location. The spill was the result of a damaged filter assembly caused by some accumulated water in the filter freezing. The spill resulted in the entire contents of the tank being lost to the ground outside the residence.

Oil vapors were also evident in the home and oil could be seen weeping into the basement where the floor meets the wall. It was also apparent that the foundation drain was impacted as I was getting Photoionization Detector readings above 100 parts per million from a floor drain. Because of these impacts I hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil from outside the building in an attempt to stop the leeching of oil into the basement and drain. Mr. Tuck's well is within 30 feet of the spill location and will be put on quarterly monitoring as a result. A neighbor's well has also been deemed at risk and will be monitored.

To address vapors in the home a ventilation fan was installed and the floor drain was blocked off. Additional more permanent measures may be needed going forward. Technical Services personnel will continue to monitor the situation.

no further response action
P-69-2014*
NOTIFICATION
1/24/14: Mr. Sam Davis called and reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), that at his neighbor's property (Brenda & Gordon Cross) there were seven junk cars on the edge of a wetland and that were leaking oil.  I advised him to contact the Bridgton Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) regarding the junk cars, and I would visit to check on the alleged leaking vehicles.
I contacted the Bridgton CEO and was told that this has been the subject of past neighbor complaints and had been visited by Mike Morse of MDEP back in 2009 regarding alleged wetland issues.  I conferred with Mr. Morse prior to visiting.

SITE INSPECTION & ASSESSMENT
Monday 5/5/14: Bridgton CEO and I visited and met with Brenda and Gordon Cross.  The location is rural residential area down a private rough gravel road, and served by private water wells and septic systems.  Brenda Cross gave us a tour of her yard and we confirmed six or seven vehicles that appeared out-of-service; but I noted no spills or leaks evident.  Their 275-gallon outside residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) appeared old and may benefit from replacement, but it was not leaking.  I noted no drums or buckets of oil of concern.  Brenda Cross appeared frustrated over the complaint while Gordon Cross appeared angry.
At the neighboring Davis property, no one answered the door.  From the driveway, I noted no oil spills or storage containers of concern.  There was some recent excavation possibly for drainage pipe.
No further MDEP, Response Division actions are recommended at this time.

S Brezinski
B-176-2014*Bouchard Towing reported a diesel fuel spill from 55-gallon drum.  It appears that at an unknown date and time during the winter, a plow truck knocked over a 55-gallon drum of diesel fuel and did not report the incident.  During the spring thaw, the spill was observed and reported.  The spill area was delineated by the oil.  No sensitive receptors were at risk.  A contractor was hired to excavate the contaminated soil for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town, ME.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection will seek reimbursement for soil disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-310-2014*Pepin's General store in Coburn Gore had the diesel tank removed and a larger tank installed in a different area on the property. I was on site to help monitor the soils because that site has a history of soil contamination. No contamination was found in either tank excavation. The tank removal was done without any issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-311-2014*It was reported to Response Services that a number 1 fuel oil release had occurred at the Fisherman's Friend on Vinalhaven Island. The oil was lost to the ground, and is suspected to be from vandalism. Two lines coming off the tank were pulled out and crimped.

A site visit was made, and no oil was recoverable. The pier that the Fisherman's Friend sits on is all very large granite blocks. This allowed the oil to drain very quickly and is most likely caught up in the void spaces between rocks below the store. A very small sheen could be seen on the ocean water. Soft boom was utilized in this area for two weeks, at which time the sheening stopped.  No further actions by Response Services are needed at this time.
A-312-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a hydraulic hose failed on an industrial piece of equipment while in use. The hydraulic oil was lost to the soil under it. A small amount of soil was hand dug and disposed of at Dragon Products Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-315-2014*A BMW car leaked some transmission fluid in the parking lot of Colby College. A very small stain was left under the vehicle. It was soaked into the asphalt and not recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-316-2014*I was on site to oversee the removal of 1, 4000 gallon underground heating fuel oil tank. No contamination was found during the removal. The tank was disconnected and removed from the tank grave. It was cleaned by Clean Harbors Inc., and then taken to the local metal scrap yard for disposal.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-317-2014*It was reported to Response Services that Leachate was backing up in the manholes from a landfill owned by the New page Mill. This was due to a pump malfunction which is specified in the attached discharge incident report from the mill.
No Response action needed at this time.
A-321-2014*It was reported to Response Services that a logging operation had spilled hydraulic fluid while cutting private property over the winter months. The stained area was said to be about 10 feet round, and close the homeowner's well.

Once on scene, I could see dead grass that matched the initial complaint. However, when I tested the soil for petroleum, I got no positive results. I used an oil dye shake test to test the soil for petroleum. The soil did not have an oil smell, and it tested negative for contamination. Numerous attempts were made to contact the logging operation owned by Danny Martin. He never returned my calls. I stopped by his shop in Cushing, and left a card, but I still never received a call or email from him as to what the staining might be from.  No further action by Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-323-2014*It was reported to Response Services that a container was found and was suspected to have an acid inside, however, the contents were unknown at that time. Madison Fire Department was on scene first, and they called Skowhegan Fire Department who was on scene with Sappi Papers Entry team. The team was gearing up for a Level A entry.

Before calling the assistant fire chief, I called Thomas Smith, who was the Response Supervisor on call at that time. We briefly discussed the situation and both agreed that level A was not warranted, and that Level B or Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and turnout gear should be used.  I then called the Assistant Fire Chief, Shawn Howard. He stated that the site was secured and decontamination was set up. Sappi's team was donning level A suits and going to go down range for an entry. I asked what time the call came it and he stated they were dispatched at 1900 hours for this incident. I asked if Madison Fire Department saw the container prior to calling them in for help. Shawn said that they did see the container, and read a label on the side that said ACID mixture. The container was on its side, and not leaking. At that time I asked him to hold off on the entry until I arrived, and that we thought Level A was not warranted. Given the knowledge over the phone, turnout gear and SCBA would be sufficient to go down range with meters and PH paper to upright the container and do some field screening to determine what it was.

I arrived on site at 2140 hours. By that time the Level A Entry team had gone down range, and over packed the container, and had exited back through Decontamination. The route in which I entered the site was directly through the "hot zone". I noticed as I drove through the area that the neighbor was sitting in his open front doorway across the street from the incident. I drove up to the Decontamination station and parked my response truck. I was greeted by Shawn Howard, who asked if Maine Department of Environmental Protection would take the over packed container, now sitting on the side of Preble Avenue.

I asked him why he did not wait for me to get on scene prior to entry. He replied that the incident commander made the decision to make the entry.  He completely disregarded what I had said. I asked to see the hazard assessment. Shawn stated that they did not do one. I asked what meters were used for the entry team and why was Level A warranted. Shawn stated that there were no meters used down range, just PH paper, and that the liquid in the container had a pH of 7. He added that Level A was used because it was an unknown.

At that point I asked to speak with the Incident Commander, who was the Skowhegan Fire Chief, Richard Fowler. I asked the previously mentioned questions to Mr. Fowler, and received the same answers. I expressed my concern with sending a team down range with no meters of any kind, no potassium paper (KI) and no Fluorine paper (F). And I asked why the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was not called prior to Sappi. At that time, the incident was going on 3.5 hours. Mr. Fowler's reply was that it was not Skowhegan Fire Department's standard operating procedure (SOP) to call the MDEP.

I was asked what to do with the decontamination water. With the container not leaking, and no chance of contamination, I told the decontamination team to just dump out the water. I then agreed to take the over packed container back to the MDEP Hazardous Storage Locker to limit possible further incident. I stated that MDEP was not responsible for paying for, or replacing of any materials used during this entry, because we were not notified in the proper procedural manner.

As I was loading the over pack onto my Response Vehicle, the homeowner came out to talk. He stated that he watched the whole Level A entry from his open doorway, 50 feet away. He pointed out that there was another container in his driveway which had Hydrau
A-324-2014*Diesel fuel from a refrigeration truck was lost on Madison Avenue in Skowhegan. While driving through down town Skowhegan, a manhole cover popped up from the street, hitting the diesel tank on the trailer. This put a hole in the fuel tank, which allowed it to leak for about 2 miles north bound on Madison Avenue. When the truck came to a stop at Hannaford in Skowhegan, the driver saw that the tank was leaking and put a pail under it to contain leaking diesel fuel. He then called the Fire Department. The local Fire Department used Speedy dry to clean up the heaviest of the stained areas. Most of which were in the Hannaford parking lot out back of the store. The remaining fuel was pumped out of the tank, and pads were duct-taped to the tank to absorb any liquid still remaining. The speedy dry was swept up and disposed of at Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse.  No further action by Response Services is required at this time.
I-162-2013*7/29/13 Received a call and follow-up spill report from Mark Bossie, Dead River Company (DR) - in Houlton, regarding a small spill/leak of # 2 heating oil discovered in a basement @ Hestia Heights Housing during a service call.  DR Techs saw a bit of sheening on some water that had seeped into basement along cracks/seams, checked the tank and it is sound and not leaking.  Placed down some sorbent pads to soak up the sheen on the basement floor.  Cleaned up the floor with the spill pads, bagged and removed for disposal the spill debris.  DR Tech came back to check on the site, no further evidence of any oil leaks.  DR tech thinks the oil sheen coving up through crack with water may have from an older small spill of #2.  Site is all set now.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
B-621-2013*On 11/12/13, Tony Gonzales, of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), called to report a 15 gallon leak from a plow truck over the weekend. The spill was the result of a loose fitting on the truck and resulted in oil being spilled to the oil water separator system in and outside the building. MDOT hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean out the entire system with a vacuum truck. I authorized the disposal of 4.41 tons of contaminated soil and water at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility. No outflow drains were impacted by the spill because of dry conditions. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-50-2014*On 1/27/14, 1015 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 1 gallon of lube oil had leaked from a rail engine containment tank. Pan Am workers removed all oil-impacted rail stone ballast and transported it to the Waterville Rail yard for consolidation and later disposal. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-52-2014*The homeowner found her oil tank leaking from the bottom. She quickly shoved something in the hole to slow down the leak. There was a local company cutting trees behind her home. She had them come over and pump out the tank with their fuel transfer pump. She then called Fabian oil to come take a look at the tank. Fabian Oil then called Response Services to report the spill of oil to the ground. Due to the quick reaction of the homeowner very little oil was lost. The oil on the ground was soaked up with sorbent pads, and the recovered product was placed into a new oil supply tank. The old tank was cut in half and cleaned, and then taken to a metal yard for disposal.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-54-2014*1/27/14 2040 David Agnor, oil burner technician, reported that a leaking oil tank had spilled an unknown amount of oil to a basement floor in Rockland. He reported that oil had run into a floor drain. I met David on site and worked with him to collect the oil from the rough concrete floor and to remove oiled basement contents. The floor drain was connected to the city sewer. I removed a small amount of oil from the standing water in the drain and plugged the opening. I installed a ventilation fan for the evening. The next day I returned and removed more oiled contents and inspected the drain for further oil and found a small amount that was contained with absorbent pads. I installed a carbon air scrubber in the living area upstairs. I hired the oil burner tech David Agnor to clean the floor and remove additional none structural wall parts that were oil impacted.

The site was referred to DEP technical services to evaluate and remediate indoor oil vapor levels.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-668-2013*On 12/19/13, Melissa Campbell called me to report that her oil tank had a slow leak. I responded and found what appeared to be a very old, very slow weep around the nipple to the filter housing. There was a very small stained area under the filter housing from the leak. I placed a few pads under the filter to prevent more spillage to the concrete and contacted Penquis Community Action Program, who said they were willing to replace the tank. Indoor air quality was not compromised by the spill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-670-2013*On 12/16/13 Jeff Gray of Bangor Hydro (BHE) called to report an 8 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location. The spill occurred when a skidder accidentally pulled down a private pole. The spill resulted in oil being spilled to a snow-covered gravel roadway. BHE personnel removed the contaminated snow, drummed it, and disposed of it properly. No resources are at risk. No further Response action anticipated.
B-681-2013*On 12/25/13, I received report from Lincoln Tissue & Paper Company of a power outage at their mill that resulted in an oil spill.  With the power being out, a sump pump was not operating and allowed stream water to percolate into the basement of the old mill.  In a section that was flooded, there were small oil stains on the concrete, which created a sheen.

As the water subsided, the sheen went with it into the Mattanawcook Stream.  Sorbent booms were deployed, but no product was recovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-84-2014*At 1430 on 2/14/14, Mr. Tom Danielson of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a wire was pulled out of the transformer at Pole 84 along Silver Mills Road in Sangerville allowing 2 gallons of mineral oil to drip down the pole and onto the snow.  Testing of the oil was negative for Polychlorinated biphenols.  They replaced the transformer.  They used sorbents to wipe the oil off of the pole and removed two drums of snow for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.


No further action by Response Services expected.
B-75-2014*I received a report from the Maine Department of Transportation of an estimated five-gallon hydraulic fluid spill from a blown hydraulic hose on a plow truck.  The release occurred in their asphalt yard.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads and those pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-78-2014*I received report from Leo Therrien, an employee of Wagner Forest Management, that he had an estimated 100-gallon gasoline spill from his personally owned 220-gallon gasoline tank.  Mr. Therrien is a Canadian resident who lives across the border from the spill location at T05 R20, in the Canadian town of St. Zacharie.  Mr. Therrien purchases gasoline in the United States and stores it in the United States at his work location, because it is cheaper than buying the gasoline in Canada.

Unfortunately sometime after filling his personal truck at the job site on 2/7/14, a gasoline leak developed from the dispenser nozzle on his tank.  His tank is located four feet off of the ground on a wooden platform.  This wooden platform is situated over an old underground oil storage tank that is cut in half.  This old tank under the wooden platform, acts as a collection tray, should a leak in the tank develop.  However, Mr. Therrien's gasoline tank did not develop the leak, but the nozzle did.  The hose and nozzle attachment is connected into the tank through a ball valve.  The flow of product is controlled through this valve.  Mistakenly after filling his truck on Friday, February 7th, Mr. Therrien neglected to close the valve, relying solely on the nozzle valve to prevent flow.  Sometime after this error a leak developed.  Because of the orientation of the fill hose in relation to the drip pan under the tank, some product is thought to have been lost directly to the ground.

Thankfully after more investigation most of the product was collected in the drip pan and recovered using oil absorbent pads.  Mr. Therrien disposed of these pads in Canada before I became involved.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services employee, Matt Burke, and I revisited the site in May to gather a water sample and investigate further.  After our investigation we determined a clean-up was not needed.  Very little evidence of any spillage was found.  The water sample also came back with clean results.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-30-2014*Ice slid off the roof and collided with the aboveground storage tank (AST), cracking the supply line and discharging kerosene to the ground.

The ice and snow conditions seem to have minimized much of the oil migration and restricted it to a relatively small area.  Mr. Grenier also placed a bucket under the damaged Firomatic, capturing some oil.  I called a contractor and we devised a cleanup plan.  Initially hand tools presented the most effective, least destructive method.  Electric demo hammer and shovels were used to put materials into buckets, which were carried and emptied into a dump truck.  Eventually a mini excavator was needed to finish removal and aid in restoration.  No indoor air issues were observed or reported and follow-up conversations were likewise positive.

The tank was relocated to gable end of house.  Although not as aesthetically positioned, the Grenier's don't want to repeat this episode.  Very little landscape work was needed after the snowmelt.  Based on the successful cleanup and restoration, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-114-2014*I observed what appeared to be a discharge of oil on the edge of the roadway (breakdown lane) while traveling on Washington Avenue in Auburn.  I stopped and confirmed the product was motor oil and a crushed 5 quart motor oil container was nearby, likely driven over by a vehicle.  I was not able to perform a cleanup and contacted Auburn Public Works who agreed to clean up the product as it was an unsafe condition for traffic.

I confirmed the following week that the oil was cleaned up and only a stain on the asphalt remained.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated in this matter.
P-216-2014*I met with Mr. George McDaniel at his mobile home where the oil spill occurred.  He explained that he had already switched out the leaking tank and replaced it with a newer tank.  The tank was sitting on a concrete pad, but the oil had seeped into the ground outside of the concrete pad.  Snow had insulated the ground and shoveling in the area along with a shake test revealed oil saturated soil.  I explained that soil excavation needed to be done and that the State would assist in replacing the oil tank.  In the meantime, I also contacted Charles Roberts of Roberts Properties, LLC.  Mr. Roberts is the owner of the property and agreed to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to conduct soil excavation.

On March 19, 2014, I hired Allstate Environmental Services to remove contaminated soil.  42.02 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  During excavation we did not reach groundwater. However, some oil pockets remained in the clay.  No storm drains or wells were impacted at that time.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.  No soil disposal paperwork available for this spill.
P-322-2014*On 4/24/2014, I received a call from Eugene Gervais, of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks on Emery Street in Sanford.  The Sanford Public Works Department had placed some sand on the spill to contain it.  That sand was removed and taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling Group for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-254-2014*On 4/16/14, Brent Hutchins reported that his drinking water smelled and tasted strange.  He was worried that there was some contamination from the property next door, where they had been drilling a new well and digging a new water line trench.  I investigated and collected water samples and then took a look at the property next door.  I could find no evidence of a spill on Mr. Hutchins' property or the property next door.  The test results for the water detected petroleum compounds found in gasoline.  Mr. Hutchins lives somewhat close to where old underground storage tanks were removed, but it is very unlikely that they were the cause of the contamination.  I referred this site to Molly King in the Division of Technical Services because the drinking water results were above our action levels.  A treatment system was installed on the Hutchins' drinking water supply.

With no source found by the Division of Technical Services, or me, this well contamination is considered a mystery spill.  The Division of Technical Services has placed the Hutchins' well on a quarterly monitoring schedule for the drinking water supply.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-245-2014*The Bristol Fire Department reported the discharge of motor oil on the Town Landing Road in Pemaquid.   The discharge had occurred when a car had bottomed out on the road, cracking the oil pan, and spreading the oil along the road.  The Fire Chief requested that I respond that evening given the sensitive area involved.

I arrived and met the Fire Chief, who showed me the strip of oil down the road to the landing and back, where it stopped as did the car.   The reason the area was sensitive was because it was an area of alewife fishing and rain would be coming which could wash an oil sheen into the river.  The oiled road was cleaned the next day by removing the top inch of the dirt (and rock) road where it was affected by oil.   The soil was disposed of at Dragon Products in Thomaston.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-287-2014* On 5-5-2014, Central Maine Power Company reported the release of about two gallons of transformer oil. This occurred at the North Augusta Substation, located at 26 Commerce Drive in the town of Augusta, ME. This transformer was tagged with less than 5 ppm of PCB.
 CMP hired Coutts Bros., a contractor, to excavate and transport about two cubic yards of oil impacted soil to Waste Management's Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock Maine.
 No site visit by DEP was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
P-333-2014*I was contacted by St. Germain & Associates, reporting that a routine inspection of the dispensers at Mr. Mike's Mobil in York had uncovered a weeping fitting on the diesel side of dispenser 7/8.  The dispensers do not have sumps, so the spilled diesel leaked into the sand underneath it (see attached photos).  The following day I visited the site to see the dispenser moved out of the way, and the contaminated soil underneath it removed.  The contaminated soil that could be reached was removed and the level of contamination was going down, but I cannot confirm that all of it was removed.  About a half of a 55 gallon drum was filled with contaminated soil for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-343-2014*I was contacted by the Topsham Fire Department, reporting that a large truck, possibly a crane, had blown its radiator hose and spilled more than 5 gallons of anti-freeze onto the roadway.  The Fire Department was concerned because the roadway was slippery, because of the spill and the location was right next to the Cathance River.  If they washed down the roadway to make it safe, the runoff would go into the river.  I visited the site (see attached photo) and determined that public safety outweighed the minimal impact to the river by 5 gallons of anti-freeze, and allowed them to wash the roadway down.  When they washed the roadway down, the majority of the runoff soaked into the shoulder of the road and did not run directly into the river.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-380-2014*I was contacted by an anonymous caller, reporting that there was a sheen in the water around the Bailey Island Lobster Company's fuel dock in Mackerel Cove, Bailey Island.  I visited the site and spoke to people, and they stated that there had been a sheen floating around earlier in the day but it had dissipated.  The likely cause was that a vessel filling up at the fuel dock had overfilled its tank, or dribbled a bit of diesel when picking up or putting away the fuel nozzle.  There was a small amount of sheen floating around when I was there, but nothing recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-381-2014*I was contacted by Downeast Energy Company, reporting that they had twice overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  In the Fall of 2013, Downeast filled the McCleery's oil tank.  In January, 2014, Downeast tried to fill the tank again, and overfilled it because the McCleery's hadn't used much oil.  A quick clean-up was done by Downeast in January, but the spill was not reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Then in May, the oil tank began weeping oil again because the excess oil hadn't been removed from the fill and vent pipes, and possibly because the warmer weather caused the oil to expand.  Downeast returned to the residence and did another clean-up, but this time was not able to satisfy the homeowner, so they called the MDEP.  I visited the site and found an oil stain on the concrete floor in the basement beneath the oil tank and a noticeable odor of oil in the house.  I spoke with Jim Hubbard of Downeast, and told him that further clean-up would be required.  Mr. Hubbard told me that he would go to the house and do the clean-up himself, which he did.  After the work was done, the homeowner was still not satisfied and I handed the case over to Don White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-383-2014*I was contacted by Steinert Oil Company reporting that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank and in the process of cleaning it up found that the oil tank wasn't attached to the fill pipe.  Some oil spilled onto the ground outside underneath the vent pipe, and some oil spilled on top of the tank and onto the concrete basement floor.  When the spill happened, the Steinert driver dug up by hand the little bit of contaminated soil underneath the vent pipe, and used sorbents to clean up the free product on the basement floor.  Steinert then contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and reported the spill, stating that they were only partially responsible.  They also reported that a child was the only one home at the residence, but that he had called his Mom and she was on her way home.

I arrived at the residence just as Katrina Collister arrived home and she showed me the basement.  There was a strong odor of oil in the residence and there was still an area of oil stained concrete floor in the basement.  I explained that the MDEP could help with the cost of the clean-up, but Ms. Collister was unwilling to do anything until her significant other came home later in the evening.  She felt that he would want to do the clean-up himself.  I provided her with all of my contact information so they could call me if they needed any assistance but never heard back from them and my voicemail messages went unanswered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-390-2014*A front end loader blew a hydraulic hose while removing snow.  Spilled product impacted the grass below where the incident occurred as well as a small portion of the gravel parking area across the street where the loader was parked post-incident.  The residents at this address expressed frustration because the incident occurred months prior and had yet to be addressed.  Shortly after Department involvement, the responsible party excavated all visible signs of contaminated soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-349-2014*A waste oil barrel was left outside without its bung.  Rainwater entered the drum and displaced the oil.  Approximately two gallons of motor oil were released to a gravel parking lot.  All visible signs of surface contamination were excavated and transported to a recycle facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.

Note: This load was combined with material from another spill involving the town during the same time period.  See P-334-14.
P-337-2014*The residents at this address called the fire department because they believed that had been physically affected by the contents of a suspicious package.  Standard operating procedure includes Maine Department of Environmental Protection involvement in such situations.  The local hazardous materials team dissected the package, but found no evidence of a hazardous material.  After interviewing the complainants further to better understand the sequence, the woman mentioned she had been making chili just before she was developed symptoms leading investigators to believe the ingredients were a factor and not malicious behavior.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-336-2014*A motor vehicle became submerged in the Fore River at the Bug Light boat launch, initiating a release of gasoline.  A heavy sheen was evident which followed the tide out around to Spring Point but there was no recoverable fuel.  The release was mitigated when the vehicle was removed from the ocean which occured within hours of discovery.  No further action necessary at this time.
P-334-2014*A citizen using Keene Park noticed an oil sheen along the bank of the Little Androscoggin River.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel traced the sheen to an outfall believed to be connected to the storm drains in the abutting street.  A sorbent boom dam was constructed and pads were applied to the river at the outfall to contain and collect free product.  An investigation into the source started with the fire department and ended with the local public works department.  The day before, a municipal street sweeper blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  Sand was applied to the roadway to recover free product, but no attention was given to two storm drains into which spilled product flowed. Falling rain influenced product from the catch basins into the river.  Saturated sorbents were exchanged multiple times during the following 48 hours until all spilled product had been evacuated from the pipe, at which point the sorbent dam was demobilized.  During the course of the investigation, it was also discovered that contaminated sand from the cleanup was deposited into a general sand pile which residents use at their discretion during winter months.  The entire pile was transported to a recycling facility.  Town officials and employees were informed of reporting requirements and cleanup guidelines to prevent this scenario from recurring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.

Note: Material from another spill involving the town during the same time period was combined with this load.  See P-349-14.

P-329-2014*Dilute hydrochloric acid was being trans loaded from rail car to tank truck when the one inch diameter hose ruptured.  Approximately one gallon of acid was released to concrete containment.  Spilled product was neutralized with soda ash then shoveled into plastic totes for offsite disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-341-2014*A school bus driver failed to put the fuel cap on the fill pipe after filling a bus.  Diesel leaked out of the bus for a few miles going down the road until it was discovered and corrected.  The oil was spread too thin to accomplish any significant cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-327-2014*The filter assembly of an aboveground tank broke off which initiated a release of heating oil.  Approximately one half gallon was discharged before the leak could be plugged.  Spilled product impacted concrete and sand.  The property tenant and a burner technician recovered approximately 100 gallons of unspilled product and cleaned the floor.  The basement floor was not entirely concrete so soil contamination occurred.  A small hand excavation was undertaken during which field screening was conducted.  Approximately one quarter of a yard of sand was removed from the basement and the site rendered clean using oleophilic dye shake tests. No further action necessary by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-320-2014*A piece of heavy equipment released less than one gallon of motor oil to a paved lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-280-2014*A bucket truck leaked less than one gallon of motor oil to the pavement.  Before the spilled product could be recovered, it was driven through by a passenger vehicle.  The result was oil staining on the vehicle owner's driveway and garage floor.  Pavement at the point of discharge as well as the driveway and garage were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-243-2014*A drill rig released less than one gallon of hydraulic oil due to a loose filter.  Spilled product impacted a plastic lined haybale corral in which the rig was situated and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
P-482-2014*A small amount of oil was lost due to an unknown cause.  Burns & McDonnell staff supervised the cleanup.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-189-2014*On June 24, the Roy's inquired about the State of Maine Tank Replacement Program.  I inspected the aboveground storage tank (AST) and found it in need of replacement.  The site was turned over to Peter Moulton, engineer for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and the Roy's received installation of a new tank.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-181-2014*On March 06, 2014, Fieldings Oil and Propane Company reported that an overfill had occurred during a routine delivery at 219 Groveville Road in Buxton.

When I arrived on site, I met with three technicians with the company and the renter of the property. I observed that the technicians had lit the oil impacted area on fire.  I immediately suggested that they put the fire out. They explained to me that they considered that a clean-up method. I advised them to never use burning as a way of cleaning up spilled oil.  After careful evaluation, and with the amount of oil spilled (10+ gallons), I determined contaminated soil would need to be excavated from the site.

On March 07, 2014, Greenleaf's Property Management and Maintenance was hired by Fieldings Oil and Propane Company for the soil removal. Soil and water samples were taken from site. 15.63 ton of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
I-178-2013*On 8-18-13, Shawn Gillen, of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) called to report that they were going to be seizing a Meth Lab in Houlton that evening. Briefing was at MDEA Headquarters at 6:00 PM. After the briefing all involved agencies (Houlton Fire, Ambulance, MDEA, Houlton Police Department) went to the residence of meth lab, on Foxcroft Road., in Houlton. I arrived on scene and met with Shawn to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage my response truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used to cook the meth.  MDEA Processed and sampled evidence. MDEA Agents had seized pre-cursor drugs, chemicals, solvents, equipment and methamphetamine.  After the MDEA agents had gathered samples and cataloged the evidence, I over-packed various acids, caustics and volatile/combustible materials, Lithium residue and several smoke generators in lab pack over packs. Cleared the scene at approximately 22:15, drove back to Northern Maine Regional Office Response Services Warehouse/garage to store the over packs of hazardous waste. Hazardous Waste laden over-packs were subsequently transported to Bangor for storage and disposal through DEP Hazardous Waste disposal contractors.  No further action is warranted at this time by DEP Response Services.
B-581-2013*Peter Sereico reported his oil tank was empty.  Based on his delivery schedule and usage of the tank, it should have contained about 100 gallons.  The tank was located in the basement and was obviously compromised by a corrosion hole and was now completely empty.  There was almost no evidence of a spill in the basement.  There was a very light stain in the french style perimeter drain which leads outside the foundation wall, but there was no free product in the basement anywhere and very little oil vapor in the home anywhere.  Mr. Sereico is on town water supply, but there is a well in the vicinity.  Mr. Sereico is working with the appropriate Community Action Program (CAP) agency to get his tank replaced.

After a discussion with our Division of Technical Services, it was decided the best course of action would be to put Mr. Sereico on the groundwater fund and geoprobe the area in the spring to determine a cleanup plan.  At this point, I plan no further action in the home.  Further actions outside will be determined by the results of the geoprobing in the spring.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-120-2014*At 0918 hours on 3/7/14, Brewer Public Works Department reported a 5-10 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid from a blown hose on a bulldozer at 49 Washington Street in Brewer.  The closed school at this location is in the process of being demolished.  Sorbents were used to soak up the hydraulic oil.  Brewer Public Works will dispose of the sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-177-2014*It was reported to me that a tank had leaked in the basement of a home.  After speaking with the oil company who was on site at that time, I learned that the cause was an overfill, and not a leaking tank. Once on site I confirmed the discharge was due to an overfill and the tank system consisted of two 275 gallon heating oil tanks.

After talking with the homeowner, I learned that C. B. Haskell had upgraded his system 2 years prior. In doing this, they left the old tanks in place and installed new vent and fill piping. The tanks each had their own fill, but shared a common vent pipe. The second tank did not have a whistle in it. The day the spill happened, the driver hooked up to this tank, and when he did not hear a whistle, he stopped pumping. At that time, 17 gallons had been pumped into the tank. The delivery driver left without reporting the issue to anyone.

The following day, Christian Hallstead, the property owner, stopped by the home to check on it. He immediately smelled heating oil when he opened the door. When he went downstairs, a stain and free product could be seen under the tank. He then called C. B. Haskell to come out and clean up the spill, and at that time it was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

I asked Rodney Haskell to clean out the crossover line to allow both tanks to equalize, and to assist me in padding up the free oil, and spreading speedy dry on the stained area.  I then installed a ventilation fan, and we cleared the scene. The following day I went back to the site and cleaned up the speedy dry. I used Simple Green and hot water to clean and degrease the stained area of concrete and tank.  I removed the big ventilation fan and installed a 4 inch radon fan.  The living space upstairs was free of petroleum odor, as was most of the basement space.  I left the small vent fan in place for the following week, at which time it was removed.

I directed Christian to apply a two part epoxy concrete floor paint if vapors persisted after the fan was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-178-2014*A fire resulted in the complete loss of Webb's Sunoco Fueling station in Randolph, Maine.  I responded to the site after seeing the local news report on television.  When I arrived on site, the Randolph Fire Department was clearing the scene.  I did a walk around to check the runoff for chemical or petroleum contaminants.  None were found at that time.  I then met with the owner and we spoke about contents inside the store.  He was a retail distributor for Sunoco Racing Fuel.  There were numerous 5-gallon pails of racing fuel in the store, as well as engine oil and two stroke oil containers.  A 275-gallon heating oil tank could be seen under the rubble, as well as two 275-gallon K1 tanks outside the store.

Later that day, the Fire Marshal's office requested me back to the scene.  At that time, the building was opened back up and turned over to the insurance company.  We did a walk-through and made a short punch list of items that needed to be removed prior to demolition activities.  The list of items for removal consisted of the numerous racing fuel containers, the heating oil tank, and 2 K1 tanks, all fluorescent light bulbs and ballast, cleaning and degreasing chemicals, and the R23 Refrigerant.  Once these items were removed the building was demolished and removed from the site for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-183-2014*On 3/27/2014 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill at their Bond Brook substation. The estimated 2 gallon spill resulted from a leaking valve. The contaminated soil from the spill was removed by CMP. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-184-2014*On 3/27/2014 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill in Nobleboro. The estimated 2 gallon spill resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP by removing contaminated soil. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-185-2014*On 3/27/2014 in Boothbay, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, no further response action is expected.
A-186-2014*On 3/27/2014 in Waldoboro, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP. No further response action is expected.
A-193-2014*On 3.28.14, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 gallon of mineral oil from a transformer when a vehicle struck the utility pole it was attached to.  The accident caused the pole to break and the oil spilled onto the snow by the side of the road.  The transformer was tagged less than 1 parts per million (ppm) for PCB.  A CMP crew removed oily snow from the surrounding area and drummed it up for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-205-2014*On 4/27/14, United States Coast Guard (USCG) Petty Officer Strickland reported  the F/V My Miranda, discharging an unknown type of oil.  The vessel was identified to be leaking during a routine overflight surveillance of a USCG aerial craft.  The USCG was in the process of notifying the owner of the situation and investigating.  No recovery was feasible and no response was requested.

No further complaints or additional information received as of 5/9/14.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-264-2014*At 1145 hours on 5/29/14, the Calais Fire Department reported a 5-10 gallon hydraulic spill from a blown hose on a trash truck owned by Moose Island Solid Waste Disposal.  The trash truck was picking up the trash at the school when a hose broke.   Oil spilled onto the pavement and adjacent hard-packed soil.  Sorbents were used to soak up the majority of the oil.  This area is not near any of the normal places the kids are allowed to be around.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-51-2014*Irving Oil delivered to the Staff House in Augusta by accident. They over filled the mated 275 gallon above ground storage tanks. When I got there they were in the process of pumping out both tanks in order to bring the oil to the proper location. When they were opening the bung on top of the tank a few gallons of oil drained out of the fill and vent pipes and onto the concrete floor. The Irving technicians used odor gone and speedy dry to dry up the lost oil.

The Staff House is vacant and is not being heated at this time. The Bureau of General Services was also on scene, overseeing the fuel transfer and cleanup. I instructed the Irving crew to clean up the speedy dry and wash the tanks and concrete with a degreasing surfactant like simple green. They agreed to clean up the spill, as they took full responsibility for it.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-72-2014*On 2/3/2014, C. N. Brown Company reported a 5 gallon gasoline spill at their Big Apple store in Augusta. The spill was the result of a customer overfilling a vehicle. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-111-2014*While consolidating snow and pushing back snow banks a hydraulic line blew on a Maine Department of Transportation grader. This caused the loss of 1 gallon of hydraulic fluid to be sprayed onto the snow. The spray was very high pressure and it came out as a fine mist. The snow was plowed into a large pile and loaded out in a dump truck for consolidation.  No action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-48-2014*On February 26, 2014  during a routine perimeter check an ammonia leak was detected around a refrigerant condenser. While trying to mend the leaking flange a bolt was over-tightened and broke increasing the release. McCain's engineers shut down the system and back fed the remaining ammonia from the condenser into the system limiting the amount of ammonia that could be released. The areas around the facility and the facility itself were monitored for several hours untill the release was minimal and the flange could be repaired. The National Response Center was notified per regulation, as well as an AR-1 notification to the Maine Emergency Mangement Agency.  No impact to the neighboring facility was detected. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-90-2014*On 2/19/14, I received a report from Dead River Oil Company of a two gallon #2 fuel oil spill onto an asphalt driveway in Bangor.  The cause of the spill was an internal tank crack, allowing more product from one pocket of the peddle truck to drain into the other pocket, overflowing onto the ground.  The products were pumped internally until equalized on the truck, thereby stopping the leak.  Then the spilled product was recovered using oil sorbent pads.  The pads were collected by Dead River and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-88-2014*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) located in Belfast reported a mystery sheen coming in with the tide into Bass Harbor.  USCG reported that the source of the discharge is unknown, and the oil is too thin to recover and is expected to deteriorate.  The Tremont Harbormaster was advised also.  No further complaints received as of May 9, 2014.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-210-2014*On 4/29/14, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, Airport On The Run, reported a seven gallon overfill of a vehicle.  The gasoline, that had spread across a portion of the pavement, was cleaned up using sorbents and entered into R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, waste stream for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-376-2014*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the ground when a customer overfilled their vehicle at this service station. The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-326-2014*It was reported to Response Services that an oil burner malfunctioned. The oil was lost to a concrete floor. It was cleaned up as soon as it was found, using speedy dry and simple green. There are not any indoor air quality issues or other associated risks. The burner was replaced by Dead River Company.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-329-2014*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services that an oil tank was leaking. M W Sewall was on site, and pumped the tank out into a temporary storage tank outside the home. The leaking tank was then removed. A small stain could be seen on the exposed bedrock below it. The oil had been leaking into a small crack in the rock. No oil was recoverable at that time. The home owner did not want me to go to the home at that time, and he declined the paperwork for the groundwater cleanup fund. He stated that if there was an issue, he would deal with it on his own.  No further action by Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-330-2014*It was reported to Response Services that the containment tank on a locomotive overflowed about 2 quarts of lube oil. The oil was lost to the ballast near the Main Street track crossing in Livermore Falls. Pan Am staff cleaned up the oil stained ballast.  No further action by Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-331-2014*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a heating oil tank was being taken out of service and removed permanently. I was on site to help monitor the soils due to previous known contamination on the site. No high levels of contamination were encountered while removing the tank. It was pumped by Larry Savage, and then removed and disposed of off-site.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-332-2014*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a land owner in Madison had numerous vehicles and junk laying around his land. The property was close to waterways and drinking water wells. I called the Town Code Enforcement Officer of Madison to follow up on the complaint. I spoke with Dana Berry, who already knew about the site. The town had given the property owner 30 days to clean up the debris, and an extension was added to that for later in June, 2014. The issue has been going on for 11 years.

I visited the site and could not see any signs of containers or vehicles actively leaking. I gave my name and number to the town office in case they needed further assistance when the debris was removed.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-339-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that the Cumberland Farms on China Road in Winslow had a high water alarm in the sump. The store manager had called TMC Environmental Services to come up and pump out the water in the sumps and gasoline tanks. An estimated 20 gallons of water and gasoline was recovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-340-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that the track machine owned by Pan Am Railways blew a hydraulic hose. The crew on site quickly shoveled the soil into bags. The soil was brought to the main station in Waterville for consolidation and disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1029-2014*
NOTIFICATION
Emery Mills Energy Company (EME) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services, a spill of 3 to 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil within the basement and outside at this property.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is a single family house of wood construction with a basement foundation of unmortared stone.  The area is suburban residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is an unoccupied foreclosed property that owner Fred Smith stated he purchased to renovate and resell.  At the time of the discharge the home renovation appeared near completion inside and out.  The home is heated by a hot-air furnace and 275-gallon, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) that appeared original with the home.  The bare copper below ground fuel line had recently been replaced by a sleeved fuel line going across the floor.  The home was being sold through Berkshire Hathaway, New England Prime Properties.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Outside under the AST fill and vent pipes, I noted dark oil stained soil next to the foundation.  EME agreed to dig up and remove it to keep oil vapors from seeping into the home and prevent direct contact.  The outside discharge appeared to be approximately a gallon or two.  Bob and Bruce Muse of EME stated that the AST vent whistle did not go off.  They had previously only done 100-gallon deliveries and this was reported to be the first time they filled it up.

Within the basement I noted a fresh oil stain down the side of the AST from the fill and vent pipe fittings and from a bung (see photos).  The tank gauge incorrectly read empty.  The several gallon leak reached the floor and spread across the concrete.  The basement floor curved up at the edge to the stone foundation preventing the oil from seeping down under the floor.  The oil did not reach and go down the hole for the former underground fuel line.  Subjectively, there was a strong odor of fuel oil in the basement and a moderate odor upstairs in the kitchen. Water seeping in through the foundation acted as a water-bottom to help keep some of the oil out of the concrete.

My assessment indicated that EME was a responsible party for allowing the overfill out the AST vent pipe outside.  I assessed that Mr. Smith, as AST facility owner, was a primary responsible party for the discharge within the basement as the tank top fittings should have been liquid tight.  I discussed this assessment with both EME and Mr. Smith.  Mr. Smith stated he was scheduled to sell the house on 12/26/14.  I gave a Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance application to Fred Smith and advised him to apply for coverage of allowable clean-up expenses for him and that could cover the prospective home buyers.

On 12/19/14, MDEP engineer Peter Eremita drilled holes through the concrete floor and with a Rae instrument assessed that there was no significant oil under the floor based on vapor levels.  He found additional oil-contaminated soil in the corner under the tank that still needed removal.

On 12/30/14, Peter Eremita discussed closure with Mr. Smith and requested written assurance that this oil discharge is disclosed with the property sale.  I had several times advised Mr. Smith to have the new buyers contact me if they had any questions or concerns.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 12/17/14, before my arrival, EME staff applied sorbents to the basement floor which we swept up and replaced.  I covered the spill area with plastic sheet to inhibit vapors.  The hot air furnace was already shut off.  A MDEP Ram fan was set up venting outside.  EME drained enough oil from the tank to get the fuel level below the level of the leaking fittings.

On 12/18/14, Eremita and I advised Mr. Smith that for environmental clearance, the remaining oiled soil needs to be removed, the floor washed twice, and the spill area sealed with a vapor proof sealer (see attached Clean-Up Action
B-729-2014*The spill occurred when a flange broke on Mr. Osborn's oil burner.   The owner was unsure of the exact date it occurred.  An estimated 6 ounce of #2 oil spilled.  The oil dripped from the flange into the blue protective sleeve.  The oil exited the sleeve several feet away along the basement wall.  The oil pooled slightly there and appears to have traveled several more feet toward a floor drain based on staining.  There perhaps was a few drops of oil visible in the floor drain.  I checked the exit of the drain and found no evidence of an oil discharge.  I checked the basement and the floor drain with a my photoionization meter and found no elevated readings.

I cleaned the oil up with sorbents and drained the blue sleeve as best I could.  At the time I was there, the homeowner had the supply line valve to the tank shut off.  The repair technician was coming later to fix the line.  I asked the homeowner to have the technician drain or replace the blue line.  I offered to wash the floor to reduce the possibility of vapors later.  The homeowner said that he would take care of that.  I also told Mr. Osborn if the vapors started to bother him in the future, that we would be happy to come back.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-78-2014*The Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department backhoe broke a hydraulic line and discharged some fluid to the roadway.  The crew applied sorbent materials and cleaned up the spill cleanup debris, packaged and transported for disposal. No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given, minor nature and location of the spill, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time in this matter.
P-1039-2013*On October 01, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill from a transformer on Chick Road in Lebanon.  The spill occurred when a home owner was cutting tree limbs down around the utility pole and a limb fell on the pole and knocked the transformer to the ground. The transformer released approximately 8 gallons of mineral oil on the gravel driveway.  CMP crews removed oily dirt from the driveway.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
P-15-2014*I was contacted by the South Portland Fire Department reporting that they had been called to Cliff Avenue in reference to a vehicle parked in the street that was leaking gasoline.  The pavement was wet and icy so there was only a sheen at the bottom of the hill.  They padded up a half a gallon of gasoline from underneath the car.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-17-2014*I received a call from Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways, reporting that one of their engines had an overfilled containment tank.  The excess oil spilled onto the ballast under the rails.  The contaminated ballast was excavated, containerized, and sent to their Waterville yard for future disposal.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time in this matter.
P-20-2014*I was contacted by State Farm Insurance reporting that one of their clients had an oil spill in their basement.  I contacted the homeowner, Aldona Wallan, and she said that a Fielding's Oil technician had been working on the heating system when the spill happened two days earlier.  She stated that Fielding's had done a little bit of clean-up, but that there was still an odor in the house.  I then contacted Fielding's Oil and arranged to meet the technician at the residence.  The technician explained that the Wallan furnace had stopped and he found that the copper oil line was plugged so he disconnected it at the furnace and applied air pressure to blow the crud out of the line and back into the oil tank.  Unfortunately, the gasket on the oil filter failed and sludge, water, and oil sprayed out.  The oil sprayed onto the ceiling, walls, and tank and then ran down onto the concrete floor.  The tank was positioned tightly into the corner of the room so it was hard to access and clean the walls.  When we arrived, I used my photoionization detector (PID) to identify areas that needed to be cleaned more.  Fielding's went all out on the clean-up.  They used Odor Gone powder, Simple Green, and scrubbed the entire affected area.  We also set up a fan in a nearby window venting out.  We checked back several times and determined that the clean-up was complete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-22-2014*I was contacted by Bill Longley, the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Yarmouth, reporting that he had received a complaint about an oil tank that was in really bad shape at 316 Granite Street.  I contacted the property owner, Gladys DuPont, who lives across the street, and asked her if I could come take a look and she agreed.  I arrived at 316 Granite Street and looked at the outdoor oil tank (see attached photos).  The tank was in extremely bad shape.  It had severe corrosion and was weeping oil.  I went across the street and spoke with Mrs. DuPont.  She explained that she was going to switch to propane and had already gotten a bid and had hired Downeast Energy Company to remove the old tank and install the propane.  She was not sure when the removal and replacement was going to happen.  I contacted Downeast Energy and they assured me that they were going to remove the tank on the 10th which was only two days away.  The following Monday I contacted Mrs. DuPont, and she confirmed that the tank had been emptied and removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-41-2014*I was contacted by Kara Wry, reporting that a Cianbro pick-up truck had blown a hose and spilled about a gallon of anti-freeze onto the ground in the right of way.  The contaminated snow was removed and the remaining was padded off the ice.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-42-2014*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a hose and spilled 2-3 gallons of anti-freeze onto the paved parking lot.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-43-2014*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a water pump causing 2-3 gallons of anti-freeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled product was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-44-2014*I was contacted by the U. S. Coast Guard reporting that there had been a small motor oil spill on the deck of Cutter Jefferson Island.  While changing the oil on the vessel, a leak occurred in a valve on the deck, resulting in a release of about half a cup of oil.  Some oil did make it over the side of the vessel and a sheen was noted between the Cutter and boom that was already around it.  The oil on the deck of the vessel was cleaned up with sorbent material while the sheen was not recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-49-2014*I was contacted by Ms. Rogier, reporting that there was kerosene on the groundwater in her dirt floor basement. I arrived at the site to find that the outdoor oil tank's filter had filled with water and had frozen causing the filter to leak.  About a quarter of a tank of kerosene was spilled onto the ground.  The oil sunk into the ground to the groundwater table about 2 feet below grade and traveled into the basement.  The entire basement was water and oil covered.

I hired Allstate Environmental to bring a vacuum truck and skim the oil off the water in the basement.  Then they put down sorbent pads on the water and covered it with plastic sheeting.  I installed my Ram vent fan to prevent the oil vapors from entering the living space of the house.  I measure 36 parts per million (ppm) oil vapor when I arrived, and it was dropping when we left.  I offered to put the homeowner up in a motel, but she refused.  The following day I placed an air scrubber with a carbon filter in the living space.  The water in the basement was pumped out, with permission, to the sewer from a sump pump we installed.  The contaminated soil was excavated and a vapor and liquid recovery system was installed to Peter Eremita's specifications.  Filter fabric was placed under the system, it was backfilled around with 3/4 inch stone, more filter fabric and a layer of plastic sheeting (vapor barrier) was placed, and more 3/4 inch stone was used to backfill (see attached photos).

Outside the basement where the oil tank leaked, contaminated soil was also excavated and free product was found on the water table, so a recovery well was installed and we pumped on it many times.  At this time this case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-54-2014*I was contacted by C. N. Brown Company reporting that one of their drivers had a small spill while delivering oil to a customer.  The driver was pulling the hose off the truck when it locked and some oil sprayed out of the nozzle onto him and the ground.  Some oil was picked up with sorbent pads.  The ground was covered with ice (see attached photos), so they scraped the ice with a shovel to collect the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-81-2014*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman reporting a small diesel spill.  A generator at Berth #7 was being serviced by Methuen Construction when a fuel filter leaked.  About a pint of diesel spilled onto the grass next to the generator.  The contaminated soil was excavated and put in a drum to be disposed of through the Shipyard's waste stream.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-82-2014*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a small leak.  A loose fitting on the fill pipe was weeping oil.  The oil ran down the fill pipe, onto the tank, down the tank, and onto the concrete floor.  The fill pipe was fixed and the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-60-2014*A log truck lost an estimated 15 gallons of diesel to a gravel road.  The trucking company dispatched their service truck to clean up the mess.  They used speedi-dri to collect the spilled oil and collected the speedi-dri for disposal.  Mill Street is a gravel road that serves a log yard.  There are no residences or other uses of the property adjacent to this road.  No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-672-2013*On 12/16/13, Tony Desalvo, of the U. S. Coast Guard called to report another sunken vessel from a storm. The vessel "Amanda Yavonna" owned by Farrell Chandler of Stonington, went down on its mooring with 52 gallons of diesel on board. Mr. Desalvo reported that no pollution was observed at the site. A call to Mr. Chandler shed light on a reasonable recovery plan as soon as the weather subsided. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-63-2014*On 1/31/2014, Sharon Deicke reported an oil spill at her home in Thomaston. Ms. Deicke was staying in Florida at the time of the spill. The estimated 60-70 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from a burner malfunction that continued pumping oil into the mobile home until the tank emptied. Enpro Services was hired to remove contaminated material from the home. The oil stayed contained in the insulation and poly vapor barrier under the floor of the home. Shed City, Inc., was hired to replace structural components of the home that were oiled. The home was ventilated and ready for occupancy in the spring when Ms. Deicke returned from Florida. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-85-2014*On 2/11/14, at 2250 hours, Farmingdale Fire Department reported that a small amount of heating oil had been released out the vent of a heating oil tank when the house was fully engulfed in flames. The Fire Department reported that they did see an oil sheen in the runoff water from fighting the fire and flames coming from the outside vent pipes for the tank. They confirmed that there was no active discharge of fuel oil now that the fire was out. I went to the site the next morning. The oil tanks were buried under the building debris, but there was no sign of oil at the site. I checked some water runoff paths leading from the tank vent, and there was no indication that oil had run off the site. The vent pipe was burned, so it appears that little of the oil that was released did not get burned up by the fire. I spoke to the owner and they were planning to have the tanks pumped out as soon as they could arrange to have that done.  The insurance adjuster came that day. I gave them my contact information in case they needed help or guidance in removing the oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-86-2014*On 2/12/14, at 0200 hours, Charlie Bruce, from Dead River Company, reported that he found a leaking oil supply line under a concrete basement floor during a service call. I went to the site and found that the line had been sleeved under the floor and the oil had come out of the sleeve. the oil had run over the concrete floor and into several cracks in the floor. I collected oil with absorbent pads and speedy dry. The area was covered to contain the oil vapors and an exhaust fan was installed in the basement. I met with the owner, Laura Edeldaum. She completed a clean-up options agreement choosing to have the Department of Environmental Protection manage the clean-up. Laura also completed an application to the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund.

I made arrangements to have the water heater relocated away from the oil impacted floor. On 2/27/14, I had a contractor remove the oil impacted floor, and underlying oil impacted soil was removed as much as possible without compromising the structural house supports. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis. A sub-slab ventilation system was put in place prior to back filling and replacing the concrete floor to control the oil vapors. The site was referred to Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services staff for well monitoring and for indoor oil vapor control.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-83-2014*I received report from MDG Logging, Incorporated, of a one-gallon hydraulic fluid spill into the snow on a logging road in Soldiertown township.  The spilled product was recovered by removing the oiled snow and depositing it in an oily water separator.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-110-2014*At 2004 hours on 2/27/14, R. H. Foster Energy Company reported an overfill at 82 Nadine's Way in Hampden.  The driver was filling the tank when a large plane flew over impairing his ability to hear the whistle.  Fewer than 5 gallons and most likely approximately 3 gallons sprayed onto the building and snow.  R. H. Foster Energy personnel used sorbents to wipe down the building and  shoveled up a small amount of contaminated snow.  I checked the site the following morning and was satisfied by the cleanup. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-118-2014*Leak of small amount of diesel fuel from a fuel tank on a school bus.    RSU 10 personel cleaned up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-150-2014*On February 25, 2014, Mark Berry, with Gulf Oil, reported an unleaded gasoline spill at the Gulf Oil terminal on 175 Front Street in South Portland.  I responded to the site and met with Terry Sullivan of Gulf Oil. Mr. Sullivan showed me the area under the racks that was impacted by the spill. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was on site with a vacuum truck and speedy dry.

Mr. Sullivan explained that while a Webber Energy tank truck was filling, a compartment in the tank trailer ruptured and leaked approximately 500 gallons of unleaded gasoline on the pavement and in the trench drains.  The trench drains were pumped by Clean Harbors.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-163-2014*On February 25, 2014, Keith Bennoit, of Avery Family Fuels reported an overfill at 44 Skylark Road in Portland.  Mr. Bennoit explained that the overfill happened on February 24th, during a routine fill of an above ground storage tank.  Approximately 1 gallon of #2 oil sprayed out the vent pipe outside. Oily ice and snow was removed and sorbent pads were used to wipe the cedar siding on the house.

I met with home owner, Ms Peck, on February 26th. She was concerned with the oil smell in her basement. I suggested that she open windows in her basement and run fans to move air around and outside. She agreed and was satisfied after that point.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-191-2014*A small amount of off-road diesel was lost when the product in an on-site transport truck warmed up and expanded beyond the capacity of the truck.  Sprague employees used sorbent pads to collect the spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-192-2014*Kerosene was lost from this aboveground storage tank when frost action moved the tank until the filter came in contact with a structure.  A fitting cracked and oil was lost to the ground.  The homeowner used a shovel to remove the oily snow and wood shavings to absorb the remaining spilled oil. I collected the oil, oily water and debris from the site, and disposed of it.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-204-2014*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground when a vehicle was overfilled.  Town crews contained and collected the spilled product with speedi-dri.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-139-2014*At 1420 hours on 3/18/14 Mr. Neil Brackley of Lincoln Paper and Tissue (Mill) reported a 1 gallon spill at a warehouse (Sampson's) they rent in town.  The warehouse resides between the Town of Lincoln Post Office (50 Fleming street) and the Gulf Station (36 Fleming Street).  During regular security rounds 4-5 areas of oil staining on the ice along 50 feet in the parking lot of this warehouse were noted.  Personnel from the Mill used sorbents to soak up the oil in the ice depressions.  They hauled the sorbents back to the Mill for disposal by incineration at No. 8 power boiler.  It appeared to be motor oil or gear oil from a truck however a responsible party was not found.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-671-2013*On 12/16/13, Tony Desalvo, of the U. S. Coast Guard, called to report the fishing vessel "Norma Amanda" had sunk at a private fishing pier in Jonesport. The vessel was going to be removed from the water for the season the next day so the owner had run down the diesel tank most of the way. Mr. Desalvo reported that no pollution was observed at the scene. The owner of the vessel indicated he would pump it off at the next low tide and remove it from the water. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-156-2014*A derelict motor vehicle leaked its contents of motor oil to the ground.  Meltwater transported the oil around the driveway impacting slush, standing water, snow and ice.  All visible signs of contamination were shoveled, chipped, scraped and ultimately sucked up by a vacuum truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-89-2014*3/24/14 07:45 Received a call from Barry Ingraham, Dir. of Physical Plant at Northern Maine Community College (NMCC).  They have an underground storage tank (UST) #2-1, a 10,000 gallon tank containing #2 heating oil for the Christie Bldg. complex that is in alarm mode.  They have lost the ability to communicate with the tank sensors/monitors.   Barry is having his maintenance crew clean-off the top of the tank for access and is in the process of calling County Environmental Engineering's Certified Tank Installers to assess what is the problem with the tank monitors and related sensors.  Told Barry that I would contact John Dunlap of the Tanks Compliance unit in Augusta to inform of the problem and action taken by NMCC.

3/24/14 13:28 Barry called with update.  Tank top has been shoveled/plowed off. Tank has been stuck to record and track inventory.  Tank monitor has come back on and appears to be working ok. No alarms are showing on the monitor.  Barry has still got CEE coming over in the AM to try and determine what happened with the monitoring system this morning.  Barry will call with an update after CEE has assessed the situation.

4/2/14 Field notes from County Environmental Engineering (CEE) e-mailed to Response.  CEE received a call from Barry Ingraham at the Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) on Monday, March 25th regarding an interstitial space (IS) alarm at the Christie Building (Reg. #12958).  This is a 10,000 gallon double-walled fiberglass tank with a "wet" IS filled with a brine solution.  The tank is monitored with a float switch type sensor that produces both a high and low alarm associated with the brine level in the tank.  For whatever reason, the monitoring console reads "low level alarm" for both floats.  Nate Hersey, CTI,  responded on Tuesday, March 25th, and removed the sensor from the IS and the alarm cleared when he put the sensor back in.  No further work was completed.

CEE received another call from NMCC on Monday, March 31st regarding the same alarm. CEE responded yesterday, April 1 and removed a little bit of the brine solution from the IS of the tank.  The brine level had obviously risen, probably due to water intrusion through the IS riser pipe. The manhole around the riser pipe (like most other tanks) fills up with snow and ice in the winter, and when things start to melt, water sometimes gets into the riser pipe.  Once CEE removed a little bit of the brine solution in the tank, the alarm cleared.  CEE measured from the top of the riser pipe to the current brine level in order to monitor the liquid level more closely.  When CEE finished at the Christie Building, they were notified that there was a similar alarm at Building 750 - Penobscot Hall (Reg. #12961).  This tank is a 2,500 gallon #2 fuel oil tank that also has a brine solution in the IS.  CEE opened up the IS manhole for this tank and it also had a lot of water and ice in it.  The riser pipe was full of water and ice.  CEE were able to get the sensor out of the tank, and remove some of the water from the IS to a point where the brine level allowed the float switch sensor to clear.

Long story short, the recent warm weather and melting caused water to enter the riser pipe of the IS of both tanks, raising the brine level and causing the alarms.  Once a little bit of the brine was removed, the alarms cleared.  CEE will continue to work with NMCC to ensure that this is not an ongoing problem. Forwarded these field notes from CEE to John Dunlap in the DEP Tanks Compliance unit
in Augusta.

No further action concerning this interstitial space odyssey is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

A-306-2014*5/13/14 1420 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of oil had leaked from a pole mounted electrical transformer to the paved area below.  He reported that the transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyl oil. Central Maine Power employees cleaned up the oil on the pavement. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-93-2014*Madawaska resident John Pelletier called this office to complain about both the road and snow banks being covered in red oil. On investigation I (Jesse Clark) found that a city plow truck had blown a power steering hose. I informed Madawaska Dept of Public Works about the discharge, and they had an employee clean the impacted area with sorbents and remove contaminated snow. Oily debris will be bulked up and disposed of per Department guidance. No further action should be Required of Response Services at this time.
B-243-2014*At 1100 hours on 5/14/14, the Maine State Police contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concerning a car they impounded and suspected of having meth-making materials and chemicals inside it.  The vehicle was stopped in Sherman by the State Police and towed back to the State Police Barracks in Bangor.  The State Police removed the chemicals and material related to meth-making.  I organized them according to hazard into appropriate over packs, specifically 2 small over packs.  There was a minor amount of chemicals involved in this incident.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-11-2014*A loose fitting on the burner for this boiler caused a very small amount of oil to be lost to the basement floor.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-31-2014*Frost expansion caused a discontinued pipe bracket support to lift which caused a gasketed flange to loosen up enough that the flange began leaking.  Unfortunately, the flange was located on the tank side of a valve so there was no way to stop the flow of oil to the flange.  Fortunately, the flange stopped leaking when the flange bolts were tightened.  The gasoline leaked to a bermed containment area and was caught up in ice and snow with some product floating on water around the tank.  An environmental contractor was hired to remove the floating gasoline and gasoline contaminated ice and snow from the containment area. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-19-2014*During the refueling of a bus, the driver experienced an overfill.  The estimate of fuel discharged was twenty (20) gallons, confined to the concrete pad and adjacent asphalt of the dispenser and parking lot at the rear of the school.  Initial response by staff and local fire department was to apply sorbent pads to the liquid phase of the spill and minimize its migration across the frozen ground.  The Department of Environmental Protection assessment was to have a contractor come in and scrape the wet icy layer of material and have it transported for disposal/recycling.

Norris Benett was chosen as he has done quality work for both myself and the school and was local.  We discussed the need to scrape the surface layer (snow/ice) where fuel was observed and load for transport to CPRC, Scarborough.

The following day (subzero temperatures) using a rubber tracked mini excavator the area was cleared and we shoveled and chipped around the dispenser island and loaded the material into the dump truck for transport.  School staff made periodic visits and were satisfied with clean up.  At the end of the clean up all were satisfied, a spill debris letter was issued, CPRC called and transport completed.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.

A-65-2014*On 2/1/14, at 1040 hours, Mike McMahon, of McMahon Plumbing and Heating Company, reported that an unknown amount of oil had spilled into a basement overtime from a heating supply line from a 275 gallon tank. He reported that he had used speedy dry to collect the oil at the tank where a line fitting had been leaking. He also reported that there was oil in the basement sump. I had him shut off the sump pump. I met Mike on site and inspected the basement. The basement was only about 4 feet high and had a vapor barrier and crushed stone on the floor. There was oil in the sump hole that I collected with absorbent pads. The oil appeared to have run from the leaking fitting on the tank through the crushed stone under the vapor barrier to the sump hole. I checked the upstairs living space for oil vapors with a photo ionization detector and it read .5 to 2 parts per million (ppm) for organic vapors, which was low. The condominium is on public water. I explained to the owner, Jean Fisher, that the basement needed to have the oil impacted crushed stone and soil removed to prevent oil vapors from penetrating to the upstairs living space. She completed a Clean-Up options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up. Once the basement was closed up, the oil vapor in air readings dropped to below 1 ppm. The owner left on an extended vacation a few days later. I collected small amounts of oil at the basement sump periodically for the next couple of weeks.

On 2/18/14, I had a contractor open the vapor barrier and remove the oil impacted crush stone and soil underneath from the tank to the sump. There was an older vapor barrier under the crush stone that was oil impacted so it was removed. The oil did not appear to have penetrated the soil more than an inch or so since the basement was very wet. Field tests with Oil In Soil were negative just below the soil surface in the areas where we found the oil had traveled. Soil sample was taken for laboratory analysis to confirm the clean-up. A new lower vapor barrier was installed, covered with crush stone, and the final vapor barrier was tape together. I checked the sump and no oil was found after the clean-up. The upstairs living area was tested and had no detectable oil vapors when measured with a photo ionization detector.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-8-2014*On January 06, 2014, Ralph Hopkins, with Cash Energy reported a spill of #2 oil at 34 Cote Street in Lewiston.  The spilled occurred on January 05, 2014, but Cash Energy neglected to report it.

I met with home owner, Katie Crantz, and a Cash Energy delivery driver. It was agreed that the spilled occurred because the driver was distracted during the delivery.  Cash Energy agreed to remove sheet rock and wash the concrete floor that was impacted by the oil. Ms. Crantz was satisfied with that clean-up agreement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-76-2014*On January 27, 2014, Michelle Koval, with Downeast Energy Company, reported an oil leak of #2 oil at 10 Waters Edge in Yarmouth.  The leak occurred when the safety on the furnace failed and oil kept pumping into the burner. Approximately 3 gallons was released from the burner onto the concrete basement floor.

I met with home owner, Dale Richard, at the residence. She was satisfied with the clean-up job that Downeast Energy did.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-145-2014*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground after the 100 gallon engineered containment of this locomotive overfilled.  Pan Am cleaned up the affected ballast.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
P-189-2014*An oil filter leaked a small amount of #6 oil to the floor at the Wyman Station power plant.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-607-2013*On 10/1/2013, in Madison, Dirigo Property Services reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill to the basement was the result of tank corrosion. A site visit was made to assist with clean up. Sorbent material was used to collect free product and Dirigo agreed to wash down the concrete floor and ventilate. The home was unoccupied and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-612-2013*On 10/3/2013, in Skowhegan, Summit Natural Gas reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a loose fitting on an excavator. The spill was cleaned up from the pavement with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-645-2013*On 10/15/2013, in Farmington, C. N. Brown Company reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of gasoline resulted from an unknown motorist running over a 5 gallon gasoline container in the parking lot of the facility. The spill was cleaned up by C. N. Brown and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-648-2013*On 10/16/2013, in Leeds, an anonymous caller reported illegal dumping. The caller stated that the dumping was being done in a gravel pit off Route 106 by the Barker farm. The caller stated that oil, gas and old batteries were being dumped at the site. The caller stated that he believed the material came from the Cumberland Farms renovation project in Auburn. A site visit was made to the property to investigate. I located the alleged area and observed a large amount of mixed building demolition, I did not see any evidence of oil or hazardous waste. The site has been referred to the Division of Solid Waste Management for further investigation. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-217-2014*On 4.7.14,  Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  Traveling north on I-95, Jon Woodard, Supervisor-Augusta, asked me to look at it on way through.  On site I met Tim Herbert of MDOT, who advised that when he arrived on site he observed stained soil that was the result of a diesel fuel spill.  None of the contractors on site, working on the Waterville bridge, took responsibility for the spill, and it could have been the result of another vehicle that pulled off at that location.

MDOT dug up the impacted soil and had it transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  I issued a letter for disposal.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.

A-218-2014*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported that a discharge of less than 1 gallon had occured as the result of a leaking hydraulic line on an excavator working on the Maine Power Reliability Project.  The discharge occurred near Structure 63, south of River Road in Livermore Falls.

The discharge was cleaned up using sorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-219-2014*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported that a discharge of less than 1 gallon had occured as the result of a leaking hydraulic line on a pulp truck working on the Maine Power Reliability Project.  The discharge occurred near Structure 84, north of Strickland Loop Road in Livermore Falls.

The discharge was cleaned up using sorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-325-2014*A city sewer line backed up into the basement of an abandoned house filling it with gray and black water.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection became involved because the oil tank leaked its contents to said standing water during the same time period.  Oil and sewage were pumped out of the basement into totes for special disposal.  Thereafter, the entire basement area was pressure washed and oily debris was bagged for disposal  The tank was cut, cleaned and removed as well.  Those efforts were sufficient to eliminate the oil contamination and grossly address the sewage contamination.  Sewer/septic associated pathogens may remain.  Otherwise, no further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-286-2014*I was contacted by Wayne Hall, reporting that one of his customer's monitor heater had leaked oil onto the floor in her dining room.  I arrived to find that the heater sat in the corner of the dining room near the sliding glass door.  Mr. Hall had wiped up the oil from the laminate floor, and it was not obvious where or how far the oil had run.  The following day, I hired Allstate Environmental to start removing the laminate and seeing how far the oil had traveled.  We ended up removing the laminate floor, the bottom foot of sheet rock, insulation and studs, and the sill.  There was a crack in the concrete floor and the oil vapors were strong there so a 6 foot by 3 foot section of the concrete floor was cut out and removed. the sand and stone underneath the floor was removed and replaced with clean stone and a ventilation system.  The groundwater was at about 18 inches below grade and it had some free product on it, so a 4 inch recovery well was also installed.  Both the well and vent system were piped out through the frost wall below the floor.  The well has a clean-out that will be underneath the laminate (see pictures).  The neighboring condo unit (#12) did have some oil odor initially, so a carbon air scrubber was set up in her dining room.  After the concrete floor was poured in unit #13, the neighbor reported that she had no more odor and the scrubber was removed.  Don White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services visited the site and arranged for the exterior part of the ventilation system to be installed and will continue monitoring the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-287-2014*I was contacted by the South Portland Fire Department, reporting that they had responded to an overfill at the diesel dispenser at the Big Apple on Western Avenue.  They reported that 5-7 gallons of diesel spilled onto the concrete and paved surfaces by the diesel dispenser.  The spilled fuel did not enter any drains or cracks.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the spilled fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-288-2014*I was contacted by the Naples Fire Department, reporting that they had been called to Jackson Cove Road for a report of oil in Brandy Pond.  I arrived and was able to track the oil back to an oil tank at 109 Jackson Cove Road.  An association list showed the owner of the property as Sandra Holbrook of Falmouth.  I contacted Ms. Holbrook and let her know what had happened.  Because it was dark, the clean-up was conducted the following day.  The oil had leaked out of the tank, run 30 feet down a ditch beside the driveway, into another ditch along Jackson Cove Road, and down 500 feet to Brandy Pond.  The oil in the pond was highly emulsified and could not be recovered with sorbent pads.  Sorbent boom was used to corral the highly emulsified oil on the surface of the pond (see attached photos).  The corralled oil was then scooped out and put in bags for disposal.  The oil tank was pumped out and moved so some soil could be removed from underneath it.  The tank was reconnected but was placed in the driveway because its previous location was not stable.  A lift pump that the homeowner had was installed because the oil tank was not as high as its original location.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-289-2014*I was contacted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, reporting that they had found a clandestine drug lab in the basement of 97 Knox Street in Lewiston and they wanted assistance with the waste found.  The agents entered the basement and brought out a soda bottle with a mixture of Coleman fuel in it.  I transported it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for disposal at a later date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-290-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a limb being dropped on the power lines.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB).  The impacted soil, leaves, and brush were removed for disposal.  No site visit was made by the MDEP.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-291-2014*I was contacted by Central Maine Power reporting that while servicing an equipment breaker, a gallon or two of hydraulic oil had been spilled.  The spilled oil landed on the gravel yard and was excavated and disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-292-2014*I was contacted by Dead River Company, reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  The tank was in a closet in a hallway and when the oil leaked out, it traveled underneath the walls and into another storage area (see attached photos).  Most of the oil was cleaned up off the concrete floor.  Some of the oil wicked up into the structural posts.  Speedy dry was packed around the affected posts and left to draw the oil out of the wood.  The owner of the property was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-293-2014*I was contacted by Mr. Little, reporting that there was a sheen on the ground in his yard after a logger had been there to remove trees.  I visited the site and found that the sheen was organic and not oil related.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-304-2014*I was contacted by Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reporting that a piece of track equipment had blown a hydraulic hose just north of the Broadway crossing in South Portland.  The spilled oil landed on the ballast under the tracks.  The contaminated ballast was removed and taken to Rigby Yard in South Portland to be put in a roll off container for future disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-321-2014*I was contacted by Geno Gervais, of Pine Tree Waste Services, reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose in the roadway in front of 222 Longfellow Street.  He reported that all of the spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and no drains were reached.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-324-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a mechanical failure in a bucket truck which released approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the concrete floor in their Brunswick Service Center.  Central Maine Power Company conducted clean-up activities which involved the use of sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-675-2013*On 12/22/13, I was notified by Trooper Chad Lindsey, via Maine State Police Dispatch, that a passenger vehicle had crashed at the entered location which resulted in the gas tank being compromised. Trooper Lindsey reported that a small amount of gas had leaked to the ditch before the wrecker was able to recover the vehicle, which stopped the leak. The Fire Department was able to recover some of the product with sorbent materials. There were no residences or drinking water wells in the area, and no other resources were at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-104-2014*At 1532 hours on 2/24/14, Mr. Tom Grills, of Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a 4 oz. spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was noticed by an environmental inspector while walking Access Road 370.  It appears a small amount of hydraulic oil leaked out of a logging machine overnight, but wasn't observed until later in the day.  Mr. Grills was unsure what machine was parked there last night, but indicated all machines are checked in the morning and any issues are dealt with when found.  A small amount of snow was removed for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-118-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Friday 2/14/14: South Portland public safety dispatcher notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an ongoing discharge of diesel fuel from a tractor trailer accident near the intersection of Dartmouth St and Rumery Road in South Portland.  The tractor was reported to have hit a concrete barrier which punctured a saddle tank.  A MDEP Response Division response was requested.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
Onsite, I noted a commercial tractor with box trailer heading southeast at the intersection.  The tractor ran off Dartmouth St. into concrete blocks, hidden under snowfall, that were protecting the buildings at 110 Dartmouth St.  Jeff Holders, property owner, stated that there have been other accidents at this location in the past.  The passenger-side 100-gallon saddle tank had been punctured and knocked out of its straps; the driver-side saddle tank was undamaged, but draining into the other tank through a crossover.  Discharged diesel fuel was visible under the snow and on the paved ground and frozen soil.  The 50-gallon refrigerator (reefer) tank under the box trailer appeared undamaged.  The trailer cargo was reported to be non-hazardous. The location is sub-urban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  There is a small wetland on the north side of Dartmouth St.  Several concerns included fuel seeping to a storm drain unseen under the snow, and contamination of the property owners land.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
2/14/14:  South Portland Fire Department (SPFD) had put down pans to catch leaking fuel and laid down sorbents, but the tank's puncture was inaccessible under the snow and wreckage.  Based on report by SPFD, I called Clean Harbors (CHES) while en route to the accident.  Stewart's Towing was recovering the damaged tractor, and we needed to empty the saddle tanks before the tractor could be moved. Representatives for the UBT Inc. trucking company onsite did not speak English well and made no effort to mitigate the discharge or contact a clean-up contractor.  I assumed management for the clean-up, and with appropriate support and protection I drilled the damaged saddle tank.  CHES then pumped out both tanks, and recovered oiled snow on the ground.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time no further MDEP Response Division clean-up actions are planned based on present information and observation.  See attachments for further information.
2.  I advise that MDEP recover clean-up expenses from any responsible parties (RP).
3.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the discharge is remediated to original of pristine condition.
4.  As of 3/18/14, I have not been contacted by the trucking company or their insurance carrier, Biba Insurance Services, regarding clean-up actions or reimbursement.

S Brezinski
B-177-2014*At 1220 hours on 4/11/14, Bill Haslam of Plum Creek reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a loader owned by Rejean Bedard Construction, Inc.  A faulty valve on the loader allowed hydraulic oil to leak out onto a puddle of water while the loader was loading trucks.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil and the valve was fixed before the loader resumed operation.  The loader was operating approximately 6.5 miles in the woods along Dead Water Road, off of Route 16.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-138-2014*5/12/14 during a site visit to Lynox Welding Inc., at 46 Industrial Street I noticed an oil stain on the gravel parking area adjacent to the Soap/Detergent warehouse out back.  I talked with owner Gene Lynch who mentioned that his snow removal contractor, Craig Trombley, broke a hydraulic line this past winter and spilled some oil in that area and had not come back to clean it up.

5/16/14 Spoke with Craig Trombley regarding spill of hydraulic oil this past winter (around February or March) during snow plowing at Lynox Inc.  I discussed the need to scrape up the gravel area impacted by the spilled hydraulic oil and take it to the landfill (Presque Isle) under an oil spill debris form.  I told Craig to stop by the office to pick up the form when he is going to take care of this spill.  I informed Craig of the reporting requirements of oil spills. Craig said he would take care of the clean-up and take impacted soil to the landfill.

It was later determined he removed the impacted soil and disposed of it with regular solid waste.  No spill letter was used.  No further action expected for DEP Response.
B-219-2014*On 5/3/14, Rick Spack of Dead River Company called to report a small spill at the entered location. The spill occurred because of a small leak in the filter housing and resulted in approximately 10 gallons of oil being spilled to the ground. The oil spread out over an area approximately 10' by 10' probably because of ice on the ground.  It only penetrated the ground 4-5 inches.  Dead River personnel removed a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly, then repaired the filter housing.  No resources were deemed to be at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-337-2014*On 5/23/14, 1945 hours, Jared Pendleton, from the Bristol Fire Department, reported an oil sheen on the harbor in New Harbor. I spoke to him on the phone, and he reported that there was a strong smell of diesel fuel but they had found no leaks at the two fueling docks on the harbor. Mr. Pendleton reported that there was no recoverable oil seen and that day light was fading. I met Mr. Pendleton on site the next morning. The oil sheen had dissipated and I checked the fueling docks at the Co-op and Shaws Wharf. I spoke to a sailor who had just docked, and he reported that he had seen no sign of an oil sheen outside the harbor entrance.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-461-2014*An equipment failure caused an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost to the pavement.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill facility.  No storm drains or surface water were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-467-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure on an excavator.  The oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected.
A-372-2014*On 6/13/14, 0750 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 6 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled at the Waterville rail yard during fueling of a rail engine. He reported that the nozzle had leaked at the fueling island, spilling fuel to the concrete island, into catch pans next to the island and about 1 gallon ran onto track stone ballast. He reported that Pan Am employees had collected the oil with absorbent pads and removed the oil impacted stone ballast. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-149-2014*A machinery malfunction allowed a small amount of motor oil to be lost to the ground from this box truck.  The Turner Fire Department initiated cleanup with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The fire department reported that a sheen had reached a storm drain, but no free phase oil was observed at the storm drain.  The Navy collected the sorbents and transported them to the Portsmouth base for disposal.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-126-2014*At 1150 hours on 3/11/14 Mrs. Carol Seavey of the Maine State Ferry Service reported a diesel spill at the Bass Harbor Ferry terminal.  A tractor trailer was boarding the ferry when the valve on the reefer fuel tank got sheared off from hitting the loading ramp. Approximately 2 gallons spilled into the ocean while the truck backed back up the ramp.  Approximately another 8 gallons spilled onto the pavement.  They were able to catch the remaining diesel with a bucket as it leaked out of the tank and pour it into one of the truck's saddle tanks.  The fire department laid down sorbents to soak up the spilled fuel.  I talked to the Coast Guard and took a look at the rocks and water around the ferry terminal.

The Coast Guard was going to talk to the ferry service to see if these types of trucks are not loaded at low tide.  These tractor trailers seem to have problems too often when boarding at low tide.  The National Response Center (NRC) was notified, incident report 1076347.

No further action by Response expected.
P-214-2014*At some point the copper oil line in the wall of the basement corroded and fuel oil discharged to the adjacent sump in the basement floor.  The vertical tank belly was also slowly leaking, contributing to the release.  The basement has a history of water issues.  There are two sumps, one in the front and one in the rear of basement on the right side if looking at house from the road.  The oil entered an interior perimeter drain beneath the concrete floor and migrated to a second sump in the front room, this caused a second discharge point beyond the home.

The first discharge is below grade and its exact termination is unknown but appears to enter the footing of the leach field and was blown out with above-average water infiltration and melt.  This migrates below grade, across/beyond several other properties along a surface water outbreak as well as engineered ditch system.  There was a visible depression in the surface contour and a large plastic culvert at the end of the depressed ditch draining into surface water flow.

The tank was removed from ground zero, the floor removed and subfloor material also removed.  The excavation was left open and allowed to refill at natural groundwater flow rate, and with it came some free product.  After a few days the return of oil was negligible.  The finished excavation was two to three feet below grade, and this was backfilled with clean crushed stone and a new concrete floor poured.

The remainder seems to have successfully migrated elsewhere, beyond the footprint of the house.  This was captured with sorbent pads and boom over several weeks.  The water levels were monitored, as great fluctuations occurred due to torrential rains and significantly warm "melting days" over the course of the cleanup.  Eventual spring melt ceased and all but a few trickles of water remained in the once flowing seasonal runoff ditch/channel.  All those involved in the cleanup are satisfied with the recovery and any residuals left behind.

Post cleanup monitoring has not detected any fugitive oil outbreaks, or odor/vapors.  Based on the observed conditions and remediation completed, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-167-2014*On 3/19/2014, in Vinalhaven, the fire department reported a diesel fuel spill in the harbor. The 1 quart spill was the result of a bilge pump on a vessel being in the auto position, accidently discharging fuel. The fuel dissipated and no clean-up possible. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter at this time.
B-130-2014*At 1240 hours on 3/12/14, Mr. Mark Grant reported a spill at 29 Smith Lane in Cherryfield.  Mr. Grant and Mr. Adam Lambert bought this house and are in the process of renovating it.  The house has no power and the furnace hasn't been used in over a year.   They noticed a leak in the bottom of the tank on the morning of 3/12/14, but the leak stopped shortly after they noticed it.  Upon my arrival, the oil had started to leak out of the corrosion hole again.  They had a plastic tub under it to catch the oil.  I grabbed a drum and pump from my truck and pumped the rest of the fuel out of the tank, except for 2-3 gallons of fuel and sludge.  There was a large amount of sludge in the bottom of this tank, and probably why the leak would start and stop.  I also took care of the 5 or so gallons they had caught with the tub.

The owner said that the tank had 8 inches of product in it a year ago.  For this 300 gallon tank, that would equal 45 gallons in the tank.  With the approximately 40 gallons I recovered, that would make the spill around 5 gallons.  Due to the large amount of ice and snow on the ground, it was hard to verify if this is accurate.  I will return at a later date when the snow has melted to get a better look at the ground.

The tank is in the corner of the house, which has an old loose stone foundation.  The soil under the tanks slopes away quickly from this part of the building.  The drinking water well is located on the opposite side of the house, maybe 30 feet away.  It appears bedrock could be close to the surface.  A large snowstorm hit the area that night (3/12/14) and into the following day.

This site has been referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services due to the well proximity.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-176-2014*Lube oil was lost to the snow and ballast on the Pan Am tracks in Monmouth. The loss was due to a leaking gasket in the locomotive engine. It was cleaned up by Pan Am staff.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-148-2014*At 1122 hours on 3/25/14, Mr. Tom Tardiff of the Maine, Montreal and Atlantic Railway, (MMA) reported less than a gallon of hydraulic oil from a front end loader used on the rails.  It looks like it leaked the oil sometime over the winter.   Mr. Tardiff used sorbent to soak up the oil.  He disposed of the kitty litter and sorbent pads.  The machine wasn't actively leaking.  The crew at this rail yard will inspect the machine.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-150-2014*        At 2153 hours on 3/27/14 Mr. Curtis Davis of the Maine Air National Guard (Air Guard), located in Bangor, initially reported a 10 gallon JP-8 spill.  It appears that a valve located between the large above ground tank (AST), 440,000 gallon capacity,  and the 1500 gallon underground storage tank (UST) was left partially open.  This caused the UST to overfilled into the sump on the top of the tank, which has a fill pipe in it.  The sensor did not work so the fuel continued to flow into the UST, up and out of the fill pipe and out through the sump into the pea stone and surrounding soils.  Bedrock is close to the surface, possibly with 8-10 feet of the surface.
         Upon further inspection in the morning the spill was determined to be a larger amount.  The Air Guard hired Clean Harbors on the morning of 3/28/14 to excavate some of the contaminated pea stone from around the UST and test pits on three sides of the UST.  The four test pits indicated no fuel at those locations.  Broken rock, some pieces of concrete and soil were found at the bottom of the test pits which were approximately 8 feet in depth.
        The Air Guard will call me in the morning, Saturday March 29, 2014, with the amount of fuel missing.  They required a full 24 hours to get an accurate number.  Mr. Davis and myself set up a meeting for Monday March 31st at 1300 hours to go over the next steps at this site.  This was cancelled after our conversation on Saturday.
        Mr. Davis called the next day, Saturday, and informed me that three Maine Air National Guard personnel worked on figuring out how much fuel was lost.  They worked on it separately and they all came out within the margin of error for a 24 hour calculation, which basically indicates a small spill.  From what I saw, from the excavation they had performed Friday morning, I am estimating approximately 20 gallons leaked out in this event.  They are in the process of fixing the sensors and reviewing proper protocol for fueling.
        No further action by Response is expected.
B-650-2013*On 12.4.13, Washington County Sheriff's office reported the discharge of 5-7 gallons of unleaded gasoline.  The spill occurred at the pump and was discovered by another customer when they pulled in.  The automatic shutoff probably failed to work on the earlier customer which caused the spill.  Because the driver took off without communicating the spill, there was no confirmation of this.  Machias Fire Department put down Speedi-Dri sorbent material and sorbent pads.  These were then collected into a 55-gallon drum for disposal by TMC, the contracted clean-up company Irving employs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-181-2014*On 3.27.14, Andrew Lee, of Dead River Oil Company, reported the discharge of 1 to 2 quarts of # 2 fuel oil at the Park Street Grille in Rockland.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of the inside tank.  The oil came out the fill vent and spilled onto the paved ground below.  The driver used sorbent material to clean up the spilled product.  Once the restaurant opened, a Dead River technician was able to go inside and check to see if any oil leaked out of the tank around the bungs at the top.  The technician found no evidence of oil spilled inside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-182-2014*On 3.27.14, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 2 gallons of lube oil from a train engine.  The engine containment tank had over filled and oil spilled out of the tank and onto the tracks.  Pan Am used sorbent pads and removed the contaminated ballast to clean up the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-20-2005*1.8.05 Bangor Hydro reported a one gallon hydraulic oil spill that occurred when a hose failed on a bucket truck at the entered location.  The spill leaked into the back of the truck and dripped down onto the ground.  Speedi-Dri was deployed to cleanup the spill and recovered for disposal.

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B-360-2004*The Cutler Navy Base communicates with US submarines all over the world, so it's inconvenient when the base loses its power feed.  To circumvent that headache, the base has a number of emergency generators, powered by off-road diesel.

On  July 15, a Dead River driver delivering fuel was sent to the wrong tank and having failed to stick it,  tried to squeeze the ordered volume into it.  There being no whistle on that tank, it shortly became overfilled, oil being forced out the vent.

Because the tank was set in a containment area, all the spilled oil was quickly recovered.
B-362-2004*Apparently the manager at the Big Apple on State Street is unaware that she does not have to report spills of less than 10 gallons to us.    On 16 July, she reported a cup of gasoline overfilled from a vehicle's tank the previous afternoon.   The product was recovered with speedy dry at the time of the incident.
B-363-2004*Late on the evening of 17 July, a customer at the Countryside Market overfilled his vehicle when the automatic shutoff failed on the gasoline pump.  He paid for his gas, told clerk Janet Khykenes of his mishap, and drove off.  Ms. Khykenes reported the spill, saying some of the product had gotten into the catch basin in the yard.

I arrived on site after the store had closed and traced the storm sewer outfall across the street.  I could find no trace of gasoline in the ditch; no sheen, no smell.  Back in the yard of the store, I could see where the spilled gasoline had made it to the lip of the storm sewer grate, but it did not look or smell like any had actually gotten into the basin.  It seemed apparent that all the gas had evaporated before I arrived.
B-683-2004*On 12/15/04, I received a report of a gasoline spill at the Irving Mainway in Holden.  The spill was caused when a customer drove away with the fueling hose still in her gas tank.  When the customer drove off, the nozzle broke from the hose spewing fuel onto the asphalt, until another customer shut down the pump.

The on duty attendant applied speedy dry and sorbent pads to the fuel spill area, containing the product.  The Fire Department responded and assisted in bagging the speedy dry and sorbent for disposal.

The customer pumped an unknown amount of gasoline into their tank before driving away.  The total amount of fuel that was pumped from the station was 11 gallons.  It is believed that the spill amount is less than 11 gallons.
A-689-2004*Darren Mathews, Downeast Energy, Hallowell office, reported a 1/2 gallon #2 fuel oil discharged from a loose bung fitting in the top of the tank at the home of Phil Lindley, 27 Union Street, Hallowell.  The oil ran down the outside of the tank with small quantity reaching the concrete floor.  Downeast Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The spill occurred on December 15, 2004.

Maine DEP staff telephoned Mr. Lindley to ensure there was no odor or vapor issues in the building.  Mr. Lindley was provided with a 24 hour call number should odors or vapors become a problem.  No further action is expected.
B-684-2004*On 12/16/04, I received a report of what was thought to be a diesel fuel spill, from Jim Beyer of the DEP.  Apparently, while Jim was driving to work, he smelled diesel and notice what appeared to be a leak from a truck down the road approximately 3/4 of a mile.  It appeared as though it started at Pomeroy's Trucking & Logging.

I investigated that afternoon and did smell a faint hint of diesel, but did not find any diesel spillage that was recoverable.

The next morning, I spoke to Gary Pomeroy.  Mr. Pomeroy reported no diesel spillage from any trucks or equipment.  He believes the crew put too much diesel into the chip trailer and some spilled out.  The diesel is used to prevent the chip from sticking to the trailer body in the winter.
P-435-2004*
SUMMARY
	Mon. 5/17/04: report by CTI, Paul Thompson of water entering the interstitial space of a double-wall tank; constituting "evidence of a leak" that is required to be reported.  DEP's Butch Bowie of the tanks unit was informed.
	I met Guerin Assoc. worker on site and observed the partially exposed tank and fitting (see photos).  The area is underlain by clays soils and groundwater is near grade.  I understand the tank was to be repaired.  There was no evidence of a discharge of diesel from the tank or piping to soil or groundwater.  See earlier DEP reports and UST reg. file on this location for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-743-2004*
SUMMARY
	8/10/04, notification to DEP regarding management of several 275 gal. AST's and 55-gal. drums of an old asphalt-like material, for planned disposal.   John Swiger of Clean Harbors stated that they wished a DEP virgin letter so that the oil could be accepted @ Commercial Recycling Svcs. facility (following mixing with sand).  Ms. Birmingham wished to avoid costly lab analysis.  The material appeared to be old roofing tar/asphalt from a former roofing company and now stored at the rural residence of Ms. Birmingham.

	On site I met Ms. Birmingham who showed me around.  I noted two drums and two old AST's, all in poor, rusty condition; on site and outside for years.  I agree with Swiger's assessment that they could not be moved without emptying first.  The area is rural residential, wooded property with a large single-family house.

	I later advised Mr. Swiger that DEP could not issue a Virgin Letter as we had no proof that the material was a virgin product.  In years past, coal tar (a hazardous waste) had been used as roofing material in addition to oil tars.  Mr. Swiger later reported that Clean Harbors mixed the tar with sawdust and had it burned at a waste-to energy plant.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-879-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 10/6/04: DEP called by Ms. Lewitt regarding an oil leak in her outside AST under her front stairs.  Jon Woodard requested Stephen Brezinski respond.  Ms. Lewitt was working to have her tank replaced thru the CAP.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Wed. 10/6/04: Onsite in early afternoon, Ms. Lewitt was not home.  Rural residential mobile-home on wooded lot, located off Lunt Rd. in eastern Brunswick.  A drilled well about 25' from the AST (see site sketch).  A horizontal steel AST was under the stairs, laying directly on dirt with only one end exposed for observation.  Visually and with a PID, I identified no evidence of a discharge.
	10/8/04: I met Ms. Lewitt on site.  She pulled up a step to show me the opposite end of the tank; I noted an oil-wet seam on the bottom tank end.  It was not possible to adequately evaluate the soil though the discharge did not look very significant.  I advised her and Mr. Barter at the local CAP to have the tank removed ASAP so as to evaluate any discharge.  On 10/20/04, the tank was still not removed.
	11/10/04: The new outside, vertical AST was installed and the old tank gone from under steps, soils sandy with organics, no oil odor obvious.  I collected two soil samples for bad-headspace PID analysis.  PID values of 5.5-ppm and 20.2-ppm, both below Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  No clean-up required by DEP at this time and I believe there is no serious threat to the well from this oil contamination.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-391-1996*
SUMMARY
  On 7/1/96, I visited the site in response to a notification of free phase, weathered oil on the gw while Mobil contractors excavated footings for new aboveground piping.  Stephen Schuchert of GTI (aka Flour Danial GTI) became involved on Mobil's behalf to evaluate the extent and seriousness of any plume (see attached assessment).
   Being a Baseline 1 Clean-Up Goal, but with only sporadic globules of dark product noted, no remedial actions were required by DEP at this time.  I understand that all oil contaminated soil was reused onsite.
   No further Response Div. actions are anticipated nor required at this time based on present knowledge.  Contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  This contamination in this area of this terminal is unlikely to be related to the large gasoline discharge associated with the Sprauge (formerly BP) terminal.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-598-2004*11.1.04 Mark Ouellett of Dear River reported a mystery underground tank located in the parking lot of the entered location.  Mark advised me that Clean Harbors was contracted to pump off the tank.  I gave verbal authorization to have the tank removed within the next couple of days, but requested prior notification of the actual removal.  The tank turned out to be a mystery tank, approximately 1,000 gallons in size and containing about 500 gallons of a light fuel oil, #2 or K-1.  Mark gave me the tank owner information and I sent the necessary registration and removal notice documents to Pam at JRG Properties.

11.2 .04   The tank was removed and no contamination was observed by Mr. Ouellett.  The area was back filled.  I express concern to Mark, because he did not give us a heads up on the removal as I had requested, but based on the information that he provided, I felt confident that no spill occurred and that no soil contamination was present.

12.17.04  I received the yellow Notice of Intent to Remove from John Dunlap, DEP Augusta, which confirmed that the tank had been registered.


File/report.
B-679-2004*12.14.04, CN Brown reported an oil spill at the entered location.  It was reported that approximately 1 pint discharged as the result of an overfill and the oil had been cleaned up using sorbents.  I called the Johnson residence and left a message regarding the spill.

Later in the day, Lesile Johnson contacted CN Brown to report oil in her basement.  Oil that had remained in the AST piping due to the overfill leaked out and down the side of the tank and onto her concrete floor.  Although oil did migrate to a floor drain there was not enough spilled to migrate through the drain.  CN Brown responded and cleaned up the remaining spill and cleaned out the drain.    I spoke with the homeowner and CN Brown over the phone and arrangements were made for a DEP visit the next day.

12.15.04, I meet Ms. Johnson and CN Brown representatives on site.  There was a light stain remaining under the AST.  I did not smell fuel oil in the house, but did get a PID reading of 40 ppm sticking the instruments probe in the floor drain.  CN Brown did additional cleaning of the floor and drain.  A small amount, less than a 5-gallon bucket of unsaturated soil was removed from under the porch at the fill and vent piping location.  I estimated the spill amount to be more toward one gallon.  The soil was spread on site and posed no threat.  CN Brown removed sorbents for disposal through a licensed contractor.

No additional complaints received.

File/report.

I-238-2004*11/18/04, a spill was reported after a broken hydraulic line was found on a company crane.

The spill was cleaned up with sawdust and sorbents which were burned in the mill boiler.
I-239-2004*Houlton Water Company Waste Water Treatment Plant operators noticed an oil sheen on the plant influent around 1530.  By 17:30 the sheen had disappeared.

No source was identified.

Pore water sampling will be done to determine if the problems we have along the brook are contributing to the sewer lines.
P-328-1990*
Report Update of Dec. 2004: S G Brezinski

SUMMARY
	During routine check in I noted a leaking sub-pump fitting over the Premium (Super) Unleaded (UP) UST.  The leak was dripping @ approx. 45 drips/min.  Free product found in sumps of all three UST manways.  When pump was activated the product was reported to have sprayed out under pressure.  Portland Pump responded to repair.  Jetline Svcs. pumped off the gaso. and contam. groundwater.  Discharge quantity is a guesstimate and may be considerably larger as the time frame of the discharge is unknown.  Regular checking and maintenance by the facility owner or operator may have caught this leak sooner and reduced the severity of this discharge.
	In Dec. 2004, oil contamination was reported still onsite by consultants involved in Exxon-Mobil's planned sale of this facility.
	Commercial area on city water & sewer.  Local area underlain by silt clays and high groundwater.  This facility already grossly contaminated from 1300+ gallons associated with spill P-775-89.  Retail facility owned and maintained by Mobil oil Corp., an oil refinery owner & operator.  This discharge occurred prior to implementation of 1991 UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund.  In 2001, Mobil Corp. merged into Exxon-Mobil Corp.
	This facility not remediated to DEP satisfaction.  oil contam. is understood to remain onsite
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I-240-2004*An overfill occurred and product came out the vent as well as the threads & cap on the vent.
The whistle was extended so that this shouldn't happen again.
I-241-2004*A Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) worker, Ludgie Michaud, overfilled his truck while fueling at the MDOT pumps.

Spill was cleaned up with sorbents pads.
P-1113-2004*Discharge was the result of pin hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Between a pint and a quart of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the concrete floor, which was cleaned up by DownEast Energy.  A magnetic patch was placed over the hole in the tank until the tank could be replaced.
P-775-1989*
Report update of Dec. 2004 by S G Brezinski

SUMMARY
	11/27/89, discovery of 1300+ gal. discharge to soil and groundwater in the tank area fill from leaking submersible pump for UR UST.  Commercial use area on city water & sewer service.  Response by Portland Pump Co. to repair and check the system.
	Remediation managed by Groundwater Technology Inc. for Mobil Corp. who initiated a series of product recovery efforts with mediocre success.  Eventually the product was found to be leaving the site through a storm drain to the opposite side of Maine Mall Rd.; and breaking out on MDOT property south of the tank area despite Mr. Malloy's (Groundwater Tech.) assurance the gaso. discharge would not leave Mobil's property.
	I was informed that with the Red Jacket Co. pump appearing to be defective, that Mobil would possibly be recovering remediation & property liability expenses from Red Jacket and/or D & W Construction Co.
	This discharge occurred prior to implementation of the 1991 Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund and the Maine DEP Decision Tree for oil spills.  Mobil Corp., a refinery owner & operator, was facility owner and arranged for maintenance.  In 2001, Mobil merged to become Exxon-Mobil Corp.  In Dec. 2004, consultants for Exxon-Mobil confirmed remaining oil contamination.
	The site is not remediated to state satisfaction and contamination is understood to remain onsite and offsite areas and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  See also P-328-90 and P-317-1990.
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P-1049-2004*This homeowner reported a petroleum odor in her tap water.  This rural site was investigated but none of the very few potential sources could be blamed. Water samples were taken and rushed due to the presence of four children in the household. Homeowner was told to drink bottled water, fortunately, because analytical tested positive for DRO.  Tech Svcs was notified and also met with homeowner.  There are apparently a couple issues with their well's construction that may be contributing to the issue.  The homeowner agreed to fund the service to these issues and will be in contact with Tech Svcs from now on.

P-317-1990*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	5/30/04: During routine inspection I noted leak of gasoline from submersible-pump unit for the Special Unleaded (SU) UST.  Portland pump Co. and Mobil Oil notified for repair.  The amount discharged and length of time the discharge occurred is not known.  As there were no tank sumps, the discharge was to the soil and groundwater.  This site had already suffered a large, recent gaso. discharge as described in P-775-89.
	This discharge may have been lessened in severity or prevented with better maintenance and more regular checking by the owner & operator.  Liability devaluation and other damages may have already been recovered by Mobil Corp. from the pump manufacturer or facility installer.  In Dec. 2004, consultants for Exxon-Mobil confirmed oil contamination remaining in the soil.

	This site is not presently remediated to state satisfaction.  Further remediation may need the removal of the UST's which is not cost effective at this time.  Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and in surrounding properties, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or becomes accessible to removal.
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P-270-1989*
REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY of Dec. 2004

	5/8/89: report & response to contamination noted during removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Free product noted in tank excavation and contaminated soil reported to have been disposed of offsite (prior to implementation of requirement for TCLP requirement & DEP issued virgin contam. letters).  The abandonment was prior to 1991 Maine requirement for CMR 691 UST closure assessment though Mobil chose to have Hydro-Environmental Tech. (HET) onsite to document the work.  The site is underlain by silt/clay which may act to contain a discharge but also often channels a discharge into paths of disturbed, permeable soil/fill running offsite, such as buried utilities.

	Facility owned and maintained by Mobil Oil.  In 2001, Mobil merged to become Exxon-Mobil Corp.  See the assessment of HET, other spill reports and UST Reg. file 2622 for further details.
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P-1085-2004*Received notification from the National Response Center, by fax, regarding two discharges by Southwind Construction while dredging the Scarborough River.  The reports stated that 55 gallons of hydraulic oil and 100 gallons of diesel fuel had been discharged.  The hydraulic oil had been discharge on 12/5/04, and the diesel fuel on 12/6/04.  I did not receive notification until 12/9/04.  Since both reports were made by an anonymous caller, I had no means of gathering further information.

I followed up on the reports by making a site visit, and met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers whom is overseeing the project.  They stated that they were aware of the hydraulic discharge, but knew nothing about the diesel fuel.  The hydraulic oil discharge was caused by a damaged gasket/seal on the head of the dredging apparatus on the barge.  Supposably, only 15 gallons of hydraulic was discharge into the water, which was mostly washed out to sea by the strong currents.  I informed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that they are required to notify the Department of any discharges, and gave them the number to call.

After I spoke with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I checked the area for any evidence of a large diesel fuel discharge, and observed nothing.  For further details on reports, see attached.
B-648-2004*  Rob Bisbee called from the U.S. Coast Guard base in Belfast to report that Steven Cowles had reported his lobster boat, Nicole-Marie, sunk at its mooring off McNeil Point. This is in the town of Hancock. At the time of the call, the state was experiencing a storm from the southeast with winds up to 50 knots and 3 inches of rain. Mr. Cowles was making arrangements to recover his boat.
   I spoke with Mr. Cowles and learned that while he could smell diesel fuel, there was nothing seen along the shoreline (a steep and rocky shore). No action could reasonably be taken until the storm passed the next day. When the diver was sent down, he plugged the tank vent. Still no product or sheen was seen along the shore. I speculate the oil, some 50 gallons was gone by then, dispersed by the storm.
   No further action expected.
P-1104-2004*Simard and Sons was involved in an AST removal at Pine Tree Waste in South Portland.  Upon arrival, they noticed a what seemed fresh stain on the pavement next to the tank.  They discussed it with the property owner who confirmed the stain's freshness with the explanation of an unreported  saddle tank overfill the week before.  Simard's report of the spill was two fold.  One, to fulfill the State's reporting requirements and B, so they did not get blamed for the discharge due to their presence on site to remove the AST.  I was told the discharge did not leave the pavement and nothing other than asphalt was impacted.
P-1044-2004*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of #2 heating fuel to the cement basement floor of a residence in Lewiston.  The hole was plugged by a burner tech and spilled product absorbed with wood chips and the floor was cleaned with sand.   No other items impacted by the leak.  Tank replacement occurred the following day.
P-1098-2004*
	12/14/04: report thru Kennebunk PD of a Waste Management Co. truck that suffered a 30-gal. hydraulic oil leak while en route down Sea Road.  Sea Rd. is a residential area off Rt. 9 and SE of the RR tracks.  Kennebunk Fire Dept. reported the discharge contained and no DEP response was requested.  A Waste Mgt. Co. crew was en route to complete the clean-up.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1100-2004*On December 16, 2004, DEP received a phone call that approximately two (2) gallons of diesel fuel were discharged to the asphalt during the refueling of an ambulance from an Aboveground Storage Tank.  The spill was contained and cleaned-up with a mixture of speedy dry and sand.  The material was collected and bagged.  The DEP picked up the bags for consolidation with other materials and disposal.

No further action is required at this time.
P-1101-2004*On 12/15/04, I received a call from John Rankin of Guerin Associates reporting a small amount of oil spilled during a tank removal.  The oil was spilled when the piping was removed due to residual oil still in the pipe.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-1103-2004*On 12/15/04, I received a call from Janet Dyer reporting spillage from a transformer in South Portland.  It was unknown what caused the spillage.  Janet requested a short delay for the cleanup in order to schedule the necessary power outage for the area.  I agreed.  The spill was cleaned up the following day.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
P-1106-2004*An improperly installed AST system caused a small discharge from a malfunctioning vent pipe.  Approximately two (2) quarts of #2 fuel oil was discharged to the snow.  The snow was collected by Downeast Energy and disposed of properly through their waste stream.  The resident was notified that his system was malfunctioning and he was taking steps to rectify the situation.

No further action is warranted at this time.
I-235-2004*
12/20/04, Mary Corr has summarized the property ownership:

The property is currently owned by Gerard Madore; 158 Violette St, Van Buren ME 04785, but Mr. Madore was not the operator of the site.  Previously, Gerry Blier operated a fireworks manufacturing facility called Night Lighter.  The facility consisted of a trailer for chemical storage, a manufacturing building and an explosives magazine on about 9 acres.  Mr. Blier purchased the property from Mr. Madore, and Mr. Madore held the first mortgage.  The town also loaned money for the business and held a second mortgage.

Mr. Blier filed for bankruptcy October 30, 2000, and the town controlled the property until very recently when Mr. Madore regained the property through an auction foreclosure process.

There is no formal enforcement history as we only recently learned the chemicals were there.  Establishing responsible parties and enforcement to get the wastes removed at this site would be difficult.

Mary Corr asked Mr. Madore to send a letter stating that he was never the operator and can't afford to have the materials removed.  He stated that he was on a fixed income. Mr. Blier was asked to provide his most recent three years of income tax records for ability to pay analysis.

On 12/17/04, I visited the site with AmyJean Lussier from the Environmental Protectin Agency (EPA). After viewing the site and discussing the situation of the chemicals, especially the potential for vandalism or theft, the decision was made by EPA to conduct a removal action as soon as it could be organized by the EPA's contractor.

On 12/13/04, the site was visited by myself, Mary Corr, Tim Lowell (Fire Marshal's Office), the Van Buren Police Chief and one of his officers.

On-site we meet Gerard Madore, his son-in law and Gerry Blier who was the person who operated the Fire works manufacturing operation.

The key to the storage trailer was in possession of the Town Manger and was returned to him after we completed our investigation.

The site looked the same as the pictures we were provided. All parties on-site were made aware that the materials had to be disposed of promptly.

Mary Corr will take the lead as far as figuring out who the responsible party is.

Below is the inventory from the Fire Marshall's Office

EXPLOSIVES STORAGE MAGAZINE
				
1	5 Cardboard 'waterfall' effects			
2	4 1 gallon freezer bags with small amount of powder in each			
3	1 cool aid container  with 2 ? " fuses (Several Hundred fuses)			
4	1 trashbag containing small amount of "star" dust			
5	1 paper bag containing small amount of star dust			
6	2 plastic tubs containing 5 bags of "spinners" .  100 count each.  3/8" x 2 1/2 " 			
7	1 cardboard box with 5 rolls 3/8" safety fuse.  2/25/88.			
8  	1 cardboard box containing 4 rolls blue safety fuse.  200 ft +/- in length.			
9	5 small rolls of red safety fuse, approx 30' long			
10	Plastic bag containing "39J star Mix"  17 pounds			

Manufacturing building

11	Small plastic bag containing 24 +/-  "stars"	
12	Small plastic bag containing black match- varying short lengths	
13	Paper bag with approx. two dozen delays	
14	Plastic bag with unfinished delays and twine	

Chemical Storage

15	Potassium Chlorate Powder	20 x 50 pound bags	
16	Granulated Charcoal	5.5 x 50 pound bags	
17	Sulfur	4.5 x 50 pound bags	
18	Sulfur	3 x 2 pound plastic bags	
19	Starch	2 x 50 lbs	
20	Strontium 	3 x 50 lbs +	
21	Potassium Chlorate	4 x 135 kg drums	
22	Potassuim Perchlorate	10 lb plastic bag	
23	Ammonium perchlorate	1 lb	
24	Chlorowax	1 lb.	
25	Powdered red gum	2 x 200 lb Both half full	
26	Baking soda	6.5 x 10 lb box	
27.	Black carbon	1 x 25 lb bag 2 x 25 lb bags (1/2 full)	
28	Granulated charcoal	2 x 50 lb bags 	
29	Improvised explosive device	1	
30	Zinc oxide	Approximately 15 lb	
31	Copper oxide	Approx. 15 lbs	
32	Cryanolite	Approx 15 lbs.	
33	Barium nitrate	Approx. 15 lbs.	
34	Sodium Nitrate	Approx 50 lbs	
35	Copper carbonate	Approx. 50 lbs	
36	Barium Carbonate	
A-706-1999*   DEP received a report that a vehicle at the Chesterville town garage had spilled oil via a blown hose; garage staff allegedly covered this spill with clean soil.  An inspection proved this allegation true.  More serious environmental problems were associated with spills of drums of waste oil.  Sloppy yard practices had resulted in spillage over a long period of time that had contaminated soil on a slope behind the garage.
   Contaminated soil was excavated by the town and analyzed for hazardous constituents.  The material was deemed not hazardous and transported to a licensed facility for disposal.  A residence located behind the garage has a dug well located within 100' of the spill.  This well was sampled and showed no evidence of contamination.
P-269-1989*
REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	5/8/89: Removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Sub-urban residential area on city water & sewer.  Area underlain by silt/clay soils with high water table.  Gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater confirmed.  See attached narrative and supporting records for further details.

	200 yds of contaminated soil to CWS landfill.  Remediation expenses managed by Mobil Corp. and Mobil's contractors.  Not remediated to pristine conditions as no drinking water wells or residences threatened.  See also spill reports P-319-03, et al.  This discharge reported and remediation initiated prior to the 1991, implemented Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund; and prior to formation of Maine DEP Clean-Up Decision Tree.
P-1119-2004*On 12/20/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Freeport Fire Dept. reporting a tank truck rolled over on Lower Flying Point Rd. in Freeport.  The truck belonged to Downeast Energy and they had been notified and were responding to the site.  There was little spillage observed.

I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed there to be some minor spillage associated with transmission oil and diesel fuel from the saddle tank.  There was also a small amount of #2 fuel oil spilled that appeared to have come from the overturn protection structure on top of the truck.  The tank itself did not appear to be leaking.  I secured the two domes with dome covers.  Another Downeast truck was brought to the scene.  I drilled two holes in the two pockets of the stricken truck and the contents were pumped out.  A total of 3646 gallons consisting of 3301 gallons of # 2 fuel and 345 gallons of Kerosene were removed from the tank.  Copp Motors up righted the empty tank truck and removed it from the site.  I made arrangements to meet Mark Anderson of Downeast Energy at the site the following morning to further evaluate any need for cleanup in the daylight.

I met Mark the following morning.  There were a few oily sorbent pads that needed to be picked up and a small amount of soil contaminated with #2 fuel, diesel and transmission oil was hand shoveled and removed from the site.

No further action required.
P-54-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY
	This report written in Dec. 2004, based on notes of Steven Eufemia, Maine DEP, Division of Response Services and the site assessment of Hydro-Environmental Technologies, Inc. (HET).  In 2004, Exxon-Mobil Corp. was selling this facility and issues of site liability and clean-up were a concern.

	3/26/88: Report from Maine CTI John Rocheville, to Maine DEP's Steven Eufemia regarding free-product gasoline surfacing thru pavement at this retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility & C-store.  [The report did not specify which area of the station had the product breakout.]
The facility was owned and operated by Gibbs oil Co. at the time.  Soon after the facility was purchased and operated by Mobil Oil Corp.  The area is dense urban commercial use, serviced by city water & sewer.  There are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.

	The HET report of 5/5/88, reports four monitoring wells installed in the tank area .  Silt/clay soils were found with groundwater close to grade.  HET found gasoline odor and likely dissolved gasoline, but no sheen or free product.  Groundwater flow was reported to be south toward the Burger King.  Given this, contamination from this UST facility likely has traveled into downgrade properties (Burger King) which the facility owner is liable for.  See reports & registration documents on the 1988 and 1994 UST removals & replacements for further site information.

P-259-1992*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	May 1992: retail. motor fuels UST facility abandonment by removal and replacement; with new store and car wash constructed.  The most significant oil contamination was found in area of the former pre-1988 UST's in the rear of the property.  This contaminated area was identified in Hydro-Environmental Technology's assessment of May 1988, (Gibbs station, P-54-88), though I have found no spill report describing the reporting or remediation during the August 1988, UST replacement.  The old steel pre-1988 product piping was still buried in violation of removal requirements.   [In 1988 bare steel UST's were removed and replaced by s/w FRP tanks.  In 1992 the s/w FRP tanks were replaced by FRP tanks with secondary containment.]
	No CMR 691 UST closure assessment was required in 1988.  The 1992 CMR 691 UST closure assessment was performed by Groundwater Technology.
	In 2004 this property was for sale by Exxon-Mobil Corp. and issues of site clearance were a concern.  This site is clean to Dept. satisfaction at this time, based on present information.  Oil contaminated soil & gw understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  See UST reg. file #9423 and attachments for further information.
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P-411-1990*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE, Dec. 2004 by SGB

	June 1990, investigation of reported water ingress to retail motor fuels UST.  Inventory management problems found, and product leak to tank SU sump.  Possible fractures found in tank causing water ingress though final determination is inconclusive.  Overall poor maintenance of facility.  See P-54-88, P-259-92, etc. and attachments for further information.
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A-555-2004*   DEP received a report that the contents of an oil AST had spilled at this rental residence.  It transpired that the tank had been installed the previous month with a faulty flared fitting.  Tenants at the subject rental residence called the servicing oil company (Maritime) when they noticed the tank was empty; oil had permeated soils under the tank.  A tank at a second residence at the same property installed at the same time was also observed to have a leak at the supply line, but this spill was negligible.
   The area is a village setting, with several homes with private wells within 1000'.  Two wells on the subject property are located about 60' from the spill.  Maritime Energy assumed responsibility for this spill and contracted for soil removal and environmental assessment.  After initial excavations, the case was transferred to DEP Technical Services for resolution.
B-65-2004*B-65-2004
02/05/2004 11:02

     R.H. Foster, Inc. of Hampden called to report a small #2 fuel oil spill at Kelly Pontiac at 349 Main Road South in Hampden.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked out the vent of their aboveground tank when it was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-253-1996*
REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	April-May 1996: Retail motor fuels UST facility piping upgrade by Tyree Env. Co. and CTI George Erskine Jr. for Mobil Corp.  Removal of soil contaminated with residual discharge from 1989 discharge of P-775-89, et al.  Free product noted in dispenser island area.
	In 2001 this facility became an Exxon-Mobil Corp. property.  In 2004 this and other Mobil facilities were up for sale.  See separate narrative for further details.
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B-69-2004*B-69-2004
02/09/2004 09:03

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a spill of Jet A fuel out on the Heavy Duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons leaked from an aircraft's vent when it was overfilled.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were affected.
B-649-2004*
Marquis Heating called to report that a burner technician found a pinhole in the feedline to the cellar furnace at the George Whitmore residence in Hudson. The owner's son had called, because of an oil smell. The twin 275's had been filled five days prior to the visit and still appeared to be full. The cellar was dirt floored and had puddles. The technician put down some sorbent pads after he repaired the line.
   I visited the site the next morning. This area had been seeing heavy rains recently and there was a large puddle between the furnace and a sump pump. Some of the pads were saturated and some were not. I replaced the pads.
   I did not notice any odor upstairs and the owner said that he and his wife were not bothered by any smell. This is an old farmhouse in some disrepair and the cellar appears to vent well. I checked outside at the point of discharge and found that the sump pump had not pumped out any oil. On my return the following day, I found that water had covered much of the cellar floor reaching the foot of the stairs. It seems that some had moved extension cords and the sump pump had ended up connected to the light switch. I used sorbent pads as sweeps, but did not collect more than a few tablespoons. After the pump wiring was corrected, I watch the discharge and observed that the cellar water ran down the driveway to the ditch away from the 150' deep drilled well.
   I do not believe that more than a couple of gallons were spilled. In addition, the high groundwater will protect the well water also. No further action is expected.
B-87-2004*B-87-2004
02-18-2004 15:40

     Dave Wright of Dave Wright Heating called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Ali Ozluki at 50 Norfolk Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 1 to 2 gallons of oil leaked from a loose fitting on the basement heating system.  Repairs were made.  The oil was cleaned up.  No drains were reported to be involved.
P-1105-2004*
SUMMARY
	This report describes the abandonment-by-removal of an out-of-compliance, bare-steel, consumptive-use heating oil, 500-gal. UST.  A waiver of the 30-day UST removal notification was granted by Maine DEP's Jon Woodard.  The property was pending sale and re-development by Tim Horton Restaurant Co.  This site is former farmland & residential, though is now dense sub-urban commercial, on city water & sewer.  The home is a multi-story wood frame, old farm house with a basement.  The 20+ year old tank had been previously un-registered, as required in 1986, and failed to meet the Maine required removal deadline of 10/1/97.  The tank was reported to be removed on 11/29/04.
	Soil samples acquired by Jacques Whitford Co. (a consultant representing the planned property buyer), noted apparent oil-stained soils and up to 115-ppm by bag-headspace measurements.  Later soil analysis showed 33,000-ppm DRO.  Contamination was not reported the day of the tank removal and the excavation was filled in.  Mr. Parell agreed to have W H Lavigne Inc. re-excavate with DEP on site.  DEP was concerned over potential re-excavation and uncontrolled off site disposal of any contaminated soil.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Wed. 12/22/04, the tank area was re-excavated with Mr. Parell, S. Brezinski of ME DEP, and Mr. Trainer Jacques, Whitford Co (JWC) present.  A clean-up action level of 100-ppm under an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was set.  Soils were unfractured marine silt-clays of the Presumpscot Formation.  JWC noted elevated PID levels of 112 to 150 ppm below the tank bottom, about 6' to 10' bg.  Approx. 13 tons of sandy clay-silt soil was transported to CRS for recycling.  No ground water was noted in the excavation, indicating some natural or induced drainage.
	As no drinking water wells are threatened, the requirement for DRO analysis of the ground water was waived in this case.

CONCLUSIONS
	At this time, the site is understood to be clean to DEP satisfaction, and DEP Response Div. requires no further actions.  I understand the property will be redeveloped with a building on a slab and paved parking lot.  See photos and notes of JWC for further information.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM


A-434-2004*Maureen Wheeler of Canton called to report a sheen on Bog Brook at the bridge where Campbell Rd. crosses the stream.  She was fishing in the stream and caught no fish, which she attributed to the sheen on the water.
I responded to the site the next day and saw no evidence of sheen near the bridge.  The stream is relatively slow moving and dark in color.  I walked up stream and found a beaver dam with lots of pond weed in the impoundment.  No oil sheen.  Back at the bridge there was skid mark and impact to the guard rail and bits of plastic and metal.  It looked like perhaps a fender bender had occurred.  There was a small oil stain on the pavement, but it was minor.  Perhaps some of this oil had reached the stream and caused a sheen, but there was no evidence of significant spillage.  No further action required.
A-442-2004*Paul Mitnik of DEP Land & Water called to report a spill of some unknown green liquid in a ditch at the corner of Hallowell Road and Cony Road.  He identified the business as "Turf Care".  There were empty chemical containers in evidence on the property.  Paul rides his bike home along this road and observed the discharge.  He wanted to know what it was and if it had negative environmental impact.
I made a site visit.  No one was available at Turf Care.  I observed several empty containers of what appeared to be fertilizer and hydro seeding mix.  There is a drilled well on site.  There was a man across the street who was interested in what the large yellow State truck was doing in his neighborhood.  He was Mike Bancroft, owner of Bancroft Landscaping.  I asked if he knew the owner of Turf Care and if he had observed any dumping of green liquid.  Mike gave me the number for the owner (Bennett) and said he had not seen any dumping.  I left and contacted Mr. Bennett.  He admitted that, yes, the green mixture was extra hydro seed mix that was pumped out and rinsed with water at the end of the day.  He thought it was a small amount, and used on lawns everywhere.  He offered to send an MSDS for the products used, but I never received it.  I called Paul back and explained the product was probably legit.  There may be a nutrient loading issue with the fertilizer, but I did not pursue further.
B-690-2004*On 12/21/04, 1710 hour the R H Foster, Inc. dispatcher (Karen) reported that one of their technicians had responded to an AST that was leaking through a few pin holes that had been caused by corrosion. There was some staining on the dirt floor under the tank, but it was being pumped out and everything was under control.  The tenant had called R H Foster, Inc., because of other problems that were interfering with the heating system's operation.  I checked for odor the following day and there was none in the living space and it was around .3 ppm in the basement and 2.5 ppm right off the floor in the spill area.  The fact that the dirt was black in the spill area suggests that carbonization was taking place, which in turn indicates that bio-remediation is taking place, possibly because of a slow release that had been going on for some time.  No clean-up was performed.

B-373-2004*When gasoline started pouring onto the pavement from underneath one of the dispensers at Cumberland Farms, the Brewer Fire Department was summoned.  Lieutenant Dorr of Brewer Fire notified me of the incident shortly after they'd arrived.  Nearly concurrent with his call was one from Donna Rousseau, manager at the store.

Cause of the problem was traced to a faulty meter under one of the gas pumps;  its failure allowed the loss of an estimated 2 gallons to the pavement and 3 gallons to the sump under the pump.  According to Donna Rousseau, Dale Chapman of G. R. Adams was en route to take care of the problem.  The fire company soaked up the gas on the pavement with speedy dry.
A-479-2004*Melissa Knowles of Chesterville contacted me about a vehicle accident near her home.  The incident had occurred about a month previous, but she never had any response following her phone call to State Police dispatch.  I made a site visit and met with Ms. Knowles.  William Skidgell Construction of Carthage had a dump truck that suffered a failure of the hydraulic oil reservoir tank while it was underway on the Valley Rd. near the Knowles residence.  The strap holding the tank to the truck apparently failed allowing the tank to drop and drag on the pavement and subsequently rupture.  Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged to the roadway and gravel shoulder.  Ms. Knowles was concerned about potential impact to groundwater and surface drainage.  They have pasture down gradient of the spill site.  I walked through the brush and found an outfall of a culvert where the rain water would have run/collected after the spill.  No evidence of oil was found.  The soils were heavily stained near the spill site however.  Ms. Knowles gave me photos of the truck and I contacted the owner Skidgell.  After a couple of calls, he finally did remove the soil and replace with clean fill.  I did not get a copy of the weight slip.  No further action expected.
A-486-2004*Ted Graham contacted our office with a complaint of used oil spillage at his rental property in Waterville.  Graham reported the tenant, Auto Value Trustworthy Auto Clinic, had poor housekeeping with their waste oil and were leaving the site.  He was afraid they would not take the oil with them and wanted me to require them to clean it up.  I responded to the site to investigate.  I found no one at the business.  A sign indicated the business had moved to Hinkley Road near exit 138 and a phone number.  I checked around the building.  There were four (55) gallon drums and twelve (5) gallon pails.  They were stored on the ground but sealed up.  There was evidence of minor staining on the ground, but nothing that I would require remediation (soil removal).  I contacted Mr. Graham and told him of my findings.  I told him that the oil should be disposed by a licensed contractor and it was the business owner's responsibility as the generator, but also his as the property owner.  He indicated he would direct AVTAC to remove it.
B-693-2004*On 12/23/04, I received a report of approximately 20 gallons of gasoline spilled due to overfilling at the Irving Big Stop on Route 1 in Searsport.  The notification was made by the store manager, Mike Cote.  Mr. Cote and his crew were able to contain all of the spilled product on the concrete pad and asphalt parking lot.  The crew was able to use sorbent pads and speedy dry to absorb all of the spilled product.

The absorbent material was collected and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
A-503-2004*I was contacted by Dennis licensed tank installer for G.R Adams reference a UST removal at Cumberland Farms, Western Ave. in Augusta.  In the process of tank removal, Adams encountered contamination and needed DEP assistance.  I responded to the site.  Bryan Anderson, ECS contractor for Cumberland Farms was on site with a PID taking headspace readings.   Soil was stockpiled on site on pavement.  A rental excavator (operated by Adams)  was leaking hydraulic fluid rather badly.  Fiberglass piping was dripping gasoline into a pail in the excavation and presented a vapor hazard.  Broken fluorecent tubes were in evidence where the excavator had carelessly ripped at the canopy and smashed them onto the concrete apron.  The site was not exactly a model of environmental performance.  I spoke to the foreman, Dennis from Adams and requested the remaining tubes be removed by hand rather than by excavator bucket.  The dripping fuel was a bit more problematic, as the lines could not be removed completely until the concrete and dispenser islands were removed.  We plugged the lines with sorbent and removed the pail.  A representative from Beaurguard equipment arrived to repair the leaking excavator.  With the resolution of these issues, I focused on the soil removal.  This site had been excavated and tanks replaced in 1995 (see A-463-1995) under the stewardship of Frank Gehrling, DEP Response.  A hydrogeological investigation at the time resulted in a Baseline 2 cleanup standard for the site.  I adopted the same standard.  Excavation along the southwest side of the property smelled like old gasoline contamination.  Several bag headspace samples were processed.  Some contamination was left in place to prevent under cutting the parking area for the abutting property (Century 21 Real Estate) and due to the non-sensitive status.  A site plan map with the area of concern is attached.  The source of the contamination is unknown, but is believed to be associated with previous operations at the site.  No contamination was encountered near the new tanks/piping/dispenser island.  Approx. 20 cubic yards of soil were removed for disposal off site.  ENPRO Environmental Services came the next day and decontaminated the 3 fiberglass tanks that had been removed.  These appeared to be in good condition.  A site assessment report was submitted to Harrison Bispham, Tech services.  No further action is expected at this site.
P-1127-2004*Anonymous complaint of oily discharge from construction activities at a site on the corner of Mellon & Grant Streets in Portland.  I visited and observed the pile driving equipment to be smoking and soot was gathering in puddles on the site and on some vehicles.  I brought it to the attention of the site foreman, however, it is not an event regulated by this department and no further action is necessary.
B-376-2004*In the course of being involved with a major remediation of a railroad site in Vanceboro, Chris Swain became aware of abandoned underground tanks and possible contaminated wells in Lambert Lake.

That information proved to be correct, with 2 abandoned UST's at Alfie's Store, the only beer store in town.  My only involvement was to provide Chris with an oily debris form to transport contaminated soil to a temporary batch plant in Codyville.  In all, just under 3000 yards of fill was trucked there, decontaminated, and brought back.

Please see project file in file room for additional information relative to this site.
B-421-2004*With all the transformers that Bangor Hydro personnel handle in the course of a year, it's inevitable that one gets dropped once in a while.  That's exactly what happened on the morning of August 12, when one fell off a forklift.

The 3 ounces maximum of fluid spilled was cleaned up with speedy dry.  See the attached BHECO report.
B-425-2004*AC Electric, in the summer of 2004, undertook a building expansion and converted to natural gas heat.  Their underground tank, now superfluous and in the way of their expansion was removed.   Since the tank was not very old and double wall, no contaminated soil was encountered.
B-90-2004*B-90-2004
02/19/2004 12:35

     Andrew Flint of the Tanks Enforcement unit in Augusta called to request a site inspection at the Olamon Market in Greenbush.  It was stated that the store had not updated their records for their underground tank for quite some time.  Investigation shown that the store was in fact abandoned.  Although the tank could not be accessed due to ice and snow, it was believed to be empty.  Enforcement action is pending.
P-1129-2004*On 12/24/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Pete Gallant of Dead River reporting a small spill from one of their delivery trucks.  The spill occurred at the hose reel area from a loose fitting.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-21-2004*B-21-2004
01/12/2004 15:04

     An anonymous complainant called to report that his neighbor "possibly" had an underground tank that should have come out of the ground.  There was apparently some concern for the river, since it was in close proximity.  Investigation shown no evidence of any fill or vent piping.  The case did not proceed further.
P-1124-2004*On 12/22/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Falmouth Fire Department reporting a car fire on I-295 involving gasoline.  It was suspected that much of the gasoline had been consumed in the fire.  No further action required.
P-1126-2004*On 12/22/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Fire Department reporting a vehicle accident with a 1 quart spill of antifreeze.  No clean-up was initiated.

No further action required.
P-1120-2004*On 12/21/04, I received a call from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a 5 gallon spill of diesel fuel from a truck making a delivery at Lowes Hardware on Bath Rd.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-49-2004*B-49-2004
01/28/2004 13:06

     Aaron Stupakewicz, Environmental Engineer for Georgia-Pacific in Old Town called to report a spill of 93% solution of sulfuric acid.  It was stated that a 3/4 inch line failed in an outside manhole spilling upwards of 100 gallons.  Efforts were made at quickly pumping the spilled acid into the primary clarifier and neutralize.  Any residual acid was neutralized with soda ash.  The remainder was then washed into the process sewer.  The line was later replaced with stainless steel.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-1121-2004*On 12/21/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a back hoe breaking some electrical cables attached to it.  The spillage was sorbed with speedy dry and some contaminated snow was hand excavated.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
P-1122-2004*On 12/22/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Poland Fire Department reporting a spill from a tank truck that had lost one of it's wheels.  The wheel broke a piece of the piping under the tank truck causing a 5 to 10 gallon spill of gasoline from the piping.  The rest of the truck was undamaged.  The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.   No further action required.
B-372-2004*Mr. Kuziernz called to report that an employee, Jason Mitchell, who does inspections along the Penobscot, had reported seeing a large sheen on the Penobscot River. There was no odor to the sheen. He had first spotted it below the Lincoln paper mill and had tracked it up river as far as North Lincoln. He had found no source and would continue looking up stream. He would contact the office if he found the source. He did not.

   Such sheens had been reported before and no source has ever been found. I suspect that someone may be dumping used motor oil off a bridge at night which travels down river and is far from the source come daylight. I have checked a number of bridges and storm drains above Lincoln without finding a source.

The mystery continues.
P-633-2004*
	Sunday 7/25/04: Notification of 3 to 5 gal. discharge of gasoline to pavement due to dispenser malfunction.  Response by Wells Fire Dept. who reported it all cleaned up.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

	Oddly, there appear to be two UST registration numbers: #1646 for two removed 2000-gal. diesel & K1 UST's; and #1647 for five active and abandoned UST's.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-346-2004*
SUMMARY

	4/22/04: Ms. Crystal Bubar contacted the DEP with complaints that her uncle is operating a repair garage & junkyard, burying junk, has a failed septic system, and is spilling antifreeze at his property on Pendexter Brook Rd. in Parsonsfield.  She advised that he keeps two attack dogs on site.
	The anti-freeze is not regulated by DEP as hazardous.  The failed septic, burying junk & junkyard and repair garage issue are local town jurisdiction.  DEP's Scott Cyr advised me that he has driven by the site and confirmed much junk on site.  A local fire chief advised that anyone visiting should bring state police or sheriff with them.
	No DEP confrontation at this time.  Further actions pending.

S Brezinski
B-657-2004*A falling tree ripped a Bangor Hydro-Electric Company transformer from its pole, spilling the content.    It is unknown when the event occurred, because the serviced residence was unoccupied, hence there was not a no power call.

See the BHE Co written report attached.
A-626-2004*Janice Phair, 18 Martin Ave, Waterville, reported an estimated 25 gallon #2 oil spill from her basement AST.  The AST had corroded from the inside causing the discharge. The spill occurred on October 14, 2004 but was not reported to Maine DEP until November 4, 2004.  Ms. Phair had reported the spill to Irving Oil Company, who completed an initial oil clean-up in the basement, but did not inform Ms Phair the spill should be reported to Maine DEP.

Ms. Phair later learned the spill should have been reported, and as she was suffering from headaches and could still smell oil odor coming from the basement, she reported the spill.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and found there was still oil clean-up to be done as an odor/vapor control issue.  Maine DEP staff installed a ventilation fan to suppress the vapors and hired Kip's Home Services to clean the basement floor and seal the effected area.

Ms. Phair completed the AST Insurance Fund application and a DEP Clean-up Options Agreement.  Irving Oil Company replaced the AST; no further action is expected.
P-585-2004*
	7/12/04: Public inquiry of disposal options for an open pail of waste gasoline.  This is a common concern.  I advised her to secure the pail with a cover.  If possible use the gasoline by blending it into a larger quantity of fresh gasoline.  Options of a disposal contractor are final options.
A-695-2004*Darren Mathews, Downeast Energy, reported a 1/2 gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil at 808 Riverside Drive, Augusta on December 18, 2004.  The building is an apartment house owned by Marc Rodrigue.  The oil "burped" through the vent pipe and onto the side of the building and ground.   Downeast Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Downeast personnel also inspected the AST in the basement for damage as a result of the overfill, and none was found.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-699-2004*William Anderson called the Ray Building on 12/23/04, complaining that a bucket hung under a weeping pipe elbow at one of Preble's aboveground bulk tanks hadn't been changed in months.   For reasons known only to herself, the Commissioner forwarded the complaint to Presque Isle.

I investigated the complaint on 12/28.  The bucket in question (photos)  held more snow than anything, though it was pink snow, the oil in the bottom of the bucket having wicked up through it.   There were a few drops of spilled oil on the ground.  The pipe was weeping ever so slightly.

I went to Preble's office on Penobscot Street and talked to Janet Preble.   Amongst other things, I discovered that: Varney was her maiden name, her father, too, was a roofer, (Local 33 in Boston) and that he'd lost a leg in WWII, although you'd never know it.

All that out of the way, I asked her to see to it that the weeping pipe was repaired.  She replied that that work had already been scheduled with a local pipe fitter.

Case closed.
P-399-2004*
	Evening of 5/7/04: Report to DEP of discharge to Wal Mart's paved parking lot of an unidentified oil from an unidentified leaking container in the back of a non-identified truck.  The leak was about 150' long as the truck drove off in an unknown direction.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
B-702-2004*Galen at Dead River Oil was summoned to a no heat call in Ellsworth on the afternoon of December 27.  The reason for the no heat was no oil: the tank at 88 Oak Street was leaking and an estimated 3 gallons of oil stained the soil under the tank.

Next afternoon, I made contact with Tony Nguyen, the owner.  The basement of his home is wet and the tank there had corroded thru on the bottom.  By the looks of it and doing a rough use analysis with Dead River, Nguyen did not lose much oil at all; it all seemed to be confined in the gravel right under the tank.   There are no floor drains in the basement.

I explained to Nguyen what would have to be done to cleanup the area, that I could do it or he could do it, but that if I did it, his deductible would be $500.00.  Given that all the contaminated soil would not fill up a 55-gallon drum, I pointed out to Nguyen that he could save himself about $450 by doing the work himself.  He saw the wisdom in that, so I wrote him a spill debris form to take the waste to Pine Tree in Hampden.
A-652-2004*Bill Carver, Bill's Pump and Tank Service, requested DEP inspect the top of a tank on which he was replacing the oil line.  The tank was located at 325-B Kennedy Memorial Drive, site registration 8028, and was undergoing a supply line upgrade to meeting code.  Upon uncovering the 1000 gallon UST Mr. Carver found the tank to have a non-standard repair to the top of the tank and no certification tags stating the tanks intended use.

Maine DEP Response Staff inspected the tank top and asked the building maintenance staff if they had any reported trouble with the tank, which stores #2 fuel oil for heating the facility.  The maintenance staff reported the tank "needed to have water pumped out about every three weeks."  Though DEP staff could not find evidence that oil had leaked out of the tank, DEP forbid further filling of the tank, but allowed the remaining fuel to be used for heat as a way to empty the tank for removal.  There were several other discrepancies with the installation including a three strand poly propylene rope used to hold the tank in place and a disconnected level alarm.

The Building Association manager, Margret Duperry, was informed the tank would have to be removed.  Bill's Pump and Tank Service was contracted to replace the tank with one of similar size.

No further action by Maine DEP Response Services is expected.
B-697-2004*On 12/26/04, 1300 hours John Dyer, who resides at 2380 Dexter Road in Dover-Foxcroft, reported that there had been an oil spill at his residence.  A McKusick oil burner technician had serviced the filter on his AST and it had leaked, because the gasket had not been properly installed.  The product had covered an area that was an average of six feet wide and sixteen feet long, which is about a hundred square feet.  According to John, the filter had been leaking in two streams at a rate of two drops per second each and that it had leaked for forty eight hours.  This rate calculates to be about ten gallons over the forty eight hour period.  John said that the tank had gone from half full to an eighth full during that period, which would be about sixty gallons.  If the product had stacked up to a depth of one inch over that area, that would account for around sixty gallons.  It had been raining and blowing hard during the time the release was taking place, which explains why there was not much penetration of product. John McKusick called me the morning of the next day.  He had just learned of the incident and wanted to know what he should do.  I explained the need to dig and he had a contractor there the morning of 12/29/04. We found a good layer of clay at three feet from grade.  I had been concerned about the possibility of bedrock being close to grade, which could have meant that 50 to 60 gallons of product made it to the bed rock aquifer. We removed five cubic yards of slightly contaminated soil.  Highest bag head space reading was about 200 ppm and it was less than 50 at the clay layer.  The topography was away from the the well, which was about sixty feet from the spill.  I do not consider the well as being at risk.
B-382-2004*Colleen called from the Dead River Oil to report that one of the delivery drivers had overfilled the fuel tank of an Industrial Metals truck in their gravel yard. They used sorbent pads to absorb the diesel.
B-696-2004*On 12/24/04, 1145 hours, Penobscot County Communication passed on a report that Orono Fire was responding to a gasoline leak that was coming from a van.  The leak started when the van was at the Big Apple (232 Main Street in Orono) and it left a streak of gasoline all the way to 16 Hamlin Street.  The firemen impounded the leaking vehicle.  About 5 to 10 gallons of the spill was at 16 Hamlin. Most of it evaporated.
P-421-2004*
	5/11/04: notification to Maine DEP from Scarborough FD of small diesel and motor oil discharge following a delivery truck accident.  SFD responded and mitigated the discharge.  The spill was cleaned up and disposed of by SF.  No DEP response requested.
B-459-2004*The 23rd of August was a Monday and the operator of Lane's portable asphalt plant made the most of it by having an oil spill first thing.

Tasked with generating a load of asphalt, he injected liquid asphalt into the batch plant drum, but neglected to add the aggregate part of the recipe;  he noticed his mistake when hot asphalt ran out onto the ground.

The spilled liquid was solidified by mixing it with sand, which was then picked up and deposited in the asphalt recycle pile.   Eventually that whole pile was used in new asphalt mix.
P-574-1996*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE of Dec. 2004, by SGB

	1996 UST piping replacement by Erskine Construction and Tyree Org., for Mobil Corp.  Historical piping installation violations from 1987 install.  Shallow excavation noted no obvious contamination.  No CMR 691 environmental site assessment was required for piping replacements at the time, and none was performed.
	See also P-762-96 covering gasoline vapor problems within the store building.

	In 2001, this facility came under ownership of Exxon-Mobil Corp.  In 2004, the property was for sale by Exxon-Mobil and contamination was found by a site assessment.  Faulkner & Flynn Co. reported GRO of 350-ppm and DRO of 1000-ppm.  See the 2004, site assessment for further details.
B-464-2004*Once again, an aircraft was fuelled up at BIA, but did not fly immediately.  That gave the fuel time to warm, expand and leak out the wing vents to the ground.   The BIA crew recovered the product with their "Super Sopper".
P-762-1996*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	Autumn 1996, investigation of gasoline vapors entering the store building.  Retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Oil contamination was confirmed in the ground though no distinct source was found.  No remedial actions taken at the time.  The discharge may have been recent (1996) or historical.  I have found no DEP record describing the 1987 UST replacement when no CMR 691 UST closure assessment was required.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite but was not fully quantified at the time.   Any contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

	See also P-664-93, P-115-94, P-419-96 and P-574-96, for further information.
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P-376-2004*DownEast Energy called for a new client to report a minor (less than a gallon possibly only a cup) discharge from a flare fitting on the external K-1 tank.  Soils were stained and the area covered was estimated to be 6 inches by 10 inches with very little depth.

DEE repaired the system and initiated clean up (removal of stained soils), and manage the small amount of soil removed.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information provided and the volume stated, no further action warranted.
A-525-2004*Glen Widmer a teacher at Mt. View Jr. High school contacted me reference a mercury spill at the school.  His wife Kim is also a teacher at the school.  Kim found a plastic basin with droplets of mercury under her sink in the science room.  Kim was pregnant at the time of this incident.  Glen and Kim had contacted DHS Bureau of Health who referred them to DEP.  I responded with the Lumex meter and met with Glen, Ozzie Crowley (principal), and Leon Armstrong (custodian).  I took measurements with the Lumex vapor meter and interviewed the staff on how the mercury came to be under the sink.  Leon indicated the sink trap had been leaking and was replaced over the summer.  In the process of replacement, the mercury was encountered.  The custodial staff was unsure what to do with it, so they left it in the basin and forgot about it.  Kim returned to class after the summer and found the mercury.  The mercury was then removed to the custodial building before disposal off site.  Concentrations in the science room were above recommended exposure guidelines for sensitive individuals.  I recommended the sink base be cleaned and the room ventilated.  I returned several times over the next 30 days to ensure that remedial measures were complete and vapors reduced.  The spilled mercury proved difficult to remove.  The sump in the concrete floor was sealed.  The floor space was cleaned and sealed.  The room was ventilated repeatedly.  The sink base cabinet was removed.  Then the whole cabinet and counter top were removed.  The tiles leading to the sump area were replaced and the floor was washed and sealed again.  This was a multi step process and each time the concentrations in air improved but were still above recommended guidelines.  I was in contact with Andy Smith, DHS toxicologist who advised Kim and Glen on mercury exposure.  I was in contact with the Superintendent of Schools who was notified of the situation.  I met with Ozzie Crowley and Leon repeatedly and re-checked the air over several weeks.  I also checked Kim Widmer's mother's home where she stored her belongings to ensure no mercury had been inadvertantly brought home.  I checked sink traps and rooms in the school where other reported mercury sources could have been present.  The original trap and the beads of mercury and basin were disposed has hazardous waste by licensed contractor.  The sink base cabinet was disposed as solid waste.  On October 5th after several visits the science room tested clean and no further action should be required.  The actual source of the mercury was never determined.  All my results are attached.
A-542-2004*Audrey Littlefield, Maine Dept Human Services, Health & Environmental Testing Lab (HETL)contacted DEP referencing a broken mercury thermometer.  The unit had broken on a tile floor and was believed to have been cleaned up by physical sweeping and dry removal methods.  I responded with the mercury vapor meter (Lumex) and took some readings.  We found there were still elevated concentrations in the room and near a floor drain adjacent to the incident.  Andy Smith, State Toxicologist was notified by DHS and was available to advise a pregnant staff person who worked in this area.  Jim Curlett, HETL organic lab supervisor was also present during the site visit.

Additional removal was undertaken by HETL and Bureau of General Services staff by removal of baseboard moulding and using Scotch tape in a ball to take up small droplets.  The floor drain outfall was located and investigated.  No mercury was found in the trap that catches the affected drain.  The amount of mercury spilled was in grams, so it seems likely that it was nearly all recovered.  Deb Stahler, DEP chemist returned and took another round of lumex readings in the affected area to ensure the concentrations were below established exposure thresholds.  Numerous other rooms and sink traps were accessed to ensure that no mercury exposures were occurring at HETL.  Results of the survey are attached.  No further action anticipated.


A-583-2004*Thomas Smith received a call from Waterville Fire reference a broken barometer at the Roberts' residence.  They are not equipped to assess mercury spills.  I (P. Blanchard) responded with the mercury vapor detector (Lumex) to assess vapors in the home.  Mr. Roberts was not sure when the barometer had broken, but he suspected it was over the summer when electricians were upgrading his service panel.  The barometer was in a plastic bag still in the basement.  Mr. Roberts had discovered beads of mercury on his work bench and had recovered some with balled up scotch tape.  He had the mercury in a glass jar.  He also indicated that another "expert" whom he had contacted prior to DEP advised him to vacuum the area with his shop vac.  I told him this was poor advice and that his vacuum was now contaminated and would have to be trashed.  He was not too happy with this, but agreed to dispose.  I advised him that he needed to hire a contractor to remove residual mercury in the basement and gave him several business names.  I then took initial readings inside the home.  The concentrations were extremely elevated and shut the instrument down.  Readings in the kitchen were in the 15,000 to 16,000 ng/m3 range.  Readings in the basement were >93,750 ng/m3 which shut down the Lumex.  With a forced hot air heating system, I strongly advised Mr. Roberts to hire a remedial contractor, remove the barometer for repair or disposal, and ventilate the area continuously.  Mr. Roberts hired Environmental Projects who disposed of several contaminated household items, cleaned the workbench area, and ventilated the area.  Mr. Roberts removed the barometer to a repair shop as he wanted to retain the valuable antique.  Thomas Smith returned several weeks later to perform follow up vapor assessment with the Lumex.  Concentrations were much lower, (700 to 1700 ng/m3 range) although still above the recommended levels for sensitive individuals.   Thomas installed a radon fan in the basement window to continue with ventilation.  We will return in the spring to assess the concentrations.
B-599-2004*B-599-2004
11-03-2004 11:00

     Celeste Shapiro, concerned resident on the Cross Road in Dennysville, called to report discovering oil in her partially flooded basement.  She stated that she had concerns that it may be coming from the Eastern bulk plant across the road.  Investigating the basement, I discovered a small sheen on some water at the perimeter of the basement floor near the 275-gallon oil tank.  Closer inspection revealed that her heating system had a minor leak at the filter to the tank.  I informed her that she should have it looked into by her oil technician.  A sorbent pad was placed beneath the filter as a precaution.  The oil clearly had nothing to do with the bulk plant.  Perhaps a tablespoon of oil leaked from the tank.  No further action was taken.
B-698-2004*Valerie Whittier of the Land & Water Bureau is investigating gravel pit misuse in Plymouth.  The owner of the gravel pit is Ms. MacIntosh.  Mr. Webber has the mineral rights to the pit.  While investigating the pit, Valerie and Ms. MacIntosh discovered an old tank behind a berm in the pit.

Mr. Webber states that he put the tank in the pit after doing a construction job.  The tank was empty when he put it there.  Holes were punched in the tank to prevent it from ever filling with water.

On 12/28/04, I met Ms. MacIntosh at the pit.  She took me to the tank, where I gathered a soil sample to examine with the PID.  The tank was empty and had holes in it.  The soil sample was examined with the PID and did not register any petroleum product in the soil.

I informed Ms. MacIntosh that at this time, the tank was nothing more than scrap metal.
B-295-2004*B-295-2004
06/10/2004 13:35

     Rick Howard of the Bangor International Airport called to report a spill of jet A out on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 40 gallons leaked from the vent on an aircraft when it was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-250-2004*B-250-2004
05-18-2004 10:41

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Charles McCarthy at 315 Harlow Street in Bangor.  It was stated that the tank had been overfilled.  The fuel was reportedly confined to the basement floor.  It was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were involved.
A-586-2004*Winthrop Fire Department reported a sunken boat at a dock on Maranacook Lake in Winthrop.  The boat was a 16' bowrider with a 65 hp outboard motor.  Being October, it hadn't been used much.  The battery was dead and the bilge pump did not operate.  Rain water and wave action caused the boat to fill with water and partially sink.  It was still tied to the dock with the nose above water.  A neighbor noticed a sheen on the water and smelled gas.  This was in turn reported to the Fire Dept who responded and contacted DEP.  I responded to the site.  The fuel tanks had leaked a small amount of gasoline.  The Fire Dept had a large gas powered pump which they were able to use to pump the boat out enough to float on its own.  By this time, the owner (Smith) had been contacted and arrived on scene.  He apologized for the failure to maintain his boat.  He indicated he would remove the boat the next day for the winter season.   I supplied the Fire Dept with some replacement sorbent material and collected the soiled boom for disposal.  No further action.
P-433-1987*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	Dec. 2004: planned sale of the Maine Exxon-Mobil UST facilities initiated research into the site's histories and the updates of the early spill reports.

	This report covers the 8/25/87, abandonment-by-removal of three 8000-gal. bare steel motor fuel UST's at the retail facility.  No mention is made in the report as to piping condition or its removal.  The present UST's are registered as installed on 8/1/89, (before the removal) indicating that the new tanks are in a different location than the old tanks.  This is not an un-common practice where possible.
	This location is dense sub-urban residential, on city water & sewer at the corner of Main St. (Route 109) and Williams St.  The area is mapped as a S & G Aquifer.  In 1987 the facility's address was 157 Main St. though after implementation of a 911-calling, the address was changed to 845 main St.
	This abandonment occurred prior to the 1991, Maine CMR 691 requirement for a UST closure assessment on the part of the facility owner.   Mark St. Germain of the Maine DEP reported "the soil had a slight gasoline odor".  He otherwise reported "No product visible in the soil." and "no evidence of leaks".  There is no mention of PID field screening nor soil or groundwater lab analysis performed (in 1987 PID's and other field screening was not as commonly available).  I interpret this conflicting information to indicate that there was minor soil contamination though levels appeared below a clean-up action levels based on St. Germain's judgment at the time.  There is not mention as to whether the tank fill was hauled offsite or re-used as fill on-site.
	Being over a sand & gravel aquifer, any discharges typically would migrate down below the tanks to gw, limiting the horizontal spread of a discharge.  In Dec. 2004, Exxon-Mobil reported groundwater issues.
	See P-340-1996, P-630-2002, any assessments of Exxon-Mobil Corp., and UST Reg. file #1138 for further information.  Oil contamination appears to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

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B-511-2004*B-511-2004
09-15-2004 14:45

     An anonymous complainant called to report sloppy operations at a boat repair facility owned by Douglas Dodge on the Bonny Cove Road on Beal's Island.  It was stated that Mr. Dodge had several drums of oil adjacent to his facility.  It was "assumed" that they were leaking.  Investigation revealed that the drums were not leaking and were neatly arranged in front of the building.  It may be noted that since the immediate area is densely settled, any blatant oil spillage would surely be noted.
B-700-2004*On 12/28/04, I received a report of a 4 gallon diesel spill at the C.N. Brown station on Route 2 in Mattawamkeag.  The spill occurred while an employee was filling a truck's diesel tank.  The hose fell out of the tank, spewing four gallons of product.  The product was spilled onto the concrete fueling pad, where it was quickly absorbed with speedy dry by the employees.  The waste will be disposed of at Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn.
P-1027-2004*On 11/10/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Waterboro Fire Department reporting a 100 gallon spill of fuel oil in a basement at a residence in Waterboro.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the Waterboro Fire Dept. had removed the contents of the affected area of the basement outside and were well into cleaning up the spill with sorbent pads.  I learned that the homeowner's cat had knocked a piece of furniture onto the tank causing the oil line to break off the tank which was manifolded to another tank.  The fire department had placed a plug in the bottom of the affected tank and somebody had closed the valve on the other attached tank.  An oil burner technician had been called and was responding.

I placed a ventilation fan in the basement window to help remove vapors from the home.  The remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the personal belongings that had been taken outside were covered with tarps.  I told the homeowner about the DEP's AST insurance fund and encouraged her to apply.  I told her I would return to the site on Friday (11/12) as the following day was a holiday.

On 11/12/04 I returned to the site with Clean Harbors.  During this site visit the floor was scrubbed clean and wiped dry.  Arrangements were made to return to the home again on 11/15 after the floor had dried to apply a concrete sealer to the affected areas to mitigate remaining petroleum vapor.

On 11/15, 11/19, and 11/24 the floor was primed and sealed with epoxy.  This did not completely mitigate the oil odor.  There was a wall between a bathroom and the tanks that was impacted by the oil.  It appeared as though the wooden base plate for the wall and attached sheet rock had soaked up some oil.  I hired Todd Zagarella to remove and replace the oil soaked portions of the wall.  The work was completed on 12/17/04.

No further action required.
P-1130-2004*On 12/27/04, I received a call from Paula at C N Brown reporting a small spill at one of their facilities in Windham.  A nozzle failed to shut off while a customer was filling their vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and the nozzle replaced.  No further action required.
A-591-2004*Safety Kleen is a licensed commercial hazardous waste storage facility in Leeds.  They service the automotive industry with parts cleaners.  There are drinking water wells in the area of the facility as well as monitoring wells that are monitored by the Division of Oil & Hazardous Waste Facility Regulation as part of the facility's operating license.

Safety Kleen made a late report of a small spill of Auqa Works "M" spray concentrate, an aqueous parts washer.  The material was being transferred from one drum to another.  Five gallons of material was spilled to a concrete floor.  The waste solution was sorbed with sorbent litter and collected in a drum for disposal.   The spill occurred the previous day, but was not reported due to oversight.  No site visit was made.

P-1125-2004*On 12/22/04, I received a call from the Sabattus Fire Dept. reporting oil in the basement of a home in Sabattus.  They reported it appeared as though there had been a leak going on for some time.  They had cleaned up what they could with sorbent pads that night.  I made arrangements to meet the homeowner at the site the following morning.

When I arrived, I observed stained concrete floor near the furnace and oil line.  The tank was located outside.  I was informed by the homeowner's granddaughter that Lisbon Fuel had been at the home on 12/20 to do some repair work.  It appeared as though a portion of the fuel line had been replaced.  I assume that the oil line had been leaking.  It appeared to me that the work done by Lisbon Fuel may not have been up to code.  I notified Paul Moody of the Oil and Solid Fuel Board and he planned an inspection of the work on 12/27.

I hired Environmental Projects to respond to the site and remove the spill debris the fire department had cleaned up and also to wash the floor with a cleaner to help mitigate the oil odor.  I also advised the homeowners to leave the basement open for the day to ventilate.  No further action required.
P-1136-2004*Paula called to report a customer overfill at the Main Street, Big Apple.

The estimated volume of gasoline discharged was 2-3 gallons on the pad.  Store staff applied sorbent material and C N Brown staff would finish the clean up and manage the spill clean up debris.

No request for DEP assistance was madem and none dispatched.  Based on the volume stated and the staffs ability to manage the situation, no further action is planned.
P-934-2004*On 10/11/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Augustine Catruch reporting a kerosene leak at his residence in Naples.  The leak was due to a corrosion hole in his aboveground supply tank located outside the home.  All the oil had soaked into the ground.  I made arrangements to meet him at his home the following day.

Upon arrival, I observed 3 tanks located together, one of which had leaked it's entire contents into the ground.  Mr. Catruch had a drinking water well nearby.  I explained our above ground tank insurance program to him and he agreed to apply.  I made arrangements with Environmental Projects to excavate the spill.  Work began on 12/13 with the transfer of oil from the remaining tanks so that they could be temporarily relocated to complete the necessary cleanup.  Excavation began and was completed on 12/14.  A total of 110 tons of soil was removed.  The site restoration work was completed by 10/25/04.

On 10/12/04, I referred the site to Brad Hahn of Technical Services due to the well being at risk.  The site has been placed on quarterly monitoring and any further work will be completed by Tech Services.
P-992-2004*The odor of petroleum was encountered around one of the cabins at Camp Wawenock in Raymond.  An outside AST had developed a pinhole that was slowly seeping kerosene.  Webber Energy was called in to stop the leak, pump off the tank and remove it from the premises; all of which they accomplished successfully.  In addition, they removed soil below the tank (equivalent of a couple inches) down to an old stone drainage route which through which it is expected the oil did not travel.  There was slight evidence of the discharge in the way of odor but once the tank is replaced to spec that will be squelched.  The camp is on 100 acres and is fed from 200 feet out in Sebago Lake so well contamination is not an issue for them or any of their neighbors.
P-757-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In the evening of Mon. 8/30/04, the DEP was notified by Mr. Bornstein and his burner technician, through the Maine State Police that a property of his had suffered a large fuel oil leak in the basement.  The line and filter were reported to have broken off and the basement AST emptied.  In route to the discharge and after getting approval from Mr. Bornstein, I requested ENPRO Services to respond to help remediated the leak.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	DEP responded and met Mr. Bornstein onsite @ 2020 hrs.  The area is suburban residential on city water and sewer.  The home is a two-story duplex wood structure.  The tenant, Mr. Hicks, and his family were being evicted and no longer there, though their property remained.  It was not known how the firematic was broken off the tank.
	The basement was of poured concrete floor and walls.  Most of the liquid on the floor was about 1/4" of water, with a slick and blobs of red fuel oil in the center (see photos).  It was later determined that the water came from a leak in a forced-hot water furnace fitting.   Much of the oil and water had soaked into clothing, boxes and other items.  The Hick's basement was measured to be 11-ppm of oil vapors.  Though zero-ppm up upstairs, an oil odor was present.  The neighboring apartment had 0-ppm on the PID.  Mr. Bornstein was briefed on clean-up requirements, the AST Ins. Fund, and the Options Agreement.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	ENPRO responded and we worked to bag oily debris for storage on the back lawn under poly sheeting till the Hick's could sort and inventory the items.  The floor was padded and speedy dried.  On 8/31/04, the floor was power washed by ENPRO and the stairs replaced (see photo 3).  [Only the bottom 12" to 18" of the riser was to be replaced, though ENPRO replaced the entire riser (see item #7 of Actions Agreement)].  A fan/blower was put in the window overnight to create a negative pressure and vent the oil odor.
	On 9/3/04, ENPRO hauled the oiled debris to the Auburn incinerator for disposal.  Mr. Bornstein was to arrange with Mr. and Ms. Hicks about retrieving their untainted belongings.
	Water was again leaking from the furnace with drops of residual oil.  I gave Mr. Bornstein sorbent pads to address this problem.

	On 12/2/04, DEP was contacted by a new tenant, Nichole Whynot, who complained of unhealthy vapors.  I referred her to the DHS Toxicologist and promised to visit the next day.  On 12/3/04, a DEP engineer and I waited onsite, but Whynot did not show up.  We did not know why not.  Don White and I later met Mr. Bornstein onsite.  We noted no apparent oil odors, but did note an odor resembling the cleaning solutions and deodorizers recently applied by Bornstein.
	I arranged for ServPro to come in and hot powerwash.  White would arrange for an air test afterwards.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time to discharge appears clean to state satisfaction pending closure and air analysis by DEP Tech Services.  As of mid-December this case has been referred to DEP Tech Services for resolution.
b.	It appeared that no oil reached drains or seeped under the concrete floor.
c.	Mr. Bornstein as facility owner chose DEP management of the discharge clean-up and has applied to the Maine AST Ins. for coverage of allowable expenses.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1137-2004*John at Fill It Up Please called to report a sump alarm in the no lead system.  He also called the owners and G Erskine (CTI) to inspect and repair, as needed.  At the time of the report, no product had been documented only the alarm sounding.

A referral will be made to BRWM tanks program, but given the information, no DEP Response actions are planned.  The CTI will assess the situation and report accordingly.
P-379-2004*
SUMMARY
	5/4/04: Notification of small oil overfill during fuel delivery by Guerin Oil Co.  Oil discharged from fill pipe and fittings on top of the tank.  The incident was responded to and cleaned-up by Guerin Company.  Homeowner reported to be satisfied with clean-up.  No DEP visit requested or made at the time.
A-628-2004*Meadwestvaco reported a spill of 12.5% sodium hypochlorite bleach in the beater room near the #1 hydropulper.  A valve was sheared off the tank by an errant fork lift operator.  The resulting spill was washed to the nearest sump and subsequently to the wastewater treatment plant for neutralization.  No recovery was feasible.  This material is used in the papermaking process.  No site visit was made.
A-630-2004*Alan Morrison of DEP Air Bureau came to the reception window carrying what appeared to be a heavy equipment battery he found roadside on the way to work.   He wanted to ensure the lead acid battery was recycled.  I took the battery to the warehouse where our mechanic Bart Newhouse arranged to have it recycled with our other waste batteries.  No further action.
B-522-2004*B-522-2004
09-23-2004 10:55

     Staples Oil of Pittsfield called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Steven Badeen at 110 Main Street in Newport.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked out the vent of the aboveground tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply and is not considered sensitive.
A-632-2004*Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management Crossroads landfill contacted me to report a hydraulic oil spill.  One of their packer trucks broke a hydraulic hose causing an estimated (5) gallons of oil to be spilled to pavement.  Waste Management dispatched a maintenance crew to effect repairs and clean up the spilled oil.  I concurred that this seemed reasonable.  I contacted Keith Stockford, Maintenance at Colby College to confirm the nature of the spill and to ensure that Colby was satisfied the cleanup was complete.  He indicated the spill was limited to pavement, but thought it was more like (10) gallons. He was satisfied with the removal effort.   Volumes of spills are difficult to estimate.  No site visit was made.
A-634-2004*Bob Batteese of Board of Pesticide Control (BPC) contacted me to report a citizen complaint of spilled pesticide.  He gave me the contact name and requested DEP assist with containment of the spilled material.  I contacted David Geddis of Readfield, the owner.  He indicated he recently acquired property from the estate of his father and had been in the process of cleaning up the property to prepare for sale.  In the course of doing this he found what he described as "a couple of 25 lb. bags" of yellow chemical he believed was crabgrass killer "Dursban".  I responded with Thomas Smith.  We found a deteriorated wooden pallet with dozens of bags of material all rotted and spread over an approx. 10' by 10' area.  After reading up on the protective equipment requirements for Dursban, we donned air purifying respirators and tyveks to shovel the material into overpack drums.  We found a label that was partially legible and contacted Henry Jennings of the BPC.  We consulted the Farm Chemical Handbook (p. C-46) as well.  The material was not Dursban at all, but rather a compound called Benefin trade name "Balan" by Elanco Products, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical.  EXP code number E1-110 CAS 1861-40-1.  Henry later faxed over the material safety data sheet for us to review.  We shoveled the material into (4) drums.  Geddis offered no explanation of why he mislead me on the volume of the material, but it was of no consequence.  I advised him he would be charged for the drums and would have to arrange disposal.  I shared addresses for several companies who were licensed to transport.
Later, Geddis contacted hazardous waste enforcement Mary Corr, to try to get DEP to arrange disposal of the product.  I spoke with Mary and explained what had transpired so far.  She did some research and determined the waste pesticide would be a special, not hazardous waste.  After some assistance by Mike Parker of DEP Solid Waste, the material was transported to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.
P-390-2004*
SUMMARY
	Afternoon of 5/6/04: notification to DEP by Precision Tanks Inc., of free-product heating oil discharged to the containment sumps atop the hospital's two 12,000-gal. consumptive-use, heating oil UST's.  One piping sump contained 12-gals., the second contained 2-gal.  The Precision Tank technician believed that no oil left the sump, and they did not appear to be leaking any more at the time.  No DEP Resp. Div. visit at this time.

	This area is dense urban, commercial & residential use, on city water & sewer service.  The tanks are registered as installed in Sept. 2003.  DEP UST Registration #20231 states diesel product though Precision Tanks stated #2 oil (which I believe to be correct).  See attachments and UST Reg. file for further information.  St. Mary's has another UST listed @ 45 Golder St., UST Reg. #16963.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
B-694-2004*On 12/23/04,1704 hours Tom Tardiff (Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway) reported that he had discovered an unknown amount of diesel fuel on the ground at the Northern Maine Junction yard.  He padded it up as best he could.  It was raining and blowing hard at the time.  The following day, Tom checked the site and found traces of sheen.  The product must have been off road diesel, because that is what the engines use and the product was red dyed. Since fifteen partially soaked pads contained the spill, it must have been in the vicinity of two gallons.
A-654-2004*Steve Day and Allison Murray of Klein-Schmidt called to report a hydraulic oil spill estimated at 1 gallon to the Sebasticook River in Benton.  The spill occurred as a result of a surge caused by a turbine cycling on and off at the Benton Falls Hydro electric dam.  The mechanical failure was caused by a poor engineering design of a catch pan which applies positive head to a bearing on the turbine.  The pan volume was estimated at 12" by 12".  One cubic foot is 7.48 gallons, but Steve and Allison only wanted to commit to a one gallon spill.  (I guess the whole pan didn't empty but just kind of overflowed.)  No recovery was feasible.  It was noted that Department of Marine Resources staff were on site for some unrelated purpose.  Steve and Allison were going to put their heads together and come up with an engineered solution to prevent re-occurrence. No site visit was made.
B-695-2004*On 12/23/04, 1740 hours Penobscot County Communication passed on a report of a 3 to 4 gallon gasoline spill from an overfill on a customer vehicle at Sinclair's Log Cabin General Store on Route 1 A in Holden.  Holden Fire was responding and did not require a response from Maine DEP.  They had immobilized the release with sand and speedy dry.  It was very windy at the time, so a lot of product evaporated.
A-655-2004*Ted Scharf, Oil Enforcement,  contacted me on 11/17/04, to let me know he received an anonymous complaint from Coburn Gore that excavation was ongoing at Pepin's General Store and the complainant could smell gasoline.  Ted wanted to know if Response had been notified.  He thought he would head up to Coburn Gore the next morning and find out what was going on.  I indicated I had not heard about the case.  Simultaneous to this conversation, Diana McLaughlin, Oil Enforcement, was communicating with Paul Bossie, (UST certified installer A.L. Doggett) advising him to cease work at the Pepin Store because the owner had not filed notice of removal nor registration form for the installation of new piping.
On 11/18/04, I received a call from Paul Bossie, A.L. Doggett requesting a 10 day waiver for removal of piping at Pepin's General Store.  The weather was closing in fast, and they had procrastinated on sending in the appropriate paperwork.  I was reluctant to issue the waiver without knowing what enforcement wanted to do, and I agreed to call Paul back when I knew the rest of the story.
I then received a call from Mike Ottley, (also 11/18/04) working for Enviro-Investigations, a subcontractor for A.L Doggett.  He was at the Pepin Store and they had encountered contaminated soil at 1350 ppm bag headspace.  He had concrete coming for the new footings for the canopy and wanted approval to stockpile contaminated soil on site and pour concrete.  This was not exactly a model of planning.  I agreed to the request with the condition that no additional work take place until DEP could get on site and review the operation.
On 11/22/04, Ted Scharf and I headed north to conduct a site inspection.  In the interim, A.L. Doggett on behalf of the owner had submitted the appropriate registration paperwork.  We arrived on site and found that the piping had been uncovered and two concrete footings poured as a base for a new canopy.  The business was partially open, but not selling fuel. Greg Pollard, certified installer of record was on site, as was Todd Lavallee, excavator operator for Doggett.  Don Robbins of Enviro-Investigations was also on site to conduct headspace analysis.  We discovered a large area of fill behind the store.  Mr. Pepin speaks mostly French and could not explain where this fill came from.  There was a significant road improvement project that occurred over the summer on Rt 27 and it was surmised that this soil came from road cuts.  There were some used absorbent pads mixed in with the soil which raised our suspicions that this was oil contaminated.  Bag headspace on several locations of the soil did not show any significant hits.  A second pile nearer to the excavation hole was contaminated with gasoline.  This was likely contaminated as a result of overfills at the dispensers, although a definitive source may never be known.  I issued the waiver to Pollard to allow the work to continue.  While we were there, Ted checked the spill buckets and sumps for the tanks and dispensers.  The Diesel sump had water and product in it.  This was noted and sorbents were used to recover spilled product.  It was theorized by Pollard that a leaking fitting caused the diesel spill into the sump.  The water was getting in from surface water.  Meanwhile, Lavallee continued uncovering the piping between the dispenser island and the tanks while Robbins took bag headspace.  There were two large areas of stained pavement indicative of vehicle overfills.  This area was excavated and added to the contaminated soil pile.
I completed a cleanup action agreement and had Robbins, Pollard, and Pepin all sign it.  Soil was scheduled to be disposed at Thibodeau Paving in Prospect.  I issued a spill debris letter for that.  I established a cleanup level of 100 ppm bag headspace for remaining soils based on past history of the site and proximity of drinking water wells.

Note:  The D-tree for this report indicates stringent because I cann
P-880-2004*Line corrosion at its exit from the slab next to the burner caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 heating fuel to a tiled basement floor in Westbrook.  As product made is way across the floor, it seeped up between the tiles lifting them along the way, making the path extremely evident.  Myself and a tech from Downeast Energy scraped up all the affected tiles and spread speedy dry on the floor soaking up any excess oil.  Affected area was limited to 10 sq ft.  Lingering odor was the only potential long term issue but was not an issue upon departure and homeowner was instructed to call if it became one.
P-1143-2004*The one thousand gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the Hannaford location was abandoned in place.  It was beneath a slab/pad on the surface and built into the foundation wall of the office building, and therefore removal was not an option.  No longer used nor are there any plans to revitalize the tank, it was requested that it be abandoned-in-place.  The request was reviewed and the request for abandonment in place was granted.

It was pumped and cleaned and filled in place.

No further action warranted.
B-492-2004*B-492-2004
08-27-2004 14:00

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on the Kings Road on Deer Isle.  It was stated that less than a gallon of fluid leaked onto the ground when a regulator failed.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  A report is pending.
A-688-2004*Annette Hassel called to report a diesel spill in the parking lot near Togus VA building 200.  A GM diesel pickup truck experienced a fuel transfer pump failure causing approximately 2 gallons of fuel to spill to pavement.  The Togus VA maintenance staff used sorbent litter to collect what oil they could.

The information on the driver was not readily available and since it was such a small spill limited to pavement.

No DEP site visit conducted.
A-690-2004*DEP was contacted by Mark Whitney to report  a line on a snow-blower failed, dumping several gallons of hydraulic oil onto a gravel driveway.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal/re-use.  A private well is located on this seasonal property but is not considered threatened by this release.  Contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.
A-693-2004*Waldo County Sheriff's Department reported a possible oil or gasoline spill as the result of an automobile accident on Route 137 at Peyson Hill on December 18, 2004.  No spill was found.

No further action by DEP is expected.

B-498-2004*B-498-2004
09/12/2004 13:32

      Jean Flannery of the Technical Services staff notified Response Services of possible oil contamination at a dwelling owned by Ralph Hand of Bangor on Route 155 in West Enfield, just down the road from Dudley's garage.  It was noted that, since much work had been done in the area consisting of contamination removal and well replacements, it should be checked into.  Investigation revealed that maybe a couple gallons of very old emulsified fuel oil leaked in the basement of the abandoned structure.  Just some residual fuel was found on the extensively flooded basement.  No odor was noted.  Numerous debris and junk was also observed to be scattered around the basement.  No action was taken.
A-698-2004*Potter Oil of Mt. Vernon called to report a minor spill at their bulk plant.  They were filling a truck and the nozzel failed discharging 1 gallon to the ground.  The spilled oil was recovered with sorbents and manual removal of ice/frozen tundra beneath the truck.  This material was disposed by Potter.  No site visit was warranted.
A-700-2004* On 12-24, the Rockland Fire Dept. reported that the "Grape" restaurant (formerly "The Black Pearl") was on fire and were notifying the DEP about possible release of hazardous materials. The blaze was fully involved at that time. This restaurant is located on a dock/pier and is completely over the water. I made a site visit the following morning. The building was still smouldering and the State Fire Marshall was on scene along with fire fighters from Rockland. I made a survey of surrounding waters and found no sheen anywhere. I did find several paint cans in the piles of ash. It appears that the building is heated with propane.
 The only potential problem I see here is having debris fall into the harbor during demo operations. I voiced my concern to the Fire Chief. No further action will be required.
A-702-2004* On 1-24-04, Pine Tree Waste reported that a trash truck ruptured a hydraulic hose in Belfast. This occurred at the parking lot of MBNA.  An estimated fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the pavement. The driver was cleaned it up using sorbent materials. No further action will be required.
B-631-2004*B-631-2004
11/22/2004 11:50

     Judy Doran, Town Manager for Monson, called to report what she thought was oil on Lake Hebron at the outfall on Main Street.  An investigation of the site about 2 hours later shown absolutely no evidence of oil of any type.  There was some skim ice on the water at the time, which may have created some form of "optical illusion".
P-268-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	Oct. 1988, investigation of UST product piping replacement.  [Tanks registered as s/w FRP, installed in 1985, prior to 1986 Maine UST Chapter 691 Regs.]  Work being done without Maine CTI onsite in violation of Chapter 691.  Piping not drained properly resulting in gaso. discharge to soil that went unreported in violation of Maine statute.
	[At this time no CMR 691 UST facility closure assessment was required for a piping abandonment, and I understand that none was done at this time by Mobil.  This was also prior to the evolution of the Maine DEP Decision Tree for oil clean-ups.]  The area is sub-urban commercial and residential use (a privately-owned public water well was discovered across Route 1 in 1993, see P-270-930.
	Approx. 3-yds of gaso. contaminated soil reported to be excavated and recycled @ Dayton sand & Gravel facility.  I understand that not all contaminated soil could be removed.   Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, likely below and above clean-up action level, and this media shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  [At the time, in 1988, it was judged that disturbing the installed UST facility for further remediation was not cost effective considering the known threat to sensitive receptors.
	In year 2004, DRO and GRO contamination was confirmed following a site assessment prior to the sale of this facility by Exxon-Mobil Corp.
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B-637-2004*B-637-2004
11/23/2004 15:40

     Worcester Bros Oil in Lincoln called to report a small overfill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Jason Kerchenko at 547 Enfield Road in Lincoln.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon of the fuel leaked out of the tank onto the basement floor.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly affected.
B-686-2004*
     This office received a call at 1625 on 12/17/04, from Clifford Curtis (Maine DOT) reporting a hazardous chemical spill at their facility in Wesley.  He stated that a valve failed on their calcium chloride tank, which resulted in 400 to 500 gallons being released into a settling basin.  All of the material was contained and will be pumped back into the system for reuse.  There were no drains or state waters involved in this incident.  No further assistance was required.

REC:  File report.


P-320-1991*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	4/8/91, Abandonment-by-removal of out-of-service, consumptive-use waste oil UST facility and replacement of UST spill-buckets by CTI Harold Warren of Harold Warren Const. Co.  Maine DEP rep. not onsite though closure assessment performed by Groundwater Tech. Co. (GTI).

	Waste oil discharges, and gasoline discharges around the gaso. UST's were noted but not reported to Maine DEP in violation of Maine Statute and Chapter 691 rules.  Contaminated material returned to excavation and not cleaned to state satisfaction.

	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  At the time it was felt that, considering known sensitive receptors, disturbing the facility was not cost effective and that clean-up actions can wait on future and eventual site work.  [At this time the privately-owned public-water well across Rt. 1 was unknown to DEP; and GTI and Mobil had not done an adequate investigation of the area to discover this well.  See P-270-93.]
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P-1046-2004*Received a call regarding leaking petroleum products in a Sand Pit on Trails End Rd. in Woodstock.  I visited the site and upon arriving immediately smelled lube oil.  I observed some heavy equipment and scrap materials.  There were several areas of stained soil from hydraulic and lube oils from this equipment.  There were also several open containers of lube oil.  I contacted the owner of the property (Gordon Brown) and he met me on site.  I pointed out the areas that should be cleaned up and he agreed to do so.

He excavated the material and arranged for its transportation to CRS in Scarborough.
P-397-2004*
SUMMARY
	5/7/04: Notification of oil discharge from outside, consumptive-use, residential, heating oil AST facility.  Property is a rented mobile home owned by Ms. Sue McKeen.

DISCHARGE EVALUATION & REMEDIATION
	The area is rural residential, located off Coldwater Brook Rd.  A drilled public water well serves the three or more mobile homes on the short gravel road (see site sketch).  DEP's Stephen Flannery had recently responded to an AST discharge at a neighboring home.  The tenant had recently moved and trashed the home.  The AST was out of code and had oil spillage on the ground below the tank.
	5/10/04: Ms. McKeen agreed to dig out the oily soil and considering the small volume expected, DEP granted permission to land spread the oiled soil on site to aerate and naturally attenuate.  Based on the small volume spilled and the distance to the well, I do not believe the well to be seriously threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

	
B-402-2004*B-402-2004
08-04-2004 13:00

     Scott Leighton, of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement staff, requested some assistance in dealing with wastes found at a former auto body shop at 27 Cram Street in Bradley.  Several hazardous paint waste containers were found on the abandoned property.  It was thought that the DEP may have to dispose of the containers before they were tampered with in any way.
     A Hazardous Waste Enforcement investigation revealed that Waterford Mortgage of Fort Wayne, Indiana held the note for the property.  In early November, the wastes were taken away without incident by ENPRO of South Portland.
P-468-2004*
	6/1/04: evening notification of a discharge of about 475 gal. of oil contaminated bilge water and 25-gal. of waste oil for a holding tank @ PNSY Berth 11.  A blown gasket was blamed.  All product reached the river and PNSY stated that despite booming little would be collected due to swift tidal currents.
	USCG MSO from Newcastle, NH also responded.

B-169-2004*B-169-2004
04-01-2004 14:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering oil on Wassookeag Lake immediately behind Robinson's Mobil Mart.  Realizing that a service station was adjacent to the lake there was a legitimate possibility of finding something significant.  Inspection of the water at the site shown no evidence of oil or gasoline.  There was some iron staining however that could appear suspicious to the untrained eye.  It was of course April Fools day.
B-153-2004*B-153-2004
03-24-2004 09:38

     Paul Brown, of Dead River Oil in Millinocket, called to report a spill of diesel fuel from the back of a truck owned by Sheridan Smith Contracting on Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket.  It was stated that about 10 gallons spilled onto the roadway when the portable tank suffered a leak.  It was unclear as to whether the tank was overfilled or the contents sloshed out of the top.  In any event, the fuel was cleaned from the roadway and disposed of.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
B-510-2004*A lady who identified herself as Sheila Ward called this office to complain about Donald Murphy in the town of Tremont. It seems she is his ex-wife and said that he owes her many years of back child support and is concerned that he will diminish the value of his land and thus affect the future welfare of their children. She went on to say that about 17 years ago, when she was married to him, he was very careless with oil and it was not unusual for oil to be seen running down the yard toward the wetland behind the house. Furthermore, he had developed a road into a gravel pit behind his house and was using it to bury old cars and household trash. In addition, there were oil slicks every where. I believed that her complaints were not very timely, but determined to look into them. However, before I went to the site, I found out that I was not the only one she had complained to. I learned the Tremont town manager and Jon Cullen of the D.E.P's office of Water & Land Quality had visited that site on 9/19/04. I discussed the complaint with Jon and learned that they had inspected the gravel pit and saw no oil sheens or buried cars. This is not surprising, since at the time she called scrape metal prices were at an all time high. It may be that all this had occurred in the past, but since nothing was visible now, no further action was taken.
B-118-2004*B-118-2004
05-03-2004 12:02

     Dana Wardwell, of the Bangor Public Works Department, called to report oil spillage adjacent to the building of the former Engineering Materials of Maine Company on Hildreth Street.  It was stated that the building's  contents, consisting of mainly wood processing equipment, was being dismantled after auction.  The City of Bangor owned the building itself.  One of the workers broke a hose to one of the pieces of equipment, spilling about 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid.
     Investigation shown that some of the oil escaped to a crack in the foundation out onto a paved surface.  Workers on the site immediately cleaned up the fluid with sorbents and speedi-dri both inside and out.  Clean Harbors personnel later disposed of the material along with other wastes and materials left behind from the bankruptcy.
B-126-2004*B-126-2004
03-10-2004 08:56

     CN Brown Oil Company, out of the Dexter office, called to report some minor oil spillage at their Old Dover Road bulk plant .  It was stated that about a quart of oil was found on the ground at the loading area.  It was assumed that the spillage had occurred during a delivery.  The fuel in any event was cleaned up and disposed of.  The exact cause of the spill will remain a mystery.
P-586-2004*
	7/13/04: report from UST maintenance contractor of leak of water to two UST containment sumps.  Retail motor fuels UST facility.  Former RMR Co. 7-Eleven C-store, and Christy's Market.  Sub-urban, commercial & residential area, on city water.
	Water found during annual UST facility inspection: evidence of a leak under Maine's Chapter 691 UST rules.  Contractor arranged to have water pumped.  No DEP Response visit at the time.
B-497-2004*Sometime in 1958, before Hula Hoops and before the launch of Sputnik, Central Maine Power Company suffered the loss of an estimated 2800 gallons of diesel from an above ground tank at its Jackman Service Center, a Quonset hut on the shore of Wood Pond.

In 2004, CMP proposed to tear down the facility and submitted a plan to the Town of Jackman.  The CEO, new to the job, was uneasy with the plan, because it did not address any of the possible contamination issues stemming from the 1958 spill.  Specifically, Shaneman was aware of pipes that used to run into Wood Pond to draw cooling water into a generator that the power company had inside the quonset. Anecdotal evidence suggested that the spilled oil would occasionally follow the pipes back into the Pond and cause a sheen.  Jackman's water supply intake is about 2500 feet away.

What Shaneman and I were unaware of was that this issue had already been addressed by CMP, Nick Hodgkins at DEP in Augusta, and Tewhey Associates in 2002.  The upshot of the investigation was that there is a thin band of oil contaminated soil stretching into the lake from the 1958 spill.  Very little of the contaminated soil would be available for recovery though, because of the proximity of a buried power cable to Hog Island and because recovery of contaminated soil would require digging below the high water mark AND the removal of clean overburden to reach it.  Unnecessary siltation of Wood Pond would be the inevitable result for the recovery of 9 cubic yards of contamination.

See Tewhey Associates' Site Assessment, attached.
P-1041-2004*While conducting facility upgrades to the UST system at the Mile 57 Service Area located on the Maine Turnpike, the secondary fiberglass piping was found to be not tight.  Certified Tank Installer, Paul Thompson of Guerin Associates initially performed an air pressure test, and none of the secondary piping passed.  C N BROWN (operator) and Maine Turnpike Authority (owner) had the lines further tested with a helium system in order to detect exactly where the lines were leaking to determine whether or not they could be repaired.  The lines all exhibited multiple leaks, likely at the joints, and it was decided that they would be replaced.

The piping was ultimately replaced by removing the primary piping and installing flexible double walled piping inside the fiberglass secondary piping.

No contamination was encountered during this endeavor, and no further action is necessary.
P-587-2004*
	7/14/04: report from BNAS of a small jet fuel leak from a buried primary fuel line to a small overflow tank at the base fuel farm.  No discharge to soil.  A Maine CTI with Guerin Assoc. will be replacing the line with an aboveground line.
	On 8/27/04, I visited the site and approved abandonment-in-place of the problem fuel line.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-501-2004*In the summer of 2004, a stretch of Main Road North in Hampden was rebuilt, widened.  It was thought that there was an abandoned gasoline tank on the premises of 492 and that if there, it would be under the new sidewalk when the job was completed.

Ralph Mishou, executor of the estate, had made arrangements for Sargent & Sargent, the road job's general contractor, to take the tank out.   When it got right down to it though, they got cold feet.  Mishou came to me and asked what to do?  It being a presumed gasoline tank, I told him he'd have to have a licensed installer take it out.

That happened on September 2, although the tank turned out to be under the building, instead of under the sidewalk.    It was partially full of gasoline contaminated water and G. R. Adams pumped it into drums for proper disposal.  I allowed them to fill the tank in place.

Because the tank was less than 1100 gallons and last used in the 1930's, the requirement of a site assessment was waived.
B-708-2004*On 4/13/04, 1436 hours this office received an e-mail from Rick Haffner regarding a complaint from a resident who lives near Industrial Metals on the Old Broadway Road off Route 15.  The resident (Julie Taylor) was having health problems and was diagnosed as having dermatomyositis, which is a connective tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin. Because of her proximity to Industrial Metals and other circumstances mentioned in Rick's e-mail, she wanted to know if there was a causative agent that might be in her water that may have come from Industrial Metals. Not knowing what might be a causative agent, I checked the "Medical Encyclopedia" on the web.  It turned out that the cause was not known, but it was theorized that an auto immune reaction or a viral infection of the skeletal muscle could cause the disease.  This information left us with no clue as to what one might look for in the water, so no tests were done.
I-243-2004*5 gallons of number 2 oil leaked from an aboveground supply tank.  A flooded basement caused the leak, as the supply line broke from the tank.  Oil was soaked up with pads and the water drained through basement floor.  House is abandoned and owned by Fraser Paper.  Building is scheduled for demolition.
B-678-2004*A Christmas party was held at Molly Jo Lola's rented trailer at Indian Township and once again, an oil spill was the result.

Just before midnight, Donald Newell was asked to leave the party;  according to the police dispatcher and Trevor White, he did that and stomped on the AST filter nipple as he was leaving (see photos).   Fortunately, the tank was nearly empty, so only an estimated 3 gallons was spilled to the ground before efforts were made to catch the leaking kerosene.

Trevor White reported the incident to me on the morning of 12/14, and he and I inspected the site on 12/15.  By that time, the small amount of contaminated snow had been scraped up, leaving very little contaminated soil underneath.   Trees growing close to the trailer made it impractical to try and move in a back hoe for soil recovery and the small amount of spillage did not warrant that anyway.

Trailer is owned by Regina Petit, who owned the trailer where a similar incident occurred in 2002.  (B-684-02).
P-1134-2004*On 12/29/04, Scott Cyr received a call from Willis Moore reporting his oil company (Frederick Brothers) had overfilled his oil tank on 12/22, and it still smelled of oil on his property.  I called Jeff Frederick at Frederick Brothers and asked him to return to the site and clean up the spill to the homeowners satisfaction, which he did that morning.  No further action required.
P-122-1989*
REPORT SUMMARY
	**** This 1989 report completed in Dec. 2004, based on March 1989, notes of DEP responders James Daye and Stephen Brezinski, and year 2004 site re-visit.****

	2/24/1989: S. Brezinski DEP received complaint from Battista that waste motor oil contamination was impinging on the Battista property from the neighbor, the owner & operator of Sanborn Trucking Co.  The area is rural residential, on private wells and septic.

	Jim Daye's notes state, the Battista's noted a black oily strip along a stockade fence separating the two properties.  The two neighbors "tried to resolve it themselves - put down pads a couple of times - but probably not resolved".  (Site visited by Jim Daye in 1989, but this spill report was never completed by Jim Daye, prior to his passing.)   Further action at this site was later managed by DEP Responder Brad Hahn under report P-708-90.

	[This property later became Forrest H Sanborn & Son, and Lin-Cor Environmental LLC, owned by Forrest "Butch" Sanborn & Linda Corbin.  See P-403-04, et al, for further site information.]

S G Brezinski
James Daye
Maine DEP
B-701-2004*On 12/28/04, I received a report of a spill of approximately 50 gallons of kerosene at 139 South Long Swamp Road in Jackson.  Apparently on 12/9/04, Charlie Brown, a driver for Waldo County Oil & Propane mistakenly delivered 170 gallons of product to an abandoned property.  The owner of the property Ms. Clarice Gibbins had moved the above ground storage tank onto the front lawn of the property.  The tank was clearly not in service.  Unfortunately, the driver delivered the product to the wrong house.

At some point between 12/9 and 12/28, the tank fell over for an unknown reason.  Waldo County Oil was called by a neighbor who received the invoice for the delivery on 12/9.  This neighbor informed Waldo County Oil that she never received any oil.  Waldo County Oil investigated and discovered that the delivery was made to the wrong house and the tank had fallen over.

On 12/28/04, after discovering the error and spill, Waldo County Oil dispatched a crew to pump out the remaining product.  They were able to recover approximately 120 gallons.  Estimating approximately 50 gallons spilled into the ground.  After completing the pump off from the tank, Waldo County Oil placed the reporting call.

I arrived on scene shortly after and located the well.  It is approximately 35 feet down gradient from the spill site.  I also spoke with the neighbor, Mrs. Schultz and determined where her well is located.  Her well is approximately 300 feet away.

Then I visit Waldo County Oil Company.  I discussed the spill with the manager, Joseph Irish.  Mr. Irish is aware that the spill is his responsibility and is eager to hire a contractor to perform the excavation.  He contacted Lee Bros. Construction.  Lee Bros. Construction met us at the Waldo County Oil Company shop shortly after.  Matt Lee and I went to the site to discuss the scope of work.  Mr. Lee placed a call to Dig Safe and excavation was approved for Monday 1/3/05, with a number of 20050101143.

Due to bad weather on 1/2/05, we had to reschedule the excavation until 1/5/05.  On 1/5/05, Lee Bros. Construction was on scene to excavate approximately 30 cubic yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Pine Tree Landfill.  I asked Lee Bros. to leave the excavation open and dig a small collection puddle in the bottom of the excavation.  This was done and I lined the puddle with absorbent pads in an attempt to reclaim any product that might bleed out of the clay overnight.

On 1/6/05, I returned to the site and found no oil had bled back into the excavation with the ground water.  Lee Bros. then backfilled the excavation site.
B-549-2004*As of 0620 on October 10, Evan Dodge's day, not good so far, had taken a decided turn for the worse.  He was on his way back from Rockland, where he'd already had a minor accident;  tooling along Route 1 in Columbia Falls, in the fog, when the vehicle in front of Dodge slowed down abruptly, so Dodge went out around him on the right.   Then Dodge discovered that the other car had slowed, because the vehicle in front of HIM was turning right into Toppin's Diesel Shop.

Unable to stop, Dodge hit the truck in the right saddle tank, spilling at least 10 gallons of diesel onto Toppin's asphalt driveway.

Personnel at Toppins put down speedy dry and later that day, I got in touch with Dodge's mother and roommate and told them he or they would have to go back to Toppins and clean it up.
B-550-2004*The athletic shoes formerly manufactured at Spot Bilt are now made in China, but the building's owner intends to rehab it, and hopefully secure another tenant there.   As part of the rehabilitation, the heating system needed some work and it was then that the contractor noticed the heating oil tank was leaking slightly.

The burnerman estimated a loss of 5 gallons or less and said he'd clean it up with speedy dry.  There was no floor drain in the furnace room, he said.
P-234-2004*I received a call form Raymond Queen of Harpswell reporting that there was a strong smell of kerosene coming from a neighboring property.  He was concerned about a possible spill and how it would affect his well.

I investigated and discovered that there had, in fact been a discharge of kerosene at 11 Irene Ave.  The outdoor AST had leaked due to ice breaking the filter off.  I spoke with the residents, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wallace and he informed me that he had noticed the firematic leaking and fixed it, but due to the snow an the time was unaware of how much had spilled.  At the time of my visit there was a large "yellow" patch in grass; a tell tale sign of a kerosene discharge.  I arranged for excavation of the soil, and after determining the site was stringent due to the 3 or 4 wells in within 300 ft,. refered it to Brad Hahn of Tech Services.

It turns out that Brad had been to the same site in 1989 when the same AST at the same mobile home leaked, contaminating several wells (P-499-1989).

Further clean-up on the site is being handled by Tech. Services.

P-534-1989*
REPORT UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB
	**** Pending sale of Exxon-Mobil's Maine UST facilities prompted review and updating of the historical spill reports in relation to planned UST Ins. Fund applications and requested site closures.

SUMMARY
	This site is a retail, motor fuels UST facility and C-store, located in a sub-urban commercial area across from the MTA Exit 8.
	October 1989: gasoline, fuel oil & waste oil UST's abandoned by removal under CTI (former) Daniel Webster of D & W Construction Co.  Removal violations in the form of improper tank purging noted.  [Later it was found that the site gw-monitoring wells were improper and had to be replaced.]  Oil Contam. confirmed in March 1989 prior to abandonment.   Following the removal and during tank replacement about 750-cubic yards of gasoline contam. soil hauled offsite to CWS landfill.
	This UST abandonment occurred prior to the 1991 Maine requirement a CMR 691 UST Closure assessment and before implementation of the oil clean-up Decision Tree.  Oil contaminated soil understood to remain onsite, which shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  See also reports P-397-90,  and P-56-94.
	Nov. 1989, problems with UST precision-testing.
	[Following merger this facility came under ownership of Exxon-Mobil Corp.  In Dec. 2004, the facility owned by Alliance Energy Corp.  During year 2004 property assessment, DRO and GRO confirmed in gw and oil-saturated soils reported next to UST's.]
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B-623-2004*The site of the current Lincoln Pulp & Tissue mill has been an industrial site for at least 200 years.  It's been the site of a paper mill for the last 100 years or more.  In all that time, it's not unreasonable to expect that some quantity of oil would be lost, and reappear later under inexplicable circumstances.

That's exactly the case at LP&T, formerly Lincoln Pulp & Paper.   Every time the low flow conditions occur in Mattanawcook Stream, a sheen appears on the water, where the stream passes under the mill.  It's thought to be old lube oil, possibly leaked or dumped into the soil years ago.

Mill personnel always deploy sorbent boom to catch what they can of the sheen and that's what happened this time.   See  the attached explanation from Neil Brackley.
B-627-2004*The failure of a pipe at a chemical pump resulted in the loss of about 400 gallons of 50% sodium hydroxide solution to a diked area at General Alum & Chemical Corporation.   The spill was reported to the Maine State Police and to the National Response Center.   Maine SP mistakenly notified Thomas Smith, standing on-call in the Augusta region, of the spill.  He made the initial inquiries of General Alum and finding no need of a DEP response that night, notified me of the incident the next morning.
P-122-1998*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	3/16/98, Abandonment-by-removal of commercial, consumptive-use waste oil UST and #2 oil UST, originally installed in 1989 (see P-534-89).  No evidence of a discharge noted in the immediate UST excavation by GES during the removal (see attached UST closure assessment).
	This UST facility & property is understood not to be remediated to state satisfaction at this time.  Historical and as yet, un-remediated oil contamination understood to remain onsite, both above and below clean-up action level.  Discharges understood to not be fully remediated due to inaccessibility, not cost effective to disturb the active UST facility, and no immediately effected sensitive receptors.  Oil contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed, made accessible, or if site conditions warrant it.  See DEP spill reports P-534-1989, p-397-90, P-56-94, P-783-96 and DEP UST Reg. file 3551 for further information.

SITE GEOLOGY
	The facility located in area of surrounding wetland then by roadway and parking lot.  A large shopping center (Bradlee's Plaza) is to the S.  Underlying soils are sands over silt/clay @ 10' to 12' bg.  No drinking water wells are know within 1000'.  Area use is sub-urban commercial.  [See the 10/89 env. assessment of GTI for further information.]

	*** In year 2001, site ownership changed to Exxon-Mobil Corp.  In Dec. 2004, site ownership passed to Alliance Energy of Branford CT.  The year 2004, property transfer initiated review and updating of Exxon-Mobil facility sites.  Exxon-Mobil site assessments or 2004, confirmed remaining DRO and GRO, including oil saturated soils.
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A-711-2004* On 12-24-2004, Rick at Karkos Heating and Plumbing called to report an oil line leak at the residence of Kally Brown. This home was going through a major renovation and is located at 50 Meldrum Rd. in Kingfield. Rick repaired the piping, and I spoke with the owner about cleanup.

 The outside tank was originally connected to a furnace. This furnace was removed and a monitor was installed. However, the oil line for the furnace was jammed into the floor joist. The partially crimped end was higher than the AST. Workers have been in and out for weeks and there is speculation that one of these workers moved or knocked the oil line. This resulted in a release of an unknown quantity of oil. The leak occurred in the dirt crawl space of the home. The tank was 3/4 full on 12-24-2004.

 Ms. Brown and her family removed about 1.5 yards of soil. I made a site visit on 12-29-04. I inspected the excavation in the crawl space. I gave them permission to spread the oil stained soil on site, specifically on the driveway down gradient of their home and well. The Brown's own a lot of acreage at this site. Clean up was not complete, however I felt comfortable enough to allow the site to be backfilled (see well data below). I also checked in with Savage Fuel, fuel supply company of Ms. Brown. There was a 75 gallon delivery on 12-16, and another 87 gal on 12-23-04. The leak was discovered on 12-24.
  There is a well on the property located slightly up gradient which serves, or will serve, three homes. These three homes are all family members, ie. parents and siblings. I called the well driller (Goodwin) that day and found out the following information.

 WELL  DATA
total depth .....182  ft
casing  ............87   ft
depth to bedrock.......80 ft
yield   .......60 gpm

 soil data from well drilling log
   0 -  28 ft.  .....sand
  28 - 35 ft.  .....gravel
  35 - 50 ft.  .....clay
  50 - 80 ft.  .....boulders
  well is artesian and overflow drains to a dug well.

 This site was referred to Pat Seaward of our Technical Services Division.

Note:  no Land Spreading Agreement Form attached.
P-1150-2004*Simard & Sons reported that they had been contacted by Auburn Public Works regarding the discovery of product in the interstitial space of an UST.  Simard had pumped the interstitial space and product had returned.  APW contacted MW Sewall to pump out the tank again.  The tank will be removed at a later date.
B-635-2004*In talking to someone at Howard's Trailer Park in Swanville, Jean Flannery became aware of the possibility of leaking containers at the former Earth Waste junkyard on the Curtis Road.   She said that the owner of the park said that some kids had reported leaking containers on the junkyard property during the previous summer.

Jean passed the complaint along to me and on the 30th of November, I investigated.

The property had been used, it looks to me, as a junkyard/auto body shop.  During my visit it was abandoned and had been for some time, although most of the junk had been removed.  I could not find any leaking containers, though I walked up back into the woods, following a woods road for 1/3 of a mile or more.

Photos were taken and passed along to Solid Waste personnel.   This site is in Augusta's Solid Waste territory and they already knew about it.
P-596-2003*I received a call from Joel Tompkins reporting that lab analysis he had done on the well at his store was positive for MTBE.  He faxed me the results which indicated a level of 4ppb MTBE.  I visited and investigated the area for possible sources.  There were numerous possibilities including an active gas station 500-600 ft. away, an inactive gas station (USTs still in ground) immediately adjacent to Mr. Tompkins' store.  This station also included a self serve car wash.  There was also an abandoned car repair garage across the street.  I explained to Mr. Tompkins that although his well did show traces of MTBE, it did not reach the action level, therefore, I could not install a filter system.  However, I would investigate further and do follow-up samples to determine if, in fact there was an on-going discharge.

I did an extensive inspection of the active gas station located at Don's Country Market on Route 202.  The site appeared to be in compliance with UST Regulations and did not appear to have any evidence of spills.  The in-active station adjoining Mr. Tompkins' property did have a few surface stains of petroleum on the asphalt, but nothing substantial or ongoing.  I made the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit aware of the fact that the tanks were out of service.  The self serve car-wash did not appear to have any obvious sources either.  The repair facility across the street, although not particularly well kept, did not reveal any obvious sources.  There were a few small stains in Mr. Tompkins' driveway and I noted that his well was near the loading dock area where trucks would sit and idle while unloading.

I sampled what wells I could in the area, including Don's, Tompkins', and some water from the car wash.  The only positive was another small hit of MTBE from the Tompkins' well.  I informed Mr. Tompkins that although there were certainly several potential sources, including vehicles which used his driveway, I was unable to determine the exact source and felt that it was likely a small discharge from a vehicle and would not pose a long term threat.

I placed him on quarterly monitoring and informed him that if the contamination were to increase to the action level, I would return and do a more intensive investigation.  I referred him to Dr. Andy Smith at the DHS for information regarding MTBE in drinking water.
A-621-2004*Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Co. reported a transformer oil spill as a result of storm damage on Fire Road S-13 in Smithfield.  It was estimated only 1 gallon of oil was discharged.  The transformer was not tagged for pcb content.  A sample was obtained for pcb analysis, but no report was received.  CMP recovered stained leaves as a result of the malfunction.

No CMP report is available for this spill.  No site visit was warranted.
B-636-2004*The Town of Bradley held something of an informal special waste collection day, so that citizens could rid themselves of items not easily disposed.   Someone took the opportunity to dispose of a 5 gallon bag of battery acid in the dumpster next door.  The owner of that business/residence asked the Fire Chief why he'd disposed of that much acid in her dumpster.

Chief, Joel Shorette mentioned the incident to Jimmy Lavoie, who mentioned it to me.  I retrieved the chemical from Bradley Fire;  it was in a 5 gallon poly bag inside a cardboard box, such as acid commonly used in  lead/acid batteries is sold.
A-331-2004*Jim Randall, Augusta Fuel Company, reported oil and water in a meter vault at 140 Bangor Street, Augusta on June 8, 2004.  The meter vault is located in a trailer park and services the park.  Because oil generally floats on water, the volume of oil and the type could not be determined.  Peggy Poulin is the park manager and had no reports of residents changing motor oil or AST leaks.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated oil and water from the meter vault to see if in fact the oil contamination was going to recur.  It appears to have been a one time incident, no source was found by DEP staff. 50 gallons of oil/water mixture was removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further action is expected.
P-283-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Jan. 2005, by SGB

	8/18/88: Response by DEP's Ed Antz to report of possible illegal UST abandonment (without required removal notice) at this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  It appears that the facility was registered late in May of 1988 (see attached UST reg. form).  Mr. Antz recorded the abandonment-by-removal of two 5000-gal. (T-3 & T-4) & one 10,000-gal. (T-5) gaso. UST's, and 500-gal. waste oil (T-1) and #2 oil (T-1) UST's.  [Oddly, the DEP UST reg. file has these tanks abandoned on 6/1/88?]  Antz recorded that Mr. Fillinger filed the removal notice after the fact.

	Antz stated that (gasoline) odor was noted from the sand soil in test pits under the tanks.  He deemed that no soil removal (source reduction) was necessary at the time.  Based on Ed Antz's narrative I have updated this report to record that contamination was found, though it was not quantified at the time.  The report does not specify if the new replacement tanks were in the same location as the removed tanks.
	This UST abandonment & assessment was performed prior to the 1991, Maine requirement for  CMR 691 UST Closure Assessments and the Clean-Up Decision Tree.  Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible, of if conditions warrant further required clean-up.  See also report P-508-02.  In Dec. 2004, ownership passed to C N Brown Oil Co.
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B-366-2004*Mr. Fish called to report that he had found a trail of fuel oil leading from his loading rack, across the yard, and down Main Street. Coldbrook Energy has a self-serve loading rack and he was not sure who had caused the spill. His company had spread some speedi-dri in the yard, but traffic on Main Street had spread the oil so thin that attempting to clean it up would be futile. The estimate was that about two gallons had spilled.
B-645-2004*Somehow the plastic sight gauge on top of Ursula Limric's oil tank got broken;  the gauge was there, working, but the assembly was cracked.  So cracked that oil leaked out of it when oil was delivered to the tank on the 29th of November.   That the oil got so high in the tank as to leak out thru the gauge also suggests that the whistle was not working on the tank, because the tank was being vented thru the gauge.

Mrs. Limric smelled oil and alerted the driver.  He cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads and called Mike Whitney, who changed out the gauge, noting that the oil was right at the gauge opening when he took it out.  A little more oil ran down the side of the tank when he did that.   He also put down "ODOR-GONE"  to kill the oil smell.  He called me after Mrs. Limric continued to complain of oil fumes in the living space.

Investigating that afternoon, even I could smell oil upstairs.  I asked Mike to go back and steam or pressure wash the basement floor with hot water and Lestoil.   Even after that, Mrs. Limric said she could still smell oil, so in early December, John Selleck and I installed a vent system in her basement.  At that time, I explained to her that her tank system was not up to code, in that the vent was undersized and that the feed lines were not sleeved.  I further suggested to her that she ought to change out the tank.   It's at least 40 years old and I explained that the tank was even now corroding from the inside out and that one day she will find the tank's contents on her cellar floor. She promised to consider my suggestion.
B-76-2004*Ms. Booth called from R.H.Foster Oil Co. to report an estimated five gallon spill of #1 at the Maine Sports Complex in Hampden. They had recently installed a fuel system to feed a furnace in a business trailer at this site. This morning, it was reported to them that the system was leaking fuel. Their technicians found that a "T" fitting in the fuel line under the trailer had leaked. The spilled oil landed on the slab under the trailer and then ran across to the southeast edge where it encountered ice and snow. R.H. Foster employees used some speedi-dri on the concrete and shoveled up the contaminated snow. The facilities well is about 200 feet away. While generally speaking the site is flat, the well appears to be slightly upgrade. The soil would be gravel on top of tight till or clay. I believe that the well is not at risk.
   I returned to the site the next day and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.
B-345-2004*Charlie Mitchell called to report a problem with the elevator at the Pickering Square parking garage. I met Mr. Mitchell at the scene. One of a pair of elevators had difficulty rising and a check in the mechanical room showed that the oil tank for the defective elevator was near empty. They looked in the bottom of the shaft and found a few gallons of oil on the floor. Inside the mechanical room, hydraulic oil was weeping up through the joint where the wall meets the concrete floor. The pump is connected to the elevator ram by a 2 inch line, which runs for about 25 feet under the concrete floor. This system, which was installed in 1988 or 1989, operates at about 300 psi. It had been pressure tested earlier this year and past.
   The area under the floor is fill and the floor is about four feet above grade. They do not have a problem with water infiltration in the elevator shaft.
   It was agreed that an environmental cleanup firm would be hired to cleanup the available oil and to drain the 2 inch line when the elevator repair firm detached them. In addition, a drain hole would be drilled through the shaft wall beneath the pipes in hopes that some of the free oil could be recovered. Beyond that, I did not require an attempt be made to recover oil or contaminated soil below the floor. I believe there is little risk of oil leaching outside the building's frost walls. However, I did leave the possibility of further recovery attempts should oil appear somewhere.
A-463-2004*Becky Maddox, Maine DEP Bureau of Land & Water, referred the Riverside Boat Company, 31 Liberty Road, Newcastle, to Maine DEP Response Services for possible oil or gasoline discharges at the yard.  Maine DEP Response Services visited the site and found no evidence of oil or gasoline spillage, but did inform the yard owner, Paul Bryant, the AST the yard was using for gasoline storage was not suitable for the purpose and out of compliance with regulations.  The tank was supported by wood blocking, sitting on the ground with no spill containment, and did not have a permit from the State Fire Marshal's Office.  Mr. Bryant said he would stop using and decommission the AST and improve other material handling practices in the yard.

No further action is expected.
B-17-2005*1.12.05 Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that am employee's car leaked approximately 2 quarts of motor oil onto the paved parking lot at their facility.  The exact cause was not known, but a leaking gasket or seal is suspected.  Speedi-Dri was deployed and recovered for disposal through BHE.

file/report
B-661-2004*B-661-2004
12-07-2004 13:24

     Amanda Strong of the General Electric Company on the Griffin Road in Bangor called to report a small lube oil spill from a dumpster outside the facility.  Approximately one pint of the fluid was noted on a concrete pad that was quickly cleaned up and disposed of.
B-518-2004*B-518-2004
09-17-2004 10:12

     Chris DelMonaco, resident at 138 Garfield Street in Calais, requested an abandonment in place determination for an underground 500-gallon tank at his residence.  Subsequent investigation shown that removal of the tank could have damaged the home's foundation.  The tank was subsequently abandoned in place a couple weeks later.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.
P-124-1994*
SUMMARY

	Out-of-service, unregistered motor fuels UST facility.  Rural residential & commercial use area all on private bedrock wells (geologically sensitive area).  Referral to tanks enforcement unit for order to properly abandon the facility.

	[UST's removed illegally by H L Coomb's Const. on a Saturday in April 1997.  See P-227-97 for further information.]
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P-23-1992*
	Jan. 1992, UST abandonment by removal and no replacement UST's.  Sub-urban commercial & residential near old mill and Androscoggin River.  Property later sold by Getty.  Remediation by source removal limited due to proximity of building and buried utilities.  Silty clay soils.  Remaining contamination shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
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A-21-2005*Darren Mathews, Downeast Energy, reported a 1/4 gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil at 31 Hicks Road, Augusta.  The building is a multi-unit apartment owned by Jaqueline Green, 35 Hicks Road, Augusta.  A tenant in the building noticed an oil odor coming from the basement.  Upon investigating the odor, the tenant noticed one of the AST's was "wet."  Ms. Green contacted Downeast Energy, who had recently filled the AST's.  It should be noted that Downeast Energy had not provided service other than filling the AST's prior to this spill.  Downeast personnel found one of the bungs on top of the first AST to be loose which had caused the release of #2 fuel oil.  There are two tanks in the system, the tank with the loose fittings was the first to be filled.  Once the first tank fills a crossover pipe from the top of the first tank to the top of the second tank fills the second tank as well.  The vent and whistle are connected to the second tank.

Downeast personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, but did speak to Darren Mathews and Jaqueline Green.  No further action is expected.
B-2-2005*Lowering the boom on a Bangor Hydro-Electric Company service truck, the hose on a hydraulic ratchet became pinched against a grease fitting.   An estimated 3 gallons maximum of hydraulic oil was ejected out the resulting hole.  Cleaned up with speedy dry, the waste was taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  See the attached BHE CO report.
B-512-2004*B-512-2004
09-17-2004 14:00

     Robert Cote of 170 Otis Road in Otis requested a waiver to abandon in place a 500-gallon fuel oil tank.  Investigation shown that the tank was situated beneath a concrete slab under an addition that was built after the tank was installed.  This would clearly allow for an abandonment in place.  The abandonment waiver was granted.  Work on the tank is still pending.
P-1149-2004*3E Company Jaime Orozio for Home Depot called to report the accidental discharge of a quart of polyshade stain within the store (#2410).

HD staff cleaned and containerized the spill clean up debris marking and properly storing the material for eventual disposal.

DEP was notified and based on the volume and description of the incident no DEP assets were dispatched, none requested.  DEP/Response plans no further action for this spill incident.
B-122-2004*B-122-2004
03-09-2004 07:57

     Joe Quintal of Quintal Heating called to report a small #2 fuel oil spill at the residence of Diane Chase on Cinnamon Lane in Carmel. It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked from the fitting on the 275-gallon tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.
A-434-2003*  Maritime Energy removed several aboveground tanks at an oil storage bulk plant and replaced it with three 20,000 gallon underground tanks. This site is located in Warren on Route One east of the intersection of Route 90.
  The contractor, A.L. Doggett, Inc. removed the tanks, piping and loading rack. The excavation was started for the new Underground Tanks. Paul Bosse, of A.L. Doggett, called to report the finding of contaminated soils and that his client, Maritime Energy, wanted to apply to the Groundwater Fund for assistance in payment of cleanup costs. I arrived on site to meet with the various parties. Bob Duke, representing Maritime Energy was not on site and I left the "Cleanup Options Agreement" with Mr. Bosse to hand deliver to Mr. Duke. I left and then returned to pick up the signed copy.
  This Bulk Plant has been in existence for about 40 years. The origin of the spillage is from years of use and many spills both reported and non reported. It is unclear to me why Maritime Energy chose to upgrade this site with underground tanks and not stay with aboveground tanks.
  The excavation, for the new tanks, continued for many days. The excavation was extremely large with stepped slopes for OSHA safety requirements. The contaminated soil was stockpiled on a third party's property about 300 feet away (across the road). The contaminated soil was transported to Vaughn Thibodeau asphalt plant in Prospect. Don Robbins, of EnviroInvestigation & Remediation, was hired to do the site assessment/soil screening and to install a water filtration system.
  A total of 2,540.74 tons of soil were transported to Thibodeau's plant. The contaminated soil was substandard fill for the new tank installation and was contaminated beyond allowable limits to be used as clean fill somewhere else, therefore disposal was the chosen option. Some material (uncontaminated or less than 50 ppm) was left on the third party's lot.
  At this point the story gets a bit confusing. According to the "Fund Coverage Cost Guide" section 10). the only eligible cost are trucking and disposal of the contaminated soil, not excavation, loading or stockpiling.
  I spent quite a bit of time adjusting the invoice from AL Doggett. The new UST's take up a certain amount of space (297 yds or 445 tons). Based on this analysis I paid for 67 one way trips (trucking) and 15 round trips. Keep in mind that these trucks were delivering backfill to the site and removing oil contaminated soil.  I also paid for oil contaminated soil at a rate of 32.00 per ton, which is a reasonable and fair rate. See attached work sheets for additional notes.
  In conclusion, the Bulk Plant was converted from AST to UST and the canopy and rack systems were built. Many tons of soil were transported to the disposal site and no further involvement from Response is expected.
B-445-2004*B-445-2004
08-18-2004 08:30

     The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report a spill involving a tractor trailer at mile marker 164 north on the interstate.  Investigation revealed that a hay bale fell off a truck in front of the moving tractor trailer inturn breaking the cross over line to the saddle tanks.  The driver immediately pulled into the break down lane where he fashioned a stick to plug the line and stop the leak.  Temporary repairs were made to the line, so the truck could get to Dysart's in Hermon for permanent repairs.  Approximately 10 gallons of fuel were recovered in sorbents.  The remainder was lost in a thin layer over a half mile stretch of the interstate.
B-419-2004*Veazie Fire Department called to report that they were responding to a hydraulic oil spill on the streets of Veazie. They were following a drizzled trail on Main Street, State Street, and the roads of Greystone trailer park. I went to Veazie.
  There I found that the fire department had stopped a trash truck owned by Waste Management. They had also put down some speedi-dri on some of the wetter spots. It turned out that packing on one of the compactor cylinders was leaking when the trash was compacted. This explained the fact that some spots were wetter than others. The drizzled trail was the oil running off of various surfaces of the truck body. By the time I left, the trash company had a mechanic on scene to repair the cylinder. The speedi-dri that was put down was collected and disposed of by Waste Management.
P-999-2004*On November 4, 2004 at approximately 6 AM, a custodian at the Lisbon Falls Public Library noticed a pink coloration to the carpet adjacent to the #2 AST room located in the basement of the building in the children's book section.  Shortly thereafter Diane Nadeau, the library director, was contacted whereupon she contacted the Lisbon Fire Department, as well as Downeast Energy Corporation.  At approximately 7:50 AM, Scott Cyr was contacted and immediately dispatched to the site.

Upon arrival it was determined that one of the two 275-gallon ASTs had developed a leak due to corrosion.  Downeast Energy responded and transferred 479-gallons of remaining fuel oil to another truck.  The tanks were removed and a temporary heating system was installed.  Sorbents including pads and speedy dry were deployed and Scott Cyr contacted myself to relieve him.

I removed several sections of impacted dry wall and wood framing, as well as exposed additional locations where oil had traveled.  Afterward, I deployed speedy dry to affected areas, recovered oil, and then removed the sorbents.  Sorbent materials were transported to the DEP storage facility prior to transit for disposal at MMWAC.

On November 5, 2004, I followed up with Diane Nadeau regarding the clean-up status in the building.  A carpenter hired by the library removed additional impacted framing from the room.  Service Master was also hired to apply a surfactant to the impacted concrete floor, as well as apply a sealer once the floor was dry.

The children's room was re-opened on December 4, 2004.

No further action is warranted at this time.
I-8-2005*A 500 gallon skid tank developed a leak in the hose which allowed the tank to siphon fuel onto the ground.

The tank had a dike, however, the hose was outside the dike, and the anti-siphon valve also failed.

The fuel ran down a small slope approximately 50 feet to the Fire Pump House. The fuel entered the building around the outside of the fire main pipe that leaves the building.

An attempt was made to excavated the contaminated soil and snow, but soil removal was not possible, due to the buried fire main location.  Sorbent material was also applied.

A-691-2004*The Maine Turnpike Authority reported a 2 1/2 gallon waste oil spill in the maintenance garage at mile marker 96.2, Maine Turnpike, Litchfield.  The spill was the result of human error and was drain oil from a Maine Turnpike Authority operated truck undergoing maintenance.  Turnpike Authority personnel used sorbent materials to contain and clean up the spilled oil.  The incident occurred on December 16, 2004.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1067-2004*An anonymous caller reported that he observed the oiling of a dirt road on the property of Shad's & Son Towing (Thunder Road).  No to be confused with Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road".

I met with "Shad" and he showed me around.  Although there were some old vehicles and a tow truck operation, the site was very clean and there was no evidence of road oiling.  He had spread some calcium on the end of the road to keep the dust down, and it does attract the moisture and appear wet.  Whomever saw this activity likely confused it with road oiling.




P-424-2004*
	5/14/04: notice from C N Brown Oil Co. of a small gasoline surface-discharge when a customer drove into the testing (measuring) can of a maintenance technician.  Facility located adjacent to Sebego Lake.  CNB reported it was all cleaned up.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.
	This retail, motor fuels UST facility is the former Jordan Bay Mobil site owned until 11/20/01, by Downeast Energy Oil Co.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-704-2004*On 12/22/04, 0832 hours this office received an e-mail from John Glowa (ESIII, Maine DEP) that referred to three 5-gallon containers with liquid in them at a mobile home park he had investigated.  It was located at 128 Forest Avenue in Orono.  Specific details were given.  On 12/30/04, Bob Shannon and I located and retrieved the containers and stored them in our haz-stor shed.

B-703-2004*In the very wee small hours of the morning of December 28, a BHE Co crew had just arrived on the Mill Pond Road in Beals when they noticed that the hydraulic system on their bucket truck was leaking.  The truck crew cleaned up what had been spilled on the road and went back to Lamoine for a new truck.
B-706-2004*No tank lasts forever, as was discovered by Dead River Oil personnel when the kerosene tank at Lennie's Superette developed a corrosion hole and lost an estimated 10 gallons.  Lennie's personnel reported that they had been smelling oil for a few days, but did not think to tell anybody until the 30th.

Paul Brown said they pulled the tank out of there and recovered the spilled oil with speedy dry.  Then they replaced the tank.
B-150-2004*B-150-2004
03/22/2004 13:16

     Allan Stehle, concerned resident in East Corinth, called to report possible environmental violations at the Strout Salvage Yard on the Beans Mill Road, also in East Corinth.  Amongst several issues involving the yard, one of them was possible oil spillage.  Investigation shown no evidence of oil or gasoline spillage.  I explained to Mr. Stehle that these salvage yard issues currently are the responsibility of the town.  No further action was taken.
B-3-2005*On 1/4/05, I received a report of a two gallon Jet A fuel oil spill on the runway at the Bangor International Airport.  The spilled occurred the night before when an aircraft vented, spilling the product onto the tarmac.  The product was absorbed with sorbent and was collected for Clean Harbors for proper disposal.
A-694-2004*The Maine State Police reported that Chris Gundel, 143-B Pleasant Street, Rockland, lost control of a vehicle near 282 River Road, Boothbay on December 19, 2004, thus departing the road in favor of a small stream.  The vehicle overturned during the incident discharging an estimated 2-3 gallons of automotive fluids including motor and transmission oils.   The Boothbay Fire Department deployed sorbent pads to the site and downstream from the site to collect the spilled product.  The stream empties into a small pond.

Maine DEP staff responded to the site and found the sorbent pads and boom had been effective at collecting and containing the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff removed the sorbent materials for disposal.

No further action is expected.
P-5-2005*It was reported to the Department by Scarborough Fire that it appeared a vehicle had a leaking gas tank which had left a sheen and a couple puddles of gasoline along a half mile stretch of Route One.  They padded up what they could and the roadway was sanded and left in place by Scarborough Public Works.


P-4-2005*An AST at BIW's Harding Facility in Brunswick developed a corrosion hole discharging approximately 20 gallons of diesel to its concrete berm.  Free product was pumped out and the berm itself was cleaned with speedy dry.
B-660-2004*B-660-2004
12-07-2004 08:25

     Brad Kelso of Domtar Industries in Baileyville called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 30 gallons of the fluid leaked from a blown hose on a wood chip dumper.  The fluid was then sorbed up with readily available wood chips and burnt in one of their boilers.  No resources of the State were reported to be affected.
P-1144-2004*The seal of the brand new oil pump/furnace installation was a lemon.  That caused oil to pump full time, coating the inside of the furnace with oil and soot.  Most of the estimated 40 gallons unaccounted for was burned or absorbed by the materials inside the furnace, although some product, approximately one gallon, did reach the cement basement floor.  Product ran across the floor four feet to what used to be a floor drain but had been plugged some time ago.  Speedy dry was used to clean the floor and absorb what the dirt in the drain basin didn't.  The basin was deemed clean, however, the boiler had to be dismantled and replaced and will be done so (and disposed of) by their burner tech.
P-426-2004*
SUMMARY
	ON 5/7/04, I investigated an anonymous complaint about a potential out-of-compliance retail gas station located within Maine, on the Rt 153 border of Parsonfield, ME and South Effingham, NH (see map & photos).  The white, wood clapboard store building had a sign for "Taylor City" over the door.
	I noted an approx. 1000-gal. steel AST marked for a flammable liquid partially behind a picket fence.  To the gasoline dispenser was about 15' of buried bare-steel product piping.  I noted no secondary containment, overfill protection and no emergency relief vent atop the AST.  The store was not open at the time so I could speak with no one, though there was a note that a clerk/owner would be back soon.
	The area is rural residential & commercial, on private well water and septic.  I estimate about four wells within 300' of the AST facility.  It appears by topography that gw flows W or SW toward New Hamster and Province Lake.  I noted no obvious prohibited discharges during my visit.  I noted no spill reports for this location.  This area is sensitive for discharges (to both Maine and New Hampshire properties) and would have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	DEP UST files note  Reg. #5996 for two gasoline UST's abandoned by removal in 1988 (Listed UST owner was Johnson & Dix Fuel).  I noted no evidence of remaining UST's.  The product piping and island may be remaining from the original UST installation.
	This report will be forwarded to DEP Oil Enf. unit for investigation of the apparent non-compliant gasoline product piping.  I understand that this buried product piping may by in violation of requirements for secondary containment and continuous leak sensors.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1133-2004*At approximately 21:55 Portland Fire Dep't called to report a fire involving Radioactive materials/equipment at the Elite Inspection Services property, located at 220 Industrial Way Unit 1, Portland industrial park.

DEP responder, Scott Cyr responded and contacted DHS Health Engineering staff (Wayne Malloch Pat Dostie and Sean) to facilitate the information exchange between the interested parties PFD, PPD, DEP Response, and Elite.

The material involved was Iridium 192, and Cesium 137.  The Iridium capsules are housed within a shielded (depleted Uranium & stainless steel pigtail) camera/gauge-unit and is used for industrial radiography.  The Cesium "button" roughly the size of a nickel in a plastic housing (four inch disc) was damaged by the fire and will need to be destroyed (see photographs).

  The other Cesium 137 metal canister is the calibration source and will be returned to Woburn MA (Amasham) for repair and re-certification. The five Iridium cameras/gauge units will need to be returned to manufacturer "Spectra/I.N.C." in California for re-certification.

DHS will require Elite to properly manage and track the units from temporary storage thru transportation to repair re-certification facilities and final disposition.

The equipment was inventoried by DEP and DHS before transference to Quality Control of South Portland for temporary storage pending transportation and servicing.

1) CS 137  s/n 6S-1018	77302

2) Iridium Camera IR-192,	camera # 4250	source # F612	2/13/04	108 Ci

3)  	"			camera # 4392	source # F373	11/10/03	103 Ci

4) 	"			camera # 4194	source # G378	9/07/04	112 Ci

5)	"			camera # 4039	source # G073 6/11/04	103 Ci

6) 	"			camera # 4743	source # F846 4/09/04	102 Ci

A follow up conversation with Wayne at DHS confirmed the tracking and management.  DHS will pursue to close out this case.  No further DEP actions are planned.
P-1111-2004*
SUMMARY

	12/8/04: S Brezinski of DEP granted a waiver to Mr. Swiger of CHES in order to remove an old UST prior to the termination of the 30-day notification period.  As is policy for the office, the waiver is conditional on a DEP attendance.  The UST had been unregistered and all paperwork had to be completed prior to the abandonment.  The removal was initiated by the property's sale.  The property is in a dense sub-urban area, on city water & sewer.
	Thurs. 12/16/04: Mr. Swiger called and advised me that a CHES crew would be onsite about noon (1200 hrs) on 12/17/04.
	Fri. 12/17/04: I arrived @ 1100 hrs (what I thought would be one-hour early) to find that the CHES crew had already been there for hours, had pumped out and removed the tank, and had filled the excavation back in.  I explained my reasons to the CHES crew and ordered CHES to re-excavate the tank area so that I could check for contamination.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	With the next UST abandonment and waiver it perhaps would be better to deal with CHES's Ray Babbidge to curb further communications problems like the one over the removal time.
2.	I noted no obvious oil contamination.  [No CMR 691 UST closure report was required (or performed) for this consumptive-use, heating oil UST facility.]
3.	As this facility should have been registered and abandoned prior to 1997. I understand that no UST Ins. Fund is available.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-622-2004*B-622-2004
11-15-2004 11:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report a possible oil spill violation at Howard's Excavation on the Toe of the Boot Road in Tomhegan Township.  It was stated that the company had two 1000 gallon aboveground tanks that serviced their trucks.  Spillage was stated to be around the dispensers.  Investigation shown a little spillage typical of these remote operations; nothing significant enough to pursue as an enforcement case.  The tanks however, lacked the necessary secondary containment to meet Federal EPA regulations.  An EPA referral is pending.

P-839-2004*
	9/22/04: Report from Dead River Oil Co. that one of their technicians was responding to a leaking furnace at the Novak residence in New Gloucester.  Before I could respond, DROC called back and un-reported a discharge, saying there was no oil leak after all.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-527-2004*  On 9-7-2004, Murray Oil Company reported an oil leak at the home of Nancy Daiutolo (Dee-a-tow-low). The Oil delivery guy had made a delivery the day before and he discovered the leak (a drip) when he entered the basement to fire the furnace for the home owner.
 This home is located in the town of Sumner at 299 Greenwoods Rd. There is an abandoned dug well in the basement. A new dug well is located about 50 feet away from the house.
 I met Mr. John Murray on site and we removed about one yard of soil from under the old tank. A new tank and line was installed by Murray Oil. The soil was stockpiled on site and several weeks later I hired Kip's Home Services to transport the soil to Dragon Products.
  The risk to the drinking water is very low, in my opinion. Case referred to Tech Services.
P-6-2005*While a Dead River driver was pulling the hose to a household for a delivery, the nozzle became inadvertently opened, discharging approximately three gallons of #2 fuel to the driveway of a residence on Route 117 in Norway.  No product left the pavement and what was spilled was picked up with speedy dry and pads, and affected ice was chipped up.
P-7-2005*Back to back fills caused the overfill of an AST and subsequent discharge of #2 fuel in South Portland.  In addition to being emitted from the vent and contacting the driveway, product was also forced from the bungs of the tank causing it to run down its sides and pool on the concrete below.  The tank, inside cement and outside pavement were all successfully cleaned with speedy dry and pads.
P-1141-2004*A bad flange seemed to be the culprit of a #2 fuel discharge to a basement floor in Lewiston.   Dead River personnel replaced the line and picked up spilled product with speedy dry.  No other items contacted and thus far no lingering odor issues.
P-8-2005*Back pressure somehow built up in the loading rack of Downeast Energy's bulk plant in Biddeford causing a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel from an unused loading arm.  Product was dumped directly onto the pad below and easily picked up with speedy dry and pads.  In addition, the plant has been shut down temporarily pending investigation and issue resolution.
P-9-2005*A Bickford Transportation driver was filling his trailer at the #6 oil loading rack at Global Terminal.  The fuel shutoff for the loading arm responded more slowly than he anticipated which caused an extra 140 gallons of oil to be pumped into the trailer, room for which there was not.  Product entered the overfill area on top of the trailer then ran down the drain tube to the ground.  An observant Global employee quickly created a sawdust berm to prevent product travel (although #6 oil is not that prone to travel when its 15 degrees anyway).  Clean Harbors responded with a vac truck and speedy dry to deal with the issue.  A lighter oil will be used to cut the #6 oil in an attempt to clean the top of the trailer as well as possible.
B-371-2004*   Ms. Brusilla called to report that, while making an advisory inspection of the aboveground gasoline tank system at the North Country Variety in Bingham, she found a sheen and odor in a piping sump. This sump is where the lines from the aboveground tanks go underground to the dispensers. She had noticed a sheen and the odor of gasoline. She did not find any source. She told the owner, Ed Crossman, about it and said that he should report it to us. He did, but after Ms. Brusilla.
   I went to the site and met Mr. Crossman. He said that he had L.C.Carr, Inc check out the system and no problem was found. I also checked things out and found no reason for the odor. Mr. Crossman had put a sorbent pad in the sump onto the layer of water in its bottom. He said the sump acquires water after rain events. The pad had not absorbed any gasoline, just some dust and rust debris. There was a definite odor. There was a bit of moisture in the interstitial space of the double walled piping. This moisture was free of any sign of gasoline. The dispensers were leak free.
   Mr. Crossman suspected that someone may have dumped some gasoline from a gas can onto the ground near the sump and some found it's way into it. This is possible, as it is a common practice for some people who suspect there is water in their gas can.
   While the actual cause is unknown, Mr. Crossman has kept an eye on the sump and it has not acquired any more gasoline. No further action is expected.
B-47-2004*B-47-2004
01-28-2004 08:18

     Drake Bell, of the Irving Oil Corporation, called to report a rather large spill at their Brewer bulk plant.  It was stated that a driver overfilled a 120,000 gallon tank spilling fuel oil into it's surrounding dike.  When I arrived to investigate, Clean Harbors personnel were at work pumping the oil out of the dike and back into the bulk tank.  It was observed that the concrete dike had an ice covered earthen floor.  This prevented a large quantity of fuel from penetrating the ground.  Most of the fuel was recovered.  A small quantity was recovered in snow.  A total of 8 yards was taken to the Pine Tree landfill for disposal.
B-705-2004*On 12/22/04, 0832 hours we were advised of two 55-gallons drums that John Glowa (Maine DEP, ESIII) had found at a mobile home park facility that he had inspected.  He did not know if they contained product, because they had frozen into the ground.  On 12/30/04, Bob Shannon and I located the drums and found that they were empty.  They had been laying horizontal and were frozen hard and it took a lot of effort to free them from the ground, so that the bungs were accessible .  The drums were too rusted to be of any use and they were only a small part of the junk collection that was there, so we left them on site.
P-1138-2004*It was reported to the Department that a Dead River peddle truck had experienced a blown hydraulic line discharging approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to the snow and ice covered driveway of a customer.  Initial response by Dead River personnel was to shovel and chip up the contaminated snow and ice.  The decision was made to view the site in the spring to determine if any soil removal was warranted.  The aforementioned site visit was in fact made and less than one ton of soil was removed by DEP personnel for disposal at CPRC.  Homeowner backfilled the area on his own and both events were billed to the RP.
P-1142-2004*The Town of Poland experienced a hydraulic line blow while operating equipment on Birch Drive.  The subsequent contaminated soil on the shoulder was excavated  and the hole backfilled by the town and transported to CRS for disposal.
P-1145-2004*A forklift being operated at a construction site in Kennebunk suffered a rollover.  While on its side, the forklift discharged diesel fuel to pavement at the site.   Kennebunk Fire responded and, once the machinery was righted, applied speedy dry to affected area.  No other media contacted and no other issues with this incident.
B-7-2005*A friend of Scott Leighton's told him that when he looked at the piles of fill at the end of Forest Avenue, he noticed an oil sheen around his feet.   Presumably, the implication was that the fill, being used to expand the parking lot at an athletic field, was oil contaminated.

It's unclear when Scott's friend observed this phenomenon, but when I inspected the site on 1/5/05, everything was frozen and there was no sign of oil anywhere.  The piles of fill appeared to be good, clean, bank-run gravel.
B-514-2004*B-514-2004
09-20-2004 10:46

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railroad called to report diesel spillage from a locomotive out behind Logistics Mangement Company off the Coldbrook Road in Hermon.  It was stated that a diesel fuel pump failed spilling perhaps 25 gallons onto the rail bed.  Investigation revealed that the fuel was lost over a 500 foot section of tracks.  This fuel remained unrecoverable.  Approximately 5 gallons of fuel was recovered in sorbents on the locomotive itself.  No other action was taken.
P-11-2005*One of Downeast Energy's peddle trucks developed a pinhole in its delivery line which discharged approximately one pint of #2 fuel to a driveway in Casco.  Product encountered pavement and ice atop that pavement.  The truck was deemed out of commission and taken for repairs while the contaminated ice was scraped up and speedy dry was applied to driveway.  No other media contacted and no other issues with this incident.
B-64-2004*B-64-2004
02-04-2004 15:36

      Clyde Pelkey of the Village Variety convenience store in Glenburn called to report that one of his underground product lines may have developed a leak.  It was stated that Gaftek of Bucksport was currently on site testing the line.  When I arrived to investigate, it was found that the super unleaded line was not holding a vacuum.  This certainly indicated a failure of some sort.  Tracing the line back to the sump, it was discovered that a small amount of product was found on ice in the sump.  The remainder of the lines from the aboveground tank were sound.
     Investigating further, it was surmised that water was breaching the sump and entering the secondary containment where it froze.  This freezing was thought to have cracked the primary line.  The hope was that the secondary was not compromised.  The pump was shut down for the remainder of the winter.  Further investigation was expected in the spring.
     Work finally commenced in the fall when the ground water table was low enough.  No contamination was found along the entire length of the line.  It was suspected that the primary line suffered a hairline crack, though it was never found during a close inspection.  A five inch crack was found, however at the bottom of the sump.  Improvements to the system were made in addition to relocating the new sump out of the way of the high ground water table.
P-1140-2004*A bad flange seemed to be the culprit of a #2 fuel discharge to a basement floor in Lewiston.  Dead River personnel replaced the line and picked up spilled product with speedy dry.  No other items contacted and thus far no lingering odor issues.
P-1135-2004*Static electricity enhanced by dry conditions and snow fall caused hydrogen gas leaking from a tanker's faulty gasket to explode.  Presumpscot Valley Haz Mat Team responded to the incident.  The Department called to verify and discuss the situation.  Our services were deemed unnecessary.

B-444-2004*B-444-2004
10-12-2004 21:08

     Terry Lader of Southwest Harbor Public Works called to report a small diesel spill at their facility on Main Street.  It was stated that a valve failed on a truck spilling about 3 gallons onto the ground.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-10-2005*A call was received by DEP 1/3/05 stating the renter attempted to fill the aboveground storage tank himself and spilled oil on the foundation wall and the ground beneath the fill/vent.

On 1/5/05 DEP/Cyr inspected the described scene, to find a single family residence with evidence of an oil  spill beneath the fill/vent.  It appears as though someone might have tried to pour from a can or container into the scully and spilled while doing so.  No one was home at the time of the visit.  A note was left to call DEP upon returning but no follow up call was received.  The area is served by public water and no sensitive receptors were identified in this urban setting.

With lack of follow up contact from either the caller or resident the case appears to be a non-issue for those immediately involved and no assistance from the DEP has been sought.  DEP/Response plans no further action here.
P-857-2004*In a basement in Lewiston, a child stepped on the filter of an AST which broke it off and initiated the discharge of #2 fuel.  Approximately 30 gallons were discharged to the floor before the homeowner was available to begin catching the oil in buckets and pails.  Fortunately, he was able to recover 150 gallons in this manner (filling up four large trash cans) therefore preventing a catastrophe.  What did escape prior to the homeowner's response ran across the floor contacting bags, boxes, shelves and other miscellaneous items. Lewiston Fire responded with some speedy dry and the homeowner's burner tech (on site to replace the filter) provided much more.  The process of separating contaminated from non-contaminated began and concluded well into the evening. Once the burner tech finished with the system, the recovered 150 gallons were pumped backed into the tank.  The following day, a final clean of the floor was performed with speedy dry (which came out nice) and a trip to MWAC was made with all contaminated materials.  Although unexpected, the homeowner was told to call if there were any lingering odor issues; there has been no such call.
B-6-2005*On 1/5/05, 0950 hours Jim Sullivan (Webber Energy) reported that they were responding to a spill at 719 Main Street in Hampden (Old General Store).  Somehow the AST's nipple got cracked and product was spraying out of the crack on the top side of the nipple.  The spill looked like about forty gallons.  Webber had deployed over half a bale of pads and about 40-50 square feet of rug got oiled.  The AST was in a room that was adjacent to another room that was part of the working portion of the shop.  This was closed off from the rest of the facility and the cleanup proceeded.  The cleanup consisted of removing the pads and the oiled part of the carpet.  This material was bagged and taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  The oiled cement that had been under the carpet was going to be washed with detergent and taken up with more pads, which can be disposed of in their regular waste stream. I discussed the fund with them, but they did not think their expenses would be as much as the deductible.   I left them a form anyway.
P-504-2004*
	6/16/04 report to Ann Hemenway of an unknown quantity of an unknown material on the Ossipee River from Effingham, NH downriver to Cornish, ME.  The incident was reported as going on for two weeks prior to the report to DEP.
	6/17/04: I cruised Rt. 25 from Cornish up to the New Hampshire border, checking the river at multiple locations (see map).  I noted nothing resembling a prohibited discharge of oil or a chemical, or otherwise unusual.  I think it may have been a natural pollen problem.

S G Brezinski
B-356-2004*Mr. Doughty called to report that he had just learned that some metal 5-gallon paint cans had been excavated at the Eddington D.O.T. lot. It seems D.O.T. was preparing a site for a new building and the pails were found during the foundation work. The pails were found on 7/2/04, he was notified on 7/6/04, and he reported it 7/14/04. There was a possibility that there were some heavy metals within the paint. I contacted Scott Leighton of this Department's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Division and we met Mr. Doughty at the site.
   There was a pile of soil on a section of asphalt pavement where the contractor had placed it as it was removed from the building site. The cans were clearly empty containers that had been thrown into a low spot prior and then covered with fill. The soil was sampled with a PID for VOC with readings about 20 ppm of something. Soil samples were collected with some yellow paint chips included and sent away for testing. The results showed that the soil passed the TCLP tests. This was adequate for me to believe it was not hazardous. I told Mr. Doughty this and ended the investigation.
   However, Mr. Leighton was not satisfied and more site sampling was done. Eventually about 200 cubic yards of soil was removed and sent to the Norridgewock landfill as special waste. For more information, contact the Division of Hazardous Waste Enforcement and ask for the Eddington D.O.T. file.
A-709-2004*A fuel filter assembly failed while a delivery truck was stopped to deliver tires to Cahill Tire in Edgecomb. Approximately fifty gallons were lost to the ground. Fortunately the truck was parked on the hot top and concrete pad near the fuel dispensers so the oil was easy to confine, control and collect. Edgecomb fire department deployed speedi dri and contained the spill. ENPRO Services was on scene to collect the sorbent material and complete the cleanup. No further action expected.
A-712-2004*The filter assembly was broken off this tank by an unknown cause.  There was a reducing bushing on the filter assembly that failed; this bushing was nearly completely corroded. It looked like it had been steel. Perhaps some kind of dissimilar metal galvanic corrosion. It probably didn't take much of a hit, if it was hit at all, to break the fitting. We removed as much soil as was possible. We were still in contaminated soil when we reached the bedrock surface about fourteen feet down. Since the contamination made it to the bedrock surface, the well is considered to be at risk. Site referred to Tech Services for further investigation/remediation.
A-713-2004*Mead Paper reported a spill of sodium hypochlorite.  A plugged discharge line caused a relief valve to lift. The relief valve discharge line leaked and instead of returning product to the tank it was released to containment which was pumped out and reused in the system process. No site visit made by DEP.
I-3-2005*At 0635, on 1-2-05, I received a call at home from Me. State Police dispatch. They reported that a Daigle Oil fuel oil delivery truck had rolled over on US Rt. 1 in St. David. They reported there had been some fuel lost from the hatch cover, and the Madawaska response team was on site beginning the mitigation. I was given the name of Andre Daigle as a contact. I called Mr. Daigle, who is a Fraser Paper dispatcher for the Haz. Mat. team and he gave me Norm Cyr's number to contact as the on scene contact. Norm informed me they had the leak under control and were having Ed Pelletier remove visibly contaminated snow. I told him I would begin traveling to the scene and should arrive within 1 1/2 hours. He asked if they could right the truck in the meantime, and I indicated they could.
I arrived on scene at about 8:45. There were (2) Pelletier employees still on site. The truck had been removed and contaminated snow had been shoveled into drums. About 25 gallons of fuel oil had also been captured. With their assistance, we probed beneath the area where snow had been removed. It was evident that oil had gone deeper into the soil. I requested they bring a small backhoe to remove the contaminated soil, as there were private drinking water wells in the area. Norm Cyr arrived back on scene, as did Ken Michaud (Daigle Oil). I discussed the cleanup plan with them on site and later with Bert Levesque, Daigle Oil, located in Madawaska. All were in concurrence.
Later about 8 yards of contaminated soil were removed and along with the contaminated snow, taken to Tri Community Landfill for disposal.  No further action is seen as necessary.
P-88-1983*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of Jan. 2005 by SGB, based on notes of James Daye:

	1983 and 1984 Response by DEP's Jim Daye to an estimated 1000-gal. discharge of gaso. from a consumptive-use gasoline UST onsite @ P H Chadbourne Co. lumber mill.  Long term leak based on record of losing "400-gal. in 6-month period".  Lab analysis of 10/83 and 5/84 showed respectively 0.2 and .10 mg/l of gasoline contamination in their well water.
	The notes record that the tanks were abandoned in Nov. & December (1983?) but were not abandoned legally.  See P-860-90, of John Dunlap for further information.
	[This 1983, UST incident occurred prior to Maine state rules on UST registration & abandonment, and the CMR 691 UST closure assessments.]

B-11-2005*On 1/11/05, 0830 hours Paula (CN Brown) reported that they had a small overfill at the residence of John Wentworth (262 Parkway South in Brewer).  Driver said that the whistle did not stop when the tank was full and some came out the vent.  He wiped the area with a pad and remove the snow that had gotten oil on it.  The cleanup materials went to CN Brown's waste stream.
A-408-2004* On 7-16-04, there was an auto accident on Route 133 in the town of Livermore Falls. A car (veh #2) driven by Sarah Baran crashed into an auto driven and owned by Dale Whitney. This caused Whitney's auto to crash into a home owned by Robert Burhoe. The home was heavily damaged and the automobile lost most of the gasoline in the fuel tank. I arrived on site and both vehicles were gone and the Fire Dept. was on scene.
 After the scene was clear, I spoke with the property owner, Burhoe, and we shoveled some soil onto a tarp. The levels of gasoline were extremely high even after we removed a foot of soil. The dug well is about 100 feet away from the spill site.
 I hired C.H. Stevenson to excavate the gasoline contaminated soil and transport the soil to Waste Management Crossroads Facility in Norridgewock. I collected a soil sample from the bottom of the excavation. Cleanup went very well and I do not think that the drinking water will be effected.
P-501-1986*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE, Jan 2005

	1986, DEP response to gasoline discharge from retail motor fuels UST facility & general store.  Facility owned & operated by Richard Burgess during this time.  Rural residential and commercial area, on private wells and septic.  See attached for further details.
	DEP UST Reg. #1315 notes that three 4000-gal, gasoline tanks were installed in 1984, but no date of removal is listed.  No active tanks as of year 2004.  [This incident occurred prior to Maine DEP requirements for CMR 691 UST closure assessments and the DEP oil spill clean-up Decision Tree.]
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P-262-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY of Jan. 2005 by SGB based on notes of Steve Eufemia.

	11/1/88 abandonment-by-removal of three retail gasoline UST's and a consumptive-use heating oil UST, all bare steel & registered as installed in mid-1970's.  Rod Hodge of J P Cullinan Oil Co., reported to Steve Eufemia a gasoline leak.  No further information is available at present.

	The facility location is in a rural residential and commercial area, and is registered as being near private water wells.  A Phase-2 env. study of the property is prudent prior to any property transfer and redevelopment.  [This UST abandonment occurred prior to DEP rules for a CMR 691 UST closure assessment and the DEP oil-spill clean-up Decision Tree.  See UST reg. file 5225 for further information.]
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B-575-2004*On 10/21/04, 1400 hours Jeff Charland (VP for Cadillac Mountain Sports) called to say that they were in a position to remove an underground storage tank at their facility in Ellsworth.  They had discovered the tank while constructing a parking lot in back of the building.  We had discussed this a few days before and I told him that I would do the paperwork, which involves waiving the thirty day waiting requirement when he was ready to do it.  On site the following day, it became apparent that the tank had contained waste oil, although its current content was predominately water.  There was just enough waste oil floating on the water to cause us to realize that the last product contained had been waste oil. This meant that the removal required a site assessment and a haz-mat contractor to deal with the water in the tank, as well as the tank itself.  Jeff pointed out that they had other environmental issues: namely, there were areas on the property where previous owners had dumped waste oil.  He hired Civil Engineering Services  and Clean Harbors to deal with the underground tank and the other contamination.  Jeff wanted to do the right thing environmentally, so the initial expectation was that CES and Clean Harbors would work together to correct all of the problems.  However, it became apparent that completion of the project would bankrupt Cadillac Mountain Sports.  It occurred to me that the geology of the area made the area a good candidate for VRAP, so I put Jeff in touch with Nick Hodgkins, who checked the situation and agreed.  The area had a thick layer of very well consolidated, wet clay, as well as a fairly flat gradient.

Meanwhile, the underground tank had been removed and five cubic yards of contaminated soil from its excavation had been taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  This soil had been analyzed for TCLP, PCBs, GRO, and DRO and was considered as non-hazardous waste.  Note:  Jeff has sent in the waived 30 day notice along with the contractors post card and CES is preparing a Site Assessment for the tank removal.
P-74-1989*
REPORT SUMMARY of Jan. 2005, by SGB

	Based on notes of Jim Daye and assessment of Consla Geotech. Inc.

	This report involves the report of what was judged to be hydraulic oil contamination present on the property of Profenno Const. and believed to have come from the upgrade Maine Waste Management company (MWM).  The property is located in a commercial area on the east bank of the Presumpscot River in the Riverton area of Portland.

	In the 1988 assessment Consla Geotech descibes the results of nine test pits on the profenno property, with eight along the SW border with MWM property (see enclosed site plan).  Oil contamination is stated to have come through washing of MWM vehicles [though may have come also from diesel fuel, motor oil and UST related leaks].  Lab analysis indicated oil contamination in the #2 oil range suggesting diesel & heating oil spills.  Consla estimated in the 1988 report that 8,000 to 16,000 cu. yds of contaminated soil may need to be removed or remediated.
	Commercial P aving Co. was contacted regarding processing the soil but there is no further information as to remediation and final closure of the problem.

P-65-1989*
	Commercial heating oil UST abandonment-by-removal @ Tom & Jerry's Carwash, which was a separate building on the Gibbs/Mobil gas station property.  Corrosion holes noted in the bare steel 2000-gal tank.

	Retail motor fuels UST facility in dense, urban commercial and residential area.  This building was later razed and the entire facility was later replaced by Mobil, with a new C-store and car wash building.  Residual oil contamination understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible or if new conditions warrant further remediation.  See separate narrative for further information.  See also P-634-92, for further site info.
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P-13-2005*A 500 gallon UST was located at the old Mid State College campus in Auburn.  Colonial Ridge LLC bought the property and demolished the existing buildings to make way for an 80 unit condo complex.  The UST was pumped out by Clean Harbors but the contents were primarily water.  This is a baseline site as dictated by the DTree so the main concern was free product removal of which there was none.  In fact, there was no evidence of contaminated soil, all surrounding soil that is excavated for a basement will be reused on site as backfill.  The UST was unregistered so the property owner was provided with the registration form, removal notice and waiver at the same time; to be sent in as soon as possible.
A-353-2004* On 6-22-04, Dan Ross of the Maine DOT reported the discovery of what appeared to be gasoline contaminated soils during road and drainage upgrades on Route 9/202.  This material was found in the road shoulder, i.e. the DOT right of way, along Route 202 in the town of Albion. Specifically this material was found next to Lee Brothers, a contractor.
 We determined that the best course of action would be to remove the soil and reuse whatever could be reused. The unusable soil would be stockpiled in Merton Richards gravel pit and covered w/ poly.  Brad Tyrone of Hillier Associates was contracted by DOT to perform headspace sampling to segregate the contaminated soils.   I contacted Merton Richard and asked for a price for trucking this soil to V. Thibodeau plant. Merton Richard transported 322 tons of soil. There was some confusion on this, I did not ask the material to be weighed. Merton got instructions from someone at DOT (possibly Dan Ross).
 After many weeks the road construction crew came back to this area and removed several feet of soil from the edge of the road and replaced this soil with on spec gravel. Again, I was notified. The gasoline contaminated soils did not meet the specification, therefore could not be reused. This soil was stockpiled. I was notified a third time concerning gasoline contaminated soils discovered under the road. The soil was stockpiled.
 I contacted Vaughn Thibodeau, they were the lead contractor on this road project, about a price for trucking and disposal. I also called Dragon Products for a quote. V. Thibodeau was the least expensive and they got the job. A total of 772 yards of soil was delivered to the plant in Prospect.
 It is unfortunate that the story had to end this way with the DEP groundwater FUND paying for these expenses, however we followed the existing MOA concerning these matters.
I-244-2004*On 7-28-04, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil reported that because of a leak around the gauge glass on an indoor 275 tank, a small amount of #2 fuel oil was lost at Katahden Trust Co. in Houlton. Daigle employees used sorbents and speedy dry to absorb the spilled product from the floor and tank.

B-10-2005*Two surveyors, working for the City of Bangor to ascertain where their storm sewers discharge to, were shooting elevations on the catch basins along Main Street.  Raising the grate on the catch basin in front the Irving store at 545 Main Street, they were assailed, they said, by the overpowering stench of diesel.

They reported it to their supervisor who called the 800 #.

I was on-scene no more than 45 minutes later.  The two surveyors were still there, but the diesel was not.  By the time I arrived, they were working on the catch basin on the corner of March and Main.  They said there had been diesel there when they opened it.   Shining a light inside, I saw no product.  Nor could I smell any.  Sorbent pads put on the water surface showed no oil.   Likewise at the catch basin in front of Irving.

That there had been oil in the sewer, there can be no doubt.   The station manager at Irving corroborated the report.  Andy Rudzinski at Bangor Treatment plant said there was some lingering evidence of oil at the headworks, but no positive sheen when I asked him at 1545.

There was no sign of oil in the catch basins next day at 1500, so the 1/5 incident apparently was an isolated event.   Maybe someone dumped some product down the storm sewer or a truck with a leaking saddle tank parked over a storm grate.

Case closed, at least for now.
P-252-2004*Follow up to P-316-03.  For specifics please review narrative associated with that report.

August 26, 2004:

UST was pitted and full of holes with groundwater moving through it so it had been a long time since it actually contained product.  Location is active wetland with no wells for a great distance; area is on public water now anyway.  Tank and hole were pumped out to alleviate excavation and removal, both of which occurred without issue.  Same soil used as backfill.  No other concerns from a Response Svcs standpoint.
P-1094-2004*A Home Depot employee dropped a container of drain fluid which broke on the concrete floor and approximately one (1) cup of drain fluid was spilled.  Sorbents were deployed and the waste collected.  The material is stored for pick up by a waste contractor.

No further Response action warranted.
B-691-2004*B-691-2004
12-22-2004 08:03

     R.H. Foster of Hampden called to report a small spill of gasoline at the Village Variety store on Route 15 in Glenburn.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked out the vent of the facility's above ground tank when it was inadvertently overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected from this spill.
A-2-2005*A leak in the caustic tank allowed an estimated 1260 gallons of 50% caustic to be lost to the process sewer. No site visit was made.
P-332-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Jan. 2005 by SGB

	11/18/88: discovery by DEP of four gasoline and a waste oil UST, un-registered long out-of-service.  Former tire retailer, auto repair and gas station facility, for sale or lease at the time.  The property/facility owner, Cedric Moore agreed to register and pursue abandonment.

	5/23/89: Clean Harbors reported oil contamination during the UST abandonment by removal.  Corrosion holes confirmed in two UST's.  Area is dense commercial and residential, on city water & sewer.  The mild oil contam. silt/clay soil was permitted to be landspread onsite for natural attenuation.
	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, likely below required clean-up action levels, though still should be managed properly if disturbed.  [This abandonment took place prior to DEP CMR 691 rules for UST closure assessments and the Maine DEP oil spill clean-up Decision tree.]
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A-3-2005*On January 4, 2005 International Paper personnel were preparing to sample waste oil below the #4 &   #5 paper machines when in the process of preparing the hose to take the sample an estimated 12 gallons of waste oil was discharged to interior surfaces and the plant sewer.  IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the oil discharged to interior surfaces.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-4-2005*   DEP received a report that laboratory analysis showed gasoline contamination at this residential well.  The elderly resident (Hewitt) did not presently reside at the home; her son (Jeff Hewitt) is the DEP contact.  Water from the well was re-sampled and found to contain DRO at 181 ppb and no detectable GRO.
   The area is rural-residential with one other home with a private well located about 500' away.  The subject property is a former working farm with several potential sources of petroleum contamination, including ruined farm buildings and an old, empty AST which may have contained motor fuel.  The son recounted a recollection that there was a heating oil AST in the cellar that may have suffered a release many years previously.  No signs of spillage were observed at any of these potential sources.  The subject drilled (200' + deep) is located 30' outside the cellar wall.
   No source remediation was conducted because no source was identified.
  The case was referred to Technical Services for resolution.
B-687-2004*10.26.04:  Jody Melville contacted the Department to report a leaking home heating oil supply tank.  Ms. Melville advised me that the town of Monroe is in the process of condemning her house and that she has been engaged in a legal battle with the previous owner.  An inspection was conducted by the Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board and Ms. Melville said that they told her the tank was out of compliance.  She advised the Department there had been some type of leak there, but the tank was not actively leaking.

12.15.04:  I conducted a site visit as a follow up and inspected the AST.  I observed some staining of the concrete floor under the tank, but did not identify any migration issues.  Ms. Melville advised that the tank only leaks when it is being filled, but due to the condemning of the house she no longer is receiving oil and had not been for some time.  I was also advised that the well, located in the basement adjacent to the AST, service other adjacent residences in the cluster of dwellings at this location.

12.20.04:  As a precautionary measure, I took a water sample and ran an analysis for the presence of diesel range organics.  None were detected and the sample results are attached.  I also requested that no reimbursement be sought from Ms. Melville.  She did not request the test.  The Department tested the well to insure that no contamination occurred that affects the well or other users of the resource.


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B-12-2005*1.5.05: Bangor Hydro reported a car pole accident that brought down one of their transformers and that a leak ensued.  Approximately three gallons leaked onto the ground around the pole.  The transformer had been previously tested and was labeled a non-PCB transformer.  Bangor Hydro requested that the spill be cleaned up the following day, advising that the spill was on frozen ground, in a non-residential area, and that there was no running water in the area.

1.6.05: Bangor Hydro contacted me and advised that the spill had been cleaned up and that approximately three bags of soil had been removed for disposal.

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P-613-2004*
	7/21/04: DEP Response with Auburn Fire Dept. to accident involving tractor trailer carrying lumber.  Most of discharge to pavement.  Discharge padded and then sanded.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1075-2004*A Lampron Energy peddle truck slid off Crockett Ridge Road in Norway while underway.  The gully was approximately three feet across and two feet deep so it didn't roll but the top, right side of the tank was hairline split due to contact with rocks.  That initiated the discharge of kerosene.  Fortunately, another peddle truck was in the area and responded immediately to off load product.  By our arrival, the gully had been lined with sorbent pads and the truck had been 90% off loaded.  The extrication process occurred without issue, in fact, after off loading was 100% complete, the truck was driven away.  The sorbents were collected from the gully and some soil removal occurred.  Free product stayed predominantly in one area making route delineation and excavation straight forward.  There are wells in the area but given the presence of standing water, frost and an immediate response, they are not expected to be in jeopardy.

B-682-2004*12.15.04 Duane Seekins of Sprague Energy reported a diesel fuel leak from a truck at the entered location.  I was later contacted by the spiller, Dave Barrett of Sea Truck LLC, who advised that a fuel line (cross-over line) broke, while they were loading the truck onto a barge.  About 5 gallons of diesel fuel leaked onto the ground.

The contaminated soil was excavated before DEP was notified and stockpiled.  I issued a Virgin Product letter for disposal of the material.  I advised Mr. Barrett to contacted us sooner, so we could respond and assist him more effectively through the process of soil removal and disposal.


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B-663-2004*B-663-2004
12-08-2004 17:53

     Raymond Hardison of the Jackson Laboratory called to report a fuel leak alarm on their 20,000 gallon #2/diesel underground tank.  It was thought that the sensor in the tank had failed, since it had failed in the past.  It was later determined that the secondary containment to the tank had failed.  The sensor had in fact worked properly.  The tank is slated for removal on 01-17-2005.  A new installation is planned.
P-341-1988*
	11/8/88: Abandonment by removal of four 10,000-gal. bare steel motor fuel UST's, overseen by DEP's Edgar Antz.  One UST had been out-of-service due to unspecified problem.  Gasoline contaminated soil noted by odor.  Soil allowed to be aerated onsite. See also P-417-2004 for further information on year 2004 site investigation & remediation.

	[This abandonment occurred prior to Maine rules for CMR 691 UST closure assessment and oil spill clean-up Decision Tree.]
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P-507-2004*
	6/15/04: reported to be 1-cup oil spill during fuel delivery by Dead River Co.  Reported to be cleaned up with sorbents.  No DEP response.

A-687-2004*Sara Brusila, ES III with oil bureau reported Bill Carver, licensed tank installer, had found a small amount of contaminated soil under the dispenser at Dee's Variety in Bristol.  Sara had been doing a contingency plan check since the gasoline is stored in above ground tanks at this terminal service station.
I made a site visit on 12/15 and met Teddy Dee, owner.  He opened the dispensers for me.  I took a PID headspace of the soil that was beneath the two dispenser units.  Readings were in the 20 to 30 ppm range indicating no organic vapors present.  There was about a half a 5 gallon pail of supposedly contaminated gravel in the back of the store.  I took that away for disposal with other contaminated debris from another site.  (There would be an extremely large expense for no environmental gain if we were to ship this tiny volume of soil individually, hence no spill letter etc.).  Bill Carver theorized there was a very small leak in the dispenser due to a loose fitting.  There were no signs of any leakage when I was at the store.
P-574-2004*A CN Brown peddle truck operator overfilled a 500 gal AST at RA Tibbetts' construction garage on Route 26 in South Paris.  Product ran down the tank (which was on a trailer) to the soil below.  The tank was wiped down and the soil was excavated by EPI.  Land use in the area is fairly rural and soil composition is predominantly sand and gravel.  Contaminted soil was chased to no evidence of the discharge.
A-705-2004*John Plunkett of M.W. Sewall called to report a spill which occurred while filling an indoor AST.  The fitting on the pipe leading to the tank failed causing a blast of fuel oil to spray the side of the house and onto the snow.  The driver immediately shut the spewing hose down and let some oaths fly that would cause a sailor to blush.  Doing some quick hand work with sorbents and a shovel, the impacted area was remediated.  Contaminated snow and sorbent were disposed by Sewall.  I spoke with Mrs. Swanton the next day and she confirmed the minor nature of the spill and that no residual odors or staining remained.  No site visit was made.
A-714-2004*International Paper in Jay reported a hydraulic oil spill that was caused by a mechanical failure in an oil fill pump at the #4 feed water pump.  The oil spilled to a concrete floor and was reportedly captured by sorbents.  No site visit was made.
P-18-2005*A fire at the Fiske facility in Auburn caused the integrity of containers containing Ammonia to be compromised.  Some product was released in liquid form which added vapors to the response scenario.  The firefighters were all in SCBAs and the prevailing wind was in the opposite direction so non PPE laden people were not at risk.  Product that remained in liquid form was deemed unrecoverable due to the mass quantity of water with which the fire doused.  Post extinguish, Clean Harbors was contracted to overpack the containers still in tact, which equaled three drums disposed of in Fiske's regular waste stream.
P-689-2004*It was reported to the Department that a black oil was seeping out of a parking lot in an outside ell of Lisbon High School.  Clean Harbors was subcontracted to investigate the issue.  The pavement was pulled away and two feet of soil were removed revealing an UST.  The tank was approximately 5,000 gallons in size, was single wall steel and contained #6 oil used to heat the building some time ago.  To be more specific, janitors who had been employed by the school department for 30 years, prior to an addition that abutted the tank had been installed, had no recollection of the tank's presence which indicates it was at least that old.   Due to the layout of the school, other piping, and another UST, removal was deemed inappropriate.  After a hole was cut in the top, a pile of sand and rocks was witnessed below a 24" port.  That indicated that someone attempted to abandon it in place but poorly, at best.  The soil, rocks and hundreds of gallons of #6 oil that made up the tank's contents were vactored out.  In addition, high, flowing groundwater made the presence of vacuum trailers necessary to deal with the influx of mixed liquid media.  Once the inside of the tank was clean, it was backfilled with a cement slurry to properly abandon it in place and the hole was returned to grade.

FYI - Proper paperwork was provided to the Lisbon School Department so the tank could be registered and abandoned.
A-707-2004*Marion Buck, Snell Hill Road, Turner, reported kerosene contamination in her well on December 27, 2004, with no apparent source.  Maine DEP staff investigating the complaint learned that Jordan's junkyard was located across the road from the Buck residence and that DEP Technical Services had previously sampled Ms. Buck's well and did not find it to be contaminated.  Maine DEP Response Services staff took two water samples on December 28, 2004, a DRO and EPA 524.2.  HETL reported gasoline contamination, most likely "weathered" gasoline.  It is a dug well, reportedly less than 20 feet in depth.  The ground immediately around the well tile slopes inward toward the well.  The general pitch of the land from the house is toward the well.

Maine DEP hired Water Treatment Equipment, Co. to install carbon filters.  Maine DEP Technical Services will continue to monitor water quality until filters are no longer needed.
P-517-1986*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Jan. 2005 by SGB

	Year 1986, investigation and response by DEP's James Daye, to oil contamination in residential well water at several homes on Richardson Rd., a short private road off Rt. 209.  The area is rural residential, on private wells and septic.  Soils are generally shallow and oil discharges can readily  reach bedrock groundwater.  Directly south of Richardson Rd. and off Rt. 209 is the property of James Totman.  Totman owns and operates Pine Tree Service gas station (a.k.a Exxon, Citgo branded) on this property.  In the east end of Totman's property is a fuel oil AST bulk plant operated by Burt's Oil Co. of Bath (contact: Bill Reed).
	Report P-51-80, by DEP's David Sait covers the response to a gasoline discharge and contamination to the Richardson's well, believed to be from an Exxon Corp. facility at Pine Tree Service Cts. EXXON.
	See DEP Reg. file #2079, DEP Tech Services records, and DEP reports P-745-02, P-624-97 for further information.

[This investigation took place prior to strong DEP rules on UST and AST management, CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment requirements, and the DEP oil spill clean-up Decision Tree.
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B-13-2005*1.10.05:  Mike Albee of Daigle Oil reported that an oil tanker, tractor trailer, owned and operated by John Noble of Caribou, spilled approximately 5 gallons of #2 oil at entered location.  Albee advised that a gate valve on the track was left open and when the cap on the valve was removed, in the process of attaching the delivery hose to the valve, a discharge occurred.

The oil impacted snow on pavement.  The snow was removed by Daigle and will be picked up and disposed by a licensed contractor.  The school maintenance supervisor was satisfied with the cleanup according to Albee.


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A-251-2003* The Cogswell called this office to let us know of the car crushing operation that was occurring at Combs Junkyard. Car crushing operations have occurred at this site on numerous occasions and the Cogswell's have had low levels of gasoline in their drinking water. I have asked the Cogswell's to call me whenever car crushing operations begin.
 I made a site visit and found K  P Enterprises on site with their mobile car crusher. I have been to this site several times in the past. I have tried to educate the owners and the car crushing personnel on basic fluid containment. On this day, the gasoline tanks were being drained into fifty five gallon drums, via a homemade funnel. The owner of the junk yard and his son claim that they will reuse the gasoline in their own vehicle(s). There were three drums of gasoline on site.
 Car crushing is a very messy operation and there are always automotive fluids spilled. No further action taken.
B-397-2004*Mr. Thibodeau called to report that one of his rubber tired excavators blew a hydraulic hose while doing ditch work. He believed that about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the pavement. They used sand to clean it up and the contaminated sand was taken to their Prospect batch plant to be burned.
B-394-2004*Andrea called from Maine Department of Transportation to report that a hydraulic hose blew on their back hoe that was engaged in ditching on Route 1 in Searsport. They estimated that about 2 gallons landed on pavement and was picked up with sorbent pads. The pads will be stored at the Searsport Maintenance lot until picked up and moved to the Augusta shops for accumulation and disposal.
A-423-2003* Toni, at Thompson Oil and Propane, reported an oil tank leak/problem at the residence of Jeff Hanson. Thompson's would not deliver fuel to this tank. This home is located on the Back Belfast Rd. in the town of Northport. Jeff is the tenant and is under the care/supervision of Mid Coast Mental Health.
 I made a site visit and the outside AST was way out of compliance. Jeff was draining the AST, using various PVC pipe and garden hoses, into a 55 gallon drum. This process was nearly done and I helped him lift the drum upright and place the proper fittings into it. There was some standing water around the house trailer and there was no indication of a large amount of fuel spillage.
 The owner of the property, unknown, was not around at this time. I spoke with Thompson Oil and they gave me the phone number for Mid Coast Mental Health. I made several calls there and spoke with Cindy Reed who was in the process of helping Mr. Hanson.
 I never heard back from any of the parties involved.
P-21-2005*Don Osbourne of Downeast Energy reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred at 14 State Street, Sanford while his driver was in the process of filling the tank.  The nozzle on the pump did not have a tight seal and approximately 1 gallon leaked onto the snow.  The affected snow was cleaned up and melted, to be added to the waste oil tank at the DEE facility.
B-692-2004*B-692-2004
12/22/2004 11:05

     R.W. Mathews of Cherryfield called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Ausilia Starkweather at 318 East Side Road in Sorrento.  It was stated that the fuel tank had been recently filled and was now empty.  The technician on site was not sure if it was the line or the tank itself.
     When I arrived to investigate, it was found that the 275-gallon horizontal tank developed a corrosion hole due to the tank touching the ground surface.  Only a small stain was noted beneath the trailer where the tank was located.  Although vapors were not an issue, the well to the residence was observed to be located about 70 feet away.  Other nearby residences also had wells.  The plan was to immediately consult the Technical Services staff.
     Environmental Projects, Inc. conducted a geo-probe survey of the area immediately down slope of the trailer.  On the first boring, it appeared that the probe hit "refusal" at about one foot in depth then immediately the three remaining feet of the probe instantly disappeared out of site.  Clearly not a good sign.  The probe went through the top of the septic tank.  It was also discovered through this mishap that the septic tank had a large quantity of fuel oil in it.  This was later pumped off, generating about 180 gallons of fuel oil.  Subsequent investigation with an excavator shown little sign of contamination around the septic tank.  It was found that the fuel oil migrated out of the fuel oil tank into the ground where it found a 4 inch diameter hole in the the line to the septic tank.  Compact wet clay around the line prevented the oil from migrating any distance outside of the line.  Repairs were made to the line.  It may be noted that the geo-probe hole went through the cover to the septic tank.  This was easily replaced.  Wells in the area will be monitored as a precaution.

In June of 2005, approximately 30 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated and transported to Pine Tree Landfill.
B-437-2004*B-437-2004
08-16-2004 10:13

     Joseph Guyotte of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department called to report a diesel spill on Main Street just south of town.  It was stated that a truck may have had a container of fuel that spilled spreading the contents on the road.  It also could have been a delivery truck.  The spill was said to have been spilled over a 400 foot section of road.  Sand was simply spread on the affected area since it could not be recovered effectively.
B-288-2004*B-288-2004
06-07-2004 14:00

     Ed Logue, Office Manager for the Eastern Maine Regional Office, made note that a junk yard owned by Colby Maddox in Talmadge was slated for cleanup by DOT personnel.  Mr.  Maddox over the years placed "junk" in the Route 1 right-of-way.  DOT requested the Department's assistance in case they ran into anything hazardous.  During the cleanup, about 200 gallons of waste oil were collected and disposed of.  A small canister of ammonia refrigerant was also found and dealt with.  No other hazardous items were discovered.  No further action was taken.
P-628-2004*
	7/19/04: notice thru Maine State Police of un-identified vandals putting three golf carts in the Saco River, of which two were gasoline powered.  There was also an on-going missing persons search so full attention could not be given to the golf carts.  The quantity discharged, if any, is unknown and nothing was recoverable.  Ms. Bell reported a tow truck was en route to recover the carts.  She did not know the RP.
	No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
B-681-2004*B-681-2004
12-15-2004 08:20

     The Bangor Police Department called to report a spill of diesel fuel out at the truck training facility off the Griffin Road in Bangor.  It was stated that a tractor trailer driven by a student while being tested ran over a snow pile breaking the cross over line at the saddle tanks.  Approximately 50 gallons spilled onto the paved surface before it could be plugged.  City airport personnel brought over a skimming device and vacuumed the fuel from the surface.  Some sorbent material was also used in the cleanup.  With the exception of a large oily stain on the pavement, no resources of the state were affected.

P-627-2004*
	7/19/2004: notice by DEE of a small leak at a customer's home in Cape E.  On concrete floor (cleaned) and gravel (dug out).  Spill also caught in pails and area deodorized.  No DEP response at time.  An attempt to later contact Ms. Horr to find if she was satisfied with clean-up was unsuccessful.  No call back.

S G Brezinski
B-377-2004*I received an anonymous call that there was a leaking "oil barrel" at 345 Marion Station Road. There was a large area of dead grass going out into a field. The informant had seen this two weeks earlier.
   I went to the site the following week. No one answered my knock, but the outside 275-gallon AST was in sight at the rear wall. The upright tank was on a slab that was surrounded by a ring of dead grass, maybe one foot wide. There was no evidence of an oil stain extending into the abutting field. I could not smell any oil. The drilled well is about 75 feet away and slightly upgrade.
   I left a message asking Mr. Alecksun to call me. When he did, he explained that there was not an oil spill. He had recently upgraded the system (thus the slab) and the oilman doing the work had dripped some oil onto the tank and slab. Mr. Alecksun said that he had washed the tank and slab with Chlorox, so that he could paint the tank.
P-1115-2004*On December 17, 2004, Kennebunk Police Department reported a release of approximately 2.5 gallons of diesel fuel in the vicinity of Route 1 and Grove Street in Kennebunk.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  Kara Tudman (KT), MDEP, followed up with Tom Maines of the Kennebunk Transportation Department and he indicated that the spill was caused by human error.  The driver of a Kennebunk owned bus had failed to secure the gas cap after refueling. When the bus decelerated, product spilled from the fill port.

No further action is required at this time.
P-193-2004*Heavy rains flooded the building and overfilled two tanks of sodium hypochlorite.  Approximately 10 gallons were displaced.  No clean-up was possible.
B-664-2004*B-664-2004
12-08-2004 20:20

     Glen Wood, Fire Chief for the Town of Cutler, called to report a spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Colin Geel at 2 Geel Lane.  It was stated that the recently filled outside 275-gallon tank tipped over at his residence.  Approximately 200 gallons of fuel leaked immediately onto the ground.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to the site for a cleanup, since wells were located in the area.    Approximately seven tons of soil were removed with vactor equipment.  Most of the fuel was believed to be recovered.  It may be noted that Mr. Geel received a new 275-gallon tank through the replacement program.  Some minor landscaping will be required next spring.
P-1074-2004*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department reporting that the AST at the home of Janet Weiss and Steve Bonney had leaked in their backyard.  I arrived to find that the tank had a corrosion hole in it and had leaked somewhere around 50 gallons of kerosene.  I arranged to have Enpro vactor out the contaminated soil later that morning, and Sheryl Bernard oversaw that partion of the removal (the soil removed that day was put into drums and disposed of out of state by Enpro).  A fan was inserted under the poly covering the excavation to reduce the vapors in the home.  At this point, the case has been handed over to Technical Services (Peter Eremita).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-385-2003*  On 8-1-03, John White of PG Willey, an oil company, reported an oil leak that occurred in the garage owned by Paul Wolter. Mr. Wolter is located at 21 Ragged Mnt. Rd. in Camden. The Fire Dept. responded with sorbent pads and PG Willey was called by the homeowner. PG Willey reported that the oil was all cleaned up, the oil left a wet coating on the concrete floor. PG Willey saw no need for my assistance and they were installing a new tank (AST).
B-668-2004*B-668-2004
12-10-2004 16:45

     John Gabarra, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report discovering a transformer oil spill on the Town House Road in Kenduskeag.  It was stated that a stain was discovered on the transformer that was the result of an old lightning strike.  None of the oil actually leaked to the ground.  No action was taken, other than changing out the transformer.  It may be noted that the fluid was found to be "non PCB".
B-669-2004*B-669-2004
12-10-2004 20:40

     Dave Thayer, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on the Trans Alpine Road in Lincoln.  It was stated that approximately one cup leaked to the ground when a vehicle struck a utility pole.  This "non PCB" oil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  A report is pending.
B-662-2004*B-662-2004
12-08-2004 09:33

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of dielectric oil from a transformer out behind Winterport Boot at Twin City Plaza in Brewer.  It was stated that about 2 gallons of fluid leaked from a loose bushing on a ground based transformer.  The affected ground was cleaned up with sorbent material and a little digging.  The fluid was considered non PCB.
P-22-2005*Ms. Jones called to report that an antique barometer had inadvertently been tipped and spilled elemental mercury in her newly constructed home.

The home has just been recently occupied by herself and husband.  There are no small children in the home and it is the primary residence, normal occupancy for sleeping, and non-work related activities.

The antique barometer was removed and placed in an attached non-heated barn.  Visual mercury (Hg) was collected and bagged, sweeping or adhering it to duct tape from the spill area on the hard wood floor.  The carpet was also removed and hung outside to aerate and vent off.  The Lumex was used to screen the home and document Hg vapors.

Contacts were given to Mrs. Jones as Deb Stahler at DEP, and Dr. Andy Smith at DHS should she have detailed medical concerns or health related questions, and EPI (Environmental Projects Inc.), Gray if she wished to have the carpet or area professionally cleaned.

The home was screened again with the Lumex to document the post source removal conditions.  Beyond the removal  and recovery of elemental Hg actions and the two screening with the Lumex meter DEP Response plans no further action.
A-471-2003* Mr. Arrilo called this office at least twice concerning the dumping or spilling of automotive fluids onto his property. This was happening at a used car lot/junkyard located on Morrill Pond Rd. in the town of Canaan. This lot is owned by Claude Tozier.
 I made a site visit in November. As I drove into the driveway, an independent scrap dealer, David Lyons, was loading an automobile onto a Jerr Dan style car carrier. While the auto was partially on the carrier Mr. Lyons attempted to remove the bands that held the gasoline tank in place. The gasoline tank was in such lousy shape that the pry bar punctured the tank. This resulted in the release of about three gallons of gasoline onto the gravel driveway. I arrived on the scene seconds after the gasoline spilled.
 After the auto was safely on the car carrier, I asked Mr. Lyons to pull the carrier forward so that we could clean up the spilled gasoline. Using pads we cleaned up the gasoline and transferred the remaining gasoline into a pail. There was another gasoline tank on site that contained gas. We emptied that tank into the container. We then waited for the owner, Claude Tozier to arrive.
 David Lyons removes junk automobiles from this site one or two cars at a time and brings them to Industrial Metals in Oakland. I believe that the gasoline spill was an accident and I did my best to educate Mr. Lyons.
 After a long wait, Mr. Tozier arrived and I made a site inspection. There were less than a dozen automobiles on site along with metal debris and many tires. There was also evidence of burning household trash. When I asked about the waste gasoline from the automobile tanks Mr. Tozier showed me his parts washer in which the waste gasoline goes. I explained that this was a dangerous situation and he should used something less flammable than gasoline.
 Other than the above mentioned gasoline spill I did not find any other evidence of spilling or dumping.
A-482-2003* On 9-24-03, Ted Haskell, of McGee construction, reported the finding of gasoline contaminated soils at the tank removal at New Mills Market.
 I met with the contractors on site to discuss cleanup options. The site is located on Route 126 in the town of Gardiner. There has been a problem with one of the underground tanks, in that water and gasoline was entering the interstitial space. Three tanks were eventually removed and replaced with one tank with compartments.
 Ted Haskell, Don Robbins and Anita Nored, of Gardiner Savings Bank, met at the bank on 9-30-03, to further discuss what was needed and to fill out the needed paper work. Gardiner Savings Bank is the owner of record on this day. All parties agreed to the following action plan. Contaminated soil would be removed and transported to CP/CRS. Only those soils needed to be removed for the installation of the new 12,000 gallon UST will be eligible. The groundwater in the excavation will be treated and discharged on site. This task will be performed by Don Robbins of EI&R Inc. DEP will pay for screening, trucking and disposal of soil and water filtration.
 In conclusion, 882 tons of soil were removed from this site. The new 12,000 gallon tank was installed and everybody lived happily ever after.
B-555-2004*B-555-2004
10-07-2004 10:21

     Jay Beaudoin of Domtar Industries in Baileyville called to report discovering some minor diesel or fuel oil contamination in an excavation off of Palm Street just south of the main facility.  It was stated that they were investigating a leak in their main 36 inch line to the treatment plant.  Investigation revealed some minor staining at the bottom of the excavation.  The origin of the contamination was not known.  It appeared isolated and rather old.  The contamination was also covered with at least 15 feet of clean overburden.  Due to these circumstances, no action was taken.  It may be noted that if the line was to be replaced, the situation would be investigated further.
P-41-2005*I was contacted by MW Sewall reporting they had alarms going off at their Leeman Highway Clipper Mart.  Apparently they had alarms in the piping sumps and interstitial spaces.  It was determined that it was all surface water and pumped out.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-42-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-44-2005*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting one of their drivers had overfilled the tank at 169 River Street in Sanford.  The excess oil discharged around the fittings in the basement and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-45-2005*I was contacted by the Androscoggin S.O. reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on the Hardscrabble Road in Poland.  A pickup truck lost control and hit a tree.  The pickup had several containers of engine oil (both new and used) in the bed that were thrown about and broke open during  the accident.  Initially, I was told the Fire Department cleaned up all the oil, but later received a call from the property owner stating there was still oil at the scene.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the remaining oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-47-2005*I was contacted by the South Paris Fire Department reporting that there was oil in the parking lot of Shaner's Family Restaurant.  I arrived to find that an underground tank that no one knew was there had filled up with rain water and overflowed onto the parking lot.  There was an extensive sheen that extended well onto the neighboring property.  The Fire Department had a large amount of sand spread on the area to contain the spill.  I had Enpro come and vactor up the sand, open up the pavement to locate the tank and pump the tank off.  Later we made arrangements to remove the tank and another underground tank that was also found on the property.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-48-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting one of their customers had a leaking filter.  Approximately 2 gallons of oil had leaked out onto the basement floor.  The filter was fixed and the spill  cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-50-2005*Alarms in fuel oil tank sump was surface water, rather than actual product.  The water was pumped out and did not recharge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-52-2005*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 and approximately a quart of red fluid had been spilled.  The red fluid was transmission fluid which was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-55-2005*I was contacted by Fill it up Please reporting they were having some of their piping tested.  I arrived to find DEP UST Enforcement staff also in attendance.  The piping did pass the test but only after much discussion.  See Enforcement files for more details.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-58-2005*I was contacted by Safety Kleen reporting after doing a clean out of a separator one of their employees spilled some non-hazardous coolant while coiling up the hoses on the vacuum truck.  The spilled product went into a catch basin and was vacuumed out using the same vacuum truck.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-61-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting one of their customers had a leaking filter on their indoor aboveground storage tank.  Apparently 2-3 gallons of oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  The oil was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-67-2005*On 1/19/05, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks due to a loose fitting.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-69-2005*The Casco Fire Department reported that a customer at the Crossroads Country Store overfilled his/her vehicle by approximately four to five (4-5) gallons.  The fire department responded and remediated the spill with sorbents.  Kara Tudman (KT) retrieved the bags of spent sorbents and had them properly disposed of.

No further DEP action is warranted at this time.
A-14-2005*   DEP received a report that this two-vehicle accident had resulted in the spillage of crankcase oil from a passenger car.  DOT staff spread sand to sorb/provide traction which was collected for disposal.  The area is rural-residential with one private well within 1000'.  This well is not considered threatened by this event.
A-16-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that a vessel had sunk during the night at this coastal location.  Local fire officials were on scene; they were unable to provide the name of the vessel but provided the owners' name and reported no significant evidence of a release.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.

A-17-2005*Brandy Duplessis, 16 Joyce Street, Skowhegan, reported an estimated 80 gallons of K-1 discharged from her AST to the ground on January 9, 2005.  The spill occurred as the result of filter housing corrosion at the AST.  There is a wetland area immediately adjacent to the spill site and some product ran under the mobile home causing an odor/vapor problem inside the mobile home.

Maine DEP hired Kip's Home Services to remove the contaminated snow and excavate the contaminated soil.  50.53 tons of contaminated material were removed and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for processing and disposal.

The home is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.
A-26-2005*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill had occurred at this residential AST located on 1 Weston Road, in Turner.  The spiller recovered spilled oil using sorbents.  No further problems were reported.
A-28-2005*The Home Depot, 26 Stephen King Drive, reported a 1/2 gallon spill of Polyurethane floor material to an interior surface in the store on January 13, 2005.  Home Depot staff used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled product.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit and were not asked to render assistance.

No further action is expected.
P-1099-2004*On December 15, 2004, an oil delivery truck overturned at a private property in West Newfield.  The truck, owned by Family Oil, was backing up a snow and ice covered driveway when the truck began to slip down the driveway and over an approximate 10 foot embankment.  The truck overturned and came to rest on its side.  The truck was constructed with two compartments.  The first compartment, closest to the cab, was filled with approximately 1,800-gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The second compartment, at the rear of the truck, was filled with approximately 800-gallons of K-1.

The Newfield Fire Department was dispatched to the scene followed by DEP personnel Kara Tudman (KT) and Jon Woodard (JW).  Upon KT's arrival at the scene there was a slow leak from the dome of the K-1 compartment.  The fire department had deployed sorbent materials to the area and the spillage was contained.  KT and JW installed dome dogs to both compartments and KT drilled the K-1 compartment first as it was still leaking.  When the pressure was relieved from the compartment the quantity of product from the dome leak increased.  The product was contained in several buckets.  The K-1 was off-loaded into a truck provided by J.P. Carroll.  KT drilled the #2 fuel oil compartment and the dome maintained its integrity.  The #2 fuel oil was off-loaded onto the J.P. Carroll truck with negligible spillage.  Product contained in the buckets was pumped into the J.P. Carroll truck and the site was secured for the night.

On December 16, 2004, under the supervision of Stephen Brezinski, the overturned truck was righted and placed on the driveway.  No leaks were observed from the saddle tanks.  A minimal amount of K-1 impacted snow and material was collected for DEP disposal.

No further action is necessary at this time.


A-30-2005*Geraldine Jones reported 1 gallon of sodium hydroxide had accidentally been poured into her well at 63 Lighthouse Lane, Manchester.  The sodium hydroxide was mistaken for bleach used to periodically shock the well.  The homeowner contacted the Drinking Water Program, DHS, and was told it "probably didn't pose a health hazard," and recommended telephoning DEP Response Services.

Maine DEP Response Services was called on January 13, 2005, and offered to "strip the well" using a gasoline powered pump.  The water was discharged to a wooded area near the septic system.  Maine DEP Response staff did not test the water and pumped the well as a precautionary measure.  The homeowner was advised to flush the household piping, pressure tank, and hot water tank with fresh water.  The well is not used for drinking.

No further action is expected.
A-33-2005* On 1-18-2005, C N Brown reported the release of 1/2 gallon of kerosene. This occurred at their bulk oil plant on Riverside Drive in Augusta. The oil delivery truck was overfilled and some of the oil went out the vent onto the truck and onto the ground. The driver cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and hand-excavating a small amount of soil.

No further action will be required.


A-35-2005* On 1-20-2005, Downeast Energy reported an oil release of about 1/2 gallon. Downeast Energy (formerly know as D W Potter) overfilled an oil tank at the Readfield Grange Hall located on Church Road. They removed several buckets of snow, oil and soil. I gave them permission to add this material to their regular waste stream.

 No further action is expected.

A-36-2005*  On 1-20-2005 Ray Johnson, of Edwards Systems Technology, called this office to report the discovery of oil contaminated soil in one soil boring. This soil boring was next to the site where four Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) had been previously removed.
 An Environmental Consulting Firm (ERM-New England) had placed twenty borings throughout the property of Edwards Systems Technology. Edwards Systems Technology is located at 5 North Main Street in the town of Pittsfield. This property was (or already had been) in a Real Estate transaction with General Electric.
 According to Mr. Johnson and the DEP data base four USTs were removed from this site in August of 1989. The Spill # B-486-1989 also indicates 275 yards of contaminated soil was removed and transported off site. The UST registration # is 9171.
 Based on this information no further action is expected at this site.
P-365-2004*CMP, Janet Dyer, called to report a downed transformer (mineral oil) at pole 4.2 located on Stone Rd, in Greenwood.   This is a private driveway/road.  The stain pattern was a narrow path running along the side of the gravel driveway.  CMP details of equipment and action are attached within the CMPC Oil or Chemical Spill Report.

Upon a visual inspection of the  site all looks good.  No further DEP Response actions planned.
B-689-2004*Ms. Booth called to report that they had to return to Protea Behavioral Health Services in Bangor to cleanup a previous mistake. It seems some time in the last week, their driver overfilled Protea's basement AST. At the time, the driver only cleaned up the pint of #2 that came out onto the sidewalk. Over the weekend, the pipes weeped oil down the sides of the tank and onto the concrete floor. When employees arrived after the weekend, they smelled fuel oil, checked the basement, found oil on the tank and floor, and called R.H.Foster. Foster responded with sorbents and speedi-dri. No drains were involved and the odor problem was apparently resolved.
P-68-2005*While transferring product from the transport truck (tanker) the hose failed and discharged diesel fuel to the immediate area which is covered with snow and ice.  Bethel Fire Department responded and applied pads, confining the spill area to a manageable area of 30'x20' on the ice, mixed with snow.

With the fuel appearing to migrate beneath the ice/snow DEP was asked to visit along with CN Brown's contractor.

CN Brown called in their environmental clean up contractor, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to clean up the spill debris.

The snow was excavated and melted down.  The residual slush will be treated as diesel contaminated water and disposed of properly.

DEP/Response plans no further action.



P-1107-2004*On December 16, 2004, DEP received notification of a #2 fuel oil leak from an AST in the basement of a multi-unit residence located at 50 Atlantic Avenue in South Portland.  Kara Tudman responded to the residence in the late evening.  The windows and the bulkhead were opened to dissipate possible #2 odors.  Upon checking with the residents of the home, it was determined that the odor was no longer present.  KT indicated that she would return in the morning to further assess the impact to the dirt floor in the basement.   KT attempted to contact the representative for the landlord upon departing the site, but was unsuccessful.

KT returned to the site on December 17, 2004, and met with the representative for the landlord, Matt Kelley.  Matt indicated that he would prefer to handle the clean-up and indicated as such on the Clean-Up Options Agreement (attached).  KT indicated that the tank required replacement immediately and briefed Matt on the proper clean-up actions to complete.  At this time, KT deemed that no further DEP action was necessary.
B-35-2005*On 1/21/05 at 1150, I received a report of a spill of approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a logging truck in Burlington at the end of Fogg Road.  The logging truck was equipped with a loading crane.  Apparently at some point, the oil filter for the hydraulic system wiggled loose and fell off.  The operator began using the system with out knowing it was gone.  The entire hydraulic system pumped onto the ground.

The owner of the equipment, Mr. Babineau, decided to place cedar branches over the spill area and ignite it.  The fire burned for almost four hours, incinerating the oil.

P-1171-2004*
P-1171-04 SUMMARY

	12/2/04: While at this residence with a Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) crew for discharge P-1053-2004, I noted two outside s/w copper K1 fuel lines [temporarily set up to a temporary tank] which were leaking oil to the ground.  The lines appeared to have been installed on or about 11/29/04, or 12/1/04, and were installed by the property owner and builder, Mr. Morse, after the old tank was moved for the clean-up under P-1053-2004.  A new, vertical 275-gallon tank had been set up in the garage with the copper line through the siding and tied off to a monitor in the garage attic and also to the furnace in the house.  The tank fill and vent were inside the garage.  See photos for clarity.
	On advising Mr. Morse of the leaking fittings, he assured me he would attend to the lines and stop the leaks ASAP.
	The location is rural residential, on private wells and within a forested wetland area.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	The two fittings appeared to have been dripping for a day or two.  From what I collected over an hour in a bucket under the deck (see attached photo 2), I estimate the discharges to be several gallons or more.  This is on top of the 50 to 150-gallon discharge associated with P-1053-2004.  Approximately 1 ton of oil-contaminated soil from this incident in conjunction with soil from P-1053-2004 were excavated simultaneously and disposed of together at CPRC.  Out of the CHES invoice, I estimated $300 applied to this clean-up.  See P-1053-2004 for further site information.

CONCLUSIONS
A.	The discharges appeared to be attributed to poor workmanship in installing the lines.
B.	As I was told that this house is under construction and has been rented, I understand it qualifies as a commercial facility and any person working on the AST facility must be a Maine licensed burner technician.
C.	On 4/1/04, Jon Woodard (MDEP) and I visited to check on a complaint from Mr. Morse regarding the basement drain which was called in by John Swiger of CHES.  Woodard and I noted oily sheen coming out the sump drain.  I noted the two oil fittings were still wet with oil.  There will be a follow-up e-mail to the Fire Marshal and to Mr. Morse.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-703-2004* On 12-23-04 Roy Koster, of CMP, reported the release of about two gallons of transformer oil. This spill was the result of a tree falling and taking down a transformer. The transformer is located on pole 9 on the Rollins Rd. in Chesterville. Mr. Koster estimated that two gallons of oil leaked from the transformer. They cleaned up the snow and oil and transported this material to NASC. This transformer was not tagged and lab analysis later proved that the oil contained 3 ppm PCB.  No site visit was made.
B-37-2005*1.8.05, Mr. Bechtold reported a snowmobile fire in Acadia National Park.  Bechtold advised that he responded to the incident and that an estimated amount of gasoline, anti-freeze, and motor oil leaked from the machine into the surrounding snow.  Although most of the liquid products were consumed in the fire, Bechtold shoveled impacted snow into two small containers as a means to recover residual contamination.  The snow melted and an estimated 23 gallons of contaminated water remained.  Attached is Bechtold's spill report.

Bechtold advised DEP that the park had no avenue for disposal of the water and requested that DEP take control of the waste.  I picked up the containers and transferred the water to a US DOT approved drum, attached a label, and placed the drum in storage.  I did not observe free phase products during the transfer operation, but did get an olfactory indication of petroleum and  dissolved contamination is expected.

In an attempt to identify and contact the responsible party, I wrote the attached letter, dated January 11, 2005.  Mr. Jonathan Dicentes responded by phone and accepted responsibility for the waste.  Jonathan advised that he had a way to dispose of the material through his employer, H.E. Sargent, Inc., Stillwater, Me.  Jonathan explained to me his role with the company and the waste collection and storage operations of Sargent and that it was acceptable for him to use that disposal resource.  I felt confident that the material would be properly handled and disposed of by a licensed contractor through Sargent's waste stream and released the drum to Jonathan for disposal.

file/report.
P-72-2005*Donald Cole of Gould Equipment called to report while staff were working on a peddler truck inside the shop, a valve was not properly seated and a discharge of approximately twenty (20) gallons of #2 fuel oil occurred.

The spill was confined to the shop floor. Staff used pads and speedi dri to sorb and confine the spill.  It was being cleaned up and the spill clean up debris would be properly managed by Gould.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched, based on the information provided.  Response plans no further actions for this case.
I-14-2005*01-23-05 - A rusty, 275 aboveground supply tank leaked approximately 5 gallons onto the cement basement located at 3 Liberty Street.  The oil was cleaned-up with pads.  The tank is scheduled for replacement.

P-244-2004*Discharge of hydraulic oil from Lewiston Public Works truck at MMWAC facility.  Discharged material was cleaned up by MMWAC and disposed of on site.
B-36-2005*The Wendell Tremblay's live in a house barely 3 years old; the weather reports for the week of January 17, 2005, predicted bitter cold towards the end of the week.   The sight gauge on Tremblay's oil tank indicated that the tank was nearly empty, so oil was ordered from their regular supplier, R. H. Foster.

Trouble was, Foster could not get there until late in the week, so the Tremblay's ordered and got, 100 gallons from Irving, on or about the 19th.

Enter R. H. Foster on the 21st, expecting to deliver 250 gallons.  According to Karen Booth, the driver hooked up to the system and started pumping.  The whistle quit at only 45 gallons, so the driver stopped pumping, pounded on the vent to free up the whistle, then resumed pumping.  When he still didn't get a whistle, he stopped pumping, left a bill and the premises.

Less than 1/2 hour later, Mr. Tremblay went into the basement and smelled oil; product was running down the side of the tank from the whistle/vent opening.  An estimated 3 gallons were spilled.

Ms. Booth reported the spill when a Foster burner tech went to replace the sight gauge.  He put down speedy dry and some deodorant, telling the Tremblay's that the spill was their fault.

I was unable to look at the spill until January 24.  PID readings in the basement were as follows:

under the oil tank ......................................................33 ppm
in reloading room next door......................................25 ppm
at junction of floor & wall, reloading room ............221ppm

I called Karen Booth, leaving a message that I considered R. H. Foster responsible for this spill, given that the driver had resumed pumping after the whistle had stopped.  I suggested that they remove the oil contaminated partition shoe, and steam clean the floor, then replace the shoe and sheet rock.  I suggested she'd have to coordinate with the Tremblay's, who have very busy schedules.

Foster personnel complied with my instructions, though probably not as quickly as the Tremblay's would have liked.   On the 10th of February, PID readings were 59 ppm at the wall in the reloading room, and 12 ppm under the tank.  Tremblay said he could still smell oil, so on 2/15 Bob Shannon and I installed a Summa canister for a 24 hour air sample.  PID readings at that time were 26.4 and 5.8, respectively.

The analysis of the indoor air sample showed contaminant concentrations far below what the Department would consider actionable, so on March 8, I provided Mr. Tremblay with a copy of the results and advised him that we considered the spill to have been satisfactorily cleaned up.
P-245-2004*Verrill & Dana (Attorneys at Law) reported that contamination had been discovered at 447 US Route 1 during a phase 2 site assessment.  The site had, at one time, been a gas station and the tanks were removed in the 1970's.  It is unclear as to whether or not the DEP was present at the time, however it predates the statutes which give DEP authority over groundwater clean-up and underground storage tank oversight.

Under today's standards the site would be subject to baseline-2 clean up goals.  The contamination encountered during the 2004 assessment exceeds these levels, however it is not the Department's policy to require clean-ups of UST sites that were cleaned up to the standards in place at the time of the tank removal, unless new issues develop such as well contamination or vapors in buildings.

The site therefore does not have to be cleaned up at this time, however should excavation of the soil be necessary it must be handled and disposed of as gasoline contaminated soil.
I-9-2005*A five gallon pail was left in front of a wood pile and eventually hit by a plow passing through (unknown to plow truck driver).

Spill was cleaned up by Ken White with sorbent material.
P-12-2005*I received an anonymous complaint there was a leaking oil drum at Automart.  I went out and found that indeed there was a leaking 55 gallon drum behind the building.  It looked like the drum had not been properly covered and rain water had gotten in and displaced some of the oil.  The oil came out of the drum and ran across the paved parking lot.  I spoke with the owner who stated he would clean up the spill and dispose of the oil.  I checked back and the cleanup had been done, and the drums were gone.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-17-2005*On 1/6/05, I received a call from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a release of transformer oil in Standish as the result of a car hitting a power pole.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and the contaminated snow removed.  No further action required.
P-20-2005*On 1/10/05, I received a call from Gary Glatz of Independence Fuel reporting a small spill that had occurred 3 days prior.  The report was late in being made due to technical problems with the DEP's 800 spill line.

A small overfill occurred while filling the customer's oil tank.  Mr. Glatz cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and removed some oil soaked snow from the area.  No further action is required.
P-24-2005*
	1/7/2005: DEP notified by (Downeast Energy) DEE of a leak from a fuel return-line fitting at this customer's home.  DEE  responded and cleaned up.  No DEP response requested nor made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-28-2005*On 1/12/05, I received a call from Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reporting a small spill of various fluids from a dump truck that rolled over in Kittery.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-30-2005*I was contacted by Dead River to report that one of their customers had a leak in their copper line.  I responded and found that the copper line had several corrosion holes in it.  The oil leaked out onto the slab under the home and then ran off the slab into the front yard.  I hired Enpro to mop the oil up off the slab, which also involved vactoring accumulated soil, and to excavate the soil where the oil had run off the slab.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-191-2003*Downeast Energy reported a minor discharge of oil at a customer's home, located on 37 Charles St, in Sanford.  While filling the tank, the faint whistle caused the delivery to "burp" a small amount of oil out the vent onto the snow.  Inspection of the tank was ok, no damage or anomalies reported.

The DEE staff were removing the snow/ice and would manage the spill debris.

Based on this information and the small volume of the incident, no DEP/Response actions taken.
P-441-2003*Call received from Downeast Energy (DEE), of an oil discharge at the property at 1445 Forest Ave, in Portland.

Upon arrival, DEE staff were attending to the discharge and commencing clean up activities.

Details were vague but it appears the initial call was placed to DEE over the weekend, however a response was not made until 24-48 hrs later.  DEE to manage clean up and proper disposal of clean up debris.  The free product did not enter the sump, but was migrating along the concrete floor.

DEE was asked to provide a statement on the cause and affects for this particular case, with an explanation  for the delayed response.  This to date has not been received.

DEP/Response plans no further action for this case.

B-685-2004*
     This office received a call at 1230 on 12/17/04, from Clyde Pelkey (Pelkey Oil Company; Bangor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that one of their burner technicians was called to the First United Methodist Church on Essex Street in Bangor last night to investigate a problem with the furnace.  It seems that fuel oil was being fed to the boiler from the storage tank, but for some unknown reason, the burner did not kick on.  Some of the oil, estimated to be about one gallon, went onto the boiler room floor.  Fortunately, someone was at the church at the time, smelled the oil, and called the oil company immediately.  The furnace has been repaired and all of the oil was cleaned up.  No further assistance was required.

File report.


B-656-2004*
     This office received a call at 1015 on 12/6/04 from Dennis St Peter (Civil Engineering Services, Inc.; Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that Maine Independence Station / Duke Energy in Veazie had a small lube oil spill from a storage tank.  "Vapors", discharging from the vent, went onto the ground outside the building.  They were getting readings of 10 ppm on a PID type meter.  Clean Harbors of Maine, Inc. (Newburgh) was called in to excavate the contaminated material.  This was taken down to background levels.

     I had never heard of lube oil "vapors" being discharged from a vent pipe before.  Bill Lovejoy, Maine Independence Station's plant engineer (973-1203), later explained that it was more like a "mist" coming off the tank, which was due to the way the piping has been set up.  That will be corrected to avoid a similar occurrence in the future.  In the meantime, the contaminated soil will be trucked to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


P-320-1988*
	11/09/88: Abandonment-by-removal of motor fuels UST facility at the Frank Galos Chevrolet facility in Saco.  Sub-urban commercial area, on city water & sewer.  Over 100-yds of gasoline contam. soil excavated and reported to be landspread on Cluade Dubois farm property in Arundal (Town government later denied approval to landfarm there).

	Dubois removed UST without professional firefighter or Maine CTI in violation of Maine statute and rule.  Dubois given NOV's from DEP.
	Oil contamination understood to remain onsite, much of it below clean-up action guidelines, and this special waste material shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible. [This UST abandonment occurred prior to Maine DEP rules for a CMR 691 UST closure assessment, and Maine DEP clean-up Decision Tree.  See UST Reg. 2642 for further facility info.]
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P-1095-2004*On December 14, 2004, at approximately 6 AM an employee at Enviro-Clean Technologies, Inc. (ECT) noticed smoke coming out of the Wet Process Room.  The smoke triggered the automatic sprinklers, which in turn notified the Scarborough Fire Department.  The Scarborough Fire Department notified Kara Tudman at 7:18 AM.

As described by Matthew Reynolds of Drumlin Environmental, Inc., a representative of ECT, in the discharge report form attached:
At the close of business on 12/13, a heater in a 12-gallon hydrogen peroxide process tank was accidentally left on.  An automatic level sensor that was suppose to shut the heater off failed, allowing the hydrogen peroxide to evaporate and the heater to begin to melt the polypropylene tank.  Smoke and heat from the melting tank triggered the automatic sprinklers in the Wet Process Room.  The local fire department, regional HazMat team, DEP response staff, and Clean Harbors (ECT Response Contractor) responded to the incident.

Water from the sprinkler system surcharged several other process tanks containing acids (hydrofluoric and nitric) and caustics (ammonium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide).  Liquid from the overfilled process tanks flowed into the secondary containment beneath the tanks.  There is no direct evidence that hazardous chemicals were actually released from the secondary containment into the Wet Process Room, other areas of the building, or the environment.  When the pH of liquids were checked upon entering the building, pH results were 7-8.

The following response activities occurred:
-DEP took a pH reading of water exiting the building, which was neutral
-The regional HazMat team conducted two level A entries into the building.  The first entry team determined that the source was extinguished, but there was mist/smoke remaining in the building. They also determined that water in the building was pH neutral and instruments did not detect a hydrofluoric atmosphere.  The second entry team installed temporary fans in the doorways in order to vent the Wet Process Room.
-DEP monitored the air exiting the room and determined that the atmosphere was not hazardous.

Kara Tudman (KT) returned in the evening to observe Clean Harbors removing stored chemicals diluted by sprinkler water, as well as sprinkler liquids (pH 7-8) that had collected on the floor.  Removal of liquids from the floor and tanks was conducted with shop vacuums, as well as a vacuum truck.  Clean Harbors transported the liquids for disposal at their Connecticut facility.  At this time KT also observed the origin of smoke and heat at the process tank.  The hydrogen peroxide process tank appeared to be the only tank damaged (see attached photos).  The hydrogen peroxide that evaporated (approximately ten gallons) was collected in the hood located at the back of the process tanks and transferred to the scrubber located on the roof.  Once the tank began melting, the smoke and heat was conducted through the hood and up through the ventilation duct towards the scrubber.  The heat melted the duct and disengaged the scrubber, but at that time all of the hydrogen peroxide had evaporated, therefore, none of the hydrogen peroxide vapors were released to the environment untreated.  Also, any potentially contaminated liquids were contained within the secondary containment structure underneath the tanks.  Therefore, there were no confirmed uncontrolled releases to the environment.

No further action is required at this time.

B-442-2004*Ms. Saunders called to report that some unusual liquid had been dumped in the backyard of her Holden business, Nancy's Scrapbook. She found this Sunday morning. I went to the scene.
   She showed me a stained area on the gravel behind the building. The lightly stained area was about 15x25 feet in a roughly teardrop shape and slightly pitched down parallel with the building. A close inspection revealed bits of trash and reddish particles mixed in with the stain. There was now a mild odor of fiberglass; in other words, methyl ethyl ketone and or styrene monomer. It appears that some one dumped a trash can of water contaminated with the remnants of a fiber-glassing job. Using my MSA PID meter, I took some bag samples of the gravel from what appeared to be the most concentrated area. The gravel was tightly packed with lots of clay fines. With the machine calibrated with 100 ppm isobutylene, the surface gravel revealed a concentration of 6 ppm. At a depth of 2 inches, I got a reading of 2.5 ppm.
   Later, I spoke with the property owner, Earl Sherwood, and explained what I found. He told me that that area is about 30-40 feet of fill and the drilled well is maybe 200 feet deep. He could not remember the exact figure, but remembered it seemed very deep to him.
   With the low concentration levels, depth of well and fill, and the hot weather (this is mid-August), I believed that there was little threat to the well or groundwater. Mr. Sherwood agreed. I explained the same to Ms. Saunders, who also agreed. As such, no further action was taken.
A-242-2003*  On 5-28-03, three underground UST's were removed from a vacant service station in Lincolnville. The tanks were all 4,000 gallon capacity and two were steel with cathodic protection. The third UST was fiberglass. A fourth UST was found but could not be removed because it was under and attached to the foundation. Underground tank data at the DEP indicates that this UST was previously abandoned in place.
  This service station was previously known as Dean and Eugley's a.k.a. Eugley's Garage. The site has been out of service for several years. The town of Lincolnville assumed all liabilities for this project when it took ownership of the property when the taxes were not paid. There has been previous DEP involvement at this site in 1988.
  EPI was the lead contractor on site along with Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services and Bill Carver, an underground tank installer/remover. Pat Seaward, MDEP, and I were present throughout most of the field work.
  As expected, contaminated soils were encountered at this site. Fessenden detected contamination during the site assessment and was somewhat suspicious. Several soil samples were analyzed and found to contain low levels of other contaminants. See the Fessenden UST Site Assessment attached. The low levels did not violate Commercial Paving's permit and they were able to process the material. A total of 231 tons of soil were transported to CRS. The soils were first stockpiled at the town's Public Works lot to expedite the removal process and to wait for lab analysis.
  Pat Seaward has been involved with the monitoring wells on site and has additional information dealing with this case. Please refer to project file.

This ends Response Services involvement with this case.
B-396-2004*7.28.04 Erich Kluck of the DEP Water Bureau conducted an Underground Injection Control inspection at the entered location and upon arrival observed that the facility was vacant and evidence of oil spills were present.  Mr. Kluck referred the site to Response Services, Bangor Regional Office.

Upon my initial inspection of the facility, I observed several active spills, primarily from damaged or unsecured  55-gallon drums.  I also observed spills of a historical nature in the form of saturated soils and oil staining on both pervious and impervious surfaces.  Also, small containers of hazardous waste in the form of acids, gasoline, and paint chemicals in various locations on site.  The facility was abandon, although some activity was present by employees of Maine, Montreal & Atlantic Railroad, who owns adjacent property and rail lines.

This facility ceased operations in May of 2000 and entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  An internal DEP review of this site turned up a Final Mini-Inspection Report by Jean Firth, Site Assessment & Support Services Unit, Augusta.  This report assesses site conditions at the time of vacancy and gives a good historical perspective.  This report is not attached, but is attainable from DEP in Augusta.

Working with site representative, Juliet Browne of Verrill Dana, LLC., representing James Howard the trustee, we recognized many exposed threats pertaining to free liquids and the possibility of a release by accident or vandalism.  A plan was devised to remove all free phase liquids from various containers throughout the site.  Drums, underground tanks (two 15,000 gallon UST), aboveground tanks (one indoor 15,000 gallon AST and one outside 275-gallon AST), locomotive saddle tanks, small containers, oil water separators,  and sumps all containing re-usable waste were pumped off by Industrial Services, Brewer, ME.  Approximately ten-thousand gallons of waste oil was screened and removed for reuse at no charge.  Other regulated waste including asbestos wall-board, corrosive liquid, asphalt, #6 oil, and various other chemicals listed in this report were categorized and removed from the site and disposed of by ENPRO Environmental Services, South Portland, ME, a licensed waste contractor.

Two 15,000 gallon underground storage tanks were also removed in accordance with Chapter 691 of the DEP's underground tank rules.  No reportable contamination was detected and a site assessment was completed as required.

The project was completed in mid-October 2004.  During the course of this project, repeated acts of vandalism occurred and each was reported to the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department and site representatives, including MM&A Railroad.  These acts resulted in property damage primarily and two small, non-migrating spills that were cleaned up by DEP.  There had been little to no indication of property damage prior to removal actions on this site.

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B-571-2004*
     This office received a call at 1355 on 10/21/04, from Chief Pilot, John Knight (Maine Department of Conservation; Old Town) reporting a small Jet fuel spill at their facility near the airport.  He stated that personnel were in the process of transferring fuel oil from a tank truck to a second truck when the hose failed.  An estimated 3 to 4 gallons spilled onto an asphalt surface.  Some of the oil then flowed off the pavement and onto a gravel surface before it could be contained.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Old Town, I met with Mr. Knight and went over the situation with him.  Everything was pretty much as it had been reported.  Personnel were still sweeping up the speedi-dri and about one-quarter cubic yard of contaminate soil was removed along the edge of the asphalt.  Plans are to temporarily stockpile the material nearby and aerate it on site sometime in the spring.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


P-618-2004*
	Wed. 7/22/04: DEP and CMP response to 7/21/04, non-PCB transformer oil discharge after pole-mount transformer overheated and blew & misted oil all over ground, upper trees, pavement and parked car(s).  Location behind Chili's Restaurant and Days Inn, located across from the Maine Mall Exxon.  It was impressive how much surface area could be covered by so little oil.

	CMP hired EPI, of Gray, Maine and Lucas Tree Co. to removed oiled vegetation and soil.  Little visible oil reached the small brook.  Oiled debris taken to CWS Landfill under DEP virgin letter.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-380-2003*  On 7-30-03, Summit Environmental reported the discovery of oil contaminated soil under the concrete floor of the ex-Rumford Power Bldg. The site is located at 49 Congress Street and is served by city water and sewer. This soil was found during the excavation for the new footings in the basement. In addition, at least one dozen holes had been drilled through the concrete floor to check for addition petroleum impacted areas, at least two of these holes had oil contaminated soil.
  I spoke with Mike Deyling of Summit and told him that the contaminated soil could go back into the original excavation but not elsewhere on the project. There was also some discussion about contaminated water that was in the excavation. I suggested that Summit or the general contractor, Vogel & Vogel, contact the town about discharging the water into the POTW. If this didn't work then they would have to have it hauled off.
 Many weeks later while in the Rumford area, I stopped by the construction site. I did notice a frac tank from Clean Harbors on site. I do not have any information on how much water was treated or disposed of. I have called Mike Deyling and he does not know the answer. A phone later call from Mr. Deyling confirmed that the water was pumped into a frac tank and then into the POTW.
  A total of 13.96 tons of soil were removed from the site and transported to Commercial Paving.

P-643-2003*The neighbors had smelled oil for a few weeks prior to this investigation, but no one was able to identify the source.  Yarmouth Fire Department had been called and investigated the scene, but to no avail.  Chief Fairbanks then called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

DEP responder, Scott Cyr, responded to the Landy home, as they had noticed the odor periodically while in their backyard.  An inspection of the woods and wetlands (tidal influenced & Royal River estuary) surrendered no clues to the source.  It was hypothesized perhaps a vessel was run aground in the river.  With that, Cyr headed back to the office to secure the DEP boat for a river inspection.  While in the office, another call was received stating a new homeowner on Royal Point had a reportable release of oil.

During the past two weeks, the home at 157 had been sold, and the new owners had just moved in  only to discover after an oil service call, the oil tank was empty.  This could not be, as the former owner had recorded it filled only days ago,  in or around the closing inspection, which was also within a month of the last fill.  Upon arrival at the Kennedy home, the tank was in fact empty with a copper line appearing fully sheathed and beneath the concrete floor.  Inspecting the drain pipe for the perimeter drain, it was discovered to be flowing "bright red".  Finally the source had been found.  The flow path of the discharge followed a short gully adjacent to the home and joined the run off of a small pond and meandered thru the forested wetland towards the Royal River.  Oil was traced some 700 feet beyond the Kennedy home almost directly behind the Landry home.

Guerin Associates were called to begin cleanup operations.  Extensive manual labor was the initial response that included hand carrying sorbent and boom into the wetland and fabricating artificial recovery areas to compliment the natural ones.  Roll-off containers were staged in the yard for clean up debris collection.  The vacuum truck was used to immediately remove oil as it discharged from the perimeter drain.

Auxiliary operations included, drilling core holes in the basement floor to map the horizontal distribution of the oil,  pressure testing the copper line to validate it as the cause.  DEP Technical Services was called in whom established a water treatment system for the perimeter drain runoff and ORC's (oxygen releasing compound) were introduced to the sub slab environment to assist in oil degradation. Shortly thereafter, the site was managed by DEP/Tech Services for follow up and long term remedial designs.

At this point DEP/Response Services ended daily involvement.
A-409-2003* A concerned citizen, Mike Hinch, called this office to report that Berry Hill Oil had spilled oil in, or along a drive way on Vine St. in Livermore Falls. Vine Street connects with Church Street a.k.a. Route 133. The area is served with city water and sewer.
 I called Berry Hill Oil and spoke with Steve Berry. He was unaware of any thing, but would make a site visit. He called me later that day and told me that one of his driver's did spill some fuel along the edge of a driveway and that he (Steve) attempted cleanup with sorbent material. The spill was minor and no further involvement shall be required.
P-31-2005*A representative from Downeast Energy reported that approximately two (2) cups of #2 Fuel Oil was released from a slow leak from the oil line near the burner in the basement of the home.  The release occurred on concrete and was remediated with the use of kitty litter as a sorbent.  The spent kitty litter was disposed of by Downeast Energy.

No further DEP action is warranted at this time.
P-32-2005*A representative from the Bath Iron Works indicated that there had been a release of approximately one (1) pint of hydraulic oil from a ruptured line on a fork lift.  Sorbents were applied to the area.  Some of the hydraulic oil released onto the pavement was washed by rain into a storm drain catch basin that leads to a manmade retention pond on the facility.

No further DEP action is warranted at this time.
B-454-2004*B-454-2004
08-20-2004 10:32

     Cory Cummings of Central Maine Power called to report a small spill of transformer oil at their sub station on South Main Street in Guilford.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons leaked out a failed bushing that resulted from a lightning strike.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered "non PCB".
P-708-2003*Complaints received by the Pownal town office, which led CEO, Jim Briggs to call DEP about concerns of potential oil releases from the Davis property.  The neighbor is identified as Christopher Ayers of 22 Wilson Rd (reportedly an adjacent property owner).

The property was visited by DEP/Cyr and the following documented.

Domestic junkyard, covering roughly an acre from the home traveling back into the woods along a path and roadway. Approximately 18 vehicles, some partial are strewn throughout, including metal and building debris and miscellaneous junk. This inspection did not conclusively identify significant numbers of oil filled containers beyond those of the fuel tanks in the vehicles.  Housekeeping issues are relevant, should the vehicles be stored long term.  Proper management of the waste fluids is required and the reporting of any oil discharges to the DEP prudent.

This site should be revisited and marked with GPS coordinates for future reference.
P-1089-2004*Received a call from Rick Joyce, Boom Technology, Inc., stating that this client Kleen Oil had discharged oil onto the ground at Hertz Equipment Rental, 6 Gibson Road, Scarborough, ME.

When I arrived on-site, the driver was still present and stated that he had overfilled the underground tank by about 60 gallons.  The overfilled occurred when he went inside the building to check the gauge, without shutting off the pump.  Oil had flowed across the lot and under equipment in the yard, and into a drainage ditch adjacent to the property.  Rain was making containment of the oil difficult.  The driver and I placed down sorbents until additional help arrived.  When Boom Tech. and additional employees from Kleen Oil arrived, additional sorbents were placed down and saturated ones removed.  Rain and snow were making recovery difficult, so the decision to acquire a vacuum truck was made.

Enpro Services was the contractor hired by Boom Tech to undertake the remaining remediation.  All visible signs of contaminated snow, water and a small amount of soil were removed from the site.  Additional soil removal would be required at a later date, due to metal waste and equipment that had to be removed from the area.  Sorbents were place down to limit the migration of oil, until the soil removal could commence.

The soil removal was not undertaken until 12/15/04, due to several reasons.  5.23 tons of soil were removed from the site, with the greatest amount of contamination around the UST.
B-707-2004*B-707-2004
12-30-2004 08:37

     The Frankfort Fire Department called to report a hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose on a garbage truck on the Loggin Road, about a mile in from Route 1.  Investigation shown that the fluid covered about a quarter mile of road.  Sand was simply put down on the affected roadway, since it was virtually unrecoverable.
I-10-2005*SEVEN ISLANDS LAND COMPANY
SPILL REPORT FORM

Report date & time - 1/17/05 4:10 PM Spill date & time  1/17/05 2:00 PM

Landowner Representative	
Name 		Seven Islands Land Co.
Address	P.O. Box 677			phone 1-207-435-6039
		Ashland, Me 04732		fax     1-207-435-6579

Person reporting the event
Name   R. A. Vigue via Jason Castonguay, forester
Address  Same as above

Contractor/ Spiller
Name   Robert McBreairty
Address  St. Francis Me

What was spilled? hydraulic oil
Location?  T19R12
Coordinates?  N 0477936  W5239107
How much was spilled?   15 gallons

Cause?  Burst hose on feller-buncher drive track, unnoticed until the warning light began flashing in the cab. Oil spread over 800 feet of trail.

When and how was it cleaned up?  soaked up 3 to 5 gallons with pads directly under the machine when it was noticed

When and where did the debris go?  Pads taken to Robert McBreairty shop in Fort Kent






P-789-2003*Mr. Mather was transporting a jerry can of fuel in his vehicle when it tipped over and discharged gasoline to the interior of the van.  Less than two (2)gallons were spilled, rags were initially used and then sorbents.  The carpeting was removed and the vehicle aired out.

The rags and sorbent pads (supplied by DEP) were transported to the DEP flammable item locker for consolidation and disposal.

None of the gasoline was discharged to the ground, it was confined to the interior of the van.

No further actions are planned by DEP.

A-29-2005*Four Corners Variety (tank registration 16978), 1718 Heald Hwy (Route 17) reported an 8 gallon customer overfill on January 15, 2005.  The customers' name was given as Herb Gudrow, with no other information about Mr. Gudrow.  Mr. Gudrow had returned to sit in his car while the gas was pumping and did not immediately notice gasoline flowing out of the filler neck of his car.  The automatic dispenser shutoff had failed to trip, probably owing to the cold temperatures at the time of the overfill.  Four Corners Variety staff used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material, none of which left the pavement or the property.

Maine DEP staff offered assistance but did not inspect the site.  Ted Scharf, DEP Tanks Enforcement unit, was sent a notice of the overfill by DEP Response Services.  No further action is expected.
I-11-2005*01-13-05, B & L Logging had an overfill of a feller buncher in T9 R13. They shoveled up contaminated snow and soil.

B-398-2004*The Coast Guard called to report that there was an oil spill in Stonington Harbor. Used motor oil from the M.V. Cherish had created a half-mile long sheen in the harbor. The tide was outgoing. The vessel was at Billings Marine.
I left for Stonington.
   On my arrival, I met Peter Grindle, the marina manager, who gave me a tour of the incident. The M.V. Cherish had been and still was tied up to Billings' dock. The boat's captain, Rodney Haskell, decided to change the engine oil in the boat's diesel engines. It turned out that the boat's waste oil tank had taken on water, so when the waste oil was pumped into the tank, the excess oil went out the vent. Later on, Billings Marine recovered about 25 gallons of waste oil when it cleaned out the tank. The captain had pumped in 31 gallons. Seems like 5-6 gallons spilled to the harbor.
   As soon as Billings's personnel noticed the sheen, they put out sorbent boom along the dock and around the yacht. The oil blackened the white sorbent boom, so it did some good. It appears that all that could be done, was done.
   The U.S. Coast also came to the marina and interviewed everyone involved. The boat owner, Henry Heflich, and the skipper were cooperative.
   The cost of sorbents will by handled by Mr. Heflich and Billings Marine.
A-32-2005*John Holmes, president of Consumers Fuel Company, 12 Main Street Belfast, reported a 50 gallon #2 heating oil overfill to containment at the Belfast YMCA, 157 Lincolnville Ave, Belfast on January 17, 2005.  The AST at the YMCA is located in a segregated room with secondary spill containment at the facility and has a powered ventilation system dedicated to the AST room.  Consumers Fuel Company removed most of the spilled oil using pumps and cleaned up the remaining oil with sorbent materials.
The YMCA maintenance director, Tom Waterman, was contacted by Maine DEP staff but did not need assistance cleaning up the spill or mitigating any lasting impacts.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer.  No oil escaped the containment.

No further action is expected.
P-1043-2003*Mr. Murch called to report his intention to remove a previously abandon (out of service ) UST at his property, in Waterford.

It has been out of service for many years.  Using his own equipment Mr. Murch uncovered and unearthed the UST, no signs of contamination were observed and the hole backfilled.
A-283-2004* On 5-16-2004, CMP reported a transformer leak in the town of Augusta. This spill was the result of an automobile accident on Melville Street. A crew from CMP responded and cleaned up the spilled transformer oil by removing contaminated brush & mulch. The transformer was not tagged, therefore, a sample of the oil was taken for analysis. Sample # C-44-04 had PCB content of less than 2 ppm. No site visit was made and no further action will be required by Response. See attached Spill Report from CMP.
B-709-2004*12.14.04, Dead River Company reported a one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The delivery driver accidentally overfilled the residential 275-gallon AST.  The delivery driver cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No additional complaints received.


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P-16-2005*On 1/7/05, I received a call from Gordon McDonald of Mic Mac reporting a small fuel oil spill at their facility in Biddeford.  The spill occurred due to an unspecified mechanical failure on a fuel oil pump attached to their heating oil system.  The spill went into a secondary containment device and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-383-2004*B-383-2004
07/29/2004 08:00

     William Boettger of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Military Bureau, Joint Headquarters of the Maine National Guard, called to report discovering trace diesel range organic levels in soil piles at the National Guard base out at the airport.  It was stated that these piles had to be moved to make way for building expansion.  Investigation shown that most of the piles were in the form of concrete debris.  This was taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  The remaining contaminated material was taken to Lane Construction in Bangor for Batching.  This contamination was believed to be from historical surface spillage from heavy equipment.  Why the material was left in piles is not known.
P-37-2005*On 1/18/05 I received a call from Paul Thompson of Guerin Associates reporting a loose fitting on some underground piping at the Stop & Shop on Riverside St. in Portland.  The spillage was contained in a piping sump.  The loose fitting was repaired and the spilled gasoline cleaned out of the sump with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
I-191-2004*On 9-23-04, Jay Gustafson, of Dead River called to report that one of his customers had called in a leaking fuel tank. He was at the residence and found the tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom. About 15 gallons were estimated to have leaked out over a period of time. Most was absorbed into a wood pile nearby. I met with the owner that day and he wanted to conduct the cleanup himself. No off site impact was expected.
I-2-2005*At 09:50 hours on January 2, 2005, I received a call from the State Police Barracks in Houlton asking me to call a Mark Bossie with Dead River Company (Dead River) regarding a spill.  I called Mark and he informed me that at the home of Keith Joslyn of Monticello there was a spill of home heating fuel (kerosene).  The spill resulted from a broken filter on a tank that was frozen into the ground.  The spill occurred sometime on the evening of January 1, 2005, a service tech had already been to the residence and installed a new filter.  I drove to Monticello and met with Mr. Joslyn to investigate the incident.  Mr. Joslyn explained that sometime around 22:00 hours on January 1, 2005, his wife complained that the house was getting cold and the furnace would not come on.  After a few minutes of trying to get the furnace to light, Mr. Joslyn called Dead River to report the problem.  The service tech found that the tank was frozen into the ground and frost had risen high enough to break the filter off the tank.  The contents of the tank leaked out and disappeared under the tank.  There was very little product on the surface of the ground. I explained to Mr. Joslyn there was very little I could do for him on a Sunday and that someone would come to see him on Monday for follow-up.  Clean-up operations were overseen by Frank Wezner.

I met with Mr. Joslyn and Dead River on January 3, to discuss clean-up options. I hired AE McQuade to conduct excavation below the tank after temporary heat was installed and the old tank moved. Excavation began that day. At about 5 feet below grade, the water table was encountered. Oil began to fill the excavation with the water.  A pumping system was then installed and monitored for two days, until no more oil entered the hole. Approximately 80 gallons was recovered. Contaminated soil was removed and transported to Presque Isle Landfill. Mr. Joslyn's well was sampled and placed on Quarterly Monitoring which indicated no impacts for four quarters.  No further Response actions are required at this time.
I-234-2004*Town of Ashland reported a town plow truck blew a hydraulic line in front of the Ashland post office on 12-9-04. I met with plow driver and Fire Chief at the scene. Sorbents were used to clean up oil on road. All was confined to the pavement.
I-210-2004*On 10-07-04, Seven Islands reported a spill of hydraulic oil by a contractor in Nashville Plt., due to a ruptured hose. They used wood chips to clean it up.  Impacted wood chips were transported to Maine Woods Co. to be used in boiler.
I-211-2004*On 10-10-04, LP Corp. reported a hydraulic oil spill outside their plant. A debarker had blown a hydraulic hose and lost about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil. They used wood chips as sorbents to pick up the spilled product, and used the impacted wood chips in their boiler on site.
I-212-2004*On 10-14-04, Boralax Industries reported the discovery of a hydraulic leak from a truck dumper. A leaking gasket was seen as the cause which resulted the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil. They used wood chips to clean it up and burned the chips in their boiler.
I-213-2004*On 10-15-04, Maine Public Service had a spill of hydraulic oil from one of its bucket trucks. A hydraulic line broke, spilling approximately 15 gallons to the ground. The crew used speedy dry to pick up the spilled product.
I-214-2004*On 10-27-04, Seven Islands reported a discharge by B & L Logging in T18 R10. Hydraulic oil had been lost from a feller buncher due to faulty pump. The crew used sorbent pads and shoveled up contaminated soil.
P-1085-2003*The initial anonymous complaint indicated a mercury thermometer was broken in a bean transport blanching system and went unreported.

This complaint initiated a facility inspection by ME DEP, Scott Cyr and Me FDA Agriculture, Gerry Chestnut respectively.  They met with Susan Gallagher, QC Mgr., and Adam Bear, Plant Engineer and the scenario was explained.

A mercury thermometer was broken during a night shift operation, but not in contact with any food material.  The meter was isolated externally on the food processing mechanism.  It was gathered up and brought to the control office.  It was there where it was again broken and the elemental mercury was discharged to the floor of the small office.

The debris was cleaned up and put into storage, for eventual disposal.  The offices were monitored with the Lumex and the log sheet is attached.  Elemental mercury (beads) were observed and confined in place with some clear scotch tape.  This area was later cleaned by an environmental contractor.

DEP/Response plans no further action based on the observations made and the follow up contracted services.
P-62-2005*On 1/18/05, I received a call from Barry Gordon of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when the oil truck driver neglected to tighten the scully on the fill pipe completely.  A small amount of fuel seeped out when he began to fill the tank.  He immediately corrected his mistake.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1095-2003*Mark Anderson of DownEast (DE) called to report (after the fact) a customer's odor complaint about a fill earlier in the week.  On the 29th, a fuel oil delivery was made to the property, specifically apt #15.  The tenant called reporting an oil odor from the fill.

DE arrived to find a discharge both externally (around the fill/vent) and internally, prompting the call to DEP Response.  The driver may have tried to clean up the soils beneath the vent (a flower bed), as some soils, approximately a shovel or two, were removed.  Additional excavation was needed, as well as the removal of free product on the basement floor (an area estimated at 8' x 8').

All visibly impacted soil beneath the vent was removed (approximately three feet by two feet and 18-24 inches deep), however, the removal was not complete, as the migration of oil had flowed through the field stone foundation and onto the floor in the basement.  Speedi dri was applied to the interior surfaces and rubbed dry.  Plans for the restoration of the flower bed was to be worked out with the property owner, Alan Dugas, at a later date.

DE/Anderson was reminded that spills need to be reported within two hours or as soon as possible after taken preventative measures.  He assured me the driver would be reminded and the information dispensed at the next drivers meeting.

No additional complaints have been received by the tenants or the property owner, therefore DEP/Response plans no further action based on the observations and actions taken.
P-170-1994*
REPORT UPDATE OF NOV. 2004 by SGB

	March, 1994, response to report of failed UST piping test and gasoline free product found by dispensers @ E side of the facility (see site map).  See also attached narrative and documents; and P-9-1988 and P-497-1988.  Remediation and investigation managed by Groundwater Technology for Mobil Corp.  Discharge quantity estimated.

	Gasoline impacted soils & gw understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if made accessible, impacts a sensitive receptor or is otherwise managed.  As with other facilities in similar conditions and locations, full remediation may be most cost effective and may wait till the property is re-developed, the facility is replaced, and or site conditions change.  This statement does not include or cover issues covered in report P-1024-04, where historical and unreported prohibited discharges remain from a 1988 UST abandonment.
	Property owned by Exxon-Mobil Corp. in 2004 with sale  to Alliance Energy Corp. in Dec. 2004.
(11/9/04, meeting with DEP by John Marchewka of MAI Env. Svcs. concerning site closure.)
P-63-2005*On 1/18/05, I received a call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a tractor trailer truck at the Rowe VW Mazda Dealership in Auburn leaking fuel.  The truck had a hole in the bottom of it's saddle tanks.  It was unknown what caused the hole.  Approximately 35 gallons of the spilled fuel had been captured in a container and was taken to a nearby waste oil burner at the dealership.  Another 2 -3 gallons of diesel spilled onto the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-65-2005*On 1/18/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jim Banville of Jim's Oil Heat Services reporting a leaking oil tank at a client's residence in Mechanic Falls.  Mr. Banville was making arrangements to pump out the tank that night and requested that I look at the spillage in the morning.  I responded the following morning and met Mr. Banville on site.  I observed some oil staining where the tank had been located.  The spillage had been cleaned up by the homeowner with speedy dry, and Mr. Banville had also placed some wood shavings on the floor.  There was no odor in the area and the house is served by public water.  No further action required.
B-601-2004*Washington County Communication Center reported a truck wreck on Route 6 in Kossuth. The truck was leaking diesel and Trooper Perkins was on scene.
   On my arrival, I found that the Topsfield Volunteer Fire Department was on scene and had put out a sorbent boom in a small brook as diesel was leaking into it. In addition, they had dammed the upstream side of the culvert with a plastic bag and were using their fire truck to pump the water out of the created impoundment into the woods. This took the water pressure off the bag and worked very well. This gave me time to put out sorbent pads and more boom in the brook, while others worked on getting the truck righted. This boom set up resulted in the collection of a large amount of diesel. Once the truck was removed and debris cleaned up, the diesel stopped leaking and the plastic bag was removed. No further action is anticipated.

B-650-2004*Mr. McLaughlin called to report that a State plow truck had broken a hydraulic hose while traveling north on Interstate 95 between mile markers 227 and 228. The driver noticed a problem and pulled into a cross over where the broken hose was found and replaced. This caused a small puddle of oil to form that was recovered with sorbent pads. The oil on the road was sanded and left where it was.
A-696-2004*Central Maine Power reported a Ford F-150 (driver not reported) failed to negotiate road conditions and   made hard contact with a pole, breaking off the pole and sending the transformer crashing to the ground.  All this excitement occurred on December 19, 2004.  CMP crews, not wanting customers to be without power, raced to the scene with a new pole and transformer.  Upon arrival they discovered the transformer had discharged all 9 gallons of transformer oil (non-PCB).  Whether all 9 gallons were lost as a result of the accident was not determined and CMP will re-visit the site in the spring.

CMP crews removed 1 drum of contaminated snow and leaves.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  Further action maybe needed in the spring by CMP.
P-84-2004*Down East Energy called to report the overfill of an inside AST at 5 Macintosh Lane Windham.

Reportedly only a small volume of oil discharged from the site glass/gauge, of this dual tank system.

DEE staff were cleaning it up and no DEP assistance was requested.  Based solely on the information provided, no DEP Response was dispatched.  No additional calls were rec'd from the home owner or DEE, therefore, DEP/Response plans no further action.
B-31-2005*On 1/20/05, Assistant Fire Chief, Bob Dabona reported a truck fire at 156 Billings Road.  The truck caught fire while plowing the parking lot of Russell Patton Insurance.  After the fire was extinguished, approximately one pint of gasoline dripped from a fuel line.  The product was absorbed with pads.
A-57-2004* Darren Mathews, of Downeast energy, reported a small oil spill at the business of Tri-State Staffing. Tri-State is located at 56 Bangor St. in Augusta. According to Mr. Mathews the sight glass attached to the AST, which is located in the basement, broke and a small amount of oil had leaked out onto the tank and concrete floor. Downeast Energy made the necessary repairs and cleanup. No further action will be required.

B-30-2005*On 1/19/05, 2145 hours, Jim McCoy of Fortin & Jewett Oil reported that they were responding to a 5-7 gallon oil release at 38 Switzer Spring Road in Prospect.  The leak had come from corrosion holes in the bottom of the filter on the AST at the residence.  They had deployed and recovered half a bale of pads, which suggests the spill may have been more like 12-15 gallons.  I discussed the situation with Ed Perry, who owns the property, explaining the fund in the event the cleanup became expensive (i.e. beyond $500).
B-446-2004*B-446-2004
08-17-2004 13:00

     Rich Hathoway of Diversified Technology Consultants in Connecticut called to report discovering minor levels of both gasoline and diesel contamination during a site assessment at the Army Reserve Center on Prospect Street in Dexter.  It was stated that the contamination was found beneath the facility's wash rack.  A subsequent investigation found that approximately 20 yards of "material" had already been removed.  The contamination was believed to be rather isolated and not thought to be significant given that the area is served by a public water supply.  The soil was believed to be taken to an unknown facility, most likely "out-of-state" for disposal.
A-87-2004* An employee of M W Sewall parked the company's fuel delivery truck at his rented home. This home is located on 139 Snowball Hill Rd. in New Harbor, west of Route 130. Something happened and fuel oil leaked onto the gravel parking area leaving a large oil stain about 15 feet in diameter. The ground was frozen at this time and the oil did not penetrate very far, a few inches at most. This spill was not reported promptly.
 The home is owned by Catherine Ganung, presently residing in Hawaii. I contacted M W Sewall and asked them to remove the contaminated soil. Some soil was removed several days later, however the frozen ground prevented the removal of all of the oil impacted soil. A second soil removal operation occurred somewhat later.
 There is a well on the property and it will be sampled. This case has been forwarded to Alex Pugh of our Technical Services Division.

P-38-2005*A homeowner, trying to clean up a large amount of animal urine off the basement floor, poured bleach on it and caused a reaction (ammonia & chlorine) that produced noxious vapors.  The fire department ventilated the basement, diluted the mixture with water and wiped it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-39-2005*I was contacted by Home Depot reporting that a customer had returned a heater with oil in it.  When the sales clerk tried to determine what the problem was with the heater, it started spitting oil.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbents which were containerized for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-594-2004*Ron Jack, owner of R.J. Heating Inc., called to report that a basement AST split while being filled at the Ellie Kenneson residence in Bradford. He estimated that at least 500 gallons were lost. His driver reported seeing an inch of oil on the cellar floor. He was working on cleaning it up. I went to the scene.
   On my arrival, I met Mr. Jack, his employees, and Ms. Kenneson. In fact, by my arrival they were taking another load of speed-dri into the basement. The floor was now mostly covered by this sorbent material. The tank was an older vertical 275 manifolded to a newer vertical 275. There was a spilt on the end seam 14" long, starting about 21" above its bottom. The cross over pipe and vent were 2" in diameter. There did not seem to be any reason for the failure. Both the driver and Ms. Kenneson agreed that there was an active whistle until the driver stopped pumping. Neither heard anything unusual. The driver stopped, because he felt the transfer had been going on too long. He notified the owner and together they went down the basement stairs. This is when the one inch of oil was seen on the concrete floor.
   The basement is of a very tight poured concrete. However, there is a square sump in the north east corner. No pump is needed as there is a 4" drain that goes to daylight some 200' or more to the northeast. At it's point of discharge, Mr. Jack had put down some sorbent pads that had accumulated a lot of oil, but there did not appear to be many gallons present. The weather had been rainy and the soil was mostly saturated. I believe that most of the oil was now under the floor amongst the crushed stone that seems to underlie the concrete. The drilled well is about 75' away from the house to the west. Ms. Kenneson did not know it's actual depth, but thought it might be 150 feet or more. The soil is silty loam and pretty tight. The basement has experienced water problems in the past. Ms. Kenneson owns a lot many acres in size.
   After the speedi-dri was removed there was an issue of some odor upstairs. On 11/8/04, I used my PID and found the resulting parts per million (ppm): coffee table = 0, top of cellar door (closed) on living space side = 3.7, basement high = 17, and basement sump = 65. With the exception of the sump, the numbers are not cause for health worries. However, there can certainly be a nuisance problem at these levels. To reduce the level further, I had Mr. Jack seal a layer of plywood over the sump and John Selleck of Tech Services installed a powered vent system. This seems to be satisfactory.
   I discussed the oiled soil at the mouth of the sump drain with Ms. Kenneson and Mr. Jack. It is my opinion that there was no immediate need to try to excavate the soil at the time. Any attempt to use a truck and backhoe on the saturated soil would result in deep rutting to her field. Also, I do not believe that the soil is oil saturated beyond a few inches and bioremediation in situ is a reasonable approach. They both agreed to this and we'll reassess it this early summer.

P-1167-2004*
SUMMARY
	12/17/04: Notice to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of photoionization detector (PID) readings exceeding the 100 parts per million (ppm) notification level and dissolved phase diesel-range organics (DRO) and gasoline-range organics (GRO) contamination found at the site during a Phase-2 assessment for Faulkner & Flynn.  The oil contamination appears to be historical and tied to P-54-1988 (when owned by Gibbs Oil), P-411-1990, P-259-1992 and P-703-1993, and/or periodic small surface spills that may have reached soil through cracks and joints in the pavement.  Petroleum contamination has also been discovered in the property's surface water run-off detention pond which drains to the storm drain and which should be reported to DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality (BLWQ).
	The property is a former Gibbs Oil, Mobil Oil, and Exxon-Mobil Oil Corporation retail motor-fuels Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility.  In Dec. 2004 ownership passed to Alliance Energy.  The location is dense commercial use and is serviced by city water and sewer.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	I understand that the site is to go through a DEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) clearance by Alliance Energy (new owners).  If new discharges are shown, they will appear to have been reported late following the site 2004 assessment by St. Germain & Associates.
2.	The Decision Tree works out to an Intermediate Goal though I recommend downgrading the site to a Baseline-2 Goal based on the past experience of sensitive receptors not being affected by vapors, and because there have been no groundwater users over the 16 years since discharges were discovered on the site.
3.	Though presently the property does not appear clean to state satisfaction, as with many facilities in similar condition, cost-effective remediation may await eventual facility replacement or redevelopment.  During future remediation work care shall be taken in determining UST Insurance Fund eligible discharges, as well as historical and ineligible cleanup expenses.
4.	Any contaminated media on or off-site shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-40-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
A-121-2004* Paula Smith, of CN Brown, reported a that diesel spill had occurred at their Big Apple Store in Turner. The nozzle on the dispenser fell out of the pickup truck during refueling. This resulted in the release of about three gallons of diesel fuel. The fuel spilled on the concrete and gravel parking lot. The local Fire Dept. responded and applied sorbent material to discharged product. No further action will be required.

P-115-2005*While refueling the vessel Eufemia, Chris Estes overfilled one of its tanks discharging approximately one quart of diesel to Casco Bay.  Responder O'Brien was at the scene to apply pads to the discharge.  Some free product was recovered but the fuel quickly turned to sheen.
I-253-2004*On 12-23-04, B & L Logging had a small spill at a job site in T19 R11. They overfilled a feller buncher of of approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel. They shoveled up the contaminated soil and spread it thinly on the wood yard for evaporation.
I-252-2004*On 12-10-04, the Fort Kent fire department called to report an unknown motorist had lost a 5 gallon fuel can from their vehicle which had spilled a couple gallons of #1 fuel oil onto the road on US Rt. 1 at the top of "Station Hill". They used sorbent pads to clean up what was possible.
I-254-2004* On 12-28-04, Maine Wood Recycling had a truck upset in T11 R7 which resulted in the loss of approximately 1 gallon of motor oil. Sorbent material was used to clean-up discharged product.
I-218-2004*An Irving Woodlands' excavator discharged approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil due to a ruptured hose.  Sorbent material was utilized to clean up impacted ground and were disposed of by Irving.
I-29-2005*After receiving a call at home, I responded to the spill which is outlined very well in the memo from George Watson to the Fort Fairfield Town Manger (below).
The spill was cleaned up by the public works crew using speedy dri and sorbents that  they had on hand and additional sorbents supplied by the Fire Dept.
   	

	TO:	            Dan Foster, Town Manager

	FROM:	George O. Watson, Director Public Works [geowatson@fortfairfield.org]

	DATE: 	  February 10, 2005

	SUBJECT: 	 Heating Oil Leak at Public Works Facility

     On February 9th, one of our employees noticed heating oil coming out the exterior vent line which is hooked up to an interior heating oil day tank system.    In checking the boiler room, we found that the float or switch was stuck on and the fuel pump.    In doing so, the day tank pump is pumping more oil that can run back the return line to the underground tank.   In doing so, this overfilled the ten-gallon day tank and then filled the vent line and then out onto the ground.    Also in this process, pressure within the system caused heating oil to be pushed out the fill cap on our emergency generator within the building.

     I placed a call into St. Peter & Sons Heating (contractor who installed), and I was told by Rick St. Peter there was not much that he could do as he did not have the correct float or switch.     I asked him to please correct this problem, as we did not need this to happen after hours.    He called back with a firm's name and phone number that we could get this float/switch from.    I did call and found that they could also not help me with a float or switch, but would look it up and get back to me.      They indicated that just cleaning the points should solve the problem.     With this information I asked our mechanic to please look over and try and clean them, which was done.


PROBLEM:

     In coming to work at 4:30 am this date, I found the building filled with a strong smell of heating oil.     In going to the boiler room, I found that the switch or float on our interior day tank heating oil system again was stuck on and overflowed the 10-gallon holding tank.    This also caused oil to be pushed out the vent line onto the ground, and the pressure within the lines caused the vent cap on the emergency generator to push heating oil out and onto the floor on the interior.     Overall I feel we lost about fifty gallons of heating oil.


ACTION TAKEN:

     My first action was to stop the problem, shutting down the system, then I placed oil pads and speed dry on the interior of the building to soak up all standing oil and stop the flow beyond the area that was contaminated.   I also placed oil pads within our floor drain system to contain all spill within the building.

    My next action was to place calls into the proper personnel to inform them of this oil spill problem.   I called the Maine D.E.P. to report an oil leak, interior as well as exterior.    I then call Paul Durepo our Fire Chief (again required), who was in Portland attending a meeting and he asked that I call Doug Clifford, which was done.    I then placed a call to Rick St.Peter to get help with this day tank problem.    Rick could not provide any assistance due to other work and suggested that I call another heating firm.    Based on this I call Jeff Murchison, and then I placed a call into you as Town Manager to inform you of the issue, as well as calling some of my crew in to help with the clean-up.

     When Doug Clifford arrived, he asked me to vent the building to get rid of some of the fumes, I completed this by opening all overhead door a foot and turning on the building exhaust fan.   With having the pads and speedy dry down, I felt that we could wait for the D.E.P. (Carl Allen) prior to any cleaning so he could provide the correct plan of action.

     With the arrival of Carl Allen, he walked the facility, looked at the problem and per his recommendations we compl
A-52-2005*Barry Harris, a truck driver for Intrepid Transport, 3139 Old US 421, Lillington, North Carolina, jack knifed the unloaded tractor trailer he was driving in snowy weather conditions at mile marker 101, northbound, Maine Turnpike.  The accident occurred on February 10, 2005.  An estimated 5 - 10 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to the roadway from a split drivers side saddle tank.  The Farmingdale Fire Department and Maine DEP used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Maine DEP staff used an air driven diaphragm pump to remove an additional 100 gallons of diesel fuel from the damaged saddle tank.

Maine DEP disposed of the contaminated sorbent pads and recovered diesel fuel.  No further action is expected.
P-108-2005*During a realtor's site walk, they noticed some soil staining around the fuel tank in the crawl space.  The property owner contacted the Department for advice and direction.  It looked as though old fittings had wept over the years; certainly not a one time discharge.  The property owner was directed to remove the tank and retain the services of an environmental contractor to excavate all contaminated soil possible.  That wording was used because many bedrock outcroppings were visible in the crawlspace and imminent refusal was expected.  Although there are wells in the area, the professional opinion of the Department negates the potential for any future issues to arise from this site.
P-110-2005*It was reported to the DEP by IF+W that a citizen notified them of a transmission oil spill in the middle of Thompson Lake.  Having no reasonable means of transportation, a meeting was set up with a game warden.  He had decent directions so via snowmobile we embarked on our journey in search of transmission oil.  We did locate a large red stain on the ice, however, that stain was chunky and surrounded in deer hair.  Our deduction was that a coyote was the culprit.
P-118-2005*I was contacted by the State Police reporting there was a tractor trailer involved in an accident on the Maine Turnpike in Auburn.  The truck had jack knifed in snowy conditions and damaged one of its saddle tanks.  The diesel that was spilled was contained to the road by the slush.  I used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-21-2005*On 2-8-05, Gail Blynn called to report that there had been an accident involving 2 log trucks in front of her home several weeks prior. She said the collision caused motor oil from one of the trucks to be spilled onto her yard, near her well. The Hodgdon fire dept. responded at the time of the accident and used sorbents to get what they could see. The spill was not reported to DEP. With warm weather and snow melting, she noticed a lot of oil still in the yard, mixed with snow and in melt water. I hired  Dickison London, a local contractor to remove contaminated snow and pad the water with sorbents. I also spoke with the Hodgdon Fire Chief about spill reporting.

According to the police report, the truck owned by FP Madore is the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
I-23-2005*On 2-6-05, Caribou Fire reported a snowmobile fire at the Caribou Motor Inn. As the result of the fire, the gas tank on the sled ruptured and about 10 gallons was lost onto the snow and ground. Caribou Fire used 2 bales of sorbents to pick up the gas.
P-113-2005*Received a call from ExxonMobil regarding the discovery of a leaking flange, by tank #37, that is part of their pipeline to Bangor.  They stated that approximately 2 gallons of gasoline had been discharged onto the ground.

I followed-up on the report, and observed that all free product had been collected, although there was still some contaminated snow and stone that required removal.  It was assumed that the flange had developed a leak, because it had not been tightened enough after the hardware was upgraded.  The flange was re-tightened, and a drip pan placed under the flange as a precaution.  No gasoline was observed leaking from the flange.  All the other flanges that had upgrades to them, were also checked for leaks and nothing was observed.
P-104-2005*Lin-Cor Environmental notified DEP toward the end of crushing operations at the Lake Region Auto yard in Acton.  Upon arrival, Greg O'Brien, MDEP, and myself met with Jesse who explained the operation at hand.  He showed 8-10 mercury switches that had been removed from the 100 or so vehicles crushed.  He also showed us four drums of gasoline collected from the same vehicles. He indicated Larry Doyle would be using the gasoline in his yard on a tractor and various machinery.  A tire pile was located behind the crusher where there were tires & wheels mixed, some with rims still on the tires and others without.  Absent was the usual collection of mixed waste oil drums containing waste oil, coolant, and other vehicle fluids.

Crushed cars were wrapped (poly netting to confine debris while in transit) and stock-piled awaiting transportation to New Hampshire.  Oil was observed leaking from several vehicles.  The oil pan plugs were still in most vehicles.  We proceeded to remove dip sticks from random vehicles and noticed the oil level indicated full on the sticks removed, and we noticed oil filters were still attached. (See attached photographs.)

The crushed vehicle staging area (stacked three high and wrapped) had a pool of free product (oil) on the snow.  There were stains of waste fluids throughout the work area, most driven through several times with the excavator as it went from the vehicle stock, to crusher, to wrapping, to waste stock-pile, and finally off for transportation.

The flatbed used to transport the crushed cars was saturated with free product.  As a load was being placed on the trailer, it began to pour oil out of the engine compartment onto the snow covered driveway so a 5-gallon pail was placed beneath it to capture oil as it discharged.  Chris (Lin-Cor) shovelled the contaminated snow and threw it into vehicle carcasses.

No cache of batteries was inspected, but Mr. Doyle stated he had contacted Interstate Batteries and arranged for the proper recycling of the batteries prior to our visit.  He also said he would run the gasoline in his "yard machine" and old front end loader.  Additionally he stated Lin-Cor understood his yard was clean prior to Lin-Cor's crushing operations, therefore must be clean prior to its departure.

Issues of concern that were mentioned to Jesse were; 1) the lack of or small quantity of mercury switches from 100 vehicles most of which were late model prime switch candidates, 2) the lack of drummed collected waste oils from the vehicles, 3) the fluids draining off the plastic sheeting beneath the stacked cars, 4) the free product on the snow in the area where the crushed vehicles were wrapped, 5) the lack of sufficient drainage from the crusher deck (the flat drain covers are useless after about one crushed vehicle has littered the deck with soil or general debris).

Jesse stated all the snow would be collected and disposed of.  He would mention the use of sawdust or wood chips to soak up the oil discharged in the staging area to Lin-Cor.

Mr. Doyle assured DEP that the yard would be properly cleaned before Lin-Cor departed.

Pending future enforcement initiatives, the site will be monitored as a Lin-Cor remote operation and dealt with accordingly by DEP Response, RCRA, Solid Waste, and Land staff.
I-30-2005*02-08-06 - A empty tanker jackknifed on Route #1 in Frenchville. The cause was black ice on the road. The tanker was heading toward Fort Kent. The jackknifed rig proceeded down the hill until the tractor jumped up onto the guard rail. This slowed down the tractor, but the trailer swung around, pulled the tractor off the guard rail, and then the truck and trailer proceeded to fetch up 4 large trees (18 inch plus diameter).

The tanker trailer sustained very little damage, but the tractor was totaled.

The oil smell that was reported, was from the driver's saddle tank which had a crack under the band that held the tank to the truck. The remaining diesel fuel in the left saddle tank was pumped into the other Jacques Auger truck that showed up to haul off the trailer. The right tank had only 1 gallon or so in it.

Site will have to be checked in the spring, but it doesn't appear that much fuel was lost.
B-632-2004*Tony Collins called to report that he was having pump hesitation problems with a regular gas pump. He had contacted a tank installer to come and check on it and, in the mean time, had taken that dispenser off line.
   On Monday, 11/30, he left me a message that they had found gasoline in the secondary and were going to excavate the line when the proper contractors were found.
   On 12/6, some digging was done with Bob Whittier of this office on the scene. Gasoline contaminated soil was found between the pump island and the underground tank. Due to the time of year, Mr. Whittier told Mr. Collins to close the hole and keep the suspect line out-of-service. Department Technical Services would be contacted for further soil and water investigation. With what is learned from them, we could then make an informed decision on how to proceed with a cleanup probably the spring of 2005.

P-1076-2004*
SUMMARY

Mon. 12/6/04: Notification by BNAS of an approximate 50-gal. discharge of #2 oil to the ground out the vent for a manifolded inside AST for the base recycling building, #153.  The discharge occurred the previous evening and it is not sure to me exactly the cause.   I responded and met Mr. Mosher and the excavator contractor onsite, and confirmed a large oil stain on the ground.
	No oil reached drains or surface water.  The area is known to be over a sand & gravel aquifer, though on a municipal water supply (No known wells within 1000'.).  H C Crooker Co. excavated 29 tons of oiled soil for BNAS.  DEP did not attend and monitor soil removal.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-20-2005*A tractor trailer owned and operated by J. R. Durgin Transport hauling paper board reportedly suffered a load shift causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The tractor trailer went in to the roadside ditch and rolled over on Route 219, North Leeds Road (east of Howes Corner), Turner, just east of Howes Corner.  The accident occurred on January 11, 2005.

The tractor came to rest on a paved shoulder while the trailer remained in the ditch.  As a result of the load shifting during the accident, the side and roof of the trailer failed, discharging the paperboard to the side of the road.  A fuel line leaked an estimated 5 to 10 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  Maine DOT deposited sand to contain the spilled material and the Turner Fire Department deployed sorbent materials.

Maine DEP staff, after consulting with the wrecker operators and Turner Fire Chief decided to remove the remaining diesel fuel from the truck saddle tanks prior to the truck being up righted to lessen the chance of a more catastrophic diesel release.  The tank on the drivers side was pumped through the normal fill for the tank using a DEP supplied diaphragm pump and air supply system.  DEP staff used an air drill to gain access to the passengers side fuel tank, which was on the ground.  An estimated total of 180 - 200 gallons of diesel fuel was removed to 55 gallon drums supplied by J. R. Durgin Transport.

Once the truck was removed Maine DEP had Maine DOT spread additional sand to the area.  J. R. Durgin Transport hired a local contractor to clean up the sand at the direction of Maine DEP and the contaminated material was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  5.32 tons were removed.

No further action is expected.
I-224-2004*On 11-18-04, Randy Stevenson, of Irving Woodlands called to report that while a woods contractor was fueling harvesting equipment and a lapse in attention, approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel was lost to the ground in T15 R08. They used a skidder blade to scrape up all contaminated soil and land spread it on an area meeting our land spreading guidelines.
I-232-2004*On 11-30-04, an old gasoline tank was removed from the property of S W Collins in Caribou. The tank had been discovered during excavation for an addition to the facility.  I granted S W Collins a 30-day Waiver in order to facilitate the tank removal.

A site assessment was conducted, and no contamination observed.

Please refer to TANKS file to review site assessment.
I-226-2004*On 11-23-04, MPG called to report a spill from one of their supply trucks in Ashland. The truck was making a delivery of hydraulic oil to a small business when, because of a pressure build-up between compartments, approximately 15 gallons were lost. They used sorbents on the driveway and shoveled up all contaminated soil possible.  Impacted sorbents and soil were transported to Presque Isle landfill.
I-227-2004*On 11-22-04, Maine Woods Company had a spill at a log yard in T13 R08. They lost about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil because of a broken hose on a crane. They used wood chips as an absorbent and burned the chips in their boiler.
B-688-2004*Mr. Bechtold called to report that employees of Acadia National Park had found two five-gallon pails abandoned on park property. One pail contained used motor oil and the other roofing tar. He asked that the department assist in their disposal, as they were not produced by the park. I picked the items up and stored them in our hazardous waste storage for later disposal.
I-229-2004*On 11-30-2004, Dead River reported that one of their customers had a hole in their tank. Apparently due to corrosion, approximately 5 gallons had leaked over time before being noticed. Most of the spilled material was soaked into a pile of wood in the basement near the tank. A crew from Dead River removed the wood and placed it outside which took care of product recovery. The tank was pumped and replaced.
I-250-2004*On 12-21-04, Irving Mainway reported the discovery of a spill in its yard. A spill of diesel was seen in the area where large trucks park overnight. They hired a contractor to remove all contaminated snow and ice. No further action is necessary.
I-230-2004*On 11-30-04, Dead River reported an overfill of approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil at the residence of Tom Brewer in Presque Isle. They dispatched a cleanup crew to shovel up all contaminated soil next to the house. Contaminated soil was taken to the landfill.
I-245-2004*On 11-29-04, Maine Potato Growers reported that because of an overfill, there had been a small spill at the residence of Arlene Cole in Washburn. The driver had tried to fill a tank that was already full. The fuel came out of the vent onto the side of the house. The driver used sorbent pads on the house and removed all contaminated soil from below the vent pipe.
P-1146-2004*I was contacted by Robert O'Connor, an independent burner technician, reporting that the tank at the United Methodist Church in Minot had a corrosion hole in it and was leaking oil.  He reported to me that he had spoken to the Church's oil company and they had calculated that the tank was missing 180 gallons.  After excavating the contaminated soil, we believe that much less than 180 gallons was actually spilled.  The Church's well is about 30 feet away from the spill.  An excavation was done and most of the contaminated soil was removed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-34-2005*On 1/21/05, 1039 hours, this office received an e-mail initiated be Peter J. Carney (Director of Procedures and Enforcement, MDEP) stating that he had taken an anonymous call indicating that a car crushing operation was currently in progress on Route 182 .  Apparently, the caller had actually called sometime prior to 1/21/05, because the yard owner for whom the crushing was done said that the crusher had been there last week.  However, it was apparent that the crushing had been a clean operation.  Mr Hanson (the yard owner) said that KP Enterprise had done an excellent job.  I have witnessed a crushing operation first hand and I know that it can be done without spilling.
B-38-2005*On 1/24/05, I received notification of a spill of approximately 20 gallons of Jet A fuel at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred because the person filling the truck with Jet A overfilled the truck spilling the product into the containment area.  All of the product was collected with the airport's mobile vactor unit and was drummed and is waiting for proper disposal by Clean Harbors.
B-39-2005*On 1/24/05, I received notification of a 10 gallons spill of Jet fuel on the tarmac at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred when a plane had a flat tire then tilted, causing the fuel to leak out of the tank.  Airport personal collected the spilled product and will dispose of it with Clean Harbors.
A-550-2004*  On 9-23-04, Dragon Products reported the discovery of four 55 gallon drums in the quarry. These drums were found during excavation and one of the drums rolled down a twenty foot slope. The operator stopped immediately and notified plant personnel. Ann Thayer, the environmental liaison/PR officer called this office. Thayer also called E.P.I., an environmental firm to assist in the identity and disposal of the contents of the drums. Only one drum contained liquid and a field test indicated no hazardous compounds. A soil sample was also collected and it was negative for heavy metals and Semi-volatile's (TCLP method), see attached report and lab analysis. As a precaution Ann had the operator excavate about 22 cubic yards of soil and this soil was recycled through the cement kiln.
  Based on this information no further action will be required.


B-40-2005*On 1/24/05, I received notification of a 120 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at 12 Hill Street in Millinocket.  The spill occurred on 1/20/05 at approximately 1050.  Bragdon Oil Company was making a delivery and overfilled the tank by approximately 120 gallons.  For some reason, the bung on top of the tank came out and fuel continued to flow from the tank.  The owner heard the fuel flowing in his basement and instructed the driver to stop pumping the fuel.  The driver then notified her boss, Mr. Bragdon, who notified the Fire Department and both responded to the scene.

The owner of the house, Mr. Jasper, went into the basement and found the bung on the floor.  He was able to screw the bung back into the tank.  For some reason, which can not be explained, the bung "came out" allowing the fuel to escape from the tank.  Mr. Jasper claims to have not removed or loosened the bung at any point for any reason.  The oil company believes that the bung must have been removed in order for it to happen.  The driver claims to have heard a whistle during the entire filling process.

On 1/24/05, the vapors in the house were still strong, so Assistant Chief Malcom reported the spill.  I arrived on scene and found box fans attempting to remove vapors through open windows and doors.  I advised that they continue this until I could converse with Technical Services and provide more assistance.  I also advised Mr. Jasper to remove anything that has come in contact with the oil.  I explained and provided an above ground storage tank insurance fund application to Mr. Jasper as well.

On 1/25/04, John Selleck and I installed a vapor extraction fan and installed plastic barrier protection around the staircase, in an effort to remove more of the vapors at a faster rate.  John advised Mr. Jasper to continue using the fan until the odors were gone.

On 1/26/05, I called the Jasper residence to inquire about the status of the odor problem.  I was told by Mrs. Jasper that the problem is getting better.  I asked her to call with any further questions or problems.
B-46-2005*On 1/25/05, I received a report of a 3 gallon spill of K-1 at 82 Narrows Way in Lincoln.  The report was made by Mike Albee of Daigle Oil Company.  A delivery was made to the residence and while the tank was being filled, the seam on the end of the tank split.  Luckily, the split was towards the top of the seam spilling approximately 3 gallons into the snow.  The driver was able to stop pumping, plug the leak, and call for help.  The tank's contents were pumped into a new tank and the oil contaminated snow was bagged up by the crew and taken back to their garage to be melted to recover the product.
B-47-2005*On 1/26/05, I received a report of a spill on State Street in Veazie.  A trash collection truck had burst a hydraulic line, spilling approximately 5 gallons of product onto the asphalt.  The Fire Department was on scene requesting assistance.

I arrived on scene moments later and found the Fire Department had deployed sorbent pads onto the spilled product.  We bagged the pads, then used snow and speedy dry to gather the rest of the product.  We also bagged the speedy dry and snow and Waste Management took the bags in their truck to dispose of at Penobscot Energy Recycling Company.
B-48-2005*On 1/26/05, I received a report of a spill of approximately two quarts of hydraulic fluid from Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.  The spill occurred on Moores Road in Trescott by utility pole #5.  The spill was caused when a fitting on a digger truck broke.  The product was leaked onto the snow by the machine.  The crew was able to shovel the contaminated snow into bags for disposal.
A-127-2004* Paula Smith of the C N Brown Company called this office to report the release of one cup of gasoline. This occurred at the Big Apple store on Route One in Belfast. An employee from the store cleaned up the spilled gasoline with sorbent  material.  No further action will be required by Response.

A-311-2004* On 5-24-04, Scott Mathew called this office requesting help to rid his home of oil odors. I made a site visit, and we installed a Ram Fan in the basement. Mr. Mathew was very reluctant to name the oil company or service technician who caused the spill at his home. Mr. Mathew hired a company to replace his oil tank(s) and lines. Mr Mathew had seen or heard the Dept's PSA and felt compelled to do the right thing. Something happened and oil sprayed onto the wall and floor. Mr Mathew cleaned up the spilled oil and washed the floor. However there was some oil stained wood paneling and 2 by 4's. Mr. Mathew removed this lumber himself and did not want any confrontation with the contractor.
 After several days and a few phone calls Mr. Mathew called to let me know that he was done with the Ram Fan. I stopped by Mr. Mathew home to picked up the fan and it was at this time I finally got the name of the contractor, Day's Oil Service. I chose to follow the homeowners wishes and did not make contact with Day's. However, if this situation repeats itself a stern course of action will be called for.
A-316-2004* On 6-4-04, Paula Smith of C N Brown called this office to report the release of about 1.5 gallons of gasoline. This spill occurred at the Big Apple store on Searsport Ave. in Belfast. An unknown customer overfilled their automobile and spilled gasoline onto the concrete pad. The gas was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action will be required by Response.
A-336-2004* On 6-9-04, Paula Smith, of C N Brown, reported a gasoline spill at the Jay service station. The spill was the result of overfilling a customer automobile gas tank. C N Brown cleaned up the spilled gasoline with sorbent material.

No further action will be required.

B-49-2005*On 1/26/05, at approximately 2030, I received a report of a spill of approximately 20 gallons of Jet A at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred at approximately 2000 and was caused by an aircraft venting fuel.  The product was contained and a collection tub was utilized until the leak could be stopped.  All of the spilled product was collected with the airport's mobile vactor unit.  The waste will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
I-246-2004*On 12-7-04, due to a broken hydraulic hose, approximately 10-15 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost at the Irving Forest Products mill in Ashland.  Facility wood shavings were used as a sorbent to pick up the oil. Shavings were later burned in their boiler on site.
A-416-2004*  On 7-22-04 M. McKenney reported a that a fuel oil spill had occurred at her property. Boggs Homes was hired to remove a used house trailer and install a new modular home. They increased the size of the concrete pad and installed the required anchor points. During the removal process, the copper fuel line was twisted off and set aside. The valve at the AST (located in the garage) was never closed. This resulted in a slow leak through the end of the kinked fuel line. This fuel followed the conduit back to the garage where the oil spilled onto the floor. Some of this fuel soaked into and under the garage wall sill and onto the ground outside of the garage. This release occurred at the home of Marilyn McKenney at 12 Winn Ave. in Clinton.
  I made a site visit and found that Boggs had used speedi-dri to collect the oil on the floor and had also removed some soil along the outside edge of the garage. Ms. McKenney had stored furniture and personal belongings in the garage, some of which may have been impregnated with oil odors. I called Boggs Homes and talked with Lanny, who told me what had happened. I requested that Boggs return to the site and remove some more soil and vacuum the speedi dri from the floor. I also suggested that the oil stained 2 by 4's and sill plate be covered with a water base urethane to prevent further off gassing of the fuel. The home owner was not agreeable with the urethane technique. She wanted the lumber removed. I suggested she talk with Boggs about doing additional clean up. I had several conversations with the homeowner and Boggs over the next ten days.
 Several weeks later, I called Boggs to inquire about the final chapter to the cleanup and they told me that the customer was satisfied with the cleanup and that no stud removal or urethane treatment had occurred. Ventilation was the cleanup method used.
  I have referred this case to our enforcement division and they will be sending Boggs Homes a letter of warning. At the time of this report that LOW had not been issued. When the LOW is issued the enforcement officer will make sure that the letter gets into this spill report file.

I-247-2004*On 12-7-04, due to a broken hydraulic hose on a crane, approximately 14 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost at Irving Forest Products' Pink Mill. A crew from Irving used wood shavings to pick up most of the oil. Wood shavings were then burned in the boiler.
P-528-2004*The Town of Kennebunkport received a complaint about possible abandoned USTs at the Landing Hotel & Restaurant.  They forwarded this complaint to the DEP.  The DEP as well as USCG had investigated this complaint before, and nothing was documented.  I did another drive-by and saw no visual evidence of tanks.  Raquel Ross and Andrew Flint of the Division of Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation visited the site with a metal detector and did a more extensive investigation of where the tanks were allegedly located.   They could not confirm any such tanks being present.  A letter was sent to the complainant informing him of this.
I-248-2004*On 12-13-04, Daigle Oil called to report one of their delivery trucks had become stuck in a ditch in front of 117 Crystal Road. In the process of removing it, a small amount of #2 fuel oil discharged through a vent.  The product impacted snow which was shoveled up and taken to PERC.
P-35-2005*I received a call regarding an AST discharge in the basement of the parsonage for the Quaker Meeting House in Durham.  I met Gene Boyington (representative of the facility) on site.  It was clear that a leak had occurred in the area where the line met the burner motor.  A large stain (3ft diameter) was evident and soil under the concrete, where the line went into the floor was clearly stained.  There were also several other areas along the path of the buried line that were wet.  I was unable to determine if it was from water or oil.

I discussed my observations with Mr. Boyington.  He later contacted me to inform me that the meeting house members agreed to have me hire a contractor to conduct the clean-up, and they would apply to the Groundwater Insurance Fund program.

I met with Guerin Associates on 1/27 and they conducted a clean-up of the site.  The stain concrete was removed to expose the soil underneath.  After removing a small amount of soil it was evident that the contamination was very localized.  The contaminated soil was removed and the floor was patched.  No long term impact is expected from this discharge.
I-249-2004*On 12-15-04, because of a frozen air vent on Maine Potato Grower's bulk plant aboveground storage tank, approximately 4 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled at the loading rack. Sorbent material was used to clean it up.
I-251-2004*On 12-21-04, an employee of Maine Potato Growers noticed a truck suffered a discharge at the facility diesel pump. It was a Conway Transportation Co. truck. Apparently, the vehicle saddle tank was overfilled.  The vehicle driver left the scene without reporting the incident.

MPG personnel chipped up all contaminated snow and ice and disposed it at Presque Isle Landfill.
P-890-2003*On November 11, 2003, a discharge occurred at 87 West Grand Avenue, in Old Orcharge Beach, due to an overfill of an inside AST by Dead River Company.

Dead River remediated the site through the utilization of sorbents and disposed of them afterward.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-50-2005*On 1/27/05, I receive a report of 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled on the road in front of 99 Jennifer Lane in Bangor.  The spill was caused by a break in the fuel supply hose from the delivery truck.  The product was spilled onto snow and was shovelled into bags and returned to Dead River's workshop to be melted and the product recycled.
P-1079-2004*I was contacted by the Woolwich Fire Department reporting there had been a car accident on Route One.  I responded later that day and found there was gasoline contamination on the road and a very little in the soft shoulder.  I hired Enpro to clean up the sand that Public Works had put on the road and the sorbents in the soft shoulder.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1108-2004*On December 19, 2004, DEP was notified that approximately one-hundred gallons of winter blend (K-1 and #2) fuel oil was discharged as a result of a frozen filter.  Kara Tudman (KT) responded and determined that the soil from the side yard of the house required removal.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was notified and a vactor truck was dispatched to the residence.  Soil was removed from the side yard and disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling (6.27 tons).  Photo-ionization detector (PID) readings taken from three locations at the bottom of the excavation were 98 parts per million (ppm), 128 ppm (removed after further excavation), and 92 ppm (see attached drawing).  The neighborhood is serviced by public water and is not in an environmentally sensitive area.

The excavation was backfilled by EPI on December 20, 2004.

On January 4, 2005, KT contacted the residents and they indicated that there continued to be no odor present and were content with the work completed.

No further action is warranted at this time.
A-518-2004*  The caller reported that a contractor was using an oil truck, home delivery style, to spread water onto the Childs Rd. for dust control. There was oil mixed in with this water and the caller stated that the oil had been dumped in front of this house.
 I made a site visit the next day(9-8) and found the spot where fuel oil had been dumped. I located the owner of N F Luce and spoke to him about the situation. At first he denied having anything to do with the oil. After further questioning, a site visit, and a visual inspection of the tank truck, he confessed that there may have been some oil in the truck when he used it to water the roads. I visually inspected the oil truck via the hatch cover.  The inside reeked of fuel oil. There was very little water (less than 5 gallons) in the truck on this day. This truck still had the oil hose on the reel and the hose was connected to a steel pipe w/ end caps threaded on to it and 1/4 inch holes drilled about 6 inches apart along the entire length of the pipe. The truck plate is still registered to "Our Own Oil Comp", in Rumford.
 I wrote down several things that I requested Mr. Luce to do, such as soil removal and to wash the truck out. See attached form. The soil was removed and transported to Waste Management on 9-9-04.  A total of 6.17 tons was received at Waste Management. I also called the Town of Norridgewock's Code Enforcement Officer and informed him of Mr. Luce's operation. This is a town sponsored road improvement project.
 I made a site visit on 9-28-04 and discovered the oil truck was full of water with a slight odor.
 I made a third site trip w/ Pat Seaward to collect a water sample from the nearest residence, Mr. Brown.
 I made a phone call to Mr. Luce asking him to do some further soil removal. On 10-19, I met Norman Luce on site and we excavated several test pits to determine if any more soil removal was required. Four test pits were dug and the PID levels ranged from 0 to 16 PPM. I collected two soil samples for lab analysis and the results were 2,160 mg/kg (TP #1) and 10 mg/kg (TP #3). Based on the field PID readings I did not require additional soil removal. I collected the soil samples for documentation purposes and one lab sample was much higher than expected. The road was paved several days later. Mr. Brown's well will be sampled again. I do not see any reason for Response to have any further involvement.
A-305-2004* On 5-27-2004, the Skowhegan Fire Dept. reported a truck accident on Route 2. The truck was hauling manure from what was previously known as Decoster's. The company is now known as Northern Transportation. The truck was traveling east on Route 2 and rolled over when it took a left onto Dudley Corner Rd. The accident spread chicken manure at a high rate of speed onto the lawn and the side of the "little red school house" an important historical building in the town of Skowhegan.
 The truck lost some diesel fuel from the saddle tank and a truck load of soil and manure was removed and transported to Waste Management in Norridgewock.
 Across Route 2 there is a campground and the storm water drain empties into that property. I checked the outfall and there was no indication of diesel fuel or chicken manure. No further action will be required.
B-52-2005*On 1/27/05, I received a report of a spill of approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a logging harvester.  The spill occurred on Huber Resources land in T07 R10.  The spill was caused by a blown hydraulic hose on the harvester.  The harvester operator did not notice the spill until he had driven over 150' distance.  Once the spill was noticed, pads were placed under the spill point to reclaim the product.  After the spill was stopped, pads were used to wipe up puddles of product.

Unfortunately, the harvester was driving over a trail that had been covered with cut tree branches and limbs.  Because of the oil spillage onto the brush no more oil was recoverable.

P-371-2004*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported that they were on the scene of a fuel discharge at the State Pier from the tugboat PETE.  The product was believed to be from the bilges of the PETE, which had discharged #2 fuel oil the previous evening.  The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) responded, and I met with Brian Fournier who was representing Portland Tugboat, LLC.  He had contacted Clean Harbors who was mobilizing.  The initial cleanup was being undertaken with boom, sorbent pads, and vac trucks.  I required that skimming equipment also be brought on site.  I mobilized DEP skimmers from Portland and Augusta and worked with Clean Harbors to mobilize Maine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) equipment.  I took the opportunity to discuss with Mr. Fournier the requirement to report the discharge to the DEP.  He was unaware that he needed to call the DEP separately.  He was under the impression that by calling the National Response Center (NRC), the spill would be reported to the DEP.  He did at that point call the DEP spill number "for the record".

As to the cause of the spill, Thomas Smith and I accompanied the USCG in an investigation of PETE.  We concluded that a valve draining the belly of one of the fuel tanks had been mistakenly opened;  a person thought it was a crossover valve.  This valve is intended to drain water from the fuel tank into the bilge.   The tank then drained into the bilge.  When the bilge filled up, it pumped oily water and some pure product overboard.  It happened sometime when the crew left the vessel the previous evening (about 11pm). The discharge was discovered at 6 am, and the bilge pumps were shut off.  It is unknown how much product was discharged, but it is estimated to be approximately 1,000 gallons.

John Stuart, a Qualified Individual (QI) acting on behalf of Portland Tugboat, LLC, was the primary contact and acted as the responsible party (RP) in the Unified Command.  Portland Tugboat, LLC was very cooperative in assuring that the cleanup was conducted according to USCG and DEP requirements.  Over the next several days, Mr. Stuart directed cleanup operations.  After several tide cycles, it was clear that the majority of the discharge that could be collected had been cleaned up, and the boom was removed.

The site was referred to the DEP's Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) program.
P-3-2005*While traveling along Sokokis Rd the Highland Farms truck skidded on the slippery road and jackknifed damaging the fiberglass body of the truck and the saddle tank.

The discharge was confined to the asphalt and snow/ice along the roadway.  The fire department applied sorbent pads to the free product pools, these were collected and bagged for transport and disposal.

A few buckets of diesel contaminated slush were also bagged for disposal.

No surface runoff receptor was identified in the immediate area (300-500'), that would likely be impacted.

DEP plans no further action.

P-87-2005*Bruce Yates of Global called to report the failure of a gasket on Tank #16 during the fuel transfer process.  The transfer relief valve gasket failed, spraying a mist of #2 oil into the dike area some of which made it to the grass berm (inside surface of berm).  Clean Harbors cleaned-up the discharged product with sorbent materials and disposed of such.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  DEP/Response plans no further action for this case.
P-83-2005*On the evening of January 28th, Judy Mason called to report the accidental introduction of what she believed to be gasoline into her kerosene supply tank.  She had run out before the delivery from C N Brown was made. She had some jerry cans and bought some k-1 at the local store and poured that into the tank, she also added the remains of an additional tank from the barn.  At this point, it was brought to her attention the last can could have been gasoline, not K-1.

She called the local fire department, and Chief Burbank had her call the spill hot line and was forwarded to DEP, Scott Cyr specifically.

Several calls were made in an attempt to purge the fuel from the tank, then refire the system.  Local oil tech's were called, including C N Brown, but no one was able or willing to assist with the fuel conundrum.  Ms. Mason had borrowed two portable k-1 heaters and would make it thru the weekend or until a resolution could be worked out.

On Monday, Stephen Flannery of DEP Response Services visited the home and along with an oil tech concluded the fuel added to the tank was not gasoline but perhaps old K-1.  With that conclusion, DEP plans no further actions. Ms. Mason has not called again or expressed any additional concerns.
A-531-2004* A pickup truck developed a leak in the gasoline tank. The gasoline leaked onto the ground and eventually contaminated (@200 ug/l) the drinking water supply at the home of Dave Nougaret. Mr. Nougaret is located at 129 Wentworth Rd. in the town of Lincolnville.
 The pickup truck is owned by a friend of D. Nougaret. Chuck Ilich is the owner of the pickup and he was storing the truck at Dave's home. Unfortunately the gasoline tank developed a leak. This tank supposedly had been repaired previously. The drinking water well was located about 25 feet from the spill site. I made a site visit and using a hand shovel I dug a test pit and found that the soil reeked of gasoline. I gave Mr. Nougaret several options on how to deal with the soil. I also called the RP's Automobile Insurance carrier and got nowhere with them.
 Finally on 9-21 Mr. Nougaret hired J & S Construction to excavate the gasoline contaminated soil. This material was then transported to Pine Tree Landfill. While this activity was going on a carbon filtration system was installed. Mr. Nougaret continued his conversations with The RP's insurance company. It appears that the insurance company will pay for the water treatment however, the soil excavation and disposal is another matter.
 The well on the property is 160 feet deep with 20 feet of casing, the yield is 6 gpm.
 This case has been referred to Tech Services, no further action from Response will be needed.
A-275-2004* On 5-13-04, CN Brown reported the release of about 40 gallons of gasoline. This spill was the result of a hose failure while off loading gasoline from a transport truck. The gasoline spilled onto the ground. CN Brown hired EPI to excavate the soil and transport it to Commercial Paving. No further action will be required.
P-88-2005*On 1/31/05, Al Kirk of USM reported that a discharge of 10 gallons of heating oil had occurred at a USM facility in Portland the previous day.  The discharge was the result of a malfunction of the burner.  USM had called a contractor (Clean Harbors) to clean up the discharge.  No call had been made to the DEP and Mr. Kirk explained that he had expected Clean  Harbors to make the call.

After speaking with Mr. Kirk and Ray Babbidge at Clean Harbors, I was satisfied that the spill had been effectively cleaned up with sorbent material.






B-45-2005*1.25.05 received a report of an AST spill at entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed free phase product in the basement, but it only amounted to approximately 2 gallons.  I deployed sorbent pads and collected the oil.

Washington Hancock Community Action is conducting heating and weatherization upgrades to this house and it is suspected that a spill occurred when the outside AST was connected to the new furnace.  There had been mention of a larger, historical spill at this location, but I did not see any evidence or re-occurrence of oil.  However, due to this information and that a sump pump had recently been installed in the dirt floor basement, additional site visits will take place over the next several months to monitor the situation.

file/report

P-80-2005*
	Notification of small basement residential, consumptive-use heating-oil AST overfill, reported to be due to a clogged vent.  Reported by C N Brown to have been cleaned up with sorbent material.  No site visit by DEP Response at this time.

S G Brezinski
P-81-2005*Received a call from the Cape Elizabeth Fire Dept. regarding an Irving Oil Corp. delivery truck off the road, in a ditch, located in front of the Aucocisco School, 126 Spurwink Avenue, Cape Elizabeth, ME.  The truck was not leaking oil at the time, and Irving Oil Corp. was in the process of removing the oil from the truck, before it was extracted from the ditch.

When I arrived on-site, oil was still being off-loaded from the truck into another.  Approximately 1,000 of oil had to be transferred.  I checked the area for any discharges, and observed nothing.  The truck was removed from the ditch without incident.
P-84-2005*A customer while attempting to fill his vehicle's gas tank experienced a spill.  An estimated volume of two (2) gallons was reportedly spilled to the pad/dispenser area.  CN Brown staff clean up the spilled fuel and managed the spill clean up debris.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information given the situation was well in hand.  DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
P-90-2005*JP Caroll Fuel Co. reported that a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of diesel occurred at their service station.  A snowmobiler had overshot his intended fueling spot and struck the diesel pump, knocking off the nozzle, spilling the aforementioned fuel.

The nozzle was placed back on the dispenser and JP Carrol employees cleaned up the spilled product with absorbent material.

P-92-2005*A gasket on a tank truck was faulted for the discharge of approximately eight gallons of jet fuel to pavement at Portland Jetport.  Product leaked overnight and was discovered in the morning.  Behavior was undertaken immediately to deal with the issue.  That was limited to the application of speedy dry which was picked up and will be disposed of by Northeast Air personnel.
P-54-2005*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had lost 100 gallons of kerosene from their above ground storage tank.  I responded to the Graves residence and found that the outside tank had a corrosion hole in it.  The Graves had a delivery of 100 gallons on January 11, 4 days earlier, and the tank was now mostly empty.  I hired Environmental Projects Inc. to excavate the contaminated soil with their vactor.  The soil was removed and replaced with clean fill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-40-2005* On 1-24-2005, Richard Parlin reported the spillage of diesel fuel. This occurred at the State of Maine central fleet garage in Augusta. The spill was the result of fuel expansion from the tank on a skid steer. This piece of equipment had been fueled up the night before and then parked inside the heated building. The fuel warm up and flowed out thru the cap and onto the floor. The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material, and no further action will be required.
A-163-2004* On 3-11-04 Gordon Fitzherbert, a concerned citizen, reported the dumping and spilling of automotive fluids at CJ's Auto Body. This was the second report concerning this Auto Body shop. The previous report was in December of 2004 by an anonymous caller. I made a site visit on 3-20 and spoke with the owner, Charles Noyes. I also walked around the junkyard and made an inspection inside the building. There are two service bays with one overhead door entrance. The paint shop is behind the service bay. There are many junk vehicles scattered through out the property. I found several stains in front of the garage. In addition, there was one drum of waste oil in a snow bank. I requested Mr. Noyes to clean up the oil stains and to remove the drum from the snow bank. See attached Clean-up Actions Agreement. I also called the town and spoke with the Town's CEO about the transfer stations ability to collect waste oils and waste paint and solvents. The town participates in AVCOG's annual waste pickup. This confirms what Mr. Noyes told me.
  Many months later on 11-18-2004, I stopped in at CJ's while finishing up cases in Rumford, Phillips and Kingfield. The drum was removed and the 5 gallon pail of waste paint and thinner was labeled. Mr. Noyes told me that he has been/will give his waste oil to a friend or relative to be used as fuel in a waste oil furnace. It seems that Mr. Noyes is trying to do the right thing. He also told me that he will be getting rid (selling) of the junk vehicles. He has been approached by a company from Canada that will remove whole cars and transport them away. They will not be crushing the cars in Maine.
 DEP received another anonymous complaint on 11-19-04. Jon Andrews spoke with the caller and town officials. A town official made a site visit and did not find any issues that required a DEP visit.
 At this time I do not see a need for further action by Response.
I-17-2005*While filling an aboveground tank, 464 Gallison Road, in Stacyville, the peddle truck's nozzle came out of the fill pipe which caused fuel to be splashed over the side of the home.  Bates Fuel cleaned-up the discharged product with sorbent material.

Spill occurred on Friday 1/28/05, but wasn't reported till Monday 1/31/05.
A-46-2005*A failed plastic pipe joint allowed product to leak to the ground. Product did not leave mill site. The elbow that failed and nearby fittings were replaced to prevent re-occurance.  It is not clear from Mead's report whether any cleanup of the spilled bleach was done.  No site visit was made.
A-47-2005*An employee dropped a mercury filled thermometer in an examination room. Mercury vapor levels in the exam room were elevated but not outrageously so. An average 1500ng/M3 in the breathing zone and a maximum of 4000 near the floor at the spill site. A shop-vac had been used in the area which will remove the source but will elevate vapor levels. The shop vac was full of animal hair which turned out to be a pretty good mercury filter. Vapor levels were low in the shop-vac but it had been outside in the cold all night so the low readings are suspect so I advised the management to dispose of the unit. As there was no liquid mercury evident, ventilation and time were selected as remedial tactics.
A-48-2005*Chuck Kraske of International Paper contacted DEP to report a small oil spill in the contractor lay down area near the construction demo yard.  IP is undergoing an upgrade at the groundwood mill and a pump stored on the ground beneath a tarp leaked some lube oil.  The leak was detected during a routine survey of equipment.  Sorbents were employed to capture spilled oil.  No DEP site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-49-2005*Tom Marx, a distant relative of Karl, contacted this office to report a spill of #2 fuel.  The school is served by two (275 gallon) tanks connected in line.  The tanks have a manual valve between them.  One tank was empty and was filled.  When the valve between the tanks was switch back to the primary full tank, 5 gallons of oil was forced out of the vent of the full tank and onto the ground outside.  It is unclear why this occurred.

The resulting vapors were significant enough to warrant sending the school children home for the day.  100 lbs of sorbent litter was scattered by janitorial staff.  I advised that the impacted soil should be excavated and disposed as soon as practical.  Unfortunately, the air intake for the HVAC system was near the spill location.  No groundwater resources are known to exist.  Elliot Brown, road commissioner and local excavation contractor was hired by the school to remove the impacted soil.  4.9 tons was sent to Dragon cement for disposal.  The amount of money spent is not expected to exceed the deductible for fund coverage.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.

A second complaint was received by Jim Cassida, DEP Land & Water Bureau, and routed to Response.  David Haskell, a parent, was concerned as school had been dismissed as a result of the spill.  A phone call to Mr. Haskell was not returned.


P-86-2005*It was reported to the Department that the overfill of an AST occurred at a day care in Raymond.  Apparently, the pressure of the fill caused the sight glass of the level detector to be blown off, discharging approximately two gallons of #2 heating fuel to the tank, an adjacent one, the water heater, the wall, the floor and other miscellaneous items in the area.  Downeast Energy sent a crew over to assist with the cleanup. Pads and speedy dry were applied to the floor while disposable contaminated materials were removed from the basement and everything nonporous was wiped down with a cleaner.  The school was shut down for the day to prevent unnecessary exposures to petroleum vapors.  Throw rugs were disposed of, the carpets were cleaned and a ram fan was run from the time of arrival through the next morning.  The school was open the following day with negligible lingering odors detected.
P-94-2005*A tractor trailer truck contacted power lines on Pratt Whitney's property downing a telephone pole and its associated transformers.  Approximately 30 gallons of mineral oil were lost to the ice and snow covered ground.  Speedy dry and sorbents were applied to the free product and the impacted ice and snow was shoveled/chipped up for drummed disposal (disposal included broken transformers).  Since the response occurred the day of the spill, no soil contamination is expected.

Please see attached Pratt Whitney incident report.
A-261-2004* On 5-4-2004, a 10,000 gallon gasoline tank truck went off the road in the town of Benton. This truck is owned by Irving Oil Corp. and the accident occurred on the Albion Rd. All parties involved escape injury and environmental damage was minimal. The tank truck went off the road into a four or five foot ditch. The truck stayed upright and then drove into the access road to Mr. Bowman's hay field. The truck literally went airborne over the access road and came to a stop in the hayfield, upright. The saddle tank was damaged and a quantity of diesel fuel spilled onto the field and into the roadside ditch.
  The Fairfield Fire Dept. responded and fire fighters built a weir dam to prevent the spread of the diesel fuel. Sorbent pads and boom were used to collected the fuel that was floating on the water in the ditch.
A crew from Irving arrived to transfer the gasoline to another tanker.
 The next day Clean Harbors excavated soil from the hay field. At this point the story gets a little confusing. The property owner was not satisfied with the cleanup and Irving hired Acadia Environmental to oversee and verify the soil removal and cleanup.
 Across the road from the site is a vacant home that has a dug well. The spill site, ie. the hay field, has the potential in my mind to be developed into house lots in the future. This site was referred to our Technical Services Division. No further action by response is expected.

A-50-2005*John Murray, Murray Oil, reported a 1-2 gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil at the home of Ruth York, Staples Hill Road, Canton.  The spill occurred on January 28, 2005, but was not reported to Maine DEP until February 2, 2005.  John Murray visited the site and found the oil had weeped through a fitting in the top of the tank.  The Murray Oil driver had put several sorbent pads on the tank the day of the spill and those pads had absorbed the discharged material.

Maine DEP telephoned the York residence, no assistance was required.  The home is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.
A-43-2005*Augusta Fuel Company, 4 Northern Ave, Augusta, received fuel delivery requests from Ron Stanley and William Guerrette to fill AST's at the same address, 17 Pheasant Drive, Chelsea, and within 24 hours of each other.  Unfortunately, Augusta Fuel did not correlate the address as being the same for both deliveries.  When the second AFC truck delivered fuel, the driver was at the meter and not the nozzle.  The result was a ruptured tank and an estimated 250 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor.  Near the tank is a square cutout in the concrete floor, which allowed an unknown quantity of fuel oil to drain in the soil below the floor.  The spill occurred and was reported on January 28, 2005.

Augusta Fuel Company used an estimated 800 pounds of Oil-Dri material to impound and cleanup the spilled oil and removed an estimated 50 gallons of unspilled product from the AST.  The basement was finished and oil absorbed into the carpets and the bottoms of the sheet rock walls.  Maine DEP staff mobilized Kip's Home Services to remove the contaminated materials and begin a cleanup.

Augusta Fuel Company has taken responsibility for the spill; AFC's insurance, One Beacon, is paying for the spill cleanup remediation.  One Beacon hired Ambrose Environmental Management to oversee the cleanup on their behalf.  Ambrose Environmental Management retained Kip's Home Services and Engel Environmental to complete the cleanup.

Kip's Home Services removed an area of the basement floor approximately 15 x 30 feet in way of the tank and downstairs bathroom.  The soil under the floor was excavated to bedrock and Engel Environmental applied a 17% Hydrogen Peroxide as an "in situ" remediation technique on the bedrock.  Soil sampling was completed by Engel Environmental.  Soil was also removed outside the foundation in way of the spill site down below the perimeter drain system.  Contaminated crushed rock and soil were removed and replaced with clean material.

At the time of the spill, the property was snow covered and the homeowner did not know where the discharge for the perimeter drain system was located.  In May William Guerrette telephoned Maine DEP staff to report oil contamination in an area approximately 75 feet from the house, near a wooded area.  Maine DEP staff investigated the report and found what appeared to be the perimeter drain discharge pipe and oil contaminated soils.  Maine DEP contacted Kip's Home Services to remove an additional 77.25 tons of oil contaminated soil and transport the soil to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.

The site has been referred to DEP Technical Services for monitoring.
B-61-2005*On 2/3/05, at 0810, I received notification from Bill Banks of Swans Island Fuel (460-1113), that at some time on 2/1/05, vandals kicked the fuel supply line off an aboveground storage tank in Burnt Coat Harbor on Swans Island.  It is estimated that 200 gallons of K-1 was directly spilled onto the ledge at the harbor and flowed directly into the ocean.  No product was recovered and no remains of the spill were found by investigation.

On 2/3/05, at 0840, I notified Petty Officer Clement of the United States Coast Guard, Southwest Harbor Group of the spill.
B-499-2004*B-499-2004
09-08-2004 14:43

     Chris Swain of the Remediation section in Augusta reported discovering an abandoned 8000 gallon underground gasoline tank at Thompson's Market at 23 Main Street in Athens.  It was stated that extensive investigative work had been done in the area due to ground water contamination.  Ruling out the tank as a contributor was thought to be a prudent idea.  Arrangements were made with the owner, William Thompson, to conduct a DEP sponsored removal and cleanup.
     The removal was conducted on October 4th, 2004, by Lynch Construction with Fessenden Geo-Environmental present for the site assessment.  Dave Beaumont, Licensed Tank Installer from Millinocket, was also present, since the tank contained gasoline.  The tank was easily removed from a sandy fill material.  Native silt surrounding the tank shown no contamination.  The highest reading of about 30 ppm via PID fell way below the 100 ppm notification level.
B-604-2004*Mona Spear called to report that a transformer had spilled a couple of cups of transformer oil at 77 Merchants Point Road. The PCB content was unknown, so Clean Harbors Inc. was hired to cleanup the spill using the one foot beyond spill technique. This caused six 55-gallon drums to be used. Later lab tests proved the oil to be non-PCB. This was disposed at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-62-2005*2.3.05 Air National Guard, Maineiac's, reported a Jet-A fuel overfill off a British Royal Air force, C-130 cargo plane.  One of the wing tanks was overfilled at night and a rise in morning temperatures to 40 degrees Fahrenheit caused expanding fuel to vent from the wing tip.  A portable vacuum pump and sorbents were used to collect the fuel.  Also, fuel was being transferred from the overfilled wing to the other wing.  The material will be stored and pickup by a contractor for disposal.

No DEP response.

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B-605-2004*Mr. Doran called to report that a bushing broke on a transformer in St. Albans on the Libby Road. They estimated a half quart was lost to the ground. Their crewmen cleaned it up and removed a quarter bag of soil and plant debris.
A-675-2004* On 12-7-04, Colby and Gale reported an oil leak at the summer home of Jon Jorgensen. This home is located on SB 37, a fire road, in the town of South Bristol. The AST, located in the basement, developed at least two holes from internal corrosion.
 Technicians from Colby and Gale responded and pumped out the remaining oil in the tank and placed speedi-dri and sorbents onto the concrete floor of the basement. This home is currently vacant and the oil was in all likelihood leaking for many days. The technicians also drained the boiler and domestic water from the system.
 I made a site visit the next day. There was a very strong fuel oil odor in the home. There is a drilled well on the property about 20 feet from the tank location. There was no indication that the oil entered the floor drain. Next I called Kip's Home Services and asked him to finish the clean up and wash the concrete floor. Non toxic anti freeze was added to the sink, tub and toilet drains. I checked the ocean inlet, about 55 feet from the building, and found droplets of fuel oil leaching from the groundwater/surface water. The oil was leaving a sheen in the ocean and in the seaweed. I contacted the Dept. of Marine Resources. It appears that the oil found its way through a crack in the basement floor or from around the 4 flue chimney structure.
 Several days later I made another site visit. The oil odors were still persistent, therefore I implemented Plan B. I hired Jon Engel of Engel Environmental Services, Inc. He used a 17% solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to react with the oil that was located in the pores of the concrete.
 This site has been referred to our Technical Division for additional work and water sampling. The house is still vacant, however a new tank has been installed and the heating system has been returned to service. The house will need to be aired out when the owners return for the summer season.
 Response may or may not have to do further venting/aeration.
B-233-2004*Ms. Spear called to report a transformer oil spill at their Broadway substation in Bangor. It seems crew members were trying to take a sample when they got an unanticipated flow of oil. The contaminated soil was removed using the one foot beyond rule and subsequent lab tests showed the oil to be non-PCB.
B-64-2005*2.2.05, Received a report of three plastic 5-gallon containers that the reporter had removed from a nearby dirt road off the Pea Ridge Road, no name.  The reporter felt that the containers may be dumped or spilled if left unattended and that he had no avenue to dispose of the material locally.  I respond to and picked up the containers.  The three 5-gallon buckets contained hydraulic or lube oil.

I bagged up the product for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn.

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B-65-2005*2.3.05, Domtar reported a spill occurred from a 300 gallon plastic tote.  The tote is used to collect various types of lube oils (waste oils) from the paper machine areas and the oils are stored in the tote.  The tote was being transported on a fork lift to the boiler when it fell off and spilled approximately 200 gallons onto a paved surface outside.  Mr. Kelso advised that a quick response was made and sorbents, including bark mulch (hog fuel) and Speedi-Dri, were deployed to confine and cleanup the spill.  The material will be burned in their boiler.  The boiler is licensed to burn this type of waste and the waste oils are tested periodically as required.

No DEP response requested nor deemed necessary.

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B-63-2005*On 2/3/2005, I received a report of a diesel spill on the tarmac at the Bangor International Airport.  The date, time, exact source, and quantity of the spill are unknown.  The spill was believed to have been caused by human error.  Apparently, multiple people have fueled a small tanker truck from a larger tanker truck throughout the winter.  It is thought that on some occasions perhaps an overfill had taken place.  The overfilled product is believed to have been spilled onto the snow and ice and collected there.  Warmer temperature and sun on 2/3/05, is believed to have melted enough of the snow and ice to expose the product.

The product was discovered in the form of a sheen in the melted snow and ice puddling on the tarmac.  Airport crews were able to vactor all of the puddles of snow melt with sheen and collect into two 55-gallon drums.  The crews were also able to shovel contaminated snow into six 55-gallon drums for disposal.  Clean Harbors will dispose of this waste.

Fortunately, none of the contaminated water or snow reached any drains on the tarmac.  All of the contamination was contained on the asphalt.
B-42-2005*On 1/22/05, 2315 hours, Bill Leeman of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a small non-PCB transformer oil spill in Enfield.  It was caused by an automotive hit and run incident that snapped the pole off and cracked the transformer.  Two quarts leaked from the unit, but all of it stayed on the pole.  Hence, the spill was essentially contained by the pole, which went to BHE's waste stream.
B-68-2005*On 2/4/05, I received a report of a spill of approximately 10 gallons of diesel at Irving Mainway in Searsport.  The manager, Mike Cote, reports a high pressure pump nozzle malfunctioned overfilling a truck's saddle tank.  The product was spilled onto the concrete filling pad.  The employees were able to contain the spill to the concrete and recover all of the spilled product using absorbent pads and speedy dry.  The speedy dry will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
A-54-2005*Melody Stinchfield, 78 Wyman Hill Road, Rumford, reported an "oil odor" to Community Energy.  Community Energy dispatched a service tech to investigate the source of the odor and found the piping flare at the filter to be cracked and dripping.  Community Energy estimated the total discharge to be 3-5 gallons of K-1 to the concrete pad and ground.  Community Energy repaired the flare and used sorbent materials to clean up most of the spilled product.

Because the actual quantity spilled was uncertain Maine DEP staff made a site visit.  DEP used a PID to measure organic vapors in the mobile home as well as under the mobile home.  The spilled quantity appeared to be near three gallons, most of which remained on the oversized concrete pad supporting the AST.  Furthermore, testing within the mobile home found vapor concentrations below 2.6 ppm throughout.  The heating system gets make up air for the furnace from under the trailer causing a slightly elevated odor load.

Ms. Stinchfield's well is 145 feet deep with 44 feet of steel casing.  The well is approximately 60 feet from the spill site.

No further action is expected.
P-1179-2004*On August 30, 2004, DEP received notification from CMP that a pressure release valve failed on a transformer located on Westbrook Street.  The valve failure blew the cover off the transformer which discharged approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil on the the pavement below the pole.  Speedy dry was deployed and the pavement was washed twice.   Waste generated as a result of the spill was disposed of by CMP.

No further action is required at this time.
B-41-2005*On 1/22/05, 1545 hours Gary Poulin reported that there had been an oil delivery overfill at his residence at 526 Newburgh Road in Hermon.  His tank was at a level that was about eight feet below the fill port and it was inside his garage.  Apparently, when the tank became full, the gauge cover was forced off and product sprayed over about a hundred square feet of wall, which was unfinished board lumber.  Also, about fifty square feet of cement floor was oiled along with other items such as lumber, cardboard boxes, and a swimming pool cover.  There was oil outside of the building also.  Gary's biggest concern was that L A Pearson Oil had not made an effort to help with the cleanup.  I told him that it was the vender's responsibility to make things right and that I would talk with Mr. Pearson to make sure that he understood that.  I told Gary that if Pearson refused, I would hire a contractor and send Pearson the bill.  When I talked to Pearson he indicated that he would get involved.   On 2/3/05, I talked with the Poulins and they said everything was taken care of.
I-6-2005*On 1-10-05, a truck driven by Eric Girovard and owned by Les Enterprises of Acton Vale, Quebec, went off the road onto the lawn of David Mcintyre of Caribou. The saddle tank split open and about 75 gallons of fuel was lost. The location of the spill was about 100 feet from the McIntyre well. I hired a contractor to remove all contaminated soil . About 120 yards were removed, and the McIntyre's were placed on QM.

P-71-2005*During an appraisal inspection, the odor of fuel oil was noticed in the basement area.  In the basement were four ASTs which were not vented to the outside or with open ports (top fittings, piping inserts, etc), the common belief was there must be a leaking tank.  The floor was a mix of poured concrete and earthen materials (sand, gravel, soil).  This odor prompted a call to DEP Response Division for a third party assessment of the basement conditions.

I called and arranged to meet with Mr. Perry (the caretaker and potential buyer) to inspect the site conditions.  The farm house is old and has a field stone foundation with combination dirt, gravel, and poured concrete floor.  There was no obvious odor of fuel oil upon entering the basement, and Mr. Perry commented it was  better than before when the tanks were still in the basement.  The tanks had in fact been removed and staged outside.  A new properly installed AST was in place.

Using a garden hoe the earthen soils were scraped and inspected for fuel oil stains and odors.  Materials, primarily soils, wood, and decomposing carboard items, were inspected throughout the basement where the tanks were previously located.  No fuel oil related artifacts were noted, only damp (water wet) soils, normally found in old basements.

With the deep snow conditions, no outside soils were inspected, although it is thought no oil issues exist outside.  But if there are any found or evidence discovered, Mr. Perry will notify the DEP.  Based on the current conditions observed, DEP Response plans no further action unless additional information or conditions reported.


B-4-2005*On 1/4/05, at 0950, I received a call from Joe LaCerda of the Maine Department of Transportation.  Mr. LaCerda was reporting a diesel spill that was caused by a truck wreck on 1/2/04, on Route 9 in front of the Department of Transportation facility.  A tractor trailer heading west struck a Department of Transportation dump truck, while the dump truck was turning into the facility.  The tractor trailer lost control and crashed into the drainage ditch on the side of Route 9, tearing the saddle tank and spilling approximately 150 gallons of diesel.

On 1/4/05, I visited the site and spoke with the DOT personnel.  Mr. Lacerda agreed to call dig safe and perform the excavation of the contaminated area.  I was back on scene on 1/11/04, and the DOT was prepared to haul the soil to Pine Tree landfill.  Unfortunately, the equipment was unable to break through the frost at the crash site.

Fortunately, the only well in the immediate area is the well for the DOT, which is non potable, due to salt infiltration.

On 1/13/05, I met with Alden Daniels of Environmental Solutions of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.  Environmental Solutions has been contracted by Highroller Trucking's insurance company to insure that the environmental remediation is performed to standard and in a timely manner.

On 2/7/05, Jordan Construction was able to excavate approximately 105 tons of contaminated soil and hauled it to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.

B-67-2005*On 2/4/05, I received a report of a wrecked fishing vessel, frozen aground at the high water mark in Hancock, accessed by Turntable Road.  The report was made by John Williams of the Maine Marine Patrol.  Apparently, the Coast Guard knew about the vessel aground in December 2004.  It is believed that the vessel broke free of its mooring during a storm and washed ashore.  During the storm and grounding, the vessel became damaged and is no longer "seaworthy".

The Maine Marine Patrol confirmed that the vessel was destroyed and that the starboard side was completely smashed away from the tides and ice.  The Marine Patrol was also able to confirm that there was no spill and no product was leaking from the vessel.

On 2/7/05, I located the vessel and confirmed all of the Maine Marine Patrol's report.  At the time of my inspection, no product was spilled or leaking.

On 2/8/05, Tom Varney and I went to the wreck site in an attempt to reclaim any unspilled product that remained in the tanks.  We were able to recover approximately 20 gallons of diesel that was still in the fuel tank.  We were also able to recover approximately 1 quart of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic tank.  After inspecting the wrecked vessel, we determined that there were no other environmental impacts to be made from the vessel.  We also decided that there was no more oil we could collect.  We did not find any batteries or flammable solid flares on the vessel, they must have been stripped in the past.

P-102-2005*DEP was informed initially by a third party that Kleen Oil of Portland had overfilled a tank and was beginning clean up activities and enlisting the home owner to assist.  The homeowner "Bannen" later called 1/31/05, reporting the spill information.  The spill occurred on or about 1/24/05, when Kleen Oil  overfilled the inside tank, enough to blow the sight gauge (discharging oil to the inside of the basement) and discharge oil from the vent outside the home.  The homeowner estimated the discharge to be ten (10) gallons.

No record of the reported discharge can be found from Kleen Oil (KO) on or around the 1/24/05, date.

According to statements from the homeowner,  he asked Kleen Oil about possible groundwater affects and if his private well was at risk, as there are cracks in his basement floor. He requested to have laboratory tests run on the well water.  They gave him little guidance but told him to send them the bill.  He contacted Katahdin Labs and had a DRO sample collected for analysis.  Results pending.

This case is being referred to Oil Enforcement for "Non-Reporting". Information gathered after this initial printing 2/7/05 will be posted later.  SRC

2/8/05, I spoke with Mark Tanner of KO at approximately 09:15 and we discussed the non reporting of the spill and subsequent actions taken.  Tanner stated he has not been to the site and he understood it to be about a gallon spilled (based on KO driver statement).  KO cleaned the affected area, which was only the interior, they wiped the surfaces down with pads and rinsed with white vinegar.  No additional info has been received.  DEP/Response plans no further action.

P-1064-2004*It was reported to the Department that someone removing an AST from a basement in Denmark spilled gallons of fuel oil (presumably #2) to the ground in the process, leaving behind an odor and stain.  A site visit confirmed the report; there were two odor producing stains on the property.  At the time of the visit, a conversation was had with a tenant next door, the gist of which revolved around well concerns. She was told they would not be negatively impacted.  In addition, the same word was given to a low income housing developer associated with the tenant.  That opinion was provided assuming a timely response to this situation would be undertaken by the homeowner under our supervision.  Numerous attempts to contact both the property owner and the reporter in an effort to initiate a cleanup proved fruitless.  Understanding that it is inappropriate to excavate someone's yard without their permission, no response action has been provided at this time.  There are wells in close proximity to the spill, however, the property borders a swiftly flowing brook so groundwater is high and groundwater influence would be in that direction; although that obviously does not guarantee freedom from future issues.  I can only be as pro-active as my fellow participants.
P-96-2005*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 heating fuel to the unfinished concrete basement in Windham.  Speedy dry was immediately applied to the afflicted area and spilled product contacted nothing other than concrete.  The burner tech that fixed the issue dealt with sorbent waste.  Spill cleaned up nice, and there are no lingering odor issues.

P-233-1994*On August 1, 1994, at 9:45 hours, Joe McCarthy, Robinhood Marine Center, contacted the department regarding an overfill of approximately 1.5 gallons of gasoline while filling a boat.  He stated that most of the gasoline had been collected, but there was a sheen on the water around the dock.

No response or further action required.

Stephen L. Flannery,
OHMS I
BHM&SWC
B-369-2004*Bangor Hydro reported that a bushing had broken on a transformer on the Ellsworth Road in Blue Hill. The crew removed the contaminated soil and brush in addition to the one foot of clean soil as the PCB concentration was unknown. The subsequent lab sample showed the PCB levels to be below 2 ppm.
A-51-2005*
	Saturday, 2/5/05: notification by CMP of a small hydraulic oil discharge to the ground and snow from a CMP boom truck.  Reported to be all cleaned up by CMP.  No DEP response at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-57-2005*Jeff Robbins of Charlies Cash Fuel reported an accidental spill of #2 fuel oil.  Charlie's was making a delivery of fuel to Back Rd. in Skowhegan.  Due to steep slope and icy conditions, the truck slid down the driveway into some trees, pulled the delivery hose tight, and a spill from the hose resulted estimated at 5 gallons.  The fuel was collected with sorbents, and snow and some minor leaves and soil were collected by hand-excavation.  I contacted the tenant, (Dion) who confirmed the small volume spilled.  The truck was not damaged and was pulled back onto the road.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-58-2005* Bonnie, from Frontier Oil Company, called this office to report an oil spill of less than two gallons. This spill occurred at the home of Doug and Dianne Haskell. They are located at 1316 Western Ridge Rd. in Palermo. The driver for Frontier Oil slipped on the ice as he was locking onto the fill pipe. The driver cleaned up the spill by removing the snow and ice. No further involvement by DEP is expected.
P-93-2005*On February 1, 2005, DEP received a complaint regarding potential diesel releases caused by overfills at Heath's Variety in East Waterboro.  Kara Tudman (KT) and Scott Cyr (SC) responded to the site.  KT and SC noted evidence of diesel staining around the diesel pumps, as well as drums containing what looked to be diesel contaminated snow and water.

KT and SC spoke with the owner's of the facility (Dan and Kelly Allen) and they indicated the area would be cleaned up.  While on-site, Foglio, Inc. arrived to remove remaining contamination on the pavement as well as remove surficially contaminated soil where the diesel had run off.  The soil was transported by Foglio, Inc. to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company for disposal.

On February 3, 2005, KT returned to the site and confirmed clean-up activities were completed to DEP satisfaction.

No further action is required at this time.
P-99-2005*On 2/1/05, I received a call from Jodi at C N Brown reporting an overfill spill at their bulk plant in Hiram.  Approximately 10 gallons of Kerosene was spilled when a truck was overfilled at the plant.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-103-2005*Discharge was the result of a hose bursting on a delivery truck while filling the tank.  The oil was sprayed onto pavement and snow and ice.  By the time I arrived, most of the contaminated snow and ice had been removed.  Speedy-dry had been placed on the driveway, which was going to be removed as soon as the snow and ice were removed.  The discharge was confined to the property, and did not make it to the road.

P-105-2005*MDEP made a site visit while traversing in the vicinity.

Simply note that junkyard activities here are unlicensed and disposal actions unsupervised.  Also, due to the nature of activities conducted on site, possible environmental issues exist.

DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
A-470-2004*Carla Hopkins, Maine DEP Division of Solid Waste, referred a site located on Shore Road, New Portland on August 13, 2004.  The site is owned by Michael Sullivan, who lives in Bethesda, Maryland.  Maine DEP Division of Solid Waste had received a complaint regarding dumping of materials in a gravel pit owned by Mr. Sullivan, but no longer active, from Mr. Robert Awad.  Among other allegations, Mr. Awad stated there were buried drums on the property in an area which had been filled as a result of the gravel pit operations.  The site is located over a sand and gravel aquifer and next to Gilman Pond.

Maine DEP Response personnel inspected the site in September 2004.  There were a number of vehicles in the gravel pit and just to the north of the gravel pit.  In addition, there were  several empty 55 gallon drums along the western side of the pit and several 5 gallon oil pails near a large pile of debris and solid waste.  Next to one 5 gallon pail along the access right of way to the Awad property was a small oil stained area of soil.  Unseen, and of greater concern, was the report of two or more drums buried to the north in the filled material near to Gilman Pond.

Maine DEP Response Services contacted Bob Dunphy, New Portland Code Enforcement Officer, Robert Awad and Carla Hopkins for additional information regarding the buried drums.  Mr. Awad provided a sketch showing the location of the drums and Carla Hopkins had copies of photographs taken by Mr. Awad before the drums were covered with soil.  On December 20, 2004, Maine DEP Response Services sent an letter to Mr. Sullivan requesting that he arrange for the drums to be excavated.

Mr. Sullivan hired Michael White, Certified Geologist, to complete a site assessment of the gravel pit  and Attorney Ernest Hilton to represent his interests.  Michael White took PID and soil samples and found an area of petroleum contamination under one of the automobiles in the gravel pit as well as documenting the other vehicles and drums in the gravel pit.  Mr. White made several recommendations in his reported dated December 20, 2004.

Site excavation and soil removal was scheduled and performed on January 17, 2005.  Maine DEP staff attended the excavation and in coordination with Bob Dunphy and Michael White directed the excavation of several "test pits" in the filled material to the north of the gravel pit.  By verbal agreement with Attorney Hilton the excavation depth would be determined when "native soils" were encountered and not fill material.  Some solid waste (metal objects) were encountered in the test pits and what appears to the be the two buried drums were found.   The drums were rusted through, Michael White took soils samples for analysis, which found no petroleum contamination (See report from Michael White, dated February 2. 2005).  Maine DEP staff directed the test pits be backfilled as a safety measure.

6.6 tons of soil was removed from the location previously identified by Michael White as having petroleum contamination and transported to A.R.C. for disposal by McGee Construction.

No further action by Maine DEP Response Services is expected.
P-111-2005*Received a call from the Kittery Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of approximately 35 gallons of diesel fuel on the Maine Turnpike.  The discharge was the result of a car hitting a saddle tank on a tractor trailer, due to inclement weather.  The fire dept. stated that they had cleaned up the discharge through the use of sorbent materials, and no response was necessary.

I checked out the site the following day and observed nothing of concern.
B-106-2005*On 3/1/05, 1153 hours (Maine DEP was on administrative leave due to a snow storm), PO Sean Erwin reported a fishing vessel smashed up on shore in Starboard Cove.  The report indicated that the vessel had thirty gallons of diesel on board and that the Maine Marine Patrol was headed toward the site.  At 1500 hours, Sean said that the Maine Marine Patrol found no evidence of a spill. Usually there would be information on the owner of the vessel, but because it was a non-spill Sean did not pursue that data.
P-150-2005*After refueling his peddle truck, a Downeast Energy driver slipped on ice inadvertently engaging the hose.  This accident caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of #2 fuel to the pad below the loading rack.  Spilled product was picked up with speedy dry and pads by Downeast personnel.
P-125-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 2/14/05: DEP contacted by Neil's Heating Svc. regarding a customer's outside AST missing upwards of 200-gallons of K-1 oil.  That something was amiss was discovered by a woman, Sandy, who was caring for the house while the homeowner, Dennis Gordon, was away in Hawaii for his employer (BIW) till April, 2005.  The tank was last filled with oil on 1/31/05.  I knew the area to be on city water supply.  Mr. Gordon's approval to clean-up would be needed though he was difficult to reach.  We eventually spoke by phone and communicated thru Sandy and by mail.

DISCHARGE AND LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	The outside, horizontal 275-gallon AST was located under the rear porch (see photos).  The tank was recessed in a concrete pit to fit under the porch and on short legs so that its belly touched the ground.  It appears that the frost and freezing melt-water had heaved up the filter & firematic, causing the brass fitting to crack and allow the oil to escape.
	The area is sub-urban residential on municipal water.  Though all the neighbors are on city sewer service, I later found that Mr. Gordon's house was on septic, and the tank and leach field was right next to the spill area in the back yard (see site sketch).  There was a deep drainage swale in the back yard that feeds a brook and then into Mere Brook to the south.  A neighbor explained that the area was all sand.
	Though the D-Tree worked out to Stringent, I recommend treating the site under an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal, based on possible oil odors in the home.
	Sandy had Mr. Gordon reach me from Hawaii.  I briefed him on the threat to the brook, actions needed, the AST Insurance Program and possible DEP management.  Mr. Gordon verbally agreed to DEP management, and I mailed him an Options Agreement and an AST Fund application by 2-day delivery.  We discussed the difficulties of managing this long-distance and communication difficulties.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc. (Labbe) was contracted to excavate and test pit the contaminated area.   Work was originally scheduled for 2/23/05, though delayed till Thursday, 2/24/05.  I met Paul Labbe on site, talked to the neighbors, and discussed the sandy area geology with a neighbor on Bickford Ave.
	Thursday, 2/25/05: Labbe excavated 37.7 tons of oiled soil from under the former AST location down to approximately a 10' depth.  Soils were fine-medium sand all the way to the bottom.  No groundwater was encountered.  Excavation ceased @ about 10' below ground (bg), due to fear of undermining the house.  The house was on concrete pillars and we did not know how deep these pillars went.  At 4' bg under the spill location, I noted 1870-ppm (DEP PID corrected Bag Headspace method, MSA Passport PID with 10.6 eV lamp) and at 7' bg PID contamination levels dropped to 450-ppm (corrected).  No lab samples were taken.
Labbe was to fill the excavation in.  ENPRO picked up the old AST for proper disposal.
	Sandy was on site representing Mr. Gordon.  Before the excavation was filled in, I briefed her on the work and my observations.
	I was concerned over possible free-product LNAPL plume threatening Mere Brook.  ENPRO was scheduled to install a boring to groundwater the next week.  On 3/4/05, ENPRO Geoprobed to about 16' bg in the location of the porch and old AST.  Groundwater was found @ 14.8' bg.  A ground water (gw) sample exhibited no LNAPL, sheen or obvious odor of oil.  A SVOA of gw and wet soil sample were taken to Maine Environmental Lab for GRO analysis.  The lab analysis found 196-ppb DRO in the gw sample P12505-1; and "Undetected" for the soil sample P12505-2 taken from near the bottom of the boring.
	

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site.  The most severe being under the house which shall be properly managed, if disturbed or made accessible, otherwise no further DEP Response Division actions are presently required.
b
P-667-2009*Odor complaints reported by Portland residents were identified as being associated with a tank trailer carrying Sodium Hypochlorite (UN ID 1791) to the local waste treatment facility.  For an unknown reason, the rupture disk failed which allowed the product's odor to escape.  Rupture disks are designed to release pressure in the event the trailer is over-pressurized though this truck was in transit.  Once the truck was stopped and the cause identified, the responsible party undertook replacement of the disk which would mitigate the release.  That effort occurred without issue.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-1-2010*On 1-6-10, Bryan Forbes, owner of Aroostook Roofing called to report that there had been a theft of fuel from his outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) recently and in the process of taking the fuel, the thiefs had broken the flange at the end of the tank. Fuel was released most likely into buckets and that caused the spilling of fuel in the yard in front of the shop. I met with him at the facility and there was fuel in the yard.  I hired a local contractor to remove the snow and ice and a small amount of contaminated soil from the yard. The theft currently is under police investigation.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-112-2009*06/23/09 Ira Dodge, Certified tank Installer w/ Allen's Environmental Services was on site at the MSAD#1 Bus garage to begin the process of removal of old underground flexible double-walled piping runs for the three 8,000 gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) at the MSAD Bus Garage.  County Environmental Engineering (CEE) was on-site to observe the process and collect soil samples to determine if there was any oil released/spilled from the facility.  No holes in any of the product piping runs were observed.  The dispensers, dispenser island, transition sump, and associated underground steel piping runs sleeved in flexible containment were also removed.  Soil samples were collected from directly beneath these piping runs and the associated ancillary equipment and analyzed for soil hydrocarbon content with a PhotoIonization Detector (PID) in accordance with Chapter 691 appendix Q.  The soils excavated and analyzed from around the transition sump exceeded the DEP Chapter 691 Notification level of 100 parts per million.  DEP's NMRO Response Services Staff was notified.  In addition, a small amount of free product was observed in the south end of the excavation near the transition sump, but according to Mr. Dodge this was likely due to the fresh gas and/or diesel that accidentally leaked from the piping during the removal of the transition sump.  Based upon nearby groundwater users and the geologically sensitive area the site is on (S&G Aquifer) a clean-up goal of Stringent was set.

Under the guidance of DEP's Responder Frank Wezner, about 38 tons of contaminated soils were removed from the south end of the piping trench and in the area to the east and west of the transition sump.  This contaminated soil was disposed of at the Presque Isle Secure Landfill.  Soil samples were collected from the southwest and southeast corner of the excavation and sent to the Analytics Lab for both gasoline and diesel range organics and volatile and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons.  All field PID analysis and laboratory analysis are included in the Site Assessment Report prepared by CEE dated July 29, 2009.  This report has been sent to the DEP's Tanks Compliance Unit in Augusta and filed in the Town of Presque Isle's town file.  The piping upgrade replaced the older flexible double walled underground piping with APT Double walled flex piping and all associated sumps and the island ancillary equipment was also replaced as part of the upgrade.  No further Response Services action is warranted at this time.

I-11-2010*On 1-28-10, I was notified by Maine State Police that a truck carrying wood chips had rolled over in Oakfield, just after the off ramp from I-95. The truck had rolled into a ravine, and was resting close to a tributary to the east Branch of the Meduxnekaeg River. They reported the accident occurred at 0430 hours, I received the call at 0500 hours.

I arrived on scene about 0645 hours.  Houlton Fire Department, State Police and Maine Public Service crew were on site. The truck was totally demolished and laid down the ravine perpendicular to the brook, with the back end of the box trailer about 10 feet from the brook. The passenger side saddle tank had a hole and was leaking.  Houlton Fire Department  (HFD) had placed sorbents and a bucket under it.  I drove wooden wedges and plugged it with plug and dike to stop the flow.  The driver side saddle tank was undamaged.
After the HFD had removed the deceased from the truck, both the tractor and trailer were removed separately without any more loss of fuel.  I hired Dickison London contractors to remove all contaminated snow and soil from the stream bank.  This was accomplished the same day.  Approximately 10 yards was removed.  All spilled wood chips were left on the bank.  No further action by Response Services seen as necessary.
P-56-2010*Corrosion caused the discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Product impacted a cement floor and contaminated wood wall framework.  Unspilled product was pumped out of the AST then contaminated materials were removed for disposal.  In addition, the concrete was treated with an application of sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-717-2009*An excavator blew a hydraulic line which discharged approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil.  At the time, the excavator was digging a pond so product impacted surface water as well as the sand below the machine.  The prevailing wind was blowing across the pond toward the incident which conveniently corralled product.  Sorbent material was utilized to recover spilled product on the water then contaminated soil was excavated for off-site disposal.  Soil was excavated down to the water table which stood a foot below grade.  No product was evident so contamination is expected to have been removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-224-2008*   DEP received a report from the owner of a mobile home at a leased lot that his oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked.  The tank was enclosed in a wooden shell; he didn't notice the leak until oil began surfacing in the yard, by which time an estimated 20 gallons had spilled.
   The area is residential, and served by municipal water.  The trailer park contains several dozen homes, some rented and some privately owned.  DEP is familiar with the local geology from past spill events, and knew the soils to be fine with a shallow depth to groundwater.  Oil from this (and previous) spill stayed near the surface; some ran underneath the mobile home pad.
   Oil was recovered using sorbents over the next several weeks; a shallow interception trench was placed and pads were collected periodically.  When no more oil was evident the yard was rototilled and reseeded to eliminate odors from the thin smear of oil that had washed over a section of yard with negligible penetration.
P-60-2010*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a fuel oil delivery truck due to the operator slipping and accidentally opening the valve.  The oil was released onto the gravel driveway.  120 lbs of soil was excavated by Borderline Fuels and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot. The Maine DEP is satisfied with the cleanup and no further Response action is expected at this time.
A-311-2008*   DEP received a report from the environmental manager at this mill that a fire had occurred, activating the fire suppression sprinkler system.  The mill contained a variety of hydraulic-oil operated equipment, and an oily sheen was visible on run-off.  The local fire department was on-scene, and Assistant Chief St Germaine confirmed that a light sheen was present, run-off was copious, and that recovery was not practicable or necessary.  Run-off was flowing to a settling pond, where sorbents had been placed.  Very little oil was recovered, and it is believed that spillage due to this fire was minimal.
   The area is commercial and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-757-2009*Heating oil seeped from the flare fitting associated with an aboveground storage tank.  Approximately one pint of product impacted a small section of the concrete basement floor and a wooden step.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-120-2009*On 06/30/09, I received a call from Tom Tardiff of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railroad (MMAR) regarding a small spill of lube oil at their Houlton Rail yard facility.  The spill was the result of corrosion in a waste oil drum.  Crews soaked up the spilled oil that was in a steel containment box with sorbent pads and then disposed of these pads with their oily waste stream.  The lube oil was transferred out of the corroded drum into a sound 55 gallon drum.  No oil reached any ground or surface water receptors; it was all contained within the steel containment box at the rail yard facility.  A faxed spill report was sent by MMAR and placed in the spill file.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-749-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank.  Product impacted a dirt basement floor and created an approximate six square foot stain.  The foundation is comprised of granite fieldstones and the first floor joists were being supported by tree columns footed by rocks so an aggressive soil removal would have definitely raised significant structural integrity concerns.  The local area is served by a public water supply so merely efforts to mitigate indoor air quality issues were justified.  Accordingly, approximately one half yard of material was excavated for disposal equating to a portion of gross contamination.  Thereafter, a vapor barrier was installed over the area prior to backfilling with similar material.
P-812-2009*A delivery truck operator was back-flushing the hose into another pocket of the truck which caused an overfill.  Product was forced out the vent to the top of the truck then ran down the drain line to the paved roadway.  According to the report, spilled product remained on the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-310-2008*   DEP received a report from the Coast Guard that they had been contacted regarding a sunken vessel in South Bristol.  It transpired that the 32' pleasure boat had sunk on it's mooring several months previously (February); the owner claimed that it had an inboard gasoline engine but that he had drained the tanks the previous fall.  It is likely that lubricating oils in the engine and transmission either escaped or emulsified in place.  There was no visible sheen at the time, and the Coast Guard spoke with the owner about retrieving the vessel.
P-498-2008*I was contacted by John Casey of Irving Oil reporting that there had been a spill of diesel fuel at their Auburn Mainway.  A Hartt Transportation truck had driven away from the diesel dispenser with the nozzle still in his tank.  Before the breakaway separated, the force cracked the dispenser filter at the piping (see attached photos).  About 25 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled before the system was shut down.  The spilled fuel was contained to the concrete and paved surfaces and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-4-2010*On 1-13-10, this office received a report from Louisiana Pacific that due to a ruptured hydraulic hose on their Debarker Diverter Gate about 25 gallons of hydraulic fuel was lost onto the pavement of their facility. They used scrap bark as absorbent to clean it up. The bark was burned in their on site boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-8-2010*On 1-13-10, this office was notified by Maine Public Service that 1 gallon of Hydraulic oil was spilled at their Operations Center from a digger truck because of a leaking Pedestal seal. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-9-2010*On 1-14-10, this office received a report from Maine Public Service Co. that because of a hydraulic motor leak, approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the ground on the Morse Road in Fort Fairfield. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-122-2009*06/30/09 I received a call from Chris Allen regarding a small fuel oil spill in a home at 27 Second Street.  The spill occurred while hooking a sewer line connection.  Some clutter around the inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) resulted in a piece of pipe falling onto the filter, causing the filter to leak.  The filter was repaired and the estimated 1 gallon of fuel oil spilled onto the concrete floor was vacuumed up with a shop vac.  The spilled oil was used in Allen's waste oil burner.  I sent Allen's a spill report form for them to complete and fax in to our office.

July 2009, I received a fax of the spill report for the above incident.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-125-2009*July 3, 2009 I received a call from Tom Osgood, Dir. of Systems Operations at Maine Public Service Co.(MPS) regarding a small spill of transformer oil from a utility pole on Route 11 in Fort Kent.  MPS crews responded and used speedy dry, power cleaned the road surface, and dug up a small amount of soil and grass around the pole to clean up the spilled non-PCB transformer oil.  Tom faxed in the spill report on the incident.  The oily debris from the spill was brought back to MPS maintenance shop for disposal with other oily debris at a secure landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-42-2010*DEP received notification that approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an automobile accident.  The transformer was tagged as to the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the transformer oil.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

The DEP responder, Jon Andrews retired prior to completing this report and there are no field notes to determine if any further action was taken.
A-45-2010*On 1/25/2010 in Oakland, the Oakland Fire Department reported a large structure fire at the former Cascade Woolen Mill.  A site visit was made to look for any pollution that may have impacted nearby Messalonskee Stream and the surrounding ground around the mill complex.  An inspection was made by myself and members of the Fire Department and no significant discharges were observed.  No further Response action is expected.
A-46-2010*On 1/26/2010 in Augusta, the Police Department reported several vehicles in the Kennebec River.  An ice jam on the river in the vicinity of the Front Street parking lot caused a flash flood, floating several vehicles down the river.  A site visit was made the assess the situation. Due to the conditions of large chunks of floating ice and fluctuating water levels, not much could be done.  The vehicles were recovered several days later after water levels subsided, no signs of spillage.  No further Response action is expected.
A-48-2010*On 1/27/2010 in Augusta Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of 7 gallons of transformer oil resulted from a hole in the transformer. The spill had appeared to have occurred earlier and recent storms had flushed most of the oil away, so no recovery of spilled product was possible. The transformer was untagged, but a sample of the remaining oil in the transformer showed PCB levels of <1 ppm. No further action is expected.
A-49-2010*A small amount of oil was sprayed onto the snow when a delivery driver engaged the delivery pump when the nozzle was lodged open.  Fabian oil removed some oily snow but the homeowner was still concerned so I visited the site.  There was still some areas with pink snow so I removed them and the homeowner was happy.  No further Response action expected.
A-50-2010*An outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leaked a few gallons of oil to the ground and subsequently, to the interior basement floor.  Roughly 200 gallons of oil was recovered from the leaking AST and a significant amount of oil was likely used for heating the home in the two weeks since the tank was filled so it is likely that only a few gallons of oil were lost.  Oil was leeching into the basement through the foundation and some may have been pumped to the Skowhegan wastewater system through the sump pump.  Sorbents were used by the oil company to collect the floating oil in the basement and after a few days the oil stopped coming in.  There are no oil odors in the home.  No further Response action is expected.
A-53-2010*On 1/28/2010 in Boothbay, Ronald French reported an oil spill. The spill of #2 heating oil resulted from a line leak in a crawl space. A site visit was made to investigate the spill. The crawl space had several inches of water in it, with a layer of oil on top. I used sorbent pads to recover as much product as possible. Clean Harbors was called in with a vacuum truck to remove the water and remaining product. I also had the crew from Clean Harbors wash down the concrete walls with surfactant. I installed a radon fan in the crawl space to help with some mild oil vapors in the home.

The home is served by a drilled well, as are several neighbors close by. The site has been referred to technical services for well monitoring an follow up. No further Response action is expected.
A-55-2010*A paper machine leaked hydraulic oil to a concrete containment moat.  The machine was repaired and the oil was collected for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action is expected.
P-801-2006*SUMMARY
	Report covers the abandonment-by-removal of three gasoline underground storage tank (UST) facilities, previously out-of-service thru 2006 or earlier.  The site was owned by Getty Petroleum who supplied the fuel and had leased the facility out to several operators over the years.  Getty contracted Tyree Company for the abandonment and the UST Closure Assessment.

SITE HISTORY & FACILITY INFORMATION
	Three 6000-gallon gasoline USTs were installed in 1987 by Les Wilson & Sons Co.  Old extra vent pipes found in 1989 indicate a previous UST facility.  The site is dense rural commercial use, over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer though the area is reported to be on municipal water and sewer.
	DEP report P-405-1989, describes the DEP discovery of waste motor oil surface discharges behind the building due to poor housekeeping and dumping for many years.  Under a DEP requirement, Getty had an initial twenty cubic yards of black oiled soil, much of it oil saturated, excavated for disposal at CWS Landfill in Norridgewok in early September 1989.  Another 20 yards of waste-oiled soil excavated for disposal in mid-September 1989.
	P-285-1998: Investigation into improper storage of hazardous waste gasoline on-site.  Over years 2005 and 2006 the facility appeared to be in and out of service.  In April, 2006, Getty submitted a notice to remove.
	Tues. 10/10/06: the facility removed by Tyree Organization  under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Paul Roy.  No contamination reported.  On 10/11/06, I met CTI Roy and Tyree on-site to investigate for any remaining oil contamination from the 1989 waste oil issue.  The rear of the site had been wooded in 1989 but was now cleared and paved in 2006.  I noted no obvious oil discharges in soil in Test Pit 1 (TP-1).  From TP-2 I noted a mild oil odor and Diesel Range Organics (DRO)analysis confirmed 120 parts per million of weathered oil contamination.

REMEDIAL ACTION
	No remediation or source removal of soil or groundwater required at the time.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I)	No further DEP Division of Response Services actions expected at this time.  Remaining oil contamination understood to be minimal, but should still be managed properly if disturbed or if site conditions and information changes.	
II)	Another concern may be discharges and contamination from any pre-1989 UST facility that was abandoned before the 1991 Maine requirement for UST closure assessments.
III)	See the Maine CMR 691 UST closure assessment of Tyree Organization for further details.  I understand that no application for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund coverage is expected.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
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A-728-2006*I received an after hours call from State Police referencing a lube oil spill at the Rumford mill.  I contacted the mill and learned that a heat exchanger had failed releasing approx 190 gallons of lube oil to the waste water treatment plant.  The unit was bypassed stopping the discharge, so no further action could be taken.  I did not make a site visit. The volume was later revised to 240 gallons based on what it took to refill the oil reservoir.

To follow-up with the spill I e-mailed Denise Behr, DEP land and water, to make her unit aware of the incident.  They were of the opinion that due to the size of the primary clarifier, aeration basin, and flow that no adverse environmental impact would be caused.

No further action by Response is required at this time.
P-500-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-501-2008*A malfunction on a Community Oil truck caused two cups of oil to be discharged onto the driveway of the residence it was delivering to.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-502-2008*I was contacted by the Yarmouth Fire Department reporting that there was a fire at Gallant's Auto Salvage on New Gloucester Road.  I arrived as the fire was being extinguished and saw an area that was used for draining vehicles of their fluids before they are crushed was the focus of the fire (see attached photos).  A five gallon bucket of gasoline was involved in the fire.  I checked the soil in the area and found it had a strong odor of gasoline.  I told Mr. Blanchard, the owner, that he would have to excavate and dispose of the contaminated soil.  Mr. Blanchard arranged for the excavation equipment and I returned to the site to oversee the excavation.  The contamination was contained to the top couple of feet of soil and that was all removed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

Allison MacKenzie of the Department's Storm Water Group also visited the site and worked with Mr. Blanchard to make improvements.
P-48-2010*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday, 1/22/10 at 11:35 hours: Bradd Berry of AmeriCold Logistics (AmeriCold) notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an ammonia leak of unspecified amount that occurred at 11:00 hrs.  At 11:46 hours MDEP, Portland, received an Incident Report faxed by the U.S. National Response Center (NRC) through the MDEP Augusta office.

LOCATION & FACILITY INFORMATION
	The AmeriCold facility is located in a densely populated commercial, industrial, and residential area at the intersection of Read Street and Canco Road in Portland.  The facility, estimated to be built in 1952, is a cold storage warehouse (approximately 150,000 square feet) and distribution center for food products.  The refrigeration system is cooled using anhydrous ammonia with brine or ethylene glycol (cooled by the refrigerated ammonia) for the larger part of the warehouse.  For the Blast Cells and a few other areas I was told the freezing is done entirely with ammonia.  Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has the facility listed as having 6,500 lbs. of ammonia, while on-site on 1/26/10 I observed data that indicated approximately 8,700 lbs. of ammonia.  See the attached site plans, location aerial photo, MEMA data, and report photographs for further details regarding the facility.

RESPONSE & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The primary MDEP representatives for the response were Jon Woodard and Stephen Brezinski of the Response Services Division.  Woodard represented Maine DEP interests in (unified) incident command; Brezinski worked in documentation, planning, and operations.    The incident commander (IC) for the response phase was Chief Fred LaMontagne, along with Deputy Chiefs Steve Smith and Robert Wassick of the Portland Fire Department (PFD).  Deputy Chief Miles Haskel of South Portland Fire Dept. (SPFD) provided mutual aid hazardous material response equipment.  Bradd Berry and Arthur Santoro were the primary AmeriCold contacts for the initial response phase of the incident.  Two specialists from American Refrigeration Co. (ARC) who knew the AmeriCold facility responded from Massachusetts.  From the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Randy Rice responded.  James Gaffy of EPA later inspected for SARA Title III requirements and planning.
	One or two representatives of the U.S. Occupational Safety Health and Health Administration (OSHA) were on-site observing from 1/22/10 to 1/27/10.  Representatives with the Maine Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited on 1/25/10 to investigate the issues with the contaminated food and told me they were referring the situation to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Clean-up contractors hired by AmeriCold were ENPRO Services under Daryl Verville and Clean Harbors under Ken Small and John Swiger.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
	Though shipped as a non-flammable gas, anhydrous ammonia gas is flammable with a Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) of 15% and and Upper Explosive Limit (UEL) of 28%, it is a strong oxidizer, is Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health at 300 parts per million (ppm), can cause frostbite, and can be a skin irritant at certain concentrations.  Being hydrophilic, anhydrous ammonia readily combines with liquid and vapor phase water to form ammonium hydroxide which is corrosive.  Ammonium Hydroxide can be toxic to aquatic organisms in low concentrations so runoff must be kept out of drains and waterways.  Ammonia in water lowers the freezing point of the water.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	Friday, 1/22/10: Stephen Brezinski responded immediately and met with PFD and was briefed by Mr. Berry.  Berry explained he did not know how much anhydrous ammonia discharged, but it was less than 10,000 pounds and he did not know how much was released.  He heard a boom sound then saw a white cloud in the freezer room. Subsequently, he closed the freezer door, evacuated, and made notifications.  We requested a respo
P-462-2006*Received a call regarding a broken fire-o-matic at 3 Demerest Street, Portland, ME.  The oil had been discharged into finished basement requiring the removal of carpeting and several other products.  Environmental Projects Inc. was contacted to undertake the clean-up.  All oil soaked materials were removed from the building for either disposal or cleaning.  The area was ventilated for several days until which time oil vapors were no longer an issue.
P-673-2006*Received a call from Sprague Energy, 59 Main Street, South Portland, ME regarding the discovery of a 50 gallon, #2 fuel oil discharge in their upper tank farm (tanks #112, 113 & 114).  Unable to contact anyone regarding the incident, I responded and was informed that a new gasket, on a 12" piping line, failed releasing #2 fuel oil into the bermed area.  Sorbents had been placed down in the area of the discharge and Clean Harbors had been contacted.

I returned to the site in day light.  Clean Harbors had collected most of the oil in the immediate area of the discharge using sorbents, although a large amount of oil had made its way into a sump area.   At this point, it was determined that at least 200 gallons of oil had been discharge , due to the amount of oil removed from the sump.
P-773-2006*Storm damage caused the discharge of oil onto the ground at pole #5, Nowell Street, North Berwick, ME requiring the removal of contaminated soil.  For further details see attached report.
P-503-2008*I was contacted by International Paper reporting that there had been a spill of diesel fuel in the parking lot of their Auburn facility.  Apparently a truck driver forgot to put the cap on one of his saddle tanks before driving away from the fueling area at the facility.  A small amount of diesel fuel splashed out of the tank onto the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-880-2006*Received a call from the Cornish Fire Dept. regarding a vehicle accident involving the discharge of gasoline on Route 25 East, in front of 475 Main Street.

I met with the Cornish Fire Dept. on-site.  The car had released approximately 10 gallons of gasoline onto the sandy shoulder of the road.  The fire dept. had placed down sorbents pads, but most of the gasoline had been discharged before they arrived.  The fire dept. might have collected 1 gallon with sorbents.  We checked the area for drinking water wells and located 2 drilled wells and three dug well.  Two of the dug wells were no longer being used.

I returned the following day with Chris Estes, and removed 0.71 tons of contaminated soil from the side of the road.  It was obvious that the gasoline had migrated beyond our reach and to under take a complete removal would required heavy equipment and shutting down and removing part of Route 25 East.

I informed the residence, with the drilled wells, of the situation, and to contact me if they noticed any issues with their water.  No further response action is required at this time.

P-588-2008*I was contacted by the Oxford County Dispatch reporting that there had been a multi vehicle accident on Route 2 in Hanover.  According to the State Police a mini van driven by Joshua Wheeler crossed the center line and collided with a Richard Carrier Trucking chip truck driven by Paul Villnave.  Both vehicles were severely damaged in the accident (see attached photos).  The truck's saddle tank was badly damaged and sprayed diesel fuel on the pavement and then leaked out into the ditch where the truck came to rest.  After the truck was removed Richard Carrier Trucking hired D.A. Wilson to excavate and truck off the contaminated soil.  I oversaw the excavation of 18.44 tons of contaminated soil.  The oil spilled on the pavement was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-345-2007*6/21/07 0716 Vickie Gammon from Verso Paper reported a spill of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken fitting on a roll hydraulic system. The oil was reported to have gone to the oil moat of the system. The fitting was replaced and oil was pumped out of the moat and returned to the system.

6/21/2007 0730 Vickie  Gammon called back to report that the replacement fitting broke when the roll system was started up releasing 50 gallons of hydraulic into the containment moat. The oil was recovered and returned to the process.

No site visit was made.  No further action is expected.
P-936-2008*	10/10/08 report from Rick Perkins of Maine DEP Air Bureau regarding two leak alarms for the underground oil storage tank (UST) going off indicating a problem with this Cumberland Farms UST facility.  Mr. Rector of the Maine DEP tanks compliance unit advised me that his unit would be checking on this facility within the next several weeks.  I heard nothing further such as actual fuel discharges.  See the UST Registration file #9063 for further information.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-547-2007*9/14/07 18:00 hours, Vickie Gammon from Verso Paper Mill in Jay reported that 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at the mill due to a hydraulic line fitting on digester "B" accumulator tank. The oil leaked to pavement. It was cleaned up with speedy dry which was put in the mill oily waste for later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-632-2007*10/18/07 12:20 hours,  Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that about 1 quart of hydraulic oil had spilled to the pavement at 57 Old Winthrop Road, Augusta from a leaking seal on a boom truck. The CMP crew had picked up the oil with speedy dry absorbent. The oiled material was consolidated with other oily waste at the CMP garage for later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-423-2007*7/22/07 1930 Roy Koster from Central Maine Power Company reported that there had been a vehicle utility pole collision in Brooks and an untagged transformer was leaking oil to the road pavement. A cleanup crew was on its way to cleanup the oil. Later Roy called to report that the cleanup crew found no oil leaking from the transformer. I went to the site the next day and confirmed that no oil was in the area of the pole mount transformer but the was an oil stain in the road apparently from the vehicle.

No further action by Response Services expected.
P-764-2009*	10/1/09: Mr. Pearson reported gasoline-contaminated soil found under dispensers during the abandonment by removal of two 10,000-gallon and two 1000-gallon underground oil storage tanks (USTs) at this C N Brown company site.  Field Photo Ionization Detector (PID) levels were up to 3000 parts per million (ppm); groundwater is believed to be at 30 feet below grade, so could not be checked at the time.  Pearson reported the leakage to be localized around the dispenser and we agreed that the only 3 to 5 cubic yards of soil could be re-used on-site as fill.  The soil in this area needed to be excavated by Portland Pump Company for the new UST facility installation.  Pearson reported no contamination found under the actual USTs.
	The area is dense commercial and residential use and located over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer; though I consider this area to be a non-attainment area for oil discharges due to other discharges and no immediate sensitive receptors.  One of the removed double-wall tanks had a problem with its interstitial space.  The former dispensers had no containment sumps under them.

1.	See the UST Closure Assessment of Acadia Environmental and earlier spill reports P-757-1990, et al, for further details.
2.	Based on the reporting of Acadia Env., at this time no further clean-up actions are required.  Oil contamination is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions and knowledge changes.
3.	This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or an assurance that the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Response Div.
A-622-2007*10/11/07 15:30 Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill of less than a gallon of sulfuric acid from a battery explosion at the Mason Station Substation.  The acid went to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with absorbent material that went to the CMP hazardous waste storage in Augusta.  The battery exploded while workers were performing maintenance at the substation.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-163-2007*4/10/07 14:05 hours, Roy Koster from Central Maine Power reported that a hydraulic line had broken on a bucket truck while working in Warren at Pole #3 East High Road. The line discharged 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the road pavement. Speedy dry and absorbent pads were used to collect the spilled oil. The oiled absorbent materials were transported to Augusta to be consolidated with other oily waste before disposal. I went to the site the next day and confirmed the area was cleaned up.

No further action by Response services expected.
A-116-2007*3/16/07 11:10 hours, Ann Reiter from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the ground in Skowhegan from a line leak on a bucket truck. Absorbent pads were used to collect the oil and saturated soil was removed. I went to the site to confirm that the cleanup had been completed. No wells were close to the spill. Oiled absorbent and soil were transported to Augusta CMP facility to be consolidated with other oiled material before disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-47-2007*1/26/07 10:35 hours, Barbara Hersey from Maritime Energy reported a spill of 1/2 cup of #2 heating oil due to an overfill. The oil came out the vent to the snow. Driver reported that whistle was weak. The snow was removed and taken back to Maritime Energy to go into their waste oil. I went to the site and confirmed cleanup. I called the owner and he confirmed that there was no oil leakage at the inside tank. Area is on town water.
No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-772-2007*12/26/07 10:00 John Branscom from the Maine Turnpike Authority reported that about 6 to 8 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled at the Gardiner maintenance facility when a line broke on a plow truck.  The oil was contained and collected with speedy dry and oiled snow was removed.  The oiled materials were consolidated with the facility oily waste.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-773-2007*12/26/07 Charles Wilson from Downeast Energy reported that 1 gallon of K1 heating oil had been spilled to the concrete containment at the Hallowell bulk plant loading rack.  The spill was the result of an overfill of a delivery truck.  The oil was cleaned up with speedy dry which was consolidated with the bulk plant oily waste.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-457-2007*8/7/07 1430 Steven Pixley reported a large oil sheen just at the entrance to Camden Harbor, R2 bell off Curtis Island. I went out to the area with the Harbor Master. The sheen was about 100 yards long but was being broken up by the wind and seas. No oil could be recovered with absorbent boom or pads.  There was no source identified specifically but the oil sheen resembled that from an oily bilge pump off.

No further action by Response Services expected.
P-79-2010*I was contacted by Kurt Muller reporting that he had been called to a customer's home because they were smelling oil.  He found that their oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had a corrosion hole in it and was leaking onto their basement floor.  Mr. Muller transferred the unspilled oil from the original AST into a new one and cleaned up what oil he could with sorbent material.  Mr. Muller reported that the floor was broken concrete and dirt but that the spill was caught early and he was able to remove most of the contamination.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-34-2007*1/22/07 Peter Pease from Maine Department of Transportation reported a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a plow truck line break. The break was not discovered until the truck had completed plowing a 10 mile run of route 27 in Chain of Ponds and Coburn gore. The oil was spread along the 10 miles of road so no recovery was possible.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-87-2007*2/27/07 0835 Paula Smith from CN Brown Company reported that 8 to 10 gallons of gasoline had spilled at the Wilton Big Apple from a customer overfill. The customer had not attended the fueling of their vehicle and the nozzle did not shut off. The customer drove off after the spill. The Fire Department was called and cleaned up the spill with absorbent pads. No gasoline ran off the pavement. I called the Wilton Fire Department and they confirmed that it had been cleaned up and was less than 10 gallons. I picked up the used absorbent pads the next day and returned them to the warehouse for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-165-2007*4/11/07 16:30 hours, Renita Harrington from Maritime Energy reported that 1 pint of #2 fuel oil had spilled to a concrete garage floor as the result of an overfill. The driver reported that he began filling the tank, heard no whistle and stopped. He checked the tank in the garage and found that a small amount of oil had leaked out of the fittings. He used absorbent pads to collect the oil. I went to the site confirmed it was a small spill and found no need for further cleanup. I called the home owner and asked them to call me if odor problems occurred. I received no call from the owner.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-354-2007*Due to a major flooding event associated with the "Patriot's Day Storm 2007" the SAPPI Mill in Westbrook flooded.  A number of pollutants were released to the Presumscot River as a result including 200 gallons of machine oil.  There was no way to recover the oil.
P-356-2007*Due to a major flooding event associated with the "Patriot's Day Storm 2007" the SAPPI Mill in Westbrook flooded.  A number of pollutants were released to the Presumscot River as a result including 500 gallons of paper coating material/water mixture.  There was no way to recover the product.
P-357-2007*Due to a major flooding event associated with the "Patriot's Day Storm 2007" the SAPPI Mill in Westbrook flooded.  A number of pollutants were released to the Presumpscot River as a result including an unknown quantity of hydraulic and lube oils from the equipment in the mill.  There was no way to recover the oil.
P-358-2007*Due to a major flooding event associated with the "Patriot's Day Storm 2007" the SAPPI Mill in Westbrook flooded.  A number of pollutants were released to the Presumpscot River as a result including approximately 500 gallons of sewage and 50 gallons of production stock material (non haz).  There was no way to recover the oil.
P-907-2006*On 10/22/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Webber Energy reporting a fuel oil spill from a leaking above ground storage tank at a client's residence in Falmouth.  I spoke with the homeowner who indicated Webber was on site and cleaning up the spill.  No request for assistance was made.  No further action required.
P-944-2006*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that there was an oil spill in the parking lot at 90 Bridge Street.  I arrived to find a large area (100' by 10') of pavement stained with oil.  The oil had originated near the front entrance to a building marked Blue Star Corporation.  With assistance from the Fire Marshal I was able to obtain the owners' names (Nick and Lola Kampf) and the name of the building's security company (Taylor Made Security).  The owners were out of town so we arranged to meet a representative of the security company at the site.  In the mean time I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to clean up the residual oil.  After a long wait, Mr. Scott Maher of Taylor Made Security arrived on site and admitted that he held an after hours card game at the unoccupied site the previous night (supposedly with the permission of the owners).  The previous night had been cold so he rented a kerosene space heater from Home Depot to keep the card players warm.  He stated that Home Depot told him to return the heater without any kerosene in it.  At the end of the evening there was still kerosene in the heater so Mr. Maher put it on the back of his pickup truck and tilted it so the residual oil poured out onto the pavement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-797-2009*The underground storage tank at this location was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil to the ground.  This was the first delivery by this company so speculation suggests either the driver used the wrong tank chart or was provided the wrong tank chart by the tank owner which is to be determined by those involved; the result remains the same.  The extent of contaminated soil was evident by staining.  Removal by hand excavation was undertaken the same day which should have prevented vertical migration of contamination.  Whatever contamination was left behind below grade does not threaten any receptors as the land use is zoned commercial and is supplied by public water. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-54-2010*The original complaint was for suspected vandalism of tank (owner believed tenant took oil from tank and spilled a portion of it to the ground adjacent to the tank).  Upon arrival and closer examination of the tank and associated piping it appears someone was tapping (bleeding through the copper line at the filter and didn't properly tighten the connection afterwards).  This resulted in the loss of fuel to the ground which migrated with surface water (heavy rain) beneath the building and the vicinity around the tank.

The tank was next to the rear wall of the garage with rental apartment on the second floor.  The resulting spilled oil migrated beneath the garage slab, and around the right rear and side of the building as well.  The  snow and ice in the front of the garage doors also showed red dyed fuel oil, believed to be both from over slab migration with rain water that washed across the floor in the heavy rain, as well as through below slab, evident by Photo Ionization Detector (PID) hits when cracks in the floor were monitored.

Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was hired to vacuum and excavate contaminated materials, surface water, shallow ground water, construction material framing lumber, etc.  The site was referred to DEP Technical Services and Don White administered the remedial efforts.  Installation of recovery points/borings included 4-inch borings in the concrete floor to monitor and remove product, as well as excavate material from inside the rear wall of the garage.  Excavation was also completed outside with a recovery well installed.

Statements and physical evidence from tenant are contrary to those of original complaint.  Possible use of other oil filled appliances within the garage appear likely source of handling and discharge problems (salamander heater with some staining).

After a few days of below zero excavation and remediation, the daily operations were handled by Mr. White and EPI.  The on-site well is on the far side of the property several hundred feet away and will be monitored by Technical Services, please refer to their files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-847-2009*The safety valve on a furnace malfunctioned which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil.  Approximately two gallons remained in the bottom of the furnace, the rest impacted the cement basement floor and some non-structural wood framework.  Product in the furnace was burned off by the burner technician under the supervision of the Lewiston Fire Department.  Product impacting the cement floor was recovered with sorbent material and the contaminated wood framework was removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-593-2008*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil Aboveground Storage Tank(AST).  The AST had a belly pan that collected most of the spilled oil but a small amount leaked out onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-887-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown quantity of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank to a sand crawlspace.  According to the homeowner, the tank was abandoned by a burner technician a number of years ago when the heating system at the residence was upgraded.  They understood 'abandoned' to mean product had been pumped out.  That information was proven to be false.  When a plumber was in the crawlspace just recently performing unrelated service work, he noticed oil contaminated soil below the tank and reported it to the Department.  Approximately 30 gallons of unspilled product was recovered from the tank prior to it being appropriately abandoned (cut, cleaned and removed).  The house sits on a concrete frost wall filled with sand.  The footer was at grade in the crawl space which deemed the removal of contaminated material unsafe so a vapor barrier was installed after the tank was removed to prevent the potential for indoor quality issues.  The underlying soils are clay though bedrock is not very deep so the residence was entered into the Department's Quarterly Monitoring Program due to the presence of the private drinking water well within close proximity.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-65-2010*On 2/8/10 I received report of oil spillage on the siding on the house at 8 Tressel Road in Medford.  Marquis Oil would not fill the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) because it was in need of replacement.  They also wanted the DEP to know of the small stainage on the house cause by what would be assumed to be where the home owner added oil to the AST via a 5 gallon can.

The next morning I arrived on scene to discover oil stain on the siding and a small patch on the ground.  Upon inspection of the AST, it is in desperate need of replacement.  I contact Peter Moulton to inquire the status of funding for tank replacement to protect their well.  There is funding and Peter is soliciting bids for the work to be performed.

No further Response action is expected.
B-67-2010*On 2/9/10 I received report from Irving oil of an approximate spill of half a quart of oil out a vent at a National park building.  Some soil was scooped up and placed in the dumpster for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-90-2010*Responding to a customer complaint odor/or observed leak Down East Energy (DEE) technicians  discovered the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was in fact leaking.  A patch was applied and the tank was pumped off, with recommendations made to the homeowner he needed to have his AST replaced.

Dispatch called to report the situation, a volume of one gallon was estimated to have been lost and stained the concrete floor beneath the AST.  Sorbent material was applied and the material managed for the customer.  No request for DEP assistance made none dispatched, based on the information provided by DEE dispatch no further Response actions are planned.  A follow up call to Mr Kazmimer will be made just to ensure that AST is replaced properly.
B-698-2009*Sometime in the morning, a worker had a problem with the piping to fill trucks.  This allowed #2 fuel to spill onto the ground in the loading bay inside.  Sorbents and speedi-dry were placed down immediately.  Contaminated snow, speedi dry and sorbents were shoveled up.  A thin layer of hard pack/frozen ground was scraped away also.  Clean Harbors removed material and disposed of it.  No further Response action expected.
A-79-2010* A pickup truck went through the ice on North Pond in the town of Rome. This was reported to the DEP by the Maine Warden Service.
 The next day I met Gary Allen, of the MWS, and we went to the scene on North Pond. The truck went through the ice in a shallow section of the lake. It was only partially in the water. After many tries and several longs hours in the cold and wind the truck was finally removed. There was no indication of petroleum spillage.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-80-2010* On 2-6-2010 David of Maritime Energy reported the release of about ten gallons of gasoline at the Maritime Farms convenience store in Union, Maine. A customer had overfilled their automobile gasoline tank, causing a discharge to the pavement. Staff from Maritime Farms responded and cleaned up the spilled gas with sorbent material.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-81-2010*2/9/10 1150 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that 1 pint of mineral oil had spilled to a paved driveway when a bushing on an electrical transformer broke while the transformer was being taken off the pole. The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil was not known at the time but the oil had been collected with speedy dry. Oil lab analysis was later reported to be less than 1 ppm PCB. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-803-2007*Report of gasoline contamination in well due to run-off from driveway.   Well is located at edge of parking lot to auto repair shop.   Site was subject of antifreeze contamination three months earlier (P-687-2007) .Well was pumped and arrangements made by property owner to monitor well.
P-687-2007*Melissa Gadbois of 59 Beech Plains Rd., Buxton, reported that a discharge of anti-freeze to the well at that location had occurred when an automobile went off the road and crashed into the well tile.  The well was located at the edge of the common driveway to the residence and Lem's Auto Repair.  The impacted soil around the well was excavated.  A sample of the well was taken and showed no signs of ethylene glycol.  The insurance company for the automobile handled all the arrangements.
P-521-2008*I was contacted by Keith Thomas reporting that one of his customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The tank leaked a small amount of oil onto the concrete floor that was wet at the time.  The oil was easily cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

During the servicing of this tank Mr. Thomas located an Underground Storage Tank (UST) located at the residence.  See Spill Report P-522-08 for details.
P-522-2008*I was contacted by Keith Thomas reporting that while working on a customer's leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) (see P-521-08) he found that the residence had an Underground Storage Tank (UST) also.  The owners were unaware that the underground tank existed.  I told them that the tank would have to be removed and returned on the day of the removal to observe.  The tank was located underneath the floor of one of the rooms (see attached photos).  The floor was removed, the sand was excavated by hand from around the tank, and it was cleaned, cut, and removed.  There was no evidence that the tank had ever leaked.  The soil underneath the tank had no odor or discoloration.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-523-2008*I was contacted by Lorraine Sanford reporting that her oil company (Yorkie) had delivered oil the previous day and that they had spilled some in her yard and hadn't cleaned it up completely.  I contacted Yorkie and spoke to Jim Kelley who stated that their driver had overfilled the tank and a small amount of oil came out the vent pipe and landed on the siding and in the pea stone that was around the foundation.  I told him to return to the site and complete the clean up.  Yorkie employees returned to the site and cleaned off the siding with sorbent pads and dug up some of the contaminated pea stone.  I also discussed spill reporting requirements with Mr. Kelley.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-525-2008*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that there was a large fire at the City's Riverside Recycling Facility.  The fire department requested that I take a look at the runoff that was created by the fire fighting operations.  I arrived and was escorted to the runoff area by a firefighter.  The debris pile that was on fire had been minimally sorted and did not contain any petroleum product so there was no evidence of any petroleum in the runoff.  I was also escorted to the area where the facility stores its petroleum products and that area was not involved in the fire.  In the morning I referred the case to the Department's Water Bureau and Solid Waste staff.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-557-2008*I was contacted by Murray Oil reporting that one of their customers had a leaking oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in their basement.  The AST had a corrosion hole in it and had leaked approximately 5 gallons of oil onto the concrete floor in the basement.  The oil was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-559-2008*I was contacted by the Kennebunkport Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Goose Rocks Road.  There was a small amount of motor oil spilled as a result of the accident.  The oil was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-279-2008*   DEP received a report that less than one gallon of gasoline spilled from a shuttle bus via a ruptured fuel line near the south end garage at Colby College.  The spill went to pavement and was sorbed or evaporated.  The bus was taken to a commercial garage for repairs.  No gasoline escaped to soil, and no visit was conducted by DEP staff.
P-64-2010*The filter gasket associated with an Aboveground Storage Tank failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately thirty gallons of kerosene.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Subsurface soil conditions promoted the vertical migration of product.  Accordingly, the excavation was continued until groundwater was encountered at approximately eight feet below grade.  Free product was evident on the water table.  After a vactor truck was engaged to recover accessible oil and water, a recovery well was installed for future use.  The well was developed multiple times in the following week to induce product into it and allow recovery.  Approximately 1200 gallons of mixed media was recovered from the site, at which point the water in the recovery well was free from oil.  A dug drinking water well does exist on the property but groundwater flow in the area seems northerly through the property from the well towards the spill location so it is not expected to be in jeopardy.  Also, as a preventative measure a vapor barrier and vapor mitigation piping were installed during the backfill of the excavation.  Use of the mitigation piping is not expected to be necessary but is available nonetheless.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-561-2008*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that Bothel's Mechanical Repair was mishandling and dumping its oil and hazardous wastes.  The complaint was followed up on by Andy Slusarski and Tim Wright of Hazardous Waste Enforcement and Erich Kluck of the Water Bureau.  Both found issues that needed to be resolved and are working with the owner.  I visited the site with Mr. Kluck and noted that there was evidence of both anti-freeze and oil in the floor drain (see attached photos).  The floor drains empty into a septic tank which in turn empties into a leach field.  I was concerned that there could be many years of contamination accumulated in the leach field.  I contacted Andrew Flint of Oil Enforcement and he wrote a Notice of Violation to Mr. Bothel that requests that he investigate the possibility of contamination in the leach field.  Mr. Bothel was instructed to contact me when he scheduled the work to be done.  Mr. Bothel has contacted me on at least two occasions and has said that he is ready to do the work.  On both occasions I informed him that he needed to hire the contractors and let me know when the work is going to be done and both times I have not heard back from Mr. Bothel.  Until the investigation is done there will be no further action from Response (see attached email #4 from Jon Woodard dated August 27th, 2008).
A-695-2008*On 11/17/2008 in Skowhegan, Sappi Fine Paper reported an oil spill.  The estimated 150 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a crane.  The crane was located in the wood yard in the truck unloading area.  The spill was cleaned up by mill personnel using sawdust.  The oil and sawdust were burned on site in the mill's boiler.  A site visit was made to investigate the spill and clean up, no further response action is expected.
A-698-2008*On 11/18/2008 in Rockland, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon overfill occurred at the residence of Norma Clark.  The spill was cleaned up by the delivery driver.  A phone call was made to Ms. Clark to verify spill details and clean up.  No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
P-70-2010*I was contacted by Borderline Fuels reporting that one of their drivers had slipped while filling the tank at 84 Meeting House Road in North Berwick.  When the driver slipped he dropped the hose and about 3 gallons of oil came out onto the concrete floor.  The tank is located inside a shed with a concrete pad.  The concrete pad was covered with leaves and they soaked up most of the oil.  Borderline cleaned up all of the oil soaked leaves and used sorbent material to clean up the concrete.  The stated that the homeowner is satisfied with the clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-700-2008*On 11/21/2008 in Chelsea, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported an oil spill on the River Road.  The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a driver failing to secure 5 gallon pails of hydraulic oil in the back of a truck.  The pails of oil fell out of the truck rupturing on the busy roadway.  A site visit was made to assist the fire department and employees of Harold Warren Construction clean up the spill from the road.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and sand, it was then swept up and taken to Hatch Hill Landfill.  No further Response action is expected.
P-562-2008*I was contacted by a concerned citizen who reported seeing a long swath of black oil and a truck pulled over on the side of Route 295 at about mail marker 9 southbound in Falmouth.  Soon after I received the report from the Department of Transportation (DOT) calling to report the same incident.  The DOT cleaned up what oil they could off the pavement with sorbent pads.  Because it was spread so thin and in the travel lane of the highway there wasn't much that could be done to recover the oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-711-2008*On 11/25/2008 in Newcastle, the Maine Dept. of Public Safety reported an oil spill.  The estimated 20 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from a tractor trailer accident.  The accident occurred approximately 1/10 of a mile North of the River Road Extension.  A site visit was made to assist the fire department with the clean up.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the fuel which was contained to the Northbound ditch of the road.  No further Response action is expected.
A-715-2008*On 11/26/2008 in Winthrop, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 gallon spill was caused by a faulty nozzle on a delivery truck.  The spill was cleaned up by the delivery driver.  A phone call was made to the homeowner to verify spill details and clean up.  No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-712-2008*On 11/25/2008 in Edgecomb, Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 heating oil was the result of a broken firematic valve on an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  A site visit was made to investigate the spill.

The homeowner requested that Jordan Construction of Boothbay be hired for contaminated soil removal.  Soil was removed to an approximate depth of 3 feet before reaching the water table, contamination was still evident at this point.  The excavation was left open over the weekend, water and oil had filled the hole.  Enpro Services was hired to pump out 1500 gallons of oil water mix, and to vactor contaminated soil under a barn that was not accessible by the excavator.  The remainder of contaminated soil was located under a pole barn attached to the main barn.  Jordan Construction could not locate a small enough machine to excavate under the pole barn.  N A Reny Construction of Boothbay was hired to complete the job with a small mini-excavator.

 Contaminated soil directly beneath the stone foundation of the large barn could not be excavated. Contamination levels of 800 parts per million of volatile organic compounds using the bag headspace method were recorded using my photoionization detector.  A recovery well was installed in the spill area and the response treatment trailer set up to pump and treat oily water on the site.

The site was referred to technical services for engineering and geology follow up.  The owner has 2 wells on the property and the neighbor also has a well nearby.   No further Response action expected.
A-811-2009*   DEP received information from the out-of-state owner (Hogan) of a three-unit rental apartment that the property had suffered an oil spill several weeks previously (he was unsure of the date).  The apartment had three residential units on three levels, each with a monitor-type heater fed by a single (Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in a detached garage; a shallowly buried 1/4" copper line housed in a steel pipe ran from the garage to the building.  Oil was reportedly pumped to the upper unit, then gravity-fed the two lower units.  The two upper units were vacant at the time of the spill; the lower unit had been rented (Marilyn Colson).
   Mr. Hogan was aware that the filter had been sheared (he had had at least one oil company at the property to restore heat) but did not know how this occurred.  He believed about 100 gallons of oil was missing.  Ms. Colson had moved out temporarily by the time DEP had been notified; she reported that she had conducted some minor clean-up in the garage at Mr. Hogan's request, but moved out when the plumbing froze in the upper apartments.
   Upon investigation it was evident that a private snow-plow had caught the buried supply line and ripped the filter off the tank.  Oil had flowed onto the broken concrete floor, quickly finding its' way into underlying soils.  At the time of DEP's initial visit there was no evidence of oil outside the garage and only residual odors inside.
   The area is dense-residential and served by municipal water.  Bond Brook runs past the property boundary about 80' from the spill site; holes punched through the ice on 12/23 showed no visible evidence of oil.  Bond Brook is considered a sensitive water.  Determination of a remedial approach was left until after the holiday, but larger problems developed when the AST was filled before repairs had been made; this event is covered in another spill report (A-812-09) and all remedial activities were handled as a response to this later event.
A-237-2008*   DEP received a report that 2 gallons of lube oil leaked from a locomotive parked on a section of track at this industrial site.  The spiller reported that oil was collected using sorbents and speedy-dry, and that this was later collected by a contractor for disposal.  No site visit was made.
A-221-2008*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled in this flooded residential cellar.  It transpired that a can used for bleeding the furnace had been spilled by the rising waters, creating a slight film in one area of the cellar.  This oil was collected using sorbents.
   The area is rural, and a drilled well serves the subject property; there are no neighbors down gradient of the subject.  While it is likely that some small amount of oil went into solution in the several thousand gallons of cellar water, it was decided that pumping/transporting to a disposal facility was unnecessary.  Water was pumped and broadcast over a section of the property away from the well.
A-717-2008*On 11/26/2008 in Augusta, Webber Energy reported an oil spill.  The spill of an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was originally thought to be from a delivery overfill.  A site visit was made to investigate the spill along with Mike Starbird from Webber Energy, as well as the building owner Steve LaCroix.

The oil appeared to have come out of one of the two Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) vent line outside, soaked into the ground and leaked back into the foundation of the building at an estimated depth of 5 feet.  A large area of the basement floor was covered with an oil and water mix.  Oil vapors in the building were very strong and 2 families living in the multi unit building elected to leave until the spill was cleaned up.  A ram fan was installed to ventilate the building for several days.

After inspecting the system with Mr. Starbird of Webber Energy, it was apparent that the supply ASTs for the boiler were improperly installed.  The installation allowed a return line from one tank to return to the other tank with no means of equalizing both ASTs, causing one of the tanks to overflow out it's vent line.  I made a request to have the system inspected by Senior Compliance Officer Paul Moody of the Maine Oil and Solid Fuel Board.  Mr. Moody confirmed our findings and his report is attached.

The basement floor was cleaned up by Mr. Lacroix and Webber Energy.  Main Ex Construction was hired for contaminated soil removal.  A total of 35.60 tons was removed down to a depth of approximately 6 feet.  No further Response action is expected.
A-222-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report that about four hundred gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at the Otis hydroelectric facility when a weld failed on one of the generators, setting into play a sequence of other failures.  Most of the oil remained in a sump and was recovered by pumping; booms and sorbents were deployed at the Androscoggin River outfall, but approximately 15 gallons were unrecovered.  Another 200 gallons had remained in the failed unit.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.   No further action by Response Services expected.
P-830-2009*SUMMARY
	This report covers the 10/27/09 abandonment-by-removal of two underground, 30 foot runs of non-compliant, single-wall, bare-steel product lines for two retail, motor fuel, steel underground storage tanks (USTs) that had been removed in June of 2000 (see P-316-2000).  In 2000, the facility owner at that time, Frank Frisbee, instructed Portland Pump Co not to remove the fuel lines, counter to Maine statute and Chapter 691 rules for facility abandonment.  After going through Chapter 7 bankruptcy the store and facility was owned by Mr. Al D'Amico though still managed by Frank Frisbee and his daughter.
	Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, was primary MDEP field representative for the abandonment.  See also the records of MDEP's Laura Welles and Diana McLaughlin for legal and enforcement activities to have the facility abandoned and assessed.  Mr. D'Amico hired A L Doggett Co. (ALD) perform the abandonment under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Brian Barton; and Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations Co. performing the UST closure assessment.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	Tuesday, 10/27/09: I met ALD, Robbins, and Mr. Frisbee on-site; and Ms. D'Amico was on-site briefly for her husband.  The bare steel product piping was excavated and removed from the island back to the tank grave.  I noted no obvious odors or stains indicating evidence of a prohibited discharge/leaks.  Robbins noted no field analysis contamination levels exceeding 14 parts per million (ppm) with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID); well below the 100 ppm MDEP Notification Level for this situation.  A field bag-headspace sample I took below a dispenser location was below 1 ppm.  Robbins checked the store basement adjacent to the dispenser island and noted no petroleum odors and PID values were below 5 ppm.

1.	No initial clean-up actions were required or initiated.
2.	This report is not to be construed to be, or sued as an environmental site assessment or UST closure assessment.  See the "Underground Piping Site Assessment Report" of EnviroInvestigations and the MDEP UST registration file for further information.
3.	Though having the same UST Registration number as the marina facility at the Town (Frisbee's) Wharf, this facility for autos up at the road is not now associated; the marina facility was now the responsibility of the Town of Kittery (see P-829-2009).  The UST facility down at the Kittery Wharf has now been re-registered with a new facility number.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM
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P-71-2010*Rick Thurston of Reed & Reed (R&R) called to report the discharge of approximately 3-5 gallons of hydraulic fluid released (broken hydraulic hose)  from an excavator (Cat 325) beneath the Rte 127 bridge (Job # 450).  R&R staff notified Mr. Thurston of the incident and began clean up protocols and a mechanic was dispatched to the scene.

Based on the incident described clean up should be minimal, sorbent material and pads would be used to remove the oil present, affected snow/ice would also be packaged for transport and disposal.  If it were only a few bags of material it would be incorporated in the on-site waste collection stream.  If it were more than a few bags it would be collected in a drum and the drum would be disposed of through Environmental Projects Incorporated, ( EPI).

Again based on the incident described no DEP staff were dispatched, no further Response actions expected.
P-51-2010*Steve Ouelette, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT ) called to report a night shift plow truck had broken a hydraulic line and discharged the oil to the roadways.   It was not discovered until the wing blade malfunctioned and closer inspection of the unit identified the loss.

No practical recovery is possible as the oil was strewn over several miles of roadway during the night time operations.  No further Response action necessary, no DEP staff dispatched.
P-804-2008*	8/30/08: Biddeford Fire Deptartments reported a defective gas tank fell off an auto near the intersection of Pool Road (Route 9) and Meetinghouse Rd.  I checked the site the following morning and found the spill cleaned satisfactorily.  The area is dense residential and served by municipal water, no wells.
P-73-2010*Pine Tree/Theriault called to report the discharge of some hydraulic oil along Kimberly Circle while the truck was on routine collection.  The crew applied speedy dry and incorporated the spill clean up debris with the waste stream.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information receivedd DEP-Response plans no further action.
P-823-2008*	9/8/09: Ms. Preston reported that back on 8/27/08 a motorcycle had crashed in her yard and she feared effects of any potential gasoline discharge.
	Tuesday, 9/9/08: I met Preston's father onsite and examined the crash site.  The area is rural residential served by private wells and septic systems.  I noted no evidence of oil spills or odors and deemed no threat to her or her neighbor's drilled water wells was evident.  See attached map and notes.
No further Response action expected.
S Brezinski
P-68-2010*On Tuesday February 2, 2010 received a call from Ron Cote.  The owner of Ron Cote's Burner Service was reporting a #2 oil spill inside the basement at 26 F. Sanborn Road in Sabattus.  Upon arrival to the site, Ron Cote explained to me that the homeowner's son was playing in the basement and an object had dropped behind the wall that protected the oil tank.  The son attempted to move the wall not realizing that the copper line was hooked onto a part of the wall and while aggressively pulling the wall away from the tank, he accidentally broke the copper line away from the filter. This caused the tank to leak #2 oil onto the cement basement floor.  However with quick reaction the son was able to plug the leaking area and call for help.
Ron Cote arrived on scene before myself and was able to clean up the oil on the cement with speedi dry, sorbent pads and then layer the cement with a deodorizer.
After careful evaluation of the area I determined that the site was cleaned up to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Department) standards and no further actions were taking by Response Services.
I-127-2009*07/06/09 Received a call from Suzanne at Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) regarding a spill of #2 fuel oil at the home of Dr. Michaud in Caribou.  Tank was being removed from home when oil spill beneath the tank was discovered. Oil had seeped beneath a boarded sub floor placed over a concrete floor.  A carpenter has been called to pull up some of the floor boards to determine the extent of the oil that reached the concrete floor.  Talked with Nick, a DOC technician on-site over seeing the tank replacement.  He said that Dr. Michaud has a private well and it is about 30 feet to the north of the spilled fuel.  Told Nick that I was enroute to the scene to check on the extent of fuel spilled and what clean-up actions needed.

07/06/09  10:45 Arrived on-scene and met with homeowner, Dr. Michaud and Nick from DOC.  Spilled fuel oil (about 3-5 gallons) traveled about 3-4 feet under flooring.  Oil has been mopped up with sorbent pads.  DOC crews will wash the concrete floor with simple green two times, before installing a new tank.  Advised Dr. Michaud to put a window fan in to room to ventilate the odors from the fuel spill.

08/13/09 10:00 Returned to the site of the oil spill that occurred on July 6th, 2009.  The spill was cleaned up by DOC crews on July 6th thru 7th.  Dr. Michaud and his wife, Renee, are still smelling fuel odors the first thing in the morning and then after being away from the home a few days.  I took several Photo Ionization Detector (PID) reading. Readings area as follows:

PID#1 in the recreation room( just above where the spill occurred) = 0.2 parts per million (ppm)
PID#2 beneath oil tank (where oil had spilled onto concrete floor) = 1.2 ppm
PID#3 took reading in boiler room = 0.0 ppm

Suggested to Dr. Michaud that he install a fan and duct work in between the concrete floor and the floor joists to catch and vent any lingering fuel odors off gassing from small amount of residual oil that may have been left from the clean-up operations.  Then will wait on vent work for now and watch and see if odors persist - they will periodically vent space with fan in windows and see if transient odor problem goes away.  I told them to call me if there was a problem and I would come back for additional PID readings.  They have not called. No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-719-2008*On 11/27/2008 in Boothbay Harbor, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The spill was reported as less than 1 gallon of non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil.  The spill was the result of storm damage and was cleaned up by CMP personnel.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
P-832-2008*	9/10/08: Notification of an approximate 10-gallon overfill of #2 oil during the transfer of fuel from one peddler delivery truck to another.
	9/11/08: I met onsite with the Ripley & Fletcher manager who showed me to the spill location north of their garage.  Oil on the trucks had already been cleaned with sorbents and they had dug up much of the soil into a small pile (see photos).  The discharge was addressed quickly so did not appear to soak down deep into soil.  I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form and CPRC Group documented 8.42 tons of oiled-soil brought in by Environmental Projects Inc. of Auburn.
	The area is dense commercial and industrial use.  Ripley Fletcher Oil is a daughter company of C N Brown Oil and also operates a Ford auto and truck dealership.  The area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though is served by municipal water and sewer, and much of this area is considered a Non-Attainment Zone for groundwater due to many contaminant sources.
 	At this time I understand that this discharge is satisfactorily remediated.  This report shall not be used as, or construed to be an environmental site assessment.  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
B-55-2010*On 2/2/10 I received report from Jeff Small of Clean Harbors that they are cleaning a #6 oil tank for Sprague Energy.  The slop in the bottom of the tank will be mixed with sawdust to solidify and then be a hauled with dump trucks to the landfill for proper disposal.
B-54-2010*At the end of a shift in the early morning, a worker went out to the parking lot of True Textiles to start his vehicle and then went back inside to wait while it warmed up.
After a while he came back outside to find that his vehicle had caught fire.  The fire department was able to quickly put out the fire but the gasoline in the vehicle was not completely consumed and the debris and some ice was contaminated.  Workers at the mill loaded the debris and ice chips into two 55 gallon drums and I picked them up and brought them to Juniper Ridge for disposal.

No further Response action is expected.
B-51-2010*On 1/30/10 I received report of a one quart leak of #2 oil from a gasket on a filter housing.  The oil dripped onto a concrete floor where it was wiped up by the technician who made the repair.  No vapors in the home.

No further Response action is expected.
I-132-2009*07/15/09 Received a complaint related to oil possibly coming up in a cellar sump hole in the basement of a home owned by Linda Dunn in Presque Isle.  Ms. Dunn stated that it did not smell  like fuel odor, but she thought it had a slight sheen when the water came out of the sump/cistern hole in the cellar floor.  Arrived on-site, took a PhotoIonization Detector (PID) and Multi-gas meter, and a sorbent pad.  Got no detectable reading off of either PID or Multi-gas meter.  The sorbent pad did not pick up any oil product when placed on the water in the sump/cistern hole.  Did not observe any sheen or any discernible odors in the cellar.  Discussed with Ms. Dunn when the water comes out of the sump.  She stated it comes up through the cellar sump and cracks in the floor during heavy rainy periods and in the spring during snow melt and increased water flows.  Mr. Dunn stated that the cistern/sump is connected to the City's storm drains/sewer system.  I told Ms. Dunn to contact the PI Water and Sewer District as it appears that due to lack of adequate gradient and capacity at the sewer main junction serving her street, she may be getting a bit of back flushing during periods of high storm water flows.

Ms. Dunn contacted me and told me that the PI Sewer District was planning on re-doing a portion of its sewer line on her street due to similar issues with other properties that she had experienced in her basement.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-53-2010*A plug was loose on pump for the furnace allowing 0.5 gallons of fuel to leak out onto concrete.  Dead River cleaned up oil and fixed fitting.

No further Response action is expected.
B-50-2010*While installing a new furnace, approximately 8 oz of fuel oil leaked out of line.  Speedi-dry was used to soak up oil.

No further Response action is expected.
P-840-2008*	9/11/08: While driving by I observed several rusty steel drums at the north side of the garage building with a dark stain below on the ground.  I confirmed two abandoned drums containing waste motor oil.  The drums had either been dumped and abandoned there, were left over from the former Bisbee's repair garage, or were pumped-out waste oil from a past underground storage tank (UST) removal.  The property is located over a significant mapped sand and gravel aquifer though much of this area is considered a Non-Attainment Area.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.  In 2005, the UST facility was abandoned-by-removal (see P-321-2005, P-317-1999 and P-208-1990, et al.).
	I estimate 2 to 4 gallons of oil had discharged to the soil below one of the drums though none appeared to be actively leaking at the time.   I marked the drums as to content and made sure the caps were tight.  I was very concerned about the drums being vandalized or rusting out but did not believe I had authority to remove them for disposal at the time.
	9/12/08: I called the realtor for the property:Kevin Fletcher of Millet Realty, and left a voice message about the Maine DEP's concern for the drums and need to remediate the spill.  I was never called back.  The property is owned by the heirs/estate of W H Knightly Oil Co.
	

S Brezinski
MDEP BRWM
B-47-2010*On January 25, 2010, a truck hit a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck during a snow storm on Route 201, Sandy Bay Township.  An estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged as a result of the collision.  No recovery was possible owing to conditions at the time of the accident.

No further action by DEP Response is expected.
B-48-2010*A loose fitting caused a minor leak at residence of Gordon Kulberg.  Dead river cleaned up the less than 1 gallon of fuel oil and fixed the loose fitting.

No further Response action expected.
B-43-2010*Roy Koster of CMP reported that a transformer on the River Shore Rd. in Searsport had developed a small leak from the around the bushing.  The transformer was repaired and the soil around the pole was excavated.

No further Response action is expected.
A-57-2010*1/29 1320 Paula Smith from C.N. Brown reported that approximately a 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled out of the vent of an inside aboveground storage tank (AST) during a delivery. The spill occurred at Purington Hall on the University Of Maine Farmington campus. The location has two ASTs with outside fills and the delivery driver attempted to fill the tank that was already full. The oil had run onto a paved parking lot and employees had cleaned it up with absorbent material which was returned to the C.N. Brown garage. The inside tanks were checked by the University maintenance employees and no leakage occurred at the inside fittings and the AST was not damaged. I spoke to Leo Dion the University Maintenance Director and he confirmed that it was a small spill and the tank system was not damaged.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-59-2010*A small amount of oil was lost to the cellar floor from this inside heating oil tank due to tank corrosion.  The oil company estimated that as much as forty gallons could have been lost but upon visual inspection it appears to be far less than that, maybe a gallon or two.  The oil was removed with sorbents.  No further Response action is expected.
A-61-2010*A faulty fuel level indicator contributed to the spillage of 1500 gallons of #6 heating oil to containment during delivery.  Clean Harbors heated and removed the oil from the containment area.  No further Response action is expected.
A-67-2010*On 2/1/2010 in Thomaston, Dragon Products reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from a seal failure on the kiln trunnion. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-68-2010*2/1/10 1250 Brian Burnier from the State Health & Environmental Testing Lab reported that bottles of Methylene Chloride had broken during delivery and were producing vapors that were causing respiratory distress to workers. I met Jim Curlett from the lab on site. Jim reported that the spill area of the building had been evacuated and the area had been closed off. He supplied us with a material safety data sheet for the chemical. The spill had occurred when the United Parcel Service(UPS) delivered several cases of bottles of chemicals to the lab at the loading dock and dropped one of the cases. Employees in the area and adjoining areas began complaining about the odor and discovered the liquid around the cases still in the delivery area. The chemical vapors cannot be measured by the photo ionization detector as the ionization potential is 11.32. We used chemical suits and self contained breathing apparatus to enter the area. We found the broken containers and ventilated the area by opening the loading dock overhead door and installing a ventilation fan. We secured the unbroken containers and proceeded to collect the spilled chemical with absorbent material. Packing material impacted by the spilled chemical was collected and contained in sealed bags. A flame ionization detector(FID) that can detect the chemical vapors of methylene chloride was brought in and the adjoining room measured no levels of chemical vapors. In the loading dock area, more chemical impacted boxes and packing material were detected by the FID and were contained for disposal. After the impacted material was removed, levels in the loading dock area right at the floor were 9 to 14 ppm. The ventilation fan was left in place for several more hours to ensure all vapors were evacuated. Ron Waldron from UPS took all the overpacked materials for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-69-2010*On 2/2/2010 in Thomaston, Dragon Products reported an oil spill.  The estimated 30 gallons of lube oil was the result of a seal failure on a clinker breaker machine. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-70-2010* Mr Roberts from Webber Oil Company reported that a customer's oil tank had corroded and spilled oil onto the dirt floor in the basement. This release occurred at the home of Mr. Phineas Sprague located at 712 Main Street in the town of Kingfield.
 I made a site visit and the quantity of oil spilled was one gallon or less. Webber Oil was on site and they were in the process of installing a new oil tank in the basement. They will remove the oil stained soil from under the tank.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-74-2010* Augusta Fuel reported a small #2 fuel oil spill at the home of Scott Vafiades. This home is located at 26 Howard Circle in the town of Sidney. Augusta Fuel had a problem with the nozzle attachment.
 I made a site visit and found the cleanup to be adequate. There was someone home and there were no problems with oil spillage or leakage inside the home.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-75-2010* On the morning of 2-4-2010, Downeast Energy reported the release of a few gallons of #2 fuel oil. This release occurred at the home of Mr. Lavigne at 16 Birchwood Drive. The safety device on the oil fired boiler malfunctioned causing oil to flood into the chamber of said boiler.
 Downeast Energy fixed the problem and assisted in the cleanup of the spilled oil. The boiler is located in a separate room and did not affect the air quality in the home. We used the DEP ram fan for a few hours to lessen the oil odors in the boiler room.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-76-2010* On 2-4-10, New England Organics reported a release of hydraulic oil.  This release was the result of overfilling the tank on a dump trailer. The oil spilled onto the pavement and was cleaned up using sawdust.  No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-212-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report that the Wilton Fire Department (WFD) had responded to a two-vehicle traffic accident.  Several gallons of gasoline were spilled, some to a roadside ditch in the DOT right-of-way, some to pavement at Gould's service station across the street.  Soils were wet, so penetration was shallow. WFD staff were able to collect free liquids using sorbents.
   The area is commercial and is served by town water.  DEP visited the next day to collect sorbents and to evaluate.  The small amount of contamination remaining in shallow soils was considered environmentally insignificant; no further remedial effort was necessary.
P-67-2010*Monday February 1, 2010 at approximately 12:00 p.m. Dave McNally of Pine Tree Waste reported a transmission leak at 8 West Waterman Drive in Auburn.  He explained that while the garbage truck was loading an O-ring on a filter blew and half a gallon of transmission fluid escaped onto pavement.  Dave explained the clean up procedures which consisted of speedi dry and sorbent pads.  He also assured that all product that had leaked from the transmission was recovered and never reached any storm drains or any other fragile areas.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-205-2008*   DEP received a report that an oil sheen was evident on the paved road surface in front of the Liberty fire station.  Upon visiting, DEP staff could find negligible evidence of spillage, no more than could be expected from random vehicle drippings on a busy road.  A spring melt was in progress and the road carried a fair amount of meltwater.
   The area is rural and reliant on private wells for water.  There are at least two private wells within 500' of the reported spill location but they are not considered threatened by this event.
P-34-2010*On January 19, 2010 at approximately 9:20 a.m. I received a call from Kim Sparks of the Greenwood Town Office.  She was reporting an antifreeze leak from a plow truck.  The radiator on the plow truck broke and leaked all the antifreeze onto a snowy gravel parking lot area.
Upon arrival I discovered sand and snow that absorbed majority of the antifreeze that had leaked from the plow truck.  I shoveled the contaminated dirt and snow into garbage bags and disposed of the bags. No further action was taken by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection Response Services.
P-909-2008*	10/1/08: Sprague Energy Terminal reported that while they were offloading barge RTC-83 they had noted a slick of emulsified oil building up against the outside of the boom with the incoming tide currents.  As it was on the outside of the boom they believed it not from there facility.  The volume did not appear significant and the emulsification indicated it was not a fresh discharge; slicks like this are not uncommon.  None of the spill could be recovered and source remained unknown though could have been from a vessel, vehicle leak over a storm drain, or oil storage tank near the shore.  No further Response action expected.
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P-77-2010*On Friday February 5, 2010 at approximately 2:20 p.m. I received a call from Kevin O' Leary of One Steel Recycling explaining that a diesel leak from a truck had occurred at 2244 Portland Road in Arundel.  The leak occurred around 2:10 p.m. while changing a filter in a truck.  Approximately half a gallon of diesel accidentally leaked onto pavement.  Quick response from One Steel Recycling employees kept the diesel from flowing into any storm drains.  The clean up consisted of speedi dry and recovering all the free product on the pavement surface.  No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division.
P-164-2006*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking tank at the Fernendez Residence, 78 Ford Quint Road, North Berwick, ME.  It was unclear what actually caused the discharge, but an estimate of 100 gallons of kerosene had been lost.

I met with Veilleux Oil Service on-site, whom showed me the area in question.  The tank was located inside a insulated shed attached to the building.  Removal of the building would be required to access the tank, so the remainder of the day was spent setting up a new aboveground storage tank (AST), and arranging for removal of the tank shed, AST and contaminated soil.  Two (2) drilled wells were located within 20 feet of the discharge, one presently being used by the residence.

The following day I returned to the site with Corro Brothers, a division of Veilleux Oil Service, to remove the wooden structure housing the AST, and to undertake contaminated soil removal.  The AST was found to contain several holes in the bottom accounting for the loss of kerosene.  Once the building was removed, soil removal commenced.

P-902-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday 9/29/08: Mr. McKenney of Waste Management Inc. (WMI) notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a 39-gallon diesel discharge at their Portland facility the past Friday 9/26/08.  Geoff Hart explained that the Friday WMI personnel at the Portland facility had failed to notify the management and notification did not therefore reach MDEP as required.  Onsite I advised Mr. Hart and Brian DesMarais of WMI of the MDEP oil spill notification requirements as per MRSA 30 Sections 548 & 550.

SPILL ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
	9/29/08: WMI explained that on Friday 9/26/08 a nozzle filling a truck malfunctioned or broke away and discharged about 39-gallons to the ground, with about 17-gallons lost to the dispenser sump.  As noted on the site sketch the fuel flowed downhill to a storm drain and then into a retention pond at the NW side of the property.  On Friday WMI cleaned up the paved lot with speedy-dry clay sorbent.
	We noted a recoverable emulsified oil slick and oil sheen still on the retention pond.  The Presumpscot River is located about 250' to the NW.  WMI hired Clean Harbors (CHES) to respond and clean-up the oil on the pond that afternoon.  Much of the oil I understand evaporated and dissolved in the water prior to final clean-up actions.  No further action by Response Services expected.
	
S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Response Div.
I-137-2009*07/17/09 16:33 hours, I received a call from Cyr Martin, Ashland Police Chief, regarding an accident with a fuel spill on Route 11 south of town.  I received directions to the site and advised the Chief that I was  en route to the scene.  Dump truck driving northbound on Route 11 was making a left turn onto the Rafford Road when a tractor trailer truck came up from behind on the dump truck and attempted to pass on the left.  The collision of the tractor truck with the dump truck pushed the dump truck into a side yard of a church and the tractor truck was heavily damaged and ruptured its passenger side saddle tank spilling 40 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel onto the route 11 road surface and into the side yard of the church.

Contacted Soderberg construction to begin clean-up of oil spilled in the side yard of a local church.  Ashland fire dept. crews applied sorbent pads to road way surface to soak up spilled diesel fuel.  Soderberg's crew removed about 10-15 cubic yards of contaminated soils once the Forbes Dump truck was cleared of the spill site.  Put additional speedy dry down on the road surface and then requested that the Ashland Fire Dept contact MDOT to have them sand and sweep up the accident debris once the police department was finished with the scene investigation.  Gave Soderberg's crew an oil spill debris form to haul the contaminated soils in to the Tri-Community Landfill.  Took several digital photos of the accident scene.  Taked with Police Chief Martin and requested he send me a copy of the accident report.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

P-915-2008*	10/6/08: Downeast Energy Oil (DEE) notified Maine DEP of a small leak from a customer's basement oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The leak was due to a corrosion hole in the AST and DEE was pumping out the tank at the time.
	10/7/08: I met the homeowner's brother (an agent with Castle Rock Properties) onsite and was shown the leak location.  the tank was an old 330-gallon AST with the fill and vent pipes capped to prevent an accidental filling while a new AST was being acquired.  I noted a 7' wide oil stain on the wood floor.  ServPro company was scheduled to respond that afternoon to complete a clean-up and deodorizing.
	At this time I have heard no further concerns or updates.  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
P-1104-2006*	6/25/06: Reported discharge of about 2-oz of oil-based wood finish with no additional spillage expected.  Cleaned-up and disposed of by Home Depot.
B-52-2010*On 2/1/10 I received report of a fishing vessel on fire in Prospect Harbor.  The cause of the fire was a space heater left unattended on board.  The local fire department towed the vessel to shore to extinguish the fire.  No sheen or spillage from the fire.  When I arrived on scene the boat owner and myself recovered the oil from the bilge using sorbent pads.  Once the oil was removed the bilge was pumped out, removing most of the fire water.  Once this was completed the boat was towed to the Corea harbor launch and was removed from the water for salvage or scrap.

No further Response action is expected.
A-539-2007*9/12/07 1412 Sarah Hedrick from Verso Paper reported that approximately 10 gallons of #6 fuel oil had been spilled into the containment around an aboveground storage tank during maintenance. The oil came out an open valve in a double block and bleed valve lockout system that was installed to allow entrance into the tank for cleaning and maintenance. Oil was still in the line and as it warmed during the day it discharged through the open bleed valve into the containment moat. The oil was recovered and recycled into the system. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

P-803-2009*SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a long out-of-service, retail motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility belonging to H A Mapes Oil company.  Portland Pump Co. (PPC) under Maine Installer Paul Brown performed the abandonment with Jace Pearson of Acadia performing the CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  The location is dense residential and commercial use, located over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and served by municipal water.  The facility has been a fuel storage facility with below ground and aboveground motor fuel and heating oil tanks since the 1970s and earlier.  See earlier site assessments and reports P-73-1978, P-767-1991 and P-92-1992, et al.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	The property's store and garage building had been razed a year of more prior to the abandonment.
	Tuesday 11/10/09: PPC removed two Elutron fiberglass clad steel USTs (Tank T-13 and T-14)  and associated piping.  In addition we found an orphan, unregistered bare steel UST  2/3 buried into the hillside at the rear of the property; this UST was to be registered as T-15.  Corrosion holes (evidence of a leak) were noted in T-15 (see photos i and j).  The rear of the property by T-15 appears to be thick non-autochthonous fill.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Minor levels of gasoline discharge was documented by Acadia, all below the Maine DEP 100 parts per million (ppm) bag headspace notification level.  It is not known if Acadia sampled the native soil outside the UST fill of 1997 that may be contaminated from earlier facilities.
II.	Groundwater was not encountered during the abandonment and was estimated at approximately 15 feet below grade (bg) by Route 25 and as deep as 30 feet bg in the back.
III.	Based on Acadia's assessment no further clean-up actions are required by MDEP Response Division at this time.  This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or that the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.  Oil contamination may remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed of is site knowledge should change.

S Brezinski
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B-56-2010*On 2/2/10 I received an anonymous complaint against the estate of Vernon Wardwell, currently owned by his daughter Suzanne LaChance.  The anonymous caller made certain I properly spelled Ms. LaChance's first name, stating it was "Suzanne with a, z".  The caller stated that there were oil spills in the past at the residence, and "I needed to go there today before they backfilled".  I asked the caller to explain what she meant.  Apparently the house was moved onto a new concrete foundation sometime not very long ago from the old location on the same lot.  When I inquired how the caller new of the spills or if I could have their phone number to call them back, they refused to give any more information, than they had already given.  The caller became irritated with my questions and asked me if they needed to call Augusta and get somebody else.  I informed her that she could certainly call Augusta, but Bucksport was Bangor's region and it would be sent to back to me.  I informed her I would get there as soon as possible, but not sure it would be today, because at that time I was the only one available for Response, and if something more pressing arose, I would go to that instead.  With this the conversation ended.

Fortunately nothing more pressing came in and I was able to visit the site 2-3 hours later.  When I arrived on scene I found no evidence of any oil spill or evidence of the location the house had been in originally.  The site had been long backfilled, and frozen over.  I met with the current land owner Ms. LaChance and informed her of the reason of my visit.  At once she became angered and knew who had called in the anonymous complaint.  A woman by the last name of Dubay she believed, who lives on Verona Island.  Apparently there has been a long standing feud of sorts with this woman involving property and lawyers.  In fact Ms. LaChance informed me that this woman had been in touch with her lawyer about an issue earlier that week.

Ms. LaChance knew of no spill at her fathers house but did show me where the house was and I found no indication of any spill.  Not having the callers number I was unable to get any on site direction while I was there.

The next day I was told the anonymous caller had lodged a complaint against me in Augusta.  I am disappointed that I do not have the callers number so we could discuss the complaint further.  No further Response action expected.


P-781-1991*	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a 1000-gallon heating oil underground storage tank (UST) that was owned and operated by the US Army Reserve.  A waiver of the 30-days was approved for three USTs.  Fraught with poor communications on the part of the removal contractor and consultant: 166-yards of oil-contaminated soil was recycled offsite.  With non-reporting of the discharge during the abandonment and the initial clean-up actions by ATEC, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was not able to respond and assess the environmental conditions of the UST abandonment.
	See the Post Removal Report of ATEC, dated October 1989 (should be October 1991?), the UST Registration File #4846, and the attached spill report narrative for further details.  I understand that three USTs were removed and an individual closure assessment submitted for each UST for a total of three separate reports.

S Brezinski
P-928-2008*	Tuesday 10/7/08: Evening report by Auburn Fire Department that they responded to and cleaned-up a mystery discharge of about 1.5-gallons of diesel fuel in the paved lot of the Hannaford Store.  No responsible party is known; it is surmised that the discharge came from a truck fuel tank or fuel can in the bed of a pick-up.  No further Response action expected.
P-78-2010*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had accidentally turned on the nozzle while dragging the hose from his truck across the driveway of a customer.  The nozzle opened briefly allowing less than a gallon of oil to spill on the paved driveway.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-564-2008*I was contacted by John Foster of the City of Brunswick reporting that while advancing borings at the Old Brunswick High School Site the contractor found what appeared to be a heavy oil at the level of groundwater.  I visited the site and was able to determine that the oil was most likely left over from an underground tank that had been removed years ago.  The site is being redeveloped and ground breaking isn't until 2009.  I told the consultant that they should call me when they got to excavating in that area and I would come oversee the excavation and disposal of the contaminated soil.

On August 18th, 2009, six test pits were dug to delineate the area of contamination.  Petroleum contamination was found in three of the six test pits.  An area of suspected contaminated soil was delineated (see attached Hoffman Engineering Inc. (HEI) report dated December 13, 2010).

On November 11th and 12th, 2009, the contaminated soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal (see attached HEI report dated December 13, 2010).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-473-2007*8/15/07 12:00 hours, On the return trip to the office from Rockland I came upon a vehicle accident on Route 17 southbound just before the Washington Union town line. Nearby address was 1750 Rockland Road. A Ferraiolo Construction Company cement truck had gone off the road and rolled over on its side into the roadside ditch. I stopped and talked to Frank Ferraiolo from the company. He reported that the truck had gone into the ditch around 6 am that morning with a full load of cement that had since setup in the truck's barrel. A recovery vehicle was on site but they were waiting for a larger one that could handle the weight of the loaded cement truck. I inspected the rolled over vehicle and found that the fuel tank was not leaking but the truck had spilled a small amount of motor oil. Mr Ferraiolo and I agreed that it would be prudent to remove the diesel fuel from the truck to ensure there would be no spillage during the recovery operation. The fuel tank was pumped out and the spilled motor oil was contained with absorbent pads. A small amount of stained soil was removed for disposal after the truck was towed out of the ditch.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-565-2008*I was contacted by Mark Ryberg of Tambrands reporting that a Waste Management truck had blown a hydraulic hose in their parking lot.  They spilled about a quart of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-566-2008*I was contacted by Peter Baecher of the Town of Brunswick, reporting that there had been a release of Sodium hypochlorite in the pump house at Coffin Pond, a chlorinated fresh water pond and Town Park in Brunswick.  The surge from the injection pumps abraded the plastic product piping causing it to fail and approximately 25 gallons of product was released.  The floor and lower walls of the pump house are sealed for spill containment and all of the product was contained to the building.  The Town hired Clean Harbors to come clean up the spilled product.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-161-2010*Opening her office this morning Leslie Silverstein noticed the smell of heating oil in the office, she went downstairs to inspect tank and found it to be leaking onto the concrete floor.  She called Dead River, who in turn called DEP to report the discharge of oil to the concrete floor.  The active leak was being monitored and captured, while a pump/transfer unit could be scheduled.  The leak was described as actively leaking from the seam/weld of the face end of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), with a stain approximately 2 ft wide and 8 feet long, slightly wicked up into the stone foundation wall and mortar.

The technician reported the spill was confined to a small container with pads & speedy dry applied.  I responded to find the situation as described a small on-going leak captured in a small container, a mildly stained concrete floor.  The odor was faint as the spill area had been covered in speedy dry.  The technician was called by dispatch to assist on another call, I volunteered to watch the on-going leak until the pump off equipment arrived.  With a few pads, a larger container and bag I waited for the transfer team.  Upon their arrival we discussed the issues associated with the old AST and any additional clean up they may perform after it was removed.

Based on observations made and the ability of Dead River staff to complete the tasks at hand no further Response action is planned.

P-775-2008*SUMMARY
	This report covers the 8/21/08 discovery and remediation of a prohibited discharge of diesel oil to the soil and groundwater associated with underground product piping from aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs).  The property is in sub-urban residential and commercial area served by municipal water.  The owners were Downeast Energy (DEE) though the AST bulk plant facility had been built & operated by E R Warren Oil Co. in the 1980's.    The piping and island were being removed and replaced by Portland Pump Co. (PPC) under Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTIs) Art Grant and Scott Letellier; the required Chapter 691 (CMR 691) closure assessment by St. Germain & Associates (SGA).  There were two dispenser islands, one inside the fence for consumptive-use, and a second island outside the fence for retail use.  The dispensers and piping were fed by the bulk fuel tanks within the berm [see photo 9].
	A Baseline-2 Clean-Up goal was assigned.  See also report P-372-04, SGA's closure assessment of 2008, and Acadia Environmental's assessment of 2004.  Stephen Brezinski of Response Services Division was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) representative.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Most of the contamination was found under the outside dispenser island which had no dispenser sump.  Oil contamination was known to remain from P-372-2004.  DEE and Brian Bachman of SGA managed excavation of oil-contaminated soil and recycling at Aggregate Recycling Corp (ARC) in Eliot.  Groundwater [gw] was shallow at about 3' bg which limited excavation.  A skim of free product oil was noted atop gw [see photos 5 & 6].  See attached photos for further details.    In this instance, I am not aware of the discharge(s) effecting surface water or residences as in 2004.

CONCLUSION
1.	I understand that DEE may apply to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund coverage and reimbursement of their expenses.
2.	Oil contamination is understood to remain under the paved area near the dispenser and the site is not yet fully remediated to Baseline-2 goal and is not clean the commissioner's satisfaction.  Oil contaminated media shall be managed properly if disturbed, made accessible, or conditions change, during which time further MDEP Response actions are expected.
3.	Exact cause of the discharges are not confirmed though appear to be multiple unreported discharges, or one big previously unreported dispenser and fitting leak associated with the dispenser island.
4.	Out-of-service double-walled fiberglass product piping is reported by DEE and PPC to have been flushed and capped.  This piping will remain out-of-service until future work allows more cost-effective removal.  This piping is not approved for abandonment-in-place.  Future abandonment will need an Appendix P site assessment.
5.	DEE's Chapter 691 Closure Assessment for the piping abandonment was seven months late from the required submission of 45-days after the abandonment in violation of Chapter 691 Appendix P 2.D.
P-921-2009*	Tuesday, 11/24/09: While overseeing the abandonment of an underground storage tank (UST) at the adjacent Downeast Energy Yarmouth Fuel facility I observed dark oil-contaminated soil surrounding an old, out-of-service aboveground storage tank (AST) for diesel oil.  As seen in the attached photos, the oil discharges appeared very weathered and from one large or multiple piping leaks, dispenser leaks and/or delivery spills.  Field bag headspace analysis ranged from 110 parts per million (ppm) oil contamination from the soil, a significant value for a weathered discharge.  I found no record that this/these discharges had been reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as required.
	The area is sub-urban commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.  The area has been the subject of a number of other oil discharges associated with Downeast Energy, Rings Coal & Oil Co., Koch Fuels, etc.  This particular property was formerly the D & S Corporation property but is now owned and operated by Erving Bickford under "Stanley's Express" and of Bickford Transportation Inc. (a motor fuel transporter).
	On 12/7/09 I mailed the attached letter to Mr. Bickford regarding required investigation and clean-up of the oil discharge.  I returned Mr. Bickford's 1/7/10 call on 1/12/10.  Bickford explained the AST facility was long out-of-service and that he would send me a copy of a site assessment he has on the property to assist with assessment.

CONCLUSIONS
I.	As of 3/2/10 MDEP has not heard back from Mr. Bickford nor received the promised environmental site assessment.
II.	Lab analysis shows  C11-C22 Aromatic Hydrocarbons at 4,920 parts per million (ppm) and C19-C36 Aliphatics at 9,570 ppm, and 48,000 ppm Diesel Range Organics (DRO) in the soil.  See the attached analysis results for further details.
III.	Potential sensitive receptors for these discharges are buried utilities and drains, nearby buildings with basements, or future unregulated excavation and improper disposal of the contaminated soil.
IV.	At this time this site is not clean to MDEP satisfaction and further MDEP Response Division Actions are anticipated.  Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or accessible as required.  This report has been forwarded for enforcement actions following the lack of response and the subsequent passing of Mr. Bickford.

S Brezinski
	
P-954-2008*	10/9/08: Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) dispatch reported a 2-gallon discharge of gasoline at the old (former) US Coast Guard station in the Biddeford Pool area.  The spill was cleaned up with pads and speedy dry by BFD, nothing reached the water.  Spill amount recovered is an estimate based on what likely evaporated and soaked into pavement.  Spill source was unidentified.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-88-2010*On 2/22/10 I received report from Tammaro oil of a spill at a mobile home at 17 School Street in Calais.  The spiller is a recipient of Washington County Community Action Program fuel assistance.  It is unknown how much fuel was lost, but after a preliminary investigation the highest reading, on the PhotoIonization Detector, discovered at the spill site was 120 parts per million.  With no vapors in the home, and the neighborhood supplied by public water, I do not feel any further action is required at this time.
P-37-2010*On 1/19/09 I received a call from Ron Theriault of Pine Tree Waste reporting a hydraulic oil spill in Brunswick.  The spill occurred as the result of a ruptured hydraulic line on one of their trash trucks.  Pine Tree Waste personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.

I received another call from Mr. Theriault the following day saying the spill needed further work and that they had hired Environmental Projects Inc (EPI) to do some further clean up work.  No further Response action required.
P-38-2010*On 1/19/2010 I received a call from Mike Estes from Estes Oil reporting he was at a client's residence with a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement.  One of the legs on the tank had collapsed due to corrosion and the AST was leaking at the outlet.  He was in the process of transferring the remaining oil into a temporary tank and was cleaning up the spill onto the cement floor as best as he could.  I asked him to do what he could to ventilate the basement and made arrangements to meet him at the home the following morning.

I arrived on site the following morning and met with the homeowner, Pauline Kimball and her son, as well as Mike Estes.  The was oil odor evident, but it wasn't strong.  I felt the remainder of the spill could be cleaned up by using soap and water on the basement floor and offered to do that myself.  The homeowner's son said he would like to do it and I agreed.  He said he'd do the cleaning that day and I said I'd be back the following morning to check on the progress.

I returned to the home the following morning and met with Mrs. Kimball and her daughter.  The spill area had been thoroughly scrubbed and very little oil odor remained.  I felt that the remaining oil odor would be mitigated by further ventilating the basement.  I instructed Mrs. Kimball to contact me if it wasn't completely gone within a few days.

I never heard back from Mrs. Kimball as of 3/4/10.  No further Response action required.
P-43-2010*On 1/20/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Piela of Lisbon Fuel reporting a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a trailer park in Lisbon.  I spoke with a representative for Lisbon Fuel who indicated they had placed a magnet patch on the tank and stopped the leak.  They also placed some sorbent pads down on the concrete pad under the AST.  I spoke with the homeowner and when asked, they reported they had no oil odor in the home.  I made arrangements to meet them at the home the following day.

The following afternoon I responded to the home and met with the homeowner, Melissa George.  The AST had a minimal amount of oil in it and arrangements were being made to replace the tank.  I saw very little evidence of oil spillage and did not require any further clean up.  No further Response action required.
P-44-2010*On 1/20/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Lewiston Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at On The Way Mobil on Lisbon St. in Lewiston.  The spill occurred when the fuel nozzle failed to shut off while a customer was filling their vehicle.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  I was in the area the following day and stopped by to verify the spill had been cleaned up, which it had.  No further Response action required.
P-45-2010*On 1/21/10 I received a call from Barry Gordon of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at a customer's residence in Freeport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-46-2010*On 1/21/10 I received a call from Chris Fairbanks of the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident with engine oil spillage on Bow St. in Brunswick.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-47-2010*On 1/22/2010 I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on of their trucks.  CMP crews cleaned up all visible signs of the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-82-2010* On 2-8-2010 Downeast Energy called this office to report the release of #2 fuel oil. This release occurred at New England Motor Works Inc., located at 26 Billings Rd. in the town of Warren. According to the oil technician, Jim Littlefield, about one quart of oil spilled onto the concrete floor because of a burner malfunction. The bleeder screw on the burner had become loose. He made the required repairs and cleaned up the spilled fuel.
 No site visit was deemed necessary and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-83-2010* On 2-8-2010 a concerned citizen reported a waste oil spill on the shoulder of Church Road. This location is in the town of Mount Vernon. I made a site visit later that afternoon. Using a hand shovel I was able to scrape some of the soil into a pile. I decided that it would be best to return the next day with an open top drum and the lift gate pickup.
 The next day my coworker was working in the area, I asked him to check into the spill. When he arrived at the scene the oil and soil had been removed.
 We do not know who was responsible for this spill and subsequent clean up. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-84-2010* On 2-9-2010 Peter St. Michaels of University Maine Augusta, reported the release of a few gallons of fuel oil. This occurred at the boiler room located at 46 University Drive.
 I made a site visit and a staff person was using sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil. Apparently the float switch on the 25 gallon day tank failed causing oil to spill out of the vent and onto the concrete boiler room floor.
 A technician was also on site making the necessary repairs. Cleanup was acceptable.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-85-2010* On 2-9-2010, VERSO Paper reported the release of 200 gallons of waste oil. This spill occurred at the west side power plant and the oil was contained to the paved parking lot. The cause of this release was that the drain line associated with this tank failed.
 VERSO employees covered the spilled oil with sawdust. Clean Harbors was later hired to dispose of this oiled sawdust.  No site visit was made by DEP. No further action by Response Services.
A-86-2010*On 2/5/2010 in Manchester, the Fire Department reported a large structure fire at B&S Paving. A site visit was made to assess the situation and check for pollution run off. The building was a complete loss, and contained 12 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) both inside and outside of the building that contained waste oil that was used to heat the building. There was a large floor drain in the building that emptied to a retention area on the north side of the building. The retention area did contain an estimated 5 gallons of waste oil, I recovered the oil with sorbent material. The Fire Department placed sorbent boom in several strategic areas to collect any oily run off from firefighting.

I felt that the integrity of the tanks and associated plumbing may have been compromised from the fire.  A decision was made by the owner and myself to bring in Cyn Environmental to pump off the tanks.  Cyn brought in two vacuum trucks and recovered 3500 gallons of waste oil, and 1500 gallons of oily water from 12 tanks and 4 drums.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-88-2010*Contaminated soil was discovered during the removal of three underground fuel storage tanks.  DEP was undergoing changes in the remediation guidelines at the time of closure but the requirement to remove saturated soils seemed appropriate under either the new guidance (Remediation Guidelines for Petroleum Contaminated Sites in Maine) under section 5.2.1.3 Outdoor Commercial Worker exposure guideline or the nearly outdated Hydrocarbon Decision Tree under the Baseline section.  In this case the responsible party elected to do further cleanup since a real estate transaction was in progress.  CN Brown cleaned up to 500 parts per million by bag headspace method.  See the Underground Storage Tank (UST) closure site assessment in the tanks file (#15227) for more detailed information and laboratory analysis of soil samples collected at the time of closure.  No further action is expected.
A-89-2010*On 11/2/2010 in Wayne, Jennie Troscianiec reported an oil spill. The spill of K1 heating oil was the result of a corroded outside aboveground storage tank (AST), the amount spilled was unknown. A site visit was made to assess the situation. The AST was located inside a wooden floor shed and oil had saturated the floor. Boudreau Heating was hired to pump the remaining contents of the AST and set up a temporary tank for the home owner.  EPI was hired to remove the oiled wooden floor and contaminated soil from the site. The soil under the small shed was excavated to a depth of 12 inches and appeared to be clean. The spill appeared to be small and the drilled well was located far enough away that I did not feel this site would warrant a geology referral. No further action is expected.
A-90-2010*On 2/13/2010 in Vinalhaven, Vinalhaven Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by the oil company with sorbent material.  A phone call was made to property owner Bruce Phillip to confirm spill details.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
B-699-2009*A loose cap on a T fitting caused a cup of fuel to spill.  It was all cleaned up.
A-91-2010*On 2/13/2010 in Knox, the Fire Department reported a structure fire.  The fire was reported because the structure contained several pieces of heavy equipment that burned.  The Fire Department deployed sorbent boom to catch any oily run off from the fire.  A site visit was made to assess the situation.  It appeared that most of the oil was consumed in the fire, the sorbent boom appeared to be covered with mostly soot.  The boom was collected and disposed of, and no further Response action is expected.
A-92-2010*On 2/15/2010 in Dallas, the Maine Department of Transportation reported an oil spill. The estimated 6 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a hose leak on a plow truck. The spill was spread along Route 4 from Dallas to the town of Madrid. No recovery was possible due to the length of the spill to pavement, no further Response action is expected.
A-93-2010*On 2/15/2010 in Greene, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a logging accident that brought down 3 poles. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill was cleaned up by Central Maine Power with sorbent material and the removal of oil contaminated snow and ice. No further response action is expected.
A-94-2010*On 2/16/2010 in Thomaston, Dragon Products reported an oil spill.  The estimated 10 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from a seal failure on a piece of plant machinery. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-95-2010*On 2/16/2010 in Jay, Verso Paper reported a sulfuric acid spill. The spill occurred on 2/14/2010 and was initially thought to be non reportable by the mill. The 180  gallon spill of 93% sulfuric acid resulted from a pump seal failure. The acid spilled to a moat to that by default drains to the mill's acid sewer, so no recovery was possible.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-96-2010*On 2/16/2010 in Monmouth, the Fire Department reported a diesel spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted when a delivery truck backed into a large rock on the side of the road. The Fire Department responded to temporarily plug the leak and clean up the spill with sorbent material. A site visit was made to assist and assess the spill. No further Response action is expected.
A-98-2010*A small amount of heating oil was sprayed onto the siding of this home during delivery.  Irving cleaned up to the homeowners satisfaction.  No further Response action expected.
A-99-2010*A fixed electrical transformer suffered a catastrophic failure and sprayed roughly 100 gallons of mineral oil onto a 20 ft diameter circle of crushed stone surface.  The area was excavated down to about 8" and teh removed material disposed of at the Waste Management landfill in Norridgewok.  No further Response action expected.
B-642-2009*A vehicle driven erratically by Allison Rowe hit some large rocks (boulders) along the road adjacent to Precipice parking lot.  These rocks caused damage to the underside of the vehicle allowing motor oil to leak out.  Bob Bechtold, with assistance, removed approximately 0.5 yards of material from location of accident.  Soil was placed in bags.  The soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.   No further Response action expected.
B-655-2009*Car hit pole #299 on west Penobscot Rd.  Transformer leaked mineral oil onto the road.  Local fire department padded up oil and took pads away for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-691-2009*A leak was observed from a locomotive.  Approximately 2 quarts of lube oil leaked onto the rail which was cleaned up.  Material from clean up will be stored at Pam Am facility until enough accumulates for ENPRO to dispose of material.  No further Response action expected.
B-636-2009*While fueling, an employee overfilled one of their aerial pieces of equipment.  Pads were used to soak up material and a small amount of soil removed.  Everything will be disposed of properly according to their protocols.  No further Response action expected.
B-635-2009*A hose on a crane blew causing 5 gallons of Hydraulic oil to leak onto dirt road.  They removed  two 55-gallon buckets of soil from the road.  Spill occurred on Ragged Mountain road in Indian Purchase Township 4.  No further Response action expected.
B-515-2009*During a delivery Dead River employee noticed dripping from filter housing on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Tank was shut off and filter housing was replaced.  Oil was padded up and  one 5-gallon bucket of soil was removed.  No further Response action expected.
P-88-2010*On February 11, 2010 I received a call from Biddeford Fire Department.  They were reporting that an excavator had leaked diesel and hydraulic oil onto the ground and then caught fire.  When I arrived on site that day, Captain Lebrick from the Biddeford Fire Department met with me and explained to me what happened; apparently Guy Labbe, that owner of Labbe Excavation in Biddeford was clearing a wood area to build a residential home.  During the clearing process his hydraulic hose on the excavator that he was on and operating came lose and also broke the diesel hose.  At this time the diesel hose caused a fire to occur on the excavator.  Guy Labbe attempted to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher but had no luck.  Fortuantly a passing by Fire truck who was doing patrolling of the area just happened to be driving by the Wadlin Road and caught eye of the smoke and immediately arrived at the scene of the fire.  The Biddeford Fire Department put out the fire, however an unknown amount of diesel and hydraulic oil had leaked into the ground/soil.  Therefore, the Department of Environmental Protection (The DEP) was notified of the ground contamination.
Minutes after Capt. Librick explained this to me, Guy Labbe arrived on site with a new excavator.  He informed me that there will be a private well dug in the area for drinking water.  With this in mind I suggested to him that he allow me to take a soil sample of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) in the area of the diesel and hydraulic oil leak.  Mr. Labbe agreed to the soil sampling.  I also told him that I can give him a spill debris letter for him to remove all contaminated soil from the site and dispose of it properly at CPRC (Commercial Paving and Recycling) in Scarborough.  Mr. Labbe agreed to that as well.  In addition to the removal of contaminated soil, the excavation would consist of the area that was determined contaminated, with an extra foot extended from the contaminated area to be removed for precautionary measures and approximately a foot deep.  This excavation process would begin the next day on Friday February 12, 2010 because of the lack of sun light that was remaining on Thursday.
Friday February 12, 2010 I returned to the site and issued Mr. Labbe a spill debris letter and also took the EPH/VPH soil samples and then transported the samples to Katahdin Laboratory in Scarborough.  No further Response action was taken by DEP.
P-1008-2009*On Wednesday December 23, 2009 I received a call from Wally Carey of Down East Energy (DEE).  He was reporting that an AST (Above Ground Storage Tank) at the Clynk facility on 167 Rumery Road in South Portland has a pin size hole on the bottom of it and is leaking onto cement ground.  The investigation of the AST began from complaints of oily vapors that the employees were smelling while working in a printing room along side the two 275 gallon tanks.  Both ASTs were filled at the time, therefore investigating consisted of inspections of both tanks.
When I arrived at the scene at approximately 12:30p.m. I met with Steven Ballou (Senior Vice President of Operations of Clynk) and Wally Carey of DEE.  Wally informed me that he placed sorbent pads under the only noticeable wet area.  After careful evaluation and inspection of both the ASTs and the area that the tanks were in, I suggested that we immediately contact ENPRO to do the clean up.
ENRPO arrived on scene and emptied the remaining known amount of #2 oil from the leaking tank into a 50 gallon drum and what remained in the leaking tank was placed into the other 275 gallon tank.  Then the leaking tank was sliced up and removed from site by ENPRO. Speedi dry was then placed on the ground to absorb any remaining oil on the ground.  However, since the leak had been happening for a while, the plywood and sheet rock that created the wall of the printing room was completely saturated approximately 1 foot up the wall and about 3 feet wide. This would need to be removed to reduce vapors in the building. However, the structure of the office was too fragile to begin demolishing at that immediate time. Therefore, Mr. Ballou agreed to hire a carpenter and have the carpenter assist in the removal of the wood and sheet rock on December 28, 2009 (Delay was due to holiday and no employees working in that office over the holiday weekend).  I suggested that Mr. Ballou set up fans to help with venting and circulation of the air in the office room for the time being.
Monday December 28, 2009 at approximately 8:30 I arrived on site with ENPRO and Clynk's hired a carpenter to complete the demolition of the wood and sheet rock of the contaminated office wall.
By 12:30 Monday afternoon, the demolition of the wood and sheet rock wall was complete and I disposed of the contaminated material at the DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection).  No further action was taken by the DEP Division of Response Services.
P-1013-2009*On Monday December 28, 2009 at approximately 3:30 p.m. I received a phone call from Charlie Burnham of Charlie Burnham Heating Service, Inc.  He was reporting that a 275 gallon heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking at the seams by the filter at 163 Ward Town Road, Freeport. The residence is a mobile home owned by Carl Condon.  Upon arrival to the residence it was raining, that was shifting over to snow.  I was accompanied by Steve Brezinski of the DEP (Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection). I met with Mr. Condon at the leaking tank along with Mr. Burnham.  The AST was leaking rapidly at the seam by the filter.  Mr. Brezinski suggested Plug N Dike which was very effective and plugged the corroded area.  Mr. Condon had a Tupperware container under the leaking area that was capturing kerosene because he wanted to still use the waste product that was leaking from the tank.  When observing the ground around the AST there was noticeable product showing on the grass (however, this was quickly being covered by snow fall).  I laid absorbent pads on the obvious puddled areas and absorb as much as I could.  Mr. Brezinski and I then informed Mr. Condon about what could be the potential next steps to cleaning up the oily mess in the yard.  Mr. Condon agreed to allow the DEP to handle the clean up procedures.    At this time, Mr. Burnham was removing the leaking tank and replacing the tank with a temporary set up behind the mobile home.   Before leaving the site I told Mr. Condon that I would have the paperwork for the insurance fund with me on Tuesday for him to fill out and complete.  He agreed to meet with me the next day to take care of that paper work.  I then disposed of the kerosene that Mr. Condon had collected in the Tupperware container and proceeded to contact EPI (Environmental Projects Inc.) as the hired clean up contractor.

On Tuesday December 29, 2009 EPI met me at the site at approximately 9:00 a.m. with 2 dump trucks and a small excavator to begin the excavation.  With careful consideration of the private drinking well being 300 feet up hill from the excavation site and the septic/leech field being immediately in the same area as digging, we started removing top soil.  We chased the kerosene to the wooded area and down to ground water.  Once ground water was encountered  I decided to install a recovery well to assist in capturing and removing any leftover product that remained in the ground.  A total of 20.65 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site.  EPI backfilled the excavated hole (seed for grass to grow will be spread in the spring for better development and growth).

On Wednesday December 30, 2009 I returned to the site with Mark Woodruff of the DEP.  Mark took water samples of VPH and EPH from the recovery well.  No kerosene was detected in the recovery well.

August 2010 DEP hired EPI to return to the site to remove the recovery well and lay fill and seed with hay on top in the area that the recovery well was in.

No further action was taken by the DEP Division of Response Services.
I-20-2010*02/02/10 Received a call from Kevin Tompkins regarding a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Ellis Farms business office/warehouse on the Skyway Industrial Park.  Met Kevin on-site.  Ellis Farms AST is part of the rental property that is leased to Ellis Farms by the Skyway Industrial Park (SIP)   Met with Larry Clark, Ex Director of the SIP, he is going to have the AST replaced by Tompkins Plumbing and Heating Company.  He will check with the State Fire Marshall's office to see any code requirements for setting the tank on a wooden floor (i.e. joist spacing, etc)  Tompkins had put some speedy dry down beneath the AST to soak up the small leak.  The floor will be washed with simple green prior to installing the new tank.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-1014-2009*On Monday December 28, 2009 at approximately 10:30 p.m. I received a call from dispatch in Gray reporting a 15 gallon gasoline spill at the Circle K on 700 Minot Ave., in Auburn.  I contacted Richard McGloin, the on-call representative for Circle K to confirm details as to what happened.  Apparently a citizen overfilled their vehicle and the fire department estimated that approximately 15 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the pavement.  The fire department was on scene to absorb all the gasoline that had spilled onto the pavement and any that might have flowed toward a nearby snow bank.  Mr. Gloin said that TMC will remove any remaining speedi dry and sorbent pads that were placed by the fire department.  No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-1015-2009*Tuesday December 29, 2009 at approximately 4:15 p.m. I received a call from Darlene Clark of Down East Energy (DEE) in Windham. She was reporting that a lady living in an apartment was complaining of K1 (Kerosene) odors in her home.  Ms. Clark informed me that two technicians from DEE were at 53 Maine Street in Raymond repairing the kerosene heater in Lou Nerren's apartment when they had accidently spilled an estimated amount of 1/4 cup of K1 onto the wooden floor inside the apartment.

Approximately 5:45p.m. I arrived at Ms. Nerren's apartment to inspect the 1/4 cup of dripped K1 onto Ms. Nerren's wooden floor. There was no sign of K1 on the floor nor did I notice any K1 vapors in the air.  I suggested that Ms. Nerren use a couple of fans and open a window every few minutes to allow the air to circulate and if any vapors were in the air then they would be able to be released through the window. Ms. Nerren agreed to the suggestion.  I asked her to call me if she continued smelling K1 or had any other complaints about the K1 spill.  No other action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-1040-2009*Wednesday December 30, 2009 at approximately 11:00 a.m. Bath Fire Department reported to the DEP (Maine Department of Environmental Protection) that a 300 gallon gasoline spill had been released at Bert's Service Station at 82 Leeman Highway in Bath.  I responded to the scene at 11:30a.m. to witness a sand pile with boom surrounding it at the lower end of the gas station area.  This area is assumed that all the spilled gasoline had flowed towards this area and collected.  I spoke with Joe Renda (Joe) from Acadia Environmental Technology and Captain Reno of the Bath Fire Department who had both responded to the spill.  They informed me that the spill happened at approximately 10:15a.m. while a transport was filling a gasoline underground storage tank (UST).
The Bath Fire Department had used sand and sorbent granular material to absorb the gasoline and prevent it from flowing in any other directions, especially storm drains.  They used approximately two yards of sand to absorb majority of the petroleum product.
When I spoke to the Webber Energy Fuels driver Larry Holmquist, who was doing the fueling, he said "he was to deliver 8,000 gallons of gasoline to the UST.  He had done the usual protocol of connecting the delivery nozzle to the tank fill pipe and then walked to the opposite side of the truck to gather the traffic cones for avoid traffic from gas station pedestrians and vehicles.  While doing this the delivery nozzle disconnected from the fill pipe and gasoline was rapidly pumping onto the pavement.  Mr. Holmquist reacted immediately to turn off the flow of the pump from the transport and put out sorbents to attempt to contain the product.  He then directed Bert's employees to call the Bath Fire Department.
At approximately 11:40a.m. I was informed by Joe that he had contacted Clean Harbors to respond to this site to conduct the clean up.
Clean Harbors arrived on site at 2:15 p.m. and placed speedi dry, sand and sorbents into 11 drums. These drums were loaded up into two separate trucks and transported to CPRC (Commercial Paving and Recycling) in Scarborough for appropriate disposal of material.  I had assigned Clean Harbors a spill letter to show upon their arrival to CPRC.
Later I was informed by Joe that a calculated 272 gallons of gasoline was released at this site.
No further action was taken by the DEP Division of Response Services.
A-127-2009* On 3-7-2009, Matt Darres reported that an an oil spill/release had occurred at his home.  This home is located at 16 Blueberry Rd. in Northport.  Snow and ice had fallen off the roof and sheared the nipple from the outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  I arrived on site soon thereafter and met with the homeowner and Thompson Oil Company.  The AST had been filled recently.
 I next called Bill of Suydam and Son to excavate the oil contaminated snow.  A lot of snow had to be removed to access the spill site.  Remediation commenced on 3-10-09, with a couple of trenches excavated.  The next morning oil and water had seeped into the trench.  EPI was called to pump out the oil and water mix.  Soil removal and excavation continued and this soil was stockpiled at the town's transfer station.  Several days later the soil was trucked to Dragon Products.
 During the soil removal it became apparent that oil had flowed under the house trailer pad.  Oil was also trapped under the bottom of the septic tank.  Pure product burped out from under the septic tank.  We installed two upright culverts to act as recovery wells near the septic tank.  These wells were later filled in place.  An estimated 40 yards of oil contaminated soil was hauled to Dragon products for disposal.  During the excavation process, the electrical wiring leading to the septic tank pump was damaged.  Suydam and Son called an electrician to make the necessary repairs.
 The wells were filled in and the landscaping was done by Jim Kalloch.
 The private drinking water well located on site did become contaminated, just over the detection limit.  Carbon filters were installed.  However, two subsequent samples were non detect, therefore it was decided to remove the carbon units instead of building a winterized structure.
 Alex Pugh of Technical Services was assigned to this spill case.
 This concludes Response Services involvement at this site.
B-83-2010*Sometime during the night (2/17/09), a 1/4 inch hole developed in the bottom of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) allowing 200 gallons of kerosene to pour out.  Owner had no heat in the morning and called A.E. Robinson and they found the hole in the bottom of the AST.  The tank was 2.5 years old and was bought at Home Depot.   The septic tank was approximately 6 feet from the AST concrete slab and the septic pipe ran directly under the AST concrete pad.  The soil around these two pieces was all fine sand.  It appears the majority of the oil flowed straight down in this sand.  No free product was observed eve with a 5-6 foot deep hole.  Bedrock was not observed but emerges from the ground approximately 40 feet away.  The residence was referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action expected.
B-64-2010*2/6/10  Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a two gallon transformer oil leak at the entered location.  A pole broke, but the cause was unknown.  A transformer leaked impacting a 10' x 2' area on the ground that was cleaned up using speedi-dri and removing impacted snow.  The waste accumulated one 55-gallon drum and was entered into Bangor Hydro's waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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P-738-2009*A hydraulic line failed within the dry dock which caused the discharge of 24 gallons of hydraulic fluid based on the loss from the reservoir.  Product impacted ballast water within one of the ballast tanks so the release was contained and able to be quarantined.  Free product was recovered with sorbent materials and contaminated ballast water will require appropriate disposal.   No further Response action expected.
A-195-2008*   DEP received a report from an oil company that 20 gallons (estimated) of heating oil spilled when a hose failed during a residential delivery.  Some of the oil was quickly recovered using sorbents, but some had also sorbed into snow; this was excavated for disposal.  A small amount of oil penetrated soil at the base of the residence.
   A very small quantity of fuel splashed onto a window-mounted air conditioner, from which faint odors entered the home.  This unit was cleaned by the spiller to the satisfaction of the homeowner.
   The area is dense residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-845-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of kerosene to the ground.  Product impacted the concrete pad it sat atop and a small strip of grass along its perimeter.  Once the tank was pumped out and removed, the concrete was treated with an application sorbent material  and the surface layer of grass down to the roots was removed by hand excavation.  The local area is a mobile home park served by public water so any contaminated soil left behind poses no threat to below grade receptors or indoor air quality.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-428-2009*A sheen was observed along the Penobscot river, slightly upriver of The Lincoln Paper and Tissue Mill to below the bridge that crosses the Penobscot River that connects I-95 and Lincoln.   I walked the shoreline for a ways until meeting up with the Penobscot Indian nation, who were performing sampling of the river.   The sheen had subsided quite a bit from earlier when I talked to them.  I saw very little sheening and only a few places where it was caught up along the embankment.  The oil had a very old appearance and very little smell.  Appeared to act like old gasoline or fuel oil type petroleum.   No source was found.   This isn't the first time a sheen with no source has been observed on the river according to another responder in the office.

A Bunker C oil spill occurred overnight at the  Lincoln Paper and Tissue Mill but this oil had no resemblance to Bunker C.  There was no indication that the Bunker C oil went beyond their clarifier.  Refer to B-427-09 spill report for more info.   No further Response action expected.
B-429-2009*A buried pile of wood chips caused a marsh sheen in backyard of house.  Area was very wet and a swamp was feet away.  No further Response action expected.
B-459-2009*Ms. Plaisted reported that she thought the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the burnt house had leaked.  The AST was empty and there was no sign of an oil leak from that tank recently.  No further Response action expected.
A-181-2008*   DEP received a report from a local Code Enforcement Officer that 100 gallons of kerosene was feared spilled at this trailer park via a sheared filter.  The tank had received 120 gallons three weeks previously and the furnace had allegedly stopped working one week later; the tank was now empty.  Upon investigation very little contamination was found and it was apparent that the filter had been deliberately damaged.  DEP staff recovered a small amount of oily debris (leaves and duff) for disposal.  It is believed that the majority of the missing oil had been stolen or otherwise relocated from the subject tank and that the filter had then been sheared, perhaps to disguise the theft.
   The park is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-493-2009*Marsh sheen observed in the Grand Marsh Bay.
B-496-2009*Approximately 2-3 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from one of their loaders.  They excavated contaminated soil and placed it into their landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-498-2009*At 1418 hours on 8/26/09, Mr. Jeff Rich reported a spill at his business at 49 Shore Road in Bass Harbor.  They had a fueling system for dispensing gasoline to equipment for this facility however an elbow had corroded allowing gasoline to drip out slowly.  They had tried to stop the leak with a rubber fernco but to no avail.  This part of the piping is above ground however there are portions buried.  They estimated approximately 2 gallons was spilled over the past couple weeks.  During my visit the elbow was not dripping and no signs of contamination was found on the wood or rocks.  The dispenser was taken out of service after leak was discovered.  According to Mr. Tim Rector of the Department of Environmental Protection, underground storage tanks program, a contractor drained and removed the piping on 8/28/09.  Mr. Rich, owner of the property, was allowed to hire a licensed tank installer to replace the piping on October 19, 2009.  No further action by Response expected.
B-499-2009*A quart of hydraulic oil spilled while truck was on the scale.  All cleaned up.  No further Response action expected.
P-906-2009*The fuel line of a service vehicle failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of gasoline to the pavement.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-621-2009* On 7-29-2009 William Butler, of the DEP's BRWM Solid Waste Division, referred this case to Response Services.  Ames Mobile Home Sales d.b.a. Ames Home Center had stored an old Underground Storage Tank (UST) at their gravel pit in the town of Canaan.  This pit is located off Route 23 and the "pit" is the subject of a court order "Consent Decree/Agreement", with the DEP.
 During my initial site visit there were piles of debris, from a demolished house trailer.  In addition, there was the old UST that was stored on site.  This tank had not been properly cleaned and over the years had been cut and moved so that the remaining oil and residual leached out.  The UST had 1993 spray painted on the end.  In all likelihood this tank had previously contained diesel fuel.
 I spoke with Tim Ames and asked him to make arrangements to excavate and transport the oil stained soil to a proper disposal site.
 After much delay this soil was excavated on October 7, 2009.  The soil was transported, by Ames, to Vaughn Thibodeau's Plant in Prospect, ME.  I collected a soil sample from the excavation, at six feet below grade. Laboratory results were below 5,000 mg/kg (the detection limit).  There are no nearby wells that would be at risk.
 This concludes Response Services involvement with this case.
P-899-2009*Approximately one gallon of lube oil was released from a locomotive engine to track ballast and gravel.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation for disposal. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-44-2010*I received a call from George Seel, Director of DEP Technical Services Division in reference a spill reported by the Boothbay Code Enforcement Officer.  Jennifer Casad, (homeowner) had contacted the Town to report petroleum odor in her drinking water, and in turn the Town contacted DEP.  An initial water test was taken by Alex Pugh, of Division of Technical Services with a result of diesel range organics and gasoline range organics in the water.  A filter system was ordered, and I met with Alex and Jennifer at the home to assess a possible source for the oil.  It transpired that an aboveground storage tank (AST) for fuel had been formerly located outside the home.  This tank had been removed in early winter by Jennifer's boyfriend, Kris Peters, who also lives at the residence.  Kris indicated the AST was empty when he removed it but could offer no further information on the cause of the spill.  There was stained soil in evidence at this location.  The tank was reportedly quite old, so the duration of a leak and volume is unknown.  The cause of this spill is unknown, but surely related to the former aboveground tank.  Jennifer purchased the property less than 1 year ago.

I advised Jennifer of the insurance Fund and completed a clean up action agreement for DEP lead cleanup.  I hired NA Reny of Boothbay to excavate contaminated soils.  I hired Colby & Gale to disconnect and move the propane tank that serves the home.  Bedrock is shallow approx. 4 - 5 feet below ground surface.  Approximately 15 cubic yards of soil was hauled away to Dragon Cement Kiln in Thomaston for disposal.  I was unable to excavate all contaminated soil due to undercutting the foundation of the home.  Contaminated soil was in contact with the bedrock surface.  Clean fill was replaced in the excavation.  Two soil confirmation samples were taken, results attached.  Sample A was located in contact with the bedrock surface beneath the home.  Sample B was taken near the bedrock surface toward the septic leach field.  Quarterly monitoring of groundwater will be reviewed by Alex for this site.  I observed several outboard boats and gasoline containers around the yard which may have contributed to the gasoline range organics detected in the well water.  This home is on a very small lot, and the abutting homeowner (Juanita Holmes) was contacted to obtain permission to gain access for the dump trucks.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-929-2008*	10/8/08: I met Elden, a burner technician with Downeast Energy (DEE), onsite to inspect a leaking consumptive-use, residential heating oil facility located in the basement.  We noted oil leaks from three pipe fittings and from the firematic.  The facility was taken out-of-service for clean-up and repair by DEE who worked for Century 21 First Choice Realty.  The reason for the leaks appear to be a recent poor facility installation, likely by the homeowner.
	The home is a single family residence in an area served by town water and sewer.  The home was unoccupied at this time and for sale.  I called and left a message with Century 21 for information on the owner but received no call back.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-108-2010*On Monday February 22, 2010  I received a call from Rolf Westphal from Sprague at 59 Main Street in South Portland.  He reported that an oil rack at the site accidentally leaked approximately 3-4 gallons of #2 oil on the pavement.  No soil or waters of the state were contaminated during this short leak.  Sprague contained the loose oil and disposed of it at an appropriate disposal site.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-100-2010*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this property when a coupling failed on a fuel delivery truck.  Several gallons of #2 oil sprayed to a frozen section of lawn adjacent to the driveway.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The neighborhood is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The well on the subject property (drilled, believed 100' deep) is located approximately 250 feet from the spill site.  A residence across the road (Churchill) is considered marginally threatened by this spill event.  The case was referred for Technical Services follow-up and a staff geologist (Zogby) was assigned.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
A-101-2010*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a concrete machinery pad.  The oil was collected with sawdust and burned in an on-site boiler.  No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services action are expected at this time.  See attached Verso Paper Spill Incident Report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
A-102-2010*A car went through the ice on Damariscotta lake.  No sheen was observed and the car was removed.  No further Response action expected.
A-103-2010*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to pavement resulting from a vehicle accident.  Central Maine Power (CMP) used speedi-dri to remove the oil.  No further Response action is expected.
P-822-2009*	Approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released  to the dirt floor surface  in the basement of the residence from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank. The release was caused by a loose bleeder valve on the furnace. According to the homeowner, the tenant of the building attempted to bleed the furnace because the heat was not functioning.
	 3.84 tons of oil contaminated soil was removed from the inside the basement using vacuum excavation. Groundwater was encountered in the excavated areas and a visible trace of fuel oil was observed. The excavated area was backfilled using crushed stone and covered with a polyethylene tarp in anticipation of the installation of a soil vapor recovery system. The residence is serviced by municipal water and sewerage systems. No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
	Donald White of the Maine DEP Division of Technical Services was notified of the spill on 10/24/2009and the site was referred to him.  Please refer to the Technical Services file for additional information.
P-795-2009*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released to the ground surface from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by a loose fitting on the fuel line at the tank. Apparently the owner of the residence unhooked the line from tank in order fuel his tractor and never retightened it properly. The residence is serviced by a drilled well that is located approximately 15 feet from the spill location.
	38.46 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the area between the AST and the well. Some saturated soils were left in place as they were inaccessible due to the presence of underground utilities and in close proximity to the residential structure.
	Bradford Hahn of the Maine DEP Division of Technical Services was notified of the spill on 11/18/2009 and a drinking water sample was collected from the residence on 11/19/2009. Analytical results from that test indicate no detection of petroleum hydrocarbons utilizing both the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons and the MADEP Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons methodology. The drinking water supply at the residence has been placed into the Quarterly Monitoring Program of the Maine DEP.
	No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-109-2010*Mark Anderson of Downeast Energy (DEE) called to report a small spill of less than a gallon of #2 oil.   The pin fell from the nozzle while being recoiled, discharging the oil onto the driver and the driveway (broken asphalt).  The driver used the sorbent pad in his hand immediately and then applied others from his spill response kit.  Anderson was responding to the scene with spill kit to verify the clean up and would report back if any additional information is pertinent.  No additional information reported, based on the information supplied, no DEP assets dispatched and no further actions are planned by DEP Response.
P-81-2010*While working on a hot water tank problem at the home the Downeast Energy (DEE) Tech noticed a faint oil odor in the basement.  Upon closer examination he discovered an out of service kerosene heater on a hearth with the supply tank behind a partition wall.  There was only a stain on the floor (no observable free product) and an adjacent sump was dry.  No evidence of water or any other liquid had been in this vicinity in a very long time.  The oil stain was on the concrete and into the framing timber of the wall and faux brick of the hearth wall and into the mortar on the hearth floor, also in the wallboard/gypsum.

It was explained that the basement is no longer used, an access issue for the residents.  So clean up could be as simple as removal of any affected timber and the faux brick and first course of hearth floor bricks and mortar, and washing the area with Incredible Pink/Simple Green.  The DEE tech said it could be done after assessing a quote, or Mr. Libby was very capable of performing the task. If there were any questions please call Cyr/DEP.

Based on the observations and findings the spill could be easily managed by the home owners if they so choose, with any assistance requested of DEP, or DEE will quote the job.  No further Response actions are planned.
A-52-2010*Pat Dumas of Fabian Oil contacted this office to report a basement spill at the Lucky Garden restaurant on Water St. in Hallowell.  As a result of an ice jam down river, lower Water St. in Hallowell flooded, including the not so Lucky Garden.  The flood waters floated the three 275 gallon fuel oil aboveground storage tanks (AST) and when they settled back down, the filter broke off discharging a large quantity of oil.  I contacted EPI for assistance, and they responded with Vacuum truck and several laborers to assist with sorbent recovery of the oil from the still flooded basement.

I met with the owner, Mr. Wang, and advised him of the insurance Fund.  I provided an application and he signed the Clean Up Options agreement, with DEP as the lead.  The restaurant remained partially open for the day, however, oil vapors were very strong in the basement.

We worked from 10:00 until 17:00 collecting oily debris from the basement.  There was a sea of red oil.  Cleanup was made challenging by the wooden diagonal bracing that obstructed easy passage in the basement.  The water depth was approximately 2 feet deep and receded slowly during the day.  Very little oil actually escaped to the Kennebec river, but a bit made it out between the top of the foundation and the bottom plate of the supporting gable end wall on the river side.  A 30 yard rolloff was partially filled with bagged debris.  The vacuum truck removed 730 gallons oily water.  The percentage of oil was not recorded.

Follow up work included cleaning the additional oily debris from the basement and pumping off the oil water mix from the damaged ASTs.  Fabian Oil was hired by Lucky Garden to replace the old tanks.  Unfortunately, the location will always be prone to flood damage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-188-2008*   DEP received a complaint from a tenant that their basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was leaking and that the landlord refused to do anything about it.  Upon investigation it became evident that there were other landlord/tenant issues at play.  The AST, however, did have a slight leak; a small amount of oil had dripped to the dirt cellar floor over time.  No oil appeared to have penetrated into soil as the ground was saturated with water.  A light sheen was evident but no recovery was feasible or necessary.
   The area is rural-residential and dependent on private wells for water.  The only well within 300' of the spill is the subject drilled well (about 30' from the tank, outside the cellar), and it is not considered threatened by this minor event.  They contracted a local oil company to replace the AST.
I-19-2010*In the process of reviewing quarterly water analysis of the Circle of Learning Daycare, in Presque Isle, the DHHS Public Drinking Water Program became aware of the presence of MTBE in their drinking water.  Levels were in the range of 15-20 parts per billion.  Larry Girvan, the local DHHS Water Program Engineer made me aware of the situation in November 2009.  At that time I suggested they check with several local filter venders and have a carbon filter installed.
In February 2010, we became aware the Day care had been only using bottled water since November because they could not afford a filter system.
I met with Nicole Henderson(co-owner) of the daycare February 17.  After speaking to her and looking at the location of the well, it was very clear the source of the contamination could be from several sources close to her building.  I explained to her that because the source was most likely from off site, we could have filters installed to remedy the problem temporarily and work on a permanent fix.
Carbon filters were installed on February 24.
The City of Presque Isle extended the 12 water main to the property line of Circle of Learning Daycare during the week of May 10 2010. Work was done without encountering any sign of soil contamination.
A service line was installed by Langille Construction during the week of June 7.  No contamination observed there either.
Larry Girvin of Public Drinking Water Program inspected the system during the week of June 14.  No further action by Response Services expected.

P-111-2010*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that there were two 6 foot by 4 foot diesel stains on the pavement in front of 13 New Hampshire Street in Sanford.  The caller stated that the stains had appeared several weeks ago and that they believed the stains were from the resident's tow truck.  Because of the time that has passed since the spill occurred there was no clean up that could be done.  I made sure the caller had the Department's 800 number and asked him to call if he saw a fresh spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-69-2010*The State of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) contacted the Maine DEP to assist with the disposal of chemicals expected to be found in a Meth Lab raid.  We met with Lewiston Police Department and Maine DEA officers the next morning as they planned the raid.  When the raid was conducted we assisted in identifying, packaging, and properly disposing of wastes.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-552-2009*A quart of oil dripped onto the floor from an Aboveground Storage Tank.  Oil cleaned up by Dead River.  Homeowner going to replace AST.  No further Response action expected.
A-155-2009* On 3-20-2009 Lincoln County dispatcher reported an oil release at the home of Douglas Rines.  This home is owned by Larry Rines and is located at 416 Willow Lane in Wiscasset.  It was estimated that 100 gallons of fuel spilled onto the ground when an accumulation of snow and ice sheared the nipple off the outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).
 Jason Fish of DEP responded to the scene and he called Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) for assistance.  Together they shoveled oil contaminated snow into poly drums.  The following week I became involved with this case.  A small fan had also been installed in the home to mitigate the oil odors.  I hired Jack Shaw and Son to dig a trench along the side of the building.  This trench allowed the oil to collect in the water, the oil was collected with sorbent pads.  When the water reached a certain height it would flow out into the dooryard.  I had EPI return to rake oil contaminated leaves and shovel some soil into drums for disposal.
 Eventually the oil and snow was hauled off, the trench was modified to improve the drainage and then backfilled and landscaped.  Mr. Larry Rines had the AST installed in a better location to prevent a future spill.
 Alex Pugh, of Technical Services, collected drinking water samples and will make any further recommendations as needed.
 This concludes Response Services involvement with this case.
B-637-2009*Mr. Charles Norburg reported a sheen on the Penobscot River.  Sheen was observed approximately 400 feet upriver but no source identified.  A day or two later, sheen was observed exiting an embankment behind Roger Harvey's House (140 Maine rd) and Mr. Norburgs neighbor.   Hard boom, absorbent boom and pads were installed.  Tests pits were dug with a shovel where bright red oil was observed in soils.  Mr. Havey's basement was checked but no signs of a recent release was observed.  Oil continued to slowly flow out of embankment until heavy rains raised the level of the river by a foot or so.  No signs of oil was observed at this point and then the river iced over.  Will check in the spring.
	Oil was observed periodically emerging from the bank.  Pads and boom were used numerous times until the fall of 2011.  No additional sheening was observed since then.  DEP Technical Services geoprobed the bank and around the house (140 Main Rd) with no source identified.
	As of May, 2012 no further action by Response is expected.
B-70-2010*On 2/12/10 I received report of an approximate 40 gallon oil spill from a corrosion hole in the above grouns storage tank at 154 Mason Bay Road, Jonesport.  The tank was pumped out by Webber oil into drums.  Webber also used pads to recover the free product pooled up on the ice and frozen ground.

When I arrived on scene, I determined the perimeter of the spill, and scheduled a vactor to remove the snow and ice the next morning.  Heavy equipment was not able to be used because of the spill's location between two green houses the owner operates.

The next morning the contaminated snow, ice and soil was removed for proper disposal.
B-638-2009*Mrs. Savor called to complain about neighbor washing his skidder next to her well.  Mrs. Savor said he was trespassing and the skidder was on her property.  She could also smell a strong smell when he was washing it earlier.
	I walked over to talk to the neighbor who was still washing the skidder.  The skidder was approximately 15 feet from Mrs. Savor's well.  He showed me a couple of buckets of material he had scraped off the skidder before washing it and he had a heavy duty tarp under the skidder.  I could not find any signs of oils or chemicals.  He did use a degreaser as part of the cleaning but it was in a small bottle and the amount of water he used made it very diluted.  All around the well appeared to be relatively dry.  It appeared that he did a good job trying to prevent any oil leaks etc. around the skidder.  I did inform him that it's not a good practice to wash large equipment next to any well.   He agreed and won't do it again.
	 Mrs Savor did make another complaint about two weeks later that he was washing the skidder again but I found no signs of it and there was frost on everything.
	As of 2/23/2010  skidder was in the same place.  No further Response action expected.
B-79-2010*On 2/9/10 I received report of a 1/2 quart leak from a truck in the parking lot of Bangor Hydro Electric.  Oil pads were used to recover the product from the asphalt and repairs made to the vehicle.
B-81-2010*On 2/17/10 I received report of a flooded basement with an oil tank floating, leaking oil.  The spill occurred when the oil company made a delivery of oil into the tank in the basement.  The driver stopped pumping when he heard no whistle.  Expecting to deliver more oil, because the owner called for no heat in the diner, the driver went to investigate.  He opened a hatchway into the basement through the floor and discovered a couple of feet of water with oil on it.

I arrived on scene, explained what needed to be done to the business owner and called for a vacuum trailer.  Philip Services arrived and pumped most of the oily water out that night.  We decided to leave approximately an inch of water in the basement so as to not allow any of the sludge to adhere to the floor, thinking that this would allow an easier clean up the next morning.

We arrived the next morning to find another foot of water back in the basement.  We filled the truck we had left on scene and called for another one.  Once all of the water was removed, we were able to go into the basement and locate an old cistern in the corner.  It was approximately 4' x 4', 8' deep and quickly filling up with water.  The truck was needed to control the water level in the cistern to prevent the basement from filling while work was going on.  The walls and floor were pressure washed with Simple Green and all of the debris which would retain the smell of oil was removed for disposal.  Finally the oil tank was cut into pieces, mucked out and removed for disposal.

The vapors in the diner were able to be controlled using a large air mover, which I installed and then removed after our work was complete.
B-641-2009*A pint of fuel oil was spilled by Irving during a delivery around the fill pipe but was caught with sorbents.   Sorbents soaked up all the oil before any could reach the ground.   Irving disposed of the sorbents.   No further action by Response is expected.
B-84-2010*Maine Department of Transportation reports a possible issue with their diesel Underground Storage Tank at their yard in Wesley.  The problem is the vent is plugged with ice and not working properly.  NO SPILL.  No further Response action expected.
B-643-2009*Broken Fluorescent light bulbs found in one of Waste Management roll-offs.  Roll-off is from one of their clients which they wouldn't name.  They will take responsibility for bulbs and deal with client internally.   Clean Harbors removed and disposed of bulbs.  No further Response action expected.
P-739-2009*	9/17/09: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff Ann Hemenway noted that this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility was out-of-service with dispensers removed.  I discussed this with MDEP UST compliance unit and found the facility had already received a Notice of Violation for out-of-service tanks and it had failed an inspection on 4/17/08 by MDEP's Liza Woodward.
	On 2/13/10 I drove by and noted that the facility was still out-of-service.  I noted no obvious surface discharges and the tank area appeared undisturbed.
	The facility is located in a rural residential and commercial area, and is served by private water wells and septic.  It is also known as Twin Ridge Market.  In 1991 a 12,000 and a 15,000-gallon UST were installed.  See report P-1049-2001 for further information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-91-2010*On 2/22/10 I received report of a 3 gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive at the Pan Am railway Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The cause of the spill was a mechanical issue on the train that was fixed.  The oil was wiped off the engine and three buckets of soil were shovelled up for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-92-2010*On 2/24/2010 I received report of a small amount of oil in the secondary containment line for the fuel supply line in the basement of a house in Dexter.  The technician did not think much oil was spilled , the stone in the basement was not greatly stained and no odors were evident.  The fuel line was replaced.

A visit later in the day confirmed that the spill must have been minor, no evidence of a problem was in the basement.  No further Response action expected.
P-119-2010*I was contacted by Webber Energy Fuels reporting that one of their drivers had over filled the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at Ross Corner Woods and assisted living facility.  The driver reported that he heard a faint whistle but oil sprayed out of the vent pipe onto the siding and the gravel around the building's foundation.  The driver immediately used sorbent material to clean up what oil he could and a technician from Webber returned to the site to remove some oiled gravel.  The indoor AST was checked and there was no spill inside.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-72-2009*	A spill of an estimated 200 gallons of K-1 was reported after Milan Adamek called R.A. Energy with a no heat complaint.  The spill was caused by falling snow and ice damaging the filter on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The spill was reported at night in February so R.A Energy was tasked with repairing the firematic valve and getting the heat back on for the weekend.
	During my initial visit on February 13, 2009, it was very dark around the area of the tank. R.A. Energy had already removed a wooden structure that was around the tank.  The AST pad was wet with oil, but very little could be seen in the surrounding snow and ice.  R.A. Energy repaired the firematic valve and put ten gallons of K-1 in the tank in order to get the heat back on.  At that time I removed two five gallon pails of snow and ice contaminated with K-1.  No further clean-up was possible at that time.
	On February 16, 2009 I met Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) at the site to begin site preparations for the soil removal.  There were significant amounts of piled snow and ice around the side of the mobile home that needed to be removed prior to any excavation.  Additional space also needed to be made to enable the tank to be moved to the backside of the home.  Once all the snow and ice was removed, R.A. Energy sent over several technicians to move the AST.
	On February 17, 2009 EPI began the soil removal using a mini excavator and a skid steer. The soil was loaded into 20 cubic yard roll-off cans and then delivered to Commercial Paving and Recycling.  Initial soil removal was very difficult with frost being greater than three feet in depth in places.  A demo hammer was needed to chip through the surface.  This limited the removal during the first day to only ten yards.  Because of the difficult conditions, clean-up was ongoing until March 5, 2009.
	A total of 192.44 tons of oil contaminated soil was removed.  The excavation area was 20 x 30 feet and excavated to a depth of 10 feet.  A photo ionization detector (PID) was used for field determination of the oil contamination in the soil using a bag head space.  Some contaminated soils needed to be left under the home for structural reasons.  PID readings indicated the contamination left in place was 2000 part per million (PPM) in concentration at two feet down, and a laboratory sample was taken to the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for diesel range organics (DRO) analysis (see HETL sample C attached).  Two other confirmatory laboratory samples were also taken and analyzed for DRO (see HETL samples A and B).
	On March 5, 2009 the excavation was backfilled to grade.  Final landscaping was completed in late spring.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-120-2010*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that after finishing a delivery at a residence in Biddeford their driver dropped the hose while reeling it in.  A small amount of oil spilled out onto the paved driveway.  The driver immediately cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-117-2009*Lorraine Garcia contacted this office to report an overfill at this commercial property in Belfast.  The driver overfilled the basement Aboveground Storage Tank causing an estimated half cup of oil to burp out the vent to the snow covered ground.  The driver reportedly removed impacted snow.  I contacted the owner to confirm the minor nature of the spill.  No issues were reported, so no site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-936-2009*	November 2009: Credere Associates, an environmental consulting company, contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding evidence of gasoline vapors within the basement of a building that Credere was considering purchasing for a new office.  MDEP was to investigate subject to its statutory requirements.
	12/1/09: I briefly visited and noted: no evidence of aboveground oil storage tanks (AST) or underground oil storage tanks (UST) onsite, no surface spills of leaking containers evident, it was heated by natural gas.  The wood structure has a mortared stone foundation which is permeable to vapors and groundwater.  The property was for sale through ReMax By The Bay, David Banks.  The area is dense residential commercial and residential; this site appeared to have been a home at one time though was now office space.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer; groundwater likely flows to the north based on the location of the nearby Presumpscot River.  This property is documented to have has a UST related discharge covered in P-796-1993.
	On the west side is an active Big Apple gas station and retail motor fuels UST facility at 782 Main St.  The Big Apple was documented to have had a free-product gasoline discharge in 1990 (see reports P-543-1990 and P-301-2006).  No significant discharges to the groundwater were noted during an inspection.  On the east side is Angelone Pizza, a former gas station and UST facility at 768 Main St. (see P-258-2006).
	12/3/09: Stephen Brezinski, Peter Eremita and Jon Woodard of MDEP met onsite with Rip Patten of Credere and with Terry Trickey of Bangor Savings Bank, to inspect the interior and to evaluate the data.  We noted no old fuel oil lines, for the two furnaces, entering the basement and no evidence of oil discharges.  All readings from the Photo Ionization Detector (PID) were zero.  Only the basement was found to have had the Benzene detected.  Credere was to resample in the upcoming winter period when the windows would be closed and subsurface vapors more likely to enter the basement.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	At this time I have not heard back from Credere with any further data.  A property check in February 2010 indicated that Credere had not yet purchased the property.
2.	It is possible that gasoline constituents may have entered this structure via contaminated soil and groundwater from discharges at the Angelone property or from the C N Brown Company's Big Apple property, as a vapor through an open basement window during the sampling, or the sample data may be faulty.
3.	At this time I understand there is not yet enough data to confirm a problem or a source, and further investigation and resolution has been passed to MDEP Technical Services Division.  No further action by Response Services expected.

S Brezinski
MDEP, Response Div.
P-594-2008*I was contacted by the Brunswick Fire Department reporting that there had been a spill of gasoline at the Puffin Stop on Pleasant Street.  A customer had spilled some gasoline and had driven off without reporting it to the attendants so they weren't exactly sure what had happened.  About a gallon of gasoline was found on the paved ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-596-2008*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that they had received complaints that a stream off Cumberland Street was running cloudy.  I found out that the Westbrook Junior High up the street has had issues in the past with releasing pool water into the stream.  I checked with the Department's Water Bureau staff and found out that there was an active enforcement case related to these discharges.  I informed the Water bureau staff of the complaint and turned it over to them.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-597-2008*I was contacted by Safe Handling reporting that during a transfer of hydrochloric acid a gasket failed on a hose and a small amount of acid was released onto a concrete containment surface.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-105-2010*Small leak reported by Webber Energy at this location.   Leak due to loose of cracked flare nut on above ground kerosene storage tank.   Webber Energy technician was able to clean up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-108-2010* On 2-24-2010 the Maine State Police reported that a logging truck had gone off the road sometime during the very early hours of the morning or late the night before. The accident scene is located on Route 3 in Montville, east of the intersection with Route 220. Diesel fuel had spilled from the saddle tanks. Luckily there was a very large puddle of water and the diesel fuel floated on the water. This made recovery very easy.
 When I arrived on scene the truck had already been removed and the local Fire Department had placed sorbent pads onto the fuel. I assisted the Fire Department in the retrieval of the sorbent pads.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-110-2010* Late in the evening of 3-25-2010, the State Police and the Pittsfield Fire Department reported a release of motor (used engine) oil. This release occurred as the result of a truck accident on Interstate 95. The location was mile marker 148 south bound lane in the town of Pittsfield.
 My coworker Jon Andrews took this call, but for some reason could not make a site visit.
 The Pittsfield Fire Chief, Bernard Williams, called this office the next day requesting additional sorbent pads and an explanation of why no one called him back.
 I didn't have a good answer for Mr. Williams, however I did make a site visit and changed sorbent pads. I also dropped off additional sorbent material for the Pittsfield Fire Department I returned to the scene a few days later to recover the remaining oil sorbent pads.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-112-2010*Janet Dyer contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill at this site.  Storm damage caused a transformer to smash to the ground discharging 7-13 gallons of non pcb (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) oil.  The oil traveled to a storm drain and washed with the heavy rain to a tributary of Oyster stream.  Sorbent litter was spread on the pavement, however, recovery was limited by the heavy rain.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-598-2008*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) reporting that they were mediating a dispute between tenants of a building at 145 Main Street.  The building has a store front on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors.  The owner of the store on the first floor was having a problem with bugs in the basement so he went to Home Depot and purchased 4 cans of Real Kill Indoor Flea Fogger.  The product is a pesticide for indoor use that contains Pyrethrum and Permethrin.  He followed the instructions on the cans and deployed them in the basement and left the property.  The problem arose because he didn't let the other tenants of the building know that he was going to do this.  The Fire Department evacuated the building and started ventilating it.  When I arrived they had found the cans of fogger and we all discussed the event with the tenants.  The product was used according to the labeling but the tenants should have been informed and allowed to leave the building if they wanted to.  Ventilation of the building continued for several hours and then the tenants were allowed back in.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-610-2008*I was contacted by John Koris of Pike Industries reporting that there was some visibly contaminated soil at an asphalt plant that they operated at Portland Sand & Gravel's pit in Gray.  Pike was planning to dismantle the asphalt plant and wanted to clean up the spills.  I visited the site with Mr. Koris and he pointed out several areas of contamination.  Some were old and some were more recent.  Some of the spills were diesel and some were the thermal oil that is used in the asphalt plant (see attached photos).  I oversaw the excavation of the contaminated soil which was trucked to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-96-2010*On 2/25/10 I received report of a transformer spill due to storm damage.  A tree knocked down the transformer causing an estimated 2 quarts of non polychlorinated biphenyl's oil to leak onto the asphalt road way.  Hydro crews absorbed product off of the asphalt using speedy dry and pads.
A-134-2009*Paula from C.N. Brown contacted this office to report a 3 gallon spill of unleaded gas to the paved impervious surface at the pump island.   A customer with a poorly maintained vehicle filled his/her tank above the corrosion level, (probably at the seam halfway up the tank).  The gas spilled to the ground, yet the operator drove away, oblivious.  C.N. Brown personnel used sorbent litter to collect the spilled product.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-97-2010*On 2/26/10 I received report of a locomotive collision and subsequent fuel leak.  Apparently a brake was not set on set of three locomotives attached together and they began to roll collideding with another two locomotives that were stationary on the track.  When they collided the lead runaway locomotive came off the track and listed a few degrees to the right.  During the collision the saddle tank was punctured, leaking an estimated 50-100 gallons of diesel.

When crews arrived with the proper gear, approximately 1,800 gallons of fuel was transferred and the free product from the ground was recovered.

The wreck could not be separated until a crane was positioned to pull the lead locomotive away from the wreck.  Then the locomotive was set back on the track and moved away for repair.

When this was completed, the excavation of approximately 18 cubic yards of contaminated soil was completed.
A-145-2009*Tasha from Sagadahoc County Communications Center contacted our office to report a structure fire at this residential property on the shore of Pleasant Pond, in Richmond.  Concern was raised by Richmond Fire personnel concerning the 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement which could discharge to Pleasant Pond, about 50 feet downgradient.  I responded to the site.

A Quiet Lane is a private camp road just beyond Peacock Beach State Park off Route 201 in Richmond.  The MacMaster residence was just to the right of a fork as you approach the lake.  No house number was available and the home was destroyed in the fire.  The fire-o-matic valve performed its task preventing discharge of the oil in the tank.  The suppression water from the fire was still draining to the lake.  It was unclear weather there had been oily discharge.  I used the Jiffy power auger and drilled a series of holes in the ice in an arc around the shoreline in front of the burned home.  No oil was in evidence beneath the ice.  I concluded there had been no spill, and departed from the site.
P-950-2008*	Saturday 10/11/08: Notification from North Berwick Fire Department (NBFD) of a 5-gallon discharge of gasoline to the pavement at this retail, motor fuels facility and convenience store.  Spill was responded to by NBFD and by Cumberland Farms (CFG)  staff who handled waste disposal (typically CFG drums the waste onsite till pick-up by a disposal company).  No spillage reported to drains or surface waters.  The area is dense residential and commercial, with municipal water and sewer service.  No maine DEP Response was requested or made at the time and no further action expected.
P-861-2008*	Monday, 9/11/08: I visited this retail, motor fuels underground-oil-storage-tank (UST) facility in response to an operator complaint of water ingress into his tank-top sumps, then setting off alarms. The UST facility was installed by Simard & Sons in 2006, is located in a sub-urban residential and commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer services.  Water in the sumps can cause a spilled product to overflow out the sump top if high enough, or crack the sump plastic and fittings if frozen, or back up into piping secondary-containment.
	I noted the UST installed in a low area of the property which appears to contribute to water infiltration in through the sump lids.  I noted no obvious perforations of or leak points in the sump for groundwater.  The owner, Nino Naous was tired of calling Simard & Sons to pump out the sump, mostly the diesel sump.  I advised Mr. Naous that this was primarily an engineering and installation problem for his installer to work out but that if I found a solution I would call him back.  I did not find a solution (other than reinstalling the sumps or regrading the lot).  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
B-654-2009*Two gallons of jet fuel spilled during fueling of a aviation machine (airplane).  Bangor International crews cleaned the spill with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
B-656-2009*Overnight one of Montreal Maine & Atlantic's locomotive's sprung a leak from it's engine.  It slowly leaked out 30-40 gallons of lube oil overnight into the morning where it was parked at the Millinocket rail yard.   Rail ballast was removed at the spill location.   Three 55 gallon drums and a 85 gallon drum were filled with contaminated soil (ballast) and pads.   Clean Harbors will dispose of material.   No further Response action expected.
B-690-2009*Hose broke on Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) truck and spilled a quart of oil near pole #671 S on Route 1A in Ellsworth.  BHE crews removed oily gravel from side of road for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.   No further Response action expected.
B-705-2009*A leak in the supply line occurred in the attic of the dwelling.  Some oil padded up and some wood and insulation were removed.  No further Response action expected.
P-106-2009*	2/10/09: Mr. James of Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) reported that his company's closed-loop cooling system leaked approximately 800-gallons of a dilute (tested at 220 parts per million) potassium hydroxide solution and dilute Sodium Hypochlorite (6 parts per million) to the ground and snow outside their facility behind Building-3.  The contaminant is a biocide for the cooling system.  Diluted in the cooling water FMI reported the pH was 7.4.   See the attached incident report form, MSDS sheet and letter of 2/17/09 for further information.  Note that the MSDS information is for concentrated solutions not the dilute material reported discharged.
	The area is commercial and industrial use area served by municipal water and sewer.  FMI workers responded to mitigate and clean-up the discharge.  What could not be recovered for re-use I agreed to allow to decompose in-place based on the MSDS and area effected.
P-145-2010*Gorham Public Safety (GFD) dispatched called to report a two (2) vehicle accident along Ossippee Trail and the Brandy Brook Hill intersection.  A head on collision caused the release of approximately one (1) gallon of transmission fluid/oil.  GFD applied and collected for disposal speedy dry removing the discharged oil from the roadway.

No request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched.  No further Response action is planned based on the information received.
A-124-2010*	A spill of twenty gallons of waste lubrication oils occurred during the transfer of oil from a storage tank to a supply tank. Both the storage and supply tanks are 275 gallon above ground storage tanks (AST). Waste oil is routinely pumped into the supply tank, and the operator left the pump unattended and accidentally overfilled the tank. The spill was entirely contained on a cement floor and into a sump trench. No oil was pumped out of the sump, and DOT personnel used sorbent material to clean-up the spilled oil. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-728-2007*Upon discovery of a run of piping (unknown length) at the "closed Knightly bulk plant," Nick Clark of Boom Technology Inc. requested a 30-day waiver to remove the aforementioned piping.  It was granted by DEP Sheryl Bernard for Scott Cyr to attend.

Upon designated removal date Scott Cyr was unable to attend, but did speak with Nick Clark by phone.  There was vacuum applied to the pipe end, the piping was approximately ten feet in length, and dry according to Nick Clark.  Based on that information and my understanding that John Engel was also on-site, I was satisfied with the information exchange.  DEP plans no further action based on the past work completed and most current information.
A-47-2010*1/26/10 1024 Received an anonymous report that there was a gas tank in an empty lot on Route 17 in Jefferson across from J.C. Stone and Peasley's Store.  I went to the area and found a diesel saddle tank in a lot that had logs and earthwork equipment parked.  I inspected the tank that did contain diesel fuel.  It had a fine crack in it but was turned up so there was no leakage and the soil around and under the tank showed no sign of spilled diesel.  A short distance from the tank there was an area that had a good amount of hydraulic oil spilled in the snow and had run across an area of ice and snow.  I used oil absorbent pads to collect some of the oil that was floating on snow melt water.  I called Nathan Northrup whose name and phone number were on an excavator parked in the lot.  He acknowledged that the lot was his company's staging area for equipment and logs.  When I told him of the hydraulic oil spill I discovered he said a logging truck's boom had a line break a few weeks ago but he had been told it leaked less than a quart.  I met with Mr. Northrup on site and he agreed that it looked like more than a quart.  I estimated that it was 5 to 10 gallons.  Mr. Northrup had a crew come to the site.  Two 50 gallon drums of oiled snow were removed and about 3 yards of soil were removed and transported to Thibodeau's paving for disposal.  All free product and saturated soil was removed.  I asked Mr. Northrup to have the diesel saddle tank emptied and removed to prevent a potential spill.  He agreed and it was gone from the site two days later.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-58-2010*1/29/10 1500 Mike Martunas from Dragon Products reported that 75 to 100 gallons of #4 oil had been released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) into the containment around the tank.  Employees were using oil absorbent to collect the oil.  No oil had left the concrete containment dike.  I met Mike at the site.  There were two aboveground storage tanks plumbed together in the covered #4 oil house.  The release happened when they were recirculating the oil to warm it because of the very cold temperatures that caused the oil to become very viscous.  The thick oil was being pumped into one tank; that tank overfilled when the 2 tanks did not equalize quickly enough because of the high viscosity of the oil.  Oil came out a level sticking opening used to measure the tank level. The spilled oil in the containment tank was collected with oil absorbent and fed into the cement making process.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-73-2010*2/3/10 1120 Julie Clark from Downeast Energy reported that approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil was spilled due to an overfill during a delivery by a drive.  The oil came out the vent and was absorbed by snow with some getting into the ground.  Downeast removed contaminated snow and removed about 3 bags of soil.  The spill was at St Joseph's Church Hall and the fill pipe is near the front door.  I talked to a Downeast Energy technician and he said he had checked the tanks in the basement and no oil had leaked from the fittings.  He did say there was a problem with the whistle on the 3 tank system.  Two tanks shared the same whistle which is why the delivery driver was still hearing a whistle until oil came out the vent.  I went to the site and the outside cleanup was sufficient.  I met the church secretary there and confirmed there was no spillage inside.  Three tanks fed an oil burner and two of the tanks shared a vent whistle.  I explained the problem to her and told her to have the heating service technician they work with to give me a call if he had any questions.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-151-2010*I was contacted by Fielding's Oil & Propane reporting that one of their drivers had a spill in the street in front of 2 Grove Street.  The driver was preparing to make a delivery and was rearranging the truck's hose when something hit the nozzle and turned it on.  Several gallons of oil came out before the driver could close the nozzle.  The oil spilled onto the truck, the asphalt roadway, and the driver.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-152-2010*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that an engine parked at Rigby Yard had suffered a spill from its containment tank.  This tank collects waste fluids from the engine's generators.  The tank was not emptied in time and overflowed onto the railroad ballast.  Pan Am staff dug up the contaminated ballast and packaged it for disposal in Waterville.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-14-2010*1/6/10 1140 Jeff Choate from Augusta Fuel Company reported that about 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled to the snow during a delivery at 10 Davis Drive, Sidney.  Employees had removed about 50 gallons of oiled snow and had checked the inside aboveground storage tank (AST) for leakage.  I went to the site and met the owner Mr. Davis.  The area under the vent pipe was cleared of snow and there was no sign of oil in the ground.  Mr. Davis reported that there was no leakage at the basement AST and there were no vapors inside.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-1-2010*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Waterville, Maine between January 1st, 2010 and December 31, 2010.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

1-12-10	0835	 1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
1-13-10	1140	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube/hyd mix
1-19-10	1340	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube/anti-freeze
2-5-10		1435	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
4-6-10		1315	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		hydraulic
6-16-10	1045	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	diesel
6-18-10	1118	2 gallons to ground	Chris Gessman	hydraulic
7-31-10	1745	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
8-5-10		1115	1.5 gallons to ground	Chris Gessman	Lube
8-13-10	0953	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
8-18-10	1700	3 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		Lube

No further Response action expected.
B-104-2010*On 2/27/10 I received report of a non polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil leak due to storm damage on North Wind Lane.  Bangor Hydro hired Clean Harbors to excavate and dispose of the contaminated soil.
A-4-2010*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail junction in Jay, Maine between January 1st, 2010 and December 31, 2010.  This site has a long rail spill history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail property, leave Pan Am rail property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

2-20-10	1006	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
2-26-10	0740	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
3-24-10	1115	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
3-24-10	1130	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
3-26-10	0223	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
3-28-10	1210	10 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		hyd/lube mix
4-01-10	1337	1 quart to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
4-7-10		0142	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
4-8-10		0046	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
4-20-10	0205	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
5-12-10	1630	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
5-20-10	0727	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
6-13-10	0240	2 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
6-22-10	1345	2 gallons to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
8-26-10	0830	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
9-21-10	0707	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
11-11-10	1400	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
12-15-10	1030	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube

No further action by Response Services expected
B-105-2010*On 2/28/10 I received report of a non polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill due to storm damage on Great Cove Lane.  The contaminated soil was shovelled into a 55 gallon drum for proper disposal.
B-106-2010*On 3/1/2010 I received report from Pan Am rail of a lube oil leak on one of their locomotives.  The mechanical issue was fixed and sorbent pads used to collect the spilled product.  No further Response action expected.
B-108-2010*On 3/2/10 I received report of a small diesel spill in the Millinocket yard.  The cause was diesel dripped from the locomotive after it was fueled.  The area was wiped with sorbent pads to collect any other product.  No further Response action expected.
A-150-2010*On 3/16/2010 in Wiscasset, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The <1 gallon spill of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil resulted from a leaking transformer. The spill was cleaned up by CMP. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-151-2010*A sheen was reported off Vinalhaven Island.  No source was discovered.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
I-35-2010*03/19/10 Received a report of a small hydraulic oil spill at the six mile gate on the Pinkham Road.  Leak was the result of a leaking hydraulic hose on a parked service truck at the gate.  Orion timberland crew and RP wiped all of the oil spilled with sorbent pads.  They also had a grader scrape the ground to check the depth of the oil flowing into the soils.  Finding it was only surficial they wiped up all the surface area impacted by the oil and disposed of the pads along with their other oily debris wastes in their machine shop furnace/heater. No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
A-153-2010*On 3/18/2010 in Belgrade, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill leaked from an engine at the Bartlett Road crossing. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-154-2010*On 3/18/2010 in Fayette, DEP Deputy Commissioner Jody Bretton reported an oil spill. The estimated 25 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from a tractor trailer hitting a porcupine in the roadway and breaking off the fuel line from the saddle tank. The spill started near the intersection of the Echo Lodge Road, and continued approximately 1 mile West. A site visit was made to assist the local Fire Department. The saddle tank was still leaking upon arrival, I used "Plug N Dike" putty to stop the leak and pumped the remaining 30 gallons of fuel from the tank. After the truck was towed away, oiled sorbents were collected, and the road was sanded by the Public Works Department. No further Response action is expected.
B-341-2009*6/16/09  Bon Morin of MSAD #6 reported a mercury spill at the entered location.  Mr. Morin advised that school staff were removing a stove and in the process of dismantling it a mercury spill occurred.  I responded to location and meet with Mr. Morin.  I inspected the kitchen area of the school and observed heating plates leaning against a wall and elemental mercury on the tiled floor.  I conducted Lumex atmospheric monitoring and detected concentrations above the recommend levels for female occupancy of the kitchen area.  The level were in the 2,000-3,000 ng/m3 (nonograms per cubic meter).

Donning a filter cartridge respirator I proceed to collect the mercury with a mercury spill clean up kit.  I bagged up the remaining heating elements and transported them and the mercury spill clean up waste to the Maine DEP HAZSTOR, where I drummed up the contaminated items and labeled the drum.

The items were disposed through a DEP HAZSTOR pick up by EPI, Auburn, ME.  No further Response action expected.

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B-542-2009*9/16/09  Ted Scharf of DEP tanks unit reported a spill at the entered location.  Scharf advises that during a site inspection stained soil was observed around the piping of a supply tank.  Scharf initiated the facility to have the piping repaired and arrangements were made with Dave Winchester, a certified tank installer, to repair the piping.  Scharf advised the leak was small and requested a Response site visit to ensure proper actions were conducted.  Scharf also advised of sloppy practices around the spill box/fill pipe.

9/18/09  I visited the site and observed the leaking piping that appeared to be coming from a pipe joint.  Steven Peabody, the coop representative, advised the repair was scheduled for 9/20/09.  I recovered a five gallon pale of sorbent waste associated with the clean up of the spill bucket and additional pads that had been deployed at the piping leak and disposed of them at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn, ME.  There was not enough waste generated to request reimbursement.  I did not observe a recoverable amount of soil and the area was landscaped in such a way that excavation was impractical.  It appeared that the sorbents deployed were doing a decent enough job at wicking product from the soil.  The site is serviced by public water and vapors were not an issue.  No further Response action expected.

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B-225-2009*4.20.09  Dead River of Calais reported a leaking fill pipe at the entered location.  Apparently, there was new piping installed by Dead River and a associated check valve was causing fuel to drain back out the fill pipe and discharge on the ground.  A delivery driver recently observed a 5ft. by 3ft. area of stained soil around the fill area.

Mr. Hollingdale advised that nine bags, four shovel loads each, of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at County Concrete, Columbia Falls, ME.  The area was backfilled and the piping and check valve replaced.

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A-422-2009*	Contaminated soil was discovered during the replacement of old spill buckets on the Underground Storage Tanks (UST) at Unity Variety convenience store by Adams Petroleum.  The fill piping attached to the spill bucket was loose at the tank connection, but it was unclear at that time if it was a broken fitting or if the tank was damaged.  The UST was taken out of service in December because of fuel separation caused by excess water.  The tank was pumped out and subsequently filled up with water.  The store's drinking water supply, which is used for coffee and food preparation, is located less than a hundred feet from the spill location.  The proximity of the well triggers a stringent clean-up standard.
	On July 2, 2009 a site visit was made to evaluate the spill.  I met with Mr. Art Farris and representatives from Adams Petroleum.  Photo ionization detector (PID) bag head space readings were taken to confirm the contamination.  Readings were in excess of 2000 parts per million (PPM) in the soil directly under the spill bucket.  Water had filled the dug area under the spill bucket to approximately twelve inches from the surface.  This level was consistent with the water level inside the fill pipe to the tank.  At that time it remained unclear what the damage to the tank/fill pipe was due to the water level.  No free product and no sheening was evident in the water around the spill bucket.
	
On November 24, 2009 clean-up of the gasoline contaminated soil was finally undertaken.  A portable "Frac" tank was supplied to pump excavation water into.  Bill Carver of Bill's Pump and Tank was there as the required certified tank installer.  Bruce Meklin was the excavator operator, and Partick Hennessey with the Department's Underground Tank Enforcement Unit was also there to evaluate the UST and associated piping.
	The excavation area was approximately 10 x 17 feet and was excavated to a maximum depth of 54 inches.  Water filled the excavation at 30 inches of depth, and trash pumps were used to dewater the excavation into the frac tank.  The water in the excavation contained little to no sheening. Initial PID readings began at 1500 PPM and final readings trended down to a peak of 42.3 PPM and a low of 3.5 PPM.  Two confirmatory laboratory samples were taken (see attached HETL laboratory results).  The fill piping connection was completely ruined, and was virtually detached from the UST. The fiberglass patch used to laminate the threaded fitting to the tank separated.  The cause of the separation is undetermined.  Removal of the damaged tank was determined to be impossible without impacting the other two tanks, so the damaged tank was plugged with a rubber bung until it can be removed.  The fate of the facility was undecided by Mr. Farris as funding for Unity Variety was limited.
	An estimated 18 cubic yards of contaminated soil was transported to Thibodeau and Sons for treatment and disposal.  The excavation was backfilled with pea gravel.  The frac tank had 15.5 inches of excavation water in it.  The water had no odors nor sheen present.  The water was later pumped through a carbon drum treatment system and pumped back into the excavation area.  No further Response actions are expected.  The spill was referred to the Department's Technical Services Unit for continued drinking water monitoring.
P-201-2010*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	3/16/10: The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notice through the Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) that the Biddeford Middle School (BMS) had reported a discharge of liquid elemental mercury (Hg) to a classroom floor from a broken thermometer.  BFD wished MDEP to respond to assess and initiate clean-up.  Prior to responding I could not reach BMS by phone so contacted the assistant superintendent who had principal Lomonte contact me with further details.  Two students had been sent to the hospital for check-up.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The school is of about 2007 construction and classes were in session.  State toxicologist Andy Smith agreed with a strict clean-up goal of 300 nanograms Hg per meter cubed (300 ng/M) of air as read by the Lumex instrument based on sensitivity of the site being a school.  DEP responders Flannery and I responded, met with Principal Lomonte and assessed the discharge in Math Lab Room A203 with the MDEP's Lumex mercury vapor detector.  The discharge was on a new polished vinyl tile floor in the room's corner.   After additional clean-up Flannery and/or I agreed to return to re-assess the following day.
	Wednesday 3/17/10: Following ventilation of the room over the night MDEP found further actions required following the second assessment; see the attached e-mail memo of 3/17/09 for details.  I discussed options with Principal Lomonte and with Mr. Pradding.  BMS hired Environmental Projects to remediate on 3/18/10.
	Friday, 3/19/10: Following clean-up by Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) on 3/18/10, I returned and found Hg vapor levels in Room A203 to be below the action level and I recommended no further actions (see field notes and attached e-mail memo of 3/19/10 for details).  I referred BMS to contact Toxicologist Smith for concurrence with this.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Tuesday 3/16/10: Following the mercury release on the floor students and the math teacher attempted to collect the Hg beads with cards into a plastic bag.  MDEP collected more beads.  The room was to be vented overnight with an exhaust fan in the window in the spill area.
	Wednesday, 3/17/10: EPI cleaned to room as described in their attached Clean-Up Plan.

	At this time I understand the HG discharge to be remediated to the satisfaction of the Maine DEP and the City of Biddeford.  No further MDEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.

S Brezinski
Oil &  Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
B-289-2009*5/22/09 DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding containers in a box along the side of the Hatch Road in Prospect.  I responded to the complaint and recovered approximately three gallons of what appeared to be primarily house hold waste of cleaning chemicals including acetone and a small bottle of what appeared to be elemental mercury.

I over packed the material for pending disposal through DEP waste stream.   No further Response action required.

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B-745-2010*Jug of liquid was found under the old Hamilton Marine during an investigation involving an Aboveground Storage Tank spill.  Selleck and I removed the 5 gallon jug labeled as corrosive and placed it in Haz-mat Storage for later analysis and disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-224-2010*On Tuesday March 23, 2010 I received a call from Don of Dead River Oil.  He was reporting that approximately 10:15 a.m. an oil delivery driver was carrying the hose back to his truck, and part of the valve on the hose came lose and dripped approximately 1/2 cup of #2 oil into a rain puddle right next to the truck.  The driver reacted by diluting the oil in the puddle by adding a detergent.  It then was washed away by rain.  No further action by Response Services was taking by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-215-2010*CMP called to report the loss of transformer oil from the unit atop pole #19, Durham Rd. Brunswick.

Tree vs line and an arching wire burned a hole in the side of the transformer, allowing oil to drain out to the level of the hole.  The oil lost fell onto the ground (gravel, shoulder of road like material and a few shrubs).  The unit was replaced and NASC dispatched to clean up spill debris.

Clean up was satisfactory and DEP-Response plans no further actions here.
P-93-2010*On 2/18/2010 I received a call from Nate Chapman of Pine Tree Waste reporting a motor oil spill due to a failed engine on one of their trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-789-2009*	10/5/09: Jim Hubbard of Cash Energy reported an apparent discharge that the homeowner claimed that morning had occurred the past 10/1/09; at Marie Godbout's residence.  The customer had put speedy dry on the spill and cleaned it up.
	10/8/09: I visited the reported spill site and met with Ms. Godbout.  The area is dense sub-urban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer service.
	Ms. Godbout explained to me that she had found a leak of fuel oil on the concrete floor of her  garage (though the fill pipe and vent are outside).  Examining the aboveground storage tank (AST) facility I noted that the exterior fill pipe came through the wall into the garage and then turned down and into the concrete floor; from there it traveled under the garage floor and into the basement approximately 20 feet away.  I noted no oil stain on the garage floor or outside, and no oil odors.  There were no oil leaks/discharges around the basement AST.  If the fill pipe or vent had leaked oil it could have been a loose fitting but I noted no oily fittings or fittings that appear to have been recently tightened or replaced.
	If there had indeed been a discharge of oil I found no evidence of it and it appears clean to Department satisfaction.  As of March 2010, I have heard no further on this.  No further DEP Response Division actions are anticipated.

S Brezinski
P-23-2009*	1/12/08: Downeast Energy oil (DEE) reported several cups of oil leaked from a filter gasket to the concrete basement floor.  DEE reported that they fixed the leak and cleaned up the spill.  They did not specify if DEE had installed the filter improperly, if there was a defect, or the part wore out.  No further response action is required at this time.
P-1173-2008*	Friday 7/25/08 I visited this residence to check on the requested abandonment-in-place of a 275 to 500-gallon heating-oil tank that was in the basement and encased in concrete: making the tank an underground oil tank (UST) required to be registered and properly abandoned-by-removal or abandoned-in-place.  The tank was reported to have been installed in 1969, and all bare-steel tanks like this were required to have been already abandoned prior to 1998.  The area is dense sub-urban residential use served by municipal water.
	The tank has been registered and given Maine facility number 21432.  After my visit I waited for the Notice of Intent to Abandon (a.k.a removal notice) before issuing a decision on abandonment-in-place, or abandonment-by-removal.   As or March 2010 the facility is still registered as "Planned for Abandonment", with no confirmation of removal.  I have not received a removal notice.
	Further Maine DEP response Division action is possible.  The home was taken in foreclosure by Fidelity Asset Management Solutions and Coldwell Banker Millett Realty assigned as their agent.  Being a residential (consumptive-use) heating oil UST facility no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment is required.

S Brezinski
P-617-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-618-2008*I was contacted by the U.S. Coast Guard reporting that a small pleasure vessel had sunk at its mooring near the East End boat ramp.  The initial reports were that there was a sheen near the sunken vessel.  We waited for the salvage crew to arrive and re-float the vessel.  After re-floating the vessel, the salvage crew reported that they did not see any sheen or product.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-113-2010*2/26/10 0830 Tracy Markham Oil Burner Technician for T&K Heating Service reported that there had been a discharge of 50 to 70 gallons of #2 fuel oil from an outside heating oil tank in Waterville. He reported that the tank was leaking near the bottom valve and he had used absorbent pads to collect oil. He had received a call from the owner the previous day complaining that he had smelled oil outside in the area of the tank. I met Tracy and Matthew Bernardini the mobile home owner at the site. After talking to the owner it was estimated that 130 gallons had been lost to the ground and snow in the area. I met with the Mobile Home Park manager, Jack Green. The home water supply is from the park water system and the wells for the system are more that 1000 feet away. Mr Green's father David Green is the park owner. The oil had run off the property into a drainage ditch system for the mobile home park and discharged into a stream. I used oil absorbent pads and boom to collect and contain the spilled oil in the ditch and stream. The tank outlet pipe had a crack due settling of the tank. Mr Bernardini signed a clean up options agreement and chose to have the Department manage the clean up. The tank was moved out of the way of the spill area and a temporary tank was installed to supply heat to the home. Jack Green gave verbal permission for clean up operations on the park property.

2/27/2010 I met Clean Harbors on site with their vactor truck, and removed contaminated snow and debris from the site. Oiled boom and pads were collected and additional pads were used to collect oil in the drainage ditch and stream. Oiled debris was removed from the stream and boom was left in place to collect any additional oil. on 3/3/10 Clean Harbors returned and oil impacted snow and debris in areas of the drainage ditch and stream were removed. The vactor truck transported its contents to Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal. The oil had penetrated the soil at the initial spill area too deep for a vactor truck to remove, so arrangements were made to bring in an excavator to remove additional soil.

3/8/10 MacKenzie Inc was on site with an excavator to remove oil impacted soil. Soil was removed until soil sample bag head space vapor concentrations measured with a photo ionization detector dropped below 200 ppm. MacKenzie Inc transported contaminated soils to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal. Samples of remaining soils were taken for laboratory analysis to confirm clean up levels. Laboratory analysis results indicated that the site had been cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction to protect groundwater. The site was back filled the and seeded.

The stream boom was monitored for oil for several weeks. No visible signs of oil appeared on the absorbent boom so it was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-115-2010*3/1/10 0805 David Murray from TransCanada reported that 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil had been spilled from a plow truck while snow plowing the access road to Kibby Mountain Wind Farm on February 27th. The contractor, Targett Construction immediately collected oil with absorbent pads and removed oil impacted snow. Targett took the oil material for disposal. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-117-2010*2/27/10 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported to Jon Andrews a discharge of transformer oil from two pole mounted transformers due to a tree falling during a strong storm. One transformer on pole 86 leaked only a small amount from a leaking bushing and the other on pole 80 discharged 10 gallons. CMP employees responded to the scene and found little oil to clean up.

3/3/10 Kathy Peterson of 418 River Rd, Newcastle reported to Robert Williams that oil from the transformer spill had run down her driveway and stained the grass and soil next to her dug well. I went to the site and there was an oil stained area next to a dug well with field stone walls. There was oil floating on top of the water in the well. Mrs. Peterson told me that the well water was only used to water the lawn and gardens. I advised her not to use the well water until CMP cleaned up the oil. I contacted Janet Dyer to inform her of my findings. She contacted the Peterson's and arranged to have a contractor remove the oil impacted soil and remove oil from the well with oil absorbent pads.

Gerry Mirabile from CMP contacted me and I asked him to have both the dug and the drilled well analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil water samples. Laboratory results came back with all PCB results below limits. Results did show oil in the dug well but not in the drilled well. The well was washed and the water run through carbon.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-118-2010*DEP received notification that approximately 11-17 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a tree falling on a pole and breaking it, causing damage to the transformer.  The oil in the transformer contained less than 50 parts per million (50 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted 12 cubic yards of soil was removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-122-2010*Our office received a flash fax from the National Response Center reference a vehicle accident in Union on Route 17 near the True Value.  Gasoline was reportedly spilled.  The accident had occurred the previous day.  I responded to the area to ensure no drinking water wells were at risk.  I went to Union Fire Department and they described where the accident occurred.  They claimed no gasoline was spilled, only antifreeze coolant that was collected with sorbent.  I did see a dark stain in the road in the area where the accident reportedly occurred.  No wells appear to be at risk.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-123-2010* On 3-1-2010 the operator of the Wiscasset Waste Water Treatment Plant called to report that some amount of engine, lube or waste oil had spilled in the basement of the treatment plant. The caller was in a stressful situation in that parts of the basement of this building were flooding with water. I gave him the phone number of Clean Harbors in the event he needed their assistance.
 Several hours later I called and the situation had calmed down and the oil was released from a quart container. He was able to clean up the spilled oil himself. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-128-2010* On 3-2-2010 the Knox County Communication Center reported the release of about five gallons of gasoline. This occurred at the Pik Qwik on Main Street in Thomaston, when a gasoline dispensing nozzle did not shut off correctly. The Thomaston Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled gasoline.
 No site visit was deemed necessary, no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-130-2010* On 3-4-2010, Verso Paper reported that ten gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled onto the floor in the ground wood building. This spill occurred when a hydraulic hose ruptured.
 Staff from VERSO cleaned up the spilled oil. According to VERSO a small amount of oil entered the mill's sewer system. No site visit was made. See attached report from VERSO. No further action by Response Services expected.
B-727-2009*12/23/09  Responded to a report of a leaking residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered spill location.  My initial observation upon arrival was free phase oil in the basement and Ray's Plumbing & Heating personnel attempting to stop the leak of a 275 gallon home heating oil supply tank.  The front legs of the tank collapsed after a delivery of oil to the tank earlier in the day.  The impact of the head of the tank onto the concrete floor opened a hole along the weld seam of the tank and oil leaked.  The tenant upon arrival back home detected an oil odor and discovered the spill and contacted Ray's Plumbing.  I estimated the spill to be 75 gallons.  The oil had spread out over portions of the concrete floor, which was broken up in places.  I could observe areas of the concrete floor that were undermined around the area of the sump which was adjacent the AST.  There was heavy ground water flow through portions of the basement and under the concrete floor.  Oil had been pumped out the sump pump and onto the back lawn of the residence.  The site is serviced by town water.

Ray's plumbing installed a temporary AST outside.  Myself, and a Clean Harbors representative, padded up oil in the basement and deployed Speedi-Dri.  Oil was transferred from the damaged tank to the temporary supply tank and the site secured for the night.  The sump pump has failed and a new one installed.  We relocated the sump discharge pipe.  The was so much water flow in the basement that over the course of the clean up all visible traces of oil had been flushed outside.

12/24/09  On site to conduct soil removal and clean the basement.  Clean Harbors vactored the soil and cleaned the basement with a cleaner and brushes.  Oil impacted debris mostly in the form of cardboard boxes, cloths and other similar combustible items bagged up and removed (the tenant who owned the items approved the removal and disposal of the items).  The oil impacted soil was removed.  The sump was also vactored out in attempt to recover pockets of oil observed migrating to the sump.  Sorbent pads were placed in the sump to recover residual oil still migrating to the sump and the site to be monitored over the next several weeks.

Over the course of the clean up I observed that the tank may have Oil & Solid Fuel Board code violations.  I contacted the property owners on three occasions and on each occasion I detected an indifferent attitude.  I advised the owner, Bruce, that the damaged tank be replaced in a reasonable time frame.  I sent them an AST application.  The returned application, which was sent to me,  failed to properly note the cause of the spill.

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B-664-2009*11/18/09  Scotts reported a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill incident that occurred on 11/17/09.  A hydraulic line on a front end load ruptured resulting in the spill.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material and entered into Scotts waste stream.  Reporter advised a communication break down that lead to the late report.  Scotts has a history of reporting spills in accordance with the reporting standard.  No further Response action expected.

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B-673-2009*11/20/09  Bangor International Airport (BIA) reports an estimated four gallon Jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of the wing fuel tanks and a discharge out the wing vent.  The spill impacted the tarmac and was cleaned up using sorbent material and the waste entered into BIA oily waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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B-672-2009*11/21/09  Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a non-PolyChlorinated Biphenyl transformer oil spill at the entered pole location.  Less than a gallon spilled and was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into CMP waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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B-712-2009*12/12/09  Dead River reported an estimated one gallon off-road diesel fuel leak at the entered location.  Dear River Transport was delivering the fuel to the bulk plant in Calais.  During delivery a gasket associated with the pump on the transport was discovered leaking.  The spill was contained and cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste entered into Dead River waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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B-740-2009*12/9/09  Webber reported a dripping Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered location.  Mr. Mathews advises that the home owner reported an odor, when Webber a technician arrived, a rusted, 275 gallon AST was discovered dripping from the bottom.  Some oil had migrated to a sump area and sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  It was estimated that less than a gallon may have spilled and there was no free phase product observed, only a slight sheen and a trail of oil stained concrete to the sump area.

Webber was in the process of set up a temporary tank and feed line.  The product was pumped from the damaged AST to the temporary tank pending a new installation of a tank.  No additional complains or reports received.  No further Response action expected.

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B-741-2009*12/17/09  Penobscot County Safety Office reported a Time Warner bucket truck had been involved in an accident and discharged hydraulic oil on the Old County Road in Hampden.  Before responding, Time Warner called in the spill and advised only a couple of quarts had spilled, the spill was confined around the truck and that Speedi-Dri had been deployed by the fire department.  No Response action necessary.

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B-524-2009*8/27/09  Received notification from DEP representative Andrew Flint that he was coordinating a tank removal project with Wells Fargo Bank to remove USTs at the entered location and requested a site visit from Response Services.  I made contact with the contractor on site, Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors, who advised me that he had approximately a 2,000 gallon UST in the ground and that it contained an oil/water mixture.  Before my arrival I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to pump off the UST.  The tank had been pumped off and removed before my arrival.  I perceived the oil/water mixture an indication of a potential leak and I responded to assess the potential environmental threat and necessary clean up actions.

Upon my arrival I inspected the removed UST.  I did not observe any holes in the tank.  The excavation indicated no observable discharge.  I coordinated with C & C to expanded the excavation to probe for contamination or product migration.  In doing so we discovered an additional UST.  We accessed the tank and discovered additional oil/water mixture.  I observed a sheen in the liquid and an olfactory presence of hydrocarbons.  With evidence of a leak of the second UST, I proceeded to probe the excavation area adjacent the tank ends looking for contaminated soil or product migration and discovered none.  I was limited in exposing the UST concerned it may shift or 'pop' out of the ground and discharge the oily water mixture.  I was also restrained by the structural integrity of the road way.  Clean Harbors was contacted to pump off the additional UST.  We removed additional piping discovered.  The piping did not contain product or water.  I departed the site before the UST was pumped off and removed.

I did not observed soil or groundwater contamination in the excavated area I probed.  I observed some groundwater discharge into the excavation with no sign of petroleum associated with it.  The second UST was elevated above the groundwater and there was no indication the second tank leaked in the excavated area.  According to Clean Harbors, 3,000 gallons of oil impacted water was removed from the two UST's and disposed.  I indicated in this report that no actual (gasoline unspecified) oil/water mixture spilled as a result of this response.  This is not to indicate any historical record at this site.  I determined that no clean up action was necessary based on my findings in this excavation.

I arranged with the contractors to invoice me for payment and sought reimbursements from responsible party, referred to Andrew Flint for final authorization and review.  Unfortunately, my digital photo of the site was lost during file transfer.  No further Response action expected.

file/report.






P-531-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank onto the concrete floor in the basement of the residence caused by overfilling of the tank. The floor was cleaned with sorbents and degreaser.  No further Response actions are expected at this time.
P-619-2008*I received an anonymous complaint about oil odors coming out of a storm drain in front of 1557 Westbrook Street in Portland.  The complainant stated that they thought one of their neighbors was dumping waste oil into the storm drains.  I visited the area and tested all the storm drains in the area for petroleum vapors with my photoionization detector and was unable to find anything.  I referred the complaint to Stuart Rose of the Water Bureau.
P-634-2008*I was contacted by Jim Hynson of the underground tanks enforcement unit reporting that he had received a call from Scott Cyr (certified tank installer) reporting that he had found water in the piping sumps at the Lakes Region Convenience Center in Naples.  He found that surface water was entering the sump around a failed gasket around the cover.  The water was removed and the gasket was replaced.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1059-2009*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was discharged from a motor vehicle due to an accident.  A portion of the spilled product was absorbed in the snow and a portion was washed into a drainage ditch which flowed parallel to the road.  Impacted snow was removed and disposed of by DEP personal.  There was no visual or olfactory indication of remaining gasoline in the drainage ditch as it appeared to have been washed away from ongoing precipitation.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-698-2009*Approximately 50 gallons of carpet cleaning "gray water" was discharged on the premise by a carpet cleaning contractor. Staff at the facility were concerned. The impacted soils were scanned with a Photo Ionization Device an there was no detection on this instrument. Cleaning operations were conducted inside the residential living areas of the facility and there was no evidence that oil or hazardous materials should be present.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-869-2009*A buried mass of weathered #6 oil was discovered while performing test borings in the earthen containment structure surrounding the bulk capacity aboveground storage tanks #D-1 and D-2 at the Gulf Oil bulk terminal facility. Test borings were conducted as part of hydraulic conductivity testing of the soils in the containment dike area as part of a required survey overseen by Richard Kaselis of the DEP.
	The buried oil was observed ranging from 1-3 feet below ground surface and was encountered in a reported 9 test borings.
	Tanks #D-1 and D-2 currently contain #2 fuel oil and it is suspected that the buried mass was deposited no less than 15 years ago when the tank contained #6 oil. The DEP requested that Gulf Oil provide delineation of the released product in order to determine the extent for possible future remedial actions.
	A report was submitted the department on May 6, 2010, by AECOM of Westford, MA on behalf of Gulf Oil (attached). The report describes the horizontal and vertical extent of the buried oil and a list of 14 spills that were identified to have occurred in close proximity to these tanks between 1987 and 2001.
	The Division of Response Services has determined that due to the location and physical properties of the contaminant poses no imminent threat to the public or the environment and will not require remediation at this time. It is possible that future remedial actions may be necessary, but at this time no further Response Services action is anticipated.
P-172-2010*At 9:05 on March 5, Gorham Fire Department called to report a minor spill of gasoline at a dormitory at the University of Southern Maine Gorham campus.  Upon discovery of the leaking fuel tank it was estimated the spill was no more than a quart, the vehicle was towed for repairs.  No student name was given by the reporting agent.

Based on the nature of the spill, no DEP assistance was requested, none dispatched.  No further Response action is planned.
P-92-2010*During the onsite investigation of another matter, the vent and fill of an Underground Storage Tank (UST) were discovered.  The homeowner claims to have never used the UST, which seems legitimate due the presence of an Aboveground Storage Tank, though he never questioned the purpose of the piping.  Nonetheless, hand digging ensued to confirm or deny the presence of an UST.   At approximately two feet below grade, a 275 gallon UST containing heating oil and water was in fact discovered so a contractor was engaged to undertake its removal.  240 gallons of mixed media were removed from the UST which, upon inspection once above grade, was severely pitted and exhibited signs of severe corrosion.  Soil contamination existed below the UST and the presence of a private drinking water well onsite warranted stringent pursuit of it.  Field headspace analysis guided the soil removal which resulted in approximately three yards of material transported off site for disposal.  Confirmatory sampling was conducted and the results were nondetect for the analytical methods requested so all contamination is expected to have been removed.     No further action by Response Services expected.
P-65-2010*Responding to a complaint of improper disposal of miscellaneous materials I inspected the property in question. Upon arrival I found a typical old farmstead in rundown condition, with a vast collection of materials, scrap, debris throughout the property visible from the road/driveway.

I met with Billy Medler.  He stated the elderly gentleman who collected all the material lived alone here prior to his death.  He was now attempting to clean up the property, remove junk, cash out any scrap worth money.  Nothing along the lines of dumping was happening, simply the removal of junk, solid waste, various and eclectic for sure.  I saw nothing that would make me suspicious anything was going on other than the actions stated by Billy.

Based on my observations and statement given by Mr. Medler no further Response actions are planned.
I-25-2010*Daigle Oil Company's (Daigle) Presque Isle office received a call on Monday morning that the customer had an oil smell in the basement/garage and that the customer had shut the heating system off.  Daigle service technician responded and found that the tank had a small hole in the bottom causing a leak.  The technician placed a bucket under the tank and installed a magnetic patch to stop the oil leak.  The technician had a delivery driver come to the home to pump the oil out of the tank.  238 gallons of #2 oil was pumped from the tank.  I estimate that approximately 4 to 6 gallons of oil was either used or spilled onto the basement's concrete floor.  Floor is painted and sealed around the outside edges abutting the walls.  No oil smell in other part of basement.  I gave permission to remove old tank, clean the concrete floor and replace tank.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-1015-2008*	10/31/08: Report of a hydraulic oil leak of approximately a pint to the outside ground.  Howell Labs reported the leak was stopped and the spill cleaned up.  No further Response action expected.
P-108-2009*	2/24/09: Jim Hubbard of Cash Energy Inc. reported that their customer, Ted Malinowitz, called them regarding several gallons of oil that had leaked from tank-top gage and whistle and pipe fittings associated with a delivery the previous day, 2/23/09.  Hubbard claimed the facility had leaks like this in the past.  The discharged oil was cleaned off the tank sides and the floor by Cash Energy staff, and the bad fittings repaired by Muller Plumbing & Heating.  I have heard no further complaints or issues regarding this.  No further Response action is required at this time.

S Brezinski
P-1057-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the saddle tank of a tractor trailer truck to the paved roadway on Hersom Lane in close proximity to address 138.  The release was caused by a puncture in the tank that resulted from an accident caused by slippery road conditions. The Lebanon Fire Department responded to the scene and placed sorbent materials on the spilled product and plugged the leak in the tank. An inspection of area indicated that the released product was confined to the paved road surface and that no further remedial actions are expected at this time. Sorbent materials were disposed of by DEP personnel.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-1056-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of lube oil was discharged from a stationary locomotive due to an unknown type of mechanical failure. The released oil impacted the crushed stone surface below.  Pan Am reported that approximately (1) 55 gallon drum of impacted media was excavated from the spill location and staged for disposal.  DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-58-2009*	1/15/09: Report by Pine State Energy that an aboveground storage tank they were delivering to had overfilled approximately a gallon of heating oil to the ground.  The spill site is behind a commercial building at 10 Dana St, Portland.  The area is urban commercial and multi-unit residential use, served by municipal water.  The primary sensitive receptors are potential oil vapors in the buildings and oil draining to a storm drain and into Casco Bay.  Mr. Sterling of Pine State reported that they had called ENPRO to respond and clean-up.
P-126-2009*	2/23/09: Mr. Fecteau, Code Enforcement Officer with the City of Biddeford requested a meeting at the town offices to discuss the issue of Billy Vandervalk collecting and processing vegetable oil at his residential property for conversion into heating fuel.  This issue had previously been reported to Timothy Wright, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) RCRA Inspector.  The facility is located in a sub-urban residential area (see site map).
	Wednesday 2/25/09: I met with Mr. Fecteau, Deputy Fire Chief Scott Gagne,  and City Safety Inspector Scott Welton.  They explained Mr. Vandervalk's fuel collection with Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) over 1,000-gallon capacity and 275-gallon holding ASTs.  They reported no containment under the tanks and fuel system.  Biddeford Fire Dept. (BFD) reported a small fire there recently and one AST had had a slow leak.  The problem from a regulatory and responder's view was a lack of requirements for product and hazard markings for the vegetable oil, and this oil is not regulated as a hazardous material.  The city supplied photos show a plethora of oil storage containers and 275-gallon AST that had suffered oil seeps form tank top fittings.
	Biddeford, BFD and MDEP apparently did not at this time have adequate regulations to insure the vegetable fuel is stored safely, though discharges of vegetable oil are reportable to MDEP and required to be satisfactorily remediated.  An inspection of the facility by Maine Fire Marshal Stephen Dixon was planned for the next day, 2/26/09.
	No further MDEP Response action at this time.

S Brezinski
	
A-772-2009*Alex Pugh contacted me concerning an old complaint from 2000 where former DEP responder Frank Gehrling received a phone complaint in reference to this property in Bristol, (local name Round Pond).  This case was assigned spill number A-544-2000 but little information is contained in the report.  The complaint alleged an underground tank existed at this location associated with a former service station, and that the tanks had never been properly abandoned.  The complaint further alleged odor of gasoline when rain events occurred.  No resolution of this complaint was found in Department records.

Alex agreed to contact the property owners and obtain permission to perform a ground penetrating radar investigation which could identify geophysical anomalies on the property.  Alex found the current subject owners of the property (Rae), and notified them by mail 12/22/09.  I agreed to assist with oversight of tank removal/contaminated soil removal should that become necessary.

Following a lengthy persuasion process, DEP was allowed access to the Rae property on 9/2/10.  Ground penetrating radar and a magnetometer were used to try to identify the location of a tank.  Alex' memo dated 9/8/2010 details the event and findings.  No tank was found, no spill occurred, no cleanup was warranted.  No further action by Response services required.
P-167-2010*The Johnsons recently had service work to their car, after that service the tank was filled with gasoline and slowly leaked out over night.  The impacted area is a gravel driveway, the stain pattern is approximately 3ft x 21ft ( depth of excavation about 2ft.).  The area is served by both public water and sewer, gasoline odors are moderate, but the spill is located in the path to the front door.  Based on the high foot traffic area and amount of gasoline lost, excavation was the chosen option.  To save the Johnsons some money the initial excavation would be done by hand and continued as long as practical.  I enlisted the help of Ms. Delaney my colleague.  We dug 1.5 tons of gravel and transported it to CPRC, Scarborough for recycling, and hauled backfill on the return trip.  Filled the hole and asked the Johnson's to call if the material settled more than acceptable for the walkway.

They had contacted the garage and explained the situation and were getting verbal satisfaction it would help with the remediation fee.  DEP response plans no further actions at this time.
P-200-2009*	Monday 3/23/09: In response to a concern of a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Bureau of Land & Water Quality (BLWQ) staffer I visited this location in pursuit of a potential out-of-service Underground Storage Tank (UST).  The site is registered (#15845) with MDEP as having a 500-gallon steel #2-oil UST abandoned-in-place on 7/1/89.  The area is sub-urban residential.  Discharges could effect to adjacent river.
	In the back parking and loading area of the Post Office I found the roadbox which looked like a typical small UST fillpipe roadbox (see photos).  The roadbox had a concrete plug which I could not remove and is non-typical of a UST fill pipe.  Near the building was a 3" vertical riser with a screw-in cap.  I believe the risers to be either associated with a septic tank, or associated with the UST reported to have been abandoned-in-place in 1989.  I plan no further MDEP Response Division action at this time.

S Brezinski
A-720-2008*On 11/27/2008 in Nobleboro, Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill. The 5 to 6 gallon spill of non-PCB oil was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP personnel. No site visit was made. no further action is expected.
A-725-2008*On 11/30/2008 in Waterville, Pat Murphy of Colby College reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of transmission fluid was found in a parking lot from an unknown source.  The spill was cleaned up by Colby personnel.  No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-747-2008*On 12/8/2008 in Livermore Falls, David Ettinger of Boralex Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted when truck driver, John Salonick, exited his truck without setting the brakes. The tractor trailer unit rolled down an embankment and struck a large rock damaging a saddle tank. The fire department was called and stopped the leak and cleaned up the fuel with sorbent pads. A site visit was made the following day to collect the oily sorbent material and inspect the clean-up. No further action is expected.
A-755-2008*On 12/9/2008 in Augusta, Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) Co. reported an oil spill.  The estimated 75 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil resulted from an equipment failure at a sub-station.  A site visit was made to asses the spill.  CMP personnel had cleaned up all signs of free product, but contaminated soil beneath energized electrical equipment remained.  A decision was made to wait until spring when the ground had thawed and equipment could be de-energized to complete the clean up.

On 4/15/2009, CMP hired contractor Coutts Brothers to excavate the remaining contaminated soil at the sub-station.  An estimated 3 cubic yards was removed and disposed of at Waste Management's Crossroads facility.  No further action is expected.
A-748-2008*On 12/9/2008 , Madison Paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 520 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a mechanical failure on their number 3 paper machine.  An estimated 300 gallons of oil was lost to the sewer, the Anson-Madison Sanitary District was notified.  A slight sheen was noticed on the primary clarifier at the facility and sorbent boom was deployed as a precaution.  The remaining oil at the mill was cleaned up with sorbents by mill personnel.  No site visit was made, no further action is expected.

It should be noted the spill was initally reported as 55 gallons.
A-107-2010*	A very small release estimated at less than one gallon of K-1 was caused by a loose fitting on a copper fuel line that supplied a monitor heater in the garage. The fuel line was bare copper that ran along the ground surface from the tank at the mobile home to the garage and contained a union - which is where the leak occurred. The fuel line was a self install that was not to code. The spill was discovered by the homeowner when they could smell oil, and thought something was wrong with the furnace.  Their dog got oil on his fur, and the owners could smell the oil on the dog. Murray Fuel Co. was then called.
	I met with Jarred Murray and the homeowner. The oil line for the monitor heater was disconnected and removed, because the heat was no longer needed in the garage. The spill was contained to the snow and ice, which was then removed. I took the oiled absorbent pads and snow for later disposal. No further Response actions are expected.
P-182-2010*Westbrook Fire Department (Thurlow) called to report the discharge of gasoline at the Main Street Big Apple as a customer was filling their vehicle.  The volume lost was reported approximately two (2) gallons to pavement.  The spill was remediated with the use of sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-122-2010*02/27/2010 Central Maine Power Co. reported a transformer became loose from the pole because of high winds. Transformer was laying on side of a road on a gravel embankment. No sign of mineral oil had leaked from the transformer. No further action was taking by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-29-2010*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a leaking elevator seal to the interior surface of the elevator shaft in building #2.  Bath Iron Works reported that that Clean Harbors Environmental services was contracted to clean the interior surfaces and an elevator repair contractor was on scene to repair the leaking shaft.  DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-30-2010*Dead River Company released approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the paved roadway surface in front of the residence located at 67 Colonial Road.  The release was caused from a ruptured hose on the transmission of the fuel oil delivery truck.  Dead River Personnel applied sorbent materials to the spilled product in order to clean it from the road surface.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) responded to the incident and is satisfied by the clean up efforts. No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services s expected at this time.
P-94-2010*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released to the paved parking lot surface when the fire department removed a training vehicle from a frozen snow bank.  Moving the vehicle caused the fuel tank to become dislodged and caused the spill.  Fire Department Personnel immediately used sorbent's to clean the gasoline from the paved surface.  Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) removed the saturated sorbent materials for disposal.  No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-726-2009*Excavator flipped into Pushaw Stream while removing two I-beams from temporary bridge supports.  Some hydraulic oil leaked out while in Pushaw Stream.  Ice kept oil contained next to excavator.  Pads and boom were placed next to excavator.  The following day a large crane was brought in and after numerous attempts they were able to remove the excavator from the river.  During a couple of removal attempts additional hydraulic oil leaked out of the excavator onto the soils along the temporary work area.  These soils were removed at a later date and taken to Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal.  The pads and boom were removed and also taken to landfill for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-739-2009*Mr. Cossette reported a 15-20 gallon spill of vegetable oil in there kitchen.  They cleaned it up.  case closed.
A-104-2010*	An estimated ten gallons of number 2 fuel oil was spilled when the filter assembly was accidentally snapped off an inside aboveground storage tank (AST) by children playing hide-n-seek. The homeowner plugged the hole as quickly as possible, and Augusta Fuel Company(AFC) was called. A large amount of the oil was sopped up by clothing that was stored in the room. AFC technicians repaired the AST, and cleaned up the spilled oil using sorbent material. No calls were made to report the spill to the Department. The homeowner called their State Farm Insurance agent and received coverage to hire a cleaning service to continue the oil clean-up. The basement is completely carpeted and finished, and three small children live in the home.
	Norm's Cleaning and Restoration was hired by State Farm to clean the basement. They cleaned the entire basement and all surfaces. Several days after the cleaning the spill was reported by the homeowner when oil odors continued to be a problem. I arrived on February 22, 2010 and immediately smelled the oil upon entering the home. Elevated photo ionization detector (PID)readings were received in excess of 15-18 parts per million (PPM). The room containing the oil AST was cleaned very well, with almost no staining on the concrete. No other areas seemed impacted. A cardboard box with oil staining was in the room, and was promptly removed.  I was also informed that the cleaning company would be there the next day to clean the carpets. I advised them to ventilate as much as possible and call me after the cleaning was completed to check the indoor air quality.
	On March 11, 2010 I received a call from Ms. Philbrick of continued oil odors. She also stated that a State Farm insurance adjuster would be making a visit to assess the damage. I agreed to meet with them to advise on recommended clean-up. PID readings were once again taken and the level had dropped to 0 PPM at the first floor level, but remained elevated to a peak reading of 11 PPM in the basement. Closer inspection of the wall closest to the oil filter revealed that, despite very little oil staining on the wall studs, the carpet on the far side was impacted by the spill. The insurance adjusters agreed to pay for the replacement of the carpet and wall. I removed the carpet and trim boards at this time, and installed a radon fan to help remove vapors from the room. No further Response actions are expected.
A-135-2010*Central Maine Power contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill discovered 3/1/10 following the major wind and rain storm that struck the State 2/26/2010.  As a result of this storm, 14 transformer oil spills occurred in the central Maine region.  An additional 10 spills were reported, however, these turned out not to have been oil spills.  At this location, one drum of oil contaminated soil was excavated.  The transformer was tagged non polychlorinated byphenyl (pcb).  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-137-2010*On 3/9/2010 in Waldoboro, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of 7 gallons of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil resulted from storm damage to a transformer. CMP hired Coutts Brothers to remove oil contaminated soil from the site. A site visit was made to observe the clean up, no further action is expected.
A-138-2010*3/9/10 0930 John Arsenault from New Page Paper Mill reported that an estimated 200 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled in the woods yard when a hose failed on the wood chips swing dumper. The oil was contained and collected with absorbent pads, saw dust and wood chips that the mill disposed off. I went to the site to confirm the clean up. Roland Arsenault advised me that they had checked the oil reservoir tank and had established that 347 gallons had been lost when the hose broke. There was still some wood chips in the area that were impacted with oil and the pavement still showed signs of oil. Mill employees collected the oiled wood chips and cleaned the pavement with speedy dry. No oil had run to any storm drains or the sewer.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-139-2010*On 3/10/2010 in Winslow, Donald Robbins, Certified Geologist, reported several spills at a closed machine shop. The former Machining Solutions property had been foreclosed on by the Savings Bank of Maine. Mr. Robbins of EnviroInvestigations had been hired to do a site assessment of the property.  A site visit was made to do an inspection of the property.   Upon arrival Mr. Robbins  lead me through the former machine shop pointing out various drums and sumps containing machining oils and coolants.  There were also multiple containers of mixed chemicals that would be found in a shop setting.  On the outside there was an oil stained area and a burn pile.  The ash in the burn pile was sampled and shown to have high levels of arsenic.

EnviroInvestigations hired Cyn Environmental to remove the contaminated soil and burn pile ash from the site.  Cyn also removed 2100 gallons of oily water, one 55 gallon drum of a corrosive detergent, 2 drums of waste oil-based paint, and a drum of mixed aerosol paint, solvent and lubricant containers.

The site and surrounding area is served by pubic water.  A detailed site assessment by EnviroInvestigations is included with this report.  No further Response action is expected.
A-140-2010*Mark Tolman of Maine Department of Transportation, Kingman camp, contacted this office to report a mechanical failure on a backhoe resulting in a quart of hydraulic oil being spilled to the roadway.  The spilled oil was reportedly recovered with sorbent litter.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-141-2010*On 3/11/2010 in East Boothbay, Dead River Co. reported an oil spill. The spill of #2 heating oil was reported as an estimated 2 gallons from a filter assembly that was recently serviced. The oil had mixed with some surface water in the basement and had flowed to a floor drain. A site visit was made to assess the spill. Upon arrival I noticed several workers from a boatyard that was down gradient of the home, placing oil sorbent pads into a drainage area. This was apparently the outfall area for the home's cellar drain.

I entered the home to inspect the source of the spill. The spill had been cleaned up by Dead River with sorbent material. I did install a Ram Fan in the basement for a few days to help with vapor removal. I flushed the floor drain with water to see if any remaining oil was trapped in the drain line, it was not. I left sorbent pads in the outfall area for several days due to the close proximity to coastal water. No product appeared in the containment area, no further Response action is expected.
B-146-2009*3.10.09  Bangor Hydro reported an approximate one gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  A regulator fell over on the back of a truck and leaked oil onto the truck bed, roadway and ice covered ground.  Sorbents were deployed to clean up the spill and limit the spread of oil.  Foul weather conditions prevented safe transportation to the island and clean up was planned for the following day.  The area was double washed and contaminated soil removed.  The oil was tested to have a 77 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content.

Four drums of waste were generated and disposed though Clean Harbors of Maine.

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B-743-2009*9/18/09  Bangor Hydro-Electric reported an approximate quart of dielectric fluid leak from a transformer at the entered location, near Flaggs Hotel Equipment Company.  The transformer leaked oil around the switch handle.  A clean up crew removed oily soil and weeds from the 3' x 3' spill area and the material was disposed at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, ME.  No further Response action expected.

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A-160-2009*Melissa Gilcott contacted Bruce Hunter, Senior Hydrogeologist, DEP reference a water complaint.  The complainant felt her water was malodorous and discolored.  Bruce contacted me, and I returned a call to Ms. Gilcott.  She described iron staining of her plumbing fixtures.  The home is served by a dug well, but is not used for drinking.  The Gilcotts use spirng water found on the property, for drinking.  Bruce assigned Cheryl Fontaine, Geologist DEP to investigate and coordinate with Response.  I was headed on a week vacation, so Cheryl agreed to meet with the homeowner and evaluate the situation.  Her report is attached.  No evidence of petroleum contamination was found.  There is quite a bit of scrap metal buried near this home, however, no spill was observed to have occurred and no remedial action was necessary.  Cheryl gave advice on installation of different well and potability sampling.  She will keep the case open if further evidence became available.
A-170-2009*Sarah Hedrick of Verso contacted this office to report a hydraulic spill in a sump at No. 3 Paper machine in an area identified as the 2nd press basement moat.   A series of failures including failure to pump oily water out of the moat on a regular basis, as well as failure of a pump, resulted in hydraulic oil being discharged to the Androscoggin River via the waste water treatment plant.   Part of the oil was reportedly captured with sorbent pads.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-172-2009*Mark Johnson contacted this office to report a diesel spill which had occurred the previous day from a parked truck.  The fuel system had a damaged line and leaked to the ground.  Estimated 5 -10 gallons of diesel to the pavement.  Clean Harbors was called to assist with cleanup.  Speedi dry was spread and collected.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action needed.
A-206-2009*Sue Allen e-mailed a complaint to the Fire Marshalls Office, who forwarded the complaint to Butch Bowie, DEP, who forwarded the complaint to me.  I responded to Clinton and met Ms. Allen.  I am not sure what happened here, but there does not appear to be a significant oil spill.  Ms. Allen alleges that teenagers vandalized her oil tank, stole oil, and spilled some oil.  She further alleges they disconnected her plumbing beneath the mobile home and removed supports beneath the mobile home.  I crawled beneath the home and looked for evidence of spilled oil and found none.  The outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was empty.  There was some staining in evidence near the filter, but not significant.  I obtained the contact information of the park owner/property manager.  He would not return calls nor respond to a letter I sent.  The mobile homes in the area, approx 6 homes, are reportedly served by a single drilled well.  The well is up gradient of the tank.  Ms. Allen reportedly was trying to sell the mobile home and she was moving out of State to get away from the people who were harassing her.  I did follow up and return to the site and did some shallow hand auger borings.  The contamination was limited to shallow surface soil.  A new tenant/owner appeared to have moved in to the mobile home, but was not at home.  I called Ms. Allen and she has moved out of State and sold the home to Greeley Properties.  No further action is necessary here.
A-207-2009*Thompson Oil called to report an oil spill at this residence.  They had been called for service and found the oil filter encased in ice, leaking around the gasket on this outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  They repaired the leak, and contacted DEP to investigate the spill.  I responded to the site and met Ms. Dyer, an elderly widow.  She and her late husband made crafts and there were many whirl-a-gigs and crafty things littered around the yard and out buildings.  I asked her about the spill, but she wasn't too sure what had happened.  The basement was full of water, probably 2 feet deep.  I put on my waders and climbed down a step ladder in the bulk head to investigate.  No oil or sheen was in evidence, (no sump pump either).  Back outside, there was a bit of stained ice around the filter area, so I bagged that up and did some hand work to recover what I could.  The outdoor AST was in fair to poor condition, with a homemade wooden structure overhead.   The tank was poorly supported and uneven due to frost action.  No secondary containment was in evidence around the copper supply line between AST and burner.  In short, the tank is not up to code.  I recommended that Ida have Thompson Oil replace her AST with a code installation.  The home is served by town water.  Vapor from the small spill was not an issue.  I headed back to Augusta.  No further Response action expected.
A-211-2009*Hayden Jones contacted this office to report a foul odor from material spilled by Pan Am Railway sometime earlier in the winter, estimated at mid February.  The material was white in color with an oatmeal consistency and was causing respiratory irritation for Mr. Jones and his family.

I responded to the site and found a small crew from Pan Am working on the rail line behind Mr. Jones house.  They were cleaning up the spilled material by hand.  The foreman could not tell me what the material was, when it was spilled, or what was going to be done with the cleaned up material.  He indicated that earlier in the winter a train had derailed at this location and he thought the material was chicken feed.  It was spread 6 inches thick in a large swath around the derailment area approximately 40' x 25'.  It also was between the track and headed toward the Rumford mill.  The smell of decay was terrible.  There were flies all over the place.  The laborers looked ill.  The foreman explained as result of the derailment, a hopper car's discharge door had jammed open, and spread the material after the train was re-railed and hauled up the line.  He advised that I call the Turner Egg farm (formerly known as Decosters) to see if they had any information on the product.  He also referred me to the Massachusetts Pan Am headquarters for further information on what would become of the waste.  He indicated that Pan Am would like to compost the material at a local farm, but he didn't have the details.  I contacted Decoster and they didnt know anything about the product.  I contacted Dana Banks of Pan Am in Mass for further info.  He called back later and left me about the rudest voice message that I have received in my 20 year career.  HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND how any chicken feed intended for human consumption could possibly pose an environmental risk.  He insulted my intelligence, and then hung up.  No further Response action expected.

I referred the case to Aaron Dumont of Solid Waste for the composting of the waste feed material.  It was not an oil or chemical spill, but it sure did stink and was a pain in the neck to deal with.  If only Pan Am had cleaned up the material in February when the derailment occurred, it would not have been such a problem.
A-213-2009*Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power (CMP) contacted this office to report a corrosion hole in a transformer at Pole #3, Broadway, in Rockland.  The transformer was untagged for poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content, and was reportedly tested by CMP.  Mark indicated he would fax the results to me.  Nope.  Mark reported only a gallon leaked.  The written report indicates field staff cleaned up 216 square feet including a drum of soil and a drum of speedi dri.  It could have been more than 1 gallon.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-248-2009*Dick Gurette contacted this office to report a tank corrosion at this residence in Winthrop.  I responded to the site and met with Winthrop Fuel.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was in a crawl space and had discharged a small volume of oil to dirt.  We made a plan to remove the soil by hand.  Winthrop Fuel would replace the tank.  The siding and some of the sheathing had to be removed to gain access to the AST.  I worked with the Winthrop Fuel tech and we got the old tank out, dug the soil by hand, replaced with crushed rock and set the new horizontal AST.  DEP disposed of the soil.  No odor issues resulted.  The home is served by town water.  No further remedial action should be necessary.
A-249-2009*Ken Pellitier contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil leak from Pan Am equipment at the Riley siding near the Verso paper mill.  The cause of the spill is poor maintenance of equipment resulting in mechanical failure.  The exact location of the spill is unclear, as the initial report was stated to be in Livermore, however, the mill is in Jay.  Reportedly the oily debris was removed by hand excavation and sorbents.  Enforcement action is pending with this company.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response services expected.
A-304-2009*Patricia Murphy of Colby College contacted this office to report an accidental spill of gasoline.  The spill occurred on Washington St. near Johnson Pond due to human error.  Maintenance personnel failed to properly secure a general use container of gasoline and it fell to the ground while their vehicle was underway.  The spilled gas evaporated and was partially recovered with speedi dri.  There were no catch basins in the area.  Fortunately no one was smoking nearby.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-331-2009*George Belmont of New England Organics (NEO) contacted John James of DEP to report a hydraulic spill at their facility in Unity.  An unknown truck, not belonging to NEO, spilled hydraulic oil to the pavement at the facility.  Reportedly the spill was due to a failed fitting.  The spill was cleaned with speedi dri.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-333-2009*Alex Pugh of BRWM Technical Services Division, DEP, reported an overfill which occurred at the Alna Fire Department.  The spill had happened ten days earlier, but was not reported by the Town nor by the oil delivery company (Hardman).  Alex gathered what information he could, and determined that no groundwater resources or odor issues were found.  I contacted Hardman Oil.  It transpired that the Town changed oil delivery companies, however, there was poor communication.  Hardman Oil had the contract, and unbeknownst to him, another company filled the tank.  Hardman came later the same day and tried to fill it again.  Fortunately, the tank was not damaged, and less than a gallon came out the vent.  Five gallons or so was removed from the tank as oil was leaking around the fittings.  Spilled oil was recovered with sorbent pads and collected by the Fire Department.  Alex lives in Alna and serves on the volunteer Fire Department.  No further Response action is required.
A-334-2009*John Cronin of the New Page mill contacted this office to report a lube oil spill at the pulp dryer in the mill.  A faulty oil fitting on the back side of 31 dryer can bearing housing on the R9 pulp dryer caused the leak.  Oil was captured in containment and was pumped to drums.  The paper machine could not be shut down immediately, so a plan was made and the unit continued to operate (leaking oil) until the following morning.  All the oil was recovered.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-353-2009*Arlen Hunt from Nalco contacted this office to report a spill of biocide at the Verso mill in Jay.  The spill occurred in the back of a Nalco truck when a 275 gallon tote failed.  The truck was parked at the recieving dock of the dry end of the #4/5 paper machine.  The biocide leaked in the back of the truck and to the ground.  Arlen e-mailed me a copy of the material data safety sheet.  ENRPO environmental contractor was hired to respond and clean up the spilled product.  I responded to the mill.  The product was toxic to fish, but did not get discharged to the river.  The product is also corrorsive pH 2-4 and a skin and inhalation irritant.  Most of the product was in the back of the truck.  ENPRO used level C PPE and chemical sorbents to recover liquid.  Waste sorbent and unspilled product was transferred to poly drums.  The recovery went well in spite of a delay in reporting due to Nalco being unsure of Maine reporting rules.  No adverse environmental damage resulted.  No further Response action expected.
P-878-2006*A referral from DEP Augusta was received about Farrell Enterprises, Auburn.  The property is a farmstead with a significant collection of stuff throughout the northern section adjacent to the road.  Also there appears to be a oil slick/sheen in the ditch directly in front of the junk collection area.

I met with Mr. Mike Farrell and he showed me the collection and discussed his plans for the materials and the process he goes through acquiring the material and his end use/disposal options. He works in demolition and anything he believes has a second life or might be valuable to another he stores here at the farm until he runs out of room or interest in the item.  He recycles or sell items to recoup some of the costs.  He does have a few aboveground storage tanks, he assured me all were empty and that he was careful with anything that might contain oil. A few stains small were observed in the soil of the lot. I would classify it as minimal based on the sheer volume of material here. However, there was an oil sheen in the ditch in front of the yard adjacent to the road.  Mike stated it was from the tractor loader he was using prior to my visit. Some hydraulic/motor oil leaked in the standing water and ran into the ditch as designed to drain the yard area. We applied a few sorbent pads and it rectified the problem, I collected the pads and transported them back to the shop for consolidation and disposal at the next run to the incinerator. Mike was given a few pads and instructed where he could get more or to have some sorbent material (bailed wood shavings) on hand for incidental spills while managing the collectibles.

Based on the observations made and my conversation with Mr Farrell, I do not plan any additional actions. However I did tell him I would occasionally stop by to see how the operations were going and to check inventory so he doesn't get buried beyond his capacity to properly manage the stuff.
P-885-2006*Falmouth Fire Department (FFD) received a call of an improper burn pile at 77 Middle Road. Upon Their arrival they found Mr. Lane burning and called DEP to inform of situation.  He was burning  construction debris and other inappropriate materials (metal/foam garage doors, pressure treated lumber, shingles, shutters) and using fuel oil as an accelerant. Not only was the material making up the burn pile inappropriate, he located it over (basically in) a seasonal flowage.

FFD extinguished the fire, and separated out the burn debris, partially removing it out of the flow channel and informed Mr. Lane of his obligation to dispose of the materials properly and not to burn like this again.

The winding stream made its way within feet of a dug well casing, a few pieces of boom were placed across the stream to catch any debris as the burn pile was removed from waterway.

With the local authorities handling the enforcement, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-83-2010*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Saturday 2/15/10: Ms. Linda Veino contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) through the Maine State Police, regarding a leak from her outside, residential, consumptive-use heating oil, Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  D F Richard Oil had found the firematic cracked and leaking due to ground heave, and oil on the ground and side of the concrete foundation.  The Veinos and D F Richard estimated 1/2 a tank, or 100-gallons was missing.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The Veinos explained that on 2/6/10 they had 126-gallons of oil delivered by D F Richard Oil which filled their 275-gallon AST.  The tank was only half full now and they estimated perhaps a hundred gallons was lost considering that this AST only supplies one monitor heater and their typical oil use.  There was fresh oil on the ground and foundation wall but no noticeable oil odors within the finished basement.  There was no basement sump to check for oil in the sump or on groundwater (gw).  The home is a split-level, single-family wood structure in a suburban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer.
	I noted no extensive oil patch on the lawn, and we noted no oil odor evident in the finished basement.  A foundation drain may likely drain to a brook on the SE side and this brook had no oil contamination evident.  I explained that oil may have reached an outside perimeter drain and been lost to the storm or sewer drain system.  There was no odor in the home which was atypical for a 100-gallon loss next to the foundation.  We had received no oil complaints for the sewer or public works departments.  I proposed that there was a chance that little oil actually discharged and we could wait until the spill became an issue such as by causing an odor; or we could do a test pit and look for the oil.  Mr. Veino wished for MDEP to initiate a test pit and clean-up if needed.  I explained the clean-up options and the Groundwater Fund AST application.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Monday 2/15/10: MDEP hired ENPRO Services to respond and excavate a test pit adjacent to the AST location the following day before the Veino's went out of state for vacation.
	Tuesday 2/16/10: ENPRO excavated down to 10' below grade (bg) through moist and then sticky, non-fractured clay but no groundwater was noted.  There was no exterior perimeter drain found or permeable soil around the foundation.  A 10' long, 8" diameter recovery/monitoring well was installed in 3/4" crushed stone and then covered in several feet of the native soil to seal the stone.
	Peter Eremita, MDEP engineer, and I checked the well in the spring of 2010 and noted a few small blobs which were collected with a sorbent pad, no significant oil appeared, there was no evidence of oil in the brook.  In May 2010, MDEP had W B Builder Co., and also ENPRO Inc., landscape the excavated and disturbed areas; there was no oil evident in the brook or oil odor in the home.

CONCLUSIONS
	As of summer 2010, no significant oil discharge was evident and it appears that much less oil spilled than originally reported, the oil was stolen, or the oil reached some as-yet-unknown drain and left the area undiscovered.  The Veinos know to notify MDEP if any odor issues of free oil becomes evident.
	The Veinos applied for GW Fund coverage for allowable remediation expenses.  No further action by Response Services expected.

S Brezinski
I-30-2010*03/11/10 Received a spill report from Orion Timberlands, Randy Corriveau regarding a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill at a woods harvesting operation in Township 18 Range 13.  The spill was resulting from busted fitting on a delimber owned and operated by White Oaks Inc. out of St. Francis.  The hydraulic oil that was spilled was soaked up with sorbent pads and taken back to the White Oaks Garage for proper disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

Actual grid coordinates for the spill site were provided by Orion Timberland
they are as follows:   19T 0470313 UTM 5227518
B-60-2010*On  2/5/10, Al Kearns of Bangor International Airport reports that 2 gallons of jet fuel spilled from wing venting during filling.  The 2 gallons spilled to the tarmac and was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is expected.
B-129-2010*The City of Bangor filed a late report of a 30 gallon hydraulic spill from a city owned front end loader working on a trail in the Bangor City Forest.  City of Bangor personnel used sorbent materials to clean up about ten gallons of the spilled material.  Unfortunately, the on site crew decided to "cover up" the remaining oil with more soil from the area.  This practice is contrary to the City's SOPs and training.  At the direction of Wendy Warren, city environmental engineer, 28.5 yards of contaminated soil was excavated for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action is expected.
P-34-2007*On Wednesday January 17, 2007 Downeast Energy (Downeast) called to report the discovery of an oil spill with stained soil in a basement in Gorham at a customer's home.

The current property owner, Mara Ranger, had called Downeast in response to the discovery of an oil spill/leak and stained soil in her basement which was discovered by her plumber Mainely Plumbing.  Upon their arrival Downeast informed Ms. Ranger that she needed to call the DEP, which she did.

Upon my arrival (13:50) at the building/property I found Downeast was preparing to pump off the second of two tanks into a temporary tank for continued fuel service during the remediation.  I met with Ms. Ranger and discussed the issues that had lead us to this point.  I went into the basement with Downeast staff and inspected the tanks.  The old house has a dirt/sand basement floor, beneath the tanks sand is stained with fuel oil and had a moderate odor.  The first floor tenant (Angie) had mentioned oil odors before but only in the context she believed to be after a recent delivery.

The 1st tank had two magna-patches applied to its belly (see photograph). This was done (or at least one patch applied) in December 5, 2005, according to DEP records (P-1041-2005, O'Brien). Ms. Hill (the property owner at that time) had reported an oil leak and was advised to pump off the tanks (as the patch was a temporary fix good for only 90 days) and she  stated the oil would be consumed in that period of time and therefore was allowed to burn off the fuel, with the DEP's understanding the tank would be taken out of service.  There was no additional communication from Ms. Hill and the DEP, and the file closed out under the assumption the fuel had been removed/consumed and the threat of release mitigated.

Ms. Ranger  explained she had just purchased the property (signed papers on 12/29/06) and moved in as a tenant on the second floor.

The situation is  dual manifold 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks in a alcove of fieldstone foundation, with dry sand-gravel floor. Beneath the tanks there is significant staining but only moderate odors associated with the staining; leading me to believe some, if not a majority, of the staining is older possibly associated with the 2005 incident.

A total of 1.87 tons of soil were removed/excavated from the basement as a remedial step. Crushed stone replaced a majority of the excavated soil and a poured concrete floor installed to top off/cap the area.  The Division of Technical Services installed a 4-inch plastic pipe for fugitive vapor management if needed and will manage any additional contamination concerns.

Response completed remediation , referral to DEP Technical Services made for restoration and future management.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-44-2010*On 1/26/2010, Ron of NH Bragg called to report that a sales associate had discovered approximately 5 gallons of gasoline spilled in the parking lot of their store.  The vehicle that it came from had left before it was discovered.  The workers at NH Bragg placed speedi-dri down on the the gas and water and called us.  I asked him to work in the speedi dri and sweep it into bags and I would dispose of the contaminated sorbent for them.   In total they had swept up about 6 bags of speedi dri.

No further Response action is expected.
I-33-2010*On March 15, Louisiana Pacific in New Limerick reported a spill inside their facility.  Due to a broken pressure gauge on a hydraulic system, about 8 gallons of hydraulic oil drained into a containment sump.  Staff there used sorbents to remove as much oil from the sump as possible.  Recovered oil was burned in the boiler on site.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-15-2010*On February 10, 2010, the Fort Kent Police reported that the fire department had responded to a small gasoline spill at a residence at 629 West Main Street in Fort Kent.  Apparently the resident had her car repaired the day before and due to poor workmanship the gas line leaked in the garage. The fire department used sorbents to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-47-2007*Price Rite Oil, while making a delivery to the Portland Water District Franklin Street pump station overfilled the tank. The resulting discharge cascaded down the catwalk metal structure of the pump station.  Oil was removed from another tank and the metal works all the way down to the concrete floor at the third level down.  On the basement floor the staining goes right to the sump's edge but very little free product actually made it into the sump itself.

The usual drop is minimal, simply a top off delivery; however, circumstances leading to this overfill are not clear, as oil was discharged to the interior surfaces of the pump station requiring clean-up.

The negotiated clean-up was between the water department and the oil company.  DEP Response applied some sorbent pads to facilitate the initial clean-up, but beyond that no further actions are planned.
I-34-2010*On 2-17-10, Irving Woodlands reported that one of their contractors lost about 10 gallons of anti-freeze on the Rocky Brook Road due to a broken hose on a dump truck. They shovelled up the soil with anti-freeze and took it back to the Fort Kent office for later disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-744-2009*12/24/09  Webber Energy Fuels reported an approximate two gallon overfill of a residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered location.  Upon delivery of #2 fuel oil, the AST was overfilled and oil burped out the vent.  The spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri and the waste entered into Webber's waste stream.  The basement was inspected and residual oil observed that had ran down the fill piping and piping connection points.  The inside oil was cleaned up with sorbents and areas wiped down and clean.  The reported indicated that some lint around the AST was impacted and removed.  The reporter advises the home owner is satisfied with the clean up and no odor issues persisted.

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B-745-2009*12/26/09  Webber Energy reported an approximate 1/2 gallon spill of #2 oil at the entered location.  The spill occurred during delivery of oil to the outside, 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The AST was overfilled causing oil to burp out the vent.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and an undermined amount of impacted leaves was removed and disposed with the pads in Webber's waste stream.  Typically which is stored and later picked up by a qualified contractor and disposed at a licensed facility.  According to the reporter the resident was satisfied with the clean up.  No further Response action expected.

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B-250-2009*4.27.09  Domtar reported an approximate 1200 gallon #6 oil release at the entered location.  The spill was the result of a blown temperature-pressure gauge on a charged oil supply line.  The spill occurred in the pump house.  The failure was attributed to vibration in the lined caused by the associated pumps and was described as a common cause and maintenance issue.  The oil migrated from the pump house into a lined catch lagoon deigned to contain oil spills from this area.  The supply line was connected to a 7,500 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank.

Clean Harbors was contracted by Domtar to clean up the spill and dispose of the mixed liquid and sorbents waste.  The lagoon was pumped off and the pump house pressure washed.  Domtar reports the the total volume of spilled #6 oil, water, and diesel fuel used to clean up the spill was estimated at 10,000 gallons.  Approximately 30 cubic yards of soil was also removed from the lagoon and disposed at the Domtar landfill, per licensed by the DEP.

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I-21-2010*On 2-28-10, Paul Durepo of the Limestone Fire Department called to report that a town snowplow had overturned on the Obar Road in Limestone.  He estimated about 20 gallons of diesel had been lost.  They were in the process of cleaning it up with sorbents and a town back hoe.  I went to the site that day and inspected the cleanup.  No further Response action was seen as necessary.
B-101-2010*On 2/26/10, Dave Thompson of Thompson Oil reported that his customer had a leaking fuel line and that oil had migrated underneath his house into his basement and out a basement drain.  The basement drain outlet was next to a small stream running through their yard.  They had repaired the fuel line plugged the drain and placed sorbent boom and pads on the oil outside.
I arrived and Thompson Oil explained that the oil line ran from the garage, where the tanks are located, under the addition on the house and into dirt floor basement.  There was approximately 4 to 6 inches of water in the basement at this point because the drain had been plugged.  I could see that oil was flowing in by the wall where fuel line came through.
Outside at the outfall of the basement drain I placed boom and sorbent pads in the stream.  The stream continued through a culvert under the road and across the street.  I followed the stream and placed 2 sets of sorbent boom and pads in it to attempt to control the sheen.
PSC arrived with a vactor truck and we began removing the oil and contaminated water and soil in the basement.  A sump was created by the wall were the fuel line came out so that the oil could be collected before it migrated to the drain. Vapors inside the basement were between 20 and 25 parts per million (ppm) before clean up began.  After the basement was vactored, I moved to the stream and removed the contaminated soil at the outfall of the basement drain.  More pads and boom were placed in both the sump in the basement and at the outfall of the drain.
I installed a RAM fan in the basement to mitigate the fuel oil vapors and also put poly sheeting around the door to the basement.  I put a small radon fan in the living space and covered the furnace vents with plastic.  The PhotoIonization Detector read between 5 and 7 ppm upstairs when I left and approximately 10 ppm in the basement.
On 2/27/10, I returned and found that the pads in the basement sump were saturated.  I checked on the sorbent boom in the stream and the sheen was now only reaching the first set of sorbent boom.
On 2/28/2010, I returned to install a sump pump and carbon cell to draw more groundwater and oil into the sump, clean it and discharge it.  I ran it 4 times and then showed the homeowner how to run it.
I referred the site to technical services and Jim Lavoie began quarterly monitoring the private drinking water supply.  He also installed a radon fan that drew air from underneath the addition and basement.  His system alleviated the need for the large Ram Fan in the basement and small radon fan in the living space.  No further Response action expected.
B-103-2010*On 2/27/2010, a homeowner Ralph Holmes reported that he had been shoveling in his backyard when he discovered pink snow that smelled like oil.  He had two outside 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) which he had checked and discovered that one was empty and it looked as though it had been leaking from the nipple off the tank.  Fortunately the two ASTs were independent of each other, so only approximately 70 gallons was lost.  The other 275 gallon AST was full with no evidence of leaks.
Due to the extent of impacted snow and soil, I hired PSC to conduct a clean up.  We worked into the night removing the impacted snow and determining the extent the oil had spread.  Oil had followed down slope along a rocky swail in the back yard and pooled up.  A recovery well was able to be placed in this location.
The ground was frozen so removal of soil was difficult.  Approximately 3-4 yards of snow and soil were removed that evening.
On Monday 2/29/10, I asked Mike Nelligan and Joe Lynch to meet me at the site to discuss further excavation of contaminated soil with larger equipment. With the larger equipment 50 yards of contaminated soil was able to be removed.  The rocky swail was excavated to remove any more free product.  Because of the ground frost the oil did not penetrate more than 2 feet but it did spread out over a large area.
There was a private drinking water supply but given the distance between the well and the spill I felt it was at little to no risk and did not put the owners on quarterly monitoring.  No further Response action expected.
B-115-2010*On 3/6/2010, I received a report of a sheen on the Union River in Ellsworth along Main St.  The reporter said he had been walking his dog down by the Union River Lobster Pot restaurant for the past two days and there had been a sheen and a smell of oil on the river..
I arrived on-scene and confirmed the presense of a sheen on the river.  I reported this to the NRC and then began investigating the source.  On the north side of the bridge over West Main St. on the western bank was  the outlet of the storm drains along Grant Street.  I began checking all the catch basins on Grant St. and checking the cross streets.  I found the the smell of fuel oil continued in the Liberty Street catch basins.  At the top of the hill on Liberty Street I found a home under construction.  This home was on the corner of Liberty Street and Chapel Street.  The catch basin underneath a utility trailer parked at this house (the first basin on the street) also smelled of fuel oil.  In the back yard, I found a horizontal 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), with no fuel line or filter attached. that was clearly involved in some kind of discharge.
I deployed sorbent boom at the outfall of the storm drain system and I asked the Ellsworth Fire Department to assist me in putting boom in the catch basins along Liberty and Grant Streets.
On 3/7/10, I returned to the site to remove the product that remained in the AST (less than 30 gallons).  There was no evidence that the AST was corroding.  I concluded that there might have been a problem when it was disconnected or moved.
I was told by neighbors that the owner was the one working on the house and that they were around during the weekdays typically.  I left my contact information in a note on the door.
On Monday 3/8/10, I had Allen's Drain Cleaning on site to vactor and clean out the storm drains along Grant and Liberty Streets.  I also had them remove some contaminated soil that I discovered Monday along Chapel Street.   I checked the boom in the drains and saw that the river was no longer sheening.
On 3/8/10, I was also contacted by Brent Hutchins the homeowner.  He said that vandals had caused the discharge of fuel oil and that he had not reported it because he was unaware of the regulation.  I explained why I had been called to the scene and how I had traced it back to his property.  I explained the Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund and how I would need to hire a contractor to remove the contaminated soil from his property.  He agreed and the following day 3/9/10, Clean Harbors was onsite to vactor out 7 yards of contaminated soil and replace the boom in the catch basins.  No further Response action expected.
I-28-2010*On 3-10-10, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) in Oakfield reported a spill at their facility. They had an old dump truck they were only using for parts parked out on the east side of the building. Some time in the last couple of weeks the saddle tank began to leak. The stain was noticed that day.  I met with Robert Wellington at the facility on 3-11 and we discussed cleanup.  Maine DOT's environmental department would be up to supervise soil excavation on 3-16.
Bill Boettger of DOT Environmental called to confirm cleanup was accomplished on 3-16.  About 12 tons of contaminated soil was removed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-674-2009*11/20/09  Received an anonymous complaint of a heating oil release at the Washington County Court House.  The complainant advised that on 11/16/09 a fuel oil spill occurred related to a malfunctioning furnace.  The reporter also indicated that oil entered a floor drain and that the odors were on-going and strong enough to cause the court house shut down both on 11/19/09 as well as today, 11/20/09.

In Ellsworth at the time of the report I responded to the scene.  I met with Gail Popham, Administrative Assistant to the county manager.  Ms. Popham escorted me to the furnace room where I observed that an oil spill had taken place by evidence of a strong odor and visual signs of oil staining on the concrete floor and absorbed in large amounts of speed-dri that had been deployed on the concrete floor.  I was able to contact Jim Lucas the facility manager.  Mr. Lucas advised that on 1/16/09 a new boiler malfunctioned causing the feed pump to continuously deliver oil to the furnace.  The boiler eventually filled with oil and discharged from an access panel and onto the floor.  Mr. Lucas said that oil migrated to a floor drain that empties into the storm water system.  The storm water man-way on Center Street was check and no oil observed according to Mr. Lucas.  Mr. Lucas also advised that the fire department was notified and did not respond.  Mr. Lucas indicated that they did try to vent the odors, but due to the location of the boiler, the age of the building and limited window access it was hard to properly vent.  I advised that we obtain venting equipment and could have assisted had we been notified in a timely manner.  I later learned the cause of the spill was a malfunctioning sensor in the burner mechanism that attached to the boiler.  The sensor failed to shut off the flow of oil to the boiler.

I conducted a PhotoIonization Detector sweep on the first floor of the court house including the administrative office, the court room and the judge's chambers.  These areas were over the furnace room located in the basement.  I did not detect any elevated readings in these areas, except for a reading of 1 part per million along a water pipe conduit that ran up the wall from the basement and into the administrative office.  I did get elevated readings in the furnace room of 36 parts per million peak.  I departed the site and inspected the storm water drain on Center St. and did not detect the presence of oil.  I visited the fire department and spoke to the fire chief who was not happy about the situation and felt as though the spill was miss-reported as 'no problem' and he was not advised of a migration potential nor a vapor problem.

The boiler was eventually fixed by J. L. Huntley Plumbing and Heating of Machais.  The vapor issue subsided and no additional complaints were received.  The clean up waste, which was copious amounts of speedi-dri and was not saturated with oil was entered into the courthouse waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

file/report.








B-451-2009*8.7.09  Mr. Grant reported a small fuel oil leak at the entered location.  Mr. Grant advised of a hole in the fuel oil supply line from the the supply tank to the furnace.  The hole was near the furnace side of the line.  Oil had leaked out over an undetermined amount of time.  The spill was first observed on 8.2.09, but it was not until the installation of the new sump hole on 8.6.09 that the true impact of the spill was realized by Mr. Grant.  Oil had leaked from the supply line and migrated under the concrete floor through a crack in the floor near the leak location.  Mr. Grant thought that the staining he had seen on the floor adjacent the furnace was the extent of the dripping from the feed line.  As mentioned, Mr. Grant cut a hole in the floor to install a new sump adjacent the spill location near the furnace and discovered free phase oil.  Upon arrival to the site I observed small amounts of free phase oil in two sumps.  The sump that Mr. Grant dug is located in the south west corner, near the furnace.  The second sump located in the north east end of the basement is an existing sump and housed a sump pump.  Both sumps contained visual signs of oil.  Small amounts of oil had migrated from the south east corner of the foundation where the spill originated to the north east corner sump and was being pumped through a drain pipe from the basement to a ditch behind the house.

It was unclear how much oil spilled.  According to Mr. Grant, the tank gauge did not indicate a noticeable drop of oil in the tank and there was no additional use of oil.  I estimate the spill to be in the ten gallon or less range.  There was never large amounts of oil absorbed from the sumps and absorbable concentrations of oil dropped off rapidly from both the sump area and the indicators deployed in a carbon filtration drum installed at the sump pump drain outfall.  However, fuel oil odors persisted as well as slightly elevated photoionization detector (PID) readings in the newly dug sump adjacent the spill area.

The spill along the south west corner of the house was highly suspected of migrating to an outer perimeter drain less than 20 feet from the property drinking water well head.  Initial PID readings in the breathing zone of the basement peaked at 3 parts per million (ppm) and 0 ppm in the living space above the basement.  The only waste generated was oil sorbent pads used in the sump holes.  Approximately a bale of pads was used.  The pads were disposed at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn, ME.

On 8.10.09 Responder Lasselle and myself installed a sump pump in the new sump, south west corner of the basement, and tied the drain in with the existing sump drain.  Both sump pumps drained to an open top carbon filtration drum that we installed at the out fall.  A vapor fan was also installed as a precautionary measure pending occupancy by the tenants in the basement.  A vapor barrier of plastic was installed over both sumps.

On 8.19.09  I conducted a site visit.  PID reading at the fan exhaust was 0 ppm.  PID reading in the basement breathing zone was 0 ppm.  PID above uncovered the sumps peaked at 2.5 ppm.  PID reading in the sump hole near spill area peaked at 150 ppm.  A recent water sample result reported on 8.14.09 indicated less than 50 parts per billion (ppb) diesel range organics in the sample.

On 2.18.10  TC Hafford Basement Systems of Wells, ME, installed two sealed sump pump systems in the basement.  The south west sump still maintained a slight olfactory presence of fuel odors and slightly elevated PID readings consistently less than 10 ppm.  The readings less than a foot above the open sump and in the breathing zone were 0 ppm.  The north east sump, in the sump, above the sump, and in the breathing zone indicated 0 ppm.  Salamanders were also witnessed using the sump as a habitat.  The sumps are designed to be air tight.  The sump drainage system is designed to be ice free.  The level of contamination in the soil aro
A-142-2010*3/11/10 1730 The Liberty Fire Department reported that while inspecting a vacant house for a possible live burn training they discovered that the basement heating oil tank had leaked into the wet dirt basement. I went to the site and found a old farm house that reportedly had been vacant since 1995. In the basement the 275 gallon oil tank had leaked and the water, dirt, and materials stored in the basement had oil in them. I found a corrosion hole in the bottom of the old rusty tank. I patched the hole and tilted the tank to prevent further discharge of oil. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect oil on the standing water in the basement and some oiled debris was removed. I found a drainage pipe in the basement and at it's outfall outside the house found oil impacted grass and soil. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect free oil in this area. An interception ditch was hand dug just down grade from the out fall and oil absorbent boom was placed in the ditch to collect oil. I spoke to the owner, Leverna Hannon and informed her that the oil impacted soil and debris would have to be removed to prevent contamination of drinking water wells in the area. She lived next door, and her nephew, Nelson Stevens lived on the other site of the spill site. I explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Insurance Fund to Leverna and she completed an application. She also completed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department of Environmental Protection manage the clean up operations.

I returned to the site the next day and collected the oiled absorbent pads and boom and replaced them with new absorbent pads and boom. I arranged to have Clean Harbors remove the basement oiled debris and vacuum oil impacted soil and oily water from the basement. March 15th I returned to the site and pumped out the oil remaining in the tank and changed out the absorbent pads again.

March 16th Clean Harbors removed oil impacted soil, water, and debris form the basement. Clean Harbors returned on April 13th to remove additional oil and debris from the basement. Soil removal in the basement was stopped when it was determined that further excavating would cause structural instability of the house foundation. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis to determine the extent of contamination remaining.

On March 18th and 19th Daves World, a local excavating company, removed oil impacted soil at the outside drain outfall area. Soil removal was stopped when soil sample bag head space vapor concentrations measurements with a photo ionization detector were below 100 ppm. Soil sample was taken for laboratory analysis to confirm the clean up levels. The area was backfilled and restored.

The site was referred to Technical Services Division for well monitoring because contamination remained in the basement soil; that could not be removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.



A-143-2010*Kevin O'Leary contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil discharge to the ground at this facility.  A hose failed on a truck spilling oil to the pavement and ground.  The oil was reportedly recovered with sorbent material.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-144-2010*3/12/10 1240 Kate Cooley from Cianbro Corporation reported that 3 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to their gravel parking lot when a hydraulic line on a heavy piece of equipment broke. Absorbent pads were use to collect the spilled oil from the frozen ground and an excavator removed all impacted gravel. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-145-2010*3/13/10 1230 I received a report that an outside heating oil tank was leaking at an abandoned mobile home. I went to the site and found that the tank was dripping very slowly from a corrosion hole. I patched the hole and pumped out an estimated 25 gallons of water fuel mix. I removed an estimated 200 pounds of oil stained soil before soil sample bag head space vapor concentrations were below 100 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector. I contacted the property's owner who lived in an abutting property. He said he would have the tank removed and disposed of. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-146-2010*3/14/10 1950 Jodi Spiller from Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill in Jay reported that 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the mill concrete floor as the result of a broken hydraulic hose on #4 paper machine. The spill was cleaned up with absorbent material and no oil made it to the sewer drains. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.


A-148-2010*On 3/15/2010 in Carthage, Dead River Co. reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 heating oil from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST), was the result of tank corrosion. A site visit was made to assess the spill.  All of the oil had saturated the soil in the tank area; there were no vapor problems inside the mobile home.

On 3/17/2010, local contractor George Averill was hired to excavate contaminated soil, 70.50 tons was removed from the site. The soil was transported to Bruce Manzer Inc. asphalt plant in Phillips.  Some oil and water filled the excavation overnight.  Environmental Projects was hired to pump out the oil and water mix; 1448 gallons were removed.

The home and several nearby homes are served by private wells for drinking water. The site has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up.  John Beane, certified geologist was assigned.  No further action by Response Services expected.

P-1067-2009*	2/26/09: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contacted by Mr. Renault of Crompco Inc., a tank maintenance company for Xtra Mart Inc., reporting water in the interstitial space of both 6000-gallon underground, jacketed storage tanks (USTs).  I referred him to Liza Woodward of the MDEP tanks compliance unit for guidance as there was no discharge of the gasoline product known at the time.
	Ms. Woodward later reported that Crompco found both riser caps for the interstitial space sensors were under water and apparently allowed water to leak in.  Crompco pumped out the water, replaced the caps and reported no further water ingress.
	This retail motor fuels UST facility is located in a dense urban commercial and residential area along Route 1 (Main St.) and is served by municipal water and sewer.  Across Route 1 is the former Hutchin's Garage UST facility gas station.

No further action by Response Services expected.

S Brezinski
P-272-2010*On 4/6/10 I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reporting a spill at a client's residence in Kennebunk.  He requested an immediate response.  I responded immediately and upon arrival, observed oil in a drainage area next to the David Stuart residence on Wakefield Rd.  Downeast and the Kennebunk Fire Department had placed sorbent materials in the ditch to contain the oil.  I met with the homeowner and Mr. Morrill and learned that for an unknown reason, the six year old oil line that ran under the foundation of the home had leaked.  There was no oil odor noted in the basement.  It appeared as though most of the oil was under the house and that it had reached a french drain which emptied into the drainage area near the home.  I also noted a drilled well located in close proximity to the drainage area.

When I returned to the office that afternoon, I referred the case to our Technical Services Division since there is a well at risk from the spill.  Also, the solution to preventing the oil from migrating into the ditch would be an engineering solution that would be best handled by them.

I returned to the site again on 4/7 and collected some used sorbent material and replaced it with clean sorbent.  Technical Services has taken over completion of the clean-up and any further remediation at this site will be handled by them with assistance from me as required.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-271-2010*On 4/6/10 I received a call from Chief Plante of the Berwick Fire Department reporting a heating oil spill at the Desantis residence on 44 Hall Rd. in Berwick.  The chief reported he had gotten a complaint from a neighbor, Charles Carrol, regarding the spill and the he had been to the site to investigate.

Chief Plante said there was a stain from the spill in the driveway of the residence.  He spoke to one of the homeowners, Leslie Desantis, and that she had indicated they had hired someone to remove their old oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) which had been taken out of service.  When the contractor was removing the AST, they broke the valve off the bottom of the tank which still contained sludge and a small amount of oil.

I responded to the site that morning.  Upon arrival, I noted a significant oil stain in the driveway and photographed it (photos attached).  No one was home, and I left my business card taped to the door and a note requesting a call back.

I got a call back from Mrs. Desantis that afternoon.  I told her that the spill would need to be cleaned up and that I would like to be present to supervise the cleanup.  After a series of negotiations, the cleanup was scheduled for Thursday April 8.

I went back to the site on April 8 and supervised the cleanup.  A contractor was on site with a small dump truck and a front end loader.  We scraped up the visual and olfactory evidence of the spill and placed it in the dump truck.  The contaminated soil was taken to Aggregate Recycling for disposal.  There were also a couple of buckets of oil that had been used to collect oil spilling out of the AST.  The excavating contractor told me he would remove those as well since he had a waste oil furnace that could handle the waste.

Confirmation samples were taken at the completion of the cleanup.  Those lab results are attached and confirm that no further clean up is required.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-143-2009*	Saturday 2/28/09: I responded to a report of a leaking outside, heating oil, Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) facility at the Roy's residential property.  The area is rural residential, served by private drilled well and septic system.  The house was had a low crawlspace but no basement and no odor problem inside.  The tank was being fixed by Mr. Roy and a friend when I arrived.  I advised that they excavate the oiled soil and I would check the clean-up progress tomorrow.
	Sunday, 3/1/09: The silt-clay soil next to the AST was excavated to below 2' below grade (see attached photos).  The discharge appeared satisfactorily remediated and I gave Mr. Roy verbal approval to spread the removed soil in the forest behind his property.  I do not believe any drinking water wells to be seriously threatened by this discharge.

S Brezinski
I-46-2010*At 0400 on 3-29-10, I received a call from the state police dispatch in Houlton that a log truck had overturned on Rt. 1 in Hodgdon.  Motor oil had been lost and possibly diesel.  The accident occurred about 1/2 mile south of the four corners in Hodgdon.
I responded and found there had been the loss of significant motor oil but no diesel fuel.  All lost oil was on the road shoulder but some had flowed across the road, into a ditch on the other side.  I hired Dickison/London of Houlton to remove and dispose of all contaminated soil.
P-145-2009*
	Thursday 2/26/09: Notified by homeowner of a weep in his oil tank due to corrosion hole on a seam, noticed by Crowley Energy Co. during a fuel delivery.  He would be getting a new tank today.  Based on the information supplied Mr. Lawley and I did not believe his drilled well to be seriously threatened by the small leak.  Clean-up and waste disposal would be handled by Mr. Lawley and his burner technician installing the new tank.  No further Response Services actions are deemed necessary at  this time.
B-154-2010*On 3/30/10 I received report of an oil spill in a large surface water puddle at the corner of North Shore Road and Cove Road, Plymouth.  It is believed that an unknown thief and vandal, stole an old above ground storage tank for scrap steel, dumping the remaining product from it into a puddle.  The oil tank had been in this location for some time, thought to be empty.  It is unknown who the tank belonged to.

When I arrived on scene the oil was mostly contained, but with the rains falling heavily, I began padding off product while I waited for the vactor truck to arrive.  Once the vactor truck arrived they removed all of the contaminated organic debris and some oily water for proper disposal.
P-278-2010*Discharge resulted when the cam locks, on the drop tube, came loose while delivering gasoline to the station.  Approximately, 50 gallons of gasoline was released to the paved parking lot.  The gasoline was contained with sorbents and collected.  There were several cracks in the pavement, possibly allowing some gasoline to migrate under it, but considering the limited amount of gasoline released and the amount collected, no further Response action is required.
P-1039-2009*About the end of November 2009, concerns of greater than normal fuel usage prompted concerns regarding the amount of oil used at the A Place to Grow daycare.  From statements made by staff there was some thought given to the fuel being stolen (a rash of thefts had been reported in the area) eventually lead to the discovery of a leaking outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  However, based on the initial thought of fuel being stolen a few small deliveries were made before the correct diagnosis was made.

12/3/09  K-1 was delivered (undocumented amount) and it was thought that the tank was filled.

12/5/09 The tenant complained of no heat.  They were told to check the gauge on the tank (it read empty). Both staff and tenant checked the tank and found no anomalies, holes, or signs of leakage nor excessive oil odor in vicinity of tank.

12/10/09 at 13:02 hours, PitStop Fuels delivered 173.4 gallons of K-1 at 2.629/gal, for a total of $455.87;

12/14/09  Steinert Energy Co. delivered 100 gals of K-1;

12/22/09 Our Oil Co. delivered 100 gals of K-1   The three listed deliveries are documented, see attachments.

A call was placed to Steinert Energy for a system assessment (work performed on 12/15/09) and the oil line was found to be partially blocked by ice due to accumulation of frozen condensation. See document as attachment MEDEP-1039-2009-DOC2.

On December 31, 2009 at 15:13 hours, Kim McPhee owner of "A Place To Grow" called to report the oil leak that was discovered from her outside AST.  The initial Maine DEP Responder was Ms. Franki Delaney (on-call staff) and the clean-up contractor for the job was ENPRO Services out of Portland.

Special considerations for the clean-up included that the spill area was within the playground of the daycare; therefore, several pieces of equipment/playground structures were worked around or removed.  The dig was immediately adjacent to the building with decking and stairs; therefore, was in the middle of the anticipated excavation site. Access to the back yard proper, several fence sections, and a drilled well were navigated around to position the excavation equipment in the most efficient location.

Excavation of soils exhibited normal trends for well compacted soils, the material was transferred to a skid steer which transported the soil across the yard to the roll-off container at the road's edge.  The roll-offs were taken to Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation, CPRC, Scarborough for recycling/disposal.  Any mixed liquid water/oil was taken to ENPRO's facility in South Portland.

Don White, MEDEP Technical Services, installed two monitoring/recovery wells to manage any residual oil-water left behind after the excavations were completed. Brad Hahn, also of MEDEP Technical Services, used a geoprobe to advance a few two-inch wells on the far side of the building (front yard) to investigate any potential subsurface migration of oil beneath the slab of the basement floor. For details of those two investigations as well as any water quality data, please see the Technical Services staff or field notes as they pertain to this site.

Restoration of decking and secondary staircase (in the back) and fencing was completed.  The landscaping is scheduled for the week of 4/12/10, barring some weather related delay.

DEP Response plans no further actions.




B-148-2010*On 3/26/10 I received word from Penobscot County dispatch that Lincoln Fire Department had received an anonymous complaint about an oil spill at 10 Field Street, Lincoln and they were on their way.  Before I got onto the interstate to head north to Lincoln, dispatch had called back, stating it was a false alarm.  The Fire Department was on scene, found no evidence of a spill and talked to the home owner who confirmed there had not been a spill.  Classified as a false report.
B-150-2010*On 3/27/10 I received report of a car accident on the Merrill Road.  The fire department applied sorbent pads to the wreck site.  The next morning I arrived on scene and recovered the pads and shovelled up some soil for disposal.   No further Response action expected.
B-151-2010*On 3/27/10 I received report of a Bangor Hydro customer falling a tree onto the power line causing a leak in the transformer.  Approximately 1 quart dripped onto the sand on the side of the road and was shovelled up by Bangor Hydro staff and disposed of properly.
P-216-2010*DEP received notification that paint chips were being allowed to fall to the ground in a boatyard.  The report was made some time after the incident; therefore, DEP did not respond to the site to investigate.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-29-2010*On March 8, Maine Public Service (MPS) reported that a pedestrian had noticed oil near the base of one of their poles near the apartment house at 12 Church St. in Presque Isle.  They investigated and found it was oil, and immediately reported it to us.  Lou Pizzuti responded and visited the site.  He instructed them to contain any further migration of the oil and referred the case to me.  I contacted Dick Boisvert of MPS.  He found the spill had occurred in December because an internal bushing had failed in the transformer which caused a power out at the subject location.  The line crew repaired the transformer but did not notice the oil loss at the time.
They have removed all possible contaminated snow and ice at this time and washed the affected sidewalk. They plan to remove a portion of the retaining wall near the pole, and any contaminated soil when the ground thaws.  No further action by REsponse Services expected at this time.
I-26-2010*On 3-9-10, Peter Curren of Dead River called to report that a Fuel Oil delivery truck had lost about 2-3 gallons of fuel oil after making a delivery at 28 Leighton St. in Limestone.  The compartment on the truck had leaked, due to an air burp in the delivery line.  All was in the road and the driver used sorbents to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-31-2010*03/17/10 Site visit to Fort On-Stop owned by RH Foster.  Two Underground Storage Tanks (UST's) are being removed under a scheduled removal notification.  The tanks are one 20,000 gallon tank used for regular unleaded gas the other a 6,000 gallon UST used for super Unleaded gas.  The UST graves looked clean and according to Gaftek's certified tank installer, Ed George, there was no evidence of any product release/or leaks.  Civil Engineering Services technician George Stevens was on site as the site evaluator looking at soils around and underneath the tanks and piping and dispenser island.  According to Stevens, soils around the UST looked clean and showed no evidence of any spills/leaks.  Tanks were being vented and cleaned via  cyclone and compressor.  Ambient air did not show any evidence of pockets of high Volatile Organic Compound's when I performed a walk about with a PhotoIonization Detector.  The existing service station is going out of business and so the tanks being removed will not be replaced with any USTs.  The current owner RH Foster has purchased the Irving/Circle K C-Store and gas station across the street from this facility.  Contacted John Dunlap, MDEP Tanks Conpliance Unit in Augusta and informed him of the UST removal status at the One-Stop.  No further action is warranted by Response services at this time.
I-27-2010* On 3-9-10, Mark Stile, with Louisiana Pacific, called to report a spill of Thermal oil inside their facility.  When a Thermal oil circulating pump was being changed, one of the isolation valves was not completely closed by the maintenance crew.  About 8-9 gallons was lost before it could be shut all the way.  They used bark to soak it up, and burned the bark in their facility's boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-22-2010*On 3-2-10, Kevin Dubois of Dead River called to report that a small amount of fuel had leaked from an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) due to corrosion of the tank.  It was at Pond Brook Estates, an apartment complex in Eagle Lake owned by the town.  He said Dead River had sent a technician over and he cleaned most of the fuel off the floor with sorbents and detergent.  I contacted Jim Nedeau, Town Manager of Eagle Lake and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  I offered to inspect the site but he declined.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-39-2010*On 3-11-10, Dick Boisvert of Maine Public Service reported that an employee's vehicle had leaked diesel fuel in the yard of the Operations Center because of a leaking fuel line. The vehicle owner, Jerrod Crouse used speedy dry to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-40-2010*On 3-18-10, Sarah Anderson, owner of North Star Variety in New Sweden, reported that a customer had overfilled their car while filling up with gas and spilled approximately 1 gallon in the yard.  Speedy dry was used to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-164-2010*	A spill of no. 2 fuel oil was reported by Midnight Oil Company.  Ms. Spillane (homeowner) called Midnight Oil Company when she noticed and oil odor around 9 am on March 22, 2010.  A Technician arrived and found an un-sleeved copper oil line, which was buried under a thin layer of concrete, was the cause.  The technician replaced the line with a sleeved copper line which ran along the top of the concrete, and then used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.
	After a call to Ms. Spillane, a site visit was made to ensure no additional clean-up would be required. The old oil line was buried an estimated two to three inches below the surface, and the leak occurred approximately three feet from the tank. The concrete appeared to be in great shape and contained few cracks for oil to travel into the soil beneath. According to Ms. Spillane no unusual oil consumption was noticed in the past month. Given these circumstances and observations it is unlikely a significant release occurred and no additional clean-up is expected.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-41-2010*On 3-22-10, Dick Boisvert of MPS reported a small spill of Hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a bucket truck. The spill occurred at 426 Sweden St. in Caribou.  It was cleaned up by the crew with sorbents.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-38-2010*On 3-17-10, Danny Lavassaur, of Huber reported a small spill in the log yard of the easton facility. Approximately 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost from a ruptured hose on a log loader.  Wood fines were used as sorbent and burned in the facility's boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-42-2010*On 3-23-10, Dick Boisvert of Maine Public Service reported a small spill. 1 gallon of chain saw gas was spilled from a gas can funnel at the Operations Center. They dug up the contaminated soil for later disposal at Presque Isle Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-107-2010*The horizontal Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was located in the basement of the house on ledge.  Sometime within two weeks of work performed by Rays Plumbing and Heating the AST leaked out approximately 200 gallons of #2 fuel.  It appears that most of the oil leaked out of the filter but also signs of leakage was observed from the fill pipe and parts of the tank.
	The oil flowed down the bedrock and found the perimeter drain which discharged it approximately 50 feet from the house into a forested area.  The oil flowed down gradient until hitting a ditch adjacent to the neighbors property which flowed into the road ditch.  The road ditch carried the oil under the road into a swampy area with a small intermittent stream.  Oil continued down this small stream for a ways.  this stream led to a ditch which rounded the backyards of two houses and eventually crossed under lighthouse Point Road.  From the culvert under Lighthouse Point Road to the ocean is approximately 100 feet.  No oil was observed in the ocean but the a small amount of sheen was observed shortly before the culvert at Lighthouse Point Road.
	PSC was hired and used a vactor to removed contaminated soil, water and  stone over two days.  Stone was removed from the basement.    Pads and boom were used in strategic places to collect residue oil over the next few weeks.
	AST Fund Applications were sent to the owner's secretary twice, second time as certified mail which was signed for.  I never received anything back nor info from the State Fire Marshal so it appears they never responded to the fund application.  No further Response action expected.
I-44-2010*03/22/10 Was notified via e-mail from Peter Moulton, MDEP Augusta that an AST belonging to Stephen Drost was going to be replaced under the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program.  Peter requested that I visit the site to do a size up and assist the homeowner with the program paperwork.  Told Peter that I would schedule a date for a site visit with the homeowner.

03/24/10 Called Stephen Drost and set an appointment to meet him at his home regarding oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) replacement.  Met Stephen and his wife at their home in Washburn at around 10:30.  Looked over the AST located in the basement.  Basement has water issues that cause the concrete floor to have several inches of water in it.  Legs of the new tank may want to be blocked up on concrete patio block to keep out of water.  Oil tank is less than 5 feet from furnace so this may require tank to be moved a little further away to meet code.  Oil tank is in very bad condition, heavily corroded in the lower section and beginning to sweat oil through the weakened steel.  Took several pictures of the tank and e-mailed them to Peter Moulton.  Talked over the tank replacement program with Stephen and filled out the program paperwork and authorization to do the work.  Faxed and mailed these forms to Peter Moulton.  Peter is in the process of soliciting bids to do the tank replacement work.  Will await notification of work completion from Peter and then perform a post tank installation inspection.  Recommended to Stephen not to put any additional oil in the tank given its weakened condition.  Asked him also to keep a close eye on any leaks and to notify us if the tank starts to leak oil.  Told Stephen that some oil companies would be contacting him soon to look over the project in preparing a quote/bid to do the tank replacement work.

April 2010  Kevin Adams got the job to replace the AST at the Drost home in Washburn.
04/22/10 Peter Moulton e-mailed me the following request -You can inspect the work of Kevin Adams at the Drost home in Washburn.

05/05/10 Site visit to Drost home and performed the post installation inspection, took pictures and e-mailed them to Peter Moulton and mailed inspection report to him also.  Tank installation was completed to our standards with a minor exception noted in the report and relayed to Peter Moulton.
No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-32-2010*03/16/10 12:47 Received a call from State Police dispatch regarding a spill of 20+ gallons of oil on the Spraugeville Road in Presque Isle.  Dispatcher gave me the name of the oil technician on scene - Kevin Tompkins (227-8004)  Called Kevin and he gave me directions of spill site located at Joyce & Merle Plummer's home on the corner of the Spraugeville Rd. and East Echo Lake Road.

03/16/10 01:20 Arrived on-scene, did a size up with Kevin Tompkins.   Apparently the filter gasket on the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) failed and K-1 oil product was discharging directly onto the ground adjacent to the mobile home.  K-1 oil had spilled from the filter and traveled about 25 to 30 feet in an easterly direction in a drainage swale running parallel to the mobile home.  Began padding off the oil in the drainage swale.  Instructed Kevin to pump off the remaining oil in the AST (about 1/4 full) into a temporary storage drum to get at the oil that had collected under the concrete slab/pad that the tank was setting on.  Called Earthworks contractor Mike Martin to excavate out and remove the contaminated soils beneath the AST and the drainage swale.  Mike Martin and son, Josh arrived on-scene at 03:00 and set up to begin excavation of the contaminated soils.  Used an Ion Science PhotoIonization Detector (PID) to guide the soil clean-up levels.  Homeowner's well is less than 40 feet down gradient of the spill site.  Excavation of drainage swale to a depth of about 2.0' to 2.5' below surface grade (bsg) with an average trench width of 3 feet.  Removed AST after it was pumped off by Tompkins Heating and lifted concrete pad to expose free oil (K-1) product pooled up beneath the pad.  Padded this off and then had Earthworks contractor dig down about 4' 8" to get out of the heavily contaminated soils.  Used PID to guide excavation.

Removed for disposal approximately 3 truck loads of oily dirt, this went to Presque Isle Landfill under an oil spill debris letter.  Had contractor back fill excavation with 36 cubic yards of gravel.  Site was getting very muddy/soupy due to frost coming out of the ground and unseasonably warm temps (40's and 50's).  Placed hay bales (staked) in several areas on the site to minimize impacts from soil laden run-off/erosion.  Discussed with Earthworks contractor the need to return in the spring to grade, loam, seed and mulch the site - as part of returning the site to a stable lawn condition.

03/18/10 Placed a request into have the Plummer's well placed on the quarterly monitoring program
Made arrangements to meet Paul Higgins, Geologist MDEP on site on Tuesday 03/23/10 to take the initial sample.

03/23/10 Met Paul Higgins at the Plummer residence.  We pulled the cover off of the well casing to sample the well via bailer.  Well casing went down 20+ feet, water table was down about 20 feet from the top of the well casing.  Bailer came out of the well with a yellowish slippery coating on the exterior from where it came in contact the with the surface of the water table.  Took a 1 liter amber jar for analysis.  Went inside and spoke with Mrs. Joyce Plummer.  Took another sample from the kitchen faucet and will run a mortgage test as Mrs Plummer stated that several years ago the well had been impacted by a failing septic system just up gradient from the well on a neighbor's land.  Mrs. Plummer said the well was drilled by Watson's well drilling out of Houlton and it was put in about 14 years ago.  The well casing looked to be in good shape.  Mrs. Plummer thought the well depth was over 100 feet deep, and that she would look for the original paper work of the well to get more info about feet of casing and actual depth.  Paul Higgins said he would contact Mrs. Plummer when the analysis is complete  with the results.

05/24/10 Site visit to Plummer house spill site.  Site has been graded/landscaped, seeded and mulched.  AST has been placed at gable end of trailer and will be hooked up by the
I-37-2010*03/19/10 Received a call from Dick Boisvert, of Maine Public Service regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil (0.5 gallons) in the driveway area of the Island Falls office.  Crews have placed pads and speedy dry down and absorbed up the spill.  Debris was swept up and placed in a plastic container for disposal along with other oily debris.  Dick will fax in a spill report on this minor spill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.  Received the faxed spill report and placed in the HOSS spill file.
B-144-2010*While doing maintenance on a pickup mounted gasoline powered powerpack, a small amount of gasoline was splashed on the side of the machine. Over the weekend, rain washed a residue of gasoline off the powerpack into the pickup bed and eventually onto the gravel parking lot where the truck was parked for the weekend. The amount of gasoline making it the parking lot is estimated at less than one ounce. Sorbent pads were deployed in an attempt to clean up any sheen on puddles in the parking lot and as a precaution, a sorbent boom was placed in the catch basin draining the parking lot.  No further Response action expected.
B-722-2009*12.16.09  Ms. Spencer reported a #2 oil spill from the furnace that impacted the finished interior space of her residence.  She described that the pump or a valve on the furnace malfunctioned allowing oil to escape the furnace and migrate on the concrete slab, under a finished carpet and along an interior wall.  I responded to the location and observed the oil staining and migration in the pantry area, kitchen, wall petitioning the kitchen and living room and under the living room carpet.

My initial photoionization detector (PID) readings were 67 parts per million (ppm) peak above the floor in the living room and 27 ppm peak in the breathing zone.  After we vented the area with an air exchange fan the PID reading peaked at 9 ppm in the breathing zone.  The estimated loss of oil was 3 gallons.

Paul Davis Restoration (PDR) was contacted as well as the home owners insurance company, State Farm (claim#19A033102).

On 12.17.10 PDR removed a portion of the carpet, pad and sheet rock wall in the living room.  Additional flooring in the living room and pantry were removed to expose the extent of the oil plume.  State Farm Insurance (1-888-251-6068) approved Ms. Spencer's claim and covered her losses and financed the clean up and restoration conducted by PDR.  Oil impacted materials were transported and disposed through PDR.  The amount of waste, primarily dimensional lumber, finish wood, tile floor and carpet, was undetermined but would be expected to be approximately one to two cubic yards of material.  Ms. Spencer and the Department were satisfied with the cleanup.

file/report.

I-45-2010*On 3-25-10, Mike Ouellette, of Dead River called to report that while delivering fuel to the Irving Mainway, the inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was overfilled.  Approximately 2 gallons spilled onto the AST and floor. The driver used sorbents to clean it up. Cleanup was complete and no further action by Response Services necessary.
B-111-2010*3/3/10   Dead River reported a fuel oil spill of unknown amount at the entered location and advised that a technician had been dispatched to the location.  The reporter also advised that they (Dead River) had installed a new 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at this location earlier in the day.  I responded to the multi family house and met with Dead River technicians and Service Manger Mark Ouellette.  I also met with the (Apt. 2) tenant, Ron Ogden.  In the basement, I observed oil on the concrete floor, oil above the fill pipe on the floor joist and sub-flooring for the first floor, oil on the concrete foundation wall under the fill pipe area and in a floor drain that I suspected was connected to the city sewer system.  I observed free phase product in the elbow of the drain.  Dead River advised that it appeared the leak occurred during filling and may have discharged through the fill pipe.

I inspected the fill and vent pipe from the basement and observed what appeared to be a hole in the fill pipe.  It appeared that the hole was caused by a cutting blade.  During delivery to the AST  from the tank truck oil sprayed from the pipe up onto the floor joist and adjacent concrete wall.  The oil as described above migrated across the floor and into the drain.  I suspect that during the installation the wrong pipe was mistakenly installed after threading or the pipe was accidentally cut before installation.  Mr. Ouellette estimated that 9 to 12 gallons may have been discharged based on delivery orders and post release tank gauging.  Based on my observations and concentrations of vapors in the atmosphere I believe no more than this estimate was released.  Initial PhotoIonization Detector (PID) readings peaked at 10 parts per million (ppm) in the breathing zone in the basement and 3.5 ppm peak in the (Apt. 2) living space that included the breathing zone and less than 12" off the floor in the side bedroom, living room and dining room.  The dwelling is serviced by a forced hot air heating system.  The readings may be skewed due to the deployment of an odor masking powder put down by Dead River on the spill area prior to my arrival.  The city of Bangor sewer department was notified of the release and the estimated amount.  Mr. Ford of the sewer department expressed no concern.

Dead River deployed sorbents and used a cleaning agent to clean up the spill.  Arrangements were made for the (Apt. 2) occupants to stay in a local motel and the situation evaluated in the morning.

3.4.10  I met with Mr. Ouellette and Mr. Ogden on site.  I detected 2.4 ppm peak PID reading in the breathing zone of the basement.  I detected 65 ppm peak reading just above the floor drain.  PID readings in the (Apt. 2) living space peaked at 0.9 ppm both in the breathing zone and at floor level.  Dead River was on site ready to conduct another cleaning of the joist and walls.  The floor had been cleaned up with the  Speedi-Dri deployed the night before.  I recommended that the drain be flushed in an attempt to push through any residual oil caught in the drain.  Mr. Ouellette agreed and they proceeded with the clean up.  I later recommended to Dead River (a technician on site) that a carbon activated, furnace filter be installed.    I advised Mr. Ouellette, Mr. Ogden and later by phone to Mr. Birmingham, that at this time there is no threat to human health or the environment and that the remaining issues center around property damage and nuisance odors.  I recommended to Mr. Birmingham that it would be preferred to have no fuel oil vapors in the living space and that if needed a vent fan could be installed in the basement until the oil vapors completely dissipates over time.

3/5/10  I visited the site again to follow up on the previous day of clean up.  I detected PID readings in the 50 ppm range being emitted from the foundation wall.  Less than a foot away from the wall the PID readings reduced to less than 2 ppm in the breathing
B-95-2010*It appears that the filter cover was loose and oil leaked out over a period of time.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) involved is associated with a rental property.  The rental property is on the other side of the driveway where Mr. Tribuzio lives.  Both dwellings share the same drinking water well, which is located between the two houses.   Well is approximately 40 feet from the spill.  The amount of oil spilled is hard to determine since the oil went straight down.  Only a small oil stain can be viewed on the surface.
	 DEP Technical services geoprobed the area indicating that the oil went straight down. Due to numerous factors the site has been referred to Tech Services.  No further Response action expected.
P-231-2010*Earlier in the morning Mr. Riley noticed an oil odor and traced it to the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and a oil stain coming from the sheathing.  Mr. Riley's 1st call was to Dead River who dispatched a technician who in turn called DEP to report discharge.

Based on the information given by the technician, no DEP presence was requested nor was any dispatched.  The tech was advised to have the home owner call DEP if any lingering affects are bothersome.  At the writing of this report no additional calls related to this incident have been received.

DEP-Response Services plan no further actions based on information received.
P-233-2010*I responded to a tractor trailer accident on the Maine Turnpike Southbound Mile 52 Ramp.  The truck, carrying garbage, had overturned on the ramp.   Only a small amount of liquids had released from the tractor--primarily lube oil and hydraulic oil.  I conferred with John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority and the recovery truck crew and felt it better to offload the two full diesel tanks to avoid a breach during the righting of the vehicle.

Clean Harbors was conducting clean up activities for the DEP and Maine Turnpike Authority at the median of Mile 47 and were dispatched to off load the diesel and clean up oily debris from the side of the road.

I drilled the saddle tanks and Clean Harbors vacuumed off the product.  The refuse and truck were removed from the roadway and a minimal environmental impact is expected.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-149-2010*Matt Oakes of Bangor Public Works called to report a 1-2 gallon hydraulic oil spill due to a burst hose on a street sweeper.  Oil was sprayed over an area of approximately 100 square feet.  Sorbent pads were deployed to recover some oil.  The top layer of sod was removed from the affected area and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  MDEP will request reimbursement for disposal of contaminated soil.  No further Response action expected.
P-1031-2008*	11/4/08: Jeff of Coastal Lawn Care company reported a hydraulic oil leak from a piece of equipment to the ground at a home on Baxter Boulevard they were working at.  He would not give an exact address.  The oil stained a Blue Stone patio and they were working to get the stain out of the patio stone.  No Response or other help was requested.  The area is on municipal water and sewer though oil spills reaching storm drains in this area may go to Back Cove.  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
B-59-2010*On 2/4/10 I received report of a hydraulic oil spill from six months prior.  Apparently the home owner Bernard Eaton, hired Flemming Construction to perform work at his property.  After the work was complete, Flemming Construction left their excavator on site for 8 months until a court order had it moved.  When it was moved, September 2009, Mr. Eaton noticed a stain under the equipment.  Mr. Eaton notified the DEP of the spill 6 months later.  When I arrived on site that afternoon I could not see the oil spill because it was under a mound of snow that had been plowed on top of it.  I explained that this would have to wait until I could investigate the spill after the snow had melted.  Mr. Eaton and I will contact each other in April to revisit the site.

While at the property I did notice three old trucks in varying degrees of repair as well as a snow blower, riding lawn mower and a vehicle transmission all buried in the snow.

I returned to the site 3/26/10 after a call from Mr. Eaton, informing me the snow had melted.  After looking around the area in question, I found no indication of an oil spill.  I did discuss with Mr. Eaton another concern, the five unlicensed, unregistered cars in his yard, along with the countless pieces of small equipment and car parts in the yard.  In addition to the parts there were also three gas cans around the property in different locations.  I explained that these were more of a concern (gasoline) of contamination than any hydraulic spill.

At this visit, and later during a conversation with Mr. Flemming I heard of the lawsuit that the both of them are currently involved in.   No further Response action expected.
B-746-2009*On 3/28/11, John Selleck of Maine DEP Technical Services reported finding a plastic container underneath the old Hamilton Marine store on Route 1 in Searsport.  The container was labeled as a class 8 corrosive soap.
I investigated and found no signs of spillage.  The container was overpacked and taken back to the Eastern Maine Regional office and placed in the Hazardous Materials locker.  The container was disposed of through EPI, Inc during the annual Household Hazardous Waste collection day.
No further Response action anticipated.
P-753-2009*Sailing vessel 'Pandora' (herein 'vessel') ran aground in the overnight hours with its owner at the helm.  The incident occurred on the Biddeford side of the Saco River near green marker 17, just down from the dam.  Approximately forty gallons of diesel fuel was released from the vessel out the port fuel vent due to a serious list caused by the ledge.  Initial response efforts included surrounding the vessel with sorbent boom and plugging the vent.  The following day, saturated sorbents were removed and replaced and contact was established with the vessel owner who approved further response actions including pumping out the onboard diesel tanks and removing miscellaneous petroleum, hazardous and non-hazardous containers.  Unfortunately, neither the port diesel tank nor its piping could be accessed even at low water so product remained in the tank though the situation was currently stable.  At that time, it was the understanding of the Department there was insurance coverage for the vessel's removal and the owner intended to engage a salvor forthwith.  Three weeks later the vessel remained aground so the Department undertook to remove and replace saturated sorbent boom affected by a continual sheen of petroleum.  Fairly constant contact was maintained with the owner and his insurance agent to ensure the removal was impending; the owner assured both parties it was.  One month later, the Department issued a Notice of Violation to the owner.  Two months later, the City of Biddeford declared the vessel derelict and abandoned.  Three months later, with river ice threatening to impact the vessel and cause an additional release, the Department hired its own salvor to raise the vessel.  Despite the option of storing the vessel at a shipyard at the owner's expense, the Department opted to store the vessel on its own property thereby saving the owner substantial costs.  In addition, miscellaneous personal items recovered from the vessel to accommodate the raising were stored securely at a Department warehouse at its own cost.  Shortly after that effort occurred, the owner was notified verbally of the location of his vessel and items and was encouraged to take possession of them.  The owner expressed appreciation and acknowledged the Department's expectations.  Two months later (six months after the initial incident), the Department sent the owner official correspondence with a deadline to take possession of his items.  The owner acknowledged receipt and expressed intent to act.  Two weeks after that, the Department again sent the owner official correspondence reminding him of the deadline.  Again, the owner acknowledged receipt and expressed intent to act.  The week after the deadline, the Department was notified that a boat hauler was engaged to transport the vessel but the location was currently too muddy given recent heavy rains.  Given the presumed legitimacy of the information, an extension was granted.  The owner was contacted weekly to impress upon him the urgency with which he must address this situation.  Of note, during this time, the son and power of attorney directed the insurance company to cancel the two party check submitted to the Department for services rendered (vessel raising) and pay them directly so the owner is now indebted to the Department for $18,000.  Five weeks after the deadline, disposal of the vessel and personal items was pursued; the final disposition of materials was as follows.  Anything recyclable was recycled, including approximately 60 gallons of diesel recovered from the fuel tanks.  All other items were transported to a landfill and approximately 150 gallons of mixed liquid media (also recovered from the fuel tanks) required disposal as well.  The Department bore these additional costs which will be transferred to the responsible party/parties.
P-237-2010*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Wayside Drive and Mechanic Street.  They reported that only anti-freeze was spilled as a result of the accident and that they had cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-238-2010*I was contacted by Norm Ouellette of LL Bean reporting that while servicing a forklift battery the battery was dropped on a concrete floor and some of the electrolyte (sulfuric acid) was spilled.  The spilled acid was neutralized in place with soda ash and then wiped up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-239-2010*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had an oil leak in their basement.  The technician found that the pump at the burner was leaking.  The spilled oil traveled down the copper line and filled its secondary containment and came out underneath the oil tank.  The oil spilled onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-240-2010*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Pride Street and Route 302.  Antifreeze was spilled as a result of the accident.  The spilled product was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-426-2006* On 7-27-2006 Bill Carver, a certified tank installer, called this office to notify us that the Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the Dresden Texaco had water in it (53 inches). I made a site visit on 7-31-2006. The UST has three compartments and the middle compartment (unleaded plus) had water in it.
 The owner Pam and Mr. Moody had hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to pump out the gasoline and water from the middle compartment of the UST.
 While on-site I checked the external monitoring wells. One well was full of mud or bentonite. The other two-inch monitoring well had water and no gasoline or gasoline odors. The water level in this well was 15 inches below the ground surface. I spoke with Mr. Moody and they had plans on repairing the tank as soon as the groundwater table dropped. Carver and Moody speculated that a fitting on the top of the tank is allowing water to enter this compartment.
 I made a phone call to Dresden Texaco on 1-12-2007 and spoke to an employee and then to the new owner David Chung. Mr. Chung claims that he did know of the water in the tank and has not used this compartment.
 I then called Ted Scharf of the Bureau's Compliance Division to update him. When I drive by Dresden Texaco in the future I will stop in and check the monitoring well and check the water level in the compartment in question.
 On 5-29-07 while returning from Boothbay Harbor I stopped in to check the water situation in the tank. Compartment 1, closest to the road contained 1.5 inches of water, compartment 2 (middle) had 0.5 inches of water. I then took the fill cap off compartment 3 and air and gasoline vapors rushed out of the tank. As quickly as I could, I placed the cap back into position. There is still pressure inside this tank. I then placed two plastic wire tires through the cap in an attempt to fabricate a lock out tag out device.
 I then called the DEP/BRWM Underground Tanks Unit and spoke with Liza Woodward and the case was referred for follow-up.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-110-2010*Leaking secondary bushing. Leaked into a pit below unit. 02/28/2010 while de-energizing, crossed phases and blew a hole in the radiator.
P-898-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown but relatively minimal quantity of kerosene.  Product impacted soil below the tank behind a multi-bay garage on this commercial property.  It and the local area are served by a public water supply.  Approximately 150 gallons of product were recovered from the tank then a small excavation was undertaken by the responsible party.  Olfactory evidence was utilized as clean-up criteria resulting in approximately one ton of material transported off-site for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-160-2010*On 3/21/2010 in Owls Head, Webber Energy reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of spilled #2 heating oil resulted from a corroded oil supply line. A site visit was made to assess the spill, I installed a Ram Fan upon arrival to help with vapor problems in the home. The line and supply tank were located in a crawl space under the home. Enpro Services was hired to remove contaminated soil from the crawl space using a Vactor truck. A total of 1.32 tons of contaminated soil was removed from under the home and disposed at Commercial Paving & Recycling, Scarborough. Soil confirmation samples were taken to document the concentration of contamination remaining in soil.  The home is served by public water, no further Response action is expected.
P-131-2010*Saturday February 27, 2010 PAM AM Railways had a lube oil leak.  Approximately one quart of lube oil leaked onto the dirt ground.  It was confirmed that the leak was fixed and the contaminated soil was shoveled and disposed of.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-135-2010*On 3/18/10 I received report of an oil spill at 268 West Etna Road.  I arrived on scene to discover a spill from the day before, that the home owner Lynwood Walker was attempting to clean up on his own.  I informed him that he could continue to perform the clean up under my guidance, or apply to the insurance fund.  If he applied to the insurance fund I could hired an earth work contractor to excavate the soil instead of him shovelling the contamination onto a tarp, then have no way to haul it to the landfill.  He had planned on spreading it in his back yard.  I informed him that was not an option.  He agreed to apply to the fund.

Later that afternoon a contractor excavated approximately 10 yards of contaminated soil for disposal.  I also took approximately 400 pounds of blankets, bedding etc... that the home owners wife used to collect free product from the driveway directly after the spill.
A-777-2008*On 12/23/2008 in Skowhegan, Scott Smith of Nitram Excavation reported an oil spill.  The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid was the result of a ruptured hose on a loader.  The loader was involved in snow removal operations at the Sappi Fine Paper mill.  The contaminated snow was cleaned up and processed through the mill's bio-mass boiler.  No site visit was made, and no further Response action is expected.
B-136-2010*On 3/19/10 I received report of a half gallon oil drip from an oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Mobil on the run on Union Street in Bangor.  The cause was a gauge failure allowing oil to leak from the oil AST in the basement of the store.  Repairs were made and the oil was cleaned up.  The waste disposed of properly by R. H. Foster.  No further Response action expected.
B-145-2010*On 3/18/10 I received report of an oil stain on the access road of the wind project in T08 R03.  It was discovered after the snow melted, exposing the spill.  It is unknown what the cause or the source of the spill was.  The soil was shoveled up and disposed of properly.  No further Response action expected.
A-770-2008*On 12/17/2008 in Boothbay Harbor, Joseph Merton reported an oil spill.  The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) corrosion.  The spill occurred in the basement of the home, some was lost to a floor drain that emptied outside of the home.

A site visit was made to assist burner technician Glen Townsend with the clean up of free product.  The remaining oil and leaking AST were removed from the basement.  Cliff's Painting was hired to clean and seal coat the concrete basement floor.  Reny Construction was hired for contaminated soil removal outside of the home.

The site is served by a drilled well.  The case was referred to Alex Pugh of Technical Services for follow up.  No further response action is expected.
B-147-2010*On 3/25/10 I received report of a Bangor Hydro line truck rollover on the interstate.  The cause was human error.  Luckily no injuries and an approximate two gallon diesel spill out of the fill cap of the truck was all that leaked.  The product was recovered from the asphalt using speedy dry.
I-47-2010*On March 29, 2010, Jim Gramlich investigated a complaint referred from Gary Lipson from EPA (617) 694-7055.  The complainant (Tim Brecht 227-9421) stated that raw sewer was backing up into a few trailers at the Nobel Trailer Park located at 296 Washburn Road in Caribou.  He arrived at the Mr. Brecht trailer (Number 35) and found that most of the sewer had been cleaned up, but evidence to the back up was seen.  The bathtub, sink and washing machine drain had overflowed onto the floor and drained into the trailer's forced hot air heating system located on the bathroom floor.  Mr. Brecht had removed many of the contaminated household items and the contents of the washing machine and placed those outside at the back of the trailer.  Mr. Brecht was concerned for his family's safety and was relocating them for the night.  He stated that his three year old is always placing things into her mouth and that it would be nearly impossible to keep her toys off of the contaminated floor.

Inspection of nearby trailers and grounds found raw sewer had been released out of cleanouts and was being spread around by the current rain event.  The Caribou Stream is located at the back end of the trailer park's property.  Mr. Brecks trailer is the nearest trailer to the trailer park's leach field.  It is obvious that septic system must be a forced system, because to leach field is higher in elevation than the trailer park.

Mr. Brecht stated that Caribou's Code Enforcement Officer had been at the trailer park three weeks prior due to sewer backing up into fixtures.  He added that the owner, John Tribeau, indicated that the trailer park has been having trouble getting their contractor at the site to fix the sewer line.

On March 30, 2010, Jim Gramlich and Nick Archer of the Northen Maine Regional Office contacted Steve Wentworth, Caribou's CEO.  Mr. Wentworth has issued the trailer park a NOV, because in addition to sewer backing up into trailers, the leach field is failing and impacting Caribou Stream.  Sean Bernard from the DEP's Water Bureau contacted the trailer park and the owner agreed to fix the sewer piping ASAP and work with Caribou's CEO to redesign the septic system.    No further action by Response Services expected.
A-446-2008*This site was given a second spill number when gasoline contamination was found during the initial fuel oil clean up.  (see A-268-2008)   The site was referred to DEP Technical Services, and assigned to Alex Pugh for a geoprobe investigation.  The investigation did not reveal any contamination beyond the original clean up site.  Technical Services will monitor the well for contamination.  No further Response action is expected.
A-723-2008*On 11/28/2008 in Randolph, Sheila Andrews reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of 100 gallons of #2 heating oil was the result of a supply tank filter assembly leaking. A site visit was made to assist the fire department and assess the spill. The spill had impacted the finished basement of the home. The oil had also made its way to a floor drain an into a wetland behind the home. Several fans were installed to ventilate the home.

T&K Heating Service of China was called to the spill to repair the leaking filter. It was discovered that the gasket of the filter assembly was torn and was the cause of the spill. T&K had recently serviced the heating system.

I arranged to have have Webber Energy remove the supply tank and install a temporary tank outside to facilitate clean-up operations. Webber Energy was used as Ms. Andrews requested that T&K Heating not be allowed to work on her heating system.

I arranged to have ENPRO Services on-site the following day for clean-up and removal of oily debris. ENPRO was also used to clean oil from the wetland with sorbent materials. The sheetrock walls and finished floor of the basement were heavily contaminated with oil and had to be removed along with many household items. Cliff's Painting was hired for seal coating the concrete floor for control of oil vapors. The walls and finished flooring were also replaced.

I received a call from Ms. Andrews several months later stating that spots of oil were appearing in the basement. After several attempts to clean up the spots of oil it was determined that the area of concrete floor in the vicinity of the oil tank would have to be removed. On 7/04/2009 Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to jackhammer the concrete floor, remove contaminated soil under the floor, and pour a new concrete floor. Cliff's Painting was hired to seal coat the new concrete.

As of this date, no new oil has appeared in the basement. No further actions are required at this time.
P-244-2010*I was contacted by Sam's Club reporting that there had been an overfill at one of their dispensers because the automatic shutoff valve failed.  Approximately a gallon of gasoline was spilled onto the ground.  The spilled gasoline was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The Scarborough Fire Department was contacted and they checked the storm drains for explosive atmospheres.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-242-2010*I was contacted by Troiano's Waste Services reporting that one of their roll-off trucks had hit a piece of metal on Jagger Mill Road in Sanford and it punctured one of the truck's saddle tanks.  Approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled onto the roadway.  A significant amount of the diesel was contained next to the truck by the driver but it was raining and some of the diesel ran across a parking lot, a road, and into a retention pond.  Clean Harbors was hired and they used a Guzzler to remove all of the dirt and debris beside the road that was saturated with diesel.  Sorbents were used to clean up the diesel on the driveway and pond.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-499-2000*On August 12, 2000, at 5:57 pm, Linda Doran was contacted regarding a gasoline tractor-trailer accident on the South Bound Exit Ramp of the Maine Turnpike in Saco (Exit 5).  The tractor trailer was engulfed in flames.    The tanker, owned by Cumberland Farms, had been hauling 11,300 gallons of unleaded gasoline.  Removal of product from the tanker was not possible due to the fire.  Product which did not burn and was released from the tanker was washed to the soil, surrounding wooded area, and stream adjacent to the ramp.  The area affected was approximately 3/4 of an acre.

Mary James, DEP Supervisor on-call, and Steve Flannery assisted with the response.

Work began immediately the next morning to facilitate a clean-up plan for the affected area.  Don Robbins or EnviroInvestigations and Remediation, Inc. (ERI) was hired by Cumberland Farms  to oversee the clean-up.

Initial response consisted of recovery of approximately 4,400 gallons of product, foam, and contaminated surface water by vacuum truck on 8/12 & 8/13.  Contaminated soil excavation began on 8/13 and concluded on 8/23.  A total of 1,251 tons of soil and 200 tons of contaminated asphalt were disposed of at Commercial recycling Systems (CRS) in Scarborough.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services specifically Brad Hahn, geologist, and Peter Eremita, engineer, who worked with ERI to address groundwater contamination issues.

Extensive groundwater investigation and recovery were undertaken on the site by ERI over the following months.  Reports outlining the activities were submitted to the Department and can be found in the Division of Technical Services files.
P-142-2007*Downeast Energy employee, Darlene, called to report an odor complaint from their customer, Smith, who had hit the reset button several times resulting in a flooded firebox within the furnace.  Too much fuel to burn therefore emitting a pungent heating oil odor throughout the basement and home.

Minimal spillage was found and easily collected and cleaned with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The routine of draining the firebox and restarting the furnace was left to the licensed technicians.  Nothing more than a nuisance spill/discharge no resources impacted, beyond the room air which should immediately clear after source reduced/removed.

DEP/Response plan no further actions.
A-165-2010*	A hydraulic hose on a Hammond Lumber delivery truck blew, and spilled an estimated half gallon of hydraulic oil.  Sorbent material was used to absorb up any free standing product and the visibly impacted soil was removed by hand excavation.  Oil contaminated debris was removed off-site by Hammond Lumber Company.  Lot #20 on Pleasant Hill Drive is a new home site being constructed by Harold James Contracting.  I contacted Mr. James and he verified the clean-up by Hammond Lumber.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-11-2009*	While removing/ plowing snow a dump truck backed into, and broke, a telephone pole with an attached transformer.  The transformer lost its entire contents onto the ground, an estimated 58 gallons of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  Further complicating this spill is the fact that the pole was located at the town of Pittsfield public drinking water pump station.  Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel placed sorbent material to clean up any free standing product.  CMP also hired Coutt's Brothers to excavate any remaining contaminated soil.
	I met CMP personnel on site on January 9, 2009 to observe the clean-up by Coutt's Brothers.  They removed visibly impacted soil in a twenty foot circle, removing an estimated three cubic yards of soil. Also, removed was one drum of oily sorbent material, and three bags of oily sorbent material.  No further clean-up actions are expected by CMP or DEP Response Services.
P-1051-2008*	Wednesday 11/19/08: Evening notification by AAA Energy Co. of a discharge of fuel oil from a fuel system line within the boiler room of the York County Jail.  At 23:30 hrs I met Chad Everett of AAA and Leo Rogers of York County Sheriff's Office at the jail and was given a tour of the spill site.  The location is rural commercial and residential use.  The jail is served by municipal water.  Threatened receptors were outside storm water drainage and indoor air quality.
	As seen in the site sketch the oil leak was around one of the two boilers, on the concrete floor.  I did observe oil appeared to have reached the floor drain next to the boiler.  Outside we noted the nearby drain outfall to be dry with no oil.  The volume of oil discharged appeared less than the originally reported 35 to 50 gallons.  I gave Captain Rogers information on clean-up methods and waste disposal, he planned to call a contractor.
	Thursday 11/20/08: I met Daryl Verville of ENPRO and we went over clean-up plans.  No oil appeared to have left the building at this time.  At this time I understand the discharge to be satisfactorily remediated and no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-233-2009*	During a heavy rain storm, a hole was burned through the side of a transformer.  An estimated two gallons was lost and recovery was impossible due to the heavy rain.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services needed.
B-69-2010*Customer drove off while still fueling.  Pump didn't immediately shut off causing 5-6 gallons of gas to spill.  Speedi-dry was use to soak up gasoline.  Pump was fixed.  No further Response action needed.
A-131-2010* On 3-4-2010 Tom Kelly of Kelly Petroleum reported a release of kerosene. This spill occurred at the home of Dana and Judy Hodgdon located at 120 Nelson Hill Road in the town of Canaan. A cracked nipple on the outside tank was the culprit in this particular spill.
 I made a site visit later that day. Dana had discovered the leak late in the day of March 3. He tried to fix the oil drip himself, however the leak increased. He collected this oil in a pan and buckets. He then called Kelly Petroleum. Kelly Petroleum arrived and pumped out the tank and made the necessary repairs and transferred the fuel back into the tank.
 Later that evening (after 5pm) the Hodgdon's made contact with me to let me know that they smelled fuel oil in the drinking water.
 I arrived on site on Friday (3-5) and collected a water sample. I also looked down the well casing. With the aid of a bright flashlight I was able to see droplets of oil forming inside the well casing and then drop onto the water column. The original steel casing was seven feet below grade and a length of PVC pipe had been connected , via a fernco fitting, to the well casing. This was done many years ago and it is inadequate.
 I next made contact with Craig Winter and asked him to install dual carbon units. He was able to do this on 3-9. On that same day Mike, from McGee Construction, arrived to determine the best course of action. We needed to excavate along the casing, to the junction of the PVC and steel casing, and then have a steel casing welded onto the original steel casing. I recovered some oil from the well with a PVC pipe and sorbents. Static water level at 25 feet below ground surface.
 3-10, McGee on site to excavate along well casing.
 3-11, McGee and Bowie Brothers Well Drilling on site. PVC pipe (acting as well casing), pitless adapter and two line black poly water pipe were all removed from the well. Oil (18 inches floating on water table) was removed using pvc pipe and sorbents. Bowie Brothers welded steel adapter to casing and installed a riser well casing, pitless adapter and new poly pipe and new foot valve. McGee backfilled the excavation.
 3-22, Craig Winters was then hired to chlorinate the well and run water to all the taps. This well serves 4 households at this time with an additional one or two small rental units unoccupied.
 3-25, Molly Zogby collected water samples for bacteria and EPH.
 In the meantime I continue to change pads in the basement and at the P drain outfall in the roadside ditch.
 After many trips to collect oil sorbents the oil recovery phase ended. Molly will continue to collect and monitor the drinking water.
 This concludes Response Services involvement.
B-156-2010*On March 31. 2010 Sheldon Trundy of the Addison Volunteer Fire Department called to report that a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had been abandoned at the municipal sand pile.  Mr. Trundy reported that some oil had spilled from the AST and that the tank still contained some oil.  John Selleck and I responded to the scene and found it as Mr. Trundy had described.  Spilled free product was recovered using sorbent pads.  The AST was drilled and cleaned out with sorbent pads.  One bag of contaminated pads was disposed of  through the MDEP waste stream and the AST was disposed of at the Addison transfer station.  Approximately 10-15 gallons of product were spilled.  We estimate roughly 3 gallons of spilled free product were removed with pads and an additional 3 gallons were removed from the AST itself.   No further Response action expected.
A-134-2010* On the evening of March 4, 2010 Downeast Energy reported an oil release at the home of the John and Peggy Barnes. This home is located at 94 Thundercastle Road in Mount Vernon.
 The oil tank located in the basement developed a leak on the end of the tank, at the location of a weld, according to Downeast. I made a site visit that evening and assisted in the cleanup of the oil that had spilled onto the concrete floor. We used sorbent pads and kitty litter. I also installed a Ram Fan for ventilation. Some of the spilled oil saturated the felt that was located under the water pressure tank.
 The next morning a plumber, Bob White, arrived and disconnected the pressure tank and I removed the saturated felt. The pressure tank was reconnected in a different location. Under this pressure tank there were several openings where concrete blocks were not completely cemented into the floor. Clean Harbors arrived later that morning to wash the floor.
 The following Monday Clean Harbors returned with an electric jack hammer to bust out the concrete block and remove soil. The soil was only slightly oil stained. The small 2 foot by 2 foot opening was backfilled and then cemented over.
 An oil odor is still an issue and Pat Locklin of Technical Services will be addressing this problem.
No additional site work is expected by Response Services.
A-155-2010*On 3/19/2010 in Fairfield, CN Brown reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill resulted from an overfill during delivery. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill was cleaned up by CN Brown with sorbent material. The tank was in poor looking condition and appeared to be very old. The home is served by a private well, so I made the decision to refer the case to the departments tank replacement program. No further Response action is expected.
A-156-2010* On 3-19-2010, RB Campbell reported a slow oil leak at the home of Kathleen Jones. This home is located at 908 Back River Rd. in the town of Boothbay.

A small amount of contaminated dirt was removed the the DEP (10 lbs) and the leaking filter was repaired.

No further action by the Division of Response was taken.
A-157-2010* On 3-19-2010 Sherwood McKinney, of Waste Management, reported the release of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil. This hydraulic oil was a vegetable base oil. This occurred at Back Yard Farm in Madison, ME. Waste Management cleaned up the spilled material.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be required by Response Services.
A-159-2010*On 3/20/2010 in Rumford, the Fire Department reported an aboveground oil storage tank floating in the Androscoggin River. The 275 gallon AST was floating in the upper dam area of the river. The location and conditions of the river would make recovery of the tank too dangerous to attempt. I met with an official at the dam owned by Brookfield Power, who agreed to retrieve the tank when it reached their dam. I was called several days later and informed that the tank was empty and there was no visible oil sheen on the water. Brookfield had a local scrap dealer dispose of the tank. No further action by Response Service is expected.
A-162-2010*A man-lift was damaged while loading and spilled hydraulic oil to the ground.  Cianbro collected the contaminated soil and managed the disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-200-2010*A vehicle destroyed the diesel dispense at this service station.  No significant amount of fuel is believed to have been spilled.  Product lines and dispenser were replaced.  During product line replacement a few areas of contaminated soil were discovered and removed for disposal but it is not likely related to this accident.  No further Response action expected.
A-168-2010* On 3-23-2010 Kevin Crosby, of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), reported the release of an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil. This was the result of a ruptured hose on a plow truck or some other piece of equipment. This spill occur at the DOT maintenance lot on Route One in the town of Northport.
 They removed the oil contaminated soil and transported it to Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town. I issued a spill debris form. However, DOT paid the tipping fees and I never received the invoice or signed copy of the spill debris form. I did receive a copy of the weight slip.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-169-2010*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a failed hydraulic hose.  The responsible party collected the oil with sorbent materials and disposed of them. No site was visit made.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
A-170-2010*An oily sheen was reported in the Kennebec River.  No source was found and no collection was possible.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
A-171-2010*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the tracks.  Little information is available, but these spills are generally routine in nature and cleaned up by the responsible party.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
A-172-2010*A small amount of gasoline was lost to the pavement.  There is little known about this spill but the area is known to be served by public water.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
A-175-2010*Steve from Maritime Energy/Maritime Farms contacted this office to report an overfill of a basement tank at this apartment building.  I contacted the caretaker of the building, Bernie, and he indicated there was no spillage inside, and no damage to the tank.  He thought the cleanup on the outside of the building near the vent was satisfactory.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-178-2010*	The number 2 paper machine lost a coupling on a scavenger pump which caused the release of an estimated 300 gallons of hydraulic oil. The majority of the oil went into the Mill's process sewer and was treated in the waste water treatment plant, which is identified as the secondary containment in the Mill's Oil SPCC Plan. The remaining oil on the floor was cleaned up using sorbent material. For additional information see attached Verso Paper spill incident report. No further Response actions are expected.
A-181-2010*On 3/20/2010 in Oakland, an anonymous caller reported an oil spill at the Ray Haskell Ford reconditioning facility on the Shore Road. A site visit was made to investigate. Upon arrival at the facility I noticed oiled sorbent pads and free product puddled up outside of the rear of the building. I entered the building, identified myself and asked to speak to the manager. Service Manager Howard True arrived shortly and stated that an abandoned boiler room had flooded from heavy rains and apparently caused an oil leak. A sump pump in the boiler room had pumped an unknown amount of oil outside the building, and several inches were still inside the building. Mr. True used the company's equipment to excavate the contaminated soil, and transport to Manzer Asphalt plant in Phillips. Cyn Environmental provided disposal of sorbent pads and oil water mix.

I advised Mr. True of oil spill reporting requirements for any future spills, as well as the Oakland Fire Department, who applied sorbent pads to spill outside of the building. The area is served by public water. No further Response action is expected.
A-183-2010*3/26/10 Woodard & Curran reported elevated soil sample volatile petroleum hydrocarbon lab results from sample boring collected during an environmental survey for the proposed Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD) sewer line replacement. The laboratory results indicated that there were petroleum impacted soils at one of the soil borings on the property of 42-48 Mount Vernon Avenue owned by Ken Lajoie. I contacted Ken Lajoie and met him at the site on 4/9/10. We toured the area outside and inside the building that had formerly been Daniels Auto Parts where they reportedly rebuilt vehicle engines and had a machine shop. There were no indications of spills on the ground surface outside the building and there were no significant indications of spills inside the building although the concrete was discolored in the garage/shop area. In the ground floor garage area where the machine shop and engine rebuilding operation was reportedly to have been, two floor drains were observed one of which appeared to run toward the area that reported soil boring had been taken from. I contacted GAUD and discussed my findings and requested that I be notified when they had Woodard and Curran at the site to do additional soil borings. I never received contact from GAUD. I referred the site to DEP Technical Services Division for any further investigation and coordination with the Greater Augusta Utility District.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-192-2010*50-100 gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil in basement of the McCauley residence due to theft of copper line from an Aboveground Storage Tank.   The homeowners were in Florida at the time of the incident.

Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) was hired by Maine DEP to clean up discharge.  Sorbent pads and speedy dry were used to remove free product and floor was washed.  A fan was left for ventilation of the home until the insurance company could determine if a long term ventilation system was necessary.  The Insurance company took responsibility for any future work necessary.  No further Response action expected.
P-1120-2008*	12/17/08: Afternoon call from Downeast Energy oil company (DEE) reporting an approximate quarter gallon leak of #2 heating oil from a reported pinhole leak in a residential consumptive-use oil aboveground storage tank (AST) to the concrete basement floor.  DEE had patched the hole while pumping out the AST.  The floor was reported to be cleaned by DEE and there were no follow-up oil vapor, or other issues reported.  No further Response action expected.
B-452-2009*8.7.09  Scott Wilkerson reported that approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil discharged onto the ground at the entered location.  A riding lawn mower blew a hydraulic hose and discharged the capacity of the oil reservoir onto the ground.  Oil also sprayed from the broken line onto an adjacent gravel road.  The oil was spread about 2 feet wide by 200 feet long as the mower was in motion as the discharge occurred.

Speedi-dri was deployed and the impacted soil removed and disposed at Pine Tree Landfill in Hamden.

P-1094-2008*
	5/27/08: Report of 5-gallon discharge from a truck at the Turnpike Authority's (MTA) northbound service plaza, cleaned up by  MTA people, no oil to drains.  I later drove by and noted no lingering problem.  No further Response action required.
B-610-2009*10/27/09  Ken Pelletier reported a one cup spill from a locomotive resting at the entered location.  Mr. Pelletier had little to no information regarding the spill and came across to me as agitated when I inquired about the spill.  I assume that the spill was from the engine spill-over pan, a catch pan that sits under the engine and catches oil and liquid drips from the engine and other working parts.  Mr. Pelletier reported a one cup spill, but I did not deem that realistic and the fact that Mr. Pelletier did not know how much spill so I entered a half gallon into the report.  Typically these spills are cleaned up with sorbent pads and entered into the rail yards waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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P-737-2009* 	Tuesday 9/16/09: I briefly visited this facility in response to an inquiry as to the status of oil underground storage tanks (USTs) at this construction company.  Matty's Taxi operated from this facility and may use the gasoline UST facility.  The area is sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.
	I noted dispensers for diesel and for gasoline UST facilities for consumptive-use.  There are, or have been, also oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) both inside and outside.  I noted no significant surface oil discharges visible from the road and with limited time I did not investigate further or contact the operators.
	Report P-293-2002 notes subsurface waste oil contamination issues that I have no record were ever resolved.  Other reports documented subsurface UST related gasoline discharges.   See reports P-269-1987, P-497-1995 and P-293-2002 for further information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
B-358-2009*6.25.09  Searsport Fire Department reported an oil discharge at the entered location.  I responded to the location and observed an oil discharge in the basement where the 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was located.  The oil migrated out a floor drain and into a drainage swale behind the house.  I tracked the oil through the swale where it eventually discharged into Mill Pond two to three hundred yards down grade of the spill area.  It's estimated that 225 gallons of #2 oil leaked out the supply tank that had a corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank.

I contacted Clean Harbors to assist with the clean up.  I deployed sorbent boom in the drainage area where the free phase oil was migrating.  Sorbents were placed in high concentration and/or accessible spots where the oil could be appropriately collected and absorbed.  Areas were also selected to reduce foot traffic into the sensitive swale area and adjacent property.  Containment boom was deployed in Mill Pond to potentially contain any oil migrating past the sorbents.  The clean up required daily attention over a two week period.  Sorbents were maintained and replaced as needed.  The containment boom was removed after several days as it proved ineffective as the amount of oil migrating to Mill Pond lessened.  The basement was cleaned up and the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was  replaced on 6.25/26.09.  My initial photoionization detector (PID) reading in the basement peaked at 41 parts per million (ppm) and were reduced to 4 ppm after installing a vent fan.  The odors persisted and a radon fan was installed to control the odors.  The fan was eventually removed as the vapors subsided.  The National Response Center (NRC) was notified of the spill, report #909717.  The Coast Guard, Marine Survey Office (MSO), out of Belfast responded to the spill and approved of the clean up efforts.

Hydrocarbon vapors persisted in the drain pipe from the basement to the drain.  I implemented a flushing program to flush the drain several times a day, collecting any oil at the outfall.  After the initial basement clean up on 6.25.09, vapor concentration at the floor drain in the basement peaked at 25 ppm.  After the flushing program vapor concentrations were reduced to 3.1 ppm.  Over time odors in the basement dissipated and no additional complaints were received and the fan, as noted, was removed.  Eventually all sorbents were removed and no visual indicators of oil remained.

Initially the adjacent property owners were concerned primarily over the long term impact.  They exhibited patience and allowed access through their property.  Eventually, as the oil dissipated, no long term issues remained and no additional complaints have been received as of 4.2.2010.  The surface water kept the oil where we could recover it and no apparent ground penetration occurred.

Clean Harbors disposed of approximately two tons of sorbents, wood, and scrap metal (the old AST) at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden.  An unknown amount of sorbents were disposed of by the DEP at Mid-Maine Waste Auburn, ME.





			







P-1172-2008*	8/14/2008: Cumberland Farms Inc. (CF) reported a discharge of about 10-gallons of gasoline to the ground when an unattended gas nozzle overfilled a customer's vehicle and the product discharged from the vehicle gas tank. The discharge occurred the previous day.  Brunswick Fire Department had responded then CYN Inc. was hired by CF to complete the clean-up.  On 8/14/08, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a National Response Center report identifying the spill date and time.
	8/15/08: Representing the MDEP, I visited the scene in the morning and inspected the discharge area.  There was a residual gasoline stain on the pavement from the gasoline originating from dispenser #4 (see site sketch).  No spilled gasoline appeared to have reached drains.  It appears that spilled gasoline seeped down into joints and cracks of the paving so it is likely to have reached soil and groundwater below requiring further remediation in the future when ground is next disturbed/excavated.
	The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.

S Brezinski
B-367-2009*7.1.09  Mr. Gilbert reported a one gallon diesel fuel leak from a municipal solid waste truck at the entered location.  The truck got into the ditch and tipped, causing fuel to discharge from the fuel tank vent and onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  Pine Tree also excavated two cubic yards of soil/gravel.  The waste was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden.

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B-368-2009*6/23/09  Mr. Gorccok reported a ruptured fuel line on a municipal waste truck in front of the entered residence.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the waste entered into Pine Tree Landfill waste stream.  I later spoke to Tom Gilbert concerning the rash of late spill reporting and he was aware and attempting to make protocol changes.  No further Response action expected.

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P-1175-2008*	Monday 7/14/08: While in the area I checked on this planned underground oil storage tank (UST) abandonment-by-removal by Clean Harbors Inc.  In June a UST removal notice was received noting a request for a waiver of the 30-day notification time but no call following up.  I noted the tank still in the ground and undisturbed but major construction adjacent to the band and UST (see site sketch).
	When next in this area several months later I noted the UST appeared to be removed.  I found no record that discharges were reported during removal.  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
B-609-2009*10/28/09  I recovered two small vials of elemental mercury from a party who was adamant about being anonymous.  I picked up the vials from Sullivan and entered them into into the DEP waste stream of elemental mercury collection and disposal.  I'd estimate that I recovered about 20 ml of mercury.  No further Response action expected.

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P-189-2010*On 3/12/2010 I received a call from Dave at CAB Services reporting an oil spill in the basement of 126 Champion Rd in Lebanon.  They had been called to the site by their customer, Local Pride Heating Oil (Local Pride).  Upon CAB's request, I responded immediately to evaluate the spill.

Upon arrival, I learned that the basement crawlspace had flooded due to recent rain.  The oil tank had shifted during the flooding and the homeowner had relocated the tank, connected it to the fill pipe and called for oil.  The homeowner had connected the tank incorrectly and when Local Pride attempted to fill the tank, the oil went into the basement rather than into the tank.  The Local Pride driver had noted that the fill pipe was loose and shut down delivery.  Since Local Pride was connected to the tank at the time of the spill, I determined by Department Policy, they were a potential responsible party in this particular case.

Local Pride hired CAB Services to clean up the oil in the basement, which was still partially flooded.  No further Department action is required.
I-49-2010*Approximately 50 gallons of what appeared to be lube oil was spilled or dumped along Route 2 in Dyer Brook, Maine.  The oil appeared to be  spread by a snow plow this winter.  John Lyons, the resident at 1344 Dyer Brook Road, was concerned that the oil could impact his well 100 feet down grade from the oil.  Jerry Dickerson was hired to have his hand crew to remove the oil, which was brought to the Presque Isle Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-50-2010*04/05/10 Received a spill report from Dead River Company (DR) regarding a spill of 5 to 10 gallons of fuel oil at their bulk plant at 83 Industrial Street.  DR crews placed sorbent pads down to soak up the spilled oil and used shovels to dig up the contaminated dirt.  Contaminated pads and dirt went into their oil debris waste stream for disposal. Dead River requested an oil spill debris form to haul the oily wastes to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.  The spill was a result of an overfill of one of their delivery trucks.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-247-2010*I was contacted by Donna Connolly reporting that her basement had flooded and there was oil on the water.  The basement is her Mother's apartment and is fully furnished (see attached photos).  The source of the oil isn't exactly clear, it probably came out of the furnace when it flooded.  I hired Boom Technology to remove everything that was oiled and put it under a tarp on the front lawn, to pad the oil off the water in the basement, and to install a vent fan.  Two days later the water had dropped enough for all of the surfaces in the basement to be washed with soap and water.  The vent fan was left running until vapors were no longer an issue.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-249-2010*I was contacted by Sherwood McKinney of Waste Management reporting that one of their trucks had spilled some power steering fluid after a hose broke in the parking lot of Georgio's Pizza in Auburn.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-250-2010*I was contacted by the Auburn Fire Department reporting that they were at a residence where there had been a spill of kerosene.  Mrs. Cox was parking her car in the garage when she hit the rear wall of the garage.  The rear wall popped out and knocked over the oil tank that was directly behind the garage.  The filter assembly was broken off the tank and the oil spilled out onto the ground.  The oil then traveled along a grey water drain and into a stream.  The stream emptied into a small impoundment next to the road.  The Fire Department had deployed sorbent boom in the pond and none of the oil got past that point.  I hired EPI to pad up what oil they could from the stream and pond.  We returned and excavated some contaminated soil and flushed/drained the grey water discharge.  EPI will continue to check the sorbents in the stream and pond until we get a good rain.  After the next rain event there was no evidence of oil in the pond.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-251-2010*I was contacted by Jean Arnold reporting that her basement was flooded and there was oil floating on the water.  She had contacted the fire department to pump out her basement but they told her to call the DEP first.  I arrived to find about a foot of water in the finished basement with nothing more than a sheen on the surface.  It is unclear where the oil came from but most likely it was the furnace.  I put down some sorbent pads but there really wasn't enough of a layer to recover.  I also put some sorbents around the sump pump and installed a ventilation fan.  I told her that the basement could be pumped out if it was done from the bottom of the water.  Soon after I left I got a call from the Buxton Fire Department confirming that I had given my permission to pump out the basement.  I returned later to remove the ventilation fan, there was still water in the basement but there was no evidence of oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-153-2010*On 3/30/10 I received report of a small gear oil spill on the tracks at Verso paper mill in Bucksport.  A locomotive jumped the track slightly causing the gear oil to leak.  The oil was scooped into 5 gallon pails and disposed of properly.  No further Response action expected.
B-155-2010*On 3/30/10, Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railway reported a 3 gallon spill of diesel from a locomotive at the Northern Maine Junction on Rt. 2 in Hermon.  The diesel leaked from the train engine onto the tracks and was recovered with sorbent material.  No further Response action expected.
B-157-2010*The owner of the house, James Crowly, splashed approximately 5 gallons of gas in the living room and kitchen.  He then tried to light it but was prevented by family members.   Fire Department soaked up most of the fuel.  Upon arrival, the house had PhotoIonization Detector readings below 1 part per million (ppm).  However, the couch and chair in the living room had readings between 40 and 65 ppm.  Rebbeca White, who was married to James Crowly, and still lives at house will remove furniture.  No further Response expected.
P-252-2010*I was contacted by the Biddeford Public Works Department reporting that one of their dump trucks had severed its fuel line at the yard and leaf composting site by the old landfill off Andrews Road.  The truck was in deep mud and something caught on its fuel line severing it and releasing about 40 gallons of diesel fuel on to a very muddy dirt road.  The diesel was spread over several hundred feet of road and was sitting in puddles of water.  I supplied sorbent pads and the fire department and public works crews soaked up all the diesel they could.  We left some sorbent pads and boom overnight to collect any diesel that was left.  The Public Works crew bagged up the oily sorbents and was going to take them to MERC for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-7-2009*On 1/7/2009 in Phillips, Michael Rothschild reported an oil spill.  The estimated 30 gallon spill occurred approximately one week earlier.  The spill was the result of falling ice and snow breaking off the filter assembly of an outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The homeowner reported that he was unsuccessful in his attempt to contact the DEP on the spill reporting line at the time of the spill.  The homeowner also stated that his well water smelled of oil.

A site visit was made to investigate the spill.  The water did appear to have a petroleum odor to it, a sample was taken and analyzed for "diesel range organics".  The initial sample result was returned with a level of 570 ug/L (micrograms per liter).  I made arrangements with Goodwin Well Drilling to install a carbon water treatment system, and to extend the well casing above grade to allow for remediation efforts.  I  made contact with local contractor Vern Romanoski to expose the buried well head at the property.  During excavation of the frozen ground over the wellhead I could find no evidence of contaminated soil.  It appears that the oil had spilled under the field stone foundation of the home and found a pathway directly into fractures in the bed rock, contaminating the well.

I initially removed free product from the well using sorbent material, then using a passive oil skimmer known as a Petropore.  From a period of 1/8/2009 to 4/16/2009 I made weekly site visits to remove free product from the well collecting a total of approximately 1 liter of oil.

The home is served by a drilled well and does have a back up dug well.  The site was referred to Molly Zogby for well monitoring and follow up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-19-2009*On 1/12/2009 in Livermore Falls, David Ettinger of the Boralex thermal energy plant reported an oil spill.  The estimated 20 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted when a valve on a tote used to fuel portable heaters was left open.  The oil had reached the floor drain of the building, but did not flow outside of the building.  A site visit was made to assess the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials by Boralex employees.  No further Response action is expected.
A-22-2009*On 1/14/2009 in Winthrop, Bob Brown of Downeast Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 gallon spill was the result of a defective oil pump that had been recently installed on an oil burner.  A site visit was made after making contact with the home owner, and a complaint of strong oil odors in the home.  Upon arrival I installed a radon fan to ventilate the basement, I also recommended to Downeast Energy that the concrete floor be cleaned.  Downeast hired Clean Harbors to clean and degrease  the floor in the spill area.

The spill was contained to the basement of the home, therefore no wells are at risk.  I did leave the radon fan in place for about one week to ventilate the basement.  No further Response action is expected.
P-254-2010*I was contacted by the Walmart Distribution Center reporting that one of their trucks had leaked diesel fuel from its auxiliary power unit (APU).  The spill was caused but a faulty valve and was contained on the paved surface.  It was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-255-2010*I was contacted by a plumbing contractor working for Habitat for Humanity on a house in Dayton reporting that there was an oil spill in the dirt floor basement.  The basement had flooded during the storm earlier in the week and oil from the tank or furnace had spilled.  The basement was pumped out before I arrived.  The water had been discharged very close to the residence's drilled well but none of the soil smelled of oil.  It is possible that if any oil was pumped out it stayed on top of the water and didn't contaminated the soil around the well.  The basement walls and dirt floor were coated with oil.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove soil in the basement with a vactor.  In the area where the furnace had been we dug down to the water table and found free product.  More soil removal wasn't possible without compromising the structural integrity of the house.  I contacted the Division of Technical Services and they had Clean Harbors install a recovery well and vapor recovery piping underneath a vapor barrier over which we backfilled with stone (see attached photos).  At this time the case was handed over to the Division of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-259-2010*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-260-2010*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 24 northbound.  They reported that a small amount of motor oil had leaked from the vehicle onto the pavement that was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-261-2010*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers has a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The tank was in a concrete floored basement.  The leak was caught early and only about a quart had leaked out onto the concrete floor.  The AST was pumped out and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-262-2010*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that they had a leak from one of the engine's containment tank at Rigby Yard.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and by removing contaminated ballast.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1166-2008*	Following up on report P-714-2006 I visited this out-of-service retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) several times during late 2008 after receiving notification of its pending abandonment-by-removal.
	On Wednesday 12/17/08 I noted that the two-compartment 16,000-gallon UST and the dispenser island looked to have been removed.  I have noted no record that prohibited oil discharges had been reported or cleaned up during facility abandonment.  The property was for lease through Malone Commercial Brokers (772-2422).  The area is dense residential and commercial use with other active and former retail and commercial UST facilities adjacent and across Route 1.  See the UST Registration file #16093, the 2008 UST Closure Assessment, and MDEP reports P-216-1986, P-406-1989, P-334-2000 et al. for further information.  No further Response action expected.
P-267-2010*Pam Maria called the Department to report that a discharge of several gallons of K-1 had occurred at her property as the result of her husband accidentally kicking over a can.   The product had discharged to their property and also to the adjoining neighbor's property.  I visited the property and determined that clean up of the visibly affected soil & grass would suffice.  The Marias hand excavated the affected soil and I transported it for them to Commercial Paving and Recycling.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-29-2009*On 1/19/2009 in China, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported a truck accident.  The tractor trailer was loaded with 10,000 gallons of propane, and had rolled over into a ditch while trying to make a turn.  An estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil spilled from the truck during the accident.  A second tank truck was brought in to off load the propane.  At the request of the fire department I stood by to monitor the air for any propane leaks.  No significant amount of propane was lost, no further Response action is expected.
A-65-2009*On 2/7/2009 Nelsen DiPompo of Jay reported a mercury spill.  The spill was the result of a broken thermometer in the bathroom of the residence.  Mr. DiPompo attempted to clean up the spill with a vacuum cleaner.  After some research Mr. DiPompo decided to call the DEP several days after the spill.  A site visit was made to measure mercury vapor levels in the home.  Initial readings with the Lumex meter showed a high of 190 ng/m3 (nanograms per meter cubed) in the bathroom, other areas of the home were much lower.  I then checked the vacuum cleaner in the garage, readings were 12200 ng/m3.  The vacuum cleaner was placed in a plastic bag, and I advised Mr. DiPompo to dispose of the vacuum cleaner at the next household hazardous waste disposal day.  No further Response action is expected.
B-68-2010*On 2/11/10, Greg Scott from Maine Department of Transportation in Topsfield reported that a plow truck had blow a hydraulic line in the maintenance garage.  They were able to place a pan underneath to collect most of the oil and the rest was padded up off the floor.  No further Response action expected.
B-72-2010*On 2/12/10, Hancock Oil Co. reported that a homeowner had smelled kerosene outside when he was leaving for work and he discovered red stained snow around his Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  He called Hancock Oil and they found several corrosion holes on the bottom of the outdoor AST.  They placed a vacuum on it while waiting for a truck to off load the remaining product.  They estimated that approximately 10 gallons was lost.  Before leaving, Webber set up a temporary tank.
The homeowner had the presidential/tank replacement plan with Webber and his outside AST had many code violations. I saw no need for the AST fund to be used since the clean up would not exceed the deductible.  I removed the contaminated snow and ice and the AST was replaced once the ground thawed.  No further Response action expected.
B-73-2010*On 02/12/10, Clifton Fire Department reported that a Washington Country Sheriff's prisoner transfer van had gone down over an embankment on Route 9.  The van suffered little damage but leaked a small amount (possibly 2 gallons) of gasoline.  The Clifton Fire Department  placed pads down on the spilled product.  The following day the pads were collected and the impacted area reassessed in the day light.  No further Response action was necessary.
B-74-2010*On 2/13/10, Irving Energy reported that approximately 1 pint of #2 fuel oil leaked out of the dome in one of their trucks.  The area were the truck was parked was not level and the truck had been overfilled.  The spill was onto a paved parking lot and Irving cleaned it up with pads and speedy dri.  No further Response action expected.
B-77-2010*On 2/16/10, Scott's Company reported that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost when a piston broke on a front end loader in the mechanic shop.  Sorbents were used to collect the spilled product.  No further Response action expected.
B-116-2010*On 3/7/2010, Jeff Gray of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) reported that a Ferranti transformer (serial # 63127:2) near 23 Bass Harbor Rd. in Tremont was found to be leaking.  The cause of the leak was a broken bushing on the high side of the transformer.  BHE estimated that 2 quarts of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil spilled onto the grass around the pole.  An 8' by 8' oil stain was observed on the grass.  BHE removed contaminated grass and soil in this area.
B-117-2010*On 3/7/10, Ozzy Conte of Bangor International Airport reported that 3 gallons spilled during the filling of an air craft when the wing vented.  The 3 gallons spilled onto the tarmac and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action expected.
B-118-2010*While traveling southbound on I-95 a Webber Energy pedal truck developed a small tear in its fuel line.  The gasoline came in contact with the motor and lube oil which also dripped off the truck.  The truck pulled over to the breakdown lane.  Approximately, a quarter of a gallon of lube oil and gasoline was spilled on the pavement while the truck waited to be towed away.  The driver used speedy dri and sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  No further Response action expected.
B-122-2010*On 3/11/10, Harold Hatch an employee at Ellsworth Building Supply in Ellsworth reported that the vehicle of an unknown customer had leaked approximately 1 quart of gasoline onto the paved parking lot.  Speedy dri was placed on the spill and later swept up.  The gasoline did not leave the pavement or migrate to any storm drains.  No further Response action expected.
P-803-2008*	On or about 8/29/08 I picked up residential elemental-mercury (Hg) containing products from Mr. Jack Underwood at his office in Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, ME.  Mr. Underwood was not in so a co-worker gave me the waste.  There were no observed or reported discharges.  The waste was disposed of with other Hg hazardous waste material collected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff.  No further Response action expected.
P-142-2009*	Thursday 9/26/09: Notification by Downeast Energy (DEE) of a small discharge of oil from a commercial heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) facility for this two-apartment duplex in Kittery.  The outside tank was reported to have suffered a corrosion hole.  DEE was called to the facility be a realtor selling the property, the regular oil deliverer was Dead River Oil Co.   The owner reported that he had no unusual fuel use, the leak was not serious and that he agreed to replace the leaking AST.
	The site is sub-urban residential served by municipal water located off Pepperrell Rd. which is part of Route 103.

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P-324-2010*I was contacted by Downeast Building Supply reporting that one of their boom trucks had a hydraulic hose leak while at a customer's home.  The truck leaked about a quart of hydraulic oil onto the grass on the front lawn.  Downeast wiped off the truck and soaked up the oil on the grass.  The homeowner was a former employee of Downeast and agreed to dig up the lawn himself.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1068-2009*	Friday 1/16/09 report of 5 to 10-gallon discharge of #2 oil from valve on air-eliminator at the fuel oil bulk plant loading rack.  Mr. Libby reported no oil to drains or groundwater and that Downeast Energy workers shoveled oiled snow to drums (for melting and absorbing any product).  No further action by Response services required.

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I-83-2008*Mr. Colter called Daigle Oil at 4:40 pm today and told me that he thinks one of Daigle's drivers over filled his oil tank.  Daigle delivered twice to the tank this winter. Daigle could not see the line connections either time, they were buried in the snow.  Dana LaPointe went to check the site, oil is coming out of the ground about 15 feet away from the tank caused by the snow melt.  There is no evidence of a spill on the tank, no oil stain.   The husband went to look today because he could smell kerosene and saw the oil. There is a pond on the property, and there is no way to tell how much oil has leaked  from the tank.  Oil absorbent pads were put down on the puddles and have been left for the night to absorb what they can and we will collect them in the morning.
On 4-17-08, I met with Mrs. Colter at the site. There was oil melting out of the snow running along the surface of the ground. I hired a local contractor to meet me there and begin cleanup. He removed contaminated snow and dug a small sump pit to collect any oil left. Sorbent pads were also used. About 20 yards of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Steelstone Industries in Houlton.
The cause was not apparent but the best assumption that could be made was that the seal around the filter had been leaking, because the largest portion of the stained soil was nearby.
The sump remained open for about a week until no oil was seen. It was later filled in and the yard graded and re-seeded.
P-152-2009*	2/26/09: During an annual facility inspection Mr. Renaud of Crompco Inc., a facility maintenance company, notified of the ingress of water into the interstitial spaces of the underground storage tanks (USTs) containing oil.  Renaud later reported the leak of water appeared to be coming through the interstitial riser caps for the USTs which he was preparing to fix and to pump out the water (mixed liquid media).  There was no report of actual petroleum fuel discharged.  No further action is required at this time by Response Services.

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B-297-2009*On 5/26/09, Scott Leighton, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit referred the former Universal Welding site to the Division of Response Services.  The original complaint was from the Town of Millinocket.  I responded to the site and observed waste material stockpiled behind the facility.  I contacted the current property owner, Savings Bank of Maine, and spoke to Tim Crowe.  I advised that a waste characterization needed to be done and any regulated waste removed from the site.  The waste was left by the previous property occupant/owner, Universal Welding.  The waste appeared as though it could have been from a welding outfit.

Savings Bank of Maine contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine to characterize, transport and dispose or recycle the waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.






A-470-2009*Kevin O'Leary of One Steel contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill that occurred as a result of a hose failure on their machine.  Less than a gallon of oil was reportedly spilled to concrete and was collected with clay litter.  No site visit was made.  No action by Response Services required.
A-471-2009*Max Marston of Fabian Oil contacted this office to report a 2-3 gallon spill of K-1 fuel oil at the McFarland residence in Gardiner.   A Fabian service technician had repaired a leak at the outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST); Fabian personnel were on scene applying sorbent and hand excavation.  Marston could not tell me the cause of the leak.  The owner of the residence was not home, however, I got his contact information.  I contacted the owner and got the rest of the story.  It transpired that Fabian was making a delivery of oil and the driver stepped on the supply line, somehow breaking it resulting in the spill.  The home is served by city water, so no groundwater resources are at risk.  Clean up was complete, no odors in the residence.    No further action by Response Services expected.
P-184-2010*On 3/10/2010 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Garrepy of the Brunswick Police Department reporting a car into the water at the public boat launch on Rt. 24 in Brunswick.  The vehicle would be retrieved at daylight in the morning.  It was believed to have a small quantity of gasoline in the tank and it was unclear how much of it may have spilled.  No cleanup was conducted, no further Response action required.
A-475-2009*Eric Grenier of Dragon Cement contacted this office to report a 3 gallon hydraulic oil spill which occurred as a result of a line break on a delivery truck.   An H.O. Bouchard truck was delivering to the pile of limestone that is fed into the kiln.  The spilled oil was collected on the lime rock and soil in the area, scraped up by a loader, and deposited on the pile destined for the kiln.  The Dragon facility is licensed to accept oil contaminated debris.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
P-185-2010*On 3/11/2010 I received a report through the Maine State Police from the Limerick Fire Department indicating they had cleaned up a small 5 gallon spill of waste oil when rain forced the oil out the buckets it was being stored in.  No information was provided as to who the property owner was.  The remaining oil was secured and sorbed.  No further Response action required.
A-481-2009*Ron Delisle contacted this office to report a sheen coming up through the ground on the edge of the lake near his home.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Delisle.  The area is densely populated with seasonal camps converted to year round use on the shore of Cobbossee lake.  The sheen that Mr Delisle was seeing was organic, not petroleum.  I showed him how to check with a stick and how the sheen broke apart.  There is an iron sewer pipe that runs along the shore to serve all the homes with a cleanout riser in evidence near the area with the sheen.  It is likely that the pipe is the source of the iron type bacteria that commonly cause this phenomenon.  No oil spill occurred.
P-187-2010*On 3/11/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from David Cowie of Enpro Services reporting they were responding to an unspecified Canadian truck on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery.  There were 4 drums of a chemical only identified as UN 3082 "Environmentally Hazardous Liquid, NOS, Class 9", weeping in the back of the truck.  Enpro overpacked all four drums and sent the truck on it's way to it's original destination.  No further Response action required.
P-191-2010*On 3/12/10 I received a call from Lisa Chapman of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on a CMP truck.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP crews.  No further action required.
P-193-2010*On 3/13/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Anderson of Downeast Energy reporting a one cup overfill spill at a client's residence in Yarmouth.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
A-482-2009*Bob Leclerc contacted this office to report an oil spill in the roadway near his home.  I responded to the site and set up some safety cones.  Bob lives on Route 2, a busy main route, with heavy traffic.  A passing vehicle lost a quart of motor oil and a subsequent vehicle ran over the unopened container, spraying the oil along the curb and onto Bob's mailbox and flower arrangement.  The impact could not have covered the mailbox more completely if it had been planned.  Using clay litter sorbent, I swept up as much spilled oil as I could, and wiped down the mailbox and flowers with a sorbent pad.   The poor plastic flowers took a beating, but, being derived from oil, they may have survived the incident.  No further Response action expected.
P-194-2010*On 3/13/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Lisa Chapman of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer spill in Elliot due to a car pole accident.

CMP crews excavated the contaminated soil and transported it to Waste Management in Norridgewok.  I was not asked for and did not provide an "oil spill debris form".  No further action required.
P-188-2010*On 3/11/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Topsham Fire Department reporting a leaking heating oil tank in a basement in Topsham.  The Fire Department requested I respond.  I did so immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the leak had been stopped and that approximately 10 gallons of oil had leaked onto the concrete floor of the basement.  I learned the homeowner had been attempting to make a repair on the oil filter when it broke off causing the spill.  The leak had been secured by the time I arrived and the fire department had the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials, which I removed.  I instructed the homeowner on how to deal with the remaining odor issue (mainly ventilation) and asked him to call me if the odor didn't dissipate over the next couple of days.  I did not hear back from him.  No further Response action required.
A-490-2009*Eric Grenier of Dragon Products contacted this office to report a lube oil spill.  The spill occurred near the kiln drive electric motor at Pier 3, and was the result of a bearing failure.  Oil spilled to concrete and was recovered with sorbent litter.  The oily debris was disposed on site in the kiln, a licensed facility.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-23-2009*On 1/15/2009 in Damariscotta, the fire department reported an oil spill.  The estimated 150 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulted from an unlicensed heating company employee working on a heating system.  The employee of Carmen Knipe Plumbing and Heating, Robert Tibetts, was sent to the home of Robin Tukey for a no heat call.  Mr. Tibbetts attempted to clear a frozen fuel filter on the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and was overcome by the -20 deg. temperatures, suffering frostbite to his hands.  The now detached filter assembly allowed the contents of the AST to empty onto the ground.  The fire department responded, stopped the leak and soaked up as much free product as possible.

A site visit was made to asses the spill the following morning.  Local contractor Tom Hartford was hired for contaminated soil removal from under the mobile home and the area of the AST.  Dwayne Boynton, owner of the heating company assisted in disposal of contaminated snow and sorbent material.  The clean up took several days to complete due to sub freezing temperatures and extensive use of a jackhammer to break up frozen ground.

Mr. Boynton refused to take responsibility for the spill.  The case has been referred to Andrew Flint for possible legal action.  The area is served by a public water system, no further Response action is expected.
B-158-2010*On 3/31/10  I received report of a small oil stain in a dirt basement in East Machais.  Mr. Berry was having work done on his heating system and discovered an oil stain on the dirt floor.  I arrived on scene the next day and confirmed the small stain, readings on the PhotoIonization Detector were low.  It appeared as though the spill was from some time ago.  No further Response action expected.
A-132-2009*On 3/10/2009 in Pittsfield, Don Chute reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated spill of 3 to 5 gallons of gasoline resulted from an Underground Storage Tank (UST) being overfilled.  The spill was cleaned up by the driver.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-159-2009*On 3/25/2009 in Farmington, the University of Maine reported oil in a piping sump.  The piping sump was for an Underground fuel oil Storage Tank (UST) that supplied a boiler in Scott Hall.  A site visit was made to inspect the situation.  It appeared that steel piping had corroded inside of it's containment and leaked back into the sump.  Precision Tanks was hired by the university to replace the piping and remove the oil/water mix from the sump.  It did not appear that any product had escaped the containment of the system.  No further Response action is expected.
I-36-2010*03/19/10 Received a call from Kevin Jones of Blaine.  Kevin thinks oil or some type of petroleum product is impacting will private well.  Mr. Jones stated that he and his wife smell a trace of petroleum in the tap and bath water.  Mr. Jones said that there appears to be oil particles in the well water.

03/19/10 Arrived @ Jones home.  Let the kitchen sink faucet run for several minutes and then filled up a clear glass jar to look for any sheen/odors that may be present.  Observed none.  Kevin and his wife said they noticed a smell and globules of fuel in the bath water when taking a bath.   Let the faucet in the bath tub run for several minutes, (both hot and cold water), then filled a clear glass jar and observed no sheen or odors.  Looked around the property in close proximity to the home, there is no oil tank stored above or below grade that could be a potential source.  Kevin showed me the oil storage tank for their home.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) is located in the basement, it appears to be over 25+ years old, is starting to rust on the outside, but shows no evidence of leaking now or in the past (no staining on the concrete cellar floor).  Looked over private well location.  Well is a drilled well, over 200' in depth.  The location of the well is about 4 to 5 feet off of the southeast corner of the house.  It is covered by a concrete pad about 12" below grade.  Talked with original homeowner, Arlo Mcpherson, he thought the submersible pump in the well may be about 20 - 25 years old.  I recommended to Mr. and Mrs. Jones that if they are concerned about possible oil in the well, the well could be tested for oil (total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons-EPH) and if oil was detected the source might be a leaking submersible pump.  I explained that older submersible pumps (pre 1979) had capacitors that had some PCB oils in them.  Some of these older pumps had capacitors that leaked out this oil.  I told them we would start with a water test for oil-total EPH and if it was warranted we would do further analysis.  I explained to the Jones the cost of the analysis would probably be their responsibility as there is no AST involved.  Took a grab sample from the kitchen sink faucet.  Sent sample to HETL in Augusta on ice in a cooler.

03/21/10 Mr. Jones called to say that his submersible pump failed over the weekend.  He had a plumber come and put a new submersible pump into the well and replace the well water holding tank as the bladder in it was damaged.  Told Mr. Jones to save aside the pump so I could look at it to determine if the pump was one that may have had PCB oil in the capacitor.

03/22/10 site visit with Paul Higgins, MDEP staff Hydro Geologist.  We looked over the old submersible pump but could not get any info off of the pump due to physical deterioration of the housing (rust, etc.)  Paul took grab samples for EPH and PCB and told the Jones that he would be back in touch with them when the results are available.

03/30/10 Paul Higgins got the PCB analysis back on the Jones's well in Blaine.  The PCB's all came back as non detectable (ND)  I got the EPH and it showed a total EPH of 1400 micrograms/liter contacted Paul Higgins with EPH result via e-Mail, awaiting his advisement.

12/30/10  Paul Higgins concluded his involvement as remediation is satisfactory.  No further action by Response Services expected.




B-728-2009*12/29/09  Milo Water District (MWD) reported a substantial amount of oil entering their waste water system.  They advised that after conducting door to door trace they located a #2 oil spill at the residential property of Greg Taylor, 32 First Street, Derby.  MWD advised they cleaned up what oil remained in two of the pump stations with sorbents, but that not much was collected on the pads and that 75 gallons may have passed through their system.  MWD advised there was not enough oil in the basement to clean up and that they found a loose fitting on the furnace where the leak was originating.  They tightened the fitting and the leak stopped.

I gained access to the Taylor house through Susie Glidden, 28 First Street, Derby, a neighbor who had a key to the house.  Ms. Glidden's son, Chris, was feeding the cats.  Upon entering the house I was struck by the over whelming odor of cat feces.  I observed a porch area off the kitchen that was covered in kitty litter and cat feces.  The two litter boxes were were so over flowing with feces that the cats were defecating in any available space.  The first floor in the interior of the house appeared to be in a state of disarray in addition to the lack of clean up regarding the six or seven cats that I observed.

I made my way to the basement and observed free phase oil on portions of the concrete floor and in a trench drain around the perimeter of two walls of the basement.  I deployed sorbents.  I estimate the remaining oil in the two to three gallon range.  There was also water in the basement in the area of the spill.  I made phone contact with Mr. Taylor and advised him of the spill.  Taylor said that the tank had run out of oil a week or so ago and that he had an oil company in to restart the system.  Based on the information I received, I surmised that the oil technician who restarted the heating system after it had run out of oil did not properly tighten the fitting when he/she bled the system.  I advised Mr. Taylor that the free oil was cleaned up, but a stained remained and that he might have a nuisance level of oil odors in the basement.  He acknowledged the situation and advised he would wash the floor when he returned to Maine later in the spring.  The house is unoccupied and serviced by town water.

12/30  I notified Animal Control to conduct a site visit while I was there to ensure proper care for the cats.  They met with me on site along with Ms. Glidden's son.  They advised that the cats looked good and instructed the son to clean up the waste.  I gave the kid a couple of bags to get started.  I proceeded to clean up the sorbent waste and by the time I departed the kid left when I did and no clean up attempt on his part was made.

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B-149-2009*3.9.2009  Ms. McEachern reported a leak from her 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement.  I responded to the spill and observed the leaking AST.  A technician from Mckusic Oil had been to the location and installed a mag-na-patch on the hole at the bottom of the tank.  The patch was leaking, dripping and was installed in an unique way that is not recommended, as seen in the photos.  The tank had developed a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  I estimated that no more than a quart of #2 oil leaked.  There were no odor issues.  The house is serviced by town water.

Working with McKusic and the DEP Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) replacement program we were able to install a new tank.  After the damaged tank was pumped off and removed, I cleaned up around the tank area and generated one bag of waste that was disposed of by DEP at Mid-Maine waste Auburn, ME.

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B-787-2008*12.31.2008  Irving Oil Company reported an oil leak at the entered location.  Irving had responded to a no heat complaint and discovered the tank had 'let go' and that there was oil in the basement.  I responded to the location and observed oil in the basement and a tank that had corroded and then leaked for a couple of days after being filled.  Approximately 140 gallons was lost.  The spill may have occurred between 12/9 and 12/31.

I hired Clean Harbors to remove all the oil impacted combustible material from the basement.  Tom and Jan Calderwood are the residents and the parents of the home owner, Jane Calderwood.  Tom Calderwood supervised the removal.  The basement was pressure washed and cleaned up using sorbent material.  The oil had migrated out an old floor drain and into the front lawn area adjacent to the drive way.  No discharge beyond the floor drain outflow was discovered.  The Searsport sewer and water departments were notified of the spill and assisted in investigating a potential migration path to their systems but no oil was detected.  Later in the spring an area of dead grass was observed.  Test pits were dug and the old drain pipe was discovered.  Only a slight olfactory presence of fuel oil was detected.  The area is serviced by town water and sewer.  The level of soil contamination did not warrant a removal and the area was backfilled and later landscaped back to its original condition.

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B-502-2009*8/29/09  Mr. Swanson reported a fuel oil leak at his home, the entered location.  I responded to the spill and observed pockets of oil in the basement.  Initial PhotoIonization Detector (PID) reading on the first floor living space peaked at 3.0 parts per million (ppm) and 25 ppm in the basement above the concrete floor.  I installed a Ram fan to ventilate and the levels dropped to 2 ppm on the first floor and 0 ppm in the basement.  The cause of the spill was a pin hole leak in the feed line from the 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to the furnace.  The basement is very wet with water described by Mr. Swanson as sometimes bubbling up from hole in the floor.  He also indicated that there could be several inches of water in the basement during times of the year.  The water migrates to a drain in the rear corner of the house.  On the opposite end of the foundation there is a constructed, dug well that has water in it all year round.  The foundation appears to sit in the water table several times throughout the year.  The water was not flowing through the drain and the drain appears to be partially blocked or the outfall in the water table.  The outfall to the drain was not located and no oil was observed in the surface run off behind the house.  I estimated the spill to be no more than 25 gallons and may be in fact significantly less.

The concrete floor foundation is discontinuous and has many holes and broken away pieces.  The wall foundation is flag stone construction.  The AST was removed and the portion of the concrete floor removed and disposed.  Clean Harbors vactored out oil contaminated soil, approximately 2 cubic yards.  The concrete was also removed and re-poured by Chuck Leadbetter's Contracting.  DEP installed a radon fan to control residual vapors.  The fan was eventually removed and no detectable level of hydrocarbons remained.

Two sumps were also installed in an attempt to control the water run-off in the basement and protect the newly poured cement.  The original drain was raised and may be the cause of water not draining as previously indicated by Mr. Swanson, to correct the drain issue.

No more remediation is expected  and DEP Response will work with Mr. Swanson on getting the drain back to its original condition.  Beyond that, no further Response action expected.




B-577-2009*10/13/09  Mr. Hanes reported an oil sheen running across his property the day before.  I responded to the site.  We walked the property and I did not observe a sheen.  Mr. Hanes advised that an excavator was parked on an adjacent property for about a week.  I did observe some dark staining on the road.  It was hard to determine if the stain was the source of the sheen.  Regardless the sheen had dissipated and no further Response action was warranted.  Mr. Hanes agreed and advised he was being cautionary.  I agreed.

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B-526-2009*9/15/09  Hancock County Deputy Brown reported confiscating mercury during a during raid at an undisclosed location.  Deputy Brown inquired if DEP could take possession of the material for handling and potential disposal.  I responded to the sheriff's office and took possession of the material.  The material was a small amount that I entered into the DEP collection waste stream.  The Deputy advised that we would not collect any type of reimbursement from this Responsible Party and that they were not even sure if they had the correct address.

I estimated there was to be under 50 milliliters of mercury based on what I could observe of the material in the make shift containers inside a box I recovered from the Sheriff's office.  No further Response action expected.

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P-268-2010*I was cleaning up an oil Aboveground Storage Tank leak at a residence on Southern View in Dayton when I noticed that there were several suspicious containers in the wood across the street.  I found a 55 gallon drum with about 20 gallons of waste gasoline, two full 5 gallon pails of waste oils, several one gallon containers of paint waste (latex and oil based), and a container of Sevin (pesticide).  The containers were both back in the woods and along the roadside.  None of the containers had leaked.  I had Clean Harbors repackage and dispose of all the wastes.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-287-2010*Jeff Hart representing Waste Management called to report a minor spill of hydraulic oil from a roll off truck while at Building 18 of Bath Iron Works.  BIW staff conducted the clean up immediately and made arrangements for its proper handling and disposal.

No request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched, based on volume of material reported and ability of either party to correctly clean up the situation.

DEP Response plans no further action.
A-193-2010* On 3-31-2010 Dan Mallett, of Madison Paper, reported the release of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on ancillary equipment associated with Paper Machine # 3. An estimated volume of twenty five gallons of hydraulic oil was released. All of the material found its way to the process sewer and then into the Anson-Madison Sanitary District's treatment plant.
 No site visit was made by Response staff and no further actions will be required.
I-54-2010*03/26/10  Received notification of replacement of Buck Construction Company's two (2) 2,000 gallon (Underground Storage Tank) USTs that were found to have product in the interstitial space during an inspection last year.  The planned date for the tank pulls and replacement is the week of April 19th.  Ira Dodge, certified Tank installer #188 will be overseeing the removal and replacement of the existing tanks and Buck Construction will do their own earthwork.  Ira will call when the exact day of the tanks removal is scheduled.  This tank removal/and replacement can be cross referenced with spill#I-199-2009 for original leak into interstitial space of existing gasoline UST.

04/21/10 07:30  Site visit/inspection of scheduled tank pull at Buck Construction Co., headquarters on Mapleton Road.  Certified Tank Installer is Ira Dodge, from Allen's Environmental Services.  Both tanks were pulled yesterday 03/25/10.  Tanks (diesel & gasoline were purged using air system.  County Environmental Engineering was on-site to do soil investigation work to determine if any leaks were evident in the tank grave/dispenser area.  According to Ira the highest reading was a 10 part per million on the PhotoIonization Detector with the field head-space test.  Both USTs are out and are stored out back of shop (on the north side) they are currently pumping some residual fuel out of the diesel tank.  The new tank (a split compartment tank) is enroute to the site.  Ira plans to install the new UST this AM, the existing dead man anchoring weight will be re-used for this new tank.

05/03/10 spoke with Ira, new UST tank at Buck's construction along with new island has been installed and is back operational.  No further action is warranted by Response Service staff at this time.
P-80-2010*On February 10, 2010 at approximately 8:05 a.m.  I received a call from Jennifer Drouin concerned about an oily vapor odor coming from outside her front door.  She explained on the phone that she had an oil delivery of #2 at her house (20 Cajun Court, Windham) on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at around 16:00 by Our Oil L.L.C.  The driver of Our Oil was instructed to fill 200 gallons (100 gallons in one 275 gallon AST {Above Ground Storage Tank} and 100 gallons in the other 275 gallon AST). While in the process of filling a tank, the whistle began to ring and then stopped and at this immediate time #2 oil sprayed from the vent pipe.  The driver shut the valve off and recommended to the home owner that she wash the oil away with a garden hose.  The driver did not report this spill to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  I assured Ms Drouin that I would be at her house immediately to investigate the situation.
Upon arrival at approximately 9:30 on February 10, 2010 I noticed a wet area below the fill pipe and vent pipe on rocks.  I confirmed that the wet area was oil.  I contacted Mark Feenstra, the owner of Our Oil, L.L.C. I asked him to meet me at the site at his earliest convenience.  He told me that he could meet me there that afternoon.  I agreed.
Mark and I met at the site that afternoon of February 10th.  Ms Drouin hired a certified oil burner technician to assist in examining the oil burner and the pipe set up.  After careful evaluation of the burner and the two tanks, it was determined by all parties that there were no malfunctions in the heating oil system.  It was then agreed between Mr. Feenstra and myself that he handle the clean up procedure (which consisted of, removal of contaminated brick and dirt and to replace the dirt that was removed and the bricks that were removed with clean bricks).  Also included in the agreement was the Maine Department of Environmental Protection(DEP) to cover the cost and transportation removal of the oil contaminated dirt that was dug up from the site.
February 11, 2010 at approximately 8:30 Mr. Feenstra had two men that worked for him begin that clean up at Ms Drouin's property.  This consisted of removing the bricks and using a jack hammer to break up the frozen ground.  Less then a ton of contaminated dirt was removed to the site and transported by myself to Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  I also took EPH (Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons) and VPH (Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons) soil samples and brought them to Kathadin in Scarborough.  Before filling the hole with clean dirt, we analyzed the situation further and decided to pump 75 gallons of #2 oil into the fill pipe.  No overfill happened and there was no spill at the fill pipe.  Therefore, no further Response action was taken by the DEP.  The results came back negative for any type of high percentages of petroleum product in the ground.
P-107-2010*Monday February 22, 2010 at approximately 15:00 hours I received a call from Dead River Oil Company about a possible leak from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  I responded to the possible leak at 6 Bayberry Ave. in Kennebunk.  Upon arrival I was able to speak to the home owner via telephone (Georgia Churilla-Popper).  She informed me that she was contacted by Dead River Oil Company as well and was in the process of figuring out what she wanted to do in regards to replacing the leaking AST and how bad of a leak it was on the property.  I requested that I call her back after I do a careful evaluation of her tank and the area around it.
Once I completed my investigation of the AST and the area around it, I contacted Ms Churilla-Popper again to inform her that the spill was minimal and that majority of the oil leak landed on the cement pad that is under the tank.  Ms Churill-Popper said she would talk to Dead River Oil Company about replacing the AST and contact me when she has made her decision as to what she decides to do after that.  I also, after speaking to Ms Churill-Popper, returned a phone call to Dead River Oil Company explaining to them that they need to shovel the oil contaminated dirt and have it removed, along with the leaking AST.  We agreed that they will remove the oil contaminated dirt and the leaking tank on Friday February 26th at 1100 hours.  At this time, nobody was occupying the house, therefore Dead River Oil Company was able to remove all oil in the AST on February 22nd.
Friday February 26, 2010 I met with 3 technicians from Dead River Oil Company at Ms Churilla-Popper's residence.  At this time, the leaking tank was already removed and the contaminated dirt was removed as well.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-421-2007*A small pleasure vessel was reported sunk at the dock on Green Lake, Ellsworth.  As a result of the sinking a gasoline sheen was observed on the lake surface.  Maine DEP personnel used a pump to refloat the vessel which was then beached to prevent further discharge.  Sorbent materials were used to contain and collect motor oil and gasoline.

The vessel sank because the outdrive boot at the stern of the vessel had deteriorated causing a split in the rubber bellows.  The bilge pump was quickly overwhelmed by water ingress and a rain storm.

No further action is expected.
B-72-2008*Bangor Hydro-Electric reported two transformers discharged an estimated 30 gallons of transformer oil (containing 33 parts per million (ppm) and 8.8 ppm of poly chlorinated biphenyls) on February 4, 2008, when the pole to which the transformers were mounted fell over due to rot.  Bangor Hydro-Electric removed an estimated three yards of contaminated soil from the site along with sorbent materials.

No further action is expected.
B-454-2009*Andrew Doak, First Wind Energy, reported several small oil stained areas found after the snow melted at the Stetson Mountain wind energy project.  First Wind removed the contaminated soil for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
B-335-2009*Robert Preston, Holland America Lines, reported less than one quart of lube oil discharged from coolant system seal from a ship's tender while operating in Bar Harbor.  The release occurred on June 14, 2009.  No oil was recovered from the water.

No further action is expected.
P-288-2010*I was contacted by Mick Early who is the realtor for an individual interested in purchasing the property at 461 Bickford Pond Road in Porter reporting that the oil tank had leaked.  The potential buyer noticed that the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was leaking near the filter.  The realtor tilted the AST so it stopped leaking.  When I arrived the copper line was gone and a garden hose had been hose clamped on to the fitting on the filter.  The buyer stated that the oil had been leaking from where the garden hose was clamped on.  The house is a foreclosure and is owned by OneWest Bank (the bank).  The previous owner had 215 gallons of kerosene delivered in June of 2009 just before they vacated the residence.  The AST now has just a few inches of oil in it.  It is possible that some of the oil was stolen and not spilled but there is no way to know.  Mr. Early faxed a fund application to the seller's realtor (Paul Wheeler) who will forward it on to the bank.  The residence has a dug well and is on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer so soil excavation would occur as soon as permission from the property owner was granted.

OneWest Bank applied to the Fund and gave permission for clean-up to proceed.  Soil was removed using a vactor.  The excavation was limited by the foundation of the house.  At the bottom of the excavation a sump was excavated and groundwater was encountered.  The groundwater had free oil on its surface so a recovery well was installed and Technical Services was called in.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-276-2007*Mona Spear, Bangor Hydro Electric Company, reported an estimated three gallons of oil (marked as not containing poly chlorinated biphenyls) spilled from a transformer on Pole 3, Maple Street, Brewer.  Bangor Hydro personnel used speedi dri to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action is expected.
B-144-2007*On March 27, 2007, Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a transformer on the Davis Wilder Road had been shot resulting in a discharge of 5 gallons, non polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  Clean Harbors Inc. was hired by Bangor Hydro-Electric to remove contaminated material at the base of the pole.  No further action is expected.
I-152-2009*08/06/09 Received a spill report from Allen Huston, Road foreman for town of Woodland.   A hose broke on highway truck spilling 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto road surface.  Speed-dry was put down to soak up the oil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-156-2009*08/11/09 Received a spill report from First Wind in Mars Hill regarding a small spill of mineral oil based transformer oil from one of their wind turbines.  The spill was a result of a leak in a valve.  The small spill landed on the concrete pad and some of the dirt around the pad.  First Wind staff are in the process of cleaning up the spill.  No action is required of Response Services Staff at this time.
I-170-2009*08/27/09  At 15:32 Received a call from the State Police Public Safety Dispatcher regarding a tractor trailer accident on the Danforth Road in Haynesville.  State police were relaying a call from the Linneus Fire Dept. who responded to the accident and fire.  The fire dept. reported that the saddle tanks of the tractor trailer truck had leaked 25 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel.

08/27/09 18:00 Arrived on-scene did a quick size-up; truck fire had burned up all spilled fuel.  There was only a few piles of ash debris piled up alongside of the road from the truck fire remains- no need for any further clean-up as all oil has been consumed by the fire.  Local fire department responsible for responding - Linneus Fire Dept. 207-532-6182 also Haynesville Fire - 207-532-3926.  Linneus Fire Chief - Bruce Williams 207-694-2462.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-171-2009*Narrative of spill from Daigle Oil Co (DOC) spill report (Recv'd via e-mail on 08/31/09):  At approx 5:30 PM on Friday night (08/28/09) Daigle Oil Tech got dispatch to that Belanger home to find the oil tank leaking.  At that time DOC Tech put a container under leak and went back to warehouse to pick up barrels and pump to pump out tank.  At approx 6:45 pm, called DOC Service Manager Ken Michaud, to make him aware of what was going on and also called Lee Thomas at DEP.  Ken called Mitch for help and DOC crew proceeded to start clean-up and pump out.  DOC crews used a bail of pads to clean floor and pumped out approx 125 gallons from tank and brought it outside. Based on the last delivery (Aug 5 ) where the tank was filled, DOC manager could not account for 100 gallons.  DOC also got an exhaust fan going to vent cellar.  At that time DEP Response Service staff arrived and took over from there.

08/28/09 Arrived on-scene and did size up. The spill occurred on concrete floor, floor has cracks and seams along wall which may require further clean-up activities.

08/29/09 Met with and hired Long Lake Construction Co - Alan Morin to complete spill clean up.  Alan's crew washed floor two times and set up poly tent and ventilation system to outside.  Had DOC crew  pump off and remove corroded oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  This AST will be replaced along with the fuel line. Worked with Peter Moulton, AST heating oil tank replacement program to assist Ms. Belanger getting a new tank and fuel line to furnace.  Odors in cellar are non-detectable.  Recommended to Ms. Belanger to leave the ventilation system in place until the following spring in case fall and spring ground water flows push oil product up through cracks in the concrete floor.

09/23/09 Paul Higgins, Hydro Geologists MDEP took water samples from the Belanger Well and from the well across the street and down hill from the Belanger home (towards Long Lake).  Plans are to sample the wells again during the winter time.

10/02/09 Met with Nate Hersey, County Environmental Eng. (CEE) and Paul Higgins at the Belanger Spill site to discuss a focused geoprobe investigation to determine the possible location of the oil product that seeped into the ground beneath the concrete floor of the Belanger home.

10/09/09 CEE completed the Geoprobe investigation.  CEE under an pre-plan with DEP drilled 8 geo probe locations along the northwesterly corner of the Belanger home and down gradient from the foundation toward the lake.  CEE will be submitting their findings in the next month.

10/13/09 received an e-mail from Paul Higgins regarding groundwater sample results, both wells sampled came back non-detect.  Paul plans on sampling the wells through later in the winter.

10/22/09 Completed post installation inspection of new inside AST installation by Daigle Oil Company.  The installation was done to DEP standards and specifications.  Forwarded copy of inspection check list to Peter Moulton, BRWM DEP Augusta.

12/01/09 Received, via e-mail, the Geo-Probe investigation completed by CEE dated 11/30/09. The summary of the report concluded as follows:  No free product or groundwater was encountered in any of the borings. No PID results exceeding 31 ppm were detected in any of the soil samples collected for field screening. No visual or olfactory evidence of petroleum contamination was encountered in any of the borings. Bedrock was very shallow at the property and was encountered between 4 and 8 feet below ground surface (bgs) in the borings. Soils encountered consisted of one (1) foot of loam then brown, moist, dense silt and gravel with numerous cobbles (Till).  None of the soil samples collected from the borings completed on October 9, 2009 appeared to have been impacted by petroleum products. The borings were located around the western corner of the residence (i.e., adjacent to the fuel oil tank location in the basement) and did not indicate that fuel oil had migr
P-181-2010*Wednesday March 10, 2010 I receieved a phone call from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways. He was reporting that 1 quart of lube oil leaked from one of the trains off Depot Road in New Gloucester. The oil leaked onto soil that was immediately shoveled and removed from site.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-185-2010*Suzanne from Hammond Lumber, contacted this office to report one of their delivery trucks had developed a leak of diesel fuel.  The gasket on the fuel filter had malfunctioned, and resulted in fuel dripping to the ground.  The driver was able to tighten the fuel filter, and slow the leak.  Some spilled fuel was sorbed with litter and collected.  Glen Wall, DEP Response, lives in China and agreed to check the site on the way home.  He indicated this was a minor incident, with no groundwater resources at risk.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-186-2010*4/2/10 1300 Susanne Pare' from Hammond Lumber reported that 1 gallon of diesel fuel had leaked onto route 2 in from one of their trucks. They had collected the spilled fuel with sand and speedy dry and no fuel reportedly ran off the road. The leak came from a failed gasket on the fuel filter. No site visit was made and no further action by response Services is expected.
A-187-2010*4/2/10 1030 Mike Simard tank installer from Simard and Sons reported that gasoline had been found in the interstitial space of an underground storage tank at the Maritime Energy station in Newcastle. This station is located at 74 Main Street. Mike had been called to the site because the leak detector was in alarm. He found 3.75 inches of product in the interstitial space. When he pressure tested the tank, additional product entered the interstitial space indicating that the primary tank was leaking. The Department of Environmental Protection Tanks Unit was notified of the evidence of a possible leak. The product was removed from the tank and the tank was taken out of service with plans for removal in the future. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected until the tank removal.

On 6-19-2012, this tank was removed. Summit Environmental was on site to perform the required Chapter 691 Site Assessment. Brett Deyling, of Summit, called this office on 6-19 to notify us of elevated PID readings. I (Glen Wall) asked him to collect two soil samples and have them analyzed using the VPH method.  Site Assessment report (dated July 27, 2012) results are in Maine Department of Environmental Protection Underground Storage Tank (UST) file #: 3778 7.

There had been a previous underground tank removed from this site in 2003 with a similar leak. See A-382-2003.  This should conclude Response Services involvement with this case.

A-188-2010*4/2/10 1440 Susan Pare' from Hammond Lumber reported that an estimated 1 gallon of diesel fuel had spilled to the pavement of Old Belgrade Road from a leaking fuel filter on a lumber delivery truck. They reported that no fuel had run off the pavement and the spilled fuel was collected with sand and speedy dry absorbent. I went to the site and confirmed that no fuel had impacted the ground and the spill had been cleaned up.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-189-2010*	A report of oil sheening was reported on a small stream near the Heritage House on US Route 201 in Skowhegan. The oil sheen was discovered by Craig Denis who was conducting a survey of storm-water entering the Kennebec River for the Skowhegan Conservation Commission. A site visit was made in an attempt to locate a source. Upon checking on the culvert in question, some minor oil sheen was discovered around some shoreline debris, but no source nor significant product was discovered. No collection was possible. Given the amount of snow melt and the close proximity of paved parking areas, the most likely cause of the sheen is from vehicle leak or leaks onto the parking area. No further Response actions are expected.
A-190-2010*	An estimated one quart of lube oil was dripped out of the engine compartment of an idling locomotive. The oil was lost to the track ballast. Pan Am personnel removed the impacted ballast and transported it back to the Waterville Railyard and placed into the oily solids roll-off container for eventual disposal. No site visit was made, and no additional Response actions are expected.
A-192-2010* On 3-31-2010 George Reed of Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported a release of about five gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a fitting leak on a hydraulic hose that was on a DOT street sweeper. The oil sprayed onto Route 100 in the town of Clinton. Mr. Reed did not notice the problem until he returned to the DOT maintenance camp. He placed sorbent pads and a pail under the leak site in an effort to clean up the oil. The oil that was sprayed onto the roadway was not recoverable.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.

A-194-2010* Ms. Annette Reed reported a discharge of about three gallons of gasoline at "The Chesterville Mall". This convenience store is located at 2 Dutch Gap Rd. in the town of Chesterville. A costumer's automobile gasoline tank sprung a leak at the store. The gasoline was spilled onto the pavement and cleaned up with speedi-dri.
 No site visit was made and no further Response action is required.
A-195-2010* On 4-2-2010 Webber Energy Fuels reported a release at St. Michaels School in Augusta. The underground tank was overfilled causing oil to squirt out the vent 10 to 13 feet above the ground and onto the side of the building.
 This underground oil tank was being filled with a home delivery truck using an adapter. Of course this is the wrong adapter to use in this situation (see digital photo). The oil filled the entire system so, Webber attempted to remove some of the oil. The easiest method to reduce the oil level was to crank up the heat and get the boiler to use a few gallons of oil.
 Webber cleaned up the spilled oil and washed the side of the building. I notified the DEP Underground Tank Unit. I also spoke with Don Bubar, a Certified Tank Installer about installing something to prevent this from happening again.
 On or about 4-29-2010 Don Bubar installed an F-stop pressurized overfill shutoff device.
 It appears now that this underground tank is in complete compliance and this sort of overfill shouldn't happen again.
 There are digital photos (3) stored electronically in the Spill Folder 2010.

A-196-2010* On 4/5/2010 in Waterville, Fabian Oil reported a spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill occurred at Houles plumbing and heating, the spill did not impact the inside of the building. The spill was cleaned up outside the building by Fabian Oil. No site visit was made, no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-198-2010*On 4/7/2010 in Augusta, McGee Construction reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of engine oil came from an excavator being used at the company's West River Road pit. The spill was cleaned up by McGee Construction with sorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-199-2010*On 4/7/2010 in West Gardiner, McGee Construction reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil occurred while disconnecting a truck and trailer. The spill was cleaned up by the company with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-201-2010*A drum was discovered near an apartment building in Farmington.  It had leaked a thick gooey glob onto the ground, probably roofing tar or driveway sealer.  I collected the drum and brought it back for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
A-202-2010*A small amount of diesel was spilled when a customer overfilled a vehicle.   The spill seemed more significant than it was because heavy rains spread out a sheen over a large area.   No further Response action is expected.
A-203-2010* 4/8/10 1103 I received a complaint from resident on Old County road that there were multiple sites where waste oil, paints, and household solid waste had been dumped along the road where it became a narrow dirt road.  One 55 gallon drum containing waste oil was leaking. I went to the sites and found multiple sites that contained partial containers of paint and containers of waste oil. I secured the leaking drum. It was evident that the road had been used as a dumping site for some years since there were several drums that were completely rotted out and there were no signs of the contents in the area. I contacted the Waldoboro Code Enforcement Officer but never received a return call.

Jason Fish, DEP Response, and I returned to the road a few days later and collected all the liquid paints from multiple dumping sites along the road. We over packed and removed the leaking drum. A small amount of oil stained soil was removed from the leaking drum site.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-204-2010*On 4/8/2010 in Rockland, Mike Bumiller reported an oil spill. The spill occurred at a residence that was under foreclosure, it was unknown who the owner of the residence was. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The home had an outside aboveground storage tank, located on a cement pad. The tank appeared to have been overfilled some time ago. No clean up was practical as there was no free product or saturated soil visible. The area is served by public water, no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-205-2010* On 4-8-2010 Mr. Glenn Styles reported what he believed to be an oil sheen on the surface of Damariscotta Lake. He noticed this outside of his home/camp in the early hours that morning. The home is located at 12 Mallard Road in the town of Nobleboro.
 I made a site visit and determined that the sheen in question was purely biological. An extremely large hatch of small insects had caused this phenomenon. It was also a very calm morning and the surface of the lake was smooth.
 No further action by Response Services will be required.
A-206-2010* Tim Lane called this office to report that fuel spillage at the oil tank was not being addressed by his landlord. This home is located at 16 Fairbanks Road in the town of Wayne. Tim Lane had other complaints concerning the owner of the property. The owner is Randy Barber.
 I made a site visit and found a small amount of spillage associated with the aboveground oil tank, which is located outside. It is unclear to me if the spillage is in connection with filling the tank with a standard oil truck with the scully attachment, or adding fuel to the tank with five gallon jugs/cans. My guess is the tenant is adding oil with five gallons pails. In any event the fuel spillage was minor. I also checked the copper oil line in the basement and that seemed to be non-leaking.
 Tim Lane told me about the difficulties that he had been having with the landlord. There was obviously some tension and issues between the two of them.
 Sometime later (days or weeks) there was an incident concerning this landlord and tenant which involved the police.
 No further action from Response Services is expected concerning this site.
A-211-2010*David Murray of Trans Canada contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill that occurred on Fisk Mountain near Turbine #15 of the Kibby Mountain wind project.  The spill is believed to have occurred over the winter and had just been discovered.  An area of crushed stone 4 feet by 4 feet was impacted.  It was believed a piece of heavy equipment suffered a mechanical failure.  Clean Harbors Environmental was hired to excavate and dispose of the contaminated rock.  I provided a spill letter to CPRC of Scarborough.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected
A-212-2010*On 4/13/2010 in Rockland, the Fire Department reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of engine oil resulted from a ruptured line on a rental truck. The oil spilled on the paved road from Maverick Street to Camden Street. The Fire Department had the Public Works Department sand the roadway to eliminate traffic hazards.  No oil reached any storm drains or surface water. No site visit made, no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-213-2010*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the ground from a leaky vehicle.  Oakland Fire Department helped Rite Aid employees clean up the oil.  No further Response action expected.
A-216-2010*	The Department received an anonymous complaint regarding a resident of Winthrop dumping solid and hazardous wastes on the property located at 219 Turkey Lane. On May 5, 2010, Bob Williams and I visited the property to investigate the allegation. We spoke with the owner, Mr. Butterfield, who was very friendly and open. There was certainly a large amount of solid waste laying around the property with the majority being localized around a collapsed shed. Among the debris were four cathode ray tube televisions and computer monitors. No evidence was discovered of other hazardous materials being dumped around the property. We discussed the proper disposal of universal wastes (televisions and computer monitors). No additional Response actions are expected at this time.
P-295-2010*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that a Biddeford school bus had broken its fuel line and spilled diesel fuel onto the roadway.  The spill was spread over 200 feet of paved road and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-112-2010*On February 22, 2010 at approximately 19:00 hours I received a call from Downeast Energy (DEE) reporting that a copper line at a single family home is leaking #2 oil on the basement cement floor.  DEE informed me that a technician was on site and to contact him with further information.
Once I contacted the technician on site, he explained to me that they were cleaning the oil burner and perhaps at that time, might have moved the copper line that was doubled wall and running through the foundation of the basement floor.  The technician also explained that it appeared that only the double wall was holding the oil and nowhere else on the basement floor had oil on it.  After speaking with the technician via telephone I then contacted the home owner who was on site as well.  I asked him if he had a vapor issue in his house and he replied no and that staying in the house was fine.  I then set up a time the next morning to meet with him and the technician to further investigate the oil situation.
Tuesday February 23, 2010 at approximately 7:00 I arrived at 53 Mere Wind Rd., in Cumberland where the cracked copper line is located.  DEE met me a few minutes after my arrival at the site.  We evaluated the situated and determined that DEE would handle pumping the oil product from the double walled copped line and then cap it.  The home owner agreed to allow DEE to run a double walled copper line along the crack of where the floor and wall meet from the burner to the 275 gallon oil aboveground storage tank.  DEE agreed to cover costs of labor and repair.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-113-2010*On Tuesday February 23, 2010 at approximately 1:15 a.m. I received a call from dispatch that South Berwick Fire Department was a reporting a fire that was caused by 400 gallons of vegetable oil in a temporary garage set up.  After recording the contact information I immediately called South Berwick dispatch and asked for more details.  After retrieving the address and the basis of the scenario I responded to the scene of the fire.
At approximately 2:00 I arrived at 55 Boyds Corner Road in South Berwick.  I met with Mark Leach of the South Berwick Fire Department.  The fire was already extinguished at this time which made it safe to evaluate the damage.  My observations of the site include: vegetable oil draining down the gravel driveway and pooling at the end near a wet land area.  It also drained off the side of the driveway into another potential wet land area.  There were still totes and barrels full of vegetable oil and a fire damaged 275 gallon oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) near the totes and barrels of vegetable oil.  The oil AST was not leaking nor posing a threat to us at this time.
I met with the home owner, Rich Nowak, who explained to me; what he thought happened, what was in the temporary garage and that he also has home owners insurance for the damage and losses that occurred.  I explained to him the groundwater insurance fund that the state has set up and the guidelines to it.  He agreed to allow the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) handle and supervise the clean up procedure of the vegetable oil fire.  I advised him that we would be doing excavation of his driveway and partial yard area and due to the amount of rain that is expected that it might take a couple of days to complete the task and to please limit traffic of automobiles on the driveway surface.  He agreed to these circumstances.  After this, I called Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to be the hired contractors for this site.
I returned to the site on that same morning at approximately 9:00.  EPI was there with a dump truck, mini excavator, a roll-off and 2 other trucks to carry equipment.  This day consisted of soaking up the oily rain water on the ground and removing the layer of vegetable oil on the gravel driveway and the edges along the driveway that the vegetable oil washed over onto.
By 1500 hours the majority of the contaminated soil was removed from the site.  However, because of the  large quantity of rain that was happening at the time, a lot of the vegetable oil that was contained at the time became loose and starting washing down the driveway.  This was alarming to leave and I also alerted the homeowner that he needed to demo the temporary garage and remove all the damaged totes and barrels of oil immediately to reduce the amount of oil leaking down the drive way.  Mr. Nowak gave consent to allow EPI to conduct the demo of the garage, totes and barrels. This project would begin the next day on Wednesday, February 24th at 8:00.  Before leaving the site for the day, I did meet with Mr. Nowak's insurance agent, Jeff Perkins, with Summit Adjustment Service, Inc..  I informed him about the site and what we were planning to do with the damaged garage, totes, and barrels.  He said when the job is complete to kindly inform him of that.
On Wednesday February 24th at 8:00, I arrived on site with EPI.  They arrived supplied with a box truck, a chemist, technicians, a mini excavator, dump trucks and a roll off to begin the demolition of the garage, removal of totes, barrels and the 275 gallon oil AST.  The site appeared stable however there was oil pooling up in the same spot as the previous day because of the rain.  This required immediate attention to prevent the oil from leaching into the near by wet land.  The day ended at 1600 hours with the completion of the demolition of the temporary garage, the removal of the totes barrels and 275 gallon oil AST.  All that remained for the clean up that would be done
P-115-2010*On February 24th 2010 at approximately 1430 hours I received a phone call from Chief Mann of the Georgetown Fire Department.  He was reporting that a fire had burned down a summer seasonal home at 22 Ledge Mere Rd. in Georgetown and all that was left standing was a very unstable 275 gallon home heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  I asked him if the tank was completely full and he confirmed that it was and that the AST appeared to only be able to stay stable for a couple more hours due to hurricane force winds that were battering it.  He also added that the river was only an estimated 20 yards from the AST and it was down hill the whole way.  I confirmed the address and location of the site and assured him that I would be there in less then 2 hours due to the fact I was geographically 1 and 1/2 hours away and there was inclement weather.
I hired ENPRO as the contractors to empty a full 275 gallon oil tank (as reported from Chief Mann) and to remove the AST at the same time.  They said they would be there at approximately 2000 hours since they were coming from Portland and needed to gather gear and load their box truck.
I arrived at the site at approximately 1930 hours.  At this time there were no fire fighters or other civilians on site.  My observations of the site were blurred due to high winds and heavy rain/sleet.  The weather conditions were typical of a hurricane.  I waited to asses the scene until ENPRO showed for safety reasons.  ENPRO arrived at approximately 2000 hours and we walked the slope of the charcoaled house and still flame lit tree to get to the tank at the bottom of the slippery ledge. Visibility was difficult since there was no light except for 2 flashlights and those were difficult to give light since the rain reflected any light.  When approaching the AST we observed the condition that it was in.  There were two 2x4's leaning on the tank that appeared to keep it stable.  When testing the oil level with a stick, it only showed that the tank was holding approximately 4 inches of oil and at the most it was all considered sludge.  There was no indication that any oil had leaked from the tank by investigating the area and no oily vapors were omitting from the area either.  The stability of the tank was tested by observation of the strong winds not moving the tank and the ENPRO technicians took it upon themselves to shove the tank slightly.  With no movement of the tank and only approximately 4 inches of sludge at the bottom of the tank, I decided that there was no cause of a hazard to the river near by and by staying any longer to conduct any type of oil and AST removal from this site would only pose a life threatening situation to the ENPRO technicians and myself.  I concluded that we would return to the site at 700 the very next morning when conditions would not be a hazard to our lives.  At this time I tried to contact Chief Mann to inform him of this but no contact was made.
Thursday February 25, 2010 at approximately 700 I returned to Ledge Mere Rd., however, before entering the road ENPRO volunteered to cut up and remove the fallen tree that had fallen over night and did not allow traffic to pass by.  Once the tree was removed we were able to arrive at the site and remove approximately 25 gallons of oil from the tank and remove the AST from the site.  I attempted to contact Chief Mann again and left several messages with him to inform him of the removal of the AST and to also retrieve contact information of the home owners of this site.  Chief Mann never returned any of my messages or phone calls.
April 13, 2010 a groundwater insurance fund application was submitted by Janet & Alec Geanoulis. No further Response action was taking by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-116-2010*Thursday February 25, 2010 at approximately 5:30 I received a call from dispatch reporting that Bath Iron Works (BIW) had a gasoline spill from one of their safety boats in the water.  I contacted BIW about the gasoline spill.  They explained that due to strong winds from the storm that night, the ice on the ocean water smashed into the safety boat and caused a gauge in the gasoline tank.  This caused the tank to leak an estimated 10 gallons of gasoline into the ocean.  Unfortunately because of freezing water, high winds, currents and dangerous ice bergs BIW was not able to recover any of the gasoline.  I confirmed that the actions taken were okay (safety first) and to take no further action to be taken until conditions were favorable and any free product was still noticeable.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-126-2010*Saturday February 27, 2010 I received a phone call from dispatch informing me that the Wells Fire Department had a car accident occur in the town and that an unknown amount of gasoline had leaked from the vehicle.  When I contacted Wells Fire Department they said they had the site under control and no need for special attention from the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection(DEP) was required.  No further Response action was taken by the DEP.
P-132-2010*Sunday February 28, 2010 I received a call from dispatch that Westbrook Fire Department reported a vehicle accident in Scarborough.  I was given Scarborough Fire Department contact information.  I contacted Scarborough Fire Department to gain information on the accident.  They informed me that a Ford Explorer had over turned into a ditch due to slippery conditions.  The vehicle was leaking gasoline from the tank but they had it contained and were able to clean up the spilled gasoline themselves.  They said there was no need for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection(DEP) to approach the scene.  No further Response action was taken by the DEP.
P-171-2010*An anonymous phone call reported that an unknown amount of motor oil had entered a marina area but was cleaned up.  No action was taking by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further complaints or notices were made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-165-2010*The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at this residence had a tiny little hole that allowed maybe a cup of fuel to leak out onto the basement floor.   DA Pearson Heating Oil, who are approximately 500 feet down the road,  put a magnet patch over the hole and cleaned up the oil on the floor.  There was no signs of oil on the floor or fuel odors in the basement.
	Peter Moulton lined up a replacement AST very quickly for the owner.  New tank was installed approximately a month later.   No further Response action expected.
B-166-2010*On 4/6/10 I received report of a potential underground storage tank on a piece of property on Route 191 in Cutler next to the old Navy base.  The property is owner by Katherine Kelley's mother who is elderly and in a nursing home.  Ms. Kelley has been the contact for this project.  Apparently Mrs. Kelley is interested in selling the property in order to remove herself from any liability from any underground storage tank.  The site operated in the past as a service station.

After I made a site visit with a potential buyer, underground piping was discovered and a tank suspected, however, uncertainty on who was going to be responsible should the tank be there, led to the meeting ending.

Mrs. Kelley has not completed any of the paper work for registration or removal of the tank.  She has been given Diana McGloughlin's phone number and asked to contact to review her options.

Water sample gathered reveled no contamination of the well on site.


B-167-2010*An Acadia park truck (license # 64180) blew a hose and leaked out approximately 3 gallons onto the Thompson Island visitor parking lot.  Pads and speedi dry were used to clean up spill.  No further Response action expected.
B-169-2010*A hose split on M.E. Asbury and Sons Inc. screen (equipment) at their working gravel pit at the end of EBH road.  Approximately 25 gallons leaked into the sandy soil.  They excavated the soil and hauled it to Lanes in Hancock county for disposal.   No further Response action expected.
B-170-2010*Mr. Watkins reported a drum at the end of the of Page road, which is a dead end.  Bob Shannon retrieved drum and was found to be mostly water.  No further Response action expected.
B-174-2010*1/11/10  Hampden Fire Department reported a gasoline spill from a vehicle involved in a car fire.  I responded to the entered location and observed a burned out pick up truck.  Most of the oils were consumed in the fire, but it appeared that some gasoline had run off and was still leaking from the fuel tank.  We placed containment under the leak and deployed sorbent pads on the spill plume.  The leak had subsided before my departure.  The sorbents used in the clean up were entered into DEP's sorbent pad waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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B-175-2010*A piece of metal punctured the gas tank on a motor vehicle.  Ellsworth Fire soaked up the gas on the road.   No further Response action expected.
A-373-2009*Jeanie Conway of Vinalhaven Fire contacted this office to report an oil spill at this residence.   The spill occurred when Vinahaven Fuel was making a delivery.  The tank was full, and the oil spurted out the fill into some crushed stone beside the house.  The pressure also broke the site glass on the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) resulting in oil spilling to the concrete basement floor.  The owner, Roz Zander, was not home at the time of the spill and there was some disagreement over the delivery schedule since the home was unoccupied for a period of time.  In any event, the caretaker, Mr. Farnham, smelled oil and contacted the fire department.  I arranged to meet Ms. Zander and Mr. Conway at the site.  I inspected the AST and the spill area.  Deodorizing powder had been spread in the basement.  No oil was in evidence.  The site glass had been repaired.  I advised continuing ventilation.  Outside, a small volume of crushed stone had been removed by hand excavation.  We continued to dig and check for organic vapors with Pholionization Detector (PID).  No vapors were detected in the basement or in the remaining crushed stone.  Mr. Conway indicated it was a very small volume of oil, and he felt it had been captured by the removal.  Ms. Zander was concerned about the odors, but accepted my finding that the spill seemed minor, and appropriately cleaned up.  Additional ventilation and cleaning of the home was investigated by Jim Fox of one Beacon Insurance who contacted me later to inquire about the spill.  I provided a spill letter for disposal of the crushed stone to Vinalhaven Fuel, however, I did not get any confirmation from Dragon that the stone was delivered for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-426-2009*Mark Stebbins contacted this office to report poor housekeeping resulting in waste oil spillage at the Marriner Paving Gravel Pit in Washington.  The operation generates waste oil from various equipment maintenance.  The oil is stored in drums and an Aboveground Storage Tank.  When Mark inspected the facility 7/14/09, (report attached) the waste oil tank did not have any containment and spillage was in evidence around drums in the maintenance building.  The side of the building was stained.

I contacted Mike Marriner by phone and arranged to inspect the facility 8/12/09.  When I inspected the facility, the situation had improved.  They had fabricated a steel secondary containment structure around the waste oil tank, and cleaned up the area, consolidated drums etc.  There was one 5 gallon pail that needed to be moved inside, but otherwise ok.  No soil removal was necessary due to spillage to impervious surface (pavement).  The side of the building was badly stained, but I did not think it required tearing down the load bearing exterior wall to eliminate this.  The oil was soaked into the wooden framework, so cleaning it would be of limited value.  The oil source was under somewhat better control, so further spillage should be minimized.

Mark Stebbins had requested a water sample from the on site well for petroleum, however, Mike Marriner requested that this sample be coordinated with their routine water samples for other parameters to be taken later on that fall.  This was ok with me.  I contacted Mark by e-mail to report my findings on 8/12/10 copy attached.  No further Response action expected.
A-452-2009*This office received an anonymous complaint 7/20/09 referencing an unregistered underground tank at the Knox County Regional Airport.  The caller was quite certain an underground tank was improperly abandoned at the airport and he knew where it was located.

It was later discovered that a previous complaint by this caller was made on 5/27/2008 to DEP's Ted Scharf in the underground tank enforcement unit.  Ted performed a site assessment in November 2008 and found no evidence of an underground tank system.  The reporter was persistent and made additional reports to the Governor's office, prompting a response by our Commissioner (drafted by Diana McLaughlin, Underground Tank Unit Leader) on 2/18/09.

In response to the complaint, I researched the TANKS Database and found several registrations linked to the Airport.  There was reference to a 1988 environmental assessment in the tanks enforcement file; however, no copy of the report was in evidence.

6558  Birdmen Association	1 tank removed, 1992
6054  Downeast Airline	3 tanks removed, 1997
5286  Gas Guzzlers		1 tank removed, 1992
8208  Knox County Airport	5 tanks removed, 1991

I also arranged with Sean Dougherty, geologist DEP Technical Services Division, to utilize the DEP's Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) unit to try to determine if the tank existed, which would prompt removal.  I contacted the Airport and we met with Bill O'Brien of Maintenance on 8/4/09.  Bill was cooperative and showed us to the area near the former Downeast Hanger where the tank allegedly was located.  I had a map provided by the reported and we set up the GPR unit.  Our efforts were inconclusive.  We saw evidence of what appeared to be a pipe; however, no tank was observed (Sean's report is attached further describing the technology and limitations of the investigation).  I contacted the anonymous reporter by phone and he was very disappointed that we were unable to substantiate his claim.   It was not practicable or reasonable to require the Airport to excavate the area based on the complaint.  We departed the site.

On 4/16/2010  The Department was contacted by Julie Daigle, Stantec Environmental Services (Stantec), on behalf of the Airport.  Stantec was reporting what was believed to be a 500-gallon bare steel tank in the area where the mystery tank was reportedly located.  The tank had been removed by an excavation contractor 3 days prior and was taken off-site.  I forwarded information to Stantec on how the tank should be registered and notice of abandonment.  I requested the Airport arrange to have an excavator on site to dig up the area where the tank was located.

On 4/21/2010 I contacted Stantec to confirm they had received the information and inquired as to the schedule for an excavator.  Stantec confirmed they had the registration and it was being prepared.

On 5/10/2010 I still had not heard back, so I contacted Stantec again to inquire about the investigation.  SW Cole had been hired by Stantec to document the soil conditions where the tank had been located.  They were on-site that day, by chance, and had obtained Photo Ionization Detector (PID) headspace samples.

I then contacted Airport manager, Jeff Northgraves, and he confirmed there would be a representative, Ryan Leavitt of Stantec, on-site.  I responded to Owls Head and met with Ryan.  He showed me the area where the tank had been.  He had been there all along as the project manager on site and had observed the tank when it was removed.  The location of the tank was adjacent to the foundation of the former Downeast building in the same area we had looked with the GPR.  The soil was a dense green clay soil.  The Downeast building had been demolished and the site had undergone major excavation in preparation for a new terminal.  Foundations were in the process of being poured in this area.  There was no shortage of excavation equipment on-site.  Contaminated soil had been stockpiled approx 150 yards from the lo
A-459-2009*Sarah Hedrick of Verso contacted this office to report a 20 - 50 gallon spill of hydraulic oil which occurred as a result of a valve failure on a paper machine.  The oil was spilled to the floor, and some to the sewer.  Spilled oil was collected with sorbent, the rest of the oil was diluted in the wastewater treatment plant.  Repeated laboratory testing has shown that spills in excess of 100 gallons are detectable in the effluent discharged to the Androscoggin River.  In spite of this testing, the mill continues to claim the wastewater facility treats any volume of oil and no oil is discharged to the surface waters of the State.  The revised volume of oil discharged in this incident was 110 gallons.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-57-2010*Mr. James Anderson owns a vacant home at 6 Federal Street in Presque Isle and was prepping the home for demolition.  Mr. Anderson thought the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was completely empty; however, upon moving the tank he broke off the filter and approximately 4.99 gallons of #2 fuel leaked onto the ground.  A technician from Dead River Company helped Mr. Anderson secure the AST.  Mr. Anderson dug up contaminated soil and placed it in a 55-gallon plastic barrel, about half full.  Mr. Anderson will transport contaminated soil to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-211-2010*Approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The released was caused by thieves who stole the copper oil line to the AST.  The released oil was cleaned from the floor surface and the concrete floor surface was sealed with epoxy.  Several framing studs that were impacted with oil were removed and replaced.  No further Response action expected.
P-205-2010*A passenger vehicle drove into the Sabattus River near the bridge on Island Road and released approximately 5 gallons of gasoline into the river.  Sorbent boom was placed downstream of the spill to intercept released product.  The boom were left in place for several days and then removed and disposed of by the DEP personnel.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-206-2010*Home owner reported observing a sheen in a creek in the back yard of the residence.  A site visit by the DEP determined that the sheen was caused by organic decomposition.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-208-2010*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released into an engineered containment sump from a leaking dispenser pump on tank 7B due a loose fitting.  An environmental cleanup contractor was hired to remove the spilled product with a vacuum truck and wiped the sump clean with sorbent's.  The dispenser pump was repaired and the leak was stopped.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-207-2010*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a loose fitting on a new furnace that was installed by Downeast Energy (Downeast) on 3/16/2010.  The released oil followed a perimeter drain to a sump and was pumped outside the building.  The oil was discharged into a small makeshift decorative pond located adjacent to the building and then out flowed onto the lawn.  Downeast personnel cleaned the interior surfaces of the basement to the satisfaction of the DEP.  In addition, Downeast removed several bags of leaf litter from the outflow area that smelled of oil.  A sheen was observed in the pond and sorbent pads were utilized to mitigate.  Downeast was asked by the DEP to remove a small amount of sod from the outflow area due to negligible oil impact.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-209-2010*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was discharged from a passenger vehicle onto the paved road surface because the fuel tank became dislodged from the vehicle and discharged its contents.  Durham Fire Department applied sorbent materials to the product.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
A-64-2009*	A Maritime Energy tank truck lost control and rolled over onto its side while attempting to deliver oil on Woody Lane in Cushing.  The road is unpaved and was icy when the driver lost control around a corner.  No visible oil was reported, and only a small amount of dripping was seen around the man-ways.  DEP Response Service assistance was requested to drill the tanks to enable the transfer of fuel oil prior to righting the truck.
	Bob Williams and I arrived on scene at 09:45 with equipment to drill the tanker.  The peddle truck was on its side in the ditch, but very little leakage was observed.  Maritime Energy had an additional truck on the site to pump the oil onto.  Also, present was a contingent of Cushing Fire Department personnel to include a pump truck.  At 10:30 Bob Williams and I drilled three holes into the compartments of the overturned truck.  Maritime Energy then pumped 900 gallons of K-1 and 1300 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil onto the new truck.
	After the truck was righted a small amount of engine oil and fuel oil spillage was revealed.  Fire Department, Maritime Energy, and DEP staff removed stained snow and used sorbent material for any free product.  An estimated three gallons of fuel oil was lost and less than a gallon of engine oil.  No further Response actions are expected.
	
I-51-2010*On 4-1-2010, Bob Gagnon, of the Presque Isle Bus garage called to report that due to employee inattention while fueling a bus, about 5 gallons of diesel was spilled on the ground at the MSAD #1 Bus Garage. Sorbents were used to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-210-2010*Approximately 1 gallon of gasoline was released to the gravel road surface as the result of a leaking fuel tank on a passenger vehicle.  Pan Am excavated the impacted area and stage the material for disposal. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
I-52-2010*On 4-8-10, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) in Caribou called to report a substantial oil stain on Route 1 in Caribou, just north of Sleepers store.  I met with a DOT employee there and it looked like a truck or piece of heavy equipment had blown a hydraulic hose, spraying the oil over an entire lane for a distance of about 300 feet.  I asked DOT to spread sand on it and allow traffic to ride over it for a while then sweep it off to the shoulder.  It was done the same day.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-58-2010*On 4-13-10, Tom Tardiff of Montreal Maine Rail Road called to report that there had been a small spill at one of their switches in the Skyway Industrial Park area. All was cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-659-2009*11.16.09  Medway Fire Department reported a tractor trailer leaking diesel fuel from one of it's saddle tanks.  Upon my arrival I observed fuel on the ground.  The fire department had deployed some sorbent boom and pads to help confine and collect the spilled fuel.  I estimate that upwards of ten gallons may have spilled.  Water puddles around the spill area kept oil off the pavement.  I transferred an estimated 30 gallons of fuel from the damaged tank to the second, intact fuel tank.  I deployed some additional sorbent pads and collected as much fuel as possible.  A slight sheen remained on some of the water puddles, but did not pose any threat.

I submitted a reimbursement request for the pads I deployed and the ones deployed by the the fire department.  I re-stocked the fire department with one bale of sorbent boom and two bales of pads.

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P-292-2010*During excavation activities in the driveway of the residence an out of service septic tank was discovered.  The tank was constructed of concrete and measured approximately 4 feet wide and 8 feet long. Soils from inside the tank smelled of petroleum (fuel oil) and excavation activities were stopped.
	DEP personnel surveyed the site and determined the most likely source of the petroleum was from an historic spill that occurred in the basement of residence and was pumped into the septic via a sump pump. The residence was formerly heated with a 2 (275 gallon) aboveground storage tanks located in the basement of the residence. The residence is currently serviced by municipal water and sewerage systems.
	A sample was collected for laboratory analysis of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH)(attached) and DEP recommended that the material be placed back into the septic tank and backfilled.
No further action by Response Services expected.
P-293-2010*A sheen was observed in an unnamed stream along the pipeline approximately 100 yards east of the crossing of woods road off Route 123.  In addition, oil was observed pumping out of the soil adjacent to the stream during pipeline removal activities.  It is expected that the source of the spill is from an historic leak in the pipe near this location however additional testing will need to be performed.  Gail Lipfort of the Maine DEP is overseeing the pipeline removal and will ask the owner of the pipeline to perform additional investigation at this location.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-60-2010*On 4-16-10, Dead River reported a small spill at 70 Presque Isle St. , Fort Fairfield.  Due to mechanical failure on a delivery truck about 2 gallons was lost after making the delivery.  Driver used sorbents to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-59-2010*On 4-13-10, Maine Public Service reported losing about 1/2 quart of hydraulic oil on the ATV trail, where it crosses Route 164 in Crouseville. The crew used sorbents and shoveled up contaminated soil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-56-2010*At approximately 1704 hours on April 15, 2010, Mr. Matt Nadeau cut down a tree which fell on his service pole, pulling the grounding bushing out of the transformer.  This resulted in 5.99 gallons of non-PolyChlorinated Biphenyl transformer oil leaking onto bushes and ground around pole.  Maine Public Service conducted clean-up by removing bushes and soil with a backhoe.  Contaminated debris will be hauled to landfill for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-177-2010*Transformer leaked 5-8 gallons of dielectric oil at 41 Bernard Rd, Pole 151.  No PolyChlorinated Biphenyl's were found in lab analysis.  Approximately 4 yards of soil were excavated and hauled to the Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-178-2010*2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked out of one of their loaders.  They used pads and speedi dry to clean up the oil.   No further Response action expected.
B-179-2010*Bangor International Airport (BIA) spilled 2 gallons while fueling jet.  BIA crews cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
B-181-2010*On 4/15/10 I received report of an oil tank that leaked because of a fire in a boat building garage in Steuben.  The report was made by Kevin Jennsen of the DEP who discovered the spill while performing an inspection regarding hazardous waste enforcement.  I arrived on site and confirmed that oil had been spilled and there was still 23 inches of product in the tank.

After discussing the options with the responsible party I contacted Clean Harbors and scheduled the clean up for the next day.  Approximately 3.6 tons and 145 gallons of unspilled product were disposed of.
B-189-2010*Ms. Mandi Moore went to fill her car up with gas however when she did, gas started to leak out of her gasoline tank.  The Frankfort Fire Department responded quickly since they only had to drive a couple hundred feet to the south of their fire house.  They put absorbent's down and put a layer of foam down to suppress the vapors.
	The seam around the middle of her gasoline tank was extremely rusted and was the cause of the leak.   A tow truck was hired by the tow truck and was taken to a garage to be fixed.   No further Response action expected.
B-192-2010*On 4/13/10 I received report from the Department of Transportation that a blown hydraulic hose on a truck mounted street sweeper led to a spill inside their garage over the week end.  All of the oil was contained in their concrete floor drains and collected using sorbents and speedy dry.  No further Response action expected.
B-195-2010*On 4/21/10 I received report of a small hole in a transformer on the Old Bangor Road in Newport.  Line crews discovered the hole, but found no evidence of any spilled material.  The transformer was swapped out.
P-307-2010*Wednesday April 21, 2010 at approximately 17:30 hours I received a call from dispatch informing me that Kurt with Mueller Heating had reported that a copper line from a home heating oil tank had been leaking.  I contacted Kurt immediately to gain more information on the incident.  When I contacted Kurt he reported that Jen Brachen, the tan/ home owner at 16 Crossmeadows Rd. in South Portland had called Cash Energy about what appeared to be oil leaking from her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in her basement.  Cash Energy recommended that they contact Kurt of Mueller Heating to assist in the investigation.  Kurt also told me that upon arrival he noticed her copper line that had a sleeve on it had oil on it as well.  After careful evaluation of the copper line, he came across a pin size hole in the copper line that was causing the leaking oil on the basement floor. Kurt told me that majority of the oil was contained in the sleeve and only an estimated amount of 1 gallon had leaked out of the hole.  Kurt replaced the copper line and added a new sleeve to the copper line as well. Then he applied speedi dry to the floor to absorb the oil that had saturated that cement basement floor.
To confirm that the scene was suitable for Jen and her family I contacted her to ask if the vapors in the house were strong.  She informed me that they could not smell the oil in the house, that she also had windows open in the basement along with two fans blowing the vapors out towards the open windows.  I then set up a date and time to meet her at the house.
Thursday April 22, 2010 at 6:45 I arrived at Ms. Brachen's house to investigate the oil leak.  The copper line and sleeve had been replaced.  There was still a slightly strong oily odor in the basement but in the house there was none.  Ms. Brachen informed me that they were leaving for the weekend and would contact me if when they returned there was still an oil vapor issue.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-309-2010*04/21/2010 Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that on Oramel Ave. in Portland a transformer on a utility pole had been leaking. Approximately 3-4 gallons of 40ppm PCB(polychlorinated biphenyl) mineral oil leaked from the transformer onto a grassy area. CMP conducted the clean up. I inspected the site for adequate clean up. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-311-2010*Adams & Fogg while on site at Long Lake Marina performing annual leak detection testing, recorded a positive (visual free product in the interstitial space) visual confirmation and characteristically product soaked in to the sorbent pads readily, minimal water interference (95%+ petroleum).

A removal plan was instituted with waiver granted as the holiday weekend was fast approaching and a major portion of the boating season counts on this weekend.  During the excavation some piping anomalies were noted, but no leaks or product was observed on the outside of the system (tank or associated piping).  The old tank was removed loaded and transported off-site for disposal.  The excavation was prepared and the new tank was staged for installation.  As it was lowered into the hole and all appeared to be progressing in a systematic manner I excused myself and  planned no further actions at this time.  Driving by the site a short time after I observed the driveway had been paved and boat traffic launches underway.
P-507-2009*	7/2/09: While in the vicinity I visited this planned abandonment-by-removal of a reported pair of 275-gallon underground oil storage tanks (USTs).  Instead I found a single 1000-gallon heating oil UST that had been uncovered by R A Webber Construction.  The UST still contained 7" (60-gallons) of fuel and water    The listed site assessor: Craig Winter, was not aware of the pending abandonment.
	I contacted R A Webber and found that they were delayed due to the unexpected size of the tank.  I briefed them on pumping out the tank before removal by a qualified contractor.  Weeks later R A Webber notified me by phone that they were removing the UST soon, but I could not attend due to other commitments.  I received no reports of prohibited discharges.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-109-2009*	2/23/09: Evening notification of estimated 47 gallon discharge of #2 oil to the basement of this apartment building when Downeast Energy (DEE) had mistakenly delivered fuel oil to the apartment building instead of the propane that was ordered.  Compounding the error was the landlord had had the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) removed when he switched to propane but left the fill and vent pipe still in-place outside the building.  This culminated in the oil being delivered to the basement floor.
	I met on-site with Rob Wilkes and Don Houde of DEE, Mr. Frazier, John Swiger of Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) and various Lisbon Fire Dept. and DEE employees.  Oil had sprayed on the walls and on the floors into both rooms.  The basement was cluttered with debris and dirt but oil could be seen across the floor and in a floor drain (see site sketch and notes).  Oil odor could be smelled upstairs in both apartments.  I noted an ambient readings of 30 and 36 parts per million (ppm) of vapors {Ion Photo Ionization Detector (PID)}.
	The area is dense sub-urban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is over or is near a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.
	2/24/09: Over the evening, CHES workers had recovered free oil, picked up oiled sorbents and cleaned the floor and walls.  PID values were still 5 ppm upstairs and 34 ppm in the basement though remediation was still not complete at this time.
	As of this time I have heard no further questions, complaints or concerns on this discharge.  Cost for remediation was to be worked out between DEE and Mr. Frazier; no Groundwater Fund for the clean-up claim is expected.

S Brezinski
I-61-2010*04/23/10 Received a call from Ken Michaud, Daigle Oil Company (DOC), regarding a spill of approximately 150+ gallons of kerosene at James Bernier's home in St. Agatha.  Ken stated that the spill was the result of a corroded oil line and that the spill/leak had probably been occurring for a while.  The trailer is on a slab with concrete blocks underneath it.  Ken said the blocks around the fuel line are saturated with oil.  The ground around the spill site is pretty saturated.  The mobile home is located just before the sand salt storage shed when traveling north on the road that leads from the Long Lake to Frenchville. Ken (DOC) requested to call when DEP is going to be at the site so he can meet them there.

04/23/10 09:35 Called Bernier home and spoke with Nicole.  Explained that DEP would be arriving on scene between 11:00 and 12:00 noon, to do a spill investigation and develop a clean-up plan.  Explained to Nicole the Ground Water insurance fund program.  Asked Nicole how close their well was to the spill site, she said it was pretty close - maybe 30 to 50 feet away.  I asked her to gather information on the well i.e. depth, year installed, and amount of casing.  She will ask the previous owner to see if she can get this information.

In May, 2010, hired long Lake Construction to excavate contaminated material in the area of the tank. This was done in conjunction with an addition the Berniers were planning to build in the same area. About 80 yards was removed and disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill. Because groundwater was very shallow, and all contamination could not be removed, a recovery well was installed on the North side of the home. Will monitor recovery well until after spring 2011 and remove. Drinking water well was also placed on Quarterly Monitoring (QM).

The following spring, the recovery system was removed, very little had been recovered there. The Berniers stayed on QM until removal in 2011.

05/07/10 Filed electronic expense tracking from as requested by Diana Firth.

02-14-2013 Homeowner called complaining of large amounts of water accumulation in their basement and an oily odor. when lee and I arrived to the scene it was disclosed to us that there was no oily smell but a lot of water in the basement. The home owner want DEP to help them convince  DOT to changing the ditch outside of their home so that less water would drain into their basement.

No further action by Response Services expected.

P-208-2009*	3/27/09: While in this area on other matters I briefly stopped by this residential home to check on a planned abandonment-by-removal of a previously unregistered, 2,000-gallon consumptive-use, residential, bare steel, #2 oil underground storage tank (UST).  I noted a recently excavated disturbed area along Russell Ave.
	I called the listed contractor, Simard & Sons, whereupon Elwin Scott assured me that the UST had been removed.  The UST registration 21467 lists the removal date as 11/7/08.  I understand no evidence of discharges were reported.

S Brezinski
P-316-2010*Thursday April 22, 2010 at approximately 1645 hours I recieved a call from Ron Terio of Pine Tree Waste.  He was reporting that at the West Bath Transfer Station on 64 AJ Reno Sr. Road had a hydraulic hose blow at the site.  While a large piece of machinery was transporting rubbish from a truck the hose on it broke and leaked an estimated amount of 1 quart straight on to a cement pad.  The hydraulic fluid was contained on the cement pad with speedi dry and then swept up and disposed of appropriately.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-308-2010*On Wednesday April 21, 2010, I received a call from John Cressey of Summit Environmental at approximately 15:50 hours.  He was reporting that he was at the corner of Anglers Road and 302 in Windham and he was overseeing an excavation project and during the process of digging a hole they came across what appeared to be an Underground Storage Tank (UST).  He could not confirm if the tank contained any petroleum products.  He said he would call me back to confirm what the UST contained.
Thursday April 22, 2010,  at approximately 12:30 Mr. Cressey called me to confirm that the UST was actually an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) which had been buried and that the petroleum product in question was #2 oil.  He asked if I could supply him with an Oil Spill Debris letter.  debris allowing Mr. Cressey to remove the oily contaminated soil that is found on site and dispose of it at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  I agreed to meet with Mr. Cressey at 13:15 hours.
I arrived with  Responder Scott Cyr at approximately 13:00 hours.  The AST was sitting in the dug hole and it appeared to have been crushed by heavy equipment.  I met with Mr. Cressey and two other gentlemen who were volunteering their time and representing the Town of Windham.  Steve with Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was on site vacuuming the remaining 3 gallons of oily sludge that remained in the damaged tank.  There was no soil to be removed from this site and no spill debris letter was written.  I agreed to remove the AST from the site and dispose of it appropriately.
Friday April 23, 2010, I returned to the site with Mr. Cyr at approximately 8:00 hours.  We removed the tank from the site, cut it, cleaned it and disposed of it appropriately.  No further Response action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-268-2009*DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	4/15/09: Shane Simonoko of Holly's Oil (Holly's) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) less than a cup of oil spilled by overfill of the aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Viel residence, one of Holly's customers.
	4/16/09: Jeff Viel notified that the discharge was two to five gallons and he also reported a second, earlier oil discharge that apparently had gone unreported by Holly's to the MDEP.  I spoke to Ralph Leo, owner of Holly's, and had to correct him that the 10 gallon oil spill notification value was for underground storage tanks, something I and other DEP staff had explained to him following other oil discharges (see P-53-2006 et al.).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
	4/16/09: Mr. Viel showed me the spill location and I noted oil stains on the ground and side of the house (see photos).  The mouth of the vent pipe was still wet with oil.  The stain on the house appeared weathered and I was told it was from the overfill to snow the past winter.  The home is in a sub-urban residential area served by town water.	
	I called Holly's and left a message that further clean-up such as soil removal was required of Holly's Oil.  No further complaints or concerns at this time.  No further Response action is required at this time.

S Brezinski
A-218-2010*This office was contacted about a 250 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at 885 Rome Road.  The sprill was caused by an overfill of two tanks manifolded together in the cellar which had a dirt floor.  Soil excavation and later an engineered system was installed to minimize oil vapors.  The case was referred to the Division of Technical Services who provided air and well water monitoring.  Nearby stream and wetlands were sampled also for oil.  Please refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection spill project file for additional information.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-219-2010*A small amount of transformer oil was lost when the transformer malfunctioned.  Central Maine Power removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time. See attached report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Dan Davis.
A-220-2010*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground from a vehicle tank at McGee Construction in West Gardiner.  McGee employees cleaned up the oily soil and disposed of it properly.  No further Response action is expected.
A-221-2010*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to pavement from a loader.   Hawk Ridge employees removed the oil with sorbents.   No further Response action is expected.
A-222-2010*On 4/16/2010 in Jim Pond Township, the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured line on a backhoe. The spill was cleaned up by DOT with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-223-2010* On 4-16-2010, New England Organics (NEO) called this office to report a spill of diesel fuel. This spill occurred when a line on a piece of heavy equipment failed, spilling diesel fuel onto the pavement. NEO cleaned up the spill with sawdust.
 Several days later there was another spill at this location. I (Glen Wall) made a site visit on 4-22-10. The sawdust and cleanup debris from both spills were hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill.
 No further action is expected from Response Services.
A-224-2010*This office was contacted about a spill involving an aboveground storage tank near Lermond Pond.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-225-2010*This office was contacted about a one quart spill of oil from Pan Am Railways.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-227-2010*This office was contacted about the one quart diesel fuel spill.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this report spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews's departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-228-2010*This office was contacted about a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-232-2010* Maritime Energy reported the release of less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil. This spill occurred at the Cushing Community School at 54 Cross Street in the town of Cushing. The driver overfilled the oil tank and a small amount squirted out the vent. The driver cleaned this up and no site visit was deemed necessary.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-234-2010*On 4/22/2010 in Augusta, John Pederson reported an oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulted from the theft of a copper oil burner supply line. The home was a multi-unit apartment building. A site visit was made to assess the basement spill. The dirt floor basement had a large amount of debris that had become oiled. Several bags of sorbent pads were used to collect free product from the basement. A ram fan was installed to alleviate odors in the building.

On 4/23/2010, Clean Harbors was hired to Vactor contaminated soil and free product from the basement, as well as remove all of the oiled material. A total of 1480 pounds of contaminated soil was removed. Clean fill was replaced in the basement. The area is served by public water, vapors did not persist in the building, no further Response action is expected.
B-191-2010*On 4/16/10, I received a call from Scott Atherton, the owner of Penney Lane Estates in Bradley.  He explained that his park manager had seen an area on the back lawn of 52 Penney Lane where the grass was dead and it smelled of fuel oil.  Penney Lane Estates is a Land Lease Community where the homes are privately owned but the land is rented.  The home owner, Joe Pelletier, retired and is living in Florida.  He returned the week of April 12th to close on selling the home.  At this point the potential buyer expressed concern about a possible oil leak and the real estate agencies involved  notified Mr. Pellieter and Mr. Atherton.  The tank had leaked around the filter and Mr. Pelletier had Art Landry Plumbing and Heating repair the problem upon his return April 12th.
I visited the site on 4/17/10 and observed a large area of stressed vegetation.  I spoke with Mr. Pelletier later that day and he explained that he and his wife had issues with sludge clogging the fuel line October of 2009.  Jackson's Plumbing and Heating unclogged the line and the tank was filled with 100 gallons.  The Pelletier's put their home up for sale and left for Florida November 9, 2010.  The home was winterized but the firematic valve on the tank was not closed.  Oil leaked from around the filter because the gasket was not seated properly.  The Pelletier's did not know about the spill until they returned to the property to close on the sale.
I got back in contact with the owner of the LLC and he arranged to have his park manager meet me at the site on 4/19/10.
On 4/19/10, I discussed removal of the contaminated soil with the park manager and he recommended Peter Currier a local contractor to do the removal.  In total we removed about 30 cubic yards of contaminated soil.
The site was refered to Jim Lavoie of Techncial Services to monitor the private drinking water supplies for the LLC.

P-205-2009*NOTIFICATION
	3/26/09: Paula of C N Brown oil company (CNB) reported that one of their drivers had suffered a 2-gallon discharge the past 3/13/09 (later estimated by me to be up to 5-gallons of #2 oil).  The driver on 3/13/09 had reported a small burp out the tank top but it appears did not check for oil out the vent pipe.  The fillpipe was atop the aboveground storage tank (AST) within the basement but the vent pipe went out the wall of the garage so the driver may not have been able to hear a whistle properly.  I consider CNB a responsible party (RP) as they were handling the oil and perhaps should not have been delivering to a facility installation like this.  I consider the facility owner an RP due to the facility installation that would foster an overfill.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
	3/27/09: I met Mr. Mathieu, and John Wheeler of CNB on-site to examine the discharge.  The area is dense sub-urban residential use, served by city water and sewer.  There was still a yellow stain down the garage siding and oil-contaminated soil and snow downgrade (see photos and site sketch).  CNB agreed to remove oiled soil and clean the oiled siding.  I have advised Mr. Wheeler of prompt reporting of discharges and advised Mathieu and Wheeler that I recommend the fill pipe be moved outside next to the vent pipe.
	4/1/09: I checked and noted the discharge appeared satisfactorily remediated.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
B-199-2010*On 4/23/10  I received report of a 2 gallon fuel spill at Bangor International Airport from an aircraft venting.  The spilled product was absorbed using sorbent pads, which were disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further Response action expected.
B-196-2010*On 4/21/10, I received a report that lube oil was being dumped down an embankment at the end of White St. in the Havasu Pines Mobile Home Park.  When I arrived to investigate I found numerous containers of motor oil and soil, leaves, and debris contaminated with oil.  Bill Hartley, the park owner arrived on scene shortly after I did.  We discussed removing the contaminated soil and he said he could have an excavator and dump truck there the following morning.  He also assured me that there would be no further issues in his park.
2.06 tons of contamination soil, leaves and debris was removed.

P-323-2010*WalMart distribution center called to report an Over The Road (OTR) Rig had leaked 2 gallons of coolant to the asphalt lot.  The spill was not near, nor did it threaten a storm water drain.

The vehicle was being repaired before it departed, and the spilled material clean up.  No request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched.  Based on the information provided DEP-Response plans no further actions.
I-48-2010*04/02/10 Received a report of diesel fuel spill as a result of a traffic accident on I-95 approximately 2 miles north of the Sherman Mills Exit. The accident occurred when a tractor trailer box truck heading northbound on I-95 did not slow down and merge to the passing lane to go around a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) road patching crew.  The tractor collided into the rear of the MDOT patching dump truck.  I arrived on-scene and did a size up of spill-accident with MDOT Environmental Coordinator Region #5 Galen Hale.  Sherman Fire and Island Falls Fire Dept. had responded to the accident and deployed about four bundles of sorbent pads to the spilled fuel and set up 1 bundle of sorbent booms to contain diesel fuel from flowing off of the pavement surface.
The passenger side saddle tank had a large gash in the bottom and had completely emptied its contents on the road surface.  The driver's side fuel saddle tank was ruptured in several areas and still had over 125+ gallons.  This tank was actively leaking, and so several wooden wedges were inserted into the holes to stop the leaks.   I requested Sherman Fire Chief Ricky Long get some spare drums/fuel tanks to offload the diesel fuel in the driver's side saddle tank.  A local farmer, John Cummings, arrived on-scene with a portable tank (capacity 200 gallons).  Worked with Sherman Fire Dept. to set up diaphragm pump to off-load the 125+ gallons of fuel to this spare tank.  Requested MDOT bring in a least 10-15 cubic yards of sand to spread on the road surface to soak up the spilled diesel fuel, hydraulic oil, antifreeze, and motor oil.  Completed fuel transfer from damaged saddle tank to spare fuel tank.  MDOT's damaged dump truck was towed away.  The tractor trailer & box was properly secured from further fluid leaks and towed away.  MDOT began spreading sand and working it into the road surface.  Several sections of sorbent boom were deployed down slope on the median strip to catch any oil residual transported by storm water run-off.

04/07/10 Stopped by Houlton State Police Barracks and got a copy of the accident report.  Delivered sorbent pads down to Sherman Fire Department to replace the pads used up in the spill response.  Fire Chief Long stated that the truck driver had been flown to Boston and died at a hospital in Boston as a result of the traumatic injuries sustained in the accident.  Drove by the accident scene, all fuel spilled had been soaked up and all debris from the accident was removed from the site.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-95-2008*
SUMMARY
	On or about 1/3/08, I became aware of an investigation into gasoline contaminated soil landspreading issues at a gravel pit being newly developed as a municipal water supply wellfield for the town of Bethel.  DEP geologist Bruce Hunter was working with Daniel Piasecki and Carlton Gardner of Maine Drinking Water Program, et al, to investigate statements from a Bethel native that gasoline contaminated soils had been landspread back in the early 1990s, at or near this new wellhead location.

APPARENT RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
	Bethel Irving gas station, Main & Mechanic St., Bethel: Under P-617-1991, P-490-1992 & P-673-1993 DEP's John Gordon had Irving remove about 500 yards of gasoline contaminated soil and this soil may have been landspread at this North Rd. location.  See records of Rust Env. and the UST Closure report.
	Red Top Diner [a.k.a. Bethel Big Apple], Route 2, Bethel: Described in report P-418-1990, DEP's John Gordon approved landspreading of about 200 yards of gasoline contaminated soil "was landspread at a site elsewhere in Bethel."  It is suspected that this North Rd. pit may be the "elsewhere."  See records of geologist Mike White and Emery & Garrett Groundwater for further details.
	Ripley & Fletcher gas station, Main & Vernan Sts., Bethel: Report P-869-1990 by S Brezinski covers removal of gasoline contaminated soil from this site and transport to the Red Top Diner for treatment in an active, aboveground bio-pile.  Following satisfactory treatment in 1991 by Emery & Garrett Groundwater Inc., the soil was later taken a property used by John Gordon, possibly this North St. pit.  Ripley & Fletcher is a sister company of C N Brown Oil Co.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	See the above mentioned DEP spill reports, the records of DEP's Bruce Hunter, Bethel Water District, and Maine Drinking Water Program records for further information and resolution to this investigation.  As of 2009, John Gordon works with the Maine Department of Transportation and he may recall further information on this reported landspreading.
B.	Present DEP protocol now wisely discourages landspreading, particularly within gravel pits which can be indicative of sand & gravel aquifers.
C.	At this time I have found no detailed information in John Gordon's documents stating where exactly the oil-contaminated soil was landspread at this North Street site and if it was indeed satisfactorily spread and aerated.  I defer to the Maine Drinking Water Program and Maine DEP Technical Services Division for further investigation and resolution.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
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B-250-2010*On 5/10/2010 Lisa Chapman of Central Maine Power (CMP) called to report a leaking transformer on the Line Road in Garland.  A CMP crew was dispatched to the scene and discovered approximately 2 gallons had spilled to the ditch as a result of storm damage.  Approximately 1 bag of contaminated soil was removed from the road shoulder and ditch and disposed of through CMP's waste stream.
A-174-2009*On 3/28/2009 in Jay, Verso Paper reported an oil spill.  The 200 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a broken fitting on the number 4 paper machine.  The machine was shut down for repair, all of the oil was lost to the mill sewer system.  No site visit was made; no further Response action is expected.
P-204-2009*
	3/26/09: Notification by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) of several gallon leak of hydraulic oil from a truck to the roadway, under control and being cleaned up.  A later drive by the area I noted no further clean-up needed.  No further Response Services action required at this time.
A-428-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report from the Coast Guard (USCG) that this fishing vessel (Perrys Pride III) was engulfed in flame off Pumpkin Island in the town of Boothbay.  There were no plans to salvage the boat.  100 gallons of diesel fuel were onboard and were contributing to the burn.  The boat eventually sank in 100+ feet of water.  USCG officials monitored the event and reported no significant evidence of oil spillage.
P-685-2009*
	Saturday 8/29/09: Notification to Sheryl Bernard by Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power (CMP) of a possible 140-gallon discharge of transformer oil off Maine Mall Rd. at Jarod's in South Portland following a vehicle collision.  The area is dense commercial use, served by city water.  The site is the former Maine Mall Mobil which has suffered a number of discharges and clean-ups in past years.
	Tuesday 9/1/09: I inspected spill site and noted it was marked out but no clean-up started.  I contacted Mr. Dawson at CMP and he arranged for clean-up for 9/3/09.  Oil had run down through the grass toward the brook.  Clean Harbors had pumped out remaining oil from the damaged transformer.
	Thursday 9/3/09: "I went to Jarod's" and met with Dawson and an Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) crew under Charles Dow, and a North American Inc. vacuum truck, all hired by CMP.  EPI excavated oiled-soil to 6' or 8' deep.  The oiled soil was transported to CPRC Group for recycling under a Maine DEP oil spill debris form.

CONCLUSION
1)	At this time I understand the discharge to be remediated to state satisfaction.  The discharge volume was revised to 114-gallons.
2)	I expressed to Mr. Dawson dissatisfaction in the delayed clean-up with CMP's discharge: occurring on 8/29/09 but clean-up not being initiated till 9/3/09, five days later.

S Brezinski
	
B-658-2009*11.16.09  Somerset County Sheriff's Office reported a diesel fuel leak from a portable tank mounted in the back of a pick up truck that was involved in an accident.  The pick up left the roadway north of Box 2513 along Route 201 in The Forks.  The pony tank is used to re-fuel machinery.  The tank had ejected from the pick up, but it was unclear to the responding law enforcement officers' how much had leaked.

I responded to the location early on the 11.17.10 and located the accident site.  The vehicle and the pony tank had been removed.  The site was at a culvert and water was pooled up in that location which ran off toward the Kennebec River.  I observed a slight sheen in the water, but the oil was too thin to collect.  I collected four one gallon containers of bar and chain oil that had been undamaged.  A fifth one gallon container of bar & chain oil was damaged and half full.  I suspect that the sheen was the result of the lube oil and that no leak of diesel fuel occurred from the pony tank.  There was also no olfactory presence of oil or fuel.

There was no waste material to dispose.  The bar & chain oil was recycled for use.

file/report.


B-293-2009*5/22/10  Mr. Dority inquired as to where he may dispose of approximately 15 gallons of waste gasoline.  Mr. Dority generated the waste from an old boat he was attempting to restore.  Mr. Dority appeared to be in a pinch and I agreed to assist him.  I met him at the marina and recovered the waste gasoline by placing it in bags of sorbent pads.  I generated three bags of waste that I entered into the sorbent waste disposed by DEP at Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn, ME.  The waste was not enough to separate out and seek reimbursement.  No further Response action required.

file/report.
P-687-2009*
	8/31/09: Report from Central Maine Power regarding an approximate 1-gallon leak of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground at the base of Pole #1, apparently due to lightning strike on the transformer.  Response and clean-up by CMP workers.  The location is rural residential island ijn Sebego Lake, served by private wells and used to be part of the Town of Sebego.  See attached CMP Spill Report for further details.

S Brezinski
A-167-2009*On 3/26/2009 in Farmington, Paula Smith reported an oil spill.  The estimated 100 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of frost heaving the ground, breaking the oil supply line on an outside Aboveground Ground Storage Tank (AST).  The fire department responded to the spill and applied sorbent pads under the mobile home.  A site visit was made to assist and evaluate the spill.  Environmental Projects was hired to pump the remaining oil water mix from under the mobile home and collect oiled sorbent materials.  Contaminated soil was removed from a drainage ditch that emptied from under the home, as well as some soil under the home.

The area is served by public water.  There did not appear to be any remaining vapor problems in the home after the clean up.  No further Response action is expected.
A-176-2009*On 3/29/2009 in Wiscasset, Harold Shea reported an oil spill.  The estimated 4 to 8 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a loose fitting on an oil supply line.  The fitting was tightened, and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials by Mr. Shea.  A site visit was made to confirm spill details and clean up.  No further Response action is expected.
P-203-2010*On 3/18/2010 I received a call from Eleanor Chapin reporting a couple of 5 gallon pails had been dumped last year in the area of 1196 North Rd in Parsonsfield.  I responded to the location the following morning and removed the pails, which contained waste oil.  It looked like a small amount of the oil may have spilled when the containers were deposited on the side of the road.  I did not do any clean up.  No further Response action required.
P-25-2010*	1/13/10: Overfill of interior waste oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) due to transfer malfunction.  Discharge outside from vent pipe to snow and frozen ground remediated by Scarborough Pubic Works staff.  Oiled snow was melted and recovered oil used.  No further Response division actions expected.  Dense commercial and industrial use area served by public water.
P-27-2010*I was contacted by Bruce Yates of Global reporting that while transporting a 300 gallon tote of dye the forklift poked a hole it.  Clean Harbors was on site preparing to clean their dye tank so they were able to respond immediately and pump out the tote.  Only about 3 gallons of dye spilled.  The incident happened inside the berm of Tank #2.  Stephen Brezinski visited the site for me.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-59-2010*	1/28/10: JMB Plumbing reported a non-serious small discharge of K1 oil to the ductwork of a customer's furnace and concrete pad underneath due to a fitting or seal leak.  JMB staff applied speedy-dry sorbent and washed the spill area with cleaner after picking up the oiled sorbents.  No Maine DEP Response was made at the time and I received no further complaints or questions.
P-62-2010*The pin that holds the lock for scully nozzle failed which resulted in the inadvertent engagement of the nozzle and a discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials by the responsible party.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-63-2010*A valve at the loading rack of this bulk plant failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  Product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-85-2010*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Product impacted the concrete foundation wall and a paved sidewalk.   Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-86-2010*A delivery driver overfilled his delivery truck at the rack of the terminal.  Product impacted the top of the tank then ran down the trough drain to the pavement.  Sorbent material was utilized to recover spilled product atop the truck as well as at grade.   No further action by Response Services expected.
P-91-2010*A call was received about a Dodge Diplomat passenger vehicle leaking motor oil in the parking lot.

I called Saco Fire Department to see if they could drive by and assess and call back if any clean up were deemed necessary, they agreed.  No additional information was received, therefore no DEP assets dispatched.  The urban setting is served by both public water and sewer, no sensitive environments identified as affected.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-95-2010*Approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil was released to coastal waters as the result of a blown hydraulic line on a crane.  The oil quickly dispersed and was unrecoverable.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected a this time.
P-100-2010*	2/17/10 report through the US National Response Center of a light petroleum sheen in Casco Bay discovered by Portland Pipeline Co. on 2/14/10.  The tanker vessel British Eagle was docked but they believed the sheen did not come from that vessel.   No clean-up was initiated as an oil sheen is typically not recoverable.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-104-2010*	Tuesday 2/16/10: C N Brown Oil Co. reported a 2-cup spill of heating oil at this location in Norway; and that they cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-493-2009*Robin Cummings was boating on Woodbury Pond and observed a sheen on the water.  She contacted our office and reported the location.  I responded and met with Robin.  She took me out in her boat, a 17' Glastron with OMC outdrive, probably about a 1975 vintage.  We motored to a secluded cove on the east side of the pond.  There was indeed a thin sheen of oil on the water surface and clinging to vegetation along the shore.  We motored around and looked for a source.  No source was found.  A personal watercraft operated by Robin's son jetted over and met us offering some additional information.  It seems that a person on the other shore of the lake reportedly cleaned a deep fryer kettle using lake water to rinse out.  So that was the likely source of the mess.  The sheen was very thin and spread out across the cove.  No practicable collection was possible.  Since this was a vegetable oil (presumably) the environmental impact was limited.  We cruised by the shoreline where the perpetrator allegedly was staying.  I tried to look as stern and hard bitten as possible with the hope of striking fear into the heart of the guilty party.  Alas, it was a beautiful sunny day on the lake... hard to be stern looking.  That must be why wardens wear those dark sun glasses.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-106-2010*Mrs. Lord called to report she found old sulfuric acid in her barn.  She asked for assistance for proper disposal.  I went to her home and retrieved it for consolidation with DEP corrosive wastes.
DEP Response plans no further action.
P-117-2010*A pickup truck was stolen and the thief took it on a joy ride eventually ending up in the Eel Weir Canal of the Presumpscot River.  DEP responded and observed the vehicle being pulled from the canal.  A minimal discharge of unleaded gasoline caused a minor sheen in the body of water.  The small amount of spilled oil was infeasible to recover; therefore, Response Services does not anticipate further actions.
P-127-2010*02/27/2010 Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that on River Road in Woolwich a car accident resulting in the vehicle slamming into a utility pole snapped the pole and causing the transformer on the pole to crash onto the ground and leak 7-13 gallons of non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) mineral oil onto a gravel road side. 4 yards of oily soil was removed by CMP. I visited the site to determine complete clean up by CMP. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-128-2010*02/28/2010 Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that in Falmouth there was a transformer hanging from a utility pole. Confirmation was made later that no mineral oil leaked from the transformer and the transformer was removed from site. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-133-2010*An unknown amount of oil was discharged along various portions of Woodfield road from a vehicle. Based on visual and olfactory observations the oil was most likely #1, #2, or diesel fuel.  A light coating of oil was observed in several areas but was spread thin and was not recoverable.  The Falmouth Public Works Department spread sand on several areas so that motorist would not slip.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-135-2010*	2/24/10: C N Brown oil company reported a small discharge of K1 oil to a concrete surface due to an overfill of a tank on a truck destined for resale.  No oil was reported to drains or to soil or surface waters.  It was reported all cleaned up.  The facility is a retail motor fuels gas station located in a sub-urban commercial area.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-137-2010*	3/1/10: Mr. Rehnke of Bath Iron Works notified that flood waters had washed oil spills on the floor of the Rigging Equipment Building outside and back into the adjacent Kennebec River creating a 0.25 mile long oil sheen, none of which was recoverable.  Keeping the shop floors and equipment clean of oil spills and containers secured could prevent circumstances such as this in the future.  No further action by Response Services expected.

S Brezinski
P-142-2010*02/28/2010 Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that on Rochester Road in Sanford a transformer on a utility pole was hanging from the pole. No mineral oil leaked from the transformer and no clean up was necessary. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-143-2010*On March 01, 2010, I was asked to follow-up on two (2) incidents (also see P-144-2010) at Global Companies, LLC, 1 Clark Road, South Portland, ME, regarding the discharge of asphalt during the transfer and filling of the #9 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).

I met with Bruce Yates, Terminal Manager, who showed me that area of the discharge and explained the efforts to contain and abate the situation.  The AST had recently been brought into service for the storage of asphalt, and while filling for the first time, asphalt breached the bottom of the tank and pooled outside, where it was first observed.  Operations were immediately stopped until which time it was determined that the AST wasn't leaking, and the asphalt was back loaded to the barge.

The asphalt outside the AST was solidifying, posing no risk to the environment.  There was still approximately 8.5 inches of product left in the tank, which would have to be dealt with to assess the bottom of the AST.  Efforts at the time were concentrated on the dock discharge (P-144-10), due to it proximity to the water.

On 3/2/10, I returned with Richard Kaselis, ME-DEP Licensing, to further assess the situation and discuss remedial activities/options, in addition to what would have to been done to bring the AST back in to service.

For further details, see attached correspondence.   In short, the AST was cleaned, all the waste was disposed of properly, the tank bottom was inspected and repaired, and the tank was finally brought back into service.

No further action by Response Services expected.
P-144-2010*On March 01, 2010, I was asked to follow-up on two (2) incidents (also see P-143-2010) at Global Companies, LLC, 1 Clark Road, South Portland, ME, regarding the discharge of asphalt during the transfer and filling of the #9 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).

While transferring asphalt from the barge to filling the AST , for the first time, the "Flange Insulators" melted from the heat of the asphalt, which in return allowed the bolts on the flange to become loose releasing product onto the dock and stanchions.  The discharged asphalt was contained to the dock, and nothing made its way into the water.

I met with Bruce Yates, Terminal Manager, who showed me that area of the discharge and explained how the discharge occurred (see attached correspondence for further details).  Clean Harbors was in the process of scaping hardened asphalt from the dock and supporting members.  The area was boomed, and I observed no evidence of oil in the water.

On 3/2/10, I returned with Richard Kaselis, ME-DEP Licensing, to check on the progress.   Clean Harbors was still in the process of cleaning the dock, although it appeared they would be completed by days end.

No further Response action required.



P-146-2010*DEP received notification that a transformer was damaged and oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm related breakage.  The oil in the transformer was mineral oil.  The impacted materials were removed/excavated for disposal.  A site visit was conducted but only repairs witnessed, as the pole is off the road by a few hundred feet, the oil clean up would be at a later date by the NASC crew a routine clean-up expected.  If conditions beyond the expected release CMP with contact DEP with new information.
P-147-2010*CMP reported a series of transformer originated releases due to the recent storm that went through York county and southern Maine.  The individual locations were visited and CMP NASC (North Augusta Service Center) was repairing the service connection as a primary act and clean-ups would follow accordingly.  Based on the site visit after the storm debris is cleared the oil clean-up will be somewhat routine.  If conditions beyond the expected release CMP with contact DEP with new information. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-148-2010*DEP received notification that an unknown amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The impacted materials will be removed for disposal by Central Maine Power (CMP).  Based on the site visit after the storm debris is cleared the oil clean-up will be somewhat routine.  If conditions beyond the expected release CMP with contact DEP with new information. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-158-2010*
	3/3/10: CMP reported about 10-gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil discharged due to storm damage.  On the morning of 4/3/10 I examined the spill site and confirmed the pole replaced but the discharge still on the frozen ground covered in sorbent pads.  Ms. Dyer of CMP advised me that a clean-up contractor was due that day to clean up the discharge.  CMP's report states three yards excavated and removed.
	The location is rural residential served by private wells and septic, though i do not believe this non-PCB oil to be a threat to the nearby wells.  No further action by Response Services expected.
	
P-160-2010*	3/7/10: Report through Maine State Police of a small gasoline discharge at this retail motor fuels facility.  What did not evaporate was cleaned by Westbrook Fire Department and Cumberland Farms staff.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-162-2010*DEP received notification that an unknown amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The impacted materials will be removed for disposal by Central Maine Power (CMP).  Based on the site visit after the storm debris is cleared the oil clean-up will be somewhat routine.  If conditions beyond the expected release CMP with contact DEP with new information. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-163-2010*DEP received notification that approximately eleven gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil and sorbents used for clean-up were removed for disposal.  DEP visited the site and determined that the clean-up was adequate.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-164-2010*DEP received notification that an unknown amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The impacted materials will be removed for disposal by Central Maine Power (CMP).  Based on the site visit after the storm debris is cleared the oil clean-up will be somewhat routine.  If conditions beyond the expected release CMP with contact DEP with new information. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-168-2010*Approximately one gallon of lube oil was discharged from the engine room of a locomotive to track ballast.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party for off site disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-175-2010*Transformer leak due to storm damage.  Minimal discharge.  Affected media cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP report for further details.
P-176-2010*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported the loss of approximately 2 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer on Sewall Shores Rd. in Lebanon due to storm damage.  Contaminated media cleaned up by CMP personnel.  See attached CMP report for further details.
P-190-2010*Intact containers of lacquers and thinners were found dumped on the side of the road.  Parsonsfield's local trash hauler picked up the containers at the town's behest and disposed of them at a household hazardous waste recycling facility.  No discharge occurred.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-196-2010*Approximately one gallon gasoline was released onto the concrete parking surface as the result of an overfill caused by human error while filling a passenger vehicle from an underground storage tank . The Released gasoline was recovered using sorbent materials by Dead River personnel. No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-197-2010*	3/9/09: Report of small hydraulic discharge from a Komatsu tractor to the ground that had occurred the previous day.  The soil was dug up and drummed for disposal in their waste stream.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-200-2010*While rounding the corner in a westward direction the truck lost control and partially skidded out on to the ice of the lake's shoulder.  Sufficiently stuck, it required a towing service to remove it from the ice & slush.  Warden Lewis was on scene and reported minimal spillage of oil and coolant, expecting little more upon removal, but would call and notify if indeed things went south.

No request for assistance was made none dispatched base on Lewis's statements.  No additional calls were received and DEP-Response plans no further actions.
P-212-2010*An overturned vehicle released approximately 2 gallons of gasoline to the ground surface on the shoulder of the road.  DEP personnel deployed sorbent's onto the released product and removed several shovel full of impacted soil.  No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-218-2010*Downeast Energy (DEE) responded to an odor complaint from a customer at the aforementioned address, to find a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement.  There was a small stain on the gravel floor beneath the tank which needed attention, after they off-loaded the remaining fuel oil. A few 5-gallon pails of material were removed, transported back to DEP for consolidation and disposal at CPRC Recycling at a later date.  DEE managed the tank removal and replacement, DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-221-2010*	3/22/10: Report of small used motor oil spill to concrete floor from drip-pan under Hammond Lumber truck.  Cleaned up by Hammond Lumber Co. staff and the waste sorbents put in trash.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-222-2010*	3/22/10: Overfill out vent pipe of customer's oil aboveground storage tank; the Dead River Co. (DRC) driver reported a faint whistle which I advised them to check into and try and have corrected.  No discharge or oil odor inside the home reported.  DRC dug out contaminated soil, but I did not yet have opportunity to inspect.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-227-2010*Wednesday March 24, 2010 I received a phone call from Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways.  He was reporting that a train had leaked approximately 1 quart of lube oil on the rail tracks near Strawberry Ave. in Lewiston.  The lube oil leaked from the engine.  He explained that the engine was fixed and the contaminated soil was shoveled and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-234-2010*DEP received notification from a security guard for South Portland High School that one of the parked busses discharged approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to the ground.  The South Portland Public Works department responded to remediate the spill by removing contaminated soil for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-236-2010*Ken Pelletier called to report the loss of approximately one cup of lube oil from an engine at Rigby Yard.

No clean up practical, no DEP Response action taken, based on the information given.
P-243-2010*A customer called to complain about an alleged sheen from the bulk tank to dispenser at the Valero service station.  Upon arrival I ask the attendant if they'd had any problems or overfills, they replied "no."  I walked around the tanks and dispenser island and there is a slight stain (discoloration) but no free product or sheen visible.  Without any visual evidence or incident acknowledged by staff this DEP Responder plans no further action.
P-245-2010*Within the last few weeks neighbors have noticed residual oil odors, but thought it related to diesel fired pump-station adjacent to the home.  Only after an astronomical high tide was the true source, an old out-of-service tank beneath the home in the crawl space discovered.  The high tide had released the contamination associated with the stricken tank.  DEP facilitated the removal of 11.07 tons of contaminated soils for disposal at CPRC Recycling, Scarborough.  A roll-off container of oiled materials from under the home (ex. furniture, lumber, utility spool) were transported off-site for incineration.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-248-2010*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of unleaded gasoline was discharged at the Lyseth School.  The fire department indicated that the school district would be taking care of contaminated soil removal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-257-2010*Hydraulic oil Release from excavator, reported after hours to wrong region.  Handled by Nathan Thompson of the Eastern Maine Regional Office.  Spill Debris provided for small amount of soil removed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-263-2010*Report from Bath Iron Works (BIW) Harding Facility that approximately 1 gallon of motor oil had leaked from a piece of equipment at the facility.  The oil had affected the ground surface as well as impact to water in a storm drain.  The affected media was cleaned up by BIW crews.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-269-2010*On 4/5/10 I received a call from Bill Cove of Sunbelt Rental reporting a diesel fuel spill from one of their excavator's in Lewiston.  The spill occurred as the result of a ruptured fuel line.  Clean Harbors was hired by Sunbelt to clean up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-273-2010*On 4/7/10 I received a call from William Moulton of Cianbro reporting a one cup spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on a hydraulic hammer.  The spill went onto the deck of a barge and into the Fore River.  Sorbent boom was deployed to contain and collect the spilled oil.  No further Response action required.
P-276-2010*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released into the containment sump of the dispenser on tank
#7.  The release was caused by a loose fitting.  A vacuum truck was used to recover the spilled product from the sump and the loose fitting was repaired. No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-277-2010*04/08/2010 Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that on Union Street Ext. in Auburn a transformer on a pad had been leaking mineral oil with <1ppm PCB(polychlorinated biphenyl). CMP applied gator and shoveled the oily soil that was around the transformer pad. I inspected the site for adequate clean up. No further action as taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-279-2010*On 4/7/10 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on a CMP truck.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill by hand excavating and using sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-282-2010*DEP received notification of a motor vehicle accident causing the discharge of anti-freeze which was mitigated by the fire department.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-283-2010*On 4/9/10 I received a call from Carrie Barnes of Dead River reporting a 4 - 8 ounce spill of diesel fuel that was the result of an overfill of an emergency generator.  The spill occurred at the North Yard of Bath Iron Works (BIW) and was cleaned up by BIW staff.  No further Response action required.
P-286-2010*Report of Lube Oil leak from Pan Am locomotive in the vicinity of Fire Road 7 & Depot St. in New Gloucester.  Small impact to Pan Am property.  Affected media removed by Pan Am for consolidation with like wastes and later disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-291-2010*
	4/13/10: A Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) street sweeper suffered a reported slow 5-gallon leak of hydraulic oil down the road and across the MTA bridge over the York River at Mile 5.2 northbound.  The spill was reported to have been sanded and the waste sand picked up and disposed of with other MTA waste soils.  Branscomb of MTA reported that no oil reached the river.  No site visit and No further action by Response Services expected.
P-298-2010*	
	4/13/10: a small container of mercury hazardous waste left at Denmark Transfer Station by an unknown resident.  On checking with Mr. Hamlin of Maine DEP, Solid Waste Division, he advised me that the Transfer Station is supposed to have a plan for handling hazardous waste dropped off to them.  I understand that Hamlin contacted the town officials and that Denmark arranged for proper disposal.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services expected.
P-301-2010*
	4/7/10: Report of small leak from pole-mounted transformer to ground.  CMP responded and removed oiled vegetation and soil.  See attached CMP report for details.
P-310-2010*I was contacted by ENPRO Services on behalf of the Portland Jetport regarding petroleum contamination that had been discovered during excavation activities for the Jetport expansion project.  I met with representatives of the Jetport, Gorham Sand & Gravel, and ENPRO on site.  The contamination was localized to an area that had formerly been a parking lot, appeared to be petroleum, and was most likely from historical leaking auto gas tanks in the parking lot.   I did not require clean up based upon my field screening results and the future use of the site.  The Jetport officials, however wanted to dispose of any contaminated soil.  I could not provide an Oil Spill Debris letter and informed them that they should contact the receiving facility for required analysis.

CPRC was contacted and analyzed the soil and it did meet their criteria.   41.82 tons were disposed of at CPRC.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-317-2010*04/23/2010 I received a telephone call from Portland Fire Department dispatch. They were reporting that at the Cumberland Civic Center (CCC) on 1 Civic Center Square a circus truck had leaked approximately 20 gallons of diesel onto the pavement and down into a storm drain.
I arrived at the CCC at approximately 17:00 hours. I met with the Assistant Operations Manager/Director of Maintenance Josh Frederick. He explained to me that a circus truck was parked on the sloped area when he started leaking diesel. The truck leaked an estimated 20 gallons from the tank before it was patched. Portland Sewer District manager was on scene as well. He said that the absorbent pads that are already in the storm drain will be enough to absorb the diesel. Mr. Frederick said that they had already applied speedi dry to the diesel area. I requested that they apply another coating of speedi dry and then clean it up. No other areas were impacted by the diesel leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-325-2010*The Department received a report of leaking drums stored in a box trailer at this location.  The report was substantiated; approximately 30 drums of waste oils were discovered.  Some of the drums had begun to corrode which resulted in minor seeping from tank bottoms through the dilapidated floor of the trailer ultimately impacting the gravel below.  The trailer was moved into the vehicle garage onsite. Then the responsible party transferred all salvageable products into new drums for indoor storage and subsequent use as fuel for a waste oil furnace.  Five drums with questionable contents were transported offsite for disposal.  Regarding the aforementioned soil contamination, the Department did not require its removal due to this urban area and the presence of a public water supply.  No further Response action expected.
P-326-2010*
	4/26/10: Report by scrap metal recycling company of a leak of gasoline from a vehicle on their storage rack to the ground below.  They cleaned the waste with sorbents and sent the waste to Pine Tree Landfill.  No spill reported to soil or to waters of Maine.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-328-2010*Discharge was the result of a weeping Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  A small stain on the concrete was observed, with no recoverable product.  The tank had a magna-patch applied to the weeping area, and was scheduled for replacement through the State's AST replacement program.  No further action by Response Services required.
A-501-2009*Vickie Gammon of Verso Androscoggin Mill contacted this office to report a number six oil spill at the #2 power boiler.  In the course of conducting maintenance on the oil header, a technician removed a pressure gauge and discharged 4 gallons to the floor.  Some oil was discharged to the sewer.  Oily debris was reportedly disposed by Verso.  No site visit was made.   No Response action expected.
A-235-2010*	An oily sheen was reported by Mr. Bob Willette of Belgrade after he discovered the sheen while out walking his dog on the Old Mount Vernon Road. The road is an old abandoned road that is now a snowmobile trail, local off-road hangout, and unauthorized solid waste disposal area. After discussing the possibility of an organic sheen with Mr. Willette, he was adamant that it was petroleum, so a site visit was made.
	On April 23, 2010, I met Mr. Willette and we drove out the Old Mount Vernon Road until passage was no longer possible with four wheel drive and then walked in on foot several hundred yards.  Multiple areas of solid waste dumping were discovered along the way, but no significant oil or other hazardous materials were discovered. The sheen on the beaver pond was also found to be a biologically caused sheen. While the area contains multiple areas of illegal solid waste dumping, no oil or hazardous material spills were discovered.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-280-2010*On 4/9/10 I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a 25 gallon hydraulic oil spill due to a burst hydraulic line on a front end loader.  The spill occurred at the Maine Turnpike Kennebunk Maintenance Area on Route 35.  Turnpike Authority employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-284-2010*On 4/10/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Owens of Dead River reporting a quarter cup spill of fuel oil at a client's residence in Sanford.  The spill occurred as the result of a leaking oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement.  A magnet patch was applied to the AST and all visible signs of the spill cleaned up.  No further Response action required.
P-285-2010*On 4/11/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Limington Fire Department reporting a dump truck had rolled over on Route 11 at River Rd.  They reported 2 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled and that they had cleaned it up with sorbent materials.  I received another call from them a short time later saying some hydraulic oil had spilled as well.  They also used sorbent materials on that spill and had collected some of the oil in buckets.

I visited the site the following morning and determined no further cleanup was necessary.  I also went to the fire station and retrieved the spent sorbent materials and the buckets of hydraulic oil.  No further Response action required.
A-558-2009*Dina Berry contacted the Winthrop Fire Department with a complaint of oil odors at her apartment at this address.  The building is multi family owned by Jarod Cronkite.  Winthrop Fire contacted this office, and I responded and met with the Chief and Ms. Berry.  There was a faint oil odor in the apartment, however, Ms. Berry indicated that she had several children who were sensitive to the odor.  I recommended ventilation of the unit.  It was difficult to get around inside the apartment due to clutter of clothing, toys, furniture, and solid waste.  The oil odor was the result of an overfill of the basement aboveground storage tank (AST) which served the adjoining apartment.  We went into the basement and had a look at the tank.  The AST was sub standard with out of date fill and vent, corrosion issues, and supply line not up to code.  Through a series of phone calls to the landlord Cronkite, and J&S Oil, it transpired that miscommunication had resulted in dual delivery as the former oil service company, Dead River made a delivery, followed shortly by J&S.  The vent pipe appeared to have leaked its contents to the basement, fortunately, the AST held and did not burst.  I recommended the AST be replaced to code to Mr. Cronkite and again, through a series of phone calls, the tank was ultimately replaced by J&S on 9/10/09.  Oil odors continued to plague Ms. Berry, however, no detectable odors were present in the basement or home with the photo ionization meter following the AST upgrade.  With continued ventilation, the residence returned to normal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-559-2009*Cheryl Fontaine contacted me to report MTBE 6.7 parts per billion detected in a monitoring well at Schrep's Corner Store in Turner.  She wanted a spill number to assign investigation/sampling expenses.  I offered to assist with any Response function as necessary.  She indicated she would keep me posted.  The facility was reportedly placed on quarterly monitoring.

Tanks database indicates Wayne Paradis and Patrick Hennessy passed this facility on inspection 8/29/09.  They indicated Cheryl was investigating potential groundwater impacts to a day care facility on abutting property.

Telecon with Cheryl reference this site 4/28/10.  More work to do here monitoring groundwater and determining hydrology.  Geophysical work pending.  Cheryl will contact me if further Response involvement is needed.
A-579-2009*Eric Grenier contacted this office to report an oil spill at their maintenance garage.  The spill was a result of human error where the mechanic did not properly tighten a fitting.  The oil leaked to the concrete floor overnight and was discovered the following morning.  Spilled oil was collected with sorbent litter for disposal on site in the kiln.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-584-2009*Mary Waring of New England Organics contacted this office to report a hydraulic spill on the paved access road leading into their facility.  She estimated the spill at less than 1 gallon.  It apparently had leaked from a truck delivering poop solids to their facility.  The spiller was unknown.  New England Organics personnel employed sorbent litter to collect the spilled oil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-73-2009*	An overfill of an estimated one gallon of gasoline occurred while a customer was filling up their vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up by Maritime Farms employees using sorbent material.  No site visit was made.   No further Response action required.
A-107-2009*	Diesel fuel was found in a piping sump in the Matinicus Island Plantation Power station. The piping sump is part of underground piping that is associated with the Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) used to store diesel fuel for power generators, which supply the town's electricity.  An unknown amount was spilled and the exact location of the leak undetermined.  Power station operator Paul Murray, drained the lines and ran a temporary line - which was necessary for continual power generation.
	I spoke with Mr. Murray about the situation.  He informed me that his inventory analysis did not show any significant amount of oil lost.  His inventory is taken by comparing stick readings from the AST, so variability exists.  He cleaned up the sump and no additional oil came back in.  The spill location is the same as spill A-605-2008, which was referred to the Division of Technical Services after a large soil removal, and continues to have quarterly well monitoring.  I contacted Sean Dougherty from Technical Services, and discussed the release to him.  We were in agreement that any soil removal should wait until the scheduled underground pipe removal was ongoing.  He had a scheduled visit to Matinicus in the early spring and intended to check on the power station to ensure no immediate clean-up was necessary.  Bill's Pump and Tank filed removal notices for the piping removal to occur on April 15, 2010.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-243-2010*Ron Burke contacted this office to report suspicion of adverse water quality of his well.  Mr. Burke lives in a home which is served by a well, knowingly drilled at a former junkyard (see A-128-90).  He inherited the property from his mother.  The junkyard was inspected by Department staff in 1990 after the subject parcel had transferred to Burke's mother.  DEP sampled Mr. Burke's well.  Results were non detect for diesel range organics, and gasoline range organics.  The lab did report 1.9 part per billion (ppb) MTBE.  The action level for this compound is 35 ppb.  A copy of the lab results was mailed to Mr. Burke.  No further Response action is expected at this site.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
B-49-2010*On 1/28/10,  Bob Shannon received a report of an outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with a corrosion hole in it.  He made a site visit and found that the tank had a 6 millimeter diameter hole in the boom and the AST was empty.  He made arrangements with local contractors to move the AST out of the way and excavate the contaminated soil in the area.  The homeowners only used the oil for back up heat and had not needed it yet this winter.  There was the potential that over 200 gallons had been lost.
I was asked to oversee the soil removal when the original Responder was called out to another site.
The contamination was wide spread and PhotoIonization Detector readings showed it to be around 250 parts per million.  I removed approximately 170 cubic yards of soil.  Given the proximity to the well, I removed as much soil as I could without undermining the home.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-198-2010*On 4/22/10 I received report of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leaking at 49 Sandy River Beech Road, Jonesport.  The cause was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the AST.  Webber Oil discovered after making a drop of fuel and placed a magna patch on and pumped the tank out.

When I arrived on scene I met with the caretaker John Church.  He informed me the owner (his brother in law) was in California.  The property is primarily used as a rental property.  The AST was located in a carport with a gravel/sand bottom.

The next day Clean Harbors vactored approximately 3.6 tons of contaminated soil and disposed of at County Concrete.   No further Response action expected.
B-138-2010*On March 19, 2010, a storm caused a tree to fall on an electric line on Suttons Island which caused a secondary bushing to loosen and drip oil.  Bangor Hydro-Electric crews were able to identify and stop the leak.  They also identified an area of contaminated soil approximately 2' by 2' and estimated that 2 cups of transformer oil were lost.  On April 1, 2010 crews removed the contaminated soil, underbrush and moss plus an additional 1 foot buffer.  Crews were unable to reach the spill immediately due the weather conditions and transportation issues resulting from the spill being located on an island.  Approximately two thirds of a drum of contaminated soil was removed from the site and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  Contaminated soil samples were sent to Northeast Laboratory in Waterville for analysis.  All samples were identified as having less than 2.0 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's).
B-213-2010*Mr. Bragdon is in the process of purchasing land adjacent to his bulk storage facility.  The previous owner stored new and used motor oil in drums.  There was evidence of small spills around the facility from what appear to be sloppy maintenance procedures.  Mr. Bragdon removed a total of 10.5 yards of contaminated soil from the area to the Lane batch plant in Medway.  In addition, 3 drums of waste oil were removed from the property and taken to a local waste oil burner for disposal.  No further Response action expected.

I-66-2010*On 4-8-10, I met with Steve Freeman, of the Presque Isle Water District. The district was planning to install a sewer line upgrade along State Street and along Parsons road.  The line would possibly cross a section that is at the intersection of State and Parsons which was the site of an old gasoline station where the tanks had been removed years ago.  We had test pits dug and they revealed contaminated soil and old building debris in the area.  I told them the material would need to be taken to a secure landfill during excavation, after TCLP analysis and an 8240 was conducted.  This was done that week and material met requirements.  Construction is due to begin in the Summer of 2010.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-151-2009*	2/26/09: Mr. Daigle of Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a small leak from this consumptive-use residential heating oil tank at Linhaven Mobile Home Park in Brunswick.  DEE was pumping out the aboveground storage tank before Linhaven replaced it.  Linhaven management requires their residents' steel tanks to be located under the steps which can promote their corrosion due to being confined with poor air circulation and subject to salting in the winter.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential served by municipal water and sewer, with no basements.  No saturated soil was reported and no clean-up required at this time by Response Services.

S Brezinski
A-76-2009*	A spill of No. 2 fuel oil occurred during a delivery.  The scully fitting on the tank was encrusted with ice which caused the Maritime Energy driver to improperly connect the fill hose which caused oil to spray onto the building and snow.  The driver shut down the delivery.  The building was cleaned with sorbent pads and the oiled snow was removed by Maritime Energy personnel.  A phone call was made to the homeowner, Mr. Scott, to confirm the clean-up; no site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-165-2010*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused due to flooding in the basement which caused the tank to partially tip over.  A vacuum truck was utilized to remove oil and water mixture from the basement and the interior surfaces of the basement were cleaned using a high pressure water spray and de-greasing agents. No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services.
A-74-2009*	A spill of an estimated ten gallons of number 2 fuel oil occurred during a fuel delivery to an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The cause was a faulty vent alarm, which failed to sound.  The sight gauge on the tank broke due to the overfill pressure and caused the majority of the oil to be spilled onto the basement floor, with less than a gallon spilling outside at the fill pipe location.  Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) personnel were actively cleaning up the spilled oil.
	On February 16, 2009 I arrived at the site to assess the clean-up activities.  Sorbent materials were used by AFC to remove free product from the concrete floor and around the tank.  The oil vapor level in the basement was high and was measured with a photo ionization detector (PID) at 25 parts per million (PPM).  A ventilation fan was installed to drop the oil vapor levels.  The basement was partially finished and some oil ran under a wall.  The oil saturated the wood on the bottom of the wall and wicked slightly up the dry wall.  Also contaminated was a small section of glued down carpet.  The oil contaminated debris was bagged and removed.  Continued ventilation was recommended, and the homeowner agreed to keep running the fan overnight.
	The next day PID readings were again taken in both the living area and in the basement with peak readings of under 2 PPM. There was little to no oil odor present, and the readings that low could be caused by a number of other factors (smoke, dust, ect.).   I discussed this with the homeowner who did not believe the odor/vapor was an issue, but agreed to call if any changes occurred.   No further Response actions are expected.
P-353-2010*While traveling along the roadway the American "Concrete" Industries (ACI) concrete truck hit a bump and dislodged the hydraulic saddle tank, spilling the contents to the road surface.  Auburn Police & Fire (APF)  responded, reported the spill to DEP and arranged with public works to apply a course of sand to absorb the spilled material.  The sand would be collected by public works and managed appropriately.

ACI estimated the volume of hydraulic oil lost at 60-70 gallons.  They were advised if public works requests a spill debris letter for transport and disposal of spill clean up debris DEP will oblige and seek reimbursements from ACI for costs associated with disposal of sand oil mix.

No request for DEP assets made by APF, none dispatched, based on information provided DEP Response plan no further actions.
P-241-2010*On 2/25/2010  Scott Montana reported the release of approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel at the KTI Bio Fuels Facility (KTI) in Lewiston. DEP personnel immediately responded to the incident.  Mr. Montana stated the release had occurred on 2/24/2010 and was the result of a punctured saddle tank on a tractor trailer truck.  Mr. Montana indicated the product had been released onto the Muddy soils under the truck, and that KTI used finely shredded demo debris as sorbent material on top of the oil for absorption.  Furthermore, Mr. Montana indicated that the oil impacted materials had been transported to the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, Maine and stated that approximately six or seven yards of oil impacted material had been shipped to the landfill as part of mixed load with other waste debris.
	DEP personnel observed that the area where the spill was said to have occurred and it consisted of water saturated soils in which tractor trailer trucks were becoming stuck in the mud.  The area in which the spill occurred had been heavily trafficked since the spill and subsequent cleanup activities.  An assessment of the clean up actions was not possible during the site visit.  DEP personnel informed Mr. Montana that in the future, by notifying the DEP in a more timely fashion, it would be possible to ensure that the impacted area has been cleaned to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.  In addition, Mr. Montana was informed that the DEP requires approval for oil impacted material to be removed from the spill location.
	A Virgin Oil Spill Debris Form was provided to Tom Gilbert of Juniper Ridge Landfill by the DEP on 4/1/2010 so that the waste materials could be accepted into the facility.
	The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was unable to determine is this spill was cleaned to the satisfaction of the Commissioner and therefore additional action on behalf of the Division of Response Services may be necessary in the furure.  No further action by Response Services will taken at this time.
P-302-2010*Anonymous complaint indicated an oil spill had occurred at the establishment. No indication of a spill was observed by personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-294-2010*Approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the fuel tank of a truck onto the paved parking lot surface as the result of fire.  The Portland Fire Department deployed sorbent's onto the fuel and DEP personnel removed the saturated sorbents for disposal.  No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
B-223-2010*On May 3, 2010 Ken Clark, Calais Fire Department, reported a 10 gallon gasoline spill at Z's Carwash & Convenience, LLC, 311 North St, Calais (registration: 21311).  The spill occurred when the owner (John Wentworth) of the business was changing filters on the gasoline dispensers.  The Calais fire department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled gasoline.  No further Response action is expected.
P-232-2009*	Friday 4/3/10: I met Chris Grossman of Pan Am Railways on-site and was shown the reported discharge location on track #2 (see photos).  No soil in the reported spill area appeared oil-saturated.  There appeared to be extensive oil contaminated soil throughout the yard from historical oil spills (locomotive leaks etc.).
	No further clean-up was required at this time.  Oil contaminated soil is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions and site use changes.  Lab analysis to confirm, qualify and quantity the contamination levels in soil and groundwater are advised.

S Brezinski
P-97-2010*Approximately .5 gallons of what was suspected to be diesel fuel by Pine Tree Waste Personnel was released from a dumpster.  Apparently someone had improperly disposed of the fuel in the dumpster.  The spilled product was released to the paved parking surface and was cleaned with sorbent material.  Disposal was handhold by Pine Tree Waste.  DEP did not respond to the incident.  No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of response Services.
P-188-2009*	3/18/10: Used motor oil leak from disabled bus.  Responsible party (bus owner and operator) not identified by reporting Wells Police.  No call back or response requested.  I understand that local public safety responded and cleaned up.  No further Response Services actions expected at this time.
P-275-2010*Concerned citizen reported that a small amount of #2 fuel oil had dripped off the back of the fuel delivery truck while driving past their house and the oil landed in a puddle and caused a sheen. DEP personnel observed a sheen in a puddle on the road. However the amount of oil was negligible and could not be recovered. No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-213-2010*Anonymous complaint indicated that a spill had occurred on the property.  DEP personnel visited the site and was allowed full access.  There was no indication of a release of oil or hazardous materials.  No further action by the Mane Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-329-2010*I was contacted by Erwin Warren reporting that oil from his neighbor's property had gone under a fence and gotten onto his property.  I arrived to find that a 20 foot by 4 foot section of Mr. Warren's lawn was dead next to the fence.  I went next door and spoke with Mr. Andrew Giroux.  Mr. Giroux has a heating business that he runs out of his home.  Apparently he had a "dumpster" that he placed the oily debris in that is created by his business.  Sometime in November or December of 2009 the dumpster leaked and oil spilled onto the ground underneath it and ran under the fence onto Mr. Warren's property.  Mr. Warren's son noticed the spill and brought it to both of their attentions.  The fire department was called.  Apparently Mr. Giroux decided that the spill was small and couldn't be cleaned up at the time because of snow and frozen ground.  Mr. Giroux did not report the spill to the DEP.  About two weeks ago Mr. Giroux decided to clean up the contaminated soil on his side of the fence.  He approached Mr. Warren about cleaning up his yard as well but Mr. Warren wanted the DEP involved and told Mr. Giroux to wait until the DEP could come out.  When I arrived on April 27th Mr. Giroux's yard was cleaned up and we agreed that he would excavate the contaminated soil from Mr. Warren's yard on May 4th.  I will attend and confirm that the contamination is completely removed.

On May 4th and 5th Mr. Giroux excavated the contaminated soil from Mr. Warren's property and ended up chasing the contamination back onto his own property (see attached photos).  I checked the excavation once it was complete and was satisfied.

Mr. Giroux is a master oil burner technician and therefore should have known that he had to report the spill when it happened.  I have referred this case to DEP's Oil Enforcement Unit and to the Oil & Solid Fuel Board (see attached email from Peter Holmes).  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1069-2009*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released to the ground surface from a 275 aboveground storage tank located outside the residence. The release was caused by a faulty valve on a monitor heater that was recently installed by George Ward (a licensed heating oil technician). The monitor heater was a rebuilt unit and was used as a temporary heater until a new heater could be obtained.	
	31.66 tons of soil was removed from the impacted area and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling of Scarborough. Groundwater was impacted and contaminated a nearby dug well located approximately 15 feet from the spill location. The dug well is currently not in use and the residence is serviced by a drilled well that is also located on the property. Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services was informed of the spill on 2/1/2010.  Fuel oil was pumped from the well using a vacuum truck several times until only water remained. Site referred to Bradford Hahn of Technical Services to continue remedial efforts.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-183-2009*	3/16/09: Report by Sprague Energy of a #2 oil discharge at their Loading Rack #1 to the cement containment under the loading rack.  The overhead loading arm was reported to have come out of the Crowley Energy truck.  Sprague reported the spill "contained and cleaned."  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-96-2010*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence.  The vent pipe terminates outside the residence and the released oil impacted the soil adjacent to the outside of the residence.  The release was caused by an overfilling of the AST due to human error.  Lampron's Energy personnel removed a small amount of impacted soil and mulch from the spill location.  The home owner was satisfied with the cleanup efforts and reported that there was no visual or olfactory indications of oil remaining.  No further action is expected at this time by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-166-2010*Approximately 10 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released into the flooded basement of the residence. The released oil was released from one of two sources. The oil may have leaked from a corroded 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement that is used as a storage tank for #1 fuel oil. The #1 fuel oil is used to fuel kerosene space heaters.  It is also possible that the oil was released from several Kerosene space heaters located in the basement that were engulfed in water from the flooding.  It is possible that both of these sources contributed to the spill.  A vacuum truck was utilized to remove approximately 3500 gallons of oily water from the basement and oil impacted debris was removed and disposed of using a roll off container.  No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-225-2010*Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank located in the basement of the residence. Released oil was confined to the interior of the residence. The release was caused by vandalism to the oil line. Released oil spread throughout the basement and impacted interior surfaces including; concrete floor, carpeting, interior walls , and personal items. 1.92 tons of oil impacted debris was removed from the residence for disposal via a 12 cubic yard roll-off container and disposed of at Turnkey Recycling of Rochester, New Hampshire. The concrete floor surface was pressure washed using water and de-greasing agents. A vacuum truck was utilized to remove the oily water mixture from cleaning activities. No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-199-2010*Vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of motor oil onto the paved road surface. Fire Department personnel used sorbent materials to recover the product.  No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-214-2010*Anonymous citizen reported potential release of hazardous materials as the result or power washing boats. Citizen was concerned about potential contaminants flowing down gradient towards drinking water wells located in close proximity of the boat yard. DEP personnel visited the site and was allowed access to observe the entire property of the boat yard. There was no indication of hazardous materials in the area of the power washing operations.  In addition, the path of wash water from washing operations did not lead towards any observed drinking water well's.  No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-1061-2009*An unknown quantity of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence due to a corroded copper line.  It is unclear how long the line may have been leaking as the residence was unoccupied at the time the release was discovered.  DEP personnel oversaw the removal of 7.62 tons of oil impacted soil from the residence and the installation of a vapor barrier and clean backfill in the area of excavation.  The depth of the excavation was limited due to impervious rock in the excavation.  Some oil saturated soils remain on-site.  The residence is serviced by a drilled drinking water well.  The Division of Response Services believes the drinking water well should be tested if the house becomes occupied in the future.  However at this time the residence is in foreclosure and services to the residence have been shut down.  Additional Response action may be necessary at this property in the future.
A-317-2008*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled in this seasonal residential cellar via a corrosion line leak.  The out-of-state homeowners had not yet returned for the year; property caretakers noticed the spill and called a contractor, who then called DEP.   A small quantity of oil was recoverable on water puddled in a low area of the dirt cellar floor; some had been pumped out of the cellar by a float operated sump-pump.  Soil was excavated for disposal in the cellar and at the pump outfall.
   The area is rural and reliant on private wells for water, although the only well in the immediate area is the drilled well serving the subject property, located in front of the garage and upgradient of the cellar.  This well was not in use at the time of the spill and is not considered unduly threatened by this spill event.
A-388-2008*   DEP recieved a report from a consultant that contaminated soil was encountered during a piping removal at this site.  Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) here utilized buried piping under DEP registration #3872.  The area is rural-commercial and reliant on private wells for water, so it was decided that soils exceeding 100 parts per million (ppm) headspace should be removed for disposal.  Upon excavation very little soil was found to exceed this limit, and it was determined likely that contamination was due to product standing in the lines at the time of removal that ran out into the excavation.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-450-2008*   DEP received a report from a contractor that one of their customers had lost several gallons of oil to a concrete cellar floor via a corrosion hole in the bottom of their Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Oil was quickly recovered from the floor with none escaping to soil or drain; the leaking AST was pumped and replaced.
   The area is reliant on private wells for water but is not at all threatened by this spill event.  The homeowner reported no residual odor issues.
P-599-2009*
	Friday 7/24/09: Report of 7 to 13 gallons discharge of non-PCB transformer oil to ground following auto collision with Pole 13, and re[ported to be cleaned up by CMP.
	Tuesday 7/28/09: Area is rural residential served by private water wells.  On the west side and the center of Blake Road I noted an oil stain on the pavement and oil stain in the roadside soil across from Pole 13.  I thought that the discharge could have been better cleaned up but did not believe it worth a second mobilization of people and equipment by CMP.  There was no free product and I do not believe any water supplies were threatened.

S Brezinski
A-244-2010*On 4/28/2010 in Fairfield, Lyssa Wyman reported an oil spill. The spill was located in a mobile home park, Ms. Wyman was the tenant of the mobile home owned by Carrie Dixon. A site visit was made to assess the spill. Upon arrival I noticed many oil soaked sorbent pads that had been placed on the spill by the Fire Department earlier. The valve on the outside aboveground storage tank had been shut off to prevent further leakage. It was later discovered that the supply line from the tank had been improperly flared causing the spill. It was unknown how much oil had spilled.

On 5/4/2010, contractor Diggin Riggin was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. After removing several loads of contaminated soil, it became obvious that the mobile home would have to be moved to ensure a thorough clean up. The occupants were relocated to a local hotel, and the home was moved. A total of 198.77 tons of contaminated soil was removed from under and around the mobile home and disposed at Waste Management Landfill, Norridgewock.

The mobile home park is served by a private well. The case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further Response action is expected.


P-1071-2009*	2/26/09: Notice of transformer oil discharge to ground and snow cover due to snow load storm damage.  On 2/26/09 and 2/27/09 Central Maine Power Co. staff removed 7 drums of oiled snow, approximately 70-gallons of oily melt water.  The spill area is dense sub-urban commercial and residential.  Following a drive by inspection no further clean-up was required.

S Brezinski
P-304-2009*
	Wednesday 4/22/09 report of small locomotive leak in the rail yard responded to by Pan Am Railways staff.  Commercial area served by municipal water and with storm drains to surface water.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.
A-395-2008*   DEP received a report that water was present in a sump at this Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility (Reg.# 9432).  According to Jim Hynson (DEP), this was an ongoing problem here; probably due to a breach in an outer piping wall with no loss of product.  The reporting contractor (Tyree) excavated the piping; no contamination was evident in the open excavation.
A-429-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report from a citizen of Rangely that a large amount of "suds and grass cuttings" was floating on the lake and being driven by winds toward the western shore.  He indicated that this is a recurring event.  I contacted the Rangely police department, who agreed to send an officer by to see if there appeared to be a problem warranting a DEP visit.  An officer called back shortly thereafter and reported that he observed no suds but that there was a fair amount of "moose grass" on the lake.  At the request of the complainant I referred the matter to DEP Water Quality staff (William Noble) on the next work day.
I-67-2010*05/06/10 Received a faxed oil spill report from Mark Stile, Plant Environmental Manager at Louisiana Pacific Corp.'s (LPC) oriented strand lumber mill in New Limerick.  The spill report detailed a small spill of hydraulic oil (8 gallons) that occurred when a pressure gauge located in the debarker building failed and began seeping hydraulic oil.  The pressure gauge did not have a shut off valve.  The spilled oil was caught within the engineered containment structure within the debarking building and was immediately cleaned up by shift crews using wood bark and saw dust.  This oily debris (wood wastes soaked with oil) was then burned in the mill's thermal oil heater per license conditions.  Mark has stated that isolation valves have been ordered to manually shut off the oil except when taking a pressure reading to prevent future spills of this nature.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-236-2010*On 4/23/2010 in Rome , Downeast Energy reported an oil spill. The small spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. Downeast stated that they thought they could see oil inside the basement, no one was home at the time of delivery. They claimed that repeated calls were made to the homeowner without success.  My co-worker Jon Andrews was working nearby and stopped by the Bassett residence a couple times and left a business card at the door.  As of this time there has been no reply from the homeowner.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-237-2010*A small amount of heating oil was lost due to a leaky filter gasket.  No need to call out the National Guard, they were already there.  Sorbents deployed.  No further Response action expected.
A-238-2010*A small amount of oil was spilled to a driveway during an oil delivery.  Irving cleaned up the oil to the homeowners satisfaction.  No further Response action expected.
A-240-2010*4/26/10 1442 Corine Barber from Irving Oil reported that one of their oil burner technicians found an estimated 3 to 5 gallon oil spill in a basement while doing a furnace maintenance. It was reported that it appeared to be spillage when the owner transferred oil from an old tank to a new tank that the owner installed on their own. I went to the site and met the owner Pack Keung-Lee. She showed me to the basement that had a concrete floor. There was an odor of oil in the house and in the basement. There was a newly installed tank that did not meet code. There were oil stains on the concrete floor that ran to a basement sump. I collected a small amount of oil in the sump with absorbent pads and on the floor with speedy dry. I installed a ventilation fan in the basement to evacuate the oil vapors from the house. The basement sump pumped to the outside lawn where there was oil impacted soil. Pack Keung-Lee confirmed that the tank had been installed by her husband and friend. I explained to Pack Keung-Lee that the basement floor would need to be cleaned to remove the oil and the tank needed to be installed properly to prevent future spills. She agreed to have an oil burner technician fix the tank installation and insisted that her husband and her could clean the basement floor. The site is in a urban area served by public water and sewer.

I returned to the site the next day and removed an estimated 350 pounds of oil impacted soil until Oil Screen Soil dye shake tests were negative. Oil vapor levels in the living area were below 2 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector (PID). The floor had not been washed yet so the ventilation fan continued in place.

Two weeks later I checked on the site. The tank installation had been fixed and the floor had been cleaned several times according to Keung-Lee. The oil vapor levels in the upstairs living area were below 1 ppm measures with a PID, but oil vapors in the basement were 5 ppm to 8 ppm with the ventilation fan off. The ventilation fan was restarted and the vapor levels dropped to below 1 ppm.

One month later I returned to the site after having the owner turn off the fan over night. Vapor levels in the living area and basement were below 1 ppm measured with a PID. The fan was removed and the owner was asked to contact me if oil vapors returned. No call was received.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-241-2010* On 4-27-2010, Jacob Johnson called to report the release of one and a half gallons of gasoline. This occurred at the convenience store known as the "Chesterville Mall" located in the town of Chesterville. A customer overfilled their automobile tank. Staff from the Chesterville Mall cleaned up the spilled gasoline.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-246-2010*On 5/1/2010 in Somerville, the Maine Warden Service reported a vehicle fuel tank had been dumped on the side of the Somerville Road. A site visit was made to investigate. I found the tank approximately 1/2 mile South of the intersection of Route 105. The tank appeared to contain about 10 gallons of a gasoline water mixture. The tank was recovered and brought back to the response warehouse for disposal. No further Response action is expected.
A-247-2010*A small amount of transformer oil was lost when the transformer malfunctioned.  Central Maine Power Company removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Dan Davis.
A-248-2010*This office was contacted about minor spills and handling issues regarding oil at a car repair shop in Augusta.  No tank was involved.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  No contact information for this spill is available.  In 2015, a single family 3 bedroom residence was listed via the Internet for this location.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this report spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews's departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-249-2010*On 4-23-2010 the DEP was notified of a petroleum release at the Lincolnville Center General Store. This property was in the process of a real estate transaction. Mr. Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations was sub contracted by Guger Inspection Services to perform a Phase 1 environmental site assessment. The store/property is owned by Mary Lynch. Varying levels of petroleum contamination were found in the soils at three separate sample locations. This store had sold gasoline and perhaps diesel in the past. There are no current underground or aboveground tanks in use, at this time. However, underground petroleum piping was found between the former aboveground storage tank (AST) location and the dispenser. This underground piping should have been removed in 2005 when the AST was removed.

Several attempts were made to contact the owner Mrs. Lynch. This case was referred to Alex Pugh of the Bureau's Technical Services Division. Alex also could not make contact with Mrs. Lynch. The case was then referred to Andrew Flint of Oil and Haz. Waste Facilities Regulation Division. The real estate transaction was suspended by the buyer (Briar Lyons) or the seller.

Sometime in 2011 this case would reappear. See spill no. A-809-2011, for additional information.
A-252-2010*	An estimated one quart of number 2 fuel oil was spilled from a pin hole in an oil line. The spill was to the concrete basement floor. Houle's Plumbing And Heating personnel repaired the oil line and cleaned up the spilled oil using sorbent material. A call was made to contact the homeowner to verify the small nature of the spill and the clean-up performed. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-254-2010*	A spill of 11 to 17 gallons of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil occurred when a tree fell onto a power transmission line. Central Maine Power hired Coutts Brothers to remove soils visibly impacted by the oil. Coutts removed an estimated three cubic yards of soil and transported it to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. A site visit was made on May 7, 2010 to verify the clean-up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-257-2010*Steve Cornforth of Maritime Energy contacted this office to report an overfill due to a "weak whistle".  The driver reported a very small amount of #2 fuel oil came out the vent to the ground.  He cleaned this reportedly with hand excavation.  I left a phone message at the Charlton residence to confirm the minor nature of the incident.  No reply was made.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-535-2015*On August 24, Jim Stewart, of Plum Creek Company, called in a spill involving one of their contractors.   A truck from RJ Gilbert was refueling using a portable diesel tank.  One-half gallon of diesel was spilled onto gravel when the truck was overfilled.  The spill occurred in the refueling area off the Long Falls Dam Road.  The spill was cleaned up by excavating the site.  The 20 pounds of contaminated gravel will be disposed of through the Plum Creek waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-536-2015*I received a call indicating a dripping spill over the course of a year from a piece of logging equipment. The reporter estimated about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had likely spilled. Because the spill was to gravel and nothing is at risk, I recommended no cleanup action.  The spill will naturally attenuate on its own.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-538-2015*On 8/26/15, I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location after Mr. Emerson received a fuel delivery.  The spill impacted an area of concrete and stone floor in the basement. Dead River technicians removed free product from the floor.  James Lavoie of the Division of Technical Services and I visited the site the following day and applied an experimental oil mitigation solution to the spill for testing.  We also installed a fan to keep vapors from entering the living space.  The case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for ongoing mitigation efforts.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-540-2015*At 1620 hours on 8/25/15, the Mount Desert Island Police Department reported an 8 gallon spill of diesel along three miles of Route 198 on Mount Desert Island from a Mount Desert High School bus (bus).  The driver had forgotten to secure the fuel cap after filling the fuel tank on the bus.  The Mount Desert Highway Department laid down sand along the road affected by the spill, and then picked it back up for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-541-2015*At 1755 hours on 8/25/15, Dee Hobert, of Sargent Corporation, reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The spill was from a blown hose on a excavator while it was working near pad 43 at the Bingham Wind Farm in Kingsbury Plantation.  A small amount of soil was removed.  The contaminated soil was placed into a drum and was disposed of by an environmental contractor.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-534-2015*Discharge of lube oil was reported from a leaking locomotive on Pan Am Railways siding track at Leeds Junction.   Pan Am personnel cleaned up affected media and removed it to their Waterville facility to be consolidated in a dumpster.  Materials will be handled for removal and proper disposal by ENPRO Services.  No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.
P-724-2015*The Westbrook Fire Department reported that approximately 5 gallons of oil was spilled onto the paved road surface from an unknown source. Visual and olfactory indications suggest the oil was diesel fuel and most likely spilled from a passing vehicle. The spilled oil was cleaned from the road surface with sorbents and disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-725-2015*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface from the fuel tank of a passenger vehicle from a hole in the fuel tank. The Brunswick Fire Department responded to the location and cleaned the spilled product with sorbent. Cumberland Farms disposed of the material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-569-2015*On September 3, Wynne Guglielmo called to report a spill at Bangor International Airport.  The two gallons of Jet A fuel was spilled onto the tarmac due to an overfill of an aircraft.  The spill was cleaned up with 30 sorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of in the airport waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-607-2015*On September 18, Scott Wilkerson, of the University of Maine, called to report a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was from a United Rentals truck.  A broken hydraulic line caused the release to pavement on Cumberland Avenue in front of Cumberland Hall.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  The ten pounds of materials will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-781-2015*A small amount of heating oil leaked to this basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  The tank was pumped dry and replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-846-2015*Local realtor Demetria Chadbourne called to report the discovery of a previously unknown underground storage tank (UST) at the location.  Suspicion arose when a pipe coming out the cellar wall couldn't be explained, and was in the vicinity of the oil tank.  Further investigation by Dig Smart identified its probable length and was buried approximately three feet below the surface.  The contractors verified its existence and Chadbourne/Peterson was instructed to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for further assistance.

Responding to the location, I met with Ms. Peterson, Demetria (listing realtor), and Mrs. Willis (realtor for the buyer).  There was a partial excavation (hand dug over the weekend) exposing the upper portion of a steel tank.  The original estimate of length was 10 feet (provided by Dig Smart).   In actuality it was 12 feet and did undermine about four feet beneath a section of the house.

There was a capped three-inch pipe/riser coming out of the top of the tank.  The house and back room formed an upside down "L"  with the tank in the crook of the "L" beneath the short leg (representing the back room). The cap was eventually wrestled off using a pipe wrench, with cheater bar (for increased leverage).  The liquid level appeared to be almost to the top of the tank.  I stuck the tank with a calibrated measuring stick and marked 45 inches of liquid.  A sample of it indicated the liquid was light yellow, had the viscosity of water and an old, varnishy odor.  All guesses and thoughts were very old kerosene.  Ms. Peterson had asked the previous owners of the home if they had any knowledge of its existence, and none did.  That dated the tank at least sixty years old.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services


A-608-2015*On 9/30/15, Bob's Cash Fuel Company reported that they were at a site where up to 500 gallons of fuel had leaked when the tank valve broke off.  I met them at the site and found that there were two 275-gallon tanks that were plumbed together located in a room of a bottle redemption center.  The room had a raised wooden floor on top of a concrete floor with a six inch lip around the perimeter.  The oil was under the floor but appeared to be contained in the room.  There was an estimated four inches of liquid in the room.  I met with the owner to explain the Ground and Surface Water Clean-up Fund.  He completed an application and also a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I had a contractor come to pump out the oil and water mix in the room.  The wooden floor was removed to gain access to the liquid underneath.  Much of the wood that was removed was oil impacted and was contained for disposal.  Over 1000 gallons of oil water mix was pumped out of the room.  Once the liquid was removed, a drain was discovered.  It appeared to have been plugged with dirt and debris.  No oil was recovered when we pulled a vacuum on the drain.  I checked for an outlet and found none.  I did check an abutting stream that flowed to the river and could find no evidence of oil.  The concrete floor was washed to remove any oil residue and a ventilation system was set up to control oil vapors.  The area is served by town water.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to evaluate the indoor area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-724-2015*On 2/21/2015, Bangor International Airport reported a 5 gallon Jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  A gasket on a fuel tank truck failed causing the leak.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the gasket was repaired.  The waste was stored for later pickup and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-726-2015*On 10/22/2015, Brewer reported an 8 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hydraulic line on an excavator blew causing the leak.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed at a licensed facility.  I drove by the site on 10/23/2015, and did not observe any ongoing issue and was satisfied with the cleanup.  I did not see where a spill had occurred and no olfactory presences of oil.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-891-2015*On February 25, 2015, C. N. Brown Company reported an overfill at 72 Hillside Street in Portland.

I responded to the site and met with homeowner Christina Aryoyo. Ms. Aryoyo showed me the indoor aboveground storage tank (AST) in the finished basement of her home. Approximately 3 gallons seeped from the sight gauge of the AST and onto the concrete floor and carpeted area of the basement. At that time, speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the floor and removed by C. N. Brown personnel.

Using a PID (photoionization detector), I got high readings of 22 parts per million (ppm) in the basement and 8 ppm upstairs in the home.

I spoke to Jody at C. N. Brown and advised her that the site would be referred to our Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services (Don White) for vapor intrusion.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-623-2015*On 10/2/15, Vinalhaven Fire Department reported that an outside home heating oil tank had leaked.  The Fire Department said they had put some oil absorbent pads down in the area but most of the oil had run into the ground and under an addition. They said there were oil vapors in the house.  I went out to the site the next day and set up ventilation under the home and an air scrubber in the home to control oil vapors.  The spill occurred because a small lower level tank in a two tank system overfilled when the larger upgrade tank was filled and fed into the smaller lower tank.  The estimated spilled oil was 30 to 50 gallons.  The area has private drinking water wells and ledge is very shallow.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to assess and monitor the wells.  I spoke to the owner, Mr. Philbrook, and explained the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund.  He completed an application and also a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 10/21/15, I arranged for a contractor to remove soil from the spill area and from under the addition.  Soil removal was limited as ledge was encountered at one to two feet depth.  The area was backfilled with a vapor barrier under the addition to block oil vapors.  The air scrubber was left in place for a few weeks after the excavation.  The soil was consolidated with another spill site on the island and taken for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.



B-739-2015*At 1425 hours on 10/30/15, Melissa Gabriel reported petroleum vapors in her apartment at 6 Walter Street in Bangor.  I investigated the apartment and basement, but did not find a source of the petroleum vapors except there was a full tank, 250 gallons of #2 fuel oil (oil), in the basement with some wetness on it.  This residence was switched over to natural gas approximately a year ago, but the tank was not removed and appears it may have been filled recently.  The oil and the tank was removed.  The oil was brought to a facility that burns waste oil.  A fan was installed to remove vapors from the basement.  Petroleum vapors were non-detect on following visits.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-553-2015*C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 1 tablespoon of #2 heating oil had discharged to a home's lattice work from a sully valve on the delivery truck. The truck driver cleaned up the oil with absorbents. I spoke to the homeowner, Mr. Mitton, and he was pleased with the cleanup. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-554-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Pan Am Railways worker overfilled the fuel tank on a locomotive engine. This happened at the rail yard by the large diesel fuel storage tank. The fuel was lost to the mats that they have in place for instances like this. I did not respond to this spill to confirm that a proper cleanup was done.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-555-2015*The United States Coast Guard reported that they had received a report that there was a brown slick about one mile long at the mouth of the St. George River.  They had gone out to the site and reported that there was no recoverable oil and it was dissipating.  Speculation is that the material was oil from a bilge, but no source was found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-556-2015*Verso Corporation reported that 450 gallons of sodium hypochlorite had been discharged to the waste water treatment plant by way of the sewer system due to a leaking fitting. She reported that the treatment system was not affected by the discharge. There was no recovery of product. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-557-2015*Erika Praul reported that her children had broken an old computer monitor in her backyard and she was concerned with mercury contamination.  I went to the site and collected the broken parts of the monitor from the backyard.  The mercury vapor levels in the grassy area where the monitor had been broken were not above background levels in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-558-2015*Chris Guessman from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 3 gallons of lube oil had discharged from a rail engine's containment tank to the rail bed. Pan Am employees had removed oil impacted material. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-559-2015*The Greene Fire Department reported a discharge of diesel fuel to the road from a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Allen Pond and Quaker Ridge Roads.   I arrived and met with the Greene Fire Department who had used speedi dry and sorbent pads to minimize the impact of the discharge.  The discharge had occurred from a diesel storage tank in the back of a pickup truck when the pickup truck missed the corner and went off the road and struck a rock.  The discharge had been limited to the roadway and had been sufficiently cleaned up by the Greene Fire Department.  I helped remove the speedi dry and sorbent pads from the roadway and transported them to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Central Maine Regional Office for consolidation with like for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-720-2015*At 1105 hours on 10/27/15, a diesel spill was reported by the Maine State Police at 36 Bridge Street in Enfield.  A bucket tipped over in the back of a pickup truck in a parking lot, spilling diesel onto the pavement.  The local fire department used sorbents to soak up the spilled fuel off of the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-722-2015*On 10/28/15, a concerned citizen reported a black substance spilled along Vernon and Salvage Streets in Bangor.  When I arrived, I noticed that these streets were in the process of being paved today.  The black substance is a tack (tar like substance) placed where edges occurred between the old pavement and new pavement.  This tack helps the old and new pavement adhere to each other.  The tack was purposely placed where it was observed.  There was no unintentional spill.  I talked to representatives from the City of Bangor who were overseeing the project and they said everything was going according to plan.  They should be completed by the end of the day.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-889-2015*On 10/30/15 I received a call from Brian Desmarais of Waste Management reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their roll-off trucks.  The spill occurred due to a broken hydraulic hose.  The spill was limited to pavement in the immediate area and did not impact any waterways or storm drains.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-764-2015*On 11/12/2015, Emera Maine reported a 10 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the release was from malfunctioning bushing gaskets on a transformer.  The spill impacted a concrete area and adjacent soil.  The soil and associated cleanup debris was disposed at a licensed landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-765-2015*On 11/12/2015, I responded to report of a 10 gallon hydraulic oil discharge at the entered location.  Upon my arrival, I met with Pan Am Railways workers Bob and Shawn, who advised that a hydraulic line ruptured on a rail tamper machine and estimated about 10 gallons spilled.  Most of the oil had sprayed and pooled up on the machine.  There were several small puddles in the rails where oil had dripped down off the machine.  These small puddles were cleaned up with sorbent pads.  They eventually moved the machine and collected additional small pockets of free phase product from around the rails.  There was an area of 'shiny rocks' around the rails where an oil mist had impacted that could not be practically cleaned up.  They did make an effort to wipe the area down with sorbents to pick up residual oil from the rocks.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-766-2015*On 8/10/2015, Emera Maine reported a downed transformer at the entered location.  A dump truck involved in a vehicle accident, struck and broke a utility pole causing a transformer to leak di-electric fluid.  An estimated 3.5 gallons leaked.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine was contracted to clean up the spill.  Tree branches and other vegetative material were removed and the paved area of the roadway was washed and rinsed.  The material was disposed by Clean Harbors.  The di-electric fluid was determined to be non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-526-2015*At 1030 hours on 8/18/15, the Town of Castine reported food grade oil (oil) in a catch basin along Main Street in Castine.  It appears that a restaurant disposed of their oil, possibly oil from a fryolator, by pouring it into the catch basin sometime during the night.  This catch basin leads directly to the ocean.  The town removed the layer of congealed oil in the catch basin.  The report initially came to Tiffany LaClair of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and then the Division of Response Services was notified of it.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-525-2015*At 1240 hours on 8/19/15, Chris McHale, of Casella Waste Systems, Inc., reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a valve which broke while a roll-off was being unloaded.  The oil sprayed out over a 6 foot by 12 foot area of rock in the back parking lot of the Nortrax facility, 34 Page Road West in Hermon.  They had placed a number of oil absorbent pads down onto the rock, but they had picked up very little oil.  I turned numerous rocks over and the oil was only on the top surface of the rocks. The oil was dry.  It was 90 degrees and sunny.  Since there was no longer any free product or mobile oil, I did not require them to remove the rock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-511-2015*John Chessa of Waste Management, Incorporated reported that a discharge of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil occurred at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock as the result of a hydraulic line on the scales leaking.  Waste Management cleaned up the affected soil and disposed of it on site at the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-557-2015*I received a call reporting a spill had occurred on the paved driveway at the entered location caused by a malfunction of some kind with a tank truck.  The approximately 10 gallons of oil spilled to the driveway were recovered by Dead River Company personnel using speedy dry sorbent material.  I visited the site and found a very large stain in the driveway.  I assured the homeowner that this was not an environmental concern and that Dead River would address their cosmetic concerns.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-765-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost due to a hose leak on a piece of parked equipment. The Public Works Department started the cleanup with a backhoe before I arrived and had already removed about five yards of soil for disposal. This is approximately 4.9 more yards of soil than I would have likely required be removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-614-2015*At 1235 hours on 9/22/15, the Hampden Fire Department reported an Evergreen Waste Systems garbage truck had caught fire and had dumped the garbage onto Dead River Company's dirt parking lot at 293 Western Avenue in Hampden.  The fire was extinguished with foam and the garbage was reloaded into the garbage truck with a little extra dirt and gravel.  I did not observe any signs of petroleum or other chemical spilled at this site.  The garbage was just solid waste from residences.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-616-2015*At 1355 hours on 9/22/15, Melissa Page, of Dead River Company, reported a small stain at their bulk plant at 1941 Medway Road in Medway.  This area is open to the public.  No one from Dead River Company had reported a spill.  It was reasoned that the material spilled was most likely kerosene but may have been diesel.  Either way a half drum of soil was excavated and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to dispose of it.  Dead River Company is working to closing off this area to the public.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-807-2015*Mystery sheen reported on Portland Harbor between Chandler's Wharf and Dimillo's.  The caller stated it was first identified earlier in the day and still present at the time of the report, which suggested a lingering source.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel searched the dock along Chandler's Wharf as well as Dimillo's west side slips.  No source was identified.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-505-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a transformer was found leaking mineral oil to the soil below. Central Maine Power sent a crew out to change the transformer before catastrophic failure occurred.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-506-2015*It was reported that a 7000 gallon transport truck was leaking isopropyl alcohol. The security officer at the front gate would not let the truck through the front gate due to the leak. I responded to the scene and met with the local fire department. We confirmed, by use of a temperature gun, that the truck was not on fire. The leak was slow; however, it was dripping directly onto the trailer brakes. We decided that it would be best to offload the truck as soon as possible; however, FMC Corporation management would not allow the truck on the property while it was leaking. Our next plan of action was to trans load the alcohol into another vessel. Roy Brothers sent one up from Massachusetts that night. For safety reasons we decided to leave the dripping truck overnight with a pan under it to catch free liquid. The next morning the dripping had stopped. We left the truck in the direct sunlight for a few more hours to dry out the insulation in the 407 tanker.  At that time it was determined that the cause was a loose vent cap on the rear of the trailer.  FMC reluctantly accepted the load, so no transfer actions took place.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-507-2015*It was reported that a citizen walking saw sheen in the stream by Bragdon Bridge. The Thorndike Fire Department responded and found a gold and purple sheen all over the marsh. I responded to the scene and saw the same colored sheen. I could not get a reading on any of my field instruments, or the die shake test. I deployed boom downstream in two locations to try and slow the progression of the sheen. It was dark by the time this happened, so I came back the following day and the sheen was completely gone. I could not find that any animals or stream banks were affected in any way. As a precaution I left the boom in place for a few weeks.  Then it was removed and disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-581-2015*Mr. Marin called in an NRC report September 6, 2015.  The report number is 1127947.  The complainant states essentially that cargo planes are releasing a chemical that is killing wildlife.   This is a well-documented conspiracy theory.  Below is an excerpt of an article from Wikipedia.

"Proponents of the theory of the existence of chemtrails characterize these phenomena as streams that persist for hours and that, with their crisscross, grid-like or parallel stripe patterns, eventually blend to form large clouds. Proponents view the presence of visible color spectra in the streams, unusual concentrations of sky tracks in a single area, or lingering tracks left by unmarked or military airplanes flying at atypical altitudes or locations as markers of chemtrails

Astronomer Bob Berman has characterized the chemtrail conspiracy theory as a classic example of failure to apply Occam's razor, since instead of adopting the long-established "simple solution" that the trails consist of frozen water vapour, "the conspiracy web sites think the phenomenon started only a decade ago and involves an evil scheme in which 40,000 commercial pilots and air traffic controllers are in on the plot to poison their own children"."

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-755-2015*On November 6, Chuck Martin, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill in Bangor.  The spill occurred at a company yard located at 133 Gobsoe Road.   A mechanic discovered that a peddle truck had a corrosion hole in the belly valve piping under the truck.  The truck is used as a pump out vehicle.  Based on experience, Mr. Martin believes there was five gallons spilled onto the gravel under the truck.  Dead River Company personnel dug out the contaminated soil.  I was satisfied with the effort made to remove the contaminated soil.  No resources were at risk.  The contaminated soil will be disposed of in the company waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-779-2015*At 0910 hours on 11/19/15, Bob Hogan, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 1 cup spill of antifreeze from a loose hose on their delivery truck.  The spill occurred on a paved driveway during a fuel delivery at a residence at 11 Blackbear Drive in Veazie.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled antifreeze.  The hose was fixed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-780-2015*At 1120 hours on 11/19/15, a complaint was lodged with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) due to a petroleum smell emitting from the sewer system along Hammond Street and adjoining streets.  Other streets with petroleum vapors in the sewer included Dean, Perkins, 14th, McLaughlin, Bryant, and Woodbury Street.  The investigation involved numerous members of the local Fire Department, City of Bangor and MDEP Division of Response Services.  After spending much of the day looking for a source, including getting permission to investigate many residences, no source was found.  It appears that the source or one source may have been along Woodbury Street since that street had petroleum vapors in the sewer and the flow from this area went towards Hammond Street.  Numerous houses were investigated but again no source was found.

The City of Bangor used a pressure washer to clear the line between Bryant and Woodbury Streets resulting in an increase of petroleum vapors, but they quickly declined minutes later.  A sheen was observed also but it dissipated quickly.

I checked many of the streets the following day and found little to no petroleum vapors.  Nothing like the previous day.  I again checked this area the following week with no petroleum vapors found.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-521-2015*At 1405 hours on 8/18/15, Dave Georgia, Maine Game Warden, reported finding 4 containers of waste oil at the Greenbush Boat Landing.  I met him at the site and removed the four containers.  I did not notice any leaks in the containers.  Environmental Projects, Inc., disposed of the oil a couple days later when they were in the Bangor area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-522-2015*On 8/18/15, Maine National Guard, Bangor, reported a 15 gallon Jet A fuel spill at the entered location.  A fuel bladder on an aircraft ruptured causing the spill.  The fuel was cleaned up immediately using sorbents and disposed through a waste contractor.  The fuel system was slated for repair.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-519-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that the valve on a transport truck malfunctioned releasing fuel into containment while offloading. Fabian staff used a pump to clean up the fuel spill. No fuel was lost outside of the concrete containment area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-523-2015*C. N. Brown Company reported the discharge of 2 cups of heating oil from an indoor aboveground storage tank.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor from a malfunctioning firematic valve.  The oil was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material and disposed of by C. N. Brown.  The valve was repaired with no further loss of product.

The owner did not complain of any smell of oil in the house.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-559-2015*On September 1, Chuck Young, of Dead River Company, called to report an overfill at 81 Randolph Drive in Bangor.  The home is owned by Alex Mackenzie.  Mr. Young reported that one cup of oil left the vent due to an overfill, the tank was weeping oil, and no oil had reached the floor.  After speaking with the homeowner, I decided to investigate.  I found the spill was exactly as Mr. Young had described.   According to Mr. Young, the whistle had been cut off for some reason and he was replacing it.  Dead River was also planning on cleaning the tank, removing some oil to prevent weeping, and removing several shovels full of soil around the vent.   When I arrived, cleanup had not been completed, however, even with that vapors were fairly low in the unattached garage.  I expect this will be a satisfactory cleanup once all actions were completed.

I spoke with Mr. Mackenzie after investigating the spill.  I asked him to call me if the smell was unsatisfactory in the garage in a few days.   I also asked him to call me immediately if he had vapors in the home.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-533-2015*Gus Libby from Colby College reported this discharge of an unknown amount of antifreeze from a car parking in the parking lot of the physical plant.  The antifreeze flowed down to a catch basin but was unrecoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-804-2015*A small amount of engine oil was lost to pavement due to an automobile accident.  A city crew collected the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-794-2015*A motor vehicle leaked approximately five gallons of unleaded gasoline to the concrete dispenser area.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-636-2015*At 0738 hours on 9/30/15, Hampden Fire Department reported a 5-10 gallon spill of gasoline due to an inattentive driver attempting to fill their vehicle's gasoline tank at the Circle K, 63 Main Road North, in Hampden.  It was raining extremely hard when the spill occurred, and was still pouring when I visited the site.  Speedi-dri sorbent material and sorbent pads were used to try to soak up the spilled gasoline.  It was quite difficult with the rain, flowing rivers through the parking lot, and overflowing catch basins.  I walked the road where the over ground flows of water were traveling and also followed the catch basins.  Due to the amount of water flowing, nothing was observed but lots of water in both the catch basins and overland flows.

I talked to the Circle K Manager, Michelle Day, and said that if they see a inattentive driver or a driver walk away from their vehicle, they should be shutting that pump off.  I also indicated that if the automatic shutoff failed to work properly then it needs to be serviced.   She said she would talk to her employees and have that pump looked at by a contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-640-2015*At 1300 hours on 10/1/15, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called for assistance with a methamphetamine laboratory at Vacationland Inn and Conference Center at 453 Wilson Street, in Brewer.  A considerable amount of precursors and a few one pots were removed for disposal.  Materials were hauled back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous waste storage area for eventual disposal of by Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-637-2015*At 1745 hours on 9/29/15, Jeremy Labby, of Casella, reported a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The spill was from a blown hose on a front end loader as it was working at the Hampden Landfill, Pine Tree Waste, at 358 Emerson Mill Road in Hampden.  Sorbents, sand and pads, were used to soak up the oil off of the concrete pad and machine.  They hauled the contaminated material to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-642-2015*At 1715 hours on 10/1/15, Eastern Plumbing and Heating Company reported initially a 50 gallon spill of #2 heating oil (oil) in the basement of a residence, 393 Route 1, in which they just installed a new aboveground storage tank (AST).  They forgot to tighten a nut on the furnace during the installation, which allowed oil to leak out over the past day.  Upon my arrival, I observed a small amount of oil in a few spots on top of water in the basement.  The basement was full of water with a small flow of water from near the AST flowing along the foundation wall to the other end of the basement.  From there it flows out to the back yard through a drain and piping.  The soil was a hard clay in the basement.  The back yard is next to the ocean.  I observed a slight smell and a little staining in the weeds and grass at the end of the drainage pipe from the basement.

We soaked up maybe a cup of oil from the basement while I was there.  Eastern Plumbing and Heating said they had removed maybe 10 gallons of oil with sorbent pads and some impacted wood and other materials prior to my arrival.  We downgraded the spill to 10-15 gallons of oil.  There were no issues with vapors at the time of my visit.  I talked to the owners who were happy with the cleanup.  I left everyone my business card and asked that they call me if anything changed.  No one called in the next three months.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-447-2015*The Augusta Public Works Department (public works) reported an estimated 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that was the result of a ruptured hose on a garbage truck. The spill was cleaned up by public works with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-450-2015*It was reported that someone had overfilled their vehicle by 5-10 gallons of diesel fuel. The subject spiller then drove off and did not report the spill. The fuel was lost to the parking lot area. I was told that no fuel left the site, and no waterways were affected. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the discharge area, and then swept up by the store manager.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-452-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that diesel fuel was being discharged from a saddle tank on a tractor trailer that was hit from a third party vehicle. I responded to the scene and found the fire department was catching the spraying diesel fuel in buckets, and dumping the liquid into drums. After doing a site safety and damage assessment, I used bees wax to slow the leak to a drip. The hole in the saddle tank was about 2 inches wide and 6 inches long. After the bees wax was applied, I used plug and dike to completely stop the leak. At that time I pumped out both saddle tanks on the truck into a tote and drums. I visited the site the following day in the daylight, and a small stain could be seen on the shoulder of the road. H. R. Carroll and Son Trucking hired a company to excavate the contamination for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-453-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a locomotive engine lost some lube oil from the lube oil containment tank. I was told that the oil was lost to the ballast by the rail tracks, and it was cleaned up. I did not respond to this incident to confirm what I was told.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-455-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a car / pole accident occurred. The electrical pole had a transformer on it, that fell upon impact. I found that the mineral oil drained out of the transformer and onto a dirt parking lot. It flowed into a large puddle of water, and then into a storm drain. Enpro was hired by Central Maine Power to clean up the contaminated soil and water. I oversaw the cleanup actions on site. During my time on site no one from CMP responded to the scene.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-461-2015*An industrial piece of equipment flipped over in a parking lot. Gasoline was lost from the fuel tank while the machine was on its side. Sorbents and speedy dry sorbent material were used to clean up the gasoline by staff. The sorbents were placed in a drum that Enpro Services Inc., picked up for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-462-2015*A passenger vehicle lost control while driving by the 4 Corners General Store in Gardiner. The out of control vehicle hit a car that was actively fueling gasoline at the pump. The two vehicles impacted the fuel pump itself. A few drops of gasoline were lost to the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-467-2015*Colby College reported an estimated 2 cup spill of power steering fluid that was the result of an unknown vehicle leaking. The spill was cleaned up by Colby with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-468-2015*Tex Tech Industries reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a hose rupture on a trash compactor. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-830-2015*This scenario cannot be described any more concisely than BIW's own spill report.  The product was JP5 and the ground surface that spilled product impacted was pavement.  "During an internal fuel transfer from the storage tank to Main 1 head tank followed by a transfer to Main 2 head tank, a fuel spill occurred at the relief valve on the starboard side of the hull on the 01 level deck .  The spill was of approximately 15-20 gallons on the deck and some down the side shell with minor amounts to the ground below."  All visible signs of spilled product were recovered and any items impacted were disposed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-831-2015*On Saturday, 8/29/2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of untagged transformer oil associated with a vehicle collision to utility pole #72 located near 815 & 816 Hollis Rd. (Waterboro Rd. to CMP records).  Initially reported as 5-gallons we later re-estimated it to about 10 gallons, to soil and pavement below the pole.

CMP managed the discharge clean-up involving soil removal and washing the pavement.  The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned.  The spill location is rural residential and farm.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements are being sought at this time.



P-832-2015*On 10/6/15, notice received from U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) of a sunken motor vessel at a mooring off Plummer Island in the Nonesuch River.  A light gasoline sheen was reported in the river from the vessel.  USCG staff responded and reported they would contact the vessel owner, Mathew Howe, and have the vessel floated and removed.

As a light sheen was not recoverable with sorbents and no threat of further discharges, so a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was not requested or made in this instance.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-833-2015*This spill report covers investigation of abandonment-by-removal and abandonment-in-place of old, out-of-service single-wall steel product piping connecting underground storage tanks (UST) facilities at the former Goodall Worsted Mill (UST reg. 20164) and the former International Woolen Mill (IWM) UST facility (UST reg. 16682).

On 10/7/15, I met on site with Mr. O'Donnell of Credere Associates, representing the town of Sanford redevelopment project for the Mousam River waterfront, and with Wilkes Harper and Troy Smith of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. O'Donnell was seeking guidance on abandonment of the 8"-diameter heating oil line from Spruce and High Street to Weaver Street and International Woolen Mill (IWM).  The piping is underground from York County Community Action (YCCA) property (former Goodall Worsted Mill (GWM)) under High Street, comes aboveground as it exits the retaining wall below High Street, and is also exposed as it crosses the Mousam River. The piping then goes back underground through the wooded area, under Weaver Drive, and then from the Mousam River and into the IWM building.

The area is under investigation because of a very large 6-oil plume moving with groundwater from High Street and periodically breaking out at the Mousam River.  See P-681-2006, et al., for further information.

1)  I advised that the underground piping should be abandoned-in-place and assessed as other UST facilities.  Being a heavy oil UST facility, a Maine Chapter 691 Closure assessment is required.  There is no known UST closure assessment for the alleged year 2000 filling in place (by Clean Harbors Environmental Services) of the Goodall Worsted Mill's 550,000 gallon 6-oil UST.
2)  Aboveground sections of the piping will be removed and the below ground sections drained if needed, and then permanently capped.
3)  Upon receipt of a UST facility removal notice, MDEP Division of Response Services would issue an approval for abandonment in place of the UST piping. The abandonment was expected in the winter or spring of 2016.  As of May 2016, I was advised that the abandonment had been delayed (see attached e-mail of 9/18/15-5/24/16).
4)  Further MDEP Division of Response Services involvement is expected with future abandonment of this piping and associated discharge clean-up work.  No Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage is understood due to the lack of the required closure assessment, failure to report the evidence of discharges during the UST closure, and the improperly abandoned non-compliant UST facility .
5)  I recommend that the large 6-oil UST and piping facility up at Spruce and High Streets be assessed to insure it has been properly emptied, cleaned and assessed.
6)  At this particular point in time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are occurring.


P-835-2015*A mechanical failure of a control valve on the furnace caused a release of approximately 2 gallons of #2 heating oil to the concrete basement floor. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and used sorbents to remove the oil from the floor. MDEP personnel suggested that additional work was needed to completely mitigate the spilled oil and lingering oil odor from the basement. The homeowner declined to pursue additional cleanup work.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-608-2015*On 9/19/2015, I responded to a reported less than one gallon fuel oil spill and oil odor complaint at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I met with Dead River Company technicians who were called by the homeowner to repair a leaking feed line from the 275 gallon capacity supply tank to the furnace.  I met with the homeowner, David Miley.  Photo-ionization detection (PID) on the first floor kitchen area measured 0 parts per million (ppm) for diesel range organics.  We gained access to the basement area through an access door in the floor off the kitchen.  In and around the spill area, I was getting 23 ppm on the PID and 73 ppm above the soil at the supply tank filter where the spill occurred.

The spill was small and I estimated that several ounces overall may have discharged over an undetermined amount of time.  I removed several impacted bricks and prepared the area for an Oil Solution remediation.  On 9/20/2015, I applied the solution.  On 9/23/2015, I visited the site.  I detected PID readings of 0 ppm on the first floor; 0.3 ppm in the breathing zone in the basement;, and 23 ppm above the soil and remediation area.  I applied another application of Oil Solutions mixture.

Jim Lavoie of the Division of Technical Services conducted a later site visit and determined that no further remediation was necessary and the residences were happy with the cleanup.  Sorbents were disposed at Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation and oil impacted bricks were entered into commercial waste stream for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-609-2015*On 9/20/2015, I  received complaint of a sheen on the Penobscot River at or below Howland Dam.  Ms. Webster, a town official with Passadumkeag, reported that Don Katnick, a fisherman from out of state, reported to her that he observed a sheen and an oil odor while fishing below Howland Dam.  I made my way up along Route 2 accessing the river where I could, and eventually to Howland Dam.  I could not locate evidence of a discharge.  No additional complaints were received.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-610-2015*On 9/20/2015, I responded to a drug lab complaint at the entered location and met with Special Agent Patty McLaughlin and Brewer Police Department personnel.  Two one-liter plastic soda bottles used to cook methamphetamine  (meth) were present and were declared spent by Agent McLaughlin.  Also recovered were shards of lithium components removed from several AA batteries.  The material was overpacked and later disposed with other collected hazardous waste by a waste contractor as part of a regional hazardous waste storage clean out.  The material was minimal and estimated to be under three pounds.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-238-2020*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of five to six gallons of hydraulic oil from a brush cutter working on the rail line in Leeds.  By the time I arrived at the site, the area had been cleaned up and the crews were restarting the equipment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-248-2020*On 5/15/20, I responded to residential spill in a crawl space at the entered location.  The furnace malfunctioned causing the discharge.  Oil migrated from the furnace housing and dripped onto the dirt floor crawl space. I hired Main Street Fuel to disassemble the furnace and clean out residual oil.  Morse Enterprises was hired to remove oil contaminated soil, clean oil impacted structure in the crawl space and install a precautionary vapor barrier and back fill the small area impacted, approximately 5 ft. x 5 ft. area.  A HEPA carbon filter was left in the house living space to filter residual vapors being emitted from the forced hot air system when used.  The filter was removed after two weeks.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services visited the site to assess indoor air quality issues and no further recommendation beyond the HEPA filter given.

No further complaints received and no further Division of Response Services action anticipated.



B-611-2015*On 9/20/2015, I responded to the Orono Fire Department Regional Hazmat Team report of a pool chemical reaction at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I was informed that the homeowner mixed pool chemicals in the kitchen sink and was overcome with vapors as a result of the chemical reaction. The chemicals were calcium hypochlorite and sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione.  The homeowner moved the bucket used to mix the chemicals from the kitchen sink to the backyard at the time of the reaction.  Several family members smelled the vapors as well.  Although the homeowner was reluctant at first, we eventually persuaded the family to seek medical attention due to the potential exposure to chemical by products produced by the reaction.  We were particularly concerned that the homeowner had been exposed to chlorine gas by inhalation and in their eyes.

Members of the Orono Hazmat Team conducted a Level B entry into the home and back lawn area. Indoor readings for chlorine were negative using a gas detection tube analyzer for chlorine.  All other four gas, lower explosive limit and photo-ionization monitoring were negative.  The bucket outside was also negative for chlorine and other readings.  The contents of the bucket was dumped into the swimming pool for dilution.  An Orono Hazmat Team member and myself, in Level D, swept the interior and exterior of the house and deemed it acceptable for re-occupancy.  There were no olfactory presences of chemicals.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-613-2015*At 1145 hours on 9/22/15, Tom Tardif, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, Inc., reported a 0.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The spill was from an excavator, owned by Chris Gray, in the parking lot at 15 Iron Road, Hermon.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil off of the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-660-2015*On October 7, Levi Loss reported a spill of #2 at the bulk plant at 173 Bangor Road in Ellsworth.  The spill occurred at the loading dock while the unit was being calibrated.  The leak occurred when the delivery meter broke or failed.  The breakage caused 4 gallons of product to spill.  The spill occurred in the loading area and it also made it into the secondary containment for the facility.

When I arrived, the spill on the ground in the loading area had been cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dri.  The spill in the secondary containment was also cleaned with pads.  I followed the piping and determined that product had not moved to other parts of the system.  Dead River Company staff had already closed the outfall valve of the containment system.  The plan at this point is to check the containment system for oil in the morning.  If there is no oil, the outfall will be re-opened.

No receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
P-845-2015*A dump truck with a full saddle tank was parked on an incline which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of diesel fuel out the fill cap.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-850-2015*During site redevelopment operations of a vacant lot at 54 Ocean Park Road, Saco, excavation activities uncovered two, approximately 1,000-gallon unregistered gasoline underground storage tanks (USTs) on the property. The USTs were removed and 19.62 tons of gasoline impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. St Germain Collins consulting company was contracted by the owner of the property to perform a tank removal / closure assessment report. Division of Response Services personnel were on site and observed the removal and mitigation efforts and were satisfied with the results. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection tanks unit has retained a copy of this report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-851-2015*A small amount of heating oil was discovered when a technician blew out the secondary containment of this underground fuel line.  The line was replaced with an overhead line and the oil was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-852-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil from an aboveground tank to a cement basement floor.  The tank was pumped out and removed, then sorbent materials were applied to recover spilled product.  The situation was exacerbated because the spill migrated to within feet of the forced hot air furnace which transferred vapors throughout the residence.  Once the source was removed, the house was ventilated and a charcoal filter replaced the regular filter in the furnace.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-853-2015*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of hydraulic fluid to pavement. Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-861-2015*A piping failure allowed approximately 90 gallons of ethylene glycol based coolant to spill to the floor of building 174.  The spill occurred on the second floor and roughly 50 gallons were collected in barrels.  The remaining 40 gallons seeped to the first floor where it was cleaned up with sorbents. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-689-2015*On October 20, Dead River Company reported a spill of #2 heating oil at 533 Hammond Street Apartment B.   The spill occurred when the scully fitting broke on the fill pipe while the driver was filling the tank.  Approximately 2 gallons of #2 heating oil was spilled on the side of the building and onto the ground.  Dead River Company personnel cleaned the side of the building with sorbent pads, and removed about 100 pounds of contaminated soil.  The material will be handled in the Dead River Company waste stream.

I spoke with Ms. Goss, the tenant.  I checked the home and basement vent for vapors.  The vapors were within acceptable levels.  I was not able to contact Mr. Flanders, the building owner.  There were no resources at risk.  The spill was cleaned up to the satisfaction of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-680-2015*At 2200 hours on 10/15/15, a gasoline spill was reported at the intersection of Stillwater Avenue and Bennoch Road in Old Town.  The front strap on the gasoline tank (tank) on the pickup truck owned by Brad Paradis broke allowing the tank to drag on the road which caused a hole allowing gasoline to leak out onto Stillwater Avenue.  A stain was observed for a 1/2 mile along Stillwater Avenue and then a puddle of gasoline was observed where the truck came to a stop.  With assistance from the Orono Fire Department we were able to soak up the majority of the gasoline with sorbents from the road.  The Orono Fire Department was covering for Old Town due to a fire.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-692-2015*I met the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on scene at a clandestine laboratory to dispose of precursor ingredients.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-693-2015*On 10/20/2015, I responded to Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department report of an oil sheen in the Piscataquis River at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I investigated the area around the dam.  With municipal officials, we investigated the mill and aboveground tank locations in the mill as well as electric turbines associated with the hydropower generated at the mill facility.  No evidence of a discharge was observed.  I met with A. E. Robinson Oil Company who had delivered oil to the mill this day.  Municipal officials were confident an oil discharge had occurred observing a sheen in the river, but I did not find evidence of a discharge.  I did observe an organic material in the water.  Assistant Fire Chief Derce conducted some additional recon around the area the next day and did not discover a potential source or additional material in the water.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-695-2015*On 9/17/2015, the Maine Air National Guard reported a three quart motor oil leak at the entered location.  The reporter indicated an unknown costomer's vehicle had leaked motor oil onto the paved parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste stored for later pickup and disposal by a waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-698-2015*I received a call from Gretchen Fournier indicating a small hydraulic oil spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hose on an Ireland's Rubbish Service truck. The spill occurred near the tissue machine loading dock and was cleaned up with sorbent material by mill personnel.  All materials were disposed of through Lincoln Pulp and Tissue's waste stream.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-715-2015*On October 26, Garrett Plourde, of Cianbro Corporation, called to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The half-gallon spill occurred on the access road of the wind power project near Power Station 12.  The wind power project is located at 88 Sandbrook Road in Grand Falls Township.  The spill was caused when a hose broke on a boom truck.  The hydraulic oil spilled on to the gravel road.  The thirty pounds of contaminated soil was excavated.  The material will be disposed of in Cianbro's waste stream.  No resources are at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-536-2015*McGee Construction Co. reported a discharge of a small amount of hydraulic oil at a job site on Winthrop Street in Hallowell.  The discharge was the result of a hydraulic hose rupture on a roller.

McGee cleaned up the affected soil and disposed of it at CPRC Group.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-537-2015*Maritime Energy Company reported a minor spill of K1 fuel oil that resulted from construction workers damaging a fuel supply line on an oil tank located behind the building. The spill appeared to be minor and the owner of the building did not want my assistance. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-538-2015*8/27/15 1455 US Coast Guard reported that an estimated 1 gallon of diesel fuel had been discharged into Rockland Harbor from a vessel. A fuel hose had broken releasing diesel fuel into the bilge which was then pumped overboard by the bilge pump before it could be disabled. The Harbor Master contained and collected the spilled fuel the Coast Guard reported. I checked the area the next day and found no signs of oil.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-539-2015*Leo Deon of the University of Maine, Farmington (UMF) reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil from an aboveground storage tank at their facility.  The small amount of oil discharged to a concrete pad and was cleaned up by UMF personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at the time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
B-590-2015*On September 11, responder Paul Nichols found a snowmobile in the Piscataquis River.   The snowmobile was located west of the Piscataquis River bridge in the river.  The river was apparently lower than it had been in several years.   Initially Responder Nichols was concerned that it was a jet ski and it was an accident scene.   After confirming it was a Arctic Cat snowmobile, Nichols contacted the Maine Warden Service.   The Warden Service has jurisdiction over these recreational vehicles.  I wanted the vehicle removed because it was still releasing fuel and because of the battery.

Ron Dunham of the Maine Warden Service responded.  Initially he was not aware of a missing snow sled.  Later it was determined the owner was William Tash Jr of Howland.  The sled entered the river over three years ago according to the Warden Service.  The Warden Service and James Lavoie, Matt Burke and responder Nichols removed the snow sled so it could be towed by a wrecker.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-589-2015*At 0812 hours on 9/11/15, Plum Creek Company reported a skidder fire in the woods in T2R3.  The skidder, owned by Mark Nelson, was climbing back up a very steep hill when a fire broke out near the cab of the skidder around 0600 hours.  They tried to extinguish it, but they were unable.  The skidder blew a tire and rolled back approximately 100 feet until fetching up on a couple trees.  The fire department tried to extinguish the fire also, but their truck was unable to pump water up the hill to where the skidder was located.  The skidder was still burning upon my arrival.  We shoveled dirt onto the hot spots.  I was able to find a couple small puddles of oil, a cup here and a cup there, that I was able to soak up with sorbents.  There was a mat of braches under where the skidder had traveled.  I found little oil spillage which wasn't consumed in the fire.  It appears the majority of the petroleum products on the skidder burned up with the fire.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-595-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from product accidentally being left in a transfer hose. The incident resulted in about 3 gallons of oil being discharged to a paved, bermed area where it was cleaned up appropriately with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-596-2015*I received a call reporting a spill had occurred at the entered location caused by a leaking fill pipe on the indoor oil tank.  The incident resulted in about a pint of oil being spilled to the concrete floor.  Dead River Company personnel cleaned the floor and fixed the leaking fill pipe to the tank owner's satisfaction.  No floor drains were impacted.  Oil vapors were not a problem.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-914-2015*Scott Cyr responded to a diesel fuel spill at this location.  A broken driveshaft damaged the saddle tanks on this truck discharging 100-150 gallons of diesel fuel to the roadway, ditch and catch basin.

TMC Environmental cleaned up the spill for Sams Transportation.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-785-2015*On 11/19/2015, I responded to Dan Oliver's report of a #2 oil spill at the entered location.  He had serviced two, 275-gallon capacity, residential supply tanks, manifolded together, and failed to secure the level gauge sight tube on one of the tanks.  A delivery was made on 11/18/2015, and when the homeowner came home discovered the spill.  Oil had vented out the unsecure sight glass. Mr. Oliver responded to the spill and deployed 25-pound bag of speed-dri sorbent material to the area to clean it up on the concrete floor.  He then discovered that the incident was reportable and contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on 11/19/2015.

I observed the tanks and noticed that the piping was not up to code.  Oil had vented out the sight glass of one of the tanks and impacted the floor and a drain grate around the tanks.  The grate was only an inch in width and ran the circumference of the tanks.  Oil had migrated to the drain and I detected a peak reading of 123 parts per million (ppm) using a photo-ionization detector (PID).  Mr. Oliver and I installed a radon fan to ventilate the furnace room.  I detected 0.0 ppm in the first floor living space.  The house is older and large, and the vapors dissipated rapidly outside the furnace room.

I deployed several treatments of Oil Solution to the drain.  The last peak PID reading in the drain I recorded was 23 ppm.

The homeowner is in the process of remodeling the residence and had scheduled a vapor barrier to be laid in the next several weeks.  After phone contact with Ms. Laurie, the homeowner, I inspected the basement area and observed the vapor barrier.  Spray foam insulation odors dominated the space.  A contractor on site advised that the radon fan had not been in use and they had not identified any oil odors while working there.  I removed the radon fan.  Contact with the homeowner has been difficult and I left several voice and text messages with no response.  I advised if there were any additional concerns or questions to contact us.  Otherwise we were satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-786-2015*During my investigation for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report B-780-2015, I came across a spill at 628 Hammond Street.  My investigation occurred on 11/19/15.  A slow drip was noticed from the bottom of the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of residence.  A tenant allowed us access since she indicated that she had smelled petroleum vapors in the recent past.  A plastic container was under the tank catching the drips of oil.

I was able to track down the owner, Larry Sites, a couple days later by phone.  He said he was working on replacing the AST, but money was tight at this time.  I suggested that if money was tight, to take the leaking tank out of service and use the second tank in this basement for the all the apartments.  He said he may do that instead of replacing the leaking tank at this time.  I asked him not to have this tank filled again since it could cause this leak to become much worse.

As of 3/7/16, I have tried Mr. Sites numerous times on the phone and have left messages for him to call me.  Mr. Sites has not answered my phone calls nor has he returned my messages.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-787-2015*At 1023 hours on 11/23/15, Master Sergeant Jeremy LeClair, of the Maine Air National Guard (MEANG), reported an eight gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The spill was from a blown hose on a de-icing truck on the aircraft parking apron, Whiskey Ramp, Spot #7 at the MEANG base in Bangor.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose was replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-531-2015*I have asked for additional information from Brian Benoski and others at the base concerning this spill, but still have not received any information as of October 5, 2016.  The last time I talked to Mr. Benoski, sometime in the spring of 2016, he said he would look up the information but could not remember any details about that incident at the time of my phone call.  There was indication that it was a minor issue, but again there has been no information provided to me to back this up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-533-2015*A Dysart's oil transport truck was filling Cowan's Auto's underground oil storage tank and the truck suffered a valve malfunction. Fortunately the driver was able to correct the problem quickly, however, eight gallons of gasoline leaked into a nearby storm drain.  Unfortunately this storm drain outlets into the Penobscot River.  All of the product was washed into the river by the water flowing in the storm drain.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-692-2015*On August 21, 2015, Sabattus Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident in the Sabattus River to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to the site. The vehicle had already been removed and sorbent boom was deployed across the river. At that time, the only evidence of a gasoline spill was a small sheen that was captured on the side of the sorbent boom. I removed the boom and disposed of it properly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-694-2015*John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reported that a tractor mower that had been parked in the lot at Exit 53 over the weekend had leaked less than a gallon of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed a this time.
P-695-2015*On 8/24/15, Old Orchard Beach Fire Department (OOB FD) reported that they were responding to a spill of vegetable derived cooking oil at this restaurant.  Some of the oil went down a storm drain.  OOB FD was responding with sorbents.  No oil was known to have reached the nearby marine waters.  Being a non-petroleum oil, this oil is officially not regulated by MDEP oil spill statutes though is considered a pollutant, so I gave guidance on clean-up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-582-2015*On September 9, Randy Hall, Code Enforcement Officer from the town of Etna, called to report a spill of motor oil at 1438 West Plymouth Road.  According to Mr. Hall from the complainant, a Mr. Gonzales always drains the oil onto the ground.  A Selectman in Etna asked Mr. Hall to investigate.  When I arrived, I was surprised to learn that the homeowner, Mr. Gonzales, was also a Selectman.  He allowed me to look around, and I found no evidence to support the allegation.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-742-2015*On 9/10/2015 I received a call from Scott Dugas, a contractor working for Downeast Energy.  While doing some excavating work at the Downeast facility at 172 Main St in South Portland, they had come across some oily smelling soil.  It is presumed to have originated from historical spills at the site.  I gave Dugas an oil spill debris form so that the material could be disposed of off-site.  No further action required.
P-816-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the basement of this home due to damage to the tank's filter assembly.  Unfortunately, this was discovered after the basement was flooded by a major rain event.  The oil was floated on the water and was spread around the basement onto many of the homeowner's personal belongings.  The oiled belongings were disposed of as solid waste and the concrete floor was cleaned with sorbents and degreasing soap.  An exhaust fan was used to control the odor until the work was completed.  The fan has been removed and the oil odor has not returned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-817-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost from this boiler soon after a technician was working on it.  It appeared that a fitting was loose.  Irving hired TMC Environmental to collect the spilled oil with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-821-2015*A small amount of oil was lost to the crawl space under this home.  Fortunately, the spill occurred during a very large rain event and most of the spilled oil was collected from standing water with sorbents.  Some soil was removed later, after the water subsided, for odor control.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-822-2015*A small quantity of mineral oil was released from a transformer through a bushing.  Product affected the side of the transformer which was wiped down with sorbent materials.  According to the reporter, there was no evidence of impacts to land.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-823-2015*On October 05, 2015, M.W. Sewall & Co., Inc., (Sewall) reported a #2 oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 16 Goose Cove Lane in Woolwich.

I responded to the site within two hours of the reported call. I met with homeowners, Cynthia Zadai and Scott Johnson. Sewall was on site at the time using speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to soak up oil that was released from the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement. There were three ASTs in the basement at that time. A 330-gallon AST and two 275-gallon Roth tanks. One of the Roth tanks, installed by a company called CommTank in Massachusetts, was leaking oil from the top of the tank. All firomatics valves on the tanks were shut to the off position so no oil was moving through the lines.

I spoke with Cynthia and Scott about the discharge. It was explained to me that the smell of oil was noticed around 0600 hours on October 05, 2015. The smell of oil caused them to check the tanks and that is when they noticed the oil leaking from the top of a Roth tank. They immediately called Commtank, who suggested they call their local oil company that they use in Maine, since CommTank was nowhere near the home for a quick response. That is when M.W. Sewall was called and responded immediately.

I asked about the history of the installation and why there were two Roth tanks and a 330-gallon AST in the basement. The two Roth tanks were installed on September 22, 2015. The Roth tanks came from Cynthia and Scott's house in Massachusetts. At that time on September 22, both Roth tanks were full when they were delivered and installed in Maine. The 330 gallon AST that was already existing in the basement was full also.

Sewall absorbed what they could with pads and speedy dry. There was still a stain on the concrete floor that would need to be washed and seal coated. I hired Allstate Environmental Services to arrive that afternoon to wash the floor and use speedy dry on it.

I called CommTank and spoke with owner Kevin Hoag. Mr. Hoag agreed for his company to take full financial responsibility of the clean-up. Mr. Hoag agreed to do a clean-up to MDEP satisfaction.

On October 09, 2015, Don White with the MDEP Division of Technical Services, Cynthia, Mike Torres from CommTank, Bruce Bristow of the Oil and Solid Fuel Board in Maine and myself met at the property to discuss the clean-up further. Mr. Torres agreed with the MDEP's suggestion on clean-up actions and agreed to take financial responsibility of what the MDEP does on site. Bruce also examined the installation of the Roth tanks and determined they were installed incorrectly and that CommTank was not licensed in the State of Maine to install tanks.

On October 14, 2015, a radon system was set up to control the vapors under the concrete floor and the concrete floor was washed again using a specific cleaner that Don White suggested.  At this point in the clean-up, the site was referred to Don White.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action was required.
P-824-2015*On 10/1/15, report was received of light oil sheen on the harbor from a sunken motor vessel at a mooring.  The vessel was reported to not have a fuel can for its 25 horsepower engine.  The boat owner was reported to be a Doctor Paul Milton.  The gasoline sheen was about 20' by 25' in size and no free product layer.  I notified U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) of the sunken vessel and sheen, who had not yet been aware of the discharge.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was made at the time based on the small size of the sheen, and no fuel can on the vessel.  Further discharge was unlikely, and a light gasoline/lube oil sheen is not recoverable with sorbents.  USCG and Maine Marine Patrol have responsibility for having the owner recover the vessel.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-825-2015*A small amount of oil was lost to this basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The homeowner's brother in-law works for an oil cleanup contractor, so borrowed a pump and drums from Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) and transferred the oil from the leaking tank to drums.  They then used speedi-dri sorbent material to collect the oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection provided a fan to control vapors during the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-826-2015*While investigating the report of a sunken vessel in Sebago, I spoke with the Maine Warden Service who reported that there were four other boats sunk on Sebago due to the storm.  No oil recovery was deemed possible due to the heavy winds and high waves.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

This is a summary of the vessels taken from an email from the Warden Service:

5 boats I was aware of:

1 on Frye Island shore sank on a mooring, adjacent to the island ferry terminal, removed by Jimmy Allen of Naples Marina
-	This boat was not damaged other than sinking
-	Total loss of value
-	Owner: John Douglas 14 Millbrook Lane, Wakefield Mass 781-246-4496

1 on Sand Beach near Long Beach in town of Sebago:  sailboat grounded on its port side - with no damage or fuel leak, removed by Naples marina
-	No loss of value
-	Owner: Donald Sedenka of 3 Kingfisher Court, Gorham ME 221-5663

1 sank on mooring off Wards Cove Rd. in Standish -  this boat was still attached to mooring line, sank, and was beaten against rock shore for 5 days until the wind died down allowing salvage attempt.  Boat was towed by mooring business operator, who contacted owner while towing the boat. It's rope broke and the boat sank somewhere west of Wards Cove Rd.  Currently the boat owners insurance company is seeking estimates to locate and recover it.
-	Total value loss and still not yet recovered
-	Owner: Sherry & Mike Simonds 32 River Meadows Dr. Steep Falls ME: Cell 310-0140

1 in North West River in Sebago. It was swamped and underwater at a dock.

1 off Great Bay Rd. in Standish.  This boat broke its mooring and was swept ashore by strong wind and waves. No fuel loss owner had Naples Marina retrieve the boat.
-	Total loss of value
P-827-2015*I was contacted by Dead River Co. reporting that there was an oil spill at a customer's home after they had serviced the system.  I met the homeowner and Dead River representatives at the residence and we determined that the oil tank's filter had leaked because it was not reinstalled correctly by the Dead River technician.  According to Dead River's records there was about 100 gallons of oil missing.  I spoke with Mark Anderson of Dead River and he agreed to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection conduct the cleanup and Dead River would pay the bills (see attached NOTICE OF RE-IMBURSEMENT signed by Mr. Anderson).  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the contaminated soil from the basement which was located around the perimeter of the foundation (see attached photos).  Not all of the contaminated soil could be removed because of its proximity to the footer.  More soil was removed from the area that was directly under the tank.  Both drain and vent lines were placed in the trench and it was backfilled with stone.  Two sumps were excavated and placed at the back of the basement.  A vapor barrier was put down on the dirt floor.  At this point our Division of Technical Services took over for the pouring of a concrete floor and installation of the above grade portion of the sub-slab depressurization system and long term monitoring of the indoor air quality.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-828-2015*A small amount of motor oil was lost to the road due to a vehicle collision.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-829-2015*On 10/5/15 I received a call from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) reporting a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill came from a contractor's (Cianbro) excavator due to a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-546-2015*On 8/27/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to Bangor Fire Department's report of a 6 gallon gasoline spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, the spill had been cleaned up using sorbent material.  The spiller, Mr. Shannon, spilled the fuel as a result of a hole in his vehicle's fuel tank.  The vehicle was towed for repair.  MDEP collected the sorbent material and disposed of it through the MDEP sorbent waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-732-2015*Oil odor during a real estate showing led to the discovery of a leaking tank under the porch of this home.  The property owners agreed to manage the cleanup activities on their own and removed the oily soil from under the building and the adjacent lawn.  The oily soil was disposed of at CPRC Group and the old tank was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-733-2015*A citizen complaint indicated a red / orange sheen was observed on Thomas Pond in Raymond where Route 302 crosses. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the strange color in the water was caused by some type of algae.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-734-2015*Approximately 1 ounce of elemental mercury was released into the first floor bathroom toilet of the residence. The released was caused when a plumber was cleaning sink drains in the house and dumped the contents of the traps into the toilet. The mercury was comingled in with the other waste in the traps. The actual original source of the mercury is unknown, as well as when it was originally deposited into the drain. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and assisted with the cleanup by removing the mercury from the toilet with a baster and then removing it from the house for disposal. The atmosphere of the residence was checked for mercury vapors with a Lumex device and the results indicate vapor concentrations less than the prescribed action limits.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-735-2015*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that a resident reported observing an oil sheen on the Saco River in the vicinity of Pine Street and Route 1. The Fire Department responded to the location and could see a slight sheen in the area. Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and could not observe any sheen. It is unclear where the sheen may have emanated from or what it consisted of. There were no sources that could be identified in the immediate area. No cleanup operations occurred.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-736-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a transformer that was knocked to the ground.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (<1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The released oil was cleaned up and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company with sorbents. No site visit was made by MDEP.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-737-2015*The Bowdoinham Fire Department (BFD) reported that a farm tractor released approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface at the intersection of Post Road and Main Street. The release was reportedly caused by a ruptured hose on the tractor. The spilled oil was reportedly cleanup with sorbents and disposed of by the BFD.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) did not respond to the location.  No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.









P-738-2015*On 9/8/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill due to equipment failure.  CMP hired Enpro Services to excavate contaminated soil and remove oily brush from the area.  See attached report from CMP for more details.  No further action required.
P-739-2015*
SUMMARY
On 9/8/15 and 9/9/15, I attended the abandonment by removal of underground, retail motor fuels, product piping at this 7-Eleven facility.  Following the removal, new double-wall product piping and dispenser sumps were installed.  See spill report P-1025-14, et al, for additional information.  No underground storage tanks (UST) were removed or installed.

The UST facility components were removed and replaced for 7-Eleven by Simard & Sons, Inc., under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard.  The on site contact representing 7-Eleven was environmental scientist Tom Croft of AECOM.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is owned and operated by 7-Eleven and was formerly owned and operated by Southland 7-Eleven, and by Christy's companies.  It is located in a dense commercial and residential area.  The area is underlain by a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer and is served by municipal supplied drinking water and sewer service.  There are no identified drinking water wells with 300' or more of this 7-Eleven facility.

To the west southwest across Main Street is the location of the former retail UST facility gas station formerly known as Norton Automotive.  There are other registered UST facilities located north, south and east.

After conferring with MDEP geologist Brad Hahn, he understood the area to be a non-attainment area for oil spills and that groundwater would not be used.  We agreed on a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario.  AECOM appears to have managed it on their end as a Tier 1 Petroleum Leaching To Groundwater Risk (see AECOM's closure assessment.

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
As reported in AECOM's Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment: contamination levels measured on site were below Notification Level for the "Tier 1 Petroleum Leaching To Groundwater Notification risk Scenario".

During my 9/8/15 and 9/9/15 site visits the soil and fill around the piping was not yet adequately exposed for sampling, so field and lab samples were not acquired.  AECOM took soil samples later on 9/9/15 and on 9/10/15.  AECOM's soil measurement highs below the product piping was 32-parts per million (ppm) and 9.9-ppm (see the AECOM assessment).  The soil sampling was shallow, to the depth of the product piping, during this work so I understand that deeper fill and native soil at and below water table was not assessed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on no reported evidence of a discharge at the time, the lack of apparent sensitive receptors, and the facility clean-up guideline: no remediation or mitigation was assigned by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.

AECOM reported 8-tons of excess soil that could not be reused on site was trucked to Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) in Eliot for recycling; no MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (a.k.a. Virgin Letter) was requested by 7-Eleven or issued by MDEP Division of Response Services.  I understand no groundwater was encountered or was managed during this piping replacement work.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site though in low levels, and this media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, there have been no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) expenses.  Soil removal associated with the new piping installation was not required by MDEP.
4)  During the piping abandonment I noted no compliance issues with the older, removed, piping.  I did not observe the new piping and sumps installed by Simard & Sons.
5)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-740-2015*Bath Iron Works (BIW) reported that their security boat noticed a broken mystery oil sheen on the Kennebec River.  Further investigation by Maine Department of Environmental Protection responders (who happened to be on a boat in the area) uncovered no source.  BIW monitored the river, but the sheen dissipated and wasn't seen again.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-577-2015*A pump failure allowed 30,000 gallons of weak "black liquor" to flow to the mill's wastewater treatment plant. The plant is able to handle waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-583-2015*On 9/9/2015, I responded to a complaint of kids spilling oil from car repairs at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a person draining brake fluid onto the ground.  There were several cars in various states of repair.  I met with the resident, Mike Smith, and advised him of Maine's oil discharge statutes.  He was receptive and agreeable to implementing better waste oil management practices.  I assisted in the cleanup of brake fluid and disposed of the waste.

No additional complaints received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection as of 11/12/2015.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-585-2015*At 1400 hours on 9/10/15, Dave Whalen, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., reported a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on an excavator at Pad T6 off of Spectacle Pond Road at the Hancock Wind Farm in Aurora.  They were able to soak up a considerable amount of the spilled oil with sorbents, but they also removed approximately 60 pounds of contaminated dirt.  The contaminated material was hauled to a staging area for an environmental waste contractor to haul away for proper disposal.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-560-2015*Dragon Products Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from a leaking fuel filter on a Bobcat machine. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-594-2015*On 9/14/2015, I responded to a Dead River Company report of a 15 gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of a Central Maine & Quebec Railways locomotive from a tank truck.  Fuel discharged from an overfill valve or vent on the locomotive.  Sorbents and approximately .25 cubic yards of soil were disposed by Dead River through later pick up and disposal by a hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.


B-591-2015*On September 11, Shannon Grey, of Searsport Terminal, called to report a spill of less than one gallons of sodium hydroxide.  The spill occurred at the loading rack in engineered containment.  The spill was caused by a pin hole leak in piping.  The piping was isolated to stop the spill.  The spilled product was placed back into product storage.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-665-2015*I received a call reporting 6 buckets of hydraulic oil appeared to have fallen from a vehicle at the entered location.  East Millinocket Fire Department personnel estimated 10 gallons of oil had spilled to the paved roadway where they cleaned it up with sorbent material.  The responsible party did not return to the site of the incident and remains a mystery.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-666-2015*On 10/7/15, I received a call from Mike Saulter indicating there had been a spill at his house several days earlier.  The source of the spill was a blown hose on a forklift owned by Gagne & Son Concrete Block, Inc., that was being used to deliver patio blocks to Mr. Saulter's residence.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the paved driveway and the "professionally installed" lawn.  Based on what I saw, there was no environmental risk and the damage done was cosmetic.  I assured Mr. Saulter that I would contact Gagne & Son.  I visited Leo of Gagne & Son, and advised him that he needed to clean up all evidence of the spill and report future spills in a timely manner.  Leo assured me he had already made arrangements for contractors to repair the damage to Mr. Saulter's property and thanked me for informing him about spill reporting requirements.  I heard nothing more from either party.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-727-2015*On 10/27/2015, Emera Maine reported a pint spill of waste oil at the entered location.  A truck, recently in for repair service, had a loose filter gasket causing the leak.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste was slated for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-729-2015*On 10/29/2015, Emera Maine reported a 26-gallon dielectric fluid (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) spill at the entered location.  A tree came down during high winds and brought down power lines and a transformer which leaked out a damaged bushing.  Rain hampered the cleanup, but dirt, leaves and sorbents were collected and placed in two 55-gallon drums for disposal at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-730-2015*On 10/19/2015, Emera Maine reported a pint of transformer oil spilled at the entered location.  A transformer at the Emera Maine lay down yard tipped over and leaked from a bushing.  The spill was cleaned up using hand shovels and a quarter of a drum of waste was generated.  The waste was slated for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-731-2015*At 1745 hours on 10/28/15, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on an MDOT truck.  The oil spilled along 15 miles of Interstate 95 Southbound starting around mile marker 236.  The spill occurred during a rain event.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil when the truck came to a stop.  A mechanic was able to fix the hose.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-733-2015*On 10/29/15, I responded to a gasoline spill at the entered location.  I was advised that a traffic accident occurred at a construction site and that a Lane Construction Company crew was on site.  Upon attending to the persons' involved, the crew observed the on-going gasoline leak from one of the vehicles.  The crew deployed sorbents to the impacted roadway to collect and contain the spill from entering a storm drain.  The crew also collected leaking fuel in a container.  Upon my arrival, the scene had been cleared.  I collected about eight gallons of free phase product and bagged it up using sorbents.  I collected the deployed sorbent pads.  I inspected the nearby storm drain and did not observe any impact.  Sorbents had been deployed around the drain.  I did not observe a sheen in the stream down grade and no additional complaints have been received as of 11/12/2015.  I conferred with the Millinocket poice officer who responded to the scene.  I generated about 80 to 100 pounds of sorbent waste and entered it into the Department's sorbent pad waste stream for disposal at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-734-2015*A Dead River Company driver accidently overfilled the oil tank for the Save-A-Lot grocery store. The oil leaked to the asphalt where he recovered it using oil absorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-741-2015*On 10/30/2015, I responded to report of an aboveground supply tank (275 gallon capacity) leak at the entered location.  I requested the reporter, Tony Eaton, of Elmer B. Eaton & Son, Inc., to pump off the damaged tank into a temporary tank that he had available.  Heanssler Oil Company assisted in the transfer from the leaking tank and approximately 150 gallons was recovered and re-used.  Upon arrival I met with Dee Miller, the homeowner.  I inspected the spill location, basement with outside access only, and observed the temporary tank outside on the ground next to the corroded tank that had been removed from the basement.  In the basement, I observed a minor spill onto a stone and dirt floor.  I removed four bags of impacted rock and soil and disposed of the bags at Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine, in Hampden.  The bags of waste were incorporated with additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste from another site and disposed at a licensed landfill.  I monitored the spill area with a photo ionization detector (PID) and obtained a peak reading in the breathing zone of 0.4 parts per million (ppm) and peak reading of 4.3 ppm above the impacted soil area.  I deployed Mucaloc powder to the area.  In the living area of the house, I had a reading of 0.0 ppm.  Subsequent phone conversations with Ms. Miller indicated no odor issues in the basement nor in the living areas of the house above the basement.

On 11/4/2015, I revisited the site and obtained a peak reading of 0.3 ppm above the soil area and 0.0 ppm in the breathing zone.  I backfilled the area with stone.  Elmer B. Eaton & Son, Inc., is planned to install a new tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-742-2015*At 1200 hours on 10/31/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a 2-3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil).  The spill was due to the furnace nozzle being left loose after a cleaning by Dead River a few days earlier at 58 Manners Avenue in Bangor.  Dead River tightened the nozzle.  I soaked up the spilled fuel off of the concrete floor with sorbents and cleaned the floor with simple green cleaner.  No cracks in the floor were observed and so I don't believe any oil was able to seep below the concrete floor.  I also installed a fan to vent the vapors out of the basement and house.  The house is in the process of being sold.  Upon leaving the vapors were minimal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-743-2015*I received a call from Jeff Wallace with the City of Bangor indicating a spill had occurred at an abandoned property that was to be torn down imminently.  The spill appeared to be the result of a bad piping connection to the tank. I estimated no more than 10 gallons of fuel were spilled over a very long period of time.  There were no vapors in the home.  In conjunction with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, we pumped out the remaining oil from the suspect tank and from another tank, and transported it to the Public Works garage where the city has a waste oil burner. The property is served by public water and where the building is to be torn down, there is no need for further cleanup action.  Due to existing building setbacks, the lot will never again have a house on it.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-745-2015*On 11/4/15, we received an anonymous complaint of a person spraying a vehicle with oil at the entered location.  I visited the site and found a vehicle that appeared to have been undercoated at some point in the past, but it was not causing an environmental issue at the time I visited.  I suspect the complaint stemmed from a dispute between tenants at the residence.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-748-2015*At 1515 hours on 11/4/15, Dead River Company (DR) reported a 4-5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil).  The spill was from a corrosion hole in a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of the residence at 18 Spring Street in East Millinocket.  The oil flowed over the concrete floor under a couple cords of wood.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) pumped out the remaining contents of the tank into a 275-gallon tote.  The wood was hauled out of the basement and given to a neighbor, since the owner ceased burning wood a couple years ago.  The MDEP cut up the AST and removed it from the basement and then installed a fan to vent the vapors outside.  The concrete floor was cleaned with simple green cleaner.  Petroleum vapors were much better, but the owner decided to stay at a friend's house.

Petroleum vapors declined over the following week to a minimal amount.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-751-2015*At 1300 hours on 11/3/15, SOB Oil & Earthwork Company reported a leaking tank at 273 Sweet Road in Lincoln.  They had filled up the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) with 75 gallons at around 1100 hours.  Shortly thereafter, the owner, Milford Pelkey, noticed oil spilling out of the AST due to the filter being bent down.  He went to get his backhoe and was able to stand the AST on its end stopping the leak.

I arrived at the same time as the police.  It appears that someone had stepped or stomped on the filter, cracking the nipple between the AST and the filter.  Oil had leaked out onto the concrete pad and ground.  According to Mr. Pelkey, the AST was empty prior to the oil delivery.   The soil was saturated under the AST.  I tried to get a copy of the police report a couple of times, but was unable due to the report not being finished and no one around to help me subsequent times.

I made arrangements with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate the following day.  Darian Higgins, a fellow State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Responder, oversaw the excavation due to me having prior engagements at a different site.  They excavated 4.4 tons of contaminated soil from next to the foundation.  They were able to remove the majority of the contaminated soil.  No bedrock was encountered during the excavation.  Darian Higgins made arrangements with Milford Pelkey to backfill the excavation.

This residence is a rental, which at the time of the spill was unoccupied.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.

P-699-2015*Discharge was the result of a gauge failure on the hydraulic system for the dry-dock.  The hydraulic oil was discharged within a control panel, and contained within the dry-dock.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil.  No site visit was necessary. No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-523-2015*Hydraulic oil leaked from a locomotive owned by Pan Am Railways onto their track and ballast. Their crew shoveled the contaminated ballast into drums for Enpro Environmental Services to dispose of.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-524-2015*I received an anonymous after-the-fact report of a diesel spill associated with a dump truck accident.  According to the reporter, the incident had occurred the day before.  I visited the site and found there to be no resources at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-723-2015*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from a corrosion hole in the tank and impacted the underlying concrete floor surface. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents and then washed with a degreasing agent. The floor was then sealed with epoxy. The leaking tank was removed for disposal. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) oversaw the cleanup of the spill. Allstate Environmental Services performed the cleanup work and disposed of the impacted waste materials.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-809-2015*A small amount of heating oil was spilled to this driveway due to delivery driver error.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-881-2015*On October 27, 2015, Kevin Rideout reported the discovery of an underground storage tank (UST) to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), at the property of 5 Maiden Lane in Falmouth. The UST was discovered while excavating an area on the property to pour a concrete foundation wall.

I responded to the site and determined that UST was a 1,000 gallons size and had approximately 600 gallons of water and oil in it. Allstate Environmental Services was hired by Kevin to pump the tank.

On October 28, 2015, the UST was pumped and the tank was removed with an excavator. I tested the soil at three locations where the tank was resting. No contamination was detected by using the "shake test" method.  The UST was disposed of properly by Kevin Rideout.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-605-2015*John Chasse from Waste Management, Inc.,  reported that an estimated 3 gallons had sprayed to a concrete slab when a fuel dispenser hose broke. The diesel fuel was collected with oil absorbent material and disposed of on site in the secured landfill. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-576-2015*Chris Guessman from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 quarts of lube oil was discharged to the rail tracks and ballast from containment tanks on two rail engines. Pan Am employees removed all oiled materials visible. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-646-2015*At 1500 hours on 10/2/15, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) dump truck (truck) which went off the Cooper Road in Alexander and flipped onto its side.  Approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil (oil) leaked out of the truck.  A majority of the oil was caught in buckets.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil not caught by buckets.  The truck also had a full load of gravel.  The truck was hauled out by tow trucks.  I observed some oil on the grass, but nothing in the soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-647-2015*At 1645 hours on 10/2/15, Paul Cote reported that soil they were excavating along Spring Street in Dexter smelled of gasoline.  They were installing a new water main for the town of Dexter.  The soil was excavated in front of Bailey Motors, Incorporated, which was formally a gasoline service station long ago.  Contaminated soil was encountered in a small area, maybe 20 feet, and towards the bottom of the excavation.  Paul Blood, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, met me at the site the following morning and we discussed options with the parties involved.  Field testing indicated low levels of contamination.  They were able to reuse the material as backfill.   If future work at this site includes excavation of soils, then discussions of contaminated soils should be part of the work plan.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-11-2016*I received a call from State Police Dispatcher regarding a spill of heating oil as a result of a broken fuel line from ice/snow damage.

I arrived on-scene and met with Claude (owner) and did a size up of the spill site. I looked under the bottom of the tank and saw it had a corrosion hole where the fuel had leaked out, dripped onto the concrete base pad and snow, and then traveled into the surrounding ground.

I contracted with Brown Developments LLC (BDLLC) to excavate and remove the oil contaminated soils to an area landfill(Presque Isle Landfill). BDLLC excavated out an area 6' X 8' X 6' deep to get at and remove all impacted soils. I used oileophilic shake test to guide excavation of contaminated soils.



No further action should be required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-848-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and a bucket.  The tank was temporarily patched with a magnetic patch until it could be pumped out and replaced. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-849-2015*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ditch due to damage during a car/pole accident.  Cleanup crews used speedi dry sorbent material and shovels to collect the spilled oil for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-701-2015*Dead River Company overfilled the tank at the entered location resulting in a small amount of oil being spilled to a concrete floor. Dead River technicians removed some oil from the tank stopping the leak.  Oil on the floor was cleaned up successfully mitigating any lingering oil vapors in the building.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-702-2015*On 10/20/2015, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported a fishing vessel, F/V Riley Anna, broke away from its mooring and sank overnight in Moosabec Reach, near the USCG Station in Jonesport.  A slight sheen was observed, but did not appear to be from the fuel tank which was estimated to have 50 gallons on board.  USCG reports that no recovery is feasible or warranted at this time and that they have personnel on site to monitor.  They observed sheen may have come from oil and grease residual from the engine and or bilge.

On 10/21/2015, the USCG reported that the Riley Anna was beached by the owner near the USCG station and no leak appeared to be occurring.  USCG was still working with the owner on salvage.

On 10/22/2015, the USCG reported that they were still monitoring the vessel and working with the owner on salvage operations.

On 10/23/2015, the USCG requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) recover fuel from the vessel's fuel tank.  MDEP personnel recovered approximately 90 gallon of diesel fuel.  The fuel will be allocated to a facility with a waste oil burner for disposal/reuse.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-703-2015*On 11/20/2015, I responded to report of a fuel oil spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I met with Dead River Company technicians who were pumping off a leaking 275 gallon capacity residential supply tank located in the basement.  They advised that the tank was filled earlier in the day.  The tank had corroded and the homeowner noticed the fuel oil odors.  The spill, about a half-gallon of #2 oil, impacted the concrete floor and sorbents were deployed.  Photo-ionization detection (PID) measurements were not elevated and peaked at 7 parts per million (ppm) in the basement area and 2 ppm in the first floor living space.  I was not confident of the readings due to other ambient particulate emissions present.  The tank was pumped off and a new tank installed the next day.

Follow up conversations with the homeowner indicated a dissipation in odors and no additional complaints were received.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-625-2015*On 10/4/15, the Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a leaking tank spill of an estimated 10 gallons of #2 heating oil into a basement with a dirt floor.  When I contacted them, they reported that they had collected some oil with absorbent pads and a local company was coming to pump out the tank.  I went to the site and found that the tank had corrosion leak in the bottom and it appeared that the spill had penetrated the dirt in the basement.  There were noticeable oil vapors in the upstairs living space, but the house is a vacation home and was presently unoccupied.  I contacted the owner who lives in Utah and explained the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund.  He completed an application for the fund and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 10/20/15, I arranged for a contractor to remove the oil contaminated soil in the basement.  A limited amount of soil could be removed because ledge was encountered at one to two feet depth.  The air quality in the living area improved greatly after the soil removal and backfill was complete.  The oil contaminated soil was consolidated with another oil spill site on the island and transported for disposal.  The home is served by a private well and the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well assessment and monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-887-2015*On October 28, 2015, U. S. Coast Guard reported a sheen near Prince Point in Falmouth.  I responded to the site and met with a property owner who allowed me to access the shore from his property. At that time, the wind was strong and the sheen was blown in heavily, but I couldn't identify from shore where the sheen originated from.

The property owner offered to take me out on his boat so we could pinpoint where the sheen started. I agreed, but, unfortunately the sheen dissipated by the time we got out on the water.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-888-2015*A homeowner removed the sight glass on his aboveground tank to confirm the gauge was working.  Unfortunately, when he returned the sight glass, he misaligned it.  During the next delivery, approximately one quart of heating oil was released due to this reason.  Spilled product ran down the sides of the tank to the concrete basement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-890-2015*On October 29, 2015, Kezar Falls Fire Department reported a logging truck rollover to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The accident occurred near 931 Route 25 in Porter.

I responded to the site and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the pavement where diesel had leaked from a punctured side saddle tank. The logging truck had released approximately 10 gallons of diesel when it rolled on its side into a ditch.

The speedy dry was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-268-2015*On 10/29/15, I received a call from Mark Bossie, Dead River Company (DR) Service Manager, regarding a small leak in the filter of an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at a mobile home owned by Maliseet Housing in Houlton.  Dead River was contracted by the Maliseet to put a concrete slab under the existing tank, and Mark wanted to know if any excavation of oil contaminated soils should take place before tank pad installation.

On 10/30/15, I met with Mark at the site at 405 Currier Road.  The AST is an older (about 30 years old) crimped end tank that is on the roof eave side on the back side of the mobile home unit.  There appeared to be some spillage of oil indicated around the tank's filter.  I dug around with a hand shovel about 6-8 inches below surface grade and took some readings with an ION Science photoionization detector (PID).  I measured readings in the 30-40 parts per million (ppm) range.  A private well for this single family mobile home unit is located approximately 75-80 feet away in the front yard on the opposite side of the house lot.  I discussed with Mark the plans DR had for placement of the concrete pad for the existing tank.  I recommended that Mark talk with the Maliseet Housing folks regarding moving the location of the outside AST on the new pad to the nearest gable end.  An out of service car parked along the gable end will need to be moved to facilitate this placement.  I also recommended to Mark that the old oil tank be replaced at this time.  Mark will convey these recommendation to the Maliseet administrative folks and contact me when the tank has been removed from its current location.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-684-2015*York Beach Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 1164 U. S. Route 1.  The collision caused used motor oil from the vehicle to spill onto the road.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-685-2015*A truck contacted low hanging utility wires which brought down a utility pole and the electrical transformer attached to it.  Approximately five gallons of mineral oil was released from the transformer as a result.  Spilled product impacted a gravel roadway approximately 900 feet from the public supply well for the area.  Contaminated soil was excavated from the roadway.  Laboratory analyses conducted by Central Maine Power Company confirmed the excavation was sufficient to mitigate the threat to the well. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-686-2015*CES Inc. was performing a site assessment of the property and discovered a small petroleum stain in the soil on the western end of the building. It is unclear what caused the stain but it was most likely from activities associated with the plumbing company that formerly utilized the property. Olfactory indication suggest the stain was some type of fuel oil.  ENPRO Services, Inc. was contracted to remove the stained soil and underlain asphalt. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the removal of the impacted material. Visual observation and a sharp decline in readings with a Photo Ionization Device (PID) determined the extent of the excavation. One, fifty five gallon drum of oil impacted soil was excavated and disposed of by ENPRO. The soil was not characterized by laboratory analysis.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-687-2015*On August 19, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred at pole 14 on Fortunes Rock Road in Biddeford Pool.  I responded to the site and observed minimal impact to the soil below the weeping transformer.  Less than a gallon was released to the soil.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.  No CMP report available for this spill.
P-690-2015*A concerned citizen reported that Woodsome Well Drilling, Inc., was dumping oil on the property at 10 Beaver Brook Road.  I visited the site and spoke with Carroll Woodsome, the owner of the company.  He stated that some hydraulic oil had spilled from his well drilling rig.  He showed me the area and I told him that the contaminated soil needed to be removed and disposed of.  Mr. Woodsome had access to heavy equipment that he could use to do the cleanup himself.  I gave him a spill letter for the material and explained how he could take it to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-691-2015*On 8/21/15, Geno Gervais of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 1 - 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks.  The spill occurred when the truck drove under a low bridge near the Country Club, and broke a hydraulic line on the top of the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-469-2015*On 7/29/2015 in Greene, Brookfield Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The spill was cleaned up by Brookfield with sorbent material. No further response action is expected.
A-474-2015*The Maine Department of Public Safety reported a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 295. The tractor trailer unit rear ended a State Police cruiser, veered off the road and burst into flames. Most of the truck's fluids were consumed in the fire. Approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered from one of the damaged saddle tanks. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-481-2015*Paul Bosse, Certified Tank Installer, reported the presence of fuel in the interstice of an underground storage tank (UST) at Fuller's Market in West Gardiner.   The interstice was pumped out and the tank would be inspected to determine the cause.   Wayne Paradis of the UST Enforcment Unit was involved and would contact me should the issue determined to be other than a gasket or fitting leak, and/or if the product reached the outside environment.

No further information was received from either Mr. Bosse or Wayne Paradis and therefore it is assumed that no further involvement by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-482-2015*On 8/4/2015 in Winthrop, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 13 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
A-484-2015*Paul Lachance of NRF Distributors reported that contamination had been found during some test pit excavations at their property on Mount Vernon Avenue in Augusta.  The property was going to be transferred and the test pit excavation was part of a site assessment.   S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc., completed the site assessment, including analytical analysis of the contaminated soil.

Results showed petroleum contamination greater than 2 feet deep and at levels that would not require mitigation for the Park User clean up level.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-485-2015*A leak of diesel fuel from a vehicle was reported by the Maine State Agency for Surplus Property.  The spilled material was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The spill debris was brought over to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection where it was properly disposed of.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-486-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a bucket truck.   CMP was able to excavate the affected soil and rocks and disposed of the contaminated material.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-489-2015*An anonymous caller reported waste oil being used to start a bon fire. The caller stated this activity happens every weekend. A site visit was made to the campground to investigate. I met with campground owner, Al Labonte, and explained why I was there. Mr. Labonte indicated that he did have a large bon fire every weekend, but used old fryolator grease and not used motor oil to start the fire, and was aware that motor oil could not be used for that purpose. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-494-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a tractor trailer lost a coupler for the hydraulic system. The hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement in the plant parking lot. Speedy dry sorbent material was used to absorb the oil. It was then swept up and placed in a pail for disposal at a later date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-497-2015*Site visit was made to determine if this underground storage tank (UST) met criteria for abandonment in place.   I met with Certified Tank Installer, Tony Couture, who showed me the issue with the tank.  A new heat line from a wood chip boiler had been installed near the top of the tank.   Excavating the tank would disturb and possibly damage this line.   I therefore approved the abandonment in place request.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-499-2015*This tank was installed in September of 2014 and started leaking in August of 2015.  The oil leaked out to a rocky shoreline and into the bay.  I installed sorbents above the tidal zone to collect oil as it ran down the rocks towards the ocean.  I also installed boom in the tidal zone to collect any oil that got past the upper booms.  The area is very rocky and the boom in the tidal zone sometimes got hung up in the rocks during an outgoing tide so was only marginally effective.  The boom above the tidal zone was effective at absorbing most of the oil as it made its way towards the bay, but not 100%.  The sorbents were maintained until no further evidence of oil leaching from the bedrock was observed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-501-2015*A Ferraiolo Construction Company concrete truck was struck by a third party vehicle. Both vehicles sustained major damage. The concrete truck ended up down a hill on the side of the road. A very small amount of hydraulic oil was lost when a tree pulled off a hose during the crash. I visited the scene of the accident and raked up some oily leaves and twigs. I disposed of the oily solids at our Maine Department of Environmental Protection facility in Augusta.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-502-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that there was some type of oil stain in a driveway. I responded to the address given by the reporting party. Once on site, I could see numerous stains on the dirt driveway, and 5 junk vehicles. There were numerous cans of oil, paints, and gasoline strewed around the property. The oil stain that the caller was reporting was next to the tar road. He claimed that last fall he had parked a vehicle there. When he returned in the spring the vehicle was gone. He had parked the vehicle because it had a bad transmission and was leaking oil. He stated that the town towed the car because the snow plows would have hit it. And the staining was from the tow truck. I did not agree with this statement, and I told him to shovel the stained soil into a drum and call an environmental company to dispose of it. I followed up a few months later; he had dug up the soil and called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to dispose of it.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-503-2015*On 8/13/2015, in Augusta, McGee Construction Company reported contamination found during the demolition of a large water tank.  According to the original construction plans, a corrosion inhibitor was added to the sand base for the tanks.  See attached lab results for more information.  The sand met disposal requirements for CPRC Group, and a total of 152.14 tons was transported there for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-504-2015*It was reported that a high pressure hydraulic hose had failed, allowing 5 gallons of oil to be lost to the soils below. I arrived at this site and found that the spill had already been cleaned up. The excavator was sitting on a pile of loam when the incident happened. The oil contaminated loam was loaded into a dump truck and sent to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation (CPRC). McGee Construction Company paid all associated costs. I did not give a spill debris letter for this release because I could not confirm the material that was sent to CPRC.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-633-2015*On September 28, Garrett Plourde, of Cianbro Corporation called in a spill at the construction site of the Passadumkeag Wind Farm.  The spill occurred near tower 1 at 88 Sandbrook Road in Grand Falls Township.  The five gallon hydraulic oil spill was the result of a hose leak.  The spill was mostly on blasted ledge and rock, and covered an area with spray 50 feet by 4 feet.  In addition a puddle occurred where the equipment stopped. The spill on the blasted rock was wiped up with spill pads.  The spill where the equipment stopped was contained with spill pads and 10 pounds of soil was excavated.  The contaminated soil and pads were placed in a 55 gallon drum.  The drum will be taken later by Clean Harbors Environmental Services for ultimate disposal.  No resources at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-711-2015*On October 23, Chris McHale, of Casella Waste Systems, Inc., called to report a trash fire in one of their trash trucks.  The fire occurred at 70 Bennett Road in Bangor.  The practice is that when one of these fires occur, the trash is dumped in a parking lot.  The Bangor Fire Department was called and the fire was extinguished.   The Fire Department bermed the edge of the parking lot so the runoff would not soak into the soil or flow into the cattail wetland.   Casella removed the trash and placed it into roll-offs.   The water was picked up with a vac-truck.   The trash was taken to Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) for disposal.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-438-2015*Dead River Company reported a minimal spill of #2 fuel oil that resulted from an oil burner supply line leak. The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up by Dead River. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-439-2015*A small amount of #2 heating oil was lost to the basement floor of this home due to tank corrosion.  The remaining oil in the tank was pumped into drums for future re-use.  The oil was collected from the concrete floor with speedi-dri sorbent material.  The basement is also a garage with two overhead doors so ventilation of the basement was not challenging.  Some oil vapors had migrated upstairs so we provided an activated carbon air filter to mitigate oil vapors in the living space while the basement cleared out.  The oil vapors subsided and the air filter was removed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-440-2015*It was reported that a basement was flooded at a foreclosed property in Pittston. The caller stated that the oil tank was floating and oil could be smelled in the home. I responded to the site and found that the water was up to the floor rafters in the basement. The water flooded the basement because the power was turned off and the sump pump was not running. I could not see any oil on the water at that time. I allowed the water to be pumped out from the bottom with a trash pump.  The remaining few inches of questionable water was pumped through carbon drums and discharged on site. The oil tank was then removed with the piping and copper supply line to the furnace.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-441-2015*It was reported that someone had dumped a truckload of chemicals on the side of the road in Waterville. I responded to the scene and found a large amount of paints, aerosols, vehicle fluids, and varnishes. I donned the appropriate personal protective gear and segregated the waste to prepare them for packaging. Everything was containerized in accordance with DOT shipping regulations. There was a small amount of spillage on the asphalt. I used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the liquids. I brought the waste back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous storage building for proper storage. The following day I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to dispose of it as household hazardous waste (HHW).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-565-2015*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a release of less than 1 gallon of lube oil from an engine in the vicinity of the Route 2 railroad crossing in Dixfield.  The discharge was to the rail ballast, which was cleaned up by Pan Am crews.   The contaminated ballast was taken to the Pan Am yard in Waterville for consolidation with like waste for future disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-716-2015*At 1625 hours on 10/26/15, Dead River Company reported a 10-15 gallon spill of #2 heating fuel at 406 Riverside Drive in Eddington.  This residence is owned by Darrell and Kathy Crawford.  Oil leaked out of a corrosion hole in the aboveground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of the residence.  Oil flowed across the concrete floor into the adjoining finished room.  Oil impacted the wood walls, carpet, closet and the stairs in the general area.  Sorbents were used to soak up most of the oil.  Rugs impacted by oil were removed.  I cleaned the floor and installed a fan to vent the petroleum vapors.

I hired Tom Tozier to remove oil impacted wood and other materials in the finished room and around the stairs.  Vapors continued to decline as oil-impacted material was removed.  Work was finished in the beginning of December, 2015.  The fan continued to run until the middle of December, 2015.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-717-2015*At 0915 on 10/27/15, Joan Ray reported that she had found a small bottle of chloroform while cleaning out the basement of her residence at 120 Village Road in Steuben.  She did not want it in her house, so I picked it up the following day during a visit to another site in the area.  I overpacked it and brought it back to our waste storage building for disposal by an environmental waste contractor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-718-2015*At 0935 hours on 10/27/15, Maine State Police reported a gasoline spill in a dirt parking lot at 22 East Main Street in Searsport.  This parking lot serves the apartment building at 22 East Main Street and is also located in front of Tozier's Market.  A six foot stain was observed on the dirt underneath the former location of the Ford F150 pickup truck which had the gasoline tank leak.  The seam halfway up the gasoline tank separated causing approximately 5 gallons of gasoline to leak out onto the ground overnight.  The dirt (gravel) was hard-packed and after shoveling a few areas it was determined that the gasoline had only penetrated 3-4 inches below the surface.  It was warm that day and so the gasoline was volatizing quickly.  The town had a backhoe available right around the corner so they loosened up the soil and we bagged up approximately 300 pounds of contaminated soil.  The town also had a small bucket load of backfill on the backhoe that they used to smooth off the surface of the spill area.  The contaminated soil was transported to the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services with other contaminated debris for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-759-2015*On 6/9/2015, I responded to report of a five gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  The spill was from a 110 gallon capacity pony tank mounted in the back of the Herrick Construction pickup truck.  The spill occurred in the State Police vehicle evidence bay.  The pickup had been stolen and towed back to the police facility.  The perpetrator was still at large and the focus of a large scale man-hunt.  Unbeknownst to police officers, fuel had escaped from the tank and spilled in the back of the pickup bed.  Overnight an undetermined amount of fuel drained out of the pickup bed and onto the bay floor.  The rest of the spilled fuel remained in the bed of the truck.  The State Police mechanic who discovered the spill the next morning deployed speedi-dri sorbent material to the bay floor.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection responders cleaned up the spilled fuel in the pickup bed and bay floor and proceeded to pump an estimated 85 gallons of fuel from the pony tank.  It could not be determined the exact cause of the leak, but it was believed that rough, off-road driving during the course of the alleged crime that fuel escaped the fill piping or vent system of the pony tank.  Police detectives advised that the truck owner did not want the recovered fuel.  The waste oil was given to local garages for use as heating fuel in waste oil burners.  The sorbents were entered in Department sorbent pad waste stream for disposal at a licensed disposal facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-1018-2015*Received a call from Robert Baker, Code Enforcement Officer, Town of Bridgton, regarding the discovery of an oil spill at 13 Gillinari Way, Bridgton, ME. The discovery was made due to a property transfer, where an oil odor was noted in proximity of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Baker was asked to visit the property for his option, which in return resulted in him contacting the Department.

A site visit was made, and confirmed there had been an oil spill, but it was unclear when.  The oil appeared to be old and the property hadn't been occupied for some time, so no one had any idea when the discharge occurred.  The fuel supply system was in poor shape, and the soil and concrete in proximity of the AST was stained.  I informed Liz Marcella, Chalmers Realty, that at the very least the AST should be removed, and once it was a proper assessment of the extent of oil contamination could be made.

On 12/14/15, I returned to the site after the AST had been removed.  The fuel oil odor had dissipated, suggesting the AST was the source of the oil vapors.  I checked the area where the AST had been located and determined the stain was an old oil spill that no longer posed a risk to the property.  I informed Ms. Marcella of my findings.  In addition, I informed her that the piping for the removed AST should also be removed to prevent an accidental oil fill to the property.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-816-2015*On 12/8/2015, I responded to Guilford Fire Department after they received an anonymous report of a leaking tank at the entered location.  I had been to this site in response to B-512-2015, where an orphaned underground storage tank was in the right of way and the Maine Department of Transportation took responsibility.  I met with the assistant fire chief, Jeff Libby, and we inspected the tank.  The tank was an older, riveted tank with three pockets.  There was some wetness at the bottom of the tank that I cleaned up with sorbent pads.  I contacted the property owner and advised him of the situation and offered to pump the tank off.  He agreed.

On 12/9/2015, Mr. Libby and I pumped off about 60 gallon of old, rank oil.  The town took the oil for a waste oil burner in one of their garages.  I dumped speedi-dri sorbent material in the tank to absorb any residual that remained in the tank.  The building was vacant.  The tank poses no risk and is expected to be addressed by new property owners once a sale occurs.  The spill was not causing any odor issues, and non-detectable petroleum vapors in the breathing zone were measured using my photo-ionization detector.  I could not justify requiring the removal of the tank once it was pumped off and made inert.  The area is serviced by town water.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-756-2015*A transformer blew for an unknown reason. An estimated 3 gallons of liquid were lost to the ground beneith it. Couts Brothers was contracted to excavate the contaminated soil under my direction. The transformer was tagged non PCB.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-583-2015*On 9/18/15, Peter Warren of Main Street Fuel reported a customer's outside home heating oil tank had a small corrosion hole in the bottom.  He was not sure at the time how much had been discharged, but he had delivered 100 gallons recently.  As I was at another spill, I asked Mr. Warren if he could send over a technician to pump out the tank.  He did so and then later reported that they had pumped out about 95 gallons.  Based on the usage for the home and the stain on the concrete pad under that tank, it was estimated that the loss was less than a half a gallon.

There was no evidence of any impacted soils in the area surrounding the tank pad and there were no issues with air quality within the home.  Speedi dry sorbent material was placed on the stained concrete pad and the material was disposed of by Main Street Fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-770-2015*A cooling unit at Lohmann Animal Health International malfunctioned spilling approximately 75 gallons of propylene glycol.  The product spilled onto a concrete pad with some migrating to a small grassy knoll.  The product was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.  The responsible party will dispose of the spill debris through standard means as it has no special handling requirements.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-75-2016*Albert French of Irving Corporation called to report a 1 cup spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a faulty ball valve (valve) on their pipeline which transfers product from vessel to their aboveground storage tanks at 52 Station Avenue in Searsport.  They were in the process of transferring product from a vessel when the leak was detected.  The transfer of oil was shut down and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to drain the pipe so the valve could be replaced.  The pipe was cleared of oil allowing the valve to be replaced.  The transfer of oil resumed without incident after the valve was replaced.  Clean Harbors disposed of a small amount of contaminated soil impacted by the oil leak.   No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-98-2016*On 2/4/16, I received a call from Dana Devault of Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., reporting a hydraulic oil spill due to a blown hose on one of their excavators.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-101-2016*Approximately 250 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a broken filter assembly from a falling object. The oil was released to the concrete basement floor and the underlying soils. The concrete floor was removed and 7.68 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The excavation was limited due to structural integrity concerns of the stone wall foundation. Oil impacted soils remain in place. A soil vapor extraction system consisting of 4 inch perforated piping was installed in the excavation and backfilled with crushed stone. The excavation was capped with a concrete floor and an extraction fan was installed to mitigate any remaining oil vapors. The spill was referred to Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Service.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-106-2016*On Monday, 2/8/16, I responded and met with Alfred Fire Department (AFD) and Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) at a truck jackknife on Route 202.  The trailer's landing gear had punctured the driver's side saddle tank.  We applied Plug N Dike material to the puncture and though slowed, the tank was still leaking fuel.  The diesel discharge was to the paved road and none left the road and none went down the embankment toward the brook.

Ray's Towing Company recovered the damaged tractor.  AFD applied speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to the discharge.  MDOT applied sand to the spill to help adsorb the diesel fuel.  It is interesting in that the sand contained road-salt which caused the oily snow to melt, making the sand water saturated even though the temperature was below 32 degrees F.  Contracted to Rays Towing, Pickard Trucking hauled the 0.44 tons of oiled sand to CPRC Group for disposal under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Disposal Letter.

The location is rural commercial and highway.  No drinking water wells were threatened.  Manny's Trucking accepted responsibility for the discharge clean-up.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-112-2016*A property owner misaligned the filter associated with an aboveground storage tank at a home he rents, which resulted in the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted soil below the tank then migrated vertically down to bedrock (3' below grade), then under the footer, ultimately impacting gravel, stone, and groundwater across the crawlspace below the home.  The presence of free product under the home presented significant air quality issues, exacerbated by a delayed report of the spill by almost a week.  A vactor was utilized to remove contaminated soil and stone from below the residence, down to bedrock.  The depth of rock varied from crawlspace grade down to 6" and locally 1' in certain locations.  The excavated area was essentially the rear half of the space from the king joist over to foundation wall from the bulkhead to the sump basin.  Post excavation, the sump was replaced, then the area was backfilled with stone and a perforated pipe which was attached to a sub slab ventilation system.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality oversight.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-95-2016*On 2/12/16, at 1615 hours, C. B. Haskell Fuel Company reported that an estimated 100 gallons of #2 heating oil had been released into a house basement when the oil storage tank seam split. I spoke to the burner technician at the site, and he reported that there was a lot of oil on the floor. He said that the home owner and he were putting down speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the standing oil. I went to the site and found a basement with standing oil on the floor and the basement sump. There was a lot of stored materials in the basement and any in contact with the floor were oil impacted. I informed the owner of the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Insurance Fund and then called a contractor to come to the site to begin cleaning up the oil and oiled materials. I inspected the oil tank and found the ends were deformed, bulging outward, and a split seam about 1/4 way from then bottom (see attached photos). This would indicate that the tank had been over pressurized, most likely due to a clogged vent or overfilling. The owner reported that he had received a delivery of 120 gallons of oil that day. The basement wall was oiled up to about 3 feet from the floor. I patched the split in the tank so the furnace could be restarted, and set up exhaust ventilation in the basement. The owner, Scott Booker, with the help of friends, started to remove materials from the basement that had not been oil impacted. Mr. Booker completed a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Insurance Fund application and a Clean-Up options agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.

Oiled materials were removed from the basement and free oil was collected with oil absorbents. I set up ventilation in the basement for the night. The next day, additional oiled materials were removed from the basement and the floor was washed. A floor drain was discovered in the basement at the end of the day and oil was removed from the drain. The basement was ventilated and closed up since the next 24 hours were to have sub-zero temperatures.

The following day additional clean-up in the basement occurred. Upon investigation in the backyard, oil was found at the drain outlet. An excavator was brought in and oiled snow and soil was removed and stock piled on site. The soil was later removed and transported to a disposal facility. The backyard area was wet with a layer of clay. We found oil had run to just the edge of the woods line. Field testing with Oil in Soil kits determined that the oil had only penetrated 12 to 18 inches due to the high water and clay. A small retention pond was dug at the drain outlet and small amounts of oil were collected there with oil absorbent pads and boom. Once the area is more dry to allow equipment to operate, the excavated areas will be restored.  A radon fan was installed in the basement for ventilation, and a carbon air scrubber was put in the upstairs living space to control oil vapors.

The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and indoor air remediation. Once the excavated area is restored, there should be no further action by the Division of Response Services.

I-37-2016*I received a call from  Dead River (DR) Company, regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil.  The 1 gallon estimated spill of #2 heating oil was the result of a loose fitting on the DR Bulk plant loading arm.  DR crews used sorbent pads and speedy dry to soak up/absorb the spilled oil on the asphalt loading area.  All oily debris was disposed of with DR's oily debris waste stream.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-111-2016*250 milliliters of Nitroglycerin 5% dextrose leaked from its container due to a poor seal.  The product leaked into a drawer.  Maine General staff cleaned up the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-276-2015*On October 13, 2015, a transformer released one quart of dielectric oil to a concete pad.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and some were left in place as a proactive measure.  Contaminated gravel/dirt and sorbents will be disposed of at the Presque Isle secure landfill.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-892-2015*On October 30, 2015, ServPro reported a hydraulic oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge resulted from a hydraulic hose break on a dump truck at 84 Burnell Road in Naples.

I responded to the site and met with the owner of the dump truck, Ron Willey. Mr. Willey explained that while dumping a load of gravel at the property, a hose on his truck broke and released approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil. Mr. Willey said he notified ServPro per his insurance company's request.

It was evident at that time that the oil sprayed onto the house and on the vinyl siding. The spray reached as high as the top of the asphalt shingle roof. I informed Jeff Anderson, the homeowner, who was present at the time of my investigation that oil does corrode asphalt and to be aware of what could potentially happen to the tar under the shingles. ServPro was going to use soapy water to wash the vinyl siding on the house. Mr. Anderson was satisfied with the clean-up arrangements.

The private water well on the property was on the opposite side of where the discharge occurred.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-893-2015*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused due to corrosion of the piping between the AST and the furnace. The oil was released to the underlying concrete pad and surrounding soil. Approximately 100 pounds of sorbents mixed with soil was removed from the spill location and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. The AST was also removed because the owner decided to convert to natural gas.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-894-2015*On November 02, 2015, Kennebunk Fire Department reported a tractor trailer accident at the northbound Turnpike Service Plaza in Kennebunk. The report stated that approximately 80 gallons of diesel was released to the pavement.

When I arrived on site, the tractor trailer that was hauling demo glass had rolled onto its side, splitting open the box trailer and allowing the demo glass to spill out. The passenger side saddle tank was also slashed open, which caused the diesel discharge to the paved parking lot area.

The driver's side saddle tank was pumped empty by Rays Heavy Hauling and Towing. The demo glass that was saturated in diesel was removed and disposed of properly at the landfill in Norridgewock. The demo glass that wasn't impacted by the spill was removed and transferred off site to its original destination.

Speedy dry sorbent material was used on the pavement to absorb the remaining diesel. The speedy dry was removed and disposed of with the oiled demo glass.

No storm drains were impacted by the diesel discharge.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-897-2015*A concerned citizen reported that he believed a trash truck had spilled oil in the road in front of his house.  I visited the site and you could see a puddle of liquid, and then a trail of staining on the pavement along the track the truck took as it drove away (see attached picture).  I used an oil sorbent pad to check the liquid in the puddle and although it had a faint sheen on the surface of it, the liquid was not oil as originally thought.  I contacted the City of Portland Public Works Department and they said that the trash truck had used its compactor while at that location and the byproduct of compaction is "trash juice."  Because no one knows what was in the trash, we don't know what was squeezed out, but the City agreed to clean the puddle up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-899-2015*On November 03, 2015, C. N. Brown Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spilled occurred at Paris Famers Union at 671 Main Street in Lewiston.

C. N. Brown explained that a gasket on the delivery truck had ice buildup in it and broke. Approximately half a gallon of k-1 oil was released to the pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and disposed of properly.

I spoke with the owner of the business and he said he was satisfied with the clean-up in the parking lot.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-902-2015*On 11/4/15, I responded to a fuel oil discharge up Walker Avenue from a fuel oil peddler truck that suffered a leaking fuel oil pump under the frame of the truck (see photo).  Pulling over for a delivery to 20 Walker Ave., the Fielding's Oil driver noted the truck had been leaking travelling down the road.  The location is dense suburban residential and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Fielding's Oil responded to stop the leak and they cleaned up the spill to the roadway with speedy dry sorbent material and dug out the oiled lawn by hand.  Soil removal was screened by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) with a Photoionization Detector (PID).  I explained the clean-up to the homeowner, Ms. Gaudett, who was not overly concerned about the oil stain left on the pavement in front of her house.  None of the spill reached drains or surface water.

1)  With the prompt reporting and clean-up, I see no threat to the residences or human contact.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are envisioned at this point in time.
P-903-2015*While a delivery truck was transferring fuel in between pockets of the truck, he overfilled the receiving pocket.  Approximately six gallons of heating oil was released out the vent to the top of the truck.  Approximately three of those gallons transited down the drop tube to pavement only.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-904-2015*Scott Cyr received a report from M. W. Sewall & Co. that they had overfilled an oil tank at this location.  Oil spilled onto snow and dirt outside and around the sight gauge area for the tank on the inside.  The spill was cleaned up by M. W. Sewall.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-905-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leak in their copper line.  I arrived to find that Dead River had been to the home the previous day to do a tune up on the furnace and after they were done, the homeowner noticed an oil odor.  Dead River returned to the home and found that the copper line was leaking.  It turned out that the copper line was attached to the furnace on the access door, so when the furnace was cleaned (access door opened and closed) the copper line would be bent and straightened.  Over time this bending caused the copper to fatigue and crack (see attached photos).  I discussed responsibility for the spill with the homeowner and Dead River, and came to a verbal agreement that the homeowner would apply to the Fund and Dead River would pay their deductible and any costs the Fund didn't cover.  The oil had traveled along the concrete floor that was underneath a raised wooden floor with linoleum on top.  The wooden floor was removed and the concrete was cleaned and sealed.  The wooden floor was replaced but not the linoleum.  Dead River and the homeowner were going to work that out.  I got several calls from the homeowner complaining that Dead River hadn't replaced the linoleum and I explained that it was not covered by the Fund and they would have to settle it with Dead River.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-920-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this basement floor due to a filter gasket problem.  I spoke with the homeowner and she assured me that the spill was cleaned up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-758-2015*I received a call from Dustin at Dead River Company indicating a contractor had accidentally knocked the filter housing off the tank at the entered location resulting in a few gallon spill to a concrete floor.  The contractor was able to quickly plug the hole until Dead River arrived to repair it.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the spill to collect free product.  When I arrived I collected the sorbent material and washed the floor with Simple Green cleaner.  There was no persistent odor issue in the home.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-761-2015*On 4/16/2015, the City of Bangor reported a diesel fuel leak at the entered location.  A fuel cap on a city bus fell off and a couple of cups of diesel fuel spilled out as the bus pulled to a stop.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  A city notification was later distributed to remind drivers to tighten the fuel cap after filling.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-267-2015*On October 29, 2015, Tulsa Oil Co. reported a release of fuel oil from a corroded inside aboveground storage tank (AST) that had reached soil under a basement floor.  Tulsa Oil services technicians removed the oil from one of two 275-gallon ASTs before my arrival.  Once onsite, I removed the wooden housing around the ASTs and found that the old concrete pad that both tanks had been placed on was in poor condition.  Oil had seeped into crack in the pad impacting soils. Earthworks, Inc., contracted to remove contaminated building debris and aid in clearing a spot in the garage to allow further work around the spill site.  Tulsa Oil was contracted to move the second functioning AST from of the spill site.

On October 30, 2015, Earthworks used a mini excavator to remove contaminated soil and concrete.  A ten by 15 feet area of concrete was removed as contaminated soils were removed.  Saturated soils were found to a depth of nine feet.  Once all contaminated soils were removed, the excavation was backfilled and prepared for concrete.

On November 2, 2015, a new concrete floor was poured to replace the removed section.  Paul Higgins of our Division of Technical Services was informed of the site due to the wellbeing located only 12 feet from release. Ms. Hewitt will be put on the Department's Well water Quarterly Monitoring Program.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-277-2015*On October 27, 2015, a rented manlift released two cups of hydraulic oil to gravel/soils.  Contaminated soils were removed and bagged up for disposal.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-769-2015*On 11/13/2015, Ellsworth Fire Department reported an ammonia release at the entered location.  While en route, I made phone contact with the Ellsworth Fire Department.  I was advised by Lieutenant Gary Saunders that a four gas meter used at the site did not indicate depressed oxygen and no other atmospheric monitoring was done.  Responder Shannon was also responding to the scene.

Upon arrival I met with Roy Allen and Kim Allen-Wadman of Allen's Blueberry and Ellsworth Fire Lieutenant Daryl Clark.  I was advised that a shaft seal on a pump caused pressurized, liquid ammonia to spray from the coolant system within an enclosed manifold room and that perhaps several ounces was released.  Roy Allen advised that twenty minutes had elapsed from the time the fixed ammonia sensors alarmed to the time the valves were shut off.  The leak was stopped by Allen employees donning air purifying respirators.  The valves located upstream and downstream isolated the leaking pump.  The manifold room is approximately 6 feet wide by 12 feet long by 25 feet high and houses the pumps and piping feeding the refrigeration system to the main warehouse.  The room is isolated, but attached to the side of the main warehouse and has a front door and a lower access opening on the opposite wall and a top hatch/opening in the roof; all three were open.  I was directed to the manifold room, but could not make entry due to high concentrations of ammonia gas.  Initial photoionization detection (PID) measurement upon my approach was 70  parts per million (ppm) to 129 ppm.  Additional air sampling at the lower side opening detected a peak reading of 259 ppm.  I surmised that residual ammonia liquid was volatilizing and emitting the elevated concentrations approaching Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) level.

The facility recommended closing the room up and coming back tomorrow to open it up and let it air out.  A refrigeration services technician advised that there should be no issues and that the vapors would dissipate by next week.  Concerned about potential flammability and toxic exposure scenarios to employees and the public, Responder Shannon and I were not comfortable with the options thus far.  We recommended that a ventilation protocol be established and that the area be supervised overnight.  Eventually the facility agreed and assigned personnel to secure the area over night and the fire department concurred.  Evacuation fans were installed to evacuate the area.  PID readings at the lower access panel dissipated from 259 ppm to 35 ppm.  The vent fan discharge peaked at 85 ppm.

On 11/14/2015, I visited the site at approximately 08:00 hours and met with Roy Allen.  The vent fan discharge peaked at 7.8 ppm and the lower access door peaked at 3.5 ppm.  Mr. Allen and I agreed to let it vent the remainder of the work day until 17:00 hours, and then close and lock the doors and resume venting on Monday, 11/16/2015.

On 11/16/2015, I visited the site at approximately 08:30 hours and detected a peak reading of 0.3 ppm at the vent fan discharge and peak reading of 7.8 ppm in the breathing zone in the manifold room.  PID concentrations fluctuated constantly during continuous reading in the room.  I detected higher concentrations of ammonia around the piping insulation that I suspected was impacted by liquid ammonia still off-gassing.  The fans were taken down and the area was allowed to vent passively.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.









B-806-2015*On 12/2/2015 I received a call from Jacob Parker of Shorey Oil Company indicating that he had slid off the road while attempting to make a diesel delivery to a customer. Mr. Parker was driving a 2 pocket delivery truck at the time and was carrying approximately 2800 gallons of off-road diesel fuel. The road was extremely icy at the time and the incident resulted in the truck rolling onto its side. While Mr. Parker was not seriously hurt in the incident, the rear pocket of the tank was ruptured resulting in a complete loss of its contents, 1800 gallons. The front pocket was not compromised.

I applied dome dogs to both manways and made arrangements to have Clean Harbors and a local excavator mobilize equipment to the site. Very little product was visible on the surface. When Clean Harbors arrived we pumped remaining unspilled fuel from the truck. At this point the truck was recovered to the roadway and we began excavating to see if we could find all the missing oil.

We dug one test pit immediately adjacent to where the truck landed and two interceptor trenches down gradient of the pit in a semicircular pattern. All pits and trenches were dug to bedrock which we encountered at 4-8 feet depth. These excavations were meant to prevent oil from leaching into a nearby boggy area. I also installed several smaller pits beyond the trenches to monitor whether or not oil was getting past the trenches. By the end of the day oil was weeping into the trenches so some sorbent material was deployed and the site was secured for the day.

On 12/3/2015 we returned to find an 11 inch layer of oil in the trenches which equated to 1240 gallons of pure product. This oil was removed with a vacuum truck the same day.

Over the course of the next two days another 1 inch thick layer of oil was collected in the trenches and removed with vacuum trucks bringing the total oil to about 1400 gallons recovered.

Over the next 2 weeks oil continued to slowly weep into the excavations and we recovered it with sorbent material periodically. In addition, we used a pump to remove water from the lowest excavation back up gradient. The thought behind this was to flush lingering oil from the surface soils and to suppress the groundwater table in an effort to drive more oil to our excavations. I estimate all of these efforts resulted in another 150-200 gallons of oil being recovered.

As recovery efforts became less productive and the colder weather set in, the decision was made to winterize the site. To do this we installed three 18 inch recovery wells and three 2 inch monitoring wells. The recovery wells will be checked periodically and potentially pumped in an effort to collect remaining oil. The monitoring wells are available to sample to ensure oil is not leaving the site.

The site has been referred to the Technical Services Division for on-going monitoring and sampling. No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
B-807-2015*I received notification of a small gasoline spill caused by a 5 gallon portable container accidentally being tipped over in the back of a pickup truck at the entered location.  Even before Bangor Fire Department personnel arrived, the spill was contained and cleaned up by the owner of the vehicle.  Information for the responsible party was not available.  Contaminated materials were disposed of through the City of Bangor waste stream.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-809-2015*At 1645 hours on 12/3/15, Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (Brookfield Energy) reported 1 cup of kerosene spilled at their Stillwater Dam (Dam) at the intersection of the Penobscot River and Stillwater Avenue in Orono.  Cianbro Corporation, a contractor working at the Dam, overfilled a kerosene heating tank, spilling a cup of kerosene.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled kerosene.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-810-2015*On December 3, I observed the immediate aftermath of a Clean Harbors Environmental Services vacuum truck that tipped over on Route 15 at 2356 Rockwood Road (Route 15) in Sapling Township.  The truck was carrying 900 gallons of off road diesel and 1700 gallons of water from spill  B-806-2015.  The truck was leaking oil and water out of the cyclone part of the truck.  I was able to halt the leak.  Sorbents were places to collect the 10 gallons of diesel and the 1 gallon of motor oil.  The product was pumped out into another Vac-Truck.  After the truck was righted, the estimated 50 pounds of sorbents were collected.   I  revisited the site on December 4 and collected the remaining boom.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-1015-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this driveway due to an error on the part of the delivery driver.  He somehow opened the scully valve slightly while retrieving the hose.  I contacted the homeowner and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-508-2015*It was reported that a large release of Sodium Hypochlorite liquid had occurred inside Verso Mill. I was told that none of the liquid made it outside the containment area around the tanks. Staff at the mill set up pumps to transfer the liquid inside the dike to plastic totes. The product was then moved and stored for reuse in the sewer treatment process. I was told that the release was due to a failed gasket in tank #1. After transfer operations, the gasket was replaced, and the system was put back into service.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-767-2015*I observed the removal of three tanks on November 13th, while on a site visit of the old Phased Array facility, once owned by the U. S. Navy.  Two estimated 6000-gallon tanks (facility number 2140), and one estimated 4000-gallon tank (facility number 18274) were removed by Campbell Environmental Group.  None of the tanks appeared to have any leaks associated with them.  No notification was given.  It appears the lack of notification was an oversight.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-687-2015*Un-tagged pad-mount transformer spilled approximately one gallon of oil to pad and ground.  Central Maine Power (CMP) excavated approximately one yard of soil.  Oil was tested and found to be non-PCB.  No further response action required.
P-954-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 11/19/15, while purchasing a cup of coffee, the clerk noticed from my work clothes that I was employed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  She explained that a week or two earlier, three fuels cans of gasoline had appeared behind their property in the shrubs and they knew not where they came from or who left them.  She requested I inspect the cans and sought advice on proper disposal.  She reported the Portland Fire Department had been called but could not assist.

ASSESSMENT
The four, not three, fuels cans had been brought onto Starbucks property and placed in their dumpster cage.  These flammable liquid containers were located in a dense commercial and residential area and I determined posed a public safety and discharge threat.  All four cans were in good condition and were not leaking.  One can was sucked in from a vacuum, due to temperature change.  The four cans were taken back to the MDEP warehouse and checked in a secure location.

Two cans were red plastic 5-gallon fuel cans (a.k.a. jerry cans) full to the top with a clear liquid with a bright yellow tint that smelled like gasoline.  The bright yellow tint was unusual for gasoline and we suspect was a fuel additive.  The 3rd can was 5-gallon red plastic and filled with a clear, colorless liquid that smelled of fuel oil or paint thinner.  The 4th can was 2-gallon in size and appeared to contain the yellow tinted gasoline.  All four cans were checked with gasoline paste and confirmed to be petroleum, and checked with water paste and found to contain no water.  The product appeared clean and unused.  No fuel appeared contaminated with waste motor oil.

WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Starbuck's manager asked MDEP to take the waste and have it properly managed and agreed to reimburse MDEP if needed.  After assessment, the gasoline was used for its intended purpose as a motor fuel.  The two gallons of fuel oil was added to a drum of waste flammable liquid for proper disposal.

1)  No prohibited discharges occurred.
2)  No responsible party and source of the orphan fuel was found.  No MDEP disposal and response expenses were incurred.
3)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

B-781-2015*On November 19 Mr. Saucier of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called me about a methamphetamine (meth) manufacture site at 34 Winter Street in Bangor.  The police seized 18 one pots in addition to some raw materials including Coleman fuel, and meth production waste products.   I took possession of the material and properly neutralized and disposed of it.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-768-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location from a corrosion hole. Dead River personnel used a magnet patch to stop the leak.  I pumped oil from the leaking tank into temporary storage while Dead River arranged with the customer to have the tank replaced.  A small amount of soil was removed by Dead River from underneath the tank and disposed of properly. The property is served by town water and town sewer.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-770-2015*On 11/12/15, Richard Campbell, of Campbell Environmental Group, reported that he was working at the former Phased Array Naval Facility, 314 Corea Road, in Corea.  He observed broken fluorescent bulbs in the two large buildings at this location.  He asked if I could respond with the Lumex meter to test the interior of the buildings for mercury.  Paul Nichols and I responded to this location to test for mercury and to observe the removal of underground storage tanks (UST's) from two locations.  Refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Spill Report B-767-2015 for information on the UST removals.   We methodically went through each building on site with the Lumex meter.

We observed approximately four locations which would require further investigation between the two buildings.  These areas had a large number of broken fluorescent lightbulbs.  It appears that the buildings were left ready for people to move in and work.  Everything had been left, including furniture, inside the building.  After years of the buildings being left abandoned, vandals came through and removed anything of value including metal and materials above the drop ceiling.  To get to this metal and material, the ceiling had to be removed which included the light bulbs.  Generally the lightbulbs were left in a pile in the corner along with other unwanted items, furniture, ceiling tiles etc.  The buildings were stripped of anything of value in a methodical fashion.  However, at some point, someone or something broke many of these lightbulbs.  We saw indications of animals living inside the buildings also.

We notified Mr. Campbell who was working on site of our results.  Highest readings observed with the Lumex meter were around 2,400 ng/m3 with the Lumex meter probe within 3 inches of the broken lightbulbs.  Mr. Campbell said he would perform laboratory testing of these areas, at the very least, as part of his investigation.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-48-2016*On January 26, Frank Hammond of Lincoln Fire Department called to report a petroleum odor in a Lincoln home.  The smell had been present for two consecutive days.  The sewer district and the department of public works could not find anything in the lines.  When I arrived my instruments indicated an unacceptably high level of vapors in the home.  A floor drain was located under the bedroom showed values greater than 1500 parts per million.  I assessed that the vapors were from gasoline.  The drains in the garage and basement were sealed.

On January 27, the line was flushed with water.  Vapors had diminished significantly in the home and drain.  No source thus far has been located.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services was contacted in reference to this site.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-105-2016*On 2/8/16, while having a Veedor Root system maintenance done, a discovery of gasoline was observed in the sump.  Licensed contractors were involved, including Portland Pump Company, and ENPRO Services/TMC, with planned remedial actions to follow.  In a phone conversation with Portland Pump, it is expected the affected line will be shut down, taken out of service, with a cleanup & repair pending approvals.

After unearthing the affected lines and connections, the complexity of the hookup and limited site access caused the remediation to be altered.  The affected tank was taken out of service and the product removed.  The tank's warrantee expires within 36 months.  The facility would continue to use the two other tanks and dispensers to sell regular and premium, removing the blended mid-grade product.  This would continue until the warrantee expires and the complete system can be removed and replaced.

Based upon site visit, work and exploration with remedial design implemented, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
I-285-2013*On 12/31/13, I received a call from the Maine Warden Service regarding a trail groomer that had gone through the ice near the inlet cove of Pleasant Lake in Island Falls.  I made arrangements with the local Game Warden, Charlie Brown, to meet at the lake front property nearest to where the groomer broke through the ice.

The groomer was pulled out of the lake with chains and cables connected to a log skidder winch near shore.  I did an assessment of the area where the unit broke through the ice and did not see any evidence of diesel fuel or hydraulics.  Based on condition of the groomer's fuel tank and hydraulic system it appears that all hoses and the tank are intact.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-93-2016*A small amount of diesel spilled while fueling a boat in dry-dock at the Belmont Boatworks yard.  The oil spilled to the parking lot.  Boatyard employees cleaned up the fuel with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-773-2015*On 11/12/2015, I responded to report of a dump truck rollover and substantial diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  The report came in at 19:26 hours, and the incident occurred at approximately 17:00 hours.  It was reported that a dump truck rolled over at the entered intersection and that upwards of 100 gallon may have discharged.  When I arrived, the scene had been cleared and it was raining.  I surveyed the area and located small traces of a fuel spill.  Sand had been deployed to the area and I observed a small amount of fuel escaping from the sand; being pushed out by the rain.  I deployed some pads to the area.  I inspected downgrade rainwater runoff, but there was no sign or odors of fuel.

On 11/13/2015,  I inspected the area again and determined that no additional cleanup was feasible nor necessary.  I collected the recovered pads from the Franklin Fire Department and estimated about 400 pounds of saturated sorbents recovered for disposal.  I estimated the spill to be slightly less than reported at about 75 gallons and perhaps less.  The fire department did a good job cleaning up the spill and collecting the pads.  I entered the pads for disposal at a licensed facility.

I called the potential responsible party and left a message advising I would be seeking reimbursement for the replacement pads issued the fire department, and awaited a call back (see attached).

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-928-2015*Tank corrosion allowed an unknown quantity of oil to leak from this tank to the basement floor.  The basement floor is a combination of concrete and sand. Sorbents were used to collect the oil from the concrete floor.  Shovels and buckets were used to collect the oily sand from under the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-935-2015*A small amount of automotive coolant was lost to the pavement due to a collision.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  I drove by the site the following day and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-936-2015*A small amount of automotive coolant was lost to the pavement due to a collision.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  I drove by the site the following day and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-938-2015*A small amount of automotive coolant was lost to the pavement due to a collision.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  I drove by the site the following day and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-937-2015*A coal truck suffered a hydraulic hose failure on SAPPI property.  It was not discovered until after the truck had left the premises and the oil that remained on SAPPI property was mostly too thin to collect.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-939-2015*A small amount of motor oil was lost to a stream due to an automobile leaving the road.  There was a considerable amount of concern because the stream was near Chase's Pond which is the drinking water supply for York.  Soon into the response, a representative from the York Water District was on-scene and said that the area is downstream from the water supply pond and there is a considerable buffer wetland between the spill area and the water supply.  We collected what oil was recoverable with sorbent pads and sorbent boom.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-950-2015*A small amount of automotive coolant and lube oil was lost to the pavement due to a collision.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  I drove by the site and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-788-2015*On November 23, I received a report from Walter Shannon concerning an accident on 223 North Road in Newburgh.  Mr. Shannon stated that he smelled gasoline from a vehicle that had slid into a ditch.  The vehicle was being extricated by a tow truck company.  When I arrived I saw no signs of gasoline, however, the ditch was running pretty well with water.  I suspect the water had flushed the gasoline.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-919-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of kerosene to the ground.  200 gallons of unspilled product was transferred out of the tank, then it was removed. The tank was located at the rear of this double wide mobile home on a slab.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Approximately seven yards of material were removed before the excavation was ceased.  The side walls away from the slab were rendered clean.  Contamination remains below the slab and at the bottom of the hole (approximately 4' below grade).  Lingering contamination is not expected to present vapor intrusion to the living space and the local area is served by public water so no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-295-2015*On 11/30/15, received a call from Devin Michaud, environmental technician with Huber Engineered Woods, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose.  A hydraulic hose broke on a front end loader in the log yard.  Crews used wood fines to soak up/collect the spilled oil.  The oily debris was then placed in the mill's fuel reclamation area to be fed into the boiler per license conditions.  Devin sent in a spill report on this incident.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-694-2015*A 275-gallon tank outside the home at 15 Clarks Lane in Fayette was vandalized.  The filter was kicked or pulled from the tank releasing the contents to the ground.  Up to 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled from the tank.

Homeowner agreed to the Cleanup Agreement presented by Jeremy Greenman, also from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Johnson Excavation Company removed approximately 15 yards of contaminated soil from the ground beneath the tank.  The excavation was backfilled and the tank replaced.  The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-35-2016*I received report from the City of Bucksport wastewater treatment plant of oil in the clarifier. I arrived on scene and traced the oil back to a house at 51 Franklin Street. The tank in the basement leaked due to a corrosion hole. I then removed the remaining oil from the tank and hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist with the cleanup effort.

Oil vapors in the home were high, so a ventilation system was installed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  After a week of ventilation, the vapors were non-detect.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-562-2015*Russell Lord reported that the aboveground oil storage tank (AST) in his basement had leaked due a corrosion hole.  The AST had been pumped off by the company and speedy dry sorbent material had been spread on the affected concrete floor.

I visited the site and observed where the spill had occurred.  There was a stain on the concrete floor which indicated anywhere from 5-15 gallons spilled.  The basement has a drive-in garage and was well ventilated.  Mr. Lord indicated that there was no smell in the home and that he could leave doors open to ventilate the basement/garage.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-657-2015*On 10/22/2015, J & S Oil Company reported an oil spill in Unity.  The minor spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from oil being delivered to a tank that was taken out of service due to a leak.  A crew from J & S Oil responded to pump the tank and excavate contaminated soil from the site.  I also responded to oversee the clean-up.  A total of 5.24 tons of soil was removed and taken to Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill facility in Norridgewock for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-715-2015*On 11/18/2015, Downeast Energy Company reported an overfill during a delivery. The overfill caused the tank to leak in the basement. Downeast cleaned up the spill and drained excess oil from the tank. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-717-2015*The Healing Place had its furnace serviced by J & S Oil Company.  The next day the owner of The Healing Place noticed an oil odor.  He investigated and found that the furnace was leaking oil from a fitting.  The oil was dripping to the dirt floor.  J & S returned to the business, fixed the leak, and cleaned up the spilled oil by removing the impacted dirt.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) ventilated the basement for a day with a fan.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-718-2015*Waste Management, Inc., reported that a discharge of antifreeze had occurred when a front end loader was overfilled with antifreeze.  Waste Management personnel cleaned up the discharged product and disposed of the material on site at the landfill.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-719-2015*I was contacted by Harrison Wolfington regarding a property he was listing in Belgrade.   He had been told that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to a #2 oil spill at the facility around 2000 and was looking for information on the risk to the drinking water well.  I searched the MDEP files and found no indication of a spill ever being reported at that address.   I informed Mr. Wolfington of that fact and suggested that he have the well analyzed.  He did so and I reviewed the analysis and determined no impact to the well at the time the sample was taken.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-725-2015*The homeowner at 12 Dix Avenue in Dixfield called to report a small amount of oil had spill out the vent pipe while filling the aboveground storage tank in the basement of the house.  The oil company removed some impacted vegetation (leaves and grass).  I visited the site and verified the spill was cleaned up and there were no odors in the home from the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-726-2015*On 11/24/15, Augusta Fuel Company reported that one of their oil delivery trucks had leaked up to 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil from a leaking seal.  The oil had spilled along a route that ran a mile or two from 981 Eastern Avenue to Penley Street.  I  met Augusta Fuel representative on site.  The trail was very small along the route except a few places where the truck had stopped.  I had Augusta Fuel clean up the heavy spots with speedy dry sorbent material and they had Augusta Public Works sand the road along the spill route for safety.  The spill was all contained to paved road and the entire area is served by public water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-727-2015*On 11/24/15, C. N. Brown Company reported a leaking pipe at an aboveground tank facility they were at to deliver heating oil.  They reported that they had made a partial delivery to the tank the previous day, and when they returned to fill the tank, they saw the pipe that transfers oil to the furnace room dripping oil with speedy dry sorbent material under it collecting the drips.  I contacted the school district's facilities manager, Jonathan Chalmers.  He said that the pipe only seeps when they transfer oil to the furnace room day tank and they have not scheduled repair yet.  I met him on site and confirmed that it was not a continuing discharge.  A fitting was rusted and seeped oil during the transfer.  I informed him that the continuing discharge was not acceptable and the fitting needed to be replaced or repaired immediately to stop the discharge.

Mr. Chalmers reported the next day that a contractor was scheduled to replace the fitting in a day.  I went to the site the next week and confirmed the repair.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-738-2015*An outside home heating oil tank leaked its contents through a hole in the copper supply line.  The oil went into the ground next to the house.  The ground beneath the tank was excavated with a vactor truck.  The excavation revealed that the oil had migrated out into the yard.  An excavator was brought in and removed more contaminated soil.  The yard was later recovered with loam and seed (after ground thaw). Due to two drinking water wells within close proximity, this site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-739-2015*Spill of engine lube oil from a locomotive.    Pan Am Railroad employees removed dishcarge by excavating affected area.   No DEP site visit was made.   No further action is necessary in this matter.
B-36-2016*On 1/15/16, Reed & Reed, Inc., reported an estimated 3 gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  Apparently, a five gallon bucket on the back of a service truck fell off and spilled its contents on the ground at Tower #8.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and stored for later pickup and disposal by a hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-42-2016*On January 22, Rob Johnson, of Clean Harbors Environmental Services, called to ask our assistance to assess the safety of removing an X-Ray machine.  The X-Ray machine was located at Ridge Runner Veterinary Services in Winterport.   I advised them when I arrived that machines such as this use vacuum tubes and electricity to create x-rays, not a radioactive source.  I did check the machine for contamination of alpha and beta contamination and gamma source.   Radiation was within expected levels.  Because the machine was to be moved and disposed of, I contacted Radiation Control at Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) to make certain they were aware of the disposal.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-738-2015*On October 30, Scott Wilkerson, of the University of Maine, called to report a spill of one gallon of gasoline on Long Road on the Orono campus.  The spill occurred when a motorcycle tipped over and gasoline leaked onto the pavement.  The gasoline was cleaned up with sorbents.  The sorbents will be disposed of in the school waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-1-2016*Scott Cyr received a report from Dead River Co. reporting a very slowly leaking oil tank at this residence.  The spill cleanup was managed by Dead River Co.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-960-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 11/23/15, a Dead River Company (DRC) technician notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an oil leak to the basement floor from a customer's fuel line fitting.  They estimated the discharge to be "not a big deal" and the fitting had been dripping for about 10 days.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural, forested residential use and served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  The property is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer according to ArcMap database.  This is a seasonal home for Mr. Eliopoulos, who lives in Medford, Mass.  At the time of the oil spill response he was closing up the house for the winter.

The home's drilled well is located about 40' to 50' east of the home and topographically upgrade of the home and oil leak.  The home is heated by a forced hot air furnace with a 275-gallon, consumptive-use, residential, vertical aboveground storage tank (AST).  The fuel line has a molded on plastic sheath and then goes under the floor to the AST in a plastic tube.  The plastic tube was found to be continuous all the way to the AST location.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 11/23/18, on the concrete floor below the failed oil line fitting was an oil stain on the concrete floor.  The plastic tube under the floor contained about one pint of leaked oil; it appears that the oil seeped into the black tube (sleeve) and then overfilled out the tube onto the floor.  No oil came out the AST end of the plastic tube.  There was a 2" diameter hole in the concrete floor adjacent to the fuel line and oil appears to have soaked down into the gravel below (see report Photos 2 & 3).  There was no oil in the basement sump.  The spill volume is a rough estimate.

A small intermittent brook was flowing southwest and west of the home and there was no oil observed in the brook, such as from a floor or perimeter drain.

There was a moderate heating oil odor in the living room and the basement, partially attributed to the ongoing fuel line replacement work.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
DRC blew about one pint of oil out of the fuel line sleeve going under the floor and ran a new fuel line through the sleeve.  I advised the homeowner on effectively washing the oiled concrete floor to reduce and eliminate the oil odor.  I advised the homeowner about possibly cutting open the floor to remove oiled gravel below, though we felt that at the time this was not cost effective for the benefit.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  MDEP geologist visited the site and we both agreed that based on present information and assessment we believe there is little threat to the residential water well.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to imply the discharge is remediated to pristine condition.  See records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for further information and final closure.
3)  At this time period no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are envisioned.


A-721-2015*On 11/19/2015, in Warren, Paula Mooney called with concerns of an oil spill that had happened 2 months earlier in her apartment. A site visit was made on 11/20/2015, by myself and Andrea Lasselle to address her concerns and to assess the extent of the spill. It appeared that a K1 fueled Monitor heater had malfunctioned and spilled oil, soaking the carpet, wall and subfloor in the area of the heater. There was also some oiled carpet in a knee wall storage area that housed the lift pump for the heater. I did smell oil odors in the apartment and my photoionization detector (PID) did indicate low levels (less than 1 part per million) of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the air. Ms. Mooney indicated that a contractor was scheduled to remove oiled materials within a few days. I made my clean-up recommendations followed up by an email. I recommended removing anything that was saturated with oil, and seal coating any structural members that could not be removed with a sealing paint designed for that purpose. Ms. Mooney indicated that she would share my email with her landlord and the contractor.

On 11/23/2015, I received a phone call from Karen Dean, wife of landlord, David Dean. Mrs. Dean was very upset that I had visited her property without contacting her or her husband. I indicated I was acting within my authority by following up on concerns of her tenant, Paula Mooney, and I had intended on contacting them. Mrs. Dean requested that I make another site visit to verify that the clean-up was done satisfactory.

On 11/24/2015, myself and Andrea Lasselle made another site visit to inspect the clean-up. Mr. Dean showed me the oiled subfloor, insulation, carpet and wall board that was removed. Inside the apartment, I still could detect a slight petroleum odor and this was verified with my PID. It appeared that oiled materials had been replaced and the odor was residual coming from the carpet, which I recommended be cleaned and the owners agreed to.

There seems to be some dispute as to the timing and amount of oil spilled. The Monitor heater, cause of the spill, has been replaced with a propane model. No further action by the Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-793-2015*At 1741 hours on 11/24/15, an anonymous complaint concerning a rotten egg smell around the Expera Mill (Mill), 24 Portland Street, was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Bob Shannon (MDEP, Oil and Hazardous Materials Responder) and I met at the Mill and noticed the rotten egg smell.  No readings were observed on our four gas meters for hydrogen sulfide.  We checked numerous areas around the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).

We talked to Joey, an employee at the Mill, and he said that they have been decommissioning the WWTP for the Mill and they have had some issues with odors.  No operators for the WWTP were working that evening.  The Mill and WWTP are shutting down and this should be accomplished within the next week or so.

No further complaints were received.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-987-2015*A small amount of oil was lost out the vent pipe due to an overfill.  No leakage was discovered in the home and some oily leaves and dirt were collected outside for disposal.  I spoke with the homeowner and he assured me that Dead River Company did a good job cleaning up the mess.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected.
P-1005-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately two gallons of transmission fluid to the paved roadway. The spilled oil was cleaned up and disposed of by the Lewiston Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
A-730-2015*11/27/15 1450 Dead River Company reported that an estimated 6 drops of #2 fuel oil had leaked to a driveway from an oil delivery truck hose fitting. The driver collected the oil with oil absorbent material. The truck was taken out of service until repaired. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-284-2015*On 11/10/15, received a call from Bill Parker, Environmental Coordinator with ReEnergy Company reporting a spill of several gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a front end loader at the ReEnergy Ashland Biomass plant.  Paul Brabant and his crew used sorbent materials (wood fines) to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil that landed on the plant's asphalt road surface.  Approximately a gallon flowed off of the asphalt surface onto surrounding soils.  ReEnergy crew shoveled up this contaminated soil and added to the other oily debris picked up by wood fines.  All oily debris was sent to the plant's fuel reclamation storage area for burning in the plant's biomass boiler per license condition.  Bill stated that he would be sending an e-mail of the spill report on this incident.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-42-2016*It was reported that the sub-contractor, New York Drilling, had a minor discharge from a space heater.  The kerosene was discharged to frozen ground when the unit was tipped over.  The soil was frozen and a machine will be used to excavate the contaminated material , that will be managed with other waste generated on site.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information received, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
I-24-2016*Merlin One LLC (Jim Barresi) the new owners of the diesel generation portion of the substation, had removed the underground piping that went to their three diesel generators from a large above ground oil storage tank (10,000 gal est.).This is beleived to be the cause of the oil release into the separator. It was dicided to vacuum out the diesel and water out of the 1,000 gallon capacity oil and water separator.  This oily water could be disposed of properly. I contacted Allen's Environmental Services to vacuum out the O/W Separator.




No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

P-117-2016*Sanford Dispatch reported through Maine State Police a small volume of automotive fluids discharged to the paved road due to a vehicle accident.  Sanford Fire Department was cleaning up the leaks and did not request a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response.  The following morning I traveled up Shaws Ridge Road and found the discharge cleaned to MDEP satisfaction.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-150-2019*Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had responded to an oil spill in the roadway in front of 29 Prince Street.  Holly's Oil Co. was making a delivery of oil to the address and while the hose was reeled in, it failed and about five gallons of heating oil was spilled onto the roadway.  The Fire Department placed sorbents down to collect the spilled oil while the Holly's driver went back to his office to pick up more cleanup materials.  The driver returned to the site and finished the cleanup of the oil with more sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-185-2019*Charlie Burnham Energy Co. reported that one of their customers had a leaking indoor oil tank.  They were not sure how much had leaked but there was a small stain on the floor.  They pumped out the tank to stop the leak and made plans with the homeowner to replace the tank.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-186-2019*Glen Dube reported that there was a leak in the oil tank at one of his rental properties.  I visited the site and found that the snow and ice had broken the filter off the tank.  The residents had propped the tank up so it would stop leaking.  There was very little pink snow even, when I dug down underneath where the oil filter had been.  I left some sorbent pads in case something started dripping.  Mr. Dube said that he was going to take care of the tank and spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-118-2016*On Friday, 2//12/16, Tim Mosher, of Pan Am Railways, reported in the late evening that a CSX locomotive had suffered a broken fuel line while travelling down Pan Am tracks.  The leak was reported to be over a distance as the train travelled north.  At 2230 hours, Mr. Mosher reported that ENPRO Services was responding to pump out the locomotive engine compartment, completing the task at 0200 on Saturday, 2/13/16.

On 2/19/16, an anonymous caller reported that Pan Am had suffered up to 1,600 gallons in leakage down the tracks from  Scarborough to Wells, Maine.  It was suspected that this was associated with the 2/12/16 leak.  Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services checked out the Cook's Crossing Scarborough area, while I checked out the Pan Am tracks in the area of Scarborough, Biddeford and Wells (see attached photos).  As there had not been any fresh snow, the dyed off-road diesel that the locomotives use would leave a noticeable red stain on the snow.  Flannery and I noted no evidence of oil discharges in the snow along the tracks.

At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-119-2016*On Sunday, 2/14/16, Sanford Fire Department and Dave Plante Oil Burner Services responded to a leak from a residential boiler.  About 10 to 15 gallons of liquid leaked to the basement concrete floor, most of the liquid being water with oil sheen.  They reported an oil odor.

Responding to the location, I met the resident who stated that the leak was stopped and cleaned up, she bought a new boiler, and all was "okay" and no remaining oil odor.  She did not offer me opportunity to inspect the spill location.  The location is dense suburban residential use, and served by city water.

At this time, no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-120-2016*On 2/16/16 I received a call from Adam Marquis of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill that had occurred the previous week due to a leaking bushing on a pad mounted transformer.  Oil contaminated snow had been removed by CMP crews.  I visited the site that morning and found no evidence of oil remaining.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-121-2016*On 2/16/16, I received a call from Adam Marquis, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a car/pole accident.  CMP hired Enpro Services to remove oiled snow and underlying soils from the area.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-125-2016*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) due to a corroded line between the AST and the furnace. The released oil impacted the underlying dirt floor basement that was partially flooded at the time of the spill.  Fortunately, the oil was able to be collected from the water with sorbent pads and it had very little impact to the underlying soils. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel used sorbents to collect the oil and visited the site several times over the next several weeks to change out the pads. The majority of the spilled oil was collected and disposed of by the MDEP. The oil odor in the house was reduced to an acceptable low level of between 0-3 parts per million (ppm) in the basement area and 0-1 in the living area based on field screening with a photoionization detector (PID). The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup efforts and did not wish to pursue any additional mitigation. Division of Response Services personnel was also satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-126-2016*Westbrook Fire Department (WFD) called to report a motor vehicle accident at the aforementioned location.  Some vehicle fluids were lost, the majority estimated to be coolant/antifreeze.  The WFD applied sorbent speedy dry or sand and cleared the scene.  No request for assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given, and that the area is served by both public water and sewer, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-127-2016*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-128-2016*A front end loader blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in a discharge of hydraulic fluid.  The failure occurred while it was underway from the public works department to the transfer station but the operator was unaware, so spilled product impacted a stretch of paved parking lots and roadways.  Sorbent materials were used as a recovery method.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-129-2016*A locomotive released approximately one pint of lube oil because its containment tank became overfilled.  Spilled product impacted track ballast.  All visible signs of affected ballast were hand-excavated by the responsible party. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-130-2016*On 2/16/16, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reporting a 1-2 quart spill of lube oil from a locomotive.  The spill occurred from the overflow tank.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-131-2016*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer which resulted in the discharge of approximately seven gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted the road and snowy covered shoulder and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.
P-132-2016*On 2/17/2016, I received a call from Garrett-Pillsbury Plumbing & Heating Company reporting a 3 gallon spill of kerosene from one of their delivery trucks.  The driver was flushing the delivery hose with kerosene and a valve was opened by accident, spilling oil onto a puddle of water.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-133-2016*On 2/17/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Fire Department reporting a vehicle leaking gasoline in the parking lot of a local restaurant.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-134-2016*On 2/18/16, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported a small overfill during a delivery to this commercial, consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was described as out of service, the operator had not ceased automatic delivery, so they delivered to a full AST.  DEE staff were cleaning up the overfill discharge out the exterior vent pipe and would drain down the AST contents and cap the fill pipe.

On 2/19/16, the dry cleaner operator showed me the two ASTs in their back room.  Each AST fed a different appliance and each had their own vent pipe and fill pipe.  In addition to the overfill outside to the asphalt pavement, I noted some overfill leakage out tank top fittings of each AST which did not reach the floor.  The second AST was for an out of service overhead furnace.  The building was now heated by a propane tank in the building rear.  The building is owned by Key Bank, who has a branch adjacent to Brunswick Plaza Dry Cleaners.

The discharge to the ground outside was cleaned satisfactorily.  I noted residual oil odor in the back room with the oil tanks, but no odor in the store area.  I contacted DEE and Key Bank managers and they stated that they would pump down any fuel in the tanks.  I recommended the tanks be removed and cleaned since they were no longer used.

The location is suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by town water and sewer service.

At this point in time, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services recommends no additional actions.
P-135-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a diesel fuel spill at Northeast Spray Insulation in Westbrook.  The fire department was on site conducting an inspection and discovered an unpermitted aboveground storage tank containing diesel fuel.  They reported diesel fuel staining inside the secondary containment for the tank and on the ground nearby.  Their main concern was the unpermitted tank, not the spillage.  I learned that Northeast Spray was renting the tank from Diesel Direct.  I put the fire department in contact with Steve Dixon from the Maine State Fire Marshal's office to pursue the tank issue.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-136-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence.  A "few drops" of oil was reported to have spilled during the delivery.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-137-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks due to a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was reported to be all on pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-138-2016*On or about February 19th, Mrs. Hilton became concerned about an escalating oil odor emitting from the furnace in her home.  At this point, she called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to request assistance.  Upon my arrival, I met Ms. Hilton and she showed me the system.  Not satisfied with the licensed technician's work, she was concerned the leak was possibly related to his last service.

The aboveground storage tank (AST) was located at the end of the home, with a supply line (possibly not to code) running beneath the home on top the concrete pad, up through the floor and connected to the furnace.  The lower part of the cabinet (sheet metal) was wet with oil,, in addition to the floor immediately in front on the unit which was discolored with a tinge of pink, in the grout, wooden floor board and linoleum.

A cleanup contractor was called and scheduled for remediation.  All affected surfaces were wiped/washed and dried.  A narrow strip of linoleum was cut and removed, and the floor and exposed wood were dry rubbed, washed, dried, and washed again.  After the second drying, the area was seal coated.  Ms. Hilton and her partner stated they had leftover linoleum and could install the replacement piece.

The cause of the leak was found as the cleanup neared completion.  The connection at the pump was hand tight/loose.  Subsequently, fuel oil would travel down the copper line, disperse along the horizontal sheet metal surfaces, and down.  This was tightened and a licensed burner technician (Maurice) was called to check the system forensically. He made a few adjustments, measured efficiency, and made some recommendations. Also a call was made to Peter Holmes, Inspector for Maine Fuel Board, for other possible code discrepancies from the last service call. A correction order was issued to Paul Smith.

With odors being quite strong in the living space, I called Don White, MDEP Environmental Engineer, to see if any carbon air filters were available.  One was installed.  A referral was made to Don White for additional air monitoring/remediation.  Based on the completion of a satisfactory clean up, no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-139-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a small oil spill in the basement of a customer's residence in Standish.  A bleeder screw on the oil fire furnace was leaking.  A Downeast Energy technician repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-140-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a small spill from one of their trucks.  The driver tripped over the delivery hose and accidentally turned it on in the process.  The oil spilled onto snowy ground.  The oiled snow was removed and an application of sorbent materials applied to the remainder.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-141-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Scarborough.  A small amount of oil came out of the vent pipe and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  Dead River checked inside the residence and reported no oil inside.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-142-2016*On 2/19/16, I received a call from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at the Brunswick Big Apple.  A customer overfilled their vehicle at the pumps.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  On 2/22/16, Stephen Brezinski visited the site while in the area and confirmed the spill had been cleaned up.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-143-2016*On 2/21/16, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a car fire inside the Jiffy Car Wash in South Portland.  Some oil was lost during the fire and was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-70-2016*An anonymous caller reported a mysterious sheen in a drainage swale at Belfast Airport.  I investigated and found heavy biological sheening in the swale below Coastal Helicopters shop.  The sheen was naturally occurring.  No action was taken by the Division of Response Services.
P-1014-2015*A small amount of heating oil was spilled due to a failed pressure gauge on a boiler.  Oil only leaked when the boiler was fired and the pump came on.  An estimated 1 to 2 gallons was puddled on the floor, but the puddle extended to a floor drain.  Staff placed sorbent boom around the nearest outfall and worked their way back looking in storm drains for evidence of oil.  No sign of oil was discovered anywhere outside of the boiler room, so it is presumed that no measureable amount of oil made it into the floor drain. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-1022-2015*During a delivery of oil to the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the building, an overfill occurred causing oil to release from the vent pipe onto the ground surface outside the building. Sorbents were used to clean up the spilled material and a small amount of crushed stone was shoveled out for disposal by Dead River Company. Maine Department of Environmental Personnel (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
A-701-2015*On 11/11/2015 in Wiscasset, an estimated 100 gallons of K1 fuel oil was reported spilled. The spill was the result of a defective oil filter gasket on the outside oil supply tank.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site.  A total of 9.15 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site. The home was a very old mobile home with several built on additions. There was a substantial amount of contamination that was left under the mobile home, and due to the age and condition of the structure, I chose not to undermine for further soil recovery.  A soil sample was taken of contamination left behind and results were forwarded to the Division of Technical Services for review.  The site has also been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1040-2015*Mrs. Monaco called to request the assistance with disposal of a mercury containing item.  Phone contact was established and a mutually agreeable time scheduled and the item collected for proper disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-1036-2015*This spill was originally reported as 10 to 20 gallons spilled.  The fire department was on scene with sorbent pads since speedi-dri wouldn't work in the rain. Upon further investigation it was discovered that the customer only bought $12.00 worth of gas and most of it went into her tank so the original spill volume was very exaggerated, probably due to the rain.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-829-2015*On 12/15/2015, Dead River Company reported a one gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  A peddler tank truck did not have the fuel cap secured on the saddle tank and fuel sloshed out of the tank.  The rain spread the fuel out, but sorbents were applied soon after the spill.  The reporter advised that the Ellsworth Fire Department responded and no fuel was observed in a nearby storm drain. They cleared the scene.  A sheen was observed partially in the roadway near the curb and around the spill area, on an asphalt surface.  Additional absorbents were applied.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-821-2015*On 12/11/2015, I responded to oil sheen complaint at the entered location.  After inspecting several areas of the pond, I did not observe an oil sheen.  I did observe a couple of small areas containing organic matter and attributed the complaint to be a marsh sheen or some other type of organic break down.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-823-2015*On 12/11/2015,  A. E. Robinson Oil Company reported a #2 oil discharge at the entered location.  The initial report indicated that the tank was filled on Monday, 12/7/2015, and is currently a quarter of a tank down at this time.  It was reported that the tank was leaking at the filter, which had been serviced a few days ago.  According to the homeowner, who happened to be outside by the tank, oil was observed shooting out of the filter and that they shut off the fire-o-matic valve, which stopped the leak.  The homeowner called A. E. Robinson Oil Company, and a technician had responded and fixed the filter prior to my arrival.  The technician advised that the filter gasket was damaged and took responsibility, but was concerned that there was no evidence of a substantial spill.

It is a little unclear what occurred here.  The tank was recently filled, but was down a quarter of a tank, an estimated 62 gallons.  I did not observe a large discharge.  The only impact I observed was to leaves around the tank filter.  Other than fuel was removed from the tank, perhaps by theft, I did not observe evidence of a discharge other than around the filter.  On 12/12/2015, I revisited the site in the daylight to further investigate.  I was met there by an A. E. Robinson representative.  I did not find oil under the mobile home dwelling, or oil migration away from the tank.  I raked up the contaminated leaves that I felt got sprayed with oil as noted above, and entered them into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection commercial waste stream for disposal at a licensed landfill.  The area is serviced by town water.  A. E. Robinson Oil Company and the homeowner came to terms about replacing the missing oil.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-824-2015*On 12/11/2015, I responded to report of a 5 gallon lube oil spill at the entered location.  Reporter advised that a locomotive being serviced leaked lube oil, but the exact cause was not known.  The exact time of the spill is also unknown, but it was estimated at some time this day, 12/11/2015.  It was dark and it took me a while to locate the locomotive, but it appeared that a cleanup had occurred and the cleanup was to my satisfaction.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.














B-825-2015*On 12/8/2015, I responded to Maine Drug Enforcement Agency request for assistance in the search of a vehicle at the entered location.  The vehicle had been towed from Bar Harbor to the Maine State Police Barracks in Bangor where I met drug agents to assist in the search of a vehicle suspected of meth lab chemicals.  A one-pot container was recovered from the vehicle, as well as other non-chemical impacted drug paraphernalia, purse, batteries, phone charger, baggies, etc.  I characterized the waste as non-hazardous.  The one-pot item indicated neutral for pH.  I bagged up the material in speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed as commercial waste at the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town. The drug enforcement agents did not have the name of the potential responsible party at the time of the seizure and subsequent phone inquiry was not returned.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-827-2015*I received a call from Ms. Guglielmo indicating vandals had entered a storage building at the entered location and among other things destroyed several dozen fluorescent light bulbs resulting in a mercury contaminated mess.  The city contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the mess.  I provided baseline metering at the site to determine when the facility was able to be reoccupied.  Clean Harbors shipped about 8 cubic yards of contaminated material to Spring Grove Resource Recovery, Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio for disposal.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-1065-2015*
SUMMARY
On 12/16/15, I met Mr. Hall on behalf of his wife, Christine Hall, in response to her question on possible underground storage tanks (UST's) at this former general store that they were considering buying.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services representative for this 2015 year spill report.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and commercial use, and is served by private, drilled drinking water wells and septic systems.  Adjacent, and to the southwest, is a small church, and to the northeast is the local U. S. Post Office.  North, across Route 123, is 1734 Harpswell Island Road, which is property also owned by Ms. Ethelyn Johnson.  The Halls stated that the two properties are associated and linked as having the same owner, and the septic field for the house at #1734 is on the #1735 property with the septic pipe going under Route 24 from #1734 to #1735.

Bedrock is known to be shallow on the peninsula, and the drinking water wells are drilled into bedrock.  The small building at #1735 was a store that closed sometime in the 1980s.  Mr. Hall told me that the area had been undergoing long term monitoring and treatment for oil contamination in multiple drinking water wells in this area.  See the MDEP records of Cheryl Fontaine and Iver McLeod, the 1998 report by EER, Incorporated (EER), and spill report P-180-1992 for additional location information.  I was on site on 12/16/15, and did not observe a visible well tile or casing on the property.  Mr. Hall stated that the store's well has not been used since the store's closing, and he did not know where it might be.

UST FACILITY ASSESSMENT
During my site visit on 12/16/15, I noted two old patches in the asphalt paving in front of the store building.  One small patch resembled the shape and location of a former motor fuel dispenser.  A larger patch resembled the location of a former UST area.  Both of which are telling, but not conclusive, that there were UST's on the property and that they were uncovered, and perhaps removed.  I noted no obvious UST facility vent or fill pipes.

On the MDEP ArcMap Spill Response Map, I found a MDEP EGAD-database number, indicating a past case of MDEP Division of Technical Services.  The MDEP-managed project included the excavation of the Old Doughty Store property and removal of gasoline-contaminated soils to bedrock, and confirmation for the abandonment-by-removal of two 500-gallon bare steel UST's in the early or mid-1980's (see attached 1998 report by EER).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During my 12/16/15 site visit, I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges.  I took no soil or water samples for field or lab analysis.  I advised Mr. Hall that he could take well water samples for petroleum from the properties before buying.  See the 1998 assessment by EER for a discharge assessment of that time.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No clean-up actions or Phase-2 assessment work was associated with this year 2015 spill report.  Based on the area geology and the 1998 report, it appears a significant volume of the discharge got into the bedrock fractures and was not accessible other than treatment/filtration of contaminated well water.  EER reported that in 1998, 201 tons of gasoline-contaminated soil were excavated and shipped to CPRC Group for disposal.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The reported UST's are assumed to have been removed, prior to the 1986 Maine requirement for UST facilities to be registered with MDEP, and before UST's were regulated by MDEP.  I found no records that MDEP staff attended the UST abandonment or that evidence of discharges were reported to MDEP at that time.  The UST's, if removed, were also removed prior to the 1991 requirement for a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

2)  Based on the pre-1986 period, the UST facility appears to have been abandoned and that no discharges were reported at the time.  I understand that Maine Gro
A-426-2001*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a bushing failure.  The oily vegetation was collected and disposed of.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected. See attached report.
A-495-2001*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a traffic accident.  Oily brush and debris was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected. See attached report.
P-1079-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was reportedly released to the road surface from ruptured hose in the vicinity of 185 River Run Road. The Sanford Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and disposed of the material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

A-765-2015*Mr. Daly noticed an oil smell in his home and called Murray Oil Company.  Tom Swengal of Murray Oil reported to the Daly residence and found that the filter on the basement oil tank was dripping.  There was some oil on the ground that he cleaned up with sorbent pads.  He then repaired the leaking filter.

I arrived on site and covered the stained area (~2' x 4').  The homeowner agreed to sweep up the speedi dry sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1013-2015*A streak of used motor oil was reported to have been discharged to the asphalt roadway from an unknown source. The South Berwick Fire Department cleaned the spilled oil with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel disposed of the waste materials.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1019-2015*A bare steel, 275-gallon tank was discovered while excavating for a sidewalk upgrade.  The tank was removed in my presence and no evidence of oil was observed.  The property owner has applied for a tank registration and has filed the removal paperwork.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1020-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this basement floor due to a leak at the boiler oil pump.  The leak was repaired and the spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1021-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 12/7/15, in the late afternoon, Poland Fire Chief Mark Bosse notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 180-gallon leak of K1 heating oil to the ground from a residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this location.  The oil appeared to have begun leaking on 12/6/15, and soaked all into the ground overnight.  Poland Fire Department (PFD) had been notified by the neighbor, Mr. Stacey Pingree, who was concerned about his drinking water well.  PFD requested a prompt MDEP response that afternoon.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use and owned by Ms. Jane Barnaby.  The residence is a mobile home of about 1960's or 1970's vintage.  Some neighboring properties are served by public water system that extends down Maine Street due to salt contamination.  Mr. Pingree's neighboring property is served by a driven point water well which also serves Ms. Barnaby's home.  Across Maine Street (Route 26) to the northwest there is a residence with a drilled well casing visible in the yard.  The area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer that runs parallel to Route 26 in this area (see attached map).

Ms. Barnaby was not living in the home at this time, just two dogs and several cats, and the power had been shut off other than an extension cord from 1175 Maine Street. The septic pipe at the southeast side of the home had been disconnected in the past and a pile of human waste had collected on the ground under the home's bathroom area.  On 12/8/15, I met Ms. Barnaby on site to go over the spill, the Poland Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) visited and condemned the property for occupancy (for reasons unrelated to the oil discharge).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 12/7/15, I noted a dark oil stain on the gravel driveway from the oil tank area going downgrade to the north northeast.  The concrete pad under the 275-gallon vertical AST was stained with fresh oil.  Fire Chief Bosse and Ms. Barnaby informed me that Ms. Barnaby's friend (Mark Stetson) had had the AST delivered to the past week against her wishes, and had been draining pails of fuel out to fill a monitor-type heater inside the home for the pets living in the trailer home.  It appears he did not shut off the tank's firematic valve properly, or that the valve failed to seat properly; so about 180-gallons drained out to the ground.

On 12/8/15, I met Ms. Barnaby on site, went over the spill, the threat to the aquifer and neighboring well, and how a spill clean-up would improve the property value.  After explaining the Groundwater/Oil Spill Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance for ASTs, Ms. Barnaby later returned the form for submission, and requested MDEP Division of Response Services clean-up management.

I contacted MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn because of the threat to the area water wells.  We agreed to prompt source reduction which was most prudent to remove the most concentrated contamination area, protect neighboring wells, and to evaluate the oil concentration and soil profile.  With the disconnected septic hookup, pet feces around the Barnaby yard, and the neighbor's pet within 15' of the driven point well, we were also concerned with potential E-coli contamination in the groundwater, an issue out of MDEP, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) jurisdiction.

During soil excavation on 12/8/15, oil-saturated soil and high field bag-headspace readings were found and documented.  Soil from 10' below grade (bg) still measured 1130 to 1270-parts per million (ppm) and had a strong odor of fresh fuel oil (see attached Field Sample Record Sheet).  Significant levels of oil contamination was found in soil sample SS-3 from 9' to 10' bg (see attached lab analysis record).

During three soil borings of 12/30/15, in and around the spill area, levels of oil contamination in soil was documented to be low or non-detected in fie
P-1023-2015*Dead River Co. (DR) called to report an overfill at the residence.  A small amount discharged from the fill and was being cleaned up.  DR stated the customer was home and aware of the situation.  I visited with Mrs. Garland and inspected the spill scene.  I asked if she had any odors or concerns with the tank in the basement.  She checked but did not notice any problems.

I requested DR return and clean the remaining oil sprayed on the vinyl siding and soil beneath fill and vent.  I met the DR staffer and we wiped down the walls and shoveled about a five-gallon pail of soil.  These actions satisfactorily cleaned the spill both on the siding and from soil.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-628-2015*On 10/2/2015, in Farmington, St. Germain Collins reported contamination found during excavation. The excavation was part of an improvement project for a Dead River bulk plant located on Farmer Lane. A total of 138.87 tons of oil contaminated soil was taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  (Spill A-565-2013 is also associated with this site.)
A-630-2015*On 10/6/2015 in Waterville, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported an overfill during a delivery. The driver estimated a 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil. The homeowner refused any assistance for clean up of the spill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-650-2015*On 10/18/2015 in Thorndike, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of vehicle fluids was the result of a car fire. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-644-2015*On 10/14/2016, the Department of Public Safety reported a gasoline spill at the Maritime Energy Company facility. The estimated 100 gallon spill was the result of a hose connection error during a delivery to an underground storage tank. The product flowed out of the tank across a paved parking lot and into a drainage ditch. A site visit was made to assist the fire department and Maritime Energy with the cleanup. The contaminated soil in the ditch was excavated, and fuel and water was pumped and collected with sorbent material. The area is served by a public water system.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-645-2015*On 10/14/15, Madison Paper Industries reported that an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked to the sewer during a maintenance operation.  The maintenance operation work was replacing a drain line and had not shut off the oil supply.  When the line was removed, oil released to the sewer below.  No recovery was possible.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-647-2015*On 10/14/2015 in Jay, Verso Corporation reported an oil spill. The estimated 400 gallon spill of lube oil was the result of equipment failure on a paper machine. The oil was lost to the mill's sewer system. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-648-2015*Dead River Company reported that an estimated half gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled to a gravel parking lot from a leaking seal on a delivery truck's pump.  The spill was at a research center on the bank of the Damariscotta River.  Dead River Company reported that they had dug up all the oil impacted soil.  I went to the site to confirm the cleanup.  There was no sign of an oil impact soil remaining.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-649-2015*Desmond Duguay of Amnet Realty reported a property that he was listing had some issues regarding a leaking oil tank.  The property had been repossessed by Fannie Mae and was currently unoccupied.  I inspected the site and noted an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) in association with the detached garage, which appeared to have a leaking filter at one time.  The AST was empty at the time of my visit.  There were also numerous buckets of waste oil in the garage and it appeared there was an oil spill in the back room of the garage.  I conveyed my findings to Mr. Duguay-- email attached.

Allstate Environmental Services was contracted to conduct the cleanup.  I visited the site during the cleanup on January 7, 2016.

The site was adequately cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-25-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/12/16, J. P. Noonan Corporation. (a.k.a. Jewett & Noonan Transportation) notified Ms. Hemenway of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a discharge of an estimated 10 to 20 gallons of gasoline to the ground at this retail gas station.  Falmouth Fire Department (FFD) advised MDEP that the discharge was being cleaned up and MDEP need not respond, though J. P. Noonan requested MDEP response to evaluate clean-up and help determine the cause of this unusual overfill.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services was requested to respond.  MDEP response and presence was very important in assessing the discharge cause and clean-up.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located across from the Falmouth Shopping Center and adjacent to a FFD fire station.  The facility was formerly owned and operated by Webber Energy as an Exxon gas station.

During past excavation, the native soils were observed to be silt/clay and with a high groundwater (gw) table.  See past MDEP spill reports for further site information.

The present active UST is a 3-compartment, jacketed double-wall tank with submersible turbine pumps serving four dispensers.  The south and center compartment held regular unleaded (RU) gasoline, the northern UST compartment held Premium Unleaded (PU) gasoline.  The three UST compartments are manifolded to a single vent pipe.  North of the UST is a diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) with underground piping to its dispenser.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The J. P. Noonan truck driver explained that he first dropped fuel to the PU compartment, then to the center smaller RU compartment.  While dropping to the large RU compartment, gasoline unexpectedly came up and out of the uncapped PU fill pipe, filled up the spill bucket, and flowed off the concrete tank pad (see photos).  The discharge created significant flammable and public safety issues, and typically seeps down into the soil and groundwater through joints and cracks in the pavement.

Checking the UST fuel levels after, we noted: 84" to 86" of product in the PU compartment, 101" to 103" in the center compartment (considerably overfilled), and 60" in the large RU UST (underfilled).  After conferring with J. P. Noonan staff, Ted Scharf of MDEP, and a Simard & Sons worker coincidently on site, it was assessed that with the PU fill cap off, when the RU compartment was filled, the displaced air sent fuel to overfill the center compartment.  Then air pressurized the PU compartment ullage space forcing the fuel up and out the open fill pipe.  The vapor recovery system to the tank trailer appeared to be working. Nouria was to check for blockage in the UST vent system.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
FFD applied sorbents to the spill and had the dispensers shut down to customers due to fire hazard.  J. P. Noonan hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond and collect the oily sorbent waste for off site disposal.  MDEP advised Nouria to check the tank-top turbine sump for product that may have seeped into the sump or surrounding tank fill.

Considering the known site sensitivity, past experience, the estimated volume of the discharge, and prompt clean-up, no additional remediation was required or cost effective at the time.  Further clean-up related to this discharge may come with any later UST facility maintenance and replacement work.  See attached e-mail letter of 1/15/15.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to likely remain under the pavement and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as is required.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  The discharge cause at this time appears to be error on the part of the Nouria Energ
A-734-2015*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1 cup of lube oil had spilled to the rail tracks and ballast when an engine containment tank overflowed.  Josh said that Pan Am employees had removed all oil-impacted stone ballast and returned it to the Waterville railyard for consolidation and later disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-833-2015*On 12/11/2015, Ted Scharf, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Tanks Unit, reported #2 oil in the interstitial space of the 10,000 gallon capacity underground supply tank at the entered location.  Gaftek, of Bangor, was performing tank and piping testing at the facility and detected a failure, indicating product in the space.  The situation was contained and the product pumped back into the tank.  Mr. Scharf reported on 2/4/2016 that Gaftek followed up by performing a vacuum test and the tank passed, and nothing further showed up in the interstitial space.  Mr. Scharf authorized the facility to operate unless the system alarms indicated a failure.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-842-2015*At 1230 hours on 12/23/15, methamphetamine making materials (materials) were removed from the residence at 4703 Route 9 in Wesley for disposal by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I overpacked the materials and stored them in the MDEP hazardous storage until Environmental Projects, Inc., disposed of them.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-843-2015*On 12/23/2015, I responded to report of a fuel oil discharge at the entered location.  Responder Nichols was on site and I responded to assist.  An oil delivery was made by Dead River Company where one of two Roth supply tanks, manifolded together, was overfilled.  Oil was discharged through an oil indicator port at the top of the tank.  Oil filled the secondary containment of the tank, and additional oil migrated to the stone floor of the greenhouse.

Dead River Company technicians removed contaminated stone and a small amount of contaminated soil at the fill location outside the greenhouse, along with additional contaminated debris and sorbents.  It was estimated that five gallons discharged inside the greenhouse and about one gallon outside.  Using a Maine Department of Environmental Protection transfer pump and compressor, approximately 275 gallons was pumped from the damaged tank into a Dead River Company tank truck.  Dead River Company also replaced the tank.

Dead River Company incorporated the waste with waste stored at their garage facility for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-844-2015*On 12/24/2015, Columbia Falls Fire Department reported a K-1 fuel spill at the entered location.  A vehicle hauling several containers of kerosene was involved in an accident and one the containers leaked as a result.  The fire department deployed sorbents to clean up the spill and advised that no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was warranted.  No sheen was observed and the waste was entered into the fire department's commercial waste stream.  The name of the potential responsible party was not available.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-845-2015*On 12/26/2015, I responded to a #2 oil spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a leaking 275 gallon capacity residential supply tank.  The cause of the leak was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  Mr. Michaud, an oil burner technician, advised that he was working around the yard when he noticed an odor and observed drops of oil on the bottom of the tank. We pumped approximately 125 gallons of oil to a secure skid tank.  We removed the tank and the oil impacted concrete pad.  There was no discernible soil impact under the pad, and an oil shake test in accordance with the remediation guidelines had a neagtive result.  It appears the pad had soaked up most of the oil that had slowly dripped out.  It was difficult to determine how long the tank had been leaking and how much leaked.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-846-2015*I received a call from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) about a clandestine lab at the entered location.  I visited the site with MDEA personnel and removed a small amount of methamphetamine precursor and residual for proper disposal.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-592-2015*A small amount of lube oil was released from a locomotive along the tracks in Livermore Falls.   Pan Am Railways personnel cleaned up the affected area.   No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-847-2015*On 12/21/2015, I responded to an off-road diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  A 1,000 gallon capacity aboveground storage tank was overfilled during delivery and approximately five gallons of fuel discharged out the vent.  Dead River Company responded to and cleaned up the spill generating a 55-gallon drum of waste of soil and sorbents.  The waste was entered into their waste stream for proper disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  Upon my arrival, I observed oil seeping out the fill cap vent.  It appeared that the piping still had product in it and or the oil was expanding and escaping out the vent.  Dead River Company responded to address the situation and conducted additional cleanup with sorbents; and Husson University filled some of their equipment to draw down on the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-848-2015*On December 30, Jim Nicholson, of Reed and Reed, Inc., called in a spill at the construction site of the Passadumkeag Wind Farm.  The spill occurred 95 Old Airline Road.  The .25 gallon transmission oil spill was the result of a damaged gasket on a pickup truck.  The spill was on to gravel and it was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The estimated 3 pounds of contaminated pads was placed in an Enpro Services Company container.  The drum will be taken later by Enpro for ultimate disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-672-2015*Pan Am Railroad  (Pan Am) reported a discharge of 2-3 gallons of lube oil to the track ballast at the Rumford Mill Yard.  Pan Am crews were able to excavate the affected ballast which was transported to thier Waterville yard for consolidation with like waste for future disposal.

No furter action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-673-2015*Michael Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Systems, Inc., reported that he had been called to the Lithgow Library construction site in Augusta as previously unknown underground storage tanks (UST) had been discovered.  He was requesting a site visit and whether or not a site assessment would be needed.  I visited and observed the two tanks which had been unearthed.  They were bare steel and contained primarily water.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) had been contacted to clean the tanks upon removal.  I could not determine whether or not they contained gasoline, which would require a site assessment.  I contacted Ted Scharf of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection UST Enforcement Unit, and he indicated to me that it was my call as to whether or not a site assessment was necessary.  I allowed the tanks to be removed without a site assessment as my initial screening indicated no contamination or indication of a discharge.  The site was going to be used as a parking lot so only extremely contaminated soil would be removed if present.

The USTs were cleaned by EPI and all contaminated water and media from within the tanks were disposed of by EPI.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-674-2015*On 10/30/2015, Downeast Energy Company reported a spill of #2 fuel oil in Islesboro. The 1 gallon spill was the result of a leaking PTO unit on a delivery truck. The spill was cleaned up by Downeast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-675-2015*On 10/31/15, Waterville Fire Department reported seeing a spill of oil along in the breakdown lane of Route 95 while they were traveling on a call.  I went to the area and found a 75 feet long stripe of oil running down the breakdown lane ending in a puddle of oil.  The oil was used motor oil.  I collected all recoverable oil with absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No oil had run off the paved surface.  I contacted the towing company that had been called to the site earlier and they reported that a vehicle had blown their engine releasing all the oil from the motor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-15-2016*On January 7, Kevin Bernier of Brookfield Renewable Power, Inc., called to report a spill at the dam in West Enfield.  Maintenance was being conducted on the clean water sump.  The sump area was shut down, and a pump was being removed for maintenance.  While the pump was being removed, the unit turned and a bearing failed.  It caused 1 quart of hydraulic oil to leak into secondary containment.  The oil was picked up using sorbent pads and boom.  The pads will be disposed of in the Brookfield waste stream.

No resources were impacted.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-9-2016*On 1/6/2016, I responded to A. E. Robinson Oil Company report of an oil spill at the entered location.  A. E. Robinson Oil Company advised that they delivered 100 gallons to the residence on 12/28/15, and the reading was now low.  Upon arrival, I observed a corroded 275 gallon capacity supply tank in the basement with a dirt floor.  The tank bottom was wet with oil, but not dripping.  The oil filter was also wet with oil.  It appeared that there was a spill under the filter housing.  I did not observe a large oil spill.  It appeared more to me that there has been a small spill over time.  Photo-ionization detector (PID) readings on the first floor heat vent were 1.2 parts per million (ppm).  In the basement, ambient breathing zone reading peaked at 0.4 ppm.  Ambient PID readings in a shallow test hole that I dug with a shovel, approximately 6 inched deep, peaked at 23 ppm, but fell off to single digits immediately.  Eben Waugh of A. E. Robinson was present and we determined that the gauge was malfunctioning.

On 1/8/2016, while on site with A. E. Robinson staff, who was replacing the tank, I deployed Oil Solutions treatment to the spill area.  On 1/12/2016, I checked the area.  First floor heating vent reading peaked at 0.4 ppm.  In the basement, I detected 0.2 ppm peak reading above the spill area.  I put down another application of the Oil Solutions product.

On 1/15/2016, while on site I met homeowner.  Fuel vapors were non-detect on first floor living area.  PID reading of 1.2 ppm was obtained just above the soil under the tank filter where the spill occurred.  I dispensed another application of Oil Solutions.

On 1/29/2016, while on site I detected no oil vapors on the first floor living area and in the breathing space in the basement.  I detected 0.1 ppm above the soil in the spill location.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-10-2016*At 1510 hours on 1/6/16, Blue Hill Plumbing & Heating, Inc., called to report a 1-2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at 510 Sedgwick Ridge Road in Sedgewick.  The oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor and sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  The AST was replaced by Blue Hill Plumbing.  I installed a vent (fan) to remove the petroleum vapors from the basement, especially with the AST being cut open and cleaned in the basement.  The vapors were minimal a couple weeks later.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-14-2016*I received a call indicating a hose rupture on an excavator lead to about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to frozen ground at the entered location.  The spill was cleaned up adequately with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-99-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/4/16, Frederick Brothers Oil and Propane Company (FBO) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an initially estimated 20 gallon leak of K1 oil from this residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility near the home's water well.  Ms. MacDonald's ex-husband had noticed the oil odor, then oil stain running across the soil toward the driveway and contacted FBO.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP responded and met FBO and the homeowner on site.

LOCATION
The property is rural residential and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  Ms. MacDonald's 80' deep drilled well is located about 18' diagonally downgrade of the leak.  To the west the land slopes steeply down to Gully Brook.  The basement next to the tank was formerly a garage and now is a bedroom.  This AST gravity feeds two monitor heaters at either end of the basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The leak was found to be a corrosion hole on the bottom of the 275-gallon horizontal AST, possibly instigated by a recent fuel delivery.  Based on the delivery time, estimated fuel use, and fuel remaining in the AST, FBO estimated a loss of 20 gallons.  Based on significant oil contamination at 10' below grade (bg), MDEP estimated the leak may have been ongoing as a drip for several weeks or more, got worse with the recent delivery, and may be up to 50-gallons lost or greater.

The dripping fuel appears to have soaked down through the fine and medium sand soil toward groundwater and did not spread laterally through the soil profile, and left a small surface stain.  Field bag headspace analysis showed elevated oil contamination in the sandy soil down to 10' below grade (bg), but less significant contamination levels on the excavation sidewall.  No groundwater was observed in the 10' deep excavation.  See also lab analysis results.
See attached Field Sample Record for field analysis data.  Lab analysis confirmed the field analysis findings of oil contamination at 10' bg where excavation and soil removal stopped (See attached lab data).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 2/4/16, prior to MDEP arrival, the homeowner put drinking cups under the leaking tank to catch the drips while FBO worked on getting the tank pumped out to another AST.  FBO pumped the leaking AST to another tank that could not be used as a storage tank.  An ENPRO Services supervisor came at my request, to plan source removal by excavation the following morning.  Allstate Environmental Services (AES) responded at MDEP request, and set up a temporary tank to supply the monitor heaters until Ms.  MacDonald had FBO set her up a new AST facility after the clean-up was complete.

On Friday, 2/5/16, ENPRO excavated oil-contaminated soil in the spill area.  Oiled soil was transported to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Trucking was delayed by the size of trucks that would work for the incident and slow driving due to a snow storm.  Fear of undermining the home's foundation inhibited deep excavation that might remain open over the weekend.

On Monday, 2/6/16, ENPRO continued excavation down to 10' bg, where it was ceased due to limit of the excavator and so as not to undermine the adjacent foundation.  ENPRO was instructed to repair the damaged water and drain pipes and backfill with bank run gravel, and with a 6" bed of crushed stone for the new tank pad bed.  No groundwater was encountered down to the 10' excavation depth.  At this time primary management was referred to MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn.  Since no groundwater was encountered, no monitoring well was installed.

During a 5/13/16 visit to plan final landscaping, we noted additional oil-contaminated soil below the stone wall that needed to be removed.  On 5/16/16, AES excavated the remaining oiled soil, rebuilt the stone retaining wall and landscaped the backfill.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil contaminated media that was ina
B-148-2016*On March 12, Rusty Ames, from Casella Waste Management, Inc., called with a hydraulic spill.  The spill occurred at 333 Billings Road at the Hermon Town Office.  Casella was collecting refuse on the property when a hydraulic line broke and approximately 1.5 gallons of hydraulic leaked onto the ground.  Sorbent pads were used to collect product from the paved driveway.  Five pounds of contaminated pads were collected.  No resources were at risk.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-198-2016*The discharge was the result of a leaking hose on an oil delivery truck. An estimated one cup of #2 fuel was released to the paved driveway.  I followed up on the report and found the clean-up to be satisfactory. No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-100-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a foreclosed house in Greene had an oil spill in the basement. I arranged to meet Darryl Verville, with Granite Environmental, Inc., on site. We found that the basement had flooded and we could not access the oil storage tank. We could see very heavy sheen on the water in the basement and that the oil tank was floating on the water. After talking about the cleanup goals and leaching to groundwater standard, a cleanup action plan was agreed upon and implemented.

Darryl contracted Allstate Environmental Services to remove the water in the basement, and dispose of it at Enpro Services in Portland, Maine. After the water was pumped out, the crew removed all of the oily debris in the basement and conducted a thorough cleaning of the area. They then removed the oil tank, fill and vent lines, and the copper fuel line to the boiler. This will insure that this scenario will not be duplicated in the future, until the home can be sold and occupied full-time. My final inspection of the work performed was satisfactory for a leaching to groundwater cleanup standard.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-101-2016*Dead River Company reported an estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-145-2016*On March 08, 2016, Casella Waste Management, Inc., reported a hydraulic spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hose on a watering truck. The oil spilled onto soil in the landfill.  The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at the landfill.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required at this time.
B-147-2016*On March 10, 2016, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the house and assisted in the cleanup of less than a gallon of #2 oil from a leaky aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil seeped onto the basement concrete floor.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the floor and I disposed of it properly.

I contacted the property owner and left a message with Anthony Emerson to contact me if any vapor issues are in the home.  I never heard from the Mr. Emerson.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-94-2016*On 2/12/16, at 1549 hours, David Gamage from Midcoast Energy (Midcoast), reported that an unknown amount of heating oil had leaked from the filter on an outside tank. David informed me that the leak had come from a misaligned filter gasket and dripped to the snow since 2/8/16 when they had serviced the filter. He informed me that he had Midcoast employees fix the leak and were in the process of cleaning up the oil and oil impacted snow. He confirmed that there were no oil vapors in the home and the mobile home park was on public water.

I went to the site a few days later and met the owner Wayne Harvey. The leak had stopped, but the melting of ice and snow had revealed some more oil. I put absorbent pads down to collect the oil that was floating on the melt water. I called Midcoast Energy and informed them that additional clean-up was needed and they sent a crew out to complete the clean-up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-711-2015*11/16/15 1022 Ben Teel reported that he had found a leaking heating oil tank in the basement of a business he was planning on buying. I met Ben at the site and inspected the tank in the basement. The area is served by public water.  The bottom of the tank was weeping and damp with oil. There was a very small stain at the outlet end of the tank. The soil at 1 inch under the stain tested negative for oil using the field test kit "Oil in Soil". Ben said he would notify the owner and arrange to have the tank pumped out and removed. The area is served by public water and there were no detectable oil vapors in the basement.

12/1/15 Ben Teel reported that the tank had been pumped out and a small amount of oil stained soil (less than 5 pounds) was removed and disposed of.

No further clean-up action should be required.
B-849-2015*I received a call from Jim McCoy of Dead River Company, indicating a 15 gallon spill had occurred at the entered location. The cause of the spill is unclear, but it appeared the fuel line had been stepped on.  No one has admitted fault.  The spill resulted in oil migrating to a small drainage ditch behind the mobile home.  Oil then flowed downstream slowly in the ditch for 60-80 feet.  I recovered all free product with sorbent material and disposed of it accordingly.  There are no vapor concerns in the residence.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-850-2015*I received a call indicating a tracked piece of utility equipment had slipped off of a trailer while it was being loaded for transport.  The incident resulted in a rollover which caused both gasoline and hydraulic oil to leak from their respective fill pipes.  After attending to injuries, Fire Department personnel were able to collect much of the spilling product with buckets.  Some product did migrate to a ditch, where the vast majority of it was collected with sorbents.  I disposed of all contaminated materials.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-851-2015*I received a call from Tim Dysart indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location while the driver of a transport was filling a retail distribution aboveground storage tank.  According to Dysart, a coupling on the delivery hose failed resulting in about 15 gallons of product being spilled to paved and gravel driveway.  Dysart's personnel used sorbent material to recover the majority of the product and disposed of materials appropriately.  No other resources were at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-6-2016*I received a call and follow-up spill report from Devin Michaud, Environmental Technician for Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW) regarding a spill as a result of a broken hydraulic hose on a log loader. The Log loader operator was picking up some logs and the grapple would not close, he noticed the hydraulic oil spraying out from behind his loader cab.  He shut the log loader off but about 25 gallons had already spilled out of the hydraulic hose. HEW crews used wood fines to clean up the spilled 25 gallons of hydraulic oil. The contaminated wood fines were burned in the mills wood hog fuel boiler per license conditions.   The loader was taken to the mobile shop to replace the broken hydraulic hose.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

I-8-2016*A hydraulic hose on an Emera Maine line truck ruptured releasing an 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils. The soils were removed and crusher dust was placed in the excavation site until summer. Emera Maine will replace soil and sod in spring. Contaminated soils have been disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-9-2016*Re Energy's ash contractor's loader lost and estimated 2 gallons of  diesel fuel from a leak in the fuel line in Re Energy's ash storage area while loading a truck. The loader was immediately moved off the loading ramp, shut down  and a bucket placed underneath to catch any residual fuel.  The contaminated ash was immediately removed and reclaimed in the boiler.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-27-2016*A faulty gasket is the likely cause of a release of hydraulic oil from a cardboard compactor.  Approximately two gallons of spilled product impacted cardboard within the container; inadvertent, fortuitously located sorbent material.  Some product also reached the pad below the container which was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.    No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-221-2013*Steve Pinkham reported a small spill in the basement due to the basement flooding.  We used sorbents to soak up the oil.  The boiler was inspected by an oil technician to fix the problem which allowed the oil to spill.  The cause of the spill was not found during my site visit.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-15-2016*On one of Maine Woods Company's log loaders had a broken hose that lost about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil on the ground. MWC crews absorbed the spilled oil with sawdust.  The oil soaked sawdust will be burned in the mill's boiler per MDEP license conditions.

No further action should be required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-226-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts located along the side of Trafton Street in Washburn. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-231-2016*An Emera Maine line truck released a small amount of hydraulic oil to soil. Emera Maine employees removed contaminated soils and used sorbents to clean open the spill. The contaminated debris will be bulked up and disposed of at a later date.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-465-2016*An anonymous caller reported an ongoing spill of hydraulic oil at a dockside bait barrel lift in Rockport.  I visited the site and found the hydraulic lift with a new hydraulic hose and staining on the dock.  The workers at the dock said that the spill had occurred days before and was repaired immediately and that there was very little impact to the water.  I reminded them of Maine's spill reporting requirement.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-488-2016*While moving logs, a crane broke a hydraulic line.  The crane operator immediately stopped the machine and contained the spilling oil.  Most of the oil was caught with sorbent pads.  Speedy dry sorbent material and sawdust was used to contain and recover the oil from the ground.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-651-2016*On 11/29/2016, in Pittsfield, the fire department reported an oil spill.  The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when an outside oil tank fell over.  The fire department plugged the leaks on the tank, and an estimated 200 gallons was pumped out by the oil company.  The owner claimed it was vandalism, and the local police investigated without any finding.

Central Maine Disposal was hired for removal of contaminated soil and sorbent material.  The home and surrounding area is served by a public water system.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-332-2016*12/9/16 I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands LCC regarding a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose.  The spill occurred when a chipper unit located on a gravel pad busted a hose.  Irving Contractor crew used absorbent materials, a shovel and pail/bucket to clean up the spilled oil.  Oily debris was placed in a buckets and taken back to the contractors garage for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-766-2016*I received a report of a small spill from a hydraulic hose failure on an excavator.  The owner of the excavator was able to wipe the fluid from the machine before any dripped to the ground.  Repairs were made to the machine.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-767-2016*The Maine Air National Guard reported a process failure leading to the overfill of an aircraft. The spilled product and snow/slush were recovered from the tarmac and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-768-2016*I received report of a small corrosion hole that caused weeping of approximately one cup of oil to the concrete slab at this house.  Dead River Oil Company dispatched a team of technicians to replace the tank and clean up the spill.

I contacted the homeowner and they were pleased with the spill cleanup and claimed to smell no vapors from the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action.
P-959-2016*On 12/14/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of 10 to 20 gallons of untagged transformer oil due to a logging truck catching overhead wires and pulling down three utility poles.  At request of Stephen Flannery, I met Durham Fire Department and CMP workers on site.  The area is rural residential.

Discharged free product transformer oil was on the paved road and residential driveway, and in the snow.  CMP performed a satisfactory remediation.  Lab analysis of the discharged oil found polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compound levels below hazardous levels.  See the attached CMP report and lab analysis for further information.

A-679-2016*Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Bill Carver contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection requesting a waiver for the 10 day removal notice for an underground storage tank (UST) at a residence in Brooks.  The tank was an unregistered bare steel 500 gallon gasoline tank that had been used on a farm.  The tank had been out of service for decades.

I agreed to provide a waiver and visited the site of UST removal on Thursday, December 15. The UST was being removed by Allstate Environmental Services under the direction of Mr. Carver, with John Cressey (Beacon Environmental Consultants, LLC) providing the site assessment.   I met with the realtor representing the owner, which was a trust, and the property buyer. I provided the agent, Luanne Adams, with UST registration information which she filled out on site.  A sample had been taken directly from the well and it had supposedly come up positive for lead, and negative for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, so there was some concern about the well water.  I informed both parties that I would refer the case to a geologist who could assist them with the well.

When the tank was removed a small amount of contamination was detected.   Approximately 1/2 cubic yard of soil was removed for disposal.   Mr. Cressey took the necessary samples to provide information with the site assessment.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter and the site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services due to the proximity of the well and the claim of contamination to the well.
A-451-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a windmill malfunctioned and some type of oil was lost to the soils at the base of the pole.  Due to high winds and storms, I could not make a site visit, however, I did see pictures provided by Jim Stewart.  Most of the materials at the base of the pole were blasted bedrock, and solid bedrock. Due to this geologic feature and 3 days of rain, there was no recoverable material on this site. The windmill was taken down and replaced about two months later due to malfunctions in the motor system.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-452-2016*On 8/24/2016, in Kibby Township, Weyerhaeuser reported an oil spill. The spill of hydraulic oil at Mile 6 on the Goldbrook Road was the result of a loose fitting on a piece of machinery.  The spill was cleaned up by Weyerhaeuser, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-453-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that contaminated soil was found during an underground storage tank removal. Jeff of AECOM called in to notify that he had measured 50 parts per million (ppm) on his photoionization detector (PID).  The PID measurement was concentrated to one spot, and it could not be reproduced.  I visited the site, and assisted Jeff with soil screening.  I determined that all of the soil that was removed was suitable to be placed back in the excavation below the new tanks.

No further Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-454-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a locomotive engine leaked motor oil onto the track ballast below. Mr. Slaney stated on the phone that it was less than a gallon lost, and it was cleaned up already. I did not make a site visit to confirm this information.

No further Division of Response Services actions are needed at this time.
A-456-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to access the damage and clean up the oily debris. I responded to the site and assisted with the cleanup on the following day.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-457-2016*A tractor mowing the sides of the Riverside Drive blew a tire.  The tire contained beet juice (as ballast) that spilled to the road and onto a homeowners lawn.  No impact is expected and no clean-up was performed.
A-458-2016*While filling lawn equipment, a small amount of gasoline spilled to the pavement of a small patio behind the press box at the football field.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-459-2016*The Union Fire Department reported that there had been a discharge of an unknown chemical at a Pine Tree Waste Services garbage truck fire.  The firefighter said that the truck driver had pulled into a gravel parking lot at the town community center when he noticed smoke coming out of the back of his truck.  The load was dumped into the parking lot and the fire department had put the fire out with water.  Pine Tree Waste Services had sent a dumpster and a skid steer to the site to pick up the garbage.  During loading of the dumpster, the fire started again and the skid steer operator exhibited respiratory distress.  I went to the site with another Responder. The fire was out and the pile of garbage was in the middle of the parking lot.  We donned chemical protective suits and SCBA's to inspect the pile of garbage.  We discovered a partially burned bucket of solid pool chemicals containing chlorine.  The chemicals were overpacked to isolate them.  The runoff liquid from putting out the fire was checked and there were no readings on field instruments.  The liquid was checked for acidity and the pH was between 4 and 6, causing no concern.  It appears that the pool chemicals had reacted with other contents of the garbage truck causing the fire.  The garbage was loaded into the roll-off container for transport to the landfill without incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-480-2016*Jim Tracey of Eastern Maine Oil Company reported an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) of less than 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil at a residence located on 32 Sibley Pond Road in Pittsfield.  The AST was located in the basement of the house and the concrete basement floor was impacted.  Eastern Maine Oil cleaned up the discharge and facilitated disposal of the sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-482-2016*A car went into the ocean at Kathryn Hanna Landing off Cozy Cottage Road in South Bristol.  The fire department placed boom around the car until it could be removed.  The car was removed with no reported oil or fuel leaking from it.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-483-2016*The level of water in a water seal used to contain lube oil in a turbine was allowed to get to low, thus allowing lube oil to leak from the turbine at a paper mill.  The oil went directly to the facility on-site treatment plant.  The leak was repaired.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-751-2016*The discharge was the result of a broken hydraulic fitting on a hoe ram. One gallon of hydraulic oil was released into the excavation.  The contamination was collected for later disposal.  For further details, see attached report.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-263-2016*The Maine State Warden Service contacted the State Police about a 1/4 mile stretch of I-95 South, south of Houlton,  having transmission oil being spread by a passenger vehicle. Jim Gramlich had Maine Department of Transportation respond and placed anti-skid material placed on I-95.

No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-265-2016*I received request assisting in cleaning up an oil spill from a roll-over of an Off-Road Self-loading (OSL) truck on a logging road in the woods about 30 miles west of Ashland. Exact location of spill is; 2 miles in on the 4.5 mile branch off 25 Mile Brook Road that connects to 23 mile on the Reality Road.

I arrived on-scene and began doing a damage assessment to determine the integrity of the OSL's two saddle tanks and 50 gallon hydraulic oil tank. The roll-over was a soft roll off of the logging road. A hydraulic fitting on the loader boom broke and discharged approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground adjacent to the rolled over OSL truck. Sorbent pads were placed down in this area to soak up the free product. The truck was righted and afterward the soils impacted by the spilled hydraulic oil were excavated and transported to Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-777-2016*On 9/29/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Rick Harrison of Dead River Company reporting an oil leak at a customer's residence in Westbrook.  The fuel pump on the furnace failed causing a small discharge near the furnace.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  I spoke with the homeowner and made arrangements to meet him at the home the following morning.

On 9/30, I met Mr. Belibeau at the residence.  There was an oil odor in the home, but it was very mild.  Mr. Belibeau indicated that the odor had dissipated significantly overnight.  I determined no further cleanup was required, but told Mr. Belibeau to contact me if the odor persisted.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-636-2016*An anonymous complaint was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). I spoke to the complainant about an oil smell and slick in a ditch near the complainants home.

I responded to the site and investigated the area in concern. I used my PID (photo ionization detector) to detect any oil vapors. The PID showed 0.0 parts per million and after digging the soil in spots in the ditch, the soil tests showed no evidence of an oil spill.

I also could not find the oil slick that was mentioned by the caller. I spoke to the caller while on site and shared my findings.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-3-2017*Cash Energy (Hopkins) called to report a customer's concern about the delivery hose coming in contact with the snow and possible contamination that could result.  Hopkins assured me that no spill of oil had occurred and no contamination of snow appeared.  Based on that information, no site vist was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-809-2016*I received this report of the two gallon oil spill onto the South Branch Road. The hydraulic oil trickled out along miles of road approximately 1 inch wide. No recovery was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action.
B-568-2016*United States Coast Guard notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of a potential unleaded gasoline spill.

I spoke to the Coast Guard and they said at the time they could not find evidence of a gasoline release but would stay in contact with the DEP if they found a source.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-569-2016*Sprague Energy reported a liquid asphalt spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The spill occurred at the terminal racks in Searsport.

Approximately 4 gallons of liquid asphalt spilled from a valve that was accidentally left open at the racks. The asphalt was contained on the ground and Clean Harbors was hired to suck up the liquid.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-570-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Less than 12 ounces of #2 oil leaked from a corrosion hole on the belly of an above ground storage tank (AST). The oil dripped onto the concrete basement floor. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.

I spoke with home owner Dennis Whitehouse. Mr. Whitehouse said he was satisfied with the clean-up and vapors were not an issue in the home.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-573-2016*A minor spill was reported in the basement of a house. Dead River Company had wiped up the oil and disposed of the waste.  No oil vapors were present in the home and Dead River was replacing the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-581-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the home and assisted with cleaning up the spill in the basement. Approximately 1 gallon of oil leaked from the tiger loop valve onto the concrete floor.

Jim Lavoie with the DEP followed up the next day for any vapor issues.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-584-2016*On September 7 AE Robinson Oil Company called to report a spill at 190 Zions Hill Road in Dexter at property owned by Paul Chappell.  The 75 gallons of kerosene was lost due to damage to the filter housing from vegetation.   The home had been abandon for several years and the tank was just filled that day.   When I arrived the leak had stopped and I was able to estimate the amount of product lost.

On September 8, 15 yards of contaminated soil was excavated and hauled to Juniper Ridge.   Due to site restrictions no more soil could be excavated.   Samples from the bottom and two walls were taken for lab analysis.  The site was referred to Technical Services for possible well contamination.

No further action from Response Services is required.
I-235-2016*A forwarder ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing hydraulic oil in a harvesting block. The oil contaminated wood fines over a large area making cleanup efforts near impossible.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-496-2016*On 9/13/16, Robert Mayhew, from Cianbro Corporation, reported that an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to the ground from a broken line on an excavator.  Mayhew reported that the oil impacted soil was dug up and contained for later disposal.  No site visit was made.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-247-2016*A caller reported "green stuff" (hydro-seeding materials) on the shore of Hanson Lake. Once onsite response was able to identify the material on the shore. Also onsite was a large commercial pump which was being used to pump water into a hydro-speeder truck. The pump belonged to Soderberge Construction who had an ongoing construction project at Presque Isle Airport less than a mile away.

I found Eric Landeen at the construction site and informed him of the uncontrolled release of hydro-seeding material. Landeen sent a crew to clean up the shore. Sean Bernard of The Departments Water Quality Bureau was informed of the release.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.


I-260-2016*An Emera Maine transformer released a small amount of oil to soils. Emera Maine employees removed contaminated soils from the site and disposed of the debris at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-490-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a gravel parking lot due to a hose failure.  The oily gravel was collected in five-gallon buckets for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-491-2016*On 9/8/2016, in Waterville, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up by Fielding's, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-493-2016*Gasoline contaminated soil was discovered while digging an excavation for a new underground gasoline tank at a fuel station.  Approximately 25 yards of contaminated soil was removed.  Some contamination spread under the facility and was unable to be recovered.  This site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.
A-494-2016*On 9/9/2016, in Bristol, the Fire Department reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated five gallon spill of gasoline from an unknown motorist occurred in two places.  The first spill was at Reilly's Store at 2700 Bristol Road, and the second at 125 Route 32.  The Fire Department cleaned up both spills with sorbent material.  Both spills stayed on pavement, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-497-2016*On 9/13/2016, in Richardsontown Township, the Upper Dam reported an oil spill.  The estimated one pint spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a loose fitting.  The oil was spilled to Mooselookmeguntic Lake.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-498-2016*After filling a tank at a residence and while still in the driveway, a small amount of oil was spilled while replacing the hose on the oil truck.  The oil ran into the homeowner's lawn.  The impacted lawn was excavated and new fill was brought in and loamed.  The impacted soil that was dug up went to a batch plant for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-499-2016*On 9/13/2016, in Newcastle, Seacoast Energy Solutions reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a corroded oil tank.  The spill was cleaned up, and the tank was pumped out and replaced by Seacoast Energy.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-486-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had failed and leaked into secondary containment, and onto pavement.  I responded to the site and met with Ron Farnum, the Public Works Director.  The tank was a 500 gallon skid tank that was used to fuel equipment and trucks.  It sat inside a metal secondary containment.  Downeast Energy Company was already on site and they had pumped off the oil from the dike and tank.  There was some leakage to the pavement, and speedy dry sorbent material was put down to absorb that. The town workers and Downeast Energy technicians cleaned up the spill and containment structure, and replaced the skid tank with a new one.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-521-2016*A mystery sheen was reported in Rockland Harbor.  I visited the site and found no recoverable product. The Coast Guard surveyed the area and were unable to connect the sheen with any particular vessel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-162-2016*I received a call regarding a fire at Portage Lake.  The outside oil storage tank has leaked out about 50-60 gallons due to damage to a brass fitting on the fuel line to a monitor heater. The oil is weeping out around the cinder block stub wall and is pooling up about 30 feet from the property owner's private well.

I excavated 50 -100 lbs. of contaminated soils. Then constructed small recovery pools around west edge of cottage to collect oil weeping out from under burned out cottage. I installed sorbent boom and pads to intercept any surface water flowing from burned cottage and associated oil puddles. The homeowner and I established a plan to come back early next week when he has a contractor lined up to demo burned cottage so that oil contaminated soils can be excavated.

I was on site for the removal of contaminated soils. All 6.24 tons of impacted soils have been excavated.

No further action by Response Services.
A-259-2020*On 5/23/20, I responded to a report of a leaking dispenser pump at entered location.  A subject backed into the pump with a car and broke the shear valve.  However, the valve did not shut all the way due to the angle it was sheared causing the dispenser piping to leak when other dispensers were in use.  The Pittsfield Fire Department was able to manually shut the valve and the other dispensers were put back into service.  A repair technician from Simard & Sons, Inc., responded and repaired the piping.  Fire crew and station personnel cleaned up the surface spill and the waste was entered into A. E. Robinson Oil Co., waste stream for later disposal through a qualified disposal contractor.  Approximately five gallons of unspilled product was placed back in the underground tank by Simard.

The potentially responsible party was identified, but no additional information was available other than the subject may have been on or off medication due to an illness.  A. E. Robinson took responsibility for cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

I-169-2016*I received call from state police dispatch of called in spill of 35 gallons of hydraulic oil at Louisiana Pacific Corporation. I confirmed the spill of hydraulic oil at the debarking unit due to a ruptured O ring on a hydraulic hose coupling. All hydraulic oil discharged to woody debris on the debarking unit's cement pad. Personnel immediately shut unit down, repaired hose coupling and O ring. The oil and wood chips/fines were picked up and placed directly into the Central Heating Unit system for fuel burning.

No further actions warranted by response services.
I-344-2016*12/20/16 I received an e-mailed spill notification and report from Dustin Nadeau, Yard Supervisor at Irving Woodlands Ashland Sawmill.  According to Dustin the spill occurred when the log loader busted a hydraulic hose while unloading logs in the log laydown / concentration area. The spilled hydraulic oil, estimated at 2-3 gallons was sprayed onto the piled up logs w/ no residue on the ground.  There was no threat to water.   Due to safety issues with working around piled up logs, there was not any attempt to wipe down thin coating of oil sprayed on logs.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-968-2016*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that they responded to a two vehicle accident on Bath Road in front of Merrymeeting Plaza.  The accident caused a quart of motor oil to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-969-2016*A box truck crashed into a ditch on the westbound side of Route 236.  The ditch contained standing water, snow and ice. A vactor was utilized to remove contaminated snow and ice, resulting in 484 gallons of oily water when melted.  Sorbents were then utilized to recover lingering product. Sorbent booms were placed on both ends of the drainage culvert to recover any hidden diesel that was released during a thaw event.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-970-2016*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located outside of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The oil was released to the underlying soils.  The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 150 feet from the spill location.  Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID).  The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 15 x 20 feet wide and 8 feet deep located in the back yard of the residence.  The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in PID readings and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests.  A total of 77.69 tons of impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  The drinking water well was not determined to be at risk based on the decision of our trusty hydrogeologist Mr. Bradford Hahn.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-4-2017*Scott from Simard and Sons, Inc., called to report a leaking 55 gallon barrel located at 219 Washington Avenue in Auburn, Maine.  Approximately 10 gallons had leaked out of the barrel, due to freezing, expansion and corrosion of the diesel and the possible water inside the drum. Scott informed me that Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) had been dispatched to the scene and were going to pack and seal the drum and use speedy dry sorbent material for the spilled diesel on the ground which they will also dispose of.  I followed up with EPI and they agreed that they would be doing everything needed to clean up the spill.  I visited the site and no further action by Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated at this time.
P-801-2016*C. N. Brown Co. reported the discovery of an earlier (11:15 am) overfill of an outside tank.  The tank is described to be covered/buried in clutter, and the contact was going to have it cleared to better assess the magnitude of the spill.  Described as red/pink froth coming out the vent.

The area is served by both public water and sewer service.

One of the homeowners, Boisvert, called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection spill line again around 17:20.  However Hemenway's calls were not returned and I became involved again the following morning.  Hemenway and I spoke, discussed the contact name and number we received, agreed we had collaborating information and that I would stop by on my way to a spill in Lewiston.

The trailer is in a neighborhood of older units, many in need of maintenance.  No one was home when I arrived, and I could not see the tank from the street, so I walked along the adjacent railroad tracks until I was able to see the rear of the home and the location of the tank.  The lot directly behind the 9 Marc Drive address was abandoned/empty so I drove around to gain a better vantage point of the situation.  The tank is in poor shape, where one leg has a welded angle iron brace, bare copper line runs beneath the skirting, and nameplate on tank suggests it is very old vintage.  Again phone calls to the home have gone unanswered.



Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-558-2016*On 10/13/16, at 1622 hours, Christa Clark reported that her home had been broken into and the oil line from the heating oil tank had been cut.  She reported that the tank had been half full before the break in and it was empty now. She said there was a stream of water that ran through the basement. She also reported that she was in the process of moving out and her landlord needed to be contacted.  I contacted the landlord, Charles Chermack, and he reported that he had been notified of the break in by the police who told him only a small amount of oil had spilled. He said his tenant would not give him a key to access the house but she was moving out by Sunday.  I went to the site and met Christa to gain access to the home.  There were noticeable oil vapors upon entering the house but not strong.  In a partial basement area, I found that the oil line had been broken off at the tank and the furnace. The fire-matic valve at the tank was closed so no oil was presently leaking from the tank.  The concrete under the tank filter had a small amount of oil and a stain about 3 feet wide.  I put oil absorbents on the area.  The oil line when moved leaked oil out the end so absorbent pads were placed under the ends.  The drainage trench in the floor had no visible oil in it nor did the soil in it have any oil vapors.  The tank gauge was broken off.  I stuck the tank and it appeared to be at approximately 1/2 tank level. This would indicate that the spill was small and was contained to the concrete floor around the tank.  The property owner agreed to clean up the small amount of absorbent material and to repair the oil line.


No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-654-2016*October 11, 2016, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

During a recent heavy wind storm, a tree branch fell onto wires, causing the utility pole to snap and a transformer crashing to the ground releasing it's mineral oil onto pavement.

CMP contracted a cleanup crew to remove oily debris.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-129-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Saturday, 2/28/09: In the early afternoon Gray Fire dispatch notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) through the Maine State Police of an estimated 100-gallon discharge of K1 oil at the home of Deborah Pyne-Young and Philip Young in Gray.

ASSESSMENT
	The site is rural residential area served by private wells and septic.  Including the Young's well there appears to be three drinking water wells within 300' of the discharge.  The Young's drilled well is uphill and about 30' to 50' from the discharge.   The leak came from the Young's outside 175-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).   Heavy, settling snow load appears to have slowly forced the firematic down, cracking it and allowing the oil to dribble out into the soil below.  There were strong oil odors in the living area of the mobile home and the Young's were planning to sleep at a motel.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) found several gallons of red fuel oil pooled on the concrete slab under the home.  I determined source reduction through excavation to be the most cost effective initial response.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	2/28/09: The Youngs chose Clean-Up Option-1 for MDEP management and a Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund application was explained to them.  MDEP hired EPI to respond to check for oil under the slab, clean-up the several gallons found and to ventilate oil vapors.  Preparations were made to return on 3/3/09 after a new storm.
	Tuesday, 3/3/09: EPI excavated soil from under the AST leak down to 8.5' to 10' below grade (bg).  Groundwater (gw), with no free oil, was noted at about 8.5' bg.  A 12" diameter recovery-well was installed in 3/4" crushed stone down to bedrock at about 10' bg.  Field bag-headspace samples dropped off from 1100 parts per million (ppm) at 4' bg, down to approximately 145 ppm at 8' bg indicating success at removing a significant amount of the oil-contaminated soil.
	Friday 3/6/09: I checked the recovery well and noted discontinuous blobs or fuel oil on gw about 8' bg, picked up by a sorbent pad.  MDEP had EPI respond that afternoon and pump down gw for approximately an hour to draw in any free oil.
	3/10/09: In response to Ms. Pyne-Young's concern over lingering oil odor in the home MDEP engineer visited to evaluate for possible further mitigation action.  MDEP set them up on MDEP Quarterly Monitoring Program.  Documents were done for a new MDEP-subsidized replacement oil tank through Peter Moulton of MDEP.
	3/16/09: I noted discontinuous skim of oil in the recovery well and discussed with Don White the need for a pump and treat system for the oil-contaminated gw.
	The Young's well was put on MDEP Quarterly Monitoring (QM) for Diesel Range Organics (DRO).  The 3/18/09 DRO quarterly monitoring (QM) sample was below detection limit.
	During March and April 2009, DEP engineer Don White installed a dewatering and carbon treatment system for the recovery well.  A discontinuous film of free oil was found spread over the water table.  Free oil was recovered by White and I using sorbents hung to the water table in the recovery well.  The recovery well was pumped out by a vacuum truck more than once.
	
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The source reduction removed a significant amount of the discharge and I believe greatly reduced the oil-contamination threat to the well.  The Young's were put on the MDEP QM Program for one year.
2.	Oil-contaminated soil remains inaccessible under the concrete slab of the home and not presently cost-effective to remove so further remediation remains possible at this time.  MDEP Technical Services Division (Tech Svcs) will evaluate for sub-slab venting (soil-vapor extraction).  Due to the volume of free product oil in the well, Tech Svcs installed a pump and treat trailer with free product recovery.  See records of MDEP Tech Services for resolution and long-term remedial actions.
3.	The Young's AST appeared very corroded and one leg was bent and w
I-46-2009*03/05/09 Received a call from John Perkins, of Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railroad (MMAR) regarding a small spill of used motor oil from one of their locomotives at the Madawaska Railyard in Madawaska.  Spill was the result of the sealed containment barrel located directly beneath the locomotive engine being over full and leaking out onto the railed in the MMAR railyard.  MMAR Crews have placed sorbent material down on oil spilled and picked up the oily debris and put it in their oil debris container for disposal.  The full sealed containment barrel below the locomotive engine has been replaced with an empty containment barrel.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-114-2009*The U.S. Coast Guard reported the sighting of floating oil product in the Fore River in the vicinity of the Casco Bay Bridge. Based on a photograph of the released product it appeared to consist of a heavy black oil. The source of the release could not be determined. The reported size of the release was 10 feet wide by 300 feet long. The Coast Guard attempted to track the location of the release. However, due to the outgoing tide it was lost. It is presumed that the oil product was taken out to sea by the tide. The National Response Center was notified and Incident Report 898082 was generated (see attached). No further response action is expected.
P-855-2008*An empty tote that previously contained asphalt sealer generated a hazmat response.  Once the 500 gallon tote was deemed empty and non-threatening by entry personnel, the item was approved for disposal by Poland Public Works as solid waste.
P-934-2008*While underway, the fuel tank of a truck became dislodged causing it to drag on the roadway connected only by its fill and supply lines.  The metal to pavement contact degraded the integrity of the tank initiating a discharge of diesel.  Sorbent materials were deployed to contain the discharge until the tank was cut away from beneath the truck.  Approximately thirty gallons of unspilled diesel were recovered from the tank.  Product reaching the pavement was, as mentioned, recovered with sorbent material.  In addition, a small quantity of sand around the guardrail was removed for disposal.
B-141-2009*Mr. Pelkey reported that a customer, McNinch, had suffered a large oil spill at their residence.  The amount was around 200 gallons of #2 or more.  This was from an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) under the eaves of a motor home and it appears that snow weight on the unprotected filter assembly caused the nipple to crack at the bung.  There was no free product.  He established a temporary AST for the night.
   I met Mrs. Pat McNinch at the home the next morning.  There was no free product and very little stained snow.  She mentioned that they seemed to be using more oil than usual.  So the release was slow and, as is often the case, the oil had sunk into the earth.  The home is on a concrete slab and there was no odor in the home.  She said that planting flowers along the slab was difficult due to the gravel base extending out from it.  It seems likely that this gravel played a large part in there being no free product evident.  She says the soil around the home is clay like and the surrounding vegetation confirms this.  While she has a drilled well in the front yard, she did not know anything about its particulars.  I also learned that the town water line passes in front of her home.
   Considering the lack of product, the high water table, the capacity of the gravel on top of dense soils and town water nearby we decided to take a "wait and see" approach.  She and her husband are in good health and elected to be aware of fuel oil odor in the hot water instead of quarterly monitoring.
   On 4-11-2009 Mrs. McNinch reported that oil had broken out on her lawn on the down side of the gravel trailer pad.  I made a site visit and found that while there was some brown staining (4'X4') there was no free product.  There is little likely hood that any more oil will appear.  I should note that this out break is directly away from their well.  They have elected to treat the spot in place with high nitrogen fertilizer and water.  No further Response action needed.
P-118-2009*One cup of #2 fuel oil was released to the interior concrete floor surface of the basement. The release was caused by a loose fitting on the piping to the tank. The released product was cleaned up with absorbent materials by Guy Marshall of Dead River Company. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. No further response action expected at this time.
I-48-2009*03/06/09 Received a call from Maine State Forest Ranger Mike Daigle regarding a complaint he received regarding a piece of equipment owned by Gabriel Rioux that was leaking hydraulic fluid onto the Gagnon Road in Madawaska.  Asked Mike to go and check it out and call me back with an update as to the extent of the spill.   Mike said he will get some sorbent pads from the Madawaska Fire Department, go to the scene and place some pads down if needed, and call be back.  Told Mike that I would call Mr. Rioux (207-868-2692) and inform him of the report of a leaking oil from some of his equipment.  Spoke with Mr. Rioux, he said he was going down there right now to check on the situation.

03/06/09 Received a call from Mr. Rioux he said that the equipment was just leaking some water it had taken on as a result of a recent heavy rain.  There was no leaking oil or fuel coming from any equipment at this site.  Received a call from Ranger Daigle who verified Mr. Rioux's assessment of the situation.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-115-2009*While bunkering fuel oil onto the vessel Josfa Camejo at the Portland Pipe Line terminal one of the bunkers was overfilled and resulted in fuel oil spilling onto the deck of the ship. The deck area where the release occurred retained an engineered containment dike which confined the product. The spilled material was cleaned by the crew of the vessel with help from Portland Pipe Line personnel. No spilled product was released into the water. The National Response center was notified of the spill and generated report #898130 (see attached). No further response action is expected at this time.
P-116-2009*10 gallons of gasoline were released to the paved/concrete surface at the Mason Variety Store. The release was caused by overfilling the fuel tank of a passenger vehicle. Speedy dry and sorbents were used to recover the spilled product by the Cornish Fire Department. DEP is handling disposal contaminated materials. No further response action is expected at this time.
P-836-2007*
A small discharge of #2 oil to driveway and road due to malfunctioning scully on tank truck was reported.  C N Brown company had ENPRO Services Inc. respond and clean it up.  No response visit was requested or made.
B-13-2008*On 1.9.08, Milbridge Police Department (MPD) reported a heating oil spill at the entered location.  The MPD became aware of the spill from Barry's Burner Service who had responded to a no heat complaint at the entered location on or about 1.8.08.  Observing the spill Barry's contacted the Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board (OSFB) to inquire what their (Barry's) responsibility was, and Barry's was told by OSFB to report the spill, hence Barry's contact with the MPD.  This reporting scenario was told to me by Inspector LeClair with the OSFB, who had conducted a site visit on 1.11.08 per my request.

This spill is believed to have occurred on 1.8.08 when the home owner, Gloria Musgrove-Nelson, ordered 75 gallons of fuel oil.  Kelley Oil out of Cherryfield delivered the oil and according to Gordon Kelley (with whom I spoke to over the phone on 1.10.08), after 60 gallons was delivered the whistle stopped sounding and the transfer was shut off.  Mr. Kelley blamed the spill on on-going furnace problems at the house.  According to one of the residents, Musgove-Nelson's nephew, the delivery driver had trouble stopping the transfer and had to go back to the tank truck to shut off the flow of oil.  In the mean time oil spilled out of the top of the tank.  The resident was advised that the spill was no big deal and not to worry about it.  An added detail to the situation is that the nephew is considered legally blind.

On 1.9.08 Responder Whittier responded to the location and initiated the spill clean up.  On 1.10.08 the spill was assigned to me.

1.10.08  Upon my arrival I observed the Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) housed in a protective, insulated 'tank shed' at the back of the house.  The area around the shed was covered in a spray pattern of oil that covered the snow.  The piping that connects the tank to the furnace was broken away from the tank.  Further observation of the tank revealed deformities of the tank's structure; as if the tank were over pressurized.  When LeClair inspected the tank he said that he did not feel that over pressurizing the tank by itself would cause the piping to break off the tank.  It's not clear to me how the piping was broken away from the tank.  Some scenarios are possible: someone stepping on the filter, the tank moving as a result of being over pressurized, or an unstable base of which the tank was resting.  Either way the contents of the tank was lost both out the vent and through the broken piping at the bottom of the tank.  The escaping oil out of the vent impacted the tank shed.

I contacted Mr. Kelley of Kelley Oil and we discussed his take on what had happened as mentioned above.  I asked Mr. Kelley if he had visited the site and he said he had.  He advised that he observed a spill and that it did not appear to be a large problem.  I advised him of DEP reporting statutes.

I commenced with the clean up by hiring Clean Harbors to vactor up free phase product, oil impacted snow and soil.  We removed the damaged shed and AST.  I observed free phase oil and soil saturation under the tank area.  The oil had migrated around the side of the house, under an addition to the house and out to the street where it traveled in the roadside ditch in both directions.  The clean up process continued on 1.11.08 utilizing two vactor trucks.  A temporary AST was set in place by Webber oil out of Cherryfield and the tank was later made permanent through the AST tank replacement program.

After the gross contamination was removed, a recovery well was put in place where the old AST was originally located.  No real measurable amount of oil was recovered from the well.  The site was stabilized and some additional sorbent recovery was made throughout the summer.  Skips Landscaping out of Ellsworth was hired for reclamation of the impacted areas.  The recovery well was removed.  Leadbetter's Custom Contracting out of Bangor was hired to construct a weather protecting, tank shed similar to the one that wa
P-1014-2008*	10/17/08: the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was contacted by Ron Marciola of Summit Environmental, representing Cumberland Farms Inc., regarding subsurface gasoline contamination found under the Cumberland Farms (CFG) #1826, in Lewiston (UST Reg number 11624).  Their concern was that oil contamination may have migrated west to the CFG property from neighboring Rooper's Redemption.  Roopers is the location of the former L & A Oil Co. and the Ray's Heating Oil Co.  The Rooper's property had five underground oil storage tanks (USTs) for motor fuels and heating oil removed in 1988 under UST Reg. #7595.
 I also found UST Reg. #14445 associated with this property.
	I advised Mr. Marciola that a groundwater flow analysis would be required to possibly determine the source of the discharges but that it would hard to prove that the CFG was also not a contributor.  I advised that they submit further site assessment information to MDEP for review.
	As of March 2009, I have received no further information or inquires regarding this issue.  See also reports P-539-1996 and P-522-1991.
	Further MDEP Response Division actions are expected during any future UST replacement or site redevelopment.
B-121-2009*On 2/23/09, I received report of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that had leaked it's content.  The homeowner discovered the discharge and reported it to the DEP.  I arrived on scene shortly after.  I met with the homeowner and explained what needed to be done.

On the return to Bangor, I contracted with Ray plumbing and heating to remove the old AST and install a new oil tank per Peter Moltin's specifications because the home owner qualified for the tank replacement program.  I also contacted Philip Services for a vactor the next day.

The next morning Philip Services removed 4 tons of contaminated soil from the spill area.  Unfortunately no more could be taken because of the location of the spill in close proximity to the house and the septic tank leach field.  Once the contaminated soil was removed, a recovery well was installed and free product was able to be recovered from the water table.  The hole was backfilled with stone on the bottom for easy liquid flow and soil on top.

While Philip Services was on site, I also had them prepare an area for the new tank to be installed on the gable end of the house.

B-48-2009*
Mr. Peterson reported that a Bangor Hydro-Electric Company line truck had suffered a hydraulic leak in Exeter.  It seems that a fitting failed and about 2 gallons reached the pavement.  They cleaned it up by removing contaminated snow and using speedi-dri and sorbent pads.  This was drummed up and taken to Pine Tree landfill.
A-95-2009* On 2-24-09 Houles Plumbing and Heating (Houles) reported an oil leak at the law office of Sherman and Sandy.  The oil spill was the result of a failed transformer on the burner.  The oil flooded the chamber and leaked outside of the chamber onto the dirt floor below.  Houles was on-site making repairs to the furnace.  DEP responded and installed a RAM fan to mitigate vapors.  Clean Harbors was hired to remove the oil contaminated sand and bricks for disposal.  Clean Harbors replaced the sand and bricks and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-97-2009*A Central Maine Power crew discovered this regulator on pole #31 leaking mineral oil; they removed 15 drums of oily snow for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-99-2009*Sherwood McKenney contacted this office to report an oil spill at his residence.  A front end loader had an O ring failure spilling an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbent litter and deposited at the Crossroads landfill in Norridgewock.  No site visit was made.

Sherwood is an environmental engineer who works for Waste Management at the Crossroads Landfill, so he has a good idea of how to handle oily wastes.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-100-2009*Roy Koster contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill of 1-gallon.  The cause of the spill is unknown.  Oil contaminated snow was reportedly removed by Central Maine Power staff.  The oil tested contained less than 1 part per million of polychlorinated biphenyl content.  No site visit was made.
A-101-2009*DEP received an after hours report that 20 gallons of diesel spilled at a dispensing pump when the shutoff nozzle failed.  Rumford Fire Department used sorbents to clean up the spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-102-2009*An anonymous caller reported a customer had overfilled their vehicle with gas at Tobey's General Store.  There was a strong odor of gas, and the caller thought it should be investigated.  I contacted the store and spoke to Rita Barber, the mother of the owner.  She indicated there had been an overfill, but she thought it was cleaned up.  Ka-ching went the register, and no further information was forthcoming.  It was 4 PM.  Glen Wall lives in China and responded to the store on his way home.  He found there had been a spill, but it appeared to have been cleaned up.  There was sorbent litter in evidence at the dispenser island.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-103-2009*David Hooper of Maritime Energy contacted this office to report a spill of #2 fuel oil which occurred while making a delivery at the Taylor residence.  Less than a gallon was reported.  The plug on the nozzle of the delivery truck came out by accident, spilling a small amount of fuel to the ground.  The oil was cleaned with sorbent by the driver.  I tried to contact the homeowner, however, the number Maritime provided was out of service, and no number was listed on the internet.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-104-2009*Rick Marcoux contacted this office via e-mail to request assistance with an oil odor in their home.  I arranged to meet at the residence on 3/5/09.  The home is a neat and clean log cabin with a finished basement and forced hot air heating system.  The furnace had been serviced, and no malfunction had been found.  The basement is accessed from the main floor via a doorway.  This stairwell tends to confine warm air, so when I opened the door to go down the stairs I did detect a faint oil odor.  Almost immediately, however, as I went downstairs into the basement area, there was no odor.  In the basement, there is a narrow partitioned room that the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) is in.  There was a small stain on the concrete, however, this did not appear to have odor associated with it.  The concrete floor was in good condition with no cracking in evidence.  The AST was also in decent condition with no sign of oil around the fittings.  We also looked at the furnace in a separate part of the basement, and found no sign of oil leaking.  The Marcoux's explained they had removed an old carpet in the basement, and that seemed to help reduce the odor, but they could still smell it.  The home is served by private well.  No odor or taste issue with the water.  I checked the interior of the home with my photoionization detector, however, the concentrations were below detection (0.0 part per million).  I was unsure how to help the Marcoux's since there was no spilled oil to clean up.  I recommended ventilation of the basement and if the odor persists, perhaps seal the concrete floor, bottom plate and base of the studs in the partition where the oil AST is.  I suspect there was a small spill at some time in the past, and the oil vapor is still finding its way into the basement area.  The concentrations do not appear to be a health risk, but rather a nuisance.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-105-2009*Jody from C.N. Brown contacted this office to report an overfill of a home delivery tank truck at their Pittsfield bulk plant.  The plant is co-located behind the Big Apple store.  The driver was loading the truck and due to inattention overfilled the truck allowing the product to flow down the rain scuppers and onto the ground.  I responded to the site and met the manager.  The cleanup was underway.  Environmental Projects was hired to perform labor.  It was a wet area with snow and ice (see photo).  The product was collected with sorbent material, speedi dry.  The waste material was trucked to CPRC in Scarborough for disposal.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-106-2009*	A slow drip of hydraulic fluid from a "grounds" tractor spilled less than a gallon to the paved parking area near the Colby College physical plant.  The free product was cleaned up using speedi dry by the College's Maintenance crew.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further Action by Response Services expected.
A-108-2009*DEP received a report that a quart of hydraulic oil spilled at this remote property when a container was knocked over.  Sorbents were used to collect puddled oil and contaminated snow was excavated for disposal under contract with Clean Harbors.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.  No further action by Response Services expected.

A-109-2009*DEP received a report that 6 gallons of biofuel spilled while filling a tanker truck at this bulk terminal as a result of driver error.  Fuel sprayed over the top of the truck and a small amount ran to the ground and collected in snow.  Oil was sorbed from the truck and contaminated snow was excavated.

The bulk terminal is across from the historical town dump.  The area is not considered environmentally sensitive.  I anticipate no further Response Services involvement as a result of this incident.
P-64-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wednesday 2/4/09: Homeowner Carl Smith notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that he had suffered a 3 to 5-gallon discharge of gasoline back on about 1/20/09 following service work on his outside generator by Sears Home Services (Sears) a branch company associated with the Sears store where he had bought the generator.  Discovered on 1/24/09 he had been transferred through about 11 Sears representatives until reaching Jim Louder and had been unsuccessfully trying to get Sears to come and clean-up the discharge.  He believed the discharge was attributed to faulty service work by the Sears person making Sears a potentially responsible party (PRP) for this discharge.  I made plans to meet Mr. Smith on-site the next morning.
	That afternoon I contacted Mr. Jim Louder who identified himself as Sears' Customer Service Manager for New England.  Mr. Louder declined to have a Sears representative (consultant, adjuster or employee) meet with me on-site, he declined any responsibility and declined to give me a person or supervisor where I might seek further information or commitment (see Mr. Smith's notes for 2/4/09).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Thursday 2/5/09: Mr. Smith gave me documentation (attached) on the discharge and events after.   The discharge area, frozen snow and soil, smelled strong of gasoline.  I chipped down about an inch below grade for a sample of fresh soil.   Soil sample SS-2 checked by MDEP bag-headspace method read 1319 parts per million (ppm) (with MSA Passport 10.6 eV lamp).  Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) analysis of this location (sample SS-2) approximately 2 cm below grade (bg) was found to be 3,430 ppm (see attached).  The leak appeared to have soaked down through the frozen ground over the past 36 days which I have found to be a common occurrence with such spills.
	The area is rural residential and served by private wells and septic.  A large bedrock outcrop is to the west behind the home.  Groundwater may likely flow west toward the ocean.  I determined the area to have a Strict Clean-Up Goal due to the threat to the well with clean-up goal for soil to be 5 ppm by GRO analysis.  Due to the 36 day delay in notification and action there is increased possibility in the well(s) being contaminated by the gasoline discharge.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Wed. 2/4/09: The evening of the day I had called Mr. Louder and received no commitment to investigate, a response team from CYN, sent by Sears Holdings Company, had arrived unannounced at Mr. Smith's home at 21:00 hrs and began chipping up the frozen gasoline contaminated snow and soil, unsuccessfully.  They partially filled one drum (see photos 4 & 5) before deciding heavy equipment was needed.
	Monday, 2/9/09: A crew from Environmental Products & Services (EPS) hired by Sears Holdings met me on-site in the morning.  EPS had not come prepared to do a remediation assessment on the discharge so made calls to acquire an assessor (see Clean-Up Actions Agreement).  Their locally rented excavator did not arrive until approximately 13:30 hrs so clean-up was delayed.  EPS declined an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Letter for local disposal and preferred to haul the drums of soil back to Albany, NY for disposal as hazardous waste.
	Tuesday, 2/10/09: I met EPS on-site with an assessor of Summit Environmental.  Soil had been excavated to about 3.5' below grade into sandy soil (photo 8) with a GRO analysis of 'Undetected."  No groundwater or bedrock was encountered in the 3.5' deep excavation.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Sears is considered by MDEP as the primary responsible party (RP) for the discharge and clean-up to state satisfaction.  Mr. Smith as property owner is a secondary RP in this case.
II.	I recommend that Sears revamp the company's petroleum and hazardous material discharge response and reporting to make it more responsive to complaints; 36 days exceeds the MDEP requirement for reporting of prohibited and clean-up of
A-111-2009*   DEP received an after hours report that a small spill had occurred at this residential AST via a corrosive hole.  The tank was pumped and replaced.  No spilled oil (estimated 1/2 cup) was recovered.
   The neighborhood is residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this event.
A-112-2009*Mill operators noticed that the sym-Z containment moat related to the #3 paper machine had an oily film on top of the water that had filled it.  The oil was not believed to be hydraulic oil and was pumped to the mill sewer system.  No further Response action expected.
A-113-2009*State offices were closed on Monday 3/2/09 due to inclement weather.  DEP received a report that several hundred gallons of fuel was believed missing from this 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  It transpired that the oil company had responded to a "no heat" complaint on Friday and delivered 220 gallons on that day.  The AST was now empty again.  It is estimated that as many as 400 gallons may have spilled over the previous two or three weeks (see attached USCG Statement) due to a filter nipple that was encased in ice/snow and subsequently cracked.

The property consists of a multilevel business/residential building with a bookshop located on the ground floor.  Oil flowed across soil in the shallow crawl space beneath the wooden floor, creating an odor issue within the bookstore; upper floors were impacted to a lesser degree.  Flooring was removed to access underlying soil but bedrock was encountered at a very shallow depth.  Technical Services assistance was requested, and a ventilation system was installed to control odors.

The area is dense commercial/residential and is served by municipal water.  The subject property slopes steeply to the head of harbor 200' away; oil was visible on the harbor and containment boom was placed and maintained for several weeks, but very little product was recovered at the harbor.  I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.

A-115-2009*DEP received an after hours report that 50 gallons of diesel was spilled at this mill.  Oil was collected using sorbents.  No site visit by DEP and no further action by Response Services.
A-116-2009*Mark Gilbert from Hancock Lumber contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at the middle of the back entrance way at their Pittsfield facility.  A fork lift broke a fitting and spilled the oil to the ground.  Clean up was effected by Hancock staff using sawdust as sorbent.  The material was to be burned in their steam boiler for energy recovery.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-118-2009*DEP received notification that a mechanical failure in a generator released approximately one half gallon of unleaded gasoline through the porch to the ground below.  DEP made a site visit and excavated approximately fifty pounds of soil for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-119-2009*DEP received notification that less than one gallon of unleaded gasoline was discharged from a snowmobile.  The snowmobile owner removed contained snow and transported it to DEP where it was disposed of.  DEP attempted to make a site visit, but could not find the location where the discharge occurred.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-120-2009*DEP received notification that a loose fitting on the burner unit resulted in the discharge of approximately one and a half gallons of #2 fuel oil to the dirt basement floor.  The property owner's son conducted a hand excavation resulting in the removal and disposal of approximately 300 pounds of contaminated soil.  The soil was deposited into drums which the DEP collected for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at time.
A-122-2009* On 2-27-09 Leo Michaud reported the release of an estimated 30 gallons of kerosene from the outside tank at his rental unit located on School Street in the town of Wales.  It is unknown when this spill occurred.  The copper line had been bent and cracked allowing fuel to leak from the fitting near the filter assembly.  I made a site visit on 3-5-2009, there was too much snow to determine a course of action.  There was no oil on the concrete pad under the house trailer.  The trailer is vacant and has suffered some water and freeze damage.  There were no oil odors in the house trailer.
 Site visit on 5-4-09.  Using a hand shovel I find that indeed soil is contaminated at the end of the concrete pad.  A neighbor, (Waterman) on Route 127 is down gradient.  That well is 100 paces away from the spill site.
 After several delays soil removal occurs on 6-4-09.  Approximately 60 yds of soil is removed.  The soil under the concrete pad (house trailer rests on pad) is contaminated and left in place.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings as low as 1.6 parts per million were found at the bottom of the excavation.
 There is a dug well to the west of this location that serves 2 or 3 homes.  Those homes are this rental unit (spill site), Leo's home and Leo's mother home.
 Cheryl Fontaine of the BRWM's (Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management) Technical Division has been involved in this case and has collected drinking water samples.
 This concludes my involvement with the case.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-123-2009*Cianbro reported a two gallon spill of off-road diesel at the Kibby Wind Project.  The spill was the result of a line leak on a piece of heavy equipment known as the Morooka. Cianbro managed the clean-up using sorbents and soil removal.  No site visit deemed necessary.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-124-2009*DEP received notification of a two gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from a line leak associated with an aboveground storage tank system.  The oil company, Maritime Energy, cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-125-2009*Webber Energy Fuels (Webber) called to report an approximate one gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil onto a customer?s driveway as a result of a pinhole leak in the tank truck's delivery hose.  Webber completed clean-up of the spilled oil with sorbents.  DEP visited the site and determined that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-126-2009*DEP received a report that several gallons of oil spilled to a concrete cellar floor when a control failed on a boiler.  Oil was collected from the floor by oil company staff using sorbents.  The control was replaced and the homeowners reported no residual oil odors.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services expected.
A-129-2009* On 3-8-2009 Dave Gilbert of Downeast Energy reported a small fuel oil release as a result of an overfill. This release occurred at the Storage Depot, a self service storage unit facility, which is located on route 201 in the town of Gardiner. They had sent an oil tech to the site to clean up the spilled oil.
 I made a site visit a few days later and cleanup was sufficient.
 No further action will be required by Response Services.
A-130-2009* On 3-8-2009 the China Fire Dept. reported a hydraulic oil release. This spill was the result of an auto accident. A pickup truck hit a tractor trailer. This occurred at the intersection of Alder Park Rd. and Lakeview Drive. The tractor trailer rig was hit on the side of the tractor which resulted in the damage to the hydraulic oil tank and other equipment. The tractor trailer spewed oil onto the road and pulled over into the parking lot of the China Town Office.
 I made a site visit and authorized the use of sand to cover the spill area, which was about 300 feet long. The Fire Dept. got someone on site with a sander and spread sand over the entire spill area.
 The next day I hired Clean Harbors to clean up the oil contaminated sand. I authorized the use of a vactor to vacuum up this sand. The sand was then disposed at Pine Tree Landfill, via. Clean Harbors.
 I do not have the name of the pickup truck driver or owner. Nor do I have any information on tractor trailer.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-49-2009*03/10/09 Received a call from Tom Tardiff of Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railroad (MMAR) regarding a spill of hydraulic oil that was discovered during a routine storm water inspection activity.  Tom stated that the spill was a small amount of hydraulic oil that had weeped from a parked Pettibone rail maintenance equipment.  The spilled oil was in the rail bed area of the yard.  Tom had MMAR crew place sorbents down to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil and then poly bag it for disposal with the railyard's other oily debris/wastes.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-144-2009*3/10/09  Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a 5 gallon aviation gasoline spill at the entered location.  The connecting hose coupler/valve, that connects to the Underground Storage Tank (UST) fitting, malfunctioned and caused the leak.  The product was collected with a portable vacuum, used for flammable and combustible liquids, and sorbents.  The waste was entered into BIA waste stream for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.

No further Response action warranted.

P-158-2009*Gerry Mirabile called to report the discharge of mineral oil from a tagged (non-PCB) Transformer at the #23 pole on Lakeshore Dr, Norway.  It appears during the last storm event a wire became loose and the subsequent contact with the electrically charge equipment burned a hole in the casing, allowing oil to drip out on to the snow/ice ground below.

North Augusta Service Center staff were dispatched to clean up the spill.  No request from Department assistance was made.

Based on the information provided and the small nature of the mineral oil spill, I did not immediately respond, however, I will inspect the scene the next time I am in the area and will note any anomalies if found.   DEP-Response plans no further actions.
B-143-2009*3/9/09  Joey Longstaff reported a seven gallon waste oil spill from an excavator at the entered location.  During excavation of a rocky area at the site, a large rock became wedged under the excavator and punctured a hole in the engine oil pan.  Oil discharged from the machine and entered the excavation that contained water.   Sorbents were deployed.

3/10/09  I conducted a site visit and observed the damaged machine.  Sorbents had been deployed on the ground and a sausage boom deployed in the water that appeared frozen on the surface.  I did not observe any other ground contamination except for under the machine.  As soon as the area thawed a crew would recover the sorbents and conduct any additional recovery necessary.  The waste would be stored for later contractor pick up and disposal at a licensed facility, Mr. Longstaff indicated Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

No further Response action anticipated.


P-163-2009*Erich Kluck of the Department (DEP) received a call/complaint about Thurlow's dumping waste material in a floor drain at the aforementioned location.  Upon inspecting the property, six floor drains were identified.  Some staining was observed and the construction was unique (multiple pipes terminating in the sumps). Whether these pipes discharged is a mystery, neither Reid nor Thurlow knew.  No other significant issues presented themselves in the realm of Response Services, although Mr. Kluck will follow-up with floor drain assessment and closure plans, please refer to his files for further information.  DEP Response plans no further action.
I-26-2009*On 1-29-09, I was contacted by Liza Woodward (DEP Tank Enforcement staff) in Augusta. She had been in touch with Andy White, owner of White's Exxon in Washburn. He had reported to her that in late December he had 1,000 gallons of Unleaded Plus put in his 4,000-gallon tank. He had very little activity in the tank since then, but was experiencing pump hesitation and had lost the prime in the suction piping. During his investigation he stuck the tank on the 29th and reported it to be "bone dry". Liza asked if I would work with him to get a precision test done in order to rule out theft.

I spoke to him that day and Mr. White contacted a company (Tanknology) to do the work. I was in touch with him several times over the next couple weeks and he was having trouble getting them to call him back or commit to the work. On 2-17-09, I asked him to have about 100 gallons put in the tank, not pump any and stick it twice daily for movement. He had the fuel dropped the same day. The stick showed a loss of about 1/2 inch (about 35 gallons) from the time of the drop to the following morning, another 1/2 inch drop that evening and continued to decline.

I met with him at the facility on 2-18-09. I discussed the need to investigate the obvious leak and gave him the number of Diana McLaughlin in order to discuss the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund. I arranged for geoprobe work to be done on site on 2-24-09.

On 2-24-09, we placed six geoprobe holes on the subject property. Three were placed in or on the edges of the tank field and three out of the tank field slightly up or down gradient. All were to a depth of refusal at about 14 to 16 feet deep. Groundwater was not encountered. The probe in the tank field had a distinct fresh gasoline odor, but no product was visible, only vapor. Two on the edges  of the tank field had a slight, fleeting odor. All three had odor at just above bedrock. The three outside the tank field had no evidence of gasoline. It is evident from the borings that the spilled product went directly to bedrock. Very little contaminated soil can be expected because the leak is on the bottom of the tank, and the tank bottom is approximately one foot off bedrock. Have referred this project to Paul Higgins, geologist at the Bangor Regional office.

On 3-9-09, I met with Paul Higgins on-site. We discussed boring information and walked the site. Paul also concluded gas was most likely all in bedrock, although he thought there may also be a possibility some could migrate across the top of the bedrock surface down gradient. Topography indicates this is in the direction of Salmon Stream. He is going to review the bedrock well data collected from the McCain site which is between White's and Salmon Stream. There is a private well about 400 feet slightly up gradient we will place on quarterly monitoring. The well is owned by Sheldon Cunningham.

Paul and I discussed this with the owner, Andy White. We let him know it was not beneficial to any clean-up to remove the leaking tank at this point, because it would affect the integrity of the other two, but he should properly abandon the tank as per DEP requirements.  Please refer to the Technical Services file regarding this site for further information.
I-288-2008*On 12-4-08, Richard Harford of Bates fuel company called to report that he had been to a service call at a 2 apartment seasonal rental home in Patten and found the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement was leaking.  The building is owned by Christina Shipps.
I contacted Ms. Shipps that day and made arrangements to meet her at the house later that day. When we inspected the AST, we found it to be leaking on the bottom. There was a layer of fuel oil on ponded water on the dirt floor basement.  It covered an area about 10' X 15'.  There was very little (if any) odor in the house.  I discussed various cleanup options with Ms. Shipps and she decided to do the work herself.  I gave her sorbent pads and she was going to hand shovel contaminated soil into drums for later disposal.  I also recommended sampling the well in the spring, as she didn't think it would be used much over the winter.
Ms. Shipps contacted me several days later and asked if I would inspect the cleanup she had done. I found the cleanup to be complete.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-290-2008*On 12-5-08, Dead River reported that due to a faulty valve at their bulk Plant in Presque Isle, approximately 15 gallons were spilled.  They used sorbents to clean it up and double bag the contaminated material for later disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-292-2008*On 12-8-08, Aaron Green of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) called to report a spill at their Bulk Plant in Houlton.  Apparently the driver of a truck owned by Brown Development of Houlton had left the truck unattended while fueling and the nozzle fell out.  Approximately 20 gallons spilled onto the pavement before it was stopped.  MPG personnel used sorbent material to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1074-2008*A flooded basement caused the furnace to shut down and inturn caused approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak from the burner unit.  pads were deployed to absorb the floating product.  Absorbent materials were disposed of by the DEP.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
I-40-2009*A busted hose on a Skidder resulted in the spill of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Absorbent products were used immediately to clean the area and taken to Dan's garage.  This occurred on the second left on 3 mile Duck pond traveling North.  Once on the Branck Road take first left handed Winter Road and follow to the end.  Spill occurred 1300' due East from the end of the road.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-38-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of motor oil leaked from an oil line on the engine Skidder.  The product was immediately cleaned up by shoveling and using absorbent materials which were sent to Pinkham Yard.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-45-2009*Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled from a loose hose fitting.   A leak at a large hose fitting was getting worse and was on the maintenance list to be repaired.  When the fitting was loosened, the oil in the hose drained out into the sump.  It was not possible to catch the oil in the hose and there was no valve close to the fitting.  The product was immediately cleaned up by absorbing with hog fuel and burned in the Thermal Oil Heaters.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-37-2009*Approximately 2 quarts of hydraulic oil spilled from a hydraulic line on Digger #830.  The spill occurred at McCain's entrance in Easton on pole #5.  The oil spilled onto the snow which was immediately shoveled and placed in 2 plastic bags.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1075-2008*While delivering #2 fuel oil to the facility the driver was distracted and overfilled the aboveground storage tank (AST) by 3-4 gallons.  The product released from the vent pipe of the AST and spilled onto the paved ground surface.  Due to rain much of the product was washed into the storm water sewer system.  The remaining spill was cleaned up with absorbent's by Dead River Personnel.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
I-3-2009*A small, slow release of hydraulic oil (one pint) was noted when the personnel bucket on the bucket truck was elevated.  Fluid was released on to snow and ice.  The Bucket truck was quickly moved off site following observation of release.  Prompt actions were implemented to minimize any impacts.  Sorbent pads were immediately deployed.  Snow and ice affected by the release were captured as well as a back hoe bucket of soil material immediately beneath the release area.  Residual clean-up material was taken to the nearby maintenance facility and readied for later off site disposal.  Personnel from the Water District were on site following the clean up initiative.  The spill occurred off Route 1 in Madawaska at the Madawaska Water District's Bouchard Well Field.  The area is located between Route 1 and the river.  The nearest intersection on Route 1 is with Fournier Road.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-28-2009* A snow plow ran into a 55 gallon drum spilling 20 - 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil at the bulk plant yard.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with sorbent pads and put into the Waste Oil Tank. No further action by Response Services expected.
B-151-2009*
Mr. Ladd reported than an excavator owned by his company, Cianbro Construction, had suffered a loss of about one gallon of hydraulic oil.  They were "opening" a gravel pit and a frozen slab of soil fell and hit the excavator's boom. This punched a hole in a metal hydraulic line.  Since the operator was very aware of what happened, he inspected the machine for damage and found the damaged line.  He shut down the excavator and immediately deployed sorbent pads supplied with each piece of equipment.  The contaminated snow beneath the pipe was removed and placed in a drum which, with a few sorbent pads, was returned to their Eustis shop for later pickup and disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-50-2009*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose on a Slasher.  Clean up was done right after the hose was broken with spill pads and sawdust used to contain the area from spreading.  The accident happened on frozen ground covered with ice and snow.  The spill pads were put into an oil safe barrel and will be taken to McBreairty's Garage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-166-2009*1 pint of hydraulic oil was spilled during the replacement of a hydraulic fitting on the submarine USS Greenville. The spill occurred at berth 11 and the resulting sheen was contained with absorbent boom. The hull of the vessel was wiped clean. The National Response Center was notified of the release and the Incident Report #899663 is attached. No further response action is expected.
I-51-2009*03/10/09 Received a call from Tom Tardiff, of Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railroad, regarding a small spill of diesel fuel as a result of an overfill at the fuel pump island at the Houlton Railyard facility.  Tom discovered the spill during a routine facility storm water inspection activity.  Tom stated that he shoveled up the contaminated soils into a bucket  and placed in the facility's oily debris storage shed in a spill barrel.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-602-2008*While roto-tilling for a new garden, a homeowner unearthed a 4,000 gallon bare steel underground storage tank (UST).  The presumption was the previous homeowner, who operated a trucking company, utilized the tank for diesel storage though there is no record of it ever being registered with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  The tank contained 700 gallons of diesel and water which was removed by vacuum truck.  Thereafter, the homeowner, acting as a removal contractor, performed the tank removal and the DEP provided the site assessment.  An environmental contractor cut and cleaned the tank on site for disposal by the homeowner.  The site assessment follows; its supporting documents are attachments.


P-298-2006*Received a call from Merilee Smith, Assistant Property Manager, RiverPlace by Ram (RiverPlace), 1 RiverPlace Drive, South Portland, ME regarding the deliberate discharging of some type of oil.  One of the tenants of RiverPlace observed someone from AFG, 88 Second Street, South Portland dumping an oily substance on the ground by the second entrance of RiverPlace the previous day (Sunday 4/23/06).

I met Ms. Smith on-site who showed me the area in question.  AFG is a automobile repair shop, up- gradient and adjacent to RiverPlace.  The reporter stated that something was dumped onto the pavement that flowed into the catch basin on RiverPlace's property which eventually ends up in Casco Bay.  There was no staining evident of a discharge of petroleum or a sheen at the outfall of the drainage system.

I returned to the area the following day and spoke with employees of AFG regarding the incident.  The stated they collect all their fluids for recycling and/or disposal.  They informed me that there is a long history of complaints made be RiverPlace regarding issues with AFG, because AFG would not sell their property to RiverPlace.

With no evidence of a discharge, I ended the investigation.

P-374-2006*Received a call from Downeast Energy regarding the discovery of oil in a flooded basement at 51 Storer Street, Kennebunk, Maine.  It was unclear what was the source of the discharge, but it was assumed to be the aboveground storage tank (AST).

I met with Downeast Energy and the Kennebunk Fire Department on-site.  The fire department was pumping the basement, until oil was encountered, when they contacted the oil company.  We entered the basement and determined that the AST was intact and the possible source of the oil was the oil burner.  There was not a great deal of oil in the basement, but there was some materials that had been oil contaminated and would be required to be removed.  Enpro Environmental Services was contacted to remove the oil/water and other materials.
I-52-2009*03/12/09 08:30 Received a call from Ashland Chief of Police Martin regarding a motor vehicle accident on Oak Street in Ashland that resulted in a spill of transmission fluid and radiator antifreeze. Chief Martin said that Ashland Fire Department had responded and put down speedy dry down on the spilled fluids and were on-scene awaiting any further clean-up needed.  Told Chief that I was in route and would be there in about 25 minutes.

03/12/09 09:10 Arrived on-scene, did a size up.  Spilled antifreeze (about 2 gallons) and spilled transmission fluid (about 1-2 gallons) were contained to accident scene with speedy dry.  Wrecked vehicles had been towed off the road.  Placed some additional speedy dry down on some of the oil on the road surface as well as Mr. McNally's driveway.  Owner of van- Carl McNally requested I leave him with a little bit of sorbent pads to catch the small weep of transmission fluid still dripping from transmission of his damaged van.  Told Ashland Fire Department that they could secure from the scene and thanked them for their quick response to the spilled oil.  Asked Chief Martin to send me a copy of the accident report for our files and told him to contact the town's road crew/public works dept. and have them sweep up the oily debris/speedy dry and dispose of with their other oily wastes.

03/12/09 14:35 Received a faxed copy of the accident report from Chief Martin.  Placed this in the HOSS Spill file.  The accident was the result of driver inattention.  A car driven by Lynn Libby struck a van, driven by Carl McNally, backing out onto a town road which resulted in the spilled oil and anti-freeze.  No further action is warranted by Response services Staff at this time.
B-155-2009*Mr. Smith reported that company workers noticed that a load tap flange was dripping oil from a large transformer inside the bermed Little Italy substation.  The oil was non-PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) mineral oil.  The leak was stopped by tightening the flange bolts and the escaped oil was collected with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-486-2008*	6/3/08: Report by Wayne Chase of Prime Tanning of an estimated 3-gallon discharge of DC 253-9 Silicone liquid to their receiving dock.  Prime Tanning is a leather tanning/processing company located in a dense commercial, residential, and industrial area near downtown Berwick.  DC 253-9 Silicone is listed as a Flammable Liquid NOS, UN 1993 and a Butanol derivative (see attached MSDS form) and would be a groundwater or surface water contaminant.
	Mr. Chase reported none of the discharge reached drains and that it was cleaned up by their personnel. No Response Division response was requested or made at the time.
P-908-2007*	On 12/21/07, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received an anonymous complaint of a former underground oil storage tank (UST) being re-used by Maine Bio Fuels company as an aboveground oil storage tank (AST). which is prohibited in Maine unless the UST is designed for use as an AST and is approved by a Certified Engineer.
	On 1/3/08, DEP's Butch Bowie and Maine Fire Marshal Stephen Dixon inspected the facility.  I could not attend at the last minute.  The AST or UST tank in question could not be settled (it is coded as "Unknown/Unspecified" in the report Tank Type section).  The area of the AST facility is located in a dense commercial and residential area off Riverside Street and is served by municipal water and sewer.  See the attached letter of 1/4/08 for details.

S Brezinski
B-81-2009*Ms. Pulkkinen reported that a C.N. Brown Oil Co. delivery truck had some how suffered a puncture to its saddle tank.  As it traveled up Route 46 between Bucksport and Holden it drizzled an estimated 10 gallons of diesel on to the pavement.  The truck finally came to a halt in Holden and the driver reported the problem.  Ms. Pulkkinen stated that there was no concern for a puddle on the side of the road as the tank had been depleted.  It was unrealistic to require a clean up.  The truck was towed to a repair shop.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-82-2009*Mr. Leblanc reported that he had responded to an odor complaint at Ms. Comeau's residence.  On arriving he found that her basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had rusted through and about a gallon of #2 had leaked onto the concrete floor.  He place a temporary patch on the tank and cleaned up the free produce with speedi-dri and sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services expected.

P-387-2008*	Tues. 4/29/09: While traveling, I noted what appeared to be an out-of-service non-compliant aboveground oil storage tank (AST) facility for motor fuels.  The facility consisted of two bare steel AST's of approximately 2000-gallon capacity laying in the beds of two old dump trucks.  The tanks had rubber hose coming out to two vertical pipes going in the ground and running to the dispensers about 30' away (see photos).  The underground piping is to be registered with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and in need of abandonment-by-removal with a CMR 691 Closure assessment.  During this observation, the area was largely covered in snow and I did not investigate closer for prohibited discharges.
	The area is rural residential, served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  Logging trailers indicate that the property is used by a logging company.  Steel 55-gallon drums were seen stored on the ground in the back (see site sketch) though I did not make opportunity to check these drums (possibly waste oil) or meet the property owner at that time.   The site is located over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer (see attached maps).  See also P-439-1993 for further information.
P-100-2009*A child knocked over a laundry basket that landed on the oil tank's filter and severed it at the nipple that goes into the tank.  Approximately 10 gallons of oil was spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  The oil did reach several walls that had to be removed.  Clean Harbors was contracted to do the clean up.  This site was referred to Technical Services for long term vapor issues.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-31-2009*On 2-2-09, Clarence Roy a contractor from Madawaska called to report that while removing debris from the foundation of a Pizzeria that had recently burned, he found a small area of contaminated soil.  Probably from where the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had been. Most of the # 2 oil had been consumed in the fire.  I met with him and the pizzeria owner Don Roy on site.  I instructed Mr. Roy to remove the contaminated soil as best he could, and not endanger the building or neighboring building foundation.  He removed about 10 yards. The building is downtown, with public water and sewer.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-158-2009*On 03/17/09, Bangor International Airport reported a Jet A spill of 5 gallons to asphalt.  They contained the spill, applied sorbents and disposed of the contaminated material.  No further Response action required.
P-179-2009*Approximately one (1) gallon of gasoline was released from the fuel tank of a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Kennebunk Road in Sanford. The fuel leak was caused by corrosion of the tank. The released product was confined to the paved road surface and was cleaned up by the Sanford Fire Department with sorbents. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-930-2007*	12/31/07: Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard notified that he had noted about 20-gallons of gasoline in the containment sump for the unleaded-regular gasoline underground-oil-storage tank (UST).  The alarm had went off and he was summoned to investigate.  At the time of his report, he had not found the source of the leak.  He pumped the product into a drum for reuse of recycling, so he could repair the leak.  At the time, there was no evidence the sump had leaked gasoline to the environment.
	The facility was formerly an Exxon Oil Corp. facility known as Bob's Exxon, and is located in a dense residential and commercial area served by municipal water and sewer.
P-1086-2008*The aboveground storage tank at this location was overfilled causing approximately one gallon of heating oil to be discharged out the vent.  Spilled product impacted the siding of the building, perimeter rocks and an approximate square foot patch of soil.  The responsible party undertook cleaning of the siding and the removal/replacement of the perimeter rocks.  A site visit by the Department of Environmental Protection confirmed the cleanup performed and inspected the interior for any evidence of a release; none was witnessed.  The small patch of contaminated soil does remain but is not expected to impact any below grade receptors.

B-115-2009*B-115-2009
02/18/2009 09:53

     Penobscot County Dispatch called to report a small overfill of a vehicle at the Circle K convenience store on Route 1A in Holden.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked onto the pavement at the dispenser.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-110-2009*B-110-2009
02/17/2009 15:27

     Corinne Barber of Irving Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at their Baker Blvd bulk plant.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked from bags containing contaminated snow from a previous clean up.  The oil was subsequently "re-cleaned" up and finally disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-926-2007*	12/28/07: John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a several gallon discharge of gasoline to the paved ground from a leaking gas tank of a patron's car.  He stated that Kennebunk Fire Department and Clean Harbors Co. were responding to clean the discharge.  None of the discharge went to drains or surface water.  No MDEP response was requested or made at the time.
	See attached map for location and complicated prohibited oil spill history for this area.
I-63-2009*On March 28, I received a call from a burner technician, Shawn Sanstrum. He called to report that a customer had called in a no heat complaint and when Shawn went to service the furnace he found the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to be empty. The customer, Henry Jolly, informed Mr. Sanstrum the tank had been filled 3 weeks earlier. Mr. Sanstrum had moved the tank and found a corrosion hole on the bottom and the snow beneath the tank contaminated with kerosene. They estimated the loss to be approximately 150 gallons.

I met with Mr. Jolly that day and we removed most contaminated snow and drummed it up. The trailer is on a concrete slab that rests on shallow bedrock. Mr. Jolly reported faint, fleeting odors in the trailer.

On March 31st, I hired and contractor to dig as much contaminated soil as possible from beneath the tank and install a vent fan under the trailer. Approximately 13 tons of contaminated soil was removed from next to and beneath the trailer. The vent system was placed but was operated only sporadically. Later in spring, when the contractor went back to seed and loam the disturbed area, the vent system was removed.

The well is approximately 100 feet downgradient. I placed the well on quarterly monitoring. After 4 clean quarters, the well was removed from monitoring. No further response action is necessary.

B-111-2009*B-111-2009
02/17/2009 15:48

     The Scotts Company of Medway called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil at their facility.  It was stated that about 1 gallon of fluid leaked onto an interior floor when a hose failed on an undetermined piece of equipment.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-163-2009* On 3-25-2009, Fabian Oil Company reported that an oil spill had occurred while their driver was making a delivery to the outside tank located at 304 Zions Hill Rd. This tank and property are owned by Brian Gordon. The tank fell over during delivery or while the driver was disconnecting the nozzle. Fabian estimated that 125 gallons of fuel was spilled onto the ground.
 I made a site visit that afternoon. I met with the homeowners and Brett Beno from Fabian Oil. This account/delivery was a new account for Fabian paid by the low income heating assistance program (LIHEAP).  I asked Mr. Beno if Fabian had a policy where they inspected (new accounts) oil tanks and systems before making a delivery.  Mr. Beno stated they did not have such a policy.  We discussed cleanup actions and then I asked who was responsible.  The Fabian Oil Rep. reluctantly accepted responsibility.  No written agreement assigning responsibility was executed.  Horne Construction was called that afternoon and made a site visit.  Horne Construction was hired and paid by Fabian Oil to perform the excavation of contaminated soil.  We shoveled oil contaminated snow into 55-gallon drums to minimize further leaching of the spilled oil into the ground.  Unspilled oil was transferred to drums to prevent further spillage from the tipped over tank.
 The next day soil removal started. I screened contaminated soils with a photo ionization detector (PID) and obtained soil samples for lab analysis.  The oil contaminated soil was transported to Waste Management's Crossroad facility in Norridgewock for disposal. I used the DEP account for this location to expedite the cleanup. Alternatively, Fabian would have had to establish an account with Waste Management resulting in a delay in cleanup and further expense.  A total of forty eight tons of soil was transported to Waste Management.

There is a private drinking well on site at risk.  This site was referred to Technical Services for additional sampling, if needed, and site review.

Fabian disputes its responsibility for the spill in a letter dated 9/8/2011.

B-182-2009*On 3/30/09 I received report of an unknown amount of oil spilled from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 267 Stream Road, Moscow.  Owen's Oil company was alarmed Monday morning when they received a call from the home owner requesting another delivery of more oil.  The home owner was awarded oil from Kenebec Valley Community Action Program for fuel assistance.  Due to the fact that Owen's Oil had made a drop of oil the previous week, they sent a technician out to investigate the possibility of a spill.  The technician arrived to discover that the gauge on the tank was accurate and by his estimate, approximately 120 gallons of fuel had been consumed, spilled or disappeared in a weeks time.  After inspecting the area he did not think it was possible that a spill of that magnitude occurred.  Upon asking the home owner about the missing oil and the possibility of a spill, the technician was told a confusing story on the whereabouts of the oil, with the assurance that very little oil was spilled.  Following proper procedures, the technician reported a possible spill to the DEP.

I arrived on scene a couple of hours later.  Upon meeting the home owner he informed me that he called my office to inform me that approximately 3 gallons of oil had actually spilled, but being an ex-volunteer Fire Fighter in town, he knew what to do, and recovered the spilled product using sweat shirts and a bath towel.

When I inquired about the cause of the spill, I received a confusing story from the home owner on how it actually occurred.  Apparently frost had dislodged the the gasket on the filter.  However he was close by when it happened and had a bucket and 55 gallon drum available to him, to recover the product.  Then he informed me that he fixed the problem and "sold", then corrected himself by saying "gave" the drum to a friend.  When I asked why he didn't put the oil back in his tank, he informed me that it was dirty looking and he didn't want it.

I asked if he would like me to take the soaked sweat shirts and towel and dispose of for him.  He informed me that he burned them over the weekend.

I asked if there were any vapors in the home, he informed me that there were no problems in the home.  When asked about his well, he also advised me that was of no concern either.  I left my phone number if he should have a questions or problems.  No further action by Response Services expected.


P-923-2007*On Sunday, 12/30/07, I received notification that approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil discharged to the containment pad at the truck loading rack.  No Division of Response Services visit was requested or made at the time.  The site was inspected at a later date when I was in the vicinity.

S Brezinski
P-1092-2008*A tractor trailer truck collided with a southbound side guard rail initiating a discharge of diesel fuel.  The impact caused the passenger side saddle tank to become physically disconnected from the truck and sparks associated with collision set the truck and leaking fuel on fire.  The truck came to rest in the drainage swale on the northbound side of the road while the saddle tank remained in the southbound travel lane.  Seventy five gallons are suspected to have been discharged from the saddle tank but the majority was remediated by the fire.  Product remaining on the roadway was recovered with an application of speedy dry.  The driver side saddle tank remained connected to the truck but was severely impacted by the fire to the extent the top was melted creating more of a saddle trough.  It otherwise maintained its integrity though allowing for the recovery of approximately 100 gallons of diesel and water.  Mixed media was transported by the wrecker service for disposal at a later date.  The potential for soil contamination is present but not expected given the circumstances of the incident.
P-1123-2008*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of a believed to small, but ultimately unknown, quantity of heating oil.  The discharge was discovered when a technician was at the site performing service work who smelled the oil and witnessed soil discoloration below the tank.  As an immediate mitigation measure, a temporary tank was provided and the remaining oil in the tank was transferred.  In order to access the location, the walls of the structure were disassembled exposing contaminated wood and insulation which was removed for disposal. Thereafter, a small excavation ensued to remove contaminated soil due to the lack of adequate protection from the potential for vapor intrusion into the living space.  Contamination was chased to approximately two feet below grade when the structural integrity of this and the abutting buildings was questioned which warranted ceasing the excavation.  The depth pursued should be adequate to negate the aforementioned concern for vapor intrusion and the local area is serviced by public water and sewer, so any remaining contamination should not affect below grade receptors or affect public health.
P-228-2009*Property owner observed a five gallon pail of what appeared to be a black substance located on the side of the road. Upon closer inspection it was determined to contain water. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-932-2007*On Sunday 12/30/07, Ms. Smith reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that a small oil discharge had occured due a broken fuel line.  The line was for her basement aboveground storage tank, and the spilled oil fell to the concrete floor.  Gagnon Oil company notified me that they had responded along with the South Berwick Fire Department, and had repaired the broken line and cleaned up the discharge.  Gagnon Oil informed me that Ms. Smith owed them money for past work, and they requested reimbursement from the Ground Water Clean-up Fund for their 1-hour response.  I advised them the DEP could only reimburse for actual clean-up expenses (which were well below the GW Fund deductible) and not for the repair costs to the damaged fuel line.
	No DEP response was requested, and I did not think that one was necessary at the time.  I received no further complaints or concerns about oil odors or complications.

S Brezinski
P-229-2009*While driving along Bishop road extension, a dark oil like runoff from the compost pile storage area was migrating across the lawn to the roadside.  I stopped and walked over to examine more thoroughly and placed two oil sorbent pads on the liquid runoff.  The pads picked up a light oil stain, when stepped on the stain intensified but was not a thick oil.  I then went to the office on-site (Seabreeze) and spoke with Steve and Paul to explain my visit.

The three of us then went to the discharge area and came to this conclusion.  The most recent activity in this area was the removal of a snow pile and the mixing of the compost pile with the amendment of coffee beans added from the local roaster.  It is postulated that the oil from the coffee beans has been released near the concrete berm and migrated with the water from the snow melt.  Although a rare occurrence, it is plausible; therefore, some sorbent pads were applied and Seabreeze staff would collect them in the morning and dispose of them in the dumpster for incineration.

Based on the visual inspection and plausible explanation DEP Response plans no further action here.
B-161-2009*3/17/09  Tom Gilbert of Casella reported a spill that occurred on 3/12/09 at the entered location.  Gilbert advised that a tractor trailer sunk into a soft area of mud and punctured one of the tractor's saddle tanks.  The spill was observed when the truck entered the scale and was diverted to another area.  Approximately twenty gallon discharged before the leak was stropped.  Sand was deployed on the spill area and the waste entered into the landfill, which is a licensed facility.

Gilbert explained that the spill occurred while he was on vacation and was not properly reported.  He indicated that he would be having internal discussion with staff to correct the reporting delinquency.

No further Response action warranted.


B-128-2009*On 2/26/09, I received report of an approximate 50 gallon spill of #2 heating oil at the Wallace residence at 478 Garland Road, Dexter.  The cause was the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) settling into the ground and developing a weep at the filter.  The oil company discovered, stopped the leak, and reported it to the DEP.

I arrived on scene that evening confirmed that the leak was stopped and spoke with the home owners on what needed to be done to clean up the oil spill.  We also discussed the installation of a vapor extraction fan to help combat the oil vapors.

The next day I returned to the site with John Selleck, DEP engineer, to install a vapor extraction fan.  We also helped the home owner prepare a new area for a new AST to be located, to ensure a swift relocation and to minimize the time the home owners would be without heat.  The new area and tank were to code that Sunday.  I transferred the product into the new tank for the home owner and prepared for the vactor to remove contaminated soil the next day.

Monday March 2nd, Philip Services removed 1.86 tons of contaminated soil and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  Once the soil was removed they backfilled the site and disposed of the old tank.
B-156-2009*
Ms. Garcia reported that a company delivery driver overfilled a fuel tank on a refrigerated trailer which was parked at LaBree's Bakery in Old Town. He had reported about a half gallon escaped. The trucks carry sorbent pads and the spill was wiped up by the driver. The pads will be returned to Irving's Brewer facility for later disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-131-2009*On 3/1/09, I received report from Captain Hewes of the Eddington Fire Department (EFD) that there had been an oil spill, from a burned down home, into Chemo Pond in Clifton.  I arrived on scene later, due to the snow storm, and was able to find where the fire department had poked around on the ice and put down oil pads to recover free product.

Due to a snow storm and another clean up, I could not begin the lake clean up until Wednesday March 4th.  I had hired Clean Harbors to vactor oil and oily ice from the lake.  We started by checking ice thickness, then we found our work perimeter.  Once we established the extent of our work area, we began the snow removal.  In order to complete this to the extent that we needed to, I called for a bobcat loader to remove snow from the spill area on shore.  We removed snow from the ice with snow blowers and shovels.  Once the snow was removed, we broke through the ice to recover the product that was beneath the ice crust.  All of this oil/snow/ice/slush mix was recovered using vactors.  Eventually five vactor loads of oily waste was removed, leaving sheen free water in the spill area over the course of the next four days.

In order to remove the oiled ice before it had a chance to melt and leach into the lake, I asked Clean Harbors to locate  a "thawzall" unit for overnight operation.  This is basically heat trace lines that are used often in construction to remove frost from the ground and aid in other cold temperature warming operations, such as concrete curing.  The heated lines were approximately 3/4 inch in diameter.  We laid them over the area of interest and melted the ice from the surface down to the ground.  The crew that worked through the night ensured that the system worked without interruption or incident and also crisscrossed the lines, melting the ice in a grid pattern.  This pattern proved to be very effective.  This allowed the day crew to break the 16" think blocks of ice into manageable sized blocks that could be loaded into the bobcat, then the ice was dumped into a roll off can for disposal by Clean Harbors.  Once this phase of the project was complete it allowed for the contaminated soil to be removed.

After consulting with Jim Beyer of the DEP land bureau for guidance on erosion control, I hired Lynch Construction to excavate the contaminated soil.  Lynch was familiar with the correct erosion control practice and excavated approximately 72 tons of contaminated soil.  Once the removal was complete, Lynch backfilled with clean fill and covered the site in erosion control matting and erosion control mix.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1084-2005*Truck pulled electrical lines and transformer to ground.  Transformer released its contents to asphalt.  Cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company.
B-56-2009*Lt. Connor reported that his department had responded to an accident on Rt. 23 about a mile and a quarter from Main Street.  The vehicle's gas tank was damaged and he estimated about four gallons was spilled.  On their arrival they placed sorbent pads under the leak until it stopped and the vehicle was towed.  In addition the gasoline contaminated snow was shoveled into plastic bags along with the pads.  The bags were placed behind their fire station and I picked them up a few days later.  On returning to the office, the pads went to the D.E.P. storage area and the snow was melted down and mixed with wood shavings until no longer liquid.  This too was bagged and stored for later disposal at the incinerator in Auburn.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-185-2009*Chris Shaw of Maine School Administrative District #75 called to report the discovery of approximately a gallon of motor oil spilled at the entrance of the school property near the superintendent's office.  It looks as if a home repair on the oil pan failed (evidence of a metal patch and adhesive material near start or end of oil smear) discharging the oil to the asphalt of the parking lot.  The trail shows the vehicle slowing down turning into the lot, stopping (the oil pooled up) and turning around and exiting the lot on Rte 196.  No broken down vehicle observed in the immediate vicinity.

Pads and speedy dry were used to soak up the oil and melt water.  Based on the information supplied no assistance was requested none dispatched.  DEP Response plans no further action.
B-157-2009*On 3/16/09, I received report of an oil spill from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 95 Dogtown Road, Detroit.  The report was made by Snowman's Oil & Soil, the oil company that made the delivery.  They were contracted by Kennebec Valley Community Action Program to deliver heating oil to people who qualified for aid.  Mr. John Haskel Jr. was one of those individuals.  They made a delivery of oil on 3/13/09 of 130 gallons of oil.

On 3/14/09 Mr. Haskel discovered that the oil had all leaked from the tank onto the ground.  He contacted Snowman's Oil & Soil on Sunday 3/15/09, they informed him there was nothing they could do, contact the DEP.  On Monday 3/16/09 Snowman's contacted the DEP to report the spill.  They gave me Mr. Haskel's number, I contacted him and confirmed he had oil on the ground.

I arrived on scene to find that the oil tank was over 50 feet away from the house and the supply line from the tank to the mobile was missing.  When I asked Mr. Haskel where the supply line was he informed me that there was never a supply line.  He would siphon oil out of the fill pipe on the top of the tank into 5 gallon pail and then transfer that into the mobile home where he had a heater to heat the house.  I asked how long the system had been this way, his response was it had always been that way.  I called Snowman's Oil & Soil and they admitted to knowing the tank was not hooked up to any furnace in the house.  Shocked by both Mr. Haskel and Snowman's Oil & Soil I contacted KVCAP and explained what had happened to the oil.  They explained that they had no funds for bringing heating systems up to code, that was another fund.

I hired Lynch construction to excavate the contaminated soil on 3/17/09.  Approximately 50 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  The next day Lynch backfilled.  This worked was complicated by the fact that the roads were posted and after receiving permission from the town of Pittsfield and Detroit road commissioners, I decided to limit the work to mornings.  This worked well, ensuring that the trucks were off the road just after noon.  When the work was complete, no impact was done to the road.  No further action by Response Services expected.


I-54-2009*At 00:20 AM on March 17, 2009, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton.  They had received a call from Larry Beaulieu from Madawaska notifying them that his fuel delivery truck had leaked some diesel fuel.  I called Mr. Beaulieu at 00:25 AM.   The fuel leak started at the Acadia School on Main Street and ended at his place of business, Madawaska One Stop, located at 198 Main Street' a distance of approximately one half mile.  The fuel leak was caused by a ruptured braided fuel line running from the trucks saddle tanks to the truck engine compartment.  Mr. Beaulieu stated that there was only a small trail of fuel on Main Street and that the majority of the leak occurred on his store property.  The area of the spill is hot-topped and the spill was controlled with a lined spill box and speedy dry.  Approximately 6 to 8 gallons of product was lost.  Mr. Beaulieu used one bag of speedy dry, approximately 25 pounds, to absorb the spilled product.  The contaminated speedy dry was put into a plastic garbage bag and placed into a steel storage drum for future disposal at the Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield, Maine.  Due to the small amount of spilled material and that the spill was contained, I did not respond to the incident.  No further action by Response Services required.
I-55-2009*At 19:35 on March 18, 2009, I received a call from Public Safety-Houlton regarding a spill from an automobile accident.  A car had driven off of the Boyton Road in Mars Hill and ended up in a small stream.  The trooper who was on-scene noticed the spill as the wrecker was removing the vehicle from the ice covered water.  He was unsure of the spill amount, but was just calling the spill in as required.  Due to the fact that the spill occurred after dark and no one was going to be at the scene, I did not immediately respond to the spill.  Frank Wezner went to the scene on March 19, 2009 and placed a couple of sorbent booms to help contain the spilled products as the ice melts.  The rest of this report will be completed when I receive the accident report from Public Safety.
A-148-2009*Michael Morris contacted this office to report an oil spill at his former residence in Wilton.  Mr. Morris and Elizabeth Allen are getting divorced and co-owners of this site.  Ms. Allen lives at the property currently and it was her childhood home.  In the summer of 2007, an oil spill occurred in the basement.  The cause of the spill and the volume spilled are in dispute.  Morris estimated 100 gallons spilled when a weed whacker fell from the wall and broke off the filter assembly.  Allen claims the seam of the tank let go due to corrosion and an unknown volume (less than 100 gallons) spilled and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and clay litter.

I made a site visit, met with Ms. Allen, took a water sample from the tap for diesel range organics (DRO) analysis.  The drilled well is approx 15 feet away from the fuel oil tank.  The tank is located in an isolated basement room with poured concrete walls and concrete slab measuring approx 6' x 12'.   The inside of this room had been coated with black asphalt waterproofing at some point.  There is no floor drain in this room.  At the base of the wall approx. one inch of the coating had been affected by something.  It is possible that the spilled oil dissolved the coating at the time of the spill.  It was an even mark all around the base of this room, similar to a water mark from a flood.  I calculated an estimated volume of 45 gallons based on the area of the room and the mark on the wall.  I  took a GPS point for the spill site.  No other wells appear to be at risk.  According to Ms. Allen, bedrock is near the surface at this site and blasting was done to place the foundation.  She was unaware of a perimeter drain system around the foundation or outfall pipe.  There is no odor or taste issue with the water.

The property has been listed for sale due to the divorce.  Reportedly, the spill has been disclosed to the realtor.

Water results were received 3/24/09 and were non-detect for fuel oil.  Results were shared with both parties by letter.  Since the spilled oil has not affected the well since summer 2007, no impact to the well would be expected.  No odor issues in the home, so no further action is required at this site.
B-119-2009*On 2/23/09, I received report of a sunken fishing vessel at the Eastport Town Pier.  The cause of the sinking was a storm.  The owner was attempting to right the vessel but was having no luck.  Unfortunately a sheen was given off by the sunken vessel due to the vessel's fuel tank.  The US Coast Guard station Eastport deployed sorbent boom around the vessel in an attempt to limit the migration of the sheen.

On 2/24/09,  Thomas Smith (OHMS III) and Nathan Thompson (OHMS II), fellow responders in the Bangor DEP office, covered this spill for me, while I was at another spill.  They aided in pumping water out of the vessel, which allowed the vessel to be righted and back to a sea worthy state.  No free product was able to be recovered.
A-131-2009*3/9/09 1930:  Edward Grinnell, Warren Fire Chief called to report that Mark Enderson had reported to him that 100 gallons of heating oil had been released from an outside home heating oil tank on the Mountain road.  I responded to the site and found the outlet pipe from the aboveground storage tank was broken.  It was reported by the owner and Mark Enderson that the filter was under several feet of snow and ice.  Absorbent pads were used to collect oil around the tank.  An excavator was arranged for first thing in the morning to remove contaminated soil.

3/10/09 0700:  Contaminated soil and snow was removed and transported to Dragon Cement.  All contaminated soil under the house slab was not removed due to threat to the structural integrity of the slab.  See lab results attached.  A water sample was taken for lab analysis and the results were less than 50 ug/L.  The site was referred to Technical Services to monitor the well on site and nearby homes.

No further action by Response Service is expected.
A-133-2009*Norma Jean LaChapelle contacted this office to report a customer overfill at the Bridge St. Cumberland Farms Store.  The spill was to impervious surface, concrete, and was reported as less than a gallon unleaded gasoline.  The gas was reportedly cleaned up with speedi dri sorbent litter.  No site visit was made.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-135-2009*3/11/09 0819 Maine State Police Trooper Jones reported that the fuel tank on a tractor trailer had been punctured in a collision with another vehicle on I-95 at mile marker 116 in Sidney.  I went to scene and found a stream of diesel fuel running out of the saddle tank, down the break down lane and to the roadside.  I contained the leak with a bucket and patched the punctured tank.  Absorbent pads were used to contain and collect the fuel on the paved areas but the roadside soil was heavily oiled.  The fuel remaining in the tank was pumped out before the tractor trailer was towed away.  Arrangements were made to excavate the oil contaminated soil.

3/18/09 Contaminated soil at the site was removed until soil sample bag head space vapor concentrations were below 300 parts per million measured with a photo ionization detector. The site was restored.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-120-2009*On 2/23/09 I received report from Tom Tardiff of Maine Montreal & Atlantic Railroad of a 1/2 gallon of lube oil spilled into the snow.  The cause was human error, overfill.  The oiled snow was scooped up and disposed of in their oily water separator.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-140-2009*DEP received a report that a minor spill occurred during an overfill at this Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Oil came out the vent pipe to the pavement at the street where it was collected by oil company staff using sorbents.  The property owner reported no visual damage to the AST inside the cellar and no odor issues or spillage in the building.  No site visit by DEP staff and no further action by Response expected
A-141-2009*DEP received a report that a minor spill occurred during an overfill at this Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Oil came out the vent pipe to the pavement outside where it was collected by oil company staff using sorbents.  FMC staff reported no visual damage to the AST inside the building and no odor issues or spillage.  No site visit by DEP staff and no further action by Response expected
A-142-2009*3/14/09 12:30 State Police dispatch notified me that Michael Martunas from Dragon Products Company had reported a spill of 30 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel at the cement plant in Thomaston.  I called Michael and he reported that the spill had resulted when a worker was preparing to fill a compressor fuel tank with a fuel delivery truck.  The nozzle on the truck had been left engaged and when the worker engaged the power take off (PTO) pump it began to discharge fuel to the parking lot.  Sand from the company quarry was used to contain the spill to the asphalt and protect the nearby storm drain.

I went to the site that day and confirmed that the spill had been contained and cleaned up.  The spill had not left the asphalt and there was no sign that it had made it to the storm drain.  The asphalt was stained but no free product remained.  The contaminated sand used in the clean up was disposed of in the company kiln operation.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-143-2009*3/14/09 1949 Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill reported a discharge of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil at the mill. The source was a leaking fitting on a paper machine. The oil went to the concrete floor and some to the mill sewer system. Oil was collected from the floor with absorbent material. The waste water treatment plant was checked and no visible oil was seen. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-149-2009*Maritime Energy contacted this office to report an overfill at this address.  I contacted the Recreation Center and confirmed the minor impact from this incident.  No damage was reported to the inside tank, and cleanup was satisfactory around the vent.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-152-2009*	A white powder scare happened in Winslow when Linda Legasse was opening her mail on her kitchen table and found a suspicious white powder in and on an envelope.  She called the police department who made the appropriate notifications.  The Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) utilized the suspicious substance protocols to determine if the powder was or was not a threat.  From the protocol it was determined the powder did not pose a threat.  The homeowner was still upset about the powder and wanted verification that the powder was not Anthrax.  I took a sample in a double lined plastic bag and delivered it to the Army National Guard Civil Support Team in Waterville for analysis.  They determined it was indeed only table sugar.  No further Response action needed.
B-124-2009*On 2/24/09 I received report from the State Police of a Hazardous Materials incident in Machiasport at True Maine North manufacturing.  Two cleaning agents were mistakenly mixed in a drain at the facility.  The mix caused a reaction and off gassed an obnoxious odor.  The crew on duty flushed the chemicals with water, clearing the drain of the chemicals.  This drain goes directly into their own private septic system, no adverse affects were noted.   No further action by Response Services expected.
B-126-2009*On 2/25/09 I received report of an approximate five gallon spill of gasoline to concrete at the Mobil station on High Street in Ellsworth.  The cause was automatic shut off failure.  The pump was taken out of service for repairs and all of the spilled product was recovered from the concrete using speedy dry.  No further Response action expected.
B-130-2009*On 2/28/09 I received report of equipment failure and a leak of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) dielectric oil onto the ground by Bangor Hydro Electric Company at their substation in Machias.  The spilled product was recovered in the snow, which was properly disposed of by Clean Harbors.  The equipment was taken out of service for repairs.
B-132-2009*On 3/3/09, I received report of an approximate 30 gallon hydraulic fluid spill.  The spill was reported by the Department of Transportation.  The night before one of their trucks was plowing during a snow storm, when a hydraulic line on the truck failed.  This failure allowed product to drip over a 20 mile stretch of road, mixing in with the plowed snow.  No recovery was possible.  Repairs were made to the truck.
P-888-2008*A bad fitting caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil.  Product initially impacted the cement basement slab below the furnace then overran it onto standing water in this seemingly perpetually wet basement.  Sorbents were utilized to recover product off the water and an application of speedy dry was used on the cement; both tasks were accomplished with ease.

Of note:  Among the recently spilled heating oil atop the standing water, a heavier oil was witnessed as well.  Speculation suggests #6 oil leached out from approximately four feet of inappropriately purged 3/4 inch piping associated with a previously removed underground storage tank.  The quantity of product recovered seemed attributable to the length and diameter of piping remaining so this circumstance was not pursued any further.
P-186-2009*Two (2) documented drums of an unknown liquid waste were dumped at the 32 Running Hill Rd. property, within the cable but outside the fenced area on the right. The drums appear to have originated at a property on West Broadway in So. Portland indicated by the presence of two additional drums in the back of a vehicle.  3/20/09 Jon Woodard and Greg O'Brien collected soil samples from the dump scene and had them analyzed at Kathadin Analytical Services for DRO/MWOP (Diesel Range Organics and Maine Waste Oil Parameters) both for disposal and for future evidence pending an enforcement case against the dumper.  Results indicated that the drums were likely filled with automotive fluids.  Follow-up remediation consisted of identifying the dump area and excavating the affected soil and storing it in a sealed roll-off container for disposal.  The soil was disposed of at CPRC Recycling and Response Services does not anticipate further actions at this time.
P-336-2007*Summay
	On 5/11/07, David of Fielding's Oil & Propane Co., Inc. (Fielding's) reported an estimated 10 to 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil discharged while they were delivering to an outside aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at the ABF Company in Portland.  The spill occurred three hours before, while it was raining, and the spilled oil was reported to have traveled about 200 feet down the pavement and then 400 feet farther due to the rain runoff.  Fielding's reported that the discharged oil was cleaned up.
	On 5/21/07, I met an ABF maintenance worker who gave me a tour of the discharge.  An oil stain was still visible on the pavement (see site sketch).  The ABF person could not say as to the cause of the discharge whether delivery-driver error or a malfunction in the AST facility.  The AST was enclosed with a concrete berm with a wooden shed but with no door so we could not check for oil discharge in the containment.  I advised the ABF worker to have the shed opened and checked for leaks or other problems.
	The area is dense suburban commercial and industrial use.  It is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further clean-up of the spill was required.

S Brezinski
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B-76-2009*1/31/09  Scott Luciano of the Orono HAZMAT Team reported a phenol spill at the entered location.  Luciano's report advised that two custodial workers were admitted to Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor.  One victim was complaining of skin burns/irritation and the other victim with respiratory irritation.  I responded to the scene and met with Luciano and Joel Farley of EMMC.  The initial report was that approximately five ounces of liquid phenol, 88% concentration, spilled from a brown glass jar that was knocked off a nurses station desk by one of the custodial workers.  It was surmised to me later in the command center that the attempt of the custodial workers to clean up the spill is when the exposures occurred.  It was conveyed that there was approximately two inches of product in the container prior to the spill.

It was the HAZMAT teams initial plan to make an entry in Level A suits.  After a pre-entry assessment the level of PPE (personal protective equipment) was down graded to Level B.  Entry was made and the team's report was that there was a two foot by six inch liquid stain on the area carpet where the spill occurred.  There was also a 'trail' of staining leading away from the spill area.  Vermiculite was deployed on the spill areas to absorb any residual liquid.  It was reported that the trail was the result of the custodial crew moving the broken jar piece to a trash can located down the hall from where the spill occurred.  The broken piece contained residual amount of liquid phenol that dripped onto the carpet.  As indicated above this is when it was assumed that the exposures occurred.

There was no hazardous atmosphere detected by the entry team.  The team utilized a four gas meter with photoionization capability.  The team also sampled the atmosphere with a gas detector tube for phenol and did not detect the presence of phenol vapors in the atmosphere.  After the entry team's report of no air born hazards, I considered any potential exposure to be limited to a contact hazard.  I discussed a clean up and disposal plan with Mr. Farley.  Mr. Farley's initial plan was to remove any remaining residual waste, donning appropriate PPE,  properly package and storing the waste in a designated hazardous material storage facility.  The waste would then be picked and disposed by a qualified medical waste contractor for disposal at a licensed facility.  I discussed the post entry clean up and disposal plan with Luciano and he agreed with the plan.  At this point Incident Command determined the facility safe and demobilization process commenced.   I entered the facility with Brewer Fire Captain Melvin.  I observed the stained areas.  I detected an olfactory presence of phenol which is a characteristic of the product.  Windows were open for ventilation.  Melvin and I met with Mr. Farley in the facility.  Mr. Farley advised that facility personnel, donning appropriate PPE, would remove the impacted areas of the carpet and enter the waste into EMMC secure waste stream.  The impacted carpet remnant, plastic, deployed vermiculite, and PPE was contained in one 5-gallon container and labeled as the regulated waste.   The container was picked up, manifested and disposed of  by a qualified waste contractor.

No further Response action anticipated nor required.  -NT.







I-42-2009*On 2-26-09, this office was notified of a spill at the Walker Court Trailer Park.  Apparently a resident there, while test driving a new vehicle accidentally drove into the Aboveground Storage Tank at Lot #8.  This broke the filter off the tank causing about 25 gallons of Kerosene to be discharged onto the ground before another resident could plug the hole with a sheet metal screw.
The owner of the park, removed all contaminated snow, ice and soil the following day.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-63-2009*B-63-2009
01/26/2009 14:32

     Don Jordan of R.H. Foster in Machias called to report discovering a leak of #2 fuel at the residence of Edith Woodward at 89 Black Duck Cove Road.  It was stated that an unknown amount; maybe 50 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole in the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Since wells were in close proximity to the AST area, it was temporarily moved and cleaned under.  Most of the fuel was contained within the snow.  A small amount of contaminated soil was also generated in the clean up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-906-2007*SUMMARY
	On Friday 12/21/08, Mr. Gordon of Downeast Energy oil company (DEE) reported that the previous day, 12/20/08, a DEE tank truck had accidentally discharged about 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the street in front of 13 Douglas Street in Brunswick.  He reported that the valve opened up discharging the oil to ice, snow and the roadway while the hose was being realed back in after a delivery.   Mr. Gordon assured MDEP that the the spill was cleaned up.  I called and left messages for Mr. Gordon and for Steve Hall but did not get a callback.
	That afternoon of 12/21/08, I inspected the discharge site in front of 13 Douglas Street.  I noted the odor of oil in the air but found no free product, and no oil-discolored snow or soil.  The area is dense residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  See attached field notes and location map.
	DEE did not report the discharge within two hours of its occurrence.

S Brezinski
B-20-2009*
Mr. Shute reported that a company driver had overfilled a basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in Bangor at the Nathan Haskell residence.  He estimated that about ? of a gallon of #2 spilled out the vent onto the snow covered ground.  The driver recovered the contaminated snow and used pads to wipe down a few spots on the wall.  No one was home and the company was trying to locate the owner and advise him and gain entry to the basement.  Mr. Shute later confirmed that they inspected the AST that evening and everything was all right.  No further action by Response Services.
P-195-2009*Discharge was the result of a blown motor on a Penske Truck Rental, Reg.#705545.

Assistance was requested, because at the time of the call it was unclear what was leaking from the truck.  By the time I arrived, it was determined that the oil sprayed all over the road was motor oil not diesel fuel.  A small puddle had accumulated around the passenger front tire.  Sorbents were placed on the heaviest areas. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-2-2009*Mr. Newton reported that a wood processor lost a hydraulic hose in a wood yard of the Pea Ridge Road.  Sorbent pads were used to wipe up the spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-271-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 3/24/08: Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified by Brooks Brother's Oil Co. (Brooks Bros.) of an estimated 250-gallon kerosene (K1) oil leak from an outside above ground storage tank (AST) at the rural vacation home of David Woodhead in Newry.  The tank had been filled the day before and now was empty.  No one was home at the time but the problem was based on a 'no heat' call.  The discharge was passed to Stephen Brezinski of DEP Response Services who responded that morning.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	On site about 1350 hrs time, I met Brook's Bros staff repairing the broken firematic.  The month's load of very heavy and deep snowfall off the metal roof had broken the brass firematic off the tank.  There was some pink oil-contaminated snow below the tank, and some red oil around the corner of the house deceptively indicating a leak of only a few gallons.  Based on past experience, I suspected that the bulk of the oil had soaked into the soft soil under the snow around the house.
	The location is rural residential served by private wells.  Mr. Woodhead has an inactive dug well and a newer active drilled well [see photo 7 & 8].  There are two other residential wells within 300'.  I did not find evidence of other discharges in the area. Based on the steep slope from the south side, the groundwater [gw] flow appears to be in a north and northeast direction.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assigned.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	3/24/08: DEP and Brooks Bros. applied sorbent pads to oil atop frozen ground on the NW side of the home.  I called Mr. Woodhead at his Holden home and assessed threats to his well and potential vapors within the home.  He was heading down to check out himself.  Mr. Woodhead later signed the Clean-Up Actions Agreement for DEP management under Option-1, and he would apply for Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund coverage for allowable clean-up expenses.
	3/26/08: No significant photo ionization detector values recorded in home no oil odor noted be me, including by the SW wall opposite the discharge.  I authorized Clean harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to remove oil contaminated snow for offsite disposal the next day, 3/27/08.
	Fri. 4/11/08: I noted red oil on meltwater under the deck [photo 9], applied sorbent pads and contacted CHES about removing soil, oil-contaminated groundwater and free oil.  DEP engineer also assesses the problem.
	Wed. 4/16/08 & 4/17/08: A small excavator and CHES vacuum truck removed oiled soil and water.  Soil would be taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. (CPRC) and the water decanted off and sent to the CHES Rummery Road facility [see photos].  About 27 tons of soil, and over 3600-gallons of water was removed along with an estimated 100-gallons of free oil.  Recharge of groundwater and free oil was quite continuous.
	Fri. 4/18/08: CHES finished installing the recovery piping, a 12' recovery well and backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone.  DEP engineer White later installed a pump & treat system for dissolved oil in groundwater remaining [photo 19].

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Proper installation of the AST with a filter protector or roof would have prevented this discharge.  As of July 2008, DEP observed this AST had not been upgraded to code as was advised.
II.	Further remediation and investigation has been passed to DEP Division of Technical Services who will determine final closure.
III.	Oil contaminated soil & groundwater is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  Being under the home much of it was not cost effectively accessible to removal at the time.
P-194-2009*Discharge was the result of an overfill.  It is unclear what caused the overfill, because supposedly the whistle was working.  Less than a half-gallon was discharged on the ground.  A small amount of soil was removed and disposed of by Holly's. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-32-2009*
Mr. Foran reported that about 20 gallons of diesel spilled at his station when a hose fell from the saddle tank on a truck as it was refueling.  The volunteer fire department was called and they used sorbent pads and speedi-dri to capture the oil on the pavement.  I picked up the sorbent materials and replaced those used by the fire department.  No further action by Response Services expected.

P-176-2009*Mr. Heitmeyer called to report the release of four (4) ounces of hydraulic oil from Berth #11 at the Yard (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard).  Boom was deployed but no practical recovery possible with the swift currents associated with and around the berths, the yard in general.

An online report was filed with NRC (National Response Center).

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched, based on the information provided DEP Response plans no further action here.
B-167-2009*Mr. Vose called me to report that an oil spill had occurred at his home the day before.  It seems that an oil company, Family Fuel of Hancock, delivered oil to the wrong home, Mr. Vose.  Since his tank had been recently filled it didn't take but a few seconds to overfill and blow a small amount, less than a gallon, out the vent.  In addition to that which came out the vent, some got by the tank's fuel gauge. It ran down the side of the tank leaving a stain of approximately 3X5 feet.
   I met Mr. Vose at home and found that Mr. Tim Keif, the owner of Family Fuel, was already there actively cleaning up the spill.  He was wiping down the aboveground storage tank and spreading speedi-dri.  Mr. Vose was concerned that the outside oil might impact his well, but Mr. Keif removed about 700 pounds of dirt from under the vent pipe and there is no risk to the drilled well.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-170-2009*
Mr. McGloin reported that about 11 gallons of gasoline was spilled at the Holden Circle K station when an unattended nozzle failed to shut off automatically.  The local fire department was called.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads which will be stored at the store for pickup by Clean Harbors, Inc.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-130-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & SUMMARY
	On Thursday evening 2/26/09, Kittery Fire Chief O'Brien reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) through Maine State Police that they were investigating a mystery oil discharge flowing though the municipal storm drains in the Admiralty Village area of Kittery.  Before I could respond he called back to report that they had found the source and stopped the discharge; he recommended I meet him on-site the next morning during daylight.  Stephen Brezinski of the Division of Response Services of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded and hired ENPRO Services (ENPRO) to assist in recovering oil from the out-of-service oil tank and storm drains.
	A significant amount of oil reached Spruce Creek and could not be recovered.  MDEP reported this sheen to the National Response Center (NRC) who sent out US Coast Guard (USCG) personnel to investigate.  Fire Chief O'Brien explained that the homeowner, Brian Reams, had dropped out of site and they knew not where he was and that Reams had not yet filed a claim with his insurance company for his burned home.
	The area is dense residential use served by municipal water and sewer.  The homes are mostly similar one and two family homes originally built as US Navy housing in 1941-1942.  MDEP's Jon Woodard investigated a similar oil discharge in this area in 2004 (see P-179-2004).

DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
	On 12/7/08 the home belonging to Brian Reams burned and was torn down by the town of Kittery in order to extinguish the blaze.  The town had the home debris hauled away leaving a mostly empty foundation as seen in MDEP Photo 3.    The discharge had been first noted by the Desbouvrie's on Goodrich St. when oil vapors migrated into their home through the storm drain in their home's crawl space.  The homes in this former US Navy housing have no traps in their basement sumps. After the home had been razed on 12/7/08 and hauled away, the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) full of oil was left unsecured until it leaked on 2/26/09.  Mr. Desbouvrie stated that he saw Mr. Reams trying to drain oil from the tank the day before the discharge was discovered and speculated that Reams left a drain open.
	Most of the discharge entered the basement drain now buried under the soil, snow and debris and flowed down into a catch basin on 6 Goodrich St. (SD-1) then to two catch basins in Goodrich St (SD-2 and SD-3) then out through the Kittery storm drain system to Spruce Creek northeast of this location.  A large oil sheen was discovered off Roger's Park on 2/27/09, between Shepard Hill Cove and Gerry Cove and was reported to MDEP in the mid-afternoon.  We believe that the sheen entered Spruce Creek during the previous evening unnoticed and then spread upriver with the incoming tide.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	2/27/09: As the property/AST facility-owner could not be found to initiate a clean-up the MDEP hired ENPRO on an emergency basis.  ENPRO assisted MDEP in pumping out the unsecured AST and the three catch basins.  We estimated approximately 50 gallons of oil was vacuumed from the AST.  Another 30 to 50 gallons of oil is estimated recovered from the catch basins with the vacuum truck and sorbents along with about 450 gallons of oil contaminated water.  The sheen in Spruce Creek could not be recovered which USCG concurred with.
	On 3/3/09 and 3/10/09, ENPRO changed pads in the catch basins at the behest of the MDEP.  On or about 3/16/09 and on 3/24/09 MDEP changed pads in the catch basin, recovering less oil with each visit.  No further sorbent changes or visits were intended after 3/24/09.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	MDEP needs to located Mr. Reams in order to have him reimburse for clean-up expenses, or to have his private insurance reimburse the state of Maine, or apply to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage.
II.	When the town of Kittery had Ream's home razed and the debris haule
B-57-2009*B-57-2009
01/23/2009 15:30

     Bangor International Airport personnel called to report a small spill of Jet A fuel at the Gate 5 area.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked onto the ramp when a commercial aircraft was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-137-2009*A customer left his vehicle unattended while fueling.  This caused an overfill of twenty-five gallons of unleaded gasoline to the pavement.  Winterport Fire Department used sorbent pads and boom to contain the spill.  RH Foster collected these contaminated materials in 55-gallon drums.  These drums went back to RH Foster's facility.

No further Response action is needed.
B-145-2009*An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) out behind a home leaked due to corrosion.  The home sits on a sand base that soaked the thirty gallons of K-1.

About nine cubic yards were removing and taken to Pine Tree.

The resident complained of fumes.  A vent fan was installed.  About two weeks later, Photoionization detector readings of zero were taken from the home.  The fan remained for an additional two weeks, then was removed.

No further Response action is needed.
P-192-2009*Charlie LaBrecque of Schiavi Enterprises reported that an oil discharge had occurred at one of their homes at the Country Lane Mobile Home Park in Lisbon.  The discharge had occurred as the result of a seam leaking on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The amount of product leaked was unknown; however, Mr. LaBrecque was able to remove over a hundred gallons from the tank.  I met Mr. LaBrecque on-site after he had removed the tank.  I oversaw the clean up of 2.77 tons of soil which were disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation.
P-960-2008*A falling object compromised the filter assembly of an aboveground storage tank initiating the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of heating oil.  The tank was located in the garage so product ran across the cement floor impacting miscellaneous items on its way to the paved driveway ultimately impacting the grass along it.  In the garage, contaminated items were separated from non contaminated items then bagged for disposal.  In the driveway, an application of speedy dry recovered product then a small excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Approximately one half yard of material was removed which constituted a six inch wide by six inch deep by twenty foot long trench along the pavement. Relative to the quantity discharged and timeframe in which the excavation occurred, that effort was deemed sufficient particularly since this property and its abutters are all serviced by public water and sewer.
B-138-2009*B-138-2009
03/12/2009 09:41

     Dave Wright of Dysart's Service, Inc. called to report that one of their tank trucks loaded with about 8000 gallons of off road diesel fuel went into a soft shoulder on the Golden Road at mile marker 53 and rolled on it's side.  Investigation showed that the tanker landed relatively softly on the snow bank.  Only a trace of fuel was evident leaking out one of the dome covers.
     Another Dysart's tanker arrive to off load the disabled tank truck.  The tanker was later drilled and off loaded without incident.  No discharge was evident from the saddle tanks upon righting the vehicle.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-974-2008*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown but minimal quantity of heating oil to the crawl space of a residence.  The crawl space predominantly consisted of bedrock outcroppings with portions of gravel to level it out; the tank sat atop a thin layer of gravel covered bedrock.  Contaminated gravel was removed down to bedrock which was then scraped as clean as possible.  Prior to backfilling, a vapor barrier was installed to prevent lingering odor issues.  To date, those efforts have proven sufficient.  There are no private drinking water wells within proximity; the local area is serviced by public water.
P-983-2008*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of #2 heating oil to the basement of this uninhabited residence.  The spill was discovered only after the local police entered the building to investigate a vandalism claim.  Product had impacted an approximate 50 sq ft of tiled cement floor.  Prior to removing the tank and cleaning the floor, approximately 150 gallons of unspilled product was removed from the tank. Thereafter, the tank was cut, cleaned and removed then an application of speedy dry was applied to the floor to recover spilled product.  No sub-slab contamination is expected.
A-187-2006*On 4-6-2006, Gloria McDonald called her oil company (Frontier Oil) to report that there was no heat at her home. Frontier Oil/Paul's Plumbing and Heating (PPH) arrived and found a leak/spill. The oil traveled along the trailer and out and around the well casing. A neighbor's well (Jeff Black) is 25 paces from the spill site. I responded to the site.  We recovered a significant amount of oil using sorbent pads and hand tools.

On 4-7, Kempton Tobey was on-site to excavate soil. The soil is transported to Waste Management. Oil was leaching from the gravel that is under the concrete pad. We excavated a trench along the side of the trailer pad and placed sorbents there to collect the free phase oil.  The sorbent pads were changed the following day.

 On 4-10, Clean Harbors was on-site to set up a carbon drum to dewater the excavation.

On 4-11, Clean Harbors was on-site to vactor out soil from under trailer pad. An area about two feet by twenty five feet under the trailer was removed and backfilled. This soil was transported to Pine Tree Landfill.

On 4-12, water in excavation was pumped out . K. Tobey brought in equipment. PPH arrived to get site information regarding water line replacement.

On 4-13, soil removal continued along the side of the trailer and toward the well casing. This soil was transported to Waste Management. The water line was replaced. Six feet below the well cap we did not detect oil odors in the soil. The original water line had been placed in a PVC pipe and was pitched back toward the trailer. This pipe had oil and water in it. We removed the section of pipe toward the well. We left only a section of PVC pipe about six feet in length below grade. This pipe terminates just above the concrete pad under the trailer. The new water line was placed through this PVC pipe.  We also pulled the submersible pump up a few feet to determine if there is free floating oil on the water column. No oil was detected on the surface of the water column using a clear bailer.

The site was backfilled and mulch hay was spread on the exposed soil for erosion control. This site has been referred to Technical Services and they will collect water samples from McDonald and the neighbors.
P-1033-2008*An electrical transformer blew up when energized for an unknown reason discharging approximately ten gallons of vegetable oil to the ground.  Contaminated soil was removed by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Report.
P-914-2007*On 12/27/08, Mr. Bryant of WD Matthews Machinery Company reported that the previous afternoon one of their trucks suffered a hydraulic oil leak on Route 1 in the area of the overpass bridge near downtown Brunswick.  Brunswick Fire Department and Maine Department of Transportation are reported to have assisted in the cleanup.  During a follow-up visit, I noted that no further cleanup was needed.

Stephen Brezinski
P-193-2009*Received a call from the Auburn Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a possible oil discharge at 178 Gammage Avenue, Auburn, ME.  They stated that water pipes had broken flooding the basement, where they had noticed an oil odor and the basement floor was dirt.

I met with a representative of the fire dept. who stated that the building had been foreclosed on and had been abandon for an unknown period of time.  We entered the basement and could smell a faint odor of petroleum, but we determined the area unsafe for further investigation.  There was no standing water in the basement and it appeared from the entrance that nothing had been floating around.  The petroleum odor could have been from anything in the building.  Considering that the area is serviced by public water and no one is occupying the building, I saw no reason to further pursue the issue, until the building is deemed safe for entry.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-138-2009*	A significant spill of kerosene was reported by CJ's Heating and Cooling after they received a no heat call.  Upon arriving at the Kerr Residence they found an empty oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was the cause of the no heat call.  The homeowners had just had 100 gallons delivered on March 6, 2009 and an additional 70 gallons delivered on March 10, 2009, so the technician checked the AST where he found a cracked fitting on the filter assembly - and called to report the spill.  I arrived at the home on March 12, 2009 to assess the extent of the spill.  The AST was completely empty and the filter assembly was cracked at the tank and no filter protection was used.  There was no significant amount of product in the snow and ice around the AST and it appeared the oil entered the soil.  The home is served by a private well and is categorized as a stringent for clean-up guidelines.
	On March 17, 2009 Kevin Hawes Construction cleared the area of snow and ice.  Then proceeded to move the AST and tank pad out of the area to excavate.  A temporary access driveway was constructed using gravel to be used as backfill after the contaminated soil is removed.  The next day soil excavation began.  Approximately 78 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and transported to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  A fractured bedrock was hit at a depth of approximately five feet, and we proceeded to dig through to a depth of eight feet where excavation could no longer continue.  Contaminated soil was encountered right to the bedrock, no free product or water reentered the excavation.  The total area of excavation was ten feet long by eight feet wide and eight feet deep.  Photo ionization potential (PID) bag head-space readings indicated heavy contamination of 800 - 1200 parts per million (PPM) left in place under the structure.  Two lab samples were taken to Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.  The samples represent the areas of heaviest contamination (Soil A) and lowest contamination (Soil B) left unexcavated (See attached lab results).  The spill was referred to Technical Services for continued monitoring.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-1036-2008*Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) interaction with this homeowner originated from the report of oil wicking up through the cement basement floor.  High sub-slab groundwater is believed to have pushed a very small quantity of oil out of the remains of a buried copper supply line.  Given the length and diameter of the line, the quantity potentially discharged below the slab is of no concern and the presence of public water supply supports that opinion.

While on site, DEP staff noticed a vent line rising vertically from the ground in the front yard.  A small hand dig ensued which located a previously unregistered 550 gallon bare steel underground storage tank containing oily water.  Mixed liquid media was recovered from the tank then the tank was removed.  There was no evidence of a discharge below grade.
P-931-2007*On 12/31/07, Ms. Lanphear notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), through the Maine State Police, of a small leak of kerosene, which occurred when her snowblower hit the fuel line for their outside oil storage tank.  On my advice they planned to dig up the oiled snow and melt it to pad up the oil off the meltwater.  No DEP visit was requested or thought necessary at the time.
B-160-2009*On 03/17/09, John Karnes reported a spill of 200 gallons at his rental property 14 South Park St. in Bangor.  Thomas Smith and I arrived on site to find that oil had leaked out of the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) from a corrosion hole.  The tenants had filled the tank after allowing it to go empty.  Oil staining was seen on the wall adjacent to the tank, the concrete pad the AST rested on and free product was visible on the dirt floor.  Water was present in the basement and the flow of it across the basement floor towards the sewer drain had created a trench.  Free product was visible in a small pool just before the drain.  We assumed that some oil must have been lost down the drain.  Bangor Sewer District was notified earlier by Nathan Thompson.  PSC was hired to vactor out the basement and disposed of the old AST the following morning 03/18/09.  The property owner called later that afternoon to inform me that the old AST had more oil in it then he had originally thought which meant that the total amount of product lost was closer to 50 or 60 gallons.

On 03/18/09, PSC cut open, mucked out and removed the old AST.  The concrete pad was completely removed and the wall next to the tank was washed down.  PSC vactored out about 2 yards of contaminated soil and debris from the basement's dirt floor.  Oil, both weathered and fresh, was seeping out of the footing in the wall so I lined the trench with sorbent pads and installed a small recovery well in order to avoid any more oil lost down the sewer drain.  I had PSC bring in the some pea stone to replace the excavated soil and create a good base for the new AST.  The pea stone ended where the trench began.  PID readings at this point were between 10 and 12 parts per million (PPM) in the basement.  John Selleck from Tech Services checked the upstairs living area for vapors and found nothing of concern.

On 03/19/09, I returned to check the pads in the basement;  some oil had collected at the edge of the pea stone but the recovery well was clean and the pad lining the trench were clear.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-174-2009*On 03/25/09 at 19:55 approximately 6 gallons of Jet A fuel at Bango International Airport (BIA) was spilled when a wing vent opened up during refueling.  Product was contained, cleaned up with sorbent pads and disposed of by BIA.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-162-2009*On 03/19/09, Jim Robinson of AE Robinson on Rt. 15 in Corinth reported a 1.5 gallon spill of gasoline.  The spill occurred when a customer filled a portable gasoline container at the pump and neglected to put the container into the vehicle.  The customer then proceeded to drive over the container spilling some of the gasoline onto the cement.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy-dry and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-164-2009*On 3/22/09 I received report of a 1 gallon diesel spill from a faulty hose onto the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy dry and the hose on the fuel truck was repaired.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-34-2009*B-34-2009
01/16/2009 09:28

     Mona Spear, Supervisor of Environmental Compliance, called to report a small spill of diesel fuel from a bucket truck on an employee's driveway located at 1081 Shore Road in Lamoine.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a loose fitting on a bucket truck onto a driveway.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further Response action expected.
B-172-2009*On 3/26/09 I received report of an unknown amount of k-1 leaked from an outside Aboveground Storage Tank.  It is guessed that approximately 20-30 gallons was lost over a period of time, but this is not certain.  The home owner complains of no vapors in the mobile home and is on public water.  The only signs of the spill is some oiled snow and ice and a stain of oil on the mobile home concrete pad.

I hired Phillip Services to decontaminate the trailer pad to ensure that the vapors would not become a problem and remove all of the oiled snow and ice.  They took the snow and ice to their shop to melt and send through their oily water separator.  No further action by Response Services.

B-36-2009*B-36-2009
01/18/2009 09:30

     Maine Department of Transportation personnel called to report a spill of approximately 250 gallons of calcium chloride salt brine used in road de-icing.  It was stated that the majority of the fluid was confined to a paved area.  The solution was simply mixed with sand to be later applied to roadways.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-28-2009*B-28-2009
01/14/2009 15:00

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Dennis Cross at 66 Park Street in Orono.  It was stated that about a gallon leaked onto the basement concrete floor when the home owner over tightened the fitting to the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Repairs were made to the AST fitting.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly affected.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-27-2009*B-27-2009
01/14/2009 14:00

     Dead River Oil of Machias called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of David Harmon at 229 Kennebec Road in Machias.  It was stated that the outside 275 gallon oil aboveground storage tank developed a corrosion hole spilling about a quart onto the ground.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further Response action expected.
P-987-2008*	10/31/08: At the request of Mr. MacDonald of Portland Computer Copy Inc. (PCCI) I met him onsite to confirm, or not, the presence of an old underground oil storage tank (UST) on their property near their Elmwood S.t entrance.  I confirmed a heating oil UST offset fillpipe in an area under their dumpster, not under the building.  The bare copper fuel line appeared to run under their concrete floor to the furnace over 50' away and was out-of-code (see site sketch).  I briefed Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Burns on registration and removal requirements.  The UST did not appear to fit qualifications for abandonment-in-place.  PCCI later submitted a Notice of Intent to Abandon for a 500-gallon #2 oil UST on January of 2009.
	3/30/09: I briefly visited and confirmed the tank location to have been excavated and new sandy fill dumped in.  An inside aboveground oil tank with an exterior fill and vent pipe were evident.  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
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B-381-2008*Medway Fire Department reported they were on the scene of a truck wreck on the Grindstone Road and there was an oil spill.  On my arrival I saw that a tractor trailer rig hauling hog fuel had failed to make a curve in the road.  It rolled onto its side and slid into a recently cleaned ditch.  There was a bit of water and a lot of hog fuel in the ditch.  The saddle tanks were sound but there appeared to be hydraulic oil leaking.  It took some time to remove the truck and during that time an estimated 20 gallons of oil leaked out.  However I had placed sorbent pads and boom down stream and they were effective in preventing the oil from migrating into the near by Penobscot River.  No further Response action expected.
B-150-2009*B-150-2009
03/11/2009 08:24

     Ken Clark of the Sargent Corporation called to report a small spill of "off road" diesel fuel at their facility on the Bennoch Road in Old Town.  It was stated that a portable 300 gallon aboveground stoarge tank fell over in the snow spilling an undetermined amount of fuel.  Investigation shown that maybe 5 gallons leaked onto a puddled surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1174-2008*SUMMARY
	Monday, 10/13/08: Topsham Fire Department reported a discharge to the ground of up to 30 gallons of gasoline from a work truck belonging to and parked at MSAD 75's bus garage parking lot near Mount Ararat High School.  On-site I met with Mr. Donovan and Mr. Coffin of MSAD 75 and with Topsham Fire officials.
	Over the night vandals had drilled a 3/4" hole into the plastic fuel tank of a truck and an estimated 15 to 25 gallons of gasoline had drained into the soil.  There was a darkened stain on the soil under the truck and a strong odor of fresh gasoline in the air.  The ambient air over the spill was measured at >300 parts per million (ppm) with an MSA Passport Photo Ionization Detector (PID) with a 10.6 eV lamp.  I checked the area of the site's Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) and noted no discharges or sources for this spill from the tanks or dispensers.  The immediate area is dense commercial and public school usage, served by municipal water and sewer service.
	MSAD 75 arranged for Ray Labbe & Sons to excavate contaminated soil while I screened soil for an acceptable level.  Labbe trucked the soil to Commercial Paving and Recycling for recycling.

CONCLUSIONS
I.	The responsible party (vandals) responsible for drilling into the fuel tank were never identified.  MSAD 75 assumed responsibility as owners of the vehicle and property.
II.	No state funds were spent and being a transportation discharge this spill does not qualify for Groundwater Fund Clean-Up coverage.
III.	The discharge is cleaned to State satisfaction at this time though low to moderate levels of gasoline contaminated soil is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions should change.

S Brezinski
P-210-2009*Jen at the Artists & Craftsman Store called to report two (2) syringes in the parking lot. The report was given to me March 30, 2009, at 9:30 am, as it originated in Augusta Friday evening.

Upon arrival at the shop Jen showed me the location, two covered needles were found but were broken into several smaller pieces.  Using universal precautions nitrile gloves and the stainless steel tongs the pieces were picked up and placed in a container for transport to the local Portland Fire Department station. We have mutual agreement for assistance with disposal of sharps.  The sharps were transferred into the sharps box at the station.  No known source has been identified.  Based on the situation presented DEP Response plans no further action.
B-19-2009*B-19-2009
01/12/2009 08:45

     Cathy Commeau of R.H. Foster called to report a small overfill at the Ellsworth Car Wash on High Street in Ellsworth.  It was stated that about one pint of oil sprayed out the vent of the facility's fuel aboveground storage tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-183-2009*3/13/09  Peter Godwin of GAC Chemical reported a 30 gallon #6 oil spill at the entered location.  The spill was from a 275 gallon tote tank that had overflowed with oil.  The product spilled onto the boiler room floor and was starting to run into a floor drain.  The leak was discovered by a security guard who closed the cover to the drain to stop the flow of oil into it.  The tote was situated between two boilers that are contained in bermed areas of the boiler room.  It's my understanding that the tote was not in one of these bermed areas.

The boiler room floor drain leads to a drainage system identified as the No. 4 Outfall.  Prior to the outfall there is a sump that is accessible through a manhole.  At the time of the report no evidence of oil was observed in the sump or at the outfall pipe.  No oil was observed later during post spill inspections of these areas.  See attached GAC follow-up letter dated March 24, 2009, to the Department.

GAC deployed sorbents to the spill area and collected approximately 20 cubic feet of waste.  Clean Harbors was hired by GAC to pick up and dispose of the waste.  Precautionary sorbents were also placed in the sump and outfall areas.

GAC had been experimenting with burning a mixture of bio-fuel and #6 fuel oil in it's 200 hp boiler.  Bio-fuel and #6 oil of various mixtures were placed in the tote and feed to the boiler.  The night of the spill the boiler was placed back on the #6 oil feed supply, but a valve connected to a recycling line from boiler back to the tote was not shut off.  This open valve allowed unburned #6 oil in the boiler to feed back to the tote which eventually overfilled.  See attached GAC letter for additional details of the bio-fuel/#6 oil trials.  In addition, the floor drain cover had also been left open by mistake due to a recent boiler feed water overflow.

GAC instituted a boil room inspection log and placed sorbents in the boiler room.

No further Response action anticipated.






B-12-2009*B-12-2009
01/08/2009 10:04

     Brewer Public Works called to report a small hydraulic fluid spill from a plow truck at the corner of Grove and Elmwood Streets.  It was stated that about 5 gallons leaked from a failed hydraulic line.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-11-2009*B-11-2009
01/07/2009 14:15

     Webber Energy Fuels called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Fred Brown at 352 Pearl Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked onto the driveway during a tank to tank transfer.  The fuel, which was confined to a paved surface, was cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-100-2009*B-100-2009
02/13/2009 09:56

      Kevin Peterson, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid from a bucket truck on Indian Point Road in Mount Desert.  It was stated that approximately 1.5 gallons leaked from a loose fitting at the base of the boom.  The fluid, which was confined to the roadway, was cleaned up and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-718-2008*	8/12/08: Notification from Portland Yacht Services (PYS) and from Portland Fire Dept. (PFD) of an oil discharge to Casco Bay from a boating tractor that had slipped off the launch ramp and into the water next to the docks.  I responded and met with Mr. Sprague, PFD, and United States Coast Guard personnel.  Sprague was working on attaining a crane to lift the large tractor out which arrived about 1100 hrs.  The oil sheen was light and not recoverable with sorbents or skimmers.  The vehicle carried gasoline fuel, hydraulic oil and lube oil.   At my request, PYS deployed sorbent boom around the sunk vehicle just in case a more significant discharge should happen during removal.
B-108-2009*B-108-2009
02/17/2009 11:55

     R.H. Foster of Hampden called to report a small #2 fuel spill at Lot E5 at Birch Hill Estates in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately one cup of fuel leaked out the vent from an overfill.  A blockage of the whistle was suspected.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-219-2009*Three syringes were observed on the side of the road by Fair Point Communications personnel. The syringes were removed by DEP and transported to the Portland Fire Department for disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-175-2009*While filling his service/company truck Mr Frost left the nozzle unattended for a moment and the automatic shutoff did not engage discharging approximately twenty (20) gallons of diesel fuel to the gravel driveway.  The spilled diesel remained mostly in the gravel driveway, (season ruts helped confine the fuel) sorbent pads were applied and a local excavator called to dig and transport the material to CPRC Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation, Scarborough.

The gravel was excavated and with the help of Don White DEP Technical Services we screened the soils for confirmation of the clean up levels.  No further Response action expected.
P-220-2009*C.N. Brown reported the release of 5 gallons of gasoline onto the paved/concrete surface at the Big Apple gasoline service station at 467 Main Street in Oxford. The Oxford Fire Department responded to the incident and cleaned the spilled product using sorbents. A discussion with the Oxford Fire Department indicated the spill was cleaned to DEP satisfaction. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
A-418-2007*Ted Haskell, licensed Underground Storage Tank (UST) installer of McGee Construction, contacted this office to request a waiver from the notice to abandon underground piping by removal.  I agreed to grant the waiver, and met Ted on-site July 20th.  The site is a closed store and service station "Hillbilly's Country Convenience Store."  Raymond White, owner, was on-site with Don Robbins, a certified geologist, performing a site investigation.  The site was served by three above ground storage tanks - an 8,000 gallon no lead gasoline, 6,000 gallon diesel, and 4,000 gallon premium gasoline.  McGee operated the excavation equipment.  Contamination was found near the diesel dispenser.  The deeper the hole went, the higher the concentration of organic contamination was found.  I advised the owner of the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund and provided an application.  I also provided a cleanup options agreement.  The excavation continued throughout the day with additional contamination being excavated.  The piping was single wall fiberglass installed in 1990.  No failure of the piping was observed during removal.  There had been underground storage tanks previously on site removed in 1989 see (A-564-1989) and contamination had been encountered and removed.  In removal of the diesel dispenser piping, it was noted that a  flex connector appeared to be encrusted with diesel fuel residue and stained soil.  This was pressure tested later by Ted Haskell and found to be leaking.  It is likely that this connector was the source of the contamination in the area of the diesel dispenser.

Ray White agreed to have DEP hire and pay the remedial expenses (Option 1).  Expenses related to removal of the tanks and piping are not eligible costs and will be borne by Mr. White.  Don Robbins agreed to perform site management conducting photo ionization samples to determine when the appropriate clean-up standard was achieved and documentation of loads of materials.  The site is a stringent cleanup due to private water wells on-site and on abutting properties.  Cleanup standard was set at 100 parts per million (ppm) by field headspace with set point for diesel range organics.  Pat Seaward was assigned as project geologist for the DEP.

As excavation continued more contamination was uncovered.  It is suspected that older gasoline contamination was encountered, but this finding would be difficult if not impossible to distinguish from the more recent diesel contamination.  What was clear was that drinking water wells were at risk and removal of contamination was prudent.  The weather, while hot, was dry for the most part during the dig.  Clean Harbors delivered a fractionation tank as we encountered groundwater approximately 15 feet below ground surface.  The tank was not needed, however, as the contamination finally tapered off at depth.  The hole kept increasing in size and ultimately over 3,000 tons of soil was removed and replaced with clean fill.  The new soil was agreed to be two feet of coarse gravel in the base, then a layer of common fill in the middle, and 6 inches of screened gravel to replace as a base for pavement.  The replacement fill was compacted in lifts.  Paving was completed in late September after the site had time to stabilize and settle.

Groundwater analysis was performed for the on-site well and for abutting properties.  Results to date indicate no petroleum impacts to on-site groundwater.  Pending results for abutters will be found in the Technical Services File.
B-123-2009*B-123-2009
02/23/2009 10:09

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a spill of #2 Fuel at Dunnett Inc. Appliances on Washington Street in Bangor.  It was stated that about 10 gallons leaked out the outside vent when the facility's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was overfilled.  The claim was that the whistle in the system was not functioning.  The fuel was cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-908-2008*	Fri. 10/3/08: I visited the property of Ms. Tammy Pope at her request regarding her complaint of 10/1/08 about three hydraulic oil leaks from equipment belonging to H C Crooker Company (HCC).  She stated that beginning on 8/27/08, while HCC installing new buried water pipes for the Bath Water Department, HCC blew hydraulic lines on their equipment all over Plum Lane and her property.  She was concerned over the effects of hydraulic oil upon her home and vegetation.  She stated that HCC had powerwashed the oiled areas after the oil discharge(s).
	Plum Lane was recently re-paved so I could not see any residual oil on soil exposed during the excavation.  There was little to no visible oil on the home.  The vegetation leaves appeared to be dying back.  On the next block I met several HCC workers continuing the water line replacement, one of them recalled the hydraulic oil leak on Plum Lane.  I later found no evidence that HCC or the Bath Water Department had reported the discharge(s) as required over a month before.  HCC has had multiple past incidents of failure to report prohibited oil discharges.
	There remains questions as to oil discharges to the soil and of recovery of the oil-contaminated wash water if any contaminated water was in fact recovered.  The area is dense residential use, served by by municipal water and sewer service.
P-54-2009*Ed Foster of 22 Everett Avenue South Portland reported that an overfill of his aboveground storage tank(AST) had occurred the previous week.  According to Mr. Foster, his oil company, Union Oil, had indicated to him that he had a "bad whistle" on a previous delivery.  They had delivered this last time and overfilled #2 fuel oil out the vent and informed him that the overfill was due to a "weak whistle."  The tank had been replaced within the last several years and he did not believe that the whistle was bad.  He was unhappy with Union Oil's clean up and wished a site visit by DEP.

I visited the home and noted staining on the asphalt drive and some contaminated ice and snow in the driveway.   There was no product to clean up nor observed threat to the indoor air quality or environment.  I contacted Union Oil and discussed the situation.  They did admit that they should have reported the spill when it happened and that it was their responsibility to clean it up.  I informed them that I did not see any impending emergency at this point and that they should visit the site in the spring when the snow and ice were melted and clean up the stains in the driveway.  They were concerned that  Mr. Foster would insist on replacing the stained asphalt.  I relayed to them that the DEP does not require replacing the asphalt; at this point the issue would be between Mr. Foster and Union Oil.

I contacted the Mr. Foster and informed him that the DEP requires no further clean up at this time and he should work with Union Oil to rectify the situation.  I also suggested that he have his oil burnerman inspect the vent whistle to assure that this is no problem with it.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-176-2009*On 3/27/2009 at 11:30, a driver from Kelley Oil Company slipped on some ice and snow while carrying the transfer hose back to the truck during a delivery to 89 Coffin Rd. in Harrington.  His fall caused about 1 gallon of # 2 fuel oil to spill from the hose onto the ground.  The product was clean up with pads and the contaminated ice and snow removed.  All was disposed of by the company.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1153-2008*Mechanical failure on a delivery truck resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil.  The hose separated separated from the reel which released product to the pavement below the truck.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of speedy dry and sorbent pads.
P-221-2009*Dead River (DR) reported a small overfill with fuel discharging from the vent and the sight gauge on the tank.  DR staff reportedly cleaned up the spilled material and wiped down the tank.  The owner was not at the property but has provided for access.  DR asked a third party, a neighbor with access, to check the clean up and report back any problems they encounter, (acting for the home owner).  No additional reports have been received, based on this information DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-211-2009*Complaint received about potentially leaking aboveground oil storage tanks at a Habitat for Humanity (HOH) project property.  One tank can be seen in a crawl space at the rear of the home the other is in a basement not visible from the outside (fill and vent pipe terminate beyond inner wall).

The buildings are scheduled for demolition to enlarge Berlin city's parking lot. HOH doesn't routinely deal with oil or fuel issues. White Brothers will handle the demolition and any handling of waste materials. I spoke with Steve Bolton at HOH. Wastes will be properly handled before demolition is completed. The actual amount of material was little. The area is served by both public water and sewer.

Based on the information at hand and site conditions as they are I am confident what small amount of wastes discovered will be handled properly.

DEP Response plans no further action.
B-185-2009*On 3/31/09, James Golden of The Scotts Company in Medway reported a 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil.  The source was an all terrain forklift that had a loose fitting most likely due from the age.  It spilled onto the garage floor and speedy-dry was put on it.  The speedy-dry was disposed of by Scotts.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-168-2009*3/27/09 1450 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 24 gallons of oil had leaked to the ground at the Commerce Center substation from a leaking gasket. I met Janet on site and a work crew was collecting oil with absorbent pads. The oil was non polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB). In order to fix the gasket, the substation would need to be by passed and the logistics to do that would take a few days. The work crew tightened the bolts and slowed the leak to a drip. Some impacted gravel was removed and absorbent pads were left in place to contain and collect the still dripping leak. The complete repair was performed on 4/9/09 and all impacted soil was removed on 4/13/09.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-169-2009*On 3/27/2009 in Waterville, Irving Oil reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  A small amount of oil spilled to the ground from the vent pipe, and a small amount leaked from the tank located in the boiler room of the school.  The spill was cleaned up by the driver.  A site visit was made to assess the spill, no further Response action is expected.
P-1078-2008*The underground storage tank (UST) at this location was overfilled during a delivery of heating oil because the operator was pressure delivering with a drop tube which negated the abilities of the fill pipe's overfill protection.  Though not an approved method of delivering to an UST, it can be accomplished without issue provided there is not mathematical error on behalf of the operator which there was in this case.  Fortunately, the operator was attending the hose so he was able to immediately cease the flow of product but not before approximately twenty gallons were discharged.  The lawn surrounding was fill was impacted and product ran down the paved sidewalk into the paved parking lot.  Speedy dry was applied to the pavement to recover spilled product then an excavation ensued.  The extent of the contamination was quite evident given the wet, stained grass and since the excavation was undertaken within hours of the discharge, approximately six inches of material was removed from the afflicted area.  That effort is expected to have removed all contamination.  What may remain below grade is of no concern because the facility is on a slab and the local area is serviced by public water.
A-171-2009*Lorraine Garcia of Irving contacted this office to report a delivery mishap at Penobscot McCrum.  The hose on the home delivery truck was not secured properly after the previous delivery.  It fell to the ground and drooled some #2 oil to the pavement.  The driver used speedi dry to absorb some oil.  Some staining was in evidence, however, this is not a sensitive area.  I contacted Penobscot McCrum and left a message reference the spill, however, no return call was received.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action needed.
A-179-2009*This horizontal Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) sunk into the soft, thawing soil, shearing off the nipple.  Approximately 170 gallons of oil spilled into the yard after a 218 gallon delivery; a large puddle also appeared in the neighbor's yard.

The area is on town water.  PSC was hired to do the cleanup.  Recovery was very good, including 70 gallons that were pumped from the leaking AST.  However, a small amount of oil remained under the mobile home as it was unrecoverable; odors were not an issue.  No further Response action expected.
A-180-2009*   DEP received an after-hours report from a contractor that oil had spilled at this residential aboveground storage tank (AST) via a sheared filter.  An estimated five gallons of oil had been spread on rain/melt-water across the yard; very little penetration into soil occurred and no remediation was feasible. The area is rural-residential and the subject property is used as a small mobile home park.  A 550' deep drilled well serves the park; it is not considered threatened by this spill event.  I anticipate no further DEP Response involvement here.
A-182-2009*	M/V Roamer was reportedly taking on water while moored a quarter mile offshore of Spruce Head in Seal Cove.  The Roamer is/was a 55-65 foot dragger vessel with a fuel capacity in excess of 3,000 gallons of diesel.  The Coast Guard investigated the vessel and determined it to be in significant threat of sinking.  The ownership of the vessel could not be determined and the decision was made to hire Clean Harbors to pump out the fuel, bilge, motor, and hydraulic oils that remained on the vessel.  On March 31, 2009 Clean Harbors utilized a barge to pump the oils off the vessel removing 2,400 gallons of diesel and other oils, and no spillage occurred.  No further Response action expected.
A-185-2009*   DEP Response received a report from an oil company (Downeast Energy) that they had encountered a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the cellar of this convenience store/service station.  They agreed to pump the tank, which had been filled that morning; 248 gallons were recovered, indicating a small release.  Oil had spilled via a corrosive hole on the tank bottom onto exposed bedrock on the cellar floor.  A small amount (less than 1 gallon) was collected using sorbents, but an undetermined amount entered bedrock via fractures.
   The area is rural-commercial and reliant on private wells for water.  The subject property is already under DEP investigation/remediation for prior petroleum spills (DEP ref A-294-1999); Technical Services was informed of this new event. I anticipate no further Response involvement here.
B-186-2009*
Ms. Hill reported that they had incurred an oil spill at 180 Muskrat Road in Stockton Springs.  It seems they made a delivery to an already full basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) causing a cup or two of fuel to leak by the tank gauge.  This went unreported for two days.  The reason for the delay was given that there was no one home and it took those two days to gain entry.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1087-2008*A transformer containing approximately 215 gallons of mineral oil was bumped by a piece of mobile  equipment.  The collision caused a small breach which then discharged approximately ten gallons of product to the cement shop floor.  Approximately 200 gallons of product were recovered from the transformer unspilled then spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.
P-224-2009*Bill Schwieger of Exxon/Mobil (EM) terminal called to report the discovery of a sheen (no free product) in a dike area of the facility.  Clean Harbors (CHI) has been called to assess the situation and commence cleanup, upon identification of the product.  It is described as twenty (20) feet in radius, within the dike but no free product observed at this initial reporting.

EM will call back upon the identification of the problem and or if the situation changes dramatically. With a licensed contractor in the picture, and no free product only a sheen within containment, no request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched. Based on the information presented DEP Response plans no further action at this time.

P-1088-2008*During the fill of an aboveground storage tank, the delivery hose became partially separated from the dispenser.   The tank was located adjacent to the gable end of a mobile home which caused kerosene to be sprayed onto the siding and window then impact the gravel below as well as the paved driveway.  The pressure of the delivery forced spraying oil under the siding causing indoor air quality issues.  As an immediate mitigation measure, sorbent material was applied to the driveway.  Thereafter, the siding was removed as well as contaminated backer material and wood framework.  As an interim fix, the side of the home was covered in plywood.  In the following days, approximately three yards of contaminated soil were removed from the yard which constituted gross removal.  Multiple factors warranted that effort sufficient: the lack of concern for below grade receptors potentially affecting indoor air quality, the presence of public water serving the local area, and below grade electrical service.  The wall, siding etc. were replaced by the homeowner at the expense of the responsible party's insurance company.
P-35-2008*	Friday: 1/11/08: Ms. Stoll reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a small leak out the top of her aboveground storage tank (AST) due to an overfill by deliveries from both Estes Oil Co. and by DF Richard Energy Inc on 1/10/08.  During a late afternoon visit. Mr. Stoll explained to me that Estes Oil Co. had been told several times to cease delivery to her new home but they delivered anyway on or about Thursday 1/10/08.  Their current oil delivery company, Richards Oil, delivered oil on 1/10/08 to the already full AST.  Mr. Stoll did not feel it necessary to check the basement and the spill was cleaned up to their satisfaction.
	The area is dense rural residential and I understand is served by private well water.
B-206-2009*Mr. Lilieholm reported that he could see what appeared to be a large Underground Storage Tank (UST) aground in the Penobscot River.  It was on the east shore in Orrington.  He gave me directions to the nearest road, the McGinn Road.  It was difficult to reach the site, but on arrival I discovered it was a 4000 gallon cathodic protected single wall steel UST.  Two four inch bungs were open and a smaller two inch bung had a plastic seal with the required 1/8" hole drilled in it.  It was apparent that the tank had been appropriately removed sometime in the past.  The serial number was apparent on the tank and I learned form the Steel Tank Institute that it had been sold to the Holden General Store in 1987.  Our own D.E.P. records should it was removed in 1998.  I was able to reach the man who owned the store at the time of removal, Earl Sherwood, and was told it was removed and retained by A & M Contractors.  This company was owned by Charles Adams who did a lot of tank removals in the 1980s and 1990s.  His business phone had been disconnected but I remembered him talking about a shipyard in Brewer that had used some scrap tanks in the past.  I visited this active yard and met the owner, Brent Phinney.  He had purchased tanks from Mr. Adams over the past years.  He was happy to learn that his missing tank had been found.  He had stored it on property he owns on the river shore in Orrington and had just noticed it was gone.  He said he would go collect it as soon as he had a boat big enough to tow it running.
   The UST is tied to a tree and mired in the mud of a cove. It will go no where without a lot of work. No further Response action is anticipated.
P-9-2009*The filter gasket associated with an outdoor aboveground storage tank failed causing the discharge of approximately 250 gallons of kerosene.  Product impacted the ground below the filter then traveled predominantly vertically down to water table at approximately five feet below grade.  The ability to excavate was confined by underground utilities abound so just enough material was removed to accommodate the installation of a recovery well for future maintenance by the Division of Technical Services.  Product was evident on the water table though not as abundant as was expected.  The local area is served by public water and the property is within a mobile home park but the impression was free product would be prone to travel along the many paths of least resistance, those being aforementioned underground utilities, hence the recovery attempt and solicitation of long term Division of Technical Services oversight.
B-230-2009*On 4/21/2009, Webber Energy reported a 26 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at their bulk plant in Old Town.  I spoke with Ed Leblanc, the technician on-site and he said that while transferring #2 fuel oil from the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST ) to the delivery truck a valve was left open on the truck and oil began to spill which caused the driver to jump down from the truck to close the valve and in the process he knocked the arm transferring the product away from the truck spilling oil over much of the dirt loading/parking area.
It had been raining heavily most of the morning and when I arrived I saw that a large sheen had developed around the loading area and around the truck involved in the incident.  The technician had put sorbent pads on areas where he could see free product.  He had also placed sorbent boom and pads around the catch basin and checked the oil/water separator connected to the catch basin.  I completed an oil spill debris form for him and advised him to excavate the contaminated soil and take it to either Juniper Ridge or Pine Tree.
Approximately fourteen cubic yards of soil was removed and taken to Juniper Ridge for disposal.  The area is on public water, no referral necessary.  No further Response action expected.
B-233-2009*On 4/23/09, I received a report of a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil onto Hobbitt Way in Brewer.
I spoke with Travis Hitchcock of Pine Tree Waste and he explained that a packing blade on the truck blew a hydraulic line and the hydraulic oil spilled out while the truck traveled down the road.  Speedy-dry was applied to the area and the Town of Brewer street sweeper was used to collect the sorbent material.  I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form letter so that the approximate 300 lbs of speedy-dry could be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  No further Response action expected.
P-659-2008*SUMMARY
	7/24/08: Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) accompanied Don Grant of the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) for a routine Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures (SPCC) inspection.  The location is a recreational boat marina located in a dense residential area of Falmouth Foreside.  The site is a registered underground-oil-storage-tanks (UST) location, #599 which have been replaced by large aboveground-oil-storage-tanks (ASTs).

SPCC INSPECTION OBSERVATIONS
	Near the docks and water's edge was a two-compartment double-wall AST for diesel fuel and gasoline with aboveground product piping to the dock.  The tank has no berm and no spill containment under the two fillpipes.  The tank appeared in need of emergency vents.  There were diesel oil stains on the concrete pad below the diesel fillpipe, apparently from unreported discharge(s).  Under the exterior stairs adjacent to the building was a 2000-gallon #2 heating oil AST with no associated discharges noted.
	Within the large maintenance building, we noted six to ten drums of waste motor oil, fuels and solvents.  Some drums were on spill-containment pallets, others with no containment.  Inside the building, which was constructed over the coastal waters, we noted some old, dried discharges to the wood floor.  The Service and General Managers agreed to move these drums to a secure area.  We noted no prohibited discharges in the water.
	I noted no evidence of remaining UST's on the property.  See other MDEP Spill Reports, and  the records of US EPA's Don Grant for further details.
P-17-2009*According to the National Response Center (NRC)Report "...while filling a fuel tank on the tug Peggy Winslow, the tank burped and released 5 gallons of diesel fuel in to the Fore River."  Despite the efforts of Winslow Marine personnel to deploy sorbent material, a swift incoming tide predominantly precluded recovery of spilled product.  See NRC Report.
P-805-2008*	Friday 8/29/09: Frederick Brothers Oil Co. (FBO) reported a discharge of unknown volume from Mary Fowler's outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  Frederick Brothers had serviced the AST on or about 8/22/08 and it appeared that since then the oil filter had been leaking due to a miss-installed gasket.  FBO assumed responsibility for the clean-up.  The location is a large multi-family condominium building built on a concrete slab, and is located in a dense residential area. served by municipal water and sewer.  East of the discharge is a neighborhood of homes with basements off Oak St.
	Wednesday 9/3/08: I met FBO workers on site and observed them removing the oil tank so as to access the oil-contaminated soil below.  FBO excavated 1.12-tons tons of soil to the back of a company truck for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.  By hand they dug down to about 3' below grade to just below the foundation footer.  No groundwater was noted in the sandy soil.  Ambient oil vapors in the excavation was up to 158-parts per million (ppm); no bag-headspace samples were acquired.
	No oil vapor issues are expected in the surrounding residences and no further clean-up is expected.  No Groundwater Fund application was initiated and no state funds were expended.
P-32-2009*A walkway handrail caught the scully of a delivery hose initiating the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil to the ground.  According to the report, product remained on the paved pathway and was absorbed in snow.  Visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-38-2009*A faulty filter gasket associated with an aboveground storage tank caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted as product traveled to the sump basin.  The burner technician was able to recover product off standing water in the basin as well as apply sorbent material to the concrete floor.  The outfall of the sump pump was investigated with no evidence of product being discharged outdoors.  No further action is required at this time.
P-39-2009*A truck rollover caused the discharge of small quantities of diesel, motor oil and antifreeze.  Products remained on the pavement within close proximity to the cab and were recovered with sorbent materials once the vehicle was righted.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-46-2009*The radiator hose of a truck breached causing the discharge of approximately five gallons of antifreeze to the paved parking lot.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-56-2008*	Friday 1/25/08: I visited the home of Ms. Bobbi Colburn to investigate a complaint of oily substances on the concrete floor of her attached garage.  I sensed the complaint had significant public relations issues.   She explained that on 11/27/07 her car parked outside the garage accidentally burned, responded to by the Berwick Fire Department; a dark burn stain remained on the ground.  A burn mark on the exterior of the garage door indicated that the garage door was shut when the fire occurred.
	Within the garage, I noted no unusual odors, attained no values on the Photo Ionization Detector, (PID with 10/6 eV lamp).  There was no staining or splash marks on the interior walls.  The oil-substance "gunk" on the floor appeared to be water-wet ash and not oily.  Despite the fire occurring two months earlier, Ms. Colburn stated she had not cleaned the garage.  I saw no evidence of chemical or oil contamination within the garage or outside.  The area is rural residential use.
A-526-2007*   DEP received a report that a large Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was overfilled during refueling the previous evening.  Oil had spilled out the top hatch (an overfill alarm had failed) and been completely contained within a concrete containment dike.  School maintenance staff discovered the oil the next morning.  Oil company staff were able to completely recover spilled oil using pumps and sorbents.
   No oil escaped to the environment during this event.  The oil tank is completely walled and separate from other school buildings, so odors never became an issue here.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-2-2008*	1/2/08: Late afternoon report of a 25-gallon hydraulic oil discharge from a Troiano Waste Services truck.  The leak occurred when the truck's storage tank was punctured in front of the Exit 47 tollbooth entrance for the Maine Turnpike.  South Portland Fire Dept had responded with Troiano personnel.  That evening, I checked the location, found no free oil remaining but it was too dark and too much traffic to examine adequately.
	1/3/08: I noted an extensive oil stain on the asphalt paving in front of the tollbooth and going down the road toward Congress Street Extension.

P-160-2009*At 10:26 am Cash Energy delivered fuel to the wrong house, the amount of oil dropped was 48.2 gallons as stated on the delivery ticket.  At 13:31 of the very same day Avery, the contracted oil company on automatic fill, delivered 18.2 gallons and experienced an overfill and subsequent discharge of oil from the vent and sight gauge on the basement tank.

The site conditions, due to extensive rainfall, were wet everywhere, around the fill/vent pooled water, the basement had standing water as well.  I called for a vacuum truck to removed oil from standing water.  Sorbent pads were applied to the tank surface and fringe of the pooled water both inside and out.

With visible traces of oil removed, water was removed from around the fill vent and most of the water removed from the basement.  The Lamours were told to call if any residual odors returned, they assured me they would.  No additional calls were received.  DEP-Response plans no further actions.  The home and area are served by both public water and sewer, no sensitive receptors in this urban setting.
A-187-2009*	A sport utility vehicle rolled over on the Buker Road in Litchfield.  The accident was caused by driver inattention coupled with rainy conditions.  An estimated five gallons of gasoline seeped out of the gas cap while the vehicle was overturned.  Additionally, approximately one gallon of automatic transmission fluid was lost when the vehicle was righted for extraction.  Sorbent pads were used to collect the spilled gasoline as it leaked from the cap, and from water that was pooled in the ditch.  The sorbent pads along with leaf and ground debris contaminated with gasoline and automatic transmission fluid were bagged and removed for disposal by DEP.  There were no private wells located close to the release and no threat to surface waters.  No further Response actions are expected.
B-168-2009*B-168-2009
03/12/2009 08:48

     Webber Energy of Bangor called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Bud Grant at 15 G Street at Birch Hill Estates in Bangor.   It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked out the vent onto an icy surface when the Aboveground Storage Tank was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-67-2009*B-67-2009
01/28/2009 11:29

     Kevin Peterson, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at 283 Douglas Road in Lamoine.  It was stated that about one quart leaked from a loose fitting on a bucket truck.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of through Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services.
P-544-2008*Response Services Division (RS) involvement was initiated after a site visit conducted by the Land & Water Bureau (LW) witnessed contaminated soil and free product both on the soil and atop a concrete section of the yard in the area of the stationary automobile crusher located on site.  A site visit was then conducted by RS to substantiate the allegation so soil samples were taken at grade and four feet below grade to quantify the extent; results are included as Attachment A - Initial Analytical Results.  In short, the samples tested positive for both Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and Gasoline Range Organics (GRO); substantiating the claim with certainty.

CIA Auto Salvage (CIA) was amenable to RS interaction and its requirement, that being the removal and disposal of contaminated soil from the section of the property in front of the crusher.  It was mutually agreed that RS, at the expense of CIA, would hire an environmental consultant to conduct a subsurface investigation to assess the distribution of petroleum impacted soil then provide CIA with a quantity, through depth and dimension, of soil required to be removed.  The investigation was conducted by Campbell Environmental and their report is included as Attachment B - Subsurface Investigation Results.

After consultation with the Division of Technical Services (TS) due to the close proximity of a private well, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) determined CIA was responsible for the removal and disposal of 600 yards of material.  Concurrent to this discussion, others within TS were pursuing potential sites for participation in a 'biopile' project.  RS facilitated discussion between CIA and TS, who ultimately decided CIA's property, soil, and contaminants were a valid candidate for this project which offered CIA the opportunity to remediate their soil on site potentially preventing the incurrence of disposal costs.  CIA, though originally interested and prepared to participate, opted to cease their participation so they remain responsible for the aforementioned removal action.

These negotiations were halted in December 2008 due to impending weather concerns.  As requested by CIA, the DEP approved pending the excavation until spring awaiting more favorable weather conditions.  This approval is documented in correspondence to CIA in January 2009 and is included as Attachment C - CIA Removal Letter which required an excavation plan be submitted to the DEP by the conclusion of March.  To date, that plan has not been received and discussion between the DEP and CIA is currently coordinated through Oil Enforcement.
I-65-2009*Investigation of a reported 5 gallon diesel spill from the Ashland Police Department and the Maine Forest Service revealed a 1 gallon lube oil leak from a wood skidder owned by Bruce Cameron.  Sorbent pads were used to soak up the oil and were brought to a landfill.  The wood lot is locate between Naturally Potatoes and their waste water lagoon.  Access to the wood lot is from a unused railroad bed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-57-2009*On 3-16-09, Maine Public Service rep. Dick Boisvert reported that when receiving delivery of several transformers from Roehl Transport Co. at the MPS Operations Center in Presque Isle, they discovered one had fallen over in the truck and leaked about 20 gallons of transformer oil in the truck. MPS offered to do the clean-up for the transport company. This was done with sorbents and speedy dry the same day. A detailed MPS report is included. No further response actions are required at this time.
B-29-2009*B-29-2009
01/14/2009 19:58

     Holden Fire called to report a small gasoline spill on Route 1A.  It was stated that a truck lost it's drive shaft puncturing the fuel tank in turn spilling about 4-5 gallons onto the roadway.  Since the fuel sprayed out over a lengthy section of roadway it remained "unrecoverable".  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-59-2009*On 3-16-09, Maine Public Service reported that due to a burst hydraulic hose on a bucket truck, approximately one half (1/2) gallon was spilled on the road at McGillan Drive in Fort Fairfield. They used sorbents to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-770-2008*	8/25/08: As part of the Maine law for new underground oil storage tank (UST) facilities, I visited this location to check for locations of any private or public drinking water wells, and check for presence of old USTs and prohibited discharges.  Cumberland Farms Inc. has proposed the site for a convenience store and retail motor fuels UST facility.
	The area is mixed residential and commercial located along Route 111 and across from the a mall complex.  The site is occupied by an old wood garage building.  On site, I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges, no USTs, and no aboveground oil tanks. This site is on public water.  The nearest house, #574 and #580, are believed to have a private water wells but are greater than 300' away and are for sale.  See the site sketch the UST registration file for further details.
A-173-2009* On 3-27-09 the DEP was notified of an oil leak/spill at the home of Gloria Danielson. This home is located in Northport on Douglas Drive. Snow and ice had accumulated on the fittings attached to the outside tanks causing them to break. There are two outside tanks at this location piped together. These two tanks were last filled on 2-6, each tank was half full a few days prior to the spill. Assuming a use rate of 5 gallons per day the estimated loss at this location is 255 gallons.
 This site is located on top of a steep hill/small mountain and will be very difficult to remediate. The well is located approximately 30 feet from the tanks and may be contaminated already.  That day Clean Harbors was contracted to hand dig a trench and place sorbents in it in an attempt to corral the discharged oil as it went down the hill.  I contacted Peter Blanchard at this time to inform him of the severity of the situation.
  On 3-30-09 Clean Harbors returned to the site to replace the sorbents and remove the contaminated ones for disposal. At this time, due to the potential long-term effects of the spill, the site was referred to the Technical Services Division, specifically Juanita Conner-Ehiorobo.  Ms. Conner-Ehiorobo became the project manager and began remediation at the site which included an excavation and groundwater treatment.  Please refer to the Technical Services Division files for additional information. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
  Note: In 2011, a second release occurred at this residence.  Please refer to spill number A-291-2011 for further information.
A-183-2009* On 3-31-09 Thompson Oil reported the release of about 250 gallons of oil from the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 395 B Back Belmont Rd. in the town of Belmont.  This AST had been filled the the previous week.  This site is a rental property next to and owned by Art's Canvas.
 By the time I arrived the technicians from Thompson Oil had placed sorbent pads around the perimeter of the spill area.  The AST was empty and we tipped it over and found a small hole (corrosion) in the bottom of the tank.
 I next called Clean Harbors (CH) for some help in collecting the oil.  The oil had traveled at least 150 feet under the snow towards the paved road.  The well that serves the rental unit and the Canvas business is located near the end of the trail of spilled oil.  On this day CH placed sorbents onto the oil throughout the wooded area in an effort to contain the spill to the subject property.
 The next day 4-1-09, CH arrived with a vactor to remove oil, snow and debris.  It was a slow process and the vactor was filled at 2,000 gallon capacity.  This snow/oil/leave mixture was then sent to Portland to be steamed and melted.
 The second vactor arrived the next day 4-2-09, to complete the mission.  I made a site inspection that afternoon and was very pleased with the results.   CH will check on the site and collect sorbents for the next few days.
 On 4-27 and 28, CH excavated soil from the tank area on the gable end of the building.
 Response Services is now done with this project and Alex Pugh from Tech Services will be collecting water samples.
P-686-2008*During a delivery to the York Middle School some fuel was spilled on the ground in the area of the fill pipe.  The spill bucket has several inches of #2 fuel in it and there was a stain or patch of dead grass adjacent to the fill pipe.  Hanscom was notified of the situation and sent a crew to inspect and met myself and the principal  at the school.  The  plan was to dig all the affected soil and remove any product from the spill bucket.  This was done, and the area raked, loamed and seeded.

The principal was satisfied with the restoration.  Based on observed conditions and completed clean up, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-1053-2008*	Saturday, 11/22/08: I responded to a report of a leak from a basement furnace at this Bowdoinham Grange building.  I met the representative for the grange, Ms. Hackett, and was shown the discharge.  The area is dense rural residential use near the downtown area and is served by municipal water.  In the grange's basement I noted oil-saturated soil around the furnace and free product oil which had seeped down a drainage area toward the rear of the basement.  I applied sorbent pads and arranged for Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to remove soil on Monday.  No evidence of oil was noted seeping from the drainage area or drain pipe behind the grange building.
	11/24/08: EPI arrived with a vactor truck from North American Co., but the vacuum truck froze and we had to reschedule.
	11/25/08: EPI and North American arrived with a working truck.  Less than a cubic yard of wet oiled-soil was removed from the basement.  It did not appear that oil had escaped the confines of the basement.  No further remediation or Response action is considered necessary at this time.

S Brezinski
B-192-2009*Jason Noble called from the Scott Company maintenance shop to report that they had found about a half quart of used motor oil on the concrete floor.  This was cleaned up with speedi-dri and containerized for later pickup and disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1126-2008*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer causing the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  An unknown quantity of spilled product reached a catch basin whose outfall was the Atlantic Ocean.  Given the timeline and stormy circumstances causing the spill, none of that product was recoverable.  The remainder of spilled product ran along a paved roadway onto grass and into wet, wooded area.  Free product atop standing water was recovered with sorbent material then a soil excavation was undertaken.  Approximately eight yards of material were removed from the afflicted area which is expected to be close to complete recovery.  That effort was satisfactory to the Department because the local area is serviced by public water.  Please see attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report and National Response Center (NRC) Report .
P-1090-2008*Cash Energy reported, only after receiving complaints from a homeowner, a discharge of heating oil that occurred after fueling a customer's aboveground storage tank.  According to the report, approximately .2 gallons was discharged when the operator removed the dispenser from the fill pipe.  The cause or quantity cannot be confirmed though both parties agree spilled product impacted the siding of the house and a rock wall below.  The odor of petroleum inside the living area warned the homeowner of an issue initiating the complaint. Two attempts were made by Cash Energy to resolve the situation; the first by their own personnel and the second by an outside contractor.  It is the understanding of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP);he second cleaning of the siding alleviated the odor issues the homeowner was experiencing indoors though they did still express concern for the potential presence of oil odors outdoors.  The local area is serviced by public water which, when combined with the alleviation of indoor air quality issues, negates public health concerns.  Given the culpability of Cash Energy though, clean up will not be deemed complete to the Commissioner's satisfaction until the homeowner is satisfied to the extent the DEP warrants their requests prudent and necessary.  The homeowner is not currently experiencing oil odors outdoors but will contact the Department if they do recur; that is not expected at this time.
P-159-2009*After a second call to the Terry home for fuel oil odors, Licensed Oil Burner Technician Mr. Chris Thompson (Chris) discovered oil staining at the base of the chimney in the area of the copper supply line coming through the floor.  He informed the Terrys and then called the Department (DEP) to report the spill/release.

Upon arriving at the house I noticed a faint oil odor at the 1st floor/entryway where I met the Terrys and was given the chronology of events. The odor intensified greatly upon opening the door to the basement. Chris showed me the areas of concern.

Chris mentioned he had been at the house approximately two weeks prior and noticed some staining at the base of the chimney but thought it to be water in the chimney not an oil stain.  It was only an inch or two at most wicking up the chimney block, however it had since expanded significantly, around three sides of the chimney and up almost a half a block in height.  The darkest staining in the floor itself was where the copper line comes through the floor at the furnace end of the system.  A few oddly shaded portions of the floor were noted by Mr. Terry, which were in line with the orientation of the copper line.

The odors were at a nuisance level and Mrs. Terry was the most sensitive.  We discussed a plan of action, called a contractor for availability, and contacted Don White of the DEP Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality mitigation.  The initial plan was to drill some exploratory holes (1-inch in diameter) to check the horizontal spread of the contamination, then proceed accordingly.  After a few mechanical glitches were encountered and corrected, drilling commenced and the subsurface material was screened with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID).  White documented some elevated readings and some soil/gravel was removed. The fuel line was evacuated and removed, no longer considered a source.  There were minimal  concerns for additional leakage beyond the area where the copper came through the floor.  The additional staining in the concrete is unexplained by this crew.   As much stained material was removed as practical without compromising the integrity of the chimney.  Concrete was mixed and the floor restored by hand.  White monitored the excavation and restoration (see his notes for any additional remedial actions).

With the cleanup and restoration complete, DEP Response Services plans no further action.
B-193-2009*Corinth Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of spilled gasoline at the A. E. Robinson convenience store on Route 15.  It seems that someone unknown had spilled an unknown amount of gasoline to the store's asphalt in the vicinity of pump #1.  While customers had been using that pump, no one mentioned the spill until a Robinson delivery person smelled the gas and investigated.  While I estimate it was less than 5 gallons, the store manager called the fire department and in turn I was called. By the time I arrived there was not even the smell of gasoline.  The fire department had put down some pads and speedi-dri to contain it as much as possible.  We had heavy rains over night and it was still showering at the time I arrived.  This rain water prevented the gas from penetrating the soil at the edge of the pavement and what did not evaporate was contained on puddles.  I checked the road ditch and found that the gas had not traveled that far.  While the spiller did not report the incident I'm confident the total spilled was less than five gallons and that there was no impact to ground water or human health.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-186-2009* Mrs. Freeman called the DEP on April 1, 2009 to report what she thought was an oil leak in her yard.  I was working in the area and I responded to investigate.  I arrived on site and determined that the material in question was a iron bacteria.  Indeed, this was the worst case of iron flock that this responder has ever seen.  I spoke with the homeowner, Rhonda Freeman of Dickey Mill Rd., and assured her that it was purely natural.
 No further Response action needed.

A-188-2009*Justin Ladd from Cianbro reported a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on an excavator at this job site.  Cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
A-189-2009*   DEP Response received notification from the DEP "tanks" unit that USTs (underground oil storage tanks) at this facility had been taking on water.  The offending USTs were taken out of service while the company considered its' options.  All USTs were eventually removed, and one tank was found to have corrosive holes.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is residential/commercial and is served by municipal water.  Several homes within 1000' have elected to remain on private wells for water, and so a referral was made to DEP Technical services.  I anticipate no further Response involvement.
A-190-2009*DEP received an after hours report that three gallons of gear oil spilled via a split gear case during a train derailment.  Pan Am crews cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit and no further DEP Response expected.
A-191-2009*While driving down Route 1 DEP staff observed three cans of latex paint splattered in the road.  It is assumed that they fell out of a passing vehicle and ruptured when they hit the pavement.  Paint was collected using sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
A-193-2009*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) via a hole in the copper supply line.  The owners' son had placed 100 gallons in the AST in anticipation of his fathers' return from overseas; the tank was now empty.  Oil was puddled on standing water in a wet area immediately behind the house, and much was collected using sorbents.  The locally high water table prevented significant downward migration;  shallow contaminated soils were excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and is reliant on private wells for water.  Three wells are considered potentially threatened by this event.  A referral was made for Technical Services involvement, and a geologist (Zogby) was assigned.  No further Response involvement is anticipated.
B-191-2009*On 4/4/09 I received report of a flooded basement and a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST)  that was in that basement.  The home owner also had a sump pump in the basement that was pumping water and oil into the swale on the side of the road.  I asked that the home owner unplug his sump pump until I arrived.

I arrived on scene to find that there was only an unrecoverable sheen in the swale on the side of the road.  Upon entering the home, I noticed the vapors were not very strong.  The home owners quickly dismissed the vapor issue, by opening some windows.  The basement was not flooded to the extent that I expected.  There was a small amount of water with a sheen on it right next to the AST.  I noticed that the tank had a small corrosion hole that was leaking.

The home owner had called his oil company and shortly after my arrival the oil truck arrived and pumped out the AST.  Once the tank was empty, I assisted the home owner in cutting the tank into quarters to be removed from his basement.  When the tank was cut open I removed the sludge from the tank bottom with pads and speedy dry.  Once the AST was cleaned and cut we placed on a tarp in the home owners yard for removal by a scrap metal hauler.

On 4/7/09 I contacted the home owner and was assured that there were no vapor issues in the home.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-194-2009*On 4/7/09 I received report of a 15 gallon hydraulic fluid spill from a tracked bucket truck owned and operated by Lucas Tree experts.  Lucas Tree was hired by Central Maine Power to clear a power line area through the woods off of Cotton Brook Road in Dover-Foxcroft.  While performing their task, the machine blew a hydraulic line spewing approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid in a mist around a 30 foot area, next to a brook, draining into the Sebec lake.

I arrived on scene to find repairs being made and a small clean up taking place.  A very small sheen was visible around much of the area, however no impact is expected by the spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-603-2006* On 10-24-2013, an anonymous caller reported that there was gasoline dripping from a boat. This boat was on a trailer on a camp Rd., (Farm Fellows Rd.), in the town of Fayette, ME.
 I made a site visit shortly thereafter and indeed found a boat, under a blue tarp, with gasoline dripping (slowly) from the stern area. Using a hand shovel, I found that the soil contamination was minimal. I contacted the town and found the name of the owner, Gerald Zeoli of Plympton MA. I informed him of the situation and he was genuinely concerned. He has a brother who lives in the area and he would contact his brother ASAP to take care of the problem.
 The spill was minor and no additional action is expected from Response Services.
P-235-2009*While driving along Steven's Ave. the Pine Tree Paper box truck broke/tore out the fuel line and discharged some diesel fuel to the roadway.  The driver pulled over as fuel flow to the engine ceased and unfortunately stopped the truck almost directly over a manhole cover (sewer/stormwater system below).

Portland Fire Department responded and constructed a sand dike at  the manhole cover and placed wooden stakes in the fuel tank and broken line to slow down the discharge.  Then called DEP for assistance,  J Luongo and I responded and confined the remaining fuel spillage in a foldable containment system.  Kris-Way mechanics arrived to assess repair options and decided to have truck towed back to the shop.  At this point the fuel flowed stopped and the line was secured above the tank in preparation for the tow.  The truck was towed from the rear and no more fuel was seen as the truck left the scene.

The sand (partial 5 gallon pail) and half a bale of sorbent pads were used to clean up spilled fuel and wipe down equipment.  The spill clean up debris was returned to DEP for stockpile and would be disposed of in the next run to incinerator.

DEP Response has no addition clean up work planned.
P-234-2008*A lose fitting on piping to an above ground storage tank resulted in an approximate 20-gallon spill to the sump in the basement of the Williston-West Church in Portland.  The product was then pumped outside buy the sump pump.    Rick Chamberlain of Mechanical Services called the Department of Environmental Protection to report the spill.  Mechanical Services had been called by the church to repair the system.  Scott Cyr initially responded and informed them that some excavation of contaminated soil would be necessary.  Mr. Chamberlain contracted Les Wilson & Sons to excavate the contaminated soil .  I met with Les Wilson & Sons on site (Scott Cyr unavailable) and oversaw the excavation of 5.78 tons of soil which was disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corporation.
P-694-2008*Jim Hynson of the Division of Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation was conducting a compliance inspection of the Getty facility located on Sabattus Street in Lewiston along with the USEPA.  During the inspection, they discovered a leaking gasoline dispenser.  I was called to to the site to assure the response and clean up by Getty Petroleum.  I spoke with Maine Certified Tank Installer Scott Cyr of Tyree Corporation who would facilitate the repair of the pump.  The pump in question had been shut off and was no longer leaking, however I requested that he respond.   Mr. Cyr did respond the next day and repair the pump.  I did not hear back from Getty as to their plans to investigate the impact of the discharge and sent them a letter requesting a investigation .

An subsurface soil and groundwater investigation were conducted in September 2008.  Results showed heavily contaminated soil in the vicinity of the original discharge as well as heavily contaminated groundwater in the monitoring well directly down gradient of the facility.  No free product or saturated soils were observed.

While relatively heavy contamination does exist in proximity of the dispenser island, no drinking water wells are located anywhere in the vicinity and it is not expected that the contamination will cause unsafe vapor issues in the building, adjacent buildings, or storm sewers.   Added to the impracticality of any excavation on an active station, no clean up of the contaminated soil or groundwater are required at this time.  Should the site be excavated for tank or piping replacement/upgrade the Department of Environmental Protection will re-evaluate the site conditions and it is likely that some mitigation will be required at that time.
P-434-2008*Leak of diesel fuel from truck on roadway at intersection of Ranger Drive and Gorges Road in Kittery.  Product was unrecoverable as it absorbed into asphalt.  No detrimental environmental impact is expected.
P-1066-2008*The late report of a discharge of heating oil was received by the Department after a water sample tested positive for Diesel Range Organics (DRO).  The report was made by the son of the deceased property owner who was coordinating the sale of the property.  The cause is unclear, whether it be due to tank corrosion or poor workmanship on behalf a contractor, and the quantity discharged is unknown (though the tank was predominantly empty).

As part of pre-listing preparatory measures, the 1,000 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the barn was cut, cleaned and removed by a third party.  There is certainly the potential for the discharge to have occurred at this time but, as mentioned, the cause is ultimately unknown.  Product traveled into a sump basin and between the seam of the concrete foundation wall and the cement floor impacting the interior perimeter drain from both source points.  Sub slab contamination occurred at this time, prior to product following the path of the perimeter drain approximately 300 feet towards the rear of the property into a flowing drainage swale.  Immediate (relative to the Department's involvement) response measures were to deploy sorbent boom and pads to recover product caught up in the marsh-like grasses and any additional product that may be emitted from the perimeter drain's outfall.  Though the sorbents deployed to the standing/flowing water were productive, the sorbents at the outfall remained relatively clean indicating a one time release.  At the time of release, product was sure to have flowed "downstream" but would have remained a surface issue negating the need to pursue any surficial contamination either at the outfall or otherwise.

In the barn, twenty core drills were performed to determine the distribution of petroleum impacted soils.   Sub-slab samples were tested with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) with an action threshhold of 50 parts per million (ppm).  The cores along the perimeter of the barn in the area of the tank were expectedly highly contaminated.  Two others, in the area of the tank but towards the middle of the room, were above the action threshhold as well.  Thereafter, the area of removal was delineated then the concrete was removed as well as approximately six inches of gravel.  Gravel removal exposed dense marine clay which is expected to have precluded any further vertical travel.  The interior perimeter drain created a boundary on one side of the excavation which allowed water and product to fill the excavation. This allowed for the drain to flush lingering product from within which was then recovered with sorbent material.  Once the flushing ceased, the excavation was backfilled and cement poured.

Concurrent to that removal action, the Division of Technical Services (TS) was solicited to provide assistance with the well contamination aspect of the project. Of note, there are approximately five private wells within 300' feet.  TS performed confirmatory sampling but has been unable to reproduce the positive DRO result.  Nonetheless, the residence was placed on quarterly monitoring and there continues to be discussion between the new property owner and TS about the potential for well contamination and other associated topics though no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-196-2009*Chief Bragdon reported that another spill had occurred at the Mobil Mart in East Corinth. On the previous day, two spills had happened when the automatic shutoff function failed at different dispensers.  The Chief called because some of the gas got to the edge of the paved area.  The store and fire department responded with speedi-dri and sorbent pads. While some gasoline had made it to the edge, it was minimal.  I discussed the problem with a Robinson technician, Darin, who suspected that the dispensers filters were becoming full from sludge freed by the ethanol in the gasoline and were causing a reduced flow that did not send a strong enough signal for the dispenser to shut off.  Both he and another technician had watch the dispensers perform for more than a half hour after the first spill and saw no failures. However that afternoon there was another spill from the same cause, but since it was small and stayed on the pavement it was not reported.  In any case, the impact of this spill to the environment was negligible.
B-198-2009*Ms. Bailey reported that a hydraulic line failed on the hog fuel dumper causing the release of about one hundred gallons.  This was cleaned up by using sawdust and hog fuel which was burned in the multi-fuel boiler.  None of the oil escaped to drainage of any sort.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-23-2009*B-23-2009
01/12/2009 16:05

     Dead River Oil of Calais called to report a small spill at the David Simmons residence at 727 Main Street.  It was stated that about a pint of fuel spilled onto the basement floor from undetermined reasons.  The fuel however was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.  No further Response action expected.
P-1145-2008*SUMMARY
	Tues 12/23/08: Ms. Katherine Verderosa contacted me by phone to report that a neighbor checking her basement had noted a small leak of #2 fuel oil from her newly re-installed basement heating oil tank.  She was at work in Augusta and requested an immediate response from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Ms. Verderosa did not want the burner technician who had re-installed the tank and piping, James Byrnes, to enter her house or to touch the facility because of the previous experience and the pending lawsuit.
	Scott Cyr of MDEP Response Division was the closest available responder.  Cyr later reported to me that he had confirmed the discharge (see photos) and had hired a burner technician to repair the leaking fillpipe fitting.  Dead River Co. was called first but also could not respond due to the pending lawsuit (see P-863-2008).
	The tank is a vertical 275-gallon single-wall steel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  In July of 2008 it was installed by Byrnes Heating to replace an older basement AST.  On 9/18/08, after its initial fill-up, the tank leaked due to installation errors of an unplugged fitting and an open valve (see P-863-2008).  Maine DEP managed the remediation when Byrnes Heating and Peerless Insurance refused to complete remediation.  Due to an installation violation in locating the new fill and vent pipes, Byrnes was required to move the fill and vent which initiated moving the tank about 6' to the right (see Oil & Solid Fuels Board inspection report of 10/8/08).
	On 12/24/08, I notified James Byrnes by phone of the leak and MDEP's response.  His responses were: "Why the hell did she call you [Maine DEP]" and he believes or speculated that Verderosa's son (Brian Carollo) had loosened the pipe to make Byrnes Heating look bad.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	MDEP will seek reimbursement for any expenses for the repair of the loose pipe fitting from Byrnes Heating (the facility installer), or from Ms. Verderosa (facility owner & operator); both parties are considered by MDEP to be potentially responsible for the discharge.  Maine DEP has no evidence or reason to believe at this time that Mr. Carollo would purposefully contaminate his own living area in order to make life difficult for Mr. Byrnes.
II.	The discharge appeared to be a half cup at most, but enough to cause oil odors within the home.  See the attached photos for details.
III.	As with case P-863-2008, final environmental clearance and resolution has been passed to MDEP engineer Don White.
IV.	I have referred this issue to the Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board for reporting and other compliance issues in conjunction with P-863-2008.

S Brezinski
MDEP, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
B-205-2009*On 04/11/09, Cathy Smith of RH Foster reported a 2.5 gallons spill of "on-road" diesel from their #290 delivery truck due to a broken seal on the PTO pump on the truck.  The spill occurred in the gravel parking lot area and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy-dry.  RH Foster did not remove any soil from the spill area but plans to leave the speedy dry on the ground for about a week.  The truck was taken into the shop for repairs.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-247-2009*A hydraulic hose on heavy equipment failed, discharging less than five gallons of hydraulic oil.  Product sprayed the barge on which it sat and an adjacent boat as well as into the Back River.  Sorbent material was utilized to recover spilled product on both the barge and the water, though sorbents deployed to the river were relatively ineffective because aggressive tidal action precluded recovery.  Nonetheless, the Department is satisfied with the efforts of those involved in the incident.
A-178-2009*Mark Crowell contacted Litchfield Fire Deptartment (LFD) reporting an oil spill.  Crowell owns a single family residence with a 275 gallon outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  LFD in turn contacted the DEP, and I responded to the site.  It was pouring rain, Sunday night, thunder and lightning.  Snow was just about melted and the ground was saturated.  Free product was in evidence extending approx 350 feet downgradient of the AST.  LFD staff placed sorbent pads across the area.  I interviewed the property owner.  Mr. Crowell indicated that he had 100 gallons of fuel delivered on (Thursday) 3/25 and by (Friday) 3/27 he was out of fuel.  There was some fuel in the tank prior to the delivery making the total estimated loss at 125 gallons.  Crowell had installed the tank himself, purchased from Home Depot (mfg. date on tank 2006).  Crowell replaced the leaking tank on Saturday (3/28 )with a new tank.  He indicated he was unaware the oil had migrated so far.  On Sunday, (3/29) an abutter, Don Jenkins was walking his property, found red dyed oil, notified the Crowell's about the problem and prompted them to report the spill.  Jenkins owns a large hay field and the oil had migrated down onto his property approx. 150 feet.

I advised the Crowell's of the cleanup protocols and the insurance Fund.  They indicated they would have DEP arrange for cleanup.  I returned  the next day and provided Insurance Fund Application and Cleanup Options Agreement forms.  I worked most of the day placing sorbent pads and recovering oil from the surface of the saturated ground.  The ground is too wet to support earthmoving equipment.  The John Tarr Road is also posted prohibiting heavy loads.   I returned several times over the next several weeks to check pads.  I placed sorbent boom in two trenches to intercept surficial water flowing off the site on Jenkins property.  It appears the new tank had a manufacturing defect and developed a corrosion hole that allowed the oil to discharge to the ground.  (See photos) The oil traveled to a perimeter drain and discharged into crushed rock surrounding an above ground pool.  The oil then flowed overland across the lawn toward Jenkins property.  I obtained a water sample from the Crowell drilled well located approximately 25 feet from the leaking AST.  Information from the cap of the well indicates 26 feet of casing.  Soils appear very poorly drained at this site.

I returned to the site when the road posting was lifted and the ground had dried out.  We had to dis-assemble the above ground pool and excavate beneath, as well as excavate soil near the perimeter drain.  Top soil across the Crowell property was excavated and replaced, as well as the soil extending into the field (Jenkins property).    The pool was re-assembled and new loam and seed.  The driveway was ruined by trucks hauling out dirty soil and had to be partially re-paved.  Jason Fish assisted me with oversight of the remedial efforts.  Referral to tech services, Molly Zogby, for water monitoring.
P-260-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released from a passenger vehicle on Main Street in Freeport in front of the GAP outlet store at 35 Main Street. The gasoline was released onto the paved surface of the street and drained towards and into a stormwater collection basin. The Freeport Fire Department responded to the incident and spread speedy dry onto the spilled product. Some of the spilled product entered into a stormwater catch basin. A representative of the Freeport Public Works Department located the outlet pipe of the stormwater drain in a nearby unnamed stream. The outlet of the storm drain is located approximately 1/4 mile away from the spill location and at least three catch basins are located before the outlet into the stream. There was no visual or olfactory indications of the spilled product at the outlet of the stormwater drain. It is expected that the small amount of gasoline that entered into the stormwater system will evaporate before it enters the unnamed stream.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-259-2009*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately 1 gallon of lube oil from a locomotive at the Danville train yard located in Auburn. It is unclear how the oil was released from the the locomotive. Mr Pelletier reported that the impacted gravel was excavated by hand and stockpiled for disposal. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
A-214-2009*Guilford Rail called to report a small spill of lube oil in Livermore Falls.  The reporter was unsure of the amount of the spill, unsure how it happened, and unsure of the specifics of the liquid capacities of the engine so I went to investigate.  It seems that an overflow tank of approximately one hundred gallons is mounted just behind the fuel tank on these particular engines to collect lube oil leaking from the diesel engine and this tank is vented to the atmosphere.  Company policy is to empty this tank whenever the engine is fueled.

In this case there were multiple sources of spillage.  The overflow tank was full and leaking from the vent and the engine was leaking in other locations that did not drain to the overflow tank but rather drained to the top of the fuel tank and ran down the sides onto the ground.  Guilford employees stated that the engines are typically fueled every four or five days and the crankcase lube oil is topped off at that time.  The lube oil top off amounts are not recorded or tracked for the individual engines but they typically are low by an inch or two of oil which equates to ten to twenty gallons of lube oil.

In this case the engine was last fueled on April sixth so it has been operating for roughly nine days and has, during that period, lost in excess of one hundred gallons of engine room fluids to containment.  The technician on site this morning was unable to pump the tank because he was instructed to "wipe down the tanks" so he only had absorbent pads with him.  It is unknown how much oil this engine loses to the ground on a regular basis because it is unknown when the overflow tank became full and began to overflow so there is no way to calculate the volume of oil lost on a daily basis to on-board containment.  There is also no way of knowing how much oil leaks from the engine in areas that do not drain to the collection tank but it is obvious from looking at the oil puddles under the train that some does.  Determining leakage volumes is further complicated by the lack of a Guilford policy to track the lube oil usage of it's engines.
No further Response action is expected at this time.
B-190-2009*B-190-2009
04/02/2009 10:45

     Ricci Moore of Brewer Public Works called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid from a backhoe at 10 Tibbitts Street.  It was stated that approximately 8 gallons leaked from a failed hose.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-204-2009*B-204-2009
04/09/2009 16:15

     An anonymous individual while walking her dog discovered what was believed to be oil spillage at the dry hydrant on the Upper Dedham Road in Holden.  It was described as a large area of staining which appeared to be getting into Mill Stream.  An investigation revealed that it was in fact oil.  It appeared that a large quantity of hydraulic fluid was spilled at some point over the winter.  Phillips Services personnel later removed about 4 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. No further Response action expected.
B-215-2009*4/15/09  Mr. Lloyd reported a ruptured hydraulic oil hose on a boom truck at the entered location.  Approximately 5 gallons discharged onto a gravel drive way.  Richard Mingo Construction out of Calais was hired by EBS to remove the contaminated material, an estimated four cubic yards.  EBS made arrangements to dispose of the material at County Concrete, Cherryfield, ME.

No further Response action anticipated.





P-787-2006*DEP received a complaint regarding car crushing operations occurring on the River Road in Windham.  The complainant indicated that oil was being discharged as a result of these operations.  Response Services personnel investigated and determined that no oil had been discharged.

No further Response action is required at this time.
B-136-2009*3/4/09  Frank Barta reported a spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival I observed a plume of oil impacted snow around the outside 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank(AST).  We collected the impacted snow and placed the waste into three 55-gallon drums.  I proceeded to investigate the extent of the spill.  Frozen condition prohibited me from gaining access to the mobile home skirting.  Barta advised that there were no offending odors in the house.  We raised several hard scape pavers Barta was using for a tank base.  Again, permafrost prevented me from exposing the area to the extend I would have preferred to get a full understanding.

Barta and I left it that if during the thaw period a break out of oil or oil sheen was occurring that he would contact the Department.  I called Barta on 3/19/09 and left a voice message indicating that I was 'checking in' and to advise him on the disposal of drum waste.  Barta returned my call and I advised him of the disposal cost.  Barta requested that DEP seek reimbursement through him and that they would not be applying to the AST Fund as the deductible is not met.  No residual contamination or sheen is reported by Barta during the snow melt.

No further Response action is anticipated.


A-198-2009*DEP received notification that approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil discharged into a flooded basement.  The property owner's oil company responded and remediated the small spill with sorbents.  DEP responded and installed a RAM fan to mitigate any potential vapor issues.  The clean-up was also deemed satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-199-2009*An unidentified passenger vehicle hit a Central Maine Power (CMP) pole causing approximately one cup of transformer oil to be spilled.  This was cleaned up by CMP.  No further Response action expected.
A-201-2009*On 4/8/2009 in Greene, Bob Neff of the Maine Manufactured Housing Board reported an oil spill. Mr. Neff was in the process of inspecting a mobile home park and noticed lot #14 had an odor of oil and dead grass under an outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  A site visit was made to investigate and contact the owner.  Ken Sonagere of Auburn was the park owner, he stated the trailer and AST owner was Ronald Trepanier.  Mr. Trepanier was unaware of the leak, his burner technician was called to repair the leaking fitting on the filter assembly.   Johnson Excavation was hired for removal of contaminated soil in the spill area.  This appeared to be a relatively minor spill and no further Response action is expected.
A-202-2009*Pan Am Railways reported that 8 ounces of hydraulic oil spilled to the ground while crews were working on a culvert by the railside.  They cleaned up and delivered the contaminated waste to Enpro in Waterville,
A-203-2009*DEP received an anonymous notification that during wood harvesting operations hydraulic oil was being discharged.  DEP responded to observe hydraulic oil discharges scattered amongst wood chips on the ground and atop a puddle.  No oil had impacted neighboring properties, sheens seen on water there were organic in nature.  DEP used sorbents to remediate the spilled oil and discussed proper work practices with the wood harvester, Mark Hawkes.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-204-2009*DEP received notification that approximately one-half gallon of unleaded gasoline was discharged at the Maritime Energy bulk plant.  Maritime Energy employees undertook the clean-up with the use of sorbents. The fire department was on-scene and ensured that DEP was contacted, but no site visit was made due to the nominal nature of the spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-205-2009*DEP received notification that a temporary diesel tank was vandalized while on the property in support of logging operations at Good Will-Hinckley.  Approximately three gallons of diesel oil was discharged onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was excavated by Good Will-Hinckley employees and was transported for disposal by the logging company.  DEP responded to the site and determined that the clean-up was adequate.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-210-2009*   This event initially was reported to Response by another DEP (Land/Water Bureau) unit following observation of an oily sheen on standing water in a wetland adjacent to a small bulk oil facility.  Upon investigation this sheen proved to be naturally occurring scale, unrelated to petroleum.  However, a small quantity of oil spillage was observed at a now-empty 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that had been staged (removed from another location) at the terminal.  Oily soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and light commercial and is reliant on private wells for water.  No wells are considered threatened by the above spill event.  There was some concern regarding Fabian Oil's practice of dewatering the diked area by discharging over sorbent materials or through a Mycelx (sorbent) filter, and DEP Oil Enforcement was notified.    I anticipate no further action by Response Services.
A-212-2009*Mark Dawson, of Central Maine Power (CMP), contacted this office to report a corrosion hole in a transformer.  The oil was tested 2 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content.  CMP workers removed contaminated soil by hand excavation.  No site visit was made.
A-215-2009*DEP received notification that there was a discharge of lube oil from a leaking engine at the Rumford yard near Verso Paper.  Pan Am Railways employees undertook the clean-up.  No site visit made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-216-2009*DEP received notification of a diesel discharge at Pan Am Railways' yard in Waterville.  The spill was managed by Pan Am Railways and no site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-217-2009*DEP received notification that a Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) truck suffered a mechanical failure causing the discharge of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  MEDOT undertook the clean-up of the spill.  No site visit made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-218-2009*4/15/09 1200 Mark Dawson reported that an ounce of non poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil had leaked from a pad mount electrical transformer. The clean up crew from Central Maine Power reported back that there had been no release at this location.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1038-2007*10/15/07: Notification of transformer leak due to automobile accident with pole-mounted transformer.  Clean-up by Central Maine Power (CMP) staff.
I-70-2009*4/13/09 Received a call from Nate Hersey, County Environmental Engineering (CEE) RE: request for waiver from 30 day notification for removal/repair of piping associated with the Ashland One-stop gas station and C-store.  The gas station has been not selling any gas at its pump island since an accident occurred during the winter months.  CEE has been hired to repair the damaged piping and wanted to commence work on Monday, April 20th.   Stopped by the Store and picked up the Notice to Abandon (remove) Underground piping and dropped off a copy of the Waiver from the 30-day notification.  Told the owner to be sure that the Ashland Fire Dept. is notified of their intent to start piping repair/removal work in advance of doing the work.
04/28/09 Talked with Nate Hersey, CEE, piping repairs to Ashland One-stop gas station pump island have been completed.  No evidence of fuel spill was encountered during the piping removal/replacement work that was completed by CEE.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

P-111-2009*On 2/21/09 approximately 70 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the 275 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the southeast corner of the crawl space of the residence at 385 Swamp John Road in Wells.  The release was caused by corrosion of the AST.
	The drinking water well is located approximately 50 feet east of the residence and is situated downgradient. Based on topographic conditions, groundwater flow direction appears to the east towards the well. The following remedial actions were performed under the direction of Response Services personnel in order to reduce the possibility of well contamination and the presence of elevated fuel oil vapors inside the residence.
	On 2/24/09 the faulty AST was removed and 6.08 tons of oil saturated soil was excavated from southeast corner of the crawl space and transported to CPRC Recycling Co. LLC (CPRC) of Scarborough. Groundwater was encountered approximately 2 feet below ground surface (bgs). Numerous small droplets of fuel oil were observed in the groundwater. The depth of the excavation was limited to to 2 feet bgs to protect the structural integrity of the block wall foundation.
	On 2/25/09 a water sample was collected from drinking water system for the residence and analyzed for Diesel Rang Organics (DRO) by Maine Environmental Laboratory of Yarmouth. The results of this analysis indicate no detection for DRO (see attached analysis).
	On 2/26/09 an  additional 3.70 tons of oil saturated soils were excavated from inside the crawl space and transported to CPRC. A groundwater collection well was installed as well as the piping for the future installation of a Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) system.
	On 3/28/09 a concrete floor was poured inside the crawlspace of the residence in order to seal the dirt surface. The concrete floor surface will provide a barrier for potential migration of petroleum vapors and will enable the SVE system to function.
	The spill was referred Donald White of Technical Services Division for the MEDEP on 2/24/09 (see attached). Additional excavation activities were performed under the direction of Mr. White on 3/11/09 and 3/12/09 adjacent to the eastern side of the foundation of the residence in order to further reduce the potential for petroleum impact to the well. 6.48 tons of contaminated soil was excavated from this area and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot. In addition, Mr. White oversaw the installation of an an SVE system and carbon filtration system to treat groundwater. Continued monitoring and remedial efforts will be managed by the Technical Services Division.

No further response action is expected at this time.





I-71-2009*04/13/09 13:45 Received a report of a small spill of diesel fuel (2-3 gallons) as a result of an overfill.  Called the gas station and spoke with Mandy, she informed me that the spilled diesel had been soaked up with speedy dry and bagged for disposal with other oily debris that gets picked up on a regular schedule. The spilled diesel was all on asphalt parking area and did not travel off-site.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-86-2009*B-86-2009
02/04/2009 11:15

     Dave Wright of Dysart's Service Inc. called to report a spill of about 40 gallons of "off road" diesel at the Northwoods Management facility on the Ragmuff Road in Northeast Carry Township.  It was stated that the Aboveground Storage Tank was inadvertently overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  Dave Beaumont of Beaumont Generator made repairs on the overfill alarm system.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-203-2009*The Department of Environmental Protection received a report of spillage of ammonium nitrate from tank trucks at an explosives company in Bowdoinham, Maine.  I visited the site which was Maxam Northeast LLC, located on 304 John Tarr Road.  I met with the Operations Manager, Peter W West who provided me with material safety data sheets for the material used on-site.  It is not in a liquid form as reported, rather it is in solid form, packed in bags.  The caller had reported that there was a white precipitate on the ground where the liquid was off loaded.  From what I could tell on my site inspection, the only white solid on the ground was dry wall board dust from some construction work they had done.

I was satisfied that there were no mismanagement and/or spillage of chemicals on site and no further action in warranted.
P-269-2009*A blown hydraulic line on the South Portland Fire Department ladder truck caused the release of approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved street surface. DEP personnel used absorbent pads to recover the released product. Disposal was handled by the DEP. No further response action is expected.
P-270-2009*I received a call from a citizen reporting that the wood treatment chemical used on railroad ties was dripping into a stream in Bethel from a railroad bridge.  This had occurred last summer and the caller had contacted the railroad who had but a "blanket" under the bridge structure to absorb the dripping material.  The blanket was no longer in place.  I had experienced this same issue several years earlier with a railroad in a different area of the state.  The new ties sometimes do not absorb all the treatment material and there is a time when the excess leaches out.  This is particularly a problem over waterways.

I contacted the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad and they informed me that they were aware of the situation but high water was making it impossible to safely re-attach the blanket, however they were checking it daily and would replace it as soon as possible.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-286-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Fri. 3/28/08: Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified by Thompson Services, a heating oil contractor, of leaking outside aboveground storage tank (AST) at the home of Erik Bartlett.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	3/28/08: I visited in the morning and met Mr. Bartlett onsite.  The tank was an outside, horizontal 275-gallon (gal.) AST located below the eave of a metal roof.  [Metal roofs are prone to snow avalanching off in thick layers and damaging things below.]  The fuel line is enclosed through a plastic sleeve and goes in through the concrete foundation wall.  Falling or setting heavy snow had broken the brass firematic causing the leak.  We noted pink snow, oil smelling sandy soil, and free product in the basement sump.  Groundwater was high and flooded the basement if not continually pumped.  The foundation wall was cracked and split in several locations before we excavated; severely cracked around the bulkhead door.
	The area is rural residential use on private wells and septic fields.  Mr. Bartlett's well appears to be a driven point or drilled well about 20' to 30' south of the single-family home.  There appear to be three other neighbor's wells within 300'.  DEP Geologist Brad Hahn was onsite at my request to further assess.  After explaining the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund program and clean-up management, Mr. Bartlett chose Option-1 for DEP management.  Source reduction through excavation and recovery of free product was judged the best initial response action.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Fri. 3/28/08: DEP authorized Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to respond a vacuum truck that day to vacuum free oil from the sump and foundation drain pipes.
	Sat. 3/29/08: EPI returned to drum-vacuum out oil and contaminated water and to change pads.
	Mon. 3/31/08: EPI used a North American Services vacuum truck to remove soil resulting in a 4' deep x 5' by 6' wide excavation.  Soils were previously excavated sand at surface and silty sandy soil several feet down.  Lenses of permeable sand allowed several flows of two to four gallons red oil to pour into the excavation at the bottom.
	Tues. 4/1/08: EPI filled the excavation with 3/4" stone for permeability and installed a recovery well for potential use by DEP Technical Services.  The tank was reinstalled by EPI and Thompson Oil Service.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	At this time fuel oil contamination is understood to remain though the bulk of the discharge is believed to have been removed.  See attachments and records of DEP Division of Technical Services for further details and final resolution.
B.	The discharge has been referred to DEP Division of Technical Services for further evaluation and clean-up as needed.
C.	A 'doghouse' filter protector of the filter would have prevented this discharge; one is now present.
B-33-2009*B-33-2009
01/15/2009 23:15

     Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power called to report a small spill of dielectric grade vegetable oil from a transformer at the Abbot Elementary School on Route 16.  It was stated that about one half cup leaked out a loose bushing.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
A-39-2009*1/24/09 20:20 Roy Koster from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill of an estimated 5 gallons of transformer oil from an untagged transformer.  The spill was the result of a motor vehicle collision with the utility pole.  A clean up crew was responding to the site to remove oil on the road and contaminated snow from the road side.  Contaminated snow and speedy dry was taken back to CMP to consolidate with other oil debris.  The oil was later reported to have been <1 part per million PCB (poly chlorinated biphenyl).

No site visit was made.
No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-144-2009*3/15/09 1520:  Tracy Urbaitis from Pop's Plumbing and Heating reported that there had been a spill of oil from an outside aboveground  storage tank (AST) a 153 pond Road in Wayne.  He was called by the owner to investigate a odor of oil.  He found a slow leak from the fitting at the AST filter that he repaired.  I went to the site and met with Tracy and Eric Gardner the owner.  There was oil in the ground under the filter and at the outlet of the foundation perimeter drain and a light sheen on the inlet to the pond.  I put oil absorbent pads and boom to collect and contain the oil.  Tracy and the owner reported that the AST filter had frozen in January and we speculated that this had loosened the fitting and it began to leak as the weather warmed.  The owner said they had notice a slight oil odor in the past week.

3/24/09 I had the oil AST and propane tank moved from the side of the house where the spill occurred and had Environmental Projects Inc. remove contaminated soil from the side of the house down to the foundation perimeter drain.  The soil at the perimeter drain was still contaminated with oil.  Sample's bag head space vapor levels tested with a photo ionization detector were 500 parts per million.  Samples were taken for lab analysis.  See attached report.

A-355-2007*6/23/07 1515 Roy Koster from Central Maine Power reported a spill of less that 1 gallon of oil from a pole transformer on the Hatch Mountain Road in Hope resulting from a motor vehicle collision. The transformer was tagged as not containing poly chlorinated biphenyls and a clean-up crew went to the site and removed approximately a 55-gallon drum of soil from around the base of the pole. Soil was taken to Central Maine Power garage to be consolidated with other oil contaminated soil for later disposal. I went to the site the next day and confirmed that visible contamination was removed. No sign of oil contamination was found and no resources appeared to be at risk.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-161-2007*4/10/07 11:45 hours, I received a report from an anonymous caller that she had seen several buckets in the roadside ditch along Dead River Road a mile from Route 197. The caller stated that there appeared to be oil leaking from the containers into the roadside drainage. I went to the site to find 3 five-gallon buckets in the roadside ditch that appear to have been thrown into the ditch. One container was overflowing from the collection of rain water. The vegetation around this container was stained with black oil that appeared to be used motor oil. One container had an odor similar to diesel fuel. I secured the containers and their contents that had no odor of gasoline. I used absorbent pads to collect a small amount of spilled product and removed the stained vegetation. The material was transported to the office for later disposal. There was a light sheen in the ditch water but it dissipated after the source was removed. There was no information on the containers to indicate who they had come from.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-351-2007*6/22/07 1030 Chuck Kraske from Verso Paper reported a spill of 1 gallon of lube oil to a concrete floor from a leaking bearing seal. Oil was cleaned up with absorbent pads and pads were disposed of in the mill oily waste container for later disposal.

No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-788-2007*6/21/07 08:15 hours, Vickie Gammon from Verso Paper reported a spill of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil from a fitting that had leaked and been replaced earlier in the day. The oil was contained in a moat and pumped out to be returned to the system.

No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-356-2007*6/23/07 2130 Vickie Gammon from Verso Paper reported that less than a cup of hydraulic oil had been spilled to the concrete floor in the paper mill when a clamp truck hydraulic line broke. The oil was cleaned up with absorbent material and put in the mill's oily waste container.

No site visit was made. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-48-2007*1/27/07 1910 NewPage Paper Mill reported the release of 1800 gallons of starch slurry solution to the mill sewer system from a line failure. There was no recovery possible and the effluent from the wastewater treatment plant was monitored and all licensed parameters were not exceeded according to the company's report.
No site visit was made.
No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1014-2007*10/16/07: Responding to a sump alarm, Joe from Simard & Son reported oil-contaminated water in one of the tank-top sumps for this 15,000-gallon 3-compartment jacketed underground-oil-storage-tank (UST) facility.  There is no known release of gasoline to the environment outside the tank sump at this time.  The facility was formerly owned and operated by Webber Energy and Exxon Corporation.  The UST with flexible double-wall piping was installed by Maine Certified Tank Installer Phil Storey and replaced earlier tanks.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water & sewer.
P-1176-2008*I was contacted by Travis Berry of AIR2 reporting that their peddler truck had leaked jet fuel from a valve.  The truck was parked at the Biddeford Airport and was used to refuel AIR2's helicopters.  About a gallon of jet fuel leaked onto the gravel parking lot.  Mr. Berry excavated the contaminated gravel and took it to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-107-2009*A Webber Energy Oil Technician overfilled an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at a Greek House (Sigma Phi Epsilon) on the UMaine campus.  The overfill was approximately ten ounces which splashed out of the fill pipe.  It spilled onto the snow and ice.  This was shoveled up and disposed of at the Webber facility.

No further Response action is needed.
P-31-2008*	Wednesday, 1/9/08: While fueling my vehicle I noted an actively leaking gasoline dispenser nozzle at Dispenser #5.  I advised the facility manager and took the dispenser out-of-service until fixed.  The facility was owned by Irving Oil Corp. and operated by Macs Convenience LLC.
P-32-2008*	1/9/08: Downeast Energy (DEE) oil company reported a corrosion hole leak in a customer's outside aboveground storage tank (AST) and discharge of a quart or less of kerosene (K1) oil; later re-estimated at a cup.  No visit by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was requested.  In Friday 2/2/08, I visited while in the area.  The AST had been replaced.
P-49-2008*	1/15/08: Webber Energy notified of a small corrosion induced leak of #2 oil from the basement aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Church residence.  The Church's had two basement AST's and the older of the two suffered the leak.  During a site visit, I met the Webber Oil technician and noted a wet basement with a dirt floor but I noted no oil on the water.  There was a mild oil odor in the air.  No further remediation was required at the time.
P-14-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The odor of petroleum alarmed the first floor tenants of an issue; the burner technicians were quick to respond.  Approximately 150 gallons of unspilled product were recovered from the tank while sorbent material was used to collect spilled product.  Once the tank was removed an application of speedy dry was applied to the cement.  The basement was ventilated during and after which alleviated odor issues in the building.

While on-site, the Department identified an entombed 275-gallon heating oil tank.  The tank qualifies as a bare steel underground storage tank, therefore was required to have been removed by 1997.  The Department is working with the homeowner on coordinating its removal.   No further action is required with regard to the five gallon discharge of heating oil.
P-95-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil to the cement basement of this residence.  Product impacted concrete and some sand in a surface perimeter drain.  Free product was recovered with an application of sorbent material and contaminated sand was removed and disposed of by a contractor retained by the property owner.  No other items were impacted therefore no further action is warranted.
P-52-2009*A snowplow impacted a padmount utility transformer causing the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of transformer oil to a snowbank.  Utility crews dismantled and removed the old transformer with its approximately 15 gallons of unspilled product.  Thereafter, all visible signs of contaminated snow were excavated by hand into drums for disposal.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report for specifics.
P-231-2009*An open fitting discharged approximately four gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved parking lot.  Product was recovered with sorbent material.  Please see Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report for specifics.
B-231-2009*4/22/09  Tom Tardif of Montreal Maine and Atlantic (MMA) railway reported that a containment tank on one of their locomotives filled with water due to the rain and forced oil to escape the pan.  The material was used motor oil.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and entered into MMA's waste stream for storage and later disposal by a qualified hauler and disposal facility.

No further Response action anticipated.

B-122-2009*Top of a pole broke off during a snowstorm.  The transformer on this pole crashed down onto the road spilling its contents.  The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) level was less then 2 parts per million, which was confirmed by Northeast Laboratories.

Two 55-gallon drums of sorbent material and snow were removed and disposed of at Pine Tree.

No further Response action is needed.
P-149-2009*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole downing the transformer causing the discharge of approximately ten gallons of mineral oil to the roadway. Sorbent material was used to recover spilled product.  It appeared the icebank along the shoulder precluded soil contamination.  See Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report for specifics.
A-231-2009*	An overfill of #2 fuel oil was reported by Webber Energy Fuels at the Cotton Mills Apartment Building.  The spill was presumably caused by a faulty overfill alarm, and an early morning power outage is the suspected cause of the malfunction.  An estimated five to ten gallons of oil was spilled to concrete containment and cleaned up using sorbent pads by Webber Energy.  A site visit was made to verify the thoroughness of the clean-up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-165-2009*A piece of equipment fell over in the back of a truck causing it to break then discharge approximately one quart of mineral oil.  Product impacted the back of the track and pavement below the truck and was recovered with sorbent material.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report for specifics.
A-136-2009*	A spill of an estimated three gallons of hydraulic oil occurred when a hydraulic hose ruptured on a delivery truck.  The spill was contained to the pavement and cleaned up by New England Organics employees.  Speedy Dry was used to clean up the product and then drummed for disposal by Clean Harbors.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services expected.
B-125-2009*A pole broke off during a vehicle collision.  The transformer on this pole crashed down onto the road spilling its contents.  The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) level was less then 1 parts per million.

One 55-gallon drum of sorbent material and snow was removed and disposed of at Pine Tree.

No further action is needed.
A-62-2009* 	An overfill was reported after Express Cash Fuel (ECF) made a delivery on February 9, 2009 to the residence of Carrie Hapworth.  They failed to notify DEP and the resident called in the spill when the clean-up ECF performed was unsatisfactory.  A site visit was made and a fan installed to exhaust oil vapors from the home.  Additional clean-up was performed using sorbent pads.  The fan was left in place and a few sorbent pads were placed over a sump area.
	On February 12, 2009, I received a call from Ms. Hapworth concerning her basement being flooded.  Heavy rain during the day coupled with melting snow caused the sorbent pads over the sump to plug the outflow.  The water damaged a carpeted area of the basement.  A wet/dry vacuum and fans were used in an attempt to dry the carpet, but was unsuccessful.  The Carpet was later replaced by Shop From Home Flooring out of Augusta.  No further Response actions are expected.
B-127-2009*A chipper at mile 232 on I-95S suffered a faulty hydraulic hose.  The chipper lost about 100 gallons of hydraulic oil to the snow and wood material surrounding the chipper.

They shoveled speedi dri and snow into a couple of drums and threw the wood material into the chipper.  The contaminated wood chips were taken to a mill's burner for disposal.  The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) took the drums for disposal.

No further Response action is needed.
B-134-2009*A foreclosed vacant home had a flooded basement.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement had about 1/8th of a tank of oil, which was released to the water.  The basement was pumped down to the contaminated layer.  This layer was then vacuumed by Clean Harbors.

No further Response action is needed.
B-139-2009*A basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) proceeded to weep due to corrosion.  About five gallons of oil were released.  Non of this oil got to a drain.  Irving oil technicians used sorbents and speedi dri to collect the spilled oil.

No further Response action is needed.
P-993-2008*In October, 2008 the premium unleaded gasoline underground storage tank (UST) at the Broadway Getty in South Portland failed a tank tightness test.  The tank fittings on the UST were tightened and it was re-tested in December, 2008 and again failed.  The UST was immediately taken out of service and a removal was planned.  The UST was removed on December 16, and found to have corrosion induced holes.  Contaminated soil was observed and I instructed the consultant to clean up contaminated soil greater than 10 mg/kg.  30 - 40 cubic yards were removed and stockpiled.  The excavation was limited by other USTs and associated piping on site.  The soil was later disposed of at ESMI in Loudon, NH.  (No debris letter/ESMI analytical)

Considering the potential for off site contamination causing vapor problems and fact that the clean up standard could not be met due to site constraints, I required that 4 groundwater monitoring wells be installed on site.  The wells were installed on March 25, 2009.

The monitoring wells did not show any free phase product on the groundwater.  No further Response action expected.
P-286-2009*I visited this underground storage tank (UST) facility as I had issued a waiver of the 30-day notice of intent to removed associated underground gasoline piping.  I met with representatives of Acadia Environmental, Irving Oil, and Gaftek on-site.  No indication of discharge or contamination had yet been observed at the site.

I received a call from Joe Renda of Acadia Environmental on 4/22/09 requesting a spill debris letter to dispose soil excavated from the site. Minimal contaminated soil above notification level was discovered around the sumps.  Although minimal contaminated soil was present (one or two 5 gallon buckets) additional soil not identified as contaminated would also be disposed of.  It was not satisfactory as fill around the new piping and as a matter of liability issues Irving prefered to dispose of the soil at a licensed facility vs. as industrial fill.  I agreed to provide the letter to allow the disposal for all soil removed from site without laboratory analysis.

A total of  87.58 tons of soil were disposed of at CPRC Recycling.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
A-55-2007*John Hale contacted this office to report his vehicle was leaking gasoline and had impacted the ground near his home.  Upon further interview, it was determined that the drinking water well which serves his home was near the spill site approximately 10 feet away.  I responded to the Hale residence and met with John and his wife Karlene.  The 1994 compact sedan has a 10 gallon tank.  The car is used infrequently and had been parked for several days.  It was unknown exactly when the leak began, however, the tank had been filled and now held only 1/3 tank, thus the estimate of 6 gallons spilled.  The report was made late Friday PM and the mechanic the Hale's use for service could not accept the vehicle until Monday AM.  I assessed the drip beneath the car and it was very slow.  Due to the low clearance of the car and the uneven frozen ground, I could not determine the exact location of the leak.  I used a thick wad of sorbent pads to capture remaining fuel that was dripping.

The cause of the spill was not clear, however, the Hale's recalled that when they last drove the car it required a good deal of effort to back out of the yard.  The car was parked over uneven ground that was partially paved and frozen with snow and ice.  It was hypothesized that rocking the car back and forth over this rough area had caused impact to the underside of the car and caused the tank system to begin leaking.

I advised the Hales that this was not a spill that the State could fund cleanup for, however, I would assist in any way possible.  I advised that soil removal would be the most protective strategy and that well water should be tested over a period of time to ensure the well was not impacted.  I learned that the well also serves a neighboring home on the same side of the road and uphill.  The Hale's agreed that soil removal was acceptable and I contacted Jim Hopkins of Monmouth.  I contacted Dig Safe and obtained permit number 2007-06000019.  Hopkins was able to excavate the following Monday.  Approx 20 inches of frost was in the ground.  Using bag headspace to guide removal, we excavated just over 10 tons of soil.  This was trucked to Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough for disposal.  Invoice for the excavation work was to be direct billed to the owner.  Invoice for the soil disposal was to be billed to DEP and reimbursement would be requested.  This was discussed with the Hales.

I referred the case to the Division of Technical Services since there are private wells at risk.  Pat Seaward was assigned as the geologist.  She obtained a water sample from the Hale's well.  Results  are pending.  At least one other well is located downgradient from the spill, however, the Hale's well is closest to the spill site and if any impact is realized it would be expected to be there.  Hopefully with the quick and complete soil removal, no impacts to groundwater will be detected.
B-220-2009*On 4/17/09, I received a report of a 15 gallon K-1 spill from Bernard Williams of the Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department.  He explained that at 1800 on 4/16/09, the person residing with Robert Day at 50 Gee Rd. in Palmyra began removing the support legs of his outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with an axe maul.  The person was successful in removing 3 of the legs causing the AST to tip over and break the filter off.  A state trooper arrived on scene and instructed Mr. Day to plug the tank to stop the leak.  The Pittsfield Fire Department  put down some pads to clean up the free product on the ground and also propped the AST up so that the remaining K-1 (approx. 53 gallons) in the tank was not able to spill out.

Both the state trooper and the fire department neglected to notify the DEP on 4/16.

When I arrived on scene with Nathan Thompson on 4/17 at 1400, Robert Day had already removed some of the contaminated soil around the AST.  We assisted him in removing more of the soil placing some of it in a 55 gallon drum and bagging the rest.
There were no leaks coming from the tank and we shored it up so that it would not tip back over.  Due to the condition of Mr. Day's tank (not just the lack of legs but also age, pitting and rust), we had him fill out a Tank Replacement Application.  I contacted  Peter Moulton and Mr. Day will receive a new AST in the next couple of weeks.
On 4/22/09, the contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree.  The total amount of soil was .19 tons.  We will seek reimbursement from Mr. Day for the disposal costs.  No further Response action expected.
B-228-2009*On 4/21/09, Dean Butler of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a transformer oil spill of .75 cups.  The spill was due to two transformers colliding with each other in the truck bed they were being transported in.   The spill was contained within the truck bed.  The product was padded off and the truck bed was decontaminated back at their shop.  The debris from the decontamination was put into a barrel.  A sample of the oil from both of the transformers is being tested for the presence of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB's).
On 4/30/09, Mona Spear sent a report stating that oil from one of the transformers contained 39 parts per million (ppm) of PCB's and the other transformer contained < 2 ppm PCB's.  No further Response action required.
B-229-2009*On 4/21/09, Cynthia Bailey of Verso Paper called to report a 10 gallon diesel fuel spill from a back up generator.  The generator fuel overflowed onto surrounding sand.  The sand was removed and landfilled.  No further Response action expected.
A-234-2009*	A small amount of #2 fuel oil was spilled from a hose while Down East Energy was transferring oil from an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  A delivery was incorrectly made to the Holbrook residence and had to be removed prior to a heating system upgrade - that Down East Energy was also performing.  After the transfer was completed a spill, estimated at less than a gallon, occurred from residual product in the transfer hose.  Down East Attempted to clean-up the spill minimally, and after homeowner complaints, returned to clean-up more thoroughly, and then reported the spill.
	I contacted Sherrie Holbrook about the spill and she informed me she had some concerns over the oil odors that were present in the home.  I advised her to attempt to ventilate the home, and then drove over to investigate the clean-up.  When I arrived a fan was placed in the bulkhead and was exhausting the basement air.  Very little to no odors could now be detected.  The second clean-up performed by Down East Energy was adequate, and coupled with ventilation, should alleviate any indoor air quality issues from the spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-282-2009*A fire a the residence caused several junk automobiles to be incinerated. It is unclear if the vehicles contained gasoline or oil. However, if they did, the products were burned in the fire. There was no indication of a release to the underlying soils. The property has been utilized as disposal area in recent years for items such as clothes, used automobiles, shingles, and empty tanks and cylinders. According to David Galbrath of the city of Auburn's planning and permitting department, the city is currently working with the DEP to clean up the site. Mr. Galbrath indicated that the property had recently undergone a brownfields assessment that is currently under review by the DEP.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-262-2009*5/5/09  Scott's reported a quart spill of hydraulic oil from a ruptured pressure hose on a fork lift.  The spill was inside and cleaned up using speedi-dri.  The waste was entered into Scott's waste stream for disposal.

No further Response action required.
P-324-2009*The Arundel Fire Department reported the release of approximately 1 gallon of motor oil from a passenger vehicle as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The released oil was confined to the paved roadway and was reportedly cleaned up by the fire department using speedy dry. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-254-2009*Mr. Gammon reported the intentional dumping of material at the Maine Department of Transportatoin right of way inclusive of his gravel driveway. The stain was roughly 30 feet by 8 feet on the hard packed gravel driveway.  ENPRO was contracted to excavate and dispose of the affected gravel. 3.24 tons were excavated and placed in 55 gallon drums for transport and disposal.  A full suite of analytical parameters were run for disposal criteria, and no red flags raised. The material was within acceptable limits for disposal at CPRC, Scarborough. DEP Response plans no further action.
A-268-2009*	A spill of #2 fuel oil caused by a corrosion hole in an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), and occurred at a single family home in Hallowell.  The tank was filled on April 28, 2009 and the tank gage showed a level of 5/8 of a tank on May 5, 2009 when the leak was discovered by the homeowner.  Downeast Energy pumped the remaining oil out of the AST and removed it.  A site visit was made to ensure the indoor air was not impacted by the leaked oil.  No appreciable amount of spilled product could be discovered, and during the fuel transfer Downeast confirmed the tank gage was not working properly and the old AST was almost completely full.  No addition clean-up was required and no further Response action is expected.
I-78-2009*On 4-30-09, received a call from Jeff Murcheson, a licensed burner technician.  He had been to service a system at a camp owned by Charles Fowler on Monson Pond.  Apparently the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had heaved due to frost coming out of the ground.  The fuel line at the filter had cracked and the remaining contents of the AST drained onto the ground.  Mr. Fowler thought there was less than 1/4 tank when he closed the camp for the Fall.  About 60 gallons was estimated lost.  There are a series of drainage lines (perforated PVC) in the area that drain the yard to the lake. Some oil is in the lake, and given the short distance  (about 30 feet) from the leak to the lake, most oil lost had probably got to the lake.  A boom has been installed along the shoreline to capture any remaining discharge and was monitored for the summer and then removed.  No further action required.
I-67-2009*On 4-7-09, Gail Nickerson, of Patten called to report that while taking a walk on Happy Corner Road, she noticed an oil sheen on the stream crossing the road. (West branch Molunkis Stream). I met with Kevin Noyes (town of Patten) and Chris Beyer (Forestry) the following day at the crossing.  There was a sheen entering the stream from the bank, and Kevin had been informed that sometime in Winter, a small plow truck owned by Greg Smallwood had overturned there.  Mr. Smallwood met us on site and explained he had lost a small quantity of front end fluid.  This was leaching from the sand on the bank that had spilled from the truck.  We placed boom and pads to contain and monitor the site until it clears or the water drops far enough to remove the sand.
Greg Smallwood removed the sand from the edge of the brook during the week of June 22.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-269-2009*	A spill of hydraulic oil occurred when a trailer dump was unloading and broke a piston.  The spill  was at New England Organics Hawk Ridge Compost Facility.  The spill was small and reported as less than one gallon and was cleaned up by New England Organics.  No Site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-270-2009*	A truck driver overfilled a truck at the Big Apple Store in Mexico.  The spill was initially reported to be in excess of ten gallons and was to asphalt.  The Mexico Fire Department was called to clean-up the spill.  A call was made to the Mexico Fire Department and they revised the amount of the spill to two gallons rather than ten.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-266-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of lube oil was released from a locomotive near the intersection of Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston. The release was caused by the over pressurization of the engine crankcase. Approximately 50 pounds of oil saturated gravel was excavated from the area and staged for disposal.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-276-2009*Ms. Toby Zabot was gardening near the front of the residence located on 10 Dow Street in Portland when she observed a syringe laying on the ground near the edge of the sidewalk. Ms. Zabot immediately contacted the Maine DEP to report the incident. DEP personnel responded to the scene and removed the syringe from the area.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-284-2009*After filling the Aboveground Storage Tank at the residence the operator of the fuel supply vehicle accidentally opened the valve of the fueling hose which caused the release of approximately 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil onto the paved  driveway. The released oil was cleaned by Downeast Energy personnel using sorbent materials. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-325-2009*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil due to the malfunction of a circuit breaker panel located at the Kimball Road substation in Harrison. The oil was reportedly cleaned up by CMP personnel. See attached spill report provided by CMP for additional information. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-273-2009*An unknown quantity of lubricating oil was released from the stern shaft of the vessel Stena Companion. The release caused a sheen on the water surrounding the vessel. Divers were deployed to identify the exact point of the release. However the leak had stopped by that time. Recovery of the oil was not possible due to the small amount of the release. The Coast Guard and the National Response Center (NRC) were notified of the release. See attached NRC reports #903056 and #903061  for further details.

No further response action is expected at this time.
P-339-2009*A vehicle rolled over on the turnpike resulting in the discharge of approximately five gallons of gasoline.   Spilled product remained on the roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
B-226-2009*4/20/09  Scott's reported a one quart hydraulic oil leak from a loose fitting on a fork lift.  The spill was to an interior surface and cleaned up with Speedi-Dri and the waste entered into Scott's waste stream.

No further Response action anticipated.
P-338-2009*Mechanical failure caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of mineral oil to soil at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  Please see attached CMP Spill Report.
P-337-2009*A five gallon fuel can containing diesel was accidentally knocked over which discharged its contents to the gravel floor inside the barn on this property.  The footprint of contamination was evident, a stain approximately six feet in diameter, which was removed via excavation.  At approximately three feet below grade, tightly packed clay was encountered which prevented any further vertical migration of product.  Though this property and some of its abutters are serviced by private drinking water wells, given the quantity of product discharged relative to subsurface conditions, they are not expected to be in any jeopardy.
P-336-2009*A truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product remained on the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-155-2009*A tank trailer operated by the National Guard was loaded with jet fuel on a cold winter day.  Later in the season, it was inspected by National Guard personnel.  That inspection included opening the hatch on top to confirm the presence of product.   The warmer weather had caused the product to expand and, when the hatch was opened, run out of the tank and down the side of the trailer to the gravel parking lot below.  According to the report, the tank was wiped down with rags and a rudimentary removal of gross contamination performed.  Given the predominantly commercial though mixed use nature of this urban area, those efforts were deemed sufficient.

Of note, this spill was not reported to the Department until some time later.  According to the reporter, notification went up their chain of command though it was unclear why the Department's reporting requirements went unfulfilled.  The reporter said he would advise his superiors in an attempt to incite compliance in the future.   No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-227-2009*4/15/09  Erica Cole of RH Foster reported a leaking 275 capacity Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered location.  Ms. Cole informed me that the home owner observed the tank leaking from a compression fitting on the AST supply line to the furnace.  The home owner replaced the fitting and then contacted RH Foster advising them that the clean up was Foster's problem.  According to Cole, the home owner has a family connection to members of Foster and that Foster's were going to clean up the spill and dispose of the waste.

4/21/09  Ms. Cole informed me that Foster was completing the work today and I conducted a site visit.  I observed the spill area and was satisfied with the level of clean up.  I observed that the AST was not up to code and I later informed Ms. Cole of my observations.

The drum containing oil contaminated dirt was disposed at Pine Tree Landfill Hampden, ME.

No further Response action anticipated.


A-611-2007*   DEP received a report from an oil company that one of their residential customers had suffered an oil spill.  The homeowner (Noyes) had a cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that had a small corrosive leak.  The tank had been filled the previous week, and had a noticeable steady stream of oil coming from the hole; oil flowed across/into the dirt cellar floor, and was collecting in a cellar dug well that provides water to the home.  155 gallons of oil was pumped from the tank; 27 gallons of oil and 50 gallons of water was pumped from the well as a part of the remedial effort.  Less that one ton of oily soil was excavated for disposal, but excavations were hampered by the condition of the building foundations.
   The area is rural and reliant on private wells for water.  A drilled well on the subject property was currently out of use but was brought back into service following the impact to the dug well.  DEP Technical assistance was requested and Juanita Ehiorobo was assigned.
P-340-2009*On her way to the office Kristina Mattice of the United State Coast Guard observed a opaque liquid migrating in the rainwater towards a catch basin.  She investigated and found it to be the result of an accidental spillage of approximately one quart of acrylic paint from the adjacent property.  She spoke with an elderly woman who admitted creating the spill and was upset about it (worried for the pond) where the storm drain terminates.  Based on the observation Mattice consoled the woman and said she would notify DEP for her.

Based on Mattice's observation and evaluation of the spill, no DEP response assets were dispatched, nor are any additional remedial measures planned.
P-1135-2008*A broken filter on a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) caused the release of approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil to the ground surface. 14.02 tons of petroleum impacted soil was excavated from the spill location. Bedrock was encountered at approximately 3 feet below ground surface. The drilled well for the residence is located approximately 15 feet from the spill location and has been impacted from the release. Analytical results from tap water collected on from the residence on 12/18/08  indicate the presence of Diesel Range Organics (see attached lab data). The site has been referred to Brad Hahn of the Technical Services Division of the DEP.

No further response action is expected at this time.
P-294-2009*Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal and some contamination was note via Photo Ionization Detector (PID) screening most likely related to a spill identified and discussed in spill reports P-644-1990 and P-910-2008. Assessment performed by Acadia Environmental and associated report on file in Augusta.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
A-536-2007*   DEP, Response Services, received a report from Land & Water staff (Lohn) that some oil issues may exist at this property.  It transpired that the site is legally owned by an individual (Hubley) whose daughter (Oliver) and live-in boyfriend (LaMontaine) currently occupy it; there is considerable animosity amongst these parties.  The local code enforcement officer (Marble) had noted a history of problems (trash, auto dismantling, fires, wetland filling) at this property.
  Upon inspection (on 9/11/07) there was a small amount of sloppy spillage of waste oil in the vicinity of a 55-gallon drum and several 5-gallon pails.  Several vehicles on the site were in various stages of disrepair.  Existing spillage was minimal, but concerns arose for the contents of the containers (it is likely this site is the source of the oil on an adjacent stream noted in DEP spill # A-573-2004).  No one was home at the time, attempts began to contact owner and occupants to resolve these issues.
   I eventually met with both the owner (Hubley) and occupants (Oliver) to explain Department concerns.  No soil removal was required, but the waste oil was removed by a waste oil furnace owner (Gibbs).  I was able to inspect the interior of a large garage that had been locked on my earlier visit.  Oliver/LaMontaine informed me that they intended to vacate the property in the near future.
   I see no further Response involvement here unless additional spillage is reported.  Land & Water is aware of the wetland filling situation.  I suggested oil/solid waste enforcement staff consider a formal notice of violation regarding some of the handling practices here.
A-275-2009*On 5/6/2009 in Damariscotta, the Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of a damaged firematic valve on an oil Aboveground Storage Tank  (AST).  The tank was located in a closet of the restaurant's basement, it appeared some boxes fell on the valve cracking it and causing a spill.  A site visit was made to asses the spill.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River employees with sorbents.  No oil appeared to leave the building, no further Response action is expected.
P-171-2009*I was contacted by Warren Harbison of Robinhood Marine Center reporting that a union had failed on the unleaded plus gasoline dispenser (see attached photos).  The break caused 10 gallons of gasoline to spill into Robinhood Cove/Sheepscot Bay/Atlantic Ocean.  The spill was contained with sorbent boom and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-257-2009*I was contacted by TPD Construction requesting a 30-day waiver for an underground storage tank that they had found while excavating to install a new foundation at the Biddeford Dairy Queen.  I attended the removal and there was not evidence of a leak.  The excavation was dry and sandy and the tank had no obvious holes (see attached photos ).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-308-2009*I was contacted by Colin Albee of Holly's Heating Oil reporting that after completing a delivery at 53 Homestead Drive in Lyman a small amount of oil "burped" out of the hose as it was being reeled in.  The oil spilled onto the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-342-2009*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leak at an elbow in their fill pipe of their aboveground storage tank.  The elbow leaked during a filling.  A small amount of oil spilled onto the concrete floor in the basement.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-344-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-345-2009*I was contacted by Pat Coughlin of Safe Handling reporting that they had a yard jockey that blew a hydraulic hose at their facility.  The oil spilled onto a concrete containment area and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1177-2008*I was contacted by a concerned citizen reporting that there was staining in the parking lot of Atlantic Place that looked like oil.  I visited the site and found that the staining was not oil and was probably from the mulch used in the plantings (see attached photos).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-221-2009*4/16/09 1200 Roy Koster from Central Maine Power reported that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the road from a line break on a bucket truck working on electrical lines. A crew was on the way to clean it up. I went to the site to confirm the clean up was complete. I saw a stain on the pavement at the location but no oil could be seen in the roadside soil.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-222-2009*A small amount of hydraulic fluid was lost when a line failed on a trash truck.  The oil went to the ground and was cleaned up by transfer station staff.  No further Response action is expected.
A-226-2009*A small amount of leaking lube oil was reported at the Rumford rail yard.  Pan Am employees cleaned up the oil.  No further Response action is expected.
A-228-2009*A small amount of diesel was lost from a leaking locomotive (Engine 77) due to mechanical failure.  Pan Am employees cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is expected.
A-232-2009*Lube oil was spilled from the vent of the oil containment tank.  The actual spill is over 100 gallons to containment but less to the ground at this location.  Poor maintenance allowed the tank to fill up and it is unknown how much oil overflowed along the train's route.  No further Response action expected.
A-235-2009*4/22/09 1721 Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 quarts of diesel fuel had spilled in the Waterville Rail yard to the rail track stone ballast due to a loose fuel tank cap on a locomotive. They had removed all impacted stone and would dispose of it. I went to the site the next day to confirm that the clean up was complete and had them remove additional soil and stone.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-236-2009*4/2309 0047 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 gallon of lube oil had leaked to the track stone ballast from the containment tank on a locomotive in the Waterville rail yard. They had removed all impacted stone and would dispose of it. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-237-2009*4/23/09 Winthrop Fire Department reported that a car was in Maranacook Lake off shore from a Summer Street parking lot. They were on scene and a tow truck was recovering the vehicle. I went to the site and the car had been removed and was gone. I saw a slight sheen on the water but no recoverable oil was there. The Fire Department reported that they had seen no recoverable oil during the vehicle recovery.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-238-2009*4/23/09 1750 Sappi Paper Mill reported that a GAC Chemical tank truck arrived at their facility leaking 50% sulfuric acid. They notified GAC Chemical who were following the truck route from their facility in Searsport to find where the truck started leaking and clean up the spill. Sappi Paper had sent employees to the Route 201 Hinkley intersection down the road to collect a large puddle of spilled product with speedy dri. I met GAC Chemical clean up crew at the US 95 route 201 intersection where there was spilled acid at the railroad track crossing. They reported that the spill started at an intersection in Fairfield and they had found spilled product where ever the truck had stopped. They collected spilled product at multiple locations with speedy dry and treated the residual in place with a neutralizer (soda ash). I went to the Sappi Fine Paper Mill and inspected the tank truck. The maintenance mechanic from GAC was there and showed me that the safety relief valve had failed and the acid was discharged out a 1/2 inch opening every time the truck came to a stop. The valve was repaired, and the truck delivered it's load at the mill.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-207-2009*An anonymous report informed me that a logging truck owned by SDR Logging Inc. had rolled over into a ditch on the Cove Road in Sebec.  Furthermore it was leaking fluids that could reach Sebec Lake. I went to the site and met with the company owner, Chuck Ames.  His company was in the act of righting the truck and had the leaking oil under control.  The loaded pulp truck had fallen into a soft spot on the gravel road and slowly rolled into the ditch.  This ditch carried a flow of moving water. Fortunately the truck's front wheel had pushed up soil to make a dam effect in the ditch.  This collected the hydraulic oil as it leaked from the hydraulic tank's vent.  Company personnel had used sorbent pads to collect this oil and had placed a bucket under the truck to collect any further dripping.  Since I had not been notified by the company I found their response to be unexpectedly responsible.  Therefore there was no threat to the lake or feeder stream.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-525-2007*   DEP received a report that a small amount of oil spilled from an engine block at this recycling facility.   Oil was reportedly recovered from the underlying concrete pad by facility staff.  No site visit was made by DEP.
B-211-2009*Mona Spear reported that during the removal of a recloser in the Harrington substation about one pint of non-PCB oil was spilled to the gravel.  This contaminated gravel was shoveled up and taken to Pine Tree landfill for disposal.  No further Response action needed.
B-209-2009*Mr. Noble reported about one pint of hydraulic oil spilled to their shop floor during equipment repairs. They cleaned it up with speedi-dri.  This is stored on site to be bulked up with other spilled debris for later pick up by a licensed waste hauler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-210-2009*Mr. Dawson reported that a tree had fallen on a power line in Corinna and damaged a transformer's bushing. This resulted in a loss of approximately 10 gallons of oil. The transformer was not identified as to possible PCB content to a sample was taken for lab testing.  Mr. Dawson later called to say it tested out as non-PCB oil.  Their clean up crew removed about two cubic yards of soil to the landfill in Norridgewock.  No further Response action expected.
B-241-2009*On 4/24/09 I received report from Tom Tardiff of Maine Montreal and Atlantic (MM&A) railroad of spillage found during the winter.  The rail yard was performing spring cleaning and discovered area's that needed to be cleaned.  They excavated the soil and disposed of at Juniper Ride landfill.
I-73-2009*On 4-21-09, Andy from Dead River called to report that his company had responded to a no heat complaint the night before and found the cause to be the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked.  Apparently the AST had settled, due to spring thaw, and the nipple to the filter cracked under the weight.  They estimated that approximately 75 gallons had been lost.  Fuel was seen in the crawlspace where the furnace was located.  I met the renter, Lori Hemphill that day at the home.  I hired a contractor to remove the contaminated debris in the crawlspace and pump out the water, collecting the fuel on top.  A ventillation system was installed in the crawlspace to alleviate any petroleum vapors.  A small amount of soil was excavated beneath the AST, and fuel was collected over several days from the hole.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-75-2009*04/21/09 11:00 Craig Anderson stopped by the Regional office to report a spill that occurred on April 16th at approximately 10AM at his home in Monticello.  The spill was a result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on an SW Collins Co. delivery truck that was unloading cement bags in Mr. Anderson's driveway/backyard.  The hose ruptured and sprayed a ground area of about 15 feet square.  The hydraulic oil also sprayed onto Mr. Anderson's Recreation vehicle, and bags of cement, and other personal property.  Mr. Anderson provided the truck driver with some tools to assist in the repair and replacement of the ruptured hydraulic line on the boom.  Mr. Anderson said that the truck driver did not have a spill kit on his truck, so Mr. Anderson used some materials (dog's bedding) to soak up the wet surfaces on the ground and personal property.  Mr. Anderson asked SW Collins rep. if they were going to report the spill to DEP.  SW Collins stated that given the small amount of oil spilled they didn't think they had to notify DEP.  MR. Anderson showed me pictures of the spill and the close proximity of the spill to his well (about 30 feet) which he was concerned about being impacted by spilled oil.  I told Mr. Anderson that I would contact SW Collins and arrange a meeting at his property (spill site) ASAP.

04/21/09 Called SW Collins hardware Store in Houlton (532-2263) and spoke to Scott Dionne, Store Manager.  Explained the DEP's spill reporting requirements and arranged a meeting at 13:00 at the Anderson home.

04/21/09 13:00 Site visit to spill site.  Area of spilled hydraulic oil left a darkened stain about 5 feet square, with a lighter spray pattern (dead grass) about 15' X 15'.  Spill area is approximately 25 feet slightly down gradient of well site.  Dug down in a couple spots with hand shovel about 3 to 4 inches in the center of the concentrated area of the spill.  Spilled oil did not penetrate more than 1 to 2 inches.  Developed a clean-up plan with Scott Dionne/Craig Anderson that involved digging up an area 15' X 15' to a depth of about 3 to 4 inches.  Bagging this contaminated soils up and removing them for proper treatment/disposal in Houlton.  The area will have clean loam applied, leveled, seeded, and mulched.  SW Collins will hire the contractor and work will begin the week of April 27, 2009. Talked to Scott Dionne about the need to promptly report spills of oil regardless of the amount.  Gave him some spill reporting forms as well as cards with toll free spill reporting numbers.  Also talked with Scott about having some spill clean-up supplies on each delivery truck.   Scott mentioned that he was in the process of organizing a spill prevention/clean-up/reporting workshop for all his staff.  I offered to DEP's assistance in making a presentation at this workshop.  Scott said he would contact me once the workshop is organized.  No further action is needed at this time by Response Services Staff.
I-76-2009*04/21/09  Received a voice message on phone regarding the spill of approximately 2 to 3 gallons of kerosene from an oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) on the back side of Westgate Trailer park.  Called the park owner, Mojave Properties at 207-492-1400.

04/22/09 Site visit to lots on back side of Westgate Trailer Park.  Found no evidence of any AST leaking or fuel spill.  Contacted Mojave Properties, owner of the park to inform them of my site visit and to request they follow- up with the tenants of lot#43 at their Westgate Trailer Park to see if there is any problem with the oil AST.  Requested they contact me if there is a leak or spill that is discovered.  Tried to contact the complainant but got no answer from the telephone number provided.
No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

B-200-2009*B-200-2009
04/09/2009 10:20

     Michelle Garnette, concerned resident at 950 Western Avenue, called to report that her basement oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) developed a small leak from corrosion.  A temporary patch was placed on the tank until it's replacement.  Peter Moulton of the DEP office in Augusta approved funding for a new AST.  The following day it was replaced by Jim Rice of C.A. Pelkey fuels of Glenburn.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-222-2009*B-222-2009
04/17/2009 13:43

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railroad called to report a small spill of lube oil from a locomotive at their yard in Millinocket.  It was stated that about 3 gallons spilled onto the ground from an undetermined malfunction.  The affected soil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further Response action expected.
B-221-2009*B-221-2009
04/17/2009 08:25

     Peter Young of Dead River Oil in Millinocket called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the former Standard Electric building at 70 Penobscot Avenue.  It was stated that as much as 50 gallons may have spilled onto the interior concrete floor.  Investigation revealed that only about 10 gallons leaked from the tank.  The original calculations of what was in the tank were off.  The fuel was then cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-142-2009*B-142-2009
03/10/2009 08:30

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad called to report that the replacement railroad ties on the Loggin Road trestle were dripping a significant amount of creosote preservative onto the ground below.  Investigation revealed that it was probably one of the worst cases of trestle dripping that I have encountered.  Arrangements were made with Clean Harbors to remove the material.  It may be noted that the ties were installed in the fall in cool weather.  Significant discharges are anticipated in the warmer weather and will have to be monitored.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-116-2009*B-116-2009
02/06/2009 12:00

     Jeff McElroy of S.W. Cole of Bangor called to report discovering trace amounts of both petroleum hydrocarbons and poly aromatic hydrocarbons at a site owned by the Sewall Holdings Company on Poplar Street.  The site was referred to Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff for further investigation.  No further Response action expected.
B-188-2009*B-188-2009
04/01/2009 14:04

     Rick Reed of Casco Bay Energy in Veazie called to report a spill of about 25 gallons of ethylene glycol at their facility.  It was stated that a pump failed spilling the material onto the floor.  It was subsequently cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-184-2009*B-184-2009
03/31/2009 08:54

     Bob Hogan of R.H. Foster called to report a spill of gasoline at the "Mobil on the Run" in Newport.  It was stated that about 10 gallons spilled onto the ground when a nozzle fell out of a vehicle.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-180-2009*B-180-2009
03/27/2009 02:51

     Eric Clapp, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a spill of transformer oil on Route 15 in Kenduskeag.  It was stated that about 20 gallons leaked when a vehicle hit a pole knocking the transformer to the roadway.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel and disposed of.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services expected.
B-181-2009*B-181-2009
03/29/2009 08:15

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Deloris Craig at 56 Salvey Street in Bangor.  It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked onto the ground from a small corrosion hole.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-171-2009*B-171-2009
03/24/2009 10:41

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad called to report some minor lube oil spillage at their Millinocket yard.  Investigation revealed that the spillage was due to minor spills that accrued during the winter months.  The stains were then cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel and disposed of.   No further action by Response Services expected.
B-178-2009*B-178-2009
03/26/2009 13:00

     While waiting for transportation at the Maine State Ferry Terminal after completing an investigation, terminal staff informed us of some lube oil spillage that probably occurred over the winter behind their facility.  It appeared that someone intentionally dumped about 2 gallons of the oil.  The affected area was cleaned up and placed in a couple bags for later disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-166-2009*B-166-2009
03/23/2009 11:01

     Bill Banks of Swans Island Fuel called to report an overfill of a fuel tank at the Harbor Watch Motel on Swans Island.  It was stated that about 15 gallons leaked out the vent of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) into a basement area.  Additional odor/vapor load may have been contributed to the situation because the AST was vented inside the building in violation of installation standards.
     Maine DEP staff investigated the spill site and found the basement was cleaned up adequately though there was some trace odors inside the basement nothing was detected by photo ionization detector (PID) in the living space above.
     No further action by Maine DEP Response is expected.

B-179-2009*B-179-2009
03/29/2009 18:38

     Derick Maxwell of the Scotts Company in Medway called to report a small hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons spilled from a piece of machinery from a broken line.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of through their waste stream.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-169-2009*B-169-2009
03/24/2009 19:26

     Rick Michaud of Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small fuel spill at the residence of Betty Bowden at 1286 Center Drive in Orrington.  It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked from a tiny corrosion hole on the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The AST was replaced.  The fuel was cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-118-2009*B-118-2009
02/19/2009 17:48

     Wade Day, Harbor Master for the Town of Machiasport, called to report that a fishing vessel escaped it's mooring in a strong wind grounding and sinking it near the boat launch in Buck"s Harbor.  Investigation revealed that the vessel had approximately 100 gallons of diesel aboard.  Sorbent boom was placed around the partially sunk vessel as a precaution.  A minor sheen was noted.  The vessel was eventually extracted from the rocks a couple days later.   No further action by Response Services expected.
B-117-2009*B-117-2009
02/19/2009 16:00

     Scott Leighton of the Hazardous Waste Unit here in Bangor, called to request assistance in an investigation involving broken mercury vapor light bulbs in a roll off container behind Kenworth Trucking on the Odlin Road in Hermon.  I arrived on site shortly afterwards with the Lumex to determine concentrations of mercury in the container.  Mercury vapor levels in the container were about 700 nanograms per cubic meter.  The investigation remained with the Hazardous waste staff.  No further Response action expected.


B-25-2009*B-25-2009
01/14/2009 07:19

     Greg Marquis of Marquis Heating of Old Town called to report a spill of #2 fuel in a basement at 38 Union Street in Orono.  It was first thought that as much as 50 gallons could have been spilled.  Investigation revealed that the gauge to the tank was faulty.  It appeared that about 10 gallons spilled to the floor from a corrosion hole on a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  Fuel odors were not an issue at the residence.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-26-2009*B-26-2009
01/14/2009 09:07

     Jim McCoy of Webber Energy Fuels called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the United Methodist Church on the River Road in Orland.  It was stated that about one gallon spilled from a small corrosion hole on the basement aboveground storage tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-305-2009*On Sunday, April 5th, 2009, at 2050 hours I received an anonymous report of a hydraulic oil spill on a pier at 40 Commercial Street in Portland, Maine.  The reporter stated that a mobile crane had blown a hydraulic line on the pier on April 4th, 2009, at 1100 hours, that the spilled oil could get into Casco Bay, and that no clean-up had been undertaken at that time.  I decided to check on the spill first thing Monday April 6th, 2009.  When I arrived at the pier at approximately 1000 hours I was told that the crane company had just finished cleaning up the spill.  I met Sean Janne of the USCG who was in the area following up on the report of an oil sheen in the harbor and we proceeded down the pier to check on the spill and clean-up.  The USCG vessel Seneca was docked at the pier and the concrete of the pier directly adjacent to the vessel was stained.  The oil had been satisfactorily cleaned up at that time.  At the center of the oil stain on the pier was a drain that went directly into Casco Bay.  There was a significant sheen in the water around the Seneca and further down the pier but there was no recoverable oil.  A representative of the Seneca came off the vessel to talk to us and confirmed that the crane had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled the oil while loading/unloading from the Seneca.  The crane company told him that they would return to clean up the spill but did not do so until almost 48 hours had passed.  The anonymous reporter stated that it was Quality Crane Service's crane but Keeley Crane Service was also mentioned.  No further action will be required by Response Services.  This case has been referred to MDEP's Oil Enforcement Unit.
A-200-2009*	A spill of an estimated fifty to seventy-five gallons of K-1 was reported by the Lincolnville Fire Department after road crews working on a washout noticed oil in the drainage ditch.  The home was being renovated at the time and the source was a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that was disconnected from the furnace.  The remaining product in the AST was used by the homeowner to fuel a space heater during renovations.  It is unclear the cause of the spill, but it is suspected that the tank valve was accidentally left open, and the contents of the AST were lost to the floor.  According to the homeowner the AST was less than one quarter full of fuel at the time of the  spill. The basement was very wet due to heavy rain and the oil was carried to an underground drain pipe and deposited into the front yard.
	On April 9, 2009, I arrived on-site at 13:30 and discovered the majority of the lawn was saturated with K-1.  The Fire Department had placed sorbent boom in the drainage ditch to prevent the continued migration of oil.  Sorbent pads were used to remove free product from the front yard.  A total of six bags of oily sorbent material was collected.  The basement had virtually no oil present, as it had all been flushed out to the yard.  The site has a stringent clean-up standard because of the presence of a private drinking water well.
	On April 17, 2009, Donald Meklin and Sons were hired to perform the contaminated soil removal.  Approximately fifty-four cubic yards of oil saturated soil was removed and transported to Thibodeau and Sons for treatment.  The excavation area covered a large section of the front yard, and was approximately a twenty by forty foot area and was excavated to a maximum depth of two feet.  (see attached photos and spill map for additional details).  Photo ionization detector (PID) bag head space analysis was performed on soil samples for field analysis of contaminated soils.  Two confirmatory laboratory soil samples were taken and analyzed for diesel range organics to document the spill clean-up (see attached laboratory analysis).
	No further Response actions are expected.
B-152-2009*A pole hit pole #4 and destroyed a transformer.  This transformer lost it contents to the ground, about thirteen gallons of transformer oil.  The contaminated material was removed by Central Maine Power employees.

No further Response action is needed.
B-153-2009*A Clean Harbors truck transferring Jet A at Bangor International Airport spilt about two gallons.  Sorbent pads were utilized to clean the spill.

No further Response action is needed.
B-99-2009*B-99-2009
02/12/2009 14:34

     Irving Energy of Bangor called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Thomas Caron at 205 Silver Road.  It was stated that approximately one quart of oil spilled when the fuel tank was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-90-2009*B-90-2009
02/06/2009 09:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report a gas type odor at the stream crossing on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor.  Upon investigation a sewer like odor was found.  Nothing was detected on a combustible gas instrument however.  It was later discovered that the odor was due to anaerobic breakdown of organic material in the stream which occurs every year at this time.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-35-2009*B-35-2009
01/17/2009 18:52

     Webber Energy Fuels of Bangor called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the Pleasant Park Apartments on Stillwater Avenue.  It was stated that a small amount of fuel leaked from a loose fitting on the basement oil burner.  Some of the fuel affected a drain.  The fuel was cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-84-2009*B-84-2009
02/03/2009 09:00

     Maine State Police dispatch called to report that a Dead River Oil propane truck overturned in an accident on Route 69 in Carmel.  A leak was suspected.  When I arrived on scene Dead River personnel were already in the process of assessing the damage to the truck.  No propane was leaking from the vessel.  It was later righted after one half its contents were pumped into another truck.  Only a small amount of hydraulic oil leaked onto the roadway.  This was cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-154-2009*An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in a cement basement leaked two gallons of #2 fuel oil due to tank corrosion.  Speedi dri was used to collect the oil.  The AST was patched to prevent further leaking. The tank is to be replaced.

No further Response action is needed.
B-73-2009*B-73-2009
01/29/2009 17:08

     The Gouldsboro Fire Chief called to report a small gasoline spill which resulted from a vehicle hitting a rock damaging it's fuel tank.  The fuel was spread over a large area of roadway rendering it unrecoverable.  Maybe 3 gallons were spilled in the incident.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-13-2009*B-13-2009
01/08/2009 14:55

     Dan Bradley of Dead River Oil of Ellsworth called to report a spill of about 100-200 gallons of diesel at their Water Street facility.  It was stated that a pump failed on a delivery truck spilling the fuel at the loading rack.  The fuel found it's way into the oil water separator and then into the secondary containment to their fuel tanks.  None of the fuel escaped the containment.  Workers from TMC Services Inc. of Massachusetts cleaned the fuel from both the separator and the diked area.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-173-2009*During the moving of a waste oil tote to have the oil burned in the boiler, the forklift doing the moving slipped on the ice.  The tote fell and the top was punctured.  About 125 gallons of oil were lost to the pavement.  Sawdust was used as a sorbent to collect the oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected and burnt in the boiler later in the day.

No further Response action is needed.
B-62-2009*B-62-2009
01/26/2009 10:40

     Mark Theriault of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) garage on Route 1 in Baileyville called to report a spill of about 5 gallons of diesel fuel out in their yard.  It was assumed it came from one of their trucks.  In any event it was cleaned up from the pavement and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-175-2009*At the Orono Sub-Station for Bangor Hydro, there was a fire.  The fire caused four battery cells to break open.  This leaked sulfuric acid to the battery containment.  The liquid evaporated leaving the solid acid.  The battery box will be removed.  No sulfuric acid was lost to the environment.

No further Response action is needed.
B-195-2009*A homeowner was cleaning the house and discovered two jars of mercury.  The jars were retrieved by DEP and placed in the Eastern Maine Regional Office Hazardous Store.

No further Response action is needed.
B-85-2009*B-85-2009
02/04/2009 09:20

     David Roberts of the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office called to report that a site assessment conducted for the placement of a communications tower at their office revealed trace amounts of hydrocarbons in test borings.  Although the levels were small the situation was handed to the Technical Services staff for further investigation.   No further action by Response Services expected.
B-201-2009*A plow truck for the Guilford Mill, had a faulty hydraulic line. This spilled approximately a quart of oil to the gravel. This contaminated soil was removed.

No further Response action is needed.
A-522-2007*   DEP received an after-hours report that 250 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the mill (Verso) sewer due to a loose fitting at a paper machine.  This was later downgraded to 120 gallons, with none reaching the sewer.  Oil was contained in a "press pit" where it sorbed into pulp, which was collecetd and introduced into the paper-making process.
B-202-2009*A transformer shorted out, leaking about two gallons of transformer oil to the soil below.  A 55-gallon drum of soil and organic material was removed and taken to Pine Tree.

No further Response action is needed.
B-203-2009*An oil filter was leaking on a cement basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The filter was replaced.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.

No further Response action is needed.
A-601-2007*   DEP received a complaint from a tenant at this property that there were piles of tires and a drum of old gasoline and that his well water smelled like gasoline.  When I arrived on-site I recognized it as the former Vielleux junkyard (DEP ref A-128-1990); the current owner (Martin Finley) had cleaned up the property to some degree, then set up two mobile homes that he rented out.  Though there were some non-environmental landlord/tenant issues here, there were also some areas of DEP concern.  Water sampled at the single well would prove non-detect for petroleum, but the drum of gasoline proved problematic.
   Mr. Finley has a checkered history with DEP (previous Solid Waste citations) and with code enforcement officers in several towns.  When contacted about the drum of gasoline he indicated that he would "take care of it" and refused further DEP guidance.  The drum disappeared, but some spillage obviously occurred.  DEP staff excavated this soil (less than a full drum) for disposal, with cost reimbursement pursued.
   Absent evidence of groundwater contamination and with this relatively minor spill cleaned up, this case is resolved.  A Notice of Violation was issued regarding discharge obligations (attached).
B-213-2009*Donald Harriman found two rusted cans of hydrazide by a culvert. Department of Agriculture Pesticide Control, Brian Barrett, dated these and other containers to the late 1940's and 1950's. Response Services will not require these to be removed because they no longer cause a threat to public health or to the environment.

No further Response action is needed.
B-219-2009*While working on an engine, a railcar leaked about a gallon of lube oil to ground. Soil was removed.

No further Response action is needed.
B-236-2009*Dead River delivered to the wrong home and overfilled an indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in a cement basement.  The homeowner put down kitty litter and Dead River used sorbent pads and collected the contaminated material.  Wood chips were used to mitigate the odor.

No further Response action is needed.
P-307-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe at the residence caused by overfilling the 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released because the operator was distracted while filling the tank. The oil was released to the dirt surface outside the residence. as a result of the spill, 0.14 tons of soil was excavated from the spill location and transported to CPRC Recycling of Scarborough for disposal.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-240-2009*A piece of construction equipment belonging to NES Rentals had a faulty hydraulic hose.  It lost five gallons of hydraulic oil to soil.  The soil was removed and disposed of by Safety Clean.

No further Response action is needed.
B-243-2009*A piece of construction equipment belonging Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline had a faulty hydraulic hose.  It lost two quarts of hydraulic oil to soil.  The soil was removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further Response action is needed.
B-244-2009*An anonymous caller complained about a piece of equipment belonging to Maine Drilling and Blasting that was parked at a slant that had leaked fifteen gallons of diesel.  The amount was five due to heat  expansion.  Most of it went and stayed on the machine. The rest went to the soil. That soil was removed and disposed of at Pine Tree.

Maine Drilling and Blasting falsely believed that they did not have to report the spill due to the small amount. They were told any amount spilled needs to be reported.

No further Response action is needed.
B-245-2009*While working on engine, a railcar leaked about half a gallon of diesel to sorbents.

No further Response action is needed.
B-246-2009*Central Maine Power (CMP) called to report one of their transformers in Moxie Gore leaked oil. Contaminated soil was removed.

No further Response action is needed.
B-247-2009*Anonymous call to complain about a neighbors 55-gallon drum.  No further information except the name Ann Sue Christie is the responsible party.

No further Response action is needed.
B-248-2009*While working on engine, a railcar leaked approximately one gallon of diesel to sorbents.

No further Response action is needed.
B-199-2009*B-199-2009
04/08/2009 14:05

     Sarah Brenner of the Scotts Company in Medway called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their facility.  It was stated that about one cup of fuel leaked when filling a forklift.  The fuel was then cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-40-2009*B-40-2009
01/19/2009 16:21

     Webber Energy Fuels of Bangor called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Laurie Brisby at 3 Crescent Drive in Brewer.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons spilled to the floor when the fitting to the aboveground storage tank became loose.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further Response action expected.
B-39-2009*B-39-2009
01/19/2009 15:26

     The U.S.Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment in Eastport called to report that a fishing vessel partially sunk when it hit some rocks.  No pollution was evident in the mishap.  The vessel was later extracted from it's position without incident.   No further action by Response Services expected.
B-38-2009*B-38-2009
01/19/2009 09:21

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Randolf Tomasik at 37 Ridge Road in Corinth.  It was stated that about a half gallon leaked onto the concrete basement floor from undetermined reasons.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further Response action expected.
B-37-2009*B-37-2009
01/19/2009 07:51

     The Scotts Company in Medway called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at their facility.  It was stated that about 5 gallons leaked from a failed line on a front end loader.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-30-2009*B-30-2009
01/15/2009 06:46

     Jodi Boulier of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of Jet Fuel.  It was stated that about 8 gallons spilled to a paved surface while filling a truck.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-109-2009*B-109-2009
02/17/2009 14:03

     Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power called to report a spill of transformer oil on Landers Street in Bingham.  It was stated that about 6 gallons leaked onto the road below when the transformer failed.  The fluid was cleaned up and disposed of through their waste stream.  No site visit and ni further action by Response Services expected.
B-112-2009*B-112-2009
02/18/2009 07:40

     Jim Foley of the Cianbro Corporation called to report a sheen on the St Croix River from their barge on the St. Croix River at the Border Crossing reconstruction project.  Sorbent booms were placed around the barge as a precaution.  The sheen was due to minor residual hydraulic spillage that built up during the winter.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-234-2009*On 4/23/2009, Sgt. Randall Perry of the Washington County Sheriff Department reported that a person without permission had moved a tree cutting machine through Indian River Stream near the Pudds Rd. in Columbia Falls late in the evening of 4/22/2009 and it had apparently leaked an unknown amount of diesel fuel to produce a sheen on the stream.  No recovery possible.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-251-2009*B-251-2009
04/27/2009 18:02

      Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways called to report a small spill of lubrication oil from a locomotive at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  It was stated that a component came loose spilling about a gallon.  It was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-252-2009*B-252-2009
04/27/2009 20:08

     Joe Bragg, highly concerned resident on the Tibbitts Town Road in Columbia Falls, called to report that one of Wyman's tractors suffered an hydraulic fluid leak spilling fluid about a half mile over the roadway in front of his house.  Investigation the following day revealed what was described.  Darin Hammond, Senior Manager for Wyman's, had sand spread on the affected area.  It was then swept up with a Bobcat sweeper and disposed of.  It was estimated that maybe 5-10 gallons leaked in the incident.  No further Response action was taken.
P-315-2009*Upon approaching  the ramp of I-95 the smell of gasoline permeated the air and a swirl pattern of fuel could be seen on the pavement.  It looks as if someone filled at the local station and did not secure the can, as they rounded the corner it fell off and discharged the fuel.  No container or cover could be found but the spill was somewhat fresh less than a few hours old.

Traffic is heavy at this time of day, and the conditions were favorable for not taking action to clean up the spill.  By this I mean sunny, cool breeze and no perception predicted for 12 hrs.  The tire traffic and wind should aid in the evaporation removal of any surficial contamination.  There did not appear to be a slipping hazard from traffic so far.

DEP Response plans no further action, simple documentation of conditions if someone else were to report the smell of gasoline later in the morning.
P-239-2009*I was contacted by the Bridgton Fire Department reporting that an apartment building on Elm Street had a flooded basement that was being pumped out when an oil odor and sheen were noticed on the discharged water.  The pumping operation was stopped at that time.  I arrived the next morning to find that the furnace in the basement had been bled to restart it and the excess oil was left in a soda bottle on the floor and had been knocked over when the basement flooded.  There was probably no more than a quart of oil in the bottle but because the basement was flooded the oil had spread throughout most of the basement.  I hired Boom Technology Inc. to respond to the site and pump the oily water out of the basement taking care to remove the free product first.  Sorbent pads were used to recover the product on top of the water.  The basement has a dirt floor but because the floor was so wet I didn't find any evidence of contaminated soil so none was removed.  One of the three upstairs tenants was complaining of odor problems so a vent fan was installed.  After a week the vent fan was removed and there have been no further complaints.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-222-2009*I was contacted by Ms. Biggie reporting that after having her perimeter drains unplugged oil showed up in her basement sump.  Ms. Biggie reported that she was having problems with groundwater getting into her basement so she hired EcoClean to remove debris that was blocking her perimeter drains and to install a new sump.  When EcoClean unplugged the drain that appeared to run to the other end of the house oil appeared.  The oil was ignored and the hole in the floor became the sump and was concreted back in.  After several days the oil started wicking up around the new concrete and started causing an odor problem.  When I arrived there was about half an inch of free product on the water in the sump.  The oil looked black but when it soaked into a sorbent pad you could see that it had red dye in it.  Ms. Biggie had purchased the house 13 years ago and immediately had the aboveground oil storage tank in the basement abandoned and started heating with natural gas.  The oil tank was still in the basement and was properly abandoned and although it did have a corrosion hole in the bottom of it there was no evidence that it had leaked in the past 13 years.  The copper line was disconnected so it couldn't have been the source in the past 13 years either.  I refereed the case to Technical Services and Mark Woodruff used the ground penetrating radar unit to rule out the possibility of an underground tank in the yard.  We then drilled 5 holes in the basement floor and found contamination in the area of the tank but no contamination was found near the sump.  I have to assume that sometime more than 13 years ago there was a heating oil spill in that basement and it was contained to the far side of the house by the clogged perimeter drains.  This case has been referred to Technical Services; therefore, no further Response action is needed at this time.
P-316-2009*The complaint referenced staining of asphalt near the loading rack.  I met with Irwin managers Lemieux, Finnegan and Tweedt who explained operations and how the staining came to be.

The staining is in the vicinity of storage lockers (connex boxes) used to store raw materials and metal cuttings before they are shipped for recycling.  The cuttings are collected wet with cutting oil and placed in fabric (wrangler packs) with a pallet attached and left to drip on a drip pan (containment pallet) inside the building, then moved to covered storage/staging area for a final drip session. At this point they are moved with a fork truck across the parking lot, to the storage boxes, it is here the majority if not all the spillage occurs.  Higher grade metals are actually spun in a centrifuge to dry and recycle the cutting oil.  While carbon steel is placed in metal bins and shipped directly for recycling.

The incident that lead to the complaint was explained as the material in the wrangler packs was inadvertently left out and exposed to a rain storm.  The rainwater washed through the containers and created a heavy sheen migrating down the asphalt lot towards the road. I found  no wet or free product, just a rich dark stain, no sensitive receptors in the vicinity. The area is an industrial/commercial park served by both public water and sewer.  Based on the observations made and explanations given DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-237-2009*Residents, Carrie Sabin (grandmother) and Erica Johnson (granddaughter) came into the DEP EMRO office to issue a complaint that their apartment complex had strong oil odors from a three week old oil leak. Webber Oil had a technician go out and fix the issue. Windows were opened to vent the home.

Bangor Fire Department had been called and warned the residents not to light a match for fear of fire because of the fumes.

Neither Webber Oil nor Bangor Fire called the leak into the DEP.

Photoionization detector readings in the home and basement were zero.  There is no longer a threat to human health or the environment.

No further Response action is needed.
B-238-2009*Dead River Co. reported that one of their delivery drivers overfilled a heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Green Acres kennel in Bangor.  They estimated that some what less than a gallon of #2 spilled out the vent on to the grass and siding.  A technician was sent to remove the contaminated dirt and clean the siding.  In addition, the system inside would be inspected for damage.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-254-2009*Jeff Emery of the D.E.P. Air Bureau had discovered that someone had left five gallon jugs of used motor oil on the side of a woods road in Columbia Falls.  On 10/19/2009 Robert Shannon of this office located and removed the jugs.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-37-2007*Mr. Phelps called to report a 40 gallon diesel spill at the Princeton Mobil of which he is the manager. It seems a truck driver was filling both saddle tanks at the same time when one nozzle fell out and didn't shut off. He estimates that the spill was between 30 and 40 gallons. He used what speedi dri he had on hand to dam the spill and called the fire department for reinforcements. No water courses or drains were involved. Ultimately 6 bales of pads and 6 bags of speedi-dri were put down. Brad Lunt, R.H. Foster's safety and training director, assured me that the fire department's materials will be replaced.
P-271-2009*Approximately 50 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to the ground surface outside the residence. The release occurred adjacent to the back side of the residence. The release was caused by a faulty gasket on the oil filter of the AST. 1.2 tons of oil contaminated soil was excavated from the spill location. The final depth of the excavation measured approximately 4 feet below ground surface. The depth of the excavation was limited so that the structural integrity of the residence was not compromised.
	The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 25 feet from the spill location. The depth of the well is approximately 150 feet below ground surface and is not expected to be impacted by the spill. However, as a precaution a water sample was collected from the residence on 5/18/09 and analyzed for Diesel Range Organics (DRO) by Analytics Environmental Laboratory LLC of Portsmouth New Hampshire (attached). Results indicate no detection of DRO compounds from that sample. The spill has been referred to Bradford Hahn with the Division of Technical Services for the MEDEP.
	 No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-209-2009*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that there was diesel fuel in the water at West Point, Phippsburg.  I arrived to find that there was a heavy sheen across a large area of mudflat and free product in several tide pools along the shore.  I inquired with locals working in the area and I was told that a lobsterman had been loading pots onto his vessel adjacent to the Live Lobster Company and was discharging diesel fuel out of his bilge ports.  With the help of the United States Coast Guard we were able to determine the vessel in question is the F/V Grace owned by Clinton Wallace.  With the help of the local Harbormaster and the Marine Patrol we were able to track down Mr. Wallace.  The US Coast Guard accompanied Mr. Wallace to his vessel to inspect it.  Apparently a pipe in the fuel system had failed and filled his bilges with diesel fuel.  Mr. Wallace will fix the problem.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-328-2009*A sheen was observed by personnel from the Portland Pipeline Corp. emanating from the Spring Point Marina located adjacent to the facility. DEP personnel responded to Spring Point Marina and observed a sheen surrounding the vessel Diana that was docked at the marina. It is unclear if the sheen was caused by a leak from Diana or if the tides had moved the sheen from its original source location. The Coast Guard  also responded to the incident and inspected the bilge of the vessel Diana. The Coast Guard did not observe any evidence of a release from the vessel. The source of the sheen could not be identified and the sheen was quickly dissipating at the time of observation. The National Response Center (NRC) was notified (see attached NRC report #904562).

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-256-2009*	A spill of less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil, caused by a loose or damaged filter gasket, was reported.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads by Kalloch Fuels and they later placed odor powder around the area.  They reported the spill was located near a floor drain.   A site visit was made on April 29, 2009 to confirm the clean-up and to ensure nothing reached the floor drain.  No evidence was seen of fuel entering the drain and no further Response actions are expected.
P-272-2009*The Woolwich Fire Department reported an abandoned vehicle was found in the Nequasset Stream. While extracting the vehicle from the stream with a tow truck a small small sheen was observed. Apparently a small amount of oil had leaked from the transmission of the vehicle. Sorbent boom was deployed by the Woolwich Fire Department. DEP personnel did not respond to the scene.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-274-2009*Motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of anti-freeze to the roadway. The spilled product was cleaned up by the Sanford Fire Department. DEP personnel did not respond to the scene.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-281-2009*See attached spill report provided by CMP.
P-283-2009*While fueling an aboveground storage tank, the operator was distracted and overfilled the tank by approximately 1 quart. The oil was released to the paved surface of the driveway and cleaned up by Downeast Energy personnel. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. However, a discussion with the home owner indicated that the spill was clean up satisfactorily.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-243-2009*An anonymous complainant indicated that they observed a small cylinder on the northbound side Main Street (Route 26) near address 510 in New Gloucester. DEP responded to the location and recovered the cylinder. The cylinder contained compressed and liquefied Tetrafluoroethane 134a and is most commonly utilized as the refrigerant for automobile air conditioning systems. The DEP has arranged for disposal of the product.

No further response action is expected at this time.
P-244-2009*A 55-gallon drum of food grease/fat byproduct was dumped on a dirt road in the Massabesic Experimental Forest. The drum was approximately half full grease. The grease was contained in the drum and did not spill to the ground surface. The drum and grease was disposed of by the DEP.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-255-2009*Kevin Webb of Consolidated Hydro reported a sheen on the Salmon Falls River at the hydro power station in South Berwick. According to Mr. Webb, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services responded to the location on the New Hampshire side of the river and observed a 5-gallon gasoline container located in a culvert near the roadside. The container was located in an unnamed stream that drains into the Salmon Falls River. 1/2 gallon of gasoline remained inside the container. The sheen is most likely attributed to a release of gasoline from this container. It is unclear where the container originated from. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-256-2009*See attached spill report provided by CMP.
P-277-2009*Ken Pellitier of Pan Am railways reported the release of approximately 2 gallons of lube oil from a parked locomotive at the Rigby Yard train yard located in South Portland. The release was caused by a mechanical failure. Underlying soils that were impacted by the spill were excavated by Pan Am personnel and staged for disposal a later date. The area was cleaned to the satisfaction of the DEP.

No further Response Servics action is expected at this time.
P-326-2009*Keith Bennett of Avery Services reported the release of approximately 1/2 cup of #2 fuel oil to the concrete floor of the residence. Mr. Bennett indicated that the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement was corroded and was leaking very slowly. Mr. Bennett installed a temporary patch onto the tank and the tank has been replaced. Mr. Bennet reported that the small amount of spilled product was cleaned from the floor surface using sorbents. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-112-2009*A tractor trailer accident on 2/20/09 caused the release of approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel from the fuel tanks of the vehicle. Snow cover impaired the ability of the DEP to effectively recover the spilled product immediately after the incident occurred. The site was revisited after the snow cover was melted on 3/16/09 by DEP personnel. Visual observation of the spill location indicated that oil saturated soils were present. Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was contracted by the DEP to remove impacted soils. On 3/20/09 CHES utilized a vactor truck to remove 2.05 tons of diesel fuel impacted soil from the spill location. A negligible amount of oil saturated soils were left in place due to the heavy root and rock inundation at the spill location. Excavated soils were transported to CPRC Recycling of Scarborough for recycling.

No further response action is expected at this time.
P-306-2009*The leased generator leaked some diesel fuel from an onboard tank system.  The amount of fuel lost is unknown, but estimates by those on scene were no more than 10 gallons likely lost to the pavement and gravel.   Clean Harbors (CH) was called to remediate the spill.  Bill Michel (CH) called and stated the area affected looked to be about five yards in volume with minimal penetration (depth impacted by diesel). The spill was in the location of pump station number nine.

George Kathios, Chief Operator of the Kittery Sewer Department called and re-iterated the findings and was satisfied with Sunbelt's response (contracting with Clean Harbors).  He stated he would call back if anything worsened or conditions changed.  I did issue an Oil Spill Debris Letter to allow CH to transport affected soil to CPRC (Commercial Recycling) in Scarborough.

No additional calls were received, based on that information and the statements collected during phone conversations, DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-267-2009*Rod Hodge of Dead River Oil (DR) called to report an overfill at a customer in South Paris, the Rowe Residence at 232 Alpine Street.  According to Hodge a five gallon pail of soil had been removed and the system checked.  No additional fuel was seen to be leaking from site gauge, the oil that spilled from the vent went to the ground beneath fill/vent.  A sandy/loam with ornamentals and a field stone foundation.  The initial cleanup was unsatisfactory and DR was requested to return to provide satisfaction for both the customer and the DEP.  After their second attempt there was no further need for DEP Response Services as the cleanup was satisfactory.
B-217-2009*4/15/09  Corinne Barber of Irving Oil, Brewer, reported an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak at the entered location, a multi-family apartment house.  An estimated 20 to 25 gallon of #2 oil leaked from a corroded AST with a 275 gallon capacity.  The tank was currently half full and the last oil delivery took place on 3/17/09.  Ms. Barber estimated the amount spilled on usage and the current half full gage reading.  An Irving technician deployed sorbent pads and applied a magnet patch to the bottom of the AST to stop the leak.

I contacted Nadine Bullion the potential RP's site manager to obtain additional information, give a brief overview of DEP's role and advise of my response to the site.  Upon arrival I gained access to the basement from one of the tenants and observed the spill area.  I observed that the AST was dripping oil from one of the three magnet patched that were applied to the tank, but I could not determine which one was leaking.  I observed oil stained soil around the AST.  My initial observation was that less than 20 gallons leaked.  A small micro wave TV dinner bowl was placed under the leaking patch.  There was a drop of oil leaking about every minute to minute and a half.  Ms. Barber and Ms. Bullion agreed to replace the AST the next day.  I expressed my concern over the leaking patch, but determined that I could take precautionary steps to secure the site over night.  I requested a 7 A.M. start time to replace the AST.  I hired PSC to clean up the spill the following day.  I deployed a pop-up containment pool under the AST in the event of a patch failure.

4/16/09  On site to begin clean up efforts.  Irving Oil removed the AST and PSC removed the contaminated soil by hand.  I determined that the spill was far less than 20 gallons.  There was an appreciable reduction in the olfactory presence of fuel oil odors after the soil removal.

5/5/09  To date no additional complaints have been  received.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-239-2009*On 4/22/09 I received report of a cracked nipple from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The nipple was cracked as the snow compressed during melting.  The weight put a slight crack in the nipple allowing an unknown amount of oil to leak from the tank.

When I arrived on scene I found a very small patch of dead vegetation under the nipple.  The oil AST was installed directly over the home owners septic tank.  Little clean up would be allowable with this the spill in such close proximity to the septic tank and system.  It is my belief that bio-remediation will be the most effective means of treatment at this site.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-298-2009*DEP received notification of an abandoned drum at 125 Riverside Street in Kingfield.  The owner found the drum in the woods along the edge of the field.  I made a site visit a few days later and together with the property owner overpacked the drum.  The drum was eventually brought to the transfer station to be disposed of during a household hazardous waste collection event.  The drum was not leaking at the time it was overpacked.  The contents of the drum were thought to be asphalt or some oil substance.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-300-2009*DEP received a report that five gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to the rail bed via a leak at a cherry picker.  Pan Am could not confirm whether this was the same machine that caused an earlier spill (see A-289-2009).  Oily ballast and debris were recovered for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-302-2009*Dead River Co. reported a minor spill during a routine service.  The spill occurred while changing out the Aboveground Storage Tank filter and was cleaned up by the technician with sorbent material.  No site visit was made, and further Response action is expected.
A-303-2009*Chuck Kraske of Verso contacted this office to report a #6 oil spill at the tank farm.  The spill occurred due to mechanical failure of steam heat trace piping.  Oil was spilled to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent by mill personnel.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-305-2009*Ken Pellitier contacted this office to report a lube oil leak from a locomotive.  The leak was discovered while performing a routine walk around at the Leeds Junction siding.  Reportedly the spilled oil was recovered with hand excavation and sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-307-2009*DEP received report of approximately a half gallon spill of lube oil dripping from an engine.  Pan Am crews cleaned up.  No site visit; no further action by Response services.
A-308-2009*DEP received a report from Pan Am Railways of a small spill of approximately one half gallon of lube oil that was already cleaned up prior to them calling in the spill.  No site visit.  No further Response action expected.
A-313-2009*Dana Newton working on the Kibby Mountain wind project reported spilling 7 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a ruptured line on a log loader.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
P-47-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Product also impacted wood framework surrounding the aboveground storage tank.  Service technicians temporarily applied a magnet patch to the the tank and cleaned the floor to the best of their ability with an application of sorbent material.  Lingering odors were an acute issue which were alleviated by the removal of contaminated woodwork.  This dually served to facilitate the removal and replacement of the tank.  No further action is required at this time.
P-55-2009*The aboveground storage tank at this location was overfilled causing the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil.   Product impacted snow on the sidewalk.  Visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
P-83-2009*Approximately two quarts of diesel were discharged out the vent of an aboveground storage tank due to an overfill.  Product impacted a grassy dirt surface.  Visible signs of contamination will be excavated by the responsible party and entered into their regular waste stream for disposal. No further action is required at this time.
P-89-2009*A hydraulic line on a plow truck blew discharging approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil to the roadway.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further action is required at this time.
P-399-2009*Mr. Parker called to report the loss of oil from his tow truck along Rte 9 in Sabattus. While hauling a vehicle a high pressure line blew, discharging oil along Rte 9, but only when the oil light illuminated did he realize the problem.  He pulled over and the remaining oil (estimated to be one gallon) pooled beneath the truck in the gravel.

He reported the resting location of his truck was just east of Long Beach Road.  He stated he had applied speedy dry to the pool and would remove/clean it up when his other truck arrived. I instructed him  to absorb the liquid with enough material so that it was no longer free flowing to package the clean up debris and dispose of it in his commercial dumpster at the shop.

Based on the information received, no DEP Response staff dispatched, no additional clean up anticipated.
A-315-2009*A spill of gasoline occurred at Toby's General store during a routine automobile fill-up when the shut off valve on the pump malfunctioned.  The malfunction caused a release of an estimated three to five gallons of gasoline to the pavement.  The spill was reported by a concerned citizen when the spill was not promptly cleaned up by store staff and they were unresponsive to her complaint and stated "don't worry about the spill, it happens all the time".  The customer then bought some kitty litter and placed it over the spill herself.  I drove out to Toby's General Store on May, 26, 2009 to check on the spill.  It was raining heavily and nothing was visually left of the spill.  I spoke with Patrick Henessey of the Tanks Enforcement Unit to ensure the facility receives an inspection.  No further Response action expected.
I-89-2009*05/22/09 While filling up Response Truck at Diesel Pump island at the Irving Mainway/Circle K gas and C-store in Oakfield the nozzle did not properly shut off as the truck tank approached full.  Overfill spilled onto the asphalt pad around the pump island.  Placed speedy-dri down and swept it into the spilled diesel.  Went inside and notified the store manager of the problem with the fuel nozzle shut-off valve.  She said that some others had mentioned it and that they had someone coming to fix the problem.
No further action is warranted at this time.
I-90-2009*05/29/09 After discussion with Irving Marketing Inc., a waiver from the 30 day notification was granted to facilitate a piping upgrades at their Underground Storage Tank facility to bring the underground storage tank (UST) piping into compliance with ethanol blended gasoline.  Piping upgrades are planned for the week of June 1, 2009.

07/30/11 UST Piping replacement completed, no evidence of any leaks detected in old piping runs. No action by Response Services is warranted at this time.
B-253-2009*On 4/28/09 while returning from a spill in Greenville, I received report of an unknown drum in the woods in Dexter.  Apparently a man on his four wheeler in Dexter, noticed a 35 gallon blue plastic drum on it's side in the woods.  He notified the Dexter police, who notified the Maine National Guard Civil Support Team, who inturn notified my supervisor Thomas Smith.  Thomas dispatched me to investigate because of my close proximity.

When I arrived at the Dexter Police station I followed an officer to the site and found that a volunteer Dexter Fire Fighter was on scene and had stood up the drum, noticing that the cover was screwed on, but the drum was not leaking.

I approached the drum with my MSA 5-star combustible gas indicator and my Ion science PID.  Neither meter indicated any reading.  I confirmed the drum was not leaking, the lid was screwed on.  The Fire Fighter was able to confirm that the drum was not shock sensitive, but moving it.  I thought the drum would be safe to remove from the woods and bring back to the field where we had staged our vehicles.

At this point I contacted Thomas to receive further orders.  Thomas was in agreement on utilizing the reporter's four wheeler trailer to haul the drum the half mile back to the trucks, but not opening until he arrived on scene.  This is what we did.

Once Thomas arrived, he and I opened the lid and discovered an unknown liquid.  Later we suspected it was lye used in animal hide softening.  Environmental projects Inc. was hired to dispose of the drum.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-239-2009*DEP received a complaint from a remote property owner that a five gallon pail of oil appeared abandoned on an adjacent property.  I confirmed this by site visit; the pail was recovered and brought back to DEP Augusta for disposal.  The property owner (Vining) was contacted and informed of the occurrence.    No further Response action expected.
A-241-2009*4/26/09 1915 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that 2 to 3 gallons of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mount transformer to the pavement below. Transformer was damaged from a tree falling onto the attached electrical wires. Gardiner Fire Department contained and collected the oil with oil absorbent pads. No oil left the pavement and a clean up crew from Central Maine Power used speedy dry to clean the pavement. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-242-2009*4/26/09 1925 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1 gallon of oil had leaked from a pole mount transformer when the pole was hit by a vehicle. The polychlorinated biphenyl content of the oil was not known but was tested and later reported to be less than 2 ppm. The area was cleaned up with absorbent pads, impacted soil was removed, and impacted rocks were washed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-103-2009*I was contacted by the Lewiston Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident in front of the Tim Horton's at 855 Lisbon Street.  Approximately 4 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled because of the accident.  The diesel fuel was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-102-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-244-2009*Suzanne Pare contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill to pavement at the Skowhegan store.  A fork lift blew a hose.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi dri.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response required.
A-245-2009*4/27/09 1050 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 quart of lube oil had spilled to the rail tracks and stone ballast from the engine containment tank of a locomotive in Leeds off route 106. Pan Am employees removed oil impacted stone and cleaned oil from the rails and engine. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-247-2009*   DEP received a report from a camp owner on Horseshoe Pond that an oily sheen was evident on the water at his shoreline, and appeared to be originating from soil on his property.  DEP Response staff placed boom and sorbents along a 75' section of shore to collect oil and began looking for the source.  A 275-gallon AST (aboveground oil storage tank) 60' from the water was the suspect, although showed no obvious leaks; this tank was situated at the detached garage and had a buried supply line that ran about 40' underground to the house.  A pressure test on the line failed, and so the line was excavated.  The line was sleeved in plastic piping except for a 4' section, about 2' below grade, that had apparently been repaired at some point in the past.  New line had been spliced into the existing line (for reasons unknown) using compression fittings, and the repaired section was left unprotected. Both of the flared nuts (neither was frost proof) were cracked and leaking.  It is estimated that 100 gallons of oil may have been lost over time.
   An interception trench was placed between the line and the pond. Oil was recovered from this trench over the next several weeks.  It was decided that excavation (of contaminated soil) would not be productive here.  The area is residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The case was referred for Technical Services attention.  I anticipate no further Response involvement.
B-261-2009*Mr. McKusick reported that a customer's outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had suffered a corrosion leak.  He was not able to give an estimate of the amount lost.  His crew had responded to a no heat call at 14 Pleasant Street and discovered the outside vertical AST was empty.  It had a hole in its bottom.  When I arrived I found that no evidence of a recent spill.  The AST was on the uphill side of a mobile home and a lot of debris had accumulated under the tank. While inspecting and removing it they moved a concrete paver that created a water puddle from recent rains.  There was no free product on the water nor could I smell any oil.  The skirting was off the downhill side of the trailer and there was no free product or odor beneath it.  The area is on town water and it was obvious that no further Response action would be required.
A-250-2009*Doug Saball contacted this office to report what his son described as an oil sheen on a beaver pond behind their home.  I responded to the site and met with Doug's son, Matthew.  We walked through the woods to a nice pond and he showed me the area that he thought was polluted.  It was iron bacteria, not oil.  We saw the beavers.  They slapped the water with their tails in greeting.  It was a nice spring day.  No further action by Response Services needed.
A-251-2009*On 4/29/2009 in Belfast, William Carver reported water in a piping sump at an Underground Tank Site.  Mr. Carver was in the process of conducting an annual inspection, and stated that water had been in the sump in prior years.  Mr. Carver was unsure how water was entering the sump, but did not feel it was a problem.  No site visit was made and further Reponse action is expected.
A-252-2009*A small amount of black oily substance was leaking from a lighting transformer in the bank vault at 20 Main Street.  It was discovered because the lighting system was being upgraded and the transformers were being removed.  The transformer oil that had leaked was wiped up with rags and disposed of with the transformers.  No further Response action is expected.
A-254-2009*On 4/29/2009 in Eustis, the Cianbro Corporation reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated 30 gallon spill was the result of a broken hydraulic line on an excavator.  The operator was able to collect 25 gallons of oil in buckets, the remaining 5 gallons was collected from the ground with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-260-2009*DEP received notification that a small amount of a household hazardous chemical has spilled in the basement of this property in Rangeley.  DEP responded and observed several containers of flammable liquids (see attached photographs).  DEP removed the three containers along with impacted wooden shelving.  In addition to the flammable containers, there were also several other containers of household products in the basement.

DEP contacted the owner of the property, Judy Vining, and suggested that she dispose of the remaining chemicals at the next household hazardous waste event.  DEP also informed her of the removal of the three containers for disposal.  At a later date, the three containers were removed from storage at the DEP warehouse and disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-264-2009*	A 55 gallon drum of SAE 40 compressor oil leaked onto a concrete floor at the Dragon Products concrete plant.  An estimated twenty gallons were lost.  The oil was contained entirely to the concrete surface, and an estimated five cubic yards of sand was used to absorb the oil.  The oil contaminated sand was then processed through the plant incinerator, which is licensed to receive oil contaminated soil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-265-2009*	Five to ten gallons of transformer oil was spilled when a vehicle struck a telephone pole.  The transformer was not tagged for poly chlorinated biphenyl's (PCB) contents, and had to be sampled. The sample came back with less than 1 part per million PCB's.  The impacted leaves, debris, and soil was removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  The clean-up was inspected on May 6, 2009, and no trace of transformer oil was detected.  No further Response action needed.
A-272-2009*   DEP received a report from an oil company  (Cash Energy) that they had caused a "one quart" oil spill at a residence while filling a tank and had already cleaned this up.  It transpired that the spill was slightly larger (estimated 2-5 gallons), was within 25' of the property owners' well, and had not been cleaned up.  Upon involvement by DEP contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and is reliant on private wells for water.  The subject well is the only one within 300' of the spill and is not considered threatened by this minor event.  I anticipate no further Response involvement here.
A-273-2009*5/6/09 1042 The Boothbay Harbor Fire Department reported that they had been called to a motor oil spill on Atlantic Avenue in town. A 5 gallon container had been dropped in the road and when a passerby tried to pick it up, it spilled almost all of it's contents into the road. The Fire Department were using speedy dry and absorbent pads to collect the oil. I went to the site and assisted the Fire Department in cleaning up the oil. A small amount had run off the road to the dirt shoulder. Oil impacted soil was removed at that location. The oil was unused motor oil that had apparently fallen of a vehicle.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-274-2009*On 5/6/2009 in Madison, Madison Paper reported spilling 6 to 7 tons of wood pulp.  Some of the pulp did go into the Kennebec River.  The pulp is considered non hazardous, no site visit was made.  A referral to the DEP Water Bureau was made regarding the incident.  No further Response action expected.
A-277-2009*Hammond Lumber contacted this office to report a spill of diesel fuel from a delivery truck at this residence.  The truck was making a lumber delivery and leaked diesel to the ground.  Subsequent phone call to Mark Guay at Hammond indicated a failed fuel filter gasket was the cause of the drip.  Impacted soils were excavated for disposal by Hammond personnel.  No site visit was made, and no further response action is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
B-265-2009*On 4/30/09, Jason Folsom of Owen J Folsom Inc. called to report a spill of hydraulic oil.  They were in the process of laying a cement walk way at LaBree's Bakery in Old Town when their cement mixer blew a hose and leaked approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil.  They excavated approximately two yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Lane's asphalt plant.  No further Response action expected.
B-266-2009*
Mr. Foss reported that about five gallons of #2 had spilled out the vent pipe of a cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the National Guard Armory during a delivery.  It seems there is a 10,000 gallon AST in the Armory's basement and some how the overfill alarm had been shut off.  In addition, the tank's gauge had been misread and more oil was requested than the AST could hold.  Besides the oil spilled outside, they reported that another gallon or so had wept down the side of the tank because the four bung plugs on top were only finger tight.  The deficiencies were corrected and the contaminated gravel was dug up and the AST wiped down.  No further Response action expected.
B-268-2009*Webber Energy reported that a customer's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked about 5 gallons in the basement of 395 North Main Street in Brewer.  Sometime after Monday's fuel delivery the AST began to leak from a corrosion hole.  Someone noticed the odor Friday morning.  Webber cleaned up up the spill without further problems.  No further Response action expected.
B-267-2009*Mr. Tardiff reported finding oil staining around a dumpster at the Montreal Maine and Atlantic's Derby shops in Milo.  Recent heavy rain had leached down through oily waste in the dumpster and leaked out on to the ground.  He shoveled up two five gallon pails of dirt which he will dispose through their waste contractor, Clean Harbors, Inc.  No further Response action expected.
B-260-2009*
Dead River Company reported that a customer's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked in her basement at 33 East Main Street.  This is on the corner of Main Street and Leach Street. While they didn't know the true amount lost, the initial report from their technician was about 25 gallons. They had drained the corroded AST and put down speedi-dri but some oil had reached a basement drain.
  On my arrival I met Ms. Calista and she showed me the basement. There was a lot of swept up speedi-dri but there was some oil staining in a foot diameter depression that was the mouth of the clay tile floor drain.  There was no free product and it did not appear that much oil had reached the drain.  I contacted the town's waste water personnel and learned that the sewer and storm water had been separated some years back in that area so the floor drain did not go to the sewer.  It is only a couple of blocks to the ocean.  I found a pair of storm water catch basins, one directly at the end of Leach Street and there was no evidence of oil.  I searched shore line for evidence of oil and found none.  I'd guess that very little left the building and expect no further Response action.
P-354-2009*Jeff (Brown, cannot clearly read the fax sheet) of Sprague Energy/Merrill "SE/M" terminal called to report a small spill (estimated three (3) gallons) of off road diesel to the asphalt, earlier this morning.

The spill had been cleaned up and attended to by SE/M staff.  No request for DEP Response assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information supplied, a small 3 gal spill to asphalt and the leaking valve apparatus repaired the issue appears resolved.  DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-1168-2008*	Reading the morning newspaper, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff noted an article regarding the finding of over forty spent hypodermic needles, found by Friends Of Casco Bay (FOCB) shoreline clean-up volunteers, around the Back Cove of Portland on the previous June 28, 2008.  It was theorized that the needles were being dumped and then flushed out of the municipal storm drains.  MDEP Response Div. staff were not notified of the derelict needles.  At a FOCB function I volunteered MDEP Response to assist in recovering needles in future shoreline clean-ups.  Mr. Millholland of FOCB stated that they gave the needles to City of Portland workers for disposal.  I later referred this needle problem to Scott Austin of MDEP in Augusta.
A-283-2009* Home is located on Annabessacook Rd. and is served by private well. The spill site is approximately ten feet from the drilled well. The house trailer is a rental property and is owned by Pat Downing. Ms. Downing lives next door.  Apparently, a fitting to the aboveground storage tank was vandalized causing the release of approximately fifteen gallons of #1 fuel oil. During a site visit in 5/7, the oil that remained in the tank was pumped out in order to facilitate clean-up.  McGee Construction was then hired to excavate the soil.  On 5/8, approximately ten cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  The site was referred to Technical Services, please refer to their files for further information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-240-2009*4/26/09 David Oxton reported that less than a gallon of K1 fuel oil had been spilled at property he owns in Waldo sometime in December.  He reported that he had found the stained area after a person had removed the mobile home from the property.  It appeared that the buyer of the mobile home had spilled a small amount of fuel when they removed the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with the mobile home.  Mr Oxton reported that he had used up all the oil in the tank prior to selling the mobile home and had even tilted it to use all but a residual amount left in the tank.  Mr Oxton said he removed three 5 gallon pails of stained soil and disposed of it by burning it in his outdoors wood fired boiler at his residence.  I met Mr Oxton at the site on 4/27/09 and inspected the spill area.  I dug two holes in the suspected spill area adjacent to the property's utility pole and found no oil odors or staining.  Next to and down gradient from the spill area was a low area with standing water and there was no sign of oil sheens on the water.  I checked a dug well up gradient not used for drinking water and there was no oil odor or sheen.  I explained to Mr Oxton the requirements for and benefits of reporting oil spills promptly and the error of burning contaminated soil himself.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-688-2008*	7/30/08: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division was notified of a damaged marine battery with the immediate threat of discharging.  Ms. Mosely, with the MDEP Bureau of Land & Water Quality, explained that she had laid an aluminum clipboard  on top of the battery stored in the Maine Central Fleet Management's auto trunk causing a short-circuit which melted the top of the battery case, exposing the sulfuric acid within the battery.   Once back at the MDEP Southern Maine Regional Office (SMRO) office, MDEP Response staff over-packed the the battery for disposal.
	After acquiring several quotes from disposal companies MDEP Response Division authorized EPI to collect the damaged battery and acid for disposal along with other hazardous wastes.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
P-130-2007*I was contacted by Ed Flood reporting that ice had fallen off his roof and onto his oil tank's filter and between 100 to 150 gallons of kerosene had been spilled.  I hired Boom Technology, Inc. to remove the old tank, install a temporary tank, vactor out the contaminated soil, and install a recovery well.  The recovery well was pumped on a regular basis for several months.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-334-2009*Mike Lewis (Certified Underground Tank Inspector) reported to Tim Rector of the Underground Storage Tanks Unit that he had discovered leaking product lines associated with the unleaded regular system.  Mr. Lewis also reported that the North Berwick Sewer Department had been investigating the area due to "gas" being detected in their lines in this vicinity.  As such, it was determined that there could be an on going leak to the groundwater.

I had been to the site in 1994, when the tanks had been installed.  At that time, three underground storage tanks (all gasoline) had been removed(P-292-1994).  Nearly 1,800 tons of soil had been excavated; however, due to physical constraints, not all contamination had been removed.  There had been no infiltration to the sewer lines at that time; however, site conditions may have changed and it was conceivable that the product could be infiltrating the sewer.  I responded to the site on May 6 and met with the current operator.  He was aware of the situation and allowed me to investigate the site.  The site is located on the corner of Route 9 (Wells Road) and Portland St. which intersect at approximately a 60 degree angle.   The tanks are located on the Portland St. side of the parking lot.

There are currently two underground storage tanks, a 12,000 regular unleaded, and a 10,000 gallon manifolded super unleaded and diesel.  I inspected the the sumps and found them to be dry, each with rust stains 4-6 inches from bottom indicating that they routinely held water.  There were three monitoring wells on site.  The two in the driveway had clean water (no sheen detected) at approximately 42 inches below grade.  There was a third monitoring well behind the building which was locked and the operator had no key to it.

Don Buzzell of the North Berwick Sewer Department arrived on site and explained the situation that had occurred in the nearby sewer line.  The alarm had gone off due to a detected lower explosion limit and the removed, what appeared to be, a petroleum product.  The sump it was found it was pumped dry and there did not appear to be any further problem.  The line was 6 ft. deep and the road was at a lower grade than the Quick Stop driveway making the sewer line about 2 ft. below groundwater level.  It was more likely that a product was poured into a drain to cause the problem in the sewer and it was a coincidence that there was also a problem at the Hometown Quick Stop at the same time.

I spoke with the owner Donald Fortin on the phone and he assured me that he did not intend to operate the facility until it was appropriately upgraded.  I relayed to him that it did not appear that the discharge was contaminated in the secondary piping and sump and likely did not impact the ground water.

8/20/09  Piping was removed.  Ted Scharf of the Division of Oil and Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation was on site.  Tom Trainer of SW Cole performed the site assessment.  Minor contamination was found and was attributed to surface spills.

The USTs will be abandoned by removal at a future date.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-356-2009*While towing a broken down car from the turnpike, Don's Towing blew the engine of the tow truck.  The truck pulled over into a work lane (construction area of the turnpike) and discharged approximately 10-15 quarts of oil to the asphalt.

John Branscom of the Turnpike was notified and called in Clean Harbors to remediate the spill.

No request for DEP assistance made none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP Response plans no further action here.
P-139-2007*On February 22, 2007 Webber Energy serviced the furnace at Camp Laurel South's Directors house.  On March 1, 2007 a camp maintenance person noticed a smell of oil in the house and found that there was a leak at the furnace caused by Webber Energy.  Camp Laurel staff contacted Webber Energy who in turn contacted their insurance company who sent out Tom Wigglesworth of Ambrose Environmental who finally contacted the DEP.  The oil leaked out of the furnace onto the wood door jam and onto the concrete slab below.  The oil then traveled along the concrete slab into several other rooms where it wicked up into the walls.  Ambrose hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to come and remove all of the oil saturated materials.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-201-2009*Pat Coughlin of St. Germain Associates reported that his client, Safe Handling, had suffered a discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydrochloric acid at their Auburn facility.  The discharge was cleaned up under his direction and wastes were properly disposed of.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-273-2009*5/12/09  Kevin from Bangor Hydro reported a two cup spill of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl), dielectric fluid from a transformer at the entered location.  Kevin advised that the transformer was leaking from a switch and impacted a 2 ft. x 4ft. patch of gravel that they removed and will dispose of at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-274-2009*5/12/09  Somerset County Sheriff's Office reported a tractor trailer, logging truck, accident on Route 15 in Rockwood.  It was reported that the fuel tank contained 35 gallons and that 'quite a bit' of gasoline was discharging into the Moose River.  It ended being a straight job service truck and only an estimated three to five gallons may have discharged.  The Rockwood Fire Department (RFD) deployed sorbent pads that I collected and disposed of in the DEP's sorbent waste stream for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn.

I did observe a sheen on the Moose River within the sorbent boom that the RFD had deployed.  No collectible amount was in the water and is expected to dissipate.  The truck went off the west side of the road way and discharged gasoline into a culvert.  The culvert contained a wooded, well-house structure that I was advised was a water spring.  The fuel migrated through a culvert to the east side of the road and into the Moose River, where the RFD deployed a sausage boom and some pads at the culvert outfall.

No additional clean up required and no further Response action anticipated.






A-243-2009*Joyce Acheson contacted this office to report oil odor in her drinking water and sheen on a roadside ditch.  Previous work was done at this site, (see A-220-2005).  Tom Benn was assigned to the spill case in 2005 to interface with Ms. Acheson.  There was no contamination found in 2005, and Ms. Acheson was on quarterly monitoring for approximately 2 years.  There is an abutting construction company (Pushard) with several diesel powered vehicles.  Ms. Acheson has a dug well.   The concern seems to be that diesel fuel leaks into a surface ditch and affects the Acheson well.   This has not been proven to be the case in the past.

I notified Tom Benn of the reported impacts and offered to conduct a site visit.   Tom indicated he spoke with Ms. Acheson and resolved the concerns believing the ditch sheen to be non-petroleum.   He indicated he would call me if further Response involvement was necessary.

Approximately two weeks following the initial report, Tom Benn and Cheryl Fontaine made a site visit to Ms. Acheson's residence and sampled her water.  A sample was obtained from Ms. Acheson's plumbing and of surface water in the drainage ditch.  Both samples returned results non-detect for petroleum.  No futher Response action is expected at this site.
A-609-2007*   DEP received an after-hours report from a local fire department that a resident had called them regarding a jar labeled "nitroglycerin" that had been left in the cellar by some previous owner.  It was unclear whose jurisdiction this might fall under, but I opted to have a look.  It appeared that the label had originally read "glycerin" (naming a chemical company that is presumably no longer in business) and that someone had subsequently written "nitro" in front of this.  As a precaution, a member of the state police bomb squad collected the jar for disposal/detonation.
B-214-2009*4.14.09  Sherwood McKinny of Waste Management (WM) reported fluorescent light bulbs received in a roll-off container at the Waste Management transfer facility in Brewer.  The bulbs were generated from a remodeling of the Calais Burger King, 124 North St., Calais, ME.  Amaral Revite of Rhode Island was the contractor conducting the remodeling and disposed of the bulbs in a WM roll-off at the site in Calais.  WM transported the roll-off to Brewer where the bulbs were discovered during waste segregation by WM.  I conducted a site visit at approximately 17:00 hours and met with Jeff Denny of WM.  He advised me of approximately 16 four foot long bulbs and that all but two were broken.  I met with the Clean Harbors crew that was on-site.  They advised that they would clean up the obvious contaminated waste (bulbs and larger bulb fragments) and additional material with glass and pulverized material.  I observed some intact bulbs but most were broken and mixed throughout the load of building debris.

4.17.09  I received notification from Scott Leighton of DEP that a second load of Burger King (BK) building debris was received at the WM facility in Brewer.  I responded to the site at approximately 11:00 and observed the broken glass, some intact light fixtures (fluorescent light bulbs), and BK building debris.  I met with WM representative Tony Palmieri and reviewed the weight slip shipments of waste from the BK sites (WM tickets 775878 and 772440).  Myself and Responder Lasselle conducted an air sampling test using the mercury detector Lumex.  We noted elevated readings of mercury from the debris pile.  We also sampled two plastic wrapped, one cubic yard flex bins of waste generated from the 4.14.09 clean up.  We obtained a reading in the 2,000-6,000 nanograms per meter (ng/m) cubed.  I contacted Leighton and advised him that the site was not secure for storage of the waste over the weekend and that if the responsible party had not made arrangements to have the containers removed by 16:00 that I would authorize their removal and seek reimbursement.  By 15:00 I was advised by Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors that they were contracted to remove the bins.

Spill referred to Hazardous Waste Enforcement.

No further Response action anticipated.





P-361-2009*I received an anonymous complaint about an oil sheen near a pipe that outlets on the shore at the Land's End Gift Shop on Bailey Island.  I visited the site and determined that the sheen was organic.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-362-2009*I received an anonymous call reporting that there was oil and gasoline being spilled at a garage in South Berwick.  I visited the site with Alison Moody of the Land and Water Bureau.  Although the site has a lot of junk scattered around we were unable to find any significant petroleum spillage (see attached photos).  We spoke to a neighbor who was related to the owner and let her know that the jugs of waste oil had to be disposed of properly.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1054-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	11/20/08: P Gagnon Oil Company (PGO) notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) in mid-morning a leak from a basement #2 oil aboveground storage tank (AST) that they had delivered to.  They had called CAB Services (CAB) to respond.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Response services responded and met on-site with CAB and with Mark Leach of PGO.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The home is a single-family house with walkout basement located near the Salmon Falls River and bridge over to New Hampshire.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer, there are no known wells within 300'.   Ms. Lewis lived with several children, her husband was on duuty with the US Coast guard billeted in another state.
	The home was supposed to be on automatic delivery for propane but PGO mistakenly delivered #2 oil to an outside fill pipe at the front of the house (photo 1).  The 275-gallon basement AST had unfortunately been disconnected from the piping (photo 5), so the delivered oil was pumped to the concrete floor and to items on the floor.  The basement was wet, partially flooded, and a sump pump in the basement's south corner pumped to the back yard.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Thurs. 11/20/08: CAB picked up free oil with pads and oily water with their vacuum trailer.  CAB disposed of oiled debris.   We operated under an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal in order to stem oil vapors in the living space.
	11/24/08: CAB installed carbon filtration canisters to clean the water being discharged by the basement sump.	

CONCLUSIONS
I.	PGO assumed responsibility for delivering and discharging the oil when they should have sent propane, and assumed management by hired CAB directly for a clean-up to state satisfaction.  MDEP incurred no direct costs so there was no reimbursement of Maine Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund application expected.
II.	The Lewis' are in violation of Maine AST installation codes which requires physically removing the fill and vent pipes when disconnecting the piping.
III.	DEP Engineer Peter Eremita oversaw and approved installation of the carbon filtration of the sump discharge.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
I-81-2009*05/16/09 04:40 Received a call from state police dispatch regarding the spill of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Huber Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant in Easton.  Called the plant and spoke with Larry Demerchant, shift supervisor, who informed me that a hydraulic hose busted on a front end loader during wafer recycling operations.  Larry stated that the crew put down wood fines immediately and soaked up the spilled fluid the area was then scraped and oily debris/wood fines were taken to the boiler fuel loading area for burning in the OSB's boiler per license conditions.

Site visit to Huber plant to check on the status of the spill clean-up.  All free product has been cleaned up and staged with wood fines for boiler fuel.  Only a slight stain is evident in the area of the spilled fluid. The loader's hose has been replaced.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

A-209-2009*4/14/09 Dan Lowell oil burner technician from CM McCormick and Sons reported that 1 to 2 gallons of #2 heating oil had been spilled to the basement floor at 43 Hayford Street in Farmingdale. The the spill was reported to be caused by a malfunctioning pump on the furnace. I talked to Maureen Kibler the property manager on the phone and she confirmed that the spill had been discovered on 4/10/09 by the property buyer during a walk through before closing. She stated that they had contacted Service Master cleaning to address any cleaning necessary. I went to the site and Dan Lowell was restarting the furnace which was producing dense black smoke in the basement and up the chimney since the pump had overloaded the furnace. The Farmingdale Fire Department was standing by as a precaution until the smoke cleared. Mr Lowell said he had cleaned up the oil on the floor with speedy dry. I returned to the site later in the day after the smoke cleared to survey the spill area in the basement. The concrete floor was oil stained and the oil had run under the wall separating the furnace room and the garage. I contacted Maureen Kibler and informed her that the floor would need to be cleaned and that the wall sill plate, mop board and wall board would need to be removed in the area of the spilled oil to prevent vapor problems in the house. She informed me that the house was to be cleaned and ozone treated to remove oil vapors. She agreed to have her carpenter remove oil contaminated parts of the wall and clean the floor. I checked on the house the next week and the wall parts had been removed and replaced and the floor cleaned. I surveyed the air in the entire house with a Photo Ionization detector set for kerosene vapors. The only elevated readings I got were at the furnace floor area and they were less than 2 parts per million which were very low.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-280-2009*   DEP received a report from the Rockport Fire Chief that an oily sheen was visible on the harbor.  The harbormaster (Abbie Leonard) traced the origin to the fishing vessel "La Boat".  The vessel owner (Dodge) showed up and claimed to have been having transmission problems; oil was dripping into the bilge where it was automatically discharged overboard by the pump.  Abbie estimated that 2-4 gallons of oil was floating on top of water in the bilge; she and Dodge collected this oil using sorbents, which were taken by DEP for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
A-282-2009*DEP received notification of an overfill of a passenger vehicle at Coastal Fuel in Rockland.  The five gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled out of the vehicle onto the pavement and traveled down the street.  The Rockland fire department responded and deployed sorbents to remediate the spill.  The sorbents were then collected and disposed of by the fire department.  No site visit made as the fire department is exceptionally capable.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this tie.
A-284-2009*On 5/13/2009 in Wayne, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 quart spill of K1 fuel oil resulted when a bucket of oil overturned in the back of a truck.  The driver cleaned up the spill from the paved roadway with sorbent materials.  No further Response action is expected.
A-286-2009*DEP received report from CN Brown that their delivery truck had "blown" its engine and lost approximately 2 quarts of oil to this residential asphalt driveway.  They cleaned it up using sorbents and soapy water.  I visited the site on 5/12 to confirm that the spill was constrained to the paved drive and sufficiently cleaned up.  A dug well is approximately 150 feet away.  No further Response action expected.
A-290-2009*DEP received notification that a tie inserting machine suffered a hose leak resulting in the discharge of approximately one quart of hydraulic oil.  Pan Am Railways undertook the clean-up with the use of sorbents and removal of impacted soil.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-291-2009*DEP received notification that approximately thirty gallons of hydraulic oil discharged when a hose burst on an excavator being operated by McGee Construction in West Gardiner.  The spilled oil impacted soil which was excavated for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-293-2009*While investigating a hazardous materials leak on a rail car (A-292-2009) the engine was observed to be leaking oil.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is expected.
A-295-2009*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Rumford, Maine between May 16, 2009 and December 31, 2009.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

8-23-09	1624	1 quart to ground	Chris Gessman	lube

No further Response action expected.

A-296-2009*A small amount of gasoline leaked from a vehicle to pavement.  The local fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further Response action is expected.
B-235-2009*On 4/23/09,  Nathan Thompson fielded a call from a town clerk from the St. Alban's Town Office who indicated that gasoline vapors were strong in the office building.  One of the service trucks belonging to the St. Alban's Highway Dept. had apparently leaked gasoline from a broken fuel line overnight.  Nathan asked me to respond and check on the gasoline spill and the air quality in the building.
When I got out of my truck in the parking lot of the town office I could smell strong gasoline odors, which made it was easy to spot the leaking truck.  The Highway Dept. had placed speedy-dry on the area where the spill occurred and a bucket was resting underneath the broken fuel line.  Ron from the Highway Department estimated that approximately 7 gallons had been lost.  I ran my Photoionization Detector (PID) through the Town Office building and found that the highest readings, 20 parts per million (ppm), were in the main office area.
Using the backhoe owned by the highway department, we excavated approximately 5 yds of contaminated soil.  The Highway Dept. was able to transport the soil to Pine Tree Landfill and I explained that I would pay the bill up front but that the DEP would seek reimbursement for the disposal cost.
After removing the contaminated soil, the Fire Department aided in venting the Town Office and the PID readings improved (1-2 PPM).
On 4/24/09, I returned to check on the vapors in the office.  Readings were below 5 PPM but an odor still lingered.  Ronnie Finson, the Road Comissioner recalled an old floor drain that had been covered over by carpeting.  This was the source of the odors and I recommended that they use water plug to seal it.  Gasoline had made its way into the perimeter drain of the building so I placed boom in the catch basin in the parking lot of the Town Office and also at the outfall.  I observed a small sheen at the outfall and did not want it to reach the stream.
I spoke with Rhonda Stark the Town Manager on 4/30/09 and was able to let her know what the disposal cost was.  No further Response action expected.
P-55-2008*	1/18/08: Notification of old weeping pipe fittings on Mr. Roy's basement oil tank; Downeast Energy Company was repairing the fittings and cleaning up the discharge.
	1/22/08: I spoke with Mr. Roy who reported the discharge was cleaned up to his satisfaction and his home had no odor problem.  No Response Division visit was made at the time.
P-68-2008*	1/22/08: Kennebunk Fire Department reported they had responded to a hydraulic oil discharge from a mobile paper shredder within a commercial box truck.  The discharge was cleaned up and no Department of Environmental Protection Response was requested or made.
B-242-2009*On May 8, 2009 Maine DEP received a report of a small oil spill in the cellar of the former Artisans Cafe, 3 Hill Street, Machias.  This spill occurred sometime during the winter and was caused by a leak at the burner front of the furnace.  From the small size of the excavation probably less than 5 gallons was discharged.

Maine DEP investigated the spill to measure the organic vapor load in the building as a result of the spill using an Ion Science PhoCheck 3000 Photo Ionization Detector (PID).  No diesel range organic vapors were detected in the living space of the building by PID.  DEP inspected the cellar and detected low levels (2.4 parts per million) at the bottom of the still open excavation in front of the furnace, well below any DEP action levels to protect human health.

It is unknown who or when the contaminated soil was excavated.  Under Maine statute fuel oil contaminated soil is classified as a "Special Waste" requiring either a special waste manifest or Oil Spill Debris Form issued by Maine DEP Response Services.  Furthermore, the receiving facility and the transporter must be licensed to handle special wastes.

Other than the disposition of the contaminated soil, no further action by Maine DEP Response Services is expected.
B-284-2009*5/18/09  Joey at the Bar Harbor Fire Department (BHFD) reported a #2 heating oil spill at the entered location.  Apparently, the spill occurred on 5/17/09 at approximately 12:19 and was reported by the BHFD to the Maine State Police, but the BHFD did not get a response back from DEP.  On 5/19/08 I contacted both the Orono and Gray State Police barracks and they reviewed their report logs and both indicate no record of the spill report.

I contacted Bruce Norwood, the home owner, on 5/18/09, who advised that his daughter accidentally broke the fuel filter off the tank, on 5/17/09, moving furniture in the basement.  The oil had migrated across the floor before someone stopped the leak and inserted a home made plug.  The BHFD responded to the spill and worked with the home owner to clean up the spill.  Some oil migrated to a floor drain, but it was difficult to estimate how much may have entered the drain.  Mr. Norwood advised that there was still an odor, but it had dissipated substantially since Sunday, 5/17/09.   Mr. Norwood also indicated that the concrete basement floor was sealed and that most of the oil was recovered and did not get in the concrete.  He advised that there was an oil stain along the wall(s), but not much.  He was currently airing out the house as we spoke.  I advised that DEP typically responds to this level of spill and that it appeared there was a communication break down.  I advised that the floor sealer and timely response to the spill and clean up attributed to an effectivness of the clean up he was describing.  Mr. Norwood will contact the DEP if the odors do not dissipate.

DEP to pick up pads from BHFD and no further Response actions anticipated.


A-297-2009*On 5/18/2009 in Wiscasset, Bill Phinney reported a possible oil spill. The site was an undeveloped lot at the intersection of Bradbury and Fore Street which abuts the shoreline of a tidal flat of the Sheepscot River.  The property is owned by Mr. Phinney.  The alleged source of the spill was reported as coming from equipment used for a utility construction project in the area.

A site visit was made the same day. I met with employees of Nitram Construction of Benton working at the site. I informed the employees as to the reason for my visit and inquired about any contaminated soil on the site. The employees were not aware of any contamination, but were willing to excavate the freshly placed soil they had placed as part of a landscaping project, to allow me to investigate. I decided to call Mr. Phinney and have him show up on-site and point out the areas of concern and excavate if necessary.

Mr. Phinney arrived and pointed out a few areas of dark soil. The soil had no odor or oily feel to it and rust stains were present under some overturned stones. The areas of concern appeared to me as nothing more than naturally occurring iron bacteria sheen. No further response action is expected.
B-286-2009*Various small containers of hazardous materials including metallic mercury, Lo-merc debris removed from the DEP HazStor building during a scheduled clean out by DEP.  No RP's for this material were reported to DEP.  No further Response action expected.
B-285-2009*On 5/20/09, I received a report of a diesel fuel and motor oil spill at Scotts Company in Medway.  Jason Noble reported that a half a quart of both diesel and motor oil spilled during service to a truck.  Scotts employees cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action expected.
I-56-2009*A truck accident involving Robert McBrierty Trucking and Real Fortier Trucking caused approximately 10 gallons of motor oil to spill on the roadway.  Oil spill booms were placed around the spill and the oil was cleaned up using spill pads to absorb the oil.  A grader was used to scrape the ice and the contaminated ice was shoveled into a 55 gal. barrel with the other debris and brought to the Tri- Community land fill to be disposed up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-61-2009*Due to driver error, approximately 4 gallons of kerosene spilled as a result of a overflow.   Shovels, pads and speedy dry were used to clean the product.  The material was taken to the MPG warehouse.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-60-2009*Due to driver error, 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled as a result of an overflow.  The driver cleaned up the spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-68-2009*Due to employee error, approximately 5 gallons of used motor oil was spilled when filling an oil furnace which overflowed.  The product was cleaned up using sorbents.  No further action by Response Services expected
P-83-2008*	Friday, 1/25/08: During investigation of a clean-up at the Pike Industries facility across Route 9, I performed a brief inspection with Frank Smith of Pike Industries.  The facility is a large commercial gravel pit located in a rural area, served by private wells.  The property was formerly owned and operated by Tilcon Inc.
	Onsite, I noted a waste oil aboveground storage tank (AST) with minor overfills.  I advised Mr. Smith to clean the discharge up.  There is a large underground storage tank (UST) registered as a #2 oil facility though storing and dispensing diesel for equipment onsite, and it appears for filling peddle-trucks for dispensing to heavy equipment in the field.  I noted no obvious discharges associated with the UST  though snow cover inhibited a good inspection.
I-82-2009*Approximately 1 quart of # 2 fuel oil spilled from a overfill.  Sorbent pads were immediately used to clean the spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-83-2009*Approximately 1 pint of #2 fuel oil spilled as a result of an overfill by the driver from the delivery truck.  The driver immediately placed spill pads on the debris and shoveled the wet stones and soil.  The debris went to the MPG Bulk Warehouse.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-87-2008*	1/22/08: Downeast Energy (DEE) Company notified of a small overfill discharge from Ms. Morais' basement AST to her concrete basement floor.  DEE stated that they had cleaned up the discharge.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was not requested.
I-84-2009*Huber Engineered Woods reported that a 1/2" black iron line corroded which supplied fuel to the emergency diesel pump.  Approximately 20 gallons of #2 fuel was spilled as a result.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill and placed in a steel drum.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-85-2009*A loose flange bolt caused 5 gallons of Diesel to spill.  The product was immediately cleaned up with spill pads and taken to the MPG Bulk Warehouse.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-88-2008*SUMMARY
	1/28/08: Mr. Tapley notified of a 10 to 15-gallon discharge from a dispenser for the kerosene (K1) oil underground storage tank (UST) facility.  He reported the discharge contained on the asphalt paving and that his staff had cleaned the discharge.  No oil discharge reached drains or surface water.
	Friday, 2/1/08: I briefly visited the facility and the clean-up appeared adequate.  I could not determine how much if any oil soaked down to soil through pavement cracks and joints.  The facility is a retail motor fuels UST facility located in a dense sub-urban and commercial area.  A mapped sand & gravel aquifer area is either close by or underlies this facility.
	As of year 2009 this facility is now branded as an Irving Oil Corp. distributor rather than a GULF station though is still owned and operated by Nouria Energy.
P-91-2008*	1/29/08: Mr. Varney reported that an unknown truck driver had caused a diesel discharge while fueling at their dispenser the previous evening after 1700 hours time.  The spill was contained on frozen ground and ice and they were cleaning the spill with sorbents which were disposed of through Waste Management Co.
	2/1/08: I met Mr. Varney onsite and toured the spill area.  No further remediation required at the time.  The area is rural residential and commercial use, served by private water wells.
P-1179-2008*	Thurs. 2/7/08: Mr. Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported that one of MTA's plow trucks blew a hydraulic hose in their paved yard.  None of the leak reached drains or waters of the state.  MTA personnel cleaned up the discharge with sorbents: typically sand and pads.  A visit was not requested or made at the time.
A-146-2009*Chris Fournier of Monmouth Fire and Maine DEP Oil Remediation Claims unit contacted me by e-mail 3/16 to report an accident at this service station which resulted in a gasoline spill.  The incident involved an unknown motorist who drove away from the dispenser with the nozzle still attached to the car. The dispenser was pulled off the island and gasoline from the dispenser spilled to the ground.  Monmouth fire department responded to the site and spread sorbent material to recover the spilled gasoline.  The incident had occurred 3/13 in the evening and was not reported to DEP at that time.  I responded to the site on 3/17 and met with Kim Gagnon, the store manager.  Kim was aware of the incident.  She knew about keeping a written log of spills of less than 10 gallons.  I asked to review the log.  There were no entries for 2009.  There were no entries for 2008.  There were several entries in 2007.  Earlier years had bigger numbers of spill entries.  I advised that spills need to be reported (or logged if <10 gallons to pavement) Kim agreed.  She indicated she had asked the Lieutenant from the fire department but he didn't know if the spill needed to be reported to DEP, so she didn't.  Based on the description by Chris and Kim of the incident, the spilled gas was mostly cleaned up with sorbent litter and pads.  The pavement is cracked and uneven, so some gas likely leached to sub-surface soil.  I discussed this issue with the Division of Technical Services staff at our unit meeting.  The site is not a sensitive area, so pavement removal and excavation of soil will not be required.
P-566-1991*	Abandonment-by-removal of bare-steel UST's, located on the west side of the store building, one of which was out-of-service due to a corrosion hole and ingress of groundwater.  Remediation by source reduction managed by Irving Oil Corp.
A-53-2008*Jason Cartier, a manager at Skowhegan Wal-Mart, contacted our office to report a hydraulic oil spill in their trash compactor at the loading dock at the rear of the building.  I responded to the site and met with Jason.  A representative from APEX Environmental, (Chris Morris) from Massachusetts handles the Wal-Mart environmental issues, was also at the store.  Morris coordinated with ENPRO Environmental to use sorbent and hand excavation of contaminated snow and ice around the compactor.  The compactor unit appeared old and weathered and had some sort of mechanical failure when the pressure was applied, the hydraulic oil leaked.   I returned approx. two weeks later and checked on the location and the spilled oil appeared to have been properly cleaned up.  The oil was contained to a paved area.  No further response action is expected.
B-287-2009*On 5/21/2009, Scotts Company in Medway faxed us a report of a 1 quart hydraulic oil spill from their forklift.  Jason Noble was the contact.  The spill is the result of an aging forklift that has quite a few loose connections these days.  No further Response action expected.
A-58-2008*Dead River contacted this office to report an oil spill at the Knox residence.  They were servicing the furnace.  A pump failure caused an estimated quart of oil to spill to the concrete floor.  This was cleaned by the technicians with sorbent material.  I contacted the residence by phone 1/22 at 14:45 to inquire if they were satisfied with the cleanup or if odors were an issue.  I received no reply to my message.  No site visit was made.
A-68-2008*Verso Paper LLC reported a spill of waste oil at their waste oil storage tank.  For some reason, condensate is routed to this tank.  The condensate displaced the oil which overflowed into the waste water treatment sewer.  The overflow was discovered, the waste oil tank was pumped out, and the condensate was stopped from entering the sump leading to tank.  Sorbents were used to wipe the surface where oil overflowed. No site visit was made.
B-288-2009*On 5/22/09, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) reported a leak from the high side bushing of a new transformer located at 78 Sunset Bay Rd. in Steuben.  The leak was discovered on 5/21/09 at 17:30 by the contractor working on the new home.  Mona approximated the amount of oil lost to be 1 pint and it created a 6ft by 6ft stain on the gravel below.  The leaky transformer was replaced and BHE hired Wright Construction to remove the oil stained gravel.  The soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-147-2009*	On March 5, 2009 CN Brown made a 100 gallon delivery of kerosene to a mobile home in Burnham. The homeowner got home and discovered there was no oil in their Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) despite the delivery, and called CN Brown.  CN Brown insisted they had made the delivery, and were suspicious of theft of the product.  They later dispatched a representative to inspect the delivery and did not discover any spillage.  On March 16, 2009 the lost oil was found along the ground, and was reported to DEP.  The CN Brown delivery driver did not realize the home's supply AST was located in a small enclosure, and filled up an old disconnected AST propped up in a snow bank.  The tank had no scully fitting for connecting a fill hose and was severely tipped so the driver should not have made any delivery to a tank in such condition.  Once confronted with the facts CN Brown took responsibility for the release and hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) for clean-up.  The presence of a private well near the spill area required the use of stringent clean-up guidelines.
	On March 17, 2009 I met EPI at the site to begin clean-up of the spill.  EPI used a mini excavator to remove snow, ice, and soil that was visibly impacted by the oil.  The oil contaminated material was loaded into lined roll-off containers and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  A total of fourteen roll off containers were filled and removed with a combined tonnage of 166.86.
	There was significant ice coverage which caused the oil to run down gradient an estimated 75 feet from the tank.  Bedrock was encountered near the surface with very little soil overburden.  The soil cover that was present consisted of a gravel fill and a small amount of top soil.  Oil contamination was found at the surface of the bedrock as the overburden was removed.  The gravel under the home was left in place to eliminate undermining the support structure.  The material left in place was impacted by oil and a laboratory soil sample (Soil B) was analyzed for diesel range organics.  An additional soil sample (Soil A) was taken at the most down gradient area after the clean-up was completed to verify the effectiveness of the clean-up.  An initial water sample was also taken from the home for diesel range organics analysis.  Lab results are attached to this report.  The contaminated soil removal was completed on March 24, 2009 with complete backfilling and landscaping to be completed by CN Brown's contractors as weather and road conditions permit.  This spill was referred to Technical Services and no further Response actions are expected. .
	
I-53-2009*On 3-11-09, I received a call from Norm of Orion Land Management company in Fort Kent.  He was relaying a report he received from a wood cutting contractor that they had a significant spill in T18  R13.  Because it is a very remote area, communication was sketchy. Apparently the contractor had lost diesel fuel from a delivery truck.  The exact amount was unknown, but there was a brook nearby and it had migrated in that direction.  Norm requested permission to burn what they could that night, until heavy equipment could be brought in the following morning.  I gave them permission and requested they obtain a burn permit from Forestry.  They got the permit from the Allagash Forestry office that day.
The following day, I met with Randy Corriveau and Jason Castonquay (Orion), and the logging contractor and several of his employees at the site.  According to Jason, the PTO on the truck had been left on after fueling equipment in the morning and pressure built up and broke the delivery hose.  The entire contents of the truck(800+/-) was lost.  They burned product for 6 hours the previous night.  We put a weir dam in on the affected brook and several boom sets.  Contaminated snow and soil was also excavated and taken to Tri Community Landfill. Monitoring of the boom and dam will take place by Orion and the contractor throughout Spring.
On 5-26-09, I spoke with Randy Corriveau of Orion. They had been to the site several times, last week being the last. There was no trace of oil in the brook and only several small patches of oil in dirt on the road, none bigger than a basketball.  Since the access road is a winter road, its only passable by 4-wheeler.  They will remove the underflow weir damn the next time an excavator is in the area.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1076-2008*The Department received a call/complaint alleging Fred Farrell, in 1999, as owner of Maine Tennis & Track (MTT), buried some drum at the business address 24 Mayall Road.

The property is now owned by Recreation Support Services (Mrs. Barbara Cornish).  The operations end of the business is Maine Tennis and Track LLC, under Mr. John Cornish.  On Friday, May 22nd, I telephoned Mr. Cornish, to ask permission to survey the area of the yard where the drums are believed to be buried.  He granted permission, and Greg O'Brien and I met him at noon on the 26th. Mr. Cornish informed us of the business operations, and then showed us around the property.  The area of interest is adjacent to a gravel pile and bank (cutout of elevated natural materials).

The hand held metal detector registered several hits in the area scan.  Most are believed to be natural interference from iron contained in the rock (red mineral deposits visible).  Using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Mark Woodruff and I delineated a few spots of interest and using the MTT backhoe, excavated two partial drums.  Soil conditions did not lead us to believe anything was in the drums at the time of their burial.  Satisfied with conditions and explanations offered, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
P-1141-2008*On 12/24/08 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power reporting a car vs. pole accident causing a transformer oil spill.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1121-2008*On 12/17/08 I received a call from Sherry at Dead River in Brunswick reporting a spill at a client's residence on Orr's Island.  I responded to the spill immediately and met two Dead River Technicians on site.  I learned that a tenant in the house had crashed her car into the oil tank and furnace located in the garage on the previous evening.  It was unknown how much oil had spilled.  Someone, presumably the local fire department, had shut off the oil tank and placed down some sorbent pads.  A floor drain was located in the garage floor, but it did not appear that any oil had entered the drain.  No further Response action is required.
P-1043-2008*On 11/18/08 Jon Woodard received a call from Joe Randall of Denmark reporting a spill in his pottery studio.  I responded to the spill immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that Mr. Randall had done some service work to a Kerosene monitor and failed to fully tighten a fitting.  The fitting leaked oil onto the wooden floor of the studio.  Presumably, some also made it through the floor onto the dirt below.  The drinking water well was located a good distance away uphill and there were no sensitive receptors located nearby.  I instructed Mr. Randall to remove some of the oil soaked plywood under the heater and also to ventilate the space underneath the studio.  I told him to let me know if that did not alleviate the odor issue.

He called back on 12/3 and reported the odor issue was gone.  No further Response action required.
P-134-2009*On 2/27/09 I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to storm damage.  A small amount of oily soil was removed by Central Maine Power as part of the clean up.  No further action required.
P-41-2009*On 1/21/09 I received a call from Steve Lebrun, the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Sabattus.  He was reporting an abandoned mill in his town with abandoned drums and reported "leaking hazardous waste."  I was able to learn from Mr. Lebrun, that the mill was operated/owned by Webster Rubber Company and had not been in operation for many years.  I learned that a small non-profit organization, Northeast Dream Center, was the current owner of the property.  I contacted Ken Stevens at Northeast Dream Center and requested access to the building and informed him of the call I had received from the town.

Arrangements for access was made on 1/30/09.  Chris Redmond of the hazardous waste enforcement unit, myself and several officials from the town walked through the mill.  It was largely empty.  Several drums that appeared to be chemicals associated with heavy oil burning water treatment were still located in/near the former furnace room.  The drums were full/partially full and intact.  The only spill appeared to be from a cardboard box.  There was a brown unknown substance oozing from the box.  Due to the temperature in the mill at the time.  The spilled material was frozen and in no danger of further migration away from the box.   I later learned that the heavy oil tanks associated with this property were removed in 1997.  Information on the removal can be found in spill report number P-590-1997.

This case has been referred to Chris Redmond for further action including sampling and removal of the few remaining drums.  Mr. Redmond has solicited the assistance from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and plans have been made to sample and remove the remaining materials.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
P-130-2008*	Wednesday 2/6/08: Late afternoon report through the Maine State Police of about 2-gallons of diesel fuel discharged at the dispenser when a dispenser hose severed.  West Paris Fire Department (WPFD) responded to assist.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
A-309-2009*Dwight Doughty, Maine Dept Transportation contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill in Township D (north of Byron).  The spill occurred due to a hose failure on heavy equipment.  I arranged for a spill letter to allow contaminated soil to be transported to Manzer paving batch plant in Phillips.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-612-2007*   DEP received a report that a lobster boat had sunk during the night of 10/7/07.  There was negligible fuel on board but 10-15 gallons of motor oil was believed to be on the boat.  No oil oil sheen was visible and the boat had been pulled to shallow water pending removal; this occurred within two days with no reported loss of oil.
   This is believed to be a deliberate sinking (a cooling water intake hose had been severed) and is under investigation by law enforcement officials.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-298-2009*5/27/09 Dennis McComb of LP&T reported a sheen in the Mattanawcook Stream, that runs under the mill.  The cause of the sheen was a ruptured cooling water line that shorted out an electrical control panel and ultimately cut off power to the entire mill.  Two sump pumps then failed to restart flooding the powerhouse basement with thermal cooling water and pump seal water.  The water entered a discontinued line that discharges into the stream.  The flood water came in contact with residual oil along the floor through a retaining wall and discharged to the stream.  The discharging water carried a slight sheen.  Mr. McComb described the incident as a 5 minute event and estimated the flooding water to be 50 gallons and that there was no continuation of the incident.  Two sets of boom were deployed in the stream that was described by Mr. McComb as being in a low flow condition.  Pads were used to recover any visible traces of oil and the boom was recovered later in the day.  A sheen was not observed down stream and the sheen eventually dissipated.  There was no impact to the Penobscot River.  The sorbents would be disposed in the mills waste stream.

No further Response action warranted.

		
B-301-2009*James Golden of the Scotts Company in Medway reported a 50 gallon hydraulic oil spill in a garage at their facility at 264 Nicatou Industrial Way.  The cause of the spill was a broken fitting on a truck dump.  Scotts used cedar shavings to sorb up the hydraulic oil and in the report that was faxed to us it said they were going to dispose of the cedar shavings in an outdoor burn pile.
Nate advised that I speak with Karen Knutti in Solid Waste and ask it the burning of oil contaminated cedar shavings was allowed.  Karen explained that the burning of oil contaminated cedar shavings anywhere at any time was definitely against regulation.

I called to inform James that the 5 to 6 cubic yards of contaminated cedar shavings would have to be taken to a licensed landfill such as Pine Tree.

Later I called back to find out where they had decided to take the material (Pine Tree or Juniper Ridge) so that I could fill out an oil spill debris form and notify the landfill that they would be coming.  Mr. Golden informed me he had been wrong about the amount of contaminated cedar shavings.  Apparently the amount used only filled a wheel barrel and also the shavings had made it into the burn pile before he had spoken with me.  He claimed that in the past we had given him verbal permission to dispose of contaminated wood shavings in that manner.

At this point we discussed the rules and regulations surrounding the proper disposal of contaminated debris and I hopefully made it clear that although we may have given him a one time approval under specific circumstances, from here on out they were not to put anymore contaminated cedar shavings in outdoor burn piles.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-302-2009*On 5/28/09, Ken Pellitier of Pan Am reported a one gallon spill of lube oil from an engine.  The spill occured on tracks at the northern Maine junction in Hermon and was cleaned up by a Pan Am crew.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-264-2009*On 5/7/09, I received a report of a 10-15 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at 18 Spofford Lane in Deer Isle.  The homeowner Peter Maffly-Kipp uses this as a seasonal residence and when he came to open up the house a few days earlier he noticed that oil had leaked over his Aboveground Storage Tank (AST)  in the basement and he observed oil stains around the deck where his fill pipes come up through from the house.  He investigated further and smelled oil in the soil below the deck.  He said that the oil company (Eaton Oil of Deer Isle) had come to make a delivery in February and sent him a bill for only $25.  He had also received a phone call from the company because they were worried that his furnace had accidentally shut off.  They also said that they had "spilled a little bit" of oil because apparently the AST was full.
When I arrived on the afternoon of 5/7/09,   I observed that the fill pipe and vent came up through the deck and there was a strong oil odor coming from the soil underneath.  Mr. Maffly-Kipp also showed me the AST in the basement and it was clear that oil had leaked out of the fill pipe onto the top of the tank.  I saw no evidence that oil had spilled onto the dirt basement floor.  I told Mr. Maffly-Kipp that it did not appear to be a spill of 10-15 gallons, but I would know more once I dug around in the soil under the deck.  I dug down about 8 to 10 inches and  removed approximately a half a yard of contaminated soil.  The foundation rocks were fairly well stained with oil.  PID reading were below 50 parts per million (ppm).  I let Mr. Maffly-Kipp know that I would return the following day to gather a water sample.
On 5/8/09 I spoke with the driver for the Eaton Oil Company who maintained that he only spilled  one or two gallons of oil and that he cleaned most of it up with sorbent pads.  He didn't realize that oil had gotten down underneath the deck.  He also said that Mr. Maffly-Kipp had failed to notify the oil company which he was on a "keep filled" basis with that he had winterized the pipes and shut down the furnace for the winter.  I felt that both parties were equally responsible for this spill.  Regardless, I explained to Eaton Oil Company that they are required to report spills of any amount  even if they "think they got it all with sorbent pads".  I asked the oil company to cover the cost of a water sample and the disposal of any contaminated soil.  They indicated that they would have no problem with that.
On 5/26/09, I received the results for the water test and they were negative for Diesel Rang Organics.  No further Response action expected.
A-599-2007*   DEP received a complaint from a tenant that the water at their rented residence smelled "funny", and that they believed it was contaminated with oil/gasoline spilled at an adjacent small auto sales/repair operation (Allen Pond Motors).  It transpired that the callers' landlord also owned the auto shop, and there were landlord/tenant issues in play.  Upon inspection I observed no visible spillage from the rental property and detected no unusual odors in the water.  I recommended that the tenant have the water analyzed if concerned, and advised that DEP would reimburse analytical costs in the event of a positive (for petroleum) test result.  I contacted Andrew Flint (DEP, Oil Compliance) and suggested a routine inspection of the Allen Pond Auto facility.   No further action from Response Services expected.
B-305-2009*5/27/09  The US Coast Guard (USCG) reported a 100' x 1000 yard sheen on the water at the entered location.  The sheen was observed by USCG Station Southwest Harbor who had a craft on routine patrol in the area.  The spill was traced back to the P/V Pipe Dreams that was being serviced by Hinkely Yacht Services.  A fuel petcock, between the fuel tank and engine, under the fuel filter, was left open by a technician and fuel dripped into the bilge and was eventually discharged by the bilge pump.  In my phone conversation with Nick of Hinkley's the source of the spill was identified and steps to secure the craft and stop the leak were taken.  The bilge was cleaned out with pads to prevent any additional discharge of oil.

The USCG investigators estimated the spill to be about a gallon.  The oil on the water was to thin to attempt any type of containment or recovery effort.  The USCG issued the yard a letter of warning.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-197-2009*On 4/6/09 I received report of a discovery of an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at 78 School Street, Millinocket.  The call was made by the new home owner, Lee Turner, who claimed to have no knowledge of the UST at the time of purchase.  I informed him that the tank would have to be registered and removed at his earliest convenience.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-306-2009*5/11/09  Peter Godwin of GAC reported an ammonia release at the entered location.  I responded to the location and surveyed the release area with Mr. Godwin and GAC president David Colter.  There was a strong presence of ammonia in the atmosphere that restricted our access, but we were able to observe the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) source (a 20,000-30,000 gallon class AST).  The GAC representatives advised me that a worker had turned a heater on in anticipation of moving product to or from the AST and that the heater had been left on which lead to an over pressurization of the tank that lead to a release at the safety relief valve on top of the AST.  A release also occurred in an adjacent process building due to a ruptured gasket on a ammonia feed line that runs from the AST into the building.  Venting of the building occurring at the time of my observation.  The flange gasket was later replaced.

There was no clean up action feasible and the product released to the atmosphere.   A more detailed account of the incident and causes and corrective actions are attached in the GAC incident report dated 5/19/09.  No further Response action expected.

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A-255-2009*	On April 27, 2009 Charles Porter, the Town of Thorndike Code Enforcement Officer, reported multiple leaking containers on 229 Unity Road.  That same day I met Mr. Porter at the property for further investigation.  Nine 55 gallon drums and six 5 gallon pails in poor condition were discovered, along with some oil staining on the ground.  While taking photos and replacing missing drum bungs, Mr. Thayne McDonald arrived at the property.  He was visibly agitated and insisted Mr. Porter leave his property before he would speak about anything.  After Mr. Porter left I discussed with Mr. McDonald the need to remove the material and dispose of it properly.  He confirmed the material was used motor oils from vehicle maintenance.  I instructed him to try to find either a waste oil recycler or waste oil burner as a cost effective way to dispose of the oil.  Once the drums are removed, the area with staining would then be easily evaluated and cleaned up.  He verbally agreed to do so in a timely manner.
	On May 4, 2009, after trying to call Mr. McDonald to inquire on the status of the drum removal, I traveled back the property.  I found the drums had been moved and staged differently, but other wise unchanged.  I labeled the containers with the spill number and took additional photos. A clean-up Action Agreement was created but attempts to contact Mr. McDonald have been unsuccessful.  A certified letter along with the Clean-up Action Agreement was mailed on June 1, 2009.
	On July 1, 2009 after finally reaching Mr. McDonald the Clean-up Action Agreement was signed and clean-up of the remaining waste oil began.  Mr. McDonald was able to have a local waste oil recycler, who removed five of the 55 gallon drums and most of the five gallon pails.  The remaining four drums had significant water in the bottom and were left in place.  Mr. McDonald agreed to allow for the removal of the remaining waste oil by The Department, who would seek reimbursement after disposal.
	I consolidated and removed the remaining waste oil for later disposal with oily waste at the Central Maine Regional Office Warehouse.  A total of 200 gallons of waste oil was removed, and all material passed field screening for chlorinated solvents.  In addition to the waste oil, Mr. McDonald and a couple of helpers bagged up oiled pine needles and debris.  The clean-up was performed under my supervision and was satisfactorily completed.  A small amount of stained soil was shoveled up and removed.  Baring additional waste oil collecting, no further Response actions are expected.
A-71-2008*Erin Dawson contacted this office to report a broken mercury fever thermometer at her Farmingdale residence. The spill occurred in a large room (approximately 15-feet by 40-feet) with dining room/kitchen on one end and living room on the other.  The area is a play space for the children.  The spill occurred on a two seat leather couch when the boy accidentally bit the thermometer and spit out the broken glass bits/mercury onto the couch and an adjacent area rug and ottoman.  Jon Andrews responded to the residence.   He spread amalgam powder on the area of the spill, then took the furniture outside and shook it to dislodge any particles which may have mercury amalgam adhering to them.  The particles were collected for disposal by Department of Environmental Protection.   Balled up scotch tape was also used to try to capture any remaining mercury particles.

On 1/20/2008, Robert Williams and I met with Ms. Dawson.  We brought the Lumex mercury vapor meter to measure any residual vapors in the home.  We provided the results to Andy Smith, State Toxocologist, and Deborah Rice, Assistant State Toxicologist, to advise Ms. Dawson reference the exposures by e-mail dated 1/28/08.


A-568-2007*   DEP received a report from an oil company (Maritime) that a customer had noticed odors and an oil stain on the concrete cellar floor below their furnace.  The Aboveground Storage Tank filter had a slight leak.  Maritime had serviced the heating system one month previously; it is likely the filter had been dripping slowly since then.  A 3 X 6 foot stained area was now present.  Maritime staff repaired the leak and wiped down the cellar floor.
   The area is rural-residential and is reliant on private wells for water.  The subject well is 400' deep, about 100' away from the spill location.  It is believed that very little oil was actually spilled here and that it remained on top of the cellar floor, but it is impossible to rule out the possibility that oil found it's way underneath the slab by way of a crack in the concrete.  The homeowner will contact DEP if any taste/odors develop in their water.
P-171-2008*	Thursday 2/21/08: Union Oil Co. notified of a small leak of #2 oil from a fitting at the oil burner in Ms. Gillian's basement.  The fitting had been dripping for an unknown time and oil had leaked to the basement sump.  At 1630 hours, I responded and checked the residence; red free oil in the sump was padded up and speedy-dry sorbent applied to the floor.  The home was on a rise and the sump and condo-building's foundation drain appeared to drain to a marsh area behind the building (see site sketch & map).  I found not evidence of free oil or oil sheen in the wetland area.  I returned again the next day and recommended no further action needed.
	
A-562-2007*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline spilled when a sign fell off of a DOT truck and punctured the tank on a following vehicle.  Local fire officials responded and spread sorbents and sand to the spill, which was confined to pavement.  This material was taken by DOT for inclusion in their oily waste stream.  The damaged fuel tank was temporarily patched for transport to a repair facility.
A-77-2008*Barbara from Maritime Energy contacted this office to report a delivery malfunction.  The driver overfilled the tank at this nursing home.  Approximately one gallon of oil came out the vent onto the ground, and was collected with sorbent material.  I called the contact person on the account (Jeff) and left a message.  I made them aware of the notification of the spill, and inquired if there were any odor issues to please contact our office.  No response was received.  No site visit was made.
A-312-2009*	On May, 1 2009 I received notification of an estimated two gallon spill of cutting oil from a pipe threading machine.  The pipe cutting machine was located in the garage at 8 Dumas Drive in Augusta.  The threading machine was located under a garden hose in the garage and water displaced the oil in the reservoir causing it to spill onto the floor and run into a floor drain.  The home is owned by Sarah Dumas and the pipe threading machine is owned by her estranged husband Pat.  The spill was discovered by Mr. Francis Dumas, who is Pat's father, and later reported to DEP by Pat.  Pat was not allowed access to the property.
	I arrived at the property at 13:30 and met with Francis Dumas who took me to the garage where the spill occurred.  While there, Sarah Dumas met us outside and was visibly upset and confronted us about why we were there.  I told her a spill had been reported to the Department and I was following up.  Accusations were thrown about by both parties and in the end I spoke with both of them about the unlikeliness of any fines or penalties from the Department and my purpose there was to assess the spill and if possible clean up the spilled oil using sorbent material.
	Mr. Francis Dumas and I began to clean the floor, drain area and grate using sorbent pads. There was about 3/4 of an inch of thick cutting oil in the bottom of the drain.  The outfall of the floor drain, located an estimated 25 feet from the back of the garage, did not seem to have any staining or impact from the spill.  I set up sorbent pads at the outfall and had Mr. Dumas flush the line with water from the hose to ensure nothing was hung up in the drain.  At this time Mr. Dumas was informed he would have to leave the property and he did so.  I finished flushing out the line and no product was found.  The oily sorbent material was removed and no further Response actions are expected.
B-283-2009*5/18/09  Tom Tardiff of Montreal Maine &Atlantic (MM&A) Railroad reported four tank cars off the tracks at the entered location and that the cars were upright.  Three tank cars contained sulfuric acid at approximately 13,500 gallons each and one ethanol tank car with a 30,000 gallon capacity.  There was no release and the cars came off the track at 5-7 mph while switching tracks.  Mr. Tardiff advised that he would let us know of the rail yards plan to get the cars back up the track.  Mr. Tardiff called back and indicated that the commodity owners were sending a crew from Pennsylvania to trans load the chemical cars.  The trucks of two of the rail cars were too damaged to re-track.

5/19/09  Myself and Responder Lasselle arrived on scene to observe the trans load operations and met with Tom Tardiff.  There was no damage to the containers and no release of product as indicated.  The justification for the trans load operations was the result of a damage assessment that identified wheel, truck and brake component damage to two of the sulfuric acid cars as well as safety appliance damage to all three chemical cars.  One set of trucks on two of the sulfuric acid cars sustained damage to where  the cars could not be jacked up and placed on the tracks or support the weight of a loaded rail car; there was too much damage to the bearing and brake components.

The third sulfuric acid car was determined to be functional after the trucks and roller bearings past an inspection.  The rail car was re-tracked and moved under cautionary speed to the MM&A rail yard in Derby for repairs.  Specialized Professional Services, Inc., Washington, PA conducted the trans-load.  Approximately 27,000 gallons of product was trans-loaded from the damaged cars to secure rail cars.  One chemical car containing 13,500 was re-railed as described above and one 30,000 gallon E-100 (ethanol) jumbo rail car was also re-railed.

The trans-load was completed with out incident and the tracks repaired.  The damaged cars were slated for repair.  No further action by Response Services expected.

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A-89-2008*Lisa Chapman contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill which occurred as a result of a car/pole vehicle accident.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl.  Central Maine Power staff reportedly wiped the area with sorbent material.  No site visit was made.
B-218-2009*On 4/15/09, I received report from Tom Tardiff of Maine, Montreal, and Atlantic (MM&A) Railroad of a train derailment in Milo at the MM&A rail yard.  The derailment was caused when the caboose "split the switch" and proceeded onto another track after going past a switch in the track.  Then the caboose came to rest on its side.  At this point a kerosene leak developed from a heating tank inside the caboose.  The heating tank supplied fuel for the cabooses furnace to keep the instrumentation in the caboose warm.

Once the train was put back on the tracks, it was estimated that 15 gallons of kerosene leaked from the tank onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.
A-257-2009*	A spill of #2 fuel oil occurred during a fuel delivery to a seasonal residence on Walker's Point. An overfill occurred during a Colby and Gale delivery.  The driver went into the basement to check up on the tank and discovered oil spraying out of the nipple on the bottom of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The home was served by two 275 gallon ASTs linked together, creating the potential for a large spill.  He called for a technician who used a vacuum to change out the fitting, and reported the spill.  The cause of the broken fitting is unknown, but it is suspected that the filter had been hit and weakened the tank nipple which caused it to fail when the AST was filled. The property is served by a public water supply and is located on a point surrounded on three sides by the Damariscotta River.
	When I arrived the technician was using sorbent pads to clean up free product from around a drainage channel in the basement.  I immediately placed an exhaust fan in the basement to remove oil vapors.  The oil was contained almost entirely within the channel which followed perimeter of the basement before draining into a sump.  Oil was in the sump but the sump pump was unplugged by the technician prior to activation.  The basement itself was loaded with boxes from a recent renovation due to a recent fire, but very little if any were impacted by the oil.  We proceeded to use sorbent pads and speedy-dry to remove oil from the floor, but loaded storage shelves blocked several areas.  Very little oil impacted the exterior and ground outside from the overfill.
	Kate Curran, the homeowner's sister, showed up at this time to check on the spill for her brother who lives in Houston Texas.  We spoke about needing to remove as much of the boxes and shelves out of the way in order to thoroughly clean the floor.  She quickly arranged for a moving company to move the material out the next day to facilitate the clean-up.  They also arranged to have the AST's upgraded/replaced by Colby and Gale at the same time.
	On April 30, 2009 at 11:30 hours I met with Environmental Projects Inc.(EPI) to clean the basement floor.  Prior to our arrival the movers had already removed all of the boxes and shelves from the basement.  We used Citri-Solve degreaser and speedy-dry to remove oil from the basement floor.  The floor came very clean and only minor staining was visible around the channel.  None of the boxes were impacted and the only material that needed to be disposed of were the bottoms of some shelves, which were removed by EPI.  The only visibly impacted item was the frame of a map.  The framed map was left for the homeowner.  After completing the floor clean-up EPI removed approximately two five gallon pails of contaminated soil from around the fill pipe.  No further clean-up or action by Response Services is expected.
B-232-2009*On 4/22/09, I received report of an oil spill from an Aboveground Storage Tank at the Louisiana Pacific paper mill.  The cause of the leak was a cracked nipple on the tank.  The nipple cracked when the tank settled in the earth.  The tank was positioned under an office trailer on site.

Louisiana Pacific hired Clean Harbors to vactor the contaminated soil from under the trailer.  I had a recovery well installed in an attempt to recover any product that was not able to be removed via vactor.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
A-332-2009*	On June 9, 2009 a report was made by Elizabeth Stover of alleged dumping of snowmobile gas on her property located on Tasker Road.  Tasker Road is privately maintained by an association, and is located along the southwest side of Togus Pond.  Charlie Wilson, a resident, witnessed Robert Horr apparently dumping the contents of what appeared to be an old snowmobile gas tank out onto Ms Stover's property.  When both Mr Wilson and Ms Stover investigated the area of the alleged dumping, the smell of gas was readily evident.
	On June 10, 2009 I met with Ms Stover and Mr WIlson to verify the complaint.  The spill location was directly across the street from the Horr residence, and was littered with grass clippings, hay, and other yard debris.  The smell of gasoline was easily detected.  I collected some of the loose debris (hay, sticks, and leaves) contaminated with gas and bagged them for disposal.  After the debris was removed an area of about three to four square feet was visibly impacted.  I contacted Ms. Horr in an attempt to glean some additional information.  She indicated neither she nor her husband did any dumping of gasoline.  She also spoke of feuding neighbors along Tasker Road and she had suspicions of who was responsible, but would speak no more on the subject.  I then instructed her on the proper disposal of household hazardous wastes at single day collection events or at the two collection facilities currently available in Portland and Lewiston.
	On June 18, 2009 Peter Blanchard and I removed the gasoline contaminated soil from the site using hand tools.  We loaded the soil into two 55 gallon drums for disposal.  No further Response actions expected.  No referral to enforcement was made because of the circumstantial nature of the evidence against Mr. Horr, and there was very little expense incurred by the Department.
A-354-2009*DEP received notification that due to a loose fitting in a burner a small amount of oil discharged.  The oil discharged onto the basement floor of the residence.  The oil company, Kalloch Fuel, responded and used sorbents to collect the oil.  DEP made a site visit and determined that the floor would require washing. Kalloch Fuel hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to wash the floor.  After the washing was complete, DEP determined that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-347-2009*	A five gallon pail of waste oil was abandoned near a dumpster at the C N Brown Citgo service station on Main Street in Belfast.  The pail was accidentally overturned and spilled its contents to a concrete pad and ran onto the ground.  C N Brown contacted Environmental Projects (EPI) to clean up the spill and they reported it to the Department.
	On June 18, 2009 I visited the service station to check in on EPI's clean-up efforts.  They removed two 55 gallon drums of soil visibly impacted by the waste oil.  The oil only penetrated down into the soil to a maximum depth of one foot.  EPI also cleaned off the cement pad using citri solve degreaser and speedy dri.  No further Response actions are expected.
B-344-2009*On 06/18/09 at approximately 0943 hours, a Maine Department of Transportation(DOT) pick up truck caught fire on Route 1A in Ellsworth.  During the fire the fuel line burned and 10 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the ground.  The fire was put out before this product had a chance to be consumed.
Maine DOT arranged to have the contaminated soil excavated.  Approximately,  18.24 tons of soil were removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge.  No further Response action expected.
B-212-2009*Mrs. Mullis called to complain of diesel having been spilled in her front yard as the result of a logging truck accident. This accident occurred on December 17 or 18 of 2008.  At the time the ground was snow covered and the attending trooper didn't realize how much diesel was spilled.  The spill was not revealed until the snow melted this spring.
   I went to the site and found a diesel stain on the lawn about 9 feet X 5 feet in size.  While the size is only a hint of the amount lost, the odor was strong after being exposed to the sun and heavy rain. This area of Maine is noted for having areas of shallow soil and very friable bedrock.  This did not bode well for the Mullis water supply.  The drilled well is about 40 feet from the spill site.  I contacted the insurance adjuster for the trucking company, Luke Provost and explained it was important to remove the contaminated soil as soon as possible.  He agreed to allow me to oversee the clean up and I hired Philip Services and, on 4/16/2009, the contaminated soil was removed.  Five and a half tons of front lawn were removed.  Since the well is so near I further recommended that the well be tested for Diesel Range Organics and again he agreed.
   The well water was sampled on 5/06/09. The lab reported it was clean to the discoverable limit of  >50 ug/L. Mrs. Mullis was notified by telephone by Andrea Laselle on 5/18/09.  Ms. Laselle reported that Mrs. Mullis was relieved to hear it was cleaned but was unconvinced.  Ms. Laselle advised Mrs. Mullis that she might want to pursue water testing at her expense as there could be a problem not related to the truck accident.
B-361-2007*
Mr. Flint called me to report he was at a site in West Old Town, the property of Chris Andriotis, and believed there was an abandoned underground storage tank (UST). I met Mr. Andriotis at the site and he showed me the area in question. There was a 1.5 inch pipe sticking up above the ground a few inches. While there were no other pipes showing, it made sense that there was a UST down there. He said that he had heard that there had been a small store at about this location which closed in the 1950s. This fits well with the 6 inch tree growing adjacent to this pipe. I sent a tape measure down this pipe. It hit the bottom at 87 inches. I found a lip at 41 inches.  This means that the likely diameter of the tank is 46 inches. A chart by OEC Petroleum Systems Inc. indicates that a horizontal tank of this diameter would be 144 inches long with a capacity of 1000 gallons.
  I advised Mr. Andriotis that he had to remove this tank and provided him with a UST registration form and UST removal form. As of 11-29-2007, no removal form has been received at the Eastern Maine Regional Office.
P-425-2009*SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report P-681-06.  Report P-681-06 covers the investigation of #6-oil discharges to ground and surface waters of the state and some initial clean-up actions.
	This report P-425-2009 covers abandonment-by-removal of product offset fill-piping for the #6-oil underground storage tank (UST), and covers major clean-up actions of soil and groundwater under management of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA's subcontractors.

	These clean-up actions occurred in the area of the Coal Hopper structure and the foundation of the former Boiler House Building-2 up to the new York County Community Action building.  Clean-up was done on the Stenton Trust property owned by Jonathan Morse (Sanford property map J-29 Lot 18), and on York County Community Action Corporation property (Map J-29 Lot 18-B).  	York County Community Action (YCCA) is considered the primary responsible party as they are the owners of the abandoned-in-place 550,000-gallon #6 oil underground storage tank (UST) and about half of the 700' of buried offset fillpipe.  Evidence showed that both the offset fillpipe and the UST were significant sources for the #6-oil discharge(s).   See Maps Figure 4 and 4a from Weston Solutions outline of the remediated area.  See report P-681-06 and the report of Campbell Environmental for further information on the properties and site history.
	The primary EPA contact and On Scene Coordinator (OSC) was Mr. Alex Sherrin with a assistance from OSC Allen Jarrell.  Environmental Restoration LLC (ER) under Richard Remuglia was primary EPA contractor for clean-up actions.  Megan McGrath of Weston Solutions Inc. was onsite for EPA to acquire water and soil samples and to complete an assessment report for EPA.
	Thomas Benn was primary MDEP Project Manager representative for the site and with EPA and was assisted by MDEP staff: Stephen Brezinski of Response Division, and Mark Woodruff and Peter Eremita of MDEP Division of Technical Services.

UST FACILITY PIPING ABANDONMENT
	A MDEP 'Notice Of Intent To Abandon An Underground Oil Storage Facility' (a.k.a. Removal Notice) was submitted for YCCA and Stenton Trust since the pipe facility is on both properties.  MDEP granted a waiver of the 30-day notification period.  The removed offset fillpipe going to YCCA's UST was bare-steel internal diameter pipe connected by threads, bell-fittings and lead gaskets.  ER noted no corrosion holes in the piping they removed.  The #6-oil discharges are understood to be from multiple surface spills and leaks from pipe joints over years of operation.  Piping was removed from the coal hopper east to near the YCCA building.  This piping was required to have been removed during the UST abandonment-in-place by Clean Harbors that occurred post-1997.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Remediation in year 2009 was done under a Maine DEP Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.  Soil and   Oil-contaminated soil was trucked to Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) in Eliot, Maine for recycling.  Groundwater (gw) was dewatered from the excavation to two, then up to six, 20,000 gallon Frac-tanks and the water run through carbon filtration and discharge to a storm drain to Outfall-1.  Free product #6 oil was skimmed off, stored in a roll-off container and absorbed with sorbent pads  (see report of Weston Solutions for further details).
	Clean-Up Goals for this part of the project were to mitigate the discharge of free product oil from entering the storm drains  and into the Mousam River coming out of Outfall-1.  Mitigation of the Spruce Street area and Outfall-2 is expected for the summer of year 2010.
	May 2009: For EPA ER submitted an Action/Work Plan for MDEP for review.
	6/10/09: I observed the initial excavation of the oil-impacted area at the north base of the Coal Hopper.  Free-product #6-oil was found on groundwater and oil-saturated soil re-confirmed (see Photos 1 thro
P-63-2009*On 2/4/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Gouvin.  He was reporting a heating oil spill at his property in Wells.  It was unknown exactly when it had occurred, but the furnace suffered an oil leak on a fitting near the burner.  The burner was not getting any oil and the furnace stopped working.  This led to the pipes and other plumbing freezing causing additional damage to the home.  It was estimated that approximately 20 gallons of oil had leaked.  Downeast Energy had placed some sorbent pads on the spill and shut off the tank to prevent further spillage.  I made arrangements to meet Mr. Gouvin at the property the following morning.

Upon arrival a strong odor of oil was evident in the basement.  Some oil had soaked into the concrete floor in the basement.  Mr. Gouvin had taken steps to file a claim with his insurance company, but indicated that they (Hanover Insurance) were not willing to clean up the spill.

I hired Clean Harbors to do a preliminary clean up.  This consisted of removing the oily pads and cleaning the basement floor with a citrus based cleaner.  I told Mr. Gouvin that if the clean up did not mitigate the odor issues, that sealing the floor was the next step.  He called me later in the week to inform me that the odor was persisting, but that his insurance company was willing to handle the remaining odor problem and have the floor sealed.

Several weeks later, Mr. Gouvin called me to say that he was still having problems with oil odor in the home.  At this time, I referred the site to Don White in our Technical Services Division.  Mr. White has taken the case from here.  No further response action required.
P-135-2009*On 2/27/09 Scott Cyr received a call from Wayne Hall reporting a small spill at a customer's residence in Portland.  Mr. Cyr was busy on another spill call and asked if I could follow up on this one.  I called the homeowner immediately and made arrangements to meet her at her home that afternoon.

Upon arrival, I observed the tank to be contained within a wooden structure in the basement.  The tank had corroded and begun weeping oil.  The homeowner noticed the smell and called in a burner technician who diagnosed the problem.  A magnet patch was put on the tank to stop the spill and speedy dry placed on the concrete floor under the tank.  The homeowner had made arrangements for a new tank to be installed.  There was very little oil odor noticeable at the point.  I made some suggestions to the homeowner on how to remove the remaining oil odor.  She was intent on dealing with it herself.  I told her if she changed her mind, to let me know and I would assist her.

No further action required.
P-73-2009*On 2/8/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Sanford Fire Department reporting and outside heating oil spill at the Norman Stansfield residence in Sanford.  Ice and snow had fallen off the roof of the home and onto the oil tank, severing the oil line.  Approximately 75 gallons of kerosene had spilled.

I responded to the site the following day and met the homeowner there.  I learned he had a drinking water well on the property.  I explained the aboveground tank insurance fund to Mr. Stansfield and encouraged him to apply.  I made arrangements with Boom Technology to excavate the contaminated soils.  Excavation began on 2/12/09 and was completed the following day.  Approximately 32 tons of contaminated soil was taken to Aggregate Recycling for disposal.

After the excavation was finished, I took two samples to confirm what had been left behind.  Those lab results are attached.  Sample S-1 represented the "dirtiest" soil remaining.  This was located underneath the tank and was not accessible for excavation.  Sample S-2 represented the cleanest soil remaining.

I referred this site to Mark Woodruff  of our Technical Services Division due to the close proximity of at least one drinking water well.  No further response services action anticipated.
P-164-2009*On 3/10/09 I received a call from Lee Nason reporting a spill at a customer's residence in Windham.  The weight of snow around the tank and oil line severed the line from the tank.  Approximately 200 gallons of oil was released.

I met the homeowner, Pat Riley, at the residence the following day.  The tank in question was located outside of and supplied oil to a small art studio at the home.  The tank was located behind the building and was still encased in several feet of snow.  Her oil company, Best Price Oil, had dug out just enough snow to repair the severed line.  I learned that while her home was on a septic system, that the residence was served by public water.  She was having no oil odors in the residence or studio.

After conferring with my Supervisor, Jon Woodard, I elected to postpone the cleanup until the snow was melted.

I scheduled the clean-up for April 21.  I hired Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated soils with a vactor truck.  We removed 3.28 tons of contaminated soil.

When the excavation was complete, I took two soil samples to confirm what was left behind.  The lab results for those samples are attached.  The sample marked S-1 represented the cleanest of what was left behind.  The sample marked S-2 represented the "dirtiest" of what was left behind.  Some contaminated soil had migrated under the slab of the building and under the oil tank and was not accessible for excavation.

No further action required.
P-458-2009*On 3/20/09 I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a diesel spill that apparently had occurred the night before.  An unspecified tractor trailer truck parked in their lot had suffered a mechanical problem of unknown nature, discharging the fuel.

The Turnpike Authority hired Environmental Projects Inc. to clean up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action required.
P-184-2009*On 3/19/09 I received a call from Mark Anderson of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at the Roman Catholic Chancery in Portland.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further Response Services action required at this time.
B-255-2009*On 4/28/09 I received report of illegal dumping of buckets of oil in the woods of Greenville.  I arrived on scene and found four 5 gallon pails with oily water in them.  I padded off the oil and filtered the water through additional pads, recovering all of the product.  I then shoveled contaminated soil and leaves into bags for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-256-2009*On 5/4/09 I received report of a car accident from the Hampden fire department.  During the accident some oil leaked from the car which they cleaned up with sorbent pads.  I recovered those pads and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-257-2009*On 5/4/09 I received report of a 1 pint spill of jet fuel onto the asphalt ramp, due to aircraft venting.  The spilled product was recovered using spill pads.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-91-2009*05/26/09 After discussion with Irving Marketing Inc., a waiver from the 30 day notification was granted to facilitate a piping upgrades at their Underground Storage Tank facility in Oakfield to bring the UST piping into compliance with ethanol blended gasoline.  Planned piping upgrades are planned for the week of June 1, 2009.

06/24/09 Site visit to check on progress w/ piping upgrade work.  All new APT piping has been installed.  According to Ed George of Gaftek, no petroleum contamination was encountered.  Acadian Environmental was on-site to observe and take field samples during upgrade work.  Gaftek is in the process of pouring the pads for the fueling areas around the pump islands.  New sumps and valving have been installed under all the gas dispensers and the pump islands have just had the concrete poured this AM.  Ed thinks that they will be setting the dispenser pumps back in place on Monday of next week (June 29th).

7/2/09 All site upgrade work is complete and pump dispenser island is back in full operations with upgrades in place.  No further action needed by Response Services at this time.
A-322-2009*A loose fitting on a recently installed oil furnace caused the release of an estimated one gallon of #2 fuel oil.  The spill was to a concrete floor and Farmington Oil cleaned up the spill using sorbent material and fixed the furnace.  I contacted the homeowner and he verified the minimal nature of the spill, and no site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services needed.
B-269-2009*On 5/9/09, I received report of an estimated 10 gallon k-1 spill at a camp at 972 Greeley's landing Road in Dover-Foxcroft.  Apparently the camp shifted overnight and slid off of its posts, knocking over the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  When the AST fell over, the nipple cracked, leaking oil.

I hired an earthwork contractor to excavate approximately two yards of contaminated soil.  I recovered approximately 10 gallons of unspilled product from the AST.  No further Response action expected.
B-296-2009*On 5/26/09 I received report of an oil spill at 55 Pea Ridge Road, Chester.  The spill was caused by a corrosion hole in an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), located in a crawl space in the breezeway of Mr. Nesin's home.  Upon inspection, the tank was empty, no further spillage was possible.  Vapors were not an issue either.

I contracted the oil technician to disconnect, remove and dispose of the old tank.  I also hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil.  Due to a breakdown, a Clean Harbors truck was not able to be used.  At this point I hired Philip Services to utilize one of their trucks with Clean Harbors crew.  Once the contaminated soil that could be removed was, backfill material and a new vapor barrier was installed.  Finally Leadbetter Construction was hired to reconstruct the structure around the tank.
A-316-2009*	A spill of less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil occurred during a home delivery.  The oil leaked out of the delivery hose and onto a paved driveway, where it was cleaned up using sorbent pads by the driver.  I checked in on the clean-up on June 1, 2009 to verify the very small nature of the spill, and discovered a very small stain on the pavement.  No additional clean-up is necessary; no further action by Response Services needed.
B-258-2009*On 5/4/09 I received report of an unknown amount of oil, spilled from a cracked nipple on an oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at Sherman Heights retirement complex.  David Gauslin, the maintenance manager of the facility contacted Whitney Energy to repair a cracked nipple on the AST with a slow leak.  After the repair was made, Whitney Energy began cleaning the mechanical room and contacted the DEP.

Upon my arrival, the spill was cleaned up and the vapors were minimal in the mechanical room and no vapors found in the living quarters of both adjacent apartments.

There was a crack in the concrete between the frost wall and the slab interface of the mechanical room.  I suspect that some oil did migrate into the crack, however no oil was discovered in the perimeter drain or on the ground by the perimeter drain.  No further Response action expected.
B-259-2009*On 5/4/09 I received report from Jay Mclaughlin regarding a couple of hydraulic spills in his logging yard.  Three spills were noted on the ground.  He had shoveled up most of the waste and was in the process of taking to a landfill, once he was able to shovel up the rest.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-263-2009*On 5/6/09 I received report from Kevin McDonald, a tenant at 10 Cobb Lane, Southwest Harbor.  The report was a complaint of indoor air quality.  Mr. Mcdonald informed me that he rents an apartment over a boat storage garage, and sometimes when work on the boat is taking place, he can smell the varnish, paint and other cleaning supplies.  He asks to remain anonymous because he and his landlord do not get along.

I arrived on scene and discussed the air quality issue with another tenant that explained another side of the story.  She was nice enough to contact the owners wife for me, who arrived on scene shortly there after.  At this point I heard of the eviction notice against Mr. McDonald and many other problems.

Having no evidence of any air quality issues I asked for the other tenants name and number.  I spoke with this tenant and confirmed that there was no air quality issue.  No further Response action needed.
A-294-2009*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Waterville, Maine between May 16, 2009 and December 31, 2009.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

5-16-09	0611	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
5-16-09	1930	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
6-05-09	0930	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
6-07-09	1115	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
6-09-09	0905	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
7-02-09	1437	15 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
7-31-09	0917	4 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		diesel
8-04-09	0900	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
8-04-09	1618	2 gallons to ground	Chris Gessman	hydraulic
8-10-09	0950	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		hydraulic
8-12-09	1730	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
8-18-09	1030	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		hydraulic
8-21-09	0051	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
9-20-09	1140	2 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
10-13-09	1115	4 gallons to ground	Ken Pelletier		hydraulic
11-18-09	0815	2 quarts to ground	Ken Pelletier		hydraulic
11-28-09	1915	1 cup to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
12-04-09	1100	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
12-10-09	0925	1 quart to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
12-23-09	1510	5 gallons to ground	Chris Gessman	lube

No further Response action expected.
B-270-2009*On 5/10/09 I received report of a gallon of lube oil leaked by a Pan Am locomotive.  The cause was a gasket failure.  A maintainer was dispatched to fix the problem and remove the contaminated soil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-323-2009*	A flatbed delivery truck broke off a filter for the hydraulic system when the driver drove over a steep decline in the University of Maine Augusta parking lot.  The filter was located on the underside of the truck near a utility box.  An estimated four gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement and ran off the parking lot onto the gravelly shoulder.  I arrived at 60 Community drive as Pine Tree Waste employees used sorbent pads and speedy-dry to remove the product from the pavement and removed all visible signs from the impacted dirt area.  The collected soil was taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for disposal.   No additional Response actions are expected.
B-299-2009*On 5/26/09 I received report of a one gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive at the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport.  The spill was caused when the locomotive came off the track, leaking fluid.  The fluid was collected as it dripped with a pan, until the train was set back on the track.  Once the train was safely on the track, the contaminated soil was removed.  No further Response action expected.
B-300-2009*On 5/27/09 I received report of a 1 gallon spill of jet fuel onto the concrete ramp at Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused when a pilot neglected to close the fuel valve on the plane, allowing product to drip from the plane.  The spilled product was recovered using spill pads.  No further Response action required.
B-317-2009*Mr. Pelletier reported that a Pan Am locomotive had leaked about a cup of lube oil onto the rail bed at the Old Town rail station.  He could not give me a better location.  He went on to say that he had dispatched a worker to clean up the spilled oil and a mechanic to fix the leak.  I walked the rails in the reported area the next morning and found no lube oil or evidence there had been a problem.  No further action by Response Services required.
B-304-2009*On 5/28/09 I received report of a gallon drip of lube oil from a locomotive on the track at the Verso paper mill.  A gasket was replaced to stop the leak and a bucket of contaminated soil was disposed of.  No further Response action required.
B-307-2009*On 5/29/09 I received report from Pan Am railway of a one gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive at the tracks in Bucksport.  The cause was a gasket failure, which was repaired.  The contaminated soil was disposed of properly.  No further Response action required.
B-314-2009*Mr. Pelletier reported that a Pan Am locomotive leaked about a quart of lube oil on to the rail bed in Lincoln.  The best he could do for a location was that it was near a street crossing of which there are many in Lincoln.  He further said that a maintenance worker was sent from Waterville to clean up the spill and a mechanic to repair the engine.  He told me that the maintenance worker would use speedi-dri to recover the spill and return it to a roll off container in Waterville.  No further Response action expected.
B-313-2009*Mr. Hackett reported that a small spill of hydraulic oil occurred when a Bangor Hydro trimming crew sawed through their own hydraulic line.  This caused a rain of oil down onto the ground below.  The contaminated area was roughly 12'X 12'.  Actually very little land was impacted as the vegetation in the right of way caught the majority of oil.  Most of the contaminated vegetation was removed by Clean Harbors Inc. personnel, but B.H.E.Co. had to return to cut down some higher limbs close to the power lines.  In all about 5 drums of contaminated debris went to the Pine Tree landfill but about pickup load of branches was turned away and disposed at the Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town.
  A property abutter, Kim Shaw, was concerned that the removed vegetation had acted as a screen for her back yard and passersby could look into her backyard. She also expressed concern for her well. After viewing the site and the clean up I assured Ms. Shaw that there was no risk that the spilled hydraulic oil could reach her well.  No further Response action expected.
B-309-2009*On 5/30/09 I received report from Central Maine Power of a one gallon transformer spill caused by storm damage.  The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No further Response action expected.
B-311-2009*On 6/1/09 I received report of a diesel spill at 2410 Route 193 Beddinton, at the home of Ken Laughlin.  Mark Wright was attempting to dump one of their dumpsters when their trash truck developed a fuel leak, leaking approximately 20 gallons of fuel onto Mr. Laughlin's drive way.  Mark Wright dispatched one of his excavators and hauled away 20 yards of contaminated soil.  No further Response action expected.
B-315-2009*On 6/3/09 I received report of a downed transformer in Jackman on route 201.  Apparently a transformer blew its top for an unknown reason.  A Central Maine Power crew was dispatched to make repairs and clean up, however no spillage was found.  An eye witness also informed the crew that he never saw any oil dripping from the transformer.  It is believed that none was spilled.  No further Response action expected.
A-317-2009*	A neighbor of Fred LaVallee called him on June 1, 2009 with a complaint of oil odor problems stemming from a minor oil spill.  The spill was caused by corrosion, and the homeowner called Downeast Energy to repair the problem.  Downeast replaced the oil tank on May 18, 2009 and used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  The spill was never reported to the Department.  The property has a private well located within fifty feet of the spill.
	On June 1, 2009 I visited the home to assess the vapor problem.  The cement floor was cleaned up well by Downeast, but the oil ran into a dirt bottom sump.  There was no sump pump in the whole at the time of the spill.  The photo ionization detection (PID) meter was used in the home to measure the oil vapor present in the indoor air.  The upstairs living areas and at the top of the basement stairs were monitored using the PID and no organic vapors were detected.  Readings between 0 and 1 parts per million (PPM) were detected in the utility area near the spill location.  Using the PID at the sump opening resulted in readings peaking at 30 PPM.  I removed one and a half five gallon pails of oil contaminated soil from the sump and hit a hard packed silty soil.  A bag head space sample was taken from the bottom of the sump with a result on the PID of 660 PPM.  A fan was placed in a basement window to facilitate ventilation.
	I spoke with Alex Pugh a geologist with the Department to determine for a second opinion on the need for additional monitoring for the well.  We agreed that the risk was minimal and no well monitoring was necessary as long as the homeowner's were aware of the need to call the Department should they have any changes in their water.  On June, 3 2009 I went back to the Bowman Residence to seal the sump.  I used Quickcrete to seal the sides and bottom of the sump to eliminate the accumulation oil vapors in the basement.  Barring any changes in the water supply, no further Response actions are expected.
B-316-2009*On 6/4/09 I received report of a four gallon overfill by Dead River and the Green Lake National Fish Hatchery in Ellsworth.  Human error was the cause.  An above ground storage tank was overfilled, allowing an approximate four gallons to spill out of the vent of the tank.  The spilled product was wiped from the tank and concrete pad using sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.
B-310-2009*On 6/1/09 I received report of a flooded basement at 1139 Stillwater Avenue.  The report was made by Jeff Small of Clean Harbors who had been hired by the home owner to pump out the oily water in her flooded basement.  Once Jeff arrived on scene with his crew and vactor, he called me in hopes of padding product off the water then discharging the water behind the house.  I informed him that I would not allow this to happen, we would need to pump the water through a carbon treatment system on site.  I made a site visit with DEP engineer John Selleck to get his opinion which was the same as mine.

Once all of the water had been removed via treatment from the flooded basement, the debris was removed for disposal as well.   No further action by Response Services expected.
B-275-2009*Mr. Pelletier reported that an engine had leaked about a pint of lube oil to the rail bed in Hermon Junction.  Futhermore a maintenance person would clean it up and a mechanic would repair the leak before the engine was moved.  No further Response action expected.
B-294-2009*Mr. Pelletier reported that a locomotive had leaked about one half gallon of lube oil to the railbed behind Dunnett's Furniture store.  He said a mechanic and maintenance man where on the way to clean it up.  The contaminated material would be take to a dedicated roll off container in their Waterville yard.  No further Response action required.
B-280-2009*I received an anonymous report that an excavator had fallen into Pattagumpus brook in Woodville. The caller sounded plausible and gave good directions to the location.  I went to the area and searched.  I was unable to locate such a problem or discover a site that implied a machine had been recovered.  The area in question is an undeveloped woodland crisscrossed with dirt logging roads.  In any case the owner would be sure to remove a valuable piece of heavy equipment as soon as possible.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-266-2009*	A hydraulic hose failure on an ARBOS tow truck led to the release of an estimated spill of less than five gallons.  The spill was primarily confined to the paved surfaces of the driveway and Central Street, with a very small one by two foot area of unpaved area impacted.  The spill was reported by the owner of the apartment building, Mr. Allen Valle, after a complaint by a tenant.  He indicated the spill occurred on April 28, 2009 and was not cleaned up satisfactorily by ARBOS - nor was the spill reported to the Department.
	On May, 4 2009, I visited the site to evaluate the clean-up.  The previous clean-up was incomplete with very dark wettish staining still visible on the pavement and in a small area off the pavement.  There was also some old speedy dry that was not removed.  I called and spoke with Steve at ARBOS about the clean up and reporting of oil spills.  He sent someone up that morning with additional speedy dry to further clean-up the spill.  I removed a small amount of stained soil for proper disposal.  The area is served by public water and no further Response actions are expected.
P-874-2008*Mr Dillion called and reported an abandoned drum of liquid on his commercial property.  Upon arrival a 55 gallon drum was identified and a hazardous waste label was affixed to it.  The contents were originally removed from Dillion's by Gaftek when they serviced the facility.  GAFTEK was the listed responsible party, however, they were unable or unwilling to immediately come out and secure it.  It was taken into custody and stored at the DEP warehouse (in the Haz Waste storage locker) and again GAFTEK failed to take custody or assist in the waste management process.  It was eventually removed in a bulk waste shipment of accumulated wastes, and the bill/manifest divided up among the listed potential responsible parties (PRP's).

No additional clean up actions are planned by Response Services.
I-95-2009*06/05/09 08:15 Received a complaint of a stream of blackish smelly water flowing from Currie Chemical Company building toward the road ditch at 160 Airport Drive.  According to the complaint the blackish liquid had an irritating odor.

06/05/09 08:30 Site visit to area of spill at Currie Chemical Co., spoke with employee Dana Packard who informed me that he had been rinsing out totes he used to mix up a product he called "humate" which he said basically originated from old dinosaurs and that it was bio-degradable.  Got the product label info off a 50 lb. bag of the chemical that Dana mixes with water for sale to area farmers as a fertilizer amendment to facilitate the growing plant's uptake of micro nutrients.  The chemical label information is as follows:  BorreGro HA-1 Powder
		Humic Acid
		(BaCL2)

Dana showed me an open bag of the BorreGro, it was a fine solid black powder, that is made to be mixed with water and then applied to crops.  Told Dana that the current practice of washing out this residual chemical along with any other chemicals and allowing them to discharge to the land adjacent to his building in the Industrial Park was not permitted by State regulations.  Told Dana to soak up the spilled liquid BorreGro and place it out in a crop field where it was intended or take it to the landfill after checking with the city of Presque Isle.  Told Dana that any further discharges of fertilizer/chemical laden wash - rinse water at this location will warrant a Notice of Violation and possible subsequent enforcement action by the DEP.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
I-96-2009*During tree damage clean up from a tornado on the Simpson Road in Westfield, Maine, on May 31, 2009, approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hydraulic hose from an utility truck in the area of utility pole #7622.  Maine Public Service crews removed two 55-gallon drums of contaminated soil and oil contaminated tree limbs which are to be land filled.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-318-2009*DEP received notification of an approximate one quart lube oil discharge from the engine compartment of a train.  Pan Am Railways excavated the contaminated material for disposal.  No further Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-319-2009*DEP received an anonymous report of someone discharging oil into a storm drain in the vicinity of 100 Park Street in Livermore Falls.  On my way to another spill response, I made a site visit to this location.  I spoke with the tenant who was moving out that day and he had no idea how the fuel spillage in the yard occurred.  I inspected the basement and observed some evidence of spillage adjacent to the aboveground storage tank (AST).  It is my professional opinion that the tenant drained the oil from the AST and then pumped it through the basement window into a 55-gallon drum (as evidenced by the ring imprint in the grass).  The spillage was minor and no remediation by Response Services was deemed necessary.
A-320-2009*On 6/2/2009, Leanna Targett notified the DEP of an oil sheen that Jim Benoit witnessed on the Carrabassett River behind Longfellows Restaurant.  I called the fire department asked them to investigate.  They called back later and indicated that no sheen was observed. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-321-2009*DEP received notification that up to fifty gallons of hydraulic oil were released as a result of a pump seal failure at the debarking unit.  The spill impacted pavement, concrete, and soil.  Irving Forest Products (Irving) undertook the clean-up with the use of sorbents and removal of contaminated soil.  Irving disposed of the contaminated materials.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-326-2009*	A spill of #2 fuel oil occurred during the cutting and cleaning of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) for scrapping at the One Steel scrap yard.  While cutting the tank, oil residue caught fire and had to be extinguished, causing the release of an estimated one gallon of #2 fuel oil mixed with water. Sorbent material was used to clean up the oil and disposed of by One Steel.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-327-2009*A leak was discovered on an engine during a train inspection by Pan Am Railways and reported to the Department.  A similar spill occurred in Fairfield on June 6, 2009, but it was unknown if this was a different engine.  The spill was reported as a very slow drip and the engine is scheduled for repair at the Waterville Railyard.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-328-2009*During a routine train inspection leaking lubrication oil was discovered by Pan Am Railways and reported to the Department. The oil was leaking from an undetermined area in the engine compartment and a slow drip was discharging to the ballast.  The saturated area was cleaned and the engine is scheduled to be repaired at the Waterville Railyard.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-404-2009*The Department "DEP" was notified of a private boat/vessel possibly discharging fluids as it was docked. Upon arrival a slight sheen was observed but with no practical way to confine the sheen, as the current was much to swift.  The only course of action was to notify the owner and secure the vessel (fix leak, tighten loose fittings, etc..  The initial thought was an unnamed lobster boat (style) vessel or the Alan J.  The local officials appreciated the response but would handle it from here.  Based on the situation, and known facts DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-372-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface and was cleaned with sorbents. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The AST was cut, cleaned , and removed. The owner of the residence plans to convert the heating system to a natural gas fired heating system. No further Response Service action is expected at this time.
A-329-2009* On 6-8-2009, the Augusta Fire Dept. responded to a single vehicle accident on Route Three, within site of the Vassalboro town line. A site visit was made and speedi dri was collected for disposal.  The spill occurred down a very steep embankment and a small amount of gasoline was spilled to the soil which was unfeasible to recover.  Sensitive receptors are at a significant distance from the spill site; therefore, no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-754-2008*	An overfill occurred during a delivery of home heating oil on December 10, 2008 resulting in an estimated two gallons of #2 fuel oil being spilled from the vent pipe.  The Maritime Energy driver used sorbent pads to wipe down the building and removed a small amount of dirt and snow from around the foundation.  The driver also checked to ensure there was no leakage of oil in the basement.  I placed a call to the homeowner about the overfill and Ms. Riley expressed some concern over the level of clean-up conducted by Maritime Energy.  A site visit was made to assess the clean-up on December 11, 2008.  The clean-up of the building was satisfactory, but there was still a small amount of oily soil present near the vent pipe.  I removed less than an additional five gallon pail of soil from the area.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-410-2009*Rolfe Westphal of Sprague Terminal called to report a small overfill/discharge as a Dead River peddler truck filled at Rack #7.  The estimated spill volume was two (2) gallons, the spill was confined to the truck trough with some oil reaching the pad area.

The driver and Sprague personnel cleaned up the spill.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched based on the spill scenario described.  DEP Response plans no further action here.
P-413-2009*C N Brown called to report a discharge at the bulk plant located at 38 west Bethel Road.  The ten (10) gallon estimate was confined to the pad beneath the rack and was cleaned up by staff.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information given and it being confined to the pad of facility DEP Response has no immediate concerns nor plans any further action.
A-769-2008*	A spill of #2 fuel oil occurred after a homeowner attempted to repair the heating system in their home. During the attempted repair the filter assembly was not completely tightened and an estimated five gallons of oil was lost to the concrete floor and surrounding carpets.  Frederick's Heating was called to repair the furnace and reported the spill to the Department.  The home is served by public water supply.
	On December 16, 2008, I met with Mr. Sinclair (homeowner) to begin the spill clean-up.  Initial photoionization detector (PID) meter readings of the air were 30 to 35 parts per million (ppm) in the basement.  There was free product saturated into some of the surrounding carpets.  A fan was installed in an attempt to remove the oil vapors while working.  Once ventilated we removed the oil soaked carpets and placed them into bags.  Then speedy dry was used to absorb the remaining product on the floor.  A total of four bags of oily debris and one bag of oily speedy dry were removed.  The fan was left in place.
	On December 18, 2008 I exchanged the turbo fan with a radon fan.  There was very little oil odor left in the basement area.  As a precaution, I re-checked the air with the PID and still got readings in excess of 25 ppm.  Given that both residents smoke inside the home and there was a work bench with multiple paints located nearby, these elevated results were considered to be impacted by factors other than the oil spill.  The radon fan was recovered on December 29, 2008.  PID readings were taken one last time with results of 20 to 25 ppm.  No further Response actions are expected.
B-535-2007*Dead River reported that one of their technicians was servicing the heating system at 81 Main St. in Bangor and reported finding a ten foot wide oil spill in the basement. I went to the scene. In the basement, I found that the oil spill was an old oil stain. There was no odor or free product, and no further action was necessary. While I was not convinced that either of the two 275-gallon tanks were leaking, it was clear that something had leaked in the past. If the tanks were not leaking at the time, they were so badly rusted that it was clear that one or both could leak momentarily. The technician said that his company would notify the owner of the perilous condition of the tanks.
B-460-2007*On 8/29/08 I received report from Mr. Moore of an oil spill which occurred at his house approximately 1.5 years ago.  At that time approximately 1/2 quart of oil leaked from a flared fitting in his fuel supply line from his oil tank to furnace.  The fitting was tightened and the oil company cleaned the free product and put down speedy dry.

Apparently Mr. Moore is able to smell vapors from the spill, even though the basement is concrete, dry and has basement windows is in close range to the spill.

Mr. Moore attempted to hire Penobscot Cleaners of Trenton, however they would not clean any oil spill until it was reported to the DEP.  At this point Mr. Moore reported the spill.

That afternoon, John Selleck and I visited the site with our photo-ionization detector and confirmed that there were no vapors detected in the house.  I informed Mr. Moore that he should contact his oil burner technician and have code violations fixed as soon as possible, while I contacted the cleaners, thanked them for their diligence and informed them that they can clean his basement if they so choose.
P-90-2009*An unattended dispenser fell out of a vehicle and discharged approximately ten gallons of gasoline to the ground before the release was mitigated.  Product impacted the cement pad and paved parking lot; no storm drains or other media were affected.  An application of sorbent material was utilized to recover spilled product. No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-92-2009*The fuel pump gasket of the furnace failed resulting in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  A service technician was able to mitigate the release and recover spilled product without issue.  No other items other than cement were impacted. No further action is required at this time.
P-93-2009*A delivery driver inadvertently engaged the scully of his delivery hose before it was completely attached to the fill pipe which resulted in the discharge of a very small quantity of heating oil.  Product was recovered by the driver with sorbent material.  No further action is required at this time.
A-195-2009* On the evening of 4-6-09 the Skowhegan Fire Dept. reported that an oil tank had developed a leak at the home of Ira Sally. This home is located at 48 Waterville Rd.
 Nearly the entire contents of the 275 gallon tank had spilled into the basement. The basement was jammed packed with personal belongings that Mr. Sally had collected over his life time. There was barely enough room to access the tank. The basement floor was covered with oil. The Fire Dept. made arrangements to evacuate all of the persons who lived in this multi story home with apartments. I arranged for Clean Harbors to respond with a vacuum truck.
 I arrived the next morning and met with Will Smith from Clean Harbors. Most of the free flowing oil had been vacuumed from the basement floor. The belongings that were at the bottom of the pile had become contaminated. Therefore, the top layers were removed and stored in a storage box (Sea Box). The oil contaminated stuff, along with belongings that were of no value, were placed into a roll off container. The roll off was brought to Pine Tree landfill for disposal.
 I stayed in contact with the owners daughter, Sandra Meader, throughout the cleanup. Ms. Meader was looking into getting a replacement tank for her father.
 Clean Harbors was  on site for five days removing belongings and cleaning the basement floor. The Meaders moved the clean belongings into the basement less that one month later and the Sea Box was picked up by the rental/delivery company.
 There were some other issue with the faulty plumbing and living conditions and I notified the Skowhegan Code Enforcement Officer.
 No further work by Response Services is expected.
P-397-2009*I was contacted by the Lebanon Fire Department reporting that there had been an accident involving a diesel pick-up truck on Milton Mills Road.  I arrived to find that the truck's fuel tank had been ripped open in the accident and the diesel fuel was in the soft shoulder of the road.  I contacted Boom Technology Inc. and had them hand dig up the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-94-2009*During the transfer of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank, the ex-tenant spilled approximately one gallon to the paved, snow covered driveway.  Product was absorbed by the snow but once the temperature rose above freezing, a sheen began to run down the driveway and into the road alerting local officials of an issue.  Sanford Fire Department applied sorbent material to stop product migration then contaminated snow and speedy dry were shoveled into a drum for disposal which was performed by the Department.  While on-site, the interior of the basement was inspected for related issues and a small container was located with oil in it which was disposed of by the Department as well.  No interior surface seemed impacted.

Of note, this was originally reported as an oil theft case though that claim was deemed unfounded.  A report is available from Sanford Police; reference call # 09-7722.  No further action is required at this time.
P-123-2009*Heavy snow caused branches to break and down an electrical transformer discharging approximately ten gallons of mineral oil.  Product impacted the roadway and snow along the shoulder.  Sorbent material was utilized on the roadway and contaminated snow was removed for disposal.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) spill report.
P-428-2009*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil.  Product was forced out the bungs of the tank then it ran down the tank's sides to the cement basement floor.  The homeowner was alerted to the issue by the odor which was alleviated when the responsible party returned to wipe down the tank and clean the floor with sorbent material then remove approximately ten gallons from the over-full tank. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-427-2009*A delivery driver overfilled a contractor's piece of equipment resulting in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of diesel.  Product impacted the paved parking lot below the tank and was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-322-2009*Tom Tardiff of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railways (MMAR) reported a 1/2 mile long strip of oil from a broken gear case discovered 10 miles northeast of Millinocket in T2 R6 and Herseytown TWP.   No cleanup possible.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-323-2009*Several Underground Storage Tanks (UST) were removed from the site at 97 Oak Street in Bangor in the early 1990's under UST Facility # 2115.  In July 2008 SW Cole published a Phase II site assessment quoting Bob Whittier as saying the site would be baseline 2 or maybe intermediate.  Analytical tests of soil from test borings in the UST location using EPA Method 8260 showed gasoline compounds only.
The test borings revealed gasoline contaminated soil in areas of proposed soil cuts.  Regardless of cleanup level the developer required that any petroleum contaminated soil be removed from the site and not reused as fill in other areas of the site.  A land spreading site was proposed in an area previously used for successful treatment of gasoline contaminated soils.  During May 2009, Site Werx Contracting under the direction of SW Cole's geologist using a Photoionization Detector (PID) removed 1200 cubic yards of gasoline contaminated soil and transported it to Monroe to the Aiken Farm for Landspread Treatment.  Paul Blood and/or technical Services will continue to follow up on the landspread site for closure.  No further Response action required.
B-324-2009*On August 29, 2007 Nick Hodgkins of the DEP VRAP program was notified of petroleum contamination at an abandoned gas station known as the Polk Store in Addison Maine.  The site assessment was performed for a bank that was foreclosing on the property and as the process moved along parties decided against VRAP so Nick sent the case to EMRO Technical Services where it remained on the priority list.

In 2009 DEP used Stimulus money to clean up the petroleum contaminated soils from former UST's on the property.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-122-2009*The seal on the pump of an oil delivery truck blew resulting in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil to the paved roadway.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material by the responsible party. No further action is required at this time.
P-140-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to the cement basement floor of this residence.  The tank was patched by a service technician who was then able to recover spilled product with an application of sorbent material without issue.  According to the report, no other items were impacted deeming no further action warranted.
P-139-2009*An excavator blew a hydraulic line while dredging the berth at PSNH Schiller Station.  Product impacted the deck of the barge and the Piscataqua River.  Sorbent material was deployed to the river;  a successful effort due to slack tide conditions.  Once product recovery was complete, the barge was cleaned and all contaminated materials were bagged for disposal.  See National Response Center (NRC) Report.
A-720-2007*   DEP received a report that oil was present in a drainage ditch in this island residential neighborhood.  It transpired that a vacant home had suffered a leak at the filter on an outside tank (it appeared that water in the filter had frozen, forcing the housing apart and allowing oil to leak out).  Oil flowed down the foundation wall into the cellar, then via a cellar drain to the roadside ditch; oil flowed on top of water in the ditch for about 300'.  Local fire officials exhausted their supply of oil sorbents; DEP staff visited and collected remaining oil using sorbents.  Subsequent visits were conducted as oil continued to leach into the ditch.
   The neighborhood is residential and is served by public water; no wells were identified within 1000'.  There was negligible penetration of oil into soil in the ditch, where oil puddled on water; some soil was impacted immediately below the tank but it was determined that this did not warrant excavation (the home had been vacant for months, and odors inside were not an issue).  Remedial efforts centered on collection of product at the ditch.  Inspection during the summer of 2008 found negligible visible contamination remaining.
B-312-2009*Mrs. Souweine reported that a black plastic drum had floated ashore at her camp on Philips Lake.  It was heavy but not leaking anything.  They had not attempted to open the drum for fear they might cause a discharge of some kind.  On my arrival I found a black plastic 55 gallon drum at the water's edge.  There was no oil sheen on the water around it nor any odor.  After standing the drum upright I was able to open a bung and found it was ? full of water.  It is common practice on Maine lakes to use drums as floats.  It appears this one had made an escape from across the lake and no further Response action was necessary.
P-371-2009* INTRODUCTION
	This report covers further clean-up actions for waste oil contaminated soils discovered at this former repair garage and gas station, and documented under spill reports P-427-2008.  Anderson Excavation Co. under Brent Anderson excavated soil for the property owner, Ms. Janette Anthony.  Stephen Brezinski was primary representative for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

AREA ASSESSMENT
	See earlier MDEP spill reports for information on site and surrounding area and sensitive receptors.  MDEP clean-up goal was the reduction in known contaminants so as to protect surface water, groundwater, and threatened drinking water wells.  In 2007 the site was assigned a Stringent Clean-Up Goal though the MDEP Clean-Up Decision Tree and is not ideal for oils above the diesel/#2 oil range.  During this clean-up through source reduction, dark waste-oil contaminated soils were confirmed as documented in report P-427-2008.  Brent Anderson stated to me that he had worked at this garage about 30 years ago and that the waste oil spillage was from the previous facility owner.  Ms. Anthony's goals included satisfactorily remediating the discharges in order to sell the property.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	5/26/09: After further investigating the extent and severity of the oil-contaminated soil and groundwater in December 2008 the property owner, Ms. Janette Anthony hired Anderson Septic and Excavation Company to remove soils and to haul them off-site for recycling.  The waste oil contamination had been cleared to go to CPRC Recycling after analysis in September 2008 (see report P-427-2008).  Under direction of Stephen Brezinski of the MDEP, 101.06 tons of oiled soil were excavated and hauled to CPRC Recycling.  The tainted soil was visibly darkened and had a strong odor of weathered oil.  Anderson will replace the removed soil with new, clean fill.
	The base of the excavation is represented by soil sample SS-1 with a Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis level of 78 parts per million (ppm).  This represents soil left behind, unremoved.  The Stringent Clean-Up Goal recommends a 10 ppm clean-up goal for soil.
	The removed soil is represented by sample SS-2 with 4,970 ppm DRO, taken from the sidewall of the excavation (see Photo 3).  Small, less significant peaks about in the #2 oil range appear on this sample's chromatogram.
	The groundwater found at 6 feet below grade had no visible free product or oil sheen.  The groundwater table was approximately one to two feet deeper than noted in December 2008; the intermittent brook was dry on 5/26/09.  Sample WS-1 represents groundwater in the excavation and was found to have 275 parts per billion (ppb) of DRO.  Recommended remediation of groundwater under a Stringent Goal is 50 ppb.    No groundwater was removed or treated during this clean-up.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	At this time I believe the bulk of the worst-contaminated soil has been removed from this area.  Small amounts along the edges of the excavation or inaccessible around boulders may remain.  Oil contaminated water and soil is understood to remain on-site and should be properly managed, as a Maine Special Waste, if encountered, even if below present clean-up action levels.  See letter of 6/19/09 for further information.
B.	No hazardous constituents were found in the 2008 sample analysis, long-chain hydrocarbons in the motor and lube oil range I understand to be less of an environmental and health threat to drinking water than the lighter more volatile oils, and these types of oils are less mobile.  For these reasons further waste-oil remediation was not pursued at this time.
C.	This case and report has been referred to MDEP Technical Services Division for further evaluation due to the nearby residential wells.
D.	These waste oil discharges were the result of drum leaks, purposeful spilling and/or poor housekeeping and no underground or aboveground storage tanks were involved   Maine DEP a
A-557-2007*   DEP received a report that a tank began leaking via a corrosive hole while the system was being worked on.  About five gallons spilled before the leak was stopped; the tank was then pumped out pending replacement.  Puddled oil was collected using sorbents.  Some oil absorbed into underlying soils but the homeowner reported no odor problems; excavation of soil was not pursued.  The area is served by municipal water.
B-325-2009*On 6/9/09, I received a call from Scott Kimball of Dead River.  He reported a spill of approximately 150+ gallons of K-1 and #2 fuel oil mix at the Southwest Harbor branch of the Bar Harbor Bank and Trust.  The  cause of the spill was a pinhole in the oil filter.  The last delivery was made in the middle of May and the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was already 3/4's empty.  Dead River measured the AST to make sure the gage was reading correctly.  They later estimated that approximately 164 gallons were lost.
I arrived on site and met with Andrew Sankey a representative of the bank.  I asked if anyone had been complaining of petroleum smells in the bank and he said to his knowledge no one had.  I took my Photionization Detector (PID) into the bank to check the air.  I had only a small reading in the furnace room.  The bank sits on a slab with a perimeter drain tied in with the storm water discharge.  I saw no evidence of oil or vapors coming from the catch basin out by the road.
The spill was discovered by the landscaper who went to turn on the outside water tap and smelled the oil on the ground.  There are two tanks for the bank, one that supplies the outside generator and one that supplies the building.  Only the AST that supplies the building leaked.  The tanks sit on a concrete slab in a fenced in area beside the building.  Also located in this fenced in area are two air conditioning units.  I saw no evidence that oil had migrated to the grass area outside the fenced off area.  There was approximately 4 feet of grass between the AST and the parking lot.  I  believed that a lot of the oil migrated underneath the pavement and slab of the building.
On 6/18/09, since there was such a small area to work in, I hired PSC to vactor out the contaminated soil and also remove enough soil so that I could sink a 4 foot recovery well into the ground next to the ASTs.  They removed about a yard of soil.  There were still no reports of oil vapors in the building.  No further Response action expected.
I-103-2009*08/07/09 Site assessment of area around the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Tank#5.  Tank 5 is a 15,000 gallon, single compartment used to store #6 fuel.  National Starch & Chemical Co. (NSCC), hired County Environmental Engineering (CEE) to conduct a geoprobe investigation  around the UST to see if there was any contamination.  Tank has only been in the ground since February 2001.  CEE's Geoprobe did not find anything, and according to Nate Hersey, Certified Tank Installer with CEE, National Starch left the tank in the ground.

01/21/10 Spoke with Paul Lovitt of NSCC regarding the status of tank#5. Paul stated that the tank did not have any indicators of having any problems/leaks and NSCC got permission to empty the tank and use some #2 oil to flush the tank and lines of residual #6 oil.  Paul stated that he thought that the company's environmental person, Denise Curtis had been working with someone in DEP from Augusta to properly take UST #5 out-of service according to appropriate regulations.  Told Paul that I would follow-up with John Dunlap, Tanks Compliance Unit Division in MDEP, Augusta to confirm the tank's status.  Called John Dunlap and inquired about the UST #11456 5-1 out of service status.  John did not have any record of the out of service request in the tanks database.  He will check with other division members and then follow-up with Paul Lovitt.  Spoke with Bill Sheehan of the Land & Water Bureau and he stated that National Starch was acquired by a company INDOPCO, passed this info along to John Dunlap.  I requested from Nate Hersey his geoprobe field notes for the area around tank#5.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-327-2009*On 6/9/2009, Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors reported that while vactoring out a flooded elevator shaft at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bangor.  They encountered oil contaminated soil.  The sand placed at the bottom of the elevator shaft was contaminated with hydraulic oil.  I supplied him with an oil spill debris form so that the material could be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-153-2009*A roll-off truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil to a muddy gravel parking lot.  Free product atop standing water was recovered with sorbent materials then the top layer of contaminated gravel was scraped up to be disposed of appropriately by the responsible party.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-154-2009*A delivery truck was overfilled with heating oil by approximately five gallons.  Product initially impacted the trough on top of the tank then ran down the drain hoses to a part muddy/part frozen gravel lot.   Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product on the truck as well as on standing water in the lot.  The area was then scraped.  Contaminated materials were to be disposed of responsibly by the responsible party.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-180-2009*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil out the vent.  Product reportedly impacted the wall of the building and pavement.  The wall and the pavement were both cleaned with sorbent materials.  No discharge occurred inside the building.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-331-2009*The Dead River Co. reported a technician had responded to an odor complaint at the Blagojevic home and found that the burner's fuel pump was leaking.  He estimated that about a quart of oil had reached the concrete floor.  No drains involved.  He cleaned up the spill and repaired the burner.  No further Response action required.
B-295-2009*Lt. Doucette reported his crew was at a gasoline spill at the Shell station on Main Street.  He estimated there was 40-50 gallons on the paved yard.  His crew and people from the Dead River Co., which owns both the store and the tanker truck that caused the spill were in the act of laying down speedi-dri.  He was confident that no gasoline had left the pavement or accessed any drains.
  The spill occurred during a gasoline delivery.  The driver was making a gravity drop into an Underground Storage Tank (UST) when gas began to bubble out of the spill bucket.  He immediately shut of the delivery but gas continued to escape for sometime.  It was clear to me that air had become compressed inside the UST as the gas was introduced and at some point the internal pressure exceeded the pressure created by the height gas in the tanker.  This was revealed because the connection between the drop hose and the tank fill was not tight which allowed the gasoline to escape through this loose connection.  This UST has a ball float in the vent for overfill protection and during the drop it seated as the tank filled.
   Dead River Co. acted quickly to clean up the sorbent materials laid down by the fire department and no further Response action is expected.
B-328-2009*On 6/10/09, I received a report of contaminated soil found at 15 Downeast Highway in Ellsworth.  This location is the former Dave Gould Ford that has now been purchased by Goodwill Industries.  K.J. Construction was excavating in order to put in a new water line and subsequently discovered contaminated soil at the bottom of their hole.
Mike Sweeney, a consultant for Goodwill Industries, reported that two days ago K.J. Construction had excavated approximately a half a yard of soil that was possibly contaminated with motor oil.  He explained that the Phase II site assessment had indicated low levels of petroleum contaminated soils that had the potential to impact air quality in subterranean rooms.  The source of this contamination is likely to be either old floor drains in the care maintenance shop or previously removed Underground Storage Tanks (USTs).
I asked Mike Sweeney to give me the contact information for K.J. Construction so that I could talk to them about disposing of the contaminated soil.  He said he would call me back with the information.  When he called back after speaking with Ken Dugas owner of K.J. Dugas Construction, he said that Dugas and the general contractor in charge of the site, Charlie Plourd of Northeast Equipment, could meet me at 1400 hours onsite.  He also said that instead of leaving the contaminated soil staged onsite, Ken Dugas had the material trucked back to his pit.
When I arrived I met Gerry who was the excavator operator.  Since they had removed the contaminated soil, he wanted to reopen the hole to allow me to take a look at the soil.  Charlie Plourd and Ken Dugas arrived 10 minutes later.  When I said that Mike Sweeney had indicated about a half a yard of soil, Ken Dugas was quick to correct the amount saying it was barely a bucket full of their small trench excavator.  So I explained that contaminated soil regardless of quantity has to be disposed of following regulation.  When I explained that the soil he removed needed to be disposed of at a licensed waste facility such as Pine Tree Landfill or Juniper Ridge, he said that "since it was such a small amount" he had taken it back to his pit "burned it with his propane torch" and flattened it out.  In effect mixing it into clean material and making it impossible to remove.
I am confident that K.J Dugas Construction now understands that what he did with the soil is exactly what we do not want happen and also he now is aware of the proper way to dispose of contaminated soil.  They have my information and assured me that they would call if they encounter any further contamination.
On 6/11/2009, I followed up with Mike Sweeney about the situation.  Again we discussed that if they encounter more contaminated soil, they need to contact DEP and the soil needs to be disposed of in accordance with regulation.  I also made him aware that if the contaminate was unknown or could not be identified in the field with reasonable certainty, soils samples would likely be required by the facility they were taking it to.  No further Response action expected.
B-329-2009*On 6/11/09, Thomas Smith, OHMS III received a report of product in the interstitial space of the Bangor Water District's (BWD) 2000 gallon unleaded gasoline Underground Storage Tank (UST).  John Sims the UST inspector for BWD had been called when the alarm went off at BWD.  He stuck the tank and found 5 inches of product.  He then made a call to DEP Response.
Thomas and I arrived on-site and spoke with John Sims and Charles Baker the maintenance supervisor for BWD.  Age is the most likely reason for the failure in the UST.  It was installed in 1991, making it 18 years old and would have needed to be replaced within the next couple of years anyway.  I gave Mr. Baker the UST removal notification paper work and asked him to contact me when they were ready to schedule the removal so that I could issue a 30 day waiver.
I spoke with Pat Hennessey in the Underground Storage Tank program to explain the situation for his records.  No further action by Response Services necessary.

I-86-2009*On 5-15-09, Chris Langille, a contractor had been hired by Winston Bragg to remove debris and fill in the foundation of his home that had recently burned. In the process, Chris noticed oily soil in the foundation in the area the tank had been. I met him on site and we determined that some soil would need to be removed before back filling could start.  The contaminated soil was removed and taken to the Presque Isle Landfill.  Mr. Bragg's insurance company paid all costs.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-330-2009*Virginia Macolino called to complain of oil vapors in the house.  Her heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank had shifted and caused the vent pipe to disconnect from the tank.  There was no spill of oil.
The vapors were coming from the open space caused by the disconnection between the AST and the vent pipe.  The site was referred to Peter Moulton for possible tank replacement.  No further action by Response Services necessary.
B-320-2009*Mr. Fletcher reported that an oil sheen had appeared in Beaver Cove near his marina.  He and his crew checked all the boats at the marina and found no source.  He said that even though it was a fairly breezy day the sheen had not dissipated.  Over time it drifted ashore near his marina.  They had tried to recover it with sorbent pads and boom but were unsuccessful (as one would expect with sheen).  Since it was a sunny day as well, it is likely that the sheen was from a heavy oil.  Mr. Fletcher said that one of his dock workers had seen some folks across the cove fueling up a boat to go out on the lake but did not see them spill anything in to the water.  Well, it will most likely remain a mystery.   No further Response action expected.
I-104-2009*On 6-9-09, Larry Demerchant called to report that because of an O-ring  breaking on the press cylinder, about 4000 gallons of hydraulic fluid had leaked from the press room to a designed containment area.  All was sorbed with fines to be burned in their on site boiler.  No further action required.
B-332-2009*Jason Noble reports on 6/12/09, 1/2 quart of engine oil spilled during maintenance on a front end loader at their warehouse in Medway.   The spill was onto the concrete floor and absorbed with speedy-dry.  No site visit and no further Response action expected.
A-330-2009*DEP received a report from Mary Waring of New England Organics regarding a small spill of engine oil from one of their clients vehicles.   A crank case plug was not securely seated.  Oil was collected using sorbents; the vehicle was repaired.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-335-2009*Chuck Kraske of Verso contacted this office to report a spill of 12% sodium hypochlorite solution at the mill.  The tank had developed a leak and spilled to containment.  Mill personnel transferred unspilled product to storage totes.  Spilled product was recovered with pumps.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-336-2009* On 6-9-2009 the United States Veterans Affairs V A Benefits Center reported a very small release of gasoline. The location of the spill was at Building 240. Apparently a motor vehicle was overfilled during a refueling process. A staff person from VA Togus cleaned up the spilled gasoline with sorbent pads.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-337-2009*DEP received notification that a vessel had sunk at the pier at Journey's End Marina.   DEP visited the site and found that a small amount of gasoline had discharged and was drifting about the piers.  Downwind of the vessel there was a lobster pound.  I spoke with the owner of the lobster pound, Chad Salvas, and he was very concerned about the hundreds of pounds of lobster that he had stored in crates in the water.  It was at this time that DEP called clean Harbors in order to deploy hard boom to protect this resource.  In the meantime, I operated a water hose and used a water spray to keep the oily sheen away from the crates.  At this time Chad developed a great plan which was to remove the lobsters from the ocean and put them into a waiting truck.  Clean Harbors arrived, but boom did not need to be deployed since the lobsters had been sold.  The sheen dissipated naturally.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-338-2009*DEP received notification that approximately one-half gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a motor vehicle hitting the utility pole and jarring the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than one part per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-339-2009*DEP received notification of a vehicle accident on Route 17 that resulted in the release of a small amount of motor vehicle fluids.  The discharge impacted the road and a stream.  The fire department facilitated the clean-up with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-105-2009*At approximately midnight on 6/13/09, a Ford Windstar with license plate number 1111 LM registered to Chris Skidgel had a hole punctured into its gasoline tank.  This vehicle may have been sold to Devina Waugh.  Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline leaked onto Main Street in Washburn and the parking lot of White's Service Station at 1187 Main Street.  High concentrations of gasoline vapors were reported to the Washburn Fire Department.  There was no wind and a fog cover which caused gasoline concentrations to build up in the downtown area.  Jim Gramlich responded to the spill and had the Fire Department absorb gasoline with the sorbent pads and allow the gasoline vapor to dissipate.  Gramlich picked up the sorbent pads the next morning.  No further action by Response Services was done.
B-319-2009*EPI reported that their client, Irving Oil Co., had suffered a gasoline spill at their station on Central Street.  It seems about 10 gallons hit and remained on the pavement after an unattended nozzle failed to shut off automatically.  Jeremy reported that 7 bags of speedi-dri were used to clean up the spill.  No Response action anticipated.
B-278-2009*
Dead River Co. reported that during a routine maintenance call a technician discovered that the filter on a basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had dripped what he estimated as a quart of #2 to the concrete floor at 8 Main Road in Hampden.  No drains were involved and it was cleaned up by the technician.  No further Response action expected.
P-423-2009*Deborah Gordon called to report that her water had what she felt was a smell of petroleum contamination.  The home had been the site of an investigation in 1998 for gasoline contamination (P-343-1998).  The home had been under different ownership at the time.  In 1998 carbon filters had been placed on water supply by the owners.  No source was ever found.  The property owner was taken off the quarterly monitoring program for failure to participate.

I had the Health & Environmental Testing Laboratory send a sample kit to Ms. Gordon.  She sampled the well no gasoline range organics were detected either before or after the well.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-271-2009*Mr. Dawson reported that his company had discovered that a pair of pad mount transformers were discovered to be weeping transformer oil. They had no records/labeling of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content so samples were taken for analysis.  In the mean time, the contaminated soils were removed and stored in a metal drum to await the results.  Once the lab results showed that there were no PCB's involved the dirt was sent to their Augusta service center for later routine disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-1012-2008*I received a call from Ken and Jeannie Aucoin reporting that there was a sheen of petroleum on the private pond at there property located on 423 Mansion Road in Hollis.

I responded to the location and met with Mrs. Aucoin.  She explained that her husband had seen and smelled a sheen of what he thought was gasoline at the inlet end of their pond.  He had collected a jar of it, which she showed me.  I removed the lid and determined that it looked and smelled like fuel oil.  I check the inlet of the pond. At first, I found only pockets of iron bacteria, but through more diligent observation I was able to find petroleum in a drainage ditch that entered the pond.  I traced it back to a corrugated 4 inch pipe coming from the adjacent property.  My first instinct was that it was a perimeter drain from the neighboring house which had suffered an above ground storage tank (AST) discharge in the basement.  I left some pads in the stream and attempted to inspect the neighboring house.  The owner was not home.  I visited the site the next day and met with the home owner, Georgia Cote.  She allowed me to inspect her basement and AST.  There were no signs at all of a discharge.  The tank looked to be in good shape and the floor beneath it clean and dry with no stains.  The line was run through secondary containment and there was no indication that there was a discharge at the furnace.  There were no indications of overfills at the fill pipe outside the house.  Ms. Cote explained that the pipe in question was not a perimeter drain for the house, rather it had been installed to drain the uphill side of her property.  There was a drain "basin" on the uphill side of her property.  She contended that her neighbor (up gradient) Jim Ylonen had tipped a car over to dump out the gas and had dumped other oil on his property.   I then visited Mr. Ylonen's house.  No-one was home.  From Ms. Cote's property, I could see and old AST outside as well as other assorted potential causes of the discharge.  As I was leaving, Mr. Ylonen showed up.  I questioned him about the oil in the pond.  He denied knowing anything about it.  I asked about the oil tank in the basement and he said is was "new"  I asked him to see it and he obliged.  I visited the site and he showed me the tank.  There was no evidence that it had recently leaked although it was clear that that there were some issues with flooding in the basement.  He was putting in drainage/sump at the time.  He said all gas tanks on site and that he "burned" all oils in his brush piles.  I advised him that this practice was not considered an appropriate legal method for disposal of petroleum products and that he ought not continue.  He claimed that he did not know is was wrong and would seek another alternative as he was environmentally conscious.  While I found no direct evidence of discharge at the location, it is clear that the oil in the pond inlet came from up gradient.  It is also clear that the likely source was not from Ms. Cote's property.  Mr. Ylonen was a purveyor of used ferrous and non ferrous materials, and for some reason had changed an AST in his basement---something not normally done until there is a problem.  I therefore concluded that the likely source of the discharge was something that had occurred unintentionally or otherwise at Mr. Ylonen's establishment.

I received lab analysis of samples taken in the area of the drainage pipe on 11/5.  It showed heavy concentrations of both gasoline range organics and diesel range organics.

While no source was found and the impacted area could not be practically mitigated, it is likely that my questioning and investigation served notice to all involved that any dumping should cease, and anyone finding anything leaking should repair it immediately.

The site will be visited periodically to check for re-occurrence.
B-318-2009*
Mr. Gray reported that a technician had responded to a leaking oil aboveground storage tank at the Bryan Patten cottage in Sedgwick.  He estimated 3-5 gallons of #2 had leaked to the concrete floor through a pin hole in the bottom of the filter canister.  The oil had not reached any drains and his technician had stopped the leak and used sorbents to clean up the spill.  Mr. Gray still felt a D.E.P. representative should make an inspection due to the closeness of Walker Pond, a few feet away.  On my arrival I examined the basement floor and found it was fairly new concrete without fractures.   Apparently most of the oil had been absorbed by a pile of firewood next to the spill.  This was removed.  There was only light staining to the floor but some concrete blocks beneath the boiler were saturated.  I met with Mr. and Mrs. Patten and explained that there was no risk to the lake or to human health as the spill had been adequately dealt with.  The remaining odor was only a nuisance problem.  To further reduce the odor they intended to replace the saturated blocks.  No further Response action is expected.
B-338-2009*15 June 2009  Carmel Fire Department (CFD) reported that a passenger vehicle lost it's gasoline tank along Hammond Street and that approximately 3 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the road way and into a ditch and poison ivy patch.  The CFD put pads down and advised that there was not much more in the way of clean up that could be done.  The spill was stretched out over about an eighth of a mile as the gasoline tank was drug before the car came to a stop.  There were no sensitive receptors in the area and the are is serviced by public water.  The DEP to pick up the used pads at the Carmel FD.

No further Response action anticipated.


P-441-2009*Approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the paved parking lot surface from an unknown tractor trailer truck that left the scene without reporting the release. The Maine Turnpike Authority Contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the released product using absorbent materials. 12.17 tons of oil saturated absorbent product was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling of Scarborough.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-405-2009*Sprague called to report a broken transfer hose from the Asphalt Seminole discharged approximately 14 barrels to both the dock and water beneath.  A large multi-agency response convened at the dockside facility. Briefly the agencies attending US Coast Guard, EPA (John McUwen), legal folks representing the vessel, a gauger (third party to measure ullage), the Bonded agent, Sprague and South Portland Fire Dept.

Much to the surprise of all involved the asphalt once cooled as it hit the surface of the water became very buoyant and remained on the surface encircling the pier supports and mirroring the water level. The early morning (daybreak) clean-up consisted of men in small boats cutting the "taffy" like material into manageable size chunks/globs and securing with a line/rope.  The land crew would then haul the glob up and over the rail (to dock surface) then carry, transfer to a roll-off can for transportation to a recycling facility.

Several interviews of both ship and shore crews were conducted by the USCG and EPA. DEP assisted, and observed the removal,  it was satisfactory and only minor fragments of asphalt alluded recovery.  The natural conditions seemed no worse for wear, as jellyfish were seen navigating through the recovery area both during and after clean-up.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-339-2009*
Mr. Butler reported that a transformer had leaked about a cup's worth of oil drops after a bushing was damaged.  It seems a crew was clearing foliage around the wires when a limb fell and pulled the bushing free.  They used speedi-dri to recover that oil on the pavement and shoveled up a little dirt that received the drops.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-321-2009*On 6/8/09 responder Luce received a report of 9 five gallon pails of waste oil in a ditch on the side of route 9 in Amherst.  The report was made by a Department of Transportation employee who noticed them.  Responder Luce contacted me and asked if I would be able to recover them because I would be in the area of them later in the day.  I bagged and returned the pails to our warehouse where responder Lasselle and I solidified the waste with kitty litter and disposed of at the landfill.   No further action by Response Services.
B-267-2007*On the afternoon of 5/23/07, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that someone had left an intact computer monitor and an old television set off Route 15 in Kenduskeag near a set of poles that supported two transformers and a regulator.  These item have been taken to the Eastern Maine Regional Office Response Services' Hazardous Material Storage.
P-442-2009*Ron Theriault of Pine Tree Waste called to report the loss of approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement beneath the truck.  The crew used speedy dry and sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil.

At the time of the phone conversation Ron stated they were about complete with the clean up, no request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  DEP Response plans no further action based on statements received.
A-532-2007*   DEP received a report that an oil tank in a residential cellar had developed a leak.  Upon inspection it was determined that a corrosive hole had allowed a small amount oil to spill to the concrete cellar floor; none was recoverable.  Arrangements were made to replace the tank.
   The neighborhood is dense/residential and is served by municipal water.  Odors in the residence were negligible.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-445-2009*Mark Dawson of CMP Central Maine Power called to report the spillage of some transformer oil (tagged <1PPM for PCB) at the base of a utility pole.  It appears some tree work in the vicinity may have caused a limb to impact the power line creating the leak.  The impacted area was just the base of the pole according to Dawson.

The small 10 KVA transformer on pole 3.1 of the Doctor Dull Line is being cleaned by CMP staff.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched based on the information given. DEP Response plans no further action here.
B-342-2009*I received an anonymous complaint alleging that workers at Twin City Speed Shop were dumping automotive fluids at the edge of the gravel behind their repair shop. I made an unannounced visit on 6-17-2009.  I met the owner, Mr. Tracey, and explained the reason for my visit.  He was very cooperative and showed me the drums he keeps his waste oils and anti-freeze in. He allowed me to explore the yard and I found no evidence of intentional dumping.  Granted there were a few small oil stains from parked vehicles, but they were clearly harmless.  I found nothing to warrant the complaint.  No further Response action necessary.
A-534-2007*   DEP received a report on 9/10/07 from a local fire department that diesel fuel spilled to the gravel road shoulder when a truck fuel tank fell off.  20 gallons were believed lost.  Contaminated soil was excavated by the fire department on the day of the spill (9/8) and stockpiled with the truck owner (MSAD 40).  Arrangements were made to dispose of the soil at the Dragon cement kiln.
   The area is rural and reliant on private wells for water.  The nearest well is about 1200' away and is not considered threatened by this spill event.
A-580-2007*   DEP received a report that diesel was leaking from an overturned tractor-trailer at this rural location.  The truck was on it's side and had lost about 30 gallons into soil/leaves at the road shoulder by the time DEP arrived on scene.  Oil still in the saddle tanks was pumped to other vehicles before extracting the truck; contaminated soil was then excavated for disposal.  Recovery was thorough.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  Several homes are within 1000' of the spill put are not considered threatened by this event.
I-99-2009* 6-10-09, Maine Public reported that due to a broken hydraulic hose on a tree truck, about 1/2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost on the Johnson Road near pole 0257G in Presque Isle. Contaminated soil was removed and taken to Presque Isle Landfill.
I-66-2009*On 4-6-09, Maine Public Service reported discovering on of their pad mounted transformers being stored at the operations facility had leaked sometime over winter. Melting snow revealed contaminated soil and snow. They removed contaminated snow and soil, placed a hole as a collection pit for any contaminated runoff. Clean-up was complete within several days.
I-100-2009*On 6-11-09, Maine Public Service Co. reported that a transformer at the Maine Woods Mill in Portage Lake had been struck by lightning, causing a leak. The transformer lost about 8 gallons of oil onto the ground around the pole. A small amount had also got to a drainage ditch nearby. They removed all contaminated soil around the pole and placed an underflow weir dam in the ditch.  Lee Thomas inspected the site several days later and found cleanup to be complete.
I-87-2009*On 5-24-09, received a call from Maine Forestry in Portage relaying a report that a camp on St. Froid Lake had shifted, crushing the fuel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Report that 100 gallons was lost onto the shore within 100 feet of the lake.  I contacted Dale Emery, First Selectman of Winterville, who also lives on the lake.  He had been to the camp and taken pictures.
I met Dale at the lake that day and we boated to the camp with boom.  I inspected the AST and it appeared to be empty.  If 100 gallons had been lost it would most likely reach the lake because of numerous springs in the area.  Dale and I installed 50 feet of boom as protection in the lake in front of the camp.
I contacted the camp owner, Larry Barnes of the situation.  He informed me there was very little in the tank because of the use during Fall and Winter.  He agreed to dig out any contaminated soil beneath the AST. This was done the following week.
I returned to the camp on June 16 to inspect.  All looked good.  Removed boom.  No further action is seen as necessary at this time, but Mr. Barnes will keep an eye on the springs for any outbreaks.
B-337-2009*
The Dead River Co. reported that they had suffered an overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Stucco Lodge in Veazie.  The reporting dispatcher did not know the cause, but driver inattention is often the cause.  They sent a technician to the scene and the site was cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-695-2007*   DEP received a report from a painting contractor that oil (kerosene) had leaked at a "monitor"-type heater at this residence.  It transpired that the homeowners (Weiss) had had the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) relocated recently.  The new location was slightly higher than the elevation of the heater (located in  a room in a guest section of the house).  The slight positive pressure forced oil to overflow at the heater, which percolated through flooring into soils in the underlying crawlspace.  It is unknown how long the spill had been going on, but a painting contractor hired by the homeowners discovered the situation and contacted DEP, who then contracted to remove flooring and to excavate contaminated soil below.
   It remains unclear what liability the heating contractor (Walsh) should bear in this instance.  The Oil and Solid Fuel Board (Moody) was contacted and indicated that a PRV valve may have been required, but it is unknown whether an installation violation occurred.  The homeowners are shown as the primary responsible party and remediation was handled out of the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund.
   The neighborhood is rural-residential and is reliant on private wells for water.  The drilled well on the subject property is considered marginally at risk and so the case was referred for Technical Services attention (Alex Pugh assigned).
A-639-2007*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of oil spilled from a "tagged" (as not containing poly chlorinated biphenyls) transformer.  A passenger car struck the pole, dropping the transformer into the road; it ruptured and drained onto pavement.  Central Maine Power (CMP) staff collected spilled oil using speedy-dry.  No site visit was made.
I-77-2009*Received a call from Rod Theriault that there had been several 5 gallon pails of waste oil left on the old Airport Road, near the trail head to Fish River Falls.  I went there, collected the pails of oil for later disposal.  A small amount had leaked from one, not necessary to remediate.
I-58-2009*On 3-19-09, Larry Pelletier, fire Chief of Fort Kent, called to report that he had noticed a log loader, marked as for sale on the Frenchville Road was leaking hydraulic fluid. I called the owner, a Mr. Herbert, and asked him to clean it up with sorbents he could get from the Fire Dept.
I-64-2009*On 4-9-09, Margaret Simard called to report that while a woman was fueling at that service station, she was not paying attention and the nozzle did not automatically shut off, spilling about 7 gallons onto the pavement before she could shut it off.  They used sorbent to clean it up, and logged it.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-217-2009*A DTL Trucking driver initiated refueling his truck at a diesel dispenser at the Irving Circle K in Auburn.  During the refueling process, the driver entered the cab of the truck leaving the dispenser unattended.  A few minutes later, the unattended dispenser began overfilling the saddle tank of the truck.  Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel were discharged from the saddle tank before the release was mitigated.  Two separate witnesses reported the driver was on the phone and, once he capped his saddle tank, immediately departed.  It is important to note, the automatic shut-off of the diesel dispenser was immediately tested by an unbiased professional and determined to be functioning properly.

Product ran off both sides of the island and was influenced by a passing shower.  To the north, product impacted a large area of parking lot as puddles of diesel were witnessed in cracks in the pavement approximately 75 feet away.  To the south, three storm water catch basins were impacted and found to be teeming with product (a positive result of their drain system being backed up).  A contractor provided personnel, a pressure washer and vacuum truck to assist with the cleanup under Departmental direction.  The parking lot and dispenser island were pressure washed with contaminated liquid media recovered by the vacuum truck.  Product was recovered off standing water in the catch basins but product in the basin at the south end of the weigh scale continued to regenerate (a negative result of their drain system being backed up).  When it appeared product regeneration was relatively stagnant and could be handled with sorbent material, booms were deployed to the basin and the contractor was directed to demobilize.  The following week, Department staff checked on the status of the sorbents in the basin.  They were found to be saturated and free product on the water was present.  A vacuum truck was again requested which recovered the remainder.  Sorbent boom was again left behind to recover any lingering product.  Clean sorbents were found during a site visit the following week so no further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-225-2009*A motor vehicle's fuel tank sprang a leak resulting in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of gasoline to the paved roadway.  The leak was stopped and product recovered with sorbent materials by Biddeford Fire personnel.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-218-2009*A pressure relief valve released approximately five gallons of asphalt oil.  Product ran down the side of the tank car to the gravel lot below.  Due to its nature, it solidified quite rapidly resulting in the removal of solid material.  All visible signs were then removed for off-site disposal.
B-196-2007*Mr. Ronco called to report that a customer, Elaine Grant of 220 Abbot Road, Blanchard, had a leaking oil tank as the result of a broken fitting at the tank. It appears that snow weight or frost action was the cause. Mrs. Grant lives in a mobile home and the 275-gallon above ground storage tank was behind the home. The loose oil was flowing under the home and down the driveway into the road ditch. He had people on scene and more on the way. It had been raining and there was a lot of melting snow to carry the oil.  By the time I arrived, the company had stopped the leak and was in the act of finishing collecting free product.  I met with Mrs. Grant and explained the Ground Water Oil Cleanup Fund. She believed that her income was so small that she would request a waiver of the deductible.

While there, I took photoionization detector (PID) readings.  In the kitchen I found 10 parts per million (ppm).  In the living room, I found 22 ppm, and in the back bedroom, I found 27 ppm. I recommended that she spend the night somewhere else and said that if she wanted, we could arrange motel accommodations. She would not leave. I returned the next morning and installed a powerful fan to remove vapors from under the home and changed out contaminated pads. After the fan was installed the PID numbers all dropped to less than 10 ppm. By the end of the following week, I removed the fan at her request and the PID found numbers of 4 ppm or less.

Although she has a drilled well, it is not in jeopardy and there are no neighbors nearby.

A few weeks later, I heard from McKusick Oil that she had  complained of oil odor. I made arrangements with John Selleck of our Technical Services and installed a permanent air extraction system. This appeared satisfactory and was removed in the fall of 2007. For more information, see Technical Services files.
B-371-2009*On 7/2/2009, I spoke with Dead River Oil Co. about a spill they reported to us at the home of Linda Bernier (172 Palm St. in Bangor).  The homeowner had called Dead River when they noticed that oil had been leaking out of their sleeved oil line.  When Dead River inspected they found that the cooper line had corroded inside the blue sleeve and that it had spilled less than a gallon of # 2 fuel oil onto the carpeted floor.  It appeared that the homeowners had already began to remove the oil stained carpet so Dead River continued to remove it and bagged it up.
I called Linda Bernier to ask about the vapors in the house but she never responded.  I left her a message to contact me if she began to smell oil in the house.  No further Response action expected.
A-340-2009*Archie Miller contacted this office to report an oil sheen in a ditch along the roadside near his home.  He did not want to leave a phone number.  I responded to the address given and found no evidence of sheen or oil.  Unable to pursue any further Response action.
A-342-2009*6/15/09 2250 Brooks Fire Department reported that a pick up truck had driven off the Valley road and ended up in a stream, Meadow Brook. They had responded and used absorbent pads and boom to collect the spilled oil and gasoline. The truck had been removed and they had left the boom in the stream. I went to the site the next day and retrieved the oil impacted absorbent pads and boom. There was no recoverable oil in the stream or on the shore.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-344-2009*6/16/09 2215 Scott Holmes from Irving Forest Products in Dixfield reported that there had been a spill of an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil at their facility. The source of the spill was a reservoir tank from a piece of equipment at the wood yard. I went to the site and the oil had run into the soil under the tank. Irving Forest Products removed all impacted soil under my direction.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-348-2009*DEP received notification from C N Brown regarding an oil leak at 7 Wiken Lane, Wilton.  Oil was located on the wall and floor in the basement, behind the oil tank.  DEP made a site visit and at that time the technician had discovered that the problem was a cracked fill pipe.  The oil in the basement was cleaned up with sorbents and C N Brown made arrangements to have the fill pipe replaced.  DEP observed that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-350-2009*6/17/09 1900 Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline reported that an estimated 3 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released at a valve station in Searsmont from a leaking seal on a hydraulic operated valve. The oil had spilled to stone surrounding the valve station. The valve was repaired and Clean Harbors environmental services removed all oil impacted crushed stone for disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-352-2009*Chris Guessman from Pan Am contacted this office to report a lube oil discharge from a locomotive.  The spill was discovered during routine inspection of the train at Leeds Junction.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned up by hand excavation and sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
P-1139-2008*Auto accident resulted in leaking electrical transformer.  Approximately 2 gallons of non PCB transformer oil leaked to pole, road, and ground surface.  Cleaned up by CMP personnel.
A-355-2009*6/19/09 1516 hours Kim Alexander from J O Brown & Son Inc. reported that an estimated 8 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled due to a driver overfilling his delivery truck at the bulk aboveground storage tank. I contacted Kim by phone and she reported that the spill occurred around 1130 hours today and employees had collected some oil with absorbent pads. I met Kim on site the next day. The loading area located next to the harbor had no containment, so the oil ran down the pavement and into soil adjacent to the boatyard building and dock. The area is served by public water supply. I informed Kim that the soil would need to be excavated and disposed of at a licensed facility. She arranged to have a contractor on North Haven Island excavate the soil under my supervision.

7/23/09 The soil was excavated until soil sample vapor head space testing results were under 100 parts per million (ppm) using a photo ionization detector. Contaminated soil was transported to Dragon Cement plant for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-356-2009*6/20/09 1515 Josh Stone reported that his 16.5 foot boat was sinking in Long Pond and there was a sheen and smell of gasoline. I went to the site. They had brought the boat to shore and pumped water out of it. There was no sheen left on the water except that inside the boat. I used absorbent pads to collect a small amount of gasoline from inside the boat and the owner said they would arrange for proper disposal of the gasoline and water mix, 3 gallons, left in the fuel tank.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-357-2009*6/21/09 0640 chuck Kraske from Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill reported that 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to pavement at the mill when two pay loaders collided. The spill was contained and collected with nearby sawdust. It was reported that no oil had run off the pavement area and all signs of oil was cleaned up. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-358-2009*6/21/09 1630 Steve Heathie from Circle K reported that a truck parked in their parking lot had spilled diesel fuel to the back parking lot from a leaking fuel tank. The Fire Department was on scene collecting oil with absorbent pads and the leak had been stopped and the truck towed away. I went to the site and found that the diesel had run down the paved parking lot to a gravel area. Circle K had called their environmental contractor Environmental Projects Inc (EPI) and they were on the way to clean up the oiled absorbent pads, speedy dry, and impacted soil. Getchell Brothers were operating the truck that they had parked there for the night and the truck was owned by Kris Way Truck Leasing. I waited for EPI to arrive and complete the clean up. The impacted pavement was cleaned with speedy dry and they hand dug a small amount of oil impacted soil. Circle K handled all clean up costs.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1180-2008*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) discovered transformer oil contaminated water in the vault of an underground 1,000 KVA transformer on Spring St. in Portland.   CMP hired Clean Harbors to vacuum the oil/water and clean residual oil from the transformer and vault.
A-359-2009*6/21/09 2050 Lisa Chapman from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1 cup of oil had been released from a pole mount transformer when a tree fell on the lines. Speedy dry was used to collect the oil and oil impacted pine needles were removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-360-2009*Derrick Hyatt of Togus VA contacted this office to report a hydraulic spill near building 204, loading dock warehouse.  A forklift blew a seal causing a spill estimated at 1 gallon.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi dri.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-362-2009*DEP received notification that approximately two gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a broken utility pole.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained fifteen parts per million (15 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbents were removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-365-2009*Thomaston Fire Department contacted this office to report an incident where a tenant (Preston) at a rental property dumped and burned a small container of gasoline.  The burn area was ten feet from the facility well, however, this is not used for potable purposes and is not considered at risk.  The gasoline burned up leaving a small stained area.  No further action is expected by Response Services at this time.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-366-2009*Chief Chretien, of Livermore Falls Fire Department, contacted this office to report a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms retail gas station on Main Street.  A customer had used an aluminum can to hold the dispenser nozzle "on" and left the vehicle unattended while in the store.  28 gallons were pumped, the vehicle held 16 gallons, resulting in an estimated 12 gallons to the ground.  Fire Department personnel recovered spilled gas with sorbents, some evaporated and/or entered cracks in the pavement.  No further recovery was possible.  The area is served by public water, and no other exposure pathways were evident.  No further action is expected by Response Services.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-368-2009*Kristen Chipman of Cianbro Corporation reported a hydraulic spill from a broken line on a loader.  The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro employees. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-369-2009*Mike Martunas of Dragon Products reported a lube oil spill from their primary crusher.  The spill was cleaned up by Dragon employees.  No site visit was made; no further Response action is expected.
A-370-2009*Ted Clark of Reed & Reed contacted this office to report a diesel overfill which occurred on an unmarked dirt road in Chain of Ponds Township.  They were filling a rock drill when the mishap occurred.  Personnel had a spill kit and collected contaminated soil and sorbent pads.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-371-2009*Andrea Glidden, Maine Department of Transportation contacted this office to report a one gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred when a hose failed on a backhoe.  The spilled oil was recovered with sorbents and hand excavation.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-372-2009*Mary Waring contacted this office to report a one gallon diesel spill at the maintenance building.  A mechanic had a piece of equipment disassembled and the fuel tank leaked.  The spilled fuel was captured with speedi dri.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-375-2009*Vaughn Johndro, of CN Brown, contacted this office to report an overfill of an outdoor above ground storage tank.  The tank was filled too full as a result of an ineffective vent whistle, or inattentive driver.  The tank was full right to the top.  The heat of the sun expanded the tank and fuel, resulting in an estimated 2 gallons discharging from the vent, down the side of the horizontal tank to the concrete pad beneath.  CN Brown personnel responded to the site and performed removal of oily debris.  No site visit by Maine Department of Environmental Protection was recorded, and no further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-378-2009*Ben Byan, of Rumford Fire Department, contacted this office to report a spill of K-1 fuel oil at this residence.  The home caught fire and burned.  The heat of the fire caused the outdoor above ground storage tank to split and discharge oil to the ground.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder Andrews responded the following day.  He arranged for ENPRO Services to pump remaining fuel to a drum for off-site disposal.  ENPRO personnel also recovered 500 lbs. of oily debris and 2.1 tons of oil contaminated soil.  Soil was disposed off site at a licensed batch plant, Manzer, in Phillips.  The home was destroyed and was buried on site by "Archies" of Rumford.  No further action is expected by Response Services.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-379-2009*Mexico Fire Department, (and later CN Brown) contacted this office to report an overfill of a vehicle at the Mobil station on Main Street, Mexico.  The details of the cause of the overfill are not available.  Fire Department personnel reportedly used sorbent material to recover spilled gasoline from the paved surface.  No site visit by Maine Department of Environmental Protection was recorded.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-381-2009*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  Store employees cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is expected.
A-384-2009*6/30/09 0955 Maritime Energy reported that one of their delivery drivers had spilled an estimated 1/4 cup of oil.  The oil had come out the vent of the heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) that was being filled.  They had collected the oil with oil absorbent pads.  I asked them to check the AST for damage from the overfill and they reported it was fine.  Maritime Energy disposed of the oiled absorbent pads.  I contacted the owner Marshall Cary and he said the spill was cleaned up and there were no vapor problems.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-385-2009*6/30/09 1100 Don Crockett from State of Maine Central Fleet reported through Ted Scharf DEP Tanks Unit that there was evidence of a possible leak at the service garage underground storage tank. I spoke to Ted and he reported that the tank was a single wall fiberglass tank that had been taking on water indicated by the garage staff sticking the tank with water indication paste. Water levels in the tank were being taken twice a day for the month of June. He said that Mr. Crockett reported to him that the water level readings in the tank went from 6 inches to 12 inches today. The tank was taken out of service. A certified tank installer had been called to investigate the source of the water into the tank. It was discovered that water was entering from a seal on the riser at the tank top that indicated that no tank bottom leak had occurred. The tank top was exposed and repaired on 7/24/09. No contamination was reported.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-387-2009*A small amount of oil was lost from a heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank due to a corrosion leak.  The leaked oil was collected in a drip pan and none was lost to the floor.  No further Response action is expected.
A-393-2009*The Maine Department of Public Safety reported a gasoline spill due to a customer overfilling their vehicle at the Wiscasset Clipper Mart.  The Wiscasset Fire Department responded to the spill and cleaned it up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further Response action is expected.
A-394-2009*Central Maine Power (CMP) contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill which occurred due to a fire on one of their digger trucks.  The fire burned through a hydraulic hose.  The oil spilled onto some erosion control mats and sorbent pads as well as the ground.  The cause of the fire was under investigation.  Oily debris was reportedly removed by CMP personnel.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-397-2009*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil spill.  The spill was caused by a lightning strike, spraying oil from the transformer.  CMP employees removed oily vegetation from the affected area.  No site visit was made; no further Response action is expected.
A-399-2009*Robert Coleman contacted this office to report a corrosion leak in his basement above ground storage tank at his residence.  J&S Oil personnel were on site replacing the tank.  A small volume of oil spilled to the concrete floor as a result of the leak. No further information is available on this incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-400-2009*DEP received a report from Mike Starbird of Webber Energy of approximately a one gallon spill of #2 diesel fuel from their delivery truck onto the customer's driveway.  The driver used sorbent pads to collect the spilled oil.  No further Response action expected.
P-862-2008*	9/11/08: I checked out an anonymous complaint, perhaps from a prospective buyer, of oil leaks at this former oil bulk plant located in a sub-urban residential area of Norway.  The area is on town water.  John Knightly, the owner and operator, has been deceased for several years, the aboveground and below ground oil storage tanks are reported to have been removed, and the property now out-of-service, in disrepair and for sale.
	On site, I noted no significant oil-discharge problems during an inspection of the exterior.  There were about a half dozen old oil discharges to the soil evident from the stains.  This oil contaminated soil shall be properly managed if disturbed, such as during redevelopment.  I called the real estate broker for the site, Caldwell Banker Millett Realty, and left a message for a return call about the property but never received a call back.  Further Maine Department of Environmental Protections (MDEP) actions are expected.
P-150-2009*On 3/5/09 I received a call from Steve Masse reporting a small spill at a client's residence in South Portland.  An aboveground storage tank located in the basement had suffered a corrosion related leak.  Dead River Co. placed a magnet patch on the tank to stop the leak and cleaned up the spill on the floor.  Arrangements were made to replace the tank the following day.  No further action required by Response Services.
A-654-2007*   DEP received a report from an oil company (C.N. Brown) that one of their customers had suffered a spill at a cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  It transpired that the subject multi-family rental property was currently vacant; a fuel delivery had been made twelve days previously and it had just become evident that oil leaked at the filter (the oil company suggested that the property owner had serviced the system himself).  Oil had flowed across a concrete pad into the dirt cellar floor; some had absorbed into a wooden wall.  Originally it was feared that 100 gallons may have been lost, but this amount was later downgraded to an estimated 30 gallons.
   The area is dense-residential and is served by public water.  Oil-contaminated wood and debris was removed for disposal, as was impacted soil in the cellar.  I do not anticipate any further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-213-2009*On 3/26/09 I received a call from Roseanne Pinette of Thibeault Energy reporting a leak from one of their tank trucks in Brunswick.  The leak occurred when the pump on the truck cracked.  Thibeault employees cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further Response Services action required.
P-215-2009*On 3/30/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Steve Rowe of the Great Island Boatyard in Harpswell.  He was reporting a spill that had occurred two days earlier.  A customer working on his own boat at the yard spilled 5 - 10 gallons of diesel from the boat while on land.  The spill made its way into a storm drain and into the nearby coastal water.  Boatyard employees used sorbent pads to pick up the remaining fuel on land and in the storm sewer.  All that remained of the oil in the coastal waters was a sheen clinging to the rockweed in the area.  Boatyard employees were in the process of removing the oily rockweed.  No further Response Services action required at this time.
P-400-2009*I was contacted by Rick Joyce of Boom Technology Inc. reporting that one of their customer's had oil under their tank.  The tank was found to have a leaking fire-o-matic valve.  Initially soil was excavated by hand but when we were unable to find non-impacted soil I decided to return with a vactor.  Approximately 3 yards of soil was removed with the vactor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-216-2009*On 3/30/09 I received a call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a flooded basement in Gorham with what appeared to be a "chemical" floating on the water.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I determined the "chemical" to be some latex paint residue from a tipped over can in the flooded area.  No clean up conducted.  No further Response Services action required.
P-214-2009*On 3/27/09 I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown reporting a gasoline spill that occurred when a customer overfilled their fuel tank.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response Services action required.
P-396-2009*I was contacted by the South Berwick Fire Department reporting an oil spill at 47 Fifes Lane.  When I arrived the homeowner, Ms. Clark, stated that she had just had the tenants in this house evicted.  Ms. Clark had visited the house in the morning that day and hadn't noticed a problem.  Ms. Clark's daughter visited the house later in the day and smelled the oil.  The oil tank is located adjacent to the front door and all indications are that someone stomped on the filter to break it off.  The tank has a capacity of 330 gallons and was 1/4 full before the spill.  The residence's drilled well is approximately 25 feet from the location of the spill.  I hired Clean Harbors to move the tank, remove the concrete pad that it sat on, and vactor out the contaminated soil.  Fractured bedrock was encountered a approximately 1 foot below grade.  The majority of the spilled oil remains in the ground/bedrock after the vactoring.  I have referred this case to Technical Services for well monitoring.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.  Please refer to the Technical Services file for additional information.
A-669-2007*   DEP received a report from a contractor that water was appearing in the interstitial space of a diesel Underground Storage Tank (UST) at this property.  No oil was believed to have escaped to the environment, but the outer wall was obviously breached; when pumped, water flowed back into the interstitial space.  The tank owner agreed to take the tank out of service and to arrange removal during the spring/summer of the following year.
   Seven months later (July, '08) DEP oil enforcement staff Tim Rector and Pat Hennesey visited the site and noted that the tank was still out of service.  The owner agreed to remove it by July 1, 2009.  As of the time of this writing (6/22/'09) no removal notice had been filed, so enforcement staff will contact the tank owner to resolve the situation.
   The area is rural-residential-light industrial and is reliant on private wells for water.  No oil was believed to have escaped to the environment during this event.  I do not anticipate further Response involvement unless evidence of a release is noted upon removal.

Tanks Database indicates tanks have been removed as of 9/3/2009.  PJB
(see A-491-2009)
P-454-2009*Caller stated that they discovered a small gasoline discharge from an unknown source.  The fire dept. collected what they could with sorbents.  No response was required.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-384-2009*I was contacted by Jayson Morrison of Air & Water Quality Inc. reporting that a client's water test had come back positive for diesel range organics (DRO).  I visited the home and found that they have a dug well in the driveway.  There was an odor of heating oil in the well and a sheen could be seen on the surface of the water.  A buried 275-gallon tank in the side yard turned out to be a septic tank.  There was some contaminated soil under the residence's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) filter so I hired Boom Technology Inc. to move the oil tank, remove the concrete pad, and vactor the contaminated soil.  There turned out to be very little contamination at that location and it was removed.  The source of the oil in the well is still a mystery.  I contracted with Air & Water Quality Inc. to install carbon filtration on the residence's water supply.  I have referred this case to Technical Services.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-452-2009*I was present for the underground storage tank (UST) removal at Fryeburg Academy's Webster Hall, due to a waiver of the 30-day removal notice.  The UST supplied three buildings with fuel through 3/4" copper supply and return lines, and was constructed of double-walled steel.  I was later informed that the tank was being removed because fuel was discovered in the interstitial space in January of 2009 (see P-16-2009).

The tank was positioned in dry sandy soils.  No water encountered at any time during the excavation.  The anodes were mostly intact and the outside coating of the tank was free of corrosion.  While cleaning the inside of the tank, two pin holes were discovered in proximity of the manway for the supply and return lines.  The copper lines supplying the buildings were contained within 6" schedule 40 piping.  There was no evidence of a releases within the pipe chases and the copper line was easily removed.   Overall, there was no evidence of any release to the environment.  The secondary spaces and monitoring systems worked a designed.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.



P-373-2009*I was contacted by the Gorham Fire Department reporting that a customer's vehicle gas tank was leaking in the Hannaford's parking lot.  The fire department used sorbent material to clean up the spill and the vehicle was towed away.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-377-2009*I was contacted by Kurt Mueller reporting that one of his customers had a corrosion hole in their tank.  The tank had leaked a small amount of oil onto the concrete floor which was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I installed a fan to clear out the vapors.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-390-2009*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that there had been a gasoline spill at the Irving Station on Riverside Street.  Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline spilled when the automatic shutoff valve failed to work as a customer was filling his/her vehicle's gas tank.  Irving Oil contracted with TMC Services, Inc. to clean up the spill.  The gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-393-2009*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that a vehicle parked in the parking lot at the Spring Harbor Hospital had leaked some gasoline onto the pavement.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-402-2009*I was contacted by the United States Coast Guard reporting that there had been a collision between the F/V Misses and the F/V Tenacious resulting in the sinking of the Misses.  A sheen was noted in the location of the sinking but none of the spilled oil was recoverable.  See attached NRC report for latitude and longitude of the sinking.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-301-2009*INTRODUCTION
	Friday, 4/24/09: While driving by in the afternoon, I observed MacDonald Excavation company excavating next to the gasoline dispenser islands of the retail motor fuels underground  storage tank (UST) facility.  Having had past knowledge of subsurface oil contamination conditions (see report P-641-1996), I stopped to inspect in my capacity as a oil and hazardous waste spill responder for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The area is dense residential and commercial, served by municipal water and sewer.

SITE OBSERVATIONS
	I spoke with Tom Gilbert of MacDonald Excavation, who explained he had been contracted by Blow Brothers to excavate and repair a broken drain pipe.  Blow Brothers had been hired by Cumberland Farms Inc. (CFG), the facility owner and operator.  I noted an excavation to about 7 feet below grade with an old concrete foundation, the broken drain pipe, and a 1996-age soil vapor extraction pipe exposed (see Photo 3).  The north edge of the excavation was at the concrete pad for the dispenser islands about 3 feet horizontal distance from the active gasoline product piping.  There was no Maine Certified Tank Installer on site as required for working within 10 feet of the gasoline product piping.
	I noted a moderate odor of petroleum contamination in the air emanating from the excavation and soil piled on the ground.  There was fluid oil-sheen on the groundwater.  Gilbert stated the they had already transported soil off site and apparently did not appreciate that it was gasoline contaminated.  Neither Blow Brothers nor Cumberland Farms had briefed them that the area was gasoline contaminated which is documented in the MDEP Report P-641-96 and in CFG's 1996 assessment by Environinvestigations Co.  I advised Gilbert to not remove any more soil from the site and to not dewater any of the groundwater to drains or the ground.
	MDEP acquired two soil samples for gasoline range organics (GRO) analysis from near the base of the excavation.  Sample CFG SS-1 found gasoline at 2.83 parts-per-million (ppm).  Soil sample CFG SS-2 was found to have 168-ppm of GRO contamination.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	When all this was brought to CFGs attention, they had MacDonald Excavation haul the removed soil to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Ms. Pimental of CFG, Blow Brothers, and MacDonald Excavation have been briefed on Maine rules for excavating in contaminated areas and near active UST facility piping.
2)	See the attached letter of May 11, 2009 and the photos for further details.
3)	This location is understood to remain contaminated by oil discharges and any soil and groundwater shall be properly managed as per MDEP rules.  This report P-301-2009, nor report P-641-1996 shall be used as, or construed to be a site assessment.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
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P-459-2009*On 4/8/09 I received a call from Peter Gallant of Dead River reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Wells.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action required.
P-249-2009*On 4/9/09 I received a call from Ann Jenkins of Jenkins Fuel reporting an oil leak from a customer's aboveground storage tank in Kittery.  Ms. Jenkins indicated a fitting was leaking but did not specify the cause of the leak.  A service technician repaired the leak and she asked that I look at the spill.

I responded that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed the oil tank in the backyard of the residence.  There was a small oil stain on the grass under the tank.  I spoke with the tank owner who indicated there had been no excessive oil use that she was aware of.  Given the fact that the site is served by public water and there was no odor issues in the home, I determined no clean up was necessary.  No further Response action required.
P-460-2009*On 4/16/09 I received a call from the Wells Fire Department reporting a vehicle accident with antifreeze spillage in Wells.  The fire department used speedy dry to clean up the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-461-2009*On 4/22/09 I received a call from Gary Purington of the Elm Street School reporting an oil spill as the result of an unspecified boiler malfunction.  The spill was contained inside the boiler room of the school.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-462-2009*On 4/23/09 I received a call from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways reporting a diesel fuel leak on one of their locomotives in Auburn.  The fuel was leaking around the gauge and was estimated to be about one cup of fuel.  The gauge was repaired and the tank wiped down with sorbent pads.  No further Response action required.
P-283-2008*	Tuesday 3/25/08, I responded to a report of a 50-gallon diesel fuel discharge to the roadway of Rt 26 in Bethel, Maine.  A truck from Midwest Price Trucking (MPT) was reported to have struck an object in the road which punctured it's saddle tank.  The area is sparse rural commercial and residential use near the intersection of Rt 26 and Sunday River Road.
	I noted a long oil stain on the south bound lane to where the truck pulled over.  Though Bethel Fire Department had picked up some of the spill in sorbents and/or sand, some remained in soil along the road.  At my advisement, MPT had a contractor remove the oiled soil from the edge of the roadway for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough, ME.  None of the discharge was known to reach the adjacent river and after source reduction; I do not believe it seriously threatens any drinking water wells.
P-105-2009*
	Monday 2/23/09: Reported leak of 2-gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground from a CMP truck located at Pole #40 on Bush Row Rd.  CMP recovered oily snow and sorbent.
P-127-2009*	Report on 2/25/09 of hydraulic oil leak from a Maine Department of Transportation truck to Route 26 near the intersection with Route 232, on 2/24/09.  Clean up was managed by the responsible party.
P-128-2009*	2/25/09: Report from Waste Management Inc. (WMI) of a small hydraulic oil discharge from a broken hose of a waste truck.  WMI staff cleaned the discharge and disposed of the waste in their waste stream.  No further action is required at this time.
P-144-2009*	Thursday 2/26/09: Call from Mr. Branscom of a hydraulic leak and clean-up of associated with Maine Turnpike Authority truck within the maintenance facility building, not on the road.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-146-2009*	1/19/09: Mr. Oliver of Garret Plumbing & Heating notified that Cliff Jenkins furnace and fuel system had malfunctioned, discharging about 1-gallon of #2 oil into the furnace chamber.  Jenkins reported that he had cleaned up and was replacing the furnace chamber parts.  No further actions by Response Services is required at this time.

S Brezinski
P-147-2009*	1/16/09: Report of Transformer oil discharge to a parking lot due to an auto collision.  See the attached CMP Spill Report for details.  Reported to be a 1994 transformer.

S Brezinski
P-148-2009*Monday 1/19/09: Darlene of Downeast Energy (DEE) reported approximately a cup of fuel oil leaked from the water-heater of Judy Davis to the floor.  DEE reported that their technician cleaned up the leak.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.

S Brezinski
P-161-2009*	3/16/09: leak from trash compactor for hospital with estimated 5-gallons lost to paved ground; Clean Harbors responded to remediate.  None reached drains or surface water.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-167-2009*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a minor spill at the bulk plant in Brunswick, due to a human error.  It was reported less than five gallons of #2 fuel oil was lost to the concrete apron beneath the rack.  The site was visited and the physical evidence was as reported a small discharge as the result of closing or opening a wrong valve momentarily.  DEE staff were cleaning up and required no assistance from DEP, based on the information and conditions found at the site DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-173-2009*	3/13/09: Mr. Bennet called to report that Avery Services was responding to clean-up and repair a 1/2-gallon tank-top leak from a day-tank inside the garage of Yellow Freight trucking company.  The reported cause was a plugged return-line and leak out fittings.  No oil discharge reported to drains, surface or ground waters.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-177-2009*Sherwood McKennie of Eco-maine called to report a small hydraulic spill that resulted from an unidentified truck dumping wast at their facility.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
P-181-2009*Discharge of approximately two gallons of gear oil were the result of a vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Cumberland.  DEP responded and remediated the spill with sorbents which were disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-187-2009*Spill of small amount of hydrochloric acid from railroad tank car at Safe Handling Facility.  See attached report for further information.
P-189-2009*Discharge of approximately five gallons of unleaded gasoline was the result of a motor vehicle accident.  The local fire department deployed sorbents in a small brook to collect the gasoline that had migrated there.  The next day, DEP returned to the site to collect and dispose of oiled sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-190-2009*Discharge of approximately 80 gallons of #2 fuel oil was the result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank.  The oil impacted the basement of the residence and a majority of the oil may have migrated through the crack between the foundation and floor.  DEP removed observable oil on the concrete floor, but the homeowner was reluctant to investigate further which would require removing the floor.  An external excavation was considered, but due to the physical constraints of the home it was infeasible.  DEP revisited the site several times throughout the year and did not observe oil in the ravine below the home nor were vapors an issue for indoor air quality.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-191-2009*DEP received notification of discharge of approximately twenty gallons of diesel.  It is suspected that the discharge was the result of an overfill.  Clean Harbors responded and used sorbents to clean-up the spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-197-2009*DEP received a report of a possible discharge of corrosive materials.  Upon further investigation it was determined that no discharge occurred.  Please refer to the attached letter from General Electric for further details.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-202-2009*Unknown passenger car discharged approximately 1 gallon of anti-freeze to roadway at Maine Turnpike Mile 53 Park and Ride.  Product cleaned up by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.
P-206-2009*Surface water intrusion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel from an underground storage tank (UST).  The spring thaw overwhelmed the porosity of the soil causing standing water which, due to poor grading, happened to stand on top of the UST.  The water displaced the diesel forcing it out the fill pipe.  Free product was recovered with sorbent materials by the certified tank installer hired to remedy the issue.  In addition, an environmental contractor was retained to deplete the tank of water.  To prevent further intrusion in the immediate future, risers were installed temporarily.  No further Response Service action is expected at this time.
P-207-2009*DEP received an anonymous complaint about an eclectic collection of discarded furniture, animal cages, auto parts and other assorted junk in the gully on property located adjacent to 11 East Street.  I went to investigate and found no concerns regarding any oil or hazardous materials that had or might have spilled.  The site appeared to be an old farm style waste dump.  No further Response action expected.
P-230-2009*Mr. Miniutti expressed concerns for the quality of his drinking water, basing this concern on past and possibly current operations at the Sanborn property nearby.  This information was passed along to DEP Technical Services for follow up. DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-233-2009*
	4/2/09 report by CMP of a 1-cup leak of transformer oil from Pole 501 on Davis Rd., in Lyman.  response and clean-up by CMP crew.
P-234-2009*While driving on Spring Street I noticed what appeared to be some miscellaneous piles of debris, as if some one was dumping on the site. With a closer look it appeared to be mostly brick, concrete based construction debris.  However there was one area that had piping the that looked suspiciously like asbestos piping.  This location and description were passed along to the Asbestos group of DEP in Augusta, for any case development.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-236-2009*DownEast Energy called to report flooding situation and Freeport Fire Department FFD responded to a broken water pipe at a seasonal oceanside residence and the possibility of an oil release with flooded basement and submerged appliances.  The initial vantage point was a half glass exterior door leading down the stairway to the basement and the staircase being submerged.  A closer look thru windows revealed a disaster; wooden furniture exploded from waste saturation, black mold growing on most surfaces exposed to the sun.  The culprit is a compression fitting in the upstairs master bath, during the recent extended power outage on the peninsula everything frozen and blew out the fitting, and upon thaw just began to flow.  Bathroom to hall/landing, down through the ceilings bedroom, kitchen, living room, continuing through the floor to basement.

The FFD had suitable pumps to dewater the basement, but not knowing if there was oil released complicated the discharge or treatment option.  It was decided that positioning the pump intake well below the water's surface, this would allow a significant amount of water to be removed without chance of oil contamination.  There was a small oil sheen observed during the de-watering but impossible to collect. Initially we located the discharge hose in the center of the front yard, but quickly flooded the yard as the saturation rate was not equal to the discharge rate.  It was then relocated to overboard, literally over the rocks in front of the home into the ocean.  A deflector was constructed of natural materials driftwood, rocks so as to not gouge a large hole in the sediment.  Again no oil sheen or product was observed and the FFD began to wrap up operations.  Based on the outcome of the response by both FFD and DEP, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-237-2009*It appears yesterday morning there was an overfill at the afore mentioned address, but it was only reported to officials today.  Captain Avery of Sabattus Fire Department (SFD) called to report the overfill of a dual tank system.  One fill one cross over one vent, lead to a discharge from the vent whistle, as 451 gallons was noted on the delivery ticket.  Gowells was less than forth coming with information and the initial cleanup hampered by this lack of information.  Rebecca (the roommate) allowed us into inspect the tank(s) and spill.

Visual inspection of the tanks revealed the 2nd tank slightly bulged and seams wet, oil had blown off site glass (problematic code only one site glass per system and located on 1st tank).  The vinyl on the outside was wet from oil sprayed out the vent.  Again no answer at Gowells regular business number or after hours number. The inside oil was padded up and the tank wiped down. The recommendation was to have the tanks pumped off and the tank integrity checked.  A call was placed to the Oil and Solid Fuels Board to discuss possible compliance issues etc. Rebecca said although the odors were not that bad she had a small child and would not be living in the house until repairs made.  I gave her Dr. Andy Smith's number if she wanted a medical opinion.

The recommendations for tank inspection and proper system design were verbally given to Sam Waterman (adult son), in the presence of the SFD Chief.  There has been no follow up or continued correspondence beyond the initial contacts, based on this, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-241-2009*A chemical injection line associated with water treatment operations failed resulting in the discharge of approximately two gallons of Sodium Hydroxide, 50% caustic.  Product impacted an engineered concrete containment and was neutralized with Acetic Acid.  Thereafter, the neutral liquid was transferred to a waste holding tank containing 1,000 gallons of water while awaiting its final disposition.  The entire quantity was transported by vacuum truck to the wastewater treatment plant in Portland.   No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-242-2009*Shortly after an aboveground storage tank installation, the homeowner discovered the bottom plug was  seeping kerosene.  The service company returned to mitigate the leak and recover spilled product which was accomplished with ease by removing of a couple shovels of contaminated soil from below the tank.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-248-2009*Auto accident on Veteran's Memorial Bridge in South Portland.  South Portland Fire Department responded and cleaned up spilled motor oil.  No detrimental environmental impacts are expected; therefore, no further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-250-2009*DEP received notification that a Kennebunk Public Works Department truck was parked on an incline in the parking lot of Dunkin' Donuts causing the release of diesel fuel from the vehicle's saddle tank.  The product flowed across the parking lot to a tall grassed area.  DEP responded and facilitated the excavation and disposal of contaminated soil.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-251-2009*TD bank staff reported smelling gasoline vapors at their Main Street branch to the Sanford Fire Department (SFD).  Doreen Warren and Connie were working late at night doing computer conversions at the bank when they noticed the odor.  The SFD used their meter that detected gas fumes and called DEP.  I responded to the call at 2130 hours and verified the gas odors existence.  We telephoned a former bank employee who had building knowledge and he offered some information about previous contact with the DEP and the existence of a pump & treat system.  DEP Response returned the following morning to research the facility systems and discovered that the DEP had installed a pump & treat system several years back which had apparently failed.  The Top Gas spill affecting the property had occurred in 1995.  The spill was referred to Technical Services.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-252-2009*In an attempt to facilitate a P2 (Pollution Prevention) program I was asked to pick up and deliver a barrel of diesel additive from one school administrative district to another.  The additive is no longer wanted or used at the first bus garage and the second agreed to take it and use/consume it in its fleet.

I secured a drum of "diesel platinum additive" and transported it along with a 5-gallon pail of the same to the Bonny Eagle/Standish garage.  DEP Response plans no other actions.
P-253-2009*Maine Department of Environmental Protection P2 (pollution prevention)  program brokered a transfer of a virgin diesel additive from the Norway Municipal Bus Garage to MSAD #6. Instead of one bus district having to dispose of a potentially hazardous material, at significant cost it was simply transferred to a district who was still using the material.  Upon successful completion of the transport and transfer DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-264-2009*Report of overfill of automobile at Cumberland Farms in North Berwick.  North Berwick Fire Department responded and cleaned up the approximated 5 gallons of spilled gasoline with sorbent material.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-278-2009*	
	Weeping CMP untagged transformer, no leak reported hit ground.  No Maine DEP inspection at this time; see attached report form.
P-279-2009*
	Report of transformer oil discharge to snow and frozen ground, cleaned up by CMP staff.  See attached CMP report form for further information.
P-280-2009*
	4/22/09: Late evening notification of lube  oil from locomotive, reported cleaned up by Pan Am staff; the second such discharge of this day.  No further Response Services action required at this time.
P-285-2009*DEP received notification regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank in the basement of a residence.  Approximately ten gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged from the corroded tank.  DEP responded and observed that the spill had been cleaned up satisfactorily with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-287-2009*	Tuesday 4/21/09: Report of a partially empty 2.5-gallon can containing paint resin that fell off the fantail of the USS WAINMEYER into the river below while the vessel was under construction at Bath Iron Works.  None of the discharged product was recoverable due to the rain and currents.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.

S Brezinski
P-288-2009*
	Reported discharge of 1 gallon or less of lube oil from locomotive, responded to and cleaned up by Pan Am staff.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.
P-291-2009*A front end loader blew a hydraulic line resulting in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to the roadway.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-295-2009*
	4/24/09: Leak, from a bucket truck trimming trees for Central Maine Power, to roadway.  Reported cleaned up and no further complaints received.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.
P-303-2009*
	Saturday 4/25/09: Report of a 0.5-gallon leak of "gut" oil from a locomotive and clean-up by Pam Am Railways staff.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.
P-317-2009*Transformer malfunction caused small amount of transformer ol to spill to ground.  Central Maine Power Co. crews were dispatched to remove affected media.
P-318-2009*DEP received notification that while a resident was cleaning her basement one of the containers leaked and created fumes.  A hazardous materials team responded and initially thought that a reaction was occurring between pool chemicals.  Upon further investigation it was determined that a leaking container of muriatic acid was reacting with the concrete floor in the basement.  DEP arrived at the scene and collected the stricken container, that had been moved onto the lawn, for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-319-2009*DEP received notification of a sheen located near the Maine State Pier.  DEP responded an could not determine the source.  The sheen was unrecoverable and will dissipate naturally.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-322-2009*A hydraulic line on a locomotive was discovered to be leaking which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil to track ballast which was then excavated for disposal by responsible party personnel. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-323-2009*A locomotive's lube oil reservoir became overfull which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-91-2009*Discharge was a result of a malfunctioning monitor heater in a modular classroom.  An unknown, but relatively small, amount of #1 fuel oil was discharged to the classroom floor requiring the removal of subflooring.  DEP observed that the oil did not reach the ground below the classroom.  Clean-up conducted was by the Town of Brunswick was adequate.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-110-2009*	Monday 2/23/09: Notification by CMP of pole-mounted transformer fire that discharged about 5-gallons of non-PCB oil to the snow and vegetation.  CMP reports 21 drums of snow (approximately 210-gallons of water melted) and 5 yards of oiled brush cleaned up and sent to Norridewock Landfill.  The spill area is rural residential and farm use.

S Brezinski
P-298-2009*
	4/24/09: Report of hydraulic leak from Waste Management Inc. (WMI) truck in the area of 1 Eisenhower Dr. in Westbrook, a commercial and industrial park area, served by town water.  The spill caused a 5' x 5' stain, did not reach drains and was cleaned up by WMI staff who put the spent sorbents into their waste stream.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-332-2009*The complaint happens to be with a known business and cast & crew, past practices have led to significant waste disposal problems and enforcement actions.  The facility has simply changed names and downsized a small portion.  Junk vehicles are brought and stored indefinitely, and eventually crushed; the liquid wastes generated have and continue to be problematic. No Response cleanup taken at this point in time, the message repeated about fluid management and closed sealed containers etc.  DEP Response will reference the site to past project managers, but plans no further action at this time.
P-350-2009*Five abandoned five-gallon buckets containing used motor oil were recovered by the Department then the product was transformed into a solid using sorbent materials and disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-340-2009*On 6/16/09, Greg Scott of Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) reported that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a backhoe onto the road on Route 1 approximately 2.4 miles north of the intersection of Route 1 and Route 6.  The reason for the discharge was a blown hydraulic hose.  MEDOT recovered the product on the asphalt by applying sorbent pads.  No oil made it to gravel or soil along side the road.
The pads were disposed of by MEDOT.   No site visit or further action by Response Services expected.
B-345-2009*On 6/18/09, I visited the residence of Debra Lothrup because she had concerns about her well water.  She suspected well contamination due to spills which have occurred through the years at the property neighboring her.  Jim Lavoie of Technical Services accompanied me to this site to gather the water sample and GPS the location of the well.  We ran a full EPA 524.2 on her well water and explained that this test would show if petroleum products as well as other volatile organic compounds were present in her well water.  I explained that if the results showed the presence of contamination then our investigation would continue but if her water results came back non-detect that state would seek reimbursement for the cost of the analysis.
Her water results were non detect for contamination.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-351-2009*Storm damage caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of transformer oil.  Product impacted soil at the base of the pole;  all visible signs of which were removed by hand excavation for off site disposal.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-355-2009*Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY)  W. Bateman called to report a sheen of unknown material and unknown source flowing by the base in the river.  He had PNSY staff check possible outfalls but did not identify any on-site sources.  Based on the nature of the sheen and it's relative short duration of exposure no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the brevity of a sheen in this particular river DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-357-2009*Transformer leaked mineral oil down pole.   Base of pole cleaned up by CMP personnel to assure minimal impact to the environment.
P-360-2009*On 5/14/09 I received a call from John Korris of Pike Industries reporting a diesel spill at a paving project site in Gorham.  The spill occurred near 27 Osbourne Rd.  There was also some additional spillage a short distance away on Scroggie Way.  The spill came from a paving roller that was stored on site overnight.  I responded to the site and happened to meet up with the Town of Gorham public works director who was on site to inspect the paving work.  I spoke with Mr. Korris via telephone and learned that he was sending Environmental Projects out the the site to clean up the spillage with speedy dry.  No further action required by Response Services at this time.
P-363-2009*
	Saturday 4/29/09: Report through State Police of lube oil leak from locomotive at the railroad Congress Street crossing in Portland (see map).  Pan Am staff were sent to clean-up and repair the locomotive.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-364-2009*	Saturday 4/25/09: Evening notification by Lebanon Fire Dept. that a "drunk man sank boat in Spaulding Pond," which is located off Apache Lane which is off Indian Lake Drive.  They had little additional information and were unsure what if any fuel was onboard.  I did not respond that night and got no further information or requests.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-367-2009*DEP received notification of the discharge of an unknown amount of #1 fuel oil from a residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  DEP responded and observed that the AST had sunk into the ground, breaking off the filter.  Once the tank was removed a small amount of soil was excavated for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-368-2009*
	5/12/09: I was notified by Peter Holmes about an oil stain indicative of a minor discharge found by burner technicians changing the Pettis' heating oil tank under a Peoples Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) contract.  Ms. Pettis stated that the stain was caused by her husband when he had changed the oil filter the previous winter.  At the time I understand that there was no oil odor problem and the spill had been wiped up.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-375-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released onto the paved roadway surface as a result of a blown hydraulic hose on a truck. The released product was cleaned using sorbents. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-382-2009*
	5/22/09: Report of small used motor oil discharge from a vehicle suffering a hole in its oil filter.  there was potential for the oil to reach a storm drain but was cleaned up with speedy-dry sorbent to avert this by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-386-2009*
	Friday 5/15/09: I responded to a report by Pan Am Railways regarding a gallon discharge of lube oil (used engine oil) from a locomotive at their Browns Crossing Road facility in Danville area of Auburn.  I checked the area, could not find an employee to check with but noted no new discharges to address.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-403-2009*A trailer dump blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Product forcefully sprayed from the line causing two tiers of parking lot and grassy shoulders to be impacted.  Speedy dry and sorbents were applied to the pavement then contaminated soil was excavated by the responsible party under the direction of the Department.  The soil excavation occurred promptly following the discharge which precluded anything more than surficial penetration.  The contamination is expected to have been removed and no chronic on or off-site effects are anticipated.
P-407-2009*A called was received that a motorcycle clipped a service truck on the access road, discharging a small amount of gasoline to the pavement (estimated 4 oz).  Those involved were attended to, and the spill cleaned up. No request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched.  Based on the statements made and location urban/industrial public water/sewer and only ounces spilled to asphalt, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-408-2009*Chief O'Brien Kittery FD called to report a car hit some debris in the road and discharged an estimated 7 gallons of gasoline to the roadway.  The team applied speedy dry and cleared the scene.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the statements made, degree of release and location of spill DEP Response plans no further action.
P-409-2009*Nouria Energy called to report a customer discovered some dead grass by the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) shed and suspected it was from a fuel delivery this past winter. Devin Tapley of Nouria visited the property and called Boom Technology, Inc. in to excavate the stained soil.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at CPRC Recycling.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-411-2009*Pan Am Railways reported a minor discharge of lube oil on their rail line at Danville Junction.  Pan Am personnel removed the affected media.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-414-2009*DEP received notification of a two-vehicle accident on Route 112 in Gorham resulting in the discharge of a small amount of anti-freeze.  The spill was remediated by the fire department with sorbents which were disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-415-2009*Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) called to report a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Hill and Perry Streets.  Some hydraulic oil was released to the asphalt.  BFD attended the crash scene and will manage the spill cleanup debris, no request for DEP assistance was made.  Based on the information given, the urban setting and the area is served by both public water and sewer DEP Response plans no further action.
P-416-2009*Down East Energy called to report a small (estimated to be one quart) discharge as the result of an overfill. The small spill was clean up and no request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched.  Based on the information supplied, no response was warranted, nor were any additional calls received by the customer, with this  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-420-2009*A driver overfilled his tank truck at the loading rack.  Product initially impacted the overfill trough/rollover protection at the top of the truck then ran down the drains to the pavement below.  Neither the local storm drain or their oil/water separator was impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-424-2009*25 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged at the Bath Iron Works facility due to an overfill.  Spilled material was cleaned up by Bath Iron Works personnel and no impact to groundwater or surface water expected. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-347-2009*On 6/19/09, Peter St. Michael of  University College Bangor which is part of the University of Maine - Augusta (UMA) system called to report that at their campus on 216 Texas Ave. a hydraulic hose line ripped on a John Deere Tractor that was mowing the lawn.  This caused 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the lawn.  The Facilities crew excavated approximately one 55 gallon drum full of contaminated soil.
On 6/22/09, Patrick Decker of the Bangor campus of UMA called to confirm that a report had been made to the DEP and he indicated that he was awaiting approval from the Augusta campus to have Clean Harbors come and collect the soil and dispose of it properly.  No further Response action expected.
P-432-2009*Mechanical failure caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of transformer oil.  Product impacted soil at the base of the pole.  Visible signs of contamination were removed by hand excavation for off site disposal by responsible party personnel.  Please see attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-433-2009*The fuel line of a school bus failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel.  Product impacted pavement and the gravel shoulder of the parking lot.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent material then contaminated soil was excavated.  Diesel impacted soils were noticeably different in color so visible signs were removed for disposal.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-434-2009*A locomotive's lube oil reservoir became overfull which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  According to the report, visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-436-2009*A motor vehicle rolled over which initiated a discharge of gasoline.  Fire department personnel deployed sorbents to recover leaking product.  Once the vehicle was righted, the leak was mitigated.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-446-2009*A trash truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved roadway.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-453-2009* 	
	6/19/09: At 1423 hours Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that they were responding to a customer's complaint of a leaking oil line for their consumptive-use, residential, basement, heating-oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  At 1448 hrs DEE reported that the slow leak was from a fitting and amounted to less than a cup in volume to the basement floor.  Based on this I felt no need to respond at that time.  DEE cleaned up the oil spill on the floor and fixed the leak.
	The location is a rural residential area off route 201, served by private wells.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-455-2009*
	Saturday 6/20/09: Notification of an approximate 1 gallon discharge when a containment tank(s) for used/waste lube oil overfilled due to ingress of rainwater.  No oil reported to have reached drains or surface water.  Clean up by Pan Am Railways staff.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.
B-351-2009*On 6/20/09, Tyler White of from Bangor international Airport (BIA) called to report 2 gallons of Jet A fuel lost during the refueling of a plane.  The spill came from the venting of a wing and spilled onto the ramp.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.
P-457-2009*
	Sunday 6/21/09: Report of a discharge of hydraulic oil to the paved roadway from a burst hose of a bucket truck that was fixing a pole-mounted transformer that had been hit by an auto.  No transformer oil was reported spilled.  Clean-up by CMP crew.  No oil to soil or waters of Maine.
B-352-2009*On 6/21/09, Bangor Hydro-Electric called to report that a car had struck a pole and caused less than a gallon of transformer oil to leak on the road surface.  The oil was collected with sorbents and the contaminated dirt was shoveled into debris bag.  No further Response action expected.
B-354-2009*On June 24, 2009 an H. O. Bouchard dump trailer discharged an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil when a hose failed at Lane Construction, 1057 Odlin Rd, Hermon, while making a delivery.  Lane Construction personnel used sand to clean up the spill.

No further action by DEP Response is expected.
P-176-2008*	2/21/08: Downeast Energy (DEE) reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a small leak from an outside residential heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) at this mobile home residence. The Scarponi family owns and manages the property (the contaminated land) while the homeowner owns the AST facility.
	 The AST was located under a wood wheelchair ramp and leaked due to exterior corrosion.  It is common to put salt on the steps to melt winter ice which sets up corrosive conditions on the steel tank; the tanks also can suffer from poor air circulation which can also promote advanced corrosion.  Unfortunately, Linhaven Mobil Home Park requires their tenants' ASTs to be installed under the steps despite repeated past warning by MDEP that this can cause the tanks to corrode and leak prematurely.
	On site, I noted the old AST was already gone, speedy-dry sorbent applied, a mild odor of oil in the air and some pink snow.  Soil excavation for thorough source reduction would have necessitated removal of the wheelchair ramp and landing.  Oil-contaminated soil remains and should be properly managed if disturbed and made accessible.
P-464-2009*At some point in the school renovation a fuel oil spill was observed.  Based on equipment and orientation to the demolition work it appears an oil line to the above ground oil storage tank in the basement was damaged and oil entered into a sump and was subsequently discharged to the back yard.  Mr. Nutting was renovating the school with designs on making an arts/performing arts facility.

The back lot/yard in the vicinity of an old metal "jungle gym" JG and field grass was flooded with standing water up to 6-8 inches in depth.  There was a very slight sheen on the discharge water, from  basement sump II. The plan was to isolate the discharge water (pond it up) and create an underflow dam to consolidate the sheen into a recoverable mass.  I called Norris Bennett, he knew the school and location well, and arrived within the hour.

First we lifted the "JG" out of the way and created a slight depression a pond the water and mow grass (stained with oil, very shiny).  Next we extended the discharge pipe to the pond, and engaged the sump pumps.  Only sump II appeared to have any sort of sheen associated with it (sump I clear).  Soils near the initial sump discharge were removed first and chased towards the new pond.  Water levels in the basement were  brought under control rather quickly. Norris suggested creating a release/trench with perforated piping for the water from the backside of the school, bypassing the pond when deemed clean.  This was created, pipe installed, but not cut through and connected until later in the cleanup.

As water subsided from the pond, the sheen never grew or consolidated enough oil to actually successfully pad off.  The underflow was successful in draining relatively clean water (nothing more than slight oil sheen) away from the cleanup.  The remaining water was incorporated in the sand and loam removed/excavated for transport and disposal.  The trench was connected and pipe backfilled and the basement stayed dry for the remainder of the remediation and Mr. Nutting never called to report any flooding issues.  One sump pump remains for high water conditions but the gravity drain seems to be working as planned.  Based on the successful remidiation and no linger water issues DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-469-2009*On 5/13/09 I received a report of a citronella oil spill in a residence in South Berwick.  The homeowner had made the report and was requesting assistance.  I returned a call to the homeowner and left a message for her to call me back.  She never returned my call.  No further action required.
P-470-2009*On 5/16/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power.  She was reporting a transformer oil spill associated with a car vs. pole accident.  Central Maine Power crews cleaned up the spill.  See attached report for additional details.  No further Response action required.
P-474-2009*On 5/19/09 I received a call from Sue Richer reporting what I determined to be an algae bloom on Ell Pond in Wells.  I referred the call to Melissa Evers in the Land Bureau in Augusta.  No further action required.
P-475-2009*On 5/21/09 I received a call from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways reporting a hydraulic oil spill at Danville Junction in Auburn.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment burst.  Pan Am Railways was in the process of cleaning up the spill.  No further  Response Services action required.
P-477-2009*On 5/28/09 I attended a tank removal for which I had granted a 30-day waiver for.  The tank was removed without incident and no evidence of spillage or contamination was observed.  No further action required.
P-480-2009*On 6/19/09 I received a call from Bill Souza at Citgo reporting a sheen of unknown origin in the Fore River.  I responded to the terminal.  By the time I arrived, the sheen had dissipated.  I and representatives from the US Coast Guard searched for any potential sources upriver and found none.  No further Response Services action required.
P-177-2008*	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a newly installed but apparently defective 15,000-gallon diesel fuel underground storage tank (UST).  The UST reportedly did not hold pressure so should not have been installed, but it was installed anyway.   After the abandonment, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) reported to me that the fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tank flashed (caught fire) when they were cutting it up, this had been reported to Ted Scharf but not passed to Response Division.  EPI thought the FRP's resin had not cured properly and emitted flammable vapors; it is also possible that something in the cutting process heated the diesel fuel to a flammable temperature.
	No fuel was reported to have reached soil or groundwater.  See the UST Registration file #21358 for further information.
P-183-2008*	2/25/08: Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a spill of about 2-cups of #2 oil to the cement floor.  DEE reported the discharge was contained and was being cleaned up.  I did not respond due to other responsibilities.
B-353-2009*6/24/09  DEP responded to entered location to observe the removal of an 'orphaned' Underground Storage Tank (UST) discovered by the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) along Route 15 as part of a infrastructure project.  The UST, a riveted steel 1,000 gallon tank, was removed without incident and no contamination.  Mr. Boettger removed a sample of soil from below the UST.  The sample showed no signs or odor of contamination.  Approximately 30 gallons of oil water mixture was removed from and disposed by EPI, Auburn, ME.

No further Response action warranted.
B-357-2009*On June 24, 2009, Webber Energy reported a weeping tank at the home of Ellery Nestor, 337 Leaches Point Rd, Orland.  An estimated 5 gallons of K-1 was discharged below the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Webber technicians removed an estimated 200 pounds of contaminated soil for disposal.  Webber also replaced the AST.

No further Response action is expected.
B-282-2009*
Chief Laweryson reported that his department had responded to a car vs. truck accident on Route 201 in Bingham.  The site was on the south end of town near the Irving station.  This area is served by town water.  His department had put down 8 bags of speedi-dri and a couple bales of sorbent pads.  At the time of the report the accident had been cleaned up and he wanted the Department of Environmental Protection to dispose of the sorbent materials. T he sorbents were picked up by this department for accumulation with other spill debris and later taken to Mid Maine Waste Action in Auburn.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-281-2009*Mr. Riebeck reported that an oil spill had been discovered at a natural gas compressor station in Brewer. It seems that a hydraulically operated valve had failed spraying about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the gravel yard.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired and about 2 1/2 drums of gravel removed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-294-1999*Received a call from Mike Lewis of Getty, informing me about a spill at a Getty dealer.  Varney's Store on Route 17 in Windsor had suffered a leak in one of their gasoline above ground tanks.  When I arrived, the Windsor Fire Department was at the scene attempting to clean it up.  The site had two above ground storage tanks in a concrete dike. One of the tanks had developed a leak in a bottom drainpipe.  It was still leaking when I arrived.  The fire department had entered the dike to put some material around it to try and slow down the flow.  The pipe was a soft iron pipe and an elbow had a hole rusted through it.

Clean Harbors was on the way with a vacuum truck.  The only thing the fire department and I could do was wait until the vacuum truck arrived to pump off the contents of the leaking tank.  I monitored the area for explosive conditions. When standing downwind, the instrument did indicate LEL above 10% on occasion.  When this occurred, the fire department and I backed off until the explosive range dropped to a safer level.  The vacuum truck arrived and we pumped the dike and the tank. Cleanup was finished with padding up with sorbents any gasoline the vacuum truck missed.

Inspection of the dike showed that it did a good job of containing the gasoline.  It did not contain all of it.  Gasoline probably escaped the dike through a drain hole, and through a crack in the floor of the dike.  The surrounding area is geologically sensitive with sand and gravel deposits and everyone on private water wells.  I informed Technical Services about the spill and requested some push-probing of the surrounding soils to be done.  Alex Pugh did a small invasive study and did find some old and some fresh product.  The case was transferred to Technical Services.  John Beane was assigned the case as he was already investigating gasoline contamination in the area.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
B-613-2001*     On 10/28/01, 2227 hours Scott Wille reported a 20 gallon release of thermal oil in their hot oil room at the OSB plant.  The product landed on cement.  Typically these spills are absorbed with sawdust and taken to their biomass boiler.
P-279-1999*On May 5, 1999 Richard Lavoia of Kennebunk High School called to report a spill that had occurred at the High School on May 3, 1999.  An equipment shed behind the school had been vandalized and the vandals had knocked over a gas can.  School workers removed the affected soil (approximately 1/4 yard.)  And spread it on plastic.  No further action.
I-3-2001*On 1-8-01, Dead River called to report that while performing repairs at a customers home, a leak in the basement 275 gallon tank was discovered. I met with the homeowner that day. The tank had leaked over a period of time onto the concrete basement floor. Because the basement was cold and its location in the house, no odor was detectable in the living area. I hired a contractor the clean the floor. The well was also sampled as a precaution.
P-648-1999*A DEP employee saw stained soil on the side of the road.  I investigated.  It appeared that there had been a car accident at the corners of Royal and Hodson Road in North Yarmouth.  There was an oil stain across much of the road and onto the shoulder.  I checked out the soil on the shoulder, it appeared to be impacted with lube oil.  The impacted soil appeared to surficial and not of sufficient quantity to instigate a clean up.
B-192-1999*B-192-99
Bangor

Friday April 23, 1999				1635

I received a phone call from  a person identifying herself as Rene, the Bangor Fire Department's dispatcher.  Rene reported that there had been a jet fuel spill at Bangor International Airport.  She said the spill was near gate 8.  She received her information via 2-way radio between the Airport Fire Department and the BIA Fuel Department.

When I arrived at the Base Fire Department they were surprised to see me.  It was their understanding that they could spill 10 gallons of jet A and not notify the DEP.  I explained that it might apply while fueling an underground tank.  However, the fuel at this location comes from above ground tanks. The spill was a result of putting too much jet A into the wing tanks of a 727.  The jet moved from the original location and set in the hot sun.  The heating caused expansion and leaking of about 30 gallons of Jet A onto the pavement near Gate 8.

I spoke with the members of the clean up crew and asked if they were going to report the spill.  They told me of the 10-gallon rule and I tried to explain that it does not apply to fuel from the above ground storage tanks.  I noted the size of the stained pavement and explained that it seemed to be much more than 10 gallons.  The spill was cleaned up using a vacuum pick up device and sorbents.
A-266-1998*     DEP received an after hours report that several gallons of gasoline was spilled from a private vehicle that had been refueling at a service station in Readfield.  The vehicle remains unidentified, and it is presently assumed that some system failure on the vehicle was the cause of the spill.  According to the station owner (Lemay) and the local Fire Chief (Harriman) spilled product was confined to pavement; most was recovered using sorbents before sand was spread to inmprove traction.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-280-1999*Tina Bodkin of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Company called to report that a wood chipper involved in the construction of an interstate pipeline spilled an estimated 10 gallons of engine oil when a hose broke. The contaminated dirt was stored in a barrel for later collection by Clean Harbors Inc. Only dirt was involved, no water.
B-113-2001*      On March 19, 2001 at 0830 we received a call from Joseph Bailey of Irving Oil's heating oil division in Millinocket reporting a kerosene spill in Enfield.  The spill occurred at the home of Wayne Clukey on Fire Road 25 off of Cedar Rest Rd.  Ice fell off Mr. Clukey's roof and broke the feedline off the tank.  Mr. Bailey thought that about 100 gallons leaked from the tank.
      I met everyone at the site that morning and found the situation as described.  Mr. Clukey gets his water  from the adjacent Cold Stream Pond thus eliminating any well problems.  Two Irving men had already dug around the leak and found no frost.  Consequently, the oil penetrated the ground very quickly and didn't pool on top of the frost and get absorbed by the snow.  We checked Mr. Clukey's new, poured concrete basement and found no sign of oil or water seepage.  Mr. Clukey said that he has never  had water in his basement.  Since there won't be any well or odor problems, I decided not to excavate next to the foundation but will check the pond's shoreline when the ice starts to go out.
      On April 23, 2001 we received a call from Linwood Doane on Cedar Rest Road who reported an oil sheen in a five foot section of open water along the shore of Cold Stream Pond.  I arrived on site and found that Mr. Doane lives next door to Mr. Clukey and some oil had leached from the shore into the open water between the ice and shore.
      I installed two sections of containment boom at different places on the shore and began recovering the oil with sorbent booms and pads.  I left the containment booms and clean sorbents in place and checked the site on April 24, 27 and then weekly until the first steady rain which didn't occur until May 15.  Nothing had leached out since the first week of May and the rains didn't push out any more product.  Consequently, I pulled the booms on May 16.
B-548-2000*On 10/03/00 Kay Allcroft of CES reported waste oil spills and other issues of environmental concerns at a junk yard on Route 9 in Eddington.  The property belongs to Fred Chase (1328 Main Rd, Eddinton) and it is no longer functioning as an active recycling facility.  Kay mentioned a large tire pile of around 1000 tires and several drums.   My site visit revealed a waste oil spill of a couple of gallons.  This spill is not apt  to get to ground water because an impervious clay layer beneath a layer of gravel fill.  The tire pile estimate was about right.  There were about 17 drums.  Six of them contained waste oil and it looked like a couple of them had been overfilled, which accounted for the product on the ground.  Some of the remaining drums were empty and some of them had gasoline and gasoline/water.  There were about eight such drums that contained about 200 gallons of liquid.

Kay had been doing a site assessment for a bank that was considering foreclosing on the property.  Kay said that she would have the bank contact me in order to get an idea  of what a clean up would involve.  It has been almost a month and I have not heard from them.  My goal was to get the gas and gas contaminated water taken care of before the drums started to leak.
B-689-1998*On 10/23/98, 1431 hours Dan Foster reported that a leak had been discovered in the 275 AST supply at an apartment building that he owned at 35 Elm Street in Ellsworth.  The release was coming out in a dropwise fashion and a tenant had noticed a fuel odor a couple of days earlier.  The spill had stained a couple of square yards of cement floor.  The R.H. Foster technician had replaced the tank and had deployed a bag of speedydri.  There was no liquid product remaining and the basement was virtually free of odor.
I-42-1998*On 3-11-98, this office was notified of a kerosene spill at the residence of Randy Hartt in Sherman. The oil company estimated about 200 gallons had been lost. I hired Dickison London Contractors to meet me at the site and perform remediation. About 89.73 tons of contaminated soil was removed from behind and beneath the trailer(residence). Mr. Hart was also placed on QM.
A-16-1999*Received a call from the Pittston Fire Department Chief that he had a car leaking gasoline.  I met him on the site where the car had been parked. The car is owned by Tom Munziner of Pittston.  He developed a leak after Mainely Towing had put a hole in his gas tank when they picked up the car on the side of Route 27. They drove it to his place where they parked it and it finished leaking. The fire chief said that they did pad as much gasoline up as possible.  The site was next to a farmer Chuck Webb, who had a backhoe.  We dug up about 2 cubic yards and spread it on Mr. Webb's land. He had plenty of manure to put in with it. There is a well on the property, but it is more then 75 yards away and the whole site slopes to a stream posing little risk to the well. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-709-1998*A filter was not replaced correctly during an annual service. The technician noticed it almost immediately. The spill was cleaned up and the area was washed.
B-750-1999*     On November 23, 1999 at 1130 we received a call from Mr. Albert Chipman reporting oil leaking from an outside 275 gallon tank at a vacant house next door to his daughter's home on route 186 in Birch Harbor.  Mr. Chipman said he smelled oil and saw an oil sheen around the tank a week ago.
     I met Mr. Chipman at the site that afternoon and we found no hole in the tank, nor any sign of oil on the tank's cement pad or in the adjacent soil.  It's possible someone tried to siphon out the fuel oil and spilled a small amount and that is what Mr. Chipman saw.  Heavy rain on the days before my visit may have washed the oil away.
     The home owner is John Orandoff who is currently hospitalized and has abandoned the house.  A notice on a window says the mortgage holder has taken ownership of the building, but did not name the mortgage holder.
B-324-1998*On 5/15/98 Ron Salvage, who is a special education instructor at John R Graham School called me about a possible asbestos exposure.  Thinking that I might be able to identify asbestos fibers under a microscope, I offered to take a look.  The potential exposure was from a fire proof file cabinet.  Repeated opening and closing the top file drawer had caused some dust to settle on the file folders.  Since the cabinet was touted as being fire proof, and it was manufactured in the fifties the idea of an asbestos presence came to mind.  I collected some of the dust and examined it under a microscope.  I could identify some cellulose fibers (from paper) and some clay particles (used in paper), but I could not see anything that looked like asbestos.  However, I suggested that they consult an industrial hygienist to make sure.

Scott Nichols (school principal) was very willing to do that.  As of 5/27/98 they do not have the results.  The investigator didn't think that the dust had asbestos, but he did take a sample of the gasket material.  I expect that they will deal with the situation appropriately.
P-286-1999*On 4/22/99 I received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. reporting a small spill at the Broadway 1st Stop in South Portland.  The spill occurred when a transfer hose on an M. W. Sewell tank truck became loose while making a delivery to the underground storage tanks at the facility.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
I-77-1999*Due to the extreme cold weather, when a de-limber was started a hydraulic hose split.

Contaminated snow was excavated and hauled to Sullivan Logging's shop in Ashland and melted down.  Water was taken to the Ashland waste water facility. Oil was skimmed off and burned in the Sullivan  Logging Co. waste oil furnace.

Case Closed
P-739-1999*   In mid October 1999, John Hopek of DEP visited this property inspecting for municipal salt storage and became concerned over construction debris and equipment around the large sand pit, with obvious areas of oil spillage.  Hopek advised Resp. Div. to investigate.  The property is jointly owned by Maurice St. Clair and Doug Foglio, who both own & operate construction companies.
   On Wed. 10/27/99 I visited the site, located off Clark's Wood Rd. just up from South Waterboro Rd. (see map).  The entrance was open though there was no one else there.  Driving thru the site I noted: a 500 gal. active diesel AST; many trucks, derelict and recent; road plows and sanders; tires; culverts; logs & stumps; asphalt paving; and about a dozen old removed UST's.
   Here and there were small spots of dark diesel and/or waste oil spillage.  The quantities spilled did not appear to be a significant threat to the nearest residential well: about 200' upgrade.  Housekeeping was poor though and the chances of a significant spill at some time, threatening sensitive receptors like the house, are fair to good.  I have not found any indication that these oil spills have been reported to the DEP and satisfactorily cleaned-up, as required.
    A copy of this report will be sent to the town and to the property owners with the advice that spillage of oil, even in small quantities, is prohibited by Maine statute.  Further resp. Div. actions possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-38-2001*Trailer truck punctured three tanks during an accident.  Tanks were pumped off and 20.99 gallons spilled diesel was collected with sorbents.
P-109-2000*Overfill of plane while fueling.  Portland Fire Department responded, and collected discharged fuel.  There was mention that some of the fuel made its way into a drain, but was unrecoverable.  No response required.

No further action required.
P-196-2001*03.20.2001, responded to spill location.  Outside tank corroded causing the leak.  Product migrated to a portion of the lawn and into the dwelling foundation, a dirt floor craw space that was filled with water, oil, and impacted combustible material.  DEP initiated removal of free phase product and impacted materials.  Area of lawn reconditioned and two basement windows replaced due to damage that occurred during clean up.  Dead River Co. replaced tank.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.14.2001
P-893-2001*DEP was notified of a potential well water issue in Harpswell which may have been associated with a previous spill, please refer to P-477-1992 for further information.  The homeowner was complaining of a petroleum odor in her water.  DEP collected a sample on October 23, 2001, for analysis and results did not indicated petroleum contamination (please refer to the attached analytical data for specific results).  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-187-2000*Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
P-817-1999*On Nov. 24, 1999 I responded to a spill at New England Detroit Diesel at 432 Warren Ave.  A bus was in to the facility for repairs and the diesel leaked out through the air bag system during the night of Nov. 23/24.  Approximately 50-70 gallons leaked to the paved parking lot and ran into a small marsh area behind the facility.  Fleet Environmental was called to clean up the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads, with special care taken to try and minimize physical damage to the marsh.  No further action necessary.
A-152-1996*Received a call from Cathy Thompson of PPCom that they had a spill at a customers place of buisness in Augusta. It was at the Kennebec Long Term Care facility. I responded to the scene. The tanker was still there when I arrived. The driver was putting down over one bail of pads. I assisted him in this, also placing additional pads. He explained the problem to me. A cap on a three inch pipe on the transfer pump was loose. When pressure off loading, that pipe is pressurized. The cap came off and the driver immediately stopped the transfer, but it still spilled 20-25 gallons.

The next day, it snowed, and with warm weather, a steady sheen was entering a storm drain. The drianage was about 100' from the storm drain and I put a number of pads and booms to try to stop the sheen from going into the drain.

Eventually PPCom hired TNT consturction of Waterville to excavate a small area that was heavily contaminated. Excavation was on 4/26/96. The soil was taken to their own site in Waterville. It was stored there until  arrangements could be made to take it to Tilcon in Fairfield. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-184-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
I-137-1996*12/4/96 - Floyd O'Neal contacted the NMRO concerning an odor from a probable tank leak in his basement.

Mr. O'Neal had reported the odor problem to Irving on 11/27/96. Irving put in an outside 275 on Monday, 12/2/96. The inside tank was pumped on 12/4/96.

On 12/5/96, Soderberg Const. began excavating the contaminated soil around the base of the tank. All work is pick & shovel work due to the limited access.

On Thursday nite I received a call that the vapors were very strong in the home. I contacted Jim Gramlich and he & I installed a rented fan under some poly as a bandaid. The problem was the furnace was drawing air from the cellar, right next to the incomplete excavation, pulling the oil vapor into the furnace and then into the home.

Site monitoring is being conducted to determine if we can reach the stingent goal.

The well is 200 feet deep and is a drilled well, but it is only about 20 ft from the spill. A water sample was taken on 12/4/96 and the O'Neals have been added to the QM program.

Remediation completed on 12/11/96.
A-471-2000*A small amount of oil spilled from a transformer due to a loose bushing. See attached report from CMP. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-93-1998* Gary at Dead River called this office on 3-5-98 to report a small release at Mr. Brown's home. The copper feed line had developed a pin hole leak. Mrs. Brown detected odors that morning. Dead River responded and replaced the copper line. Gary indicated that there was small amount of oil in the crawl space, which has a dirt floor.
 I made a site visit on 3-6-98. I found oil floating on the water in the crawl space. In addition, I found a basement drain and oil in a ditch, fifty feet from the house. I next placed pads onto the oil and then called Dead River. I asked them to send someone over and I also hired them to pick up pads and remove soil. This will occur next week.
 A crew from Dead River used pads to recover oil from the basement and drainage ditch. They did not remove any soil from the crawl space.
 The drilled well is located between the house and the road.
 Several months after my initial response I learned that the AST developed a hole in the bottom several days after I left. Dead River replaced the tank and cleaned up that spill, they were already on site. The tank is located in the garage and the copper line goes into the crawl space to the furnace.
 It appears that little if any oil seeped into the soil. Most of the oil was floating on water.
 This case was referred to Alex Pugh, of the Bureau's Tecnical Services Div. The Brown's were placed on QM and the DEP will watch the lab results.
P-626-1999*7 June 1999, responded to spill location.  Observed a minor fuel oil spill associated with an underground copper feed line.  I observed where oil had wicked up several centimeters  onto some of the wooden wall fixtures and impacted a portion of the tile flooring in the finished basement.  I determined the oil impacted minimal and that property was slightly damaged and that no human health or threat to the environment existed.  The underground line was replaced by the homeowner/oil company.  I advised that the home owner's insurance carrier be notified.

No further clean up action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3Sep99.
P-778-2001*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank causing the release of approximately fifty gallons of #2 fuel oil. The discharge impacted a dirt floor basement composed of silty clay. The composition of the dirt kept the oil suspended where it could be easily collected with sorbents.  A minimal amount of contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-803-1999*A wad of paper stuck in a paper machine caused an oil fitting to come apart, spilling about a quart of lube oil onto the cement floor. Some of the oil reached the process sewer.

No site visit made. See attached report from IP. No further action required by Response Services.
A-602-2000* A truck owned by L.R. Liberty crashed into the median strip on Rte I95. This occurred during a snow storm on 10-29-00. The location of this accident was south of the KMD exit (33). I arrived on site and found the ditch full of diesel fuel. The ditch was overgrown with briars, brush and dead wood. I placed several bales of sorbent pads into the ditch. I also plugged the ditch so that the diesel would not travel any further. The weather was terrible so, therefore I could not finish the job.
 The next day I hired EPI to finish the job. No further clean up will be required.
A-419-1998*An anonymous caller reported sour gases venting in the area of the Route 3 crossing of the Mobil Pipeline. I checked the area. I found a pipeline access hatch in the area. No evidence of venting was present. The pipeline staff indicated that their sensors did not indicate venting had occurred.
A-132-2000* About twenty  gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a "moat tank" at International Paper. Clean up was done by Mill employees, no site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-400-2000*
     This office received a call at 0830 on 7/31/00 from Barry Phillips (Agrotors, Inc.; Gettysburg, PA) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that around 1730 last night, they accidentally overfilled a small storage tank on a trailer at the airport in Old Town.  An estimated 20 gallons of jet fuel went onto the ground and was contained with sand and speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  He was now inquiring about what needed to be done for a cleanup.

     Proceeding to Old Town, I met with Mr. Phillips and went over the situation with him.  The oil covered an area approximately 8 or 10 feet wide by 25 or 30 feet long.  All of the oil was contained on an old taxiway or tarmac with sand and speedi-dry.  Plans were to sweep up the material and either aerate it nearby on site or haul it off the property for disposal (depending on what the airport manager required).  In all, there was only about one cubic yard of contaminated material involved.

CONCLUSION:  Since the airport manager wanted the contaminated material removed from the property, it was taken to Sawyer's in Hampden for disposal during the afternoon.

REC:  File report.
B-575-2001*Peaks-Kenny State Park maintains its own electrical distribution system, underground, and therefore has spare transformers on site.  In September of 2001, a decision was made to dispose of an old transformer and ascertain if another was usable.  Part of the problem was deciding if the units contained PCB;  DOC personnel did not have the expertise to sample the transformer's dielectric oil, so I said we'd do it.

The smaller transformer showed 11 ppm contamination with PCB, while the larger transformer showed no PCB at all.
P-796-2000*19 Dec 00 responded to spill location.  Observed free phase oil floating on water in basement craw space and concrete bulkhead.   Horizontal 275 aboveground supply tank suspected of corroding.  Alley advises fuel oil odors noticed on or about 6 Nov 00 and that oil deliveries took place on 6 Nov 00 (209gal) and 10 Dec 00 (235gal).  Initial estimates suggest that 160 may have been discharged, but further investigation indicates a lesser amount suspected of being released.  Two drinking water wells threatened, one located on north side of Alley dwelling and one on the west side of Alley dwelling across street (Mr. & Mrs. Zocchi).  Sample of Alley well 21 Dec 01 and sample of Zocchi well on 18 Jan 01, both non-detect for diesel range organics.

Dec 00 - April 00: pumped out basement, 550 gallons oil/water; installed protective wood bulk head; installed sump and pump in basement; installed carbon drum trailer; installed temporary 275 heating facility; monitor oil entering sump; remove trailer install single carbon drum sump pump system; performed winterization maintenance on trailer and installed sump hole in concrete bulkhead; dig safe #20010102788, conducted geo-probing northwest side of dwelling. No significant soil contamination detected.

May 00: removed oil stained soil near well and basement; installed ice protection for Community Action AST replacement criteria; re-conditioned lawn and housing material removed for soil and old AST removal.

Further Response action anticipated. Site referred to Technical Services.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 20 Sep 01.
A-504-2000*Received a call from Betty at C.N. Brown on 9/12/2000 at 1130 hrs.  She reported  a spill of less than 1 gallon #2 fuel oil at Pat Jodrey residence in Rumford.  C.N. Brown was making a delivery and accidentally overfilled the tank.  The spill was to pavement and was immediately cleaned up with sorbent pads by the driver.  No response time was required by DEP staff other than completing the spill report.
A-230-1996*Went to a tank removal at a parcel of land currently owned by the City of Waterville. There was an old tank on the property that appeared to be a former waste oil tank. Initial testing of the contents showed it to be high in PCB's. This testing was done during an earlier  phase II site assessment. The removal was being managed by Emery and Garrett Groundwater of Waterville. The City of Waterville had already applied to the Voluntary Remediation Action Program (VRAP) for release of liability on this property. Michael Otley of Emery and Garrett was on site and showed me a copy of the phase II site assesment. Having a high PCB content, I insisted that the tank be closed under Chapter 695 rules. Emery & Garrett hired Morrison Geotechnical to oversee the removal. The tank removal occurred without incident. The tank was in good condition. No visible contamination was found. Subsequent laboratory testing showed petroleum levels below the cleanup levels of a baseline 2 site. No additional cleanup was necessary. See the site assessement for UST site #19296 and additional information through the VRAP program.
A-177-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-430-1998*Received a referral from Health Engineering from the Governor's random sampling. Mrs. Virginia Fogg had a lab result of 22.6 ppb MTBE. I re-sampled her well and asked her some questions about her neighbors' activities. Mr. Charles Ward, her neighbor to the south works on outboard motors. I sampled his well also. These samples both came back contaminated. Filters were installed on both of them. A larger sampling round was done and another contaminated house was identified, the home of Rebecca Johnson. Filters were put on her house. All filter installations were performed by Haskell Water Treatment of Rockland.

Walking around the neighborhood did not identify any additional possible sources. The three houses affected are on the southeast side of Bog Road and are on adjoining properties. This site has been turned over to Technical Services for additional work. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
A-66-1998*On 2/11/98 I received calls from three tenants:  Lenny Nichols (work phone 474-6004, emergency only), Kenneth Ouellette (Apt. #3, no phone), and Craig DeRaps (Apt. #4, mother's phone 938-3230, 11 Davis Road, Palmyra  04965, emergency only).  All complained of oil in their drinking water, evidently the result of a spill ~November 2, 1997 which was not reported.  The spill occurred when a bucket of kerosene belonging to another tenant was knocked over by Ronald Crow (an employee of the landlord, Mr. Lisherness) when he was delivering firewood.  The well was contaminated.  A well was drilled on 11/7/97.  When this was also contaminated, the owner had filters installed by Norlens.

The drilled well is 300' deep with 15' of casing.  Ground water is at 55'.  I did not find any product in the well.  The old well was filled with a 3/8" betonite hole plug.  The casing was cut 3-4 feet below grade.  Contaminated soil removed during installation of the new well was used as fill along the trench where the new piping was laid.  I washed the hot water tank in the first floor apartment, which had been contaminated.  The site was added to the quarterly monitoring program.

Two wells were tested at the Blaine Dickenson (home 474-7359; work 474-4052) property next door, one drilled and one dug.  The drilled well (60') produces <1 gpm and is used only for drinking water.  The dug well (8') produces about 10 gpm and is used for everything else.  The drilled well did not show any signs of contamination and the dug well test results revealed some organics were present which Tech Services felt was background.

This spill was referred to Tech Services.
P-354-1997*24 June 1997, Mike Millet, contacted me in reference to a underground tank removal at NASB. Millet was requesting a DEP Decision Tree for the above referenced facility location, because its required as part of the site assessment. Millet informed me that approximately 1 cubic yard of P-stone showed a reading of 400 ppm as part of a field head space test; that the underburden was made up of clay with no visible indication of aquifer characteristics, and; that no visible contamination or oil saturation was present in the contaminated P-stone. I issued the D-tree with no clean up requirement.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (17Jun97)
I-191-1997*The oil company investigated an oil odor problem at this home. The technician who went to the site called DEP and reported the odor problem was from the tank or the filter assembly and the bottom of the tank was wet but not dripping oil.

The tech repaired the filter and advised the home owner to replace the tank as soon as possible.

The home has a dirt cellar, but it doesn't appear that the oil got to the floor. Most likely the leak was slow enough that the oil was evaporating.

Case closed
P-420-1996*
	On July 2, 1996 Sean Nenus of NDE Environmental called to report an anomaly of 1.3 % in the SIA's of the Special tank at the Auburn Street Mobil in Portland.  He stated that the anomaly was very low and there was no reason to suspect a leak from this tank.  I notified DEP Oil Enforcement.  No further action.
P-249-1997*On May 6, 1997 a NyNex bucket truck blew a hydraulic line spilling approximatley two gallons of hydraulic oil to the side of Powell Road in Cumberland.  Enpro Environmental Services Cleaned up the spill.  No further action.
P-349-1991*
DEP observation of heating oil leaks to soil from a AST bulk plant facility fittings on 6/14/91 and again on 9/9/91.  Oil saturated soil and LNAPL atop groundwater noted during test pitting.  See also P-928-1990.
Rural commercial & residential area, reportedly served by town water though appears to be located over a mapped S & G aquifer.  The facility is a retail motor fuels UST facility and a fuel oil AST bulk plant, later known as Big Apple 2 after the Red Top Diner was closed.  See P-466-1992 and P-418-1990, et al. for further site information.  This incident & report was prior to implementation of DEP hydrocarbon spill Decision Tree for clean-up.
P-434-1996*   At the request of Bob Stratton of DEP I visited this facility rmnoval on 7/23/96.  The three gaso. UST's were purged and cleaned in place prior to removal.  Very minor contam. was reported after I left in the gaso. UST area with no clean-up required.  Waste oil saturated soil was required to be removed for disposal from around the fill pipe of T-4.
  Despite a call to Acadia, two calls to Pollution Control and a call to Mr. Hammond requesting a copy of the closure assessment and documentation that the waste-oil contaminated soil was properly disposed of, I have not recieved this material and must record that the soil was not properly cleaned up or the UST's abandoned at this time.  This report will be copied to Bob Stratton as requested for further action as seen fit.  This report will be addendumed as needed.

S G Brezinski

* See the 3/13/20 Closure Letter, and the 2/20/20 Phase II environmental assessment by Intertek PSI for further information.
B-426-1999*John Knight, Me. Forest Service, called to report that they had a two gallon spill of jet fuel from a helicopter while it sat on the pavement at the Old Town Airport. It seems that there was a piping failure that allowed a fuel tank to overfill, the excess fuel spilling out the vent. They cleaned it up with a few sorbent pads which were turned over to the Old Town Fire Dept. which was on scene. The fuel never left the pavement.
B-508-1997*On 7/10/97, 1030 hours Homer Woodard of Jasper Wyman, Inc. inquired about removing a 2000 gallon heating oil tank at their Cherryfield facility.  We agreed on 7/16/97.  When I arrived the tank had been removed from the ground and 4 yds of soil from around the fill pipe had been loaded on a dump truck.  Aside from the soil that had been near the fill pipe there was no evidence of further contamination.  The soil was glacial till with some cobbles 1-2" in diameter. There was water in the hole at depth, which was around 5.5'.  The tank appeared to be sound with only superficial rusting.  The soil was taken to the barrons in Deblois where they planned on working it with a road rake.
B-324-1997*On June 26, 1997 at 0900 we received a call from the Dead River Oil Co. dispatcher reporting an oil spill found during an underground piping excavation at 205 French St. in Bangor.  During the last delivery to the 500 gallon tank the deliveryman felt that it took too long to fill the tank and noticed some product in the soil around the fill.  Dead River sent a crew to excavate the piping and while I was on scene we found a partially clogged vent pipe and a loose connection where the fill screwed into the tank.  Due to the clogged vent the fuel backed up the fill and leaked around the loose pipe.

I checked the tank registration and found that it was not registered and since it was a bare steel tank it must come out by this October at the latest.  I told this to Dr. Roy Corbin, who owns the building which also houses his medical practice, and he agreed to remove it now since the tank was already uncovered and the equipment was on site.  We removed the tank and I found no holes and only a small amount of slightly contaminated soil around the fillpipe.  The area is on city water.
I-52-2000*4.99 gal. hydraulic oil was spilled when a hose broke on the tractor.  The tractor was moved while leaking.  5.99 cu. yds. of crushed stone was used for clean up
A-720-1999*Received a call from the Waterville Fire Department that the Cumberland Farms on College Avenue had suffered a gas leak from the pumps of an estimated 25 gallons.  I went to the site.  When I arrived, it was obvious that 25 gallons was too large an estimate.  I called the fire department from the site and they confirmed that 25 gallons was too large an estimate.  I asked the manager of the Cumberland Farms and she said that a hose ruptured spraying gasoline. The customer immediately turned the pump off and only one gallon had registered on the pump.  The cleanup was with sorbents and speedy dry.  No further work is needed on this site.
A-585-1996*George Seel forwarded information to me that Carol White had sampled a well in Somerville, and that the analysis showed low levels of MTBE. I contacted the residents to arrange to visit the site, and take a sample to verify. My sample revealed 51.3ppb of MTBE. This is a rental property owned by Wendy Littlefield who, upon hearing of the contamination, had her well next door sampled. It came back with 4ppb of MTBE. I took a sample to verify which came back at 6.8 ppb. I have arranged for filters to be installed on both wells, and turned the case over to Alex Pugh, who has visited the site with me. The source of this contamination is a mystery.
B-271-1996*On the morning of 5/23/96 Chris Gaudett of Petroleum Equipment Services called to report that there were USTs at Capehart Variety that had been taken out of service and that they were still in the ground.  I got in touch with Perry Boudreau, who owns the facility.  Perry said that he had already approached Butch Furrow to deal with the situation.  I will attach the removal report when it comes in, or I will notify L&E if we do not receive removal notification this season.  I felt confident that Perry understands the advantages of proper abandonment of the tanks at the facility.  The dispensers have already been removed.
P-516-1997*15 July 1997, Ron Letarte of the South Portland waste water treatment facility reported this spill. Letarte informed me that on 14 July 1997 at approximately 6:50 p.m., a Blue Rock trailer, being towed by a pick up truck, rolled over at the spill location discharging around 100 gallons of liquid tar; and that approximately 50 gallons migrated to the waste water facility via storm drains in the roadway.

The South Portland Fire Dept. and Clean Harbors of Maine responded to the scene. Clean Harbors, hired by Blue Rock, recovered the spilled material from the roadway and from portions of the treatment facility. The spill was cleaned up to the MDEP's satisfaction. I was unable to ascertain  why the DEP was not notified of this spill on the date it occurred.

All generated waste was entered into Clean Harbors of Maine, Prtld., waste stream.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (18Sep97).
A-310-2000* Mrs. Tripp called this office concering a fuel truck that was being used as a storage tank. This truck had been leaking and she wanted us to investigate. The property is owned by Mark Theriault, a professional logger. The site is located at the intersection of Route 27 and Peabody Rd.
 I made a site visit on 6-2 and found an oil stain under the home delivery truck. This truck was not road worthy and I am sure the State Fire Marshal's Office would not approve of this truck being used as a storage facility. I left an official copy of the "Cleanup Actions Agreement" taped to the window. Mr. Theriault then called me at work. We discussed the clean up requirements.
 Mr. Theriault excavated the contaminated soil and placed it in a pile onsite. I made another site visit to check on the progress. I then filled out the paper work to get this soil into Vaughn Thibodeau's asphalt plant.
 The neighboors then became actively involved and made several phone calls and e-mails to various people in state goverment.
 The soil eventually was transported to Thibideau's plant and cleanup was complete. No further action will be required.
A-272-2000*On 5-17-00, the underground tanks were removed at the Village Variety in Camden. Alan Lyscars reported the finding of petroleum contaminated soils at the site. Working with the owner and the contractor on site, A.L. Dogget, we proceded to remove the contaminated soils that were located in the excavation. We did not excavate any further than what was needed for the new tank excavation. There was also ground water present in the excavation, which was pumped out into a frac tank. The soils under the pump island were also contaminated.
 The soil was transported to Vaughn Thibodeau and Sons asphalt plant. The new tanks were then installed.
 I sent the owner of the Village Variety, Gary Fowlie, an application to the FUND. He was later found ineligible for coverage. The Dept. will be seeking the money spent on cleanup.
 The required site assesment, per chapter 691, has not been received by the Dept.
B-582-1999*B-582-99
Carmel

Thursday September 16, 1999			0612

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked me to contact a Mr. Gerry Mirabile (242-6806 or 626-9557), of Central Main Power Company.

I tried his Cell number and it was out of range or not working.  I later contacted him at 626-9557.

According to Mr. Mirabile, a capacitor tank was found to be ruptured, and its contents spilled onto a grassy and gravel edge of the road.  The spill was contained to the immediate area near the pole #8.  This was reported to be a non-PCB capacitor.

The spill clean up generated two 55-gallon drums of soil and brush.  There was also 1 bag of burnables generated.  These materials were removed to the NASC.
B-609-1996*In early November, Jeff Berzinis requested a waiver to remove two slop oil tanks at DFSP in Searsport. The tanks were both fiberglass, installed in 1990, under the ch. 691 regulations current at that time. A planned expansion of the testing building made it necessary to remove the tanks, and Berzinis needed a waiver to get them out before the ground froze.

As of 12/26/96, the tanks still have not been removed; Berzinis is waiting on more paperwork from the federal government.  It looks like the removal won't occur until 1997, at which time it'll receive a new spill number if any contamination is encountered.
P-811-1996*A branch from a tree, during a storm, had broken off the valve on the AST spilling approximately 5 gallons of K-1 on the ground before a neighbor stopped the leak. I responded to the discharge and only located a small amount of contaminated soil under the valve.  The well for the residence was located in proximity to the discharge and was of concern.  Due to small quanity, I wanted to speak with the owner before I commenced any work.  The following week I stopped by the location to check on the extent of oil contamination, because there was no longer any snow cover and again only found a small amount under the valve.  I later spoke with Mrs. Jordan and stated the situation.  We both agreed that there was no need for removal of any soil, because the well was drilled into bedrock and there was only a small amount of contamination, in addition to the difficulty of removing the soil from the site.  No further action required.
B-491-1999*B-491-99
Orrington

Wednesday August 11, 1999			0940

Paul Zarley (848-7551) of Sawyer Trucking phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill to the roadway of Bouchard Drive.  This spill occurred in a residential area when a hydraulic pressure line blew off the hydraulic pump on a Sawyer refuse truck.

A Sawyer's crew boomed off some of the hydraulic oil and then removed some of the dirt on the side of the road.  When I arrived, only slight staining on the roadway and some soil discoloration on the roadside was noticed.
I-142-1999*On 9-20-99, an automobile driver reported a slippery substance in the road on Main St. in Presque Isle. I investigated and found a trail of hydraulic fluid extending from Chapman Street to Main and down Roberts Avenue. It extended to a tractor owned by Duncan Staples. Apparently a hose had broken and all the hydraulic fluid was lost. The local fire dept. was notified and placed speedy dry on the slick. The city also spread sand to absorb the oil.
P-499-2001*On 6/26/01 I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting an on-going spill at the Kingsford residence in Biddeford.  I responded immediately, upon arrival, I learned that the homeowner had accidentally dropped a piece of pipe on the firematic valve and broke it from the tank.  Oil had traveled across the concrete floor and into the sump.  The fire department had temporarily stopped the leak and called an oil burner technician to make the necessary repairs.  The fire department also unplugged the sump pump to prevent oil from being discharged from the sump.  I hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill to clean it up.  Sorbent pads and speedy dry were used in the basement to clean up the spilled oil.  Ventillation was used during clean up activities in the basement to mitigate the oil odors in the home.

A couple of weeks after clean up was completed, I checked with the homeowner to make sure the oil odor had been mitigated.  Mrs. Kingsford indicated that she was satisfied with the clean up effort.  No further action required.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 26, 2001
P-325-1999*On 5/10/99 I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting an above ground storage tank leaking in a basement at a clients residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that Downeast Energy technicians had placed a magnet patch over a corrosion hole in the tank and were preparing to replace the tank.  There was a small oil stain on the floor that had been cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 24, 1999
I-143-2001*After removing a 12,000 gal. above ground storage tank, the site assessment revealed 06 oil under the cement slab.

The majority of contamination was removed. What material was left, couldn't be removed due to the equipment in place. The contamination left was documented by County Environmental Engineering.

Case Closed
P-492-2000*Kens Monitor Service of Yarmouth, installed an incorrect filter in an above ground kerosene tank in the basement of the Hersey Resident.  The filter did not allow for a tight seal and leaked a small amount of oil.  Mr. Hersey replaced the filter which stopped the leak and notified Ken's Monitor service.  Approximately two weeks later, there were a couple of drops of oil found floating on the water in the basement sump (the sump is directly below the oil tank filter).  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the oil.

On August 11, 2000 Clean Harbors and I were on site.  The spill was cleaned up with one sorbent pad.  No futher action required.
I-134-1998*On 6-30-98, a meeting was held with Janet Langille to discuss any necessary cleanup at the Valley Auto dealership in Fort Kent. As the result of a site assessment, an area of contamination was discovered where an old gas tank, that had since been removed, was located. A decision tree was done and a BL-2 cleanup level was determined. The contamination was at a low level, below the cleanup standard so further work was seen as unnecessary.
P-194-1997*Unknown individuals discharged waste oil on the road infront of the high school.  The fire dept. placed sand on the road to cover the waste oil.  I responded to the complaint the following day and saw no need to remove the sand, because the oil was limited to the road and there were no resources at jeopardy.  No further action required.
B-75-1997*A southbound truck belonging to CTI hit an obstruction in the road, broke his crossover line between the two fuel tanks, and started leaking diesel all over the interstate.  The driver managed to limp into the Medway Irving, where the truck died due to lack of fuel.  An estimated 150 gallons of fuel was lost, most of it in the driveway at  Irving.

The Medway Fire Dept. was summoned and the Chief had the town Public Works Dept. put down sand to control the oil.  Later, CTI hired Clean Harbors to clean up the sand off the driveway and the road. That sand was disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility.  I used one sorbent boom to recover the small amount of oil that made it to a nearby drainage ditch.



P-243-1999*   On 2/22/99, DEP received notice from C N Brown Co. (CNB) of the impending abandonment of the three gasoline UST's at this site.  The tanks, T-11,-12, and -14 were installed in 1992.  Though in compliance, According to Kevin Moore of CNB stated that they had purchased a Mobil facility in Cornish.  This CITGO station had been out of service for a year or more at the time of the removal.   With the 8/92 abandonment a Stringent Clean-Up Goal was determined based on being over an aquifer and historical vapor problems in a neighboring building.  Soil was removed and an SVE system installed though its operation and results have never been followed up by CNB (see P-487-92).
    CG Michael White performed the 1999 CMR 691 UST removal assessment and told me that no contam. over the 100 ppm Notification Level was noted during the 4/7/99 abandonment.
     No further DEP, Resp. actions are anticipated at this time.  See DEP UST #11131 Reg. files for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-201-1998*On 10-7-98, Mike Hogan called this office to report there had been a small spill of hydraulic oil on a back road at one of his cutting operations in T9 R4. A hose had broke on a loader and all had spilled onto the road. They had picked up as much as they could and placed contaminated soil in 5 gallon pails for later disposal.
A-16-2001*Dan Parks of the Winslow Irving office called to report a small spill.  He reported that they overfilled a tank at Sid Porter Pontiac in Augusta.  Approximately 2 gallons was spilled on to a paved surface and cleaned up.  He did not know how the overfilled happened as it was the customer who called for oil.  No site visit was necessary and no further action is needed.
P-121-1999*     North Yarmouth Fire Dept. notified DEP thru the state police in the evening of Tuesday, 2/16/99, about this gasoline discharge associated with a truck fire at the rural residence of George Black.  Sheryl Bernard of DEP and with Yarmouth Fire was onsite for the fire and recommended the call.  A pickup in the gravel driveway had shorted a wire causing an engine fire, the truck slipped into gear and drove into the garage door spreading the fire to the garage and the pickup truck inside.
     Onsite the next morning I met the Blacks and explained the options.  Gasoline was confirmed in soil in front of the garage.  The dug well was about 10 ft. away (see map).  Gaso. that was not burned was washed into the soil by the fire-fighting water and foam.  I assisted the Blacks in hiring a contractor and they arranged for Scott Dugas Trucking to dig that morning.  We excavated approx. 12 yds sandy soil out.  With a bag headspace PID analysis I noted only 10 ppm at the excavation bottom 1' bg.  Soil was landspread in Dugas' Rt. 231 pit.
      There are four other dug wells within 300' and the site is over a mapped aquifer making the area a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  A public water line runs down the street but few are hooked up to it.  A North Yarmouth public well is about 3000' SE.  Mr. Black was hoping that his insurance would cover clean-up expenses.  No state ins. fund is applicable.
       As gaso. contamination to the well was probable I sampled the well water on 3/11/99 with 19 ppb MTBE results, ND for BETX.  The case was turned over to DEP, Tech Services for further evaluation and treatment as they deem appropriate.  See attachments.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-57-2000*Received a call from Denny Greenleaf of Log Cabin Fuel reporting a spill at a customer's house.  He reported that while making a delivery, the dispensing hose on the truck developed a leak.  The spill was to a paved surface and Log Cabin Fuels personnel cleaned it up with sorbents.  I went out to inspect the cleanup and it was ok. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-795-1999*No site visit made.  The fuel spilled in a paved area and was cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
P-430-1997*On 8/11/97 at 1627 Portland Pipeline Corporation personnel reported oil on the water within the containment boom encircling a tank ship offloading crude oil at Pier II.  Jon Woodard and I responded and met Tom Hardison and Randy Hughes on the pier. The name given to the ship was ATHINA M.. Personnel from Seacoast Ocean Services were also on scene with several small boats and had begun to recover a small quantity of what appeared to be #6 oil(approx.10-20 gallons)floating within the boom.  USCG personnel would arrive shortly thereafter.  Hardison indicated that the cargo was a sour crude with an odor and appearance distinctly different from the oil being recovered. I confirmed this information by examining a cargo sample. The cause of the discharge was unknown at this time and cargo offload had been suspended.  I asked if a bunker transfer on board had occurred simultaneously with cargo offloading and was told that it had not.
We met with the Master and questioned him regarding possible causes for the discharge.  He indicated that there was nothing out of order on the ship and maintained that the discharge was the result of a temporary malfunction of the inert gas scrubber. After additional discussions is was agreed to allow cargo transfer to be restarted.
Upon restart a discharge was noted from the IG scrubber discharge on the port quarter of the ship.  The appearance of this discharge was different from the discharge which had been observed when we first arrived.  Offloading was again suspended while ship's personnel conducted additional inspections and presumably adjustments to the IG system. The IG system was again run up and cargo transfer restarted, this time no discharge was observed.  Transfer was allowed to continue and the cargo offload was completed without further incident.
I returned the following day and determined no additional clean-up was required.

Steven J. Eufemia              OHMS III
P-746-1997*On 12/31/97 I received a call from M. W. Sewell reporting that an AST at a residence had tipped over causing an estimated spill of 125 gallons.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with the tenant of the residence and obtained the name and pertinent information of the homeowner.  I spoke with Robin Cyrus, the homeowner, and explained the AST insurance fund.  It was agreed over the phone that I would hire a contractor to clean up the spill and she would apply to the fund.  I hired Ray Labbe & Sons, who responded to the site and removed approximately 8 yards of contaminated soils.

While I made the arrangements for the clean up, M. W. Sewell pumped the remaining fuel out of the tipped over tank and made arrangements for installation of a new tank.  All clean up work was complete on 12/31/97.  Ray Labbe will return to the site in the spring to loam and seed the excavated area.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 24, 1998
A-598-2000*Received a call from Ben Leber of International Paper reporting a spill.  He reported that they had suffered a small spill of hydraulic oil.  While changing a hydraulic valve approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the concrete floor.  No oil went to the sewer and all of it was picked up with sorbents by mill personnel.  No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary on this spill.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional details.
I-137-1998*On 7-16-98, a 12,000 gallon tank was removed from the armory in Presque Isle. A site assessment conducted by Langille Aroostook Engineering revealed a small amount of contaminated soil needed to be removed. The cause was most likely from overfills. About 70 yards was taken out. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-478-1998*On 10/10/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Auburn Fire Department reporting oil found in a puddle in a driveway in Auburn.  At their request, I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed what appeared to be one gallon of heating oil.  The source of the oil was unknown.  The fuel oil tank at the residence was not leaking and neither was the fuel line.  One theory is that when the oil furnace was serviced, approximately a week prior, the burner technician may have dumped some oil generated from the service work.  The oil in the puddle was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 14, 1998
A-217-1996*see attached
P-80-1998*   In response to a 2/24/98 report of a kerosene AST discharge at this single family residence, DEP managed a clean-up of oil contaminated soils on 2/25/97, in conjunction with Downeast Energy's replacement of the corroded AST.  The outside tank was a horizontal, 275 gal. with an unsleeved copper line going under the mobile home.  Though the home and AST was owned by the Powers, the land is owned by The Hamlet, who's owners are located in Virginia.  The Powers were therefore liable to The Hamlet for clean-up, and chose Option 1 for clean-up.  Mr. Mike Hicks, park manager, represented The Hamlet.  Ron Allard was the contact with Downeast Energy.
  The spillage appears to have largely soaked into the ground around the tank and washed away with surface waters (rain) leaving saturated soils requiring clean-up.  There was no recoverable oil on the surface when I arrived on 2/24.  DEP hired Commercial Recycling on an emergency basis to remove soil, haul and dispose, and replace with self-compacting crushed stone, required for the new AST.  Mr. Powers and Hicks appeared pleased with the job when completed.  See attachements for further details.
   After speaking with Victoria Hamilton, of State Farm Ins., the DEP will be sending CRS' invoice to State Farm for expected coverage under Power's liability clause.  Further Resp. Div. acions not anticipated.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
A-260-1999*A faulty seal on a transformer caused the leak of about 1 pint of mineral oil. CMP cleaned up the spill with speedy dri and sorbents.

No site visit made. No further action required.
B-698-1999*B-698-99
Sandy Bay Twp

Tuesday November 2, 1999			1046

I received a phone call from U.S. Customs Inspector, Laurie Poulin (668-3711) or the "Jackman" boarder crossing in Sandy Bay Township.  Ms. Poulin phoned to report that a Semi-tractor broke a hydraulic hose in their yard and spilled about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the asphalt pavement.

This spill occurred on Monday morning at 0545.  C.H.G. Busque Inc. of St Martin Quebec cleaned up the spill.  This was the same outfit that had the spill from one of its semis.  The speedi-dri was cleaned up and taken across the boarder to Quebec, Canada.
A-311-1996*     DEP received a report that a petroleum sheen was visible on the northern end of McGrath Pond.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the area but found nothing.  The caller (Scholl) did not leave a phone number and did not call again.
A-249-1997*Received a call from Charles Adams of A/A Contractors that he was at an underground storage tank removal and there was some contamination. I responded to the Camden IGA at Camden Market Square on Route 1. Three 1000 gallon tanks had been removed. Charlie Adams, the tank installer reported that all the tanks were in fair condition. There was some contamination. The site was mainly clay. Approximately 49 tons of material were taken to Dragon Cement for disposal. This material consisted mainly of the old backfill material and only a little of the native clay. The contamination did not penetrate far into the clay. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-485-1999*Mrs. Patti Goulet called this office concerned that an automotive repair shop abutting her property could contaminate her water that comes from a spring next to the property line. While she had not tested her water she was afraid that oil tanks and other containers abandoned next to the line along with possible spills could impact her wells. The garage is owned by Stan Wilt and leased by David Hall.
   On 8/11/1999 I went to Greenville and met Mr. Goulet who showed me the spring. The spring is located at the foot of a ridge and adjacent to the repair garage yard. However there is a bulldozed berm of soil between the yard and the spring that would prevent any surface oil spills from reaching the spring. Also the source of the spring's water is the steep hill on the opposite side of the Goulet lot. A look around the garage showed the usual minor drips and stains, but nothing warranting remedial action. I explained what I had learned to Mr. Goulet and that his greater worry would be about the actions of his neighbors who live along the rocky ridge above his spring. Mr. Goulet indicated that he understood my evaluation of the situation and seemed to find the answers satisfactory.
P-350-1999*CMP transformer leak.  See attached CMP report.
A-106-1999* A customer was fueling their pickup truck when the nozzle did not shut off. This resulted in a release of about 2 gallons of gasoline onto the pavement. I was on scene and used a few sorbent pads to clean up the gas. I also let the cashier inside know that the nozzle did not shut off. No further action required.
A-152-1998*     This incident involved an oily sheen from residual transformer oil (see NRC incident report, attached).  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
P-591-1996*On Sept. 17, 1996 Mr. Donald Feeney of P.H. Chadbourne Lumber Mill called to report a spill that had occurred the following day.  He stated that approximately 200 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled when a valve feeding oil from a tank to a reservoir was left unattended.  He also stated that the spill had been cleaned up.  I visited the spill site, I found a small area dug out where the oil had gone into the ground, the ground was clean at this time.  Most of the oil had seeped out of the tank shed into a pile of sawdust that sits right outside the room.  The mill had bagged up 59 bags with oily sawdust, 7 bags with oily dirt and 7 bags of speedy dry.  The soil was taken to Commercial Paving and the rest of the spill debri was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  Mr. Feeney stated that a timed shut off switch would be installed on the tank to avoid this type of accident again.  No further action.
B-713-1997*According to personnel at Dead River, John Parlee called for the delivery of 100 gallons of fuel oil.   Unfortunately, his tank wouldn't hold that much, and an estimated 10 gallons were squeezed out of the vent onto the ground.

Dead River personnel cleaned up the spilled oil .  This is another instance of a spill that wouldn't have happened had there been a working whistle on the tank.
B-262-2001*Bangor Hydro reported that a recloser over heated on the Basin Road in Addison. This non-PCB mineral oil landed on Eddie Look's car. They had the car washed.
P-132-1997*On March 5, 1997 the Department was contacted by Erin Murphy of Irving Oil.  Ms. Murphy called to report a diesel spill of twelve gallons at their Exit 12 Auburn gas station.  She stated that the spill was due to a customer overfilling their truck, and that the oil was all contained to the pavement.  The employees of the station had contained the oil and Clean Harbors was enroute to pick up the oily clean up debri.  No further action.
A-433-1999* I was contacted by Mike Otley, of Emery and Garrett Groundwater, Inc. about three spills in the area of the newly drilled well for the town of Tenants Harbor. This spill was on the Haight driveway, also referred to as Driveway #3.
 Soil samples were collected and the soil was eventually transported to CP.
A-585-1999*     DEP received a report from a consultant (Baldwin) that low levels of gasoline-range contamination was detected in monitoring wells at this property.  The area is served by a public water supply, but it was suspected that some nearby residences might utilize wells for water.  No spill source was identified, and the case was referred to Tech Services for resolution.
B-394-2000*B-394-2000
07/24/2000 08:30

     Frank Gerhling of the Oil and Hazardous Spill Response office in Augusta called to report that some mildly #2 fuel contaminated soil was inadvertently taken to the Aitken Farm on the Dickey Hill Road in Monroe as fill.  It was stated that the material originated at a clean up in Belfast; see (A-646-91).  There was apparently some confusion at the site between one of the truck drivers and the on site consultant.  Investigation shown that the 10 - 12 yards of contamination was hopelessly lost within the other 800 yards of clean fill.  One of the Aitken wells is located just a few feet downslope from the mishap.  Although it appears not to be at risk to contamination, it was placed in the quarterly monitoring program as a precaution.
B-227-2000*Melissa Stein, Irving Oil Corp., called to report that they had suffered an estimated 15 gallon diesel spill at the Irving Big Stop in Newport. It seems that a nozzle failed to shut off when a saddle tank filled. The oil overflowed onto the pavement and did not leave it. Just after her call, Fred Hickey of the Newport Fire Dept. called to say that his crew was on scene and, while he estimated that the spill was as much as 80 gallons it did all stay on the pavement and was being recovered with pads and speedi-dri. Later that day I visited the site while returning from another call and found that the incident had been reported accurately.
B-483-1997*9/5/97 08:10

Mark Ouellett of Dead River in Brewer called to report a small incident involving the spillage of #2 fuel oil.  It was stated that during the filling of a recently installed tank in the basement of Glenwood Hatch a couple gallons leaked from a poorly tightened union at the top of the tank.  The oil was subsequently sorbed up.  The recommendation was made to scrub the floor with a detergent to eliminate the fume problem.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-394-2000*Peaks Island Fuel reported finding oil stained soil beneath a 275 gallon AST they removed from under a porch at 14 Ryefield, Peaks Island.  The tank had been emptied approximately 30 years ago when the cottage had been switched to gas.  The stain was small (1.5' x 3') and appeared to be old (very light odor).  No saturated soil was encountered.  No clean up required.
A-312-1996*     DEP received a phone call from a homeowner (Hannibal) who had accidentally dumped a small container of gasoline into the back yard.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  I felt it was unlikely that spilled product would impact the well but I excavated contaminated soil and landspread it at the rear of the property.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-707-1999*No site visit made.  The driver noted some fuel leaked out of a fitting outside the apartment house.  There was no evidence of leak inside or of an overfill.  She cleaned this and the plumbing company tightened the line.  No further action is needed.
A-725-1998*Received a report from Bob Weymouth of Wadleigh's of a small fuel spill in Monmouth. He was called to fix the K-1 pump at the Monmouth Kwik Stop. It had been hit by a car and the nozzle had fallen off spilling some fuel. Bob was on scene to repair the pump. He called to report the 2-3 gallon spill to pavement. The store owner cleaned it up with speedy dry and sorbents. No additional work is needed at this site.
B-175-2001*      On April 6, 2001 at 1815 we received a call from the Bradford Fire Dept. reporting a heating oil spill in the basement of an unoccupied house on the East Rd. near Bradford Center.  I met the fire dept. on site and found a basement with ice and some meltwater covered by 100 gallons of #2 fuel.  The house is being purchased by Scot Hatch of Bradford who ordered the fuel.  Artic Oil of Corinth delivered the oil but the tank had a hole so the fuel leaked onto the ice and water.
      I discussed the situation with Fire Chief Oakes and Mr. Hatch and hired Clean Harbors to have a vacuum truck at the site the next morning.  The ice and water prevented the oil from going into any drain.  The fuel tank was empty and had a hole in the bottom.
      I met Jason Babbidge and a Clean Harbors crew on site the next morning and they recovered the oil from the basement without any problems.  They pumped 198 gallons of liquid and 80 gallons of oil.  They recovered another fifteen gallons of fuel with sorbents.
      I informed Mr. Hatch of the insurance fund and mailed a request form to the Fire Marshall's office.
A-365-1997*Mrs. Boisclair noticed a fuel odor shortly after her tank was filled. She found the tank leaking. The Maritime Oil responded and placed a temporary patch on the tank. Very little fuel was lost. They used sorbents to get some fuel from the wood floor.  When I visited the following day I found some fuel had soaked into the soil under the garage where the tank was located. I had Ralph Cline dig the contaminated soil by hand. He found that the contamination was limited to only the top foot or so. Under this layer was a less permeable layer. He was able to remove nearly all contamination. The only exception was a small amount directly adjacent to the stone foundation.

No further action is anticipated, beyond a sample of the well next year.  Although this is a stringent site, I have not referred it to Technical Services. I feel that soil removal was complete. Sampling the well will be as a precaution only.
A-605-1998*     DEP received a report that approximately 100 gallons of lube oil was spilled to this facility sewer when a paper machine return line was plugged.  Permission to treat within the sewer was requested but denied (by DEP), so the facility agreed to contract a disposal company to vacuum oil from the primary clarifier.  Mead later claimed that oil had been sorbed using speedy-dry (see Mead incident report, attached).
P-675-1996*Mike Pederson of PNSY called the Dept. at 1424 on 10/22 to report a sheen in the Piscataqua River due to a submarine that was forced to use it's diesel engines due to high water from torrential rains.  He stated that the sub was boomed off but there was no recoverable oil. No further action.
P-153-1998*On 4/13/98 I received a call from Tony Haze of the public works dept. reporting a fuel oil smell coming out of a storm drain.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a small amount of # 2 fuel oil in a drainage swail that was fed by a storm drain culvert.  A resident who lived nearby had noticed an odor coming from the culvert and had notified the public works dept.  A thorough search of the area including 2 homes nearest the spill yielded no apparant source.  I sorbed the fuel oil in the ditch with pads and left more in the ditch.  I returned to the site twice over the next week to collect and replace oiled sorbent pads.  No further oil collected in spite of several rain events.  I believe the source of the spill may have been a one time dumping of oil into the storm drain at an unknown location.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 24, 1998

UPDATE 7/30/98:

On 5/18/98 I received a call from Jeff Keller of 7 Walcott Ave. reporting that the oil had returned in the drainage swail.  I responded immediately and observed fuel oil in the drainage area.  I placed sorbent pads on the fuel and then called Steve Eufemia and requested assistance in attempring to locate the source of the oil.  We were able to narrow it down to two seperate homes.  The first home belonged to Ben Dudley II at 8 Walcott Ave., and the second to David Skillin at 14 Hartford Ave.  Steve Eufemia inspected the fuel oil system at the Dudley residence and noted that the oil line was wet.  He did not see evidence of a significant spill at that location.  He requested that Mr. Dudley have the fuel line replaced.

Continued, not in HOSS.
P-335-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
A-168-1998*The saddle tank fell off of a truck.  The contents spilled out of the damaged crossover fitting.  The driver was able to shut the other tank's crossover valve off.  The Waterville FD padded the spill up.
B-660-2000*Ann at Dead River says about a gallon of #2 oil was spilled to the basement floor at the Jannna Knowles residence on 12/12.  The tank was not tight and although the driver stopped filling the tank when he heard no whistle, a small amount of oil was lost.
P-252-1998*6 June 1998, responded to Bosal Foam and met with complainant, subject, and York Co. Sheriffs Dept.

Subject was removing material for Bosal Foam while conducting landscaping along the perimeter of the mill. I made contact with DEP solid waste program staff who advised that the material was regulated. However, there was segregation protocol being conducted by the subject and no liquids were being transported.

I advised both parties that this matter will be referred to solid waste program staff. Its my understanding that Barb Schwendtner, DEP, SMRO, conducted a site visit. No further information available.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 31Dec98.

P-327-1994*Received a call from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard regarding a milky white substance in the water by berth #6, head of dry dock #2.  The area had been boomed and an investigation into the source was underway.

It was later determined that the source of the discharge was gray water from the galley sink and two floor drains.  For further details, see attached report.
B-330-1997*On Monday June 30, 1997, at 0945 we received a call from Frank Gehrling of the Augusta office reporting a minor incident that was reported to him on 6/28.  The incident occurred in Edmunds but the report was mistakenly given to him.  He said that Mr. Ralph Moody of Suffolk University Marine Lab in Edmunds reported a small amount of mercury spilled when a ten inch thermometer broken when it fell on a lab floor.  Workers recovered the mercury with a mercury clean up kil.  No material reached any drain.
P-118-1997*On March 3, 1997 I was contacted by Stuart Rose - Portland DEP Water Bureau.  Mr. Rose had been driving on Southbound 295 in Freeport and had witnessed a Tractor - trailer unit on the side of the road losing fuel from a broken line.  I responded to the call.  When I arrived on site the truck was gone.  DOT had been notified and was sanding the road.  There was no recoverable oil, but it appreared from the size of the stain in the grass, that appr. 5 gallons of oil spilled on the site of the road once the driver stopped, and approximatley five more gallons spilled while the truck was enroute.  No clean up was practical.  No further action.
A-248-1997*Bill Carver called to report this.  He had been called to repair a lift.  Also see A-562-96.  He reports that the seals to the lifts had been leaking.  The oil had gone into a concrete block pit about 1.5' by 6.5' along with water from an adjoining car wash area.  Sea Coast had pumped out a couple hundred gallons of oil and water.  Use of the lift was discontinued.  They wanted to know what would be required to complete the cleanup.  They felt that the product had been contained in the pit, and proposed simply removing the tank and as much of the rest of the lift as possible.  They would then remove any remaining oil by pumping or pads.  Finally the pit area would be filled with concrete.  During the cleanup last year a small area of the concrete floor had been removed to facilitate repair of a ram encased with sand.  At that time they found that the contaminated sand was limited to within a few feet of the lift.

Mary James and I visited the site.  We agreed with their proposal.  The area is served by public water.

No further action is anticipated.
B-622-1998*ON 9/22/98 this office received notification from Andy Smith (State Toxicologist) that the well that serves MDI Work Shop had 8.3 MTBE.  We had another analysis that came back 4.8 ppb MTBE.  Rick Sprague, the manager of MDI Work Shop had other tests in 1996 that showed 6-8 ppb MTBE.  Rick said that there had been a service station within a hundred feet of their shop and that the USTs had been removed before 1986 and that they had been abandoned in the early 70's.  If the USTs were taken out of service in the early 70's they would not be a likely source of MTBE, which was introduced in 1979.
A-79-1997* Early in the morning of 3-18, the state police called to report a truck accident. This tractor trailer had driven thru a pile of snow and ice, which caused the cross over line to break. The accident happened at the intersection of Rt 3 and the Hinks Rd., in front of R.J. Energy. The Augusta Public Works was clearing snow from the roadside and sidewalk. This snow was then placed in the roadway until it could be loaded onto a dump truck. One of the members of the road crew waved the trucker through the snow pile. The truck driver told us that he explained to the crew that his truck had very low clearance. However, the crew member insisted that the truck continue. This resulted in the breakage of the cross over line.
 The Augusta F.D. responded to the scene and contained the spill with sorbent pads. They also stuck a stick into the hole to slow down the leak. When I arrived we placed more pads onto the spilled diesel. We waited for KDT to arrive to make the needed repairs. Mary Corr, of the DEP, assisted in the cleanup. Next I called the city of Augusta Public Works for assistence. They spread sand over the spill area after most of the free product was recovered. However, this sand contained salt which caused a melting problem. The Augusta Public Works was called a second time and they used a vac truck to remove the sand and other debries from the spill site. After this was done they spread speed-dri onto the spill area. I will check on the sorbent boom that was placed near the storm drain. It appears that the cleanup was adequate and no further involvememnt will be needed.
 The driver stopped by and told us that he put 250 gallons of diesel into the tanks. The tanks were full when the accident occurred.
I-70-1999*Saddle tank fell off moving truck and ruptured.  Unknown quantity spilled, estimated 40 gallons.  Spiller did not report.  Next day homeowner at site reported to Fort Kent Police Department.  Got license number from citizen.  State Police report Atlantic Seed of Clair, NB Canada own truck.  Spiller used some speedi-dri but sheen and product still in ditch and gravel.  TNT Road Co. of Fort Kent (Steven Theriault) hire to excavate road side and repair homeowner's lawn.  Soils to Tri-Community Landfill.  No further action.
B-204-1997*D-TREE=B2.
A-70-2001*Equipment hydraulic hose failure. Spill padded up by spiller. No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
B-464-1997*8/20/97 @ 1000

I received a phone call from a person identifying himself as Fire Fighter Thornton (794-8161), of the Lincoln Fire Department.

According to Mr. Thornton an ultra lite aircraft capable of landing on water sunk on landing in Cambolasee Pond in Lincoln.  Mr. Thornton said that the tank could contain 4 to 5 gallons of gasoline.  I asked if a sheen was noted on the pond.  I was told that there in fact was a sheen and it was about 18 inches in diameter.

As little as a teaspoon of gasoline could produce a sheen of that size.  I asked to be notified if there was more product discharged at the crash location.

The pilot apparently was attempting a pond landing when he was rapidly running out of pond.  Instead of going around again, he pan caked the landing on the water.  This action caused the aircraft to sink.  About 2 ounces of gasoline may have been released.  This action caused the small reported sheen.
A-45-1998* The ME DOT reported that there was oil in the ditch next to Union Farm Equipment. I checked into the situation and could not find any evidence of the cause. The oil was very black and stained an area about 5 feet by 5 feet in the roadside ditch. I spoke with the Manager and we toured the buildings. I could not find the source, however, I did find several unmarked 55 gallon drums out back. I asked the manager to label these drums and to prevent spillage by tightening the bungs and providing a shelter from the rain water.
 I stopped in at a later date and found that nothing had been done about the drums. They supposedly contain waste oil for their furnace. I again spoke with the manager and he told me that he would take care of it.
A-779-1999*Received an anonymous report about waste oil spillage at Industrial Metals Recycling in Oakland.  I inspected the site with a company employee.  He showed me the waste oil storage area in the heavy truck maintenance building. This oil was being stored for the waste oil furnace.  There were a couple of tanks in a concrete dike.  The handling of the oil was very sloppy. There had been spillage inside and outside the dike.  Lots of speedy dry had been used.  There was an old floor drain in the building. I was told that it was closed with cement.  One thing that he did show me was that the yard storm drains were put through oil - water separators.  The oil they collected was pumped out and put in to the oil stored for the waste oil furnace.  I told the manager of the facility about the sloppy handling of the waste oil and that it should be cleaned up.  If the oil and contaminated speedy dry is cleaned up, no further action is needed concerning this particular complaint.
P-134-1996*Met with Mr. Russell who showed me the area where someone was dumping waste oil in an area where Hannaford Bros. Co. was hauling in snow.  The area had limited access suggesting that whomever was hauling snow for Hannaford Bros. Co. was also disposing of waste oil.  This contention was made, because there was no other evidence suggesting otherwise.  I contacted Paul Gillis, Hannaford Bros. Co., and informed him of the situation.  He stated that he would try and find out what was going on and inform me.

I later was informed by Mr. Gillis that the stow removal contractor assured him that they were not disposing of waste oil in this area.  He stated that further precautions would be taken to limit access to the site.

No further action required.
B-437-1996*DURING THE RE-START OF THE BLEACH PLANT ON AUGUST 13, PLANT PERSONNEL ADDED TOO MUCH CHLORINE DIOXIDE FOR THE COLD PULP TO TAKE UP.AN EXCESS OF UNABSORBED CLO2, SQUEEZED INTO AN EVER DECREASING SPACE BY THE RISING OF THE PULP IN THE BLEACH TOWER, CAUSED THE TOWER TO OVERPRESSURIZE.  THE SCRUBBER COULD NOT HANDLE THE OVER-PRESSURIZATION, AND CHLORINE DIOXIDE WAS VENTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE.  SEE GP'S ATTACHED LETTER.
P-346-1996*10jun96/ responded to plane accident on the mountain road in woolwich, me., arriv. approx. 0830 hrs.  a woolwich fire representative and i surveyed the crash site. i observed a large fuel stain on the roadway; free standing fuel under the plane wreckage; and free standing fuel migrating down gradient in the roadway ditch.

the limited amount of migrating fuel was contained, as the  initial part of the clean-up was delayed pending arrival of the responding federal avaition officials and the state of maine medical examiners office.  w. the arrival of those representatives, body recovery was initiated.  because of the bio-hazard present i assisted entry personnel in doning proper protective clothing.  after doning protective gear for myself, i deployed oil sorbents to free standing fuel as pieces of the plane where lifted.  recovery personnel where complaining of fuel oil odors and a bed of pads was deployed to knock down the rising vapors.

i contacted clean harbors of so. prtld. to p/u approx. 10 ba1es containing oil soaked pads. clean harbors restocked the fire dept. and dep response with new pads.  after a small briefing w. local and federal officials, the road way was sanded.

13jun96, i conducted a site visit and determined that oil saturated soils and bio-hazardous conditions posed a threat to human health and the environment; the area is served by private drinking water wells; run off from the crash site discharges into a tributary to montsweag brook, and; local public contact with the crash site was increasing after the reckage was removed.

14jun96, site vis. to coordinate soil removal between the excavator and disposal facility.

dep to seek reimbursement from subject listed on this hoss report.  no further action is anticipated by response services.     Nathan Thompson, OMS I, SMRO
B-404-2000*On 7/31/00 Vaughn Thibodeau told me that he would be removing a 500 gallon UST in Greenville on 8/2/00.  He was doing the job for WHCA Program agency.  The location was the residence of Madelene Burnham, which is at 263 Blair Hill Road in Greenville.  There was no evidence of a product release at the removal.  The soil was a medium, fine gravel.

I've been given to understand that the CAP agency is in contact with our Dave McCaskel and that paper work, including the removal notifications and the UST registrations are being taken care of.  Dave's expectation is that we would oversee any clean up that becomes required and to report the removal.


A-95-1999*     DEP received a report that approximately six gallons of heating oil was spilled to pavement when a nozzle came loose during a fill.  Wilton Fire Department staff absorbed all spilled product.  The area is served by municipal water.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-22-1999*On 01/12/99 I received a call from Adam Jones reporting that the gas tank on their plow Jeep had let go and leaked a couple gallons of gasoline onto their driveway.  I went out and looked at the area and found that their drilled well was near-by.  On 01/14/99 I met Clean Harbors on site and excavated the area of the spill.  I agreed to come back in several months and sample the well water.  On 08/31/99 the water was sampled and the results were negative for MTBE/BTEX.  No further action is required at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 17, 1999
B-690-1996*On December 16, 1996 the oil response division of the Bangor DEP received an anonymous complaint concerning oil dumpage, spillage and battery disposal on Mr. Doug Batcheldar's property on the Bog Road in Jackson. Mr. Freeman Marshall is the alleged violator.

I visited the site the next morning and saw no oil in the brook.  There was a battery in the yard along with rubbish, old vehicles and some scrap metal. I saw no sign of any violations of any oil regulations.
A-167-2001*   DEP received a report that a commercial vehicle had overturned on route 1.  Both saddle tanks were badly damaged, and diesel oil had flowed into a roadside ditch which led to a nearby stream; this stream emptied to the ocean 1/4 mile away.  There was no product recoverable from the stream.
   Impact to soil was negligible, and no water wells are in the area.
A-291-2000*     DEP received a report that several small containers of "hazardous materials" had been discarded at a remote wooded property.  Upon investigation, it appeared that these materials (solvents, adhesives, and aerosols) had been discarded several months earlier.  All containers were collected by DEP for disposal.
P-833-2000*No narrative, please see comments section.
A-519-1999*While investigating spill A-299-99, I learned of an unregistered UST at Colby College, a vault in the basement of the Mary Low dormitory. The tank is now registered, and was removed by Fleet Environmental on 8/25-8/26/99. The tank measured 32' long x 8' wide x 6'2" high--there was no top, just the floor above. It did not appear the tank was ever filled to the top, since the wooden beams above did not reveal any evidence of oiling.

There was about a foot of liquid in the bottom of the tank, water sitting on top of oil. After the tank was removed, three 10" cores were taken through the concrete floor--one at each end, and one in the middle. The core at the western end of the tank hit ledge at 8" and was clean. The core in the middle of the tank contained several inches of oil-soaked gravel. The core at the eastern end of the tank hit free product. The following week Colby staff drilled additional holes in the concrete floor to determine the volume of free product beneath the floor. Little recoverable free product was found. Sorbent pads will be left in the holes to recover as much oil as possible.

Either this tank or the USTs outside the Mary Low dormitory (removed in 1985 and 1995) are probably the source of contamination found at the perimeter drain outfall in the wooded area on the far side of the parking lot across the street from the dorm (see A-209-97 and A-299-99).

No further action required by Response Services.
B-452-1997*8/14/97 0845

The Machias Fire Department called to report discovering a paint spill in the middle of the road (Route 1) in front of True Value Hardware.  The amount and type of paint was not available.  I stated that if the paint was confined to just the road it probably would not be a problem especially if it were water based.  I further stated that if the situation was any different to call back.  The Fire Department was not heard from.
A-589-2000* A dump truck owned by F C Works rolled over near the intersection of Rte. 137 and the Tyler Rd. in Albion. The load of gravel was spread out across both lanes and the dump truck went off the road and down a steep bank. The Albion Fire Dept. was onscene to minimize the spill. Some waste oil sprayed all over the ground and vegatation. I made an attempt to clean up this material. No further action will be required.
A-73-1997*See attached report from IP.
A-155-2001*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at this AST over several months during the winter.  According to the caretaker (Smith) the line became plugged with ice in January, so a top-feed line was installed.  The bottom-feed line was abandoned, but the valve was inadvertantly left in the "open" position.  When the ice thawed, oil was lost.  Oil flowed under snow and into soil.
   The area is rural/residential and utilizes wells for water.  The nearest neighbor (Saar) has a deep drilled well that may be at-risk.  The case was referred to DEP Tech Services for resolution.
B-611-2000*     This office received a call at 1440 on 11/14/00 from Tom Peterson (Jackson Laboratory; Bar Harbor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of preparing a site for a new building on their facility and had encountered an old fuel line with some contaminated soil around it.  The line was 20' long and 2" in diameter.  There use to be an underground tank at this location, which supplied one of their boiler rooms.  The tank was excavated years ago, but some of the piping remained in place.  Plans are to remove the soil and transport it back to Vaughn Thibodeau & Son's batch plant in Bangor for processing.

November 15, 2000 (Wed.):  Proceeding to Bar Harbor, I met with S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc. (Bangor; #848-5714) personnel and monitored the removal of approximately 36 cubic yards of contaminated soil.  The material was taken down to ledge, about 4 feet below the surface.  There was no ground water or free product in the excavation.

REC:  File report.
I-16-1997*On 3-1-97, Jim Gramlich was informed of a spill at Don's Dairy Bar in Washburn. Apparently, while shovelling snow off the roof, the filter on the outside 275 tank was broken and about 40 gallons of kerosene lost before the leak was stopped. Jim met with the owner and Soderberg construction on site that day. About ten yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of. No private drinking water supplies are located in the area.
A-2-1997*See attached narrative for additional information.
B-207-2001*Mr. & Mrs. Black had been smelling oil in their basement for at least two weeks prior to the reporting of this spill; they thought it was a leaking filter, and to some extent, it was, but  not entirely.  There was a corrosion pinhole in the bottom of the tank.  The oil on the floor came not so much from the filter as from the leaking tank;  fixing the filter still allowed oil to spill onto the cellar floor and run into the ditch outside via the cellar floor drain.

After a time, Barbara Drisko at the Town Office noticed the spill, notified me and the Blacks.  Upon my arrival on the 17th, Mathews Bros. personnel were changing out the tank and recovering what oil they could with sorbent pads.  Unfortunately, the spill had gone unattended so long that a good deal of the oil had already been lost to the ditch and tidewater.


On 4/19 I had Clean Harbors on site with a vac truck, removing contaminated gravel from the ditch and culvert along Main st.  That job was completed on 4/20 and the ditch brought back up to an acceptable grade by Wright Construction, on 4/23.

Case closed.
B-202-2001*Denise Sauren had been smelling oil for a couple days, but didn't, she said, make any connection to the fact that her own oil tank might be leaking.  That in fact turned out to be case, though, as she discovered when she perused the tank more closely on Saturday morning.  The tank had shifted as the frost came out of the ground, settling and breaking off the tank nipple. It was mostly empty, she said, holding no more than 2 gallons; she was trying to let the tank run out of oil, it being so late in the winter.

Given the miniscule volume of oil in question, no visit was made to the spill site.
P-786-2000*No narrative.
P-58-2001*The discharge was the result of a valve being left opened by the property owner releasing approximately 35 gallons of kerosene onto the basement floor.  The oil was contained within the basement and collected using sorbent pads and sawdust in addition to being absorbed by other items on the floor.  There was a sump in the basement that showed no evidence of oil, strongly suggesting that the oil was contained to the surface of the floor.  I informed Mr. Roy to contact me if any oil was observed in the sump.

No further action required.
P-143-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
I-187-2000*Due to human error, 4.99 gals. of gasoline was spilled.  It was immediately cleaned up.  Reg. # is 13658.
A-378-2001*No site visit made. See attached report. No action expected.
I-172-1999*London Larson crashed a Clukey's delivery truck into Presque Isle stream.  The truck was removed.
P-565-1999*   On Friday 8/13/99, Ann Hemenway  of DEP received notice from Acton Fire Dept. (AFD) thru York Sherriff, of a mystery diesel spill to a small pond off Sanborn Rd. in Acton.  I was available and dispatched.
    On-site I met Ast. Fire Chief Bernie Smith who explained that a Yeaton Excav. truck had accidentally spilled a bucket of diesel oil while Yeaton was filling up a water-tank in the bed of Yeaton's dump truck.  A large sheen covered the pond but little was recoverable with pads.  Most of the oil was in the soil adjacent to the pond & road.  No wells are threatened.  AFD had lain boom and pads.  Smith and I went to Yeaton's yard, off Rt. 109 across from the Fire Dept.  Mr. Yeaton explained that it was an accident and agreed to excavate on Sat. 8/14/99, and replace the oily soil and retrieve the AFD's used sorbents.  I gave Yeaton a verbal okay to excavate next to the water as part of an emergency response action.  The sheen not recoverable in pads would have to evaporate.
    On Mon. 8/16/99 I checked out the site and determined it was cleaned to Dept. satisfaction, with the removed soil replaced by Yeaton.  Yeaton explained he would land-spread the 1 yd. or so of soil at his lot off Rt. 9.  No further Resp. actions expected.  See attached for further info.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-43-2000*On 5-4-00, Bob Tracy called to report that he was at the home of Phillip Bishop on a service call. The pump had stopped working and while trying to re-start it he noticed a strong smell of fuel in the water. I investigated and after several sources were eliminated and the submersible pump removed, it was determined the pump had leaked all its lubricating oil into the well. A check of the serial and catalogue number with the pump manufacturer revealed it was non- PCB oil.
P-66-2001*Delivery man slipped on ice while walking the hose back to the truck and the nozzle opened, spilling around 5 gallons.  The spill was cleaned up with pads.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 7, 2001
A-72-1998*No site visit made.

This spill happened when the nozzle failed to shut off.  Staff used sorbents to contain and remove the fuel from the paved area.  This was the second time within the week.  I asked that Irving Maintaninance be called to look into the problem.  Linda Nowell reported that all nozzles at the facility were being replaced with a more sensitive model.

No further action is anticipated.
B-772-1999*Early on the morning of 12/6, Kenny Fitz of Sawyer Environmental picked up a dumpster in the vicinity of Summer and Main Sts in Bangor, and loaded the contents into his compactor truck.  Shortly thereafter, Fitz noticed that his load seemed to be smouldering, so he drove the whole shootin' match to the Bangor Fire Dept's Central Station, and asked them to put it out.   More accustomed to going to fires than having the fire delivered TO them, the quick thinking Lieutenant nonetheless suggested that  Fitz  take the load back across the street, and dump it on the vacant railroad land adjacent to the river.  The FD doused the load with water, and recovered a 5 gallon can labelled ND-44, an industrial drain cleaner.  No information has come to light as to the origin of the chemical.
B-117-1999*Penobscot County Sheriff Office called to say that they had an officer,#204, at an accident scene on Eastern Ave. in Holden. A car had gone off the road during a blizzard and into a ditch. There was running water in this ditch and the officer thought we should be notified. I learned that the gas tank was not injured and the nearest well was 300' away. Since there was no spill I did not go to the scene, but did request to be notified if anything should change.
B-528-1997*Contaminated soil was discovered during the removal of three underground gasoline tanks at Drake's Store in Lee. Mike Whitney, owner of the tank system, chose to have the clean-up run by the DEP,(options agreement, attached) but other commitments prevented my being onsite.  I therefore engaged Fessenden Geo-Environmental to monitor the clean-up.

In all, 187 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed from the site on Sept. 22, 23,and 24, and spread to weather behind Ireland's Trash Disposal on the Dump Rd. in Lincoln.

Because the soil in question was sand, it soon became apparent that digging the contamination out was a losing proposition; for every hoefull removed, two fell back into the hole.  Also, the contamination extended deeper than the hoe could reach. The upshot was that Fessenden drilled a series of test wells to document the extent of contamination, and in the Spring or Summer of 1998 a vapor extraction system will likely be installed on the site to recover the lost gasoline.
A-385-1999* The Lincoln County S.O. reported a 20 gallon diesel spill at the Irving Mainway. This is located on Route One in Wiscasset. The Fire Dept. was called and they assisted Irving Oil in the clean up of the spilled diesel. No further action will be required.
A-77-2000*The spill was to a concrete floor. It was caused by a leaking gasket on the #4 paper machine. See attached report from IP.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-822-1999*Ron McKinnon, owner of McK's Variety Store, 99 Western Ave. in Hampden called to report that a relay switch stuck on a fuel dispenser and about 3 gallons was spilled on to the concrete apron. A few sorbent pads were laid down and he called the fire department and Dysart's Oil Company. The fire dept. apparently left the scene satisfied and a Dysart's repairman was correcting relay problem. The sorbent pads would be disposed through the oil company.
P-780-2001*On 10/1/01 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident with diesel spillage at Mile 53 North Bound on the Maine Turnpike in Falmouth.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that approximately half of the trucks saddle tank capacity had spilled onto the pavement around the truck.  The tanks were still leaking and the leak could not be stopped.  Drip pans were placed under the leaking tank to collect the contents.  When Copp Motors arrived to tow away the damaged truck, they were able to pump the remaining diesel fuel out of the tanks.  The spilled material was recovered using sorbent pads and sand.  Clean Harbors was hired by Troiano to remove the spent sorbents, and the Maine Turnpike Authority hauled the contaminated sand to Commercial Paving the following morning.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 4, 2001
A-155-1998*Received a call from Mr. Spinney Cough that he had a small oil spill. I responded to his site. The filter fitting on his tank had cracked causing a small amount to leak out. It leaked slowly and Mr. Cough told me he was able to slow it down until a licensed repair person came to fix it. He estimated about two gallons was lost. The ground the tank was on  had a thick layer of organic matter and thicktop soil before reaching mineral soil. He had already dug out some of the contaminated soil by hand. His wife told me that she did not want him to dig any of it up as he was in poor health. I finished the digging and in total we had excavated one drum of soil. There are no wells in the area and no other environmental receptors. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-472-2000*   On 8/9/00 I briefly visited this facility regarding an informal inquiry as to its condition.  The facility is located on Rt. 113 north of the junction with Rt. 160 and the Grant's CITGO.  The area is rural, on private wells and septic, and in a sand & gravel area.
   There is one dbl-wall steel AST on a concrete pad for gasoline, and a two compartment small AST for K1 and diesel (ssee site sketch).  The K1/diesel tank was marked that it was either owned or supplied by Lampron Enterprise oil company, of Gorham.
   The gasoline tank has one product line that goes in the ground and runs under the paved parking lot about 50' to 70' to a single dispenser/pump.  I did not see if the product line was single or dbl walled or if it had continuous-leak-detection.  As the piping comes out of the tank top and the dispenser is lower the system works on a syphon as well as suction system which usually means it is under pressure even if it has a suction dispenser.  Systems like this usually need a solenoid valve or other anti-suction device.  The facility was installed by Pollution Control Services (now part of North American Env.).
   A file search indicated a 1997 visit by the DEP's Steven Eufemia for a similar investigation (see P-363-97) when the facility was new.  I found no record of UST's ever having been registered at this site.  I noted no discharges and did not bother the operator during my visit.
   No further Resp. Div. action expected at this time.  A more complete ispection by BRWM L&E staff when they are next in the area may be helpful.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-80-2000*An oil filter seal on the hydraulic tank to the #3 wood room door ruptured. Oil spilled to the floor and the process sewer. See attached report from IP.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-442-2000*Received a call from Terry Matheson of Maritime Energy reporting a spill at a customer's house.  The spill was at the home of Terry Bruce in Lincolnville Beach.  Terry reported that the homeowner had stepped on the line and approximately 3 gallons of fuel was spilled on to a concrete floor.  Maritime personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  A number of messages to Mr. Bruce were left on his answering machine. He never called us back.  No further work by Response Services is indicated.
B-421-1999*B-421-99
Monroe

Monday July 19, 1999				1410

I received a phone call from Ms. Laura Pines, of Monroe.  Ms. Pines phoned to report that she found what she believes to be some hazardous material in her shed out building.  She said she doesn't know how it got there but the drum is labeled "Z-Bart Process Solvent".  I said that there are a number of ways of proper disposal.  One of the most economical and environmentally sound would be to see that the material if not banned is used for its intended purpose.

I explained that if the original material is in the drum, this material might be of use to a garage that is involved with undercoating and rust proofing vehicles.  She said she would offer the material to someone at a garage.  I asked her to get back to me, no matter what happened.

Monday July 19, 1999				1430

Laura Pines phoned back and said that the drum though leaking has been set on its side.  She will ask someone at a garage if it is something that they could use.  I explained that I would try to get out there to check out the material on Tuesday.

Tuesday July 20, 1999			late morning

Tom Varney and I arrived at the Laura Pine's home in Monroe.   We looked at the material in a drum in her tool shed.  We tested the material for pH and flammability.  The slightly rusty colored material in the drum turned out to be water.  We recovered 3 gallons of rusty smelly water from the Z-Bart drum and left the empty drum.  We also removed about 2 gallons of old gasoline that was in a proper red plastic container.  This material was taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor to await proper disposal.  The water was eventually sent to the Bangor Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant.
B-354-1996*On 7/10/96, 0735 hours the S.P. Orono Barracks reported a truck tanker that had discharged some of it's cargo on I-95 north in Medway.  There wasn't more information available so I headed for the site.  When I got there I could see that there had been an oily type spill on the exit ramp at the Medway exit.  The DOT had covered the spill with sand.  I didn't see a tank truck until I got to the Irving Truck Stop, which is close to the exit.  Here the unit was parked and the State Police were going over the unit.  The spilled product was MS4 asphalt emulsion, which was labeled as non hazardous.  The product had been completely immobilized by the sand.  It is transported at 180 degrees F and it typically becomes more viscous as it cools.  The product was destined to end up on the road covered with sand, but not at that particular location.  The product had discharged through a pressure relief valve. The driver felt that the discharge was caused by a product shift from one end to the other which in turn was a response to a change in momentum.  The tanker was a very old unit.  A motorcyclist who happened along while the spill was still very fluid and slippery went down in it.  He wasn't hurt but he did have some damage claim that he would be submitting to the transporter's insurance.
B-494-2000*B-494-2000
09/11/2000 11:10

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small dielectric oil spill at the Gaelic Square elderly housing facility off of Main Street in Jonesport.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons of oil leaked from a corrosion hole on their ground based transformer.  Approximately one drum of oily debris was generated in the clean up.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non-PCB".
B-214-2001*B-214-01
Brownville Junction

Thursday April 19, 2001				0100

The state police dispatcher phoned an asked me to contact Ken Strout (944-0303), of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad about a train derailment that involved a car of molten sulfur.  The train derailment occurred in Brownville Junction.  When I arrived in Brownville Junction around 0245 a B & A truck that was designed to travel on railroad tracks met me.

From there we drove to the remote derailment about 2 miles to Mile 79 (mile 0 is in Searsport).  At the derailment there were 5 rail cars off the track and overturned.  In sequence the derailed cars are:

1. Magnesium Oxide (not a hazardous material) not spilled

2. Molten Sulfur UN 2448 (labeled as residue) this means it has been offloaded
     as much as possible, but there could be some in it.

3. Lumber in a boxcar.

4. Oats in a hopper car (this was the only spilled commodity).  The local deer
      population will eat well.

5. Newsprint in a boxcar.

The most dangerous item at the spill site appeared to be a large section of rail that was stressed like a huge leaf spring.  The plans are for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad to get help from Springfield Terminal to right the cars.  This may take sometime due to the remote location of the derailment.  Meanwhile the local deer population should feed quite well.
B-94-2001*      On March 7, 2001 at 1415 we received a call from Kathy Larrabee of Irving Oil in Searsport reporting a fuel oil spill at their bulk plant in Ellsworth.  A New England Heating home delivery truck was loading when the driver overfilled a truck compartment and spilled between ten and fifteen gallons of #2 fuel.  An Irving crew and the driver recovered most of the fuel with sorbents.  The area is on town water.
B-186-2001*McKusick Oil Co. called to report that an oil spill had occurred at John Leonard's home at #4 Littlefield Road in LaGrange. His outside AST had lost about 125 gallons of #1 when the nipple between the tank and firematic valve sheared from this winter's heavy snow load. There was no free product to collect as the oil had sunk into the soil at the edge of the mobile home. The 220' deep drilled well is about 75' from the spill site and is protected by 140' of casing. The spill location is at the head of a filled area that slopes away from the well. Because of the depth of well casing and the absorption capabilities of the fill and the slope, I feel that the well is protected and no further action is necessary.
P-177-1999*   This report is in response to a Thu, 3/11/99 notice of gasoline contam. found in soil at this rural commercial property.  Ms. Kay Willaims with DiaSorin's env. and safety unit reported 35.5 ppm of GRP contamination in soil at DiaSorin's Atlantic Antibody farm facility in Windham, Maine.  Atlantic Antibody is involved in medical research and development.
     I visited the facility on Wed., 3/24/99 and was given a tour by manager Jeff Thompson.  Shevenell Gallen & Assoc. had done a Phase 1 on the property this past winter; followed by excavation and sampling of a former UST location by Northeast Test Consultants on 2/24/99.  Thompson recalls a 500 gal. gaso. UST that was removed in 1984-85.  1985 was prior to Maine's 1986, CMR 691 regs. on UST registration and management.
    The facility's 400' deep drilled well is about 100 ft away making the area geologically sensitive.  Though 35.4 ppm GRP was found in the soil, no MTBE or BTEX was detected and the drilled well was tested ND.   The farm and Anderson Rd. runs along the ridge with a drop-off and water on either side (see site sketch and assessment maps).  There are presently several gaso., diesel, heating oil and propane AST's onsite.  I was told there are no product spills associated with these fuel facilities.
     Based on the 3/24 site visit, lab analysis, age of the reported contamination, and Phase 1 assessment, the site is presently graded at an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.  No further actions by Atlantic Antibodies are required by the Maine DEP at this time based on present information, though a clean-up to Intermediate Clean-Up Goal is recommended.  Mild petro. contaminated soils are understood to be present onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  See attachments for further details.  A copy of this report will be sent to DiaSorin, Inc.  See attachements.


S. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-241-2000*      On May 2, 2000 at 1615 Betty, a dispatcher for C.N. Brown in South Paris, reported a one-half cup spill of #2 fuel .  The leak came from a loose fitting on a home delivery truck. The spill occurred on Cindy Lane in Dexter.  The driver recovered the fuel with sorbents.
A-398-1997*An old heating oil tank was removed as the result of a real estate transfer.  The tank had been taken out of service many years ago.  Evidence of a line leak was found.  The soil was removed.  It was mixed with manure and spread at the back of the property.  The well was sampled by the consultant and no hydrocarbons were detected.
P-695-1996*
Spill report update of 9/2/03

 	On 11/6/96 I visited the site and met with Mr. Terry Kirk who gave me a tour of the boiler room and UST area.  This is an odd UST facility where the four steel #6 oil UST's had half of their length buried underground and the other half sticking out into a room adjacent to the boiler room (see site sketches).  Abandonment by removal of the tanks were difficult to access with heavy equipment and would have caused damage to the building, so an abandonment-in-place was granted.
	This mill property is owned by LEDA Associates who also owns the nearby Mill Fabric Center.  I understand that LEDA Assoc. is associated or owned by Miller Industries who also owns the Farwell Mill and Worumbo Mill.  It is located off Mill and Brook St. which are off Rt. 196.  The area is reported to be served by public water but I do not believe this was confirmed with the town.  The site is an old industrial mill complex and appears to be closed at this time.

  	I understand a CMR 691 UST removal assessment [with test pit to check for a discharge] was done on 12/12/96 by Normandea Assoc. where only minor heavy-oil spillage was noted below a tank.  The area is underlain by silt/clay and I understand that no receptors are threatened by the discharge.  No clean-up was required.  See attachments. et al for details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-251-2000* Bruce Ripley called to report that he had found 4 or 5 pails of waste oil at the intersection of route 43 and 201 in the town of Madison. I made a site visit and found four 5 gallon containers of what appearred to be waste oil. Using sorbent pads I collected some of the oil that was in these containers. These containers were badly degraded by UV rays that I did not attempt to lift them up. In addition there was one 55 gallon drum with some oil in it.
 Bart Newhouse and I returned at a later date and overpacked the 55 gallon drum and placed the containers into a lab pack. These items were brought back to the DEP warehouse for ultimate disposal. EPI collected this drum for disposal in July 2000.
A-704-2000*Received a call from Roy Koster concerning a small spill.  He called to report that a leak from a hydraulic line on a bucket truck spilled approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil.  As originally reported, the spill did get to a bog that is on the property.  The report that was sent however states that the oil did not reach Beaver Bog.  As reported, a beaver did set off the alarm on an oil/water separator that discharges into Beaver Bog by chewing on the sensor, confusing the issue of whether the oil did reach the bog.  The intent of the beaver has not been ascertained. The CMP report states that excavating the contaminated gravel behind the bucket truck removed all visible signs of the spill.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-12-2001*B-012-01
Ellsworth

Tuesday January 9, 2001				1250

I received a phone call from George Ray Jr. (667-5536), of Ray Plumbing.  Mr. Ray phoned to report an oil spill at the Marjorie Richard residence at Lot #1, Woodland Acres on the Bucksport Road (US Route 1), in Ellsworth.  He said that Ray Plumbing & Heating technicians responded to a no heat complaint.  The heat had been off since 0400 this morning.

When I arrived at the Richard residence, I spoke with 2 Ray Plumbing employees.  They were in the process of cleaning up an oil spill to the surrounding snow.  We shoveled snow into 2 large plastic trashcans until we could no longer see any stained snow.  The oil did not run under the mobile home residence.  Some of the oil was picked up using sorbent pads.  The trashcans were taken to a Ray Plumbing garage to be thawed out.  Once thawed the water could be pumped out or the oil could be sorbed off the top.  A few sorbent pads were taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.  The broken tank nipple was replaced and the tank was later placed back in service.
B-600-1997*10/17/97 08:30

Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil in Bangor called to request a waiver to abandon in place a 20,000 gallon #6 oil tank at Central Maine Moving and Storage on 78 Rice Street.  It was determined the tank was positioned rather close to railroad track spur.  The tank was also close to the building's foundation.  Because of these two situations the waiver was given.  As of December the work is still pending.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT BY CLEVE LECKEY:

     On the morning of 11/17/97, Mike Tatarcyk of Clean Harbors requested an in place abandonment permit for a 15000 gallon heating oil UST at Consolidated Warehouse in Bangor.  The bottom of the tank was 14 feet from grade and the tank was next to the building.  Abandonment by removal would have undermined the building's slab.  When I inspected the site, I observed that the tank had been exposed, cut open and cleaned.  I wrote an in place and waived the 30 day notification requirement.
I-58-2000*On 6-5-00, Cheryl St. Peter of County Environmental called to report that while conducting a site assesment on a tank removal at A.E. Chapman and Sons in Fort Fairfield, some contaminated soil was encountered. The 2 1000 gallon tanks were removed and inspected. Most likely the piping was the source, as the tanks had no evidence of corrosion. About 57 cubic yards of soil was removed to meet the Baseline 2 cleanup goal.
B-298-2001*B-298-2001
05/21/2001 15:55

     Linda Boulier of the Cedar Falls Trailer Park on the Finson Road called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at her residence.  It was stated that the nipple to the tank developed a small leak spilling a couple pints of oil.  Workers were then called in for repairs.  No soil excavation was thought to be necessary.

B-467-2000*B-467-2000
08/29/2000 10:00

     Rachel Sharp, concerned resident on Pretty Marsh Road in Mount Desert, called to report that loam that was delivered to her residence in June contained high levels of lead.  It was stated that samples of the soil were sent to the University of Maine to determine nutrient levels.  It was also protocol to test for lead.  Total lead levels exceeded the remedial action guideline of 375 parts per million.  The highest out of the ten levels was 615 parts per million.  Paint chips were also observed in some of the samples.
     Investigation shown that the loam came from Blanchard & Gray, Inc. of Northeast Harbor.  I later spoke to Richard Gray of Blanchard & Gray on the matter.  He informed me that he could not recall where the loam came from.  He stated that it was sitting at his yard for some time however.  I explained to Mr. Gray that further sampling would be needed to determine how a clean up would proceed.  Unfortunately the soil failed TCLP at 16 parts per million.  Since the soil was characterized as having hazardous lead levels, Clean Harbors personnel initiated the clean up.
     The yard area was outlined where the loam was spread.  It was determined based upon the dimensions of the yard and the 28 yards that was originally delivered, the soil would have to be excavated down to about 3 inches.  A total of 4 inches was taken to ensure all the contamination was removed.  A total of about 40 yards was removed and disposed of in roll off containers.  Soil samples of the remaining soil were determined to have acceptable background levels of lead.  The affected area was then repaired and stabilized with clean loam and sod. A full investigation of Blanchard and Gray's facility is planned by Hazardous Waste Enforcement staff in the spring.

A-608-1998*     DEP received a report that a sheen was evident on Little Pond.  Inspection showed a sheen believed associated with a half-empty 1-quart lube oil container on the shore near a seasonal home; miscellaneous personal gear (clothing, shoes, fishing gear) was strewn about and may have been the result of vandalism although there was no evidence of a break-in at the residence.
     The oil container and a few other items of litter were collected for disposal.
P-625-1999*    During the evening of Tues. 8/31/99, BFD reported thru the State Police that there was an ongoing fire at H C Crooker Inc.'s equipment storage area behind Linhaven Trailer Park in Brunswick.   Apparently vandals had set fire to rubber-tire blasting mats as well as various trailers.  BFD stated that there was nothing reaching the nearby Androscoggin River though they were afraid that oily runoff from the burning tires may be carried to the river by water from the fire-fighting.
     I visited on 9/1/99 and noted the burned area but no runoff within 500+ feet of a wetland adjoining the Androscoggin River.  At this time I see no threat from this fire to any nearby sensitive receptors.  I noted no evidence of petroleum or oily runoff.  The fire is believed to have been set by vandals form the trailer park.  Two old MC 306 tank trailers nearby were not burned or damaged.  Much of this equipment appears derelict and likely not containing much fuel.  The area is off Old Bath Road NE of Cooks Corner and BNAS.
    See the attached for further details.  No further DEP Resp. Div. action is anticipated at this time.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-500-1997*9/10/97 0908

I received a phone call from Mr. Normal LaBerge of the Cutler Naval Base.  Mr. LaBerge phoned to report that a navy dump truck tipped over on the soft shoulder on Route 191 in East Machias.  As a result of this accident about 2.5 gallons of antifreeze (ethylene glycol mixture about 50%) was spilled and subsequently cleaned up by the Navy.

In all about 1/2 cubic yard of antifreeze contaminated soil was removed from this location and drummed up (1.75 drums).  This soil is to be spread at a location near the antenna field.
A-119-2001* CN Brown spilled a few gallons of fuel oil onto the paved driveway at the home of Dale Gordan. The oil was cleaned up by CN Brown.
B-197-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-586-1999*B-586-99
Charleston

Saturday September 18, 1999			1813

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked that I contact Mr. William Levesque (942-4416), a Bangor Hydro Electric systems operator about a transformer spill in Charleston.

According to Mr. Levesque, a power pole (Pole 832/31), with its 5 KVA transformer, was brought down when a local farmer struck the pole's guy wire with his tractor.  The spill of 3.5 gallons of PCB contaminated transformer oil (field test >50 PPM) left a 3 by 10 foot stain in a cornfield.  The spill was reported as happening at 1630.

On Monday September 20, Mona Spear phoned to report the Lab test at 70-PPM PCB concentration.  The area of the stain was excavated down an additional 3 inches and was increased and additional 1 foot around the perimeter.  The area was then resampled and found that all of the 12 samples were < 1 PPM PCB concentration.

Clean Harbors generated one 85-gallon drum, and four 55-gallon drums of oil contaminated soil and corn stalks.  Other debris to be disposed by Clean Harbors included one 55-gallon drum or sorbents, suits and gloves.  These drums of spill debris will be disposed of through Clean Harbors, Braintree Massachusetts.
B-265-1999*
On 5/28/99, 1044 hours Tina Bodkins reported a one-quart, crankcase oil spill for Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline.  The spill took place in Princeton on the Stud Mill Road 500 feet south of mile marker 292. The release came from a skidder that had tipped onto its side because of irregular terrain.  The cleanup generated 0.1 cubic yards of soil.  The soil was stored in a drum that had been approved by Clean Harbors for that purpose.

I-5-2001*On 1-12-01, Dennis of Dead River called to report that there had been a small spill at a customers home while fuel was being delivered. About 5 gallons was spilled at the fill by the side of the house. They dug out the contaminated soil and took it to Tri-Community Landfill. I looked at the property and confirmed the cleanup.
I-75-1997*On 7-8-97, this office received a complaint from a Mike Drake of Littleton that his well water smelled like gasoline. His property was located close to the old Stevens Junkyard and he was concerned that an old contaminant from there was getting to the well. I met with him at his residence that day. The water did have the odor of a faint, weathered gasoline. The well was also located about 150 feet from the boundary of the old junkyard. The well is drilled and cased with a fuctioning top. It is just outside the front door with a two foot stickup. I had filters installed that day and took a water sample for lab analysis. Analysis came back with no gasoline components but fairly high (158 PPB) light end compounds. These include Pentane, Butane, Propane C-4 and C-5. It is not likely this material is from gas or fuel oil but from a light ignition compound such as camping fuel or some type of lighter fluid. Investigation continues to determine the source.
A-426-2000*See attached.
A-567-2000*I received a call from Farmington Oil Co at 1630 hrs on 10/13/2000.  The caller reported a residential line leak of unspecified volume.  The company had received a call from the homeowner, Mr. Dexter Eustis of Wilton, reporting he was out of oil.  The Eustis's were on scheduled delivery, and should not have run out of oil.  The oil line from tank to burner ran under a concrete slab.  A line test was performed which indicated a line failure.  The dealer replaced the line with an approved line above the slab.  I responded to the home on 10/14/2000 to investigate.  Based on interviews with the Eustis's and the Wilton Water Department, all of Sunset Ave is connected to public water and sewer.  No odors were evident in the basement.  I instructed Mr. Eustis in the event that fuel oil odors became evident, to call DEP.  No further action is anticipated by DEP.
I-73-1996*This was a new home in 1993, built by Peter Bossie.

The fuel Line was buried in the concrete floor with no sleeve. Paul Moody, Oil & Solid Fuels Board was notified.

Water testing showed 53 ppb of deisel range organics. The well is located about 15 feet from the house.

A water filter was installed by Soft Water Service on 8/30/96.

A new well was drilled on 10/2/96. Depth is 203 ft with 61 feet of casing. Well location was identified by Paul Blood.

The new well was hooked up on 10/16/96 by Babe's Pump Service.
P-179-1997*8Apr97, I responded to Fourth St., in Lewiston, to check on a compliant of a person at 44 Fourth St., draining engine oil from motor vehicles. The complianant said that the town officials were unresponsive.

I did not observe any oil residue on the street or in the storm drain down grade of the subjects residence. I did observe the subjects driveway. A motor vehicle was present and buckets were deployed in a way to catch draining fluids.
I contacted the complianant and informed her of my observations. She advised that the subjects does drain vehicle fluids improperly and will call when she observes it again.

No further action at this time.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (29Apr97)
No further
P-63-2001*   On Tues. 1/30/01 I briefly visited this site while in the area.  My last visit was on 6/1/95, when I noted this old gas station and country store while driving by [see P-312-95].
    At this time I could initially find no record of this facility being registered with the DEP as required.  There appeared to be  one two-compartment UST, or two UST's end-to-end.  The tank(s) looked like up to 1000 or 2000 gal. in size based on their location on the property and likely amount of use for this area.  There is one dispenser still present on the island though there is a location for a second dispenser/pump.  The facility may have been operating in 1995 when I noted that the tank's spill buckets looked new and the hose was connected.  The facility appears out-of-service at this time.  One vent pipe comes directly out of the tank (see photos).  If the facility is non-conforming (i.e. bare steel tanks or piping) it was required to have been properly abandoned prior to 10/1/97 or earlier.
    The area is rural residential.  I understand that some of Woolwich is on private wells though there is a fire hydrant across the street from the facility indicating possible municipal water for the residences, though this is not confirmed at present (see attached PDWSA Map 64).  A check with DEP's Ted Scharf revealed the site to be Reed's Gulf.  In DEP reg. files it has no street address which is why it could not initially be found and identified.  Mr. Scharf states that Mr. Reed is presently ill and he has been dealing with a representative for his property.
    This report will be forwarded to DEP tank's enf. group with a recommendation for a site inspection.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.  See attached and DEP UST reg. file # 3798 for further information.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-767-1998*B-767- 98
Lincoln

Wednesday November 25, 1998				1315

I received a phone call from Mr. Steve Marone (794-6500).  Mr. Marone,  the facilities supervisor at the Lincoln Elementary School, phoned to report that there was about 200 gallons of number 5 heating oil contained in the school's containment vault.  He said that the tank was filled, overfilled, by H.O. Bouchard on Monday morning and that he just noticed the problem.

He said that there was a loose bung on top of the tank.  This allowed the black oil to flow out and remain contained until he discovered it this morning.  I asked Mr. Marone if he needed help cleaning up the mess.  His response was that he wanted to know if he could leave it and contract a clean up contractor after the Thanksgiving holiday.  I gave him the names and numbers of some clean up contractors.  He said the school district  would be hiring a clean up contractor after the holiday.
A-102-1997*I was called about an overfill at the Whelan residence.  The spill had not been reported by Butler Maxcy & Heath.  The Whelans had noticed odors in their residence and found oil in the straw around the fill.  BMH came out and removed some oil from the tank and took some of the straw.  The vapors still persisted.  I found no evidence of an over fill since the vent pipe was not oiled on the outside or inside.  It appears that the driver accidently opened the valve on the hose when it was not connected to the tank.
The remaining soil will be dug up and placed below the barn and mixed with manure.
A-258-1999*No site visit made.  This was a small overfill.  The driver cleaned and contacted the owner to see if there was any loss in the residence.  The vent alarm was not working properly and arrangements were made to have this fixed or replaced.  I contacted the owner and she confirmed that all spilled fuel had been removed.  No further action is anticipated.
B-471-1998*On July 17, 1998 at 1130 we received a call from Ms. Jeanie Gray of Carmel reporting a diesel spill on a building lot that she owns on the Horseback Road in Carmel.  She said a M.E. Hewes dump truck was working on the site and tipped onto an angle on a gravel drive and leaked diesel fuel onto the ground.  She said that the driver told her husband that between fifteen and twenty gallons of fuel leaked.  The spill occurred around June 25 but was never reported.

I met Mr. Gray at the site on July 20 and he showed me the area.  He has a 100' drilled well on the lot but the surface drainage is away from the well.  I found a silver sheen in a couple of spots on the other side of a field at the end of this drainage but recovering this small amount of oil by excavation is more harmful than the oil since this oil didn't threaten his well.

Since the spill origin was about sixty feet from the well I contacted Don Hewes of M.E. Hewes who would be on site the next morning with a back-hoe.  Mr. Hewes arrived as scheduled and he excavated about two yards of contaminated soil that had PID readings over 50 PPM.  There is a layer of green clay about at a depth of three feet which should inhibit any further downward penetration of the diesel fuel.
A-69-1999* Mr. Ricker's pickup truck went through the ice on China Lake.  This occurred late Monday afternoon, 2-1-99, in the area of Fire Rd. 10. The Warden Service was notified at 2115 hrs. on 2-1-99.  The next morning I arrived on scene to assist in the clean up of the oil.
  Ronald Ricker, of China, owned the truck that went through the ice.  There was a small amount of motor oil and transmission fluid floating on the water at this location.  After many attempts to bring the truck to the surface the weather turned bad, rain and snow, and the removal operation was suspended.  The next day a narrow channel was cut through the ice from the pickup to the shore.  The truck was then dragged along the bottom using a skidder.  I arrived after the truck was pulled ashore.  I finished changing sorbent pads and then left.
  The Kennebec Water District was notified on 2-2-99 and two gentlemen arrived on site later that day.  I suggested that no samples be collected at the spill site, we knew there was motor oil there.  The intake for the water district is located 5 miles away.  No further action will be required.
P-391-1998*On 8/19/98 I received a call from George Flaherty of the Cumberland County E.M.A. reporting that he had received a call from Spinnaker Manufacturing reporting a spill of Toluene and Hexane.  I called Spinnaker Mfg. and spoke to John Martis.  Mr. Martis informed me that the spill had occurred starting on 8/10 when a valve failed on a solvent recovery unit resulting in an air emission of 38,000 lbs. of Toluene and Hexane.  The spill was discovered on 8/12 in the morning.  I told Mr. Martis that spills were required to be reported immediately and gave him the appropriate telephone numbers for both State and Federal agencies.  I also mailed to him a Hazardous Materials Spill report form which I told him needed to be returned within 30 days.  I am referring the case to enforcement for failure to report a hazardous materials spill immediately.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 19, 1998
A-381-1997*A Pike truck loaded with sand was forced into the guard rail by a car.  The truck's saddle tank broke open.  The oil ran onto the pavement.  Pike immediately spread sand to soak up the spill.  The sand was picked up and taken to the batch plant for processing.
B-486-1997*Mr. Leigh reported that they had a pad mounted transformer weep non-PCB oil.  This transformer was in the parking lot of Pat's Pizza and supplied power to all the commercial buildings in that area.  He believed that only a few ounces had been lost.  As this was Friday afternoon he wanted to wait to Sunday morning to replace the unit.  I agreed that since the weeping oil was being contained in the pad's sump it seemed reason able to delay the corrective action to a less intrusive date.  It went as planned.
B-599-2000*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that one of their bucket trucks had leaked about 1/2 pint of hydraulic oil from a bad pump. This was to the new pavement of the Christian Ridge Rd. in Ellsworth. The crewman tried to wipe it up with a pad but the majority of the oil was hidden in the pockets in the new pavement. He covered the stain with road sand and left. Considering the miniscule amount such response was satisfactory.
B-38-1997*On 1/22/97, 1400 hours Phil Finley of Roy Bros. Company reported that the facility belonging to James W. Sewall at Dewitt Field in Old Town had a leaking AST.  He furhter indicated that it was a slow leak associated with a small corrosion hole on its bottom.  They were in the process of installing a tank bottom to stop the leak.  However, Phil felt that a clean up was probably in order.  He also realized that the AST installation would have to be upgraded as a result of the repair that they were in the process of performing.

I contacted James W. Sewall management and arranged to redo the existing AST facility.  My role was to oversee the handling of any contaminated soil.  They removed three cubic yards of contaminated soil and another two cubic yards of soil that was not contaminated.  The contaminated soil was stock piled on site for future remediation.

The terminal has a well three hundred feet away from the spill site, but the water is not potable.  City water will be piped in soon.
A-518-2000* An underground tank was removed from this location on Water Street. This tank was found during a site assessment that was conducted prior to a real estate transaction.
 The tank was removed on 9-18-00 and a small amount of soil contamination was found. PID readings varied and two reading exceeded 1,000 PPM. The area is served by public water and no other receptors were evident. The tank was empty however, no one knew what it may have contained. Therefore I requested that a soil sample be collected from the bottom of the excavation. This sample was later analyzed to have a concentration of 100 mg/kg  GRO.
 No further action will be required.
A-479-1997*Received a call from Damariscotta Fire Department that there had been an overfill at Miles Health Care Center. I responded. When I arrived I inspected the site with the Fire Chief. The fire department had done a good job of containing the spill. They prevented the oil from reaching the water. I went back to the discharge site and inspected it with the fire chief and representatives of Miles Health Care including Ann Schneider. Irving Oil was delivering #2 fuel oil to the long term care facility and had overfilled the tank. Product had come out of the vent causing the driver to fall down a small flight of stairs and allowing additional product to come out the vent. An estimated 200 gallons of product was spilled.

Upon inspection, I noticed that the remote tank gauge indicated that the tank was not full. The master tank gauge beside the inside 10,000 gallon tank indicated the same condition as the remote gauge, that the tank was not full. At this time I indicated that Miles Health Care would be the responsible party as their failure to maintain the gauge was the major reason the spill occurred. Miles Health Care did contact Clean Harbors to finish the cleanup. Finishing the cleanup was mainly picking up contaminated pads and doing detail work with sorbents. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-67-2001*Received a call from Denise Goodheart of Binax+NEL concerning a spill at the lab.  She reported that a technician had disposed of 30 1-l sample bottles that were preserved with sulfuric acid by pouring them down a sink.  She stated that this is against lab policy. The lab currently does not have a chemical SPCC but is cooperating with Hazardous Waste Enforcement to write one.  No site visit was made and no further work by Response Services is necessary on this spill. See the attached letter from Binax+NEL for additional information.
A-669-2000* Glen Wall of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection noticed two rather large petroleum stains at Christy's Market in China, ME.  After checking the office log book and other staff at DEP, Mr. Wall discovered that these spills had not been reported.  Mr. Wall made a site visit on 12-4-00 and asked the employees several questions. These two spills had not been entered in their log book as required. Secondly, no effort was made to sweep up the speedi-dri that was placed onto one of the spills. The spill near the diesel pump had not been addressed at all. The second spill was in the parking lot near the aboveground tanks. This spill may have been from a transport truck.
 Mr. Wall then instructed the employees to enter the spill into the log book and to sweep up the speedi-dri.
 This report has been forwarded to our Enforcement Division.
P-145-1999*On February 26, 1999 Chanel Coulombe of Downeast Energy called to report a spill that had been discovered at the Downeast yard on Stanwood Street in Brunswick.  One of their vehicles had developed a leak from it's fuel tank and leaked 3-5 gallons of diesel fuel to a paved parking lot.  Downeast employees cleaned up the spill with Speedy Dry and Ground Guard.  No further action.
P-585-1997*UST not registered.  Contractor to inform Oqunquit School district to register tank.  As of May, 1998 no registration on file.
P-705-2001*  At the request of the Limington CEO: Hamlin and I of DEP accompanied the CEO to this site on Wed. 9/5/01.  The site is a rural residential area and has been an auto junkyard for 20 to 30 years, unlicensed for 3 years.  Gaines, the owner & operator, lives in a trailer next to the site @ 20 Hemlock (see site sketch).  To the N and E are other homes, all on drilled wells.  Mr. Gaines was not at home.  Small oil spills on the property/soil and oil containers were evident from the road.  Around and behind a locked garage was approx. 100 junk autos and trucks.  The town was considering taking the property for unpaid taxes though is concerned about liability related to environmental clean-up.  From past experience this is a real concern.
   On 10/2/01, I returned and sampled two residential wells (Mayberry & Reed) that I thought most threatened and in-line for contaminated gw from the junkyard.  GRO and EPA 8260 lab results for the water samples were "Undetected" for the volatile compounds sampled for and thought most likely to be there and be most threatening.  (See memo of 10/12/01 and attached analysis for further details)
   This report shall not be considered a site assessment, nor that the property is clean to state satisfaction considering the limited assessment performed at this time.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal has not been met at this time.  Further clean-up actions are possible.  I noted no UST or AST related discharges.  Visible spills observed appear to be small and from leaking containers and vehicles.  These spills were not reported or remediated by the spiller(s) as required.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-199-1996*D-TREE = BL2.
A-476-1999*The complainant reported an oil stain under a log truck.  I visited the site and observed a large stain in a gravel driveway near Bates Brook.  I contacted the owner and informed him of the need to report spills to DEP and of the need to clean the spill.  His well is nearby and the stream (which was nearly dry at the time) would allow oil to reach Wilson Pond after rain.  Apparently a saddle tank had over flowed when the fuel expanded in hot weather.  He cleaned the site over the weekend and called to let me know he was ready for me to check the work.  I was very impressed with the effort he put into the cleanup.  At the low side of the spill he had gone about 2' deep.  There was a little contamination left near the base of a large tree, but I feel that the cleanup is complete.  There is no need to refer the site to Technical Services or to sample the well.
A-58-2000* Ms. Coleman called this office asking for help in determining if someone had dumped some unknown chemical in her apartment. She claims that her eyes would water and her face would feel irratated. I responded and could find no evidence of any chemicals. Using two instruments such as the "multi warn" and dreager tubes, no readings were detected for NH3, CO, H2S, Cl. or VOC.
 Ms. Coleman was convinced that something had been dumped in her apartment. I called the Waterville Police Dept. to inquire if this person was a 10-44. An officer and a Crisis worker responded and they spoke with Mrs. Coleman.
 My only suggestion to Mrs. Coleman was to wash or throw out the linens that she believed had been contaminated. No other involvement will be needed.
A-515-1997*A drum of waste oil washed up at the Coast Guard station in Rockland.  They secured the drum.  Sea Coast Ocean Services disposed of the drum.
P-432-2001*  The late morn of Tuesday 5/29/01, I received word that a box trailer load of assorted chemicals from Monson Co. had gone off the road at Mile 66 Northbound of the Turnpike.  Before leaving and/or enroute I notified DEP's Jon Woodard and Tambra Gallant.  Calling David Feeney of Monson Co. he advised me the load contained: 15% Sodium Hypochlorite (UN 1917) solution, Muriatic Acid (HCl, UN 1789), Fluorsilicic Acid (a.k.a. Silly Acid, UN 1778), Ammonia-Urea, Soda Ash, liquid Sodium Bisulfate (UN 2693), Sodium Flouride (UN 1690), 150 lb. Chlorine cylinders (UN 1017), and Calcium Chloride (see attached Shipping Papers and MSDS for further information on the chemicals).  A diesel disch. from the tractor's saddle tanks was also confirmed later.  The MTA was closed from Exit 11, north to Exit 12.
   The Incident commander throughout the incident was New Gloucester Fire Chief Bruce Tupper. Brezinski was initial DEP primary rep. though this passed to Jon Woodard upon his arrival.  Brezinski oversaw clean-up following the removal of the cargo and wrecked truck.  Also onsite and part of entry teams were DEP's Cyr and Hemenway.  Copp Motors Co. stabilized and later removed the vehicle.   Jeff Small of Clean Harbors was the CHI foreman for the cargo removal and spill clean-up.  Also onsite were MTA reps., State Troopers and Com. Vehicle Inspectors.   Clean Harbors was called in by DEP when it was evident to DEP and NGFD that Monson workers could not handle the cargo transfer and clean-up themselves.  Several Monson workers were undertrained and without proper PPE.  Storey Bros Co. supplied an excavator for removing much of the cargo.  The cargo was fully offloaded about 0100 hrs, 5/30/01; and the vehicle removed about 0200 hrs.  The box trailer broke in two during removal and was taken away in parts.
   On Wed. 5/30/01, Brezinski & MTA oversaw excavation of diesel contam. by Storey Bros. and CHI, and neutralization of the approx. 15 gal. acid spill.  See photos for further info.
P-595-1998*    Responding to the 11/24/98, communication from DEP's Jon Andrews (see attached) I visisted the rural home of Mr. Richard & Stephanie Staples on 155 Meadow Rd. at the corner of Quaker Meetinghouse Rd., in Durham.
     Mr. Staples recalled the problem with the leaking gasoline filter and assured me he had no leakage problem at his property.  I noted no obvious prohibited discharges though understand the auto did leak at least a small amount on Staples' property.  His house is supplied by a private well located in the front yard.  No further resp. Div. actions are expected in the near future.
A-61-2001*Valve failure discovered while plowing driveway. See attached CMP report. No site visit made. No further action expected.
I-156-1999*A Mapleton school bus leaked 5.99 gallons of diesel onto the school parking lot and main street.  The thin spill was not cleaned-up.  Some diesel did make it to a storm drain.
P-194-1998*On May 11, 1998 I responded to a call about a sheen on the water inside the boom around the Irving Artic that was docked at Spraque Energy in South Portland.  The sheen was very light and had no odor.  The sheen was nealry all gone when I arrived.  Speculation was that the sheen was biological in nature.  No action taken.
A-301-2001*CMP reported 3 compressors in their 345kV yard at Maine Yankee. In the past a similar compressor had a problem with discharging oil into the ground during normal operation (see spill report A-238-01). An engineering solution was implemented to replace the underground condensate sumps (which were assumed to be less than watertight) with aboveground condensate sumps which are watertight. Any oil entrained in the air and released during condensate blowdown will be contained and pumped off for disposal. No further action is anticipated.
A-127-2001*Pat Seaward DEP Tech services reported an incident of potential gasoline contamination at the subject location.  The suspected source was a vehicle leak.  I was not involved as no active source was discovered requiring removal.  Tech Services has oversight of this case.
P-446-2000*   In late July 2000, I investigated this facility status in regards to an anonymous inquiry.  The facility indeed was out of service at the time, though was in service the following month.  I was told that the facility goes out-of-service when they go without a delivery for a while and not due to any facility problems.
    The two active, double-wall CP steel tanks were installed by A L Doggett Co. in 1989.
P-881-1999*See attached report.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
P-411-1996*On 7/15/96 Steve Brezinski received a call from Chief Renaud of the West Bath Fire Dept. reporting a chemical reaction at Machine Products in West Bath.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that three five gallon buckets containing aluminum alloy shavings from the machine shop had filled up with rain over the weekend and had begun to generate gas and heat up.  The fire department had placed a load of sand over the three buckets to stabilize the reaction.  It was unknown what exactly had caused the reaction.  No material was spilled and no environmental damage occurred.  Machine products intended to dry out the shavings and dispose of them via their normal routine which is selling the shavings.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-253-2001*On 5/02/01, 1700 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a one pint release of non-PCB oil onto pavement at the Church of God at 2 Orchard Street in E. Millinocket.  The unit had overheated and sprayed oil onto a 5 foot diameter area on the pavement.  BHE personnel deployed and recovered a bag of speedy dry, which was taken to SERF.

I-45-2000*On 5-10-00, James Theriault of Smith's Truck stop in Blaine called to report that a truck owned by Gerald Macavoy had leaked crank case oil in the yard of the truck stop. It had rained and the oil was carried across the parking area. I visited the site and supplied some sorbent pads for the cleanup. All was on the paved area.
P-413-1999*On 6/14/99 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident on the Maine Turnpike at Exit 4.  The truck was leaking diesel fuel.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I used sorbent pads to contain and clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 24, 1999
B-353-1998*B-353-98
Guilford

Friday May 29, 1998				1340

Mr. Vincent Stakutis, of Guilford of Maine phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill.  He believes that the leak most likely began on Wednesday May 27, when the hydraulic line on a Sawyer Environmental trash compactor failed.  Mr. Stakutis believes it to be the source of a small sheen of oil that Darryl Luce was working on.

The sheen increased yesterday (May 28).  The hydraulic hose on the compactor was replaced this morning.  Due to the sheen, sorbent boom has been deployed in the area of the pipe that goes under the mill.  Of the 30 gallons of hydraulic oil that leaked, an estimated 25 gallons went to the storm sewer sometime prior to the spill being noticed (most likely on Wednesday night).  The deployed boom may have caught around 1 gallon or more of oil.  The rest was in the soil that has been excavated and taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-917-2001*MW Sewall experienced a valve failure while filling an AST at Kate's Wharf in Sebasco.  Less than 5 gallons of marine diesel  was spilled and was cleaned up immediately. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-937-2001*The Steinert Company installed a new copper supply line from Ms. Chardbourne's tank to her monitor heater.  The copper line was defective and leaked into the floor of her home.  We removed remaining unspilled product from the tank, soil, saturated wood, and insulation, etc.  The Steinert Company contacted their insurance company, and they in turn hired EnviroInvestigations (Craig Winter) to oversee the rest of the cleanup (see attached EnviroInvestigations Scope of Work).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-562-1996*10/11/96 @ 1445

Phil Finley of Roy Brothers Heating Oil (827-4416) phoned to report that he had a Roy Brothers crew working in the basement of a home owner at 420 South Main Street.  Mr. Finley stated that the tank rusted out and apparently had been leaking at a slow rate for some time.

When I arrived there was three workers from Old Town Fuel at Lt. James Lavoie of the Old Town Fire Department on scene.  The tank had a temporary magnetic patch on it that was holding while a clean up crew was sorbing up the oil on the basement floor.  None of the approximate 15 gallons of oil got to the floor drain.  Much of the oil was soaked up in Mrs. Seymour's basement carpet and was being cut out and removed while I was there.  These materials were disposed of by Old Town Fuel.  Plans are to pump out and replace the 275 gallon heating oil tank.
P-684-1996*On 10/29/96 I responded to a spill on Main Street in Yarmouth.  A Sewell Petroleum Products truck was delivering a 100 gallon virgin lube oil tank to a nearby garage.  The tank was not properly secured in the truck and fell out the back.  The tank landed on it's side and approximately twenty gallons of oil spilled before the tank was righted.  The fire department responded and was on scene when I arrived.  They had put down sorbent pads and Speedy dry.  Sewell sent a clean up crew to finish cleaning up and replace supplies for the Fire Dept.  No further action.
A-505-1999*Received a call from the Knox County Sheriff's office reporting a spill from a dump truck.  D.L. Overlock Construction owned the truck.  I called Dwight Overlock and he said that the dump truck had a saddle tank break and spill approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel.  He said he would excavate the contaminated soil.  I went out to look at the site. He had cleaned out most of the contamination and had excavated about 5 cubic yards of contaminated material.  He wanted to landspread the contaminated material at his shop.  I inspected the area and approved it. He was to landspread the contaminated material and then use it for fill under a parking lot or other paved surface.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-24-1996*Jim Segien of the Buckman's Head Wharf called to report that a large portion of an abandoned dock came to rest with the current onto his wharf. It was stated that the debris could threaten his gasoline piping connected to the wharf.  I informed Mr. Segien that I would notify the US Coast Guard.

A later conversation with the Coast Guard indicated the debris was carried off with the tide.  No spillage had taken place.
A-45-1996*Maritime Energy personel found product in runoff from the gravel at the bulk plant loading rack.  The discharge appeared to have come from a delivery by contract carrier.  It appears that the contents of the hose was discharged.  Maritime washed the area down into a contained pool and collected the product with pads.  They recovered the majority of the product.  No further action is necessary
A-361-1997*Visited site with Alex Pugh.  Leaks suspected because of contaminated wells in area.  However, no contamination was found.  Tanks in excellent condition.  Site assessment by Russell Bragg (Morrison-Jacques Whitford).
P-133-1996*On Feb. 29, 1995 Lewiston Fire Dept. called to report an explosion of a waste oil tank at Spoffords Service Center in Lewiston.  An employee of the station had been welding next to the near empty waste oil tank in the garage.  Some oil was thrown from the tank and there was a small amount remaining in the tank.  The oil was sopped up with speedy dry.  There was no release to the environment.  No further action.
B-109-2000*B-109-00
Kenduskeag

Monday February 28, 2000			1759

The state police dispatcher phoned and ask that I contact Mr. Joe Brown (942-5505), of Webber Oil about an oil spill in Kenduskeag.  According to Mr. Brown there was a spill of heating oil at the Thomas Nicholas residence on Route 15 in Kenduskeag.

When I arrived at the Thomas Nicholas residence, in Kenduskeag, I met briefly with Mr. Nicholas.  We then went out back of his house and to the area of his outside tank.  The tank was covered in snow and ice.  Ice fell and broke the brass tank nipple off.  It is unclear if the addition of the snow and ice that Mr. Nicholas had previously cleared off was the problem.  We removed the snow near the tank end in the darkness.   The snow averaged 40 inches deep, in the area near the tank.  I found isolated pockets of dyed heating oil (Product 20).  The well was located about 50 feet away and somewhat up gradient.  Still, this resource needed to be protected.

I phoned Michael Tatarcyk (848-3164),  of Clean Harbors and made arrangements to meet him in the morning and begin a clean up of the spill area.

Tuesday, February 29, 2000		 	0815

I arrived at the Nicholas residence and shortly the Clean Harbors crew showed up. I showed them the problem area and we began shovel snow and dig up some of the contaminated soil under the contaminated snow.  Eight tenths of a cubic yard of oil contaminated soil, sorbent pads and contaminated snow was disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden, under authorization number 41095A.
P-107-2000*No response required.
B-318-1996*An anonymous complainant called to report that a logging operation off of the Government Road in Bradley spilled a large quantity of oil.  It was described as being contained on water in a 40 foot ditch.  No other information other than direction to the site was given.

Investigation of the area shown that the material was a combination of dark organic debris, marsh sheen and possibly tannins.  The material had a strong resemblance to oil without the odor.
A-30-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor diesel spill had occurred at this construction site when a fitting broke.  According to the spiller the leak was promptly plugged and a spill "kit" was deployed; contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
B-72-1998*On February 4, 1998 at 1530 we received a call from Ralph Ouellette of Comstock Woodlands reporting a ten gallon spill of hydraulic oil in Pittston Township.  A hydraulic hose on a crane ruptured and spilled about ten gallons of oil onto the ground in a parking area for equipment.  Workers recovered most of the oil with sorbents and burned some remaining oil that was trapped in ice.  No state waters were threatened.
P-594-1998*     Responding to evidence of an unregistered UST I visited this downtown Lisbon Falls grocery store on 11/4/98 and noted a UST- like fill-pipe & cap coming up out of the ground.  The pipe was located several meters left of the main entrance and had a road-box around it, full of soil and no cover.  Long time residents and store employees stated that the location used to be the site of an auto dealership that sold gasoline many years ago, with pumps that were out front.  This 2" pipe looked to be for fuel oil or old gasoline.
     I could not remove the pipe cap with the tools I had so I contacted Mr. Stanley Schlar of Food City regarding further investigation.  Mr. Schlar stated that Food City did not own the building or property.  The Lisbon records lead me to Keith McCarthy of Hannaford Bros. whom I sent a letter too on 2/24/99 requesting an investigation of the pipe in the spring on 1999.  Paul Gillis of Hannaford Bros. referred me to Mildred and Wes McCarthy.
     Petro. discharges have been noted in the past at the nearby Getty station and Sunoco.  About 2000 ft. away is a public water well for Lisbon with an MTBE problem managed by the DEP in years past.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
     Harold Evans and I of DEP later met with Mildred & Wes McCarthy Libby and with Maine CTI Bill Carver.  We determined the tank formerly supplied fuel oil to the store and contained oily water.  The UST was registered and a removal notice sent in.  On 5/19/99 I observed the UST uncovered and approved its abandonment-in-place due to its location close to the building.  No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at this time.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. # 20108 file for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-392-1994*
Removal of waste oil UST facility.  See separate narrative for further details.
B-314-1998*B-314-98
Millinocket

Tuesday May 12, 1998				1649

I received a page from the state police dispatcher.  When I contacted the dispatcher, I was asked to contact Tom Tardiff (848-4246 or page 7504387), of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad about a reported tank car leaking.

According to Mr. Tardiff, a rail car in a remote area of the Millinocket rail yard may be leaking anhydrous ammonia gas into the atmosphere.  I explained that I would be heading to Millinocket and Tom Tardiff said he would meet me there.

When I arrived I went to the rail yard and talked with Gary and Bruce Jandreau.  These rail yard workers said that they smelled ammonia earlier today around 1500 when they were near the rail car.  They pointed out the car and currently there is no odor or release.  If a release occurred today it may have occurred as a result of the high range of temperature difference and the pressure release valve may have been temporary activated.  I spoke with Tom Tardiff who said that they would be watching the rail car and would notify DEP if its status should change.
P-250-2001*On 4/1/01 I received a call from the Limington Fire Dept. reporting a 30 gallon spill of Kerosene at the Black residence in Limington.  The spill occurred when ice and snow broke the fuel line from an above ground storage tank located outside the home.  I responded the following day.

Upon arrival, I observed contaminated ice, snow and soil under the tank.  I also observed a dug well approximately 5 feet from the spill area.  I advised the homeowner she could apply to the insurance fund, and also placed her on quarterly monitoring for the well.  I made arrangements with Garthwaite and Green to have the existing tank removed and a temporary tank installed to provide heat.  I also made arrangements with Fleet Environmental to return to the site on 4/4 to excavate the contaminated soil.

On 4/4 I returned to the site with Fleet Environmental.  Using a vactor, we excavated 2.3 tons of contaminated soil from the spill area.  Pending the results of the quarterly monitoring, no further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 10, 2001

On 3/4/02 I received an internal e-mail from Janet Gorman-Frost indicating that a quarterly monitoring result came back indicating diesel range organics (DRO) contamination in the well at 63 PPB.  The three previous quarters had shown no DRO contamination in the well water.  Since I was leaving for vacation in a few days, I referred the case to Brad Hahn of Technical Services to follow up on the lab results.  No further response services action anticipated.
A-290-2000*     DEP received a report that minor spillage of transmission oil to pavement was observed on a road surface and was being sorbed by local officials.
A-526-1997* The state police reported that a tractor trailer accident had occurred on I95. The accident occurred on the north bound lane, north of mile marker 142, near the Webb Rd. overpass.
 By the time I got there the truck had been removed. The roads were extremely icy, which had caused the accident. An unknown amount of diesel fuel had leaked. The Pittsfield Fire Dept. responded and spread sand on the spilled diesel.
 I continued into Pittsfield and spoke with the Fire Chief and he told me that they had spread sand on the spilled diesel.
P-99-1994*Four, one pint bags of human blood were discovered at Regional Waste Systems.  They had no identification or marking, so no responsible party could be held accountable.  The blood was disposed of by Maine Biomedical Services.
A-638-1999* On 10-21-99 the DHS Drinking Water Program forwarded this case to the DEP. They had collected two water samples and found low levels of DRO in one water sample. I made contact with the Ackerman's and made a site visit on 10-27-99. They smelled oil in their well water. This odor started after severe rains from a hurricane. Earlier in May of 1999 CMP lost several gallons of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck while setting a pole near the Ackerman's well. It was believed (by the Ackerman's) that this CMP spill was the cause of the oil odors. During my site visit I did not find any oil floating on the surface of the well water.
 Sequence of events:  Nov and Dec of 1998 Coliform is detected in well water, no E-Coli.
May 1999 CMP spills hydraulic oil from bucket truck.
8-30-99 submersible pump (@ Ackerman) fails and is replaced.
9-22-99 smell of oil in Ackerman's well water.
9-27-99 water sample collect by DHS, TSN is negative:
10-5-99 second sample collected by DHS, DRO is positive.
The Ackerman's are convinced that their water is contaminated. A Filter Agreement Letter was signed and filters were installed by Haskell Water Treatment on or about Dec 1999.
 Alex Pugh of our Technical Services Division has been involved with this case and all further work will be directed by Mr. Pugh.
P-934-2001*On 11/12/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bill at the Windham Fire Dept. reporting a small gasoline spill from a car accident on Chute Rd. in Windham.  I responded the following afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed little evidence of gasoline at the scene.  There was nothing at risk from the spill in the area to warrant an excavation.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
P-782-1999*CN BROWN driver overfilled AST.  Minimal amount spilled.  Clean up completed by CN BROWN.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-622-2001*On 10/23/01, 0922 hours Paul Jacques of CES reported that there was evidence of weathered DRO on the Drinkwater property.  He wanted to know if DEP would call for remediation.  The short answer is we would not require any clean up.  The decision tree puts the site at baseline 2, which calls for removal of all free product and any soil that reads 400 ppm plus.  The single 400 ppm reading was a laboratory analysis.  The highest PID headspace reading was 23.4 ppm.  The potential risk to the environment is as near zero as it can get.  The surface ground water is around five feet from grade, the area is dead flat and bio remediation is well under way.  However, if there were ever a reason to excavate that soil and it had to be taken off site it would have to be treated as special waste, which means a land fill or an asphalt plant.
A-249-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil had been spilled following ice/snow damage at this residential AST.  Oil had collected underneath the slab foundation; a contractor (EPI) was hired to install a pump-and-treat system which remains in-place at the time of this writing (6/2001).  This area is rural/residential, and the drilled well serving the subject residence is considered at-risk.  A DEP geologist (Seaward) was assigned.
   This spill was initially considered the responsibility of the tank owner (Sirois) despite the installation by a licensed individual in violation of applicable OSFB rules.  Following her objection to being so named, the Department re-considered it's determination and instead designated the installer (Penney) as the responsible party.
P-1008-1999*No narrative.
B-313-2001*B-0313-01
Lamoine

Friday June 1, 2001				1100
Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to report a 5 gallon spill of non-PCP (< 2 PPM PCB) mineral oil to the pavement at the Lamoine Service Center, in Lamoine.
A 10 KVA Westinghouse transformer fell off the pallet it was on while it was being loaded onto a truck body.  Bags of speedi-dri were used to absorb the oil.  The speedi-dri was swept up and placed in a 55-gallon drum.  The three-fourths full drum was disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-522-2001*The material for all physical appearances looks like "rock salt" which would kill the grass as explained. Why it was dumped on the seasonal home lawn is unknown.  No other problems have been reported by Williams and none are expected based on the material recovered.

No further action is planned at this time.
B-627-1996*An anonymous hunter reported that he had found a metal drum containing what he thought was waste oil in the woods behind a camp owned by Mr. Rollins.  He thought that a woods crew may have left it.

I went to the site as directed and found a metal drum with a removable lid sitting upright at the edge of a small chopping behind Mr. Rollins camp.  The drum contained 10-15 gallons of a clear liquid that by the smell is diesel or kerosene.  It did not look contaminated and I can only speculate why it is there.  I checked at the town hall and learned the he owned the land and obtained the Mass. address.  As this was hunting season and there was signs that someone was using the camp I tried to make contact by visiting the camp on the following weekend but had no luck.  I then sent the enclosed letter which was returned. Since hunting season, the entrance gate has been locked.

As this is not an emergency and we have no regulations prohibiting the careless storage of oil, I don't believe I'll force the lock.  I will continue to watch for arrival at the camp and perhaps I'll find his new address.
A-116-1999*The cause of the spill was a bad gasket cover on the transformer.  CMP removed all three transformers from the pad, removed the contaminated snow, and cleaned the cement pad.  The transformer oil contained 96 ppm PCB.

No site visit made.  Referred to Enforcement due to late reporting.  No further action required by Response Services.
I-120-1996*Reno Corriveau of Daigle Oil reported that a fork lift developed a leak in the new DOC station being constructed by Buildings etc. Fork lift was owned by Buildings etc.
The spill was contained to an area about 3 ft by 6 ft.
Two 5 gallon pails of contaminated soil were disposed of at the Houlton landfill.
A-357-1999*The President of the China Regional Lake Alliance (Ms. Manthey) received an anonymous call about an oil observed in China Lake (off Fire Road 19) around 0630 this morning. Ms. Manthey did not receive this information until later in the morning, but relayed the message to DEP immediately.

Bart Newhouse and I inspected the eastern shore of China Lake by boat, but did not observe a sheen. I asked Ms. Manthey to pass along our toll free oil spill reporting number to the anonymous caller so we could receive more timely notification next time a sheen was observed.

No further action required.
B-614-2000*On 11/16/00, 2000 hours Marsha Cook reported that she had a small fuel spill from her fuel line.  The spill had landed on a cement floor and it had been cleaned up by Dead River.  I checked the site to see if any problems were likely.  Kit Karson of Dead River showed me the place where the line had leaked .  The clean up seemed to be complete inasmuch as there was no odor left.  The AST at the residence was thirty years old and near the end of its' useful life.  Kit and I advised Marsha of this.  She indicated that she was going to replace the tank.
A-733-2000*Received a report from Betty Snowman of CN Brown that they had spilled a small amount of oil.  The spill was at the home of John Blais of Jay.  Ms. Snowman reported that about 1 cup of oil came out the hose adapter when it was removed.  The spill was onto the tank and the cement pad.  The driver cleaned it up.  No further work is needed on this site.
P-275-2001*Ice came off the roof and broke off the filter causing 200 gallons of oil to spill onto the ground and then flow down slope into Highland Lake.  I hired Fleet to collect and contain the oil.  They used sorbent pads and completed some excavation.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-270-2000*
On 5/18/00, 0910 hours Melisa Stein of Irving Oil reported a small heating oil spill from a vender truck.  The spill took place at Millinocket Home Heat, which is a heating oil outlet serviced by Irving Oil.  The delivery valve opened a bit and released about a gallon of product to the pavement of the "Millinocket Home Heat" facility.  A half bag of speedy dry was deployed and recovered to Irving Oil's waste stream.

I-113-1997*On 8-18-97, Paradis Trucking of Ashland called to report that one of their loaders had blown a hydraulic line on a road in T13 R7. They had cleaned up the area by excavating the contaminated soil. Only about 5 gallons was spilled. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-340-2000*     On June 26, 2000 at 1330 we received a call from Melanie Hamel of 198 Lincoln St. in Bangor reporting a two quart spill of #2 heating oil.  She noticed a smell in her basement and called Dead River Oil who found a hole on her copper feedline.  The line ran on top of a concrete floor.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and none reached the basement drain.  The area is on town water.
A-404-1999*I received an anonymous complaint of dumping oil.  The site is currently used to store piles of loam, stone and other construction materials.  The area is used as a sandpit.  Town Water and Sewer serve the area.  The dumping site was described as being just past an abandoned AST at the site. I found a small stain in the area as described, but contamination appeared to be limited.  I did notice a large stain and strong fuel odor around the AST.  The tank line had broken.  I contacted the owner, Mr. Shepherd of Shepherd and Sons, and he reported that this tank had been used to fuel small tractors on the property.  He thought his crew had stopped using it because it was empty, but they hadn't disposed of the tank yet.  The following week we excavated soil from the AST area.   The contamination had moved more or less straight down.  We stopped digging at about 5' with PID readings around 500 ppm.

There was also a reported fuel fire at a UST at the site.  There was a small UST nearby, but I didn't see any evidence of fire or spillage.  Mr. Shepherd said there had been a larger UST and a fire at the site in the past.  The current tank appeared to be empty, but Mr. Shepherd has kept some waste oil in the tank from oil changes to his vehicles.  I advised Mr. Shepherd that USTs couldn't be used as ASTs.

No further action is anticipated.

P-274-2001*On 04/05/2001 Joseph Chisari called to report that he had found 3 - 5 gallon hydraulic oil buckets on his property.  He stated that two of the buckets had only oil residue in them and the third had around a gallon of black oil in it.  The buckets were found on the lot across the street from Dr. Chisari's home which he also owns.  Apparently the lot was illegally logged by Robert Sawyer who Dr. Chisari is currently involved in litigation with.  Dr. Chisari's drinking water well is quite a distance from the location where the buckets were found and is unlikely to be affected.  The area that was logged has been leveled and covered so there is no evidence of any oil being spilled.  Dr. Chisari has contacted Forestry about this issue.  No further Response action is required at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
April 5, 2001
B-744-1998*B-744-98

On 11/19/98 this office received a DHS/MTBE referral.  The concentration was 7.6 ppb.  The well was resampled on 12/4/98 and the result was 6.2 ppb.  The well is less than ten feet from the edge of a gravel drive way.  There are no other sources near the property.  I do not see the need for further action at this time.  I have suggested to the owner that they may want to test again in a year or so to see if the concentration is actually on the decline.
B-336-2001*      On June 14, 2001 at 1000 we received a call from the Brewer Fire Dept. reporting a fire and gasoline spill at the dock of the old Gulf Oil terminal behind Dead River Oil on South Main St. in Brewer.  Irving Oil owns the property and the abandoned pipeline.
      I met Lt. Tinkham of the fire dept. and Dennis of Pinkham & Pinkham Welding who was dismantling the old pipeline.  Pinkham had drained about thirty gallons into a drip-pan on the dock when a spark ignited the fumes.  Lt. Tinkham believed that the spark was caused by the pipeline slipping off a jack and hitting the metal drip-pan although static electricity caused by the drained gasoline was also a possibility.
      Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with foam and the only spillage occurred when the foam splashed some gas into the river.  I checked the river by boat and found only a couple one foot sections of silver sheen.  Pinkham pumped out the drip-pan before they did any cutting of the old pipeline.
B-335-2001*Trevor White, Environmental Director for the Passamaquoddy Tribal Government, called to report that a spill of heating oil had occurred at a church in Indian Township. He requested that someone bring instrumentation so that it could be cleaned up properly. I told him I'd start out immediately. On my arrival he had a crew standing by with a backhoe and dump truck. Tribal maintenance people had pumped out about a 170 gallons of #1 from the old vertical 275. The tank had developed a rust pin hole in its' bottom. He was estimating that about 70 gallons was lost. The soil under that tank was a loamy-clay and did a very good job of absorbing the errant oil. We removed about 8 cubic yards of soil and reached a soil contamination level of 210 ppm. This level of residual contamination was acceptable to both Mr. White and myself. The chief worry being nearness of Lewy Lake that was about a 50 feet away. The area is served with public water.
   The contaminated soil was taken to the tribal stump dump and spread for remediation. Mr. White said that the church was owned by the Catholic Church, but as it was on the tribe's land, they would clean it up at no expense to the owner of the oil. This was well as there was no one available from the church as it appeared to be unused for some time.
I-107-1999*Sgt. Van Tassel reported oil in his back yard which was coming from a neighbors property.

When I investigated, I found the problem to be leaking hydraulic lines on a street sweeper owned by Blaine Jacket. This vehicle is parked on the property adjacent to Sgt. Van Tassel.

The property is owned by Andy Marino. I spoke with Mr. Marino, he assured me the spill would be cleaned up today and the debris hauled with Houlton's regular garbage to their contracted landfill in Bangor.

Case Closed.
P-423-1999*On June 25, 1999 Rick Perkins (DEP - Air) inspected Environmental COmpliance Corporation (ECC).  ECC is licensed to treat gasoline contaminated with gasoline.  The inspection was prompted by an area businessman who complained of gasoline odors coming from the facility when trucks were off-loading and also a "putrid" odor which also emanated from the shop.

Upon inspection I found no evidence of any spills.  There were various sources of odor in and around the building.  The owner was currently in the process of trying to control the odors.  Rick Perkins will continue to work with the company to deal with offensive odors in the neighborhood.

No further action by Div. of Response Services at this time.
A-627-1998*Testing as a result of the Governor's MTBE sampling program revealed low levels of MTBE in the Tweedie's well (2.0 ppb).  I resampled on 12/2/98 (2.2 ppb).

The drilled well is over 200' deep and located in the lawn on the far side of the house from the present driveway.  There was a driveway next to the well at one time, but it is now used only for summer boat storage.  The yard is neat and well maintained.  No source of contamination is evident.

The Tweedie's will be placed on quarterly monitoring as a precaution.  This case will be referred to Tech Services since it is a stringent site.  No further action needed by Response Services.
P-109-1998*   On the morning of 3/10/98, Mr. Pietkiewicz of BCL (Downeast Energy) notified the DEP of a small heating oil spill the previous late afternoon at Mike Hogan's Durham residence (353-8472).  He explained that a delivery truck hose broke liberating several gallons of oil onto the gravel drive and lawn.  Much of the oil was dispersed with falling rain.  Durham is all on private well water and is generaly rural residential and farms.
   BCL reportedly would take out 6 yards though I estimated that likely an excessive amount.  Hogan reported his dug well to 760 feet away and not threatened.  The house was in the process of being sold.  No DEP visit at this time and no further actions anticipated.

S Brezinski,
Maine DEP BRWM.
B-197-2001* On 4/13/01, 1015 hours Dan Kusnierz, who heads up the Water Quality Department for the tribal government, reported that there had been a release of fuel oil at the residence of Rick Love, 22 Center Street on Indian Island.  The release was coming from a corrosion hole and landing on dirt that had some coal dust in it.  Love and Kusnierz indicated that the tribe would take care of the clean up.  I discussed the AST fund and offered to monitor and document the disposal of the contaminated soil.   The sump in the basement had no evidence of product, according to Love, and an open window in the basement was venting the space so that the house atmosphere was not a problem.  They have not contacted me again so I assume that they did not need nor want my help.
A-210-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-187-1996*Victoria Justus, Environmental Director for the University of Maine in Orono, called to report a small gasoline spill within Jenness Hall.  It was stated that a student carried about four liters of gasoline into the building within a glass bottle accidently dropping it.  The Orono Fire Dept. responded to the incident and cleaned up the fuel with sorbents.  The building was then ventilated.  A student had apparently been looking for a funnel to fill her vehicle.
B-372-1996*Mike of Ryder Truck called to report that one of their trucks, a car carrier, had blown a hose while parked on Sylvan Rd. in front of Darling's Honda.  He had been told that the oil was on pavement but he did not know how much or if it was near a drain or water course.

I went to the scene and learned that the oil had sprayed out of a cracked hose and had landed on the road shoulder and Darling's lawn with the rest dribbling on to the pavement.  I believe that less that a gallon was lost.  A mechanic from Ryder was on scene with the truck driver.  The hose would be fixed and he would use sorbent  pads to  wipe off the grass and pavement.  The small amount of spray on the shoulder would be left to biodegrade naturally.  There were no storm drains or water courses near enough to worry about.
I-36-1998*On 3-3-98, Amy Whitmore called this office to report that there had been a spill of kerosene at her trailer. Ms. Whitmore lives in Simons Trailer Park in Woodland. She had received a delivery of 100 gallons on 2-26-98, and noticed the tank was empty on 2-28-98. She informed her landlord (Roger Simon) of this that day. He came out and repaired a loose fitting on the filter the same day. After waiting two days, Ms. Whitmore called this office to see if it would be OK to fill the tank. It was then she reported the spill. Soderberg Construction was hired that day and about 36 yards of contaminated soil was removed.
P-573-2001*  On Fri. 7/20/01, I visited this site with Limerick CEO Ron Phinney for a routine complaint investigation.  The site is reported to have been an auto salvage yard for 20+ years.  It was formerly known as Global Salvage and hundreds of junk autos (>1000?) cover several acres of a hillside.  Shawn Girard gave us a tour of the business.  The area is largely rural residential.  Gasoline, fuel oil and batteries are kept in separate containment sheds.  Waste oil and gasoline are kept in single-wall AST's (see site sketch).  Waste oil is burned in an on-site furnace.  A dug water well is in front of the building.
   Walking the property we noted only up to 20 small oil spots estimated at <1 gallon each.  One spill was up to approximately 10 gallons (located where an old car-crusher was?).  The smaller stains are typical of parking lots and did not appear to threaten nearby wells due to their distance and small quantity.  I advised to have the larger spill excavated and landspread thin on-site.  Shawn Girard stated that he would have the oily soil disposed of in the scrap cars he sent off site.
   Mr. Girard stated that since he has owned the property he has done much to clean up the business.  He estimated 100's of tons of new soil has been brought in to regrade the auto storage areas.  A question posed is: was this new soil covering any old spillage from before work practices and oil spill prevention requirements were changed?  At this time the DEP has no cause (such as reported contaminated wells, etc.) to require further investigation.  No further DEP, Response Div. actions are expected at this time.  I understand that the town is still dealing with land, DEP BLWQ & development issues that are out of DEP BRWM jurisdiction.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Mat. Specialist
DEP DEP, BRWM
B-309-1996*A burst hydraulic hose on log loader resulted in the loss of about 1 quart of hydraulic oil to the Penobscot. GNP personnel deployed sorbents and recovered perhaps 1/2 of what was spilled. See the attached report from GNP.
A-305-1999*Received a call from the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department requesting assistance in a diesel fuel spill. I responded to the scene where the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department was transferring fuel from a motor coach to a drum. Their pump had just burned out so I used our air driven pump to finish the job. A firefighter then used a wooden plug from my patch kit to plug the fill pipe in this vehicle and make the vehicle driveable.  Apparently the fill pipe is rubber tubing and had dried out and cracked. The fuel tank started to drain back out the cracks in the pipe. The vehicle, a 1996 Safari was driven to a local garage for permanent repair. The fire department put down sorbent pads on the asphalt driveway and collected approximately 15 gallons. The diesel fuel did soften and dissolve the asphalt pavement. No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-240-1996*On April 21, 1996, I was contacted by Pollution Control Services.  They called to request a waiver from the 30 day Notice due to a real estate transaction.  I granted the waiver and attended the tank removal.  On 4/26/96, a 10,000 gal diesel tank was removed from the ground at American Steel & Aluminum.  No contamination noted (site assessment performed by Acadia Env.) Tank in good condition  No further action.
A-461-1997*An overfill of a heating oil tank occurred.  A neighbor called about a sheen running off of the driveway into the yard.  The oil had soaked into an asphalt driveway.  The walls of the building were scrubbed. No further product could be recovered.
P-186-2001*I responded to a call from Dodge Oil that a tank at 236 Longfellow Street in Westbrook had emptied after snow compacted around the filter and broke it off.  When I inspected the tank and the area around it I could find no free product.  There was a sheen on a puddle and you could faintly smell kerosene but that was all.  The area directly under the filter is paved.  The neighborhood is all on public water and sewer and the house does not have a basement.  I gave Ms. McKenney my card and told her to call me if she could smell or see any oil.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 20, 2001
A-298-2000*Received a call from Augusta Fire Department reporting a chemical spill and requesting assistance.  The spill was at Maine General.  Someone had knocked over a 5-gallon bucket of Metricide, a disinfectant.  The room where the spill occurred was evacuated and the fire department was called.  The fire department set up a command post on the hospital first floor. I went there and was told that they were having problems getting information about the product.  No MSDS sheet was available locally.  Chemtrec was called by the fire department. They did know the product and faxed information to the fire department. In addition, the manufacturer was contacted.  They gave advice as to the risks involved.  According to the Captain in charge who spoke with them, they indicated that the product could be a serious health risk.  The fire department entered the room on SCBA and turnout gear.  The opened the windows to ventilate the room and put an all purpose sorbent down to sorb up the Metricide. The floor of the room was impervious tile.  Clean Harbors was called to finish the cleanup.  No further work is necessary on this spill.  See the attached MSDS on Metricide for additional information.
B-291-2001*
I received a call from Sheri Gibson at the Rockwood Bait and Tackle Shop in Rockwood on Route 15. She said that there was a vehicle in the dooryard spilling gasoline from its tank. I recommended that she call the fire department immediately and suggested spreading kitty litter on it until they arrived. I called back in 20 minutes and spoke with the fire chief, Joe Munster. He said that from 4 to 6 gallons of gasoline was lost from a rock punctured gas tank. The gas stayed on the pavement and gravel. He had put down some sorbent pads to collect the gas on the pavement. None of the gas made it to the Moose River.
A-195-2000* An employee of C.N.Brown called this office to report a gasoline spill at the bulk plant located on Riverside Drive in Augusta.  A fitting leak on the transport truck developed a leak, thus resulting in the release of about 15 gallons of gasoline. The contaminated soil was excavated by hand and eventually transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.
 No further action will be required.
A-522-2000*Vent line leak on the #10 paper machine. Most of the oil reached the process sewer. Internal spill report attached. No site visit made. No further response action expected.
A-655-1998*The air eliminator froze open due to icing. About 3 gallons was lost onto the pavement. It was picked up using pads.
B-201-1996*Ruth Beal of the Ridge Road in Marshfield called to report finding a small quantity of trichloroethylene at their new home.  While on another situation in the area I picked up the material.  Ms. Beal only had a small jar amounting to only 1/4 pint.  The TCE will probably be used for future instrument training.
I-55-1997*On 5-20-97, this office recieved a call from a concerned citizen in Caibou that oil was seeping into a ditch on a road they lived on. I investigated and found that there was oil getting to the ditch . It appeared to comming from an old septic sytem from a trailer that had been removed from the property recently. The oil most likely came from the tank associated with the trailer and was traveling via a straight pipr from the old septic system to the ditch. I notified the city , who now owns the property and they assured me it would be taken care of.
A-682-2000* On 12-9-00, the Canaan Fire Dept. reported that a spill of gasoline had occurred at Canaan General Store. Potter Oil Company was making a delivery of gasoline to one of the UST's at this site, when the spill occurred. It appears that the delivery person did not connect the hose connections correctly and when he pulled the lever to dump the gasoline, the delivery hose made a loud POP and jumped off the fill pipe. This resulted in gasoline spilling onto the pavement. The delivery person immediately closed the lever. The owner of the store opened several bags of speedi dri and threw it onto the spill. The Fire Dept responded and I was then notified.
 When I arrived on-site a crew from Potter Oil was also on site assisting in the cleanup. Most of the gasoline stayed on the paved parking lot and road shoulder. I checked the atmosphere in the culvert and found elevated levels on petroleum. Using the Canaan Fire Dept.'s smoke ejector fan we reduced the levels of flammable vapors in the culvert. No further action will be required.
P-362-1998*   On the evening of Tues., 8/4/98, I received a report of two drums of waste oil dumped off the roadside of Ms. Carmen Levesque's undeveloped property, near the entrance gate (see site sketch and area map).  Auburn FD responded that night and no discharge was reported.
   The next morning 8/5/98, I confirmed the two bung-top steel drums, with fresh tire tracks going into the bushes indicating recent dumping.  DEP hired Clean Harbors to pick up the drums that morning, meeting me onsite about 1200 hrs.  While over-packing the drums of what appeared to be used motor oil, I found a third drum (this time of waste gasoline) about 40' away near a pond.  This drum was taken away as hazardous waste.
   No markings of any kind were noted on any of the drums and there was no other evidence that may lead to an RP.  No spillage/leakage was noted.  One drum was dented but not leaking.  I later notified Auburn FD that the three drums were removed for disposal.   There were no dwellings in this area though when possibly developed in the future, water would likely come from wells.  Local surface lithology is sand.  See  attachements for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-568-1999*Sandy Moody, clerk for the Response Building, took a call from Gerry Mirabile indicating that he was reporting a spill in Dresden. The initial report indicated that the spilled mineral oil was non-PCB. I did not return Gerry's call. Cleanup consisted of excavating around the power pole. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary at this site.
B-159-1997* MS.ANDERSON HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO WEBBER ALL WINTER, SHE SAID, ABOUT HOW MUCH OIL SHE'D BEEN USING. WHEN SHE STEPPED OUT ONTO HER DECK ON THE MORNING OF 4/13 AND SMELLED OIL, THE REASON FOR THE INCREASED USAGE BECAME CLEAR; THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TANK. SHE CALLED WEBBER, WHO DISPATCHED A TECHNICIAN, AND WHO EVENTUALLY CALLED ME.

THE FOLLOWING DAY, DURING EMPLACEMENT OF A TEMPORARY TANK, THE WEBBER PERSONNEL EXCAVATED A SMALL HOLE UNDER THE OLD TANK;  SOME OIL FLOWED BACK INTO THE HOLE, SO THEY LAID DOWN SORBENTS AND AWAITED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM ME. I MONITORED THE HOLE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK; WHEN NO MORE OIL CAME BACK INTO THE HOLE, I GAVE THE OK TO ERECT THE NEW TANK AT THE SITE.

MS. ANDERSON SAYS THE TOTAL OIL LOST IS 60 GALLONS, BUT NOWHERE NEAR THAT AMOUNT WAS INDICATED BY THE VOLUME AND RATE AT WHICH OIL CAME BACK INTO THE HOLE.
B-330-1996*A truck caught fire in Dysart's parking lot, while the driver was inside at the restaurant. The Fire Dept. was summoned and extinguished the flames, but by that time, the saddle tanks were melted from the heat. Chief Willis estimated that a couple gallons of diesel had been spilled in the fire attack effort.

Before the truck could be moved, the Chief deemed it prudent to pump off the product remaining in the saddle tanks. In this way, about 100 gallons of diesel was recovered.  That product was recycled into Dysart's waste oil tank.
P-120-1997*While in storage, the vessel "HIGHLIGHT" produced a leak in its fuel line.  The diesel fuel was inadvertently discharged on the ground through a drain hole in the keel which was later washed into the Kennebunk River.  When I arrived, sorbent boom and pads had been placed in the river.  There was a large sheen in the area with some oil collecting next to the docks.

In the area of the discharge, there was some crushed stone that was suggested be removed and the oil beneath it on the frozen ground collected.
P-618-1998*    Mr. Lyscars notified DEP, on 12/7/98, of petro. contam. identified while Les Wilson & Sons (LWS) was removing three UST's at this Cape E. Public Works Garage.  I promptly went to the site, passing the removed bare steel UST's as they left the area on LWS' trucks.  Observing no free product, strong vapors, or oil saturated soils I determined that no clean-up was required by the state under the BS-1 Goal.  The facility is located in a commercial area, next to a school.  Water and sewer is municipal supplied.
    This non-conforming UST facility was removed after its 10/1/98 deadline for municipal UST facilities and therefore I understand was not eligible for GW Clean-Up Fund coverage.  The notice lists 20 yr old: 5000 diesel, 3000 gal. UR, and 500 gal. waste oil.  See also P-493-89.
    Despite no required clean-up and no new UST's being installed, LWS convinced the town to remove soil to reduce potential liability and transported 131.45 tons of fill to Commercial Recycling.  DEP issued a virgin letter to allow disposal without costly analysis.  See CMR 691 UST site assessment of Field Services and attachments for further information.
    NO DEP clean-up expenses were incurred and no claims are expected.  Oil contamination may remain, though not requiring clean-up at present, and should be properly managed if disturbed.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
B-207-2000*Roy Brothers Oil Co. (a Webber Oil company) called to report an overfill at #7 Webster Road in Dreyden Terrace in Orono. The dispatcher did not have a great deal of information other than they had clean up personnel on scene.
   I went to the scene and learned that they had recovered about 3 gallons of #2 from a sump in the cellar utility room floor, but they had checked the nearest catch basin and found no evidence of oil. Since this overfill had occurred in a rare dry spell, I found this reasonable. They had used sorbent pads to wipe down the floor as well.
   I spoke with the driver and was told that the vent whistle did not work and he had to fill the tank by "feel", thus the over fill. I strongly suggested that the whistles be repaired.
   No further action necessary.

P-554-1999*    In the afternoon of Monday, 8/9/99, I emergency responded to a Ben Bailey Excavation (BBE) vehicle rollover and ongoing diesel discharge, located at the intersection of Royal and Hodgdon Rds., on the Pownal - North Yarmouth line (see site map).  The area is rural residential, on private well water.  The nearest residential well is about 200'.
   I arrived approx. 1345 hrs and met with NYFD and YFD crews and Cumb. Cty. Sheriff, as well as Mr. Ben Bailey the equipment operator and owner.  A twin axle dump was upright though the trailer and excavator it was towing had fallen over on its left side, apparently from taking the corner too fast (and almost falling atop a stopped car).  Diesel was dribbling quickly out of the excavator's fuel cap, and hydraulic oil was leaking slowly.  Spillage was onto pavement though ran to soil on the road shoulder.  The fire depts. had laid down pads though they were quickly saturated.
    I unsuccessfully attempted to secure and plug the fuel cap to stop the leakage.  I fabricated a trough using a 3" FRP pipe to channel the leak into a pan for recovery and put pressure on the cap to slow the leak down.  NYDPW afterwards sanded the spill.  BBE was to pick up the oily sand, landspread it in a non-sensitive area in Durham, and re-sand as necessary.
   DEP recovered 6 - 7 bags of oily pads for disposal and resupplied NYFD and YFD with new pads.  Reimbursement will be sought against Ben Bailey Excavation.  State Police Comm. Vehicle Inspectors faulted BBE for an unregistered truck and nonfunctioning brakes on the trailer.  BBE will also remain liable for well contamination and clean-up, if necessary.  Spillage to soil was small and at this time I believe the distance to wells makes well contamination small.  See attached for further details.  Tech. Services referral for evaluation.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-561-2001*No site visit made. No further action expected. See attached report.
P-401-1997*   On 7/24/97, I visited this duplex residence to check on oil spillage complaints noted on the un-attached Initial Report Form.  The duplex had apparently been abandoned since at least April of that year and was thoroughly trashed by vandals.  On the door of the house were notices to contact "Mortgage Specialist Inc." of Texas in case of vandalism.  A sedan out front had been also vandalised and its engine oil drained onto the ground; this I cleaned up with pads.  Concerned over potential vandalism of the basement AST I called and wrote the attached letters to the listed RP's.
   Mortgage Specialist denied responsibility for the property and referred me to "Citizen's Mortgage Holding" who referred me to a Linda Debouis who assured me her supervisor would call me back, which never happened.  I was arranging to have the house entered and the tank checked with the Sanford Fire Dept. when I received a call by Renee of Peoples Heritage Bank stating that the house was being passed to the U. S. HUD and she would have the tank checked and emptied if necessary.
   Other than the small surficial spill in the street in front of the house, no other oil spills were confirmed.  No sensitive receptors are known threatened and no further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at present other than with expected removal of the presently unregistered UST in 1998.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
P-516-1998*4 June 1998, conducted site visit and observed impacted area approximately 6.25 meters from the residential drinking water well.

The spill was the result of a broken line on the delivery truck.  As the delivery was being made at the back of the house, oil sprayed over a 5 meter x 8 meter area of the lawn from a broken line at the truck that was located at the front of the house.  The delivery person was out of view of the delivery truck and breached hose during the fuel transfer.

The Willy's made several complaints concerning Save on Fuels lack of attention in this matter. Also, the ME DEP did not give land spreading authorization and advised that the oil impacted soil go to a licensed facility.

No further response action anticipated. Due to the limited amount of soil involved; the indifferent attitude toward DEP and the damaged party, and; amount of time gone by, Response Services recommends no further action and no enforcement referral.

Nathan Thompson, 18Nov98
P-639-2000*   In Nov. 2000, DEP was contacted by Maine CG Gary Bucklin of S W Cole Eng. (SWC) regarding disposal of oil contam. soil found during new-construction at this shopping plaza.  Apparently the contamination is associated with the removal of gaso,. diesel & w.o. UST's in 1989 at the Plaza's J & B Discount, an old gas station site.  In 1989 the contractor and prop. owner did not report any discharges as required.  This soil was excavated for a new entrance and retention pond and was not a state required clean-up at the time.  According to the SWC assessment the contaminated soil was discovered by them in June of 2000 during test borings.  DEP had no opportunity to be onsite during the soil excavation.  Picerne Mgmt. were the property owners in 1989 and are at present.  As I had been onsite in 1989, Jon Woodard assigned the investigation to me.   The area is urban commercial and residential, on city water and sewer.  As it is not a non-attainment zone, the area works out to an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal (see attached DT).   SWC worked up an example DEP Decision Tree to BS-1.
   Mr. Bucklin put me in touch with the contractor,  Mr. Delibero @ 401-952-1157, to arrange soil disposal to ARC.   On 10/25 I visited the site and noted four or more piles of soil under poly stored at the E side of the shopping center.  The soil looked like it had been there several months.  I noted no indication the soil was saturated with free product or heavily contaminated with oil.  Under a DEP Virgin Letter, ARC notified DEP that they received 155.58 tons.
    I understand that no GW Ins. Fund coverage is eligible due to the 1989 age of the spill/removal, there were no UST's at the time of the discharge's 6/00 discovery, and the clean-up was not required by the state.  See any attachments and DEP UST reg. file #16322 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-198-1997* A release of 1,000 gallons of lube oil occurred at the International Paper mill in Jay, ME. A low level alarm, that monitors the oil level in the reservoir tank on paper machine #2, was activated.  An operator tried to find a leak, however no leak was found. The operator then disconnected the alarm. Sometime the next day, a leak was found at the quick disconnect fitting.
 I.P. told me that they would find out who was responsible and they would also institute a new procedure to prevent this incident from happening again.
 No site visit was made, see attached letter from I.P.
P-466-1998*   On 8/10/98, S Flannery granted a waiver to allow this UST to be abandoned-in-place as per Maine statute.   On 10/5/98 I visited the residence and met Ms. Manthorne who showed me to the tank location, explaining that Maurice Poirier had properly filled it on 10/2/98.  The disturbed soil next to the driveway was evident.
   The UST vent pipe was still up on the side of the house and Ms. Manthorne promised to have it taken down as required.  No contamination or other problems were reported.  The residence is near the street's intersection with Rt. 1 (Elm St.), in a dense residential neighborhood, on city water and sewer.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-137-1997*3/28/97 0626

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher that there had been a truck jackknifed on Route 9 in Beddington.  When I arrived I saw a tractor trailer unit jackknifed across Route 9.  According to Trooper Barry Curtis, Mr. Rathburn, the driver was notified via another truck driver using his CB radio to slow down.  Mr. Rathburn was approaching a curve in a construction area which was icy.  There was a 15 ton somewhat bent pile driver, bound for Eastport on the road.  Some pads had been put in place to soak up some of the spilled oil by the DOT crew from Beddington.  Shortly, Bohanon's Towing of Woodland (427-3830) arrived on scene and would be removing the upright tractor from the side of the road.  After the tractor was removed from the side of the road, I plugged the left saddle tank's large hole with sorbent pads and then, the remaining 9 to 10 gallons of diesel was drained for reuse by Bohanon's Towing.

The truck was left on a small woods road until it could be repaired.  The truck driver, Mr. Timothy Rathburn of 8119 NE 27th St in Vancouver, Washington could not move the vehicle for 8 hours because of inconsistencies in his truck logbook.  The sorbent pads were removed to the DEP temporary storage in Bangor.  The area of road was sanded by the DOT.  The one scene DOT supervisor said that they would check the road and re-sand later if needed.  In all about 20 gallons of diesel was recovered using sorbent materials.  These pads were removed to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor to await disposal.
B-238-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-432-1996*MR. OLSEN HAD JUST BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AT 12 DEWEY ST. AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING IT HABITABLE AGAIN.  DURING THE YEARS IT WAS UNINHABITED, THE CELLAR HAD FILLED UP WITH WATER; THERE WAS SOME OIL ON THE WATER, PRESUMABLY FROM THE HEATING OIL TANK.  THE COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT MR. OLSEN WAS PUMPING THE OIL AND WATER MIX ONTO THE FIELD BEHIND HIS HOUSE.

ARRIVING ONSITE A LITTLE AFTER NOON, I ENCOUNTERED MR. OLSEN, WHO SAID HE HAD BEEN PLANNING TO PUMP THE WATER ONTO THE FIELD, BUT SOMEONE HAD COME BY AND TOLD HIM HE COULDN'T DO THAT.  INSTEAD, HE'D BEEN PUMPING IT INTO THE SANITARY SEWER, WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE SEWER DISTRICT.

I EXHAMINED THE WATER AND COULD SEE ONLY A SLIGHT SHEEN OF OIL ON IT.
A-469-1999*     DEP received an anonymous allegation that staff at this facility routinely dump waste cleaning solvents down a storm drain in an alley behind the shop at the end of each day.  Jon Andrews (DEP) located an old spill report (A-336-86) that described a similar occurrence here in 1986; Mike Hudson (Haz-mat, Compliance) confirmed that Atkins was currently under scrutiny for potential hazardous waste violations.  I observed the end-of-day closing ritual on 8/4, and witnessed no dumping of any material, but concede that the "Response" vehicles are highly noticeable in this subject alley.
     I referred this case for Hazmat, Compliance, resolution, and anticipate no further Response involvement.
P-74-1999*On 1/27/99 I received a call from Ron Smith of the Bridgton Fire Dept. reporting a spill at the Ed Somers residence in North Bridgton.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that approximately 200 gallons of Kerosene had spilled from a severed fuel line to an above ground storage tank.  The fuel had spilled into the ground.  Underneath the tank was a French drain system.  An inspection of the discharge from the drain yielded a petroleum odor and a slight sheen.  I placed sorbent pads in the discharge pipe and instructed the homeowner to replace the pads as they became saturated.  Further clean up may be needed in the spring as it is expected that there will be an area of dead grass around the drain discharge point.  It was also noted that the area surrounding the spill is served by public water.

On 4/14/99 I visited the site again.  A large area of dead grass was observed at the discharge point as expected.  Mr. Somers and I agreed that he would roto-till the area of dead grass with fertilizer and aerate any remaining oily soil.  The area would then be re-seeded with grass seed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
A-396-1996*Obsolete pesticides were collected to prevent them from impacting homeowner wells caused by improper disposal.  The materials were collected in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture Board of Pesticide Control.  Collections were held in Presque Isle, Bangor, Augusta and Portland.  The majority of the known stocks of DDT, Chlordane, 2,4,5-T, Dinoseb, Arsenicals and other toxic obsolete pesticides in Maine were collected.  BPC will provide a significant reimbursement for the disposal cost.
A-329-1999*No site visit made.  The store reported to CN Brown that they needed 1400 gallons.  This was based on stick readings and the store's tank chart.  The driver did not have her own chart for the tank.   At meter reading 1119 gallons the tank overfilled.  The driver stopped the delivery and cleaned the pavement with speedy dry.

 One problem at this site is that the installed overfill protection doesn't function unless delivery is made with a tight connection and a drop fill.  The truck making the delivery has a small nozzle so when the vent float restricted the flow into the tank the fuel, which was being pumped in at pressure, quickly overfilled the drop tube.  Beth Dehaas will be working with the facility to be sure they have deliveries and overfill protection that is compatible.

No further action by response is anticipated.

P-230-1996*Removal of two UST's at Chase's Garage in York Beach.  Both tanks had been out of service since 1993 but still contained product.  On site for removal of 2000 gallon tank.  No visible contamination in excavation from either tank.  2000 gallon tank in good condition.  Contractor in site was Portland Pump.  Acadia Environmental on site to perform site assessment.  No further action.
B-803-1999*     On December 20, 1999 at 1050 we received a call from Scot Luciano of the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a gasoline spill at the University of Maine.   He said a leaking gas tank of a vehicle owned by Jeremy Atherton spilled less than a pint of gasoline in a parking lot near Gannett Hall.  The fire dept. spread sorbents on the spill.
A-538-1999*Received a call from Waldo County Oil that there had been a truck accident in Unity.  I responded to the scene.  A dump truck owned by the company had suffered a single truck accident, running off the road and demolishing the cab.  The driver survived, but approximately 5 gallons of lube oil and diesel were spilled.  Waldo County Oil had a backhoe on site by the time I arrived.  Once the truck was extracted, they quickly excavated what could be cleaned up.  They removed about 10 cubic yards of material.  There was an old barn slab nearby and they wanted to know if they could use it spread the material.  I inspected the slab and found it had very few cracks and it was bermed all around with the raised frost wall.  I approved the site.  No further work is necessary on this spill.

A-221-1998*A leak in a valve in the aqueous ammonia injection system was discovered.  This was reported originally as a pin hole leak, however subsequent investigation determined that the injection quill was broken off.  This allowed unregulated flow of ammonia to the main waste inlet to treatment plant.  About 2800 lb of ammonia was involved.  Part of this would have been the usual nutrient loading to the treatment plant.  The plant was run under conditions to absorb the extra nutrient load.  The system was repaired.  Water Bureau was informed.
A-493-2001*Received a call from John Cronin reporting a small oil spill.  He stated that water overflowed into a moat which contained some #6 oil.  The water and oil mixture overflowed the moat and went to the sewer.  Approximately 15 gallons of #6 oil was lost to the sewer.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this site.  See the attached spill report from International Paper for additional information.
A-482-2000*Steve Owen of Downeast Energy called to report a small spill.  A new aboveground storage tank system had been installed at the residence of Mark Isbell.  Downeast filled the new tank.  The homeowner noticed that there was a weeping from a seam in the bottom of the tank.  He called Downeast and they pumped out the tank and arranged for a new one to be installed.  Steve said the leak in the tank was along a seam and that it was just weeping.  No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed on this site.
A-358-2000* A small amount of transformer oil leaked from a bushing on an electrical transformer. A crew from CMP cleaned up the contaminated brush and other stuff. No other action will be required.
B-166-2000*Melissa Stein called from Irving Oil Corp. to report that they had discovered an old oil spill at their heating division office, 30 Industrial Park Road, Brewer. They had discovered that a 330-gallon AST had been damaged by a snowplow sometime this winter and leaked an unknown amount of 15W-30 motor oil. The tank was something that they had acquired sometime in the past with the purchase of various properties and it had been stored outside for some time. They did not know how much oil had been in it to begin with.
   In any case, they hired Vaughn Thibodeau and Sons to excavate the contaminated soil and also disposed of it through their licensed facility (batch plant). About 9 cubic yards of soil were removed. While I considered the cleanup satisfactory we had to leave a small amount of this virgin lube oil behind as some had found its way into the gravel backfill around a high voltage underground electrical conduit. This is an industrial area serviced by town water. I believe that no further action is necessary.
P-180-2000*   On Monday 4/3/00, I responded to a reported diesel spill to the ground @ DownEast Energy's (DEE) oil bulk plant in Brunswick.  I met onsite with Ray Labbe of Labbe Const. Co. and James Pietkewicz of DEE.  The site is approx. 30 year old and is located behind the Brunswick Ford dealership (Pleasant St.) and adjacent to RR tracks behind (see site maps).  There are four AST's onsite: large #2 oil and K1 verticle tanks, and two smaller diesel AST's (see site map & photos).
   The discharge reportedly occured when a loading line on the rack accidently discharged to the ground when a pedler truck was setting up to be filled.  264 gallons were measured to have spilled under the loading rack to soil.  All the spill was contained within the earthen dyke which surrounds the four AST's (see photos ).  Some product that flowed to a low area was pumped up by a DEE pump truck.  Labbe Const. excavated approx. 19 yards of oil contam. soils to the clay layer for landfarming near the bulk plant entrance and within the berm (see site map and attached Agreement).  The area is non-sensitive, having town water and sewer, near other facilities with historical oil discharges, and no wells within 2000'.  In late August Mr. Pietkiewicz advised me that he had again turned the soil.
   At this time the site is considered clean to Dept. satisfaction though tending the contam. soil should continue thru the summer of 2000.  There were no DEP expenses and no AST Ins. Fund Application is expected at this time.  See attachements for further info.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-305-1997*This spill resulted from a valve which failed.  Fortunately, most of the fuel was contained in a low walled area, where it could be collected.  Some oil did overflow and traveled across the concrete floor into the drain.  Gary Benner, the service man, quickly located the outlet and dug a small collection pit for the oil.  When I visited the site I dug the collection area a little larger.  We found perched water only a few inches deep on a clay layer.  Very little oil reached this area.

The basement was pressure washed, and when I visited a few days later found that the odors were much better.  The owners were going to continue to ventilate the area.

No further action is anticipated.
B-778-1999*     At 0845 on December 9, 1999 we received a call from Nancy Howe of Dead River Oil reporting a kerosene spill of less than one gallon at the home of Roberta Parks at 222 Davis Rd. in Bangor.  I talked to Mark Ouellette of Dead River who said a loose connection in the oil furnace sprayed oil onto the unit and floor.  A burnerman fixed the connection and soaked up any oil with sorbents.  I talked to Mrs. Parks who said she was happy with the clean-up.  The home is on city water.
P-137-1998*The oil in a recently filled supply tank (AST) expanded and was released through the vent.  Some of the oil made it to the ground, but was of no major concern.  Webber Oil was contacted and agreed to clean-up all free product.

No further action required.
A-480-1997*The gasket was not reset properly when the filter on a heating oil tank was changed.  A drip leak occurred.  It was noticed immediately.  Less than 5 gallons made it onto a concrete floor.  The filter was reset. The floor was cleaned.  The building was ventilated.
A-335-1996*Received a call from Jeff Prebble of Dufresne and Henry, Inc. that he was at the Union Post Office taking out an underground tank and he had some high readings on his PID. I responded. When I arrived the tank had been removed. The highest reading Jeff obtained was 680 ppm with an HNu calibrated at DEP setpoints. The site was a baseline 2 site with town water and sewer in place. The tank contained #2 fuel oil. Since the highest reading that was taken was within the cleanup guidelines of the decision tree, no further action is necessary.
I-78-1997*Pipiing to the AST broken off flush with the cellar floor.

Irving stopped leak and began cleanup.

Larry Cyr finnished the cleanup on 7/7/97

Case Closed
B-92-2001*
     On 3/7/01, 1030 Amber Hines reported that she and her husband had located several bags of material in a swamp that was on the property where they lived.  They were concerned that it might be something that would leach out and poison the swamp.  Their initial impression was that it was asbestos and Mr Hines already had a sample of the material. He was in a position to get the sample to Ed Antz and since he had secured the sample I didn't see any further risk in having him do so.  When Ed determined that it was not asbestos, I arranged to have a look.

On 4/6/01 Amber and I went to the location on cross-country skies.  There were twenty or so mesh bags that contained a material that looked very much like potting soil.  I brought a sample back and looked at it under a microscope.  It still looked like potting soil.  Some of the younger people in this office suggested that I take the sample to Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on the second floor of our building.  I followed this suggestion and was assured by one of their agents that the material was potting soil and that the people who left it there planned on growing pot.  Swamps are ideal for this purpose because the growers do not have to have to water the plants.
P-353-2000*On 6/7/00 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident at mile 13.5 southbound on the Maine Turnpike.  They reported that 25 gallons of diesel had leaked from the truck and requested that I respond.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a small amount of saturated soil in the median strip.  I did not conduct any clean up activities.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 11, 2000
P-954-2001*RESIDENT NOTICED THAT CARDBOARD PLACED UNDER TANK WAS DISCOLORED AND CALLED BURNER TECHNICIAN.  TECH TO REPLACE TANK UNDER HARPSWELL'S UPDATE PROGRAM.
A-231-2001*   DEP received a report from a local fire department that oil had been spilled along a road section.  Sand had been spread for traction; no recovery was feasible.
B-420-1997*8/4/97 09:20

Scott Osgood, Warden for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, called to report discovering oil in a logging operation southeast of Getchell Mountain in Carroll PLT.  Specific directions were given to the site for my inspection.

Investigation shown that the oil like substance was simply organic debris from a decomposing brush pile along with marsh sheen; strongly resembling oil. I later explained my findings to Warden Osgood.  I also told him we appreciated the call since we do have several instances of waste oil spillage in this type of logging operation.
B-551-1997* Adam Duran, of CMP called this office to report a mercury spill at the (Wyman) hydro dam in Moscow.  But more importantly he wanted to use a DEP owned mercury spill kit to clean up the spilled debris. I gave him one kit and he promised to replace it with a new kit. Mr. Duran called the next day to report that the amount spilled was less than 0.5 pounds. Two employees were moving an old junk Watt Meter, when it fell over. This resulted in a broken switch that dumped a small quantity of mercury on the floor.
 Mr. Duran cleaned up the spilled material himself and replaced the Mercury clean up kit on 10-7-97. No further action will be required.

A-302-2001*I responded to the Monmouth Grade School and met with Debra Emery, Principal.  The school utilizes an outdoor 275 gallon AST for kerosene to supply a hot air furnace in the school's greenhouse.  The horizontal tank had rusted and the nipple between filter and tank had failed causing the discharge.  The tank had not been filled for several years as the greenhouse does not use much fuel thus the amount lost was not able to be calculated.  A public water well 91020 is located approx. 1000 feet from the school, therefore stringent cleanup was required.  The greenhouse was dis-assembled to provide access to the contaminated soils.  A confining clay layer was encountered 4 feet below ground surface which acted to limit migration of the oil.  Free product was encountered near the foundation footing and was removed with sorbents.  The excavation was replaced with clean fill.  Monmouth teacher Andy Boszman scrapped out the old tank to ensure it was not put back in service.  I contacted Winthrop Water District to provide notice of the cleanup.  Monmouth is in the process of switching over to Winthrop water supply (Upper Narrows Pond). No further action is required by Response Services.
B-10-2001*Ms. Helen Nicely called to report that the fuel lines from the 55-gallon drums in her cellar were leaking. It seems that her fuel delivery company would not put fuel in the drums because they were out of code and leaking. She had been receiving fuel assistance and learned that there was a program to replace leaking systems.
   I went to the home and found that the situation was as described. Her son had placed a can and rags under the drip to contain the oil. The cellar had a concrete floor and the stain was only a few feet square. There did not appear enough oil lost at that time to cause concern. However if it continued the well could be jeopardized. She was concerned that the house would freeze up if the system was not fixed and oil delivered.
   The next morning I called the Community Action Program office in Milbridge and left a message with the director, Mike Bonzagni, concerning Ms. Nicely's problem. On 1/12/01 I called him again and learned that Ed Pellin Plumbing Inc. had installed a new tank that day.
A-197-1996*     DEP received a report that an oily discharge had been observed during automatic cycling of the bilge pump aboard the MV "Tanya May".  The vessal was reportedly unmanned and on a mooring.  The owner of record is Matthew Thibeault.  I contacted the Coast Guard, who had a vessal in the area at the time.  They agreed to look into the situation.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-689-1989*
See separate narrative and other spill reports.
B-333-1999*On 6/19/99, 0913 hours Tina Bodkins reported a five gallon hydraulic oil release from a tree saw .  The incident happened at a construction site in Great Pond Township.  The spill landed on soil and it was recovered by excavating a third of a cubic yard .  This was contained in two 30 gallon bags and held for disposal by Clean Harbors.
A-160-1997*Dana Williamson called to state that a garage above him was dumping waste oil and that there was oil running off of the junk cars behind his garage.  A sheen and a brown scum was present in the ditch.  Over the phone, it was apparent that this was an organic sheen.  Mr. Williamson was not convinced.  I found a heavy organic sheen and bacterial infestation.  There was no evidence of product runoff from the garage operation above him.  No further action is requred.
B-414-2001*     On 7/23/01, 0730 hours Scott Wild reported a 35 gallon release of thermal oil at GP's OSB Plant.  Hot thermal oil is circulated through the presses that are used in the OSB process.  One of the circulation pumps malfunctioned and needed to be replaced.  In order to do this the system has to be shut down and the oil drained from it.  A bypass valve involved in this process failed and a 35 gallon release ensued.  The oil was absorbed with sawdust and taken to their biomass boiler.
A-204-1997* Bruce, from Chet's Burner Service, called to report a line leak at the home of Greenleaf. This home is located in Skowhegan on Route 150. The owner is Clarence Greenleaf Jr., the tenant is his mother, Iva Greenleaf.
 The copper line was buried under 3 inches of soil. The tank and line are located in the basement. The basement has a dirt floor with a driven well point within 8 feet of the discharge. Chet's Burner Service was on site to do maintenance of the furnace when they discovered the leak.
 I arrived on site later that day. Bruce had dug a hole about 18 inches deep and it was contaminated all the way to the bottom.
 After discussions with the owner he finally agreed to option A of the Clean Up Options Agreement. Clean up started on 6-23. S.O.S. used a vactor to remove sand from the basement. The only access to the basement is through a window, there is no bulkhead. Several yards of soil was removed from the basement. Oil was found floating on the ground water at a level 3 feet below the basement floor.
 I returned later that day with John Beane and together we installed a recovery well in the basement. This well was backfilled with stone on 6-25.
 Oil was pumped out of this recovery well on numerous occasions.
 John Beane installed three piezometers outside of the house. He also placed a couple of geoprobes into the basement floor.
 Next we had S.O.S. remove soil using the vactor so that we could insert 6 inch verticle monitoring wells. These were installed in the basement. Free floating oil was found in two of these wells. I then placed a "PETROPORE" filter into the wells to collect the free product.
 The well water has been analyzed many times and no hydrocarbons have been detected.  As of Feb. 2000, this case is still active and John Beane is monitoring the situation.
A-257-1997* A fuel line leak at Mrs. Thompson's released oil into the basement. The basement has finished living quarters. Kalloch fuel was called and they repaired the leak. Superior Restoration was called to clean up the spilled oil. They cut and removed several carpets, sheetrock, wood debris and other personal belongings.
 The copper line had been encased in a plastic/hdpe sleeve. The cause of the leak was internal corrosion of the copper line.
 The DEP will pay Superior Restorations for their involvment with the cleanup. The homeowner's insurance company will pay for the replacement of the carpet and interior paneling, etc.
 At this time no further involvment from DEP is expected.
A-148-1999* An oil drain line was kinked and released about 100 gallons of oil to the floor. This oil then flowed into the floor drain and then into the waste treament plant.
 Phillip Services was called to the scene to vacuum out the clarifiers at the waste treatment plant. No site visit was made. See attached report from Mead Paper.
I-53-1998*ROBERT VIGUE FAXED IN A SPILL REPORT, 15 GAL OF DIESEL OIL FROM A BROKEN FUEL HOSE, SHOVELED INTO PAILS AND THERMALLY DEGRADED
P-434-2001*Please see attached report from CMP.
I-14-1999*About 100 gals of IPBC RTU was lost when a storage tank was overfilled. Spill product was contained inside a dike surrounding the tank.

The components of the product are Mineral Spirts(85-95%), 3-lodo-2-Propynyl Butyl Carb(0.5%), Dodecylophenol(3%).

Since material could not be found on the Hazardous Waste list and it doesn't meet any of the criteria for Hazardous waste, Air Bureau ( Jim Gramlich) OK'ed the cleanup materials to go to the energy plant located behind the Sherman Lumber Co. One bag was disposed of per hour as well as 100 gals of clean-up liquids ( mostly water).

Case Closed.
I-161-1997*A 10,500 gallon fuel oil tank was removed from Columbia Forest Products in Skyway Industrial Park. Contamination was encountered due most likely from a tank that had been removed years previous. The current tank did not appear to have any problems other than minor overfills. About 336 yards of contaminated soil and ledge was removed to attain a baseline 2 cleanup level.
P-14-1998*I was contacted on January 10, 1998, about a hydraulic oil spill at National Semiconductor.  A line had blown on a piece of equipment.  The spill was contained with in the building and cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action anticipated.
A-12-1998*Ice knocked a tree down onto the tank and broke the filter off.  The product ran down a hill and soaked into the ice and snow.  It also ran down the road in the front of the trailer.  The snow was scraped up and piled onto plastic.  Later the soil was dug up.  The soil and snow were combined and taken to Hatch Hill landfill.
A-242-1996*Abandon in place request approved because removal of the tank could undermine the generator.  No further action anticipated.
B-628-1999*B-628-99

On 10.6.99, 0930 hours Ken Burton of International Paper Woodland reported that one of their loaders ruptured a hydraulic line and lost 25 gallons.  The product landed on gravel in the track made by the loader.  Half of the oil was recovered with pads form the surface and the rest of it became absorbed into the gravel.  Since the spill happened in a wood-yard I suggested that they dig up the oiled gravel and thin spread it over the rest of the yard.
P-243-2000*See attached report from Clean Harbors.
P-528-1996*On August 28, 1996 I was contacted by John James - DEP Augusta.  John had recieved a report from Daniel Fowler about an unknown yellowish substance on the beach in South Portland.  I spoke with Mr. Fowler who told me that during a beach clean up he had encountered a rubber hose sticking up out of the ground with a yellowish substance coming out of it and discharging to the beach.  I went to the area that afternoon.  I searched the area thoroughly but found no hose nor any contaminant on the beach.  I checked the area again about a week later and still found no evidence of the discharge hose.  No further action.
B-158-2001*B-158-2001
03/31/2001 09:48

     Sinclair Fuels in Carmel called to report an outside heating oil tank spill at the residence of Linda Golden on Ash Hill Road.  Approximately 100 gallons leaked from the tank when the settling ice and snow broke off the filter.  Investigation shown that the oil was lost in the shallow ledge.  Very little evidence of oil could be found for clean up.  The well which is located approximately 150 feet away was initially not thought to be at risk.  Unfortunately in November oil fumes were noted in the water.  Lab analysis shown 100 ppb diesel range organics.  A filter was then supplied to the residence under the AST fund and placed under quarterly monitoring.  The case was then given to Technical Services staff for further investigation.
P-267-1998*On 06/16/98 Sheryl Bernard and I supervised the removal of a 2000 gallon bare steel.  Levasques Excavation removed the tank under the supervision of Rob Reinken of Reinken Homes, Inc.  No contamination was found.  No further action is required at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 8, 1998
A-226-1997*FMC removed a tank from a vault.  The vault had been filled with sand.  The sand was contaminated from overfills.  Since FMC wanted to install a new tank in the vault the soil was removed and taken to Dragon.
I-158-1998*Mr. Kilpatrick was refereed to the DEP from the Board of Pesticide Control.

Mr. Kilpatrick's father's farm in Littleton has a number of small containers of pesticides stored on site. We were contacted to identify and prepare the materials for disposal.  Property is the next property north of the Maine Brand Gloves Factory.  The following products/chemicals were found in various containers

1. Louse Powder - 2 lb container 1/3 full
    85 % sulfur
     0.58% Nicotine
     8.5% Napthalene

2. Insect duster - pint container 1/8 full
    Dry white powder

3. Butter tub - 12 oz container full
    Whiteish yellow solid crystalline material

4. Coffee can  -  16 oz can full
    Whiteish yellow solid crystalline material

5. Tupperwear bowl - 1 qt bowl 1 full
    White crystals free flowing looks like table salt but the crystals are too large.

6.Di-syston   10 lb bag 3/4  full
     Disulfoton
     Danger - Poison Class 1
     RQ 1 lb   (p039)

7. Plastic Jug  1 gal "bleach type" jug Full
    oily type product inside

8. Arsenate of Lead  2 - 1 lb containers each about 1/2 full
   Danger Poison  Class 1

9. Ansbucher's Sanoseed Potato Dip 10 lb can 1 full
   7.9 % Ethanol Mercury Chloride
   4.5 % Metallic mercury
   Container is in very poor shape. Crystalline material can be seen in the can
   Corrosive Sublimate Danger Poison Class 1

10. Dithane  M-45  5 lb bag 1/4 full
    80%  Mancozeb
    Caution Class IV Fungicide

11. Clear Glass jar full
    Clear Oily type liquid (DDT?)

12. can of Aero-dyne Superfog  1 Qt full
    0.92 % DDVP
    Danger Poison Class 1

13. Can of Gulf Livestock Spray 1/3 full
   0.07 % Pyrethrins
   Caution  RQ 1 lb

14. Plastic bag    1 qt bag full
   yellowish grey solid pelletalized material

15. Glass jar   full
  Yellowish grey solid pelletalized material

16. Glass jug    1 gal full
    Dark Brown colored oily mixture

The above materials were identified by  DEP Response Staff, and over packed for disposal by the Pesticide Control Board (PCB).  Max Miller of PCB was contacted to arrange for pick-up of the above listed and over packed pesticides.
B-537-2001*      On October 1, 2001 I attended the removal of a 500 gallon #2 oil tank at the Blue Hill Fire Station.  M.A. Astbury removed the tank and I found no sign of a hole or soil contamination.
A-156-1996*Received a call from Ronny Walsh of Kalloch Fuel in Rockland that a customer of their's, Roy Ridgewell, had a small spill. The tank slipped off the blocks and cracked the filter nipple. They estimate only about 10 gallons was loss. Most of the oil went down the hill. They cleaned up what they could with pads.  Mr. Ridgewell is on public water. No other work is necessary. No site visit was made.
I-216-1998*On 11-17-98 Ron Lafierre of Pinkham Lumber called to report that there had been a small spill of diesel at the mill. A fuel line on a loader had broken and about 15 gallons of deisel was spilled onto the yard. Most went onto wood chips beneath the loader. I met with him on site and assisted in superviseing the removal of the contaminated chips. They were later burned in the mills wood boiler with the permission of the air bureau.
P-527-1998*On November 2, 1998 I received a call from Patrick Provender.  He was concerned about a sheen that he saw on his yard.  I visited his property that afternoon.  The sheen was biological in nature, no indications of any spills of any sort in the area.  No further action.
B-158-1997*The tanker NY SUN was tied up to the B&A dock at Mack Point discharging JP8 for the DFSP.  Just before midnight, as she was pumping, the ship suddenly slid away from the dock, parting the hose and pipe assembly and spilling an estimated barrel of product. Because the pipe assembly parted at a joint on the wharf, most of the product was caught by the drip pans as the fuel ran down over the piping and valves. DFSP personnel posted on the dock saw immediately what had happened,closed the shoreside valves, and radioed to the deck crew to cease pumping.  According to DFSP's Norm Otis, only about 10 gallons of JP8 made it to the water.

Initial indications were that the Coast Guard was going to attribute  the accident to slack mooring lies, the theory being that upon docking, the ship settled on something underwater.  As the ship was unloaded and the tide came in, the ship shifted away from the wharf, parting the hose.  When last I saw the 2nd mate, deck officer on duty at the time of the spill, he was on his way to the hospital for a drug and alcohol test.
A-51-1996*IP's forestry division found three previously unknown tanks on land owned by them in Seven Ponds Twp. I explained that they would have to register them, then thirty day notice etc., and sent all appropriate paper work. They intend to remove the tanks Summer 96. Mary Corr attended the tank removal. See spill A-577-96.
I-166-2000*This spill was reported and cleaned up by Mr. Raynes.

No other information was related to the DEP.

Case Closed
B-82-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-137-1998*On March 2, 1998 at 1330 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting a kerosene spill at 76 Shepard Drive in Bangor.  I arrived on site and met representatives from the fire dept., Webber Oil and Mr. Timothy Smith (942-1172) who is the mobile home's tenant.

One of the outside horizontal tank's legs slid off the supporting patio block which caused the filter to break off where its feedline enters the tank.  Luckily the tenant smelled the fuel and plugged the hole while the tank was still half-full.  Most of the product flowed into the gravel under the trailer's slab.  There was a small drainage channel along the slab's perimeter and we used this as a recovery trench.  We pumped 52 gallons of mostly kerosene from this channel and also pumped 125 gallons of pure kerosene from the tank.  We also used sorbent pads for recovering fuel which leached into the perimeter drain during the next week.  The area is on town water.

I talked to Terry Kearns, the property owner, and informed him of the insurance fund and had an application mailed to him.  He knows that we will seek re-imbursement for our payement of Webber Oil's clean up costs.
A-374-1998*The May '98 report from DHS indicated possible MTBE contamination of the well at Guilford Butler School.  A water sample taken 5/19/97 was 3.3 ppb; in March 1998, the results were below detectable limits.  A sample taken 7/15/98 indicated contamination levels of 2.2 ppb MTBE.

The well is by the front door of the school, under the pavement.  Last fall, new casing was put in and the area above the well re-paved.  I met with Randy Gargan at the school, and suggested he not permit parking in the area of the well.  He stated the school buses only drop children off there, then move on.

This case will be referred to Tech Services.  No further action necessary by Response.
A-162-2001*Received a call from Thompson Oil concerning a leak they found at the residence of Pricilla Oby.  I visited the site and found that her tank was leaking from the filter assembly.  The filter assembly was broken and the most likely culprit was the heavy wet falling off the roof.  Thompson Oil had repaired the tank but had not filled it.  There was evidence of considerable amount of oil that had leaked out of the tank.  Ms. Oby also had a drilled well, approximately 75' from the spill site.  I tested her well and the result showed minor contamination had already reached her well. Carbon filters were installed by Haskell Water Treatment.

I arranged for Clayton Larrabee to excavate the contaminated soil.  Due to heavy snow and the posting of the roads, the contaminated soil was not shipped to Commercial Paving for processing until the summer. Three samples of the before filter water have been tested and found to be clean. The filters will be removed due to clean sample results.  No additional work by Response Services is needed on this spill.
I-120-2001*After giving proper notice this Underground storage tank was removed.

The only contamination found was around the fill box area. About one bucket of contaminated soil was identified.

The UST was a double walled tank. The interstital space was taking on water or losing water depending on the local water table.

A tank installer identified the problem while doing the yearly check. John Sims, CTI #309.

When the tank was excavated a hole had devoloped in the outer shell the size of a dinner plate.

A site assessment will be completed by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services, Joseph Fowler, 947-3184

Case closed.
B-537-1996*D-TREE=S.
P-749-1999*    On 10/26/99, I received notice of this small surface oil spill from J P Carroll Oil Co., thru the state police.  Mr. Carroll explained that a delivery driver was filling an outside 275 gal. AST that had a leaking Firematic Fitting.  J P Carrol (JPC) personnel responded with sorbent pads and speedy dry, and dug up oily soil.  The soil was to be land-spread at JPC's company property.
    See attachments for further information.

I-46-2001*3-5 gallons overflowed at Richard Briggs house.  Snow soaked oil was shoveled up and put in heavy plastic bags and taken to Tri-Community Landfill on 1/25/01.
A-265-1997*Steve Owen of Dead River, Augusta called to report a small overfill at the residence of Lawrence Merkens in Augusta. Dead River cleaned it up. No further work is necessary and no site visit was made.
P-607-1999*On August 26, 1999 The Coast Guard called to report a sheen on the water off Orr's Island in Harpswell.  I responded to the call.  The original report to the Coast Guard was a thick sheen 1 mile long.  When I arrived on site I found no sheen.  I spoke with the gentleman who originally called in the spill he said the slick had all dissipated.  I walked the shoreline in the direction he indicated the slick had come from but found no oil. No further action.
A-466-1997*Tom Wilburn of Christy's Market called to report that there was some contamination at an underground tank removal at a store of theirs. I went to the site in Gardiner. Shevenell-Gallen was on site to do the Appendix P site assessment and Simard and Sons was the contractor. Three 8,000 gallon steel underground tanks were being removed. Contamination was found above the notification level. Some parts of the excavation were heavily contaminated. There had been a known piping leak that had been repaired (see spill report A-93-94). Contaminated soil was taken to Commercial Recycling for processing and disposal. Most of the old tank excavation and the new tank excavation was remediated to below the action level of 1500 ppm. Since there are no nearby receptors, there is no need to remediate the remaining soil above the action level. No further work is necessary on this site. See the Appendix P site assessment for additional details.
B-32-1997*On 1/16/97, 1415 hours Hamel Fuel called to report that one of their delivery trucks had slid into a ditch in Winterport and that I could find it by driving down Rte. 1A. When I arrived the truck had been deployed as a precaution.  It was raining very hard and water was running like a brook down the ditch, which was on a fairly steep hill.  If a few drops of diesel had spilled it would have been difficult to detect.  I consider it as a non-spill.  The unit slipped into the ditch from an icy driveway.  It did not roll completely on its side.  It was just leaning heavily.
A-353-1997*Contamination was found when the USTs were removed.  This area is served by wells, and normally would require a stringent clean up standard.  However, the wells are currently contaminated, and have filters.  DEP is working with the town to install a new Public Water Supply.  I determined that a baseline standard would be more appropriate.  The area to be excavated was limited by the road and building.

One additional unregistered tank  was reported in the site assessment.

No further action is anticipated.
A-467-1997*Went to an underground tank removal at Hinkley's Market in North Anson. Leonard Carr of LC's Tank Repair was the certified tank installer. Mike Otley of Emery and Garrett Groundwater was on site doing the Appendix P site assessment. Contaminated soils were discoverd in excess of 2500 ppm PID bag headspace during the tank removal pump island upgrade. A total of 180 cubic yards of contaminated soil was transported to Dragon Cement for treatment and disposal. Not all the soil above the action level of 1500  ppm was removed. There was a municipal water line on the south side of the excavation and a sewer line. Excavation did not go beyond the water line as we did not want to disturb it. Most of the contamination seems to have come from overfills and some piping joint leaks. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-565-2000*     On October 16, 2000 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a two quart spill of non PCB mineral oil from a leaking transformer on the Schooner Head Rd. in Bar Harbor.  The unit had a couple pinholes in the bottom which leaked the oil onto the ground.  Workers removed any contaminated debris and soil for disposal through a hazardous waste hauler.  The area is on town water.
A-533-1999*Received a report from Steve Fuller of Mead Oxford that they had suffered a small oil leak. He reported that an oil line on the #10 paper machine broke allowing oil to go onto the floor and then into the sewer. Most was lost to the sewer. Mead personnel cleaned up what they could. The report Steve wrote reported that it was the #15 paper machine. No sheen was reported on the Androscoggin River. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
B-456-1999*     On July 29, 1999 at 0900 we received a call from the Machias Fire Dept. reporting a four to six gallon spill of transmission oil from a Cyr bus in the parking lot for the Machias Motor Inn.  No oil reached any catch basins and workers covered the oil with Speedi Dri.  A crew from Cyr Bus Line arrived later and recovered the sorbents.
B-574-1996*10/18/96 @ 0940

I received an anonymous complaint for investigation.  The complainant indicated that there was some waste oil dumping going on in Hermon.  The location was, on the Swan Road, in a large cut hay field, three quarters of a mile in from Route 2, on the right.  The dumped oil was supposed to be located on the uphill side of the house.  The house was located, on the right, near a mailbox marked "Box 6355".

About one week later I was able to pursue this investigation.  Good directions were given.  However there was no one home at the alledged dumper's residence.  I checked the area near the house and near the hay field with no results.  I could not locate the anonymously reported dumped waste oil.  Investigation closed.
A-563-2000*A truck owned by Ferraiolo Construction carrying 10 yards of iron oxide went off the road and into a stream in Northport. The passenger side saddle tank was ruptured spilling an estimated 30-50 gallons of diesel near the stream. Approximately 7 yards of iron oxide was also spilled. When I arrived on scene the fire dept. had placed sorbent pads at the area of the spill and sorbent booms in several places downstream. I dyked the area around the truck and diverted the stream away from the diesel and added more pads. I contacted Dave Waddell of the water bureau for input regarding environmental impact of iron oxide versus major soil removal in a wetland area. His research results suggested that removal of the iron oxide was necessary as it could have impact on the salmon spawning area nearby. After the truck was removed I had the diesel contaminated soil removed first and then the iron oxide. There is undoubtedly some iron oxide residue remaining, it had coated the lower portion of many trees and I didn't feel that their removal would have realized any significant gains. No further action is expected.
A-773-1999*     DEP received a report that several gallons of lube oil was spilled at thsi facility (see IP incident report).
A-487-1998* On Sunday 9-5-98 Dick Guerette, of Winthrop Fuel, reported an oil release at the home of Gladys Park. This home is located in Winthrop on Fire Rd. Y13B.
 It is estimated that 50 gallons of kerosene was spilled onto the ground from the outside AST. The cause of the spill was the fact the someone had stepped on the copper line.
 Mr. Guerette, with my permision, hired Land Works to dig up the contaminated soil. Ten yards of soil was removed and stockpiled onsite. Because the oil contaminated soil was located under the building cleanup to the stringent level could not be attained. This soil was then transported to C.P. several days later.
 The well that serves this home and a nearby trailer is located 15 feet from the spill.
 We installed an in-situ soil vent system, using two inch slotted pipe. I collected a soil sample from the bottom of the excavation and it was analyzed later. Water samples from the Park residence and a neighbor, Farnsworth, were BDL for Fuel Oil.
 This case has been referred to our Technical Services Division.
A-619-2000*   DEP received a belated report that this minor AST overfill had occurred.  It transpired that the oil company delivered to the same tank twice in one day, overfilling on the second occasion.  Oil sprayed out the vent into soil; this was reportedly "over exvacated" by oil company staff.  No visible damage occurred to the AST in the cellar.  The area is served by municipal water.  The property owner (Cyr) was not concerned; the tenant did not return  DEP phone calls.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
A-713-2000*The discharge was the result of a filter being broken off when ice fell on it.  Most of the oil was collected using speedy-dry, because the ground was frozen when it happened.Only a small stain in the dirt driveway still remains.

No further action required.
P-71-1998*On Feb. 18, 1998 I was contacted by Betty Foley.  Ms Foley stated that she had had a kerosene spill at her home and the odor in her house was getting very bad.  I went to Ms. Foley's house that afternoon.  Ms. Foley told me that about two weeks earlier she had found that the filter had broken off her oil tank and the contents of the tank had spilled to the ground.  She estimated that 150- 200 gallons of oil had spilled.  Much of the oil had run down the outside of the foundation wall and made it's way into the basement.  The house has a full basement, however it has about 2 feet of water in it throughout most of the year.  At this time there was about 20 inches of water in the basement that was now covered with a layer of oil.  The vapors in the house were very strong and I advised Ms. Foley to find someplace else to stay temporarily.  The next day Peter Eremita (DEP - Tech. Services) went to the Foley Residence to collect air samples.  Peter also advised Ms. Foley to evacuate the home.  Ms. Foley did at this time move out of her home.  The following Monday I hired Clean Harbors to remove the oily water from the basement, when I arrived on site Monday,  more oil had entered the basement.  We removed approximately 13,000 gallons of water and also dug outside the home, the area where the spill had occurred.  Although the vapors were much better in the home after removing the water, there was still some oil entering the basement.  Ms. Foley's homeowner Insurance Company had hired Four Seasons Environmental to oversee further clean up efforts.  Four Seasons drilled holes into the foundation all along the affected wall and pulled a vacuum from the holes, this was to try and pull as much oil as possible out of the walls.  Four Seasons also dug out more dirt all along the outside of the affected wall.  Latest air sampling reports show oil vapor levels well below Department standards.  Further air sampling will be done to ensure levels stay below long term health standards
P-496-1999*On 7/13/99 I received a call from Jay Bryant of Bryant Energy reporting a 145 gallon spill of heating oil at a clients residence at the Oxford Pines Trailer Park in Oxford.  Mr. Bryant explained that while delivering heating oil to the client's above ground storage tank, the tank became over-pressurized and ruptured.  He indicated he would make arrangements to have an excavator on site that afternoon.  I responded immediately to the site.

Upon arrival, I observed the damaged oil tank and spillage.  The majority of the oil appeared to have gone directly under the mobile home and settled in a depression under the middle of the home.  Mr. Bryant explained to me that the tank was not properly installed and vented thus causing the tank to be over-pressurized when it was filled.

It appeared to me that there were two clean up options available.  1.)  Move the trailer and excavate the contaminated soil underneath; or 2.)  Support the trailer and vactor the contaminated soil out.  It was my opinion that the first option would be the most effective and cost efficient way to clean up the spill.  Bryant Energy's insurance company, Roux Insurance Services, made arrangements to have the trailer moved to another available lot in the trailer park thus eliminating the need to move the trailer twice.

On 7/14/99 I returned to the site to observe the excavation of the contaminated soils.  Jim Fox from Ambrose Environmental was on site representing Commercial Union Insurance Co.  We removed approximately 30 yards of material and ran of of trucks and time.  It was decided to return to the site the next day and finish the excavation.

On 7/15/99 I returned to the site again and observed the removal of the rest of the contaminated soil.  No further action is anticipated.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
P-201-2000*I got a call from Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a leaking tank that they noticed while making a delivery.  The outdoor tank had corroded and leaked about 30 gallons onto the ground.  I arrived and assessed the situation.  Dead River was there pumping the remaining oil out of the tank.  There was public water to the trailer park, and the spill was not near the septic system.  The ground sloped away from the home and was not causing vapor problems.  I used sorbent material to clean up what free product was still there.  I encouraged the homeowner to contact, us if there was any further problem.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-601-2000*   DEP received a report that 150 gallons of lube oil was spilled at this facility.  All product went to the plant sewer.  Historically, Mead claims that spilled oil is "treated" within the sewer before discharging to the Androscoggin River; DEP does not appear to accept this claim.
P-515-1999*    On Tues. 7/22/99, Andy Slusarski of DEP RCRA Unit requested I visit this Westbrook prop. of Ms. Mildred Martell, to assist in determining need for mitigation and disposal of old auto body shop business waste.  Working from Slusarski's 7/22/99 notes I visited on 7/23 and happened to meet Ms. Martell onsite.
     The property is across from the Westbrook Drive-In in a commercial strip along Rt. 302.  Goff's Garage is adjacent to the north.  The building is a long wood structure with three gagage/bay doors in front.  A small apartment appears on the 2nd floor (see site sketch).  In the rear are two derelict greenhouses with 5 old 275 gal. AST's (reported to be empty) with no obvious leakage.  Also in the rear is a 55 gal. steel drum buried 95%, that has K1 odor but no liquid (UST to be registered or dry-well?)  Next to this is a 55 gal. steel drum 4/5 full of liquid appearing to be waste paint thinner & oil.  In the front right is a plastic drum full of dark waste oil.  In the rear by a locked shed was a pile of rusty paint cans without labels.  In the front gravel lot are several oil stains.  Inside the building is storage of a large amount of virgin paint belonging to Ms. Martell's son.
     Site history appears to be a greenhouse followed by four or more auto body repair businesses over the years.  It is not known which tenant (or tenants) left the drums & cans of waste.  As of 8/1/99, Slusarski has advised Ms. Martell that as landlord/property owner, she is responsible for waste disposal and has offered advice on proper, cost effective disposal.  Waste clean-up and UST removal may enhance property value and comply with state regulations.  Further Resp. Div. actions are possible; DEP wishes to be present for drum/UST removal and waste clean-up.  A Phase-2 assessment is prudent.  See attached notes and files of RCRA unit for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM

P-387-1997*On July 22, 1997 I was contacted by Kyle Rich of Don Rich Oil.  Kyle called to report a small spill at the home of one of their customers.  The 275 gallon oil tank at the Cowen summer residence had just began to weep from a corrosion spot.  A small amount of oil leaked to the ground under the tank.  Employees of Don Rich Oil removed about two five gallon buckets of oil affected dirt.  The tank was pumped off and inspected.  The corrosion appears to have been recent and had not yet produced a visible hole.  I inspected the area and where the tank had been and concluded that the small clean up done by the oil company was sufficient.  No further action at this time.
A-16-1997*I was called and told that Capitol City was removing an underground tank without DEP knowledge or prescence.  There was a concern that the tank had leaked or had had spills.  The tank was an above ground tank sitting directly on the ground, and there was some concern that if more than 10 % was burried, it met the definition of an underground tank.  I learned, from Bill Wallace, that the Fire Marshal had determined that the tank was an above ground tank (AST).  There is no requirement that we be notified prior to removal of an AST.

I thoroughly inspected the tank.  I found it to be rusty, but I did not find any pitting or holes.  I also collected three shallow samples( 1" - 2") from under the tank.  The frozen ground prevented me from obtaining a deeper sample.  After warming the samples, I obtained PID readings of only 12.6 , 21.5, and 39 parts per million.  A police officer, the Penny's and Melinda (the manager of Capitol City) observed the readings.  I determined that there had not been any reportable loss from the tank.  Capitol City reports that the tank was taken to Clean Harbors for cleaning and disposal.

No further action is anticipated.
P-643-2000*Small hydraulic spill from blown line on tractor at the National Guard Training base - approximately 1 mile in from Hard Scrabble Road in Hollis.  Guard personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action.
B-729-1998*Bangor Hydro reported that a pole on a private pole line fell over causing a transformer owned by B.H.E.Co. to leak about five gallons of oil containing 12ppm PCB. They removed about 36 square feet of soil that was disposed in Sawyer's landfill in Hampden. While the renter's name is Patricia Flaherty, they did not know the name of the landowner.
   See the attached B.H.E.Co. report for more details.

P-159-1996*Clean-up thru source reduction at out-of-service gas station and restaurant.  Contam. soil removed to facilitate new UST install; no required clean-up and no free product noted.  Evidence of a leak intially reported in 1993, contamination reported and confirmed in 1994.  Two of three UST's out-of-service at time of removal after taking on gw due to corrosion leaks.  See attachements, UST closure assessments, addendums, and earlier reports for further info.
A-135-2000* A very small amount of oil leaked from one of the bow thruster. The leaked occurred while a ship was being launched into the harbor. No clean-up occurred.
A-695-1999*     DEP received a report that oil had been spilled during this event but that it had burned with no release to the plant sewer.
A-272-1997* Mr. Bentzel called this office to report an incident at the Waterville waste water treatment plant. The alarm for H2S went off and when they went to investigate they noticed an odor of turpentine. The F.D. was notified. Employees from the treatment plant investigated but could not find the source of any spill or leak. The CGI alarm never went off.
 Mr. Bentzel believes the problem came from the Winslow St. area. No site visit by the DEP, no further action needed.
P-377-2001*   On 5/10/01, I met Mr. Lewis onsite while he was doing a yearly facility inspection for the Mason's.  Mr. Lewis had notified the DEP when he discovered a leaky off-road-diesel dispenser fitting dripping (discharging) fuel to the soil.  The Masons explained that Mark Guerin of Pollution Control Services had installed a green containment sump under the diesel dispenser years before but did not know that Guerin had cut out the bottom & sides of the sump during the installation, negating its purpose to contain a discharge.  DEP has no jurisdiction on the dispenser sump at this time, being a motor fuel AST facility it is regulated by Maine Fire Marshal (except for buried product piping which is DEP regulated).
   I recommend that the miss-installed dispenser be replaced and any accessible contamination be investigated and properly removed and disposed of.  The area is rural residential and commercial.
   The diesel contamination is not practical to reach at this time as no known wells are directly threatened.  The quantity discharged is unknown but there was no indication of free product at the time of my visit.  Contamination is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed or if a threatened sensitive receptor calls for remediation.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-100-2000* The National Guard was repairing a large internal combustible engine when an oil leak developed. This resulted in the release of about 8 gallons of motor oil.  The oil spilled onto the pavement, outside of building # 37, and was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action will be required.
P-560-1998*   On 11/14/98 I responded to a report thru Cumberland Sheriff's office of a 100 gal. oil leak at the residence of Ms. Denise Spencer. Onsite that day,  Ms. Spencer explained that she had discovered the leak on 11/8 but thinks it was leaking for a while, losing about 100 gals.   She reported a loosened fitting as vandalism to the Cty Sheriff.  Liberty Oil of Gray replaced the lost fuel but I am not aware of them reporting the loss to DEP or advising Ms. Spencer to report.  Late reporting made clean-up more arduous.
   Being within a mapped aquifer and about 1000 ft. from the park well the site was determined to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal and emergency clean-up actions initiated with the okay of the park manager, Brendan McMorrow.  The soil around the 275 gal. AST fittings was noted to be oil contaminated.  Being a slow leak the spillage was presumed to have leaked down mostly vertical rather than horizontally around the tank.
pad.
   On Tues., 11/17/98 I met an SOS crew for soil removal.  10 yds were removed before we severed buried power lines to the trailer, not marked by Digsafe.  A waterline was found 18" below the power lines so we ceased work till a vactor unit was acquired (breaking the waterline would have flooded the excav., washing oil deeper and into gw).  On 11/18/98 we returned with a vactor from Philip Services and removed till it was full and we could not go deeper without undermining the home's support.  My estimation is that we recovered a large percentage of the discharge though could not get it all.   No gw was noted to about 9' bg.
   This report will be passed to DEP Technical Services for review and further action.  Analysis of the well's water and QM monitoring may be prudent.  Recent routinel water sampling done in the summer showed no problems I am told.  No reimbursement is recommended at this time as the discharge appears to be the result of mystery vandalism.  See attached lab data and notes.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM

P-901-2001*A small amount of hydraulic oil leaked from the propeller shaft of a vessel while it was being put into drydock.  BIW personel minmized the discharge and very little entered the river.  Only a sheen was present and no clean-up was possible.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediaton & Waste Management
A-534-1996*A Gagne home delivery truck backed over an embankment spilling a small amount of fuel. This fact was reported by Mr. Anonymous. By the time I checked it out there was no sign of the spill.
A-482-1998*This spill was reported as a storage tank leak from a logging vehicle that had been working further along the road.  I was unable to find the operator.  The spill was on the shoulder of the road, but did not soak in more than a couple of inches.  I felt that it would not pose a threat to the only well in the area, about 200' away.

No further action is anticipated.
B-297-1996*6/8/96 @ 1628

Dispatcher Lawrence (866-2121) of the state police phoned to report a spill of 2 pints of hydraulic oil in a parking lot in Brewer.  I was asked to call Janice Benedict at (603-877-0418) about the spill.

According to Janice Benedict, 2 pints of an antioxidant used in hydraulic oil was spilled on the parking lot at Maine Oxy-acetylene in the East West Industrial Park in Brewer.  This material was spilled by Praxair Inc. of Tonawanda, NY.

This antioxidant is a blend mixture: 47% butylated triphenyl phosphate ester, 34% Isodecyl Diphenyl Phosphate and 19% of a petroleum hydrocarbon mixture.  These materials are not listed as being hazardous.  This material was cleaned up and reported.  A small amount of speedi dry was used on the stain and disposed of by Spill Center.  Attachments.
P-418-2000*   On 7/14/00, Maine DEP was notified by So. Ptld. PD that they were called by a Mrs. Shibles that she was in possession of about 25 cyanide capsules and some mercury that her deceased husband had collected.  SPPD explained that they believed that Mr. Shibles had collected the cyanide in case he got a terminal illness.  Mrs. Shibles stated her husband had experimented with turning fuel oil into water and that is why he collected the chemicals.
   I met Mrs. Shibles on 7/14/00 and collected about 20 plastic capsules of white powder labled Potassium Cyanide, and one small bottle of liquid Mercury of approx 2 oz. size.  There was no spillage.
    On discussing it with Jon Woodard we agreed that the material should be collected as it was a public hazard and the DEP would dispose of it.  After seeking three quotes from hazardous waste contractors, DEP had the cyanide picked up by Fleet Env. on 8/8/00 for proper disposal.  The mercury was packed with other collected mercury for eventual bulk disposal and/or recycling.
   DEP does not plan to seek reimbursement considering Mrs. Shibles financial status.  There were no discharges to the environment and no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected.  See attachments.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-207-1999*A car parked in DHS parking lot leaked 2-2 1/2 gallons of gasoline.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and speedy dri by the Caribou Fire Department and sent to the Caribou Fire Department for storage with other oily wastes for disposal.

B-549-2001*     On 10/02/01, 1325 hours BHE reported a one-gallon, non-PCB transformer oil spill near Fire Roads 5 & 6 on Route 1A in Holden. The pole that supported the transformer had been damaged by blasting in the area.  The spill landed on a gravel-surfaced road.  BHE recovered the oil along with .1 yd3 of gravel.
A-29-2000*No site visit made.  The fire department responded and cleaned the spill.  No further action is anticipated.
I-85-1999*On 4-11-99, the Van Buren Fire Dept. faxed this office a report of a spill on Main Street in Van Buren. A car owned by a Dr. Cyr was parked on an angle after having just been refueled and about 5 gallons was lost. The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbents.
P-429-2000*Given the nature of the spill and site location, a site visit was not conducted.  The assurances and documentation by Kamco were sufficient due to the small amount of hydraulic oil spilled.  No further action is required at this time.
I-47-2001*Nozzle fell out of truck that was fueling up and spilled 15 to 20 gallons of diesel on the cement pad.  Cleaned up with speedy dri and spill pads.
A-181-1999*A truck punctured its saddle tank when it was trying to turn around. The fire department responded. They used pads and sand to pick up the product. A boom was placed in a storm drain at the base of the hill to pick up residual product.
A-149-1997*Called in by MSO Bucksport. As much as 400 gallons of diesel fuel for the generator was lost to containment, but someone left the drain open allowing an undetermined amount to escape. The Coast Guard will send a helicopter to the island to ivestigate. Since the aircraft will depart from the Bar Harbor Airport, I asked Tom Maleck to go for us, and he will file a report for that aspect of the case. I also contacted Rich Dressler of DMR, who also sent someone to investigate, as the rock is a Puffin rookery.
B-109-2001*On 3/14/01, 2113 hours Dale Mahan of BHE reported a half gallon release of Non-PCB transformer oil.  The unit had been pulled down by a truck that had snagged some of the lines on the supporting pole. The half gallon release was recovered with the snow and pads.  The clean up generated a half drum of material, which was taken to SERF.
P-959-1999*Leak of antifreeze result of failed cooling system.  Spilled product was contained on roof.  Arrangements for clean-up and disposal were made by Spencer Press.  No further action by the Division of Response services is necessary in this matter.


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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-159-1997*While attemping to install a well pump in a well that was drilled in 1996, Esty's  well found oil on the lines when they were attempting to do the installations.

The well has never been used. It was drilled last year but the Historical Society didn't have the funds to put in the pump until this year.

I recovered about 1/2 gal of what appears to be old oil. The lab sample did verify that the product in the well was old fuel oil.

The property was formerly the town garage for the town of Mapleton. The new well was drilled about 50 feet from an area where deisel fuel had been stored in an above ground tank.

Neighboring properties have been sampled and are clean. Mike Clark (P.O. Box 163 Presque Isle) and Peggy Gudreau (P.O. Box 457, Mapleton) are the abutters.

Case is being passed to Technical services.
P-533-2001*DEP was notified by an insurance agent regarding a previous discharge of an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil.  The discharge was suspected to be poor workmanship in the installation of a filter by Downeast Energy.  The suspected loose filter caused a malfunction in the furnace requiring clean-up which was performed by SERVPRO of Sanford.  The insurance company wanted DEP's involvement in order to facilitate the payment of invoices of SERVPRO and other contractor's involved by Downeast Energy.  DEP observed that there was a discahrge at the property and assisted in facilitating payment.  For further details please refer to the attached letters.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-172-1997*On 11/10/97, Mr. Ingersoll contacted the NMRO.

On 11/4/97, Mr. Ingersoll and his family noticed an odd smell and an oily taste in the well water that supplies the home.

On 11/13/97, I visited the site. The water in the kitchen tap had an odd smell, possibly oil, but it was very faint.
Samples were taken.

The well was drilled in 1981 by Watson Wells and is 174 ft deep with delivery of 6+ gal per min. This well replaced another on the property that had been contaminated with sewage.

Behind the home is the Monticello Town Garage. Two above ground tanks are located within 150 feet of the well. Nethier appears to be a problem. A 500 gal Diesel and a 275 gal Gasoline, both are diked.

On 11/26/97, Results received on Sample Number 97E-Dor-03735 did not show any hydrocarbons.

On 12/2/97, I contacted the Ingersolls and advised them to bleach their well with 4 oz of bleach per 10 feet of water in the casing. I also suggested they have further water testing completed.

The Ingersolls have been placed on the Quarterly Monitoring program for one year.

12/4/97, I received the DRO results and we have contamination level of 44 ppb of DRO & 47 ppb of total hydrocarbons.

A filter system will be installed ASAP by Soft Water Service of Caribou.
no further problems were noticed untill April of 2001 when a slug of oil hit the filters and passed through. No more oil could be identified, untill 7/25 when the lad called and told me free product was found between the filters.

Paul Blood was contacted and he hred a "Fast Track Contractor" (STGermain & assiciates.) No source has been Identified as of 8/22/01
P-572-1997*Bottle of Ammonia and broken battery were discovered in dumpster at Berwick Transfer Station.  Items were separated and recycled and/or disposed of by the Berwick Transfer Station.  No site visit was made and no further action is necessary in this matter.




_____________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-406-2000*B-406-2000
08/03/2000 08:25

     Bob Bechtold, concerned citizen on the way to work at the Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor, called to report observing oil spillage on Route 1 in Hancock.  It was stated that personnel were using oil to keep the dust down while reconstructing the road.  Investigation however shown that the material was simply a calcium chloride dust reducer.
A-266-1997*Called by Ted Haskell of Haskell Energy about a tank removal at AMHI. I walked over and inspected the excavation that had contained the 1000 gallon underground storage tank. No evidence of a petroleum release was found. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-671-1999*This was a small spill that was discovered when the fire department went to the house to pump water from the basement after a heavy rain.  After the water drained below the bottom of the tank oil was observed leaking from the tank.  They use a magnet to slow the leak and placed a bucket to collect any additional free product.  When I got to the site I observed a thin layer of free product on 8 inches of water.  I called Clean Harbors to respond as soon as possible.  As we pumped contaminated water from the basement we discovered that water was entering from under the foundation wall.  In the dark we couldn't see where this could be coming from.  When we left there was only an inch of water on the floor.  The following day Mr. Geleney, the owner, reported that he felt the water would again rise above the furnace burner so I returned to the site and arranged for more contaminated water to be removed.  At that time only a thin sheen remained.  I attempted to plug the hole water was entering from, but the flow was too strong.

We learned that Mr. Geleney had filled an area that had previously allowed storm water to move through the back of the property.  Doing this caused water to enter the basement.  John Glowa from the DEP will be working with Mr. Geleney on issues related to the filling.  John suggested that Mr. Geleney remove some of the fill to allow water to move away.  This was done and within a day water entering the basement had stopped.  I visited the site again the following week and PID readings in the basement were 0 ppm.

This area has a history of spills and some wells had been impacted previously.  I sampled the well for the Geleney house.  Cheryl Fontaine and Paul Blood were involved in the earlier spill.   After talking with Cheryl Fontaine I sampled one other well.  No further action is anticipated by response.
A-423-1997* A seam on a 30 gallon drum failed, releasing about 1.5 gallons of solvent into the truck.  These trucks have a containment area which traps the spilled material. The driver cleaned up the spilled material using sorbents. None of the solvent reached the environment.
 This occurred at Sugarloaf Mountain Corp.
P-347-1996*Reported Sheen, nothing found.  U.S. Coast Guard notified.
A-385-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a minor gasoline spill had occurred at this facility.  Product reportedly sorbed into asphalt or evaporated, with no recovery possible.
B-803-1998*About 30 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled at Georgia Pacific when newly installed valves malfunctioned.  The liquid acid ran into a process sewer, where it mixed with undiluted caustic waste.  The resulting reaction flipped a manhole cover several feet into the air, simultaneously creating a mill legend and boiling an estimated 200 gallons of wastewater out onto the ground.

See the mill's written report, attached.
P-309-2001*The aboveground tank filter broke due to a build-up of snow around the tank and filter assembly which caused approximately 275 gallons of oil to spill onto the ground and subsequently flow into the crawlspace under the building.  The same location had a spill a year earlier (P-31-2000) which required extensive cleanup so all the measures were in place to make this a much easier cleanup.  Clean Harbors was hired to vacuum the liquids out, excavate the contaminated soils, and put it back together afterwards.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-606-1998*On 11/26/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at the Mile 24 Southbound Service Center on the Maine Turnpike.  The spill had apparantly come from a tank truck.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was covered with sand.  I was unable to ascertain who the tank truck belonged to from the Fire Department.  I was also unable to ascertain the circumstances that caused the discharge from the Fire Department.  I did not respond to the spill because it was contained and being cleaned up.

On 11/27/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown.  He was calling to make sure the spill had been reported.  It was then that I learned that the tank truck belonged to C. N. Brown and was making a delivery to the UST's on site when the connection between the truck and the tank being filled failed.  The driver immediately shut down the transfer process.  Less than 100 gallons was spilled.  Clean Harbors had been contracted by C. N. Brown and they drummed up the soil that was used to cover the spill.  Eight drums of soil (approximately 2 yards) was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 15, 1998
P-731-2001*Mr Branscom called and reported a small spill of melamine waste water at the Pioneer facility.  No further DEP action was taken based on the information received.
A-631-2000*See attached narrative text.
A-42-1996*see attached
P-232-1998*   In the early weekend afternoon of 5/23/98 I received a report of a possible ammonia release at the Monson Shurtleff facility (formerly Shurtleff Chemical) thru the state police barracks.  Shurtleff is large chemical storage and distribution company.   I arrived onsite about 1415 hrs and met the So. Portland Fire Dept. under Dep. Chief Littlefield; Steven Eufemia of DEP arrived shortly after.  First thing done was to be briefed by SPFD and Monson's David Feeney and other employees.
    Just before we arrived, the strong ammonia odor was traced to overheated 12,000 gal., polyolifin, Urea storage tanks.  Reportedly the tank's steam heat was left on, evaporating and concentrating the urea and giving off a much stronger ammonia odor than usual.  Eufemia and I were shown the urea tank area after clearance had been given and we determined that no true discharge had occured and it would be logged as such.     I understand that ammonia vapors did not reach hazardous levels or Maine reportable concentrations.
    See the attached report of Monson Shurtleff for further details.  No further DEP action is anticipated regarding this incident.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-514-2001*Berube Construction evidently left a 5 gal pail of hydraulic fluid along the side of the street.  It was reported to them with no response and was eventually filled with rain water and tipped over, a small patch of grass was stressed and the soil was slightly stained.  The stained soil was removed at the shoulder of the street.  The remainder was left to degrade with natural forces.

Mr. Overcash was satisfied with the removal action and explanation of conditions left behind.  A phone call will be made to Berube as a reminder for better house keeping at sites.

No additional work is planned based on current conditions.
B-399-1996*An anonymous complainant called to report that Mechanical Welding on Rt. 2 in Milford was using oil contaminated fill for a parking area adjacent to the Penobscot River.  The complainant stated that the fill came from the area surrounding the Costigan Mill.

An inspection of the area shown no evidence of contamination.  The material did however contain a bit of wood debris.  It may be noted that a permit was given to the facility by the Bureau of Land and Water for filling near the river.
B-376-1997*7/17/97 1410

I received a phone call from a Mr. Colin Beeson (827-3700).  Mr. Beeson is a forester with Champion International Corp., Forest Resources Division.  He phoned to report an abandoned drum on Champion Paper Company property in Eastbrook.  He said the drum was located off the Molasses Pond Road about 2 miles in on road 7505.  I said that we would most likely be making arrangements for a drum recovery either Friday or Monday.

On Friday Mr. Beeson faxed me a map of the area so that I could locate the drum in event he was not in the area.

On Monday 7/21 Tom Varney and I recovered a drum.  The drum contained about 35 gallons of liquid which was about 60% water the rest being a combination of waste oil and some diesel.  The drum was taken to the temporary storage area at DEP Bangor and was later disposed of through Seacoast Ocean Services.
A-745-1999* An anonymous caller reported that there was some oil spillage or dumping at Freddie's Service Center. Freddie's is a wrecker service and auto repair business located on Main St. in Vassalboro. A fire in November had destroyed the building.
 When I arrived on 12-8-99 a new building was in the process of being built. The concrete slab had been poured and the stud walls had been erected. I spoke with the owner, Fred, about oil spillage. He showed me one 55 gallon drum that contained waste oil. He gives his waste oil away to a friend for fuel. In addition, there was a 55 gallon drum of waste paint thinner located outside. Fred told me that the remaining timbers from the burned shop were taken to a friend's field for final burning. The original shop had a wooden floor and was nearly 100 years old. Fred told me that there was some oil stained soil under the floor and that he scooped it up and placed it with the burn pile. He could not give me an estimate of how much material was moved.  The area is served by public water. Our Haz Waste inspectors may want to stop by the new garage after it is completed and help Fred with the issue of waste paint thinner.
A-679-2000*See attachments.
A-480-1998*     DEP received a report that the owner of this business (Armoire) routinely covered spilled waste oil/vehicle fluids with clean soil.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and observed minor spillage typical of small auto dismantling facilities.  Given the non-sensitive geologic nature of the area I did not consider remediation necessary.
     See also A-124-97.
B-291-1996*On 6/3/96, 1225 hours a call was passed on to this office that had been initiated by Katie Foss.  Katie said that there had been an oil spill near her drive way and that she had first noticed it before Memorial Day.  She thought that her oil dealer could have had a spill last winter and that it was just showing up.  She said that the fire chief had looked at it and said that it was heating oil.  I was able to contact Katie on the morning of 6/4 and I decided that I should look at the situation.  I observed some fine silt in the driveway.  This had been washed in from the sand that had collected on the paved shoulder of the road.  She seemed to think that the slimy silt was oil.  It wasn't.  Also, the lawn was showing some stress in areas where she said the liquid (which would have to have been over 99.9% water) had been.  I sampled five spots for bag head space readings (including one control from an unaffected area).  The highest reading was 26.4 ppm and this happened to be the furthest from the source, which I assumed to be the road side.  I allowed that possibly there had been an oil spill that impacted the sand on that was on the side of the road and that the oil may have adhered to the fines and been transported to the Foss property by rain run-off.  (There is a filling station about a 100' up grade from the property). The site was not a typical oil spill.  Had there been a significant spill, the grass would have been impacted to a much higher degree.  Also, I believe that the head space reading would've been at least ten times higher-even for an old spill.  I asked Katie to give me a call in a coule of weeks if the grass still looked stressed.  I indicated that if it was oil stressed we would fix the problem.  I pointed out that she definitely had a surface water flow problem that she would have to deal with.  Otherwise, the problem will reoccur everytime they have a heavy rain storm.
P-444-1992*Discharge was the result of a hose failure on a heating oil truck while making a delivery.  An estimate of 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil was sprayed throughout the area.  I responded to the incident and meet with representatives of Foster & Russell and Bridgton Academy. We all agreed that the most practical remedial action to address the discharge would be to till the area.  The oil had been spray over a large area and only penetrated the top 1/2 inch of soil. In addition, the equipment required to excavate the area would do more damage than simply tilling the oiled area.

I checked on the area throughout the summer and fall, while in the area, and observed the new grass growing nicely.  No further action required.
I-152-1997*On 9-12-97, this office received a fax from Seven Islands Land Company to report that one of their contractors had a small spill of hydraulic fuel on a road on their land. A hydraulic line had broken. All was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
A-460-1998*This spill happened on a weekend.  Frenchie called to report that the material had been cleaned by Barrett's paving and was on it's way to Barrett's.  I was unable to contact them till Monday.  I spoke with John Graf.  He told me that the material was on an impervious pad.  I will inspect after a month.

During the cleanup, a hydraulic line broke on the excavator.  This material was kept separate.
P-861-2001*A hose cracked on one of CN Brown's peddler trucks while making a delivery at the Mack Residence at 47 Webster Road in Freeport.  About 1 gallon of oil was sprayed onto the paved driveway and a very small amount ran off into the soil.  CN Brown absorbed all free product and dug up all the affected soil beside the driveway.  I checked out the scene after a neighbor and the Fire Chief expressed concern about the cleanup.  I determined that CN Brown cleaned up the spill completely.  The only remaining concern is damage to the pavement in the driveway and I told the CN Brown representative and the homeowner that they should address that issue when or if it comes up.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
October 22, 2001
B-507-2001*Mike Little, a dispatcher for the Irving Oil Corporation, called to report that an employee had spilled 20 gallons of virgin hydraulic oil along the side of Route 16 in LaGrange. It seems that while negotiating a curve on Route 16 a hundred feet or so north of the Medford Road junction, 4 five-gallon pails of new hydraulic oil fell from a truck. They appeared to have burst open the lids on impact and the oil was sprayed onto the roadway and right of way. There are no wells threatened nor did it appear that oil left the right of way. The driver cleaned up what free product was on the tar with sorbent pads (amount unknown) and also tried to sand the spot. The oiled roadside sand and vegetation was untouched and I believe that attempting to excavate the oiled sand would be hazardous due to the location, even if flaggers and signs were used. Since it is a virgin long chain hydrocarbon and it was no where near a residence or water source, I felt that allowing the oil to degrade on site was the best action.
P-792-2000*   In the afternoon of Thus. 12/21/00 I was notified by Irving Oil Co. that one of their technicians was at this sub-urban residence and had reported and patched a corrosion hole in the bottom of the basement AST.  He reported no great deal of spillage into a dirt floor though possibly an odor problem.
   I met Ms. Chretien on-site the following and examined the discharge.  A patch of soil of about 2' X 3' was discolored with oil under the corrosion hole.  Soil under the tank was a dry silt/clay with no indication of oil contam. 8" below grade, so it appeared that contamination was shallow and less than 5 gal. of oil.  As digging out the oily soil was likely cheaper than the $500 AST Ins. Fund deductible, I advised Ms. Chretien to dig out the soil themselves and land-spread it thinly in the large field behind the house.  Quantity should be less than a 1/2 a cubic yard.  A new tank was to be installed and I advised about the need for a crushed-stone base and pad.  The new AST could be installed next to and before removing the old AST so they could get to the contaminated soil without going without heat.  A new sleeved line was already installed.
    There are no drinking water wells in the area.  No further DEP actions are expected at present.  See the attachments for further information.

S  Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-754-1999*Received a call from Bill Carver of Bill's Pump and Tank Service that there was a small problem at the D.R. Gaul School.  He stated that he was upgrading some piping and discovered a small amount of contaminated soil.  He excavated five 5-gallon pails of contaminated soil and told me that he had dug out of the contamination.  He told me the contamination looked and smelled old and speculated that the contamination was from when the tank was first installed. He stated that the joint was not actively leaking.  As a precaution, I sampled the school's well for fuel oil and MBTEX.  Both test  results were non-detect.  With no ongoing leak, and the school's well not having any contamination from the components checked, no further work is needed on this site.
B-811-1998*     On December 22,1998 at 1015 we received a call from Frank Holmes of the Hampden Fire Dept. reporting a diesel spill from a leaking car tank at the home of Ms. Julie Butler of 440 Monroe Rd. in Hampden.  I visited the site that morning and met Ms. Butler who showed me what happened.  A leaking connection spilled about fifteen gallons of diesel fuel onto the tarred driveway.  The fire department had spread sorbents on the spill and I helped  Ms. Butler recover the pads.  She had Speedi-Dri which I told her to spread on the site and recover at the end of the day.
A-497-2007*On 8/28/2007 in Burnham, Stanley Hunt reported oil in his well. Mr. Hunt had thought that someone had vandalized his well by putting oil in it. I made a visit to the site to investigate and clean the oil from his well. Mr. Hunt had a unique water pumping relay system. Mr. Hunt used a basement type sump pump to move water from his dug well to a series of plastic drums uphill and into his home. While cleaning the well I noticed that the oil was very light and similar in appearance to mineral oil. A water sample was taken and sent to Northeast Laboratory and was sampled for diesel-range organics (DRO) and gasoline-range organics (GRO).

I took Mr. Hunt's water pump back to the warehouse with me for further inspection. I removed a sealing plug from the motor of the pump, and as suspected it was full of water. I determined that a seal on the pump had failed, and spilled oil to the well. The lab analysis was returned at less than 110 parts per billion DRO and less than 10 parts per billion GRO. I informed Mr. Hunt of my findings and gave him my concerns about bacteria contamination from his water system, he stated he did not drink the water. No further response action is expected.
A-359-2006*6/29/06 1600 Maine DOT reported that a tractor trailer spilled a large amount of untreated sludge in downtown Albion. DOT supervisor requested help from DEP at the scene. At the scene it appeared that the truck had spilled the sludge as it braked and turned the curve on Rt. 9 at the Benton Road intersection. There was a trail of sludge along the road for about 100 feet. I directed the DOT crew to clean up what they could while I tried to track down the spiller. DOT cleaned up the area and laid down sand on the roadway. They stored the truck load of sludge at their regional garage. Their road sweeper and front end loader used in the clean up were decontaminated by the fire department in a back farm field down the road.

I contacted Bill Butler, DEP Solid Waste Division, to track down the facility that was receiving this load of sludge. He checked with Mark King, DEP, and found that Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity was the owner of the truck and that they were not aware that it had started spilling in Albion. The spilled material was identified by Hawk Ridge as farm waste not sewer sludge. They were contacted and apparently had cleaned up spillage from the truck where it had turned off RT 9 but were unaware there had been spillage in Albion. I had them contact Maine DOT to arrange to accept the clean up material and clean DOT's truck. They also sent a crew to Albion to do additional clean up and lime the area to control odor.

No further action by Response Services expected.



B-335-2007*B-335-2007
07/02/2007 08:00

     Dean Crosby of Phillips Services called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid at Home Depot of Bangor.  The spill was initially thought to be about 55 gallons but later determined to be about 15 gallons.  The spill was the result of a blown line on a trash compactor.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
A-9-2007*On 1-3-20007 this office was contacted to report the discovery of gasoline contamination at Gorham's Store in Wilton. Gorham's Store is located at 625 Main St. and has been out of operation for many years. Three Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) were being removed on this day. The current owner bought this gas station and convenience store through bankruptcy foreclosure several years ago. The former owner was Frank Keene. The DEP had extensive dealings with Mr. Keene.

Fessenden Geo-Environmental was on-site to perform the necessary Chapter 691 Site Assessment. Two (of 23) Photoionization Detector (PID) readings exceeded the State Notification standard of 100 parts per million (ppm).

Even though the station had been out of service for eight to ten years there was still gasoline in the USTs. A total of 3,360 gallons of gasoline and water was pumped from the tanks (80% gasoline). Also, tank 3 was pumped out the day of the removal, it contained 1,270 gallons of water and gasoline (80% water).Given the low levels of gasoline found and the fact the area is served by Town water and sewer no soil removal was deemed necessary. No further action is expected by Response.
B-341-2007*B-341-2007
07/09/2007 05:45

     Penobscot County Dispatch called to report a tractor trailer accident on the Exeter Road in Corinna.  The vehicle reportedly rolled over on a sharp corner.  An "on-site" investigation shown only some minor waste motor oil spillage.  It was cleaned up from the road surface with sorbent material and disposed of.
P-925-2007*On 12/31/2007, David Fall of Falls, Inc reported that he had suffered a discharge from a pinhole in a 20,000 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) losing an estimated 400-500 gallons of off road diesel.  The product had been collected in a retention pond.  Mr. Fall indicted that he had called Clean Harbors to respond to the site.

I responded to the site and met with Mr. Fall.  The product had leaked out of the vertical 20,000 gallon AST through a hole about 4-6 inches up from the bottom.  The hole was a little larger that a toothpick, and I was able to stick the shaft of a leaf in the hole (see photo log).  The three ASTs were housed in containment area with an approximate 4 ft. high concrete wall and earth bottom.  There was stained soil and detritus in the immediate area of the leak, but no indication that product had pooled at all in the containment.  There was product break out on one side of the base of the containment area, however little indication of massive oil runoff over the ground to the affected retention pond some 50 ft. away.  I assumed at this point that there must be some sort of drain in the dike floor designed to drain out accumulated water.  I did find one such drain, located near the area of the break out.  It, however was located 6 inches up from the bottom of the dike floor, the valve was turned off, and there was no evidence of oil around it.

The pond was about 50 ft. by 20 ft. and was surrounded by an earthen berm.  It had a 12 inch corrugated pipe outlet on one end (2/3 up the berm).  When Mr. Fall noticed the product in the retention pond he immediately raised the outlet pipe.  The retention pond drained into a stream which eventually drained into the Great Falls River.  I walked down stream a little ways, however deep snow conditions made it very difficult to maneuver through the wooded area.  I did observe some sheening and emulsified product downstream, however none of it was recoverable and it appeared that the majority of the product remained in the retention pond which had a 1'' layer of product spread across it.

When Clean Harbors arrived they pumped the oil of the retention pond and we began formulating a plan to determine path of product to pond, and any further site clean up necessary.

As we cleared snow away from around the tank berm it became obvious that the product did not run over the ground to reach the pond, rather it leaked through the bottom of the dike and traveled underground to the pond.  Our first thought was that there may be a drainage pipe under the driveway which allowed for the migration of the oil.  Mr. Fall did not believe that there was, but he had no  other explanation.

We dug a few test pits and determined that the oil was prevalent on the groundwater table all through the area between the tanks and pond. I decided at that point that an interception trench would be the best response.

Prior to arriving on site, I had become aware that the site has suffered a previous discharge at the loading rack (P-655-2007) and had submitted a Voluntary Remedial Action Plan (VRAP) application to the Department of Environmental Protection as there was a pending property transfer to Mr. Jeff Webb.  I spoke with Nick Hodgkins of the VRAP program as well as St. Germain and Associates (SGA), the consultant hired by Mr. Fall to implement the VRAP.  Nick agreed that the response would happen sperate from the VRAP in the initial stages, and we would need to some how role them in together at some point.  I also contacted the National Response Center to report this site to the EPA.  The EPA did contact me and later conducted an extensive Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) site inspection.

Over the next week the following actions were taken:
* Trench was dug extending halfway up the length of the dike area (beyond the point of discharge)
   and along the front to just before the loading rack.
* Free product was pumped from the trench daily f
B-340-2007*B-340-2007
07/06/2007 17:29

     Chief Libby of the Bangor Fire Department called to report a small spill of jet fuel at the Bangor International Airport.  It was stated that about five gallons leaked from a vent on a jet.  The fuel was cleaned up.  No drains were reportedly involved.
A-582-2007* Downeast Energy called this office to report the release of fuel oil from a residential aboveground storage tanks. The homeowner noticed the oil dripping from the bottom of the tank and put a pan under it to catch the oil. The service technician then called back to Downeast Energy office to get some help to pump out the tank. The tank had recently been filled.
 I arrived on site and the two Technicians were in the process of removing the old tank and setting up the new tank. The oil leak was minor in size and there were no odor issues. I asked the technicians to scour the concrete floor with speedi dri before they left.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-737-2006*12/22/06 1615 on my way home I came upon a vehicle accident on Brunswick Avenue in Gardiner. A car had collided with a school bus. The car hit the bus in the right front wheel pushing the wheel and suspension into the motor's oil pan and filter. Motor oil was puddled and running down the road. When I stopped the Fire Department was trying to stop the stream of motor oil with sand. I offered assistance and with the absorbent pads from my truck the Fire Department and I stopped the flow and cleaned up most of the spilled oil which was contained to the road surface. Oiled absorbents were contained and returned to the DEP warehouse for disposal. The Police Department had Public Works spread sand on the area afterwards.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-430-2007*On 7-25-07, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a release of transformer oil. This release occurred from the 50-KVA pole mounted transformer located near the Pittston Fairgrounds. A crew from CMP and Coutt's Bros. removed about six yards of soil. This soil was transported to North Augusta Service Center and then to Waste Management.
 I made a site visit before and after the cleanup. No additional action is expected by Response Services.
P-12-2008*Received a call from BP Builders, Inc. regarding the discovery of an empty aboveground storage tank AST at the summer residence of Mr. Pieter Fontein, 24 Ocean Avenue, Biddeford Pool, ME.  The AST had recently been filled and now was empty.  The tank was located in a crawl space under the dinning room, only accessible by removing a basement wall.  Arrangements were made with Environmental Projects, Inc.  to remove the tank and contaminated soil.

On January 14, 2008, work commenced with the removal of the basement wall, the tank and the concrete pad under the tank.  The tank had several corrosion holes in the bottom, explaining the lose of fuel.  Further work could not be undertaken until January 16th, due to a snow storm.  On the 16th   six (6) tons of contaminated soil were removed from the area under the tank, with groundwater observed at approximately five (5) feet below grade .  Oil was observed on the groundwater.  Further work was anticipated, so the area was covered with poly sheeting.

On January 22, 2008, I received a call from BP Builders, Inc stating that the vapors within the building were so bad that they could not work.  I contacted Peter Eremita, Environmental Engineer, Technical Services and asked if he could confirm BP Builders statement and undertake further remedial activities.

On January 29, 2008, Mr. Eremita oversaw the removal of an additional 1.44 tons of contaminated soil and the installation of a recovery well.  He also made arrangements to have a vapor extraction system installed in the area of the discharge.

No further work required by Response Services.  Case referred to Technical Services.
B-678-2007*12/24/2007   Responder Whittier and I responded to a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered, residential location.  Upon my arrival I observed an AST, at the rear of the house, that had been repaired.  The filter and fittings that connect to the tank and copper feed line had been replaced.  Mr. Corrigan informed me that ice slid off the roof and broke the filter assembly and that all the oil in the tank, about 150 gallons, leaked out.  I observed several tank installation code problems: tank too close to the building, no ice fall protection, tank not on a firm working surface, and an un-sleeved supply line.  A Clean Harbor's representative had arrived on site per my request while I was en route.

We determined that the house had a perimeter drain and located the outfall.  At the outfall we observed free phase oil and water discharging from the pipe.  We detected the presence of oil in the leaves and snow below the discharge pipe.  We constructed a crude berm several feet below the discharge pipe to place sorbent material.  I also cleared the immediate area around the discharge pipe in order to place sausage boom.

12/25/2007  I conducted a site visit and changed out the sorbent at the discharge pipe.

12/26/2007  I met with Oil & Solid Fuel Board inspector Dale Hersey to present my findings regarding the installation codes of the tank.  Mr. Hersey advised that the situation may warrant his involvement and that he would get back to me.  I never heard back.

I Met Clean Harbors on site, along with the homeowners, to discuss potential clean up options and plans.  Thompson's Oil Company was scheduled to install a temporary tank installation and completed the job by the end of the day.

12/27/2007  Clean Harbors on site to begin soil removal behind the house.  The ground under the leaking tank was impacted.  The job was difficult and the process slow.  Several factors were to blame for the lack of progress.  The cold air and wetness of the soil was causing it to freeze in the vacuum piping causing continued blocking.  Also, the piping was used and weak.  More time was spent repairing piping leaks than removing soil.  I changed out two pieces of sausage boom.

The Corrigan's were complaining of oil odors coming from their kitchen island.  I also detected a strong odor and applied a photoionization detector (PID) to the area.  PID readings in the 200 parts per million (ppm) range were detected.  The island houses a sink and drain.  The drain piping does go through the foundation.  The water pipes are plumbed above the foundation under a raised floor.  I installed plastic in and around the island to keep the vapors down.  This barrier did work and sharp odors were reduced.  This site was referred to Technical Services from the initial stages of abatement.


At the close of business I requested a new game plan.  Clean Harbors response was to purchase new piping and re-route the piping for Friday.  The situation is difficult, but the way the soil was being removed was not cost beneficial.

12/28/2007  Clean Harbors arrived on site and we spent the morning recovering work vehicles and the Guzzler (vactor truck) that slid off the roadway and driveway.  It had snowed overnight and the conditions were slippery.  At approximately 12:30 p.m. we proceeded to removing soil and ran into some of the same problems as the day before.  There were also some potential safety issues relating to excavation and shoring that caused me concern.  We were able to vactor down to the foundation footing for a few seconds before the excavation began to cave in.  In that short time I did not observe free phase product.  The rest of the excavation began to cave in causing a worker to evacuate the hole with my assistance.  I shut down the operation.  John Selleck of Technical Services later installed a recovery well in this excavation and back filled.  No measurable amount of oil was recovered from the well.

A weir dam was i
A-732-2007*On 12/6/2007 in Augusta, David Alexander of St.Michaels School reported an oil spill. The estimated 8 gallons of #2 heating oil was spilled to the boiler room floor of the school due to an overfilled aboveground storage tank (AST). Fieldings Oil Co. dispatched a crew to the school to clean up the spill. A site visit was made to verify spill details and observe the clean up. No further action is expected.
B-654-2007*12/9/07 I responded to report of a supply tank leak at the entered location.  On my way there, I contacted PSC Industrial Service to respond to the spill to assist in the clean up.  Upon arrival, I met with Bob Oechslie, oil burner technician, and the homeowner.  The homeowner, throwing wood from outside into the the basement, through a basement window, broke the filter and hard piping off the aboveground storage tank.  It is estimated that 50 gallons leaked out onto the basement floor and entered a floor drain that is believed to be connected to the town sewer system.

We deployed speedy dry to the remaining impacted area and removed oil contaminated wood.  We recovered the sorbent and spread out a fresh layer of oil dry.  I deployed a fan to remove residual oil vapors and odors from the basement area.  Small amounts of oil saturated dirt, several tablespoons amounts, were observed around the open three inch drain.  I inserted a sorbent pad in the drain and recovered several more tablespoons of free phase oil.  No additional oil was observed in the drain after reinserting a pad a second time.  We covered the drain with poly to barrier any vapors coming from the drain.  The oil company installed a temporary 55-gallon drum until the clean up was completed and a new tank installed.  The temporary tank was contributing additional vapors into the basement.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings in the basement prior to clean up were 23 parts per million (ppm).  PID readings on the first floor living area ranged from 0 ppm to 3 ppm.

12/10/07, I conducted a site visit and removed the deployed sorbent.  A small amount, several tablespoons, of oil was observed on water around the floor drain area.  I cleaned it up with a sorbent pad.  I kept the drain covered and kept the fan in place.  On 12/14/07  I recovered the fan and poly.  A new tank had yet to be installed and there were some residual odor in the basement.  The family did not complain of odors in the house and expressed no concern.

No further Response action anticipated.


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B-649-2007*12.6.07  I responded to a report of a leaking residential supply tank at the entered location.  Upon my arrival, I observed a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside at the rear gable end of a pad-mounted single wide home.  I met with Mr. Tapley and two Daigle Oil technicians.  Mr. Tapley recounted that while conducting snow removal from around the tank, he had slipped and hit his head on the filter housing, which broke.  I observed where oil had leaked onto the concrete pad.  After removing a felt skirting from the rear section of the home, I observed where oil had migrated several feet.  I deployed sorbent pads onto the spill area collecting free phase oil, and then deployed oil dry onto the oil-stained pad.  I hired PSC Industrial, Environmental, and Remediation Services to clean up the pad the following day.  Residual amounts of oil did migrate off the edge of the pad and onto the gravel fill.  The pad had been recently installed this past summer according to Mr. Tapley.

The spill posed no risk to drinking water or indoor air quality.  The slope of the landscape did not facilitate a feasible or cost-efficient way to remove the small amount of contaminated soil, and any attempt to do so would threaten to undermine the concrete pad.  The initial report of the spill was 100 plus gallons, but I assessed the spill to be no greater than 10 gallons at the most.  The initial report was from Daigle Oil who reported that oil had been delivered to the tank within the last few days.  The tank gage reading at the time of my response was a quarter of a tank.  I noticed that there were additional fixtures installed on the tank that are not consistent with a typical AST installation.

No further Response action is warranted.


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B-336-2007*B-336-2007
07/03/2007 20:50

     An anonymous, late night complainant called to report possible oil spillage and asbestos contamination at a building being demolished on Lander Avenue in Bingham.  Investigation of the site the following day shown no evidence of oil.  The debris from the building was being disposed of in accordance to Solid Waste Rules.
B-328-2007*B-328-2007
06/27/2007 10:54

     An anonymous complainant called to report possible oil spillage from an active car crushing operation at Brooks Garage on Route 1 in Robbinston.  An inspection of the site showed no evidence of a car crushing operation.  Other than a few drums of waste oil tipped on their sides, there was no significant oil spillage.  The complaint appeared to be unfounded.
B-337-2007*B-337-2007
07/03/2007 21:35

     BIA called to report a small one quart overfill from a jet.  The fuel was cleaned up.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-690-2007*On 12/24/07, Drake Bell of Irving Oil reported that on 12/22/07 during a fuel supply delivery, 50 gallons of gasoline spilled into a dike area.  The cause of the spill was an overfill.  The reason for the overfill was not known at the time of the report.  Clean Harbors of Maine was hired by Irving to clean up the spill.  Sorbent were used to recover the spilled product.

Mr. Bell said that he attempted to report the spill using the 1-800 spill number, but could not get through.  He did not believe the number was working properly, but he had tried four times.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-653-2007*12/07/07  Dead River Company reported a spill from a corroded 275-gallon aboveground storage tank at the entered location.  The initial spill report was 2 to 3 gallons.  In my phone conversations with the homeowner, he believes that spill to be less than a gallon.  Mr. Clark said that after the spill was cleaned up and fuel pump out of the damaged tank that the odors in the house had drastically declined.  No further complaints have been received.  The fuel spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  Dead River deployed sorbent material to clean up the spill.


No further Response action anticipated.


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B-454-2007*On or about 8.28.07  I responded to a reported cleanup job at the entered location.  The University of Maine at Machais had reported a leak associated with a malfunctioning elevator.  I attended the cleanup.  Two 55-gallon drums of waste material had been generated along with an undetermined amount of material collected with a Clean Harbors vacuum truck.  The vacuum truck was used to suck out lightly contaminated water that was entering the elevator shaft during repair of the mechanism.

Some residual oil was observed on pads placed in the elevator shaft.  The elevator cylinder was pitted and believed to be the cause of the failure and leak.  The elevator shaft housed a sump pump, that pumps water entering the shaft to an oil water separator before being discharged into the local wastewater treatment system.  We agreed to place pads in the oil water separator if additional oil was observed in the system.

The spill was contained at the elevator shaft and there was no threat of migration determined.  No further complaints or issues have been reported.

No further Response action is anticipated.

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B-354-2007*B-354-2007
07/16/2007 13:16

     Mona Spear, Supervisor of Environmental Compliance for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small transformer spill on Route 6 in Lee.  It was stated that about a gallon leaked onto the ground when a vehicle hit a utility pole.  The affected soil was removed and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  It may be noted that the fluid was "non-PCB."
A-530-2007*	A spill of off-road diesel occurred when fuel overflowed into the bilge of a 42' Grand Banks Trawler during fueling at Whotton's Wharf Marina. The vessel allegedly discharged the contents of the bilge at the mouth of the harbor while leaving. A strong wind was blowing into the harbor and an oil sheet could be seen and a strong odor was present. Sorbent boom was placed around the dock at Wotton's Wharf Marina. When I arrived at the marina an oil sheen could be seen, but no free product, nor a strong odor. The harbor master took me out to scan the shoreline in the direction the wind was blowing - still nothing could be found. No further action is expected.
B-436-2007*On, 8/15/07, I received a report of an aboveground storage tank (AST) leak at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed free phase oil discharging from a perimeter drain of a residential house.  I met an oil burner technician, Randy Sprague, and Nicole Taliafderro, the homeowner.  Nicole stated that a contractor was installing an underground water line from the house to the barn, when they hit the existing water line from the drinking water well to the house.  The excavator pulled the exiting water line which was connected to the pressure tank inside the basement of the house.  The pressure tank was pulled into the filter housing of the 275-gallon supply tank and broke off the tank, which caused the leak.  The oil leaked into the basement and migrated through the crack in the foundation between the floor and basement walls.  The oil entered a perimeter drain, which discharges down gradient of the house.  By the time I arrived, Randy had fixed the tank and deployed sorbents at the outfall.

I conducted an investigation by excavating the soil on the outside of the foundation where the spill was believed to have migrated.  I dug to a depth that exposed the footing and a portion of the perimeter drain.  No oil was encountered.  After observing two perimeter drain pipes, the excavation company and I surmised that there must be an inner drain set up.  It appears that the oil migrated through the basement floor wall interface and entered the perimeter drain.

Technical Services engineer John Selleck and I installed a radon fan in the basement, which is a four foot high crawl space, to control the interior vapors.  Although the occupants complained initially of odors, once the fan was installed, it alleviated the odor problem and no additional complaints ensued.  John also installed a carbon filter drum at the discharge location.  This treatment in place collected an undetermined amount of oil as the oily water mixture discharged into the carbon drum.  The discharge of oil dissipated consistently over the course of the Fall season and the carbon drum was removed.  No additional complaints have been received and the site is scheduled for review in the Spring by Technical Services, to which the spill has been referred.

No further Response action is expected.

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A-543-2007*	A spill of diesel fuel occurred when a school bus driver, Michele Greenleaf, forgot to replace the fuel cap after refueling her bus. Diesel spilled out of the opening at the stops early in her bus route and progressively diminished as her route continued. Her route began at the corner of the Higgins Road and Weeks Road, and continued down Higgins road. The spilled material went to pavement and was spread over a large area. The Pittsfield Fire Department put sand down to alleviate any safety concerns the spilled material would have on other vehicles. No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-569-2007*	A spill was reported by Isaac Landieth, a tenant of a rented mobile home, when he noticed the kerosene (fuel oil #1) he had put into his newly installed aboveground storage tanky was missing. Upon closer inspection he noticed oil leaking to the ground from a loose fitting on the fuel line into the filter. Mr. Landieth said he put four 5-gallon containers into the tank.
	I met with James Willis, the representative for the landlord,  at the site the following day. He indicated he wanted to clean the spill up by hand. I noticed that the newly installed tank was not on a slab and did not have filter protection installed, and I recommended both to Mr. Willis. The next day I met Mr. Willis and two of his employees at the site to remove the contaminated soil. They moved the tank, and removed the soil by hand. Mr. Willis self- transported the oily soil to Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. No further action is expected.
A-779-2007*A hole burned in the side of a tagged (as not containing poly chlorinated biphenyls) transformer which released 7-13 gallons of oil to the ground. Central Maine Power (CMP) cleaned up the oily snow and replaced the transformer. No site visit was made by DEP. No further action is expected.
A-781-2007*	An hydraulic hose on a plow truck ruptured during a snow storm and spilled approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil over a 3 mile stretch of Route 4/16 from Rangeley to the DOT garage in Dallas Plantation. A small amount of oil was recovered in the DOT facility where the truck was parked. A site visit was made along Route 4/16 and in the DOT garage, but no sign of the oil was present.
A-2-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report that 3 gallons of transmission oil spilled at a failed filter on a large crane.  It had been a cold night and the failure occurred upon start-up that morning.  Oily snow was collected for disposal.
A-6-2008*	A spill of #2 fuel oil spill occurred as a result of an overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in Rockland.  A site visit was made on January 3, 2008.  The fill and vent pipe were located up at street level and the oil came out of the vent and down the wall approximately 15 feet to the ground in an alley located below.  The alley is between the Coast Guard building and the 50 Tilson Avenue building.  It is located 15-20 feet below the grade of the road and is accessible from the Coast Guard parking lot.  The snow and ice on the wall and ground was contaminated with oil and removed by Maritime Energy technicians.  The tank inside appeared undamaged and had only a small amount of oil from around the upper tank threads.  Maritime Energy technicians removed a small amount of oil from the tank to create fuel expansion room, and wiped down the tank.  No further actions are expected.
A-7-2008*DEP received an after-hours report that 55 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility when a hose was left disconnected from a piece of equipment.  Some oil was recovered from interior surfaces; some oil went to the mill/town sewer.  No further Response Services action required.
A-8-2008*DEP received an after-hours report that this oil spill had occurred the previous day.  The spill had originally been reported as having gone to the facility sewer; subsequently, it was determined to have gone to the machine pulper system.  No further Response Service expected.
B-591-2007*B-591-2007
11/04/2007 23:00

     The Brewer Police Department called to report that a vehicle went off the Day Road into a stream.  No sheen was noted.  The vehicle was extracted without incident.
B-590-2007*B-590-2007
11/04/2007 14:30

     Lisa Chapman of Central Maine Power called to report a small transformer spill on Saunders Line in Greenville.  Approximately one pint was released from storm damage.  The fluid went unrecoverable in the high winds.
B-579-2007*B-579-2007
10/29/2007 10:45

     Caroline Macintosh, concerned gravel pit owner on Route 7 in Plymouth, called to report some hydraulic fluid spillage at the entrance to her property.  It was suspected that it was caused by a contractor utilizing the pit.  Investigation showed approximately 1 gallon had spilled.  Most of it was spread in a small slick on the main road.  No action was taken.
B-574-2007*B-574-2007
10/23/2007 13:39

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering several abandoned paint cans dumped off of the Center Road adjacent to Marsh Stream in Monroe.  Inspection of the material found the paint to be primarily oil based.  None of the 25 or so containers appeared to have leaked.  They were collected and disposed of.  No information was found that could have lead to the dumper.
A-758-2007*Tim from Dead River Co. contacted this office to report a kerosene (K-1) fuel oil spill at the residence of Ruth Small in Skowhegan.  Dead River had been contacted for a no heat call and discovered the nipple between the tank and filter had been damaged allowing the contents of the tank to spill to the ground.  I responded to the site.  Ms. Small lives in a mobile home on a leased lot in Milburn Heights Trailer Park. It appeared as though snow removal by a plow truck caused the physical breakage.  Dead River repaired the break and added 70 gallons of fuel to get Ms. Small through the Christmas holiday.  Two large snowstorms and bitter cold weather ensued over the next several days.
In mapping the site with GPS, it was determined the area overlies a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  I arranged for Clean Harbors to excavate and remove contaminated soil.  No odor issues have been associated with the spill.  I contacted KBT Property Management's Bill McHugh to inform him of the spill and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intention to excavate contaminated soil.  He indicated this would be acceptable.  Ms. Small is the tank owner, thus she would be responsible for cleanup.  I advised her of the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund (The Fund).  She described the plow truck driver as not having much money and was reluctant to blame him for the accident.
Excavation was performed January 8 and 9, 2008 by Clean Harbors personnel.  Five tri-axle loads of sandy soil were removed with DEP oversight.  Tonnage slips were forwarded to accounting with the invoice.  A soil sample was obtained from the base of the hole, approx. 14 feet below ground surface. Results were received 1-14-2008 indicating 93 mg/kg diesel-range organics in soil. Groundwater was running into the excavation at this depth, (very wet, collapsing around the bucket of the excavator).  The soil on all four sides of the excavation was non detect by photoionization detector.  No drinking water wells were identified in the immediate area, the park being served by public water.  A referral to Technical Services was made to ensure that appropriate steps were taken to protect the sand and gravel aquifer.  Geologist Cheryl Fontaine is assigned to the case.  DEP will have to return in the spring to replace the clothesline which was removed to allow excavation.
A-683-2007*	A seal blew on a clamp fork truck in shipping area of the Androscoggin Mill . Approximately two quarts of hydraulic oil spilled onto the floor. Pads were used to clean up the spill, and the truck was repaired prior to being returned to service. No site visit was made.
A-571-2007*	A spill occurred at the VERSO Paper LLC's Androscoggin Mill when a drain valve on the WFI oil system header was inadvertently opened. A total of 60 gallons of waste oil was spilled with approximately 5 gallons going to the mill sewer, and the rest being cleaned up with sorbents. A plug was placed in the valve and then locked as a means to prevent reoccurrence.  No site visit was made.
B-440-2007*B-440-2007
08/17/2007 10:00

     John Selleck of the Technical Services staff of the DEP reported a possible #2 fuel oil spill at the residence of Gina Buckley at 218 Stillwater Avenue in Old Town.  Odors were reported to be an issue.  Investigation shown no evidence of fuel spillage from the basement tank.  Photo-ionization detector readings at the base of the tank only read about 1-2 parts per million.  No odors other than the typical dirt floor, musty, moldy, organic stench were noted.   At the insistence of the homeowner a vent system was installed just the same.
B-562-2007*B-562-2007
10/19/2007 15:57

     C N Brown reported a small #2 fuel oil spill at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension facility in Bangor.  It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked from a fuel gauge on a boiler room tank.  The fuel was cleaned up and disposed of.
B-563-2007*B-563-2007
10/20/2007 11:19

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway called to report a small lube oil spill from a locomotive at their Derby Yard.  Approximately 20 gallons leaked from a filter on a locomotive.  The oil was cleaned from the ballast material and disposed of.
B-564-2007*B-564-2007
10/21/2007 11:30

     The Millinocket Fire Department called to report a small spill of gasoline from a private vehicle on Main Street.  It was estimated that about 4 gallons leaked onto the road surface.  The fuel was later cleaned up and disposed of.  Reportedly, no drains were affected.
B-552-2007*B-552-2007
10/17/2007 18:21

     Josh Teal of the Three Phase Line Construction Company called to report minor hydraulic fluid associated with chipping equipment at one of their sites off the Read Brook Road in Ellsworth.  Approximately one pint of fluid leaked from a blown hose and was lost to a pile of chips.
P-850-2007*An approximate one gallon discharge of #2 heating oil in the form of a weep from the rivet of an aboveground storage tank was discovered by Sprague Energy personnel.  Product was transferred out of the tank in order to pursue its repair.  No cleanup warranted at this time.
P-891-2007*On October 9th 2007, Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported positive analytical results for diesel-range organics (DRO) an gassoline-range organics (GRO) water samples collected from one Perry Property Management site located at the intersection of Routes # 26 and #122 in Poland, Maine. The DOT collect water samples at the site as part of their environmental investigative work which proceeds all  DOT's road construct. The DOT is planning road work in the area in the summer of 2008.

Mark Woodruff and Bradford Hahn visited the site on a number of occasions and could find no immediate cause for the positive analyses of the site's well. However, the site although presently unoccupied has above ground tanks (AST'S) which were used for fueling tractor trailers for the shipping company ( WALAVER Transport-888-871-3449) which previously used the site as a base for their shipping operations.

On November 8th 2007, Mark Woodruff, collected confirmatory DRO and volatile organic compounds samples from the site. Both samples were analyzed and were returned non-detect. Perry Property Management was notified of the result in writing.  A second round of sampling will be conducted by the Department of Environmental Protection in the spring of 2008. If the second round of sampling is again found to be non-detect the case will be closed.
I-1-2008*01/08/08 Received a call from Tom Tardiff regarding a locomotive that is leaking some oil along the rail bed up in Van Buren.  Tom said that less than 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled from a containment tank that had overflowed.  The pads were placed in a spill barrel.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-541-2007*B-541-2007
10/12/2007 11:30

     The USCG Marine Safety Detachment in Belfast called to report the discovery of a sunken vessel just offshore in Seal Harbor.  It was later discovered that the vessel was only partially submerged.  No spill occurred from the incident.
B-676-2007*B-676-2007
12/20/2007 13:49

     John Hibbard, a concerned resident of 94 Commercial Street in Hartland, called from Minnesota stating his wife discovered that their basement fuel tank may be leaking.  No other details were given  other than that they had no money for any type of clean up or repairs.  Inspection of the system with Steve Lake of Lake's Heating showed that the filter had a trace leak.  More importantly the tank, which just had a delivery of about 100 gallons, was in a dilapidated state.  Two of its legs were observed to be partially collapsed from corrosion allowing the tank to rest on the rock basement wall.  It appeared that the tank could fail at any moment.  Arrangements were made to have the tank replaced as a "individual inability to pay" situation.
B-10-2008*Dead River Co. reported that a client, Joe Pickering, had called them about noon time concerning a strong smell of oil.  A technician arrived about 12:30 and found that the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had corroded through and leaked approximately one gallon of #2 to the concrete floor.  No drains were involved.  Dead River personnel patched the tank and cleaned the floor using sorbent materials
B-540-2007*B-540-2007
10/12/2007 08:10

     Kimberly Hill of the General Electric at 534 Griffin Road called to report a small spill of light machine oil.  It was stated that only a few drops were spilled.  It was also stated that it was cleaned up and disposed of.
B-205-2007*B-205-2007
04/26/2007 13:30

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Robert Lobley at 279 River Road.  It was stated that the basement tank developed a small weep from a corrosion hole spilling about 5 gallons onto the floor.  The tank was replaced.  The fuel was cleaned up.
B-208-2007*B-208-2007
04/27/2007 10:34

     David Dreysdale, Selectman for the Town of Weston, called to report suspected oil spillage from a dump truck accident on the Bracket Lake Road adjacent to Bracket Lake.  Investigation of the accident site after the vehicle had been removed shown no evidence of fuel spillage.  It would have been evident at the time in a heavy rain.  No further action was taken.
A-605-2007*	An anonymous call was received reporting a sunken boat on Lake Cobbossee. The caller indicated the boat was still tied off to a dock and had been there for over a week. A site visit was made. The boat was a ski boat of about 16 feet in length, and was sunk up to the gunwales. No oil sheen or petroleum product was visible, and a small sump pump was located on the dock. No homeowner was present, but a sign for Jackson and Sons Construction provided a contact number. Ken Jackson was contacted and he indicated the boat had sunk during a storm the previous week and he had attempted to pump out the water. He was currently at a funeral and was not available to immediately pull the boat out, but would attend to it later in the day.  The next day he towed the boat over to the landing and removed it from the water.
I-252-2007*1 gallon of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose at the end of Parent crossing in Van Buren.  The debris was cleaned up using absorbent pads and transported to Madawaska.
P-667-2007*On September 13th, DEP received notification that approximately one and a half (1.5) gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill.  The oil was discharged to the ground outside via the vent as well as discharged to the basement via the gauge on the tank.  Ten (10) gallons of oil was pumped from the tank so that no further spillage would occur.  Impacted ground material was excavated from the outside of the building, sorbents were used to wipe the tank, and speedy dry was applied in the basement in order to remediate the spill.  Scott Cyr was in the area and checked the progress of the clean-up during the day and found it acceptable.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-270-2007*2 qts of lube oil spilled from a leak around locomotive fuel filter.  The debris was cleaned up with absorbent pads and disposed of in a spill barrel.
I-271-2007*Dead River's fuel tank overfilled #2 fuel oil from a residents home.  The 1 gallon spilled was cleaned up with absorbent pads and shoveled.  The debris was discarded in the Waste Oil Tank.
P-22-2008*On January 8, 2008, DEP received notification that less than one (1) quart of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spilled occurred onto a cement floor and was remediated with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  After speaking with the homeowner, it was determined that the clean-up was conducted to her satisfaction.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-209-2007*B-209-2007
04/28/2007 17:47

     The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office called to report that John Stanhope, a resident at 269 Main Road, had used about 2-5 gallons of an unspecified petroleum product to burn brush.  An on site investigation was not conducted.  I suggested that they call the Maine Forest Service which had been already notified.
I-272-2007*#2 fuel oil was spilled from a tank truck due to a crimped line.  1 gallon was spilled and cleaned up from the cement floor with a pump and floor dry.  Material was disposed of at MPG.
B-109-2007*B-109-2007
03/12/2007 17:30

     Scott Kimball of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a overfill during a delivery of #2 fuel at the residence of Joselyn Russell at 409 Mariaville Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons sprayed out the vent onto an adjacent deck.  The deck and affected wall to the house was cleaned.  Any residual fuel staining on the ground was also cleaned.
I-3-2008*On 1-9-08, Maine Public Service reported a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill due to a broken hose on a bucket truck at their operations center in Presque Isle. Maine Public Service personel used sorbent material to clean it up.
I-230-2007*On 11-2-07, Danny Marquis, a well driller called to report that he had been to a residence where the well pump had failed, leaking lube oil into the well. The resident had called to replace the pump but when it was removed, oil was found in the well. I called the home owner, Dave Minzy and found the pump was a Meyers that was made before 1979. I informed him that pre 1979 Meyers pumps had PCB oil in them, and Meyers would pay to clean the well. I also instructed him to have carbon filters put on until the well was cleaned.
He contacted Meyers and worked with them to sample the well, put the filters on and clean the well.
P-1-2008*	Wednesday 1/2/08: Notification by Wells Public Safety of an antifreeze discharge to the pavement due to a vehicle accident.  Reportedly cleaned by Wells Fire Department.
P-4-2008*	1/4/08: report by Clean Harbors of an accidental discharge of oil water and solids during cleaning of a 20,000 gallon water tank when a hose (with discharging water) fell down to the paving.  The area is commercial and use, served by municipal water and sewer.
P-470-2007*A falling object caused the firematic associated with an aboveground storage tank to become compromised, causing the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The homeowner was able to collect approximately 30 gallons in buckets after she notified the fire department.  The remainder covered the floor and impacted items in contact with it.  Contaminated materials were separated from non-contaminated items as the overstocked basement was emptied.  The framework of a storage closet that soaked up product was disassembled as well.  In the corner of the basement was a floor drain that led to the city sewer.  Free product was recovered then the drain was flushed.   No product was seen in the basins on the street.  The entire floor was then attacked with an application of speedy dry then washed with a degreaser.  Odor issues persisted in the short term but dissipated to the satisfaction of the homeowner.
P-20-2008*While uncoiling the delivery hose, and walking towards the house, the hose split discharging #2 oil to the ground.  The area where the majority of oil released was covered in melting snow and ice with a considerable amount of slush.  This helped greatly in confining the oil above the ground and to a definable area and minimizing the wide spread migration.  Down East Energy staff were creating snow dams and shoveling contaminated snow into containers.  ENPRO Services had been contacted to provide a vactor to expedite the removal process.

Upon arrival at the scene, traffic was a concern and cones & pylons were placed out.   Bags of snow and ice were placed into barrels and then the vactor arrived to complete the removal of contaminated snow, ice and in some area the surface layer of grass/loam/mulch.  The gravel on the shoulder of the road immediately in front of the home was also cleaned up.  With operations well in hand I left the scene with instructions to call if anything out of the expected conditions were found.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-682-2007*On September 17, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of #2 fuel oil was discharged from a leaking oil tank.  The oil was discharged onto the concrete floor in the basement of the residence.  The spill was remediated with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-5-2008*Down East Energy(DEE) reported that a tank had a small stain and the snow beneath the tank was also stained, it appears the home owner tried to add kerosene (K-1) from a 5-gallon pail to the fill and spilled in the process.

DEE was going to clean up the spill and stained snow for their customer.  No request for Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP/Response plans no further actions.
B-17-2008*
Mr. Bohanon, from Dead River Co. reported that a spill event occurred at the Milestone Realty Apartments on Main Street.  It seems that during a delivery approximately 4 gallons was spilled out the vent and inside onto the tanks and floor.  Dead River responded with pads and sorbents.  Odor is not expected to be a problem.  The cause of the overfill seems to be founded on the fact that one of the tanks did not drain during use and thus filled unexpectedly quickly.  The suspicion is that sludge has plugged the outlet.
A-32-2008*	An overfill of a basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was reported after the homeowner discovered oil in his basement following an oil delivery, and called CB Haskell Fuel.  The driver went to deliver 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil and the tank overfilled at 86 gallons.  Approximately 1 to 2 gallons were lost out of a loose bung in the top of the oil tank and another 2 to 3 gallons came out of the vent pipe.
	A site visit was made to determine the necessary clean-up.  The oil spilled in the basement was cleaned up using absorbent pads and speedi-dry, also the technician removed 4 gallons of oil from the tank to eliminate any oil in the piping and to allow room for expansion.  The technician was still at the location and we  shoveled soil from around the vent by hand into a drum for disposal by DEP.  No further action is expected.
A-12-2008*DEP received an after-hours report that a small quantity of hydraulic oil spilled at this mill when a hose failed on a forklift.  Spilled oil was reportedly recovered from pavement using sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-14-2008*The entire contents of an outside 275 gallon oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was lost to the ground.  The spill was the result of a broken flare nut.  An estimated 250 gallons of kerosene was spilled and appears to have migrated under the slab construction structure.  Cleanup by excavation is not feasible.  The building is on a very steep grade.  I checked the area downhill of the spill for signs of oil soon after the spill and several months later.  I also contacted the downhill homeowners to inform them to be on the lookout for oil since there is one garage where it will likely end up if it becomes mobile.  There are no wells at risk and no vapor problems are likely but the site was referred to technical services to be added to the priority list for future consideration.  No further action by Response services expected.
A-15-2008* On 1-4-2008 Downeast Energy called this office to report the release of fuel oil.  This spill occurred at the home of Eileen Gould in the town of Fairfield, at 357 Center Rd.  Downeast Energy made a fuel delivery to this home and overfilled the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement.  I made a site visit and found the tank and tank legs to be in horrific condition.  Oil had spilled onto the concrete floor and into the cracks in the floor.
 Downeast Energy took responsibility for the spill and hired Clean Harbors to clean the basement. Clean Harbors used a vactor to remove parts of the concrete floor.  They actually found a second floor under the top layer of concrete.
 Cleanup progressed for several days.  Bob Williams of this office also made site visits to check on the progress.
 A new oil AST was installed at this home sometime within the next two weeks.  No further Response action expected.

P-864-2007*I was contacted by the University of New England reporting that there was an oil sheen in the Saco River near the University.  I arrived and was escorted by campus security to several places where the oil sheen had been seen.  I saw evidence that there had been an oil sheen there but that it had mostly dissipated.  I was unable to find any source of the oil there.  I also checked the public dock in Camp Ellis which is directly across the Saco River from where the sheen was seen but was again unable to find a source.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-861-2007*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-858-2007*I was contacted by Bruce Bradbury of Union Oil Company reporting that there had been a spill of diesel fuel at their Lincoln Street facility.  An employee fueling a vehicle overfilled the tank and spilled diesel fuel onto the paved parking lot.  The diesel was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-855-2007*I was contacted by the Sargent Corporation reporting that one of their rollers had a hydraulic hose fail at the Wal-Mart construction site.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-854-2007*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-853-2007*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-849-2007*	12/5/07:  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified of a prohibited discharge in the form of a gasoline vapor leak from an in-line leak detector within the regular no-lead gasoline tank sump during an inspection with Simard & Sons Inc.  See DEP underground storage tank registration file #13498 and attached e-mail for further information.
P-844-2007*During the evening of 12/11/07  ice came off the metal roof and damaged the filter assembly of the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The discharge of approximately 126 gallons went directly into the sandy soil; this is all within 20 feet of the domestic drinking water well.  I contacted Technical Services and referred this spill to them for testing and they employed treatment in place.  Contaminated soil was taken to CPRC in Scarborough.  No further Response action expected.
P-837-2007*The filter was broken off the aboveground storage tank initiating the discharge of approximately five gallons of #2 heating oil to the cement basement.  No other items were impacted and the issue was successfully remedied by the burner technicians.
A-41-2008*1/11/08 09:24,  John Pratt from Hancock Lumber Mill reported a spill of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil at the Pittsfield mill.  Spill was the result of a broken line on a saw dust transport truck.  Oil was spilled to the area around the saw dust storage area.  Saw dust that absorbed the oil was picked up and fed to the boiler.  No site visit made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-816-2007*On 11/6/07, I received an afternoon report of mystery gasoline leak from a vehicle to the paved Walmart parking lot.  The leak was between Rows 7 & 8.  The WalMart store is located in a dense sub-urban area behind the Auburn Mall.  A sheen about 660 yards long was reported.  Some sheen was flowing to the drains which connect to the retention pond.  No clean-up was deemed feasible.
P-815-2007*
On Sunday 11/4/08, I received a report that there was a small diesel discharge to soil and a drip-pan due to a malfunctioning shut-off, both occurring while an outside storage tank was being filled.  No discharge reached drains or surface waters.
P-811-2007*A motor vehicle leaked approximately five gallons of gasoline to a parking lot.  Biddeford Fire Department recovered what was recoverable with sorbent pads, the remainder was coated with sand to reduce slickness.
P-810-2007*The supply line fitting at the furnace was slowly leaking and discharged approximately one gallon of kerosene.  Originally deceived by a layer of dirt, a cement slab was in place below the spill lessening concern for groundwater contamination.  That dirt was removed and speedy dry was applied to the cement.
P-808-2007*Sorbent material was used to recover a pint of bleach spilled onto the concrete floor of the building.
P-806-2007*A leaking motor vehicle discharged approximately two gallons of gasoline to the roadway.  No puddles of product were observed by on scene fire department personnel, just stained pavement.  The road was sanded to reduce its slickness.
P-805-2007*Approximately five gallons of sulfuric acid was neutralized with soda ash after it was discharged from a tank trailer via a leaky fitting.  Product contacted only the cement containment pad below.
P-792-2007*A truck engine blew discharging the contents of its oil pan to the roadway.  Product was picked up with speedy dry by the company's personnel.
P-791-2007*A pint of hydrogen peroxide was discharged from a pinhole in a hose during a product transfer.  Product contacted the gravel below the tank trailer and was diluted with water.
P-789-2007*On 10/26/07 I was driving along Flying Point Road in Freeport when I observed a five gallon pail in front of an abandoned residence located somewhere between numbers 60 and 69.  I looked around and made the decision to remove the potentially hazardous waste pail and bring it back to DEP for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-775-2007*Steve Bergeron of Safe Handling called to report the release of 420 pounds of caustic soda and the subsequent use of 50,000 gallons of water to dilute the chemical.   It was said to be confined and the mixture was discharged to the POTW per a standing agreement. No request for DEP assistance was made nor dispatched.
P-766-2007*On October 26, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately three to five (3-5) gallons of unleaded gasoline were discharged as a result of an overfill.  The spill was remediated with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-761-2007*On 10/23/07, DEP received a report of an overfill of approximately one-half gallon of kerosene.  The responsible party, Frederickson Oil, excavated the impacted soil by hand.  DEP responded to the site to assess that the clean-up was satisfactory and brought the soil back for consolidation and appropriate disposal.  No further Response actions are required at this time.
A-54-2008* On 1-18-2008 an all terrain vehicle (ATV) was used to plow snow and accidentally collided with the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The feed line and filter assembly was damaged and spilled K-1.  Fabian Oil reported the spill and made the necessary repairs. The homeowner was home at the time of the incident and they moved or lifted the AST so the the oil would stop leaking from the tank.
 I made a site visit and collected the sorbent pads and oil contaminated leaves for disposal.  There is no risk to the well onsite.  No further action by Response is expected.

I-11-2008*01/23/08 Received a call from Glenn Nadeau regarding a hydraulic oil spill that occurred when one of their maintenance trucks blew a hydraulic hose.  The spill occurred at 09:30 this morning and happened adjacent to a utility pole (#22373) on the E Plantation Road, in E Plt.  According to Glenn there was no impact to any surface waters.  Maine Public Service crews removed the oil stained snow, applied sorbent pads, bagged and tagged the debris and then brought the bagged debris back to the shop for storage until disposed of at the landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-204-2007*B-204-2007
04/25/2007 14:55

     Joe Harris of A.E. Robinson called to report a spill involving a 275-gallon oil tank housed in a maintenance garage at the Nickerson Park housing facility on High Street in Greenville.  It was stated that the tank was suspected to have leaked from corrosion sometime back in February.  An unknown quantity was lost to a drain in the garage.
B-674-2007*B-674-2007
12/20/2007 09:00

Harold Grant, a concerned citizen at 601 Fuller Road in Hermon, called to report suspected oil spillage that possibly occurred from an L.A. Pearson Oil delivery truck accident that took place the week before.  Wondering why the incident was not reported to the DEP, I spoke Larry Willis, Fire Chief for the Town of Hermon.  Chief Willis stated he didn't observe any oil spillage.

I later made a site visit, and I drilled several test borings through the snow to look for spillage.  None was found.  I told Mr. Grant that I'd check the site in the spring in case I missed anything.  It appeared unlikely that there was any significant spillage from the accident.  No evidence of a spill was found in the spring.
B-682-2007*B-682-2007
12/27/2007 10:00

     Jay Beaudoin of Domtar Industries in Baileyville called to report a small spill of transmission fluid from a bobcat loader that fell off the back of a truck at their landfill.  It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked as a result of the incident.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed conveniently at the landfill.  No surface waters were affected from the incident.
P-663-2007*The leaking fuel tank of a passenger vehicle discharged approximately one half gallon of gasoline to a paved parking lot.  Product was picked up with an application of speedy dry.
I-4-2008*Randy Richards from Daigle Oil Company called to report that water had leaked into a Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Marden's Discount Store at 795 Main Street in Presque Isle.  Approximately 20 inches of water was reported in the tank.  He was concerned about a possible oil leak.  The water may be to be entering from above the tank, since the store's roof runoff was pooling above the UST.  No action was taken on January 13, 2008, since opening the UST would only add more water to the tank.  The roof runoff and subsequent pool was subsiding at the time of the inspection.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-41-2008*DEP received notification that approximately 20 gallons of diesel were discharged as a result of a malfunction on a tank truck.  The responsible party remediated the spill with sorbents which they disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-607-2007*A faulty gauge misled an aviation fuel delivery driver causing a 10,000 gallon aboveground storage tank to be overfilled by approximately 75 gallons before the delivery was ceased.  Product traveled two directions.  A quantity ran down a pavement embankment then across the parking lot and the rest was directed by gravity down the sloped cement pad to the intended recovery location - a stormwater basin/oil-water separator.  A couple gallons sat atop the sediment at the bottom of the basin which indicated the rest was saturated.  Although it would have been preferable to clean out the basins that evening, a violent thunderstorm was impending so the only option was to apply speedy dry to free product to turn it into a solid.  Fortunately, there was a gate valve as a safeguard to prevent liquid from being evacuated and even if it was, we were told that evening piping from that basin drained to a much larger oil/water separator on-site so there was no cause for concern (That fact was later proved untrue; the basin drains to the city sewer.  It is unknown if that affected locations off-site.).  Also before the storm, the pavement was treated with an application of speedy dry.  The following day, two storm basins were cleaned out by response contractor personnel: the aforementioned and another adjacent to the fuel dispensers which appeared clean the previous evening.  It is inconclusive how product entered that basin though speculation suggests it was flushed from cracks and crevices surrounding the tank pad and amongst the pavement in the vicinity of the discharge during the rainstorm.  Both basins were treated in the same manner.  Standing water and product were recovered then saturated sediment was excavated and drummed for disposal.
P-886-2007*12/10/07 DEP received a call from Northeast Air (NA) regarding a spill of jet fuel at their facility at 1011 Westbrook Street in Portland.  The fuel came out the wing vent.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled onto the wing and pavement; was cleaned up by NA crews with sorbents and disposed of.  No site visit needed and no further Response action expected.
P-887-2007*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown but minimal quantity of #2 heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The report was received only after lingering odor issues triggered the tenants quest for assistance.  The aboveground storage tank had been replaced and the floor cleaned by the burner technician, but it seemed some product ran into a small core drilled in the slab.  It was unnecessary to pursue sub-slab contamination at this beachside property on public water so the tenant was advised to fill the hole with hydraulic cement to mitigate the odor issue.
P-895-2007* On 12/14/2007, I received a report of 0.5-gallons of DRANO Max gel, a corrosive drain cleaner, being discharged to the concrete floor at the Walmart distribution center.  Response and clean-up was preformed by Walmart employees.  No Maine DEP Response Division visit was requested or made at the time.
B-26-2008*Mr. Muldoon called this office to express his concern about an ongoing oil leak in his rented home.  He said the problem has been ongoing since he moved in last September.  Furthermore he stated that the leaking oil is pumped out of the basement by a sump pump.  This home is a camp on the shore of Pushaw Lake.  I met Mr. Muldoon at his home.  I found that the heating system was not leaking oil. The dark goop was organic scale sheen.  Water leaks into the basement and the algae begins to bloom. They have cleaned it up in the past and washed it down with Clorox, but it continues to come back.  I suspect that the water that is leaking into the basement is bringing a load of organic compounds with it and once onto the warm basement concrete, it reoccurs.
A-22-2008*Chief Dan Adams from Skowhegan Fire Department (SFD) contacted Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to report an oil spill at Skowhegan Equipment Rental.  The business has a 275-gallon tank located under the eave of the main building roof.  The drip edge is about 20 feet above the tank.  With heavy snow accumulation and the recent warm temps, a heavy chunk of snow fell from the roof and impacted the tank.  The exact time was unclear, but it happened early in the morning of 1/8/08 and was discovered by the owner (Goff) when he opened the business for the day.  The nipple between tank and filter broke, and an estimated 150 gallons of kerosene (K-1) fuel oil poured into the snow and concrete paving beneath.  A wooden filter protector was reportedly in place, but was not up to the job.  The wood appeared weathered and had been completely disassembled by the time I viewed it.  SFD responded and assisted with sorbent pads.  I was working across town at another site, and responded with more pads and hand tools.  Obert Construction was hired by the owner to excavate contaminated snow.  Using a loader backhoe, a tri-axle truck was filled with snow/ice/ oil and sorbent pads.  I advised the owner of the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund (Fund).  Mr. Goff opted to pay for the cleanup himself, and signed option 2 of the DEP cleanup options agreement.  Bruce Obert indicated he routinely hauled waste to the landfill. I provided a virgin spill letter.  Later that day, Waste Management contacted me, indicating that waste profile needed to be completed on line, and payment arranged.  I referred the call to Mr. Goff, since he indicated he would arrange/pay for disposal.
I returned the following day and collected additional sorbent pads and did some hand work with shovel to remove the last of the oily snow.  The concrete surface where the equipment is staged is cracked and some oil may have leaked to the sub surface.  No oil appeared to leave the site.  See sketch of where the oil flowed.  Two wells are potentially at risk.  One well is on site and serves the equipment rental.  A second business, automotive repair abuts the site downgradient and also reportedly has a well.  Two transient water supplies are located side gradient from the site about 330 and 907 feet away as identified by the GPS map feature.  Case referred to Technical Services, Cheryl Fontaine, for groundwater monitoring oversite.
On my second visit, Mr. Goff indicated that he might like to apply to the Fund after all.  I provided an application form.
P-828-2007*I was contacted by a hunter reporting that he could see and smell oil in a fire pond next to Nicely's Market on Route 25 in Gorham.  I arrived to find several areas of accumulated free product in a small stream that leads into the fire pond.  Just upstream I found a gravel parking lot that had free product on it.  I contacted the owner (Mark Verrill, V&M Construction)  and found out that earlier in the day his son had been filling a jug with off-road diesel when the jug fell over and spilled onto the parking lot.  I hired Boom Technology, Inc. to use sorbent material and a john boat to collect the oil from the pond and stream.  V&M Construction excavated contaminated soil from parking lot.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-919-2007*
SUMMARY
	12/27/07: Scott Cyr of Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division or Response Services notified of contamination when C & C Construction (C&C) broke ground for abandonment-by-removal and replacement of the underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Mr. Cyr generously passed DEP incident management to Stephen Brezinski.  The abandonment was done by C & C  under Maine Certified Tank Installer John Mullins and Dale Chapman.  Fessenden Environmental [FGS] performed the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Representative for the facility was Ms. Vicki Mulkern who's father 'Waldo' Waldron had purchased the facility and had renamed it Dudley's General Store circa 1995.

UST FACILITY
	The retail, motor fuels UST facility removed in January 2008, was comprised of a 3000-gallon (gal.) and two 4000-gal. single-wall cathodically protected (CP) steel tanks registered as installed in 1985.  Though the facility passed CP testing, we found no evidence of anodes attached to the tanks or 'free-range' anodes installed afterwards.  The tank coating was largely intact with some bubbling and scrapes.  Product piping removed was double-wall plastic with dispenser sumps installed in 1995 [see P-713-1995].
	A new, 3-compartment UST south of the building was installed prior to the removal and new piping laid to the canopy area to new islands.
	Formerly operated as Walker Tire Co. [see P-6-1990] when the UST's were installed in 1985, the business had been in operation since 1936.  Former auto repair bays are now used for outboard motors servicing and for storage [Waldron Marine].  I have not yet noted any DEP records of a probable previous, pre-1985, UST facility.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water & sewer.  West, behind the facility are apartment buildings.  Across the street is Performance Motors also owned by First Falmouth Realty LLC.  Ground water flow may be West based on topography and/or then south toward Casco Bay and the Presumpcott River.  A BASELINE-2 CLEAN-UP GOAL was given.
	Groundwater was very high and had a skim of free light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) oil and emulsified oil that appeared to be both old weathered gasoline [>10 years] and a fresher gasoline discharge.  Exact quantity is unknown but may be several hundred gallons of leakage.  All the peastone-fill from the 1995 piping install as well as sandy fill below was contaminated at or below saturation level.  The contamination may be that reported in 1995 [see P-713-95].  No LNAPL was mentioned in the 1995 assessment or spill report.  Gasoline contamination is understood to have spread beyond the tank and piping area.  Native soil outside the UST facility was silty Presumpscott Formation.
	On 9/15/04, Tank Inspector Mike Lewis had reported oil contamination in a monitoring well, but this was not passed on to Response Division for documentation [see P-92-08].
	A 2007 site assessment done for TD Banknorth mentions an old, unregistered heating oil UST on the south side of the property though Ms. Mulkern insisted that Summit Environmental was incorrect in stating this.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Ms. Mulkern opted Option-1 for DEP management of clean-up actions which would coincide with the UST facility removal.  The facility had applied for Maine Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund [Groundwater Fund] coverage in 1995 and it appeared we may be dealing with the same contamination/discharge; at the time there was no evidence to indicate it was not.
	1/7/08-1/9/08: C & C agreed to excavate contaminated soil and load it into Chase Excavation Co. trucks for hauling to Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation for recycling.  S Brezinski was onsite to direct and document soil removal.  DEP hired Clean Harbors to dewater the excavation in order to have dryer soil hauled out, to skim the LNAPL, and to draw free product from surrounding fill into the excavation for recovery [see photos].  Duri
P-655-2007* On 9/6/07 I received a call from Pat Coughlin of St. Germain & Associates (St. Germain) reporting oil contamination found during a site assessment at a bulk storage facility in North Berwick.  The assessment work was being done in anticipation of a property transfer.  At the time of the call, several geoprobe samples had been taken and Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings were in the 800 - 1300 parts per million (ppm) range.  Lab samples were pending.  At the time of the call, there was no indication of where the source of the contamination had originated.  It was agreed that we would wait for the lab results and and brief site map to be completed and then we would meet on-site at a later date to discuss the findings.

On 10/3/07 I met on site with David Fall, the owner of the facility.  Also in attendance were Pat Coughlin from St. Germain and the prospective new buyer.  We reviewed the site map and laboratory data (attached to this report).  We also completed the Department's Decision Tree and found the site to fall into the Stringent clean-up category due to the close proximity of at least one residential drinking water well.

During the meeting, we discussed Falls Inc. applying to the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund (Fund) for assistance with the clean-up.  Mr. Fall had not yet decided if he would also apply to the Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP).  I indicated that I would be referring the case to our Technical Services Division due to the Stringent category the site was within.  It was agreed that Falls Inc. would apply to the Fund and we would await the results of that application before proceeding with any clean-up.

Shortly thereafter, the Fund fell on very hard times and the Department began delaying clean-ups that were not of an imminent public health threat.  I left the site in the hands of Brad Hahn of Technical Services to make that determination.  Clean-up will likely be needed at such time that funding can be secured for the site.  Potential Response Services action may be needed in the future at the request of Technical Services.

Note: At the time of this spill, Sheryl Bernard coded the spill cause as being from a tank truck overfill based on information provided to her at the site at that time. At a later date another spill occurred at this site and further information is available with spill number P-925-2007.
P-933-2007*On 12/26/07, I received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Department, who reported a vehicle leaking motor oil in a parking lot in Kennebunk.  The Fire Department was able to clean up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-934-2007*On 11/13/07 I received a call from Steve Bergeron of Safe Handling reporting a spill that had occurred that morning.  It was reported that 3 gallons of 37% hydrochloric acid solution was spilled to the trailer loading spill collection system when a diaphragm pump failed.  The spill was not recoverable, but was neutralized on site.  Further information can be found in the attached report from Safe Handling.  No further action required.
I-5-2008*On 1/9/08, Irving Products, of Ashland reported a spill of 1 gallon of Hydraulic oil in their cedar yard(back side).  The cause was a broken hydraulic line on a loader.  They picked up all contaminated material and burned it in their on site boiler.  No further Response action expected.
P-935-2007*On 11/13/07 I received a call from Steve Bergeron of Safe Handling reporting a spill that had occurred the previous evening.  A three quart spill of methylmethacrylate occurred when a fitting came loose on a pump.  The spill was not recoverable.  Additional information may be found in the attached spill report from Safe Handling.  I reminded Mr. Bergeron that hazardous materials spills are required to be reported within one hour.  No further action required.
I-6-2008*On 1/9/08, Maine Public Service Co. reported that due to a hydraulic hose break on a bucket truck, about 1 gallon was lost (most on the truck body) at Sunset Strip in Presque Isle.  The crew used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-7-2008* 1-10-2008, Danny Lavassaur of Huber called to report that there had been a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the tree length slasher area at 7:30 that morning.  They were draining oil from the slasher into 55 gallon drums when the spill occurred.  The employee briefly left the area, miscalculating the flow of oil into the drums.  They cleaned the area up using wood fines and burned all contaminated material in their boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-936-2007*On 12/2/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Shawn McGuiness of Walmart, who reported a small bleach spill inside their facility in Lewiston.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action required.
I-8-2008*On 1-12-08, Mark Stiles of Louisiana Pacific called to report that as the result of a defective pump about 3 gallons of diesel fuel was lost inside the plant.  They picked it up with sorbents and transferred it to their fuel storage to be used as fuel.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-937-2007*On 12/1/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Todd Schroeder of Walmart, who reported a small sulfuric acid spill inside their facility in Lewiston.  The battery acid spilled when a forklift battery tipped over.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-938-2007*On 12/5/07, I received a call from Doug Burgess of The Woodlands Club in Falmouth.  While removing a fiberglass underground tank at the facility, a hole was accidentally torn in the tank.  This allowed groundwater in the excavation to flow freely into and out of the tank causing an oily sheen in the excavation.  There was otherwise, no contamination to report.  The tank was removed without further incident.  No further action required.
P-939-2007*On 12/1/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Elisabeth Haase of the University of New England reporting an oil spill at their Frederick Hall.  The spill occurred when piping connecting two tanks together broke, allowing oil to spill onto the top of the tanks and down their sides.  Oil sorbent materials were used to clean up the spill.

I visited the site on 12/3/07 at the request of Ms. Haase and found the clean up to be to the Department of Environmental Protections  satisfaction.  See attached spill report.  No further action required.
P-940-2007*On 12/12/07, I received a call from Larry Laverriere of Sprague Energy reporting a spill at their facility in South Portland.  A tank truck was filling up at their facility and suffered a piping rupture on the truck causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
I-2-2008*01/10/08 Contacted by Ms. Porter regarding the removal of an old Underground Storage Tank (UST) used for farm gas use.  Tank is unregistered and has been out of service for more than 15 years.  The contractor hired to pull the UST out is Mike and Josh Martin, dba Earthworks, Inc.  The certified tank installer that will be overseeing the removal will be Ira Dodge.  Gave Ms Porter the forms for UST registration and UST removal notification.

Received a call from Ira requesting a waiver to expedite removal of the UST as the property is being sold.
I completed the waiver form from the 30 day notification and told Ira that he would need to make sure the local fire dept (Mapleton Fire) had been given a copy of the removal notification form. He said he would take care of this.

1/15/08 Ira Dodge called to inform me that the UST was being removed on this morning.  I arrived on-scene at 09:30 and the old steel gas UST had been removed and the excavation was still open.  I inspected the tank which was 38" in diameter and 115" in length.  There was no evidence of holes or leaks in the tank bottom.  Had Josh Martin dig out a couple of buckets of soils from the bottom of the old tank grave.  There was no evidence of any spilled/leaked product in this excavation.  The UST registration forms and check has been sent in.  The UST is empty and will be stored on an old rock pile out back until scrapped.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-838-2007*On 11/30/07, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in York.  They requested that I respond, which I did immediately.  Upon arrival, I saw a very rusty looking aboveground storage tank located under a deck at a seasonal residence.  There was a small amount of contaminated soil around the tank from the spill, which Downeast was in the process of removing by hand.  I determined the clean up to be to the Department's satisfaction.  No further action required.
I-9-2008*On 1-15-08, Bob Wellington of Maine DOT reported that one of their plow trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while plowing that day. They didn't know the exact location of the spill, but knew it was some place in Island Falls.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-941-2007*On 11/29/07, I received a call from Dead River.  They reported a leaking oil tank at a customer's residence in Auburn.  Fortunately, the leak was noticed early and the spillage was minimal.  Dead River was able to clean up the spill themselves, and they replaced the oil tank.  No further action required.
P-905-2007*A leaking fuel pump on a furnace discharged approximately one quart of #2 heating oil to a cement floor yielding a three foot in diameter stain. No other items were impacted and the burner technician mitigated the issue.
P-942-2007*On 11/30/07, I received a call from Downeast Energy, who reported a small spill at a customer's residence in Gray.  It was reported that 0.5 cups of oil were spilled onto a cement floor from a leaking oil filter housing on an aboveground storage tank.  Downeast cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
P-38-2008*Mr. Mailman was driving the car at the time of the accident, the car left the road broke through a wooden fence and made contact with the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The impact knocked it of the blocks bent the rear legs and compromised the filter copper line creating a slow leak which continued until the early morning.  The soil is a uniform sand with some pine tree roots.  The extent of penetration appears to be just below four feet.  Environmental Projects Inc. was called in to mitigate the spill.  Less than one cubic yard (or one ton) of sand was removed from the excavation to complete the clean up.  This was backfilled and the sand taken to CPRC Recycling, Scarborough.

The area is served by public water and sewer, and the spill was cleaned up quickly preventing any migration of oil beneath the home. DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-943-2007*On 11/29/07, I received a call from Jodi Pulkinen of C N Brown, who reported a diesel spill that had occurred the previous evening.  A truck being filled was left unattended and the tank was overfilled.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-37-2008*I received a call from Oxford Safety office reporting a spill/discharge of oil to the side walk at 444 Main Street, Norway.

The property is owned by Mr. Edgar Damon, his two Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) (each with a fill vent) in the basement appear intact no apparent leaks, yet somehow oil traveled up the vent pipe and discharged to the sidewalk. He stated he had switched copper lines from one tank to the other (as there is only one tenant for the two spaces), it is a puzzle as to how the oil lifted and discharged out  of the sidewalk level vent.  CN Brown has on record the driver making a last delivery on the 8th and then called out by fire department on the 12th at the discovery of spill/discharge.  No reasonable explanation of this discharge.

The Norway Fire Department (NFD) chipped and removed the contaminated ice and I bagged it for disposal.  A total of eight bags were filled, NFD hauled the clean-up material back to the station, to hold until I could secure the DEP rack truck to pick up and dispose of the waste.  I returned that afternoon to retrieve the bags.  One bag had leaked so the impacted ice was chipped up and added to the waste, the load was transported back to DEP Bell Street warehouse for consolidation and disposal at MMWAC, Auburn.

No further actions are planned, no residual affects have been reported (lingering odors or stained ice) jot this one down as an unexplained spill; however, it was minor and no sensitive environmental receptors were impacted.
B-31-2008*Webber Energy reported that one of their technicians reported that he found that a discontinued Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked at a client's basement.  It was a new account and they didn't know the past history.  Typically when an AST collects too much sludge or begins to weep its use is discontinued, but left in the basement due to difficulties of getting it out.  The technician reported only minor dripping.  Webber would attempt to remove the tank.
P-944-2007*On 11/29/07 I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a small jet fuel spill from a plane at the Portland International Jetport.  It was not specified what caused the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-945-2007*On 11/29/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a small Kerosene spill at the Cumberland Farms in Westbrook.  It was not specified what the spill source was or how the spill occurred.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-27-2008*Mr. Philbrick reported that an ELCO Electric company truck had lost a hydraulic hose while in Bangor Hydro's lot on Main Street.  He said that approximately 10 gallons was lost to the pavement and cleaned up with speedi-dri and sorbent pads.  Furthermore he notified Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. as well as us.
P-946-2007*On 11/28/07, I received a call from Dean Davidson of Prime Tanning reporting a less than 50 gallon spill of Regulan RV.  The spill occurred when a transfer valve was left open in error on a drum of the product.  The spill impacted the floor in the facility and made it's way to the "neutralization plant" where it was neutralized.  No further action required.
P-947-2007*On 10/31/07 I received a call from Larry Laverierre of Sprague Energy, who reported a 1 to 2-gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at their facility.  The spill occurred as the result of an unspecified mechanical failure of their vapor recovery system.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-948-2007*On 10/16/07 I received a call from John Zapinski of Bath Iron Works.  He reported a 25-gallon spill of hydraulic oil onto cement at the #3 blast building.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-949-2007*On 9/20/07, I received a call from Randalynn St. Pierre, who reported that a transmission oil spill had occurred in her driveway the previous day when a United Parcel Service (UPS) truck making a delivery experienced a mechanical failure.  She was concerned that the spill had not been cleaned up.  I contacted the business manager at the UPS facility in Auburn and requested that he contact the homeowner and clean up the spill.  No further action required.
P-950-2007*On 9/7/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dennis Wilson of Lebanon reporting a drum dumping on his property.  A conversation with Mr. Wilson yielded the following information:  Mr. Wilson had been involved with a Glen Carter in an automotive repair business that went sour.  A number of waste oil drums were generated during the business arrangement.  Mr. Carter apparently wanting to get rid of the drums, left half of them at Mr. Wilson's residence believing Mr. Wilson should be responsible for disposing of half the material generated.  No oil was spilled during the drop-off.  I suggested Mr. Wilson could contact the local Sherriff's Department to file a complaint, but that if he in fact had generated the material that he was responsible for it's disposal.  He indicated he could make arrangements with his current employer who owned a waste oil burner to dispose of the materials.  No further action required.
P-952-2007*On 9/20/07, I received a call from Brian Daigle reporting that Save On Fuel had spilled oil in his driveway during a delivery three days previous.  He was unsatisfied with their clean up efforts.  I contacted Ron Roberge at Save On Fuel and asked him to return to the site and finish cleaning up the spill to his client's satisfaction.  During our discussion, I reminded him of the Department's spill reporting requirements since this spill had not been previously reported by them.  No further action required.
P-953-2007*On 9/19/07, I received a call from Tony Hebert of West Paris.  He reported a hydraulic oil spill that had occurred approximately 1 month prior to his call.  He stated that a Hammond Lumber truck had spilled hydraulic oil at his residence while delivering trusses.  It was unclear to me why he had waited so long to report the event or exactly what he wanted from the Department.  He acknowledged that no evidence of the spill remained.  No further action required.
P-954-2007*On 9/13/07, I received a call from Chris Bogue of Downeast Energy.  He reported a leaking aboveground storage tank at a customer's business in Kennebunk.  The spill occurred at the Lucky Star Chinese Restaraunt on Route 1.  Approximately 10 gallons of oil had spilled.  The spill was outdoors, and the area  is served by public water.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-955-2007*On 10/2/07, I received a call from Jace Pierson of Acadia Environmental reporting a diesel odor in the soil at the Irving Mainway on Route 100 in Auburn.  The odor was discovered during some stormwater piping work.  No free product was evident, and no recent evidence of discharge was present.  It was assumed it likely cam from an old spill that had lingered in the stormwater system.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.
P-956-2007*On 10/2/07 I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown reporting a "splash" of an oil spill at a customer's residence in Phippsburg.  It was not specified what had caused the spill, but the single teaspoon of oil that spilled was wiped up.  No further action required.
P-957-2007*On 9/25/07, I received a call from Jeff Beaule of the City of Lewiston.  He reported they had found an unregistered underground storage tank while doing some excavating work at 34 Water St. in Lewiston.  There was a little oily soil around the tank.  I told Jeff how to register the tank and gave them approval to remove it immediately.  The city called Clean Harbors to pump out the tank and it was removed that day.  No further action required.
P-958-2007*On 10/4/07 I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy.  He reported a small spill at a customer's residence in Old Orchard Beach.  The source and cause of the spill was not specified.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-959-2007*On 10/17/07, I received a call from Richard Young, who reported an oil spill at his residence.  Apparently, his oil tank had begun to weep onto a cement floor.  He had contacted his oil company, Fielding's Oil, who told him to put a container underneath the weep and that they would be over right away to look at it.

It was very difficult to get information out of the homeowner, and it sounded as though he was intoxicated.  He repeated himself over and over again, slurred his words and used mild profanity.  From what I could figure out, he was displeased with his oil company.  I advised him to exercise his right to do business with someone else.  No further action required.

P-960-2007*On 10/16/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Fire Department.  They reported that a car was leaking gasoline at Spencer Press on Route 109.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-961-2007*On 10/15/07 I recieved a call from the Portland Pipeline Corporation reporting a mystery sheen outside their oil containment boom in South Portland.  The sheen was grayish in color and dissipating rapidly.  No source was identified.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.
P-962-2007*On 10/12/07 I received a call from Steve Bergeron of Safe Handling reporting a one pint spill of sulfuric acid due to a leaky fitting.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-963-2007*On 10/12/07 I received a call from Steve Bergeron of Safe Handling reporting a small hydrochloric acid leak due to a loose fitting on a pump.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-29-2008*
Mr. Gallant reported that a piece of heavy equipment had blown a hose in the wood yard and lost about 4 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The yard is paved and the oil was absorbed with sawdust which was then burned in their multi-fuel boiler.
P-964-2007*On 10/12/07, I received a call from the Lisbon Fire Department reporting a #2 fuel oil spill in the basement at 1 Stanley Drive in Lisbon.  The spill occurred when the firematic valve broke off the aboveground storage tank in the basement.  Much of the spilled fuel was contained in a bucket.  No clean up needed.  No further action required.
P-965-2007*On 10/12/07, I received a call from the Scarborough Fire Department.  They reported a car leaking gasoline at Sam's Club in Scarborough.  There was a light rainbow sheen in the parking lot, but none of the oil went into a nearby storm drain and retention pond.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.
B-28-2008*Mr. Bowden reported that plow truck TO-442 had broken a valve body while plowing Route 201 in a snow storm.  The driver was not aware of the break until he reached the end of the 16 mile route and tried to lift his plows.  Due to the heavy snow and length of road the leak occurred on, there was no practical recovery.
This is the third time this winter season that this truck has leaked gallons of hydraulic oil from various broken parts while plowing its route.  The Supervisor II of the area has told me the truck will be surplused this year.
P-36-2008*NOTIFICATION TO Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
	Fri. 1/11/08: DEP notified by by Union Oil that on Thurs. 1/10/08, they had suffered a 1-gallon (gal.) discharge of oil down the side of a customer's basement AST during an overfill.  On 1/14/08, the homeowner notified DEP that the discharge was not fully cleaned and that there was an additional 20+ gallons discharged on the outside driveway that Union Oil had failed to report.  See attached letters of 1/16/08, and 1/14/08 for further details.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	1/14/08: I met Sarah Blaisdell and examined the tank and spill area.  The area is dense residential, served by municipal water & sewer.  An Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was assigned based on oil odors in the home.  I noted oil odor still remaining and required further clean-up, recommending a professional clean-up company.  Outside, heavy fresh snow prevented a good evaluation.  Based on a the described spill size outside and the bill for the oil delivered to the Blaisdell's the discharge appeared to be about 20 gallons.  I noted corrected bag-headspace photo-ionization detector levels of 100-parts per million (ppm) in soil on the lawn's edge indicating further soil removal clean-up may be warranted.  Without DEP having opportunity to be onsite right after the discharge and during clean-up, DEP is hindered in its ability to judge the severity of the discharge and adequacy of Union Oil's response.
	
INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Thurs. 1/10/08: Union Oil advised me that they sent two workers to clean up the discharge, but due to failure to report I cannot confirm this.  Residual odors in the basement and in soil outside indicate inadequate clean-up.
	1/11/08: Union Oil advised that the customer still complained of odor and they agreed to clean the tank area again.
	Mon. 1/14/08: Clean Harbors responded at DEP request and cleaned again, invoicing Dead River/Union Oil.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Initial response by Union Oil appears inadequate and not to state satisfaction causing further clean-up and expense.  Union Oil is considered responsible party (RP) as they were in control of the oil during the spill, failing to report as required, and appear to be in error at not failing to stop the delivery.
II.	I contacted Leslie Anderson of Dead River Oil regarding Union Oil's problems with reporting and remediation.
III.	Further investigation and remediation to the interior discharge has been referred to DEP engineer Don White who took air samples for clearance.
B-25-2008*C.N. Brown Oil Company reported that a driver had overfilled a basement aboveground Storage Tank (AST) during a delivery.  The estimate was 2 cups.  This was from the tank fittings and leaked down the side of the tank to the concrete floor.  Speedi-dri was used with a few pads and Odor-Gone to correct the problem.  Mr. Kirouak was on site and satisfied with the clean up.  Ms. Pulkkinon did not know how the overfill occurred.
P-966-2007*On 10/15/07, I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown.  She reported an overfill spill at a customer's residence.  The oil spilled onto leaves under the fill pipe.  The leaves were removed and sorbents used to finish cleaning up the spill.  No further action required.
P-967-2007*On 10/15/07, I received a call from Dana Harris of Veilleux Oil.  They reported an overfill spill at a customer's business in Biddeford.  The oil was weeping out fittings at the top of the tank.  Veilleux used sorbent pads to wipe up the spill, and they also pumped out an unspecified quantity of oil to lower the oil level in the tank.  No further action required.
P-968-2007*On 10/16/07, I received a call from Mitch Beaulieu of Cyr Bus Lines.  He reported a dripping diesel dispenser at his facility in South Portland.  The drip was discovered during a Department inspection by Melanie Loyzim.  Ms. Loyzim instructed Mr. Cyr to report the discharge to Response Services, which he did.

The case is being managed by Melanie Loyzim who is working with Cyr on compliance issues at the facility.  Any clean up will be delayed until such time the piping/tank are removed or replaced.  No further Response action required at this time.
P-969-2007*On 10/15/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Richard Burke reporting a leaking oil tank at a residence in York Beach.  He stated to the State Police dispatcher that he was in the process of replacing a tank with a "pinhole" leak.  Attempts to reach Mr. Burke were unsuccessful and messages left were not returned.  No further information is available.
P-970-2007*On 10/15/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kieth Ouellette of Walmart reporting a 2-gallon bleach spill at their Distribution Center in Lewiston.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-971-2007*On 10/17/07 I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown.  She reported an overfill spill at a customer's residence in East Stoneham.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-972-2007*On 10/18/07, I received a call from Amy Provost.  She reported a small spill in a crawlspace under her home.  The spill occurred when an aboveground storage tank was being moved.  Approximately 5 gallons of oil were spilled onto a dirt surface.  The homeowners dug up the small amount of soil impacted by hand and disposed of it with household waste.  No further action required.
P-973-2007*On 10/19/07, I received a call from Don Strout of Bath Iron Works reporting a hydraulic oil spill at their facility in Bath.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose burst on a hydraulic lift.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-974-2007*On 10/18/07, I received a call from Lt. Joe Perron of the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a plane crash in their town.  The crash occurred in a field off Upper Cross Rd.  Approximately 8 gallons of aviation gas spilled during the event.  No clean was necessary as the spill was far away from any sensitive receptors.  No further action required.
P-975-2007*On 10/21/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kieth Ouellette of Walmart reporting a one pint bleach spill at their distribution facility in Lewiston.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-976-2007*On 10/20/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Fire Department, who reported a 0.5-gallon spill of gasoline at the Irving Station on Route 1.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-977-2007*On 1/11/07, I received a call from the 3E Company reporting a paint spill on behalf of The Home Depot in Biddeford.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-978-2007*On 1/11/07, I received a call from Peter Gallant of Dead River reporting a 1-quart spill of #2 heating oil when the nozzle on the truck opened accidentally.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-979-2007*On 1/4/07, I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a 25 - 30 gallon spill of Jet fuel at the Portland International Jetport.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-980-2007*On 1/4/07, I received a call from Maria Ditzel reporting antifreeze in the parking lot of 3 businesses in Kennebunk.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-981-2007*On 1/5/07, I received a call from Tina Marshall asking how to clean up machine oil in her basement.  In March 2006, her machine had spilled some oil, and she was now looking at getting it cleaned up.  I instructed her to use hot soapy water and a scrub brush.  No further action required.
P-982-2007*On 1/18/07, I received a call from Rob Goff of Safety Kleen reporting a one gallon spill of used oil at Safe Handling in Auburn.  The spill occurred when a hose froze and burst.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  One day later, I received an additional call on this incident from Safe Handling, reporting the same event.  No further action required.
P-983-2007*On 1/31/07, I received a call from Mike Martunas of Dragon Products reporting a hydraulic oil spill that had occurred the previous day at Pike Industries in Westbrook.  The spill occurred when a hose ruptured on a Dragon Products cement truck releasing 1.5 gallons of oil.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-984-2007*On 2/7/07 I received a call from Christy Daigneault of Dead River, who reported a spill at the Exxon Station in Biddeford.  Approximately 4 - 5 gallons was spilled at the pump due to an overfill.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-985-2007*On 2/20/07, I received a call from the Portland Fire Department.  They reported a small Jet Fuel spill at the Portland Jetport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  Another call was received a few hours later from Northeast Air reporting the same event.  No further action required.
P-986-2007*On 2/26/07 I received a call from Richard Kenny of Kenny Heating reporting a small oil spill at a customer's residence in Gray.  The spill occurred when a gasket became pinched while doing maintenance on the heating oil tank/system.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-987-2007*On 2/27/07 I received a call from the North Berwick Fire Department.  They reported a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms in North Berwick.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-988-2007*On 3/1/07, I received a call from Keith Bennett of Avery Services, he reported a heating oil leak at a customer's residence in Falmouth.  The spill occurred as the result of a loose fitting.  There was a stain on the concrete floor, but no free product.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-989-2007*On 3/22/07, I received a call from Mike Bates of the City of Lewiston Public Works Department.  He reported a hydraulic oil spill from a burst hose on a sidewalk plow machine.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and sand.  No further action required.
P-990-2007*On 3/13/07, I received a call from Ron Harriman of Union Oil.  He reported a heating oil spill at a customer's residence, which was due to a loose fitting.  Mr. Harriman indicated Union Oil would make the necessary repair and clean up the spill.  No further action required.
P-991-2007*On 4/23/07, I received a call from Peter Owen of the City of Bath Public Works Department.  He reported a sheen on Crescent Street in Bath.  After my discussion with Mr. Owen, it was determined to be organic sheen.  No further action required.
P-992-2007*On 4/24/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jodi Pulkinen of C N Brown.  She reported a small diesel spill at the Big Apple on Western Ave in South Portland.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-993-2007*On 4/28/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department.  They reported a small jet fuel spill at the Portland International Jetport.  The spill was being cleaned up at the time.  No further action required.
P-994-2007*On 4/28/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department.  They reported that two 5-gallon pails of roofing tar had fallen out of a vehicle and spilled onto the road.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-995-2007*On 5/9/07, I received a call from Vince Dickinson of Bath Iron Works (BIW).  He reported a one-quart spill of motor oil from a crane on Bath Road in Brunswick.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
B-34-2008*Mr. Cote reported that a hose on a Department of Transportation bucket truck leaked about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the I-95 north bound rest area parking lot pavement.  They had sorbent pads on their trucks to clean up the oil.
P-996-2007*On 5/17/07, I received a call from Dale Bryant of W D Mathews.  He reported that a sump alarm sounding at their facility in Auburn.  Water had entered the sump causing the alarm to sound.  Simard & Sons was on their way to make the necessary repairs.  No further action required.
P-997-2007*On 5/21/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a two quart anti-freeze spill that occurred as the result of a dump truck rolling over.  No further action required.
B-33-2008*
Mr. Cote reported that a piece of heavy equipment cracked a hose fitting and lost approximately a ? quart of hydraulic oil to the snow.  This was on the Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. power line in LaMoine.  They recovered the oiled snow and stored it in a drum that is in their shop in Hancock.
P-998-2007*On 5/9/07, I received a call from Downeast Energy.  They reported an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Sanford.  Downeast cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
P-999-2007*On 4/28/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Fire Department.  They reported a gasoline spill, which was the result of a motor vehicle accident in Biddeford.  The Fire Department applied sorbent pads to the spill, which I later retrieved.  No further action required.
P-1000-2007*On 4/12/07, I received a call from Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority.  She reported gasoline contamination in the soils at the Mile 24 southbound Plaza on the Maine Turnpike.  It was discovered when the dispensers were undergoing some maintenance work.  This is no surprise as the site is well know to  have been contaminated for many years.  No further action required.
P-820-2007*SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of an unregistered, consumptive-use heating-oil underground storage tank (UST) facility, and a vaulted consumptive-use, diesel, above ground storage tank (AST).  The abandonment was done by the facility owner Gendron & Gendron [G&G] as part of property sale and redevelopment.  Summit Environmental (Summit) performed an un-required Code of Maine Rules 691 closure assessment for the UST and for the vaulted AST.  DEP's Jon Woodard granted a waiver of the 30-day notification and Stephen Brezinski of Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was on-site for the abandonments.

FACILITY ASSESSMENT & ABANDONMENT
	The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water & sewer.  To the Southeast was a brook and Maine Turnpike Authority entrance.  No sheen or light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) was noted in the brook.  Across Foch St. was Gendron's U-Save Gas [former Gendron's Mobil] that has suffered discharges in years past.  Following discussion with John Cressey of Summit, the property buyer, Jon Woodard, and Gordon Fuller of DEP Voluntary Remedial Action Plan Unit: an Intermediate clean-up goal was assigned based on potential vapors in nearby residences and that the site was being sold for redevelopment.
	The diesel facility consisted of a steel 10,000-gallon AST, within a below ground concrete vault [see photos 2, 3 & 4].  It was not installed as a UST under Maine rules, described in Summit's assessment as a UST.  The tank was labeled sti-P3 and had anodes indicating it had been produced for use as a UST.  I noted no evidence of discharges within the vault.  Being an AST, the tank area did not require a closure assessment, though I understand the buried product piping to the dispenser did indeed need an assessment.  Summit found prohibited diesel discharge below the dispenser.  The product piping I documented was flexible plastic, not fiberglass as Summit describes.
	The 4000-gallon #2 oil UST was located on the southeast side of the building and was unregistered prior to the removal, and missed its required pre-1997 abandonment deadline.  Dave Gendron claims he was unaware of the UST until it was found by the assessment for the property sale.  Groundwater was shallow, no LNAPL noted. The surrounding soils were clay-silt.
	See DEP spill files and UST registration files for site history and other past USTs.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Gendron & Gendron managed the mitigation and Summit screened contaminated soil under the Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.  Gendron & Gendron excavated and then hauled soil to Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation under a DEP spill debris letter.  No ground water was pumped or treated.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	Based on present information, my site observation and Summit's assessment I understand that the discovered discharges have been remediated to state satisfaction.  Regulated oil contamination below the action level, and/or undiscovered discharges from other sources may remain and shall be managed properly if disturbed or made accessible.
B.	I understand that oil contamination from the #2 oil UST is not eligible for coverage under the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund as the tank was non-compliant and missed its pre-1998 removal deadline.
C.	Contamination from the diesel AST may be below the deductible level for AST Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage.
D.	I understand that the site will be referred to DEP Voluntary Response Action Plan program.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-1001-2007*On 4/4/07, I received a call from Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting an overfill spill that occurred at their Mile 25 Northbound Service Plaza.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1002-2007*On 3/2/07, I received a call from Ken Butler, who reported a spill that occurred during a truck to truck transfer of heating oil.  The spill occurred when the transfer hose failed, spilling 20 - 25 gallons of oil onto pavement.  Union Oil hired Enpro Services to respond and clean up the spill.  No further action was required.
P-1003-2007*On 3/2/07, I received a call from Jane Oldham of the Maine Turnpike Authority, who reported a tractor trailer accident on the Turnpike in Wells that resulted in a hydraulic oil spill.  Turnpike crews cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-1004-2007*On 3/3/09, I received a call from the Topsham Fire Department.  They reported a small motor oil leak from a vehicle at the Irving Mainway in Topsham.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action is required.
P-1005-2007*On 3/3/07, I received a call from the Raymond Fire Department, who reported a "fuel leak" at the Big Apple in Raymond.  They shut down the pumps, and C N Brown was calling their maintenance people to fix the problem.  No further action required.
P-1006-2007*On 5/22/07, I received a call from the Scarborough Fire Department.  They reported a 3-gallon hydraulic oil spill at 9 Thunder Rd in Scarborough.  They cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
P-1007-2007*On 5/22/07, I received an anonymous call from someone reporting a fire involving an underground storage tank that had occurred four days before.  It was reported that during a paving job being done by H C Crooker, that the paver ignited "fumes" from the tank.  I called the Bath Fire Department to see if they had any information about this incident.  They reported that they had never been notified of any fire and had heard the rumor about it too.  They had investigated it on 5/20 and found nothing unusual in the area, nor any evidence of fire or fuel leak.  No further action required.
P-1008-2007*On 5/22/07, I received a call from Tim Kily of Downeast Energy.  He reported a leaking tank at a residence in North Yarmouth.  The tank was discovered to be weeping during routine maintenance work.  A magnet patch was placed on the tank and arrangements made for a replacement.  No further action required.
P-786-2007*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 10/31/07: DEP's Greg O'Brien received notice via the Kennebunkport Code Enforcement Officer [CEO] of unreported dumping and burying of oil at this semi-rural construction company.   As I was in the area, O'Brien passed the investigation on to me and I was shown to the site that afternoon by CEO Werner Gilliam for an unannounced inspection.  Already involved with the facility was Ms. MacKenzie, a DEP Bureau of Land & Water Quality storm water inspector.

SITE HISTORY & SITE SENSITIVITY
	The site is a construction company yard, gravel pit and rock crushing operation located in a semi-rural commercial and residential area.  Years ago Robert Brown sold the business to Mr. Stuart Giles who operated it at the time of this report [Mr. Brown was on site visiting during our 10/31/07 and 11/19/07 visits].  Five consumptive-use, bare-steel, underground storage tanks (USTs) for gasoline, fuel oil and diesel are registered as abandoned-by-removal in 1987 and 1990, prior to the CMR 691 requirement for UST closure assessment.  P-436-1987, covers the after-the-fact investigation of two 2,000-gallon gasoline USTs removed without prior notification to DEP as was required; Giles reported contamination but nothing "strong" and deemed the "investigation complete" at that time.
	One consumptive-use gasoline UST [T-3] is registered as abandoned in 1994, but an August 2004 DEP memo makes note that a required site assessment was not performed.  There is no record that a required Certified Tank Installer [CTI] was present to supervise the removal.
	P-333-2005 describes a report of diesel leaking  from a tank trailer [as seen in Photo 5].  P-837-2005 covers an anonymous report of oil spills, but the responder noted nothing 'illegal' at the time.
	Presently there are 10 active Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) for heating oil, diesel and gasoline tanks with capacities ranging from 275-gallons to approximately 3000-gallons, and several old out-of-service ASTs in the yard [see photos].  During our 10/31/07 visit we found fuel in old out-of-service ASTs, junk truck saddle-tanks, and a number of drums [see the attached photos for further information].
	The area residences were initially reported to be on municipal water and sewer though there is a dug well behind RH Brown's main building [see site sketch] that an employee stated was active.  A later search confirmed four or more private dug and drilled residential wells within 300' across Log Cabin Road.  The town line runs down Log Cabin Road in this area so these homes are in the town of Arundel.  The homes east along Arundel Road are also to be checked for private wells.
	Mr. Giles stated that bedrock underlies the sandy soil of the site, no silt-clay.  A brook runs west from Arundel Rd. through the property to Log Cabin Road, much of it running within a culvert pipe though open in some areas [see photo 13].  The Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree worked out to Stringent Clean-Up Goal and Mr. Giles was notified of this.
	On both 10/31/07 and 11/19/07 visits we witnessed a significant oil-like sheen coming from a drain pipe into the manway and into  an open area of surface water [Photos 14 & 15] that leaves the site.  The discharge appeared weathered and coming from either the Crusher Shack or the Pipe Barn buildings area; perhaps from a floor drain or an old UST location.  An unresolved issue documented in the sites tank registration file is a missing CMR 691 UST T-3 closure assessment from 1994; which may be a, or one of several, sources for this sheen.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Following my 10/31/07 visit, Mr. Giles dug oiled soil and swept up surface spills to the floors.  On 11/19/07, I re-visited with Ms. MacKenzie and found the areas adequately cleaned up and I issued a letter for disposal of the virgin products to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation.  The oily sorbents would go to the local special waste incinerator.
	Further remediation ma
P-1009-2007*On 5/26/07, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill that occurred when the fuel tank for the vehicle fell off the vehicle on Route 1 near the New Meadows Exit.  The Brunswick Fire Department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-1010-2007*On 6/21/07, I received a call from Dead River.  They reported a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Portland.  Dead River cleaned up the spill and replaced the line.  No further action required.
P-1012-2007*
SUMMARY
	Wed. 10/31/07: in response to a prohibited discharge complaint described in report P-786-07, Kennebunk Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Gilliam and I inspected this construction company yard, gravel pit, and rock crushing facility.  The area is mixed rural residential and commercial use buildings which are served by private dug and drilled wells.
	In addition to discharges noted in P-786-07, P-1011-07 and P-1013-07, we noted discharges associated with oil Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) within and outside of the Crusher shack building.  The Crusher Shack is located near the center of the property, north of the Main Building.
	Three ASTs [see Photos 1 & 2] supply fuel for an engine inside the building [photo 4].  Unreported discharges were noted on the ground next to the outside tanks, on the floor around the base of the inside AST, and around the engine.  In an 11/2/07 letter, the company was directed to clean-up the discharges.   On 11/19/07, Ms. MacKenzie and I re-inspected the site and found these particular discharges adequately cleaned up.  Oiled soil was consolidated with waste from, P-786-07, P-1013-07 and P-1011-07 for off-site disposal.  An oil sheen was then found in on-site surface waters that may be associated with spills in the building, an old unreported mystery discharge or an out-of-service underground storage tank (UST).
	See P-786-07, UST registration file #10386 and other reports for further site and spill information.  Further investigation is required and further remediation possible.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-39-2008*David Doughty of Florida Power & Light Co. contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at the Shawmut Dam Hydro Generation Facility.  An O-ring failed on a hydraulic ram on the head gate resulting in the oil spilling to the Kennebec River.  No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made.
A-42-2008*Ice from the roof broke the filter assembly from this outside heating oil tank.  An estimated 250 gallons of kerosene was lost to the ground.  65 tons of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of at Hatch Hill Landfill.  A vertical sump was installed in the excavation to the bedrock interface and visible oil was entering the sump.  The site was referred to technical services (Pat Seaward) for further remediation.  No further response action is expected.
A-46-2008*Webber Oil reported finding a leaking outside heating oil tank when they were called because of no heat at the residence.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) outlet had been broken by falling snow from the roof.  They estimated it was about 10 gallons that had been released, and they used absorbent pads to collect oil on top of the ground.  I went to the site and found that snow had absorbed the oil.  I spoke to the owner, Larry Hotham.  He said there was not much oil in the AST.  They had shoveled snow from the roof the day before and probably caused the breakage.  His well was on the other side of the house about 100 feet away.  I collected the oil impacted snow and removed soil down about 2 inches in the tank area.  Soil samples were tested by DEP bag head space field screening method and results were under 100 parts per million.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-47-2008*On 1/14/08 at 0610, Chuck Kraske from Verso Paper LLC's Androscoggin Mill reported that approximately 468 gallons of 50% caustic soda had been released into the mill sewer as the result of a leaking tank in the mill. He reported that the leak was discovered at about 0500 and the leak stopped within minutes of discovery. He will send a written report. No site visit was made and no further action by response services is expected.
A-48-2008* On 1-15-2008 Maritime Energy called this office to report an oil overfill at the house owned by Mike Griffin.  This property is located at 10 Fulton St. in Rockland.  This Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement had been placed on automatic delivery.  However, the owner had closed the home and winterized it and no fuel was needed.  The delivery driver for Maritime then delivered fuel into the tank that was already full.  This resulted in an overfill of about one quart, according to Maritime Energy.
 Maritime cleaned up what they could outside, but the house was locked and no one could get inside.  I called the property owner Mr. Griffin and left a message that he call or page me with information concerning any spillage or odor problem in the home or basement.
 On 1-20-08 the owner called me to report that there was no oil spilled inside the basement.  No oil, no odor, no problem.
 No further action by Response is expected in this case.
A-49-2008*On 1/16/2008 in Fairfield, Mike Levenseller of the Dead River Company reported a rollover of one of their delivery trucks.  A site visit was made to asses the situation and assist in the incident.  The truck had apparently gotten to close to the edge of the long driveway of the McLeod residence, and rolled over on it's side into the ditch.  A small amount of oil had leaked from one of the hatch covers on the truck and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The truck was righted without transferring any product from it's tank.  No further response action is expected.
A-52-2008*Katie Hunt of NC Hunt contacted this office to report a spill of Recreational Vehicle (RV) anti freeze outside the maintenance building.  A bucket containing the antifreeze was accidentally tipped over.   The material was absorbed in snow which was shovelled up.  Disposal was reported to be handled by Safety Kleen.  Appropriate storage was discussed.  No site visit was made.
P-1013-2007*
SUMMARY
	Wed. 10/31/07: site inspection with Kennebunkport Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Gilliam in response to an anonymous report of unreported prohibited discharges at this construction company yard, gravel pit, and rock crushing facility.  Discharges were noted at multiple locations across the large property initiating several spill reports numbers for distinct discharges.
	This particular report covers an outside 4000 to 5000-gallon on-road diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located at the 'Pipe Barn' building.  The AST replaces underground storage tanks removed in the 1980's.  The tank lies in a steel berm and is piped to a dispenser inside the Pipe Barn.  Photo 1 shows a significant oil stain on the exterior side of the building, perhaps from an elbow leak under pressure.   Photo 3 shows multiple discharges/leaks around the dispenser onto the concrete floor.  I noted no emergency venting on the tank.  The discharges could reach soil and waters of the state and posed a fire & exposure hazard.  In person and in a 11/2/07, letter DEP required the dispensers to be repaired so they do not leak and oil discharges to be cleaned up.
	A mystery sheen to surface drainage, discussed in P-1012-07, may be from this location and further discharge investigation on-site is planned for 2008.

CONCLUSION
a.	Mon. 11/19/07: On a return visit with DEP's A. MacKenzie I noted the dispenser surface discharges had been cleaned up satisfactorily.
b.	Ms. MacKenzie and I have advised Mr. Giles and RH Brown Inc. regarding Maine spill reporting requirements.
c.	See UST Reg. file 10386, and reports P-436-87, P-786-07, P-1011-07 & P-1012-07, et al., for further details and site information.


S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
A-775-2007*	A spill of 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil occurred when a delivery driver went to restart the pump on the delivery truck and the nozzle was not shut off. Oil contaminated snow was shoveled and removed by the driver. I called Mr. Smith (property owner) and he expressed concern that the spill was not entirely cleaned up around the fill pipe. A site visit was made and the foam insulation around the foundation was damaged by the fuel oil, but no evidence could be seen of the oil impacting the soil. I spoke with Mr. Smith to inform him that there was no evidence of environmental impact from the spill and the damage to the foam insulation was in fact a civil issue between him and the delivery company.
P-59-2008*Spill of 25 gallons of #6 Fuel Oil at the Safe Handling terminal due to parted fuel line.  Ground was frozen and snow, ice, and sand were removed with the #6 fuel oil.  Environmental Projects Inc. was contacted by Safe Handling to transport waste to the Pine Tree Landfill.
P-46-2007*SUMMARY
On 1/11/07, Downeast Energy reported a small discharge of 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil due to the accidental overfill of a delivery tank truck at the loading rack.  They advised it was 'contained and cleaned up.'

On 2/9/07, I was in the area, and I briefly visited the site  and was given a tour by management.  This surface spill appeared clean to state satisfaction.

SITE INFORMATION & ASSESSMENT
The facility is a large fuel oil bulk plant owned and operated by Downeast Energy Co.  previously it was owned and operated by H A Mapes Oil Co.  The facility is located in a commercial and residential area.  About 1500 feet downgrade of River Street is a Sanford Water District office with a municipal drinking water well, putting the location under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal (DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree).

A former Clean Harbors worker advised me that he had assisted in a large surface oil discharge clean-up in the early 1990s when it was operated by Mapes Oil, but I have been unable to locate a DEP spill report record for such a spill.  In late 2007, DEP staff Sheryl Bernard became involved in response and clean-up for contamination in groundwater and soil.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-517-2007*	A complaint was received indicating a sheen occurred in a dirt floor basement when raining and a strong oil odor. Bob Pierce thought the sheen was due to an alleged spill that occurred years ago from an aboveground storage tank overfill which resulted in a catastrophic tank failure. No specific information could be given about the spill. A site visit was made on September 17, 2007. No evidence of an oil spill could be found. The dirt floor was damp, but no standing water was present and there was not a strong odor present. Air monitoring was performed using a photo-ionization detector and no readings above 2 parts per million was recorded. A diesel-range organics water sample was taken from a kitchen faucet to ensure the well was not contaminated. No further action is expected.
I-10-2008*At 1742 hours on January 22, 2008, I received a page from Public Safety, Houlton.  Public Safety stated that they received a call regarding a spill involving a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) truck and provided me with a contact name and number.  I called Steven Williams of MDOT and he informed me that a MDOT truck was hit by a pickup truck causing a hydraulic hose to be broken.  The broken hose released approximately 2 to 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the snow.  MDOT immediately placed sand on the spilled product and placed the mixed media of oil and sand into buckets.  No further clean up is needed at this time.  The location of the accident site is 2 tenths of a mile south of Coffins Store on Route 11 in Portage Lake.  Material will be hauled by MDOT to the Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-153-2007*On 4/7/2007 in Jay, Tom Saviello of Verso Paper reported an oil spill. The 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose. Some oil was recovered from the concrete floor by mill employees, and some made it to the mill's sewer system. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
P-760-2007*I was contacted by the North Berwick Fire Department reporting that there were several lead acid batteries broken in the roadway on Quarry Road.  I arrived to find that someone had placed the batteries in the roadway intending for them to be hit by a passing car.  They succeeded and the batteries were broken into many pieces and the sulfuric acid was splattered and puddled everywhere.  With the help of the Fire Department, I collected all the scattered solid battery parts in plastic bags.  The remaining acid was flushed away with copious amounts of water.  I then tested the area with pH paper to confirm that the acid was neutralized.  I left the bags of debris along with a wheelbarrow full of broken batteries on the roadside and hired Clean Harbors to pick up, properly containerize, and dispose of the waste the following day.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-902-2007*Mystery sheen lingering around Portland & Montreal Pipeline Pier 2.  No source found; no recoverable product; no further action.
P-903-2007*The solenoid associated with the kerosene dispenser was malfunctioning and discharged approximately one gallon to the dispenser sump and the adjacent snow.  The issue was fixed by a tank installer who also absorbed free product and removed contaminated snow.
P-912-2007*On Monday afternoon 12/24/07, I received a report of a pickup truck going through the ice at the mouth of the Abbagadassett River at 1 Lane Bridge in Bowdoinham, near the boat launch.   Maine Marine Patrol responded.  There was a sheen, but it was not recoverable, and I felt that the ice was too unsafe to personally check out.
P-913-2007*	Wed. 12/26/08: Report of an estimated 10-gallon surface discharge of #2 oil from a tank truck hose when making a delivery to large aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs) at this bulk plant.  The facility is located in a dense sub-urban, residential and commercial-use area, served by municipal water.  The area is underlain by a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though the bulk plant is reported to have a clay liner.
	Thurs. 12/27/08: In the morning I met Downeast Energy (DEE) oil company and Ray Labbe & Sons (Labbe) representatives onsite.  DEE workers had spread speed-dry clay sorbent over the spill area, fortunately the ground was frozen inhibiting the oil from soaking into the ground.  Labbe was hired by DEE to excavated the oiled soil and ship it to CPRC Group, under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris Form for about 1 cubic yard.
P-918-2007*Driver fell or dropped the scully when returning to the truck after the delivery and discharged a small amount of oil to the ice on the driveway.  The company removed the stained snow and ice and managed the clean up debris for their customer.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched based on the information provided.  No further Response actions are planned.
P-927-2007*On 12/28/07, Berwick Fire Department (BFD) notified me of a small discharge of motor oil and antifreeze when a the engine of a truck traveling at the intersection of Rochester St and Hubbard St. fell out of the truck.  BFD dispatch reported that BFD would clean up the discharge, and they did not request State of Maine assistance.
P-928-2007*On 12/28/07, I received a report from safe handling of a small leak of Thermal oil onto snow and ground surface.  The waste was picked up.  No DEP visit was requested, and no visit was made at the time due to other priorities.

S Brezinski
P-929-2007*	 Report of discharge from Pole #18 transformer caused by a tree limb falling on the transformer.  See the Central Maine Power spill report form for further information.
P-882-2007*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leak from their oil tank filter.  About a quarter of a cup of fuel oil leaked out of through the filter onto the cement floor in the basement.  Downeast Energy used sorbent material to clean up the spill and fixed the filter.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-880-2007*Broken bushing on transformer.   Transformer oil leaked only to transformer surface, no environmental impact.  See attached CMP report.
P-879-2007*I was contacted by Greg from Downeast Energy reporting that they had overfilled one of their customers' oil tanks.  The spilled oil was cleaned up using sorbent materials.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-875-2007*A car broke down on the side of the road and leaked out transmission oil.  I hired Boom Technology to clean up the spilled oil and dispose of the wastes.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-872-2007*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-871-2007*I was contacted by Darlene Williams reporting that her oil tank had been overfilled by Breggy Oil.  A delivery of oil had been made by Breggy Oil earlier in the day and soon after an odor of oil was noticed.  Approximately 4 gallons of oil leaked out onto the concrete floor in the basement.  Breggy Oil cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-869-2007*I was contacted by State Police reporting that a vehicle had pulled into the parking lot of Great Northern Docks in Naples and spilled engine oil onto the pavement.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-665-2007*	A small corrosion hole formed in the seam of a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in a dirt floor basement. Scott Nottingham from Dead River Co. reported the spill with concerns of replacing the tank on contaminated soil. A site visit was made on November 5, 2008 to determine the extent of the spill. There was a small corrosion hole in the seam on the front of the tank, and a small pan was placed under it with less than a cup of #2 fuel oil in it. No soil contamination under the tank could be found nor was there an odor issue. I contacted Dead River to verify they could replace the tank in the same location. No further action is expected.
A-211-2006*4/21 12:15 Frank Stankevitz, Code Enforcement Officer for Winslow, reported that there were 3 out of service 15,000-gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) at the Leonard Poulin Builders garage property and several old 275-gallon heating oil tanks. Frank said he saw signs that oil had spilled to the ground. I went to the site and met Leonard Poulin, the owner. He reported that he had received the large tanks from T&T Construction who had moved them off the old Fasbian Oil Bulk Plant site in Oakland. He had been told they were cleaned before arriving at his facility. He had planned to use them to store water at his gravel pit. There were also three 275-gallon heating oil tanks that Mr. Poulin used to store waste oil from his equipment maintenance to burn in the shop waste oil furnace. There were signs of some spillage around some 55-gallon drums that were behind the shop. I had him clean up the pavement with absorbent material and dig up about 50 pounds of oiled gravel next to the tanks. I informed him that it would be a bad idea to use the tanks for water storage, as it could contaminate the water even though the tanks had been cleaned. He said he would dispose of the tanks properly and move his waste oil storage inside the shop.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-620-2007*On 10/11/07 at 1230, Mike Starbird from Webber Oil reported that 5 to 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled to a basement floor in Augusta. The spill was the result of the firematic valve breaking while the filter was being changed on a heating oil tank located in the basement of an apartment house. A crew was on site cleaning up the cement floor in the basement. When I arrived most of the oil had been absorbed with absorbent pads and speedy dry. The odors were quite apparent in the basement and apartment directly above. I installed a ram fan in the basement and ran it for about 5 hours. The entire area is on public water. All signs of oil had been cleaned up and Webber Energy took the oiled absorbent material to their shop for disposal. I spoke with the tenant, Amy Dyer and told her to contact me if the oil vapors returned. I left a message for the property owner, Chris Canak, but he never called back. I received no call from Amy Dyer. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-710-2007*	Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released onto pavement from a ruptured hydraulic hose on a boom truck. The spill was at the Fairfield Hammond Lumber Company location and was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi-dry. The material was disposed of by Hammond Lumber Company. No site visit was made.
B-69-2008*2/4/08  Dead River oil company reported that they discovered a small oil leak from the filter of an AST at the entered location, a moving and storage facility.  Dead River advises that they entered the facility to conduct a routine maintenance to the heating system when they discovered the leak.  The spill was described as small and contained around the AST.  There was a floor drain in the area, but the oil had not migrated to it.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the filter repaired.  It was not known when the spill occurred or if the filter had been leaking for some time.  It's assumed that the gasket, seal or fitting to the filter house leaked.

No further Response action warranted.


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P-3-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & DEP RESPONSES
	Tues. 1/1/08: Through the Maine state police to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on-call person, Ms. Bittle [a.k.a Breton] reported oil leakage from recovery operations of a large backhoe tractor that had fallen through the ice on the north shore of Bonney Eagle Pond on 12/31/07.  York County Sheriff Department [YCSD] had responded though there had been no report to DEP.  Ms. Bitttle was concerned about fuel and lubricant leaks.
	Wed. 1/2/08: Ms. Bittle reported again but to the DEP Southern Maine Regional Office (SMRO).  The Tractor had been pulled out through her neighbors yard and 'unknown leaks'.
	Thurs. 1/3/08: DEP contacted by Community News newspaper.  While in the area, I visited and met the Thurston's at 71 Lowell Rd.  Fresh snow over the past week had covered any sign of oil leaks.
	Wed. 1/9/08: With melting, Thurston & Bittle reported oil on their property and in the lake.  Responding forthwith, I confirmed cream colored, emulsified hydraulic oil atop water [see photos] running down Lowell Rd. and turning S down Thurston's driveway.  I applied pads and requested a laborer from Boom Technology Inc. and return to recover oils sorbents.

INCIDENT ASSESSMENT
	The area is rural residential homes along Bonney Eagle Pond.  I do not believe that a risk exists to residential wells or surface water quality is seriously harmed.
	According to the YCSD report and Ms. Thurston, Mr. Grovo had been clearing an area of the pond for snowmobile racing when the tractor broke through.  Mark Schulander Towing was called and recovered the tractor through the Thurston's yard.  Hydraulic oil had leaked from the tow truck onto Lowell Rd.  Mr. Schulander later told me that they had wiped up all the hydraulic his truck had leaked [but failed to report the discharge as required] though it appears they had missed some.
	On 2/4/08, I advised Mr. Schulander of the DEP expenses and informed him that he would be getting a request for reimbursement.
A-711-2007*	A United States Postal Service delivery driver's car blew its transmission in a driveway during a package delivery and lost about a half gallon of transmission oil to gravel. Michael Bean called and reported the spill when he could not get any response from the Postal Service to clean up the mess. A site visit was conducted on November 28, 2007 and a small amount of oily soil was scraped up and removed. No further response actions expected.
B-71-2008*2/4/08  Domtar reports that an area, adjacent the pump house for a 2 million gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), is contaminated with #6 heating oil.  The area was recently discovered and covers an area of 8ft.x10ft. and in located between the AST and the pump house.  Mr. Beaudin advises that he does not know the cause of the contamination, but suspects improper off-loading practices of the tanker trucks at the pump house unloading dock.

Clean Harbors has been contracted to clean up the area.  Mr. Beaudin also advises that H.M.T Services is conducting a structural inspection of the tank and determining a safe fill level.  The tank is 42 years old.  In addition, Domtar is getting together with it's fuel vendors to review off-loading practices and expectations.

Primarily ice and snow were contaminated.  There may have been a small quantity of soil scraped off the top of permafrost.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-30-2008*On  January 15, 2008, Brittany Corville, Summit Environmental, reported that a water sample conducted during a Phase II investigation on a property in the Newport, 540 Station Rd, returned 106 parts per billion (ppb) diesel range organics (DRO) on the well.  A confirmation sample was taken and came back 116 ppb DRO on the same well.  As this area has a history of contamination from other sources and public water is at the street the site was referred to Jean Flannery in the Remediation Division.

Jean's Narrative:  I spoke with Ms. Corville and the the property to be owned by Maurice Temple (PO Box 294, Palmyra, 207-852-6891).  The property is leased by Jim Mandel and Will Armstrong.  Mr. Mandel is paying for the site assessment and sampling and is planning to purchase the property from Mr. Temple.  Ms. Corville stated that during the assessment she did not see any evidence of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) spill in the furnace room where the heating oil tank is located.  The site is currently using bottled water for drinking (5 employees and no patrons are using the water supply, therefore this isn't a public drinking water supply.  I spoke with Mr. Mandel and Mr. Temple about the possibility of installing a filter system now or continuing to use bottled water while I look into the feasibility of connecting the property to public water in 2008.

Additional information:
	Map 17, Lot 4 Block 10,805; Page 40
	Well:  303 feet deep, 80 feet of casing, drilled in 1999 by Ken Gould
	The site is surrounded by current and former gasoline service stations.
A-482-2007*On 8/16/2007 in Readfield, the ME Dept. of Public Safety reported a garage fire and requested my assistance. The garage was part of an automobile junkyard business known as Ken's Drag In Auto. Upon arrival the Readfield Fire Chief had concerns about a leaking 1,000 gallon propane tank that had been on fire and now leaking due to damaged fittings on the tank. Not having equipment to deal with propane tanks, I instructed the chief to contact a propane company and have a technician respond and try to stop the leak. After several failed attempts due to the tank being privately owned, Webber Energy agreed to send a technician. The technician was able to slow the leak, but the valves were too badly damaged by the fire to stop the leak. A decision was made to flare off the remaining contents of the tank on-site. The flaring operation lasted over 24 hours, air monitoring for explosive vapors was provided by myself, then later Bob Williams during the event.

Owner Ken Edgecomb stated that there were approximately 400 gallons of waste crankcase oil and about 40 gallons of waste automotive anti-freeze in the garage. The fluids appeared to have been consumed in the fire along with several vehicles. The case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring.
A-483-2007*On 8/17/2007 in Augusta, an anonymous caller reported dumping approximately 200 gallons of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) transformer oil around 1986. The caller claimed to be a former employee of the now defunct Security Lighting company, an electrical utility contractor. The caller stated that he was instructed by his employer to drill some holes with an auger truck, then dump the contents, which he believed to be PCB oil, of several 55 gallon drums into the holes on the property.

The case has been referred to Technical Services for further review. On 12/27/2007, Technical Services staff geoprobed several areas on the site that were pointed out to me by the anonymous caller; no contamination was found. No further response action is expected.
A-552-2007*On 9/19/2007 in Gardiner, Rick Thurston of Reed & Reed Construction reported a diesel fuel spill. The 2-gallon spill was discovered while stopped at the I-295 toll booth caused by leaking from a portable generator. The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up by company employees. No site visit was made; no further action is expected.
P-661-2007*This site inspection was initiated by Response Services personnel related to a petroleum discharge to Calvary Pond in South Portland.  Department personnel in attendance witnessed free product along the tracks as well as within the engineered spill trays and below the turnstile.  In addition, saturated soils were present along the tracks and below the turnstile.  The Department's Oil Enforcement Division is handling correspondence and remediation demands at this time.
B-686-2007*On 12/31/07, I received report of an oil spill at 14 C Street in Bangor.  The report was placed by the next door neighbor, who stated that his mobile home now smelled of oil because of an oil spill his neighbor suffered a week before.

When I arrived on scene, I met with the reporter and a representative of the house where the spill had occurred.  I was informed that the tank involved and land were owned by Grant Trailer Sales.  I contacted them and asked them to send a representative to the site as soon as possible.

Shortly there after, Mike Longo, arrived from Grant Trailer Sales.  He informed me that a loose fitting on the oil line was discovered the week prior.  Some oil was spilled, he applied sand to the spill, but was unaware of his responsibility to report the spill in a timely manner.

I also informed him of the neighbors complaint of oil vapors in his home.  Photo-ionization detector readings were background level, highest being approximately 2 parts per million.  There was, however, oil in a puddle of water under the trailer, which I recovered with sorbent pads.

With the vapor issue dealt with and the free product recovered, we focused on the removal of the snow, ice, and soil effected as well as the sand that was applied for absorbing purposes.  Grant Trailer Sales was able to commit a back hoe and dump truck to the task.  The next morning, approximately 9 yards was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

A follow up will be necessary in the spring to ensure a proper clean up was performed.  The neighbor was informed to call at the first indication of any problem.

No problems were present at the subsequent site visit; therefore, no further action is necessary by Response.
B-689-2007*On 12/31/07, I received report of a 30-gallon spill at the Bangor International Airport, caused by aircraft venting.  The spill product was absorbed from the asphalt on which it spilled by sorbent pads.  The pads were disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-200-2007*
SUMMARY
	On Tuesday 4/17/07, DEP respond to a report from Sanford Fire Department (SFD) of an undeterminable amount of oil spilled by flooding from the 4/16/07, Patriot's Day Holiday storm.  The southeast flowing Mousam River flooded through the yard of the Sanford Water District (SWD) office and storage area at 235-243 River Street.  The site is in a semi-rural, commercial area of Springvale in Sanford.  It is about 1500 feet southeast of the Downeast Energy Mapes Oil bulk plant.  The site has a public water well on the south side of the property.
	On-site that morning, I met with SFD and SWD representatives.  Waters from the Mousam River flooded east through the yard and through a  storage building, carrying away various drums of oils and leaving oil contaminated sediments in the building and all around the outside.  A light oil sheen could be seen in the runoff.  Also in the building were drums of unspilled hazardous materials and oils.  SWD arranged for Clean Harbors Environmental (CHES) to excavate and scrape up 32.83 tons of sediments for off site disposal and recycling.
	Within the southernmost building next to the municipal wellhead were two 275-gallon, vertical, aboveground storage tanks for #2 fuel oil that were partially immersed in water.  The tanks had no containment but fortunately did not float or discharge.  I advised that with these oil tanks so close to the municipal wellhead the SWD should install spill containment for these tanks.

CONCLUSION
a)	At this time, I understand that the discharge is cleaned to Department satisfaction.
b)	I understand that the public water well will be sampled for potential contaminants during the routine sampling protocol required by Maine Department of Health and Human Services.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-55-2008* On 1-20-2008 Mrs. Pamela Stearns-Kosti reported the release of kerosene at her rental property in Rockport.  This site is located at 29 Forest Street, which is off Route 90.  High winds had broken a small limb and this limb landed directly on the filter assembly on the outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  This resulted in an estimated spill of forty five gallons of kerosene.
 Some of this oil was still visible on the snow.  Using sorbent material we recovered some of the spilled oil.  The property is a few feet higher than the wooded section nearby.  The oil eventually made its way to this wooded section.  Many of the depressions in the woods contained oil, water and ice.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up this area.
 Next JBI, a local contractor was hired to excavate a few test pits and install recovery wells.  This action was not very successful; in all likelihood the oil had already traveled past the recovery well location.  JBI returned months later to do the landscaping and add final touches to the property restoration.
 The area is served by public water, however there may be someone who is not connected to the system. Cheryl Fontaine of the Bureau's Technical Services Unit will be checking with Aqua Maine for further information.
 No further action by Response is expected.

A-575-2007*On 9/25/2007 in Northport, Mark Trenholn of the Bayside Store called to report contaminated soil in a containment area. Approximately 1 cubic yard of contaminated soil had accumulated inside a diesel dispenser containment area from routine use of the dispenser. Mr.Trenholn wanted to remove the soil and wanted to know where to dispose of it. I informed Mr. Trenholn I would fax him the required paperwork and the soil could be disposed at Vaughn Thibodeau & Son in Prospect. A site visit was made several weeks later to check for excessive spillage, none was found. No further response action is expected.
B-45-2008*Mr. Carle reported that a buncher-feller working for Domtar lost about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil while at work.  The machine was removed from the woods as its' age indicated it would have more problems.  The contaminated snow and wood yard soil was taken to Domtar's landfill.
B-37-2008*MST 1 Blank reported that his office was dealing with a sunken scallop dragger that capsized while dragging on the south side of Pond Island in Penobscot Bay west of Deer Isle.  It seems the drag had collected too much weight and the boat operator was trying to manipulate the drag to lighten it. Unfortunately the vessel capsized instead.  While the boat was reported to be carrying 30 gallons of diesel and some hydraulic oil, there was little oil sheen.  On 1-23-08 the boat was raised and towed to Billings Marine for repair.
A-56-2008*Chuck Kraske contacted this office to report a Pan-Am locomotive had a mechanical failure and discharged an estimated 50 gallons of lube oil onto the rail bed near the north rail line crossing. Verso Paper LLC's staff assisted with cleanup applying sawdust to the spilled oil.  The oiled sawdust was added to the recovery boiler pile and burned in accordance with Verso Paper's air emission license.  No site visit was made.
A-60-2008*On 1/24/2008 in Thomaston, Barbara Hersey of Maritime Energy reported an oil spill.  The relatively minor spill was discovered by a Maritime delivery driver.  The spill appeared to be from a loose fitting on the oil line from the tank and was repaired by the driver, as well as cleaning up some oil contaminated snow.  A site visit was made to verify spill details and clean up.  The problem appeared to be corrected, the area is served by public water and no further response action is expected.
P-40-2008*Wells Public Safety Dispatch called to report a vehicle leaking transmission fluid on the side of the road just off the Exit 19 ramp.  They estimated the volume to be about half a gallon lost, they applied speedy dry and cleaned the spill.  No request for Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) assistance made; Response Division plans no further action.
P-73-2008*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of oil discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in the oil supply line.  The basement of the residence was quite wet; therefore, discharged oil was collected with sorbents. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-7-2008*Borderline Fuels (BF) reported a discharge of approximately 1 cup (8 oz) of #2 oil from a hose discharge while returning it to the reel.  The oil was confined to the snow on the driveway. BF was to facilitate the clean-up and debris disposal.

DEP-Response plans no further actions here.
P-8-2008*John Hughes of Down East Energies (DEE) called to report a leak in a customers garage, that happened the previous week.  The customer noticed odors but didn't check and a week passed before DEE was notified.  A small stain was observed ( and padded up) in a garage according to responding technician, and no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched. Based on the information given DEP Response plan no further action.
P-11-2008*During routine maintenance Sprague Energy Corp. discovered a small leak in one of the valves to a #6 oil Aboveground Storage Tank.  They remediated the spill appropriately. No further action is required at this time.
P-16-2008*An auto accident occurred in front of this abandoned property.  Due to the wide area of spray and the small amount of gasoline actually lost along with the fact that the home was scheduled for a practice burn by the local fire department, no clean up was conducted.  Any melt water was headed toward the foundation, the area where all burn debris will be consolidated.

Based on visual observation and conditions I am confident there will be no off-site receptors.  Again based on the conditions found and circumstances of the accident & release DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-17-2008*While transferring fuel oil from one pocket to another of the "peddler truck" a small discharge occurred, this was confined to the pavement.  Based on the information given and small nature of the spill, as well as the area is served by public water and sewer DEP Response plans no further action.
P-18-2008*John Branscom, of the Maine Turnpike Authority MTA, called to report a disabled vehicle at mile 41 North had discharged a small amount of gasoline.  The spill would be attended to by the towing company and MTA staff.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information given and location DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-19-2008*Auburn Public safety dispatch called to report a single vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer.  The rig jackknifed on the slippery road and pinched the saddle tank discharging a small amount of diesel fuel to the roadway.  No request for assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the incident described and location, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-23-2008*The fill pipe of an above ground oil storage tank had been physically damaged so when the attempt to fill it occurred, approximately a quart of kerosene was discharged.  The delivery driver recovered spilled product with sorbent material.
P-24-2008*On 1/9/08, I received a call from Tom Fitzgerald of Dead River reporting a small spill at a customer's residence in Falmouth.  The spill occurred when the scully on the truck accidentally opened while the hose was being retracted.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  I checked the site later that afternoon and confirmed the spill had been cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-27-2008*C N Brown (CNB) called to report an overfill at a customers in Oxford.  The report was received the next day, as the original call was routed to voice mail.  Based on the small amount claimed and the tardiness of receipt of the complaint, I called CNB and discussed the nature of call.  From information I received no assistance was needed nor were there any more calls received about the incident.  Based on the information collected DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-28-2008*Kennebunk Light & Power (KLP) experienced a transformer overheating and subsequent fire.  The resulting damage discharged an estimated 15 gallons of transformer oil to the ground and snow beneath the pole and KLP yard.  Gravel was removed (surface scraped) bushes/shrubs clipped and removed and sorbent material used to wipe any oiled surfaces.  Snow and ice were removed to be melted and the residual oil padded off, by the contractor.   No evidence was found that oil made it into the river,

After observing and assisting with initial clean up, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-33-2008*A call was received about oil staining in the driveway of a Raymond residence after the oil company had been there earlier in the day for a delivery.  It appears the peddler/delivery truck had a hydraulic leak and left drips and drabs of oil across the ice covered driveway.  The driveway is relatively flat and in the course of thawing &  freezing the oil was separated into several distinct cells of ice.  The oil company was called and advised to check the vehicle for any leaks.  DEP would mitigate the minor spill for the customers benefit.  The oil on the surface was soaked up into absorbent pads and in a few areas the ice was chipped bagged and brought back for stockpiling and eventual incineration.

DEP Response plans no further action.
P-34-2008*Down East Energy (DEE) called to report that a customer noticed a drip from the filter unit of their Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement.  DEE acknowledged they had been there earlier in the day for maintenance, and assumed responsibility for the leak/stain.  I asked them to call if it was anything greater than a slow drip creating a stain and nuisance odor complaint.

No additional call was received from either the home owner or DEE.  Based on the information received and the lack of any further references to the spill scenario, DEP Response plans no further action.
A-596-2007*	A mercury spill occurred at the Seaport Family Practice in Belfast when a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure device) in exam room three was accidentally knocked off the wall and broke on the tiled floor. Sphygmomanometer's typically contain 20-60 grams of metallic mercury in them.  The Belfast Fire Department initially responded to the spill and attempted to clean up the mercury using cardboard, and placed the material in a 5-gallon pail.
	On October 2, 2007, Bob Williams and I made a site visit to Seaport Family Practice with the Lumex mercury vapor meter to verify the fire department's clean-up. Exam room three was shut off from the rest of the office and had its window open for ventilation. Readings taken from the hallway outside the exam room were between 300 - 400 nanogram/ cubic meter on the floor level and 150 in the breathing zone. Readings closer to the bottom of the door to exam room three got numbers of 2250 nanogram / cubic meter. Based upon these numbers we advised them to speak with the state toxicologist Andy Smith and to call a contractor to come and further clean-up the room using a mercury vacuum and remove the mercury contaminated debris. They hired Clean Harbors to perform the clean up the next day.
	Prior to opening on October 4, 2007, I again brought the Lumex to sample the mercury vapor present in the office after being closed up for the entire night. Readings were taken at breathing zone levels at various spots in the office starting in the waiting area (329 nanogram/cubic meter) and continuing to exam room three (3230 nanogram/cubic meter). The only readings exceeding 550 were from the exam room itself. Using the Lumex it was possible to pin down the location of the highest readings in the exam at a crack along the edge of the floor where the device was stored. Calking was suggested as a means of sealing the vapor in the area rather than tear the floor apart attempting to get the last of the mercury. Discussions with Seaport Family Practice indicated that they would speak further with Andy Smith and call for any follow-up.
	
P-44-2008*A call was received from a concerned citizen that a neighbor had left an open pan of car fluids in the driveway and the rain caused it to spill/overflow.  I explained there wasn't much I could do at this hour, but I would visit the site the following day during daylight hours.

Upon arrival I did find a pan with engine oil or transmission fluid in it and it had indeed overflowed with rain water.  I spoke with Keith Dill who said he didn't anticipate the rain and we proceeded to clean up the spilled oil and affected gravel.  Only a few shovels full of gravel were enough to clean the spill.  This was placed in a few bags and mixed with some corrugated boxes and other household trash.
The unspilled oil was poured into a jug and disposed of at DEP with the consolidated waste oil collected at the office.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-45-2008*Wayne Bateman, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, reporting a small amount diesel from a previous spill reported on the 9th, is being flushed out of the storm drain at Berth 14, outfall #37.  No recovery possible, as it is entering the Piscataqua River.

Based on this information DEP will not dispatch assets, and plans no further action.
P-46-2008*A pump failure in the vicinity of Building 99 caused the discharge of approximately 2 gallons of lube oil.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.
P-48-2008*On January 13, 2008, DEP received a call from the Lebanon Fire Dept. regarding a fire at a residential home impacting an outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank. DEP responded and used sorbents to remediate the small spill that occurred.  No further Response action is required at this time.,
P-51-2008*A homeowner hired an environmental contractor to cut/clean and remove the above ground storage tank located in her crawlspace.  When they removed the tank, they recognized contaminated soil below.  The tank was legless which suggests corrosion and it positively discharged a small quantity of product but the tight seal against the packed soil prevented a catastrophic loss.  The Department of Environmental Protection approved the removal of approximately one half yard of contaminated soil (the cement block foundation would not allow for a more substantial effort) then the excavation was backfilled with a vapor barrier and gravel.
B-51-2008*Mr. LeBreux reported that a company whole tree processor had burst a hose two miles up the 490 Road in Seboomook Township. The majority of the oil landed on frozen ground and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The pads were taken to the Daaquam shops in Quebec to be bulked with other oily debris.
P-54-2008*	1/16/08: Notification from a customer that a nozzle for one of the dispensers does not automatically shut off and overfills gasoline to the ground.  I passed this complaint on the Ms. Rodrigas and Ms. Glidden at Cumberland Farms who assured me that they would have the nozzle checked and repaired as needed.
P-58-2008*DEP received notification that snow broke the fire-o-matic of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) causing the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of kerosene.  DEP responded and removed approximately 15 tons of contaminated soil for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  Contaminated groundwater was encountered during the excavation requiring the use of a vacuum truck for removal.  Once the extent of the excavation was found, a groundwater recovery well was installed prior to backfilling the excavation in order to facilitate the continual removal of contaminated groundwater.  The well on-site was sampled twice for Diesel Range Organics and Gasoline Range Organics.  Both sampling events indicated that the well was not impacted.  Since there was no longer a threat to the well, the recovery well was removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-60-2008*A cracked gasket caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #6 oil.  Product was sprayed from a filter housing when transfer lines were being blown out.  Contaminated snow was recovered and sorbents were utilized on free product.
P-63-2008*I was contacted by an employee of the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Lewiston reporting that a small bottle of household bleach had been dropped and spilled inside the building.  The bleach was wiped up off the concrete floor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-64-2008*The automatic hose reeler on a delivery truck became stuck which caused the nozzle to become engaged while in transit.  Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged, predominantly to the meter compartment, which was recoverable with sorbents.  A small quantity did reach the pavement which was recovered with speedy dry.
P-70-2008*Inattention caused the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  A truck driver overfilled his tank trailer at the loading rack.  Spilled product was recovered with speedy dry and sorbents.
P-71-2008*DEP received notification that approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in a residential Aboveground Storage Tank.  DEP responded and the tank owner indicated that he preferred to perform the clean-up himself.  DEP provided him with sorbents which he disposed of himself.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-72-2008*DEP received notification that approximately 100 gallons of kerosene were discharged from the filter being broken off of an out-of-service Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The homeowner had installed a new AST in the basement of his home and neglected to remove the oil from the outdoor AST.  The oil from the stricken AST reached the home's sump pump system which pumped some oil into the sewer. A vacuum truck was used two times to pump heavily contaminated water for disposal.  Eventually, the sump pump system was transformed into an oil water separator for purposes of further remediating the spill. Sorbents were also used and disposed of appropriately.  The soil that was excavated was immediately below the filter where the discharged occurred.  Due to the small amount and lack of sensitive receptors in the immediate area, the soil was allowed to naturally attenuate on-site away from the home.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-85-2008*A bad flange caused the discharge of approximately one quart of #2 fuel oil.  Product encountered the the tank and cement floor and was recovered with speedy dry and pads.  According to the report, no other items were impacted.
P-70-2007*SUMMARY
On 2/1/07, I responded to a morning notice of a #2 fuel oil discharge.  The discharge was due to the vandalism of an inside aboveground storage tank (AST) fitting.  Kevin Pease and Gerry Farris of Langford & Low Co. (LLC) met me on-site.  The location is a commercial warehouse building that is being renovated.  It is located in a commercial and industrial area off Portland's Marginal Way, and it is served by municipal water and sewer.   Soils in the area are largely marine silts and debris from the large Portland fire circa 1908.  Groundwater is usually near the surface, and buildings are largely built on slab foundations.  The discharge appears to have been caused by squatters making a temporary abode in the furnace room containing two 275-gallon vertical AST's.  The oil discharge was largely inside the furnace room though some oil was outside on the ground and ice.  LLC called Clean Harbors (under Dick Grimm) for the clean-up under their private insurance.

On Frday 2/2/07, the clean up looked satisfactory.

S Brezinski
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A-653-2007*	A crack in a copper line feeding the boiler at Mount Blue High School caused the release of 20-30 gallons of #2 fuel oil. The oil ran along the concrete floor of the boiler room and ended up in a sump in the corner of the room and power was removed from the pump. The school had the line repaired and the spilled product cleaned up using speedi-dry and sorbent pads, which they collected in two drums.
	A site visit was made and the spill was cleaned up satisfactorily. I checked the discharge area of the sump and opened a manway at the midway point to confirm that no oil had been pumped froom the sump. No evidence was found. Mr. Leavitt also mentioned he did not know what to do with the drummed up sorbent material, but indicated they had an account with Waste Management (WM). I spoke with Heather Sidmore at WM to facilitate them bringing the oily debris to the Crossroads Landfill.
A-657-2007*	A call was received from Augusta dispatch informing of a 75 - 100 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at a residence in Oakland.  The spill occurred shortly after an oil delivery, but seemed to be caused by a corroded tank bottom. The oil traveled along the perimeter of the foundation, a combination of fieldstone and concrete, to a floor drain. The outfall for the drain could not be located at that time, but the owner suspected it was tied to the sewer. The oil transfer and initial clean-up was performed by J&S Oil that night and a ventilation fan was installed.
	On November, 2 2008 continued clean-up was conducted by Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) They removed more oil contaminated debris and washed down the floor. The corners of the foundation had cracks and fissures for the oil to travel through. I conducted a walk through of the neighborhood and did not discover any wells. At that time Daniel Bolduc of the Town of Oakland Water Pollution Control Plant stopped it to ask about the spill. He passed on that at about 11 PM the previous night an oil odor was noted at the treatment plan. We spoke of the drain and he said they are common on old buildings in the area, and he wanted it permanently plugged to avoid any further oil from entering their system. I spoke with Mr. Baker and he had the drain plugged.
	Due to continuing odor problems in the basement EPI was contacted to do a peroxide wash on the floor in an attempt to clean up further. At that time a radon fan was installed to keep the vapor from entering the living space. The last week of November into December heavy rains occurred and pushed oil back through the cracks in the foundation and Mr. Baker contacted me again. A visit was made again and the oil did indeed come back into the basement with the water from the rain. EPI was contracted to again wash down the floor and to seal the cracks in the concrete.
B-683-2007*B-683-2007

     The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office called to report a tractor trailer accident at mile marker 174 south on I-95 in the median.  It was stated that the saddle tanks on the vehicle were damaged and leaking.  Investigation revealed that the damaged saddle tanks contained diesel fuel.  The tanks were pumped out, recovering about 50 gallons of fuel.  It was unknown just how much had spilled.  Little spillage was evident.
P-86-2008*On January 25, 2008, DEP received a report that approximately three gallons of kerosene was discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in an Aboveground Storage Tank.  DEP responded and remediated the spill with the use of sorbents and performed a small excavation.  The contaminated materials were disposed of by DEP.
B-637-2007*B-637-2007
11/29/2007 10:05

     The City of Bangor notified this office about discovering some fuel contamination at the proposed "Dollar Store" on School Street.  It was stated that the fuel was found in an area where workers were installing a stairway.  Inspection of the area showed some oil sheen on the water table within the excavation for the stairway.  It appeared to an old contamination.   Since the area is served by a public water supply, no further investigation was conducted.
A-65-2008*	An approximate one gallon overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) occurred when a valve malfunctioned on a delivery truck.  The tank is located in its own building attached to the duplex. The oil flowed down the exterior of the building onto the snow and ground.  CN Brown technicians cleaned up the material and removed four bags of soil and snow.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
P-684-2007*On September 18, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) cup of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill.  The oil was discharged to crushed rock that was below the fill pipe.  The discharge occurred because of an excess of pressure in the line.  A representative of Dead River remediated the spill by removing the impacted crushed rock.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-736-2007*On October 15, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of unleaded gasoline were discharged as a result of an overfill by an unknown customer at Cumberland Farms.  The spill was remediated with speedy dry by the Kennebunk Fire Dept.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-739-2007*On October 16, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of anti-freeze was discharged to a roadway as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The coolant on the asphalt was not recoverable.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-64-2008*	A overfill of 3 gallons occurred while a truck operator was refueling a truck.  The diesel only impacted a sheet of ice, and was quickly cleaned up using sorbent and speedi-dry from a nearby spill clean-up kit.  The ice was also removed.  No site visit was made.
B-53-2008*1/22/08  Bangor International Airport reported that an aircraft in Hanger 11, vented fuel from the wing vent.  It is not clear exactly what day or time the spill occurred.  The fuel was pooled in one area of the floor and did not migrate.  The spill was picked up with a product vacuum and the waste stored for later contractor pick up.  The theory is that the plane was fueled outside and when placed inside the heated hanger the fuel expanded and discharged through the wing fuel vent.

No further response action warranted.


file/report.
B-52-2008*1/27/08  Bangor International Airport reports a spill from an aircraft during fueling.  Fuel discharged from the wing vent and onto the flight ramp.  A product vacuum was used to clean up the spill along with 100 sorbent pads and attack packs (fuel soakers, sorbents).  The reporter advises the spill is estimated at 14 gallons.

The waste is stored for later contractor pick up.

No further Response action warranted.


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I-16-2008*01/28/08 15:30 Ben of Ben's Trading Post called and requested someone take a look at his fish bait breeding tank.  Ben thinks there may be some fuel in the water that he is pulling in from the Presque Isle Stream.  Made a site visit to Ben's Trading Post store and inspected the bait breeding fish tank.   Staff were unable to see very little sheen, slight sheen appears to be organic.  Told Ben to call us if anything more significant develops.  No further Response action is warranted at this time.
P-105-2007*On 2/2/07, DEP was notified by Downeast Energy (DEE) that while delivering to a customer's aboveground storage tank, one of their delivery trucks discharged 0.5 gallons from the hose nozzle.  Oil sprayed onto the house and the ground outside the home.  DEE workers were cleaning it up, and no DEP response was requested or made at the time.

On Wednesday 2/21/07 while in the area, I briefly visited to inspect the site and quiz the homeowner.  Mr. Stilkey explained that he was pleased with the clean-up.  DEE had removed the oiled gravel and pavement.  The area is dense, suburban residential use, served by municipal water.

S Brezinski
A-666-2007*	On November 3, 2007, a significant rainfall coupled with an incoming tide caused Lindsey Brook in Rockland to flood. The 100 Union Street Apartment Building's basement was flooded with four to five feet of water. An abandoned 275-gallon oil tank broke free and spilled its contents onto the water in the basement. The oil was found when the basement was being pumped down the next day, and the Rockland Fire Department promptly made notifications.
	I arrived at the site on November 4, and discovered a layer of #2 fuel oil and debris floating on about two to three feet of water in the basement. Absorbent pads were placed on the surface to absorb the product. The basement consisted of two rooms separated by a door. The spilled oil was contained in the back section, while the pump was located in the front section. I inspected the area around Lindsey Brook where the pump discharged, and could not find any evidence of oil; which would indicated either the oil was swept away by the swift moving water, or the door successfully segregated the oil. I spoke with Mr. Mecca on the phone about the oil situation. He was very distressed about the flooding and made it very clear he felt the responsibility fell on the Town of Rockland. I explained the Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund and he agreed to sign the clean-up options agreement.
	On November 5, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) arrived to use sorbent to collect product and to remove oil contaminated debris. They also brought a carbon drum system to pump the water in the basement out to remove any dissolved oil. The water was pumped out overnight and the next day EPI performed a final clean out. A fan was left to run for a few days to remove any oil vapor and to help dry it out. The power was restored to the building and oil burner technicians were able to work on the heating system to get the tenants back into the building. No further action is anticipated.
B-640-2007*On 12/1/07, I received report of a theft of oil from the Penobscot Fire Station on Route 199.  The thief spilled approximately 20 gallons of oil onto the asphalt driveway at the station.  Firefighters applied sorbent pads to the spill scene and recovered what free product was able to be recovered.

On 12/4/07 I received an anonymous letter in the mail, describing a cover up by the fire department.  The letter stated that the spill was in the range of 125 to 150 gallons.

Unfortunately, a large snow storm blanketed the area in snow on 12/3/07 covering any and all signs of a spill.

On 12/5/07, I was able to make a site visit and did not locate any indications of a larger spill.  This site will need to be revisited in the spring.

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On 1/13/08 Bob Whittier was called in while on call to perform an emergency clean up at this site, using Philip Services' crew and vacuum trucks.  The week before was unseasonably warm, causing the covered product to be exposed.  Mr. Whittier was able to recover three vacuum truck loads of contamination, which were disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill, suggesting the spill size to be closer to 100 gallons.
B-1-2008*On 1/2/08, I received report of a 100-gallon kerosene (K-1) oil spill at 45 Pine Haven Park, Old Town.  The spill was caused by the weight of the snow on the filter, cracking the nipple on the tank.

After visiting the site, I decided to excavate the contamination and install a recovery well.  I made contact with the land/park owner and contracted with him to perform the work.  He excavated approximately 4 tons of contaminated soil for disposal at Pine Tree landfill.

Then I contacted Technical Services and had John Selleck and Andrea La Salle install a recovery well, which will be monitored through the winter.
P-92-2008*	1/7/08: While obtaining background information on this retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility I was informed by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Tanks Unit staff that on 9/15/2004, UST inspector Mike Lewis reported to the Tanks Unit that he had noted oil contamination [a prohibited discharge] to groundwater at this facility.  While inspecting, he had noted oily water in a monitoring well.  I understand that this information was not passed on to DEP Response Services.  I have no information on the monitoring well checked in the 2004 annual-inspection, or its location.
	No Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (LNAPL) was noted during the 1995 piping replacement, though LNAPL was noted during the 2007-2008 UST abandonment.  See P-919-07 for further information on assessment and remedial actions.

A-672-2007*	A spill of #2 fuel oil occurred at the Dead River Bulk Plant in Waldoboro when a transport hose leaked when disconnected. The oil was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up using speedi-dry and sand by Dead River employees. No site visit was made.
B-2-2008*On 1/3/08, I received report of a 150 gallon oil spill caused by a home owner shovelling snow from his roof onto his Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) tank, breaking the nipple off of the tank.  No recovery of free product was possible.

Stanhope Construction was hired to excavate approximately 35 tons of material for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.

The well is approximately 35 feet away, and has been referred to Technical Services.  Vapors are not an issue in the home, and do not expect to be.
B-14-2008*B-14-2008
01/09/2008 20:45

     The State Police in Orono called to report that a tractor trailer slid off of Route 7 in Dover at the Merrills Mills Road.  The saddle tanks to the truck were reportedly damaged and leaking.  When I arrived at the scene it was discovered that Dover-Foxcroft Fire personnel pumped off any remaining product in the saddle tanks to the amount of approximately 100 gallons.  The remaining fuel that was spilled onto the ground was excavated the following day and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  Approximately 12 yards were generated in the clean up.  It may be noted that the residence where the accident occurred suffered a large AST leak several years previous.  No further Response action expected.
P-106-2007*On Tuesday 2/20/07, DEP was notified by Ms. Sanborn that on 2/15/07, a Downeast Energy Co. (DEE) delivery tank truck had suffered a small fuel oil discharge on a driveway that she shared with the neighboring house, #28.  Finding no record of DEE having previously reported this discharge as required, I contacted Mr. Mark Lodge of DEE and advised him of reporting requirements.

On Thursday 2/22/07, I briefly visited the discharge and noted residual clay sorbent and a 3 foot by 2 foot light oil stain on the driveway.  Clean-up appeared adequate.  The area is dense residential and is served by municipal water.

S Brezinski
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B-681-2007*B-681-2007
12/26/2007 13:05

     Marquis Heating in Old Town called to report some oil spillage at the residence of David Brawn at 4 Lenfest Lane.  It was stated that the resident was filling his own tank with small containers, spilling some fuel down the side of his house.  Investigation shown that the spillage was minor.  The oil company just wanted to cover themselves before they filled the tank.
P-104-2007*
On 2/15/07, DEP was notified by the facility property manager that following an odor complaint they had found a small fuel oil leak from a pressure gauge on the building furnace.  Over the course of the night about 1 gallon leaked to the floor and to a drain.  They were cleaning the spill up.  The Falmouth Public Works was called, but no oil was evident in sewer or storm drains.  During a later visit, I noted no obvious oil odors.  The business is located next to Interstate 295 Exit 10 across from a Falmouth Fire Station.  It was formerly a general medical building before being taken over exclusively by Maine Medical Center.  Native soils in the area are silty Presumpscot.

S Brezinski
P-94-2008*Upon arrival at the outside tank, the driver noticed stained snow at and beneath the aboveground storage tank (AST).  It appears the home owner thought the tank was empty and tried to pour some K-1 into the fill pipe and spilled some in the process.

Downeast Energy called to advise DEP of the situation and would clean it up for their customer, while informing them of the error in their ways.

No request for DEP assistance was made; no further actions are planned.
B-24-2008*On 1/14/08 Mr. Whittier received report of a 300 gallon oil spill at 16 Rock Maple Road, Harrington.  The cause was weight of snow breaking the nipple on the tank, both tank being hooked in series, suffered a casualty.

Mr. Whittier was committed to another site and unable to oversee the clean up operation.  I covered the site for him.

On 1/15/08, Philip Services was contracted to vactor contaminated soil, snow, ice and any free product from the spill site.  Over the next three days approximately 19 yards of contaminated soil, snow, ice and free product was recovered and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  We were also able to utilize sorbent pads to recover approximately 100 pounds worth of free product.

During the remediation effort, I decided to have Philip Services dig six trenches, three to four feet deep.  Then I had them install drainage pipe and backfill with stone.  All of these pipes connected in the low spot in the back yard, were a one to two foot deep collection pool was excavated.  Then I instructed Philip Services to dig seven test holes around the perimeter of the spill site.  These holes were dug to the depth where water was encountered.  Then I had them install PVC pipe, which will be used as monitoring/recovery wells if needed.

Technical Services's water samples were negative for petroleum.
I-17-2008*01/29/08 Received a call from an anonymous source regarding the spill of some home heating oil at a mobile home lot at Skyway Mobile home park.  Caller said that someone who was delivering fuel oil must have had a leaking hose/nozzle connection and spilled several gallons across the driveway surface.  Did a site visit to 45-2 RENTAL lot and observed a trail of oil in the ice and snow packed drive way of the lot.  Contacted Garry Bonville and informed him of the spill.  He said he would send a crew out the first thing in the morning as it was already getting dark.

01/30/08 BONVILLE's crew cleaned up the spilled oil with ice scrapers, shovels, and sorbent.  Provided clean-up crew with an Oil spill debris form for disposal of the debris at the landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-924-2007*I was contacted by David Green (oil burnerman) regarding a leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST) at a residence located at 6 Houlton St. in Portland.  He had responded for  no heat call and upon arriving determined the cause to be lack of fuel.  He contacted the oil delivery company and determined that given the length of time since the last delivery, the AST should be at least half full.  He ordered oil, and very smartly observed the very slow filling of the tank.  A leak was immediately discovered in the belly of the tank.  The filling of the tank was stopped and leaking oil recovered.   Upon my arrival, Mr. Green showed me the AST which was located outside the building.  It was in a very tight spot with a lot of "debris" around it, but the stained soil could be observed beneath the tank.

The owner of the building (Chris Hirsch) was vacationing out of the country and Mr. Green informed him that he had contacted Mr. Hirsch who had instructed him to do what was necessary to take care of the situation.

Mr. Green agreed to remove the tank and debris around it and I contacted Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil.  I checked the crawl space immediately adjacent to the tank and found it to be inaccessible, however it did not appear as though there was any impact from the spilled oil.  On 12/31/07, I met Clean Harbors on the site to vactor the contaminated soil.  During the clean-up process, I was called to another spill in North Berwick and Sheryl Bernard oversaw the completion of the clean up.

Although not all contamination was removed due to the physical constraints of the site, it does not appear that any detrimental impact exists and no further action is necessary.
A-29-2008*On 1/9/08 at 0100, Sarah Hedrick from Verso Paper LLC's Androscoggin Mill reported that 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had been released into the sewer as the result of a malfunctioning oil cooler at the mill power station. Leak was stopped and repairs were being made. Sarah will send mill incident report. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-578-2007*On 9/26/2007 in Windsor, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported an oil spill. The 50-gallon spill of kerosene (K-1) heating oil was the result of a severe thunder storm up-rooting a large pine tree and overturning an oil tank. I was called to the scene at 2015 hrs. along with the Windsor Fire Department. Free product was collected with sorbent materials, and drainage areas were boomed off with sorbents. The following day, I collected oiled sorbents and met with park owner Willard Paradis to plan for soil removal. Mr. Paradis owns his own construction company and wanted to do the work himself. Glen Wall oversaw soil removal for me due to other active spills at the time.

On 9-28-07, soil removal began from the lawn of lot #12 to the utility pole. This soil has been placed into a dump truck and will be delivered to Hatch Hill Landfill next week, after the owner gets a temporary Hatch Hill Landfill permit. Glen Wall collects sorbent pads from drainage area.
A-590-2007*On 9/28/2007 in Gardiner, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of a tractor trailer rollover down a steep embankment in the median of I-295. The truck ruptured a full saddle tank, spilling 100 gallons of diesel fuel. Due to the location of the truck, I decided to call Clean Harbors for assistance. The truck came to rest on it's side with 100 gallons of fuel still in it's remaining saddle tank, this would need to be drilled and pumped before removal of the truck. The area around the truck was also saturated with fuel from the ruptured tank, soil, grass and brush contaminated with fuel would have to be removed from this area. A total of 1.35 tons of soil and debris, as well as the remaining 100 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered. No further response action is expected.
A-674-2007*	A 10-gallon spill of lube oil was originally reported by Verso Paper LLC, with 5 gallons to concrete and 5 gallons to waste water. Days later a message was left on my voice-mail updating the amount spilled to 203 gallons and all lost to the wastewater treatment system.  The spill occurred after a scheduled machine shutdown where the lube tank systems for #5 paper machine were cleaned and refilled. When the system was turned on the sump pump switches were not turned on and they overfilled spilling 203 gallons of lube oil to the sewer. No site visit was made.
P-1016-2007*Car accident resulted in broken utility pole/transformer.  Cleaned up by Central Maine Power (CMP).
A-664-2007*	Verso Paper LLC reported a 150-gallon lube oil spill from the #1 paper machine. The report was later revised to 450 gallons. The spill was caused by the main lube oil filter cover blew off and sprayed oil onto the surrounding area. It was reported that 50 gallons was lost to the floor and the rest went to the mill waste water treatment facility. An oily sheen was later pumped off the surface of the treatment plant clarifier. It was later determined the spill was caused by the retainer assembly being over tightened causing the retainer bolt to break. No site visit was made.
P-61-1991*
SUMMARY
	Gasoline oil contamination to soil and gw found during UST product piping replacement.  See also P-273-1989.  Gw noted @ 7' bg in silty Presumpscott soil.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, on municipal water & sewer.  Topography slopes steeply toward York St and down to Commercial St. and Portland Harbor.   A mystery vent pipe possibly indicated another 'mystery' UST somewhere under the property.  Contaminated media remaining onsite for future management when cost effective to do so, such as any pending UST replacement.
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P-1-1995*
	Jan. 1995 abandonment-by-removal of retail gasoline UST facility owned and operated by Downeast Energy Co.  Evidence of discharges and remediation of soil initially discovered & described in  in P-61-1991, and P-343-1992, et al.  Baseline clean-Up Goal assigned and 820-tons of contaminated soils recycled offsite.  A skim of LNAPL heating oil atop gw noted at bottom of excavation.   Soil removed to Commercial Paving largely to facilitate installation of new UST facility.  Contaminated media remaining which was not cost effective to remove, below the BS Clean-up goal, or deemed to pose little immediate threat.
	See attachments and separate narrative for further details.

S Brezinski
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B-680-2007*B-680-2007
12/23/2007 20:30

     The Millinocket Fire Department called to report a small spill from an outside 275-gallon fuel tank at a multi-family residence at 10 High Street in Millinocket.  It was stated that ice fell from the roof damaging the fuel line.  Investigation shown that less than 5 gallons leaked onto the icy surface.
B-679-2007*B-679-2007
12/22/2007 14:01

      Webber Oil called to report a small fuel spill at the Rick Willette residence at 262 Davis Road from a suspected loose fitting on the basement tank.  It was stated that perhaps as much as five gallons leaked.  Some of the fuel was lost to the basement drain.  From the description of the report it didn't appear to be serious and no further DEP action was taken.
A-604-2007*On 10/4/2007 in Mount Vernon, Seldon Bunker asked for my help identifying a strange odor in his home. The odor had persisted in his home for about 6 weeks and was causing headaches and sore throats for he and his family. I checked every room in the home with my photo-ionization detector (PID) and gas meter and found no abnormal readings, I also could not smell any odors. Mr. Bunker had his plumber on site to remove the electric hot water heater to check for mold behind it. The plumber said he also was experiencing the same symptoms as the Bunker's as soon as he arrived. In the mean time the power was disconnected from the water heater, and after about 1/2 hour no one could smell the odors. I then instructed the plumber to re-connect the power to the water heater, within 5 minutes the odor returned, I could smell it at this time. A decision was made to replace the electric water heater as there must be an internal fault causing the problems. Mr. Bunker called me the next day and informed me that the odors were gone, and of this date I have not received any complaints from the Bunker's.
A-687-2007*On 11/13/2007 in Belgrade, Ray Hammond reported a black oil like substance on Hamilton Pond. I made a site visit to the small pond and met with Mr. Hammond. The substance had dissipated by the time I arrived, but he could show me where some had washed up on shore and dried on some leaves. I indicated that it was not a petroleum product if it had dried that quickly, and was most likely organic in nature. No further response action is expected.
A-595-2007*	A spill of hydraulic oil occurred when a small hole in the side of a hydraulic piston for the #2 gripper leaked onto the cement floor. The hole was from an opening used for a  needle valve that is used to adjust the pressure in the piston and the screw was missing. Hydraulic oil escaped from the hole while the piston was in operation. The  system was taken out of service until a plug could be installed to replace the missing screw and the oil was cleaned up using sorbent. No site visit was made.
A-440-2006*On 8/1/06, Home Depot through 3E Company reported a spill of 1 gallon of latex paint to the floor. The spill occurred in the Waterville Home Depot and was cleaned up with absorbent material, which was put in hazardous storage awaiting disposal. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-677-2007*B-677-2007
12/17/2007 17:00

     The Old Town Fire Department called to report a propane leak at the Reed & Reed bridge construction project on Route 2.  It was stated that a snow plow blade the fitting to an underground tank.  The leak was reportedly minor, not requiring any assistance.  Repair were made.
B-543-2007*B-543-2007
10/15/2007 09:30

     The Tanks Unit in Augusta requested a new underground storage facility siting inspection for a proposed 10,000-gallon tank at the Birmingham Family Market at 10 Gilman Falls Avenue.  The area around the site was investigated.  The site met the required criteria.
B-667-2007*B-667-2007
12/14/2007 10:16

     Bangor Public Works called to report a small hydraulic fluid spill on a sidewalk at the corner of Cedar and Main Streets.  It was stated that about 1 gallon leaked from a snowblower when a hose failed.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
B-647-2007*B-647-2007
12/04/2007 14:57

     An anonymous complainant called to report a sheen in the roadway on Vista Drive in Glenburn.  Investigation revealed a small sheen on surface water in the roadway.  The oil may have been due to a leaky plow truck.  No action was taken.
A-57-2008* On 1-22-208 Lida Romer called this office to report that her drinking water was contaminated with fuel oil.  Mrs. Romer had positive laboratory results (110/ug/l), from the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) in Augusta.  Mrs. Romer home is located at 99 Old Harbor Rd. in Vinalhaven, ME.
 Alex Pugh, of the DEP BRWM Technical Services Division, had previously made arrangements to make a site visit to the island of Vinalhaven the next day.  I made contact with Alex Pugh and provided him with the information.  He made a site visit the next day.
 Alex collected a water sample and it was later determined to contain low levels of DRO in the heating oil (69 ug/l) petroleum range.  Alex also made arrangements to have a carbon filtration system installed.
 The source of the spill is not known at this time.  However there has been at least one fuel oil spill in the immediate area.
 There is no further action from Response expected at this time.
A-675-2007*	An overfill of approximately two gallons of  #2 fuel oil occurred at this residence. Oil was lost out of a loose plug on the top of the oil tank, and ran down the tank to the concrete floor. The spill was initially cleaned up by Community Energy of Rumford, but never reported to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). I received a call from Janet Jamison (owner's mother in law) two days after the spill occurred reporting the spill and that there was so much oil odor in the home that her daughter was forced to leave and stay with her.
	I visited the site on November 7, 2007 and did some air monitoring with the photo-ionization detector (PID) to help determine the seriousness of the air issues. Readings at the first floor were between 3-6 PPM and down in the basement near the oil tank readings got as high as 30 parts per million (PPM). Close inspection of the tank area revealed oil still present on the side of the tank near the wall, along the wall behind the tank and under the boiler. I used sorbent pads and speedi-dry to further clean the area; a fan was also installed to ventilate the area. Further complicating the clean-up, the oil boiler was not working and the house was being heated solely by a wood stove near the spill area casing increased oil vapor and not allowing the door to the upstairs to be closed. Mr. Dow said he would run the fan and shut the door during the day to ventilate the basement.
	I spoke with Community Energy to confirm the oil spill and to discuss the reporting of oil spills. He thought, incorrectly, that spills less than five gallons did not need to be reported. He accepted responsibility for the overfill and Community Energy hired Servicemaster to clean the floor in the basement would be an acceptable next step in the clean-up and to possibly clean other surfaces in the home as needed. On November 13, 2007 Servicemaster cleaned the floor and tank with a degreaser and then utilized a steam vacuum to pull up oil in the concrete. Air monitoring with the PID a few days after the cleaning got no numbers greater than 2 PPM and that was in the basement. No further action is expected.
A-702-2007*	Malcolm Fearon reported a spill of gasoline on the evening of November 16, 2007 during a delivery of gasoline by Baker/Bickford Transportation to Pine's Market. Discussion with John Morris, the owner of Pine's Market, revealed that a spill of less than 10 gallons occurred that evening, but he was told by the driver that the spill did not need to be reported because it did not exceed ten gallons. The spill was caused by the transport hose getting loose during the delivery. Mr. Morris also said the spill was cleaned up by Baker/Bickford Transportation and they removed "a couple of drums " of soil and snow.
	I made a site visit on November 20, 2007 to ensure the clean-up was completed properly. I met with Mr. Morris and he walked me around the tank area and the fill pipes where the spill occurred. No evidence could be found of the spill. I had a discussion with Mr. Morris about spill reporting, and let him know that the ten gallon rule applied to underground storage tanks and the spill needed to be contained by an impervious surface not to gravel as this spill had been.
A-505-2007*	A 10-kilovolt-ampere transformer was damaged during a storm and spilled its contents onto the pavement and roadside. The transformer was tagged as being less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyl. Speedi-dry was used to clean off the pavement and was swept to the roadside. A contractor was hired to excavate an area of approximately 3'x25' to a depth of 2" along the road. No site visit was made.
A-519-2007*	A 10-kilovolt-ampere transformer was damaged by a fallen tree and spilled mineral oil onto a 20'x30' area of a gravel driveway. The transformer was tagged non-PCB. A contractor was hired and removed about 5 cubic yards of soil and transported it to Waste Management Disposal Services of Maine-Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. No site visit was made.
A-277-2006*Bob St Pierre, the Code Enforcement Officer from Chelsea, reported that he had received reports that Rick Easton, a general contractor and excavator, had spilled hydraulic fluid from his excavator all over a site that he was working at on Hankerson Road. I could not contact Mr Easton by phone, but I did leave a message and never received a return call.

I went to the site on Hankerson road. There was a new house under construction, but there was no excavator on-site. I look around the site, which had a well. There were a couple of small areas, less than 1 square foot,  of darkened soil that could have been oil, but there was no odor to the dirt and no photoionization detector readings in bag head space. I contacted Mr. St Pierre with my findings, and he said the complainant told him it happened in the winter.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-109-2008*On 1/29/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their bucket trucks in Oxford.  Approximately 7 - 10 gallons of oil was released.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
A-88-2007*Verso reported 40 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled to a concrete floor from a malfunction on the paper machine.  The spill was cleaned with sorbent and disposed on site.  No site visit was made.
P-107-2008*On 1/28/08, I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Old Orchard Beach.  Downeast cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-110-2008*On 1/18/08, I received a call from Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy reporting a spill due to a valve malfunction at their bulk plant in Springvale.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-3-2008*On 1/3/08 I received report of an approximate 2 gallon overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in a basement.  It is believed the cause of the spill was an improperly pitched vent line, that was not assembled properly.  Product seeped out of the joints on the vent line and dribbled over the tank.

The spilled product was absorbed using oil absorbent pads and repairs were made to the system.  Vapors in the house were not an issue.  No further Response action required.
P-111-2008*On 1/11/08, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill in Auburn.  The spill occurred in an underground vault containing a pad mounted transformer.  Seven drums of oil water was pumped out of the vault and the transformer replaced.  No further action required.
P-112-2008*On 1/11/08, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill due to a car and pole accident in Woolwich.  Approximately 10 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil was released.  CMP cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-320-2005*On April 27, 2005, DEP received notification from the town Code Enforcement Officer that there was an abandoned residence that had potentially hazardous materials.  Scott Cyr investigated the residence on that day and observed several spilled cans of paint that had cured in a cube van abandoned on the property.  Based on this observation it was determined that it was a solid waste issue and no further response action was required.
B-7-2008*On 1/4/08 I received report of a 50 gallon overfill at the Six Mile Falls Store.  The cause was human error.  A Dysarts driver, while making a drop to a five thousand gallon aboveground storage tank, inside a concrete containment area, overfilled the tank, spraying diesel out of the vent.  All of the product was contained in the designed area.  The system was checked to confirm, no faults present.

Dysarts hired Philip Services to vactor free product, snow and ice from the containment area.  All waste was disposed of properly.
P-14-2008*On 1/3/08 I received a call from Pat Coughlin of St. Germain & Associates reporting gasoline contamination found during an underground storage tank removal in Eliot.  Mr. Coughlin and I completed the Department's Decision Tree together over the phone and determined that it falled in the Baseline - 1 category.  No free product or saturated soil was evident at the site, so no clean-up was required.

This site had been the subject of a discharge previously documented under spill number P-346-2000.

There was a discussion on whether or not soil needed to be removed to install the new tanks.  I was never asked for or issued an oil spill debris letter for the site, so as far as I know, no soil was removed.  There was also a discussion on the need to de-water the excavation for the installation of a new tank.  I don't know if this was ever done or not since I did not visit the site.

No further action is required.
P-1017-2007*On 7/3/07, I received a call from David Lien of Downeast Energy, who reported a "weeping tank" at a customer's residence in Topsham.  Downeast made arrangements to replace the weepy tank.  No further action required.
P-1018-2007*On 7/3/07, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department.  They reported an auto accident in Westbrook with anti-freeze and transmission oil spillage.  No further action required.
P-1019-2007*On 7/12/07 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Silvestri of Knight-Celotex reporting a car leaking oil in their parking lot.  The cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action is required.
P-1020-2007*On 7/24/07, I received a call from Jay Allocca of Vessel Services, who reported an overfill spill at their facility in Portland.  The vessel "Sun Worshiper" was overfilled during fueling.  The spill was not recoverable.  No further action required.
B-11-2008*On 1/5/08 I received report of a spill of approximately two gallons from a sloppy attempt at someone adding fuel into the tank through the bung.  Webber oil was notified of the mishap, they cleaned up.

While on scene I noticed the poor quality of the tank and attempted to notified the sales agent of the property.   I had no phone number, nor did any tenants I spoke to have the owners number.  I left two messages for the agents expressing my concern for the poor quality of the tank.
P-1021-2007*On 8/9/07, I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown, who reported a small overfill spill at a customer's residence in Harrison.  Their delivery driver was able to clean up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-647-2005*On August 17, 2005 DEP received notification of a leaking vehicle on at a property located on Sherburne Camp Rd. (property number reported as either 36A, 37A, 38A, or 39A from the anonymous caller).  No further information is available at this time.
P-1022-2007*On 9/5/07, I received a call from Dead River.  They reported a leaking filter on an aboveground storage tank at a client's residence in Brunswick.  No further action required.
P-1023-2007*On 9/8/07, I received a call, through the Maine State Police, from the Limington Fire Department.  They reported a motor vehicle accident.  One gallon of unspecified oil was spilled.  No further action required.
P-1024-2007*On 9/10/07, I received a call from the Yarmouth Fire Department.  They reported an oil sheen on the road on Lafayette St.  It was unknown what type of oil it was or where it came from.  No further action required.
P-113-2008*On 2/1/08, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at a customer's residence in Naples.  When Downeast arrived to fill the above ground storage tank, the driver observed some pink snow near the tank.  It appears that the customer may have spilled some oil while filling the tank himself.  No further action required.
P-74-2008*DEP received notification of a mystery oil discharge in a roadway in Berwick.  The Berwick Fire Department responded and remediated the spill with sorbents which they disposed of.  DEP followed up the report and determined that the clean-up performed was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-75-2008*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a corroded filter housing.  Downeast Energy responded and applied sorbents to remediate the spill which they disposed of.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-76-2008*Discharge was the result of a failed pump while transferring hydrochloric acid (HCL) from a railcar.  The HCL was neutralized with soda ash and washed into the waste treatment system.

No further action required.
P-662-2007*A leaky fitting at the furnace caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the concrete basement of a residence.  It was later discovered that product also entered the sheathing which was the source of lingering odor issues.  The homeowner's initial experience with the oil company was unfavorable so, due to an inability to prove fault, the Department undertook washing the floor with a degreaser and removing the old supply line.  Those efforts successfully alleviated the homeowner's concerns.
P-77-2008*Discharge was the result of a traffic accident.  The transmission oil was collected with sorbent by the fire department.

No further Response action required.
P-78-2008*Discharge was result of a traffic accident releasing diesel fuel and gasoline from two different trucks onto the pavement.  By the time I arrived, the fire department had collected all the diesel fuel and gasoline using sorbents, and the public works department was in the process of sanding the road for safety reasons.

No further Response action required.
A-625-2007*On 10/12/07, Curt Treadwell from Verso Paper LLC reported that approximately 78 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked from paper machine #1 as the result of a leaking fitting. Oil on the floor in the area was cleaned up with absorbent material but most of the oil had gone to the mill wastewater treatment system. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-76-2008*1/31/08 12:55 Brian Moody from the Maine Department Of Transportation (DOT), reported a spill of under 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement outside the DOT shop in North Jay.  The report was faxed from the Southern Maine Regional Office to the Central Maine Regional Office.  I found it on the fax machine and contacted the DOT shop.  They reported that the spill occurred directly outside the door to the shop on the pavement and was cleaned up with absorbent pads.  A truck hydraulic cylinder seal broke.  Oily absorbent pads will be stored with shop oily waste to be disposed of later.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-18-2008*01/30/08 Received a call from Larry McAfee regarding the spilling of 3-4 gallons of #2 heating oil in his mother's cellar as a result of an overfill during a fuel delivery by Bates Fuel company.  The delivery occurred yesterday  (1/29/08) morning around 07:30 AM and was first noticed when Larry's mom, Marie spelled fuel odors up in the upstairs/living area of her home.  She called Larry who went down into her basement and observed fuel weeping out of the bung hole plug, vent pipe connection and fuel fill pipe of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  According to Larry the AST was quite wet with fuel and the dirt floor beneath the tank was wet with fuel.  He called Bates Fuel Co. to let them know of the overfill and the driver returned and wiped down the AST and wiped the dirt floor beneath the tank with sorbent pad(s).  Larry said that there was still a strong odor in the house and his mom's well is only about 20 feet away from where the fuel was spilled. After the Bates Fuel delivery man left, Larry and his two boys dug out the dirt floor around the base of the AST and put speedy dry down to soak up any residual fuel on and below the tank.   Larry is concerned for his mom because she has an upper respiratory ailment and the odors are bothering her.  Told Larry I would be out to assess the situation.

01/30/08 12:00  Arrived on scene and took Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the first floor on Marie's home.  Readings  = 0.0 Parts Per Million (PPM),  Went down stairs to cellar and took background ambient air readings 3 - 4 PPM.  Took readings directly beneath the AST and above the dirt floor that had been excavated down a couple of inches- PID readings 15 - 20 PPM.  Dug around / stirred up the soil/dirt floor where Larry said the bulk of the fuel had been spilled PID = 35 - 60 PPM.  Excavated an area 15" x 15" X 8" deep, placed cont. soil in a poly bag and removed back to DEP's NMRO.  Took reading w PID after excavation complete,  PID = 10 - 13 PPM.  Told Larry I would come back in a couple of days to take some final readings after excavated area had a chance to volatilize and dissipate.  Larry showed me the ten (10) five gallon buckets he had filled with the contaminated dirt taken out of his mom' s cellar.  I told Larry that I would instruct Bates Fuel Company to come by and pick up this contaminated dirt and haul it to Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

Called Rhonda Moran, of Bates Fuel and explained the above response activity and told her that the pick-up and proper disposal of the contaminated soils was Bates Fuel responsibility.  Spoke with Sue Gould, Manager for Bates, she said to Fax the oil spill debris form to them and they would take care of disposing of the oily debris.  Ms. Gould also said she would be talking with the driver who was responsible for the overfill about required notification requirements.

2/1/08 Follow-up site visit, took readings beneath AST and just above the excavated dirt floor, PID = 3 PPM.  No vapor odors present in the cellar air space PID = 0.0 PPM.  Larry said that Bates Fuel had been by yesterday and picked up all the contaminated soils to take to the landfill.  Talked to Larry and his mom, Marie about the age of their oil AST, it is probably over 30 years old.  The tank is not currently leaking or showing much corrosion but I recommended they plan on replacing it this year or next to prevent a possible spill/leak.  Also recommended that they replace their current fuel line from the tank to their furnace which is bare copper and is partially buried as soon as possible. They plan on doing this right away.  I told them I would send them some info on Aroostook County Assistance Program's home heating oil tank replacement program that Marie may qualify for.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

A-63-2008*	A spill of 7-13 gallons of transformer oil resulted from a vehicle accident in Fairfield. The oil spilled onto the road surface and dirt shoulder and was not tagged for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) content. Contaminated soil and snow was removed and the road surface was cleaned using sorbent material.  A sample was taken to verify that the PCB content of the transformer oil was less than 2 parts per million. No site visit was made.
A-69-2008*This spill was caused by two factors. First, the tank gauge was damaged on the tank top to the point where it was not liquid tight.  The second factor was an overfill of the tank causing oil to spray out of the damaged gauge.  An estimated ten gallons of oil was lost to the interior surfaces of the basement and the dirt floor.  A few yards of oily soil were removed via a vactor and disposed of at the pine tree landfill.  No further action is expected.
A-72-2008* On 1-28-2008 Hammond Lumber called this office to report the release of about six gallons of gasoline.  This spill occurred when an employee left the nozzle unattended while fueling the company pickup.  The automatic shutoff did not work, resulting in an estimated six gallons of gasoline spilling onto the pavement.  The fuel tanks at this location are Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST's), according to Sue from Hammond Lumber.
 The spilled gasoline was cleaned up using sawdust and then stored in a metal flammable container. Clean Harbors will pick up this spill debris along with other wastes sometime in the future.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-73-2008* On 1-30-2008 an oil burner technician called this office to report an oil release at 5 Glenwood Street in Augusta, ME.  The spill was small in size however, the oil odors in the walk in basement were obnoxious.  I set up the Ram Fan and left it at the site for several days.  The oil tech repaired the loose fitting and together we cleaned up the spilled oil in the basement.
 No further action from Response is expected.
A-78-2008*A spill of two hundred gallons of hydraulic oil was reported.  The cause was reported as human error when someone failed to properly shut a valve.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-79-2008*A small jet aircraft crashed into the woods during a winter ice storm.  Much of the fuel on board likely burned up in the ensuing conflagration.  The fuel that did not burn was largely spread far and wide due to the velocity of the impact.  Some fuel remained in the soil at the site of the impact but the contamination was not heavy.  The estate of the aircraft owner agreed to remove the oil contaminated soil but after some negotiation the land owner refused to allow access to the property for cleanup.  I expect the landowner may have been hoping for a cash settlement in place of the cleanup.  The affected area is part of a remote wood lot so is not a threat to any sensitive receptors or abutters.  No further Response action is expected.
A-80-2008*A vehicle fuel leak caused an estimated twenty gallons of diesel to spill at the Dixfield maintenance yard.  Sorbents were deployed to collect the oil and retrieved by DEP.  No further action is expected.
A-83-2008*A swivel leak on a dispenser hose allowed a small amount of gasoline to be spilled to the ground.  The hose was replaced and the gasoline collected.  No further action is expected.
P-347-2007*
SUMMARY
	In the early afternoon on 5/17/07, DEP was notified by Mr. Koris of Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) that Pike Industries, Inc. had just suffered a 30-40 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil at their Wells facility equipment shop.  Mr. Koris requested a spill debris letter from DEP to allow the soil to be recycled at ARC in Eliot, Maine.  The discharge was reported to have been all cleaned up at the time of reporting. The area is rural commercial and residential.  The spill location is at Pike Industry's Wells facility on the north side of Route 9 across from the gravel pit.  The site formerly belonged to Tilcon Co.  In April, 2007, the site was occupied by Hawkeye LLC who operate trucks.  It was an active diesel underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Gasoline and fuel oil underground storage tanks were removed in 1998 (P-253-1998).
	At the time of the May 2007 report, no DEP visit could be made do to other priorities, so I trusted the notification, partly based on prior knowledge of the area.  A DEP issued spill debris letter for 45 yards [65-tons] was faxed to ARC after a call to Mike Mckeen of ARC.  DEP later received notice that ARC accepted 256.87 tons from this Tilcon facility, around 200 tons more than what was approved.  During the summer, I left a voice message for Mr. Koris regarding this, but I received no return call.
	While in the area on 1/25/08, I briefly visited with a Pike Industries representative from the pit across Route 9.  Snow cover prevented examination for surface spills.  The Pike representative stated that the area cleaned up was at the location of their [and Tilcon's] former asphalt batch plant.  A later search in York County files on another matter found a deed mentioning of a former heating oil bulk plant that appears to have been at this site, owned by Coleman Oil Co. and sold to Tilcon Co. in the 1970s.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The quantity of soil removed indicates a significantly larger prohibited oil discharge than initially reported by John Koris, or  it indicates multiple, unreported historical spills that Pike was mitigating before vacating the property.
b.	I am unaware of any Phase-2 assessment done for the property sale of a clean-up assessment performed during the 2007 clean-up.
c.	At this time, the site cannot be considered remediated to State of Maine satisfaction.  Because the amount of soil exceeded levels on the spill debris letter, there is not assurance that the soil is non-hazardous.  With unreported contamination toxicity characteristic leeching procedures (TCLP) analysis should have been done to confirm the approximately 200 tons of excess waste soil were not hazardous.
d.	At this time, a Phase-2 assessment for remaining contamination is advised.  See attached letters for further information.  As of March 2008, I received no response from ARC nor Koris of Pike Industries regarding the January 25 letter.
e.	ARC has been advised of their need not to accept quantities of soil exceeding that on the oil spill debris form.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-661-2007*	A spill of about 1 gallon of transformer oil occurred when a hole was burned in the transformer. The transformer was tagged less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyls. The surface of a 4'x8' area of soil was removed and filled a drum 3/4 full. No site visit was made.
P-804-2007*On November 6, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of #2 fuel oil was discharged when a technician was servicing a burner system.  When the technician was blowing out a clogged oil line, the clog gave way, and oil was sprayed about.  The spill was remediated with sorbent pads and speedy dry.   After speaking with the homeowner, it was determined that the clean-up conducted by Union Oil was acceptable to her.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-117-2008*Don Houde of Downeast Energy reported a basement spill at the subject residence in Anson.  Downeast made a delivery on 2/18 to this duplex rental property.  Oil odors were reported later the same day to the Anson Fire Department who responded, and placed pads on the partial concrete floor.  The owner (Dodge) contacted Downeast, who in turn contacted DEP.   Jon Andrews took the after hours call, but was unable to respond due to multiple spill reports.  The case was not urgent, estimated at five gallons, with no further spillage likely.  I took over the case the following day to resolve.  I contacted the owner and Downeast reps. and agreed to meet on site.

Downeast does not maintain the burner or supply tanks, but does deliver oil on automatic fill.  The heating system is reportedly maintained by Marc Tracy of Oakland.  There are two (275) gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) connected in series in the basement.  The residence is supplied by town water.  The area does not overlie a sand and gravel aquifer.  Odor issues were reportedly not a problem in the upstairs living space, but the odor of fuel oil lingered in the basement.  I checked the basement with a PhotoIonization Detector (PID) and got maximum reading of 46 ppm (with fuel oil set point) near the ground at the area of the spill.  Breathing space readings 5' off the ground were less than 10 ppm.  Heating system is forced hot water.  The supply tanks were in fair to poor condition.  Legs were longer than 12 inches from the floor.  No flanges on the legs.  The vent and fill piping appeared undersized.  The tank legs rested on wooden blocks.  One leg was unsupported.  The tanks were not compliant with Oil & Solid Fuel Board code.  The cause of the spill was a broken site glass on the tank nearest the foundation wall.  During delivery, oil sprayed out the broken site glass onto wooden floor joists above, and down the tank sides onto the partial concrete floor below.  When the whistle stopped, the fill was reportedly terminated.  The floor is partial exposed dirt, so some oil contaminated soil remains in place.  Water level in the basement fluctuates with the rainfall/snowmelt.  A sump is in the low area, but was not running and had no free product oil.  Some water was in evidence against one wall.

Downeast felt the owner should be responsible for any cleanup as he is responsible to maintain the tanks.  It is unclear how the site glass became cracked.  The owner felt that Downeast should be responsible for any cleanup since the oil was spilled while they made the delivery.  It is not clear to me that the delivery caused the site glass to fail.  It would seem if the there was a high velocity overfill, some evidence of oil would have been seen at the vent, and possible deforming of the tanks.  No such evidence was found.  I recommended that the basement be ventilated and no further action is necessary.  The owner had collected the pads for disposal.  Both parties were satisfied, and we departed.

On 2/27 I was contacted by Jessica, a tenant at 19 Second Street.  She indicated the oil odors were unbearable in her apartment.  She had obtained her deposit back from the landlord, and was going to vacate the apartment.  She indicated her clothes smelled as well as bedding and other possessions.  I advised her to ventilate the apartment and offered to return with the PID to assess the situation.  She replied she would be moving out, and that would not be necessary.
P-818-2007*On November 16, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately one-half (0.5) cup of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of a leaking fitting.  The discharged occurred to cement and was remediated with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-92-2008*Irving Oil reported that an unknown customer spilled approximately 10 gallons of gas to the concrete pavement and drove off without reporting to the store.  Another customer did the reporting and Irving employees responded with speedi-dri from their spill kits.  The gas stayed on the pavement and no water courses were involved.  I drove by the scene that afternoon and the clean up was excellent.  No further Response action expected.
B-76-2008*Mr. Bohanon reported that a company delivery man had accidentally squeezed the nozzle's lever while returning to his truck.  Approximately one gallon of #2 oil spilled to the pavement.  The truck driver used his sorbent pads to recover the spilled oil.  No further Response action expected.
P-168-2008*Discharge was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a concrete truck.  The hydraulic oil was contained to concrete pad inside the building, and absorbed using sand.  The contaminated sand was transported to Dragon's Thomaston Plant for processing.

No further Response action required.
A-114-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report from an oil delivery company (Downeast) reporting this spill incident.  Two days earlier one of their vehicles had lost a small amount of transmission oil at a gravel residential driveway.  Oil spread across ice and gravel, carried by rain that had fallen after the spill.  Very little was recoverable using sorbents.  It was apparent that oil had been washed into gravels and had moved under the slab foundation.
   The area is rural residential and is reliant on private wells for water.  It is unlikely that any wells will be impacted by this spill event due to its small size, but water was sampled for Diesel Range Organics (DRO) at the subject well to establish a baseline; results were non-detect.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement here unless evidence of contamination (well) is reported.
A-118-2008*Chuck Kraske of Verso Paper LLC contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill near the inbound scales.  A bobcat loader broke down.  In an effort to free the operator, a small amount of oil was spilled.  This was reportedly captured with sawdust and disposed on site.  No site visit was made.
A-119-2008*An anonymous report was filed to the DEP website and forwarded to this office for investigation.  A car was reported abandoned near Seven Mile Stream in Carthage.  I responded to the site.  The car was indeed abandoned, junked with no wheels, smashed glass, on its side.  It was buried in several feet of snow, so there would be no practicable way to tell if the fluids had been removed.  The vehicle was approximately 75 feet from the stream.  It is my impression that the complainant was really concerned with the aesthetic impact of this car, however, there is no immediate environmental threat at this site.
A-120-2008*A basement Aboveground Storage Tank for oil was reported leaking at this residence.  I arrived and could find no leak.  The tenant was trying to get out of her lease.  After I found no oil spill she asked me if the paint on the windows looked like it contained lead.  No further action is expected.
B-95-2008*2/20/08  Mr. Ted reported a small motor oil leak from a Flex Track, an attachment machine that runs various equipment, of which a hay mulcher was attached at the time.  Mr. Ted was conducting a routine site inspection when he noticed the leak.  The leak appeared to be coming from the engine of the machine.  Sorbents were applied to the spill.  The waste, oil impacted snow, was collected and stored in drums.  The material later melted leaving approximately 180 gallons of oil contaminated water, 2 gallons of product spilled and a small amount of sorbent pads.  Phillips Services of Bangor was contracted to pick up and dispose of the waste.

No further Response action required.


file/report
B-96-2008*On 2/21/08 I received report of a 1/2 gallon spill of K-1 from a "slop bucket" on a C N Brown delivery truck.  The bucket was knocked over by the driver onto the side of the road by 147 Maple Street.  He used sorbent pads to recover the spilled product from the asphalt.  No further Response action expected.
B-97-2008*Mr. Crosby reported that one of his company's trucks had driven over a piece of steel while southbound on Route 1-A in Frankfort.  This punctured the saddle tank and diesel was leaking. The truck stopped within a few hundred yards of the accident site.  Conveniently Philip Services is an oil/hazmat clean up firm.  They used sorbent pads to collect the leaking fuel while they removed the punctured tank from the truck.  When the damaged truck was removed by a tow truck, they used a vacuum truck to recover the contaminated shoulder sand.  No further Response action expected.
B-98-2008*2/21/08  Mr. Teel reported a 2 gallon motor oil leak from a dump body machine.  The engine powered machine blew a hose that caused the leak.  The oil spilled onto ice and snow that was removed and placed into a 55 gallon drum.  Sorbents were also deployed and recovered.  The waste will be stored at a designated location until it is determined where it can be appropriately disposed.  The oil/water mixture is expected to be mixed with sorbent material.  Philip Services out of Bangor was eventually contracted to pickup and dispose of the waste.  A vac-truck was used to recover the oil/water mixture.  The sorbents were also disposed.

No further Response action warranted.

file/report.


P-1084-2006*In the afternoon on 6/19/06, a report was made by Central Maine Power (CMP) of small transformer oil discharge due to a car accident.  It was later confirmed that the oil did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The cleanup was completed by CMP personnel.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-70-2008*B-70-2008
02/04/2008 08:40

     Maud Hayward, concerned resident at 16 Cottage Street in Milbridge, called to report discovering fuel oil on top of water in her partially flooded basement.  She believed that her heating system developed a leak.  Investigation revealed that the line to the tank had corroded and leaked, though the exact spot in the line was not found.  Approximately 30 gallons of fuel had spilled.
     Workers from Phillips Services removed the contaminated water and fuel.  Contaminated debris was also removed and disposed of.  The case was then referred to the Technical Services staff due to the odor issue.  A vent system was immediately installed.
P-896-2007*SUMMARY
	On 12/17/07, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) response to sunken 40-foot lobster boat, named EAGLE 3, while the vessel was tied up at Hobson's Wharf.  A light sheen developed around the boat but no oil released was recoverable.  United States Coast Guard managed contacting the boat owners  and recovery of the vessel.  See attached National Response Center report and photos for further information.
A-59-2008*	A spill of approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil occurred while the operator was clearing the fuel line of K-1 from a delivery.  A valve on the truck was stuck open and cause the fuel to overflow an already full compartment.  The spill was contained on the pavement and the Rockland Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  Fire Chief Mazao did not require any assistance with the clean-up and no site visit was made.
A-4-2008*	A 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was reported after a hydraulic line blew on a truck blowing wood shavings.  The oil blew out of the hose with shavings.  The shavings were used to clean up the standing oil and then sand was used to recover the product located in the ice.  I phoned Jon Barnstein, the homeowner, and he said the Hammond Lumber driver cleaned up the oil.  No site visit was made.
A-9-2008*	An accident occurred at the intersection of Allen Pond Road and Vermont Ave between a fully loaded Webber Energy Fuels peddle truck and a pick-up with a plow.  The plow truck was pulling out of Vermont Ave. as the peddle truck was traveling on Allen Pond Road and the plow impacted the driver's side of the peddle truck.  The plow missed all the valves along the side of the peddle truck, but impacted the rear tire breaking the axle off the frame.  The peddle truck was able to stay upright and out of the ditch.  The peddle truck needed to be off-loaded prior to being transported for repair.
	Webber had an empty truck brought to the site. It was determined by Webber that the truck was intact enough to transfer the fuel using the PTO on the damaged truck.  There was some concern that the impact may have stressed gaskets and valves and the transfer needed to be monitored.  The transfer started and a small drip of #2 fuel oil developed under the truck, but was very minor and less than a gallon of fuel spilled.  Sorbent pads were placed under the drip to collect the product.  The fuel was transferred without incident by 11:30 AM and the truck was hauled away.
B-39-2008*
Webber Energy reported that a customer, James Tracey, had suffered an oil spill due to the failure of a firematic valve, that was broken from snow and ice, on his 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The loss was estimated to be about 150 gallons.  This is a mobile home with its own well.  I went to the scene and saw that things were as described.  I explained the situation to Mrs. Tracey and she elected that I oversee the clean up.  I called in Philip Services and the contaminated snow and gravel was vactored up and sent to the Pine Tree Landfill.  At the bottom of the excavation we found loamy till and removed contaminated soil to this level.  I don't believe there is much risk to the drilled well in the front yard but did contact Technical Services and request that the well be monitored.

B-73-2008*On February 4, 2008, Gil Merchant, Bangor International Airport, reported a 15 gallon hydraulic spill to a taxiway at the airport from a runway sweeper.  The spill oil was collected using a vacuum truck and sorbent materials.  The contaminated material was disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

No further action is expected.
P-570-2007*I received a call from B&L Oil reporting that a discharge of approximately 20 gallons had occurred in the basement of one of their customer's houses, located at 43 Hedgehog Lane in Lovell.

I met with Dale of B&L and Betsey Ryan the property owner on site.  The indoor 275-gallon aboveground storage tank had developed a pinhole leak, and oil spread over the floor and into a sump hole.  B&L had removed the remaining oil and tank.  I padded up what I could an contacted Boom Technology Inc., (BTI) to meet me the next day.

BTI power washed the floor the following day and successfully removed all oil and contaminated debris from the basement.  A minimal amount had entered the sump and was easily taken care of.  The house is located on Kezar Lake, however, impact to the lake or on site dug well are not expected.
P-794-2007*
	On Saturday 11/3/07, while responsing to a discharge at the neighboring BJ's I visited this facility for coffee and noted a light oil sheen on rainwater puddles on the pavement, so I investigated for more possible significant discharges and sources.  The site is located in a rural residential and commercial area of Hollis by the intersection of Route 117 and Plains Road,  near Deer Pond.  The area is served by private wells and septic.  Private homes border to the north and south.
	By the dispenser islands are several underground storage tanks (USTs) for the retail of gasoline.  On the south side are two aboveground storage tanks in a roofed berm for retail diesel and kerosene.  In the rear is a 275-gallon outside consumptive-use heating oil UST.  I found no obvious source for the oil sheen and attribute it to drips and small overfills while fueling vehicles.  No clean-up of the light sheen was possible.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-364-2006*While digging for a foundation, Arlene Morris encountered contaminated soil.  The site is located at 13 Main St., Topsham and is topographically down gradient of a facility that previously contained underground petroleum storage tanks (USTs).  Bob Williams visited the site on my behalf and classified it as Intermediate.  The contamination at 13 Main St. did not require immediate action, however contamination was found at 15 Main St. which would likely require attention in order to meet the intermediate clean up level established by Bob Williams.

At this point the site was referred to Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services and he in turn was told that the owner of 15 Main St., Dale King would be filing for a VRAP determination.

Mr. King, incidentally never did file for VRAP, and it is likely that the contamination was never addressed, however given that the only criteria making the site Intermediate was the threat of vapors in buildings, and there have been no such issues it does not appear to be a high priority to clean the site.  It is likely that contamination will have to be addressed if and when the property ownership is transferred.
B-47-2008*On 1/25/08, I received report of a 200-gallon kerosene (K-1) spill at 53 Kennedy Lane, Bancroft.  The cause of the spill was snow falling from the roof between the home owners two 275-gallon tanks.  This snow forced the tanks apart, pulling the fuel line and valve from one of the tank, allowing both to drain.  The home owner neglected to notify the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  He did at some point notify his home insurance agent, who notified a consultant in South Portland, who, knowing the proper procedure, notified the DEP.

That afternoon, I was on scene to investigate.  The vapors in the home were less that one part(s) per million (PPM) reading on my photo-ionization detector (PID).  There was a lack of insulation or tight vapor barrier from the wind in that section of the house, as the wind blew through the eaves allowing plenty of fresh air into the area where the complaint of vapors was local.

I then crawled under the section of the house where the spill had migrated. The oil stain was approximately four feet in diameter.

The following Monday, Technical Services a contractor, and I were on site to vactor the contaminated soil from under the house.  Unfortunately the vactor truck was not safely able to climb the driveway incline.  The removal of soil took place with pick, shovel, and bags.  Approximately two yards of contaminated soil was bagged and dragged down the hill and load onto a rack truck then disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  Later that week the contractor backfilled.

Technical Services will monitor the well.

B-42-2008*On 1/22/08 I received report of an overfill of a piece of heavy equipment at the Goodwin Construction gravel pit on Route 184  in Lamoine.  Goodwin Construction excavated approximately 10 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-664-2007*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately twenty gallons of kerosene to the ground.  An oil delivery driver noticed stained soil, which warranted the report. Usage records compared to the remaining product in the tank yielded the estimated loss.  Approximately 10 yards of soil were removed for disposal.  The excavation was bordered on one side by an old foundation and on the abutting side by an ell off the original structure, which prevented the complete removal of contaminated soil, and coarse sand below grade prevented much lateral movement of product.  The soil at the bottom of the excavation was clean and dry so there is no concern for long term effects from this issue, which includes the drilled well within close proximity.
P-673-2007*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 200 gallons of kerosene oil.  The concrete blocks supporting the tank sank into the ground over time allowing rain-saturated soil to corrode the metal.  The tank sat below a porch atop fine fill material, so product was prone to travel.  The property was blasted to accommodate the build, so the entire excavation was bordered by bedrock on the north side sloping down to the footer.  The finished basement of the residence was experiencing vapor intrusion, so the expertise of our Technical Services division was consulted.  Accordingly, vapor extraction piping was installed prior to backfilling the hole at which point the case was officially transferred for long term monitoring.
P-699-2007*A tree downed a utility pole and a transformer, which discharged approximately one gallon of mineral oil.  A small quantity of contaminated soil below the transformer was removed for disposal by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP spill report.
I-21-2008*02/04/08 13:50 hours, I received a call from Dave Frazier, of Daigle Oil Co. (DOC), regarding a 100+ gallon #2 fuel spill at a Jean & Hopper Henderson home in Houlton.  According to information David received from Tim Joy, the fuel delivery driver on-scene, the vent pipe is around the corner of the house from the fill pipe, approximately 15 feet away.  The driver could hear a vent alarm, but thought it was taking awhile, and when he looked around the corner he saw oil coming from the vent pipe.  He shut-off the delivery hose, went into the house, and saw the oil spraying from the oil tank.  He called the office and reported the incident and took what he had for pads and booms into the house.

I told David that I would be en route to the spill and be in contact with a clean-up contractor to meet me at the site.

02/04/08 15:00 hours, I arrived on-scene and did a size up of the incident, about 5 - 7 gallons of fuel had been discharged out of the vent pipe into the snow adjacent to the home.  Went inside,  fuel odors throughout the home were very strong, went downstairs to basement.  Approximately 1 to 3 inches of fuel oil had pooled up in the center of the cellar (which had a concrete floor).  An area of free product was about 15'  X  20', ranging in depth from 1 to 3 inches. There was piled up household personal belongings sitting in the pooled oil.  I contacted Clean Harbors foreman, Don Pendleton, who had a vacuum truck at the Dead River Bulk Plant in Houlton finishing up a clean-up job and requested that he re-deploy his crew and vacuum truck to the Henderson Home to vacuum up the free product.  The ruptured Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in basement had split open along the end wall seam about mid way up from the bottom of the tank.  The side of the weld seam that was leaking was against the cellar wall.  The area of the rupture was now above the level of the fuel left in the tank (about 1/2 full) and did not appear to be actively leaking at this time.  DOC technicians had turned off the furnace to prevent odors from migrating upstairs through the duct work.  DOC crew shoveled up the contaminated snow from around the vent pipe on the outside wall of the foundation/cellar.

I contacted Soderberg Construction Company (Soderberg) to finish soaking up residual fuel with sorbent materials, to clean the cellar floor, and install the ventilation system for the cellar space.  Soderberg crew removed, to outside (behind the house) all the Henderson family household belongings that had been stored on the floor of the cellar and been contaminated with fuel oil.  Household belongings (i.e. furniture, dishes, toys, clothing, magazines, electronics, etc.) were covered with a tarp so that Mrs. Henderson (Jean) could determine what could be saved (w/ cleaning) and what should be hauled to the landfill.  Gave Soderberg crew installed two (2) fans and duct work to install for ventilating the cellar.

I spoke with Jean Henderson and told her to find a modestly priced hotel/motel for her family to spend the night as the indoor air was not healthy to breath.  Also told her about the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund (Fund) and how we would work with her and her Homeowners insurance company to try and defray most of the costs associated with the spill clean-up.  Told her I would bring by an application to the Fund in the morning.  Returned to the cellar, Soderberg crew had removed all items impacted by the oil and were now in the process of putting down speedy dry and installing the ventilation fans.  I noticed that the AST was dripping fuel oil, I spoke to the DOC technicians and requested that they pump out the tank tonight and put the family on a temporary fuel drum so that heat to the furnace/house can be restored.  They said they would take care of it.

02/05/08 Site visit follow-up.  Met with Jean and gave her a copy of the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund (Fund) application and explained how to fill it out.  Met with Soder
A-21-2008*	An overfill of an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) occurred losing an estimated 2 gallons.  The building was on auto-delivery, but the furnace had stopped working so the tank was already full at the time of delivery.  The oil exited out the vent pipe onto the ice and water along the back of the building.  The spill was contained entirely on pavement and was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the contaminated snow and ice was removed.  Access into the building was not immediately possible and we had to wait for an AT&T representative to arrive from Portland to let us in.  The tank was not noticeably damaged and the Webber Energy Fuels technician removed some oil to prevent any further spillage from expansion.  No further actions are expected.
B-61-2008*Mr. Springer reported that a hose on their wood yard crane leaked about 2 gallons to the ground in the popple yard.  They spread sawdust on the spill and shoveled it into the biomass fuel pile along with the contaminated snow.
B-43-2008*On 1/22/08 I received report of a 1.5 gallon approximate overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The cause was human error by the delivery man.  The product was spilled onto a concrete basement floor where it was recovered using absorbent pads.  No vapor issues.
I-20-2008*On 1-31-08, at 4:50 PM, Joyce Noble called to report that while making a diesel fuel delivery to an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the Maine DOT facility in Caribou, a spill had occurred. She thought at the time it was the result of an overfill. I went to the facility, arrived at about 5:30 PM. The driver of the delivery truck was there and explained what had happened. He started to make the delivery and the flow into the tank was very slow. He thought the vent may have ice in it or some blockage. To bypass the vent he connected a vapor recovery elbow to the delivery line. He then started to fill the tank. He was at the truck and heard liquid hitting the ground. He then realized it was coming from the elbow. He then stopped the flow of diesel from the truck. Fuel continued to flow from the elbow for several seconds after that. He estimated about 25 gallons had been spilled. The fuel ran across the yard and was pooled at a snow bank about 100 feet away. It was raining and water was carrying the fuel.

A crew from John Noble arrived about 5:45 and I instructed them to make a sand dam and place sorbent boom and pads to collect the oil. That was done that night. About 12.5 yards of contaminated snow and ice was also removed and taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
B-54-2008*On 1/29/08 I received report of a 55 gallon drum of hydraulic oil bouncing loose from a trailer, being hauled by Blanchard & Gray contractors.  The drum split upon impact spilling approximately 35 gallons of oil onto the road and side of the road.

Ellsworth Fire Department was able to dam the spillage on the side of the road, using snow and sorbent boom.  They also called for Ellsworth Public Works to spread sand on the road surface impacted by the spill.

When I arrived on scene, traffic was controlled and I was able to overpack the split drum, and pad up the remaining product.  The 20 gallons of unspilled product was used by the responsible party.  Later that week they returned our overpack.
B-58-2008*On 1/29/08 I received report from Hammond Lumber, that one of their boom trucks had a fitting leak on an outrigger.  Approximately 1/2 cup of oil was spilled onto the gravel driveway at the construction site.  The driver shovelled the contaminated soil into bags for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-1059-2006*A snow plow clipped transformer and caused leak.  It was cleaned up by Central Maine Power personnel.
B-40-2008*Ms. Lavasseur reported that she had an oil spill in her back yard as the result of snow/ice falling on the unprotected firematic valve which had broken.  My site visit showed that things were as described and luckily no oil had leached under her mobile home.  After explaining fund coverage and such, she elected that I oversee the needed clean up.  I contacted Philip Services and, using a vactor truck, collected the contaminated snow and ice that had spread over the backyard and threatened to reach a branch of Mill Stream.  We cleaned up contaminated snow & ice to within 30 feet of the brook.  In addition to the ice and snow, a small pit of contaminated gravel and soil was removed just off the edge of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Both ground water and oil entered the excavation and sorbent pads were left in the hole to collect oil as it weeped from the side of the where the tank was located.  This excavation will be left open until there is no more oil coming in.
At about a foot below grade we found nice tight wet clay.  While I'm confident that the drilled well in the front yard was at minimal risk, I requested that Technical Services monitor the well water.
P-1061-2006*During utility work, Verizon crews pulled wires out of the bushing on a transformer causing leak of transformer oil.  The leak was stopped, and cleanup was undertaken by Central Maine Power personnel.
B-639-2007*
Mrs. Spear reported that a traffic accident had caused a transformer to spill about 3 gallons of oil. At the time of the spill, the poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content was unknown. Company personnel cleaned the sight to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) standards (one foot beyond visible contamination). Subsequent lab test showed it had less than 2 parts per million of PCBs.
B-59-2008*On 1/30/08 I received report of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) rupture at 54 Pine Ledge Road, Bangor.  The rupture happened while D.A. Pearson Oil was making an oil drop at that location.  It was not clear what the cause was, because the driver claims the whistle was working properly.

Approximately 75 gallons of oil was released from the split AST and onto the concrete garage floor where the tank was housed.  Luckily the floor drain in the garage was plugged, allowing all of the free product to gather on the floor for a recovery.

Utilizing a pump we recovered 55 gallons worth of free product that was utilized in a waste oil burner and the remaining residual was collected in wash water and absorbent pads.  Approximately 5 yards of oily debris was disposed of from the garage.  The home owner was very happy to dispose of the "junk" and get his floor washed.  He had commented that the garage looked better than it had in years...his wife would be very pleased.

No vapors in the home and the garage was left open to ventilate.
Technical services was dispatched to gather GPS locations of two close well and the spill site.
B-63-2008*On 1/31/08 I received report of an approximate four gallon fuel spill at Bangor International Airport.  The cause was a malfunctioning valve, which was replaced.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt with absorbent pads.
B-65-2008*On 2/1/08, I received report of an aboveground storage tank leak at Hummingbird Acres, lot 40.  The cause was snow or ice falling from the roof causing a crack in the nipple from the tank.  It is estimated that 50 gallons of product was released into the ground.

That afternoon the land owner excavated approximately 30 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Pine Tree Landfill.

Technical services assisted with the installation of a monitor/recovery well, in the attempt to gather free product from the area.
B-68-2008*On 2/4/08 I received report of a 300 gallon hydraulic oil spill, that occurred at the Domtar Paper Mill on 1/14/08.  The reason for the late report was human error.

Apparently the cause of the spill, was human error as well.  A valve was accidentally, pushed into the open position, allowing the release.  Somehow the spill drained into the facilities sewage system and sludge lagoon, bio-remediating.

An EPA inspection of the facility is scheduled the week of 2/11/08, I will also be in attendance.  Hopefully this problem will be corrected for future accidents.

No further Response action expected.
B-60-2008*On 1/30/08, I received report of an approximate 100 gallons of oil spill at 364 Grant Road, Corinth.  The spill was caused by snow or ice falling from the roof and onto the filter, cracking the nipple and allowing the oil to release.

On 2/7/08, approximately nine yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  All of the contamination that was able to be removed was, however I suspect that a substantial amount of oil, unfortunately migrated under the mobile home.

The site was backfilled the next day.

The well is also approximately 50' away.  Referred to Technical Services.
P-1090-2006*
	On Saturday 6/17/06, there was an oil discharge associated with auto accident.  See the attached Sabattus Fire Department Incident Report.  No DEP response was made at time.
B-181-2007*I received a call from the Southwest Harbor Fire Department telling me of large oil spill at the Birchwood Apartments in Bass Harbor.  Local firemen were on the scene and requesting assistance.  For the past few days, we had heavy wind and rain and the ground was well saturated.  It turned out that there was a pair of vertical 330 gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) under a building overhang so that, while the tanks were outside, they were well protected from weather.  However the rain was so long and heavy that the ground under the tanks became so muddy that, when the tanks were filled, they sank into that mud and a filter was forced up shearing the fire-matic valve.  The rain carried the oil out across the front lawn of the complex and into the road ditch which crossed Route 103 and dumped onto Mr. Thurlow's property.  After crossing this lawn it entered another series of ditches until it was emptied into the waters of Bass Harbor.  Luckily there is a small cove created by Little Island Way and the strong northwest wind pushed the oil up against the steep gravel shore.
   Oil recovery began when Peter Davis, a site supervisor for the housing authority, arrived at the scene and collected water and oil with a pail which he dumped into 30 gallon garbage cans.  In all, he collected 150 gallons of oil and water.  When fire department personnel arrived they laid down a layer of sorbent pads and diverted run off water away from the spill site.  They also placed pads in strategic locations in the ditch.  When I reached the cove I found a great deal of oil had collected against the beach and maintenance people from Tremont were collecting it with sorbents.  Once the drainage area was contained the firemen joined the maintenance people at the beach and the free liquid was recovered.  During this storm event there was an astronomical high tide and eventually the water swept over Little Island Way and some oil did escape.  However it was a very small amount of the total spilled.  As the tide was falling when I first arrived some of the oil was deposited in the shore grass and mud flats only to be washed free on the next high tide which also crosses Little Island Way.  But again this was only a small portion of the oil lost.  This remaining oil gave off an obvious sheen and odor which caused concern in some local people such as Kim Strauss, the owner of Little Island Marina.  We talked about his concerns and he eventually seemed to realize that everything that could reasonably be done had been done.  I also received a call from Barbara Graff of the Bass Harbor Inn who was concerned about the odor.  She understood that it would eventually dissipate but was concerned about the time table.  I explained that it really depended on weather conditions, but during a site visit on 4/1/07 the odor was minimal.
   I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services that evening to recover the used sorbents and to put down fresh ones.
   Soil depths vary from inches to 25 feet in the spill area but, because of the very saturated soils, the heavy rain, and steep gradient I don't believe ground water is threatened.
   On 5/11, Mr. Thurlow called to complain about the fuel oil odor coming from the large oil stain on his side lawn.  This area receives the discharge of the street culvert that carried the oil and water off the apartment's lawn.  Unfortunately due to physics, the water spread out on the flat lawn and slowed down, thus the lawn received more oil than any other land area.  It was too much to evaporate in a reasonable time so on 5/17 and 5/18, a vactor truck was used to remove the upper layer of lawn.  Once it was cleaned up, the lawn was replaced by A.C. Parsons Landscaping.  I believe that Mr. Thurlow is satisfied.  I continued to monitor the area through the summer and answering questions from various concerned citizens.  By the end of September it appeared that the spill was concluded.
P-1101-2006*
	On Saturday 12/30/06, a passenger vehicle went into Lower Range Pond.  Poland Fire and Rescue responded.  It was reported to DEP at later date.  No DEP response by the on-call person was requested or made at the time.

S Brezinski
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B-66-2008*2/1/08  Responded to spill at entered location.  According to the subject and the reporters, a CN Brown home heating oil tank truck became stuck on Cherry Lane.  Two wreckers were dispatched to the site and according to Mille Brinson, Raydene's mother, she believes that when they (the wreckers) twitched the tank truck out of the ditch a spill occurred.

I meet with Raydene who advised that CN Brown put speedi-dri down and shoveled it up into garbage bags.  She was annoyed that she smelled oil and that the CN Brown workers kept telling her there was no odor.  I discovered three silver dollar sized spots of red, oil in the snow where it was obvious the truck had been stuck in the ditch.  I did not observe any indication of residual oil or any migration of oil away from the accident site.  However, I do believe a small spill occurred, but I could not determine what caused the spill without inspecting the truck at the time of the event.  It is possible, depending on the practices of the delivery personnel, that oil may have been in the hose drip tube or in a pocket of the truck frame and if the truck was leaning or when the truck was twitched a small spill occurred.  I do not believe the spill exceeded a cup or two of oil.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-35-2008*Mr. Tardiff reported that a Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway tank car carrying sulfuric acid had derailed in the rail yard at General Alum Corporation (GAC) in Searsport.  Nothing had leaked but the car was leaning.
   I went to the scene and met the Searsport Fire Chief. He gave me a tour and it was clear to me that there was little risk of a spill.  The car was located such that if it did roll over there was nothing to puncture it and it would land in a ditch that would prevent it form rolling further.  This type of tank car has no valves other than a pair of one inch taps on top of the dome.  The acid is unloaded by compressed air.  Because of the car's weight it was necessary to unload it first.  Again I had little reason to fear a spill as the GAC crew routinely unloads these cars.  Since the recovery crew was hours away I did not wait, but asked the chief to call me if there was a problem.  He didn't and there was.
   I learned from a local newspaper articles days later that 20 gallons of the acid was spilled during the transfer to another rail car.  I called Mr. Tardiff first and was handed off to Peter Goodwin, GAC's production director.  He explained that to transfer the acid into another car they opened the second car's dome cover and draped a transfer hose into the empty car.  The dome was opened for easy venting.  Everything went fine until the end.  With the new car now full and the first car empty, the compressed air bubbled into the acid causing about 10 gallons to burp out and onto the sides of the car.  The fire department then hosed off the car to dilute the acid to protect workers.  Since the car was on the rail bed, the wash water percolated into the ballast, mixing with ditch water.   I believe that the dilution will be great enough to prevent injury to workers and life forms outside the ditch line.
   I asked Mr. Tardiff why the spill was not reported to me.  He could not explain.  I asked Mr. Goodwin who was there at the time of the spill and he had no answer.  During my conversations with both parties, I made it clear that this should have been reported and they agreed.  I suspect that it was mostly a matter of who was responsible, the plant or the railroad?  In any case they are aware of the need to report.
B-75-2008*Mr. Wilson reported that a city dump truck had blown a hydraulic hose spilling about 10 gallons. This was on Dirigo Ave. near Greenpoint Road.  They used speedi-dri and road sand to clean up the spill.  No further Response action expected.
B-74-2008*Mr. Warner reported that earlier that day a small, estimated half gallon, spill of gasoline occurred at their facility.  It seems that during a delivery to their 1000 gallon Aboveground Storage System (AST) the driver accidently sprayed himself and the side of the AST with gasoline.  They cleaned it up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action expected.
I-27-2008*Irving Woodlands called 2/7/08 at 8:00 am to report 50 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a wood chipper.  The cause of the spill was a broken hose on the rig.  They has indicated on the phone that they were excavating the material and putting it in drums.  The product was sent to Pinkham Mill's boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-44-2008*1/23/08   Mr. Mirabeli reported that a hydraulic hose on a Central Maine Power (CMP) company truck leaked about a pint and a half of oil to the ground.  They used a sorbent pad to catch the free product and shoveled up some contaminated gravel.  This waste is sent to CMP-Augusta for accumulation and later disposal.
B-464-2007*B-464-2007
08/30/2007 13:35

     An anonymous complaint was received by this office concerning possible paint and oil spillage at an autobody shop on Forest Street in Ellsworth.  No other information, names, or contact information was given.  An investigation of the street shown no sign of an autobody shop or spillage.  More information would be needed to thoroughly conduct the investigation.
P-115-2008*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that one of their customer's had suffered a discharge from her outside aboveground oil storage tank (AST).  DEE personnel had responded to a "no heat" call and discovered that the AST was empty.  According to their records, the tank should have had around 200 gallons in it.

I met DEE personnel one site and observed red snow immediately around the tank, extending in all directions and down gradient towards Highland Lake.  The terminus of the oil appeared to be 10 ft. short of the lake.  Ms. Webster had suffered a similar issue in 2001 when her neighbor was shoveling off her roof and the snow broke the filter off the same tank (P-275-2001).   I called for assistance from a contractor, Boom Technology Inc. (Boomtech) and removal of contaminated soil commenced the following day.  Unfortunately, an additionally 6 inches of snow fell during the night and made the clean up that more cumbersome.

Active clean up continued for several more days.  During that time it was discovered that oil had, in fact migrated to the shore of the lake.  It did not appear that a large amount of oil entered the actual lake.  The Highland Lake Association president was notified of the situation.  Boom and pads were placed in the excavated area, and a more complete clean up will be conducted after the snow melt in the spring.

The clean up was completed in the spring of 2008, and a new above ground oil tank was installed.  There did not appear to be any detrimental affect to the lake.
B-352-2007*B-352-2007
07/12/2007 10:00

     John Dunlap of the Tank Unit in Augusta called to request a new Underground Storage Tank site inspection for the proposed Z's Carwash at 311 North Main Street in Calais.  The site was investigated for its proximity to wells both public and private.  The site was found to be located away from these water resources.  The site was also outside of any mapped sand and gravel aquifers.
A-87-2008*On 2/4/2008 in Temple, Martin Savage reported an oil spill on the Varnum Pond Rd.  A site visit was made to asses the spill.  The oil appeared to be hydraulic oil and estimated at 2 gallons.  I cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and removed a small amount of contaminated snow from the edge of the road.  I inquired who plowed the road and made a visit to local contractor Ray Nile.  Mr. Nile admitted to having a ruptured hydraulic line on a plow truck the previous day and had not had a chance to clean up the spill.  I advised Mr.Nile of the oil spill reporting and clean up laws for any future spills he may have.  No further response action is expected.
A-88-2008*Lisa Chapman contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic oil which occurred when a hoe burst on a Central Maine Power bucket truck.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.
A-92-2008*	The #2 winder machine shut down due to low oil pressure that occurred when a stainless steel flex hose failed. Approximately 55 gallons of hydraulic oil was released into secondary containment. The containment was cleaned by vacuuming the oil into a 55 gallon drum for use in the Madison Paper Industries' waste oil program and then further cleaned with sorbents. No site visit was made.
A-93-2008*On 2/6/2008 in Jay, Sarah Hedrick of Verso Paper LLC reported an oil spill. The spill resulted when an oil filter unit failed on a piece of mill equipment. The spill was contained and cleaned up by mill personnel. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
P-117-2007*
On 2/22/07, I received a report thru Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) from the state police.  They reported a small discharge of motor oil and antifreeze from a vehicle accident in the vicinity of Mile 67 North.  It was cleaned up with pads and sanding by MTA.  No DEP response was requested or made at the time.

S Brezinski
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P-133-2008*On 2/2/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Michelle Hilton of Downeast Energy reporting a leaking tank at a customer's business in Brunswick.  Approximately 1/2 gallon of oil had leaked out of the tank when it was discovered to be leaking.  Downeast replaced the tank and cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
P-134-2008*On 2/3/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the U.S. Coast Guard reporting a mystery sheen on the Fore River.  The source of the oil was not identified and no clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-135-2008*On 2/3/08, I received yet another call through the Maine State Police from the Walmart Distribution Center that they had spilled Chlorox.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-136-2008*On 2/3/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jason Cook of Dead River reporting an oil leak at a customer's residence in South Portland.  The spill occurred due to a piping leak.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-188-2007*
SUMMARY
	On Friday 4/6/07, at the request of facility owner and operator Anthe0m Inc., I met at the location with agents from Haley & Aldrich (an environmental engineer firm and with Pierce Atwood attorneys to answer a question of whether oil tanks on-site were aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) or underground storage tanks (USTs).
	The building is a large commercial office building located in downtown Portland between Free Street and Spring Street.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer.  In a small room off Spring Street by the loading dock, there was a partially below ground vault/room containing an AST of about 10,000 gallons in volume and a smaller 275-gallon AST for #2 fuel oil.  Both tanks had allegedly been out-of-service since the building converted to natural gas 10 years before.  I noted no evidence of soil fill around the tanks (see photos).  I noted no obvious below-ground (buried) product piping.  There was spattering of old dried black (possibly #4 fuel oil) oil discharge on the walls.  Cleaning of the old discharge did not appear practical or necessary at this point.

CONCLUSION
	On 4/6/07 I e-mailed interested parties that the Maine DEP, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management considered the tanks to be ASTs (see attached).

S Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-334-2007*
SUMMARY
	On 5/14/07 after a waiver to removed this underground storage tank (UST) early was granted, I visited the site to check for evidence of an oil discharge or contamination.  The tank was a 500-gallon, non-compliant, bare steel tank reported to have been used by a taxi company that was formerly at this address.  It was then possibly used for consumptive-use.  The property is has a single-family house for sale by Sharon Drake Real Estate, in a residential and commercial area.  The area served by municipal water and sewer.  Across North Street is a Puffin Stop gas station, behind the building is a cemetery.
	On my arrival, the tank was out upon the ground, and the excavation was still open, with bare steel 2 inch product piping.   I noted the strong odor of old gasoline in the air above the excavation at which had 3-5 parts per million (ppm) ambient.   Two field bag-headspace soil samples were measured 145 and greater than 1500 ppm, corrected (see field notes).  Silty soil was damp but not saturated with oil or water.
	I met Susan Adar, the home buyer, on-site and explained my findings.  I advised source reduction to reduce her liability.  I then called Jeff Small of Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) and issued a spill debris letter to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company (CPRC).

CONCLUSION
I.	Hired by the Legard estate, CHES excavated about 10 tons of soil for recycling at CPRC.  I understand the bulk of the accessible contaminated media has been removed.
II.	At this time, the site is understood to be clean to state satisfaction.  No UST closure assessment was performed.  Oil contaminated media may remain and will be properly managed if they are disturbed or made accessible.

	
S Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-49-2008*1/24/08  Steve Lane of the Winterport Water & Sewer District reported an estimated 5 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  Mr. Lane advised that the leak was confined and that the leak must have occurred over the last several hours.  The oil did not enter a floor drain or escape the building.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the remaining oil in the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was transferred to a temporary skid tank until a future determination was made to replace the AST.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-48-2008*1/23/08  Rich McGuire reported that a tractor trailer crashed into a pump island at the facility and damaged one of the diesel dispensers.  The pump was completely knocked over and a ground level crash valve failed to stop the flow of fuel in the pressured line.  Approximately 10 to 12 gallons of product sprayed onto the ground before power to the pump was shut off by the facility attendants.

The spill was confined to the pump island area and sorbents were immediately deployed.  The waste would be picked up later as part of a routine contractor pick up.  Maintenance personnel have been dispatched to the site to repair the pump.  Also, the ground level crash valves of the other dispensers at the station would be checked.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-77-2008*Mr. Teel reported that an excavator had fractured a fitting leaking about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  This happened while the machine was moving and the drip line covered about 200 yards.  They attempted to recover as much as possible by shoveling up contaminated snow, but recovery was limited due to the current snow conditions.  They recovered oil impacted snow that melted down to approximately 65 gallons of oil contaminated water.   The water is to be picked up by PCS Environmental for disposal.

No further action anticipated.

file/report
B-79-2008*
Mr. Merchant reported that an estimated ten gallons of Jet-A spilled from a fuel truck parked inside hanger dock 10.  The truck was inside to warm up as its fuel vent was believed frozen.  As it warmed up, the fuel in the tank expanded and exited the vent, spreading over the truck's side and onto the concrete floor.  The spill was recovered by sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.
P-1031-2007*On Sunday, 1/15/07, Sanford Police Dispatch notified the DEP through the Maine State Police of the small spill of gasoline and diesel fuels from a vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 99 and Witches Mills Road.  No state response was requested or believed necessary at the time.
P-93-2008*Overfill of automobile at service station due to inattention.  Affected area cleaned up by CN Brown.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-114-2008*While conducting a fuel delivery the driver noticed the tank beneath the steps was laying directly on the ground. This is prohibited and he ceased delivery and notified his office, who in turn wrote the home owner and notified DEP of potential leak. No spill was discovered, the tank will be replaced by the owner.
B-585-2007*On October 31, 2007, at approximately 15:00, Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) called to report a hydraulic oil leak into the Penobscot River at the entered location.  He further reported that there was a sheen in the river as a result of the spill.  Mr. Doughty reported that a Reed & Reed construction machine ruptured a hydraulic line at around 13:00 and that the DOT representative on site, Tim Herbert, was having a hard time getting Reed & Reed to report the spill.  Therefore, he (Doughty) was reporting the incident to DEP.  The Maine DOT and it's contractor, Reed & Reed, are reconstructing a road bridge at the entered location.  The current bridge is being dismantled and a new one constructed.

Mr. Doughty also advised of extensive lead paint contamination on the site and that DOT were having additional difficulties with Reed and Reed to deal with that problem as well.  Mr. Doughty described the process of removing paint from the bridge and how the waste is being generated.  Large steel cutters used to cut steel beams cause a severe vibration that dislodges lead paint from the bridge.  Mr. Doughty advised that measures are in place to control the paint chips, and DOT requires that paint chips be captured, collected and stored prior to disposal, but Reed & Reed continually fails to comply with these requirements.  As a result, paint chips are falling into the river and being deposited over the ground at the job site.  Because of the hydraulic oil spill today and the continued mishandling of the lead paint chips, DOT has placed a stop work order on Reed & Reed.

Mr. Doughty informed me that DOT has received complaints from people living near the bridge reconstruction project and that several discharges of lead paint have occurred into the river.  DOT has been able to resolve those incidents.  However, it has been a constant battle, and Mr. Doughty feels that they are faced with a dilemma at this point and requested that DEP respond to the site.

I responded to the site and met with DOT representative Tim Herbert and Reed & Reed representative Timothy Duncan.  I observed an oil sheen in the river.   Sorbent boom and sorbent pads had been deployed and were ineffective.  Had the proper confinement boom been utilized, sorbents may have been a proper recovery mechanism.  At this point the sorbent boom that had been in place was contributing to the ongoing sheen.  I determined that any abatement action at this point was not feasible or safe with the encroaching darkness.

There were paint chips everywhere.  Mr. Herbert and Mr. Duncan identified the paint chips as 'lead paint chips,' and the chips were orange, blue and while in color.  The paint chips on the land were wide spread.  As Mr. Herbert explained to me, timbers are put down to support machinery used to dismantle the bridge.  Then fabric mats are laid down to collect paint chips that dislodged from bridge components during demolition.  The chips, now contained on the mats, can be, and should be, consolidated and placed into 55-gallon drums for later disposal.  Mr. Herbert advised that Reed & Reed is not cleaning up the chips on the mats.  They are just folding the mats over and removing the timbers for use elsewhere on the site.  This practice causes the chips fall off the mats and be dispersed throughout the site.  Chips also fall onto the timbers and when the timbers are moved the chips are transported on the timbers to other areas on site, contributing to the spread of chips over a wider area.  I observed paint chips on most of the timbers I inspected, especially on timbers stacked on an access road leading to a wooden pier constructed over the river.  I also observed several 55-gallon drums, some of which were labeled 'Lead Waste'.  There were no hazardous waste labels or accumulation start dates on the drums.

I did observe several paint chips in the river, but they were in a isolated spot and not wide spread.    This
P-106-2008*A saddle tank discharged approximately one gallon of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot due to unknown reasons.  Product was recovered with speedy dry and sorbent pads.
P-129-2008*	Wednesday 2/6/08: Early morning notice from Standish Police Department of a small glycol antifreeze discharge to the ground from an automobile accident following a police chase from Buxton.  I was not requested nor feel it was needed to respond.
P-127-2008*	Tues, 2/5/08: Notice of a 8" diameter piping leak in the area of Sprague Energy's Tank #112 off Lincoln St.  The first estimate was of about 30-gallons but later raised to about 50 gallons to ice and frozen ground.  Sprague hired Clean Harbors to respond.  See attached site sketch for further information.
P-104-2008*See attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-102-2008*According to the current tenants, the previous tenants noticed an oil stain near the furnace where the fuel line came out of the floor and behind the chimney, but only put down cat litter and covered it up.  It grew and their response was only to put down more cat litter.  Finally, the current tenants and the landlord called Brunswick Valley Heating (BV) to check the system. BV inspected the system and told both parties the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) should be notified.

Upon receiving the call, I went to the property to find an oil wet floor (worsened by a continual leaking furnace hot water valve) which increased the oil migration exponentially.  The plan of action was to excavate both ends of the pipe and check contamination levels.  Upon so doing, it was discovered the migration was throughout the soil beneath where the copper line was believed to be buried (although within a black plastic water line).  To aid in the excavation of material, a Vactor was called in and concrete was removed and the soil beneath vacuumed out. It was replaced with stone,  concrete mixed and repoured to a finish grade.  A referral was made to MDEP Response Technical Services, and a treatment trailer was brought in to treat affected groundwater.  Risk to the onsite drinking water well (a drilled well) within 50 ft. of the spill location, was of concern.  With the site referred to MDEP Technical Services, my role as Response project manager transferred as well.  MDEP Response plans no further action.

P-99-2008*	1/28/08: Report by a citizen stating that the gasoline nozzle did not shut off automatically  causing a discharge to the ground by her car.  This quantity should have been cleaned up by store staff and logged if it did not reach soil or waters of the state.  I did not visit at the time.
	This site has been the subject of previous spill reports (P-176-97 and P-652-03, et al.) related to the previous facility under tank registration #2253, Brennan's Market.
P-97-2008*A faulty filter gasket associated with an above ground storage tank caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil to a cement floor.  No other items were impacted.  Product was recovered with speedy dry.
P-1015-2007*On 9/28/07, I received a report from Pine Tree Waste Co. that one of their trucks had lost several gallons of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol antifreeze at the Falmouth Town Office and down Falmouth Road for about 100 feet.  Considering the considerable spreading, I advised that they dilute the discharge and allow it to naturally attenuate.  I later drove by the site and noted no further clean-up warranted.

B-78-2008*DEP received a report of a small spill from 3 Phase Line Construction, a contractor for the electric company.   Mr. Teel reported that he had found about a half gallon of engine oil underneath a "flex track" which is a tracked utility vehicle.  He used some sorbent pads to collect the free product.  No further Response action expected.
A-94-2008*On 2/7/08, Shawn Mullens, owner of Christy's Mercer convenience store, contacted this office to report evidence of a leak less than 100 parts per million (ppm) diesel range organic in soil.  I responded to the site and met with Ames Quimby, consultant from Civil Engineering Services (CES), Ken Lagasse of Adams Petroleum, CTI #331, and Shawn Mullens.

On 2/1/08, a logging truck fueled up with diesel.  As he was pulling away from the dispenser, a snowmobile rode toward him unaware of the large trailer truck.  To avoid contact with the snowmobiler, the trailer truck cut the wheel and subsequently ran over the diesel dispenser, rupturing the crash valve discharging a small volume of diesel to the ground.  No report of this incident was made, with the apparent assumption by Mr. Mullens that no fuel spilled.  Mr. Mullens knows the identity of the truck driver, and is making a claim to have the driver's insurance pay for the damage.  He was unwilling to share the identity of the driver/logging truck owner.  CES and Adams Petroleum were hired by Mullens to replace the dispenser and associated piping.

It is likely that whatever volume of fuel was in the piping above the crash valve was discharged to the ground.  A small stained area was excavated with a loader backhoe.  Six inches below ground surface the photo-ionization detector (PID) readings were approx 325 ppm (on 2/7/08).  The ground was frozen solid at this depth.  Frost extended down approximately 36 inches.  We took four samples at this depth (non frozen) and PID readings corrected for diesel were either zero or single number ppm.  An area of visually contaminated dark stained soil was in evidence beneath the concrete island.  I instructed that this soil be removed and disposed off site at a licensed facility.  I provided a spill letter for this material. Mr. Quimby was to arrange disposal at Norridgewock Landfill.  Costs for disposal to be borne by the insurance company for the logging truck.  A drinking water well is located on site.  Mr. Mullens indicated the well was tested for petroleum under the review of Maine Department of Health and Human Services drinking water program and was non-detect.  A private residence with well is located across Route 2.  The cleanup standard for this site is stringent.
4.91 tons of soil were removed. A confirmation sample was obtained by CES.  Results indicated 13 mg/kg diesel range organics remain.  This was satisfactory; no further action required.

B-16-2008*Mr. Crocker reported a small spill of #1 at the residence of William Macomber in Castine.  Gary's Fuel Service had installed a Monitor heater in Mr. Macomber's home but a fitting from the fuel line to the heater was not tight enough.  Oil dripped onto the carpet.  Mr. Macomber did not notice the smell, but a visitor did.  Gary's Fuel responded and fixed the leak and removed a 4X6 foot section of carpet.  There was some remaining odor so Penobscot Cleaning Service was called in to do an intensive cleaning.
P-140-2008*On February 15, 2008 the removal of three Underground Storage Tanks (UST) commenced at Maine Tire & Supply Company located at 744 Minot Avenue in Auburn, ME.  The three 10,000-gallon single walled fiberglass USTs were removed under the direction of Maine Certified Tank Installer Mark Winslow (MarWin Construction Co.).  Michael White was on site conducting the required site assessment.

Contamination was discovered upon removal of the tanks.  Photo Ionizatoin Detector (PID) readings of over 1000 parts per million (ppm), as well as free product "globules" and sheening were observed on the groundwater which was approximately 1.5 feet below grade.  I responded and met with Mr. White, Mr. Winslow, and facility owner Steve Bernard.  I categorized the site as Baseline-2 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and informed Mr. Bernard that accessible soil greater than 1000 ppm would be required to be removed.

The original plan by Mr. Bernard was to remove the three tanks the previous summer (2007) and replace them with a single manifolded tank.  There were contractual issues with the originally hired installer and the job did not happen on time.  Because the tanks were required to be abandoned by December 31, 2007, Mr. Bernard had pumped them and taken them out of service prior to December 31.  He was unsuccessful with the initial contractor and had retained Mark Winslow to undertake the job.  Due to the timing of these events, the tanks were removed at a time when DEP was no longer allowing for OPTION 1 (DEP pays initial costs) for clean up under the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund (Fund).  As such costs for soil removal & disposal and more importantly in this instance contaminated groundwater treatment would be borne by Mr. Bernard.  Due to the high groundwater table, continual pumping of the excavation would be necessary for the installation of the new UST  regardless of contaminated soil removal requirements.  I explained to Mr. Bernard that the cost of de-watering for the purpose of contaminated soil (>1000 ppm) removal, contaminated soil removal and disposal, and disposal of contaminated groundwater would likely be Fund eligible.  Likewise disposal/treatment of contaminated water and soil removed for new UST installation purposes would likely be covered by the Fund.  I assured him that he would be reimbursed eventually for Fund eligible costs and I would provide a Clean Up Actions agreement spelling out what I would consider eligible costs ahead of time, but none was ultimately needed.  I could not guarantee, however, how long it would take to receive reimbursement.  Mr. Bernard was quite troubled by this turn of events.  He had been under the impression, after discussing the Fund program with Department staff the previous summer, that the Department would offer OPTION-1, and his costs would be limited to his UST removal and installation costs.  Mr. Bernard stated that since was involved in a costly law suit with the initial installer who had  required a substantial deposit (which he apparently still held) he could not afford to undertake the clean up and felt that the DEP was being unfair and should honor what he felt was its obligation to pay initial costs for clean up.  While sympathetic to Mr. Bernard's plight, I had no authority to pay for clean up costs as it was a baseline site with no immediate health or safety issue.

I allowed the excavation to be filled in, and piping temporarily abandoned in place until Mr. Bernard could make a decision as to the future of the site.  Mr. Bernard had the piping removed in May 2008 as he determined that he did not feel he could install a new UST under the current requirement to conduct the clean up.

The site remains contaminated and not remediated the Commissioner's satisfaction.  Contaminated soil above Baseline-2 levels and required clean up goal of 1000 ppm remain.  At the very minimum, test pits or other subsurface investigation methods should b
B-36-2008*Mr. Moody called from Mrs. Clark's residence to report an oil spill.  He said that 100 gallons was delivered on 1-14-08 and the flat tank gauge was reporting only 20 gallons of oil.   The reported cause was ice in the filter causing a gasket to be displaced.
   On my arrival I could find a minimal amount of free product (a few pads worth).  The residence is a mobile home on a deep gravel pad in a flat area of tight soils as exhibited by the cedar trees and frost humps.  It was clear that the lost oil had penetrated the pad's gravel and was now underneath the trailer.  Fortunately the area is served by town water.  Since Mrs. Clark was not anxious to have her home disrupted in the middle of the winter, I elected to monitor the site for free product until an appropriate amount of time had passed to make a final decision on response.
  On 2-19-08 fuel made its appearance in the snow at the toe of the gravel pad.  I notified Ms. Clark about this and that a clean up response was needed.  On 2-21-08 Philip Services cleaned up the site.   2.2 tons of soil and snow was removed.  Sorbent material was left in the depressions left by soil removal and will be monitored as needed.
P-708-2007*An Aboveground Storage Tank was overfilled which discharged approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil to the soil below the vent.  Approximately one quarter yard of soil was removed for bulk disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation.  No adverse chronic affects should be experienced from this issue.
I-31-2008*02/13/08 06:35 Received a call from the State Police Dispatcher regarding a spill of diesel fuel as a result of a tractor trailer truck sliding off the road in Portage Lake and colliding with Dean's Motor Lodge.  Called and talked with the Portage Fire chief on scene, his crew had put down sorbent pads beneath the driver's side saddle tank that was punctured in the collision and was leaking fuel pretty steady.  The chief thought the amount of fuel spilled was about 50 gallons at the time they responded.  The chief said that the tractor was all the way into the lodge and had busted the concrete foundation on impact and fuel was leaking into the building.  The fire chief had stuffed some pads in the crack in the tank and was having his crew tend them.  Told the Fire chief that I would be in-route to the scene right away.

02/13/08 08:00  Arrived on scene; did size-up.  Talked with the State Trooper on-scene, the driver, Michael Carpenter was headed south bound on Route 11 and was going too fast for the road conditions and lost control of the rig at the bend in the road by Dean's.  The rig began to jackknife and slide off the road and across the lodge parking lot and stuck the northeastern side of the two story lodge.  The trooper said that the driver told him he had filled both of his fuel tanks in Fort Kent.  Called Pelletier & Sons construction and asked them to send an excavator and truck to assist with the clean-up.

The well was tested for diesel range organics and will be placed on quarterly monitoring.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-709-2007*Approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil was discharged from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that experienced corrosion.  Tenants in the building noticed an oil odor which prompted the service call and subsequent report.  The tank was patched temporarily, then product was picked up with speedy dry.  A small drainage depression laden with dirt and debris was impacted as well, which was removed for disposal.
P-706-2007*Fire fighters fighting a fire that engulfed a metal garage accidentally stepped on the filter of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that supplied the furnace within the building.  Approximately five gallons of kerosene were discharged before the tank was plugged.  Since a plethora of water was abound, limited saturation occurred allowing sorbent pads to be applied and recover the majority of spilled product.  Though the area is served by private drinking water wells, their proximity relative to the circumstances of the discharge does not warrant concern.
I-28-2008*02/08/08 Received a call from Public Safety Dispatcher regarding a motor vehcile (pick-up truck) accident on I-95 mile 286 northbound.  Pick-up truck collided with the guardrail and split open the fuel tank and is leaking gasoline onto the road surface.  Oakfield Fire has responded and will apply sorbents to the spilled gas and await further action based upon DEP size-up.  Arrived on scene, got an update from Fire Chief Anthony White.  Apparently driver, Ray Martin lost control in snowy conditions and struck the guardrail adjacent to the passing lane.  Mr. Martin's 1997 Ford Pick-up straddled the top of the guardrail and then bounced back across the two lane interstate and came to rest in the right travel lane where most of the fuel spilled.  Oakfield Fire had soaked up all free product (gas) with sorbent pads, which they placed in a barrel.  ME Department of Transportation sand truck was standing by, and I requested that he lather the area of the spilled gas residual heavily with sand salt.  Told the chief that I would take the barrel of gas soaked sorbents back to DEP regional office for over packing  and disposal.

Info on the vehicle- 1997 Ford  F150 Pick-up VIN # 1FTDF182XVNB16022,
License plate Tags - State of Conn. 21C-K43.
Accident report # SP08-009415

Will need to get Ray Martin's address and insurance carrier from State Police for disposal costs associated with the gas soaked sorbents (about 100 pounds).

No further action by Response Services expected.
P-734-2007*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of #2 heating fuel.  A home inspection performed by a Community Concepts representative recognized the issue for this disabled homeowner.  The tank was located in its own cement walled and floored room so the product's travel was predominantly limited to the room; saturating every item within.  Emergency response efforts included patching and pumping out the tank.  Thereafter, product was absorbed with speedy dry, the tank was cut and cleaned and a small quantity of contaminated soil outside the room was removed for disposal.
P-746-2007*A weeping fireomatic caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of #2 heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The issue was easily remedied and cleaned up by the burner technician.
P-782-2007*The dispenser nozzle associated with an above ground storage tank malfunctioned causing the discharge of approximately two gallons of diesel to a paved parking lot.  Product was picked up with speedy dry by Falmouth town personnel.
B-84-2008*On 2/14/08 I received report of a 1 gallon diesel spill, located inside a heated storage building at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused by product expansion, due to the heat in the building and the piece of equipment being overfilled with diesel.  The fuel was spilled onto concrete where it was absorbed using sorbent pads.  No site visit and no further Response action expected.
P-139-2008*NOTIFICATION TO Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
	Fri. 2/8/08: At 1305 hours (hrs) DEP received notice from West Bath Fire Dept. [WBFD] of a 10-gallon (gal.) discharge from a tank tipped on its side, contained with buckets.  At 1410 hrs, DEP received a second call, from Brunswick Fire and passed to Stephen Brezinski, with notice that  the incident involves a fuel oil tank truck on it's side.  No notification was received from the responsible party [RP]: Bert's Oil Co.  Brunswick Fire reported receiving notice of the rollover at 1230 hrs, therefore with an estimated occurrence at 1200 to 1215 hrs.
	Stephen Brezinski notified DEP's Barbara Parker who in turn contacted Jon Woodard who also responded.  DEP requested Clean Harbors Environmental Services [CHES] respond with a clean vacuum truck, a pump, response tools, sorbents, and several laborers.  Dick Grimm of CHES arrived shortly before me, followed by their trucks and equipment shortly after Woodard and I had arrived at about 1500 hrs.
	Chief Mike Demers of WBFD called and requested a response from Brunswick Haz Mat Team (BHMT).  Though DEP and MEMA do not consider fuel oil discharges a haz mat incident, some municipalities and regional teams do.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	As seen in photos, the truck lay almost over a small brook [photo 3] flowing west and feeding Dam Cove of the New Meadows River; a tree prevented it from rolling completely upside down.  Red fuel oil had leaked out the two domes until BHMT could apply dome dogs [photos 1 & 2].  Sorbent pads in the brook were stained with red oil indicating a small cargo discharge; amber oil spots indicated some saddle tank diesel leak.  Later, when being righted, black used motor oil discharged.
	Not knowing the condition of the right side of the cargo tank laying on the ground, whether it had unseen damaged from a rock or stump, we opted to drill and pump off before attempting to right the truck.  Bert's Oil reported about 1400 gal. of kerosene (K1) & #2 fuel oil cargo in two compartments [and with about 50 gallons of diesel fuel].  We later estimated almost 2000-gal. of cargo
	The area is rural residential with four private homes within 300', all served by private wells and septic.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assessed.  Onsite was Bill Reed Jr. and another Bert's Oil personnel representing the owner, Bill Reed.

RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	BFD and BHMT arrived before or about 1300 hrs; DEP arrived about 1400 hrs.  BHMT set up for drilling the cargo tank, and pumping to a second tank truck with a small electric pump.  A grounding rod had been drive in next to the truck's saddle tank.  En route, Woodard called and advised that they delay drilling until DEP could arrive a vacuum truck CHES crews arrive in case a serious leak developed.
	On checking we found that the CHES vacuum truck tank had interior staining from coal tar so was initially rejected on fear of contaminating the fuel.  A small 1" diaphragm pump from CHES powered by a compressor was then chosen to pump directly into a one of two more Bert's Oil trucks mobilized.  This pump eventually froze up.  While bringing out several DEP diaphragm pumps onsite, it was decided to go with the vacuum truck after all.
	BHMT drilled two 4" diameter holes with no serious problems.  Between that pumped to the Bert's Oil truck and that taken by CHES, I estimate about 2000-gal. of un-spilled cargo recovered.  After the cargo was offloaded and the truck was righted, I had CHES vacuum empty the saddle tank to prevent a leak while being towed away.  CHES took all the fuel back to Bert's Oil's bulk plant for offloading that night.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The vacuum truck not being clean as was requested delayed pump-off and final demobilization by about an hour.
b.	Drilling releases potential vacuum so that a small drip could increase a leak rate dramatically once the vacuum is released.  Though the fuel in this case was combustible and not flamma
P-796-2007*A forklift blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of hydraulic oil to a gravel parking lot.  A small quantity of contaminated soil was excavated by Bath Iron Works personnel then entered into their regular waste stream for disposal.
P-797-2007*A one gallon container of bleach became compromised, discharging its contents to the cement interior surface.  Product was neutralized with an absorbent then entered into their regular waste stream for disposal.
A-107-2008*   DEP received a report that this residential cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was leaking.  The homeowner noticed the leak and called her oil company, who told her to call DEP.  The leak was minor and was confined to the concrete cellar floor; the homeowner was able to place a pan under the tank to collect oil.  Because she was eligible for fuel assistance, the DEP arranged for a replacement tank.  No oil escaped the cellar and odors within the residence were never a problem.
B-485-2007*On 9/13/07, I received a report of a old oil spill at 276 Sweets Pond Road in Orrington.  Mr. Maynard Walton of 260 Sweets Pond Road reported that he recently purchased the property and was in the process of removing the existing structure, a very old, small housing structure.  He discovered that there had been an oil spill.  I responded to the site and confirmed that spill did occur.  I inspected the tank and observed a broken fitting at the filter of the tank, a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank.  I advised that Mr. Walton proceed with the removal the structure and that the DEP would follow up with an investigation.

Over the course of the next week or two, the structure was removed, and I proceeded with removing contaminated soil from the area of the spill.  A drinking water well and a septic system were located under the structure.  Response Services proceeded to remove as much soil as practical and expose the well and septic components.  The spill was directly onto bedrock.  I stopped Response action and referred the case to Technical Services, Bangor.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-661-2007*12/12/07, Larry Winchester reported that a Maine Masonry Co. forklift ruptured a hydraulic line at the entered location.  Approximately 1 gallon leaked and was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The waste is scheduled to be picked up by Clean Harbors of Maine.  The spill did not migrate and no sensitive receptors were at risk.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-41-2008*
Dead River reported that a driver had overfilled a basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at Mr. Worchester's home.  The driver did not report how it happened, but was said to have cleaned up outside with pads carried on his truck.  Dead River had dispatched a technician to follow up with an inside inspection to insure that that was no interior impact and to possibly ascertain the cause.  I was told that I would be contacted if there were interior issues and since I did not hear from them or Mr. Worchester I assume the spill was as reported.
B-664-2007*12/14/07,  EJ Carrier reported a spill that occurred on 12/13/07.  Mr. Jerry Carrier did not openly provide details related to the spill, but I was able to surmise that a tank truck overfilled an aboveground storage tank located on the Carrier property.  Pads and other sorbents were deployed to collect the spill.  Oil impacted snow was collected to be padded off later.  The pads were entered into Carrier's waste stream.  I expressed concern about where that waste stream empties.  Carrier advised that they have commercial waste pick up and that they have the capability to burn the pads.  I informed him that they are not supposed to burn the pads.  I felt that because the spill was minor that it would be acceptable to dispose of non-saturated sorbents in the trash.  I explained preferred and required disposal practices and what DEP's expectation were in those regards.  Mr. Carrier was thrilled with these expectations.

Because I couldn't determine who the delivery company was that overfilled the tank nor the size of the tank, I identified Carrier as the Subject and Potential Responsible Party.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-97-2008*	A spill of approximately ten gallons of diesel fuels and less than five gallons of hydraulic fluid was lost from an accident involving a commercial truck.  The spill was to the pavement.  The Northport Fire Department cleaned up the spilled liquid using sorbent material.  No site visit was made.
A-103-2008*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled when a plow truck blew a hose.  Oil went to pavement on the turnpike.  Some oil was collected using sorbents; some was spread along pavement and was not recoverable.
A-105-2008*   DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) that several gallons of oil spilled from this tagged (less than 2 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) transformer when a hole was burned in the side.  Six bags of oily snow was excavated for disposal.  No Response Services action expected.
A-106-2008*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at this construction company yard when a truck driver drove off with the dispensing nozzle in his truck after fueling; the top-mounted pump continued to move product, draining the tank.  The incident had occurred on the previous day during a heavy rainstorm.  Contaminated soil was excavated and stockpiled on-site, and eventually removed for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential/light-commercial and is reliant on private wells for water.  A referral was made to Tech Services.  The fuel storage situation (three motor fuel ASTs were utilized on the site) was referred for possible Fire Marshal attention.
A-108-2008*Falling ice damaged the filter assembly at this property causing an estimated 100 gallons of kerosene to be lost to the ground.  Excavation was delayed but performed in September.  No further action is expected.
A-109-2008* On 2-15-2008, Capt. Scott Lewis reported and estimated 10 to 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred at the Gardiner Armory on Brunswick Ave. in Gardiner. Mr. Lewis is with the Maine National Guard, 133 Engineering unit. They cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-660-2007*12/12/07, Mr. McNally reported an approximately 5-gallon hydraulic oil leak from a deck loader at the entered location.  Apparently, a hydraulically operated piston malfunctioned, causing the leak.  Most of the oil was confined to the area, and sawdust was used to clean up the spill.  The oil impacted sawdust was placed in a bio-mass pile to be burned.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-685-2007*On 12/30/07,  Mr. Wilson reported a 440-gallon spill of poly aluminum chloride, product name GenCoag S7, at the entered location.  The chemical is used in the water treatment process and is a coagulate and used to flocculate materials before entering an intake screen.  The product is stored in a 1,000-gallon aboveground storage tank that feeds a 55-gallon drum.  From the drum, the material is dispensed into the treatment system.  Product is transferred to the 55-gallon pump by an operator, who turns the pump on and off.  In this case, the operator turned the pump on then forgot to shut it off.  The material spilled into a area that had a floor drain.  The drain discharges into the woods adjacent the facility and then into Branch Pond.

Mr. Wilson advises that the water intake is 300 feet into the pond from where the diluted liquid would enter the lake.  The Water Department is required to report the incident to Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and water samples will be taken to ensure no drinking water thresholds are exceeded.  Mr. Wilson states that the only reason they would have to report water samples to end users is due to sampling protocols in the hospitals or tother testing institutions.

Mr. Wilson described a review of product transfer procedures and a possible alarm system to prevent a reoccurrence.

The product is soluble in water and any recovery outside was not feasible.  A residual material was cleaned up with sorbent material and entered into the Water Department waste stream.  The DEP did not respond to this incident.  The material dilutes readily in water and no confinement of clean up would be effective.  The material is not subject to elevated temperatures nor a threat to come in contact with a metal.  The Material Safety Data Sheet for the product says that the material is not a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("Superfund") hazardous substance, but does classify the material as a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act hazardous waste.  Therefore, this spill referred to the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit for consideration of DEP hazardous waste rules.

No further Response action anticipated.

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I-35-2008*02/19/08 11:30 Received a call from Mark Bossie, Dead River Service manager from Houlton regarding a spill in a home in Sherman.  Apparently a cat knocked a piece of wood from a wood pile in the cellar of the home of Lou Lainey.  The piece of wood fell and broke off the valve on the fuel line resulting in the spillage o about 2 to 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  Most of the fuel was caught/collected in a container and put back into the tank.  Dead River Service technicians repaired the damaged valve.  There was a small amount of oil that was on the concrete floor of the cellar.  The homeowner was going to soak it up with wood fines/sawdust then sweep it up and burn it in his wood stove.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

P-933-2006*The driver attempted to fill the tank at 87 Lincoln Street but hearing no whistle he terminated the fill.  He went into the basement to find no tank attached to the fixed piping.  The oil was discharged into a sand filled bunker built with concrete blocks.  This sand filled bunker had previously held an oil tank.  This was a common method to have large storage tanks in basements in older homes in Portland, believed to be associated with a historical fire code.  Tanks such as this were/are considered underground storage tanks.  Several 5 gal pails of material were removed and managed by Yorkie Oil Co.

Several attempts to contact the property owners have failed.  The contact was sought to explain if you remove a tank from service the piping should also be removed at that time. No additional work is planned by DEP Response.
P-250-2006*A downed transformer discharged an unknown quantity of product, which was recovered with sorbent material by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.
P-1082-2006*
	On 6/20/06, a late report was made by Central Maine Power (CMP) of a transformer oil discharge to soil because of a bushing leak.  Clean-up and waste were managed by CMP.  See attached the CMP spill report for further details.
P-1083-2006*On 8/22/06, a hydraulic leak occurred from a Central Maine Power (CMP) truck with broken hose.  Response and clean-up were done by CMP.
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I-15-2008*01/24/08 Received a call from Cathy Martin regarding a gas leak in her apartment.  She is living in the Heritage View Apartments, apt 2V.  Cathy said she had to be admitted into the hospital because of the methane gas that was in her apartment.  Cathy said that the odor originates from under her hot water heater. I asked Cathy what type of hot water heater the apartment had.  She was unsure but gave me the name and telephone # of the manager of the apartment complex.  The manager is Ernest Chamberlain - tel # 498-8724.  Called Ernest and explained the nature of the complaint and asked about the type of water heaters used at the apartment complex.  Ernest said that each unit has its own electric hot water heater and that the smell that Ms. Martin experienced was due to the overflow drain that is located beneath each hot water tank.  These overflow drains have individual pipe connections with a trap in the pipe at ground level that then feeds into the main septic tank and leach field.  Ernest explained that each tenant is told that at least once a month they should pour a pail full of water down the drain to insure the trap has water in it to prevent odors from migrating back up the drain pipe and into the living space.  Ernest said that Cathy Martin was given that information when she moved in, as were other tenants when they began renting at the facility.

I called Cathy back and explained that what she probably got sick from was hydrogen sulfide or sewer gas.  I asked her if she had poured any water down the drain under her hot water tank.  She said she had put gallons of water down the drain, but still did not feel safe being in the apartment because of her bad reaction to the gas.  I told Cathy that I would come up the following day to take some air measurements for H2S.  Called Ernest Chamberlain back to let him know that I would be taking some air quality measurements tomorrow.

01/25/08 14:00 arrived at Heritage View Appts. met Ernest who let me in and took me to Cathy Martin's apt (2V).  Cathy showed us around the apartment, while I took air quality readings with the MSA 5 Star multi-gas meter.  The hydrogen sulfide readings were 0.0 PPM throughout the room and also right next to the hot water tank.  Ernest explained to Cathy the need to put a pail of water down the drain at least once per month ( saying " when you pay the rent as a reminder").  Cathy wanted me to check another apartment at the end of the hall on the 2nd floor (west side of building).  Took several readings in this apartment - again no hydrogen sulfide was detected (0.0 PPM).  It appears that the hydrogen sulfide gas was present in the apartment 2V when the trap dried out from lack of water.  I asked Ernest if the design of this system was to building and plumbing codes.  He showed me the building design plans and said that was how it was designed, approved and constructed.  I recommended to Ernest that he put together a flyer that could be circulated periodically to the tenants regarding proper operational procedures to prevent drains from malfunctioning.  This operational instructions could be posted next to each water heater as a reminder.  No further action by Response Services Staff is warranted at this time.
B-487-2007*On 9/12/2007, Ms Neville contacted the department with questions regarding an antifreeze discharge that occurred on her property.  On August 24, 2007, an SUV crashed into an oak tree on her front lawn.  The vehicle was seen to have leaked some antifreeze and she was concerned about her well that is located near the accident.  No oil was seen to have leaked.

I advised that the antifreeze is water soluble and that based on the amount of liquid spilled that it is not expected that the antifreeze would reach her well.  Furthermore, it was more plausible that the root system of the oak tree would absorb the material.  I advised that she keep the information and said that I would document the report.  I also advised that they sample their well in the future to ensure the water quality.

No further Response action anticipated

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B-504-2007*On 9/22/07, United States Coast Guard (USCG) Petty Officer (PO) Cherkauer, Marine Saftey Office Belfast (MSO), reported that a number of fisherman, operating at the Sullivan Fish Co-op, filed a complaint with the Coast Guard that the F/V Miss Daisy was pumping her bilge and causing an oil slick.  Apparently, this is not an isolated incident according to the unidentified fisherman filing the compliant.  PO Cherkauer advised that they were dispatching a USCG vessel from South West Harbor to investigate the report and requested Maine DEP assistance.  The MSO would not be responding, but requested information obtained at the site for follow up.

I responded to the location, where I met up with the USCG vessel.  However, due to the low tide the response vessel could not approach the landing.  I contacted them by radio and documented the spill with them before their departure.

At the landing I observed the F/V Miss Daisy, beached with an oil sheen in the water around the stern of the vessel.  I could not determine the exact cause of the leak or where the leak was coming from.  According to the report, the discharge occurred as a result of pumping the bilge.  I documented the spill and acquired information that the vessel is owned and operated by the subject.

On 9/23/2007, I forwarded the site photos and subject information to PO Cherkauer, who informed me that they intended to review the incident for possible enforcement action.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-583-2006* On 10-18-2006 a tractor trailer rig was involved in a single vehicle accident. This big rig is owned by Skowhegan Driving School. A student driver was operating the truck at the time of the accident. The truck left the road way, struck a large tree and came to a stop near a stream. This accident occurred on the River road in Madison.
 The Fire Department was on scene and they reported the spill to the DEP. I arrived a short time later and the truck was eventually hauled onto the road way. It was at this time that we noticed that the saddle tanks were crushed. We off loaded the remaining fuel into a 55 gallon drum. The diesel was returned to the DEP warehouse for disposal.
 No further action is expected from Response.
A-583-2007*On 9/27/2007 in Augusta, Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The 1-gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was the result of storm damage. CMP personnel cleaned up the spill. No site visit was made; no further action is expected.
A-677-2007*On 11/7/2007 in Winthrop, Dick Guerette of Winthrop Fuel Co. reported an oil spill. The estimated 5-gallon spill of #2 heating oil was the result of an overfill. The tenant of the home, Robert Chabot  received a 100-gallon delivery of oil from Winthrop Fuel Co., courtesy of the heating oil assistance program. Mr. Chabot was not home during the delivery. When Mr. Chabot returned home, he noticed the strong smell of oil and found oil on his basement floor. Mr. Chabot immediately called Winthrop Fuel Co. to report his findings. Dick Guerette notified the Department of Environmental Protection and Jason Fish responded to assist in clean up. Free product was collected with sorbent pads, and a radon fan was installed to remove vapors. I made a site visit the following day.

Mr. Chabot claimed his tank was completely empty when he called for oil. Mr. Guerette of Winthrop Fuel Co. denies that his driver overfilled the tank and only 100-gallons was delivered. The only conclusion is that after the 100 gallon delivery, another oil company made a wrong delivery to the home and overfilled the tank. I made phone calls to several local oil dealers in the area, all stated they had no deliveries in the area that day. At this time, no one has claimed pumping the additional 150 gallons of oil into Mr. Chabot's tank. No further response action is expected.
A-697-2007*On 11/16/2007 in Freedom, Lorraine Overlock reported an oil spill. The estimated 1-gallon spill of kerosene (K-1) heating oil was the result of a corroded oil filter housing on an outside aboveground storage tank (AST). The minor spill was cleaned up by the oil burner technician with sorbent pads. A site visit was made because the spill was mistakenly reported to me as being 100 gallons. No further response action is expected.
B-93-2008*On 2/20/08 I received report of a 25 gallon hydraulic leak from a logging harvester.  The leak was caused by a blown o-ring on the equipment.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  Some snow was also recovered which was impacted.  The spill occurred in the meridian of the interstate in Medway.  No receptors impacted.  No further Response action expected.
P-783-2007*On October 30, 2007, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) ounce of hydraulic oil was discharged from a leaking lift into the Kennebec River.  Due to the minimal amount of the spill, none was recoverable.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-901-2007*A crane blew a hydraulic line which discharged approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved parking lot.  Product was recovered with speedy dry and pads by on-site personnel.  See attached spill report.
A-166-2008*	A spill of an unknown amount of kerosene was reported by Troy Sawyer at a seasonal property in Chamberlain. The release was caused by the corrosion of a 55 gallon drum used as a storage tank for kerosene. This is not a recommended set-up for storage of kerosene, and the tank had not been filled by Colby and Gale since March 2003. The actual date of the release could not be determined. Contact with the homeowner was attempted, but could not be made.
	On March 11, 2008 I visited the site to investigate the extent of the spill. The drum was located on its end near the left side of the building. The wooden material that was used as a structure or stand was already removed, but looked to have oil contamination. Oil staining could be seen on the ground running from the storage tank around the foundation to the front of the building. No contact was able to be made with the homeowner to gain permission to remove the contaminated soil.
	On May 29, 2008 I received a call from Alex Pugh with DEP Technical Services  requesting information about the spill. He had received a complaint of oil in the Welch's well water. At that time it became possible to obtain a signature for the clean-up options agreement to remove the contaminated soil from the site. The clean-up was scheduled for June 1, 2008 with Pendleton's Plumbing and Heating. The Pendleton's removed approximately three to four cubic yards of oil contaminated soil from around the foundation. Unfortunately,  bedrock was hit within a few feet of the surface and high levels of oil contamination was found down to the bedrock. The excavation was backfilled and re-seeded.
	Free product was found in both the Welch well and a neighboring well owned by the Bakers. Both wells had filters placed on them to help remove any dissolved kerosene in the well water. The spill was referred to Alex Pugh for further investigation.
P-199-2008*SUMMARY
	In March of 2008, this gas station and convenience store underwent abandonment-by-removal and the property was being sold by Irving Oil through Boulas Corp. real estate.  C & C Contractors under Dale Chapman and Maine Certified Tank Installer [CTI] John Mullins performed the abandonment.  Rod Belanger of Petroserve Co. was on site as general contractor under Irving and over C & C.  Acadia Environmental Technology performed the CMR 691 Underground Storage Tank [UST] Closure Assessment and screened soil for the remediation.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) contract for initial assessment and clean-up actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	The location has been a gas station since well before the tank replacement in 1991.  See P-566-91 for information on the 1991 tank replacement by A L Doggett.  Oil filled hydraulic lift tanks or hydraulic oil discharges may remain under the building floor. Soils noted were sand fill on top underlain by vertically fractured Presumpscot silt below.  Groundwater level was high but did not recharge quickly.  The UST area acted as a 'bathtub' for groundwater and caused the peastone fill to be soupy and heavy in silt and some oil sheen.
	A BASELINE-2 clean-up goal was agreed upon with field action-level of 500-ppm for gasoline discharges.
	Irving declined to test pits in the locations of the former USTs and dispenser island as there was no Closure Assessment performed on them in October 1991 as as required.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	Thurs. 2/28/08: I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services [CHES] about their plans to purge and clean the tanks on site. I advised CHES to contact South Portland Fire Deptartment for a permit to purge on site.  On 2/29/08, the cleaning was delayed for lack of CTI.
	Mon. 3/3/08: Under a waiver of the 30-day notification period, I was on site with CHES crew and C & C Construction under Maine CTI Mullins to purge and clean the tanks in the ground.  These tanks are on the opposite side of the building from those tanks removed in 1991.
	Tues. 3/4/08: C & C Construction excavated the tanks.  The water over-saturated soil and peastone caused consternation by silty water flowing off the soil pile and to the storm drain.  An oil sheen was also noted atop the runoff [see photo].  At my request, C & C ceased work and performed erosion control.  The four hay bales brought back did not work so I requested help from South Portland Public Works.  Removing the double wall fiberglass tanks was difficult and T-1 was damaged by the excavator.  I did not observe T-2 being removed.
	The dispenser area had containment sumps.  This dispenser area was adjacent and northeast of the dispenser island removed in 1991, yet 1.5" diameter bare steel product piping was found here suggesting another earlier dispenser location from years past.  This product piping should have been noted and abandoned by A L Doggett when they installed this new island in 1991.  I instructed Acadia, and later C & C, that this piping had to be removed and assessed along with the rest of the facility.
	Mon. 3/10/08 & Tues. 3/11/08: C & C and Acadia on site removing the old non-compliant piping while chasing old gasoline contamination.  I noted an oil sheen atop groundwater in the excavation; no continuous layer or blobs of free product.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
A)	Contamination in the area of the removed fiberglass tanks underwent no required remediation.  Some oily water was seen draining to the municipal storm drain before and during attempts to control the runoff.
B)	In the area of the dispenser island 825.5 tons of gasoline contaminated silty-soil was excavated for offsite recycling at Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. under a DEP oil spill debris discharge letter [Oil Spill Debris Form].  I noted an oil sheen atop ground water in the excavation.  Acadia noted field headspace Photo Ionization Detector values over 1000-parts per million.  No groundwa
P-898-2007*A motor vehicle crashed into a garage compromising a 30-gallon plastic drum containing used motor oil.  The force of the impact split the drum and spewed its contents across the bay covering the floor, cabinets, and a tractor within.  Remedial efforts included cleaning with an agent, disposing of unsalvageable contents and cleaning the cement floor with speedy dry to the joint satisfaction of the Department of Environmental Protection, tenant and property owner.
P-899-2007*The filter assembly associated with an above ground storage tank (AST) was compromised when a falling object contacted it as a direct result of a motor vehicle mishap.  Portland Fire Department responded and plugged the leaking tank but not before approximately 50 gallons of kerosene were discharged.  Product covered the cement garage floor impacting items in contact with it including boxes and their contents, miscellaneous household items and wood trim work.  In addition, it was evident some product ran off the slab to soil between it and the paved driveway.  Emergency response efforts focused on separating contaminated from non-contaminated items and applying speedy dry to clean the floor.  The following day, oil contaminated wood trim work was removed for disposal and all debris was transported off site.  At that time, there was the potential for sub-slab contamination but site specifics did not seem to warrant its pursuit.  The townhouse is on a slab and the garage, though attached, is separated by a four foot frost wall and the residence is served by public water and sewer.  In the following days, unexpected complaints were received from the homeowner regarding indoor air quality issues which did not seem consistent with the circumstances of the situation.  Nonetheless, the Department's Division of Technical Services (Tech Svcs) was consulted. Minor sub-slab contamination was encountered so in an attempt to alleviate the resident's perceived issues, a radon fan was installed which provided good negative pressure given the coarse grained sand below the structure.  In addition, air sampling was performed to quantify what the resident was experiencing.  The results were well below any action level though the resident continues to debate with Tech Svcs and her insurance company regarding future efforts.  To date, the debate has not been resolved.
P-148-2007*
	On Friday 3/9/07, DEP responded to notice of a tank truck leak of used animal/vegetable oil and grease to the roadway from a Baker's Commodities (BC) truck traveling north from Franklin Street on Interstate 295.  The truck pulled off onto Exit 9 just north of Washington Street and stopped before getting onto Route 1.  The adjacent areas are residential, commercial use, and the state waters of Casco Bay.
	ENPRO services responded at request of BC to recover oil that had spilled to the pavement.  Maine Department of Transportation then sanded the spill area.  In addition to addressing the public safety threat, a goal was to prevent oil discharging to drains and to the surface waters.  I traveled the effected areas and directed ENPRO where to clean up.  A citizen later contacted me about oil on her motor vehicle, so I directed her to BC to have the car cleaned.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-691-2007*During excavation of the Hollywood Slots site at 500 Main Street, Bangor contaminated soil was encountered.  Maine DEP did not require soil removal from this site, however the soil structure was not suitable to support the planned parking garage.  It was agreed that Cianbro and the site consultant S. W. Cole, Inc. would remove all necessary contaminated soil for disposal at Thibodeau Paving in Prospect, Maine.  1166 yards of material was removed.

The Hollywood Slots site is very large and several businesses had occupied the site in the past including a gasoline service station and a Holiday Inn hotel.  The most likely source of the contamination is the former gasoline service station.  This clean up is not Groundwater Fund Eligible.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
A-111-2008*2/16/08 07:45 State police dispatch notified Jon Andrews, responder on call, that an oil spill at the Thurlow residence  on the Pond Road in Greene had occurred.  Jon responded to the release and found that an outside heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had spilled about 120 gallons of oil as the result of ice and snow from the house roof falling onto and breaking off the filter. Jon handed the spill over to me, Robert Williams, to manage ongoing clean up.

2/17 & 2/18/08 Environment Projects Inc(EPI) removed the oily snow and used absorbent pads to collect oil, some of which had flowed into a wet wooded area directly behind the house.  Absorbent boom was placed in a small stream where the wet wooded area flowed to.

 2/21,22,25,26/08 EPI returned to the site to excavate oil contaminated soil in the AST area and along the oil's path into the wet wooded area.  Soil was removed from the area next to the mobile home until groundwater was encountered.  A recovery well was put in place before back filling.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for well monitoring and engineering solution for further clean up.

No further action by Response Services is expected




B-131-2008*On 3/11/08 I received report from Ian Spencer, environmental manager at Red Shield environmental, of an approximate 200 gallon spill of #6 oil at their facility in Old Town.  The cause of the spill was human error.  A shipment of #6 oil was dropped into their Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) which supplies fuel for one of their boilers.  This AST has been empty and out of commission since last August.  Once it was decided to fire the #6 oil boiler, the condensation from the AST was drained by opening the drain valve on the tank.  Unfortunately the drain valve was not closed properly after the AST was drained, allowing the oil to run from the tank, into the secondary containment area.

The human errors continue, because the drain valve on the containment system was left open.  The drain valve was left open to drain snow and rainwater.  This valve being opened allowed the oil to flow into the boiler house, where it drained into the floor drains and off to the mills waste water treatment system.  The oil finally came to rest in the primary clarifier of the system.

That evening Philip Services was hired to vactor the emulsified #6 oil from the primary clarifier.  Success was limited with the onset of darkness.

The next day the removal of emulsified oil from the clarifier was completed.  The supply line from the boiler house to the clarifier was also cleaned as well as the boiler house floor drains and the secondary containment system.  All of the waste as well as water and ice were disposed of by Philip Services.

The next morning, Philip returned to clean the drains in the boiler house and revactor the clarifier.  Once these tasks were completed, they began vactoring the remaining free product from the secondary containment area.  This was successful by utilizing steam to lift the oil off the ice.

All of the valves have been checked for proper usage and staff has been instructed on proper procedures.

No impact to the River is expected.  No further action from Response Services expected.
A-133-2008* Seth, from C and J Appliance, reported the leak late in the evening on 2-25-08.  Snow and ice had accumulated around and over the outside tank.  This resulted in a cracked nipple/firomatic at the outlet of the Aboveground fuel oil Storage Tank (AST).  Seth made repairs to the AST.  This site is located at 1142 Industry Rd. (a.k.a. Route  #43) in Industry.  The spill site is located near the "Ugly Moose", a convenience store and cafe.
 This AST was last filled on 1-30-08 with 96 gallons.  Assuming a rate of consumption of 4.5 gallons per day an estimated spill of 163 gallons was obtained.
 I contacted the homeowner, Karen Schuler, and we discussed cleanup options.  She gave me permission to go ahead with soil removal.  I contacted E.L. Vining, a contractor, and they made a site visit and started work on Monday March 3.  A lot of snow had to be removed.  I called DIG SAFE early that morning.  Oil contaminated soil was excavated but the building was supported by concrete sona tubes.  We were nervous about undermining this support.  The excavation continued and we found an Underground Storage Tank.  This UST  was directly under the AST.  However the UST was full of water and did not contain the spilled kerosene. The tank was pumped out by EPI and then removed.
 I collected two soil samples and the site was then referred to Tech Services for additional work.
No further Response action expected.
B-134-2008*Mr. Trovant reported that he had discovered a diesel spill on Route 214 from the Junction with Route 191 up Conant Hill for a quarter mile.  He smelled the fuel on his car on his arrival home and while he was investigating it he noticed that the Maine D.O.T. had a sand truck on the scene laying down sand. He had not noticed anything when he left home in the morning but it was cold and the road was wet.  It was definitely noticeable when he came back around noon.   No site visit and no Response Services action expected.
B-135-2008*Mr. Foss reported that a driver had apparently overfilled a basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Gordon residence the day before.  That evening when Ms. Gordon arrived home she smelled oil and called the oil company who sent out a technician.  He found that oil was weeping out the gauge and had spread out down the side of the tank.  He cleaned it off and drained a few gallons to stop the leak.  Mr. Foss did not yet have the details as to why the tank was overfilled but assured me the customer was happy.  No further action from Response Services expected.
P-922-2007*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sun. 12/30/07: Notice from Webber Energy that during a delivery they had found a leaking Presssure gage on the furnace with a possible 30 to 50 gallon discharge all over the furnace room floor.  On 12/31/07, I notified the Topsham Fire Chief and the Public Works Director about the discharge.  The furnace room had not been checked in two weeks so the leak could have been occurring for weeks.

ASSESSMENT
	12/30/07: Onsite I met a Webber Energy technicians who had repaired the leak and applied oil sorbents on the floor.  Little free oil remained on the floor and I quickly determined that the bulk of the oil had flowed to the back and gone down under the furnace room through a wide gap between the concrete floor and wall.  Arrangements were made for me to return the next morning to meet with maintenance staff and re-check.
	The location is a collection of four-unit apartments in a sub-urban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer.  A brook flows behind Unit 25 and proceeds east through a neighborhood and under Bickford St.  On 12/30/07 we noted no oil in this brook.  The complex is managed by Affordable Housing of New England [AHNE] who assumed role as responsible party and they had there own insurance cover remediation..
	12/31/07: Within the neighboring Apartment 25 I noted photo-ionization detector (PID) values up to 10-parts per million (ppm) along the adjoining wall.  A heavy oil sheen was noted flowing into the brook from the building's foundation drain buried under the ground and snow.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Sun. 12/30/07: Webber personnel applied sorbents to the surface discharge remaining on the floor.
	Mon. 12/31/07: Susan Oaks of AHNE authorized Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to respond and I advised EPI to mobilize people and equipment that morning to build an underflow dam in the brook and to cut the furnace room floor to vacuum out oiled soil.  AHNE supplied building plans for review.  At 1400 hours, EPI arrived and one group built an underflow dam off Bickford St.; while another EPI group cut the concrete floors in Unit 25 and in the furnace room to access the soil below.  Deep snow and cold inhibited response.
	Vapors below the apartment were inconsequential.  Vapors below the furnace room were strong and excavation was arranged for Wed.
	Tues. 1/1/08: I checked and changed sorbents behind the underflow dam.
	Wed. 1/2/08: EPI excavated soil down to about 8' below ground through sandy fill and found ground water with a small amount of LNAPL fuel oil.  At my request they installed a 4" recovery/monitoring well for future use [see attached photos].  Ms. Oaks of AHNE advised me that that they would have their own personnel maintain the dam and change oiled sorbents, checking every few days.  I referred the incident to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) engineer Don White who had oily water pumped from the well on several occasions.
	Wed. 2/20/08: I checked the underflow dam and found the sorbent pads saturated and untouched for several weeks.  I later contacted Oaks @ AHNE and she replied she would have her maintenance staff change the pads.
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	AHNE chose to manage the clean-up and hire EPI directly with coverage by their own insurance company.
II.	At this time further maintenance of the underflow dam over spring of 2008 has been sporadic with occasional checks by DEP and then calls to AHNE or EPI as needed.  It is expected that by the autumn of 2008 the underflow dam will be dismantled.
III.	Expenses from DEP Response Division were covered by AHNE and their insurance.  DEP Technical Services may have had expenses needing reimbursement.
B-15-2008*B-15-2008
01/09/2008 16:00

     Lynn Dunbar of the Sullivan Town Office called to report a spill of fuel oil at the Lorraine Mathews residence at 32 Quarry Road.  The details of the spill were unclear since it came from a second hand source.  Investigation revealed that approximately 25 gallons spilled from an adjacent 275-gallon tank that was not in use.  It appeared that either the filter broke from being stepped on or it broke from ice movement.  In any event the fuel was cleaned up from a snow and ice covered surface by Clean Harbors personnel who were already in the area on a similar situation.  It is believed that all the fuel was recovered from this particular spill.
B-86-2008*2/15/08 Mr. Teel reported a one quart hydraulic oil leak from a construction machine used on the installation of power lines in Ellsworth.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the waste put into storage until later pick up by a licensed contractor.  The spill was confined to the area around the machine.

No further Response action warranted.

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I-36-2008*02/22/08 11:30 Received a fax from Jim O' Malley of Huber Resources regarding a spill that occurred on their woodlands in T7 R16 as a result of a hydraulic hose busting on a feller buncher wood processing equipment.  The equipment is owned and operated by Stetson Timberlands and the spill occurred up in the woodlot on a skidder trail about 800 feet from the St. Francis lake road.  According to the report, the trail was covered with snow and slash from the timber harvest operations.  No action was taken to recover any of the spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-37-2008*02/22/08 11:30 Received a fax from Jim O'Malley of Huber Resources, regarding the leak of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a road grader operating on mile 15 of the Foss Brook Road.  Apparently the grader developed a hydraulic leak around the cylinder bank and spilled about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil.  The operator soaked up the oil with absorbent pads and the pads with the contaminated snow were scooped up and transported off site for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-122-2008*2/21/08 0600 hours, Rockland Fire Department reported that 1 to 2 gallons of oil had spilled at the Rankin Center apartment building.  They had responded to a report of oil on the sidewalk outside the building and found spilled oil on the sidewalk where the building's oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) vent was located.  Absorbent pads had been used to collect the oil that was estimated to be less than a gallon.  They reported oil vapors inside the building.  Maritime Energy had been contacted.   They said that one of their drivers overfilled the heating oil AST early this morning but had reported it was a small amount that was released and he had cleaned it up.  I met the fire department and Maritime Energy at the site.  Maritime employees were collecting oiled absorbent pads and using speedy dry to clean the pavement.  We gained access to the basement to inspect the oil tank for damage that might have been caused by the overfill.  The AST did not appear damaged but piping connections had seeped oil due to the overfill.  The oil had run down the tank to the concrete floor.  Maritime cleaned the tank and concrete floor and the oil vapors dissipated.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-123-2008*Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill which occurred due to ice accumulation breaking off a tree limb.  The transformer was damaged and leaked fluid.  Snow and oil were reportedly removed.  No site visit was made.
A-124-2008*2/22/08 14:15   Butch Worchester from Webber Oil Company reported that an estimated 2 gallons of oil had spilled to the roadside of a dirt road in Owls Head.  One of their oil delivery trucks had driven off the side of the road onto the soft shoulder hitting the side valve of the truck.  The driver had immediately shut off the valve and collected the spilled oil.  I went to the site and confirmed the oil had been cleaned up.  The road led to a residential home that was several hundred feet away.  Webber reported that the owner, Norman Thomas, had been notified.  No wells were in the area of the spill and there was no sign of oil remaining at the site.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-125-2008*2/22/08 14:25  Kathlyne Powers reported that there had been a leak of heating oil at her house in Monmouth on 2/18/08.  She had called the Fire Department who collected the oil with speedy dry and oil absorbent pads.  The Fire Department had told her to report the spill to DEP.  I met her tenant Hans Bodeker at the site.  There were oil vapors evident in the house.  The spill had occurred from a leaking fitting on an oil supply line to an old presently unused kerosene heater on the first floor.  The oil had run through the floor to the concrete basement below, and into a floor drain.  The drain had a small amount of oil in it that I collected with absorbent pads.  I checked Cochnewagan Lake where it was reported that the drain outlet was.  There was no sign of oil in the lake.  I installed an exhaust fan in the basement to remove oil vapors.  I inspected the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that fed the leaking line.  It still had about 1/4 tank of fuel and was very old and rusty but was not leaking.  I contacted the owner and she reported that the heater had not been used for years and the tank level was always at 1/4.  I informed her of what I had found.  I suggested that she remove the oil from the AST to prevent future spills.  She said she would.  I took the oiled absorbent pads and speedy dry that the Fire Department had used to collect oil.

I returned to the site 3 weeks later and the oil vapors were gone.  I measured the indoor air with a photo ionization detector with the fan shut off and readings were under 1 parts per million.  I removed the fan.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-129-2008*2/24/08 14:30 Neil Gunther, Damariscotta Fire Department, reported that 75 to 100 gallons of heating oil had spilled in a basement of a residence in Damariscotta.  They had collected oil with absorbent pads and the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was no longer leaking.  I went to the site and with the assistance of the Fire Department collected oiled absorbent pads and put more down to collect oil on the basement concrete floor.  The spill occurred when the tank outlet was cracked.  There were several cracks in the concrete floor that the oil had run into and contents of the basement were impacted with oil.  I set up a ventilation fan to alleviate oil vapors in the house.  I explained to the owner, Paul Teeple, that the oil impacted shelving would need to be removed and that soil under the concrete floor would need to be excavated to protect his well from migrating oil contamination.  He agreed and completed the Clean-up Options agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.

3/7/08 The oiled shelving was removed.   Part of the basement floor removed and contaminated soil was removed. Soil excavation was stopped when a building support column was encountered.  The floor was later patched and then the entire floor was sealed to prevent the migration of oil vapors into the house.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services to monitor the wells in the area.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-126-2008*NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Sun. 2/10/08: Notice by Berwick Fire Chief Plante through Maine State Police dispatch of an estimated 100-gallon (gal.) leak from an outside above ground storage tank [AST] at this Berwick address.

INITIAL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	2/10/08: Onsite in early afternoon I met with Fire Chief Plante, Borderline Fuels burner technican, tenants Melissa & Troid Patch, and an un-named gentleman representing the property landlord.
	The property is rural residential, served by private wells and septic [see location maps] with about three residential wells within 300' of the discharge.  This parcel has an active drilled well next to an older inactive dug well.  A dug well typically indicates shallow groundwater [gw].  I noted three children in the home.
	Ice had fallen off the metal roof, breaking off the unprotected filter & firematic of the outside vertical 275-gallon AST.  Reported filled with 100-gallons the previous Thursday 2/7/08, it appears the oil dribbled out till empty and seeped down into the ground around and under the mobile home.  Speaking to Mr. Hall, his onsite representative (rep), and the Patch's, I advised source reduction by excavation of the oiled soil the next day, 2/11/08, and keep me notified so I can screen soil.  I gave a Clean-Up Options Agreement and Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund [Fund]application to Mr. Hall's rep.  Mr. Hall told me he would arrange excavation to clean-up.  A STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOAL was judged.
	Hall's rep. initially told me that Hall would soon be having the home torn down for rebuilding; so then we would would be able to remove the oiled soil under the home and presently inaccessible.  The one day delay in initiating soil removal and the delay in removing soil under the house increases the threat to the area wells.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Sun. 2/10/08: Borderline Fuels repaired the firematic to restore the Patch's heat.  There was no free oil to pick up.  Snow was deep and hindered observation.
	Mon. 2/11/08: I received word from Paul Kennedy of Brown Ind. Group [BIG] that Mr. Hall had hired BIG to excavate oiled soil the next morning, 2/12/08.
	Tues. 2/12/08: I met BIG reps onsite.  After moving the AST out of the way they excavated sandy boney soil down to about 9' below grade; finding gw at 8' below grade.   I noted small, dis-continuous blobs of red oil atop the gw seeping into the excavation [photo 7].  Photo-ionization detector (PID) bag-headspace values of over 1000-parts per million (ppm) were documented  Excavation was delayed about an hour due to mechanical breakdown.  Three triaxle dumptruck loads of oiled soil were sent to Aggregate Recycling Corporation [ARC] by BIG under a DEP Oil Spill Debris letter.  Oiled soil under the home could not be dug out and Mr. Hall advised me that the home would not be razed after all.
	I instructed BIG to insert a 4" monitoring well in the excavation and to backfill with permeable 3/4" crushed rock.  Over the summer 2008, the well was monitored by DEP geologist Mark Woodruff.
	9/9/08: Under Maine DEP management [Option-1 of the DEP Options Agreement] additional soil removed by BIG and trucked to ARC.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	No direct Maine DEP expenses were incurred by DEP Division of Response Services.  Later on, DEP Division of Technical Services did incur investigation expenses and will have Mr. Hall apply for Fund coverage.
2.	Though a significant percentage of oiled soil was removed on 2/12/08, a large part exceeding the Stringent Clean-Up Goal remained under the home and continues to threaten the area wells.
3.	Further investigation clean-up actions are expected and if required will be oversaw by DEP Technical Services Division.  On 9/9/05, an additional 137.31 tons of soil was excavated and sent to ARC for recycling, overseen by DEP's Mark Woodruff.  The old home had been raved by Mr. Hall and remaining oiled soil removed before new home construction could begin.
4.	Ms. Patch contacted
A-130-2008*	A spill of kerosene (K-1) occurred when falling snow and ice cracked the oil line at the filter. Discovery of the spill was not immediately possible as the snow covering the ground and tank was greater than two feet in depth. Ms. Sproul  had 150 gallons of oil delivered on February 15, 2008 by Bob's Cash Fuel, but was unsure how much full the tank was prior to delivery. The tank was found to be empty a week later on the 22nd after the furnace ceased operating. The tank itself was almost covered with snow and no evidence of a spill was present so 10 more gallons were added to the tank by the owner. The furnace worked until sometime Sunday night. Given these circumstances, a precise estimate can not be made concerning the amount of oil released, but a spill of greater than 100 gallons is likely .
	The initial site visit was made on February 25, 2008. The tank was located on the backside of the mobile home and was approximately four feet from the side of the building. Once the snow was removed from around the tank it became obvious that the oil had gone into the soil as there was very little "pink snow" and the ground was not frozen. Clean Harbors was called to excavate the soil.
	On February 26, 2008 Clean Harbors began the arduous task of removing the snow and ice to gain access to the spill area. The excavation of contaminated soil took three days and was completed on February 29. The excavation area was rectangular with dimensions of 13 x 24 feet and varied from 4.5 and 6 feet in depth where ledge was hit, and free product and water entered the excavation. Some contaminated soil under the mobile home was left in place to maintain the structural integrity of the cement slab and an inability to move the home due to large amounts of snow.
	Levels of contamination  left along  the wall ranged from 26.3 parts per million to 217.8 parts per million adjusted for fuel oil and read on an MSA Passport Photo-ionization Detector. At a depth of 4-5 feet groundwater was reached, along with free product. As free product seeped out of the ledge into the excavation sorbent pads were used to collect it on the surface. A free product collection sump/well was installed using 12-inch culvert and 3/4-inch crushed stone was used to backfill around the sump and screened gravel for the remainder of the hole. A drinking water sample was taken from the faucet for diesel-range organics analysis at Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratories. The site was referred to Pat Locklin with Technical Services for further investigation. Final grading and landscaping was deferred until May 16, 2008 when the area was solid enough for equipment.
P-187-2008*On 2/25/08, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a spill from an above ground storage tank at a residence in Springvale.  I responded that afternoon and met the homeowner, Sandy Francisco, on site.  I observed the oil tank and saw that the oil filter assembly had broken off the tank due to the weight of ice and snow accumulation.  The residence was served by a private well located nearby.

I hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill with a Vactor since the back of the house where the tank was located was not accessible with heavy equipment.  18.25 tons of soil was removed beginning on March 3.  All of the oil was not able to be recovered due to bedrock and boulders in the excavation.  The site was referred to Mark Woodruff of Technical Services for further monitoring.  No further response action required.
P-57-2008*SUMMARY
	1/22/08: I was contacted by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Geologist Andolsek requesting assistance in sampling residential wells suspected of being contaminated with gasoline from the nearby DAB Auto Parts [a.k.a Allen Range Rd. Used Auto.], an auto salvage and crushing and junk yard [See also P-922-05 and P-573-05, et al].  Verbal notification by Jim Hillier [a Certified Geologist with Hillier & Assoc.] reported that 12/21/07, lab samples showed diesel-range organics (DRO) in residential drinking water of 69-parts per billion (ppb) at 24 Allen Range Rd. and 68-ppb at 27 Allen Range Rd.  DAB's well water was found to have levels of 95-ppb gasoline -range organics (GRO) and 160-DRO.  That day I re-sampled both residences for DRO and for EPA 524 analysis.
	All four samples came back non-detect (ND) and I copied the results to the homeowners and to Mr. Bolduc of DAB Auto.  Andolsek re-sampled on 2/7/08 and again results were ND [see attached].  Andolsek had also sampled on 1/25/06 with results ND by EPA 8260.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION & ASSESSMENT
	The area is rural residential with two active auto salvage and crushing yards next to each other.  Past DEP reports document DRO and GRO contamination to soil and groundwater, apparently from leaks for junked vehicles and careless handling of fluids.  The area has a STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOAL based on the number of nearby drinking-water wells.
	24 Allen Range Rd. is a single-family home with dug well, south of DAB Auto and is owned by Dave Bolduc and at the time leased to Mr. Raimundas Alasauskas @ 865-1044.
	27 Allen Range Rd. is a single family home with dug well, SE of DAB Auto, and was occupied by Danette Baines during the 1/25/06, sampling.  During the 1/22/08, sampling it was occupied by Ms. Heather Goodine and children.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time further investigation continues under DEP's Hank Andolsek.  The discharges are not cleaned to Maine DEP satisfaction at this time; further investigation and remediation are expected.
b.	Hillier & Assoc. were hire by DAB to perform a Phase-2 site assessment of Bolduc's property though I understand that this report will not be released until DAB pays Hillier.
c.	As the discharges appear to derive from possibly many unreported occurrences and sources over years of operation, I understand that neither Maine Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance is applicable.  DEP is seeking reimbursement for sampling and remedial expenses.
I-25-2008*The transport driver was delivering fuel oil to plant.  They did not watch gauge properly or gauge malfunctioned and tank was "overfilled".  Driver noticed spray from top of tank #12 and shut down delivery.  100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled as a result.  Clean Harbors used a suction truck and is completing the clean-up and will dispose of debris.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-40-2008*A hydraulic oil hose on equipment owned by Blanchet Logging burst causing 15 gallons of oil to spill.  No action was taken for clean-up and the hose burst on the trail approximately 1500' from road.  Trail covered with slash and snow.  No further Response action expected.
I-38-2008*A busted hose on heavy equipment caused 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill in the road.  Sawdust and chips were used to absorb the oil and brought the debris to Pinkham boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-807-2007*A leaky fitting associated with an aboveground storage tank discharged approximately one pint of #2 heating oil to a dirt crawlspace.  All visible signs were removed for disposal by the burner technician.
I-26-2008*Me Department of Transportation (DOT) called to report that 24 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose on a plow truck   DOT plowed 10 miles of roadway and noticed the plow truck's hydraulic oil missing when the truck returned back at the shop.  They had plowed 10 miles of roadway in Moro Plantation.  Unable to do clean-up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-809-2007*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Odor indicated to the homeowners that they had a problem. Then, they placed a bucket below the tank to recover leaking product.  No other items were impacted from this issue which was successfully alleviated by the burner technician.
A-123-2007*David Hooper from Maritime Energy reported an approximately 5-gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at this Rockland residence.  The cause of the spill was technician error.  The firematic valve on the supply line was accidentally broken, resulting in a spill to the basement floor.  The valve was repaired, and the spilled oil was collected with sorbent material.  The area was ventilated.  I left a phone message for the owner to confirm the minor nature of the spill, but no reply was received.  No site visit was made.
A-124-2007*Arnold Hanscom of the Kennebec Sanitary District reported a one quart diesel spill at the facility in Winslow.  The spill was caused by poor workmanship during a filter change on a piece of light equipment.  The spill was reportedly to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No site visit was made.
I-41-2008*Recieved a report that 0.05 gallons of #2 fuel oil sprayed out of the vent after the delivery driver turned off the mechanism after hearing the whistle.  The driver immediately shoveled the snow with the oil debris and disposed of it at the Petro Bulk Warehouse.  No further action by Response Services needed.
I-23-2008*Outside tank filter leaked on ice at a residential dwelling.  The Kerosene leaked on ice which was immediately excavated and brought to Fort Fairfield.  No further Response action expected.
I-42-2008*Received a report that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a snow blower.  Sorbent's were used to clean the spilled product.  Subject contacted the Southern Maine Regional Office who faxed the spill to the Northern Maine Regional Office.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-129-2007*Tom Griffin of SD Warren Sappi Fine Paper (SAPPI) contacted this office to report a groundwater anomaly in the area of the chlorine dioxide generating building.  The water was elevated in temperature and reduced in pH.  The exact source of the water was unclear, but environmental engineering staff were working on it.  I responded to the mill to offer assistance.  SAPPI, like all paper mills, is a large industrial complex with maze of corridors, buildings, pipes and equipment buzzing like a bee hive.  I often wonder to myself when visiting such places how easily a person could go missing... but I digress.

Tom does an excellent job of describing how the problem was diagnosed and resolved in his correspondence dated April 3 and May 14, 2007 (attached).  Over several weeks while the case was being investigated, Tom kept me appraised of progress.  DEP Land and Water staff were also notified and kept informed.  Corrosive ground water was captured and treated in the waste water treatment plant.  The source of the leak was found to be a sump that had corroded.  Also historical spillage from acid transfers at the rail off loading area may have contributed to the diminished pH.   I concur with the letters findings and have confidence that the capable staff at SAPPI performed a robust investigation and resolution to the issue.  No environmental receptors are expected to be adversely impacted by this discharge.  The incident is well documented and the area is largely isolated to prevent exposures.
P-175-2008*DEP received notification of a discharge of approximately 200 gallons of kerosene as a result of a filter being broken off from snow.  Snow that was not contaminated with oil was pushed off to the side to allow for an excavation of contaminated snow and soil. Approximately 50 tons of soil was removed for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-43-2008*A hydraulic hose on a crane busted while loading a truck.  About 1-2 gallon of hydraulic oil sprayed all over the wood pile.  Unable to cleanup No further action by Response Services needed.
I-44-2008*Due to operator error, 1-2 gallons of diesel fuel spilled.  The operator was not paying attention when he put the fuel nozzle back on the fuel truck.  He cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services needed.
P-812-2007*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of a minimal but unknown quantity of #2 heating oil to a cement basement floor; no other items were impacted.  A burner technician stopped the leak and cleaned the concrete with speedy dry and pads.
P-137-2008*On February 11, 2008, DEP received notification that approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a broken filter due to ice and snow buildup.  The oil had discharged into the ground surrounding the home, threatening the well on the property.  DEP undertook excavation activities and discovered oil had impacted the groundwater.  A monitoring/recovery well was installed to remove product from periodically.  The site was referred to Don White, of the Technical Services Division, for further follow-up.  Please refer to the Technical Services files for additional information.
B-104-2008*On 2/25/08, I received report from Carl Akeley of Katahdin Paper of a sulfuric acid leak in their system.  The cause was a corrosion hole in the sulfuric acid supply line.  Unfortunately the leak was not contained by their secondary containment system, because of a leaking valve.  Luckily this second system failure was able to be controlled by treating the sulfuric acid in their waste water treatment plant on site.

The product that was spilled and recovered from their secondary containment system, before going to the waste water treatment plant.

Clean Harbors was called to pump the approximate 2 thousand gallons from the tank, allowing the repairs to be made.
P-179-2008*While preparing the oral thermometer, Mrs. Stearns dropped it in the tub.  She used tape to collect all the beadlets of mercury and broken glass.  She called Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for assistance in getting rid of the mercury waste.  I met Mr. Stearns and he gave my a sealed bag with the thermometer contents inside.  He did not wish to have me inspect the bathroom or screen with the LUMEX. I returned to the office and put the clean up debris in the mercury consolidation bucket.

No further actions are planned.
B-105-2008*On 2/26/08 I received report of an approximate 2 gallon leak of K-1 from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 604 Ridge Road, Plymouth.  The leak was caused by snow falling from the roof, cracking the nipple.  Luckily the home owner noticed the spill at once and called his oil company and put a pan out to catch the product.

The technician arrived, drew a vacuum on the AST and made the repair.  Once the repairs were made, the technician wiped the spilled product from the cement pad and shovelled some snow into a trash bag for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-109-2008*On 2/26/08 I received report of an approximate 2 gallon fuel oil spill from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 775 Main Street, Old Town.  The cause was a leaking fitting on the supply line.  R H Foster technician was dispatched to repair the problem.  He was also able to use sorbent pads to recover the spilled product from the floor and from a small sump.

On 2/27/08 I was on scene and confirmed that the site was clean.  However there were oil vapors in the basement.  The vapors were not very strong.  The owner was not able to make it to the apartment building to inspect the oil spill with me, but said the would inspect on his way to work.  He did not believe the vapors would be a problem, I asked that he contact me if he would like a vapor extraction system installed until the odors subside.   He never called; no further Response action expected
I-24-2008*On 2-1-08, Shoe Castonquay, the operator for the van Buren Water District reported there had been a sheen noticed on the influent at the Keegan pump station that morning.  They were monitoring to see if any additional product was coming in for several days.  I called Shoe several days later, there had been no further oil entering into the pump station. Most likely a single dumping to the sewer.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-19-2008*On 1-25-08, Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reported that about 5 gallons of Diesel had been lost from a delivery truck while delivering at Lagerstrum Farms in Presque Isle.  The cause was an air valve malfunction.  A payloader was used to shovel up contaminated snow and ice.  Debris was taken back to MPG to be melted down and disposed of.  No further Response action expected.
I-12-2008*On 1-23-08, Bert Levesque of Daigle Oil reported that due to an overfill, about 100 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled at their bulk plant in Fort Kent.  Apparently the driver had miscalculated the amount necessary to fill the tank. Several Daigle employees were dispatched to remove  contaminated snow in the diked area. I met with Bert at the facility that day. They were hand shoveling, as no heavy equipment could be brought into the dike.
I-13-2008*On 1-24-08, the State Police reported that a fuel truck of unknown ownership had been seen stopped on the side of the road, leaking fuel by a motorist passing by. The location was on Rt. 1, across from the Christian Bible Camp, in Bridgewater.  I called several local oil companies, none knew of any of their trucks with problems. I went to the location. While on the way, I was informed that it was a Shaw Fuel truck. When I arrived, the truck had been towed to a truck stop close by, and the Bridgewater Fire Department was in the process of burning the fuel that had spilled on the road and road shoulder.
I spoke with the owners, Reggie and Bub Shaw, the cause had been the drive shaft broke while the truck was traveling and swung up under the vehicle, breaking a delivery line underneath. Only the contents of the line was released, due to the safety valve.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-45-2008*On 2-25-08, Maine Public Service reported that while unloading poles at their pole yard in Presque Isle, the log loader spilled about 1/2 gallon of hydraulic fluid, due to a broken hose.  They used sorbent pads to clean it up.  The log loader is owned and operated by R. Michael Allen.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-110-2008*B-110-2008
2-27 9:20


Bill Pooler, concerned resident on Jacob Buck Pond Road, Bucksport, called to report a broken thermometer in his sink.  He was concerned about mercury vapor and requested DEP assistance.  Bob Whittier and I responded with the Lumex to his home to investigate.  Several readings were taken in living space and shown to be below action level, roughly at 20-40 ng/cu. meter.  No significant levels of mercury detected.  Mr. Pooler was satisfied.  No further Response action expected.
B-83-2008*B-83-2008
02-13-2008 12:29

     Brad Lunt of R.H. Foster Energy called to report a spill of #2 fuel at 104 Johnson Mill Road in Orrington.  It was stated that a leak developed in the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) spilling upwards of 150 gallons onto the ground.  Investigation revealed that the fitting to the tank broke from heavy ice and snow accumulation.  Since the well to the property was in close proximity to the discharge, an excavation was planned for the following day.
     Philip Services personnel removed approximately 4 yards of contaminated soil and snow.  A small recovery well was also installed at the spill site adjacent to the structure to recover any lost fuel beneath the a slab.  It is believed that some fuel is held up in the loose fill material above a clay/silt layer.  The case was referred to Technical Services staff for further remediation and investigation.
P-162-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tues. 2/19/08: Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified at 0933 by New Gloucester Fire Dispatch through State Police of an ongoing diesel oil discharge from a commercial box truck on Shaker Rd. [Rt 26] in New Gloucester.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	DEP arrived onsite about 1030 hours; DEP requested response from Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) in Auburn to respond with drums, tools and sorbents.  New Gloucester Fire Chief  briefed me on the incident though Maine State Police [MSP] had assumed incident command during accident reconstruction and body recovery.  An SUV traveling south had hit a Fresenius Medical Care Co. [FMC] box truck traveling north causing the truck to veer right, into the snowbank.  The trucks front suspension was pushed into the left [driver's side] saddle tank causing a dribbling leak, ongoing upon my arrival.  We could not assess the right saddle tank buried in the icy snow.  MSP delayed DEP's pumping out the tank while they worked the scene.
	The area is rural with no buildings visible within 1000'.  A brook was noted down the embankment that flows to Sabathday Lake about 1/2 mile away.  The site is about a mile north of the Gray-New Gloucester line near the crest of a hill, with three lanes of highway.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	2/19/08: DEP and EPI pumped out both saddle tanks into drums and into appropriate vehicles for re-use.  Sorbent pads applied where appropriate.  New Gloucester Public Works sanded oil on the road for removal & offsite recycling.
	Wed. 2/20/08: DEP oversaw EPI excavated one tri-axle load of oil-contaminated soil [a.k.a. VPOCS] down to about 2' to 3' below grade, for recycling @ Commercial Paving and Recycling Co.  Soils were non-native sandy fill and were replaced to Maine Department of Transportation specifications.  No ground water was encountered.  I contacted Justin Sergio of FMC and advised him of the discharge, the clean-up requirements, and DEP's actions.  Mr. Sergio referred me to Mr. Greenleaf for reimbursement of Maine DEP expenses.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The bulk of the oil-contaminated soil & discharge appears to have been removed and no serious threat to the nearby surface water is expected.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain: either that below the clean-up action level or inaccessible to cost-effective remediation, and it shall be properly managed if disturbed, if the situation warrants it, or if made accessible.
2.	Remediation expenses are to be reimbursed to the state of Maine by FMC.
P-790-2007*While finishing the raised flooring in the basement the connection between the carpet and vinyl the flooring guy (Carpet Specialists, Westbrook) punctured the copper feed line to the furnace beneath the wooden subfloor.  This puncture leaked for approximately five days before causing a disruption to the furnace and subsequent discovery at the service call.

While looking for why the furnace was running rough, the leak was discovered near the water pressure tank, the "wet" stain was not water, but oil which had migrated across the room from the puncture.  The evidence was further  proven when the carpet and vinyl were removed and the oil soaked plywood observed.  The oil appears to have wicked up the shanks of the flooring nails and created an oil halo around most of the nail heads. Upon lifting the plywood there was a plastic (vapor barrier) on the strapping which was in direct contact with the concrete floor. The flooring immediately adjacent to the furnace was the seam between the carpet and vinyl, and the nail pierced the copper line and was visually verified by DEP & the EPI staff.

At this point Technical Services was notified for the potential of the oil to be beneath the concrete and a threat to the private well out back.  Peter Eremita was given the case and drilled four (4) holes in the floor to assess the oil contamination beneath.  At this point Mr Barker has stalled remediation efforts and asked about a third party continuing the investigation as well as an environmental consultant and lawyer.  In a conversation on 3/4/08 Mr Barker was completing a Groundwater application supplied to him by John Swiger of Clean Harbors, and was on advice from his lawyer going to claim option 2 on the Clean UP Agreement.  However, it was stated to Mr Barker the DEP would seek liablility charges against the flooring contractor as the primary responsible party. Additional site work is pending at this time.

6/18/2009   Tech Services Peter Eremita stated that DEP is satisfied with site cleanup.  No evidence of fuel oil contamination remaining and the supply well is no longer at risk.  (see attached letter)

No further action by Response Services required.

P-96-2008*NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Tues. 1/29/08: An anonymous citizen reported by phone that many cans of waste oil paint and thinner have been dumped under a foot bridge going over the Scarborough Marsh, of Pine Point Rd.  They had been there since December 2007, apparently from work on the bridge.  The reported was very concerned about discharges to the adjacent marsh waters.

ASSESSMENT AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
	Wed. 1/30/08: At 0930, I walked out to the bridge and confirmed the waste, finding 5 to 10 paint stained 5-gallon (gal.) pails, multiple 1-gal. pails of empty paint can, at least two partially-full cans of oil-based paint, and two 1-gal. drums of partially-full paint Flammable reducer [see photos].  This waste fits the definition of hazardous waste; the waste appeared abandoned and this was improper storage and disposal.  I stabilized the waste from accidental spillage while I tracked down an responsible party to remove the hazardous waste before it was vandalized and polluted the water and land of the marsh.  the used and dried paint applicators and used empty pails were considered a special waste.
	The area is a rural natural wildlife area owned and managed by State of Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.  Eastern Trail Alliance [ETA] manages the trail with Town of Scarborough.  ETA hired CPM Constructors to build the bridge and the trail.  According to Tim Oulette of CPM and Steve Workman of ETA, the original paint for the bridge failed so the coating sub-contractor, Duncan Galvanizing (Everett, Massachusetts) subcontracted out to Ben Kinney (Leicester, Massachusetts) to repaint the bridge in December 2007.  Ben Kinney's workers left behind the used paint tools, debris and the hazardous waste.
	Onsite, I contacted Dick Collins of Scarborough Public Works [SPW] who replied that he would contact ETA, CPM, and others to insure the waste was recovered.  At 1510 hours, Bruce Gullifer of ETA called me to give further information.  I advised to have the waste removed that day.
	Tues. 2/26/08: I noted the waste to have been removed.  Onsite, by circumstance, I met with Steve Workman of ETA who discussed the incident with me.  I understand that ETA and CPM had required Kinney to remove the waste.  At this time I know not the final disposition of the waste.	
A-135-2008*On 2/28/2008 in Gardiner, Reggie Grant of the Public Works dept. reported an oil spill.  The 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a cracked fitting on a sidewalk snowblower.  The spill started at 96 Lincoln Ave. and ended at 118.  The spill was cleaned up by Public Works employees.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
P-138-2008*	Sunday 2/10/09: Freeport Fire Department (FFD) notified of a small discharge of #2 oil to the concrete basement at this duplex home.  It appears that vandals, possibly recent tenants, were steeling heating oil from the aboveground oil storage tank in the basement and leaked a gallon of two to the floor (see photos).  FFD had wiped up the free oil.  I met Freeport Housing Authority onsite, gave them instructions for washing the floor, and lent them a Ram Fan to ventilate for several days.  I noted an oil sheen but no recoverable free oil in the sump.
P-154-2008*I was contacted by the Maine Marine Patrol reporting that someone had driven their snowmobile into the ocean at Kettle Cove State Park.  The snowmobile was covered by the water but the Marine Patrol Officer was concerned that the gasoline might leak out.  The machine was removed at low tide and there was only an odor of gasoline but nothing recoverable.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-180-2008*A motor vehicle hit a utility pole which downed the transformer resulting in the discharge of approximately four gallons of transformer oil.  The roadway was cleaned with speedy dry and contaminated snow and some soil were removed for disposal.
P-188-2008*On 2/25/08, I received a call from Liz at P Gagnon & Sons reporting a heating oil spill in Kittery.  The spill occurred when a hose split on their delivery truck.  The spill went onto tar and also a nearby building.  P Gagnon clean up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-141-2008*Pump failure occurred on an oil delivery truck resulting in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of #2 fuel oil.  Product encountered the street then ran to the snowbank shoulder where it contaminated ice and snow.  Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and all visible signs of contaminated ice and snow were chipped and shoveled for disposal.
P-144-2008*I was contacted by the US Coast Guard reporting that there were searching for an oil sheen that had been reported to them by a concerned citizen.  The sheen was reported to be off Bug Light.  The Coast Guard was unable to find the sheen.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-149-2008*I was contacted by Bob Galvan of Pepsi reporting that an o-ring failure had allowed the release of 5 gallons of #5 heating oil onto the floor inside their facility.  Mr. Galvan stated that they hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to clean up the spill.  The spill was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-156-2008*A Maietta Construction Inc. dump truck pulled out in from of a Herrick roll-off truck causing a collision.  Motor oil was spilled from both trucks.  Unspilled diesel fuel was removed from both trucks.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-158-2008*I was contacted by the United States Coast Guard reporting that they had a citizen complaint about a sheen in the runoff water at the Sunoco Station in Kennebunk.  I drove by and didn't see a sheen but I don't doubt that in a rain storm like that that there could have been a sheen at an active service station.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-165-2008*A burner malfunction caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil to a cement floor.  No other items were impacted.   Product was recovered with sorbent material.
P-166-2008*Discharge was the result of the fire on the barge Norman McLeod while transiting Casco Bay.  Diesel fuel was discharged during the fire, but contained within the vessel.  The vessel was allowed to berth at the Portland Ocean Gateway while an investigation and cleanup was undertaken.  No oil was observed outside the vessel.

No further action required.
P-167-2008*On 2/20/08, I received a call from Mark Cronkite of Union Oil Co. reporting a leaking above ground storage  tank in the basement of a client's residence in Portland.  Union Oil put a temporary patch on the tank to stop the leak.  One gallon of oil was spilled and Union Oil cleaned that up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-172-2008*	Thursday 2/21/08: Notified of a mercury discharge from a broken thermometer.  Ms. White explained that Poison Control had given here instruction on cleaning up the liquid mercury off her windowsill with tape and scooping into a bag.  At 1100 hours, I retrieved the waste for proper disposal.
P-186-2008*On 2/22/08, I received a call from Richard Andrews of B & L Oil reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Fryeburg.  B & L was in the process of cleaning up the spill at the time of the call.  No further action required.
P-189-2008*I received a call from CN Brown reporting that they had overfilled an oil tank at the camp of Joe Chen on Quinby Rd. in Naples.  They had not heard a whistle and approximately 1-2 gallons had spilled to the snow.  I visited the site and determined that further work was necessary; however, due to the unusually deep snow (driveway was not plowed) equipment necessary for the clean-up could not access the property until spring.

Enviromental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was hired by CN Brown to conduct the clean-up early in the spring. 5.04 tons of soil was removed by EPI under the direction of Scott Cyr of the Maine DEP.

P-193-2008*On February 29, 2008, DEP received notification that a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) was broken in a residential home and the homeowner was concerned regarding mercury levels in the atmosphere. DEP responded and assisted the homeowner with removing remaining pieces of the CFL.  Readings were taken with the Lumex meter and determined that there were no readings above the published exposure guidelines.  Therefore, no further action is required.
P-194-2008*"Incomplete combustion" caused the discharge of approximately one pint of #2 fuel oil.  The burner nozzle was malfunctioning causing dripback which pooled in the bottom of the furnace.  Product was recovered with sorbent material by the burner technician.
P-197-2008*A container of purex ultra concentrate became broken and discharged its contents to the cement floor within the building.  Product was recovered with sorbent material which was then entered into their regular waste stream for disposal.
P-1102-2006*On 6/21/06, a report was made of a 6-gallon discharge of transformer oil associated with a collision of an unspecified auto with a Central Maine Power (CMP).  The oil did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Cleanup was preformed by CMP.
P-1103-2006*On 7/17/06, Central Maine Power (CMP) gave late notification of a 7/14/06 discharge of transformer oil from leaking unit, to sidewalk and vehicle below.  The oil did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The response and cleanup were completed by CMP.
A-134-2008*	An oil delivery driver slipped while reeling in a delivery hose and accidentally opened the nozzle discharging 2-3 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the pavement and snow.  Webber Energy Fuels cleaned up the spill by removing the snow and ice impacted by the oil and speedi-dry was used to clean up the remainder of the spill on the asphalt.  I met with Mike Starbird of Webber at 12:30 the day of the spill and found it cleaned up satisfactorily.  No further action is expected.
P-205-2008*Central Maine Power reported a 1993 padmount transformer was hit and destroyed adjacent to the property at 18 Christopher Rd.  It appears that in the course of moving snow a plow hit the transformer, the mineral oil was confined to the pad and sump of the unit.  North Augusta Service Center staff were dispatched to clean up the spill and manage the debris.

By the time I arrived, the spill was cleaned up and the new transformer installed.  The snow around the unit appeared clean no visual signs of oil remained.

Response has no addition work is planned.
I-48-2008*03/03/08 12:45 received a call from Maine Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Robert Wellington regarding a spill of hydraulic oil on Route 212 during plowing operations.  Plow truck blew a hydraulic hose and spread about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil out over several miles of road surface.  No recovery or clean-up of oil is possible given storm conditions and thin spreading of oil spilled.  MDOT crews have replaced the hose on the plow truck.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.  Received a fax of the spill report from MDOT.

A-143-2008*On 3/4/2008 in Whitefield, Rusty Greenleaf from Williams Oil Co. reported an oil spill. The spill was reported to be 50 gallons of kerosene (K-1) heating oil from a broken filter assembly on an outside aboveground storage tank from falling snow and ice. A site visit was made to asses the spill and offer assistance. My observations and information from the homes occupants were that the spill was less than the 50 gallons reported.

On 3/5/2008 Environmental Projects Inc. was hired for the clean up. Approximately 200 pounds of contaminated snow was shoveled into drums as well as .55 tons of contaminated soil. No further response action is expected.
B-87-2008*B-87-2008
02/15/2008 14:00

     Galen Fishburn of the Dead River Oil Company in Ellsworth called to report a spill from a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 8 North Main Street in Winter Harbor.  It was stated that about 80 gallons leaked from the tank due to corrosion.  The seasonal residence is owned by, Martha Armstrong of Kent Connecticut.
     Investigation found that the fuel leaked around the footing to a newer addition to the home.  An inspection of the crawl space revealed that it had a bedrock floor about 3 feet below grade.  Philip Services later removed about 3 yards of fuel contaminated soil along the footing and perimeter drain.  The outfall of the perimeter drain was never found.  Since it appears that a significant amount of fuel was lost to bedrock, the case was referred to the Technical Services staff for further investigation.  It may be noted that the property's well is located in close proximity to the discharge site.
P-609-2005*On August 4, 2005, DEP received notification that Pepsi Bottling Group wanted to remove and dispose of contaminated soil discovered during the removal of two tanks from their property in 2004 (see P-1037-2004 for additional information).  The source of the contamination was not known, but Pepsi Bottling Group had the soil removed and disposed of appropriately.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-795-2007*Heating oil was discharged from an overfilled aboveground storage tank.  Product exited in two locations: the vent outside and from around one of the bungs of the tank.  Indoors, product ran down the sides of the tank to the cement floor.  Sorbent material was utilized to recover spilled product and the tank was wiped down with a cleaner.  Outside, all visible signs of contaminated soil were removed as well as an impacted timber.  Lingering odor issues indoors were a concern due to the property's use as a day care but they subsided after the clean up was complete.
P-826-2007*Water present in a fuel line expanded when it froze, splitting the piping and causing the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of diesel to a gravel parking lot.  The diesel then spread across a large area.  Approximately six inches of gravel were removed from the extent of the impacted area and disposed of Commercial Paving & Recycling Company.
P-356-2006*DEP was called and asked to inspect the property at the Dineen Coach Company (a bus company) as there were several inoperative buses and vehicles on the property.  Several had evidence of leaking oil onto the ground and threatening a nearby pond with potential runoff in a heavy rain.

Inspection of the property revealed it to be a mixed commercial/residential parcel.  The garage/office and several buses/vehicles were in close proximity to a small unnamed pond.  Several of the buses had expired registrations, dozens of tires were strewn about the property and a few miscellaneous pails and drums of "waste liquid" were also noted.  Small oil stains were observed in the soil/gravel throughout the yard. Debris and vehicle parts litter the property, trees are growing up and around a few of the vehicles.  The debris is right up to and in some cases in the pond.  It is difficult to assess the business's operations based on a visual inspection, no one around at the time of the inspection.

The area is served by public water, and the small pond is bordered by highways and this property.  Solid waste was apprised of the situation, based on the tires and miscellaneous debris strewn throughout the property.  Attempts to contact the owner have gone unanswered.  Remedial plans are for better housekeeping and have the town issue a Notice Of Violation or  suspend/revoke any licenses it has issued.  DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
A-127-2008*Downeast Energy (Downeast) was contacted for an oil delivery at the Hall residence.  The tank was empty and the driver was requested to bleed the supply line and re-start the furnace.  When he entered the basement, the Downeast driver observed oil on standing water in the basement and reported the discharge to the Hallowell office who in turn contacted Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  I responded to the site and met with Kendra Hall, owner.  The basement had approx 4 inches standing water with free product oil on the surface.  The cause of the spill was malfunction of the burner unit, which was running.  Oil was dripping at a rate of 2-3 drops every 15 seconds.  Don Houde of Downeast met me on site.  We checked the basement for oil vapors, and the reading was 0.0 parts per million (ppm) on the photo-ionization detector (PID) organic vapor meter.  Oil odor could be smelled but was not objectionable.  The bulkhead door was open providing fresh air.  A sump pump had been running in the past, operated by the owners.  This pump discharged ground water to the lawn out front approximately 25 feet from the well that serves the home.  The odor of septic was also noticed in the basement.  Ms. Hall indicated the washing machine gray water may discharge to another part of the cellar.  The home is split into two basements, and the laundry discharge was separate from the area where the active oil tank and burner were located.  I did check this other basement area, and no oil was present, although there was standing water.  There was also an older 275-gallon oil tank in this area, however, the piping was disconnected and the tank was empty.  This tank leaked in 2000 and was the subject of a separate spill report (see A-654-2000).  No cleanup or fund coverage was necessary in 2000.
Cleanup was required for this spill.  I advised Ms. Hall about the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund, and completed a cleanup options agreement.   I then hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to vacuum out water/oil mix.  I used sorbents to collect free product.  Don Houde agreed to get a Downeast technician to evaluate the oil burner, and repair the leak.  The burner repair was understood by all parties to be considered system maintenance, not eligible to be paid by the insurance fund.  The following week, EPI returned and performed hand excavation of the basement, replaced oil saturated cedar posts, oil saturated cinder blocks and removed oiled debris from the basement.  The walls and the concrete base near the oil burner were washed with simple green cleaner.  The basement was black with oil stain that had a weathered look.  It appeared that the burner had been malfunctioning for weeks if not months prior to the report by Downeast.  The contaminated soil was replaced with crushed rock due to the constant influx of groundwater.  I took a water sample from the Hall's kitchen tap.  Result attached, non detect for fuel oil.  A sump pump and carbon filter were set up in the basement to capture and treat any residual contamination in the groundwater.  Pat Seaward, DEP Technical Services was assigned to the case to assist in evaluation of impacts to groundwater.

Returned to site 10/24/08.  No oil in evidence, no odor.  I removed the pump and carbon drum for disposal off site.
P-775-2006*Downeast Energy called to report the smell of fuel oil at a customer in Arundel.

Looking at the tank (horizontal on wood beneath porch)  it appears the timbers holding up the tank are wet. Information left for home owner to contact DEP when tank replaced or system upgraded.

Pending notification from owner no additional work by DEP Response planned.
P-786-2006*A complaint was received about  men removing asbestos siding from an abandoned building on Brackett Street in Portland.  The property is across the street from Reiche School.

Upon arrival Mr. Clarke and two associates were finishing their removal actions, which included prying with a shovel and  rake without any containment.  I introduced myself and Mr Clarke was less than thrilled at my arrival.  We spoke briefly about the safety concerns I had with him just knocking off asbestos containing materials and the close proximity to a school and the lack of any containment of signage limiting exposure to those around the building.

At this point it was apparent Mr Clarke was not interested in my opinion or concerns, so I called a DEP Asbestos inspector (Bucci/RMClark) and asked him to talk with Mr Clarke.  The conversation was short and Clarke handed me the phone and replied "sonny you tell me what I need to know and we'll be out of here in a few minutes."  I spoke with Robert Clark of teh DEP Asbestos Unit and identified my concerns for the 30-50 bags of open asbestos waste next to this abandoned building without security, he stated they would be down in the morning and secure ths situation and point out to Mr. Clarke the error in his ways.

The bags of waste were cordoned off with caution tape as a precaution.  DEP Asbestos filed a Notice Of Violation (NOV) and clean up order and the case completed under their supervision.
P-790-2006*Numerous odor complaints had been received by local authorities before Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was contacted who in turn called the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for an update.  EPA was not aware of the details of the operation nor the specific material being spread only the fact that several complaints had been received.

Lastly a local company UNUM-Provident for which a  representative called stating the smell was so pungent the buildings Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) system was temporarily shut down and staff were very unpleasant. With more specific inferences as to the farm on Stroudwater I ventured out. Noting a pungent odor that I recall smelling days before as far away as Raymond and Cumberland I reached the fields to observe that out on the back 40 a manure spreader was busily spreading.  I parked near his tractor trailer in hopes he would approach and save me the trip thru the already applied portion of the field. He did and I didn't. We spoke briefly and he stated he (Cold Brook Farm) was contracted to spread this manure and the Department of Agriculture had his permit to do so along with the property owner (Mr. Randall).

It was chicken manure from Decoster (in Turner).  With that information I thanked him for his time and left the farm.  I later spoke with DEP Jim Glasgow & Mike Clark of the Division of Solid Waste and they knew of the situation and it appears all permits and rates were within  the guides of the permit.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-53-2008*Responding to a no heat call the Dodge Oil technician discovered the fire-matic valve had been broken off by the weight of the snow and ice and caused oil to discharge to the ground beside the mobile home.  Based on the last delivery and consumption rate it was speculated 100+ gallons of fuel oil had been lost.

Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was called and a clean up plan formulated.  Given the access restrictions and sewer/septic next to the tank it was decided a vactor would be the only way to adequately remove the contaminated soils without damaging the septic or home.

The Technical Services Division installed a treatment trailer to treat the groundwater (drinking water well within 70 feet).  After the removal and restoration, Technical Services took over management of the site.  DEP Response plans no further action in lieu of Tech Services management of the clean up.
A-150-2008*Jim McCoy of Webber Oil contacted this office to report a basement oil spill.  Webber was hired to replace a tank system in the basement of this rental property.  In the process, a small volume of oil contaminated soil was encountered.  The stained soil was attributed to a leaking fitting on the supply piping.  The piping will be replaced as part of the system upgrade.  A small volume of soil was removed estimated at (3) five gallon pails full.  I contacted the owner (Green) to confirm the minor nature of the contamination.  I provided a spill letter to Webber who intended to deliver to Hampden landfill. No site visit was made.

Note:  On 12/15/10 I received weight slip and disposal receipt from Juniper Ridge Landfill.  These are attached.  I am unclear why this took so long to process.
P-673-2005*On 8/25/05 Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) contacted me requesting a waiver of the thirty day notice for the removal of a ten thousand gallon #2 oil underground storage tank (UST).  The former St. Dom's school property on Blake Street was being redeveloped and the new construction plans encompass the pre-existing UST, so its removal was paramount.  The waiver was granted and the tank removed 9/1/05.  No contamination was found and the removal went smoothly.  A secondary phase of this redevelopment was the proper removal and disposal of the universal waste (mostly fluorescent lamps) also to be conducted for the City of Lewiston.

Based on the observations made during the removal DEP Response plans no further action.
P-214-2008*DEP received notification that approximately 275 gallons of kerosene was discharged as a result of a fire-o-matic valve being broken by snow.  The discharged oil impacted snow and soil.  An excavation ensued in order to remove the contaminated media.  The excavation size was limited due to physical obstructions such as the building and large boulders; therefore, contamination remains on-site.  Approximately 10 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  There was hydraulic divide between the discharge area and the well.  There was no oil observed in the brook; therefore, the well is not expected to be at risk.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-213-2008*Discharge was the result of a traffic accident where a  saddle tank was damaged discharging diesel fuel onto the pavement.  The discharge was collected using sorbents.

No further Response action required.
P-212-2008*DEP received notification of a discharge of approximately 150 gallons of kerosene due to a broken fire-o-mate on the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The AST was located under a deck at the residence, but due to heavy snowfall the snow on the roof careened of the building eventually creating enough pressure to push the tank and break the fire-o-matic.  The oil traveled under the snow to unknown parts. An excavator was used to move snow that was not contaminated aside in an attempt to located the discharged oil.  While working from the AST it was discovered that the oil had migrated towards the well.  The excavation continued until approximately 41 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  The well was sampled three times for Diesel and Gasoline Range Organics in order to determine if it was impacted by the release.  Results of both sampling events indicated no contamination as a result of the release at that time.  Response Services deemed that additional monitoring may be necessary; therefore, referred the site to the Technical Services Division.   No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-211-2008*The discharge of 850 gallons of a 7% solution of hydrochloric acid occurred due to operator error.  As soon a the operator discovered the mistake, an attempt was made to neutralize the solution with 300 gallons of a caustic slurry.  The solution was held in a retention area, until which time it was deemed safe for disposal at the waste water treatment plant.

No further response action required.
P-118-2007*
	On 2/20/07, I received a morning report from Maine Marine Patrolman Thompson about a pickup truck belonging to Ethan Saucie that had gone through the ice into the Brunswick side of the New Meadows River.  Later that morning, I investigated but chose not to get close enough to the vehicle to confirm quantities discharged or recover product from the fuel tank which were underwater at the time.  I was later informed the truck was pulled out successfully.  See the attached photos for further details.

S Brezinski
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B-111-2008*On 2/28/08 I received report from Drake Bell of Irving Oil.  The spill occurred at the Irving Bulk Terminal, at 52 Station Road, Searsport.  The cause of the spill was a break in a return line (3/4" steel pipe) from a pump connected to a large Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  This return line pipe was threaded into the larger supply pipe, which supplies product to the rack.  The threads on this 3/4" line sheared off due to age, causing a by pass of the pump by the product.  The spill was fortunately discovered very quickly and a valve was closed from the supply line, stopping the leak of product.

Clean Harbors was hired to vactor the spilled product and contaminated snow and ice from their earthen containment area.  Clean Harbors recovered approximately 1100 gallons of spilled product and 1700 gallons of oily water.  All of this was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further Response action expected.
B-112-2008*On 2/28/08 I received report of a three gallon spill of lube oil from a slop pan on a locomotive at the Millinocket yard.  The cause was allowing the pan to overfill before collecting the waste.  The spilled product was wiped from the tracks and snow using sorbent pads. No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
B-115-2008*On 3/1/08, I received report of a seven gallon diesel spill from a University of Maine plow truck.  The plow truck developed a fuel leak on the fill piping for the truck.  The product was spilled on asphalt and cleaned up by university staff.  The used sorbent pads and speedy dry was drummed and will be disposed of by the universities contractor.
B-32-2008*Dead River reported that about a gallon of #2 was spilled in the dooryard of the Chabre residence in Glenburn.  It seems that the driver had squeezed the nozzle lever while starting the delivery pump.  The driver estimated that he had lost about a gallon.  He used sorbent pads and a technician shoveled up some contaminated snow.  This material was transported to their shop for later disposal.
B-114-2008*Anonymous complaint of waste oil spillage.  No spillage found during site visit.  Owner of garage notified of complaint against him.  He asked for the notification sheet that was faxed to us. I mail to him.
B-121-2008*On 3/6/08 I received report of an approximate 20 gallon spill of diesel fuel from a ruptured saddle tank on a W.T. Gardiner truck.  This truck was traveling north on Interstate 95 around Kelly Road in Orono, when it hit a piece of debris in the road, puncturing the saddle tank.  W.T. Gardiner crews were dispatched to recover the spilled product using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  This was drummed for disposal at PERC.   No further action from Response Services expected.
B-116-2008*On 3/4/08 I received report of a weeping Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) from the homeowner Diedre Vadas at 858 River Road, Orrington.  She was in contact with the local community action program seeking assistance in the tank replacement.  They were unable to aid and suggested that she contact the DEP.

After receiving approval for an AST replacement from Peter Moltin, I scheduled the replacement for 3/7/08.  The work was completed by C.A.Pelkey Fuels of Glenburn.  The job looks great and all parties are happy.  No further action from Response Services expected.
P-119-2007*On Tuesday, 2/25/07, I received notification from the Goodwins Mills Fire Department (GMFD) in Lyman that fuel delivery tank truck blew its engine discharging on Route 111 near the intersection with Kennebunk Pond Rd.  GMFD responded and cleaned up the discharge with R & R Oil.  R & R Oil appears to have failed to report the discharge to DEP as required.  No discharges of cargo were reported.  The area is rural residential and commercial.  It is served by private water and septic.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-122-2007*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On Wednesday 2/28/07 in mid-morning, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Maine State Police (MSP) that an overseas shipping container they were inspecting was leaking fluids of various colors, from a cargo of crushed corrosive drums.

MAINE DEP ASSESSMENT
	At the Kittery Weigh Station of the Maine Turnpike (MTA) I met Sgt. Ashcroft of MSP and with the driver of the truck.  The truck had been pulled over for a routine MSP and Maine Department of Ttransportation (MDOT) inspection.  The trailer carried an intermodal (overseas) box for shipping to China, southbound for Boston, Massachusetts.   The shipping company was Port City Trucking, and the shipper was Nexcycle Returnable Services company
	Starting from the rear of the intermodal box container inspecting forward, we noted at the very rear a clear liquid dripping to the pavement with a pH of 5, and not by Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) definition hazardous.  At center-left we noted a black thick, waste oil-like, liquid dripping to the ground.  The pH paper stained black, so it could not be read.  At the front of the intermodal cargo container, we noted a red water-based liquid that also stained the pH paper and could not be read.  The trailer was not placarded.  The bill of lading showed a cargo of 'Bales ABS' and 'Bales HMW,' which appear to be abbreviations of waste plastic.
	Opening the container, I noted it was full of bales of crushed plastic drum containers of both 5-gallon and 55-gallon size.  Some had 'Flammable Liquid' labels and some 'Corrosive' labels.  There was a sweet odor emanating from it.  The interior floor of the container was visibly wet.  MSP, MDOT and DEP all agreed to hold the cargo and trailer  further investigation and clean-up.  A representative from Nexcycle was called to the incident.  I called Andrew Slusarski of DEP RCRA unit for guidance.  The flammable label appears to be based on an alcohol component.  The corrosive label was based on a phosphoric acid ingredient.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	At 12:20, Dennis Anglea of Nexcycle arrived, and we explained the truck would be held and the leaks had to be better identified and cleaned to State satisfaction.  Anglea called for Nexcycle employees to respond for a cargo transfer.  Anglea explained the cargo was empty containers of Coca Cola beverage ingredients.
	At 14:00, Nexcylce workers arrived and began unloading the pallets of crushed containers into an empty intermodal box.  A Nexcycle foreman picked some of the black liquid up with his finger and tasted it, announcing that it 'was not waste oil.'  Except for periodic grimacing and spitting afterwards, he showed no short-term, extreme ill effects.  We all agreed that this was not a wise thing for anyone to have done.
	Several 5 and 55-gallon containers were found with leaking fluids.  Considering the area and material on the ground, I gave authorization to wash the spillage down to speed natural degradation (treatment in place).  Nexcyle was to wash the empty box container out back at their facility.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	MSP found violations including not having proper shipping papers, transporting with residue, and having an insecure load.
2	Slusarski of DEP advised Nexcycle that they would need to revise their operations including  cleaning out the containers before crushing and obliterating the drum's labels.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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I-50-2008*Jim Gramlich responded to a call about an oil contaminated well, due to a an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) fuel loss (275 gal capacity) on March 6, 2008, at 18:45, at 300 Young Lake Road in Westfield, Maine.  The residence of Jonah and Kacey Hammond had received a kerosene (K-1) delivery of 175 gallons the previous day which filled the tank.  The owners found and reported the loss of all but approximately 35 gallons of kerosene.  They disconnected and removed the tank to stop further product lost.  The well is located approximately 15  feet from the spill.  The management of the spill was taken over by Lee Thomas the following day.

03/07/08 08:15  Met with Jonah Hammond at his home to assess spilled kerosene impacting his private well.  I advised Jonah not to drink or use the well water for any food preparation.  Discussed with Jonah the need to get a water filter treatment system installed immediately, and then to begin to remediate their well.  Talked to Frank Wezner, OHMSII, who will contact Ferris Plumbing & Heating Co., to have carbon filtration system installed right away.  Requested Jonah to keep water usage to a minimum until we get the treatment system installed and determine the extent of the well contamination.  Jonah stated that where the AST was located only had about 3 to 4 feet of soil/fill until bedrock.

03/07/08 14:30  Ferris had installed the carbon filters.  I began hand bailing the well to determine the extent of free K-1 product that was in the well.  Hand baled 20+ gallons from the surface of the well.  Jonah stated that well is about 130 to 140 feet deep.  The surface of the water column in the well casing was at approximately 22- 24 feet below the top of the well casing.  Hand baled for about 2 hours without encountering the water/oil interface.  Frank Wezner arrived on scene and we set up portable diaphragm pump and  pumped another 15 gallons of kerosene until we started bringing up water and the pump lost prime.  Made plans for Ferris Plumbing & heating crew to come back Saturday AM (3/8/08) to pump more oil out of the well.  Based on the amount of free product showing up in the well it appears as though a fracture or fractures in the bedrock may be providing a direct conduit into the Hammond's well.

03/08/09 Ferris Oil pumped well, and removed another 30 gallons of oil, until water was encountered and the pump lost prime.  Unable to re-establish prime in pump.

03/09/08 Site visit- Jonah hand baled another 10 gallons of oil from the well. Checked well with baler in the afternoon, the baler was only 1/3 full of oil (14").

03/10/08  Met w/ Ferris Oil/Plumbing & Heating Contractor' who will be doing the excavation & removal of contaminated soils at spill site.  Due to the close proximity of the homeowners well, a D-tree was completed and a stringent clean-up standard was set.   Started digging an area approximately 10' wide and 15' in length along the north side of the garage.  Depth to bedrock was encountered at 2.5' to 3.0' below surface grade (bsg).  Took several Photoionization Detector (PID) readings using polybag headspace technique to guide soil removal process. Directly below the spill site the cracked fuel line was observed at ledge interface with soil (2.'6" bsg) the PID headspace analysis  = 1893 parts per million (ppm).  No free product was encountered in any soil excavation work.  Spilled product appears to have traveled vertically through the soil profile and directly into the bedrock.  Removed approximately 15 cubic yards of contaminated soils.  Hand baled well again.   Started with 2'8" of oil in baler at 11:00, stopped baling at 12:00 and had gotten down to only 10 - 11" of oil in baler.  Recovered another 3. 5 gallons of oil from the well.

3/11/08 DEP Tech services engineer John Selleck site visit to do assessment.   John left some supplies to begin the process of setting a water treatment system for the Hammond's well.

3/12/08 Based upon PID hea
B-123-2008*Dana Banks reported a spill of lube oil on Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  About 3 gallons were spilled on a 100 hundred foot area along the rail at a switch.  The crew used absorbent pads to clean up as much as they could until the water froze.  They did some more clean up with absorbent pads to get more the following afternoon, March 7.  No site visit and no further action by Response.
B-126-2008*Stanley Warren, employee of the Maine DOT, Truck 01411, reported that his plow truck was leaking hydraulic fluid from a faulty hose.  About 20-30 gallons were spilled.  Through the use of absorbent pads, he was able to recover about 18 gallons (~ 144 lbs.).  The pads were disposed of by way of Waste Management in Norridgewock.
P-257-2007*SUMMARY	
On Tuesday 4/24/07, I drove by a Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) engine, and SFD members were applying speedy dry sorbent to an apparent oil discharge to the paved parking lot of the Sportshoe store off Payne Road.  When I stopped, they confirmed that there was a several gallon gasoline leak from a BMW 745i with Connecticut license plate number 417 RNM.  A stain leading from Payne Road into the parking lot indicated the discharge began while the vehicle was traveling southwest down Payne Road.
	DEP and SFD swept up the waste sorbent, and DEP took it for disposal.  No product appears to have reached drains, soil or surface water.  Much of the discharge evaporated before it could be picked up.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-223-2008*Bath Iron Works (BIW) called to report the accidental discharge of approximately 30 gallons of waste oil to containment. While transferring waste oil from a tote to a 1000-gallon tank, the automatic shut off malfunctioned, spilling about 30 gallons.  All of the spill was confined to the connex box except for about a quart which spilled onto the concrete.

No Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) assistance requested, and none was dispatched based on the information given.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-199-2007*
	On Monday 4/16/08, DEP was called to respond to a report of a floating basement aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Lander home in Newfield.  The home is an old, former mill building that is part of the dam on Bensen Brook (see site sketch).  Flood waters were about a foot above the door's threshold but were held back by a sandbag dam.  Newfield Fire Department (NFD) reported that flood waters were flowing through the basement.
	When I arrived, things were more under control thanks to the dam, and free water was no longer threatening the tank.  NFD had reported sheen on the flood waters but otherwise the tank was undamaged and lost no significant oil.  Any oil lost was not recoverable.  There were no residual oil vapors or staining in the home.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-6-2008*On January 2, 2008, Mr Gagne called to report the discharge of oil to his property from the delivery truck last week that obviously had gone unreported.  He stated the driver backed in and some how discharged 24.7 gals from the truck, no where near the tank.  He said the driver apologized and assured him he'd report it, and then completed the delivery.

Mr. Gagne called Lampron Energy Inc. (his oil supplier) as well and they in turn called their clean up contractor Boom Technology Inc.  All three parties spoke and we met at the property just before noon.  Mr. Gagne met us at his home.

There was clear staining of the ice on the ground and some migration into the adjacent snow (the area has a slight gradient down and towards the home).  The home's well is down gradient but beyond what appears to be impacted by a  small week old spill.

The removed snow/ice and gravel were placed in a 15 yd. roll-off and taken to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.  Lampron paid the bill directly.  DEP/Response plans no further actions here, based on site conditions, statements taken and successful removal of affected material.
B-130-2008*Mr. Teel reported that a piece of heavy equipment was overfilled and about a quart of diesel spread out on the hood and chassis.  Sorbent pads were used to clean the spill.  No action from Response Services necessary.
A-137-2008* A tractor trailer truck carrying sea urchins crashed on I-95 southbound.  This accident occurred in Sidney, just south of the Waterville town line.  The spilled diesel fuel was cleaned up by EPI and taken to Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. (MMWAC) in Auburn.  No further Response action expected.

A-138-2008* The US Coast Guard reported that a mystery container/tank had washed ashore near the FMC facility in Rockland Harbor.
 I made a site visit and found the steel saddle tank.  I enlisted the help of the Coast Guard and together we carried the saddle tank to the DEP Response Truck.  The saddle tank contained an estimated 20 gallons of fuel. I returned the tank to the DEP warehouse and the fuel was added to the drum of waste oil.  The tank was eventually disposed of at a later date.
 No further Reponse action will be required.
A-139-2008*On February 29th 2008 DEP received a call from the Knox County Dispatch regarding a gasoline spill.  The Rockland Fire Dept responded to an unnamed pickup truck that was leaking fuel from the tank onto Broadway.  The leak was stopped and the vehicle was towed away.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit by Response Services and no further action expected.
A-140-2008*DEP received a report from the US Coast Guard (USCG) in Rockland regarding the sunken lobster boat "Sinful".  The vessel sank in the south end of Monhegan Harbor and was to be raised the following Monday.  The USCG was the responding agency.  No site visit by DEP and no further action by Response Services was necessary.
A-145-2008*3/3/08 14:00 Ted Haskell from McGee Construction reported finding contaminated soil during the demolition of a public school building in Winslow.  He suspected that the source was an unknown Underground Storage Tank (UST) associated with the contaminated soil.  I met Ted Haskell on site and the soil in question looked and had the odor of heating fuel oil.  A  pipe was found in the excavation and when followed ended at an old 1000 gallon steel UST.  The tank had a small amount of old fuel oil in it that was contained with oil absorbent pads.  The soil was tested using bag head space and the head space vapor results were between 500 and 900 parts per million (ppm) measured with a photo ionization detector.  Arrangements were made to register and remove the UST as well as the contaminated soil.  The School Department chose to have a site assessment done by a private site assessor to document the cleanup.

3/6/08 A tank removal waiver was given to remove the UST without the 30 day notice.  Don Robbins did the site assessment.  McGee Construction removed the tank and one truck load of contaminated soil.  Remaining soils tested less than 100 ppm in bag head space using a photo ionization detector. The area is served by public water and no wells were at risk.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-146-2008*A sheen was observed near the Rumford falls hydroelectric dam.  Crews were working in the sump at the time but Clean Harbors had recently cleaned the sump in preparation for the work.  There was likely some residual oil in the sump which Clean Harbors was unable to remove.  The sheen was small and dissipated quickly.  No further Response action is expected.
A-153-2008*Sherrie from Maritime Energy contacted this office to report an overfill at this facility.  The driver estimated 3 gallons were spilled due to human error (his).  I made a site visit on 3/7/08 and met Bud Otis of Evergreen Greenhouse.  He seemed surprised the "State" would bother with such a small incident, but did not strenuously object to my inquiry.  I picked up a few remaining sorbent pads that were blowing around the yard.  There was little evidence of spillage, and the owners did not have any complaint with the cleanup by Maritime.
A-155-2008*  On 3-7-2008, New Page Corp. reported an oil discharge at the Mill in Rumford. This spill of  #6 oil was originally reported as 500 to 1,000 gallons and it spilled into secondary containment. This quantity was later updated to 2,600 gallons of oil. Four hundred gallons of this oil spilled from secondary containment and into the sewer system and then into the waste water treatment plant. A clean up company, Walker Industrial, was called to assist in the cleanup. Several days earlier there was a spill at the exact same place in the mill. NewPage Corp. and Walker Industrial cleaned up the spill over the next several days.

 Water samples were collected at the (Outfall) waste water treatment plant 24 hours later indicating a level of 955 ug/l diesel-rang organic (DRO). A second water sample was collected on 3-13-08 at the same Outfall and this sample result was 534 ug/l DRO. This second sample was not requested by the Department of Environmental Protection. NewPage wanted to run a sample for their own information at a time where there were no known spill(s) at the Mill.
 No water samples were collected at the raw water intake during either of these times.
P-258-2007*On 4/23/07 in the afternoon, notification was made to DEP by Mr. Dumont that he had noted an apparent oil stain and dead grass around an outside kerosene aboveground storage tank (AST).  Meeting Mr. Dumont on-site, I confirmed what appeared to be an old leak and dead grass leading away from the vertical AST behind his garage.  I noted no strong oil odor.  The discharge appeared months old.  Since moving into the home in December of 2006, the AST had not been re-filled or used.  The area is suburban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water.
	Mr. Dumont agreed to a cost effective remediation.  He would would hand excavate the oil contaminated area and land spread it thinly to naturally degrade  in the wooded area in the back of his property.  No reason for the leak was readily evident. Mr. Dumont will not be using the AST in the future.  Discharge volume and soil excavated are estimates.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-125-2008*Hermon Fire Department reported that they were on the scene of a waste oil spill behind the #4 building at ABC Storage in Freedom Park.  At that time it was contained.  I went to the scene.  There I found that someone had backed up to the snow bank behind the building and dumped a bucket of waste oil.  The amount was in the 5 to 10 gallon range.  The snow had absorbed most of it; but, as the sun was warm, the snow melt water had carried some oil about eight feet down the edge of the parking lot.  The edge of the parking lot bordered on a stream.  It was clear that without clean up the oil would go directly into the stream.
   I called a clean up contractor and a vacuum truck was used to collect the contaminated snow and melt water.  No further Response Services action expected.
P-225-2008*On March 10, 15:40 hours Foster Russell Oil called to report the discovery of a broken filter on an outside Aboveground Storage Tank and the loss of 200 plus gallons of K-1 to the soil.  The seasonal home is unoccupied and maintained or checked by a care taker who called for no heat and the eventual discovery of broken filter.

The neighborhood association has a common well approximately 750 feet down hill, down gradient. My concern is the water line runs underground somewhere near the spill impact area.  The home sits on a slight rise 4-5 ft above the roadway level, moderately wooded. Heavy snow fall lead to the breakage as the snow has piled up 5-6 ft and with recent rain melted and compacted into a thick layer of ice.

In speaking with the care taker, (evening of 10th) the owner Mr Ritchie was made aware of the problem and would be contacted when a decision of remedial actions are developed.  Mr Ritchie owns the land not the structure. The home is owned by the Rogers of Massachusetts.

DEP Tech Services (Don White) was referred the site and began to monitor and develop remedial plans. An extensive trench was excavated in hopes of capturing migrating oil, if it followed the steep contours of the surface.  To minimal success, recovery wells were also installed, sampled regularly with adjacent domestic drinking water wells. For details please see notes generated by Don White.

DEP Response plans no further action.

P-140-2007*
On 3/8/07, Ron with Downeast Energy reported that the previous afternoon their technicians had noted a minor leak in a customer's fuel line fitting.  They reported that they repaired the leak and cleaned up the spillage.  There were no complaints of lingering oil odor in the home.  There was no DEP response at the time due to conflicting priorities.

S Brezinski
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P-909-2007*An overloaded transformer blew which discharged approximately one half gallon of transformer oil to the snow below.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power personnel.
P-13-2008*On January 3rd, Irving Oil South Portland called to report the accidental discharge of approximately 15 gallons of fuel oil to the pavement behind Higgins Carpet in South Portland. It appears the scully valve was open causing the oil to spill onto the driveway as the driver exited the cab.  He shut off the power and closed the valve and notified the office who in turn called Clean Harbors and Department of Environmental Protection.

No further actions planned based on observations made.
P-15-2008*In the process of filling the peddler truck (top hatch) the fill arm moved and discharged #2 oil to the top of the truck which in turn exited the trough through the drains and spilled to the ground beneath the truck and rack.  The meter read 15 gallons so the loss is what it is.  The driver quickly shut off the pump and began to mop up what he could with the limited supplies he had at his disposal. Most of the free product had left the top of the truck through the drains, but there was a good amount of red saturated snow in the grate system, and he felt if he left the bulk plant the consequential melt would be significant.  He made a conscience effort to clean up and stay put until the clean-up contractor could complete the job.  I commend his efforts and the decisions he made.

A visual inspection of the facility failed to cite any substantial issues which might have lead to the spill.  The spill was confined to CN Brown property no off-site migration could be seen and based on the explanation of the driver and visual evidence none expected.

Upon the contractor's arrival the truck was wiped down and the vacuum used to pick up and oiled snow and ice and mixed melted material. The top of the truck was cleaned and adjacent ramping and structures wiped down as needed.  Confident the contractor was capable of completing the necessary clean-up DEP-Response plans no further actions.


I-62-2008*At 13:55 hours on March 23, 2008, I received a call from Public Safety-Houlton to call Mr. Charles Lane of Sherman regarding a spill of heating oil.  I called Mr. Lane and he explained to me that on Friday, March 21, 2008 he received a delivery of 100 gallons of fuel oil because his Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was very low, near empty.  On Sunday, March 23, 2008, he awoke and had no heat so he went out to check his tank and found that it was empty again.  The AST was surrounded by snow and ice that had come off his roof.  He dug out the snow and ice with a small bucket loader and found that the nipple was broken off at the tank.  He replaced the broken nipple and had some more oil delivered.  He stated that he found no oil in the snow he removed from around the tank.  He said the ground was not frozen and thinks the oil just went straight down into the ground.  His drinking water well is approximately 65 to 70 feet from the tank and the Molunkus Stream is approximately 250 to 300 feet away.  He stated he had no odor of fuel oil in his house or in his drinking water.  He stated that the AST may have been leaking for awhile, but not sure.  Turned over to Lee Thomas for follow-up.

03/24/08 Site visit to do a size-up/assessment of oil spill at Charlie Lane's home is Sherman.  Lane had a delivery of 100 gallons of #2 fuel(winter blend) on Friday afternoon (3/21/08) from Porter's Cash Fuel company.  They woke up Sunday (3/23/08) to no heat in their home.  Charlie shoveled the snow away from his 275 Gallon AST and found that the fuel fitting on the fuel line had cracked from the weight of the snow.  The tank was located on a concrete slab along the gable end of the double-wide mobile home.  Charlie said he didn't encounter any fuel stained snow when he was digging out around the tank.  Took a tape and measured the distance to Lane's well; approximately 95 feet on a slightly up gradient and a bit laterally to the north of the spill site.  Charlie doesn't know much about the well in terms of depth or construction(feet of well casing).  AST spill is located on the south side of the home, in an area of the house lot where quite a lot of fill was added to level the site for building.  Contacted Dickison & London Construction co. (D&L) to meet me at the site on Tuesday 3/25/08 and begin the process of excavating the contaminated soils.  Provided Charlie Lane with an application to the Ground Water Insurance Fund and explained how the oil spill clean-up program works.

03/25/08 D&L began digging alon the edge of the filled ground about 12 feet from where the AST spill occurred.  Found no evidence of spilled oil product at this distance from the spill site.  Had Ed Kalinowski, d.b.a Ed's Quality Heating, disconnect the fuel line from the tank so Jerry Dickison could move the tank and concrete  slab to get at contaminated soils.  Took several Photoionization Detector (PID) polybag headspace grab samples to guide clean-up process.  PID samples are as follows:

PID #1     4' directly below surface (bsg) of spill	= 1928 ppm
PID #2     4' south of spill site @ 4' bsg		= 1525  ppm
PID #3     6' south of spill site @ 5.5' bsg		=  80 ppm
PID #4     8' southeast of spill site @ 5.5' bsg	=  8 ppm
PID #5     3' west of spill site @ 4' bsg		=  1453 ppm

Discussed with D&L where to focus digging to get at the rest of the spilled oil with Jerry and Brent Dickison.  Most of the spilled oil went down through the fill material in a fairly narrow cone and did now travel horizontally too far as it migrated downward in the soil (bony fill material) profile.  We had to leave in place some contaminated soils (400 - 500 parts per million) because removal would undermine the concrete slab the home was setting on.  I believe with the soils excavated (about 25 to 30 cubic yards) there will be very little hydraulic head pushing oil further underneath the slab.  Contacted April Kirkland and Janet Gorman to get the Lane well on the Quarterly Mo
B-103-2008*2/24/2008  Ms. Ciapetta reported odors in her well water.  She informed me that she lived next to an old gasoline station (Hopkins Store) that supposedly closed twenty years ago.  Ms. Ciapetta advised that she began noticing odors in 2005, but only lately has the condition resurfaced or gotten worse.

On or about 2/26/2008 myself and Responder Heath visited the site.  I did observe what appeared to be an old service station.  I conducted a site walk around and did not observe any sign of existing tanks, spills or product storage.

This spill was referred to Technical Services.  Tech Services conducted Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) and EPA-524 testing of the drinking water well at the entered location and detected GRO constituents including benzene.  The EPA-524 detected 1, 2 - Dichloroethane.   The Hopkins store is associated with spill #B-617-97.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-301-2008*On March 24, 2008, DEP responded to the site and discovered that the fire-o-matic had broken off the Aboveground Storage Tank due to snow and caused the release of approximately 140 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The extent of the spill was difficult to determine due to the large amount of snow and the small area where the oil disappeared into the ground.

DEP returned to the site on March 28, 2008, in order to continue the investigation into the ultimate disposition of the discharged oil.  At that time the oil was discovered flowing down street.  DEP collected oil at outfall of town office's perimeter drain with the use of a vacuum truck.  Once the vacuuming ceased, sorbents were left in place to capture fugitive oil remaining.  Also during this time Lynda and Bill Rudd complained of oil vapors in their home/business.  DEP conducted an investigation at the Rudd residence, but could not determine the source at that time.

March 31, 2008, DEP removed soil and installed a recovery well at Lovell Town Hall.  Approximately 37 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal at CPRC Recycling.  Clean Harbors also collected 391 gallons of mixed liquid media from the recovery well an transported it for disposal.

April 1, 2008, Clean Harbors collected 813 gallons of mixed liquid media from the recovery well and transported it for disposal.  DEP also flushed the storm drain in front of the Rudd property with water and discovered where vapors were entering the Rudd's house.  It was discovered that a storm water culvert ran under the dwelling and it was compromised allowing oil vapors to enter the home.  DEP installed a vapor barrier over the culvert which mitigated the vapor issue.

DEP continued to refresh sorbents in the recovery well at Lovell Town Hall until no further oil was observed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-27-2008*1/8/08 17:00 Rudy Davis, Rangeley Fire Chief, reported that the Fire Department had responded to a leaking gas tank on a passenger vehicle at Sophia's Place, 39 Pleasant Street in Rangeley.  The car was parked on a gravel driveway and belonged to the upstairs apartment tenant.  The area is on public water and sewer.  The fuel did not get to a storm drain.  The Fire Dept estimated that 8 gallons of gasoline had leaked from the tank.  They collected the fuel with absorbent pads and had two bags of contaminated pads.  I went to the area on 3/26/08 and confirmed that the area was on public water and returned the contaminated absorbent pads to the DEP warehouse for latter disposal.
A-190-2008*On 3/24/08 at 0530, Don Levertier from Madison Paper Industries reported a spill of 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to the mill floor. He reported that all the spilled oil was contained on the floor. The oil was cleaned up using a oil vacuum and absorbent pads. No oil had impacted the sewer system. The recovered oil was used in the mill boiler and absorbent pads went to the mill waste.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services expected.
P-307-2005*The Auburn Fire Department AFD, called to report the loss of approximately 250 pounds of propane from an Amerigas tank/vessel at the aforementioned address.  No clean up possible of gaseous propane; simple notification of incident.  No DEP assistance requested none dispatched.  Based on the information provided DEP Response plans no further action.
P-253-2008*While on another site in the area, a driver from Lampron Energy stopped by and informed us of a possible spill scenario.  According to the driver, he made a delivery to the home, and later that day the resident called to report she had no heat/fuel.  Lampron's reply was the fuel had been delivered, she needed to dig out her filter and report back to them with her findings.  Not having heard back the driver thought it prudent to contact DEP as he was the one who made the delivery.  Upon an initial investigation the filter was dug out ( 6ft of snow around the tank & filter) and there was #2 fuel odor and pink snow at the base of the tank.

The tank was empty, the filter and copper lined had been stressed to the point of breakage by the condensing snow/ice.  The course of action would be to clear away the snow and ice to assess any lateral migration of oil and then chase in vertically to depth. Norris Bennett was called and asked to remove the snow so we could assess the spill site.  One hundred fifty to two hundred cubic yards of snow were removed from the backside of the trailer to expose the ground for assessing the extent of.  There was little lateral migration on the upper soils/lawn, therefore the excavator was called in to remove soil accordingly.  Screening (visual and by smell) the soil as we excavated, the finished hole was approximately 12ft  X 15ft and 8ft deep. Ninety-six tons of soil were transported to CPRC, Scarborough for recycling/disposal.   Restoration of the yard was completed and landscaped accordingly.  DEP response plans no further action at this time.
P-255-2008*An oil discharge (3/20 19:00) was reported to Bridgton Fire Department BFD. Responding to the scene to find the sump discharge from the property at 37 Main (and Walker), the system was discharging oil contaminated water to the street and sewer. It was called in to DEP and I responded within minutes (I was in the area).

The basement was entered (prior to my arrival) the BFD unhooked the sump to stop the discharge, boom was deployed at the effluent to capture any oil from the discharge.  Further investigation of the property revealed an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) on the opposite side of the building in the rear diagonal corner. The tank was buried/crushed beneath ice/snow from the high roofline.  The basement is wet standing water with a sheen, moderate odor and traces of free product (red dyed oil in depressions of the earthen floor).

There is another AST in the basement but it is not in service (appears to be empty) but severely out of compliance, it is a galvanized tank on blocks more than 24 inches off the floor and the legs are banded on (not welded but secure to the tank with steel bands).

In contacting the property owner (3/21 approx 20:00) Dr. Nelson Henry, he explained a situation like this.  The outside tank is not used much (lead me to believe no one in the building) and he has been filling it with five gallon pails of kerosene and the discharge must be due to inadvertent spillage from his filling with pails.  I explained that the situation needs assessing by qualified entity, Down East Energy (DEE) qualified for such an assessment (assess the tanks).  Mr Henry must expose the tank (uncover the snow/ice) so DEE can assess the condition of the tank.  Also the water in the basement along with any impacted soils must be assessed. An Initial Clean-Up Agreement was faxed to Mr. Henry which he signed and returned.

I called  Down East and talked with Ron Dionne just to emphasize the need to inspect these two tanks before any more product delivered.  Dionne told me that DEE had in fact delivered oil to the property so this is inconsistent with the statements I received from Dr. Henry.

During the follow up visit a tenant emerged from the building stating no or little heat was available, and they expected to be moving out as soon as possible.   The basement is wet and there are some vague flow channels in the floor sediment.

A second discharge for tainted sump water was reported and BFD and I responded.  The sump was again shut down and Dr. Nelson contacted.  There was less than a 100% understanding of the situation by Henry, a clean up contractor was hired to remediate the inside and outside problems. As well as a referral to oil enforcement for the second intentional discharge.

Remediation was completed the floor landscaped/modified to assist with any future water seepage problems, and backfilled with stone. DEP response plan no further action.
P-722-2007*
SUMMARY
	June of 2007, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was contacted by Nobis Engineering regarding a MDEP Decision Tree evaluation for this retail motor fuel Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility.  In a 2005 environmental site assessment they had apparently determined a Baseline-1 (BS-1) Clean-Up Goal, but this determination and official use of the Decision Tree [DT] is for the MDEP.  Acadia Environmental, representing Irving Oil and/or Howell's Inc., also recommends a BS-1 or BS-2 Goal.  MDEP determined an INTERMEDIATE Clean up goal.  Rationale for DEP assessment of INTERMEDIATE clean up goal is as follows:
	The site is a retail, motor fuels UST facility located in a sub-urban residential and commercial area off the Route 1 By-Pass in Kittery.  To the southwest is an adjacent home and an apartment building.  There are 12 registered USTs of which four are active.  The site is a gas station but also a large truck fueling stop and convenience store.  In 2007-2008, the property was purchased by Irving Oil Corp. and the name changed to a Blue Canoe, while the UST facility ownership remained under Howell's Inc. until abandonment in the near future.
	P-825-1989, covers removal of a gasoline UST-2, located near the store's south side, and suffering corrosion holes and previous ingress of groundwater.  Gasoline discharges were addressed and soil landspread on-site.
	P-861-89 covers discovery of chlorinated solvent contamination in soil on-site.
	P-390-1992 covers the 1992 abandonment-by-removal of a gasoline UST-4, and a diesel UST-7 east of the dispenser islands
	P-614-1995 covers abandonment of three 10,000-gal. UST facilities [T-3, T-5 & T-6] and replacement by Greenwood Construction, and partial remediation of the discharges [one of the three were abandoned-in-place].  1,200 tons of diesel contaminated soil was removed off-site.  As of 2007, another 10,000-gal. diesel UST is listed as out-of-service.
	Five unregistered gasoline USTs are listed in Shevenell-Gallen's 1995 assessment that appear to have been removed prior to DEP regulation.  See the 1995 Figure 2 Site Layout for further details.  One diesel and three gasoline USTs are registered as active as of 2007.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	At this time a tentative Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was assigned based on adjacent residential buildings and buried utilities that may suffer vapors.  This judgment is tentative based on further information.
2.	At this time both discharges of gasoline, and discharges of diesel oil, have been documented and are not yet documented to have been fully remediated.  Further remediation is anticipated in conjunction with future UST facility abandonment, or if site conditions and information should change.
3.	Howell's Inc. applied for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean Up Fund insurance coverage for the diesel contamination discovered and remediated in 1995 under P-614-1995.
4.	The gasoline contamination 	discovered in 1989, prior to April 1990, does not appear to be Fund coverable.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-285-2008*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 3/26/08: In the early evening, Tracy Spaulding of Lampron Energy [LE] notified Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) through the state police of a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) at this rural residence.  Unfortunately the dispatcher did not get a return phone number for Ms. Spaulding.  The following morning, Ms. Spaulding called again and explained that LE was called by Ms. Risch for a 'no heat' call despite LE delivering 50-gallons (gal.) of kerosene (K1) last week.  The Lampron driver put in 50-gal. more and then noted the tank was leaking.  The driver left a note for the homeowner, Tamela Risch, and called the LE supervisor but did not stop the leak or arrange for a pump-out, but DEP was not informed the tank was still leaking.  LE did not respond to the discharge that night as they had no service contract and had payment issues.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Thurs. 3/27/08: Upon learning that the outside AST facility was still leaking the next morning, I immediately authorized a contractor, Environmental Projects Inc. [EPI], to respond with a licensed burner technician to stop the leak.  DEP Responder Cyr heard of the incident separately and was able to respond and assess before I arrived to take over.  Cyr noted a cracked firematic apparently due to settling snow load around the AST.  Oil soaked down into the sandy fill next to the home.
	The home is a concrete foundation partially below grade with a flat roof, like a basement without the house on top.  The outside tank is on the uphill, east side with bare copper lines running to the water heater and a space heater.  The Risch's well and her brother's neighboring well [Chris Mitchell] are downgrade and within 300'.  Ms. Risch agreed to DEP management under Option-1 and would apply to the Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	3/27/08: EPI and Kenny Heating pumped out the AST to drums and set up a temporary AST for the duration of remediation.  Bennett Excavating was nearby and requested by Cyr to respond.  Bennett excavated oiled soil but had to return with a larger excavator with deeper reach the next day.  Fear of damaging or undermining the foundation prevented excavating as deep as otherwise possible.
	3/28/08: Bennett excavated more soil then backfilled with crushed rock to provide a firm base for the AST.
	The Risch's AST looked to be in poor condition and age for re-use so DEP's Peter Moulton was contacted about working with Kenny Heating to attain a replacement AST and new fuel lines.  In July 2008, DEP had the disturbed area to re-landscaped by Wayne Buckman [W B Builder Co.], to Ms. Risch's satisfaction.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	The discharge was referred to DEP Geologist Woodruff for evaluation and sampling of threatened wells.
B.	Though the bulk of the oil contaminated soil I believe to have been removed, some contamination likely remains though is not cost effective to remove at this time.  No oil vapors have been reported to be causing a problem within the home.
C.	I have advised Ms. Spaulding of Lampron Energy to make sure that she leaves a call back number when reporting discharges and make it be known important conditions like tanks that are still leaking.
B-106-2008*On 2/26/08, I received report of an approximate 125 gallon #2 oil spill leak at 662 York Road, Hermon.  The report was made by D A Pearson Heating Oil who received a no heat call from Regina Leonard.  When Pearson Oil arrived on the scene they noticed the oil tank, which is located under the deck, had heaved from frost and cracked the nipple.

I arrived on scene and hired Philip Services to vactor the contaminated soil from under the deck and remove as much as possible from under the house.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

After the vactoring was complete, surface water migrated into the excavation, allowing free product to collect there.  Pads were used over the next three days to recover free product from the collection pool.

The following week after the pool remained oil free, Phillip Services backfilled the hole.

******* 4/2/08 update
The home owners notified me of an oil sheen in their front yard.  Upon further investigation the oil spill migrated under the slab and appeared in the front yard.

At this point Technical Services became more involved.  John Selleck, Andrea Lasselle and I devised a plan for excavating and installing recovery wells along the driveway in an attempt to recover remaining free product from the earth.

Four recovery wells were installed to the water level and all of these wells were connected by a trench, which we backfilled with stone.  Other test pits were dug on the opposite side of the driveway and in the backyard very close to the waterline trench to confirm that no contamination is present at either site at this time.
P-257-2008*An unattended diesel dispenser overfilled a saddle tank by approximately fifty gallons.  It had rained all day so the gravel parking lot to which product discharged was already saturated and covered in puddles and mobile surface water.  Product traveled and pooled at will and was collected with sorbent material.  Minimal gravel contamination is of little concern in this non-attainment zone served by public water.
B-148-2008*For the past few months, a USPS mail carrier could smell an oil smell from one storm basin on the corner of Washington and Lafayette.  Mark McGoon of Calais Public Works reported the spill to the DEP.  Mr. McGoon reported that there had been a dark stain outside the storm basin but with weather conditions had disappeared.
Investigation by Mr. McGoon and DEP Responder Amanda Heath confirmed the presence of a fuel oil smell issuing from the storm basin.  The storm grate was opened and upon observation, a dark stain with a diameter of about 6 inches was on the lip of the storm drain.  PID readings were zero for VOCs.  The Five-Gas readings were zero for CO and H2S.  Oxygen was normal.  These readings are for outside and inside the storm basin as well as from the dark stain itself.  Calais Water Treatment reports no anomalous smells.
Conclusions: There had been an accidental discharge of fuel oil near the storm basin.  The dark stain still left as a result of the discharge is the source of the smell and will continue to dissipate with time and water run off.  The smell is a public nuisance, not a public safety or environmental concern.  No further Response action will be needed.


P-308-2008*4/4/08  Scarborough Dispatch reported a one gallon gasoline spill that resulted from a motor vehicle accident at the entered location.  An undetermined amount of anti-freeze also discharged from one of the passenger vehicles.  The products migrated to dirt on the side of the road and speedi-dri was deployed on the products.  Officials on site report that no threat to water or property is identified.  No further migration of threat existed.  The material was not recovered nor did the DEP require it to be.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-171-2008*During the course of the tides and the 50 knot gusts, the fishing vessel, Money Talks (ME5465E) broke from its mooring and grounded on the beach.  The Money Talks has a diesel capacity of 100 gallons, which had only a few gallons at the time of the storm.  The hydraulic tank, with a capacity of 10 gallons, was left open.  Upon taking on water, the hydraulic tank relieved itself of its contents.

Responders, Bob Shannon and Amanda Heath arrived on scene during low tide.  By this time, the Money Talks was beached.  The owner, Roger Preston, had drilled a hole in the hull to remove the water aboard.  He also used every sorbent pad he had to start collecting the hydraulic fluid.  Bob and Amanda aided in these efforts with more pads and they bagged them up accordingly.  About 7 gallons of hydraulic fluid was collected by this method.
The next morning, Mr. Preston retrieved the Money Talks from the water.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-196-2008* On 3-26-2008 Bob Nadeau of SAPPI, the paper mill, reported the discovery of a diesel fuel spill. This fuel spill was adjacent to the railroad tracks near the outfall (002). I made a site visit sometime later and  together we checked the area and found a minor amount of fuel had spilled. There had been a diesel locomotive engine parked at this location for several weeks during the winter. The spilled oil was naturally contained to a small area and did not impact the inlet to the holding pond. I suggested that they scrape up the leaves and debris and then dispose of the material in their general waste stream.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-198-2008*3/25/08 Mark Frost from Farmington Oil reported a spill of #1 heating oil at a camp in Rangeley on Quimby pond.  He reported that he had responded to a no heat call and found the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) under 8 feet of snow.  The AST was filled on March 7th and was empty now.  He was digging out snow to find the source of the leak.  I went to the site and found they had tunneled into the snow around the AST and found the tank outlet pipe broken due to the weight of the snow.  Farmington Oil set up a temporary tank to supply heat to the camp.  I contacted the camp owner, Fain Hackney, and received verbal agreement to manage the clean-up.  I later faxed him a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application and Clean-up Options Agreement.  I arranged to have an excavator remove the snow from the tank area.  Free product oil was found and collected with absorbent pads from the ground surface.  An interception trench was dug between the camp and Quimby Pond to prevent oil from running into the pond.

The oil contaminated soil was removed adjacent to the camp under the AST location at the front of the camp.  At about 2 foot depth, fractured bed rock was encountered with free product oil that was collected with absorbent pads.  Contaminated soil was found running west of the camp with free product running into the excavation 2 feet from the septic holding tank.  The septic tank was opened and was 3/4 full but no oil was found.  The septic tank was an old rusted steel tank with holes in it and the inflow pipe and outflow perforated pipe did not have tight connections to the tank.  See attached photos.  The septic tank was pumped out and removed to prevent mixing of oil and septic and to continue excavation of oil contaminated soil.  The fractured bedrock sloped downward to the west away from the camp.  Excavation was stopped at bedrock and about 30 feet from the camp where contamination levels in the soil decreased significantly.  The excavation was kept open to collect free product that continued to seep out of the fractures.  See attached photos.  Oil was found under the camp and was collected with absorbent pads along with oiled debris from under the camp.  A vactor truck was used to remove contaminated soil from under the camp and a ventilation fan was put in place to pull oil vapors out from under the camp.  A water sample was taken from the camp and sent for lab analysis for diesel range organics.  The results were below reportable limits.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for continued well sampling and for engineering of further remediation.  Restoration of the site was completed after the owner arranged for a replacement septic system.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-199-2008*3/26/2008 06:45   Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported that approximately 3 gallons of used motor oil had been spilled to the gravel parking lot at the Arnold Trail camp when a truck dragged a drain pan out of the garage unknowingly.  I contacted DOT and they reported that absorbent pads and speedy dry had been used to collect most of the oil.  They also removed an estimated 1/2 cubic yard of oil impacted soil from the parking lot.  I went to the site and confirmed that all visible signs of oil had been removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-201-2008*3/27/08 1830 Ed Curtis from Augusta Fuel reported that an outside heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked it's entire contents to the ground in Winthrop.  I went to the site and found that the tank outlet had been broken due to ice and snow.  The tank was located behind a mobile home that was a rental property.  The oil had been discharged to the snow and soil in the area.  Oil absorbent pads and boom were put in place to collect oil at the spill area.  The spill site sloped to a wooded wet area and with a stream about 100 feet away.  I checked the stream and no oil was seen.  It appeared that the oil was in the gravel pad that the home was installed on.  I had Augusta Fuel install a temporary tank to heat the occupied residence.  I checked the site the next day and changed out the absorbent pads and boom.  No oil was evident in the wooded wet area down slope from the spill site.

3/29/08  The owner, Luther Ellis, notified me that he saw oil in the wooded wet area.  I went to the site and installed absorbent boom in the area to protect the stream and collect oil.  ENPRO Environmental was contacted to send a crew to the site the next day.  Oil impacted snow and water in the wooded wet area were removed by vactor.  A dam and boom were installed to protect the steam and a collection sump installed to collect oil in the wooded wet area.

3/31/08  through 4/4/08 Oil impacted soil in the tank area was removed.  Soil removal was stopped at the point when further removal would have jeopardized the the home.  Oil impacted water in the collection sump and behind the dam was removed.  The stream was never impacted.  The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for further engineering remediation and well monitoring.

Over the next weeks oil was collected from the collection sump and behind dam with absorbent pads.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-202-2008*3/27/08 2100 Ed Curtis from Augusta Fuel reported that an outside heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank had spilled it's entire contents when the outlet had been broken by snow and ice falling from the building roof.  I met Ed and the owner Peter Davis at the site.  The tank was behind the business and had released the oil to the snow and ground.  I contained the oil impacted snow and collected the oil on the surface with absorbent pads.  The area is served by public water.  Behind and down grade from the site is a drainage area that runs into a stream.  I checked the area including a storm drain and the stream and no evidence of oil was found.

3/29/08 through 4/8/08 Oil impacted soil was removed from the site to prevent vapor intrusion into the building and run off to the stream.  Soil was removed until field testing with a photo ionization detector of soil sample bag head space was below 500 parts per million.  A monitoring well was put in place to collect any oil that was unable to be removed because of proximity to the building foundation.  The well was checked periodically over the next several weeks and no oil was found in the well so it was filled and abandoned.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-203-2008*3/29/08 1445 Thorndike Fire Department reported that an estimated 5 gallons of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid had spilled when a tree harvester working in the woods off Thorndike Road fell over and caught on fire.  They had put the fire out and used oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the spilled oil.  I went to the site and removed about 5 five gallon buckets of oil saturated soil.  No wells were in the area and no oil reached any streams.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-204-2008*3/29/08 14:50 Scott Reed reported that there had been a spill of an estimated 126 gallons of diesel fuel at the New Page paper mill.  The spill occurred when an employee left a front end loader unattended while filling the fuel tank and the nozzle fell out.  The fuel spilled onto the paved and gravel parking area at the mill's garage. The mill had bermed the area with wood chips and sawdust to contain and collect the spilled fuel.  A vacuum truck was in route to collect any liquid and oil impacted snow.  I asked the mill to check any catch basins in the area for fuel that may have migrated to them.  I received a call from the mill a short time later confirming that the catch basins had been checked and no fuel was present.  I went to the site the next day and confirmed that the area had been cleaned up adequately.  All oil impacted material in the area of the spill had been removed.  The mill said they would monitor the area as the snow melted to ensure any undiscovered oil that may be released from the snow is contained and removed for disposal.  See attached New Page mill report.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-206-2008* On 3-28-2008, an anonymous caller reported that Vigue Bros. was storing drums of waste oil and may be dumping this waste oil onto the ground. Vigue Bros. is an automotive repair shop located on Route 17, in the town of Washington. In addition to the auto shop, there is a junk yard on site with vehicles in need of repair or to be scrapped.
 I made a site visit sometime later and found drums of waste oil stored all over the place. These drums were located in mini vans, SUVs and a dump truck. In addition, there were two oil tanks located behind the garage. There were at least thirty drums stored inside these vehicles. These 275-gallon oil tanks were located in a concrete vault with a roof over them. There were a few drums of waste oil scattered about resting on the ground. I spoke with the owner, Mr. Tim Vigue, and he told me that he was saving the waste oil to use as fuel in a waste oil burner. He was working on the financing to purchase a waste oil furnace. At this time he was using an oil fired boiler (using no. 2 oil as fuel) for heat in the garage and second floor apartment.
 Over the next several months, I stopped in several times. Each time Mr. Vigue told me that he was still working on the finances to purchase a waste oil furnace. During one of these unannounced visit I found that one or more of the drums stored outside in the junkyard were leaking. I requested that the drums stored outside be brought into the garage. One of his employees immediately set forth to take care of this.
 A follow up, final inspection, on 2-17-2012 revealed that Mr. Vigue finally got his waste oil furnace and no more drums of oil were outside. He told me that he traded waste oil for a waste oil heater. The two oil tanks behind the garage were still there and he has been transferring the oil to the indoor tank/work bench. There were a lot fewer vehicles in the junkyard and the entire operation looked neater.
 This concludes Response Services involvement with this case and no further action is expected at this time.
A-209-2008*DEP received a report from an oil company that one of their residential customers had developed a leak at a cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The tank had been filled the previous week, and had lost oil via a small hole in the tank bottom; spilled oil had been sump-pumped to the municipal sewer system.  The tank was still nearly full and temporarily secured with a magna-patch .  Upon inspection there were negligible odors in the house and no recoverable spilled oil.  The neighborhood is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive; the estimated 10 gallons lost would be easily handled by the receiving Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).  The resident later confirmed that the tank had been replaced without further incident.
A-210-2008*   DEP received a report that staff from Maritime Energy were moving a customers Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and had broken off the filter.  A small amount of oil spilled to the frozen ground before repairs could be made.  Contaminated soil was excavated and added to Maritime's oily waste stream.  The area is residential and is served by municipal water.
A-211-2008*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline spilled when a delivery was made to an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at this service station.  The driver failed to connect the hose to the fill properly.  Gasoline flowed across a paved area and was collected by CN Brown staff using sorbents.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this event.
A-213-2008* On 4-2-2008, CN Brown reported that an estimated five to ten gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the concrete pad and pavement at the Big Apple store in Wilton on Route 4.  A customer had left the fuel nozzle unattended and diesel fuel overfilled the vehicle's tank.
 The local Fire Dept. and the staff from CN Brown cleaned up the spilled fuel with sorbent pads and speedi dri.
 No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected by Response Services.
A-215-2008* On 4-3-2008 Maritime Energy reported a small oil release.  This occurred on the driveway of Mrs. Helen Smalley located at 28 Green Street in the town of Thomaston.  According to David Hooper of Maritime Energy, the valve on the underside of the delivery truck leaked.  The spilled oil was confined to the pavement.  Maritime cleaned up the oil themselves.

 No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
I-71-2008*On Saturday April 5, 2008, Mildred Martin's home 275 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) inside her basement lost approximately 20 gallons of heating oil because of tank corrosion.  The majority of the leaked oil seeped through cracks in the cement basement floor.  Daigle Oil pumped out the AST to stop the leak and Jim Gramlich placed sorbents and covered the spill area with poly to reduce vapors and odor on Saturday.  Daigle cleaned up the sorbents and replaced the AST on Monday.  Little odor remained.  The owner and nearby residents are on town water, and there is only a minimal chance of an environmental  impact on Gilmore Brook which is adjacent to the Martin property.  No further clean up is expected by Response Services.
I-72-2008*04/07/08 Received notification of a small spill of diesel fuel that occurred at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDOT) Woodland maintenance yard this AM.  Crew applied sorbent pads to spilled diesel fuel (less than 1 gallon) and then picked up the pads and put in an approved storage drum until later pick up for disposal is taken care of.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-177-2008*Ms. Spear reported that a company transformer was discovered dripping non-polychlorinated biphenol (PCB) oil from a switch.  This is a pad mount type at the Downeast Community Hospital in Machias.  The pad concrete was stained but no oil is believed to have escaped the pad or the pad's well.
A-200-2008*Captain. Gravel of Winslow Fire Department contacted DEP to report an oil sheen running into a drainage ditch from Len Poulin Construction site in Winslow.  We were overwhelmed with fuel oil spills, so this seemed a low priority.  The call came in on 3/27 however, I was unable to respond until 4/3.  I met the owner Len Poulin on site.  The site is relatively flat silty gravel with approx 50 used vehicles, snow plows, dump trucks, trailers, excavators, pickup trucks etc... Poulin operates an excavation business and this is the repair facility and boneyard for old equipment.  Over the winter, it appears that some of the equipment leaked crankcase and/or hydraulic oil.  Now, with the spring melt, the oil is mixing with runoff water and flowing off site.  It appeared that less than 5 gallons had spilled, however the site is very cluttered.  The site drains to the Sebasticook river via a drainage ditch that runs along State Route 100A (Outer Clinton Ave).  I requested Mr. Poulin place staked hay bales to catch the sediment and oil mousse that was flowing off his property, and to spread out some oil absorbant pads.
I replaced pads to Winslow Fire Department for their contribution to this issue.
P-318-2008*Heavy snow compromised the filter assembly of an aboveground storage tank causing the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene.  Product traveled vertically through the sand to the water table only three feet below grade.  A recovery well was installed and was pumped at times twice a week for the following weeks.  Eventually all product was recovered which was evidenced by clear water within the well.  Due to the close proximity of a private drinking water well, our Technical Services division was notified and the residence was enrolled in the quarterly monitoring program.
A-609-2006*   DEP received a report from a property owner that a woods harvester had caught fire on an adjacent property several weeks previously.  Oil had spilled during that event and allegedly been partially recovered, then partially buried on-site.  No one from DEP was available to visit the site at the time.  As heavy rains were forecast for later that day DEP contracted the reporter (French) to consolidate oily debris and cover with plastic.
   Upon visiting the site on 10/31 it appeared to me that a reportable spill event had been deliberately hidden and so referred the case for possible enforcement attention.  Mr. French had since purchased the subject property and continued to serve as a contractor in removal of oiled soil/debris.  The French residential well (drilled; 100' deep, 60' casing) is located approximately 400' from the spill location and is considered marginally at risk; it was sampled (Diesel Range Organics) on 10/31 with results Below Detection Limits.
B-573-2007*10.25.07  Responded to a report of a diesel fuel leak along Route 1A in Ellsworth.  A car and a tractor trailer, hauling a pre-fabricated building component, collided rupturing one of the two saddle tanks on the tractor and puncturing the second causing it to leak.  The spill was confined to the soil adjacent the roadway because the truck swerved to the shoulder of the road in an attempt to avoid a passenger car that crossed the center line.

I attempted to plug the leak, but determined it was necessary to off-load the fuel tank.  I recovered about 30 gallons of unspilled product.  The fuel was entered into the DEP warehouse waste oil collection stream that will be screened for disposal or transferred to an off-site facility for heating fuel.  The spilled fuel was confined to the gravel adjacent the road way.  Five gallons of that was collected from the ruptured tank that still contained fuel.  I collected that with sorbent pads and entered into the DEP waste stream for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn, ME.  I did not collect or generate enough pads to warrant reimbursement.  I did not perceive a threat to human health or the environment.  However, I contacted the regional DOT office and asked them to make an assessment and advise me if a removal was warranted.  I received notification from the Ellsworth DOT Office that they had no issues with the situation.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-138-2008*Ms. Jordan reported that her company had overfilled a customer's, Blue Moon Cafe, basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) causing an estimated one gallon of #2 to leak from the interior piping and spread out over the tank.  Company personnel responded to the cafe's call of oil odor and cleaned up the spill.  She said that they would stay until the customer was satisfied.  No action by Response Services expected.
B-505-2007*9/22/07  Responded to entered location where it was reported that several laboratory type of jars, containing what appeared to be mercury, were left at a bathroom facility at the Rocky Ridge Park.

I observed six glass containers of various size in a 5-gallon plastic bucket.  Donning my Air Purifying Respirator (APR), I secured the bucket's contents, which did appear to be elemental mercury, and placed the bucket into a double lined plastic bag over-pack for transportation back to the DEP warehouse.  The over-pack was placed into a hard plastic over-pack and stored until it was packaged and transported for disposal by EPI, Auburn, ME.  The final destination of the material was General Chemical, Framingham, MA.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-499-2007*On, 9/21/07 I responded to a report of a spill from an indoor aboveground storage tank at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a concrete floor basement covered with oil and oil absorbent pads.  Robinson Oil was on site deploying the pads and assisting in the initial abatement actions.  We proceeded to clean up the pads and deployed speedy dry over the area.  I installed a fan to extract vapors.  I made arrangements to continue the clean up the next day.  I inspected the tank and observed a corrosion hole about halfway up the tank.  It appeared that the tank had been in contact with the concrete foundation wall and had corroded overtime.

On 9/22/07, the initial basement interior photoionization detector (PID) reading was 6.1 parts per million (ppm).  Clean Harbors steam-cleaned the basement floor.  We unearthed a sump drain in the basement and located the discharge location at the back side of the house.  The drainage pipe extended approximately twenty feet from the house and discharged onto the back lawn.  Oil was discovered in the pipe and a plume of oil impacted soil was delineated.  The fan was kept on site to control vapors.

On 9/24/07 I was on-site to remove oil impacted soil and to investigate subsurface conditions at the footing of the house.  The foundation did not have a perimeter drain.  The drain pipe was damaged in several locations along its length, causing oil to escape the pipe upon migration from the sump in the basement.  The damaged drain pipe and impacted soil was removed and a new pipe installed.  PID readings in the basement with the fan operational were 1.9 ppm.

On 9/25/07  Responder Shannon and Responder Leckey installed a vapor barrier on the floor to assist in complaints from the Northrups concerning the oil odors.

On 9/27/07 upon the recommendation of a State of Maine toxicologist, arrangements were made for the Northrups to vacate the house.  The concrete floor was in moderate to poor condition with several cracks and holes that we believe received an undermined amount of oil.  Oil was observed wicking back up through the concrete.  We estimated that 138 gallons of oil had discharged from the tank, but we had not recovered anything near that amount.

Over the course of the next several weeks we proceeded to remove a section of oil impacted concrete floor and underlying oil contaminated soil.  We discovered approximately eight inches of oil impacted gravel/soil above a layer of clay substrate.  We removed the gravel/soil.  We installed a sub-surface vapor recover system and re-poured the concrete floor.  We had to install additional structural support across the floor joist in that section of the project.

The homeowners moved back into the house at or around October 23, 2007.  No additional complaints regarding odors or the installation have been received as of 3/17/2008.  This site has been referred to Technical Services.

Further Response action regarding landscaping is anticipated.

The landscaping was completed at a later date and no additional complaints have been received since 7/9/2009.

No additional Response actions anticipated.









B-139-2008*Webber Energy Co. reported that a technician had responded to a problem at 345 Brunswick Street in Old Town. There he found that the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had developed a leak in its bottom from interior corrosion.  The AST had been filled the day before and this may have stimulated the leak.  In any case, the technician was estimating about 30 gallons had leaked out and went immediately to a floor drain.  The AST was temporarily patched and he notified the town's waste water plant.  I contacted Josh at the waste water company and was told that he had checked on the plant earlier that morning and, while he smelled the fuel oil, he found no free product.  He was confident that this would not effect the operation of the plant and was not concerned.  I attempted to call Mr. Parker (LTI, LLC) but only reached his voice mail.  I left a message explaining what happened and that I expected no further Response Services action would be necessary.
B-140-2008*Mrs. Bailey reported that workers had discovered that a front end loader in their woodyard had lost about 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose.  Much of the oil was puddled underneath the unit and was recovered with sawdust.  This sawdust will be burned in the mill's multi-fuel boiler.  No site visit and no action by Response Services expected.
B-632-2007*B-632-2007
11-28-2007 09:00

     Doug Hall, of the City of Old Town, called to report that they had discovered a 500-gallon fuel oil tank at the Municipal Airport.  It was believed that the tank serviced an old hangar that is no longer in existence.  The tank was later removed without incident.  No contamination was observed or detected.
B-627-2007*B-627-2007
11/20/2007 13:00

     The Somerset County Sheriff's Office called to report a fuel spill associated with a tractor trailer accident on the Palmyra Road just south of the center of town.  The vehicle jack-knifed on a hill puncturing one of its saddle tanks.  Most of the fuel spilled in the roadway where it was easily recovered with sorbent material.  None of the fuel affected a nearby brook.
B-688-2007*B-688-2007
12/31/2007 09:00

     Brad Lunt, Operations Manager for R.H. Foster in Hampden, called to report that one of their fuel delivery trucks had rolled over onto its side at 155 Bog Road in Hampden.  It was stated that the truck was stable and not leaking.  The truck, which contained about 1200 gallons of fuel oil, was off loaded without incident.  A small amount of diesel released from a saddle tank was cleaned up after the truck was righted.
B-551-2007*B-551-2007
10/12/2007 12:00

     Todd Brailey of the Thibodeau Construction Company called to report discovering a fuel tank during excavation work for the proposed new courthouse on Kenduskeag Avenue in Bangor.  Investigation found that this 500-gallon tank served an old hotel at the site.  This tank was later removed without any discovery of contamination.  Another 500-gallon tank was found in the same general area.  It was also removed along with a couple hundred gallons of very old "undyed" #2 fuel.  A small amount of contaminated soil containing trace levels was removed and disposed of.
B-19-2007*B-19-2007
04/12/2007 08:30

     Jay Hargy, Geologist for Fessenden Geo-Environmental, called to report discovering contamination during the removal of a 2,000-gallon fuel oil tank at New England Motor Freight at 34 Perry Road.  It was stated that soil headspace readings exceeded the 100 parts per million (ppm) notification level.  Investigation shown contamination levels in the range of 100-600 ppm.  Since some of this material had already been removed to make room for a new tank it had to be disposed of off-site.  Approximately 20 yards of this material was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.  I was informed a few days later that G.R. Adams had removed an additional 20 yards of material.  Whether this material had to be removed to make room for the tank remains unclear.
B-141-2008*Dean Crosby called from Philip Services (PSC) to report that a client, Biomass Inc., had inadvertently spilled about 3 gallons of #6 oil into the Brewer Pollution Control Facility when delivering a load of paper mill starch water to the facility.  The client had recently purchased the used tank trailer and believed that it had been adequately cleaned.  However he was wrong and personnel at the facility caught the contamination in their pretreatment storage tank and required the truck to clean it up.  Philip Services used a vacuum truck and, along with the oil, picked up about 1300 gallons of starch water.  They mixed this water with 12 yards of sawdust and disposed of it at Pine Tree landfill.
B-142-2008*Mr. Lynch reported that a front end loader had leaked about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a bad hose.  This was near tower #3 in the chip yard.  The oil was recovered with sawdust and burned in their multi-fuel boiler.  No site visit and no action from Response Services expected.
P-288-2006*On April 5, 2006, a spring day seemingly like any other I was called by the Gray Fire Department to Forest Lake Road where they had made a curious discovery.  In a ditch off the side of the road someone had deposited a number of one-gallon jugs containing some sort of pale yellow liquid.  The initial report was that it "looked like apple cider."  Upon my arrival I observed exactly that; a myriad of one-gallon containers filled with what appeared to be a pale yellow liquid on the side of the road and in a stream .  One of the firemen did mention that he smelled it and although it smelled badly he could not identify the smell.  Not being one to indiscriminately smell unknown liquids, especially those that look suspiciously like urine I opted to take his word for it.  The fire dept. did not feel it to be a public safety threat, as they wasted no time leaving the scene; leaving me alone to ponder what the heck to do.  I donned a poly coated tyvex, rubber gloves, and safety glasses and collected a couple of the containers.  I carefully opened them and stuck pH paper in them and determined them to be neither acidic or particularly alkaline.  The range of the pH of the three was from 7 to 9.  Determined that they were not caustic and therefore would not compromise the internal mechanisms of my Photo Ionization Detector (PID) or 5-Star, and not knowing what else to do, I waved them over the mouth of the 3 bottles.  No elevated readings of any type were recorded.  I was now relatively sure that although I didn't know what the product was that it did not pose an Immediate Danger to Life or Health situation.  This was not from my measurements with pH paper and instrumentation, rather it was from the fact that the fire fighter who took a whiff of it didn't drop dead.  My visual inspection revealed that the jugs were Poland Spring one-gallon translucent plastic jugs.  The material within was a pale yellow liquid.  The initial report had described it as looking like apple cider, however it was not acidic, as one would expect apple cider to be, but it also had no solids as apple cider which had been sitting a while would have.

I began to search for and collect the jugs from the side of the road and stream.  They were floating in the stream, appearing to be mutually buoyant, with the plastic and small air pocket within keeping them afloat.  It was at this point that I further deduced that it was definitely a water based material, as there appeared to be no solids with the jugs to give them density. I really didn't think they were hazardous material or petroleum and thus was unsure if the Department should deal with them, however given the number of them and the unknown nature of the contents I felt it prudent to arrange for disposal of them.  I actually was more concerned that if I left them we would continue to get calls on them and someone would be right back out here.  I called Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to come get them and determine the best disposal route.

EPI collected the jugs and after running a few more field screenings on them disposed of them.

The contents were never determined.

B-119-2008*B-119-2008
03/05/2008 16:20

     Frankfort Fire Department personnel called to report discovering fuel oil in a ditch at the Loggin Road in Frankfort.  It was believed that the adjacent residence had some type of problem with their fuel system.  A heavy rain was occurring at the time.
     Investigation found that ice broke the filter off of the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST)  behind the residence of Loretta McIntire at 299 Loggin Road.  It was estimated that about 80 gallons leaked into a water filled ditch used to drain water off of the steep hillside.  Philip Services personnel later removed approximately 8 yards of contaminated snow and soil.  A large portion of free product was also recovered.  Since the well to the residence is located down slope of the incident, the case was referred to the Technical Services staff for further investigation.  No further action from Response Services expected.
B-144-2008*On March 18, 2008, Roy Brothers Fuel reported a one gallon kerosene (K-1) discharge at the home of David Simon, 119 Cram St, Bradley.  The discharge resulted from corrosion on the bottom of Mr. Simon's aboveground storage tank (AST).  Roy Brothers technicians used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  Roy Brothers also replaced the tank.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-608-2007*   Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received a report from an oil company (Downeast Energy) that a cellar aboveground storage tank supply line that they had replaced about two weeks previously had been slowly dripping.  The home currently was unoccupied, and the drip had already been stopped and "cleaned up".  Upon inspection the spill appeared small.  A stained section of concrete floor about 3' X 4' was visible and had been marginally cleaned; "speedee-dry" was still present and low photo-ionization readings were measured in the cellar (readings were "zero" in the upstairs living areas).  I contacted the spiller, who sent a crew out for further cleaning with satisfactory results.
   The area is residential with several homes within 1000'; all are reliant on private wells for water.  Due to the apparent minor nature of this spill these wells are not considered threatened by this event.  The drilled well on the subject property is located only 15' outside the cellar wall and is considered marginally at-risk since the spill quantity is uncertain and the cellar floor was not liquid tight.  As a precaution, a water sample at was analyzed for diesel-range organics; results were below detection limits.  No further DEP involvement is anticipated as a result of this event unless a complaint is received regarding the quality of water in the subject well.
I-55-2008*03/18/08 Received a call from Brian Munson, of Maine Public Service (MPS) checking on the status of weather a spill of hydraulic oil from a line truck that occurred on 03/13/08 had been reported.  Told him that we did not have any record of it.  He apologized for the oversight and said he would fax in the report right away.  Spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was the result of a broken hose on a line truck on Main St., in Washburn.  MPS crews had responded quickly and cleaned up the oily debris (snow, ice and speedy dry, sorbent pads) shortly after the spill occurred.

03/19/08 Received fax of spill report from MPS.  Mr. Munson called to confirm that we had gotten the fax and to request an oil spill debris form to send the contaminated debris to Presque Isle landfill.  Filled out form and left at front desk for MPS.  No further assistance is needed at this time from Response Services Staff.

P-1033-2007*During the removal of three underground storage tanks at this facility, contaminated soil was encountered.  Elevated readings were found around tank 4-1 (the middle tank) at a relative below grade depth of ten feet.  Groundwater was not encountered.  All three tanks were reported to have been removed in good condition.  Accordingly, no ultimate source has been identified.  Given the localized elevated readings and site specifics, contaminated soil was allowed to be reused on-site as backfill.  Please view site assessment for specifics.
B-147-2008*On 3/19/08 I received report of an approximate 5 gallon spill of #2 oil to a concrete floor without drains.  The cause of the spill was corrosion of the filter casing.  The oil was able to be recovered from the concrete floor using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  All of the waste was collected by Webber Oil.  The waste will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-136-2008*On 3/14/08, I received report of an unknown amount of oil, leaking from a boiler room at a housing complex in Orono.  The report was made by Orono Fire Department.  They were notified by the housing foundation (the property owners) of the #2 oil leak.

The cause of the oil leak was the failure of an OSV valve.  Every time the boiler called for fuel, product would squirt out a pin sized hole in the top of the valve body.  The boiler room floor (approximately 8' x 8')was filled with oil until the oil rose over the threshold, leaking onto the ground.

Webber Energy was dispatched to make the repairs and recovered the free product from the concrete floor in the boiler room.

The building had a crawl space that was flooded with surface water.  It did appear as though there was a slight sheen on the water.  Because of the sheen, I contacted additional Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff to assist with the transport and operation of mobile carbon units to treat in place the crawl space water then discharge to the town sewer, who was contacted by the Fire Department.

The Fire Department and I cleared the building with our atmospheric meter, confirming that there was no health impact to be suffered by the occupants.

Once human health was determined not to be at risk, I hired Philip Services to vactor the contaminated soil from around the boiler room to a depth below surface water level.  Then, Technical Services and Response Services installed four product recovery wells in the area. These were monitored for two weeks.  After no product was recovered, the wells were removed and the case closed.
B-133-2008*Mr. McCoy reported to DEP an oil leak in a feed line at the Don Tolmasoff residence.  They had found that the copper feed line had developed a pin hole even though it was in a protective blue plastic sleeve. They replaced the line and cleaned up up the 2 by 2 foot stain on the concrete floor.  No site visit and no action from Response Services expected.
I-56-2008*03/20/08 09:10 Received a call from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), Bob Craig, regarding a spill at the Mars Hill maintenance yard of 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Spill was the result of a busted hydraulic hose on a backhoe that occurred during grading operations in the maintenance yard.  MDOT crew put down sorbent pads and soaked up the oil.  Pads were placed in double poly bags and taken to MDOT Caribou for disposal.  Bob said that he would be faxing a spill report when he gets back in the office.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

03/20/08 Recvd fax of spill report from MDOT.
P-907-2007*A homeowner arrived home to the smell of oil because her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had been overfilled, though not by her oil company.  Heating oil was forced out the sightglass and ran down the tank to the cement floor.  In addition, a small quantity came out the vent as well.  The snow was excavated; no impact to soil was evident.  Inside, the floor was cleaned with speedy dry then washed with a cleaner/degreaser, ventilation was set up in a nearby window, and miscellaneous impacted items were removed for disposal.
A-153-2011* On 3-8-2011 Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power(CMP), reported a release of transformer oil. This transformer was located in Sidney on the Pond Road on pole number 3. This transformer was untagged, therefore lab analysis of the oil inside had to be performed. Lab analysis found the oil to contain 4.9 ppm of PCB's. This concentration is under the regulatory limit therefore can be treated as oily waste.
 A crew from CMP cleaned up the spilled oil. The snow, ice, brush and transformer were all removed from the scene and transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center. See attached report from CMP for additional details
 No further action by Response Services is required.
P-910-2007*The odor of petroleum alerted a homeowner to an issue in their finished basement.  Product was witnessed on the concrete surrounding the area where the supply line emerged from the cement and it was evident some carpeting had been impacted as well.  The buried line was suspected to have been compromised somewhere between the tank and the furnace which produced the free product above grade.  Initial response efforts were to discontinue use of the buried line and remove the impacted carpeting as well as initiate ventilation.  Thereafter, the concrete was removed to locate the ultimate cause of the problem and remove contaminated material.  The concrete where the line emerged was unexpectedly thick and sub-slab material was coarse grain sand which was obviously free from contamination.  It appeared then that the line had simply corroded above grade and the initial response efforts satisfactorily mitigated the issue.
P-911-2007*A tractor trailer truck crashed onto the shoulder of a highway ramp compromising the integrity of one of its saddle tanks.  Approximately 30 gallons of diesel were discharged from the non-pluggable gash, while approximately 30 gallons was recovered via a pump into a drum.  The truck's final resting place was above a natural drainage waterway though it was covered with ice then snow.  Accordingly, a plethora of sorbents were deployed to the active waterway to contain and recover spilled product.  Once the truck was removed, sorbents were continually applied until all discharged product had been recovered.  Downstream investigations yielded no signs that any product left the general area in which the response efforts were being performed.  Accordingly, the scene was cleared with nothing left behind.
I-49-2008*03/06/08 11:00 - 12:00 Site visit to Fogg residence to assess the extent of the spilled kerosene.  Met with Gerald Dickison, earthwork contractor, Martin Adams, Bates Fuel Co., service technician, and Loiuse Fogg, homeowner to discuss plan to excavate soil contaminated with kerosene.  Most of spill occurred on the south side of the tank nearest to the Fogg home.  The oil storage consisted of 3 Aboveground Storage Tanks ASTs that were all plumbed together and set up to equalize as oil was pumped to the furnace in the home.  The tanks were on steel legs that were all on one concrete pad.  There was no filter protection on the lines or filter associated with the 3 tanks.  The AST that had the line leak (due to snow load - possibly from roof) was closest to the house and was a 240 gallon tank according to Martin Adams (tel#538-5882).
Had G. Dickison dig out some soils in the direct area of the spill. Took 2  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings using the Appendix Q method (chapt 691).  PID #1 - 12" bsg below surface grade directly below cracked line/spill site = 2600 parts per million (ppm), PID#2 18' bsg 3.5 feet(easterly) from source = 590 ppm.   Told G. Dickison that we would need to dig up what we could without undermining the mobile home or the concrete pad supporting the 3 ASTs.  G. Dickison will come back tomorrow to finish excavating the contaminated soils and bring some gravel to back fill the hole.  Spoke with Martin Adams and asked him to try and calculate the quantity of kerosene that spilled prior to them (Bates Fuels) discovering it and plugging the leak.  Spoke with Kevin Noyes, Patten's Public Works Director and Water system operator.  Kevin said one of the town's public drinking water wells (on Rogers Lane) is 580 feet from the spill site and is 265 feet in depth.  Told Kevin that we would be sending him some sample bottles and be putting the well on the quarterly monitoring program for Diesel Range Organics.  Kevin stated there is one private well about 150 to 200 feet further westerly on Katahdin St., it appears that this well is slightly up gradient and not likely to be impacted by this spill.

03/07/08 Site visit - continuation of digging to remove contaminated soils along east side of mobile home and along the southerly edge of the concrete slab supporting the 3 ASTs.  Took the following PID poly bag headspace hydrocarbon content field analysis:

PID#3  4' bsg 3 feet from spill source =1800 ppm (used 2.5 cor. factor)
PID#4   3' bsg, 5.5 ' from spill source = 105 ppm   (used 2.5 cor. factor )
PID#5   1' bsg, @ edge of concrete slab directly below spill = 1450 ppm (used 2.5 cor. factor)
PID#6   5'3" bsg, 3 feet south of cracked line = 1685 ppm  (used 2.5 cor. factor)

Talked with G. Dickison and decided to suspend any further excavations until spring when snow is gone and ground has dried out.  Will get a geologist from EMRO/DEP to provide guidance on level of further excavations to clean-up the remaining soil contamination.  Will probably need to go a bit deeper to finish the clean-up as well as moving the tanks and pad and dig out contaminated soils from underneath the concrete pad.  Follow-up with this site in the spring is planned.

03/20/08 talked with Sue Gould, Manager of Bates Fuels, according to what was left in the tanks when the spill was stopped (300 gallons) The capacity of the 3 storage tanks (two 275 gallon, and one 240 gallon tank) 275 gallon tank will hold about 260 gallons fuel, 240 gal tank will hold 230.  So total storage capacity of the Fogg home oil storage = 750 gallons+ or -.  According to previous years fuel usage records Fogg home uses about 1.67 gallon of fuel/day.  Days since fill-up on 08/02/07 =216 days.  Fuel used from August '07 thru March 5th =  361 gallons.  So filled tanks - usage - what is still in the tanks after the spill/leak plugged - 750 gal - 361 gal - 300 = 89 gallons estimated spilled.

04/23/08 Met with Paul Higgins, Hydro-geologist MDEP fro
A-154-2011*On 3/8/2011 in Waldoboro, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill. The minor spill was the result of a flooded basement. The burner technician for Maritime reported a sheen on the water in the basement, but indicated the sheen was light and unrecoverable. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-155-2011*On 3/8/2011 in Dixfield, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill resulted from oil leaking from an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-156-2011* On 3-8-2011 Tom Trainor, of SW Cole Engineering, Inc., reported the discovery of oil contaminated soil. This discovery occurred when the 10,000 gallon underground oil storage tank was removed on March 8 and 9, 2011. This tank was located at the Mount Blue High School in Farmington, ME.
 There was only one location where the oil impacted soils reacted with the new shaker dye test. About one cubic yard of soil was stockpiled on site, aerated for a week and then placed into or near the excavation under future pavement. This action was done under my suggestion.
See the S.W. Cole site assessment in the file room for more information.  No further action by Response services is required.
A-158-2011*On 3/9/2011 in Lincolnville, Tidewater Oil Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated spill of 200 gallons of K1 fuel oil resulted from ice and snow falling from a roof and breaking off a filter assembly on an outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  There were 2 ASTs connected together at the home and the contents of both tanks were lost to deep snow in the backyard of the property.

A site visit was made to begin clean up operations.  Clean Harbors was hired and requested to respond with a Vactor truck.  A total of 26.11 tons of contaminated snow, soil, water and free product were recovered over two days with the Vactor.

A return visit was made on 6/22/2011 after soil conditions had dried.  An additional 70 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed by Clean Harbors with an excavator.

The site is served by a private well.  The case has been referred to technical services for follow up and well monitoring.  No further response action is expected.
A-97-2011*    On 2-10-11 Downeast Energy reported the release of kerosene at the home of Robert Pontau located at 26 Oak Ridge west, in the town of Wiscasset.  I arrived on site later that day. Down East Energy attempted to slow the leak. They had also called for a truck to pump out the remaining oil in the tank. This tank is located on the gable end of the home. Someone had recently shovelled off the roof. This may have been the cause of the damaged nipple/firomatic fitting. I suggested to the technician that he use the shop-vac trick to hold the oil in the tank, and place a plug in the tank outlet. He did that, shortly thereafter the pump out truck arrived. Approximately 44 gallons of fuel was pumped out. The fuel tank was last filled on 1-25-11, therefore an estimated usage of 32 gallons leaves us with an estimate loss of 200 gallons of fuel.
The site is a residential area with private drilled water wells. I made arrangements for soil excavation w/ Jack Shaw and Son. They arrived to look at the site and the next day they cleared snow from the area of the spill and across the lawn. This activity allowed the lawn to freeze and reduce the damage to the lawn.
Excavation of the oil contaminated soil commenced on Monday 2-14, and continued the next day. A total of 88 tons of soil was removed from the gable end of the home. The excavation was stopped at a depth of 7.5 feet bgs. I collected two soil samples at this time.
 Mr. Pontau was very concerned about the levels of petroleum vapor in his home. I placed two Suma canisters in the home, on 2-24-11. After 24 hours of sampling I collected the canisters and returned them to Pat Locklin, so that they could be shipped to the laboratory for analysis. On March 6, we finally had a large rain event and oil was flushed out of the perimeter drain, into the culvert and into the wooded area across the street. I made a site visit on 3-7 and 3-9. I used sorbent pads to collect a small amount of oil from this wooded area.
 On 3-9, I spoke with Mr. Pontau and they had removed the kerosene monitor from the living space in the basement of the home during the weekend of 2-19. Some small amount of oil was spilled at this time in the basement. Mr. Pontau claims to have had a petroleum odor in the home between the time of the spill (outside oil tank) and the day he removed the kerosene monitor.
 This site was referred to Tech Services for additional remediation if required, mostly concerning the indoor vapor issue and well water sampling.
B-73-2011*On 2/10/11, Arthur Herbest of Prentiss and Carlisle reported a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill due to a blown hose on a feller/buncher .  The equipment was being used on an access road off of Rt . 183 in Sullivan for tree clearing for new power lines.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
B-99-2011*On 2/25/11, DA Pearson reported that they had caused a 2 gallon overfill of a tank at 2 unit apartment building due to inattention.  The tech from Pearson's had used sorbent pads to soak up the 2-3 gallons that had spilled outside and well as inside.  Pearson's had also put down the cherry deodorizer in the basement.  I checked the air in the basement as well as the two units above.  The PID had elevated readings around 9 PPM in the basement and 4 PPM upstairs.
The basement could not be ventilated because there were no windows or doors there.  I offered ventilation fans to both the tenants and asked them to call if the vapors got worse.  I also put a vapor barrier down over the cement floor.
On 2/29/11, I returned to check the air and see how DA Pearson had cleaned the floor.  The clean up of the floor was more than adequate and the vapors in the basement had been reduced to 2-4 PPM.
I anticipated no further response action.
B-100-2011*On 2/25/11, Joshua Teel reported a 3 qt hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose on a crane.  The company was working off of McLaughlin Rd. in Milford  for Bangor Hydro Electric.  The crane was being used to set poles for new power lines.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and contaminated snow was shoveled up and disposed of through Bangor Hydro Electric.
B-105-2011*On 3/1/11, Ron St. Pierre reported that 4 days earlier an oil delivery driver had discharged 25 to 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil onto his front lawn.  The driver had slipped and fallen on the icy hill next to the fill and vent pipes and oil had poured out of the delivery hose.  The fuel company was Jackson Oil and the delivery driver was the owner, Owen Jackson.
I visited the site and dug around in the snow on the hill to see the extent of the spill.  Most of the front lawn was impacted.  I checked the air quality inside the home and found that both the upstairs and basement were elevated.  I was getting readings of 15 parts per million (ppm) upstairs and 25 ppm downstairs.  Also in the basement was a large oil stain on the dirt floor near the tank.  At first I thought that the tank had been overfilled but further investigation showed that the oil had flowed down the fieldstone foundation wall and migrated inside.
I explained to Mr. St. Pierre that it was best to hire a contractor with a vacuum truck to clean up all of the oil contaminated snow, ice and soil.  I then spoke with Owen Jackson and explained that the spill had impacted a large area outside as well as inside.  I also explained that since Mr. Jackson had caused the spill, he was responsible for the cleanup costs.
I hired Phillips Services Company to do the cleanup.  The cleanup outdoors was completed that afternoon and the following day (3/2/11), the contaminated soil in the basement was removed and backfilled.  Indoor air quality improved after the cleanup bringing the readings on my Photoionization Detector down to 5 ppm.  I asked Mr. St. Pierre to call if there were any further problems with air quality.  No further Response action anticipated.

B-38-2008*MST 1 Blank notified me that he had been called by Emery Bamford and informed that Mr. Bamford's fishing boat, Grampy's Pride, had sunk at its mooring off Trenton.  It was reported to have about 70 gallons of diesel on board as well as hydraulic and engine oils.  While a sheen was reported, it had dissipated by the time I inspected the site on 1/21/2008.  The vessel was moored in shallow water and at low tide about a foot of gunnel was above the waterline.  The boat sat on its keel and was pretty level.
  Mr. Bamford made an attempt to float it himself by waiting for low tide and pumping hard.  This did not work and he contacted a salvage company to do the recovery.  However he reported that before the date of recovery the contractor increased the price quoted.  This lead Mr. Bamford to look for another salvager and after a couple of weeks the vessel was raised and towed to Winter Harbor.
   There were reports of sheen rising from the boat at various times by airplane pilots and neighbors.  The Coast Guard took aerial pictures.  I considered the sheen to be minor.  The weather conditions seem to be moving the sheen east ward down the reach and not causing any serious impacts.   Since Mr. Bamford appeared to be making a good faith effort to raise the vessel, neither I nor the Mr. Blank felt government action was required.
B-146-2008* Ms. Lambert reported that her outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked about 125 gallons of kerosene into her back yard.  She had discovered the problem when she lost heat the day before.  She called her supplier, Waldo County Oil and Propane Co., for help.  Their technician discovered that the nipple between the tank and the filter had cracked and all her fuel was gone.  The technician repaired the problem and left.  The next day a certain acquaintance of Ms. Lambert suggested she should call the Maine D.E.P.   She was very worried about what might happen.

I went to the site and saw that things were as reported. The pipe had been repaired but there was still no protection for the filter (there was no oil in the tank either). The AST was against the back wall directly below the eaves and the snow was as high as the top of the tank.  There had to have been three feet of snow and ice on top of the unprotected filter.  There was no free product to recover.

 The home is on town water and the house is built on a slab.  The area appears to have a high natural water table.  By digging through the snow to the lawn I learned that the ground was not frozen and the lost oil had been absorbed.  I felt that it did not appear that either public health or the environment was at risk and elected to adopt a "wait and see" approach.  I plan to return once the snow is gone and reassess the situation. I explained this to Ms. Lambert and she was in agreement.  I mailed an application for the AST spill fund to her the same day.

No further action by DEP is expected.
A-162-2008*Ice buildup in the containment berm damaged a valve and allowed a small amount of oil to be lost to containment.  Spilled oil was collected with sorbents for disposal by Wadleighs'.  No further action is expected.
A-167-2008*A small amount of oil was lost when ice fell from the roof of this residence.  A combination of frozen conditions, fences, and the likelihood of this being a minor spill caused us to decide to wait until spring to excavate.  In the spring we found minor contamination and removed it for disposal.  No further action is expected.
A-168-2008*On 3/12/2008 in Winthrop, The Maine Department of Public Safety reported two vehicles through the ice on Cobbosee Lake.  The vehicles were a logging truck and excavator owned by Ron Hickey of West Gardiner.  The truck was involved in a logging operation on the shore of the lake.  During log loading of the truck it broke through the ice and the excavator was called for assistance by Mr. Hickey.  Trying to raise the logging truck caused the excavator to go through the ice as well.  I was notified of the event several hours later and a site visit was made.  I did not notice any release of oil during the retrieval operations that would go into the following day.  Myself, and several members of the Winthrop Fire Department remained on scene until both pieces of equipment were removed, and no further response action is expected.
A-170-2008*DEP received a report that a small quantity of gasoline spilled to a paved parking lot from an unidentified private vehicle.  Facility maintenance staff collected spilled liquid using sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-171-2008*	A mystery motorist lost approximately one gallon of motor oil in the parking lot of building 205 at the Togus Veterans Hospital.  The spill was cleaned up by the Togus Fire Department.  No Site visit was made.
A-180-2008*   DEP received a report from a burner technician that one of his customers had suffered an oil spill.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was encased in ice/snow, and the filter nipple had sheared.  About 100 gallons were believed lost.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural, with the subject drilled well the only one within several hundred feet.  It is considered only marginally at risk.
A-183-2008*On 3/20/2008 in Augusta, Mike Starbird of Webber Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 3 gallon spill in the boiler room of the nursing home was caused by tank corrosion.  A site visit was made to assess the spill and offer assistance.  The spill was cleaned up by Webber employees, I gave instructions for ventilating the building to prevent oil vapors from entering the living areas of the home.  No further response action is expected.
A-184-2008*3/21/08 10:50 David Hooper from Maritime Energy reported a small spill of fuel oil to a concrete basement floor from a corrosion leak.  He reported that the Aboveground Storage Tank was dripping from a corrosion hole in the bottom and that there was a small wet spot on the concrete floor.  He put a patch on the tank to stop the leak.  Maritime energy was called to the site by the new owner because they smelled oil and the previous owner was a Maritime Energy customer with tank insurance.  The new owners wanted the tank replaced under the previous owner's insurance with Maritime Energy but Maritime refused.  I contacted the owner Meg Klingelhofer  and asked if there was still oil vapors in the house.  She said they were slight.  I asked her to call me if the odors persisted after a couple of days of airing out the basement.  I never received a call back.  No site visit was made

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-186-2008*3/21/08 13:10   Nate Richardson from Houles Plumbing and Heating reported a spill of 2 to 6 gallons of heating oil to the furnace room at the Ervin Center in Waterville.  He reported that an unused Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had been overfilled and the fittings were leaking oil on the tank and to the concrete floor below.  I contacted Nate by phone.  He reported that he was called to the site by the tenant with a complaint of a strong odor of oil.  He found the furnace room with puddles of oil on the floor.  He had put absorbent on the floor and had pumped down the overfilled AST which stopped the fittings from leaking.  The furnace room is on the same level as the tenants training center, SKILLS. I set up a ventilation fan to alleviate the oil vapors.  The AST was wiped down and cleaned and the oiled absorbent collected.  The ventilation fan was left in place.  I contacted Springbrook Ice & Fuel who had mistakenly overfilled the out of service tank.  They agreed to clean the furnace room the next day after the AST was removed.

The fan was left in place for a week after the tank was removed and the area cleaned and washed. The oil vapor levels were checked with a photo ionization detector and levels had dropped below 1 part per million. The fan was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-215-2008*DEP received notification of the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil as a result of the corrosion of the fuel supply line associated with the Aboveground Storage Tank.  Soil that collected on the concrete floor in the basement was removed for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  Other impacted materials that were stored in the basement as well as sorbents were removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-224-2008*3/10/08: Mr. Oullette of LL Bean company notified that one of their employee's autos had leaked gasoline to the paved parking lot.  LL Bean reported that they cleaned up with sorbents; none made it to drains or soil.
P-226-2008*On a report of no heat Peter Garthwaite responded, discovering  free product #2 oil on the water surface in a flooded basement; the sump was no longer functioning.  He then called DEP to report the discharge of oil.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) appears to have floated and the filter assembly broken off, discharging the oil to the waters in the crawlspace (maybe a four foot tall space).

The property is in foreclosure, Ms. Grekin is a renter who is negotiating to possibly buy the home.

An immediate referral to the Division of Technical Services was made and Peter Eremita took over the management of the systems that would be required to remediate this home.   Remediation plans are to 1) remove any free product (oil ) from the water using sorbent pads, 2)  pump down the water level running it thru carbon filters and discharge locally, wash and clean residual on wall and structural supports, and treat any air quality issues.  I initiated the application of pads and removal of free product, and a contractor called to install the appropriate treatment systems.  One to vacuum oil water mixture for disposal, the other to install a treatment system.  Shortly after this I left the remainder if the project to Eremita and Technical Services.  Based on the situation at hand, and the plan developed, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-239-2008*Responding to a call about oil seeping into the full size basement of a Harrison home, I found the sump completely red and seeps coming in from all four walls appeared to be oil in composition.   The homeowners claimed that this oil seeping up from under the foundation at the cove joint, where the floor meets the walls, was supposedly the result of a small drip on the line from the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  As seen in the site photos, the volume of oil along the walls and in the sump clearly indicate that this leak had been ongoing in order to build up to the volume presently contaminating the foundation.  It is more likely that snow sheered off the filter of the horizontal AST that was improperly located under the drip edge of the roof.  Perhaps if the call had been made to DEP after the initial leak occurred (when the AST was suddenly empty) the site remediation would not have been so extensive.
Don White from DEP Technical Services was immediately brought in to assist in determining the course of action.   This was clearly a major undertaking and long term project.  This property was located on a hill and there were four private wells within 100 feet of the contamination.  An interceptor trench was placed in order to protect the neighboring properties.  Since the oil had completely saturated the entire foundation it was determined that the only course of action in order to excavate the contaminated soil was to remove the structure from the foundation.   The house was subsequently sheered off from the foundation, put to the side, and later replaced after the entire foundation was excavated, disposed of, and a new concrete foundation was poured.
The Keenan's had recently purchased the property and claimed that they were not responsible, thus buying and selling realtors were involved as well as the previous homeowner.  It is impossible to determine the exact amount of oil that was spilled, but it would be conceivable to estimate it to be a volume equivalent to two 275 gallon AST's.  It is unfortunate that during this property transfer that neither parties realtors or the house inspectors ever made a determination that the AST was improperly located.  No further action by Response Services expected.



P-203-2008*DEP received a report that contaminated soil was discovered during excavation activities.  This contamination can likely be attributed to an underground storage tank that was previously removed.  Due to the location (commercial, public water) no further action is expected at this time.
P-204-2008*DEP received notification that approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil were discharged from a crane the Northeast Utilities compressor station off of Route 236.  The spill was remediated by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
P-208-2008*On 3/5/08, I received a call from the North Berwick Fire Department reporting a car and pole accident in North Berwick.  A transformer was knocked off of a pole due to the accident and some oil flowed into a ditch.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  I received another call on this same incident a short time later from Central Maine Power reporting the same spill.  No further action required.
P-216-2008*Overnight, an oil vandal caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of kerosene due to sloppy work practices.  Some product was recoverable off standing water adjacent to the tank pad.  Otherwise, a small excavation occurred to remove gross contamination.  The area is served by public water and sewer so there are no concerns in that regard.
P-218-2008*On 3/7/08, I received a call from Rich Haworth of the USEPA reporting a train and snowmobile collision in Berwick.  No spillage occurred during the event.  No further action required.
P-220-2008*On 3/7/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting one gallon of motor oil spilled due to a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 in Brunswick.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-221-2008*On 3/10/08, I received a call from Ken Troiano of Troiano's Waste Services reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic line on one of their trash trucks.  The spill occurred at Pape Chevrolet on Westbrook St. in South Portland.  Troiano hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-227-2008*An outside  Aboveground Storage Tank's (AST) filter succumb to the pressures of snow and ice buildup.  Although there was a wooden shelter enclosing the filter the weight of the snow and ice proved too much.  The Black's only noticed when the furnace failed to fire and digging to check the level  of oil on the tank encountered pink snow and called the oil company who in turn had them call DEP.

Arriving at the home, the tank had been exposed and the was standing on it end.  The exact time of the filter's demise is unknown, somewhere between 10 pm and 7:00 am,  but the oil  penetrated the ground freely beneath the tank area.  Excavations removed 24.36 tons of soil to remediate the contamination. Based on the promptness of the discovery and response, the clean up was deemed successful.  DEP response plans no further action.


P-256-2008*Upon returning home from work, Mr. Whitmore discovered he had no heat and upon further inspection, digging out his outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST), he discovered the filter broken off and the oil released to the ground.  In a continuation of the winter that is reeking havoc on AST's that are outside, another victim fell.  He estimated his AST was half full when the release occurred.  The snow/ice melt added to the oils mobility and caused the excavation to extend well beyond the immediate building footing.  A total of 31.53 tons of soil were removed and backfilled, with landscaping accordingly (later spring).  DEP response plans no further action.
B-155-2008*Mr. Warren reported that plow truck TO-442 lost another hydraulic hose while plowing slush of Route 201 between Jackman and Parlin Pond.  Thirty gallons of hydraulic oil had to be replaced.  Due to the nature of the release no recovery was reasonable.  This amounts to 108 gallons of oil this truck has lost this winter.  While Mr. Warren had earlier believed this truck would be retired this year, the current budget crisis may not allow this to happen.  Hopefully there are few hoses left to fail.  No further action from Response Services expected.
P-229-2008*I was contacted by the Walmart Distribution Center in Lewiston reporting that a bottle of Chlorox Liquid Gel Bleach had been dropped and broke open on the cement floor inside the building.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and was packaged for storage and disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-230-2008*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled his peddler truck at the Union Oil bulk plant on Main Street in Biddeford.  Approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled.  The spilled oil was caught on the truck and on the ground underneath the truck and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-231-2008*I was contacted by Tom at Dead River reporting that one of their drivers had a small spill at a residence in Gorham.  When the driver had completed the oil delivery and was disconnecting his hose from the fill pipe a small amount of oil came back out the fill pipe.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-233-2008*	Thursday 3/13/08: I visited and inspected Holyoke Wharf in response to an anonymous complaint of waste oil drums stored on the wharf.  I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges. I observed twenty or more steel and plastic drums (see photo) on the wharf with no spill containment. I advised that the drums be secured and any leaks be reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-238-2008*Officer Dalton of the Portland Fire Department (PFD), Jetport Division, called to report the spill/discharge of  of aviation gasoline at the gate/terminal 5-6 area.  Crews were cleaning up and no discharge or migration to sensitive or off-site was observed, the spill was confined to the asphalt immediately adjacent to the aircraft.  No request for DEP assistance made none dispatched.  Based on the knowledge of PFD proficiencies with this scenario, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-241-2008*DEP received notification of oil entering the basement of 14  Pike Street in Biddeford.  Upon investigation DEP found the source of the discharge, which also effected the residence at 16 Pike Street, to be #2 fuel oil that discharged from a corroded Aboveground Storage Tank located in the basement of 20 Pike Street.  DEP patched the leaking tank and notified the property owner who replaced the tank.  An excavation ensued in the basement of 20 Pike Street with the removal of approximately one ton of contaminated soil for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  Sorbents were placed in the basements of 14 and 16 Pike Street and changed regularly when contaminated.  This continued for approximately one year until no further oil was observed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-244-2008*Unbeknownst to the staff at the church a furnace valve had failed and slowly leaked some #2 oil to the basement floor, into the sump, and ultimately discharged outside to the lawn.  The parishioners noticed and oil odor on some of the children after they played in the yard near the sump discharge.  A call was placed to Mechanical Services (MS) to check the boiler system and the leak was discovered.  Subsequently, the Department was notified of the oil release and responded.

Meeting the MS staff on site and the Pastor we discussed a clean-up plan.  It was determined a small amount of oil had actually been discharged through the sump and the area affected was minimal.  the ground was a clay loam which minimized lateral flow of the discharge water and the spread of oil.  The material was dug by hand and amounted to well less than a ton and was consolidated at DEP with other miscellaneous soils for transport to CPRC Recycling, Scarborough.

Repairs were conducted on the system and based on the clean-up completed DEP Response plans no further action.
P-245-2008*Tenants at this location called DEP to report an oil odor.  The outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had a cracked line due to snow falling from the roof.  The oil migrated down the line into the gravel floored basement.  DEP hand excavated a small amount of contaminated soil/gravel and padded up the remaining oil with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.


P-246-2008*A structure fire at the commercial property was seen to have two six inch deep one foot long sinks filled with sulfuric acid as part of a metal finishing business.  The concern was for the health and safety of the firemen investigating this incident and the pH of the standing water as well as what was in the sinks.  DEP Response tested the pH of the water that was the result of extinguishing the fire was nonhazardous and was determined to not be problematic for the town well that was located within 1000.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-249-2008*	3/18/08: Report of a leaking pipe flange that had frozen with water and gasoline leaking at the dock and into the harbor causing a sheen in the water.  The leak had been stopped and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) personnel were on-site investigating.
	This facility is a large oil terminal on a peninsula into the Fore River and was formerly known as Motiva Terminal, Star Enterprise, and Texaco Terminal before that. Please refer to the attached letter from CITGO for further information.  No further Response Division action is required at this time.

S Brezinski
P-250-2008*Westbrook Public Safety Dispatch reported they received a complaint that air conditioners and propane appliances were being dismantled in the vicinity of 683 Main street.  Arriving at the property an oil stain was evident in the driveway, but no appliances were in sight.  I met with a possible tenant, but they were not giving up any extra information about anything.  It appears an oil Aboveground Storage Tank may have been worked on comparing it to the existing stain.  The property will be watched for any additional signs of inappropriate dismantling.  As for now, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-251-2008*Pine Tree Waste called to report the accidental discharge of a few gallons  hydraulic oil from a collection vehicle at the 99 Restaurant at the Topsham Fair Mall. The collection truck's hydraulic hose leading to the extender arm blew as it was retrieving a dumpster.  The driver reported the spill to dispatch who notified DEP and sent staff to assist in repairs and clean up.  The clean up was to the satisfaction of the restaurant and DEP.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-252-2008*Sanford Public Safety Dispatch called to report a structure fire involving the home's garage and associated canopy/structure.  Damaged or burning in the fire were several recreational vehicles, contents of a garage and an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The extent of oil lost is difficult to say, there was a sheen, but tens of thousands of gallons of water were used to battle the blaze.  The entire yard is on a slope away from Main Street, down gradient to the woods and undeveloped land behind the home.   It was not a catastrophic loss of the tanks contents (perhaps the firematic works as designed). Sorbent pads and boom were applied to minimize oil runoff that could be controlled.  Pads were collected and transported back to DEP for consolidation and disposal.  The boom was left on site and was collected at a later date for disposal.

Based on the  observations made and limited product encountered, DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
B-153-2008*On 3/24/08 I received report of an oil spill that occurred over the weekend at 795 Green lake Road, Dedham.  The cause was human error, overfill.  It is estimated that five gallons of oil sprayed out the vent and down into a very narrow crevasse between the house and an enormous rock.  No recovery of spilled product is able to safely be performed.  The driver making the error wiped any product from the vinyl siding on the house.

I expect no impact from the spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-63-2008*Received a report that 1 gallon of oil spilled from an overfill.  The customer was on automatic delivery and did not inform Daigle Oil that she started to burn wood. The driver tried to deliver, but had to stop.  When attempting to contact the owner, no one would answer the door.  He indicated on the ticket that the vent alarm didn't work and as he took the ticket to the door when he met Dorothy's brother.  The driver wanted to check the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement but the brother wouldn't let him in and said the tank was full.  When Dorothy got home she smelled oil and called the office.  Dana went over and saw a small amount of oil on the floor, which was leaking around the gauge glass.  He drained some oil from the AST filter to stop the gauge leak and cleaned the floor with absorbent towels, and put powder on the floor.  It is a solid cement floor.  The bilko door and main door were left open to air the basement and the house.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-157-2008*On 3/25/08, I received report of a diesel spill from a locomotive.  The cause of the spill was a crack in a fuel line on the locomotive.  The engine left the Oakfield rail yard bound for Millinocket.  Once it arrived in Millinocket, the spill was noticed.  Maine Montreal & Atlantic Rail dispatched a "high rail" truck to ride on the track back to Oakfield, to confirm that the spill was just droplets of diesel on the track, while the train was up to speed.  They confirmed that this was the case.  The only spill of diesel that was recoverable was in the snow at the Millinocket yard.

Maine Montreal & Atlantic Rail hired Clean Harbors and a local contractor with a backhoe to remove approximately 13 yards of contaminated snow.  The snow was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
A-189-2008*  On Friday, 3-21-08 Cindy Nickerson reported the release of about 100 gallons of kerosene. 100 gallons of oil was delivered the previous day and this morning there is no oil left in the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Mr. Nickerson made the necessary repairs later that day.  This spill occurred at the home that Mrs. Nickerson rents to her son, Corey Nickerson.  The home is located at 225 Snell Hill Rd. in the town of Turner.  I made a site visit later that day.  I also called Washburn Excavation and asked that Greg meet me at the site to discuss cleanup operations.
 The job was set up for Monday mid morning. On Monday, Washburn ran into difficulties at another job, therefore Greg called to say they wouldn't be able to get to Turner until the next day.
  On Tuesday, the 25th, Washburn was at the site moving snow out of the way.  He then excavated next to the concrete foundation and under the AST location. The soils are very sandy, almost beach sand, and extend down quite some distance.  The machine that was on site was medium size and at nine feet below grade surface (bgs) we collected soil samples for lab analysis and poly bag head space.  The excavation was backfilled as the kerosene was unrecoverable due to the nature of the sandy soils.

poly bag head space at 7 ft bgs (BS #1)...2200 parts per million (ppm)
poly bag head space at 9 ft bgs (BS #2) 3000 ppm...two soil samples were collected for analysis at this location SS #2
  I still have the bag samples if any one wants to do sieve analysis or a visual on the sand.
 The water line and satellite TV cables where cut, accidentally.  The excavation was backfilled.  This site needs further review.
  The well is about 25 feet away and the well data is as follows. Drilled in 1995 by (L and L) 160 feet deep with 56 feet of casing. The yields is 15 gallons per minute.

  This site has been referred to Tech Services for further review and well water sampling. The  drinking water sample was non detect on 3-27-2008.  No further action from Reponse expected.
A-182-2008* On 3-20-2008 Rose Marshal reported that the outside oil tank had spilled an estimated 100 gallons of fuel oil.  This home is locate on Wilson Pond Road, near the end, in the area of Beaver Brook Campground.

 The home is owned by Rose Marshal and it is on a cement slab.  The drilled well is about 75 feet away.

 Thursday, site visit....Ron Cote burner service repairs line. 754-9712.

 Friday, 3-21, meet with Paul Bernier (Land Works) to discuss cleanup.

 This case was referred to Tech Services.  On 3-25, due to a scheduling conflict, Sean Doherty takes over for me on (I am in Turner that day).  Snow is removed and soil excavated under the slab and under the AST.  Soil is transported to CPRC.

 Its is estimated that about 100 gallons of kerosene was spilled.  The last delivery of oil was November 11, 2007.  According to the owner they fill up the oil tank once a year.  I spoke with the oil company "Monmouth Oil" and his record keeping was insufficient to determine how often and what quantity of oil is purchased by Mrs. Marshal.

 Under Sean Doherty's direction a total of 23 tons of soil was removed. The site was backfilled and water samples were collected by S. Doherty. Landscaping was finished at a later date.  No further action from Response.
B-154-2008*On 3/24/08 a report of a small K-1 spill was made by A.E. Robinson.  The cause of the spill was a cracked nipple on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  No vapors in the residence and very little evidence of a significant spill.  Combined with the fact that the house is supplied by public water, no clean up necessary.  No further Response action is expected.
A-623-2006*   DEP received a report that heating oil (estimated 50 gallons) had been lost at this rental-residential cellar/crawlspace due to a corroded supply-line leak.  The impacted crawlspace is partially exposed bedrock with a thin soil veneer.  Spilled oil had presumably reached bedrock as the leak may have been ongoing for several weeks.  Oil odors were not an issue in the home.
   The area is rural and dependent on private wells for water.  After discussion with staff geologists it was decided that product recovery would not be warranted as a result of this spill event but that the subject well (drilled) would be monitored for a period of time.
I-67-2008*03/27/08 Received a call reporting  a locomotive that leaked/spilled about 1/2 gallon of lube oil.  Crews in the yard area cleaned up the lube oil spill, put it in a poly bag and properly disposed of it with their other stored oily debris wastes.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
A-414-2007*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil spilled to a paved residential driveway because of an aboveground storage tank overfill.  The spiller was in the process of collecting with sorbents.  A subsequent inspection by DEP staff determined that cleanup efforts were sufficient.
   The area is residential and is served by municipal water.  No odors were reported in the residence, and no damage was apparent at the tank.
A-607-2007*Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received an after-hours report that the caller had observed gasoline leaking from this vehicle at a parking lot.  She did not know the driver and the car was no longer parked there, but said she knew that he parked the car at a specific location when out of town (he works as a truck driver).  DEP staff located the car several days later while in the area but saw no evidence of spillage.
A-598-2007*DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled to a residential gravel driveway and to pavement when a hose broke on this Central Maine Power (CMP) bucket truck (see attached CMP report).  Oil was recovered using sorbents and by excavation.  The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water, but no wells are considered threatened by this event.
I-52-2008*03/11/08 Received an anonymous complaint related to the smell of gas in the kitchen at the Presque Isle High School (PIHS).

03/13/08 Stopped by the high school and talked with Eric Waddell, Principal at the PIHS to discuss the complaint of a gas odor.  Mr. Waddell spoke with Kathy Allen, Food Services Director.  She did indicate that the head cook, Joyce  Sewell, called her on Tuesday, March 11th, with a concern that the propane water heater in the dish washing room was not functioning properly.  Kathy checked with Bob Gagnon, Facilities Manager for PIHS, who recommended that she contact Dead River since no one in Bob's department is certified to work on propane appliances.  Kenny from Dead River worked on the heater, ordered a replacement part (a needle valve), and assured Kathy that the heater would be fine until he returned with the replacement valve.

Mr. Waddell asked Kathy about complaints of a propane smell in the past.  She noted that the staff had complained earlier this year about a foul smell, but it was determined to be a sewer pipe venting problem, not a gas leak.

03/17/08 Received another complaint related to propane gas, this time associated with the pilot light for the kitchen ovens over the past weekend.  Apparently there may be some corrosion or blockage in the pilot valve or lines.  When a cook turned on the oven there was no reaction and then a poof and a flame shot up about 2 feet. Apparently this has happened numerous times in the past few months.  There is genuine concern among many of the cooks for their safety.  It appears that there needs to be regular maintenance of propane fired appliances in the kitchen area.

Discussed via e-mail with Mr. Waddell that perhaps a planned preventive maintenance schedule for these appliances is in order and could be started during an upcoming vacation week.  Dead River Company or some other fuel service company could provide the high school staff with some guidance on how often these various gas fired appliances should have routine cleaning and maintenance.  A routine cleaning and service agreement/plan could be developed from this information.  I asked Mr. Waddell to please let the Department know what actions are implemented to correct this matter to prevent potentially hazardous propane gas releases.

PIHS hired Dead River to look over all the appliances in the school kitchen that are propane gas and to make any maintenance repairs to them as needed.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-65-2008*On 3-24-08, Andy Scott of Dead River called to report a spill, at the rental property of Vinal Wilcox, in Caribou.
After making a fuel delivery to the home(next door) and rental property, the delivery driver presented Mrs. Wilcox with the delivery ticket.  She questioned the amount delivered, as it was considerably above what the rental had been using.  When she went into the rental house, she noticed a strong smell of fuel.  Checking the basement, where the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was located, she noticed the floor covered in oil.  She then notified Dead River and they notified the Northern Maine Regional Office.
I met Andy and Mr. Wilcox at the house.  We found that most likely, while the delivery was being made, the end of the tank where the fill and vent pipes are, settled. ( The floor in that area is unstable).  This caused the fill pipe to separate at the elbow above the tank.  We estimated from the amount in the AST and that delivered, about 120 gallons was pumped into the basement.  There was a floor drain, and some was assumed to have gone to it.  Caribou utilities was notified that day.
I hired Soderberg Construction to do the remedial work.  All contaminated debris was removed from the basement. Because there were many cracks in the floor, the concrete was removed and the contaminated soil beneath was removed.
The wall around the AST was cleaned and will be coated with a sealant.  A new floor will be installed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-30-2008*02/12/08 09:50 Received a call from Maine Public Service representative Dave Thomas reporting the spill of transformer oil as a result of a blown transformer on the intersection of Cedar St with the TAMC complex.  Dave said that they have a crew on-scene and are scooping up the snow that was contaminated.  Dave requested that I contact Presque Isle Landfill and send them an oil spill debris form so they can haul the snowy/oily debris directly into the landfill.  Sent a oil sill debris form to Solid Waste Director Dana Fowler and let him know that a load of transformer oil laden snow would be hauled to their landfill.

Dave requested that Response crew look at the site to see if anything further needed to be removed.  Told Dave that given the record amount of snowfall that we would do a site visit in the spring when the snow banks have melted to do a final assessment.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-46-2008*03/04/08 Received a call from John McGlinn of Maine Public Service (MPS) company regarding a spill of transformer oil as a result of a hole in a transformer on a utility pole on Main street in Mapleton.  John stated that a secondary conductor on the pole hit the bottom of the transformer and arced which burned a hole in the transformer can.  Estimated amount of spillage is about 3 gallons.  MPS crews were dispatched and they excavated/removed the contaminated snow and some underlying soil and hauled it to Presque Isle landfill for disposal.  John sent a fax of the spill report.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
B-267-2008*An operator of a tank truck was transferring oil from his truck to another truck when the hose was dropped on the pavement.  About four gallons of #2 was lost onto the truck and the pavement.  The operators used speedi dri and sorbents to collect the oil and will dispose of around five bags of contaminated material to Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.
P-270-2008*John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported that a bag of biomedical waste had been discovered on the roadside while MTA crews were cleaning up litter which had collected over the winter.  I met him at Mile 74 SB in Auburn and determined the best course of action was to call a contractor to remove the waste.  I called Clean Harbors and along with technicians picked through the bag for evidence.  None was found and the bag contained bloody items with no sharps.  The bag was removed of and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-425-2008*House fire at 745 Wire road.  DEP called to inspect the integrity of #1 fuel oil aboveground storage tank.  No imminent threat of a release was discovered.   An estimated  40 gallons of fuel was pumped from the tank and disposed of by DEP as a precaution.  No further response action expected.
A-304-2008*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor when a service technician failed to properly tighten a flare nut.  Spilled oil was cleaned by the technician with speedi-dri.  I verified with the homeowner that the spill was to an impervious surface and cleaned up to his satisfaction.  No site visit made, no further action is expected.
A-305-2008*On 5/12/2008 in Boothbay Harbor, Joe Siviski of Summit Environmental Consultants Inc. reported finding contaminated soil during a diesel underground storage tank (UST) replacement. The Mobil station was a former Voluntary Response Action Program site.

Mr. Siviski reported finding a small area of soil in the excavation with photo-ionization detector (PID) readings of 133 parts per million using the bag headspace method. A site visit was made to inspect the site. Upon arrival I took two soil samples from the easterly wall of the excavation, adjacent to Townsend Ave. The readings from my PID using the bag headspace method were 60 PPM. This level of contamination is below the action level of a stringent site and therefore no soil removal was required.

No further response action is expected.
A-306-2008*A concerned citizen who wanted to remain anonymous contacted this office (via Beth Callahan of DEP Land & Water Bureau) to report what appeared to be filling of a wetland with contaminated soil.  This was allegedly occurring at J.O. Brown, a primary provider of petroleum products on North Haven Island.  J.O. Brown is located right near the State ferry terminal.  US EPA has been working to get Brown's aboveground storage tank (AST) system into compliance, and has ordered several upgrades to the system.  I contacted Melanie Morash who confirmed the work schedule.  Brown was complying with the rules when this concerned citizen observed the earthmoving and thought it best to notify the authorities.  I also contacted Paul Quinn, North Haven Code Enforcement Officer, who indicated he was also aware of the project.  Brown has obtained the necessary permit from the town, and Quinn did not see any violations.  No site visit was made based on this information.
A-307-2008*Bruce Fitzgerald from Maine Emergency Management called to report a suspicious package/white powder incident.  I talked him through the hazard assessment procedure on the phone.  No hazards were found.  No further action is expected.
A-313-2008*   DEP received a report that 30 gallons of lube oil spilled when staff at this mill failed to properly isolate the system while changing a steel roll on a paper machine.  Oil reportedly was contained and completely recovered from the concrete floor.  No site visit was made by DEP staff.
A-318-2008*   DEP received a complaint from a tenant that his landlord had dumped oil at the rented property.  Upon investigation I found no evidence of this, but did observe several small areas of oil-stained soil beneath vehicles that belonged to the tenant.  It became clear that a landlord/tenant dispute was in progress, and an eviction was underway.
   The area is rural and served by a dug well.  The spillage I observed was minor and not considered a threat to the well.  No cleanup was required by DEP.
A-320-2008*An anonymous citizen contacted this office to report that someone had dragged a car out of the woods and spilled oil.  The drainage along the roadway reportedly leads to a lake.  The caller was requesting the spill be investigated and the responsible party held accountable.

I responded to the site and found an oil stain on the pavement.  No recoverable oil was present in the ditch or roadway.  I knocked on the door of the farmhouse across the road.  No-one was around.  I dont think this discharge is a significant environmental risk, just an unsightly mess that could have been avoided.

The price of scrap metal is about $300/ton so this type of complaint is more common these days.
A-322-2008*On May 12 DEP received a call from Colby & Gale regarding a small #2 oil spill in the basement of the Feltis home located at 568 Harrington Road in Pemaquid.  The oil line to the aboveground storage tank corroded, spilling oil onto the floor and into the sump pump.  When I arrived Coby & Gale had already installed an ozone machine.  Clean Harbors was hired and remediated the spilled oil.

This site was referred to Tech Services.  No further Response action necessary.
A-326-2008*5/15/08 13:35 Mark DesMeules from Damariscotta River Association reported that he saw what appeared to be motor oil in a storm drain basin in the parking lot of Rite Aid in Damariscotta.  I went to the site.  The was a staining on the pavement that ran to a nearby manhole.  Mary Bower from the sanitary district was on site and informed me that this system's outlet was to a drainage ditch a short distance down the street.  I contacted the Rite Aid Store manager and he had no knowledge of a car leaking in the parking lot.  I removed the manhole cover and saw a sheen on the water in the basin.  I dropped an oil absorbent pad down and the pad absorbed about a cup of what appeared to be used motor oil.  The sanitary district checked the next basin down the line and the outlet.  They found no sign of oil.  It appeared that a small amount of oil entered the storm drain from a leaking vehicle in the parking lot.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-328-2008* On 5-14-2008, Rusty, of Russ Williams Fuel, called this office to report an oil release. This spill occurred at the home of Cynthia Severance, which is located at 52 Old Lewiston Rd. in West Gardiner.
 The aboveground storage tank was last filled on April 8.  It is unclear to me if there was an attempt to fill the tank recently, or if the fuel in the tank expanded and dripped out of the vent.  The home owner was out of the country and I am not sure how long she had been gone.
 I met Rusty on site and he removed the oil contaminated soil, by hand shovel and placed it into a truck or trailer.  He took care of the soil disposal.
 This was a small spill estimated at two gallons.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-329-2008*DEP received a report on May 15th from Chris Chipman from Cianbro in Pittsfield regarding a small spill of a two part paint compound.  This paint consisted of 50% toluene and a part B activator.  This was spilled onto the parking lot at the shop.  Cianbro crews cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No DEP site visit and no further action by Response Services necessary.
A-330-2008* On 5-15-2008 Robert Herbert, of Wyman and Simpson, called this office to report the release of an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil. This release occurred at a Central Maine Power owned substation on Route One in the town of Edgecomb.  A hose or fitting leaked on an excavator.  Wyman and Simpson shoveled the soil into a container for disposal.
 No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
B-268-2008*Mrs. Spear reported that a transformer behind the mall on Broadway had overheated and sprayed approximately 4 gallons of transformer oil onto the rear of T.J.Max and Bangor Savings Bank. The walls, trash compactor, and pavement were scrubbed down.  After receiving the lab results showing 3ppm of polyclorinated biphenyl's (PCBs), the clean up sorbent material was taken to Pine Tree landfill, Hampden.
I-115-2008*05/12/08 Received a call from Denise Lausier regarding a garage/building adjacent to her home that partially collapsed this late winter.  The collapsed garage is owned by Kent Forbes, and according to Ms. Lausier has some oil that has leaked outside it as a result of the building falling on the oil tank associated with the garage.  She is concerned with the oil impacting her well.  Ms. Lausier has talked to Mr. Forbes who stated that he plans on cleaning it up.  Ms. Lausier just wanted to follow-up with DEP to make sure the spill is cleaned up adequately.  Told her that I would talk with Mr. Forbes and get back to her.

Spoke with Kent Forbes about the oil spill behind his collapsed garage. He said that he had talked to Frank Wezner, OHMS II and that he was working with Frank to get the contaminated soils excavated and removed to the landfill.  Frank informed me that he was going to do a site visit to Forbes property to determine the extent of the spill and give Kent some clean-up actions to follow.  Relayed this info to Ms. Lausier.

05/16/08 Kent called to inform me that he would be cleaning up the spill today and needed to have an oil spill debris form sent over to Tri-Community Landfill for the 10 cubic yards of  contaminated soils he will truck there.  Conferred with Frank Wezner and he said to make sure Kent gets all of the contaminated soils removed, due to the close proximity to the well (Kent's).  Frank requested that Kent leave the excavation open so that we (DEP) could check it to insure that all contaminated soils have been removed.  Relayed this message to Kent, he will leave the excavation open until DEP has a chance to check the clean-up action early next week.

Visited the site on 5/21 after speaking to Mr. Forbes. He had removed contaminated soil in the spill area to a depth of about 6-8 inches. This looked to be sufficient.  No further Response action expected.(FSW)
P-415-2008*Unoccupied house was broken into to steal fuel oil.  The vandals were sloppy and spilled an unknown amount of oil in the basement which then flooded with groundwater.  The owner tried to clean up with dishwashing soap but that didn't do it.  I hired Boom Technology to vactor the contaminated water and soil out of the basement.  The free product was removed and the house was scheduled to be demolished and the well abandoned.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-393-2008*Broken filter on 275-gallon above ground storage tank caused by falling snow or ice from roof. Slow leak was observed by home owner and oil contractor was called for repair. Estimated 50 to 75 gallons of kerosene was discharged to the soil.  Approximately 8 cu/yds of stained soil was excavated and removed. Free product was not observed during excavation activities. Sandy soils present from just below ground surface to approximately 8 feet below ground surface. The released product traveled vertically through porous soils adjacent to building foundation.  Soils were excavated to the footer of the structure.

The spill is located approximately 1000 feet from at least two of the West Bethel water supply wells. The general area surrounding the spill is level and the direction of groundwater flow direction is unclear.

Technical Services was advised of the spill on 5/20/08 and immediately informed the Bethel Water District. Water samples were collected from the wells by the water district and the results do not indicate the presence of any petroleum products.  No further response action is expected.
I-116-2008*05/12/08 Received a fax and a follow-up telcom from Loisiana-Pacific Corp. (LPC) Manager, Mark Stile regarding the spill of 80 gallons of thermal oil.  The spill was discovered early Sunday morning and was completely contained within the concrete floor and diked area where the thermal oil is stored.  The spill was a result of a valve being left open during  maintenance work, when restarting the thermal oiler equipment the spill occurred through the open valve.  Crew used pumps to recover 70 gallons for reuse in equipment lubrication throughout the plant.  The remaining 10 gallons was picked up with speedy dry and will be put through the boiler per license conditions.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-158-2008*On 3/24/08 I received report of a small spill of #2 fuel oil of approximately five gallons.  The spill occurred at the Bangor Tennis Club, the cause was tank corrosion.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was replaced and approximately one yard of contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine tree landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-268-2008*DEP received notification on March 27th from Acadia Environmental Technology that during an Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal petroleum impacted soil was found in exceedence of the DEP 100 part per million notification threshold.   On April 8th, a DEP representative observed the stockpiled soil and issued an oil spill debris form for soil disposal.  Approximately 9 tons of soil was subsequently disposed of CPRC Recycling in Scarborough. For additional information please refer to the UST Closure Assessment prepared by Acadia Environmental Technology located in UST file #12184.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-309-2008*On 4/3/08, I received a call from Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power reporting a one gallon spill of transformer oil due to a car hitting a pad mounted transformer in Yarmouth.  The spill was cleaned up with pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-323-2008*Discharge was the result of a service related issue onto a concrete floor which was collected with sorbents.

No Response or further action required.
P-259-2008*	3/24/08: Report of small discharge of chlorine-containing CLOROX bleach that had dropped out of a box in the warehouse.  Cleaned up by WalMart personnel.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response requested or made at the time.
P-260-2008*	3/24/08: Webber Energy reported a discharge of about 5-gallons due to an overfill of an inside heating oil tank.  Webber reported the discharge was to pavement and cleaned with speedy dry sorbent and sorbent pads.  The building is an unoccupied telephone company service building.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response visit was made or requested.
P-262-2008*Spillage of a small amount (less than 1 gallon) of petroleum based additive at the EXXON MOBIL Terminal.  Product contained in loading area and was cleaned up by EXXON MOBIL personnel.
P-263-2008*Portland Pipeline Corporation reported that a sheen was present within the loading area of Pier 2.  The sheen was from lube oil leaking from the propeller shaft of the vessel OVERSEAS LONDON which was off loading at the pier.  Boom Technology was contacted by Portland Pipeline to remove whatever spilled product that they could.
P-265-2008*Leak from a gas tank of an unknown automobile.  Discharged material cleaned up by Gorham Fire Department.
P-266-2008*Discharge of hydraulic oil from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck.  Small amount of hydraulic oil impacted pavement and was cleaned up by CMP crew.  No CMP spill report is available for this incident.
P-273-2008*Responding to a smoke/fire alarm at a private residence  no actual incident found, false alarm. While parked at the residence, the fire truck suffered an engine problem this resulted in the discharge of an estimated 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel to the gravel driveway where the rig was parked.  The crew quickly applied pads and shovelled the affected soil in to bags for disposal. Reported the spill and asked to have the clean up inspected as it is a private well supplied home.  The clean up was satisfactory, the spill clean up debris was transported to DEP for consolidation & disposal. DEP Response plans no further action.


P-274-2008*Ice build up around the filter of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) compacted and settled breaking off the filter, releasing an estimated 100-150 gals of K-1 to the soil.  The sandy soil next to the building channeled the oil to the perimeter drain were it sat, until spring thaw released enough water to flush the oil out of the pipe and into the adjacent seasonal flowage.

The soils beneath and near the building were excavated as much as practical and then a water treatment system attached to the perimeter drain outfall to filter out the remaining oil and discharge clean water. Renaud Services were hired to installed the water treatment unit along with myself and Don White.  The system was gravity fed, with the hook up at the perimeter discharge, sealed with a plug which was fitted with a valve and hose running in the flowage down to the filter unit.  Head pressure would push the water down gradient and into/through the filter without the use of a pump.  White collected periodic samples and would make the determination when to dismantle the system.

Beyond this initial installation and remediation DEP Response plans no further action.  See Don White's (DEP Technical Services Division) progress reports and closure report to get additional details.

P-275-2008*Downeast called to report a customer complaint about oil odor after a service call.  The stain on the floor was cleaned and the situation corrected (pinched or other gasket problem).  No request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched.  Based on the information received and the home owners satisfaction with the response, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-277-2008*On 3/24/08, I received a call from Richard Brochu of Webber Energy reporting a heating oil spill in the basement of a client's residence in Auburn.  Webber was on site to replace the furnace when they discovered a corrosion hole in the tank.  There was some oil on the floor and also in the sump hole.  Webber unplugged the sump pump to prevent oil from being pumped outside.

I hired Clean Harbors to respond to the site with a vacuum truck to empty the sump hole.  Approximately 15 gallons of oil and water mix was recovered.  Over the next couple of weeks, I made nearly daily visits to the home to change oil sorbent materials left in the sump hole to collect the remainder of the oil.  No further action required.
P-288-2008*	Saturday 3/29/09: Brunswick Fire Dept. (BFD) Captain Klemanski reported a small discharge of gasoline at the facility.  The volume was low enough that Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) was required to remediate and log it but did not have to report under the spill logging requirements.  Cleaned up by BFD and CFG personnel.  No state response requested or made at the time.
P-291-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

Note:  Although the CMP Spill Report says the spill happened in Portland I believe it actually happened in Buxton as was originally reported to me (see attached DEP Initial Spill Reporting Form).
P-292-2008*I was contacted by Ann Patterson of Corning reporting that a truck making a delivery at their facility had leaked some motor oil at their loading dock.  The oil was released onto the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-296-2008*I was contacted Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting that while transporting a transformer in one of their trucks it leaked onto the truck at their Service Center in Bridgton.  The transformer oil had 200 ppm PCB's.  The oil was contained to the truck and it was cleaned up with sorbents and cleaner.  See attached CMP Spill Report for further details.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-300-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-303-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-304-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-305-2008*	4/3/08: Report by Windham Fire Dept. of 3-gallon discharge from a tank truck; sorbents were applied for clean-up.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was requested or made at the time.
P-306-2008*DEP received notification of the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene as a result of a broken fire-o-matic due to snow.  Upon investigation the DEP did not observe discharged oil due to geological features.  Therefore, no clean-up could practically ensue.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-315-2008*A homeowner discovered an aged but intact, unopened bottle of Nitric Acid in his basement.  The Department of Environmental Protection provided overpack and transportation services to facilitate safe disposal.
P-316-2008*Durig a product transfer, a faulty gasket caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydrochloric acid to the cement pad at Safe Handling Inc.  Product was neutralized with soda ash and washed down with water.
P-321-2008*A dispenser malfunction caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of kerosene from an above ground storage tank.  Product contacted a paved parking lot and was picked with speedy dry.
P-307-2008*Discharge was the result of a broken fire-o- matic, due to heavy snow, where the contents of the Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) was discharged onto the ground.

I met with Debbie Drown,  tenant of the property, who showed me the area of the discharge.  The AST was located behind an out building adjacent to steep drop-off (at least 20 feet) inaccessible to heavy equipment.  There were no oil vapor issues inside the building and only a small stain was observed at the area of the discharge, so it was decided to wait until spring when the area could be better assessed.  Ms. Drown was instructed to contact me if she detected any oil vapors in the building or any signs of oil breaking out of the banking.  I also informed her that I would check on the site periodically when I was in the area.

The site was checked on several times throughout the spring and early summer, with no changes.  After the snow had melted, and a better assessment of the situation was conducted, it was determined that no further action would be required.  This decision was supported by the fact that the area was inaccessible to heavy equipment which would be required to adequately address soil removal.  In addition, undermining the building was a concern due to its proximity to the drop-off.  Considering the oil had not impacted anything up to this point, it appeared unfeasible to undertaken extensive remedial activities.

The site was checked on throughout 2008 and 2009, whenever an area, for any oil breakout at the bottom of the banking.  No oil was ever observed, and the building never experienced any oil vapor issues.  If building is ever removed and/or the area is redeveloped, than contaminated soil may be addressed at that time.

No further Response action required.


I-73-2008*04/08/08 08:45 hours, I received a call from the State Police Public Safety Dispatcher relaying a call from Washburn Police Chief Doug Conroy regarding a motor vehicle accident/fuel spill on Main Street in downtown Washburn.   I spoke with Chief Conroy and apparently a farm truck (bulk body) was heading westerly on Main Street and was turning left onto Canaan Street (the truck route) and a Crown Ambulance vehicle in route to a call was approaching from behind the truck at a high rate of speed.  The ambulance attempted to pass the farm truck on the left (same direction the farm truck was turning). The ambulance struck the truck on the driver's side cab splitting the driver's side saddle fuel tank.  The force of the collision resulted in both vehicles leaving the road and landing in the snow covered yard of Keith Brown's home.

I arrived on-scene at 09:05 hours and did a size up of incident.  Sorbent pads were applied  directly beneath the leaking driver's side fuel saddle tank.  I applied a patch to the cracked tank and coordinated pumping fuel from the damaged tank after the truck was towed out of the snow/yard of the Brown residence.  In addition, I had 100 gallons of fuel pumped out of undamaged passenger side fuel saddle tank prior to having damaged truck towed into Bernier's garage in Mapleton for repairs.  I spoke with Mr. Steve Marr, owner of the farm truck.  Steve estimates that he had about 75 gallons in the damaged saddle tank prior to the collision.  We were able to pump and transfer about 35 gallons of diesel from this tank.  Therefore, the total estimated spillage was approximately 40 gallons.

I spoke with a Town Public Works employee, Harold Easler, who offered the town's payloader to pick up the diesel contaminated snow and soil from the Brown's front yard and dispose of it at Presque Isle's secure landfill.  Mr. Easler also put down speedy dry sorbent material on the road surface where diesel had been spilled during the accident and vehicle recovery.  The ambulance had extensive front end damage but did not appear to be leaking any fuel.  Both vehicles were towed away.  I gave Mr. Easler a oil spill debris form for disposal at the Presque Isle landfill.  I also called Dana Fowler, Solid Waste Director for Presque Isle, to let him know a truck load was in route.  I had Mr. Steve Marr place some mulch hay down in the lawn area where we had to excavate out about 3 to 4 yards of contaminated soil.  The lawn disturbed by the spill clean-up will be loamed, graded and re-planted when things dry out in 4 to 6 weeks.   I will follow-up in a few months to check on status of landscaping excavated area.

Requested Chief Conroy fax/send me a copy of the accident report.  Follow-up by Response Services Staff in May 2008.

04/15/08 Received copy of the accident report from Ashland Police Cheif Doug Conroy.  I faxed a copy of the report to Susan McBride, the Insurance Agent for Steve Marr.

07/23/08 Received a request from Traveler's Insurance Co. regarding information on spill.  Faxed copy of my field notes regarding the spill response.

07/24/08  Site visit to area of spill.  Brown's front yard has been loamed, graded and reseeded.  Grass cover has been re-established.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.  The diesel spill has been cleaned up satisfactorily.
I-69-2008*04/01/08  Received notification from Maine Department of Transportation MDOT Highway Supervisor Greg Curran regarding a spill of hydraulic oil from a plow truck operating on Route 161 North.  According to Mr. Curran the plow truck busted a hydraulic hose and about 30 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the road surface.  By 13:30 MDOT's crew had applied sorbent pads to the road surface and then bagged up all the sorbents.  No oil got into any surface water drainage.  The oil spill debris was brought back in poly bags to the Caribou MDOT lot dumpster for scheduled disposal with other oily debris.  No further action is warranted by Response Service Staff at this time.
I-74-2008*04/08/08 Received a call from State Police/Public Safety Dispatcher regarding snowmobile breaking through the ice on ITS-83 and going into the waters of the Presque Isle Stream at about 17:15.  According to Derick Chandler he was driving his snowmobile on ITS-83 and going across the designated crossing at the Presque Isle Stream when the ice broke underneath his sled plunging him into the water.  Dispatcher Pam Sutherland said that Game Warden Dudley has been notified.

04/08/08 18:25 Spoke with Kyle Chandler, Derrick's father, he was putting together some equipment and a crew of folks to go out and try and retrieve the snowmobile from the Stream.  I asked Kyle to give me a call to let me know the status of this effort.

04/09/08 10:20 Follow-up Telecom with Kyle Chandler, He said that they ran out of daylight last night.  He plans to go out this noontime and attempt to hook onto the sled and twitch in out of the stream.  I advised him that it was not worth risking life or limb and that if safety is a concern then he could wait until spring thaw and high water passes to pull the sled from stream channel.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.
B-174-2008*Resident complained of an odor the morning of the reported spill.  She also noticed a hole in her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Bangor Housing Authority repaired the AST and reported to the DEP for further action.

Responders Bob Whittier and Amanda Heath went to the home to advise Bangor Housing on removing the contaminated soil.  Bangor Housing reported they were removing the soil the following Monday and made plans to repair piping and replace the AST the same day.

On the 9th of April, the Oil Spill Debris Form was received.   The AST was replaced and the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-75-2008*04/08/08 19:25 Received a call through State Police Public Safety from the Easton Fire Department.  Apparently Easton Fire Department responded to a tractor trailer truck parked in a parking lot in downtown Easton that was leaking a steady stream of diesel fuel from its passenger side/ditch side saddle tank.  The fire department was on-scene and applying sorbent pads.  They needed assistance as the fuel is leaking pretty steady and there may be need of some sorbent boom to contain fuel flowing across the parking lot.   Told dispatcher that I was in route to the scene with sorbent boom and additional pads.

04/08/08 19:35 While in route to the spill site State Police Dispatcher got in touch via radio that the tractor trailer had left the scene and that Trooper Jeff Clark was in pursuit of the leaking truck.  A short while later Dispatcher stated that Trooper Clark had pulled over the truck on Route 1A near the White Road intersection and was awaiting further instruction.  Called Trooper Clark and requested he detain the truck there until I arrived to assess the leaking saddle tank.  Told Trooper Clark that I would first be stopping at the spill site in Easton to see if Easton Fire has things under control.

04/08/08 19:50  Arrived on-scene and met with Fire Chief Kim White.  Crew had put down several sorbent pads and soaked up diesel fuel that had run across portion of parking lot.  Chief White told me she and crew were cleaning up the spill when the truck driver showed up on scene and said he would be moving the rig to leveler ground to ease the leaking.  Chief White advised him not to stop until he had left the town of Easton.  Chief White stated that the highway crew would be coming by later to pick up the saturated pads and dispose of them with their oily debris.

Proceeded to Route 1A where the leaking truck was being detained.  Arrived on scene and inspected the truck's saddle tank.  Leak was directly under the strap and a fairly slow leak.  According to the truck owner, Nate Marquis the tank was full.  Nate stated that he had shut off the cross over equalizing pipe valve.  I told Nate the leaking saddle tank would need to be drained of fuel as soon as possible and repaired or taken out of service.  Nate requested that he be allowed to drive the rig directly to his garage in Van Buren that night and drain the fuel out of the tank so he could determine the extent of the corrosion and repairs needed.  I agreed to this plan and said I would call him later in the week to get an update on the status of repairing/or removing the saddle tank.  Nate agreed to this plan.  Will follow-up on April 10th or 11th.

4/10/08 Follow-up telecom with Nate Marquis, he has replaced the damaged saddle tank on his rig at his garage in Van Buren, no further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

P-333-2008*Mr Garcia called to report the loss of an entire tank 275 gallons of K-1.  As told by Mr. Garcia ice coming off the roof broke off the filter of the outside tank.  He also stated Pit Stop Fuels had been there and repaired the system. Upon arriving at the property, I observed a single floor home located within an extremely wet location (lots of standing water in between hummocks and several small diameter trees).  The surface topography was keeping the surface water in a neutral position not allowing it to flow away.  There was a mild smell of fuel oil on the ground but not the intense odor as one would expect from a 275 gallon release.  The discussion also noted his drinking water well was approximately 60 ft diagonally oriented across the yard and down the driveway.

Applying sorbent pads to all the standing water that was suspected of being impacted by the oil release, very little was collected or observed, which was quite curious.  It was about here when it became clear that Mr. Garcia  had failed to report the spill until two weeks after the incident, hindering clean up and putting neighboring wells at risk.  Installed a recovery well and several trenches to collect the oil with a vacuum truck, removing over two thousand gallons of oily water.   No further action by Response Services expected.
P-334-2008*Mr Garcia parks/stores his heavy equipment in an adjacent lot to his home (across the street), it is currently in a forested wetland. The wetland likely expanded this year due to heavy seasonal flooding and runoff,  there is a moderate sheen forming on the water.  Free product beneath the bulldozer in the snow ice/soil.  Visual confirmation beneath the others a ditch witch and back hoe were not possible at this time.  He was advised of his obligations to clean up any oil discharges, while actively participating in the remediation at his primary residence.  DEP response plans no further action.
P-342-2008*DEP received notification of an issue at an Underground Storage Tank (UST) repair.  The steel UST within fiberglass secondary containment required repair.  The inner tank was emptied and tank bottoms were removed for disposal at ARC in Eliot.  DEP issued a oil spill debris form to facilitate the disposal of less than one ton of material.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-193-2008*Ms. Sherry Sullivan, P.O. Box 513, Stockton Springs, 04981,  called 4-11-08 to report that her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked this past winter.  I went to the site, 181 Main Street.  Her basement 275 gallon AST has a magna patch on it now and is not currently leaking.  There was no clean up required.  When I told her the patch was only legal for 90 days she replied that it has been on longer than that.  Her service man had told her that she could expect more leaks and the AST should be replaced.  She says she has contacted Waldo CAP and was told they have no money available.  I suspect that is why she called the spill in after more than 3 months.
The site is a two story building with an apartment upstairs and a business downstairs.  This area is supplied with town water but there maybe prior wells in the area.  She has told me that she is on disability and cannot afford to replace the tank.  I told her that I would contact Peter Moulton with her particulars and see if she was eligible for a replacement grant.  She did apply with Mr. Moulton and did not qualify.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-187-2008*4/10/08   Mr. Albert reported that a transformer had failed at the East Millinocket paper mill and lost approximately 400 gallons (he later corrected this to 350).  Apparently mill workmen didn't realize that the liquid in the dike was silicon transformer oil, and released approximately 200 gallons through the dike drain.  It was then realized that it was transformer oil and the valve was closed.  The liquid outside the dike was covered with sand to both stop the migration of oil and to absorb it.  The water and oil still inside the dike was recovered by Clean Harbors and transported off site by them.  The outside clean up created approximately seven cubic yards of sand and soil which was deposited in the mill's Dolby landfill.
B-188-2008*
Ms. Spear reported that a Bangor Hydro Electric Co. truck had dripped about a pint of motor oil onto the ground on Brickyard Road, Pembroke.  The contaminated soil was dug up and removed to Pine Tree landfill.
B-191-2008*Mr. Hoover reported that about 2 gallons of Jet-A was spilled to the tarmac when fuel in an aircraft's tanks expanded and vented.  They used sorbent materials to clean it up.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-194-2008*On the afternoon of the 14th of April, the Duffy's, owners of the camp, noticed a smell and with further investigation discovered dark soil leading to their above ground storage tank (AST) under their porch.  Mr. Duffy turned the tank off and reported the spill.
The camp is 10 feet from the water and the tank is within 20 feet.  The soil from the tank to the water is sloped towards the water and contains a great deal of rock and root material.  There is a sheen along the camp's shore line.
No action will be taken as action may lead to more harm.
I-59-2008*On 3-17-08, a neighbor of Chester Chase, in Patten called to report that he thought there had been a release from Mr. Chase's tank.  He was looking after the Chase house for the winter and had noticed some red color in the snow near the outside tank.  He had called Dead River to look into it.
I met with Rod(the neighbor) and Dead River that day.  There was some contaminated snow near the tank, and it looked as if the nipple at the end of the tank had cracked, due to the weight of snow. Contaminated snow was removed and soil removal scheduled for later in spring after snow melt.
In May, another assessment of the area was done.  It didn't look as if much soil near the tank had been impacted and the area is on town water.  No soil removal was seen as necessary.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-195-2008*During the removal of a trailer on the property, Mr. Gregg was also disposing of a kerosene tank, which he thought was empty.  During removal, the tubing broke off and kerosene started to leak onto the ground (a mix of soil, snow and ice).  About 5-10 gallons were lost.  However, he was able to collect around 35 gallons in buckets.  The kerosene in the buckets will be reused.  The contaminated snow and ice, also collected in buckets, was allowed to melt and evaporate away.  The contaminated soil was collected and spread out to evaporate at another location on the property.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-217-2008* This spill was called in on 4-4 2008, by James Elliot of ET Cash Fuel.  An outside oil tank and associated piping had developed a leak.
  I made a site visit on 4-15.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) is erected on a metal stand.  The stand is on small pieces of concrete.  The stand and AST slid away from the house and the copper line tightened and then cracked the nipple in the outlet of the tank.
  I called Jordan Lumber and asked them to look at the site for soil removal.  Les Jordan called back several days later concerned about snow, and damage to the lawn.
Soil removal finally occurred on or about 5-16-2008.  Jordan Lumber was hired to excavate and transport oil contaminated soil to Bruce Manzer's asphalt plant in Phillips.  I was on site that day and collected soil and water samples.  Lab analysis for the drinking water was non detect.
 The well that serves this site is a dug well less than 100 feet from the spill site.
 This site was referred to Tech Services for further review.
 No further action from Response Services is expected at this time.
A-243-2007*Maine State Representative John McDonough contacted Andy Fisk, Director Land & Water Bureau, who routed the complaint to George Seel and then to me.  An unknown party disposed of several drums along this dirt road near Kennebago stream.  Bart Newhouse responded but based on the directions, was unable to find the location of the drums.  I met with Rep. McDonough and with a map was able to better pinpoint the area in question.  We returned and recovered several empty drums and one drum with approx 10 gallons of heavy grease.  This was later disposed by ENPRO Services Inc. as part of a warehouse clean out.
A-216-2008* On 4-4-08, Verso Paper LLC reported the  release of five gallons of hydraulic oil. After further investigation, they determined that it was not a leak or a spill. The oil was purposely drained into a moat the day before, and then cleaned up. No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-218-2008* On 4-4-2008 Emery Boubier, of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), reported that a five gallon pail of hydraulic oil had fallen onto the road.  The oil in the bucket spilled onto the paved roadway and vehicles were tracking through it.  This occurred on Route 4 in the town of Sandy River Plantation.  DOT will put sand onto the spilled oil and sweep it up.
 No site visit made and no further action by Response is expected.
A-219-2008*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at the residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) via a ice/snow-damaged filter.  The tank had been empty on 3/30/08 and was filled; it was empty again on 4/3/08 and reported to DEP on that date.  350 gallons are estimated to have spilled over several days.  Most of this oil stayed on the surface of the water-saturated ground and flowed down a steep slope to the neighbor's (Levesque) property and to a small wetland beyond.  Recovery efforts were largely successful using pumps and sorbents.  A small shed on the Levesque property was dismantled to recover oil that had flowed underneath.
   The area is residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-220-2008*On 4/4/2008 in Turner, John Murray of Murray Oil and Propane reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of a cracked filter assembly on an outside aboveground storage tank from snow and ice build up. The amount of oil spilled is unknown.

A site visit was made to asses the spill and offer assistance. Enpro Services Inc. was hired for the clean up of contaminated soil under and around the mobile home. The water table was reached at about one foot below grade, free product was removed from the water. A recovery sump was installed to collect free product from groundwater.

The site is located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer,  with two drilled wells nearby. The site has been referred to Pat Lockin of Technical Services for follow up and well monitoring.
P-501-2007*
SUMMARY
	This spill report covers the 9/24/07 abandonment-by-removal of two old, out-of-service, unleaded gasoline underground storage tanks (UST).  The tanks were two buried, non-compliant, steel, 55-gallon drums.  The USTs supplied fuel for a residential generator.  The facility owners, the Johnsons are two older citizens with several cottages on the island and a winter home in Dracut, MA.  The area is rural residential and on municipal water.  The island is only occupied during the summer months.

INVESTIGATION & ABANDONMENT
	On Thursday 8/16/07 in response to notification of the two old USTs by Stuart Rose of DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality, Greg O'Brien and I visited the site and met with Mr. & Ms. Richardson, and with fellow islander Charlie Johnson.  The first tank observed (T-1) was found with flammable liquid, and vapors within the explosive range, which necessitated proper cleaning and abandonment under a Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI).  After explaining UST registration and removal requirements the Johnsons requested DEP management of the abandonment, and they would investigate inability to pay for the removal.  Due to the proximity to Casco Bay, I received permission for an emergency cleaning and removal before the winter.
	On Monday 9/24/07, Maine DEP hired Maine CTI Josh Biskupiak from Simard & Sons, and K. Powell from Environmental Projects, Inc. to clean the UST in place.  Island residents Crawford Taisey and Charlie Johnson uncovered the UST and provided power for the saw.   The Richardsons had already left for the season.  Stephen Brezinski checked for evidence of a discharge, though no Code of Maine Rules chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required in this instance.  Mr. Johnson took the tanks for scrap after inerting and cleaning.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Field photoionization detector values were 1.6 and 56 parts per million, below the action level for the Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  No remediation was required or performed.
II.	No further DEP Response Division actions are required at this time.
III.	Because the tanks were old non-compliant steel USTs, I understand that there is no Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund coverage for any discharges.  Removal deadline for UST such as this was no later than October 1997.
IV.	I understand that inability to pay information has been sent to the Richardsons for state costs of the UST abandonment otherwise reimbursement of the costs for abandonment will be required.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-226-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report that a small aircraft had gone down in the coastal waters of the Penobscot Bay.  The report came from the US Coast Guard (USCG), who required no DEP assistance and reported no visible loss of fuel.  Follow up call to USCG on 2/4/10 showed that they had "no record of this event".
A-227-2008*On 4/4/2008 in Hallowell, Andrea Lapointe reported an oil spill.  The minor spill of heating oil resulted when J & S Oil employees replaced an oil fired hot water heater in the basement.  A site visit was made at the request of Ms. Lapointe to assess the spill and inspect the clean up done by J & S Oil.  The clean up was satisfactory and no further response action is expected.
A-231-2008*	An estimated two gallons of lubrication oil leaked to the track ballast from a locomotive. Guilford Pan Am personnel removed oiled track ballast and replaced it with new ballast.  The oily ballast was placed into a roll-off container used to store oily solids on-site.  The roll-off is managed by Enpro Services for Guilford Pan Am.  No site visit was made.
A-236-2008*4/9/08 10:55 Linda Robbins reported that her husband Allen Robbins discovered a leak in their outside heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Jon Andrews, of this office, contacted her by phone and then passed the case to me.  I went to the site and met Mr. Robbins.  Allen reported that he had discovered the leak when he investigated the smell of oil outside the house.  There was a small amount of oil on the ground and he put a container under the leak immediately to catch the oil.  He called the Fire Department who came and put down oil absorbent pads.  Harjula Heating came and had pumped an estimated 100 gallons out of the AST.   Mr. Robbins said they had just received a delivery of 100 gallons the evening before, and the tank was almost empty before the delivery.  There was about 1/2 gallon in the container that he put under the leak, and the absorbent pads on the ground had very little oil in them. The home is on a private drinking water well.  I tested a sample  of the soil under the tank.  Test results using DEP bag head space method were under 100 parts per million indicating that very little oil had spilled to the ground.  I picked up the absorbent pads and told Mr Robbins that considering the small amount of oil that got to the ground there was hardly any risk to his well.

4/16/08 Linda Robbins contacted me asking if there was any assistance available to replace their  AST since they had no heat and could not afford to replace the tank.  I referred her to Peter Moulton for assistance.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-238-2008*   DEP received a report that gasoline had spilled into this small (8') boat.  It appeared that unknown persons had deliberately dumped gasoline from the 5-gallon tank into the boat; some had escaped to coastal waters, creating a sheen.  Staff from the local fire department recovered product using sorbents.
A-239-2008*	Oil was reported in a pool of water near a trailer park in Augusta. A site visit was made to determine the source of the problem.  Upon arrival it was apparent the material in the water was not oil, but rather an organic material, similar to iron bacteria.  No further actions expected.
A-242-2008* On 4-12-2008   Mrs. Coombs called this office to report the release of fuel oil at her home in Farmingdale.  The release was contained to her property.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was located behind the house or garage.  They had already made arrangements to replace the oil AST.  I used a few sorbent pads and left them additional pads to collect oil that may collect on the standing water near the oil tank.
 No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-243-2008* The Fire Dept. called to report an oil spill at the home of Luc Gothier, which is located at 64 Wiley road in the town of Greene.
 I made a site visit and found that the Fire Department had done a very good job of containing the spill with sorbent pads and boom.  Oil had discharged from the outside oil aboveground storage tank and traveled along the garage, vegetable gardens, across the lawn and into the nearby brook.
 Clean up was handled mostly by sorbent placement and recovery.  In addition I had Mr. Gothier use a tractor mounted tiller to enhance the bio remediation.  There is one well on site , it is at low risk to being affected by this spill.
 This case was referred to Tech Services for further review and sampling.  No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-244-2008*Downeast Energy contacted this office to report a spill at Camp Kieve.  The spill occurred when the driver accidentally tripped the engagement mechanism on the nozzle, and a bit of oil poured to the ground.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up with hand work and sorbents.  I contacted the camp to ensure the spill was cleaned up from their perspective, and spoke with Dean Cartier in maintenance.  He confirmed the minor nature of the incident.  The spill was to an area covered by wood chips, so that made removal easier.
A-246-2008*   DEP received a report that several gallons of mineral oil spilled from an "untagged" transformer when a car struck a utility pole.  Four drums of soil were excavated pending analysis, which later determined a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content at less than 2 parts per million (ppm).  No further action from Response Services expected.
A-250-2008*4/16/08 15:30  Barbara Hersey from Maritime Energy reported that 1 cup of oil had spilled to the ground when a delivery driver overfilled an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Thorndike Block in Rockland.  The driver reported that he could not hear the whistle.  Oil absorbent was used to collect the oil and the impacted soil around the vent had been removed.  I asked them to inspect the overfilled tank for damage and leakage as a result of the overfill.  I met Maritime Energy and the building caretaker, Sumner Kenney at the site.  The outside spill area was cleaned up and there was no damage or seepage at the inside AST.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-251-2008* On 4-16-2008   The Pittsfield Fire Dept. reported an oil leak at the home of Anna Good located at 226 Stinson Ave. in Pittsfield.  Snow and ice had accumulated on top of the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and filter assembly, causing the nipple to crack.  The home is also located adjacent to the sports fields belonging to Maine Central Institute.
 I made a site visit and met with all parties later that day.  I was somewhat concerned that the oil may leach onto the adjoining property, MCI's sports field.  The spill location was under a small porch and between two structures, the house and the garage.  This made soil removal difficult.
 A local contractor, Stan Norris, was hired and all the site preparations were done by Stan Norris or Mrs. Good's son, Scott.
 Soil removal was conducted and everything was going smoothly until the copper water line, the service connection to the Good home, was severed by the excavator.  Mrs. Good's son works for the local water district.  The soil that was excavated was transported to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.  No oil leached onto the adjoining MCI sports field.
 When the invoice arrived at the DEP there was some discussion between myself and the contractor concerning the replacement of the copper water line.  It was my opinion that the FUND should not pay for the contractors mistake in not determining where the service line crossed the property.  After weeks of negotiations the contractor's lawyer accepted my revised invoice.
 No further action by Response Services is expected at this site.
B-200-2008*Mr. Libby reported that a log crane had lost between 50 and 100 gallons over night due to a broken fitting.  This happened in their Chester wood yard.  They had dammed it up with bark.  I arrived about 2 hours after the report was made and found things as described.  The oil was contained on a gravel road.  I suggested that the contaminated gravel be incorporated into the extensive gravel roads on site and Mr. Libby said he would do that as soon as the crane was repaired and could be moved later that day.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-202-2008*An anonymous caller reported that a salvage yard at Stores Corners in Bradford was issuing a strong oil smell and there were sheens on the standing water on the property.  The Town of Bradford has issued a permit for the property to be a salvage yard and has inspected the property.  Stewart Brooks, the town's Code Enforcement Officer, was the inspector and had no concerns over the property.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-203-2008*Caller reported an unknown oil spill in Stonington Harbor.  This caused a sheen on the water that has since dissipated.  Possible responsible party may be one of three vessels.  However, a responsible party has not been identified.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-375-2008*On April 21, 2008, DEP received notification that outside Aboveground Storage Tank fell over breaking the fire-o-matic and discharging approximately 275 gallons of #1 fuel oil adjacent to the building.  Oil migrated into the crawlspace of the residence and eventually found its way to a stream.  DEP placed sorbent boom in the stream.  When DEP returned to the site in order to excavate the crawl space and some soil surrounding the residence, water which returned into the excavation was oily.  DEP used a vacuum truck to remove and dispose of the oily water.  A recovery well was installed when the excavation was backfilled and monitored.  Once no more oil was detected, the well was abandoned.  The site was referred to Technical Services as a nearby well served as a public water supply.  For further details please refer the Technical Services report.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-207-2008*Mr. Tardiff reported that one of the company's locomotives had lost about 3-5 gallons of lube oil onto snow in a ditch.  An oil spill clean up contractor, Clean Harbors, Inc., was nearby and responded. They recovered approximately 5 cubic yards of snow to capture the oil.  Mr. Tardiff was confident that, due to the contrasting snow, all the errant oil was recovered.

Responder Thompson, in the area, responded to the spill and observed the initial clean up.  Thompson issued a Oil Spill Debris Form to facilitate disposal at Pine Tree Land.  The waste was mixed with waste from B-143-08, hence why there is no waste disposal receipt for this incident disposal.  -Nathan Thompson file/report.
B-206-2008*Mr. McCoy reported that approximately one cup of #2 oil spilled during a delivery at Bayview Manor.  It seems that the fill piping was not tight and the oil escaped to the ground below the fill.  The contaminated dirt was removed and replaced.
B-213-2008*Mr. Weston called to report finding contaminated soil during the removal of a Underground Storage Tank (UST) at South Street Service in Blue Hill.  This soil showed 1145 parts per million (ppm) on the photoionization detector and was at 9 feet below grade at the opposite end to the piping and fill bushings.  The soil was described as sandy.  There were other active tanks that were remaining.
   This site was discovered to be contaminated with gasoline in 1992 and 1993.  Some soil was removed.  I suspect that, since the UST and piping were not reported to have leaks, this was the source of oil contamination.  Tech Service has been monitoring this site and the on site drilled well is not contaminated.  I said to close the hole and I'd get back to him if further action was required. I discussed the report with Paul Blood, our geologist, and it was decided that no Response action was necessary at this time.
P-335-2008*The dispenser nozzle fell out of a saddle tank resulting in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of diesel to the cement pad and paved parking lot.  Product was picked up with speedy dry.
P-343-2008*DEP received notification that the homeowner did not utilize best practices when filling his own hone heating oil tank.  Subsequently, Downeast Energy observed an approximate one cup spill of kerosene in the vicinity of the tank.  Downeast Energy remediated the spill with sorbents which they disposed of on behalf of their customer.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-362-2008*	4/15/09: Anonymous report regarding cast away blue plastic drum of antifreeze behind the ski shop at the shopping plaza for about 1.5 years.  I did not locate said drum.
P-373-2008*On April 21, 2008, DEP received notification that approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a loose fitting,  The oil migrated to the basement's sump and was pumped outside.  The ground was frozen, the oil pooled, and was collected with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-376-2008*The discharge of approximately one gallon of unleaded gasoline was the result of a vehicle accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile 54 in Cumberland.  DEP was notified by the Maine Turnpike Authority and facilitated the disposal of the impacted soil at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-345-2008*On 4/11/08, I received a call from Harvey Multer of Multi Spec reporting a small oil spill at a client's residence in Limerick.  A delivery driver noticed "pink snow" around the filter area of the tank while he was filling it.  It appears that snow weight may have damaged the fitting.  A couple of technicians responded to the site and made the repair.  The pink snow was removed.  No further action required.
P-350-2008*On 4/12/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Wood of the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a vehicle accident.  A small amount of either transmission fluid or power steering fluid was spilled during the accident.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-352-2008*On 4/14/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Long of the Walmart Distribution Facility in Lewiston reporting a 3 gallon spill of Purex laundry detergent.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-353-2008*On 4/14/08, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office reporting a truck fire on Rt. 26 in New Gloucester.  It was reported that there was 60 - 70 gallons of diesel on board the truck at the time, but none spilled.  No further action required.
P-355-2008*Sprague Energy called to report a broken valve at the facility and the resulting spill of asphalt was estimated at 50 gallons.  The asphalt in the tank is held at approximately 325 degrees F, and the material in the pipe at 400 degrees F.  The leak was in a section of pipe allowing the hot flowing asphalt to migrate out of the building, into the ballast (crushed stone and fill material) surrounding the building.  With steam the material was excavated and vacuumed, and taken to CPRC for integration into the asphalt batching system.  No follow up visit/inspection is planned, the aesthetic clean up will be more than adequate for the terminal/bulk plant.   DEP Response plans no further action,
P-356-2008*Biddeford Public Safety Dispatch received anonymous information regarding oil spills at the Veilleux facility. They responded and reported to the Department their findings.  The usual housekeeping issues associated with heating oil deliveries.  No request for assistance was made none dispatched.

Based on the information received and the response of the local fire department, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-357-2008*B & L Oil called top report a small discharge when the driver was removing the scully and accidentally discharged a shot of oil to the side of the building and soil beneath the fill.  The wall was wiped and pads applied to the ground and it appears a shallow scraping of soil removed.  The fill/vent area is an alley on the back side of the building and no one at the facility complained about the spill.  It appears to be clean up to facility satisfaction, no return call was received from maintenance staff.  DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-359-2008*Snow compaction broke the filter off the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at Mr. Johnston's property.  The AST fed the heater in the apartment attached to Mr. Johnston's garage (see attached photos).  The tank was removed and contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  Groundwater was encountered at about 1 foot so a recovery well was placed in the excavation.  The excavation was pumped out and the recovery well was pumped several times.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-360-2008*Mrs. Taylor called to report the discovery of a bottle of mercury weighing approximately four pounds, and requesting help with its proper disposal. I stopped by and she had it neatly packaged and ready to transport.  She did not know its age or what its original use was, the home is a 100 plus year old farm.

The container was wrapped and placed in a coffee can.  This was bagged and transported back to DEP for consolidation and disposal.  No further action is planned.
P-369-2008*DEP received notification of a discharge of approximately 75 gallons of a blend of #2 fuel oil and kerosene as a result of a broken fire-o-matic due to snow.  The oil traveled into a drainage system adjacent to the home that continued down the street.  The fire department deployed sorbents to collect and contain the oil.  DEP continued to check and replace sorbents as they became oiled until oil was no longer observed. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-370-2008*DEP was called to respond to a structure fire which was an auto repair station.  The conflagration was a result of an exploding vehicle gasoline tank that the owner of the facility was replacing.  The fire involved several waste oil drums and other containers used in the auto repair business.  The area of fire suppression water runoff was boomed in an attempt to mitigate the extent of oil migration.  Once the fire was extinguished, DEP, with the assistance of Boom Technology, Inc., collected waste oils and various containers for disposal.  Sorbent materials were also collected for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-371-2008*Snow broke off the filter of an Aboveground Storage Tank at the Mciver residence resulting in an unknown amount of oil being discharged into the basement.  Response to the spill included removing impacted personal materials from the basement and the deployment of sorbents.  The water in the basement was removed with a vacuum truck and sorbents were placed in the basement's sump area.  The sorbents were removed and replaced as they became oily until no more oil was apparent.  Materials were disposed of appropriately by Clean Harbors.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-374-2008*On April 21, 2008, DEP received notification that a 100 lb. bag of sodium hydrosulfite was involved in a fire.  The was runoff from firefighting efforts traveled into a retention pond on-site.  DEP responded and determined that recovery of the impacted water was infeasible and that there were no sensitive resources in the area.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-377-2008*A leaking valve discharged an unknown but small quantity of asphalt to gravel.  All visible signs were excavated by the responsible party and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. for disposal.
P-386-2008*	Friday 3/29/08: I picked up waste debris from a broken compact light bulb at the suburban home of Ms. Edgecomb.  She had been previously instructed to pick up all glass and other debris and wet wipe the effected areas, then ventilate.

S Brezinski
A-252-2008*4/17/08 15:50 Maritime Energy reported that one of their drivers had spilled less 7/10 gallon of heating oil while making a delivery at a home in Belfast.  The spill occurred when the delivery driver started to deliver oil and the delivery nozzle was not connected tightly to the fill pipe.  Oil was sprayed onto the house siding and to the ground below.  Absorbent pads were used to clean the siding and soil was removed along the side of the house.  I had Maritime energy check the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to ensure it was not impacted.  They reported that there was no evidence of oil release in the basement and the AST looked good by visual inspection.  I went to the site to confirm that the oil had been cleaned up adequately which it was.  I also checked the basement and there were no oil vapors evident and the AST was fine.  I informed the owner of my findings.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-253-2008* Brad Taylor, from Frontier Oil Company, called this office to report the release of approximately two gallons of heating oil.  This occurred at the lakefront property of Murray Clark in Palermo.  The hose on the oil delivery truck developed a leak.  Brad Taylor and another employee went to the site to clean up the spilled oil.  I made a site visit the next day and I was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action from Response Services are expected.

A-254-2008* On 4-17-08 Webber Energy reported a tank leak at the home of Alan and Gretchen Mead.  The home is located at 441 Main Street in Thomaston.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) is located in the basement.
 I arrived on site a short time later and found two service technicians from Webber Oil in the process of installing a new AST.  A small amount of oil had stained the floor.  Speedi dri had been used to mitigate the situation.  In addition, all of the basement windows were opened and there was a good breeze flowing through.
 I offered the use of the DEP Ram Fan, however the homeowners declined.  In conclusion, Webber energy cleaned up the spilled oil and no further involvement by DEP Response Services is expected.

A-255-2008*4/18/08 13:10 Jim Caldwell from Fairpoint Communications reported that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the pavement when a hose broke on a bucket truck working on telephone lines at the corner of route 202 and Pleasant Ridge Road in China.  He reported that absorbent pads and speedy dry was used to collect the oil and no oil had run off the pavement.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-257-2008*	A spill of 11-17 gallons of transformer oil was caused by a vehicle accident. The oil impacted the dirt road shoulder. A Central Maine Power contractor excavated a 2'x90' area along West Side Road. They removed all visibly impacted soils. No site visit was made.
A-258-2008*	An anonymous complaint was received regarding "dark oil" and sheen coming from a driveway into the drainage ditch in the front of 654 Roxbury Notch Road in Roxbury.  A site visit was made to determine the type and severity of the material spilled.  Upon arrival there was a pronounced trailing of black oil and sheen into the ditch.  I spoke with Mr. Hodgekins about the origin of the spill.  He was very cooperative and said he had a back hoe tractor that had broken down and spilled oil onto pavement.  In an attempt to clean up the oil he used a degreaser which actually made the oil more mobile; melting snow and ice carried a small amount of oil and sheen into a nearby ditch.  Sorbent pads and speedy-dry were used to clean-up the remaining product and eliminate any more migration of oil.  The sorbent material was bagged and removed for disposal.  No further response actions expected.
A-264-2008*	Approximately five gallons of diesel fuel was lost from a truck's fuel tank which had a hole.  The spill was to a paved parking lot at the Franklin Hospital in Farmington; located near a construction project by HE Callahan Inc.  Callahan employees cleaned the spill up using sand and stockpiled it on poly.  They asked for assistance with disposal, and ended up taking the material to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No site visit was made, and no further response actions expected.
A-267-2008*	A sheen of approximately three tenths of a mile long was detected on Penobscott Bay approximately three miles out of Port Clyde. It was an unknown product from an unknown source. No site visit was made.
A-271-2008*On 4/22/2008 in Leeds, Patricia Lablond reported an oil spill. The spill was located at the grange hall which is owned by the Leeds Community Church. The spill of kerosene (K-1) heating oil was caused by a damaged filter assembly on an outside aboveground storage tank (AST) from snow and ice. A site visit was made to asses the spill and offer clean up assistance, the amount of the spill is unknown.

On 5/27/2008, Johnson Excavation was hired for contaminated soil removal. A total of 62.04 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site. Members of the church removed the old AST and installed a new tank in the basement of the building.

 There is no well on the property. No further response action is expected.
A-273-2008*4/22/08  Sonya Potter from Downeast Energy reported that there had been a spill of heating oil at the Ross residence on Sandy River Road in Fayette.  It was reported to be a small spill due to damage of the filter fitting.  I went to the site and after talking to the owner, Kim Ross, it was estimated that 75 gallons of fuel oil had leaked from the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to the back yard.  Oil absorbent pads were used to collect oil from the ground surface.  Upon further investigation it was found that the oil had run down the sloping yard toward a wooded area.  The residence had a drilled drinking water well less than 50 feet away from the spill area.  I explained to the owner that the impacted soil would require removal.  I gave her a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application.  She filled out a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.  The oil AST was moved to the front of the house to allow for excavation of oil impacted soil.

The area was excavated, removing oil contaminated soil from the original AST location next to the house to just before the woods line about 50 feet away.  Soils were removed until soil samples head space vapor readings by a photo ionization detector were below 100 parts per million.  The area was backfilled and seeded.  The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-274-2008*David Hooper of Maritime Energy contacted this office to report a gasoline spill at the Maritime Farms Store.  A customer's gas tank failed causing an estimated 6 gallons of gas to spill to the pavement.  Newcastle Fire Department (NFD) was dispatched and assisted with cleanup by sorbents.  DEP later collected the sorbents for disposal from the NFD and replaced what was used with new pads.  No site visit was made for this spill.
A-276-2008*Ann Thayer of New England Organics contacted this office to report a diesel spill at the Augusta Sanitary District.  A New England Organics truck developed a leak in its fuel line.  The oil spilled to the concrete and was collected with sorbent litter.  A mechanic repaired the line; stopping the leak.  No site visit was made.
B-215-2008*Owner, Mike Nichols, discovered an old rusty 55 gallon barrel on his property.  Responders, Bob Whittier and Amanda Heath, investigated and over-packed the barrel for future removal by resident.

Drum was subsequently removed by Maine DEP for disposal.  No further action by Response Services required.
B-216-2008*Robbi Wildes, of the Department of Transportation (DOT), reported a commuter witnessed a container on the back of a DOT truck leaking fuel onto State St. and Wilson St. in Brewer.  The DOT used speedy dry and sorbents to pick up as much of the oil as possible.  These media were then brought to Pine Tree Landfill.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services.
I-70-2008*On 4-2-08, the State Police relayed a report of an oil spill in Crystal, that originally came from the Patten Fire Dept. They had responded to a complaint of oil odors in the home of Darrell Boone, on the Crystal Road, in Crystal.
They had found oil in the crawl space beneath his house and suspected the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) outside.
I met with Mr. Boone and the Patten Fire Chief that day. The AST in the back of the house had been shoveled out and the nipple at the filter had broken from the weight of snow.  Mr. Boone had built a wooden filter protector, but it had broken.
I hired Bates Fuel to pump the fuel remaining in the AST.  It was estimated that about 100 gallons had been lost.  I hired Dickison and London to begin excavation the following day.  A ventillation sytem for the crawlspace was also installed the following day.  I urged the Boones to stay with family for several nights, but they were hesitant to do that.
Approximately 30 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the area near the AST, and because the water table was very shallow, a recovery well was installed to collect product through the spring.
No further Response action expected once recovery well is uninstalled.

Spill response activity re-started due to impacts to homeowner's (Boone family) well believed to be result of
spill # I-70-2008

In December, 2015 Staff Geologist Paul Higgins visited the Darrell Boone property at 346 Crystal Road.  Frank Wezner did not refer it to the Division of Technical Services, however  Mr. Boone has been dealing with contaminated water for a number of years.   Responder Lee Thomas was involved for spill# I-25-2011 where a small K-1 spill was reported at this residnence.  The site was also not refered at that time, and it is unclear why Mr. Boone did not bring up the well issue.

The site has now been refered to the Division of Technical Services for investigation of the contaminated well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary other than assist Technical Services as requested.
I-60-2008*On 3/17/08, Mike Ouellette, called to report that a customer had discovered a leak in their outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) tank.  The weight of snow on the AST had cracked the nipple at the end of the tank near the filter.
I met with Mike and the owner Peter Madore at the residence.
It was difficult to tell any impact, as there was no odor in the house and snow levels in the yard and around the tank were quite high.
I explained to Mr. Madore that we could wait until the snow is gone, and probe around the AST to determine necessary cleanup.  He was agreeable.  We will return is spring.
Met with Mrs. Madore on May 8.  She and her husband had been padding off lawn during spring, as ground in the area is very wet.  Looked like not much soil to be removed.  I suggested they remove by hand, as it would be cheaper for them and much less disruptive.  Mr. Madore agreed to do this and take soil to the landfill for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-232-2008*Mr. Peddle called concerned about dead grass and oil on his lawn.  He had dug a small hole and there appeared to be an oil sheen on the resulting ground water.
  On my arrival he showed me the site, a low area in his back yard that was obviously water saturated. The hole he had dug showed organic scale/marsh sheen.  I explained this to Mr. Peddle and he understood; however, his real concern was the recent, past few years, appearance of the standing water in his yard.  I had no explanation.  No further action by Response Services.
B-228-2008*During a routine delivery, a driver for Dead River had a leak in the delivery hose while he attempted to use it.  About one gallon was reported as being lost.  Dead River sent two trucks to the scene.  One to collect the contaminated soil, about 3 yards, and one to loam.  The contaminated soil was brought to Pine Tree for disposal.   No further action by Response Services expected.
P-392-2008*Discharge was the result of a traffic accident resulting in the release of motor oil and diesel fuel.  Environmental Projects, Inc. was contracted to undertake the cleanup.  Most of the oil was discharged onto pavement, but some made it into a drainage ditch adjacent to the road.  Sorbent boom was deployed in a drainage ditch to limit the migration of oil, in addition to collecting it.  Diesel fuel was pumped from the saddle tanks to alleviate any further loss.  All oil was removed from the road using sorbents and later sanded for safety reasons.  The drainage ditch was checked on several times until which time no oil was observed.

No further Response action required.
B-214-2008*Mr. Courtwright called to say that earlier this winter some parties unknown to him pumped the oil out of an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in a vacant house.  This house is located on Pleasant Street directly behind his home on Church Street and he was concerned.  I went to the scene and met Mr. Courtwright.  He showed me the spots on the grass.  They were 1 X 2 and 1 X 3 feet in area and no penetration, only stained grass.  I explained that the spots were harmless and there was nothing to worry about.
P-401-2008*While cleaning out a residential dwelling in Norway, ME,  a plastic bottle was discovered by the home owner that contained approximately 1.5 pounds of elemental mercury.  The Paris Fire Department was notified and the bottle was picked up and brought back to the fire station.  The DEP was notified by the Paris fire department and subsequently picked up the mercury on 5/1/2008.  The material was brought to the regional DEP office and stockpiled for disposal.  No further response action expected.
A-283-2008*   DEP received a belated report that heating oil had spilled at this residential aboveground storage tank(AST).  The spill had occurred on or about 4/2/08 when the filter heaved in encasing ice/snow; the filter was repaired the same day.  About 120 gallons of oil flowed into surrounding soil and the gravel driveway.  The homeowner called DEP on 4/28/08.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal under DEP supervision.
   The area is rural, and reliant on private wells for water.  The drilled well serving the subject residence is located about 100' from the spill location and is considered at risk.  A referral was made to DEP Technical Services for monitoring.
B-240-2008*Ms. Bailey reported that a truck blew a hydraulic hose inside the unloading building losing an estimated 10 gallons.  None reached any drains and it was cleaned up with sawdust which will be burned in their multi-fuel boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-217-2008*  During the course of the winter, the camp of Dwayan Hurd on the Embden Pond suffered an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) failure.  The filter was removed from the AST by the fallen snow off the roof of the camp.  Through the beautification process for Embden Pond in the spring, workers of Lucas Tree could smell the weathered fuel oil that had been lost.  The Town Office of Embden notified DEP of the spill.
  The camp owner acted through an intermediary, his son-in-law Ed Holt.  Mr. Holt reported that less than 20 gallons were last delivered to the camp the previous November by his own bucket.  This appeared to be the case as DEP responders Amanda Heath and Bob Shannon investigated the site.
  The contractor, PCS, was hired to remove the contaminated soil.  They excavated about four yards of material, which was also replaced with local fill.  This new clean dirt was covered with hay to prevent erosion into the pond.  A silt fence and a standing bail of hay were also utilized to aid the spread out hay.  Sorbents were left in a few spots to collect any free product.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-402-2008*Down East Energy responded to a customer complaint of fuel oil odor in the basement, when they arrived they discovered the above ground storage tank was leaking from a corrosion hole in the belly of the tank.  A small stain was observed on the concrete floor beneath the hole no more than a gallon had been lost. They applied a magna-patch and scheduled the tank to be pumped off and a new tank installed.  They called to report the findings, but requested no assistance none dispatched based on information received.
B-244-2008*There was a fire at a run down building, which was the Anson Chew Factory.  The transformer outside the building lost its oil (less than 50 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl, i.e. mineral oil) into the pad well.  Bangor Hydro had Clean Harbors vacuum the well out until they hit water.  Bangor Hydro is keeping an eye on the site, but no future problems are expected.
No further Response action is needed.
P-410-2008*Road debris punctured a hydraulic tank on a truck causing the discharge of approximately 75 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the shoulder of the Maine Turnpike at mile 72 northbound.  The impacted soil was excavated and disposed of at CPRC Recycling.  The impacted pavement was remediated with a limited amount of sorbents which were disposed of by DEP.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-403-2008*Mrs. Johnson called to report the discovery of 10-12 pounds of medical grade mercury at her home and requested assistance in disposing of it.  The individual bottles were marked as dental grade amalgam.  They were packaged and transported to DEP for consolidation and proper disposal with other small quantities of mercury collected throughout the region.  Mrs. Johnson was very appreciative  of the Departments response in handling the waste.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-379-2008*Estimated 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a ruptured hose onto pavement.  Spill was contained and cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further response action expected.
P-380-2008*A crane's hydraulic line leaked approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to a cement pad.  Product was recovered with sorbent material by on site personnel.
P-382-2008*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a new transformer was found to be leaking from primary bushing.  The oil dripped onto the ground.  The transformer was wrapped and removed from service and CMP crews cleaned up the stained areas.  The spill was estimated to be a pint or less.
P-383-2008*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one quart of #2 fuel oil to the cement basement floor.  The tank was patched temporarily by the burner technician then spilled product was recovered with the use of sorbent materials.
P-785-2015*On 9/22/15 I received a call from Payson Weirs of Dead River reporting a small kerosene spill at a client's residence in Bath.  Dead River had been at the home the previous day for some service work and didn't get the oil filter tightened properly.  It was reported that approximately 1 gallon of oil had leaked onto the concrete floor beneath the tank.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and placed some ventilation fans in the basement to air out the odor.  I told them to call me back if the situation did not resolve.  As of 10/1/15 I have not heard from them.  No further action is required.
P-788-2015*On 9/23/15 I received a call from Karen Townsend of Woodard & Curran.  Ms. Townsend was reporting a diesel spill on behalf of her client, Barber Foods.  The spill had come from a tractor trailer truck at the loading dock, though the cause of the spill was not specified.  It had happened the previous evening.  I reminded Ms. Townsend that Barber Foods was required to have reported the spill the previous evening, which she acknowledged and assured me she would remind Barber Foods of their reporting obligations.

The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials by Clean Harbors.  No further action is required.
P-789-2015*Scott Cyr received a complaint from the owner of this property that a former tenant vacated the premises a number of weeks earlier and had left waste oil containers on site, some of which had leaked.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-793-2015*Tank corrosion caused an aboveground tank to seep kerosene.  After the homeowner noticed the seep, she had a friend pump out the tank.  The tank was not completely drained though, so it continued to seep onto the concrete pad, then off the edge, impacting grass.  Unspilled product was completely evacuated from the tank, then a small quantity of grass was removed by hand.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-796-2015*A locomotive released approximately one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  All visible signs of contaminated ballast were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-797-2015*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which broke it in half.  The transformer mounted on the pole released approximately one gallon of transformer oil to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-798-2015*Kerosene was discovered along a stretch of the travel lane, with no indication of cause or source.  Given the length of roadway affected, the absence of any free standing oil, and active vehicular traffic, no attempt at recovery was warranted.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-799-2015*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole downing the transformer.  Approximately two gallons of mineral oil were released as a result.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and its gravel shoulder.  Sorbent materials were applied to the pavement.  A small hand excavation removed contamination from the shoulder. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-801-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a burst hydraulic line on a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) truck.  The spill was cleaned up by MDOT with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-802-2015*On 9/17/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Mr. Scharf of MDEP, of a report by Gaftek, LLC, of a failed double-wall, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) at this retail motor fuels UST facility.  During an inspection by Gaftek, tank T-4 was found to have 14" of product in its interstitial space (engineered containment).  The UST is an Elutron company TANX double-wall, fiberglass and steel UST.  Internal corrosion of the inner steel tank has not been uncommon with this type of tank construction, resulting in leaks of product to the interstitial space.

The UST has been taken out-of-service pending planned abandonment by removal, likely in the Spring 2016.  We discussed that removal of the failed UST would threaten the installation of the adjacent active UST, and filling in place with inert fill would make later removal and replacement more difficult and costly.  I understand that the failed tank has been emptied pending replacement.  There is no known release to soil or groundwater confirmed at this time.

The facility is located in a dense urban commercial and residential area, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  Native soils are marine silt and clay with high groundwater, and the UST excavations are typically "bathtubs" for collecting groundwater.  Gaftek stated that being so close to the Portland Harbor waterfront this area and groundwater is affected by the tidal water.  Before this facility, this gas station location had USTs installed in an earth "mound" which kept them up out of groundwater.  See previous spill reports for further information.

1)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

2)  Stephen Brezinski recommends MDEP Division of Response Services attendance at the future UST replacement.




P-803-2015*On 9/25/15, Pit Stop Fuels Company (PSF) reported a small #2 oil leak from one of a customer's two outside, residential, aboveground storage tanks (AST).  It was described that they had filled one outside AST, but that the second outside AST had no fuel line attached so oil discharged out the bottom fitting; (a disconnected fuel line should be plugged or capped at both the tank and fuel line).

PSF reported that they plugged the tank and cleaned up by digging up and removing the oiled soil.  There were no further concerns or questions by the homeowner. B & B Farm Lane is a private road off Edes Falls Road.  The location is rural residential, farm and forested area.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.


P-805-2015*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused a reported release of approximately 20 gallons hydraulic oil to the paved road surface of the Mid Maine Waste Facility. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-806-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of kerosene to the ground.  The remaining fuel in the tank was transferred and the failed tank removed to facilitate an excavation.  Contaminated soil was removed down to bedrock which was as close as inches and as deep as a few feet below grade.  The sidewalls of the excavation were rendered clean based on field screening, so some product was released directly to the rock.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services will monitor the private drinking water well at the other end of the trailer.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-808-2015*On September 29, 2015, Kevin Lane of Haughland Energy Group reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the 172 transmission line in Hollis.  Kevin reported that less than an ounce of hydraulic oil leaked from a hose that broke on a back hoe. The oil was released onto soil. The soil was removed and disposed at CPRC with a MDEP Spill Debris Letter (P-609-2015).

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-810-2015*While loading or offloading a roll off container at the transfer station, the hydraulic line on the truck broke.  The subsequent pressure of the dropping cylinder sprayed hydraulic oil across the gravel in the yard.  The crew attended to it with sorbents and hand tools (shovels), made repairs to the truck, and left the facility.  Upon my arrival there was a distinct area of newly handled gravel, but no significant oil or staining observed.  Based on the information given to me by the caller, Gino, and the physical observations I made, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-811-2015*A small amount of sulfuric acid was spilled when a dome cover gasket failed on a tank truck in the Safe Handling, Inc., yard.  Safe Handling staff neutralized the spill with soda ash and applied a sorbent material.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was then contracted to collect the sorbent for proper disposal.  See attached report.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-812-2015*Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a skid steer loader after it caught fire due to a mechanical failure. The released oil was reportedly consumed in the fire. Some small amount of oil may have impacted the underlying gravel drive surface. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-813-2015*Storm damage downed a utility pole and its transformer.  Approximately ten gallons of mineral oil were released as a result.  Spilled product immediately impacted the gravel shoulder inside the intersection, but then prolonged deluge of rain washed any standing oil down gradient across the road along the shoulder into a densely wooded area.  Contaminated gravel was hand excavated from the shoulder at the point of impact.  There was no recoverable oil in the roadway or in the densely wooded area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-814-2015*A 20' fiberglass bow rider sunk at its mooring resulting in a discharge of gasoline from the fuel vent.  A sheen was evident on the water and an odor was present, but due to gale winds and heavy waves, no recovery was attempted. In the following days, a salvor attempted to recover the vessel by towing it to Sebago Lake Marina.   Apparently, his own boat stalled during the tow, and since the bow rider was not sufficiently floated, it re-sank at 43?50.972' N, 70?37.359' W, in approximately 80' of water.  A different salvor attempted to locate the vessel using side imaging sonar, down imaging sonar and multiple physical dives, but was unsuccessful.  The vessel was allowed to remain wherever it may be in that vicinity by the Maine Warden Service. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-815-2015*On 10/1/15 I received a call from Tim Smith at Pit Stop Fuels reporting a leak from one of their tank trucks.  A gasket in the piping beneath the truck had failed causing a diesel spill.  I responded that morning and when I arrived on site, the cleanup was mostly completed.  Pit Stop Fuels employees had cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and a mechanic was on scene making the necessary repair to the truck.  The fuel spill appeared to be limited to the concrete pad around the top of the tanks at the facility.  No further action required.
A-445-2015*It was reported that there was oil in a well. Mr. Anzel bought the home he grew up in, on the East Madison Road. It had sat vacant for 2 years, and all of the copper was stolen during this time. The home is under renovation and part of that work involved purging the well on site and running a new supply line to the home. While the contractor was digging, an old well casing was uncovered by the house foundation. This well smelled of oil.

I responded to the site and found that there was in fact heating oil in the well. 2.5 inches of oil was on top of the water, at a depth of 35 feet below ground level. After going over the cleanup options agreement and the groundwater cleanup fund application, I called Environmental Projects, Inc., for a vacuum truck. After investigating the inside of the home where the tank was located, I found that the copper thief did not shut the fire-o-matic off when they cut the copper supply line to the boiler. The basement floor of the home was bedrock, with no soil on top. The oil that was lost from the tank flowed directly into the bedrock. At this time I called and referred this site to the Division of Technical Services for water treatment.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-443-2015*It was reported that a "camper" blew a hydraulic hose. The machine lost 5 gallons of fluid to the ballast. No visual environmental impact was reported. It is unknown weather this spill was cleaned up or not because I never recived a return phone call from Pan Am.

No Further Response action needed.
A-442-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from equipment working on the tracks in Oakland.   2-3 gallons of hydraulic oil were reported to be discharged.  Pan Am crews were dispatched to excavate the affected ballast.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-722-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately .5 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Lisbon Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-721-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of .5 gallon of antifreeze to the paved road surface. The released antifreeze was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and disposed of by the Brunswick Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene. Please see attached National Response Center Report for additional information.

No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-568-2015*I received a report of a one gallon spill to asphalt resulting from a scully adapter slipping off the fill pipe at the entered location. The spill was contained to the ground outside the fill pipe and was cleaned up to the homeowner's satisfaction. No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-706-2015*On 10/23/2015, I responded to report of a 5 gallon hydraulic oil discharge at the entered location.  A hydraulic line on a tracked rail tamper machine ruptured causing the leak.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  Upon my arrival, I observed an impacted area around the machine that was cleaned up to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection satisfaction.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-707-2015*On 10/23/2015, I responded to Emera Maine report of a leaking transformer at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a leaking pad mounted transformer.  Emera representatives were collecting a sample of the oil, which later was determined to be non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl).  It was unclear as to why the transformer was weeping fluid.  The unit was inspected and remained on line until it could be scheduled for outage.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine power-washed the concrete area.  There was a storm drain present that hospital officials said had no outfall.  Apparently, during facility construction work, the outfall had been eliminated, and the drain backs up with water during rain events.  It did not appear that oil migrated to the drain and I inspected it the following day.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-708-2015*At 1240 hours on 10/23/15, Casco Bay Energy, LLC, reported a 3 ounce spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a loose fitting on a hose of a excavator owned by Sargent Corporation.  Sargent Corporation is working for Casco Bay Energy at their facility at 125 Shore Road in Veazie.  The fitting was tightened and a sorbent was used to wipe off the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-709-2015*At 1405 hours on 10/23/15, Marquis Heating, Inc., reported a small stain on the ground next to the aboveground storage tank (AST) at 20 Kurts Road in Chester.  Sara Voisine admitted to Marquis Heating that she had spilled some kerosene when she poured kerosene into the AST.  Marquis Heating said the staining did not go more than a couple inches deep.  They made their delivery of kerosene after he talked to me.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1053-2015*Discharge was the result of a loose fitting at the burner.  The oil was contained to the concrete floor and removed using sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is required at this time.
B-840-2015*At 0830 hours on 12/23/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a 1 pint spill of #2 fuel oil from overfilling the aboveground storage tank (AST) at a residence at 220 Eden Street, Bar Harbor.  Dead River used sorbents to wipe down the AST and removed a small bucket of oil-impacted rocks for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-689-2015*On August 15, 2015, the U. S. Coast Guard reported a vessel that ran aground to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The report was to keep the MDEP aware of the potential of a gasoline release if the gasoline tank on the vessel becomes compromised. The vessel is near Dead Duck Island, off the coast of Kittery.

No discharge occurred during the removal of the vessel.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-728-2015*While clearing brush from a Central Maine Power Company power line, a hose failed on the cutting vehicle.  Some impacted brush and leaf litter were collected and disposed of. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-786-2015*A small oil stain was discovered on the road when an abandoned car was towed away.  A small amount of speedi-dri sorbent material was used for cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-791-2015*A small amount of automotive fluids leaked as the result of a traffic accident.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was used to collect the oil from the road surface.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-792-2015*A small amount of anti-freeze was spilled due to a traffic accident.  The liquid was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-837-2015*On 10/7/15, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a 1/4-gallon engine oil leak from a CMP truck within the garage work bay.  CMP reports they cleaned the spill, and none went to drains.  The location is suburban commercial use and is not considered a sensitive area.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-838-2015*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the response to a heating oil discharge from a commercial, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The report also covers abandonment by removal of an out-of-service, bare steel,  heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The discharge area is dense commercial, industrial and residential use, served by municipal drinking water and sewer service located near the intersection of Congress Street and St. John Street.  To the southwest is the Cumberland County Jail.  Based on excavation during the construction of the jail, the soil in the area appears to silt clay with groundwater near grade.  Buried utilities, drain pipes, water lines, and sewer pipes are bounteous in the area, which can act as pathways for groundwater and oil discharges.

This warehouse building at the time was heated by a heating oil boiler in a separate boiler room, served by two manifolded, 330-gallon, vertical ASTs located in the warehouse area.  The fuel line is aboveground and sleeved.  The boiler was in the past served by a bare steel UST outside the rear of the building (see site sketch).  The UST was apparently long out of service and unregistered until year 2015.  Heat is supplemented by a wood furnace for old wood pallets.  An employee stated that they plan on switching to natural gas in the near future.

SPILL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
On 10/8/15, Dead River Company (DRC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 50-gallon loss the previous night of heating oil and requested a response visit.  It was reported that employees had hit the Firematic valve and manifolded fuel line while moving a wood pallet.  I met on site with two DRC technicians repairing the broken line, and with Branch Manager Stephina Doucette.  By phone I spoke with owner Cheryl LaFlamme.

There was a dark oil stain on the concrete floor.  Around the AST there was a strong odor of fuel oil, but 50' away we could not smell the oil.  I measured no oil vapors in the floor drains using a Photoionization Detector (PID).

The majority of the oil discharge had drained down into a trough in the concrete floor next to the tanks and southwest wall.  The oil soaked into soil and there was no free product oil remaining.  Based on fuel use and the oil remaining in the tanks, DRC estimated a 50 to 100-gallon leak.  Checking with Portland Public Works, they found no storm drains in this area and they believed the drainage went to the Portland Water District treatment plant.

On 1/18/15, I returned and checked the spill area.  No further clean-up actions had been taken and there were no oil vapor issues.  I noted the soil in the UST area as freshly disturbed and both contractor Chris Wilson and the employee on site stated it had been removed.  What was thought to be two 1000-gallon USTs turned out to be one 2000-gallon UST.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
DRC worked with MDEP and applied sorbents to the oiled concrete and repaired the broken fuel line and Firematic.  To investigate the drainage, I scooped out oiled broken concrete, glass and soil out of the trough and found no drain pipe.

CONCLUSION & RECOMENDATIONS
1)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed as required.  At this time it is believed that the oil seeped under the building floor and/or seeped into the drain system to the municipal treatment plant.  Past experience has shown that a dribble of 100-gallons of light oil over the period of a night would go unnoticed by the treatment plant.
2)  At this time any discharge under the concrete floor appears to be not cost effective to remove and is not causing air quality issues. I advised they better protect the Firematic and piping.
3)  No evidence of prohibited discharges were reported during the UST abandonment, either from the UST or from the AST leak.  Being a consumpt
P-839-2015*On 10/7/15, W. D. Mathews Company reported an estimated 0.25 to 0.5 gallon leak of hydraulic oil from the truck hose to the paved roadway near the corner of Alfred Plourde Parkway and Gendron Drive.  No oil was reported to drains or waters, and reported cleaned up with sorbents.  The area is commercial use served by municipal water.  I later inspected after the clean-up crew was gone, and found the area satisfactorily cleaned.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-840-2015*SUMMARY
This report covers the abandonment by removal and replacement of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility is owned and operated by Mr. Frank Bathe, of 2 Meadow Drive, LLC.  I understand that Mr. Bathe's former partner, Mr. Anthony (Bathe & Anthony Inc. noted in previous spill reports), is no longer involved with the facility.

Portland Pump Company (PPC), under Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Paul Brown and Art Grant, et al., was hired by Mr. Bathe for the facility replacement.  St. Germain-Collins company (SGC) performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for the facility owner.  My contact with SGC was Ms. Erin Pike.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative for the facility abandonment and initial clean-up actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility has been known as Anthony's Texaco and as Jetport Gas CITGO.  It is located in a dense commercial/retail-use area near the Portland Jetport and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The facility has been a motor fuels gas station since 1986 or earlier.  In earlier reports and site sketches, there is a scar of a former (pre-1986?) dispenser island on the east side of the facility, next to Western Avenue, indicating a pre-1986 UST facility.

According to ARCMAP database the facility is not over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and not within 1000' of drinking water wells.  Groundwater is near the ground surface, perched atop the native silt/clay soil, 4' below grade (bg) in the old UST area, and 6' to 7' bg in the area of the new USTs.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Spill report P-254-1987, documents free product gasoline found in the roadside drainage ditch next to this facility. P-466-2002, documents apparently weathered gasoline contamination found by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) soil borings in Western Ave., adjacent to this facility.  No further investigation was pursued at the time as there was a plan to replace this UST facility soon after; the abandonment was delayed though.  Report P-794-2010 documents a prohibited discharge from gasoline dispenser 11/12 into the soil and groundwater below (no dispenser sumps); and no soil removal was practical at the time.  Prohibited discharges were confirmed in the dispenser area (see Photo-9).

On 10/5/15, during excavation of the new UST location at the northern point of the property, I noted no obvious evidence of discharges, such as oil stained silt/clay soil, petroleum odors, nor oil sheen or free product.  The silt soil was moist, but there was very little groundwater.

On 10/21/15, while on site, I noted dark stained pea stone atop the UST area being excavated (Photo 8) measuring 280-parts per million (ppm) by field bag-headspace sampling.  A field bag headspace sample by the dispenser islands measured 121-ppm.  PPC staff and later SGC staff stated that these values corresponded with SGC measurements made the previous day (10/20/15) during the piping removal assessment; the evidence of discharges was not reported to MDEP though.  This contamination appeared to be weathered based on odor and color, and no source was determined.

I observed no oil sheen or free product on the groundwater in the excavation for the USTs being removed (this is after a reported removal by ENPRO of 10,000-gallons of groundwater the previous day and this morning).  The groundwater was about 4' below grade at this time after the pumping off.  I did not observe groundwater in the piping area.

On 10/21/15, I found PPC excavating fill material from the UST area down to the tops of the tanks and disturbing the spill buckets and other equipment with no ongoing and accompanying site assessment.  SGA was not on site.  After conferring with Augusta MDEP compliance staff, I required PPC to cease this work until a site assessor arrived to do
A-451-2015*On 7/21/2015 in East Boothbay, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a transformer failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
B-705-2015*On October 23, Brian Ahearn, of Caso Bay Energy Company called about a spill at 125 Shore Road in Veazie, Maine.   Some maintenance was being performed on equipment owned by Sargent Corporation.  The mechanic was using a bucket to catch hydraulic oil.  However, several drops of oil dripped on the outside of the bucket and hit the ground.  The soil was excavated.  No resources are at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-1059-2015*An unknown quantity of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket. The oil was released to the underlying soils adjacent to the slab on grade foundation of the residence. The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 100 feet, cross gradient from the spill location. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation of oil impacted soil from the spill location. Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID) and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 10 feet wide by 15 feet long and 9 feet deep located on the southwest end of the foundation. The final depth of the excavation was limited due to the presence of large boulders. The horizontal extent was limited due to the close proximity of the foundation. A total of 12.2 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal. Saturated soils remain on site and the drinking water well on the property may be at risk. The site was referred to Brad Hahn of the MDEP Division of Technical Services for additional monitoring of the drinking water supply.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1060-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from this retirement community reporting a small splash of diesel fuel had leaked out of a vendor's truck due to an unsecured fuel cap.  Piper Shores hired Enpro Services to clean up the spill with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1061-2015*Mr. Moody noticed a fuel oil odor in the vicinity of his outside oil tank.  Upon closer examination, he believed it to be leaking along the belly somewhere.  He wiped it with a rag and it began a steady drip, almost a stream.  He quickly called Dog House Energy and they responded and began triage of the tank and then transferring the oil to a temporary tank allowing room for anticipated cleanup.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified and I responded to assess the situation.  Upon my arrival, the transfer of oil was about complete, and then the tank was moved out of the way.  A concrete pad was visibly stained, wet with oil, and the oil could be seen migrating into the soil adjacent to the slab.  Using a shovel, it was determined the depth of oil in the soil was more than three feet in depth.  At this depth, the observed concentration color/odor/gravel texture led me to assess more excavation was needed than I was comfortable completing.  The insurance fund was explained to Mr. Moody and the need to get a contractor in to continue with the cleanup.

The removal/cleanup was coordinated for the following day, when approximated 1.5 tons of contaminated soil was removed by Environmental Projects, Inc.  This excavation was dug with a shovel, placed in five-gallon pails and walked around the house to the truck, deposited and repeated.  Using the  "Oil in Soil" shake tests, material was tested and resulting color changes were favorable.  All the while it was raining, and then the sky opened up and rain fell heavier and heavier throughout the remainder of the day.  In order to not mar the lawn anymore with "heavy" foot traffic, the backfilling was schedule for the next morning.  So vice versa, stone was shoveled from the truck into buckets and walked back to the hole, and deposited.  The concrete slab turned out to be three inches of concrete poured onto a chain link fence.  This took excessively move energy and time to break up and remove than first impressions led us to believe.  It was successfully demolished and removed and location prepped for new tank installation.  Based on this timely and successful cleanup, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-1063-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled due to vent piping.  The homeowner had re-plumbed the metal piping inside the house with PVC piping.  As a result, approximately one gallon of heating was discharged down the side of the tank to the cement basement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The delivery company discussed the compliance issue with the homeowner who agreed to have the vent properly installed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-594-2015*On 9/23/2015 in Waterville, Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill to the basement of the home was cleaned up by Dead River with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-595-2015*On 9/23/2015, Madison Paper Industries reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a paper machine the previous day. The mill estimated that 10% of the spill went down the drain and to the treatment system. The mill indicated they had notified the treatment plant, and the remaining spill had been cleaned up with pumps and sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-598-2015*Dead River Company reported finding a leaking inside heating oil tank at a business they were called to for an oil vapor problem.  I met them on site.  The tank was located directly on ledge in the lower floor of a lodging business.  The oil had run down the ledge and into dirt on the lower side of the room.  Stored materials in the room were also oil impacted.  The tank had been filled a week ago and the gauge read 7/8 full at this time.  Dead River pumped out and removed the tank for replacement.  The small amount of oil impacted soil and the oil impacted stored materials were removed and contained for disposal.  The owner washed the ledge and floor in the room.  Oil vapors subsided after these operations.  Most of the oil was unrecoverable in the ledge.  The area is served by public water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-604-2015*Pen Bay Healthcare reported a spill of an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from a line on their elevator.  They reported that all the oil was contained in the elevator shaft pit.  The elevator service company and Pen Bay employees were recovering the oil and cleaning out the pit.  They reported that there are no drains in the elevator pit and no oil migrated from the pit.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-607-2015*Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power Company reported the release of an estimated seven gallons of transformer oil to the road when a tree branch hit a pole mounted transformer during a wind and rain storm. The polychlorinated biphenyl content of the oil was unknown at the time of the spill, but later test results were less than one part per million.  A contractor sent to the site to do cleanup could find no oil-impacted soil.  I went to the site to investigate and confirmed there were no oil impacted materials detected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-606-2015*On 9/30/2015 in Skowhegan, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am, and no further response action is expected.
A-609-2015*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 35 gallons of waste oil discharging to the railyard from the oil water separator.  He told me that the water outlet pipe from the separator had been clogged during the day's major rain event causing water and oil to come out the top manhole of the separator.  He said railroad employees tried to pump down the separator but their pumps could not keep up with the storm water influx.  He reported that he now had Clean Harbors Environmental Services on site pumping out the separator and collecting spilled product with vacuum truck and oil absorbent pads.  I went to the site and found that Clean Harbors had a vacuum tanker truck on site pumping out the separator and off-loading into an empty rail tank car used to store waste oil for later use as heating fuel.  There were workers vacuuming up standing puddles of oil and oil impacted soil.  I had a worker show me the oil water separator where the spill had occurred.  He explained that during the rain event the heavy metal manhole cover was pushed up and suspended on top of the discharge from the separator.  The oily water discharge ran from the manhole over the ground and across and down a gravel road toward the Kennebec River.  The railroad employees had stopped the oil by building earth berm between the discharge and the river.  There were oily water pools at various areas next to the berms.  I had contractors vacuum up the pools.  I inspected the river side of the berms and found only one area where oil had penetrated the berms.  I found an area that had a boomed area where oil was behind the boom and had that oil skimmed of that area.  I estimated from the discharge description and the extent of oiled ground surface that the volume of oil discharged was much greater than originally estimated.

Over the next couple of weeks railroad employees collected oil with absorbent pads and excavated oil impacted soil. I returned several times to inspect the spill area and request additional cleanup until all signs of oil were removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-610-2015*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported an estimated one quart of lube oil had spilled to the rail tracks and ballast when an engine containment tank overflowed.  Josh said that Pan Am employees had removed all oil impacted stone ballast and returned it to the Waterville rail yard for consolidation and later disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-615-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a sheen of unknown origin in the harbor off Friendship.  No source was found and no product was recoverable.

No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-616-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of 1 gallon of lube oil from an engine at their 55 College Avenue, Waterville facility.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the discharge and made arrangements for proper disposal of the waste material.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-617-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of 2 gallons of lube oil from an engine in Leeds.  The discharge impacted rails, ballast, and snow.   The contaminated material was removed by Pan Am personnel and taken to the Pan Am yard in Waterville for consolidation with like wastes for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-619-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a bucket truck at the Coopers Mills Substation in Windsor.   CMP personnel were able to clean up the discharged material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-620-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a transformer had been knocked to the ground and broken open, releasing up to 13 gallons of transformer oil.   The non poly chlorinated biphenyl mineral oil impacted snow was cleaned up by CMP personnel.

A subsequent site visit revealed that the site was adequately cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-622-2015*An anonymous caller reported that a dump truck had backed into a roadside ditch and had leaked diesel fuel before it was pulled out.  I went to the location and found that the road was being paved and the area of the spill was in the ditch with wheel tracks leading into it. The spill appeared to be small.  I met with the lead contractor, Seth Hagar, who explained the road is narrow and the triaxle truck was backing out when it went into the ditch.  He said it did not roll over, but because of the angle it was at, fuel came out the tank vent until they could pull the truck out.  He agreed to remove the oil impacted soil and he could arrange for disposal.  I checked the area the next day and all the oil impacted soil had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-624-2015*Tom Theriault from Irving Oil Corporation reported that an estimated five to 10 gallons of E10 gasoline had spilled at a service station they were delivering to.  He told me that the delivery was to an aboveground tank and the pump on the delivery truck leaked during the delivery.  He had Clean Harbors Environmental Services on site cleaning up the spilled gasoline with absorbent.  He reported that the spill was contained to pavement with no drains.  I went to the site and confirmed that the spill was all to paved surface and no product had run to any drain or soil area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-626-2015*The Augusta Fire Department reported a discharge of fuel oil from an aboveground oil storage tank being hauled in the back of a pickup.  Some sludge/residual was in the tank and had leaked out the bungs into the bed of the pickup and was dripping onto the road.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the immediate area.  The drips to the road were left to evaporate.

By the time I reached the scene, all parties had departed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-43-2016*On 1/25/16, Emera Maine reported a diesel fuel spill of less than one gallon at Wayside Market Gas Station in Ellsworth.  Emera advised that the automatic shutoff on the fuel nozzle failed to shut off, but was immediately shut off manually by the truck driver.  Wayside Market employees and Emera truck crew deployed speedi-dri sorbent material to clean up the spill.  The non-saturated waste was entered into the Wayside commercial dumpster, bound for PERC facility in Orrington, a licensed disposal facility.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-46-2016*At 1015 hours on 1/25/16 I received a complaint concerning the drinking water at the Cambridge General Store from the store manager.  Paul Higgins, from our Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services, and I investigated the complaint.  I found the aboveground storage tank leaking in the basement and the tank was replaced the following day.

We collected a sample of the drinking water and it did seem to have an odd smell to it.   However, additional water was collected and sent to a laboratory for testing for petroleum.  The laboratory testing was negative for petroleum.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.

This site was referred to Paul Higgins of the MDEP Division of Technical Services.
P-82-2016*On 2/1/16 I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a car versus pole accident causing the release of 7 - 13 gallons of transformer oil.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-60-2016*On January 30, I received a call from Eric Houche of Eastern Plumbing and Heating Company.  Mr Houche reported a spill of #2 oil at the residence in Machias.  The 65 gallon spill was caused by a broken nipple on the heating oil tank.   Approximately 40 gallons was collected by the homeowner and placed in buckets.  The remaining approximately 15 gallons was spilled on the floor and was collected by the owner's laundry and sorbents placed by Mr. Houche.

When I arrived, the house was completely open, however, the vapors were unacceptable in the basement and living area.  I collected 200 pounds of sorbent and oil soaked laundry.  I put the recovered oil back into the repaired tank.  I cleaned the debris off the floor and used speedi dri sorbent material to collect the remaining oil.  I installed ventilation.   I also applied the two step Oil Solution Product to the basement floor.  The vapors in the living area were less than 1 part per million (ppm) two hours after closing up the house.  The vapors in the basement were still around 3 ppm two hours later.

The spill was referred to our Division of Technical Services for addressing vapor issues in the home.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-547-2015*At 1755 hours on 8/27/15, David Wheeler, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., reported a 0.5 gallon spill of diesel from a saddle tank on a gravel truck.  It appears that the saddle tank was filled to capacity, and when the truck went up the hill which sloped to the side, it caused diesel to run out of the cap onto the road.  The spill occurred near the entrance of 7300 Road off of Spectacle Road and near Pad #5.  A small amount of soil was scraped up and placed into a drum for eventual disposal by an environmental company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-706-2015*On August 21, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at pole #16 on Gurnet Landing Road in Harpswell.

Approximately 1 gallon of non PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil was released when a tree hit the wires on a utility pole causing the transformer to break on the ground.  Less than a yard of oily brush and mulch was removed from the site.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-707-2015*On August 22, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at pole # 37 on North Rochester Road in Lebanon.

Approximately 3-7 gallons of non PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) was released from a transformer when a motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole. The transformer broke open on soil.  Less than half a yard of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-708-2015*On August 30, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge came from an overheated transformer on pole #46 on College Street in Lewiston.

Approximately 7-10 gallons of transformer oil leaked onto the pavement and soil. 6 yards of oily soil was removed and disposed of properly. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

MDEP visited the site and was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-709-2015*Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a transformer in Auburn had failed and released mineral oil into a vault.  CMP hired Enpro Services to clean out the vault.  The power was shut off, the oily water was pumped out of the vault, the transformer was removed, and Enpro entered the vault and cleaned out the grit and the walls.  See attached CMP Spill Report for more information.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-711-2015*Scott Cyr received a call that the heating oil tank in the basement of this residence was leaking.  The tank was temporarily patched and replaced.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-716-2015*A faulty bushing resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of mineral oil from an electrical transformer to brush at the base of the utility.  All visible signs of affected brush were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-582-2015*On July 16, 2015, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The motor oil spill occurred at the intersection of Route 85 and 121 in Casco.  John MacLaine of the MDOT explained that a front-end loader was operating in the intersection when motor oil began to drip out of the exhaust pipe and onto dirt. It was determined that the tank was overfilled by one of the MDOT workers, which caused the oil to spill from the exhaust pipe while in operation.  Since the spill was on the area that MDOT was paving with asphalt, it was okay to leave the oil on the ground.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-560-2015*I received a report from the City of Bangor Environmental Coordinator that a Public Works crew had accidentally hit a 1 inch plastic natural gas line while excavating for a curbing project. The incident released an unknown quantity of natural gas into the atmosphere, until a Bangor Natural Gas Company crew was able to stop the leak.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-563-2015*A locomotive wept approximately a quart of lube oil onto track ballast. Railway employees removed all of the affected ballast and gave to Clean Harbors Environmental Services for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-565-2015*On 9/1/2015, I responded to report of a fuel oil spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, it was determined that oil was dripping from the tank truck delivery hose upon disconnecting the scully valve from the fill pipe during oil deliveries.  It appeared to be an ongoing occurrence that built up over time to a point where oil odors could be smelled by the resident through an open window above the fill pipe.  Vegetation around the fill pipe was showing signs of stress.  Stained bark mulch was evident.  The delivery driver and myself collected about five pounds of impacted bark mulch, that I disposed through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's commercial dumpster to Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, Maine.  I contacted the homeowner who advised he was not happy with the spill occurrence, but was satisfied with the response and cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-718-2015*Brunswick Fire Department reported that they had been called to the Dunkin Donuts on Bath Road for a small gasoline spill in the drive-thru lane.  Apparently, very early that morning, a contractor came through the drive-thru and hit a pothole that caused a bucket in the back of his truck to tip over spilling the gasoline.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-719-2015*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose in the street in front of 113 Saco Street in Westbrook.  Only a small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-727-2015*On September 03, 2015, Tony Couture, of Precision Tanks, Inc., reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 25 Westview Drive in Sanford.  I responded to the site the next day so that I could also meet with the owners of the property.

On September 04, 2015, I met with Tony, and Joe Mender, the facility manager of the site. It appeared that the piping to the underground storage tank (UST) from the furnace in the building had a corrosion hole in it and was releasing oil into the ground. Fortunately the area is on public water and there are no nearby streams or lakes. In addition to no threat to groundwater, there were no vapors inside the facility.

The UST and piping needed to be upgraded. I referred the site to Diana McLaughlin, in the MDEP tanks unit.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-515-2015*An anonymous caller reported that Nick Bergstrom, doing business as Maine CleanOuts, was dumping hazardous materials. A phone call was made to the Richmond code enforcement officer.  He was aware of the situation and had been working with Mr. Bergstrom. The code enforcement officer indicated that it was mostly building demo and that he had not seen anything hazardous during his site visits. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-795-2015*An old glass container of 50% malathion broke on the cement basement floor of this residence, discharging its contents.  The homeowner picked up the glass pieces, then covered the spill with kitty litter expecting the scenario to resolve itself.  Later in the day she experienced respiratory distress.   Though the product does not typically present an inhalation hazard, the quantity spilled in the enclosed atmosphere resulted in that effect. Saco Fire Department transported her to the hospital and requested assistance from the Department.  Department personnel made a Level B entry into the residence to recover spent kitty litter and any lingering product.  Product migrated under a shelf and over to a wood framed partition wall.  After the area was cleaned, the house was positive pressurized with a high powered fan to evacuate lingering vapors.  Once the first floor living space was cleared, we transitioned to negatively pressurizing the basement specifically.  Afterwards, the affected square footage was sealed with an encapsulant.  The site was revisited two days later.  A slight odor lingered in the room in which the spill occurred, so the air flow was adjusted to specifically target that room.  The following week the ventilation was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.

Update June 2019:
Property owner called requesting return visit to assess the state of sealer and potential lingering odor beneath, to preempt prospective buyer concerns.  The sealer that was applied had lifted off the concrete but remained competent. This created a void space prone to moisture collection which caused mold.   Department staff removed the sealer and scraped mold off the floor then advised property owner to wash the area.   There is no concern for potential exposure to malathion.
B-804-2015*On December 2, I received a call from Wade Day concerning a bucket of lube oil left at the Bucks Harbor Landing presumably from a fishing vessel.  It was unknown who left the lube oil.  On or about December 15, I recovered the product from the landing.  The product was disposed of in the department's waste stream.   No resources were impacted.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-805-2015*At 0914 hours on 12/3/15, Marshall Smith, of Gould Equipment Company, reported a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from a rusted pipe on a truck parked in their parking lot.  This truck was at Gould Equipment for repairs.  A small amount of soil, a couple of five-gallon buckets, was removed from the parking lot where the spill occurred.  The truck was brought inside for repairs.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection disposed of the soil with other contaminated debris, sorbents, etc., from other sites that was going to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-11-2016*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted soil below the vent.  The initial hand excavation conducted by the responsible party was insufficient as evidenced by a dye shake test.  A second effort will be sufficient to remove contamination to meet clean-up goals.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-12-2016*This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of an active heating oil tank facility T-2, and removal of T-3, a 13,500-gallon #6-oil underground storage tank (UST) that was abandoned-in-place in 2007 (see report P-602-2007).  The property contains a significant number of connected and unconnected buildings that has been used for industry, boat storage and boat repair.  In 2016, the building was scheduled for being razed and redeveloped, and all the old UST and aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) were to be removed.

A removal notice was filed for T-2, but no removal notice was filed with MDEP for T-3.  The removal notice filed mistakenly listed the tank as T-3, and it should be T-2.  In 2007, MDEP Division of Response Services staff noted T-2 to have been an underground storage tank that had been unregistered with MDEP and installed in 1986 or after with no evidence of installation by a Maine Certified Installer (CTI).  In 2007, Diana McLaughlin of MDEP had required the UST to be taken out of service and abandoned-by-removal, though Ted Scharf of MDEP granted the facility owner a variance to keep T-2 operating.

In November 2015, an annual facility inspection found 14" of fuel had leaked into the tank T-2's interstitial space.

On 1/6/16, I visited to check on the planned abandonment and met Casey, a representative for the new facility owner & operator.  The UST had not yet been abandoned and I expressed interest in attending the abandonment.  I also advised Casey that they may find 6-oil discharges in soil and groundwater around T-3 when this section of building was torn down.  T-3 is located adjacent to and below the retaining wall for Fore Street.

I was unable to observe the removal of T-2, which I understand occurred later in the spring or summer.  I noted no record that prohibited discharges were reported.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-13-2016*On 1/8/16 I received a call from Rolph Westphal of Sprague Energy reporting that Breggy Oil had overfilled one of their tank trucks at Sprague's loading rack.  It was reported that 15 gallons of #2 oil had spilled onto cement under the rack.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-14-2016*The brakes of a tank truck failed as it was approaching Bow Street from Upper Mast Landing Road.  The truck crossed Bow Street travelling over the embankment and landing on granite blocks at the perimeter of a gravel parking area.  The impact compromised the external piping on the bottom of the truck and initiated a release of diesel fuel.  Initially, spilled product affected gravel below the truck, which was collecting in a divot created by one of the front wheels.  The first on scene put down a tarp below the leak and utilized sorbent pads to collect and contain spilled/spilling product. As the event progressed, pumps were used to transfer fuel from the damaged tanker into a receiving tanker and eventually a vacuum truck evacuated the remainder.  The site was monitored over the following days as additional but limited oil was collected from the divot.  A small quantity of contamination may linger at that specific location, but it is below grade and will not present any impacts to surface users or the river.
P-15-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a release of approximately 13 gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer that was damaged from a falling tree branch. The released oil reportedly contained less than 1 parts per million (ppm) of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). CMP personnel excavated approximately one 55-gallon drum of oil-impacted soil and collected approximately 50 pounds of sorbent materials during the cleanup. See the attached CMP Spill Report for additional information. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-588-2015*On September 11, Wynne Guglielmo called to report a hydraulic oil spill from City Bus 209.   No cause of the spill was noted.  The spill was in two locations: Hannaford on Union Street and Pickering Square Garage in Bangor.  The City did follow the path of the bus and determined there was no leak between the two locations.  In both cases, the leak covered a 3 by 5 foot area.  The spill was absorbed with kitty litter, then swept up with the city sweeper.  The material will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services and it is currently stored by the City.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-563-2015*Robert Somes reported that he had a bare steel underground storage tank (UST) at a property in Hallowell that he needed to remove and was seeking guidance.  I explained the procedures and he indicated that he would contact me should there be any contamination discovered.  He removed the 500 gallon UST which had several corrosion holes.   He had removed some contaminated soil and left the hole open and tank on site for my observation.

On 9/17/15, I met with Mr. Somes on site.   The UST did have some corrosion holes.   The excavation had been cleaned out to a natural clay layer.  I checked the walls and floor of the excavation with an oleophylic dye test and found no presence of petroleum.  I informed Mr. Somes that the contamination had been adequately removed and the hole could be backfilled.  I provided him with an Oil Spill Debris form to dispose of the soil at Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock.  .64 tons were disposed of at Waste Management.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-601-2015*On 9/16/15, I received a call reporting a dump truck had suffered a diesel leak at the entered location.  The spill was caused by a damaged valve and resulted in approximately 5 gallons of diesel being spilled to a gravel roadway that was under construction at the time.  I asked an excavator operator to spread about a yard of contaminated soil in the roadbed and to till it periodically over the next couple days.  The area of this spill will eventually be incorporated into the roadbed itself.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-602-2015*On 9/17/15, Sargent Corporation reported a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hydraulic oil line on a grader ruptured causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up by excavating the impacted soil and was stored in a 55-gallon drum until it could be picked up and disposed at a licensed disposal facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-604-2015*At 1005 hours on 9/18/15, Dead River Company reported a leaking tank at 10 Norman Road in Bar Harbor.  A corrosion hole had allowed an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil (oil) to leak out onto the concrete pad and then into the bedrock below.  The concrete pad was sitting on bedrock.  Oil continued to flow down under the residence into the crawl space, mostly along the bedrock which sloped steeply downwards.   The backyard slopes off rapidly.

Petroleum vapor was less than 1 part per million (ppm) on the photoionization (PID) meter in the living space.  The PID had readings of 10-30 ppm in the room with the leaking tank and crawl space.  Sorbents were used to soak up oil and a fan was installed in the crawl space to vent out vapors.  The concrete pad was cleaned.

The site was referred to Paul Blood of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) due to the drinking water well approximately 20 feet from the spill area.

Over the next two months I visited the site numerous times.  During one visit I installed a second fan to assist the first one to move air from the spill location to the crawl space where the initial fan is located due to the tenant's complaints of vapors still in parts of her living space.  PID readings were below 1 in the spill area and crawlspace at the time of the second fan installation.  During my numerous visits after the installation of the second vent, PID readings were always 0.1 or 0.0 ppm.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-627-2015*Jesse Jellison of Jellison Oil Company (Jellison) reported that a discharge of kerosene had occurred at a residence at 55 Hideaway Acres Road in Chelsea.  Mr. Jellison reported that his company was delivering oil to the outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) and it overpressurized due to a plugged vent.  I met Jellison on site and was shown the situation.   The homeowner had apparently changed the gauge on the tank and had done so by removing the whistle vent gauge and replacing it with only a gauge.  He did not inform the oil company and when Jellison delivered, the driver did not notice that there was no vent and overpressurized the tank.  The driver kept a vacuum on the tank and got a jack to lift the side of the tank that had burst (bottom seam) to minimize the discharge.  The discharged oil had sprayed out the burst seam for 10-20 feet on the grass, and poured out onto the concrete pad (extension of mobile home pad).  Given what was in the tank and what was metered on the truck, it was estimated that 30-50 gallons had discharged.

The homeowner, Mr. Spencer Gagnon, arrived and was briefed on the situation as well as his options under the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund.   He agreed to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the cleanup.

The contaminated soil was excavated the next day under the direction of Jeremy Greenman.  A total of 57.49 tons of soil were disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services as there is a drinking water on site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

A-757-2015*A City of Gardiner utility worker was fueling up a vehicle. He hooked up the fuel pump and went back inside the truck. He lost track of time and soon saw that the pump was overfilling his truck fuel tank. A total of 10 gallons had been pumped onto the concrete apron. I responded to the site to assist in the cleanup. We used sand to absorb the diesel fuel, and a city street sweeper to clean it up. The oily sand was then placed into a dump truck and taken to Hatch Hill Landfill facility in Augusta for disposal.  I never received a weight slip from Hatch Hill Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-2-2016*On January 4, Pierre Piquier of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) in Pembroke called to report a diesel spill.  The spill occurred at 58 Old County in Pembroke.  It was caused by a leaking saddle tank of a MDOT truck, the spill was on to pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with 15-20 sorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of in the MDOT waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-19-2016*This spill was discovered during a large rain event when oil odors were detected near a catch basin.  It is unknown where the oil came from, but it could have been from an error while delivering oil to the property that went unnoticed until the rail event.  The storage tanks in the nearby buildings were checked and there were no leaks discovered.  It appears that very little threat to the environment exists due to this spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-500-2015*8/13/15 1220 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 to 3 gallons of lube oil had been discharged to the railroad tracks and ballast. The spill had apparently come from a the overflow of the containment tank on a locomotive. The spill was discovered during the daily track inspection. Pan Am had employees remove all oiled crush rock ballast. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-729-2015*On September 04, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred at the Hannaford supermarket at 295 Forest Ave., in Portland. Approximately 12 ounces of hydraulic oil leaked to the pavement when a hose burst on a trash truck. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface, removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-730-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the garage of the residence. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the piping of the tank that was compromised due to overpressurization. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by Cash Energy. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-731-2015*On September 04, 2015, Hammond Lumber Company reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at 300 Riverside Street in Portland.

Sue Pare of Hammond Lumber explained that a forklift ruptured a hose in the paved parking lot while loading lumber onto a flatbed truck. Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was released. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-541-2015*Dead River Company reported an estimated 50 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil to the living room of the seasonal home that was the result of a monitor heater being removed. The heater was removed but the valve on the outside tank was not shut off, spilling oil inside the home when oil was delivered. Allstate Environmental Services was hired to remove the living room floor and a portion of the sheetrock walls that were impacted by oil. The basement was also cleaned of oily debris and the floor cleaned. There are 3 nearby drinking water wells and the site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-542-2015*Verso Corporation reported an oil spill in Jay. The 165 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a hose failure on a paper machine. The oil was lost to the sewer system and not recovered. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-544-2015*Ken Gallant from Verso Corporation in Jay reported that two days before, the mill had a 1550 gallons spill of sulfuric acid from their 5000 gallon storage tank.  A flange for the piping connection on the tank had a pinhole in the weld and the acid began leaking out of it and into secondary containment.  Following the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan, the secondary containment was drained into the acid sewer and went into the waste water treatment facility on site.  The pH of the water at the plant is monitored and there was no impact to their system.  I asked Mr. Gallant to follow up with his Maine Department of Environmental Protection contact for waste water treatment, Beth Dehaas, regarding this incident and also reminded him of the reporting requirements for hazardous materials spills.
A-545-2015*Report received of overfill of automobile at the Wiscasset Mainway.  The facility employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.   No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.
A-546-2015*Ted Haskell of McGee Construction reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a leaking line on construction equipment.  The discharge happened at a construction site and was cleaned up immediately by McGee Construction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-568-2015*Tom Swengel, of Murray Oil Company, reported that there had been a discharge of #2 fuel oil from an indoor above ground storage tank (AST) at one of their customers in Buckfield.  The discharge had been reported to them two days earlier (Saturday), when the customer had smelled oil in the back room of their establishment.  Murray Oil responded and found the AST to be leaking from a corrosion-induced hole.  Murray Oil pumped and removed the tank and reported the discharge to the State Police.   The barracks did not pass the message on to the Maine Department of Environmental protection and no one had called Murray back, prompting Mr. Swengel's call.

I visited the site to determine the clean-up necessary.  The site was a restaurant, Christopher's Good Eats.  The owner, Catherine Hunt, showed me the area in the back room of the restaurant that had housed the AST.   The wooden floor and wall joists had absorbed oil, but no oil had reached the outside environment.  I explained the Oil Clean up Insurance Fund to Ms. Hunt and the process I would undertake to clean up the affected area should she wish to go that route. I also explained that she could conduct the clean up herself.   She opted to undertake the clean up on her own, as it was removal of wood, and she wanted to remodel the area anyway.  No further environmental impact is expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-787-2015*A gasoline container with no lid tipped over in a utility trailer as it was being towed down the road, which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of gasoline along a half mile stretch of paved roadway.  The product quickly evaporated so no recovery was attempted. The driver was cited by the local Police Department for an unsecure load.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-655-2015*On October 6, we received a report of an oil spill from Jody at C. N. Brown Company.  The 3 gallon spill of #2 heating oil occurred at 31 Old Airline Road in Aurora.  When I arrived on scene, the delivery driver was still there trying to mitigate the spill.  The spill occurred due to a loose fitting on the fuel filter.  The driver estimated the leak was approximately one gallon per minute.  The driver closed the shutoff valve to stop the leak, and applied some pads.  The oil tank was sitting on a cement slab.  We removed the scrap materials stored under the tanks, and scraped the oil soaked dirt and organic material that was on top of the slab.  In addition we excavated 60 pounds of contaminated soil from around the slab.  Some contaminated soil was left in place, but it passed the shake test criteria.  I did some investigation to determine if there was a historical spill at this location due to the loose fitting on the tank.  In addition, I was informed that an adjacent empty tank had a leak in the past.  I could not determine if there was a leak at that location in the past.  Speedy dri sorbent material was applied to the top of the tank pad.

I entered one of the residences and checked for vapors with the Photoionization detector (PID).  I found no vapors.  I contacted Les Hutchinson, the property owner, and discussed with him what I found and did.  No receptors are at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-632-2015*Josh Slaney reported that an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled to the gravel lot when a hose broke on a logging truck loading timbers in the rail yard. All oil impacted gravel was removed. I went to the yard and confirmed the cleanup later in the day.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-631-2015*On 10/8/15, Ken Gallant, from Verso Paper Mill, reported that 2,340 gallons of 50% hydrogen peroxide had been discharged to the wastewater treatment plant by way of the sewer system resulting from a leaking gasket on a pump.  He reported it was discovered the previous night at 2100 hours.  No product was recovered.  I asked if the wastewater treatment system would be compromised by the influx of this chemical and he reported it would not affect the treatment system.  I notified Beth DeHaas of our Maine Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality group of the discharge to the mill's treatment system.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-424-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a reefer (refrigeration) truck had fueled up and driven off while still pumping. I responded to the scene and found puddled diesel over the entire fueling area for large trucks. After talking with the owner he showed me the video of the pump island. I could clearly see the driver of the Global Frozen truck fueling the tractor, and then the reefer tank. When the reefer tank was full, he tossed the fuel nozzle under the truck and then drove off. The diesel pump nozzle then emptied an estimated 50 gallons onto the ground before someone else realized what was happening. I used speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to clean up the free product. There was some fuel that left the parking lot and soaked into soils in a ditch. I tried to reach out to Global Frozen Trucking, but when I tried to explain the situation to the gentlemen on the phone, he got very aggravated with me. At that time, I referred the case to Maine Department of Environmental Protection oil enforcement and underground storage tanks unit.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-427-2015*The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a sheen on Carver's Harbor. The sheen was apparently being caused by a drum found by the fire department that had contained an unknown oil product. The drum was recovered by the fire department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-429-2015*J & S Oil Company reported a minimal #2 fuel oil spill that was the result of a weeping oil tank in the basement of the home. The spill was cleaned up by J & S personnel with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-431-2015*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported finding contamination in Albion. The suspected contamination was discovered during a ditching operation on Route 201/9 near box 137. The area is adjacent to the former Lee Brothers Construction Company. A site visit was made to investigate. I met with MDOT officials at the site and could not find any contamination. The MDOT had hauled away several loads of the ditched material to a local farm, to which I made a site visit to locate any contamination, but none was found.

The former Lee Brothers property has a history as a contaminated former underground storage tank site. The case was referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up.
A-529-2015*Maritime Energy Company reported that they had overfilled an oil tank causing the release of about one or two gallons of oil. This tank is owned by the VFW in Waterville, Maine. The oil squirted out the vent and some oil seeped past a bung fitting on top of the oil tank. The tank is located in the basement and oil odors were a problem.

I responded to the scene and installed a ram fan. An oil technician from Maritime Energy bled two gallons of oil from the bleeder screw on the burner. He also washed down the tank and spread speedi dri sorbent material onto the concrete floor.

I made a site visit the next day and the odors were gone. I retrieved the fan.  The oil that spilled outside, through the vent, landed on the pavement and caused the pavement to become soft. Maritime Energy may have to replace this asphalt if the pavement deteriorates.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-606-2015*On September 18, Kevin Bernier of Brookfield Renewable Energy called to report a spill at their facility in Medway.  The dam at 15 Powerhouse Drive had a transformer leak.  The transformer leaked .25 gallons from a drain valve into engineered containment.  The soil in the containment area was shoveled up.  The ten pounds of material will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-656-2015*On 8/12/15, I responded to a morning notification by U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) staff of an estimated 10' by 50' oil sheen on the marine waters around the docks at Chandler's Wharf.  Chandler's Wharf is a condominium complex with parking below and docks for tenant's boats.  With two USCG Petty Officers, we confirmed a significant oil sheen in the water at the end of the docks.  The sheen was centered around a 40' long pleasure motor vessel WANGO TANGO.  We assessed the oil to likely be bilge oil.

USCG agreed to contact the vessel owner and have the owner, Kenneth Welton, clean out any oil in his/her bilge and to cease any overboard discharge. Chandler's Wharf security would also be contacting the vessel owner.  No oil was recoverable from the water, though I left sorbent pads and bags for the vessel owner to clean any discharge within WANGO TANGO.  Approximate volume based on the visible oil sheen I estimate to be several gallons.

Later in the week, I returned to the scene of the discharge and found the WANGO TANGO and the oil sheen to be gone.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions were required at the time.
P-657-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to a concrete pad as a result of unknown mechanical failure of a pad mounted transformer. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (<1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted concrete surface was cleaned with sorbents and the material was disposed of by Central Maine Power Company.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-658-2015*On 8/12/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Ogunquit Fire Department.  They reported a 2 gallon spill of gasoline from a vehicle in the vicinity of 568 Main Street in Ogunquit.  The leak was due to an unspecified mechanical issue.  The vehicle was towed away by a wrecker and the fire department cleaned up the spillage with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-659-2015*Two, gallon containers of sodium hypochlorite aka "pool shock" became compromised in a house fire. The plastic containers partially melted and spilled some of their contents inside the garage of the residence. The released product was either consumed in the blaze or rinsed away by the water that was used to extinguish the fire. The two partially melted jugs of product were removed and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-660-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket on the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by an oil service technician using absorbent materials.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-661-2015*Approximately 0.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the filter cover. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor and disposed of by a Fielding's Oil & Propane Company service technician using absorbent materials. The filter cover was replaced.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the location.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-662-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 2 quarts of motor oil onto the vegetation on the side of the road. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and determined that most of the oil had dried or evaporated and no cleanup was necessary.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-663-2015*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by an oil service technician using absorbent materials. The tank was replaced.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-664-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-665-2015*Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately 1/2 gallon of lube oil to gravel track surface near the Riverside crossing. The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand excavation.  Approximately two five-gallon pails of gravel were excavated and staged for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-666-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 14 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Central Maine Power Company (CMP) excavated approximately 3 tons of impacted soil and one 55-gallon drum of speedy dry was used for sorbent.  CMP handled disposal.  Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-667-2015*The homeowner struck his 500-gallon underground propane tank with an excavator causing the contents to release into the atmosphere. It is unclear how much propane was in the tank at the time of the release. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time

P-668-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Bridgton Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-669-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction. Released oil was confined to the interior concrete surfaces of the basement and was cleaned from the floor by Dead River Company personnel using sorbents. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the Dead River.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-670-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 135 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of corrosion of a pad mounted transformer. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 6.5 drums of oil impacted soil and 50 gallons of oily water was removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-671-2015*A release of Anhydrous Ammonia occurred from the ammonia chilling system of the bottling plant while the unit was being serviced by Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technicians. While the service was being performed, the system became over pressurized and caused a pressure relief device to active thus causing a release of approximately 50 pounds of Ammonia into an engineered water bath system. The water bath system became saturated by the release and allowed the pungent ammonia vapors to evaporate into the mechanical room where the incident occurred. Ventilation of the room allowed the vapors in the room to subside and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the ammonia impacted liquid for disposal. DEP personnel responded to the location and helped determine that the ammonia concentrations in the building were safe.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-672-2015*A tractor trailer accident caused the release of approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel from its saddle fuel tank. The released oil impacted the paved road surface and was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by National Wrecker Service. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-675-2015*On August 14, 2015, Hollis Fire Department reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at 513 River Road in Hollis.

When I arrived at the scene, there was a pick-up truck towing a trailer with a 100 gallon diesel tank on the back of it, that had crashed head on into a tree. The diesel tank in the back of the truck was punctured and released all of its contents onto the pavement and shoulder of the road.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and 2.38 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the shoulder of the road. No private wells or streams were nearby that could be affected from the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-676-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted. Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials by the burner technician who mitigated the leak.  The tank was patched then pumped out.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-677-2015*Theresa Laclaire reported that during a visit from Community Concepts, they told her that her tank could leak because it was old.  Mrs. Laclaire was under the impression that her tank was actively leaking so I went out and took a look.  I found no evidence that the tank had leaked or was leaking.  She was going to work with Community Concepts to get her tank replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-678-2015*On August 19, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported an anti-freeze discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred on Boston Street in South Portland.  Approximately 3 gallons of anti-freeze was released to pavement from a mechanical failure on a trash truck. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface that was impacted.

No storm drains or private wells were affected from the discharge.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-679-2015*On August 15, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at pole 37 on Spectacle Pond Road in Porter.

Approximately two gallons of non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil leaked to the ground when heavy winds caused a tree branch to snap and land on the utility pole power lines. This caused the pole to break and the transformer to break open on the ground. The oil remained on the pavement and speedy dry sorbent material was used to clean-up the oil.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-680-2015*On August 16, 2015, Old Orchard Beach Fire Department (OOB FIRE) reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a collapsed building on an above ground storage tank (AST).  The collapsed building is located at 17 Royal Street in Old Orchard Beach at Camp Ocean Wood.  At the time of the report, OOB FIRE said it did not appear that the AST was compromised and leaking oil.

On August 17, 2015, I responded to the site of the collapsed building. It appeared that the building was resting on the AST that was located in a crawl space under the building. The vent pipe was exposed from outside the building but no fill pipe. I talked to a groundskeeper at the facility, and he said he believed the tank to be less than half full, and approximately 100 gallons remained in the AST.

At the time I was observing the AST, I could not find any evidence of a discharge. I recommended that because of the safety of workers, that we will wait until the building becomes either stabilized or removed to safely pump out the tank.

On October 21, 2015, I revisited the site during demolition of the building. The AST was moved to the side. I sampled the soil that the AST was resting on. I used the Oleophilic Dye Test, also known as the "shake test method". At 8 inches below grade and in groundwater, the sample showed a positive for oil contaminated soil. There was also a sheen on the surface of the groundwater in the hole.

I informed the property owners that since the neighborhood is on public water and the soil was not being removed, nor was the contaminated area being used for anything other than allowing the grass to grow back, that they could leave the soil as it was, in place.

If the soil in that area were to be removed and disposed of at any point in the future, it would need to be tested again and most likely disposed of properly.  CIA Salvage in Limerick disposed of the AST properly.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-681-2015*On 8/12/15, I responded to a reported discharge of about five gallons of hydraulic oil from Portland Country Club's trash hauling contractor.  I observed workers from Pine Tree Waste Services cleaning the discharge to the pavement with speedy dry clay sorbent.  The leak was in front of the maintenance building.  With prompt reporting and required response no oil reached soil or drains.

A stain remained but no free product.  No additional actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-682-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/17/15, a burner technician for Dead River Company (DRC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a leaking oil filter from this customer's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Spill volume was undetermined and appears to have been a slow leak for days or weeks or longer.  Oil was found leaking out from under the garage wall to the outside back yard.  The location was served by private drinking water wells.  The discharge had been stopped and fixed.  A response visit by MDEP was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense rural residential use, located within the Highpine Mobile Home Court owned by co-owner and our contact, Mr. Rodney Hatch.  The area is served by a public water well about 0.25 miles from the spill site (see Response Spill Map).  To the southeast and about 100' to 125' away from the discharge, and not part of the mobile home court, is a home and drilled water well of the Howard family. The location is not over a mapped aquifer.

The Taylor home is a single story modular type of wood construction.  There is a concrete paved crawl space under the house. The home is heated by forced hot air furnace with a 275-gallon, consumptive-use, residential, #2 heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the garage (see photos).  A plastic clad copper fuel line goes through a sheetrock wall to the crawl space under the house.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 8/18/15, in the morning, I met Mr. and Ms. Taylor at their home.  The oiled floor had been given an initial cleaning by DRC.  There was a dark oil stain on the floor under the oil filter.  Mr. Taylor stated that the DRC technician yesterday had discovered that during service work by DRC months before, two gaskets, not one, had been left on the oil filter so the filter did not properly seal.  It is not known when it began to actually leak.  Mr. Taylor stated that until he noted the oil stain, he thought the odor was from vehicles or items in his garage.

Within the garage I noted oil odor from the spill area.  Ms. Taylor stated that she noted oil odor in the house's living area whenever the door to the garage was opened.  If not cleaned satisfactorily, I was concerned that oil vapors would be drawn into the living space when the weather turned cold.

Outside, at the back of the garage, an oil stain was seeping down into the ground and/or up the side of the concrete foundation.  Garage construction is unusual in that the garage floor was poured first than later a concrete wall about 18" to 24" poured atop so the oil on the floor did not get to seep under the floor till it seeped outside under the wall (see Photo-6).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
DRC staff applied sorbents to the floor during their initial response.  On 8/18/15 and 8/19/15, DRC hired St. Germain-Collins Associates (SGC) and Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to initiate clean-up.  The contacts with SGC were Ms. Jessica Szafranski and Mr. Brian Bachman.  Over the next several weeks, CHES washed the oiled concrete inside and out, removed oil-contaminated wall material, footers and studs, and oiled soil under the deck.  CHES had the walls rebuilt afterwards.  SGC monitored and documented the clean-up work.  MDEP also checked on and oversaw much of the clean-up work.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, major clean-up work has been initiated and largely completed.  Final investigation and closure of the clean-up in regards to indoor oil vapor intrusion has been referred to MDEP engineer Eremita; and to MDEP geologist Mark Woodruff, for the threat to groundwater and the neighboring well water.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for final closure.
2)  This spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.
3)  MDEP incurred no direct clean-up expenses.  Responsibility for the discharge was assumed by DRC.  No Maine Groundw
A-510-2015*A small amount of diesel was spilled during a traffic accident when a container of diesel left the back of a pickup truck and leaked.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-650-2015*On June 19, I went to investigate some work being done at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was on site to remove up to 5 drums of waste oil that was stored there by a former worker at the museum.   I met with the Executive Director of the museum, Jill Packard.  One of the drums had leaked a small amount of waste oil, and that drum was properly collected.  Approximately one gallon of waste oil was spilled onto the ground, and twenty pounds of contaminated soil was excavated.  The waste oil and drums were disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No resources were impacted.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.


B-688-2015*On October 20, I received an anonymous complaint concerning a diesel spill on the edge of a cornfield on the South Smith Road in Bradford.  The spill was described as 12 feet wide by 40 feet long.  When I arrived at the location N45 05.792 and W68 54.377, I found the description accurate.   I did some investigating and found that it had appeared to run along the ground and did not contaminate the soil beyond an inch below the ground surface.

I contacted the owner of the property, Richard Perkins, to determine if this was something he was aware of.   He indicated that he had a truck that was hauling corn that hit a rock.  The rock damaged one of the saddle tanks causing a leak of 20 gallons of diesel.  Mr. Perkins was busy harvesting several 100 acres of corn and clearly did not intend to not take further action.  When contacted, he was agreeable to meeting me with some equipment so we could take appropriate action.  I determined that moving and aerating the soil and spreading it along the road was appropriate, given the location was quite a distance from any resources.  In all less than 2 yards of soil was aerated along the gravel access road.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-1072-2015*On 12/23/15, Downeast Energy (DEE) reported an overfill out the vent pipe of heating oil from this customer's consumptive use, aboveground storage tank (AST) during a fuel delivery.  Tom Fitzgerald of DEE reported that the fill pipe had a run of about 50' and was pitched wrong (away from the tank), contributing to the overfill.  DEE recommended the AST be re-piped.  The location is condominium housing and served by municipal water.

DEE reported that they cleaned the spill to pavement with speedy dry sorbent material, and none of the discharge reached drains or soil.  I found the spill cleaned satisfactorily.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
A-747-2015*On 12/4/2015, Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill. The basement spill was the result of a supply line leak from the oil tanks to the furnace. The oil had seeped into the partial dirt floor basement of the home. North American Services was hired to remove contaminated soil from the basement. There are seven wells, with one being a public water supply that are nearby. The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-509-2015*On 8/11/2015, I was notified by Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, of a flooded basement with oil at the entered location.  I had previously visited this property (reference spill report: B-585-2014).  I responded to the site and through an unsecured basement window observed about 12 inches of water in the basement with a substantial layer of oil on top. Two oil tanks were located in the basement. I estimated the amount of oil spilled to be between 400 and 500 gallons. Power had been shut off to the property, which resulted in the flooding because the sump pump was no longer functional. After consultation with Peter Carney (Maine Department of Environmental Protection) and Peter Lafond (Maine Attorney General's Office), it was determined that the spill represented an exigent circumstance and I was justified in forcing my way in through a back door if necessary to clean up the spill.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vacuum out all free product. This was first attempted through the broken window, however, it quickly became apparent this would not work to remove the hazard, so I broke in through the rear door to gain a better access to the basement. This access allowed us to remove the majority of the free product and water from the basement.

After these efforts, I notified the property management company, Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), of the actions we had taken and that the property was no longer secure.  I also sent a list of recommended further actions to remediate the property before it is occupied.  Since that communication, I have not heard back from MCS.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-524-2015*Mark Candage, Fire Chief on Vinalhaven, reported the discharge of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from the crane at the fisherman's co-op wharf.  The oil spilled from a broken hydraulic line to the pavement but migrated to a storm drain and approximately a gallon discharged to the harbor.  Vinalhaven Fire Department cleaned up the oil on the pavement with speedy dri sorbent material and used sorbent boom to contain and collect the oil in the water.  They bagged all of the used sorbent material and the Division of Response Services removed the pads at a later date.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-567-2015*Fisher Engineering reported a small hydraulic oil spill (estimated at seven gallons) that occurred in their facility due to a leaking hydraulic hose on a piece of equipment.  The discharge was limited to the concrete floor and was cleaned up by Fisher Engineering staff.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-635-2015*On June 22, Dennis Curran, of FGS/CMT, Inc., contacted Paul Blood about contamination found at an underground storage tank (UST) removal.  The UST tanks (registration number 13557) were being removed at the Quick Stop at 92 Main Street in Lubec.  The property is co-owned by Mr. McFadden and Mr. Lyons.  Contamination was found greater than the reporting level set out in department guidelines.  Paul Blood advised that no soil needed to be removed.

The spill was not initially logged until September 29th, when it was determined that a spill report had not been logged.  No action by the Division of Response Services is required.
P-841-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 10/9/15, D. F. Richard Energy (DFR) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, an overfill discharge of less than a gallon out the vent pipe that occurred at the home of Deborah Oliver, the previous Thursday afternoon, 10/8/15.  There was also some leakage out fittings atop the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  Ryan Card of DFR conceded that DFR should have reported to MDEP the previous day.  At the time, they could not reach the homeowner.

In the late evening, I contacted the homeowner, Mr. Piaseczny, who reported the discharge still was not satisfactorily cleaned and he requested an MDEP response the following morning.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is located in a dense, suburban, residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is heated by a 275-gallon vertical AST located in the basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Saturday, 10/17/15, I found an oil stain remaining on the AST exterior and floor under the AST.  Outside, under the AST vent pipe, I found significant oil contamination in soil remaining below the new replacement fill, exceeding 100-parts per million (ppm) by ambient Photoionization Detector (PID) reading.  I advised DFR that additional soil will need removal and the AST and floor should be washed.  I estimated the discharge to have been 1 to 1.5 gallons in volume.

On Monday, 10/12/15, the most concentrated area under the vent was determined satisfactorily cleaned by source reduction at 21" below grade (bg).  Off to the sides, soil was removed down to about 2' to 3 " bg.  An Oil In Soil colorimetric test of sample SS-2 was Slightly Positive.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 10/9/15, DFR reported some soil removed and oil cleaned off the side of the basement AST.  The homeowners expressed dissatisfaction, and after checking, MDEP required DFR to return for additional clean-up.

On 10/11/15, DFR stated they would have a crew on site on Tuesday 10/13/15.  MDEP and the homeowners found this not satisfactory, so DFR agreed to have a crew meet me on site on 10/12/15.

On 10/12/15, I met DFR workers who dug out to about 28" bg in the sandy soil.  No groundwater was found.  DFR washed the AST and the oiled floor.  DFR took about 0.25 ton of oiled soil for disposal in New Hampshire.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, a minor volume of oil contaminated soil may remain which is expected to naturally degrade but should be managed properly if disturbed, or as required.  Based on known information, the discharge appears to be satisfactorily cleaned-up at this time.
2)  DFR has been reminded and advised of MDEP spill reporting requirements.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this point in time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-842-2015*INTIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 10/12/15, in late morning, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Oxford County Dispatch, through the Maine State Police Dispatch, reporting an ongoing discharge of diesel fuel from a commercial trash truck that had ripped its saddle tank open.  The discharge was on Route 26, the highway was closed down, and an estimated 50 gallons was discharging to the street and storm drains.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill location was at the northern outskirts of downtown South Paris and was dense, suburban residential.  Route 26 (Park Street) is a two lane state highway with a grade down to the north (see location maps and photos) to the intersection with Porter Street.  To the east behind the homes is the little Androscoggin River.

The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Parts of this South Paris area are located over a significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Storm drains flow down toward Porter Street and the Little Androscoggin River.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Upon arriving about 1230 hours, I met with Paris Fire Department.  There was a long cut in the saddle tank where it impacted and drove against a municipal fire hydrant, causing the discharge to the paved road below.  Both saddle tanks had recently been filled.  The crossover had been shut and the driver's side saddle tank was not leaking.

The diesel fuel ran downhill about 30' to a catch basin.  Free product fuel was traced to two catch basins downgrade until the fuel soaked into sand sitting on the bottoms of the catch basins.  A Maine Department of Transportation worker on site stated that the drain pipes connecting the catch basins were either old cement, clay or metal, and he could not guarantee the pipes were not cracked and full of holes.

The free product fuel discharge did not initially reach the lower catch basin and outfall above the river by Porter Street.  During flushing, some water with light oil sheen did flow out of the outfall, but did not reach the river.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 10/12/15, while en route, Paris Fire Department (PFD) and Paris Public Works applied sorbent pads to the oiled ground, placed sand around the first catch basin to impede oil from entering, and placed a bucket under the leaking saddle tank.  En route, I contacted ENPRO Services who sent out a response crew and vacuum truck at MDEP request based on known conditions and goal of keeping the discharge from reaching the river.  The owner of ABC Rubbish was not on site during my time on site, though I gave my contact information to his driver.

Galyn with ENPRO had arrived before I at 1230.  An ENPRO pickup and response trailer arrived about 1330, and the ENPRO vacuum truck about 1345.  After sorbents were removed from the catch basins, PFD flushed about 100-gallons of water into the catch basin which forced out free product to a vacuum track at the third catch basin down (see photos).  ENPRO drummed and bagged the oiled sand and sorbent waste and removed it for disposal that afternoon.  MDEP directly oversaw the clean-up work.

On 10/13/15, at MDEP authorization, ENPRO returned and collected remaining sorbents, and recovered oiled sand and soil cleaned out of the catch basins with a vacuum truck for solids.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)  At this time, it appears the discharge has been satisfactorily and promptly remediated; none of the diesel discharge appears to have reached the river.
2)  On 10/21/15, David Piete of Acadia Insurance, representing ABC Rubbish, Inc., requested that MDEP Division of Response Services handle the contractor's invoices and then seek reimbursement from Acadia Insurance.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-843-2015*On Saturday, 10/10/15, report was received of a mystery gasoline leak to the paved parking lot of Dunstan Plaza.  Scarborough Fire Department responded and reported they cleaned up with sorbents; no spillage to drains or surface water.  Some of the discharge was believed to have evaporated.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit was requested.  During my next drive through the area, I noted the spill satisfactorily cleaned.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-844-2015*On Friday, 10/9/2015, in the late afternoon, Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a small gasoline spill at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  There was a steady rain and the spill was reaching catch basins on the property.  BFD was responding and helping to clean up.

About 1745 hours, I met assistant manager Emily on site; BFD had left.  I noted a light sheen across much of the parking lot and speedy-dry sorbent residue around the catch basin west of the dispenser islands.  A steady light rain for hours had spread the spill.  I noted no free product gasoline that could be recovered with sorbents.  The spill originated near the dispenser #7/8 island, closest to Bath Road, but the cause is unknown.  It was suspected to be a vehicle leak or overfill of the vehicle's tank.  The exact volume of the leak could not be ascertained.  I assessed that further clean-up was not practical at the time.

The area is dense commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is over or near a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
B-674-2015*On October 13, Becky, from Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a spill of antifreeze.  The two gallon spill was the result of a damaged radiator on a passenger truck.  The spill was onto dirt and gravel near Tower 13.  The antifreeze was picked up with sorbents.  The recovered material will be disposed of in the project waste stream.  No resources were at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-865-2015*While investigating a no heat call, an oil technician noticed that an old magna-patch was on this oil tank.  It was leaking.  Fontaine cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and recommended a tank replacement. I visited the site and confirmed that the tank needed to be replaced. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1011-2015*On 12/6/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the York Fire Department reporting an oil spill from a heating oil tank in York.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the tank had started leaking from a corrosion hole after having been filled the previous day.  The tenant, Tim Welch, noticed the leak and called the fire department.  The fire department was able to plug the leak and placed some sorbent pads down on the ground under the tank, which was located under a deck at the side of the residence.

I noticed a drilled well in very close proximity to the leak.  I hired Allstate Environmental to come to the site that day and pump out the remaining oil in the tank.  I estimated that 50 gallons of oil may have leaked from the tank.  Once the tank was empty, I made arrangements with Allstate to return the following Monday to remove as much of the contamination as we could.

On 12/7 we returned to the site and hand dug out as much contaminated soil as we could remove.  The excavation was limited in depth due to the fact the one of the foundation walls for the home had no footer.  I was uncomfortable with risking any damage to the home and ceased excavation at approximately 3 feet deep.  In all, we were able to remove a little over 3 tons of soil.  The site has been referred to the Department's Technical Services Division for further monitoring of the drilled well.  No further Response Services action required.
B-101-2016*On February 18, 2016, I conducted an investigation at 8 School Street in Machias. The complaint was from Mr. Vincent Roberts about a toxic cesspool in his backyard that was created by his neighbors.  I met with Ms. Betsy Fitzgerald, Washington County Manager.  I explained to her what I was going to investigate and she believed there were no issues in that area but was aware of neighbors having issues with each other.

After careful investigation of the backyard and walking the area with Mr. Roberts, I determined that the concerns were only algae blooms and there was no source of contamination on the property or nearby.  I released my findings to Ms. Fitzgerald and asked her to stay in contact with me if she discovers any issues in the future.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response actions required.
B-102-2016*At 0927 hours on 2/18/16, an anonymous person reported that waste oil (oil) was spilled at the Bucksport Transfer Station at 16 Transfer Station Road in Bucksport.  Upon my arrival, I noticed Town of Bucksport employees cleaning up waste oil from a concrete diked area and outside of this area.  Town of Bucksport officials told me that the storm that came through last night blew the structure off of the concrete secondary containment.  This structure was observed approximately 20 feet away on its side with considerable damage.   As this structure was blown off its foundation, the concrete secondary containment, it knocked over two of the three drums causing one to spill some of its contents outside of the secondary containment.  The ground was frozen and temperatures were still below freezing that morning making the oil thick and viscous allowing the material to be scooped up relatively easily.  Sorbents were also used to soak up some of the oil.  This contaminated material was bagged up into approximately 6 bags and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, which the Town of Bucksport has a contract with.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
A-543-2015*On 8/31/15, at 1150 hours, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that less than a gallon of lube oil had been released to the gravel and dirt next to the tracks when an engine containment tank overflowed. Employees were removing all oil impacted materials. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-561-2015*On September 1, Garrett Plourde, of Cianbro Corporation, reported a spill at the construction site of the Passadumkeag Wind Farm.  The spill occurred between towers nine and ten at 88 Sandbrook Road, Grand Falls Township.  The 6 ounce hydraulic oil spill was the result of a hose leak.  The spill was on to gravel and it was shoveled up.  The contaminated soil was placed in a 55-gallon drum.  The drum will be taken later by Clean Harbors Environmental Services for ultimate disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
P-755-2015*A tractor trailer was observed leaking hydraulic oil at a Pine Tree Waste Services facility in Westbrook.  It is suspected that the leak started somewhere between the Old Town Landfill and Westbrook.  The oil in Westbrook was removed with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No other oil was recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-600-2015*On September 16, Garrett Plourde, of Cianbro Corporation, called in a spill at the construction site of the Passadumkeag Wind Farm.  The spill occurred near tower 6 at 88 Sandbrook Road Grand Falls Township.  The 1 gallon transmission oil spill was the result of a broken line on a pickup truck.  The spill was on to gravel and it was shoveled up.  The estimated 40 gallons of contaminated soil was placed in a 55-gallon drum.  The drum will be taken later by Clean Harbors Environmental Services for ultimate disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-603-2015*On September 17, Ira Nichols texted to Paul Nichols that a spill had occurred on the corner of Milford and Essex Streets.   Ira Nichols was just getting on the bus for school and texted the somewhat ambiguous report of a spill to responder Nichols.   Later that day Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection about a hydraulic oil spill at that location.  The leak occurred due to a broken hydraulic line of a tractor.   Twelve gallons of hydraulic oil was released and contained on the roadway.  The spill did not reach storm drains or soil.   The spilled product was removed with a street sweeper; the oil-water mixture was put in an oil-water separator back at the shop.  The water from the separator is treated by the sanitary sewer, and the oil in the separator will be pumped out by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-589-2015*A hydraulic line burst at the Hawk Ridge Compost facility, causing the discharge of an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Hawk Ridge staff excavated approximately 1 cubic yard of compost which was impacted by the discharge.  This compost was then brought to the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-629-2015*On September 25, Seth Ruth, of Plum Creek Company, called to report a hydraulic oil spill from a Timber Jack.   The spill occurred 441 Prisham Avenue in Soldiertown Township.  The 2 gallon spill was the result of a broken hose.  The oil was spilled on to gravel.  Thirty pounds of gravel was collected and disposed of in the project waste stream.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-603-2015*The Winthrop Fire Department reported that they were at the scene of a gasoline spill at the Circle K in Winthrop.   I responded and met the fire chief on scene.   An individual had overfilled his vehicle with somewhere between 5 and 10 gallons of gasoline.  The Circle K staff had put down sorbent boom to keep the product from flowing off site, and the Fire Department had cleaned up the impacted area with sorbent pads and speedi dry.  The sorbent material was bagged up and Circle K will arrange for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-638-2015*On September 30, Patrick Holland, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a spill on Grand Falls Road in the area of Saponac Pond.  The spill was a result of oil or gasoline residue being rinsed off a water pump because of the rain.   The pump is used for the water trucks on the Passadumkeag Wind Power project.  A sheen made it to Saponac Pond.  The pump was moved further from the pond and boom was placed around it.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-569-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Dead River Company delivery driver overfilled an outside fuel storage tank. The fuel blew out the whistle pipe and all over the siding. I responded to the site and oversaw the cleanup actions by Dead River staff. There was no soil impact at that time. Dead River staff used rags and simple green to clean the siding that was affected by this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-613-2015*A utility pole was snapped by a excavator boom being hauled down the road.   The utilty pole snapped off, breaking the transformer open when it hit the ground.  The transformer oil (approximately 13 gallons) was not tagged and was analyzed for poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCB).   The resuts were 3.4 ppm PCB.    The affected area was cleaned up by a contractor adn disposed of at Crossroads Land Fill in Norridgewock.

A subsequent site visit revealed that the site was sufficiently cleaned up.

No further action by the Divisoin of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-705-2015*While filling a transformer at Coopers Mills Substation in Windsor, a pump leaked hydraulic oil to the ground.  The responsible party cleaned up the spill by removing impacted earth.  No further action required or anticipated.
A-706-2015*On 11/14/2015, the Winslow Fire Department reported a 1 gallon gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms store. The customer overfill was cleaned up by the fire department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-708-2015*On 11/14/2015, the Augusta Fire Department reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 25 gallon spill resulted when the transport driver opened the valve on the truck attempting to make a delivery without the hose being connected to the underground tank. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with cleanup. The gasoline was contained to the paved surface of the property. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-707-2015*On 11/14/2015, Pan Am Railways reported a 2 quart lube oil spill from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine in Jay. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-709-2015*On 11/15/2015, the  Winslow Fire Department reported a K1 fuel oil spill. The estimated 2 to 3 gallon spill occurred when a homeowner was doing yard work around the outside oil tank and cracked the filter assembly. The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-710-2015*Antifreeze spilled from a truck at the Waste Management, Inc., yard on paved ground.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material by the Waste Management workers.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required or anticipated.
A-713-2015*Workers at the University of Maine at Farmington's Daycare facility noticed at small pool of fluid in the parking lot.  The liquid was identified as transmission fluid and cleaned up by University officials using speedy dry sorbent material and sweeping it up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required or anticipated at this time.
A-76-2016*A hydraulic line on a Pine Tree Waste Services garbage truck blew out spilling approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground at Viking Lumber Company.  Viking Lumber staff together with Pine Tree Waste staff contained the spill with speedy dry sorbent material and hand shoveled the affected ground.  Pine Tree Waste will dispose of spill debris.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated or required at this time.
B-69-2016*I received a report of a small leak from a leaking gasket on the filter of the inside oil tank at the entered location.  The spill resulted in a small amount of oil impacting concrete. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River Company personnel to the satisfaction of the homeowner and me.  Oil vapors in the residence were not detectable after the cleanup was done.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-73-2016*Dead River Company reported a 0.5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a loose bleeder screw on the furnace at the residence at 44 Bowdoin Street in Bangor.   It had been dripping since 10/20/15, since the last maintenance by Dead River Company.  Approximately every 30 seconds a drip would fall to the concrete floor.   Sorbents were used to soak up the small amount of oil and then the floor was cleaned.  Petroleum vapors were minimal in the basement and less in the living space.  The screw was tightened.   No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-74-2016*Dead River Company reported a 5-7 gallon spill of diesel in the engineered containment area during a fueling operation at their bulk plant at 18 South Street in Calais.   Human error caused the spill which was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-97-2016*While making a delivery, the truck's vane pump failed and discharged a small amount of #2 fuel oil onto the driveway.  Slight melting condition with temps in the 40's caused some flow of water with a sheen.  The truck had been towed away by the time of my arrival and only a visible stain was observed along with residual sheen.  Mr. Garey seemed satisfied with the clean-up activity.

Based on the observations I made, and the incident description made by the oil company, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-102-2016*This facility stores process chemicals in a metal hazardous materials closet.  One 55-gallon drum of isopropyl alcohol was connected to the process floor via a supply line.  The fitting at the drum was misaligned which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons to the closet floor.  Spilled product then seeped out of the closet onto a concrete floor.  Though the product was prone to evaporate due to its vapor pressure, the remainder of it was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-29-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Hollard, Irving Woodlands LLC Harvest Supervisor, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill of 1-2 gallons of hydraulic oil was the result of a leak at a loose fitting on woods harvesting equipment.  The contractor used sorbent materials to soak the spilled hydraulic oil which occurred out in the wood harvesting block.  The oil debris was taken back to the logging contractor's maintenance shop for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-432-2015*Dead River Company reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that was the result of a corroded oil tank in the basement. The leak was stopped by Dead River Company personnel and the spill cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-433-2015*The Fairfield Fire Department reported an estimated 5 gallon gasoline spill that was the result of a gas tank falling out of a vehicle. The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-437-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of non-PCB (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil was the result of a mechanical failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-540-2015*Dead River Company reported an estimated 1 quart spill of #2 fuel oil that resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by the driver.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-678-2015*At 1200 hours on 10/15/15, Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., reported a 1.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on an excavator at 88 Sand Brook Road (Tower 10) in Grand Falls Township.  Sorbents and a small amount of soil were removed and hauled to a holding area.  Contaminated material will be disposed of by an environmental waste contractor, most likely Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-704-2015*On October 22, Irving Oil Corporation contacted me about a spill of home heating oil at a residence owned by Ervin Hill.  The 13 ounce spill occurred due to a leaking gasket on the filter.  A technician from Irving Oil repaired the leak and cleaned the floor with simple green cleaner.  When I arrived, I determined that the leak was small.  No oil escaped the house interior.  However, some oil soaked onto some wood lumber (2 x 4's).  The vapors in the home were unacceptably high.  Some was due to the spill, however, motorcycles are also stored in the basement.  I informed both the resident of the home and the homeowner.  I offered to mitigate the odors, but thus far neither the homeowner or the resident want anything done.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.

B-714-2015*On 10/24/2015, I responded to a report of a methamphetamine (meth) gas generator dumped on an access road off Dirigo Drive in Brewer.  Upon arrival, I met with Special Agent Saucier and two Brewer police officers.  A one-liter gas generator, that looked like it had been dumped for some time, was recovered.  The chemical reaction was spent and the container had a hole in the side of it.  There was a white residue inside the container, that Agent Saucier advised was a sulfuric acid and salt by product.  I over-packed the waste and later determined that no hazardous material characteristics remained through pH testing.  I disposed of the material in speedi-dri sorbent material in a commercial receptacle.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-883-2015*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils adjacent to the building and percolated through the ground entering the shallow groundwater table. An excavation was conducted at the location of the spill and free product was observed in the groundwater. 9.85 tons of oil impacted soils was recovered from the spill location and a recovery well was installed. The oil impacted soils were transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough Maine for disposal. The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services. A groundwater treatment trailer was installed on the property in order to mitigate the groundwater. The site is served by municipal water services.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-884-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil out the vent. Spilled product impacted soil below the vent which was hand shoveled by the delivery driver. According to the reporter, all visible signs were removed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-885-2015*A rusted transformer weeped approximately less than a pint of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted soil, leaves and brush at the base of the pole.   Said soil and detritus was removed by hand.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-712-2015*A small amount of oil was spilled to this basement floor during a delivery.  The homeowner had attempted to install a second tank with a crossover, but was not familiar with the proper plumbing arrangement.  He connected the vent pipes from both tanks together so that while the oil was trying to make it through the crossover, some also went up the vent pipe of the first tank in series.  He also left the gauge and whistle fitting on the first tank which allowed oil to leak onto the basement floor.  C. N. Brown Company employees cleaned up the oil from outside by the vent and from the basement floor. The homeowner has agreed to hire a licensed oil burner technician to bring his facility up to code.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-55-2016*I received an anonymous complaint about Northern Clearing Company, a contractor for First Wind.  First Wind is constructing a transmission line in Parkman.  According to the complaintant, Northern Clearing is using diesel to start the brush piles on fire.  I spoke with Jim Cassida of First Wind who looked into the issue.  I later spoke with Chris Fullerton of Sun Edison.  Mr. Fullerton described how they use a light spray of oil on brush to start the brush piles on fire.  Maine Forest Service confirmed that this is an approved practice.  No resources are at risk or impacted.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-22-2016*On 1/11/16, Vassalboro Fire Department reported that they had been called to a residence for a leaking outside heating oil tank.  I talked to the firefighters on scene and they relayed that the outlet had been broken off when it was stepped on while working on a shop building.  They said that it was no longer leaking and they had put oil absorbent pads down to collect and contain the spilled oil area outside tank.  I met the Fire Department on site and found that the surrounding snow had absorbed some of the oil, but most had gone into the ground.  The tank was still 3/4 full.  There was a drilled well nearby and another well for the residence downgrade from the spill site.  I met with the owner and explained what cleanup actions were needed.  She completed a Maine Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I had that tank pumped out and moved away from the spill area.  The oil absorbent pads were changed out.

On 1/20/18, I had the area's underground electrical and waterlines located and marked.  Excavation of oil impacted soil and removal of oiled wood debris began. The excavation activities were slow due to water and electrical lines in the area.  Soil under the shop building slab could not be removed without jeopardizing the structure.  The area was backfilled and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services to monitor the wells.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-717-2015*SUMMARY
On or about 8/31/15, Mr. Rick Jordan of Portland Pump Company contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) requesting a waiver of the 10-day notification period to abandon this consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The home was undergoing a property sale and apparently this out-of-service UST had been recently recognized.  On 9/1/15, MDEP granted the waiver (see attached Waiver Form) on routine condition of a planned MDEP visit and inspection, and proper UST facility registration.

UST ABANDONMENT
On 9/2/15, I met on site with Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Scott Letellier.  The UST had been excavated and placed on a trailer for cleaning at the PPC yard.  The rusty bare steel 1000-gallon UST had no visible perforations and a 1/4" copper line on a top bung confirmed a heating oil UST.

ASSESSMENT & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The area is dense suburban residential and commercial use, and is served by municipal water service.  Across Route 25 to the east is a Valero branded gas station with motor fuel USTs.  The fill material was medium to fine sand and with no groundwater evident at the excavation bottom at about 6' below grade.  I noted no oil odor or discoloring in the soil in the excavation (see attached photos).  An Oil In Soil colorimetric field analysis was "Undetected" for its 500-parts per million (ppm) detection level.  No remedial actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or to indicate the property is clean to original or pristine condition.
2)  Being a consumptive use heating oil UST facility no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

P-818-2015*A multi-vehicle collision caused a small amount of diesel to be lost to the roadside.  A skid-steer collected the surficial soil impacted by the fuel, speedi-dri sorbent material was used to clean the pavement, and the balance of the diesel was collected from the saddle tanks with a pump.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-819-2015*A small amount of engine oil was lost to the paved road due to a vehicle accident.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-820-2015*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground under this trailer due to a loose oil line fitting.  Fortunately, it occurred during a very large rain event and the oil floated on the perched surface water under the home.  Most of the oil was collected with sorbents from the puddles but some soil was removed after the water receded for odor control.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-916-2015*The driver of a cargo truck failed to negotiate beneath the low hanging wires (flagged and taped) of the commercial building.  In so doing, he snagged and pulled with enough force to break two adjacent utility poles, and a transformer.  The wires along the roadway suspended the damaged transformer and the pole ends.  The transformer was so mis-shapen it needed to be cut away from the bracket/pole.  The initial loss was minimal, however, the subsequent removal actions caused an additional discharge of a gallon or two of oil to the pavement.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) line crews were on scene disconnecting, moving and reestablishing service, while the other utilities (phone, cable, internet) waited for their time to repair.  While CMP cleanup was in progress, speedy dry sorbent was applied to wet areas, solid debris was collected, and transformer was bagged and tagged and placed in barrel for transport/disposal.  Based on the observation made and successful clean-up, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-76-2016*On 2/2/16, I responded to junkyard complaint received by the Town of Cherryfield on 1/27/16.  The complaint was junk cars and a drum stored on site.  Upon my arrival I met with David Perry who informed me that he is stripping cars to take to a junkyard in Bangor, Maine.  A majority of the cars I observed had registration plates and were intact.  Mr. Perry advised that he drains the waste oil and either sells or the waste oil is picked up by local garages with waste oil burners.  He does not accumulate waste oil or gasoline.  Batteries he gets paid to take to a battery recycler.  Gasoline he siphons out and uses in his personal vehicles.  I did not observe any spillage on his paved driveway or adjacent exposed slab that he parks cars on.  He says that he only strips parts that he can sell.  I observed a 55-gallon plastic drum adjacent his driveway that was empty.

I did not observe tires, metal crushing and shredding, hazardous waste, batteries, solvents or antifreeze.

Mr. Perry understood the liability of a discharge from a parked car that could impact his well or an adjacent well and advised that he is aware of protecting the environment and his well.  The neighbors well is located on the opposite side of the dwelling and greater than 300 feet away.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.




I-21-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from an impounded car. Meth precursors/hazardous materials have been overpacked and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-22-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from several pieces of seized property. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-28-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from an apartment.  Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-86-2016*On 2/9/16, Brewer Public Works reported a three gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose blew on a grader machine while conducting snow removal operations.  The discharge left a thin trail of oil all along Union Street that was not recoverable.  Sorbents were used to collect small pools of oil on the machine and on the ground when it stopped.  A bag of waste was collected for disposal at a licensed disposal facility.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-111-2016*A small amount of heating oil spilled to the ground when a delivery driver disconnected from the scully fitting in a sloppy manner.  The driver removed the oil impacted landscaping stone for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-113-2016*An automobile accident caused a small amount of various automotive fluids to be lost to the ground. The fire department collected it with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-114-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground when a delivery driver disconnected the nozzle from the fill pipe.  He collected a handful of oily dirt for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-89-2016*Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose blew on a crane causing the spill.  The oil-impacted snow was recovered with sorbents and speedi-dri sorbent material to soak up the liquid.  The material was contained in waste drum pending pickup and disposal by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

A-79-2016*On 2.15.16,  Gary Washburn, of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), contacted the Bangor office of Division of Response Services.  He indicated that he was at the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility with a dump truck load of oil contaminated sorbents, dirt and sediment and that the facility would not let him past the scales without a spill debris letter.  Mr. Washburn advised that the waste was clean out material from floor drains and oil water separators, and sorbent collection of several MDOT maintenance shops around the Augusta area and the facility he worked at on the Bog Road in Augusta.  The waste was waste oils from truck, vehicle and equipment maintenance.  I advised in the future they contact the Augusta office and issued a debris letter to facilitate their immediate request.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-147-2016*Kyle Murphy of Brookfield Energy reported a discharge of a very small amount of hydraulic oil at the Rumford Mill from a turbine.    Brookfield Energy was able to correct the problem and clean up the sheen which had been isolated to a turbine pit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-139-2016*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a pinched gasket during a routine service.  Whitney Energy, Inc., did the servicing on the tank a few days before the spill was discovered.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the dirt basement floor.  Whitney personnel hand-excavated contaminated soil from the site.  I recommended the installation of a vapor barrier before the excavation was backfilled.  Oil vapors were not detectable in the occupied space of the building, which is not inhabited.  The owners of the building were satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-900-2015*On 8/26/15, Androscoggin County Dispatch reported, through Maine State Police Dispatch, a discharge of about 3-gallons of gasoline at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Mechanic Falls Fire Department responded and had to manage the clean-up as I was responding to a more significant discharge in Auburn.  The spill was reported contained.  A week or so later I drove by this gas station and it appears the discharge was satisfactorily remediated.  The location is suburban residential and commercial use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-901-2015*A boom truck ruptured a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement only.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-279-2015*On 11/4/15,  I received an e-mail from Jamie McKay, owner of a business named Re-Imagined.  She was complaining that the owner of her building spilled hazardous chemicals associated with an old dry cleaner unit stored in the back of the building that she has been renting.  According to Jamie, the building owner, Dick Rhoda, hired some men to work at night to remove this old dry cleaning machine and associated chemicals and take these to a 'rock pile' on Dick's property and dump it.  According to Ms. McKay, speedy dry was put on the floor or business space to soak up the chemicals spilled and then swept around and into some of her business products and ruined them.  Ms. McKay stated that there still was 4 feet of chemicals left in a vat in the back room of the building and that when she goes into that space her throat closes and she gets skin rashes.  She stated that chemicals were spilled throughout the backroom.  The men left behind a few big vats with crossbones on the jugs.  Ms. McKay said she brought her concerns to the building owner, Dick Rhoda, and he sent her an eviction notice.

On 11/5/15, I contacted Jamie McKay regarding her e-mail.  She stated that there was a dry cleaning business at this site years ago that went by the name of United Dry Cleaners or United Cleaners.  I stated that the hazardous chemicals may be associated with that old business and that it may be a chemical known as perchloroethylene "PERC".  I asked Jamie to give me the contact information for the property owner, Dick Rhoda.  Jamie did not want to give this to me until she had a chance to get some additional family/personal belongings out of the building, as she thought Dick may get angry and keep her from going into the building.  I asked Jamie to call me back when she retrieves the items she wanted from the building/store.

On 11/7/15, I received several digital photos from Jamie McKay regarding the removal of dry cleaning machinery and associated chemicals from the building she rents from Dick Rhoda on Bangor Street.  The photos show the old location where the dry cleaning machine was mounted to the floor, as well as several photos of general purpose containers ( 5- gallon buckets, 1 gallon containers).  Labeling of containers included perchloroethylene "PERC", Pyratex, and REP-100 Water Repellant, Picrin.  Some of the photos indicated spillage on the floor of a liquid.  Responder Jesse Clark did some on-line searching to get further information on chemicals used in the dry cleaning industry business.  I gathered information on appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and chemical hazards associated with the identified containers, in preparation for a site visit and entry into this building.  I called Jamie and asked for the owner contact information.  She asked to allow her about 30 minutes before she provided that information.

On 11/9/15, I contacted Bob Shannon, Oil & Hazardous Materials Responder III and Regional Supervisor, to bring him up to date on this incident.  I sent him copies of all e-mails and digital photos sent to me via Jamie McKay over the last several days.  Bob Shannon recommended contacting Jason Langley once site investigation warrants further Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) involvement.

On 11/9/15 at 0905 AM, I talked on the phone with Jamie McKay who stated that she was on the way to the airport and could not talk.  Jamie stated that she would call me back in 30 minutes with Dick Rhoda's contact information.  I tried contacting Jamie on her cell phone at 1108, and got a voice message stating that her voice message mailbox was full.  Given the alleged actions that Mr. Rhoda and the crew he hired are said to have done, I e-mailed Jamie and told her that I would need to contact Mr. Rhoda this afternoon if I do not hear back from her via e-mail or telecom by 1400.  Mr. Rhoda is the building owner and the MDEP is required to make him aware of our concerns related to this
B-735-2015*At 1725 hours on 10/29/15, Aerial Erectors reported a 2-3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a ruptured hose on a Lull forklift working at a windfarm.  The spill occurred at N45 4' 29.783", W69 46' 43.7384.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-278-2015*On November 4, 2015, during a transfer of transformer oil to a storage container, a small amount of oil spilled onto the Emera Maine's parking lot.  Sorbents were used to clean up the small release and it was bagged for disposal. Contaminated sorbents were bulked up and disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-756-2015*On November 6, Josh Slaney called to report a hydraulic oil spill at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  A track tamper machine had a hose break, causing a loss of 10 to 12 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The oil was on the ballast and ties.  The contaminated ballast was excavated and the rails and ties wiped down.  Approximately 20 pounds of sorbent and 300 pounds of ballast was excavated.  The contaminated material will be disposed of by Enpro Services.  No resources are at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-946-2015*Discharge was the result of a weeping fitting on the heating system.  A small amount (1 Tbsp) of oil was discharged to the floor, which was collected with sorbents.  No response was necessary.   No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-945-2015*Discharge resulted when the nozzle on the hose was accidently engaged while reeling in the hose after a delivery.  The 0.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was contained to the paved driveway and collected with sorbents.  No site visit was necessary.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-947-2015*Discharge resulted when the nozzle on the hose was accidently engaged while reeling in the hose after a delivery.  The 0.5 cups of #2 fuel oil was contained to the paved driveway and collected with sorbents.  No site visit was necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-61-2016*I received a call indicating a small diesel fuel spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a dump truck crash.  The incident resulted in about 5 gallons of diesel fuel being spilled onto pavement.  It was raining hard during the crash which made oil recovery difficult.  Fire Service personnel deployed sorbents to collect spilled oil with some success.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-62-2016*I received a call indicating a small overfill had occurred at the entered location.  Mr. McKee removed a small amount of contaminated stone from under the vent pipe where oil had spilled and disposed of it properly.  A call to the homeowner revealed a satisfactory cleanup was done and no spill had occurred inside the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-64-2016*The heating oil tank for the City of Bangor's water department was suspected to have a fuel supply line failure. Fortunately, it appears the secondary containment line did not allow product to be leaked.  The lines were replaced and no contamination was found.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-41-2016*The spill was the result of a broken fitting on one of the locomotives.  The oil leaked down onto the rail bed. Rail yard staff moved the locomotive to facilitate the spill clean-up. Sorbent pads were used to soak up locomotive oil that was laying on top of the sorbent mats.  The pads were all picked up and placed in poly bags or barrels for transport to an approved disposal site.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-43-2016*I received a phone call from Bill Boettger, regarding a proposed Highway improvement project in Mars Hill and Blaine along Route 1 corridor. There has been a DRAFT Special Provision procedures developed for handling and disposal of areas of petroleum contamination.

No contamination was encountered that was needed to be disposed of during this project.

Paul Blood is the Department of Environmental Protection Geologist assigned to this project.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-118-2016*On February 25, Chuck Martin, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill of #2 heating oil at a residence located 45 Blueberry Hill Road in Winterport.  When the hose was being reeled in, approximately one gallon of oil was lost onto the paved driveway.  The oil was picked up with sorbent pads.  The approximately five pounds of sorbent pads will be disposed of in Dead River waste stream.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services required.
B-117-2016*On February 25, Richard May, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill of kitchen grease at St Joseph Hospital.   The kitchen traps were being cleaned and two gallons were spilled.   It was removed with sorbents and by washing.   No resources are at risk.  The five pounds of sorbents will be disposed of in the hospital waste stream.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.


A-102-2016*An oil delivery truck was parked in the driveway at the home of a customer.  The oil truck was preparing to deliver k-1 to the customer, but first had to flush out his delivery hose of #2 oil.  The flush was done improperly causing #2 oil to spill to the driveway.  Some oil ran into snow at the edge of the driveway.  The oil company employees cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material and shoveling up the impacted snow.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-114-2019*Dead River Co. reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  The Dead River technician had responded and used a magnetic patch to stop the leak.  He also cleaned the spilled oil on the concrete floor with sorbent material.  They made arrangements to replace the oil tank.  The homeowner was concerned about indoor air issues, so I was contacted.  I visited the site and looked at the basement floor and tank.  I used my photoionization detector to measure the petroleum vapors in the air.  The readings I got were very low in the basement and there were none in the upstairs living space.  I told the homeowner that the cement had been cleaned very well, but there was some residual oil that might smell.  I suggested that the homeowner seal the small area of floor that was affected.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-249-2020*Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill of #2 fuel oil at a residence in Rangeley.  Less than 1/2 gallon of fuel came out the vent pipe.  Dead River personnel were able to effectively clean up the affected area with sorbent pads and excavating a small amount of soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-126-2016*On February 26, I received a report of an active leak at 910 Bucksport Road in Ellsworth.  The report was received from Jerry Rancort of Dead River Company.  The property is owned by Harry Jones of Ellsworth.  From delivery records, it was determined that between 40 and 100 gallons was lost.  The leak was caused by a corrosion hole in the bottom of the aboveground storage tank.  The oil was lost between the slab the tank was on and the mobile home.   There were no vapors in the home or under the home.

On February 29, a contractor hired by Harry Jones arrived.   Twelve tons of contaminated soil were removed and shipped to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  Free product was flowing out from under the trailer.  To recover additional product, a recovery well was installed.

Our Division of Technical Services was involved to deal with the oil under the home.  The home is on city water supply, and there are no resources at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-84-2016*On 2/9/16, Dead River Company reported that when they arrived to fill the outside heating oil tank they found it had fallen over.  They said the tank was about half full when they righted it and fixed the broken leg.  I went to the site and found that the oil had run into the snow cover and into the ground next to the building.  The tank was located upgrade from a nearby river.  The river was flowing and no oil was observed in it.  I found that the oil had flowed down the hill stopping about halfway to the river.  I put oil absorbent boom along the perimeter of the spill to prevent the oil from moving any further toward the river.  I checked the basement and found no sign of oil migrating into the basement.  I informed the owner of the situation and the required cleanup actions.  The owner completed a Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

I had Dead River Company relocate the tank away from the spill site.  I met a contractor on site and removed oil impacted snow and soil. The oil impacted soil in the direction toward the river was removed until field testing was negative at about 20 feet from the river bank.  Soil was removed next to the house until field testing with oil in soil test kits were only partially positive.  No further soil removal next to the building was possible without jeopardizing the building.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-54-2016*Ken Gallant of Verso Corporation in Jay reported a release of approximately 1/2 gallon of vegetable oil from a broken hydraulic line on the rack rake at the hydro facility located at the mill.  No clean up was possible as the product was released to the river.  A report of the discharge was received from the parent company of the hydro facility, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, describing the incident and is attached to this report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-858-2015*On 10/20/2015 I received a call from Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reporting a diesel spill at the Circle K station in Kittery.  It was reported that a customer at the station had overfilled their vehicle and left the scene.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-859-2015*On 10/20/2015 I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power reporting a 4 gallon transformer spill that had occurred the previous evening due to a car striking a power pole.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-860-2015*On 10/20/2015 I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a contractor's vehicle striking a power pole.  Oil soaked soil and gravel was removed and disposed at the Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further action required.
P-864-2015*A dump truck hit a utility pole in the parking lot at this location and managed to take down two poles.  An estimated 52 gallons of oil was lost to the ground.  I visited the site and found the oil to be soaked into sand that was recently placed in the area during groundwork.  Central Maine Power Company used an excavator to remove the oily soil and replace it with clean soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-696-2015*On October 21, Ed LeBlanc, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill of #2 heating oil at 23 I Street in Bangor.  The residence had an unapproved oil storage tank under the trailer.  This type of tank is common for homes in this area.   The home is owned by Michelle Carter.   The tank was weeping oil due to corrosion.  Upon removal of the tank, I checked the crawl space for vapors and contamination.   I did not find anything detectable.  No resources are at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-697-2015*On October 21, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report an hydraulic oil spill at the Northern Maine Junction Track 22.  The 10 gallon spill was caused by a broken fitting on a hose for equipment used to maintain the track.  The spill was stopped quickly.  It had not spread over a large area.  The area affected was approximately a radius of 5 feet, affecting only the ballast and ties.  The ties and rail were wiped down with sorbents.  The contaminated ballast was removed with shovels.  Some contamination was left to protect the integrity of the rail.  No resources are at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-700-2015*On 10/22/2015, I responded to report of a 60 gallon fuel spill at the entered location and met with Robert Spurling, Maintenance Manager, and Will Ratcliff, Yard Operations Manager.  Mr. Spurling showed me the spill location, the furnace room in the paint bay building.  The bleed valve on one of the two furnace pumps came loose and leaked oil every time the furnace called for oil.  The valve was corrected and the leak stopped.  The furnace room had not been checked for about a week according to Mr. Spurling.  A furnace feed line buried in the concrete floor of the furnace room was pressure-tested and checked out intact.  The spilled oil migrated through a seam in the floor and is suspected to have entered the building perimeter drain that connects to a larger culvert pipe that also drains surface water from around the building.  The culvert discharges to an oil water separator/sump about thirty feet away from the paint building.  Test pits were hand dug in the ground and no soil contamination between the sump and paint building were discovered.  I did not observe any additional oil discharging into the sump from the culvert drain pipe.  I did not observe oil in any of the upgrade surface water drains.

Hinckley staff pumped off three 55-gallon drums of oily water from the sump and padded up the remaining oil.  The waste will be disposed through a waste contractor.  I did not observe any additional oil or sheen in the sump.  I advised Mr. Spurling and Mr. Ratcliff of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's two hour reporting component of the reporting statute.  I also advised that bare copper feed lines must meet installation standards of the Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board.  Both facility representatives acknowledged to look into both concerns.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-699-2015*Dead River Company overfilled the tank at the entered location resulting in a small amount of oil being spilled to a concrete floor at this commercial building. Dead River technicians removed some oil from the tank stopping the leak.  Oil on the floor was cleaned up successfully mitigating any lingering oil vapors in the building.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-712-2015*On October 23, Wynne Guglielmo, Environmental Coordinator for the City of Bangor, reported a motor oil spill.  The spill occurred at 100 Broad Street, also known as Pickering Square.  The spill was caused by City Bus #1048, and was approximately 1 quart on 3 areas along Broad Street.  The spill was caused by a loose dipstick.  The spill was cleaned up using kitty litter and a street sweeper.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-618-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of transformer oil from a weeping fitting on an electrical transformer on Pole 2.1 on Virginia Street in Boothbay.

CMP crews cleaned up the affected area without incident.

No site visit was made by the DEP and no further aciton is necessary in this matter.
B-723-2015*On 8/5/2015, Emera Maine reported a 4 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hydraulic line on a bucket truck ruptured causing the spill.  The spill impacted the Route 9 roadway and a gravel driveway.  The gravel and sorbents used to clean up the spill were drummed and disposed at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-896-2015*A small amount of off-road diesel was spilled to the parking lot behind this building due to the overfilling of the fuel tank on a diesel powered generator for a bedbug heater.  The gauge was faulty and will be replaced.  Although most of the oil was contained and collected with sorbents, a small amount made it to a storm drain and was unrecoverable.  I advised Pine State to notify the local fire department, which they did.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-69-2016*Corrosion in an outside home heating oil tank was discovered when the homeowner's furnace quit working.  The hole caused an unknown amount of oil to spill to the environment impacting the ground.  Due to the location of the tank, an excavator was unable to access the spill area, so a vactor was used to remove impacted ground from beneath the tank.  The frozen ground prevented further clean up.  No free product oil was discovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-39-2016*I received a report regarding a spill of 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of broken hydraulic hoses and fittings from wood harvesting equipment. As much of the oil was absorbed using sorbent pads and materials.  Oily debris placed in buckets/poly bags and disposed of properly.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-108-2016*On 2/21/16, U. S. Coast Guard (USCG), Petty Officer Lickteage, reported an oil sheen at the entered location.  It was reported as a 100 x 300 yard sheen in the Pembroke River, near Two Island Rock.  I started out in response but disregarded upon receiving another report from USCG Petty Officer Dan who advised that USCG Station Eastport investigated the report and no oil sheen or fuel odor was observed.  Petty Officer Dan advised that the discharge may be some type of fish waste or slime, with a brown and milky white color.  No additional reports were received.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-110-2016*At 0930 hours on 2/23/16, Nate Edwards of Plum Creek reported finding a couple stained areas from petroleum leaks from logging equipment, a processor and forwarder, parked along a logging road, Demo Road, over the past few weeks.   Margil Forest Products had been working this area in the past few weeks and had parked their equipment in this area until the area dries up.  Sorbents were placed under the leaks and will be inspected by Plum Creek.  The processor had the worst leak of the two.  They will also oversee that repairs are made to the equipment.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-111-2016*At 0930 hours on 2/23/16, Nate Edwards of Plum Creek reported a 2-gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a crane parked along a spur road off of Demo Road, a logging road.  The crane is owned by Margil Forest Products (Margil).  Work had stopped due to mud season and won't resume until it dries out.  Nate placed sorbents under the slow drip from the crane and will check on them periodically.  He will have Margil fix the leak on the crane.  Plum Creek will dispose of the sorbent and any soil they remove when equipment is moved.   No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-112-2016*On 2/20/16, Bouchard & Sons Towing reported an approximate half gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hose on a car transport.  A sheen remained on the paved lot that could not be recovered.  The current raining weather condition hampered cleanup.  The runoff was leaving the lot and entering a gravel area.  The spill was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection several hours late.  I responded to the incident the next day while returning from another spill and did not observe any pending issues.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-119-2016*On March 04, 2016, Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The release occurred at the wind farm off Route 16 and T Road in Bingham.

It was reported that a fuel line on a ground heater split and released approximately 5 gallons of diesel to the icy soil surface. The diesel remained on top of the ice and was absorbed with sorbent pads and the pads were disposed of properly.

No wetland or other natural resources were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-82-2016*On 2/6/16, Turner Fire Department reported that an estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled from a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck when a passenger vehicle crashed into it.  I met the Fire Department on site.  They had deployed oil absorbent boom and pads to contain and collect the spilled fuel.  The plow truck fuel tank was empty and the fuel appeared to be contained to the paved surface by snow and absorbents.  It was determined by the truck driver that he had only an estimated 60 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the crash.  I checked the roadside gravel and dirt under the snow and ice and found that it had not been impacted by the fuel spill.  I contacted a contractor to do the cleanup.  The contractor removed the fuel impacted snow and ice.  The paved road was cleaned with absorbent.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-30-2016*On 1/15/16, at 0915 hours, Mr. William Ball, Maintenance Manager for the Pemaquid Villas Mobile Home Park Association, reported that a 55-gallon drum used to supply a heater at one of the residences appears to have leaked. He was unsure how much and how long. I met Mr. Ball at the site and found a 55-gallon drum on an elevated platform. The drum was not actively leaking, but the outside surface of the drum was oil stained. The ground under the drum was also oil stained. The spillage appeared to be not from the drum leaking, but from spillage when hand filling the drum. Mr. Ball gave me the new owners contact information and I contacted they by mail in New York. They called me and I explained that because the drum was not an approved heating oil storage tank, they probably would not be covered by the Groundwater Fund. They chose to manage the clean-up themselves and arranged to have workers pump out the remaining oil in the drum and remove the drum. I met workers on site and oversaw the removal of oil impacted soil. After removing eight five-gallon buckets of soil and leaf debris, soil tests with oil in soil field test kits were negative, indicating less than a gallon of oil had been spilled. The park's well is about 300 feet away and not considered to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-91-2016*A small amount of oil come out the vent pipe while Augusta Fuel Company was making a delivery to an indoor #2 oil tank at a home in Augusta.  There was no impact inside the home.  A small amount of impacted soil was removed by the oil company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-90-2016*Approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from malfunctioning machinery at the Huhtamaki plant in Waterville.  The oil went down a drain at the plant and into the sewer.  The sewer belongs to the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District.  The Sanitary Treatment District was contacted and checked the system.  The oil passed through unnoticed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-691-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a discharge of 3-4 gallons of transformer oil was discharged as the result of a corrosion hole in a transformer.   CMP crews responded to the site, removed the transformer, and excavated the affected sod and soil.  The transformer was tagged as containing non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-961-2015*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report while collecting trash in the neighborhood, the truck experienced a coolant hose break and loss of fluids. The discharge was confined to the asphalt, no significant pooling was observed, just more sprayed liquid as the truck idled at each stop.  The truck was repaired and the area cleaned (partially), as the discharge wasn't recognized until the end of the route.  The crew assumed the spill was limited to the segment of road they could view from the intersection.  However Rainbow Farm Road (RFR) is a horseshoe configuration.  I inspected the entry route and discovered the leak started shortly after collections began along RFR, traveling along the horshoe configuration, and rejoining RFR.  The spray pattern diminished as the pickups continued, until engine started to overheat/steam.

I notified Pine Tree of the situation, but we agreed no practical cleanup was possible for a damp stain, only that they would more diligently look at spill scenarios in the future.  Based on the spill conditions and observations, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-688-2015*The homeowner noticed a drip under a 275 gallon #2 oil tank in basement and notified the oil company.  Dead River Oil Company pumped off tank and repaired.  Stained floor was cleaned with detergent.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-699-2015*While paving Interstate 95 in Fairfield, the paving truck, due to mechanical failure, spilled approximately 1 gallon of Propylene Glycol (Anti-freeze) to the road surface.  Workers from T-Buck Construction Company cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-980-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received a call from a concerned citizen about oil spilled along the roadway.  The caller is deaf and uses an interpreter to communicate with the phone.  He expressed concerns about the amount of oil and significant length (estimated 500-1000 feet) along the roadway, with potential negative impact to neighboring private wells.

Upon arrival, I observed Borough Road turns into West Borough Road, and adjacent to a small wood lot operation a large very noticeable dark stain begins.  The beginning is very defined, almost a straight line, and is a very concentrated dense pattern.  It continues a ways, and then begins to peter out as the vehicle travelled down the road.  Following the trail, it appears to run out at 333 West Borough Road, or the trail turns into the driveway of 333.

At 333 there were some gentlemen visible in the yard, so I pulled in and introduced myself explaining the nature of my visitation.  "I see there is a trace of oil entering the driveway, it seems to have started at the wood lot up the street a ways, I was wondering if you knew anything about it?"  Uncle as he was referred to by the other man, stated "It's not mine, I didn't do it."  I asked again if he knew anything more about it.  After a long pause he said, the car pulled in, they fixed a broken transmission line, and left.  He made no reference to who "they" were nor identified himself.  Then the gentleman working on the car poked his head out and said "It is transmission oil, sort of an oil change on the fly. As I was leaving the wood lot, the hose broke and I didn't notice until I was half way here. I pulled in, fixed the hose, added 6 quarts of oil and drove off."  Given that information I thanked them, again pausing long enough for them to elaborate on names, but nothing emerged.  I asked about the time frame, and the elder said day or two ago, I'm not real clear.

Based on the information and observations, the oil is confined to roadway, no free product or pooling found, there appears no practical clean up to perform.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-913-2015*Scott Cyr responded to the report of a meth lab at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-962-2015*Home Depot staff noticed a hydraulic leak from their refuse compactor, although initially reported as a generator leak, adjacent to the loading docks.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied as an initial response and then notification protocol was started.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called and I responded to the oil discharge, with storm drain at risk.

Upon arrival I drove around back, observed the usual storage areas, the large generator enclosed with no obvious sign of oil discharge.  I continued until I was at the loading dock.  The three bay area is down gradient at the end of the building.  In this area is the refuse compactor.  There was obvious clean-up activities in progress, and speedy dry sorbent material/sand was around the base of the unit. The flow of oil (a rich blue green color) had flowed from beneath the power control portion beyond the footprint of the machine and to the catch basin.  There appeared to be a thick sheen of oil on the water within the catch basin, but no outlet.

I went inside to talk with manager and discuss cleanup plan.  Wayne explained the Company policy that listed Allstate Power Vac as the clean-up contractor to call. Their estimated time of arrival was approximately two hours.  With that information, I proceeded to the next site visit and asked them to call me when the contractor arrived. At that point, if I were finished with the investigation, I would return for the clean-up.

I did return and met with the contractor and we began picking up speedy dry.  The side panels were removed from the power unit, more sorbent was applied, & wiped with pads.  I had earlier thrown a sorbent pad in the catch basin and it was saturated now.  It was removed and several others used, and visible oil was quickly minimized to a light sheen.  With the clean-up progressing nicely, I acknowledged the actions taken and departed, with the stipulation if anything changed to call.  Based on the spill scenario, quick response and limited spread, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-981-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 11/20/15, John Warzocha, of Horizons Engineering, Inc., (HEI) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of reportable contamination in a soil sample found during a Phase-2 environmental site assessment for this suburban general store.  Dave Burns of MDEP advised HEI to report it to the Division of Response Services.  12-parts per million (ppm) of Naphthalene was confirmed as the only significant contaminant in the soil and water samples.

This commercial property was for sale by Mr. Seavey.  Both he and the potential buyer, Jim Faiclla, were seeking MDEP determination as to further actions to satisfy the lending bank.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The store presently has no known petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs) though HEI noted on an old Sanborn map for the location that had "GT" labeled on the front, north side, of the building.  GT was believed to stand for "gas tank".  The store building has had a number of additions since originally built about 1890.  HEI performed four soil test borings (TB) on the west side of the property and acquired a laboratory soil sample from each and one water sample from test boring TB-1.

The store has a consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement with a long fill & vent pipe under part of the building on the east side of the store.

To the northeast, across Route 9, is Cape Hardware store, a former gas station and registered UST facility with documented gasoline discharges (see report P-483-2002).  Groundwater flow direction in the area soil is likely east toward an adjacent small brook and the ocean.

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
TB-1, TB-2 and TB-3 appear to have compounds detected below reliable detection levels or compounds below reporting MDEP requirements.  TB-4 had 12-ppm of Naphthalene detected in soil by EPA 8260 analysis.  The groundwater (aqueous) sample from TB-1 was below reliable detection levels.  For this MDEP spill report the Naphthalene was treated as a petroleum byproduct or breakdown product and not as a hazardous material incident.     With consultation with MDEP geologists Brad Hahn and Mark Woodruff, the Maine Remediation Guidelines For Petroleum Contaminated Sites in Maine (amended 2014) was used to conservatively assign a Tier 2 Residential Exposure Scenario.  The level of contamination documented was found to be below all the MDEP petroleum clean-up guidelines (see attached letter of 12/4/15).  At 4' below grade, the apparent contamination is not accessible to routine human contact.

Source of this 12-ppm Naphthalene remains unresolved.  It may be from an old surface discharge prior to paving, or was within fill material trucked in during past expansion of the building.  The soil sample was from about 4' below grade and was described in the boring log as "Very dark brown, organic appearing... Slight organic odor?  0 ppm".  The detected Naphthalene could possibly just be lab or field contamination of the sample.  Based on the not significant levels, no further investigation is required at this time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No clean-up actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services, and no clean-up actions have been voluntarily initiated to my knowledge.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time there is no further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
2)  See the attached lab analysis and the boring logs and data of HEI for additional information.
3)  Contaminated media is documented to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as required.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or that the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.


P-982-2015*
SPILL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 11/30/15, in the early evening, Gulf Assistant Terminal Manager, Mark Pennell, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a significant gasoline discharge at the truck loading rack of this terminal.  About 100-gallons was estimated lost and to containment.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was called by Gulf to respond and clean-up the discharge.  Mr. Pennell stated that they had also notified the U. S. Coast Guard.
  On the morning of 12/1/15, I notified Rick Kaselis, MDEP terminal inspector, of the discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill location is a marine oil terminal licensed by MDEP and within a commercial and suburban residential area which is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The location is not over a mapped aquifer and there are no known water wells within 1000'.  Underlying soils are reported to be clay and surface water runoff is directed through oil/water separators.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 11/30/15, I arrived on site about 1600 hours and met Mark Pennell and Gulf workers, and a CHES vacuum truck.  The CHES work crew arrived shortly after.  There was a strong odor of fresh gasoline in the air, the ground around Rack-5 was wet and petroleum stained, and covered in sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I measured 0% Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) in the atmosphere around the spill location.

Pennell explained that the Gulf Oil tank trailer was having its rear 1800-gallon pocket bottom-filled with premium unleaded gasoline when the overfill out the tank trailer occurred.  It was further explained that though the fill was set at 1800-gallons, the pump kept loading past the 1800-gallon capacity.  It also appears that the tank trailer compartment float switch, electronically tied into the terminal, failed to shut off the pump when the compartment was full.

An initially estimated 100-gallons discharged out the tank top and out of the trough on top of the trailer to the ground.  The gasoline ran down into the containment trough under the loading rack (see photos), off the concrete pad to the asphalt paving, and into significant cracks and joints in the pavement and apparently soil below.  There was no free product on the ground or in the trough when I arrived.  A thick layer of free product gasoline was found in a belowground holding tank near the loading rack, and a skim of product entering the oil-water separator tanks on the northwest side of Tank-7 (see site maps).  Considering about 140-gallons of product recovered by CHES, evaporation, gasoline seeping down into cracks in the concrete pad, and volume picked up in sorbents: I estimate a discharge of about 200-gallons.

None of the discharge was known to have reached Casco Bay or migrated off the Gulf property.  In the evening of 11/30/15 and the morning of 12/1/15, AECOM environmental consultants were on site representing Gulf.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 11/30/15, Gulf and CHES staff applied speedy dry and sorbent pads to the spillage on the ground.  MDEP required the holding tank to be pumped off to collect product and draw in product out of the underground piping.  The oil-water separator tanks were to be padded to collect the fuel skim.  The oiled sorbents were swept up and bagged for off site disposal.  I acquiesced that the several inches of gasoline-saturated sand/soil in the spill collection trough could wait untill morning to be shoveled out.

On 12/1/15, on site at 1015 hours, the sorbents on the ground had been satisfactorily cleaned up.  CHES had just completed shoveling and drumming the contaminated sand out of the trough.  The soil would be disposed of as hazardous because of apparent flammability and Benzene levels.  I noted sheen in the oil-water separator tanks, but no free product.

On 12/10/15, I met Rick Kaselis and David McCaskill of MDEP, Terry Sullivan of Gulf Terminal, and Chris Gill of Cu
P-983-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one cup of heating oil out the fill pipe when the delivery hose was disconnected.  Spilled product impacted bricks which were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-986-2015*On December 01, 2015, James Bisson of Portable Well Drilling Company reported a hydraulic oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at the Wells Parks and Recreation at 412 Branch Road in Wells.

Mr. Bisson explained that approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released when a hydraulic line broke. Sorbent pads were placed on an oily water puddle and disposed of properly.

I responded to the site and observed a satisfactory clean-up. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-794-2015*At 0730 hours on 11/27/15, the United State Coast Guard (USCG) reported a sunken vessel off of Stonington.  The vessel, Marley Gabriella, is a 42 foot long 15 ton fishing boat owned by Nathaniel Jones of Stonington.  Upon arrival, I observed a sheen over most of the Stonington Harbor.  Representatives from the USCG and I searched for accumulation points of oil, diesel and hydraulic, in the surrounding area.  We found a couple locations where I used sorbents to collect the majority of the oil.  The heavy sheen persisted through the day even with strong winds and choppy waves.  The vessel was refloated the following day where it was determined that 450 gallons of diesel were missing.  Robert Shannon, my supervisor, observed the activities at this site on 11/28/15.  The vessel was hauled out for repairs.  Due to an investigation by the Department of Marine Resources, the vessel appeared to have been sunk purposely overnight due to vandalism.  No National Response Center report was received by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bangor Office.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-795-2015*At 1030 hours on 11/27/15, Dead River Company reported a 2 gallon spill of kerosene on the paved parking lot.  The spill was from overfilling the aboveground storage tank (AST) at Save-a-Lot at 820 Central Street in Millinocket.  They used sorbents to soak up the spilled kerosene.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-799-2015*On 11/28/15, while driving back to Bangor, I observed a one gallon container leaking on the edge of the pavement of Route 214, Old County Road (N44.96613, W67.20492).  It appears the chainsaw oil (oil) container fell off a vehicle since the spill started towards the middle of the road and continued for approximately 100 feet down the road.  l removed a small amount of oil impacted soil from the edge of the road where the container came to rest.  I used speedi-dri sorbent material to soak up the puddles of oil from the road.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1004-2015*A small amount of oil was spilled due to a minor overfill at this location. The oil leaked out of the top of the tank and ran down the side and onto the floor.  The spilled oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1066-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled, which resulted in the discharge of an approximate cup of heating oil when the delivery hose was disconnected from the fill pipe.  Spilled product impacted siding and gravel.  The siding was wiped down and few shovels of gravel were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1067-2015*On December 24, 2015, Mechanic Falls Fire Department reported an unleaded gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms in Mechanic Falls.  Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was released from a nozzle while a customer was filling their vehicle. The automatic shut off sensor failed during the fill up. The gasoline was released to pavement. Speed dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and disposed of by TMC Environmental Company, an environmental contractor hired by Cumberland Farms.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1068-2015*On December 24, 2015, Bridgton Fire Department reported a fire and sheen to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at a junkyard at 730 Portland Road in Bridgton.

I responded to the site where sorbent boom was already down in runoff areas from the fire hose water. At that time, I could not identify on site what was leaking and causing the sheen in the hose water runoff. The sorbent boom was capturing the little oil that was being released.  I left the sorbent boom in place until the next day when the water froze and the runoff was no longer a threat.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1069-2015*On December 25, 2015, Standish Fire Department reported an oil discharge from an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 43 Oak Ridge Drive in Standish.  I responded to the site and met with homeowners Donna and Peter Jordan. At that time, the AST was plugged at the hole where the filter had broken off. The fire department was on scene but left upon my arrival. I called in Allstate Environmental Services to assist me with applying sorbent pads to the concrete basement floor that was flooded in #2 oil. It was determined at that time that approximately 100 gallons was released from the AST to the basement floor.

On December 26, 2015, I returned to the site to begin removing oil-saturated items in the basement. We cut the carpet that was impacted by the oil, sheetrock that absorbed it, 2x4s and 4x4s framing that supported walls and the staircase and the leaky AST.

On December 28, 2015, Don White, an engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), responded to the site to assist with vapor issues in the home. It was determined at that time that part of the concrete floor along the wall would need to be removed to expose the interior perimeter drain. The interior perimeter drain leads to the sump which had oil in it.

On December 29, 2015, the concrete floor was removed and oil was discovered in the crushed stone. Groundwater was also only a few inches below the crushed stone. A vacuum truck was on site to assist in removing oily water.

On December 30, 2015, a recovery well was installed in the basement and a pump and treat trailer was placed on site to remove oily water. Concrete was poured in the areas that it had been removed. The floor was sealed in areas where it couldn't be removed because of the integrity of the building. In addition to the recovery well, an indoor air filter was placed in the upstairs area of the home to help filter oily vapors.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for long-term remediation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-572-2015*Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reported a one quart discharge of lube oil from a locomotive at the Riley Road Crossing at the Verso Paper Mill in Jay.  A Pan Am crew removed and disposed of any contamination/spilled product from the tracks.

No further action by Division of Response Services anticipated at this time.

A-578-2015*On 9/16/2015 in Winslow, Joanne Barrows reported an oil spill. The minor spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of a weeping oil tank in the basement of the home. The leak had left a small stain on the concrete floor. I advised Ms. Barrows that the tank should be replaced as soon as possible. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-579-2015*On 9/15/2015 in Augusta, the fire department reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill originated from an unknown vehicle in the Hannaford store parking lot. The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-611-2015*Storm damage caused leakage of approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil to ground.    The transformer was tagged non-poly chlorinated biphenyl mineral oil.   Central Maine Power Company crews cleaned up the affected area.   No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this a matter.
A-614-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a burst hydraulic line on a bucket truck.   CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and disposed of the waste material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-27-2016*I received a call from State Police Public Safety Dispatcher relaying a report of an oil spill called in by Dave Frazier, Daigle Oil Company at the residence of Carl and Betty Dewitt. Oil technician Dana Lapointe stated that the Dewitt's inside 275 gallon oil storage tank had developed a couple of small pin hole leaks and started to weep oil onto the concrete floor in the basement. Daigle Oil Company(DOC) crew arrived on-scene placed sorbent pads and speedy dry down to catch spilled oil.  DOC crew then pumped oil and emptied out of the corroded tank.

I collected the sorbent material for proper disposal and applied cleaning agent to the impacted concrete floor. Oil vapors were managed with proper cleaning of slab.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-33-2016*On February 11 2016, a copper line from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) released  an unknown amount of fuel oil to a concrete floor.  Fuel oil seeped between the concrete basement floor and wall impacting some soil underneath concrete pad. Also fuel oil seeped into the underground chase that the fuel line was sleeved in. The home owner did not see the need for an professional investigation of contaminated soils or the removal of said soils declining any further help from Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.

B-744-2015*On November 2, Liz Dawes, of Emera Maine, called to report a spill of gasoline and 2 cycle oil mixture, that occurred October 30th.  A half cup was spilled from some light equipment onto the cement of the garage floor of their maintenance shop in Lamoine.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material.  The contaminated sorbent will be disposed of in the Emera Maine waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-737-2015*At 1400 hours on 10/30/15, Casco Bay Energy, LLC, reported a small sheen in a boomed area on the Penobscot River (River) where they are demolishing a building on the bank.  Their facility is located at 125 Shore Road in Veazie.  A slight sheen was observed when I arrived, but it was very light and difficult to see.  A building was being demolished which had timbers coated with creosote.  It is assumed that this light sheen came from one of these creosote timbers.  No further Division of Response Services is expected.
B-740-2015*On November 2, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a spill in Hermon.  The 36 ounce spill occurred at the Northern Maine Junction track 4, Route 2 in Hermon.  The spill was from the containment on a locomotive to the ballast, ties, and rail.  It was collected with sorbents.  The material will be disposed of in their waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-219-2019*Sprague Energy Corp. reported that a Dead River Co. driver had overfilled his tank truck at their rack.  About five gallons spilled before the driver could shut it off.  The spilled oil ran down the side of the truck onto the concrete containment area.  The spilled oil was contained on the engineered containment and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-250-2019*Lebanon Fire Department reported that they had responded to a vehicle fire in the roadway in front of 205 Oak Hill Road in Lebanon.  The fire caused some fluids to leak onto the pavement and were likely consumed in the fire.  The spilled fluids were contained on the paved roadway and they were cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-754-2015*On November 6, Lacey, from Dead River Company, called to report a spill at 67 Minuteman Drive in Millinocket.   The home is the residence of Jill Somers.  The estimated 1.5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil occured due to an error by the delivery driver.  There was product in the nozzle and it leaked onto the driveway and sidewalk.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material and spill pads.  The sorbents will be disposed of in Dead River's waste stream.  No resources at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.

A-664-2015*On 10/27/15, Dead River Company reported that an unknown amount of heating oil had been released to a dirt basement from a leaking fitting on a two tank heating oil system.  I met the owner and Dead River technician on site. The tanks were in a partial basement under the house and one of the fittings had been leaking onto ledge and dirt under the tanks. It was hard to determine the exact amount of oil that had been discharged over at least a month, but it was probably in excess 400 gallons from both tanks.  I met with the owner and he completed an application to the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund.  He also completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the spill.

On 10/28/15, I met a contractor on site to begin oiled soil removal.  The tanks were moved out of the way and a temporary fuel supply tank was installed.  Oiled debris in the spill area was contained for disposal.  Soil was removed in the basement with a vactor.  During the excavation it was discovered that the ledge sloped steeply down toward the outside of the building.  Excavation there discovered that the oil had migrated deep into the soil down the slope toward the road.  Soil was removed to a depth of five feet when it was determined that other equipment was needed to continue excavation of oiled soil.

On 11/3/15, a vapor extraction system was installed in the excavation in the basement before backfilling.  Oil was discovered near the road seeping out of the exposed ledge.  Oil absorbent boom and pads were put in place to contain and collect the oil.  A berm was built to keep the oil from running toward the ocean.  The nearby coastline was investigated and no evidence of oil was found.  Since the area has private wells, the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and also indoor air monitoring for oil vapors.

On 11/9/15, an excavator began soil removal under my direction.  Soil was removed from the home down to the road following the path the oil had run.  Ledge was encountered the length of the path and all oiled soil to ledge was removed.  Abutting the house some oil-impacted soil could not be removed without threatening the structural integrity of the house.

Excavation was completed on 11/12/15 and a recovery well was installed (about 9 feet deep) up near the house.  Soil samples were sent to lab from bottom of the excavation up near the house.  An estimated 100 yards of contaminated soil was removed.  Collected an estimated ten gallons of product in absorbent pads and boom in excavation between 11/10/15 and 11/12/15.  The area was backfilled.  I checked the recovery well a couple of days later and removed a small amount of oil with oil absorbent pads.  No further oil was discovered at the roadside ledge after the excavation was completed.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to maintain the recovery well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

B-775-2015*On November 18, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, e-mailed to report a spill at Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred on November 18, while offloading a refueling vehicle at the tank farm.  Three gallons of Jet A were lost into containment.  The spill was contained using absorbent pads and then cleaned up using additional absorbent pads.  No known release to the air/water/soil was observed.

Approx. 30 absorbent pads and manual labor were used to clean all possible spilled Jet A fuel.  Spill material was disposed of properly following cleanup.  I advised aircraft crew to have maintenance repair aircraft fuel system before next refueling.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-119-2016*A report was received of a tank truck rollover on Upper Main Street in Norridgewock across from the public water supply well, and several hundred yards up gradient of the Kennebec River.  I responded to the site, and while en route, I was informed that the truck was a milk transport tanker.   I responded to assure no fuel leaked from the saddle tank, and to assist in any way needed.  Clark's Milk Transport (owner of truck) responded with a second milk tanker and pumped off the stricken vessel.  The truck was then righted without incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-46-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) regarding a 2-5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A broken hose on woods harvesting equipment spilled 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto road surface at the intersection of the Twin Brook and Bull Ridge logging Roads.

A logging contractor crew used sorbent materials to soak up the spilled oil on the roadway surface.  The oily debris was placed in buckets/ poly bags and transported by the logging contractor to his maintenance garage for storage and proper disposal with other oily debris/wastes.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-48-2016*I received a spill report from Irving Woodlands LLC,(IWLLC) regarding a spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a wood chipper fire in Township12- Range 8 on the 7 Mile Branch Carr Pond Road Harvest block #6706.

IWLCC logging contractor used shovels an sorbents to collect oily debris not consumed in the fire and place in buckets for transport back to logging contractor's maintenance shop for disposal with other oily debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-44-2016*On March 1, 2016 a tree fell onto a transformer causing a release to soil and snow. Emera Maine employees removed contaminated soils and snow. The contaminated debris will be bulked up and disposed of at a later date. Once on site Response Services found the site to be cleaned up to Response Services standards.

 No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-186-2016*On 3/8/16, I received a call from Pan Am Railways reporting a hydraulic oil spill from the overflow tank on a locomotive.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-188-2016*C. N. Brown Company reported a small overfill out the vent pipe of this customer's outside, consumptive use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The tank was reported to not have a whistle.  The spill was reported to snow and leaves which were removed by C. N. Brown staff.

The location is rural residential use.  It would be prudent for C. N. Brown to cease fuel delivery until the facility owner upgrades the facility.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-189-2016*An oil furnace contractor called to report that approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil had been released to the dirt floor basement of the residence from a corrosion hole in the oil line between the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) and the furnace.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and hand excavated approximately two five-gallon pails of contaminated soil. MDEP personnel transported the soil back to the regional warehouse and staged the soil for disposal. The soil was subsequently disposed of at CPRC Group of Scarborough with other small amounts of contaminated soils that were also stockpiled.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-190-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a gasoline spill in the roadway in front of 1 Winslow Street.  Apparently someone had placed a plastic gasoline container in the road and someone had hit it with their car.  The contents spilled onto the paved surface.  The spilled gas was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-191-2016*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a rollover motor vehicle collision in front of 987 West Road in Waterboro.  The vehicle leaked about a gallon of gasoline into the ditch where it came to rest.  The fire department used sorbents to recover some of the spilled fuel and left sorbents in the ditch.  I arrived and changed out the sorbents and finished mopping up the spilled gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-192-2016*Cash Energy Company reported that they had overfilled one of their customer's indoor oil tanks.  A small amount of oil leaked out of the vent pipe outside the house and was cleaned up with sorbent material and a little bit of excavation.  I visited the home and spoke with Cash Energy and the homeowner and everyone was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-193-2016*Ms. Russell's furnace malfunctioned and caused several gallons of oil to spill onto her concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil ran across the floor to a small drain in the floor.  The floor was cleaned and sealed.  The drain was investigated and found to only have a small amount of oil in it which was vacuumed out.  Our Division of Technical Services was brought in to deal with lingering indoor vapor issues.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-194-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision in the roadway in front of 268 Cottage Road.  A small amount of engine oil was spilled onto the pavement.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-195-2016*Cash Energy Company reported that one of their customers had contacted them after they had delivered oil to her home and complained that they had spilled oil in her driveway.  Cash Energy went back to the residence and all they could find was a slight sheen in the puddles on the driveway.  They put down sorbent pads to satisfy the homeowner, but couldn't explain exactly what had happened.  In all likelihood, the sheen was caused by a drop or two of oil (either heating oil or engine oil) that dripped off the delivery truck when it was sitting in the driveway making the delivery.  No significant leak was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-196-2016*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  The excess oil spilled onto the concrete floor in the basement and some came out the vent pipe.  Both areas were cleaned up with sorbent material.  I spoke with Michael Stevenson, the renter of the house, and he stated that he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-52-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report regarding a small spill of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hydraulic hose on woods harvesting equipment. The spill occurred on the chip pad, 1000 feet from a brook. The spiller removed the spilled volume with sorbent materials. The oily debris was placed in buckets and returned to the contractor's garage/maintenance building for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.

P-1016-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this driveway due to an error on the part of the delivery driver.  He somehow opened the scully valve slightly while retrieving the hose.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1017-2015*A small amount of coolant and oil were lost to the paved roadway due to an automobile collision.  No products went to drains and most was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-573-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a person overfilled their vehicle and drove off without reporting the spill. The staff of the Big Apple called the fire department who responded to the scene. The fire department applied speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to the spill area. After cleaning up the spill, Shawn Howard with Skowhegan Fire Department called to report the incident to Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  He stated that there is a chance that some gasoline entered a catch basin and flowed to Carrier Brook. I responded to the scene and did not find any gasoline in the basins near the store. I used my 4-gas meter to verify that there were no explosive limits in the basins. I also checked the stream and I did not see sheen at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-577-2015*It was reported to Response Services that an excavator hit the wires and tore down the power lines. The nearby transformer sustained large amounts of damage and as a result oil was lost. An area of 25 x 15 feet was excavated and disposed of at Waste Management in Norridgewock.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-593-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle accident occurred at an intersection. While the tow truck was loading one of the vehicles for transport, a 5 gallon gas can fell out of the bed of the truck. When it hit the ground it popped open and released its contents onto the asphalt. The fire department applied speedy dry sorbent material to the surface. I responded to the scene and helped sweep up the sorbent material, and took it back for proper disposal at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-596-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a bucket truck blew a line. Hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement below it. The crew used sorbent pads to clean up the free product.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-597-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle had lost its fuel tank and dragged it up the road. I responded to the site and assisted Augusta Fire Department in applying speedy dry sorbent material to the gasoline that was actively spilling from the tank. A metal fuel tank strap broke and allowed the gas tank to fall at one end, and this allowed it to contact the asphalt below. The owner of the vehicle drove the vehicle onto a grass and dirt area on C. N. Brown Company property. The vehicle owner stated that he had just filled the fuel tank and estimated that 15-20 gallons was lost. I instructed him to call his insurance company because there were cleanup actions that needed to take place. His insurance company is Geico and they accepted the liability for the cleanup actions. They also chose to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to hire and oversee the cleanup. I hired North American Industrial Services to remediate the property under my supervision. All signs of gasoline contamination associated with this incident were removed, and clean backfill was put in its place. The area was then reconstructed to pre-spill conditions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-599-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil spill had occurred in Winslow.  Dead River Company delivered to an out of service oil tank piping run.  The homeowner had moved the tank and left the old fill and vent in place.  He did not tag it out of service, and the new fill and vent were not visible from that area of the home.  When the delivery driver did not hear a whistle, he stopped pumping.  By that time, an estimated 5 gallons had been pumped into the basement.  Dead River took responsibility for the spill and conducted their own cleanup actions on site.  The homeowner was happy with what Dead River had done, and did not want the Maine Department of Environmental Protection at his home for assistance at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-600-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a piece of heavy equipment blew a hydraulic hose. 10 gallons of fluid were lost to the concrete pad below the machine. Sand and speedy dry sorbent material were used to absorb the free product. The material was then cleaned up and placed in the boiler for incineration.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-601-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fishing vessel sank about 10 miles off the coast of Boothbay Harbor. The U. S. Coast Guard estimated that 250 gallons of fuel was on board. They reported some sheen from the area; however the vessel was on bottom and in over 150 feet of water. The U. S. Coast Guard federalized this incident, and I stood by in case they needed assistance in any way.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-602-2015*A skid steer blew a hydraulic hose while moving chemical totes around inside the mill. The hydraulic oil was lost to a concrete apron area. Sand was applied to the spill area as sorbent. The sand was cleaned up and placed in the boiler for incineration.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-629-2015*A Pan Am Locomotive discharged lube oil to the ballast of the railroad tracks. I called Josh Slaney and he reported that a crew was in route to clean up the spill. I responded to the site and waited for 3 hours and no one showed up from Pan Am. I called Josh numerous times to see if his field crew was in route. He never returned my calls that day.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-633-2015*Sheen was reported in the parking lot of Colby College. Gus Libby reported the sheen to Response Services. At that time he did not know how the sheen was created. There was not any recoverable product so I did not respond to the scene.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-634-2015*A Waste Management roll off truck leaked some engine oil onto a parking lot. The leak was due to a bad oil filter gasket on the truck's motor. Waste Management sent out a mechanic to fix the problem on site. The oil was cleaned up using speedy dry and sorbent pads. The material was put into the dumpster and taken to the landfill for disposal.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-635-2015*Pan Am reported that a locomotive released lube oil onto the ballast of the tracks. Josh Slaney stated that a crew would clean up the spill when they had time. I did not respond to this incident and Josh did not confirm with me that it was properly cleaned up.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-636-2015*I was contacted by Ted Haskell for an underground tank removal waiver for Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta.  The waiver was needed because the tank location was directly in the middle of the street entry for the bank, and there were substantial scheduling conflicts for future availability.  A weekend was the only time that the bank had to remove the tank.  Due to the circumstances, I agreed to give a waiver.  I was on site for the removal and confirmed through field sampling that there was not any contamination within the tank grave.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-637-2015*It was reported that a large release of hydraulic oil had occurred at Verso Corporation Paper Mill in Jay. The release was from a failed paper machine roller. A high pressure hose came loose allowing liquid to flow freely onto the mill floor. It ran into a nearby drain, and into the mill's waste water treatment system. No product was recoverable from this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-638-2015*It was reported that a patient was walking around 2 west of the Alfond Medical Center and tripped. The patient was being administered an IV bag of Cytrobine for cancer treatment. When they fell, the IV bag ruptured and liquid was released onto the floor, a nurse, and two other nearby people. The hospital enacted there emergency procedures for this type of incident. The people affected were decontaminated and treated on site. The carpet flooring was triple washed and then removed for precaution. There was no immediate exposure threat to anyone in the area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-639-2015*An electrical transformer sustained damage after a tree branch fell and impacted it. The transformer oil was lost to a dry roadside ditch and bark on nearby trees. Central Maine Power contracted Rick Labbee to excavate the oil contaminated soil for proper disposal.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-640-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported a large sheen in Rockland Harbor. I responded to the scene and assisted USCG in trying to identify the sheen. We were not able to find a source for the sheen, nor could we effectively collect it.  After a few hours it dissipated and was completely gone.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-641-2015*The local Boy Scouts of America were told by their den leader to do a small experiment. They were tasked with putting soil into a 2 liter soda bottle and adding oil to it. They then were instructed to mix it around and watch to see what happened. After that they were to find out how to properly dispose of the material. I received a call from one of the Boy Scout parents who completed this task. They chose to stay anonymous through this process. I picked up the material in Farmington at a mutually agreed address and took it back to Maine Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-642-2015*Pan Am reported that a log truck blew a hydraulic hose while loading railroad ties by the park road crossing. I was not able to respond to the scene to confirm that the spill was cleaned up. Josh Slaney stated that it had been cleaned up prior to him calling to report it.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-643-2015*Mechanics at Rockland Marine were preparing boats for winter storage. Part of that task was pumping out and draining the lower unit oil from outboard motors. They use a 275 gallon plastic tote to move around from boat to boat. While moving it back to the shop to empty it the valve came loose. A small amount of oil drained onto the parking lot area. Staff used sand to absorb the oil. The sand was then cleaned up and placed into a 55 gallon drum for disposal at a later date.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-652-2015*Clint Libby, with C. B. Haskell Fuel Company, responded to a no heat call. When he arrived on site, he found that the home heating oil system was supplied by two mated tanks outside the home. The tanks were manifolded together through the copper oil supply line. One of the tanks had leaked fuel, and then clogged with sludge from inside the tank.

I responded to the site. I dug down beside the concrete slab and found that the oil contamination only went to a depth of 1 foot below grade. I went over the cleanup options with the homeowner. She chose to have her son hand dig around the concrete slab. I provided two 55-gallon drums for him to place the contaminated soil into. He contacted me when the remedial efforts were done, and I used a die shake test to confirm a thorough cleanup. My shake test results were satisfactory at that time. I removed the two drums of contaminated soil from the site for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-660-2015*An anonymous caller stated that bare steel underground storage tanks (UST) were still located at an abandoned facility in Augusta. I contacted the City of Augusta to see if they had records of who now owns the property. They gave me a name and address but no phone number. I made a site visit and I could not see anything that confirmed UST were still on site. I referred this case to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection underground tanks unit for further investigation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-667-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that oil was seen coming through the water treatment plant before 0600 on 10-29-2015. I called Phyllis Rand, and she stated that the oil came through early in the morning and was just noticed at 0820. She said that it was probably not much, and it had already traveled through the system so not much could be done. I did not respond to this incident due to this description. On 10/30/2015, Phyllis called for a spill debris form for 75 tons of oil contaminated sewage sludge from the treatment process. She stated that the oil from the earlier incident caused lots of problems in the system. Bart Newhouse of the Division of Response Services issued a spill debris form for the sludge. I have not received the total weight slips back from the receiving facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-677-2015*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was in the process of selling the MDOT fleet maintenance facility on Capitol Street in Augusta. As a selling agreement term, a total of 9 underground storage tanks were removed as well as 1 oil water separator. I was on site the entire time that this work took place. Tank number 5, as seen in the site assessment paperwork, was the only site with contamination. MDOT removed all visual signs of oil contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group. Because the oil product for this tank was unknown, I did not give a virgin spill debris letter for this soil disposal. Waste oil parameters were run on the soil prior to its disposal. Orange snow fence was used to line the extent of that excavation in case someone re-develops the area.  They will have a visual of where our excavation was located below grade. The site was given a construction worker cleanup standard and all of the samples taken by the consultant on site were below that standard.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-680-2015*I was requested to be on site for the underground storage tank removal at Mid Coast Marine Services, as testing had showed the piping to possibly be leaking. When I arrived on site, Simard & Sons tank installers were loading out pea stone from the excavation. The water table was very high, and they were setting up to pump water directly from the excavation into the ocean. I made a strong recommendation that they did not proceed with that dewatering process. I recommended that they have a frac tank brought in to pump liquids into. At that time free liquid oil could be seen on top of the water surface. The tank installer decided to not pump water at that point, and he removed the tanks with the water in place. I could only be on site for the initial removal. I did not oversee the piping removal which is where the suspected previous releases had taken place.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-681-2015*I was requested to respond to an oil spill in Waldoboro. The technician for Colby and Gale, Inc., was on a no-heat call and found a leaking above ground storage tank (AST). Once on site, I learned that the AST was a homemade square farm tank. It was constructed of 3/16 inch steel and I estimated that its volume would be around 500 gallons. It is located in a garage that abuts the home. Mr. Thompson brought me into the basement area that would be below the tank. Oil could be seen seeping into the basement just above the bedrock floor. Given the location of the tank and depth of soil to bedrock, I determined that a cleanup was not feasible without demolishing or moving the garage. When I approached Mr. Thompson with this, he said that he would deal with the oil in his basement because they did not want to move or demolish his garage. He removed one 55-gallon drum worth of soil from his basement. I picked it up at his house and brought it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-690-2015*Josh Biskupiak was calling to report the potential of a spill. A passenger vehicle hit the vent bank for the underground storage tanks in the parking lot area. The vents were torn off at ground level. No fuel was lost in this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-693-2015*Downeast Energy Company (Downeast) reported the potential of an oil spill at a vacant house in Augusta. I responded to the home at 6 Crooker Street. I met the Downeast technician on site and he gave me a walkthrough of the home. In the basement oil fumes were very strong, and the fire-o-matic and filter had been broken off the above ground oil storage tank. According to William Burnie, the oil tank had been filled a few weeks prior, and it was completely empty at that time. William stated that the home was his mother's, and it had been vandalized many times. I noticed that the copper had been stolen, and my assumption was that the vandals took the copper oil supply line at that time too.  An oil stain could be seen on the concrete floor surface and there was a closet and small bathroom with wood walls that oil had soaked into. Given the amount of contaminated debris in the basement, Mr. Burnie chose to apply to the Groundwater Cleanup fund. At that time, I hired a contractor to remove all of the oily debris from the basement. We then used simple green and water to clean the oil off the concrete surface. While this was taking place, we found out that there was an open drain to the sewer with a small amount of standing oil in it. I assume this is where the oil discharged to when the incident happened originally. And it may also be possible this spill was the cause of the oil found earlier by the Augusta Water District on October 29 2015, Spill Report A-667-2015. However, I cannot prove or disprove this. During our investigation and cleanup, we were not able to account for the 250 gallons of oil lost from this discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-695-2015*A front end loader blew a hydraulic hose while stockpiling the sawdust pile in the woodyard at Verso Corporation Paper Mill. The sawdust was removed once the loader was fixed. It was placed into one of the mill boilers to be incinerated.  All visual signs of oily sawdust were removed and burned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-696-2015*A Pan Am locomotive released and estimated 15 gallons of lube oil onto the ballast next to route 201 in Fairfield. Josh Slaney reported to me that a crew was in route to clean it up, and that no waterways were affected. I was unable to Respond at that time, and I never received confirmation of a proper cleanup.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-697-2015*A skid steer blew a hydraulic hose while working inside the plant. The oil was lost to the concrete floor below the machine. Sand was used to absorb the oil. The sand was then swept up and placed into the boiler for incineration.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-736-2015*A concerned landowner called to report the possibility of an oil spill in a trailer park that she owns. I responded to the site to meet her and go over the reported issues. I found an actively leaking tank at trailer number 7. After speaking with the trailer owner, Mrs. Philson, I learned that there was a possibility that it had been leaking for the past 3 years. Snow had fallen off her roof and collapsed the metal filter protector. Due to this, I made the recommendation that she apply to the groundwater cleanup fund. She agreed to apply and chose option 1 for the cleanup actions agreement. I hired a contractor to excavate the area affected below the oil storage tank. We encountered bedrock at 4.5 feet below ground surface. My excavation showed that the oil had drained straight down into bedrock. I spoke with the neighbors and they said that their water had smelled like oil since mid-summer and they stopped using it. At this time, I referred the case to the Division of Technical Services for water treatment systems and water sampling.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-750-2015*An aboveground oil storage tank was overfilled by Maritime Energy Company. Oil sprayed out the vent and out the sight glass on the tank inside. Some soil outside was affected and some wood shelving inside was covered in oil. Maritime Energy took responsibility for the overfill and cleaned up the oil spill. When I spoke to Don at Cedar Works, he was happy with what the field crew had done, and did not feel a need for me to respond to the site.  A total of one 55-gallon drum of contaminated soil was removed, and some oil soaked wood from inside the complex.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-751-2015*Maritime Energy Company responded to a no heat call. When the technician got to the home he could smell oil outside. He went to the basement where the oil tank was located and found that the copper oil supply line had failed sometime during the night. A small oil stain could be seen on the concrete floor. He used oil sorbent pads to soak up a small amount of oil before replacing the oil line. I instructed him to use Simple Green and rags to wash the floor before leaving. I spoke to the homeowner and she stated that there were not any indoor air quality vapor issues and that the technician on site had done a great job cleaning up the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-817-2015*On December 8, Evert Mathews from R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report a spill at 6 Bridgeview Street in Beals.   The 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was a result of an overfill.  The spill occurred because the tanks were already full.  Several ounces of oil seeped from the tank in the basement and 40 ounces ended up outside on the ground.

R. H. Foster Energy did an immediate cleanup.  Contaminated soil was removed outside.  The tank inside was cleaned with sorbents to remove seeping oil.  In addition, approximately 16 gallons of oil was transferred to an auxiliary tank.   Sorbents and soil will be disposed of in R. H. Foster's waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-818-2015*On 12/9/2015, Dead River Company reported a weeping fuel oil tank at the entered location, a rental property. The reporter advised that they responded to an odor complaint after the tank was filled on 12/9/2015 (today), and discovered an oil stain on the tank and on the concrete floor where oil had dripped through what they thought may be a corrosion hole in the tank.  They pumped off the tank and installed a temporary tank outside and arrangements were made to replace the leaking tank, a 275 gallon supply tank.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and Owen Smith, the homeowner, was satisfied with the cleanup.  I attempted contact with Mr. Smith and left a message regarding any question or concerns he may have regarding the spill and cleanup.

No additional Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-819-2015*On 12/9/2015, Dead River Company reported a 10 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location, a Dead River bulk plant.  An oil semi transport was exiting the facility after dropping a load, and hit a loading arm used to load peddler tank trucks.  It is believed that the loading arm was pulled down and oil that had been in the raised arm was discharged out.  The arm swung back into place folding up and the discharge stopped.  There was another transport at the facility and three drivers were on hand to begin deploying sorbents to the spill.  Additional local Dead River Company resources were called into assist.  The spill occurred in the secondary containment area.  Most of the oil had spilled over the transport.  In a follow-up conversation with Dead River manager Gary Thebarge, said it does happen that fuel remains in the loading arm during peddler truck loading.  They are looking into how the arm could be positioned so as to not be struck by any truck.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-820-2015*On 12/10/2015, the Air National Guard reported an estimated one gallon diesel fuel leak at the entered location.  After fueling, a transport bus was discovered leaking around the fill piping.  The leak was temporarily stopped and the bus was taken to motor pool for repairs and the spill cleaned up with sorbents.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-143-2016*On March 8, Gary Fox, of Northern Clearing, Inc., called to report a spill at structure 235.  The spill occurred because a hose broke on an excavator losing one gallon of hydraulic oil.  The free product was cleaned with sorbent pads and a small amount was excavated.  In all, 15 pounds of soil was removed and 3 pounds of pads.  The soil and pads were placed in a spill kit bucket.  The soil and pads were disposed in the project's waste stream.

No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no resources at risk.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-253-2016*The discharge was the result of a locomotive's containment tank overflowing with lube oil.  The track and rails were cleaned using sorbents and contaminated ballast was removed for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is required at this time.
P-156-2016*A ruptured line on a vacuum truck released approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Environmental Dynamics Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-157-2016*Approximately 2 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released onto the earthen basement floor of the residence from a leaking monitor heater. The monitor heater was providing temporary heat to the building while it was under construction. The monitor heater was supplied by a 55-gallon drum of oil located outside the residence on the front deck. .52 tons of oil-impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-158-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to a paved surface when a transformer was damaged by a storm.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company report.
P-159-2016*Tank corrosion caused an estimated 100 gallons of #2 heating oil to leak to this basement.  The oil leaked from a tank located in an attached shed, down through sandy soil and through the basement wall to the basement floor.  The oil then flowed across the floor and into a sump.  The oil was pumped out of the basement by a sump pump which discharged out through a basement window into a hole directly adjacent to the basement wall so the oil then leaked back through the basement wall, onto the floor, back to the sump pump, and out through the window again causing a never ending loop of oil flowing through the basement.  Unfortunately, there was a basement apartment added to the building so the oily water pooled in this apartment as well as in the boiler room.

Due to the potential for persistent indoor air issues and the direct impact to groundwater, this site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for further review.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-160-2016*A small amount of motor oil was lost to the paved roadway due to a vehicle accident.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-161-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a paved driveway due to a hose failure. The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-162-2016*A burst hydraulic line on a trash truck caused the release of an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the road.  The vehicle was travelling down the road at the time so the oil was spread out over a large area.  What oil could be collected was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-163-2016*Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid was reportedly released from a ruptured hose on a fire truck to the paved driveway of the fire station. The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Biddeford Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-165-2016*
NOTIFICATION
On 3/1/2016, Mr. Tom Trainer notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Service of apparent oil-contaminated soil found during excavation for a new 5-story building complex.  On 3/3/16, I met Mr. Trainer on site as planned to assess the discharge and acceptable clean-up actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area under re-development is located at the corner of York and High Streets and encompasses former residential and commercial parcels including the former Harbor View gas station (Reg. 8334) formerly owned and operated by Downeast Energy Company.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  To the southeast and downgrade is Rufus Deering Lumber Company.  Harbor View had motor fuels underground storage tanks (USTs) abandoned-by-removal in 1990 and in 1995 when the property became a restaurant.  Other razed buildings had heating oil USTs.   Soils I observed were native material, and urban fill (see attached photos).  Bedrock was exposed at the southwest side of the lot.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc., submitted waste analysis for acceptance at CPRC Group.  The composite sample analysis (attached) were accepted by CPRC and did not indicate any significant hazardous constituents.  Based on the contamination analysis and characterization, the site use and sensitive receptors, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a 5.2.1.4. Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario petroleum clean-up goal.

Areas of apparent oil-contaminated soil were found while excavating the northwest embankment of the property (see location map).  I noted no free product oil on groundwater and no oil-saturated soil.  Lenses of oil-smelling soil were noted in the area of the former residential apartment buildings.  Mr. Trainer stated they observed buried ash in the area but it did not appear to be coal ash.  S. W. Cole had lab analysis performed on the excess soil that could not be reused onsite (see attached).  The contaminated media, even though not exceeding the clean-up action level, could not be used as clean fill.

I was advised by Mr. Trainer that in the area of the former Harbor View gas station, they found no petroleum contaminated media, and to my knowledge no soil from this former gas station area was disposed of as special waste.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the level of contaminants reported and observed, and on site sensitivity, no cleanup actions were required   by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.

As there was no clear source or age of the contaminated material oil discharge, MDEP Division of Response Services could not issue an Oil Spill Debris Form.  Under the lab analysis, about 188 tons of excess soil were accepted by CPRC Group that could not be reused on site.

I am not aware of any groundwater from this redevelopment disposed of, or treated.  I did not have opportunity to inspect the areas after the soil removal cleanup and I am unaware of any other MDEP staff involvement.

CONCLUSIONS
a)  Oil contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
b)  This MDEP spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.
c)  At this point in time, MDEP has not received a copy of S. W. Cole's assessment report, or any other Phase-1 or Phase-2 environmental assessments on this project and location.
d)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-167-2016*In response to a notification by the Maine State Fire Marshal's (MSFM) office, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff visited this self-service retail, motor fuels, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility to correct issues with lack of SPCC (Spill Prevention Countermeasures & Control) plan, and failure to notify MDEP of change in ownership.  I understand that this AST facility was unregistered with the Maine State Fire Marshal's (MSFM) office.

On 3/1/15, I had responded to a discharge of several gallons reported by Dead River Company; at this time, the manager was unaware of an SPCC plan despite my 2014 visit (see spill report P-812-2014, et al).  The facility consists of three 6000-gallon aboveground storage tanks with underground product piping.

On 3/2/16, as requested, David McCaskill and I visited and met with the clerk/manager Amjed Ale, who was expecting us; the facility owner was not there despite my 2/29/16 request and notice that we would check their spill log and SPCC plan.  The spill log had one entry for 2/18/16.  There was still no SPCC plan, and no inspection stickers on the motor fuel dispensers.

1)  I noted no prohibited discharges, so deferred further facility actions to MDEP staff David McCaskill and to Norris Butch Bowie.  Bowie later informed that the facility owner was submitting a change of ownership to MDEP and going to have the required SPCC plan completed.  If an acceptable SPCC plan is not submitted, then I recommend referral to U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an SPCC compliance inspection.
2)  MSFM is responsible for follow up for the required upgrades to the AST facility.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-169-2016*Responding to an odor complaint at the aforementioned address, the Dead River Company technician discovered a discharge from an apparent overfill earlier that day.  He had wiped it down and applied speedy dry sorbent material and powder by the time I arrived.  He then explained what he believed the root cause of the spill.

It appears the homeowner worked on the tank or had work done and the vent was modified in such a way as to immediately cause an overfill discharge from sight gauge or even the vent pipe itself.  The vent/whistle had been raised, put atop another section of piping, therefore shortening the dip tube of whistle sufficiently to negate the whistle at all.  The height of the drop tube after modification was basically equal to the height or full volume of the tank.  Even though the driver heard a whistle during the delivery, when it stopped there would have been very little time to stop delivery, hence an overfill.

Dead River was to contact the homeowner and explain the modification's inherent problem and have him correct it using a licensed burner technician.  Based on the site conditions and mutual agreement on cleanup, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-170-2016*The fuel tank fell off a pickup truck initiating a release of gasoline.  It was raining at the time, so product was influenced to the nearest catch basin.  The local fire department plugged access to the basin with plastic and sand, which created a large puddle.  Sorbents were applied to the puddle to recover free product.   Once evidence of oil was reduced to a light sheen, the contaminated sand berm at the basin was shoveled into a drum for disposal and the puddle was allowed to flow in the storm water system.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-171-2016*A spill with an unknown cause or source was identified by the presence of a heavy sheen on rainwater in the roadway.  It was a one-time event and obviously a lighter product.  The sheen was being influenced into a catch basin by falling rain/runoff.  The catch basin was confirmed to discharge at the wastewater treatment plant.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-172-2016*Zack, of Dead River Company (DRC), reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a discharge of about 1-3 gallons of #2 oil.  It was described that the oil leaked out a tank top gauge due to a blockage between the crossover of three manifolded tanks.  DRC described cleaning the spill to the concrete floor with sorbents and deodorizer powder.  I advised the facility owner that the spill area should be washed with detergent.  Ms. Michaud advised that there was no need for an MDEP response.  As of mid-May 2016, I have heard no further complaints or concerns.

The location is rural farm and residential and is served by a private drinking water well.

At this point in time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements are envisioned.

P-173-2016*Sanford Fire Department (SFD) reported through the Maine State Police a mystery discharge of about five gallons of gasoline to the roadway.  SFD reported they cleaned up the spill with sorbents, and some of it typically evaporated.  I later drove by and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  No responsible party was identified.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-174-2016*On 3/1/16, Mr. Randy Caplan, of Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported a spill of #2 oil and tank sludge from a customer's aboveground storage tank (AST) that they were cleaning prior to scrapping.  During cleaning, it appears that a corrosion hole was opened up and the oil leaked out to asphalt paving.  The spill occurred at their propane bulk plant located in the Brunswick Industrial Park.

On 3/4/16, while in the area, I visited this DEE facility and met a technician on site and noted the customer's old residential ASTs in the back area awaiting cleaning and scrapping.  I noted the spill to have been cleaned to state of Maine satisfaction, which I told to Randy Caplan over the phone.  None of the spill appears to have reached drains, surface water or soil.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are recommended at this time.
P-175-2016*Mr. Fortin reported that at their Lewiston facility, a waste truck accidently hit a parked excavator which punctured the truck's saddle fuel tank.  Initially 15 gallons of diesel was reported discharged to pavement and to a retention pond.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) workers were already on site for the Environmental Depot and promptly responded.  EPI re-estimated the discharge to about 35-gallons.

On 3/3/16, during a visit, I checked the spill area and found the spill near the south gate entrance to be cleaned satisfactorily.  The excavator was on site installing a new scale for trucks.  The location is rural commercial area adjacent to the closed Lewiston Landfill.

At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-177-2016*Both Biddeford Fire Dispatch and later Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) reported a leak of about five gallons of hydraulic oil from a PTW trash truck while traveling South Street and Mount Pleasant Street.  The leak was reported as contained and cleaned with sorbents.  PTW added the oiled sorbents to their waste stream for disposal as a special waste.  No spillage reported to have reached drains, soil or waters of Maine.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions recommended at this time.
P-178-2016*On Saturday, 3/5/16, report was received of transformer leak to the paved road and roadside due to auto collision with utility pole 11 contaminating a 15' by 8' area.  I agreed to Central Maine Power Company's (CMP) request to delay the soil removal part of the clean-up until the following Monday, as long as the area was stable and no rain was expected.  CMP reports 5-yards of contaminated soil removed.

CMP first reported verbally the location as 1012 Limerick Road, while CMP's Spill Report lists the address for CMP Pole 11 as 112 Limerick Road.  Both areas are rural residential and commercial use.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-179-2016*On Saturday, 3/5/16, in the morning, Irving Oil notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services, through the Maine State Police, of an estimated one-gallon spill (later re-estimated to be greater).  An Irving fuel truck had overfilled this location's basement, consumptive-use, residential heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The location is dense residential and commercial use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.

On site, I noted the Irving response staff had left and the exterior spill was cleaned to state satisfaction.  Based on experience and the size of the oil stain, I estimated the spill to be 3 gallons or more rather than the reported "less than 1-gallon".  On the outside, the spill was to pavement.  Some oil appears to have seeped down through cracks in the pavement to soil below.

I could not adequately assess the building's basement AST facility for leaks out the tank top fittings.  Leaks inside could have caused odor and oil contact issues with the day care center.  The building was closed so I could not enter and I could not reach anyone with phone numbers I was given, but left phone messages.  On Monday I received a call back from Sonya Carvalho, the Catholic Charities Building Manager; she assured me that there was no oil leak within the building and no oil odor problem.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at the present.
P-180-2016*Dead River Company (DRC) reported that they had responded to a pin hole leak in the bare copper fuel line at this customer's home.  The residential, consumptive use, aboveground oil storage tank was located in the basement.  The leak was described as to a cardboard box below and to the concrete floor.  DRC reported that they fixed the leak and cleaned the discharge.

The area is a suburban residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.

At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-181-2016*During a site visit, a prospective buyer of this foreclosure identified a release of oil from the aboveground tank.  Early onset corrosion caused the tank to weep at the seam, discharging approximately two gallons of kerosene to the ground.  Approximately 70 gallons of unspilled product were transferred out of the tank then it was removed.  A small hand excavation ensued thereafter to remove contaminated soil.  Contamination affected loam, then an approximate six inch gravel layer, before it transitioned to straight coarse sand.  Field analytical with oleophilic dye shake tests and a photo-ionization detector guided the width and depth of the excavation; the result was the removal of less than a yard of material.  Laboratory analytical confirmed a successful cleanup.  Neither vapor intrusion nor well contamination are anticipated.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-182-2016*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 heating oil was released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence, as a result of a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. The oil was released to the concrete basement floor. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location, applied a magnetic patch, and stopped the leak. The released oil was cleaned from the floor by MDEP personnel and disposed of. The homeowner replaced the tank within the next few days following the incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at his time.
P-183-2016*A small amount of #2 oil was lost to a driveway due to the driver dropping the nozzle during a delivery call.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-184-2016*Mr. Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a PTW trash truck when picking up at 31 Main Street.  Unfortunately PTW did not specify South Freeport, so I initially searched 31 Main Street in downtown Freeport in vain before I called and found the spill was in South Freeport.

At 0800 hours, on site I met a PTW crew as they were cleaning up the discharge.  While lifting a dumpster, the truck's line blew hydraulic oil onto landscaping mulch and wood siding of the building.  No oil reached drains or the nearby surface water.  I advised PTW to, at minimum, wash the oiled building, and to remove any oiled mulch and gravel.  PTW was putting the oil debris into their waste stream for disposal at Ecomaine.

The location is suburban commercial and residential use located adjacent to the Harrraseeket River.  The area is served by public water service.

At this time, based on present information, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requires no further actions.

P-185-2016*On 3/7/16, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting a small spill at a construction site in Brunswick.  Approximately 1 gallon of diesel spilled from a generator as it was being filled due to a fuel line having been disconnected.  A small amount of soil was hand dug and removed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-160-2016*On 3/17/16, an anonymous caller reported that the golf course operators had a storage container full of pesticides that was rusted out and had chemicals running out of it. I contacted the golf course owner and operator, Harris Golf. They reported to me that there was an old shipping container that had been used for storage in the past, but they had seen no leakage around it. I met the maintenance worker at the site. I inspected the area around the outside of the container and found no sign of leakage. Inside the container was an old push lawnmower, unused motor oil, and hydraulic oil. There were several small containers of herbicides and pesticides that were intact, with no sign of spillage. There were a few paper bags of fertilizer and potash. One of the potash bags was broken open and loose material was on the floor of the container. The maintenance worker asked what could be done with the contents of the container. I told him they could be used for their intended use or be disposed of as hazardous waste. He said he would re-bag the broken bag of potash and use it on the golf course along with the other materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-75-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil (less than 1 gallon). The spill was on the road surface with no threat to any water.  An attempt was made to wipe up the spill by hand with sorbent materials, but it had soaked into the logging road surface.

No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-14-2016*I received a call from State Police Public Safety Dispatcher relaying a spill report of 5 gallons of diesel called in by Bob Maynard of Northeast Publishing Company.  According to Maynard some of the diesel fuel reached a floor drain in the boiler room.  Told Bob I was in route to assist with the clean-up.  Bob stated that Dead River (DR) Company heating technicians were on-scene and applying speedy dry to the spilled oil on the concrete floor of the boiler room.

I arrived on scene and did size up of the spill inside the boiler room. No more product is leaking the valve on the day tank has been secured and the sensor in the line to the generator has been removed and the power has been tagged off.  According to DR crew and Bob the sensor between the day tank and the generator malfunctioned and was calling for diesel fuel from the day tank.  Fortunately an employee was taking a break in the breakroom and noticed a smell of oil and alerted Bob of this.  Upon further investigation Bob went to the boiler room and saw the leaking valve from the day tank.  He placed a bucket under the day tank and called Dead River and then reported the spill to the 1-800 Spill reporting number.   I checked the floor drain trap and did not see any evidence of any oil impacting the floor drain.  It appears the oil spread out over the concrete floor of the boiler room.  DR placed speedy dry down along with sorbent pads to soak up the oil on the floor.  Discussed with Bob a plan to come back in the AM and flush and vac the storm drain trap to be sure there is no oil laying in the line beneath the concrete floor.  At that time the speedy dry will be vacuumed up and washing of the concrete floor will be evaluated as well as any odors still impacting air quality within the printing business.

On 1/19/16 met with Bob Maynard, took several readings throughout the building.  Due to print shop operations the background VOC's were in the 17-22 PPM range.   The boiler room reading was below this level at 12-13 PPM VOC's.  Bob's crew will sweep up the speedy dry, flush and vac out the floor drain, and give me a call to do a final check on the boiler room.  Bob is making plans to leave the day tank power switch to the generator in the  OFF position - with a tag on the generator to turn this day tank power ON before firing up the generator.  This procedure will prevent any future mishap associated with valves and sensor associated with the day tank.

On 1/21/16 I Bob called back to inform me that the boiler room has been swept up of all speedy dry, the floor washed down and fuel odors seem to not be a problem/issue.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-44-2016*On January 25th, I recieved a report from Arnold Fessenden of possible contamination from underground storage tanks that were being removed.   The site was turned over to Paul Blood of our Division of Technical Services for land spreading the contaminated soil that could not be used on site.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-45-2016*On January 25, Brian Bernosky, of the Maine Air National Guard called to report a spill while refueling an aircraft.  Approximately 2 gallons of jet fuel was lost to the tarmac.  The leak was caused by a mechanical function on the plane.  The spilled product was picked up with sorbent pads.  Approximately 5 pounds of contaminated sorbent will be disposed of in the Air Guard waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
A-1-2016*Report received of logging truck hanging over stream in Madrid.  No recoverable product.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-2-2016*Overfill of automobile at this location.  Small amount of gasoline discharged and cleaned up by facility.

This report was completed after responder, Linda Doran, retired using information available.
A-5-2016*Auto accident was reported where fluids were spilled.

This report was completed after responder, Linda Doran, retired using information available.
P-26-2016*While performing a routine maintenance check on the property, an oil discharge was observed from a few drums improperly stored at the rear of the building.  The maintenance staff checked with the entity renting a portion of facility, who claimed they had no knowledge of the materials in question.  Going on that information, a licensed contractor was called and DEP Response notified of the situation.

Upon arrival, I met with maintenance staff and they showed me the situation.  One of the 55-gallon drums was not properly closed (bung loose or not there) and rain water had forced out some of the waste oil, and pooled around the drums and migrated across pavement.  It also appears to have flowed across the grass (more of a water pathway, but likely oil mixed in) and to the bank of the wet area behind the building.  I do not believe the discharge to have migrated beyond the grass and adjacent gravel depression.   The asphalt was heavily stained but the commercial property is a service garage and is likely to remain such for the foreseeable future.  The cleanup of all free product was completed. The remaining question was to what extent the stained surfaces would need attention.  I gave them the option to clean, or remove the asphalt as they proposed, but I would check with owner and the monitor situation.

Ancillary to this I  was shown an attached secured lean too, with locked doors. Within this room there were another dozen drums that had been recently moved inside for proper protected storage.  I was then told these drums were also outside with the leaking drum upon its discovery.

Resolution: The free product, spilled oil was already cleaned up, drums secure and a licensed contractor on the book for proper disposal as needed.  Based upon the visual inspection and confirmation of current situation, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-28-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged into a concrete vault as a result of undetermined mechanical failure of an electrical transformer. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The oily water was cleaned from the vault with a vacuum truck and Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported 1,340 gallons of oily water was recovered and disposed of by ENPRO Services.  Additionally, one 55-gallon drum of oil impacted soil was reported recovered from the vault and also disposed of by ENPRO Services.  MDEP personnel did not respond to the incident.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-29-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 20 gallons of mineral oil was discharged onto the ground as a result of storm damage of an electrical transformer. The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing less than 1 part per million (ppm) of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reportedly used 5 bags of speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the spilled oil and disposed of the waste material. MDEP personnel did not respond.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-30-2016*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released when a tank truck driver slipped on ice after making a delivery at the residence.  The driver cleaned the spilled oil from the ground surface with sorbents and disposed of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-31-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of #1 fuel oil was released onto the concrete basement floor of the residence from a 5 gallon fuel container. The release was caused because the basement became flooded and tipped the container over. The homeowner cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and washed the floor with a degreasing agent. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the homeowner had already performed the cleanup work. The cleanup was satisfactory and the homeowner indicated that he would transport the oil impacted materials to the local transfer station for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-17-2016*At 1640 hours on 1/7/16, Pine Tree Waste Services (Pine Tree) reported a 0.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a ruptured hose on one of their garbage trucks.  The spill occurred at the corner of Fortin and Falvey Streets in Bangor.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was used to soak up the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-19-2016*At 1530 hours on 1/8/16, Dead River Company reported a spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) at 32 C Street in Bangor.  The tenant was manually adding oil to the aboveground storage tank (AST) which is located in the crawlspace of the trailer.  The tenant then forgot to replace the bung on the AST, so when he had Dead River deliver 50 gallons into the AST, oil sprayed out of the tank.  This caused vapors in the mobile home, which were minimal, but they had grandchildren at this residence at the time of my visit.  Dead River wanted to make sure that they were not blamed for spill.  The tenant admitted to adding oil to the AST and leaving the bung out.  I installed some plastic around the tank in the crawl space to limit the vapors migrating into the living space.  I also soaked up the spilled oil from the frozen wet ground and AST.  I told the tenant to contact the owner since he didn't have a name or number to provide me.  I also left him my card to call me with any problems concerning vapors.  He never called.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-26-2016*At 1715 hours, when I tried to turn onto U.S. Route 1 from leaving another spill, the road was closed due to an accident.  Upon investigation one tractor trailer had tried to pass another tractor trailer when it was trying to turn left into a local business.  The accident caused a transmission oil and antifreeze to leak onto the ground.   I used speedi-dri sorbent material and a few pads to soak up the liquids.  The leaks were stopped before the truck was hauled off to the garage for repairs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-27-2016*I received a call indicating a storm event had caused a downed pole to leak about 5 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil at the entered location.  The spill was to icy pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-28-2016*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location due to a storm event. The incident resulted in about 15 gallons of transformer oil being spilled to the roadside. Emera Maine oversaw the removal of three drums worth of contaminated soil from the site. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-29-2016*Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a hydraulic oil spill of less than one gallon at Tower #20 at the Bingham Wind Farm.  The cause of the spill was a defective O-ring seal on a crane.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste was stored for later pickup and disposal by a qualified hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-43-2016*Dead River called to report the driver, while making the delivery, experienced a small discharge out the vent pipe.  The spill was being cleaned or was about to be cleaned up at the time of the report.  No request for assistance was made, so none was dispatched.

Mr. Merrill was called and stated he was satisfied with the clean-up and expressed no other concerns.  Therefore, based on his declaration, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-75-2016*A train engine leaked lube oil onto the tracks. The impacted gravel was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-166-2016*At 1145 hours on 3/22/16, Mike Curry of Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a 1 quart spill of number 2 fuel oil (oil) from a fitting in a boiler at an apartment building at 711 Main Street in Bangor.  Dead River replaced the fitting, soaked up the spilled oil with sorbents, and cleaned the affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-167-2016*On March 23, I received an anonymous complaint concerning Eaton Oil Company of 370 North Main Street in Deer Isle.  The complainant stated automobile anti-freeze was allowed to drain on the ground in addition to other sloppy practices.  The other sloppy practices mentioned were not indicative of a problem, but more of a general neighbor dispute issue.  I arrived to investigate and found nothing to substantiate the claim there was anti-freeze discharged.  The owner of the facility allowed me to look around.   The shop itself was clean, and had no floor drains.  I found no oil or other staining outside.   I did see that the drain valve for secondary containment system for their kerosene tank was opened.  I asked that he shut it.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.

I-65-2016*A Huber slasher ruptured a drive seal releasing an estimated 60 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils and wood fines. The machine was shut down and additional wood fines applied on to the contaminated area. Allen's Environmental Services was hired to vacuum the wood fines and oil and disposed of the contaminated materials through Huber's boiler system per Huber's permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-162-2016*On 3/18/16, I responded to a report of a fuel oil odor at the entered location.  Upon arrival I detected fuel oil vapors using a photo-ionization detector (PID).  The readings peaked at 23 parts per million (ppm) coming from the forced hot air vents.  I detected elevated PID readings at the base of the furnace, but no active leak was present.

On 3/19/16, I revisited the site and installed carbon filter air exchangers in the living area.  I consulted with an oil burner technician and arrangements were made to inspect the system on 3/21/16.  There was no active leak and indications were that a small amount of oil may have gotten into the air ducts.  The home is occupied by a child with respiratory condition and the homeowner was maintaining alternate living arrangements until Monday.

On 3/21/16, the furnace was partially removed and oil that had dripped onto a drip pan was cleaned up.  A part or seal on the burner had caused oil to bypass and leak onto the drip pan.  The seal was replaced.  On 4/12/16, I followed up with the homeowner who advised an odor had returned.  I had an oil burner technician revisit the site and an adjustment was made on the burner electrodes and the odor problem was solved.  The homeowner advised there were no additional odors.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-163-2016*On 3/20/16, Lincoln Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident at the entered location and that the vehicle was in Pollard Brook.  It was originally reported that no spill occurred, but later re-reported at 16:29 that during vehicle recovery an undetermined amount of transmission fluid may have discharged into the brook and was unrecoverable.  No additional complaints received as of 4/15/16.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
I-68-2016*On March 19, 2016 Caribou Police found a suspicious items on Bog Road and assumed that said items may be from a meth related incident. Maine Drug Enforcemtn Agency requested Response Services to aid in removal of possible meth related remnants. The materials will be disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-229-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/23/16, Dodge Oil & Propane Company (DOP) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services an estimated 130-gallons of K1 oil from the homeowner's outside, aboveground storage tank (AST).  DOP requested help.

LOCATION
The location within Friendly Village mobile home park is in a dense rural residential area.  The mobile home park is served by several public drinking water wells located about 2000' to the southwest.  The mobile home has no concrete pad below.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and topography is mostly level.  The homes are served by individual septic tanks and leach fields, and there are three septic systems within 30" of this discharge.

The home was heated from a vertical 275-gallon single wall steel AST on a full concrete pad at the southwest end, and with a sleeved fuel line.  The AST was situated between the home and a large storage shed.

This address and several hundred other Friendly Village homes all had 275-gallon underground storage tanks (UST's), all or most under different UST registration numbers, and registered as abandoned by removal 1989 to 1993.  During this response I noted no obvious surface evidence that a UST remained on this or neighboring properties.  I found no record of reported discharges from the former UST at this location.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On site with Mr. Smelcer and with Friendly Village manager John Richard, I noted a strong oil odor and a dark oil stain on the pad and the soil at the northwest end of the tank pad.  Oil saturated soil was confirmed about 12" below grade (bg) under the spill area.

Mr. Smelcer described that he noted an oil drip from the crimped steel tank end (see photo) and the stain below.  When he touched it, it opened up to a steady stream of oil.  DOP estimated the leak at about 130 gallons based on the last delivery and probable use.  The Smelcers had just arrived from Tennessee, so the home had not been occupied for months.  Based on the above information it appears the tank had been leaking for weeks allowing the oil to seep directly down in a narrow path to the water table, leaving a small surface stain.

Sensitive receptors included potential oil vapor intrusion into the home, oil discharge to the septic leach fields, and aquifer water quality.

During excavation we noted groundwater (gw) table about 5' below grade and with a red-free product layer atop the gw.  When reaching gw the oil spread out leaving most of the soil above uncontaminated.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 3/23/16, DOP pumped remaining oil from the old AST and removed the tank.  At behest of MDEP, DOP set up a temporary AST for emergency heat for the home.  Mr. Smelcer agreed to MDEP clean-up management and sent in a Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance application.  MDEP Division of Response Services hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to excavate oiled soil and investigate the leak the following morning.

On 3/24/16, MDEP Division of Response Services screened and managed the actions while CHES excavated oiled soil for recycling/disposal at CPRC Group.  Excavation was limited by high gw, and by being between the home and the large shed and fear of undermining the structures when excavating the sandy soil.  The top 4.5' of soil appeared to be not oil contaminated.  A 12" diameter recovery well RW-1 was installed by CHES to 6.5' to 7' bg and the excavation backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone.  CHES vacuumed free product and contaminated water on 3/24 and 3/25/16; gw recharge was slow.

On 3/25/16, CHES completed backfilling RW-1.  Further investigation and cleanup actions were passed to MDEP engineer Peter Eremita.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  MDEP Division of Technical Services will maintain the groundwater and free product recovery syste
B-174-2016*On March 24, I received a report of a traffic accident from Bucksport Fire Department.  The accident occurred at 196 U. S. Route 1 in Bucksport, and involved a tractor trailer operated by Brent Therault of PAF Transportation and a pickup truck operated by Stewart Leach of Penobscot.  Mr. Leach died at the scene.  The accident caused 80 gallons of diesel fuel and other fluids to spread along the roadway.  In addition, diesel fuel entered a storm drain that leads to a brook that leads to the Penobscot River.  Sorbent material was placed in the roadway, and sorbent boom and pads were placed in the stream.  In all, 500 pounds of sorbent material was recovered, the majority of which was speedy dri.

National Response Center was notified and the report number is 1143666.

Coastal and land resources were impacted by this spill.  However, the effects were minimized by the cleanup.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-38-2016*An oil tank in a drive-in underground garage was overfilled causing oil to spill to the garage floor and then leaked out onto the driveway and snow-covered yard.  A vactor truck was brought in to remove the free oil, the impacted snow and other oil soaked debris.  Likewise, other oil stained solids were removed from the garage.  The homeowner applied to the Oil Insurance Fund to cover expenses.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-36-2016*1/18/16 0810 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1 cup of transformer oil from a transformer stored in the garage leaked to the concrete floor. The oil was collected with absorbent pads. The oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-34-2016*1/15/16 2215 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 5 gallons of transformer oil from a pole mount electrical transformer leaked to the ground when it was damaged by a vehicle hitting the pole in a snow storm. The oiled snow in the area was collected and speedy dry was used to collect spilled oil on the road. The transformer was reported to be containing non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil. I went to the site the next day and checked the area for any additional oil. I found one area of oil impacted snow under a foot of new snow. I removed two five gallon buckets of oiled snow. No oil was found to have run towards a near-by waterway.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-78-2016*On 2/2/16, I responded to abandoned drum of waste oil on Passamaquoddy Tribe lands in Princeton.  Apparently, a local fisherman had cleaned out a bilge of a fishing vessel and left the drum at the town's water tower.  The drum was not leaking, but had no secure top, so some residual spillage was visible on the ground.  Sorbent pads were used to collect a small amount of spilled waste oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) over packed the drum and transported it to Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine in Hampden.  The drum waste was incorporated in with another MDEP spill case.  The amount was less than 55-gallons of oil/water and oil impacted sorbent pads.

The fisherman's name is known, but the information has not been available for release.  The subject has no known address and MDEP's last inquiries indicated that the subject was in jail.  Since there were no expenses generated, no further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-80-2016*At 1100 hours on 2/6/16, the United State Coast Guard (USCG) reported that they were assisting in pumping out water from a fishing vessel owned by Forrest Sapiel near the Pembroke Moring Field.  The vessel was taking on water.  The USCG reported a sheen on the bilge water but nothing in the water.  The boat was hauled out that evening for repairs without incident.  At some point during the day, it was determined that the vessel had 10 gallons of diesel onboard.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-79-2016*At 1538 hours on 2/5/16, Dead River Company reported a 5-10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) at 28 Route 168 due to a line leak in the supply line from the aboveground storage tank (AST) and boiler.  The Dead River technician was able to stop the leak and replace the line.  The leak occurred where the supply line passes through a wall between the attached garage and house.  Oil flowed onto the garage floor and also down the wall in the crawlspace of the residence.  I soaked up the oil from the floor and cleaned the area with Simple Green.  A small amount of oil flowed under the cribwork holding up the one end of the horizontal AST.  The Dead River technician said they would be removing this cribwork before the next delivery since it is illegal, along with some other issues with this tank like the fill pipe being inside the garage while the vent terminates outside the garage.

I crawled into the crawlspace and cleaned the concrete wall impacted with oil with Simple Green.  I also dug three exploratory holes to groundwater, approximately 15 inches in depth, but found no signs of oil on the water.  Vapors were not an issue in the living area.

The site was checked 5 days later and no problems, oil or vapors, were found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-82-2016*At 1000 hours on 2/7/16, the Maine State Police reported that a pickup truck had driven off a bridge and landed upside down in the water sometime last night.  The driver did not survive the crash.   A slight sheen was noticed on the water slightly downstream where ice became solid again.  The truck was pulled out onto the road without any problems.  There was no safe way to try to remove the small amount of oil on the water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.

B-83-2016*On February 08, 2016, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill at their Medway Bulk Plant.  While filling a delivery truck of kerosene, a valve on the truck came loose and dripped approximately 1 gallon of fuel to the pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the leak.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
B-85-2016*At 1625 hours on 2/8/16, Plum Creek reported a spill from a subcontractor's piece of machinery which occurred on 1/29/16 along a logging road, Rowe Pond Road (N45 9' 2", W70 3' 24") in Pleasant Ridge Plantation.  Hydraulic oil, 1-3 gallons, sprayed out over a large area of snow resulting in very little recovery.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-89-2017*On 2/6/2017, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a car pole accident that had occurred over the weekend in Limington.  Approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil spilled to pavement due to the accident.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-1-2017*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from an impounded car. Meth precursors/hazardous materials have been overpacked and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services.
A-62-2016*On 1.29.16, Dan Prescott, from Kelley Petroleum Products, reported the discharge of 150 gallons of K-1 fuel from an outside home heating oil tank.  He explained to me that the leak was from around the gasket of the filter.  The tank was disconnected and moved to a different location in order to remove soil the next day.  I checked with the property owner to see if there was a smell of oil in the house, but she did not complain of any.  The oil did not appear to have spilled onto the slab underneath the mobile home.  I hired a cleanup contractor the next day to begin removing soil from the area.  Due to the frozen ground, soil removal was slow on 1.30.16.  5.7 tons was taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility that day because Waste Management, Inc., in Norridgewock was not open.

Soil removal continued on 1.31.16.  In the course of soil removal, one of the pipes in the leach field was damaged.  Stanley Septic Company was able to repair the portion of broken pipe that day.  They noted that the piping contained sludge/solids which was an indication that the system was failing already.  Fortunately, we had reached the extent of the oil impacted soil and could begin backfilling.  Clean soil was confirmed by oleophilic shake test results.  As expected, some contamination was left underneath the slab for the mobile home.  However, the property owner continued to not smell oil in the house.

The site was backfilled and the tank replaced.  I referred this site to the Division of Technical Services for quarterly monitoring of the well.
P-100-2016*Devin Tapley NORIA regional manager called to report the discovery of a petroleum stain, implying a possible discharge.  No free product was observed, so the type of product was not known.  The stain was noticed in the vicinity of the UST fill covers, but not definitively understood.  There was a catch basin nearby, so Geo-On-Site was called to check the catch basin, as a precaution, using a bailer, and screening visually and with a Photoionization Detector (PID).  No petroleum were detected.  The cause of stain was undetermined, but reported anyway.  No request for assistance was made, none was dispatched.  Based on the info supplied, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
I-5-2016*A hydraulic hose on a frontend loader released 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to concrete. The spill was cleaned up using wood fines which were disposed of through Huber's wood fired boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-108-2016*On 2/19/2016, in Hinckley, the Good Will-Hinckley School reported an oil spill at 16 Prescott Drive. The estimated 600 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when a rusted leg on an oil tank broke off and fell over, breaking the piping that was attached to a second oil tank. The oil was lost to a floor drain that was connected to the sewer system of the complex.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to respond with a vacuum truck to recover product from the sewer system, a second truck was called after filling the first truck.  Sorbent boom was placed in a sump as a precaution to keep any oil from reaching the drainage field.  No oil appeared to escape the septic system, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-58-2016*On January 29, I received a call from Craig Smith of the Washington Hancock Community Services.  Mr. Smith reported a fuel spill of 7 to 10 gallons at a client's home.  Mr. Smith also indicated that he suspected it was a fuel line and the oil was on the basement dirt floor.  The home is owned by Linwood Clement 367 Bayview Drive in Penobscot.  When I arrived I was able to determine the spill was much smaller than originally reported.  Approximately .5 gallons was spilled on the dirt floor of the basement.  The basement was wet and had a lot of clay, so the oil did not seem to permeate the soil.  Some oil was found near and in a basement drain, however, the oil did not seem to exit the pipe.  The drain pipe was flushed with water.  I collected the free product on the floor with pads.  I  excavated a small area of soil to make certain I collected all of the contaminated soil.  I used the Photo Ionization Detector to determine that the soil left was not contaminated with oil.   The vapors in the home considering the use of the home were within acceptable levels.

No resources are at risk and no further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-71-2016*On February 02, 2016, Jim Nicholson with Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 2 gallons of diesel leaked from a ground heater tank onto frozen soil. The soil and frost was removed and disposed of properly.  No waterways or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-70-2016*Maritime Energy called to report a spill at the home of Sherrie Madison 496 Mt. Ephraim Road in Searsport.  The spill was caused when some maintainance was done on the outside tank on or about January 15th.  The filter gasket was not properly installed causing a steady drip.   Maritime estimated 15 gallons over that time period was lost.  On excavation the spill appeared to be larger.

On February 4th, Responder Delaney supervised the excavation of 7.5 tons of contaminated soil.  The goal of the excavation was to groundwater standards.

I consulted on the spill with our Division of Technical Services concerning possible well impacts.  Technical Services deemed the well would not be impacted.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
A-72-2016*A 100 milliliter (ml) container of the chemotherapy drug Zoledronic Acid Injection (chemical name phosphonic acid monohydrate) arrived at the hospital broken.  Most of the spilled product was caught up in the shipping material.  The remainder was cleaned up with wipes.  Maine General Medical Center has on-site hazardous waste disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated or required at this time.
B-56-2016*I received a call describing what sounded like a dumping complaint at the entered location.  I investigated the site and found what appeared to be a small quantity of gasoline had been dumped in a wooded area behind a couple houses.  Gasoline had migrated to a nearby stream in the form of a light sheen.  I removed a trash bag worth of contaminated leaf litter and deployed some sorbent material in the stream to collect additional product.  I retrieved the sorbent a few days later.  There was no apparent source of the spill.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-57-2016*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a loose flare nut on the oil line to the burner.  It is unclear why the nut was loose.  Dead River Company used sorbent material to clean up the spill to the owner's satisfaction.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-77-2016*On February 3, John Sutherland, Lubec Town Manager, e-mailed a report of a gasoline spill.  The spill occurred on January 30.   A vehicle owned by Penny Gisinger, parked at Lubec Brewing Company on Water Street, had damage occur to the gasoline tank.  The resulting leak allowed 10 gallons of gasoline to run across the pavement.   By the time the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified no action could be taken.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
A-46-2016*While attempting to remove a large unwanted tree, the tree-cutter accidently dropped the tree unto a homeowner's kerosene tank placed outside the home.  The tank was knocked over and split open spilling its content to the frozen ground, snow and tree debris.

The impacted snow and ground was removed by excavating.  Once the excavated ground was all removed, there was still free product oil seeping into the excavation at the groundwater interface (approximately 4 feet below ground).  A temporary recovery well was placed into the excavation and then it was refilled.  A vacuum truck was used twice over the next month to remove groundwater from the recovery well and surrounding ground.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-71-2016*I received a request from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) for assistance with handling and proper disposal of possible meth related remnants.  The meth related chemicals/solvents and paraphernalia were discovered during a surveillance and arrest warrant execution by MDEA agents.



No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-220-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a mishap during installation.  The oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-228-2016*A small amount of antifreeze was lost to the ground as the result of a traffic accident.  The spilled liquid was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-240-2016*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to a tank overfill during a delivery.  The driver cleaned up the oil outside with sorbents and inspected the tank in the basement and observed no problems.  I spoke with the homeowner on the phone and they observed no problems in the basement as well.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-241-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to the driveway of the Westbrook Transfer Station due to a hydraulic line failure.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents for disposal. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
I-72-2016*I received a call from Lacey Pelletier, Delivery Driver Manager for Dead River Company (DR), regarding a small spill of diesel fuel while fueling a locomotive at the Maine Northern Railway's Oakfield Railyard. DR crews used sorbent pads to wipe up/soak up the small spill of diesel fuel. The oily debris/pads were bagged and disposed of by DR's designated oil debris waste disposal contractor.

No action is required of Response Services Staff at this time.
A-246-2016*A small amount of gear oil was lost when a large sectional crane was being dismantled.  A gasket failed and the oil leaked onto the crane and was collected with sorbent pads and rags.  No further Response action is expected.
A-6-2016*Fielding's Oil and Propane Company reported an overfill during a delivery in Manchester. The overfill caused an estimated 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to spill into the basement of the Hope Baptist Church. The spill affected finished areas of the basement, soaking carpet and finished walls. A site visit was made to ventilate the church and provide cleanup advice to Fielding's. Contractors were hired by Fielding's to replace oil soaked materials and clean the concrete floor. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-10-2016*On 1/6/2016, Augusta Fuel Company reported a 1 quart spill of #2 fuel oil. The spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-99-2016*T&K Heating Service reported that an estimated one gallon of heating oil had spilled to a concrete floor from a leaking line.  They reported that they had fixed the line and put speedy dry sorbent material down to collect the oil.  They reported that there were oil vapors in the upstairs living area.  I went to the site and met the oil burner technician on site with the owner.  The concrete floor around the furnace was oil-impacted and covered with speedy dry.  I added oil absorbent pads on top of the speedy dry and covered the area with plastic to contain the oil vapors.  No ventilation was possible due to no access point and subzero temperatures.  The oil vapors up were in the 6 to 8 parts per million (ppm) organic vapor range measured with a photo ionization detector.  I installed an air scrubber to control the vapors and measurements were down to 1 ppm and less after an hour.  I returned the next day and collected the speedy dry and oil absorbents.  I washed the area of floor that was oil impacted.  I left the air scrubber in place for another week. Indoor air measurements were .1 to .4 ppm with no odors noticed after the week.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-98-2016*Toby Watson from Central Maine Motors reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled when a hose broke on a truck delivering vehicles.  He reported that the spilled oil impacted an ice and snow covered paved area.  The spilled oil was collected with oil absorbent pads.  I went to the site to confirm the cleanup was complete.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-97-2016*On 2/13/16, Madison Paper Industries reported a discharge of an estimated 30 gallons of lube oil when an oil sump pump failed causing oil to overflow from a sump into a process sewer sump.  The overflowing sump was pumped down and the oil absorbents were used to collect oil in the process sewer sump.  See attached Madison Paper Industries spill report. No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-34-2016*I received a call and follow-up spill report from Robert McNeally, Environmental Manager with Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LPC) regarding a 27 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The hydraulic oil spill occurred on the concrete deck surface next to the log deck feeding the mill.  The spill was caused by a hydraulic hose that failed on log loading equipment.  The hose was determined to have a manufacturer's defect and was replaced once the spill was cleaned up.  The spill was cleaned up by LPC shift crew using dry bark and speedy dry.  The oily debris from this spill clean-up was placed directly into the Central Heating Unit (CHU) as fuel per MDEP license conditions.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-40-2016*I received report from Dead River (DR)Company of a spill at the Micmac Community Center under construction as a result of a hy-lift striking a fuel line and severing the line from an aboveground oil storage tank (AST).  The leak has been stopped and the fuel line repaired by the DR technician.

I arrived on scene and met with DR Technician, Mike, who stated the actions he took upon his arrival.  Mike said that the hy-lift operator, Chris, had plugged the hole in the piping outlet of the AST, and the tank was not leaking when he arrived. Mike pumped approximately 50 gallons of kerosene out of the tank. Mike showed me where the hy-lift operator stated the fuel spilled out of the ruptured fuel line outlet hole and sprayed onto the ground. I dug around with a hand shovel through about 8-10" on crushed 3/4"+ stone.  Odors of the fuel smell were present.

I called Fred Corey, Environmental Director for the Aroostook Band of Micmac to inform him of the kerosene spill at the Wellness Center and advise him of planned clean-up actions planned.

I met on-site with Bob Egenstafer, Lee from Nickerson O'Day General Contractors, and Fred Corey,(Micmac Environmental Director) to discuss and begin the clean-up at the oil spill site.  Micmac Tribe provided a backhoe to facilitate the removal of  approximately 350-400 lbs. of contaminated soils. The temporary oil tank providing heat to the Micmac Community Center under construction will be moved when permanent heating equipment is hooked up.  Fred Corey will contact MDEP when the AST is removed to schedule completion of clean-up actions.  At that time the remaining contaminated soils around and directly under the filter/piping connection will be dug up and disposed prior to grading and paving the parking area around the center.

I met on-site with Micmac Maintenance Foreman Tony Caparotta to complete the removal of any additional contaminated soils at the AST spill site as the temporary oil storage tank has been removed from the site. I dug down approximately 18" -20" with the tribe's backhoe in the area directly beneath the location of the temporary AST and did not find any additional oil contaminated soils using the PID and oileophilic shake tests to guide the excavation process.  All oil impacted soils from this kerosene spill have been removed to the satisfaction of the MDEP.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

B-114-2016*On 2/23/16, T. Smith & Sons Plumbing & Heating Company reported an ongoing fuel leak from a 275 gallon capacity home supply tank at the entered location.  Upon my arrival the technician was holding his finger to a corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank to stop the leak.  All attempts to stop the leak failed, so I gave the guy a rubber glove.  The tank is located in a two bay detached garage.  A skid tank soon arrived and a magnet patch finally held.  T. Smith & Sons transferred the remaining oil in the corroded tank.  Luckily the homeowner had several old carpets on the garage floor in two or three layers in some spots.  Most of the oil was soaked up by the carpets which were cut up and removed.  Speedi-dri and other sorbents were deployed and the floor was cleaned up nicely, with little to no remaining stains.  Portions of a wall plate and studs were oil impacted and sorbents were applied to absorb any additional oil.

It appears that the tank had leaked without the owner's knowledge.  When Morin Fuel Company of Bradley auto-delivered oil this morning, 2/23/16, the homeowner noticed it was 163 gallons, twice as much as usual, and called Morin's to complain.  The Morin's truck driver returned and discovered the spill and he too stopped the leak with his figure until T. Smith arrived to take over.  The driver left with T. Smith's finger in the hole.

The spill was cleaned up as described above and a new tank installed under the tank replacement program.  The sorbents and oil impacted carpet were disposed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection's sorbent pad disposal stream at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town, Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-188-2019*Auburn Fire Department reported that they had responded to 520 Court Street, because someone's vehicle had blown its engine.  The blown engine caused about a gallon of engine oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-218-2019*Cumberland Farms at 975 Main Street in Sanford reported that the shutoff valve on one of their dispensers failed to work and a customer overfilled their vehicle.  The spilled gasoline landed on the concrete pad, was contained, and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-3-2016*At 1245 hours on 1/4/16, Dead River Company reported that an aboveground storage tank (AST) was empty after being filled four days ago.  A corrosion hole in the bottom of the AST allowed approximately 240 gallons of kerosene to leak into the ground.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to excavate the soil beneath the AST.  The soil was a loose soil which allowed the oil to flow straight down into bedrock, approximately 3.5 feet below the surface.

Clean Harbors excavated five tons of contaminated soil.  Very little oil was recovered.  I referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services Paul Blood, who hired a well driller to install monitoring wells into the bedrock around the spill area.  Four drinking water wells are within 200 feet of the spill area.  Two of the wells are drilled wells and two of the wells are dug wells.

On 1/8/16, the well driller installed a couple wells where the spill occurred.  MDEP Technical Services Matt Burke oversaw the drilling.  (Dig Safe number was 20160104085.)

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-124-2016*On February 25, Carlton Morse called to report a spill at a mobile home that he rents.  The home is located at 4 Pottle Lane in Hancock.  Due to a corrosion hole an estimated 20 gallons of K-1 leaked from the tank.  No fuel made it under the mobile home because it was on a slab.  No vapors were measured under the home.  15 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the area under the tank.  The owner of the home has a dump truck and will deliver the contaminated to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

The owner was concerned about the well serving the park.  The spill was referred to our Division of Technical Services.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-127-2016*John Gray reported finding a pint of mercury in a glass container in a home.   The mercury was picked up on February 27 and was tested with the lumex instrument to determine that it was not leaking.  It was retrieved so that it could be properly disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-20-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an overfill of an indoor aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of a home in Rockland.  The AST had been filled 3 days prior and the homeowner had called them to report the overfill.   Dead River dispatched technicians to the site to clean up the affected basement floor.  It was reported that an estimated one gallon had been discharged and the clean up was satisfactory to the homeowner.  Since the homeowner was satisfied with the clean up and no groundwater was at risk, no site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-104-2016*Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a discharge from a locomotive's containment tank on the west end of Rigby yard. Although Mr. Slaney was not at the yard, he stated a foreman was on scene conducting a cleanup.  Based on the information received, I went to the yard to inspect this particular incident.

Once there, I drove to a roadway along the tracks just beyond the administration building where I observed some men working.  They were working in the yard moving cars, not the cleanup.  After I turned around and began to drive back, I met up with a Pan Am service truck and spoke with the driver.  He told me he had just recently applied pads to the spill site and weighted them down so they wouldn't blow off in the increasing wind/snow storm.

I asked if I could see the location if it was not near the ongoing car movements/placement.  He led me to the location, quite a long ways down the line.  The spill was covered with pads and held in place with metal rail components.  Lifting the pads, the soaked (rock/ballast) was observed.  The foremen said he would revisit the location as the weather permitted.  Current conditions were heavy snow and fierce winds.  The containment tanks are filled mostly with coolant water for the locomotives, but also contain excess lube oil.  The lube oil occupying the upper portion of tank is the first material to be discharged when the system is full.

With attention to the spill being carried out by Pan Am staff, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-461-2004*On 8/24/04, 1110 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reported a 2-3 gallon release of dielectric oil from a transformer that was located two poles past the Chemo Pond Road.  The oil had leaked onto a 5' X 5' area of grass and soil at the base of the pole.  The cleanup generated one 55-gallon drum of grass and soil, which was taken to Pine Tree Landfill.
P-623-2003*Masonite/Silvestri called to report, while transferring molten parafin wax, a transfer line clogged creating an unplanned discharge of molten wax to the ground and river.  The proximity of the spill allowed a small amount (< 5 gal ) to migrate to the rivers edge and surface. It quickly solidified and was  removed.

The same clean up took place around the truck and transfer lines on land (gravel yard and some grass).

The inert properties of the wax allow it to be handled as a solid waste and Masonite staff handled the clean up and disposal. No request for DEP assistance was made, and none dispatched, based on the information received and the response initiated by Masonite.

No further actions are planned by DEP Response.
B-482-2004*On 9/1/04, 1300 hours, Bangor Police Department reported that there was a truck on it's side on outer Hammond Street that was leaking diesel.  It turned out that the truck had gone over in slow motion and the saddle tanks were intact.  There was some fuel dripping from the fill cap of one of the tanks, but a little speedy dry kept the release contained.  After the truck had been righted and hauled off, a little sand from the road shoulder was enough to completely immobilize the spill.  The truck had rolled, because the rear wheel on the passenger side of the unit dropped off the driveway into a ditch.  This twisted the trailer and made the truck roll.
B-361-2004*B-361-2004
07/15/2004  09:10

     Larry Keiper of Plum Creek Timber called to report a diesel spill associated with a log truck roll over about 2 miles in from Route 15 on the Williams Mountain Road in Misery TWP.  It was not known at the time just how much had been discharged.  A stream was reportedly nearby.
     Investigation revealed that about 5-10 gallons leaked from the fill cap on the saddle tank of the overturned truck.  The fuel was captured in sorbent pads, while the truck was righted.  A small amount of engine oil was also recovered.  The stream which was reported to be in the area was several hundred feet away.  No resources of the State were affected.
P-527-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	6/28/04: MDOT reported to Jon Woodard of DEP the discovery of two (later three) mystery, non-conforming, bare-steel motor fuel UST's found in the road shoulder and right-of-way of the northbound side of Rt. 302 in Windham.  The tanks appeared to be old gasoline so a qualified removal contractor, a CMR 691 UST site assessor was needed, along with a waiver by the DEP of the 30-day UST removal notification period.  Woodard referred the case to Stephen Brezinski for mover site in the field and granting of the removal period waiver.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Wed. 6/30/04: I met onsite with Maine CTI Redman and Scott Alloca of EPI whom MDOT hired to abandon the UST's by removal.  Ms. Courtney Homa of Campbell Env. was onsite to perform the UST closure assessment.  The two UST's were located normal to each other between the roadway and the John Mann's property.  The area was sub-urban residential and commercial use.  Due to the question of private drinking water wells, DEP judged the site to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  Gasoline contamination estimated at over 15 years in age was confirmed around the tanks.
	Old steel product piping went off the road into Mr. Mann's property and gasoline contamination may also be on Mann's property making Mr. Mann a PRP.  Mr. Mann's property was up for sale thru the Dunham Group.  I contacted Mr. Craig, a broker with the Dunham Group and requested he contact the property owner, Mr. Mann.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Campbell Env. screened soil and documented the UST abandonment for MDOT.  To CRS went 358.26 tons of contaminated soil.  During excavation, a third bare steel UST of about 750-gal. capacity was located and an abandoned by removal.
	 A test pit was dug on the west (southbound) side of Rt. 302 across from the UST location.  No petroleum contamination was detected in this soil.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	At this time this discharge within the MDOT right-of-way area is understood to be clean to Department satisfaction and no further DEP Response Div. actions are required in this area based on present information.  I do not believe that nearby drinking water wells remain seriously threatened.  It is likely that, considering the discharge's age, any threatened wells would have already been effected years ago.
II.	The status of an old facility and oil contamination remaining on Mr. Mann's 361 Roosevelt Trail property is still in question.  Steel product piping going under the fence into Mann's property may mean another UST, a dispenser island and/or petroleum contamination remain there.  I recommend this area be investigated under a Phase-2 environmental study.
III.	I understand that remediation and UST abandonment expenses were managed through the Maine DOT.  No direct Maine DEP expenses.  See attached assessment of Campbell Env. for further details.
IV.	As this was an out-of-compliance, bare steel UST facility I understand that no state UST Clean-Up Ins. coverage is applicable.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-447-2004*On 8/16/04,1228 hours, this office was advised of six containers of petroleum product that had been left at the boat launch area in Frankfort on Route 1A.  The material was recovered and added to BRWM, Eastern Maine Regional Office's waste stream.  The reporter was Kevin Jenssen, who works for Maine DEP.  He had discovered this while on vacation.
P-413-2004*
SUMMARY

	4/19/04: Visited site as scheduled and met with Ms. & Mr. Patry.  Suburban residential area on city water & sewer.  The home is for sale and the UST now out-of-service.  The 1000-gal. UST was buried under the deck in the back yard.  Abandonment-in-place was approved.

	No report of a discharge to DEP known.  No UST closure assessment required or known to be performed so condition of soil and gw around facility unknown.  No surface evidence of prohibited discharges noted during my 4/19/04 visit.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-715-2004*On August 18, 2004, Stephanie Carver contacted DEP to indicate that approximately 1 pint of hydraulic oil was released from a ballast tank into the water at the BIW facility in Bath.  The source of the hydraulic oil in the ballast tank was unknown.  At the time of the call the tide was rising and the sheen caused by the hydraulic oil was dissipating, therefore, no remediation or DEP response was initiated.

No further action warranted based on the information received
P-801-2004*While delivering oil to the Brooks property, a Downeast Energy driver overfilled a small amount of oil which disbursed from the vent/whistle.  The home is seasonal, and the owner is in Florida.  The small amount of oil released from the vent was removed by Downeast staff.   The amount of soil removed was estimated at less than a 5 gallon bucket.

Access to the inside of the home was not possible at the time of the spill, as the owner is a seasonal resident of Florida.  He was contacted by both DEP and Downeast.  He stated he'd make arrangements to assess the situation and return if necessary.

No other information has been received by DEP regarding this spill incident.  DEP/Response plans no further action unless facts to the contrary arise.
B-466-2004*On 8/25/04 0845 hours, we received a FAX from the National Response Center regarding a spill drill that was taking place at the Sprague Energy Terminal in Searsport.  Shortly after that, we got a telephone call from the terminal in the person of James Mace.  The scenario was a thousand gallons of diesel released to the water, because of a failed hose connection.  According to the report, the release was secured and presumably recovered.  The faulty connection was fixed.
P-708-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On 8/12/04. Ms. Beaulieu of Fill It Up Please company (FIUP) notified Ms. Ross, Maine DEP, of confirmed gasoline discharges discovered at several of their gas stations, including this Biddeford UST facility.  While undergoing a phase-2 assessment related to potential sale of the facilities, Woodard & Curran Inc. had been hired by a potential buyer to evaluate the sites.  FIUP hired Drumlin Env. for evaluation and to contact DEP regarding state closure on the properties.  At the time, FIUP was involved with Maine DEP regarding enforcement and compliance issues (see UST Reg. file 8158 for further info.).

FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	RECENT SITE HISTORY
	The retail, motor fuels UST facility is located in an urban area of Biddeford, serviced by city water & sewer.  The Saco River lies 1/8-mile north and 1/4-mile east (see site maps).  In early 2004, the DEP and Biddeford Fire Dept.  investigated this and other facilities in the area regarding mystery vapor problems in the sewer/storm drains (see report P-708-04).  At that time no groundwater (Phase-2) investigation was performed and a definite source of this mystery discharge was not found.
	PHASE-2 ASSESSMENT
	Woodard & Curran installed three wells at this station in late July 2004.  Soil samples showed 6.9-ppm GRO and 11-ppm DRO (see attached lab results).  Gw samples from two wells upgrade of the dispenser islands [WC-1 and WC-2] were both ND for GRO and DRO.
	Gw samples for WC-3 were 150-ppb for GRO and 430-ppb for DRO.  Well WC-3 is topographically downgrade of the tanks and dispensers and likely representative of gw flow direction south from the tank and piping areas.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	In late August 2004, I met with Mr. Reynolds of Drumlin Env. and discussed the site's environmental clearance.  Before a DEP Response Div. environmental clearance for no further action could be given, I requested further information: such as well logs for the three monitoring wells; information on where "SR-2 soil samples" are from; and gw flow direction.  I advised that a fourth well with sampling, east of the pump islands off Elm St. is required for a clearance.  An environmental clearance thru DEP VRAP was also discussed as an option.
2.	On 9/15/04, Response Div. was notified that FIUP would be going thru a VRAP clearance for all three of their sites, so Response Div. involvement in the closure & property sale is no more at this time.  See records of VRAP for further details and resolution.
3.	Further DEP Response Div. involvement is possible with future remedial actions and discharges.  Prohibited oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

	
S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-98-2004*
	Small leak of gasoline to roadway from unidentified RP.  Sanded in-place by Fire Dept. and Public Works.  No response by DEP requested or made at the time.  None of the discharged was reported to have reached drains or ground or surface waters.  Dense residential and commercial area, on city water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
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P-155-2004*
	2/2/04: Report of 4 to 5-gal. diesel fuel overfill at UST facility dispenser that occurred on 1/31/04.  C N Brown reported that the discharge had been logged and cleaned up.  The name of the truck operator (and joint responsible party) using the facility at the time is not known.  No DEP response requested at time.  Visit at later time confirmed stain but no recoverable product remaining.  See the many previous spill reports on this location for further information.

S G Brezinski
A-526-2004*Harrold Tibbetts, proprietor of Abbott's Market in Chelsea called to report that (4 ) five gallon cans of paint thinner had been dumped out behind his store by unknown persons, he assumed late at night.  I responded and met Mr. Tibbetts.  The cans were partially damaged being constructed of thin metal with plastic spouts that had been degraded by weathering.  The cans were not safe for transport, so I overpacked the material into a DOT approved container and removed them to the warehouse Haz-Stor building.  This was a mystery spill with no clues to the responsible party.  No actual staining or evidence of discharge was found.  No further action expected.
A-529-2004* On 9-10-2004, the Augusta Fire Dept called this office to report the release of about five gallons of motor oil. This occurred at the Big Apple Store on Western Ave. in Augusta. I asked the fire department if they needed my assistance, and they did not. The oil spilled when an oil container fell over. The spilled oil was contained to the pavement and cleaned up by C N Brown employees and the Fire Dept.

No further action will be required.

A-532-2004* On 9-2-2004, the Winthrop Police Dept. called to report a release of ten gallons of unleaded gasoline at the Public Works Garage. The gasoline spilled onto the pavement and was cleaned up by Public Works employees through the use of sorbents. The Public Works Garage is located at 57 Main St.

 No further action will be required.
A-535-2004*A paper machine lube oil tank leaked an estimated two hundred gallons of oil to containment. The estimate was based on the volume of the tank. It was later discovered that the tank was connected to another tank and more had spilled. When the containment was pumped seven hundred gallons were measured. No site visit was made by DEP.
A-536-2004*A sheen on the water was reported on Pleasant Point Gut, Cushing. By the time I arrived there was nothing to see. No residue on the shoreline was apparent so it was likely very minor.

No further action is expected.
A-539-2004*An outside AST developed a corrosion leak on it's seam. An unknown quantity of fuel was lost to the ground before an oil delivery person discovered the leak. Soil excavation took place and a new tank was installed.  No further action required.
A-544-2004*A leaky vehicle was reported to the fire chief who reported it to us. There was very little contaminated soil.  The fire department was unable to remove/recover any spilled oil.

This site has been referred to DEP Technical Services for hydro-geological study.

No further action is expected.
A-548-2004*International Paper, Riley Road, Jay, reported 150 gallon lube oil spill from a felt roll on the #2 paper machine on September 22, 2004.  The spilled oil went to the plant sewer and waste water treatment facility.  No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.
P-823-2004*State Police dispatch called to report a customer overfill at the Auburn Exit 12 Irving Mainway, Lewiston.  The estimated volume of gasoline was 5 gallons confined to the concrete/asphalt pad of the dispenser.

Speedi dri was applied and collected, and the spill clean up debris managed by Irving.

No request for DEP Response was made and none dispatched.  No further actions are planned.
P-824-2004*On 9/22/04, Dave Courtemanch of DEP Water bureau received a voice mail regarding improper abandonment of drums in Lebanon which he referred to me.  I attempted a number of times to contact Mike Smith (the reporter) and left messages for a return call, however, no reply has been received. Without a detailed description, no investigation possible.

No further Response action planned.
P-863-2003*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-749-2003*Phippsburg Fire reported a vehicle in the water at the town boat launch.  No free product was reported only the notification of the vehicle into the water.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.

No further actions from DEP Response are planned.
P-733-2003*On the southern approach of I-95 a tractor trailer skidded along the guard rail, flopped over and discharged a few 1500 lb rolls of paper to the neighboring wetland.  While on its side, the truck's saddle tank dripped, this was easily contained with sorbent pads.  The pads were collected by DEP and managed with the other stockpile of pads and oil stained debris.

Vehicle recovery and retrieving the few rolls of paper from the adjacent wetland were about the extent of remediation needed.  DOT will have to replace an estimated 450' of guard rail, but the environmental impact was miniscule.

No further DEP Response actions are planned.
P-734-2003*The complainant stated a private vessel was running on the lake late at night 21:00-24:00 entered the cove and proceeded to repeatedly circle.  He could only surmise they were dumping their bilge, and early the next morning there was what appeared to be a sheen along the water front.  A light oil sheen just off the water front of the homes along the cove.

Upon arrival, just after 1 o'clock a very light material could be seen along the shoreline, but it was not continuous.  Intermittent portions of material which looked like suspended silicates (sand grains) and an ashen mold.  It did not look petroleum based nor did it have the texture of a petroleum product.  A sample was grabbed in a glass jar, some of the material sank, some stayed suspended.

An interview was conducted with the waste water staff of DEP with no conclusive deduction.  No odor or petroleum characteristics were observed in the lake or the sample brought to the DEP (for visual inspection only).   No further DEP Response actions are planned, based on lack of visual evidence, given the size of the lake it appears to have diluted and distributed uniformly making identification all but impossible.
P-856-2003*Matt Leblanc of FPL called to report residual non PCB oil on the loading dock of Skelton Station, Dayton had produced a small sheen to the waters of the Saco River, due to rain.

No free product observed only a sheen.  Based on this information, no DEP assistance was requested and none dispatched.

No further DEP Response actions are planned.
P-858-2003*An Auburn Concrete truck fully loaded failed to heed the commercial vehicle signs atop the hill and failed to negotiate the almost 90 degree turn at the bottom, plummeting the truck and load over a steep bank narrowly missing a 1000 lb propane tank, careening through the trees and rocks coming to rest within a few yards of a home below.  Concrete was spewed throughout the off road adventure and pooled up about half way down the slope (see attached digital photos).

The driver suffered minor cuts and bruises.

Upon retrieval the saddle tank was intact but leaking slightly.  The water reservoir for the main tank leaked, but the diesel discharge was minimal.

The recovery operation was complicated simply by the topography but the wreckers eventually prevailed.  Landscaping and road repairs were to be completed by Auburn Concrete and the Raymond road crews.  Based on the field observations, no elevated risk to area groundwater was assessed and no plans to sample wells proposed.  DEP Response plans no further action for this particular spill incident.
B-520-2004*On 9/22/04,1934 hours, I was contacted by Dead River about an AST overfill that they had in NO 14 TWP, which is at the south end of Cathance Lake with Cooper on the north end.  The tech allowed that it had been cleaned up, but Dick Ramsey (manager for that branch of Dead River) did not know the details, so he and I met in Alexander and went to the site.  The circumstances indicated that the release had been less than a quart and considering that they had removed over thirty gallons of soil from under the tank, I concurred with the tech.  The spill happened, because there were two tanks hydraulically connected and one was higher than the other.  The higher one was supposed to be valved off, but it had not been.  The feed lines ran under ground with no protection, which is a leak waiting to happen.  I pointed this out to Mr Colletti and he said he would take the system out of service, because they were going south shortly and that he would replace his heating system with gas.  Dick Ramsey was there and he and Mr. Colletti agreed that could be done.
P-770-2003*A vehicle while in the parking lot of 340 County Rd developed a leak in the gas tank, discharging an estimated two gallons to the asphalt. Westbrook Fire responded and applied speedi dri, and notified DEP.  No request for assistance was made, none dispatched.  No further action is planned for this spill scenario.
P-797-2004*A homeowner installed his own tank and utilized a compression fitting as opposed to a regular fitting on his oil line which leaked on to his basement floor.  He called his oil company to check it out.  They fixed the problem and scrubbed the floor with speedy dry.  No other issues, including odor, with which to be concerned.
P-810-2004*A broken hose on a exterminating sprayer truck resulted in the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of a mosquito pesticide.  Approximately 60% of the material was initially recovered with sorbent materials and the remainder was excavated and disposed of at an appropriate facility.
P-812-2004*Complaint of gasoline spills from service station running to storm drains/stream.  I visited the site and found the allegations to be false.

Site has a properly designed and installed oil water separator system, and there is no indication that anything other than normal parking lot run-off enters the system.

P-813-2004*During a RCRA inspection of Maine Wood Treaters, Mary Corr of the DEP noted an area where petroleum had been discharged to the ground.  The area of the discharge was adjacent to the aboveground diesel tank, fueling area, and thought to be diesel contamination.  Maine Wood Treaters was required to contact the Division of Response Services to oversee the excavation of the contaminated soil.  As the site did use various chemicals, a spill debris letter would not be appropriate and Mary Corr required testing of the soil prior to disposal.

I oversaw the excavation of the contaminated soil in June, 2004.  3.34 tons were excavated and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling.
P-818-2004*Hydraulic spill from CMP truck.  See attached CMP report.
P-825-2004*Upon the installation of a new oil fired heating system, the system developed a leak overnight.  The floor had been recently excavated for a new floor.  The pad for the furnace was poured.  The oil line was attached and connected to the tank, and furnace respectfully.  The sheathing was full of oil and it discharged at the lower end, nearer the furnace, overnight creating a defined stain pattern.  The furnace was not on.  The cause of line failure was not immediately known.

Downeast Energy (DEE) responded and notified DEP.  Vegi-dry was applied, and stained soils were removed and contained in five 5 gallon buckets both of which were managed by DEE.  The line was replaced and re-sheathed.

The spill was managed and cleaned up quickly.  The home owner was satisfied and DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-827-2004*
	9/21/04: 10 to 20-gal. surface discharge of hydraulic oil to ground from CMP bucket truck.  Oiled soil excavated by R J Grondin & Sons Co. and sent to CRS under DEP virgin letter.  No DEP response visit.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-828-2004*Please see attached CMP report.
B-480-2004*On 9/1/04, 1127 hours, Dead River Company reported that they were responding to an AST corrosion leak at Alcott Antiques on Central Street.  They had cleaned up the release, which was from the seam of the tank and they replaced the tank.  A few oiled pad were taken to Dead River's waste stream.
B-521-2004*On 9/22/2004, 2350 hours, 3E Company reported a five gallon spill of roofing cement at Home Depot in Ellsworth.  3E Company handles all the spills of hazardous material for The Home Depot.  When advised of a spill from a Home Depot facility, they provide information as to how to deal with it and they take care of the reporting requirements.
A-96-2004*The SAD 47 school bus garage, located on 32 Williams Ct, in Oakland, reported a 55 gallon drum containing waste/used motor oil tipped over discharging an estimated 10 gallons of waste oil to the snow.  Garage personnel used sorbent materials and shovelled snow into a drum to clean up the spilled material.  The incident occurred when the snow under the drum melted and allowed the drum to become unstable and tip over.  The discharge was through a bung not sufficiently tightened.  The incident was reported on February 17, 2004.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
A-241-2004*Caroline Huntington, a tenant at 7 Bennett St, Augusta, reported "feeling funny" and thought there was an "oil smell" in her apartment.  The building is owned by David Harris, 33 South Freeport Rd., Freeport.  Maine DEP and the City of Augusta Fire Department responded and could find no evidence of spilled oil in the basement near the AST.  The Fire Department speculated the furnace could be in need of cleaning and that might have contributed to the odor problem.  Mr. Harris agreed to have the furnace serviced.  The incident was reported on April 25, 2004.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith based on recollections from Frank Gehrling during a meeting on September 22, 2004, with Thomas Smith.
A-279-2004*A H.O. Bouchard tank truck got into a soft shoulder on Route 4 (East Madrid Road), Phillips, and rolled onto it's side.  The tanker was transporting hot asphalt to the Manzer pavement plant in Phillips.  Approximately 30 gallons of asphalt leaked through the dome cover of the tanker to the ground.  The material was excavated by Clean Harbors and transported to the Manzer plant to be used as road paving material.

The majority of the asphalt in the tanker (an estimated 5000 gallons) was trans-loaded to a standby H. O. Bouchard tanker by H. O. Bouchard personnel using pumps.  Maine DEP staff on scene ensured all spilled materials were cleaned up.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.  No soil disposal paperwork was found in the "file".
A-427-2004*Jon Simpson, Hannaford Supermarket, 29 Whitten Road, Augusta, reported a gasoline spill in the parking lot from an unknown vehicle or responsible party on July 28, 2004.  The spill was to pavement.  Hannaford personnel used sorbent materials to clean-up the spilled gasoline and disposed of the contaminated materials.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
A-380-2004* On 7-2-04, International Paper reported a spill of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred from a loose  fitting on a hydraulic hose attached to Paper Machine #3. The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up by mill employees. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-508-2004*On 9/17/04, I received a report of a spill of one gallon of fuel oil by Dead River Company.  Colleen Dumond of Dead River reported that their driver had mistakenly attempted to fuel an above ground storage tank at the wrong address.  The tank the driver attempted to fill was already full.  The driver reported it at once to the dispatcher and a crew shovelled up all of the contaminated soil and brought it to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.  The next day, the crew brought in new loam and seeded the area with grass seed.
A-549-2004*Jonathan Goodman, owner of a property at 133 Ludwig Road, Hope, requested assistance from Maine DEP to dispose of a steel cylinder of unknown colorless gas Mr. Goodman found while cleaning out a barn on his property.  Mr. Goodman tried unsuccessfully to dispose of the cylinder at a local welding supply shop.  The manufacturing date on the cylinder was from the 1930's and the last test date was from 1957.  The contents of the cylinder were unmarked and unknown to Mr. Goodman.

Maine DEP staff removed the cylinder from Mr. Goodman's property for testing and disposal.  Environmental Projects, Inc. researched possible gases stored in that type of cylinder based upon cylinder size and valve type.  Because the cylinder was found on a former farm, some sort of fumigant was suspected.  The results of testing found the tank to contain Sulfur Dioxide, a poison used for preserving fruits and vegetables in warehouses where access behind and in crates of produce is not possible.  It also has been used as a pest control in warehouses and other closed spaces.

Environmental Projects, Inc. disposed of the Sulfur Dioxide and cylinder.


No further action is expected.
B-509-2004*On 9/16/04, I received a report of a spill of approximately one quart of non-PCB transformer oil at the Bangor Hydro-Electric sub-station in Surry.  The oil was spilled by a worker gathering a sample of the transformer oil.  The soil was shovelled into a bag and will be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-350-2004*Piscataquis County dispatch reported a truck wreck in Brownville that was leaking diesel on Route 11. I went to the scene. A tractor trailer failed to negotiate a curve, struck a telephone pole, and laid on its side. The single saddle tank was buried in the ditch under the remains of the cab. Personnel from River City Trucking, the operators of the truck, had placed a clamp on the feed line to reduce the diesel from leaking. When the truck was righted, we found the tank intact, but the cap was loose, possibly as it was rubbed through the dirt. This area is a sand and gravel aquifer and it was necessary to clean it up. This was easily done and only about a 1/2 cubic yard of ditch was removed. This soil was land spread at the Fort James chip mill.
P-865-2003*Wayne Bateman of the PNSY contacted me to report that a pleasure boat had sunk at their dock.  The Shipyard Team deployed sorbent boom and pads and cleaned it all up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-866-2003*I was contacted by Rick Furrow reporting that a windstorm the night before had knocked a tree over in Sonja Graffam's yard breaking the filter assembly off her AST.  I checked the spill out and although the tree was still on the tank when I arrived, there appeared to be very little spillage from the tank.  I left it that she would call me after the tree was removed if they found any more evidence of oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-254-2004*
	Sunday, 3/21/04: @ 1800 hrs DEP responded to a reported spill of 3-gal. lube oil from naval vessel under construction at BIW's Pier 4.  Ms. Stephanie Carver, a BIW env. rep. gave me a tour of the spill site @ the south side of Pier 4, near the south gate (see site sketch).  The discharge occurred during an outgoing tide and the strong currents dissipated the oil downstream before a clean-up could be initiated.
	By the floating dry dock a sheen remained in an eddy but was not recoverable with sorbents.  See DEP spill files for information on similar incidents in the past.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP BRWM
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P-233-2004*
	On 3/16/04, for DEP's Scott Cyr, I met Mr. Myer at his Windham property, the former Emerson Trash Co. yard.  The concern was over petroleum contamination from the floor drains in the commercial truck garage.  A suspected holding tank for one of the two floor drains was being searched for, but had not been found at the time.  Sweet Assoc. had done a Phase 1 assessment and was supposed to do further investigation and a remediation, if necessary, if and when the building is torn down for redevelopment.  I advised Mr. Myer to keep me informed.
	The area is rural residential and commercial.  The surrounding structures may be on public water supply though this was not confirmed at this point.  See the site sketch for further information.

	As of Sept. 2004, I have not heard back from Mr. Myer or from Sweet Assoc. regarding this property.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-836-2004*I received a call from Downeast Energy (DEE) service manager, Tim Kiley, about a discharge at 26 Frederick Street, Portland.  The technician on-scene reported a few gallons to the concrete floor.  He'd applied speedy dry to the spill and would later return to the site to clean it up.

I spoke with the home owner, Ian Talmage, and made arrangements to meet with him in the morning.  Arriving at the home, oil odors were noticeable, however mostly confined to the basement, as the vapors were being exhausted through an open window with the aid of a two small fans.

The area covered with sorbent material was larger than I was lead to believe (based on reported information).  There was saturated sorbent at the tank and also at the furnace.  Migration of oil covered approximately ten feet in length and at least as much in width.  Mr. Talmage was confident the clean up would be taken care of.  He said he'd call if there any problems.

Based on field observations, the response of the oil company, and the home owner's satisfaction of the clean up to date, no additional clean up actions are planned by DEP/Response.
P-833-2004*On September 24, 2004, DEP received a phone call from a Home Depot representative, Paul Mattull, in California.  Paul indicated that one gallon of latex paint had spilled in the Home Depot store located at 154 Topsham Fair Mall Road in Topsham.  He also indicated that the spill was contained and remediated through the utilization of sorbents.  No further action is required at this time.
P-873-2003*I was contacted by Brooks Brothers Oil Company reporting that there had been a significant oil spill at one of their customer's home.  I arrived at the residence to find that the gasket in the oil filter had been pinched during an annual maintenance done by a Brooks Brothers employee.  A whole tank of oil had leaked out onto the basement floor.  Since the spill was obviously the fault of the oil company, I handed the cleanup over to them.  Their insurance company hired Ambrose Environmental who in turn hired Engel Environmental Services to oversee the cleanup.  See attached Engel Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-826-2004*A Ness Oil driver had just finished filling up the AST's at Edo's in Oxford and was on his way back to the truck when he dropped the nozzle on the pavement discharging three gallons, as was indicated on the ticket.  The driver immediately shoveled some gravel from the lawn to cover the product.  Additional speedy dry was applied shortly thereafter and it was all picked up by Ness Oil personnel.   Since product did not encounter a permeable surface, there is no threat to human or environment health.
P-874-2003*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had lost 100 gallons of oil from her tank.  It turned out M.W. Sewall had installed a new tank at Mary Hipkins home but they did not connect the copper line to the furnace.  Then Downeast was called to delivered 100 gallons of oil to the tank.  In the end it turned out that very little oil was actually spilled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-877-2003*I was contacted by the Turnpike reporting that a motorist was broken down and leaking diesel fuel from her rented box truck.  I arrived to find the fuel filter gasket was pinched, therefore, when the engine was running there was a steady stream of diesel leaking out of it.  A mechanic was called to  fix the truck and I used sorbents to clean up the spilled diesel which was all on the pavement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-912-2003*McMaq has two heating oil tanks, one 20,000 gallon tank and one 1,000 gallon tank.  They run their boiler off the large tank and keep the small tank as a buffer in case the big tank runs out.  The small tank was being used and then they switched back to the big tank, but when they switched back they switched the supply line, but not the return line.  Therefore, the boiler was being supplied by the big tank but was returning to the small tank causing the small tank to overfill.  The oil came out through the vent in the small tank room.  McMaq realized there was a spill and cleaned it up with sawdust, but failed to report the spill to DEP.  When I came along during an inspection, I noticed the staining on the concrete floor and walked around the tank to find there was still oil on the floor in the corner and underneath the tank.  McMaq hired Enpro to properly complete the clean up.  McMaq plans to remove the small tank so this will not happen again.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-11-2004* On 1-8-2004, New England Organics reported a diesel spill at their facility in Unity Township. Waldo County Oil overfilled an aboveground tank. The diesel fuel spilled from the vent pipe and onto the roof structure and onto the paved, frozen parking lot. Some of the spilled diesel was trapped under the AST storage containment.
 I called Waldo County Oil about the spill and Joe Irish was under the assumption that the spill was just a few gallons. His driver then told him it was 40 gallons. I made a site visit and shortly thereafter a crew from Waldo County Oil and Sullivan Waste Services converged onto the scene. Together we used sawdust to absorb the spilled diesel. This sawdust had to be bagged and then trucked to MMWAC in Auburn.
 I asked Waldo County Oil to check the site on a weekly basis and recover any additional diesel that leached out from under the AST system.
 I stopped by the site in the spring and found the area to be cleaned up. No further action will be required.
P-843-2004*A CN Brown driver overfilled an AST by an eighth of a gallon.  This particular driver fills tanks with a sorbent pad around the fill so product discharged did not reach the ground.  No response action necessary.
P-1044-2003*I was contacted by Chief O'Brien reporting that there had been a car accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Cutts Road.  A small amount of engine oil and some antifreeze were spilled.  The Fire Department cleaned it up using sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1045-2003*I was contacted by Chief O'Brien reporting that a tractor trailer truck had leaked diesel from its saddle tank at the Welcome Center on the Turnpike.  The Fire Department stopped the leak and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-817-2004*A four-alarm fire completely enveloped a downtown Old Orchard Beach business.  Within the business was a 275 gallon heating oil tank.  The intensity of the fire compromised the tank's structural integrity discharging its contents.  There was a sheen evident in the roadway but the thousands of gallons of water per minute that were being used to douse the fire caused the discharged product to be unlocatable and, therefore, unrecoverable.   I did investigate storm drain outfalls but to no avail.
P-1047-2003*I was contacted by Robin Ashmore reporting that she had broken a mercury thermometer in her bathroom.  I went to the site with the Lumex mercury vapor meter and took many measurements (see attached list of measurements).  Only three of the measurements were above health standards.  I recommended that Ms. Ashmore ventilate the bathroom for a couple of days.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-838-2004*Lisbon Public safety called to report bags of asbestos waste along the Ferry Rd.  Six bags of waste were found at the described location, two partially opened bags 1 & 6.  I called John Bucci of the DEP Asbestos unit to coordinate the disposal of these mystery bags.  No visual evidence was seen beyond two hand written tags/labels "albums" and "tapes $2" and an empty  pack of Marlboro cigarettes.

The bags were double wrapped in clear plastic 6 mil poly bags for transport to the SMRO office where Bucci agreed to pick them up Monday.

The bags of asbestos waste were transferred to Bucci Monday and he made final arrangements for disposal. No further DEP Response actions are planned.
A-435-2004*Our office received a report from the USCG that a lobster vessel sank in the Damariscotta River near Fitch Point.  The river is a sensitive area with numerous shellfish aquaculture operations.  Bart Newhouse and I responded with the 16' Maratime Skiff to assess the scene.  F/V Catherine Joan 34' lobster boat struck bottom and sank just down river of Glidden Ledge sometime during the night 8/1/04.  The location of the boat was not marked.  While on the river, we met salvage diver Chuck Fuller and Russell Pinkham, Catherine Joan's owner.  Using sonar, Fuller was able to locate the vessel and mark the position with a buoy.   We observed some minor sheening and diesel odor down wind from Glidden Ledge.  Fuller dived on the wreck, and was able to determine the vessel was upright on a sandy bottom.  We discussed a plan for the following day to take advantage of slack tide around noon time.  Fuller would move his barge into position and attempt to raise the Catherine Joan.  We returned the next day with two boats, harbor boom, sorbent boom and tackle.  We also brought two 55 gallon drums and a diaphragm pump.  Fuller dove onto the wreck and attached several chains.  Visibility was poor, but he did a good job.  He was able to attach the chains to a small crane on his barge and lift the sunken boat to the surface.  The depth was approx. 45 feet.  Once on the surface, a good deal of oil sheen was in evidence.  We were able to surround the boat with harbor boom and absorb some oil with sorbents.  Slowly the wreck and the barge were moved to shore where the Catherine Joan was set down in shallow water.  The holes in the boat were patched with plywood and several pumps employed to empty remaining water.  Some spilled diesel was captured with sorbents.  Once the vessel was stable, we boarded and pumped off the remaining diesel fuel/water mix.  We estimate 20 gallons of diesel was recovered and 50 gallons was lost to the river.  We took the two drums of mixed liquid media off for disposal.  The boom remained around the boat until it was hauled up in East Boothbay the next day.  We recovered the oil soaked sorbent for disposal, as well as the harbor boom.  No further action expected.
P-707-2004*Slow weep from basement AST discovered by PROP.  I sampled the well water because it was a dug well and was nearby, but the water tested fine.  When the tank was replaced we inspected the area.  It turned out the oil was just sitting on the concrete under the tank and was cleaned up with a couple of pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-35-2004* On 1-16-04, Darren Mathew, of Downeast Energy reported a release of ten gallons of #2 fuel oil. This overfill occurred at the bulk plant on Mount Vernon Ave. during the off loading process. According to Darren, the problem was with a hose. The oil was spilled onto the concrete and they cleaned up the fuel oil.  No further action will be required.
B-406-2004*B-406-2004
08/05/2004 12:00

     The Athens Fire Department called to report a fire associated with a box storage trailer at the Boralex Energy Plant in Athens.  It was stated that hazardous materials were involved consisting of propane cylinders, solvents, and various other flammable materials.  The Somerset County Haz-Mat team was reportedly on site.
     Investigation upon arrival revealed that no hazardous materials were involved in the fire.  A peek in the extinguished trailer revealed only building type materials, paper and card board.   A few pails of lube oil were found in the rear of the trailer which were not involved in the fire.  No further action was taken.
B-279-2004*
     This office received an anonymous complaint at 1200 on 6/2/04 concerning a potential above ground storage tank problem at a private camp on Boyd Lake in LaGrange.  It was stated that there is a ten year old 275-gallon oil tank on a slab, about 10 or 15 feet from the edge of the lake.  The tank is not leaking at this time, but it was felt that it "might" leak eventually.  If it does, all of the oil will end up in the lake.  Consequently, this individual indicated that they should not be allowed to have an oil tank in that location.  Directions to the property, on Knight's Landing/Lake Road South, were provided, along with a description of the camp.

     Proceeding to LaGrange, I located the camp in question and went over the AST set up.  The name on the camp out front was "Cross".  Unfortunately, there was no one around at the time to speak with.  The tank is located on a concrete slab adjacent to a side door.  There was no indication of a leak or any spillage around the tank.  In fact, it appeared to be in good condition.  Although the tank is located close to the edge of the lake, there are no regulations that I am aware of that says a camp owner cannot put a fuel oil tank there.

REC:  File report.


B-471-2004*Because of on-going enforcement actions against LinCor, a car crushing concern in Limerick or Parsonsfield, DEP Enforcement personnel became aware that that outfit was crushing cars at a junkyard in Troy.  Their previous dismal record of complying with environmental laws prompted Peter Carney to ask that we visit Hodgedon's junkyard and ascertain if there had been any spillage of fluids as the cars were crushed and that we find out what was being done with any recovered fluids.

Bob Shannon and I arrived on-site in the mid-afternoon and made contact with Roger Hodgedon and his son-in-law, Mike Stacey.  LinCor personnel were also on site, but crushing operations had ceased; indeed the crusher was being readied to move to another site.

Hodgedon said he burns the waste oil recovered from the hulks to heat his garage.   He said he has a friend who takes the drummed gasoline.   During our visit, there were 4 drums of recovered gasoline adjacent to the crusher; one had been knocked over and was leaking out of the bungs.  Hodgedon said the crusher crew had knocked it over with the forklift as they fed hulks into the crusher and "not noticed it".   I told him he would have to dig up the contaminated soil and dispose of it at the Pine Tree Landfill.  Shannon righted the drum.

Hodgedon claimed he was told not to bring the soil to Pine Tree when he called to inquire about cost.  I called the Landfill and straightened out the problem, if ever there was one.  A re-inspection on 9/28, showed that Mr. Hodgedon had done a good job of cleaning up.  Betty Robinson at Pine Tree said he brought in 11.55 tons of soil.

Mr. Hodgedon says he is thinking seriously of getting out of the junkyard business.

P-415-2000*I was contacted by the South Portland Fire Department reporting that a USPS truck had punctured its saddle tank and had leaked up to 100 gallons of diesel fuel.  The fuel spilled onto the pavement and ran down into a dry ditch.  The Fire Department deployed speedy dry and sorbents and then Clean Harbors was contracted to remove contaminated soil which was ultimately transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-455-2004*B-455-2004
08/20/2004 13:15

     Mike Tammaro of Tammaro Oil called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Gerald Greenlaw on Bear Cove Road on Meddybemps Lake.  It was stated that the tank had fallen over during the filling process.  There was both concern for the lake and the well at the property, at the time.
     Investigation shown that when the tank was filled, the blocks it was resting on gave out.  Luckily the tank came to rest up against an out building not fully tipping over.  It appeared that about 10-20 gallons leaked onto a hard ground surface.  Most of the fuel was believed to be captured in sorbent pads.  Neither the lake or the well is believed to be at risk, currently.
P-468-2000*I was contacted by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office reporting that a boat was on fire and leaking gasoline at the Dolphin Marina in Harpswell.  I arrived on scene to find that the a propane tank exploded on the boat causing the fire.  The fire was out but the boat was on shore leaking gasoline.  I hired Fleet to vacuum out the fuel tank.  We also used sorbent pads and harvested quite a bit of contaminated seaweed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-928-2004*On 10/9/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Brian McLellan of Gelinas Heating and Air Conditioning reporting a client had called them and reported that her oil tank had collapsed in her yard causing an oil spill.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with a burner technician from Gelinas as well as Jim Conroy of Conroy's Oil Service.  The technician had disconnected the oil line from the tank which was where the oil was leaking from.  Two of the legs on one side of the tank had collapsed causing the oil line to weep.  I estimate approximately 20 gallons of oil had leaked.  The spillage was not likely to cause any damage to anything nearby and was not cleaned up.  No further action required.
A-561-2004*DEP received a report of an oil sheen on Sheepscot Lake in Palermo from Mike Heatley of Hannon Shore Drive.  He reported smelling an oil odor as well.  Barton Newhouse and I responded with a 14' aluminum boat and gear to assess the potential source of the oil.  Upon arriving at the Heatley's dock we met Sidney, Mike's mother.  She showed us the sheen and we could smell fuel oil, however, it was a windy day and no obvious source was in evidence.  We patrolled the shoreline in the area looking for a sunken vessel or upset fuel oil tank near shore, but found nothing.  We returned to the Heatley residence and walked along the shoreline.  The Heatley's do not heat with fuel oil.  The abutting property to the west (Quigg) did have a fuel oil tank, and it was leaking.
Hannon Shore Drive is a narrow dirt road with what appear to be mostly seasonal camps between the road and the lake.  The Quigg tank was an AST 275 gallon situated in the woods approx. 30 feet away from the camp.  The tank was situated on flat rocks with no filter protection.  The supply line to the camp ran underground and was not sheathed.  It appeared that the tank had leaked from a loose fitting near the filter.  It is unclear why the fitting was leaking, however, Mr. Quigg indicated he had straightened the tank earlier in the summer as it had been leaning.  The tank was 1/2 full according to the sight gauge.  I closed the firematic valve to stop the discharge.  Oil had seeped underground through rocky soil to a drainage swale and into the lake.  I determined soil removal would be necessary.  I obtained Mr. Quigg's name from the Heatley's and contacted him.  We met on site and agreed on a plan of remediation.  I hired Kip's Home Services to excavate soils in the vicinity of the tank.  Mr. Quigg wanted the remaining oil and the tank.  He pumped off the remaining oil and removed the AST.  I oversaw excavation of soil.  The area was VERY rocky interspersed with tree roots.  This made for difficult excavation.  We were also limited by the proximity of the septic system which was located between the camp and the AST.  A number of small trees had to be removed to access the area, as well as one large oak tree.  Kip subcontacted for this removal.  This was discussed and approved by Mr. Quigg who wanted the log from the oak tree to use for lumber.  Following soil disturbance the area was filled with clean loam, mulched and seeded.  No further action should be necessary.
P-926-2004*On 10/8/04, I received a call from the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a small diesel spill at the Mile 57 Service Center in Cumberland.  The spill occurred when a station employee was fueling a truck.  The nozzle fell out of the truck causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-313-2001*CN Brown reported a leaking fitting at the home of Laura Cutler, 623 Wilson Hill Road, Turner discharging an estimated 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor.  CN Brown personnel repaired the leaking fitting and used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  The report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
P-885-2004*On 10/7/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill as the result of a car hitting a power pole.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-884-2004*On 10/7/04, I received a call from the Wells Police Department reporting a car accident into a small stream at the intersection of Tatnic Rd and Hilton Ln.  Arrangements were underway to remove the vehicle from the stream.  A small quantity of gas may have leaked into the stream.  No further action required.
P-887-2004*Latex paint spill onto concrete floor.  Material cleaned up with sorbents and packaged for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-889-2004*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that a vehicle was leaking gasoline on Mt. Vernon Street.  A small amount of gas got into a storm drain, but we were able to clean it up with sorbent pads as the drain wasn't flowing.  No further Response action is needed at this time.


P-883-2004*On 10/7/04, I received a call from Rod Hodge of Dead River reporting an overfill spill they had at a client's residence in Waterford.  Approximately 2 gallons were spilled.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-891-2004*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that a charter bus had blown a hose and spilled motor oil on the ramp at Exit 10.  They cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-894-2004*I was contacted by Ryder Truck reporting that one of their trucks had its fuel injector pop out which spilled ten to fifteen gallons of diesel fuel onto the pavement at the Kennebunk Rest Area.  Ryder contacted its clean up contractor, Maietta, and had them respond and clean it up with absorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-896-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-897-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-899-2004*One ounce of wood treatment spilled onto the concrete floor.  It was cleaned up and packaged for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-901-2004*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that an Irving Oil Company service van had leaked oil onto Bridge Street.  Apparently the service technician had a small bucket of fuel oil in the back of his van that he had collected from various jobs.  While driving the bucket tipped over and leaked out through the back door of the van.  Irving Oil Company cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-902-2004*A five gallon pail of waste oil washed up on the beach at Biddeford Pool.  A resident called to report finding the pail and I went out and picked it up.  There was no spillage from the pail.  The oil was disposed of by the DEP.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-202-2004* John Cronin of International Paper reported a release of one gallon of lube oil. This material spilled onto the floor and some of it entered the mill's waste water treatment system. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-905-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-638-2001*Brent Smith, 129 Town Farm Road, Farmington, reported his oil tank was dripping and had lost an unknown quantity of K-1 to the ground.  The leak was reported to Maine DEP on September 28, 2001.  A local oil dealer replaced the tank and used sorbent materials to clean up the oil.  The area is served by municipal water.   No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
A-695-2001*Maine Yankee, Ferry Road, Wiscasset, reported an estimated 1 pint of lube oil spilled to the ground from a broken gear case.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.  The discharge occurred on October 29, 2001.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith.
P-850-2004*On September 30, 2004, a representative from Garland Oil notified the DEP that one of his client's contractors had broken off the filter of an outside AST while disposing of bricks (i.e. - when throwing bricks out of a door during demolition, one of the bricks broke the filter off).  The contractor was able to stop the flow of K-1 (approximately 2 gallons spilled) until the representative from Garland Oil arrived on-site.  The Garland representative pumped out the remaining K-1 and removed the tanks.  I arrived on-site and removed approximately 70 pounds of contaminated soil by hand from the premises.  This soil was stockpiled at the town garage with other contaminated soil from spill P-798-2004 to be recycled at Commercial Paving.  No further action is warranted at this time.
B-534-2004*On 9/30/04, 1050 hours, Gil Merchant reported that while they were preparing to properly abandon an old military fuel line about six hundred gallons of jet fuel came into the valve pit that they were working from.  They had drained a few hundred gallons of water from the line the previous day and they thought they had all of the fluid that was there.  However, when the upgrade end of the line was uncapped, about 600 gallons of fuel came into the pit.  Apparently, previous attempts to empty the line had been thwarted by a vapor lock.  The product was vacuumed out of the pit and stored in a tank truck for eventual disposal by Clean Harbors.  Gil said that they had been told that the military lines had been drained before the facility was turned over to the city.
B-475-2004*
     This office received a call at 1205 on 8/30/04, from Darryl Cyr (Bangor Fire Department) reporting a small chemical spill.  He stated that approximately 3 gallons of monopropylene glycol (anti-freeze) was spilled at the Acadia Medical Arts Ambulatory Surgical Suite on State Street in Bangor this morning from a piping leak on the facilities air conditioner system.  Personnel flushed the material down a drain and into the city sewer system before the Fire Department arrived on site.  The building has since been evacuated due to odors and they are in the process of ventilating the facility.  Since the building is several miles from the treatment plant, it is highly unlikely that they would ever detect the material at the plant.  No additional assistance was required.

REC:  File report.


P-341-2004*
SUMMARY
	On 4/14/04, I received a notice from an anonymous person requesting information as to why the out-of-service Durham Variety store and gas station was having work done on their UST's.  Not finding any notification or re-registration in the DEP SMRO files, I made a brief site visit that afternoon.  The area is rural residential and commercial, on private wells and septic making the location a geologic sensitive area with a Stringent Clean-Up Goal for oil discharges.
	On site I noted the UST vent piping had been removed from the ground and side of the building (see photos attached).  Temporary vent pipes had been installed directly out of the tanks.  I noted no obvious discharges and the store was still closed.  On contacting DEP's John Dunlap, I found that permission had been granted to Maine CTI company, Simard & Sons to move the vents until a new building was constructed.
	In July 2004, the two 6000-gal. gasoline UST's were abandoned by removal and the removal was visited by DEP's Greg O'Brien.  As of September 2004, the new store is built and new UST's in operation.  See also reports P-446-2000, P-741-1989, and P-189-1985.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-704-2004*
SUMMARY

	Thurs. 8/12/04,: In the late afternoon while in the area I noted a large, fresh, dark oil stain on on the road coming out of Weed Way onto River Rd. in Brunswick.  Following the intermittent oil discharge to Pleasant St. (Rt. 1) in Brunswick I noted the discharge at turns in the road and upgrades.  A neighbor next to Weed Way had not noticed the spill before and knew nothing of it.  It appeared that the discharge was from a fuel delivery truck or perhaps a saddle tank from a commercial truck.  It was not possible to say if the oil was diesel or #2 oil.  I briefly visited the Thibeault Oil Co. and the Downeast Oil Co. bulk plants nearby Rt. 1 and found no evidence these locations were connected to this discharge.
	Weed Way is a private gravel road with several residences.  The area is on private wells and therefore sensitive.  It appears all, or the bulk of the oil, remained on the asphalt pavement so only dissolved oil in precipitation reached soil and possibly groundwater.  The oil was spread thin down the road and clean-up appeared possible at the time the spillage was discovered.  Another major threat is damage to (premature degradation) the asphalt from the oil.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-533-2004*Dolores Gardiner called to report that a strange gross substance was bubbling from the ground near her home. She was afraid it was some form of toxic waste. While there did not seem to be any sources in this rural area of Swanville I went to the scene. Ms. Gardiner was not available, but her brother, Arthur Gardiner, showed me the substance. It was obvious the work of iron fixing bacteria. The town had recently dug out the ditch and this apparently exposed a path from an adjacent farm pond to the bottom of the ditch. There the nutrient laden water met with the bacteria in the ditch causing a very large bloom some fifty feet long. I explained what was happening to Mr. Gardiner and he seemed satisfied that it was not a hazardous substance.
P-154-2004*
SUMMARY

	2/17/04, report from anonymous citizen that a consumptive-use fuel oil AST had leaked at this location on Songo School Rd. on the previous 2/9/04.  No exact address was given.  I understand that the tank was pumped out by Casco Oil Co.  The spillage may have occurred while Casco Oil was pumping out the tank?  I am not aware of a report coming in on this already.  If a licensed burner tech from Casco Oil were involved, both he and the owner would be obligated to report a discharge to DEP.

	Quantity discharged is unknown though I got the impression that the volume leaked was not large (i.e. < 5 gallons?).  At this time I have not visited the site to confirm the complaint.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-524-2004*Webber Oil reported that their technician, Jim Tracey, was at the DeMoranville residence and reporting that an oil spill had occurred in the cellar as a result of a leaking line fitting. He was unsure as to the amount. I went to the scene.
  The cellar is dirt with about 3" of crushed rock on top. The filling in question was a "T" next to the furnace and branched to the water heater. The leg to the furnace had loosened up. While it had been buried by stone, enough oil had wicked to the surface to be noticed by the homeowner, thus the call to Webber Energy.
  I excavated the stone around the fitting and found that the oil had not traveled a foot from the leak site. It also appears that bacteria had been at work on the oil for some time as the odor was minimal.
   While no further cleanup was necessary, I did point out to the homeowner that the copper feed line from the tank was partially unprotected and was corroding. I explained that it needed to be replaced.
P-425-2004*
SUMMARY
	5/13/04: notice to DEP of a small oil discharge on 5/11/04, from logging equipment to soil and running to a brook.  The discharge remained unreported to DEP as required.
	DEP's Tim Wright was able to visit for me and met with Mr. Hodgdon.  Wright assessed that the small spill into soil and sawdust was likely diesel oil.  The sheen in the brook was from natural organics and not from the oil spill.  The area is residential and commercial, located across Rt. 236 and behind the Cumberland Farms gas station located on Rt. 9.  Considering no wells or other sensitive receptors were threatened and eventual natural-attenuation: DEP required no clean-up at the time.  See attached notes of Tim Wright for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-175-2004*On 9-7-04, Mark Bosse of Dead River called to report that because a driver had tried to fill the wrong set of pipes at a house, approximately 75 gallons of #2 fuel oil was pumped into the basement.
I met with Dead River at the house that day. They had a crew there to mitigate. Most of the spilled product had migrated to a sump hole in one corner and they were able to pump it out into drums. Dirt and debris were removed to remove the remaining fuel.  A vent system was installed to alleviate odors and the well was sampled.
P-854-2004*Contamination found during DOT construction activities.  It was believed to be petroleum, but due to its unknown nature, no spill debris letter could be given.  No clean up was required and I instructed DOT to try to re-use the material on site.  They said that they would try to.  However, it was understood  should DOT have to dispose of the soil it would be subject to the analytical requirements set forth by Solid Waste rules.

I believe all soil was re-used on site.
P-548-2000*I was contacted by the York County Sheriff's Office reporting that there had been a truck accident on Route 5 in Cornish.  I responded to find only a small amount of diesel on the pavement which I cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-549-2000*I was contacted by Captain Peter Mullin of the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a spill on Sterling Drive.  Apparently their monitor heater had a mechanical problem and leaked about a gallon of kerosene onto their floor.  The Fire Department cleaned the spill up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-537-2004*On 10/01/04, 1030 hours, Bob Batteese of the Pesticide Control Board asked if I could pick up a can of 2,4,D from the residence of William Krider at 161 East Ridge Road in Cooper.  I made arrangements with Mrs. Krider to do so on 10/05/04.  It turned out to be an old five gallon, metal container of 2,4,D.  I stored the material at our Haz Stor facility where it awaits the pesticide pick-up program on 10/20/04.  The obsolete pesticide inventory form has been filled out and forwarded to Bob Batteese.
P-189-1985*
Report Update of October, 2004:

	Gasoline contaminated well complaint from Mr. Mr. Williams, from disharge(s) @ Durham Variety gas station across Rt. 136 and up-gradient of the home.  UST facility Precision Testing recommended.  This case and was prior to implementation of DEP's 1986 Chapter 691 regulations on UST's and the 1991 requirement for UST Closure assessments.  Groundwater flow from Durham Variety likely flows NE under Mr. William's home toward the Androscoggin River.  The area is rural residential and commercial.
	 The UST's are registered as having been removed and replaced in Nov. 1989.  See P-741-89 and P-341-2004 for further information.  Fred Brann informed me that the Durham Variety owner, Ms. Carr, eventually purchased Mr. William's house.
P-553-2000*I was contacted by the management of the Cumberland County Civic Center reporting that someone had spilled some oil on the cement near the Free Street entrance.  I arrived to find what looked like hydraulic oil spread along the cement retaining wall near the entrance.  Apparently this is a popular spot for loiterers and it is possible a disgruntled neighbor had spread the oil there to try and keep them away.  I cleaned the mess up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-682-2000*I was contacted by the York County Sheriffs office reporting that the Newfield Fire Department was responding to an AST leak in a basement on Poverty Pond Road.  The Fire Department cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads and I met the Fire Chief to pick them up for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-831-2004*On 9/2/04, I received a call from Douglas Whittier of FPL Energy reporting a lube oil leak at their hydroelectric station in Saco.  The details of the spill are outlined in an attached letter from FPL.  No further action required.
P-832-2004*On 9/22/04, I received a call from Darlene Clark of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Gorham.  The tank had been overfilled the previous evening and a small amount of oil leaked out the tank gauge, onto the basement floor.  Downeast cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-842-2004* A truck lost its steering and careened into a guardrail, which kept it from traveling down a steep bank.  Its radiator lost approximately one gallon of antifreeze to the steep bank until it was drug back to the road.  No soil excavation necessary due to product type, site location and safety constraints.
P-844-2004*A truck driver overfilled his saddle tank at the Irving Station in Eliot discharging approximately 10 gallons of diesel.  Since it was raining, spilled product ran across the cement pad and down the parking lot into a storm drain.  Eliot Fire placed pads and speedy dry on the afflicted pavement.  Fortunately, this particular Irving station had a built in oil/water separater in its storm drain (apparently all new stations come equipped with such amenities).  This made product recovery remarkably easily.  After all the pads and speedy dry were picked up, the basin was sucked out.  No product left the property and all was recovered; no further action necessary.
P-845-2004*On 9/29/04, I received a call from Russ Hughes of Union Oil reporting a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Portland.  The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up by Union Oil.  No further action required.
P-846-2004*On 9/29/04, I received a call from John Koris of Pike Industries reporting a spill that had occurred on 9/24/04.  The spill occurred as the result of a broken hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment at their Lewiston facility.  I warned Mr. Koris that spills are required to be reported within two hours of the incident occurring.

The contaminated soils resulting from the spill were excavated and transported to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.
P-847-2004*A pile of debris at the recycling center caught fire.  Portland Fire notified us for potential runoff issues.  After the last fire, the facility installed a retention pond to deal with such issues.  A representative of Solid Waste also responded and, as I, lacked concern.
P-848-2004*
	9/21/04: Report of small AST overfill of commercial, consumptive-use AST while Webber Energy was making a fuel delivery.  Response & clean-up by Webber.  No DEP response at the time.  Urban, commercial-use area on city water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
P-416-2004*
DEP SITE VISIT
	5/13/04: In response to a proposed UST installation and investigation of the UST siting rules, I visited this proposed facility on 5/13/04, and met with the owner, Mr. Steve Arnold.  We walked over the proposed location.  The exact date for the installation was as yet undetermined.  The general area is sub-urban commercial and residential.  The facility is a commercial boatyard, on town water & sewer, on the south side of the Royal River and next to the Rt. 295 northbound lane.  In the early 1990's a motor fuels AST was located near the proposed UST location.  The site buildings are heated with fuel oil AST's.
	With Mr. Arnold (and later with DEP's John Dunlap) I mentioned:
1.	How will PPC attain the correct pitch of the 192' of product piping back to the tank?
2.	What will happen with any high groundwater in the tank excavation that must be pumped out?  DEP BLWQ rules prohibits pumping directly into surface water (i.e. the Royal River).  Has a BLWQ permit been attained for working close to the water?
3.	Can an AST within containment be installed so as not to deal with dewatering?

CONCLUSION
a.	As of Sept. 2004, I understand the facility has not been completed.
b.	John Dunlap stated he would talk to Portland Pump Co. regarding the piping run and de-watering issues.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-589-2004*
DEP SITE VISITS
	Thurs. 7/15/04: DEP's Stephen Brezinski and Kara Tudman  met with Mr. Grant (building/facility owner & operator) and a number of contractors regarding defining and abandonment of this oil UST facility.  We explained that the facility was an UST and in need of registration with the Maine DEP then proper abandonment.  I gave them UST guidelines and removal and registration forms.  Abandonment was on hold while the owner checked on whether he could convert this UST to an AST.
	In early September, I heard from a contractor that Clean Harbors had already cleaned out the UST and the brick and sand had been hauled out.  Apparently the need for an UST removal notice had been heeded.  At my request, a removal notice was received by me on 9/13/04.
	On 9/18/04, I met contractors on site and inspected the tank.  The brick berm was mostly gone and the sand hand carried to a dumpster on High St.  Some of the sand had an oil odor and was given a DEP virgin-letter for disposal at CRS.  Contamination was likely from general maintenance and/or line leaks.  There was no oil-saturated soils.  The tank was in good shape.  At the end of September I was notified that the tank had been cut up and removed.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	There was initial unsureness among the contractors and facility owner regarding whether this UST was an UST or an AST.  The 7500-gal. rectangular, single-wall bare steel #2-oil tank is in the basement of this large commercial building.  Like other commercial UST's in similar locations the tank was installed under and within an earth and brick vault (for fire-safety reasons).  As the tank was not able to be visually inspected and surrounded by soil it falls within the definition of an UST in Maine, therefore requiring registration and proper abandonment as a non-conforming UST.  Such UST's were required to be properly abandoned prior to 10/1/1997.
	Next to the UST was an AST of about 330-gal. size.  I am not aware of other oil-storage facilities in the building.

CONCLUSION
	No further DEP actions anticipated.  Oil contamination was low and I understand did not leave the room so no groundwater was effected.  I understand there is no oil vapor problem within the structure.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-544-2004*9/28/04 Received a compliant of liquid leaking from crushed cars.  The complainant also advised that fill was brought in to cover the leaks, but the liquid was leaching through the fill.  Upon arrival, I observed an area adjacent to the road that had various liquid stains scattered about.  The largest stain was perhaps two feet wide by four feet long.  I also observed bails of cars in this area.

I met Mr. Rowe on site and he showed me the car crusher.  I inspected the mobile car crushing machine and it did have a mechanism and drain system to catch liquids from cars being crushed.  Waste oils are transferred to 55-gallon drums.  Bails of cars, consisting of two or three crushed cars sandwich together, are then brought out near the road where they sit until being transported by a tractor trailer.  Mr Rowe advised that how the cars sit in the crusher vary and not all the fluids leak out; then when the cars are stacked out front they leak a little bit.  Mr. Rowe also advised that he has had refrigerators out front as well and those leaked and that he has a front end loader that leaks lube oil.

Most of the stains appeared to be water and anti-freeze.  I did observe a lube or hydraulic oil spill in the same area.  I observed where the gasoline tanks are removed from the vehicles prior to crushing.
I advised Mr. Rowe of the oil laws of the State and advised that the leaks be reported and cleaned up when they occur.    I also indicated that if the cars are known to leak after they are crushed that some additional effort be made to collect liquids.  Rowe advised me that he takes his waste oil to the tannery mill in Hartland where they use it for heating fuel.

I contacted the reporter and advised him on the basis of my observation that I did identify a threat to groundwater as a result of these spills and that efforts were to be conducted to cleanup the spills.


File report/NT/10.4.04
P-662-2004*
DEP NOTIFICATION & SITE VISIT
	8/2/04: DEP notified of a non-compliant old UST exposed at the surface of the ground at Crescent Estates mobile home park in Limington.  A bung on top was open and neighborhood kids were playing with the oil.  I feared that with rain water intrusion any remaining oil would overflow out the open bung.  The trailer park appears to go under two names: Hidden Lake Village and/or Crescent Estates (on site I noticed no lakes hidden).  The UST is located within the wellhead protection area for the park well (PDWS well 7990, Atlas Map 36).
	8/3/04, on site in the morning I found the UST, as noted in the photos.  The tank had been located under a now removed mobile home.  Being a thin-walled steel 275-gal. designed as an AST only the tank was out-of-compliance with UST code and should have been registered and abandoned prior to 1997.  I confirmed there was still 12" of fuel oil in the tank.  I capped the tank before leaving.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	I visited the local park management @ Pine Tree Estates in Standish.  I was put in touch with park owner Mr. Rod Rumrill.  After explaining the situation and advising him of the requirements, Mr. Rumrill agreed to have the UST pumped out the next day and arrange for registration and removal.  A rep. of Guerin Assoc. called me later to tell me they would pump the tank out 8/3/04.
b.	On 8/10/04, DEP received a removal notice for abandonment on 9/5/04.
c.	The area is served by drinking water private wells and therefore sensitive and having a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
d.	On 3/5/04, DEP's Greg O'Brien responded to an oil discharge @ Lot 29 here at this trailer park after an exposed UST filled with rainwater and oil overflowed and ran down the street (see P-213-04 attached).  I recommend that the park owners & managers examine all their properties to insure that all tanks are properly managed.
e.	DEP UST registration lists seven other 275-gal. UST's, all listed as "Removed".  T-8 @ Lot 16 was still listed as "Planned For Removal" as of 10/4/04.  This report may be updated as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
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B-375-2004*Newport Fire Department called to report that they were at an oil spill at 38 Park Avenue in Newport. They further reported that a drain might be involved. On my arrival, I met with fire department personnel, Fred Hickey (the town code enforcement officer), and Mr. and Mrs. Hall.
   In preparation for winter, the Hall's had installed extra oil tanks in order to buy oil early and save money. Unfortunately, the oil burner codes had not been followed correctly. Two vertical 275's had been installed in the barn and T'ed into the feed line to the basement furnace. The oil in the upper tanks tried to equalize their elevation by flowing into the basement tanks (there was a vertical 275 and a round tank of somewhat less capacity in the basement). This caused oil to flow out of the gauge of the lower 275. When this was discovered, Mr. Hall tried to contain the spill with cat litter and a bucket under the tank. However, some oil had flowed to the floor drain. This drain is apparently connected to the waste water treatment system, as Mr. Hickey told me that the waste water plant personnel had been searching for an oil source for at least a couple of days. When the fire department arrived, they put down sorbent pads.
   In addition to the crossflow/overfill problem, one of the barn tanks had a small corrosion leak in it's bottom. A Webber Oil Company technician was called to the scene and he installed a temporary patch.
   The leak at the gauge had greatly diminished and plans were made to pump out the system and remove the leaking and out of code tanks. The code enforcement officer said that he would make sure this did happen.
   Fortunately, there was little odor in the living space. Mr. Hall said he would remove the kitty litter and sorbents himself. I explained the AST fund to Mr. and Mrs. Hall. I understand that they were going to apply even though I expected the expenses to be less that the deductible.
P-861-2004*On October 4, 2004, a representative from CN Brown contacted the DEP indicating that one of their service technicians had detected a pinhole leak while filling an outside AST with a winter blend of oil (K-1 and #2).  Approximately 1 pint of oil was discharged prior to the technician placing a bucket under the pinhole.  The technician then proceeded to pump the tank out so that the liquid line was five-inches below the pinhole.  Soil and speedi-dry were removed from the area and properly disposed of by CN Brown.  No further DEP action is deemed warranted.
P-693-2000*I was contacted by Roger Brawn for Leland Irish reporting that his tank was leaking.  The tank was a metal step tank.  We removed the steps and the tank and found that although the tank was severely corroded it had not leaked too much.  The Park's well was nearby so we excavated the contaminated soil which amounted to 2.52 tons.  I also arranged for Mr. Irish to get a new tank through DEP's tank replacement program.  This trailer park is full of step tanks.  Dick Hathaway the park manager provided us with a map of the park and details of the tanks.  I forwarded this information on to Peter Moulton and David McCaskill.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-768-2000*I was contacted by Doug Driscoll reporting a portable generator suffered a gasoline leak from a broken fuel line valve.  A pint of gasoline spilled onto the bridge deck and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  See attached TriState Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-866-2004*On 10/4/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jelson Miranda of J & S Oil reporting a hydraulic oil spill at their facility in Topsham.  The spill occurred when a customer's tow truck leaked in their parking lot.  J & S cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-865-2004*See attached incident report from Enpro Services for details.
P-864-2004*On 10/4/04, I received a call from the Wells Police Department reporting a car fire with a very small amount of antifreeze spillage.  The spill occurred at the southbound ramp of Exit 2 off the Maine Turnpike.  No further action required.
I-81-2004*As the result of a truck accident, about 10 gallons of diesel spilled onto Rt. 11 in Patten on 3-29-04.  Patten fire responded and cleaned it up with sorbent pads.
A-438-2004*On August 3, 2004 a Ryder Systems, Inc. employee was moving road tractors at the NRF Distributors facility, 485 Old Belgrade Road, Augusta, for maintenance and re-fueling and backed a truck into the saddle tank of a parked truck.  An estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to an asphalt paved surface, some product entered the storm water system at NRF and was discharged to a catch basin containment area at the edge of the parking lot.  NRF had previously reconfigured the storm water system and combined the inlets to a common catch basin containment before the water is discharged to the environment.

Ryder Systems, Inc. contracted Enpro Services to assist with the clean up using sorbent materials and  a vacuum truck to remove the oil/water mixture from the catch basin.  325 gallons of oil/water mixture were removed from the catch basin.  Three drums of contaminated sorbent materials with a reported weight of 600 pounds was transported off site by Enpro Services for disposal.  Maine DEP staff responded to the spill and follow up on the clean up effort.

Owing to the proximity of a wetland, this site has been referred to DEP Technical Services for monitoring and to find the extent of any oil contamination under the asphalt surface as a result of this spill.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using available information.

P-863-2004*On 10/4/04, I received a call from Veronica Morse of Dead River reporting a leaking oil burner at a customer's property in Norway.  The reason for the leak was not known at the time by the reporter.  A burner technician was on site making the repair and cleaned up the spillage with sorbent material.  No further action required.
I-77-2004*As the result of the vent on a truck overflowing in the driveway of a residence in Caribou, a contractor was hired by MPG to excavate all contaminated material. About 12 yards were removed and replaced to mitigate.
P-858-2004*On 10/4/04 I received a call from Michelle Feliciano of Downeast Energy reporting a significant oil spill at a client's property in Freeport.  I responded immediately upon Downeast's request.  Upon arrival, I observed a spill that I estimated at 1 or 2 gallons on the cement floor in the basement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  I suggested to the tenant at the property that she keep the basement door open for awhile to ventilate the remaining oil odor.  No further action required.
I-76-2004*On 4-7-04, a log loader overturned on the Allagash Road to Estcourt, spilling about 70 gallons of diesel fuel. A crew from the logging company, under the supervision of Seven Islands, the land management company, excavated all contaminated soil from the  road. I inspected the work the following day.

A-454-2004*A passenger vehicle hit the dispenser at Christy's Country Store, Farmington Road, Belgrade on August 7, 2004.  An estimated 1 gallon of gasoline was discharged to the ground.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using very limited available information.
P-830-2004*On 9/23/04, I received an anonymous complaint of a sunken boat on Sabattus Pond in Sabattus.  Myself and Steve Flannery responded immediately.  Upon arrival, we found the boat in question near the shore as described by the caller.  It appeared as though it had been down for some time.  A 5 gallon can of gasoline still attached to the outboard motor was floating above the boat.  There was no sheen evident.  Any gas that was in the container or motor had long since spilled and none was recovered.  We removed the floating tank.  We spoke to a gentleman that identified himself as the grandfather of the boat owner.  We requested that the family take action to remove the sunken boat ASAP.  He agreed to do so.  No further action required.
A-453-2004*Craig Johnson, Damariscotta Police Department, reported latex paint had been washed into the filter system at Coastal Car Wash, Upper Main Street, Damariscotta, and clogged the waste water filter at the car wash.  The business is owned by Ralf Najim. Mr. Najim inquired if there were any special disposal considerations for the filter and was any water testing required.  Maine DEP staff visited the site to better understand the waste water system and it's discharge .  Mr. Najim was advised to dispose of the clogged filter as solid waste.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith with limited available information.
I-75-2004*On 4-7-04, MPS had a bucket truck blow a hydraulic line on Lincoln St. in Mars Hill.  About 5 gallons were lost before it was stopped. Most of the spilled product went to the ditch.  Contaminated soil was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill.
I-74-2004*On 4-21-04, While test pitting for a new sewer pipeline in Washburn, a small area near an old, buried house was discovered with a small amount of contamination. This was probably due to the AST that had been in the house. I told the contractor that the soil could be removed when the project reached that area.
A-364-2004*Neal Parker, 6 Rockland Street, Rockland, called Maine DEP to complain that a neighbor on Cottage Street, Rockland, was spilling gas and oil on the ground while repairing automobiles.  Mr. Parker complained the odor was "unbearable."   Maine DEP staff visited the site, though the owner was not home and found the backyard was used as an area to repair cars, though no evidence of spillage was observed during the visit.  The site, at the time of the inspection, was a town ordinance issue and not a DEP Response Services issue.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith with limited available information.
I-73-2004*On 3-24-04, while moving a burned out feller buncher, some hydraulic oil was lost to the ground. All was picked up with sorbent pads.
P-855-2004*A delivery driver overfilled an indoor AST resulting in a discharge from the bungs down the side of the tank to the cement floor.  Speedy dry and pads were used to pick up spilled product.
A-289-2004*   DEP received a report from the owner of a property bordering the Androscoggin River that he had discovered a drum containing an unknown liquid floating on the river.  DEP collected the drum for disposal.  Several gallons of what appeared to be waste oil were contained inside; it is unknown how much material might have leaked out of the drum while in the water.
P-852-2004*An AST overfill that forced product out the bungs of the indoor tank.   Product ran down the tank to the cement floor and was picked up with pads and speedy dry by Dead River personnel.
P-853-2004*A bucket of concrete sealer discharged some of its contents to the cement floor inside the store.  Spilled product was picked up with speedy dry and will be stored for bulk disposal.
P-516-2004*Received a call from DownEast Energy of Dover, NH, regarding the discharge of #2 fuel oil at the Zaramba future residence, 297 State Road, Eliot, ME.  The discharge was the result of a damaged fire-o-matic on a temporary tank.  The property was undergoing a large renovation which required the tank to be moved out of the basement until the work was completed.  DownEast Energy stated that maybe 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released when an attempt to fix a weeping fire-o-matic resulted in cracking the fitting.  Soil was removed and the clean-up complete.

I checked on the site the following day and found out from the contractor (Genewicz Landscaping) working at the site that the well for the property was located directly next to the area of the discharge.  He knew this, because he was instructed to raise the casing on the well as part of the renovations.  I contacted DownEast Energy to inform them that further soil removal would be required, because of the close proximity of the well.  DownEast Energy sent a truck and we removed approximately 2 yards of soil, which was disposed of by DownEast Energy.  The contractor was to contact me when he exposed the casing of the well to see if additional soil would have to be removed.

On September 8, 2004 , while picking-up a pesticide for the Pesticide Control Board, at the same location, I noticed the well casing had been exposed and there was still contaminated soil to be removed.  I later heard from Karen Zaramba that DownEast was amendable to having Genewicz Landscaping remove the remaining soil and having it disposed of.

On September 14, 2004, I was present during the soil removal.  We dug down to approximately 8' below grade until no oil was detected.  Heavy rains during the summer must have driven the contamination further than expected.  The oil contamination was concentrated in layers of glacial till or well tailings.  21.45 tons of soil were removed.  Ms. Zaramba was to contact me when she had used the well for awhile so I could obtain a water sample.  At the present time, Ms. Zaramba is living out of state and is not using the water at the residence.  Obtaining a water sample at this time most likely would not have represented the true condition of the well.

As of September of 2005, I have not heard from Ms. Zaramba and am assuming that she either obtained her own water sample or has not moved to the residence yet.
A-551-2004*A Maritime Energy heating oil delivery truck suffered a fitting leak at the Victrolic piping fitting on the truck discharging an estimated 5 gallons of #2 heating oil to pavement at the home of Jinsook Lawrence, 73 Crescent Street, Rockland on September 23, 2004.  Maritime Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The area is served by municipal water.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site inspection.  No further response action required.
A-553-2004*DEP received an after hours report of spilled fuel on Stevens Rd. and Rt. 137 in Freedom.  The reporter (Allen) described a truck with a red cab and "Gold Top Farms" markings and got a partial registration.  State Police ran the registration given by the reporter and it came back for John Ingraham of Knox.  I contacted Mr. Ingraham and he indicated the truck was hauling silage and must have bottomed out  shearing the fuel elbow.  This resulted in a spill of approximately 20 gallons of diesel over approximately 5 miles.  No recovery was feasible.
A-554-2004*On the morning of September 20, 2004, personnel working at Yudy's Tire, 4 Drummond Ave, Waterville, arrived at work to find the 330 gallon AST in the basement had discharged an estimated 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor due to tank corrosion.  Yudy's Tire oil company, Spring Brook Ice and Fuel, pumped the remaining fuel out of the the tank (estimated 200 gallons) and used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material on the basement floor.  Spring Brook also replaced the tank and cleaned the free product out of the furnace.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and offered assistance to ventilate the space, but Yudy's personnel decided the assistance was not necessary.  The area is served by municipal water.

No further action is expected.
A-563-2004* On 9-30-2004, an automobile accident knocked down a utility pole and spilled a very small amount of transformer oil. This accident happened on Middle Rd. in Dresden. CMP responded and took care of the oil and transformer. The transformer was tagged non PCB. No site visit was made and no further action will be required. See attached report from CMP.


A-567-2004*On 9-30-04, Paula Smith, of C N Brown, called this office to report a release of fuel oil at a home in Farmington Falls. The driver was reeling in the hose after a delivery, and the nozzle bumped the side of the truck causing a few gallons of fuel to spill onto the gravel road and driveway. This incident occurred at the home of Glenn Meisner located at 118 Philbrick Street. The driver cleaned up the spill by removing the oil contaminated soil.

No further information or action is required.
B-115-2004*B-115-2004
03/04/2004 10:40

     Don Bubar of Gaftek called to report that a regular line to an above ground tank system failed a pressure test at Robinson's Mobil Mart on Main Street.  The line consisted of double walled fiberglass.  Repairs were subsequently made.  No fuel escaped to the environment.
A-571-2004* Steve Veilleux, of Unimark (f.k.a. Forester Manufacturing), reported the release of 34 gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at the plant on Mill Street in Wilton. The cause of the release was a ruptured hose. The spilled oil went onto the floor and some of the oil made its way into the floor drain. The floor drain is connected to a manhole and sump pump arrangement. An estimated one quart of oil made its way to the sand filter. Maintenance staff had cleaned up the spilled oil primarily with sorbent material by the time we were notified.

 No further action will be required.
P-868-2004*On 10/5/04 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a leaking bushing.  The spill was hand excavated and sorbents were also used.  No further action required.
P-490-2004*The maintenance superintendent for Woodford Street Congregational Church contacted the DEP regarding a possible UST located at the facility.  I visited and determined that the tank in question was actually a vaulted AST with off-set fill.  The vault was accessible from the boiler room and therefore not considered an UST.
B-120-2004*B-120-2004
03/05/2004 14:02

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a #2 fuel spill at 214 French Street in Bangor.  It was stated that the nozzle slipped from the driver during a delivery.  The approximately one gallon of #2 fuel was cleaned up with a few sorbent pads.  No other action was taken.
P-793-2004*Dead River Oil Company reported that one of their customers had suffered a discharge of kerosene associated with an aboveground storage tank.  I responded and met the owner, Jeannine Helmer.  The tank was located outside the building (camp) in a shed attached to the building.  The tank had leaked due to a corrosion hole.  Dead River estimated the total loss (based on consumption records) to be approximately 100 gallons.  I informed Ms. Helmer of the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund and the requirement to clean up the discharge.  She agreed to "Option 1" on the DEP Clean-Up Options Agreement.

I returned with Kara Tudman of the DEP and contractor Todd Zagarella.  The tank and shed were removed and contaminated soil was excavated.  It was not possible to remove all contamination, however the site is on public water and no vapor problems are expected.

The tank was replaced by Dead River Oil Co.



I-48-1994*See site assessment in report
I-59-2004*Because a stick in the road broke a fuel line, about 5 gallons of diesel was lost on the road in T10 R06. All was picked up with sorbents by the trucker.
I-52-2004*On 3-10-04, because of a broken hydraulic hose, about 1/2 gallon of crankcase oil was lost from a wood recycling machine. All was picked up with sorbent pads.

I-44-2004*On 3-7-04, a truck owned and operated by Dale Parent, hit a frost heave on US Rt. 1 about 3 miles south of Bridgewater with enough force to crack the saddle tank. Without knowing this, he continued north for 3 miles before someone behind him stopped him in Bridgewater. A trail of fuel was left on the highway and a pool collected where he stopped, which was fortunately in front of the Bridgewater Fire Dept. Response by the Fire Dept. was swift, as to be expected.
I was notified by the state police and met Mr. Parent in Bridgewater. By then, the fire dept. had used sorbents to soak up the fuel that had pooled. I called Me. DOT and had them spread sand on the highway to cover the trail of fuel.
P-341-2003*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leak in their crawl space.  It turned out that, although the house currently runs on propane, there was an oil tank in the crawl space under the house.  The owners had no idea the tank was there until it rusted out and released an estimated 200 gallons of oil into the crawl space.  The oil also made its was into the house's perimeter drain which discharged directly into the ocean. I hired EPI to do the cleanup.   The tank was removed, the contaminated soil in the basement and around the perimeter drain was removed, and the area was filled back in with clean material.  The area outside the house was loamed and seeded, but the seed didn't take so I hired Goodall Landscaping to repeat the process.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-96-2004*On 5-25-04, a resident of Van Buren called to report that the town highway dept. had been ditching on his road (Marquis Rd.) and there was an oil stain on the road for about 200 feet. It appeared as though a dump truck had leaked diesel. I met him there that day.  It was evident a truck had leaked while performing work at the site. There wasn't anything that could be done, as it had been several days and most was spread thinly on the road. I spoke to the highway foreman, and he assured me the truck had been fixed.
P-370-2003*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Department reporting that an oil tank had been vandalized.  Apparently the woman living in the home had a falling out with a boyfriend and she believes that he came to the house and vandalized her car, the home, and cut the line to the oil tank.  The copper line was neatly cut, not broken or corroded.  The oil had spilled onto the yard.  I hired Enpro to excavated and replace the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-94-2004*On 5-7-04, a Derrick truck owned by MPS broke a hydraulic line while doing maintanance at their West Caribou Substation. Approximately 4 gallons were lost onto the soil.  Contaminated soil was shoveled up by hand and eventually taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
P-392-2003*I was contacted by Thibeault Oil reporting that one of their customers was missing 100 gallons of oil from her tank.  I visited the site and found the oil filter had been unscrewed but there was no stain on the ground underneath it.  I investigated every part of the heating system but found no obvious contamination.  I can only guess that someone might have stolen her oil.  No cleanup was needed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-395-2003*I was contacted by the USCG reporting that there was a diesel leak at the Dolphin Marina in Harpswell.  I arrived to find that an elbow in the piping that went from the diesel tank to the dock was leaking onto the beach.  The owners of the marina were unwilling to believe that the beach had actually been impacted or that any free product remained in the sand.  I hired John B. Rand to do a small investigation in the area of the spill to determine if soil removal was necessary (see attached report).  JBR concluded that there was remaining free product in the sand and outlined an area for soil removal.  Still unwilling to allow the DEP to be involved, Dolphin Marine hired EPI to clean up the spill.  EPI contacted me and I was present for the soil removal.  We removed as much as we could without undermining the rip rap slope.  The area was filled back in with clean sand (per Land Bureau).  I referred this case to both the State Fire Marshal and EPA because the tank setup was not to code and I believed they needed an SPCC plan.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-93-2004*On 5-7-04, a hydraulic hose broke on an MPS bucket truck on the South Caribou Road, in Fort Fairfield. The crew shoveled effected soil and it eventually went to Tri-Community Landfill.
A-27-2004*A Main Street Fuel truck had an internal valve failure which caused the #2 fuel pocket to overfill during a delivery. The fuel vented out the top of the truck and down the sides through the truck top drains. They used shovels and brooms to clean up all of the recently fallen, now pink, snow.
A-37-2004*Have you ever seen one of those pickup trucks with the extra set of wheels on each end that are made to be used on railroad tracks? Well, apparently they become difficult to keep on the road just after last call. This one landed on Gary Cook's front lawn in Albion. After it bounced off two cars in his driveway and removed a small section of his barn it developed a hydraulic leak. He was concerned about his well. Although the cleanup of the contaminated snow seemed pretty thorough I sampled the well and found no evidence of oil.
P-493-2004*A vehicle parked at an auto repair shop in Gray was leaking fuel to the dirt parking lot.  The discharge was noticed by EPI personnel, who inhabit the same building, and they were contracted to remove the small amount of contaminated soil and transport it to CRS.
A-38-2004*Marc Candage of the Vinalhaven FD reported a leaking tank. They were able to stop the leak but were unable to perform any recovery due to the close proximity of bedrock at the spill site. They got what they could with pads and buckets. Since it is likely that some oil remains in the bedrock and there is a well in the area, I referred this site to geology for further groundwater study.
A-39-2004*Jedkins had problems with his filter 'jelling' during a particularly cold stretch of weather. Maritime sent a technician to help him out. The technician was working at night in the cold and apparently neglected the filter housing and caused it to leak after he left. Maritime maintains that it was the homeowners fault because he tried to stop the leak and may have made it worse. After much debate, we compromised that the insurance fund would pay for the cleanup and Maritime would meet the deductible. Although the cleanup was reasonably thorough there is likely some contamination left on site so I referred the site to geology for further groundwater study.
A-42-2004*A very minor weep was caused by corrosion in Mr. Falla's oil line. He shut off the tank, called a heating technician, and reported to DEP. I arrived and provided a few sorbent pads and the technician arrived and corrected the problem. A textbook example of how the system is supposed to work. No further action expected.
A-44-2004*4.5 gallons of lube oil were lost from the #4 paper machine due to a valve being left partially open. 4 gallons to concrete were sorbed up, .5 gallons leaked to the process sewer.  No site visit was made. No further action is expected.
P-672-2004* A leaking fuel tank on a pickup truck caused Biddeford Fire to be dispatched to a parking lot on Pearl St.  The leak was stopped and spilled product was picked up by Biddeford Fire with speedy dry.
A-45-2004*I should have never logged this complaint. Through inattention on my part I never erased it from the log either. Now I have to write a report. After taking the complaint I asked around the office and it turned out that Glen Wall was in the middle of negotiations with Nadeau's garage regarding improving their work practices. I decided to not get involved and let Glen help them with any compliance issues they may have had. See spill number A-411-2003.
P-673-2004*The hose of a Webber Energy peddle truck split as it was being reeled in discharging approximately one gallon of #2 heating fuel to a cement driveway.  Initially, product was contained with pads. Then speedy dry was utilized to pick up remaining product. No threat to human or environment health.
P-434-1991*
REPORT UPDATE OF OCT. 2004

	Discharge to Kennebec River from gasoline AST and dispenser on the dock, attributed to vandalism.  Response by Maine DEP, Bath Fire Dept., USCG MSO, and Clean Harbors.  Most of discharge evaporated and lost to strong tidal currents.  See separate narrative for further details.
B-245-2004*
     This office received a call at 1535 on 5/13/04, from Mike Caruso (Penquis CAP; Bangor) reporting a "brown oily scum" on the basement floor of Zelma Stevens residence (23 Tenney Hill Road) in Monson.  He was not sure what the material is or where it is coming from.  DEP's assistance on site was requested.

May 14, 2004 (Fri.):  Proceeding to Monson, I met with Mrs. Stevens and checked her basement floor.  The material, a brown oily scum as was described, covered a fairly significant area on the cellar floor.  The scum appeared to be some type of algae-bacteria-iron, oxide-marsh sheen type of substance, which had leached into the basement from the up hill side of the property.  The material was not oil or hazardous chemical related.  I suggested to her and her son, who arrived on site shortly after I did, that they spray a little bit of Chlorox bleach on the material to see if that will kill it.  A second suggestion was to patch the cracks in the concrete floor where the material is leaching in.  Beyond that, there wasn't very much else that could be done.

REC:  File report.
A-456-2004*I was contacted by Ms. Costagno reporting that the AST at her recently purchased home was leaking.  I arrived at the site to find that the 5 year old tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom of it.  A magna patch had been placed on the hole by a friend.  I hired EPI to come pump the tank out into drums and we hooked one of the drums up as a temporary service.  We removed a small amount of soil and replaced it with 3/4 stone so the new tank would have a solid bed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-801-2003*MERC called to report a release of hydraulic transfer oil from a compressor.  It was discharged to a gravel area on grounds.

MERC staff cleaned with sorbent material which will be incinerated.



P-813-2003*Notification of an UST removal at the former C N Brown Big Apple, US Rte 1, York (reg # 2929) was addressed in both verbal communications and a site assessment.  The site assessment is attached to this report with the details.

Prior work 1991 removed contaminated soils and installed monitoring wells.  This 2003 tank removal also identified and removed contaminated soils from beneath the dispenser island.

Note:  Dtree form inadvertently misplaced, therefore, is not included with report.

P-872-2003*A damaged transformer was transported back to the Lewiston service station, while on the loading dock a bushing weeped an estimated tablespoon of oil to the concrete dock.  The release was cleaned, the oil sampled and the transformer disposed of.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.
P-871-2004*On 10/6/04 I received a call from Lt. Benson of the U S Coast Guard (USCG) reporting a vessel taking on water in Pepperel Cove in Kittery.  The boat was on a mooring near the town dock.  The boat was in danger of sinking and there was significant risk of oil spillage if it sank.  Myself and Kara Tudman responded immediately.  Upon arrival, we learned that the boat owner had been contacted and was on his way there.  We were given a ride on a USCG boat to the sinking boat.  I could see that the water level in the bilge had been rising.  The USCG staff that we met on site reported that they had pumped water out of the bilge at least a couple of times over the past couple of days to keep the boat from sinking.  The Kittery Harbor Master had also pumped out the boat once.

When the boat owner (Scott Jellson) arrived, we informed him of our concern that the boat might sink causing a spill.  I requested that he take action to have the boat removed from the water ASAP.  Mr. Jellson indicated he would stay with the boat to make sure it didn't sink and would undertake arrangements to have it removed.

I learned from Lt. Benson on 10/12 that he had the boat removed from the water on 10/9/04.  No further action required.
P-877-2004*
SUMMARY
	Tues. 10/5/04: Maine DEP performed a joint SPCC facility inspection with Ms. Melanie Manchas (OSC, US EPA Region 1), with Robert Gardner of MEMA, and with Stephen Dixon of the Maine State Fire Marshal's office.  After introductions and explanation of out visit, Mr. Howard Kirkpatrick Jr. accompanied us on a facility inspection and discussion of state and federal SPCC Plan requirements.
	The facility is a fuel-oil storage AST bulk plant and a retail gasoline AST facility for a marina, and a boat sales and repair business, located below downtown Bath on the Kennebec River.  The area is urban commercial use on city water & sewer.  The business was operated by Howard Kirkpatrick Sr. till operations passed to his son, Howard Jr. in year 2003.

FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	The facility presently consists of two vertical 25,000-gal. steel AST's for #2 oil and kerosene, and a horizontal 6000-gal. steel gasoline AST installed in 1991; all within two concrete dikes [see site plan for further details].  Steel piping goes to and from the loading rack and fuel oil AST's.  Steel product piping exits the gasoline tank and goes into the ground.  The two 25,000-gal. AST's were originally in a former facility location on the south side of the building next to the river and without containment.  In about 1987, the newer concrete berm was constructed and the two tanks moved within the berm.
	The two bare-steel gasoline lines both exit through the concrete berm and go into soil.  One line runs about 50' underground to a dispenser at the street.  Mr. Kirkpatrick believes that the major length of the line underground is single-wall FRP though steel is seen to make up at least part of the buried lines which is prohibited in Maine.  This piping has no secondary containment nor automatic leak detection.
	Mr. Kirkpatrick showed us an SPCC plan of 1987 for the old facility but had none for the new, present AST facility.  I advised him to also contact Maine DEP's Sara Brucila regarding the requirements for a Maine SPCC plan.
	Three bare-steel gasoline UST's located on the south side of the building are registered as abandoned-in-place, and replaced by the AST in 1991 [Maine UST reg. #10753].
	Within the building were four or more horizontal drums of lube oil with spigots but were without containment and near a floor drain to the municipal storm drain and possibly the river.  The garage floor-drain had what appeared to be floating emulsified oil.  Inside and outside the building were about 50 vehicle batteries, new and used.

PROHIBITED DISCHARGES
1.	Soil contamination from a line leak was found below a fitting as the fill pipe entered thru the concrete berm (photo 3).  The leak did not appear to be active and may only occur during a fuel delivery, which would be pressurized.
2.	One or more oil discharges were within the loading rack pump-house, apparently in part from a pump that is now replaced.  The floor was soaked with oil and the concrete pad under the building was oil soaked (photo 4).  This discharge(s) had not been reported nor cleaned up.
3.	Under the parked fuel truck was an unreported oil spill in the soil.
4.	On the dock we noted a wet, leaking gasoline fitting which is covered in report P-882-04.

RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION
a.	EPA has required that Bath Fuel submit an acceptable SPCC plan within 30-days under the written guidance Ms. Morash gave him.  Mr. Kirkpatrick was advised that an oil SPCC plan is also to be submitted to the state of Maine.
	As of Jan. 2005, I have not heard from EPA or from Bath Fuel regarding the SPCC plan submission.
b.	Bath Fuel was instructed to report discharges promptly to Maine DEP and to the NRC, as required.
c.	EPA instructed Bath Fuel Co. replace the buried gasoline lines with in-compliance piping with secondary containment.
d.	EPA instructed Bath Fuel to construct secondary containment under the fuel fill pipes (see photo 3), under the parking location for the gasoline delivery tr
B-280-2004*
     This office received an anonymous complaint at 1525 on 6/2/04, from a gentleman in Carroll Plantation.  He indicated that about a week ago, they were fueling their vehicle at The Big Apple on Fleming Street in Lincoln when the pump failed to shut off.  An estimated 5 or 6 gallons spilled onto the asphalt.  Although the oil was cleaned up with speedy dri, he does not believe that the incident was reported to DEP.  I explained that if the spill was less than 10 gallons, remained on the property of the service station, was cleaned up, and did not involve State waters, they were not required to report it.  They did however have to keep a written report on the incident.

     I then called C.N. Brown Company in South Paris to see if they were aware of a pump problem at that facility.  They were not and agreed to check into it.  She called back a short time later and indicated that this spill occurred on 5/25/04.  Apparently, the customer watched their fuel tank overflow.  Some of the oil sprayed onto their coat and sweater and some went onto the pavement.  Approximately, two cups of speedy dri were used to cleanup the spill.  Their estimate was a pint or two at the most spilled.  Five or six gallons would have gone all over the yard, which was not the case.  There were no other problems with that pump on that date or since then.  Although it appears to be working fine at this time, they will have a technician take a look at it to be sure.

REC:  File report.


P-1052-2003*AST corroded and leaked onto the ground under the Gilmore's deck.  The oil soaked into the ground, entered the Gilmore's perimeter drain, traveled 300 feet to the outfall of the drain, spread out through the woods, ran across the neighbor's yard (the Hundleys), went into the ground and into the Hundley's perimeter drain, traveled around the Hundley's house to their drain's outfall, and then into the woods again and into a small stream.  We removed the offending tank, excavated soil under it and in the Hundley's front yard.  We used vacuum trucks to remove free product along with a lot of sorbent material.  I placed the Hundleys on QM because their drilled well in their front yard, but there has been no oil detected so far.  The entire site has now been returned to its original state.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-193-2004*While preparing the property transfer, an old 500-gallon underground heating oil tank was identified.  A contractor was hired to remove the tank on 10/7/04.

I granted a 30-day Waiver to facility the tank removal process.

Approximately 100 gallons of water and small amount of heating oil were removed prior to the excavation.  No contamination was identified during the tank removal.

Response case closed.
B-545-2004*On 10/04/04, 1000 hour Wes Baker, who is with the Bingham Fire Department reported that they were responding to a truck wreck at Fosters Corner on Route 201 in Moscow.  There were two trucks involved.  One was on its side and had spilled a few gallons of diesel.  The other had been hit by a modular home that had been the cargo of the other truck.  The left saddle tank of this unit was holed with a foot long gash near its bottom and had lost about all of its content.  The firemen had deployed a bale of pads, which immobilized the spill.  Some product got onto the gravel shoulder, but there was not much penetration.  DOT sanded the spill area after the pads had been picked up.  The Fire Department took the pads to use in a burn.
A-258-2001*An AST at the home of Ed Bachelder, 63 Avon Valley Road, Avon, discharged an estimated 225 gallons of K-1 to the ground and under the building on April 8, 2001.  Maine DEP contracted Fleet Environmental to clean up the spill.  Fleet excavated 34.3 tons of contaminated soil and used a vac truck to remove 5100 gallons of contaminated water from under the building and from the excavation.  Most of the contaminated soil was transported to Waste Management Crossroads facility in Norridgewock.  Fleet disposed of the contaminated water.

Maine DEP staff took several water samples for DRO analysis.  The sample  taken on April 12, 2001, was returned with 75 mg/ug contamination.  A subsequent sample taken on May 23, 2001, was below the MDL. The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for follow up monitoring.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.



A-105-2004*A BGS employee was transferring oil from one AST to another and was supposed to turn the pump off before leaving work. He didn't. The oil overflowed the tanks and ran into the enclosed subsurface vault that houses the tanks. No one could explain why the oil was in the vault and not outside on the ground around the outside vent line. They also have been having vapor problems in the buildings for years whenever the tanks are delivered to. I discovered that the manhole covers on the tanks had bolt holes in them but no bolts. In fact, I was able to lift one of the covers by hand. It would appear that the oil leaked around the unsecured covers and never made it to the vent line. This would also explain the odor problems during deliveries if the tanks were partially venting inside.

The tanks are in a confined space so contractors were hired to clean up the spilled oil by pumping oil and finishing with sorbents.  No further action is anticipated.
P-87-2004*I was contacted by Scott Gove reporting that he had a small leak from an oil tank at a rental property he owns.  I met him on site and looked at the leak.  The leak was small and on a cement floor.  He had used speedy dry to clean it up and was getting his tank fixed.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-140-2004*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customer's had a small spill in their basement.  He told me that the furnace had leaked.  He explained that the burner had "carboned up" causing oil to come out through the blast tube.  The small amount of oil that leaked was cleaned up by Downeast.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-118-2004*A Dead River technician failed to properly seat a filter housing gasket on an outside AST. Fortunately the leak was slow and discovered quickly. There was no apparent change in the gage reading. I suspect that the loss was very small but being unsure of the quantity lost and there being a well nearby, I referred this site to geology for groundwater assessment.

A-263-2001*Darlene Brelsford, 79 Norcross Hill Road, Chesterville,  reported the fitting at the end of her AST was broken off by falling ice and snow discharging an estimated 250 gallons of K-1 to the snow and ground.  Maine DEP collected the discharged oil using sorbent materials and removing contaminated snow.  Ms. Brelsford has a dug well on the property, an initial sample for DRO did not find contamination in the water.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for quarterly monitoring.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was completed by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
P-141-2004*I was contacted by the South Portland Police reporting that there had been a spill of kerosene at 225 Sawyer Street.  I arrived to find that about 40 gallons of K-1 had leaked out of the copper line onto the frozen, icy, snow covered ground.  Apparently the homeowner had hired Bill Pearson to replace her copper line.  He used the copper line coated in the orange rubber.  He then used his pipe cutter to score the plastic and peel it off about 4 inches from where he was connecting it to the tank.  The plastic peeled off but the pipe cutter had deeply scored the copper line.  It was hanging on by a thread and when Mr. Pearson had returned to place a 5 gallon bucket over the filter assembly, to protect it, he opened the score in the copper.  We shovelled and chiseled up the contaminated snow and ice and put it in several drums which we took back to the warehouse to thaw and be disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-143-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-144-2004*I was contacted by the Auburn Fire Department reporting that a car had overfilled its tank at the CN Brown Big Apple on Center Street.  I arrived to find that the gasoline had spilled onto the pavement and had run down to the back of the station and had collected on the water caught up along the curb.  Sparky the CN Brown clean up guy arrived and with the help of a couple of other employees we used sorbents to clean up the gasoline.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-145-2004*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the corner of Elm And Dartmouth Street.  One gallon of antifreeze was spilled and the FD cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-146-2004*I was contacted by Home Depot reporting that a bottle of Muriatic Acid had leaked at their Portland store.  Apparently a customer had returned the bottle leaking and no one noticed.  The acid leaked onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The waste was put in a bucket and placed in their Hazardous Materials Storage Area until their quarterly pick up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-149-2004*I was contacted by Perron Oil reporting that one of their delivery trucks had leaked some fuel oil onto the driveway at Factory Island.  Apparently they had a plugged ball valve.  The spill was cleaned up with pads and speedy dry.  When I arrived to check out the cleanup I found that the speedy dry had been left on site so I called Perron and told them to come finish cleaning it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-927-2004*I was contacted by Dawn Hallowell reporting that her car's gas tank was leaking.  When we looked at it closer it appeared that the gas was coming out through the fill, dripping down the side of the car, around the bumper, and then dropping onto the pavement.  We used sorbents to clean up the spilled gas and to remove a small amount from the fill so it wouldn't leak.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-882-2004*
REPORT SUMMARY

	Tues, 10/5/04: While performing an AST SPCC facility inspection a weeping gasoline fitting was noted by EPA OSC and inspector, Melanie Morash.  As seen in the attached photo, gasoline was weeping from a union where the gangway met the floating dock.  The 1.5" steel line from the 6000-gal. AST travels down the side of the gangway and then attaches to a steel flex-hose and then to a steel fuel line under the floating dock and to a dispenser.  This leak posed an environmental and a fire hazard.  It was not known how long it had been leaking though with the staining it appears days to weeks old.
	On being advised of the leak, Mr. Kirkpatrick (facility owner & operator) was told to have it repaired and to report it to NRC.  He had an employee wrap the fitting with sorbent until it could be tightened.

1.	Some spillage reached the wood dock though no product was observed in the water.  Most of the gasoline likely evaporated before reaching the dock.  It is not possible to determine how long the leak had been occurring or how much leaked.
2.	Later in the afternoon official notification by Mr. Kirkpatrick reached DEP and NRC (see attached).
3.	See report P-877-04 for further details on this inspection and report P-434-91 for previous AST related discharge history at this marina.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-303-2001*A 5 gallon K-1 spill was reported at the home of Kim Prebble, Lot 33, Ames Mobile Home Park, Skowhegan.  The mobile home park is served by a community well, as a result Maine DEP hired McGee Construction to excavate the contaminated soils and transport the contaminated soil to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons paving for disposal.  An initial water sample taken by Maine DEP for DRO was returned "non-detect."

No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
P-837-2004*On the evening of 9/25/04 Mrs Radomski called to report a lingering oil odor from her basement.  She had recently moved into this property (few months ago) and has complained about the oil odor since moving in.  She was told by her son to call DEP.

An oil burner technician who had been called first was initially unaware that DEP required notification for such a "complaint", oil odor and  evidence of a small leak. He did bring up the subject to Mrs. Radomski that her tank had a potential leak, he thought from the discharge fitting.

The tank appears to have two initial problems 1) the underside of the aboveground storage tank (AST) is wet with oil, the tech believed it to be a fitting problem, he tightened it, he also placed a drip pan beneath the tank with the intention of returning later (when less oil in the tank) to replace the fitting.  2) a hole elsewhere in the belly of the tank.

Upon my arrival, I inspected the tank, and observed two potential leak sites, the first approximately six inches from the supply fitting, the second approximately 12-16 inches from the opposite end of the tank.  Both are in the "belly" region on the bottom of the tank.  The tank was originally gray and later painted black, all but the belly section.

To confirm my suspicions (of leak location and severity) I gently wiped with my finger, the oil droplet near the supply fitting, it immediately began to drip at a constant pace.  I placed a magnet patch on the hole and called the oil company to arrange for an immediate transfer of the remaining oil to a temporary tank.  This action was to avoid a catastrophic release.

The staining and presence of commercial deodorant canisters beneath the tank imply there was pre-existing condition "possibly an oil leak".  The volume of oil flowing from the hole indicated a substantial hole in the tank.  I also observed  paint lifting off the floor adjacent to a leg of the tank, a common indicator of oil on the floor, as the remaining paint appears uniform.  There is also a small oil stain in the carpet adjacent to the burner.  Cause and origin unaccounted for. The furnace was newly installed (according to several statements "by the previous homeowner") in 2002, but the tank appears to be the original, with a coat of black paint.

The former owners Derrick & Jolene Kinney (now in Presque Isle) have not been contacted directly by DEP (they have no answering machine) only a call by the listing realtor/agent (King) informing them of the current situation.  However, there was no disclosure of any oil related problems before the sale.  The brokers/agents both of whom work for Caldwell Banker may share some of the responsibility for the oversight of this pre-existing situation.  The purchasing agent (for the buyer) J. Conroy , made the statement  "the tank is in pristine condition, it is black".  If he had examined the tank more closely he would have noticed the bottom of the tank was indeed gray not black, and exhibited an oil film (most often associated with a leak/weep). Ms. King reiterated that no disclosure of an oil problem was made to her.

The remedial clean up actions taken were limited to the surface (i.e. flooring), no sub slab investigation was conducted.  The groundwater level is high and the sump in the far end of the basement (although new)  did not exhibit any oil contamination.  The home and area are served by public water and sewer.  Speedy dry was applied to the floor and then removed.  The floor was washed and the exisiting tank pumped out and replaced.  No further action required.

P-859-2004*Report of white liquid running down side of road.  I contacted Auburn Public Works and they visited and confirmed that it was from Auburn Concrete rinsing concrete off a truck.  This was not a DEP regulated action and APW would handle it.
P-862-2004*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking fire-o-matic valve.  Only a small amount of oil was lost and the homeowner was going to dig up the stained spot and put it in the trash.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-860-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	10/4/04: DEP called by Ms. Sue Chase of Summit Env. notifying DEP that oil contamination had been confirmed during the abandonment of diesel and waste oil UST's at the commercial, consumptive-use facility.  I had worked on a remediation air the facility in 1993 so was familiar with the location and subsurface conditions and opted to manage the incident based on this and Summit's reported observations.

SITE HISTORY & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The site was a large commercial trucking facility located in a commercial & industrial area of Scarborough.  The area is on municipal water supply and sewer.  groundwater is very high and the underlying soils largely silt/clay.  The site was assigned a Baseline-2 clean-up goal with a 400-ppm action level for fuel oil clean-up.  Sometime after 1993 case, the property was taken over by New England Motor Freight (NEMF) company.
	DEP's John Gordon oversaw a waste oil UST discharge clean-up in 1989 (see report P-730-89).   During P-759-93, 100 yds. of diesel contaminated soil was hauled offsite and contaminated groundwater was pumped & treated onsite.
	On 10/4/04, three O/C FRP construction diesel UST's and an FRP clad waste oil UST, with associated piping were removed by Simard & Son's under Maine CTI Mike Simard.  PID levels (corrected) reported by Summit were largely below the 100-ppm notification level.  Nine samples exceeded the notification level with one high of 510-ppm (see attached Table 1).  The exact quatities discharged and dates of the spills are unknown.  It is probable that the problem is the result of  multiple small spills related to fuel deliveries and filling the trucks.
	I understand that no replacement UST facility will be installed.  I understand that this facility was abandoned by NEMF because the tanks were out-of-service and not expected to be used again.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Simard excavated oil-contaminated tank fill.  Being crushed peastone fill for around the FRP tanks, the fill aerated quickly and I later authorized this fill to be returned to the excavation, with no offsite disposal required.  No gw treatment or disposal was required or performed.  I understand no lab analysis was performed on the soil and groundwater.  [See attached closure assessment for further details.]

CONCLUSION
a.	At this time, no further DEP Response Div. remedial actions are required.
b.	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite, though largely below clean-up action levels.  This contaminated media shall be managed properly according to state, local and federal rules if disturbed, or if a sensitive receptor becomes threatened.
c.	At her request, a copy of this report will be sent to Ms. Chase of Summit Env.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-869-2004*Overfill of an AST by Downeast Energy.  Cleaned up sufficiently by Downeast Energy personnel with sorbent material.

P-872-2004*
	9/17/04 report of a 5-gal. hydraulic oil leak from an excavator's broken hydraulic line.  No company name or exact street address acquired so no DEP site visit possible.

S G Brezinski
P-873-2004*
	4/2/04: Approx. 14-gal. discharge of hyd. oil from street sweeper to ground and into storm drain, then into Piscataqua River.  Boom deployed by PNSY response team.  See NRC report for further info.

S G Brezinski
P-874-2004*
	10/1/04, report to DEP of a 1-gal. discharge of hydraulic oil from a work truck while traveling down Rt. 109 in Acton near Acton Trading Post.  The oil was reported spread over 50' of paved roadway and not recoverable.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-881-2004*After the completion of a delivery to the Hause home, the driver had an accidental discharge from the nozzle while coiling it up.  An estimated two gallons were discharged to the asphalt driveway.  The driver applied speedi dri and called in the spill.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched, based on the information provided.

Based on the information provided by MW Sewall, and no follow up inquires by the homeowner, DEP/Response plans no further action here.
P-930-2004*On 10/11/04 I received a call from Dave Lien of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at their bulk plant in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when a tank truck was overfilled.  Sorbents were used on the spill and some contaminated soil was excavated as well.  Approximately 6 yards of soil was combined with some soil from a previous Downeast spill (P-595-04) and taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.
P-929-2004*On 10/10/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cumberland Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill at a motor vehicle accident on Rt. 100 near Allen Farm's.  Approximately 1 gallon of gasoline leaked out of a motorcycle onto the pavement.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
P-867-2004*I was contacted by Webber Energy reporting that one of their drivers overfilled the tank at Remco in Bridgton.  Apparently the whistle did not stop whistling and oil came out through the vent pipe.  They estimate that 2 gallons of oil was spilled.  It sprayed on the side of the building and on the pavement.  They cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-650-2004*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that a car had blown its engine in the parking lot of the Dunkin Donuts on Route 1.  Apparently some local kids had a problem starting their car in the parking lot.  As they tried to turn over the engine it pumped engine oil onto the pavement.  The oil ran quite a way across the parking lot.  When the Dunkin Donuts employees realized what had happened they called the owner who recommended they wash the driveway off with dishwashing detergent and a hose.  By the time I arrived this had been done and most of the oil and soap was in a storm drain.  I used sorbents to recover what oil I could from the storm drain.  I also informed the Dunkin Donuts employees that if this ever happened again to call the DEP.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-809-2004*September 17, 2004 - DEP received a phone call from the Windham Fire Department regarding a citizen complaint that there was a sheen on Highland Lake.  The citizen indicated that the sheen seemed to be emanating from the basement of the residential property located at 175 Cottage Road.  The fire department was dispatched to the residence, as well as MDEP staff Kara Tudman (KT) and Shery Bernard.  Upon arrival the fire department had opened the basement door and deployed sorbent pads.  Some #2 fuel oil from a corroded tank had traveled on water that was in the basement to a drainage ditch which lead away from the basement, down a hill, and ultimately caused the sheen seen on Highland Lake.  The fire department had also deployed sorbents and speedy dry to the drainage ditch as well.  DEP personnel deployed hard and sorbent boom in the lake to contain and recover the oil.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) arrived on-site to facilitate the clean-up of the basement with the collection and re-deployment of sorbent materials.  Upon further investigation, DEP identified a collection area to the north-northwest of 175 Cottage Road and additional sorbent boom was deployed in Highland Lake in this area.

September 20, 2004 - KT returned to the site with EPI and removed 1.24 tons of contaminated soil from the drainage ditch via vactor truck.  During removal of soil near the building, a perimeter drain constructed of clay pipe was located and determined to have fuel oil present in it.  The vactor truck was used to suction out the water/oil mixture until the drain water ran clear.  EPI had a roll-off delivered to the site to accommodate the removal of 0.53 tons of oily debris that had accumulated on the basement floor.  The corroded tank was removed from the basement to expedite the removal of sorbent materials.  DEP determined that no additional sorbents were needed as the oil was no longer floating on the water in the basement.  Although, a minimal amount of sorbents were placed in the former location of the tank as a precaution for residual oil that may not have been visible at the time.  Sorbent boom was also removed from the natural collection area in Highland Lake.

September 24, 2004 - KT visited the site to view additional work completed by EPI on 9/22/04.  Remaining sorbents in the basement were removed.  Stone backfill was used to provide erosion control for the drainage ditch leading to Highland Lake.  The hard and sorbent boom were left in place at this time until the next rain event to ensure that the basement and drainage ditch were indeed free from fuel oil.

October 4, 2004 - KT and Ann Hemenway returned to the site to collect the hard and sorbent boom.  No sheen was visible on Highland Lake and there were no visible oil residuals in the basement , therefore, no further action is required at this time.



B-564-2004*9.17.04 Dead River reported an overfill at entered location.  Oil escaped from vent and impacted access steps and the ground.  The oil was clean up with sorbent pads and Speedi-Dri.  Waste entered into Dead River waste stream.  No further action anticipated.

file report/NT/10-19-04
P-953-2004*On October 19, 2004, a representative from the Maine Department of Transportation notified the DEP that approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the pavement from a dump truck hydraulic hose.  The oil dispersed onto the pavement of the facility into an approximate 5 foot by 20 foot area.  The material was absorbed with sorbent pads, double bagged, and set aside for disposal by DOT Fleet Services.  No further action is required at this time.
B-566-2004*10.19.04, Bangor Hydro reported a 3 gallon hydraulic oil leak from a forklift at their transformer warehouse located in Lamoine.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and left a trail of spotted oil in three aisles of the facility.  Speedi-Dri was deployed to clean up the oil and the waste entered into Bangor Hydro's waste stream.  No further action expected.


File report/NT/10.19.04
B-552-2004*On 10/12/04, I received a report of a spill of approximately two cups of non-PCB transformer oil on the ground under a utility pole on MacMillen Avenue in Bass Harbor.  Bangor Hydro crew was able to shovel the lightly sprayed topsoil into a bag for disposal at the Pine Tree Landfill.

The spill was caused by high winds knocking a tree onto the power line, pulling the line from the transformer.  When the power line was pulled from the transformer, a bushing was pulled out as well causing the oil to spray out of the transformer.
A-597-2004*Central Maine Power reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a bucket truck on October 19, 2004 at Pole 2 Mechanic Street, Norridgewock.  The spill resulted from a hose failure on the truck and the oil was spilled to the road surface and ditch.  CMP crews removed 2 drums (1 cu.yd) of soil from the ditch to clean up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff did not inspect the spill site.  No further action is expected.
I-203-2004*10-19-04, a broken fitting on the fuel tank of a loader caused approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel to discharge.  The broken fitting went unnoticed while driving to the next log landing.  Discharged product was cleaned up with sorbent pads where the loader stopped, and the areas where product was discharged while vehicle was in transit was scraped with skidder.  Pads went to the Triple M shop multi fuel burner.
A-593-2004* On 10-15 Webber Energy reported a fuel leak at the home of Clinton Hartzell located at 59 Washington St. in Camden. I made a site visit on 10-18 with a representative from Webber. There had been a very small leak at this site perhaps as long as one year ago. A coffee can was under the tank, and it contained several ounces of fuel. The tank was located on a cement pad.
 The reason for the call to this office was that Mrs. Clinton Hartzell was going to upgrade the tank and heating units. No further cleanup will be required.
A-596-2004*A truck came into Pike's facility with diesel coating the truck bed instead of the accepted 'releasing agent' to allow asphalt to easily slide out. When the load reached the ground it subsequently contaminated the soil that it rest on with diesel.  Pike excavated the material and sent it to CPRC for disposal.

No further action required.
I-92-2004*May 5, 2004.  Due to a leaking bushing on a transformer, 1.5 gallons of transformer oil leaked onto the ground at J B Trailer Park in Easton.  Approximately .5 yards of contaminated soil were removed by a MPS crew.


I-91-2004*On 4-30-04, because of a leaking gasket, about 1/2 gal. of transformer oil was lost on the Blue Birch Road in Fort Fairfield. Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of by a Maine Public Service (MPS) crew at Tri-Community Landfill.
A-594-2004*I received a call 10:30 PM from Marc Day, oil burner tech for Marie Stockford of Vassalboro.  Marc reported a fuel oil spill in the basement of the Stockford residence.  The tank was empty and the basement was dirt floor.  Marc indicated odors were very strong inside the mobile home.  I offered to place the owner in a motel until the odors could be abated.  Marc stated Ms. Stockford is elderly and would rather stay with neighbors.
I made a site visit the following morning.  I found free product in the basement, a partial cellar approx 8'X15' of cement block.  I installed a Ram fan to ventilate and began recovery of oil/water mix with a diaphram pump.  I also placed sorbents on the ground.  To complicate matters, a plumbing failure had occurred during the night leaking water from a sink in the bathroom into the cellar.  I shut off the main water valve and Ms. Stockford contacted a plumber to repair the malfunction.  Environmental Projects Inc. responded with two workers to help clean up the oil.  We removed the empty 275 tank and continued hand work in the basement.  The cause of the spill was corrosion failure of the tank legs.  The tank pitched forward breaking the supply line to the burner.  The tank legs were on blocks on the dirt floor.  The tank age was estimated by the owner at 40 years.  The tank had been filled on 10/12, so I estimated the loss at 200 gallons.  Most of the oil appeared to have been leached into the soil.  I took PID readings inside the trailer kitchen of 100 ppm with the passport meter set to read diesel.  By mid day with cleanup and ventilation the numbers dropped below 10 ppm.  Ms. Stockford stayed at home the entire time and indicated she was not bothered by the odors.  I contacted Marc Day and he returned to reconnect the furnace with a temporary tank.  The day was warm, and the trailer was returned to comfortable temperature by mid day.  We placed poly sheeting on the dirt floor with fresh absorbant pads beneath.  There were two windows with screens that we left open to continue ventilation.  I arranged with EPI to return and pour a concrete slab over the poly to minimize additional vapors in the basement.  Ms. Stockford is on town water as are all the neighbors.  No further action is expected.
A-483-2004*An improperly installed piping union on the #3 feed water pump caused a 1/2 gallon lube oil spill to the floor at the International Paper Androscoggin Mill Power Plant, Riley Road, Jay.  The incident occurred on August 18, 2004, and was cleaned up using sorbent materials by IP personnel.  No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site inspection.
A-509-2004*MeadWestvaco waste water treatment facility operators noticed an increase in the discharge to river pH and initiated calling units within the plant to find if there was a problem.  The operators at the white liquor tank reported an intermittent overflow problem at the tank due to a faulty electronic level sensor.  Technicians worked to repair the faulty sensor but not before 27,046 gallons of white liquor (containing 20,034 pounds of sodium hydroxide) was spilled to the plant sewer.  The spill occurred and was reported on September 5, 2004.  No further action is expected.  Maine DEP Response staff did not make a site visit.

A-515-2004*MeadWestvaco, Rumford Mill, reported a 9.5 gallon vegetable based hydraulic oil (ExxonMobil EAL 224H) discharge at the Swift River pump house facility on September 8, 2004.  The oil spill resulted from a seal failure on a portable submersible pump used at the facility.  A sheen was observed on the Swift River and Androscoggin River.  MeadWestvaco hired Walker Industrial to boom the area of the discharge and use sorbent materials and a vacuum truck to remove the spilled product.  The recovered mixed liquid media was discharged into the MeadWestvaco licensed waste water treatment facility for disposal.  No further action is expected.

Maine DEP staff did not visit the site.
I-90-2004*On April 29, 2004, due to an O-ring failure, approximately 300 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a hydraulic press.  Product was contained within the press room and recovered by LP staff through the use of pumps. Recovered product was re-used.

No further action necessary.
I-124-2004*On 7-2-04, due to a blown hose fitting, about 100 gallons of hydraulic fuel were lost in the stacker yard at JM Huber in Easton. Wood shavings were used to absorb most of the spill. Wood shavings were burned in the on site boiler.
A-598-2004*Pike Industries reported a 70 gallon lube oil spill at their Summerhaven Road, Augusta rock crushing operation on October 20, 2004.  The spill occurred when a lubrication line to an oil cooler failed on an electric generator.  The generator is a large trailer mounted unit which Pike Industries located within secondary containment at the site.  All the discharged oil remained in secondary containment.  Pike Industries personnel used a pump to remove the free product and sorbent pads to clean up the generator, trailer and containment liner.  The free product was shipped by United Industrial for recycling, and Pike Industries disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-569-2004*On 10/20/04, 1110 hours Mark Ward, who is with the City Engineering Department, reported gasoline contamination found at a construction project.  He indicated that they had plenty of tarmac that they could use if they had to remove contaminated soil.  I told him that they could use the tarmac if they had to remove some soil as part of the project; otherwise, the soil could stay where it is, because we could not expect them to clean up a spill that they had not caused.  Mark asked me to go to the site and explain that to the project foreman, who was Tim Smith.  I went to the site and observed a slight smell of gasoline in the clay that was in the excavation.  Tim explained that it had been much stronger when they first opened the excavation, but that it had aired out well due to a breezy day.  Otherwise they would have used ventilation fans.  They monitored the oxygen and the explosion potential and allowed workers in the hole only when it was safe to do so.  Tom said that in the past, they had excavations that actually flashed.  Over the past several decades, there have been a lot of service stations on State Street and there had been one near the intersection of Merrimac and State, but there are no active stations in the area currently.

P-940-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	8/10/04: DEP's Andrew Flint received notice from Alliance Energy Corp. that through a July 2004, Phase-2 assessment performed for them by ECS Inc. of New Hampshire, they had confirmed gasoline contamination at the Central Station UST gas station, 170 Main St., South Berwick.  [Central Station is owned and operated by Ron Roberge, who also owned the facility when it was named Robie's Tire, then Roberge's SUNOCO].   The actual assessment by ECS was received by DEP's Harrison Bispham who in-turn also passed it to Stephen Brezinski for review.

SITE & FACILITY HISTORY
	1987: four bare steel gasoline UST's were replaced.  Some gasoline contamination, along with odors were reported to Edgar Antz of Maine DEP who did not make a site visit.  Soil was aerated at an undisclosed location.  [At this time Maine UST management & regulations did not require UST closure assessments.]  In Oct. 2004, an after-the-fact spill report was written (P-542-87) based on Antz's 1987 comments and UST registration info.  At the time, the site was known as Robie's Tire.
	1998: the two 10,000 gal. bare-steel fuel oil tanks were abandoned by removal.  Evidence-of-a-discharge in the form of PID values over the Maine 100-ppm Notification Levels, and a corrosion hole in a tank were documented by R. W. Gillespie  & Assoc., though neither were reported to Maine DEP, as required.  DEP was not given the opportunity to assess the discharge and initiate a clean-up.  It appears that the fuel oil contamination was buried back on site.  In Oct. 2004, a report was written on this based on Gillespie's 1998 assessment and DEP UST registration files.  Site known as Save On Fuel Co. and Roberge's SUNOCO.  No DEP Decision Tree completed at the time of the 1998 removal.
	2001: DEP's Scott Cyr responded to Roberge's SUNOCO following notification by South Berwick Fire Dept. of a 50+ gallon gasoline surface discharge during a delivery by McGee Transportation (see P-454-2001).
	On 11/2/04, DEP's Andrew Flint & Butch Bowie performed a facility inspection.   Mr. Roberge was not there; and the facility was out-of-service though DEP had not been notified as required and the tanks had not been emptied of product.  A gasoline weep from a fitting under a dispenser was noted.  The dispenser had no sump so it was hard to determine how much leaked over time and how much reached soil.  See DEP UST Reg. file #13663 for further details.

AREA GEOLOGY
	The 1998 UST closure assessment described the fill around the tank as sand.  The site also is mapped as being over a Sand & Gravel Aquifer.  The boring logs acquired by ECS confirm the underlying soils as brown medium to fine sands down to the 17' bg boring depth.  The borings found groundwater at about 8' to 10' bg on 6/24/04 (see attached).  ECS determined gw to flow SW toward the Falls River about 0.5 miles away (see attached Groundwater Contour Map by ECS).

FACILITY SETTING & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
	The facility consists of two buildings.  The surrounding area is sub-urban residential, commercial and the South Berwick town office is to the rear of the property.  I understand the area is on municipal water and sewer.  Being set over a mapped aquifer and not being a non-attainment area, the facility was judged to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal, though argument could be made for an Intermediate Goal (which has the same soil clean-up standards as Stringent).
	MW-1/SB-1: drilled directly downgrade of the three existing UST's.  ECS noted gasoline odorous soil and measured >1200-ppm in sand just below water table.  Lab analysis for EPA 8260 showed high gasoline constituents in soil and a GRO of 202-ppm.  Groundwater was analyzed @ 58.7-ppm GRO with 70-ppm of MTBE.  [Note that in ECS's report the borings are known as both SB- and TB- in different locations of the report.]  The presence of MTBE indicates post 1980 discharges but further review is needed to better qualify the age.
	MW-2/SB-2:  The pre
A-372-2004*The Newark Group, South Gardiner Plant, 644 River Road, South Gardiner, proposed to abandon a 15,000 UST in place.  The UST is located under the floor near the east end of the plant and was constructed in situ of concrete for storing Sodium Silicate.  Safety Kleen was contracted by Newark Group to oversee the abandonment and to dispose of the remaining Sodium Silicate still in the tank.  The material in the tank had a pH of 11, which exceeded by .3 the allowable pH in one of Safety Kleen's vacuum trucks.  Environmental Projects was sub-contracted by Safety Kleen to remove and transport the remaining material.

Because the tank was located under a building and the construction of the tank did not lend itself to removal, Maine DEP allowed an "abandonment in place."  Safety Kleen removed the piping going into the tank and plugged the piping with concrete.  The tank was filled with concrete slurry and the covers welded in place.  No product appears to have leaked from the tank.

The tank registration number is 20909.

Maine DEP staff made several inspection visits to the site during the abandonment process.  No further action is expected.
A-413-2004*On July 23, 2004, the Maine State Police reported a vehicle accident on Route 201 at Loudin Street, Farmingdale.  Maine DEP responded to the incident at the request of the Farmingdale Fire Department, an estimated 10 gallons of gasoline had been spilled to the road surface as a result of the accident.  By the time Maine DEP arrived at the site, the fire department had washed the spilled gasoline into the storm water system, thus eliminating any chance of recovery or remediation.

The accident was investigated by the Kennebec County Sherriff's Department who, at the time this report was written, had not responded to requests from DEP for a copy of the accident report.  As a result, the persons involved in the accident are unknown to DEP.

The area of the accident is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.
B-567-2004*8.26.04, Dead River Company reported a spill of diesel fuel while delivering to an AST.  The reporter indicated that she was not informed why, but a valve on the delivery truck malfunctioned.   Approximately 2 gallons leaked and was cleaned up with speedi-dri.  The waste was entered into Dead River waste stream.

File report/NT/10.19.04
I-204-2004*This incident started with a call complaining of an oil odor in the house.

When I investigated, I found a small bucket with about 1/2 gallon of #1 heating oil in the bucket. This was placed under an active leak (one drop very minute or so).

The oil vapors were passing through the bathroom to the bedroom where the odor complaint originated.

The leak was from a splice in the line, located about 2 feet from the wall where the line enters through the home. The splice appears to be a compression fitting, not a flared fitting as required.

The tenant advised the owner who will have all the repairs completed as soon as possible.


A-452-2004*Dick Guerrette, Winthrop Fuel, reported a 3 to 5 gallon K-1 spill from an AST at 56 Gilman Road, Monmouth on August 5, 2004.  The property owner, R. Stewart Banta, rents the property to Casey Hussen; Mr. Banta resides in Maryland.  The spill resulted from a filter leak near the the tank, Winthrop Fuel assumed responsibility for the spill and the clean-up expenses.  Maine DEP personnel investigated the site and DEP Technical Services took a water sample from the well.  The well is approximately 50 feet from the spill site and is a dug well.  No contamination was found in the well.

Winthrop Fuel excavated 2.33 tons of contaminated soil, which was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  Winthrop Fuel also replaced the oil tank and filter assembly.

No further action is expected.
B-548-2004*Received a report of a #2 oil spill at entered location (N 45 degrees 13.134'  W 069 degrees 59.282').  Reporter indicated that Northern Outdoors, The Forks, ME, is in the process of purchasing N.E. Outdoor and that a spill had been disclosed at the Eagle Cabin, N.E. Outdoor camp site along Wyman Lake in Caratunk.  It was reported that a fitting at the tank had dripped at some point in the past, but the date was unknown.  The area was dug out to a depth in preparation for a DEP site visit.

I inspected the site on 10.8.04, and did not observe oil contaminated soil.  Also, I did not observe evidence that a serious spill may have occurred.  I did not require a clean up and instructed the facility to fill in the excavation.  However, I did relay to Russell Walters of Northern Outdoors that the feed line was in bad shape and that no 'ice - fall' protection was in place.  I advised Mr. Walter of new Oil & Solid Fuel Board standards and he responded by informing me that all the facilities will be under a maintenance plan provided by the oil company that included all upgrades.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/10.22.04
B-553-2004*Prior to 10/12/04, Chris Gaudet, who works for Gaftek, asked if we could preside over underground tank removals at the Trade Winds Supermarket in Blue Hill.  I witnessed the removal of three single walled fiber glass tanks and waived the thirty day waiting requirement.  Fessended Geo-Environmental was on site and there was no evidence of any product releases.  The tank sizes were 4000, 8000 and 6000.  The products were super, unleaded, and diesel respectively.
A-433-2004*August 31, 2004, Canton Point Road, Canton, Central Maine Power reported branches on the line caused a transformer on Pole 79.2 to up-chuck an estimated on gallon of transformer oil to the ground.  A CMP clean up and repair team was dispatched to the scene, cleaned up the mess and replaced the transformer.  No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site inspection.
A-377-2001*Brian Stock reported a K-1 spill at the home of Christy Booth and Brian Stock, Route 2, Pittsfield, on May 18, 2001.  The 150 gallon spill reportedly occurred February 1, 2001, but was not reported.  Maine DEP hired McGee Construction to excavate and clean up the spilled material around the mobile home.
This site has been closed by Patricia Seaward, Maine DEP Technical Services.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using available information and interviews with Frank Gehrling, Patricia Seaward and Lou DeWildt (McGee Construction).  Unfortunately, there is no memory or record regarding soil disposal or quantity removed, nor is there a soil spreading agreement or Contaminated Soil Letter.
A-702-2001*Maine Yankee, Ferry Road, Wiscasset, reported a 1 pint diesel spill while refueling a locomotive.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent materials to wipe the spilled fuel off the side of the locomotive.  The spill occurred on October 31, 2001.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith.
B-317-2004*
     This office received a call at 1415 on 6/23/04 from Adam Doran (Central Maine Power Company; Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 14 gallons of hydraulic oil sprayed onto a dirt road when a hose ruptured on one of their bucket trucks.  This occurred near pole number R 710.5 on the Bucksport Road in Stockton Springs today.  All of the oil was contained on the surface of the road.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (Gray) was hired by CMP to coordinate the cleanup of this site.  In all, 7.19 tons (4.5 cubic yards) of oily debris were transported to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


P-907-2004*A leak of lube oil from a gear box on a motor at the Skelton Dam caused a sheen on the water.  FPL employees used sorbents to collect the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-703-2001*The Winthorp Communications Center reported a AST leak in the basement of Linda Lock's residence, 1777 North Road, Mount Vernon, of #2 fuel oil.  An unknown quantity of oil was discharged to the basement floor.  Maine DEP staff called Potter oil to pump out the fuel remaining in the tank and hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to clean up the spilled oil.  EPI used sorbent materials and a pressure washer to remove the contaminated oil and reduce the odor/vapor load in the house.

No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
P-908-2004*I was contacted by MCMAQ, LLC reporting that they had a small leak in a pipe associated with their AST.  About a quart of oil leaked out onto a concrete floor and employees cleaned it up with saw dust.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-909-2004*See attached NRC report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-914-2004*I was contacted by the Limington Fire Department reporting they had responded to a car fire at 595 Ossippee Trail.  They used AFFF foam and a lot of water.  They believed that some gas probably spilled but with the fire, foam, and water, there was nothing left to clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-915-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-916-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-917-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-215-2004* On 4-12-04, International Paper reported a release of 1,000 gallons Sodium Hypochlorite solution (12 %). This release occurred when the breather line (vent) on a pump fell over. There are two tanks at this location and they are manifold together and share the same pump. When the breather line fell over, liquid Hypochlorite leaked out until a routine inspection discovered the problem. All of the spilled material made its way to the mill sewer and waste treatment plant. The pH of this material was >12.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-921-2004*I was contacted by the Saco Fire Department reporting that a dump truck had pulled into the Goodwins Mills Fire Station with a blown fuel injector spilling a gallon of diesel fuel on the pavement.  They cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-924-2004*Leak on fueling system to portable diesel welder which was on Barge Dignity.  Welding unit was on barge and supply tanks was on shore (Ricker's Wharf).  Spill was cleaned up by RP (CIANBRO).  No further response action is necessary.

See attached CIANBRO report.
P-925-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.   No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-931-2004*
	10/12/2004: hydraulic leak from CMP truck to ground, during rain.  Response and clean-up by CMP.

SGB
A-652-2001*Peter Thomas, Golden Ridge Road, Alna, reported a #2 fuel oil spill from his AST.   Mr. Thomas further stated that C M McCormich & Sons had recently worked on his tank and "left a valve open", possibly causing the discharge.  C M McCormich & Sons hired H. Chester Wright, Inc. to excavate and transport the contaminated soils to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  8.60 tons of contaminated soil were removed.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
A-647-2001*On October 2, 2001, Phil's Heating Service reported an AST leak in the Twin Bridges Trailer Park, Maple Street, Farmington.  An estimated 65 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged to the ground.  The leak was apparently due to tank corrosion.

The trailer and trailer park is owned by Ron Pratt, who also resides in the trailer park.  Mr. Pratt, Phil's Heating Service, and Maine DEP staff used sorbent materials to clean up the free product.  An additional 1.5 tons of contaminated soil were excavated and transported to the Waste Management Crossroads facility in Norridgewock for disposal.  The trailer park is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using available information.
A-63-2004* On 1-31-04, Downeast Energy reported an oil leak at the residence of Diane and Tracey Humphrey. This home is located at 139 Blinn Hill Rd. According to the owners, the gauge on the outside tank measured 1/2 tank the week before. A technician from Downeast investigated and found that there had been a leak, but he was unsure if the leak was from the nipple or the filter assembly.
 I made a site visit the next day and spoke with the owners. The well is located about 100 feet away. The AST is located next to the home and the perimeter drain discharges into a seasonal brook. There was no evidence of oil in this brook or the end of the perimeter drain.
 Harold Warren construction was hired to excavate the contaminated soil. This was done on 2-6-04. The soil was then transported to Commercial Paving on 2-9-04.
 Pat Seaward collected a water sample for analysis and no petroleum compounds were detected.
 The estimate of 100 gallons of fuel lost was probably wrong or the fuel oil made its way to a location under the septic tank. We did not excavate adjacent to the septic tank. Loam and seed was finally placed on the site around October 7, 2004.
 No further action will be required.
I-186-2004*On 9-18-04, the PI Fire Dept. called to report that they had responded to a leaking fuel oil tank at the residence of NickHanks (renter) at 14 Veronne St. in Presque Isle. The fuel line had been broken off at the tank and from what they could estimate, about 1/4 tank had been lost before they got there and plugged to hole with a stick. I went to the house the following day. Apparently, Mr. Hanks had been thrown out of the house by his girlfriend and was attempting to climb back in through a rear window, when he, using the fuel filter to step on, broke it off, causing the leak.

Approximately 65 gallons were lost estimated upon amount in the tank prior to the incident and product remaining after the incident.

I hired a contractor to move the tank and remove all contaminated soil behind the house.
A-768-2001*The Walmart store, 474 Madison Ave, Skowhegan, reported 1 pound of Weed and Feed spilled to the floor inside the store.  Walmart personnel swept up the spilled material for disposal.  The spill occurred on December 12, 2001.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
P-886-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	Fri. 10/8/04: received call from Mr. Phil Dunn that on the previous Monday, 10/4/04, Auburn Concrete Co. had discharged about 10-gallons of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks onto his property.  At the time of the call, Auburn Concrete had still not cleaned up the spill to the soil.  A record check found that the discharge had not been promptly reported to Maine DEP as required.

DEP RESPONSE, AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On contacting Auburn Concrete, Mr. John Dunn (no relation to Phil Dunn) advised me he was sending a crew out at that time to clean up the discharge.
	The area is rural residential area and a new road under development so not on recent maps.  Though on town water, the site is over a mapped S & G aquifer and within the wellhead protection zones for several public water wells (see attached PDWS Atlas map 86).  I judged the area to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	Clean-up was done thru source removal.  Most of the oil leak was at the house and there was a lesser amount on the dirt road where the hydraulic line had been repaired.  Phil Dunn's on site house contractor excavated soil into Auburn Concrete's dump truck which took the soil to CPRC under a DEP virgin contaminated letter.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The discharge is understood to be clean to DEP satisfaction and no further actions are required at this time.  I judge there to be no further threat to the public water wells noted on the map nor to Mr. Dunn's property.
b.	I advised John Dunn of Auburn Concrete this discharge should have been reported and cleaned up promptly as required in Maine statute.	

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-849-2004*
SUMMARY

	9/17/04: Bill from DEP BLWQ advised me that he had received a complaint from Mr. Molla regarding oil discharges reaching a brook on the property of Mr. & Ms. Woods, located within the Saco River Shores subdivision in Brownfield.  No exact address had been given but I received the impression it would be obvious.

	9/30/04: I found the rural residential area to be a large, sparsely populated new development with a home about every 0.5 to 1 mile apart.  I saw no owner names at the driveways so could not identify any property belonging to Woods.   The homes were new and appeared upper middle-class in cost.  I drove the area back and forth for about 30-min. and found no oil discharges to soil or a brook, nor any auto repair of salvage operations.  I left wondering if the report was perhaps founded on non-friendly neighbors?

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-486-2004*
     This office received a call at 0850 on 9/3/04, from Dennis Mc Comb (Lincoln Paper & Tissue, LLC; Lincoln) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil were spilled at their facility around 0545 this morning when a hydraulic pump failed on a methanol delivery truck.  Most of the oil was contained on the truck and trailer, which is owned by Dana/Suttle out of Alabama, but about three gallons went onto the unloading dock.  All of the oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and incinerated in their #8 boiler.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
B-519-2004*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 9/22/04 from Jim Foley (Cianbro Corporation; Pittsfield) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled on the ground at the Georgia-Pacific mill in Old Town around 0900 this morning when a hose ruptured on one of their boom trucks.  All of the oil was contained on a dirt surface under the truck and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  In addition to that, one 5-gallon pail of contaminated soil was also removed.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


P-790-2004*On September 13, 2004, DEP (Jon Woodard) received a phone message from the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) indicating that they had located, by metal detector, what was thought to be two (2) underground storage tanks while completing some road work on the corner of Pond Road and Shaker Road in New Gloucester.

On September 14, 2004, DEP granted a waiver so that the DOT could commence with UST removal activities on 9/17.

On September 17, 2004, a DEP representative (Kara Tudman) mobilized to the site to oversee removal activities.  Upon arrival, DOT representative, Dwight Doughty, indicated that one 300-gallon kerosene tank (possibly from a Texaco station previously located at the site) was removed from the area.  The initial indications of two tanks were inaccurate as the metal detector had received a reading from metal hubcaps buried in the vicinity.  DOT's consultant, David Walker of Campbell Environmental Group (CEG), indicated that the soil grab samples retrieved from under the tank were below detection limits.  No further actions are warranted at this time.
A-305-2001*George Poli reported a neighbor, Curt Whitehouse, Main Street, Coopers Mills (Whitefield) had dumped the contents of a 500 gallon skid tank on the ground and into the Sheepscot River.  Mr. Whitehouse had purchased the skid tank in preparation for "Y2K" but had not used the fuel and reportedly dumped the fuel.  Maine DEP staff made a site visit and could find NO visible evidence of the spill including staining, odor or residual product against the river banks.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using available information.
A-153-2004*   DEP received a report from an auto dealer that a drum of waste lubricating oil had lost several gallons to pavement via a corrosive hole.  The drum belonged to the waste oil collector (Safety Kleen), who subsequently collected spilled oil and replaced the drum.  No soil or water was impacted.
A-398-2001*Michael Cianchette, Northeast Industrial Service, Co., 40 Winada Drive, Winthrop, reported a small diesel fuel spill to dirt on May 31, 2001, from an AST.  Northeast Industrial excavated an unknown quantity of contaminated soil and combined it with an estimated 15 yards of contaminated sandblast grit.  Before disposal Northeast had the combined waste pile tested.  Maine DEP inspected the site.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.


A-577-2004*Knox County Communications reported a tractor trailer operated by Genuine Parts Company, 2999 Circle 75 Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, and operating from the Worcester, MA distribution center discharged an unknown quantity of diesel fuel to the roadway from Park Street to Maverick Street on New County Road in Rockland.  The fuel was "sloshing" out through one of the saddle tank fill caps, which the driver had failed to properly tighten after fueling the truck.  The Rockland Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up the larger puddles of fuel.  The Rockland Department of Public Works applied sand to the length of the spill.  Maine DEP inspected the site.  No further action is expected.
B-546-2004*
     This office received a call at 1130 on 10/5/04, from Mike Albee (Daigle Oil Company; Lincoln) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of picking up a new customer, Dennis Keyser, who lives on Fogg Lane in Burlington.  Before any deliveries are made, their policy is to have one of their burner technicians go over the heating system to see if there are any problems that need to be corrected.  They have the delivery driver check the system, so he is somewhat familiar with the set up.  On or about 9/30/04, their technician did some work on the tank (apparently changed the fuel filter) after concluding that the system was ok.  The homeowner was now claiming that the filter leaked after he finished.  They fixed the leak themselves and cleaned up the contaminated dirt around the filter.  Mr. Albee checked the basement floor yesterday and felt that there was old contamination around the tank.  Although the owners did not want DEP involved, Mr. Albee insisted that the spill had to be reported.  He was now requesting our assistance on site.  One  concern was that some additional cleanup might be required, since there is a drilled well nearby.

     After obtaining directions to the property, I met Mr. Albee in Howland, and we proceeded to the residence.  Mrs. Keyser was home and accompanied us into the basement.  Although the tank did not appear to be leaking at this time, it was a bit rusty on the outside and was about due for replacement before they have a major spill in the basement to deal with.  A large cleanup at that location would be very difficult.  Mrs. Keyser felt that the technician installed the wrong size filter on the tank.  Mr. Albee commented that some of the fittings on the feed line were weeping and there were a few other issues with the tank installation.  We were informed that sometime ago, there was a fire in the basement.  When the Fire Department responded to the incident, one of the individuals stepped on the feed line and broke it.  How much oil went onto the floor at that time and what exactly was done for a cleanup is unknown.  When I checked the dark stained area around the tank, which Mr. Albee thought was old contamination, I did not detect any oil.  It just appeared to be a dark colored soil.  I was surprised to find ledge just under the surface.  There was only a very fine layer of dirt present.  Although Mr. Keyser had removed the contaminated soil around the leaky filter and replaced it with clean fill, I could still detect some oil in that location.  That being the case, I recommended that they remove the remaining contaminated material in a two-foot diameter area around the filter and instead of putting clean fill back in place, I suggested that they use speedy dri instead.  That would help to soak up some of the residual fuel oil from the cracks in the ledge, better than plain dirt.  It was also suggested that they discontinue using this tank before they have a worse mess to deal with.  Mrs. Keyser was in agreement and indicated that they would install a tank in the barn to replace it.  When I inquired about their well, she stated that it was 100+ feet deep and there was no problem with it to her knowledge.  I suggested that if they did detect any oil in their water, they should let me know as soon as possible.  That was agreeable.

     At this point in time, this spill appears to be a real minor problem.  Probably not more than a half gallon or so leaked onto sorbent pads around the filter and onto the dirt floor.  The homeowner removed the oil soaked pads and scraped up most of the contaminated soil shortly after the leak was discovered.  With a little additional cleanup, I believe they can probably recover whatever remains.

REC:  File report.


A-579-2004*Central Maine Power reported an automobile collided with pole 151, Bristol Road, Bremen causing the transformer to discharge an estimated .25 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to leaves and other vegetation on the ground.  CMP crews collected 1/2 bag of oily debris and replaced the transformer.  the incident occurred on October 9, 2004.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-154-2004*03-16-04, DEP received a report that several gallons of lube oil was spilled to pavement at this facility following damage to a fitting.  Spilled oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent material by IP personnel.
A-582-2004*Central Maine Power reported a tree fell on the power line and caused a transformer oil spill at Pole 70.1, Town Farm Road, Farmington on October 10, 2004 discharging and estimated 1 gallon of transformer oil.  CMP crews removed the offending transformer and 1/2 bag of leaves and brush.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-584-2004*John Dupuis, Downeast Energy, 95 College Ave, Waterville, reported a 1/4 gallon spill from a "slop tank" at the Downeast Energy bulk plant.  The slop tank is a 275 gallon AST which was overfilled discharging #2 fuel oil to the side of the tank and the ground on October 11, 2004.  Downeast Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Downeast Energy pumped the remaining product out of the slop tank.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
I-192-2004*On 9-24-04, Lana Puckette of St. John Plt. called to report she thought she might have some type of fuel in her water. Her house is located next to the Irving mill where several wells had been impacted in the past. I met with her and took a water sample.

Results were positive for a very small amount of gasoline. GC Mass spec was used to confirm. The quantity did not warrant a filter installed at this point, but follow up sampling periodically should be done.

Because the distance to the mill is over 500 feet and the gradient flat, it isn't conclusive where the gasoline may be from.
A-590-2004*I received an after hours call from Mead Paper referencing a lube oil spill that occurred the previous afternoon.  Someone forgot to report it and they thought 1:30 AM was a good time to get a hold of a responder since he had nothing better to do, like sleep.  This spill was caused by a mechanical failure of a gasket.  An estimated 50 gallons were discharged to the wastewater treatment plant where it was diluted and discharged to the Androscoggin River with a million other gallons of wastewater.  No site visit was made.
P-542-1987*
	This report is written in year 2004, by S. Brezinski, in response to contamination investigation and assessment at that time.  Based on 1987 notes of DEP's Edgar Antz and underground storage tank (UST) registration information:

1.	The facility at the time was a retail motor-fuels UST facility; and a marketing & distribution fuel oil bulk-plant UST facility with two 10,000 gallon fuel oil tanks (removed in 1997).  The fuel oil business was named "Save On Fuel Co."  The gas station was Robie Tire, later changed to Roberge's SUNOCO.
2.	Four 4000-gal. gasoline USTs were abandoned by removal on or about June 22, 1987, by a contractor named Richard Dodier of New Hampshire.  One old gasoline UST was kept for use as a waste oil above ground storage tank, one disposed of, and two tanks given to the town.  In 1987, Maine DEP was new to regulating UST facilities and at this time there was no UST closure assessment required in Chapter 691 UST regulations.
3.	The tanks looked new.  Soil was sandy.
4.	Edgar Antz appears to have taken this information by phone from Ron Roberge though did not visit the abandonment nor complete a spill report.  It was reported that odor was reported in the soil but no free product.  Contaminated soil was removed and "aerated" but it does not specify where.

As of 2004 the facility name is Central Station. See report P-940-04, and DEP UST registration file #13663 for further details.

S G Brezinski		10/14/2004
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-272-2004*I was contacted by the York Fire Department reporting that they had found seven, 1 gallon antifreeze containers on the side of the road and they were not sure what was in the containers.  I arrived to find 7 plastic jugs in the ditch, each contained some waste gasoline.  I consolidated the containers into a five gallon bucket and brought it back to DEP's warehouse.  At the warehouse we had a 55 gallon drum that we were collecting waste gasoline in for disposal and I added these to that.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-194-2004*Because of a broken hose, approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was immediately cleaned up with oil pads, bagged, and transported to Sullivan Repair Shop in Ashland.
P-288-2004*I was contacted by Andrew Flint reporting that the Cumberland Farms on Cottage Road in South Portland had gasoline in one of its piping sumps.  I arrived to find that there was about 40 gallons of gasoline in Super piping sump.  The product appeared to be coming out of the piping's secondary containment.  I had Cumberland Farms hire Clean Harbors to come and vacuum out the sump.  The piping was purged and the depensor taken out of service.  An abridged pressure test was performed on the piping and it was determined there was a .060 gallons/hour leak.  Cumberland Farms decided to just replace all the piping.  During the piping removal, PID screening was performed on the soils in the piping trench and the low reading lead us to determine that the leak was confined to the secondary containment.  The Closure Report for the piping removal can be found in the site's registration file.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-195-2004*10-07-04, due to a broken hose on a loader, approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid was spilled.  It was mixed with sawdust, collected, and transported to Maine Woods in Portage.
A-32-2004* On 1-14-04, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company, reported the release of transformer oil. This occurred at the Mason Station Substation on Birch Point Rd, in Wiscasset. An oil filled circuit breaker ruptured and caused a bushing to leak on electrical equipment owned by CMP.  CMP cleaned up the spilled oil and had it analyzed for PCB's.  PCB content was  less than 2 ppm.  No site visit was made.
 No further action will be required , see attached report from CMP.
P-289-2004*I was contacted by Suzanne Snowden of Southern Maine Community College reporting that, while doing some cleaning, an employee knocked over a 1 gallon container of a circuit board cleaning solution that contained xylene (see attached MSDS).  The Hague Building where the spill occurred was evacuated and then ventilated.  School employees contained the spill with speedy dry and Clean Harbors was called to dispose of the waste.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-179-2004* On 3-29-2004, CMP reported the release of 7 gallons of transformer oil. This transformer was not tagged and analysis later found that it contained less than 2 ppm. The transformer was located on pole 58 along Route 32 in Waldoboro.

 A crew from CMP cut the brush that was contaminated with oil and transported 1 drum of brush back to NASC. (North Augusta Service Center) No site visit was made a no further action will be required.
P-294-2004*As I was driving to a site in Brownfield when I came across a motor vehicle accident involving a Dodge Oil peddler truck.  The Dodge truck had hit another truck in the accident and the other truck had punctured the peddler truck's tank.  The fist sized hole was high up on the tank, above the level of product but because the product was gasoline there were vapors escaping through the hole.  I applied Plug-n-Dike to the hole to prevent any more vapors from coming out.  There was no obvious spillage of liquid gasoline although during the accident a small amount may have sloshed out.  Dodge Oil made arrangements to tow the truck a few miles down the road to a place where they could offload it because the only truck they had that could transport gasoline was out of service.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-512-2004*Suzanne Chase, Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc., reported some soil contamination at Jock's Variety, 155 Pung Hill Road, Fairfield on September 7, 2004.   The contamination was found during a planned tank, piping and dispenser replacement at the facility and was confined to the area below the tank.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and determined the clean-up goals to be "stringent" because a well serves Jock's Variety.  Other properties surrounding Jock's Variety are served by municipal water.  The replacement project was to correct a number of small problems with the tank system.

31.5 tons of gasoline contaminated soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-431-2004*8.12.04: Responded to spill site.  Observed a leaking 275-gallon AST in the basement of entered location.  The tank was removed and the following day soil excavation commenced.  Soil was Vactored out and backfilled.  Harley Plumbing & Heating installed a new tank.

The tank leaked an estimated 150 gallons, based on when the tank was filled and summer usage, but it is a mystery where the oil migrated.  PID head space readings on 8.12 were 2-5 ppm.  On 8.13, the day of soil removal, readings were under 8 ppm.  City sewers were inspected and no evidence of oil was detected.  Test pits were dug along the foundation and little to no evidence was available as well as no wicking of oil on the cinder block foundation.  It appears that either not that much oil leaked out, or for some undetectable reason, the oil migrated in a manner that could not be pursued physically.  Structural and utility fixtures limited the subsurface investigation.

No further Response action anticipated.


File report/NT/10.14.04

P-798-2004*A previously unknown UST was discovered during street construction at Pepperel Square, Saco.  The tank was located in front of a dry-cleaner and had a "hazardous substance" tag on it.  This initially lead us to believe that it might be an old tank associated with the dry cleaning business.  When I arrived I immediately detected the odor of old gasoline contaminated soil.  I approached the area in question and met with Mark Lorello from Saco Public Works.  He showed me the tank as well as a second that had been uncovered. It was clear that they were old gas tanks associated with a gas station that had once existed on the site.  Certified Tank Installer, Gordon Pott was contacted, and the city of Saco hired Gillespie Associates to conduct a site assessment.  The contractor on site (Dearborn Construction) did the tank removal under the direction of Gordon Pott.  The contaminated soil was stockpiled at the Saco PW yard and sampled for lead.  The analytical results were within acceptable levels for lead and the soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling by the Saco PWD.

UST Registration was submitted to the DEP.
P-420-2004*I was contacted by Bob Moschetti of the US Coast Guard reporting that during one of his shoreline investigations he had noticed oil in a ditch by Williams Road in South Portland.  I arrived to find significant staining on the stone that lined the ditch and evidence of free product in the water.  It appeared the oil was leaching out of the bank.  After further investigation, I found that the oil is most likely related to a large spill in 1984 (P-240-84) when a manway was left open on a large AST at the Williams Terminal which is owned by Clean Harbors.  A clean up was done at the time, but not all of the oil was recovered.  A recovery system was set up but has long since been shut down.  So now the oil is making a new appearance.  I discussed the site with Brad Hahn and we contacted Jay McReary, Clean Harbors' geologist, and requested they come up with a plan to investigate the problem.  They did come up with a plan and did some test pitting which uncovered extensive contamination.  We have now asked Clean Harbors to come up with a plan to deal with this contamination.  This case has been referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-34-2004* On 1-16-04, Brad Taylor, of Frontier Oil, reported that they had overfilled an AST at the home of Glen Morse. Mr. Morse is located at 56 Arnold Rd. There are two tanks at this location and Frontier Oil tried to fill the tank that was already full. This resulted in a release of oil onto the top of the AST, via the sight gauge. Brad Taylor went to the home and cleaned up the spilled oil. I contacted the homeowner and they were satisfied with the clean up. No further action will be required.

I-196-2004*09-21-04, due to broken hose on slasher loader, approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was mixed with sawdust, collected in the slasher dust pan, and transported to the Maine Woods Co. boiler.
A-162-2004* On 3-18-2004 Jason Blanchard reported an oil leak at his home on Quaker Rd. in Sidney. Mr. Blanchard was convinced the oil company had spilled oil near the fill pipe to his tank. I made a site visit and found an oil stain about 2 feet by 1 foot directly under the oil fill pipe. There was no oil on the siding of the house. I removed the fill cap and found oil inside the fill pipe at the first elbow. It appears to me that the fill pipe is not sloped properly and oil drips through the fittings on the elbow. The house is new, and Mr. Blanchard told me he would call his plumber to fix it. I also asked Mr. Blanchard to dig up the sod and throw it in the trash. No further action is anticipated.


I-197-2004*10-03-04, due to a broken fitting, approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was scraped up and put in the boiler to be burned.
I-155-2004*On 8-21-04, a residentr on Cross Road in Garfield Plt. called to report that her dog went into a ditch on the road and came back covered in oil. When she checked the ditch, there was oil on the water. I went to the site that day, and using sorbents and raking vegetation, cleaned-up what I thought was all of the oil. Upon checking two days later, it was clear there was more that had leached out of the bank. I hired a contractor to remove soil in and around the ditch. The cause was most likely someone dumping oil or an accident in that area which was not reported.
I-198-2004*While traversing a logging road known as the Hews Road at Mile 13, an Irving Forest Products truck rolled over into the ditch.

Although a stream is about 1000 feet away, no overland flow of oil was identified. The oil was contained in the ditch where the accident occurred.

After the driver and the logs were removed, the spill was cleaned up with sawdust acquired from the Pinkham Mill. The saturated sawdust was taken back to the mill to be burned.

Additional sawdust was spread over the exposed soil on site to prevent erosion. Some of the sawdust material was placed into the ditch water and will be removed by racking or another means that doesn't involve equipment.

Response case closed.
P-711-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Tues, 8/17/04: Jon Woodard of DEP contacted in late morning by consultant Michael White notifying that contamination discovered during UST facility abandonment.  Free product gasoline was observed atop groundwater under the canopy footing by the islands.  The case was passed to I (Stephen Brezinski) whereupon I scheduled to attend excavation & assessment the following morning and researched site history so as to make wise assessment and remedial decisions.

FACILITY INFORMATION & HISTORY
	The site has been operated as Betsy's Country Store CITGO, a retail, motor-fuels UST facility since before 1975.  The UST's were FRP and bare steel.  The area is rural residential and commercial on municipal water and private septic.  The area is over a mapped aquifer.  Across Rt. 26 is a residence.  Behind the facility is Cole tank truck repair.  Across Rt. 121 is Welchville Junction commercial office building.
	In 1989, DEP's John Gordon noted a gasoline piping leak under the pumps and dispensers, due to installer poor workmanship (P-649-89).  The facility at that time was owned and maintained by J P Cullinan Oil Co.  New piping was installed though the islands were not replaced and no additional  investigation was performed.
	On 2/22/96, after J P Cullinan had gone out of business, the facility was owned & maintained by Gendron Oil Co. and the three UST's abandoned by removal.  Both steel tanks had been taking on groundwater due to corrosion holes.  DEP's Linda Doran responded (see P-317-96).  656 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the UST area, and groundwater was pumped & treated.  The dispenser area appears not to have been excavated and the island & canopy not disturbed when A L Doggett replaced the facility in 1996.
	In 2002, C N Brown purchased the facility after Gendron Oil went out of business.  In August of 2004, C N Brown razed the old store and removed the UST facility to replace by a larger C-store and facility (see site maps).

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Wed. 8/18/04: I met onsite with CG Mike White, and with CTI Mark Winslow of MarWin Construction.  In the old canopy footer excavation under the former dispenser island, I noted dark old smelling free gasoline atop shallow gw.  PID bag-headspace values exceeded 2000-ppm.  As the UST area had been excavated clean in 1996 and was still below gasoline action levels, it appears contamination remains from the original 1989 piping leak noted in P-649-89.  The island was not excavated in 1989 and 1996, except to install new piping so this location appeared undisturbed and not remediated.
	As the facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, but no private wells threatened, I judged an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal following careful deliberation and discussion with Mr. White.  In 1996, Ms. Doran had issued a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Under the oversight and field testing of Mike White, MarWin removed 801 tons of soil for recycling at CRS.  See the CMR 691 UST closure assessment for further details.  Gasoline contamination was noted to extend west under Rt. 26 that was unreachable.  We agreed at stopping at the MDOT Right-of Way (see attached site map Figure 4.).  No gw was required to be remediated.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are required, based on presently known information.
2.	Gasoline/oil contamination is understood to remain onsite, either not accessible under Rt. 26 and/or below present clean-up guidelines.  This oil-contaminated media shall be reported to Maine DEP and managed properly if disturbed or becomes accessible in the future.  The oil contamination under Rt. 26 may be of interest to MDOT in regards to future roadwork.
3.	This clean-up effort may be covered under a 1996 UST Ins. Fund application by Gendron Oil, though the contamintion appears to be from the 1989 piping leak (before the UST Fund coverage was implemented).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-870-2004*Received a call from Perkins Plumbing and Heating regarding the discovery of a possible empty aboveground storage tank (AST) at 91 Mudgett Road, Parsonsfield.  They had delivered 150 gallons of kerosene (K-1) to the property two days previously, and now there was no heat.  They were in the process of investigating the cause, but had a strong suspicion the tank had leaked.

By the time I arrived on-site, the tank had been removed from under the trailer where it was located, directly on the ground.  The tank was empty and had several corrosion holes in the bottom.  The soil where the tank was located was saturated.  I informed the owner of the property, Mary Barney, that soil removal would be necessary, to, at the least, limit the intrusion of oil vapors into the building.  The dug well was located a safe distance up-gradient of the of the discharge, with a depth of approximately 15 feet.  The property was an old homestead used a couple of weeks a year, usually in the fall, so use of the water was very limited.

I returned the following day with Environmental Projects, Inc. , and proceeded to vacuum soil.  As the soil removal progressed, large amounts of stones were encountered making removal difficult because they were larger than the vacuum hose.  At  approximately three feet below grade, large boulders were encountered ceasing any further downward removal of soil.  It was obvious from the appearance of the stone and the limited horizontal migration of oil, that the oil migrated directly downward.  The hole was backfilled.

I later returned with Bradford Hahn, Geologist, to assess any potential groundwater issue, since the clean-up was very limited.  The well on the property was not at jeopardy, due to its location up-gradient of the discharge.  We did check with the only neighbor in the area, which was located down-gradient of the discharge.  Their well was over 100' away and drilled, most likely not at jeopardy, although we did inform them to contact us if they notice any difference in the water.
A-56-2004* Darren Mathews, of Downeast Energy, called this office to report a small oil spill at PJ's located on Water Street in Augusta. The tank was overfilled either at this delivery or prior. The vent pipe is not sloped correctly and therefore the oil in the vent does not drain back to the tank. The oil was cleaned up and Darren was going to make the needed changes to the tank system. No further action will be required.
P-951-2004*On October 15, 2004, CN Brown contacted the DEP indicating that approximately one gallon of gasoline was discharged to a paved surface at the CN Brown facility located at Mile 81 South on the Turnpike.  The discharge resulted from a nozzle failure which caused the overfill of a passenger vehicle with an unspecified grade of gasoline .  CN Brown mitigated the spill with speedi-dry, which was bagged and transported to a licensed facility.  No further action is required at this time.
B-483-2004*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, Steve Fleming (Holden) removed one 275-gallon fuel oil tank from the ground at Nadine Boullion's residence at 62 Brewster Street in Bangor on 9/2/04.  Industrial Services, Inc. (Brewer) was hired to pump out the tank prior to it's removal.  The tank was constructed of asphalt coated steel, had a combination of iron (fill/vent) and copper (feed line) piping, and was backfilled with non-standard material.  It was believed to be 20+ years old.  The surrounding soil was clay and there was some groundwater in the excavation with a slight sheen on the surface.  There was some contaminated soil around the tank in the 200 to 680 ppm range on a PID meter.  Exactly where this contamination originated from is unknown.  I did not observe any problems with the piping or corrosion holes in the tank.  Since the surrounding area is on town water and the contamination appears to be contained in the immediate area of the tank, it was left in place.  Mr. Fleming indicated that the tank would be going to Bangor Metals on Outer Broadway in Bangor for disposal.

REC:  File report.


B-541-2004*On 10/4/04, I received a call from Mary Lynn Eason of the Brewer Housing Authority.  Ms. Eason has multiple clients that live at 224 Wilson Street in Brewer.  Ms. Eason was meeting with one of her clients and went into the basement to check on her client's oil tank.  While checking on her client's oil tank, she discovered that two apartments were being heated by her client's tank.  She also discovered an old spill under another tank in the basement.

I advised Ms. Eason to contact the authorities, if she was certain two apartments were being fuel from her client's tank.

Later that morning, I met with Ms. Eason and the landlord/owner, Jay Smith.  There was an old oil spill under one of the tanks that appeared to have been caused by an overfill.  The basement did not have any air quality issues, and the stained soil only penetrated approximately an inch.  I asked Mr. Smith, if he would be able to shovel the contaminated soil into trash bags and deposit at Pine Tree Landfill.  Mr. Smith had his maintenance worker scrape up the contaminated soil and take it to the landfill for disposal.

P-430-2004*The Berry's fiberglass step tank cracked at the top and leaked a small amount of oil out onto the ground.  The guy from Downeast and the Berrys had discussed how much oil was missing from the tank and originally they thought 15 gallons were missing.  I hired Guerin to move the steps, pull out the tank, and excavate the contaminated soil.  When the tank was removed we discovered that very little oil had actually leaked and very little soil actually had to be removed.  I tried to get the Berrys a new tank installation through DEP's funds, but because the trailer park management would not allow a bottom outlet tank and the DEP was unwilling to allow a top outlet tank, the Berry's did not get one.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-557-2004*
     This office received notification at 1320 on 10/14/04, from the National Response Center (Washington, DC) reporting a minor oil spill.  It was indicated that Captain Proctor, of the Princess Cruises, Inc. vessel "Grand Princess" out of Bermuda, had called to report a one pint spill of lube oil from the ship's # 21 tender due to operator error, which occurred around 0945 this morning.  The incident caused a small sheen in Anchorage A on Frenchman Bay in Bar Harbor, which quickly dissipated due to wind and wave action.

REC:  File report.


P-936-2004*On October 11, 2004, DEP (Sheryl Bernard) received a phone call from a Heat Miser representative, John Scola, regarding a potential spill from an AST located at 16 Elwell Lane in Brunswick, the residence of Todd Richardson (tenant is Brian Keenan).

On October 12, 2004, DEP representatives (Kara Tudman and Ann Hemenway) went to the site and determined that the AST was leaking minimally as a result of corrosion.  A minimal amount if K-1 was released and no further action was required.  Mr. Keenan indicated that the tank was going to be replaced in the near future.

On October 18, 2004, Kara Tudman followed up with the resident.  Mr. Keenan indicated that the tank was replaced on October 15, 2004.  No further action is required for this site at this time.
P-432-2004*I was contacted by Home Depot reporting that they had a spill from a pallet of latex paint.  Apparently about 30 gallons of latex paint was spilled onto a concrete floor when a pallet of 1 gallon paint cans was damaged during unloading.  The paint was cleaned up with sorbent material (potting soil).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-477-2004*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that they had been in the process of replacing a tank at the Coulombe residence and had caused a spill.  Apparently the technicians were pumping the oil out of the old tank and into a plastic trash can when they decided to take a break outside the basement.  When they returned the trash can had been overflowing for an unknown amount of time.  Approximately 30 gallons of oil was spilled onto the dirt floor.  It ran to the perimeter of the basement where there was an open drain and then down to a sump.  The sump pump was running, because the basement has a seasonal water problem, but because of the way the floats were set, none of the oil was pumped out of the basement.  I contacted Downeast and requested that they hire a contractor to come out right away and start a cleanup.  Downeast hired Clean Harbors and they immediately started removing the free product from the basement.  The following day we started to remove soil.  Downeast contacted their insurance company who involved Ambrose Environmental.  At this point I handed the case over to Technical Services (Peter Eremita).  See attached email from Peter Eremita.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-584-2004*I was contacted by Kennebunk Fire reporting that there was diesel fuel spread along Cat Mousam Road and several streets in the Coventry Woods housing development.  I arrived and found two locations that had enough oil to warrant sorbent pads but there were many locations in Coventry Woods that had sheen on the wet roads.  I believe that it was a trash truck that was leaking but we were unable to track the actual vehicle down.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-199-2004*While investigating an illegal fire, a Forest Ranger identified puddles oil around the fire area.

When I arrive at the incident site, I found three areas of free oil and areas where oil had soaked into the soil an inch or so.

The free oil was cleaned up with a 1/2 dozen sorbent pads. The saturated soil total volume was less than five shovelfuls which were removed.  This was broadcast very thinly over the road surface.

The Dept. of Conservation will notify the DEP, if the perpetrator(s) is ever found.

Response clean-up completed.

12/22/04  - A list of those responsible has been received. Court cases with District Attorney will begin 2/11/05.
I-200-2004*Due to a burst hydraulic hose, approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned with spill pads & speedy dry.  Contaminated materials were stored in 55-gallon drums for disposal by the responsible party.
P-649-2004*I was contacted by the South Portland Police Department reporting that a customer had spilled gasoline at the CN Brown station on Western Avenue.  Apparently Nancy Brown was filling her car gas tank and overfilled it.  She went inside and told the attendant.  She then went out to her car and drove away with the nozzle still in her car.  Approximately 15 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the concrete and pavement around the pumps.  The police officer at the scene owned a cleaning company and offered to call in an employee to apply speedy dry and remove the sorbent pads that had already been used.  I agreed and arranged for the debris to be disposed of by ENPRO.  The officer had Nancy Brown's information and said that he would seek reimbursement for his costs directly from her.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-201-2004*While conducting a yearly inspection, Ira Dodge, identified a couple inches of water in the interstitial space.

The cap that allowed the water into the system was repaired.

Response case closed.
B-562-2004*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 10/18/04, from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that a 25 KVA transformer was discovered leaking on Van Horne Avenue in Brownville at 1040 this morning.  The exact cause and the amount spilled was unknown at this time.  There was a 3 x 3 foot oil stain on the ground around the base of the pole.  She indicated that there was no PCB information posted on this transformer.  Personnel were en route to replace the unit and recover the contaminated material.  There were no State waters involved in the incident.

     I was later informed that the spill occurred at pole #10.  The cause of the spill was due to a blown lighting arrestor.  Approximately two gallons leaked onto the ground from the unit.  Sample analysis indicated that the transformer contained less than 2 ppm PCB's.  One small bag of sorbents and oily soil was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.

REC:  File report.


P-937-2004*
	9/30/04: morning notice of 5 to 10 gallon spill of K1 oil in the store parking lot from a small drum that fell off the back of a truck exiting the facility.  Incident was responded to by Lyman Fire Dept. and was cleaned up through the use of sorbent material.
	The site is a rural retail, motor fuels UST facility with an active 12,000-gallon, 2-compartment UST installed in 1992, and six UST's abandoned by removal.  It was previously known as Stan's Gas & Variety.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-939-2004*A tractor trailer operated by Blow Bros Inc blew a hydraulic line while dumping at Riverside Recycling in Portland.  The truck was situated in a low spot on the pad and it had rained the night before so standing water assumed all spilled product.  This allowed for sorbents to complete the collection and prevented the need for speedy dry, etc.  This section of Portland is predominantly commercial/industrial so on-water free product collection is a sufficient means of mitigation.
P-947-2004*Ralph Stuart of Portland Pipeline Corp. reported that a discharge of crude oil had occurred at the facility as the result of a leaking 4 inch line during testing of the manifold piping system.  The testing was being done as a result of capping off a leaking 24 line (P-1075-2003).    The piping system was exposed due to these clean-up activities.  The leak to the 4 inch line was discovered immediately and the test stopped.  An estimated 2 barrels were discharged to the already excavated area.  The affected soil was disposed of at Commercial Recycling, and the product and contaminated groundwater were pumped and put in the pipeline system for treatment at the refinery in Montreal.
P-696-1998*
SUMMARY
	In August 2004 this UST & AST facility was brought to DEP's attention through a site assessment performed by ECS Inc. for Alliance Energy Corp.  Within ECS's report was a copy of the June 1998 CMR 691 UST closure assessment for two fuel tanks done by R. W. Gillespie & Assoc.  Within Gillespie's assessment was evidence of a discharge that had not been properly nor promptly reported to DEP, as required at the time of the UST 1998, abandonment.  The facility has been owned and operated by Mr. Ron Roberge since 1977.  The facility has operated as a retail UST gas station (Robie's Tire, Roberge's SUNOCO and Central Station) and a fuel oil bulk plant (SAVE ON FUEL).  The gasoline UST's were removed and replaced in 1987, prior to the 1991 Maine requirement for UST closure assessments.

1998 UST ABANDONMENT
	On 12/17/97, I had visited the facility and later spoke with Mr. Roberge by phone.  At that time, the two 10,000-gal. heating oil tanks were due for abandonment prior to 10/1/97, so were not in compliance.
	On 6/2/98, the two UST's were abandoned-by-removal by Greenwood Construction and with a required closure assessment by R. W. Gillespie & Assoc.  Gillespie noted fuel oil contamination levels up to 240-ppm around the fill pipe of T-1.  Gillespie also noted a corrosion hole in T-2.  Neither of these observations appear to have been reported, as required by Maine statute and CMR 691.  The UST closure assessment was later received by DEP after the abandonment was closed.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Evidence of a discharge (in the form of soil contamination exceeding the 100-ppm Notification Level, and a corrosion hole in the base of T-2) was in fact observed during the 1998, UST abandonment.  The DEP did not have the opportunity to assess the oil discharge and evaluate for potential sensitive receptors and for remedial actions as it was not promptly reported (within 24 hrs.) to the DEP.  Oddly, Gillespie states in their 6/12/98 assessment cover letter: " The assessment revealed low levels of soil contamination, below DEP notification levels...." which is in contradiction, or at best, evades the 240-ppm levels observed.
	Failure to promptly report the contamination and the hole in the tank and to further investigate and remediate are violations of: 38 MRSA Sections 543 and 568.1, CMR 691.5(D)(11), and CMR 691.12(A)(3) and CMR 691.12(B)(1).  These violations may have an effect of future site liability and UST Insurance fund coverage.
2.	Gillespie reported "the tanks were found to be in good condition", though at the same time noted "corrosion and pitting" and a "1/4 inch diameter hole...".  As a rep. of Maine DEP, I would not define this a being in "good condition".
3.	The fate of the oil contaminated soil is unknown at this time.  The contaminated soil exceeding the 100-ppm level and corrosion hole are both required to have been reported by the Greenwood Const. CTI, as well as by the facility owner/operator.
	Assessment by the DEP and remediation would have reduced property liability and the cost of any future clean-up action.
4.	Based on being over a mapped Sand & Gravel Aquifer, the site fits within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal though there is argument for an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.
	 As of Oct. 2004, gasoline and fuel oil contamination is understood to remain on site.  Pending further assessment, the site is NOT clean to DEP satisfaction at this time.  This report will be updated as needed.
5.	 The site's contaminated media shall be promptly reported to the Maine DEP and properly managed, if disturbed in the future.  See also the ECS site assessment of July 2004, DEP (P-940-04), as well as P-542-87 and P-454-01.
6.	If prospective buyers are in need of a DEP environmental clearance, I recommend this site for VRAP evaluation.
	
S G Brezinski, 10/19/04		
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-949-2004*
	Sat. 0805 hrs, 10/16/04: Reported thru Home Despot's reporting company of a "little" discharge of latex paint at this retail store.  No exact time of the discharge or quantity was given.  No DEP response at the time.  I understand that no product reached soil or groundwater.

S G Brezinski
P-952-2004*I was contacted by Mr. Begin reporting that he had some elemental mercury and didn't know how to dispose of it.  I went out to Mr. Begin's home and collected the mercury and packaged it for disposal with the DEP's mercury collection.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-202-2004*Larry Gurvin of the Dept. of Human Services Drinking Water Program asked for assistance with an investigation at the Simons Trailer Park, in  Woodland.

DHS had received a complaint indicating the trailer park was disposing hazardous waste, falsifying water test data, and had a faulty sewer system.

I didn't see anything obvious on my visit, but I did identify an overflowing sewage waste tank, as well as a number of junk cars and a solid waste disposal area which has a couple old trailers as well as metal salvage.

Case passed to Solid Waste and Land& Water Bureaus.

Response case Closed.
B-237-2004*B-237-2004
05/12/2004 02:05

     Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power Company in Augusta called to report a transformer oil spill on Main Street in front of Creative Apparel.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a transformer when a bushing failed.  The resulting contaminated soil was removed and disposed of.  It may be noted that the dielectric oil was considered "non PCB".
B-560-2004*On 10/18/04 at approximately 0830, I received a call from Gerald Leighton (368-4540) reporting a spill that occurred on 10/5/04 at approximately 1140.  Mr. Leighton owns the property at 70 Old Bangor Road, where the spill occurred.

Apparently on 10/5/04, Staples Oil Company delivered kerosene and spilled approximately two quarts when the delivery driver removed the spout from the filler pipe.  The spilled product also sprayed onto the side of the house before settling to the ground.  Eric Shorey, of Staples Oil, dispatched a technician to clean the house and remove the soil and leaves sprayed with the product.

Mr. Leighton works for the Air National Guard and knows that all spills they have must be reported to the Department of Environmental Protection and wanted to make sure this spill was reported, because the well is approximately 20 feet away and drilled to a depth of 85 feet.

I inspected the clean up actions on 10/18/04, and found more contaminated soil behind the tank, which needed to be removed.  On 10/19/04, I contacted Staples Oil and ask that they remove the contaminated area, which I had marked.  The next day a technician from Staples Oil removed the rest of the contaminated soil to be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-463-2004*6.29.04 Responded to a compliant from Maine DEA regarding a drug lab at entered location.  Responder Varney and myself responded to the Brewer Motor Inn where the incident took place.  Upon arrival, DEA agent Gary Higgins informed us that the night before (6.28.04), Brewer Police Department officers  arrested the subject(s) at the motel on outstanding warrants.  During the arrest, the Brewer officers discovered chemicals associated with the production of methamphetamine, but did not report the incident to DEA agents.

When DEA responded to the site on 6.29.04, they notified DEP.  Varney and myself did not detect any compromising air quality problems, but did detected a corrosive stain on one of the mattresses and on the carpeted floor.  We determined that no threat to human health or the environment existed and did not require a cleanup, but did recommend disposing of the mattress and carpet.  No actual chemicals were recovered.  There were aerosol type of containers and matches that are used in this crude process that were disposed of in the facilities commercial dumpster.   No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/8.30.04

B-579-2004*On 10/24/04, I received a report of a diesel spill from Chief Larry Willis, Hermon Fire Department.  The spill occurred on the asphalt parking lot at Dysart's truck stop on the Cold Brook Road.  The Hermon Fire Department was conducting a training exercise, righting a tractor trailer.  While righting the tractor, the fuel line was broken and the tank spilled approximately 10 gallons onto the asphalt.  The spill was contained by the Fire Department and was absorbed with sorbent pads.  The sorbent pads will be disposed of at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.
B-561-2004*On 10/18/04, I received a report of an oil spill at 84 Denslow Road in Stockton Springs.  On site, I met the owner of the property and owner of the spill, Mr. Michael Johnson.  Apparently, Mr. Johnson's old dump truck had a large oil leak.  It is estimated that three gallons of oil was lost over time.  He knew about the leak and continued to park it in the same place until he could get it fixed.  He was able to get the leak fixed and was more than happy to perform the clean up work.

Dig Safe was notified of the excavation work and had to mark fiber optic lines in the area.  After the proper time was allowed for that, Mr. Johnson excavated four yards of contaminated soil and brought it to Thibodeau Construction's asphalt plant for recycling.
B-476-2004*8.26.04 3E Company, the reporting agency for The Home Depot, reported a one gallon primer spill at the entered location.  A store employee or customer accidentally dropped the can from a shelf causing the spill.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  The material is stored until a hazardous waste contractor picks up the waste on a scheduled waste pick-up run.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/11.3.04
B-526-2004*10.12.04, CMP reported a 2 gallon dielectric fluid leak from a transformer at entered location.  The transformer was removed and the cause of the leak is suspected to be a bushing.  A small amount of gravel and grass was drummed up and entered into CMP's waste stream for disposal.  CMP reported no migration of the oil occurred and that the unit is a tagged non-PCB transformer.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/11.3.04
B-551-2004*10.12.04 CMP reported a 30 gallon dielectric fluid leak from a transformer that became damaged as a result of a traffic accident.  CMP contracted with EPI Environmental Services for soil removal.  5.66 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported by Pine Tree Waste to their facility in Hampden for disposal.  CMP reported that the unit was tagged non-PCB transformer and that no migration of the oil outside the stained area occurred.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/11.3.04
B-570-2004*On 10/21/04, at 0810, I received a report of a spill at 146 South Main Street in Brewer.  The Brewer Fire Department was already on scene.  The spill occurred at Cowan Auto, service station.  Jim Stewart of Stewart's Wrecker Service was fueling one of his wreckers at the diesel pump.  Mr. Stewart left his truck fueling, while he went into the store to purchase a coffee.  While Mr. Stewart was in the store another customer noticed that his tank was overflowing.  The other customer stopped the pump and notified the owner of the station.

The owner, Mr. Cowan notified the Brewer Fire Department who quickly responded.  The Fire Department, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Cowan and his employee attempted to contain the spill as quickly as possible, but some of the product flowed into the storm catch basin next to the gas station.  They applied speedy dry to the spill on the asphalt and were sweeping that up when I arrived.

With the spill on land being cleanup, I opened the storm drain grate and applied sorbent pads to the storm water in the catch basin.  Luckily this particular catch basin's outlet pipe had an elbow and extension on it, which went down into the water a couple of feet.  Because of this engineering design, I was able to continue to add and remove sorbent pads until all of the diesel was removed from the catch basin, losing none to the Penobscot River.

All of the waste was disposed of at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.
I-208-2004*Because of a blown hose, approximately 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned with sorbent pads.
B-574-2004*On 10/21/04, at approximately 1500, Cleve Leckey received a report of three drums of oil in the woods in Tremont.  I was in the area and responded to the call.  I met with Millard Billings, the Code Enforcement Officer for Tremont who brought me to the site.  I found three drums of waste oil, water, and kerosene.  None of the drums were leaking and two were closed top drums with bungs in place.  The one open top drum was missing its lid.  I placed a new lid on the drum and covered the drum with a poly bag to keep out any rain.

The next day, Cleve and I returned to the site and used shovels to recover the small amount of contaminated soil.  Luckily the drums had been staged on a piece of steel, which contained all of the waste sludge and oil.  We then used sorbent pads to wipe down all oiled surfaces, including the drums and the steel.  After recovering all of the spilled sludge and oil, we bagged our waste for disposal at Maine Energy Recovery Company.

We also found a drum containing approximately 40 gallons of old kerosene that we pumped into a recovery drum.  This drum was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.
B-577-2004*On 10/23/04, I received a report of a spill at Domtar Industries.  The spill was reported by Kelly Robichaud, environmental officer.  Ms. Robichaud reported that a pressure transmitter failed in their #6 oil system.  When the pressure transmitter failed, it leaked what they originally estimated was 560 gallons into their secondary containment system.  Ms. Robichaud informed me that Clean Harbors had been called and was on their way.

When I arrived on scene, Clean Harbors was pumping up the spilled product that could be collected.  Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors told me that a vactor truck was on the way to remove the contaminated soil from the secondary containment area.

Clean Harbors recovered much more spilled product than Domtar had estimated.  Clean Harbors recovered approximately 1100 gallons of product that was able to be reused in Domtar's system.  Clean Harbors also vactored and removed approximately 14 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-232-2004*B-232-2004
05/11/2004 15:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report possible gas spillage and sloppy operations at Rawcliffe's Garage on Main Road in Hampden.  It was stated that most of the problems were located at the rear of the facility.  Investigation however shown no evidence of spillage of any kind.  It was not known what was rooted in the complaint.
B-236-2004*B-236-2004
05/11/2004 19:37

     The Hampden Fire Department called through the Penobscot County dispatch to report a small gasoline spill at 146 Western Avenue in Hampden.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked onto a paved surface from a leaky fill spout on a passenger vehicle.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
B-491-2004*Bangor Hydro reported a 30 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  The reporter, Jeff Gray, advised no response had been made to the spill.  I responded and Bangor Hydro service trucks were at the scene.  I met with Bangor Hydro technicians, Clean Harbors representative, and Linda Hussy.

I met with Linda Hussy of 217 Fern Street.  The spill occurred in front of her house and the spilled oil impacted grass, bushes, and a vehicle on her property.  Bangor Hydro changed out the transformer and Clean Harbors cleaned up the spill.  I advised Linda to contact me if the clean up was not to her satisfaction.

I noticed an amount discrepancy in Bangor Hydro's attached spill report.  I estimated the spill to be no greater than 3 gallons and felt that 4 ounces as stated in the report was a mistake.  I sent Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro a copy of her report indicating the difference I observed.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/1-.22.04
A-350-2004*CMP reported a spill of antifreeze estimated at 1 gallon at their facility in Augusta.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the material disposed by CMP.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-478-2004*MSAD 34, during renovations and expansion of Belfast Elementary School, Swan Lake Rd. Belfast, discovered a small area of #2 fuel oil contamination from a long unused fuel line during excavation of the site.  An estimated 15 yards of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons Prospect facility for disposal.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and found a small area of contamination and because the soil was of an improper consistency for expansion of the school had to be removed and therefore processed.  The area is served by municipal water.   The site general contractor is Bowman Brothers Construction.  MSAD 34 hired Brock Wilder to act as Clerk of the Works.   The spill was reported on August 23, 2004.  No further action is expected.
A-51-2004*The number 3 paper machine developed a leak that allowed 150 gallons of hydraulic oil to reach the process sewer. No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made. No further action.  See attached IP spill report for additional details.
A-547-2004*On September 22, 2004, C. N. Brown reported a 1/2 gallon gasoline spill at the Big Apple, 124 Main St., Fairfield, (site reg. 2203) resulting from a customer overfill.  Big Apple personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled gasoline.  C.N. Brown disposed of the contaminated materials.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.

No further action is expected.
B-390-2004*B-390-2004
08/02/2004 10:30

     Tim Gott of Doug Gott & Sons Construction called to report a #2 fuel spill at the Jay Fernald property on Maple Street in Southwest Harbor.  Investigation shown that perhaps as much as 40 gallons leaked from the 275-gallon tank into the ground beneath an attached garage.  The exact cause of the leak was not discovered.  It appeared to be associated with a corroded fuel line.
     The contaminated soil was later removed by Doug Gott & Sons for treatment.  Approximately 5 yards were generated in the cleanup.  Since the area is served by a public water supply, no further action is expected.

A-605-2004* On 10-20-2004, a concerned citizen called this office to report an oil stain in the extreme edge of the road shoulder in a residential subdivision. The caller claims that this occurred about a year and half ago. I made a site visit soon thereafter and found the oil stained area. The spill site is located near 73 and 74 Harbor Hill Rd. in Owls Head. The spill site is located near the pad mounted transformer. The electrical service for this sub division is underground. In addition, the area is served by private drilled wells and exposed bedrock was seen along the roadway. I made a site sketch and plotted a GPS location.
 The site was referred to Technical Services.
P-851-2004*
REPORT SUMMARY
	While in the area, I briefly checked out a facility I had never stopped at before.  The facility is a retail diesel & K1 oil AST facility and a retail gasoline UST facility.  It is located in a sensitive area, being near private wells.  Stringent Clean-Up Goal where applicable.

	In 1995 the facility was known as Wally's General Store when it had its old bare-steel UST's replaced (see attached UST Reg.).  A removed StP3 type UST appears to have been retrofitted and converted into a diesel & K1  AST.  Maine Fire Marshal, Stephen Dixon later advised me this was done within state code for AST's.
	Onsite I noted small leaks around the diesel & dispenser by the AST (see photo 2) though I found not DEP record that this discharge(s) were reported to DEP.  A 1995 spill report, P-686-95, states that a minor amount of gasoline contamination was discovered though no clean-up required at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-581-2004*09.14.04 Bangor Hydro reported a leak from a transformer at entered location.  An oil stain was observed on the transformer and utility pole.  No oil was observed on the ground.  It is believed that a bushing may have caused the leak.  Other than wiping down the transformer and possibly the pole, no additional clean up or waste was generated.  See attached Bangor Hydro spill report and dielectric fluid analysis.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/10.25.04
B-488-2004*9.2.04 CMP reported a transformer spill that occurred as a result of a traffic accident.  The spill impacted the gravel along the side of the road and a portion of a gravel driveway.  The impacted soil was removed and a Virgin Product Letter issued for disposal.

File report/NT/10.25.04
P-960-2004*Discharge was the result of the driver accidentally hitting the trigger on the nozzle while disconnecting from the tank.  The oil was sprayed onto the side of the building and on the ground.  DownEast Energy promptly cleaned up the discharged oil with sorbents.
A-243-2004*The Mid-Coast School of Technology (SAD 8). reported finding oil at the end of a drain pipe on the property.  Further investigation found the oil to be from a line break in the UST piping supplying the boiler for the building.  Fortunately, the line fracture was not underground but near the boiler room.  The oil had drained into a sump connected to the building drainage system.

Maine DEP hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the contaminated soil and Environmental Projects, Inc. to remove the oil contaminated water using a vacuum truck.  58.71 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  155 gallons of oil contaminated water were removed and transported to ENPRO for disposal.

The area is served by municipal water, though the shore of Rockland Harbor is less than 200 feet from the spill site.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using available information.
A-666-2003*This was a devil of a spill.  Tom Saviello called to report a white liquor spill at the International Paper mill in Jay.  IP shut down the digester and an employee did not shut the white liquor flow drain system.  Consequently the white liquor bypassed the closed digester and pumped right to the sewer.  The discharge started at 0350 and was discovered and shut down at 0545.  Based on the flow of the drain system and the time running, the volume of the spill was calculated to be 47,000 gallons.  The wastewater treatment plant saw steady increase in pH and the source was finally traced back to the drain system.  Concurrent with this event, a screen on the outfall of the aeration basin clogged with cat-o-nine tails due to an awesome rainfall/snow melt event the previous day.  Beth DeHaas, Environmental Specialist DEP Land & Water was also contacted by IP as the license inspector for the WWTP.  She accompanied me to the mill for an inspection.  We met Tom Saviello on site at the aeration basin where approx. 20 men were watching an excavator and a welder at work.  The steel bars that held the stuck screen had been cut away with a torch, and the excavator removed the offending mass.  That allowed the chocolate colored wastewater to flow to the clarifier for some additional treatment prior to discharge to the Androscoggin River.
The white liquor is approx. 50% NaOH (sodium hydroxide) an extremely corrosive liquid used to dissolve wood chips into fiber, the basis of paper.  The loss of liquor was an expensive mistake, but due to the ability to neutralize solutions, the waste water treatment plant is ideally suited to receive such an insult.  With a licensed throughput of 41 million gallons per day, the plant can and will absorb most spills without upset.  Beth reviewed the pH readings for the facility throughout the incident and it appeared that the plant was able to continuously adjust and compensate for the unexpected chemical.  We drove around the flooded aeration basin and did not see any signs of breakout.  We discussed the possibility of installation of an alarm which would alert the plant operators to anomalous pH readings in the future, however, normal operations of the facility can cause fairly dramatic pH swings for the wastewater entering the plant.  It was the sustained elevated pH that the alert operators noticed which lead to the discovery of the unclosed drain system.  This spill is not expected to have caused any acute adverse environmental impact.  The loss of the chemical was unfortunate.  No further Response action expected.
A-606-2004*On October 25, 2004, David Hooper from Maritime Energy reported evidence of a minor spill sometime ago.  The spill occurred at 474 Main Street, Rockland.  The property is owned by Paula Daybach (207-594-4441) and occupied by "Critter Outfitter."  Maritime Energy discovered the spill as they were preparing to replace the existing AST in the basement of the building.  The leak was due to a corroded pinhole in the fill pipe and apparently only leaked when the tank was being filled.  Maritime Energy replaced the tank.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-471-2004*Maine DEP Division of Solid Waste Management referred a site to Response Services on August 13, 2004, regarding a possible oil discharge at the home of David Wainwright, 408 River Road, Canton.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and found minor diesel fuel spillage in front of an approved AST being used to fuel Mr. Wainwrights tractor trailer and several drums which appeared to contain waste motor oil.  Mr. Wainwright was not home at the time of the inspection, however a discussion with Mrs. Wainwright during the inspection apprised her of Maine DEP concerns at the site.

Maine DEP staff followed up the visit with a letter to Mr. Wainwright.  The Wainwright property has a gravel pit across the railroad tracks from the home and AST.  There are no neighbors near enough to be of concern.  No further action is expected.

A-504-2004*The Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Randolph, Robert St. Pierre, requested a joint inspection of a property on Pleasant Street, Randolph.  The property is owned by Wayne Rideout and Pam Knox.  The neighbors had been complaining to the Code Enforcement Officer about dumping of oil and gas during the dismantling of automobiles on the property.  The property was not a licensed junkyard.  Maine DEP staff and Robert St. Pierre inspected the property but did not find evidence of spilled oil and gas.  Previously Mr. St. Pierre had served a notice of violation to Wayne Rideout requiring clean up of the property.  Shortly thereafter Mr. Rideout's house caught fire and burned to the ground.  As part of removing debris from the fire, Mr. Rideout cleaned up the rest of the property.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
P-50-2004*The Department was notified by Standish Fire that a discharge of #2 heating fuel occurred at 1042 Chadbourne Rd in Standish and that they were on scene.  Upon our arrival, there was a significant red stain across the snow covered gravel parking lot that had obviously been caused from product being emitted from the vent pipe. It had been determined that approximately 150 gallons was unaccounted for but that was far from what was visible on the ground.  It was discussed that there  was an underground perimeter drain which led to a manmade retention pond on the other side of the building.  Anticipating that the majority of the product had traveled down through the soil along the building and to that perimeter drain, Standish Fire sawed a hole in the ice to determine if any product had reached the pond.  At that time, it looked as though it had not.
Actions were undertaken to explore below grade contamination and, eventually, we had a four foot wide, four foot deep trench along the perimeter of the building extending to the pond.  It seems prudent at this juncture to elaborate a bit more extensively on this perimeter drain setup.  It actually entered a 'dug well' installed by the homeowner with precast cement tiles.  Of course, it was not intended to produce potable water but be a receptacle for that and two other groundwater drains on the property.  From there, a 4" PVC pipe transferred water from the 'well' to the pond.  Throughout the excavation from the point of entry to the well, product appeared on the water table and was padded up as necessary, yet, due to our excavation already being down to the footer of the structure, additional soil removal was deemed unsafe.  Due to that decision, the well became the collection point for remaining product and a perimeter drain was reinstalled and a downspout was placed on the PVC that ran from the well to create a pseudo-weir dam.  Between the well and the pond was a massive mountain of boulders covered in feet of snow.  At that point, we decided to postpone our excavation until spring.
In April, we returned to the site to complete the task, yet, in order to do so, the level of the pond needed to be dropped.  Our Tech Services division set up a treatment trailer.  Much product was  encountered surrounding the well amidst the crushed stone with which it was installed.  Liquid media was vacuumed as necessary in addition to the utilization of the treatment trailer.  The excavation did not travel much below the water table and I am confident that as much free product was obtained from the site as was feasible.  Although the property is serviced by a drinking water well, it is quite a distance away on the other side of the property and up-gradient from groundwater travel so Tech Services is also confident that it is not in jeopardy.
As a point of note, the Oil and Solid Fuel Board was called in to assess the situation as there was a question regarding installation.  See, the homeowner had three 275 gal tanks tied in together as part of a feed/return system.  One tank was emptied and shut off with the intention of discontinuing its use.  Unfortunately, the tank that had been shut off was the one into which returning product was permitted which, until now, had not been an issue because they equalized.  However, now that product was not allowed to equalize, returning product had no choice but to fill the tank and, subsequently, pump product out the vent.  This was an improper installation as deemed by the OSFB.
A-492-2004*Randy from Houle's Plumbing and Heating reported an estimated one gallon #2 fuel oil spill at the home of Cindy Bean, 164 Pond Road, Oakland on August 27, 2004.  The spill was the result of a safety valve on the fuel line to the furnace not operating properly and allowing some oil to drip to a plywood floor.  Houle's Plumbing and Heating removed the contaminated section of floor and replaced the safety valve.

The area is served by municipal water.

Maine DEP staff did speak to Ms. Bean but did not make a site visit.  No further action expected.
P-954-2004*I was contacted by the York Fire Department reporting that an Estes Oil Co. peddler truck had pumped 240 gallons of oil into a basement because the tank was not attached to the fill pipe.  The homeowner was in the process of replacing his own tank and was almost done when he went to the store to purchase pipe to reconnect the fill and vent pipes.  While he was at the store, Estes Oil arrived and started pumping oil into the fill pipe, obviously not hearing a whistle, and continued pumping until the sump pump in the basement kicked on and discharged oil at his feet.  Enpro was hired and they vactored out a lot of contaminated soil from the basement and set up a recovery/treatment system to deal with the oil that was still on the groundwater.  Estes Oil's insurance company hired Ambrose Environmental to oversee the cleanup and eventually I handed the case of to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-157-2004*A tractor trailer, loaded with logs, failed to stop for a railroad cross and struck a railroad car containing clay.

The truck spilled most of the contents of its fuel tanks. Some oil ran across the ground, but the majority ran in to the track bed around and under the crossing.

After the accident scene was cleared of the train and the truck, I had a contractor remove contaminated soil that was visible above ground.

Not all contamination could be removed until the RR removed the tracks. RR is planning to work at this crossing this fall.  The DEP hired Contractor ( Soderberg) is waiting word from the Railroad as to when the excavation can take place.

10/25/04  Excavated the contaminated soil after the RR removed the rails and ties. Approx thirty cu yds of were removed.  Contamination was concentrated directly under the accident area. The bed under the tracks was built with 2-3 inch stone with the base of native till about 40 inches below grade.

A site was found within 1000 ft of the removal area that I approved for landspreading.

A minor amount of contamination is being left under the other track, but based upon what I saw today, I'll be surprised if more than two or three cu yds of material will have to be removed. This small effort will wait till spring when the other set of tracks will be removed.
A-238-2004*On April 25, 2004 a tree fell on the power line and brought down a transformer on pole 012.2, Bigelow Hill Road, Norridgewock discharging an estimated 12 gallons of transformer oil.  Central Maine Power used sorbent materials and excavated 12 yards of material to clean up the contamination.  No spill letter from DEP was required because CMP tested the soil for disposal at the Waste Management Crossroads Landfill, Norridgewock.  No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site inspection.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith.
A-511-2004*On September 6, 2004, Maine State Police reported a one gallon gasoline spill in the parking lot of Pride Manufacturing, 10 North Main Street, Burnham.  An automobile was being towed from an accident scene in Pittsfield when the gas tank began to leak.  Some gas was discharged on Main Street, Burnham, and an estimated one gallon was discharged when the wrecker stopped to check on the towed vehicle in the Pride Manufacturing parking lot.  The Burnham Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled gasoline.

The name and address of the RP was not reported to Maine DEP.

No further action is expected.
I-205-2004*A purge tank valve was tampered with which resulted in a discharge on a heavy oil truck (DOT 407). The discharge was estimated to be approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil.

The Fire Dept. applied pads to the spill and called DEP and the vehicle owner.

The tanker is used for hauling asphalt and #6 oil. The valve that leaked is located on a small 20 gallon purge tank used to wash out the valves after delivering heavy oils. A petcock used to remove the pressure was dripping steady and when closed stopped leaking.

An unknown vandal most likely caused this problem, as the truck was unattended and the valve is very accessible.

Response case closed.
A-516-2004*Brian from M.W. Sewall reported a one gallon K-1 spill at the home of Donna Adams, 104 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset on September 8, 2004.  Ralph's Homes had recently installed an AST while connecting the mobile home to utilities and improperly installed a flare nut on the oil line.  M. W. Sewall personnel discovered the leaking fuel line while filling the tank.  The oil was discharged to the tank pad and most of the oil was retained by the oil line conduit.  M.W. Sewall personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.
I-123-2004*On 6-8-04, 3 tanks were removed from Martins Service in Frenchville. County Environmental did the site assessment. All three were removed and foound to be in good condition. There was some contaminated soil encountered around the fill pipes and because a stringent cleanup goal was assigned, it was removed and land spread nearby according to land spreading guidelines.

I-122-2004*On 6-7-04, a Kevlar truck ran into the back of a Day/Ross truck on US. Rt. 1A in Fort Fairfield. The driver of the Kevlar truck had apparently lost concentration momentarily. The collision caused the radiator of the Kevlar truck to break, spilling about 5 gallons of anti freeze onto the road. The fire dept. used sorbent pads to clean it up.
P-1138-2003*The department was contacted 11/20/03, by Gerry Mirabile relative to an incident that occurred 11/20/03, in Windham involving a transformer displaced by a fallen tree.  Transformer released approximately 7 gallons of transformer oil, and CMP remediated the site by excavating approximately .5 cubic yards of contaminated soil and sod.


P-955-2004* CMP reported that a transformer had broken and spilled its contents due to a truck clipping the wires and pulling the pole.  CMP cleaned up the affected soil on the side of the road as well as liquid on the asphalt.

CMP report is attached.
I-121-2004*Because of an overfill, about 15 gallons of diesel was spilled onto the concrete pad of the Madawaska Public Works Dept. Daigle Oil was filling the tank and an overfill occurred. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
P-961-2004*Another container of waste oil was left at the Portland Fish Pier outside Vessel Services.  Removed and disposed of by DEP.
P-962-2004*I was contacted by Harvey of Multi Spec reporting that he had been called to the home of Bonnie Tapley for a tank leak.  It turned out Ms. Tapley's indoor oil tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom of it.  Harvey stopped the leak and pumped out the tank.  I hired Boom Tech to clean up the spilled oil on the slab in the crawl space.  All of the oil except for a miniscule amount was contained on the concrete slab but some did pass under the block wall and possibly into the soil.  The DEP has agreed to replace her tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-127-2004*On 7-9-04, MPG called to report there had been a spill at their Parsons St. service station. A customer had come in to fill up and pumped 10.2 gallons of gas onto the ground before realizing his car's gas line was disconnected. He had some work done to it that day by a local mechanic.

The fire dept. and a crew from MPG was on site. They had concentrated on soaking up the gas in the concrete parking area but some had gone to a storm drain in the yard. I checked up and down gradient drains and didn't see any evidence of migration either way, as there was a lot of gravel and sand build up. I hired a local storm drain cleaning company to remove all gas and contaminated material from the storm drain.

A-569-2004*Maine State Police reported an automobile accident on the Hatchet Mountain Road (Route 235) near 707 Hatchet Mountain Road discharging an estimated one gallon of gasoline and one quart of motor oil into an un-named stream.  The Hope Fire Department responded using sorbent pads and sorbent boom to trap and clean-up some of the spilled material.  Maine DEP inspected the site and found no residual oil or gasoline in the stream.  The stream empties into Alford Lake.  Maine State Police did not report the name or address of the responsible party.  The incident occurred on October 4, 2004.  No further action is expected.
P-396-2004*During the transfer of product at a waste oil AST, a valve was left open releasing 150 gallons.  The spilled product spilled to secondary containment and cleaned up using sorbant pads and a vaccuum truck.
A-578-2004*On October 7, 2004 C.N. Brown reported a 3 gallon diesel fuel spill to pavement due to an overfill.  The spill occurred at the Big Apple, 190 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington (Tank reg. 8935) and was cleaned up by C. N. Brown personnel using sorbent materials.  C. N. Brown disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-576-2004*A furnace fuel valve on a very old furnace at the home of Eric Godin, 230 Union St, Rockport, failed to closed completely allowing a slow, steady drip of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor.  The spill was estimated at 5 gallons.  Jeff Pendleton, Pen Bay Oil, reported the spill to Maine DEP on October 7, 2004, and requested assistance to mitigate the odor/vapor load in the house.   Mr. Godin's family has a small child, and Ms. Godin was pregnant at the time of the spill.

Maine DEP staff supplied two high volume fans and advised Mr. Godin on clean up of the concrete surface.  Pen Bay Oil and Mr. Godin had used sorbent materials prior to DEP staff arrival to remove the free product leaving a stained area.  The basement and home were ventilated for several days and the basement floor was cleaned by Mr. Godin.  No further action is expected, the area served by municipal water.
A-521-2004*Becky Ames, 220 Unity Road, Benton, reported her AST ended last heating season with a leak discharging a small, but unknown quantity, of K-1.  Ms. Ames had been told Maine DEP could replace her tank and help her with fuel assistance.  Ms. Ames was referred to Peter Moulton, Maine DEP for further referral to KVCAP.  Maine DEP Response Services staff investigated the site for possible remedial activities to remove any oil contamination from the ground, as the home is served by a well on the property.  As a result of the inspection, Maine DEP staff determined the tank had a slow "weep" causing the oil discharge.  However, the tank was far out of compliance, for example it was supported on wooden 6 x 6 lumber, there were no legs, no concrete pad, no filter protection and on unstable ground.  The oil which had leaked out had either evaporated or been absorbed by the wood supporting the tank.  No remediation was needed

No further action is expected.

As an end note, Ms. Ames did coordinate with KVCAP and get the tank into compliance.
A-608-2004*  Dean Driscol called this office to report the finding of liquid in the interstitial space of an underground tank at Fuller's Market. Fuller's Market is located on the Hallowell Rd. in West Gardiner. Dean was not sure what the liquid was. I made a site visit.  The liquid was dark in color and had an awful smell. The liquid was not petroleum in nature, because it did not soak into a sorbent pad. It appears to be water. This indicates a leak in the outer wall of the double wall underground tank.
  See the memo in tank file from Ted Scharf.  Ted has allowed the owner to take the tank out of service and leave the tank in place, until such time that the other tank(s) have to be removed.  Of course this tank must be emptied of all product. No further action will be required be Response at this time.

P-1126-2003*Overfill of vessel at Vessel Services.  No report by vessel or facility.  Checked it after receiving NRC report.  Effectively cleaned up at time of site visit.  Spoke with Jay Allocca, Operations Manager, about requirement to report all spills.
P-963-2004*Joy Bordeau contacted the DEP regarding a leaking AST located at her condominium complex.  Ms. Bordeau is an occupant of Unit #2 and the discharge is at Unit #3.  I visited the site that afternoon and observed that the 175 gallon AST was weeping onto the cement pad and a small amount on the dirt.  There did not appear to be a large impact at the time, however the tank would need to be replaced.

On 10/25, I left a message with the property owner, John Bayrd, of my findings.  He called and left a message that evening that he would investigate the problem.  On 10/26, I called Mr. Bayrd and was told that he was on the site.  Several minutes later he called me back and informed me that he was on site with a contractor to replace the tank and remove the contamination.  He also informed me the tank at Unit #6, which he also owned was leaking and would replace it as well.

As the area is on public water and there is no threat of vapors in the house and no further action is necessary.
B-588-2004*On 10/26/04, 0827 hours Dead River reported an AST line leak at 240 Palm Street in Bangor.  They replaced the line and cleaned up the spill, which was about three gallons, with sorbent.  According to the Dead River Service Tech, one gallon got into the cellar drain and was not recoverable.  I talked with Mr. Buteau to let him know what kind of help was available if he needed it.  He did not foresee any problems, but he took my number anyway.
A-502-2004*   DEP received a notification from DOT that an unregistered abandoned UST had been discovered during repaving work on Route 202 (Main St.) in Albion.  The tank was outside of the DOT R.O.W.  DEP was unable to determine who had installed the tank or when (the site reportedly had been a general store some decades ago).  The current property owner had purchased it one year previously and knew nothing about the tank.  After discussion, it was determined that DEP would not hold the current property owner liable for removal expenses but would not issue a letter to that effect.
   It was initially believed that two USTs might be present, but only one was found upon excavation.  This tank had several holes and contained water which was pumped for disposal.  Contaminated soil was confined to the immediate vicinity of the tank and was excavated for disposal.
   The area is in a village setting with medium-density residential and commercial properties served by private wells for water.  Petroleum contamination had been identified previously in the neighborhood, and other USTs were discovered during this same road project.  A staff geologist (Seaward) was assigned for further investigation.

No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
P-317-2004*Received a call from the Buxton Fire Dept. regarding a diesel discharge at the Buxton Highway Dept., Haines Meadow Road, Buxton, ME.  It was unclear how the discharge occurred, but the  aboveground storage tank (AST) was empty and product was flowing down the driveway towards the street.

By the time I arrived on-site, the product on the driveway had been contained with speedy dry (later disposed of with soil at CPR).  The fire dept. speculated that the tank had leaked, because it was obvious the discharge originated within a building that housed two - 500 gallon AST's, one gasoline and the other diesel, used to fuel the Town of Buxton's fleet of cars and trucks.  The two tanks were situated within individual steel containment berms, so the containment would have also had to have leaked.  One of the highway dept. employees working with the fire dept. thought that the nozzle might have been left on, and fell on the ground.  Even though the pump was shut off the oil would had siphoned out of the tank (this had happened in the past), but no one at the site recalled picking up the nozzle.  The only way to confirm the tank had leaked was to remove it from the containment berm, which could not be done until the building was moved.  The only other possible cause might have been that someone stole the fuel, but there was no way of confirming it.  Regardless of the cause, the building would have to be moved to conduct soil removal, because of the several drinking water wells in the area.  The speedy dry was collected and stored on-site until it could be disposed of.

I contacted the Town of Buxton's Highway Dept. the following week to ascertain how they wanted to proceed with the soil removal, and if they wanted me to hire a contractor.  They stated they would prefer undertaking the work themselves, and would contact me when the building and tanks were moved out of the way.

On 4/22/04, I was contacted by the highway dept. that the building and tanks were moved, and they wanted to start soil removal that day.  I met them on-site and first checked the tanks for signs of holes, but found nothing.  The bottoms of the tanks were in good shape, and the berms were holding water from previous rains.  After determining that the tanks had not leaked, soil removal commenced.  Shortly after we started digging, it became obvious that what had spilled was not diesel fuel, but actually gasoline.  At this point, I was baffled of why the original report was diesel.  The head of the highway dept. informed my that it all had to with blame.  If the spill was diesel, than only the highway and fire departments could be blamed, because they are the only ones that use diesel fuel.  If the spill was gasoline, than the police dept. was most likely that cause of the spill, because they are the only ones that fuel up late at night or early morning (when the spill occurred).  He stated that in the past there had been problems between the different departments in the town trying to blame each other for different situations.  In light of the fact that the tanks had no holes in them and the contamination was gasoline, the most likely cause of the discharge was someone either overfilling a vehicle or leaving the nozzle on and the gasoline siphoning out of the tank.  Regardless, no one was taking responsibility for the incident.  Modification of the nozzles were going to be undertaken, so that the siphoning could not happen again.

Soil removal was undertaken until readings were none detect.  75.16 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling.  At approximately 3 ft. below grade, a clay layer was encountered limiting the downward migration of contamination.  No groundwater was observed in the excavation.  I informed the Highway Dept. and a neighbor, across the street, their drinking water would be monitored for gasoline contamination.

On 5/25/04, I obtained water samples from the Buxton Highway Dept. and the King/
B-527-2004*B-527-2004
09/27/2004 15:30

     The Medway Fire Department called to report that a motor home had caught fire at mile marker 243 southbound on I-95 just south of the Medway exit.  It was stated that what remained of the motor home still had approximately 75 gallons of gasoline in it's fuel tank.  Workers were afraid of moving the vehicle remnants for fear of spilling the fuel.  Clean Harbors personnel later pumped out the fuel for disposal.  It is believed that some of the fuel had been consumed in the fire around the fuel line.  In any event none had spilled.
I-206-2004*Approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a tractor trailer.  Hydraulic pump failure was the cause.  Sand was applied to the road and a dike was constructed to contain oil.  The contaminated sand was removed the following morning and transported to the Presque Isle landfill.
B-536-2004*B-536-2004
09/30/2004 13:10

     The State Police dispatch in Orono called to report that a tractor trailer had struck a utility vehicle and rolled over earlier in the morning on Route 9 about 4 miles east of the Wesley town line.  It was suspected that fuel may have leaked from a saddle tank.  An investigation after the unit was removed shown only a trace of diesel spillage.  Minor leakage from the fuel cap was the probable cause.  No further action was taken.
P-884-2003*On 10/20/03, at approximately 15:45 North East Air called to report a minor discharge of Jet "A" fuel from a fueling truck on the tarmac (asphalt).  A leak was detected beneath a fueling truck as it sat on the line.  It was confined to the asphalt and cleaned by the NE Air staff.  The spill/discharge was estimated at four (4) gallons by the NE Air staff.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  DEP Response plans no further action for this scenario.
B-515-2005*On 9/7/05, 0851 hours, Dave Tonini (a former employee of HoltraChem, now working for CDM Constructors) reported that they had a thirty gallon diesel spill at  the abandoned HoltraChem site.  One of the trucks, that was picking up a roll-off container, managed to shear a feed line off the bottom of one of it's saddle tanks.  The leak was plugged and the remaining fuel was pumped to the other saddle tank.  The product had landed on pavement and pads were deployed immediately.  Speedy dry was deployed after the pads were picked up.  The cleanup materials went to CDM's waste stream.

B-442-2005*Ms. Warren called to report an oil spill on the Odlin Road at its junction with I-395. At the time she called, she did not know the source, but had called the public works to sand the spill. When I arrived, I found that some of the oil, maybe a quart or so, had found its way to a catch basin. Luckily, the weather had been dry and no water was flowing. I used a few sorbent pads to recover this. The sand was recovered by a town road sweeper and disposed at Pine Tree landfill.
   While the original call was unknown oil, it was clear to me that it was hydraulic oil.
   A few days after this event, an anonymous person called to say that they had observed the spill and that the oil had come from a City of Bangor dump truck! In the meantime, Ms. Porter had learned the same thing from the city maintenance shop. She e-mailed me a copy of the city's spill report.
   It is ironic that the same truck that spilled the oil could have been the one that spread the sand.
   No further action is anticipated.

P-707-2005*Central Maine Power, CMP,  Corey Cummings reported the loss off approximately two (2) gallons of hydraulic oil from a boom truck. The discharge was confined to the roadway.  CMP staff were cleaned up effected area with sorbent material.  No request for DEP/Response assistance was made, none dispatched based on the information provided.

B-448-2005*
The U.S.C.G. reported that a one liter spill of diesel had occurred at the Harborside Marina in Bar Harbor. They knew this because the Bar Harbor Harbormaster, Charlie Phippen, had left this report on their answering machine at the Coast Guard office in Belfast that morning at 11:00. No Coast Guard personnel were in the office until 17:00. They pasted this on in case I was asked about it.
   While Mr. Phippen reported that some sorbents were put down, I don't believe that any amount of diesel was collected as one liter would sheen out immediately and sorbent material won't collect sheened oil.
B-382-2005*Mr. Crosby called to report that a street sweeper, hired to sweep Route 1, had blown a hose and spilled about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.
The company, Wilson Sweeping Inc., had been hired by the DOT and DOT used sorbent pads from their shop to collect the oil. He said the oil had not made it to the shoulder and no soil was involved. After the pads were collected, they would sand the road to provide safe traction.
P-820-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	Tues. 9/21/04: Ms. Roberts of Downeast Energy Oil Co. (DEE) reported to DEP they had responded to a small leak of #2 oil in the basement of Mr. & Ms. Vern Bovie.  She described the copper line leak as < 1 gal. and over a long period within a finished basement.  DEE responded and repaired the leaking copper fuel line.

RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP
	Due to the small reported quantity and other priorities at the time I could not respond at the time and felt a DEP visit to be unnecessary.  I understand no wells were threatened.
	On Thurs. 9/30/04, I did a follow-up call to Ms. Bovie.  She explained the leak effected a yard wide area of carpeting behind their washing-machine which needed to be replaced.   Addtionally, their insurance company may help.  I advised her to throw the effected carpet area out and wash the floor with something such as a pine oil or Simple Green type cleaner.  [The expected clean-up costs appeared, at the time, as though they would be well below the Maine AST insurance fund deductible of $500.]
	10/25/04, I was contacted by Aldan Thayer, the Bovie's insurance agent.  He stated that the Bovie's home insurance would not help and he was checking on the state AST Ins. for an estimated $1800 expense.  I referred him to Maine Fire Marshal Stephen Dixon for an AST fund application.  At this time the $1800 expense appears high for the reported damage. [ The State AST insurance program can cover disposal of oily debris, if applicable, and potential replacement of the damaged area of the carpet but not the whole carpet.  It will not cover repairing or replacing the damaged fuel line, tank, or lost fuel.]
	A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. & Ms. Bovie.  Maine Fire Marshal and DEP Claims unit have been notified of the expected AST Ins. claim.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-964-2004*Property owner, John Bayrd noticed a leaking tank at unit 6 while replacing a tank and remediating a discharge at unit 3 (see P-963-2004).  Both spills were cleaned up by the tank owner with a small amount of stained concrete and wood disposed of at a solid waste disposal facility licensed to receive oily, inert waste.

The tank was also replaced and no further action is necessary by the Department.
P-922-2003*On 11/7/03, Portland Pipeline called to report a sheen in the harbor off their docks.  The source was unidentified, and the sheen was dissipating.  The size of the sheen was stated to be 20' in length and possibly 1' in width.

This was also reported to the National Response Center (report number 704680).  No additional calls were received about this sheen.  Based on the information given and the nature of the sheen (small and dissipating), no DEP Response actions were taken.  Simply documentation of the call and information.

No further DEP Response action are planned.
P-842-1989*
	Mystery fuel oil contamination in private, drilled drinking-water well.  See also the separate narrative and documentation attached with this report.  See also P-942-04.
A-609-2004*  On 10-27-04, Reay Excavation attempted to remove an underground tank at the home of Lena and John Miles. This home is located on P Ridge Rd., south of Route 17. I had issued a waiver (for the 30 day notification) for a UST removal. Miles was selling the home to Doug Riley, also of Readfield. The tank was located beneath a garage with a concrete floor. Only one third or less of the tank was accessible. All parties on site agreed that the tank could be filled in place after pumping out the fuel and cleaning the inside of said tank.
  Ted Haskell pumped out the remaining fuel and wiped off all oil and sludge from the inside of the tank. Ted did not find any corrosion holes that penetrated the tank. I collected a soil sample from under the UST somewhere along mid length. The tank was then backfilled with clean inert fill (sand) and the excavation was restored to original grade.
  The soil sample was analyzed by the State HETL and found a very small amount of fuel oil, 75 mg/kg DRO. This number compares favorably to stringent cleanup goals at a UST site. Based on this data no further action will be required by the DEP.
  I mailed Doug Riley the official form to attach to deed on 2-16-05. All other paper work that needed to be completed was done at this time.



P-957-2004*On October 21, 2004, DEP was contacted by a representative of McMaq indicating that approximately one pint of #2 fuel oil was released from a slow leak in a temporary fuel pump.  The spill was cleaned up by McMaq with sorbents, and a drip can was installed.
P-981-2004*Discharge was the result of a cracked fitting on the pressure relief valve for the kerosene delivery system.  Most of the kerosene was contained within a concrete bermed area adjacent to tank #104, although some of the kerosene sprayed onto the ground next to the bermed area.

The kerosene in the berm was pumped out and wiped down with sorbents.  The contaminated soil was removed.
A-599-2004*Enid Mitnik of Solid Waste had a hunch that Lin-Cor was crushing cars at Hillier Auto Salvage in Manchester.  She and Pete Carney of the Commissioner's Office had been collaborating on a phone tip that crushing operations were imminent.  Lin-Cor has a history of spilling gas, batteries, mercury switches and so forth.  An enforcement action is pending with this company based on past practices.

Jon Andrews and I took a ride over the to Foye Rd. to check the site.  No crushing was occurring.  No sign of any preparation was found.  It is a tightly packed junkyard with no fence around it so if crushing were ongoing, we would have seen it.  I returned the following week and no changes were observed at this yard.  No spill occurred.
A-600-2004*Rich Baker reported a roadside spill (see attached e-mail) on Rt. 137 in Smithfield.  He was concerned that this spill may impact someone's drinking water as a house (Towle residence) is just down gradient.  The site is located just beyond Haynesville Woods Road, and immediatly before Warren Kincaid Excavation.   I made a site visit and met Karen Towle.  She explained the spill was from a CMP bucket truck that experienced a hydraulic oil leak while replacing a power pole.  She estimated the timing as possibly two years ago.  She had been concerned at the time and contacted CMP about the stain.  They reportedly did not think it was a problem and didn't take any action.  Ms. Towle's well is approx 200 yards away from the spill site.  She has not experienced any deterioration in water quality, nor would I expect any.  Hydraulic oil sorbs strongly to soil.  Based on the distance to her well and the time that has passed since this incident, I concluded no removal of soil would be necessary.
A-602-2004*A vehicle accident caused a small amount of diesel to be lost to the roadside in Richmond. Richmond Fire Department cleaned up the spill with pads, and I disposed of the pads.

No further action is expected.
A-603-2004*A clandestine methamphetamine lab was set up in an old chicken barn in Augusta. Various chemicals are used in the process, acids, lye, ether, and various consumer quantity products. The DEA took what samples they needed from the containers of unknowns and I collected the rest for haz-waste disposal.

A-604-2004*When airport maintenance people arrived in the morning, they found a puddle of fuel on the ramp at the airport. They suspect that someone overfilled their plane during the night and spilled fuel on the pavement. It was a small amount, and Maine DEP staffed helped them collect it with pads.

No further action is expected.
A-607-2004* On 10-25-2004, Kirk Toth, of Florida Power and Light, called this office to report the release of a small amount of lube oil. A seal on a fan blade failed releasing an estimated 2 ounces of oil in the Kennebec River. This facility is a hydroelectric plant located at 8 Water Street, in Waterville.

 No site visit was made, and no further action will be required.
P-938-2004*On October 12, an anonymous caller reported 55-gallon drums of gasoline being stored on a property located at 52 Fenderson Road, in Parsonfield.  The information was shared throughout the DEP and it was decided DEP should conduct a drive-by inspection of the building and property, and proceed with administrative action as warranted.

DEP staff, Scott Cyr, drove by the property and observed a ranch style home in mid-construction and/or renovations.  The property included a 2 1/2 floor garage.  Looking in the garage door windows, approximately 30 drums could be seen to the left of the bay. One drum marked CRD-68 was identified as a drum originally observed and marked at the Cramm Road property, in Limerick (report P-693-2004), but left the site unaccounted for or unauthorized.

Administrative proceedings are in motion to inspect, and remove as necessary any hazardous wastes found on site.

On October 14, 2004, Dennis Harnish of the AG's office and I traveled to the Western York County District Court, in Springvale to obtain the Administrative Search warrant.  Judge J. Wheeler signed and issued the warrant.

State Police were contacted and asked to accompany DEP personnel and contractors while administering the warrant.  EPI was retained to provide technical assistance, and DEP Cyr and Tudman were to collect samples, document site conditions, and inventory waste containers and waste liquids.  (See Kara Tudman spreadsheet for detailed listing of product.)

Initial site entry was performed by State Police and DEP staff, Scott Cyr and Kara Tudman.  No Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC representative was present, however, the warrant was on hand to deliver to the responsible party, upon arriving on site.  Upon clearing the scene (no one present and no immediate external hazards identified), the garage and barn were inspected.  The pedestrian door was locked, but the overhead garage door was not.  It was opened and the drum cache was fully visible.  An extended perimeter search revealed an open side door "stall" which connected to the drum storage area.  The doors were opened to aid ventilation or passively create a cross wind.  The bay had a strong odor of waste gasoline at initial entry.  (See photos enclosed in report.)

Sampling and documentation started at the front of the bay (towards Fenderson Rd).  55 drums were counted.  Many had DEP markings from other Lin-Cor locations and DEP interventions, although many were unmarked and presumed newly generated from Lin-Cor operations.

Drums with minimal volumes (<6", impractical to sample individually) of waste liquid were identified and segregated.  These were later combined to form one of four composite drums of waste gasoline and mixed vehicle fluids.  An estimated 1153 gallons of unspilled waste were sampled, secured, and removed from the property during execution of the warrant.  (See attached Kara Tudman inventory sheet.)

At 16:10 Forrest "Butch" Sanborn was seen driving by the site on Fenderson Rd with his flat bed truck with drums on board.  I requested State Police to inspect the load, they obliged.  Butch was stopped on Fenderson Road, and according to the trooper, made the statement he was coming to the Fenderson Road site, but, "I saw you cats there so thought I'd keep these".  The drums were empty, and their final disposition is unknown, but suspected to be from the Cramm Road or Route 160 sites.

After the final drum of waste liquid was transferred and loaded onto the box truck, all but three of the drums were deemed not worthy of shipping and were likewise loaded for proper disposal.


P-942-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 10/14/04: DEP notified by Ms. Crystal Plenderleith that her lab analysis had indicated low levels of MTBE in the drilled well for a home at 94 State St. in West Bath.  That day DEP also received copies of her GRO lab analysis and copy of a 1992 letter from DEP Engineer, Peter Eremita.

AREA HISTORY
	In 1989, DEP's Brad Hahn initiated an investigation regarding 17-ppm fuel oil contamination  in this property's drinking water well [see P-842-89].  Following investigation, a drilled, bedrock replacement well was installed.  At the time the property was owned by Mr. Joseph Vaillencourt though he was looking to sell it in 1992.  [DEP's Brad Hahn & Peter Eremita investigated fuel oil contamination in 1989-92, while this year 2004, issue appears to be a new unrelated gasoline problem.]
	In October 2004, Ms. Plenderleith was due to close on the property and wished DEP information on the 1989 discharge, DEP clean-up needs, health effects, and her potential liability, if she became property owner.  I advised her to also contact the state Toxicologist at Maine Department of Health & Human Services.

AREA SENSITIVITY & ASSESSMENT
	On Friday, 10/15/04, I visited the area.  The home was unoccupied and posted as for sale thru Jill Saxon of Kennebec Coastal Realty.  The home is located in a rural residential area along State Rd. near the intersection with Berry Mill's Rd.  I understand State Rd. was known as Old Rt. 1 in 1992 and is a continuance of Old Bath Rd. in Brunswick.
	Several houses away and west of 94 State is Gill's Auto (Harris's property), a possible source of gasoline and solvent contamination.  From Hahn's 1989 report, the next property up was a former gas station and fuel oil bulk plant facility, and another possible source.  During my visit, I noted no obvious surface discharges or confirmed sources.  I performed no inspections of off site properties at the time.
	This house is on a private well though public water runs by the house down State Rd.  The nearby homes on Berry's Mill Rd. may be also on private wells.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time DEP understands that an initial well water analysis taken by A+ Home Inspections Co. for Ms. Plenderleith indicates 24-ppm GRO and 20-ppm MTBE analysis.  These values are below present Maine DEP action levels (for water treatment or well replacement, etc.).  I am not aware of any DRO analysis performed.
2.	Though below present action levels, a second (confirmatory) sample is advised.  Quarterly monitoring (QM) for GRO in water is advisable to track levels to see if they exceed the action level or if the MTBE goes away naturally.
3.	As DEP Geologist, Brad Hahn had managed the earlier investigation, I briefed him on the problem and he and Ms. Plenderleith were to contact each other.  The lead for the investigation and follow-up was turned over to Hahn.
4.	At this time no source for the detected MTBE has been identified.  Low levels of gasoline and MTBE in a setting such as this can have many a source: a traffic accident; a small leak from an auto, lawnmower, snowblower on site or nearby; or a gas can; or leaks from a nearby UST or AST.  Gill's Autobody shop and the old gas station/bulk plant are other potential sources.
5.	Over the phone, I explained to Ms. Plenderleith that if she purchases the property and an off site Responsible Party is not confirmed, she may be a responsible party thereby be responsible for any treatment or remedial costs.  A copy of this report will be sent to Ms. Plenderleith and to Realtor Jill Saxon.
6.	If oil contamination is confirmed, hooking up to municipal water may be the most cost-effective option.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-585-2004*
     Following written notification, Dead River Transport, which is located on the River Road (Route 15) in Bucksport, began the removal of two underground oil storage tanks at their facility on 10/26/04.  John Johnson (Dead River Company) was the licensed tank installer on site; Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons (Bangor) was hired to do the excavation; and Alan Lyscars did the site assessment for the project.  The tanks included one 4000 gallon #2 fuel oil and one 10000 gallon diesel.  Both tanks were single wall fiberglass construction, had fiberglass piping, and were backfilled with pea stone.  They had been installed in August 1984.  During the removal of the 4000 gallon tank, approximately 20 gallons of #2 oil spilled back into the excavation.  Most of that was contained on groundwater and was recovered with sorbent pads.  Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburgh) was hired to come in and do some additional cleanup in the excavation; mainly, pump off some of the contaminated oil and groundwater.  Some contaminated soil was also found in the pea stone around the 10000 gallon diesel tank.  The exact source of that product was unknown.  It may have been from an overfill, spillage around the tank at one time or another, loose piping, or from previous tanks at that location...who knows.  Whatever the source, it did not appear to be very significant.  Several truck loads of lightly contaminated pea stone were removed from the excavation and temporarily stockpiled nearby pending aeration arrangements.  The plan was to aerate the stone on site for possible reuse in the excavation or on one of their access roads.  Since the surrounding area is on town water and it is primarily industrial use, no additional cleanup was required.

REC:  File report.


B-586-2004*
     This office received a call at 0930 on 10/26/04, from Jody at C.N. Brown Company in South Paris reporting an oil spill.  She stated that the Mattawamkeag Fire Chief was in the process of fueling a back hoe on a flatbed trailer at the Big Apple on Fleming Street in Lincoln when the spill occurred.  The cause of the discharge was due to a leak in the fuel line on the back hoe.  An estimated 6.3 gallons of diesel went onto the trailer and the asphalt around it.  The Lincoln Fire Department was notified and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
P-980-2004*Discharge was the result of a damaged saddle tank.  The driver hit a concrete pillar while attempting to pull onto the scales.  The diesel fuel discharged onto pavement where it was contained with speedy-dry by Nex Cycle, Returnable Services, Inc.  Clean Harbors was contracted by the the trucking company to conduct additional clean up which consisted of vacuuming up spilled product from pavement and excavating a small amount of soil.


P-766-2004*
SUMMARY
	Wed. 9/1/04: while on site checking a 30 to 50 gal. #2-oil AST overfill, I met with manager Bernard Graffam.  In addition to the contaminated soil remaining from the June discharge (see P-473-04), I noted three other discharges at different locations: beneath the diesel dispenser, and below hose fittings & valves (see attached site sketch and photos).  This spill report covers other historical discharges to soil noted (except P-377-97, and P-986-04, an active leak found on 9/22/04).
	Foster Russell Oil Co. is a part of Wadleigh's Oil Co.  Mr. Wayne Gifford was my primary contact.

FACILITY HISTORY & ASSESSMENT
	Previous discharges include P-377-97, where K1 fuel leaked near the tanks from a buried line to a dispenser against the office building.  No clean-up was done at the time in 1997, as the manager requested that all the oil discharge remediation be done during the planned bulk plant reconstruction that was to have taken place the following year (1998).  This planned upgrade and clean-up has not taken place to date.
	Report P-623-1993 described a 10-gal. #2 oil discharge with removal of two yards of oil contaminated soil.
	The three or more discharge locations I noted on 9/1/04,  appear to be at least three separate incidents or multiple small leaks, during day to day operations of the bulk plant.  No clean-up of soil appears to have been done immediately following the June discharge.  On site I advised Mr. Graffam to make plans for soil clean-up soon.  He replied that he would be contacting Wayne Gifford at Wadleigh's (Foster-Russell's parent company) regarding a clean-up.
	Being over a mapped aquifer and within 200' of a private well, the area technically or initially falls within Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  A private, dug residential well is north across Rt. 302 though natural gw flow appears to flow west toward Willet Brook so appears unlikely to be threatened.  There is good argument to downgrade to a Baseline-2 or Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.
	Soils are sandy and a discharge would readily migrate down therefore making it difficult to determine the extent of a discharge from the surface stain.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On 9/22/04, DEP's Kara Tudman and I observed the excavation of 4.31 tons of soil, mostly by hand, from the various spill locations under and around the bulk plant tanks.  I estimate that about 2 tons of soil were attributed to the clean-up of spill P-766-04, and another 2-tons from P-473-04 and about 0.31 tons from spill P-986-04.  A total of 4.31 tons are noted as received by CRS.  No clean-up site assessment was required by DEP at the time.
	Soil excavation was limited by the location of being under the loading rack and tanks.  I was very concerned over any possibility of disturbing the facility that could undermine the tanks or cause piping to shift, leak and crack.  Handyman Co. dug no more than 12" bg.  I found the shallow contamination to be "moderate" in severity with uncorrected ambient PID levels to average 22-ppm to 67-ppm.  I noted no oil saturated soils though it was visibly stained.
	A test pit (TP-1) was excavated to 4' bg between the building and vertical tanks 1 & 2 (see site sketch).  We found no groundwater, nor any oil saturated or oil stained soil.  Uncorrected ambient PID levels were 0-ppm.  Flannery's leak was largely between AST-1 and AST-2 (see site sketch).  We excavated TP-1 close to Flannery's 1997 piping leak, but may not have been close enough to confirm remediation of the 1997 leak.  Mr. Gifford believes this soil was removed and sent to a landfill.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	There have been an undetermined number of small and moderate discharges to soil and groundwater.  Not all have been or can be individually documented within this report nor in P-473-04, P-986-04 and in P-377-97.  Most of the discharges had not been reported nor promptly remediated as required in 38 MRSA.
2.	Groundwater was not reached during soil excavation or in the test pit so no comment ca
B-587-2004*
     This office received a call at 1055 on 10/26/04, from Jon Woodard (DEP-Portland) relaying an oil spill.  He stated that Randy Cearbaugh had just called to report a 150 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Transfer Station on Route 1 in Columbia Falls.  It was indicated that they were in the process of moving some pallets inside the facility when they accidentally hit and broke the hydraulic oil drain pipe off the bailer.  Most of the oil was contained on a concrete floor, but some of the oil flowed out through a side door and onto a gravel surface.  Speedi-dri was being used to recover the oil.  Although there were no drains or state waters involved in this incident, they were requesting assistance in disposing of the contaminated debris.

     Proceeding to Columbia Falls, I met with Mr. Cearbaugh at the Transfer Station and went over the situation with him.  Perhaps 150 gallons had been spilled, but it appeared more like 50 gallons was involved.  Most of the oil had been contained on a concrete floor and was cleaned up by the time of my arrival.  Approximately, one cubic yard of contaminated soil was removed around the side door and placed on poly nearby, pending disposal arrangements.  Plans are to incinerate the contaminated material on site.  They also plan to alter the drain plug on the bailer, so this situation does not occur again.

REC:  File report.
A-92-2004*Agelique Clavet, reported her car had transformer oil dripped on it while it was parked under Pole 17, Water Street in Randolph.  Central Maine Power responded and reported an estimated 1 gallon of mineral oil had been discharged from a 25 KVA transformer on the pole.  CMP personnel used sorbent materials to clean the mineral oil from the car and removed 1/2 drum of contaminated snow.  The incident was reported on February 14. 2004.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith.
I-207-2004* 3 to 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the pump and was caught the belly pan on feller-buncher.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and taken to B&L shop in Fort Kent for proper disposal.
B-554-2004*Todd Jamison had arranged to have a UST removed from his property at 2 Thomas Bay Lane on 10/13/04.  The tank was on the property when he bought it five years ago.  It needed to be removed, so the bank would make a loan to prospective buyers.  Todd had been told by the person he bought the property from that the tank had never had fuel put in it. He called me while I was en route to tell me that they had poked a hole in the tank and that it was leaking product into the excavation.  I asked if his fuel dealer could pump the tank out.  He said he would check.  When I arrived, the tank had stopped leaking, because the liquid level was pass the hole.  Dead River Company had looked at it and said that they could not take it.  It was a one thousand gallon tank with about six hundred gallons left in it, which was more than I was prepared to handle, so Clean Harbors came that same day and emptied the tank with their skid tank.  Meanwhile, Todd and I pumped about thirty gallons of product out of the excavation.  We got about twenty gallons of water in the process, which was a good thing because it indicated the presence of an overburden water table that would protect the bedrock aquifer. We had the back hoe remove as much of the uncontaminated pea stone as possible and turned the rest of the cleanup over to Clean Harbors. (Note: pea stone was in the excavation, because it was a fiber glass tank.)  Over a period of three days, they removed 22.34 tons of oiled pea stone and the result was a very clean hole that was into clay.  PID readings along the edges and bottom of the hole indicated that the hole was indeed clean.  The product was spilled quickly and it was recovered quickly, so the product did not have time to migrate.  The well consolidated wet clay was another factor that made containment and recovery so complete.
P-982-2004*On October 28, 2004, DEP received a phone call from a representative of Prime Tanning Company located in Berwick.  Approximately 2.5 gallons of Eukesolar Orange R-150 liquid leather dye had spilled out of a container while being transported via fork truck within the plant.  The reporter indicated that the cover to the dye container was not properly sealed by the fork truck operator prior to transport.  The spilled liquid was mopped up and the recovered liquids were placed in a hazardous waste drum.  The drum will be shipped out as hazardous waste with other flammable liquids generated at the site.

No further action is required at this time.
P-986-2004*
DEP NOTIFICATION
	Wednesday, 9/22/04: While on site for remediation of spills described in P-473-04 and P-766-04, Maine DEP's Kara Tudman and I noted an active diesel fuel leak from a 3" aboveground AST facility product pipe (see photo 7).  Contamination had been noted in this location back on 9/1/04, but not the active fuel leak.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The location is an oil AST bulk plant for gasoline, diesel, #2 and K1 fuel oils.  The surrounding area is rural commercial and residential  use.  Most of the area is on municipal water though one house across Rt. 302 is reported by the Bridgton Water District to be on a private dug well.  The area is over a mapped S & G Aquifer.   Willett Brook is located about 100' to 150' behind the facility.  Soils I observed were sandy which typically means that a discharge will soak in to water table and it may be hard to qualify and quantify a discharge based on a surface stain.
	The Maine DEP Decision Tree works out to a Stringent Clean-Up Goal though there is argument to reduce the goal to Intermediate or Baseline-2 Goal based on the likely groundwater being away from the residential well and the commercial property use around the area.  I would not define the area as "Non-attainment" though. (See report P-473-04 and other for further details.)  A final decision on the clean-up goal may have to await a further, more thorough hydro-geo investigation.
	I noted an oil stain on the soil and piping below & around the diesel valve (Photo 7).   A fitting was wet with amber oil, and I noted several drips of oil fall to the ground over a minute.  It appears that this fitting has been leaking for weeks or months and was not reported or repaired.  I pointed this out to Mr. Graffam who stated he would have the leaking fitting fixed.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Oil contaminated soil was shoveled up from under this spot and trucked to Commercial Recycling along with soil removed under P-473-04 and P-766-04.  I estimate that 0.31 tons or less was hand dug from this spot out of the 4.31 tons received by CRS.  Complete investigation and remediation of this and the other discharges was not done at the time for fear of undermining this active AST facility's tanks, stanchions, footings and/or piping.  Maine DEP incurred no direct clean-up expenses at the time.  Wadleigh's opted to manage the clean-up.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed according to local, state and federal requirements, if the contamination is disturbed or made accessible to removal or treatment.  At this time, the property is not clean to state satisfaction.
b.	Further assessment (such as through test pits, monitoring wells, or borings) is needed prior to final classification of clean-up goals.
c.	Based on presently known information, the active facility use, and no apparent impact to Willet Brook at this time, I recommend at this time that thorough remediation wait until future and eventual facility replacement or removal.
d.	I have found no DEP record that this diesel discharge and other small leaks & spills observed by Tudman and I were properly reported nor remediated by Foster-Russell and Wadleigh's, as required under  38 MRSA Sections 543, 548, and 550.  I advised Mr. Graffam of the requirement to promptly report and clean-up oil discharges, with no minimum reportable quantity for an AST facility.
e.	Mr. Gifford was made aware of the Maine AST Clean-up Insurance Fund available thru the Maine Fire Marshal.  Each individual discharge may require an individual AST Fund application.  Any remedial actions expecting AST Insurance coverage should have prior review and approval by DEP.
f.	I am not aware of a state or federal SPCC plan for this 40,000+ gallon capacity AST facility.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-592-2004*On 10/28/04, 1435 hours Dead River Company reported an AST corrosion leak at 71 Pine Street in Orono.  The site is an apartment building that is managed by "Maine Real Estate Managers", who have their headquarters in Orono.  The release was estimated at two gallons.  It landed on a cement floor and was recovered with sorbent by the Dead River Tech.  The cleanup material was taken to Dead River's waste stream.  The AST was pumped out and replaced.
B-589-2004*On 10/26/04, 1614 hours Neal Bohanon (service manager for Dead River in Calais) reported that they were responding to an AST corrosion leak in the basement of 83 Lake Road in Robbinston.  The hole was in the bottom of the tank and the product landed on the cement slab and ran off it to the dirt.  Their tech removed the contaminated soil (about 2 cubic feet) and took it to their bulk plant.  The facility does have a well, but it is not at risk because it is a long ways away and the spill has been recovered.  Should a trace remain, it is not subject to recharge, because it is under a house.  I talked with Mr. McConnell about the situation and gave him my number to use in the event that there was a problem emanating from the incident.
B-243-2004*B-243-2004
05/13/2004 08:00

     Bob Tomlins of the Maine Board of Pesticides called to report a spray helicopter crash with associated pesticide spillage adjacent to a blueberry barren off of the Epping Road in Columbia.  The helicopter was reportedly carrying about 85 gallons of "Indar " fungicide solution.  There was some concern for the Pleasant River, since the fungicide was toxic to fish.
     Investigation revealed that the entire contents of the helicopter had been released into the ground.  Since the river was located over 200 feet from the site, it did not appear to be at risk.  The contaminated soil was removed the following day and spread back onto the barrens according to Pesticide Board standards.  It may be noted that the fungicide does not meet RCRA's characteristic definition of a hazardous waste.
I-167-2004*On 8-25-04, because of a blown hydraulic hose approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement on the Parsons Road in Presque Isle. A DOT crew cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads and disposed of such appropriately.
I-166-2004*On 8-25-04, B & L Logging of Fort Kent had a hydraulic oil spill in T18 R11 from a hydraulic hose on a feller/buncher. Most of the oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and minimal excavaion.
P-948-2004*A fueling customer overfilled their vehicle by approximately five gallons.  In the rain, unleaded gasoline reached the pad at the pumps, then ran across the parking lot (15 ft) into a storm drain.  Speedy dry was put down on the tank pad and pavement but what entered the storm drain was gone immediately due to the swift current within.  The outlet is Casco Bay but prevention was impossible.

A-588-2004*A Brinks armored car, making a stop at Sam's Club, 195 Civic Center Drive, Augusta, spilled an estimated three gallons of diesel fuel to pavement in the parking lot on October 12, 2004.  The spill cause was most likely as a result of tank corrosion on the truck saddle tank, though the specific cause has not been reported.  The Augusta Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material, and Sam's Club disposed of the contaminated material.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-973-2004*I was contacted by an anonymous individual reporting that while hiking in the woods they found a diesel skid tank that was leaking.  I went out and found the tank.  It had been leaking because there was a dark stain on the ground in front of the tank.  It looked like someone had opened the spigot on the tank and let it drain out.  I tracked down the owner of the land and then the son who had done the logging up there.  He stated that he used the tank to fuel his equipment and that there hadn't been that much oil in it.  I asked him to remove the tank.  As far as I know he has not yet removed the tank even though I have asked him several times.  But there isn't any oil in the tank so it is no longer an environmental threat.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-266-2004*B-266-2004
05/26/2004 10:13

     Ed Embert of Hardwood Products Co. in Guilford called to report a hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 40 gallons leaked from a piece of woods equipment out in their yard.   The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
B-231-2004*B-231-2004
05/10/2004 15:30

     Denise Martin, a concerned citizen on Water Street in Ripley, called to report discovering oil in a small stream that crossed through her back yard.  Investigation shown that it was indeed old emulsified fuel oil.  The fuel was eventually traced to the Connolly residence across the street.  An inspection of the residence's basement fuel system shown that the fuel line from the tank had a small corrosion leak.  Fuel was lost in the basement perimeter drain, which had an outfall at the road ditch that crossed onto the Martin property.

     Repairs were eventually made to Mr. Connolly's fuel system.  A few days later, the ditch and the stream were free of the fuel.  A small amount had been captured in sorbent pads and boom.  It appeared the leak had been on-going for quite some time; perhaps through the winter.  It is not known how much oil had been lost down stream during the period.
I-165-2004*On 8-24-04, Phil from MPG called to report that a costumer had called concerning a leaking oil tank. The tank had been leaking for a long time, and she was calling to have it replaced.  He had found the tank in the  basement to have a corrosion hole on the bottom. The tank was then pumped out. I inspected the tank. It was in a fairly damp basement, sitting on bedrock. There was no odor, and the well was about 200 feet away, upgradient. There were no neighbors close by. No cleanup was seen as feasible because the amount lost was unknown and there are no likely impacts.
P-984-2004*
SUMMARY

	Thurs. 10/28/04: while en route from another incident, I passed this retail motor fuels UST facility while it was in the process of getting a fuel drop from an M W Sewall Co. tank trailer.  I noted also that the driver was not to be seen around the hoses, emergency shut-off and UST area, as he/she is required to be under Maine Fire Marshal rules, NFPA 385 Sec. 6-1.1 and DEP CMR 691 rules.  I pulled into the adjoining property and walking up to the tank truck, I found the driver standing on the running board apparently working on paperwork within the truck cab.  He could not directly observe the fuel hoses and did not note me standing behind him until I spoke to him.
	I reminded the driver that he is required by State laws to monitor his drop properly.  I later contacted John Plunkett, of M W Sewall Co., and described the problem and he assured me that he would speak with his drivers and remind them about monitoring the fuel drops adequately.  I told him that I would not be making a formal DEP enforcement referral and hoped he would handle this within the company.
	The area is along busy Rt. 1 and over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  A brook also flows behind the facility.  In the event of a hose failure, for example, not being quick to hit the trucks emergency shutoff can mean the difference between a small and a large gasoline spill.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-587-2004*Laurie McNair, 19 Outlook Road, Turner, reported "a funny taste" to the water along with increasingly high iron content in the water.  The initial report was made to Bruce Hunter, Maine DEP, on October 12, 2004; Mr. Hunter referred the case to Response Services.  Maine DEP Response Services staff has sampled the well on two occasions including DRO (twice) GRO and EPA 524.2.  Both DRO samples returned a positive result for an unspecified fuel oil.  Further analysis of the second sample by HETL found the compound to be 2-Ethyl-1-Hexanol.  Without a known source for the contamination the site has been referred to Maine DEP Technical Services for further site assessment, analysis and possible treatment.

Ms. McNair reported to Maine DEP that prior to her well water changing characteristics, the property next door and up gradient from the McNair property used explosives to remove ledge for the house foundation and culvert at the road.  Between the McNair residence and the property upon which the blasting took place there is a small stream.  No oil spills have been reported in the immediate area.
I-168-2004*On 8-27-2004, Bruce Lavway, of Ryder Transportation called to report there had been a spill at their Presque Isle facility. While fueling a truck, the nozzle fell out, spilling about 7 gallons onto the pavement, according to the meter. Most was cleaned up using sorbent pads by their employees.
I-154-2004*On 8-20-2004, a dump truck belonging to D & D Paving in Island Falls hit a piece of debris in the road which punctured a saddle tank on Rt. 2 in Island Falls. This occurred at the foot of May Mountain, across from Meduxnekaeg Lake. I responded and met the owner, Fire Chief and several D&D employees. A backhoe owned by Jeff Brooks was hired to remove all contaminated soil in the road ditch. Most of the oil was in the ditch leading to the lake.  All effected soil was removed.
I-107-2004*While conducting a property transfer, a water sample was taken.  Lab analysis reveled the sample was positive for Diesel Range Organics (DRO).

A filter will be installed by the person selling the property.

Property is located on top of a hill with outcrops of rock in the basement.

No oil spills were identified on the property, but the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement has recently been worked on, as it has new fittings and a sleeved copper line.

Case will be passed to Technical Services. No further Response action is required at this time.
P-991-2004*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of an old, out-of-service, non-compliant bare-steel gasoline UST.  This report is complimentary to P-191-1999, but focuses on this UST location.  The tank lay under the gravel driveway of Mr. & Ms. Saulle and looks to have not been used for 30 to 40 years of more.  The Saulle's state they had never operated the UST and did not know of its existence.  While investigating under P-191-99, Hahn and Woodruff discovered the tank thru using a metal detector and then confirmed by ground penetrating radar.  Brad Hahn was primary Maine DEP manager for P-191-99 and P-991-04.
	 This UST is the likely source of groundwater contamination initially reported in Maine DEP report P-191-99, by Sheryl Bernard.  Limington Village is a rural residential area at the intersection of Rt. 11 and Rt. 117.  The area is all on private drinking water wells and falls within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal (see attached DEP map "LIMINGTON ACADEMY TRUST").

UST REMOVAL & ASSESSMENT
	The UST removal was set-up and managed by Maine DEP's Stephen Brezinski, while the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment was performed by DEP geologists Mark Woodruff and Brad Hahn.  The Saulle's were unable to afford the cost of the abandonment & assessment so applied for inability-to-pay waiver thru DEP's Sherrie Edwards.  The nearby contaminated public water well, and other threatened private water wells were justification for DEP's management under public health and safety reasons.  DEP hired EPI to abandon the UST under Maine CTI Stephen Redman.  EPI pumped out 422 gallons of leaded gasoline-contaminated water out of the UST before removal.  LEL levels indicated the tank was below the LEL though it was still dry-iced for safety reasons.
	After cleaning dirt off the removed UST, six or more corrosion holes were found on the tank bottom and lower end.  Overall the tank was heavily corroded and pitted.  Old steel product piping was also removed.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Under DEP management 37.45 tons of gasoline contaminated soil was excavated from around and under the UST location for recycling at Commercial recycling.  See the CMR 691 UST Closure report and spill report P-191-99 for further details on the environmental investigation for the Limington Academy well and remediation activities.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Lab analysis for the old leaded-gasoline constituents in the water in the tank matches that of gasoline components in Limington Academy's contaminated well.  This tank is almost directly in-line with downgrade contaminated wells.
2.	This UST abandonment and DEP's hydrogeological investigation were invoiced to DEP under spill report P-191-99, the original report before an RP could be found.  The Soulle's have applied to have the expenses for the investigation, removal and remedial work waived based on an inability to pay hardship.  Hahn and I both support this.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-191-1999*
On 3/19/99 I received a call from Joe Hanley of Limington reporting a strong smell of petroleum in his drinking water well.  I responded that morning and took a sample of the well from the kitchen tap.  During that site visit, I learned that the well is owned and operated by the Limington Academy Trustees and that several town buildings as well as a couple of residences are connected to the same well.  An inspection around the well yielded no obvious sources of petroleum discharge.  It is noted however that the well is located in a paved parking lot and may be subject to runoff water containing small quantities of petroleum from the parking area.

On 4/6/99 I received the well sampling results back.  The results indicated a presence of Benzene at 5 ppb and MTBE at 1 ppb.  At this time the case has been referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Response Services action anticipated.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 24, 1999

	Report amended: Nov. 2004, by S G Brezinski.  See records of DEP Tech Services and P-991-04 for further details and resolution.
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P-218-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	3/8/04: DEP received notice from Don Robbins (Enviroinvestigations Co.) regarding gasoline contamination exceeding DEP Notification Level, around the piping, discovered while Robbins was performing the required CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  Todd LaVallee of A L Doggett Inc. performed the UST abandonment.

FACILITY HISTORY & ASSESSMENT
	This facility was owned and operated by Mr. Richard Mailman.  In 1988, T-6 thru T-9 replaced motor fuel tanks T-1 thru T-5 which had been installed in 1972.  I found no 1988 DEP spill report.  In 1999, T-6 thru T-9 were abandoned by removal and replaced by T-10 (a 10,000 gal. compartmented UST) installed by A L Doggett Co.  Discharges are documented in P-500-99.
	The area is dense sub-urban residential and commercial, and served by municipal water.  A significant discharge would threaten buildings and buried utilities with vapor problems.  In 1999, I evaluated the site to have a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal (see attached DT).  An electronic DT in 2004 recommended Intermediate.  BS-2 was agreed to be used at the time based on our knowledge.  It must be presumed that the contamination found during this 2004, UST  abandonment is new following the 1999 UST replacement and clean-up.
	The garage bays had floor drains with oil spills and oil in the drain.  I advised Robbins and Mailman to have the floor drains cleaned out (see Actions Agreement).  This oil discharge to the floor and drain were not reported to DEP as required by Maine statute.

UST REMOVAL
	Scott Cyr of DEP visited on 3/8/04.  I visited on 3/9/04.  The UST was a blue Elutron brand, FRP clad steel UST.  The UST was reported in good condition.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Most all UST related soil contamination was below the 1000-ppm action level.  About 1-yd of gasoline tainted soil was land spread onsite for aeration and later paved over.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	No further remedial actions are required by DEP Response Div. at this time based on present information.  A copy of Enviroinvestigations site assessment has not been received as required, at this time (Nov. 2004) so final DEP clearance cannot be assured.  Disposition of the floor drain contamination has not been settled and remains an open issue.
b.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, but below a BS-2 remediation goal.  This special-waste oil tainted soil and groundwater shall be properly managed according to local, state and federal requirements if disturbed.
c.	As of Oct. 2004, no new, replacement UST facility has been installed though the property remains as commercial use.
d.	As this appears to be new UST related oil discharges it would NOT be covered by Mr. Mailman's 1999 UST Fund Ins. application for this site.  I understand there is no coverage for the unreported spills to the floor drain.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-176-2004*     The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report that 4 tractor trailers were involved in an accident on Route 9 in Crawford about 15 miles west of Route 1 causing some diesel spillage.  Investigation on arrival shown that the tractor trailers collided and jack knifed in the roadway.  A saddle tank on one vehicle was observed to be leaking from a small puncture.  This was patched with pug n' dike to prevent further spillage.  Not much fuel remained in the tank however.  It appeared that much of the fuel was lost to the road shoulder.  It was estimated at the time that perhaps as much as 50 gallons leaked.
     Clean up of the road shoulder was conducted by Environmental Solutions of Dartmouth Nova Scotia.  They represented the trucking company involved with the spillage; Caldwell Trucking also of Canada.  Environmental Solutions estimated that maybe 200 gallons had spilled.  In any event in excess of 200 yards of material was removed and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  The area is isolated with no wells or surface water in the area.  No further action is expected.
A-255-2003*Received a call from Wayne Hewins of MDOT Maintenance that there had been a spill during the night. He reported that on Route 139 a 3' x 1 mile stripe of an oily product was on the road. I drove up to the area and confirmed the observation. Consensus is that the product spilled was hydraulic oil. No cleanup was necessary but sand was applied for safety. No responsible party is known. No further action is needed.
A-646-2004*John Murphy delievered a closet door and mirror to Greg Skilman, 131 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner, (see spill A-636-2004) as part of a renovation to his house.  Mr. Murphy discovered the mirror was cracked and had discharged a small quantity of mercury to the frame holding the mirror in the door.  Because Ms. Skilman is pregnant it was requested that Maine DEP inspect the house using a Lumex meter to determine Hg concentrations in air.   On November 10, 2004, Maine DEP staff used the Lumex in the house and found readings between 15 ng/m^3 and 76 ng/m^3 in way of the closet from where the door had been removed.  As all readings were below the action level of 300 ng/m^3 no additional response was required.
I-215-2004*On 11-04-04, Caribou Fire reported that a Time Warner service truck had blown a hydraulic line on Glenn St. in Caribou. They estimated about 15 gallons discharged to the road. The Fire Dept. had dispatched a truck with cleanup equipment and asked for DEP to supervise the cleanup. I met them on scene. Sorbents were used as all material was on the paved road. No further action was necessary.
A-611-2004* On 10-28-2004, Maritime Energy reported a small oil leak at the home of Ann Polk Brown. The tank is located in the basement and oil odors were evident. I made a site visit to the home located in Rockland at 44 Camden Street.
 With the help of the homeowners and the technicians from Maritime Energy, we shoveled and scraped the soil that was contaminated. The basement and entry way is a combination of concrete and asphalt. There are no receptors at risk. I left a ram fan operating on site and one of my coworker's picked this up at a later date.
 No further action will be required.
A-294-2003*Received a call from Knox County Communications concerning a spill in Warren. They reported that there was a spill of diesel fuel on Route 90 near Route 1 resulting from a vehicle accident. The spill was on the roadway and was reported to be 1000' long by 6' wide. The spill was contained to pavement. Sand was spread for safety by MDOT trucks. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this site.
P-1033-2004*On 11/15/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer reporting a small transformer oil spill due to a car hitting a power pole.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
I-190-2004*On 9-20-2004, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil Co. called to report that during a fuel delivery at the residence of Anne Pierce in Ashland, an overfill had occurred. According to the drive,r the vent whistle had been improperly installed. He corrected the problem and set the delivery pump in a preset amount. Oil discharged from the vent at the end of the delivery, getting fuel on the ground and the side of the house. A Daigle crew was dispatched and cleaned the spill.
I-180-2004*On 9-8-2004, Daigle Oil notified this office that during a delivery at Katahdin Trust Company in Houlton an overfill had occurred, due to driver error. Most of the spilled material was cleaned up by the driver with speedy dry.
I-209-2004*On 10-1-2004, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil reported that a spill had occurred at the residence of Randy and Irene Carry in Dyer Brook. The cause was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil spilled. The driver used sorbent pads to clean it up.
B-621-2004*11.10.04, Mike Albee of Daigle Oil reported a 1.9 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  Albee advised that a fill pipe was not attached to a tank and when the delivery driver did not hear a whistle at the start of the fill, he immediately stoped the flow of oil from the tank truck.  Albee explained that another service company installed a new tank in another location of the basement and failed to remove the old piping.  Albee responded to the spill and removed three 5-gallon pales of oil contaminated soil.

Albee indicated that the abandon pipping would be removed.  Also, Albee requested that the soil be included with recently spread soil at their bulk plant.  Apparently, DEP Responder Shannon had a recent spill (B-465-04) and authorized the spreading of soil at the Daigle bulk plant on Haynes Street in Lincoln.  Shannon advised that the site would be appropriate to spread the small quantity of additional soil.

Clarence Thompson called me back and advised that he was satisfied with the cleanup and that no odors were present.


No further Response action anticipated.

File/report.


A-648-2004*On November 15, 2004 Winthrop Fuel Company reported a 1/4 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at 7 Forest Ave, Winthrop, as the result of a cracked fitting on the AST.  The oil spilled to the cellar floor and sump.  Winthrop fuel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.  The building is owned by Pat Rexford and is a rental property.  The area is served by municipal water.

No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site inspection.
A-649-2004*On November 15, 2004, the Dead River Company office in Rumford, Maine reported a 1 gallon #2 fuel oil spill to a paved driveway at the home of Carroll Kennedy,  39 Fourth Street, Mexico, Maine.  A Dead River fuel oil delivery truck had just completed filling the oil tank when a leak in the truck delivery hose was discovered as the hose was being reeled back to the truck.  The oil was spilled to a paved driveway surface and cleaned up by Dead River using sorbent materials.   The area is served by municipal water.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-998-2004*Discharge was the result of a pin hole in the copper supply line, releasing approximately 10 gallons of kerosene (K-1) onto concrete.  The oil pooled on the concrete pad under the mobile home.  B & B Burner Service undertook the clean up.  The building was being ventilated and the clean up almost complete when I spoke with  B & B Burner Service.

On 11/3/04, I was contacted Mr.  Faulkner asking if there was any assistance with the cost of the clean up, because he is living on a fixed income.  I informed him that the State has a fund to assist with the cost of the clean up, and an application is required.  I made arrangements to meet with Mr. Faulkner to assist him with the application.  Upon entering the building, oil vapors were still present most likely from the carpeting and upholstery, although the Faulkner's stated that it was much better than the previous week.  I informed Mr. Faulkner that I would contact Servpro to see if they could clean the inside of the house to alleviate the oil vapor issue.  After checking the area of the discharge under the home, I also suggested that he leave a couple sections of the skirting on the mobile home off to ventilate the remaining oil vapors.  Rains from the previous night made it difficult to assess any remaining oil, because water covered a large majority of the area where the discharge occurred, although oil vapors were still present.

Servpro of Biddeford/Saco was contacted to undertake the clean-up of the interior of the residence.  I later spoke with Mr. Faulkner who stated that everything was fine.
B-229-2004*B-229-2004
05/03/2004 13:00

     John Dunlap of the Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to request a new underground tank siting law inspection at the WT Gardner facility on the Lincoln Access Road in Chester.  A site visit was later conducted with the assistance of Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff.  The site was considered as "non sensitive" with no public or private well located in the area.  The check list was completed and sent to Augusta for review.  The installation was approved and later completed.
B-578-2004*On 10/23/04, I received a report of a sheen on the water at the Swans Island Ferry in Bass Harbor.  The report was called in by Bill Johnson of the State Ferry Service.  It was discovered by his assistant while making a round of the facility.  No source was known at the time.  I advised them to contact the Coast Guard at once.

I arrived on scene and discovered that a thirty foot fishing vessel, tied to the pier next to the ferry terminal, was the source.  The fishing vessel's bilge pump cycled on approximately every twenty minutes for approximately fifteen seconds.  The final two seconds of the cycle would pump over board an oily water mix.  This oil appeared to be used engine oil.

I contacted the Maine Marine Patrol and the Coast Guard to inform them of the discovery.  I also relayed to them the vessels 2004 registration # 565530 and call numbers from the cabin ME 0683A.  I informed the Coast Guard that due to liability concerns I would not board the vessel in an attempt to find the source.  Petty Officer Irwin of the Coast Guard understood and informed me that he and another from the Coast Guard would be coming from Belfast shortly.

I applied sorbent snare and pads to the starboard side of the vessel at the bilge pump outlet.  Then I encircled the starboard side of the vessel with sorbent boom.  Upon completing these tasks, I called the Coast Guard to inquire the estimated time of arrival.  They informed me they were in Searsport.  Believing there was nothing more I could do at that time, I left the scene.

The next morning, I contacted Petty Officer Irwin to check the status of the spill.  Petty Officer Irwin informed me that the packing nut on the shaft to the propeller was leaking excessively.  They were able to tighten the nut and slow the flow of seawater into the bilge.  They also noticed oil on the water in the bilge.  They applied sorbent pads to the water in the bilge to collect the oil.  They suspect that the last time the engine oil was changed, it was drained into the bilge.

The Coast Guard believes the owner of the vessel to be Sean Lamoine.  I have attempted to contact Mr. Lamoine with the phone number provided by the Coast Guard, but the number has been disconnected.

I returned to the site on Monday 10/25/04 and did not notice any remains of the sheen or the vessel.  The people at the Swans Island Ferry Service have not seen the vessel since.

B-496-2004*On 9/10/04, I received a report of contaminated soil found during a construction project.  The City of Bangor was replacing a catch basin on the corner of Main and Harlow Streets.  Next to the construction project is a Mobil Mart owned by Reana Everett.  Ms. Everett's father owned the service station since 1991.  At that time, new underground storage tanks were installed and contamination was found.  Due to the facts that the entire area is provided with city water and the area is heavily commercialized, as much contamination was removed as decided to be necessary.

After discussing these factors with other responders in the office, confirming that the Mobil Mart passed the annual inspection by GAFTEK Petroleum in June and noting that daily reconciling of inventory does not indicate any leak, I feel confident that this contamination is from an old spill.

The contaminated soil that was excavated in order to perform the work and was land spread at an approved site owned by the city.

B-427-2004*On 6/29/04, I was asked to respond to a call from the City of Bangor.  The call was concerning the discovery of contaminated soil while digging a trench at the motor pool.  The contamination was from old underground storage tanks, removed long ago.  The city was able to land spread the soil at an approved land spread site owned by the city.
B-580-2004*On 10/24/04, I received notice from State Police Orono of an oil stain on Bald Mountain in Milford.  The dispatcher on duty relayed contact information for the reporter of the spill, Dylan Saunders.  I called Mr. Sauders after I received his number from the State Police.  I called and left three messages on Mr. Saunders machine asking for directions and information on the stain that evening.

Since then, I have called and left over five more messages and have not received any information.
P-642-2004*An Abenaqui Carriers driver was delivering fuel to Wells XtraMart.  Prior to discharging product, he was having difficulty getting both dogs on the hose to close.  With only one in place, he began to offload.  The pressure of the product blew the hose off the fill pipe and it began dumping to the parking lot.  Fortunately, he was being attentive and immediately shut it down, but not before approximately 50 gallons of gasoline were discharged.  Product ran across the parking lot and into storm drains.  It had just rained so water in the drains was mobile carrying the gasoline to its outlet, a nearby stream.  Wells Fire responded and padded and speedy dried the parking lot, as well as sorbent boomed and padded the pipe's outfall.  In addition, Wells DPW constructed sand berms around the grates.  Enpro Services was called in to assist with the clean up.  The speedy dry, pads and soil were all picked up and the basins were sucked out.  Monitoring was performed on the basins and post-product removal yielded no LEL.  A follow up visit the next day to inspect sorbent boom left behind at the outfall was positive; no evidence of additional gasoline appearing.  Although some product did make it to the stream initially (which empties to the ocean), it was deemed unrecoverable. Wells is on public water so there is no threat to drinking water contamination.
B-365-2004*On 7/20/04, I received a complaint from Terry Grant of South Addison.  Mr. Grant is the caretaker of a house in South Addison owned by Tammy Faulkner and Ruth Dixon.  The person renting the house, Barbara Finnegan, reported to Mr. Grant a strange smell in the water.  Mrs. Finnegan believed the smell to be of a petroleum nature.  Mrs. Finnegan moved in approximately a month prior to informing Mr. Grant of the odor.  Mrs. Finnegan noticed the smell during her entire stay at the house, but did not tell Mr. Grant until two or three days before she was to leave.  Mr. Grant contacted the owners, who live in Louisiana and they instructed him to report the complaint to the Department of Environmental Protection.

Mr. Grant reported the complaint and gave me directions to the house and name of the person renting the house.  I scheduled a time to meet Mrs. Finnegan to interview her and gather a sample of the water for the laboratory.  She was unable to identify a source to the strange odor in the water nor did she know of any oil spill in the area by any neighboring houses.

I walked around the neighborhood and did not find any leak or signs of a spill.  I also inspected the oil tank in the basement of the house.  The tank was old, but did not show any signs of a spill.  After finding no obvious source, I took a water sample for the lab.  The sample was kept cool with ice packs and brought to the lab the next morning.

The laboratory results arrived at the eastern Maine office on 7/26/04.  The results proved that the diesel range organics are less than the detection level of 50.  No petroleum products were found in the sample.  The caretaker of the property was notified as soon as the results were known.

Mrs. Finnegan was not told of the findings, because she did not know where she would be living next or what the phone number would be.  She informed me there would be no way for me to contact her.  I advised she call me at the end of the month in order to get results of the testing.

On 9/7/04 I received a call from Shelba Thompson, aunt of the owner.  Ms. Thompson informed me that the toilet in the house had broken on either the third or fourth of the month and continued to run until it was properly fixed by a plumber on the sixth.  When the plumber arrived on the sixth he reported to her that the toilet had heating oil in the bowl.  The plumber used a sorbent pad to collect the product and advised the person renting the house to not use the water.  The plumber advised Ms. Thompson to call the DEP.

Later that morning myself and Alan Ingraham of technical services gathered a water sample from the house and a sample from the neighbor across the street.  I advised the new resident in the house to contact the state toxicologist for advise on the water usage.  We did not notice any signs of a spill.

On 9/10/04 we received the laboratory results back confirming that the well had a Diesel Range Organic count of over 1400 ppb.  The neighbors well was non-detect.  After much discussion we believe that there was a spill in the past that contaminated the well but was undetectable until the  well was drawn down to the point where product was pumped into the toilet.

When we approached Ms. Thompson with the laboratory results and our hypothesis on how the product migrated to the toilet, she informed us that her brother had replaced the supply line from the tank to the furnace approximately 10 years ago because it had leaked.  The leak was never reported nor ever determined how much product was lost.

On 9/14/04 Technical Services had filters installed to remove the petroleum product from the well.
P-1005-2004*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of motor oil to the street at 411 Alfred St. Product was picked up with speedy dry and pads by Biddeford Fire.
P-856-2004*A tractor trailer truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran into a 30 ft tall rock wall along Route One in Woolwich.  The collision did a number on his cab and saddle tank discharging product to the shoulder.  Contaminated soil excavation was undertaken promptly so contamination beyond what was removed for soil is not anticipated.  The town's public drinking water supply is nearby but I do not feel it is in jeopardy.
P-841-2004*UST discovered during construction activities.  As it was a mystery tank it was treated as a gasoline tank.  EPI was contracted to provide removal services.  Summit Environmental provided the site assessment services.  The tank had been filled with sand and that sand was disposed of as petroleum contaminated waste.  Since the tank was of mystery origin the soil was tested prior to disposal at CRS.
P-945-2004*
SUMMARY
	Abandonment-by-removal of 350-gallon, bare-steel, non-compliant, residential consumptive-use heating oil UST.   Dense sub-urban residential area on city water & sewer service, upgrade of the Global Oil Terminal on Lincoln St..  The home is presently heated using basement AST(s).  The removal was arranged and paid for through Mr. Nick Clark of the local People's Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) and Maine DEP funding.  Ms. Carlisle is an elderly and disabled woman on a fixed income.
	Foul smelling & old fuel oil discharges were noted in the sand & clay soils around and under the tank.  Ten corrosion holes were noted in the tank.  With Ms. Carlisle's approval, DEP managed a clean-up by Boom Technology and DEP requested no request for reimbursement of the soil removal and disposal [with prior approval of Jon Woodard].  DEP is not aware of any present oil vapor problems within the home.  No oil-saturated soils were observed.  No groundwater was encountered.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The bulk of the worst fuel oil contaminated soil has been removed.  A more thorough remediation was inhibited by not wishing to endanger the house foundation wall.
b.	Any remaining oil contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
c.	The UST is out of compliance and was to have been removed prior to 10/1/97, therefore making it ineligible for the Maine UST Ins. fund.
d.	I recommend no reimbursement be requested for clean-up work due to an inability to pay.

S G Brezinski
Maine, DEP BRWM
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B-11-2004*On 1/12/04, I responded to a complaint of "bad well water" at the residence of Chris Brown on Sunset Avenue in Stonington.  Once arriving at the site, it became obvious that a possible cause for any "bad water" might be the quarry behind the residence.  I was told by Mr. Brown that cars had been dumped in the quarry in the past.

It became clear that I would not be able to respond to a potential problem here without the help of Technical Services.  Once I returned to the office, I made Paul Higgins aware of the potential problem.  Paul gathered water samples and took over the case.  Please see project file for additional information.
B-513-2004*On 9/15/04, I received notification of an above ground storage tank replacement program in the Old Town Well Head Protection Zone.  This program is being overseen by Peter Moulton of the Department of Environmental Protection.  During an inspection of a residence, Peter Moulton discovered an above ground storage tank that was in danger of leaking.  At that time, the tank was not leaking.  However, Mr. Moulton wanted Response Services to be aware of the potential problem.  Mr. Moulton and the Old Town Water District were scheduling to replace tanks as necessary.

On 9/20/04, myself and Cleve Leckey visited the site and found an old above ground storage tank, not leaking, but in need of being replaced.  We contacted Mr. Moulton and asked that this tank be put first on the list for removal.  We also requested that the installation contractor perform a pressure test on the supply line from tank to burner.

On 11/17/04, Landry Oil was on site to replace the existing above ground storage tank and confirm the fuel supply line from tank to furnace did not leak.  Landry Oil confirmed that the supply line was not leaking by performing a pressure test.  They also removed approximately 30 pounds of contaminated soil under the old tank.  It is suspected that overfills over the years were the cause of the  contamination.

Landry Oil has delivered the soil to Webber Energy's facility to be disposed of by Clean Harbors.

P-1127-2003*CMP Transformer Spill.  See attached report.
I-216-2004*An employee was tasked to remove water from the bottom of a large containment area under a press unit. This pit always contains some oil as it is the lowest part of the facility. The employee didn't pay attention to the pump off and pumped this material to the hog fuel pad where it was sprayed over the bark and wood to be burned. The oil then passed through the bark and entered a ditch.

Huber is conducting the clean-up with a Vac truck and utilizing wood chips as sorbent material.

Vac truck liquids will be put into a contained area mixed with hog fuel and burned.

I-217-2004*A spill of Phenol Formaldehyde resin, resulted from a "PLC Control Problem". An air operated valve opened when it shouldn't have.

The spill was contained inside the building and cleaned up with wood chips, then burned on site in the boilers.

Response Case Closed.
B-602-2004*On 11/5/04, I received a call from Mike Albee of Daigle Oil reporting a spill of approximately one gallon of heating oil at 232 Park Street in Springfield.  Daigle Oil was replacing an old heating oil tank in the basement of the residence when the technician knocked off a nipple spilling approximately one gallon of product.

The technician was able to shovel the contaminated soil into a pail.  The soil has been land spread at Daigle Oil's bulk plant.
P-286-2004*Received notification from Lindy Moceus, Maine Drinking water Program, Department of Human Services, stating that the Fox Ridge Golf Course's well, which is classified as a public drinking water well, had contaminates of CIS 1,2 dichloroethlene at 0.5 ug/l and trichloroethylene at 0.5 ug/l in water samples collected on 7/28/03.

I contacted the owner of the property Ed Michaud to make arrangements to resample the well, in addition to checking for a possible source of the contaminates.  He stated that he had just chlorinated the well at the request of DHS.  Considering that chloroform from the chlorination of the well would show up in the analysis, I decided to wait before obtaining samples.  He also stated that when he collected the water samples, on 7/28/03, the area had been recently cleaned, possibly contaminating the samples.  We agreed to meet on 4/2/04.

On 4/2/04 Bradford Hahn, Certified Geologist, and I met with Mr. Michaud, and collected samples.  We also checked the area of the well which is located adjacent to a parking lot and a utility pole.  We did ask if golf carts were cleaned near the well, and we were told no.  We didn't find any source for the previous contaminates.  The only explanation of the contaminates might be cross contamination by cleaning solvents used to clean the bathroom where the samples were taken.

Follow-up analysis detected none of the previous contaminates.  Two contaminates were detected; chloroform at 2.6 ug/l, from chlorinating the well, and toluene at 0.71ug/l possibly from the electrical tape used on the piping for the pump.  I informed Mr. Michaud of the results and suggested that he use field blanks in future sampling to rule out cross contamination.  Ms. Moceus was also informed of our findings.
B-593-2004*I received a complaint of an unsightly junk yard in Brooksville with "oil all over the place".  The report came from Mr. Joe Forrest, a resident in Washington State, who will be given ownership of his aunt's property upon her death.  Mr. Forrest's aunt owns the property next to the junk yard.

Mr. Forrest told me that the past owner of the garage/junkyard would work on his aunt's car when he was a child and he thinks the man simply dumped the waste oil "out back" to dispose of it.

I informed Mr. Forrest that auto recycling is a town regulated issue.  He had been in touch with the town, but no one has cleaned up the establishment yet and thought we could.  I informed him that I would contact the Code Enforcement Officer for the town and visit the site to investigate.

I was in contact with Mr. Hutchingson, code enforcement officer for Brooksville, and he informed me that the town was trying to work with the owner to get the place cleaned up, but he knew of no dumping of oil.  When I did my sight investigation, I found no evidence of any oil dumping.
P-956-2004*On October 20, 2004, DEP was notified by a representative from Perry Oil & Propane that approximately 250-260 gallons of #2 Fuel Oil was unaccounted for from a residential AST located at 594 Hanson Ridge Road in Springvale.  I was dispatched to the site and met with the resident, Sue McGrath.  Upon arrival I noted the following conditions: a slight odor of oil in the residence, oil stains on the basement cement slab (appearing to originate from underneath the slab), an oil line running from underneath the tank, into and below the basement slab, and then emerging from the slab and attaching to the burner.   Subsequently, I installed a RAM fan in basement window to alleviate oil odors in upper floors.  I coordinated a return visit with additional resources to conduct an investigation below the basement concrete slab.

10/22/04 - On-site with Scott Cyr, a DEP technical services representative, Don White, and a representative from EPI.  Six bore holes were bored through the slab during the investigation (see attached drawing).  The results of the bore holes (BH) are as follows:
BH#1 - approx. 12-inches of gravel; maximum PID reading 49 ppm
BH#2 - in corner in close proximity to a sub-slab 4-inch perimeter drain; max. PID reading 2.1 ppm
BH#3 - bottom of cored concrete in contact with vapors is stained but not oily; max. PID reading 136 ppm; approx. 24-inches of gravel
BH#4 - max. PID reading 44 ppm
BH#5 - in front of filter on tank; max. PID reading 48 ppm; approx. 24-inches of gravel
BH#6 - max. PID reading 22 ppm

Results of the investigation did not indicate where the #2 fuel oil ultimately discharged to.  Results indicated that perhaps the oil went straight down without traveling horizontally.  Further investigation was warranted.

10/27/04 - On-site with Don White and EPI.  A triangular pattern was cut through the basement cement slab connecting boreholes BH#1, BH#3, and BH#6.  Subsequently, the oil line leading from the tank to the burner was exposed.  A hole was identified in the secondary containment and approximately 1 gallon of fuel oil was recovered.  The gravel beneath the slab was removed via vactor truck and the underlying soils were exposed.  The soils below the gravel consisted of medium to fine sand with trace clay and some small cobbles.  The PID reading below the gravel in the center of the triangle was 96.9 ppm.  A small test pit was excavated to approximately 5 feet in depth below the surface of the basement cement slab to investigate the possibility of groundwater/product collection.  PID readings were as follows: 384.2 ppm at approximately 4 feet below surface grade (bsg), 574 ppm approximately 4.5 feet bsg, and 628 ppm at approximately 5 feet bsg.  The increasing PID readings with increased depth indicate that the fuel oil did indeed travel downward with very little horizontal travel.

A 3.5-inch slotted PVC pipe was installed in the center of the test pit and left for a period of time during clean-up activities.  During this time water/fuel oil collected in the bottom of the pit.

I referred the case in its entirety to technical services.

10/29/04 - Don White installed a radon fan in lieu of the temporary RAM fan, which was removed.

11/2/04 - Pete Eremita installed a groundwater treatment system with trailer.

P-1009-2004*On November 5, 2004, CMP reported a spill of a few drops of transformer oil from Pole #41 on Cundy's Harbor Road in Harpswell.  The release occurred as a result of a tree falling on the wires which caused the pole and transformer to shake.  The shaking caused a few drops of oil to fall onto the ground beside the pole.  The transformer was replaced and the oil was cleaned up with speedy dry and by removing three shovelfuls of soil which were disposed of by CMP.

No further action is warranted at this time.


P-995-2004*At 05:00 State police called to report a commercial vehicle discharging fuel along the Turnpike at mile 15 South, Trooper Kein requested DEP.

Upon arrival at the scene, a box truck belonging to Gorham Auto Parts was found parked in the breakdown lane leaking fuel.  The exact location was not immediately found, but it appeared to be between the saddle tank and the fuel pump.  National Wrecker Service was on scene and preparing to tow the truck.  With the truck's ignition shut off the fuel discharge ceased.  This was either from lack of fuel or the pumps shutting down.

Although a significant amount of fuel had been discharged most of it was to the roadway while enroute.  The weather was wet (earlier rain) and the discharge at the parked location was minimal.  The discharge was noticed by a passer-by and phoned into the SP barracks who then dispatched a Trooper.  Upon contact with the truck it pulled over and the discharge subsided.

No additional DEP Response actions are planned for this scenario.
P-989-2004*State Police thru Standish Fire called to report an unattended pick up truck had crashed into the dispensers at Hunt's Service Station.  Initially Mr Delcourt's truck was parked up at the corner of 114/35. When he went in to get coffee, his vehicle rolled back down 114 into Hunts' service island.  It dislocated the dispenser from the island (the crash valve worked properly).  The only fuel lost was from the hose and nozzle assembly.  The fire department shut off the power and shut down Hunt's until the dispenser could be repaired, but allowed the vehicle to be removed.

The fuel discharge was to the concrete pad only.  This was covered with speedi dri effectively cleaning up the scene.  Dodge Oil contacted Adams & Fogg to begin repairs and get the station up and running.

Based on the conditions found and parties involved, DEP expects no further actions.
P-1013-2004*On 11/8/04 , I received a call from Mark St. Germain reporting contamination found during an underground storage tank removal at Pratt Abbott in South Portland.  The contamination is believed to have come from an overfill that occurred this past summer (See P-550-2004).  The level of contamination did not warrant a clean-up.  No further action required.
P-1128-2004*On 12/24/04, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident on the Maine Turnpike with a small spill of antifreeze.  No clean-up was initiated.

No further action required.
P-1129-2003*Holding tank piping rupture at Longhorn Restaurant caused a discharge of grease/water to transformer vault.

See attached CMP Report.
A-624-2004*George Viles, Maine DEP, 17 State House Station, Augusta, Maine, reported finding an abandoned drum on November 3, 2004,  in the woods off Route 104 between Goff Brook and Densmore Road.  Maine DEP staff investigated and found the drum, which was labeled "Perchloroethane."  The drum was empty and it could not be determined whether or not it had contained product when it was left in the woods.  It appeared to have been there for quite sometime.

Maine DEP staff removed the drum to a metal recycling operation.  No further action is expected.
B-576-2004*10.22.04 Orrington Fire Department reported a spill at entered location.  A gasoline customer left their vehicle unattended and a gasoline spill resulted.  The customer then drove off after paying.  In my conversation with the facility manager, Dave Cozzi, he said that the driver paid with a credit card, so he was going to try and track the person that way.  Mr. Cozzi did not call me back as I requested with the subjects name and address.  I guess he forgot.

When questioned, Mr. Cozzi informed me that there was no known problem with the fill nozzle.  Cozzi and members of the Orrington Fire Department, deployed speedi-dri to clean up the spill.  R.H. Foster, the gasoline supplier, was contacted to assist in cleaning up and check the pump and fill nozzle.

No further Response action anticipated.

File report/NT/11.8.04
I-219-2004*Dead River reported that they had a piping problem at the Van Buren Exxon.

The line has been shut down as of 9 am on 11/04.

Please refer to tank file #9359 for further information with regard to this site.
P-1008-2004*An aircraft was overfilled discharging approximately five gallons of aviation gasoline to the tarmack at Portland Jetport.  Portland Fire was dispatched and assisted in picking up spilled product with speedy dry.  No soil or storm drains were contacted.
P-175-2004*
SUMMARY

	An automobile accident resulted in the discharge of motor oil & gasoline from an auto being towed.   Kennebunk Fire Dept. responded whom sanded afflicted area and left it in place.  No DEP visit made.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-633-2004*Jim Sullivan, Webber Energy Fuels, Darrin Drive, Augusta, reported an estimated 40 gallon #2 fuel oil spill to pavement and drainage ditch at the Webber bulk plant in Augusta.  At the bulk plant there are three 25,000 gallon steel AST's connected in common through piping and valves.  The system is designed to automatically transfer fuel from one tank to another depending upon fuel level.  The transfer solenoid failed between two tanks and the high level alarm had blown a circuit breaker rendering it disabled.  As a result, the fuel overflowed out the top of one tank through the vent line.

Though the tanks are in secondary containment, there are rain shields installed between the tanks and the containment to keep snow and rain out of the containment.  Unfortunately, the oil escaped from the tank above the rain shield thus enabling the oil to run over the rain shield and on the concrete pad.  Webber personnel used sorbent materials to contain and begin to clean up the spilled oil.  Clean Harbors was hired by Webber to pressure wash the concrete pad, contain the oily water and remove both in addition to the sorbent materials.  Some oil escaped the pad and went into a small drainage ditch behind the AST's.  Sorbent materials were placed in the drainage ditch to collect oil in the ditch.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site shortly after the spill occurred and discussed clean up options with Jim Sullivan from Webber Energy Fuels.  No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
P-1128-2003*Transformer leak.  See attached CMP report.
A-616-2004* On 10-31-04, the Hallowell Police Dept. reported that about 5 gallons of waste motor oil was spread out along Shady Lane. The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and sand. No further action will be required.
A-617-2004* On 10-30-2004, the Jay Fire Dept. reported an oil release at the home of Henry Dimouro. The AST is located in the garage and it developed a leak after the homeowner made some repairs to it. The Fire Dept estimated a release of twenty gallons. I spoke with the homeowner and asked if he needed help, or if he needed a fan to ventilate the oil odors from the house. The homeowner told me he didn't need my help, and there were no odors in the home. The spill was contained to the garage's concrete floor.  Mr. Dimouro and the Fire Dept. cleaned up the oil with sorbent materials.

No further action will be required.
A-622-2004*On November 2, 2004 International Paper reported a one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil used as a de-foamer.  The spilled occurred when a valve on a hose was accidentally bumped allowing the oil to drain from the hose.   IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil; some oil was lost to the plant sewer where it was treated at the waste water plant.

No further action is expected.
A-625-2004*On November 4, 2004, Stephen Stokes, MBNA New England, 1 Hatley Road, Belfast, reported a 1 gallon hydraulic spill from a trash compactor when a hydraulic hose failed at the MBNA facility.  The incident occurred at 2300 November 3, 2004, and sprayed hydraulic oil on a fence and to concrete.  MBNA personnel and Kip's Home Services used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-627-2004*   DEP received a report that gasoline spilled to soil at the road shoulder from a vehicle that was damaged in a traffic accident.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
B-603-2004*On 11/5/04, I received a report of a spill at 7 Court Street in Machias.  The report was called in by the spiller, Dead River Oil.  Apparently, Dead River was installing a new above ground storage tank and had transferred most of the oil from the old tank to the new.  Unfortunately, there was approximately three gallons of product in a bucket that was knocked over by the burner technician onto the dirt cellar floor.  Luckily, the technician was able to shovel all of the contaminated dirt into other buckets for disposal.  The contaminated dirt has been land spread at Dead River's bulk plant in Calais.
A-635-2004*On November 4, 2004, Reggie Hammond, Saddleback Road, Rangeley, reported the South Branch of the Dead River, "turned white," possibly from line stripping paint used by ME DOT.  Maine DEP staff contacted Dwight Doughty at ME DOT to confirm the incident.  Mr. Doughty confirmed that DOT had been stripping Route 16 on November 3, 2004, and had been caught in a rain shower.  At the time the crew was working near Langtown Mills where Route 16 crosses the South Branch of the Dead River.  The paint used by DOT is manufactured by Ennis Paint, Inc. specifically for stripping roads and is water based until the paint hardens.  It is a very high solids product.  Apparently the paint was washed from the road surface into the water from a bridge crossing the river turning the river water white.

No residual paint was reported and Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-596-2004*On 11/1/04, I received notification from Webber Energy of a spill at 2296 Kennebec Road in Newburgh.  The oil delivery driver was dispatched to fill the above ground storage tank at the above mentioned address.  The driver began filling the tank, then walked over to the tank and noticed the product coming out from a cracked nipple on the tank by the filter.  He stopped filling and called a technician to repair the tank.  Webber Energy then reported the spill to the Department of Environmental Protection.

On the afternoon of 11/1/04, I visited the property, which is owned by Richard Bartlett at 2296 Kennebec Road in Newburgh.  Mr. Bartlett employed a farm hand who worked at his farm next door.  The farm hand recently left and is suspected of kicking the filter and cracking the nipple.  It is not known when or how much product was lost.  It is suspected that as much as 100 gallons of product may have been spilled.

We were unable to do any remediation work that day, because of an underground power line running from a utility pole to the trailer.  A Dig Safe number was issued (2004 4507613) and excavation was scheduled for 11/8/04.

On 11/8/04, Mr. Bartlett excavated approximately 21 yards of contaminated soil.  Mr. Bartlett owns a 230 acres parcel of land.  The contaminated soil was land spread on a small portion of land, which is unused by Mr. Bartlett.

Due to the heavy clay content in the area, I do not expect the well to be in danger.
A-615-2004*Glen Wall was on call and received a report of spilled fuel oil as a result of an overfill at the MBNA office building in Camden.  Glen responded and assisted with sorbent cleanup of the spilled oil.  MBNA operates the former Knox Woolen mill in downtown Camden, a large multi story structure currently leased for commercial office and retail space.  The facility is served by an underground storage tank that supplies two 330 gallon ASTs which in turn supply the boiler.  An electrical solenoid that controls a pump failed to signal that the tanks were full and kept on delivering oil.  The oil ran out of the vent pipe, down the side of the building, and onto a concrete sidewalk.  The area was fairly level and landscape mulch and bushes kept the oil contained to the ground surface where it was discovered by an alert security guard.  Security was able to manually shut off the pump ending the spill event. The volume spilled is unclear, however, based on the amount of stained soil and lack of free product encountered, I would suspect less than 100 gallons were lost.  The facility is built literally on top of the Megunticook River, however, no oil was observed to have impacted the surface water.
Glen left for vacation and I responded the next day to observe soil removal in the area of the spill.  MBNA hired Maine Stone to excavate and haul contaminated soil.  Maine Stone subcontracted to Kips Home Services to monitor the site with a photoionization detector.  I was on site to provide a spill letter and set the cleanup standard.  The excavation was difficult with electrical and cooling conduits running through the area.  Several bushes and the concrete sidewalk were removed to provide access to the contaminated soil.  Groundwater was approx. 4 feet below ground surface.  No free product was in evidence. Kristen Lidnsey of MBNA and I walked down the riverbank to the confluence where the river joins the sea.  There is an unused low head dam.  It appeared that a small amount of emulsion was present, but no free product.  This emulsion could well have been caused by road runoff and not associated with the spill at MBNA.   Soil was excavated until refusal was encountered, most probably bedrock or large boulders.  A distinct layer of coal dust was observed and the contaminated soil was blackened by this feature.  Contaminated soil was taken to Dragon Products for disposal.  To facilitate additional recovery of oil, a sump of crushed stone and an inverted culvert were installed below the water table to form a recovery well.  This 24 inch culvert will be monitored by Kips Home Services daily initially to see if additional oil recovery is possible.  I will approve the abandonment of this well when further recovery is no longer feasible.  No further action is expected.
B-606-2004*On 11/9/04, I received notice of a spill at International Paper's Bucksport Mill.  The spill occurred at 0710 that morning in the wood yard.  The spill was caused by a torn hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment.  International Paper estimates the spill to be approximately 40 gallons.

The product was spilled onto sawdust and gravel that was scraped up by International Paper.  They collected approximately 2 yards of soil and sawdust to be disposed of at their landfill.  They also used approximately 250 sorbent pads to wipe down the machine and absorb any standing product.  These pads will be disposed of at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.
P-1020-2004*Scott Sheppard of BIW Harding Plant called to report the discharge and subsequent clean up of 1-2 gallons of hydraulic oil from the crane.  It was discharged onto the compacted gravel of the yard.  It was removed and managed by the BIW staff.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched, based on the information reported DEP Response plans no further action.
P-569-1993*
Report addendum & update of Nov. 2004.

	Removal in 1993/94 of 550-gal. #2 oil UST T-10.  A 1000-gal. bare steel #2 oil UST T-5 registered as removed in 1995.  One of these two UST's may have been actually a waste oil UST facility, requiring a CMR 691 UST Closure assessment.
	Retail motor fuels UST facility owned by Mobil Oil Corp. and later by Exxon Mobil Corp. following their merger.  Three active 10,000-gal. FRP gasoline tanks installed in 1988.  Dense, commercial urban area, on public water & sewer.  Area underlain by thick sand soils.  See separate narrative and notes for further details.
	Oil contamination in low levels known to exist onsite though no immediate remedial actions required by DEP at this time, based on present knowledge of the site at the time of this case.  Any contaminated media shall be properly managed as per state, local and federal laws if this media is disturbed or made accessible.
	Facility undergoing possible sale to Alliance Energy Co. in 2004/2005.  Meeting @ SMRO with SGB, JLW and John Marcheska of MAI Env. Services (representing Alliance Oil) on 11/9/04.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
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P-9-1988*
REPORT UPDATE OF DEC. 2004, by S G Brezinski

	Jan. 1988 response to gasoline discharge at retail, motor fuels UST area.  Response by DEP's Mark St. Germain and by Portland Fire Dept.  Surface gasoline discharge at dispenser and to sewer drain due to auto accident, creating pollution and public safety hazard.  UST area located on south side of building.  Dense commercial and residential area, on city water and sewer.  Facility later purchased by Mobil Oil Corp.

	Nov. 2004 a meeting held between DEP and MAI Env. Services regarding possible purchase by Alliance Energy Corp. and any potential liability.  See also report P-497-88, P-1024-04 and any attachments for further information.
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P-497-1988*
REPORT UPDATE OF NOV. 2004 by S G Brezinski

	Nov. 1988 discovery and response to an estimated 1000-gal. leak of gasoline from this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Dense residential & commercial area, on municipal water and sewer service.  facility formerly owned by Gibbs Oil until 1988 when purchased by Mobil Oil Corp.  Became an Exxon Mobil Corp. facility following merger of the two companies.
	In April, 1988 the facility underwent UST replacement.  The new UST location was in the NW corner of the property while the previous UST facility was on the south side (see site map by Hydro Env. Tech.).  During final work it appears that a worker laying out a concrete pad put a wood stake though a new single-wall FRP product line, but did not know it or failed to report it.
	Remediation, including an SVE system was installed by Hydro Environmental Tech. of Massachusetts.  James Daye of DEP later passed Resp. Services management to S. Brezinski.

	See attached narrative and documents for further information and resolution.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, below and likely above DEP action levels.  This oil contamination shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  See also reports P-9-1988 and P-170-94, et al.
P-634-1992*
REPORT UPDATE of Nov. 2004, by SGB

SUMMARY
	Sept. 1992 abandonment-by-removal, and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment performed by Groundwater Technology Inc. for Mobil Oil Corp.   Gasoline and heating oil contamination found.  Dense residential & commercial area on municipal water & sewer service.  Resolution referred to DEP Tech Services Div.
	Facility owned by Exxon Mobil Corp. following merger of the two corporations.  In 2004 DEP met with MAI Env. regarding potential sale of the facility to Alliance Energy Corp.  See attached narrative and other documents for further information.

	No further actions expected at this time, though oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if conditions change, or if the contamination is disturbed or made accessible.
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A-174-2004*As part of the third Kennebec River Bridge project in Augusta, Maine DOT took a number of properties by "eminent domain."  One such property was the former Ft. Western Tire (Site registration 12806) on North Belfast Avenue (Route 3), Augusta.  The UST's had been removed in 1988, apparently some contamination from the diesel tank was not removed in 1988.  Maine DOT, during a site assessment, found contamination near the building.  Maine DOT subsequently excavated 515.74 tons of contaminated soil and transported the contaminated soil to the Waste Management facility, Norridgewock, Maine.

Owing to the proximity of private wells, the clean up goals were "stringent" by Maine DEP D-Tree standards.  The Augusta Water District plans to extend municipal water to include the homes and businesses currently using private wells.  Maine DEP staff did inspect the site with Maine DOT after completion of the Phase II Environmental Assessment and Maine DEP Technical Services staff sampled the potentially effected properties near the site.

No further action is expected.
B-607-2004*On 11/09/04, 1400 hours Dead River Company reported that they had a gallon and a half overfill at Treats Falls House.  This is a group home located at 2 Hillside Road in Orono.  Product spilled out the vent pipe as a result of an overfill.  It landed on the tank enclosure, which was covered with crushed rock.  They removed a cubic foot of oiled crushed rock and took it to their waste stream.
P-958-2003*Portland Pipeline (D Close) called to report a small discharge of crude oil will off loading at the So Portland facility.

An estimated pint of crude was discharged to the concrete platform during the transfer from the vessel to shore.  PPL staff managed the clean up and spill debris.
P-270-1993*
REPORT UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	In investigation and remedial actions associated with retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Sub-urban residential and commercial area on municipal water and sewer except for one public water well located across Route 1 on commercial property owned by Lee Dahlgren.  Hydro-geo investigation performed for Mobil by Groundwater Technology Inc. (GTI).
	***I understand that the private water well, noted above, was taken out of service and the building(s) hooked up to Yarmouth Town water water in 1998, changing the Clean-Up Goal for this facility.

	See P-268-88, P-816-92 et al, the attached records and separate narrative for further details.  Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed according to state, Federal and local requirements if the contaminated media is made accessible or managed, or if site conditions change.

	In 2004, MAI Env. Svcs. performed a Phase-II assessment for Alliance Oil Corp. pending Exxon Mobil's possible sale of the facility to Alliance.  I understand DRO and GRO oil contamination was confirmed and DEP requested copies of the site report so as to complete a Decision Tree for current clean-up guidelines.  DEP met with MAI @ SMRO regarding this on 11/4/04.

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P-467-2004*
SUMMARY

	This report documents the discovery of hazardous materials and oil discharges by DEP, BRWM RCRA inspection staff on 3/11/04.  The discharges were not large though within the reportable quantity.  See attached RCRA documents and the facility SPCC plan for further details on the inspection and the facility.  Paul Turina of Safe Handling submitted a response of 6/21/04, to Tim Wright (see attached) outlining their actions to be taken.  On 11/10/04, I contacted Ann Paterson regarding a mention about RQ (reportable quantity) for oil (page 3 of the response).  I explained that there is no minimum RQ for surface oil discharges in Maine and that the clarified petroleum oil (CPO) discharged near the bag house did need to be reported and why.
	Safe Handling has notified Pro-Tank Sales, Inc. regarding issues of hazardous matter stains/discharges in the pole storage yard.
	Safe Handling is a cargo and hazardous materials transport & distribution facility for road and railroad.  The area is commercial and industrial with no known water wells within 1000'.

S G Brezinski
Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1023-2004*Discharge was the result of a leaking copper supply line.  The oil migrated into a sump hole, where it was collected, with sorbents, by Irving Oil Corp.  The oil was confined to the sump hole, and no oil was pumped by the sump pump outside the building.

By the time I arrived, only a small amount of oil still remained in the sump hole which was being collected with sorbents.  No oil vapors were detected.
P-1022-2004*Discharge was the result of seal failure on a large water pump.  It was first believed to be transmission oil, but was later determined to be diesel fuel.  Some oil made its way into the Dunstan River, which was contained and recovered.  For further details, see attached reports.
P-938-2003*On the evening of November 11, 2003, Mr Wood called to report the presence of oil in his basement from a leaking AST.

The old tank is located in a basement crawl space of an old farm house.  It had been filled earlier in the day which may have inflicted the last straw to an already existing weep (movement of the sludge and sediment within the tank, thereby, allowing a small stream of oil to discharge from the corroded belly hole).  The Wood's noticed an oil odor and upon closer inspection saw red dyed oil seeping from the tank area, mixing with some standing water already on the floor.

Conroy Oil and Muller were initially called and affixed emergency repairs and instructed the Woods to call DEP.  The call was received by DEP/Cyr at 23:05.  The initial assessment was based on the estimate of  50 gallons lost (based on fill volume and remaining oil pumped out of the tank).  The situation was known so arrangements were made for an early morning remediation by EPI.  Ithe initial plan was to clear the area of debris and create a staging area for a vactor.  The tank was on a raised soil layer approximately 30 inches deep by 6 ft by 6 ft.  The discharge effected framing timbers,  field stones, and groundwater (wet basement floor due to recent heavy rain events).

The area was set and the vactor set up.  3.11 tons of contaminated soil were vactored.  And 2.4 tons of stone backfilled creating a level compact surface for a new tank installation.  Sorbent pads were applied to the standing water in the space adjacent to the tank and adjoining room which housed the sump pump.  Stained pads were removed and bagged for disposal.  The initial findings were worse than actual conditions (only a film of oil on the water vs inches of free product).

Muller set up a temporary oil drum outside to keep the furnace running throughout the clean up.

The sump discharge was monitored and run thru sorbent material before allowing discharge to   the back yard.  No evidence of oil was observed during the remediation project.  The area is served by public water.

Restorations complete DEP Response plans no further action for this spill location.
P-937-2003*Downeast called to report a discharge while conducting a tank to tank transfer at a residence located on Fire Lane 60-1.

The accidental discharge was estimated to be 5 gallons (to gravel driveway) and was cleaned up by the DEE staff by removing a very small amount of contaminated soil and the utilization of sorbents.  No additional complaints were received from the home owner.  Based on the information provided and lack of any follow up concerns, DEP Response plans no further action.
B-608-2004*On 11/10/04, I received a report of a spill that occurred on 11/9/04 at 496 Crockerturn Road in Greenfield.  Rodney Morrin, of Morrin Oil, reported that while his oil delivery was filling an above ground oil tank at this residence, he did not hear the whistle blowing and spilled approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil.  According to Mr. Morrin, there is an improper fill pipe on the tank.  Mr. Morrin dispatched a crew to cleanup the concrete basement floor where the spill occurred.  He has also been in contact with the owner to insure that the improper diameter fill pipe is replaced with the correct one.

After Mr. Morrin's crew completed their cleanup and disposed of the absorbent pads and speedy dry in a dumpster bound for Pine Tree Landfill, he hired Signature Cleaning to perform a cleaning of the basement to ensure the customers complete satisfaction.
A-446-2004*CMP reported a tractor trailer hit wires, broke the pole, flipping the transformer upside down onto the pavement causing a transformer oil spill over a 100' strech of roadside.  CMP crews effected cleanup with Speedi-dry on pavement (25 bags) removed oily gravel with a backhoe and used a power broom on the asphalt for speedi-dry.  3 cubic yards of clean gravel were brought in to replace contaminated soil. No site visit was made by DEP staff.
P-1056-2003*12/17 entry; upon receipt of a complaint (Tuesday) about an auto crusher working in the storm Monday, Response dispatched DEP/Cyr  to the scene to assess the situation and conditions.

The property is a rural setting with residential frontage and auto salvage acreage in the rear.  At the time of the inspection a front end loader was prepping the entry road for possibly bringing in the mobile crusher DAB of Freeport.  The properties are served by private wells, believed to be drilled wells depths approximately 150+ feet. At the time of this entry little is known about the future plans or the DEP's involvement should the crusher be brought in. DAB staff were conducting the site prep work, slope management and water issues dominate the scene.

The town has not yet been contacted for permits or license issues regarding the operation of the property as an auto salvage yard.  No analytical results are known about groundwater or drinking water conditions.  Solid waste has been informed of the tires, DEP/BRWM Response, RCRA, OIL Enforcement are aware of the site should conditions warrant increased DEP involvement.

Another site visit was conducted where Cyr, Scott Farwell (Oil Enforcement) and Enid Mitnik (BRWM) spoke with Ms. Billington and gave her junkyard, vehicle "Best Management Practices".  A third visit was conducted by Cyr/Farwell at which time the yard was clear of 90% of the vehicles and metal. In the Summer of 2004 DAB removed vehicles and transported to his Freeport home/site and crushed. Licensure and permits for the Messer's yard are pending town compliance wishes.  No formal clean-up by the  owner  or the DEP are planned.
A-638-2004*Jim Pietkiewicz, Downeast Energy, reported an AST "weeping fuel" under the front steps of a mobile home owned by Sheryl Swift, 8 Raven Road, Augusta.  The tank was only 8 years old but because it had been installed under the front steps and largely enclosed, rust and corrosion from the outside of the tank had accelerated.  The tank appears to have discharged between 3 and 5 gallons of K-1 to the ground under the steps.  The mobile home is located within a mobile home park and is served by municipal water.  The spill was reported on November 10, 2004.

Maine DEP inspected the site and drilled the AST to facilitate removal of the remaining 60 gallons of
K-1 from the tank.  Downeast Energy removed the oil and replaced the tank, placing the new tank at the gable end of the residence.  No further action is expected.
I-220-2004*While preparing to demolish an old Armory building, an underground tank was identified as needing to be removed prior to the demolition.  I attended the removal and granted a 30-day waiver in order to allow work before much colder weather sets in.  The tank was a 6000-gallon, double wall, fiberglass, heating oil tank. No contamination was encountered in the excavation.

At a later date another source of contamination was found at another location on the property.  The contaminated soil was excavated and 1591.55 tons of soil were disposed of at the Tri-community landfill.

Response case closed.
A-643-2004*A Central Maine Power bucket truck had a hydraulic hose failure at on Route 27 (Farmington Road) Pole 547.1 in Rome on November 12, 2004.  Discharging an estimated 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to gravel.  CMP crews repaired the truck on site and excavated the contaminated soil, recovering a reported two drums of soil.

Maine DEP staff did not make site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1130-2003*Broken hydraulic line on CMP truck.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
B-590-2004*On 10/26/04, 1648 hours Everett Mathews of R W Mathews reported that they were responding to a spill at Marshall Manor at 10 Cooper Street in Machias.  Although R W Mathews had delivered oil to that facility, the spill was caused by an installation error that had not been committed by R W Mathews.  The system consisted of two tanks with one fill and a 2  inch diameter crossover pipe.  The return line from the burner was connected to the first tank (the one that fills first), but it was not hooked up at the time of delivery.  Consequently, when the first tank filled and product continued to flow into the second tank, the pressure on the product forced it to spurt out of the hole where the return line should have been.  The amount was estimated to be 20 to 30 gallons.  The Machias Fire Department had responded and they requested that R W Mathews assist with the cleanup.  Mathews participated in the cleanup, but made it clear that they were not the ones who left the return line port open.  I was able to speak with one of the facility managers on 11/12/04.  She (Kathy) did not know which contractor made the mistake, but they were happy with the cleanup and they had not received a bill, so they were all set as far as she was concerned.  I told her how to contact me if they had any problems associated with the incident.
B-615-2004*On 11/12/04, 1500 hours Mel Cain, who is a master burner technician for Harold Lynk Plumbing & Heating, reported an AST line leak at the residence of Philip and Mrs Tucker at 967 Route 3 in Trenton.  They had a heating problem and Mel traced it to a leaking fuel line.  The spill was contained on top of the water that was in the basement at the time.  Fortunately, the sump pump had not removed the water and it had not pumped since the release, so the few gallons that did spill were contained.  Mel was able to recover it with speedy dry.  Personally, I would have used pads, but he thought the speedy dry worked just fine.  He was probably basing his decision on the irregularity of the dirt floor's surface.  He seemed confident that the spill had been adequately recovered.
B-617-2004*11.10.04 Dan, a citizen who put gasoline in his vehicle at the entered location reported a malfunctioning fuel dispenser.  Dan advised that the nozzle did not automatically shut off when his tank was full and perhaps a couple of gallons spilled as a result.  Dan was concerned because the station attendant did not tag the nozzle out of service.

I contacted Irving Oil and spoke to a Rachel, who works in the service department.  I advised her of the compliant and she advised me that the problem would be address.

File report/N.T./11.12.04
P-804-2004*
RESPONSE DIV. NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 9/15/04: I was contacted by Mr. Huston (Carl Huston Cost. Co.) regarding a waiver of the 30-day UST removal notification period so as to remove a 10,000 gal. #2 oil UST the next Saturday 9/18/04.  I advised Mr. Huston that is was very unusual for DEP to give a waiver of such short notice when not an emergency and that DEP expects to visit when issuing a waiver.  I advised him I would need a copy of the removal notice before granting such waiver.  Sensing more to this, I contacted DEP Tanks Unit whereupon Ted Scharf advised me that this UST facility has been an enforcement issue for years (see attached letter and chronology for background information).
	On 9/20/04, I told Huston by phone and with a follow-up Fax message that I could not grant a waiver until a required UST Closure site assessor was found, and we found out about the eventual disposal of the approx. 400 gallons of oil & water contents.

INITIAL SITE VISIT
	On the morn of 9/16/04, I performed a site inspection.  As described in my e-mail to Andrew Flint on 9/16/04, I noted amber diesel fuel, not red fuel oil, in the UST and an out-of-service diesel dispenser location with buried steel product piping.  Roadway Express trucking company left the property years before.  The fill cap was not locked, as required for an out-of-service UST facility.  The tank contained 2" of dirty water with 6" of dirty, amber diesel fuel on top of the water confirming then tank was not fuel (heating) oil as indicated on the removal notice.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	Initial registered information on the tank was that it was a steel tank though conflicting information was that it was fiberglass [FRP].
	During abandonment-by-removal on Fri. 11/12/04, DEP's Kara Tudman and I noted a single-wall FRP tank by Owen's Corning Co.  The tank contents were pumped out by EPI.  Ms. Chase of Summit Env. noted diesel discharge(s) @ 150-ppm (1-gallon bag-headspace) around the fill pipe.  She measured 20-ppm below the tank.  No gw was noted.  Soils were sand, though Ms. Chase reported silty soil at the base by the concrete pad.
	I instructed Summit Env. to have the buried 1/4" copper fuel line [partially encased in a blue plastic sleeve] removed and documented.  This line I understand was installed in 2001 (possibly by Huston Const) but is not in compliance as it is not certified for buried use and had no containment and leak detection.
	Huston agreed to pull the 1.5" steel diesel line out and Summit would document for discharges at either end.  We noted very darkened soil with a mild oil smell under the dispenser.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Though the DT worked out to Stringent, the site I advised Ms. Chase the site was treated with an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal (within wellhead protection zone and over an aquifer) because gw flow most likely migrated toward the river and not the municipal well (see attached DT and the PDWS Atlas Map 74).  Clean-Up action level set @ 100-ppm by bag headspace method.  [Summit's assessment mistakenly lists it as Stringent.]
b.	Soil below the dispenser, and soil under the tank was below the 100-ppm action level.  [See CMR 691 UST Closure assessment by Summit Env. for further details.
c.	Contaminated soil exceeding the action level was permitted to be land spread onsite for aeration and natural attenuation.  Amounts discharged is an estimate based on the contamination levels observed.
d.	No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are required at this time.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-616-2004*11.12.04 BIA reported a jet fuel spill from an aircraft that was the result of an overfill.  Excess fuel from the aircraft vented out and ran onto the tarmac.  A portable diesel powered vacuum was used to collect the spilled product.  The waste fuel, if usable, will be burned as heating fuel in the motor pool division of the airport.  If not, the fuel will be disposed of through a licensed contractor.

No further Response action anticipated.

File/report
B-618-2004*11.10.04 Bangor Hydro reported a one quart hydraulic oil spill at entered location.  A hose on a pole digging truck ruptured causing the leak.  The leak impacted a small portion of a gravel driveway, owned by Mary McCarthy, a Bangor Hydro customer.  The oily gravel was picked up and entered into Bangor Hydro's waste stream for disposal by a licensed contractor.

No further Response action warranted.

File/report.
B-591-2004*On 10/28/04, 0937 hours Glen Tucker, who is the Greenville area manager for RH Foster, called to report an overfill that they had about a month earlier.  The customer, Tom Pratt, was expecting to have it cleaned up, which was going to involve hauling off some contaminated soil.  We arranged to get together on 11/01/04.  We removed seven cubic yards of mildly contaminated soil.   The floor and walls of the excavation were essentially free of product. The  contractor (Ozzie Wilson, 695-3928) took the soil to an area on his property that was suitable to store and eventually treat the contaminated soil.  After a couple of seasons of aeration, he could use the gravel to fill pot holes on his property.
P-968-2004*One gallon of latex paint was spilled on the concrete floor at the Home Depot.  The paint was cleaned up with sorbent material, containerized, and stored in their hazardous waste storage area until disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-971-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their driver's had overfilled two houses on the same street.  In both cases the excess oil came out through the vent pipe and was cleaned up by the driver with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-974-2004*I was contacted by the York County Sheriff's Office reporting that some oil had been spilled at a boat launch on Route 5 in Waterboro.  They reported that the Waterboro Fire Department had cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-975-2004*Visited site with Erich Kluck based on report of floor drain "dumping" at Lewis Auto Sales, as well as potential spillage of auto fluids.  We met Mr. Lewis at his 42 Lisbon Rd. facility (current location) and inspected the facility (see P-1178-2004).  He also took us to the 8 Lisbon Road facility.  There were a number of small discharges from auto fluids, but no major discharges.  There were some questions about the floor drain, and Erich Kluck instructed Mr. Lewis of the requirements.  I did not require any clean up of the affected areas as they were very minor in nature.
P-976-2004*
	10/18/04: report by Dead River Oil  that the previous day a customer of theirs had accidentally broke the firematic & filter off his AST causing a spill of up to 5-gallons.  DRO stated that their customer cleaned it up before calling them.  No DEP response was requested and other priorities prevented a DEP site visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-977-2004*
SUMMARY
	10/21/04: DEP staff Steve Brezinski & Chris Estes met Mr. Kovit onsite to investigate alleged drum dumping on his property.  The drum was a 30-gal. gasoline can that appeared to be filled with a light-amber, clear oil and left next to the dumpster.  The oil appeared to be similar to virgin lube or motor oil and was taken by DEP and added to the special waste oil tank for re-use as a fuel.
	We speculated that perhaps the oil was taken from Mieneke by an employee for personal use and left by the dumpster until surreptitious retrieval at a later time.  No RP was identified.

S G Brezinski
Maine, DEP BRWM
P-978-2004*
SUMMARY
	10/26/04: Response to cement truck rollover on Rt. 9 in Durham near the intersections of Plummer Mill Rd. and Swamp Rd.  The truck appears to have taken the curve too fast going uphill and rolled over to the left side of Rt. 9 (see site sketch).  Onsite @ 1545 hrs with Durham Fire Dept. (DFD) and Greeley's Towing.  The area is rural residential and farm, on private wells.
	Only several gallons of diesel and motor oil leaked to the ground.  Newall Brook was downgrade and threatened with sheen.  The truck was righted and towed off by 1900 hrs.  MDOT nor Durham Public Works supplied traffic control so DEP and DFD did.  On 10/27/04, Ferraiolo returned and excavated oiled soil for spreading and re-use at their cement plant.  I advised them to re-landscape the road's shoulder to MDOT requirements.
	No further DEP response actions required at this time.  I believe that the local residential wells are not threatened by this discharge.
	
S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-983-2004*
SUMMARY
	11/28/04: DEP pick-up of elemental mercury containing thermometer,1 test tube and three vials.  Disposal through DEP program.  No discharge.
P-987-2004*On October 29, 2004, DEP received an anonymous complaint with regard to broken batteries and poor petroleum housekeeping at the Stone Coast Metal Recycling facility in West Bath.  Scott Cyr (SC) and Kara Tudman (KT) visited the site in order to investigate the claim.  Upon arrival SC and KT noted scrap aluminum, tires, and other household debris.  There was no indication of broken batteries or haphazardly kept liquid waste.

While on site we were met by Mr. Lester Ambrose who stated he was a friend of Keith Robbins the owner. He also said Mr. Robbins has been quite sick and that is the reason the yard is so cluttered. Lester stated that any and all batteries were placed on pallets, wrapped and shipped to Portland.   No breakage or liquid management took place here.  Again there was no evidence of broken batteries or containers of liquid wastes observed.  Based on our observations and statements by Mr. Ambrose  there were no liquid wastes as implied by the complaint. Therefore, no further action is required at this time.
P-1015-2004*On 11/9/04, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident with diesel fuel spillage on the Maine Turnpike at mile 25 Northbound.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the fire department had put down some sorbent pads to soak up the fuel and also the turnpike authority had covered the affected road areas with sand.  I picked up the soaked sorbent pads and the turnpike authority picked up the soaked sand and took it to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.

On 12/2/04, John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike excavated some contaminated soil on the side of the road from this spill.  The soils were taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.
P-1028-2004*On 11/11/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dead River reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  Approximately one gallon of oil came out of the vent pipe while filling the tank.  A small amount of soil was hand excavated from under the vent pipe.  No further action required.
P-996-2004*In the course of filling the tank Downeast experienced a minor overfill.  The estimated volume of oil discharged was reported at one pint to the outside surface.  This was cleaned up by Downeast and no other issues have been raised by the customer.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.

Based on the information received, DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-1018-2004*On 11/8/04 I received a call from Paul Parks of Scott Dugas Excavating reporting spilled oil at a site he was working on for the owner, Monty Yale.  Apparently while moving an out of service aboveground storage tank, the tank tipped over and spilled approximately 20 gallons of oil onto the ground.  It was unclear exactly when the spill occurred.  Dugas excavated the contaminated soil, and the site owner made arrangements with Aggregate Recycling Corp. to dispose of the soil.  No further action required.
P-1017-2004*On 10/28/04, I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence in York Beach.  Some of the spilled oil dripped onto the basement floor and some affected the siding on the house.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-997-2004*Kristen Pant, USCG - MSO, called to report she had received an anonymous complaint about the fishing Vessel, Susan Caitlyn.  The caller stated the vessel's crew was sandblasting discharging remnants to the water while at Gowen Marine.

Upon arrival at the marina located off Commercial Street,  I approached the vessel and spoke with Mike Stinchfield who represented himself as the boat's captain.  He and the crew were wiring and "needle-gunning" a hand-held pneumatic chisel for metal and paint.  The process is very loud, especially in the tight space of the marina and subsequently generates some animosity when done in port.  "No sandblasting is ever done within the coastal limits" Mike assured me.

Based on the work the crew was doing at the time of my arrival and the statements from the captain, it appears the complaint is unfounded.

No further action required.
A-644-2004*An automobile accident during the first accumulating snow storm of the winter season, November 13, 2004, resulted in an automobile departing the normal travel lane in favor of the roadside, coming to rest after snapping off CMP pole #4, Old Bath Road, Wiscasset.  The transformer on Pole 4 suffered as a result of the accident discharging an estimated 7 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground upon impact.  CMP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material and removed 2 drums of contaminated soil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1002-2004*
	11/3/04, notice of small AST filter leak to a concrete floor.  Single-family residence in rural area of Saco across from Saco River.
	Site visit on 11/4/04 and met Mr. Hebert who showed me the leak area in the garage.  Discharge was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further remediation required.  Mr. Hebert stated he was pleased with clean-up.  No spill reached soil or surface waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-1007-2004*On 10/27/04, I received a call from Wayne Watson of Pike Industries reporting a small diesel spill.  The spill occurred when one of their dump trucks ran over some debris.  The spill was excavated and the soil taken to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.
A-645-2004*Maritime Farms, 103 South Main Street, Rockland, (registration 3776) reported a 4 gallon gasoline spill due to a customer overfill on November 14, 2004.  Maritime Farms personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The gasoline did not exceed the limits of the pavement at Maritime Farms.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1011-2004*DownEast Energy reported while attempting the fill at Bowdoin College, the driver had a slight overfill.  The estimated discharge was one gallon to the pavement which was confined and cleaned by DownEast Energy.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched, based on the information provided.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-1014-2004*It was reported to the Department that a Downeast Energy delivery person overfilled an AST with #2 fuel by less than a gallon.  Spilled product was picked up with sorbents.  No response necessary by Response Services.
P-1016-2004*Mark Stebbins, DEP Land & Water Quality Bureau referred the Larrabee's to call DEP Response Services for a clean up of miscellaneous fuel spills in their pit operations area.  No mutual time was worked out, therefore the clean up is still pending.

It was agreed Mark Stebbins will re-inspect the site and negotiate a cleanup agreement with the Larrabees, and Response Services will oversee the cleanup when appropriate.

The site was inspected and the clean up completed by Larrabee's staff.  One five gallon bucket of oil contaminated soil was removed.  This will be consolidated with various other DEP shipments for later disposal.   The area of original concern has been re-worked (concrete pads built, equipment covered, etc.) and cleaned.

Based on the observations made and statements by Larrabee staff, the deficiencies noted by Mark Stebbins are corrected and cleaned.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-935-2004*On 10/11/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Scott Allocca of Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) reporting a spill in the basement of Norman Emerson in Windham.  EPI had been called by the homeowner's oil company, Lampron Energy.  EPI was en route to the spill at the time of the call.  Mr. Allocca offered to evaluate the spill and call me when he arrived.  I accepted.

EPI reported back that approximately 20 gallons of oil had leaked due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  A magnet patch had been placed over the hole to prevent further spillage.  Sorbent pads were used by EPI to clean up the gross contamination and ventilation of the basement was started with fans.  I made arrangements to meet EPI on site the following morning.

I met EPI on site on 10/12/04.  Some oil odor remained in the home.  I asked EPI to have the floor washed and we would go from there if odor remained.  I gave the homeowner an application to the AST insurance fund and encouraged them to apply, which they did.

The ventilation fans were left running for several days after washing the floor.  No oil odor remains, no further action required.
P-946-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	Sun. 10/17/04: Maine DEP notified @ 1110 hrs. by Charlie Burnham Oil Co. (CBOC) of heating oil discharge to the basement of 30 Washington St. in Portland.  Oil was reported all over the floor.  Under Maine Statute 38 MRSA this is a reportable discharge.

RESPONSE & EVALUATION
	Representing the Maine DEP, I arrived onsite about 1145 hrs and met with George, the CBOC burner tech.  The building is a small grocery store servicing the neighborhood with the basement used for storage, located directly across from a 7-Eleven gas station by the corner of Washington & Cumberland.  The immediate area is dense urban residential and commercial, on city water & sewer.  Ms. Timothy Seavey owns the building and leases it to the store operators.  The store operators spoke poor English and I spoke no Somali so communications were inadequate.  Mr. Seavey came down at my request.
	The 275-gal. basement AST was empty.  I noted that the firematic and filter fitting protruding out of the tank was bent down and cracked (see photo 3) causing the oil discharge.  It appears that the an item had fallen onto the fitting, or a person had stepped down on it; a somewhat common cause of fuel oil tank leaks.  I understand the tank was out-of-service after being replaced by natural gas and the tank was not full.
	Fuel oil had soaked into a carpet on the concrete floor and was  wicking up into wood pallets, cardboard boxes and other store items.  Oil appeared to have soaked down cracks in the floor and the joint with the wall.  I estimate 20 to 30 gals. discharged at most.  There was no free product.   The tenant noted an oil odor yesterday so the discharge may have occurred Friday but initially went unnoticed.  We noted an oil odor both upstairs and within the basement.  Primary concerns were oil vapors and public health, and potential fire hazards.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Sun. 10/17/04: Mr. Seavey and I agreed that a Monday morning clean-up would be cost effective; present conditions did not require an immediate clean out of the basement and we needed time for the tenants to move their uncontaminated items out of the way.  Seavey chose DEP management after reviewing the options (see attached Options Agreement).  I contacted Clean Harbors (CHES) about responding the next morn.  DEP notified Portland Fire Dept. who evaluated for fire hazard and who called a Portland Public Health inspector to also evaluate.
	Mon. 10/18/04: Though I requested a CHES crew with specific clean-up implements at 0800, I was chagrined to instead only met a foreman.  The CHES crew arrived at 0900.  During clean-up DEP ran ventilation to help air out oil vapors.  PID values in the air were up to 50-ppm so air-filtering respirators were not needed.  The oiled carpet, wood and sheetrock was cut up and bagged by CHES and DEP.  CHES took the waste to MWAC for disposal.  Following debris removal CHES washed the floor.  At 1200 hrs I inspected and found the clean-up satisfactory.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time the site is clean to state satisfaction and no further Response Div. actions are expected.  Mr. Seavey has told me that he was satisfied as well.
2.	A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Seavey and to his insurance rep., Mr. Kirk Turgeon for potential coverage and reimbursement for state clean-up expenses.
3.	Some oil likely seeped under the concrete floor where it is not cost effective to remediate at this time.  When and if this oil contamination becomes accessible (such as when the building is someday razed) this contamination shall be properly managed.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-643-2004*On 11/29/04, 1136 hours, we were contacted by Ralph Emery, who is the operator at the Corinna Sewer District, regarding fuel oil coming into their plant. He indicated that the fuel was coming from a house that had been on fire.  His initial report stated that the AST , which was in the basement of the dwelling, had sustained a cracked nipple from falling debris.  However, the insurance adjuster expressed the opinion that a fire fighter had stepped on the fuel line and which caused the release.

Ralph told me how to get to the burned out house.  I quickly realized when I saw the situation that it was a job for a contractor, so I called Clean Harbors and they were there in a little over a half hour.  While they were en route, I checked out the treatment plant and decided that would be the best place to start.  There was about 75 gallons of product sitting at the head works of the plant.  This was quickly recovered with the vac truck and another 20 gallons were recovered with pads.  The owner of the house (James Mason) estimated that there was 100 gallons in the tank.  The operation continued at the burned out house.  There was water with oil on it that was visible and accessible from the bulk head at the rear of the building.  However, the structural integrity of the house was questionable, so we did not put a crew in the basement.  The liquid at the rear of the house was recovered by operating from the bulk head and the liquid at the front end was accessed by removing a few cinder blocks form the foundation.  Since the basement floor was high in the middle (hence slopped to the back and front), most of the water/oil mixture was recovered from the basement.  There was a lot of burned debris on the floor, which probably is oily debris.  The disposition of this will have to wait until it is decided what is going to be done to the house.

There are two wells close to the spill.  One belongs to Mason and the other to his neighbor (Mullis).  There is public water available that runs down the street in front of the houses in question.  The wells are probably protected by a high overburden aquifer.  This is demonstrated by the fact that they need a sump pump and they say the ground is always wet there. James Mason has been given an application to the AST fund.
A-137-2004*I received a call from Rich Howorth of USEPA Region 1 Response referencing a vehicle accident at the intersection of Hedge Grove Rd. and Oyster River Rd.  I checked the Atlas and there is an Oyster River over on the Thomaston edge of Rockland.  I contacted the Knox County Sheriff's office, and they confirmed the spill.  A small amount of oil may have bee discharged to the Oyster River which is why it got reported to EPA.  The vehicle had been removed.  Knox SO was supposed to send me the accident report with the RP, but I never received it.  I did not make a site visit.
A-657-2004*J & S Oil Co. of Manchester reported a minor overfill at the Erb residence in Readfield.  The spill resulted in a spot on the cellar floor and oil spraying out the vent onto the deck outside.  J & S staff estimated less than 1 gallon spilled and cleaned it with sorbent materials.

No site visit was warranted.
A-658-2004*Jim Curlett, director of Organics Testing Section of the Health and Environmental Testing Lab (HETL) e-mailed me to report that a spill had occurred the previous week.  He had been out of the office, and his staff had not followed the reporting procedures.  The spill was 500 ml of methylene chloride (dichloromethane) a common lab solvent.  The material was recovered with sorbents which were labeled and placed in hazardous waste storage locker for disposal.  Some of the material evaporated.  No site visit was made.
A-659-2004*On November 23, 2004, Downeast Energy reported a 2 gallon K-1 spill at the seasonal home of Esmer Tilton, 392 Manchester Road, Belgrade.  The spill occurred when the nozzle from the delivery truck
"got away" from the driver.  Downeast Energy hired Gerald MacKenzie Construction to excavate and remove an estimated 3 yards of contaminated soil.  The soil was disposed of at the Waste Management facility in Norridgewock.   No further action is expected.
A-663-2004* On 10-28-2004, Pike Industries reported a diesel fuel release at the plant in Augusta. The site is their gravel and asphalt plant located in Summerhaven pits. The release occurred at a CAT generator that is used to power their operation. According to the caller, John Koris, about 65 gallons were released. Fifty gallons stayed in the trailer the other 15 spilled into the containment dike.  Spilled product was remediated through the use of sorbent materials and vacuuming free product.

 There had been a prior problem at this site see spill A-450-04. According to the caller, this diesel generator was being sent back to the manufacturer for repairs.
A-664-2004* Andrew Johnson, of the 3E Company, reported that Home Depot had a release of primer, (oil based paint).  3E Company is a consulting firm that makes the proper notification for Home Depot. He reported that a five gallon pail of primer was spilled onto the loading dock at Home Depot. This Home Depot is located in Rockland at 270 Camden Street. The material was cleaned up and no further action of is required.

A-668-2004*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power called to report a transformer oil spill that occurred at pole 30 Maycomber-Young Road in Jay.  The cause of the spill was storm damage.  Approx. 1 gallon of non-pcb oil leaked and was recovered by line crew staff.  No site visit was made.
B-138-2004*B-138-2004
03/17/2004 12:49

     The CN Brown Big Apple convenience store on Route 2 in Mattawamkeag called to report a small spill of diesel fuel.  It was stated that a meter failed on a pump spilling about two gallons.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with a few sorbents.  No further action was taken.
A-143-2004*Jay Galusha, proprietor of Galusha's Store in Clinton contacted our office to report evidence of a leak at their dispenser, UST faciluty Reg. #5213.  Precision Tanks, Licensed UST installer was on site conducting an investigation into what the cause of the leak was.  Upon review of the Public Drinking Water System Atlas, it appeared this spill was in a sensitive area within 1,000 feet of Clinton Community Water System.  I contacted Pat Seaward of DEP Tech Services and she agreed to make a site visit with me.  I also contacted the Clinton Water Department to confirm the location of the well field.  We met with Mark McKenney.  He thought there may be a problem with the map in that the well field was quite far from Galusha's Store.  We compared maps and he drove us over to observe the well field location.  In fact, the map DEP had was wrong, and I reported this to DHS Drinking Water Program.  Galusha's had new tanks installed in 1997 with removal of old tanks and piping overseen by DEP (report A-527-1997).  The site was determined to be a Baseline 2 site at that time, and I concur with that assessment.  Getting back to the discharge at hand, Precision Tanks determined a faulty meter in the dispenser was to blame for the gas in the sump dispenser pan.  The gas lost from the system was estimated at 1 gallon and was removed with sorbent pads.  The pump shutting down indicated the leak, and the call to Precision Tanks.  No further action is anticipated.
B-651-2004*On 12/1/04, at 1610, I received a report of a spill of one gallon of #2 heating oil on the concrete basement floor of the YWCA's day care.  The smell of oil had been noticed on Monday 11/29/04, by a worker at the day care.  The YWCA had contacted Dead River Company whom inspected and found no problem.  The smell persisted and the day care manager called Dead River again on Wednesday.  Dead River re-inspected and found a small pin hole corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank.

The YWCA was instructed by Dead River to notify the DEP, which they did.  I responded to the site and found Dead River pumping the product from the old tank into a temporary tank until a new one could be installed.  PID reading indicated that 50 ppm could be detected in the basement, slightly lower in the house.  I suggested they wash the affected area with Dawn detergent and leave the basement window open.

Contact with the YWCA on 12/3/04, indicated that the smell was non detect and a new tank was thought to be installed the following week.
P-990-2004*
Lebanon Code Enforcement Officer Kathy Newell called to ask DEP/Response to walk through with her and audit some local businesses who were up for re-licensing of their junk yards.  If any significant environmental impact noted, notification and corrective measures to be recommended.

Upon arrival at D&D Auto  (access granted verbally, by Kenneth Horne prior to the visit) Newell/Cyr stopped by the office and were taken out to the yard by D&D staffer "Dan" (last name not stated).  The first area of interest was the driveway entering the yard which looked to be filled wetland.  To the right of the driveway the waterway appeared to have a slight current traveling into the woods.  Just beyond this point was Horne's residential structure.  Lin-Cor Env. LLC was on-site, per an agreement with Horne, to crush junk automobiles.

In the back yard were tire piles, scrap metal piles, vehicle carcasses, some crushed, prepped, stacked, staged for processing.  Also thousands of cubic yards of "reclaim" (oil contaminated) soils from Commercial Paving Recycling Company had been brought to the site.  This material has been graded and distributed throughout the property.  Lin-Cor equipment was documented on site including a, flatbed truck (hauler), front end loader, staff with rim/tire processing machine, and other vehicle hauling trucks.  Most of the vehicles staged for crushing were marked "LC".  Cars were lined up along the left of the yard as you entered.  Scattered in and amongst the piles of debris and scrap were forty (40) 55-gallon drums of waste gasoline and other mixed vehicle fluids.  The drums ranged in condition from good to leaking, intact, crushed, and some were open. Only drums with at least 1/3 volume were marked (the drums were physically moved/rocked to check contents of the fluid inside, if the contents were deemed above the lower chine then it was marked).  The lower chine is approximately a third of the drums designed volume.

Also documented were lead-acid vehicle batteries.  These were also classified in several conditions good/intact to broken/leaking.  Some were staged in the back of a commercial cube van others stockpiled in passenger vehicles, and others were observed partially buried in the soils and reclaim throughout the yard.

Concerns  for 11/2/04 visit
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1) 40 (55-gal) drums of hazardous waste gasoline and other mixed fluids unsecured and improperly stored throughout the work area;
2) open, leaking or otherwise unsecure drums of waste gasoline and other mixed fluids on site;
3) cracked and leaking lead-acid vehicle batteries throughout the site, some partially buried others placed in vehicles ;
4) unaccounted mercury switches from vehicles already crushed, no documentation that switches were properly collected;
5) the application and grading of processed "reclaim" soils from Commercial Paving Recycling Company into a freshwater wetland and adjacent to a stream

On a return visit on 11/4/04  with DEP RCRA (Hazardous Waste Enforcement) staff, Andrew Slusarski.

The following DEP marked drums from 11/2/04 were observed and inspected at the garage (in the front of the property) on partial concrete pads or directly on the ground in front of the garage.  Beside the garage are  drums identified on 11/2/04  by Cyr as  R, (S-LC5) A, D, U, B, NN, GG, E all of which were documented by Cyr as having at least 18 gals (an estimated 1/3 volume) of hazardous waste gasoline or mixed vehicle fluids.  From my notes "on concrete pads or chunks beside garage empty, Thursday afternoon contents disposition unknown".  According to K. Horne empty drums to be destroyed.

Full drums identified, inspected and marked previously by Cyr are LL, KK, FF, BB, CC, II, DD, HH, JJ, G, Y, F, P, V, M, N, L, MM, Z, O.  These drums were on the pad next to the garage, Ken  Horne stating these were "to be managed later" (understood to be processed by Horne with gas buggy, a gasoline reclamation unit).

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A-150-2004*Our office received a call from Winthrop PD requesting assistance with exposure to an unknown white powder substance.  The incident had been reported by the manager at the Maine Dept. of Human Services Disability Determination who were renting office space at the former Carlton Woolen Mill Building.  The Fire Department was on scene and also requested our assistance.  We responded with four staff, myself, Thomas Smith, Dan Davis, and Frank Gehrling.  Upon arriving on site, I met with Scott Mack, Director for the DHS staff  as well as reps from Police and Fire.  The building had been evacuated and some staff had left the site in their personal vehicles.  Several women had been quarantined on a school bus where they were sitting with a police officer and bus driver.  These women had been near the alleged white powder.  According to Mack and testimony from the women, a good deal of mail is opened at the facility on a daily basis.  An office size envelope was opened and one of the staff saw a "poof" of what appeared to be powder in the air.  This arose suspicion with the women who reported the incident to their supervisor and triggered the response from Police and Fire.  The envelope was addressed from a client (Ingraham Inc.) that DHS did regular business with, so that was not suspicious.  None of the women exhibited any symptoms.  I met with Dan Oulette, Maine Postal Operations from Augusta.  He was grateful we were on site, and had dealt with similar incidents in the past.  He wanted to know if State Operations should remain shut down as the envelope originated from Augusta and they had immediately shut down upon hearing of the incident.  I contacted MEMA as well as my supervisor to consult.  It was agreed that State Postal Operations would remain shut down until further notice.  It was further decided that an entry team would enter the building and obtain the envelope to be transported to Augusta Health & Environmental Testing Lab (HETL).  DEP Responders, Davis and Smith made the entry in level B protective gear.  Gehrling was Safety Officer.  A bleach and water decon line was established in conjunction with Winthrop Fire staff.  The recovery was made without incident.  No evidence of powder was observed.  The envelope was transported to the lab for analysis by Winthrop PD.  The women on the bus had to use the restroom facilities.  After some discussion, they were allowed to re-enter the building and use the bathroom.  They were instructed to wash hands well, blow their noses, and wash again.  The women did not want to go through a wet decontamination process.  This was discussed at length.  It was decided to allow the women to return home.  They were given plastic bags to store their clothing in just in case some bio type hazard was later detected.  The school bus was wiped down with a water and bleach solution to ensure that any bio-hazards would be minimized.  The building was closed for the rest of the day.  HETL reported back that no detectable compounds were observed and in fact the envelope appeared to be completely empty.  State Postal Operations reopened upon this news.  DHS also re-opened the next day.   Decon water was disposed on site down the storm drain later that week.  It had been stored in a drum pending outcome of the analysis.

B-624-2004*On 11/16/04, 0910 hours Dead River Company reported that they had a small spill at 89 Front Street in Old Town.  They had been asked to deliver a hundred gallons, which the tank took, but when the delivery hose was disconnected a small amount of product spilled out of the fill pipe.  This happened, because the tank tilted toward the fill pipe and as the tank approached full, air became compressed in the high end of the tank.  When the delivery stopped, the pressure was released and product was pushed back out of the fill pipe.  There was no spillage inside the building where the tank was.  The release had landed on smooth asphalt and was recovered with a few pads.
P-789-2004*I received a call from Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy regarding a leaking AST in the basement of Gertrude Masterman in New Gloucester.  I met with Mrs. Masterman who directed me to the basement door where I could view the allegedly leaking tank.  Mrs. Masterman was not convinced by Mr. Dionne that the tank needed replacement but was gracious in allowing me to investigate.  I entered the basement, careful to shut the door behind me to keep the mice from getting in the house.  The basement was partially dirt floor and partially concrete floor, with two 275 gallon ASTs in a corner, on dirt.  The tank was dripping from an area of corrosion near the filter assembly.   There was some contaminated soil, but without excavating it would be hard to determine exactly how much there was.  I placed a baker's dozen of sorbent pads under the tank and went upstairs to discuss things with Mrs. Masterman.

Mrs. Masterman was suspicious that the oil company was trying to scare her into buying a new tank.  Mr. Dionne had told her that Downeast would not fill the tank again as they did not want to take the risk that the tank would fail during a fill.   I did confirm to her that the tank was dripping, and really should be replaced.  I also verified that Downeast Energy was being a responsible company and, in good conscience could not fill a tank that they knew was in questionable shape.  She asked how long before the tank "gave out".  I stated that it being an old tank it could be 10 minutes or 10 years, but there was no way to tell.  She said that she was 84 and was inclined to take her chances that it would be closer to the 10 years.  I asked if I could return the next day to check the status of the leak and retrieve the pads.  She agreed to welcome me back.

I returned the next day and noted that there were a dozen or so drips of oil on the pads, and the belly of the tank was still wet.  I went upstairs and spent some time explaining the need to clean up what had already leaked and that it could not be done appropriately without removing the tank.  She agreed to allow the clean-up and apply to the groundwater clean-up fund, however was still reluctant to spend her money on a new tank.  I contacted Peter Moulton about the DEP's tank replacement program and found that she would meet the criteria.  I stopped by to discuss this with Mrs. Masterman.   I arrived just in time to bring in the groceries.  After I took care of my chores I discussed the tank replacement program with her.  She was reluctant to even clean up the site now, as the $500 deductible was worrying her, as well as her unwillingness to accept charity.  Since she was on a fixed income of Social Security I felt quite certain that she would qualify for the Inability to Pay program.  I struck a deal with her that if she were approved for that she would allow me to conduct the clean-up and arrange for tank replacement.

Although money is supposed to have been spent in order to apply for IAPP, Sherrie Edwards was as usual extremely understanding and helpful and streamlined the IAPP application review and provided Mrs. Masterman with an approval letter.

With the largest hurdle now overcome, I proceeded to make the necessary arrangements for clean-up of the discharge and removal and replacement of the AST system.  Environmental Projects was retained for the clean-up portion, and after checking with Peter Moulton I also used them for removal and disposal of the old tank.  During this process, a temporary AST had been installed outside the house.

We had apparently been lucky and the leak had been noticed very early on, as less than a yard of soil had to be removed.   A new ROTH tank was installed in the basement.

I visited the site a couple of days after the tank had been installed as I had never seen a ROTH tank.  The contractor had done a good job and Mrs. Masterman was quite impressed with it.  I once again timed it right and helped her with some groceries prior to
A-575-2004*Farmington Oil reported a 3-5 gallon K-1 spill at #3 Russell Cove, Rangeley, property owned by Charles Taylor.  The oil was discharged to the ground and concrete pad through the filter gasket on the AST.  Farmington Oil personnel used sorbent materials to clean up some of the spilled oil, and Maine DEP staff removed a very small volume of contaminated soil for disposal at the site.  Mr. Taylor, who resides in Bethel, was unsure when the oil was discharged. Farmington Oil reported the spill on October 6, 2004.

The greatest risk to the environment to was to Rangeley Lake as one corner of the building is within 5 feet of the shore.   Measurements with a PID by Maine DEP staff found the sorbent materials and excavation to have been effective.  No further action is expected.
A-581-2004*Farmington Oil reported a 3-5 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at the home of Dick Smith, 210 Middle Street, Farmington on October 9, 2004.  The AST in the basement of Mr. Smith's home had developed a leak due to corrosion.  The oil was discharged to a wood floor installed over a concrete floor.  Mr. Smith explained the home belonged to his father, who in the 1970's had installed a wood sub-floor as part of a project to burn coal for heat.  Apparently his father quickly learned burning coal for home heat is fussy and more complicated than he anticipated, as a result he filled the AST with #2 fuel oil.  The wood sub-floor was never removed.

Farmington Oil and Mr. Smith removed the wood floor for disposal and found the concrete basement floor not to be contaminated.  Farmington Oil replaced the leaking tank.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
I-222-2004*On 11-16-04, the Arroostook County Sherriff's Dept. called to report there had been a spill on US Rt. 1 in Monticello. The source was a truck owned by Brian Shaw of Bridgewater. Apparently a fuel line had come loose. I checked the scene and found a minor trail of diesel fuel for approximately 1 mile in the breakdown lane. No action was necessary since product was spread so thinly on roadway.
I-223-2004*On 11-16-04, MPG called this office to report that while making a delivery at the farm of Robert Geoff, the driver noticed a large stain on the ground around the deisel tank he was going to fill. He reported it to his office before filling. I met with him there and found what looked like the pattern of an overfill. I notified Mr. Geoff and he told me it had happened that morning, due to the nozzel sticking from icing.
He was going to use a tractor bucket to remove the contaminated material.
I-164-2004*On 8-22-2004, Kevin Bernier of Huber called to report a spill. A hydraulic hose had come apart at a fitting on a log loader and approximately 30 gallons were lost onto the pad by their hot pond. Personnel used sawdust to soak up the material, then burned the sawdust in their boiler.
I-170-2004*On 9-1-04, while traveling north on US Rt. 1, a truck owned by Robert Belflour had a drive shaft break which broke the oil pan. About 10 gallons of motor oil was spread on the road for about 1/4 mile before he stopped. I had DOT spread sand on the area.
I-171-2004*On 9-01-2004, MPG reported that there had been a spill of about 150 gallons of hydraulic oil at Mark Flint Logging in Ashland. They had filled what they thought was an empty hydraulic oil tank in the shop, but after pumping 150 gallons, the delivery person checked the tank inside and found a valve had been left open. All that was delivered discharged to the floor of the shop. A crew from MPG was dispatched. Approximately 1000 lbs. of speedy dry was used and a sump in the floor was also pumped out. Fortunately, the sump had been plugged for years so recovery was simplified.
B-503-2004*On 9/13/04, I heard a spill report on my voice mail that had been initiated on 9/9/04.  Everett Mathews, of RW Mathews, reported that they had responded to a corrosion leak on an AST at the residence of Jason Mills.  The voice message indicated that I might want to look at it.  The leak happened in the basement and the basement floor was on ledge.  Mathews had cleaned up what they could with 19 pads, which would have held almost five gallons if they were saturated.  I tried on many occasions to contact Jason.  I even wrote a letter in which I explained our services and concerns regarding spilled oil, and I told him how to contact me.  It is now 11/16/04, and it has not happened yet.  Since I do not know how to get there, there is not much I can do.  Hopefully, the spill was remedied enough to avoid any ill effects.
I-95-2004*On 5-7-04, Maine Public Service had a spill of diesel fuel at their operations center in Presque Isle. Because of expansion in a tank, about 3-5 gallons of diesel were lost. They shoveled up all the contaminated soil which eventually went to Presque Isle Landfill.
I-181-2004*On 9-10-2004, Dead River called to report that a customer reported an oil smell in her home. When they checked the house, they found the 275 tank in the basement had leaked onto the concrete floor. They estimated about 5-10 gallons. They used sorbent pads to clean the floor. I installed a ventilation system in the basement. The tank was replaced and the ventilation system removed after 1 week.
I-182-2004*On 9-13-04, Dead River called to report a customer called to complain of oil vapors in his house. When they inspected the house, they found the fitting on the tank was loose and had leaked about 10 -15 gallons onto the floor. They used sorbents to clean it up. The customer told them he had been doing some work to the system and was probably responsible.


B-568-2004*On 10/18/04, this office received information that had been passed through the Augusta office that addressed a group of automobile batteries that had been left on a woods road that was just off Route 193 in Deblois.  We were given a GPS location, which we were able to locate on a map.  I talked with the tax collector, who thought the land at this point probably belonged to Wyman.  The report indicated that there were 12 automobile sized batteries and one very large battery that would have been used in heavy equipment.  Bob Randall went to the site and found that twelve of the batteries (the automobile sized ones) had been removed.  There were marks on the ground where they had been.  Bob put the large unit in his truck and it is now in our Haz-Stor building.
A-653-2004*Arnie Fessenden, FGS/CMT, Inc. contracted by SEA Properties, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, reported a small area of contamination under a 5000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank after the tank was removed at the former Ames Department Store, 42 Whitten Road,  Augusta (Site registration# 4545).  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and discussed the finding with Mr. Fessenden.  The area of contamination was very small and lightly contaminated, possibly from a previous tank.  The tank which had just been removed was not rusted, dented and still had anodes for cathodic protection.  SEA Properties had the tank removed in preparation for re-developing the property.  Ames Department Stores is no longer in business.

No soil removal or other remediation was required by Maine DEP.  A completed Hydrocarbon Decision Tree recommends Intermediate Clean-Up Goals and thus the site requires no further action.

B-563-2004*Oct 16, 2004, Webber Energy reported a #2 oil spill at the entered location, a Webber Energy bulk plant.  A bulk transporter delivered oil to the wrong AST resulting in a 5500 gallon overfill from the AST into the secondary containment structure of the facility.  Overfill alarms in place were inoperative due to a malfunction related to a fuse of the external speaker which have since been corrected.  The spill occurred Oct 15, 2004, around 2000 when the delivery was made, but the spill was not discovered until the Oct 16, 2004, at approximately 0830 and reported to the DEP at 0950.

Pumping operations recovered 4200 gallons of product that was to be re-processed and eventually re-entered into a Webber commodity.  1300 gallons of oil was unaccounted for and after much deliberation and calculation, it was determined that the product migrated into the surrounding soils of the containment structure.  The structure of the facility foundation, that acts as secondary containment, is a concrete horizontal slab with concrete vertical walls and it is felt that the oil leaked from the joint between these surfaces.  Multiple test pits and borings were drilled in an attempt to locate a hot spot or area of high fuel oil concentration or contamination.  No such spot could be located around the perimeter of the foundation.  See attached Acadia Environmental Technology, draft Soil Investigation for additional information and findings.

This case was referred to Technical Services for review.  Paul Blood, Hydrogeologist, Bangor DEP Office, Webber representative, Acadia representative, and I met to determine the need for additional action.  No additional cleanup actions are required at this time.  It is of general consensus that the soil around the foundation absorbed the product and that migration is not feasible.  The highest levels of soil contamination were discontinuous under the 195 foot perimeter slab footing and several inches out away from the footer.  The area is served by public water.  No saturated soils were encountered.  Excavating this soil poses unreasonable risk to the structure and will serve no attainable result in protecting human health or the environment.

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A-618-2004* On 10-31-2004, Cianbro Corp. reported a release of approximately 300 gallons of waste oil. A seal on an oil filter failed causing waste oil to spill onto the cement floor of the maintenance building. This building is located at 32 Hunnewell Ave. in the town of Pittsfield. This spill was discovered at 1515 hrs. Oct. 31 and the last person in the area left at 1225 hrs on Nov. 1.
 Cianbro uses waste oil as fuel at this facility and the 5,000 gallon AST serves several burners. The filter assembly is under pressure which exacerbated the problem. The spilled oil flowed into two floor drains/catch basins inside the building. Both of these catch basins had an oil water separator. A third catch basin with O/W separator is located outside the building. Waste oil did travel to this third basin. A fourth catch basin, without an O/W separator, is located on Cianbro property near the street. No oil made it to this location. Cianbro notified the town waste water treatment plant and no oil went to the waste treatment plant. Cianbro hired Clean Harbors to pump out the oil and water from three catch basins and they also removed sludge/sand from all three plus the fourth catch basin near the street.
 Cianbro will change the threaded connection to a bolted connection and readjust the pressure switch to a lower setting.
 No further action is expected.
P-978-2003*A box truck left the highway and entered the woods completely dismantling its front end.  Approximately five gallons of diesel were discharged from the completely disconnected saddle tank via holes punched in it during its travel.  Fortunately, it landed upright so most remained inside.  Approximately ten gallons was salvaged by DEP to aide hole patching and the tanks' transport up the the roadway.  Remaining product that remained in the tank was dealt with by the wrecking company by simply safely transporting the tank elsewhere.

I-221-2004*On 11/15, it was reported that the Morse Patten Irving Fuel Tanks were removed on 11/13/04.

I visited the site 11/15 and found (4) underground tanks resting on the ground behind the former gas station and fresh, tamped gravel where the tanks used to be buried.

Mr. Morse meet me on-site, and we discussed what needed to be done, as the tanks were removed without completing any of the paperwork.  Also, he did not have a certified tank installer or a site assessor present.

Mr. Morse stated he got some friends with equipment to come by on Saturday and help him remove the tanks.

Mr. Morse states he has no money, but I convinced him to get his friend back with the back hoe to remove the pump island and dig test pits under the pump island and another where the tanks used to sit. I also advised he should notify the town fire department and mark and barricade the tanks to prevent a explosion or fire.

Tanks were in excellent condition (STP-3/anodes). The anodes were in almost new condition.
The tanks had no signs of any oil staining.

If clean-up needs to be done after test pitting, the site is considered a Stringent Clean-up due to a public well that shows up on the GIS maps about 500 feet away to the east.

11/18/04

I was back on the site yesterday (11/17) after a call from Mr. Morse.

They had completed what I had requested.

The pump island was removed and two test pits had been dug.

The test pit under the NW corner of the tank field appears clean (22 parts per million (ppm) with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID), sandy soil, no odor).  The test pit under the pump island had old contamination that is well on its way to being remediated by natural degredation.

The top two feet were clean, then a clean 4-6 inch layer of old vegetation, and the next 18" thick layer  was on average, contaminated at  28 ppm per PID (mottled grey till, color slight varnish odor), the remaining 2 feet appears clean at 65 ppm per PID (light grey to brown till, no odor).

The site comes in as Stringent due to a well across the street that once feed "the Academy" (the former local private school). The building has been demolished. In a quick walk around yesterday, the well or well house wasn't obvious.  The local neighbors remember the well but no one can remember if it is still being used.  According to one gentleman, it may be the well that feed the little league ball field, but he wasn't sure.

I'm not concerned about the well at least from this contamination, because the contamination would have had reached it long ago. There is no emergency clean-up required here.

Mr. Morse has pleaded poverty and has no money to conduct a site assessment nor do a clean-up.


I-183-2004*On 9-14-04, the State police called to report that a tractor trailer truck had jackknifed on Rt. 1 in Westfield. There had been some fuel spilled as the result. I met the Mars Hill Fire Dept. there and they had placed sorbent pads on the area in the road where some diesel and motor oil had been lost.
B-559-2004*Some time before 10/14/04, this office had received an abandonment in place (for a UST) at the Bar Harbor Whale Watch facility.  Since I had other business in Bar Harbor, I checked it out.  The UST in question was indeed under the main building and an abandonment in place was appropriate.  I expect the tank had been there before the facility expanded and engulfed the burial site.  They have public water in that part of Bar Harbor.  I wrote an "in place" permit and suggested that they give me a call when they do it, so that I could witness it and include the fact in the report.  It is now 11/18 and that has not happened yet.
P-1038-2004*While visiting the Maine Turnpike Service Area to observe UST upgrade procedures, I noticed a large, fresh stain of diesel fuel on the asphalt where trucks park overnight.  The contractor doing the tank work (Guerin) informed me that when they left the site the previous midnight there was no fuel there.  I cleaned up the worst of the discharge with sorbent pads.  I informed the Maine Turnpike of the discharge and they hired a contractor (EPI) to conduct a more complete clean-up.
P-1006-2004*On 8/10/04, received a call from Thomas Howard of Sappi Fine Paper / S.D. Warren, stating that oil was found in the interstitial space on their #6 oil, underground tank (UST).  Clean Harbors was conducting routine maintenance on the tank when the discovery was made.  Mr. Howard stated that most of the oil had been pumped out of the tank, and arrangements were being made with Clean Harbors to have the UST cleaned.

On 9/16/04, Mr. Howard called stating that the tank had been cleaned and he would contact me when he could make arrangements to have the tank removed.

On 11/2/04, Mr. Howard contacted me stating that the he wanted to remove the tank either the week of 11/8/04 or 11/15/04.  We agreed on 11/17/04.

On 11/17/04, I was present during the tank removal.  The tank was removed without incident, although the outside wall was heavily corroded to the point where it was peeling off.  No contamination was found under or around the tank.  There were some surface discharges from either overfills or hose disconnect mishaps, but is was difficult to distinguish the #6 oil from the asphalt, so no soil removal was required.  Fortunately, the tank was only used to transfer #6 oil from the delivering tank truck to an aboveground tank.  The tank never held product in it for any length of time.
P-113-1999*Received a call regarding the discovery of contamination while undertaking renovation at 166 Port Road, Kennebunk, ME.

I met Peter Rist, AmeriSpec Home Inspection Service, on-site, whom informed me that they had found contamination while removing the basement floor.  The speculation was that an old aboveground tank (AST) must have leaked, evident by staining on the floor, but no one knew when it happened or how much was lost.  We agreed to remove as much contaminated soil as possible and to install a drainage system that flowed to a sump where any residual oil could be collected (see attached letter dated 2/18/99).

On 3/15/99, I checked on the site. Most of the contaminated soil had been removed with a vacuum truck.  It appeared that most of the contamination was confined to the general area of the staining, although the area was much larger than anticipated.  16.23 tons of soil was removed and disposed of.  There was a considerable amount of water under the floor, which assisted in the migration of oil.

I checked on the site several times after the drainage system was installed, and observed only a minor amount of oil collecting in the sump.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil.  By the end of the summer, no oil was observed in the sump, indicating that most of the oil contamination had been removed or collected.
I-179-2004*On 9-7-04, MPG called to report that while making a delivery at the Smith Farm Migrant camps in Westfield, a small leak in one of the AST's was discovered. Apparently a flare nut was leaking. The joint was repaired and a small amount of soil was dug up and land spread. No landspreading agreement because of the small quantity.

I-184-2004*Due to a broken hose on a feller buncher, about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost on Seven Island managed ground in T10 R10. The contractor who had the spill used sorbents to clean it up.
I-185-2004*On 9-15-04, the State Police called to report that after stealing gas at a service station in Caribou, and the ensuing chase between the thief and police, the thief's car ended the chase, upside down in a ditch flowing with water. Before he flipped he ripped the gas tank open on a rock, causing the contents of the tank to be lost in the ditch. Caribou fire was called to attempt recovery while I came back from another spill in Madawaska.

When I arrived, the fire crew had placed sorbent boom in the ditch but it was too late when they got there to recover any product. All lost product had gone downstream and dispersed. Any further recovery was not practical.
B-628-2004*On 11/18/04, 1600 hours Bob Bechtold, who is the environmental liaison for Acadia National Park, reported a hydraulic oil spill from a fork lift that they were testing prior to putting it in service.  The lift boom was fully extended when a hose blew out enough oil to cover a 9-12 square foot area on black top. The cleanup generated a quarter of a 55-gallon drum of oiled sorbent, which went to Acadia's waste stream.
A-637-2004*A Central Maine Power reported a service truck leaked an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a stabilizing leg to a concrete pad and gravel on November 10, 2004 at the Boothbay Harbor Sub-Station, Center Road, Boothbay Harbor.  CMP crews used sorbent materials and excavated 1/4 drum of gravel to clean up the spilled material.  CMP disposed of the contaminated soil and sorbents.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-639-2004*Tank corrosion caused a spill beneath a trailer. We started by removing soil with a vactor. Later, upon removing the tank, we discovered more contaminated soil and removed it by hand. We then installed a plastic membrane vapor barrier and a clean sand layer on top to keep it in place.

No further action required.
A-642-2004*Jody from C.N. Brown Co. called to report an overfill at the Martin residence in Winslow.  The vent whistle was inoperative, but the delivery was made anyway.  The filling of the tank progressed until oil sprayed onto the side of the house and ground.  1 gallon was estimated spilled.  The loyal driver used sorbents to clean up the excess product.  I contacted the owner, Richard Martin by phone however he was unavailable.  I left a message on the machine requesting a call back if any odor or staining issues remained.  No call back was received.  No site visit was made.
A-650-2004* On 11-16-04, Irving Oil reported an oil spill had occurred at the residence of Ed Weterian. This home is located at 86 Lakeridge Road, in the town of Sidney. This subdivision is located off Route 23, east of Messalonskee Lake. The driver/fuel delivery man had trouble shutting off the nozzle during delivery. He ripped the nozzle off the fill pipe and pumped fuel onto the ground for several seconds until he could shut off the fuel supply.
 A crew from Irving oil was dispatched to the scene and began soil removal. I meet them on scene to assess the damage. There is a well on the property, and I tried several times to speak with the owner, but was unsuccessful. Clean up was very thorough.
 The site has been referred to Technical Services for site closure or well sampling.
A-651-2004*The Monmouth Police Department reported an improperly secured tractor fell off a trailer near Box 611 Route 135 discharging an estimated 3-5 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground while being transported.  The Monmouth police, fire and public works departments responded and used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The tractor is owned by Larry & Sons, 43 Route 126, Monmouth.  The incident occurred on November 17, 2004.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit  No further action is expected.
P-1039-2004*I received a call from Tim Rector of the DEP who had been notified by Mike Lewis (performing annual tank inspection) that two diesel dispensers were leaking due to bad seals.  After several attempts to reach Kevin Moore of CN Brown, I was able to get the information to him.  He sent a technician to investigate.  The technician was able to tighten the seal enough to stop it from leaking.  New seals were ordered and would be installed the following Monday (11/22/04).
P-1040-2004*Leaking dispensers identified during UST annual inspection. I contacted CN Brown and they dispatched a crew to repair leaking fitting.  Leak was under the dispensers, therefore clean-up was not practical.
A-580-2004*On October 9, 2004, Central Maine Power reported a crane truck had pulled down pole 3, Silver Street, Waterville, discharging an estimated .25 gallons of transformer oil to the pavement.  CMP crews used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material and replaced the transformer.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-609-2004*On 11/10/04, I received notice of a 32 ounce bottle of tile cleaner broken at The Home Depot in Ellsworth.  The spilled product was absorbed with speedy dry and collected.  The waste was stored in The Home Depot's hazardous storage locker and will be disposed of by their waste contractor, 3 E.
B-600-2004*B-600-2004
11/04/2004 10:53

     Dick Ramsay of Dead River Oil in Calais called to report a situation where they filled a tank at a wrong residence on Leighton Point Road in Pembroke.  Some spillage was thought to have occurred at the gauge on the basement 275-gallon tank.  The owner of the residence, Carol Carew, complained about fuel vapors.
     Investigation shown that no spillage had occurred as a result of the wrong delivery.  Inspection of the tank revealed that it was extremely corroded.  Several areas on the tank had a moist appearance.  It was believed that this was the origin of the fuel odor.  The line to the tank was also highly corroded. I explained to the owner that it would be in her best interest to get the tank replaced immediately.  It may be noted that it was the most corroded looking tank I have ever seen to date.
B-611-2004*On 11/11/04, at approximately 1152, I received notice of a spill in Dock 10 at the Bangor International Airport.  A pressure gauge on the heating boiler malfunctioned and allowed approximately 90 gallons of #2 fuel to spill into the systems oily water containment.

An airport facility maintenance worker was performing rounds and noticed the problem.  The employee was able to shut down the boiler and stop the leak.  Then, he notified the proper people and the cleanup actions began.

The spilled product was contained within the boiler room and the oily water containment unit.  Sorbent pads were used to collect approximately 50 gallons of product from the interior concrete surface of the room.  The remaining 40 gallons was collected from the oily water containment system.  Clean Harbors was contracted by the Airport to reclaim the product and dispose of it and the sorbent pads.

The boiler was fixed and is operational.
B-54-2004*B-54-2004
02/01/2004 10:06

     Webber Oil of Bangor called to report a fuel oil spill at the residence of John Perry at 55 Fern Street.  It was stated that a technician was on site dealing with the leak.  It was not known at the time just how much had spilled and why.  Investigation shown that the basement fuel system's line had corroded, spilling perhaps as much as 5 gallons onto the concrete floor.  On arrival, it was found that repairs had already been made.  The fuel had been cleaned up with sorbents.  No further action was taken.
B-184-2004*B-184-2004
04/10/2004 13:29

     Tom Tardiff of the Maine Montreal & Atlantic Railroad called to report a small spill of lube oil at their Hermon yard.  It was stated that a valve failed on a locomotive, causing about a 4 gallon spill.  The lube oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reported to be affected.
B-612-2004*On 11/11/04, I received a report of a 5 gallon hydraulic fluid spill at the Louisiana Pacific mill in Baileyville.  The spill was caused by a break in a hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment.  The contaminated soil was excavated and has been incinerated in the facility's permitted boiler.
B-613-2004*On 11/11/04, I received a report of a half gallon heating oil spilled at Monroe Elementary School.  The spill was caused by a faulty vent line that did not whistle, allowing the driver to overfill and spill the product.  The driver was able to shovel the contaminated soil into bags to be disposed of at Mid-Maine Recovery Company.

The vent line has also been repaired.
B-614-2004*On 11/11/04, I received notice of a spill at 24 Union Street in Ellsworth.  The report was from Dead River Oil.  A service technician from Dead River had been dispatched to the above address to perform work on the furnace.  The technician arrived to find the owner had caused a small spill, while attempting to service his furnace.  Dead River did not feel comfortable performing work to the system at this point and called in the spill.

I arrived on scene and met the owner, Mr. Perry.  He informed me that he had caused a small spill in his basement, while servicing his furnace.  He thought he could perform the work and save some money.  Once he realized that he was not qualified, he called Dead River.  They were not willing to work on the furnace in the current status.  They did give him some sorbent pads to cleanup the spill.

Mr. Perry informed me that he was attempting to contact another oil technician and would spend the money for a professional to perform the work.
B-177-2004*B-177-2004
04/06/2004 09:35

     Alden McLaughlin of the Maine DOT lot in Enfield called to report a hydraulic oil spill from one of their sand trucks.  It was stated that approximately 25 gallons leaked onto the interstate at about mile marker 215 northbound.  The oil was spread in a thin layer for approximately one and a half miles rendering it "unrecoverable".
P-1030-2004*Mrs Lewis called to report the loss of approximately 150-200 gallons of kerosene from her outside AST.  The fuel oil odor caused her to investigate near the tank, upon which she found the filter leaking.  The exact cause of the filter breakage is unknown.

The clay soil around the foundation appear to have minimized the migration of the kerosene, based upon observations made after the initial dig/excavation.  (See enclosed digital photographs.)

The majority of the oil was found parallel to the back wall  of the home beneath a perimeter drain in crushed stone.  The slope was interrupted along the back wall by an extended staircase leading to the basement.  This change in elevation seems to have hindered the migration of oil enough to localize it in the back right corner (looking from the front).  There is an artificial ditch along the back perimeter at the foot of the  hill gradient, to channel water away from the foundation.  It seems to be working well, as surface water runoff has been successfully diverted during the excavation phase of this clean up.

Don White of DEP Tech Services was enlisted to mitigate possible indoor air quality issues and design the water treatment/recovery system.  Activities beyond the initial response and excavation were transferred to White for follow up and completion.

DEP/Response plans no further actions with the transfer of site management to Tech Services.
B-633-2004*11.22.04, RH Foster Inc. reported an approximate 10 gallon diesel fuel spill at entered location.  Upon arrival, I met with Tom Guerrette who advised that a truck was fueling and the automatic shut off device on the fill nozzle failed.  The driver of the truck failed to immediately see the overfill occurring and it is unclear why; perhaps he was washing his windshield or checking his tires.  Regardless, Tom advised that RH Foster was taking responsibility for the spill and is the Subject in this report.  Tom stated that the shut off mechanism on the fill nozzle failed and that it would be put out of service.

Speedi-Dri was deployed in several applications.  The waste will be disposed through a waste pick-up of a licensed contractor.


File/report.
B-626-2004*On 11/16/04, I met Mr. Gordon Young at his residence, which is located at 8 Livingston Road in Bar Harbor.  Mr. Young is a retired dentist who had approximately 15 pounds of liquid mercury.  The mercury was un-opened and would have been used in dentistry in the past.  Mr. Young is ninety one years old and was cleaning his basement when he found the mercury and would like to dispose of it properly.

I took control of the mercury and over packed and safely stored it in the Department of Environmental Protection's HazStor locker.  It will be disposed of by Clean Harbors as hazardous waste.
B-629-2004*On 11/22/04, I received a report of a spill of 275 gallons of waste oil at K & M Motors in Millinocket.  The spill was caused by Safety Kleen.  Safety Kleen was contracted to remove the waste oil from K & M Motors.  The waste oil was stored in a 275-gallon above ground storage tank inside the garage on a concrete floor with no floor drains.

The waste oil was spilled when a Poly Vinal Chloride elbow was broken on the bottom of the tank.  The PVC pipe was attached to the elbow and this was the fill port for the tank.  When Safety Kleen hooked up to the tank to pump it out, the driver tried to move the PVC fill port and broke it, spilling the contents of the tank, before the leak could be stopped.

The Safety Kleen employee and the garage employees were able to contain and collect all of the spilled oil and pumped it into Safety Kleen's pump truck.  Safety Kleen will also dispose of all of the used speedy dry.

B-634-2004*On 11/23/04, 0950 hours Norman Laberge (Cutler Navy Base) reported a 50 to 100 gallons spill of anti freeze (ethylene glycol).  The release came from an engine that had been installed for a few months, but was being used for the first time.  There was a loose fitting in the engine's cooling system.  The spill was contained inside the building (Bldg 103) and was pumped to drums.  The product will be stored on site while they look for an outfit that can recycle the recovered product.
B-625-2004*On 11/15/04, Rick Haffner referred a case in Bar Harbor to me.  The Town Public Works was storing drums of waste oil at one of their facilities and had spilled some onto the ground.  I visited the site and met with a representative of the Highway Department.  He told me they were planning on disposing of the oil, but were not sure of the best way.  I put them in contact with Industrial Services.

On 11/29/04, Industrial Services was on site and pumped 300 gallons of waste oil from the drums and will recycle the oil.

On 1/4/05, I was on site to investigate any spilled oil contamination on the ground.  Bar Harbor Public Works was on site with a back hoe and were able to excavate and determine that no oil spillage impacted the ground.
B-162-2004*As often happens in the happy world of utility maintenance, a bucket truck belonging to Bangor Hydro split a hydraulic hose while working behind the Maine Square Mall.  The truck's crew cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents.
P-920-2003*Giroux Oil called to report their customer at Scarborough Health Care made a complaint about oil odors for the second time in a week.  Upon closer inspection, it was determined the AST had developed a leak in the belly of the tank.  Giroux made arrangements to have the oil transferred and the tank replaced.

No request for DEP assistance was made by Giroux, and the customer had no additional complaints about the spill or subsequent clean up.  Based on the information given by Giroux and lack of any further complaints by the Health Care group, no DEP Response personnel were dispatched.
B-165-2004*A south-bound truck driver from PEI pulled into the I-95 weigh station on the morning of March 31, triggering a chain of events that would prove somewhat expensive.

It being March, there was a layer of ice about 4" thick on the side of the parking lot where the driver was directed to undergo inspection.   As he drove across the ice, a section tipped up and cracked his fuel line.   Thinking quickly, he cut a wooden plug and stopped the leak, losing an estimated 10 gallons to the ground.  The State Police truck inspectors called Old Town Fire Department to attend to the spill.

In the interim, the inspectors discovered a number of deficiencies and violations, presenting the driver with $2100 in fines.  The fuel line had to be repaired before he could leave, they said.  Welcome to Maine, the way life should be.
B-182-2004*Judson Grant had awarded the contract for the site work at phase II of Judson Heights to Joe Lynch.  Joe started the work in the fall of '03.  Picking up where he'd left off in April of '04, and prior to recommencing work, he had Dead River deliver fuel to a skid tank on site.

Starting work the next day, Joe noticed a sheen on a ditch and traced it back to his own skid tank.  It was obvious that Dead River had overfilled the tank.

Joe asked me to look at the problem and I just had him excavate the contaminated soil, after I'd put out a sorbent boom, disposing of both at Pine Tree Landfill.   Dead River paid for the disposal.
P-1070-2003*Kennebunk fire responded to a flooded basement at 49 Storer Street, where the rising water overturned a few gas cans and flooded two lawn mowers which spilled gasoline.  Approximately 18 inches of water had collected in the basement when something caused the sump pump to stop working.  No direct cause was found, as the pump worked.  The fuses were fine, but power was not transmitting from the box to the outlet sufficiently which caused the basement to flood.

The power was cut by the KFD in fear of ignition potential from gas vapors and open fuse electrical system.  Generators were used to pump the majority of the water out of the basement, down to a few inches.  The remaining water was pumped thru a carbon filter unit and discharged into the local storm sewer (with KPW approval).

Recovery and sorting thru the materials was left to the tenants. One of which was in the process of moving anyway.  The other was housed by red cross for the night until the remaining vapors exhausted and the power and heat could be started safely.  Pads were used with nominal success for the free product (what appeared to be oil-gas mix from the mowers).  The items that could be recovered were, the other were hauled off for disposal.  Not enough fuel was involved to classify it as oil contaminated debris, so it went as general refuse.

No other remedial actions were planned by DEP Response or Tech Services.

A-589-2004*Ted Haskell, McGee Construction, reported an unregistered 500 gallon underground tank discovered during a renovation to the office of Dr. Steven Zembrowski, 94 A, Western Ave, Augusta on October 14, 2004.  The site is at the rear of the building in what has become the parking area.  Access to the parking area is from Hillcrest Street.  The tank appears to have been used to supply the furnace with #2 fuel oil, though the present owner had no prior knowledge of the tank and it had long been disconnected.  An area 4" x 4"  had a small stain; measurement of the contaminated soil with a PID found 24 ppm with fuel oil set points.  No remediation was required.  Maine DEP staff issued a 30 waiver to remove the tank and an Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement.  The area is served by municipal water.

No further action is expected.
P-763-2004*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a mysterious green liquid in a storm drain at the Riverdam Mill.  I contracted EPI to come out with a couple of drums and a drum vac.  We removed all the liquid from the storm drain and all the powder from around the drain.  We are awaiting analytical results to determine disposal options.

Analytical results showed the liquid had a pH of 12.00,  basically no metals, and 128 ppb of acetone in it.  EPI was hired to dispose of the two drums.  Unfortunately these analytical results are inconclusive as to the origin of the liquid.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-612-2004* On 10-28-04, The Rumford Fire Dept. reported a oil release of about 150 gallons of fuel oil into the basement of Douglas Farwell. Mr. Farwell had installed a 275 gallon tank in the basement of his home and then ordered fuel from CN Brown. CN Brown made a delivery of fuel oil, and according to the driver the whistle was working correctly. The owner was not home at the time, however, when he did return, the house reeked of fuel oil. Mr. Farwell had not connected the copper line, and he had accidentally left the firomatic valve open.
 The Fire Dept. used wood shavings as sorbent material and they left a smoke ejector fan in place.
 I arrived the next day to determine the next course of action. None of the oil escaped the basement, there is no drain and no cracks in the concrete floor. The oil stained carpet, wood debris and other personal stuff had been placed outside. In addition, 4 drums of shavings were outside. The basement floor was covered with a fresh layer of wood shavings and the odors in the basement were faint. I asked the homeowner to shovel the shavings into poly bags and to install the DEP Ram Fan. I returned the smoke ejector to the Rumford Fire Dept. I next made arrangement with EPI to bag the oil debris and transport the debris to MMWAC. This was done on 11-1-04.
 I returned to the site on 11-18-04 to collect the DEP fan. The homeowner's had scented air fresheners scattered throughout the house, therefore it was difficult to determine if any fuel oil odors still lingered. I suggested to the homeowner that he wash the floor with "simple green" and to remove some oil stained plywood. Later that evening I could detected fuel oil odors on my work clothing. The next day I made phone contact with John Engel, @ Engel Environmental Services, and scheduled a hydrogen peroxide treatment of the basement floor. The earliest John could arrive was on December 2, 2004.
 John Engel did the H2O2 treatment and I called the homeowner several days later and he was satisfied with the results. No further action is expected from Response.

B-584-2004*B-584-2004
10/25/2004 08:30

     Robert Stanwood, caretaker of the Dietrich Weissman estate at 28 Causeway Lane in Southwest Harbor, called to report that a 275-gallon fuel tank lost it's contents of about 200 gallons beneath an addition to the main building of the estate.  It was stated that the line to the tank had corroded leaking the fuel onto the ground surface.
     Investigation revealed that the attached structure was situated on posts with about an 18 inch crawl space.  A closer inspection revealed that the fuel was lost to exposed bedrock.  Mr.  Stanwood informed me that the well to the property was buried being located only 30 feet from the spill.  This would certainly place the water supply at a high risk to contamination.  Given the complexity of the spill with the discharge being lost to bedrock, the case was quickly referred to Technical Services staff.  It may be noted that the well tested positive for DRO shortly afterwards.
P-1052-2004*Received a call from the Kittery Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) that was involved in a structure fire.  They stated that the oil was running down an embankment into a marshy area, and there was the possibility of 250 gallons of fuel being discharged.  Enpro Environmental Services had been contacted and were on their way.

By the time I arrived on-site, the fire had been extinguished and they were in the process of knocking the building down.   Chief O'Brien, Kittery Fire Dept., stated the contents (approximately 250 gallons) of the tank had been lost.  I checked the area for any signs of a large discharge, and observed none.  The only thing I observed was a half dozen, saturated sorbents used to collect the oil when it first appeared.  There was no sheening on the large puddles where the run-off collected or saturated detritus in the immediate vicinity of the fire, suggesting that most of the oil had been consumed in the fire.

Enpro finally arrived and determined that fuel still remained in the AST.  Approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel was removed. The sorbents were collected.  We checked the soil, in the general vicinity of the tank, for evidence of a large discharge, and only found the areas directly under the sorbents to have any evidence of oil.  Fortunately, the area is serviced by public water.  No soil was removed.  The owner of the property was to contact me if he encountered any problems while removing debris or constructing the new building.

A-344-2003*This site consisted of two bare steel gasoline tanks and one bare steel heating oil tank. Minor amounts of contamination were found in the tank excavations. Most of the impact came from the dispensers and fill point areas. Some contaminated soil was left in place in order to avoid undermining the building and road. A test pit downgrade across the street showed very minor contamination. See attached report.

Note:  The spill debris letter, CRS waste processing information, and Waste Management disposal information are included within the Hillier report Appendix B and C.  pjb
P-1035-2004*A copper line was not appropriately attached to an AST, which caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of #2 heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were contacted and product was picked up with speedy dry and pads.  Included in the event was issue resolution.
P-1042-2004*While a hose was being reeled in, the nozzle inadvertently opened discharging approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the driveway  Product did not leave the pavement and was picked up with speedy dry and pads.
P-1043-2004*Please see attached CMP report.
P-1048-2004*Report of leak from outdoor AST located at Curves in the Sabattus Mall.  I inspected the site and noted a tank with a drip pan under the filter with some product in it.  I could not find a leak in the tank itself and it appeared to be dripping from the filter.  I returned the next day and saw that the leak had stopped and the filter apparently changed.  A filter protector had also been placed on the tank.  Given that the discharge was to alphalt, no clean up was necessary.
P-1051-2004*A loose gauging device was caused a release of propane gas at Rigby Yard in South Portland.  South Portland Fire contacted Propane Industry Resources on how to deal with the issue. The device was uninstalled then reinstalled which mitigated the issue.

P-1053-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wednesday, 11/24/04, 1230 hrs: Mr. Glen Morse reported he had suffered a 50 to 60-gallon discharge of K1 oil to the ground from his outside, residential AST.  The spill had happened about two weeks before when his workers had jacked up the tank so as to pour a large concrete pad under it and the deck (see photos).  After several hours, the tank apparently fell over, bending several legs and discharged 50 to 60 gallons of oil out the tank's top.  Mr. Morse called his uncle, Ed Benjamin, a week or two after to dig out the oil contaminated soil, at which time Mr. Benjamin advised Mr. Morse to report the discharge to the DEP.
	Mr. Paul Beaulieu, a neighbor at 6 Red Brook Lane, also reported the spill to DEP on 11/29/04, as 150 gallons.  Mr. Beaulieu, who operates ACE Oil Co., had refused to fill the tank until there was a pad under the tank.  He was also very concerned about his dug well.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	On 11/24/04, I met Mr. Morse on site.  The area is a new rural residential neighborhood off  Running Hill Rd. in North Scarborough.  The three homes are all on dug well water and septic systems.  I understand that two lots are occupied, and Mr. Morse owns the undeveloped land.  The Morse home located on 4 Red Brook Lane is near being finished, and I was told will be occupied by Mr. Glen Morse (perhaps until it is sold).

	On 11/24/04, Upon my response, I noted the horizontal oil tank propped up with blocks and two of the legs bent over (see photo 4).  The bare soil around the tank was stained in an approximately 90 foot radius and smelled of oil.  The oily soil was near saturation up against the house.  In this particular area, the wood frame structure goes about 8" below grade (rather than being concrete foundation as is usual).  As noted in photo 3, there was also a long brown stain across the lawn where oil runoff had killed the lawn.
	The location is rural forested wetland with water flow around the perimeter of lot #4 and then around lot #5.  Mr. Beaulieu at 5 Redbrook Lane stated the forest between the properties is wet about 11 months of 12.  There is a drain for #4's basement sump pump to the open water (see site sketch) though there was no free oil on the open water when I visited.  On 11/29/04, I did note a light oil sheen on water next to Mr. Beaulieu's driveway in the area of photo 8.
	Though I did not believe the dug well to be seriously threatened there was a threat to the wetland and Red Brook, and a threat of oil vapors within the home.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assigned.
	On 12/2/04, I noted a newly installed s/w copper line for a temporary AST to be drip leaking to soil at two locations.  This is covered as a separate spill under P-1171-04.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Mr. Morse made plans to have his uncle, Ed Benjamin excavate over the weekend of 11/27 & 11/28/04, though Mr. Benjamin backed out on 11/29/04.  Mr. Morse chose option-1 for DEP management so that afternoon I met on site with Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES).
	Thus. 12/2/04: CHES vacuumed out 18.5 tons of oily soil for disposal @ CRS.  {One yard of this oily soil and associated excavation & disposal costs will be attributed to the leaking fuel lines under P-1171-04.}  Soils were mostly compacted sand with scattered & buried building debris and  logs.  Groundwater with red LNAPL oil came in at about 2' bg.  Excavation under the deck was hampered by fear of undermining the pillars so all oiled soil could not be removed.
	Fri. 12/3/04: CHES pumped oily water out of the excavation then filled in the excavation under the deck, and used a backhoe/loader to dig 15.7 tons of VPOC's out the oiled lawn.  The soil was very muddy and we decided to fill in the ruts and removed lawn after the ground has frozen later in the winter.

YEAR 2005 ACTIONS
	Throughout the spring of 2005, heavy rain and the resulting high water table prevented the heavy equipment from returning to landscape.  As of April 2005, Fire Marshal's St
P-1054-2004*
	11/24/04 complaint of mystery, odorless sheen floating on Horne Pond in Limington.  Kara Tudman of DEP was in the area and met Mr. Chris Kelly onsite that afternoon.  Tudman determined that the the material was not petroleum but was an organic flocculent derived from dimeric mixing of the pond.
	No further actions recommended or taken.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-174-2004*B-174-2004
04/02/2004 14:08

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small hydraulic oil spill out on the general aviation ramp.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons leaked from a failed hose on a piece of sweeping equipment.  The majority of the oil was captured in sorbent material.  Some of the oil was lost to a drain during a heavy rain event.
B-368-2004*B-368-2004
07/20/2004 12:00

     Dead River Oil Company of Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Debbie Rogers at 32 Sunbury Avenue.  It was stated that the driver had begun to fill the tank when it was noticed that the tank was not hooked up.  Approximately one gallon had leaked out the fitting to the tank before filling had ceased.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  Matters could have been much worse in this particular case.
B-105-2004*B-105-2004
03/02/2004 10:17

     Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park called to report discovering some weeping of fuel oil in the sump to a 500-gallon underground heating oil tank that serviced their headquarters.  The weep was found at their annual tank inspection.  It was later revealed that the leak involved the interstitial sensor to the tank.  Repairs were subsequently made.  It may be noted that the tank was later removed in July without incident or the discovery of contamination.
P-1061-2004*John Bedle of "Fill It Up Please" called to report the sump on the #2 UST servicing the car wash had filled with rain water during the heavy rain showers yesterday (11/28). He initially called 23:00 on 11/28 but the phone system was not operating properly so he called again on the 29th.

He reported water had filled the sump for the #2 fuel oil tank in the car wash facility.  This water was placed in a 55 gal drum for characterization (determine if oil present) and G Erskine had been called for a maintenance check.

No DEP Response was dispatched, and no further action warranted based on the information received.
B-610-2004*On 11/11/04, I received a report of a spill at 36 High Street in Eastport.  The report was made from Dead River Oil Company, who had mistakenly filled the wrong above ground storage tank at Mr. Wayne Wilcox's residence.  The spilled product was # 2 fuel oil and the estimated quantity was 50 gallons.

I arrived on scene and discovered that Dear River Oil had already dispatched a crew to recover un-spilled product and assist in cleanup effort.

Mr. Wilcox has two very old 120-gallon above ground storage tanks on his property.  One was inside and being used, the other was outside and in the process of being unhooked and discarded by Mr. Wilcox.  Dead River filled the outside tank that Mr. Wilcox was planning on disposing of due to poor condition.  Mr. Wilcox did not know the wrong tank had been filled and began dismantling the piping on the tank.  Once Mr. Wilcox removed the oil filter, he was not able to re-attach it and the tank began to leak.  Luckily, while attempting to stop the leak, the tank fell over.  With the tank in this position, less oil was able to leak out.

An excavating contractor was hired and removed approximately 6 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the spill site.  The contaminated soil was hauled to Dead River's bulk plant in Calais and land spread.  After replacing an old wooden door, used to cover where the cellars bulkhead door once was, the contractor backfilled the excavation.

Dead River also replaced Mr. Wilcox's other tank in his basement and brought the system up to code.  The vapors in the cellar were able to vent through the cellar windows.

The entire neighborhood is on public water.
B-558-2004*On 10/14/04, I received a report of an above ground storage tank spill at 1620.  The spill was caused by a vandal, whom smashed off the fuel filter and nipple on the tanks.  There were two 275-gallon heating oil tanks plumbed in series.  It was estimated that the entire contents, approximately 200 gallons at that time, was spilled.

I arrived in Brooklin at dusk and was not able to see exactly what needed to be done for remediation at that time.  I was able to see that the tanks and plumbing appeared to be to code.  I spoke with the owner, Michael Torrey and State Trooper Mitchell.  Mr. Torrey informed me that his well was on the opposite side of the house, approximately 70 feet away.  It is a drilled well with a depth of about 275 feet.  Mr. Torrey was concerned for his neighbor's well, which is down gradient approximately 110 feet.  This well is drilled to a depth of 105 feet.  Mr. Torrey was also concerned for his septic field, which is next to the spill area.  After discussing the septic systems layout with Mr. Torrey, it became apparent that heavy equipment would not be able to be used, because of the septic tank location and depth below grade.  I decided that a vactor truck would be the least destructive means of removing the contaminated soil.  I placed a call to Clean Harbors to alert them to the fact that I may need a vactor truck the next day.  At this point, I left the site and would return the next day to evaluate in day light and call in Clean Harbors, if needed.

I arrived on scene the next day and confirmed that a vactor truck would be necessary.  I called Clean Harbors, who dispatched a truck and crew.  A vactor truck load, approximately 15 tons, was removed and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  Unfortunately, there was more contamination that needed to be removed.

On 10/19/04, Clean Harbors was back on site and removed another vactor truck load, approximately 15 tons, to be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  After removing this load of contamination, the edge of the septic field drainage stone had been exposed.  With the drainage stone exposed, free product was able to be drained out of the septic field and into the excavation.  With the aid of the vactor truck, a collection pool was created where the product could drain into.  Once the product was seeping into the excavation, sorbent pads were applied to collect the product.

After conversing with Department of Environmental Protection personnel in water quality and confirming that the septic system would most likely be unaffected by the remaining oil, I began a daily exchange of sorbent pads.  I continued the exchange of sorbent pads until no more free product was absorbed by the pads.  I would estimate that as much as 10 gallons of product was re-claimed in this manner.

On 10/28/04, Clean Harbors completed the back fill of the excavation.

On 11/15/04, I returned to the site and collected water samples from Mr. Torrey's residence and Mr. Hardy's residence, down gradient of the spill.  The samples were taken directly to Northeast Laboratory for analysis for Diesel Range Organics.

On 11/24/04, the results from the laboratory confirmed that both wells had DRO of less than 50 parts per billion.  Both home owners were notified of the findings.


B-256-2004*B-256-2004
05/20/2004 13:30

     John Dunlap of the Licensing & Enforcement staff in Augusta called to request a new underground oil storage tank site inspection at the Why Not Stop store on West Broadway.  The site was later investigated discovering that the proposed location was situated on a sand and gravel aquifer.  The check list was completed and forwarded to Augusta.  The site was believed to have moved to a different location out of the aquifer.
B-620-2004*On 11/13/04, at approximately 0955, I received a report of a truck wreck on the interstate at mile marker 174, north bound.  The truck driver lost control of the truck, while passing a vehicle and crashed into the drainage swale in the meridian of the interstate.

Newburgh Fire Department, State Police, and Department of Transportation also responded to the truck wreck.  For a safe working area, the Department of Transportation had to close one lane of the interstate.

The truck's cargo was clothing bound for a Bangor retail store.  One of the 150 gallon saddle tanks was undamaged.  The other tank spilled approximately 140 gallons of diesel after being torn open on impact.  The diesel was spilled into the drainage swale, which had a large puddle of water from rain the night before.  Luckily, this water held most of the product up, not allowing it to penetrate into the ground.  I was able to apply 5 bundles of absorbent pads to the puddle over the next three hours and recovered approximately 450 to 500 saturated sorbent pads.  Best case, this could be as much as 110 gallons of spilled product recovered from the puddle.

On 11/15/04, the Department of Transportation was able to excavate approximately 20 cubic yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-500-2004*B-500-2004
09/14/2004 09:45

     An anonymous complainant called to report that the owner of Dave's Tire and Service on Route 15 was intentionally spilling oil at the rear of his facility.  The reporter also made it known that he was unhappy with his service.  Investigation of the facility shown no sign of oil spillage.  No further action was taken.
B-380-2004*B-380-2004
07/27/2004 13:00

     Vaughn Thibodeau of Thibodeau Construction called to request a waiver to remove a 2000 gallon fiberglass underground tank at the wastewater treatment plant on Indian Island.  It was stated that the tank needed to be removed to make room for an upgrade to the plant.  Investigation the following day shown that the tank had already been partially removed from a pea stone fill.  No evidence of leakage was observed.  No further action was taken.
B-450-2004*B-450-2004
08/20/2004 00:02

     The Sorrento Fire Department called to report discovering old pesticide containers in the basement of the town's community center, which dated back to the 1940's.  Why they were calling at 00:02 remains a mystery, since none of them were leaking.  In any event, the 24 one pound containers of DDT fumigant were retrieved and disposed of at the pesticide pick up later that October without incident.
B-641-2004*On 11/29/04, at approximately 0905, I received a report of a transformer leak on Route 46 in Bucksport at pole 111.  The spill was caused by a falling tree in the wind the night before.  A tree fell, landing on a service line from the transformer to a camp.  When the line was hit, it arched causing a small burn hole in the transformer, approximately the size of a quarter, three quarters of the way down on the transformer.

The transformer is a 10 KVA non-PCB transformer, containing approximately 10 gallons of oil.  The oil leaked out of the hole until discovered the following morning.  Once discovered, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to perform the cleanup of the impacted ground under the transformer.  Due to a slow drip rate and wind, the spill area covered a larger area than expected.  This was fortunate, because it prevented the oil from penetrating to any significant depth.  Clean Harbors was able to rake some leaves and top soil into bags for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-340-2004*B-340-2004
07/06/2004 12:44

     Allan Talbot of the Division of Marine Resources in Lamoine called to report that some clam diggers got their truck stuck in the mud on the flats on Raccoon Cove also in Lamoine.  The tide later swamped their vehicle bringing on some environmental concerns.  No sheen was evident however.  The vehicle was later removed without incident.
B-644-2004*On 11/23/04, I received a report of an abandoned piece of forestry equipment in the woods at the end of the abandoned section of Greenvalley Road.  The report was placed by Mrs. Jackson.  Mrs. Jackson said the equipment had been there for over 5 years and it looked like it had leaked oil.

I met with the town manager and code enforcement officer on 11/29/04, and visited the site.  The equipment had broken down and had leaked some oil, though it appears to be a minimal amount of hydraulic fluid.

I was in contact with the land owner, Mr. LaGasse, who contacted the owner of the equipment, Mr, Linwood Lancaster.  Mr. Lancaster said he would not be able to remove the machine until after the frost took hold and allowed heavy equipment to the site.

Repairs have began to remove the equipment from the land.  Many of the salvageable parts have been stripped from the machine and will need to be replaced.  The owner expects to have the equipment removed by the end of February.  I will perform a follow-up investigation on the spilled oil once the snow is gone.
A-640-2004*Cindy Burke, Irving Oil, Bangor, reported a home heating oil delivery truck had discharged an estimated 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil along Route 201, Vassalboro near the State Police Academy on November 10, 2004.  The discharge occurred when a chain securing the delivery hose reel failed and allowed the end of the hose to fall to the ground.  The driver noticed the problem and pulled over.  About 1/4 mile of road was impacted.  No oil left the paved surface.  Irving used sorbent materials to clean up the puddles and stop further discharge from the hose.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site on November 12.  No further action is expected.
B-642-2004*On 11/29/04, 1020 hours an anonymous caller complained of ammonia having been drained into water at Stinson Sea Food.  Her concern was that they (Stinson Food) were going to dump the ammonia contaminated water into the ocean.  I explained that if one were having an ammonia release, putting it into water would be the most effective way to keep it out of the air where it would become an inhalation hazard.  I told her that I would investigate the fate of this material with our hazardous waste experts.  I talked with Scott Leighton and Scott discussed it with Jim Sohns.  It turns out that Jim deals with Stinson's waste water issues and he talked with Roger Webber, who is the plant manager.  During maintenance on their refrigeration system, they transferred the ammonia to another container.  When the transfer was completed, there was 3 to 4 pounds of NH3 left in the line.  By directing the line into water, the NH3 was solubilized and became a solution of ammonium hydroxide.  The amount of water in the container was 375 gallons.  As the solution sits open to air, the NH3 gases off so that the solution becomes less concentrated.  When it gets to the point where ammonia can not be smelled, the water goes to the waste water treatment system and out through the licensed discharge point.
A-660-2004*This was a late report that did not show up in our spill log.  No site visit was made.
CMP reported a car hit a pole, spilling transformer oil from the transformer onto the ground.  CMP crew reportedly excavated soil, and replaced the leaking transformer.  7-13 gallons were estimated to have been spilled.
A-636-2004*On November 9, 2004, John Murphy, 63 Cobb Road, Belfast, reported a mercury discharge in his workshop several weeks prior to reporting the incident to Maine DEP.  Mr. Murphy, who is a cabinet maker, was restoring an antique door with a mirror for Greg Skilman, 131 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner (see spill A-646-2004), while removing the mirror from the door Mr. Murphy noticed a small crack in the mirror and several small balls of mercury on the frame and his shop floor.  Mercury had been used to create a reflective surface for the mirror.

Mr. Murphy cleaned up the small amount of discharged mercury and sealed the door and mirror in plastic and cardboard for disposal.  When he became aware of the reporting requirement, he telephone Maine DEP.  Maine DEP response staff used a Lumex meter to determine the concentration of Hg vapor in air in Mr. Murphy's shop and home.  Readings in the shop ranged from 15 ng/m^3 to a high of 55 ng/m^3 at the shop trash can.  Readings in the Murphy home did not exceed background for the area of 3-5 ng/m^3.  This concentration is not expected to cause any adverse health impacts.

Maine DEP made Mr. Murphy and Mr. Skilman aware of the disposal requirements and options for mercury.  Maine DEP staff transported the remains of the mirror to Augusta where EPI picked it up for disposal.  No further action is expected.
A-36-2004*The U.S. Coast Guard called to report a sunken lobster boat in Boothbay Harbor near the "Sea Pier Lobster Pound".  I responded and met with several local salts none of whom seemed terribly concerned with the situation.  They pointed me vaguely in the direction of the harbor to where the boat had sunk.  The 30' fiberglass vessel "Challenge" was just below the surface and tied to the pier.  A bitter cold wind was blowing making the trip down the wooden ladder to the floating pier a challenge.  A very slight sheen was visible coming from the vessel.  I returned to the Sea Pier office to glean some additional information.  It seems that the vessel owner (Snowman) had been neglecting his boat and the battery went dead resulting in the bilge pump failing and subsequent sinking.  The boys theorized there was not much diesel fuel aboard.  The plan was to raise the vessel on the incoming tide Saturday 1/17/04.  I called the local fire chief and conveyed the situation, of which he was aware.  He agreed to contact me if the sheening became more pronounced and/or if the vessel was not removed as planned.  I also contacted Seth Barker at DMR to let them know of the situation.  He also was aware of what had happened, (news travels fast along the coast).  Seth supported removal as soon as practicable.

Alas, the owner and his cronies were good to their word and the "Challenge" was withdrawn from the briny deep on Saturday without incident.  No further action.


A-48-2004*Lincoln County Communications contacted this office to report a spill of fuel oil at the C.N. Brown Big Apple Store, Rt. 1 in Waldoboro.  I responded and found a fuel oil delivery truck on site parked on the pavement.  The Fire Department was also on scene shoveling copious amounts of kitty litter.  There were puddles of free product in the low areas on the pavement.  I spoke with the officer in charge and directed them to stop using the clay litter and use the sorbent pads which I supplied.  I inspected the tank truck and spoke with the driver.  The truck had additional free product within the rollover protection structure on top of the tank body.  I handed the driver pads and together we bagged up the remaining free product.  The spill was caused when the driver was attempting to use the pump on the truck to transfer product between an UST on site to an AST.  Due to a connection error, K-1 Kerosene was forced into the #2 tank on the truck which was already full.  Product flowed out the dome lid and down the side of the truck to ground.  Sorbent and kitty litter were removed by hand and bagged up for disposal.

Request re-imbursement for 4 bales of pads and 25 plastic bags.  C.N. Brown arranged disposal.
B-535-2004*B-535-2004
09/30/2004 00:15

     William Lee of the Lincoln Fire Department called through the emergency response number to report a major structure fire at Chester Forest Products on Route 116 in Chester.  It was stated that drums of various lube oils were exploding in the fire.  When I arrived to investigate, the majority of the fire had already been extinguished.  No sheen was found in any of the runoff from the fire.  It appeared that the oils were consumed.  Two 275-gallon waste oil tanks remained unaffected.  A later investigation that day under daylight conditions still shown no evidence of spillage.  It is unclear just how much of the oil was consumed; best guess, 75 gallons.
A-90-2004*Ann Pistell, ESIII, DEP Remediation & Waste Management called this office to request assistance with a reported mercury spill at Cony High School.  She requested assistance with air monitoring.  We met on site with Environmental Projects Tech, John Cressey.  Ann oversees an education and outreach program with schools across the state to evaluate chemical inventories and waste disposal issues.  In this program she has encountered a number of mercury issues.

I calibrated the Lumex meter and took backgound, outdoor air measurements.  We checked several rooms including sink traps in the science rooms.  Room 223 island sink is contaminated with >875 ug/m3 Hg.  All other areas appear to be well below the threshold 300 ug/m3 established for sensitive individuals by DHS Bureau of Health.

EPI was scheduled to remove the offending sink trap and dispose as hazardous waste.  No further action is warranted.  Results attached.
A-113-2004*DEP received a spill incident report of a 2 gallon lube oil spill in the "B" mill operating floor at International Paper, Jay.  This spill was not found in our log for January, thus the late report.  Ice buildup on a valve caused a mechanical failure resulting in approx. 2 gallons of lube oil to spill to the floor and a process drain.  Some oil was reportedly collected with sorbents.  The remaining oil headed for the "wetroom".   No site visit was made.  No further action is anticipated.
P-539-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 6/16/04, DEP notified by Mr. Davis of prohibited petroleum discharges identified by a site assessment done on his property for projected construction and expansion of their building.  On June 25, 2004, the DEP received a copy of the brief assessment of 5/28/04, from Morin Brick Co.  The report, done by Levine-Fricke Co. (LFR), described oil contamination in soil and groundwater that appeared to be exceeding DEP Notification Level (see attached).

FACILITY HISTORY & AREA DESCRIPTION
	The company is a brick making firm located in a rural/sub-urban Danville area of Auburn.  The facility presently has active AST's for #2, K1, gasoline, and diesel oils.  In 1987 and in 1991 motor fuel and heating oil UST's of 1960's age were abandoned by removal.
	In year 2000, DEP's Sheryl Bernard responded to a sediment problem in a brook related to this site.  At this time I have not noted any DEP spill reports for the UST removals.  The gasoline and diesel UST's were abandoned in 1987, prior to the Maine requirement for a CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment.
	This industrial/commercial site is located in a largely rural residential area.  The site produces bricks and occupies a parcel of 10+ acres.  Included is a small retail/office building and large kiln & production building.  Expansion of their building will include the AST and oil contaminated area.  There are no known private or public drinking water wells within 1000'.  The facility does have their own drilled drinking water well near the office building putting the location within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  I noted no residences within 300'.  According to the assessment: below 10' bg were clay soils of 30' or more that underlay the area.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The May 2004, assessment by LFR mentioned seven soil borings and found oil discharges in soil @ 44-ppm TPH in boring B3/MW-3.  Water analysis for MW-2 and MW-3 noted contamination concentrations do not exceed the applicable ST (state?) action levels.  [A full copy of the LFR study with the soil boring logs, lab data, boring/well locations and site map were not available to DEP at this time.]  The oil discharges appear to have come from operation of the UST's and AST's and possibly from multiple surface discharges.  These discharges appear not to have been reported to the the state of Maine as required.
	On 11/10/04, Summit Env. documented the excavation of a trench for the new construction and acquired soil samples for field screening.  Summit noted most of the bag-headspace soil samples were ND.  Two samples exceeded the 100-ppm action level.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Summit stated they oversaw removal of 9-yards of sandy oil-contaminated soil for storage on site and later one-time re-use within the brick making operation.  The contaminated zone did not appear worth chasing outside the trench scheduled for the new construction.  DEP was not available to attend the excavation.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Leading up to the November excavation I spoke with several bank officials regarding state requirements and property liability.
2.	At this time, based on the partial May 2004 LFR report and the Nov. 2004 Summit Env. report, no further DEP Response Div. actions are required.  Based on reported geology, severity of the contamination and the depth & distance to the well: I believe the on site well to not be threatened by the identified discharge(s) at this time.
3.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site, and even in these low levels it shall be properly managed according to state, local and federal requirements if disturbed.  It is understood that a full Phase-2 assessment was not performed nor requested for the entire parcel.
4. 	At their request, a copy of this report will be sent to Morin Brick Co.


S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-114-2004*Kyle Ellis, Town Clerk contacted this office to report an overfill of the town office outdoor AST.  The delivery company had reportedly filled the tank and piping to the brim the previous day.  In the following hours, the sun shone brightly causing the contents of the tank to expand at a rate which exceeded the use of the oil by the burner.  The expanding oil spurted out of the vent pipe and onto the ground below.  Kyle had heard through the grapevine that DEP provided absorbant pads to local authorities and wondered if Wilton could receive some of those State goodies. Bart Newhouse of this office made a run over and delivered some pads for the good people of Wilton, and life was good again.
A-115-2004*Althea Haskell of Fairfield called to report an oil odor issue in her basement.  She lives with her adult mentally challenged daughter and has a home occupation knitting business.  She had her basement AST previously replaced by a local oil company, however, they had not undertaken to remove the old unit.  This is an older home with narrow stairs and no bulk head access.  The old tank was a homemade welded unit approx 275 gallons.  It appeared to have been fabricated right in the basement.  I stuck the tank with a gauge stick.  It was about a 1/3 full of oil and was sitting on the dirt floor.  The tank had corroded and there was a mild fuel oil odor in the basement.  Due to the limited means available to Ms. Haskell, I wanted to assist and remove the threat of additional leakage.  With the Wilden air pump Thomas Smith and I transferred fuel oil through a coarse filter and into the new tank.  We cut up the old tank with a Saws-All and removed it out a basement window.  The tank scrap steel was accepted for credit at O'Connor Junkyard.  The odors were mitigated and the future threat of a larger discharge was avoided.  Mrs. Haskell was appreciative.
A-136-2004*Randolph Fire Dept requested DEP assistance at a roadside spill at the corner of Rt. 27 and the offramp of the Pearl Harbor Rememberance Bridge (Randolph end).  A pulp truck had a saddle tank support strap break causing the tank to drop to the roadway where it was struck by the rear wheels and partially crushed.  This resulted in diesel fuel spilled to the roadway.  When I arrived, some fuel had been absorbed with sorbent.  I assisted in this effort and distributed more pads and bags for disposal.  The tank itself was leaking and I was able to apply plug-n-dyke patch to stop the fuel leak.  A tow truck operator was hired by the owner (Shepard) to transport the tank back to Shepard's yard where he intended to transfer the product to another tank.  The Dept of Public works spread sand in the roadway to provide traction and we departed the site.  No further action is anticipated.
P-1037-2004*While on my way to the site, I was paged by Mark Soticheck, Earth Technology, LLC.  I waited until I arrived on-site to find out what the problem was.  When I arrived on-site, I was informed that gasoline contamination was discovered while removing the dispenser pad, and trying to find the end of the diesel tank.  Environmental Projects, Inc. was still in the process of removing the diesel tank adjacent to the contamination.  Approximately, 2 yards of contaminated soil were excavated and stock piled adjacent to the excavation.  The gasoline contamination was up-gradient of the gasoline tank and associated piping, so the source of the contamination was unclear.  The contamination appeared to be old, and there was stipulation that the contamination was from the old gasoline tank removed sometime in the 80's.  There was no record of the removal in the Department's files, and two spill reports P-746-96 and P-197-98  only mention diesel contamination.  P-746-96 involved the removal of a bare steel diesel tank where soil contamination was encountered.  Soil was removed and disposed of, because the new tank was being installed in the same location.  There was no mention of gasoline contamination.  Also, during this time period, according to the tank records, the gasoline tank was installed.  The gasoline contamination could have been from a leaking dispenser, problem with the pump, or and overfill of a vehicle, but this would only be speculation.

The gasoline contaminated soil was located on top of  bedrock adjacent to buried electrical supply lines for the building.  Considering that the area is classified as a base line 1, the contamination was minor, and the location of the contamination was adjacent to the main electrical line for the building, no soil removal was required.  The stock piled soil was placed back in the tank hole.

The two tanks were removed without incident.  Both tanks were in good shape, and no contamination was observed.

I-237-2004*This is the first quarter report from Huber indicating 5 hydraulic leaks from yard equipment. All spills were cleaned up and the debris was burned on site.
A-412-2004*Paula Smith from C N Brown contacted our office to report a small overfill at the Volena residence in Camden.  The spill occurred when the driver failed to shut down the delivery nozzle in a timely manner.  This resulted in a small volume of oil spraying out the vent onto the side of the building and ground. The driver used sorbents to remove residue.
I contacted Mr. Volena by phone to confirm the minor nature of the incident.  There were no odors or other issues.  He seemed satisfied with the cleanup.  No site visit was made.
B-670-2004*12.13.04, BIA reported a 2 gallon Jet fuel leak from a "poppet" valve associated with the underground pipeline used to fill the planes.  Apparently, ice and/or dirt around or in the valve caused a leak when the filling hose was attached prior to filling a plane.  Speedi-Dri was dispersed and recovered by airport personnel for later pick up and disposal by a licensed contractor.

File/report


B-528-2004*B-528-2004
09/27/2004 18:15

     The State Police in Orono called through the radio stating that a dump truck was leaking oil on the northbound side of the Interstate over Souadabscook Stream.  Investigation revealed that the truck's transmission catastrophically failed spilling upwards of 20 gallons onto the roadway.  Unfortunately the truck came to rest over the stream.   The driver of the truck immediately placed a small soil berm around the oil preventing it from going into a drain, which dropped straight to the stream.  On arrival, we pooled resources cleaning up the oil with a combination of sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  No resources of the State were affected.
A-419-2004*I received a call from Maynard Farrar.  He was at the gate at Commercial Paving and Recycling requesting a spill debris letter from DEP so he could dump the oil contaminated soil he had in his truck.  I requested more information.  Turns out Maynard had suffered a vehicle accident on Rt. 117 in Buckfield several days earlier.  In the course of the accident, some oil and fuel from his truck spilled to the ground.  On the advice of the Turner Fire Dept. on scene, he excavated the soil for disposal.  What he neglected to do was report the spill to DEP.  Faced with issuing a spill letter sight unseen, and being a bureaucrat I did what any good bureaucrat does in a stressful situation.  I took his phone number and said I'd call him back.  I contacted Steve Fish, Fire Chief for Turner and asked him about the soil.  He confirmed that he had observed the accident and to be safe, Maynard had excavated stained soils.  I called Marcia back at Commercial Paving and agreed to issue the spill letter by fax.  Maynard would have to pay cash to dispose of the soil which he agreed to do.  No site visit was made.
P-1091-2004*An indoor AST was overfilled by Downeast Energy.  Product was discharged from the vent and contacted the soil below.  DE personnel shoveled impacted soils for disposal.  Public water and sewer is prevalent in Biddeford so no further action is necessary.
A-425-2004*Jon Woodard called me for a spill number for a hydraulic oil spill he observed at the Greene Central School.  He coordinated with the site foreman (Gammon) to have the stained soil cleaned up for disposal.  The source of the oil was a leaking excavator operated by Stevenson of Wayne.  Stevenson dug up the contaminated soil and took it away.  Subsequently, Jon learned they mixed it with some asphalt shingle debris and brought it to Commercial Paving.  This precipitated a call to Commercial who understandably was not too happy.  They then had to screen the asphalt pile and separate out the soil.  Jon issued a spill letter for the soil, a copy attached. CPRC waste processing info sheet is also attached.

B-671-2004*08.25.04 David Simonsen of the DEP Air Bureau in Bangor, contacted me and requested assistance in a gasoline vapor compliant at entered location.  I escorted David to the site and we inspected the facility's inventory records and the ground fill boxes/receptors.  We did not observe any physical problems, but David identified inventory issues that he pursued in an Air Bureau capacity.  I did not see any evidence of recent spills on the ground.

This inspection ended Response Services involvement, but I was later advised by David that although there was no direct observation, it appears that gasoline deliveries may have taken place without the vapor recovery hose being connected to the underground tanks thus allowing vapors to vent through the tank's venting system rather than re-enter the tanker truck.  According to David, there was no indication of component failure of the facility that would cause a vapor release through the vents of the underground tanks during filling.

Attached are inter-office e-mails that document the original compliant.

File/report
B-646-2004*Lisa Priest called this office to report that a strong odor of something was emanating from a dumpster at the Wal-Mart store in Calais. She thought it might be heating oil, but was not positive. Whatever it was, it caused pain to her sinuses and caused her distress.
   I went to the site the next day. I first checked the dumpster, which is a covered portable trash compactor that has a chute leading inside the store. There were signs of oil staining on the lip of the compactor, but almost no odor. I entered the store and spoke with the store manager, Charles Bradford. I learned that they hire a company called Lilac Disposal to handle the trash. After Ms. Priest had lodged her compliant the day before, Lilac was contacted and the compactor was cleaned and returned. This would explain the lack of odor I found the following day.
   I next went to Lilac Disposal and met with the manager, Tim Call. After I explained the reason for the visit, I was told that the company does use a small amount of heating oil (their mechanic says one to two gallons) sprayed onto the steel floor of the compactor. They only do this during the winter months to prevent the garbage from freezing to the floor. I inspected the company yard and found no evidence that this operation was causing contamination of the soil or adjacent puddles.
   I told Mr. Call that as long as the oil was not released to the environment, I felt he could continue using oil this way. However, whenever I was in the area I would stop in and inspect his yard for escaped oil.

   No further action anticipated.
A-426-2004*I took a call from Belinda Lamontagne, prop. of the Corner Store in Wayne.  She could smell a fuel odor and suspected a spill alongside the store.  I responded and found a large puddle of rain water with a sheen of diesel fuel on it.  Here is my theory of the cause of the spill.  A truck with an open saddle tank parked along side the store.  The driver was in such a rush to pick up some cigarettes and lottery tickets that he had forgotten to re-tighten the cover to the saddle tank after re-fueling.  The angle of the truck on the road shoulder allowed the fuel to slosh overboard into the puddle.  The driver was a.) ignorant or b.) too embarassed, or c.) too afraid to report the spill and he drove off sloshing fuel to the roadway as he left.
In any event, I put a copious supply of sorbent pads to good use and sorbed up the lion's share of the spilled diesel.  I learned that there is a drinking water well on site approx. 20' away from the spill.  This is a supply well for the store.   The spill was small in volume and cleanup was complete (with the exception of a sheen on the adjacent pavement) so no sampling is justified.
P-1036-2004*A truck blew a hydraulic line discharging approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to the road at 21 Sea Rd.  No product left the pavement and was picked up by Kennebunk fire with speedy dry and pads.
B-539-2004*Dennis St Peter called from Civil Engineering Services, Inc. to report that they had found some petroleum contamination at a sporting camp known as Buckhorn Lodge. While the amounts were detectable, he felt that they were probably inconsequential. While this might have been true, I wanted to view the site myself and apply the lab results to what I saw on the ground.
   To that end, I met with another CES employee, Nate Hersey, and was escorted around the small island the camp is located on. After viewing the site and the lab reports, I agreed that the original premise was correct and the small amount of contamination appeared to be inconsequential.
B-674-2004*8.25.04 Ehrich Kluck of the DEP UIC (underground injection control) program reported a spill he observed at the entered location while conducting a facility inspection.  Ehrich took photos of the spill, which are attached.

I contacted Carter's Citgo, who advised that Dysarts of Hermon caused the spill.  Dysarts contacted me on 8.27.04 and reported the spill.  Dave at Dysarts advised that the spill was not reported, because it is less than 10 gallons at a service station and did not migrate off site.  The spill was cleaned up and the soil stained removed, which amounted to scraping the surface.  The limited amount of soil was spread at the Dysarts, Hermon facility.  Dave said that the cause of the spill was that the fill line from the tanker truck to the AST was not flushed properly (in other words, the tank was overfilled).

12.14.04 Phone contact with Paul Carter advised that the cleanup was completed to his satisfaction.

File/report.
A-670-2004*Mary Hines of China reported a stain in her gravel drive that smelled like gasoline.  DEP staff responded and could locate no source for this spill.  Kips Home Services was hired to conduct soil removal.  1.06 tons were excavated and disposed at Dragon, Thomaston.  No groundwater resources are expected at risk from this spill.  No further action is expected.
A-671-2004* A vehicle gas tank had been removed and was being stored on the garage floor overnight. It fell over and lost it's contents to the floor which drains to a sump. CFM employees recovered most of the gas with sorbent material. I called Augusta fire department, and they came by. We didn't find any gas in the catch-basins or other sumps. It appears that the gas was confined to the one sump.

 No further action is expected.
A-673-2004*A cylinder seal failed allowing fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil to leak to the process sewer. No site visit was made by DEP.  Please refer to attached IP Spill Report.

No further action required.
A-151-2004*Scott Austin, DEP Bio-medical waste licensing, called to convey information originally provided by the State DOT.  A DOT maintenance crew spotted a red bag tagged biomedical waste on the side of Rt. 201 in Richmond.  Frank Gehrling and I responded and found the bag, unsealed, on the edge of the road.  We recovered the bag, overpacked it with a heavy poly bag and returned to the warehouse.  We then spread out some poly on the warehouse floor, prepared some decon solution and proceded to open the bag to see what was lurking inside.  Some practical joker had put an old pair of work boots in the bag.  They were not bio med waste and were disposed as solid waste in our dumpster.  The red bag was properly discarded with our trash so the same mistake would not be made.
A-157-2004*Pat Dumas works for Bureau of General Services adjacent to the Response Warehouse.  He came in to the office and relayed that he had an accident over the weekend.  He had a six gallon plastic can of #2 fuel oil in his basement that was accidentally knocked over and spilled to the concrete floor and down a floor drain.  He estimated 4-5 gallons were in the can.  He has a drilled well and was worried about the water quality.  I advised him to determine where the floor drain discharged and dig up the soil.  He hired an excavator and proceeded to dig up the line which terminated in the woods approx. 45' away from his house.  I made a site visit.  Using olfactory means, no oil was in evidence at the end of the pipe.  The pipe was Schedule 20 (flimsy and cheap) and it had sagged when it was backfilled with the native glacial till silty soil.  We stuffed a 4" sorbent boom into what was left of the junk drain line and soaked up a little oil.  It was hypothesized that some oil may have leached into the soil under the concrete slab and was inaccessible by reasonable means.  The excavation was terminated.  New pipe was laid and backfilled.  I discussed the case with Alex Pugh, Geologist, Tech Services.  We decided that no further action was warranted.  A water sample could be obtained at a later date just to make sure no impacts had resulted.  I discussed this plan with Pat.  No further action is expected.
A-177-2004*Mark Stebbins, DEP Land Bureau contacted me in regards to two large steel tanks that had been abandoned in McGee's gravel pit in Augusta.  Mark is working on an investigation of alleged violations at the pit, and these tanks were noted.  The tanks appear to be former underground storage tanks for asphalt or heavy #6 oil approx 12,000 gallon in volume.  Through the open manways I could see a tar like substance residual thin coating was in evidence on one of the tanks.  Rain water was also in the bottom in a shallow pool of clear water.  No sheen was observed.   I conducted a site visit and noted the tanks had been at that location for at least several years based on the accumulation of vegetation surrounding them.  I called Ted Haskell who works for McGee.  Ted is a licensed installer and handles all of McGee's tank removal jobs.  He agreed to scrap the empty tanks.  I had to follow up several weeks later, however, the tanks were removed and scrapped at the local metal recycler.
P-494-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	On the afternoon of Fri. 4/11/04, I responded to notification from the Bethel CEO of an oil discharge at this location of 47 Vernon St.  On calling the resident, she explained that she was missing up to $300 worth of oil and asked that I come out to investigate.  There was a reported Landlord-Tenant dispute.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	I arrived on site in early afternoon and met with Ms. Wesley (tenant) and her adult daughter.  The area is rural residential and farm use.  The home is a single-story white, wood-frame structure, 40+ years old (see site sketch).  The CEO reported the area is over a mapped S & G aquifer.
	Ms. Wesley claimed her house smelled of oil and she lost several-hundred gallons in the basement.  I noted no obvious odor of oil or chemicals in the kitchen, in the dirt basement under the kitchen, and in the living room where the furnace is.  PID values were below 1-ppm (background values).
	In the barn near the oil tank (see site sketch & photos) I noted a moderate oil odor next to the 275-gal, vertical, oil tank and measured up to 6-ppm.  Below the oil line was an open cooking pot containing approx. a quart of weathered oil.  In the corner, where the fuel line goes through the wall en route to the furnace, was an oil stain on the floor and wall of about 2/3 square meter total (see photo).  There was no crawl-space under the barn/garage so I was unable to check on what may have reached soil under the house.  Ms. Wesley stated this stain was from when her son changed the fuel line.  [I later contacted the landlord, Ms. Mahr, who advised me that the fuel line had gelled up the past winter.  Changing this line is probably connected to this problem.]
	As noted in the photos, the AST is out of code and should be upgraded before the next oil delivery (by Woodstock Oil Co.).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	I removed oily corrugated cardboard from the floor, oiled paperboard from the wall for disposal, and contained the liquid in the pot for off site disposal.
	On 11/30/04, I returned at Ms. Mahr's request and met her on site.  The previous tenant appears to have taken the oil tank but left behind about eight 5-gal. pails of fuel oil outside the garage, some open and spilled on the driveway.  We bagged the open pails and brought them inside.  Inside the house several floorboards had been taken up in the area of Photo 1, and I confirmed an oil discharge to the sandy soil under the floor.  Ms. Mahr explained she is selling the house and would be closing soon.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	The discharge appears to have occurred months before being reported and is the result of human error.
2.	I have explained to Ms. Mahr that oil flooring/boards remain and shall be removed and this will go much toward mitigating any oil odors.  There is oil in the soil under the floor as well.  As Ms. Mahr is selling the property as a result this oil discharge will have to be disclosed.  I advised Ms. Mahr that this should be done prior to selling.  I explained on 11/30/04, that the oiled soil should be removed when made accessible, such as when the new buyers raze the house for new construction.  Any oil contaminated media shall be properly managed as per state, local and federal rules when disturbed or made accessible.
3.	Removal of the oil contaminated soil shall be performed to state satisfaction.  Disposal of the oily soil shall be done at a licensed facility.  Maine DEP can provide a virgin discharge confirmation letter to the disposal facility to preclude the need for soil analysis with disposal.
4.	A copy of this report will be sent to Ms. Mahr and to the Bethel CEO.

Stephen Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-180-2004*This was a good one.  Ted Haskell, licensed tank installer, of McGee Construction reported an overfill at the Gilbert Elementary School in Augusta.  I immediately responded and met the Principal, Linda Titus who directed me to the utility room at the rear of the school.  The school boiler is supplied by a 2,500 gallon AST located inside the utility room with concrete floor.  The tank level was checked by a removable bung and stick.  The last person to check the level did not replace the bung.  When the delivery truck came, the tank vented directly into the room, and the normal vent whistle must have been reduced or non existent.  In any event, they kept delivering product until it was good and full.  Free product estimated at one inch deep was observed (approx 1.5 hrs after the delivery).  I set up and began pumping oil with my diaphragm pump to a salvage drum.  The oil was seeping quickly through cracks in the concrete and I could only capture approximately 15 gallons with my pump before it became too thin to collect.  I spread sorbents inside to capture remaining oil.  By measuring the dimensions of the containment structure and the stain on the wall (about 2") the volume of oil spilled is estimated at about 162 gallons.  Of that, I estimate I recovered only about 30 gallons.  Ted showed up on site, (he had been at another job) and helped me clean up the remaining mess.  The custodian had rigged up a large fan and was blowing air out of the school to minimize odors.  No disruption to the school happened due to the proximity of the tank in relation to the classes.  John Pucharelli, from the Superintendent's Office showed up and we discussed next steps.   I had to collect more information on how sensitive the area was.  In research at the Town Office, the area around the school is all served by public water.  No wells or public water supplies were noted.  There was still a significant volume of oil beneath the concrete slab, and I had to decide if it was feasible to recover any additional oil.  I returned to the site and met Ted later that week.  He rented a concrete coring tool and we drilled 4 holes in the corners of the containment area.  The soil beneath was contaminated with oil, but no free product was in evidence.  I walked the stream bed tributary to Bond Brook but found no evidence of oil.  I instructed Ted to re-seal the holes and install a level gauge on the tank to prevent re-occurrance.
B-187-2004*B-187-2004
04/13/2004 15:03

     Jim Foley of the Cianbro Corporation called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid from a boom crane out at the Brewer Professional Building project at 783 Main Street.  It was stated that approximately 75 gallons leaked when a seal failed on the equipment's hydraulic piston.  Most of the fluid was discharged to a puddled area allowing for little ground penetration.  This also allowed the fluid to be easilly recovered in sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reported to be affected.
P-1058-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	In the evening of Sat. 11/27/04, DEP was notified by York Sheriff's office of an anonymous complaint they received about James Martin and Maurice Ducharme [employees of D & D Auto Salvage] dumping drums of haz. waste gasoline throughout the area.  No specific town or area was given so no response was made that day.
	Further DEP investigation found the report was from an anonymous woman regarding the workers from D & D dumping the contents of the drums into ditches.  No exact locations were given.  Based on the information and past experience, the Maine DEP considers this a credible complaint.

INTERIM CONCLUSIONS
1.	This report is part of a larger DEP enforcement and remediation investigation into hazardous waste management and car crushing operations involving D & D Auto Salvage of Lebanon, and Lin-Cor Environmental LLC of Sanford, Parsonsfield, and Limerick, etc.  See also reports P-835-1999, P-403-04, P-666-04, P-938-04, P-990-04 and P-1055-04, for further information.
2.	The region involved is rural and largely on private well water making the discharge of any hazardous-waste gasoline a serious public health and safety threat.
3.	Scott Cyr of DEP Response Div. is presently primary Response contact.  Further investigation is expected.  This report will be amended as required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-641-2004*On November 12, 2004, International Paper Androscoggin Mill, Jay, reported a 220 gallon release of #6 fuel oil in the "B" Kiln oil room.  The discharge was caused when the kiln was switched over from burning waste oil from the power plant (100 degree F.) to #6 fuel oil (180 degrees F.).  The increased temperature caused a plastic plug installed in the side of a Moyno screw type pump to fail.  IP Jay personnel used sorbent pads and saw dust to cleanup an estimated 110 gallons of the spilled product while an estimated 110 gallons went to the plant sewer and licensed treatment facility.  The plastic plug was replaced by a metal plug.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1055-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sat. 11/27/04: Thru the State Police, Mr. Preston notified DEP he had recovered two old, steel vehicle gas tanks that had been dumped on his property along Hubbard Rd.  Both tanks contained gasoline vapors and one had free gasoline in it.  He noted no discharge to the soil.  As the tanks were stable and secured at his property, I made plans with him to pick them up for proper disposal the upcoming week.
	In relation to a possible connection to alleged illegal management of hazardous waste gasoline at the nearby D & D Auto Salvage, I was advised to examine for any traceable markings on the tanks.

DEP RESPONSE
	Wed. 12/1/04: Mr. Hubbard not home, but found the two tanks as he described (next to his driveway and under a tarp).  The size of the two tanks imply that they may be from a pick-up or a large SUV.  Both of steel; one long and narrow, and one stout.  I found no markings, such as manufacturer, VIN or make of vehicle.  Both tanks smelled of fresh gasoline.  I bagged both tanks and locked them in my truck for transport.  The two fuel tanks were transferred to Clean Harbor's Env. Services Co. for keeping later that day and held in storage.  The tanks were later transferred back to DEP custody and kept locked-up at Bell St. facility for potential use as evidence.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The two tanks were taken into storage as their illegal disposal may be related to car salvage and crushing operations by D & D Auto Salvage Co., and Lin-Cor Env. LLC.
b.	See records of DEP RCRA unit for further details and resolution.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-655-2004*On 12/3/04, I received a report of three gallons of gasoline spilled at The Big Apple on Wilson Street in Brewer.  C. N. Brown reported unknown customer filled their car gas tank which leaked.  The customer paid then drove off.

The gas was spilled onto their asphalt filling area and was all recovered with speedy dry.  The speedy dry will be disposed of at Waste Management's Landfill in Norridgewock.

B-303-2004*B-303-2004
06/11/2004 13:54

     Doug Whittier of Florida Power & Light called to report discovering a minor sheen on the Kennebec River immediately below the dam.  It was believed that the sheen may have been due to either a  creosote material or lubrication oil.  The sheen appeared when the gates to the dam were opened.  The sheen eventually cleared up.  Sorbents were deployed as a precaution during the event.  No further action was taken.
A-667-2004*Sandra Webber, 428 Morrison Hill Road, Farmington, reported an unknown solid substance had been put down her well by vandals in mid October, though the incident was not reported to Maine DEP until November 23, 2004.  Ms. Webber noticed her water had turned "cloudy" and the well cap had been "dislodged."  A well company pulled the pump out of the well and found a tan colored substance with the consistency of fine wet sand on top of the well.  The Farmington Police were called and collected a sample for evidence, and Ms. Webber took a sample.  Ultimately, the Farmington Police returned the sample to Ms. Webber without analysis citing an unwillingness to pay for the lab work.

In despair, Ms. Webber consulted a psychic who divined that Ms. Webber had an "enemy trying to kill her."  Furthermore, the material put down Ms. Webber's well, "had been poisonous, but no longer was."   None-the-less without definitive sample analysis Ms. Webber was unwilling to use the water for drinking or cooking.

The University of Maine at Farmington directed Ms. Webber to contact Maine DEP Response Services for assistance.  Maine DEP staff, in turn, contacted HETL to discuss what could actually be done with the sample in Ms. Webber's possession given that it had not been handled properly and my have become contaminated with other materials.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and retrieved the sample from Ms. Webber for delivery to HETL.

Jim Curlett, HETL Chemist, analyzed the sample and found it to be a combination of Calcium Sulfate and Calcium Carbonate, "looks a lot like gypsum board dust."  Maine DEP staff suggested Ms. Webber install a particulate filter on her water system to remove any solids which may enter the pump and water system.

No further action is expected.
I-231-2004*At 1925 on November 29, 2004, I received a call from the State Police Barracks in Houlton regarding a complaint call that came in from the Gray barracks.  A caller from Frenchville stated that J.S.B. Energy Inc. was pumping out water from it's containment bunkers under the above ground storage tanks located at the Frenchville facility.  I placed a call to the complainant, and was told that there was the smell of fuel oil coming out of the hose that was being used to pump water from the containment bunkers.  I called J. S. B. Energy and asked Mr. Beaulieu if he was pumping water.  He stated that he was, so I asked him to stop until I could get to the site for further investigation.

Upon arriving at the site, I met with Mr. Beaulieu and his son, Brian, for a site investigation.  I looked into the containment bunker and saw no visible product on the ice within the bunker, nor was there a sheen frozen into the ice.  I went to the area where the water was being pumped to and found no sign of product.  There was a strong smell of fuel oil in the area of the storage tanks and bunker.  What I found was a 30-gallon plastic garbage container nearly full with product soaked absorbent pads.  In addition, the vents from the storage tanks were venting and the cold air was keeping the smell of fuel oil close to the ground.  I asked Mr. Beaulieu to empty the garbage container as soon as possible and to line it with a trash bag in the future.

On November 30, 2004, I placed a call to the complainant to discuss what I found at the J. S. B. facility.  The complainant noted that as part of the agreement Mr. Beaulieu had with the Town of Frenchville, the storage tanks and bunkers were to be covered with some sort of roofing structure to keep precipitation out of the bunkers.  This has not been done to this date.
P-1056-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 11/15/04: Ms. Brown called DEP notifying that her property had suffered a 5 to 10 gal. leak of gasoline in her gravel driveway.  Sometime over the past week a friend of Ms. Brown's son had run over an unidentified deer "Jane Doe" that had been bucked by a vehicle on the highway and had recently gone to meet its maker; but that is a different tail.  The friend drove to the Brown's Georgetown residence and released the remaining contents of his/her gasoline tank onto the Brown's driveway, apparently without knowing she was leaking till the tank was empty.
	Ms. Brown told me that when she contacted the Georgetown Fire Dept. she was advised NOT to call Maine DEP.

ASSESSMENT & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	11/15/04: I met Ms. Brown onsite.  The area is rural residential on private well water and septic.  There is at least one other house within 200' of the discharge.  Bedrock is known to be shallow in the Georgetown area.
	The spill area had already been dug out by the Browns and the excavation filled in.  About 25 5-gallon pales of soil were under a tarp waiting for disposal.  The Brown's well is about 200' deep, drilled into bedrock and about 70' from the spill area.  We discussed the potential threat to the nearby well(s).
	12/10/04: DEP issued a virgin contamination letter (Virgin Letter) to Dragon Cement Co. for disposal of the gasoline contaminated soil.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time further DEP actions are possible pending well water analysis.  At present there are no Maine DEP expenses for this case.
2.	I have recommended that the Brown's perform a GRO water test on their well water to check for possible GRO and MTBE contamination to groundwater.
3.	Investigation and remedial expenses may be covered by the visitor's auto insurance.  I understand that there is no state insurance fund for this type of discharge.  The deer did not have a billable address.
4.	A copy of this report will be sent to the Georgetown Fire Chief.  Advising not to report a gasoline or other oil discharge to the Maine DEP may seriously increase the risk of a contaminated well or of harmful vapors in a building.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1059-2004*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Sun. 11/28/04, morning notification from USCG MSO of the tanker vessel MERCURE, inbound for Portland and was trailing a sheen behind the vessel.  The sheen was first reported by USCG in Providence, RI.  The vessel was holding at the P-Buoy, about 3-miles offshore.  An all-Russian crew was reported to be causing a language & communications problem.

	USCG MSO investigated the sheen before allowing the vessel to moor within Portland Harbor, and then proceed to Global Terminal for off-loading.  An oily slick on the ship's deck was reported by PO Taint and this was speculated as the source of the sheen.  I have heard no confirmation that the sheen was actually trailed into Maine waters, 12-miles offshore.  The tanker was cleaned, USCG reported no leaking cargo, and the vessel tied up at Global @ 2000 hrs. on 11/28/04, with Clean Harbors booming the ship.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

	
A-219-2004*Marsha Swain of Augusta contacted our office to report that unknown vandals had dumped a 5 gallon pail of waste oil near the end of her driveway.  I responded to the site and found the mostly empty plastic container.  A good deal of leaves were on the ground which acted as sorbent material.  I manually raked as much of the detritus up and bagged it for disposal.  Site is located 1.7 miles beyond Cony/Churchill Rd intersection. No further action expected.
A-221-2004*Janet Dyer of CMP called to report a spill of transformer oil.  A transformer on West St. in Gardiner developed a gasket leak resulting in a small amount (<1 gallon) of oil weeping to the ground.  The spilled oil was reportedly captured with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-192-2004*Bill Butler of Solid Waste Division contacted me to report a junkyard complaint where oil and gas appeared to have been spilled.  I made a site visit and met with the tenant (Hanson).  There were several adults and children living in a dilapidated trailer.  The yard was covered with junk automobiles, automobile parts, and solid waste.  Mr. Hanson disassembles old cars and sells scrap.  He has done a poor job managing waste fluids from the old cars and there are numerous stains on the ground.  Motor oil, coolant, and gasoline appear to have been discharged to the ground for lack of proper containment.  There are various containers in poor condition staged across the yard.  These are stored around the home with no containment and are not protected from the weather.  What compounds the problem is the proximity to a surface drainage that connects to Androscoggin Lake and the proximity of the shallow overburden well immediately behind the trailer.  The trailer appears to be located in the shoreland zone.  The dug well out back serves the occupants of the trailer.  Mr. Hanson indicated the water tasted good and had no odor.  I took a water sample anyway and tested for gasoline and diesel range organics.  MTBE was detected at 6 ppb, below the action level of 35 ppb.  I advised Mr. Hanson of proper management practices.  He stated he intends to have a concrete slab poured to store his wastes on and do the vehicle disassembly, however, this seems like a luxury based on the condition of the trailer.  This site may be a good candidate for a preventative AST upgrade.  The tank is located beneath the eave of the roof with no filter protection and no secondary line between the tank and burner.  I will refer to George Seel for consideration.  I am unsure whether soil removal would be advisable at this site due to the widespread but small stains across the site and likelihood of re-contamination.

Geroge Seel approved the tank for replacement on my recommendation.  I met with Roy Burgess, property/tank owner and completed the associated paperwork.  I contacted Jared Murray of Murray Oil to install the replacement tank.  He inspected the property and reported raw sewage beneath the trailer and was not interested in completing the job until the sewage issue was resolved (as he would have to work under the trailer to complete the sleaved line).  I contacted the Code Enforcement Officer, Larry Grant,  (who had started this whole investigation by contacting Bill Butler about the solid waste issues) and informed him of the failing septic.  He indicated he would look into the situation.  I subsequently contacted Mr. Burgess to check on the status of repairs.  He denied that Larry Grant had contacted him and next denied there was any septic issue at the trailer.  He further stated the tank replacement was too complicated and " was not worth all the bullshit".   I contacted Mr. Grant again and he indicated he has referred the site to the town attorney to move to get the people evicted from this location.

B-658-2004*On 12/6/04, I received a call from Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport.  The Airport is constructing a new concrete containment fueling area for tanker trucks on the tarmac at the airport.  While preparing to demolish abandoned lateral pits from an old military fueling system, they discovered two underground pipelines.  Mr. Merchant did not believe any product was in the lines nor had any spilled.  He believed both lines to have been drained in the past.

Shortly after notification, I arrived on scene.  Mr. Merchant exposed both lines in the pit and confirmed that no product remained in either line.  One of the pits had a spill in it in the past.  The construction crew excavated approximately 5 yards of slightly contaminated soil from the pit and spread it at a suitable site owned by the airport.

Mr. Scott Whittier of the DEP in Augusta approved Mr. Merchants plan and request to remove the abandoned pipes in the ground.

I returned to the site the next morning to confirm that the pipes outside the pit and any contamination was removed.  To everyone's surprise there were no pipes outside the pit.  The pipes had been cut in the past and removed.  There was also no sign of any contamination, where the pipes likely had been.
B-659-2004*On 12/6/04, Peter Blanchard transferred a report from Dwight Doughty, Maine Department of Transportation, for a spill in Searsport at the DOT garage.  Sometime over the previous weekend, a saddle tank on a DOT truck had leaked approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel.  All of the spilled product was recovered in the garages containment system.

Mr Doughty contracted Enpro Environmental Services to vactor all of the floor drains and holding tank for the containment system.  Enpro removed a total of 940 gallons of waste from the containment system, of which 25 gallons were spilled diesel.
P-1063-2004*500 gal UST removal at residence in Lewiston.  The double walled steel tank was installed in early 90's.  Upon removal, it was noted there were no pits or other breaches, and clean soil was found below the tank.
P-1069-2004*Contaminated soil discovered during underground piping replacement at AST facility.  Very small amount of contaminated soil removed (15 gallon bucket).  Soil was disposed of with similar virgin petroleum contaminated soil from another site.

No further clean-up expected.
P-1070-2004*Overfill of saddle tanks on Liberty Oil Truck fueling at the Liberty Oil Facility.  Cleaned up by RP with the use of sorbent material.
P-1071-2004*Oil company overfilled an indoor AST at the Brook residence.  It was raining heavily that day and oil ran down the street.  By the time I arrived at the site, the site was effectively cleaned up.
P-1072-2004*As part of an on-going case with multiple DEP programs in violation the fraudulent paperwork, application of material, and subsequent damage to a forested wetland the DEP ordered the "re-claim" to be removed.  This was a negotiated settlement between DEP Land & Water Bureau, and the  Office of the Commissioner with CRPC, Horne, and Lin Cor.

Campbell Associates were retained as a third party consultant.  A calculated 8000 tons of material had been transported to and deposited at the D&D site by CPRC, at the request of Linda Corbin.

For details and settlement resolution check the L&W files of with  P. Carney in the Office of the Commissioner.  DEP/Response has no further involvement in this particular aspect of this case.

B-302-2004*B-302-2004
06/11/2004 10:25

     Jay Leduc from the Irving Oil Corporation called to report a spill of #2 fuel at their corporate office at 700 Maine Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons of fuel spilled when the building's furnace malfunctioned.  The oil, which was confined to a concrete surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No further action was taken.
B-324-2004*B-324-2004
06/26/2004 09:56

     Cynthia Bailey of the Domtar Industries in Baileyville called to report a spill of hydraulic oil at the mill.  It was stated that about 30 gallons leaked from a blown hose on their #4 paper machine.  The oil, which was confined to the concrete surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material.  It may be noted that the same hose blew once again about an hour and a half later.  Permanent repairs were made to the hydraulic system to prevent the same occurrence from happening again.  The extra 30 gallons were cleaned up with the same methods.
B-322-2004*B-322-2004
06/26/2004 07:15

     Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction called to report a spill of diesel fuel at a project on Balsam Drive in Dedham.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked from one of their dump trucks when a fuel line was damaged.  Approximately 5 gallons was lost to Route 1A and Balsam Drive during a rain event.  The remaining fuel was captured in sorbent material.  The nearby Lucerne Lake was unaffected.
A-144-2004*On March 12, 2004, a M.W. Sewall delivery truck overfilled an AST at 77 River Road, Boothbay, discharging an estimated 2 gallons of K-1 to the side of the tank and trailer siding.  M.W. Sewall personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and tank and found the clean up to have been adequate.
A-333-2004*MeadWestvaco reported a 950 gallon hydraulic spill from the #15 paper machine on June 9, 2004.  The oil was discharged to interior surfaces and the #15 paper machine sewer sump when an oil supply line failed discharging the lube oil to the sewer sump and floor.  MeadWestvaco used vacuum trucks, the treatment plant and sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-540-2004*B-540-2004
10-02-2004 10:05

     Sherri Churchhill, coordinator for the Hancock County hazardous waste pick up in Southwest Harbor, called to report that a small container of ether was dropped off early that morning. Recognizing that the container was very old and could contain hazardous, possibly explosive peroxides she called the response number.  Investigation shown that the container was probably 1940's vintage and was used for medical purposes.  The container was carefully overpacked and later rendered inert and disposed of without incident.
B-572-2004*B-572-2004
10/20/2004 16:00

     John Gabarra, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of dielectric oil at their substation on the Tumbledown Dick Road in Addison.  It was stated that a bushing failed on their 25 kva pad mount transformer spilling about a pint of fluid onto it's concrete pad.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  It may be noted that the oil was found to be "non PCB".
B-525-2004*B-525-2004
09/21/2004 10:00

     Barney Smith, concerned resident on Route 187 in Jonesport, called to report that his well was contaminated with some form of oil.  He stated that his well pump had failed.  When he pulled the pump out he noticed it was covered in oil.  This was confirmed during a site visit when a bailer was placed down the well.   It was surmised that the oil came from the failed pump.  Given the age of the pump it was thought to have contained pcb's.
     Subsequent investigation shown that the oil did not contain PCB's.  Given the small quantity of oil from the pump it was assumed that the oil could be cleaned out with a couple treatments of "Tergitol".  This was not the case however.  Later lab analysis shown high levels of "low end" diesel range organics.  What further complicates the matter is that the site held a former old service station.  At this point, the case is well in the hands of the Technical Services staff.


P-314-1991*On June 3, 1991, I received a call from Gary Sacco, Maine Medical Center, regarding the discovery of an empty underground tank (UST) at their facility 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME.  He stated that the 10,000 gallon, UST was part of the old incinerator.  They shut down the incinerator in
April, and had approximately 6,000 gallons of diesel left in the tank.  When they attempted to use the fuel for the generator, they realized the tank was empty.

On June 4, 1991, I met with Gary Sacco and Jack Haskell, Maine Medical Center, and Ron Wilson, Les Wilson and Sons, to discuss the situation and determine the next course of action.  An agreement was made to remove the tank as soon as possible and June 10, 1991, was set as a tentative date.

On June 5, 1991, I spoke with Ron Wilson to inquire how the removal plans were progressing.  He stated that they had found a leaking pipe and were going to excavate that day.  I met Ron Wilson and Gary Sacco on-site and they explained to me how they had found the leaking pipe.

The generator was supplied by a day tank located inside the building.  Diesel fuel was pumped, through underground piping, from the 10,000 gallon UST to a temporary tank located in the pump house.  From the temporary tank in the pump house the fuel is pumped to the day tank.  A stain was noticed on the wall of the pump house where the piping went through the wall.  The discovery was made while they where testing the system, and found that fuel was being pumped to the day tank without being consumed by the generator.  They speculated that fuel was being siphoned out of the day tank by the leaking piping.  Only the accessible portions of the piping were excavated, and no contamination was observed, although the piping was heavily corroded.  Parts of the piping ran through concrete that could not be removed, so the piping was abandoned in-place and the temporary tank moved inside the building closer to the day tank.  The tank removal was still scheduled for 6/10/91.

On June 10 & 11, the tank was removed without incident.  The tank was still in good shape, with no holes.  No contamination was observed.  It is assumed that the fuel was discharged from a leaking pipe under the pump house  Determination and remediation would be impossible unless the hospital was shut down, due to the many utilities in the area, such as the oxygen supply tanks.   A couple of the buildings down gradient of the the area were checked for evidence of oil, none were found.  The occupants were told to contact the Department if anything was noticed.

If the pump house building is ever removed and/or the area developed, than any contamination will be required to be dealt with at that time.

P-1024-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	11/9/04: Maine DEP attended a facility compliance and closure meeting with  Mr. John Marchewka of MAI Env. Services.  MAI was working with St. Germain & Assoc. (SG&A) who were representing Faulkner & Flynn and Alliance Energy (a potential buyer of a number of ExxonMobil Corp. UST facilities in Maine).  SG&A was requesting Maine DEP's feedback and position on environmental liability for the properties.  During the discussion of this Portland facility, we discussed gasoline saturated soils present in the former UST location on the SE side of the property and building (see 1989 Hydro-Environmental Tech. site map for reference).  At first MAI and SG&A was under the impression this gasoline discharge was associated with the 1000-gal. spill described in P-497-88.  I advised him that P-497-88, was associated with the 1988-installed UST facility piping leak in the NW area of the property.  MAI could not release a copy of their environmental report for this at the time.
	On 12/2/04, Kevin Malloy, of Camp Dresser & McGee Corp., made a re-notification to DEP regarding this contamination.

SITE & FACILITY INFORMATION & HISTORY
	The facility is located on the west side of Auburn St. (Rt. 100) in the sub-urban area of North Deering area of Portland.  The area is on city water and sewer.  Another ex-Mobil Oil, now Alliance Energy facility is located at the nearby corner of Washington & Allen Ave.
	It appears that Mobil Corp. purchased the facility in 1988, from Gibbs Oil Corp., around the time of the UST replacement.  DEP report P-8-1988, describes a 1/28/88, 40-gal. gasoline surface discharge after a vehicle impacted a dispenser; responded to be DEP's Mark St. Germain.  The four UST's (T-1 thru T-4) are registered as having been abandoned by removal in April, 1988.  It appears that heavy gasoline contamination was associated with these tanks though was not reported to DEP nor remediated to state satisfaction.  As there have not been UST's nor buried piping in this area since 1988, this contamination is not associated with spills P-497-88 nor P-170-94.
	P-497-1988 describes the October 1988, response to an estimated 1000-gal. discharge of gasoline after one of the buried s/w FRP product lines was ruptured by a stake.  In-situ remediation was performed for Mobil by Hydro-Environmental Technologies.   P-170-94, describes a response to a gasoline discharge apparently due to a defective flex connector at a dispenser island.  Groundwater Technology performed an investigation for Mobil Corp.  In 2001, the facility was owned by Exxon-Mobil Corp. following a merger.
	
DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Potential sensitive receptors are nearby residences and commercial buildings that may be effected by gasoline vapors, and buried utilities such as storm drains.  As oil discharges do not respect property boundaries, neighboring properties may be devalued by contamination.  MAI Env. verbally described gasoline saturated soils though as of Dec. 2004, the Maine DEP had not received assessment data with further details.  A conservative Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was assigned due to potential vapors in nearby structures.  This goal may be downgraded (to baseline 2) with further information.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
a)	It appears there was no remediation for this UST-related discharge at the time of the tank's abandonment-by-removal in 1988.  I have found no spill report or other notification to DEP for evidence of a discharge at that time.
b)	On 2/18/05, a DEP letter was sent to Alliance Energy regarding the requirement for a clean-up of the oil-saturated soil in the former tank location before the end of August 2005.
c)	Clean-up actions by source removal are expected in the summer of 2005, during the seasonal period of lower water table.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	It appears that there was a significant gasoline discharge associated with the 1988, UST removal that was not remediated and not reported to the state
P-1077-2004*Greg Morrill of Down East Energy reported a residential overfill in Kennebunk at the Trombley residence.  One quart was reportedly discharged from the vent, a new customer ordered a fill but the tank was all but full already.  DEE pumped 30 gals before the vent discharge occurred.

A DEE tech was also onsite and he and the driver cleaned up the spill debris.  No request for DEP Response was made and none dispatched.  No further actions are planned for this spill.
I-225-2004*On 11-25-04, the Town of Ashland called to report a tractor trailer truck had overturned on Rt. 11 about 1 mile north of the Levesque mill. The truck was on its side and leaking fuel. They also indicated the Masardis Fire Dept. had responded and was on scene.

When I arrived, the truck was still on its side and the smell of fuel was strong. I asked the driver to shut the crossover valve to the tanks. The cap to the fuel tank was lying on the ground approximately 5 feet from the saddle tank. It must have fallen off as the truck slid down the road on its side.

After the truck was righted, approximately 30 yards of impacted soil beneath the saddle tank was removed and transported to Presque Isle Landfill.
B-638-2004*Whilst replacing the outside AST at Don Mushero's trailer, the crew from Whitney Energy noticed that there was contaminated soil under the tank.  This occurred because of carelessness on the part of the previous tenant, who reportedly filled the old tank using 5 gallon cans, as he couldn't afford to buy the oil.

On the first day of December, I had Clean Harbors excavate the contaminated soil using a vacuum truck; an estimated 6 cubic yards was thus recovered.
I-233-2004*On 12-1-04, Morris Wood, a contractor, called this office to report the discovery of a spill. He had been hired by Maine DHHS to clean the debris of a burned house on the lot of Robert Lilly, who is deceased. While in the process of digging around the old oil tank, he discovered a large amount of contaminated soil. After discussing it with the local fire dept., they told him the outside AST had ruptured during the fire. They didn't know how much fuel had been lost.

Since the property had been given to Mr. Lilly's daughter, who planned on rebuilding there, and using the existing well, it was important to remove all the contaminated material. A caseworker for DHS is the primary contact for this because Ms. Lilly is mentally challenged.  For additional information, please contact Tracy Ayotte, Department of Health & Human Services, at 207-554-2138.
B-547-2004*Steve Fleming pulled out of the lot at Sinclair's Store southbound on Route 1A, only to look in his mirror and notice that the drum of hydraulic oil he'd secured to his trailer wasn't so secure after all;  it'd fallen off the conveyance and was leaking oil all over the road.

Risking life and limb, Fleming ran back to the drum and righted it, got it off the road, and called the Fire Department, who appeared on scene shortly to put down speedy dry.   By that time, southbound rush hour traffic had smeared the oil a good portion of the distance to Ellsworth.

The Fire Department notified me and upon my arrival, it was obviously too dangerous to try and retrieve the sorbent, so I thanked the fire fighters for a valiant effort and went home.
P-319-2003*	* report narrative updated, Dec. 2004

REPORT SUMMARY
	5/1/03, notification to Maine DEP that over the previous month, the loss of near 200 gallons of gasoline to gasoline sump and leaking from sump into fill below within tank area.
	Retail, motor fuels UST facility located in commercial area, on city water & sewer.  Soils are known to be silty clays with gw near the surface.  Receptors threatened are most likely buried utilities such as sewer and drain lines.

RESPONSE & REMEDIATION
	GES Inc. is working for EXXON/MOBIL to investigate and implement remediation.   David Baker @ 617-381-2897 is primary EXXON/MOBIL contact.  Paul McKinley is project manager for GES.  The UST's were installed in 1989 to replace steel tanks.  See P-269-89, P-634-90, P-790-91, P-724-04, etc. for further historical information.  Investigation originally reported to DEP's Nathan Thompson, passed to Stephen Brezinski.
	At this time the facility monitoring wells are under a monitoring program by GES and recovery of free product gasoline.  Further remedial work is expected to be based on the monitoring.  At this time excavation of the facility and disturbing the FRP tanks may not be cost effective.  This report will be amended as needed.  Further DEP response actions likely.  See attachments and the periodic updates from GES for further details and resolution.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed when disturbed and/or made accessible.  As of December 2004, the site is not remediated to state of Maine satisfaction.  Much of the gasoline contamination may have spread and migrated offsite, and is smeared within the the soil.
2.	In the summer of 2004 Monitoring & product recovery by GES was changed from monthly to quarterly as there has been no further free product recovery.
3.	Initiated by Exxon-Mobil's plans to sell the facility this site may be taken thru a Maine DEP VRAP clearance by a new owner & operator.

Stephen Brezinski, Dec. 9, 2004
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-1066-2004*A Cianbro crane was overfilled in Portland discharging approximately one gallon of diesel to its side and the pavement below.  Spilled product was picked up with speedy dry and pads.
P-1050-2004*When filling a tanker trailer at Global, drivers are supposed to secure the loading hose to the port atop the trailer.  This driver did not and when product transfer was initiated, the boom swung discharging
#6 oil to the side of the trailer and the pavement below.  Spilled product was picked up with speedy dry by Clean Harbors.  Product remained in one location on pavement in a bermed area.

P-1080-2004*An AST in Lewiston was overfilled by Dead River.  Product came out the vent pipe and encountered snow and ice covered pavement.  Contaminated snow and ice was shoveled up by Dead River personnel.  Additionally, some product weeped from the bungs atop the tank.  That was also remediated by Dead River personnel with pads and speedy dry.
I-228-2004*On 11-29-04, Me. DOT reported a tractor trailer had rolled over on Rt. 11, about 1 mile south of Soucy Hill. I responded and when I arrived, the truck was still on its side and had leaked a little diesel and motor oil. Both saddle tanks were undamaged. There was no need to excavate, given the location and small amount of fuel lost.

According to State Police, the driver, Jeffrey Knight, had been drinking, and was visibly impaired when they arrived. It was 11:30 AM. (5:00 somewhere). He came down Soucy Hill and failed to negotiate the curve at the bottom of the hill and after hitting the ditch, rolled onto the side and slid about 200 feet.
P-1081-2004*A Union Oil delivery driver had finished filling the AST at St David's Church in Kennebunk.  From that point the story gets a little sketchy but the driver went to the hospital so I wasn't going to push for details; the outcome/response would be the same.  He either slipped on a very icy walkway and inadvertently engaged the nozzle on his way down, covering his face in oil, or, was reeling the hose in and it became caught on the truck inadvertently engaging the nozzle, covering his face in oil.  Either way, oil also encountered the snow and ice present around the incident which was picked up by Union Oil personnel.  The ice that was being stubborn had speedy dry applied to it in hopes of the day's sun and warmth melting it, therefore allowing the speedy dry to do its job.  Union is to return in the morning to pick up what was left behind.
P-1083-2004*On 12/8/04, I received a call from the Windham Police Department reporting a car accident during which the vehicle involved ended up in the Pleasant River.  Plans for removal of the vehicle were underway.  There was no evidence of a spill from the vehicle at the time of the call.  No further action required.
P-1084-2004*On 12/8/04, I received a call from Dwight Doughty of the Maine DOT reporting a plow truck accident that had occurred the previous night.  A DOT plow truck had rolled over spilling approximately 1 quart of diesel fuel.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-395-2004*Mark King, Me DEP, called to say that he was at the freezer plant in Winterport. The cooling system had failed and he was concerned that the high ammonia levels could be injurious to the workers health. I assumed that the ammonia was leaking from the cooling system and, after gathering up my equipment, I went to the site. There I learned that the ammonia was not coming from the system, but the result of 350 tons of rotting fish in the lockers. I met with Mr. King, the fire chief, and owner. The chief was concerned that the ammonia levels could injure the workers on site. At the time of my arrival, my personal monitoring device was at the manufacturer's shop for repairs. I contacted Cleve Leckey and asked if he could bring a calibrated machine to the terminal. Due to difficulties with the MSA 5 Stars, he was not able to get one online that day. In the mean time, I had contacted my division director, David Sait, and explained the situation. I was told this was not a hazardous matter incident, but that I could help the fire chief with technical assistance as necessary. Since a small volunteer department, such as Winterport, can not usually afford expensive monitoring equipment, the Chief was happy to have the Department's expertise.
   By the next day, we had a 5 Star that was operational as well as a monitor made by Draeger that was loaned by the Augusta office. We found ammonia levels the first day in units #2 and #3 in the area of 30-50 ppm. Since OSHA says that a TWA is 50 ppm, the units were safe to work in. However, the odor was so objectionable that they used half face respirators with suitable ammonia cartridges when the levels were elevated. While I checked the levels every morning during the first week, I later loaned the Draeger to the Chief who checked every day before allowing the workers inside.
   Locker #1 was left sealed for about ten days as two other units were cleaned up (unit #4 was still freezing). When we finally opened up #1, I measured 180 ppm in the warehouse walkway. Fans were used to blow this out over the Penobscot River. While I did not enter #1 right after the door was open, I swung the Draeger into the locker's atmosphere and the results were above the machine's capability to measure (200 ppm). The IDLH for ammonia is 300 ppm and I believe this number was met and exceeded. Powerful fans were installed and the atmosphere was safe to work in by the next morning.
   With only three or four workers, it took close to two months to removal all the fish and cleanup the facility. Most of the fish went to the Prosser Compost facility in Hudson, while other debris went to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.


P-1057-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Fri. 11/26/04, evening notification from Muller Plumbing and from Garland Oil Co. reporting 120-gal. K1-oil discharge from an outside AST to the ground around the home located on 51 Highland Avenue, in Old Orchard Beach.  There was no free product evident, all believed to have soaked into the soil.  The spill appears to have occurred the day before, and the two tenants complained of the odor.  I made plans to meet Garland Oil on site the next morning, and they would contact the landlord to meet us there.

DISCHARGE RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Sat. 11/27/04: met on site with Garland Oil, and Michael Paradis, the landlord and property owner.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential on city water & sewer.  The small wood-frame home has a shallow concrete-block foundation wall and  looks to be a former summer cottage.  Under the home is a partial basement and a crawlspace.
	The small tank was nestled in a corner of the house, outside under the back stairs (see attached photos).  The firematic and fuel line were snapped off the tank, either by someone stepping on it or by a falling object.  The 130-gal. tank had recently been filled.  The outside air had a moderate odor of oil, and the soil around the tank was darkened with the spillage.  In the crawlspace, I noted dark oil staining on the inside wall from the outside oil tank location (see attached photo 5).  The soil below the stain was also stained with oil.
	Ambient oil vapors were measured at 11 to 20-ppm in the basement [MSA PID w/ 10.6 eV lamp].  Ambient oil vapors upstairs in the living area were 10 to 12-ppm.
	After explaining the expected remediation and clean-up options, Mr. Paradis chose Option-1 for DEP management.  Mr. Paradis said that a representative of Colonial Adjustment would be contacting me for potential insurance coverage of this spill.  I contacted EPI for a response & source reduction ASAP.  On Mon. 11/29/04, an EPI rep. scoped out the job.
	
REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	After several delays and bad weather, EPI removed several yards of oiled soil from under the tank area.  A tank was set up temporarily off to the side.  At 12" to 18" bg we encountered the bottom of the concrete block foundation and ceased source reduction in concern for undermining the foundation and causing expensive damage to the home (see attached photos 3 & 4).  The outside excavation was re-filled with 3/4" crushed rock so as to be a stable foundation for the tank when it is re-installed.
	Some time in the past soil had been removed within the crawlspace against a wall so we removed no soil from the basement.  I had EPI erect a vapor barrier over this oiled area to temporarily better control vapors.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	On 12/8/04, I brought DEP engineer, Don White to the site to evaluate for an engineered oil vapors control within the living area.  The site was passed to DEP Tech Services for primary management.  In December, DEP Tech Services installed a barrier and venting structure to control oil vapors within the house.  This venting system may operate for months to several years.
2.	Oil contamination is understood to remain on site and if disturbed shall be properly managed under local, state and federal rules.
3.	Removal of the oil contaminated soil would need major shoring and/or re-construction of the home which is not cost effective at this time.
4.	Exactly who broke and how the fuel line was broken has not been determined.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1082-2004*Received a call from the Saco Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 15 Woodside Avenue, Saco, ME.  The discovery was made when area residences notice oil vapors in their homes.  The source of the vapors was traced to 15 Woodside Avenue where the leaking tank was found.  It was first assumed that Dead River Company had damaged the tank while filling the tank earlier that day, but it was later determined the tank had a small corrosion hole in the bottom.

By the time I arrived on-site, Dead River Company had placed a magna-patch on the tank to stop the leak.  Sorbents were placed down on the discharged oil in the basement.  The Saco Sewer Dept. had checked the storm water system and only observed a sheen, although the vapors were strong.

I was told that the owner of the property was in Virginia for the winter, and the property was presently unoccupied.  The next door neighbors had access to the building, but no authority over what could be none in the building.  We collected all the discharged oil that we could, although a small amount had made its way under shelving.  Before I left the site, the owner's family was finally contacted, and informed of the situation.  They were told that even though the discharge was minor, the AST had to be replace very soon.  Also, a great deal of stuff would have to be moved out of the basement for the replacement of the tank.  They agreed to clean out the basement and remove the shelving that weekend, so the tank could be replaced the beginning of the following week. I agreed to leave them some sorbents to collect any oil under the shelving, and they were to contact me if they encountered any problems.

I checked on the site the following day and observed the following;  the patch on the tank was holding, the sheen and vapors in the storm sewer had dissipated, and the sorbents left in-place overnight had a minor amount of oil on them.  I changed the sorbents and informed Dead River of my findings.  I told them to contact me if they had any problems replacing the tank.

P-769-2004*On 9/7/04 I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a small transformer oil spill at their Lewiston Service Center.  The spill occurred while moving an out of service transformer.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-678-2004*Fisher Engineering, 50 Gordon Drive, Rockland, reported a 2 cup spill of Reagent Solution 44, a titrating material, on December 10, 2004.  The material was stored in a small drum within the chemical containment dike at Fisher Engineering, the drum was reported to have developed a small leak.  Fisher personnel tipped the drum on it's side to stop the leak and used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  None of the product exceeded the boundaries of the containment area.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-679-2004*On December 9, 2004 Central Maine Power reported new transformer suffered a fitting failure during installation at Pole 12, Beaver Brook Road, Wayne, discharging an estimated 1 gallon of transformer oil to the CMP truck involved with the installation and the snow bank.  CMP crews used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product and removed a small quantity of contaminated snow.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-284-2004*Brian Tarbuck of Augusta Water District called to report an estimated (70) gallon spill of (12)% sodium hypochlorite.  The liquid material is used to kill bacteria in the main waterline for the city.  The hypochlorite is stored in an 1,100 gallon polyethylene tank inside the maintenance building.  A two inch reduction fitting attaches to a 3/8 inch schedule 80 PVC line which normally allowed product to bleed slowly into the water main.  The fitting cracked and the solution leaked to the floor and down a floor drain to a septic tank.  The spill occurred Sunday morning but was not reported until Tuesday.  The solution was treated by flushing about 10 gallons of sodium bisulfite into the floor drain.  This was calculated by the water district to neutralize the hypochlorite.  In so far as they had already done the deal, and there was nothing left to clean up, I did not make a site visit.  I advised Mr. Tarbuck of the requirements for timely reporting.
A-287-2004*Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management called to report a hydraulic oil spill estimated at 50 gallons.  The spill was from a blown hose on a packer truck that was operating in Randolph at the Dairy Freeze.  The unit was lifting a dumpster forward over the cab when it blew a main hose causing oil to spurt out all over the place.  I responded to the site and met the despondent driver.  The spill occurred about 75 feet from the Kennebec River on a hard packed dirt driveway.  There had been a significant rainfall that left a decent puddle right in front of the dumpster, so naturally most of the oil was pooled right in that puddle.  I  got out the pads and plastic bags and started collecting the spilled oil.  The driver, Eric Robbins, assisted with the cleanup.  In the mean time, Sherwood McKenney had contracted a local excavation company from Norridgewock, B.R. Obert & Sons.  They arrived with a dump truck full of screened gravel and a small excavator.   We had padded up most of the free product before they arrived.  The excavator operator took care of the residual oil.  He dug up the stained area and graded in the new gravel.  The operation was over with in about an hour.  I checked with the Dairy Freeze personnel and gave them my card if they had any questions.  The oil contaminated soil and contaminated pads were transported to Norridgewock for disposal.
P-690-2004*The initial call to DEP was from the Town of Limerick, CEO, about a neighborhood junkyard and its operations.  Upon inspecting the yard, the following connections and links were made and pursued.

CIA has taken over operations of an old, longstanding junkyard and are working on good housekeeping.  The town appears satisfied with the operations, but the neighborly concerns are more an aesthetic issue than operations.  Issues about fencing and boundaries have been addressed.

A secondary topic was the accumulation of some drummed wastes that Forrest "Butch" Sanborn  represented to be waste oil suitable for CIA to burn as a fuel supplement in their waste oil burner.  Because the material was not suitable for fuel, as it was a mixture of waste gasoline, mixed vehicle fluids, and sludges, it had to be removed and transported for disposal by a licensed contractor.

On a positive note, CIA had recently crushed a significant number of vehicles from their yard stock, and contracted with EPI for the resulting waste transportation and disposal.  Two-thousand, one-hundred thirty-one gallons of waste gasoline (manifest MEA 178312, 178311), and one-thousand one-hundred thirty-seven gallons of mix waste oils and coolant (BOL EP-1970) were collected and transported for proper disposal.  In addition, EPI also characterized the material in the storage drums.  EPI characterized and disposed of the material as Hazardous Waste, specifically identified as waste flammable liquid, toxic NOS (benzene tetrachloroethylene 3 UN 1992 II).  Forrest Sanborn was listed as the generator. This waste was shipped on NJ manifest NJA 5078689, with a generator ID # MEP00001611178689. The remaining ten (10) drums contained waste oil, coolants, and gasoline mixtures.  The total volume of the twelve (12) drums identified was 422 gallons.

Samples collected by MDEP staff, Scott Cyr, were not analyzedand only used for visual verification of the contents.

DEP Response plans no further action with regard to CIA's daily operations unless a complaint or inquiry are made.
P-240-2004*
SUMMARY
	3/16/04: Ron of DEE reporting small leak of #2 oil to the concrete basement floor of Mr. Lombard's home due to a filter leak.
	DEE responded to repair and clean-up the leak for Mr. Lombard.  [It was not stated whether the leaking filter was because of a worn gasket or miss-installation by someone working on the fixture.]  No DEP response was made because of conflicting priorities, the small volume reported and DEE's response.  I understand that there is no threat to any water well.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-666-2004*12.10.04 Paula from CN Brown reported a 2 gallon gasoline spill from a customer's car.  Upon filling the vehicle, it was discovered that the fuel tank had a leak apparently from corrosion.  The spill occurred on a paved portion of the facility.  Speedi-Dri was deployed and is to be picked up by CN Brown maintenance crew for disposal at Waste Management in Norridgewock.

Paula did not have the name of the customer available, but we did discuss having that information in the future to assign a responsible party to spill incidents.

File/report.
B-208-2004*The Fire Chief in Blue Hill called here, saying he'd had an inquiry from a Blue Hill resident, Lucretia Milliken, as to what to do with a cylinder of unknown gas.

I called her and the story was that her boyfriend had recovered the cylinder from the bottom of Alamoosook Lake while snorkeling there the previous summer.   He'd put it in their garage and now it was time to dispose of it.

I recovered the cylinder on April 27 and brought it back here.   Some of the maintenance people at BMHI identified it as a butane cylinder, used in place of propane for soldering.   The valve still worked, so I gave the cylinder to them.
A-304-2004*Allan King of Maine Yankee called to report a spill of less than 1 gallon hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred when a sump pump failed inside the containment area.  They reportedly wiped the concrete with sorbent pads and replaced the failed pump.  No site visit was made.  For some reason, Maine Yankee opted to report this major event of the day to the National Response Center.  A copy of the report is attached for your reading pleasure.
P-384-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	5/5/04: DEE reported to DEP of a small oil AST overfill that occurred 5/4/04, at this Durham residence.  Oil was reported to have discharged out the top of the basement tank and fill pipe.  Mr. Anderson stated that DEE had cleaned up the discharge.
	This spill was reported a day late.  I reminded Mr. Anderson of the requirement to properly and promptly report oil discharges.

RESPONSE VISIT & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	5/5/04: I visited in the late afternoon.  The home is located in a rural residential area west of Runaround Pond.  The town of Durham is served by private wells and septic.	
	I noted oiled pea stone under the AST fill & vent pipes and deck by the front door.  On site I called Mr. Anderson of DEE and advised him that the spill was not cleaned to state satisfaction and that DEE needs to come back to remove and replace the oiled soil.  Mr. Anderson stated he would have a person complete the clean-up.
	I left a phone message for Mark Anderson, the homeowner, and stated that DEE would be there to remove and replace the oiled soil.  Mr. Anderson did not call back.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-318-2004*Paula, one of the people from C.N. Brown, called to report an overfill at their bulk plant in Augusta.  The plant has an outdoor diesel AST.  A driver was filling the tank from a delivery tank truck and overfilled it.  He sprayed about 5 gallons down the sides of the tank and onto the ground before he could put out his cigarette and shut the pump down.  Several more of the people from C.N. Brown got down on their knees and padded up the spilled oil.  It sounded like an awesome time, but I guessed they had it under control, so no site visit was conducted.
B-209-2004*Apparently in connection with a DMV investigation of John Lane, the detective in charge put the Orono P. D. in touch with one of his confidential informants.  The informant had worked for John Lane at Central Maine Excavating when Lane leased space in the old Striar's Woolen mill on Ayer's Island.  The informant claimed that Lane had buried used underground tanks on the site.  Orono PD passed it along to John Robichaud, who passed it along to me.

This is a perennial complaint and we decided it was time to lay it to rest.  A date was set when he and I would investigate the site with a metal detector; for some reason or other, I could not go on the appointed date, so Bob Shannon went in my stead.  According to the attached memo, Bob got some response with the metal detector, so John was going to get the town's backhoe and go exploring.

We did not receive any further calls on this problem, so apparently the C.I.'s allegation was bogus as usual.
A-344-2004*Tony Underwood of Woods End Research Lab called with an inquiry about mercury spilled at his lab in Mt. Vernon.  I responded with the Lumex mercury vapor detector.  Anthony explained that beads of liquid mercury had been found in their atomic absorption instrument, an apparatus used to measure heavy metals.  The staff had used scotch tape to pick out the tiny beads and stored these in a glass jar.  I calibrated our instrument and took several readings around the lab.  We found some elevated concentrations of mercury vapor in various locations.  (See attached spreadsheet.)  A past broken thermometer in the upstairs work area was one possible source, but no evidence of mercury was visible.  The lab staff were perplexed because they believed the AA unit did not contain mercury.  It was theorized that the mercury could have come from the acetylene gas used by the instrument.  I checked this theory with two State Chemists, Deb Stahler (DEP) and Jim Curlett (HETL).  See attached e-mail for further discussion.  I recommended further ventilation of the work areas in the lab and further work to locate any beads of mercury.  In addition, I wanted to return the following morning and test the inside air after windows were closed up for the night.  This would represent a worst case scenario.  When I arrived the first afternoon, some windows had been open increasing ventilation decreasing vapors.  The next morning the results were similar.  I continued to recommend ventilation & source removal.

Deb Stahler later returned to the lab and did a follow up survey with the Lumex and determined that concentrations were within acceptable parameters for a work environment.
A-335-2004*Ted Scharf contacted me in reference to Hanna's Garage a general store and service station in Bristol.  The facility is served by three cathodically protected underground storage tanks installed pre 1988.  A large number of private drinking water wells are in the area near the store.  The facility has been in and out of compliance in so far as keeping up with statistical inventory.  Cathodic protection tests have failed for the past two years.  Tech Services got involved (Alex Pugh) and took water samples from the wells identified at risk.  The store itself has a contaminated water supply with MTBE and BTEX at part per billion concentrations.  To try to determine if the tanks and piping were leaking, a precision test was ordered.  I oversaw the tests 6/29/04 conducted by Tanknology, Springfield, Massachusetts.  The two regular tanks were manifolded together. The premium tank is a stand alone unit.  Tanknology staffers, Lloyd and Jim were well practiced at their craft.  They inserted two hydrophones down the fill pipes and sealed them off with plumbers plugs.  Then they imparted a vacuum on the tanks about -2 psi and then waited with a tape recorder running to hear any leaks.  The hydrophone would pick up any bubbles (for leaks below the product level) or hissing for leaks above the product level.  The operators first "flex" the tank by adjusting the pressure up and down to check for any weak spots where a rust particle could temporarily mask a leak.  There are 3 monitoring wells noted on site (3" PVC wells).  These are located near the tanks.  The water level nearest the premium tank was 2 inches below the level of the tank so the tanks should not be taking on any water (at least at this time of year).  I also observed the line leak test for the piping that ran to the dispenser.  The test indicated the system properly detected a leak in pressure and shut down.  The results of tank and piping tests passed within specified parameters.  A copy of the report was sent to Tom Benn, DEP Tech services.  I then went across the street and took a water sample from the Damariscotta Bank & Trust.  This well had not been tested by Alex Pugh. Results are attached.  This case is ongoing with continued monitoring by Tech Services staff Alex Pugh and Tom Benn.
P-985-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	10/28/04: DEP contacted by a Sebago Technics Co. surveyor stating that several days before he found various containers of paint and solvent hazardous waste at this out-of-service highway Weigh Station.  I in-turn contacted MDOT's Dwight Doughty regarding pick-up and disposal.

RESPONSE & REMEDIATION
	MDOT authorized EPI to pick up the waste and clean-up any discharge.  See the attached communications and the photos taken by Mr. Doughty for further details.  I understand that no contamination reached ground or surface waters of the state.  No RP was found.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-241-2004*
	Mon. 3/15/04: report thru Maine state Police & Wells PD of a mystery diesel discharge.  It appeared that a truck, possibly attempting to make a delivery to Hanafords store in wells, suffered a fuel line or saddle tank leak.  The spill was very spread out but was cleaned up where possible.  I understand that none of the discharge reached ground or surface waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-573-2004*Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil spill, when a utility pole the transformer was mounted to broke and fell.  A small leak incurred.  It was reported that the transformer contained PCB concentration of 8 ppm.  See Bangor Hydro Spill Report attached.

file/report.

		
B-321-2004*B-321-2004
06/25/2004 14:30

      Scott Wilkerson of the University of Maine at Orono called to report a fuel odor and staining at the York Village parking lot at the University.  An on-site investigation shown that the staining was most likely due to construction activities that were taking place in the parking area.  Subsurface soil shown no evidence of contamination.  It appeared that less than a cup of fuel had been spilled.  No action was taken.
B-565-2004*10.15.04 Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil spill at entered location.  The spill occurred in the parking lot of a commercial facility.  Bangor Hydro contracted with Clean Harbors to clean up the spill on 10.16.04, and did so through the utilization of sorbents and soil removal.  The amount reported spilled, 30 gallons, is not consistent with the attached Bangor Hydro spill report that indicates approximately 10 gallons.

Sara Wilson of 24 Forest Avenue, Southwest Harbor, a local resident who notified Bangor Hydro of the spill, contacted the Department advising that she and her dog came in contact with the oil.  She did not report any health problems concerning herself or the pet, but did indicate that the oil got in her car.  I reported this to Bangor Hydro and they advised they were aware of her concerns.

No further concerns have been reported as of 12.13.04.

File/report
I-236-2004*A MDOT truck blew a hydraulic line while dumping soil on private property. By the time the driver noticed it, he had coated the property owner's driveway, as well as 1000 feet of Route 1.

Saturated hot top was covered with sand and the sand was removed. The soil area coated with oil was excavated by MDOT.

The hot top was also pressure washed with a detergent. That solution was recovered by a Vacuum truck and taken to the PI waste water treatment plant.

Response case closed.
A-348-2004*Kennebec County SO contacted this office to report a 5 gallon pail of asphalt tar had been spilled on Rt. 3 near the NAPA auto parts store.  The Fire Department was on scene and requested assistance so I responded.  The Deputy was still on scene, but the volunteers had packed it up and headed home.  There was no sign of the empty pail of asphalt.  Fire fighters had placed sorbent pads in the road which had not been closed, and traffic had run over the pads and ground them into the pavement pretty much to a pulp.  No recovery was possible.  Free undercoating for the travelers on Rt. 3 that day.
B-665-2004*12.09.04 Mr. Voisine reported oil contaminated soil along the side of the road adjacent the entered location.

12.10.04 I conducted a site visit and observed the stained soil.  It appeared to be a lube oil or a hydraulic oil spill, approximately 5 gallons.  Mr. Voisine indicated that he was unaware of the spill until he recently surveyed the area for a potential building site.  The property is adjacent to 68 Boothby Road, owned by Mr. Voisine's mother.  A well is located at the entered location, approximately 100 feet from the spill area.  Mr. Voisine indicated that he would have the well tested for DRO and possibly other routine drinking water parameters.

The area is an attainment zone and possible building site.  I did not feel that the spill was mobile and asked Mr. Voisine to report the water analysis to me.  I expect to revisit the site next Spring and evaluate potential remedial actions at that time.  Mr. Voisine was amenable to that.

This case is pending as of 1.12.05.  To date, no information regarding the water sample has been received; phone message left with subject 1.12.05.  Further Response action expected.

file/report/pending.
B-640-2004*11.26.04, Medway Fire Department reported a gasoline spill from an auto accident.  At the time of the report, no information regarding the potential responsible party was available.  The reporter indicated that as much as 5 gallons may have leaked and that they recovered what they could, approximately 1 gallon.

Medway also indicated that they had no way to dispose of the material and they were out of pads for potential spills that may occur in the future.

11.26.04, I picked up the sorbents used and dropped off additional pads for the fire department.  Due to the limited number of pads recovered, less than 10 unsaturated, I advise no reimbursement action.

File/report
B-639-2004*11.24.05 Montreal & Maine Railroad reported a general service car containing propane had de-railed from the tracks at the Dead River bulk plant in Hampden.  The car was accidentally pushed too far by the locomotive operator and the wheel chock that is  attached to the track caused one of the wheels to slip off the track.

My site inspection confirmed that no threat of a release existed.  The area adjacent to the incident is residential and also the location of the de-railed car is accessible to the public.  The car is scheduled to be put back on the track no later than 11.29.04.

File/report
P-349-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Mon. 4/26/04: Russ of Union Oil notified DEP of an AST facility leak in the basement of apartments located on 200 Stevens St.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	4/26/04: met Union Oil Co. burner tech and management reps. on site.  I was notified that the new furnace malfunctioned and pumped oil into the fiberglass insulation of the furnace.  Exact quantity discharged is unknown.  I later found out that the malfunction was caused by an Union Oil technician who crossed wires during service work.  This is apparently why Union Oil was being so pro-active in the response.  Oil had leaked to the concrete basement floor and into 2x4 wall framing.  Union Oil was to replace the oil saturated furnace.
	The area is dense residential, serviced by city water & sewer.  The fuel line was under the concrete floor.  Some oil may have reached a floor sump unfortunately located right next to the furnace.  No oil was visible in the sump.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Union Oil contacted ENPRO to clean-up the oil discharge.  I suggested drilling holes in the concrete floor to check for oil.  Mr. Sanderson later told me over the phone that he was satisfied with Union Oil's clean-up.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-221-2004*The Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. turns garbage into cash by generating electricity.   A lot of cash is made, because a lot of garbage is burned.  A lot of garbage has to be moved.

To do that, PERC keeps a front end loader on site, and of course has the ability to re-fuel it there.   Whoever refueled it early on the morning of May 6 overfilled it, the spillage being contained inside the diked refueling area.  No one owned up to being the culprit.

The spilled fuel was recovered with sorbents and the BTUs recovered by burning them at PERC.
A-401-2004*Wayne Paradis contacted me referencing a site he has been working on and requested an operator with the Lumex mercury vapor detector.  The subject property is a multi family apartment that had been renovated by the owner (Perrine).  The site history is not entirely clear, however, at some point in the past a juvenile resident at the apartment brought home a quantity of liquid mercury that was spilled and contaminated the home.  Beads of mercury were still in evidence beneath the subfloor years after the reported spill.  The source of the mercury was the now closed uncontrolled hazardous substance site Wolman Steel in Waterville.  According to Wayne, the USEPA condemned the subject apartment building as being uninhabitable due to high concentrations of mercury in the late 1990's.  The then owner allowed the building to deteriorate and the Town of Fairfield took possession due to unpaid taxes.  The property was then purchased by Perrine and remodeled.  It came to light that mercury may be an issue at this home, but it is unclear to me who knew the mercury was a potential problem and when they knew.  At the time Wayne contacted me, there were two families with young children and expectant mothers living in the newly remodeled apartments.  They had been removed to a hotel by the landlord (Perrine) while the investigation was ongoing.  Environmental Projects was hired by Perrine to decontaminate the building.  DEP's role was to measure the mercury vapor concentrations.  A detailed report by Wayne Paradis of the site visit and concentrations is attached.  Wayne is the current project manager for the uncontrolled site Wolman Steel, thus his involvement with this particular situation.
After two site visits and many thousands of dollars of decontamination, mercury vapors were still far above the recommended concentrations for sensitive individuals.  Environmental Projects reported that the owner would not continue with remediation.  The future status of this apartment is unclear.
B-619-2004*11.8.04, Kevin Moore reported a possible oil spill at the entered location.  Moore advised that an oil delivery was made on 11.1.04, to a new customer.  The facility consists of two, manifolded 275-gallon ASTs.  Moore went on to say that on 11.6.04, the Pittsfield CN Brown office received a request by the subject for a fill of oil.  CN Brown questioned the request, and was advised there had been a spill and that "the sump pump took care of the oil".  CN Brown requested that a service technician inspect the system prior to making another delivery.  The subject denied the request and CN Brown did not make another delivery.

11.9.04, I visited the site and spoke to Mr. Sheridan, advising him of CN Brown's report and of the Department's fund program to assist in spill cleanup.  Mr. Sheridan advised me that there was no problem and that only about two gallons spilled.  I asked about the possibility of a larger discharge through the sump pump system and the location of his drinking water well.  Mr. Sheridan's responses were illogical as he made references to a "machine that sniffs out oil" and that sump pumps can't pump that much oil.   I gave Mr. Sheridan another opportunity to tell me what kind of spill occurred and his response was that I was wasting my time.

I observed Mr. Sheridan's demeanor turning more agitated and abrupt, as I inquired about the spill.  I became increasingly uncomfortable during our conversation, feeling more unwelcome while attempting to ascertain the nature and cause of a possible spill.  I gave him a third opportunity to tell me what happened and he said that he was all set.  I sensed that asking for access was fruitless.

I departed the site without a clear understanding as to the extent of the spill.  If only two gallons spilled then the threat to his or neighboring wells is perceived by me to be limited.  If several hundred gallons spilled then there may be a threat as his and adjacent properties are on private wells.  I noted that the nearest well neighboring this property at several hundred feet away, estimating 300 to 500 feet.  I did not observe any oil in the roadside ditch nor did I get any olfactory indication of a large spill on the property or in the doorway, which remained open as we spoke.

After some interoffice discussion, it was left that we would not make further inquires with the subject and record that we were denied access to investigate the spill.  There may have been some type of illegal activity associated with the heating oil or some other type of non-spill related activity.  Technical Services was notified of the situation, but no referral is recommended at this time.

No further Response action anticipated, unless additional reports are received in this area that may identify this spill as a source.


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B-316-2004*B-316-2004
06/22/2004 15:38

     Andrew Flint of the Licensing & Enforcement staff in Augusta notified this office of a failed tank test at the Irving Big Stop in Searsport.  It was stated that a pin hole leak was discovered in a piping flex connector in their super unleaded line.  A later conversation with Gary Kane, Compliance Officer for Irving, shown that the dispensers, although not having sumps, have a concrete containment structure.  It was not believed that much had leaked from the system.  It may be noted that the statistical inventory analysis did not show evidence of a leak.  After this information, the investigation did not proceed any further.
B-234-2004*During the summer of '04, the Maine DOT had big plans to re-build a section of Route 1A either side of the Bangor/Hampden town line.  In the process of doing their due diligence, Geologist Dwight Doughty became aware of the probability of encountering contaminated soil across from the Coldbrook Energy terminal, just south of the junction of Route 1A and the County Road.   The historical record showed a gas station handy to that site in the 1920's;  Jake Ward, previously of this office, had had quite a large spill there from Colby Clendenning's gasoline ASTs.  In recent years, Irving had a gas station with USTs at what is now an insurance office.  DOT may also have turned up contaminated soil in their pre-job borings.

In any case, I wrote them a permission slip to take contaminated soil to the Pine Tree Landfill.   They worked out a deal with Geologist Paul Blood that contaminated soil of greater than 2000 ppm hydrocarbons by PID would not go back in the hole if that soil had been lifted out.   A total of 816.75 tons of contaminated soil was thus recovered from that part of the project.  See B-530-04.
B-667-2004*On 12/10/04, I received a call from Merlin Lasselle of E.W. Littlefield, General Contractor.  Mr. Lasselle is in the process of completing renovation to the interior of a building owned by Burgundy Reality at 797 Wilson Street in Brewer.  While performing the renovation work, Mr. Lasselle noticed a cap in the concrete slab.  Mr. Lasselle removed the cap and stuck a PVC tube down the hole and pulled the tube out, discovering approximately 10 inches of  product in the bottom of the tank.

When I arrived on scene, I confirmed that the tank depth was approximately 6 feet and there was approximately 10 inches of what appeared to be old fuel oil in the under ground storage tank.  Mr. Lasselle, nor the current owner of the property, knew anything about the tank.  The tank is not registered with the Department.

This building, as well as all others in the commercial area, are on city water.  Due to the location of the tank inside the building, seventy feet from the closest door and under a room with eight foot ceilings, I suggest a pump off of the product, slurry with flowable fill, and abandon in place.  This section of the building was built over the tank approximately 15 years ago.

On 12/13/04, Gaftek was contracted to pump the remaining product from the tank.  They removed approximately 160 gallons of what is thought to be old fuel oil.  They estimate the capacity of the tank to be 1000 gallons.

On 12/14/04, Industrial Services was on site to take recovered product and recycle it at their facility.

On 12/15/04, Littlefield Contracting filled the underground storage tank with approximately 5.25 yards of flowable fill.  This has completed the abandonment in place procedure.


B-517-2004*B-517-2004
09/22/2004 08:30

     Marylynn Ness, concerned citizen on the North Lubec Road, called to report discovering a container filled with oil that washed up on the shore of Johnson Bay in the rear of her home.  It was not known at the time if the contents was leaking.  Investigation revealed that the container was a 6 gallon pail full of waste oil; none of which was leaking.  The container was retrieved and taken back to the Response Warehouse for disposal.
B-432-2004*As a consequence of the impending expiration of a lease, Sprague Energy decided to close out their tank facility in Bucksport, on the grounds of the International Paper Mill.   The tank in question, 146,000 barrels, built circa 1947, held #6 oil.

Sprague hired Campbell Environmental to do the tank closure and about 890 tons of #6 oil contaminated soil was trucked to Lane Construction in Hermon to be made into asphalt.   Additionally, three other tanks, totalling 31,000 gallons were removed from the site during this closure.  That generated an extra 80 tons of contaminated soil, also made into asphalt.  There was no one cause of all this soil being contaminated, so the cause will be attributed to historical spillage and accidents on site since 1947.

See the attached Campbell Environmental Group site assessment for further information.
P-1123-2004*On 12/22/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Kittery Fire Chief reporting a vehicle into a stream on South Eliot Rd, in Kittery.  There was no evidence that anything had spilled.  No further action required.
P-1025-2004*On 11/9/04, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a fire with pesticides involved.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with Chief Thurlow of the Scarborough Fire Dept.  We reviewed a list of pesticides belonging to Scott's Lawn Service thought to be in the building at the time of the fire.  The building was fully involved in fire upon the arrival of the fire department.  The pesticide of most concern to me was 2,4-D.  There was only approximately 20 gallons of that involved.  I believed much of the pesticide to have been consumed in the high temperatures of the fire.

I returned to the site in the morning to follow up on the incident.  When I arrived, I obtained a more complete list of the chemicals involved and their approximate quantities.  I spoke with Henry Jennings of the Board of Pesticide Control and reviewed the list with him.  We agreed that the pesticides involved posed no danger to the public, however, we believed there could be a risk to fire investigators who wanted to dig through the remains of the building.  I advised fire investigators for the town of Scarborough and the State Fire Marshal's office of this potential hazard and they decided not to work in the the remains of the building.  Material Safety Data sheets for the materials involved are attached.

There was a large puddle of run off water in front of the building that contained visible granular pesticide.  I asked Peter Lyford of Scott's Lawn Service to have the water pumped into a containment vessel and have the water tested for appropriate disposal.  Clean Harbors pumped the water into a frac tank that afternoon.  Subsequent testing showed no pesticides detected in the water and it was subsequently discharged into a nearby storm drain.  The lab results are attached.

Potential response action may be required during removal of the building debris in the future.
B-238-2004*B-238-2004
05/12/2004 09:19

     Ann Hook, concerned citizen on the Perez Cross Road in Deere Isle, called to report an oily like sheen on a small pond down the road from her home.  She stated she had noticed it while out walking.  Directions to the pond were given.  Investigation shown that the sheen was simply an organic type sheen.    No sources of oil were even close to the pond.  No further action was taken.
P-784-2004*During the site facility closure of the former Camden Yarns facility on Mill Street in Lisbon, 4 previously abandoned-in-place USTs were removed.  The 4 15,000 gallon ASTs were originally filled in place in 1996 by Seacoast Ocean Services, with Normandeau Associates conducting the site assessment activities.  At that time, "minimal" contamination was reported to the DEP (see report P-695-1996).    Based on this report, no clean-up was required.  There was no reference to the condition of the tanks.

At the time of the tank removals during the summer/fall of 2004, it was apparent that the contractor (Seacoast) had not cleaned or filled all of the tanks appropriately.   Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc (SME) conducted oversight of the removal.   One tank appeared to be cleaned adequately and filled almost completely with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tanks being progressively worse.  Several exhibited numerous, large corrosion induced holes.  Saturated soils were discovered.  I requested that further subsurface investigation be conducted to determine the extent of the contamination.  The results revealed extensive contamination, including several hundred yards under an adjoining retaining wall and street.

12/14/2004, SME met with me and Peter Eremita  to discuss the clean-up options for the site.  It was determined that the saturated soils that can be removed without removing the retaining wall would be the the prefered option.  David Robinson, VP of Miller Industries attended the meeting and signed "Option 1"  whereby the DEP will manage the clean-up and pay all costs.  As such, Mr. Robinson agreed to apply to the Maine Groundwater Clean-up Fund.

I hired SME to oversee the excavation to be conducted by Grondin Construction.  I solicited bids for trucking and disposal of soil.  CPRC submitted the lowest bid and was hired to dispose of the soil.  Soil was to be excavated and stockpiled, then loaded into the trucks when the scheduling could be arranged.

Work commenced on 1/20/05.   1496.79 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at CPRC.  Since saturated soil were left as it was not practical to remove them, a work plan was developed to monitor the site to assure no migration of any oil to the down gradient river.  No further action is necessary in this matter.
P-121-2004*As part of Phase II assessment Greg Tsouprack of Aulson reported the discovery of an old fuel line and subsequent soil contamination at the old Lewiston Tent & Awning  facility location.

The remainder of the site is to be developed for a Walmart regional distribution center and would be zoned commercial space, likely parking or open space.  The soils were inspected by DEP's Scott Cyr whom granted an Oil Debris (Virgin letter) for the disposal of contaminated soil.  Contamination was discovered while razing the foundation wall of the old LT & A building, along with some associated piping.  The soils were stockpiled and eventually removed and transported to CPRC, Scarborough for disposal.  The remaining work has been overseen by DEP, VRAP staff in Augusta.

DEP Response has no further actions planned for this site.
B-420-2004*In conjunction with the State's never ending battle against environmental crime and criminals, Jean Firth of the DEP's Uncontrolled Sites unit, became aware of yet another place Harry Smith Jr. was storing hazardous waste illegally: the basement of his mother's house.

To speed the clean-up of the property, Laura Gay asked me for a spill number against which to charge the removal of the waste.  I complied and the information contained in this report is a direct result of Jean's efforts. The majority of the data for this incident resides with Uncontrolled Sites in Augusta.  Response Services had no involvement in the clean-up.

In a telephone conversation with Ms. Firth on December 27, she told me that Harry had crammed the basement of his mother's house full of hazardous waste.  There was no room to walk, the entire basement space being taken up with containers of waste ranging from one gallon to 55 gallons in size.  See the attached list.  (Discrepancies between weights and volumes are explained by the  containers not always being full.)

As of December '04, the basement is empty, but residual fumes make the house unsafe for occupancy.  Further site cleanup will have to wait for the demolition of the dwelling.  Harry Jr. is still at large.
B-433-2004*Sometime during the day of Sunday July 4, a pile of finished lobster traps collapsed onto an aboveground oil tank inside one of the buildings at Friendship Trap Co.  The filter nipple was cracked and, according to the complainant, 100 gallons of oil lost.  He alleged that the oil ran across the floor and seeped under the building's shoe into the soil outside.  He further alleged wetlands violations on the site.

The following Monday, Jim Beyer and I went to Howland to investigate.   It was true, according to Gen. Mgr. Gordon Champion, that they'd had an oil spill; they hadn't recovered any oil because there was none to recover by the time the loss was discovered the next day.   Tracing the path of the spilled oil, it did not seem like 100 gallons had been lost.  There was no evidence that much, if any oil, had gotten outside the building.  Champion said they'd washed the floor with soap and water to alleviate the smell.  He said he was unaware that he was supposed to report the spill.
B-647-2004*Somerset Sheriff's Office called to report that a tank truck had gone off of Route 201 in Bingham, however, it actually happened in Moscow. She believed it was hauling hydrogen peroxide and she thought it was leaking as rescue personnel had reported an odor. While there were deputies, a HazMat team from Madison Paper, and fire personnel at the scene, she had no cell phone contact and poor radio communications. She told me that the load on the truck was to be delivered to Madison Paper and that Butch St Pierre, at the mill, could provide me with info on the substance. Butch indicated to me the chemical was called Hy Brite which is made up of sodium dithionite, sodium carbonate, and sodium hydroxide. Amongst other things, it had a pH between 12 and 13. It was used by the mill as a bleaching agent. They were expecting a load of 5700 gallons.
   I then received a cell phone call from Somerset County EMA Director, Bob Higgins. He was on the way to the scene and would call me back with an accurate appraisal of the accident when he arrived. He said that he had learned the hazmat team had checked the wreck for anyone still in the truck and found no one. They had tested the water around the truck and found it close to neutral. I told him  due to weather conditions (darkness, driving rain, and 50-mph hour winds), I did not think risking the heath of the emergency workers was a good idea and they should wait for daylight and the passing of the storm (which was suppose to have gone by then). After waiting for a call from Mr. Higgins, I drove to the scene. On my arrival, there was no one on scene and attempts to find someone in town failed. The tanker truck was on its right side in a large puddle or small pond. There was debris everywhere and it appears the truck went off the outside of a curve and rolled down the mowed embankment. It continued to roll across this small pond coming to rest against some trees on the far side with the nose of the tractor against the far bank. In the driving rain and wind I could not tell if the tank had lost its contents. I left the site.
   On returning the next morning, I met up with a team of salvagers from TKP, Inc. who had driven in overnight from Canada. They had another tanker spotted nearby. Once a deputy from Somerset S.O. arrived to control traffic, the recovery of Hy-Brite began. While most of the rig was in the pond, the rear of the tanker was on dry ground and on its side. This gave access to the bottom discharge valve at the rear. Another lucky event was that the tanker was only 57% full. The salvagers were able to remove the bottom valve as it was above the liquid level. This allowed the insertion of a 2" line. This was connected to a gasoline powered centrifugal pump that lifted the liquid uphill into the waiting tanker. The pump off was completed in less than one hour. The equipment worked fine and other than a drip or two nothing was spilled. I'd say the workers did an excellent job. Once the Hy-Brite had been recovered, the decision was made to remove the truck the next day. Unfortunately, I had to attend another spill that day. The town of Bingham assistant fire chief, Allen Hensley, stood by to observe the removal. He reported that about 2 gallons of diesel spilled from the saddle tank vents. This was easily collected with some sorbent pads.
   Overall, I'd say we were lucky that the cargo tank and saddle tanks didn't fail. While the pond exhibited scatter sheen from various lube oils on the truck, there was no significant release. The oil remaining will biodegrade over time in with out any cause for concern.
A-680-2004*International Paper, Jay, Maine, reported a 1 gallon spill of vegetable based hydraulic oil from a lift truck on December 10, 2004.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on the lift truck failed.  IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

A-683-2004* On 12-11-04, International Paper reported an oil leak at their mill in Jay Me. A drain line on No. 2 paper machine failed releasing an estimated 100 gallons of lube oil into the sewer system.  Some of this oil was cleaned up with sorbent material, however a great majority made its made to the wastewater treatment plant.
 No site visit was made and no further action is required by DEP.
P-342-2004*
SUMMARY
	4/13/04: Routine UST abandonment confirmation visit by S. Brezinski of Maine DEP.  Rural residential area on a gravel road off Old Bath Rd.  The mobile home and UST both appear to have been removed a year or so before (possibly summer of 2003), following Mr. Card moving to Florida.  The scar of the former home was evident ,but I noted no evidence of a tank or oil discharges.
	A new home was under construction to the rear of the property.  See the site sketch for additional information.  No further DEP Response Div. actions expected at this time.  As this is a residential, consumptive-use UST, no CMR 691 UST closure assessment was required.

S G Brezinski
B-458-2004*B-458-2004
08/23/2004 13:58

     Norm Laberge of the Navy's Computer & Telecommunication Center in Cutler called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at the facility's power plant building.  It was stated the approximately 5 gallons of oil leaked from an old corroded line on the plant's generator system.  The oil, which was confined to a concrete surface, was cleaned up and disposed of.
B-335-2004*B-335-2004
07/02/2004 12:45

     Stan Bourne, concerned citizen on Route 166A in Castine, called to report that a 55-gallon drum, containing an unknown liquid, washed up on the shore at his waterfront property on Penobscot Bay.  A later investigation revealed that the drum contained primarily water and about a gallon of waste oil.  The drum was taken back to the Response Warehouse where the approximately 20 gallons of water/oil combination was disposed of.  No markings were found on the drum to give us a clue as to it's origin.
P-345-2004*
SUMMARY
	4/20/04, report by home and AST facility owner that on the previous day, 4/19/04, Liberty Oil Co. had overfilled about 1.5 cups of oil onto her garden.  Liberty Oil had not reported it to DEP as required though the oil coming out the vent was unlikely to go unnoticed.  The spill was 25' from the residential water well.
	Liberty Oil was not a division of Webber Energy.  Liberty advised me that the delivery was a mistake to the wrong house and that they had removed the oily soil.  Mr. Figueroa of Liberty Oil mistakenly thought this small quantity did not need to be reported to the DEP.  I corrected him on this.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-673-2004*5.3.04 CMP reported a one gallon transformer oil spill at entered location.  CMP indicated that a cover seal on the transformer leaked.  Sorbent's and a small amount of soil, both described as 1/2 a bag, was removed and entered into CMP's waste stream and transported to the CMP NASC facility.

File/report.
B-630-2004*
     This office received a call at 1225 on 11/22/04, from the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office (Bangor; #947-4585) reporting an oil spill for the Holden Fire Department (#843-5151).  It was indicated there had been a vehicle fire at #8 Lakeview Drive in the Cedar Haven Trailer Park, which is located on Route 1A in Holden.  According to the Fire Department, approximately 4 or 5 quarts of motor oil and some gasoline had spilled onto the roadway.  All of the material was contained and was being cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dry.  Since the trailer park has a drilled well nearby, DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Holden, I met with Fire Department personnel and went over the situation with them.  By this time, most of the oil had already been removed; only a rainbow sheen remained in spots on the asphalt.  Due to the type of oil involved and its containment on asphalt, plus being 200 to 250 feet from the well, I do not feel that the well is at risk from this spill.  No further action is required at this time.

REC:  File report.


P-1078-2004*On July 29, 2004, DEP received notification from CMP that a tree had fallen onto an electrical line which in turn damaged the adjoining transformer.  The transformer released approximately one (1) gallon of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground below.  CMP responded by excavating two bags of soil and grass for proper disposal.

No further action is required at this time.
P-1086-2004*
	Sunday evening 11/28/04, notice of hydraulic-oil hose leak from CMP bucket truck to roadway.  Heavy rain caused oil to spread thereby making clean up impossible.  No DEP response requested or made at time.

S G Brezinski
P-1088-2004*CMP Transformer spill.  See attached CMP Report.
B-247-2004*Hydraulic hoses don't last forever, as became apparent at the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company on the 17 of May.  A bucket truck, moving the trailer holding ferrous metals, burst a hydraulic hose, losing an estimated 5 gallons of oil.  PERC personnel cleaned it up with 4 bags of speedy dry.
P-1092-2004*On 12/13/04, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks due to a hydraulic line failure.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
P-1096-2004*On December 14, 2004, approximately two (2) quarts of #2 fuel oil was discharged from a leak at the nozzle line at the furnace in a residence.  Dead River Company responded to the resident's call and proceeded to clean-up the release with speedy dry.  The speedy dry was collected and disposed of by Dead River Company.  No further action is necessary at this time.
B-676-2004*12.14.04   In review of Interface Fabric's log of Oil Spills per Memorandum of Agreement, dated August 4, 2004, three spills have been entered into HOSS B-675-04, B- 676-04, and B-677-04.  These three spills were caused by some type of equipment failure or accident and are in addition to routine leaks and drips (not the result of equipment failure) logged separately and attached to the memorandum of agreement on file in the Bangor office.

8.5.04  Interface reports a 3 gallon oil spill from a compressor.  An intake valve malfunctioned causing a release of oil.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  See attached Interface spill form.

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B-275-2004*Randy Madden left a message on my voice mail reporting this spill, so its lack of specifics reflects my inability to track him down for more information.

Driver Ricky Curtis, contracted to Madden to haul logs from his job site, parked his truck by the side of a logging road somewhere in Township 31.  Too close to the ditch, the truck leaned and diesel ran out the fill cap on the saddle tank. Once noticed, Madden and crew cleaned it up with sorbent pads that were kept on their job sites for just purposes.
B-276-2004*A vehicle, careening down Essex Street in Bangor, left the road and sheared off pole #156, causing the transformer at the top to crash to the ground.   About six gallons of transformer oil was thus spilled.

See the attached BHE CO report.
A-497-2004* Mr. Don Mckenna called this office to report various problems with Daves Used Cars located on Route 201 in Richmond. The caller stated that there had been a lot of activity at the site recently and there was oil and gasoline spillage along with 55 gallon drums stored and or buried on the property. The junkyard site is on the east side of Route 201 and the dealership/office is west of the highway.
 On 8-27-04, I made a site inspection and spoke with the owner, Dave Harris. Together we toured the junk yard and I found the following.
 1.  2 or 3  (55 gallon) drums of waste oil stored out in the yard mixed in with other metal debris. I asked him to remove the drums from the pile and include the drums with his other waste oils.
 2.  3 tanks inside the garage that contained waste oil. He claims he will use this waste oil as fuel as soon as he gets a waste oil furnace.
 3.  A large (1,000 or 2.000 gallon) used underground tank stored inside the garage. Several tires had been placed around this tank to prevent it from rolling over. This tank had about 18 inches of waste gasoline stored inside. Dave told me that he will be using this gasoline as fuel in his machinery. However, most of the machinery he has on site uses diesel. There is one old dump truck that uses gasoline.
	Note: The State Fire Marshal Office regulates the aboveground storage of gasoline and when I 	spoke to the Inspector he told me the system Dave is using is completely out of 	compliance. First, underground oil tanks are not designed or legally acceptable for above 	ground storage. Tanks containing gasoline inside a building must have a two hour fire 	rating on nearby walls and gasoline tanks must be vented to the outside.
 4.  The area near where the vehicles are crushed had been covered over with waste asphalt and concrete. The concrete pad was still visible. Mr. Harris told me that when he crushes the vehicles he places them over a large drip pan. I did not see this drip pan.
 5.  There were various  small oil stains throughout the junk yard.
 6.  There were also waste concrete junks and waste asphalt paving that was piled on site. There was also a screening device for gravel. Dave told me that he has been accepting this material and screening it and using it to make a road and working area in the junk yard.
  I will have to make a follow up site visit to confirm if the drums in question have been removed. As far as the tank containing gasoline, I will inform Dave that he needs to bring that into compliance and he needs to talk with the State Fire Marshal's Office at 626-3890.
 I also called our DEP's Hazardous Waste inspectors and was informed since Mr. Dave Harris intends to reuse the gasoline it is not considered a hazardous waste. Therefore, we cannot do any thing about requiring Mr. Harris to dispose of this material as a hazardous waste.

 Site visit on 9-30-04, the drums have been emptied and crushed. There were more small oil stains on the ground than the previous site visit. There were at least 3 drums of possible waste oil outside, next to the garage. Inside the garage there were several open containers of waste oil that needed to be emptied into the larger tanks. I measured the gasoline level inside the illegal storage tank, and found it to be 26 inches.
 I spoke with Mr. Harris and asked him to clean up the waste oil spillage. Dave told me that the Fire Marshal had made a a site visit and informed him of the needed upgrades in order to come into compliance. I suggested to Dave that he pay an environmental firm to dispose of this waste gasoline. I called the State Fire Marshall and spoke w/ Steve Dixon and confirmed he had made a site visit.

 On 7-11-2005, I checked with the Coordinator of DEP's Haz. Waste Manifest and learned no waste gasoline had been shipped off this site, to date.
 7-12-05, a final site visit was made. Mr. Harris told me he used all of the waste gasoline in his waste oil furnace. I informed him it was not a
B-284-2004*"If you're going to do a job, do it right", advice often heard around the IP mill in Bucksport and taken to heart by a forklift operator on May 27 when he backed his forklift into a case of fluorescent light tubes.  Instead of breaking a few, he broke every single one.

The Mill's haz mat team responded appropriately, swept up the debris, and disposed of it as hazardous waste.
B-285-2004*The wing vents on a non-commercial aircraft failed to close as it was being refueled and as a result, an estimated 4 gallons of fuel spilled to the tarmac at the General Aviation fueling ramp.

Airport personnel cleaned it up with their "Super Sopper".
P-316-2004*
	4/9/04: Anonymous report to DEP of buried asbestos waste and oily bark, near the Little Androscoggin River.  Investigated by DEP's John Bucci who found no obvious special waste.  The property is an old lumber mill and the caller stated that it had just been sold.
	No further actions at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-325-2004*B-325-2004
06/26/2004 11:05

     Dwayne Seekins of the Sprague Terminal in Searsport called to report a spill of #6 fuel oil at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 50 gallons spilled from an H.O. Bouchard tank truck when it was overfilled.  Most of the oil was reportedly covering the tank truck.  Some of it however affected the ground.  The fuel was then cleaned up with shovels and sorbent material.  It may be noted that the site is rather "non sensitive".
P-675-2004*
NOTIFICATION
	8/9/04: DEP notified by anonymous caller of a hydraulic oil spill all over the ground behind an excavator next to the road.  The spill had been the past Saturday or earlier.  I noted no record that this had been previously reported.

DEP RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Following the directions to the site, I came upon an excavator and a Mr. Alan Turbyfill who had been operating it at his rural residential property.  The counter-weight rear panel of the excavator engine area had suffered broken bolts and fallen off, ripping off the hydraulic hoses.  I estimate 20-gallons discharged to the soil and puddles (see site sketch).  Mr. Turbyfill was leasing the excavator from Hasbro Co. and was waiting on a company mechanic to come and repair the machine.  Residences are on private wells.
	I padded up free oil on the puddles and arranged for Mr. Turbyfill to excavate and truck the oiled soil to CPRC (a.k.a.CRS) under a DEP virgin contamination letter.  On 9/7/04 CPRC records indicated having received 2.52 tons of oiled soil.  The hydraulic oil is heavy enough that following clean-up I do not expect a serious threat to groundwater.
	There were no DEP expenses incurred for the clean-up.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
B-675-2004*12.14.04   In review of Interface Fabric's Log of Oil Spills per Memorandum of Agreement, dated August 4, 2004, three spills have been entered into HOSS B-675-04, B- 676-04, and B-677-04.  These three spills were caused by some type of equipment failure or accident and are in addition to routine leaks and drips (not the result of equipment failure) logged separately and attached to the memorandum of agreement on file in the Bangor office.

6.7.04  Interface reports a half gallon spill of cutting oil, from a drip pan that was accidentally tipped over when the threader machine it was part of was being moved.  See attached Interface Spill Report.

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B-307-2004*As often happens, a contractor, in this case Vaughn Thibodeau, called here requesting a waiver of the 30-day written notification requirement for an underground tank removal.   Since I was working in Brewer at the mill anyway, I granted his request.

As further often happens, a simple tank removal that should have taken an hour turned into an 8 hour ordeal, because neither the owner nor the contractor thought to check the tank for content.  Turns out, it had several hundred gallons of oil in it.

The tank was under a utility shed (photo) and once the shed was moved, the tank was uncovered.  What had been assumed to be a 275 or 500 gallon tank, turned out to be a 1000 gallon tank.   The owner called Webber Energy to come pump it out and eventually a truck belonging to L. E. Fettinger of Exeter ( a Webber subsidiary) showed up with 2 operators and a pump thoroughly inadequate for the job.

It took the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon to pump out the tank and 20 minutes to get it out of the ground.  That gave the removal crew and us a chance to sing songs, tell stories, and have a long, long lunch.

 The tank had not leaked, so there was no contaminated soil to remove.  Case finally closed.
A-685-2004*The Maine Department of Transportation reported a 15 to 20 gallon hydraulic spill along a seven mile stretch of Route 4 between Rangeley and Oquossoc on December 13, 2004.  The spill was caused when a hydraulic hose on a DOT plow truck failed, discharging the oil to the road surface.  At the time of the incident, the truck in question was sanding the road.  On December 14, Maine DOT personnel re-inspected the section of roadway and found nothing to recover.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-677-2004*12.14.04   In review of Interface Fabric's log of Oil Spills per Memorandum of Agreement, dated August 4, 2004, three spills have been entered into HOSS B-675-04, B- 676-04, and B-677-04.  These three spills were caused by some type of equipment failure or accident and are in addition to routine leaks and drips (not the result of equipment failure) logged separately and attached to the memorandum of agreement on file in the Bangor office.

3.25.04  A one quart spill of compressor oil occurred from a compressor.  According to the report, the generation of water, a by-product of compressing air in the unit, caused oil to overflow the units containment fixture.  The attached Spill Report Form indicates maintenance required on the compressor unit.


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P-612-2004*
	Tues. 7/20/04: during a drive by I noted a 75' to 100' significant oil stain on the paved highway, going north on Route 1.  It appears the vehicle noted a problem and pulled part way onto the Cook's Corner exit and stopped in the breakdown lane.  It appears the vehicle leaked several more gallons in that spot.  The discharge looked up to several days old.  Speedy dry clay sorbent remained indicating a response to the spill by someone.  Most of the oil soaked into the pavement or evaporated so further clean-up was not possible.
	I found no record that this discharge was reported to DEP as required.

S G Brezinski
A-686-2004*Pamela Lufkin, 574 Bog Road, Brooks, was traveling along Route 203 in her 1998 Oldsmobile on the morning of December 14, 2004, when she lost control of the vehicle due to ice and snow on the road surface.   When the automobile came to rest, it was on it's roof in the roadside ditch in front of 757 Route 204, Brooks.  Owing to the uncommon position of the car (upside down), an estimated 3 quarts of motor oil drained out of the motor and into surface water in the ditch.  The Brooks fire department used DEP supplied sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil and contain any additional petroleum fluids which may have escaped from the vehicle during the recovery effort (wrecker).

Maine DEP staff investigated the site and collected the contaminated sorbent pads for disposal.  No further action is expected.
B-595-2004*
     This office received a call at 1220 on 11/1/04, from Kyla Mayo's grandson requesting assistance.  He stated that his grandmother was cleaning up around her residence in East Corinth and had found two small containers of mercury.  Exactly where the material originated from was unknown.  They were inquiring if DEP would pick up the material for proper disposal.

     After obtaining directions to the property, I proceeded to East Corinth, met with the grandson, picked up the two containers, and brought them back to DEP's HazStor building in Bangor for temporary storage.  This and several other mercury pick ups will be disposed of through a licensed hazardous waste transporter shortly.

REC:  File report.

B-672-2004*On 12/13/04, I received a report of a spill of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel from a truck's saddle tank.  The report was made by Assistant Chief Ken Clark of the Calais Fire Department.  Assistant Chief Clark informed me that the public works crew was able to spread sand over the spill area and contain all of the product.

The spill was caused when a truck driver was attempting to back his truck into a loading dock for inspection and backed into a guard rail around a fire hydrant, slashing his tank.  The Fire Department was able to stop the leak and transfer the product into the other saddle tank.  It is estimated that 30 gallons was spilled onto the asphalt of the Border Patrol's working and inspection area.

The next day, the public works crew was back on scene to reclaim the contaminated sand and spread it at the city's transfer station.

All of the buildings in the area are on city water.  No impact from the spill.
B-582-2004*10.25.04  Received initial report about small containers being dumped off the Settlement Road in Stonington.  I was directed to two locations.  An abandon warehouse, where I discovered three 5-gallon buckets (N44 degrees 10.362  W068 degrees 38.475).  The complainant also directed me to an open area another 1/8th of a mile down the road to a property supposedly owned by New England Stone, RI, and known as the settlement quarry.  The coordinates for this second location are entered into HOSS.  Adjacent to the quarry are two business, the Sunshine Fish Co-op, where fishing boats bring in harvested fish.  The other an outdoor adventure business.  Both establishments are serviced by private drinking water wells.  No compliant of well contamination has been reported.  It appears that the 5-gallon buckets are the result of service done to the boats, but this is only conjecture.

At the quarry site, I observed nine additional 5-gallon covered containers of waste oil.  Of the nine additional containers, I determined that four did not pose a threat and contained water.  I also saw discarded engine oil filters in and around some of the discarded buckets.  I also observed what appeared to be abandon motor vehicles.

I departed the site with out collecting any waste.  I did not observe any leaking containers.

11.1.04,  I had a phone conversation with Richard Avery, Town Manager, Stonington.  I inquired about an avenue for disposal or re-use of the waste oil.  I was advised that Stonington does, at the main pier, have a waste oil collection trailer.  Waste oil is collected from local fisherman and the oil burned in a town waste oil burner.  Avery advised that he would pick up the containers and handle them as part of the collection.

12.14.04  During a follow-up, I learned that the containers had yet to be picked up.  I suspect due to busy town schedules and the holidays.  I contacted Steve Johnson, Harbor Master, and made arrangements to have the buckets entered into the collection.

12.17.04  I picked up the containers and delivered them to the town pier.  The pick up site, a small shed, had oil soaked pads and Speedi-Dri, so I cleaned it up and put down new pads to absorb any small spills that occur during drop offs.


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A-684-2004*Maine DOT filed a late report of a hydraulic oil spill which occurred on December 10, 2004.  The spill was reported on December 13, 2004.  A Maine DOT plow truck had the main suction hose for the hydraulic system fail discharging an estimated 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to the road surface of Interstate 95 - North, between mile marker 109 and 112.  The plow truck was sanding the road at the time of the incident, and Maine DOT made no additional efforts to recover spilled oil.

Owing to the location of the spill and the time elapsed between when the spill occurred and when it was reported, Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-680-2004*10.26.04, CN Brown reported that an unknown customer spilled about 2 gallons of unleaded gasoline onto the paved lot.  It appeared to be an overfill.  Speedi-Dri was deployed and picked up by CN Brown maintenance personnel for later pick up by a licensed contractor.

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B-654-2004*Mike McCluskey called from the Montreal Maine and Atlantic's Derby Shops to report that about 25 gallons of lube oil had leaked out of a locomotive and onto the ground. They mitigated this spill by excavating about 12 cubic yards of soil. This was stored on site and a soil sample was sent to Northeast Labs for TCLP. That has since cleared and the railroad is waiting for spring weather to transport the contaminated soil to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-1097-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	In early December 2004, ENPRO Svcs. contacted DEP's Stephen Flannery for a waiver of the 30-day UST abandonment notification period to remove a consumptive-use, #2 oil UST at this Mobil location.  Flannery granted an early abandonment-by-removal 12/14/04.
	Oil contamination was noted by both ENPRO and DEP during the 12/14/04 removal.  The date of the actual discharge is unknown for reasons explained below.

FACILITY HISTORY & LOCATION
	This location has been a gas station since 1970 or earlier.  In about 1988, Gibbs Oil Co. sold this retail, motor fuels UST facility to Mobil Oil Corp.  The four gasoline UST's on the south side of the property were abandoned by removal about this time though contamination appears not to have been reported (see P-1024-2004).  Four new FRP UST's were installed on the north side of the building.  P-497-88 describes a 1000-gal. underground pipe leak.  P-170-94 describes an approximate 100-gallon piping leak.
	The area is dense commercial and residential, serviced by city water & sewer.  Across the street is the North Gate shopping center.  At this time, a tentative INTERMEDIATE CLEAN-UP GOAL has been assigned based on potential gasoline vapor threat to buried utilities and/or basements, pending further information and re-evaluation.

UST REMOVAL & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Tuesday, 12/14/04: I attended the abandonment with an excavator crew from ENPRO Svcs. of Maine and an ENPRO site assessor from Massachusetts.  The tank was a 550-fal. s/w Xerxes brand FRP tank, in good condition following removal.  The tank had no tie downs despite being submerged in groundwater, though it did have a concrete pad.
	As noted in earlier excavation work, the location is over tight silt-clay soil and groundwater is about 2' below ground.  ENPRO noted PID levels in the peastone below the 100-ppm notification level.  A fluid oil sheen was noted atop the groundwater, but no free product layer.  No remediation was required at the time, and I understand the fill was returned to the excavation.  The tank was near the location of the pre-1988 gasoline UST's, which is reported to still contain oil-saturated soils so I was curious if this contamination would show up in this excavation.
	I requested ENPRO take a DRO and GRO analysis of groundwater from the excavation.  Results faxed to DEP on 12/23/04, showed ND for two pairs of DRO and GRO soil samples.  A third sample from the #2 oil UST area had 49-ppm DRO.  A groundwater sample form the tank excavation exhibited 0.33-ppm DRO and 0.029-ppm GRO in water.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Evidence of a discharge was noted though no clean-up was required.  Contamination levels in the heating oil tank location appeared below the clean-up action levels for Intermediate and Baseline-2 Goals.
b.	Gasoline contamination is understood to remain on site, apparently [above the Baseline-2 and Intermediate Goals] related to the 1988 and the 1994 discharges, and shall be properly managed according to state, local, and federal rules, if it is disturbed or made accessible.  The unreported 1988-age discharge covered under P-1024-2004, is still under evaluation so overall site closure can not be granted.
c.	Even though the tank was completely submerged under groundwater, the #2 oil UST had no required anchor or tie down straps possibly required under state statute and manufacturer's installation requirements at the time of its 1988 installation.  If this is the same for the gasoline tanks (installed in the same period) this may make the gasoline UST's out of compliance.  Removing the concrete tank pad may endanger the integrity of the installation by making the tanks too buoyant and causing them to pop up out of the peastone fill.  I recommend this issue should be resolved before a property transfer.
d.	In December 2004, ownership of this facility passed to Alliance Oil Co.  See UST Reg. file 9430 and Oil Enforcement Unit records for further informatio
B-457-2004*B-457-2004
08/23/2004 13:58

     Norm LaBerge of the Navy's Computer & Telecommunications Center in Cutler called to report a spill of dielectric fluid at the facility.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons of the fluid leaked from a piece of electrical equipment after a lighting strike.  Since the leak occurred about 700 feet up the antenna, little was found at the ground surface.  Some of the fluid may have been carried by the wind.  Some of it may have vaporized from the lightning strike.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered to be "non-PCB".
P-1151-2004*
	12/29/05: Morning notice of a truck overfill of diesel fuel at the dispenser.  A common problem due to driver inattention.  C N Brown reported they cleaned up the spill which was to pavement.  No DEP response requested or made though I did check out during my next travel thru this rest stop & exit.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1152-2004*
	Small discharge of oil under AST fillpipe while trying to fill empty AST.  DEP site visit of 1/4/05.  DownEast Energy staff hand-excavated a small about of soil.  No further actions required.

S G Brezinski
P-1154-2004*
	12/30/05: C N Brown reported a small truck overfill at their old Ripley & Fletcher AST bulk plant in South Paris.  Mr. Moore reported the spill to the cement pad under the loading rack.  No oil to soil or waters.  C N Brown responded for clean-up.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.  [This is the facility off Western Ave, next to the railroad tracks and not to be confused with the C N Brown bulk plant off Rt. 26.]
	This facility has undergone other discharges and clean-ups in the past; see P-1004-01 and other reports for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-1155-2004*
SUMMARY

	Report by Irving of about 20-gal. of water in a dispenser sump, reported to be from rain (how the rain water got in there was not explained).  This is official evidence-of-a-leak and required to be reported to Maine DEP.

S G Brezinski
P-1156-2004*
SUMMARY
	Report of small jet fuel spill on (paved) aviation ramp.  Spill logged on 6/27/04, though possibly not reported to DEP till 6/28/04.  Portland FD is reported to have responded.  No DEP visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-1157-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-1161-2004*
	11/12/05, morning notice of a small gasoline discharge at this retail, motor fuels UST facility, when the dispenser nozzle would not shut off during a fill-up.  The spill was cleaned up by C N Brown personnel.  No DEP response requested or performed.

S G Brezinski
P-1162-2004*
	12/1/04, afternoon report of an auto that left the road and stopped immersed in a marsh area off Beech Ridge Rd in North Berwick.  A wrecker was en route to recover the vehicle.  Oil release was minimal and no DEP response was requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-335-2003*A no heat call was received by Webber Energy who responded to find a leaking outside AST.  The condition had been noted in early spring and some ( unclear about specifics) repairs were made.  But the May 7, call resulted in Webber contacting DEP for clean up guidance.

A visit was conducted by me and site conditions noted.  Upon the initial site inspection, I contacted the homeowner and discussed the situation with him.  Mr. Bean indicated he wished to dig the material himself thereby saving labor charges where possible.  He initiated the excavation and stockpiled 1.75 tons of contaminated soil on plastic.  The hole appeared clean, and I removed the stockpile of soil from the property and transported to CRS for disposal.

Given the sandy nature of the soils, a geologic referral will be made to Tech Services for any possible water sampling of adjacent wells or the on site well.  Upon discussion of the referral, sampling or monitoring may be implemented.  No further response action is planned, however, follow up with Tech services may be adopted.
P-22-2012*Waybne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY)reported that leak of an unknown amount of waste oil/water had leaked from an above ground tank's interstitial space.  The liquid was contained in a dike and the spilled product and contents of tank would be vacuumed off ant he contents perperly dispose of.

no futher action by th eDivison of Response Services is necessary.
P-23-2012*January 10, 2012 I received a phone call from John Yates of Dead River Oil Company. Mr. Yates was reporting an overfill at 108 South Bridgton Road in Bridgton.
An unknown amount spilled from the vent pipe during a fill up. Mulch that was under the fill and vent pipe was removed by Dead River Oil Company.
I contacted Jack Knight, the home owner to confirm adequate clean up at his home. Mr. Knight was very satisfied with Dead River Oil Company's response and clean up to the overfill and did not want DEP (Maine Department of Environmental Protection) to respond.
No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
I-36-2012*02/29/11 Received a call from Ed Kalinowski, of Ed's Quality Heating Services.  Ed was called by Dead River technicians who were called to Sharon McPhee's home to check out an oil leak/spill that Ms. McPhee called them about.  Ed stated that he found that a TigerLoop De-aerator had disintegrated and was spewing out oil every time the furnace called for heat.  Ed estimates 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged through this failed "TigerLoop" from an aboveground storage tank in a residential basement. The spill was caused by the failure of the TigerLoop De-aerator installed as part of the Department's program to replace home heating oil tanks in the Town's wellhead protection zone. This de-aerator ensures that the oil burner runs cleanly and efficiently by removing any air.  Department staff worked with Ed Kalinowski to pump 15 gallons of the spilled oil from the basement sump area.  In addition, sorbent materials were placed to soak up the remaining oil from concrete floor. The basement floor was washed several times and a ventilation system installed in the basement and upstairs living area to alleviate oil vapors. Technical Services staff - Peter Moulton was contacted immediately. Peter had Ed, the DEP's tank installation contractor,  inspect a dozen homes near the Town's two public well heads where new tanks with a TigerLoop De-aerator were installed last year. So far, all systems inspected have revealed no signs of a defect. It appears that this spill was the result of an isolated defective de-aerator.  Ed and I took samples of the oil that will be shipped to the TigerLoop manufacturer - Westwood Products of New Jersey at the request of sales rep Pat Dinicola.  Mr. Dinicola believes that the TigerLoop De-aerator would not have failed unless there was an additive put if the heating oil (i.e. acetone).  There is no evidence of this, and no other de-aerator has failed.  Westwood requested a sample be taken of the oil in Mrs. McPhee's oil tank and shipped to them for analysis.  We will also ship the bad/deteriorated TigerLoop De-aerator to Westwood Products.

I monitored the indoor air quality just after the spill was discovered and clean-up efforts were begun with a ION Science photo ionizing detector (PID).  The readings are as follows:

The upstairs - living space -first and second floors = 18-19 PPM VOC's;
The basement = 35-40 PPM VOC's;
Over near sump and along South side of basement wall floor seam = 55-65 PPM VOC's.

I will maintain the ventilation system at the residence and do follow-up air monitoring over the next 2 weeks.

3/7/12 Took PID readings of the ambient air and some exposed/impacted surfaces of the cellar floor in Mrs. McPHees' home (w/ ION Science PID) as follows:

1st floor - 1.3  PPM VOC (peak) (92.7% reduction in VOC's);
2nd Floor (location of living space vent fan) 1.4 PPM VOC's - (92.6% reduction in VOC's);
Basement air 7 PPM VOC's  (81.3% reduction in VOC's); and
Basement floor @ wall and floor seam - 7 PPM VOC's (81.3% reduction in VOC's)

Told Mrs. McPhee that she could run the upstairs ventilation fan just periodically i.e. 1X per day for 1-2 hours.  Requested that Ed K. re-wash the basement floor in the area of the oil staining and place & scrub in Moleculoc sorbent and odor abatement agent to the wall and floor seam as well as the area around the furnace base pad.  Ed will also continue to monitor and change sorbent pads in the sump pit area.

3/9/12 Picked up sample of oil from Mrs. McPhee's oil tank, as well as faulty TigerLoop De-aerator for mailing to Westwood Products.  Took PID readings of the ambient air and some exposed/impacted surfaces of the cellar floor.  Readings as follows:

Upstairs 1st & 2nd floors 0.2  - 0.3 PPM VOC's discontinued upstairs ventilation system;
Basement ambient air 1.8 PPM VOC;
Basement floor @ wall and floor seam 3.7 PPM VOC's

PID readings continue to improved, indicated by lower VOC's readings.  Told Mrs. McPhee that I would be back i
B-780-2011*On 12/21/2011 Liz Dawes of Bangor Hydro called to report a one quart spill caused by a traffic accident. The crash resulted in oil being spilled to the ground around the pole and was cleaned up with sorbents. A small amount of soil was also removed from the site and disposed of properly. Lab results of the transformer oil showed less than 2 parts per million Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). No further Response action is anticipated.
P-64-2012*On 1/23/2012 I received a call from Peter Nagle of the University of New England in Biddeford reporting a motor oil spill in a parking lot between the Pickus and Morgain buildings on campus.  It is suspected it came from a motor vehicle which had since left the scene.  It was estimated that one to two quarts of oil was spilled from the vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
I-37-2012*2/29/12 08:45 Received a call from Limestone Fire Chief Paul Durepo regarding a possible propane leak inside the Maine School of Science and Mathematics - Magnet School in Limestone.  The chief was looking for guidance in interpreting data from their Sirius Multi-gas Meter.  I was in Houlton, and in route to an oil spill in a basement in Patten.  I pulled over to the side of road and asked him some questions.  According to the Chief, he was not getting any hits for lower explosion limit (LEL), but could smell propane (actually he was smelling the trace odorant - ethyl mercaptan) in the school's common area in the front entrance to the school.  I advised the Chief to continue to monitor and survey the scene for LEL and any noticeable drop in O2 levels (possible 20.8% O2 down to 20.5%). Advised the Chief to set up a ventilation fan (positive pressure, or smoke ejector fans) to move some inside air outside of the building.   Advised the Chief to contact the school's propane service company to check their system.

2/29/12 Called the Chief back to check on the incident.  Chief Durepo said the gas company, Dead River Company, came and found that the propane tanks for the school's propane heaters were just about empty.  The ethyl mercaptan odorant was more concentrated in the residual propane gas, a phenomenon known as "heavy ender" was occurring whereby the concentration of  propane being burned by pilot lights and making its way through the heating source and duct work had a much greater concentration of the odorant, thereby causing people to think they were experiencing a gas (propane) leak.  D.R. crews checked the entire heating system for any leaks and then filled the propane tank system.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
I-38-2012*0229/12 14:17 Received a call from Jerry Scott, Dispatcher w/ Dead River Company (DR) regarding an overfill that occurred at an outside aboveground storage (AST) at the home of Rhonda Gilbert in Linneus.  Jerry has dispatched a clean-up crew to the site to assist the fuel delivery driver clean-up and assess the extent of the spill.  Jerry stated that the tank had a small deck built over it, and the tank was wrapped in insulation.  According to the delivery driver he did not hear the whistle stop and the fuel came up through the vent pipe and spilled over the sides of the AST.

2/29/12 16:30 Arrived on-scene met with Dead River crew to assess the extent of the oil spill.  The DR crew have removed the small deck that was built over the tank and pulled away the insulation that had been wrapped around the AST (done by homeowner to allow for using #2 oil in colder weather).  The condition of the tank was corroded, due to the moisture trapped by the insulation wrapped around the oil tank.  Discussed the need to replace the tank with the homeowner.  The tank was installed around 1993, so it is almost 20 years old.  Assisted the homeowner, Rhonda Gilbert in completing the paperwork to apply to the DEP's Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement Program.

3/1/12 Met with Dead River clean-up crew, had AST pumped off and removed to get at contaminated soils beneath the AST.  Had DR crews remove about 10-12 inches of the upper layer of the soil beneath the AST that had been impacted by the overfill.  Told Gerry Scott that I would be back in the PM to check on the clean-up progress.

Arrived back on-scene and provided DR with an oil spill debris form to haul the oily soil into Pine Tree Waste's transfer station for hauling to Juniper Ridge or Tri-Community landfill.  Had the D.R. crews dig another 1.5 deeper in the excavation, a hole 4' X 6' in dimension.  Got Oileophilic dye test to pass (negative) to clean site to stringent conditions due to close proximity to private well (s).  Told DR to put poly down and mulch hole with plans to come back in the spring, after frost is out and ground dries out to backfill the excavation with washed stone and re-build the small deck that was in the front of the home's front door.

Received a call (voice mail) from Peter Moulton, Env. Engineer, BRWM Augusta; Rhonda Gilbert has been approved to have her oil storage tank (AST) replaced.  Relayed info to Rhonda, she is currently on a temporary oil drum plumbed to her furnace.  The new tank will be  relocated along the gable end of the home, between the home and the garage.  No further action is needed by Response Services until spring when DR will be back to fill, grade, loam and seed the excavation area and replace/re-build the small front deck.

04/10/09 Spoke with Peter Moulton regarding the replacement of the AST @ Rhonda Gilbert's home.  He stated that Dead River has been selected to put a new AST at the Gilbert home.  DR will be given until the end of May 2012 to complete the installation.  Peter will be notifying DR of their contract.

6/25/12 Received message from DR that new double bottomed AST has been installed at R. Gilbert home, and the front entry deck/porch replacement unit has been constructed.

6/28/12 Did post installation inspection of new double bottom AST.  Tank has been installed according to DEP specs with one minor discrepancy.  There needed to be masonry screws anchoring the tank leg flanges to the concrete block.  Spoke with DR's Service Manager - Mark Bosse - he will take care of this ASAP.  Faxed Post Installation inspection report to Peter Moulton.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.

P-150-2012*On February 25, 2012, the Department was contacted by the Lovell Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the New England Frontier Camp, 197 Quite A Rd., Lovell, ME. The incident occurred while removing #2 fuel oil from an unused AST located under the office building (Lodge B) for the camp.  It was assumed the AST had not been used for at least 10 years.  Franki Delaney responded to the incident.  Approximately 100 gallons of discharged fuel had been collected with a pump, and sorbents were used to collect the remaining fuel.  Arrangements were made to remove the stricken AST and vactor the contaminated soil from the basement/crawl space.

Due to the case load of Franki Delaney, I assumed oversight of the incident.  The following is a chronological list of events and observations.

2/2712 - Boom Technology, Inc. and North American started removing frozen soil with a vactor.  The AST was removed for disposal, with large hole in bottom.  Ice and frozen ground containing oil was encountered in the area of the stricken AST and the entrance to basement.  Clay soils were encountered at 1 ft. below grade, with a small amount of water.  A drain/pipe was encountered just south of basement entrance containing an oil/water mixture, which appeared to be connected to the perimeter drain.

2/28/12 - We continue to remove soil, but determined a ventilation and oil/water separator system would be required, due to the physical constraints of building, and the difficulty of removing clay soils in below freezing temperatures (spending more time unclogging hoses).  Sorbents were placed in excavated area.

2/29/12 - I visited the site and observed a small amount of water accumulating, and freezing in basement.  Sorbents by the drain pipe had some oil on them, and were replaced.  I checked the building with a photo ionizing detector (PID), and the highest reading in the basement was 20 ppm, the first floor was 2-10 ppm and the second floor had no detection.  I suggested to the camp director opening windows in the living space (building had been winterized), in addition a fan was placed in the basement for ventilation.

3/5/12 - I visited the site and observed the basement now had 6" to 1' of water with oil present around the perimeter of the excavation.  Oil odors were still present in the living room.  PID readings ranged between 1-5 ppm.  Oiled sorbents were replaced.

3/6/12 - I returned with Boom Technology, and remove 310 gallons of oily/water with a vacuum truck.  We finished removing soil/ice and installed a sump bucket for an oil/water separator and ventilation system. Piping was placed throughout the excavation, on top of filter fabric.  I had to make arrangements to have stone delivered, since recently the roads had been posted.

3/14/12 - I receive notification that oil was observed in the lake 50' off-shore in front of main lodge.  Since work was scheduled for the following day and the call was received later in the day, I opted to wait.

3/15/12 - Oil was indeed in the lake, although the source was unclear at the time of my arrival.  I check the AST's in main lodged for any issues, none were observed.  I determine the oil in lake was from the perimeter drain around the office building.  Boom Technology cut the ice and installed containment and sorbent boom to contain and collect the oil.  We also, locate the outfall for the drainage system.  Free product was collected with a vacuum truck and sorbents, at the shore where the ice had started melting.  We finish installing the vapor/water piping with stone, in the basement, and covered the area with poly sheeting.

3/16/12 -  Boom Technology and I flushed the perimeter drain, at the office, and collected oil at the outfall adjacent to the lake.  Oiled sorbents in lake were changed, and we removed oil/water from basement.  A slight sheen was observed in the oil/water sump.  We removed a total of 1,135 gallons of oil/water on t
P-61-2012*Discharge was the result of an overfill at 33 Schooner Way, Wells, ME.  The oil was cleaned-up using sorbents.  No oil was released to the inside of the building.

No further action.
B-34-2012*	The week of January 3, 2012 this office received a complaint from Janet Perigo of Parkman alleging that her neighbors were illegally spilling oil and hazardous materials on their property and that less than sanitary conditions were affecting her property. In a follow-up phone call with with Ms. Perigo, she made no accusations of any spilled oil or hazardous material issues. Her primary complaint was that the unsanitary condition of her neighbor's property was contributing to a vermin infestation at her own property.
	I investigated the allegations on January 9, 2012 when in Parkman for another complaint. When I visited the property in question, no one appeared to be home, I did not see oil or hazardous material releases. I did observe what appeared to be 3 to 5 one gallon containers of motor oil though none appeared to be leaking. The property also had 2 or 3 vehicles that did not appear to be road worthy but again I observed no oil or hazardous materials issues. No further DEP Response action is anticipated at this time.
B-809-2011*On 4.1.11,  Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 20 gallon di-electric oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a utility pole failure due to trees coming down in a storm.  The spill impacted some soil and a gravel driveway.  No other sensitive receptors were at risk.  The impacted area was excavated out and displaced in drums for transportation and disposal at a licensed facility.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-810-2011*On 4.1.11,  Bangor Hydro reported a 20 gallon di-electric oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was due to a storm causing a transformer to arc and the cross arm falling and knocking the transformer sideways and to leak.  Sorbents were used and the contaminated soil removed and later disposed at a licensed facility.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-62-2012*Received a call regarding a 5 gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil at DownEast Energy's bulk plant, 4 Paul Street, Brunswick, ME.  The discharge occurred, because someone forgot to close a valve on the loading rack while performing repairs.  The oil sprayed on the side of a truck, and onto ice and snow.  Clean Harbors was contacted to remove and dispose of the the contaminated ice and snow.

No further action required.
P-52-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	1/18/12: Estes Oil Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of 60 to 120 gallons of K1 heating oil at the home of George Tello.  The outside, consumptive-use, residential heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) suffered collapsed legs the past weekend which broke off the firomatic valve and allowed the contents of two connected outside ASTs to discharge.  All the oil soaked into the ground and there was a "strong smell in the basement".

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	1/18/12: I met Peter and George Tello onsite; Peter acted as representative for his father George.  The home is a single-family cape house located in a rural residential area and is served by a private drilled water well about 50' south of the home, and by a septic system on the north side of the home.  Because of the spill type and private well the site was given a Maine Drinking Water Clean-Up Guideline.  The home was heated with monitor heaters in the basement and the first floor, with back-up electric heat.
	The oil had all soaked down into the thawed soil adjacent to the home, typical of a leak from a broken tank fitting.  I noted no corrosion holes in either of the horizontal oil tanks.  Soil away from the spill area was still frozen hard.  There was moderate odor of oil in the basement with an ambient air PhotoIonization Detector (PID) reading of 8-ppm.  Behind some boxes at the foundation wall opposite the spill area we found some oil-contaminated and dissolved foam insulation, from oil that had seeped through the concrete and into the basement (see photo 12).
	In Test Pit TP-1 we encountered medium sand fill over smooth and rounded granitic bedrock, similar rock to that outcropping around the yard.  The rock slopped down toward the foundation footer (photos 5 - 7) which appeared to have guided the oil to and under the footer and basement floor.
	In test Pit TP-2 we found clean uncontaminated sand fill until below the exterior perimeter drain where we encountered oil-saturated soil sitting atop the bedrock.  The smooth bedrock surface sloped down toward the foundation footer.
	In TP-1 Woodruff and I found some soil had positive readings for the field Oil-Screen-Soil test and had bag headspace PID values of 1100 and 1600-ppm.  After excavating the spill area in TP-1 the worst contamination remained near the bedrock surface.  We found perhaps a several liters of free oil on a small pool of groundwater  (see photo 7), no further free product at the time.
	1/19/12: Drilling 1-cm diameter holes in the floor I noted 48-ppm from TB-1 and 37-ppm from TB-2, indicating oil vapors and contamination under the floor.
	1/20/12: ENPRO advanced four 4" borings (TB-1 through TB-4) through the basement floor and vacuumed out soil to about 12: below grade of bedrock surface below.  Significant oil vapors were measured in all four borings but groundwater (gw) or free oil was not reached.  Ambient oil vapors in the basement reached 35-ppm during this work.
	1/23/12 - 1/24/12: Eremita acquired an overnight air quality sample from the basement.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	1/18/12: Mr. Tello authorized MDEP to manage the clean-up while they applied to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund.  MDEP Response Division hired ENPRO Services to respond the following morning to test pit and initiate source reduction if needed.
	Thursday, 1/19/12: Under MDEP Response Division oversight ENPRO excavated of oil-contaminated soil from TP-1 for recycling at CPRC Group.
	Friday, 1/20/12: ENPRO installed a monitoring/recovery well under MDEP guidance in the low spot of TP-1 and backfilled with permeable 3/4" crushed stone.
	1/25/12: Radon Systems LLC installed a sub-slab ventilation system from TB-3 under direction of Eremita.  Red free product oil confirmed in TB-2, plans made to remove floor and install sump for potential pump and treat system.
	Thursday 1/26/12: Under direction of Brezinski: ENP
A-33-2012*1/17/2012 1128 Barry Pipicello from Pipicello Heating reported a leaking basement heating oil tank. He was unsure of the quantity of oil that had leaked. The oil had run onto the basement concrete floor, onto materials stored in the basement, and into a sump hole. He had contained the leak in a tray and absorbent material but the tank was still leaking steadily. I met Barry on site. He had stopped the leak using a magna patch. The absorbent pads in the basement sump had collected oil from the sump and out of the outlet pipe that went to the sewer. I installed an exhaust fan to pull oil vapors out of the house. Oiled absorbent pads and speedy dry were collected. Additional absorbent pads were left in place for the night. I bailed oily water out of the sump and oil continued to run into the sump. The area is served by public water. I met with the owner, Howard Walen, and explained the cleanup that would be required to remove the oil from the basement and to prevent oil vapors from persisting in the house. He completed a Groundwater Fund Oil Clean-up Fund application and a Clean-Up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.

1/18/12 Pipicello Heating pumped out and removed the tank. I contacted the Rockland Public Works Department and checked nearby sewer access on Purchase Street. No oil was found in the sewer. I had Enpro environmental contractor remove oiled materials in the basement and clean the floor. They collected an estimated 50 gallons of oily water from the floor sump before no oil ran back into the sump. A low flow exhaust fan was installed in the basement to continue ventilation of oil vapors.

1/31/12 The indoor air was screened with a photo ionization detector calibrated to 100 ppm isobutylene after the ventilation fan had been off for about 12 hours. Maine floor readings were .2 ppm and basement readings were .4 ppm and no oil vapors were noticeable. The ventilation fan was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-37-2012*1/19/12 1105 Dan Dumais from J&S Oil reported that one of their oil burner technicians had found oil spilled in a basement with a crushed stone and dirt floor.  I went to the site and found that the sleeved line had been replaced.  The technician reported that oil was coming out of the sleeve at both ends of the line but most was at the low end at the tank.  He said the owner reported that it had been leaking for some time and they were collecting the oil in pans.  The crushed stone at the outlet end of the tank was damp with oil.  Under the crushed stone was an old concrete floor with dirt on top.  The area is served by public water.  J&S Oil helped me remove all oil impacted stone and soil totaling seven 5 gallon buckets.  I removed two containers of oil that had been used to catch the leaking oil.  There were no strong oil vapors in the house.  I contacted the owner, Eric Cain, by phone and told him that we had removed the impacted stone from his basement.  I told him to contact me if the oil vapors persisted or if he wanted me to set up a ventilation fan in the house.  He never contacted me.  The area is served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1074-2011*November 08, 2011 I received a phone call Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP). Mr. Mirabile was reporting that a transformer had leaked onto soil on Waterboro Road in Lyman. The cause of the leak is from storm damage. Approximately 200 pounds of oily dirt and brush was removed from the site. No storm drains or wells were impacted from the leak.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1008-2011*CMP reported down transformer from storm event. CMP NASC to manage clean up. DEP Response plans no further action.
I-9-2012*1/19/12 Received the Notice of Intent to remove three (3) underground piping runs connected to active aboveground storage tanks (AST's) at Smith Farms Inc in Westfield.  John Dunlap of the Maine DEP's Underground Oil Storage Tank Licensing Unit e-mailed the notification form to me which includes the 3 piping runs under the registration number #21652.

They are associated with the ASTs listed as follows:

21652 Tank #1-1  -10,000 gallons UL gas
21652 Tank #2-1 - 10,000 gallons Diesel Fuel
21652 Tank #3-1 - 10,000 gallons Diesel Fuel

Smith Farms have hired County Environmental Engineering's (CEE) Nate Hersey CTI #376 to oversee the removal of the underground piping and fuel dispensers associated with the three (3) above ground oil storage tanks, and to complete site assessment during the piping removal process to be done by Smith Farms Inc. The planned removal date is April 1, 2012.  Will follow-up with CEE and Smith Farms in later March.

4/30/12  Got a call from Nate Hersey of County Environmental, they have completed the aforementioned piping and dispenser removal at Smith Farms in Westfield.  Field screening was conducted on soil samples around and under the fuel dispenser and in the piping trench.  Field screening did not indicate any detectable contamination above action levels.  As per DEP SOP three lab samples for confirmation were taken of the three highest field screening results.  Nate stated that the lab analysis came back showing that Lab sample #1 (sample point near off-road diesel dispenser island) showed evidence of fuel/oil contamination.  Talked with Nate; the prevailing ground water movement is away from nearby private wells going toward Clark Brook.  In addition, both of these private wells are owned /operated by Smith farms.  Nate stated he would recommend that Smith Farms consider sampling the nearest private well (used for the maintenance shop) to determine if this localized soil contamination due to fueling operations has impacted this well.

5/14/12  Received a copy of the Site Assessment for the Piping/dispenser removal @ Smith Farm's on the Shorey Road in Westfield.  The CSS#03 analysis showed C9-12 Alispatic Hydrocarbons to be @ 990 PPM which was 530 PPM above the DEP Guideline of 460 PPM.  Depth of excavation for this pipe trench/sample point was only 2' bgs.  This area of the site has had signicant fill (approx 6-10 feet) brought in to level the site for farm machine shop operations.  The field screening did not indicate any significant levels of soil contamination, thus Response Servics staff beleive that adequate soils over bedrock will attenuate any slight soil contamination documented through lab analysis. No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-797-2011*On 12/28/2011 Merlene McIntire called to report that her oil tank had leaked. The result of a corrosion hole in the tank itself was that approximately 80 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been spilled. The tank was on an extension of the main slab that the house was sitting on which caused oil to run inside the exterior wall, contaminating an 8 foot section of the wall all the way to the baseboard trim on the inside. I removed and replaced contaminated materials and excavated 13.61 tons of contaminated soil from around the tank and backfilled with clean material. The hand-dug well will be tested by Tech Services for possible contamination. Photoionization Detector readings in the house were less than 1 part per million upon completion. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-796-2011*On 12/28/2011, Mona Spear called to report a small spill from a transformer due to storm damage. Bangor Hydro Electric Company personnel removed a small amount of contaminated leaf litter and washed an area of paved driveway that could have been affected. A sample was taken from the transformer returning polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations of less than 2 parts per million.
B-811-2011*On 12/29/2011 Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro called to report a 1 cup transformer oil spill resulting from a shorted transformer at the Airline Snack Bar on Rt. 9 in T22 MD. The transformer was known to not contain Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB's). Droplets of free product were cleaned up with pads and disposed of properly. No further Response action anticipated.
B-804-2011*On 12/30/2011, Danny Ray, of Ray's Plumbing and Heating, called to report a spill at the residence of Kathleen Chung located at 17 MacDonald Avenue in Ellsworth. The tank was located in a heated garage attached to the main house. The spill was originally reported as 75 gallons but after conferring with the oil provider, it was determined to be much less. Ray's personnel were able to successfully magnet patch the tank. It appeared as though any spilled product flowed out of the house where the concrete floor meets the frost wall. When I first arrived vapors in the house were between 12 and 15 parts per million (PPM). While the tank was being replaced, I was able to thoroughly clean the floor and ventilate the space. When I had completed, vapors were less than one PPM. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-803-2011*On 12/30/2011, Darrell Belanger, of Cianbro Corporation, called to report a 1 cup hydraulic spill from a loose seal on a hydraulic man lift. The spill was to pavement and was cleaned up using sorbents. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-33-2012*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was contacted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) regarding a suspected clandestine drug lab at a home in Lebanon.  The call had been received by MDEA after a homeowner placed a call to 911 to report that a person living in her house was involved in making drugs.   The local officials responded, confirmed the report, arrested the perpetrator, and contacted the MDEA.

I spoke with Chip Woodman of the MDEA who had relayed the above information and reported that they would be meeting at the Lebanon Fire Station at 7 pm then proceeding to the home.  I contacted Franki Delaney for assistance.

All parties met at the Lebanon Fire Station, then proceeded to 25 Bigelow Road.  The MDEA entered the home to search the home, collect evidence, and remove the chemicals.  The DEP received the chemicals for disposal.

I contact Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to repack and remove the chemicals for disposal.  EPI met me at the DEP warehouse in Portland on 1/18 and prepared the chemicals for disposal.  There were several "unknowns" and using the DEP's instruments we were able to determine one was a phenylaline.  Two others were not identified but appeared to be precipitates of chemicals in the inventory.  They were disposed of as "worst case scenario" (pesticides).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-6-2012*1/6/12 Received a faxed spill report from Bates Fuels Inc., regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil. The spill of 1/2 gallon of heating oil was the result of an overfill at an AST located inside the Katahdin Trust Company's Operations Center.  The delivery driver used sorbent pads and floor dry to clean-up the overfill.  The debris was burned in the Bates Fuel water oil burner at their maintenance shop. No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
I-7-2012*1/9/12 Received a faxed spill report from Bates Fuel Inc regarding a small spill of 2 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The spill was the result of an overfill of an inside AST at the New Limerick Baptist Church.  Bates delivery driver used sorbent pads and floor dry to clean up the small spill.  Oily debris was burned at the Bates Fuel maintenance garage's waste oil burner/heater.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
I-2-2012*1/5/12 Received a faxed spill report from Pine Tree Waste Inc regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trailers during delivery of wastes to Tri-Community Landfill.  The spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred when a hydraulic hose broke on the waste hauling trailer.  Pine tree waste crew used sorbent material to soak up the spilled oil which was then disposed of at the landfill as oily debris.  No action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-3-2012*1/5/12 Received a faxed spill report from Bates Fuel Inc regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil during a fuel drop at the home of Shirley Turner.  According to Bates Fuel Delivery driver John Cummings the Nozzle on the delivery truck stuck open during the fuel delivery spilling about 1 gallon of heating oil.
Bates crew used sorbent pads/floor dry to soak up the spilled oil.  Oily debris was taken back to the Bates Fuel maintenance garage and burned in the waste oil burner.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-17-2012*Tuesday January 10, 2012, James Morin of Burns & McDonnell reported a hydraulic leak from a front loads at the Central Maine Power (CMP) Corridor on Perry Oliver Road in Wells.

Mr. Morin explained that approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a cracked O-ring on a forwarder. The oil leaked onto timber pads. The pads were removed and disposed of at Central Maine Disposal in Fairfield. No other areas on the property were affected. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-18-2012*January 10, 2012 I received a phone call from the Berwick Fire Department. They were reporting that they responded to an oil odor complaint at 8A Jordan Street in Berwick. They investigated the area and the tenant, Alexis Lane explained that the AST (aboveground storage tank) in the basement had leaked and was replaced by a new one. However the odors of oil still remained.
January 11, 2012 I responded to the house and met with Ms Lane. She allowed me to access the basement with my PID (photo ionization detector). The PID had a reading on the oil stained concrete basement floor of 1.4 ppm. I notified Diana Flynn, the landlord of the readings. She agreed to wash the floor and then allow me to conduct a second reading of the floor.
January 23, 2012 I returned to the site with my photo ionization detector (PID). A 0 ppm reading showed on my PID.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-20-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday 1/9/12: Jenkins Fuel Company (JFC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an ongoing virgin lube oil discharge from a Dennis K Burke (DKB) company box truck, that was at Jenkin's property to deliver lube oil to an inside, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The discharge of unknown volume was leaking onto cracked pavement and possibly soaking into the ground.
	I later was told that the spill had occurred several hours before it was reported and
I arrived onsite.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	1/9/12: I responded and arrived onsite @ 1315 hrs, observed and assessed the leak and spoke with Ms. Jenkins.  The area is rural and suburban commercial use though to the NE is Hanscom Road with residential and farm dwellings.  The location is on private drinking water wells; the Jenkins Fuel well is within their maintenance shop in the building.  The site is just out of a wellhead protection area for a public water well to the NW off Hanscom Road.  On the NE side is a forested wetland.  The JFC property is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  There is a 1500-gallon consumptive-use, diesel AST in the rear of JFC building and heating oil AST next to the building.
	The discharge occurred when a DKB driver attempted to offload a 300-gallon tote in his box truck to the AST inside JFC's building using a pump mounted under the bed of the truck.  The driver had the pump set in reverse so pumped air, or fuel from the AST into the tote rather than oil to the AST; this caused the tote to overfill out the tote's vent all over the truck bed and other totes and drums in the truck.  The truck bed was still dripping oil to the ground and there was free product oil in the box.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	1/9/12: When I arrived at 1315 hrs time, DKB and JFC staff had put containers under the truck to catch some of the oil (see photos).  Jenkins and the DKB driver said a DKB clean-up crew was en-route from Massachusetts with an unknown arrival time.  I had the driver move the drums and totes apart and I applied MDEP sorbent pads to the free liquid pads.
	At 1455 hrs a single person from DKB arrived with sorbents, bags and shovels; he and the driver applied speedy dry clay sorbent to the exterior and interior leak.
	
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The reporting and the response time with clean-up material for DKB could have been better.  In a 1/10/12 e-mail I recommended to DKB that they should included a spill-response kit in their delivery truck.  I received no reply.
2.	I advised Ms. Jenkins to check and be sure that she is pleased with the clean-up and to check for damage/degradation of their asphalt paving.
3.	DKB took the oiled sorbent waste and responsibility for the discharge.  No reimbursement for 1/4 bale of MDEP's sorbent pads is recommended.
4.	I believe little if any of this viscous oil reached soil or groundwater.  No further MDEP Response division actions are expected.

S Brezinski
P-24-2012*January 10, 2012 I received a phone call from Jon Yates of Dead River Oil Company. Mr. Yates was reporting that a delivery truck had an engine problem and approximately half a gallon of motor oil leaked from the engine of the truck onto Valhalla Lane in Norway. Speedi dry was applied to the oily area and removed. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-25-2012*The tenant of a mobile home reported an oil spill had occurred at her residence sometime the previous fall; the spill was not reported.  According to the tenant, the supply line corroded which discharged an unknown quantity of kerosene to the cement slab below the home.  The property manager hired a burner technician to replace the line and clean up the spill.  Though it appears sorbent materials were utilized in some capacity, the tenant was concerned because the technician used a hose to wash the slab; washwater was flushed into a cavity in the concrete for the septic line.  This action would have introduced petroleum to the ground potentially impacting her private drinking water well within close proximity.  Accordingly, the Department conducted a limited investigation on the tenant's behalf to ensure public health was protected.  Department staff took samples of the soil in the sump and took a well water sample from the site for laboratory analysis.  In addition, staff had augured to collect samples from just above bedrock, approximately 8' below grade. The results of the laboratory analysis of the soil samples collected at the site document the presence of oil contamination in the soil but below action levels.  Hence, no soil removal will be pursued.  Laboratory analysis indicated drinking water has not been affected at this time but will be monitored quarterly by Technical Services.
P-27-2012*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-28-2012*
	1/11/2012: As part of my staff duties I performed a routine check to confirm the abandonment-by-removal of this consumptive-use, diesel fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The location is commercial use and served by municipal water supply.  The site is the former Roadway Express Trucking company;  see also report P-553-2007.
	The manager on duty showed me the location of the former 10,000-gallon diesel UST facility and stated that they were indeed removed.  I noted no evidence of fill or vent pipes, or of a dispenser island.
	The UST registration file #15240 indicates that S W Cole Engineering performed the UST closure assessment (for excavator contractor Les Wilson & Sons), information not on the UST removal notice as required.  No further actions are expected at this time.
	
P-29-2012*
	Wednesday, 1/11/2012: As part of my duties I visited this consumptive-use, motor fuels, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility to inspect confirm the removal of old underground product piping, and the installation of new piping and dispensers.  The facility is a commercial trucking company located in a rural commercial area, served by municipal water, next to Maine Turnpike Exit 42.
	The two 15,000-gallon ASTs are contained within a containment building attached to the fueling dispensers (see site sketch).  The volume of the ASTs would require them to be registered with the Maine Fire Marshal's office.  I noted no anomalies with the new piping facility installation and no significant oil discharges to the grounds.   A manager onsite advised me that the piping was replaced the previous autumn, 2011; a small clean-up had been performed under Maine DEP staff.  See the closure assessment of Acadia Environmental for further information.

S Brezinski
A-31-2012*On 1/17/2012 in West Gardiner, an oil spill was reported by Foremost Insurance Company. The property is owned by Richard Whipple and rented to a family member. The spill was reported as 200 gallons of K1 fuel oil that resulted from the theft of a copper supply line from the tank. The homeowner stated the spill occurred on 12/20/2011.

On 1/18/2012, local contractor Coutt's Brothers was hired for contaminated soil removal. A total of 12.12 tons of soil was removed from the site. The amount of soil removed did not seem to correlate with a 200 gallon spill.

The home is served by a private drinking water well. The site has been refer to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
I-157-2011*On 8-17-11, State Police reported a diesel spill as the result of a jackknifed tractor trailer at the intersection of Rt. 10 and the Egypt Road in Presque Isle. I responded and found the truck(owned by McCain Foods) had had the spill. The driver reported he missed the turn and while trying to correct, he jackknifed the truck, causing a fuel line on one of the saddle tanks to break. He was first to notice it and put a bucket under it. About 5 gallons was spilled onto the road surface. Doug Carlisle, a local mechanic under contract with McCain was there using speed dry on the road for cleanup. This was sufficient, no further action was seen as necessary.
I-203-2011*On 10-19-11, Marc Bosse of Dead River reported that due to an overfill there had been a small spill at a residence owned by Ronnie Suiter in Houlton. The overfill had caused some fuel that went into the vent to come out through a pinhole in the vent pipe inside, and oil had flowed down on the tank, causing an odor in the house. I met Marc at the residence. There was a mild odor inside and the technicians had cleaned off the tank. I supplied them with a ventilation fan to install in the basement temporarily to alleviate the odors.  No further action required.
B-279-2009*On May 14, 2009, Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) Company reported a 1 quart spill from a transformer on Pole 5, Ingalls Rd, Marshfield.  BHE personnel removed some woody debris and the transformer.  No further Response action is required.
B-733-2008*On December 8, 2008, Ward Dilworth (Strata Environmental) reported a 15 gallon diesel spill from a leaking fuel tank on a school bus.  The bus was parked at First Student Transportation, 24 Main Rd, Hampden.  Clean harbors was hired to clean up the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.
B-227-2008*On April 25, 2008, James Libby, H.C. Haynes Logging, reported an unknown petroleum spill to a small pile of wood chips on a logging road in T8 R4.  Mr. Libby collected several buckets of contaminated wood chips for disposal.

No further Response action is expected.
B-576-2009*On October 16, 2009, Maine Department of Public Safety reported a traffic accident on the off ramp from I-95 onto Hogan Rd, Bangor.  An estimated 10 gallons of gasoline was discharged to the road, sorbent materials were used to cleanup the spilled product.

No further Response action is expected.
B-694-2009*On December 4, 2009, Cianbro reported a 1 quart hydraulic oil spill at the Brewer fabrication facility, 317 South Main Street, Brewer.  Cianbro personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.
B-386-2008*On July 2, 2008, Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a 1 pint transformer oil spill to woody debris on the ground.  Ronald Reynolds, a contractor, was removing a tree at 576 Mogador Rd., Steuben, when it hit Pole #2,  knocking the upper bushing off the transformer and discharging the oil.  Bangor Hydro-Electric cleaned up the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.
A-48-2012*A small amount of diesel was lost to a snow bank when a plow truck rolled over due to icy conditions.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection removed oily snow and sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-980-2011*December 02, 2011 I received a phone call from Steve Jocher of Cyro/Evonik in Sanford. Mr. Jocher was reporting that approximately 1 gallon of #2 oil leaked from a pipe that went to the boiler. Speedi dry was applied to the area and .27 tons of soil was removed from the site and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
B-118-2008*A late report was received by Maine DEP for a diesel spill on a logging road in T8 R18.   Apparently a logging truck hit something crossing a bridge which damaged the saddle tank.  An unknown quantity was spilled, the driver or logging company cleaned up the spilled material.  Little information was provided, including a specific location, company or phone number.

No further Response action is possible.
B-165-2008*On March 28, 2008 a small #2 fuel oil spill due to tank corrosion was reported.  The spill occurred at the home of Carol Duffy, 1108 Shore Rd, Lamoine.  Dead River cleaned up the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.
B-198-2008*On April 16, 2008, Three Phase Line Construction reported a 1 quart hydraulic oil spill from construction equipment.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action is expected.
B-373-2008*On June 27, 2008, Elijah Gudrow reported an estimated 20 gallon #2 fuel oil spill in his cellar.  The cellar was wet, much of the oil exited through the cellar drain to the waste water plant.  Maine DEP personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the remaining oil and installed a vent fan to reduce the odor/vapor load in the house.

No further Response action is expected.
B-49-2009*On January 18, 2009, the US Coast Guard station Eastport responded to a distress call from the 37 foot fishing vessel "Sea Asylum" taking on water three miles from Eastport.  The Coast Guard deployed damage control pumps and was able to refloat the vessel and tow it in to Lubec, it's homeport.  A slight sheen was reported.  No oil was recoverable.

No further Response action is expected.
B-778-2011*On 10/14/11, Bangor Hydro Electric reported the discharge of a half-gallon of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a hydraulic gun on one of their bucket trucks.  The oil stained a 4 by 4 foot area on the gravel by the side of the road.  The Bangor Hydro crew used sorbent pads to soak up the oil and removed the contaminated soil for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-791-2011*On 12/24/11, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reported the spill of 50 gallons of transformer oil from a transformer in their Coburn Road facility in Jackman.  Vandals had broken in to the site and knocked over the transformer in order to steal the copper inside the unit.  Most of the oil was absorbed into the snow bank.  No oil migrated to any drainage swales or impacted any interior surface water.  Contaminated soil, snow and ice was removed for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-793-2011*On 12/26/11, Eastern Plumbing and Heating reported the accidental overfill of an indoor heating oil tank at the Whiting Store.  The site has two different tanks and they filled the wrong one which was already full.  So when they started to transfer product, 2-3 gallons came out the vent pipe.  Eastern Plumbing and Heating checked inside and saw no oil had leaked out of the fill and vent pipes and they removed the excess oil.  The oil that came out of the vent pipe and spilled onto the pavement was cleaned up with speedi dri and sorbent pads.  No oil migrated to any catch basins/storm drains.  The sorbent material was disposed of by Eastern Plumbing and Heating.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-147-2009*On March 10, 2009 Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a snow plow hit a utility pole at 635 Pleasant River Rd, Brownville, breaking the top off the pole and causing the transformer to leak about 2 quarts to the snow below.  Bangor Hydro personnel cleaned up the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.
I-4-2012*Maine Potato Growers (MPG) overfilled an above ground storage tank (AST) due to failed overfill alarm.  Spilled product was cleaned up by MPG staff.
B-806-2011*On 12.30.11  Lincoln Fire Department reported a one gallon waste oil spill from a motor vehicle accident at the entered location.  They deployed sorbent pads on the spill for cleanup.  The name of the responsible party was not available at the time of report.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.



B-148-2009*On March 10, 2009, Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill on Rodick Road, Bar Harbor.  Bangor Hydro personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled oil.  No further Response action is expected.

B-627-2009*On November 3, 2009, Jean Black reported a small oil spill in the basement of her property, 696 Union Street, Bangor.  Ms. Black asserted that the cause was poor workmanship during an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) replacement by Eastern Maine Mechanical.  However, she further reported that Eastern Maine Mechanical had cleaned up the spill.

Maine DEP staff investigated the complaint and found a loose threaded connection on the fill piping, furthermore, the vent pipe was undersized.  Eastern Maine Mechanical stated that upgrading the pipe diameter to the proper size would have been difficult owing to the home construction.  Ms. Black had planned to connect to Bangor Gas in the spring of 2010.

Maine DEP suggested installing a vent fan to reduce the odors.

No further Response action is expected.
B-786-2011*On 12/23/11, I received report from Mike Baer, a consultant with Arcadia Environmental, of the discovery of contamination at the Bank of America, formerly Fleet bank at 56 Main Street, Orono.  The contamination was discovered with a geo-probe at a depth of 25 feet in a clay layer next to the building.

I informed Mr. Baer that I could see no reason to chase the contamination just over the reporting requirement.  I did however ask that he call Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services geologist, Paul Blood, to discuss further.  I referred the site to Mr. Blood also.

B-30-2010*On January 19, 2010, the University of Maine intentionally discharged 12 gallons of hydraulic oil to test a stub excavation process.  After the test the oil was recovered.  No further Response action is expected.
B-98-2010*On February 26, 2010 Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 6-7 gallon transformer oil spill due to storm damage on the Cards Crossing Rd, Franklin.  Bangor Hydro personnel cleaned up the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.

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B-215-2010*On April 30, 2010, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that an incredibly stupid and destructive individual had cut down a utility pole on the Moose River Rd, Trescott TWP to retrieve copper for scrap.  An estimated 5 gallons was discharged to the ground.  Bangor Hydro-Electric personnel excavated the contaminated soil and used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled oil.

No further Response action is expected.
B-99-2010*On February 26, 2010, Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported storm damage had caused a transformer to turn upside down when trees hit the line and pole.  Between 3 and 10 gallons spilled through the lid gasket as the transformer dangled in it's precarious position.  Bangor Hydro personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

No further Response action is expected.
I-10-2012*Less than 5 gallons of Kerosene spilled in the snow when a filter broke while ice was being cleaned off tank.  The melted snow and sorbent pads were taken back to the shop at Dead River.
I-5-2012*A malfunction occurred with the waste oil heater in the shop at the bus garage and the burner pumped excessive oil into the chamber.  The chamber has substantial oil in it and some leaked down the smoke pipe.  Tony Saucier shut the unit down and closed valves so that the waste oil unit would not be allowed to operate.  They are going back to investigate what went wrong and do the clean up.  They reported the malfunction as a precaution. I advised them to let him know when they were going back so he could take a look at the situation. I met with Daigle technicians the same day at the bus garage. They had repaired the furnace and had wiped up waste oil from the inside of the unit. No further action by Response Services was needed.
B-787-2011*On 12/23/11, I received report of a one gallon spill at the Swans Island Electric Company, on Quarry Road, Swans Island.  The cause of the spill was human error.  An employee was adding oil to the tank from a can and spilled product onto the concrete floor.

The spilled product was recovered using pads and the pads were disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-788-2011*On 12/23/11, I received report of a one gallon transformer leak onto the concrete floor of Swans Island Electric.  The spill was caused when a transformer was knocked over, allowing the product to pass by the faulty gasket.

The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads that were later disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-792-2011*On 12/25/11, Bangor Hydro Electric reported the discharge of 3 gallons of transformer oil to pavement due to a car vs. pole accident.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry which was taken to Juniper Ridge for disposal.  No further Response action anticipated.
B-269-2008*On May 14, 2008 the Mattawamkeag Fire Chief called to enquire about two truck loads of caustic material at the Pan Am rail yard in Mattawamkeag.  He had been notified of the material by Pan Am that two trucks loaded with Sodium Hydrosulfite were going to be hand loaded into a rail car at the Pan Am rail yard.  An investigation found the material had been unloaded in Massachusetts after the rail car transporting the material had become damaged.  No shipping papers were included with the trucks.  Dana Banks from Pan Am stated the material was to be loaded in Mattawamkeag and sent to Lincoln Pulp & Paper for use.  Lincoln, when informed of this plan, rejected the material before it was loaded onto the rail car.

Sodium Hydrosulfite is used as a bleaching agent in paper making.  The MSDS clearly states it should not be exposed to moisture or sunlight as it becomes reactive.

Maine DEP contacted Enpro Services, which had been contracted by Pan Am to unload the product in Massachusetts and then reload the product in Maine, to tell them the load lacked a proper shipping container and bill of lading.  Because it had been rejected by Lincoln Pulp & Paper it was now considered a hazardous waste and should be treated as such.

Albee Simenes at the Massachusetts DEP telephoned to enquire if Maine DEP had authorized the transportation of the material to Maine, we had not.  He further informed Maine DEP that the material had originated as the result of damage to a rail car.  Pan Am had not determined the original manufacturer/supplier of the material, actual ownership had not been determined.

Enpro Services arranged for transportation, processing and disposal of the material in Quebec.

No material was released in Maine.  No further Response action is expected.
B-176-2008*On April 4, 2008, Maine DOT reported a 5 gallon hydraulic spill to a section of Route 6, Carroll PLT.  The oil was released when a salt spreader hydraulic hose failed during operations.  No recovery was possible.

No further Response action is expected.
B-46-2008*On January 24, 2008, Dead River Company reported a 4-5 gallon #2 fuel oil leak in the basement of James Dowd, 59 Maine Ave, Millinocket.  The leak was due to tank corrosion.  Dead River personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spill.

No further Response action is expected.
B-113-2008*On February 28, 2008, Ralph Bridges, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, requested Maine DEP assistance with a clandestine laboratory action at 1237 State Street, Veazie.  No action by DEP was required, but DEP Responders did standby the scene while a search of the property was undertaken.

No further Response action is expected.
B-789-2011*On 12/23/11, I received report of a potential junkyard in Sullivan, from the code enforcement officer, John Fuhrman.  Mr. Fuhrman called asking about sampling a neighborhoods drinking water.  He did not get into specifics, mentioned a junkyard in the area, but would not elaborate.  I advised he contact Technical Services and ask them directly about a large sampling event.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-798-2011*On 12/29/11, I received report from High School chemistry teacher, John Norris, of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection just performed at their school, requiring the disposal of a number of various chemicals from the chemistry lab.  I offered to over pack and transport the chemicals to Clean Harbors for proper disposal.  I explained that this would cost the school department some money.  He was aware of this and agreed to this.

When I arrived at the school the following week to recover the chemicals, I was informed that the maintenance staff also had numerous chemicals to dispose of.  Fellow Responder Higgins assisted me in loading numerous paint cans and cleaning agents into our truck for transport to Clean Harbors.  All of the waste will be disposed of properly by Clean Harbors and the invoice sent directly to the school district.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-812-2011*On 7/7/11 storm damaged caused a transformer to leak in Moose River on Pleasant Street.  The spilled product was recovered by removing contaminated soil from the base of the utility pole.

No further action is expected.
B-45-2012*On 1.27.12,  Mr. Carpenter reported a 34 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a de-rocker machine at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was damage to the machine pump when it hit a rock during transportation.  The subject was doing utility line work for Central Maine Power.  A spill kit was used to initially clean up and contain the spill, and then the impacted area soil and additional clean up debris was entered into drums for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.  After inspection of the spill site, no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-43-2012*On 1.29.12,  Veazie Fire Department reported a #2 home heating oil spill from an above ground supply tank at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a broken fitting on the tank.  It appeared the fitting was stuck in some manner.  The spill occurred in an attached garage of a spit level house.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and collecting dripping oil in small containers.  Oil impacted wood and cardboard was removed for disposal.  Clean Harbors technicians cleaned the garage floor using sorbents and Pink Stuff Cleaner.

On 1.30.12, there was still an appreciable oil odor in the garage, which is under the master bedroom of the house.  The home owner was complaining of continued light headiness.   I was getting photoionization detector reading of 1.7 parts per million (ppm) at ground level in the garage and there were still signs of oil patches on the concrete floor.  I was also detecting 0.4 ppm in the breathing zone of the garage.

On 1.31.12, I hired Servpro to conduct an additional floor cleaning in the garage and to clean surface areas suspected of being oil impacted.  Additional oil impacted boxes were removed.  An air exchanger was installed in the house to help improve air quality.  The exchanger was removed after approximately two weeks.

On 2.15.12, Robert Sypitkowski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services and I visited the site.  We detected some additional oil impacted cardboard boxes in the garage and recommended to the home owners that they be removed.  I detected 0.200 parts per billion (ppb) in the air of the residence and 0.386 ppb in the garage.  We advised the home owner to wait and see if conditions improve.  No further complaints have been received.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-29-2012*On 1/17/12, I received report from John McCusick of McCusick Petroleum of a small spill at 1 Pearl Street, Milo.  He was hired by Penquis Community Action Program to drop oil in Mr. Calvin Blanchard's above ground oil tank.  After dropping 40 gallons of kerosene into the tank, he noticed a small amount oil pink snow under that tank that was not there prior to the drop.  He placed a bucket under the drip and called for an oil technician to come pump out the tank.  After the tank was pumped out, it was propped up to ensure that any residual product would not leak out.

When I arrived on scene I removed the contaminated snow and leaves, and spoke with Rob Sibley of the Community Action Program agency, and confirmed that the tank was being scheduled to be replaced using their funds.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-44-2012*On 1/30/12, I received report from the Maine Air National Guard of a 15 gallon aviation gasoline spill from a mechanical failure on an aircraft.  The spilled product was recovered from the tarmac using speedy dry and oil absorbent pads.  The waste was collected by Air National Guard staff and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1071-2007*A site assessment performed for property transfer purposes revealed subsurface contamination at this underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The USTs had been tested several months earlier and a cursory inspection by the consultant revealed no on going discharges.  Given the levels of the contamination it was reasonable to assume it was from historic overfills and/or discharges from pumps at the site.  I did not require clean up based on the levels of contamination and the fact that the system would likely be upgraded following purchase, and any contaminated soil could be properly disposed of at that time.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.

P-1113-2010*Discharge of hydraulic oil from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck.  Contaminated area cleaned up by CMP personnel.

No site visit by DEP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.
P-1114-2010*Leaking transformer.  Affected area cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP).  Waste material cleaned up and disposed of by CMP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-1112-2010*Auto accident damaged utility pole and transformer.  Small amount of transformer oil leaked.  Affected area cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-1120-2010*Automobile striking utility pole caused transformer to breech, releasing a small amount of transformer oil.  The affected area was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co., crews.  No further Division of Response Services actions are warranted.
P-622-2011*Discharge of hydraulic oil due to leaking mechanism on equipment at the Hotel Rd., Auburn, substation.  Affected area cleaned up by Central Maine Power personnel.  Not further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-17-2012*2/1/12 @ 18:18 Received a call from Shawn Gillen, Special Agent with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) requesting DEP's assistance with handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals related to a clandestine lab that MDEA was preparing to do a search and seizure at later this evening.

08:00 I arrived on scene and met with Special Agent Gillen to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage my response truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used in the production of methanphetamine.  After nearly four hours of processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized pre-cursor drugs, chemicals, solvents, equipment and methamphetamine. Agents also seized materials used in several prior ":cooking" operations, as well as detailed logs of those operations.  Once the MDEA agents had gathered samples and cataloged the evidence, I over-packed various acids, caustics and volatile/flammable materials in lab pack over packs. Cleared the scene at approximately 01:45 on early Thursday morning, went back to NMRO Response Services Warehouse/garage to store the overpacks of hazwaste chemicals.

2/7/12 The waste was transported to the DEP's Eastern Maine Regional Office in Bangor where arrangements for eventual disposal were made.
P-14-2012*Mr Marchyshin called to report what he believed to be an open container (pan) or used motor oil outside the shop adjacent to his apartment. Jon Woodard was in the vicinity I called and asked him to please investigate, he agreed to.  He reported no specific pan could be found nor were there any distinct spill patterns only the routine clutter you find around a mechanics shop.  DEP response plans no further action.
A-32-2012*Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management contacted this office to report a mishap with an above ground storage tank at the Landfill Gas to Energy plant.  An employee accidentally left a valve partially open on a used motor oil tank allowing an estimated 30 gallons of oil to discharge to crushed rock.  I made a site visit on 1/18 and observed the area.  No samples were necessary as this is not environmentally sensitive.  An estimated 10 cubic yards of soil and crushed rock was removed for disposal at the landfill.  No further response action is expected at this time.
A-34-2012* On 1-18-2012 Burns and McDonnell called this office to report the release of hydraulic oil. Approximately ten gallons of oil spilled from a burst hose on a piece of logging equipment, known as a forwarder. This spill occurred on Central Maine Power Company's transmission line. Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc. was operating the machinery at the time of the spill. They cleaned up the oil with sorbents and shovels. The waste material, snow, sorbents and soil was placed into a drum for disposal.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-35-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to a garage floor and the soil under the vent when this inside aboveground storage tank was overfilled.  Maritime Energy employees removed the oil from the garage floor and a small amount of stony soil for disposal.  Maritime Energy properly disposed of the oily debris.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-36-2012*Elevated soil readings were discovered by Acadia Environmental during an underground piping replacement project.  Excavation was limited by shallow bedrock.  The piping was replaced and oily soil was removed as necessary to replace the piping.  Soil sample results were above Maine's leaching to groundwater guidelines and there is a well on the property close to the area of impacted soil so the site has been referred to technical services for further hydro-geological investigation.  There is a piping closure site assessment by Acadia on file in the file room (tank file #1285).  The property owners are in the process of hiring a Phase 1 environmental site assessment.  No site visit made.  No further Response action expected.
A-38-2012*Jon Andrews was contacted by this homeowner reference a well water result from a mystery source.  The home owner sampled his well, and it appears to have been contaminated with gasoline.  Jon made a site visit, but could not find a source.  The case was referred to Molly King, Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division for further sampling and oversight.  The homeowner installed a small carbon treatment system on his water supply.

No further Response actions are expected at this time.
A-39-2012*An anonymous concerned citizen reported a waste oil spill at the Warren Ball Park, characterized as a minor spill from a vehicle.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-40-2012* On 1-19-2012 CN Brown reported a gasoline spill.  This spill occurred at their gas station facility located at 150 South Main Street in the town of Pittsfield.  Apparently the dispenser nozzle did not shut off correctly.  CN Brown cleaned up the estimated three gallons of gasoline that spilled onto concrete and pavement.  They also assured me that they would have a technician look into the nozzle in question.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-41-2012*Franklin County Sherriff's Office contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection to report a vehicle accident involving a truck carrying used vehicle batteries.  An estimated ten batteries were damaged and had leaked sulfuric acid to the roadway.  The weather conditions were snow, freezing rain and dark.  I contacted Jay Fire Chief Larry White who was on scene.  The truck had been hauled away, and the Fire Service was waiting to re-open the roadway.  I advised that they should spread sand on the road, but that with the small volume spilled, no recovery was feasible given road conditions. The roadway was re-opened shortly thereafter.

On 1-20-2012,  I made a site visit 0900 to observe the area.  No evidence of spilled acid was observed.  The road had been plowed and sanded.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-42-2012*On 1-20-2012, the Rumford Fire Department reported an automobile accident and the release of diesel fuel. A passenger car struck a tractor trailer causing the release of five to ten gallons of fuel. The fire department responded and cleaned up the spilled fuel with sorbent pads and speedi dri. The site of the accident was on Route 2 near McDonalds.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-43-2012*1/20/12 1520 Brittany Odom reported that the heating oil tank in the basement of her house was leaking.  I went to the site and met her husband Shawn Odom.  The basement tank was weeping with a drop of oil forming after 30 minutes.  There was a stain on the concrete floor but there was no free oil to collect.  Absorbent pads were used to clean off the tank.  The basement window was open and there were no noticeable or detectable oil vapors in the basement or the living area above.  Shawn informed me that an oil burner technician was coming to replace the tank next week.  I put pads under the tank to contain any oil that might leak and told Shawn to check them over the weekend and notify me immediately if the leak increased.  I contacted the oil burner technician from TK oil burner service and he confirmed that the tank was going to be replaced next week and he was going to be at the residence working on the furnace over the weekend and would check the tank.  I received no call from the owner.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-44-2012*1/20/12 2150 Warden Gary Allen reported that a snowmobile had gone through the ice on Lovejoy Pond in Fayette.  He reported that the rider was out but the snowmobile had sunk in the lake.  He could see no visible oil on the water because it was at night.  He said that the owner was having a diver raise the snowmobile the next morning.  I met Mr Allen and the owner the next morning.  There was a very light sheen on the water in a small area above the snowmobile location and no odor of gasoline.  No recoverable oil was present.  The snowmobile was raised and removed from the pond with no visible sign of oil released.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-45-2012*1/21/12 1305 Herb Jordan from Madison Paper reported that 80 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the concrete floor of the wood mill at the plant due to a loose hydraulic line fitting. The oil was reported to have been contained and collected using wood chips and absorbent pads. No oil was reported to have run off the concrete. See attached Madison Paper spill report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-46-2012*1/22/12 1550 Chief Poulin from the Monmouth Fire Department reported that gasoline had been discharged from a snowmobile that burned after refueling at the Monmouth Kwik Shop.  He reported that they had contained and collected the fuel with absorbent pads and boom but some had run into a storm drain.  I went to the site and collected the impacted snow and absorbent material.  The storm drain cover could not be removed due to ice.  The storm drain ran under the road and the outlet was directly across the road.  Absorbent pads were put at the outlet to collect any fuel that was discharged. I returned to the site the next day and removed gasoline impacted snow at the storm drain outlet and left absorbent pads to collect any additional fuel that ran to the outlet.  These were collected a few days later.  The area is served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected
A-47-2012*	A step feeder, log feeder/conveyer, blew a hydraulic line and spilled an estimated twenty gallons to a concrete floor.  The spilled oil was cleaned up using saw dust available.  The oil contaminated saw dust was drummed and later fed into the Pride Manufacturing's on-site boiler.  No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-49-2012*	A damaged fuel line from an aboveground storage tank (AST) caused the release of less than a gallon of No. 2 fuel oil.  The oil was lost to a concrete floor.  The spilled oil was cleaned-up by Frederick's Heating personnel using speedi-dry.  After contacting Mr. Prevost he indicated to me that he could still smell oil.  On January 24, 2012 I went to the home to verify and assess the clean-up.  Air monitoring of the basement was conducted using a photo ionization detector (PID).  The PID did not detect the presence of organic vapors.  A faint oil odor was present and a radon fan was installed and left for a week for ventilation.  No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-50-2012*A small amount of oil was lost due to delivery driver error and poor workmanship on the part of the homeowner/tank installer.  The vent and fill pipe at this home do not have the proper fittings and look identical.  The driver attached to the vent rather than the fill connection and plumbing resistance caused oil to reverse and flow out the fitting to the snow.  Downeast removed the pink snow for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-51-2012*	Ten black commercial garbage bags filled with kerosene soaked sorbent pads were found on top of a brush pile located in the back of the trailer park on Midcoast Road in Damariscotta.  I met with the owner of the trailer park, David Gamage, and first collected the bags of oily sorbent pads.  We then walked throughout the park to ensure no release had occurred there.  No evidence of a spill was found.  The bags are assumed to have been illegally dumped on the brush pile.  No other information was forthcoming, and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-52-2012*On 1-24-2012, Loren Lohn, of Cianbro/Irby, reported the release of about two gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred at the Cilantro/Irby yard at 55 Ridge Road in Windsor. A fitting on a frontend loader, associated with the hydraulic system, developed a leak. The leak was estimated at less than two gallons and was cleaned up promptly.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

A-53-2012* On 1-25-12 Dragon Products, of Thomaston Maine, reported a release of hydraulic oil. This report was made by Eric Greiner at 11:09 hrs.  A hydraulic pump had a crack in the housing and it leaked about one quart of oil onto the concrete floor.  A crew member from Dragon cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.
 No site visit and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-54-2012*	A spill of an estimated 25 gallons of K-1 occurred as a result of the faulty instillation of a filter gasket on an outside above ground storage tank (AST). The tank maintenance was not conducted by a licensed professional, but was attempted by a friend of Mr. Merchant. Additionally, the spill was originally reported as a 200 gallon release, but was later revised after Twitchel's Oil verified oil had not been delivered since August, 2011. The property and those nearby are serviced by the public drinking water supply.
	On January 25, 2012 I made an initial site visit. The AST was completely empty, and there was an area of visibly impacted soils underneath the filter. The soil was frozen solid so no further investigation was possible using hand tools. A survey of the area did not reveal any surface migration of oil. No oil odor issues were present in the home or under the skirting. The tank was not connected to the furnace, so a 30 gallon temporary tank was provided and connected by Farmington Oil to allow the 275 gallon tank to be removed for a clean-up.
	On January 30, 2012 I met with EPI at the home to begin the clean-up. Demo hammers were utilized to break through the frost, and then a mini excavator was used to dig and a skid steer used to shuttle soil into a roll-off container. Soil screening was conducted using a combination of field observations and oleophilic dye shake tests used to screen for saturated soils. The excavation area was approximately eight feet wide by ten feet long and to a maximum depth of four to five feet. Oil contamination seemed to follow the surface gradient away from the mobile home with the soil consisting of a uniformed tight silty clay with very few to no rocks. A confirmatory laboratory sample was taken at the bottom of the excavation directly under the spill location, and was analyzed for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (see attached HETL lab results).
	The excavation was backfilled using crushed stone. The stone was used to minimize settling because the AST had to be replaced in the same location. After the backfill was completed EPI replaced the tank pad and placed the old tank onto the pad. Farmington Oil then came and reconnected the tank. No further Response actions are expected.
A-55-2012*	A spill of automatic transmission fluid was found in the cemetery located on Church Road in Readfield by a resident walking by.  The vehicle which caused the spill was not present nor could be identified.  On January 26, 2012 I went to the spill area to remove the impacted ice and snow.  I filled four five gallon pails with ice, snow and oil primarily from one area and then followed a trail of drops into the cemetery.  The pails were brought back to the Response warehouse where they were consolidated into a drum and once melted will be disposed of as an oil water mixture.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-872-2011*October 20, 2011 I received a phone call from Brunswick Fire Department. They were reporting a gasoline overfill at the 162 Pleasant Street Cumberland Farms in Brunswick.
The Fire Department explained that the customer who was filling their car left the pump running and went into the store. Approximately 12 gallons of unleaded gasoline leaked. Speedi dry was applied to the concrete surface and removed. Cumberland Farms hired a clean-up contractor to dispose of the speedi dry. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-939-2011*November 09, 2011 I received a phone call from Terry Grover of the United States Postal Service. Mr. Grover was reporting that a hydraulic hose had broken in the elevator shaft at The Postal Service building, located at 125 Forest Ave. in Portland.
Pine State Elevator was on scene applying speedi dry to the concrete floor at the bottom of the elevator shaft. There are no floor drains and it is assumed that the oil did not escape the elevator shaft. Speedi dry was removed.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-979-2011*December 02, 2011 I received a phone call from Susanne Pare of Hammond Lumber. Ms. Pare was reporting a half gallon diesel spill at Hammond Lumber, 282 Poland Road in Auburn. Ms. Pare explained that a truck was being filled with diesel and when the hose was removed, approximately half a gallon of diesel spilled from the hose. Speedi dry was applied to the concrete surface to absorb the diesel. No storm drains or wells were impacted from the spill. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-865-2011*October 18, 2011 I received a phone call from the Lewiston Fire Department. They were reporting that a motor vehicle had crashed into a canal near 681 Lisbon Street in Lewiston.
I arrived at the scene and investigated the crash. It appeared that no fluids were leaking from the vehicle while in the water.
Once the vehicle was removed I observed no noticeable oil or sheens on the water or on land. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-23-2012*On 1/16/12, Stan Griffin, of Griffin Oil Company, reported a 117 gallon spill at 33 Mason Hill Road in Orrington.  The discharge was due to one of his drivers accidentally filling the wrong heating oil tank.  There are two houses on Mason Hill Road both with accounts at Griffin Oil and both with the last name Bowley. The oil delivery was meant for the next house up the road, but the part time driver delivered to 33 Mason Hill Road because he had always delivered to that house in the past.  The driver delivered 245 gallons to the inside tank and then left.  He later reported that he had heard a whistle while filling the tank and since the tank was inside the building he had no way of knowing that the fuel line was missing.

The erroneous drop was not realized by the oil company until two days later when the intended customer called and said they never got their oil delivery.  Stan Griffin went back to 33 Mason Hill Road to retrieve the oil, and when he went into the building that held the oil tank, he saw the stain of oil on the floor and oil dripping from a crimped 1 inch piece of copper fuel line that was still attached to the oil filter on the tank.  Mr. Griffin reported to me that he recovered 128 gallons still in the tank.

When I arrived, I checked the building that housed the oil tank and saw the oil stain on the floor around the tank.  Oil had leaked out and ran to the outside wall where it then spilled down the slab and onto the ground outside.  I told Mr. Griffin that I would need to get in touch with the owner to explain the situation, and then I would hire a contractor to remove the contaminated soil.

I had been to this property a few months prior because the consulting firm, Acadia Environmental Technology, had found several 5 gallon buckets of oily water on site during a bank requested investigation.  It was my understanding that the property had been foreclosed on and was now bank owned.  I got in touch with Acadia Environmental on 1/16/12, so that I could get contact information for the bank.  I spoke with Joseph Renda and he explained to me that the property had been abandoned and it was somewhere in the process of foreclosure with People's United Bank.  He was very clear that the bank did not actually own the property.  Joseph Bowley was at the time of the spill technically still the owner, however, he is no longer in the area and has not left contact information.  Mr. Renda also told me that People's United Bank had asked his firm to represent their interests during the cleanup.  Once I had scheduled the contractor for the soil removal, I informed Mr. Renda of the date.

On 1/23/12, I returned with Gardner Construction to remove contaminated soil.  Joseph Renda of Acadia Environmental was also on site as well as Thomas Smith, the Oil and Hazardous Materials Responder III, from the Bangor office later in the day, for the side of the building where oil had leaked out the wall and down the slab.  Approximately 4.79 tons of soil were taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill.

On 2/2/12, I returned with Bangor Concrete Coring Company to remove a 12 inch core from the slab inside, to see if the soil underneath the building would need to be removed.  I performed two composite shake tests which were negative and slightly positive  Then I did two bag headspace readings with a Photo Ionization Detector.  The readings were 45.8 parts per million (PPM) and 47.5 PPM.  Based on the sampling I did, I saw no reason to pursue the soil underneath the building.  I have referred this site to Paul Blood of Technical Services for further investigation as they see fit.

The responsible party has been determined to be Stan Griffin of Griffin Oil Company.  Mr. Griffin paid for the work done by Gardiner Construction directly.  I will continue to monitor the site in the event that free product migrates during the spring time.

As of 5/14/2012, I have seen no evidence of free product migration.  Paul Blood of
P-31-2012*January 11, 2012 I received a phone call from John Koris of Pike Industries in Westbrook. Mr. Koris was reporting a heating oil tank holding diesel that heated the liquid asphalt tank had a corrosion hole in it and leaked approximately 10 gallons of diesel onto soil. Pike Industries hired Clean Harbors to remove 4 tons of soil from the oily area and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.
No storm drains or wells were impacted from the leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-32-2012*January 12, 2012 I received a phone call from Wells Fire Department. They were reporting that a tractor trailer had overturned on the turnpike northbound near mile marker 23. At that time it was estimated that approximately 75 gallons of diesel was released from the truck's saddle tank. I responded to the scene immediately.
The Maine State Police, National Wrecker and the Maine Turnpike Authority were already on scene. I met with the driver Alhaji A. Kanu of JB Hunt Transport Inc. At that time Mr. Kanu was unsure of the procedure when notifying a clean up crew.
The Turnpike urged me to postpone clean up until weather conditions were better and driving was not as dangerous. I agreed and we removed three 55 gallon drums of contaminated snow and sorbent pads. National Wrecker drained the saddle tanks and the truck was transported off site.
January 14, 2012 I met with the Maine Turnpike Authority and ENPRO Environmental Services. ENPRO was hired by JB Hunt directly. 11.05 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the area that was impacted by the diesel leak. No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-34-2012*January 14, 2012, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill that occured when a motor vehicle collided into a utility pole causing the transformer to break open when impacting the ground. Mr. Mirabile estimated that approximately 7-13 gallons of transformer oil was released onto the pavement and into the snow bank. Oily snow and speedi dry were removed from the site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted near the Upper Newfield Road utility pole.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-63-2012*Samantha DePoy-Warren was contacted inquiring about a chemical spill at the Freeport Sewer District which the Brunswick Hazardous Materials Team was involved in.  She contacted Response Services, and I was contacted by Kara Walker inquiring if I had gotten a call about the spill.  I had not, so I contacted the Freeport Fire Chief and told him I would come to the site.

I arrived with Jon Woodard just as the fire department and hazmat team were leaving.  We were told that about 50 gallons of sodium hypochlorite (12.5% solution) had spilled into a concrete containment area, the tanks had been shut off, and Clean Harbors had been called to clean up the spill.  While we were waiting for the Clean Harbors crew to arrive, Jon Woodard and I spoke with Daniel Bicknell, the Superintendent, and discussed the fact that they had not reported the spill to the State of Maine.  We explained that they were required by law to report oil and chemical spills to the State and how to do that.  The Superintendent stated that he did not know about the reporting requirements but that he had called Stuart Rose of the Water Bureau.

Clean Harbors arrived and they used a shop vacuum on a drum to suck up the spilled sodium hypochlorite in the containment area into drums.  Once the spill was cleaned up and the space was ventilated, I entered the room and inspected the hoses connected to the peristaltic pumps where they assumed the leak had occurred.  I found no defects in the hoses.  I then asked a Sewer District employee to join me and try to locate the origin of the spill.  We discovered that a garden hose that normally delivers water to transport the sodium hypochlorite had been disconnected because of some repairs being done.  The peristaltic pumps deliver the sodium hypochlorite to a small plastic manifold that the garden hose is attached to.  When water is not flowing through the garden hose the hypochlorite is able to drain backwards out the end of the hose and that is how the spill had happened (see attached photos).  The hose had been disconnected sometime during the previous day, but the low chlorine alarms didn't go off until 11:00 PM.   Unfortunately, the alarm system didn't function as it was supposed to so no one knew about it until they came in and discovered the problem at 8:00 am.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-35-2012*January 16, 2012 I received a phone call from Vernon Davis. Mr. Davis was reporting that his furnace had leaked at 11 Spring Street in Bethel and had removed soil from under the furnace but his tenants were still complaining of oil vapors in the apartment.
I responded to the site immediately and met with Mr. Davis and the tenant. I used my PID (photo ionization detector) and received a 0 ppm reading near the furnace. I used the PID in the apartment that was in question of oil vapors and received a 0 ppm reading on the PID. The removed the garbage bag that Mr. Davis had filled with contaminated soil from the leaking furnace. The bag was disposed with another spill site with like contaminated soil.
No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-41-2012*January 16, 2012 I received a phone call from Rob Wilts of Downeast Energy. Mr. Wilts was reporting that an overfill occurred at 1005 Middle Road in Casco while filling an AST (aboveground storage tank).
Mr. Wilts explained that the oil leaked onto the snow under the fill and vent pipe. The snow was removed and placed in a bucket to melt and then be absorbed by sorbent pads and disposed of.
I spoke to David Fosdick, the home owner, at the time and he said he was satisfied with the clean up.
No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-42-2012*January 16, 2012 I received a phone call from Rob Wilt of Downeast Energy (DEE). Mr. Wilt was reporting that a home owner, Larry Raynor had called Downeast Energy to help with a small spill that occurred when he was changing the filter on his AST (aboveground storage tank).
DEE responded to 6 Karen Ave. in Windham and assisted in the clean up. They applied speedi dry and sorbent pads to the oily concrete area. The home owner was satisfied with the clean up.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-43-2012*January 16, 2012 I received a phone call from Keith Benoit of Avery Oil. Mr. Benoit was reporting that during an annual tune up of the furnace at 1900 Congress Street in Portland, it had leaked approximately 4 ounces of #2 oil onto the brick basement floor. Speedi dry was applied to the surface and removed.
I spoke with Dan Noonan, the owner of the property and he confirmed that he was satisfied with the clean up.
No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-44-2012*January 14, 2012 I received a phone call from Chief Dave Parker of the Berwick Fire Department. Chief Parker was reporting that a 5 gallon bucket with half a gallon of gasoline was left abandoned at the Cumberland Farms gas station in Berwick. I advised him to consult with Cumberland Farms about their spill protocols and how to dispose of it. He agreed.
No spilled product.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-45-2012*January 14, 2012 I received a phone call from the Wells Police and Fire Department. They were reporting that a customer at the Cumberland Farms gas station in Wells on 1547 Post Road had overfilled their vehicle. Approximately 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline overfilled from the vehicle onto concrete pavement. The Fire Department used the nearby spill kit and applied speedi dry to the gasoline area. The speedi dry was removed and disposed of by Cumberland Farms. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-46-2012*January 19, 2012 I received a phone call from the Kittery Fire Department. They were reporting a small diesel stain on the side of the road near 9 Ranger Drive in Kittery. The stain was not near any storm drains or wells. It is unclear where the stain originated from.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-47-2012*January 25, 2012 I received a phone call from James Hubbard of Downeast Energy. Mr. Hubbard was reporting that the hose from a delivery truck accidentally leaked approximately 2 ounces of #2 oil onto concrete while in the process of being reeled back to the delivery truck.
Speedi dry was applied to the concrete surface and removed. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-50-2012*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting that around 0900 this morning while consolidating time expired materials from their hazmat storage area a one pound bag of calcium hypochlorite granules was accidentally placed in a bin that contained bags of desiccant. The calcium hypochlorite reacted with the desiccant in the bin and the Shipyard's HazMat Team was called. The Team flooded the bin with water terminating the reaction. The waste liquid is being pumped into drums for disposal. The incident was reported to Becky Blais as a non-compliance occurrence according to their hazardous waste storage license but they debated for a while about whether they needed to report it to Response as a spill. I let Wayne know that since there was a reaction I felt that it was a spill and should be reported to DEP.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-51-2012*I was contacted by Waste Management reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while at Wright Express.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-53-2012*I was contacted by Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting that a large vaulted transformer set into the side of a building on the Great Maine Fishing Pier was found to be missing the 70 gallons of oil that should have been in it.  This transformer vault has a concrete floor but no sump and is located directly over the water on the pier.  There were no signs of oil on the concrete floor or in the water (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-54-2012*I was contacted by Tanknology reporting that while doing an inspection at the Cumberland Farms in Westbrook they found product in the 3/4 dispenser sump.  Apparently the gasket on the meter had failed and was dripping gasoline into the sump.  Tyree was contacted to come fix the meter and TMC was called to come clean up the spill.  TMC suctioned most of the liquid out of the sump with a drum pump and then they used sorbents to clean up the rest.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-55-2012*
	1/17/12: John Yates of Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported an overfill out the vent pipe of Mr. Duve's basement oil tank; the oiled snow and walkway was cleaned already by DRC staff.  Yates reported no discharge inside the basement.  No Maine DEP visit at this time; no further actions based on the DRC report.
P-56-2012*I was contacted by the Hollis Fire Department reporting that a business at 25 River Road was on fire and some heating oil had been spilled.  I arrived to find that the site had a house that didn't burn on it and a barn that housed a welding business and lots of personal items that had burned to the ground.  Once the fire was out the Fire Department brought in an excavator to knock down what was left of the structure.  During that process a piece of debris fell on the line and severed it from one of the oil tanks.  At the time of the spill they were no longer actively putting water on the structure so the oil puddled up on the water that was already there and didn't seem to penetrate the ground.  Sorbent pads were put down to collect the oil.  The following day I had Environmental Projects empty the oil tanks with their vacuum truck to assure that there wouldn't be any more spilled.  The sorbent pads were changed out a couple of times.  I told the homeowner that when he decides what he is going to do with the rubble I would be happy to come back out and see if there was any soil contamination.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-57-2012*I was contacted by Jay Prindle of Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a small oil leak in their basement.  The technician found a small stain on the concrete basement floor and was able to find the source to be a loose bleeder screw.  Once tightened the leak was stopped and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-58-2012*I was contacted by Ron Burnell, who is a burner technician, reporting that there was a small spill in the basement of 8B Jordan Street in Berwick.  Apparently a loose fitting caused about half a gallon of oil to leak out onto the concrete basement floor.  There is a small drainage ditch around the foundation wall where most of the oil ended up.  Mr. Burnell used sorbent pads and scooped out a small amount of soil from the ditch to clean up the spill.  Mr. Burnell had reported a spill in the other side of the apartment building (8A) to Franki Delaney several weeks prior to this one (P-18-2012) and Franki was returning to the site so she checked on the clean up for me.  It was done satisfactorily.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-59-2012*I was contacted by Mr. Newth reporting that his burner technician had pinched the gasket after replacing the oil filter on his outdoor aboveground storage tank causing the full tank to empty into his backyard.  The site is located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and 1500 feet from the Town of Mechanic Falls drinking water well and 1700 feet from a well that Poland Springs gets water from.  I hired Boom Technology to excavate the contaminated soil.  The burner technician's insurance company (Acadia) hired Ransom Environmental (Erik Phenix) to represent them and oversee the clean up.  We excavated down to groundwater, about 15 feet below grade, in two location but found no evidence of oil there.  Some contaminated soil was left underneath the slab that the house sits on because excavating it would have undermined the structural integrity of the slab.  When the excavation was finished I did not feel that we had recovered all of the oil that was spilled but I could not determine where it was.  I referred the case to Brad Hahn of Technical services for further investigation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-60-2012*January 19, 2012 I received a phone call from Officer Strictland of the United States Coast Guard. Officer Strictland was reporting an unknown sheen on coastal waters near 259 High Street in South Portland. It is unknown where the sheen originated from. No clean up was required. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-65-2012*
	1/24/12: Dead River Oil (DRC) reported that one of their delivery peddler trucks had a "mishap" when the driver was reeling in a hose following a delivery and about a gallon came out the nuzzle, apparently due to a faulty or open valve.  DRC reported they cleaned up the discharge to the gravel driveway.  The area is rural residential use, served by private wells.

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P-66-2012*On 1/24/2012 I received a call from the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a kerosene spill from an above ground storage tank located at a seasonal home on Northeast Pond in Lebanon.  It was reported that 15 - 20 gallons of oil had spilled.  The fire department had deployed some sorbent pads to collect the oil.

I responded the following morning.  Upon arrival, I observed the oil filter assembly attached to the tank in question had been damaged causing what little oil was in the tank to spill.  The oil flowed over frozen ground, snow and ice and into Northeast Pond.  I met the homeowner on site and he explained the tank had not been used for some time and contained very little oil.  I encouraged him to apply to the Department's Groundwater Fund for the cost to clean up the spill.

I hired TMC Environmental to respond to the spill.  When they arrived, they removed the oily sorbent pads the fire department had put down, scraped up some additional ice/snow, and used additional sorbents to collect the spilled oil from the ground surface and the edge of the pond.  Sorbents were left in place to collect any additional oil that may migrate into the pond.

Due to the proximity of the spill to the water and to the State of New Hampshire, both the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as well as the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services were notified.

TMC visited the site periodically to change out sorbent pads and boom as needed.  All sorbents were removed by February 2, 2012.  A final check of the site on 3/21/12 revealed no more clean up was required.

P-67-2012*On 1/24/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels reporting an overfill spill at a customers residence in Freeport.  It was reported that 6 ounces of oil spilled while filling the tank due to a pitched fill pipe.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-68-2012*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released into the basement of a residence due to overfilling of the 275 gallon above ground storage tank located in the basement during a delivery. The oil was released through the threads of the piping to the tank. The concrete floor of the residence was impacted. The oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent material. Impacted debris was disposed of by the oil delivery company. No further Response action is expected.
P-69-2012*On 1/25/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Robert Beale of the Maine Marine Patrol reporting two vehicles through the ice at Brown's Point in Bowdoinham.  There was no spill evident.  No further action required.
P-70-2012*On 1/26/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Rousselle reporting a heating oil spill in his basement that was estimated at 125 gallons.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed his heating oil tank had suffered a corrosion hole in the bottom discharging the oil to the concrete floor of the home.  The oil then found it's way to a sump pump and a gravity discharge sump hole.  The oil that was pumped out via sump pump went into the paved driveway.  The oil that was discharged through the gravity drain, made it's way to the towns storm drains and into West Brook which drains into the Saco River.  I notified the Fire Department about the spill and asked that they notify the Public Works Department due to the impact to the storm drains.

I hired Boom Technology to respond to the spill that night.  We pumped oil out of the sump holes with a vacuum truck, removed some small amounts of oily debris and cleaned the floor with sorbent materials.  Temporary ventilation was installed in a basement window to mitigate the oil odor in the home.

The following morning, I returned to the site to continue the cleanup.  A citrus based cleaner was used to clean the affected concrete floor and additional sorbents were deployed to the driveway area.  I check West Brook to see if any oil was recoverable there, and although there was a visible sheen, the brook was flowing far to fast to recover any oil there.

Due to the impact to the Saco River, I notified the United States Coast Guard and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

After the floor was cleaned, a sealer was applied.  I referred the site to Peter Eremita of Technical Services who supervised the installation of a permanent ventilation system over the existing sump hole.  No further response action required.
P-71-2012*The aboveground supply tank at this location was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil.  Product impacted snow below the vent and was excavated by the responsible party.  All visible signs of contamination were removed then the snow was melted and disposed of by an environmental contractor.  No soil contamination occurred as a result.
P-72-2012*On 1/27/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Topsham Fire Department reporting a 10 gallon gasoline spill at the Circle K in Topsham due to an overfill of a customers vehicle.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-73-2012*On 1/28/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Joel Arel at Evergreen Subaru in Auburn.  Mr. Arel was reporting a motor oil spill in the parking lot of the dealership.  Apparently a tractor trailer truck delivering new cars to the dealership overnight suffered a mechanical problem, causing the discharge.  It was made worse by rains overnight and cars driving through the oil.  Evergreen Subaru used speedy dry to recover what they could.  I suggested they have the driveway sanded to prevent slippage by any traversing vehicles.  I visited the site on the following Monday and confirmed the cleanup to be sufficient.  No further action required.
P-74-2012*On 1/29/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident in the area of 450 Bath Rd in Brunswick.  The fire department used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  I visited the site the following Monday and determined the cleanup to be satisfactory.  I also picked up the spill debris from the fire station.  No further action required.
P-75-2012*On 1/30/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Rolph Westphal of Sprague Energy.  Mr. Westphal was reporting a 50 gallon spill of asphalt at the loading rack at their terminal in South Portland.  No oil had made it into any storm drains or waterways.  Clean Harbors had been called to the site to begin the cleanup work.

I visited the site the following morning.  Upon arrival, I learned that a strainer in the pipeline had burst most likely due to excess pressure in the line, spraying asphalt around the immediate area.  When I arrived, Clean Harbors was scraping the congealing asphalt into bags and using speedy dry to contain the flow of asphalt on the surface of the pavement and concrete in the area.  A small amount had traveled under a nearby snowbank.

I visited the site multiple times over the next few weeks to monitor the cleanup.  At this time, no further action is required.
P-76-2012*A 1,000 gallon #2 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) was discovered located adjacent to the residence located at 541 Cumberland Avenue, Portland. The UST was discovered because it had filled with rain water and was leaking an oil water mix out of the ground. The leaking mixture was mobilized by heavy precipitation and it traveled down gradient along the gravel driveway and the onto an abutting property located at 112 Sherman Street. On January 30, 2012 the Maine DEP hired an environmental contractor to vacuum out the liquids from the tank in order to stop the release. Approximately 1,000 gallons of oily water was removed from the tank. In addition, the DEP authorized emergency clean up actions at the neighboring property where oily water impacted the driveway and adjacent soils.
	The owner of the property removed the UST on 3/22/2012. The DEP was on-site to monitor for contaminated soil and groundwater surrounding the tank and none was found with field screening instruments. Prior to removal the tank was registered as Registration #21786.
	The neighboring property (112 Sherman Street) was revisited on March, 29, 2012 and additional cleanup was performed in order to clean the property to acceptable residential exposure guidelines. 3.03 tons of oil impacted soil was removed from area of the property adjacent to the driveway that was heavily impacted with oil from the run off. Soils were excavated to approximately 2 feet below grade and then backfilled. Impacted soils were transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Excavation activities stopped when impervious buried structures were encountered and the integrity of a retaining wall was a concern.

No further response action is expected at this time.
	
P-77-2012*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-78-2012*I was contacted by Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways reporting that one of their engines had leaked some lube oil onto the ballast underneath the track off Fairground Road in Lewiston.  The contaminated ballast was excavated and containerized for transport to Pan Am's yard in Waterville for disposal at a future date.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-79-2012*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their customers had a small leak in their basement.  Apparently the tenant attempted to change the oil filter themselves and caused about 2 gallons of oil to spill onto the concrete floor in the basement.  The spill was contained to the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-80-2012*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a leaking copper line in their basement.  The copper line had corroded and leaked about a pint of oil onto the concrete floor in the basement.  Dead River replaced the copper line and cleaned up the spill.  The spill was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-38-2012*On 1.24.12,  Ellsworth Fire Department (EFD) reported a fuel oil spill from a residential above ground supply tank at the entered location.  The oil migrated away from the tank to a low area where it was contained and sorbents deployed.  The EFD advised that Emerson Oil of Ellsworth was on site and had stopped the leak and removed all but a small amount of oil from the damaged tank.  A corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank was the cause of the leak.  The homeowner became aware of the spill when he let his dog out before going to bed and the dog came back in the house reeking of fuel oil.

The melting snow conditions left a layer of water on the ground that the oil floated on.  The pads were 100% effective removing the oil.  No oil penetrated the ground.  The sorbent pads will end up at Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn.  The unspilled oil was dispensed into a waste oil drum that will be distributed to a local garage for waste oil recovery and reuse.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-813-2011*On 6/1/11, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 quart of transformer/mineral oil from a transformer on Route 2 in Carmel.  The oil spilled due to storm damage.  Oily leaves and grass were collected from around the pole and disposed of by CMP.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-799-2011*On 12.28.11, The Maine State Police reported a sheen in a bog off the Hermon Bog Road as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  The reporter indicated that a passenger car rolled over and slid off the road into a bog.  A small amount of motor oil leaked from the vehicle into the water.  I drove by the accident site later in the day after responding to another priority spill, but did not observe any recoverable oil and it appeared the sheen had already dissipated.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-801-2011*On 12.30.11, Cianbro reported an approximate .25 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a gasket or seal failure associated with a hand-held pump.  The oil spilled onto the ground and was immediately recovered with sorbents.  The waste entered into site commercial receptacle for disposal at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company, Orrington, ME.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-800-2011*On 12.30.11,  Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  One of their bin trucks blew a hydraulic line traveling along the interstate.  The truck driver became aware of the spill and pulled to the side of the road at the Hogan Road off ramp.  Pine Tree dispatched a crew to clean up the spill at the Hogan Road location.  I observed the trail from Exit 185.  The trail did not appear to be that thick and determined that no clean up was feasible or safe and would not accomplish any attainable goal.  However, the oil was thicker and pooling up at the Hogan Road end of the spill and clean up was concentrated there.  Maine Department of Transportation staff  assisted in sanding an area at the Hogan Road off ramp.  Pine Tree deployed sorbents and speedi-dri and collected that waste for disposal at a licensed facility.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-42-2012*On 1.26.12, Chief Bowdoin, of the Bucksport Fire Department (BFD), reported a two gallon waste oil spill from a five gallon bucket at the entered location.  Mr. Bowdoin advised that the house used to be a small engine repair shop and that the subject and another person got into a domestic dispute over ownership of the bucket of oil.  The police and fire department responded to the location.  The BFD deployed pads to clean up the spill and advised they got it all.  They also recovered another two gallons of waste oil that still remained in the bucket.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-814-2011*On 3.9.11,  Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a diesel fuel spill at the entered location and identified Comprehensive Land Technologies (CLT) as the responsible party.  The cause of the spill was human error filling a pony tank attached to a pickup truck.  The spill was minor and cleaned up using sorbents.  Work on the power line access road has facilitated waste disposal to a dumpster that later gets disposed at a licensed facility.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-815-2011*On 2.10.11, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic oil spill from bucket truck at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste disposed through CMP North Augusta Service Center (NASC) facility in Augusta.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.



B-41-2012*On 1.26.12,  Cianbro reported a .5 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill is suspected to be leaking gasket or seal around the oil cooler of a rental reach truck.  Sorbents were deployed on the spill and the waste material entered into Cianbro's waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-11-2012*On 1-5-11 Kevin DuBois of Dead River called to report that they had a small spill at their bulk plant in Fort Kent. While fueling a delivery truck, the shutoff valve on the loading arm hesitated before shutting off, causing about 1 gallon to spill onto the pad. They shoveled up the contaminated snow for later disposal.
B-47-2012*On 1.30.12, Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil spill at the entered location.  A heavy plow truck struck a guide wire bringing down the utility pole and transformer.  Bangor Hydro is removing the impacted soil and snow; a 10' x 3' area.  The waste material to be disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  Analytical results on the oil testing detected non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-85-2012*Garthwaite Oil Heat Service Inc. (Garthwaite) reported that the residence located at 118 Wells Highlands road was consuming to much oil and suspected that there may be an oil leak in the fuel line between the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank and the furnace. The tank and furnace are located in the basement of the residence and the fuel line is buried in the concrete floor. DEP personnel responded to the location and drilled several holes into the floor along the path of the oil line. A Photo Ionization Detector (PID) was used to screen the sub slab air at these locations. PID readings below 100 Parts Per Million were observed on the PID in the test boring near the furnace. The PID readings indicated a leak had occurred in the line. The Oil line was replaced with a new line that now runs over the concrete floor.

Based on the sub slab investigation it appears the leaking fuel line may have been discovered in such a timely manner so that the amount of oil spilled was small. Other than the sub slab air measured in the test boring's there were no visual, olfactory, or indications on the PID of an oil leak in the basement.

The residence is utilized as a vacation home and is no inhabited on a full time basis. The residence is serviced by municipal water and sewerage systems. Based on these conditions and a discussion with the home owner it was decided to not pursue cleanup actions at this time and to monitor the conditions at the residence to see if oil vapors would impact the air. DEP made several subsequent site visits and screened the air in the basement with a PID. There was no indication of oil vapors within the basement of the residence during these site visits.

No further action by the MAine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-84-2012*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly spilled onto a paved drive surface of a residence during a delivery to a 275 gallon above ground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by the oil delivery company using absorbent materials. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-81-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	1/30/2012: Mr. Joseph Stone of MSAD 35 contacted me regarding information or notification by the United States Attorney's Office in Boston, MA, regarding possible contamination to groundwater in the area of Great Hill, Depot Road, in Eliot; not far from the Marshwood Junior High School.  Mr. Stone stated that the US Attorney's office was conducting an ongoing investigation about dumping at Great Hill and the area residents had been advised to have their water tested.  They had not been advised of what chemicals or contaminants, if any, to test for though.

RESPONSE DIVISION INVESTIGATION
	Eric Hamlin of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Solid Waste Division I found to be the primary contact in the MDEP Southern Maine Regional Office.  Mr. Hamlin has visited the site several times.  Mr. Hamlin referred me to Ms. Peggy Bensinger as the contact with the Maine Attorney Generals Office.  I returned a call to Joseph Stone and referred him to Ms. Bensinger and to Eric Hamlin.
	The location is rural residential use, served by private drinking water wells.  I was told that Great Hill was a gravel mine and now the current owners, Della Land Corp, is trying the build the hill back up with new non-native fill and to redevelop the hill for residences, hence MDEP Solid waste division involvement.  I understand that St. Germain Environmental Consulting has been involved for the property owner.
	I understand that the primary concern known to us involves the possible shipping of asbestos contaminated soil from Massachusetts, as  stated in a Newton Tab newspaper article of 10/16/2007.  Asbestos is not typically a groundwater and drinking water contaminant.
	
CONCLUSION
1.	At this time no evidence of prohibited oil or chemical discharges related to Great Hill area have been confirmed or reported to my knowledge.  A major issue is that without an idea of what to test drinking water for it my be impossible or overly costly to analyze for.  An analysis for one chemical would often not detect other chemicals.
2.	The US Attorney's office has not released any further information on the investigation.  According to a Seacoastonline.com article of 3/19/2012, town (of Eliot) officials have contacted Senator Susan Collins' office for assistance in finding more information on the federal investigation and any contaimination threatening nearby drinking water.
3.	As no prohibited discharges have been confirmed or reported the investigation has not been referred to MDEP Technical Services Division.  Further MDEP Response Division actions, such as a joint visit with Mr. Hamlin, are possible.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Responder
	
A-58-2012*	A spill of an estimated 75 gallons of K-1 was caused by a corrosion hole in a 275 gallon above ground storage tank (AST) located on the side of a detached garage. The AST was used to supply oil to a furnace in the garage. The spill was discovered by the homeowner when he stepped into the snow nearby and saw the dyed fuel oil. The property utilizes a drilled private well located approximately 25 feet from the spill location.
	On January 29, 2012 I met with Jason Wallace of Bob's Cash Fuel at the site. The homeowner had already removed the AST from its location, and had it on its side. The corrosion hole was easily identified near the filter end of the tank. Oil had spread across a fifteen foot frozen area near the tank. Jason Wallace and I used sorbent material  to clean up these areas initially and then the snow and ice was chopped out and bagged. A total of six bags of mixed waste were generated and stockpiled on-site. The soil under the contaminated snow and ice also appeared to impacted and would need to be excavated. After cleaning up the free product and snow, I discussed the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund and provided an application to Mr. Page.
	On February 2, 2012 Coutt's Bros Inc. began removing the oil contaminated soil. The area was consistently plowed so the frost was considerably thick, and a demo hammer was needed to remove it prior to excavation.  After removing the frost, contaminated soil was loaded into a dump truck and transported to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. Field screening of soil was conducted using a combination of field observations, photo-ionization detector (PID) readings, and oleophilic dye shake tests. The drinking water/groundwater protection and remediation guidelines were used as the remediation goal.
	The excavation area was approximately twenty feet long by five to eight feet wide and to a maximum depth of two to four feet. The depth of the excavation was limited because bedrock was hit between two and four feet in depth. Contaminated soil was encountered right up against the bedrock and a laboratory sample, Soil A, was collected and analyzed for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) (see attached HETL lab results). Contaminated soils were also left in place under the slab of the garage. A laboratory soil sample, Soil B, was taken from this location and analyzed for VPH and EPH. Initial drinking water samples were also taken at this time and analyzed for VPH and total EPH.
	The excavation was backfilled using gravel, and compacted with only the excavator. The AST was reset in the inside of the garage, so settling of the soil will not impact it. The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for groundwater monitoring. No further Response actions are anticipated.
I-14-2012*1/31/12  Received a complaint (anonymous) that cars were being crushed at Randy Robbins' garage on the Washburn Road in Presque Isle.
Site visit was made to Mr. Randy Robbins' property/garage.  I found no evidence of any car crushing on site. Spoke with Randy during site visit. He said he has not had any cars crushed on his property.  He has had a salvage company, and has had a company come and pick up some vehicles and haul them away, but nothing was crushed on site.
P-1075-2011*
On 9/6/11, the US Coast Guard, National Response Center (NRC) copied Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on a reportedly small hydraulic oil discharge to the coastal waters of Casco Bay that had occurred 8/25/11 and had caused a sheen in the water (see attached NRC report).  South Port Marine appears to have failed to report this discharge to MDEP as required.  We are not aware of clean-up measures that were taken at the time of the spill.

On site that day for another unreported discharge (see P-708-11), I noted no evidence of remaining oil discharges in the coastal water around the marina.  While at the facility I also checked their retail motor fuels and consumptive-use aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and noted no discharges in or around them.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-13-2012*.5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose on a loader.  The product was spilled on gravel and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Waste was properly disposed of by responsible party.

No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary.
I-12-2012*3 gallons #2 fuel oil spilled from the residence home as as result of a corrosion to an indoor above ground oil storage tank.  Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used the clean the spill.
I-15-2012*A broken hydraulic line on a loader releasing 10 gallons to the ground. The spill occurred on pavement entrance to compound off North St.  Drip pans and spill pads were used to clean up oil  and contaminated snow was removed.  All oil spill material was cleaned up and snow was melted.  Debris was properly disposed of by reponsible party.

No futher action by te Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-50-2012*On February 1, 2012, a Clarke Road Transport, Incorporated tractor trailer loaded with rolls of paper traveling south on Route 9 near Route 193 left the roadway, hit two utility poles and a north bound Webber tank truck loaded with 12,500 gallons of LP gas (propane).  The weather was 25 degrees with sleet and freezing rain.

The Clarke tractor subsequently caught fire, discharging some motor oil, consuming all but 20 gallons of diesel fuel and discharging about 3 gallons of 75W/90 transmission oil. All other automotive fluids from this unit were consumed in the fire.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel pumped the remaining 20 gallons of diesel fuel out of the damaged saddle tank and used sorbent materials and Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) provided sand to clean up the spilled motor oil and transmission oil.  Some petroleum was discharged to the side of the road and washed into the drainage ditch.  MDEP hired Clean Harbors, Incorporated to bring a vacuum truck and crew to remove the contaminated soil. MDOT provided sand, snow and surface water for disposal.  5.11 tons of debris were disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill by Clean Harbors.

The Webber Energy truck was hit on the driver side and rolled over into the drainage swale next to the road and was heavily damaged.  Fortunately, it was more than 200 feet from the Clarke Road Transport truck and not impacted by the fire.  No propane was leaking from the trailer; Webber personnel arrived shortly after MDEP to assess and remove the product from the tank trailer.  Webber hired H. O. Bouchard to send a propane tank trailer with a pump to receive the product.  As the trailer was on its side, it was decided to pump from the vent line, as the top of the vent pipe was deeper into the product than the pump suction.  Hoses were connected and pumping commenced.  Because propane vent lines are fitted with an excess flow valve, the transfer rate was low to prevent the valve from closing.  Approximately 60% of the product was removed through the vent line.  Two wreckers were used to upright the tractor trailer and hold it to allow the remaining product to be removed through the standard bottom tank connections at a much higher pumping rate.  MDEP personnel assisted in the removal operation and conducted continuous air monitoring for the duration of the transfer.  No further actions by MDEP are expected at this time.
B-58-2012*On 2.6.12, Dennis Amero of Maine Department of Transportation reported the discharge of 15 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  A dump truck in their yard blew a hose and it spilled onto the ground.  They used sand to absorb the oil.  Oil did not reach any receptors and most of it was contained on pavement.  A small amount of soil was impacted.  The oil impacted soil and sand was taken to Juniper Ridge for disposal.
No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-68-2012*Mr. Bill Robinson reported a failed precision test at their gasoline station in Dover-Foxcroft.  A flex connector below the dispenser had a pinhole leak that was found during a precision test.  The following Monday, February 13, 2012, Mr. Ed George of Gaftek replaced the flex connector.   He said there were no indications of free product and the stone underneath the connector  had a slight smell of gasoline.  Mr. George said that the flex connector in question was above the ground level.  This flex connector is part of a line that is still under pressure but does not have petroleum flowing through it.  Mr. George removed a couple other fittings including the shear valve prior to replacing the flex connector, which will make this area less likely to leak.

The dispenser was put back into service and will be pressure tested again within a couple days according to Mr. Robinson and Mr. George.  Gaftek will call me with the results.  Mr. Ted Scharf, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, indicated that A E Robinson was within their right to put dispenser back into service right after fitting was replaced.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-71-2012*A small amount of heating oil was lost to a concrete surface under this outside heating oil tank.  The tank was overfilled due to a whistle problem.  The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-72-2012*11 jugs of waste oil leaked in the bed of a truck.    Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spilled material.

No further action was taken in this matter.
A-73-2012*On 2/4/2012 in Jay, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 quart spill of used engine oil leaked from an engine.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am employees with sorbent material.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
P-107-2012*Dead River (DR), accidentally filled the wrong tank at the Havu farmhouse, it is out of service and has been for awhile.  In the process of recovering oil from the wrong tank a hose connection failed an estimated 3-4 gallons of oil was discharged to the concrete floor.  DR staff quickly realized the problem shut the system down and applied "odor-B-gone powder" and pads.  Some speedy dry was also used.

When I arrived I met with Mr Havu (owner) and Arthur (DR service manager), along with Ryan (technician present when accident took place).  The floor was stained, however, no wet or free product was observed, half a dozen small (less than 10 inches around) darker stains were observed.  DR was asked to reapply speedy dry to these areas and mash it in to help draw any existing fuel oil out of the concrete, they agreed. Also the fill scully had been removed and sealed with a permanent cap.  Mr Havu was satisfied with the clean up completed agreed to remove the unused tank in the near future and would call if any conditions changed.  DR went to get more speedy dry and would apply it within the hour.

The tennant and kids came home while Mr Havu and I were talking, she was  told of the spill, clean up and the possibility there would be odors inside.  She was given instructions to call if odors were unsatisfactory and additional ventilation could be initiated. She agreed and said she and the boys would be returning around 8:00 after dropping things off.  Neither she nor Havu called, leaving me to believe the clean up was satisfactory to them and DEP.  Based on the observed conditions agreed additional application of speedy dry, the spill is cleaned to DEP satisfaction and no further action required.
P-1077-2011*Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power CMP called to report the discharge of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck at the Hiram substation.  The small spill estimated 2-3 gallons was confined to the gravel roadway. North Augusta Service Center NASC staff were being deployed, to clean up spill.  Based on the information and location no request from DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the statements and CMP Oil or Chemical Spill Report attached DEP response plans no further action.
I-23-2012*While employee was using side of bucket loader to straighten wood pile on trailer a small log hit the bucket fitting and bent it causing 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to spill.  Sawdust was used to clean the oil and burnt in the boiler on site.
I-22-2012* A log dropped while being loaded, striking and splitting open the fuel tank of the log loader causing 10 gallons of diesel fuel to spill.  The operator was unable to recover any of the spilled fuel.  Fuel soaked into the frozen road surface of the gravel road.  No wet ditches or streams within 75' of spill.
I-21-2012*A hose burst on an excavator causing 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to spell on a constructing road.  The operator recovered approximately 1 cubic yard of contaminated snow.  The snow was transported to the contractor's garage to be melted and disposed of as oily water.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-19-2012*Approxomately 1 pint of #2 fuel oil was spilled as the result of an above ground tank overfill.  The spill was cleaned up and waste disposed of by the responsible party (Dead River Oil Company).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-18-2012*Dead River reported that a small overfill of an above ground storage tank had occurred at a residence located at 999 Framingham Road in Monticello. They used sorbent pads and removed some contaminated soil.

Several days after the incident, the homeowner called them to report odors in the home. They responded by cleaning the tank off and using a deodorant. This did not sufficiently suppress the odors and I was contacted by Marc Bosse (Dead River) to meet him on site. There was a petroleum odor still present in the basement and photoionization detector (PID) reading showed vapor intrusion through the rock wall foundation, directly below the fill pipes. I advised them on installing a ventilation system for the basement, and that soil needed to be removed from outside.

The ventilation system was installed that day and after several days of hand digging (because the spill occurred below a porch) they had removed all contaminated soil. Approximately 6 yards was taken to the Tri Community Landfill. The ventilation system is still in place and continues to operate. They will remove it when the owner feels comfortable. Last PID survey showed no vapor in the basement of living space.

I met with Marc Bosse and Erin Johnson (homeowner) at the home on 4-19-12. Mrs. Johnson was concerned because they had turned the fan off two weeks prior and odor came back. They had since turned it back on and that eliminated the odors. I checked the basement with a PID and found no detectable amount. I discussed leaving the system in place for another month and when the Johnsons were away for the month of May, turn it off and Marc and I would re-visit. I also placed the Johnsons on QM at Mrs. Johnsons request.
I-25-2012*A log loader operator was picking up a bucket of wood and a log slipped out and struck a hydraulic line fitting.  Three gallons were spilled onto the snow.  The spill was cleaned up using wood finds to absorb and fed to the boiler on site.
B-69-2012*On February 10, 2012, Bangor International Airport (BIA), 287 Godfrey Blvd, reported a 1/2 gallon Jet A spill to the tarmac while a plane was being fueled.  The likely cause of the spill is excess fuel trapped in a low section of the fuel tank vent system.  When the aircraft is being fueled air is displaced out of the tank through the vent system, if there is any liquid trapped there it is "slugged" out of the vent and on to the ground.  BIA ground crews used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

No further DEP action is expected.
A-56-2012*1/28/12 Sonya Clark from Downeast Energy reported that one of their drivers had overfilled an outside heating oil tank at a residence in Winthrop.  They reported that an estimated 1 pint came out the vent to snow below.  The tank was not damaged.  The impacted snow was removed by Downeast Energy.  The home owner was notified and was satisfied with the cleanup.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-57-2012*	An estimated twenty gallons of hydraulic was lost from a damaged pressure gauge on the hydraulic unit on the #1 winder. The oil was spilled into engineered containment and cleaned up by Madison Paper personnel utilizing sorbent material. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-59-2012*On 1/30/2012 in Sidney, burner technician Ken Whittier reported an oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an outside oil supply tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill and begin initial clean operations. Enpro Environmental Services was contacted and requested to send a crew to remove contaminated snow and ice from the site. There appeared to be oil still trapped in the layer of ice in the spill area. On 1/31/2012 Enpro sent a Vactor truck and workers with ice chisels to remove the remaining contamination.

The home is served by a private drinking water well. The case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
A-60-2012*1/30/12 1304 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to snow in the Central Maine Power right of way north of Church Hill Road in Leeds from a hose failure on a flex truck. The oil impacted snow was removed. See attached report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-61-2012*On 1-30-2012, Dead River Company reported a very small spill at the home of Estelle Collamore. This home is located at 126 State Route 32 in the town of New Harbor. The homeowner had requested an annual tuneup and the oil technician found a slight drip from a fitting on the oil line. He did not have the right fitting to make the required repair, therefore he placed sorbent pads under the fitting. He returned two days later and made the nessesary repairs. According to Dead River the spill was only a few tablespoons.


No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-62-2012*On 1-30-2012, Randy Kaplan, of M W Sewall (an oil company), reported the release of a cup of fuel oil. This occurred at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary clubhouse located at 29 Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor, ME. The oil filter had been changed in October and it began dripping fuel sometime after that date. M W Sewall sent a technician to the address to fix the problem. It appears to be a loose connection at a fitting. The repairs were made without further incident.

I called the caretaker to determine if Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) needed to make a site visit. No site visit was requested and no further action from Response Services is expected at this time.
A-63-2012*On 1/31/2012 in Sidney, George Healy reported an oil spill.  While working on an oil spill cleanup at Mr. Healy's neighbors home, George stopped by to inform me that his tank was also leaking.  I went over to Mr. Healy's home to investigate his leak, I found the firematic valve dripping.  I placed sorbent pads under the filter assembly to collect the oil.  To gain better access, Mr. Healy and I attempted to remove the filter protector that was frozen in the ice. This action caused the cracked firematic valve to completely break off.  I ran to my truck to get a plug and stop the leak.  I called burner technician Ken Whittier to replace the firematic valve.  I shoveled up the contaminated snow and ice, and recovered the remaining spilled product with sorbent pads.  No further response action is expected.
A-64-2012*Gus Libby from Colby College reported a passenger vehicle leaked some used motor oil to the pavement on Kotter Drive, at the campus.  Maintenance personnel used speedy dry sorbent to absorb the spilled oil. Sorbent was disposed by the college.  No site visit was made.  No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-65-2012*Fabian Oil contacted this office to report an oil discharge in the basement of this residence.  Fabian had been to the home to perform service on the oil burner system and apparently failed to properly tighten a flare fitting.  Oil spilled to the concrete floor resulting in odors in the residence.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the home and deployed sorbent and a ventilation fan.  The owner is elderly and reportedly cannot hear the phone, so will not answer.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.  Roy Krout
A-66-2012*An e-mail was sent to DEP describing some dumping of materials in the woods off of Cross Hill Road in Augusta.  I made a site visit and found the area. The location is 0.7 mile from the intersection off Route 3 just beyond mailbox 130 on the right.  There were several containers, two of which had a mixture of water and used petroleum.  I recovered the containers for consolidation and disposal by DEP.  The additional solid waste was described to Linda Butler of DEP Solid Waste Division.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-67-2012*On 2/1/2012 in Belfast, Waldo County Communication reported an oil spill. The spill of K1 fuel oil was initially reported as 100 gallons spilled. A site visit was made to assess the situation. It appeared that someone had stolen oil from the vacant mobile home by disconnecting the supply line and not reconnecting causing the spill.

On 2/10/2012, Meklin & Sons Excavation was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. A total of 3.74 tons of soil was removed, leading me to believe the amount of oil spilled was much less than originally reported.

The property is served by a private drinking water well, and the site has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
A-68-2012*Dan from Dead River contacted this office to report a spill from an inside above ground storage tank at this day care facility.  I responded to Community Concepts (CC) in Rumford and met Doreen Madore, a teacher at the facility.  Dead River had made a fill delivery the previous day to two 275 gallon tanks connected in series in the basement.  Oil vapors were in evidence, and CC contacted Dead River.  It was determined that a corrosion leak in one of the tanks was the source of the odors.  Dead River pumped out the leaking tank, and may replace.  The tank was located in a concrete basement that is partitioned off and partially used for office space.  In the area near the storage tank, the concrete has deteriorated and soil is exposed.  The site is served by public water, so vapors are the primary exposure hazard.  Dead River had used speedy dry sorbent and odor gone powder to manage the vapors.  I advised ventilation and repair/ sealing the broken concrete area if further odors were an issue. Doreen thought the odors were significantly better than the previous day.  She did not think ventilation would be necessary but would discuss with the main office in South Paris.  I offered to return and assist with mitigation efforts if the odors persisted.  No further contacts were made.  No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-69-2012*On 2/3/2012 in Augusta, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from an overfill to an aboveground storage tank during a delivery at the Dragon Products facility.  Downeast Energy took responsibility for the spill and hired Clean Harbors for the cleanup.  Clean Harbors sent a vacuum truck and crew to remove 2.90 tons of snow, ice and diesel fuel from the site.  No further Response action is expected.

Note: the oil spill debris form was not returned, recovered amounts were received by phone.
A-70-2012*2/3/12 Palletone of Maine reported that an estimated 200 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled in their wood yard when a tote containing diesel fuel fell off a forklift while being moved. Workers had contained and collected the spilled fuel with saw dust. No fuel entered the storm drain system and the area is served by public water. The oiled saw dust was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-100-2012*The Department was notified of an oil spill of approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil on February 4, 2012.  For a history of events prior to the call to the Department, please refer to the attached e-mail from Laura Fleming sent February 20, 2012.

The call received indicated the apparent oil loss from an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) after a service call was completed from an oil service company (not the oil delivery company).  A no heat call was placed by the tenant to the property owner and he cleared the oil filter and a second volume of oil was added to tank which did not leak.   The service oil company was informed of the leak, sent out representative to investigate, and agreed that a leak occurred.  The service oil company then called DEP to report the spill.  Upon arrival it was determined that approximately 100 gallons of oil had been lost due to the evidence of a leak on the tank pad as well as detritus (leaves, sticks and earth).  The building structure has a frost wall sunken garage but not a full basement, due to shallow bedrock.

The clean-up plan was to re-locate the two tanks and set up for temporary service for the duration of clean-up, remove the poured tank slab, and excavate or vacuum contaminated soil to the extent possible.  TMC Services Inc. was called to perform the remediation.  The area is served by public water.

A trench along the back wall was created to remove contaminated soils. Significant oil sludge was encountered when transferring fuel from the tank to drums, so much so that it was deemed unusable by the field staff.  9.17 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal at Aggregate Recycling Corp.  The excavation size was limited by subsurface bedrock and other physical constraints, but as the house is served by public water and there is no subsurface basement for potential vapor intrusion the excavation ceased and minor contamination remains on-site.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-1079-2011*A home owner thought there was a spill in her basement from her oil tank and called the DEP. She soon realized it was water under the tank and there was no spill. No further Response action is expected.
P-91-2012*Public safety dispatch called to report the loss of coolant from a Dead River "DR" peddler truck in South Portland "SP".  The initial volume estimated lost was twenty gallons.  Contacting DR, and speaking with Tom Fitzgerald it was clarified, the coolant was red (biodegradable) and likely looked significantly more than actual amount.  SP fire department's chief was behind the truck when the hose broke and called in a incident (as steam was billowing from engine) and SPFD equipment was quickly on scene applying speedy dry.  DR staff arrived shortly after and cleaned up the spill.

No request from DEP response was made, none dispatched.  DEP response plans no further action based on the information given.
A-75-2012*Mr. McPhee discovered that a tenant had been filling this outside aboveground storage tank from a hand held container.  He observed there was spillage on and around the tank.  Mr. McPhee contacted the oil delivery company and found that the tank had not been properly delivered to since December of 2010, so the tenants had been filling the tank by hand for over a year and spilling oil in the process.  There were no signs of leakage from the tank other than the spillage.  Mr. McPhee hired a licensed burner technician to move the tank and the DEP hired a contractor to excavate the impacted soils.  At approximately two feet below the ground surface the contamination came to an end and the hole was filled with clean gravel and the tank placed back in position.  No further Response action is expected.
P-1090-2011*A plane crashed into the residence and caught fire. An unknown amount of fuel on the plane was burned in the fire. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1089-2011*One cup of #2 fuel oil was reportedly leaked onto the paved driveway at a residence due to an overfill of the oil storage tank for the house. The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the driveway with sorbent's. The Maine DEP did not respond to this incident. No Response action is expected.
P-1088-2011*Approximately 2 gallons of antifreeze was reportedly released to the paved road surface from a passenger vehicle accident. Clay sorbent was reportedly spread over the spilled over the spilled product and left. The Maine DEP did nor respond to this incident. No Response action is expected.
P-1085-2011*An oil sheen was observed and reported by the U.S Coast Guard in the Fore River Off Commercial Street. DEP responded to the location and the sheen had already dissipated upon arrival. No further Response action is expected. National Response Center Incident report #995047 is attached.
P-1087-2011*Approximately 1 gallon of mineral oil was reportedly released from a transformer due to a mechanical failure. Approximately 1 drum of soil and brush was excavated and disposed of by Central Maine Power. Central Maine Power Oil Spill report attached. No further Response action is expected.
I-20-2012*2/6/12 I Received a call and follow-up spill report from Dean Lawrence of Pine Tree Waste Inc. regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill occured in the transfer station yard when a hydraulic hose on a walking floor trailer busted and spilled about 1 to 1.5 gallons.  Pine Tree crew soaked up the oily spill with sorbent materials and loaded into a waste trailer headed for Tri-Community Landfill.  No further action is needed at this time from Response Services staff.
A-77-2012*2/6/12 1410 Gus Libby from Colby College reported finding a small spill of motor oil on Cotter Drive on campus.  He had maintenance employees collect the spill with speedy dry absorbent.  No spiller could be identified but the location is used by local taxis to wait for students.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-109-2012*Lane Construction reported a spill of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from heavy equipment at their Methodist Road, Westbrook pit.   The majority of the product discharged to the surface of the equipment.   Lane Construction personnel were able to effectively clean up the affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-24-2012*2/8/12 Received a call from Josh @ MPG reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil at Rhonda Cash's apt. The spill resulted in a small spill (less than .25 gallon) onto the snow beneath the fill pipe.  Oiled snow was picked up and properly disposed of at the landfill in Presque Isle.

2/9/12 Received follow-up fax of the spill report for the small spill at Ms. Cash's appartment.  No further action is needed at this time by Response Services staff.
P-95-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 50 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a fire at the substation.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted materials were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-96-2012*A leak from a loose fitting in the oil feed line from a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil aboveground storage tank to the furnace of the residence caused the release of approximately 30 gallons of oil to the interior surface of the room that housed to furnace. The oil leaked down through a crack in the floor boards and impacted the underlying soils in the crawl space. .80 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated by hand and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. No further Response action is expected.
P-97-2012*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying snow and ice. Oil impacted snow and ice was removed from the site and disposed of by an environmental contractor. The oil tank was replaced by the owner.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-98-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	2/2/12: Downeast Energy Oil Company reported that when they went to pump out the tank of a deceased customer, Ms. Mildred Hill, they found the outside, aboveground storage tank (AST) to be empty, a small volume of oil discharged on the snow, and evidence that about 88-gallons of K1 oil had been stolen.  The homeowner passed away in December, 2011 and the single-family house had been unoccupied, appliances within the home had also been reported stolen.  Sanford Police had been notified as well.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	2/2/12: I visited the site in the afternoon and confirmed only a cup of oil at most in the snow with little or none reaching soil below the tank (see photos).  The fuel line had been disconnected and the firomatic valve shut off.
	The area is dense sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.

1.	The oiled snow was removed and no further clean-up actions are recommended.
2.	Though a long slow dribble of fuel can soak into the ground and leave little surficial evidence, I found no evidence that a significant volume of the oil had leaked in this case.  I left a phone message for Ms. Hill's daughter, Sandy Hill, to contact me if she noted any oil odors in the home and have not hear back from her.

S Brezinski

P-99-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by John Mahoney of Ransom Consulting of soil with odor of petroleum discovered during excavation for a new municipal storm drain in front of the former Woods Service Center in York Beach.  Over the phone I traced the likely source to Woods' retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility that was abandoned-by-removal in 1989 (see report P-18-1989) and adjacent to this contaminated area.  I soon left to meet him onsite and assess the situation.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is dense commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer.  Storm drains are understood to flow east to the Atlantic Ocean.  I noted no mapped aquifer or public water wells within 1000'.  To the north is Burnette's Trailer Park with summer trailer occupancy.
	P-18-1989 documents the removal of the five gasoline USTs noted contaminated soils measuring up to 1000-ppm on a PhotoIonization Device (PID).  No new UST facility was installed.  This was prior to the MDEP Chapter 691 rule requiring a UST closure assessment so there is limited information as to severity of the remaining contamination and soil types, etc.  An earlier report indicates free product gasoline leaking to a town storm drain.   In report P-187-83 the site is listed as Ralph Woods Gulf.  For the 1989 UST abandonment the site contact was Bill Woods.  In 2012, the property is listed as owned by David and Judy Woods.
	On Friday 2/3/12 I noted wet, dark rocky soil excavated from under Railroad Ave. just south of the former UST area (see site map).  The soil had a weathered, anaerobic odor unlike that SUR had noted to the east.  An Oil-In-Soil field test of this soil was negative for dissolved petroleum (within its 500-ppm detection range and hydrocarbon range)
	On 2/9/12, Mahoney reported an additional contaminated area to the south across Railroad Ave. from Woods Service Center and Woods Coin Laundry.  A "mystery" UST was found in the path of the sewer line work and is described in report P-170-2012.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	SUR Excavating and Ransom agreed to reusing the soil back in the original excavations so no soil was removed from either of the two contaminated areas identified.  Groundwater was pumped from the first area to the storm drain but it is unknown what volume of this was oil-contaminated water and the severity it was contaminated.

CONCLUSION
1)	No further MDEP Response Division actions are recommended at this time.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions and information should change.
2)	Because prohibited discharges have been identified as far back as 1982 (see P-12-82, P-187-1983, P-240-1985, et al.), and the USTs were abandoned prior to 1991, I understand that this site (facility) is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance.
3)	On 2/9/12, a letter was sent advising the Woods and the town of York of this oil contamination issue (see attached).
4)	This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate that the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
P-101-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted materials were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-102-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-103-2012*I was contacted by Russell Klase of Buckeye Partners reporting that they had a spill of flow increaser (see attached MSDS).  The material is a flow increaser that they pump from a trailer into the pipeline.  A gasket on a hose failed and about 25 gallons leaked out onto the concrete pad that the trailer sits on.  In the current temperature conditions the material is in a gel form (best described as a cross between rubber cement and snot).  Buckeye hired Clean Harbors to shovel the material into drums for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-104-2012*I was contacted by Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled his saddle tanks and spilled less than a gallon of diesel fuel onto the paved parking lot.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-106-2012*
2/8/12: Judy Morrissette of Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported a small discharge of #2 oil from a broken tank-top gage following the delivery to this consumptive-use, commercial, basement, heating-oil aboveground storage tank.  Key Bank staff had reported oil odor within the building.  DRC reported a 6' x 4' stain on the concrete basement floor to which they applied speedy dry sorbent and Odor Gone.

I tried to contact staff at Key Bank to see if they were satisfied with the clean-up but they did not return my call.
P-108-2012*On 2/8/12 I received a call from Chris Bogue of Downeast Energy reporting a Kerosene spill inside the residence of a customer.  The furnace had malfunctioned in some way causing oil to spill from the furnace onto the floor of the home.  The furnace is located in the living space of the home.

I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed oil covering the wooden floor in the closet that contained the furnace and hot water heater.  Oil had leaked through the floor into a crawl space under the home.  Fortunately, the dirt floor of the crawl space was covered with poly resulting in very little oil spilled to the soil underneath.  The ductwork for the furnace was covered in insulation which was dripping with oil.  I removed the oily insulation and cleaned up the puddles of oil on the poly with sorbent pads.

The homeowner hired a contractor/carpenter to look at the damage.  Initially it was believed the homeowners insurance policy would cover the necessary cleanup.  That turned out not to be true, so I had the homeowner apply to the Department's Groundwater Fund and hired her carpenter to complete the necessary work which included removing the furnace and hot water heater, removal of the oily flooring a substructure and replacement of the flooring and hot water heater.  The furnace had been deemed unrepairable and the homeowner had a new furnace installed.  I checked on the progress of the cleanup once during the construction activities and again when the work was complete.  After completion of the cleanup work, no oil odor was observable either by sense of smell or by measurement with a Photoionization detector (PID).  No further action required.
P-1086-2011*Downeast Energy reported that less than one cup of #2 fuel oil was released onto a paved driveway of a residence due to an overfill of an aboveground storage tank. The released oil was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by Downeast Energy with sorbent's. No action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1084-2011*Kittery Police contacted the Maine DEP to ask for assistance in helping them on an investigation involving possible tree poisoning. The police asked if the DEP could possibly screen for oil or hazardous materials that could have been used in the poisoning. DEP met with the Kittery police at the site and used field screening instruments to determine if petroleum products may have been used. Field screening techniques were inconclusive and the investigation was turned over to the Pesticide Control Board. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1082-2011*Approximately 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel was reportedly released from the USCG Jefferson Island due human error while refueling. The released fuel reportedly caused a small sheen and quickly dissipated. See attached spill reporting form # 981268 from the National Response Center for additional information.
A-74-2012*On 2/6/2012 in Fayette, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported a propane delivery truck had rolled over and was leaking.  A site visit was made to assist the fire department with the situation.  The truck was reported to be leaking due to a "hissing" sound that was heard, the noise turned out to be the air brakes leaking and not propane.  The truck was righted without incident, and no further Response action is expected.
A-76-2012*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonald contacted this office to report a diesel spill at the CMP right of way, part of the Maine Power Reliability Program state wide upgrade of the utility grid.  CPM Constructors of Freeport overfilled their diesel tank in a compactor.  The sun caused the fuel to expand, and discharge to the ground.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  I provided a spill letter for CPM and sent to CPRC in Scarborough.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Response.
A-78-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost due to a faulty gasket.  Dragon employees removed the oil with sorbents.  No site visit made.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-79-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground when this indoor aboveground storage tank was overfilled.  Some oil came out the vent to the ground and some was weeping around fittings inside the building.  The oil was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel employees.  No site visit made.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-80-2012*This office received a report of spilled lube oil associated with the Kibby Wind Power Project. No record of any investigation is available.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-81-2012*Jeff McGuire of CPM Constructors contacted this office to report a hydraulic hose failure on an excavator.  CPM is working on the new transmission line project for Central Maine Power Co.  2 gallons of hydraulic oil discharged to the ground as a result of the mechanical failure.  .24 tons of contaminated soil were excavated for disposal at CPRC, Scarborough.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-82-2012*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonald contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The phone report indicated the leak was from a bulldozer.  The written report sent corresponding to the date and time lists a mantis crane as the source.  The volume spilled was less than a cup, so no site visit was warranted.  Impacted snow was reportedly excavated for later disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental services.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-83-2012*On 2-8-2012, the Canton Fire Department called this office to request our assistance in disposing of oil that was in a 275 gallon oil tank. The home located at 9 School Street was involved with a fire. There was a fatality involved with this fire. There was no release of oil to the environment, but the Fire Department wanted our assistance.

I made several calls to local oil companies. The only oil company that I spoke with was not willing to pump out the tank, because of the sludge and the fact that the oil had heated up. That left me with fewer choices. I called Environmental Projects, Inc., and asked them to pump out the oil and send Maine Department of Environmental Protection the invoice.  I made a site visit some time later that day and the tank had already been pumped out.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-84-2012*2/9/12 1025 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported a small spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking line on a mantis crane. The impacted snow and ice were removed for disposal. See attached report. No site visit was make.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-86-2012*2/10/12 1426 Paul Cerreta from Burns and McDonnell reported that an estimated 1 quart of motor oil had leaked from a portable compressor when the dip stick vibrated loose during operation at the Albion Central Maine Power electrical substation. The oil had been collected with absorbent pads and a small amount of oil impacted gravel was removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-87-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil leaked from a delivery truck to the pavement at Colby College.  Colby staff managed the cleanup with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-88-2012* On 2-9-2012 Burns and McDonnell reported a spill of hydraulic oil in the town of Litchfield. This spill occurred on Central Maine Company property during the construction phase of the Maine Power Reliability Program. The location of this spill is east of Hardscrabble Rd. A hydraulic hose or fitting on a mantis crane was the cause of this spill. The crane is owned by Cianbro/Irby and they cleaned up the spilled oil by shoveling up the oil stained snow.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-89-2012* On 2-10-2012, Burns and McDonnell reported a two gallon release of hydraulic oil. This occurred on the Central Maine Power transmission line east of Hardscrabble Rd. in the town of Litchfield. A hose or fitting on the Mantis crane failed causing oil to spill onto the ground. The crane is owned by Cianbro / Irby and their employees cleaned up the oil stained soil and snow.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-82-2012*	Hydraulic oil leak from MTA truck over weekend, discovered and reported on Monday morning.  Reported cleaned and no Maine DEP response requested.  Rural commercial and residential arera.
P-86-2012*	Tuesday 1/31/12: At her request I met Ms. Poussard at her mother's house to check on the potential abandonment-in-place of a residential, consumptive-use, #2 heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The UST is located under the concrete slab of an alcove at the north corner of the single family house.  An exterior fill and vent pipe were visible but there was no access to the UST from the basement.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was able to snake the fill pipe and there appeared to be no significant liquid oil in the tank but there was an oil odor indicating it had not been cleaned.
	Access to the tank was not possible without significant excavation and damage to the home so abandonment-in-place was granted.  The home is for sale.

	Tuesday 3/6/12: EPI pumped about 500-gallons of slurry into the tank through the fill pipe indicating it's volume.  EPI was advised to remove the fill and vent pipes from the home exterior as part of the abandonment.

1.	No UST Closure environmental site assessment (ESA) was required by statute or Chapter 691 rules nor was an ESA preformed.  There is no evidence of prohibited oil discharges from the tanks or lines but was not assessed for.
2.	The area is sub-urban residential, served by municipal water and sewer service.  I noted no drinking water wells with 300' or more.
3.	No further MDEP Response Division actions are expected.

S Brezinski
	
P-87-2012*I was contacted by Jack Whitney of the Town of Ogunquit reporting that one of their plow trucks had blown a hydraulic hose causing about 3 gallons of oil to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-88-2012*Garthwaite Oil Heat Service Inc. (Garthwaite) reported that the residence located at 118 Wells Highlands road was consuming to much oil and suspected that there may be an oil leak in the fuel line between the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank and the furnace. The tank and furnace are located in the basement of the residence and the fuel line is buried in the concrete floor. DEP personnel responded to the location and drilled several holes into the floor along the path of the oil line. A Photo Ionization Detector (PID) was used to screen the sub slab air at these locations. PID readings below 100 Parts Per Million were observed on the PID in the test boring near the furnace. The PID readings indicated a leak had occurred in the line. The Oil line was replaced with a new line that now runs over the concrete floor.

Based on the sub slab investigation it appears the leaking fuel line may have been discovered in such a timely manner so that the amount of oil spilled was small. Other than the sub slab air measured in the test boring's there were no visual, olfactory, or indications on the PID of an oil leak in the basement.

The residence is utilized as a vacation home and is no inhabited on a full time basis. The residence is serviced by municipal water and sewerage systems. Based on these conditions and a discussion with the home owner it was decided to not pursue cleanup actions at this time and to monitor the conditions at the residence to see if oil vapors would impact the air. DEP made several subsequent site visits and screened the air in the basement with a PID. There was no indication of oil vapors within the basement of the residence during these site visits.

No further action by the MAine DEp Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



P-89-2012*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a small oil leak in their basement.  Apparently the bleeder screw was not tight and it caused about half a quart of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The spill was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-90-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking copper oil line in their basement.  Apparently there was oil in the sleeve the copper line was in and only about a cup of oil had come out of the sleeve onto the concrete basement floor.  Downeast Energy replaced the copper line and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-92-2012*
SUMMARY
	This spill report encompasses the report of the failure of the interstitial space of two retail, motor-fuels, underground storage tanks (UST) and their later abandonment-by-removal and replacement.  The UST and C-Store facility is owned by Irving Corp., operated by Circle-K Company, and the property owned by Cobalt Properties LLC.  Gaftek LLC under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ed George managed the removal and UST replacement.  Erik Phenix of Ransom Consulting performed and authored the Chapter 691 UST closure report for Cobalt Properties LLC.

INITIAL NOTIFICATIONS
	2/2/12: Gaftek LLC notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the 10,000-gallon gasoline UST failed a precision test on its interstitial space with gasoline seeping into the space.  On 9/6/11, the 4000-gallon T-1 was reported to have failed due to water seeping into its interstitial space; I found no MDEP spill report for this notice.  No actual release of fuel to the environment was confirmed with either report.  With two USTs out of service, Irving planned for facility replacement.

UST FACILITY REMOVAL
	On 4/10/12 Gaftek removed the product piping and dispenser islands and the fiberglass clad steel USTs on 4/11/12.  Phenix of Ransom Consulting advised me on 4/11/12 that there had been a minor gasoline discharge the previous day when removing the product piping; Gaftek failed to flush the piping with water as required in Chapter 691 rules.  CTI George reported the tanks were removed over-rich then would be purged and cleaned aboveground the following day.
	I noted no obvious perforations or defects in T-2 that I observed removed.  Diesel discharge(s) were confirmed under the diesel dispenser.
	These USTs were installed by former CTI George Erskine Jr in 1995.  One tank was found to have been installed rolled 11" off-center.  There were no previous UST facilities known to have been onsite.

LOCATION SENSITIVITY & ASSESSMENT
	The area is rural residential, farm and commercial use, is served by municipal water service, not private wells, though is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer: therefore a Groundwater and Drinking Water Protection Guideline is most applicable.  I noted no groundwater in the tank grave during my 4/11/12 visit though it was later confirmed at 12' to 13' below grade.  No free product was reported on groundwater.
	The site was formerly known as Big Bob's Country Store.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Due to the small volume of oil-contaminated soils that quickly got diluted with un-contaminated soil during excavation no source reduction was required by MDEP or performed.  After lab analysis found no free product or dissolved fuel, Gaftek dewatered the excavation for the new UST facility to neighboring farmland.

CONCLUSIONS
A)	At this time the facility is understood to be clean to state satisfaction and no further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned.  Prohibited discharges are understood to remain onsite, though minor, in a relative way, and this media shall be properly managed if disturbed or conditions should change.
B)	This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor does it imply the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.
C)	No environmental clean-up was required and I understand that no Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Insurance Fund coverage is applicable.
D)	See the UST registration file #19011 and the April 2012, UST Closure Assessment for further details.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-93-2012*A hydraulic line on a dump truck failed which resulted in the discharge of less than two gallons of hydraulic oil.  Product impacted frozen gravel.  Sorbents and a shovel were utilized to recover spilled product and contaminated soil.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-94-2012*
1/6/12: Notification of leak of glycol antifreeze from heater equipment.  No further actions expected, see attached contractor's Spill Reporting Form.
P-83-2012*A property owner engaged two recycling companies to address years of accumulated scrap.  Amongst the scrap were abandoned aboveground and/or underground storage tanks.  It was reported to the Department of Environmental Protection (herein Department) by one of the recyclers that during the recycling operation, the property owner allegedly tipped the tanks over, discharging their contents to the ground.  In addition, it was alleged the products were then set on fire as a remediation method.  Department representatives visited the site and at least confirmed contaminated snow and soil existed at grade in two separate locations.  Confirmation was initially visual then supported by laboratory analytical.  The property owner was required to remove and dispose of contaminated soil which was conducted under the direction of the Department.  Field screening guided each excavation which identified approximately 18 tons of material for disposal.  In the upper lot, the depth of excavation varied from four to six inches below grade and was approximately 30 feet in diameter.  In the lower lot, the excavation was limited to the three inches of soft material above the frost line and was approximately 25' by 12'.  See attached field notes and disposal information.  No further Response action needed at this time.
I-26-2012*2/10/12 Received an e-mail with a spill report from Ken White, 7 Islands Forester reporting a spill at their woods concentration yard in Nashville Plantation.  According to the spill report  a MTK Logging truck had its brakes failed and truck moved forward, leaving the road and into the ditch.  While pulling the truck back onto the roadway, a piece of wood debris in the ditch caught the fuel line rupturing it. Crews immediately placed spill pads and hardwood sawdust was laid down to absorb the fuel. Sawdust will be put back into the large sawdust pile and go to a biomass boiler and be burned.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-793-2012*A small, two person ultralight crashed in the woods at the end of Beech Road.  One of the wings became disconfigured resulting in a small discharge of gasoline.  Approximately four gallons of unspilled product was recovered by draining the tanks through the fuel lines.  Spilled product impacted soil in a mixed hard/softwood stand with dense understory.  Given the small quantity discharged and difficult access to the location, no removal of contaminated soil was pursued.  Natural attenuation is expected to occur without affecting any local receptors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-90-2012*A vehicle owner failed to attend his vehicle during a fill and the dispenser failed to shut off when the tank was filled.  An estimated fifteen gallons of diesel was lost to the ground.  Skowhegan Fire Department staff contained and collected the oil with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection disposed of sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-93-2012*	An estimated one cup of used lubrication oil was lost from a leaking Dead River service vehicle.  The oil was lost to the Wal-Mart parking lot on US Route 2 in Mexico.  Dead River personnel used speedi-dri to remove any free product.  No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-85-2012*On 2-13-2012, O'Brien Oil and Propane, reported the release of an estimated 20 gallons of fuel oil. This release occurred in the garage owned by Suzette Batista at 72 Maple Grove in the town of China, Maine. It appears that something fell off the tank and broke or cracked the bottom outlet nipple and valve assembly.

I met Jack, the oil technician, on site and together we cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and speedi dri. Most of the oil was contained to the cement floor of the garage. A small amount traveled outside onto the ice. There was a vapor/odor problem and that was solved by having Clean Harbors wash the floor a few days later.  The tank in question, which is located in the garage, needs some upgrades to achieve compliance with the Oil and Solid Fuel Board's regulations. I asked Ms. Batista to make certain that this was taken care of during the summer of 2012.

I made a final phone call to Ms. Batista on 8-15-12. The upgrades had not occurred at this time. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-4-2012*On 1/4/12, Fred Crocker of Gary's Fuel Service reported the accidental overfill of an outside above ground storage tank (AST).  The tenant called for more oil because the gauge on the tank said half full.  The driver hooked up to the tank and began transferring product and almost immediately K-1 fuel came out the vent pipe.  It turned out that the gauge was broken and the tank was obviously still quite full.

Two technicians came out to the site and cleaned up the oil with pads.  They removed 3 bags of oil debris that included leaves and some soil.  They estimated that 10 gallons had been lost.  I checked on the site and determined that their clean up was more than adequate.  I also checked with tenant to make sure vapors were not an issue in the home.  She said that she did not smell oil inside, but would call if that changed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1037-2011*Mr. Hunter believed the well water for the home was adversely affected by the practices of his landlord's business next door.  He surmised the materials stored or deposited at the location and beyond the yard of his home were polluting the environment and possibly contaminating his well.  He referenced his wife's ongoing medical condition and that his dog was in poor health also.

With this information I spoke with Eric Hamlin of Maine Department of Environmental Protection solid waste unit, and we planned a multimedia inspection of the property to see what we could see.  Arriving at the Van Gaasbeek lot it was evident this was his storage supply/stock yard.  All the materials associated with a stone mason, cut rock/block, framing wood, cement mixer, many barrels (empty, some with stock materials) that you would expect to see in a mason's yard.  No evidence of discharge was observed.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-29-2012*2/15/12 Received a call from Lon Cyr of the Caribou Fire Department (CFD).  A vehicle driven by Ken Adams Jr. hit a pot hole and busted the u-bolts on the truck's rear suspension.  Mr. Adams steered the disabled vehicle into the Caribou Roller Rink Parking lot.  Mr. Adams attempted to jack up the truck to place it on a tow dolly.  The jack kicked out/slipped off the  rusted truck mount and drove up into the gas tank puncturing it and spilling about 8 gallons of UL gas into the parking lot (asphalt). CFD arrived on scene and placed some sorbent pads down on the spilled gasoline.

Called Mr. Adams @ 493-3301 and arranged to meet him at the spill site to discuss clean-up options.
There is a storm drain that is only about 10 feet from the spill site.  When CFD first got to the scene they placed some sorbents around the drain and made a small berm out of the snow/slush in the parking lot.

Mr. Adams stated that he would do the clean-up work with him and a few friends as he did not have any money to pay for clean-up work.  I assisted Mr. Adams place speedy dry down onto the gasoline saturated slush & snow.   I went down to the local MDOT garage and requested they bring up a loader bucket with some sand to soak up the gasoline soaked area. MDOT brought and placed. and back dragged sand over the spill area.  The loader operator then scooped up the gas soaked sand debris into a pile.  The debris then was put into double poly bags.  I provided Mr. Adams with a oil spill debris form to haul the debris into the Tri-Community landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-110-2012*	A spill of less than a gallon of used motor oil occurred when a passenger vehicle blew its motor.  The oil was lost to the snow and ice on Pleasant Pond on Sunday February, 12, and was not reported to the Department until Friday the 17th by a concerned citizen.  Upon arriving at Pleasant Pond off the Mansir Road access, the spill area was readily discovered.  Snow melt allowed the use of sorbent pads to collect the oil.  No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-111-2012*	A spill of an estimated five gallons of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) containing transformer oil was caused when a vehicle broke the utility pole. The oil was lost to the roadside dirt and ice. The visually impacted materials were bagged and removed by Central Maine Power personnel. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-112-2012*	A spill of an estimated 2 to 3 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred at the Fabian Oil Bulk plan during a fuel transfer.  The oil was lost entirely to the concrete containment area and was cleaned up by Fabian Oil personnel utilizing sorbent materials.  No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
I-35-2012*2/23/12 Received a faxed spill report from Bates Fuels Inc regarding a small spill of On-Road Diesel at their self serve keyed Bulk Plant terminal in Stacyville.  The spill was the result of a small over fill at their on-road diesel tank (above ground).  Spill pads were put down to soak up the spilled fuel.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-127-2012*
	Wednesday 2/15/12: While in the area I performed a confirmatory inspection for the planned abandonment-by-removal of this motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Compared to my April 2010 site visit I found the tank area excavated and not re-paved with all trace of the fill and vent pipes, tank pad, and dispensers now gone.  The diesel aboveground storage tank was also removed.   A gentleman running a store onsite told me that the tanks were removed including the diesel tank but he did not know when and by whom.  In recent spill report records I found no indication that evidence of a discharge was reported.

	The area is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private well water making the area a sensitive geologic area.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer but is within a wellhead protection area.

	The brief UST closure assessment (St. Germain & Associates, 9/14/11) states that no evidence of a prohibited discharge was identified over the Notification Value.  The assessment does not state the removal contractor that abandoned the facility.  There is no information if these removed USTs were near or in the same location as the UST facility removed in 1988.  I am not aware at this time of any reports of oil-contaminated drinking water wells in the area.  I have found no spill report for the UST abandonments that occurred in 1988.   See also P-258-2010.

	This report shall not used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to imply the location is clean to original or pristine condition.
	
P-113-2012*Mike Shaw of the Scarborough Public Works Department reported that they had suffered a discharge of approximately 14 gallons of hydraulic oil as the result of a broken hydraulic hose on a loader.   The discharge occurred at the Broadturn Road and Raymond Woods Road intersection.  Scarborough Public Works crews used speedy dry to soak up what product they could then excavated the affected area.  Contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation.

The discharge had occurred 5 days prior to the report, and a site visit was not made.  Given the amount of soil removed immediately following the spill, the clean up was likely sufficient and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-120-2012*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly spilled onto the basement floor of a residence during the removal of  a 275 gallon above ground storage tank located in the basement. The spilled oil was cleaned using sorbent's and disposed of by the contractor.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-119-2012*Approximately 2 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by overfilling the tank during a delivery. The oil was released to the underlying snow and ice. Oil impacted snow and ice were removed and disposed of by the oil delivery company. The home owner did not want DEP personnel to visit the site.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-248-2007*Steve Lowit of Dead River Oil Company reported that one of their drivers had overfilled an above ground storage tank at a residence at 17 Stewart Street in Lewiston.  The driver had cleaned up the affected area.  The homeowner checked the tank which was located in the basement and noted no discharge in the building or anomalies to the tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-1091-2011*Discharge was the result of a failed hydraulic hose on a crane used to removed debris from the intakes of the hydro dam.  I followed-up on the report and was informed that a pin hole had developed in one of the hoses, spraying oil on the dam and into the water.  I observed no oil in the water.  They were still in the process of collecting oil, using sorbents, that was discharged onto the dam and the crane.

No further action required.
B-67-2012*On 2.9.12, I received a report from the heating and plumbing contractor, Coastal Energy Company, regarding the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of K-1 heating oil.  While inspecting a customer's outside heating oil tank (for removal), the Coastal Energy technicians noticed a large oil stain on the embankment of the property.  It looked as though the filter was not seated properly and oil had slowly spilled out around the filter's gasket.

While en route to the scene, I got in touch with the homeowner, Paul Kusserow.  Mr. Kusserow is a resident of Santa Barbara, CA, and uses the home in Seal Harbor seasonally.  I explained that I was on my way to the property and would assess what clean-up was necessary.  I arrived on scene and saw a large oil stain and stressed vegetation down a short embankment and across the driveway of the neighboring house.  Representatives from the town water and sewer district were already on scene, as well as the road manager.  I explained that I would hire a contractor to remove the contaminated soil.  I requested that they mark their sewer and water lines.  I double-checked with the Town of Seal Harbor that there were no private drinking water supplies in the area.

On 2.10.12, I returned to excavate 8.32 tons of contaminated soil.  I was able excavate to clean soil in the driveway (confirmed with Cherion Shake Test Analysis), however, on the embankment, the water line for the house went through part of the area of contaminated soil.  I had to leave a small amount behind in order to protect the water line.

I got in touch with Mr. Kusserow and explained that my clean-up was complete, and that I would send him the Above Ground Storage Tank Insurance Fund application.  I also asked him to please let me know if the smell of oil was present in the home this summer.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-138-2012*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of gasoline, due to a damaged dispenser, at the Circle K Station, 690 Main Street, South Portland, ME.

I responded to the incident and met with the South Portland Fire Dept. and the South Portland Pollution Abatement Dept.  Gasoline had run down the parking lot towards the Merry Manor Inn (Best Western) and into a catch basin.   By the time I arrived, the gasoline had been contained, but the direction and outfall of the storm water system was unclear.   It was later determined that the outfall discharged aboveground, behind the inn.

TMC Environmental was contacted by Circle K to undertake the clean-up.  The discharge was contained and cleaned-up use sorbent boom and pads, in addition to speedy-dry.  Gasoline and water were removed from the catch basins, and the storm drain system flushed with water, by the South Portland Pollution Abatement Dept. while TMC collected the effluent with the vacuum truck.

Gasoline was also removed from the sump buckets under the dispensers and the top of the underground tanks (UST'S) where the gasoline also drained to.

Sorbent boom was left in the catch basin and the outfall, to collect and residual gasoline, until which time it was deemed no longer necessary.

No further action required.
A-113-2012*During a site investigation subsurface soil and water samples were collected and analyzed for various hydrocarbon fractions.  The results, as documented in the Terracon Limited Site Investigation report attached, were above MDEP reporting limits so the results were reported to the MDEP.  MDEP reviewed the report and found that the MDEP Soil Remediation Guidelines required no further remedial action at this time due to the nature of the area and the lack of sensitive receptors.  No further Response action is expected.
A-116-2012*A log truck rolled over and began to leak diesel.  The Eustis Fire Department responded and attempted to stop the flow of diesel but was only able to slow it down.  They also placed sorbents around the area and dammed up the leaking fuel.  I arrived and assisted with removal of the sorbents.  Very little oil appears to have escaped the area of the wreck.  No further Response action is expected.
P-142-2012*On 2/23/2012 I received a call from the Falmouth Fire Department reporting a truck accident involving diesel fuel spillage on the Falmouth Spur in Falmouth.  They were requesting assistance.  Myself and John Luongo responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the truck turned over on its side.  Diesel fuel, motor oil and antifreeze had spilled from the tractor of the unit.  The fire department had deployed sorbents to control the spread of the oil.  A fuel line for the diesel tanks had been severed and a temporary plug had been put in place to prevent additional fuel from spilling, though the patch continued to drip slowly.  The truck had been carrying very large rolls of paper.

I called Clean Harbors to respond to the incident and pump the remaining fuel out of the diesel tanks to prevent additional spillage when the truck was righted and clean up the spilled fuel, motor oil and antifreeze.  No further response action required.
B-73-2012*Paul Cerreta reported a 5 gallon spill from a broken hose on an forwarder.  Spill occurred on a Central Maine Power Company right of way.   A small amount of frozen ground/rocks were excavated by hand and pads were used to wipe up oil off of machine and ground.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-48-2012*Josh Magoon of 3 Phase Line Construction reported a spill of less than 1 gallon from a piece of heavy equipment.  Sorbents were used to wipe up oil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-5-2012*Cianbro reported a 2 quart motor oil spill from a crane at their facility in Brewer.   Workers were changing the oil on a crane and missed the bucket with the hose while draining the old oil out.   They used sorbents to soak up the oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-8-2012*Cianbro Corporation reported a 1/2 cup (2,304 drops) spill of diesel from an aerial lift.  Sorbents were used to soak up oil. The fuel line was fixed.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-26-2012*Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 4 once leak from a brand new transformer.   An internal fault in the transformer caused oil to spray out of a bushing on the top of the transformer as it was being connected.  A second new transformer was installed without problems.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-36-2012*Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power Company reported a car pole accident in Palmyra.  A bushing blew off the top of the pole after the car collided with it.  Oil sprayed onto the trees.  The transformer was replaced.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-122-2012*On 2/15/2012 I received a call from Daniel Printup of Webber Energy reporting an overfill spill at the Westbrook Wastewater Treatment Plant in Westbrook.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a couple of gallons of heating oil in the spill bucket for the underground storage tank which had been overfilled.  Oil staining of a brick wall that the tanks vent pipe was attached to was also evident as well as spilled oil on the concrete pad for the tank and the lawn underneath the vent pipe.  The oil in the spill bucket was pumped back into the tank.  The contaminated soil under the vent pipe was removed and the oil on the concrete pad was cleaned up with sorbent materials.

The tank in question was being filled by a peddler truck and the tank was equipped with overfill protection.  A subsequent investigation by Mike Lewis, a certified tank inspector, determined that the overfill device had been damaged by a previous fill of the tank making it inoperable.  The damaged part was replaced.  No further action required.
B-72-2012*On February 13, 2012, Bangor Hydroelectric Company reported through their contractor Three Phase Line Construction, a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a bucket truck at pole 156, Great Pond Rd, Franklin.  Bangor Hydro personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled oil and debris.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
B-46-2012*On 1/30/12, I received report of a one gallon overfill at a residence at 10 Union Street, Calais.  The cause of the spill was human error.  The driver did not disengage the pump quick enough when hearing the whistle.  This caused the spraying of approximately one gallon of product onto the ground.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads.  The pads were disposed of at Penobscot Energy Recovery Corporation.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.


B-51-2012*On 1/31/12, I received report of a logging truck with a loading crane attached in Bull Brook, in Lambert Lake.  The truck lost control on icy roads and missed crossing the bridge, coming to rest in the stream.  Luckily the truck's saddle tank and diesel tank for the crane were not compromised.  Unfortunately the hydraulic tank for the crane was leaking out the vent hole.  Quick action by the forester, Bob Cousins, minimized this impact by the deployment of oil absorbent pads under the leak.

When I arrived on scene, I placed a bucket under the drip and removed the breather apparatus.  Once the breather was removed, I was able to screw a cap into the piping system and stop the leak completely.  Due to a snow and ice storm arrival, the removal had to be postponed two days until better weather.  Once the skies cleared, the truck was removed without any impact to the stream or any additional spillage of petroleum products.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-52-2012*On 2/1/12, I received report from Charles Drillen of Nautel, Inc. of a 45 gallon spill of waste water with Hexavalent-Chromium drag out in it.  The cause of the spill was human error and fortunately all of the spillage was contained in their engineered containment system.

The following is taken from their submitted spill report detailing the incident.

CHEMICAL SPILLED: Waste water with trace Hexavalent Chromium drag-out

AMOUNT: 45 gallons, estimated

CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSING RELEASE: Operator failed to follow training SOP. Holding tank has level sensor that triggers large red light to illuminate in front of operator indicating tank is full and that no additional rinse water can be added to tank. Operator disregarded Red Light signal, instead tried to estimate tank volume with measuring stick and overflowed tank. Inspection of area found fluid on floor within berm. Immediately shut down plating area and implemented Emergency Contingency Plan.


AMOUNT OF CHEMICAL RECOVERED: 45 gallons, estimated

METHOD OF RECOVERY: Pumped spilled rinse water from berm area into 55 gallon barrel and neutralized solution.


METHOD & LOCATION OF DISPOSAL: Captured rinse water barrel, labeled and placed into 90 day storage for proper disposal.


WERE THERE ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, HOSPITALIZATIONS OR DEATHS? NO


ACTIONS TAKEN TO PREVENT SIMILAR INCIDENT FROM RECURRING: Operator was terminated for failing to follow protocol. All operators will be retrained with SOP with updated training to happen every 6 months. In addition Fabrication area Supervisor will conduct monthly audits to ensure SOP is followed.



No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-53-2012*On 2/3/12, I received report of a one gallon lube oil leak from a locomotive on the tracks at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The leak was cleaned up by Railroad crews and the snow and pads were disposed of by ENPRO.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-54-2012*On 2/4/12, I received report of a two gallon lube oil leak from a locomotive on the tracks at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The cause was human error, overfill.  The spill was cleaned up by Railroad crews and the snow and pads were disposed of by ENPRO.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-27-2012*On 3-13-12 at 0830, this office received a call from Sean Gillan, of DEA that they were planning to seize a suspected Meth Lab in Presque Isle that day. He requested our assistance because of the high likelihood of hazardous materials there needing overpacking. A briefing was scheduled for 1100 that morning at the Presqu Isle Fire Department. I attended the briefing which began at about 1300. We went to the site of the lab and staged equipment and zones by about 1430. DEA agents conducted the entry and an Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory chemist was on site to identify/categorize the materials they found in the home.  I collected 3 overpack containers of varying material. We left the scene at about 2030.

I later received a list from DEA of the materials in the overpack containers and separated and disposed of the haz material and non-haz. material appropriately.
I-30-2012*On February 7, 2012, Jody Cate called this office to report that she had an above ground oil storage tank (AST) in her basement that had begun leaking after being filled the day before. She had a friend stop the leak with Liquid Steel, and had been told of the AST replacement program. I met with her daughter at the home that day and inspected the tank. It was about 15 feet from the well, which was also in the basement. Basement was a concrete floor. Very little had leaked onto the floor, so no impact yet to the well.

I notified Peter Moulton (DEP AST replacement program, Augusta) and he was able to hire a contractor to replace the tank under the program the following week. I did a follow up inspection of the new tank.
A-95-2012*	A spill of an estimated 100-150 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil was caused by a corrosion hole in an above ground storage tank(AST). The oil was spilled onto a cement slab and then ran both under the double-wide mobile home and to the soil. The AST was installed in 2007 and was approximately four years old at the time of the release (see attached photos). The property is serviced by a drilled private drinking water well located less than 100 feet from the oil release.
	On February 13, 2012 I made my initial site visit and met with Ms. Sellick. She relayed that the spill was discovered on February 11th, but she did not know who to call for help. So with no help she began attempting to clean up the oil using cedar sawdust to absorb the oil under the home and then shovelled the "pink" snow into several drums and plastic containers. Overwhelmed,she finally contacted her insurance company who advised her to contact the Department of Environmental Protection.
	Upon inspection of the spill area there was still a lot of impacted snow and ice. In addition to the snow and ice there was oil contaminated saw dust in containers and under the mobile home. I contacted Clean Harbors to secure a crew to begin the clean-up. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to take initial indoor air readings of the oil (organic) vapors inside the home. An odor of oil was present, but not strong and initial PID readings peaked at 4.9 parts per million (PPM).
	On February 14, 2012 we began removing contaminated snow, ice, sawdust, and soils using a vactor truck. Initially, the previously collected containers of contaminated debris were vacuumed out and then the oil impacted snow and ice were removed. After the snow and ice was removed a demo hammer was used to break the frost up into pieces small enough to be vacuumed up. An estimated five cubic yards of contaminated snow, ice, sawdust and soil were removed and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill. Field screening of oil contaminated soils was conducted using visual observations, PID readings, and oleophilic dye shake tests.
	Under the home, the sawdust was removed and speedi-dry was used to remove any free product on the concrete slab. The heavily stained areas were cleaned using a degreaser and then a radon fan was installed. Inside the home a carbon infused air scrubber was used to help remove the oil vapor from the living areas. After several hours of the air scrubber running PID readings inside the home were down to  a peak reading of 4 PPM.
	On February 15, 2012 the soil removal continued using demo hammers and vactor truck. Down gradient of the initial spill location was a stone retaining wall. During the removal, contaminated snow and ice was encountered all the way to the retaining wall. At the wall the oil followed cracks and open spaces down into the soil. The stone wall was removed and the stones were set aside for later reinstallation. After the wall was removed an excavator was used to break up the soil prior to vacuuming. The soil consisted of a fractured shale layered with reddish brown sand (see attached photos). An additional six cubic yards of oil contaminated soils were removed and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill. Two thirty yard roll-off cans were ordered to continue the soil removal the next day.
	On February 16, 2012 soil removal continued using an excavator to load soils into a roll-off container. An estimated 17 cubic yards of oil impacted soils were removed. Solid bedrock was hit at 6.5 to 7 feet in depth and the soil still contained oil. A soil sample was taken from the layer of soil just above the bedrock (Soil A) and analyzed for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) (see attached HETL lab results). An additional soil sample (Soil B) was taken at the furthest down gradient edge that passed field screening, and also was analyzed for VPH and EPH. The excavation was backfilled using gravel, but final land
P-129-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	On or about 2/8/12 Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by attorney Sandra Guay about the discovery of an old out-of-service, underground storage tank (UST) that contractors had found while redeveloping the old The Landing hotel in downtown Kennebunkport.  they found it filled with sand and removed it before owner's representatives could contact MDEP.  John Dunlap of MDEP arranged for UST facility registration and had Ms. Guay contact me.
	On 2/15/12, MDEP was notified of a 2nd UST found near the entrance to the property; this tank fill pipe had been hidden under a large concrete planter.

ASSESSMENT
	This location had been investigated in the past for "mystery" USTs by MDEP staff including myself, Jon Woodard, and Andrew Flint; apparently reported by a former property owner who operated a gas station at this location (see P-345-1999, P-294-1995 and P-823-2005).  The alleged motor fuels UST facility could not previously be located though a heating oil UST under the kitchen area was abandoned-in-place in year 2005.
	The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  On the west side of the property is the Kennebunk River At the time I noted no evidence of oil discharges to the river from this property.
	
UST ABANDONMENTS
	Wednesday 2/15/12: I met with attorney Gordon Ayer (agent for owner and redeveloper) and Mike Packard of Zachau Construction Company.  A rusty, bare steel UST I estimated at 300 to 500-gallon capacity had been already pulled while they had been excavated in the former hotel building area.  This UST did not match the alleged 1000-gallon UST (T-1) reported abandoned-in-place in 2005 so I advised registering it as tank T-2.  Packard reported no evidence of contamination and the tank area had been redeveloped with the new building foundation so I was not able to check it.  The UST appeared to be for fuel so no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.
	Friday 3/9/12: I arrived just after the second UST had been removed (see Photo-5).  The bare steel, single-wall UST I estimated at 750 to 1000-gallon capacity and was it registered as  T-3.  I noted minor evidence of a discharge, below a Construction/Excavation Clean-Up Guideline.  The tank was partially filled with soil and groundwater; no sheen or product on the groundwater.  The tank fittings, size, location, and historical knowledge indicated a motor fuels UST.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	No further MDEP Response Division actions are required at this time.  Evidence of oil discharges and contaminated media I understand remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed; I advised Mr. Ayer and Mr. Packard of this.
2)	T-3 was partially filled with soil and appeared crudely abandoned-in-place prior to 1986-87 implementation of the Chapter 691 UST rules and the tank contained no fuel products; based on this I judged a UST closure assessment could not be required in this case.  This may not apply to any additional tanks that may be found onsite in the future.
3)	One old motor fuels UST  located by the east entrance to the property has been removed.  Understanding that location was a former gas station (motor fuels) UST facility and that these facilities typically had three to four USTs, it is likely that several additional USTs still remain.  Any USTs found in the future shall be properly registered and abandoned.  I advised Ayers and Packard that additional USTs may remain onsite.
4)	I advised Ayers and Packard of MDEP UST abandonment requirements.
5)	This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site or UST closure assessment, nor indicate the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
B-65-2012*On 2/9/12, I received report of a saddle tank falling from a school food delivery truck.  The tank straps broke and allowed the tank to fall from the truck and split open on the asphalt road.  The gasoline leaked from the break in the tank onto the edge of the road.  The Searsport Fire Department was dispatched, and deployed sorbent pads to the free product on the side of the road.

Once I arrived on scene I called for Clean Harbors and a mini excavator and traffic signs.  That afternoon, 2.65 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Lane Construction's batch plant.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-121-2012*Pit Stop Fuels reported that when they arrived at the residence to deliver fuel, the driver observed spilled oil on the ground near the fill pipe to the oil tank. Apparently the resident of the house ran out of fuel and spilled a small quantity of fuel while trying to fill the oil tank with a small container. DEP contacted the resident and offered assistance to help cleanup the released oil. The resident indicated the the spill was minor and no cleanup should be necessary. DEP did not respond to the location.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-55-2012*On 2/4/12, I received report of an 8 gallon gasoline spill onto the pavement at the Circle K store on Broadway, in Bangor, resulting from human error.  The driver was filling his vehicle and did not put the nozzle into his car correctly.  While the car was filling the nozzle fell out and onto the ground, spewing the product onto the ground.

The nozzle was shut off and put back into its cradle.  The fire department was called and deployed speedy dry to the spilled product.  Once the speedy dry absorbed the product from the asphalt, the Circle K staff collected it and bagged for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services at this time.


P-128-2012*
	2/15/12: While in the area I performed a routine check on a planned abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  As described in report P-373-1992, C N Brown company had performed remediation work during the 1992 UST replacement.  The present facility is owned and operated by Nouria Energy and Hollis Propery Holdings LLC.
	The area is rural residential and commercial use.  There are three or more private drinking water wells within 300' of the facility and the facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
	
	The old repair garage building as well the older UST facility as seen during reports P-780-2007 and P-373-1992 has been removed and replaced by a large convenience store, five gasoline dispensers on the SW side and a diesel dispenser island for commercial trucks at the NE side.  The site has been formerly known in earlier spill reports as DJ's and as Mark's Alignment.

	I found no evidence of prohibited discharges being reported to Maine DEP during the facility replacement.   The 2011, UST closure assessment performed by S W Cole Engineering found no evidence of reportable prohibited discharges.
B-56-2012*On 2/4/12, I received report of a leaking above ground storage tank in a land lease community in Hermon.  The cause of the leak was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  An unknown amount of oil leaked onto the frozen ground and spread around the trailer in the snow.

I called Clean Harbors and requested a vactor truck be dispatched to my location.  The crew and I recovered all of the contaminated snow, ice and any free product in puddles.  Over the next two days, an earthwork contractor and I removed the contaminated soil from the property.  This process was slowed by the frost at the site.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

A-97-2012*2/13/12 1342 Aaron Cross warden from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reported that a small pickup truck had gone through the ice on Unity Pond the day before.  At the time only the front wheels had gone through and the owner was going to make arrangements to pull it out today.  The local sheriff had notified Warden Cross today that the front of the truck had sunk further through the ice.  I contacted the vehicle owner and he reported that he had a tow truck company look at the truck and they could not go out on the ice to retrieve it safely.  They were making plans to pull it out with a woods skidder from shore the next day.

I met the tow truck operator on the shore site the next day. The truck had fell through the ice at a pressure ridge about 400 feet off the point at the end of Kanokolus Road.  I went out to the truck and there was oil in the water around it but there was no sign that gasoline had been released.  The back of the truck was above water so the vehicle fuel fill was not in the water.  The truck was pulled out of the ice by cable.  I used oil absorbent pads to collect motor oil that ran out of it and to catch oil in the motor compartment to prevent it from running onto the ice.  There were signs of oil in the water but none was recoverable.  The vehicle was pulled to shore and removed without incident.

No further action by Response Services is expected.



I-32-2012*2/17/12 Received a faxed spill report from Dead River (DR) company regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil as a result of an overfill.  The spill was cleaned up quickly by DR crew.  The snow/ice cont with oil was shoveled up and bagged for disposal.  Some sorbent pads were placed down to soak up any residual oil.  The building where the AST was located is owned by the City of Presque Isle.  Property manager was called and he came to the site and let DR crew inside to check the tank condition for spillage.  The vent whistle was replaced as it was not functioning properly for the delivery driver to hear it.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-28-2012*02/13/12 Received a call from Public Safety Dispatcher regarding a collision between a tanker truck and a heating oil delivery truck on Presque Isle Street (Rte. 1A) in Fort Fairfield.  The tractor from the tanker and the heating oil truck were both heavily damaged in the accident and leaking motor oil and lots of diesel fuel from one of the saddle tanks.  Called the Fire Chief on-scene, Paul Durepo and informed him I was en-route to the scene.  He stated that his crew had placed a bunch of sorbent pads down around the leaking saddle tank and was awaiting my assistance.

2/13/12 Arrived on-scene, did a size-up and got up-date from Chief.  The tanker truck's passenger side saddle tank was heavily damaged in the accident and leaking diesel.  Tanker truck was fueled up full in Bridgewater. With the assistance of the Fort Fairfield Fire Dept crew, I pumped off and transferred into over pack drums 30 gallons of diesel from the damaged passenger side saddle tank and 70 gallons from the undamaged driver's side saddle tank.  Hometown fuels saddle tank was not leaking/damaged.  This truck's oil pan had been sheared off in the collision. Worked with the Fort Fairfield Utilities District to dispatch their pumper truck to pump off and shuttle to the Fort Fairfield Utility District digester 6,000 + gallons of wastewater being hauled by the tanker truck from New Brunswick, Canada.  Once the tanker truck's cargo of wastewater was safely transferred to the pumper truck the tanker was safely towed from the accident scene.

2/14/12  Met w/ Fred McGillan Jr. on scene, the Clean-up contractor I contracted with to clean up the oily debris.  Discussed the clean-up plan, which involved digging up the saturated soils and hauling them to the Tri Community Landfill for disposal under an oily debris letter.  Site will be staked off, mulched with hay.  The site will be filled in, graded, seeded and mulched in the spring - after the frost  is out and the ground is dry enough to work effectively.  Monitored the clean-up level achieved utilizing the oileophilic dye shake test, with PID Ion Science for a site survey/screening tool.  Took out approximately 20-24 cubic yard of contaminated soils from the impacted  front yard of Kevin Ricker (51 Presque Isle Street).

May 2012 Site visit to spill site.  Site has been final loaming, seeding, mulching and grass catch is well established.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
P-671-2011*Scott Cyr received a report from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) that storm damage had caused a transformer oil spill at this location.  CMP hired Allstate Environmental Services who excavated approximately six yards of soil and disposed of it at Crossroads Landfill.  See attached CMP report.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-14-2012*Webber Oil Company delivered oil to the Post Office in Milbridge.  Webber had just performed some work earlier, in the past couple weeks,  and had filled the tank with approximately 500 gallons.   Due to some miscommunication, Webber sent another truck shortly thereafter to fill it again.  The  driver appeared to have been unprepared for the tank to fill so quickly, and oil sprayed out of the tank's vent.  Webber padded up what they could.   There were no vapors problems on my visit in January.   I called the Post Office in April after a week of warm weather, and there was still no vapor issues.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-674-2011*Mr. Lamontagne of the naval shipyard called to report trash/dumpster truck broke a hydraulic hose and discharged an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the asphalt.  It did not involve any drains or water and the staff were cleaning it up.  They made no request for DEP assistance, none dispatched.  Based on the ability for the PNSY staff to properly and successfully manage the cleanup, DEP Response plans no further action.
B-63-2012*Darren Gray, of Blue Hill Plumbing & Heating, reported a spill at 84 Union Street, owned by Sheila Varnum.  This used to be also Rowantrees Pottery, when her husband was alive.  Mr. Gray indicated a hired hand, not associated with Blue Hill Plumbing and Heating, removed a furnace from the pottery shop which he wasn't supposed to do.  He bent the supply line up into the air, but gravity took over.  The supply line leaked approximately 5-10 gallons into the flooded basement of the former pottery shop.   Mr. Gray capped the supply line and used 30-40 pads to soak up oil off of the water.  I did not see more than a thimble full of oil in the flooded basement.  According to the caretaker, the oil in this tank will be transferred into Mrs. Varnum's other two tanks in the next few days.  He will call if this is not accomplished in said time.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-62-2012*Mr. Russell Smith, of Brookfield Renewable Power, reported a 5 gallon hydraulic spill from a piece of equipment (kaplan head), which controls the pitch on the hydro blades.  The oil leaked into the Penobscot River.   They shut down this piece of equipment and were trying to figure out how and what to fix.  They also placed boom in the water to catch any remaining oil.  There is an eddy near where the oil entered the river.  National Response Center was notified by Mr. Smith.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-49-2012*Mr. Russell Smith reported a 6 once spill of hydraulic oil from a loose fitting on a trash rake in their Dolby hydroelectric station on Route 157.  They fixed the fitting so it stopped leaking.  They also placed absorbent boom in the river to catch any remaining oil.  They reported the spill to the National Response Center also.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-27-2012*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a 100 yard sheen in Eastport Bay.   No source was found by the Coast Guard.   No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time in this matter.
B-31-2012*Paul Cerretta reported a 1-2 pint spill of motor oil from a loose fitting on the oil pan of a triaxle dump truck.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil.  The fitting on the truck was fixed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-31-2012*At 1312 hours on February 17, 2012, I received a call from Daniel Levasseur of Huber Engineered Woods regarding a spill of approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil from a waste conveyor at the wood products facility.  Spill was cleaned up by facility personnel using sawdust and wood fuel chips.  Wood fuel chips were fed into the facility boiler for disposal.  Please see attached spill report form for more detailed information regarding the spill.  Did not respond to the scene.
P-48-2012*January 30, 2012, I received a phone call from Andrea Martin, the home owner of 2 Dorrance Road in Kennebunkport. Ms Martin was reporting that she smelled oil around her AST (above ground storage tank) and was worried about it leaking. I responded to the site to investigate the oil vapors.

While on-site I took a field screen soil test known as "the shake test". The shake test revealed that oil is in the soil. Allstate Environmental Services, Inc. was hired by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to begin the remediation process.

January 31, 2012 we begin removing soil. During the disconnection process of the copper line from the AST to the furnace, another AST was discovered under the home. This AST was removed and soil was tested with the shake test method but did not show that oil was present in the soil.

8.41 tons of soil removed from site. A recovery well was installed to assist in contaminated water removal.

Pete Eremita, an engineer with the DEP was on site to supervise oil vapors that might enter the house.

The site was refereed to Division of Technical Services and no further action was taken by the Division of Response.

I-33-2012*02/21/12 Received an e-mailed spill report from Maine Public Service CO.,  regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil (1 gallon) on Main Street in Presque Isle.  The spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a broken hydraulic hose on one of their bucket trucks.  The spilled oil was soaked up with sorbent pads with the oily debris being double poly bagged for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-34-2012*2//21//12 Received an e-mailed spill report from Shawn Bugbee, Seven Islands Land Company reporting a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a log truck owned and operated by Sullivan Logging Co, a contractor working for Seven Islands.  The spill was the result of a busted hydraulic hose on a log truck that was being pulled out of the way on mile 26 of the Pinkham road.  The log truck had broken down and was being pulled out of the way by a log loader then a hydraulic line broke spilling 10 gallons.  Sullivan Logging Co. crew quickly picked up the oil soaked snow and placed it in barrels for transport and disposal with Sullivan Repairs garage other oily wastes.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
A-114-2012*A fire truck burned resulting in lube oil contaminated soil.  Soil was excavated and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  No further information is available concerning this spill.  Jon Andrews, the responder who arranged the soil disposal, has left State of Maine  service.
A-115-2012*On 2/23/2012 in Augusta, Augusta Fuel Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel with sorbent material.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-117-2012*Hammond Lumber contacted this office to report a discharge of waste oil from a delivery truck. No information is available about the location on Hospital Street or what investigation was performed.  The spill was characterized as "minor".  No further action by Response Services are expected at this time.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-118-2012*   A hydraulic line on a Mantis Crane was pulled loose by a tree stump and caused the release of an estimated ten to fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil. The oil was lost primarily to the wetland mats traversing a 700 foot section of wetland on the Central Maine Power transmission line near Hardscrabble Road. A very minor amount of sheening was witnessed on the surface waters adjacent to the mats. Cianbro personnel used sorbent material to remove the free product and hand tools to remove impacted snow ice and soils. No private or public drinking water wells are located near the release.
    On February 24, 2012 I met with Mark Goodwin with Burns and McDonnell and Lauren Lohn with Cianbro at the Transmission line corridor where the spill occurred. While there we walked the impacted mat area observing the ongoing clean-up efforts, and made instructions to ensure clean-up goals were met. Efforts were made to recover any product that impacted surface waters using sorbent pads. The oil impacted ice, soil, wood chips and sorbent pads were bulked in to bags and drums and shipped to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. No further Response actions are expected.
A-119-2012*2/24/12 Joseph Chase reported that a scrap recycling operation had engine blocks and other junk materials lying on bare ground in an area that drains to the St. George River.  He was concerned that they were leaking oil that would run to the river.  He said he had talked to the town code enforcement officer who did not satisfy him.  I went out to the site, Thomaston recycling, and met the owner Scott Johnson.  He informed me that he had a license from the town and he had requested that it not include whole vehicles because he did not want to deal with the fluids.  He showed me the license.  He showed me around the newly constructed facility.  Most of the materials were metals and almost everything was in containers, inside the building, or on a concrete pad.  There were a couple of engines sitting on gravel but there was no sign of spillage and the engines did not have oil in them.  He said he was purchasing more containers so that all materials would be in containers.  No spills or problems were found at the time of the site visit.  I reported my findings to Bill Butler DEP Solid Waste Regulation since Mr. Johnson said he had worked with Bill to ensure he followed all regulations.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-120-2012*On 2-24-2012, SAPPI Fine Paper reported a hydraulic oil release. This release occurred at their paper making operation in Skowhegan.  An estimated 15 to 30 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled when a hose ruptured on a piece of heavy equipment. The oil spilled onto the pavement next to the sawdust pile. This sawdust was used in the cleanup process.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-6-2012*On 1.5.12,  Cianbro Corporation reported a small diesel fuel leak at the entered location.  Apparently, a fuel filter was dripping on a scissor lift.  It was surmised that the filter was left loose during the last maintenance service.  The machine had not been run since last summer, and when it was started up the leak was discovered and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The waste was entered into Cianbro waste stream for later disposal through a qualified contractor.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-7-2012*On 1.5.12,  Mike Harris of Ellsworth Waste Water Department reported oil coming into their primary clarifiers at the entered location.  Mr. Harris believed it to be #2 fuel oil, being red in color.  The event had stopped, and no more oil was entering the system.  The oil was removed with sorbents and Mr. Harris advised that the spill was not very big, maybe five to ten gallons, and that no sign of it remained.  Pump stations in the area were inspected and no oil was observed.  The oil was caught in the primary, and no damage to the system is expected.  No additional spill reports received in Ellsworth that could have been attributed to this report.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-9-2012*On 2/6/12, Robert Ingles, owner of Neighborhood Market reported that someone had left two 5 gallon buckets of an unknown substance behind his grocery store on Grove Street.  He said he had reported this to the police and that the buckets contained a red colored liquid that had spilled some on the ground.  He suspected that it was just fuel oil but had no idea where it came from.  Two days prior he noticed someone had left them leaning up against his building.

I investigated and determined that the open buckets did contain a water/ice and fuel oil mix.   I shoveled up the snow where oil had spilled and I over packed the buckets and brought them back to the warehouse.  I took the oil and disposed of it in our waste oil drum, which was eventually taken to a licensed waste oil burner.  The remaining ice/water in the bucket, I ran through a carbon cell filtration.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-10-2012*On 1/9/12, Neil Bohannon reported a 1 gallon overfill at a customer's home.  When the driver detached the nozzle from the fill pipe, the oil burped out the vent pipe.  Technicians removed the excess oil, and washed down the side of the house that was impacted.  Pads were used to clean up the oil on the ground.  I checked the indoor air quality in the house with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) which read less than 1 part per million in all areas.  Dead River Company cleaned up the product outside and the air quality was not negatively impacted.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-11-2012*On 1/9/2012, Darrell Belanger, of Cianbro Corporation, called to report a 1 cup hydraulic oil spill. The spill occurred because of a failed fitting on a scissor lift, and resulted in oil being spilled to pavement. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents which were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-12-2012*On 1/9/2012, Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro called to report a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a broken fitting on a hydraulic line. The spill affected a 6 foot by 15 foot area of pavement and gravel. Hydro crews used sorbents to clean up product on pavement and removed some additional gravel and grass. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-112-2012*February 13, 2012, Greg Morril of Downeast Energy reported a spill of #2 oil at 610 Elm Street in Biddeford. The location of the spill was located at Downeast Energy's bulk plant. Mr. Morril explained that while a driver was moving the hose to fill the tank truck, less then half a gallon of #2 oil dripped from the extender onto the concrete pavement. Speedi dry was applied and removed immediately to the oily surface. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-114-2012*Two trucks collided which resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of motor oil to a paved roadway.  Spilled product did not leave the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action required.
P-115-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday 2/1/12: Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported through Maine State Police (MSP) that a tractor trailer unit had jackknifed on the turnpike, discharging diesel fuel from both saddle tanks and straddling the north and southbound lanes at the beginning of the Piscataqua River Bridge.   I connected with Kittery Fire Department (KFD) Chief O'Brien who advised me that KFD staff were onsite containing the discharge.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	2/1/12: At 0830 I arrived onsite after negotiating several miles of stalled traffic and met with the KFD Captain, and with Ralph Cresta of National Wrecker Service (NWS).  The New England Motor Freight (NEMF) truck had already been towed off.
	The diesel had spilled on both sides of the Jersey Barrier divider and run north downhill over storm drain catch basins.  The drain grates were fortunately hard pack plugged with winter road sand preventing the oil from flowing down the drains to surface water.  I followed the drain pipes and to ditches below the bridge and found no evidence of oil (see site sketch).  The area below the highway is sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	KFD had done a fine job of containing the discharge and NWS staff cleaned up the oiled road sand and speedy dry sorbent for disposal in New Hampshire; no Maine Oil Spill Debris form was requested.

1.	NEMF, being the responsible party, never did report the discharge, though the discharge was cleaned to Maine Department of Environmental Protection satisfaction.
2.	No further actions expected or required at this time.

P-116-2012*
	Monday 2/13/12: report through the Maine State Police dispatchers of a small gasoline discharge cleaned up by Westbrook Fire Department.  No spill to drains and no Maine DEP response requested.  The incident area is dense residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.
P-117-2012*
2/15/12: Notification of small pole-mounted transformer leak to ground and reported cleaned; no Maine DEP Response visit at this time.
P-118-2012*A motor vehicle accident cased the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbent's and was disposed of by the Biddeford Fire Department.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-123-2012*I was contacted by Main Street Fuels reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in her outside oil tank.  Apparently a burner technician from Main Street Fuels visited the house because the driver had indicated that he thought the oil tank was weeping.  When the technician looked at the tank he ran his hand along the bottom of the tank and dislodged the rust and caused the tank to start leaking.  The technician immediately ran to his truck and got a magnetic patch to stop the leak and cleaned up what had leaked with sorbent pads.  I had Main Street Fuels install a temporary tank and pump all of the fuel from the old tank into it until a new tank could be installed.  I visited the site and confirmed that there was no remaining oil contamination.  The Department, through Peter Moulton, agreed to replace the oil tank and Main Street Fuels did that on February 29th.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-124-2012*It appears that someone went to the back of Ms. Tripp's home and reached under her horizontal tank and drilled a hole in the belly near the filter end.  A malicious act, as no other items were taken, broken or vandalized.  Brunswick Police interviewed neighbors but no leads have surfaced.

When I arrived I met with the officers and Down East to discuss clean up and restoration of the system.  It is believed 100 gallons was lost, based on a recent delivery and consumption and recovered fuel from the tank.

ENPRO was called as the cleanup contractor and a vactor was the best option for removal of contaminated soils/sand.  the work area was beneath the trailer and around a utility service pole. Tight compact sand was the predominate soil type.  Following the visual coloration changes initially then screening soil for odors and finally colorimetric shake test and PID (photoionization detector) for clean soil designation.  There are photos posted in the DEP files.  Based on the successful clean up and restoration DEP response plan no further action at this time.
P-125-2012*February 14, 2012, I received an anonymous phone call from a person who was concerned about oil spills and housekeeping practices at the J&J Auto Salvage yard in Alfred.

I notified the Alfred Town CEO (Code Enforcement Officer) Glenn Charette of the complaint and he agreed to inspect the site together.

February 15, 2012, I met with Mr. Charette on site at 276 Jordan Spring Road in Alfred. At this time, we walked the property and identified multiple oil puddles on the ground. I spoke to the yard manager and informed him of the poor conditions the yard was in and that DEP Oil Enforcement would be returning at a later date.

February 16th I returned to site with Oil Enforcement Andrew Flint. We met with the owner of the business Bob Cucurull. Mark Woodrufff, the State Geologist conducted soil sampling on site in areas that appeared to be saturated the most.

The results of the soil samples proved to exceed the limit of DEP Soil Standards. Removal of the soil would begin in April when digging conditions were best.

March 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th were all dates that contaminated soil was removed at J&J Auto Salvage.

Mark Woodruff and I were on-site during the soil removal, conducting soil sampling. Nearby wells were tested and resulted in negative impact by the spills in the junk yard.

436.36 ton of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. No further DEP response action required.

The site was referred to Mark Woodruff for analytical testing and any further investigations.
P-126-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to a concrete pad a result of a transformer leak.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The pad was cleaned up and wastes packed for disposal.  No site visit made.
P-130-2012*February 15, 2012, Chris Vogue of Downeast Energy reported a spill from an oil delivery truck at 21 Idlewood Lane in Kittery.

Mr. Vogue explained that while delivering oil, it appears that a couple of drips of oil leaked from the hose during the process of carrying the hose from the truck to the AST (above ground storage tank). Soil was removed in the area of the spill.

Grayce Chapman, the home owner said they were satisfied with the clean up at that time.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

* Please see report P-400-2012.*
P-131-2012*
Monday 2/13/12: Notified by Westbrook that their Fire Department had responded to a small discharge of gasoline to the ground, and cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No Maine DEP visit was requested.  During a later visit I found the spill cleaned up satisfactorily and no further actions are planned at this time.
The location is dense sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  I understand none of the fuel reached drains, but may have reached soil through cracks and joints in the pavement.
P-132-2012*
Monday 2/20/12: Later evening report of pole-mounted transformer discharge associated with auto collision, cleaned up by CMP staff.  No further actions planned at this time.
P-134-2012*February 21, 2012, Phil Viola of the Portland Fire Department reported a jet fuel spill at the Portland Jet Port at 1021 Westbrook Street in Portland.

North East Air explained that while filling an above ground storage tank that a faulty hose caused approximately 25 gallons of jet fuel to overfill from the tank and onto the concrete pad. The Portland Fire Department responded immediately and contained the fuel with speedi dry. The speedi dry was removed and disposed of appropriately.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-135-2012*February 22, 2012, Stephen Wing of the South Portland Terminal in South Portland reported a leak of unleaded gasoline from the dock line near 170 Lincoln Street in South Portland.

Greg O'Brien and I responded to the site. At that time, Clean Harbors was on site and had already laid sorbent boom around the area with a sheen. Duct tape was around the corrosion hole preventing any further leaks. It was estimated at that time that approximately less then a gallon of unleaded gasoline leaked from the dock line. Mr. Wing said the line was drained and will not be in operation until the hole is fixed.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
I-41-2012*3/6/12 Received a call from Public Safety Dispatcher regarding a two (2) car accident on the Northcut Road on Loring Commerce Center property in Limestone.  Limestone Fire (LFD) has responded to the scene to assist with the ambulance.  Called Limestone Fire Chief Durepo to get an update.  Chief Durepo stated that neither vehicle spilled any gas, but that there was a fair amount of anti-freeze that had spilled by both vehicles.  LFD crew placed down sorbent materials (speedy dry) to soak up the antifreeze.  Chief stated that they had the scene under control and did not need any assistance from Response Services at this time.
B-89-2012*On February 27, 2012, Roger Leach at the Cianbro manufacturing facility, 517 South Main Street, Brewer, reported a 1 quart hydraulic oil spill from an aerial lift parked over the weekend.  The leak was from a hose fitting; Cianbro personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled product.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
P-168-2012*Westbrook Fire Department (WFD) called to report the release of approximately one gallon of antifreeze as the result of a single car accident. WFD applied speedy dry and cleaned up the accident scene.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information received, urban area public water/sewer, confined to asphalt DEP response plans no further action.
B-97-2012*On March 1, 2012, Chris Lynch from Sargent Corp reported a 1.5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from logging equipment in TWP 16.  Sargent personnel used a spill kit on site to cleanup the spilled oil.

No action by DEP is expected.
P-160-2012*While servicing a compactor unit at the customer's facility, a hydraulic cylinder under pressure discharged an estimated 10 gallons of fluid to the surrounding asphalt/concrete pad.  Sorbent material was applied and the area cleaned, by Waste Management (WM)  staff.  According to Mr McKenney of WM, the spill was confined and cleaned,  no DEP assistance was needed nor was any dispatched.  Based on the situation explained DEP response plans no further action.
B-92-2012*On 2/28/12, I received report from Tammaro Oil of a fuel line leak from a corrosion hole.  The leaked oil migrated out of the concrete basement through a floor drain and into the home owners yard.  Luckily most of the free product was recovered by the oil technician by using sorbent pads.  Very little free product escaped from the basement.  That little amount was also collected with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services at this time.
B-94-2012*On 2/29/12, I received an anonymous report of a lobster boat leaking a lot of diesel.  When I arrived on scene, I found that this lobster boat had been taken out for the winter and was on stands in the owners front yard.  There was a stain of diesel on the ground.  The leak was not ongoing however.  Someone had placed a bucket under the leak, but the bucket had become filled with water floating the product onto the ground.

After talking with the neighbor, I found out that the owner was out of state but reachable by phone.  I spoke to the owner and explained that a clean up would have to take place once he returned to Maine.  When the boat owner arrived home, he notified me of his arrival.  At that point we coordinated a clean up effort.  On 4/20/12, Eaton Paving and Excavation removed ten yards of contaminated soil and replaced in kind.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-95-2012*On 2/29/12, I received report of a small oil stain on a concrete basement floor at 76 Oxford Street, Millinocket.  The report was made by the Dead River Oil technicians on scene that were performing the scheduled tank replacement.  The stain was small and no vapors were being emitted by it.  The tank was replaced and the old weeping tank scrapped.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-96-2012*On 2/29/12 I received report from Tom Tartiff of a small lube oil drip into the snow on the tracks in the Montreal Maine & Atlantic.  The spill was on the tracks in their Millinocket yard.  Mr. Tartiff scooped up the contaminated snow and deposited it into their oily water separator.


no further action
B-99-2012*On 3/2/12 I received report of a one gallon hydraulic oil spill from an excavator at the Blue Hill Wind farm project in Township 16.  The mechanical failure was fixed on the machine and the contaminated snow was shovelled into buckets for disposal in Connecticut by the contractor.

No further action
P-156-2012*Devin Tapley of Nouria Energy reported that a Nouria Energy fuel oil delivery truck had leaked 5-10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the driveway at 12 Budrich Drive in Fryeburg.  The driver had finished the delivery and the discharge was not the result of an overfill rather due to a broken clamp on the piping manifold.   Nouria Energy had contacted Allstate Environmental to respond and clean up the affected area which consisted of a gravel driveway.

Allstate removed 2.98 tons of soil, mostly in chunks due to the frost and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corp. in Scarborough.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-136-2012*February 22, 2012, Gene Weldon of Lane Construction reported a hydraulic oil leak from an excavator at 95 Warren Ave. in Westbrook.

Mr. Weldon explained that the leak came from a broken hydraulic hose. Approximately 5 gallons leaked onto dirt. The dirt was removed and recycled on-site.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
I-42-2012*3/6/12 Received a call from Allan Green of MPG regarding a small spill of engine oil from a truck that was parked during the day in their parking lot.  They were outside and noticed a sheen in the puddles in the parking lot.  MPG crew put down floor dry and sorbent pads to soak up the oily debris and slush and remove it from their parking lot.  No oil product reached the storm drain.  No action is needed at this time by Response Services staff.

3/7/12 Received a faxed spill report from Allen Green of MPG, Inc., regarding the above spill.  Filled the report with the spill report. No action is needed at this time.
B-75-2012*On 2/13/2012, Tom Ronco, of A.E. Robinson Energy, called to report a 40 gallon spill from a household above ground storage tank. The spill occurred because of a small hole in the filter housing and resulted in 40 gallons of K-1 fuel being spilled to the ground adjacent to the tank and to the concrete slab the trailer was located on. I hired Clean Harbors to remove contaminated sorbent, free product, and contaminated snow from the property. I also had Clean Harbors pressure wash the slab under the trailer to help mitigate possible vapor issues. The next day, I hired Gardner Construction Enterprises to remove contaminated soils from around the tank and to backfill with clean soil. Vapors inside the home were less than 1 part per million when all work was completed. Nathan Thompson oversaw replacement of the feed line in my absence.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection requested it, as it showed signs of wear and potential leak.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated in this matter at this time.
B-98-2012*Mr. McPhail reported that 15 gallons of antifreeze spilled from his Boiler from a valve.  He is back from Florida earlier than normal due to health issues and therefore had his heating system turned back on sometime in February.  According to Mike Tammaro of Tammaro Oil, they did work on the 31st of January and then again on the 22nd of February.   This work also involved delivery of kerosene and fuel oil which had some non spill issues, reported by both parties.  It appears that the antifreeze leaked out after the 31st or when the system was energized until the 22nd, when a new expansion tank was installed.  Mr. McPhail said the antifreeze leaked from a valve and Mr.  Tammaro said that the antifreeze leaked out of an expansion tank that was leaking.   The antifreeze according to Mr. Tammaro is the non-toxic antifreeze used in boiler systems.   Mr. McPhail said the water and antifreeze spilled under his trailer and proceeded to migrate across his yard into the woods.  His well is somewhere under the trailer according to Mr. McPhail.  Mr. McPhail said he might get Lords well drilling to test his water.   No further action by response expected.
B-86-2012*Mr. Corcoran of 3 Phase Power reported a spill of 2 cups of rock drill oil.  They soaked up the oil with absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-25-2012*Mr. Steve Perreault, of the Maine Wild Blueberry Company, reported a 25-30 gallon spill of bunker C oil (#6 oil) at their facility.  The tank was overfilled.  Product spilled out onto the frozen ground.  Approximately 5 yards of material was hauled to County Concrete.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-137-2012*February 22, 2012, Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil leak from a locomotive near Greeley Road in Yarmouth. Approximately 2 gallons of lube oil leaked from the engine onto the tracks.

Oily rocks and dirt were removed and disposed of appropriately. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-143-2012*	2/24/12: Notice from Gary Kane of Irving Oil regarding their overfill of #2 heating oil from a basement aboveground storage tank (AST) facility, out the vent pipe to the ground.  Irving reported the spill cleaned up and the homeowner happy with the work. No site visit was made, and no further action expected by DEP Response.
P-144-2012*I was contacted by the Brunswick Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a call from the Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union for a gasoline spill in their drive through lane.  A vehicle had leaked about a half a gallon of gasoline when it stopped at the drive through.  The spill was on pavement and wouldn't have been a big deal except the vapors from the gasoline were entering the bank through the drive through window.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-141-2012*February 23, 2012, I received a phone call from Lewiston Fire Department. They were reporting that after they put out a structure fire, they noticed a heavy sheen in the Androscoggin River. The structure abutted the river and they were concerned that the AST (above ground storage tank) that was on the property was leaking.

I responded to the site and evaluated the situation. Sorbent boom was placed in the river around the sheen. There was no free product identified on the water at that time. I investigated the AST and could not find any leaks. I sampled the soil by using the shake test method. This confirmed that the soil was contaminated with heating oil.

The structure still remains on site. Until further notice of the structure being removed, there cannot be a clean-up.

Further DEP Response action will be required.
P-145-2012*May 01, 2012 approximately 1900, Bob Mann of Maine Energy Recovery Company (MERC) reported that a sheen was entering the Saco River from the ash trailer parking lot at the MERC facility.

When I spoke to Mr. Mann he explained that trailers are parked in the area throughout the day and there is no surveillance on the parking lot. He said he contacted Jim Secunde, the Environmental Coordinator for MERC and that he would return my call when they had more information about the development of the sheen.

Mr. Secunde contacted me approximately 25 minutes later. Mr. Secunde said that at this time they had placed sorbent boom around the outfall of the parking lot. The sheen was contained in the boom and that DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) response was not required at this time. It was still unclear as to where the sheen originated from.

May 02, 2012, Mr. Secunde contacted me via phone to explain that at approximately 1530 on May 01, 2012, an ash trailer had a hydraulic leak in the parking lot of MERC and that it was not reported to the DEP at that time.

The spill was referred to Stuart Rose and Andrew Flint of the Maine DEP for further evaluation.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP Response Division.
P-149-2012*
	2/23/12: Afternoon notification by Ms. McChesney, though Scott Austin of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), of a single hypodermic needle found on the grassy area between the curb and sidewalk in front of her home.  I was not able to contact McChesney that afternoon to find out exactly where the needle was.
	2/24/12: In the morning I visited the location and found the sharp medical waste in the grass.  Using appropriate personal protective equipment, I contained and labeled the waste.  The waste was stored in the haz-mat locker at MDEP for later proper disposal.  No responsible party was identified.
P-151-2012*I was contacted by Champagne Energy reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their outdoor oil tank.  A small amount of kerosene leaked out onto the ground.  The residence is located on a high yield, mapped sand and gravel aquifer and within the wellhead protection zone of Keywood Manor's public drinking water well.  An excavation was undertaken and all of the contaminated soil was removed.  The old tank was removed and replaced with the required double bottom tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-152-2012*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil.  Product sprayed onto dirt along the shoulder which was recovered via hand excavation by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.
P-153-2012*A trash compactor blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Product immediately impacted snow and ice, then was influenced by grade across a cement pad to a catch basin.  This basin was connected to two other basins by a four inch pipe;  the last basin incorporated an underflow dam.  Standing water in all three basins were impacted but the underflow dam prevented spilled product from impacting the entire storm water system and ultimately a retention pond.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product at grade and a vacuum truck recovered product and standing water from the basins.  Because oil impacted the sides of the basins as they were being pumped out, the Department required the basins be pressure washed to ensure no contaminated water impacted external receptors during the next rain event.  See attached Home Depot Spill Report.
P-154-2012*The rear axle of a propane delivery truck became disconnected which resulted in a rollover.  The impact compromised piping on the rear of the truck and initiated a release of propane.  Liquid propane did impact the gravel shoulder but was unrecoverable.  The lengthy process of offloading product was initiated through vent piping as the truck was on its side. After that option was exhausted, the truck was righted and hung from a wrecker while additional product was offloaded.  Once the product level was below the compromised piping, a patch was applied which sufficiently stopped the leak and allowed for the vehicle to be transported.  Also, motor oil released from the trucks engine impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with sorbent materials.
P-155-2012*During a snow storm the Con-Way Freight (commercial) truck caught the right shoulder of the roadway, and during the recovery over corrected and shot across the roadway and into the security gate of the Windham skate park lot.  The post holding the gate raked through the underneath of the engine tearing of the oil pan and discharging oil and transmission fluid to the ground (snow & ice covered at the time of the accident.

Clean Harbors was called to remove contaminated snow and ice.  Pads were used to absorb any free product encountered these were bagged for disposal.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-157-2012*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had overfilled an above ground oil storage tank at the residence located at 81 Forest Avenue in Portland.  A very small amount of oil was released form the vent and the impacted soil was removed by Dead River Oil Company Technicians.  There were no complaints from the owner and no site visit was deamed necessary.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-128-2012*Paul Cerrata of Central Maine Power contacted this office to report a diesel spill that occurred during the utility corridor improvement project.  The spill occurred near structure 3023-88.  A crane owned by L.E. Myers Company was overfilled spilling less than a gallon to the ground. Oily soil and debris was excavated for disposal off site.  A spill letter was prepared by Jason Fish of this office.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
I-16-2012*On 1/3/12, I received a call from the Presque Isle Water and Sewer Deptartment regarding oil odors in the woman's bathroom in Gentile Hall at University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI). There had been some renovations done there and after removing the toilets, the odor of old petroleum was noticed coming up through the sewer pipes. I met with the UMPI maintainance department and Presque Isle Water and Sewer on site. After discussing the situation it seemed likely that due to some recent work by the electric utility replacing poles in the downtown area, possibly some new pathways were opened to the sewer line. That section is old and scheduled for replacement next year. I suggested a manhole opened down line of the campus to vent the sewer before the campus until the line is replaced. A manhole with vent holes was built be the sewer department and placed several hundred feet down line of the campus. The solved the problem until the sewer line is replaced, scheduled for 2013.
B-64-2012*On 2/8/12, I received report, from Marquis Oil, of a leak from a fuel supply line from the tank to the furnace at 239 Center Street.  The home owner, Marilyn Hoxie, operates a hair salon in the front living room of her home.  I arrived on scene to find the technician had replaced the fuel line and recovered the spilled product using speedy dry.  Then I proceeded to inspect the house for vapors with my Photoionization Detector.  Due to the nature of Mrs. Hoxie's business, a faint smell of hair product was present in the house, affecting the accuracy of my meter.  Mrs. Hoxie did not complain of any oil vapors in the home.  I applied moleculoc to the spill area in the attached garage, and asked that she vent the garage as much as possible for the next few days.  Follow up phone calls to Mrs. Hoxie indicated that the oil vapors in the garage had passed and things were back to normal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-74-2012*On 2/14/12, I received report of a small overfill at the Bangor Housing Authority.  The cause was human error.  The spilled product was spilled onto a concrete pad.  The spilled oil was recovered from the pad using oil absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-76-2012*On 2/15/12, I received report from Mona Spear of a Bangor Hydro Electric truck leaking some engine oil onto the asphalt on Chicken Hill Road, Gouldsboro.  The crew used speedy dry to recover the spilled product.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-90-2012*On 2/27/12, I received report from Webber Oil of a small oil spill in the finished basement at 77 Crestmont Road, Bangor.  The cause of the oil spill was human error.  Apparently, the Webber Oil technician had cross threaded the nozzle on the burner when he was servicing the system the week before.  The technician at that time told the homeowner that he had cross threaded the nozzle, but he thought he fixed it and it shouldn't be a problem.  He was wrong, a leak developed shortly thereafter and leaked onto the floor and the finished pine wall.  Unfortunately, the finished tile floor was also affected.  The mastic that held the tile in place, must have been compromised, allowing the tile to pop up.  After inspection, this tile was determined to be asbestos.  After a very long and tenuous process, the asbestos abatement took place.  At this time the oil spill was also cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-167-2012*Rolf Westphal of Sprague Energy (SE) called to report the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil at rack #6 as a customer was loading his truck.  During the filling (from the bottom) the pocket was overfilled and oil discharged out the top bulkhead.  From the trough on the truck, it migrated along and down the drain spout to the pad below. SE applied sorbent pads, and will manage the oil that entered the sump system.

SE will investigate the cause of the overfill, to determine if it was their equipment or a driver/handler error.  Based on the information received DEP Response plans no further action.
P-158-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	3/1/12: Maine Department of Environmental Protection notified by Kennebunk Public Safety dispatch about a 25-gallon surface discharge of gasoline from a customer's motor vehicle at the Kennebunk Xtra Mart CITGO, and that the discharge was going into the street.  Kennebunk Fire Department (KFD) was initiating emergency response.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	3/1/12: I arrived onsite about 1130 hrs and met with KFD Chief Nichols who with the store manager briefed me on the status.  The vehicle owner and responsible party, Mike Gould, had already left the site.
	The facility is a retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a dense urban commercial and residential area along Main St., with heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic.    There was a strong odor of gasoline still in the air and a petroleum sheen running off the lot from the dispenser area running offsite to two storm catch basins at the corner of Maine and Bourne Streets.  Sheen reached the storm drain but I noted no free product or explosive vapors.
	After assessment I advised Jason Frigon of Drake petroleum of the need further clean-up and for waste removal that day.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	3/1/12: KFD had applied sorbent pads and speedy dry clay sorbent; behind the station was an overfilled drum of gasoline saturated sorbent pads and by the spill area pales of used speedy dry.  MDEP applied more pads around the storm drains then directed Xtra Mart (Drake Petroleum) to have a clean-up contractor respond so Xtra Mart had TMC Services onsite at 1250 hrs.  MDEP monitored air quality for hazardous vapors and for contaminated areas while TMC scraped up the contaminated slush and ice.  Meltwater was pumped from drums by a TMC vacuum truck.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	At this time the spill is considered cleaned to MDEP satisfaction and no further Response Division actions are advised.  See also other MDEP spill reports, and the records of Xtra Mart and of CEA for further information.
2.	Because of the surface water runnoff I believe that no gasoline seeped to soil though cracks and joints in the pavement.  Some product in the form of a sheen did reach storm drains; a prompter response from a more local crew could have alleviated some of this.
3.	The facility is known to have been contaminated from the previous UST facility and remediation restricted by the roads and building locations and clean-up goal, and was not cleaned to original or pristine conditions.
4.	This spill report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment, nor to imply that the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
B-59-2012*On 2/6/12, I received report from Rob Sibley, at Penquis Community Action Program agency, that a client of his thought she should have had more fuel in her tank than she does.  Apparently, Beverly Norton, a client of Mr. Sibley's, on fuel assistance, had her oil tank replaced the past summer.  At that point she thought she had more oil in the old tank than was transferred into the new tank.  She is convinced that the oil company stole her oil.

I looked in the location of the old tank and saw no evidence of a spill and had no readings on my Photoionization Detector.  I do not believe there was any oil spill at this location.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-121-2012*TJ Merry of Twin City Lock & Key contacted State Police after hours to report an oil spill at this business.  The business had suffered a serious structure fire and in the process of fighting the fire, the above ground storage tank was damaged causing an estimated 100 gallons of fuel oil to be discharged to the ground.  Water used to fight the fire spread the spilled oil across the site.  Jon Andrews, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services, hired Holbrook Excavation to remove contaminated soil.  Alex Pugh, MDEP Technical services was assigned to assess impacts to nearby drinking water wells.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-122-2012* A citizen reported smelling diesel fuel in the area of the Megunticook Golf Club in Rockport, Maine. I made a site visit and the Club was closed and there was a truck parked in the parking lot. The truck is owned by Boynton Construction. I called them and questioned them about a spill or leak. The owner's father arrived and we had a discusion about the situation.
 There was a stain in the gravel driveway and over the storm drain cover. There was no oil in the drain or where it exits into the ditch.
 In conclusion, I could not find the source and there was no product to clean up.
 No further action by Response Serices is expected.
A-123-2012*On 2-28-2012, Webber Fuel Company reported a minor spill at the home of George Dingfelder in Sandy River Plantation. The oil tank was overfilled and a pint of oil squirted out the vent. Cleanup was done as soon as possible. No fuel spilled inside the basement. This tank system is a dual tank setup, which quite often becomes a problem.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-124-2012*On 2/28/2012 in Burnham, Pride Manufacturing reported an oil spill. The estimated ten gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a loader. The spill was cleaned up by Pride with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-125-2012*On 2/29/2012 in Jefferson, the Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted when the driver bumped the nozzle of his delivery truck. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-126-2012*Fred Woodbury of Downeast Energy contacted this office to report an overfill of an above ground storage tank in the basement of this residence.  The driver failed to hear the vent whistle and the tank was overfilled.  Less than a cup of oil was reportedly spilled out the vent. There was a bung leak on the tank in the basement.  A technician bled the line at the base of the tank to remove excess oil.  Sorbent was used to recover the spilled oil.  I contacted the homeowner with a voice message offering to assist with any lingering effects or vapor issues associated with the spill.  No return call was received.  No further action is expected by Response.
A-127-2012*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell, a contractor for Central Maine Power Co., contacted this office to report a diesel spill from an excavator working on the utility corridor improvement project.  A leak from the digging machine discharged an estimated 5 gallons of diesel to the machine and the ground surface.  The oiled debris was recovered with sorbents and hand excavation.  No site visit was made by DEP, and no further action is expected.
A-129-2012*Report from Maine DOT of a hydraulic oil leak from a truck in the Maine DOT Dallas facility.   Maine DOT cleaned up the affected area and disposed of the wastes.  No site visit made by DEP.
A-130-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-131-2012*Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell, a contractor for Central Maine Power, contacted this office to report a diesel spill near structure 223 south of the Copper Ridge Road in the utility right of way.  An estimated 1.5 gallons of fuel spilled as a result of a loose fitting on a hoe ram.  The spilled fuel was hand excavated for disposal.  I responded to the site and met with Dave Hall of Cianbro.  The spill was mostly to snow and had been shoveled into a pail.  It was a long walk on a snowy day.  No residual fuel was in evidence.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-132-2012*On 3-2-2012, Dead River Company reported that the oil tank in the basement of Ms. Trisha Warren's home had developed a leak. This home is located at 22 Warren Lane in the town of Boothbay. The leak was reported as a wet spot on the weld.  Dead River was working with the homeowner about an oil tank replacement.  No resources are at risk and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-133-2012*On 3-4-2012, the United States Coast Guard reported an oil sheen at the town dock in Boothbay Harbor. They are located nearby and spent some time looking for the source, however, no source was found.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-134-2012*Mike from Downeast Energy contacted this office to report a fitting leak on this basement above ground storage tank.  An estimated cup of oil had leaked to the concrete floor.  The owner had contacted Augusta Fuel to report an oil odor.  The technician from Downeast replaced the leaking fitting, and used sorbent litter to adsorb spilled fuel.  I left a phone message for the owner to contact me if odor issues persisted, or she had other cleanup concerns.  No call was received.  No site visit was made and no further action by DEP Response is expected.
B-13-2012*On 1/9/2012, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill in Harmony. The spill occurred because of a blown hose on a digger truck and was cleaned up by CMP personnel using sorbents. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-15-2012*On 1/11/12, Brent Corcoran of 3-Phase Line Construction, called to report a 2-gallon diesel spill resulting from a stuck valve on a pickup truck mounted skid tank. The spill resulted in product spilling into and subsequently out of the pickup bed. 3-Phase personnel used sorbents to clean product from the truck and excavated a small amount of soil from under the truck. All contaminants were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-16-2012*On 1/11/12, Jacob Parker, owner of Shorey Oil, reported the discharge of 25-30 gallons of # 2 fuel oil from a pedal truck that spilled while a driver was filling an above ground storage tank at 172 Station Road in Etna.  The cause of the spill was a failed gasket on a release port on the pump.  The oil spilled onto the gravel driveway.  The driver was able to recover some of the oil with sorbent pads.

I explained to Mr. Parker that the contaminated soil and gravel on the driveway would need to be excavated and properly disposed of.  He agreed to have an excavator and dump truck from Plymouth Sand and Gravel on scene the following morning to do the soil removal.  Darian Higgins oversaw the clean-up of contaminated soil.  He removed 1.35 tons of soil.  It was disposed of at the Lane Construction Asphalt Plant in Hermon.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-17-2012*On 1.12.12,  C N Brown reported an estimated one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The tank was overfilled and oil discharged through the vent, spraying on the house vinyl siding and ground.  The delivery person described the mishap as a 'quick whistle' and couldn't shut off the oil in time.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and inside the home was inspected by C N Brown.  The home owner was satisfied, according to C N Brown, and no additional complaints received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-18-2012*On 1.13.12,   Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a three-gallon de-icer fluid, propylene glycol, leak at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was from a pipe on the de-icer tank truck.  The truck is scheduled for repair.  Apparently, overnight the fluid leaked from a pipe on the truck as it sat on the de-icer pad, after de-icing a corporate jet earlier that evening.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into BIA waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-19-2012*On 1/12/12, Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 gallon of lube oil from a locomotive engine.  The spill occurred while it was en route through Old Town on the train tracks parallel to Route 2.  The oil spilled onto the tracks and gravel in the railroad ties.  A Pan Am cleanup crew used sorbent material to recover the spilled product.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-20-2012*On 1/13/12, Dead River Company reported the discharge of 2 to 3 gallons of # 2 fuel oil from a corrosion hole in a 275 gallon above ground storage tank inside of a home.  The Dead River technician placed a magna patch over the leak which stopped it while they emptied the tank of oil.  I spoke with Mr. Dion, the homeowner, and he said that they had purchased a new tank from Home Depot and that Dead River would be installing the new tank for them that day.  The homeowner indicated that they did not smell oil in the house.  Dead River put speedi dri down on the small stain on the dirt floor and swept it up along with removing a small amount of soil.  The speedi dri and dirt was disposed of by Dead River.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-21-2012*On 1/15/12, Al Kearns, of Bangor International Airport, reported the discharge of 7 to 8 gallons of Jet A fuel to the ramp.  The spill occurred during fueling of the aircraft when the relief valve on the wing vented.  The product was contained and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-22-2012*On 1/15/12, Steve Pelkey, of Pelkey Oil reported the discharge of 2 to 3 gallons of K-1 fuel from an outdoor above ground home heating oil tank.  The tank began weeping out through the firematic valve.  Pelkey Oil replaced the valve and the leak was stopped.

I arrived on scene later to remove the contaminated snow and ice from around the tank and to check with the homeowner to see if she smelled oil in the house.  I recovered half a 55 gallon drum worth of oily snow and ice.  I also checked the air in the house with my photoionization detector.  I detected no organic vapors, and Mrs. Albee said she had not noticed any smell.  I left her with my contact information and asked her to call if anything changed.  I brought the oily snow/ice back to the office, and after it melted, I padded off the oil and then pumped the water through a carbon filter.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-24-2012*On 1/16/12, Mike McGrath, of Bangor International Airport, reported the discharge of 2 gallons of Jet A fuel.  The cause of the discharge was thermal expansion of the product.  The aircraft was overfilled, and while it waited out on the tarmac, the liquid expanded and vented out the wing vent.  The fuel was contained and sorbent materials was used to collect it.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-28-2012*On 1/17/2012, Wendy Warren, from the City of Bangor, called to report an unspecified fuel oil spill contaminating Birch Stream near the intersection of Griffin Road and Ohio Street. I arrived and found oil staining around the frozen stream. The oil was spilling slowly from the nearby storm drain. I could not identify a source. I placed sorbent boom in the stream to collect additional product. A couple subsequent visits to the site revealed only minor spillage. I removed the booms. The spill remains a mystery. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-30-2012*The State Police reported a three vehicle accident, which caused maybe 5 gallons of gasoline to leak from one of the vehicles.   Initial reports indicated that gasoline made it to a small stream.  I investigated, but found no gasoline in the stream or near the stream.  It appears that the gasoline stayed on the icy road and was spread along the road.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-32-2012*On 1/18/2012, Mickey Kuhns, of the Tasman Leather Group, called to report a 25 gallon hydraulic oil spill. The spill occurred on a concrete floor in the Hartland plant. No drains were impacted. The spill occurred because a drum pump was accidentally left in the drum resulting in an accidental siphon action overnight. The spilled product was cleaned up with Speedy Dry and the concrete floor was washed. All sorbents were disposed of properly by the responsible party. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-33-2012*On 1/19/2012, Andy Wilkinson, of Carmel Oil, called to report a small spill at the entered location. Mr. Wilkinson discovered the spill while servicing the burner. When I arrived, it appeared as though a small amount of oil had spilled from the filter housing on the tank which was located under the mobile home. Though the spill appeared small, the homeowner was alarmed because the tank was empty. 100 gallons had recently been delivered and now appeared to be gone. The tank was removed from under the building a few days later. There were no signs of a 100 gallon spill. The well serving the residence was sampled as a precaution, but returned a clean result. A new tank was later installed. I inquired with the oil company about the last delivery. Oil had been delivered recently enough, so some of the 100 gallon delivery should be in the tank. I suspect that either an unscrupulous driver put the oil in his/her own tank, or the oil was stolen from the residence. In either case, no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-139-2012* On 3-6-2012, Webster Heating reported that an oil leak had occurred at a customer's residence. The home is located at 655 Whittier Rd. in the town of Farmington. The home is owned by Debra Robbins.
 Reportedly a house cat jumped off the oil tank and landed on the filter assembly. This cracked the nipple attached to the oil line, resulting in a slow leak. The homeowner called her heating service contractor. They arrived and using the shop vac to pull a vacuum on the tank, replaced the cracked nipple.
 A few gallons of heating oil spilled onto the concrete floor, creating a nuisance oil odor problem. The heating contractor and the homeowner placed kitty litter onto the spilled fuel. I made a site visit later that day and replaced the kitty litter with speedi dri. I also placed a small volume fan in the basement and ran the discharge hose out a basement window. I gave Mrs. Robbins advice on how to wash the oil stained concrete with simple green or other surfactant.
 This spill was minor and I do not expect any additional cleanup requirements. I will return to retrieve the fan.  No further action by DEP Response Services expected.
B-102-2012*On 3/5/2012, the Maine State Police Barracks in Orono called to report a spill resulting from a fatal car accident in Charleston. The crash between a passenger car and a triaxle logging truck resulted from traveling too fast on a slippery roadway. Roughly 120 gallons of diesel fuel were discharged from the truck's saddle tanks. I hired Clean Harbors to remove product from the ditch and roadway using a vactor truck. All contaminated materials were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-103-2012*Terry Moore, of R. H. Foster, reported a spill at the BBS Lobster Co-op at 188 Pettegrow Point Road.   It appears that R. H. Foster delivered fuel the day before, and somehow spilled 10 gallons or so from the delivery truck while it drove up the driveway.   A stain was observed the following day.  R. H. Foster didn't admit that they were responsible for the spill, but they sent personnel out to clean it.  According to BBS Lobster, the secretary smelled petroleum when she left the facility, sometime after the delivery occurred.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-104-2012*1.9.12 MMA reported an estimated two gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  Pin holes in an locomotive engine hydraulic line was the cause of the leak.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the line repaired.

No further Response action anticipate.

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B-105-2012*3.7.12  Cianbro reported an estimated .25 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A line leak on an aerial lift was the cause of the spill.  The spill was clean up using sorbents and the waste entered into Cianbro's waste stream and the equipment scheduled for repair.

No further response action anticipated.

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B-106-2012*3.5.12  Monroe Fire Department reported a spill of fuel oil at the entered location.  A TR Jenesse plow truck struck a 275 gallon supply tank and ruptured the copper feed line.  An estimated one gallon may have released onto frozen ground.  Speedi-Dri was deployed and the leak stopped.  Fuel was removed from the tank.

I inspected the site on 3.6.12 and was satisfied with the clean up.  TR workers were removing the damaged tank upon my arrival.  No further response action anticipated.

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B-107-2012*3.6.12 Mr. Stone reported an estimated 35 gallon waste oil spill at the entered location, his business/residence.  A waste oil drum, stored in a detached work shop, corroded and leaked.  The oil migrated across the frozen lawn toward his drive way.  We constructed some small earthen dams to slow the migration of oil on melting snow.  We deployed sorbents to collect as much oil as possible.  The discharge remained surface due to the weather conditions.  There was no threat to well on the property, because of its distant location to the spill.  DEP estimates a twenty gallon recovery.  Sorbents were left in place and changed out by Mr. Stone and collect by DEP for disposal.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-108-2012*3.5.12  Mr. Southard reported an estimated .25 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A coupler line on an excavator ruptured.  The discharged oil impacted snow, which was removed and transported off site for appropriate pick and disposal by a qualified contractor or disposal facility.  The reported did not have an additional details.

No further response action anticipated.

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B-109-2012*Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, reported a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a broken hose on a self-loader.   Contractor, L. E. Myers Company, excavated approximately 8 yards of contaminated material.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-110-2012*Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, reported a 1 gallon spill from a broken hose on one of Myers Construction's vehicles.  Myers Construction removed 30 gallons of ice and snow along with a few sorbents.  The materials will be disposed of by Clean Harbors at the Cross Road Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-111-2012*3.7.12  Josh Morgan reported a hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  Apparently, a gasket leaked on a piece of heavy machinery, but did not make it to the ground.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbents and stored for later disposal by a qualified contractor.

No further Response action anticipated

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B-112-2012*On 3/8/12 Erica Cole of R.H. Foster called to report a 1 gallon spill at the entered location due to corrosion in the tank itself. The tank was located on a concrete floor in an attached garage. Ms. Cole reported that R.H. foster Personnel pumped out the tank and were scheduled to replace it the next day. The floor was cleaned up with speedy dry and washed twice. When I visited the site vapors could not be detected in the home and were quickly dissipating from the garage. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-113-2012*On 3.8.12, Dead River Company reported an overfill at the University of Maine at Bangor Fitness Center.  There was an issue with the vent piping which caused the driver to accidentally overfill the tank.  Oil came out the vent pipe outside the building and also the tank gauge inside.  I estimated a 1-2 gallon discharge.  Dead River technicians cleaned up the oil inside with speedi dri and sorbent pads.  They dug up the small amount of oil contaminated soil outside the building as well.
The building was the campus gym so I ran my photoionization detector (PID) through it, the highest reading was 1.5 PPM.  I reccomended to the facilities manager, Patrick Decker, that he continue to ventilate the boiler room where the spill occured and the building for the rest of the day to get rid of the oil smell.  I asked him to get back in touch with me if he felt the building was not airing out well.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-114-2012*The Bangor Fire Department reported that a vehicle leaked gasoline down Essex Street.  The spill appeared to start at the foot of the driveway at 866 Essex Street.   Due to the heavy rains overnight, the gasoline traveled approximately 700 feet with water down the street.  Pads and speedi-dry were used to soak up most of the spilled product.  No further action by response expected.
B-115-2012*3.8.12 Dead River (DR) reported an on-going #2 fuel oil spill from a residential 275 gallon (capacity) supply tank at the entered location.  I responded to the spill and met with two DR technicians who were in the process of replacing a corroded supply tank.  I observed oil on the pad area of the tank.  The ground was partially thawed and the oil was floating on melting snow and easily picked up with sorbent pads.  I estimated the spill to be approximately a half of a gallon.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-116-2012*Mr. Watson, Code Enforcement officer for Glenburn, reported that Mr. Charles McKay was burying materials at his property at 52 Kelly Road in Glenburn.   Ms. Karen Knuuti of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was also notified of this activity by Mr. McKay.   Upon my arrival at the site, I observed an excavated pit , approximately 8 feet long by 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep, with two large equipment tires, pieces of rug and other solid waste in it.  No indications of petroleum being buried in this pit were observed.   Mr. McKay was in the process of removing the solid waste from the pit and disposing of the material properly, including the tires.  I did not inspect the other parts of the property.   The property is to be sold tomorrow.   I sent a letter of my findings to the real estate agent, Dottie Boynton, the following day.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-117-2012*The Orland Fire Department reported a tractor trailer leaking fuel from its saddle tank along Route 1 in Orland.  A tractor trailer from Tri County Technical Center kicked up a piece of broken leaf spring with their tire causing it to lodge into the passenger side saddle tank.   Tri County Technical Center uses this tractor trailer to train students to drive big rigs.   The instructor put a bunch of speedi dry down and the Fire Department placed a containment pool underneath the leaking tank along with pads.   They were also able to get a Webber peddle truck to pump out the saddle tank and containment pool.  A tow truck hauled the disabled truck back to a repair shop to be fixed.  I removed the sorbents for disposal.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
I-45-2012*At 1703 hours on March 13, 2012, I received a call from Craig Morneault of Daigle Oil Company regarding a spill at the Gerard Belanger residence at 903 Aroostook Road in Wallagrass.  The spill was caused when ice and snow came of the roof of the house and broke the filter and supply line off the outdoor tank.  Mr. Belanger had just received a delivery of 65 gallons of #2 fuel oil on March 12, 2012, almost all the fuel was lost from the tank.  The fuel entered the ground along the house and seeped into the basement through the stone foundation.  The basement floor in the area of the seepage is dirt.  The basement had a strong smell of fuel oil, so I installed a fan and removed saturated absorbent pads placed by Daigle Oil company personnel.  The homeowners made the decision to leave the house and stay with family members for the night.  I turned over the case to Frank Wezner on March 14, 2012.

I visited the residence the following day. Met with Pelletier construction and had some contaminated soil removed from outside. Most of the fuel had migrated into the rock wall foundation. I had them remove a small amount of contaminated soil from inside and enclose the contaminated area of the foundation with plastic, and placed duct from the ventilation fan beneath the plastic. Placed the well on QM and will monitor odors in the basement periodically.

Returned 1 week later, no odor in the living area and none noticed in the basement. Will continue to operate the ventilation system through spring and possibly summer.

1/11/13 Site visit to check on ventilation system @ Gerard Belanger cellar.  Took reading beneath poly barrier PID = 5-6 PPM VOC's.  Spoke with Gerard, - he turns off the vent fan for the winter because it cools down his house.  He will turn in on again in the spring to activate the ventilation system.  Gerard is still on the QMP - he just recently got the sample bottles.  Gerard wants to remove the vapor barrier and fan in the early summer.  Told him I would be back in the spring to take a final PID reading and get the ventilation duct work and fan.

B-35-2012*On 1/20/12, John VanAlstyne, of Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) called to report a plow truck had been rear-ended, resulting in 7 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled from the sanding mechanism to the roadway. When I arrived, MEDOT crews had deployed sorbent pads and sand to contain the spill. We collected contaminated materials and I disposed of them appropriately. It appeared as though no oil left the paved roadway. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-37-2012*Roland of Roy Brothers reported a 5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil.  The spill occurred when the driver fell off the truck, hitting the nozzle on his way down, spraying the truck with oil.  Sorbents were used to wipe the truck down and to soak up any oil that made it to the ground.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-39-2012*On 1/25/12, the City of Bangor and the Police Department (PD) reported the possible spill of fuel oil at an abandoned property on Charles Street.  The PD responded to the house because of potential squatters.  They began searching the rooms, and when they checked the basement they saw an oil stain on the floor.  The City of Bangor wished to board up the property as it had been abandoned for over a year, and they suspected that people had been intermittently squatting in it.

When I arrived, I checked the heating oil tank and it appeared that it had developed a small weep at the bottom.  The stain on the floor was small and I detected no increase in organic vapors in the air with my photoionization detector.  I gauged the tank and found that it contained 45 gallons of # 2 fuel oil.  I decided to remove the product from the building because there would be no chance of further spillage that way.  I pumped the oil into a 55 gallon drum into my truck and disposed of it at a waste oil burner facility in Hampden.  I saw no need for a cleanup at the house.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-40-2012*On 1/26/2012, Kevin Jenssen of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Group in the Bangor Office of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection called me to report that he had discovered some spilled waste oil in a pile of debris at the Bluebird Ranch Company in Jonesboro. Employees of the company indicated that they had had problems with people leaving waste oil in drums at this particular location on the property. It appeared as though an excavator operator for the company had accidentally punctured a drum or two while sorting debris at the site resulting in a small amount of oil being spilled to the ground. I returned to the site in the spring after the snow had melted and investigated the property more thoroughly. I found a couple additional small areas of staining and was surprised that the debris piles had been removed and sorted appropriately. I oversaw the removal of a few small areas of contaminated soil. Bluebird Ranch employees disposed of all contaminated materials appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-57-2012*On 2/3/2012, I received a call from Roland Foss of Webber Energy. Mr. Foss reported that a peddle truck carrying #2 fuel oil had suffered a ruptured tank while traveling down Park Street in Orono. The rupture was the result of a frozen vacuum relief valve. Apparently the bumpy road conditions coupled with the vacuum in the tank from the previous delivery resulted in a hairline crack forming in the tank wall. The driver immediately noticed what had happened as the crack was located behind the rear windshield of the truck. He was able to get a bucket under the leak and called for another truck to come pump out the compromised pocket. Miraculously, only about 4 gallons of fuel were spilled to the ground during the whole event. The spilled oil was cleaned up appropriately with sorbents and disposed of by Webber. No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
B-60-2012*On 2.6.12, Neal Bohannon of Dead River Company, in Calais, reported the accidental overfill of an outdoor aboveground heating oil tank.  The oil impacted the ice and snow beneath the tank and was shoveled up and disposed of by Dead River Company.  The spill did not cause any vapor issues in the house, and there was no risk to any drinking water supplies.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-61-2012*An anonymous complaint reported oil had leaked from an above ground storage tank (AST) 6 months ago.  The area was covered with snow and ice.  No one has lived in this trailer for some time.  Some of the trailers are owned by the property owner, and some are owned by the individual.  At one time, this property had 10 trailers occupied.  Only 4 trailers have residents in them at this time.  During my inspection, I found 5 AST's that were empty and had their lines cut or were disconnected from their supply lines.  One was in the middle of an area with no structure close to it.  No signs of recent spillage was observed around these tanks but the ground was covered with ice and snow.  One tank was observed to have a very slow drip.  I installed some pads under the connection and alerted the neighbor.  He said that he would tell the owner and they will have it fixed.

The Maine Drinking Water Program is removing this property from their oversight since they no longer have enough residents living on the property to meet the conditions of a public drinking supply well.   Norlen's Water Treatment LLC, has been working on the well due to bacteria problems.  On my subsequent visit in August, I found no signs of stained ground at any of the 5 tanks nor the tank with the very slow drip.  The fitting was no longer leaking.   I removed the couple of pads which had almost no visible oil on them.

A tenant talked to me and indicated a new owner bought the property a month or so ago.  I gave them a call and told him that I had made a visit to the property, and that I didn't observe any issues which needed attention.  However if he finds any oil contamination or problems to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Quite a bit of work had been performed lately including the removal of numerous trailers which were in very poor condition.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
	
B-66-2012*On 2/9/2012, Steve Lemieux, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a 1.5 gallon spill at the entered location resulting from a loose petcock on a line truck. The spill was cleaned up appropriately with sorbents which were also dealt with appropriately. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-70-2012*On 2/11/12, Al Kearns from the Bangor International Airport, reported the discharge of 8 gallons of jet fuel from an aircraft.  The aircraft was being fueled when its high level alarm failed and it was overfilled.  The product was contained on the ramp and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-71-2012*On 2.12.12, I received a report of the discharge of No. 6-oil from Tim Winters of Sprague Energies.  He stated that an estimated 2-5 gallons discharged from the above ground storage tank for one of their boilers because of a failed gasket.  The oil was contained in secondary containment and removed with pumps.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-159-2012* On 3-13-2012 Central Maine Power (CM)) reported the release of about five gallons of transformer oil. This was originally reported as a automobile accident. It occurred on Chapel Street in the city of Augusta. The transformer was untagged and had a hole in it.

The lab sample later found the oil to have a level of less than one ppm of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).

A crew from CMP cleaned up the site.

No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-160-2012*On 3/14/2012 in Winthrop, Winthrop Fuel reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 heating oil from an outside oil supply tank was the result of theft of a heater and supply line. The home had gone through foreclosure and was owned by Fannie May. A site visit was made to assess the spill.

On 3/15/2012, Enpro was hired and asked to respond with a Vactor truck to remove contaminated soil from under a crawlspace. Bedrock in the spill area was <2 feet to the surface and only 1.95 tons of soil was removed. Some contaminated soil remains under the slab of the garage, removal would have effected structural integrity of the building.

The home and surrounding homes are all served by private drinking water wells. The case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
A-161-2012*Vicki Gammon from Verso Paper contacted this office to report an accidental discharge of 93% sulfuric acid to the sewer at the mill.  An estimated 2,900 gallons had been inadvertently discharged to the sewer as a result of a new delivery driver from Savage Safe Handling not making appropriate connections while delivering a tank truck load to the mill.  A valve was opened that should have remained shut, and the entire load was blown into the sewer.  Simultaneous to this occurrence, an estranged former mill employee took the mill manager hostage at gun point requiring the lock down of the mill.  No personnel were admitted to the property, so it was not feasible to respond to the mill.  There was nothing to see anyway as the discharge occurred three hours prior to the report, and the waste water treatment plant was busy adjusting the pH.  I did notify DEP Water Bureau personnel Jim Crowley.  Beth Dehaas who is the normal Verso waste water licensing person was unavailable.

No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-162-2012*Dabney Lewis, Code Enforcement Officer for Boothbay Harbor contacted this office to report a fuel oil spill at this residence.  It is unclear how the CEO was made aware of the situation.  I responded to the residence and met the owner, Mr. McNutt.  The home is downtown in commercial residential area served by public water.  Mr. McNutt was in the basement moving boxes and personal property to expose the copper supply line between the furnace and the above ground storage tank.  The home had a walk in basement full of personal property.  A faint fuel oil odor could be detected, but no free product was observed.  Exposed bedrock was in evidence.  It appeared there was a leaking fitting in the copper line.  Mr. McNutt did not want any assistance from DEP.  He had been in contact with his burner technician to repair the line.  I suggested ventilation of the area with a fan, and provided sorbent pads to wipe down bedrock surfaces impacted by the oil.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-163-2012*An estimated fifty gallons of hydraulic oil was lost from paper making machinery.  The oil was lost to the mill process sewer. No site visit made.  No Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-164-2012*On 3/14/2012, in Farmingdale, Amy Leach reported an unknown chemical spill. Ms. Leach had indicated that a thermometer with a blue liquid had broken in her dishwasher. I advised Ms. Leach that the blue liquid was most likely alcohol.  She stated that there was a strong chemical smell and that she had evacuated her family from the home. I made a site visit to investigate, the windows were open and the odor had dissipated by the time I arrived. I cleaned up the blue liquid and broken thermometer and disposed of them. I could find no information that the blue liquid was anything other than alcohol. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-581-1999*   On Tues. 10/12/99 , I briefly visited this facility to check on a planned UST abandonment and to get the contact persons signature on the DEP abandonment notice.  On-site I met CTI Fred Anderson and crew from North American Env. Services (NAES), formerly Pollution Control Services.  NAES was installing a new #4 oil AST under Mechanical Services Inc. (MSI) to replace the #6  oil UST coming out.  Anderson explained that they would be removing the #6 oil UST on 10/19 after it had been cleaned out.  The 300 degree dble-wall StP-3 UST is registered as installed by CTI #107, Robert Dutton, of MSI in 12/91.  Anderson stated the interstitial space of the tank had been taking on water (evid. of a leak).
    On Tues. 12/19/99, I met onsite with Brian Donovan of Steel Tank Ins. Co., an owner of MSI, Beth DeHaas and Ted Scharf of DEP, OEU, site assessor Doug Hammon for St. Germain & Assoc., and with a NAES crew under former CTI Jeff Eaton.  While uncovering the UST we noted a 4"x8" corrosion hole on top under a containment sump where 2x4's had been placed under the sumps to keep them steady during the 1991 install.  Donovan explained that this was from a reaction with the wood-organic matter.  The tank was tied down with plastic-sleeve coated cables rather than the required flat straps.  The #6 oil is heated to 160 to 200 degrees, though Donovan stated that the StP-3 tank is only warranted to 150 degrees: the heat will break down the epoxy coating.
    We found the tank had been taking oil into the inter. space, a problem for a year per CTI Chris Wilson.  The steel tank bottom was corroded and pealing away revealing the inter. space full of black oil and dirt.  I have rarely noted a more corroded and integrity challenged tank.  Fortunately little soil & gw contamination.  No clean-up required by DEP.  See photos, and DEP, BRWM, OEU files for further information.  I am not aware of this problem having been reported earlier as required.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-213-1998*Bob Plourde's Plumbing & Heating was hired by Gil Pelletier (872-7975) to upgrade the ASTs at a duplex he owns in Waterville (not his residence).  Mike's Oil Service (owner is Mike Leclair) was subcontracted to pump out the tanks so work could be completed.  Instead of pumping out the tank, the driver (Gene?) pumped oil into a full tank, causing a spill to the basement floor of the duplex.  Bob Plourde's staff spread speedi-dry to soak up the oil.  Mike Leclair will have Gene sweep up the speedi-dry and will take care of disposal.  No further action anticipated.
P-673-1997*A DEP Hazardous Material Spill Augusta Regional Office Report, was received by DEP, Portland. I reveiwed and returned the form to Anthoney Reed of Pioneer, attached to a DEP letter dated 7 January 1998.

Late January 1998, the DEP received and accepted the corrected report.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (05Mar98).
A-173-2001*   DEP received a report that a mystery sheen was visible on Boothbay Harbor.  No source was identified; no recovery was attempted.
A-356-1998*Tom Saviello called to report a small hydraulic oil spill. A contractor's fork lift ruptured a hydraulic hose spilling 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. All but 2 gallons was spilled to a paved surface and cleaned up. Two gallons went to the process sewer and was not recovered. No site visit was needed and no further work is needed.
B-174-2001*Roy Brothers Oil Co., a Webber Oil subsidiary, called to report that a spill had occurred at the Ruby Nelson home at 20 Loop Road, Indian Island. They had taken on Ms. Nelson as a new customer and in checking out the heating system found that the tank was leaking at the filter. This is a mobile home and the AST is on a slab at the rear of the home. The Roy Brothers technician, Dan Curtis, showed me what he believed was the cause. The gasket between the filter housing and the filter can was ovoid in shape and allowed the fuel to get by. The original report was that 500 gallons had been lost. An examination of Ms. Nelson's fuel receipts showed me that the loss was more like 200 gallons. There was no free product to recover and the area is served by town water. The site is a hard wood ridge where the soil is very rocky and covered with trees. There were no streams or wells within striking distance of this spill. As attempting to excavate would cause the loss of many trees that are part of the environment we try to protect, I decided not to dig. Through the following months I watched the site for signs of oil break out and found only one spot down hill about 25 feet that showed staining. There was still no collectable oil. As of end of August there had been no problems and I expect none. No more action is anticipated.
P-54-1997*No response, no recovery of product due to weather conditions and time of day.
A-416-1999*A leak in the oil line of the #2 turbine generator discharged about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the process sewer. The discharged was stopped and the line repaired.

See attached report from IP. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-152-1997*On April 4, 1997 at 2300 we received a call from Jason Lovejoy of the Mount Desert Police reporting an oil spill at their town garage.  The garage is also the filling station for all the town's vehicles.  Mr. Lovejoy said he was filling his police car when he went inside the garage and when he came back out he found that the nozzle shut off malfunctioned and spilled about forty five gallons of gasoline on the tarred parking area.  Sand on the lot absorbed most of the fuel and a fireman and Mr. Lovejoy spread more sand to absorb the remaining product before it flowed off the tar.  The gasoline then evaporated in a short time.  I told Mr. Lovejoy to never leave a hose unattended in the future.  No state waters were threatened.
A-125-1998*Received a call from Linda Smith about an oil spill at her residence. She complained about oil odors in her apartment from a delivery made the previous day. She also reported that both her daughter and her had headaches and were nauseous. I responded to the site and found Carol Lewis who lived in the first floor apartment. There are two 275 gallon tanks and they have separate fills and vents. One of the tanks did have some oil on it that was from some of the pipe joints. The only thing I instructed the oil company to do was to wash the tank and floor under it with a strong detergent to remove any minor amount of oil that could cause the odor problem. I also suggested that they open all the windows they could in the basement and try to keep any doors to the basement closed. No further action is needed on this site.
P-234-2001*A ServPro van caught on fire while in use, parked at the back entrance to the Park Danforth.  The Fire Department was concerned with gasoline or other chemicals used in the cleaning process being spilled.  I talked to the people from ServPro and determined that there was very little product in the van at the time.  Most of what did leak was burned, the rest was washed down into the storm drains by the water that the FD applied to put out the fire.  No further Response action is required at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 6, 2001
B-46-1998*On January 21, 1998 at 1315 we received a call from the Waldo County Sheriff's Office reporting an overturned home delivery truck on the West Road in Islesboro.  Dispatcher Stevenson said that Officer Aaron Hayden was on site and would call me in a couple of minutes.

Officer Hayden called as scheduled and said the Durkee Fuel truck slid off the road and ended upside down in a ditch.  Two wreckers had already turned the vehicle on its side and were preparing to right the vehicle.  The truck had 750 gallons on board and Officer Hayden estimated that 10-25 gallons of kerosene leaked out the hatch cover when the truck was upside down.  Nothing was currently leaking since the truck was on its side and the product level was below the hatch covers.

Office Hayden called again in fifteen minutes to report that the truck was righted without problems.  Workers shovelled the contaminated snow into a couple of drums and will recover the product with sorbents after melting the drums contents inside a garage.

No well or open waters were nearby.
P-638-2000*See separate report narrative.
B-279-1996*D-TREE = I.
B-277-2001*On 5/10/01, 0900 hours the dispatcher for Pine Tree Waste Service reported that one of their trucks had an engine problem that cause it to release a couple gallons of engine oil. The release happened when the truck was making a delivery to PERC.  The reporter said that they had deployed sorbents immediately and that the spill was cleaned up.  The spill landed on pavement.
A-547-1998*Received a call from Kennebec Sheriff's office about an accident on the Mosher Pond Road. A single axle dump truck had lost control on the road and had almost gone over the edge of the road into Mosher Pond. The accident ripped off one of the saddle tanks, which went into the pond. When I arrived, I put sorbent boom in the water to control the spread of the fuel. I retrieved the saddle tank with assistance and dragged it up on shore. We hooked a cable from the wrecker to the tank and dragged it onto the road. I could only pad up minor amounts of fuel on the bank and in the Pond. I made the decision that no removal of contaminated soil was to be done, as it would probably cause more damage to the pond and road than was worth it. Pads and boom were picked up by the end of the day. Only a sheen was seen on the water at that point. Inspection a few days later showed the sheen dissipating. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-401-2000*     DEP received a report that a small boat was sunk on a dock following heavy rain over the weekend.  A sheen was visible coming from the engine/fuel tank.  The boat was boomed and re-floated by DEP staff.  The area consists of several seasonal camps that utilize the lake (Maranacook) for water; no wells are in the immediate area.
P-672-1998*25 August 1998, Cumberland Co. sheriffs patrol, through Naples Dispatch, reported a oil spill on Route 302 in Naples.  They advise that the strip of oil runs for approximately 1/4 mile toward Bridgton, and starts at the Dixon Brother's bulk oil storage facility on Route 302.  CSO also advised that Maine DOT will sand the roadway. No contact established by law enforcement agency reporting the discharge.

No further response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (8Jan99)
B-584-2001*
On 10/13/01, 1015 hours Dead River reported an AST anomaly at 46 Market Street in Bangor. The dispatcher said that their technician had mag patched the leak, which was coming from a very small corrosion hole on the bottom mid line of the tank.  The tech also thought that the 5'X5' stain on the dirt floor beneath the tank was mostly from an earlier release.  My observations supported his contention.  The stain was virtually odorless and there was evidence of product seepage from the fill and vent pipe threads.  I expect that bioremediation had been taking place for some time.

I talked with one of the tenants (Mildred Lizzot) and left my card so that she could call me if she was bothered by the spill.  I also spoke with Joe Quinn of JGQ Properties. He is familiar with the services that we provide.
P-237-2000*Requested by the Goodwins Mills Fire Dept. to respond to a structure fire that was suspected of involving hazardous materials.  They stated that there was a strange odor and a greenish/blue liquid being emitted from the building.  During my visit, I ascertained, from undamaged containers, that the greenish/blue liquid was most likely chicken feed enhancer or fertilizer containing copper.  In addition, the odors were constant with odors emitted during a structure fire involving similar building materials.

No further action required.
B-249-1999*Adam Durrand, Central Maine Power Co., called to report that a transformer had a leaking bushing and an estimated 1/4 cup of non-PCB mineral oil was spilled. The transformer is on pole #17.1 in the Dexter Shoe parking lot on Main Street in Newport. The oil dripped onto the pavement and a few parked cars. They used sorbents to wipe down the cars and clean the pavement. They planned to wash the cars as the owners are located.
A-144-1998*     DEP received a report that a State-owned vehicle had blown it's transmission on an I-95 exit 26, Richmond, resulting in a loss of oil to pavement.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site, but observed no evidence of spillage (the vehicle had been towed by the time of my arrival).
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-200-1999*24 Jan 1999, responded to spill location and deployed sorbent pads in Panther Pond.  The subjects heating oil tank leaked and oil migrated down grade through a storm-water drainage system to the pond.

Throughout February 1999, recovered and deployed pads in drainage system and pond.  Referral to Tech. Services.

8 March 1999, excavated area on subject property and installed recovery well.  Recovered sorbents from pond and drainage ditch.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 28 July 1999.
B-58-2001*    On 2/20/01,1520 hours Greg Kilmas of Environmental Products & Services, Inc. reported a 20 gallon diesel release at Home Depot in Bangor.  The spill happened when a truck owned and operated by JRC Transportation, Inc. ruptured its' saddle tank on a cement dock. Greg said that the people on scene had tried to contact us earlier.  It turned out that they were using the wrong local area code-289 instead of 287.

Bangor Fire and Environmental Products & Service had responders on scene.  The clean up produced two fifty five-gallon drums full of oiled sorbent, which if saturated would contain three times the volume of the spill. Since the product landed on asphalt some of it would not be recoverable without removing the pavement.
B-349-1996*In checking his refrigerator's temperature, Ron Bakula broke his mercury thermometer inside the appliance.  Visiting the Bakula residence the next day, I checked the floor of the refrigerator, the kitchen floor, livingroom and sofa for mercury residue.  Bakula said he'd vacuumed up the mercury residue the day of the incident, so the chemical used to indicate mercury contamination did not turn color right away. Twenty-four hours later, the only mercury contaminated surface turned out to be the refrigerator floor, so Bakula hired Clean Harbors to clean the refrigerator for him.
B-55-1998*Late on the evening of Jan. 24, Robert Croul returned home to discover that his above ground storage tank had developed a corrosion hole in the bottom and, over the course of less than eight hours, released an estimated 125 gallons of fuel oil onto his basement floor.

Dead River personnel responded that night, but never made it to his residence, both vehicles going off the icy roads in different locations. They did provide him with sorbent pads.

On January 25, I recovered the oiled sorbents from Mr. Croul, and made arrangements for Clean Harbors to start the clean up the following day. During the course of that week, Clean Harbors transferred his firewood outside, and segregated the oil soaked firewood from the clean stuff. The oil-soaked cellar floor was washed, and the top 1/2'' of the oiled floor in the tank room was ground off.

On January 30, Clean Harbors sealed off the tank room from the living space with poly sheeting, and Robt. Sypitkowski and I installed a vent fan to vent the oil and paint fumes to the atmosphere

On Feb. 2 & 3, Clean Harbors sealed the cellar floor with epoxy paint. Also on Feb. 2, Lynch Const. removed 3 cubic yards of oil contaminated soil from around the house's perimeter drain.( It was originally thought that most of the spilled oil had exited the cellar through a wall drain, but that proved not to be the case.)

On February 13, Sypitkowski obtained a 4 hour composite sample of the atmosphere inside the living space. (results attached)  No analyte showed levels high enough to prompt any further action.
P-463-1998*On Oct. 2, 1998 I received a call from Terry Lane.  Ms Lane owns a seasonal home in North Berwick.  She had called to have the furnace inspected for the winter and the contractor had noticed an odor and stain around the oil tank.  Upon investigation it was found that the copper line had been leaking.  The spill could have been as much as 70 gallons or as little as 10 gallons.  Ms. Lane had not been living in the home over the summer.  I investigated and found only a small stain in a dirt floor basement.  The contamination did not appear to be more than a surface stain.  Ms Lane stated that there is often water on the floor of the cellar.  Therefore it is possible that the oil may have been carried away by surface water.  I checked the area around the home and found no indications of oil contamination.  Ms. Lane signed up with for the "Insurance Fund" .  However at the present there is no apparent need for remediation.  No further action.
A-502-1996*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper that he had a small spill of hydraulic oil. The spill was from the #2 paper machine dryer section. Nineteen gallons of hyraulic fluid was lost to the process sewer. None was recovered. No response was necessary. No paperwork was received from the company.
B-671-1999*     On October  21, 1999 at 1345 we received a call from David DeHaas of Jackson Labs in Bar Harbor reporting a small gasoline spill at their vehicle fueling area.  A driver was careless while filling his vehicle and spilled four gallons of gas when he overfilled the car's tank.  He recovered the fuel with Speedi-Dri.  No gas reached any drains.
P-655-1998*The Department received a call from Mr McFadden who for years has lived behind the old Johnson property where Ed Johnson had three ten thousand gallon bulk storage tanks for  fuel oil. Due to the recent news concerning historic spills of fuel oil in the town Mr. McFadden was concerned  due to his wells proximity to the Johnson oil site. I took a water sample running it for DRO. Results came back negative for DRO. I see no further action at this time.
A-98-2000*A number of wells along Route 1 in Edgecomb are being monitored as part of the Bagel Express case (A-335-97). Contamination at Bagel Express is weathered gasoline and fuel oil. Because contamination found at the Sheepscot River Pottery (an envelope in the fuel oil to mineral grease region--lab results attached) is different from what was found at the Bagel Express, a new spill number was assigned.

Sheepscot River Pottery has been on quarterly monitoring since 7/9/99 (QM 1345). Filters were installed in August 1999.

Alex Pugh, Tech Services geologist, is handling this case. No further action is required by Response Services at this time.
P-898-2001*The boat was pulled from the water Thursday, Mr. Emery had started maintenance for a full boat inspection.  He had pulled the water plugs yesterday and drained strictly water.  But today the foremen noticed and reported a small discharge of oil from the vessel.

Mr. Emery reported having an engine seal failure earlier in the season, it was repaired and cleaned.  However it appears a small amount of crankcase  oil remained in the bilge, and when all the water was evacuated the oil seeped out.  Enough to stain a small area of asphalt directly adjacent to the vessel.

USCG Scarponi and Caleb also investigated the discharge.

Based on the information provided and evidence found no further action is warranted at this time from this release.
B-287-1997*6/8/97 @ 1728

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked me to make contact with Victoria Justice at 581-4055, in reference to a stolen vehicle being removed from the Stillwater River in Orono.  I phoned the provided number and was in contact with the answering machine on the desk of Isetta Tourtillotte at the University of Maine.

About fifteen minutes later Victoria Justice phoned and explained what was going on.  According to Ms. Justice, a student's truck was reported as stolen in April.  This is the same vehicle that was found and removed from the Stillwater River at a location off College Avenue, near the steam plant parking lot.  It is not known at this time if the vehicle was stolen or perhaps the vehicle was left in neutral or the parking brake was not on.  This would not be the first reported vehicle in the Stillwater River that rolled in from the parking lot.
P-889-2001*Please see attached CMP report.
P-448-1999*     On Wed. 6/30/99, I visited this rural, residential, mobile home park in response to a gw complaint by Mr. Bob Neff of the Maine State Manufactured Housing Board.  Mr. Neff had received a complaint form tenant Scott Roy that the water was unpalatable and may be petroleum or chemical contaminated.  The park is on Sunset Cove Rd. (Fire Road 616).
     There are seven homes in the park with a drilled well feeding all seven homes (too few to be classed as a public water supply).  Other homes are set along the water's edge downgrade.   Bedrock outcrops in several locations in the small park.  The road and driveways are gravel allowing petroleum spillage to potentially contaminate the bedrock groundwater easily.  I noted no obvious petro. spillage.
     On 6/30/99, I sampled from Mr. Roy's home and noted a strong, bitter odor that I could not identify.  A neighbor, Shelly Wilson, stated the park owner was working on a filter.  Ed Young of Water Treatment Equip. Inc. informed me they were working on Mn & Fe treatment.  Around the pump-house I noted a large Fe stain with runoff indicating a severe metals problem with gw.  Natural manganese may be a cause of the odor I noted.  The old DFSP-to-BNAS oil pipeline is not far away so was also considered a possible contam. source.
     On 7/8/99 I received lab results back indicating ND for DRO analysis, and no volatile organics except for 1.4 ppb MTBE (method 524.2).  This low level of MTBE may be incorrect, cross or lab contamination though is possible considering the land use and geology [DEP action level for MTBE is 25 ppb at present].  At this time no reimbursement will be requested.  A 7/27/99 sample was analysed to be 2.8 ppb MTBE.  This report will be addendummed as needed.  See letter on 8/12/99 and attachments.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-63-1996*A break in a flange on the fiberglass line released acid sewer gases. These gases contain chlorine. The flange and stand pipe were sealed to prevent further offgasing. The line and gasket will be repaired sometime in the spring of 1996. No site visit was made.
A-420-1999*Mrs. Johnson reported oil was seeping into their fire pit. She was concerned because their well is only a few feet away. She and her family (including four children) purchased the house in May. The children have been complaining of headaches.

I visited the site on July 13. I enlarged the fire pit but did not observe any evidence of oil. PID readings were negative. Mrs. Johnson told me they had a fire in the pit, which probably removed all traces of oil. The previous owner lived in the home a year. It is believed the owner prior to the person she purchased the home from had a lot of junk in the yard including old engines and cars.

I took a water sample. Results were <50 ppm for DRO. I asked Mrs. Johnson to call us immediately if she observed oil on her property in the future.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-796-1999* Adams Realty called this office to request a waiver, the waiver was granted and the underground tank was removed on 12-22-99. I was on site and no oil spillage or leakage had occurred. The UST was not registered and had exceeded the deadline by several years. In addition, the tank contained some oil which was pumped out by Frontier Oil Company.
P-327-1997*13 May 97, met Capt. Dion in Brunswick to investigate a
discharge of suspected heating oil. A stream that intersects Pleasant street at True Value Hardware and the Miss Brunswick Diner was surveyed up stream by Dion and myself.

Capt. Dion informed me that in March of this year the FD received several compliants of a fuel oil odor in the above referenced area. The FD could not locate a hard copy of the compliants. Sorbent boom was deployed by the FD in the stream and a small amount of oil was recovered.

No indication of a discharge was found.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (24Jul97)
P-633-1997*29 August 1997, responded to spill location. Assisted Clean Harbors in sorbent pad recovery (pads deployed by Scarborough FD). Off loaded 15 gallons of diesel to limit further spills from breach in fuel saddle tank; closed cross over valves.

Fuel spilled into an unnamed stream. The deployement of pads and the contruction of a dike by the Scarborough Police Dept. limit the impact. No recovery was possible and no sheen was observed in the stream after the pads were recovered.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-583-1998*    On 11/19/98 I confirmed the presence of motor fuel type vent pipes emanating from the roof of this downtown York Village business building.  The building appears to be an old fire station or taxi company converted to retail space.  Coming out of the lower building roof above Manzi's Barber Shop next to Salsbury Ave., were two 2" vent pipes with caps.  The two pipes were the types for motor fuel UST's.  I noted no fill pipes or road boxes obvious.
      I found an 8/31/89 registration number for two UST's, installed on 10/1/69 of an unknown product, listed as abandoned-in-place on 5/1/90.  This was prior to the requirement for UST closure assessments.  As the piping was not removed as required there is no assurance that the abandonment was properly accomplished or done at all, as per CMR 691 Appendix K.
     This commercial & residential area is served by public water and sewer and I am aware of no vapor problems in structures at present.  Further Maine DEP. actions possible.




S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-648-2001*      On November 16, 2001 at 0930 we received a call from Brian Rolfe of Wagner Forest Management reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a log slasher in T-5  R-18.  A blown hose on the slasher caused a couple gallons of oil to leak onto the ground.  Workers recovered a gallon of the product with sorbents.  The spill occurred on November 14,  but Mr. Rolfe didn't know about it until the 16th.  No state waters were threatened.
B-627-1997*The 20 k gallon diesel tank at Dysart's scales was removed on 10/29/97.  About 330 cubic yards of fill contaminated by overfills of the tank were removed and spread to weather on a nearby portion of Dysart's land.  See the site assessment by Fessenden Geo-Environmental on file in Bangor and Augusta.
B-401-1996*In the on-going saga of small overfills, leaks and spillage at the Enfield Irving, another occurred on July 22.  Because the diesel tanks are manifolded together and the fillpipes are only 3", the tanks CAN become overpressurized if the transport driver tries to fill the tanks too fast. That happened on the 22nd with a small amount of diesel being burped out the vent.  The attendant at the station pegged the volume at "a couple capfuls", so call it 1/2 gallon.  The problem was that the oil spilled onto Beverly Severance's property, who has maintained for years that he can't sell his property because of contamination caused by Irving Oil.

Mr. Severance's attorney reported the spill on 7/26, and I looked at it on 7/27.  The Irving personnel did not deny the spill and on 7/29 I called Jerry Lemire to notify him, and find out what he intended to do to keep these overfills from happening.

Lemire managed to locate some 3"overfill devices that will prevent the tanks becoming overpressurized and hopefully head off a recurrence.  They were installed the following week.

Unbeknownst to me, Lemire shortly thereafter had Thibodeau Construction go to Mr. Severance's lot and start to remove the newly contaminated soil.  When Severance found out that they only intended to remove  the contaminated surface soil he booted them off his property, insisting that the contamination was much deeper.
B-495-1997*In the summer of 1996 the Me. DEP and the Me. Board of Pesticide Control held a joint operation to recover and dispose of old or obsolete pesticides from a list of known owners.  At the end of the pickup period a few people had not brought in the materials.  In 1997 another joint operation was organized and my supervisor requested that I do what I could to see that the outstanding pesticides were recovered and disposed of.

I contacted Mr. Louis Blodgett of Blue Hill Country Club and learned that he still had the 78 pounds of chlordane listed with the Board of Pesticide Control.  In addition, he'd like to get rid of it.  Since he hadn't brought it in the year before as requested I offered to pick it up thus assuring that the pesticide would not end up in the environment.  He found this agreeable and on 7/22/97 Robert Whittier and myself picked it up, stored it in our hazardous materials storage building and later loaded it on a Board of Pesticide truck which hauled it to Augusta where it was shipped out through a licensed hazardous waste hauler.
P-904-2001*On Sunday 11/04/01 Mr. Peter Mitschele was removing asbestos insulation from the unit 2 boiler.  He thought being the owner/landlord allowed him to remove the material.  Upon doing so, the tenant called the PFD who arrived and asked Mr. Mistchele to stop the removal action and then contacted DEP.

DEP/Cyr arrived and spoke with Peter he had wetted the material, bagged it in double plastic bags and used an APR while completing the removal.  Mitschele explained he thought he could do the removal as he was the property owner, after having declined the offer for assistance from a tenant.  The boiler had failed (unit 2 with no heat) and the heating tech's asked for it to be removed prior to the install of the new unit.

John Bucci of the DEP asbestos unit was called and referred the case. He was given Peters number and stated he would call and inform him of his options for compliance.

No additional actions are planned for the response division, it has been referred to Asbestos.

P-315-2000*24 May 2000, responded to spill location.  Upon arrival I observed that Fielding Oil representatives had a residential, one car garage cleaned out of oil impacted material (cardboard, papers and cord wood).  The night before, the home owner accidently drove his car too far into the garage striking the wood pile.  The wood fell onto the heating oil tank rupturing the copper supply line.  Over the course of the night an estimated that 25 gallons of #2 oil discharged to both the garage and out through seams in the sill.

I did not observe an impact to the soil outside the garage.  I observed a slight sheen with the rain run off, but nothing recoverable.  A lot of the oil was captured by absorbent materials in the garage.

Phone contact with Kevin O'neil of State Farm Insurance, advised me that the condo association insurance has coverage and that he is filing a claim for clean up costs.  No further contact has been received by DEP as of 11 Sep  2000, regarding this matter.

No further Response actions warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11 Sep 2000.
I-136-1998*On 7-15-98, the town manager of Ashland called to report that a truck belonging to Jandreau Trucking had slipped the emergency brake and crashed into the porch of a house on Exchange street in Ashland. The saddle tank was puctured and about 10 gallons spilled onto the road before the Fire Dept. could get there and lay sorbent pads and stop the leak. I went there and met with the truck driver that day. All oil on the road had been cleaned up but some had got to the dirt driveway of the impacted house. I had the driver shovel the dirt up from the driveway and take it to his shop.
B-242-2001*     On 04/29/01, 1730 hours Russell Taylor, who lives on the Login Road in Frankfort reported that there was a white Subaru upside-down in a bog on the White Orchard Road in Frankfort.  I passed this information on to the warden service and they were not interested inasmuch as  they were not prepared to deal with it.  Bob Whittier tried to get to the site but felt that White Orchard Road was impassable.  Considering the negligible risk to the environment and the price of persistence in terms of our vehicles, I discontinued the investigation.
B-378-1996*D-TREE=I.
B-682-1996*A Dead River service van, en route to a service call at the Benoit residence, slid off the ice covered driveway and into a small wet hole.  A small amount of gasoline was spilled from  the vehicle's tank, but the the major source of contamination was from a 5 gallon bucket of waste fuel the driver had in the back.

Almost all the spilled product was recovered with sorbents.
P-390-2001*Discharge was the result of several leaking saddle tanks on oil delivery trucks in Union Oil Co.'s storage yard.  DEP responded and observed several stained areas requiring excavation.  Union Oil Co. excavated a total of 2.9 tons of contaminated soil for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-951-2001*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank resulting in the release of an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil.  DEP responded and facilitated the removal of a total of 3.17 tons of contaminated soil for disposal at Commercial Recycling Systems. Due to constraints of the property, excavation was limited and some contamination remained; therefore, a sample was collected from the residential well on-site.  Results of the sample collected on January 23, 2001, indicated no diesel range organics were present above detection limits.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-564-1998*The Gorham Residense's wellwater was sampled in the summer of 1998 as part of the MTBE random sampling program.  The original results showed 1.7 ppb MTBE.  I investigated the site and found no evidense or source of groundwater contamination.  I resampled the wellwater, results detected no MTBE.  No further action is likely at this time.
B-397-2000*B-397-2000
07/26/2000 08:01


     Melissa Stein of Irving Oil called to report a leak of hydraulic fluid at the Irving Mainway in Newport.  It was stated that it was not known how the spill occurred.  It was suspected that a tractor trailer developed a leak and drove off.  The spill created a slick about one hundred feet long.  It was estimated that 5-10 gallons were lost.  Irving Oil personnel cleaned up much of the spill.
P-230-1998*On May 29, 1998 Peter Blanchard - DEP Augusta contacted me about an anonymous call he had received concerning an oil smell at Reinharts Greenhouse in Naples.  I visited the greenhouse, there was an old 275 gallon oil tank in the shop, but no indictation of any leakage.  I spoke with Donald Reinhart the owner, he said the tank in the shop was empty and not connected to anything.  He also stated he had no knbowledge of a spill.  No further action.
A-681-2000* Tracy Hall of Intervale NH, was visiting her mother, Pat Seaward at Pat's residence in Monmouth on or about 12-6-00. Tracy's automobile developed a gasoline leak while parked at Pat's residence. The leak occurred at the tank or gas filter. On the morning of 12-6-00 they noticed a strong odor of gasoline and looked under the car and found a stain about 3 feet in diameter.
 It was at this time that Pat reported the spill to the on call staff at DEP. The ground was frozen at this location and it is our opinion that the gasoline did not penetrate very deep.
 Several days later when the ambiant temperatures moderated, Pat dug up the contaminated soil. This soil wil be placed into the regular waste stream.
P-257-2001*Discharge of approximately 250 gallons of #1 fuel oil  was the result of a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground storage tank.  DEP responded and removed a small amount of oiled snow for disposal.  A majority of the oil flowed underneath the garage and the owner was reluctant to pursue it.  DEP sampled the on-site well and result did not indicate that it was impacted.  DEP revisited the site several times to determine if the oil had migrated out from under the garage and did not observe the oil.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-375-1999*     On Tues., 6/15/99 I responded to a 6/8/99 complaint regarding an overflowing waste oil AST located at this rural town transfer station.  I noted a full 500 gal. single-wall, bare steel AST within a concrete berm with a roof.  There was about 6" of black oil in the berm with overflow down the side from the fill and other bungs. From the fittings and deep corrosion the AST was identified as a former UST.  A town resident stated that the AST used to be a UST belonging to a former selectman. [As of 9/21/91 it is  prohibited to re-use UST's as AST's unless approved by the manufacturer, et al.]
     Black oil was seeping out the bottom of the berm.  There were drums of light oil and waste oil also onsite, with surface spillage (see photos).  Most leakage was kept within the berm.  There are no residences with wells within 300' of the site.  I have noted no evidence that these spills were reported to DEP as required.  The site is located 4.7 miles N of the So. Waterboro Rd./Rt. 35 intersection and town office.  The area is on private wells and septic.
     Responding to my clean-up memo, dropped at the town office on 6/15, I met selectman Stephen Curtis, and a TWM vacuum truck onsite on 6/17/99 which vacuumed out the AST, berm, and drums.  I gave Curtis a bale of sorbent pads to have the berm wiped dry after pumping.
      On 6/21/99, Bill Bullard of DEP Solid Waste Div. told me he was involved in the site concurrently.  He had done a site visit after the 6/17 pump-out and noted several more inches of oil back in the berm.  Based on this we believe the tank to be leaking.  In a 6/21/99 letter (attached) Bullard advised the town to replace the AST and I concur with his decision.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.  See attachments.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP BRWM
P-146-1999*On March 1, 1999 I was contacted by the Maine State Police about a tractor-trailer accident at mile 14 southbound of the Maine Turnpike.  I responded to the accident.  When I arrived on the scene I found that the accident had involved two tractor-trailers and one car.  One truck had lost all of it's fuel from both tanks.  The second truck had lost no fuel and had no damage to the tanks.  The car had lost all it's gas.   The Wells Fire Department was on scene, they had stated that fuel was running down a storm drain when they had arrived, so they diked off the drain.  It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.  It appeared that most of the diesel and gas had been washed away.  I recovered approximatley 30 gallons of diesel and hydraulic oil.  The next day I went back to the scene.  There was no oil visible on the run-off stream that the drain emptied to.  I will be seeking reimbursement, from the responsible trucking company, for sorbent material used.  No further action.
B-530-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-599-1998*B-599-98 Fraser Res. - Abbot

Earl Brassier, of Chase-Kimball Oil Co., called to report an oil spill at the residence of William Fraser on the Back Abbot Road. He had no idea about how much was lost, just that he had been called to the residence to hook up a vertical 275 AST that the owner had disconnected and moved by himself. The tank's outlet had been plugged with a stick and a rag and had obviously leaked. I called Mr. Fraser and made an appointment to see the site.
   On my arrival I was met by Mr. Fraser's brother who explained that Mr. Fraser was detained at the doctor's office. I learned that they had moved the tank from the rear of the house to the front in order to rebuild the rear shed and also be closer to the new heater. This house (the first on the left after crossing into Abbot from Guilford) is at the top of a steep hill. The well is a couple of hundred feet behind the house at about the same elevation. There are no neighbors near enough to be endangered by the oil and, from what I saw at the spill site, I don't believe that much oil was lost. As such I did not require any further action.
B-46-1999*B-046-99 Carr Res. - Hermon


Steve Pelkey, Pelkey Oil Co., called to report that his burner man had been to the Alton Carr residence in Hermon, Box 1080 Fuller Rd., and had noticed that the outside oil tank had been leaking through a corrosion spot for some time. There was no free product, just a stain below the tank. I called Mr. Carr and made arrangements to visit the site.
   Mr. Carr had placed a bucket under the leak and in three days it had collected about 1/4 cup of kerosene. There was an oil stain under the tank and out onto the lawn. I'd estimate the stain to cover about 15 square feet all together. The trailer is on a slab above grade so no oil was in the crawl space under the trailer. The drilled well is about 50 feet away. Mr. Carr said that while working in the yard a month ago there was no stain or odor and there was no snow to cover it up.
Mr. Carr also relates that the soil is very dense clay as he has difficulty growing things. I was concerned that the oil had penetrated the soil below the tank. So after the oil tank was removed, I drove a pickaxe into the soil at the location of the drip. The ground was frozen hard; thus leading me to believe that the frozen soil had pooled the oil under the tank and the rain of the previous week pushed the puddled oil out onto the lawn were the grass soaked it up.
   I'm confident that the well will not be impacted and no further action is necessary.
P-338-1996*On June 4, 1996 Pat Seaward of the Division of Technical Services relayed to me a report she had received from Ed Young of Water Treatment Systems of a contaminated well on Bailey Island.  Mr. Young had smelled a petroleum odor in the iron removal filters at a residence owned by Ann Chaplain, and rented out during the summer.  I contacted the property manager, Becky-Sue Betts of "Your Island Connection" and met her on site to take a confirmatory sample.  The water was sampled for both diesel range organics (DRO) and gasoline range organics (GRO).  The site tested positive for GRO and I arranged to have a filter installed.  John Dunlap and I returned several weeks later, re-sampled the well and sampled several others in the area.  Two additional residences tested positive for GRO at that time.  I had several conversations with the local residences and learned that there were 3 known former gasoline facilties; two with underground tanks and one with above ground tanks.  All facilities had been abandoned and the tanks removed a substantial number of years ago.

As there was no identified source for the contamination, and the three bedrock wells have tested positive for petroleum contamination with 3-5 at risk, the case was referred to Pat Seaward of the Division of Technical Services.   Pat later identified the source as an historical above ground kerosene spill.

The only further action necessary by Response Services will be to assist Tech. Services as requested.




________________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management


I-117-1997*Mrs Lowery called and reported that her well was contaminated with fuel oil.

She advised me that she had had a problem in 1988 or there about. Her 275-gal. Aboveground Storage Tank (AST)  tank developed a leak in the bottom seam which emptied the tank in a very short time frame.

Her sons recovered as much free product as they could but the cellar floor is made up from ledge.

The well was contaminated the next day. The well is located about 15 feet from the spill site.

I collected about 1.5 gals of oil from the top of her well and from toilet tank.

Fire Marshal's office was informed  08/26/97 by FAX.

Paul Blood was on site on 8/26/97 and located a site for a new well, which was drilled on 8/28/97 by "Babe Michaud."

Water hook up will take place on 9/4/97.

After the water is hooked up we will attempt to get the oil out of her water system in the house.
A-537-2001* A mechanical problem, fuel pump, resulted in the release of about 1/2 gallon of gasoline at the Irving station located at 3 Canton St.

Affected media cleaned up by Irving personel and Rockland Fire Department.
A-437-2001*Lightning damage. No site visit made. See attached report. No further action expected.
B-49-1998*Sometime before 1/21/98 I was talking casually with Dr. Mazze.  During the course of our conversation Rick indicated that he had been smelling propane in his apartment building at 44 Penobscot Street.  He said that he had complained to the vendor and the vendor responded by saying that the odor was due to an insignificant leak.  I told him that I would come over and determine whether or not they had an explosion hazard.  On 1/21/98 I visited the site with a Minie Guard Explosimeter.  (I had determined that the Photon would not detect propane. This meant that the investigation would lack sensitivity).  At the time of my visit there was no odor and the explosimeter didn't move off zero.  A few days later I mentioned my zero finding to Rick.  He said that he hadn't noticed it lately either.
B-76-1997*Jeff Goding, Marshfield resident, called to request a waiver to remove a 2000 gallon underground fuel tank at his Ridge Road residence.  The tank was removed leaving the hole for later inspection.  No evidence of contamination could be found within the excavation or within the soil removed.
P-375-1990*
Spill Report Update of 2/26/04, by SGB

In 1990 it appears DEP was notified by an anonymous caller of unregistered UST's at the International Woolens Co. mill.  John Gordon investigated at the request of David Simonson of DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit.  Gordon found no evidence of unregistered UST's.

[Later in 1990 and 1993, five unregistered 20,000-gal. #6 oil and one 500-gal. diesel tanks were identified and implicated in several discharges.  Location was off Pioneer Ave.  See P-392-93 and P-375-90  for further information.]
A-147-1997*     DEP received a report that diesel fuel had spilled following a vehicle accident in Dixfield.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 5/2/97.  An estimated 50 gallons had been lost via a ruptured saddle tank; this had flowed into a roadside stream.  Local fire authorities had effectively contained the oil along a 150' section of stream; this oil was collected using sorbent pads and a vacuum truck.  The adjacent property (Hall) is used for agricultural purposes and is not considered likely to be adversely affected by any residual contamination.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-686-1999*On 10/28/99, 0927 hours Brad Kelso of Georgia-Pacific Corporation reported an 85 gallon diesel overfill at their OSB plant, which is on Track Road.  A log loader was being fueled from an AST supply when the automatic shutoff on the nozzle failed.  The spill was recovered immediately with pads, sawdust and speedydry.  The clean up produced two cubic yards of material that was burned in their biomass boiler.

A-474-2000*Received a call from Allison Rich concerning a small mercury spill.  I responded to the site.  She said that she broke an oral thermometer in her bedroom shaking it down.  The spill was between the headboard and the wall.  Ms. Rich had already removed the mattress from the bed.  I cleaned up the spill with a Mercury spill kit, mainly using an aspirator bulb to pick up the droplets.  I sprinkled some indicator powder and told her to call if there were black spots.  She left a message a few days later saying there were a few spots in the powder.  I called back, but her husband had already vacuumed up the powder.  I urged her to change the bag on the vacuum cleaner and dispose of it promptly.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-176-1996*The Department received a call from Poland Fire about a tank truck leaking #6 oil on Route 26.  When I arrived at the scene I found the truck with approximately 3 gallons of spilled oil around it.  The spill occurred due to a valve that had not been secured before transport.  The valve started leaking product out the top of the tank about 1/2 mile before the truck actually stopped.  Approximately 5 gallons had spilled out on the road and was not recoverabl.  DOT sanded the roadway that was affected by the oil.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the oil on the shoulder of the road, they arrived about 1845 and scraped the oil up from the ground and into a drum.  The valve on the truck was secured.  No further action.
I-192-1997*After giving proper notice, three tanks were removed.

B 2 standard was used even though wells are located in the area. Reasoning is that due to the distance and the minor amount of contamination identifed on site, the B- 2 standard can be applied.

Case Closed
A-57-1996*AST filled on 2-2-96 w/ 243 gallons.  Service on 2-9-96 no leak was apparent.  Leak discovered on 2-11-96. 185 gallons pumped out of tank.  A new tank was installed.  Sawdust was used to clean up spilled fuel. This material was put into the regular waste stream. Site visit on 2-12. The original estimate of the spill was 60 gallons.  I think that the spill was 5 gallons, based on my conversations with Mrs. Lee's sons. Clean up was done by her sons and no further action will be required.
B-329-1998*On May 18, 1998 at 1530 we received a call from dispatcher Thompson of the Piscatiquis County Sheriff's Office reporting a hundred gallon diesel spill on Route 16 in Dover.  I contacted Fire Dept. Capt. Tony Redmond who said that a holding strap on an Interline transport truck broke causing a full saddle tank to fall and rip open along the roadside.  Capt. Redmond's men had soaked up some product with sorbents.  The area is on Town water.

I arrived on site and met Capt. Redmond and we bagged up the sorbents that his men used.  Some of the product soaked into the front lawn of a home so I had a town backhoe excavate about eight yards of sod and soil.  We landspread this material the following morning at the Barrett Paving facility in Dover.  Gerald Jackson, a local contractor, filled the excavated area with loam and seeded it.  On May 20 I talked to Troy Dunphy of Interline Trucking and explained the clean-up.  He accepted responsibility for the clean-up.

Rec. file.
P-359-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
A-291-2001*   DEP received a report that this mineral oil spill had occurred involving an untagged transformer.  Analysis later indicated no PCBs present.
P-753-1997*Received call reporting discovery of contamination during site assessment.  Laboratory analysis confirmed petroleum contamination present.  Site is considered Baseline-1 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.  Contamination level did not exceed D-Tree level and no clean-up was required.




_________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-511-1999*       On August 22, 1999 at 0115 we received a call from Dave Tourtillotte of the Orrington Fire Dept. reporting a tipped outside tank at the home of Mr. Bernard MacDonald on 46 Hatfield Rd. in Orrington.  Mr Tourtillotte said about half the tank spilled and that Mr. MacDonald's drilled well is nearby.
         I visited the site the next morning and found that the location is on a steep slope down to the Penobscot River.  I explained the cleanup situation and the fund to Mr. MacDonald and he hired Thibodeau to excavate the area and haul the contaminated soil to their asphalt plant for disposal.  We scheduled this work for Monday morning.  Meanwhile, Mr. MacDonald hired Dead River Oil to pump out the fallen tank and do a new installation.  The tank tipped because a leg fell off a cinder block that frost had heaved.  Dead River pumped out and removed the old tank that afternoon.
     On August 23 Thibodeau construction removed 18 yards of contaminated soil which was hauled to their batch plant.  Luckily the MacDonald's well is located upslope and upgradient from the spill and should not be in any danger of contamination.


I-49-1997*On 5-14-97, Allen Michaud of Daigle Oil in Madawaska called this office to report there had been a spill of Kerosine at the residence of one of their customers at Dufours Trailer Park in Madawaska. They estimated at least 100 gallons had bee lost over the winter from a leaking filter on the 275 tank they had recently installed. I met with the trailer owners (Mr. and Mrs. Cyr) and a local contractor that day. It appeared the lost kerosine migrated beneath the trailer. A  concrete slab the trailer was on eliminated the possibility of any noticable odors in the house. Work was begun that day to try to recover product. About 125 yards of soil was removed from both sides of the trailer and from as far beneath as was possible without undermining the slab.
A-498-1999*DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at an AST in this residential cellar.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It was apparent that some spillage had occurred in the recent past; the concrete floor was stained in the vicinity of the tank and some oil had absorbed into cardboard boxes.  The cellar is extremely cluttered with boxes and other possessions of the homeowner.  There was no recoverable oil and no measurable odors detected by PID.  The neighborhood is served by municipal water and the leak had been repaired by a local oil company.  It was my determination that no remediation was warranted here.
I-21-2001*One of Dead River's drivers noticed a discoloration of the snow under one of their pumps at the Fort Kent Bulk Plant. Further investigation revealed that a seal was leaking.

A pickup load of contaminated snow was excavated and hauled to the landfill by Dead River staff.

The seal was wrapped with sorbants & poly to keep the plant operational until the seal could be replaced.

The site will continue to be monitored through the spring melt and will receive further clean-up as needed.

Case closed.
B-562-2001*The attached letter was forwarded to the Bangor Office from Augusta on 10/5/01.  On 10/9, Tom Maleck and I went to the site and located the drums, dumped off a truck, down over an 8' bank.  They contained waste oil contaminated with water.

Using an air pump, we pumped the waste back up the bank and into new drums aboard our truck, then squeezed the old drums aboard, too.

Case closed.
P-369-1998*24 July 1998, met USCG represetatives on site at Fore R., adjacent to Clean Harbors, INC.  No sheen detected.

No further response action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4 August 1998).
I-110-1996*On 9-26-96, Julie Chismas of County Environmental called this office to report that while conducting a site assessment for the removal of a #2 fuel tank at Industrial Plumbing and Heating a hole was discovered in the tank. There was also evidence of soil contamination. Contaminated soil was removed and several private drinking water wells were sampled.
B-87-1999*   Walter Carver called to report that they had suffered an overfill of #2 oil at a rental house on Jonesport Avenue. The house is owned by Florence Smith, 21 Black Plain Road, Exeter, Rhode Island. Some one had checked on the uninhabited home and found that there was no heat. Assuming that it had run out of fuel, they called Carver Oil to fill the tank. Problem was Bangor Hydro Electric Co. had turned off the electricity. When the deliveryman made his drop he was expecting to fill an empty tank and was caught off guard.
   He estimated that about 15 gallons puked out the vent and leaked inside from loose pipe fittings. The majority of the oil was padded up off the neighbor's (Phyllis Beal) frozen driveway. They contacted the rental manager, Elma Davis 497-5979, for access to the basement to check on the tank and found that a little had spilled down the side of the tank and onto the floor. None made it to the cellar sump. This to was quickly padded up.
   No further action expected.
P-170-1999*On 3/5/99 I received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Dept. reporting a Kerosene spill in Kennebunk.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned from the Kennebunk Police and Fire Depts. that someone had broken into the seasonal home of Ted Fraser and had attempted to steal a monitor heater.  In the process, a fuel line was damaged causing a spill of approximately 50 gallons.  Most of the oil had soaked into the floor of the home and a small amount had gone into a crawl space under the home.  There was no access to the spill location under the home.

I suggested that Mr. Fraser contact his insurance company to have the floors at least cleaned if not replaced.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 8, 1999
A-40-1998*Received a report of a private car going through the ice on Puddelduck Lake in Nobelboro. A Maine Warden was on scene and reported a sheen but no free product. No site visit was required and no further action is necessary.
P-715-1997*Mr. Grose had contacted the Department regarding his concern about the demolition of a building located in proximity to his mother's well.  He stated that kerosene had been discharged on the ground and that nothing was being done about its recovery.

I met with Phil Labbe of Phil Labbe Excavating, contractor performing the demolition, and discussed the situation.  He stated that while removing a kerosene tank approximitly 5 gallons of kerosene had spilled on the concrete floor which was immediately cleaned-up.  There was also question about a 275 AST that was cut open and used as a fire barrel.  Kerosene was used to start the fire where an unknown amount was spilled on the ground.  There was a small amount of contaminated soil that was removed and spread at Labbe's yard.

There were two wells in question and the one most at jeopardy of becoming contamintated, if at all, was not the well of Mr. Grose's mother.  Mr. Labbe stated that the well of the demo-property would be tested after his work was completed.

No further action required.
P-40-1989*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Jan. 2004 by SGB
	1/27/89: contaminated soil found around retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Site located in dense commercial area, on city water & sewer service.  Both tanks tested.  Portland Pump Co. onsite for Gibbs Oil.  Environmental consultant Hydro Enviro. Tech. involved for Gibbs and installed three monitoring wells.
	UST's abandoned by removal in May, 1989.  See P-478-02 and DEP UST Reg. files for further information.
.
A-634-2001*Received a call from Mike Simard of Simard and Sons concerning a small leak at the Dresden Fire Station. While replacing the pump at the station, they found contamination under the pump and dug out the soil. They reported that high PID reading was 213 ppm bag headspace. The soil was stockpiled with other contaminated soil for disposal at Commercial Paving. No further work is necessary on this site.


I-189-1999*On 12-20-99, Paul Barnes of the Loring Fire Dept. called to report that a spill had occured at building 8710. A furnace pump had malfunctioned and about 5 gallons was spilled onto the basement floor. All was removed by the fire dept. with sorbent pads.
I-198-1999*Small spill due to vehicle accident.



P-382-1999*    On Wed. 6/16/99, DEP received notice of a 6/11/99 spill of about 1/2 cup of Copper Acetoarsenite (Paris Green) powder in the basement of the rural house of Mr. John Bump & family.  While collecting for a public Haz. Waste pick-up the open box had spilled onto the basement floor.  Paris Green is a Class 1 banned insecticide noted for its emerald green color as well as its toxicity.  I advised the Bumps to keep away from the discharge until we could research and organize a response.   I called SOS for a quote on a response and clean-up though was not called back.
    The Paris Green was about 45 years old.   See the attached MSDS for further information.  Maine Board of Pesticide Control (BPC) and references was checked for response and clean-up recommendations.
    On 6/17/99 Ann Hemmenway and I visited the site for an evaluation and clean-up in Level-B PPE.  The powder was evident on the concrete floor in the narrow space between the chimney and furnace.  Using appropriate PPE the spill was swept up as best possible into a bag, and then residual was wetted and wiped several times till no more color was evident.  All waste and spent equipment was double bagged for disposal by DEP during the next DEP/BPC pesticide pick-up.  Other, non-throw away, equipment was appropriately deconned.
   No further DEP actions are expected.  No reimbursement is recommended.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-96-1996*On 9-4-96, Chad Bourgoin called this office to report that there had been a spill of Hydraulic fluid on Northcutt Road. All had been cleaned up using sorbent pads. No further action was necessary. The leak had occured from the hydraulic line of a dump truck.
I-156-1998*While excavating test pits on 7/9/98, the odor of petroleum was noticed in the pits.

The Dept. was notified when the city conducted a further investigation on 8/17/98 which revealed the source of the odor to be chunks of hot top most likely placed there as fill many years ago. The hot top was small percentage (<1%) of the fill on the site and is located about 6 feet below grade.


No further action needed

Case closed
B-167-2001*B-167-2001
04/05/01 09:00

     Scott Smith of Hall & Smith Energy called to report an above ground tank leak at the residence of Elizabeth Snyder at lot 42 in John's Trailer Park.  It was stated that about 30 gallons leaked when the tank settled in the deep snow cracking the copper line.  Investigation shown little evidence of spillage.  No odors were noted within the trailer.  No wells were in the area.  No further action was taken.
A-531-2000*Received a call from the Pittsfield Police Department reporting an oil spill at a bulk plant in Pittsfield.  I responded to the C.N. Brown bulk plant on South Main Street.  When I arrived, the tank truck had already left and some successful effort had been made at containing the spill.  Since the site was stabilized and no one around to ask questions of, I left.  The next day I was in contact with Kevin Moore and he told me that L.C. Tank Installation was on the way to excavate the contaminated soil.  I later found out that it had been the Pittsfield Fire Department and Public Works that had contained the spill.  The soil was excavated to down to no odor.  The site is served by public water and no private wells are known to be nearby.

The spill was actually caused by the tank truck.  Apparently the valve to the discharge pipe on the side opposite of the tanks was not completely closed. Also the cap was loose. The discharge started after the tank truck started to pump off to the bulk plant.  No further work is needed on this site.
I-79-1996*A problem was reported at TJ's Market / TJ's Butcher Show in Eagle Lake.

Frost had pulled the metal fill pipe out of the steel tank.

The dielectric bushing was the part that failed.

Daigle Oil Co had their installer Reno Corriveau complete the repair. The tank top was excavated and the new bushing was installed.

Case Closed
B-198-1999*B-198-99
Surry

Saturday April 24, 1999				1737

I received a phone call from the Hancock County Sheriff's dispatcher Larson.  He phoned to report an automobile accident in progress.  The accident scene was on Route 176 Southbound, just beyond the Ellsworth town line.

When I arrived, shortly after the call I met briefly with Surry's Fire Chief.  He explained that the accident had just happened and the collision caused the tank on the Jeep SUV to rupture.   The fire fighters had deployed some sorbent pads and attempted to plug the hole in the gasoline tank.  I slid a shallow pan (cut down 5-gallon bucket) under the leaking tank.  This caught about 1.5 gallons, while I fashioned a plug from plug & dike to plug the leak.

Soon a wrecker arrived to tow the vehicle away.  It was towed with the rear end elevated so no gasoline leaked.  I asked him to place a pan under the leak area when he arrived at the garage or location he was taking it to.  In all about 5.5 gallons leaked from the tank.  With about 3 gallons being contained in the sorbent pads and the bucket.  A small amount of gravel was excavated and spread very thinly on scene using hand shovels.
I-24-2001*A Levy driver droppped his hose onto the ground before the pumps could drain the hose.

Spill was cleaned up by MPG & the driver using sorbent pads.

Case closed.
P-363-1997*On 6/13/97 Don Craffey called to express his concerns regarding a new aboveground gasoline tank installation at Boivin's Market, Route 5, Brownfield. I explained to Craffey that the Office of the State Marshall had jurisdiction to regulate aboveground storage tanks of this type, not DEP. However, during my conversations with Craffey I learned that the piping associated with this installation was below ground.
On 6/20/97 I inspected the subject installation and also made contact with Keith Boivin at this time. The tank vessel is of dual wall construction with interstitial space monitoring.  As reported the piping is underground and Boivin indicated that both tank and piping had been installed by Pollution Control Services. Boivin indicated that he had plans to install fencing around the tank to provide crash protection and screening.
I subsequently contacted Marianne McPhillips of Pollution Control Services to obtain details of the installation.  She indicated that a installation permit for the AST had been issued by the OSFM and that the underground piping was equipped with secondary containment and had been registered with the DEP.  I confirmed this with this information with staff of both agencies.
The conplainant was informed of my findings. No further action is recommended.





                                          Steven J. Eufemia
                                          OHMS III
I-7-1997*Callout Sunday via Carl Allen.  Pump failure on delivery truck had caused spill of heating oil in parking lot of Fort Kent High School.  Spill had been shoveled up with snow and ice from parking lot and put in drums.  Spiller (John T. Noble) intended to melt the contaminated snow, separate the oil, and burn it in a waste oil furnace.  All oil was recovered.  No further action necessary cleanup complete.
P-399-1998*On 08/25/98 George Brewer called to report that some gas cans overturned in a violent thunderstorm last night had leaked onto his lawn within 100 feet of his well.  I arrived on site a 1400 and met Mr. Brewer there.  His shed containing two small gas cans and a couple mowers was picked up and rolled across the lawn ending up on its roof.  The contents of the gas cans had leaked out and percolated through the roof of the shed taking some asphalt off the roof shingles and depositing it on the lawn.  There was nothing more than a sheen on the puddle by the shed when I was there.  I gave Mr. Brewer a couple of sorbent pads in case he found anything recoverable.  Mr. Brewer words for Katahdin Analytical and said that if he was concerned about his well water he could get an analysis done himself.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
A-517-2000*On 09/14/2000 I received a report of a leaking home heating oil tank from Ms Pricilla Sieske in Lincolnville.  She indicated that in the process of servicing her oil furnace, the repairman from Thompson's Oil Service in Belfast had discovered a pin hole leak.  I spoke with Chuck, the burner repairman and he indicated that the leak had started as he ran his hand across the base of the tank.  He contained it with a bucket and sorbents and advised Ms Sieske to call DEP.  He also indicated that he had scheduled to replace the tank the following day.  Ms Sieske has a drilled well.

On 10/13/2000 I contacted Thompson's Oil Service to confirm that the oil tank had been replaced.  I spoke with Chuck who assured me that the replacement had been completed without incident.  No further action is anticipated by DEP staff.
I-187-1999*On 12-13-99, James Holmes of the Maine Woods Company called to report a spill in their wood yard. About 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid was lost due to a broken hose on a piece of machinery. They immediately used sorbent pads to clean it up. The used pads were burned in their boiler.
A-100-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-742-1997*Mystery drum picked up by Jon Woodard. Material disposed under Enpro invoice #03022-8 spill number P-165-98. Cost broken out see attached DEP Spill Expenditure Tracking Form.

No further action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22April98).
A-334-1999*On 6-12-99, CMP reported that a transformer had lost a small amount of oil. Crews from CMP cleaned up the spill. A sample of the oil revealed a PCB content of 6 PPM. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-596-1998*   On 11/25/98, Mr. Perkins spoke with me regarding installation anomalies at this gasoline and diesel UST facility.  The town of Berwick was planning to upgrade and Perkins suggested Resp. Div. presence to help evaluate.  Besides an unusual piping install (see BAQC records), product was found in gasoline UST's interstitial tank, there were no drop tubes, and leak alarms for both UST's were not working (see Peter Moulton's letter of 11/16/98 for details).  On 12/1/98 I inspected the facility and noted strong gasoline spillage to soil around the piping on top of the gaso. UST (T-5).  Across Rochester St. I noted what I was told was a well for the Berwick Water Dept., (BWD) calling for a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
   Brad Hahn, DEP Geologist; Peter Moulton; Harold Evans and Mark Holden visited on 12/2/98.   Jeff Eaton, CTI with Pollution Control Services (PCS) was onsite uncovering the tanks.
   On 12/3/98, Ann Hemenway and I were onsite screening soil while CTI Fred Anderson and crew, of PCS, installed new piping and sumps.  About 10 yds of soil was removed though soil with (corrected) PID readings of 600+ ppm remained.  Further soil removal would have threatened the integrity of the installation.  The BWD facility across the street was determined to be an inlet directly to the river rather than a well and was not seriously threatened by the remaining gaso. contamination.  The inlet and facility will moved about 1000 yds upstream next summer, further lessening any threat from the discharge.  No distinct leak source was noted other than likely suction pipe leakage.  Contam. soil was to be aerated and reused within the town sand pile onsite.
   See attached, records of DeHaas, Hahn, and DEP registration files for further data.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski,
Maine, DEP, BRWM
B-388-1998*B-388-98
Brewer

Wednesday June 17, 1998			0845

I received a message from Bob Randall that  Mr. Al Fish (872-5562), of H.D. Winters Construction Company phoned to report that they found a very old underground steel heating oil tank on the property that is to become a Rite-Aide store, on Wilson Street, in Brewer.

When I arrived I saw a crew from Thibodeau Construction on the site near the right of way on Wilson Street.  They were in the process of removing the tank.  Very little contamination was found in this excavation which held this long abandoned heating oil tank.

The removed tank was in poor condition and a small amount of contaminated soil was removed from the excavation in the silty clay soil.  I suggested that the soil be spread thinly atop the filled in excavation.  The tank was cleaned and removed by Clean Harbors.
B-94-1996*Spill number was issued to Ryan Annis, Tanks Enforcement Unit, with no involvement by Response Services.

MSAD #37 owns and operates a #2 Fuel Oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) located at the D.W. Merritt School in Addison.  This UST was installed sometime in 1975 and is within a sensitive geologic area due to the school's dug well being located adjacent to it.  The UST should have been removed by 10/1/93.  But due to monetary restraints, the district is unable to take the UST out of service or remove it.  As a precautionary measure, the Department asked that while the UST was still active that quarterly monitoring of the dug well be conducted.  MSAD #37 has proposed that the UST will be removed sometime in FY 96-97.

Update: The underground tank was removed on July 29, 1996 without Response in attendance.  No further involvement by Response Services.
P-621-1999*     On Tues. 9/7/99, I responded to a notice of an old gasoline UST with associated contamination had been discovered at this dense residential area site.  The properties consisted of two houses and had been owned by Coastal Economic Development (CED), of Bath; but had been recently sold to Mr. Rick Rodriguez (67 Chestnut) and to Ms. Kirsti Ryder (107 Lincoln).  UST removal and clean-up was covered by CED.  Between the two houses by the corner apparently had been a gas station operating to the 1960's but possible originating in the 1940's.  Four UST's were possible based on a Sanborn Map.
     Onsite I met Terry MacGregor of CED; Saunders of Fesenden Env. doing a UST removal assessment; CTI John Mullins of GR Adams; and Mitchells Const. excavating, et al.  Only one UST was found during test pitting and prior metal-detec. survey.  Strong smelling, weathered gasoline contam. was discovered around the tank.  Three to four ft. bg we encountered moist silty/clay.  An ash layer was noted about 1.5' bg.  In the NW area we noted a thick layer of hundreds old rubber tubes or hoses, resembling writhing bowels as they were excavated (fill for other three previously removed tanks?).
     On 9/8/99 the 750 gal. bare steel UST w/ 1.5" steel piping was removed, no holes other than open bungs were noted.  Clean Harbors pumped off its contents of oily water.  The UST will be registered.   An Intermediate Clean-Up Goal with a 200 ppm action level was agreed to based on the residential area and a pre-school located next door.  Com. Recycling accepted     tons of contam. soil under a DEP Virgin Letter.  Mr. Rodriguez wished a clean-up to exceed state goal to reduce any future liability.  At this time this site is clean to DEP standards and no further Resp. Div. actions are expected at present.  See attachments.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-56-1991*
Precision test failure @ retail motor fuels UST facility.  Also an AST facility.  See attached P-test documentation and UST reg. file #7868 for further details.
I-68-2001*On 5-31-01, Russell Beauchemin brought a sample of his drinking water in and explained that it had recently began smelling like alcohol. It did have the faint odor of alcohol so I gave him sample containers and had him sample the water and send it to HETL for analysis. Results show some gasoline compounds are present. I had a filter system installed and placed him on QM while an investigation continues.
P-637-1998*    On 12/28 this oil spill notification came into the DEP.  Mike Duchaine was calling in to report a 25 to 50 gal. discharge under his father's basement floor, apparently from a single-wall copper line, the previous week.  The leak had been stopped and the line replaced.  Oil had seeped into the basement sump and had been pumped out to the back yard by the sump-pump.
     On 12/30/98 I met Gerard Duchaine onsite.  I skimmed about 1/2" (2 gal.) of red oil from the sump then lay down pads.  A new unsleeved line installed by his son lay on the floor.  I also informed him of the AST Ins. Fund.
     On 1/2/99 I revisited and noted little oil remaining in the sump, but explained that oil may return with time.  On 1/22/99, I called and Mr. Duchaine reported that a little oil had collected which he picked up with a few sorbent pads.  On 3/24/99 I returned at Mr. Duchaine's request to pick up used pads.  The thin, intermittent oil slick noted was sticky, degraded and black.
     At this time I do not believe more aggressive remedial measures, such as dewatering, to be cost effective or to be necessary.  Waste was assumed by DEP, no reimbursement is warrented.
      The house is in a suburban neighborhood, on town water and sewer.  I am not aware of wells within 300'.  I do not believe any neighboring receptors are threatened.  Clean-up expenses are not expected to approach the AST Fund deductable.  This report will be addendumed as needed.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-267-2001*Bangor Hydro called to report that a transformer on Summer St. in Lubec had spilled about one gallon of oil. Apparently a bird shorted out between the line and the transformer case causing a burn hole.
The oil landed on pavement and was recovered with sorbent materials.
B-638-1996*D-TREE=N.
P-281-2001*4.09.2001 responded to spill location.  Observed broken tank valve.  It is suspected that ice build-up around the bottom of the 275 gallon aboveground supply tank, located outside, ruptured valve.  ME DEP conducted spill clean up actions by removing oil impacted snow and ice.

Put property on QM well monitoring; due to a drilled well on site located downgrade of spill.

Spill referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 9.20.2001
B-580-1996*Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil called to report an oil spill at their bulk plant in Lincoln.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel spilled from overfilling an above ground tank.  Mr. Sullivan assured me that all the oil was contained on water within it's earthern dike.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent pads and a wringer.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.  No resources of the Stae are believed to be affected.
P-428-2000*The discharge was the result of a broken hose on a piece of machinery.  The hydraulic oil was contained to the concrete floor, and collected using sorbents.

No further action required.
I-97-1999*While Mrs. Johnson is temporaily in the Presque Isle Nursing Home with medical problems, a relative has been watching the home. An oil odor was noticed by the house sitter and the oil company was called.

Problem was a broken guage/whistle/vent. The whistle worked fine but sprayed oil while operating. An oil film was all over the tank and a small amount on the floor. This problem has probably been going on for a while.

The oil company cleaned up the oil by using cat litter and sorbants.

The house sitter will contact ACAP to assist with AST repalcement.

Case Closed
A-695-2000*I responded to the McKenna residence and observed piles of stained snow in the vicinity of the their outdoor 275 horizontal mounted fuel tank.  The supply line had been struck by a snow plow operated by Mr. McKenna the previous afternoon, and leaked to the ground.  Irving Oil repaired the line approx 1 hr. after the accident.  I shovelled two (85) gallon salvage drums full of stained snow and sandy gravel.  Ground was frozen hard.  Unclear whether additional excavation is warranted.  I contacted Alex Pugh Tech Services for advice.  He advised additional excavation as the McKenna drinking water well is 50 feet side gradient to the spill location.  Upon recieving application for AST fund coverage, however, Mr. McKenna became agitated and claimed he would not pay for any additional cleanup.  He refused to apply and thought the prospect of oil contaminating the drinking water well was rediculous.  Therefore, quarterly monitoring of the well by the owner does not seem likely.  No further action by Response Services possible.
A-377-1998*     DEP received a report that a small hole was observed in a residential A.S.T. Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  Oil had saturated the thin soil/rubble immediately under the tank; this was excavated for disposal.  Depth to bedrock is shallow, but the area is served by town water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  Review of fueling records do not show an unusually high consumption here, and it is my conclusion that only a small amount of oil was spilled.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-322-2000*   While in the Naples area, an anonymous person advised me to check out this marina on the shores of Brandy Pond for un-named facility problems.  While driving back to Portland I turned in and drove down the long entrance to the dock area.  There was an active UST (T-4), with buried piping going down about 100' to a dispenser by the dock.  I noted no obvious problems and no evidense of any discharges.
    The facility is located off Rt. 302, about 1/3 mile SE of the Naples Causeway on the N shore of Brandy Pond.  The entrance is across from the shopping center.  Because of its close proximity to the pond it is sensitive to discharges.  In 1995 the owner was listed as Mr. Myron Michaels.
     DEP records showed two 4000 gal. UST's abandoned by removal on 4/10/95; and a 500 gal. waste oil UST abandoned-in-place on 9/8/95 (see P-538-95).  Regarding the two gaso. UST's: on 12/16/94, I had contacted the listed contractor (Pollution Control Services, now owned by North American Env.).  Ms. McPhilips of PCS stated at the time that she would call me back with the re-scheduled removal date and the name of the required site assessor not on the removal notice, prior to expected Spring 1995 abandonment.  In the spring I called Ms. McPhilips again who stated that the tanks had been abandoned on 4/10/95 (without prior notice and name of the assessor as she agreed on 12/16/94).  She reported no problems noted during the removal.
     I noted no obvious evidence of these two tanks remaining.  As DEP was not given opportunity to check on this removal in a sensitive area, there is no assurance that the site is clean to state satisfaction.  I noted no other spill reports for this location.  See DEP, UST Reg. file #4661 for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-625-1999*Received a call from Adam Doran concerning a possible spill in Buckfield.  He reported that a transformer fell off the pole and the line crew reported it weeping and that there was some oil on the ground.  The CMP cleanup crew responding to the site reported that there was no spill.  The transformer was tagged as containing PCB.  A sample of the oil from the transformer showed it to be 420ppm PCB.  Janet Dyer of CMP reported that there was no release.  See the report from CMP for additional details.  No additional work needs to be done to the site and no site visit was made.
A-451-1996*see attached
P-204-1996*Vandal placed garden hose into 275 gallon kerosene tank.  A small amount of oil spilled out the top.  Clean Harbors pumped out tank.  No further clean-up required.
P-599-1994*
200 gal. overfill of #2 oil at Bulk Plant UST's adjacent to gasoline UST's for Jim's Citgo station.  See separate narrative and reports P-4-91 and P-578-95 for further details.  Sensitive geologic area.

P-400-1998*   While filling up with gas on 8/26/98 I noted at least two long, dark stains on the asphalt paving stretching from the western-most dispenser island down to a storm drain (see site sketch).  From experience, the spills appeared to be at least 10 gal. each.  The employee inside did not know anything about them or a spill recording log.  As I visit the station a minimum of once per month I figure the spills to have been a month or younger.
   The Irving Corp. Cost. Manager happened to be there and explained that the storm drain goes to an oil-water separator and the spillage could not have reached the groundwater or sewer system (except for dissolved?).  No product was noted in the drain at the time.  Based on experience, the spill may have occured thru a malfunctioning shut-off at the nozzle allowing an auto to overfill if the driver was not paying attention.  No further action is expected (assuming the dispenser is repaired if needed).


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-504-1999*Received a call from Dixfield Fire Department that there had been a truck leak in Dixfield.  A log truck had run over some debris cutting the crossover fuel line.  He went into the Dixfield Maine Department of Transportation maintenance lot to try to fix it.  Dixfield Fire Department responded to a report of spilled diesel fuel.  I went the next morning to look at the spot where the truck emptied the rest of its saddle tank.  It was a sandy area behind the main garage building. I arranged for the excavation of the contaminated soil.  Approximately 11 tons of soil was sent to Waste Management - Crossroads in Norridgewock.  No further work is needed on this incident.
A-148-2000*     DEP received a report that the well at this residence had shown low levels of MTBE contamination.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site to take a confirmitory sample; analysis confirmed the presence of MTBE at 6.6 ppb (below the current State "action" level).
     There were no apparent sources of this contamination at the time of my visit.  I informed the homeowner that the State did not provide treatment/filters for low levels of contamination. The case was referred for DEP, Technical Services attention.
B-307-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-616-1999*     In the afternoon I responded to a reported ongoing hydraulic oil discharge from a R. W. Herrick Co. (RWH) trash truck.  I arrived onsite to find the truck pulled off to a dirt road still leaking out at a good rate.  There was a large oil stain across the paved road in front of Ms. Hill's house that went about 50' along to where the truck had pulled off.  The Limerick Fire Dept. had already left after laying down pads and speedy dry.  Oil was pooling up on the ground under the truck.
     After assessing the leak I quickly put a drip pan to catch the spillage.  The leak was from a 1 1/2" rubber hose under the truck that had chafed through against a 2" hose fitting.  Jonathan Chalmers, General Manger or RWH, arrived and replaced the leaking hose so the truck could leave.  The dirt road was hard and rather impermeable so the thick oil had not soaked far down.  Together we excavated about 1" down to clean soil and shoveled the oily soil into the truck, along with the speedy dry and sorbents.  We also dug up part of the Hill's lawn which Chalmers said he would replace.
     The area is rural residential and apple orchards.  There are three wells within 200'.  The Hill's well is approx. 50' away and is a 26' dug well with gw about 18' bg.  Because of the distance to the wells, the viscosity of the hydraulic oil, and the prompt clean-up, I do not believe there is any serious threat to groundwater.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at this time.  There were no state expenses incurred.   See site sketch for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-473-2001*About a quarter gallon of gasoline was spilled on the parking lot at the Blue Hill Irving when an unknown motorist drove off with the nozzle still stuck in the gas fill.  The small quantity spilled prompted no response from this office.
A-142-2001*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST following ice/snow damage to the filter.  Oil had entered the perimeter drain and was visible at the drain outfall, where it flowed down the road approx. 60' before disappearing under snow at a vacant lot.  The outfall area was developed as a collection sump; oil was recovered here over the next several weeks.  Excavation of soil at the spill site or the vacant lot was not considered likely to be productive.
   The area is rural/residential with two wells within 500'.  The case was referred to Tech Services for attention (groundwater and indoor air issues).  I anticipate no further Response involvement.
B-483-1998*On July 23, 1998 at 0945 we received a call from the Penobscot Regional Dispatch reporting a plane crash at a small landing field on the North Road in Newburgh.  The small single engine plane crashed into a wooded area and ended up in a small brook.

I arrived on site and met Charlie Erickson who is the Newburgh Fire Chief.  He informed me that Clint Smith of Dixmont owns the plane which crashed shortly after 0800.  We checked the site and although I could still smell the high octane gasoline there was no visible product in the brook.  Aviation gasoline is very volatile and any free product quickly evaporated.  The plane has a capacity of forty-two gallons and was likely full at take-off.
A-583-1998*A corrosion leak was discovered in the tank. The leak was discovered very quickly after it started from the odors. The tank was replaced and installed in a different location in the basement. Clean Harbors removed the soil from the original tank location. The soil was very sandy. The hole was filled back in. The basement was ventilated and the odors dissipated.
P-524-1997*For unknown reason, the nozzle, during a filling of an UST, inadvertently dislodged itself from the tank spraying diesel fuel over the parking lot and several vehicles.  Downeast responded to the discharge and cleaned-up the diesel fuel with sorbents and speedy-dry.

There was some question about the vehicles that had been sprayed with fuel, because some of them had been washed by a storm drain. Considering the amount of fuel that might have been sprayed on the vehicles, and the quanity of fuel that actually made its way to the storm drain, there did not appear to be an issue that warranted further clean-up, except for what was on the pavement.

No further action required.
A-640-2001*Driver for Litchfield Oil delivered 100 gallons of oil to a new tank that had not been connected to the heating system yet. The tank had no fill pipe, no whistle, no gage, no filter or fuel supply line and was laying directly on the ground. The oil just poured out the bottom connection into the ground. About three feet away was the tank that was in service with a fill pipe, whistle, gage, filter and fuel supply line. Some oil did find it's way under the trailer and was causing some odor issues. We excavated directly under the spill site and under the trailer a few feet down. Installed a plastic vapor barrier under the trailer 6" below grade and a slotted pipe with fan slightly below vapor barrier.
B-719-1998*B-719-98
Ellsworth

Thursday November 5, 1998			0730

I arrived on scene, at Wiley's Style Center, in Ellsworth.  R.C. Grant Construction Company was going to do the excavation and removal.  We determined that the 2,000 gallon heating oil tank, installed in 1981, was buried 4 feet below grade, of the rear parking lot, near the loading dock.

Excavation went smoothly and without a hitch.  No soil contamination was found, even around the fill pipe (this tank had a remote fill).  The soil was largely bank run sand with cobbles and an occasional boulder.  A large amount of fill was brought to this site prior to building the retail store.  At the bottom of the excavation some clay was found.  This appears to be near original ground level. The tank was removed and will be cut up and sold for scrap.  Fire Chief Bob McKinney was in attendance during the removal.
B-289-2001*
     This office received a call at 0925 on 5/15/01 from Gil Merchant (Bangor International Airport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 30 to 50 gallons of Jet A was spilled on their heavy duty ramp this morning at 0825.  Personnel were in the process of fueling an L1011 plane when they overfilled a wing tank and the oil went out through the vent.  All of the oil was contained on the tarmac and cleaned up with sorbent material.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  Approximately one drum of oily debris will be disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburgh; #234-4008).

REC:  File report.
A-512-1997*     DEP received a report that several milliliters of metallic mercury was spilled when a metering instrument (blood pressure) was broken at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 12/12.  Some material had already been collected by clinic staff; I collected remaining visible product off the linoleum floor of the affected 8' by 8' examination room, and placed vapor absorptive material at the wall edge.  Upon discussion with the State toxicologist I recommended that the clinic contract for a modified NIOSH (vapor) test.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-373-1999*    Thru Ted Scharf of DEP I was contacted by Robert Patten of EER on 6/10/99 regarding the planned removal of a 500 gal. bare steel UST at this long closed Falmouth Motel.  The area is commercial along Rt. 1 and suburban residential behind along Harriete & Johnson Sts. and is served by public water & sewer.  The motel building was to be razed and the property was to be developed for a commercial building and parking.
     On Fri. 6/11/99, I met onsite with Mr. Patten of EER, who was doing an env. assessment for Fleet Bank, and with property owner John Marr.  Clean Harbors (CHI) was onsite to pump out the UST.  CHI also pumped out a drum containing about 30 gal. of old K1.  There were also two K1 AST's in the rear of the building (see site sketch).
     EER identified no reportable discharges with the removed UST.  There was a minor amount of K1 spillage around the drum.  Soil under the drum was a wet silty/clay.  Based on a DT Goal of BS-2 no clean-up was required by DEP.  I did explain to Patten and Marr that with development the contam. soil possibly disturbed (approx. 1/2 yd. or less) would have to still be managed properly.  Marr stated that he would have it remain onsite under the paving.  No gw was understood to have been recovered or managed.
      No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See any attachments and DEP UST #9199 Reg files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-721-2001*DEP received a call the afternoon of September 7, 2001 from Federal DEA agent Dan Rousseau who was serving a warrant at 74 Jackson Road, Poland to confiscate and remove chemicals used in the production of "XTC" exctacy.  Agent Rousseau was requesting assistance in the proper handling/transportation and disposal of chemicals found at the Marsh residence.  The DEA case number for this event is

Chemicals siezed 500ml NN Dimethylformamide, 1L Isopropyl alcohol anhydrous, 1L Dichloromethane,
1L Hydrochloric Acid 30%, 500g BenzoQuinone, 500g Ammonium Chloride,  25g Mercurous Chloride,
1 lb sassafras oil, 100g boiling stones.  These were labpacked and transported back to the DEP for storage and disposal will be with a local Hazardous waste contractor.  Other materials and hardware were collected also beakers, pipettes, titration tubes, warming plate, miscellaneous laboratory items.

The warrant was served on the property at 74 Jackson Road, home Benjamin Marsh son of  Dr. & Mrs.  Richard Marsh.  Benjamin had returned to college in Oregon prior to the exacution of the warrant, and claims to be making "Root Beer" with the ingredients.

A-214-1998*A truck fire was reported.  The saddle tanks ruptured and the fuel ran out and caught on fire.  The majority of the fuel in the tanks burned.  Some ran onto the asphalt.  The area was sanded.
A-384-1998*100 gallons of fuel was delivered on the 15th and the tank was empty by the 17th.  There were a number of recent abrasions to the line which was unprotected on the ground to the house.  The line may have been damaged by grass and weed clearing.  The soil was a coarse sand, so the the oil soaked straight in without staining the surface.  The loss was only noticed when the water heater failed to work.

When we tried to excavate we encountered a fractured bedrock only 3' down.

No further action is anticipated.
B-248-2000*      On May 7, 2000 at 1300 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting a spill at the refueling/docking area for aircraft at the International Arrivals Building.  The fire dept. estimated that about ten gallons of jet fuel covered a 20' X 20' area of tarmac.  Firefighters recovered the fuel with sorbents.  Although no one knew how the fuel got there, the only way is during a refueling operation.  No oil reached any drains.
P-317-2001*   On Tues 4/17/01, I briefly visited this rural residential home regarding a suspected outside, 100 to 200 gallon surface oil discharge from Mr. Eldridge's AST.  Based on info. from a neighbor, a tenant of Eldridge told of a leak from the outside 275 gal. tank back in January 2001.  The area is on well water.  Two neighbors are downgrade of Eldridge and would potentially be threatened by an oil spill.
   A girl living at the house told me that they did not use oil to heat, had no spill, and that her parents were sleeping so do not bother them.  Two dogs in the yard also discouraged a closer look.  There was an outside 275 gal. tank under the eave of the house.  I did leave a phone message, and a note in their mailbox requesting them to call me.  I was later told that Eldredge's furnace had broke down in December and that why they do not use it.  It has not been fixed as they are financially challenged.
   Mr. Eldredge latter left me a phone message that he had no oil spill.  I understand there may be poor neighbor relations.  As of mid-may I have not received any further complaints or information.  No further actions planned at this time.  See attachement for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-381-1996*7/19/96 @ 1038

Stacy Stoddard (827-4476) of Old Town Fuel and Building Supply phoned to report an oil spill in Glenburn near Pushaw Lake.  I was informed that the spill occurred when the front compartment equalization valve on a home delivery truck failed. This valve failure lead to a spill of 35 gallons of #2 heating oil onto a roadway to the edge of the Ron Ryan property.

When I arrived on scene, workers from Old Town Fuel had already spread a sorbent material on the surface of the gravel road where the oil had run.  We checked an area where the oil had pooled prior to soaking into the ground and decided to excavate that area.  We used spades to dig out about .8 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil.  The soil was taken by Old Town Fuel to be spread in the confines of their berm.  I was informed that the compartment equalization valve will be repaired or replaced.
A-445-1999*     DEP received a report that a private car had struck a CMP pole, rupturing a transformer.  CMP staff excavated contaminated soil and sorbed spilled oil off of pavement; it was determined that this oil contained no PCBs.  I anticipate no DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-347-1996*     DEP responded to an estimated 80-gallon fuel spill at this residence.  Contaminated soil was excavated and transported to the Dragon cement kiln.  Oil was pumped from the septic tank by Seacoast; the tank was then pumped completely by a local firm.  The property owner (Geesey) resides out of state; the property is managed by a Thomaston property management company (Kinney Rentals).
     There is one known residential well supplying both this residence and an adjacent residence.  I believe that recovery was good following this incident, and that this well is not likely to be impacted.
P-116-2001*   On the evening of 2/9/01, DEP was notified by Poland Fire Dept. that they were responding to a tractor trailer accident on the southbound side of Rt. 26, with a full saddle tank discharge of diesel fuel.  After leaving another spill site I visited the following morn @ 0800.  The accident was cleared and there was a few pads still out but it appeared most was cleaned up.  PFD used 5-bales of pads, and MDOT sanded several times.
    In the spring I returned after the deep winter's snows had melted and noted that the discharge was much worse than I first assessed; much of the diesel spill had gone under the deep snow and soaked into the shoulder unseen in Feb.  A downgradiant stream and gw use in the area was threatened and further remediation was required.  Storey Brothers Excav. was hired by Maine DEP, and Dig Safe and MDOT contacted regarding work on the highway shoulder.
   On Thus. 6/14/01, I met Storey Bros. crew, excavator and trucks.  We excavated down to 12" to 18" along the shoulder in an area of dark oil staining, for about 80 feet.  Irregular bedrock was scraped several times.  Two Copp Motors trailer dumps were filled and the oil contaminated soil was transported to CRS for recycling.  During excavation I monitored the soil with a Passport PID and attempted to reach below 10 ppm in ambient air over the soil, equivalent to approx. 100 to 200 ppm by adjusted bag-headspace analysis.  Storey Bros. backfilled and compacted the excavated shoulder/breakdown lane.  A large percentage of the discharge has been removed and threats to neighboring properties and groundwater reduced satisfactorily at this time.  Further oil contamination remains inaccessable at present but may be disturbed and properly managed in the future. Clean-Up expense reimbursement will be requested from  J B Hunt Trucking.  See attached for further information.
	On 2/22/02, DEP was contacted by Mike Morris of J B Hunt Transportation who advised me that they had not received a bill from DEP for reimbursement of clean-up expenses, and gave a new, correct mailing address.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-338-2001*      On June 14, 2001 at 1050 we received a call from Mr. Charles Strang reporting a possible oil spill from a 55 gallon drum on a vacant lot adjacent to his home on route 188 in Lowell.  Mr. Strang thought he smelled kerosene and he was worried about contamination of his drilled well.  He said that Mr. Wayne Briggs of Old Town owned the property.
      I visited the site that afternoon, met Mr. Strang, and checked the drum.  The drum was nearly full of water and only had a thin layer of oil on top.  The layer was so thin that a sorbent pad couldn't absorb any oil.  I plugged the drum's open bunghole and told Mr. Strang that his well was in no danger.  I also called Mr. Briggs on Monday, June 18, and informed him of my visit.  He said he was going to Lowell the next day and would remove the drum.
P-654-1998*See attached report from Groundwater and Environmental Services.
P-653-1997*Baseline site.  No clean-up necessary.
B-342-1996*Mr. Warren called the office to report that one of their refrigerated trailers had leaked about a gallon of engine oil on to the asphalt parking lot at Jordan Foods.  He had company employees clean up the oil with sorbent pads.  He stated that no drains or runoff was involved.  I did not attend this spill.
P-209-1996*On 4/12/96 I received a call from Portland Pipe Line reporting a sheen at their Pier 2.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I met with U S Coast Guard Officials and began to investigate the source of the sheen.  The oil appeared to be a heavy refined type of oil such as lube oil.  The sheen could be seen coming from the "bug light" area, entrained under the boom around the vessel (T/V Eagle Centaurus), and continued on under the vessel and surfaced near the stern area of the vessel.  A quick check of the surrounding area by boat did not identify the source of the sheen.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-45-2001*No narrative, please see attached materials.
P-285-1996*Marsh sheen discovered.  No further action required.
A-308-1999*No site visit made.  A stolen vehicle was found in the river.  The police were arranging to have the vehicle pulled from the river, and called to report a sheen of about 12' by 12'.  We agreed that there wasn't anything to be done for the sheen.  No further action is anticipated.
A-392-1996*A can of thread cutting oil was accidentally tipped over.  The spill landed on pavement.  It was picked up using speedi dry.
B-280-1997*On June 5, 1997 at 1045 we received a call from Irving Oil reporting a spill on the road at 27 Fern St. in Bangor.  I arrived on site and found about thirty gallons of #2 fuel on the street.  An Irving crew was recovering the product with sorbents with help from the Bangor Fire Dept.  I met Irving Manager, Russ Michaud who showed me where the delivery hose broke off the hose reel and was now missing.  When the driver stopped at 27 Fern St. for a delivery he turned on the power take off, exited the cab for the truck's rear and found oil leaking from the metal pipe that used to connect to the hose.  He quickly shut off the power take off which stopped the leak.  No oil reached any storm drain and Irving recovered as much as possible from the street and notified the Bangor Public Works of the spill in case the asphalt softens due to the effects of the fuel oil.  We later back tracked the driver's route to his last delivery in Levant and we found the missing hose on the Stetson Road in Levant.  Evidently the hose unravelled from the reel, was dragged along the road until it broke from the piping and lay by the roadside.
A-677-2000*   DEP received a request in 1999 to abandon this UST in place;  the tank had been out-of-service for several years and had a wooden deck built over it.  Permission was granted provided the tank was accessed and a hole cut for clean-out and inspection prior to filling.  DEP was contacted again in 2000 to inform us that the property was being sold and that the purchaser wanted the seller to complete the abandonment.  A waiver (30 day) was granted.  Upon inspection, corrosion holes were observed in the tank bottom; the owner elected to partially dismantle the deck and remove the tank.  Contaminated soil was encountered and excavated for disposal; oil did not appear to migrate far into underlying soils.  Due to the location of the tank adjacent to a concrete foundation it is impossible to assure complete recovery.
   A drilled well serving this property and a small condominium complex is located approx. 100' away.  This well was sampled for petroleum; none was detected.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here unless odor/taste complaints are received by users of this well.
B-339-1999*Bangor Hydroelectric Co. called to report that one of their service trucks leaked a pint or so of power steering fluid when a hose fitting cracked. This happened on property owned by the Greenrock Corp. just off Peabody Drive in Seal Harbor. The closest pole is #96/4. The collected debris was taken to Sawyer's Env. Recovery Facility.
B-481-2001*Bob Deabay called from Great Northern Paper Co. in Millinocket to report a sulfuric acid spill at the unloading rack. It seems that while a tank truck was in the act of delivering the acid to the mill's storage facility, the mill provided hose parted. While the first estimate was about 25 gallons, Carl Akely, mill spoke person, reported late that he believed that it was closer to 50 gallons (federal reportable quantity is 1000# or about 66 gallons).
   About half stayed on pavement and the rest onto a slope at the edge of the yard. They washed the acid from the pavement to the process sewer. The slope was treated with soda ash to bring the pH to neutral. The runoff from this slope is also ditched to the process sewer. They will monitor the treated area to assure that nothing is left untreated.
   On 9/13/01 this office received G.N.P. Co. spill report about this incident. It held close to the early reports as recorded above. The major difference is that they were now estimating a loss between 70 and 80 gallons.
B-625-2001*      On November 2, 2001 at 1105 we received a call from Steve Morgan of Irving Oil reporting a kerosene spill at the home of Sally Whalen on route 116 in Argyle.  The house was under construction and Irving delivered oil to the outside tank but the feedline was not connected to the basement heater.  Luckily,  Ms. Whalen's husband came home shortly after the delivery and noticed the problem.  He connected the line at the break which was on top of the foundation wall in the basement.
      I met a couple Irving men and Mr. Whalen at the site and found clean-up underway.  Workers recovered any pure oil with sorbents but there was a small amount that back drained along the feedline through the wall and onto the ground outside the foundation.  I told Irving to excavate this material which was about a yard.
      Very little oil got into the basement drain and what did seemed trapped near the drain top and was recovered with sorbents.  Since there was 235 gallons still in the tank and 256 gallons delivered we know 21 gallons was lost and almost all of it recovered.
A-281-1997* The Waterville F.D. called to report a diesel spill on I 95. It was located on the southbound lane near exit 34. A small car drove onto the rumple strip and over reacted and nearly drove under a tractor trailer truck. The collosion send the small car into the median strip and the tractor trailer suffered a diesel leak. The F.D. cleaned up most of the fuel before my arrival. Together we loaded the sorbents and sand into the Dodge truck and transported the material back to the DEP warehouse for disposal. No further cleanup will be required.
B-315-1999*According to Julie White, an RST driver making a delivery of #6 oil to a GP bulk tank spilled an estimated 50 gallons inside the dike and onto the asphalt adjacent.  The cause, she said, was that the tanker's valves were slightly open when the driver took off his evertite cap, prior to connecting the discharge hose.  This is more than mechanical failure, because there are two valves on a system like this: a gate valve and an internal valve up inside the body of the tanker.  To spill 50 gallons, both of those valves would've had to be open in transit.

White said Mill personnel picked up the oil with hogfuel and sorbents, then burned the waste in the hogfuel boiler.
B-411-2000*On 8/3/00, 1100 hours Mike Mitchell of the US Coast Guard reported that he had observed a small amount of emulsified oil by a dock on the west- side of Verona Island.  He said that the owner of Echo Lodge had called it to his attention.  He also said that this person had seen similar occurrences over the past 2-3 years.  Mike indicated that there were a number of possible sources including bilge water and industrial sources.  He also said that it was insignificant, but that he would continue to observe the location.  He said that he would get back to me if it looked like it was going to amount to something.
P-512-1996*Report of drums submerged in Lower Range Pond Poland, ME.  Steve Flannery and I located them and determined them to be full of water and/or at to great a depth to determine content.  No visible sheen or other sign of pollutant.  No threat to environment expected and no further action necessary in this matter.


______________________________________
Jon L. Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-203-1986*
UST related report. Little information on events.  See any attachments for details.
B-462-2000*A Canadian motorist bound for Boston stopped at Ketch Automotive in Milford, experiencing car trouble.  Milt told him, among other things, that he needed a new gas tank, as the old one was so rotten it was about to burst. The motorist wouldn't go for it and drove to the Queen City Exxon to gas up;  sure enough, the gas tank burst under the pressure of being filled, spilling about 10 gallons of fuel onto the pavement.

The Bangor Fire Dept. was summoned and upon their arrival, they discovered station owner Gordon Bowden using a garden hose to flush away the spilled gasoline.   Bowden was not at all receptive to the Fire Dept.'s presence and Lt. Dunbar summoned a police officer to make sure the situation didn't escalate out of hand.  Dunbar was of the opinion that some gasoline had been flushed into a catch basin.

I arrived at the Queen City Exxon and sought out Mr. Bowden.  He bridled, almost immediatly, at my presence and I had to tell him twice to calm down.  I asked him for his spill log, and he claimed to have no knowlege of any such requirement.


Explosimeter readings taken in the downgradient catchbasins showed no evidence of gasoline in the stormsewer.  I impressed upon Bowden how lucky he was.
P-498-1997*On 9/12/97 I received a call from Steve Walker of the Town of Windham reporting that a bus had been overfilled during fueling causing a 15 to 20 gallon spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents pads and contaminated soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 17, 1997
P-829-1999*While pulling out of the driveway, the under-carriage piping on a delivery truck stuck a stone wall discharging its contents.  The driver quickly contained the discharge that was later cleaned up by a Union Oil Co crew using speedy-dry and sorbent pads.

No Further action required.
A-411-1999*Mr. Seiders had smelled fuel for a few days prior to contacting Tracy Heating.  Mr. Seiders is almost totally blind so he didn't notice that the tank was leaking.  Fuel had leaked from the tank and run across the wet floor to the basement drain.  When I visited the site there was a small amount of fuel on water in the basement and some oiled soil near the tank.  There was only a small area oiled at the roadside where the drain ended.  The odor in the basement was hardly noticeable.  The Seiders cleaned this the following day and aired the basement.   Initially, I felt that oil must have gone into the gravel under the road.  When we excavated we found that oil had soaked more or less straight down into fractured clay.  We couldn't excavate deep enough, and some contamination was left under a buried phone cable at the road edge.

The two closest wells are upgrade.  The location of the well on the Seider's property is uncertain.  They were told it is a dug well at the back south of the property.  The neighbors well is drilled and closer to the point where the oil soaked in.  This well belongs to Mark Fairfield; Box 2622 Middle Rd; Sidney.  Both wells have been be placed on quarterly monitoring.

The site will be referred to technical services to determine if additional work is needed.
A-389-2000*A sulfuric acid pump leaked due to excessive wear. All spilled material was discharged to the process sewer. No site visit made. See attached report from IP.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-215-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-922-2001*On 11/8/01 I received a call from Debbie Ward of Webber Energy reporting a kerosene spill at a client's residence in Sebago.  The spill occurred as the result of a corrosion hole in a 55 gallon drum being used as a fuel tank.  I responded the following morning.  Upon arrival, I observed a small amount of spillage from the drum.  The leaking drum had been pumped out and disconnected by Webber.  The homeowner, Bessey Brown, was not home at the time.  I left her a note to call me.

Over the holiday weekend, Ms. Brown left a message on the answering machine at the office indicating she did not feel her well was a risk from the spill and did not require any assistance.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
B-423-1997*On 8/4/97 Bill Milliken came to this office to let us know of what he considered to be old spills at Seawall in Mount Desert.  He had drawn a map of the spot.  I investigated that afternoon.  I located the stained rocks that he had talked about.  It looked natural to me, but I wasn't 100% certain so I brought one of the stained rocks back to the office so that Mark Whiting could see it.  He said it was a lichen.
P-475-1999*    In the morning of 7/10/99 I responded to this small discharge that occurred on 7/7/99, when a caretaker ran over and severed the outside AST's copper fuel line with a lawn mower.  The fuel was shut off promptly and the line repaired by Downeast Energy on 7/7/99.  It was not reported to DEP until the following day, 7/8/99.  Though 2 to 5 gallons were reported spilled, I suspect less.  There was oily soil under the horizontal AST though nothing saturated.
    Onsite I met a tenant who had been leasing the summer cottage from the Quale's of Virginia Beach, VA.  The local manager is Ms. Becky Betts, @ 883-7779 W, and 833-6012 H.  This rural residence is located on the E side of Harpswell's Bailey Island, off Rt. 24, down FR 893 to Grassy Rd.  The AST is a 275 gal. horizontal tank set in shrubs about 15' away form the house.
     The area is on well water which is upgrade of the site.  Groundwater is believed to be in bedrock and to flow toward the ocean 50' away in this case, though a sheen off the coast is  unlikely.  No further clean-up is believed cost effective or necessary at this time.  See site map for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-300-1999*Tina Bodkin of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Company called to report that a piece of machinery involved in the construction of an interstate pipeline spilled an estimated 1/2 quarts of hydraulic oil when an oil line broke. The oil was collected with a few sorbent pads which will be drummed up for later collection.
I-8-1997*A spill was reported at the Progro Warehouse in Caribou.

About Thirty Gallons of "Kodicide LF" were spilled from a 110 gallon liquid tote.A valve broke on the bottom of the tote. Most likely hit by the forklift that moved the tote in the stroge area.

Spill was inside a contained area, designed for pesticide storage. The Caribou Fire Dept plugged the floor drains in the area outside the containment area.

Spill was cleaned up by Progro People. About 100.99 gallons of Kodicide and water were recovered and will be applied to farm fields in the spring for the chemicals intended use.

Case Closed
I-126-2001*A broken line on the loader broke causing 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel to spill.  Sawdust was placed on the ground to absorb as much of the fuel as possible.  The contaminated sawdust along with 2-3 inches of soil were collected using a 930 loader.  The sawdust/dirt mixture was taken to the boiler and burned.
P-303-1997*UST Removal
CTI:  #299 Ron Wilson/Les Wilson & Sons
Consultant:  Will Humphries/Dames & Moore
Decision Tree:  Intermediate
No contamination encountered




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-726-1999*On October 11, 1999 Tim Norwood of Downeast Energy called to report a phone call he had received from a former customer of theirs.  Mr. Norwood stated that Phil Napier of Highland Road in Windham had called them because his oil tank had broken a leg and it's filter and needed to be pumped off and repaired.  Mr. Napier however did not currently have enough money to pay for the work.  Downeast Energy turned down the job but reported the incident to me, they also reported that Mr. Napier's current oil company was Kelton Oil.

I called Kelton Oil to try and verify the story, they informed me that they were currently on site.  I inquired of the supervisor on call if I could hire Kelton to pump out the tank because although it wasn't leaking it was posing an imminent threat.  While I was enroute to the site however Mr. Napier secured the funds to have the job done.  The tank was pumped off and repaired without incident.
P-433-2001*We received a complaint from Eddie Lanier of West Point Stevens there was an ongoing discharge of a milky white substance into the Saco River by Biddeford Textiles.  After extensive investigation by many State, Local, and private employees it was determined the white substance was coming from a broken sewer force main.  The City of Biddeford fixed the force main and the problem stopped.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-698-2000*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled at this residence via a loose flare fitting; the system had been worked on by the oil company involved (Maritime) several days previously.  Oil had penetrated the soils at the edge of the house and entered a perimeter drain; a small amount was evident at the outfall approx. 80' away.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal and sorbent pads were placed at the outfall.  The area is rural/residential with no nearby municipal water.  The drilled well serving this property is located 50' from the spill site topographically upgradient; I do do believe it is likely to be impacted by this event.
B-759-1999*On 11/27/99 this office received a report of a line leak from the Dead River Company dispatcher.  The line (from an AST) was imbedded in the concrete slab at the residence of Lewellen Hewey.   Lewellen had asked Dead River to check the line because he felt that his fuel usage had been higher than usual.  A pressure test revealed that the line was leaking so DR replaced it.  Lewellen indicated that there were no odors associated with the release.  I asked him to contact me if any problems cropped up.  We discussed the things that might happen such as ground water pushing product up through his slab.  Since the slab is at grade this probably won't happen.  In any event Lewellen  knows who to call if the release causes a problem.

P-487-1999*    On the afternoon of Thursday 7/8/99,  DEP's John Dunlap received notice from the Lewiston-Auburn sewage treatment plant (LAWPCA) that they were receiving a discharge of black oil into the sewers, apparently from Auburn across the river to their plant in Lewiston.  Dunlap refered the call to me while I was on the road, shortly after, though we believed the incident was not serious enough for a DEP response at the time.  Ms. Matkivich called DEP again @ 1540 requesting DEP assistance.  The discharge lasted from about 1145 to about 1430 hrs.  I returned call and advised Ms. Matkivitch I would visit in the morning and attain supervisor's (S. Flannery) permission to hire a contractor to pump up the oil collected in their system.  LAWPCA and Auburn Sewer Dept. searched for a source but to no avail.  On the chance that this was hyd. oil, Pioneer Plastics was visited but nothing firm was discovered.
     I visited in the morn (7/9/99) @ 0800 and toured the plant and oil with Matkivitch and  Eames of the LAWPCA.  The oil had collected in several parts of the treatment plant (as described in LAWPCA's report of 7/9/99, attached with this spill report).  A Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI) vacuum truck was hired and arrived that morning to vacuum up the black and emulsified oil and collect oiled sorbents for disposal.
      No RP was found.  About 100 to 200 gallons of oil (waste motor or #6) is estimated to have been discharged indicating it likely came from a commercial source, such as drums or a UST or AST.  Mystery spill such as this have also occurred in the past.  It was likely purposeful and/or not reported by the RP as required.  Further actions are possible.  No oil is known to have reached the river or groundwater.  See attached for further info.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-300-1999*On May 14, 1999 Scott Davis the CEO for the city of Bath called to report a weeping oil tank at a rental property managed by Pelikan Properties.  The tank was at 38 Central Ave.  A duplex being rented by Virginia Gonzalez.  I visited the site on May 15, Dead River was on site at the time to make arrangements to change out the tank.  A new system was installed by the following Wednesday.  There was very little contamination found, except in some of the surrounding vegitation - the property manager agreed to remove the affected vegitation.  No further action.
A-41-2001*Homeowner requested that Spring Brook Fuel not deliver any oil because their tank was full. Driver delivered there by mistake and overfilled an already full tank. Nineteen gallons delivered, probably ten went to the basement floor and outside near the fill pipe. Small amount of soil removed and the oil in the basement was sorbed up and removed. No further response action expected.
P-797-1999*Environmental Consultant - John Tewhey reported a spill from an aboveground gas tank at the home of Bruce Skillings.  The leak occurred due to a small corrosion hole.  Mr. Skillings had been actively using the tank and estimated about 10 gallons had spilled, he was first alerted to the spill when his water started tasting bad.

Clean Harbors emptied and removed the tank and Chase excavation removed about 5 yards of soil.  John Tewhey investigated the excavation and determined it to be clean below 10 ppm by field screening (see attached Tewhey report).  I checked the open excavation two days later and made the same determination.  The Skilling well is approximately 30' from the spill and was contaminated with MTBE at around 200ppb.

The Skillings have had carbon filters installed on their well water and have been signed up for the ME-DEP quarterly monitoring problem.  I have referred this site to DEP Tech. Services for further water monitoring. NFA.
B-555-1999*On 9/9/99, 1440 hours Tom Tardiff of BAR reported that they might have an under ground fuel line that was leaking.  He requested that I come and take a look at it so that we could come up with a plan.  When I arrived Tom said that unbeknown to him BAR staff had applied a pressure test to the line in question, and that the line was holding pressure.  They had been alerted to the possibility of a line leak by the appearance of a stained area that was appearing on the surface over the area where the line was.  We theorized that there had been a spill a long time ago and that the extremely dry soil condition was allowing the product vapor to migrate to the surface.  Another factor may have been that the dry conditions enhanced the color contrast between the stained area and the rest of the yard.  In any event the pressure test proved that they did not have an ongoing line leak at that time.

B-621-2000*William Pomeroy had initiated eviction proceedings against his tenant for non-payment and it was coming down to the wire when she threw in the towel and moved out.  Before she left, she and her hooligan companions vandalised the joint, dumping oil, among other things,  out of the oil barrel onto the ground.

The house, amazingly enough, is on town water.  I asked Mr. Pomeroy to treat the oiled, clay-base soil on site.
B-585-1998*In Greenville on another matter, I was notified via the Maine Forest Service that someone had reported to them an oil sheen at the landing in Rockwood.  Having no sorbent with me, I borrowed sorbent booms and pads and went to investigate.

At the landing in Rockwood, I observed a sheen on the water, and soon identified the culprit as the "Versole", one of the shuttle boats to Kineo.  Opening her deck plates, fuel was seen in her bilge;  as fuel leaked from a loose fitting, the bilge pump would eventually cycle, and pump it over the side.

I detained the vessel until the bilge could be packed with sorbent pads, and then had a conversation with Chip Foster, owner.  He promised to tighten the fittings that day.
P-106-1997*SEE ATTACHED
A-646-2000*CMP representative called to report a spill of mineral oil from a transformer in Southport. CMP personnel handling cleanup. No site visit made, no further action expected.
B-267-1996*On 5/22/96, 1200 hours Sharan Fortin of S.D. Warren called to report that one of their wood harvesting contractors had a hydraulic spill in Chase Stream TWP.  The contractor's delimber had ruptured a hydraulic hose.  They estimated the volume was 30 gallons.  They deployed 100 pads, which they indicated became half saturated, and they scooped as much product as they could.  The pads and the scooped material filled a 55 gallon drum.  They wanted to remediate the 10' x 10' area by scraping it up and spreading it over a large segment of road.  Considering the remoteness of the area and the environmental impact of trucking a half cubic yard to a landfill I agreed with their plan.  The drum of pads and scrapped up material will be taken care of by S.D. Warren.
I-90-1998*On 4-15-98, Harlan Hersey called this office to report that sometime over the winter the 275 gallon tank at his greenhouse in Bridgewater had leaked. There was a stain on the ground next to the building about 20 feet from the well. Dickison London was hired to remove the contaminated soil and the well was placed on QM.
P-254-1987*
Report Update & Addendum of 5/30/03.

	DEP response to oil in roadside ditch next to Anthony's Texaco, Western Ave.  See separate narrative & report info.
A-323-1997*See attached report.
A-23-1996*Intermediate because of public health concerns.  The school had a delivery of oil on Saturday.  The tank was overfilled, but the driver did not report it to Wadleigh's.  The spill was reported on Tuesday to the department and Wadleigh's.  They promptly removed the contaminated snow from the area around the fill pipe.  There was no evidence that product had sprayed out of the vent pipe.  One classroom had some odor in it from the spill.  The room was ventilated and treated with odor spray.  No further action is required.
B-318-1998*B-318-98
Bangor

Thursday May 14, 1998				1027

Clyde (Butch) Furrough, of G.R. Adams, reported that while he was working on a dispenser unit at Papa Gambino's Gulf, a person with a newly purchased, used pick up truck pulled in and purchased 5 gallons of gasoline.

The gasoline then leaked from the truck's gasoline tank onto the pavement.  G.R. Adams employees cleaned up this surface spill with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.
P-30-2001*
SUMMARY
   In relation to a complaint that this rural gas station's gasoline UST's were out-of-service due to water entering the tanks uncontrolled, I briefly visited this facility on Wed. 1/17/01.  I confirmed that the two dispensers were covered over and the facility appeared to be not pumping.  The tank area was covered by snow so I did not know the UST's exact location (see site sketch).  The area is rural residential and farmland, on private well water and septic.
    The two active registered tanks are: T-2 & T-3, a 4000 and 6000 gallon dble-wall CP steel tanks with FRP piping.  The tanks are reg. as installed by CTI Jon Mapes in 12/89.  T-1, a 2000 gal. steel UST was abandoned by removal at that time by CTI George Erskine.  I have noted no DEP spill reports for the 1989 UST replacements indicating that no problems were reported at the time.  I understand that DEP's Ted Scharf performed a compliance visit in 1999 or 2000.  [In 6/89 gaso. and heavy oil UST's were abandoned at a nearby facility (#14666) under Saco River Realty Trust, the exact location of this facility is unknown at this time.  Both of these facilities may be mistakenly registered as not being within a sensitive area (near wells).]
    At this time we are not aware of gw table in this area but as both tanks appear to be taking on water Woodard and I suspect that gw may be seeping in thru tank-top fittings.  Water entering a UST in this manner is a reportable "evidence of a leak".  At this time I understand that the facility owner/operator has not reported the problem to the DEP as required.  This report will be forwarded to DEP Div. of Oil & Haz. Waste Facilities Inspection for a recommended facility inspection.  See any attachements and DEP UST Reg. file #8267 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP BRWM
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P-19-1998*   In response to a question as to why Irving was dewatering at this facility, I contacted Mr. Gerry Lemire of Irving Oil.  Lemire explained that the premium No-Lead UST sump was leaking gw into the sump thru a poor fitting for an electrical conduit.  CTI Chuck Blanchette was onsite repairing it, dewatering from a nearby 8" gw monitoring well.
    No DEP visit was made at the time and no further actions are expected at this time.   On 1/21/98 I briefly visited the site and noted no activity in the tank area.  This was a virgin area when the facility was built in early-mid 1996.  See the May 1997 facility upgrade reg. form, and Feb. 1996 initial install. form.  As DEP was concerned over dewatering of potentially contam. water, a site visit was made, and there is the issue of failure to report evidence of a leak (water in the sump), I felt a formal report was warranted.

S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
A-181-2001*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground when the filter assembly was broken off due to snow and ice. Oily soil was removed for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
P-83-1998*   No further actions anticipated, standard clean-up.
I-128-1999*This spill occured when a fuel tank pump caught on fire. The hose burned off and the spill was from the oil in the delivery hose. The tank is used for fueling woods equipment.

The Masardis Fire Dept. responded
I-242-1998*A 20.99 GAL. DIESEL SPILL OCCURED AT HOULTON IRVING ON 11/11/98.  SORBENT PADS WERE USED FOR CLEAN UP AND PUT IN TRASH BAGS.  TAKEN TO SEARSPORT FOR RECYCLING.
P-423-2000*The discharge was the result of an AST, copper supply line rubbing against the furnace housing creating a hole in it and allowing the contents of the tank to drain onto the floor.  The oil saturated the carpeting and wood molding, but was contained within the building.  Mr. Reali hired Clean Harbors to removed and dispose of the oil saturated carpeting and sorbents, in addition to cleaning the concrete floor and wood molding (parts of the wood molding was later replaced).  After the work was completed, fans were placed in the building to remove any remaining vapors.

No further action required.
P-780-1996*4DEC96, responded to facility address after report of contamination above the DEP notification level during UST removal operations. Upon arrival I observed a limited amount [approx. 2.0 gal.(7.5 L)] of free product in a portion of the UST excavation; only one tank out of three had been removed. I also observed a stock piled mound of soil [approx. 200 cubic yards (153 cubic meters)]. George Giese, environmental consultant, advised me that soil was contaminated, but not petroleum saturated.

I requested that the visible product be pumped off by Seacoast Ocean Services who was on site to pump off the tanks prior to being inerted and removed, this task was completed. I advised that the project continue prior to DEP's determination of potential clean up goals.

5DEC96, I met with Lynda Gorte of Ryder Truck, and Giese on site. I issued a Initial Clean Up Action Agreement, which states that a Baseline-1 clean up goal requiring that all saturated soils be disposed on the basis of field saturation soil testing. It is the DEPs understanding that less than 3.0 cubic yards (2.3 cubic meters) of soil was identified as saturated; and that the DEP has not required any additional soil disposal beyond this amount [3.0 cubic yards (2.3 cubic meters)]. I issued a Virgin Product Letter authorizing Ryder to dispose of petroleum contaminated soil.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (8JAN97)
B-793-1998*Hancock Oil suffered the loss of an estimated 3 gallons of #1 oil at the summer home of Robert Seibel in Marlboro.  Cause was a leaking delivery hose.

According to Hancock Oil, all the spilled oil was recovered from the driveway using sorbent material.
B-18-2000*     On January 11, 2000 at 1100 we received a call from David Ramsey of the Maine Air Guard reporting an oil sheen in their retention pond at their fuel supply area.  They used booms to recover the oil but the amount was only a rainbow sheen.  I checked the site that afternoon with Mr. Ramsey and found a satisfactory clean-up.  The previous night's heavy rain and wind flushed some run-off into the retention pond.
P-670-1997*    On 11/12/97 I received a phone complaint from a Standish resident regarding his 198 Harmon Hill Rd. neighbor, Mr. Arvilla Nason dumping oil, antifreeze, chemicals, burning tires, and exploding things.  He was concerned about his well.  The complainant also stated the neighbor may be violent and had attack dogs.
    At the town office I was told over the phone that the complainant wished to move but could not sell his house because of this neighbor and other ex-convicts living at the old farm next door.  The clerk further stated not to visit without a police escort.  The town CEO would not return my calls about doing a joint visit.  At this time no DEP visit has been performed and the spills are unsubstantiated.
P-564-1997*On October 4, 1997 I received a call from Mary Burke.  Ms. Burke lives on Pleasant Lake in Otisfield she called concerned about a black substance on the lake.  I responded to the call.  On site I acquired a sample of the black substance.  The substance was algae, small flys were hatching from the substance as we watched.  I received two other calls of the same algae on other nearby lakes that day.  No further action taken.
A-512-1999*Received a call from Mary Jane Low asking about some chemicals at her house.  She said that she had what seemed to be a small lab in a storage building and did not know what to do.  I went out to the site to inspect it.  There were some chemicals on shelves in a shed attached to the house.  The jars were all in good shape and were in a secure area.  No spillage had occurred.  I suggested that she contact a clean contractor to do a lab pack.  I also suggested she contact the town to ask them if they had a contract with someone. Also I suggested that she contact the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments and see when there next pick up in Lewiston would be.  I said that she would have to pay, but that might be the least expensive way for her to dispose of the product.  Since there was no sign of spillage, I left it in Ms. Low's hands as to how she wanted to dispose of the material.  No additional work by Response Services is anticipated.
A-166-2000*Received a call from Betty Snowman of C.N. Brown reporting a small spill.  They had overfilled the tank at the home of Jason Martin on the Higgens Road by approximately 2 cups.  The driver cleaned it up.  When asked, she stated that the whistle was working.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
B-380-2000*B-380-2000
07/17/2000 15:30

     The Maine State Police Dispatcher called to report a hazardous material incident involving caustic soda at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  It was stated that a railroad car was observed to be dripping a caustic solution onto the ballast stone below.  Investigation shown that the empty railroad car had taken on water through cracks in its dome from a recent rain event.  The water then picked up residual caustic between the two walls of the car and discharged it at the bottom of the car.  A container was then placed at the bottom of the car to catch the material.  It was estimated that only a few cups of caustic affected the ballast stone.  The caustic waste was then neutralized in place with a weak acid solution.  The incident occurred in an isolated area of the facility.  None of the States resources were affected from the spill.  It may be noted that the car was taken to it's owner (Holtra Chem Manufacturing of Orrington) for repairs.
P-7-2000*I recieved a complaint about a vessel leaking oil at Porters Landing in South Freeport.  I went to inspect the vessel- I found the Falls Pt. (40' transport ship) on blocks at the landing.  The vessels bilge was being drained into buckets and there was oil in the bilge water.  The bucket had filled up and had been overflowing.  I informed the vessels owner of the situation who went and changed out the bucket.  I shecked the ground around the bucket, there was a small stain (1'x 2'), but the ground was frozen solid - so I believe it did not extend into the ground.  No further action is anticipated.
A-515-1999*During the Department's site assessment of the former Edwards Mill property in Augusta in March 1998, an area of gasoline contaminated soil was identified and roughly delineated using an excavator. From the limited information available and the location of piping, foundations, and materials, the most likely scenario is that an AST existed in the area some time ago (1920s-1960s). The contamination source was probably piping leaks and overfills around a pump island. The contamination appeared to be very weathered, old gasoline.

On August 23, 1999, Nick Hodgkins oversaw removal of the contaminated soil. H.E. Sargent provided site foreman Scott Thibodeau and excavator operator Reggie Barnes.

The area of contamination was a lens-like area about 6-12 feet below ground surface. Clean soil above the contamination was stockpiled and used as backfill for the hole. On two of the four sides of the excavation, the post-excavation samples were non-detect using a PID and poly-bag headspace method. The other two sides had very low (20 ppm) concentrations of contaminants. The bottom of the excavation, which ranged from 12-18 feet below the ground surface, was a tight blue-gray clay which appeared to be the former river bottom (before filling began during the 1830s). The top 4-6 inches of this clay were removed. The clay below the top 4-6 inches had very low (20 ppm) levels of residual contamination.

No further action required.
A-607-1998*     DEP received a report that a gasoline leak had been discovered on a private vehicle.  The caller had purchased the vehicle the previous day; he had placed a pot under the leak once it was discovered.  Gasoline had softened the asphalt surface of the driveway and penetrated several inches into the underlying soil.  Contaminated soil was removed by hand and the owner agreed to repair the pavement.
     The area is rural/residential and utilizes private wells for water.  Two wells are located within 500' of the spill but are not likely to be affected by this incident.  The name and phone number of the vehicles previous owner (in Durham) was referred to the Portland regional office.
A-394-1998*A old truck accident was reported by an anonymous caller. The caller claimed that there was diesel fuel and sheens on the puddles in the wheel ruts. The accident was reported to be in Litchfield. It turned out to be at mile 82 in Sabattus. There were deep wheel ruts which were filled with water. An extensive marsh sheen was present. No free product was found.
B-601-1999*B-601-99
Baileyville

Wednesday September 28, 1999			0850

Brad Kelso (427-4044), of Georgia-Pacific phoned to report a 200-gallon bunker C oil spill to the floor of building #10.  The thick oil was in a 15 by 20-foot area on the floor.

Currently they are using a 55-gallon open top drum to catch the dripping oil.  The plans are to use a flange clamp (from 'Leak Tech') on Wednesday or Thursday.

The plans are to mix the bunker C oil with hog fuel (wood chips & biomass) and use the resulting mix as fuel in the # 9 boiler.

The leak stopped by shutting down a valve at 0900.
P-172-2001*Please see attached.
P-350-1991*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of 6/23/05, by SGB

	Fuel oil discharge, not reported as required.  See separate narrative and any field notes for details.  Rural commercial area.
	Gasoline and K1 UST's were reported abandoned-by-removal by CTI D Wilson #148 in the autumn of 1989.  I noted not record of discharges reported.  [Removal occurred prior to CMR 691 UST closure assessment requirement and I understand no site assessor of DEP rep. observed.]
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A-684-1998*The well is buried in the lawn near the driveway. I suggested that they install a pitless adapter to help protect the well.
A-234-1997*     DEP received a report from a consultant (Robbins) that soil contaminated above the DEP notification level had been encountered during an "upgrade" at this facility.  Mr. Robbins felt that the contamination (max. 1111 ppm PID headspace) was localized and likely the result of sloppy filter changes.  The area is geologically non-sensitive, although residential properties abut the subject facility.  It was determined that BL2 (D-tree) goals were appropriate for the site; based on Robbins' maximum PID readings no remediation was considered necessary .
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-589-1997*18 October 1997, after negitive contact with the home owner via telephone, I responded to the residence. Upon arrival spoke with Sante and we inspected the tank. I observed that a fitting on the filter was weeping and a stain on the AST, that appeared to be the result of a small overfill. I also observed that the AST facility was not on a firm working surface.  I advised Sante of my observations, and he said he would see that the problems were addressed.

No product recovery practical. No further response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (14Jan98)
A-17-2001* Joel, at Frontier Oil Company, called to report a small kerosene spill that occurred at their Bulk Plant. He reported it as a release of less than one gallon. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
I-148-2000*A truck accident caused 10-15 gallons of diesel fuel to be lost.  Sorbent pads were put down, and loosened gravel was placed into 20 gallon drum and took to Irving Pinkham mill.  Accident happened on Pinkham Road 33 miles T9R8.

Response Case Closed
I-98-1999*Larry Beaulieu contacted the NMRO and reported a spill at a camp next to Lang Lake.

When I arrived cleanup was taking place. All the contaminated belongings were removed from the spill area and the contaminated soil was being removed.

Spill occurred due to faulty tank gauge and an improperly trained driver.

The owner called for fuel because he saw the gauge reading empty.

The driver could not connect to the tank with a "scully fill" due to the large sized fill pipe. So, he stuck the nozzel into the large fill pipe, defeating the whistle, which was the only overfill device he had. The driver was expecting to deliver 250 gallons, and he managed to get some fuel into the tank before it was overfilled.

Neither tank or piping are "up to code", this may have contributed to the problem.

Soil was distributed about 30 feet from the lake, Shoreland Alteration Permit.  Paperwork was given to the camp owner and Jay Duncan was notified.

Case Closed
P-549-1999*The Department received a call regarding the discovery of a crude oil discharge at Portland Pipe Line's #5 transfer pump area at the corner of Henley and Preble Street, South Portland, ME.  Oil at the time was being transferred from a ship to their tank farm on Hill Street, when oil surfaced from an underground pipe.  The oil from the ship was directed to another tank farm, while an investigation was underway.  The cause of the discharge was determined to be from a corrosion hole. The oil was recovered with vacuum trucks, sorbents or removed in the soil.  Groundwater was encounter during the excavation.  Once adequate clean-up had been met, recovery/monitory wells were installed to collect any remaining oil, and to monitor the area.  789.8 tons of soil was excavated for disposal.  For further details, see attached report.  No further response action anticaipated.
I-191-1998*On 9-25-98, I met with George Watson at the Easton Elementary School to observe an UST there which he found to be non compliant. This was discovered through a routine system inspection. There were several issues with the system that need to be addressed. The fill lines are not adequately protected with secondary containment and small fuel spills have been occurring over the years with deliveries. There is also no interstitial space monitoring. The case has been referred to enforcement due to a prior enforcement action pertaining to these same issues in 1993.
P-556-2001*On July 13, 2001 ,the house at 13 Maplewood Ave. was demolished.  On the night of July 16thm the Yarmouth FD received several complaints of strong oil odors in the vicinity.  The YFD in turn contacted DEP reporting a sheen on the cove below Maplewood Ave..  This was a period of a significant rain events.

From approximately 930-1100 pm, DEP and YFD distributed and applied sorbent pads and boom to the ditch and outlet in the cove.  No recoverable product in the cove only a sheen.  The boom was deployed in hopes of minimizing the sheen migration, however, it was only moderately successful.  The pads along the ditch were very actively collecting oil.

On July 17, 2001. EPI of Yarmouth was contracted to install two underflow dams along the ditch to slow the flow of water allowing the pads to sorb more effectively (increasing time of contact in pooled water vs flowing).  Yarmouth Public Works was notified and supplied the sand for the dams, and initially approved of the work plan.

At this time Mr. Dalton was interviewed along with his demolition contractor, James Stewart (neighbor/friend adjacent street abutting property).  Both stated the AST and saddle tank removed from the basement were dry when removed and were puzzled to the source of the oil.  I explained the actions MDEP would carry out if Dalton agreed and issued the paperwork for Dalton to read, sign,  and return.

The initial investigation was to excavate the remaining foundation and identify the source location and secondly remove contaminated soils and stock pile the initial materials to better assess the quantities likely to be generated.  Excavations were completed and some test pits dug without a conclusive source.  Soils were loaded and transported to CRS for disposal.  Additional investigations included survey of the abutting neighbors heating systems to check for an undetected leak.  All are on public water and private septic.  No other sources were identified, nor have any additional complaints been received since the abandonment of the home and completed excavations at 13 Maplewood Ave.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
A-56-2000*A pipe broke on the #1 paper machine, spilling about 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. About 20 gallons was discharged to the process sewer.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-199-2000*An empty chip truck belonging to W.T. Gardner & Son went off the road while westbound on Rt. 157.  The driver said he was trying to avoid deer in the road.

The truck came to rest in the northside ditch in front of Leroy Charette's house, both saddle tanks ripped off and the oil pan holed.  Fortunately, as the truck plowed along the ditch, it pushed up earth in front of it, plugging the culvert that passed under Charette's driveway.  Thus the diesel and lube oil spilled during the accident was contained under the truck.

The Fire Dept. put down sorbent pads, and after the truck was removed, I put down some more.  Late that day Gardner's road crew repaired the ditch and replaced the culvert, recovering about 3 yards of oil contaminated soil.  That soil was landfarmed at their Chester chip plant.
A-453-2000*Received a call from Roy Koster concerning a small spill. He reported that a transformer was weeping and there was a possible spill to the ditch.  A cleanup crew was dispatched and no sign of oil on the ground was found.  Apparently the transformer was weeping only and the oil did not get to the ground. No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed. See the attached report from Central Maine Power for additional details.
A-566-2001* On 8-24-2001, a dump truck went off the road on Route 27 in Boothbay. The Fire Dept. was on scene and did not request our assistance. The spilled diesel was contained and recovered by the Fire Dept. No further action will be required.
A-413-1996*Don Robbins of Hull & Associates was in contact with me concerning a repiping job at the Cumberland Farms (#1827) in Winthrop. I went out to the site on September 19 to inspect a repair job on one of the fiberglass tanks and to speak with Mr. Robbins concerning the cleanup of the site. The site was on city water and sewer with no environmental receptors within 1000'. This classifies the site as a baseline 2 site on the Department's decision tree. The action level was set at 1000 ppm bag headspace. Excavation of contaminated soil did not go to below the action level as uncovering the canopy footing would have created and unsafe situation. The repair work on the tank riser was done by an Owens-Corning factory technician. See the Appendix P site assessment for additional information. No further action by Response is indicated.

P-269-1998*On June 18, 1998 Paula Underwood called concerned about a sheen on some wet areas in her yard.  I visited her home that afternoon.  It was evident the the sheen was biological in nature, and not caused by any contaminants.  No further action.
P-89-1998*On 2/26/98 a Bell Atlantic bucket truck blew a hydraulic line while working on Smith Road in Windham.  Bell Atlantic contracted with John Sharp to clean up what oil he could, however most of the oil was spilled onto the roadway and unrecoverable.  No further action.
P-756-1999*On October 29, 1999 I received a call from Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental about a spill that had been reported the day before.  An Irving oil delivery truck was making a delivery to Chadbourne Lumber Mill on Route 26 in Bethel.  The vapor recovery system on the truck malfunctioned and about 35 gallons of oil got into the system and then spilled to the asphalt and hard pack ground.  Speedy dry was used to absorbed free oil.  No further action required nor anticipated.
A-572-1996*     DEP received a report that a commercial truck had ruptured a saddle tank during an accident on I-95.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene and collected approximately 35 gallons of product that evening and the following morning using sorbent pads.  The area is not considered geologically sensitive.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-48-1999*On 4-1-99, Mark Stiles of Louisiana Pacific called this office to report there had been a spill at their mill. A hydraulic line on a crane had broken and the contents of the resevoir went into the hot pond. The outlet was closed and there was no escape of contaminant. They used wood shavings to soak the oil off the water and burned the shavings in their boiler.
B-181-2001*Please see attached narrative.
B-552-1999*     On September 8, 1999 at 1430 we received a call from Steve Bolduc of the City of Bangor reporting a leak in an underground tank that they had found and were removing on lot seven on Illinois Ave. at the airport.  I checked the site and found that the city had hired Clean Harbors to pump out the tank and the oily water in the hole.
     Clean Harbors arrived early the next afternoon and pumped out 1500 gallons of liquid from the tank and hole.  The liquid consisted of 1000 gallons of water and 500 of #2 oil.  The tank was 2000 gallons in size and was abandoned in the 60's or early 70's.  Public Works removed the tank and 16 yards of contaminated soil which was landspread on an old runway.  The area is zoned commercial/industrial and is on town water.
A-10-1997*     DEP received a report that a residential AST had been overpressurized, splitting along an end seam.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited that scene on 1/15/97.  The oil company involved (Staples) had been in the process of installing a new AST at this residence (Petroskey).  Reportedly, an attempt was made to fuel the tank before the installation was complete.  The tank failed to vent, became overpressurized, and split its' seam on one end.  An estimated 100 gallons of oil went into the gravel driveway alongside the house.  I supervised the excavation of approximately 40 cu. yds. of contaminated soil that afternoon/evening (heavy rains fell later that night).
     The drilled well that serves the residence is located 20' from the impacted area.  I sampled water at the kitchen tap (non-detect for petroleum) and have recommended quarterly monitoring for one year.  I informed the division of Technical Services about the situation.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement at this property unless the well shows evidence of contamination at some time in the future.
B-190-2000*     On November 20, 2000 at 1530 we received a call from Walter Ireland of S.L. Construction of Millinocket reporting a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck outside the Great Northern Paper mill in Millinocket.  A blown hose caused the leak which flowed onto the dirt parking area.  Workers recovered the oil with Speedi-Dri and excavated a half yard of soil.  The material was hauled to the Dolby landfill for disposal.
B-450-1996*Mrs. Michaud called to request a waiver to pull a UST at a store that her family owned.  She is a widow trying to sell the building that her husband had used as a plumbing supply store.  It turns out that at one time it had been a corner general store.  The tank had been located by a housing inspector prior to the sale to Mr. Merkel.

As it appeared to me to be a long abandoned tank and many people would be impacted by the delay of the sale, I approved a waiver of the 30 day notice.  I did explain the necessity of registering the tank and gave her the appropriate paper work.

The tank was removed on 8/19/96 by A-A Contractors. It no longer contained any oil, but was full of water which they removed.  The tank was a 500 gallon tank that was plumbed into the building with  1 1/4" piping that disappeared under the floor of the rear of the building.  The fill was a unique combination of fill and vent.  I'm convinced that the tank had been used to dispense kerosene to the neighborhood many years ago.  Upon removal I saw no evidence that the tank had leaked oil.  As such I require no further action.

NOTE: There is no registration number for this tank as it was being applied for at time of removal.
A-81-1997*DEP received a report that a truck carrying approximately 100 drums of used fryer grease/oil had jack-knifed and spilled its' cargo along the road.  Jon Andrews, David Coffin and Mark King (all from DEP) investigated.  It was determined that no petroleum or hazardous materials were involved (see Coffin report, attached).
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-325-1997*Received reports from Tom Saviello of International Paper that they had a release of hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan. It was actually a deliberate release done to test a new air pollution modeling method. Apparently this was done with the approval of the DEP Air Bureau. See attached letters for additional information. No further work is necessary.
P-32-1982*SUMMARY

	March 1982: Response by DEP and USCG MSO to discharge of 15000+ gal. of gasoline from ruptured piping.  initially reported as 1000-gal.  Discharge to waters and ice of Barberry Creek next to the terminal.  Clean-up of discharge by Jetline Services.
	Licensed oil terminal.  Later became the Northeast Petro. Terminal, and then sold to Global Oil.
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P-527-1996*On August 20, 1996 I was contacted by Steve Dyer of EER.  He requested a waiver from the 30 day removal notice.  I granted the waiver.  On August 23, 1996 I was on site to witness the tank removal, however equipment failure delayed the removal.  I could not remain on site due to other commitments.  Steve Dyer telephoned me later that afternoon to report that the tank had been removed and was in good condition with no holes.  There was contamination found, but none above clean up levels for this site (Baseline II).  No further action.
A-58-2001*Barton Newhouse and I responded to a report of two (55) gallon steel drums abondoned near the Summerhaven gravel pits on Mount Vernon Rd. in Manchester.  The drums had been rolled down an embankment and based on the snowfall amount, had been there a few days.  There were no markings on the drums.  The bungs were hand tight, however, there was no apparent leakage.  We were able to winch the drums up the embankment and load onto the lift gate.  The drums were returned to the warehouse where we sampled them and overpacked them.  The drums contained waste gasoline and were disposed as ignitable hazardous waste.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-657-1998*Mr. Andrews had just installed a small tank to serve a heater on his porch, but hadn't connected it to the heater when he had oil delivered.  The tank was empty when Mrs. Andrews came home later.  The fire department responded along with Paul Twitchell.  The porch floor and carpeting in the basement below along with the paneling in the basement were all oil soaked and were removed along with some stored items.  Pads and speedy dry were used to clean the concrete floor.  Oil had reached the floor drain, but none came out the discharge.

When I visited the following morning, only a small quantity of oil soaked wood still needed to be removed.  Windows were open and a fan was in the basement.  The odor in the home was not bad at all.  The Andrews planned to complete the cleaning over the next day or so.

No further action is anticipated.
A-613-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that a minor oil spill had occurred at this facility.  One gallon of oil went to the plant sewer (see I.P. incident report).
A-620-1999*While doing a new installation, Pat Goodine called to report a small oil spill. I went to the site and saw that he was correct, there was evidence of a small spill, probably from the old tank.  I hired Manter Company to do some minor excavation.  They delivered the contaminated soil to Norridgewock for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this site.  No invoices were received for this work, but I observed that the work had been done.
B-579-1999*The Dead River Oil Co. called to report that they had suffered a small #2 spill at the Thomas Maleck residence, 362 Water St., Ellsworth. They said that less than one gallon of fuel spit back from the fill pipe onto the porch and outside wall. The owner was adamant that the fill and vent were up to code and that the smell was due to mishandling. The company cleaned the porch and wall with a cleaner to the satisfaction of the owner. No further action anticipated.
A-216-2001*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled to pavement at this facility when a private vehicle struck a drum containing oil from the bottom of a diesel UST.  Clean Harbors was contracted to clean-up and dispose of oily material.
B-321-1998*On May 15, 1998 at 1315 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a one pint spill of <50 PPM PCB transformer oil from a leaking bushing.  The transformer was located on a pad at the Benjamen River Apartments on route 175 in Sedgewick.

The leak resulted from a weeping bushing and most of the product stayed on the pad but some did go through a crack in the pad onto the ground and was excavated.
B-286-1996*According to the deputy sheriff on site, Gerald Tash turned his vehicle into the path of an oncoming logging truck, on 6/3/96.  The truck, belonging to Colin Bartlett of Orient, tried to avoid Tash, couldn't, and came to rest on property belonging to Maynard Curtis. (Photos) Both saddle tanks were ruptured, and lost a reported 150 gallons of diesel.

There are two wells handy to the site, and fractured ledge is only 2 feet down; these one or both of these wells will likely become contaminated.
A-330-2001* Mr. Roberts reported that his outside tank had leaked and spilled about 25 gallons of fuel oil onto the ground. This property is located on Crowell Pond in Chesterville. It is a seasonal dwelling used mostly in the summer and fall. There is one well nearby that is used as domestic water for the camp. The water quality is so poor, high iron, that it is not used for drinking purposes.  This site has been referred to Technical Services for further remediation.  No further Response action expected.
P-309-1999*   On Fri. 5/21/99,  Mr. Cleary notified Maine DEP that he has observed daily discharge of floor cleaner/degreaser into an outside storm drain by Poland Spring Bottling employees.  This is a very sensitive area, located near one or more of the water bottling company's drilled wells.  I doubt that Poland Springs Corp. would carelessly mismanage their waste.
    On 5/28/98 I visited the plant while in the area and drove around several times looking for the location described but could not pinpoint it.  I called before arriving and left a voice mail for Kristen Tardiff that I was enroute but I could not reach a live person to talk to after several attempts.
     I noted no indications of oil or chemical discharges during my brief visit.  As of 6/21/99 I have received no replies from Poland Spring Corp.
     This report will be forwarded to DEP RCRA unit for further investigation as they see fit.  Perhaps a facility inspection as to waste management.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-316-1997*On 6/23/97, 0920 hours an anonymous caller reported an oil sheen on the fish pond at Blackbeard Family Fun Park.  The caller felt that the product was coming from the go-cars that area had as part of the entertainment at the park.  I investiaged and the lady who manages the facility showed me the situation.  There were sporadic appearances of sheen that reminded me of the circles of sheen that appear on the down current side of a contaminment boom that has oil in it.  However, a difference was that the sheen would disappear instantly, which is not typical of sheens involving petroleum products.  The lady told me that the sheen was coming from decaying fish.  There were hundreds of dead fish on the bottom that had died because they hadn't been able to spawn.  They thought that the spawning cycle had been interrupted by premature formation of ice last fall.  They were treating the pond, which was spring fed, with an aerator.  They were being advised by a fish biologist.  Everything seemed to be under control.
P-193-1996*The morning of April 6, I received a call from Star Enterprises.  They had spilled approximately twenty gallons of gasoline additive (see MSDS included) from a 12000 gallon AST at their terminal.  The spill occurred due to a faulty pressurized gauge.  When I arrived on site the gauge had been replaced.  I witnessed the spilled product, all was contained to a concrete berm under the tank.  Clean Harbors arrived shortly after I did and cleaned up the spilled product with sorbent pads.  No further action.
B-155-1998*River water backing up into a hydro station caused the release of pump lube oil to the environment.  Oil, constantly leaking from the station's pumps, was floated outside by the river water.  GP deployed sorbent booms to recover the oil.
B-494-1998*B-494-98 B.H.E.Co - Old Town


Bangor Hydro reports that a non-PCB filled transformer leaked about 10 gallons of oil onto the ground at pole #60 on the Bennoch Road. They removed about 30 square feet of soil which was disposed at Sawyer's landfill.
   See the attached B.H.E.Co. report for more details.
P-474-2000*    On the late afternoon of Monday 7/31/00, DEP was notified of an approximately 20 gallon spill of a resin containing Formaldehyde.  Mr. Reed of Panolam (Pionner Plastics Div.) stated that a tank truck enroute from their location to Safe Handling Inc. down the road.  [Safe handling is a chemical & petroleum handling and transportation co.]  One of the two hatches atop the tank-trailer had not been secured and product had sloshed down the road at about 0530 hrs that morning.  This amount of product was below the company's RQ in their SPCC Plan, though the discharge had been outside the plant on a public road and therefore the SPCC plan and RQ was not applicable.  Panolam erred in reporting late to the state.  Mr. Reed assured me that the spillage had been cleaned up by the time of his call.
    On Fri. 8/4/00, I checked the spill area and noted no evidence of a spill down the road.  The resin I understand to be water & methanol based, bio-degraded quickly, and would not likely leave a stain.  See also P-530-00 for further information on this or a similar resin.
A-291-1998*     DEP received a report that from the State Police that the Rockland Fire Department needed more sorbent pads.  Upon calling Rockland F.D. it transpired that this spill had used most of the pads they had on hand.  According to the facility owner (Wilson) approximately 12 gallons of diesel was spilled to pavement during an after-hours vehicle fill-up (the facility is a cash-fuel operation).  Spilled product was completely sorbed by Fire personnel.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-744-1997*The tank developed a leak from corrosion discharging approximately 50 gallons of kerosene onto the ground.  There was only a small stain left on the ground with no recoverable oil apparent.  The area is serviced by public water and there was no evidence that vapors would be a problem within the building.  It was detemined that no clean-up was necessary.

No further action required.
B-639-2001*Debbie King, 24 Mainewood Ave. called to say that she and her neighbors had seen what they thought was rainbow oil sheen on Johnny Mack brook. There is a small wooded area behind their housing development that they use for hiking. The brook flows through this area and she was concerned.
  I went to the site and found that the sheen was organic scale sheen and not oil related. I went to Ms. King's home and explained what I had found and thanked her for her interest and concern.
A-532-1996*Ted Haskell called to report that there was another alarm at a tank at the Augusta Sanitary District. There was water in the interstitial alarm again (see A-509-96 for additional details). He made an inspection of the interstitial space and found it to contain water. Further inspection found that the riser was cracked. This was repaired and the alarm system put back into operation. No site visit was made and no further work by response is necessary.
P-816-1996*On December 5, 1996, DEP was contacted by Tony DelGaudio, owner of New Meadows Super Stop Best Gas, concerning a site assessment done by Acadia Environmental, Inc.  During the phase one site assessment, it was noted that a sheen was seen in a drainage ditch running along the Bath Road that runs in front of the facility.

A site visit by myself and Nick Hodgkins from the VRAP program indicated that what we were seeing was the biological activity in the drainage ditch due to iron in the water.  The history of the site was also a factor in our decision not to consider this site as a problem along with physical evidence during the upgrading of the facility where soil and water were monitored and no evidence of a leak in the system was found.


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John Dunlap
Oil and Hazardous Materials Specialist I
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-327-1997* On 9-4-97 Alan Lyscars called this office to report the discovery of contaminated soil during an underground tank removal. This tank removal/replacement occurred at The 107, a convenience store located on route 107.
 It was decided that the contaminated soil would be removed and transported to ARC. We sent one truck load to Pike in Fairfield, however it was rejected. Paul Bossey from A.L. Doggett will arrange for soil removal and disposal. This new installation went from bad to worse when bedrock was found about 9 feet bgs (below ground surface). A drilling and blasting contractor was then called to take care of this.
 9-5, drilling occurs. The contaminated soil is left in the excavation as cover material for the blasting operation. This was done so that the contaminated soil could be used as cover to prevent damage to nearby storm drains and such.  Another reason was to expedite the soil removal and tank installation.
 9-6, more drilling.
 9-8 The Town hires another contractor to make repairs to the storm drain system which is right next to the excavation.
 9-9, soil removal begins. Storm drain work continues.
 9-10, more soil removal, storm drain work, NYNEX on site to prop up utility pole. S.O.S. called to pump out contaminated ground water. The water has a field head space of >200 ppm and it is green from the dye used at the adjacent storm drain. New tank arrived.
 9-11, final soil removal, storm drain work completed. S.O.S. arrives for second pump out, I authorized this activity. I request that an application be sent to the owner, Bruce Stafford. I also inspected his daily inventory and he had been doing this.
 A total of 1008 tons of soil was removed.
 The site was cleaned up to B2 criteria and no further remediation will be required.
P-593-1998*On 11/24/98 I received a call from Alan Lyscars reporting contamination discovered at a tank removal at Nortons Texaco in Limerick.  The levels of contamination did not exceed the baseline 1 clean up standard set for that site so no clean up was conducted.  The contamination appeared to have resulted from tank overfills in the past.  Much of the contamination went under the building on the site.  No problems had been noted in regard to vapor issues in the building.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZAROUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 15, 1998
P-501-1996*On August 9, 1996 I received a call from Bill Wallace of Augusta DEP.  He called to pass on a spill that had been reported to him at the U-haul on Bath Road in Brunswick.

U-haul had removed a 1000 gal. #2 oil UST.  The contractor was Simard and Sons, the consultant was Summit environmental.  The tank had one corrosion hole and reported contamination in the excavation under the tank.  The highest level of contamination found was 347ppm by Jar headspace method.  This site falls under Baseline II clean-up standards, and therefore no clean-up was required.
B-554-1998*On August 20, 1998 at 1545 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a spill of transformer oil at the Herbert Sargent school on the Bennoch Road in Old Town.  Less than one gallon of <50 PPM PCB transformer oil leaked from a gasket onto the school's driveway.  Bangor Hydro workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
P-558-2000*I was contacted by B & D Burner Service reporting that one of their customers returned home from a vacation and found their oil tank had leaked in the basement.  I arrived to find the tank had a corrosion hole in it and leaked in their finished basement.  The oil in the house was cleaned up with sorbents and washing.  The oil had made it into a sump which pumped some of it out into the back yard.  The contaminated soil was excavated from the back yard.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-62-1998*A stain was observed along the side of the road. Apparently a vehicle had lost some fuel.  There had been an accident about a mile away during the night and it is possible that that truck had been towed and parked for a time at the spill site.

Fuel had run in the ditch and then into a storm drain.  When I arrived I placed pads in the storm drain, but collected very little oil.  I located the outlet to the drain, but there was no evidence that oil had left the drain.  I left pads in the drain to see if any additional oil could be collected as water in the ditch thawed during the day.  I returned later in the day and  a week later to  remove the pads.  Again almost no oil was collected.

There is still one or two yards of contaminated soil at the site, but no further action is planned.
B-417-2001*B-417-2001
07/24/2001 12:00

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a possible oil contamination situation at their Graham Station in Veazie.  It was stated that a bank of transformers were in the process of being dismantled when they discovered some staining on their concrete pads.  Testing of the pads found shown them to be non PCB however.  The concrete was subsequently crushed up and disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  No other action was necessary.
B-318-2000*B-318-2000
06/12/2000 10:00

     Wayne Ames of the Department of Transportation called to report discovering gasoline contamination during the installation of a culvert on Route 193 in Cherryfield in front of Smith's store.  Investigation of the excavation shown low levels of gasoline contamination related to former UST's at the store.  See (B-416-98).  An investigation is currently being conducted by Technical Services staff.  Clean up is planned for next year.  No contamination had to be removed to make room for the culvert.  No further action was taken.
B-438-2001*      On August 6, 2001 at 1430 we received a call from Bob Bechtold of the naval station at Winter Harbor reporting a small oil spill at their facility.  A worker from Coastal Environmental filled a diesel tank on an excavator on Friday and Sunday's heat caused the fuel to expand and overflow through the vent cap.  Less than a cup spilled out and was recovered with sorbents.
A-485-2001*A valve was not fully closed. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-617-2001*A mechanical seal let go on a hydraulic pump in a pump room at north end finishing .  The spill was to containment with no discharges outside the containment.  Mead Paper personnel were cleaning up the spill and required no assistance.  The recovered product will be added to the waste oil disposal stream at the mill.  No referral required.
P-27-1996*On 1/16/96 I received a call from the Yarmouth Fire Dept. reporting a propane leak at Lower Falls Landing on Route 88 in Yarmouth.  The leak had occurred on 1/14 when snow fell off the roof of the building onto the Propane regulator and broke the Propane line.  Dead River had repaired the leak on 1/15 but continued to get complaints from tenants in the building about Propane odor.  On 1/16 Dead River located the source of the odor to be residual Propane located in the crawlspace under the building.  At that time they began to ventillate the crawlspace and notified the Yarmouth Fire Department who in turn, notified me.  I responded immediately and upon arrival observed Propane odor in the building.  Readings that I took with my explosimeter indicated normal Oxygen readings and 0% LEL.  I assisted Dead River with the ventillation of the crawlspace.  Dead River was to monitor the crawlspace over the next four days to ensure that Propane gas was not building up in the space.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-658-1996*  On Monday 10/21/96, Lee Doyle reported to the Maine DEP that the copper line from his AST had broken during the flooding in this area and about 15 gallons of oil dicharged.  Dead River Oil Company responded but found that the oil had been washed away and diluted by the waters and clean-up was not feasible.
   No DEP visit was possible and no sensitive receptors are believed threatened.  At least two other similar, though larger spill occured in the area under the same circumstances.
B-319-2000*B-319-2000
06/15/2000 10:00

     A Central Maine Power spill report was received by this office concerning a spill of dielectric oil at the Fairfield Substation on South Street in Dover.  No record of a verbal report could be found however.  In any event the one quart spill of "non PCB" oil was reportedly cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction.  No resources of the State were affected.
B-588-1996*On 10/29/96, 1225 hours Marylyn (PRO) passed on a spill from Charles Ward, who is a qualified reporter for Maritrans.  The spill took place on board a tug boat named Traveller.  It was an overfill of about three gallons and two of these reached the water.  They had pads and sorbent boom deployed in an instant.  They were transferring fuel to their day tank when the spill occurred.  The boat was operating in the vicinity of Searsport at the time.
I-36-2000*On 4-18-00, this office received a complaint of an oil sheen on a tributary to the Presque Isle stream. It was noticed at the confluence in Riverside Park. The sheen was traced back to a B&A rail-yard before it became no longer discernible. A meeting was set up with B&A to arrange for test pits in that area. A week later the sheen was again noticed and much stronger this time, it was traced back to a pipe coming out of the bank at the Haines Manufacturing Company. The pipe was drained and assumed to be coming from an old foundation there. Refer to spill # I-44-00.
A-656-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
P-372-1997*On July 7, 1997 The underground oil storage tank at Phippsburg Elementary School was removed.  The tank was highly corroded with numerous holes.  Approximately 90 cubic yards of soil was removed by the Sun Environmental.  The clean up reached the stringent soil goals of 100 ppm by pid.  Teo confirmatory soil samples were taken from the excavation.  This site was referred to Technical Services because it is a stringent site by the DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.  No further clean up action is anticipated by the Division of Response Services.
P-592-1992*
Routine retail Motor-Fuels UST facility inspection.  See DEP UST Reg file 9023 and any attached notes.  Sub-urban, commercial-use area, on municipal water & sewer.  Location over mapped S & G aquifer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-481-1999*I was contacted by Dead River to report that one of their customer's tanks had fallen over during a windstorm discharging approximately 140 gallons of #1 fuel oil.  Upon arrival I noted the discharged product had primarily impacted his side yard.  I hired Sun Environmental to excavate contaminated soils.  After excavating as much as we practically could, there was still free product coming into the excavation so we installed a large diameter recovery well.  I involved Technical Services at that point.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-673-1997*A digger truck installing a pole on or near the property of Richard DeWitt blew out a hydraulic line, spraying oil over a 4'x12' area of DeWitt's asphalt driveway.  According to BHECo., all the oil was cleaned up , with the exception of oil spots on the asphalt drive.  /see BHECo.'s report, attached.
P-26-1999*Ms. Hawkes had her tank filled on Friday 01/15/1999, on Monday 01/18/1999 the tank was empty.  A corrosion hole was found in the copper supply line.  The line was replaced.  I had Clean Harbors come out with a vactor and excavate the area under the trailer where the oil leaked.  They then put down a poly as a vapor barrier and filled the excavation with clean sand.  No further response action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
February 2, 1999
A-525-2000*Homeowner discovered a leaking fitting in the oil line running from her 275 gal outside tank to her home. A hand dug test pit showed contamination to at least 3 feet. The bedrock well is located approx. 30 ft from spill area. 21 yards of contaminated soil were removed with an excavator and disposed of. PID bag headspace field analysis found several areas above 9000 ppm. The bottom and three sides of the excavation finally reached below 50 ppm and the side toward the house, which could not be excavated further, was left at 160ppm in a small area. The well was ND <50 ppm DRO and placed on quarterly monitoring. No further response action expected.
B-316-1998*On May 13, 1998 at 1430 we received a call from Mr. Donald De Poy reporting that someone dumped used motor oil on the Littlefield Road in Winterport.  Mr. De Poy said oil was spread in front of a garage but he did not actually see anyone dump it.

I visited the site the next morning and found that maybe three or four gallons of used oil was spread on the dirt road in front of a logging contractor called Bernard Ginn & Sons.  I met Mrs. Ginn and asked her if she knew who spread the oil.  She said she didn't.  I informed her that it was against the law to dump oil on roads due to the chance of contaminating groundwater and nearby wells.  Mrs. Ginn said they give their oil to a friend who has a used oil burner.  I do feel that word of my visit will get to the people responsible for the dumping.

Rec. file.
B-396-1997*On July 23, 1997 at 1115 we received a call from Jim Miller at the Winter Harbor Naval Base reporting a #2 oil spill.  A Hancock Oil delivery truck was delivering oil to one of the base's buildings when the driver opened the wrong valve and began pumping from one compartment of the truck to the next compartment.  However, the vehicle was on a slope which brought fuel against the pressure relief valve.  Consequently, when the relief valve released, fuel, not vapors, came out the vent.  About fifteen gallons of fuel spilled onto the tarred area and workers recovered this product with sorbents.  No state waters were threatened.
A-346-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-36-1998*1/15/98 16:55

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric called to report one of several dielectric oil spils related to the "1998 ice storm".  This incident was due to the top of a utility pole breaking off hanging the transformer upside down.  The cover subsequently came off spilling about 7 gallons of dielectric oil onto the ice and snow. Clean Harbors generated about 2 drums of "non-PCB" waste in the clean up.
I-81-1996*A minor fuel leak at the furnace filter was detected by smell.

System was repaired and cleaned-up by an MPG technician.

Case Closed
A-708-2000*I responded to a spill at the Mank residence and found the Wiscasset Fire Dept. and Irving Oil on site.  A 275 gallon heating oil tank had been placed on a sub-standard concrete slab approx. 1.5 inches thick with no reinforcement.  The effects of weathering and the weight of the tank caused the slab to crack and ultimately fail.  The tank fell forward onto its filter, cracking the pipe between the filter and tank. The homeowner immediately noticed the problem, and called for assistance.   As reported by Irving Oil, the supplier for the residence, the tank had recieved 100 gallons the previous week.  Irving Oil was nearby, and responded to the site.  They pumped off the remaining oil in the tank, and based on their quick response, only an estimated 25 gallons of K-1 had been discharged to the ground.  The Mank bedrock water supply well is located 50 feet from the point of discharge.   A good portion of the spilled product was recovered by sorbent pads supplied by Wiscasset Fire and Irving.  As an additional measure of source control, an 85 gallon drum of soil was excavated by hand.  The Mank's were added to the quarterly monitoring program due to the close proximity of the well, and referred to Tech Services for long term monitoring.
A-228-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
A-391-2000*Received a call from Monique Gagnon concerning a hydraulic oil spill at Mead Paper in Rumford.  The original report was for approximately 100 gallons spilled, with an unknown amount of that to the process sewer.  According to the detailed report sent to DEP dated July 14, 2000, the spill amount of 200 gallons was caused by startup problems on a new roller on the #10 paper machine.  According to Ms. Gagnon's calculations, of the 200 gallons of hydraulic oil that was added back into the machine,  only 79 gallons of it reached the process sewers.  There have been no reports of sheen on the Androscoggin River during that time.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this project.  See the attached report from Mead for additional information.
A-577-1999*Received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a small spill. According to Mr. Koster a truck hit a guy wire on pole 46.1 on the Stone Point Road and oil spilled from a broken bushing on the transformer. CMP crews from the North Augusta Service Center cleaned up the spill. The oil in the transformer was sampled and tested non-detect for PCBs. A site visit was not needed and no further work is indicated on this spill.
B-343-1997*D-TREE=I.
I-122-1996*A quick coupler failed while a tanker was delivering fuel to a DOC gas station. Driver immediatedly shut down the delivery and cleaned up the mess.
P-373-1998*   On 8/7/98 Stephen Brezinski & Stephen Flannery of DEP responded to this spill on Peaks Island, reported the previous day by the Portland Police.  Walking up near Casey's house we could smell the oil and found the spillage evident on the leaves of a large rose bush and soil at its base.  Officer Richardson stated a neighbor witnessed Casey spilling the oil on the plant on 8/4/98, apparently to kill the vegetation and have a better view of the water beyond.  I understand from Officer Richardson that Casey didn't know how the oil got there.  Fortunately the spill was away from the water's edge and not threatening Casco Bay, and the island is on public water.
   No one was home so we couldn't talk to Casey.  Digging up the contaminated soil and bush would cause more harm than the spill so Flannery and I agreed to allow natural attenuation to continue.   From the Acton, Mass. address I suspect Casey is a summer resident.
   A copy of this report was sent to Mr. Casey to serve as notification and advisement not to be responsible for prohibited discharges in the future, so a formal DEP enforcement referral is not recommended at this time.  As of 6/99 I have received no reply or inquiry from Casey.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-591-1998* A tractor trailer jackknifed on Route 201 in Fairfield during the evening of 10/28. The Fire Dept. responded to the scene and contained the spilled diesel. I arrived shortly thereafter and assissted in the cleanup. This accident occured close to the GoodWill Hinckley School. Clean up was completed and no further action will be required.
P-504-1999*   In May of 1999 Dan Ross, of MDOT Office of Env. Affairs, notified me of a diesel spill at the Naples Bridge Maintenance Yard.  This is a vehicle and equipment storage lot located on the N side of Rt. 11 approx. one mile north of Rt. 302.  The area is rural residential and commercial on private wells and therefore a sensitive area.  The spill apparently occurred sometime during the winter by someone filling or drawing fuel from the diesel AST, went unreported by the spiller, got covered by snow and was not discovered till the snow melted (March?).
    On 7/14/99 MDOT called again regarding soil disposal.  At this time DEP learned that no clean-up had been performed yet.  I visited on Thus. 7/15/99, and confirmed a dark diesel stain on the soil next to the garage building as noted on the site diagram.  I sent Ross a virgin letter and a  DT advising to remediate to to a stringent Clean-Up Goal.
     Ross confirmed that DOT excavated 4.58 tons of oily soil, disposing of it at Commercial Paving.  DEP was not onsite for the clean-up.  See the attached DOT memo of 7/26/99 and other attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
P-920-2001*Please see attached CMP spill report.
A-105-1998*Received a call from Brenda Wood, Safety Coordinator of Avian Farms in Winslow. She reported that Waste Management when making a garbage dumpster pickup at the Winslow facility blew a hydraulic line on their truck. I call Waste Management in Portland and spoke to Jeff Taylor. He reported that a response crew was on the way and should get there soon. Ms. Wood reported the next morning that they arrived late the previous afternoon and excavated by hand the spill site. I spoke to Mr. Taylor the next day. He estimated that approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil were spilled and that all contaminated soil would go to Waste Management Crossroads. Ms. Wood reported that she was satisfied with the cleanup. No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
A-89-2001*Linda MacDonald of C.N. Brown in Waterville called to report a small spill at their facility.  She reported that a leak in a hose on a delivery truck spilled some oil.  The spill was to a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-50-2001*     On February 15, 2001 at 1130 we received a call from Laurie Saunders of Dead River Oil  reporting a one half gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from their bulk plant in Gouldsboro.  Strong winds momentarily blew the loading arm away while a driver was draining it into a bucket.  He recovered as much product as possible with sorbent pads.  No waters were threatened.
P-804-2001*On October 1, 2001, DEP received a call from Mr. Dick Clark on Long Island that the external AST at 932 Island Ave was leaking slowly.  He had placed temporary collection containers beneath it and was making arrangements to replace the tank.  The owners have left the island for the season.

DEP Cyr & Flannery met with Clark on the morning of the 2nd and inspected the tank/situation.  Mr. Clark's plan was to pump off the tank into a new tank located adjacently to allow for clean up beneath the leaking tank.  Cyr would make arrangements with a clean up contractor to visit and assess the clean up needs.

EPI of Yarmouth was contacted at the request of Clark.  Cyr and J. Joyce (EPI) visited the site on 10/4.  Unable to locate Clark, Cyr and Joyce docked the boat at the neighbor's pier and walked next door.  Mr. John allowed us to access the Flower tank through his yard, with only mild concerns for the leak.

Upon arriving at the tank, Clark had in fact pumped and removed the oil, and the tank was positioned on its end, allowing a clear view of the soils beneath the tank.  Cyr and Joyce inspected the stained area and decided it was small enough to excavate by hand.  The soil was lightly stained to a depth of six inches and was very dry loam, with a thick cluster of roots from the surrounding trees.  The soil was shoveled into two (2) trash containers and transported to the DEP garage.  It was then transported to CRS with other stockpile soils.

No additional DEP work is planned based on information and actions taken to date.  Although if the neighbor or Clark have concerns additional actions will follow.
B-662-2000*Someone at the Bangor Mall called Webber Energy requesting a fuel delivery, saying their tank would take 5000 gallons.  Wrong again.   It's unclear whether the mistake arose in the misreading of an automatic guage or a guage stick, but in any case, fuel was ejected from the tank vent at 3000 gallons.

Webber got right on the problem, putting down sorbents.   A minor amount of oil made it to a catch basin in the parking lot, but speedy dry was used to stop the flow in short order.  When I arrived, Webber personnel under the direction of Chuck Martin were scrubbing the asphalt surface with sorbent pads.
P-42-2000*    On Sunday 1/23/00, the state police referred a complaint from Ms. Chris Rowe that she noted 55 gal. drums in a shack at an out-of-use gravel pit near her house.  Some drums were leaking.  I visited on Monday morn 1/24/00 and confirmed the 12 drums though leakage was minimal and confined to the cement floor (though snow covered the ground preventing complete inspection of the area.  The site is located next to #177 Rt. 196, NW of Graziano's Rest. and across from an outside flee market area (see map).  A Lisbon public water well was about 1000' SE of the site.  The site was formerly owned or operated by Cianbro Const.
     I contacted Ms. Ann Thayer of Dragon Products who advised me that the property was owned by Dragon, and that she would have the drums checked out, the shed secured, and the drums properly disposed of after the snow left.  The drums appeared to contain waste motor/machine oil.  Many were empty though several were full or partly full.
    See attached for further details.  No further Resp. Div. actions anticipated at this time.

S G  Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-402-1999*20 June 1999, responded to mystery sheen complaint.  Upon arrival I observed a naturally occurring iron bacteria discharge into the stream.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3Sep99.
P-611-1998*On 12/02/98 we received a report of an unknown, deadly substance in an impounded (repossessed) vehicle in Saco.  The Saco Fire and Police Departments were on scene and were requesting our assistance in identifying the materials involved.  Steve Flannery and I went down to Auto Placement Center and took a look at the vehicle.  It was clearly marked "Pest Police" so we took a look in the back and found empty and full containers of various pesticides.  The two products we found the most of were Tempo 20 WP a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and PBO-8 a synergist to be mixed with the Tempo to increase its potency.  At that point I called the Pesticide Control Board and spoke with Henry Jenning the Chief of Compliance.  He stated that he knew Mr. Cox (the owner of Pest Police) and that the products we found were relatively harmless.  He stated the he would have his Souther Maine Regional person, Phil Perry, get in touch with me the following day.  The decision was made to close up the truck and leave it at the impound lot overnight.

On 12/03/98 I spoke with Phil Perry.  He stated that he knew Mr. Cox and would give him a call and see if he wanted to retrieve his property from the truck.  If he refused, Phil stated that he would remove the products from the truck and overpack them so the vehicle could be transported to Chrysler.  If Mr. Cox still refused to pick up the products Phil stated that he could take care of them by giving them to a local exterminator.  No further response action is required at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 3, 1998
B-663-1996*D-TREE=S.
B-439-2001*B-439-2001
08/06/2001 15:39

     Tim Andrews of Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville called to report a small hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  Approximately 4 gallons spilled onto a concrete floor when a hose failed on a pulp dryer. The oil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No drains were involved.
A-473-1997*Scott Canonico called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at the mill. An operator discovered a leaky valve by the #2 power boiler. The valve was repaired within 5 minutes. All the oil went to the process sewer. See the attached report from International Paper for additional details. No site visit was made and no additional work was needed.
B-143-1998*When Robert White shovelled off his roof during the last weekend of February, he didn't really pay any attention to the fact that he was shovelling the ice and snow  directly onto his outside heating oil tank, completely covering it.  Two days later, when he started smelling oil inside the dwelling, it didn't take him too long to figure out what had happened.

I visited the site on the night of 3/2/98, in company with Jamie Robinson. By the morning of 3/4, Seacoast Ocean Services was onsite to start removing oil and oil soaked debris and soil from the crawl space under the house.  That work continued 'til Friday. 3/6.  On 3/10/98, Milton Ketch, James Lavoie and I excavated the contaminated soil under where the AST had been, and installed a vent fan to suck petroleum vapors out of the crawl space, and prevent them from entering the living space.

Jim Bennett of Parkman was hired to backfill the hole and haul away the remaining contaminated debris.
P-304-1988*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE, Jan 2005 by SGB

	Nov. 1988, investigation of old, out-of-service, non-conforming bare-steel, retail motor fuels UST facility.  Up to three tanks suspected.  Gasoline impacted soils encountered nearby by MDOT geologist installing borings on roadside.  Next to Speedy Glass UST location (see P-293-88).  Dense residential & commercial use area, on city water & sewer.
	Maine CTI Paul Bosse later reported two UST's removed and he noted no evidence of a discharge.  I understand DEP did not attend the removal.  Buried product-piping may remain and is required to be removed if found.  [This was prior to Maine rules regarding a CMR 691 UST closure assessment so this report of no-contamination is unreliable.  Oil contaminated soil and gw may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.]
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A-52-2000*No site visit made.  The sander fell of the truck and this broke the hydraulic line.  The city removed contaminated snow and sand.  No further action is anticipated.
B-239-2000*B-239-00
(Location Unknown)

Monday May 1, 2000				0950

I returned a call to Cathy Woodsite (288-5818), of The Swan Agency in Bar Harbor.  The message I received indicated that Ms. Woodsite had left a message on someone's voice mail in Augusta.  The person was in the Air Bureau and was on vacation.  The message was left on Thursday April 27.

According to Ms. Woodsite there was a home with a basement heating oil tank.  An odor was detected and it was discovered that about 3 to 4 gallons of heating oil leaked from a copper line.  She indicated that there is crushed rock in the basement.  The oil was not cleaned up.  The location of the house was not disclosed.  She believes that the line was repaired.
B-577-1996*D-TREE=I.
B-308-1999*     On June 10,1999 at 1530 we received a call from Tina Bodkins of Maritime & Northeast Pipeline reporting a three gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Marsh Stream crossing on the Stream Rd. in Winterport.  A fitting burst on a hydraulic line for a backhoe.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavation. No waters were threatened.
B-474-1999*
Chase and Kimball Oil Co. called to report an oil spill in the cellar of William Cox, 89 Liberty St., Dexter. The fuel line had developed a crack and the owner had smelled fuel. Upon checking the basement he found fuel oil on plastic sheeting and called the oil company. There was a 10' stain on the dirt floor. The tank had been filled the day before and still showed full, thus suggesting that the leak was small and not a great deal of fuel was lost. The area is served by town water and the home is a single-family unit. The only response necessary was a reduction of the odors. I explained the AST insurance program to Mr. and Mrs. Cox and they elected to handle the clean up themselves by exposing the soil to forced airflow (fans) and venting the vapors out the cellar door (garage size). I cautioned them about breathing the vapors and was assured that there was little odor in the house and they had not noticed the release until they entered the cellar. If the in-situ action failed and it became necessary to remove the soil, I told them that the disposal site would need my approval ahead of time. No further action needed.
P-181-1997*During a wind storm, a storm window dislodged from the door and fell upon the fire-matic (valve located on the bottom of an AST) discharging the contents of the tank onto the ground.  Half of the oil was collected with sorbent pad while the remainder of the oil ran under the concrete slab of the trailer and shed that housing the tank.  Sorbent pads were placed down to collect any oil that might resurface during rain due the clay nature of the soils.

There was a well in proximity to the discharge, but was fortunately up gradient.  The water was analyzed for fuel oil with nothing detected.  The site was revisited several times to change pads that had collected oil.  As of May 30, 1997, there was no more oil to be collected.

Due to the location of the remaining oil located under the trailer and the absence of oil in the well, it was deemed unnecessary to pursue the removal of the remaining oil.  If the area is ever excavated, than the soil contamintion will have to be addressed at that time.

No further action required.
P-225-1994*
See separate narrative and attached documents.

Report & site updated in 4/2003 with discovery of more oil contamination under former building location.  DEP VRAP site.  Site being developed as a commercial marina.

S G Brezinski, 4/25/03
P-108-2001*  During the late morn of Wed. 2/24/01 I responded to a report of a large transformer substation fire and oil leak @ CMP's Westside Substation at the corner of Barrow's & Columbia Sts., Brunswick.  The fire was out when I arrived though a large oil discharge lay around the blackened transformer and under the snow (see photos).  I understand that a squirrel caused a short between wires and the subsequent fire.  Onsite I met with Brunswick Fire Dept. and CMP workers.  Mr. Fran Hanley was the primary CMP contact onsite.
  Located next to another similar unit and behind a security fence, this transformer held 1730 gals. of hot transformer oil.  About 1580 gals. remaining were pumped out of the unit.  On 5/12/82 the oil had been tested as <5 ppm PCB making it not a hazardous waste.  During the response, CMP worked to set up a temporary transformer so that about 1000 local homes & businesses could have power restored.  A CMP env. crew under Roy Koster, and an EPI crew under Charles Dow responded.  Oil was recovered with sorbent pads and excavation of the snow which also acted as a sorbent for the oil.   I updated DEP's Barb Parker.  Besides the oil that originally leaked from the burning transformer, about 30 more gallons spilled out when a CMP pumptruck hose disconnected from the unit during the pump-off.  The heat of the oil apparently caused the hose's camlock fitting to loosen.
   The following Thurs. morn 2/25/01, I met Koster & Dow at the site again.  More oily snow was to be removed still.  I understand that little or no oil left CMP property, and that the discharge has been cleaned to state satisfaction at this time.  See photos, attached notes and report of CMP for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-211-1999*
    On or about 3/17/99 Andy Slusarski of DEP RCRA Enf. notified me of this reported discharge of Alstar Liquid at this Auburn, Maine, industrial facility belonging to General Electric Corp.  From GE's report, the discharge was first noted by GE on 3/8/99 but not reported until lab confirmation.  The primary concerns with the discharge was the material's low pH and Cyanide content.  [see attached Haz. Waste Discharge Report Form submitted by GE for further info. on material, event, and clean-up; no MSDS with report].  Soil removed under GE requirements were reported to be disposed of thru Clean Harbors Inc.

    This discharge investigation was handled thru DEP, BRWM, RCRA group so no Response Div. visit or follow-up was necessary.  See attached and records of RCRA Enf. for further details.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-487-1996*Jack Cooper, the CEO of Raymond reported that he had discovered a drum of oil in the woods off Fire Lane 70.1 in Raymond.  I visited the site on 8/6/96 and retrieved the drum, which was full of what appeared to be a light oil.  Some seapage had occurred and there was some stained oil around the drum.

Analysis showed that the oil was not hazardous and it was disposed of by Seacoast Ocean Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



____________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-925-1999*Overfill of AST by Downeast Energy.  No site visit.


_________________________
Jon L Woodard OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-758-1999*     On November 29, 1999 at 0840 we received a call from Steve Robe of Plum Creek Timber reporting a three to five gallon diesel spill in the Taunton & Raynham Grant.  A worker overfilled a fuel tank on a crane carrier on a logging road.  Workers recovered most on the product with sorbents.  No waters were threatened.
P-180-1999*On March 15, 1999 I received a call from the Maine Turnpike Authority.  During a blizzard one of their plow trucks had rolled onto it's side.  Approximately 4-5 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out before they had the plow righted.  The turnpike workers were able to catch some of the oil in rags.  No further action.
P-736-1999*On 10/13/99 I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that, while removing the gas tanks, a representative of Maine Gas had noticed an oil leak at 222 Warren Ave.  I arrived on site and found a small spill of fuel oil from an outside AST.  The copper line appeared to have been cut and not crimped allowing some oil to leak out.  The tank was 2/3 to 3/4 full so an estimate of 5-10 gallons of spillage was made.  It was determined that the residence and the surrounding area was on public water.  The residence is directly across the street from SAPPI.  After some confusion as to who owned the house, the owner, Jesse Andrews, showed up.  He recently reacquired the house after being kept out of it for 50 years.  He and his daughter believe that the previous tenants had come to the house recently and had taken a monitor heater, causing the spill.  Mr. Andrews and his daughter agreed to excavate the small amount of contaminated soil and put it in plastic bags in the yard and I agreed that I would come pick it up and dispose of it for them at Commercial Recycling.  No further response action is required at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
October 26, 1999
I-130-1996*On 9-10-96, Ira Dodge of MPG called this office to report that there was contamination discovered as the result of a site assessment at the MPG Gas Center on Parsons Street in Presque Isle. Apparently the piping had been leaking. About 400 yards of soil was removed to reach the baseline cleanup goal that applied to this site. Contaminated soil was taken to P.I. Landfill.
B-224-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-582-1997*On 10/14/97 I received a call from Alan Lyscars reporting a small amount of free product on the groundwater at a tank removal in Biddeford.  The free product had resulted when the product lines were being drained during the removal process.  A small amount of diesel fuel escaped.  The free product was removed with sorbent pads.  The excavation was reported to be otherwise clean.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
P-204-2001*The Speedy Gas Stop was receiving a delivery of gasoline from Potter Oil Company and the driver filled the tank too quickly causing it to overfill and shoot 20-30 gallons of gasoline out the vent, blowing the vapor recovery hose off its fitting.  The gasoline was cleaned up by the oil company and the underground tank system was inspected by Mike Lewis and he found no problems with it.  We did require that the next few deliveries to the tanks be overseen by Mike Lewis to teach the delivery men how to properly deliver to these tanks.  The next few deliveries were uneventful.  No further Response action is required at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 6, 2001
B-152-2000*
On 3/17/00, 2130 hour Ken Strout of BARR reported a minor derailment.  He indicated that no spills had occurred, but there were three LPG tankers involved.  He went on to say that the rerailing process would begin at 0900 the following day.  I attended this with explosimeter in  hand.  A release was indeed unlikely.  However, had the rerailing gone sour the tankers could have rolled down a steep bank and things might have changed dramatically.  Five and a half hours later the process had been completed without incident.
P-877-1999*See attached report.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
P-328-1996*On Firday, 6/6/96, John Dunlap and DEP clerical received calls on a small diesel spill on the water by the Bath Public Landing off Commerical St.  The discharge originated from an unknown pleasure boat.  Bath Fire and Police units were on scene and requested DEP.  At Dunlaps request I visited to find all other responders had left and no spill evident (by sheen or oder). Swimmers and local venders did confirm that FD had been there and left.
P-395-1999*     On Monday 6/21/99 I responded to notification of a truck rollover on the MTA Exit 8 involving a haz. material under the UN number 1760, fitting a number of corrosive materials.   I arrived onsite @ 1120 hrs to find a box trailer on its side marked as belonging to NAPA auto parts.  There were no placards on the truck exterior.  The truck was enroute from Indianapolis to the Westbrook, Maine, NAPA Distribution Center.  From marks on the road it appears that the truck took the curve too fast and the load shifted causing the truck to tip (see site sketch).  No motor fuel was observed to have been discharged.  The accident site was near residential housing (approx. 150') on public water and sewer.
      Manifests from the NAPA reps. onsite indicated that the load consisted mainly of metal auto parts (brakes, etc.).  Two pallets [174 lbs.] of a Sodium Hydroxide (UN 1760) corrosive chrome cleaner was also carried but below the quantity requiring placarding.  The roof was broken open by the heavy load.  No liquids were seen leaking from the load.
       I remained onsite till the pallets of corrosive was exposed (at the front of the trailer).  I observed no discharges from the cartons.  The load was transferred by hand to new pallets and reloaded in a NAPA truck for returning to its destination.
       No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-113-1997*On March 7, 1997 at 1430 we received a call from Marke Ouellette of Dead River Oil reporting an oil spill at the home of Mr. Carl Irwin of 39 West Broadway in Bangor.  Mrs. Irwin called Dead River the previous afternoon and workers found a leak in one of the two, 275 gallon basement tanks.  They put a patch on the leak and sorbents on the basement floor and returned the next day to finish the clean up.

I visited the site and found that none of the oil reached the basement drain.  Dead River workers were shovelling the speedi dri into drums and tearing down an old, wooden coal bin frame.  The bottom boards of this frame were soaked with #2 fuel.  The leftover coal in the bin was also contaminated so it was removed and put into drums.  About three drums of material was hauled to Sawyer's landfill on March 10, 1997.

No oil reached any state waters and the area is on town water.
A-142-1999*This was reported as a very small spill of less that 20 gallons.  There was very little evidence of fuel at the surface.  Mr. Beeckel thought that the fuel had washed away with a heavy rain.  However, when we excavated heavy contamination was found to the bedrock at 11'.  Sheen was found on water entering at the bedrock surface.  The bedrock is a fractured shale type.

 The Beeckel well doesn't currently have contamination and has been placed on QM.   The tenants in the house are Warren and Brenda Sidelinger 588-2176.  The closest well to the spill belongs to Steven Chicoine.  Mr. Chicoine and his tenant are away so I was unable to sample the well.  This well is also at risk due to its location in the driveway.  It also has a broken cover.

This site has been referred to technical services for review.
B-373-1996*On 7/16/96, I attended to an abandonment in place request.  The tank was a 1000 gallon heating oil tank in back of the commercial property at 123 Franklin Street in Bangor.  It's removal would've been drastically complicated by an underground Bangor Hydro Electric line that is located over the top of the tank.  The abandonment procedure will involve digging by hand to the top of the tank.  Also, the available work space would make it difficult to operate excavating equipment.  Marjorie Parcak, the facility owner, intends to abandon the tank this fall.
I-29-1996*On 3-20-96, Dale Powers of Cyr Construction reported that there was a contaminated well at the new FAA radar facility on the Albair Road in Caribou. The well was brand new and the source is in question. County Environmental was hired by Mr. Powers to sample and have the water analysed for type and age of product. There is the possibility this could be from a surface spill of kerosine from a temporary tank.
A-368-2000* A very small amount of oil leaked from a fuel line at the residence of Mr. Brown. I inspected the site and given the lack of receptors no clean up was required.
B-368-2000*Gill Merchant called from Bangor International Airport to report that they had suffered an estimated 50-gallon spill of Jet-A. They had filled the tanks of a Boeing 727 and the fuel came out the vents onto the pavement. They collected the fuel with commercial sorbents, which then were wrung out. The used sorbents are disposed of by a hazardous waste hauler and the recovered fuel is used in their waste oil burner. He reported that the fuel stayed on the pavement and no drains were involved. While this event happened about 0730 he did not report it until 1230 PM. He explained that he had tried to call in just after 0800 but the call went unanswered and he went back to his fieldwork.
P-616-2001*8.8.01 responded to spill location.  On site meet with subject who advised me that an employee cleaned some paint brushes with a small amount of paint thinner and then dumped the waste in the bushes.

Deborah Beecher, contracted with College Pro Painting (a regional or national franchise where college students can own and operate a painting business) ( Lyle Estell is the New England Manager for College Pro, 1-800-327-2468) operated by the subject.  George Horne owns the adjacent property where the discharge took place.

I removed two small buckets of soil that I felt was the gross contamination of soil. The soil was not saturated with product.  I authorized the subject to spread the soil in a secure location for aeration.  Subject has agreed to pay costs associated with the Horne drinking water well in October of 2001 as a precaution.

This matter referred to Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.
Response Service anticipates sampling the Horne well in October 2001 and will seek reimbursement from the subject.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.16.01


I-94-2001*A spill of potassium hydroxide was reported by a driver for Land Air. He noticed foam on the floor of the box while delivering to an Amish settlement. Due to the number of children and adults around he drove to his home about 1/4 mile away, parked the truck and called for help.

When I arrived on scene the area was secured by the Oakfield Fire Dept and the State Police had stopped traffic on Rt#2.

I contacted Bob Whittier, who came up from Bangor and helped me overpack the leaker.

The reason the drum leaked, was due to the pallet being in such poor condition. A loose nail worked its way into the drum on the side. We found white plastic matching the drum on a nail head on the shipping pallet.

Clean up was done by Clean Harbors and Dickison & London.

Clean Harbors crew neutralized the spill with Acetic Acid and the contaminated soil was excavated. Sampling was done to determine if anything would prevent the material from going to the Landfill.

On 10/19/01, Sample results were looked at and found to be high in RCRA metals, making the material Hazwaste. On 10/19/01 I notified Land Air to complete a Haz Material Discharge Report.

Case closed.
P-5-2001*Several factors lead to this release/discharge of oil.  First, the Armory did not completely or accurately assess the size of the AST and ordered more fuel that its capacity could take.  Second, the alarm system to prevent such a release was not functioning at the time of the spill.  Third, it was an unattended fill on the part of the Army National Guard but the delivery driver also shares in the responsibility for lack of attention to the whistle alarm.

The tank was filled beyond capacity and the explosion relief dome released allowing oil to discharge to the room.  With the tank located out of the sight of the delivery personnel, additional oil was pumped creating a release estimated at 2000 gallons.  This was initially confined to the tank vault, which was sealed to a 36-42 inch depth, however it migrated through cracks and the block material and discharged into the floor drain.  This floor drain is not sealed and the oil migrated into the municipal sewer, eventually leading to its discovery at the treatment plant.

The first call was to the local fire department who arrived and created a sand berm in the basement before and around the floor drain.  This held back 6-8 inches of oil from escaping into the sewer. DEP Cyr arrived shortly after construction of the berm.  Webber Oil staff arrived and assessed the volume of oil and began to clean the basement and vault floors and walls.  North American environmental was contracted to pump and remediate the treatment plant and dispose of oil contaminated wastes generated during the other clean up activities.  Operations for the first day ended about 11:30pm, observations were conducted at the treatment plant the following day, however, no additional oil was discovered.

B-402-1998*A scheduling conflict caused G.R.Adams Co. to request a waiver to remove underground tanks at the Bangor DPW Garage and City Nursing Facility.  No soil contamination was noted.
I-155-2000*275 Tank leaked onto cement floor, 2-3 gals. The oil Company did the cleanup and pumped out the old tank, 203 gallons.  Tank was replaced by owner.

Response Case Closed
A-84-2001*Disgruntled tenant reported an UST at the property which he was evicted from. Conducted site assessment with Ted Scharf of the tanks enforcement unit and owner's representative, Wayne Ward. No evidence of UST found. No further action expected.
P-148-2000*15 April 2000, Miles York reported a gasoline spill that occurred on a gavel drive way.  The spill occurred from Mr. Buckberg's car, a tenant of Donna Karen who also lives at the same address.

York advised that the spill occurred on or about 14 April 2000.  York hand dug the visible stain of contaminated soil from the ground, but advised that an olfactory presence of gasoline remained.  DEP arranged for a contractor to remove additional soil and dispose of the material at a licensed facility, DEP Virgin Letter issued.

Karen notified DEP regarding a potential agreement/settlement with Buckberg's insurance company.  I advised Karen to use caution and outlined DEP statutes and clean up requirements in the event of ground water contamination.  The DEP is satisfied with the clean up and due to the late report, feels that the subsequent removal of the source contamination is all that could be done under a response action.  The cost are assumed to be paid by the RP's insurance carrier. The site consist of a point driven well, but the location of the well is unknown.  The well is suspected to be within 300 feet of the spill location.  Karen advised DEP that initial water sampling indicated no contamination detected.

No further report by parties involved as of 22Sep00.
Refer to Tech Services for review.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO 22June2000

A-528-2000*An automobile accident caused a transformer spill. CMP handled the cleanup and disposal of contaminated soils. See attached internal CMP report. No DEP visit was made, no further DEP action expected.
P-410-1997*   On 8/5/97, S. Brezinski, of DEP SMRO, Resp. Services visited this site at the request of Lisbon Treatment Plant (POTW) to check on the abandonment of a 1000 gallon, bare steel, #2 heating oil UST.  The UST is located in a grassy area next to the administation building near the facility's entrance (see site sketch).  Apparently the POTW had planted a birch tree atop the UST after its installation.  David Chittim, the town engineer, requested a variance to fill the tank in place based on the tree being a "permanent structure", one of the four categories of 38 MRSA Sec. 566-A (see attached notice).  This request was initially denied based on past practice and common sence (is a rose bush a permanent structure if a tree is?).
   Lisbon petitioned the Commissioner who granted the variance to abandon the tank in place.  As of Oct. 1997, a removal notice for this UST and two others at the facility has been received.  Tanks not known to be abandoned at time of this report.  Possible further action pending future removal.

S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
A-201-2000*An anonymous caller complained about a spill behind an apartment building. I was met by the landlord who showed me the spill. It appeared that someone had cleaned some paint brushes. It was treated in place.
B-138-1997*D-TREE=B2.
A-387-1998*Contamination was found while the tops of the tanks and piping were exposed for upgrades and testing.  I visited the site and observed H2O at about 4' in the excavation.  The tanks were about 5' deep.  PID readings were highest just above the water table.  The highest reading was 1008 ppb.  Levels in the upper layers of sand and gravel were under 500 ppb.  It is possible that the contamination was left when earlier tanks were removed.

I determined that no remediation would be needed as levels were within baseline 2 standards above the water table.  When the tanks are removed higher contamination levels may be encountered around and below the tanks.  It may be appropriate to do some remediation at that time.

The soil removed for the upgrade was taken to PIKE for disposal.  Some water needed to be removed to the work on the piping.  I had them pump the water to another excavation on site.

No further action is anticipated.
B-794-1999*      On December 15, 1999 at 1530 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a fifteen gallon spill of non-PCB mineral oil on Route 221 in Bradford.  A limb fell on the transformer and knocked it to the ground where it broke and leaked the oil.  The product spilled onto the road and part of a tarred driveway.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
P-529-1998*4 November 1998, responded to spill location.  Shaw Brothers Construction Co., Gorham, encountered gasoline contaminated soil while installing sewer pipe along Brighton Avenue under a contract with the City of Portland, ME.  The concentration of gasoline vapors in the trench exceeded threshold limit values.  No free phase product was observed.  I required that the soil be disposed and that trained personnel monitor the continued work environment and that construction workers meet current OSHA training and safety standards.  Shaw Brothers complied with these requests.

The contamination was located adjacent to 865 Brighton Ave., the site of an Xtra Mart gasoline station  (UST REG#4177) owned by Kenyon Oil Company, North Grovenordale, CT.  DEP file documents indicate two previous UST removal events that resulted in the excavation of approximately 100 tons of petroleum contaminated soil.  Working with Beth Dehaas, DEP Underground Tank Unit, we requested Kenyon's latest SIA data and a current tank and line test.  Kenyon complied with the requests and the test results do not indicate evidence of a leak from the USTs and piping currently located at this facility.

Unable to identify any historical or current source of the contamination, nor a responsible party, Response Services will not seek reimbursement for a portions of the removal of contaminated soil.  However, Response Services does request that the City of Portland consider contingency plans in their contracts to address encounters of contamination, due to availability concerns of State clean up funds in the future.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (9Jun99).
pc: City of Portland,
A-270-1998*No site visit made.  Some contamination was found under the pump.  Within a couple feet of the surface PID readings were 0 ppm.  Due to the small amount of soil affected, I had them leave the soil on site to air.  No further action anticipated.
P-399-1997*On July 25, 1997 Peter Eremita - DEP Engineer reported that a consultant who routinely monitors storm and sewer drain for gasoline vapors on Lincoln Street had contacted him due to unusually high readings.  The consultant stated that some readings were at 15% of the LEL.  Peter and I went to the site that afternoon and I checked all the subsurface drains with a LEL meter.  I found no high readings nor any obvious odors at that time.  I checked with Sprague Energy and Mobile Oil, which both operate bulk oil terminals on Lincoln Street, neither were aware of any spills or leaks.

The consultant had mentioned the odor was more chemical than gasoline, perhaps a gasoline additive.  The following week the consultant again reported elevated readings from the same drains.  I have referred this site to Steve Flannery - Portland Response who is working a spill adjacent to these drains.  He will further monitor these drains and follow up with an investigation if need be.
A-224-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 4680.
I-64-2001*Oil company people were called to investigate an oil odor and a large stain around an outside partially buried copper line.

When the technician excavated around the line with a hand shovel, he found three copper connectors that were buried. At least one was the leak source, maybe all three.
After conferring with the owner on the phone, he agreed to let DEP conduct the cleanup. I then contacted Soderberg Construction to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of the material at the Tricommunity Landfill.

The owner's well will go on QM as it is less than 50 feet from the spill.

Response case closed
A-386-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that oil was spilled at this facility.  Some was recovered; an undetermined amount went to the plant sewer.
A-313-1999*During a line upgrade, CMP workers noticed that a fitting was weeping oil through the gasket. The transformer was tagged as non PCB. It was changed out and the soil under the pole was dug up.
A-74-2000*John Bean had worked for a number of years on a gas spill in Boothbay.   (See P-73-83)  Recently he found MTBE in 3 wells above previous results.  I visited the site with John to look at the location of the sites.  We developed a list of additional sites to sample.   I sampled 10 of these that he felt were most important.  Five were non-detect and John feels that they must not be at risk.  Five additional sites had low levels of MTBE.  All 8 sites with MTBE are below the DEP action level.  John will monitor the sites with MTBE and at least one additional site to try to determine if further action is needed.  There are a couple of sites that may be the potential source, but there isn't sufficient evidence of a leak at this time.  It is possible that there is more than one source of the MTBE.

No further action is anticipated by response.
B-271-2000*On 5/17/00, 0925 hours this office received a call from David Smith, who was voicing concerns regarding a junk yard on Robichaud Road in Levant.  David claimed that there were hundreds of vehicles being junked on the Robichaud property and that there were oil and antifreeze spills allover the place.  Also, a neighbor had claimed that an AST had leaked on the Robichaud property and that the spill had not been cleaned up.  On 5/19/00 I met with David and he took me to the site.  As we were starting to look the place over Tim Robichaud came out of one of the dwellings on the property.  I told him why we were there and indicated that it was in their best interest for us to have a look around in order to document the absence of spillage, if indeed that was the case.  I also suggested that we could do damage control in the event that there had been spills.  There were about twenty vehicles in various states of disassembly, but there was no evidence of spillage.  I asked about the gasoline that comes in with the junks and Tim said that they use it in their vehicles.

Regarding the AST allegation Tim said that their oil supplier had repaired the fuel line, but that it had become crimped and had not leaked.  There was no evidence of an oil spill.  Tim said that they would be having the junk vehicles hauled off shortly.  I gathered that this decision had something to do with an upcoming town meeting.  I volunteered to come back and document the status of the areas where each of the junks had been.  He said he'd give me a call.
B-520-1998*B-520-98
Ellsworth

Wednesday August 5, 1998			1400

I received a phone call from Lyn Lufkin, of Nickerson and O'Day.  Nickerson and O'Day is the prime contractor for the City Hall renovation and restoration project.  During work at the fire department, in the City Hall Building, contaminated soil was discovered in the area of the old fire department ramp.  The soil contamination may have originated from washing of fire trucks or oil changing in an era gone by.  This contamination may have also originated from a former subsurface drain.

Upon inspection it was my decision that the soil could stay as long as it was paved over.  The problem was that the floor of the old fire department was to be lowered 12" so the ramp and soil under it would have to be excavated.  Since the soil had to be removed, it needed to be disposed of as contaminated soil.  Initial plans were to take the soil to Thibodeau construction in Prospect.  The contamination in the soil appears to be very old gasoline and some oils.

Thursday August 6, 1998				1210

I spoke with Lyn Lufkin (667-0414) about soil disposal alternatives.  The city manager suggested other methods to Mr. Lufkin that might save money.

I phoned Timothy King (667-2563), Ellsworth's City Manager.  Mr. King asked if the contaminated soil could be stockpiled and used in a road project that will take place in about 3 weeks.  I explained that would most likely work especially if the road is not through a wet area and the material is paved over or spread very thinly.
B-162-2001*Ms. Massow called to report that her outside AST had lost about 200 gallons of kerosene. The settling snow and ice had caused the fitting between the tank and filter to break. Due to the early snow the ground is not frozen and there was no ponded oil to collect. She does not have an odor problem. The mobile home is on a hillside in a remote area of St. Albans on the Bubar Road. There is a drilled well about 50 feet away on about the same contour. The owner, Fran Fruchtenicht, reports that the well is about 200 feet deep and at least 20 feet of casing was used.  Ms. Mossow's father, Fred Massow was familiar with the area and did not know of any exposed bedrock in the area and believes that the soil is quite deep. Soils maps of the area show the soil to be deep rocky till with a high loam content and shallow depth (12-16") to the water table.
   While there is some risk to the well, I believe that attempting to excavate would cause more expense than replacing the well. As such, I have taken no action other than to alert Ms. Massow to watch out for oil in her water, odor in the trailer or oil coming to the surface.
B-478-1997*
B-478-97

On 8/30/97, 2135 hours Dale Mahan of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company called in an eight gallon, non PCB transformer oil spill that had taken place at Hillcrest Circle in Southwest Harbor.  The pole that the unit was mounted on broke and the unit fell to the ground.  It landed on a residential parking lot, which had a compacted gravel surface.  Also, a small area of vegetation was impacted.  The initial response was to remove one drum of soil and two small bags of pads and vegetation, and then they covered the area with poly until the cleanup could be completed.  On 9/2/97 they finished by removing 2 yd3 of soil.  The latter was replaced with clean gravel.
A-233-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor hydraulic oil spill had occurred at this facility.  All spilled product was reportedly recovered.
A-67-1998*The hose on the truck broke during a delivery of #2 fuel oil to the Tina Meserve residence.  The spill occurred next to the entryway of the house, onto pavement, ice and snow.  Dead River removed the ice and snow, and sorbed up the remaining product.  On 2/13/98 there was no evidence the spill had occurred, other than a slight odor.
B-757-1999*Hancock Oil Company called to report a small, less than a gallon of #2, oil spill at the Mabel Thibeau residence in Milbridge. Their service man had gone to the home on an oil smell complaint and found a weeping tank. The oil was all on the concrete floor with no drains involved. They patched the tank for later removal and cleaned the cellar floor. No further action anticipated.
A-423-1999*No site visit made.  The Townsends had their well tested for volatile organics.  Toluene at 6 ppb was detected.  Due to the manner in which the surrogates were reported, the Townsends also thought three additional contaminants were in the water.  I explained the difference.  The MCL for toluene is 1000 ppb.  Toluene at low levels is sometimes found in wells.  I recommended a test next summer to be sure the toluene level is not rising.  No further action by DEP is anticipated.
A-234-1998*Received a call from Readfield Fire Department that they needed assistance at a suspected chlorine incident at a private residence. I responded to the house of Tim Clements in Readfield. Mr. Clements was preparing to shock his pool and was mixing pool shock chemical in his sink when he was overcome by noxious vapors. He managed to get out of the kitchen and summon assistance. Readfield Fire responded and when they arrived they called DEP. Their first action was to open as many windows as possible from outside the house. This action was done by fire fighters in turnout gear and SCBA. They did not do an entry until I arrived.

When I arrived, I interviewed Mr. Clements as to what he was doing when he was overcome. He told me he was preparing pool shock in his sink. He dumped a bunch into some hot water to help it dissolve. I asked him if he had read the directions and he said no. I encouraged him to go to the hospital to get checked out. I relayed to him the dangers of chemical pneumonia. Neither myself, the paramedics, who repeated the dangers of chemical pneumonia to him, nor his wife could convince him to go (he was very embarrassed over the whole thing).

Entry was made with level B as the house had been vented for over an hour. A fire fighter in turnout gear and SCBA came with me. Backup was also in turnout gear and SCBA. Their instructions were that if they were needed, to go in quickly with a water fog, get us out and retreat immediately. Decontamination was a 1" hand line with water only. Entry was made and the chemicals were removed. A second entry was made with the 1" line to wash the residual chemicals from the sink area. All windows were opened. Drager tubes were pulled and showed no measurable amounts of Chlorine and the site was declared safe. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-62-2000*B-062-00
Bangor (BIA)

Friday February 4, 2000				1445

Bob Olesky (990-1245), of BIA's City of Bangor Fuel Division phoned to report a spill of Jet Fuel.  The spill was a result of a fuel tank overflow on a Saudi Air, Lear Jet.  The spill was to the surface of the Arrivals 1 AB Ramp.  The Jet fuel was cleaned up using a large portable industrial, fuel vacuum and sorbent pads.

BIA disposed of a small amount of sorbent pads.
A-48-1996*DEP received a report that 150 gallons of kerosene had been spilled at a residential AST via a sheared filter nipple.  It is presumed damage occurred when snow fell onto the filter at the roof overhang.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/30.
     The property in question is a mobile home park (approximately 30 units) that is served by a municipal water supply.  16 cubic yards of soil was excavated for disposal, and I anticipate no further remedial activity.
     Ownership/financial responsibility for the incident is unclear.  The park owner (Venture Investments) claims thatthe trailers and fuel tanks are owned by the individual trailer owners, who are then responsible for any problems that might occur.  I saw no documentation to support this claim, however, and it appears that tank installations at the park are arranged by Venture.  Determination of ownership will impact fund coverage and so has been referred for Compliance review.
P-356-1999*    On 6/1/99 Resp. Div. I received notice of an installation problem and evidence-of-a-leak at a consumptive-use heavy oil UST facility located at Southern Maine Med. Facility (SMMC).  This notice was followed up by the 6/3/99 letter from Precision Tank's Tony Couture to DEP's Jim Hynson, and by my 6/2/99 visit.  Onsite I met with Maint. Leader Jimmie Belanger.  On 7/8/99 I returned and spoke with Steven Hennessey, SMMC Director of Support Services.
     The UST facility (REg. # 2448) consists of a 20,000 gallon TANX Elutron, dbl-wall, FRP clad steel UST, holding #6 oil heated to 200+ degrees F.  This present facility replaced other UST's in June of 1996 [by CTI Bob Trask of Precision Tanks Inc. (PTI)].  During my brief visit I noted no install. problems (See P-321-96).
    During a spring 1999, inspection by PTI they noted that the tank's sensor pipe, going from the tank top to the bottom, had parted/broken inside the tank.  During further investigation by the DEP, PTI, and Steve Davis of TANX Inc., a hole was cut in the tank top on 6/1/99, and the pipe and tank were found to be severely corroded in the top, ullage, area.  Heated #6 oil can release Sulfuric Acid vapors which will corrode the ullage area over time, though this is unusual for a three year old facility. The tank was taken out of service and later cleaned out by Clean harbors, Inc. pending resolution of the tank's integrity, warranty, and compliance with Maine UST requirements.  DEP is concerned that this problem may be happening to other #6 heating oil UST's as well.
     As of August 1999 I understand that TANX Co. will not warranty the tank, Hennesey explaining that TANX blamed the corrosion on bad fuel.  I understand there is no known discharge to gw at this time.  This report will be addendumed as required, such as for a possible UST abandonment.  See any attachments, DEP Reg. files, and notes of James Hynson for further data.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-139-1999*On 2/25/99 I received a letter from Central Maine Power indicating that they had failed to report four spills of PCB containing transformer oil that occurred in 1998.  One of the spills was in Paris.  The PCB content of the material spilled was 280 ppm.  See attached report from CMP for details.  This case has been referred to enforcement for further action.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 26, 1999
A-393-1998*The fire department responded.  They diked the liquid using sand.  The liquid was absorbed onto sand.  Since it was non hazardous, it was taken to Hatch Hill.
P-492-1995*
Response to waste oil discharges and poor AST management.  See separate narrative.
P-109-2001*See attached Cianbro Corp. spill report.
A-34-1998*     DEP received a report that small globules of metallic mercury were visible in a toilet bowl at this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/26/98 and collected all visible material.  The amount involved is consistent with what might have spilled from a broken thermometer, though the homeowner claims that no thermometer was known to have broken here.  Because two young children currently live in the house I requested the DHS toxicologist speak with the homeowner about the appropriateness of further testing.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-148-1999*On February 27, 1999 a Union Oil truck went off the road into a ditch.  The truck contained about 1300 gallons of heating oil (about 1/3 full).  The truck was only slightly on it's side, with no damage to the body.  It was decided that the truck could be safely lifted from the ditch without removal of the product.  I remained on site until the truck was removed and towed off.  No spillage occurred throughout the operation.  No further action.
A-294-1998*A small spill of waste oil was called in by Rumford Fire Department along Oxford Street. They cleaned it up using speedy dry and sorbents. No known responsible party. No site visit was made and no further action needed.
I-150-2000*Dave Page of Irving called to report a large stain next to a new customers foundation.

When I investigated, I found the stain, but not an obvious source. Spill may have come from a previous oil company or some one dumped some oil in this area.

Response case closed.
P-685-1997*    On 12/2/97 I visited the Lemire residence in response to a 11/26/97 notification of the loss of over a 275 gal. tank-full of fuel at this Biddeford, suburban house.  The fuel was determined to have leaked over a several week period out of the copper fuel line running under the concrete basement floor.  There was a small oil stain on the floor by the line, otherwise there was no odor or other obvious problem noted resulting from the loss.  As of 2/98 there has been no evidence of sensitive receptors effected.  The old line has been replaced by a new line above the floor.
   After confirming with supervisor S. Eufemia and the Lemires, the Lemires chose to follow no clean-up actions at this time.  I had an AST Ins. Fund application sent to them, and I explained their options of investigation, possible liability if they sell the house, or no action if there are no sensitive receptors.  At this time no further actions are required though contamination is understood to remain on the property and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-70-1998*This house had been vacant for some time when the fitting leak was detected.  The leak was a slow drip, but fuel had run across frozen ground for several feet.  There were two 275 gallon tanks at the site.  At the time the leak was discovered, there was still product in the tanks.  Phyllis Moir, the estate representative felt that the leak was quite recent.  The site well was only 30' away, so a stringent cleanup standard was appropriate.   Mrs. Moir had Maritime Energy drain and remove the tanks.  On 24 February, she had Dwight Overlock excavate the contaminated soil.  In the area where the fuel had run across the lawn I obtained two PID readings of under 100 ppm just under the frost layer at 1'.  The oil had soaked into a sandy loam directly under the leak.  PID readings at 5' were under 50 ppb.

No further action is anticipated as soil excavation was sufficient to remove any contamination that could impact the well or surrounding properties.

A-190-1996*We received an anonymous call about a sheen on a stream in W. Gardiner.  The stream had a sheen and smelled like # 2 oil.  I followed the stream back from the area where the sheen was by sampling the sediments.  The contaminated sediments stopped behind an abandoned house.  I investigated the basement of the house and discovered free product in the corner of the basement.  The AST had sunk into the mud which was about 1 ft deep.
The owner was unwilling to give immediate access to the property.  The first registered letter was returned as unclaimed.  A second letter was claimed and we met at the site on 6/10/96.  The owner granted permission to do the site work at the meeting.
Since the concrete on the bearing wall was broken in an effort to compromise a bearing beam, I consulted with an engineer to develop a plan to support the beam.  We used house jacks on pavers to support the beam in several places.  The wet clay soil was removed using the Cusco on 6/21/96 and 6/24/96.  The product was trapped in the clay mud.  We discovered a floor drain which led to a dry well.  The dry well was full of water and had some product floating on it.  This appears to be how the product left the basement.  The filter was broken at the nipple and the valve was fused.  The tank was heavily rusted.
Since this is a ground water discharge area and clay is present, ground water impact is unlikely.  The stream has cleared since the source removal.
A-111-1997*     DEP received an after-hours report that a malfunctioning nozzle had resulted in a gasoline spill while re-fueling a vehicle.  The local fire department responded promptly, and recovered all product from the paved area.  No soil or other media was affected.  The nozzle was secured pending repair.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-240-1998*Received a call from Bob Neff of the Manufactured Housing Board that a trailer park that he inspects had some water samples come back with some contamination. I went to the trailer park and met Kenneth Chapman, the owners son. He showed me around and pointed out the two wells that the development uses. Both were reported contaminated by Mr. Neff. I sampled the wells, one of which came back over the 25 ppb action level. I resampled the well and confirmed that there was contamination at a level to be concerned about in the one well. Water Treatment, Inc. was contacted to install filters on the one well. Confirming samples showed the filters were working.

The site is an old trailer park with the lots scattered around. Two wells supply the park. However, town water is already in the street and supplies one trailer. The source is probably bad housekeeping. Cars are parked near the impacted well and there are a number of gasoline powered toys and tools. There is no definite source that can be noted as the source of the contamination. The site is to be referred to Technical Services with the recommendation that they hook the trailer park up to town water. No further work is necessary on this site by Response Services.
A-112-2000*A small amount of fuel spilled during transfers between tanks. It was dug up and treated with manure near the end of the property.
P-55-1999*23 Jan 1999, I responded to the incident and proceeded to the subjects basement.  There I observed an oil stained area of the concrete floor next to the 275 gallon AST.  Speedi-dri had been deployed in the stained area.  I also observed a small amount of remaining free phase product in a sump hole in the floor.  The spill occurred from a corroded attachment on the AST and entered the floor drain.  The drain outfall is located in a ditch behind the subjects house.  Fuel oil migrated with surface water to an unnamed brook and into Long Pond at the Village Tie Up general store.

I flushed the remaining oil from the floor drain piping and collected the oil with pads at the outfall.  Approximately five gallons was collected.  No additional abatement actions possible due to the lack of free phase product, thin ice conditions at the brook outlet, and high water and flow conditions.  In addition, an upstream dam, that regulates the water level of Crystal Pond, is required to be open at high water conditions as was the case this late afternoon.

25 Jan 1999, I contacted Steinert Co., who serviced an oil odor complaint at the spill location on 22 Jan 1999, at approximately 1700 hours.  They advised that they were unaware of after hour DEP spill response.  I informed them of DEP reporting requirements and DEP's on call status.

No further response action necessary.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3Mar99)

B-578-2000*     On October 24, 2000 at 1300 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting an oil spill at 179 Essex St. in Bangor.  A technician was upgrading the tank system on a new account when he noticed an oil stain around the outside fill.  I met the man on site and found the stained area under a low porch.  The porch was recently built and covered the fill and vent pipes.  The technician noticed the spill when extending the pipes from beneath the porch.  I estimated a couple gallons spilled and that the spill was not recent.  Dead River had made one delivery on October 12 and the spill was older than that.  Dead River excavated a wheelbarrow of contaminated soil and the area is also on city water.
B-354-2000*     On June 30, 2000 at 1615 we received a call from the Dead River Oil dispatcher in Brewer reporting a leaking copper feedline at 76 Sanford St. in Bangor.  An oil burnerman was performing a service check on the furnace when he noticed the leak in the line.  Less than one gallon spillled and he recovered this oil with sorbents.  He also replaced the line. The house has a cement floor and is on town water.
B-301-1996*In the small hours of 6/11, Hauger's daughter complained of the smell fuel oil while she was trying to sleep.  The source was traced to their AST, which had rotted out on the bottom.  Hauger's supplier, Roy Brothers, was notified, and patched the tank.  The burnerman laid down sorbent pads to recover the oil from the garage floor. Some small amount of oil was probably lost down the crack between the cellar slab and foundation wall.

At 0600, Finley notified me of the incident,and I visited the site.  The clean-up was satisfactory.
A-549-1999*Lube oil spilled to the process sewer on the evening of September 7. The following morning, a plugged lube oil line was discovered. The housing was opened and inspected and the blockage in the oil return removed.

See attached report from Mead.
B-271-1997*On 6/1/97, 2028 hours Jeff Gray of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a half gallon, non PCB transformer oil spill at pole 764 on Route 175 in Brooklin.  Some of it landed on asphalt and some of it landed on dirt.  The clean up producted a quarter of a plastic bag of debris.  The spill happened because of the unit overheated.
A-359-1999*No site visit made.  Frenchie called to report that the Rangeley Fire Department had been called to respond to this accident.  Apparently a log truck had rolled over in some 'S' curves above Smalls Falls.  Most of the fuel was confined to the pavement.  There are no wells nearby.  I arranged to collect the pads and some soil from Rangeley.  No further action is anticipated.
A-190-1997* On 6-1-97 FMC called to report a leak of nitric acid.  This leak occurred inside one of their buildings when a pump seal on an acid pump failed. Some of this acid leaked through a crack onto the pavement and into a storm drain. FMC estimates that less than one gallon leaked outside and that about one cup reached the storm drain. No site visit was made, see attached report from FMC.
P-26-1982*
	3/11/82 surface discharge of K1 @ retail motor fuels UST facility.  property is now redeveloped as a retail building.  Located in downtown Freeport across from L L Beans and diagonally across from former Freeport Mobil of Downeast Energy.  [No known info. at this time regarding any UST abandonment and remedial work.]
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I-47-2000*On 5-18-00, Tom Tardiff of B&A Railroad reported that as the result of a minor collision, a locomotive lost about 300 gallons of diesel fuel at the Oakfield train yard. Jim Gramlich of PIRO was on call and responded. A contractor from the local area was hired to remove all contaminated soil and landspread at the same facilty.
A-665-2000*Central Maine Power Company called to report a citizen had been cutting trees near the power line.  A falling tree hit a 10 KVA transformer causing it to be knocked to the ground, discharging the contents, estimated at 7 gallons.  The spill was recovered by excavation and sorbents.  No further action should be required by DEP.
A-572-2000*Homeowner discovered a leaking isolation valve on a 275 gal outside tank. An attempt to repair the valve was made and increased the problem. 30 gal of oil were collected in pails but the soil under the tank was already impacted. After the tank was replaced 50 yards of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of. The excavation was limited by bedrock at 8 ft below grade. The soil immediately above bedrock was contaminated. The well was ND <50 ppb DRO. Home placed on QM. No further response action anticipated.
B-56-1997*On October 11, 1996, the Eastland Woolen Mill of Corinna closed its doors for good, due to bankruptcy.  The holders of the mortgage at that time were the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) and an outfit in New York known as Finnova.  Finnova subsequently sold their interest to Industrial Assets, a California company, who liquidated everthing, auctioning off what they could, and selling the rest as scrap.

Two longtime Eastland employees, Bob Gudroe and John Gilbert (RFD 1 box 4200 Corinna) were concerned about the possible environmental ramifications of abandoning the chemicals the mill used, and contacted Larry Brown of Uncontrolled Sites at DEP Augusta. He coordinated the initial meetings and site visits that eventually led to the recovery of the waste and virgin chemicals detailed in the attached list dated 3/31/97. Not included on that list are 900 gallons of Hampene 100, 3 drums of waste dye powders and a wide variety of laboratory chemicals.

Bids for disposal of the chemicals deemed waste were solicited from Seacoast Ocean Services, Clean Harbors and Total Waste Management, attached.  SOS won the bid, and disposed of the chemicals and volumes at the places identified on the attached hazardous waste manifests.

An attempt was made to market the virgin chemicals through the Maine Materials Exchange (M2X) but that was only partly sucessful.  I was able to market the acetic acid and small quantities of other chemicals to Carleton Woolen Mills of Winthrop, but as of this writing (6/5/97) it looks like we may have to dispose of some virgin chemical ( Hampene, Carolid, Scourite, caustic soda beads) as waste.

8/12/97  Carleton Woolen Mills took all the Scourite soap, just under 2500 gallons.  The remainder of the chemical waste was put out to bid, and Clean Harbors won it.  On July 25 & 28, 20 drums of clean material for which I could find no home, were disposed as waste. Also disposed were 5800 gallons of washwater, 1007 gallons of virgin sulfuric
P-115-2001*On 2/19/2001 at approximately 9:00 a.m. while speaking to Clean Harbors on another matter, I was asked by Paul Gaudreau if I would provide a "virgin letter" for disposing of contaminated soil from a spill at Portland Pipe Line (PPL) that had occurred on Saturday (2/17).  I told Paul that I was not aware of the spill and asked him for more details.  Paul indicated that at approximately 2:00 p.m. on 2/17 there had been a significant spill in the Portland Pipe Line tank farm.  I told Paul to get in touch with Portland Pipe Line and tell them that they needed to report the spill.

Later that afternoon at 2:09 p.m., I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Hardison of Portland Pipe Line reporting a 30 barrel (1260 gallons) spill of crude oil.  Tom apologized for not reporting the spill 2 days earlier when it occurred.  Tom further indicated that the only notification of the spill that was made was to the South Portland Fire Dept.  The spill occurred due to a corrosion hole in an 18" pipeline in the T2 manifold area of the tank farm.  The leak had been secured and cleanup was underway.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed crews from Clean Harbors using a vactor to excavate contaminated sand, gravel and snow around the manifold area.  The footprint of the spill appeared to cover approximately at 20' x 30' area.  From my observations, I believe the quantity of the spill may have been closer to 2000 gallons.  The offending area of the pipeline was exposed though the corrosion hole itself was under ground water present in the excavation and could not be seen.  I was informed by Curtis Brown of PPL that a wooden grade stake had been driven into the hole when the spill was noticed and a steel plate had been tack welded over that.  Free crude oil was observed in the open excavation.  I suggested to Curtis that sorbents be used to recover the oil while the excavation was open and he agreed.

Continued, not in HOSS.....
A-694-1999*     DEP received a report that a private car had driven off the wharf at Friendship Harbor and was completely submerged.  It was estimated that the gasoline tank was 1/4 full; no fuel recovery was attempted.  The vehicle was retrieved.
P-64-2000*Transformer oil at CMP substation.  See attached CMP spill report.
B-241-2001*On 4/28/01, 1730 hours Brent Morrey (Deer Isle Fire Chief) reported that he was fighting a boat yard fire and that there might be some diesel run off.  He indicated that he had deployed boom and that no product had shown up yet.  He was notifying me in case some sheen showed up after the fact.  There were no MSDSs available.  However, Brent works at another boat yard and was familiar with the materials that were involved in the fire.  The resins and solvents involved with fiberglass application would be completely destroyed. Brent felt that the only substance that could run off was diesel fuel and he wasn't seeing any of that.
A-378-1999* Peter Bouldoc of CMP called this office to report a one gallon spill at their maintenance lot in Skowhegan. No other information is available.
A-270-1997*See attached for additional information.
A-326-1997*Received a call from Bob Oxton of MBNA in Camden that they had suffered a spill into the stream that runs through downtown Camden. I responded to the scene and met Camden Fire Department at the site. The site is an old mill that MBNA converted into offices. The spill was from an overflowing day tank in the basement of one of the newly renovated buildings. A number of safety systems failed in sequence to allow the oil to escape. The oil flowed through the cracked rock foundation of the old mill into the stream.

The oil was stopped at a number of places on the stream. The river was at low flow and a dam was drawing water from its base, acting as a large underflow dam. Some product did make it out to the harbor as a sheen was reported.  The sheen was not thick enough to allow recovery operations. The Coast Guard was on scene to inspect operations. MBNA contracted with Clean Harbors to do the emergency work and the detailed cleanup. Cleanup was completed in three days.   No further work is necessary at this site.
A-38-1996*DEP received a report that oil was evident on water at a drainage outfall at this residence. Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/22.  It appears that the outfall may originate at the cellar of the Mount residence.  A thin film of what may be lubricating oil was visible, possibly a remnant of construction work (the house is only a few months old).  I placed a sorbent pad to collect this.
     The area is a residential subdivision served by a municipal water supply.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement unless the problem is recurring.
I-170-1999*Pick-up truck crashed into Soper Brook off of the Poulin Road.  My investigation found no leak at the site.
B-488-2000*On 9/8/00, 0815 hours Jennifer Bowen reported that they had a heating oil spill in their basement, which is also their garage.  Her concern was the odor and she was especially concerned because she had just become pregnant.  She indicated that the fuel oil was in the cement.  Her husband had estimated the spill as being between five and seven gallons.  This estimate was based on an eyeball calculation of the product level change in the tank.  Based on the size of the stain I put it a little higher.  Namely around ten gallons, allowing for evaporation and absorption into the cement.

The release happened because they had disconnected a furnace in the garaged with the idea  of switching that part of the house to wood heat.  They elevated the disconnected line but it still was not as high as the fuel level in the AST, when the AST was full.  Also, they did not allow for the fact that the firematic valve is closed when it appears to be open.  Apparently, at some time during their absence the AST was filled and some product leaked out onto their basement floor.  Because Jennifer said that the product was in the cement, I went prepared with Dawn Dish Detergent, a GI brush and (of course) pads.  However, when I discovered that the area involved was about 600 ft2, I discussed the options of getting a contractor or having Mr. Bowen do the work.  We had discussed the fund and the $500.00 deductible.  I talked with Mr. Bowen on 9/20/00.  He said that the Dawn had done  the job and that he thought that it would be OK.
A-335-1998*No site visit made.  This spill occurred when a pressure line on the roof broke.  An area of about 50' diameter was stained with oil.  No oil reached the drain.  G & E Roofing cleaned the roof membrane and collected the stone into 25 burlap bags.  These were stacked on sorbent pads to drip.  The stone will be left in place and reused after the remaining oil evaporates.

No further action is anticipated.
A-88-1998*This spill occurred some time before it was reported.  Apparently the fuel line broke from the tank at a time when the tank probably was nearly empty.  When more oil was delivered, the delivery man noticed the break and quickly stopped the flow.  John Beane sampled the well at the time the contamination was reported.  The home is connected to Town Water in the summer.  The town water supply is also downgradiant from the site.  When the area was excavated about 3' of loam was found on bedrock.  This site was difficult to work due to lack of heavy equipment and the slope of the site, but nearly all contaminated soil was removed.  A small amount of contamination still exists around boulders at the bottom of the excavation.

John Beane of Technical Services will determine if additional work is needed.
P-516-1999*   On 7/22/99, Mr. Bill Herzog of Downeast Energy (DEE) contacted DEP regarding K1 spillage below an outside 275 gal. AST at this rural residence.  He had been contacted by Ms. Russo who believed DEE to be the spill RP.   On 7/22/99 I checked out the spill and later determined it was related to Ms. Russo's boyfriend draining fuel from the tank for their inside monitor heater the previous winter.  A rubber hose was over the broken copper line and a pit for sitting a container to drain into.  The drilled well was about 30' away.  Bedrock is exposed in several areas on-site.  On Fri. 7/23, I contacted Mr. Holmes, the realtor, though he hung up on me and would not call me back.
   On Tues. 7/27/99 I met Ms. Russo and Mr. Herzog on-site, discussed the spill,  and went over the AST Fund.  In order to be spared the AST Fund deductible Ms. Russo stated she and her boyfriend would dig the oily soil out and spread it on the driveway.  I advised to take out at least a cubic yard.  As of 8/4/99 no work performed.  On 8/9/99 I checked and noted >300 ppm (bag head-space) still in the soil.  I advised that amt. I recommended was not excavated, and to go down to at least 1 foot deep.  On 8/12/99, little more soil removed.  8/31/99, no word from Ms. Russo so I stopped by but she could not speak to me.  No more soil removed, still smelling of oil.  Shallow hole looked like it had been flushed with water from a nearby garden hose.
    A 9/28/99 letter was returned twice to DEP as unclaimed so I hand delivered on 10/22/99.  Soil still reading >350 ppm on PID so I left a note advising that.   As of 3/5/00 I have heard nothing back and noted the  For Sale sign gone.  Because of the time involved, possible contam. of well water more probable.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.  A DT and Clean-Up Agreement were given in late July.  It appears that given Ms. Russo's pregnancy and effort to sell the house, a clean-up was not a high priority.  DEP offered clean-up management.

S Brezinski
B-664-2001*Jim Beyer, DEP land bureau, told me that he had received a call from Derek Goodine, Levant town manager. Mr. Goodine had reported that a citizen, Peter Griffin, had found a transmission in a ditch on the Griffin Road. He said that there was oil running into a stream. After attempting to contact both parties for more details and not able to contact either, Jake Ward and I left for the scene. After a bit of searching we found the spot described. There was a bit of sheen in the ditch water and a few tablespoons of automatic transmission fluid on the water and ditch bank. I used a couple of pads to collect this small amount of oil.
   While we were there, Mr. Griffin arrived and explained that he owned the land along the road. He had noticed oil sheen on a small pond that the ditch drains into and then found in the ditch a box and a torque converter from an automatic transmission. This converter would contain a few quarts of oil and would leak some of it if it was not kept vertical. We speculated that the box with the converter must have fallen out of a pickup truck or some such similar event. In any case Mr. Griffin had already removed the converter and would dispose of it next time the town held a scrap metal collection.
A-650-2000*Received a call from the USCG Marine Safety Office in Portland concerning some sheens that were spotted.  A 41' patrol boat out of Rockland spotted two sheens close together, both approximately 300' x 450'.  No suspect boats were seen and no action was possible to clean up the oil.  No further action is necessary on this incident.
P-241-2000*On 3/13/00 I received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a spill at a clients residence in Lewiston.  The copper line for the AST in the basement had leaked approximately 250 gallons of oil under the concrete floor of the residence.  Most of the oil had traveled to the floor drain in the basement and into the city sewer system.

I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed very little evidence of oil in the basement.  There was no detectable odor and a very small amount of oil in the drain system.  Two employees from the sewer district were on stite as well, and said that they had no accumulation of oil in their system that needed to be cleaned up.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 2, 2000
P-653-1999*06 August 1999, responded to spill location after accident cleaned up and local response agencies had departed.  I observed an oil stain on the roadway adjacent to Gamon Nursery.  I recovered a limited amount of sorbent pads left on scene.  I inspected the soil next to the roadway and did not observe an appreciable amount of impact to warrant any soil removal.  However, according to Bill Murdock of Thompson Enterprises, an associate of Gamon asked the spiller to remove what soil had been impacted and Murdock agreed to do so.  I issued a Virgin Product letter to facilitate the soil disposal at a licensed facility.

No further response action warranted .
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 16Sep99.
I-26-1998*On 2-16-98, this office received a fax from Bates Fuel Company reporting a spill at a customer's residence. Due to the weight of snow settling around the 275 tank, the brass fitting on the end of the tank cracked and they estimated about 85 gallons was lost. I met with Mrs. Pocock that day. Because of the location of the tank, there was no threat to the well or odor in the house. I hired Dickison London to remove the contaminated soil. That was done 2-20-98.
B-239-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-543-2000*Received a call from Gary Wallace of Clark & Wallace Oil Company.  He reported a small oil spill.  After making a delivery at a customer's house, the delivery hose sprung a leak and leaked 1.2 gallons onto the road and driveway.  The driver cleaned it up.  The area is on town water. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-25-1998*The fire department called to report this spill.  It appears that ice had caused the filter to break off.  The fire department  had used pads to collect as much oil as possible.  I visited the site the following day and found that oil had run under the building and soaked into sand.   Clean Harbors was hired to vactor as much contamination from the crawl space as was possible.  However, only a few yards was removed as the oil had soaked nearly straight down between two supports for the building.

Map by Delorme's Map Expert.  Freeport Me.

The site is stringent and has been referred to Technical Services.
I-86-2000*On 8-21-00, Howard Samiya called this office to report that MPG had wrongly tried to fill his oil tank, which had recently been filled by his normal oil company, and spilled about 10 gallons around the outside of the house. Some had also sprayed around the tank in the basement, causing an odor inside. They had cleaned up what they thought necessary, but the smell came back over the weekend. I met with MPG and the Samiyas on 8-21. I had MPG install a ventilation fan in the basement and dig more from outside the house as it appeared to be seeping through the rock foundation wall. This was done by the following day. The fan was removed two weeks later with no more problems reported.
P-482-2000*   On Wed. 8/9/00, I was reached by Mr. Lewis, a service sta. maintenance tech. reporting a 5-10 gal. overfill at this active retail, motor fuels  AST facility he was working at.  The facility was owned by the Jolly Gardner co. of Auburn but may be for sale.   On 8/9/00 I met onsite with Mr. Lewis, and with Chris Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons.  The present AST facility consists of three 4000 gal., steel AST's within a concrete berm and partially roofed.  Steel product piping runs aboveground (see photos & site sketch) to the single island.  A short run of steel piping by the island was buried but was uncovered by Lewis.  I understand the facility was being upgraded prior to selling it.
    The area has a Stringent Clean-Up Goal based on nearby water well(s).  The area is rural comm. & residential, one mile N of the intersection with Rt. 93.  Minor amounts of diesel and gasoline spillage may remain.  The bulk of the spillage was to be landfarmed thin as per my instructions to Mr. Lewis and this will mitigate any serious threat to the store well.
    Onsite on 8/9/00 I noted a diesel stain on the soil next to the berm from a delivery overfill by Bickford Transportation (see photo).  Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. was reportedly there earlier to remove free product in the berm (I am not aware of this spill being properly reported to the state when it happened in violation of state law).  Lewis and Wilson were maintaining the dispensers and lines and would be installing new, proper, AST emergency vents.   A copy of this report will be sent to the facility owner and Bickford with advisement to properly report and clean-up spills.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-240-1996*See attached narrative for details.
B-134-2000*B-134-2000
03/07/2000

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at Bangor Savings on the Coldbrook Road in Hampden.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked onto a concrete surface from a corrosion hole on their fuel tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No floor drains were reportedly affected.

I-35-1998*On 3-4-98, the Fire Chief of Fort Fairfield called and asked if I would meet him at the scene of a fire that had occurred at Lucern Farms earlier in the winter. Apparently an outside 275 gallon tank had ruptured in the fire and the fuel contained in it had for the most part been consumed in the fire. Upon inspection of the site, it looked as though all had been burned except for a small amount that was laying on the parking area. I suggested they skim off the ice on the lot where most of the remaining oil was. There were no likely receptors nearby.
P-287-1997*The Uncontrolled Sites Program (UCS) has been investigating the former Portland Bangor Waste Oil Facility on Burnt Mill Road for several years.  Brandy Hynes built a home across the road from the site in 1992.  A filter was installed after the UCS staff sampled and received results indicating that the Hynes' residence water supply contained: benzene, 1,2-dichloroethlyene, other hydrocarbons, and lead in excess of either the maximum exposure guidelines or the maximum contaminant levels.  It was decided by the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management administration that a spill number be issued to track the expenses of the filtering system.

Please see the UCS project file for the Portland Bangor Waste Oil Facility, Wells for additional information.

Case referred to UCS.  No further action by Response Services.
A-543-1998*     DEP received a report that an overfill at this residential AST resulted in a minor spill to pavement.  According to the spiller (C.N. Brown) spilled product was collected; no damage to the tank was evident.
     No site visit by DEP staff was conducted as a result of this incident.
P-575-2000*I was contacted by Irving Oil reporting that one of their customers had a leak in his copper line.  No one knew how long the line had been leaking.  The home's well was close by and it is located right on Little Sebago Lake.  We removed as much soil as we could but there was a large tree and the home's chimney in the way.  Nonetheless, approximately one ton of contaminated soil was removed.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-767-1999*     DEP received a report that several drums had been abandonned when a renter (Wendy Webber) vacated a storage unit.  It was ultimately determined that the drums contained water.
B-182-1999*B-182-99
Weston

Friday April 2, 1999				1310

I received a phone call from Mr. Robert Lorigan (448-2902), of Danforth.  Mr. Lorigan is the owner/operator of the Rideout Lodge in Weston.  Mr. Lorigan noted when he was opening the Lodge for the season that there is a drip on the side of his 550-gallon above ground, gasoline storage tank.  According to him the tank was empty all winter.

He had recently received a gasoline delivery to the tank.  The tank is currently over three fourths full and has a small leak at the bottom centerline.  Dead River in Houlton has been contacted to pump out the tank.  The staining of approximately 30 gallons of gasoline leaking over a period time will then be removed.

About 1/2 of a cubic yard of gasoline contaminated clay soil was spread thinly within the confines of the tank containment berm.  Mr. Lorigan will be replacing the Above ground gasoline storage tank.
P-588-1999*Discharge was the result of a broken hose on a delivery truck releasing 30 gallons of kerosene onto the ground.  The kerosene was collected with sorbents and disposed by C.N. Brown.  No further response action anticipated.
P-725-1999*On October 9, 1999 Rick Joyce of Fleet Environmental called to report an oil spill at Bo-Mar Hall Antiques on Route 1 in Wells.  Borderline Fuels had overfilled the 275 gallon AST by 5-8 gallons that morning.  Borderline hired Ambrose Environmental  to clean up the spill, who in turn subcontracted the job to FLeet.  Some of the oil was wiped up with pads the rest was excavated from the ground.  1.5 tons of soil was removed and taken to Commercial Paving for recycling.  No further action anticipated.
A-401-1999* A tractor trailer truck hauling chicken manure jackknifed on Routes 2 and 4 in the town of Wilton. The Fire Dept. responded and dumped sand onto the road to contain the spilled diesel. Several tons of chicken manure also spilled out of the trailer dump. After my arrival we pumped the spilled diesel from the dike area and the saddle tank.
 The owner of the trucking company, Northern Transportation, cleaned up the sand with the help of the MEDOT. They later transported the sand, which was contaminated with diesel and chicken manure, to Waste Management.  The spilled diesel fuel was brought back to the DEP Response building and removed at a later date by Environmental Projects.
 No further clean up will be required.
B-447-1998*B-447-98 Hampden Academy - Hampden


Charles Adams of A-A Contractors called to request a waiver of the 30-day removal notice for a tank removal at Hampden Academy. The reason was that it was wished that the UST be removed before school started and the reason there was insufficient time was the unexpectedly long bid process the school had to go through. I agreed.
   On 7/8/98 I attended the removal to the 10,000 gallon #2 tank. The tank was in a very tight spot between 2 buildings and the actual hole was shot into ledge. This hole gave no room for the excavator bucket to remove the bedding sand from an end and side. The tank eventually was removed by hiring an extra crane. The tank was taken to B&S Salvage in Hudson. There appeared to be no holes in the tank or piping and the bed sand appeared clean.
A-363-2000*Received a call from a Mr. Bert Burno of Waterville that a neighbor of his was dumping oil that was running onto his property.  I responded the next day.  Mr. Burno showed me the stained area at the back of his property.  The dead grass was obviously caused by oil exposure and indications were that it had flowed from under the fence from the abutting property.  I went on to that property and found an old basin that contained waste oil.  It was from an oil change.  The basin had filled up with rainwater and had overflowed.  I took the basin away and cleaned up what I could with sorbents.  No one was home in any of the apartments.  I left Mr. Burno instructions to cut out the 4-5 square feet of sod and throw it away.  He could then till up the rest of the area and plant new grass seed.  No further work is necessary on this site.


P-161-2000*CN Brown overfilled a tank in a garage at the Dennis Wilson Construction yard spilling around a gallon.  Speedy Dry was used to absorb the oil.  No futher action.
A-406-2000* On Friday July 21, 2000, Susan Seavey reported that her outside tank had developed a leak. Her home is located on Jenny Drive, which is off the Densmore Rd in Sidney. I responded to the scene and found that an oil stain was indeed under the tank.
 A new tank was installed a short distance away and the contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving.
 There is one well at the site and it serves two homes. The site has been referred to our Technical Services Division. No further action will be required by Response.
P-356-1997*SUMMARY
  On 6/16/97, while in Sanford at a UST removal, I was asked about this business located on Rts. 4A & 202, as you drive west into town, after Goodall Hospital.  Four UST fill pipes are apparent on the right side of the building from the road though no pump island nor vent pipes were visible.  In the rear of the building are several large oil AST's that look like they were for a bulk heating oil storage business but now out-of-service.  At this time I do not know if the AST's are active.  To my knowledge, no DEP site visit has been made up to this time.
   This report will be referred to the DEP, BRWM, Oil Enforcement Unit for a recommended site visit.  If UST's are confirmed and the tanks are of unknown age and have been out-of-service, I understand that they should been removed in 1994 or earlier.  At this time I have noted no facility registration number for any UST's at this site.  See also P-633-94.

Report Update of 2006 by SGB:
	UST's registered under #14829 and then removed by Les Wilson & Sons in September 1997.  In Nov. 2006, DEP became aware of two further gasoline UST's uncovered by the new owner, Gallo Construction.  See P-947-06.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-341-2000*The homeowner called complaining that his water had a very strong petroleum odor. Bill investigated and determined the cause to be iron bacteria. He recommended the homeowner shock his well with chlorine.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-498-2000*Small hydraulic line leak.  See attached CMP report.
B-380-1999*Hugh Saunders, R.H.Foster Oil Co., called to report that they had suffered a small #2 oil spill at the Susan Holt residence at 235 Elm Street in Bangor. It seems the driver was returning the hose to the delivery truck when he dropped it and, since the nozzle was not locked, about a gallon or less squirted out. The oil was collected with sorbent pads. None escaped.
A-752-1999*Received a call from Tom Griffin, environmental manager for SAPPI called to report a moderate sized acid spill.  He reported that a little over 1000 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled.  I responded to the mill.  I was escorted by a mill employee familiar with the system that had failed.  The spill was at the waste treatment plant.  The sulfuric acid is used to adjust the pH of the effluent.  The pipe carrying the sulfuric acid corroded through an elbow.  I saw puddles of acid on the ground near the aeration basins. The area was taped off and there was a guard posted nearby.  I gave permission for treatment in place.  In addition, a lot of the waste liquid was put back into the treatment plant to neutralize it.  The soil excavated from the site should be able to be treated as a special waste as long as it is not saturated with liquids.  See the attached report from SAPPI for additional details.  No further work is needed on this spill.
I-183-1998*Pole fell over with a transformer on it, amount 1 gal. <50 ppm PCB
P-185-1999*On March 16, 1999 I was contacted by Bridgton Fire Dept. about a tractor trailer unit that had been blown over the rocks on the Route 302 causeway over Moose Pond in Bridgton.  The truck had been caught by a large gust of wind, lifted off the road and jackknifed across the road and into Moose pond.  There was a three foot snow drift on the side of the causeway that the cab of the truck had landed in, the truck did not go into the water.  When I arrived on site the wrecker crew had begun trying to remove the truck, however it became evident that towing the truck across the rocks on the side of the causeway would serously jeopordize the two nearly full saddle tanks, that were as yet undamaged.  Foster-Russel oil, a local oil dealer was called to come pump the tanks out, they removed about 200 gallons of diesel from the tanks.  The truck was removed with out incident.  No further action.
P-120-1996*On 2/23/96 I received a call from Karen D'Andrea from the Town of Buxton reporting an AST leak at the old town hall in Buxton.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed puddles of fuel oil in the crawlspace under the building.  Apparantly the copper line from the tank had been leaking and gone undectected until the tank ran out of oil.  Clean Harbors responded that afternoon and vacuumed out the crawlspace as well as dug small test pits and placed sorbent material in the pits.  Excavation of the contaminated soils was deemed not advisable due to the fragile condition of the support structure under the building.  Clean Harbors tended the sorbents over the next couple of weeks until recovery of oil dropped off significantly.  The Town will continue to monitor the space and advise me of any necessary cleanup action.  No further action required at this time.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-281-1996*Tom Tardiff of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad called to report some minor diesel spillage associated with one of their engines.  It was reported that some of the collection pans used to catch dripping oil from idling engines shifted over the winter.  This allowed some oil to contaminate the underlying ballast material.  The pans associated with the collection system have since been repaired.  It is believed that little oil escaped.
P-249-2000*After being evicted from her rented trailer home, a woman reported an oil spill from the copper line of her outside 275 gallon kerosene AST.  She stated that the leak had occurred a month or two prior to the reporting date.  I inspected the tank and line, and found no evidence of spillage, and no ongoing leak.  No further action anticipated at this time.
B-568-1999*B-568-99
East Millinocket

Tuesday September 14, 1999			0950

Carl Akeley (723-2278), of Great Northern Paper phoned to report a failure of the oil heater on the Bunker Oil (# 6 Oil) heating plant.  The #6 oil leaked into the steam line due to corrosion and went into the mill's sewer and to the wastewater treatment plant.  Industrial Vacuum was hired to collect the oil off the primary clarifier.  Sorbents were placed at the entrance to the secondary clarifier.

The #6 oil was collected by Industrial Vacuum and was bulked up with bark for use as fuel in the mill's bark boiler.  Boom was also deployed at the inlet to the aeration basin. There was no visible impact on the aeration basin, secondary clarifiers, or the river.  The steam tube bundle has been isolated for repair.
B-407-2000*An estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a commercial car carrier parked at Lovely's Motel in Palmyra.  The leak was noticed and the Newport Fire Department summoned;  through their efforts, most of the spilled oil was recovered with sorbents, leaving only a stain on the pavement.
B-387-1999*B-387-99
Baileyville

Thursday July 8, 1999				1450

I received a phone call from the Portland DEP Office.  I was asked to contact Lucia Allen (888) 876-4080 of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline project about a 1-quart hydraulic oil spill.

According to Lucia Allen there was a hydraulic line leak on a track hoe.  The oil leaked on the concrete floor of the Baileyville Compressor Station.  This small amount of hydraulic oil was picked up using sorbent pads.  The pads will be placed with oil and other spill debris, for eventual removal to Sawyers in Hampden.
P-390-1998*On 08/14/98 I received a report from DHS that they had found MTBE at 51.5 ppb in a water sample collected as one of the 1,000 well survey the State has undertaken.

On 08/20/98 I visited the Merril Residence and spoke with Mr. & Mrs. Merril.  We came to the conclusion that it was possible the contamination was a result of small gasoline spillage that had occurred in the driveway and garage over the years.  Their dug well is located in the driveway just in front of the garage where Mr. Merril and his son work on cars.  I collected a confirmatory water sample and took it to Katahdin Analytical for analysis.  The result was 68 ppm MTBE.  I spoke with the Merril's again and they decided that they did not want a filter right away.  They wanted to try changing their gasoline handling practices and to fence off the part of the driveway that contains the well.  I told them to call in 6 months or so and I would assist them in getting another water analysis done.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 22, 1998
A-382-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-496-2000*B-496-2000
09/12/2000 10:20

     Adam Doran of Central Maine Power called to report a small spill of dielectric oil at their Williams Dam Road substation in Embden.  It was stated that less than one gallon leaked from a pressure relief valve on a ground based transformer.  Approximately one drum of oily gravel was generated in the clean up.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non PCB".
B-280-2000*B-280-00
Hancock

Monday May 22, 2000				1505

Mona Spear (990-6931), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company phoned to report a small transformer oil spill (PCB concentration < 2PPM).  Mona Spear believed that a logging truck struck an overhead power line.  This caused the 10 KVA Westinghouse pole mount transformer to spin and leak a reported 1-ounce of transformer oil on to a 2 by 2 foot area near the pole onto grass, twigs and leaves.  The transformer oil leaked from around the gasket on top of the transformer.

The contaminated soil, leaves and brush from bushes was removed and bagged for disposal at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  The transformer was straightened and returned to service.
A-235-2000*     DEP received a report that fuel oil was spilled at this remote residential property when construction equipment dropped a boulder onto an AST.  The tank was in the cellar, which was open due to construction activities.  Most spilled product was recovered, but an estimated 5 gallons went to a floor drain and was lost to the perimeter drain system.  I did not feel that this was worth chasing since the only potential receptor was a drilled well serving the subject property and that the home would not be occupied for another year.  I recommended that the well be sampled prior to use and several months after becoming occupied.
B-130-1996*Mr. McCahill reported that workers left a drain valve open on a sulfuric acid feed line.  This line empties into the mill sewer and the treatment plant operator was able to neutralize the acid by adding caustic soda.  While this was a significant loss for the mill, the impact to the public safety and environment appears to be minimal.  See attached letter from Lincoln Pulp & Paper for more details.
P-656-1998*    On 12/20/98 Scott Collins reached me to report that he had confirmed oil contamination while doing a UST removal assessment for the town of Windham Public Works.  Three bare steel tanks were abandoned by removal by Portland Pump Co.  John Dunlap had already given the site a BS-1 Clean-up Goal during a 1997 response to a diesel line discharge seeping out a nearby hillside (P-498-97).  This discharge is at least in part the source of the 1998 contamination noted with the UST removal.
    On 12/31/98 I visited the site and met with WPWD Directer Steve Walker. The area is rural with residences across the street.  The nearest drinking water well was about 700' away acording to Walker.
     No saturated soil, and no more free product was reported by Collins so no clean-up was required by DEP at the time.  The contaminated was returned to the excavation.    No further DEP actions are anticipated at present.  Oil contaminated media remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  See the site assessment and DEP UST reg. files for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-125-1996*Received a call from Dead River that there had been a spill at the new Shop 'N Save construction site at JFK Plaza in Waterville. A fuel delivery truck had attempted to cross a concrete footing, however the dirt ramps were too steep and the truck stradled the footing ripping out all under truck piping. The internal valves held and only the fuel in the pipes and pump was spilled. Dead River cleaned up the spill. No further action is necessary at the site.
P-757-1996*A small amount of contaminated soil was discovered during the tank removal.  It was determined that no soil removal would be required, due to the building being located on a slab foundation in proximaty to a car recycling center, in addtion to, the area being serviced by public water.  For further details on the tank removal see "Contamination Assessment Report, Underground Storage Tank Removal for the Josephine Kezar Property, 2796 Portland Road, Aurndel, ME, by Field Services, Inc., Portland, ME, dated November 21, 1996".  If this area is distrubed for construction or other purposes, the soil will have to be addressed accordingly.  No further action required.
I-131-1998*Bill Sheehan was called to spill in Stacyville at 18:35 on 6-30-98. Spill had occurred previous winter due to piping break and kerosene from tank had been stored in drums in back of house. One drum was full and expansion inside from heat caused kero to weep around bung. Less than 1/2 gal. was lost. Soil affected by drum was shoveled up and put in bucket.
P-302-2000*Spill of marine diesel from tug boat.  Cleaned up by PNSY personel.  No further action necessary.
A-389-1999*  The DEP received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power about a transformer leaking mineral oil.  The spilled oil was cleaned up and disposed of, by a crew from NASC, and the transformer replaced.
  No further action is required.
A-389-1998*Received a report from Jeff Eaton of Pollution Control Services that they were at a tank removal at the MSAD 28 School District bus garage and they had found contamination. I responded to the site.  They were removing a 4000-gallon gasoline tank and dispenser that had been used to fill their buses. The site was very contaminated with several readings above 2500 ppm PID bag headspace. Excavation seemed to be the way to clean the site. Pollution Control arranged for dump trucks and to dispose of the contaminated soil at Dragon Products in Thomaston. Excavation occurred on 7/22-24/1998.  A total of 270 tons of contaminated soil was shipped to Dragon Products for treatment and disposal. In addition, PCS had a small vacuum trailer on site, which occasionally pumped out contaminated water from the hole, especially in the mornings.  This water had some free product on it.

The soil removal was successful. Except for the area by the road, all the sidewalls of the tank excavation were successfully excavated to less then 1500 ppm. No additional work is necessary on this site.  See the appendix P site assessment in the UST site file for additional information.
A-86-1998*The AST behind the office at Lisherness Auto Sales either leaked or fuel was stolen.  Glen Wall visited the site on 2/25/98 and observed a sheen in the area, as well as an odor.  The leak occurred when the copper piping came apart at a solder joint.  Mr. Lisherness believes this and spill A-66-98 might be vandalism, since he has been having problems with his tenants and has served them all with eviction notices.  I visited the site on March 6.  The ground was beginning to thaw, so I was able to remove several shovelfuls of contaminated soil near the wall.  Water collected in the hole, but there was no sheen.  I suggested that Mr. Lisherness plug the two floor drains in the repair shop.

On March 11, contaminated soil was removed down to 3' where a clay layer was encountered.  The contractor said ledge was beneath the clay.  Highest bag head space reading was 450 ppm.  The soil was left on poly until it could be landspread.  I gave Mr. Lisherness instructions to cover the soil pile when it rained, and left him additional poly for this purpose.

On June 9 the contaminated soil was landspread.  No further action required.
B-692-2000*B-692-2000
12/27/2000  14:45


     Linda McDonald of C.N. Brown Oil called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Sandra King on South Main Street in Greenville.  It was stated that approximately one quart leaked out the vent pipe when the tank was overfilled.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
A-747-1999*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred to pavement at this facility.  No soil or water was impacted.
P-644-1996*See attached spill report.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
(12Feb97)
B-292-1998*On 5/5/98 Mike Longo of Grant Trailer Sales, Inc. called to report that he was back at removing USTs from Grant Trailer Sales, Inc. property and that he had some removals for me to inspect.  On that day I checked out 37 removals-tank numbers 49 to 85.  In 1997 we did number 1 to 48.  On 8/17/98 I checked numbers 87 to 109 and finally on 10/2/98 numbers 110 to 113 for a total of 64 tanks.  This plus the ones taken out at Birch Hill made a total of 113.  There are no more USTs at this facility.  None of the units had leaked and the excavations were clean.  The disruption in continuity might be explained by the fact that these tanks were registered when they were purchased-not when they were installed.  Notice that the registrations were recorded as 10/1/69.  Birch Hill was not developed until 1979.
B-688-1997*12/1/97 09:30

Charles Hall of L&H Corp. in Millinocket called to report a minor oil spill at a woods operation in Township 4 Indian Purchase on the Lincoln Ridge Road.  It was stated that a delimber inadvertently rolled over spilling about 2 gallons of engine oil in the snow. The oily snow was taken back to their facility where the oil will be separated and burnt in  a waste oil burner.
P-300-1997*   On Tuesday, 6/3/97, I met Mr. Moore at his residence to check on the potential abandonment-in-place.
   The residence is a single family home on a 4 acre suburban parcel located NE of MTA Exit 13 and Rt. 196.  In the front of the house Mr. Moore showed me the location of the UST, under the front lawn.  Access was good and I noted no threat to the building by digging out the UST, so I explained to Mr. Moore that the facility did not meet one of the four criteria for abandonment in place.  Mr. Moore said he may appeal to the BEP as he did not wish his lawn disturbed while he was trying to sell the house.  I later found that he had called Beth DeHaas and Steven Eufemia who gave him info. on appealing.
   In July, 1997 a removal notice was received.  On 9/17/97 I called Mr. Moore and he confirmed that the tank had been removed from the ground and no problems were reported.  No DEP visit was made.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  This area is on municipal services and no water supplies are believed threatened.
 See attachments.

S G Brezinski,  Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-698-1998*     DEP received a report that a leak was discovered at a section of a 14" sewer line that carries effluent from the Otis mill to the I.P. treatment plant.  According to Paul Salisbury (Otis) an unknown amount of liquid was spilled to the Androscoggin River when a 3/4" valve failed at an isolated location; it is unknown how long the spill had been going on, but Mr. Salisbury felt the material was probably not "hazardous".
     This matter was referred to DEP, Water Quality (Dave Coffin) for attention.
B-636-1999*     On October 7, 1999 at 1530 we received a call from Ms. Delia Pehrson reporting a #2 fuel spill at a house she owns on the Old County Rd. in Hampden.  She rents the house to Lisa Ellis.  Ms. Pehrson said that New England Heating delivered oil to the location on October 2 and overfilled the tank causing a gallon or so to come out the vent.  She said the driver told the tenant that the oil was no problem.  Ms. Pehrson was worried that the oil would kill her bulbs.  I advised her to call N.E. Heating.  I checked the site the next morning and found signs of a small, one gallon or less, spill out the vent.  The area is on town water.  The tenant said the driver recovered some oil with sorbents.
I-37-2000*On 4-20-00, a report was received from the oil serviceman for Allen Cyr in Madawaska that a small spill was discovered there while upgrading the fuel system. I met with the serviceman at the residence that day and found a small oil stain beneath the filter of the outside tank. The serviceman was willing to shovel it up by hand and spread the soil on some land away from the house. No further action was necessary.
A-11-1999* I was onsite when these tanks were removed, because saturated soil and free product were expected.  All three tanks looked to be in excellent condition, but the middle tank did have two small holes.  Two tanks contained product and all three had some water.  Contamination levels were well within baseline one standards so no soil removal was needed.    Some material excavated for tank removal was disposed of because it could not be used as backfill in the excavation.  The surrounding soil consisted of sandy clay.

No further action is anticipated.
P-638-1997*   Oil appears to have soaked down thru cracks in floor and contaminated soils and gw.  Though no clean-up required at present, any contaminated media should be properly managed if disturbed.
A-299-1997*Went to an underground tank removal in Fairfield at a Downeast Energy facility. Four tanks were planned for removal. Les Wilson & Sons was the removal contractor and a geologist for Dames and Moore was on site to do the Appendix P site assessment. This site had previously had a kerosene tank removed in 1995 (see A-222-95 for additional details). It was noted at that time that the kerosene tank did have a hole in it and that the site was contaminated. The decision at that time was to wait until the rest of the tanks came out in 1997 to remediate the site.

The site was determined to meet the Baseline 2 cleanup level and an action level of 1500-ppm bag headspace was set. Excavation commenced as the chosen remediation method. It was soon evident that the contamination was more wide spread then had first been estimated. Excavating was stopped after 705 tons of contaminated soil was removed and a series of test pits were dug. Results of these test pits (found in the appendix P site assessment for A-222-95) showed that the extent of contamination was even greater. A lab analysis of one soil sample from a test pit showed a result of 4100-ppm fuel oil in soil.

It was at this time that Dames and Moore were contracted to do a hydrogeological investigation. The goals agreed on are in an enclosed work plan submittal dated May 3, 1998. The major area of concern was the extent of contaminated soil present and if free phase hydrocarbons were present on the water table. A draft of the final report was delivered to me on November 4 1998

A map of the push probe samples and monitoring wells with soils greater then 1500 PID bag headspace clearly show that there is significant impact into Main Street. Excavation is still the preferred choice of cleanup on the property. The question to be answered is whether any additional cleanup into street is needed once the upgradient source is removed on the property. The site is being referred to Technical Services for possible further action.
B-331-2001*     On 6/12/01, 1555 hours Carl Akeley of GNP reported scum on the West Branch just below where they had been doing repair work on the Northern Twin Dam.  As part of the procedure they had installed stop logs, which have creosote on them.  Carl thought that some of the creosote had flushed off the logs and it formed a scum that became herded by an eddy current.  Because the appearance of this resembled an oil release, Carl decided to report it.
A-82-1998*This line leak was the result of snow weight.  There was possibly 100 gallons in the tank at the time of the leak, but the owners thought that they had run out of fuel so they ordered another 150 gallons.   The tank was adjacent to a new garage  on a slab.  Some oil ran on the ground surface and was removed with snow.  Most of the oil appears to have soaked into the clean gravel under the slab.  I had 28 yards of soil adjacent to the garage excavated.  We found a clay layer at about 5'.  We installed a passive vent system at the base of the gravel next to the garage.

The site well is only about 30' from the spill area, so this site has been referred to Technical Services.
A-582-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details. At the time of the spill reportedly 50% of the oil was collected prior to reaching the sewer.  No further action anticipated.
A-68-1998*No site visit made.

The nozzle didn't shut off, at this attended truck stop.  Staff used sorbents to clean all product from the paved area.

No further action anticipated.
B-557-1998*Brian Rolfe reported on this date the loss of a small amount of Jet A from the temporary helicopter refueling tank at the 5th St. John Camps.  Choppers are flying out of there spraying herbicide for hardwood control.

The spilled fuel was recovered with sorbents.
B-685-1997*11/26/97 12:05

Sharon Maxwell of CN Brown in Dexter called to report a small #2 fuel spill in the driveway of Wesley Libby in Corinna.  A hose failed on the delivery truck spilling about a gallon of fuel.  The oil was then cleaned up promptly with speedi dri.  The parties were reportedly satisfied.
B-607-1999*     On September 29,1999 at 1115 we received a call from Harbor Master Steve Johnson of Stonington reporting an oil spill from a burned building on Church St.  M.E. Astbury Construction was cleaning the site of the building when the excavator hit and cracked a 275 gallon #2 heating oil tank.  About one hundred gallons spilled before the operator righted the tank.
     The spilled oil flowed into a basement drain which exited on the corner of Church and School Streets.  The harbor master and Astbury workers installed boom at the drain exit and in a catch basin at the foot of School St.  When I arrived I found that the oil had flowed down School St. until it entered the first storm water catch basin.  The oil made it to the next catch basin where its progress stopped.  We tied off the sorbent booms and left them there until a rain that would flush more product down.  We also changed the boom and recovered the Speedi-Dri which Astbury installed in the basement drain exit on Church St.
     On October 1 I removed the boom in the catch basin by the harbor and changed the boom at the building drain site.  The previous day's rain had flushed some oil out.  I checked the site again on October 5 after another rain and removed the remaining booms.
B-13-1999*An estimated 50 gallons of diesel was spilled at the fueling track at B&A'a Millinocket facility on Jan. 8.  According to B&A's Tom Tardiff, the hostler had made his connection to the locomotive's tank and started pumping fuel; unfortunately, the tank's vent was plugged, and diesel fuel was spit back out the fill pipe.  According to Tardiff, the fuel was caught in the catch pans under the track, and then drained to the oil/water separator.

The biggest problem with this spill was the circuitous route chosen for reporting.  Somehow , Mr. Tardiff got the idea he was supposed to report spills to Augusta, which he did, E-mailing Beth DeHaas to advise her of the spill.   She did not open her E-mail 'til January 11,  then notified me.

I called Tom Tardiff and explained that henceforth, we'd like them to utilize our 800 number to report spills.  He promised he would.
P-78-1997*Brunswick Naval Air Station (BNAS) personel used vac. truck to pump out waste oil tank.  Tank was not emptied prior to pumping sewage.  Truck was emptied to sewage drain (BNAS personel unaware that truck contained any oil).  When BNAS noticed oil draining from the truck, the Brunswick Sewage Treatment was notified.  The plant isolated the area where the oil/sewage mixture was and diverted flow around it.  I required only free product to be removed, however BNAS contracted Clean Harbors to drain and clean the entire primary storage basin.

No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.




_______________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-100-1999*On 6-23-99, Carl Soderberg of Soderberg Construction called to report that while digging a trench at the old Potato Service facility in Presque Isle, on old discharge line was uncovered and contained some of the old potato waste sludge. I visited the site with him that day and instructed him to remove the pipe (looked like a short section) and dispose of the sludge at a local landfill.
A-130-1998*A pulp truck rolled in front of Wilton Tanning.  One of the saddle tanks was torn off.  The FD closed the crossover to prevent leakage from the other tank.  About 30 gallons were lost.  Pads and sand were used to recover the product
P-598-1997*On 10/10/97 I received a call from Clean Harbors reporting that 300 gallons of oily sludge had spilled into a containment area at their Rumery Rd. facility.  The spill occurred when a vessel used to treat oily sludge became full and sludge continued to flow into the vessel, causing and overfill condition.  The spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors.  No further action required.



________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
P-88-1998*On 2/26/98 I responded to a call of a dump truck rolled over and spilling fuel on the Brimstone Road in Arundel. When I arrived on site the truck was already gone, the fire department had soaked up most of the fuel with sorbents.  I assisted the fire department with the remainder of the clean up.  I reimbursed the fire department three bags of pads, which I will seek reimbursement from the truck owner for.  No further action.
A-327-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that transmission oil had spilled from a private vehicle along a paved road surface.  Some was collected by local fire officials.
P-107-1994*
	This report is complimentary to P-557-1990 which covers the discovery and initial response and investigation to a gasoline discharge.  This report covers the march 1994 UST facility replacement.  based on being over a mapped S & G Aquifer and within 300' of a municipal water supply well for the town of Norway, the site was managed in a Stringent manor.   See the attached narratib=ve and supporting documents, and the records of Maine DEP Technical Services Div. for further information and any resolution.
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A-202-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-548-1999*   This report and P-541-99 are regarding US Rt. 1 properties of Mr. Heidar Schirazi.  This report also covers the adjoining property of 965 Portland Rd., Rogada Services, owned by Bob Stevenson.  On 8/4/99 I met with Mr. Schirazi who submitted a Shevenell-Gallen & Assoc. (SGA) assessment indicating soil & gw contamination in MW-3 (see attached assessment info.).  I met Mr. Schirazi onsite on Thus. 8/5/99 and visited both 959 Rt. 1, and the neighboring Rogada Svcs. site @ 965 Rt. 1.
    965 Portland St. is a large wood house that Mr. Schirazi is remodeling as an architect office.  In the rear is a large shed and a golfing range.  MW-3 revealed aprox. 43 ppm gasoline in the soil and BETX in groundwater.  MW-3 was located next to the property line with Rogada Svcs. and Trident Auto Sales.  Rogada has been onsite for 20 years or so auctioning wrecked autos.  I was told it does no wrecking or repairing.  The operator and owners son, Gary Stevenson told me that he properly disposes of his waste liquids offsite, has had no spills, and a recent assessment by CG Dick Sweet found his site clean of contamination.  I noted many wrecked autos lined up in rows.  I noted no surface spills during my visit though did not canvas the entire property.  Stevenson states he is relocating soon.
     Mr. Schirazi states that Rogada Svcs. periodically covers their lot with fresh clean soil to cover discharges.  Stevenson states that gw contamination is from the former tenants of Schirazi's prop. that repaired autos and spilled oil on both properties.  I found no previous DEP spill reports for either property.
      Based on the assessment, site visit, and DEP DT, the contamination identified is not above action levels requiring remediation and no further DEP, Resp. Div. actions are anticipated, at this time.  No clear source is identified at present.  Contaminated media is recognized to be onsite and should be managed properly if disturbed.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-314-1997*6/22/97 17:05

Francis Pettele of Grove Street in Dexter called to report from his window a strange yellow slick on Lake Wassookeag.  Once again it sounded like pine pollen.  It was the second report of the "on-call weekend".  I asked Mr. Pettele if he could take a closer look.  He later called back to report that it was indeed pine pollen.
B-592-2001*      On October 16, 2001 at 1130 we received an anonymous report of a diesel spill at Thornton's Garage on route 2 in Milford.  The report said that the spill occurred on September 27 when a cross over fuel line between the two saddle tanks on a tractor trailer leaked an unknown amount of fuel onto the gravel parking area.  The complainant said there was no clean up and some gravel was spread on the spill to hide the product.
      I visited the site the next morning and met owner Mike Thornton.  He admitted the spill but didn't think he had to report it if the amount of oil spilled was under ten gallons.  I informed him that all spills must be reported and that  the exemption applies only to gas stations and the station still has to clean up the spill.  We made arrangements for Mr. Thornton to excavate the site on Friday.  We met as scheduled and excavated about three yards of contaminated soil which we spread on a woods road which I inspected and approved.
A-409-1996*see attached and site assesment in tank file # 14110
P-666-1998*The Dinsmore residence was part of the 1000 well study set forth by the Governor to determine the extent of MTBE contamination in Maine's groundwater.  The Densmore well showed MTBE at a level of 1.5 ppb.  I tried to contact the Densmore to do a follow up sample but was unsuccessful.  No further action will be taken unless I am contacted by the homeowners.
P-353-2001*
  On the morn of Wed. 5/2/01, I responded to an Auburn Fire Dept. report of vandalized waste oil drums located at the Fieldings Oil Co. office at 158 Minot Ave.  I met Auburn Fire Dept., and John Gendron onsite of Gendron & Gendron Co., the site owner and a general contracting company.   Gendron assumed responsibility though the vandals were never identified.  The Fielding Oil Co. rents and occupies the site as an office and appears not to store any bulk oil products on the site at this time.  The site is the location of the former Northeast Motors UST facility that underwent facility abandonment in 1994 (see P-391-94).  Mr. Gendron explained that the waste oil remained from a used-auto dealership that is no longer onsite.  The area is dense commercial on city water & sewer.
    The oil drums had been tipped over by vandals in the night.  The oil ran down and across the asphalt paving to the street and ran N along the curb contaminating the sand along the curb (see site sketch).  No oil reached drains or manways.  Speedy dry was put down on the oil as well as sand.  DEP and Gendron worked together to sweep up the oily sorbents and put it into drums for offsite disposal.  As it was largely waste oil, the oily debris could not be disposed of under a DEP virgin letter to an in-state facility without Federally required TCLP analysis.  Based on pricing and past experience we found it less expensive to have the soil disposed of out-of-state as hazardous by benzene (see attached manifest).  The soil was picked up by Environmental Projects Inc.
   No further DEP, Response Div. actions are expected at this time and the site is considered clean to DEP satisfaction.  No state clean-up expenses incurred.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-196-1998*11May98, Charles Burnham of Burnham Oil, contacted me regarding an oil discharge at entered location. Burnham said that they went in to do an AST retrofit and discovered that a fitting on the old tank had been leaking. They estimated that about one gallon leaked onto the concrete floor, and was absorbed by newspapers that the homeowner had put down. Burnham also indicated that a floor drain is present, but it did not appear to be impacted to a concerned degree; and that the residence is on town water and town sewer. Burnham transferd approx. 230 gallons from the leaking tank to the new AST.

The spill is cleaned-up to the satisfaction of the DEP and no further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (14May98).
I-89-1998*On 4-14-98, this office received a call from a resident of Fort Fairfield complaining of oil on a small brook that runs through the middle of town. On investigation it was discovered that there was oil getting into Libby Brook. Tracing it back it was found to be originating from a steep bank about 1/4 mile from its confluence with the Aroostook River. The bank was just below a home owned by David Merrithew. There was no tank or obvious source outside and no one was home at the time but an odor of fuel oil was noticed around the outside of the house. After gaining entry by a relative (it was later learned that Mr. Merrithew was in Togus for several days), a very strong oil smell in the house led to the basement where a dog had been chained to a post and had gotten tangled in the fuel line and broken it. The tank emptied in the basement and went to a sump that discharged to a drain in the bank. The dog, which was covered in oil and had been for two days, was immediately taken to the animal hospital. J.R. McGillan a local contractor was hired to install a series of hay bale dams with sorbent boom in Libby Brook and install a recovery sump in the bank to eliminate any more oil getting to the brook. This was accomplished the following day.
B-419-1996*On 8/5/96, 1640 hours Mona Spear of Bangor reported a hydraulic oil spill from one of their boom trucks.  It took place at Trynor Square in Jonesport and the release was reported to be five gallons.  The product sprayed over a 30' X 30' area of paved drive way as well as 6' x 7' area of another customers lawn.  Bangor Hydro personnel recovered most of the portion that landed on the pavement with speedy dry.  The grass on the lawn was long so they harvested the oiled grass.  The oiled material amounted to about a half cubic yard.  This was taken to Sawyer Environmental.

P-132-1998*The discharge was the result of a faulty dispenser that had not shut-off while filling a car.  The soil was excavated and spread on-site.

No further action required.
I-15-1997*On 3-6-97, I was informed by the Maine State Police at about 10:45 P.M. that there had been a spill at the Motor transport facility of the Me. DOT in Caribou. I then contacted the shift foreman, Richard Moore for details. A very large snow storm was occurring and as a plow truck was plowing the yard there, it inadvertently hit the 1000 gal. aboveground waste oil storage tank. About 100 gallons had been lost before they could dam up the area with sand and stop the leak. All was lost onto the paved yard and none went to any storm drains nearby. I met Mr. Moore at the facility the following day and issued a landfill tracking form for the disposal of the 20 yards of sand used to dike then adsorb the oil. No further action was necessary.
B-414-1997*On August 1, 1997 we received a call form Fern Cropley of Wytopitlock reporting oil in Finn Brook.  Ms. Cropley said she was one half mile into the woods on the brook near a beaver dam when she noticed some rainbow color and black slimy substance on the water and vegetation.  The material was likely algae and by-products of organic decomposition.  I agreed to visit the site on August 5.  I met the Cropley's as scheduled and we hiked to the site where I found marsh sheen, iron bacteria, and algae blooms.  The water behind the beaver dam was black in color due to the tannic acid of decaying vegetation.  There are also no possible oil sources anywhere near the site which is accessible only by foot.
B-79-2001*B-079-01
Dedham (Lucerne)

Thursday March 1, 2001				1549

I received a phone call from Mr. Bill Zimmer (843-7652), of Lucerne.  Mr. Zimmer phoned to report that he had an oil problem that happened around February 21.
He said that the snow and ice load from his garage roof came down and struck the 55-gallon drum and feed line that supplies a monitor heater in his garage.  He noticed staining on the garage's T-111 siding.  He suspects that this oil may have gone into the ground.  I said I would be there tomorrow, Friday morning at 0830.

I arrived at the Zimmer residence on Ash Road in Lucerne.  I met briefly with Bill Zimmer then he showed me the spill area.  We shoveled some snow down to the edge of the garage and it was evident that some of the oil got into the ground.  Mr. Zimmer wanted to know if we should notify the neighbors because of possible ground water contamination.  I suggested that he hire a local contractor and we will excavate the contaminated soil.  This will give us a better idea of the contamination.  Then we will act or not based upon the ability to remove the contamination, if it got into bedrock, etc.

He said he would try to contact David Hamilton, who is also the road commissioner to do the work.

Later that afternoon I received a call, Mr. Zimmer said that David Hamilton would be doing the excavation on Monday morning March 5 at 0830.

Monday March 5, 2001				0827

I arrived at the Zimmer residence, in Lucerne.  David Hamilton & Son Construction was on scene.  I used a PID to determine how clean we got the excavation.  Levels as high as 11 PPM were left in the ground.  This was a stringent clean up because of potential for ground water and well contamination.  The contamination did not make it to bedrock.  About 12 cubic yards of contaminated soil was taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden under Authorization # 51177A.  Mr. Zimmer has applied to the State Fire Marshal's / DEP AST insurance fund.
A-336-1998*No site visit made.  This was a small overfill.  CN Brown reports that it was cleaned by the driver.  I left a message at the Farm to ask if they felt more was needed, but they did not call back.

No further action is anticipated.
P-21-1996*10 JAN 96, WHILE RESPONDING TO A SEPERATE INCIDENT ON THE MAINE TURN PIKE, I CAME ACROSS THE J & D GASOLINE TANKERS TRUCK AT MILE 32 S. IN SCARBOROUGH. MYSELF AND JOHN WOODARD SUPERVISED THE PRODUCT TRANSFER OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY CLEAN HARBORS OF MAINE.

NO FUTHER ACTION.  NATHAN THOMPSON, SMRO
A-259-2001*This was an AST spill caused by ice damage.  A neighbor found oil floating in a ditch near the residence. The residence's well is upgrade.  There is no vapor threat.  A basement perimeter drain transported oil to the roadside ditch.  Some oil was collected with sorbents by DEP.
A-373-1997*A UST was removed.  A small amount of contaminated clay was found.  It was left in the hole.
B-535-1996*On 8/9/96 I attended the removal of a 5K, #2 UST at the Hudson School.  The tank was sound and there was no evidence of a discharge.  There was 7 feet of loamy glacial till as overburden with clay at the bottom at about 7 feet.  C & C Contractors did the removal and Chris Gaudet was on site. Chris is a licensed installer and his presence was not required, but he and Dale Chapman of C&C work together.  There was no water in the hole.
I-179-1997*On 11-20-97, Nick Archer reported that while conducting an inspection of their water treatment facilities, oil was seen in the treatment lagoon. I met with him and several representatives of Bowater that day. We traced the oil sheen to the steam plant where a pony motor had leaked into the floor drain system that day and went directly to the lagoon via the sewer line. Sorbent boom and pads were placed in the lagoon and plans were made to alter the floor drains in the steam plant so oil could not get to the system in the case of a large leak.
A-466-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated. By mailing their report Boise is taking responsibility, but it appears that their fuel supplier was actually responsible.
A-437-1998*Donnie Holbrook of Maritime Energy called to report a small spill at the Park Street bulk plant. About 10 gallons was spilled when a gasket on a pump failed. Half was contained in a dike and half sprayed onto a paved surface. The contained product was recovered and the spill on the pavement was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbents. No site visit was made and no further action is needed on this spill.
B-430-1997*D-TREE=B2.
B-445-1997*  200 gallons of off-road diesel was spilled inside the dike at Wardwell Oil on August 12, when Webber's driver suffered a brain cramp.  Though it was his regular run, the driver failed to notice that the tank that used to be devoted to off-road (untaxable)diesel was now on-road diesel.  Completely ignoring signs on the tanks, and the piping layout, he opened the valves he always opened and topped off the on road tank with off-road diesel, eventually shooting an estimated 200 gallons out through the tank vent, and onto the ground.

The appropriate notifications were made, and by the middle of the afternoon, Horace Wardwell's backhoe and dumptruck were engaged in excavating the contamination.
A-65-2000*A power pole was broken in an auto accident. The transformer fell into the road, spilling oil onto the snow. See attached for additional details.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-426-1998*Dale Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported the they had found elevated levels of gasoline in a soil boring. This soil boring was found in the DOT right of way next to the gasoline station known as Beane's Market.
 This information will be used when in the future the DOT will be doing a road construction.
P-234-1997*Tractor trailer accident.  Saddletank ruptured.  Approximately 50 gallons spilled.  MDOT put sand on the affected area.  Some product entered storm drains which directly entered Back Cove (coastal water).  The event happened at low tide and very little water entered the bay.  I placed boom in the storm drain closest to the outfall, and at the outfall.  The MDOT would be closing the area of the road affected by the discharge the following Wednesday (5/7) and would clean up the sand at that time.  I made arrangements to have Clean Harbors clean the affected storm drains and remove the sorbent boom at the same time.  Only minimal impact to the bay was observed and no further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.



___________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-670-2000*B-670-00
Abbot

Thursday December 14, 2000			0948

I received a phone call from Mr. Robin Littlefield (876-4088), of the Guilford  Fire Department.  Mr. Littlefield phoned to report an automobile truck accident that may have spilled 30 to 40 gallons of diesel fuel on the roadway.

When I arrived about 2 hours later on scene the snowplow had already gone through what was most of the spill scene.  Some of the contaminated snow was now along the side of the road for the next .5 mile.  I did find some contamination and proceeded to use pads to soak up the standing product.  T & W Garage of Newport towed the Tim W. Harvey truck.  The sorbent pads were taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
P-353-1999*Hydraulic hose break on bucket truck.  See attached CMP spill report.
B-326-2001*      On June 11, 2001 at 0810 we received a call from the Ellsworth Fire Dept. reporting a spill from a car accident on route 179 in T8 SD.  A vehicle driven by Douglas Hardison went off the causeway that crosses Graham Lake and ended up in the shore of the lake.  The dispatcher said some oil had leaked from the vehicle into the water.
      I arrived on site and met the Ellsworth fire chief who said they had recovered some gasoline with sorbents.  We checked along the shoreline but couldn't find any more oil.  Any remaining gasoline had evaporated in the hot, windy weather.
B-320-1996*Paul Blanchard, Town Manager in Stonington, called to report a small spill of gasoline in the middle of Highland Avenue.  It was stated that two five gallon gasoline cans were observed falling off of the back of a pick up truck.  The fuel spread out over a large area and entrained itself into the pavement.  It was suggested that sand be spread over the area to prevent slipping. No clean up was necessary.
B-374-2000*
     This office received a call at 0850 on 7/17/00 from Nancy (Dead River Company; Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that they had responded to a "no hot water" call this morning at the residence of Jay Smith on Cedar Street in Bangor.  Upon investigation, they found a 5 foot oil stain on the concrete floor in the basement and a loose flair nut on the boiler.  Speedi-dry was used to cleanup the oil.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-331-1999*On May 24, 1999, DEP was contacted by Jeff Bryant, Maintenance for Hebron Academy concerning a leaking 275 oil tank. He stated tank had been emptied and was planning on moving for clean-up. On 5/25/99 DEP site visit indicated very little loss of oil located in back of ice hockey building, Robinson Arena. The removal of all three above ground tanks will be done due to relocating a larger tank closer to area where fuel truck can deliver. On 5/27/99 returned to site after tanks where removed to look at soil removal. An area approximately 4'x 8' x 4" will be removed and taken down to the burn pile for incineration. Area is served by public water supply with no noticable water bodies nearby. At this time I see no further action required.
I-109-1998*On 5-23-98, this office received a call from Ron Turner who has a camp at Monson Pond. Apparently they are trying to sell the camp and someone was looking at it several days earlier and stepped on the fuel line to look in a window. The line broke and about 75 gallons was lost. Soderberg Construction was hired to dig out the contaminated soil. About 60 yards was removed and properly disposed of. The well which is about 40' from the spill area was placed on QM.
A-146-1999*Received a call from Mr. Ron Gurney complaining about possible well contamination.  I visited Mr. Gurney at his house in Sidney.  He stated that the office of Lindberg Engineering, across the street, had underground tanks on the property that had not been removed.  He also was concerned about the possible impact of those tanks on his water well. There was no other evidence of contamination.  I agreed to test his well, but he would have to pay for the test.  The results of the test showed no gasoline contamination. With those results, no further work by Response Services is anticipated.

The allegation of underground tanks still being on the property was interesting.  According to the people at the town office, it was the site of a small store that did sell gasoline.  No one seems to remember the underground tanks ever being removed.  The daughter of the former owner is Mrs. Mona Smith of Sidney.  I spoke to her and she didn't think the tanks were ever removed.  I have referred this to Enforcement of additional action.
	
A-321-1996*See attached narrative for details.
A-548-1996*MARK WARREN OF HAROLD WARREN CONST CALLED FROM A TANK REMOVAL AT THE HONG KONG ISLE RESTAURANT, THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED SOME CONTAMINATED SOIL. I WENT TO THE SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TANK, AND SOME CONTAMINATION. THE TANK WAS IN DENSE CLAY, AND ON A BASELINE 1 SITE, SO I REQUIRED NO SOIL REMOVAL.
I-26-1999*On 3-11-99, Nelson Jandreau of Dead River called this office to report there had been a spill at the residence of Richard Martin, one of his customers. The basement tank had corroded on the bottom and approximately 30-40 gallons had been lost before the odor in the house made the problem apparent. The spill was mostly on bedrock so not much excavation was accomplished. A layer of plastic and clean sand was put in below the new tank and a radon fan was placed in the basement to eliminate odors.
P-436-2000*No DEP site visit was conducted based on the information received and the supporting documentation. The information presented is satisfactory the spill cleaned to Department standards.  No further action is warranted at this time based on the information received.
A-547-1999*DEP received a report that a small amount of motor oil had been discovered on a paved parking lot, possibly due to a leak at a vehicle (which had since left the scene).  Local Fire officials padded up spilled oil.
B-642-1999*On 10/12/99, 1412 hours Fred Leigh of BHE reported a one pint spill of transformer oil (non PCB) on a customers paved driveway.  A broken tap had burned a hole in the transformer case up near one of the bushings.  This allowed about a pint of oil to escape.  The product landed on a customers paved driveway.  However, MR. Cates (the customer) did not want anything done about the spots of oil on his pavement.
B-297-2001*      On May 21, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from John Flanders of Barrett Paving reporting a ten gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a roller at a road paving site on route 201 in Moose River.  The spill occurred about 1300 on May 21 when a hydraulic hose broke on the equipment.  Ten gallons refilled the oil reservoir and workers recovered the oil with sand.  This mixture was brought to Barrett's batch plant in Dover and recycled into new asphalt.  No state waters were threatened.
B-308-1996*D-TREE = S.
P-149-2001*On March 8, 2001 I responded to a kerosene discharge at the Gary Peaslee residence, 27 Jack Hill Road in New Gloucester.  Heavy snow and ice buildup had broken the firematic valve off the outdoor 275 gallon AST.

I contracted Environmental Projects, Inc. to excavate the contaminated soil, which was disposed of at Commercial Recycling.

Due to the slope of the land, location of well, and success of clean-up, the well does not appear to be at risk.
A-32-1999* A woman called the 1-800 # and reported that there was some pink liquid on the ice at Davis Stream. I did not get a chance to investigate because of another incident in Monmouth. Later that evening and the next day we had heavy rain, which probably washed away the pink liquid.  No site visit, no further action.
P-444-1998*See attached report from Bath Iron Works.  No further response action required at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 10, 1998
I-145-2001*Maine State Police reported gas leak at private apartment and found 3.99 gals. of gas to have been spilled.
P-517-2001*  On Thus. 7/5/01, Jon Woodard requested I check on this reported contam. stump debris, removed by Portland Pump Co. (PPC) during the install of new product piping at this gas station.  While in the area for two other investigations, I stopped by about noon.  PPC equipment was onsite but no workers present and the business closed.  The listed CTI is Art Grant of PPC.  The site is at the corner of Rt. 236 & Ambush Rock Rd. in a rural residential & comm. area.  To the N is Del's Auto Service & Car Dealership.  Across Rt. 236 to the W is Elliot Country Store and Mashwood Mobile Home park.  The area is on public & private water wells with about 4 to 5 wells within 300' of the UST facility (see maps).  The T-3 facility is a single two-compartment gaso. UST that replaced two UST's in 1988.  Site was a Getty station in 1992 (see P-683-92).
   I noted about 15 yds of sandy soil, with a mild odor of old gasoline, atop the ground under poly and piles next to the island (see photo).  Jon Woodard issued a virgin letter for recycling at CRS.
   On 7/5/01 I noted a new island and tank pad in but the facility not paved yet.  Old dirty, rusty steel and FRP product piping, flex connectors and conduit lay atop the ground next to the excavation after its removal and replacement by PPC (see photos & June 2001 registration amendment).  The new piping was in, and covered over with soil, and asphalt paved by August.   With no 30-day removal notice DEP was not given opportunity to be onsite for the piping abandonment and could not observe for any potential sources, and the extent of the discharge laterally and with depth.  Experience has shown that piping & island dispensers are responsible for up to 50% of prohibited discharges with UST facilities.  Hahn thinks this contam. may be associated with P-269-86.
   At this time this report will be forwarded to DEP Tech Services for their evaluation for further actions.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-589-2001*	Facility inspection following anonymous complaint that company employees were pumping the contents of a UST onto the ground.  Onsite I noted no problems on the exterior.  The company manager gave me a tour of the interior.  Inside I noted small spills of petroleum and soy inks, but not real mismanagement problems.  The complaint was attributed to a disgruntled ex-employee.  The small company prints posters and books.  The area is commercial/industrial.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-555-1996*NO FURTHER ACTION ANTICIPATED BY RESPONSE SERVICES.

NATHAN THOMPSON, SMRO
I-76-1999*ON 3/15/99 A CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE LORING JOB CORP CONCERNING WATER ENTERING THE UST AT THE GYM.  IRVING OIL FOUND WATER IN THE FUEL LINE WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE FURNACE.  THE WATER WAS PUMPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AND DISPOSED OF AT THE CARIBOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.  PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS ICE AND SNOW ALLOWING MELT WATER TO ENTER FILL BUCKET.  CASE CLOSED
P-88-1997*17Feb97, I responded to facility location. Upon arrival I observed a 275 gallon AST laying on it's side with several sections of the tank removed. The removed sections
appeared to have been cut out with a torch. I observed approx. 40 gallons of oil remaining in the tank.

The facility is an abandon house with no address indicated. I contacted the Kennebunk Fire Dept. The dispatcher on duty advised me that the Fogg subject was "gutting" the house for demolition, and that the subject removed the AST from the basement.

The facility and tank were unattended and I determined that there was a potential for more spillage. I proceeded to pump the remaining oil from the exposed tank, that if lifted in anyway would have spilled more product due to the several section that were cut out.

The Fogg subject arrived soon after. Fogg informed me that he removed the tank, cut holes in it with a torch, and burned the oil for heat on the job site; and that the
fire department arrived and put the fire out (the KFD did not inform me of this). Fogg said that there must have been too much black smoke.

We proceeded to off load the tank. Fogg claimed to have or know of an approprate means to re-use the oil by buring it in a waste oil heater. Fogg seemed sincere and forthcoming with the above stated information, so I allowed him to retain control of the oil.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (06Jun97)
P-333-1996*On 6/6/96 I received a call from the Kittery Police Department reporting a dump truck fire and diesel fuel spill in Eliot.  Myself and Linda Doran responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Response Team had placed sorbent pads and speedy dry on the spilled fuel.  The spill occurred when the fuel lines melted off the fuel tanks during the fire.  Most of the spillage appeared to be contained on the ashpalt road.  The spill debris was bagged for future disposal.  No futher action required.



____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-361-1999*     On June 29, 1999 at 1030 we received a call from Warren Overlock of Dead River Oil in Millinocket reporting a spill at Gillman Electric on Central St. in Millinocket.  A leg on an outside 275 gallon tank broke which caused the tank to settle and  crack a fitting near the oil filter.  Workers first thought that about forty gallons of #2 fuel leaked onto the parking area.  The area is on town water.
     I met Mr. Overlock and we visited the site that afternoon.  The initial spill estimate was high and I feel only ten to fifteen gallons leaked.  Dead River workers recovered most of the product with sorbents.  No oil reached any drains.
P-542-1998*    Report noted and documented due to sensitivity of area: facility located next to Norway town water well and has undergone extensive clean-up in recent past.  See earlier spill reports, etc.
P-90-1997*Complaint of waste oil spillage.  I visited the site and confirmed that several gallons had been spilled.  Nobody was home during the time of the site visit and I contacted the owner of the property in writing.  I received a reply stating that the property had been sold to Carol and James Pike and was no longer owned by Diversified Properties.  Mr. Pike contacted me by telephone on 2/24/97 and verified that he would make arrangements to address the situation in the spring.

Mr. Pike contacted me in June 1997 and confirmed that the soil had been removed and would be disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.





_____________________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-533-1998*B-533- 98
Rockwood

Wednesday August 12, 1998			0850

I received a phone call from Jeanie (695-3721), of the Maine Forest Service in Greenville.  She phoned to pass on a report of an oil sheen near the Rockwood Docks, on Moosehead Lake, in Rockwood.  The Sheen was reported as being about 30 feet across and extending from Mount Kineo to the Rockwood Docks.

I phoned Ken Langlains (534-9001).  Ken said that earlier this morning he smelled something like diesel or heating oil and saw a sheen that was about 20 to 30 feet wide and about 500 feet in length.  He said that the sheen extended toward Birch Point and that there was a strong North wind.  I asked Ken to check and see if the sheen is still around and please phone back.

Ken checked and phoned me back at 0930.  He informed me that the sheen had dissipated and he could no longer see or smell it.  File closed.
I-30-1998*On 2-20-98, Mark McDonald called this office to report a spill of about 75 gallons from his outside 275 gallon tank. The weight of snow caused the brass fitting to crack. I hired Dickison London to remove all contaminated soil. This was done on 2-24-98. The McDonalds were also placed on QM.
P-656-2000*   On the morning of Sat. 10/28/00, I responded to a reported hydraulic oil discharge which came thru the state police from Windham Fire Dept.  On scene I noted the fire out, the Fire Dept. demobilizing and met with Fire Chief Hammond, a State Fire Marshal, and with a prop. owner, Mr. Tim Morse.  The facility is a large bark mulching mill with large mulching machines and piles of mulch into the thousands of cubic yards.  I understand that the area is on municipal water and sewer.  This company is not related to Morse Bros. Oil Co. of Lisbon, Maine.
    The large #1 bark mulcher had caught fire, burned the rubber belts, and releasing about 20 to 50 gals. of hydraulic oil from the system.  What oil that had not burned lay on the ground absorbing into bark mulch deposited as emergency sorbent and berms.  No oil had reached the downgrade brook.  Incineration of the oily mulch proved costly and the 29.95 tons of waste was reported as eventually taken to the Waste Mgmt. Inc. landfill for disposal.  I understand no sensitive receptors are threatened by this discharge.
    Also onsite is a 10,000 gal. diesel and 275 gal. diesel AST within a bermed building; and assorted drums of petroleum products.  Tim Morse stated that this mill would eventually be closing down and moving to another town up north.  Next to the Morse Bros. site is the Black Mtn. Wood Co. Mill, and a Main Gas Co. bulk plant, as well as several houses.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See any attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-303-1999*On May 15, 1999 I received a call from the New Gloucester Fire Dept. reporting a gas leak at Cloutier's Market on Route 100 in Upper Gloucester.  I responded.  On site I found the leak in question.  The rubber hose from one of the pumps had a pin hole leak in it, and although they had this particular pump out of service it seemed that when one of the other pumps were used gas dripped from the leaky hose.  The leak was small enough that all the product that leaked from the hole evaporated readily, there was a stain about on foot in diameter around the hose.  I taped rubber around the hose to prevent any further leakage.  The leaking hose was replaced the next day.  No further action.
P-32-1996*18Jan96, on site to investigate spill, after making contact
WITH FREDRIC BROTHERS OIL (164 U.S. RT.1, SCARBOROUGH, ME: 208-883-2551) AND THE HOME OWNER, WINTHROP WINCH.

I OBSERVED K-1 IMPACTED SNOW AROUND THE AST AREA BEHIND THE HOUSE. CLEAN HARBORS OF SO. PRTLD., WAS CONTRACTED TO VACUUM UP THE SNOW AND DISPOSE OF THE OIL/WATER MIXTURE AT THE RUMMERY RD FACILITY IN SO. PRTLD.

19MAR96, ON SITE TO CHANGE OUT DEPLOYED SORBENT PADS. THE PADS WERE NOT OIL SOAKED AND LIMITED TO NO RECOVERY WAS ACHIEVED.

6Mar96, Jim Fennessy of Mid State Adj. Insurance (800-564-4472) contacted me and requested that I forward all invoices to him because the spill is covered under the home owners insurance. I forwarded the Clean Hrb. invoice on 8Mar 96. On 22Apr96 I was informed that the invoice had yet to be paid.  After tracking down who was to pay, a copy of the invoice was sent to Mr. Winch who received a check from the insurance company and is to pay Clean Harbors as he indicated he would on 23Mar96 during a phone conversation I had with him. I forwarded the invoice to him on 23Mar96.
No further actions are anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
A-297-2000*This property had a new tank installed by the Pollution Prevention unit.  Tenant unsure but seemed to think that there was some staining when old tank was removed.  Found no evidence of a spill.  Sampled the well for DRO 4.1.25.  Analysis returned no DRO above the detection limit.  No further response action anticipated.
A-799-1999*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred at the fueling truck while delivering to this residence.  The property caretaker (Young) confirmed the spill as minor and confined to pavement.
B-595-2001*On 10/16/01, 1330 hours Susan Pierce reported that they had a vender overfill at their residence at 473 Day Road in Brewer.  There was something wrong with the whistle that allowed the basement to over fill before the driver had a chance to stop the flow of product.  The spill was a gallon or less but it landed on an area that normally has grass.  When I got there Chris of Dead River had already removed a half cubic yard of material from the spill area.  The excavation was a foot deep and there was no trace of oil at the bottom.  A half cy of soil would easily absorb a gallon of oil and then some.  The Pierce's plan on having their AST system upgraded.
A-701-2000*The Central Maine area was hit with a substantial winter storm on 12/18/2000 causing wide spread power outages and storm related damage to the utility lines.  As a result of the storm, the Augusta office recieved several reports of transformer discharges.  This incident involved a single transformer which was knocked to the roadway releasing the transformer oil to the pavement and road shoulder.  CMP was overwhelmed with incidents, and was not able to gather and report all discharges until 12/19/2000.  The linemen reportedly removed the damaged transformer and sorbed up the spilled oil.  Estimated volume was 8 gallons.  The transformer was not tagged non-pcb.  CMP is testing the recovered debris, and indicated they would provide results to DEP with the spill report.  I did not perform a site visit to this location.
B-467-1997*The State Police called to report that a truck wreck had occurred approximately one hour previous on Rt. 9 in Clifton.  They reported that both saddle tanks had been broken but the spilled fuel was all in the road.  In addition the volunteer fire department was on scene with some sorbent pads.  Trooper J. Pearson said that while the road was sanded he did not think that any oil was recoverable.

I checked the scene the next day and found things had been reported accurately.  There was no evidence that any oil had reached a brook some 200 feet down the road.  I tried to contact the volunteer fire department for more information, but could not reach anyone.  I assume that any pads they might have used were put in the local trash that is burned at Penobscot Energy Recovery incinerator in Orrington.
B-428-1997*On August 8, 1997 at 0015 we received a call from the Old Town Fire Dept. reporting a diesel fuel leak from a tractor trailer at the intersection of Center and Main.  Lt. Jim Lavoie said that a town police officer stopped the truck after he noticed a leak from a saddle tank. Mr. Lavoie said about twenty gallons of product leaked and firemen recovered almost all of it with sorbents.

The driver was coming from Houlton to the James River mill in Old Town and said he heard a bang beneath his truck near Burr's store in Costigan.  Mr. Lavoie found a hole 1" by 2" in the saddle tank.  Some fuel sprayed along the road before police stopped the truck but this oil was spread too thin to recover.  No oil reached any drains or open waters.
B-506-1997*On 9/10/97, 1518 hours Wanda (a dispatcher for Hamel Fuels) reported that one of their delivery trucks had developed a fuel line leak.  The unit was located at the Sunrise Trailer Park in Old Town.  She indicated that it was a bad leak.  When I got to it the unit was parked on Taylor Street in the trailer park and there was a fairly large oil stain under it.  It seemed to have orginated from the front end of the truck.  When the driver shut the engine off, the leak stopped.  The driver had put down pads in order to reduce the penetration and they had speedy dry coming.  The applicaiton of speedy dry took care of the potential hazard caused by the release.  That hazard being lack of traction for traffic.
B-392-2001*      On July 10, 2001 at 0945 we received a call from Allison Jones of Acadia Environmental reporting contaminated soil during a site assessment for an underground tank removal at Gould Equipment in Hampden.  I arrived on site and met Joe Randa of Acadia and Larry Winchester of Webber Oil which is the company that owns Gould Equipment.
      The tank was a 2,000 gallon fiberglass tank which stored waste oil, water contaminated fuel, and other unusable light oil products.  Mr. Randa had a reading just below 1,000 ppm on a excavation sidewall but the rest were in the 200-300 ppm range.  The area is a Baseline 1 cleanup standard location in the DEP decision tree so the soil was backfilled into the hole.
P-5-2000*  During the morn. of Thus. 1/6/00, while enroute to another site, I noted ongoing work in the UST area of this facility by Greenwood Construction Co. personnel.  As outlined in a Dec., 1999, UST registration ammendment, Greenwood was installing new electronic leak detection and new overspill containment (spill buckets).
   Two Greenwood workers were jackhammering concrete over the UST's.   Recently I had been advised by DEP's Ted Scharf that DEP rules were interpreted that a CTI was needed when uncovering buried equipment such as piping, however no supervising Maine CTI was onsite there at the time.  The problem lies in the potential to accidently damage buried items and potentially cause a discharge or safety issue.  [At MTA Mile 24S in 1999 a contractor accidently cut through active gaso. lines with a concrete saw causing a discharge.]  I advised the workers and Mark Greenwood that work would have to cease until his CTI [#354, C. Black] arrived.  Mr. Greenwood called Scharf who confirmed that work would need to stop until the installer arrived to supervise.
    At a March 2000, CTI meeting DEP's D. McLaughlin made a determination that a CTI would not be required in this circumstance.
    The site is the former Christy's Store #314 until purchased by Southland (7-Eleven) Corp. in 5/98.  The area is on city water and sewer.  Adjacent to the north is an Irving gas sta.  While the tank top was uncovered I noted no oder or obvious indication of a discharge.  see attached and DEP UST Reg. file #2441 for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-947-2001*Mystery spill of a five gallon bucket of waste oil on Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough.  Scarborough Fire Dept. responded and cleaned it up with speedy dri and disposed of waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-137-1997*Private vehicle overfilled gas tank at Puffin Stop, Minot Avenue, Auburn.  Discharge limited to pavement and was cleaned up by Downeast Energy personel.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.




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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-422-2001*      On July 30, 2001 at 1045 we received a call from Janet Tourigny at 25 Tibbetts St.  in Brewer reporting a one gallon or less spill of #2 oil from her basement tank.  I talked to Rick Nielson of Dead River who said a small pinhole in the tank's bottom leaked the fuel onto the concrete floor.  He recovered the oil with sorbents before it reached any basement drain.  Dead River will replace the tank.
I-146-1997*POTATO TRUCK OWNED BY GERARD THERIAULT SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND TIPPED OVER A log truck going the opposite direction collided with the overturned potato truck rupturing one saddle tank.  deisel spilled as tow truck righted and towed off wreck.  neither vehicle involve was at the scene when I arrived. contaminated soil excavated by Reno Corriveau and transported to the Tri-community land fill in Fort Fairfield.  Case closed
B-510-1999*     On August 21, 1999 at 1900 we received a call from Sgt.Roger Guay of the Maine Warden Service reporting an oil sheen in Kineo Cove on Moosehead Lake.  A warden pilot spotted the slick and estimated that it was a couple hundred yards in size.  Some cabin cruisers use the cove as an anchorage and the wind was blowing into the cove from the southwest.  There was no sign of the oil entering the lake via a drainage ditch or brook.  Likely a vessel pumped its bilges and the warden agreed to fly over the cove the next morning.  The overflight went as planned and the wardens saw no oil.  A pumped bilge was the likely source of the sheen.
B-365-2001*Penobscot Regional Dispatch called to say that Holden Fire department was at the scene of a small gas spill. It seems that an unnamed motorist had fueled his vehicle at Miller's Store and as he drove out onto Route Rt. 1-A it began to leak. He stopped across from Gilley's Truck Caps and contacted the fire department. They siphoned fuel from the tank to stop the leak. They reported that the spilled gas was all on the pavement. There are no wells within 300' of the site. The afternoon temperatures were in the 90's. Nothing to collect.
P-529-1997*On 9/9/97, Peter Amoroso, who is the production supervisor for Eastern Bag Connection, called to report an ongoing discharge of an unidentified white milky substance leaching from the riverbank behind the building in which he works.  The building, which is called the River Dam Millyard is located on Pearl Street in Biddeford and is adjacent to the Saco River.

The source of the material was not found.
B-29-2000*     On January 19, 2000 at 1430 we received a call from Ben Porter of Energy Systems of Pittsfield reporting a spill at one of their accounts in Detroit.  Mr. Eric Peavey of 8 Main St. was tossing firewood into his basement and threw a log onto his oil tank filter.  The filter line snapped off and started leaking fuel.  Mr. Peavey entered the basement and plugged the hole with his finger while his wife called the oil company which sent a couple of men.  They plugged the hole and pumped out the contents of the tank.  Unfortunately about twenty-five gallons leaked onto the cement floor.  The workers spread sorbents on the oil and recovered almost all the product.  However, a gallon or two might have entered the basement drain.
     I visited the site that afternoon and met Mr. Peavey who explained what happened.  I advised him to scrape up the remaining Speedi-Dri and any contaminated debris and spread another clean layer of Speedi-Dri.  The basement drain empties somewhere in the soil outside and not into any surface outfall.  Mr. Peavey has a dug well which is threatened.  Luckily, the amount which entered the drain is small but we will monitor the well.
P-588-1995*
	Abandonment by removal of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  See separate narrative and remediation assessment for details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-62-1996*I received a call from Milford Fire Dept. requesting some oil sorbent pads.  There was an ice jam in the Penobscot River and portions of the town were becoming flooded and they anticipated a possible need for sorbent pads as outside tanks were tipped over by ice and water. While I was at the Milfrod Fire Station, Mr. Costigan came in and requested some pads as water had entered his basement and a partially filled oil tank had tipped over.  He said the amount of oil spilled was not much but he had heard about the ability of the sorbent pads and wanted to clean up the oil.  I gave him a partial bale and offered to accompany him home to help. I learned that the road was now flooded and could only be traveled by boat and that he did not need my help.  As a large number of oil tanks were being threatened in the Pine Grove trailer park I did not go.  Later, after the ice and water subsided, I attemped to visit the site but was unable to locate such an address.  I called the telephone number he gave me and was never able to make contact.  So I don't know the extent of the problem but as I have not heard from Mr. Costigan again I am assuming that he successfully cleaned things up.  I did pick up some pads that had been dropped off at the fire hall a few days later that I believed had been left by Mr. Costigan and these were later burned at the Auburn incinerator.
B-636-1996*George McKenney was notified by the Department that the tank at 112 Elm St. would have to be removed by Oct. 1, 1997. McKenney no longer owns the property, and the tank's been abandoned, but none the less, McKenney determined to take it out of the ground, mostly because he wanted the tank.

I wrote him a waiver and visited the site on the afternoon of 11/18/96.  The tank was sound and no contamination was found in the hole.
P-347-1999*The Shvanda's were on vacation when a neighbor noticed the line to their outside AST was leaking. The neighbor closed the valve on the tank and notified the Shvanda's as soon as they returned home. Dead River last filled the tank on April 9. The tank was 1/4 full when the leak was discovered on June 1.

On June 2, Ray Labbe & Sons removed contaminated soil to a depth of about 8 feet. The soil in the area is coarse sand. PID bag headspace readings in the excavation were >1000 ppm. All soil >100 ppm was removed.

Neighbors are Frances Williams (511 Durham Road, 725-2858) and Brenda & Irving Ouellette (497 Durham Road, 729-3089, Brenda work 729-5772). The Shvanda, Williams, and Ouellette wells were sampled June 2. The Shvanda and Ouellette wells are drilled; the Williams well is a sand point in the basement. All wells initially tested non-detect, and were placed on quarterly monitoring. On June 28, Dianne Shvanda called to report DRO results of 82 ppb. Filters were installed by July 1.

This case will be referred to Tech Services since it is a stringent site. No further action required by Response Services.
P-665-1998*The Chevalier Residence wellwater was sampled as part of the MTBE study done in the summer of 1998.  The initial lab results showed 1.3ppb MTBE.  I went to the residence to investigate the possiblity of a spill and to resample the well.  I found no source of contamination.  The results from my sampling were non-detect for MTBE.  No further action anticipated.
P-513-1999*      On Tues. 6/22/99 I made a brief, routine UST visit to this commercial property.  The 4000 gal. bare steel, heating oil UST was past the scheduled removal date and I understand was out-of-service.  The building is owned by Lewiston's  Osprey Investment Fund and is leased to Bowdoin College for storage.  It is located in a mixed residential-commercial area of Brunswick not far from the Shop & Save store.  The UST had offset fills and vents so its exact location was unknown at the time (see site sketch).
       I later contacted the contractor, Mr. Ponziani, regarding the possibility of it needing an abandonment-in-place if it is too near the building's foundation.  I was told I would be given advance notice of its abandonment date so as to be given a chance to observe, check for contamination, and check for potential filling in place.  I understand that Ted Scharf had also been in contact with Osprey Investment regarding the removal of this UST.  The UST had a state required removal date of 1997 or earlier.
      On 7/10/99 I drove by and noted the asphalt paving dug up and the tank apparently removed on 7/9/99 (per DEP reg. record); six days ahead of the removal notice date of 7/15 given on the abandonment notice.  I am not aware of any discharges or evidence of leakage reported.  No removal assessment was required, or performed to my understanding.  As no advance notice of the work was given, as understood, to allow DEP observation, a full clearance of the removal and the property cannot be given at this time.  Further DEP Resp. Div. actions are possible at present.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-55-2001*The discharge was the result of a leaking flange on the transfer pump piping in proximity of tank #28.  The gasoline was confined within the pump platform and absorbed by the accumulated snow.  Clean Harbors removed and disposed of approximately 2 yards of contaminated snow accounting for all observable gasoline.

No further action required.
P-612-1990*
	Investigation of discharge/injection of oily water to ground.  Commercial area on municipal water, over mapped sand & gravel aquifer, upgrade of Androscoggin River.  Oil company offices, UST facility and AST bulk plant.
P-65-2001*See attached new story.  DEP cleaned up some diesel, gasoline, motor oil, and power steering fluid among other things.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 7, 2001
B-202-1999*     On May 2, 1999 at 1130 we received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a weeping transformer on the  Piper Pond camp road in Abbot.  Workers estimated that about one pint of mineral oil leaked.  The unit was manufactured in 1990 and contained <2 ppm of PCB's. Workers excavated about one third yard of contaminated soil and debris.
A-732-2000*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper concerning a small spill.  He reported that maintenance workers found some oil leaking from an oil-filtering machine on the #2 recovery boiler.  The spill was to a concrete floor and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The machine was drained of oil and repaired.  No further work is necessary and site visit was made.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional information.
P-235-1997*Overfill of residential AST.  Cleaned up by oil company with sorbent pads.  No site visit.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-745-1997*My only involvement with this accident was to see if there was any question that further clean-up was necessary.  I found no remaining transmisson fluid.

No further action required.
P-377-1998*On August 5,1998 I responded to a call of a sheen on the water at Songo Locks on Brandy Pond in Naples.  I went to the locks and observed a slight sheen on the water.  After talking with some of the people that work in the area, I learned that the sheen had most likely come from the Songo River Queen II - a paddle boat that makes two trips a day through the locks.  I went to the Songo River Queen's berth at the south shore of Long Lake.  The vessel was not docked but was out on a trip up the lake.  I spoke with Ms. Chase (one of the vessels owners) at lenght.  Ms. Chase told me that her husband (Casey Chase) was aware that the vessel was leaking hydraulic oil.  He had done some maintenance before the latest trip and had presumably repaired the leak.  I saw only a slight sheen on the water at the dock.

I went back the following day, and found the Songo River Queen at it's dock.  The vessel was currently non-operational.  Casey Chase told me that the day before while out on the afternoon excursion, he found the the vessel was still leaking hydraulic oil so he brought the ship back to it's berth and shut everything down.  This stopped the oil from entering the water.  He stated the vessel would not run again until the problem was corrected.  I was called two days later by the Naples CEO concerned about the sheen at the Songo Rivers Dock.  I again visited the site with Steve Eufemia.  We found Mr. Chase and a repairmen at the dock working on the vessel.  There was a light sheen around the vessel, however it did not appear to be widespread.

Steve and I also met with the Naples CEO, and a State Representative while in Naples to discuss the vessel.  It appeared the sheen that was spotted that morning was due to Mr. Chase beginning repair work on the vessel.

The vessel was successfully repaired and inspected by Naples Town officials before being allowed to operate.  I have referred the case to DEP oil enforcement due to the lack of reporting.(see attached NOV)
A-49-1997*     DEP received a report that a white liquor spill had been on-going at this facility for several hours.  According to facility staff (Nadeau) spilled material had been/was being washed to the plant process sewer.  Mr. Nadeau did not feel that a DEP presence was needed.  At that time (1030), the rate of loss was estimated at 100 gallons per minute.
     I called for an update at 1245.  The leak had reportedly been stopped 1/2 hour earlier.  Total amount spilled was estimated at 18,000 gallons (this was later amended by Mead to 6000 gallons; see Mead report, attached).  Mead Corp. claims that the treatment plant was not effected by this release, and that spills of this nature are considered "treated" within the system.  I relayed this information to DEP Land/water staff (Jim Rogers) for possible attention.
     I do not anticipate further involvement by Response Services as a result of this incident.
I-130-1997*Contacted by State Police Barracks at 10:15.

Arrived at Raymond residence by 10:30.  Dead River personnel had already cleaned up spill and had patched leak in 275.  Had 1 drum of sorbents and speedy dri and some contaminated sawdust and wood.

 Dead River said they had filled the tank for the customer on Wednesday (9/3) and the tank had apparently started leaking (pinhole drip) then.  Tank still showed over 7/8ths on gauge.  Floor was good concrete with no visible cracks and oil was apparently contained within the room.

Well is approximately 30' up gradient.

 Dead River said they would contact the office on Monday (9/8).
P-288-2000*5 April 2000, responded to spill location.  I detected a fuel oil odor in the living area of the dwelling.  I inspected the spill area in the craw space under the first floor and observed a patch of sand near the feed line that smelled of oil.

Phone contact with R. Dionne of Downeast Energy, advised DEP that upon installing a new  AST, a fitting from the oil feed  line to a monitor heater was not properly secured and oil dripped on to sandy soil under the dwelling.  Downeast had been to the residence once to clean up and secure the piping.  I requested that they return and remove a few more pails of oil impacted sand.  Dionne agreed.  No further complaints received by DEP to date.


No further complaints received and no further response anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 26Sep00.
P-72-1997*Excavation done due to construction on site.  Contractor reported contamination found.  I visited the site and determined the contamination to be petroleum wastes from historical industrial/automotive repair.  The excavated material was used as fill on site.  No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
Division of Response Services
A-21-1997*The complainant was watching Rusty Parlin deliver oil to his tank.  He was pointing out a meter leak when his tank overfilled.  Rusty shut the system down and left.  The Wards complained and Rusty sent RPH Plumbing to clean up the inside of the house.  The Wards removed a small amount of soil and spread it with manure at the edge of thier property.  The meter leak is an ongoing issue which I had ordered corrected last year.  The truck would not print a delivery ticket.  See A-55-96.  The truck was referred to Department of Agriculture Weights & Measures.  They took the truck off of the road until it was repaired.
P-661-2001*On 8/27/01 I received a call from Sargent Frank Porier of the Maine State Police reporting a potential live bomb found in Sebago Lake near Frye Island.  The State Police Bomb Squad was planning on detonating the bomb in place the following day and wondered if there were any environmental concerns that needed to be addressed.  I told him I thought the only potential impact would be a fish kill from the explosion.  I offered him any assistance we could provide.  He asked if we could help them and the game wardens provide a security zone around the area while they mitigated the hazard.  I told him we could.

I met with Sargent Porier and several members of the Maine State Police along with game wardens the following morning.  We traveled by boat to the area where the bomb was located and provided the security that they requested.  The bomb was detonated using a shape charge.  It turned out to be a "practice bomb" and was determined to be not a live bomb.  No fish kill was observed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 29, 2001
P-459-1999*On 7/1/99 I received a call from Doug Hanaan reporting contamination found at a tank removal in Kittery.  Doug reported PID readings of 8000 in sandy soil under the pump dispenser near piping joints.  Doug and I ran through the decision tree together and determined the site to be a baseline 1 clean up goal.  There were no saturated soils at the site and further excavation of the site was not necessary to install a new system.  I instructed Doug to back fill the excavation.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 1, 1999
A-526-1996*     DEP received a report that approximately 3 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a school bus when the fill cap was not properly replaced after filling the tank.  The bus lost product along several paved streets.  The local Fire Department reportedly collected some of this using sorbents.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-149-1999* Leonard Carr called this office to report that one of his customers had an oil leak. Snow and ice had fallen off the roof and cracked the nipple, releasing about 200 gallons of fuel. This spill occurred at the home of Herbert Hudson, which is located on the West Ridge Road in the Town of Cornville.
 On 2-26-99, 155 gallons of kerosene was delivered to the AST. Assuming a use of 5 gallons per day for 12 days gives us an estimated loss of 200 gallons.
 I met Mr. Carr at the property and we attempted to clean up the spilled oil. First we had to plow the snow out of the way. Next Mr. Carr used an excavator to remove the concrete pad that the tank was resting on. The soil under this pad was not contaminated. It appears the spilled oil seeped into the gravel under the concrete pad that the house rests on. Therefore, no clean up could be achieved at this time.
 This house appears to be a prefab manufactured house, however, it does have BBHW as the heat system.
 This site has been referred to our Technical Services Unit. On 8-9-99 Pat Seaward and I made a site visit. A water sample was collected at this time. Lab results indicate no petroleum compounds in the drinking water. There is no information on the drilled well.
P-140-1999*On 2/25/99 I received a letter from Central Maine Power indicating that they had failed to report 4 spills of PCB containing transformer oil in 1998.  One of the spills occurred in Biddeford.  The transformer malfunctioned causing 30 to 40 gallons of PCB transformer oil to be spilled.  The PCB content of the oil was 97 ppm.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill by removing contaminated snow and ice.  See attached report from CMP for further details.  This case has been referred to enforcement for further action.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 26, 1999
A-816-1999* A hose ruptured on a piece of heavy equipment during the construction of the new parking lot on the AMHI campus. Williams Construction reported the spill and cleaned it up later that day. No other action required.
B-553-2001*      On October 4, 2001 at 1030 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a one quart #2 oil spill from a leaking tank in the basement of Robert Magaw at 293 Grove Street in Bangor.  Mr. Magaw noticed a smell in his basement and notified Dead River who found a pinhole in the tank's bottom.  Only a quart leaked onto the cement floor and none reached the basement drain.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and replaced the tank.
A-361-1998*     DEP received a report that a truck loaded with asphalt had landed on its side when it failed to negotiate a turn on the East Pond Road.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  Approximately four yards of paving ashalt had spilled from the truck, but the saddle tanks remained intact and there was no apparent loss of fuel or motor oil during the accident or through the righting procedure.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-735-1999*The homeowners installed both a vertical and a horizontal tank behind their trailer.  The valves to both tanks were open when they were filled.  Gravity then caused fuel to flow into the horizontal tank and this leaked out the gauge at the top of the tank. The fuel spread on the trailer pad and then off three sides.  The area is sandy.  I dug by hand about 4' from the back end of the pad.  In this hole I had PID readings of 0ppm and water was at 2'.  I determined that very little oil must have been lost.   Excavation close to the pad is impractical without undermining the pad.  CN Brown staff and I stressed that this tank arrangement was unsatisfactory.  CN Brown will not fill the vertical tank again.  Mrs. Gordon stated that it would be fixed.

The nearest well is shallow and belongs to the Cordons.  They do not drink the water.  Groundwater flow is probably away from the well.  Due to the size of the spill and the low risk, the site will not be referred to Technical Services.  No further action is anticipated.  However, I may sample the well in a year as a precaution.
B-659-1996*12/2/96 @ 820

I received a phone call from Steve Lane (723-8129) of the Millinocket Waste Water Treatment Plant.  Mr. Lane reports that a small amount of oil has again entered the Pines Pump Station on Iron Bridge Road.  (see also B-589-96).  It was not immediately known if this oil came from the separator or not.

However, I received an additional letter dated December 10, 1996.  This letter indicates another spill which was indeed the result of the oil water separator failure.  See attached letters dated December 2, 1996 and December 10, 1996.
P-427-1998*On 09/16/98 Scott Dixon of Summit Environmental called to report that they had found contamination at a UST removal.  Simard & Sons was removing a 10,000 gallon fuel oil UST at the Maine Army National Guard Armory in Lewiston.  When I arrived I looked at the site and determined it to have a Baseline One clean-up goal.  I did a saturation test on the soil in the hole and the soil was not saturated.  I instructed Elwin Scott and Scott Dixon that they did not need to excavate any further.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
A-43-1997* Somewhere between 900 to 1,000 gals of white and black liquor was spilled onto the roof of the building. During the start up process a valve was left open. This resulted in the discharge of a mixture of white and black liquor. Some of the liquor was adsorbed with chips and reused in the process, however most of the material was sprayed into the atmosphere and the parking lot. Several automobiles in the lot were given a liquor bath. No site visit was made see attached letter from I.P.

P-254-2001*  On Mon. 4/2/01, I responded to a report of a discharge from Mr. & Ms. Canulli's outside, K1 oil AST facility.  Heavy, settling snow had depressed and broken the fuel line off the tank.  Upon explaining the  AST Ins. Fund and Options Agreement, Canulli requested DEP management of the remediation.  Being within 50' of the dug residential well the site was determined as having a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The area is rural residential (see site sketch).  The well is downslope in a wet area of the property.
  On Tues. 4/3/01, I met Marwin Const. Co. onsite to excavate contamination, hired by DEP on an emergency basis.  We excavated 19.69 tons of oily soil with recycling/dispoal @ Commercial Recycling Svcs.  Oddly, PID levels were not very high considering the amount believed lost.  We encounted weathered, friable bedrock @ 6' bg but no free product.  PID levels did reach 100 ppm in soil under the trailer.  The mobile home could not be safely moved to access some contamination.  DEP engineer Don White also visited on 4/3/01 to evaluate potential vapor threat to the residence.  On 4/4/01, I visited with DEP geologist Brad Hahn.  Mr. Canulli was pleased with the work, the excavation was filled in and the tank reinstalled to code.  Hahn took a water sample and would put the well on QM for DRO.
   At present, further remedial work is pending QM DRO wellwater analysis.  See any attachments and the records of DEP Tech Services'  Hahn and White for further information.  I understand that the Canulli's will be constructing a new house upgrade of the spill and will install a drilled well. No offsite downhill receptors are threatened at this time.  Oil contamination remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  I advised Mr. Canulli to have the tank protected to prevent another spill like this.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-293-2000*B-293-00
Blue Hill

Thursday May 25, 2000				1600

I received a memo from Bob Randall concerning a possible Hazardous Materials spill or gassing off at a residence in Blue Hill.  Denny Robinson (374-2261), Blue Hill's Fire Chief.  Had reported that Todd McDonald was in the process of cleaning out a basement for Mrs.Theodore Gray when a small amount of material either was spilled or gassed off.

It was reported that while Todd was passing a 1-gallon plastic container through the basement window the container "foamed and smoked".  The basement was damp and it was rainy and very humid outside.

I phoned Chief Robinson, He said he had the bleach bottle type container stored in a 5-gallon pail.  I said I would drop by Friday morning and pick up the container.

Friday May 26, 2000				0750

I arrived at the Blue Hill Fire Department and spoke with Denny Robinson.  He showed me the container.  I took a pH sample of the liquid an found it to be quite acidic with a pH of < 1.  We agreed that it was an acid of some kind either HCl or Sulfuric Acid.  On Tuesday Cleve Leckey and I ran some field tests to see what would react with the acid.  This would help determine what the acid was.  The acid turned out to be Sulfuric.  It was then labeled for temporary storage and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-825-1999*A 275 gallon AST in the basement of the Fish home in Falmouth developed a corrosion hole shortly after being filled.  The homeowner noticed the oil leaking from it and called the Fire Dept. an estimated 60 gallons was spilled before the leak was stopped.  Dead River was called to pump out the tank and clean up the spilled oil.  The oil spilled to the concrete floor of the partially finished basement.  A small amount of oil ran to the sump, but was recovered there and not pumped out to the environment.

The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry, and followed up by a cleaning from Serv-Pro.   Serv-Pro came back a week later with an ozonator to try and further reduce the lingering odor.  No further action.
A-549-1998*See attached.
P-457-1998*On October 1, 1998, DEP visited the residence of Michelle Harris, Ledgewood Drive, West Bath. The Department was following up on a random sampling result for MTBE of 29.3 PPB  through the Department of Health study of a thousand wells throughout Maine.
The home is located in a residential/commercial area where car repair business are located on both the west and east of the location. The well for the residence is located next to the area where cars are parked and various other items. The well was drilled about twelve years ago at a depth of  approximately 157 feet. There are several homes located on this road some of which have been hooked up to the public drinking water supply.
The sampling results came back at 31 PPB MTBE. (see attached results) Due to renovations on the residence a filter system has not been put on. Mrs. Harris stated that she would call me when the renovations have been completed to put in the filter system.
Technical Services Geologist, Brad Hahn, has been appraised of the site.
On 6/28/99 Mrs. Harris called stating that they are back in their house and I can get another sample. On 6/29/99 I resampled for MTBE using the bathroom sink. Sample results indicated a level of 10 PPB MTBE.(see attached report) The Harris's are planning to put a trailer on the site.  At this point in time I am waiting for the Harris's to contact me when this work will be done. At this time I see no further action.
I-33-1999*On 3-10-99, Daigle Oil company called this office to report there had been a small spill in the basement of Peoples Heritage Bank in Houlton. The return line on top of the tank had cracked and a small amount of oil had seeped out onto the top of the tank. The tank was cleaned using sorbents by a Daigle Oil technician. No odors were a problem. No further action was seen as necessary.
A-151-1998*Bill Carver called about a tank removal in Tenants Harbor.  At 6", he obtained readings of 160 ppm.  He estimated less than 1 yard of soil was contaminated, but its removal would undermine the AST and concrete pad installed adjacent to the USTs.  The nearest well is about 1,800 feet away.  The site is about 20 feet from the ocean.  I gave Bill approval to leave the soil in place.  No further action is anticipated.
B-343-2000*B-343-2000
06/27/2000 14:40

     Dave Gonyea of the U.S. Coast Guard office in Bucksport called to report a discharge of gasoline in Black Point Cove off Cutler.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked out of a 36 foot fishing vessel when it broke up on the rocky shoreline in rough surf.  Neither the gas or the vessel was recoverable.
P-469-1995*
	Gasoline contamination found in soil during canopy installation, apparently from dispenser leaks.  Soil removed to Mr. Guay's farm on Rt. 5 for landspreading on open field.  See also P-433-87 for further information.

S G Brezinski

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A-245-1997*Received a call from Scott Pierce, code enforcement officer for the Town of China that a resident had suffered a spill of gasoline. I went to the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Giguere located on China Lake. Mr. Giguere kept a tank of gasoline for his boat on the property. There was some vandalism and apparently someone pumped gaoline from the tank on to the ground. An unknown amount of gasoline was discharged, an estimated 25 to 50 gallons.

I contacted Manter Construction to excavate the soil. Groundwater was only at 3' below surface and there was free product on the water. Excavation was obviously not the answer due to the high water table (which probably equaled lake level). The soil was very sandy and the area of spillage was not very large. I designed a simple soil vapor extraction system using horizontal slotted pipe and a 1hp Rotron blower. Haskell Energies installed the system. It was wired to the house service panel. Early PID readings of the exhaust from the system showed it at 1500 ppm.

The site was determined to have stringent cleanup levels based on the Department's Decision Tree. However, the Giguere's don't have a well on the site and always bring in their water for drinking. Washing and sanitation have always been supplied from lake water. Only minor testing of the soil will be done to see if cleanup levels have been reached. The vapor extraction blower will be run until there is little or no change in the effluent concentration at a low level. The anticipation is that the blower will be running most of the summer and possibly next winter. The blower will be removed when the system can no longer efficiently remove product from the soil.
I-119-1998*After giving proper notice, Phil Lento removed the underground fuel tank at the old Met Life Building in Presque Isle. The building is currently occupied by the CARE agency.

Mr. Lento called when free product and contaminated soil were identified in the excavation.

The tank had 42 obvious holes in it all 1/4 to 1/2 inch in size.

The tank was setting directly on bedrock and the bedrock is obviously contaminated.

Langille Aroostook Engineers was hired to do the site assessment.

Paul Blood (DEP Geologist) was advised of the problem because across the street is the Old Maine Mutual Insurance Building  (Harry Thomas) Currently - Peoples Bank (spill number I-77-98)
which has a vapor problem.

Paul has put together a proposal to have a contractor look at the entire area.

5 shallow drilled wells will be installed in relation to the Parsons property along with 7 or 8 borings. Another group of 5 wells will be placed around the remaining properties as well as  another 10 borings.

All contaminated soil was removed, but free product is in the bedrock. No product has been identified from this source impacting the Bank building.  For further information please refer to the Technical Services file for this site.

I-14-2001*On 2-14-01, Irving oil called to report that one of their fuel delivery trucks had lost control on ice on Rt. 161 and had rolled over. The compartments were about half full. Some gasoline had leaked out of one of the hatch covers. I went to the scene. It was decided the truck would need to be emptied before it could be righted. Irving dispatched another delivery truck to pump into. The transfer took about 2.5 hours. When complete, the truck was righted and taken away. Gas that had spilled was cleaned with sorbent pads.
P-450-1996*  Old concrete UST for boiler to highrise apartment building in downtown Portland.  Discovered on 9/7/95 during P-540-95 AST response.  Spillage cleaned up and UST cleaned out by Clean Harbors Inc. and reportedly filled in place on 5/30/96.  Discharge not known to reach gw or outside concrete containment except for that noted in P-540-95.  No CMR 691 assessment done.  Visit by S. Brezinski while CHI cleaning out tank in late May, prior to filling.  No further Response Div. action anticipated.  See attachments for further details.
A-522-1996*     DEP received a report from a property owner (Hopkins) reporting that he had encountered what he believed to be petroleum contaminated soils during excavations (installation of a leach field and placement of a water line) several months previously.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 11/21/96.
     According to Mr. Hopkins the property had been used residentially at some time in the past.  He also had heard rumors that some sort of oil storage tanks had been located on the property (several large concrete fopundations that are still present may support these rumors).  The lot (1/2 acre) is bounded on the east by the Passagassawakea River (tidal) and on the west by tracks believed owned by the Belfast & Moosehead Railroad (it is unclear how far the RR right-of-way might extend onto Mr. Hopkins' property). Mr. Hopkins claims that many trees on the property appear "stressed" during the summer (this was not evident during my early winter visit).  We dug several shallow test pits in the areas identified by Mr. Hopkins; two of these ended 3' below grade.  At no time did I observe evidence of petroleum contamination.
     The municipal water supply line currently ends at the property adjacent to Mr. Hopkins (approx. 300' away).  Mr. Hopkins had drilled a well (200' deep, 90' of casing) in 1992 with the intention of residing here. Water sampled at this well shows no petroleum contamination.  The municipal water line ends at the adjacent property (approx. 300' away).
     I observed no evidence of the contamination alleged by Mr. Hopkins during this 11/21/96 site visit.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement at this property unless new evidence of contamination is presented.
I-72-1998*On 3-28-98, Bob Ferris called to report that they had a small spill at their facility in Presque Isle from an overfill of #2 fuel. All was cleaned up with sorbent pads. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-690-1998*SEE ATTACHMENT
B-650-1996*DAVE BEAUMONT REQUESTED, AND RECEIVED A WAIVER FOR THE REMOVAL OF 3 SMALL USTs AT THE MILLINOCKET AIRPORT. THE REMOVAL OF THE TWO #2 OIL AND ONE DIESEL TANK OCCURED ON 11/25.  NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED IN THE SOIL. THE SITE ASSESSMENT WAS DONE BY ARNIE FESSENDEN.
 THE TANKS WERE UNREGISTERED AT THE TIME OF THEIR REMOVAL, AND THOUGHT TO BE BETWEEN 30 AND 50 YEARS OLD.
B-206-1996*D-TREE = N (None).
B-665-2000*B-665-2000
12/11/2000 15:50

     The Orland Fire Department dispatcher called to report a spill involving a vehicle accident at the intersection of the Surry Road and Route 1.  A little gasoline spillage was said to be noted.  I was informed that they would clean up what they could with a few pads.  No surface water was observed to be in the area.  No further action was taken.
B-679-2000*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a storm tossed tree had damaged a transformer on pole #493/1 on the Townhouse Rd. in Brooklin. The oil had leaked from a damaged bushing and stained the wooden pole. They found no evidence of the oil reaching the ground or vegetation. As they were not able to tell the PCB content of the oil, they had it tested. It came back as less than 2 ppm. As only the pole was stained there was no clean up debris.
P-408-1997*A large sheen was reported in the dock and swimming area from an unknown source.  When I arrived, no sheen was observed, due to both the darkness, and the dispersion of the oil.  There was mention that the possible source of the sheen could have been a boat that had recently had engine problems.  There was oil in the bilge, which was removed with sorbents pads, but how the oil might have caused the sheen was unclear.

I returned the following day with Linda Doran to further investigate the incident and only observed a slight sheen emanating from beneath the boat dock, when boats passed by, in the area of the boat in question.  It was assumed that damaged boat was the source of the sheen, but actually proving it would be difficult.  The campground owner and Naple's Marine Patrol were informed of our findings and were told to contact us if there were any further problems.

No further action required.
A-197-1999*     DEP received a report that heating oil was spilled as a result of activities occurring during a fire at this manufacturing facility.  Public safety personnel contained most spilled product within a sand dike (this sand was later removed for disposal) and used sorbent pads on free product.  Some oil was lost to a small stream adjacent to the property.
     The area is medium-dense commercial  and is served by a municipal water supply.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-793-2000*4 October 2000, investigated report of dumping at entered spill location.  Some evidence of improper disposal of regulated materials was observed.  Car batteries, empty engine oil containers, and other vehicle components such as compressors and air conditioning evaporators have been unearthed by Martin, who just purchased the property.  I could not determine if a discharge of these material occurred.  I also observed a plastic pipe in the detached garage, but it was unknown what the pipe was connected to or if it discharged somewhere.  Martin advised me that he was told the pipe was used to discharge waste liquid products by the former owner who operated a vehicle repair operation from the garage.
I determined that there was a need to screen the dug drinking water well.  Analysis of samples taken indicated no problems.
I contacted Nick Hodgkins, MDEP V-Rap Program, and we scheduled a site visit.  Myself, Hodgkins, and Martin inspected the grounds and dug a test pit in hopes of locating the pipe coming out of the garage.  It was Hodgkin's and my opinion that there was not enough material to warrant any further DEP action.  Martin accepted the determination and asked if I could inspect the site if a future excavation took place.  I agreed.
Request not to seek reimbursement, due to errors of responder; did not inform Martin of reimbursements requests when no contaminants found.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2Jan01.
P-603-1990*
	DEP investigation of waste oil spilling but no discharge found.  Exact address of site unknown.
P-171-1997*  On 3/21/97 I was contacted by Mr. Ross who reported that while doing soil borings along the edge of this prooerty his auger had brought up strongly oil contam. soils with PID readings near 500 ppm.  A saturation test showed blobs of oil indicating some saturated soils.  MDOT was augering in preparation of new strom drain lines.  This is a facility I had visited in 1991 regarding two unregistered and o-o-s UST's; a fuel oil and a waste oil (see P-154-91).  A concern is that product, oil contam. waters, and/or vapors are likely making their way to the storm drains.
   This former gas staion is located in mostly commercial area of Lewiston at the intersection of Sabattus St. (Rt. 126) and East Ave.  Two active gas stations are directly across Sabattus (Gendron's Mobil) and across east Ave. (Elizabeth Ann's)
   Research showed that Webber Oil had removed the two UST's in 1996 and the removal assessment done by Acadia Env., stated gaso. contamination with PID readings of about 2500 ppm.  This contamination was apprently left over from the earlier gasoline UST's.  I also found that Linda Doran of DEP had already taken the call on the discharge (see P-519-96).  I have made Ms. Doran aware of my notification from MDOT and defer this case back to her considering her earlier involvement.
I-143-1996*GRADEN TIDD OVER FILLED HIS PORTABLE OFF ROAD DIESEL TANK AT HIS HOME ALONG ROUTE 1 IN HODGDON.  20.99 GALLONS OF DIESEL RAN DOWN HIS DRIVEWAY TO ROUTE 1. A FAULTY SHUTOFF VALVE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE CAUSED THE SPILL.  MR. TIDD USED SAND FROM HIS SALT/SAND PILE TO STOP THE SPILL.  I ARRIVED AT THE SPILL AT 8:30.  THERE WAS A 1.5 INCH LAYER OF SAND ON ROUTE 1 COVERING THE ROAD WHERE THE DIESEL RAN ONTO THE PAVEMENT.  I INSTRUCTED MR. TIDD TO REMOVE ALL THE SAND HE PLACED DOWN AND ANY OF THE FROZEN GROUND THAT COULD LOOSENED BY A BACKHOE, THAT WAS CONTAMINATED BY THE DIESEL.  2.99 YARDS OF SOIL WILL BE SPREAD ON WINTER ROADS FOR ANTISKID MATERIAL.  MR. TIDD'S BROTHER WHO LIVES ACROSS FOR THE SPILL HELPED WITH THE CLEAN UP.  THE BROTHERS NAME IS BRIAN TIDD.  BRIAN'S WELL IS LOCATED 25 YARDS DOWN GRADIENT FROM THE SPILL.
B-810-1998*
B-810-98

On 12/22/98, 0810 hours Harold Pottle of Reed & Reed (Bridge Construction Company) reported a 25 G diesel spill at their bridge construction site in Sullivan.  He said that the spill was contained with containment boom and that Sea Coast (clean up contractor) was en route.  The release came from a drill rig owned by Millgard out of Michigan.  I asked Harold to call me if he felt that the clean up was not going well.  The day passed with no calls.
P-371-2000*Contamination associated with historic leaks of Pipeline fitting discovered during Pipeline upgrade.  No clean-up required, however all soil removed for purposed of upgrade disposed of at Commercial Recycling.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-715-1999*On October 7, 1999 I responded to a diesel spill on Route 113 in Standish.  An accident between a car and an empty Irving oil tanker resulted in approximately 20 gallons of diesel spilling to a yard from one saddle tank of the tanker.  With the assistance of the fire dept.  I stopped the damaged saddle tank from leaking.  I then called Clean Harbors to pump the remaining oil from the saddle tanks.  After the accident was cleared Clean Harbors excavated approximately 5 yards of soil, successfully removing all oil that had spilled to the ground and thereby eliminating any threats to nearby drinking water wells.  No further action.
P-44-2001*On 01/22/01 I received a call from Tom Fitzgerald of Dead River letting me know that he was on the scene of an AST overfill in Windham.  He stated that their driver had overfilled Theresa Coggin's tank by approximately 2 gallons.  The tank was located in a dirt floored basement.  They dug up all the effected soil and took it to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  I suggested that they put down plastic sheeting before replacing the excavated soil to keep the vapors down.  He stated that the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  I asked him to give the homeowner our 800 number incase there were any problems in the future.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 22, 2001
A-701-1999*The fire department used pads to clean the spilled material from the road.  By the time I arrived the vehicle had been removed.   I determined that no further action was needed.
P-321-2001*On 4/19/01 Jon Woodard received a call from Holly Mooney reporting a heating oil spill at her home in Acton.  The spill occurred when the weight of ice and snow broke the oil line off from the outside above ground storage tank (AST).  I responded to the site on 4/20.  Upon arrival, I observed oil stained soil beneath the AST.  It was also evident that oil had traveled down the foundation of the house and into the footing drain for the home.  The presence of oil in the drain and basement sump was causing an odor problem in the home.  A drilled drinking water well is located approximately 75 feet from the spill and is at risk of becoming contaminated.  I made arrangements to return to the site with excavation equipment to remove the contaminated soil.  I also made arrangements to have Technical Services respond to the site to handle the odor issue.

On 4/23 I returned to the site with Lucas Tree and excavated approximately 15 yards of contaminated soil which I stockpiled on poly on the site until it could be hauled away.  I was not able to haul it away that day because the roads were posted for heavy equipment.  During my visit, I also placed sorbent pads under the sump pump discharge site located along the driveway.  There was some oil evident in that area that had drained from the sump.  Technical Services responded that afternoon and placed a ventilation blower over the sump hole to control odors in the home.

On 5/16 I returned to the site with Lucas Tree and Commercial Paving and removed the contaminated soil from the site.  Mrs. Mooney reported that the odors in the home were no longer noticeable since the installation of the blower.  The excavation was backfilled, loamed and seeded.  I will monitor the results of the quarterly monitoring analysis to determine the need for any further action.



______________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 21, 2001
B-480-2001*      On August 28, 2001 at 1430 we received a call from the Newport Fire Chief Fred Hickey reporting a diesel spill from a Maine Central engine at the Palmer Rd. crossing in Newport.  The engine and a half dozen cars de-railed due to a collision with a Precision Paving dump truck.  Initial reports had the engine fuel tank split open and leaking all its contents.  Chief Hickey shortly called back and said the fuel tank was intact but was leaking around a cracked fitting.  Fire fighters were recovering the product with sorbents.
      I arrived on site and met Chief Hickey and Walter Zaccadelli of Maine Central Railroad.  The engine was de-railed but upright at a 20 degree angle.  The fire department had wrapped sorbents around the leaking fitting and placed sorbents beneath the leak.  Rail workers changed the sorbents as necessary.  A Staples Oil truck from Pittsfield arrived and emptied the tank by pumping off 2800 gallons of fuel.  The lube oil tank was also emptied.  After this work was done crews began righting the engine and freight cars.  We planned to excavate any contaminated soil the next morning.
      I estimated that only about forty gallons of fuel leaked and sorbents recovered at least half of that amount.  We excavated down to the clay layer which was only a foot below the surface.  We removed a couple yards of slightly contaminated soil.  I feel we recovered almost all the oil from this spill and were lucky the engine's tank didn't split open.
A-414-1998*     DEP received a report that a single-engined plane had overturned while taxiing on Mooselookmeguntic Lake.  According to persons on-scene (plane owner Bean, Deputy Lowell, and FAA inspector Pebble) the plane floated upside down for several hours but there was no visible loss of gasoline or oil.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-716-1997*Due to a damaged valve on an AST, kerosene was discharged onto the basement floor of the church.  The fuel was contained with speedy-dry, and later disposed of.  The valve was replaced.

No further action required.
B-478-2001*GAC hired Cianbro to remove and redo the floor in one of the buildings on site.  Because the fill underlying the old floor wouldn't bear the loads to which the new floor would be subjected, the fill had to be removed.  That was when it was discovered to be contaminated with #2 or diesel.  No one there seemed to know how the fill became contaminated.

Since the fill was coming out anyway, I just told Goodwin and the Cianbro rep to send what fill that was obviously contaminated to Thibodeau's and be done with it.
A-262-2001*   DEP received a report from a contractor at a known spill site (see A-262-01) that mildly contaminated soil was encountered at an excavation.  A small quantity of soil was managed for volitalization (spread on poly, periodically turned) on site.
A-156-2001*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this seasonal residential AST at some time during the winter.  It transpired that the release was relatively minor and would require no remediation.  The area is residential and served by individual water wells.
B-212-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-327-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
A-281-1998*See attached narrative for additional information.
B-406-2001*B-406-2001
07/17/2001 10:20

     Personnel from the Maine Department of Transportation Mitigation Staff called to report some diesel spillage associated with a pump at the DiCenzo batch plant on Route 9 in Beddington.  Investigation shown that only a few gallons were discharged to a gravel surface.  The material was simply scraped up and batched on site.  No further action was necessary.
B-59-2000*B-059-2000
02/03/2000

     Jim Soucy of the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine called to report a small spill of #2 fuel in one of their resident houses.  It was stated that approximately 9 gallons leaked from a loose coupling onto a concrete basement floor.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with a few sorbent pads.. No floor drains were reportedly involved.
A-406-1997*Received a call from John Bicknell of Bicknell Enterprises, a small oil company out of Rangeley, that there had been an overfill at a customer's house. During that conversation Mr. Bicknell and I agreed that some excavation of the contaminated soil would be best and that he would arrange for a local contractor to do the work.

I went to the site to oversee the work. Mr. Bicknell had arranged for a landscape contractor with a small backhoe to do the work. We excavated about 5 cubic yards of contaminated soil at the back of the house using the backhoe and by hand. The soil was all gravel fill. I left instructions with the contractor to install a passive soil vent system to assist with the final cleanup of the site. The well for the property was about 100' from the spill site very much up hill. Direction of flow of water was definitely away from the well. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-924-1999*Spill to basement floor due to copper line leak on AST.  Did not reach outside environment.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.



______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-596-2000*On 10/2/00 I received a call from Harvey Multer of Webber Energy Fuels reporting a leaking above ground storage tank at a client's residence in Buxton.  I responded that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed that the tank appeared to have a corrosion induced leak.  The tank was located outside of a mobile home.  Webber Energy made arrangements to have the tank pumped out and removed and also set up a temporary system to supply fuel to the furnace until a new tank could be installed.

I returned to the site on 10/6/00 with North American Environmental Services and began excavating the contaminated soil from the spill site.  A total of 16.95 tons of soil was removed, and it became evident that the contamination would not be able to be removed by the end of the day.  Arrangements were made for more trucks and a larger excavator and plans were made to return to the site on 10/10.

We returned to the site on 10/10 and completed the excavation.  An additional 44.82 tons of contaminated soil was removed on that day.  The completed excavation was approximately 10 feet deep.  PID readings in the soil at the bottom of the excavation were over 1000 PPM.  All of the contaminated soil was not removed from the excavation due to the close proximity of surrounding structures.  The case has been referred to Technical Services for their consideration regarding follow up work.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 2000
A-359-1996*International Paper reported a 5 gallon oil spill. The spill was caused by a leak in a hydraulic system on the #4 paper machine. A total of five gallons leaked of which 0.5 reached the sewer. Company personel cleaned up the spill. No site visit was necessary. No further action is needed. See the attached report from International Paper for further details.
A-686-1999*Students climbing on this AST caused the tank legs to fail.  This broke the line and some fuel ran down an embankment.  Winthrop fuel and the fire department were both quick to respond to stop the leak and then contain the oil.  Some soil and some leaves were excavated by the town public works crew that same afternoon.  No further action is anticipated.
I-174-1999*This vehicle was stuck in the mud behind a flood control dam.  It rained and the vehicle was flooded.

The vehicle left a steady sheen on the water so it was boomed as the water level fell. Booms were in place when the wrecker hauled the vehicle out.

Related to spill I-155-99

Case closed
B-355-1996*On 7/11/96, 0611 hours Maxine Ingstrom of Sprague Energy in Searsport called to report that they had spilled three gallons of a water/#6 oil mixture.  The mixture had collected in one of their transfer hoses and when they picked it up to use it the discharge occurred.  Some of the mixture ran into the boomed area around the vessel that was docked at the time, and some of it landed on gravel outside of their birm area.  The product that went to the water was recovered with pads and the contaminated gravel was recovered to the birm area.
A-216-1997*Received a call from Scott Lyons about an old tank that was found at a construction site. The site was at the installation of a new ATM on Bangor Street. The tank found was a typical 275 gallon above ground tank that had been buried. The tank had been breached and was full of water. The property had formally held a house and speculation is that this tank was the heating oil tank for the house. The tank was removed and no product was found in or around the tank. No cleanup was necessary, no further work is required.
P-585-2000*   On Tues. 9/26/00, DEP was notified of an apparent long-term slow leak at this residential, outside 275 gal. AST.  On 9/27 I visited and noted a 275 gal steel tank that had been set in the building's rear  alcove, and enclosed in a shed.  The tank had sunk into the earth, and with the shed moist conditions accelerated corrosion of the tank.  The place is a summer residence in the Homewood Inn development.  The tank & structure belongs to Mr. Simonds though the property belongs to the Homewood Inn Assoc.  The house is a two unit, single story wood frame const.  I tried several times to reach the association by phone but got no answer.  Mr. Simonds complained about an oil odor in the house, pushing the clean-up to an Intermediate Goal.
   On 9/29/00 I sent Mr. Simonds Clean-Up Options info. and notified the Fire Marshal to send an AST Ins. Fund Application.  After choosing Option 1 for DEP management I arranged for EPI to implement source reduction on 10/11/00.  We found a silt/clay layer approx. 12" bg impeding oil movement but that the oil had seeped down thru disturbed fill next to the foundation (see photo).  EPI removed oily soil by hand, but could not go under the foundation.  There is a crawl-space but no real basement.  5.91 tons of oily soil (loam, sand and clay) was received on 10/11/00, by Commercial Recycling in Scarboro, Maine.
   Investigation in the crawl space revealed red free product oil had traveled along the concrete block foundation.  Overseen by DEP Engineer Eremita, EPI vacuumed out more soil to create a shallow trench system within the crawl space and active venting was installed to inhibit oil vapors from reaching the living space above.  See attachments and file of DEP Tech Svcs. for further details.  DEP Tech. Svcs. will manage long term remediation and determine closure.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-88-1998*On February 13, 1998 at 0815 we received a call from Wanda Caron of Hamel Fuels reporting a five gallon spill of#2 fuel at Bangor Photographic at 315 Harlow St. in Bangor.  A split hose on the truck caused the leak and the driver recovered the product with sorbents.

I checked the site that morning and found only a rainbow sheen on the ice which covered the driveway.  No oil reached any storm drains.
P-827-1993*
	Report covering UST removal and associated remediation of UST facility, East Limington.  [Not to be confused with R & S Variety facility in North Limington.]  See assessment of Groundwater Technology for further details.

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B-505-1999*Another small spill from Maritimes & Northeast as they laid a natural gas pioeline through Maine.
P-411-1997*On 7/30/97 I received a call from Alan Lyscars reporting contamination found during a tank removal in Portland.  I had visited the site on 7/17/97 when contamination was found during installation of a new tank.  During that visit, Dick Foss had informed me of a prior discharge at the site.  I looked up the old spill and found a spill report numbered P-152-79 documenting a 2000 gallon discharge from underground tanks.  A copy of that report is attached.

Later the morning of 7/30 I visited the site with Steve Eufemia.  The tanks being removed were in excellent shape and it appeared as though the contamination found during this excavation as well as the excavation involved in P-385-97 were both residual contamination from the 1979 release.  No clean-up was required.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 6, 1997
A-329-1997*A truck knocked a pump over at the Maine Veteran's Cemetary.  The accident started a fire which burned most of the product.  The tank was taken out of service until the line could be tested and the pump repaired.  Removal of the tank is being contemplated instead of repair.
P-275-1997*A mixture of Pendimethalin and Confront (see attached MSDS's) was discharged onto asphalt.  Sorbents and a soap and water solution were used to collected the mixture.  Although, the discharge happened in proximity to the ocean only the asphalt was impacked.  The area was checked on the following week with no obvious signs of adverse effects.

No further action required.
B-361-2001*Please see attached narrative.
I-63-2000*A Ford Escort rolled into Arnold Brook Lake.  The vehicle was removed when I arrived at the Lake.  A light sheen was present, no recovery actions were taken.
A-688-1998*Received a call from Walker Industrial Services (via the State Police) that they had suffered a spill of diesel fuel from one of their trucks. I responded to the scene. While enroute I called to ask if they had notified the Skowhegan Fire Department. They hadn't and said notification was momentary as they had sent an employee to ask them for more sorbents.

When I arrived on the scene, they had been containing the spill for some time. It did reach a drainage swale, but they had contained the oil with sorbent boom. They excavated the contaminated soil that led from the truck to the swale. Vacuum trucks were used to excavate the soil and to pump some product off the water. See the attached letter for additional details. No further work is necessary.
P-670-1994*
	Abandonment-by-removal of retail gasoline UST facility by Tyree Env. for Getty Petroleum.  Baseline Clean-Up goal issued.  No oil saturated soils reported.  Oil contaminated soils removed to facilitate new UST installation.
B-286-2000*B-286-00
Dover-Foxcroft

Wednesday May 24, 2000				1505

I received a phone call from Mr. John Flanders (564-8444), of Barrett Paving Materials Inc.
Mr. Flanders phoned to report a diesel spill and clean up that occurred when fuel leaked from a Barrett Paving truck onto their parking lot on Route 7 in Dover-Foxcroft.  There was apparently a loose fitting on the crossover line on the diesel tanks.  About 2 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the fitting onto the ground.  The spill occurred on Tuesday and was noticed around 1830.

Clean up was accomplished by using oil sorbent pads and scraping the hard pan soil down to a depth of 2 to 3 inches in the affected area.  About .5 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil was spread thinly on a remote area of their lot.  Barrett Paving disposed of the few pads.
A-686-1998*Received a report of a strong sheen on the Carrabassett River in Kingfield from a selectman and responded to the site. When I arrived I was shown an outfall on the Carrabassett River where the sheen was originating from. Only a slight sheen was visible now, but the town officials all indicated that it was originally a very stong sheen. The outfall was flowing water. It was not known to the public works department what area it drained. We inspected one building, the old school. The outfall may have been the basement drain from that building. The inspection showed no oil leaking. A call the next morning from town officals relayed that no additional sheen was being discharged. No further work is necessary unless the discharge is reoccurring or a source can be found.
A-183-1999*While preparing for the installation of the rebuilt #11 paper machine, an area of soil contaminated with hydraulic fluid was detected beneath the concrete floor. Initial plans were to replace the floor to provide adequate support for the rebuilt paper machine. The contaminated soil was scheduled for removal once the old floor was demolished. However, since testing of core samples did not reveal any PCB contamination, only hydraulic, the engineering design was changed. This change did not include replacement of the floor, so the contaminated soil was left in place.

No further action required.
A-295-1999*Received a call from Gerry Mirabile that there had been a small spill in Belgrade. He reported that a few drops had been spilled. He did not know if any transformer oil made it to the ground. The written report stated that no oil made it to the ground and the oil tested non-detect for PCBs. No further work is necessary concerning this spill.
B-29-1996*B-29-96 1/18/96 at 1824 the State Police dispatcher contacted me and asked me to make contact with a Mr. Dave McGuein (469-1700) of Champion paper Co. concerning a 100 gallon hydraulic oil spill.

According to Mr. McGuein, tower 3, which is an elevating inclined platform used to off load wood chips from box semi trailers, blew a hydraulic oil line and lost an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil under the equipment to a low spot.

All waste will be doing the cleanup using a vacuum truck.  Mr. McGuien wanted to put the oil and wood chips into the waste water treatment works.  I advised that he check Champion's permits and then I suggested that All Waste clean up the spill with the vacuum truck and add enough chips to use the hydraulic oil and wood chips as fuel.


1/19/96 at 1005 Dan Taylor of Champion Paper phoned to say that they will be bulking the spilled oil up with wood chips and sending it to their multi-fuel boiler to be burned.
P-272-2000*On 5/10/2000 Mr. David Murphy of Maine Metal Recycling reported to Tim Wright of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit that 7 drums had been left off the side of the road near his Poland Spring Rd.,  Auburn facility.  Two of his employees had left the facility and returned approximately 1 hr. later (time of report) to find the drums.  I visited the site with Tim Wright and Andy Slusarski and met Mr. Murphy.  There were 7 drums which appeared to have been rolled off the back of a pick up truck into the ditch on the side of the road.  6 contained liquid (5 55 gal., 1 30 gal.) and 1 (55 gal.) was empty.  The liquid appeared to be waste oil in 4, gasoline in 1, and a waste oil/antifeeze in another.  Wright and Slusarski documented all labeling to try to attempt to locate the individual who discarded the drums.  I contacted Clean Harbors and made arrangements to remove the drums the following day.

5/11/2000  I met with Clean Harbors on site and the drums were removed.  The drums will be disposed of by Clean Harbors based on the results of the analysis of the contents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-360-1998*Went to a reported oil spill at the residence of Mr. Bill Collins. Mr. Collins could not be found. I walked around the house to inspect the area Mr. Collins described in his phone complaint. I only observed metallic marsh sheen. No further work is necessary on this site. I had left a message on his answering machine. He called the next day and we discussed my findings. He agreed that it was a marsh sheen.
A-193-1996*see attached
P-435-2001*On 5/31/01 I received a call from Marilyn Miller, a real estate agent for Remax By The Bay.  She was reporting a small oil spill at a property in South Portland that she was brokering.  I made arrangements to meet her at the property that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil stain on the ground in a shed attached to the rear of the property.  The stain was approximately 3 feet in diameter.  The spill appeared to have occurred as the result of a loose/leaky fitting on a copper line attached to a 275 gallon above ground storage tank.  It did not appear to be an ongoing leak, and the spillage appeared to be old.  The spill did not pose any significant threat to groundwater or inside air quality in the home.  I made a recommendation to Ms. Miller that since nobody was occupying the home at the time, that the oil tank be removed from service until the system could be brought up to code.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 1, 2001
B-502-1998*B-502-98
Bangor

Wednesday July 29, 1998				1558

I received a phone call from Mr. Dan Wellington (945-4400).  Mr. Wellington is the code enforcement official for the city of Bangor.  Mr. Wellington was in the process of making sure that a mobile home at 91 Hogan Road met appropriate electrical codes when he noticed an oil spill at the outside above ground heating oil tank.  He reported that about 200 gallons of heating oil was spilled.  Mr. Wellington said he was at a blue house at 95 Hogan Road.  The house is owned by a retired elderly person, 85 year old Mrs. Ada Fowler.

When I arrived at the Fowler residence, I spoke briefly with her sons and explained that there had been an oil spill reported and I would look at it and let them know what needed to be done.  They tried to contact a contractor with a backhoe and small dump truck.  I contacted Lou Silver Construction.  He said he could have some equipment on scene tomorrow morning.

Thursday July 30, 1998				0730

Excavation of the contaminated clay soil and spill debris began this morning.  About 4 cubic yards of contaminated clay soil and debris was removed to Sawyers in Hampden.  It appears that much less than 200 gallons of oil was spilled.  The actual amount is much closer to 20 gallons spilled.
P-474-1996*   On 8/2/96 DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding out-of-service, non-compliant bare steel, motor fuel UST's at this Raymond, Maine, convenience store.   I confirmed this and refered the issue to Diana McLaughlin of DEP OEU.  The facility was owned by Phoenix North of New Hampshire, formerly Johnson Products Co.   Raymond is on private well water.

Update of 12/9/98

   Dept. registration records indicate that the two old bare steel UST's were abandoned on 5/5/97 and a new UST installed by CTI #316 under a new facility name of ROBERTO's.  The new property owners are Mary & Henry Poole of Raymond.  The new operator is R. & C. Gedney.  I am not aware of any DEP visit during the abandonment or reports of contamination.

See the required CMR 691 UST abandonment assessment, DEP UST Registration #2200, and OEU files for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

I-26-1997*On 3-24-97, the State Police called to report that there had been an accident on U.S. Rt. 1 in Connor Plt. A passenger vehicle had hit a potato truck. The saddle tank on the truck was leaking. Jim Gramlich and Bill Sheehan responded and had Soderberg Construction there to pump off the saddle tank. About 10 yards of contaminated potatoes were disposed of at the Tri Communtity Landfill the following day.
P-112-1994*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharge onto the floor and cleaned up with speedy-dry.
B-444-2001*      On August 9, 2001 at 0700 we received a call from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office  reporting a 100' by 2' oil slick at the intersection of route 100 and the Buttons Rd. in Detroit.  The fire dept. was on site and a D.O.T. truck was on route to spread sand on the diesel fuel.  I checked the site that morning and found sand spread on the oil.  No product reached any state waters.
B-289-1997*On June 11, 1997 at 1120 we received a call from Ms. Mickey Calhown reporting oil in a hole that she dug in her backyard.  Some of her description resembled marsh sheen but she said the material smelled like fuel.  She found a drainage pipe that discharged into the hole and said this drained from beneath the slab on part of the house.  She also said her furnace feedline was buried in the concrete slab.

I visited the site that afternoon and found that the material in question was fuel oil.  We checked her basement and I found a leak in the oil tank.  The leak was very small and only occassionally losing a drop to the floor.  The tank's location was at the junction of the slab to the old basement floor and the product leaked through a crack to the drainage pipe which carried the oil and water out to the backyard.  Since the feedline was buried in the concrete, I advisied Mr. & Mrs. Calhown to replace both the tank and the line.

The area is on town water and there was very little recoverable oil in the hole.
P-144-1999*On 2/23/99, Jim West of the Portland Water District notified Bruce Hunter of the MeDEP that a monitoring well (B-1) located at their Chaffin Pond Well field in Windham had tested positive for tetrachloroethene (PCE) over the last three sampling rounds conducted over the last three weeks. On 2/25/99, Brad Hahn, Mark Shutty and Don White of the DEP conducted a groundwater sampling round at 19 monitoring wells loctaed in the vicinity of the Chaffin Pond well field. On 3/1/99, EER was hired by the MeDEP to conduct additional groundwater sampling and a hydrogeologic investigation.
P-710-2000*21 November 2000, responded to site location and met with Joe MaCarty.  Observed spill area.  MaCarty said, as they looked into the cause of the spill that the oil feed line fitting was loose and only attached to the filter by a couple of threads and felt that vandalism was involved.  No service to the facility had been conducted according to MaCarty.  DEP required saturated soil removal.  I observed that the facility was not up the latest Oil & Solid Fuel Board AST standards.  Joe agreed and indicated that the standards would be addressed.

Contaminated soils removed and free phase product recovered from excavation.  No further Response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. 11Jan16.
B-110-1999*An Irving Oil Co. employee, Chris Auxier, called Jon Andrews of the Augusta office of the D.E.P. to report that he had finished cleaning up an oil spill in the shop of Frigon Logging. Some how about 30 gallons of virgin motor oil had spilled on the shop floor. It was all collected and no floor drain was involved. Jon relayed this information to me and I was able to contact Mrs. Frigon. She confirmed that there had been a spill but Irving Oil Company cleaned it all up. No further action expected.
P-789-2000*On 12/18/00 I received a call from David Bowes reporting a kerosene spill at his residence.  The spill occurred due to corrosion on his outside above ground storage tank.  I responded the following morning and met Fleet Environmental Services and the homeowner at the site.  The tank was located beneath a deck attached to the front of the home.  Significant oil odor was observed in the home.  It appeared as though the oil had made its way into the home via perimeter drains around the home.  Once in the sump inside the basement, the oil then gravity drained to a drainage ditch along the road and traveled down the ditch into a wooded swampy area across the street.

Fleet Environmental removed the deck and excavated the contaminated soil beneath.  Two truck-loads of soil were removed.  Bedrock was observed in the excavation.  Fleet also used sorbent materials in the ditch to pick up small pockets of oil that were observed.  Sorbent materials were left at several locations in the ditch to collect any further product that might make its way there.  Fleet Environmental will check the sorbent materials regularly and change them out as needed.

Due to oil odor in the home, I contracted with Renault Electric to install a ventilation system over the sump area in the basement to eliminate oil vapors in the home.

Brad Hahn from Technical Services visited the site on 12/19 as well to evaluate what wells might be at risk in the area.  It was determined that the homeowners well and one additional neighbor (72 Dutton Hill Rd.) were at risk.  Both wells will be placed on quarterly monitoring.

The odors in the home were mitigated by opening the windows in the basement.  No ventilation system was ultimately installed.

The site will need further evaluation in the Spring of 2001.  Snow covered the ditch area soon after the spill occurred.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
A-370-2001*A dump-truck owned by spiller was pulling out of a construction site onto route 1 in Northport when a car ran into the side of it and knocked the hydraulic tank off the truck. The vehicles were moved and sand and speedi-dri spread on the spill. The sorbents were collected and no oil left the pavement. No further action expected.
P-465-1996*See attached correspondence from Masonite.
P-214-2001*26 March 01, responded to spill location and observed spill area adjacent to the main house and connected greenhouse/day care area.  Planned for excavation activities.

March - June: conducted soil removal, recovery well pumping, and area restoration activities.  Excavated spill area and soil in greenhouse.  Excavated oil impacted snow, and later, surface soil, in area down grade of perimeter drains leading to stream.  Installed recovery well and carbon filters to pump oil contaminated ground water in area of spill.
Conducted indoor air quality sampling because of site use as a day care, see attached report.

Site referred to Technical Services for evaluation of potential mitigation activities.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 20Jun2001.
A-92-1999*No site visit made.  The driver was cleaning the truck lines for delivery of a second product.  He incorrectly estimated how much the line could hold and the excess spilled into the road.  All product was contained on the road.  The fire department assisted in the cleanup and later called Jon Andrews to confirm that the spill was completely cleaned.   No further action is anticipated.
P-414-1999*See attached report from CMP.
B-14-1999*C.N. Brown co. reported a small spill of #2 oil from one of their delivery trucks.  The spill occurred at property in Searsport owned by Lynn Berry of POB 85, Belfast. According to   Brown Co., their driver cleaned up all the spilled oil, and I guess that must be true, since no complaint was received from the homeowner.

The miniscule amount spilled prompted no site visit.
A-341-2001*Received a report from Brian Roche of Winthrop Fire Department that there was a propane tank leaking at Winthrop High School. He inquired if I had an explosimeter and would I bring it.  I did have one (in fact, two) and responded to Winthrop High School. I monitored an entry and found no readings of percent lower explosive level. No further work is needed on this spill.
P-649-1998*    Mr. Erskine, a Maine CTI, contacted me on 12/21/98 requesting a DEP determination for abandonment-in-place of two bare steel heating oil UST's at this commercial property.  The building was formerly a large building/lumber supply business that is now operated as a bingo parlor and indoor fleamarket.  As the area is on public water and sewer, etc., it appears to be geologically non-sensitive.  I am not aware of any problems with sensitive receptors around the property.  Bordering one side are railroad tracks.  I understand the tanks had been out-of-service and should have been abandoned prior to 10/1/97.
     I met Mr. Erskine onsite on 12/21 and approved the abandonment-in-place but could not issue a waiver of the 30-day notification period.  On 1/25/98 Sheryl Bernard of DEP received notice from Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI) that while cleaning the 6350 gal. tank they noted corrosion holes.  No free product was noted so contam. from leakage did not exceed BS-1 goal.  We agreed to no further investigation or any clean-up at this time.  On 1/27/99 I met CHI workers onsite and observed them completing the filling of the 4000 gal. UST in the rear of the building.
    At this time no further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  As these were consumptive-use heating oil UST's no UST site assessment was required by the state.  Oil contaminated media may remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.  Resp. incurred no expenses and no GW Fund claim is expected.  See DEP UST reg. files for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-15-2001*On 2-20-01, MPG called to report that an overfill had occurred during a delivery at one of their customer's house in Washburn. About 5 gallons was spilled inside and outside. I had them shovel up the dirty dirt outside, and clean the tank and floor inside with Simple Green. This took care of the problem.
A-415-1999*This spill was reported within minutes by three people:  Mr. Butler (pager 759-4711), and two Industrial Metals employees, Brian McCovoy (947-3710) and Wayne Bowers (465-2212). In addition, Rockland Fire Department reported the spill shortly after 5 p.m.

A pulp loader owned by Industrial Metals Recycling blew a hose while picking up waste at Nautica International. The spill was mostly to pavement; only a small amount spilled to dirt next to the parking lot. Industrial Metals sent a crew from Bangor to clean up the spill.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-111-1996*George Watson, Underground Tanks Inc, a lisenced Tank Installer, reported that a newly installed fiberglass UST was not holding the brine in the interstital space.

Tank MFG was called and they sent a crew to repair the tank.

The repair crew found that a back hoe tooth had penetrated the tank in the upper quadrant. The tooth punctured both tank walls.

Tank was repaired and warranty of 30 years was issued for the tank.

Case closed
P-676-2000*On 11/3/00 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tim Heutz of Heutz Oil reporting a spill at a client's residence in Auburn.  At the time of the call, the spill had been secured and I made arrangements to visit the site the following Monday morning.

On 11/6/00 I meet with Heutz Oil at the spill site.  I observed stained soil near the outside oil tank to the residence.  The soil could not practically be removed due to the presence of very shallow bedrock in the immediate area.  There was a slight odor of oil in the residence.  There are no public or private drinking water supplies at risk from this spill.  The only two issues appeared to be the odor in the home and the likelihood that the oil could impact nearby Taylor Pond.  I made a decision that I would monitor the pond on a periodic basis to check for recoverable oil.  I would also monitor odor levels in the home to see if ventilation would be appropriate.

I visited the home again on 11/17/00.  No odor was evident in the home at that time.  No evidence of oil was observed in the pond.  I will continue to visit the pond starting in the spring of 2001 to check for oil.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 13, 2000
A-564-1999*Received a call from Phillip Tarr of Mead Paper that there had been an oil spill at the mill. He reported that a hose broke on the #10 paper machine spilling approximately 225 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill probably started the day before they found it due to the large amount of oil that had to be replaced in the reservoir.  Mr. Tarr reported that it was a rubber hose that split and that it had a temporary fix on it, the permanent fix to be done at shutdown. All the oil went to the process sewer. No site visit was made and no additional work is required.
B-161-1996*Tuesday March 26, 1996                                1356

I received a phone call from Bub Saunders, of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc.  Bub was the site assessor for the tank removals at Carroll's IGA Supermarket.  He phoned to notify me of soil contamination located under the tanks.  I told him that I would be there soon.  When I arrived, about 1515 I spoke with Bub Saunders and Jim Kelly of Dead River.

There was little to no soil contamination noted in the excavation until the 8,000 gallon unlead plus tank was removed.  This, even after the tanks floated on the night of the 25th.  Levels of about 400 ppm were recorded and I was notified.

Due to the close proximity to drinking water wells in the area I set clean up goals to a stringent level of 100 ppm on the PID.  Contaminated soil was stockpiled on 6 mil polyethylene and would be covered nightly until the job was complete.
P-414-1998*On 08/30/98 I responded to a report of a leaking AST on Peaks Island.  Chris Estes and I went out on the DEP's 20' boat.  When we arrived it was explained to us that this was a weekend cottage and when the owners had arrived this weekend they had no oil.  The owner stated that they had 100 gallons delivered 4 weeks earlier and now the tank was empty.  We found several corrosion holes in the bottom of the tank.  Very little oil was recovered.  There is very little overburden in this area and I believe that all the oil went directly into the bedrock.  The area is served by public water and sewer.  I discussed removing the contaminated soil from under the porch but the homeowner decided that the smell was not bad enough and asked me not to.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
B-275-2000*First Deer Isle selectman Neville Hardy called, complaining that someone had deposited 2 drums of waste gasoline at the town transfer station, and wanting to know what he should do with it.  I told him we'd pick it up and dispose of it, and ace Response mechanic Milton Ketch did that very thing the next week.   Eventually, this gasoline will be shipped out for disposal with our regular accumulation of waste fuels and oils.
P-379-1998*On August 10, 1998 I was contacted by Adam Doran of CMP about a release of carbon flyash from the vessel "NoVo Rossiyska".  The vessel was offloading 6 oil at the CMP Wyman steam generating plant on Cousins Island in Yarmouth.  Apparently the inert gas system somehow blew out approximately 2 lbs. of soot to the water.  Most of the soot was caught in between two booms.  When Adam Called he stated that clean up contractors were on their way to clean up the soot.  I visited the facility to observe the product and to ensure their was no more soot entering the water.  I left the site prior to the clean up contractors arriving.  No further action.
A-316-2001*Service tech reported cracked fire-matic valve on outside AST. Unknown amount of oil lost. Homeowner has not experienced excessive oil usage, has not had to prime furnace, and has not noticed any odor. Dead River shows normal usage for this customer. Area served by public water. No further action is expected.
A-348-1996*FMC was doing maintenance during a plant shutdown.  A contractor had removed a gear case and placed it in a dumpster.  The oil had not been drained from the assembly and it leaked out.  It ran across the parking lot and some entered Rockland Harbor.  At the point that the problem was discovered, only a sheen was present.  Sorbent boom was placed and the oil was padded off of the parking lot.  The gear case was recovered and drained.  Work practice changes were made to prevent this problem from recurring.
A-249-1999*     DEP received a report that 30 gallons of vegetable oil was spilled as a result of a line failure.  Apparently, there is an RQ for this material.  According to I.P. staff all spilled material was recovered.
B-218-1996*On 4/29/96, 0926 hours, Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors called about a job that he was doing for Downeast Toyota at the Eastern Maine Auto Auction facility at 33 Pierce Rd in Brewer.  There was some drains and an oil changing pit that had collected sand and silt that had in turn collected some lube oil over a period of many years.  We estimated that they would have a couple of yards of oiled debris.  I made arrangements for them to take it to Sawyers.
P-706-1997*   On 12/8/97, Stephen Brezinski, DEP Response, responded to a waste oil spill when a UST in transit fell off a Scott Dugus Trucking truck on Rt 1 just off the Veteran's Bridge, South Portland (P-701-97).   Statements by a Dugas worker and paperwork found on the scene indicated that Dugas removed that day: two UST's from a 555 Commercial St.; a Portland commercial building owned by Mr. Everett Traynor. Traynor's office was in the same building on the Beach St. side.  A file search by Bill Walentine and myself found no evidence these two tanks were registered, or that a removal notice was performed.  As one UST was a waste oil, I understand that a UST removal assessment was also required.  I talked to Mr. Traynor by phone on 12/10/97, explained the notif., removal notice, and assess. requirements and sent him forms.  A vent pipe on the building also needs removing.
   An after-the-fact removal notice and reg. was filed by Traynor and a UST assessment done by St. Germain & Assoc. received before the end of December.  As Mr. Traynor responded promptly to removal requirements once explained, S. Eufemia and I agreed that no enforcement action would be recommended.  I understand that no waste oil contamination was noted by St. Germain. See assessment and reg. files for further information.

S Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-643-2000*4500 gallons of green liquor to the mill process sewer. See attached report. No site visit made, no further action expected.
A-23-1998*Dwight Doughty of Safety Kleen called to report a spill of waste solvent. Approximately 70 gallons was released due to a ruptured seal on a pump. The spill was entirely contained within secondary containment and was all picked up and put back into the system. No additional cleanup is necessary. No site visit was made.
B-323-2000*According to Betty Lou Whitten, her father, Richard Fox, owned and operated Fox's Garage in Lowell for close to 50 years.  She remembers, circa 1955, that the underground storage tanks at the garage were dug up and replaced with new ones.  The dug well on the property became contaminated with gasoline at that time;  a newer well drilled on the other side of the house also became gasoline contaminated.

The new  tanks were ultimately removed in 1987, before a site assessment was needed, and before a licensed tank installer was required to be on site during removal. According to the Whitten's, there was no indication of any soil contamination in the tank hole, and though the hole was left open for 2 weeks, no one from the DEP showed up.  That's not too surprising, inasmuch as the removal occurred on a Saturday, and no contamination was reported.

By the Spring of 2000, the garage and Fox's house had been turned over to Mrs. Whitten, and Fox was in a nursing home.  The Whitten's rented Fox's house and drilled a new well; unfortunately they had it drilled in the contamination plume, and it was contaminated.

By the fourth week of June, I had charcoal filters installed to protect the tenant's health.  In July Jim Lavoie geoprobed the site and Paul Blood selected a drill site for a new well, which was drilled in September.  Initial analysis showed that it too was contaminated, but the contamination was traced to the black tape the driller used preparing to pump test the well.  In late November, the new well was connected to the residence.
A-732-1999*A hose split developed during pressurization on a delivery truck. It was shut down immediately. About 1 cup was lost into the area around the hose reel. The product was cleaned up using pads. The hose was repaired.
P-114-1996*See attached report from CMP.
A-516-1999* C.N. Brown called this office to report the release of 0.5 gallons of fuel oil at the residence of Roland Boivin. His home is located on Route 4 in the town of Turner. The outside AST had been overfilled and the driver cleaned up the spill. No further involvement in expected from Response.
B-51-1998*On January 22, 1998 at 1445 we received a call from Ms. Melanie Gonthier of Enpro Inc. reporting a five gallon hydraulic spill on Scott's Hill Rd. in East Machias.  A Bell Atlantic boom truck broke a hydraulic hose and spilled the product into the snow.  Workers shovelled the contaminated snow into drums which were transported to a garage.  After the snow melted workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No wells or open waters are nearby.
A-289-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-729-1989*
	Abandonment-by-removal of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Within 1000' of municipal well for town of Lisbon.  Gasoline contamination confirmed and remediation via source reduction and later soil vapor extraction for remaining gasoline contamination beyond perimeter of Getty property.

	See DEP Tech Services records for further information and resolution.
A-11-2000*CMP workers discovered a drip leak on a transformer at the Edgecomb substation. The valve was repaired and the oil was picked up with pads.
A-317-1998*A tank was found during work on the foundation of this building and was removed.  At the time of the removal no contamination was found, but several weeks later when the excavation was extended about 1 yd. of contamination was found near the end of the tank excavation.  I visited the site and found PID readings just above the Intermediate Standard.  As the contamination was limited, I did not require any remediation.

No further action is anticipated.
A-251-1999*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred at this residence when fuel oil spilled from a vehicle hose.  The property owner volunteered to excavate contaminated soil (less than one wheelbarrow) and spread it at the rear of his property.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-73-1999*ON 4/23/99 A SPILL AT THE CORNER OF 2ND ST. AND ACADEMY WAS REPORTED BY THE PI FIRE DEPARTMENT.  A STREET SWEEPER OWNED BY FRED MCGILLAN AND COMPANY BLEW A HYDRAULIC LINE CAUSING ABOUT A 5 GALLON SPILL.  THE SPILL WAS CONTAINED BY THE OPERATOR AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLIED SPEEDI DRI.  WHEN THE SWEEPER WAS REPAIRED, IT WAS USED TO RECOVER THE SPILL PRODUCT AND SPEEDI DRI.  THE CONTAMINATED MATERIAL WAS DISPOSED OF AT THE TRI COMMUNITY LANDFILL.  CASE CLOSED
B-247-1996*Fred Paine, Newport resident, called to report the presence of two jars of mercury in his garage.  Mr. Paine stated that the material came from a deceased relative of his wife's side of the family.  Recently recognizing that mercury possed a hazard, he wanted to get rid of it.

The mercury was retrieved and stored in a special vessel held by the Department for disposal.  Approximately 20 pounds were involved.
A-74-2001*Ice falling from the roof of the trailer sheared the nipple at the filter on the 275 gal AST. The tank was recently filled so 275 gallons was assumed lost. 3 yards of contaminated snow were removed. 60 yards of contaminated soil were removed. Some contaminated soil was left in place because removal would have required moving of the home for further excavation and the contaminated soil left seems to be minor. The on-site well is reported to have over 100 feet of solid casing so is at relatively minor risk. The neighboring well is over 500 feet away and slightly up-grade. The oil did not travel under the trailer so vapor is not an issue.  Clayey soil made vapor extraction seem unlikely to be effective. Deep groundwater and lack of free liquid phase product made recovery wells seem inappropriate. Technical services referral expected. No further response action expected.
P-383-1999*On June 15, 1999 Dead River called to report a spill that occurred while filling an aboveground oil tank at an office building at 312 Canco Road.  I responded to the spill.  The oil had spilled out the vent pipe to the ground.  Dead River had wiped up all the free oil and took up a small area of grass.  I went inside the building and inspected the tanks.  No further action
A-50-1999*The spill occurred when the trigger on a nozzle stuck.  The spill was to pavement, and cleaned up by the Rockland Fire Department.

No site visit made; no further action required.
A-329-1998*A diver who was clearing the swimming area found some drums.  He pulled one of them out.  This created a sheen.  A strong odour was reported.  He also reported that his clothes were stained orange and smelled of kerosene.  I examined a bit of sludge and found a slight waste oil and septic odour. Several more drums were reported. The Gardiner Sportsman Club and the City decided to close the beach. I hired Clean Harbors and Diver Down Underwater Services to investigate.  We surveyed the area.  A diagram is included in the report.  The diver obtained sediment samples from each of the three drums.  The samples had no petroleum odor and smelled like "normal" bottom mud.  The diver found a 8 ft long cement slab.
The sediment in the drums was sampled and analysed for Acid/neutral compounds.  Low levels of PAHs were found.  The levels were below the Department's Residential Occupancy standards.  The sediments are safe for the transient contact that swimmers would have at this site.
These findings are consistant with sunken floats for a dock.  Gardiner Sporsman Club will arrange to remove them.
P-446-1999*On 6/30/99 Linda Doran received a call through the Maine State Police from Bob James of Ames Dept. store reporting one of their tractor trailer units had leaked some diesel fuel at their facility in Oxford.  It was reported that the oil had entered storm drains in the area.  She made arrangements to visit the site after checking on another reported spill that morning.  Approximately 1/2 an hour later, I received a call from Bob Bahre who owns the Oxford Plaza where the store was located.  He also reported the spill.  I responded immediately, not knowing Linda had already received the call.  Linda and I arrived at the site at very nearly the same time.  Upon arrival we observed a stain on the paved parking area next to the loading dock for Ames.  The stain ran down-gradient into a storm water system.  The storm water system ran out to Route 26.  Across the street from the Oxford Plaza is the Norway Water District public well.  I requested that the Norway Water District be notified due to the close proximity of the spill to their well.

Norway Water District sent a representative over to the site.  Myself, along with Jim St. John of the Oxford Plaza and the water district representative, traced the spill through the drainage system to see how far it had traveled.  I determined the spill had not made it as far as Route 26.  David Locke of Ames contracted with Seacoast Ocean Services to clean out three catch basins determined to have oil in them.  I supervised the clean up of the catch basins and determined there to be no risk to the public water supply in the area.  No further action is required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
P-70-2000*    In the morning of Wed. 2/2/00 I was contacted by CG Mike White regarding gasoline contam. he noted during the UST removal-assessment for an old, out-of-service gaso. UST, at a long-closed summer camp in Bridgton.  I understand the UST had been discovered during a site assessment for the old camp property.  In the early afternoon I met him and CTI Mark Winslow of MarWin Const. onsite.  Despite the cold, the odor of gaso. was evident coming from the excavated soil.  I did not observe the UST.    The soil observed was a till with gw about 5' - 6' bg, and with no free product.  The area is rural, near the end of a long camp road (see site maps).   Most buildings are gone and I understand there are no active wells within 300' at present, nor any municipal water supply.  Because it is not a "non-attainment" area, and development with wells are likely in the future, I determined the site to have an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal (see attached DT).  A clean-up deadline of 6/30/00 was given considering winter frost, age of the discharge, lack of active receptors, and time for planning.
    On 2/29/00 Mr. White requested a DEP Virgin Letter for clean-up scheduled for 3/6/00.  Because of posted roads the clean-up was delayed till May 23, 2000, when MarWin and White excavated 132.7 tons of soil.  White noted headspace PID values of 1000 to >3800 ppm.  See attached notes, the CMR 691 UST Removal Assessment of 2/15/00 and the following Soil Removal Assessment of 6/8/00; and UST reg file #20255 for further information.  No gw treatment required and no further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

Stephen Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-322-1998*On May 15, 1998 at 1330 we received a call from the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a small spill at the football field at the University of Maine campus.  A dump truck slid off the side of a ramp and ended almost on its side and lost about one gallon of diesel out the vent of a saddle tank.  Robert Lanpher Trucking of Bucksport owned the truck.  Workers recovered about 1/2 gallon with sorbents and caught a couple more gallons with a bucket.  The whole area will be filled in with soil and covered with an artificial surface for a new football field.

Rec. file.
B-52-1996*Mrs. Burge's outside tank blew over during the severe winds of January 27, spilling, according to Scott Malone, 7 gallons of #1 fuel oil.  Due to the distance, the heavy rain, and the small volume involved, I did not look at the spill that night. My appointment to examine the spill the next day was superceded by the sinking of a tug in Eastport.  No opportunity to visit the site occured until Feb. 2; a visit that late seemed pointless.
P-56-1994*
SUMMARY
	2/8/94: Notification of gasoline impacted soils found during installation of a new 6000-gal. gasoline UST (T-11) at this retail, motor-fuels UST facility.   About 450 tons of gasoline contaminated soils (removed to facilitate new UST installation) recycled at CRS.  [Gasoline contamination historical form two or more previous discharges.  See also P-534-1989, P-397-1990, et al.]
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B-379-2000*B-379-00
07/17/2000 11:15

     Joe Renda of Acadia Environmental in Portland called to report discovering two old 1000 gallon underground storage tanks during the installation of a new 12,000 gallon tank at Dick's Mini Mart on Route 2 in Carmel.  The two USTs were found to be in very poor condition with several corrosion holes noted.  It was believed they dated from the 1940's.  No residual gasoline obviously was found in the tanks.  Contaminated soil was removed in excess of 50 ppm.  The excavation extended from immediately adjacent to the north side of the store to the immediate edge of pavement on Route 2.  Approximately 70 yards of gasoline contaminated soil was removed and taken to Thibodeau & Sons. Inc. in Prospect for Batching.  Most of the tank excavation was cleaned to better that 50 ppm (PID).  The exception was the material adjacent to Route 2.  Soils in this area was in excess of 2500 ppm.  It may be noted that the entire area is under extensive investigation by Technical Services staff under the direction of Paul Blood of this office.  It is not known how the contaminated soil beneath the road will be addressed.
It may also be noted that about 800 yards of contaminated soil was removed on the opposite side of the store during the removal of a 15, 000 gallon tank about two months prior.  This work was conducted under the direction of Cleve Leckey of this office. (see B-245-2000)
B-298-2000*Part of the closing of Loring Air Force Base in Limestone requires that the DFSP pipeline from Searsport to Loring also be cleaned up.  Besides cleaning the inside of the pipe itself, the three pump stations at Littleton, Mattawamkeag and Argyle also had to be remediated.

In August the buildings at the Argyle station were razed.  Test borings suggested there was a total of 15,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil under and down gradient of the station, and the initial scheme was to dig that soil up, transport it to a site nearby, land farm it over the course of the summer, then bring it back to backfill the excavation.

A suitable site was not found for this however, so then the scheme was to bio-pile the waste.  The site proved too small for the size of the needed pile, so as of this writing, 11/21/2000, the plan is treat the soil by thermal desorbtion.  Stay tuned.

In the summer of 2001, a vapor recovery unit was installed on the site.
A-596-1996*The Oliver Store uses a day tank to hold the oil for the shop furnace. It is filled by an automatic system. The overflow switch failed on the day tank which allowed it to overfill during the night. The shop floor was covered in oil and a floor drain was present. The floor drain had been cut and plugged outside the building. The product was recovered from the floor. The product also broke out outside near the end of the floor drain. This soil was dug up and sent to CWS. The floor drain was plugged with cement.
B-378-1997*7/17/97  1817

Paul Greenlaw of Greenlaw RL & Son Inc. called to report a small #2 fuel spill in the basement of Boyce's Motel on Main Street in Stonington.  Mr. Greenlaw stated that the leg on the 275 gallon tank collapsed causing a pin hole leak to develop.  Mr. Greenlaw estimated that about 10 gallons leaked onto the concrete floor.  The tank was pumped and the oil cleaned up with speedi dri.  No drains were reportedly involved.
P-350-2000*    On 6/7/00, Mr. Lewis reported to DEP that he was performing routine maintenance on the facility and noted a dripping fitting under the diesel dispenser at this Turnpike rest area, retail motor fuels UST facility.  There was no sump under the dispenser so product was dripping to the soil underneath.  This facility was installed in the early 1990's by former CTI Mark Burns of the former Tidewater Co..  The facility is owned by the Maine Turnpike Authority though is operated and maintained by C N Brown oil Co.  The facility is on well-water, though its well is just S of Mile 56 rest area on the opposite side of the turnpike.
    On Thus. 6/8/00, I visited and had the facility manager unlock the diesel dispenser for me.  The drip was slow and the contamination in the soil below the dispenser not severe enough to disturb the facility.  Ms. Snowman of C N Brown advised me that she had Portland Pump Co. repair the leaking fitting.  Oil contamination under the dispenser island is noted to remain on-site and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.
     On Fri 8/4/00, I returned and met with CTI Mike Simard of Simard & Sons, Inc.,   they had removed the four old containment sumps over the four tanks and were in the process of replacing them.  Sumps installed earlier were not water tight.  I noted gw to be just below the tops of the tanks.  Simard and I noted no evidence of a discharge in the tank area.
    See DEP Reg. file #4431, DEP spill report P-481-00, and earlier spill reports for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-591-1998*     Mr. Lyscars notified me on 11/24/98 that he had found corrosion holes in a small bare steel, gasoline UST being abandoned by removal at this auto repair business.  PID level was below 10 ppm he reported though there was surficial waste oil spillage.
      Based on Mr. Lyscars' comments and my knowledge of the area the area is likely BS-2 Clean-Up Goal, though I reserve full evaluation when the UST abandonment assessment is reviewed.  At the time I required no clean-up and I understand that none was performed.  As of 2/26/99 I have not received a copy of this assessment.
     This UST abandonment was done after its required removal deadline and after the ending of the GW Ins. Fund.  See DEP UST reg. files for further information.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-279-1997* Danny Hallowell reported a release of about 20 gallons of fuel oil at Muscongus Bay Lobster. The spill was the result of a line leak. The oil was cleaned up and no involvement from DEP was needed.
P-677-1999*See attached report from Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.
A-491-2000* A seal on the turbine at the hydro power station developed a leak and spilled ten to twenty gallons of hydraulic oil. This oil went directly into the Androscoggin River. This occurred at Otis Paper in Jay. This   Hydro Plant is owned by International Paper. The River flow prevented any attempt at cleanup. No further action required.



B-553-1996*Vinnie Ruggiero hired Mike Whitney to renovate the heating system and tank at his place on the Upper Cold Stream Ponds. Running new lines, Mike discovered that a valve in the line, though legal to use at the time of installation, had leaked a small amount of oil under the house.  These valves really should never have been approved for oil use, as they almost always leak, and should have been allowed in gas service only.

A small amount of oil leaked under the house, but was isolated there, because it turned out that the jury rigged sink drain was ALSO leaking.  All the oil was contained in  a depression under the kitchen entrance, and it was almost all recovered.
I-3-1998*On 1-19-98, Daigle Oil Company called this office to report that a customer had lost about 100 gallons of kerosene from her outside 275 gallon tank because the weight of snow cracked the fuel line. Delmont Wood and Sons contractors were hired to remove the contaminated soil. About 85 yards were removed. The well was placed on the QM program.
B-404-1996*A small spill of gasoline occurred at Whitney's bulk plant due to a weeping valve. The driver, having loaded his truck, has to tighten and lock two valves before he leaves the facility.  On this occasion, the driver swears he did that, but that obviously is incorrect; one valve was unlocked andweeping.

When the problem was discovered, it was corrected; the liquid was absorbed with sorbents and the soil was shovelled up and put inside the dike.
A-460-1996*A hydraulic hose burst on an excavator.  The machine was shut down immediately.  About 2 gallons was lost.  The hose leak sprayed a tree which hung over the Carrabasset Stream.  As the leaves began to fall they landed in the stream and began to show a sheen.  A piece of hard boom was placed to collect the leaves.  Sorbent boom was placed to collect any sheen which might escape.  The leaves were collected for incineration.
A-576-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 8927
B-597-1997*10/16/97 12:55

Tom Tardiff of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad called to report that they generated about 8 drums of diesel contaminated sand at their Millinocket yard.  The sand reportedly came from their recently installed oil collection system. This system catches diesel drips from idling engines and directs it to an oil water separator.

Mr. Tardiff stated that the sand could be landspread on site in a previously approved area.  The site would also be monitored to ensure its effectiveness.  This is important since this sand would be generated on a yearly basis.  Mr. Tardiff state he would later update the Department on the situation.
A-273-2000*     DEP received a report that a 50% citric acid spill had occurred at this facility.  As much as 2500 gallons discharged to the ground, flowing into a moat and retention pond on the property.  Facility staff measured pH at 3.5 and applied soda ash to neutralize prior to contacting DEP.  Upon arrival, DEP staff measured pH ranging from neutral to 10 in water flowing off the property at the retention pond outfall.  Water Bureau (DEP) staff were notified.  Stone & Webster agreed to pump remaining liquid from the retention pond into the plant process sewer.
P-23-1998*16 January 1998, Eufemia and I responded to peddler truck rollover at entered location.  Domedogs were immediately installed to the vehicle's hatch covers, but product contiued to leak out in limited amounts. Other vehicle fluids were leaking due to the tipped nature of the vehicle, but in no measurable quantities and were recovered promptly and incorporated with the spilled fuel oil.

Because of limited damage to the truck's undercarriage, the DEP allowed the truck to be righted with the storage vessel at half its capacity (estimated at four tons of additional weight). The recovery was suspended with the truck half righted and an additional wrecker called in to assist in completing the recovery.

DEP and Dead River officials removed oil impacted snow and sorbent pads that were deployed.

17 January 1998 I inspected the site, except for a small oil puddle in the driveway no further problems observed.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, (05Mar98).
P-415-1988*
	12/14/88; During a routine abandonment of a bare-steel, retail, motor fuels UST facility by Les Wilson & Son's gasoline discharges noted by DEP personnel.  The gasoline contamination was not noted or reported by the Les Wilson crew.  Quantity of the discharge is unknown.  Contaminated soil was landspread onsite for aeration.  The area is rural residential & commercial.
	This abandonment occurred prior to the CMR 691 requirement for a UST Closure Assessment, and prior to implementation of the Maine Clean-Up Decision Tree.  Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed, made assessable or if conditions change.
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A-564-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-322-1998*Received a report of possible oil on Porter Lake in Strong. I inspected the site and found no oil. There was an algea bloom or other organic growth where I inspected. No further action is needed.
A-364-1997*Mercury was observed on the porch of this home near the Wolman site. A-343-97.  I hired Seasoast Ocean services to hepa vac the porch.  No further action is anticipated.
B-236-2000*Rick called from Hancock Oil Co. to report a half gallon spill of #2 oil at the Tremont Community Center. The driver reported that he had a whistle and stopped the delivery as the whistle faded. Despite this an estimated half gallon burped out the vent. The driver cleaned up the spill site with pads and speedi-dri. Hancock Oil notified the town manager and suggested the whistle be checked out for some sort of problem so that a spill does not reoccur.
B-247-1998*B-247-98 B.H.E.Co. - Orneville


Fred Leigh of B.H.E.Co. called to report that they had located a transformer spill on the Boyd Lake Rd. in Orneville. The transformer was found in a turn out near pole #19. It appears that the transformer did not come from the pole but most likely fell off the rear of a line truck doing repairs in that area after the severe ice storm of '98. This was a new transformer and PCBs was not a problem. They recovered a 55-gallon drum of contaminated gravel.
B-110-1997*On March 6, 1997 at 1515 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a spill from a transformer just outside the Babcock Ultra Power Plant on Route 1A in Jonesboro.  A faulty lightning arrestor blew a hole through the transformer's side and spilled about eight gallons of <1 PPM PCB transformer oil onto the snow.  Workers excavated the contaminated snow and melted it back at their shop where they recovered the oil with sorbents.  No wells or state waters were threatened.
B-73-1999*Not realizing that the mercury reservoir was not secure on the sphygnomanometer, the P.A. at Old Town Family Practice over pressurized the thing, and blew mercury all over the  rug in an exam room.

The nurses there tried to sorb up the mercury with paper towels, but succeeded only in spreading the metal around.  The spill was mentioned in passing to Jim Lavoie, who passed it along to me.

Bob Whittier and I borrowed a mercury vacuum from the University of Maine and sucked up the offending chemical.   No mercury was detected in the room's atmosphere using MSA SamplAir tubes specific for mercury.
P-417-1996*On 7/18/96 I attended a tank removal that I had issued a 30 day varience for.  One 2000 gallon UST was removed.  The tank was in good condition and no leaks around the tank or piping were observed.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-244-2000*See attached report from CMP.
A-524-2001*   DEP received a report that a fire had destroyed this residence several months previously and had ruptured an AST located in the cellar.  Upon investigation the AST was still in place and intact, with no apparent leakage.  As a precaution two wells on the property were sampled for petroleum; both were non-detect.
A-580-2001*Anonymous complaint about oil and anti-freeze on the ground outside of a repair bay at Dan's Used Cars in Benton.  Site visit found a pile of charred debris from a garage fire in 2000 at the same site.  No evidence of spill motor oil or anti-freeze was observed.  NOTE:  Dan is somewhat surly and resents DEP coming to investigate his operation.  However, on this occasion he cooperated without instruction.
A-371-1999*A tank alarm was reported. It was subsequently found to be a wiring corrosion problem coupled with rain water intrusion. Information was given to the Tanks Unit.
B-437-1998*Acheron Engineering Services at the request of A.G. Development Corp. completed a Phase One Site Assessment Report dated May 18, 1998.  Copy of the report is enclosed.

The site is the Shurfine Yankee Grocer located in the Down Town of Corinth Maine.  The site assessment refers to removal of 3 U.S.T.'s that had never been registered with the D.E.P..  These tanks were removed on November 19, 1986 by Terry Grant.  The Facility stopped selling fuel approximately in 1978 and pumps removed in the early 1980's.  Soil contamination was found when the tanks were removed.  It is apparent that no reports to the D.E.P. was filed on the contamination found.

The well for the store appears to be contaminated.  The report states it has a smell of petroleum.  The water supply has a (GAC) filter  installed at this time and has been on since 1988.

A Phase Two work plan was submitted to the D.E.P. on June 15, 1998.  Paul Blood responded to the work plan submitted by John Marchewka from Acheron Inc.  The plan is to follow through with the Phase Two and to keep the D.E.P. informed of what is found.

The reason for creating a spill report on this site is due to possible third party damage claims, or insurance fund claims being filed.
P-360-2001*  On 5/9/01, I visted this location in relation to reported out-of-service, buried steel underground oil tank (UST) product piping.  The piping was found by MDOT and contractors while MDOT was performing new bridge and road widening construction here.  An old, buried motor fuels pump island was also uncovered.  Construction crews followed the line(s) back toward the Village Laundry building which appears to maybe have been a general store and gas station in years past.  They were not able to follow the piping back onto the private property of the building and could not leave it exposed for my observation.
   The property is listed as owned by Pearl Burbank.  The area is dense residential and commercial, on town water.  Across the street is the former Counrty Gas UST location, abandoned in the year 2000 for the new bridge over the river seperating Porter from Parsonsfield.  See the attached MDOT site plans for details of the location.
    The property had a sign indicating it was for sale through Bonney Eagle Assoc.  A copy of this report with informational info. will be sent to Ms. Burbank and the realter with the recommendation that the issue of out-of-service UST's onsite be investigated.  Previous experience has shown that old, covered over & forgotten gasoline and diesel tanks are not uncommon at old, former stores and gas stations.  These cause liability problems for owners, and can threaten the river with a discharge in this case if any remaining product should leak out.  I understand that Maine real estate laws require disclosure of possible UST's.  If UST's are found, they are in need of proper abandonment with proper notifications.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-301-1996*Newb Laroy of Pike Industeries, Lewiston, reported that approximately 20-25 gallons of heat transfer oil (petroleum base) was discharged at thier facility as the result of a mechanical failure.  Pike was able to contain the spill with sand, and the resulting contaminated soil was processed on site through the Pike asphalt plant.  No further action is necessary in this matter.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-267-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred during a fueling operation.  According to the Oil Co. (Eddie's) and local Fire staff, the spill was confined to pavement and completely recovered.
P-267-1996*On May 8, Arundel fire dept called to report a ten gallon overfill of diesel fuel to a tractor-trailer that they had cleaned up at the Big Apple Station in Arundel.  Spill was contained to pavement.  No further action.
P-513-1997*The discharge appeared to be either or both an overfill or/and leaking piping at the pump, because there were no holes in the tank.  There was a sheen on the water within the tank excavation hole where most of the contamintion was confined to.  All soil removed to install the new tank was stock piled on-site for later composting.

For further details on the tank removal see "Contamination Assessment Storage Tank Removal, Blanchette Moving & Storage, 32 Lexington Street, Lewiston, Maine, by Field Services, Inc., Portland, Maine, dated 9/97, Project # 341.01.

The soil was composted according to the Department's "Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement" which can be later used around the property for fill or landscaping.

No further action required.
A-408-1999*     DEP received a report that a small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled when a piece of heavy equipment blew a hose while working on the Edwards Dam removal project.  According to witnesses some oil sprayed to the river and some to soil/gravel; oily soil was excavated for disposal, but no recovery from the river was possible.
I-34-1999*On 3-23-99, Clinton Fulton of the Me. DOT in Mars Hill called to report there had been a spill of Hydraulic Oil from one of their backhoes. A hydraulic hose broke off while the machine was working at the end of their driveway on Rt. 1 in Mars Hill. Most of the oil was recovered by them using sorbents.
A-239-1999*Received a report from Phil Hotham of Mead Paper that there had been a release of lube oil. A drain valve on the #9 paper machine lube oil system was left open at the time of startup of the machine. The spill all went to containment. No oil was reported to have gone to the sewer. No site visit was necessary and no further action is indicated. See the attached report from Mead for additional details.
B-440-1997*Pat Mailman called here to report that her son had seen an oil sheen moving down Eaton brook in North Brewer.  Finally finding the right brook and investigating, I determined the oil spill to be a marsh sheen, and informed the son of that fact.
A-224-2001*The Baker residence is unit 20 of the White Birch Condominium complex at Saddleback Mountain Ski Area.  The outdoor 275 gallon AST was covered with snow and ice.  The brass nipple connecting the tank and filter had failed causing the discharge.  Tom McAllister, General Manager of Saddleback, met me on site.  There was over 5' of snow, all powder, right down to the green moss and unfrozen ground beneath.  Tom offered the use of one of Saddleback's snow cats to clear snow away from the spill area.  Hal and Curtis came down from the maintenance cave to operate the Cat.  It was impressive.  Within an hour, the grass was exposed.  The site is tremendously steep, and getting an excavator in there and dump trucks would have been a major undertaking, certainly not to be done in the winter.  There was very little oil stained snow around the tank itself.  It appeared that the oil had immediately sorbed into the ground.  We found the outfall of the condo building perimeter drain about 75' down slope, and it had a small flow of red fuel oil leaking from it.  We used sorbent pads to collect the oil and stuffed a roll of sock up the pipe to stem the flow.  Bart Newhouse, DEP maintenance mechanic came up and installed an oil water separator (provided by Tech Services) to the end of this 4" drain pipe on 4/10/01.  There are no wells in the area.  The condo is built with a walk in basement, and the tank was at the same elevation as the slab.  There were no odors inside the basement.  Free product recovery was discontinued in November 2001 and the unit was disconnected.  An estimated 25 gallons oil was recovered and perhaps another 25 gallons was recovered mixed with snow and sorbents.  I recommended filter protection for the tank and supply line to Ms. Baker.
B-162-1996*David Beal, resident of the Wyman Road in Milbridge, called to report a spill of #2 fuel oil at his home.  It was stated that his outside 275 gallon tank settled in the outgoing frost cracking the copper feed line.  It was estimated that about 20 gallons had spilled before it was discovered.  Personnel from Dead River oil were on site for the clean up.

Investigation shown that most of the oil was contained on several small puddles where it could easily be sorbed up.  Some of the oil however came in contact with granite ledge at the surface.  There was very little top soil.

Mr. Beal's well is located approximately 75 feet upslope. It appeared that most of the oil was recovered however.  I advised Mr. Beal that he apply for  AST fund coverage in the event that the well becomes affected.  Fund coverage is pending.
P-273-1998*   On 6/19/98, I first visited the site after an anonymous complaint of old, non-complaint, unremoved UST's at this site.  I confirmed motor fuels and fuel oil UST's as well as two old pump islands.  On 6/20 I reached the facility owner, Mr. Casey Kibat, who I informed about registration and removal requirements and followed up with mailings of reg. and removal forms, etc.   The facility is in a commercial/industrial area served by municipal water & sewer.  I was told the UST facility went out-of-service in 1972, when the new Rt. 95 bridge opened and diverted traffic away from Rt. 1.
   After granting a waiver of 30-day notice on 10/22/98, I met Mark Greenwood (CTI w/ Greenwood Const.) and site assessor John Engle onsite on 10/28/98.  The three gasoline and diesel tanks out front were removed first (T-1 thru T-4).  The tanks were rusty and encrusted with soil though no holes/perforations of the tank shells were found.  T-7, a 550 gal. waste oil UST was found at the end of T-4.  I did not observe the condition or removal of T-5 or T-6.  According to Engles' removal assessment and my site visit I understand that contamination was low to negligible in the UST area though peaked to over 2500 ppm in the piping and/or pump island areas.  [See Engles assessment of 10/98 for further details and methods.]

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Based on our observations and knowledge of the area, Engles and I agreed to a BS-1 Clean-Up goal.  No remedial actions are required by the state at this time though petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if ever disturbed or managed.  At the time the facility is reported to have closed, leaded gasoline was in use, prior to the introduction of MTBE in 1979.
2.	No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at present.  No DEP expenses were incurred.  A GW Ins. Fund application is possible for potential coverage.   See attachments, the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment, and DEP UST reg. file #19995, etc. for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-291-2000*On 5/26/00, 1045 hours Gerry Mirabile of CMP reported a half gallon release of transformer oil at their Bucksport sub station.  The oil tested positive for PCBs (560 ppm).  An area of two square yards was excavated to a depth of three inches, which generated a third of a cubic yard of soil.  The spill happened because the unit overheated and oil came out of the bushing.
B-132-1997*Paul Lovett of WT Gardner Logging reported that they experienced a small spill on a logging road in T3R14 at the mouth of the Golden Road and the Lobster Camp Road.  It was stated that a delimber fell off a flatbed landing on its side.  Four gallons of a combination of diesel and hydraulic oil leaked onto the dirt road surface.  A small amount of contaminated soil and ice was taken back to the facility where it could be spread in the spring.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-215-1998*We received a complaint about some buckets of waste oil being dropped off at the public landing.  I went to the site and found 3, 5 gallon pails of waste oil.  I removed the pails and arranged for their disposal.
B-817-1998*B-817-98

On 12/23/98, 0836 hours this office received an e-mail from our Robert Sypitkowski regarding a possible heating oil spill in Mattawamkeag.  Some consultants working for the Air Force had  been in the Emery residence (estate) and noticed a strong odor of heating fuel oil as well as an extensive stain under a wet fitting on the AST line that lead to the furnace.  It turned out that most of the odor came from the AST itself because there was no plug in one of the openings on top of the tank.  This allowed fuel saturated air to enter the basement space during a fuel delivery.  There had been a couple of deliveries the previous month.  Regarding the extensive stain only a half square foot was due to oil contamination.  Hershal said that the filter venders had drained the charcoal filters there because there was no other place to drain them.  Most of the area was iron oxide.  The small area of oil stain under the fitting gave a PID reading of 15-18 ppm a couple inches off the floor.  The rest of the space gave a zero reading and there was no noticeable odor.

At the time of my investigation (1/4/99) the furnace had been out for a few days and the plumbing was froze.  I suggested to Hershall that he contact me if there was an odor problem after he got the furnace running again.  The Air Force had installed filters in late '97'.
P-877-2001*10.19.2001 responded to spill location where I met with Richard and Burnham.  Richard advised that she tripped over the above ground supply tank feed line and broke it from the furnace.  Oil began to discharge from the feed line.  Richard put the line into a trash can and the oil was collected in the can.  Richard deployed kitty litter absorbent on the ground. I estimated that less than one half of a gallon discharged to the ground.

Burnham repaired the line and arranged to have the collected oil pumped back into the tank.

I advised Richard to contact me if odors continued.  DEP collected approximately 3 gallons of non-saturated sorbent for disposal.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 10.25.2001
I-21-1998*On 2-3-98, Roger Quint of Hodgdon called this office to report that there had been a spill at his house from and outside 275 gallon tank. According to what he could see, ice had fallen off the roof and crackeed the brass fitting on the end of the tank causing about 150 gallons to empty from the tank before he became aware of the problem. I hired Dickison London that day to do the clean up work. After checking with hand tools and from what Mr. Quint could tell us, it was determined that bedrock was very close to the surface, making recovery impossible. There was no odor in the house and the well was about 50 feet away. Mr. Quint was placed on QM but noticed a smell in the water only several days later. A carbon filter was installed and QM continues.
P-277-2001*No narrative. Please see attached.
A-503-1997*Dead River called to report that a driver had overfilled a tank.  They had shoveled snow from around the tank and felt that they had removed nearly all the oil.  They reported that the ends of the tanks had been bowed out and that it would be replaced.  I spoke with the resident of the trailer, Mike Libby a few hours later.  He indicated that the odors in his trailer were still very high, so I visited the site the following day.  PID readings in the trailer were about 25 ppm inside and 75 ppm under the trailer.  I dug in the soil near the tank and found coarse sand and graver. The ground had not frozen so oil had soaked in.  I called Dead River and reported my findings and told them that some excavation would be required.

The following day Dead River removed the skirting from the trailer near the tank, and excavated all oil contaminated soil above stringent standards.  I was on site at the time to screen soil.  They also replaced the tank.

Map by Delorme Map Expert.  Freeport Maine

No further action is anticipated.
B-166-2001*     On April 4, 2001 at 1915 we received a call from Glen Tucker of Bartlett & Cobb in Greenville reporting a kerosene leak at the home of Paul Rodrique on Scammon Rd.  The heavy snow cracked the filter and leaked about twenty-five gallons of product.  A serviceman plugged the hole and pumped out 130 gallons of fuel.  The tank was last filled on January 5.
     I visited the site the next morning and met Mr. Tucker and the Rodrique's daughter named Lisa Phillips who lives next door.  The contaminated snow and a yard of soil was removed.  The Rodrique's have a drilled well which shouldn't be in danger of contamination.
P-245-2001*On 3/31 I received a call from Beverly McAllister reporting a 200 gallon spill of Kerosene at her residence in Porter.  She was a tenant at the residence.  The homeowner, Larry Lord, had been advised of the spill and was making repairs to a damaged above ground storage tank at the home.  The fuel line had broken from the tank from the weight of snow on the filter assembly.

I responded immediatey.  Upon arrival, I observed the tank to be nearly encased in approximately 5 feet of snow.  The fuel line area had been shoveled out to make repairs to the tank.  I could see a small area of oil contaminated snow around the tank.  I encouraged the homeowner to apply to the insurance fund and made arrangements to have B G Environmental respond to the site to remove the visible signs of oil contaminated snow.

There is no water supply at risk, however, the potential does exist for vapor problems in the residence.  The tank is located in the back yard which is completely surrounded by stockade fencing.  The area is not accessible to excavating equipment.  I will return to the site when the snow is gone to re-evaluate any possible clean up actions.

UPDATE:  4/30/01

I spoke to Ms. McAllister by telephone.  She is not experiencing any odor of oil in her home as a result of the spill.  The snow is now gone, and no evidence of the oil remains visible.  I advised her to contact me immediately if oil vapors do become noticeable.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 30, 2001
A-147-2001*Mr. Bish discovered that ice had fallen from the roof of his trailer and damaged the filter of his outside AST. He estimated that 180 gal. were lost. He was also experiencing oil odors in the house. I excavated all of the contaminated soil that could be found without moving his home and sampled the nearby well. The well is contaminated with oil and vapors are persisting in the residence. I ordered activated carbon POE filters be installed, and I turned the case over to Alex Pugh and Juanita Conner-Ehiorobo of technical services for further remedial work. No further response action is anticipated.
B-296-2000*B-296-2000
05/27/2000 09:15

     Lori Hunt of the Georgia Pacific Corporation in Baileyville called to report a small spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid leaked from a blown hose on a pulp dryer.  The oil, which was reportedly contained to the concrete floor, was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action was taken.
A-567-1998*DEP received a report that water at this residential well contained more than 500 ppb MTBE.  Jon Andrews (DEP) confirmed contamination (although at only 59 ppb) and arranged for filter installation.  A neighboring residence (Purrington) also showed MTBE at 53 ppb and was provided with a filter.  Both residences have drilled wells that are approx. 200' apart.
     No source was positively identified, although Mr. Richardson admitted to recently applying 1 pint of gasoline to a mole tunnel (I find it unlikely this would have impacted both wells).  The case has been referred to Tech Services for resolution.
I-69-1998*On 3-27-98, Bob Ferris of Ferris Oil Co. called this office to report there had been a spill of kerosene at the residence of Sharon Crane on the Dorsey Road in Fort Fairfield. The location is about 1/4 mile from Monson Pond. Upon investigation it was determined that the brass fitting between the tank and filter had cracked from the weight of snow. Most of the oil had gone down gradient to the driveway and across the road to a ditch that eventually emptied to the pond. Soderberg Construction was hired to remove soil and place hay bales and sorbent barriers in the ditch and receiving brook. This was accomplished the following day. Recovery devices were left in place and monitored for several weeks thereafter, with no oil getting to the pond.
P-96-1996*On 2/7/96 I received an anonymous complaint that an oil tank had been run over during the demolition of the Rowley Inn in North Waterford that had recently burned.  The caller indicated that the spill could impact the Crooked River.  I responded immediately.  When I arrived on site, the demolition crew was at lunch but I could see the oil tank and inspected it.  It did appear to contain some heating oil, however I did not observe any active leaks.  Some oil appeared to have been spilled when the tank was moved from its original location, however it was an insignificant amount.  I notified the Town Code Enforcement Officer David Brown of my findngs and also left messages with the Portland Water District.  When I returned to the office, I made contact with Fergus O'reilly who was the primary contractor doing the demolition and asked him to make sure that the tank and its contents were appropriately disposed of.  He assured me that we would do so and indicated that Clean Harbors would probably do the work.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-96-2000*About a gallon and a half of gasoline was lost from a portable gas can when it fell from a private vehicle and landed on Orono's Main Street.  The OFD responded and recovered most of it.
A-682-1999*An overfill occurred, and fuel oil bubbled out the manhole cover of the tank. Transfer operations had ceased, so the spill was small. The barge operator thought he had plenty of room in the tank, and felt the spill occurred because of a gauge malfunction. The Fishermen's Co-op checked the gauge and said it was operating properly.

The spill was onto a cement pad and cleaned up immediately. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-786-2001*A new diesel spill was observed off the concrete pad surrounding the dispenser island.  Yarmouth Lumber did not report the spill.  Mr. John Rearick was notified and agreed to remove the stained soil.
A-398-1996*Received a call from Jeff Preble of Dufesne-Henry that he was a tank removal at the old post office in South China. He reported that he had readings of 450 and 660 PID headspace (hNu at recommeded calibration setting). I responded. Zecco, Inc was the removal contractor. They had the Federal contract for removing a number of Postal Service underground tanks. There was some contamination. Excavation removed an estimated 3 cubic yards of contaminated material (actual was 18 tons). The site was underlain by Presumpscott blue clay. It also bordered on a fresh water marsh. There was a dug well on site with a jet pump. Well is obviously supplied by the marsh. Jeff Prebble was to take a water sample and report back if it was contaminated. No further action is necessary.
P-739-1997*   On 12/2/97 I visited this facility to check on the scheduled removal of these two tanks.  I noted the tanks had not been abandoned and no obvious discharges (see attached site sketch).  On 12/12/97 I talked with Dan Lewis of SUN Env. who stated that Paul Thompson of his company had removed the two tanks the previous day, 12/11/97.  I pointed out that this was about 6+ days short of the required 30 days, with no waiver.
   Lewis reported that the excavations were clean of oil contam., gw was high, and ledge was encountered.  See the CMR 691 UST assessment for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-601-2001*      On October 19, 2001 at 1545 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a two gallon #2 oil spill at the home of Mr. Herbert Litwack of 42 Beecher St. in Bangor.  Mr. Litwack was throwing firewood into his basement when one of his throws broke his oil tank's valve.  A couple gallons of fuel leaked onto the cement floor before he plugged the leak.  Dead River technicians cleaned up the oil and repaired the tank.  No oil reached any basement drain.
A-80-1998*See attached narrative for additional information.
P-649-1999*22 April 1999, responded to and inspected AST facility for potential AST upgrade consideration.  Completed MDEP Heating Oil Supply Tank And Piping Upgrade Project Reporting Form and submitted the form to G. Seel, Technical Services, MDEP.

Upon approval and completion of the work, the invoices were received and forwarded to Mr. Seel for approval.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 14Sep99.
B-317-2000*B-317-00
Brewer

Saturday June 10, 2000				1628

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Mr. Calvin Bubar (989-5362).  According to Mr. Bubar about 25 gallons of oil were on his garage floor and floor drain.  The spill occurred on June 8, when the Dead River Company delivered oil to his above ground heating oil tank.  The tank, which is located in his garage, was overfilled and has leaked oil onto the garage floor.

The spill area is about 2 feet by 6 feet long and about 3 gallons of heating oil was removed from his garage floor drain which had water in it.  The oil did not enter the Brewer municipal sewer system or the storm drain system.  Dead River cleaned up the oil spill and disposed of the sorbent pads & speedi-dri.  The tank is scheduled for replacement.
A-33-1998*Received a call from MDOT Division 5 in Rockland that they had an overfill at their Waldoboro maintenance camp. Gerald Waltz called to report the spill and the fact that it was cleaned up. He wanted to know what he could do with the contaminated sand they had spread and the small amount of gravel they dug up. I contacted Dragon Products and they agreed to take the material. DOT transported it to Dragon where it was put into the process. No site visit was made. Based on discussions with the camp foreman directly, no further work is needed on this site.
B-706-1998* An air compressor under tow by a LaPlante Logging truck was discovered to be leaking in the parking lot at the Airline Snack Bar.  According to Steve LaPlante, a 50 lb. bag of speedy dry was employed recovering the oil.
P-39-1998*On 1/8,1998, Wayne Holmquist reported an oil spill at his rental property, 29 Fairview Avenue, Gray, ME. The current tenant living at the property, left the home for a few days during an ice storm, and upon return discovered the aboveground storage tank (AST) empty. The ice storm knocked over a tree, which fell on the AST, breaking the fire-o-matic valve and releasing the contents of the AST.  Sun Environmental Services, Inc., was contacted to undertake remedial activities, resulting in the removal of 26.81 tons of contaminated soil.  The excavation was limited by physical constraints, such as the house and other structures.  The well tested negative for petroleum contamination.  The case was referred to Bradford Hahn, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Technical Services, to monitor the well.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.

P-191-1997*Spill from old underground #6 oil line.  All product went to sump hole and was vaced up by Clean Harbors.  No oil or sheen noted in the water.  See attached PNSY report.
P-613-1998*    An excavator for Erskine Const. called on 12/2/98 informing the dept. of oil contamination noted during a tank removal.  I met the contractor that morning and noted a 3000 gal. bare steel #2 oil UST still in the ground.  It was explained to me that the tank was full of oil and water, and when it was uncovered corrosion holes allowed the oil to discharge out to the excavation.  Pads were put down and Clean Harbors was going to pump out the spill and tank.  A 4000 gal. gaso. UST had been removed on 12/1 with no problems reported.  The fuel oil tank was not listed on the removal notice and was apparently not known of.  Both tanks were out of service for years, having been used by the location's previous owners.
     The facility is located next to National Semiconductor Inc., in a primarily business/commercial area, on city water and sewer.  Other than recovery of free product no soil clean-up was required by the dept under the BS-1 goal.  Surrounding soils were silty clays.  The UST's were removed several days shy of the required 30-day notification period.
     See DEP UST regist. files and UST closure assessment of Field Services, Inc. for further info.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-801-2001*Offload from bulk rail car coupling on hose came off. Wind carried to some powder inside building.  Cleaned up by Pioneer Plastics.  Waste melamine is non-regulated waste.
A-431-1996*Received a call from Jane Thorndike concerning oil on a small pond on her property. She stated that it was caused by a car running into the pond. I hesitated going up to Phillips for a "probable sheen" but Mrs. Thorndike insisted that the pond stank of oil. I agreed to go up that afternoon. When I arrived I met Jane Thorndike and she showed me the problem. It was a small drainage impoundment that they were keeping up as a small pond. There was a sheen on the road side, as expected. The other side of the pond had free product on it. I boomed the outlet with sorbent boom and padded up the free product. It looked and smelled like diesel or #2 fuel oil. Inspection of the accident scene showed little contamination between the pond and the road.

I returned in two days on 10/2/96. I continued the cleanup. The pond was in good shape, with only a sheen on it. Time would now clean the rest up. I found out from Barry Thorndike that the driver of the pickup was Rubert Potter, a local logger/contractor. He also stated that the truck had been towed to the local garage. I inspected the truck and did not see where the diesel came from. It was a gas powered truck and it did not have a fuel tank in the bed. The repair shop owner did state that Mr. Potter did normally carry some large fuel cans in the bed and that they were fished out of the Thorndike's pond. Apparently the crash  punctured the cans and then as the truck hit and spun, they were flung into the pond, leaving no trace of fuel between the pond and the road. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-111-1999*B-111-99
Machias

Thursday March 11, 1999				1753

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to return a call to Chief John Hennessey (255-4149), of the Machias Fire Department.

According to Chief John Hennessey there was an oil film near the University of Maine at Machias Campus, on US Route 1.  He said that the film extends on the roadway for about ? mile.  I asked if any oil or substance was clearly off the roadway.  He indicated that the film was on the roadway only.  I suggested that for safety reasons that they may want to lightly sand the affected areas of roadway and leave it in place, as it was raining lightly.  He said he would contact Machias Public Works to see if it could be done soon.
A-157-1998*McKenney Tree was doing some brush cleanup for the state when their leased bucket truck blew a hose.  The oil sprayed on the east side of Alexander Road.  The work crew spread sand to soak up the oil.  I scraped up the oil-soaked sand and spread it along the opposite side of the road.  No further action is anticipated.
B-202-1997*On 5/2/97, 1913 hours Janet Lagasse of CMP reported a PCB oil (197 ppm) spill at Phays Scott Company on Route 7 in Dexter.  A transformer developed a corrosion hole in it's bottom and by the time the leak was discovered the unit had lost 0.5 gallons.  The spill landed on asphalt.  It was cleaned up with speedy dri and Power Clean 155. Following the speedy dri portion of the recovery, the area was rinsed twice with Power Clean 155.  The clean up generated a half drum of speedy dri, oil and power clean.
P-269-2001*   In the evening of Sat. 4/7/01, I responded to a report of a 100+ gal. discharge to the ground from an outside, residential,  K1 oil AST facility.  Meeting Downeast Energy workers onsite and Mr. Roderick (homeowner) I noted a verticle 275 gal. tank located under the porch that has rusted thru on the bottom leaking oil into the soil around the house.  The leak could have been ongoing for a while though was not noted until the tank emptied.  The area is rural residential, on a private wells.  Roderick's well is sideways, about 25' east of the house (see site skecth).  After I explained the AST Ins. Fund and Options Agreement, Mr. Roderick agreed to a DEP managed clean-up.  The site has a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
    On Mon. 4/9/01, I oversaw a Clean Harbors (CHI) crew vacuum out oily soil, free product and water from under the AST location and along the outside house foundation.  Soils were sandy and gw was about 3' bg.  Sorbent pads were left atop the gw (and were changed periodically over the upcoming months).  DEP Geologist Hahn visited the site with me on 4/10/01.  Free oil & contam. water were again pumped out on 4/11/01.  Free oil had entered the basement sump and then gravity drained out a pipe about 25' in the backyard.  Natural gw flow appears to be south away from the closest neighbors.  In July I took DEP Engineer Eremita to the site with a recommendation that an active pump & treat system be considered to remediate remaining oil and to protect the well.
    At this time the case is officially handed off though Resp. Div. will continue to assist as needed.  The residential well is on QM for GRO.  Initial DRO analysis was ND.  See attached field notes and documents and files of Tech Services for further information.  This report will be addendumed as needed.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-407-1998*On 6/25/98, 1105 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a five gallon hydraulic oil release from a bucket truck on Route 190 in Eastport.  The spill landed on the shoulder of the road.  The surface of the shoulder was gravel.  The crew deployed absorbent pads and speedy dry in order to limit penetration.  They excavated the 5' X 8' area (of the spill) to a depth of 6".  The clean up material consisted of three 55 gallon drums of gravel and sorbents.  This material went to SERF.
B-209-1999*B-209-99
Bar Harbor

Tuesday May 4, 1999				1140

Mona Spear (990-6931), of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to report a transformer spill in Bar Harbor.  The 25 KVA pad mount transformer developed a problem when a seal broke on the high side bushing area.  This released about 1 gallon of transformer oil.  The oil leaked into the pad well that had water in it.  From there it went into a drain to a location about 11 feet down gradient.  The resulting contaminated soil at the end of the drainpipe was about 3'X4' and 1' in depth.

Sorbent material was used to recover some of the oil off the water in the pad well.  This generated 1 drum and a bag of oily sorbents.  The contaminated soil was excavated.  This action generated about .6 of a cubic yard of soil.  These materials will be disposed of through Sawyer Environmental, in Hampden.
P-842-1999*    On Wed. 12/1/99, CTI Kennaugh requested a waiver of the 30-day removal notice period for this UST abandonment.  No one was available to grant the waiver so Kennaugh opted for the original planned removal date of 12/15/99.  While discussing the planned removal, Mr. Kennaugh stated that he believed the UST to be actually gaso. and was remaining from the former Wittman Oil Co. that used to be on the site. Kennaugh later arranged for Alan Lyscars of Field Services to perform the UST removal assessment.
   The site is now the Norway Fabric Outlet.  It is located E of Rt. 26 (Fair St.) adjoining the Norway Highway Dept. and the Everett Excavation Co. yard (see site sketch).  The area is over a mapped S & G aquifer.  I understand that the UST had been out-of-service for many years and has just been registered with the state.  The removal missed the 10/1/97 deadline for UST Fund Ins. coverage.
     On Wed. 12/15/99 I stopped by the facility while in the area.  A Kennaugh Co. worker was leveling the new fill over where the tank had been.  The UST was reported removed an hour or so before I arrived and taken off-site.  No problems were reported to DEP during the abandonment.  See attached, UST Reg. file #20247, and the UST removal assessment of Field services, Inc. for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-602-1998*Received a report of a small gasoline spill from Rockland Fire Department. They reported that approximately 1 quart of gasoline leaked from the car owned by Glennis Lane of Rockland. The leak was to a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbents by Rockland Fire Department. The area of the spill is on town water and no wells are known to be in the area. No site visit was indicated and no other work is necessary.
B-298-1996*6/9/1996 @ 1844

The State police dispatcher (866-2121) asked me to return a call to a Mr. Mark Toule at 877-7843.  He is a canoeist that reported a pond full of oil on Rowe pond in Pleasant Ridge Plantation.

I phoned the number given and spoke to a Mr. Mark Toule.  Mark said he recently got finished canoeing on Rowe Pond.  He said that the pond was full of oil.  He indicated that there was oil on top of the water.  This phenomena was what he observed while canoeing earlier in the day.  By the time he left he said there was a band 1 to 2 feet wide and 2 to 3 inches thick near the boat launch area.  I said that due to darkness by the time I got to Rowe Pond that I would check out the area on Monday.

When I arrived at Rowe Pond there was no oil or sheen seen.  There was however area of piled up yellow pollen and a darker area of marsh type sheen or discolored pollen.  This material was grainy and slightly gritty when rubbed between your fingers.  It was not oil or petroleum product.
I-132-1996*One Tank was removed on this site. Mrs. Gessner's home used to be a gas station, but she has used the tank for her own fuel for a number of years.

Site had a lot of contamination and a lot of soil was removed to met the stringent standard.

See Site assessment report for details

Surrounding wells were tested and all were clean.

P-634-2000*The discharge was the result of leaking transformers of an unknown reason.  For further details, see attached report.

No further action required.
P-525-1997*   On 9/12/97 I responded to this report of drum dumping at an unoccupied warehouse/commercial property, managed by Dirago Mgmt.  The drums were found on the buildings left side and from the dents and condition look to have been just rolled off the back of a truck.  Mr. Oaks reported that Portland Police notified him of the drums on Saturday, he called Clean Harbors later in the week who advised him to contact the Maine DEP.  Two drums appeared to have old, emulsified, gray, waste oil, drum-3 had a clear liquid smelling of acetone.  Oaks had the drums stored inside the building pending disposal.  The three drums were old motor oil drums (Texaco 10W30) with no markings as to origin.
   The property was formerly used by Coastal Equipment and Barber Foods who both have been out of the building for a year or more.  The drums looked to have been there for a week or less from the look of the crushed vegetation.  Only about a cup or two of oil leaked from one drum with a loose bung.
   On 9/26/97 I had the three drums hauled away by ENPRO Services for disposal.  See the attached manifests and notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
B-336-1997*I had pulled into Tony Bartley's bulk plant on Main St. in Greenville to meet with him about clean-up there, when I noticed quite a strong odor of gasoline in the air.  Looking to my right I noticed that the pavement under the  Irving tanker unloading at "The Store" was wet with what turned out to be gasoline.

The Irving driver had acted quickly after the store's owner, Tony Bright, had driven over his discharge hose, breaking it just above the tank connection. He'd shut his internal valves, limiting the spill to 50 gallons, and used what spill equipment he had aboard the truck to keep the gas out of the sanitary sewer.

I arrived just prior to the Fire Dept. and together we sorbed up the liquid gasoline from the gutter.  That done, repairs were made to Irving's system, and the delivery completed.
B-633-2000*     On November 29, 2000 at 1430 we received a call from Gil Merchant at Bangor International  Airport reporting a one gallon spill of jet fuel from a broken fuel gauge line on an airport fuel truck.  The spill occurred at 1330 on the commercial refueling ramp.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbent pads before it entered any drains.
B-67-2000*Eric Shorey called from Staples Oil Co. to report that a customer, Jenny Roberts, 629 Great Moose Drive, Hartland, had suffered the loss of an estimated 200 gallons of kerosene from her outside oil tank. He had personnel on scene and was gathering more men and equipment to clean it up. I went to the site. The outside installation was a relatively new and appeared to be up to code. The leak resulted from frost action that strained the brass firematic valve causing to crack at the tank bushing. Mrs. Roberts had been away for a few days and found the house without heat. The Staples Oil serviceman saw the oil saturated snow and called his office. Mrs. Roberts' drilled well is about 75' away but upgradient. The topography, vegetation and raised septic system indicates a high water table and I believe that, with the clean up, the risk to her well is minimal.
   The oil company recovered about 3 cubic yards of oil saturated snow that was returned to their shop for later disposal.
I-71-1996*On 7-117-96, I accompanied Lou Pizzuti of the solid waste division on an inspection of a junkyard the the town of Smyrna was considering taking over for back taxes. They had asked that we look for any serios problems before they become the legal owners. Except for the fact that there may be past spills not evident from the surface, there was nothing that looked too serious.
A-193-1999*     DEP received a report from a tenant at this residential property that oil spillage was evident at the AST in the cellar.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It was apparent that some minor spillage had occurred in the past, due to minor overfills or loose piping.  The cellar floor is concrete; the area is served by municipal water.  I saw no recent spillage or any need to conduct remediation.
I-173-2000*Irving was  unloading products from truck and 12 gallons of antifreeze was spilled.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry.  Debris is still on ground.

Debris was removed and disposed of along with other oily debris wastes stream generated by Irving Woodlands Company.
B-102-2000*On 2/25/00, 2245 hours Wanda Grant reported a two-gallon gasoline spill at the Medway Big Apple.  A customer was fueling her vehicle and cleaning the windshield at the same time when the nozzle fell out of the vehicle's fuel port and spill a couple of gallons on the cement surface.  All of the liquid product was recovered with sorbent pads.

On 2/25/00, 2245 hours Wanda Grant reported a two-gallon gasoline spill at the Medway Big Apple.  A customer was fueling her vehicle and cleaning the windshield at the same time when the nozzle fell out of the vehicle's fuel port and spill a couple of gallons on the cement surface.  All of the liquid product was recovered with sorbent pads.
B-206-1997*D-TREE=S.
P-602-1996*See attached letter from Sun Environmental.  Site assesment available in registration file for facility.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-19-2001*No narrative, please see attached materials.
B-406-1998*Spill Case # B-406-98
June 24, 1998

This office received a call at 1630 on 6/24/98 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a transformer on old Route #182 in Township #9 had over heated and lost about one quart of oil on the ground around the base of the unit.  Other details were unknown at this time.

I was later informed that the leak had actually occurred in Franklin, not T09 SD.  According to the sample analysis that was done, the oil contained less than 2 ppm PCB's.  Approximately one-quarter bag of contaminated soil and ferns (in a 2' x 2' area) were removed in the cleanup.  That material will be disposed of through Sawyer's in Hampden.

Rec.:  File report.
A-354-1998*The diesel tank was removed at the middle school.  A small amount of contamination above notification levels was found.  The soil concentrations did not exceed the baseline 2 standards.  The hole was filled.
A-324-2000*     DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this commercial property.  This reportedly is an on-going problem.  System problems had allowed the 275-gallon "day" AST to overfill from a primary UST.  The system was repaired; contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The BRWM "tanks" unit is aware of the UST, and may be pursuing a separate action on that issue.
B-87-2000*B-087-2000
02/18/2000 15:35

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Steve Mogul on 152 East Broadway in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 1 quart of oil spilled onto the basement concrete floor from a loose flare fitting.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speedi dri.  No floor drains were reportedly involved.
B-195-2000*B-195-00
Ellsworth (Ellsworth Falls)

Wednesday April 5, 2000				0700

I had previously spoke with Albert Lounder, The owner of Down East Wood Working.  Mr. Lounder is in the process of selling his property when he discovered or believes that there may be underground storage tanks on the property.  I advised him that he could hire a contractor to "look around" with a backhoe.  I said that should he find a tank or two, to stop digging, call me and I would send him a 30 day removal notice.  I explained that if the tanks were gasoline tanks he would have to hire a licensed tank installer and a site assessor.  I explained the details and he got the ball rolling.

Mr. Lounder hired R.F. Jordan, of Ellsworth to do the excavation.  Travis Noyes of CES, in Brewer will do the site assessment.  The licensed tank installer is Duane Furge, of Gould Equipment in Hampden.  A Clean Harbors vacuum truck was hired to pump out the gasoline and water from the tanks.

The tops of two tanks were found at a depth of about 18 inches and the water table as found in the excavation was at about 4 to 4.5 feet.  The tanks were located on ledge or just a few inches above ledge.  Another tank was found and pumped out.  These 50 year old (or older) tanks held a few inches of leaded gasoline and were nearly full of water.  The capacity, of the old bare steel tanks, was approximately 550 gallons, 800 gallons and 1000 gallons.

The Clean up goal was a modified baseline 2 we would try to reach 750 PPM by PID at this site.  It is believed that the goal was met and exceeded.  The clean up goal was met and exceeded by accomplished by removing 25 cubic yards of gasoline contaminated silty clay soil from the walls and bottom of the tank excavation. It should be noted that the ledge was the limiting factor.  This refusal prohibited any further excavation downward.  Twenty-five cubic yards of contaminated soil were taken to a former sandpit and spread thinly on a level clay area.
I-135-1997*While replaceing tanks, contaminated soil was encountered in the excavation. No obvious source was identified.  Most likely source is overfills or bad piping.

County Environmental conducted the site assessment and for more detailed info on this site, that document is in the Augusta records.

Daigle Oil supplied the installer and the contractor was Ed Pellietier & Sons

Case closed.
B-403-1996*AN ESTIMATED 20 GALLONS OF JP-8 WAS SPILLED AT THE MEANG BASE ON JULY 28, WHEN THE NOZZLE FELL OUT OF THE RECEIVING VESSEL DURING A TRUCK TO TRUCK TRANSFER.  MOST OF THE PRODUCT EVAPORATED, BUT ABOUT 8 GALLONS WAS RECOVERED USING COMMERCIAL SORBENTS.
I-3-1997*At 1 am, I was contacted about 20 gallons of heating oil that leaked from a home 275.  Ferris Oil had been to the scene and pumped out about 80 gallons of oil from the tank into two 55 gallon barrels.  The oil ran from the floor drains to a sump area, then into the sewer.  I contacted the Presque Isle sewer district about possible oil getting to the sewer.  Frank Wezner took over the removal of the oil.

Delmont Wood and Sons were hired on 1-6-97 to remove the tank and contaminated soil from beneath the tank. They were also to remove the drain pipes within the sump as they were no longer needed. All remedial work was completed on 1-7-97.
A-424-1999*     DEP received a report that less than one gallon of non-PCB mineral oil was spilled during storm damage at this transformer.  According to CMP staff, all visible evidence of spillage was removed for disposal.
P-501-1999*   In the early afternoon of Wed. 7/14/99, DEP responded to a dump truck rollover on Rt. 25 (Ossipee Trail) in Gorham, between Little River Stream (a.k.a. Brandy Brook) and Wood Road.  The rear suspension of the truck broke causing the truck to roll onto its right side and slide about 100' west down Rt. 25, spewing gravel and rocks.  The right saddle tank ruptured leaking about 40 gallons onto the pavement.  Little fuel reached soil and none reached the stream, located about 100 ft. east.
    Before DEP arrived the Gorham Fire Dept. (GFD) closed the truck's fuel tank's crossover and spread pads on the spill.  We then spread sand to help absorb oil and control skidding once the road was reopened.  I replaced the GFD's pads.   Oily sand was taken to the Gorham Public Works Transfer Station for land-spreading.
     There are one or two houses within 300' which I understand to be on drilled well though with believed gw flow direction toward the stream I do not believe any wells or surface waters are threatened by this discharge.  The spill is believed clean to Dept. satisfaction at present.  See attachments and photos for further info.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-261-2001*   DEP received a report that oil had been spilled at this residential AST following ice/snow damage to the filter.  The property was occupied intermittently, so it was unclear how long ago the spill began.  Oil flowed under a slab foundation to a perimeter drain; the outfall carried it to the street, where it flowed downslope along the shoulder for 400' before entering a stream in a wetland.  Contaminated soil was excavated along the road; a collection sump was built at the drain outfall where product was collected over several weeks.
   The area is rural/residential; the nearest well (dug, 300' upgradient) serves the subject property and is not considered at-risk.  An undetermined amount of oil was lost to the wetland and is not recoverable.
B-116-1999*     On March 17, 1999 at 0800 we received a call from Dave Barden of AAA Energy Services reporting a 5 to 10 gallon spill of #2 fuel at the Rite-Aid pharmacy in Blue Hill.  Mr. Barden said the copper feedline developed a leak which dripped onto the dirt floor basement.  Store employees noticed a smell and reported it to AAA Services.  Mr. Barden and I agreed that excavation was the best clean-up method so he hired Clean Harbors.
     I arrived on site late that morning and Clean Harbors had already arrived with their Cusco Vac truck which removed about one yard of contaminated soil which was hauled to Sawyer's landfill in Hamden..
A-275-1997* On 8-6-97, Scott Reed reported a ClO2 release that occurred at the Mead Paper mill. There was a process failure that reduced the amount of pulp entering the bleach plant?. The excess ClO2 off gased at the first opportunity which was the basement level of the mill sewer. The Cl alarms went off and the building had to be evacuated for one hour. Readings of 2 to 3 PPM were detected with one area as high as 7 PPM. By the time we were called the incident was over and no site visit was done by DEP.
A-122-1996*     DEP received a report from Boise staff (Stalford) that between 150 and 200 gallons of white liquor was spilled following a gasket failure (see Boise incident report, attached.  NOTE: DEP received notification at 1200, not 0822 as suggested in the Boise report).  All spilled product had already been washed into the process sewer prior to DEP notification.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-784-1998*B-784-98

On 12/5/98, 0325 hours Lt. Vaughn of Orono Fire Department called in a crank case oil spill.  The driver of the vehicle was speeding from the scene of an accident when he hit a curb with the drain plug of the oil pan and proceeded to dribble crank case oil the length of Rangley Road into the Orchard Parking Lot, where another quart of the oil continued to drain from the vehicle ( while the driver was being arrested-according to Lt. Vaughn).  Fire fighters spread sand on the parking lot portion of the spill.  The stain was a bit larger than other stains that had come from leaking vehicles.
P-509-2000*A woman who lives on the east shore of Coffey Pond, in Casco, reported a heavy oil sheen on the pond when she woke up on the morning of 8/18/2000.  I investigated the report.  When I arrived at the complaintants home the sheen was no longer visible.  I searched the shoreline in the direction that the sheen was reported coming from, but found no indications of a spill.  No further action at this time.
B-337-1997*On 7/1/97, 1530 hours Betsy Bourdeau reported that there had been an AST spill at an apartment building that she owns in Detroit.  The 275 AST developed a corrosion hole at the bottom on the end away from the spigot.  It was slightly off the center line of the tank.  The tank was only 4 years old.  It was manufactured in Canada and Shorey Oil indicated that the same thing had happened to another Canadian tank that they had installed.

Judging from the area and depth of the spill, the spill volume was about 24 gallons.  The depth figure was provided by Betsy and the area was an after the fact observation.  At the time of my investigation, which was the morning of 7/2/97, the area was virtually free of product.  The impacted part of the carpet (a 10'x 14' section) had been removed to the facilities trash bin and speedy dri had been deployed.  I would say that the speedy dri that I saw was the last of several applications because the cement was dry and there was no odor.  Even the PID didn't register more than 50 ppm above the outdoor background when it was sampling within an inch of where product had been of the floor.  I suggested a few more days of ventilation before they put down new carpet.  Betsy and I discussed the fund and she estimated that replacing the carepet would cost about $200.  Considereing that the deductible is $500.00, applying to the fund would be a waste of time and money.  Betsy had been concerned about Millie (a 70 yr old who resides in apartment 3).  There was no evidence of product vapor in apartment 3.
P-67-1999*     Upon hearing of a gasoline related fire at this rural gas station I visited on 1/27/99 and met with the owner, Mr. Earl.   A large group was cleaning up the burn debris.  He explained that the fire was caused by gasoline vapors in the work pit from an auto being repaired and not from the gasoline tanks or dispensers.  The UST's and dispensers were not involved in the fire and did not discharge product.  I noted the dispensers charred but no obvious leaks.
    The present UST facility was installed about 5 years ago.  DEP registration lists three UST's removed in 1989 and replaced by a 8000 gal. (4000 + 4000) compartment tank.
     Workers were cleaning up debris at the time of my visit.  A 275 gal waste oil UST was inside the building during the fire but apparently did not leak.  A 275 gal. #2 oil AST was outside next to the building but also did not leak.  This oil was to be taken for burning in a local waste oil burner.  Earl stated that Clean Harbors Inc. had pumped out his drums recently before the fire.
    In May, 1999 I revisited the area and noted that the garage had been rebuilt and was back in service.  Mr. Earl stated that the area is on a public water line, installed by DEP after well contamination in the area in the past.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.   See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-206-1999*HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE ON GRAVEL TRUCK CAUSING 2 GALS. OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO SPILL.  IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP WITH SORBENT PADS AND BAGGED AND STORED AT PINKHAM MILL.


A-371-1998*A resident of Mexico complained about a waste oil discharge from an Archies trash truck.  It appears that jugs of waste oil were placed in the trash.  When the load was compacted, the containers broke open.  The oil ran out of the truck onto the roadway as the truck was being driven. The oil extended for about 1/2 miles down River rd.  The Mexico fire department arranged for sand to be spread on the oil.
B-178-2000*On 3/30/00 Wayne Carey, HC 63 Box 1320, Springbridge Rd., Greenbush called to say that he had suffered an oil spill from his outside AST. He had left his home in the morning of 3/24/00 and returned that afternoon to find that his tank was leaking oil from the fitting where the line attaches to the tank. He thinks that someone tried to steal some fuel while he was gone. He felt that 20-30 gallons might have spilled. In any case there was a large oil stain in his front yard. His drilled well is about 75 feet away.
   I went to the site and found the situation was as described. Mr. Carey is unemployed and believed that he did not have the funds to pay for a cleanup. I explained the AST fund to him and he asked that I take what actions were necessary to protect his well and to control the odor. I hired B&W Heating (827-1909) to drain the tank, move it and replace it after the contaminated soil had been removed. I hired Galen Madden (827-4504) to do the excavation. This all took place on 3/31/00. We removed about 6 cubic yards of gravel. This gravel was spread at Madden's salt pile site on the Cardville Road (48* 04' 42"  68* 36' 13"). He said that he had the site's soil tested and there was a tight layer of clay below the surface. My site inspection showed it to be a good site.

B-770-1998*B-770- 98
Newburgh

Saturday November 28, 1998			1505

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with the Penobscot County Sheriff's Dispatcher at 947-4585, in reference to a gasoline spill to a stream.

I phoned Penobscot County Dispatch and spoke with Newport Fire Chief Erickson.  He informed me that there had been an accident in which an automobile ended up in a brook upside down and was leaking gasoline.  The accident occurred around 1430, in a brook, off Route 9, in front of the Smith Farm, in Newburgh.  Before leaving I wanted to make contact with Deputy Scott Young, who was on scene, at the accident.

I learned that a wrecker was on scene and that the car was leaking gasoline at a slow rate and the water in the brook was moving at a good clip.  I asked if he could see any gasoline at this time.  The reply was no, he could not.
P-674-1999*See attached CMP report.
B-359-1998*The Bangor FireDept. was summoned to an oil spill on the early afternoon of 6/2/98, by Bangor Mall personnel, who noticed that what appeared to be diesel oil had been spilled on the parking lot and road in front of the Shop & Save.  A heavier concentration of oil had been spilled on Hogan Rd. at the southbound exit off I-95.

The Fire Dept. notified me, and upon my arrival I saw that Mall and Fire Dept. personnel were in the process of putting down speedy-dry, to absolutely no avail.  It being a hot day, I recommended that the use of the speedy-dry be curtailed  so that the oil could continue to evaporate, as most of it already had.  Mall maintenance supervisor Larry Lee said he'd recycle the speedy-dry, since it hadn't picked up a drop of oil, so far as we could see.

Because the oil was mostly spilled on or near corners, it was theorized that the culprit was a loose fill cap on some truck's saddle tank.  No witnesses could be found.
P-9-1998*Duplicate deliveries resulted in the overfill of the tank.  All fuel within the the vent pipe drained onto the floor.  The oil was contained and collected with speedy-dry.

No further action required.
A-227-1999*An anonymous abutter called to complain about skidder damage to a stream and brush piles stacked on his property. When the skidder crossed the stream it dropped oil from its belly pan into the stream. The oil was hung up in the brush piles in the stream. A forester from the Department of Conservation had investigated the site also. He wanted the site left as is until an Attorney General's investigator examined the site. The spill had occurred several days before it was reported. Most of the product was trapped in the brush which would be removed when the stream was cleaned up. There is a sheen, but given the investigation requirements it can be stopped until they are ready to remove the brush piles.
I-74-1996*A tote tank containing 100 gallons(834 lbs) of C.I. Pigment Blue 15, had the piping & valve broken off while being transported around the mill.

The entire contents of the tank were lost to the Fraser waste water facility and then to the St. John River.

Water Quality folks were advised.
No further action needed,  case closed.
P-320-1996*On June 3, 1996 I visited a UST removal at the MDOT facility located on Route 302 in Bridgton.  Contamination from historic overfills of the deisel and/or gasoline USTs was observed.  The site is considered "stringent" on the DEP's HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE, and all soil contminated at greater than 100ppm (jar headspace method) was required to be removed.  This was accomplished laterally, however excavation ceased at a depth of approximately 12ft. due to stability of hole.  Approximately 120 cubic yards of soil was stockpiled on site for later disposal.  Due to the inability excavate all soil to clean-up level, Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services was consulted and determined that no further clean-up would be necessary.
Certified Tank Installer/contractor:  MDOT
Consultant:  Field Services, Inc.

After several attempts to contact MDOT regarding the plans for the disposal of the soil, I finally contacted Robert Spencer of MDOT Div. 7 who was charged with the task.  He informed me that the soil from this site and another MDOT site (See P-303-96/Sheryl Bernard) was disposed of at Pike Industeries.  Neither Sheryl nor I had given virgin letters for disposal of the soil, and William Butler of the DEP Division of Solid Waste confirmed that Pike is not licensed to receive petroleum contaminated soil.

The issue will be discussed with the MDOT, and the case has been refered to William Butler for enforcement consideration.



______________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-308-2000* A hydraulic hose ruptured on the fork truck. This resulted in the release of about five gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the pavement at Campbell's True Value Hardware Store. I stopped by later that afternoon and spoke with an employee of Campbell's. He was repairing the hose and after that he told me that he would sweep up all of the contaminated speedi dri. No further action will be required.
I-110-1999*A Propane tank car derailed at Howe Brook siding.  No propane was released.
P-741-1996*On 10/22/96 at 1614 the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reported a gasoline discharge in the basement of a residence belonging to Claudette Buffum, 9 Lawn Ave. from several gasoline cans that were overturned as a result of flooding following torrential rains.  Nathan Thompson and I responded and met with two OOB firefighters as well as the homeowner. The firefighters indicated that the gasoline odor had been strong upon their arrival and that the electrical service to the residence had been disconnected as a precaution.
I entered the basement through a outdoor bulkhead testing the atmosphere with a CGI as I progressed.  The CGI did not register any reading approaching 10% LEL and I did not detect strong gasoline vapors at this time.  I observed only a slight iridescence on the water in the basement. Several sorbent pads were used in an attempt to recover gasoline however the remaining layer was apparently too thin to be recovered in this manner.  I told the firefighters and the homeowner that the basement could be dewatered without any disposal requirements placed on the effluent.
Prior to leaving the site I checked the ground floor of the residence for flammable vapors with the CGI and detected none. I reported my findings to the homeowner.
No further action is recommended.
A-421-1996*DEP recieved a report that contaminated soil was encountered during this UST removal.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/23/96.  No holes were observed in the tank, but contaminated soil was evident and is presumed due to overfills or piping leaks.  The area is not geologically sensitive, and it was agreed that contaminated soils could be returned to the excavation temporarily.  Approximately 25 tons of soil was transported for treatment on 11/23.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-39-1997* The overflow pipe from tank #1 to tank #2 had been disconnected. This resulted in the loss of 20 to 30 gallons of dye onto the floor and then into the sewer, which empties into the waste water treatment plant.
 The original estimate was 200 gallons, however this estimate was reduced a few days later when further information was gathered by Mead Paper.
 No cleanup could occur, because the dye went into the waste treatment plant. No further action will be required. No site visit was made. See attached letter from Mead.
P-280-2001*04.09.2001 responded to spill reported on the 8th.  Upon arrival I observed a discharge from an aboveground supply tank.  The tank valve broke due to excessive ice and snow build up around the bottom of the tank.

April - June 2001: removed oil contaminated soil; installed recovery wells and carbon filtration systems in attempts to recover free phase product; conducted geo probing; re-conditioned grounds.

Site referred to Technical Services.  Attempts to recover oil were relatively unsuccessful.  Subsurface environment conditions and low water table may have provided migration path.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.20.2001
P-453-1987*
Gasoline contamination to soil & groundwater found around unregistered motor fuels UST facility.  Soil excavated for new building construction.  [No further information on waste soil disposal or further investigation.]  See also 2007 report of Scot Cyr for further clean-up of discharges.
P-661-1997*Due to a loose oil filter after a furnace cleaning, approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the floor.  The oil migrated across the floor and made its way into two sumps.  The fire dept. and Dead River Co. had cleaned-up the oil, but there were still vapors in the building.  I met with Mr. Cyr to assess the situation and observed no visible signs of oil, but there were still vapors present in the basement.  The only suggestion I had for Mr. Cyr was to ventilate the basement, because Dead River Co. had washed the floor and removed any material that contained oil.  I informed Mr. Cyr that if the vapor problem did not subside shortly to contact me and we would discuss with Dead River Co. other options.  As of January 1998, I have not heard from Mr. Cyr and are assuming that the vapor eventually dissipated.

No further action required.
A-599-1999*Received a report from Dead River that there had been a leak at the home of Kenneth Pratt in Greene.  When I arrived at the site I met Mr. Pratt and he showed me the basement where the tank was.  Dead River was not on site, but they had left a lot of sorbent pads that were saturated with oil.  The basement is wet with water running through it most of the time.  The basement drains into a small farm pond on the property.  The pond did have a sheen on it, but no free product was seen.  There was a lot of water coming into the pond from the inlet stream.  This is the drainage that the basement drains into.  I picked up the pads and put down new ones.  Two additional visits to the site were made.  Again, pads were picked up and clean pads put down.  No soil was removed as the oil all went out the basement drain.

How the spill occurred is not clear.  Mr. Pratt was still in the process of cleaning up a spill that had occurred 13 days previously.  See spill report A-567-99 for additional details.  That spill had been caused by a corrosion hole in his tank.  This spill was possibly caused by Dead River overfilling the tank.  Dead River and Mr. Pratt were already in a dispute when the spill happened.  Mr. Pratt had closed his accounts with Dead River and according to him, they forgot to take this property off their list, hence the overfill.  Dead River denies that the overfill was anywhere near 20 gallons.  Any testing of his well was being done under the A-567-99 spill number.

No further work on this spill is anticipated.
A-729-1998*Received a report from Monique Gagnon of Mead that there had been a hydraulic oil leak from the #10 paper machine. The total amount was confusing as the initial reported amount and the final reported amount were very different. I asked for clarification and received it. No further work is necessary and no site visit was made. See the two attached reports from Mead for additional information.
B-627-1999*B-627-99

On 10/5/99, 1030 hours James M. Lord, who is a consulting engineer overseeing the pipe line installation for Bangor Gas, reported an encounter with contaminated soil while trenching along State Street in Brewer.  The encounter occurred in front of Campbell's Bakery, which is located at the intersection of Highland and State Streets.  James had been given to understand that the facility had at one time been a service station.  The contaminant smelled like gasoline that had turned to varnish.  They did not want to put the removed soil back into the hole because it was too wet with water because of a lot of recent rain.  James indicated that he could probably work out a disposal option for the soil with the city.  He said that he was able to do that in Bangor for a similar situation.  I asked him to contact me if he had any problems with the disposal.
B-213-1999*Site investigated by Uncontrolled Sites Division.  Referred to US EPA for further investigation/clean-up.  Contact Brian Benenski, Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management, Division of Uncontrolled Sites for further information.
P-324-2001*No narrative, please see attached.
B-361-2000*
     This office received a call at 0935 on 7/11/00 from Robert Hawes (Hampden) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the feed line leaked on a 275-gallon AST that he owns at a rental house in Hampden.  Dead River Company (Brewer; #989-2770) suggested that he should notify DEP.  The AST is setup in the garage and the feed line runs underground to the house.  A coupling or fitting on the line was found to be leaking.  Oil stained soil was uncovered approximately one foot below the surface and extended out about 18 inches.  Soil under the line is clay.  Since the area is on town water and the contamination was pretty minor, the decision was made to leave the material on site.

REC:  File report.
P-75-2000*    On Fri. 1/28/00 a dump truck operated by Ray Labbe & Sons, a Brunswick trucking & excavating co., pulled into this retail Mobil station.  Unfortunately the hydraulic lift system for the truck was broken and the truck's dump body was in the up position without the driver knowing it.  The dump body hit the canopy over the island, which fell to the ground and knocked at least one of two dispensers off the island.  The facility is owned and operated by Downeast Energy Co.  It is not located in a sensitive geo. area.  Significant spills in the past have drained down to a wetland in the rear.
    Paul Labbe later informed me that no product was spilled and there were no injuries.   Chris Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons was hired to repair the dispensers and canopy.  Mr. Wilson told DEP's Ted Scharf that the dispenser's crash valves worked.  I understand there was a valve on the dispenser also preventing release of the product stored within the dispenser itself.  By 2/5/00 the effected dispenser island was back in service.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-126-2000*An overfill occurred while refueling one of the runway cars at Northeast Air.  The spill was contianed to the pavement and cleaned up by airport personnel.  No further action.
A-526-1998*The tanks at Robbins Fuel were removed. Some minor contamination from overfills was present. The material was left on site.
B-532-1998*B-532-98 Broadway Irving - Bangor


Beecher Whitcomb, an engineer for Me. Dept. of Trans. called to report that an excavation in front of the Broadway Irving had exposed some gasoline contaminated soil. I went to the scene and learned that the new Bangor Gas Co. was laying a new line in the D.O.T. right of way and found the contamination. While the contamination was highly odiferous, it did not rise to the level that required removal from this baseline site. I explain to all the parties involved that the soil, tight damp clay, could go back into the excavation if it met the backfill criteria. All involve said that it could go back into the hole and it was done.
   There have been previous clean ups at this station, but as often is the case, when the digging approached the street with its buried pipes, wires and heavy traffic, the clean up ceased. I don't expect any problems to the environment and public health from this residual contamination.
I-165-2001*A valve was cracked due to frost at Parsons St. Bulk plant causing 25.99 gallons of gasoline to spill.
B-558-1999*On 9/3/99, 1300 hours Dana Paterson of Ryder Truck requested an investigation of a drain out-fall that they had recently discovered.  Ryder Truck was in the process of selling the facility and as part of a phase II site assessment they had the drains traced and found one that had its' out-fall in a boggy area (with cat-o-nine tails) outside of a security fence.  I informed him that I could check the out-fall for evidence of a petroleum release, but that I could not determine the fate of the floor drain.  The drain in question services an oil/water separator that is preceded by the floor drain in the portion of the facility that is leased to Sawyer Environmental.  The drain issue was referred to Tammy Gould in Augusta.  I concluded that there had not been a significant petroleum product release at the out-fall in question.
A-561-1996*The Speeler residence was being renovated.  Two foundations had been poured and sealed with asphalt.  Both had curtain drains which exited near the lake.  One of the foundations was backfilled before the sealer was properly cured.  A rain storm washed some of the sealer off of the foundation.  It left via the curtain drain and ran out onto the ice of Pocasset lake.  The product covered an area of about 50 ft x 200 ft.  The ice was too thin to safely recover product.  The ice melted and the product disappeared into the lake.
P-74-2000*On 2/3/2000 Jon Woodard received a call from the Bath Fire Dept. reporting an oil spill in a flooded basement in Bath.  They reported a significant amount of oil had been spilled.  I responded immediately.  While enroute, I contacted Clean Harbors and requested they respond to the spill.  Upon arrival, I determined that only 2 gallons of oil had spilled.  I called Clean Harbors and cancelled their response.

The house was unoccupied and it was reported to me that the owner was deceased.  The basement flooded when pipes in the house froze and burst.  Water was flowing throughout the house and into the basement.  I was not able to determine the exact cause of the spill.  There were no apparant leaks from the fuel oil tank in the basement or the piping attached to it.

Due to the fact that there was a very small amount of oil spilled, I gave approval to the Fire Department to pump the basement contents into the sanitary sewer.  No further action is required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 1, 2000
P-441-1997*19 June 1997, responded to spill location and cleaned up spilled material. DOT representatives were on site and assisted in the clean up. Sand was spread on the stained area and later picked up by DOT for aeration and reuse.

No further action anticipated by Response Services.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3 September 1997).
P-790-1996*On 12/3/96 I received a report from Mark Gagnon that there had been a small oil spill at a client's residence.  I later spoke with the property owner who indicated that the spill was approximately 5 feet from a drilled well.  He was making arrangements to have the well sampled and would report back to me if the well was contaminated.  No further action required pending clean water analysis.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-482-1997*Received a call from Mike Otley of Emery and Garrett that he found some contaminaton at a convenience store in Benton. I responded to Libby's Variety, a small convenience store on Route 100 in Benton. Mike Otley was on site, Bob Trask of Precision Tanks was the certified tank installer. One 6000 gallon tank was removed and 4 tanks had their piping updated. Two mystery tanks were discovered on the south side of the building and were removed. The site is on town water so the site was found to be a baseline 2 site from the Department's decision tree. Some contaminated soil was found at the first tank removed at the north end of the store. Only 32 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal. Contamination was probably caused by overfills and loose joints at a dispenser. See the Appendix P site assessment for additional details. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-2-1998*Spill to residential driveway as result of hose failure on delivery truck.  Baseline-2 site.  Cleaned up by oil company.  Driveway to be repaired/replaced in spring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-712-1999*On Oct. 6, 1999 I responded to a spill at an apartment building at 196 Park Street in Lewiston.  The buildings owner, Mr. Andre Levassuer, had received a call from a tenant that the heat was not working, when he checked out the system he found it was out of oil.  He also found a stain on the floor where the copper oil line came out of the floor and entered the furnace.  He immediately called his oil company who came out and replaced the line.  Mr. Levassuer also broke up the concrete around the line, removed the line and did find the corrosion hole.

Total amount of oil spilled could be anywhere from 30 to 100 gallons.  At this time I am requiring no clean up.  The oil all seeped into the ground under the building and is not accessible anywhere at the surface.  I checked all the storm drains in the area and a neighboring apartment building for any signs or odors from the spilled oil and found none. There are no odor issues in the building where the spill occurred and the owner stated that the basement never had water in it.  I did however suggest that the owner apply to the oil spill insurance fund in case a problem should ever arise.  No further action at this time.
P-605-2000*On Oct. 5 2000, Dead River spilled approximatley 18 gallons of fuel while filling a #2 oil tank at the Peterson Res. in Norway.  Most of the oil spilled out the vent pipe to the ground and was dug out by Dead River.  Dead River also cleaned up the small amount of oil in the home and checked the tank.  I inspected the clean up.  No further action.
P-194-1996*  On 4/8/96 a MCRR locomotive derailed due to a flatbed trailer truck, owned by Reed & Reed Const., damaging the rails earlier in the day.  Clean-Harbors was hired by MCRR and I understand that Reed & Reed's Ins. reimbursed for the clean-up expenses.  Standard clean-up thru soil removal,  vacuum trucks and sorbents.  No further Response Div. action anticipated though this report will be addendumed as needed.
  It is estimated that 100 gallons was pumped out of the punctured fuel tank before it could spill, at minimum about 900 gallons of liquid was recovered by pump truck and later sorbents, and  at least 100 gallons was recovered by soil disposal.
P-440-1996*On 6/12/96 Beth Dehaas received a report from Tanknology indicating an underground tank at the Junipers that had failed a precision test.  This report was forwarded to Steve Eufemia.  I followed up on the case in July for Steve.

The tank did indeed fail a precision test.  The tank has been removed from service and will be removed and replaced when a replacement tank that has been ordered arrives.  No further action required at this time.  A site visit will need to be conducted at the time of the removal.




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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II

UPDATE August 1996:

On 8/21/96 I attended the removal of this tank.  The tank was observed to be severely pitted however, no holes were found.  A small amount of contamination was discovered but did not required removal because the decision tree status of the site was determined to be a Baseline-2.  The tank owner did however opt to remove 2 yards of contamination to Tilcon.  No further action required.
I-202-1999*On 10/10/99 there was a truck accident in Crouseville.   Spill was soaked up with sorbents and removed with oily wastes for disposal.


A-307-1999*No site visit made.  This spill happened when the dispenser nozzle failed to shut off.  The fuel was cleaned with sorbents from the cement.  No further action is anticipated.
B-269-1999*     On May 30, 1999 at 1845 we received a call from Cintya Paschoaloti of Georgia-Pacific  reporting a twenty-five gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose at a washer inside their mill.  Most of the oil was absorbed by sorbents on the mill floor but a couple gallons did enter a drain that is connected to the mill's treatment plant.
A-311-2000* Ms. Walls called the 1-800 # to report a strong acidic odor in the air. She is located in Clinton and thought that something may have happened at the paper mill in Hinckley. I made a few calls and found out that indeed an incident at SAPPI had occurred less than two hours previous. An electrical surge tripped a control panel which then shut down elecrical power to several areas of the Mill. That power failure caused the LVHC vents to  fail open.  This caused a release of 240 lbs. of H2S to the atmosphere. H2S is a deadly gas and luckily no one was injured.
 See attached report from SAPPI.
B-34-2001*     On February 1, 2001 at 1620 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a one to two gallon spill of kerosene at 12 Gould's Landing Rd. in Orono.  Troy Spencer of Greenbush owns the house which is rented to Desmond Skillings.
     Mr. Skillings' dog wrapped his chain around the filter and tore the feedline from the outside tank.  Mr. Skillings alertly plugged the hole with his finger while his wife called Dead River Oil who quickly arrived and plugged the hole.  They also shovelled up any contaminated snow.  I met Mr. Skillings on site the next morning and found only a little spot of contaminated snow remaining.  Mr. Skillings shovelled this into a bucket.  The drilled well is upslope and in no danger.  The installation is illegal under the oil burner code for many reasons and I informed landlord Troy Spencer of these violations.  Dead River is also aware of the violations and said if they install the new tank it will be up to code.
A-17-1999*A new delivery driver delivered to an unused fill pipe.  Luckily someone was home and noticed the sound of the fuel hitting the side of the tank before much had been delivered.  Fuel had soaked materials on the floor and soaked into cracks in the concrete floor.  We were able to recover a small amount of free product and Clean Harbors was called to excavate contaminated soil under the damaged portion of the floor.  The floor was also pressure washed in those areas not excavated.  I was satisfied that contaminated soil removal was satisfactory although some contamination possibly remains near the perimeter.  Poly sheeting was placed in the excavated areas and clean fill placed over the poly.

No further action is anticipated.  The occupants of the home did not want the disruption of the work, so we left the basement after the fill had been placed.  Once summer is here the owner may contact Thibodeau's to have a new concrete floor installed.
A-287-1998*Received a call from Frances Whittier of Augusta. She complained that she had an above ground oil tank that had developed a leak. I responded to the site. Her tank was outside and was in pretty poor condition. The leak had put some oil on the ground, slightly uphill of her well. I told her what had to be done and said that the Department would take care of the cleanup in the beginning. She was very concerned about paying for all of this in that she was a fixed income. I told her about the "ability to pay" program and the aboveground tank insurance program. She eventually asked for assistance in filling out the Fire Marshal's form for the AST insurance fund.

I hired Haskell Energy to do the cleanup. He cleaned up the contaminated soil and prepared the site for a new tank. He removed the old tank for disposal. Mrs. Whittier eventually received a new tank from KVCAP from the monies given to the CAPs for AST tank replacement. Her well tested clean. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-504-1998*     DEP received a report from an oil company that they had spilled a small amount of oil during a residential tank overfill.  According to the spiller, all contaminated soil was removed by hand and disposed of via the company waste stream.  The homeowner confirmed that no contaminated soil remained and that no damage was done to the tank.
     The area is served by a municipal water supply.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-387-1996*see attached
A-689-2000*Tom Varney referred a spill at Penobscot Frozen Food in Belfast to the Augusta Office.  Irving Oil caused an overfill during fuel delivery.  Being in Belfast for another project, I inspected the spill site.  I met with Ed Scott of Penobscot Frozen Food, a potato processing plant (207)338-4360.  The fill pipe and vent is located approx. 12 feet up a flight of steep steel steps.  Due to driver inattention, an estimated 5 gallons of fuel overflowed and came out the vent pipe.  The fuel washed down the side of a steel building, partially coating a propane tank, and ended up on the pavement in a loading dock area.  The driver immediately used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil.  The facility is located within 100 feet of the shore of Passagassawakeag River, however, no oil reached the river.  No further action will be required by the Response Division.
B-736-1999*     On November 17, 1999 at 1045 we received a call from Richard Cole of Hancock Oil reporting a two gallon spill of #2 oil at the Tremont Elementary School.  The product came out the vent when the deliveryman began his delivery.  An inspection of the inside tank showed that the vent pipe didn't slope back to the tank so fuel from the previous delivery was trapped in the pipe and was forced out by air at the start of this delivery.  The oil spilled onto the asphalt where the deliveryman recovered it with sorbents.
A-503-1998*     DEP received a call from an elderly gentleman (Curtis) who had approx. 200 pounds of "white powder" at his residence.  He had acquired the material 25-30 years ago when a mill operation had shut down in Mechanics Falls.  A friend of his (now deceased) had participated in the mill demolition and told Mr. Curtis that the material would be good as a fertilizer; when applied to a lawn, however, it killed the grass so he stored it and eventually forgot about it.  A sample was collected by DEP and determined to be calcium phosphate (usable as a fertilizer). Mr. Curtis agreed to label the containers.
I-44-2000*Spill was reported by Presque Isle Parks & Rec Staff while they were working at the confluence of Kennedy Brook and the Presque Isle Stream.

When I arrived on scene, I found a heavy sheen of oil from bank to bank on Kennedy Brook.

Two sections of sorbent boom were deployed to collect and contain the oil. The booms were effective in controlling the oil before it entered the PI Stream.

Lou Pizzutti and Frank Wezner proceeded up stream to determine the source of the oil. They located the problem at Haines MFG.

After a backhoe was used, an old pipe was discovered carrying the oil. That pipe was drained and broken off. A recovery well has been installed at the end of the pipe and it will be monitored by staff from Haines MFG. They will call the NMRO if the oil ever reappears.

No active leaks were identified and the oil stopped coming out of the pipe.

The best guess as to the source is an old container buried as fill that finally let go.

Case Closed
P-591-2000*I was notified by Lewiston Fire Dept. of a fire they had responded to on the banking of the Androscoggin River at 330-331 Linclon St. in Lewiston.  The fire inspector stated that the bank had a strong sulfur smell and seemed that parts of the ground itself seemed to burn.

I met the fire inspector at the site on Sept. 26.  The banking was non-native fill, and poorly consolidated making the banking unstable.  The banking material smelled strongly of sulphur and possible oil.  I took samples of the material and field screened it with a PID.  The readings on the PID were high enough to confirm the presence of petroleum.

I contacted the DEP's uncontrolled sites unit.  It turned out that the site is owned by Northern Utilities and some of the fill was coal tar from Lewiston Gas works.  The site is currently under review for remediation/stabilization with the DEP - VRAP program - being overseen by Nick Hodgkins.

I put Lewiston officials in contact with the Northern Utilities representative and Nick.  No action by the the Division of Response Services is deemed necessary at this time.
B-480-1999*B-480-99
Alton

Thursday August 5, 1999				0950

I received a phone call from Melinda Wilcox (394-2121), of Alton.  Mrs. Wilcox said that she was in the process of preparing an oral thermometer for use and it slipped out of her hand and broke in the bathroom sink.  She said she is concerned that there may be some mercury on the floor or the bathroom.

This needs to be cleaned up as she has an infant that spends a lot of time crawling around as its method of locomotion.

Darryl Luce and I arrived at the Wilcox residence in Alton and spoke with Melinda Wilcox.  We proceeded to the bathroom to look around for metallic mercury.  We looked on the tiled floor and the sink.  This was the area that the thermometer was broken in.  We did not recover any additional mercury.  We took a rag that was used for wiping the floor, and bagged it.  I explained to Mrs. Wilcox that it appears she either lost very little mercury to the floor or she did a very good clean up using the rag. The rag was brought to the DEP temporary storage for disposal.
B-445-1999*B-445-99
Brooklin

Tuesday July 27, 1999				1047

I received an anonymous complaint for investigation which originated from the Meri Resource Center in Brooklin.  According to the complainant,  a person or persons were seen placing two five-gallon containers in a dumpster at the end of Naskeag Point, in Brooklin on Friday, July 23rd around 1530.

I proceeded to Brooklin and picked up two 5-gallon containers of material that is likely waste oil.  It is believed that this oil originated in the crankcase of a fishing, dragging, or diving boat.  The containers were taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.

A license plate number was obtained from the vehicle that was used and that the perpetrators (oil container dumpers) were driving.  The vehicle was described a red Toyota pick up truck with a wooden bed, with license plate number 8364 BQ.

I phoned the state police to run the plates.  The information I received was that the truck belonged to a Debbie Lee Mclain of Route 193 Deblois, Maine.  The vehicle is a red 1985 Toyota SR-5 pick up truck with a wooden body.  This information was passed on to Mike Hudson, for possible enforcement action.
P-377-1996*On June 24, 1996, I was present for a gasoline tank removal at the Nason's Variety (now known as Gemmes General Store), due to a request for a thirty day removal waiver.  Upon removal of the tanks, copious amounts of soil and water contamination were encountered and although the two registered tanks appeared to be intact, the soil and water contamination worsened. There was actually free product running from under the Northwest corner of the building.  During the removal of the piping and pump island, another 550 gallon tank was discovered with many holes in it and heavy contamination around the area.

Upon these discoveries and the presence of several sensitive receptors in the area (i.e., driven point wells, bedrock wells, and Sebago Lake), the determination was made that the site fell into the "Stringent Clean-Up Goal", and Mr. Nason opted for the State to manage the clean-up.  Arrangements were made to remove contaminated soil and water the following day.  Only 42.03 tons of soil and 500 gallons of water were removed on this day.

On June 27 & 28 and July 1, 1996, the continuation of contaminated water and soil removal progressed until we reached the extent of the excavation (i.e., building foundations, roads, clay lenses, or lack of contamination).  A total of 10,350 gallons of water and 550.52 tons of soil were removed from the site with the majority of the contamination being removed, except for what was located under the building (Nason's Variety).

Three wells were sampled and analyzed for gasoline components, two of them being driven point wells in proximity to the contamination, and the other a drilled bedrock well located on the Nason's Beach Campground.  The drilled bedrock well tested negative for any gasoline components.  Both driven point wells tested positive for gasoline components, but only Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) was detected.  The Nason's Variety well had a concentration of 21 ug/L and the Nason's Residence well had a concentration of 19 ug/L.  MTBE being the most water soluble component of gasoline suggested that the gasoline plume was slowly migrating away from the source which was assumed to be the pump island and the 550 gallon tank.  In addition, the lack of MTBE in the drilled bedrock well suggested that the gasoline contamination was confined to the overburden water table.

I later returned to the site with Mr. Bradford Hahn, Geologist, Division of Technical Services, to determine the feasibility of further remedial activity and the possibility of a replacement well.  After review of the details of the site, the determination was made that further remedial action would be unnecessary, due to fact that, the majority of the remaining contamination was located under the building (unless the building is removed) and the large amount of ground water at the site.  In addition, Mr. Hahn felt that the best solution for replacement water at the store would be to connect the store to the Nason's Campground water (drilled well).  Drilling a well on a contaminated site has a less likelihood of success.  The other option would be to wait and see if the water cleans up, due to, the low concentrations of MTBE and the large reduction in the source of the contamination.

A water filtration system was installed at Gemmes General Store (Nason's Variety) on 8/15/1996, until  a determination could be made on a replacement water supply or if the carbon filtration system would suffice until the water rid itself of gasoline, specifically MTBE.  The Nason's Residence well was presently not being used, so no filtration system was installed.  Due to a mix up in the type of water analysis required, testing of the water supply did not occur until 11/20/96 which detected no gasoline constituents (see attached analytical report #WM2635).  On 4/3/97, water analysis again detected no constituents of gasoline (see attached analytical report #WN0781).  On 7/15/97, water analysis detected 1.8 ug/l  of MTBE (se
A-198-1999*Received a call from Kalloch Fuel about a spill at their bulk plant in Rockland. I responded to the scene, apparently 2 hours late. The original message from the Rockland Fire Department was lost within the Bureau.  When I arrived, I was directed to the Fire Chief who briefed me on the situation. An estimated 800 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled onto the ground from the bulk plant.  Apparently a valve was left open and the fuel leaked through the air eliminator. The leakage possibly had started on late Saturday or early Sunday and the discovery was made on Monday morning.  There were many puddles of oil on the ground.  The Fire Department had done a survey of the area and determined that minimal fuel had escaped the site.  Most of the off site fuel was in nearby drainage ditches.

Clearly, just sorbent pads would not be enough to clean the site.  I told Kalloch Fuel that they needed to hire a contractor and ask for a crew and vacuum truck.  While waiting for the Seacoast Ocean Services crew, we started pumping the oil into drums.  Kalloch Fuel had brought down their maintenance people and they also started pumping the puddles of fuel back into the storage tanks.  The fuel Rockland Fire and I recovered was eventually transferred back to the bulk tanks.  Ferriello Construction was hired to excavate the contaminated ditches and soil.  When Seacoast Ocean Services arrived, they were given the task of pumping and cleaning the ditches.  All contaminated soil was taken to Dragon Cement for processing.  The material used for bulk plant yard construction minimized leaching into the soil by the fuel. It was crusher dust or waste crushed limestone that created a hardpan. Unfortunately the years of adding material had raised the level of the yard so that the original internally sloped yard was flat or raised enough to cause the fuel to drain off. Excavating the contaminated soil solved that problem.  With the excavation done, no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-55-2000* Clean up done by CMP.
P-79-2000*    On 1/20/00 I received a inquiry, from a person wishing to remain anonymous, that this business may have a non-conforming UST.  On checking DEP records I noted an old, 1997 removal notice and copy of a reg. form, but no registration number, or entree in TANKS reg. at the time.  I recall giving the CTI, George Erskine  a waiver of the 30-day notice back in December of 1997 for a 1000 gal., bare steel facility.  The facility had a removal deadline of 10/1/97.  The facility is located over an aquifer and on private septic, though is on public water.
   On Wed. 2/9/00 I visited the site.  I noted no indication of a UST though there was thick snow cover.  The desk person believed the tank was near the fire hydrant and was abandoned.  Ms. Leesa Smith later called to confirm the UST was properly removed back in 1997.
   On further checking it turned out that the facility was registered as being in North Windham, which is why it could not be found initially.  The UST registration will be corrected to be "Windham".   No further Resp. Div. actions are expected.

S G Brezinski
P-682-1996*On 10/28/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ken Desmond reporting an oil spill in Bath.  I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed that a fuel oil tank in a crawlspace under a home had been vandalized.  Approximately 150 gallons of fuel had been spilled onto the dirt floor.  I hired Sun Environmental who excavated the contaminated soil.  Nearly 12 tons of soil was taken to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-476-1998*On 7/20/98 Paul Kempf from DHS passed on a report of an MTBE hit of 53 ppb at the Village Pizzarea in Princeton.  On 7/22/98 I resampled and the results were GRO 41 ppb and MTBE 62 ppb.  I had Norlens install filters and I told Paul that I had done that.  I put the well on QM.

A generation of UST's had been removed from across the street in 1993.  These belonged to Cillie's Citgo.  It was Cillie's Exxon in "93'.  Contamination was discovered at that time and 114 yd3 of soil was removed from the site.  The tank holes were into highly fractured rock.  The contamination was manifested as odor only-there was no sheen on the ground water, which was around 7' from grade.  The Village Pizzarea well came back clean at that time.
B-613-2000*
On 11/15/00 Glenn Clark called to ask me to officiate at a UST removal that he had contracted to do at 234 Davis Road in Bangor.  Lisa Hayes had been discussing this UST on the property months before she had taken ownership of the property.  I had advised her to have the current owner deal with the UST (that was certainly beyond its' legal abandonment date).  However, she got a bid from Clark Construction and had the price of the property adjusted to compensate for the cost of the removal.  I still would not recommend this approach, but it worked out okay in this particular case.

On 11/16/00 the tank was exposed and Dead River pumped the tank, which was over three fourths full, and Clark Construction proceeded with the removal.  The soil appeared to be coarse gravel that had been backfilled at the time the dwelling had been constructed, which would have been in the 40s.  (These buildings housed air force officers.)  There was some bedrock out crops on the property and the bottom of the tank had been set into bedrock-possibly by blasting.  There was no evidence of a product release until the tank had been removed.  There was water in the bottom of the hole and there was around a cup of blackened product on top of it.  This was easily removed with a sorbent pad.  Since there were no holes in the tank and the only evidence of a release was blackened product floating on the water in the hole, the release must have come from the fill pipe joints at time when the system had been overfilled.  The tank had been on automatic delivery and it had been filled the previous spring.
B-405-1996*Larry Winchester of Webber Oil called to report the discovery of contamination during the removal of a 1000 gallon fuel oil tank at the Project Atrium building at 265 Hammond Street in Bangor.  Investigation shown that the contamination was minor and limited to the immediate excavation.  Only slight odor and discoloration were noted. The contamination was probably due to a small corrosion hole since the tank was rather old.  The entire area is considered "non-sensitive" being served by a public water supply.  No action was taken.
A-89-1996*Somerset Sheriff's Office called to report that Fairield Fire Department had responded to a incident on Route 201 A. The fuel tank on a pickup truck had fallen off the truck and spilled about 2 gallons of gasoline. The fire department washed it down. No response action was necessary.
B-555-1998*John Ziacoma applied to LURC for a permit to have an auto body shop on his property in Concord Twp.  As a result of his site visit, LURC agent Bob McKee discovered 34  5- gallon plastic and metal pails stashed in the woods.

McKee notified me, and on August 20, he and I visited the site.  That night, I telephoned Ziacoma, told him the stuff had to be disposed of properly, and gave him the option of hiring a clean-up contractor, or having the DEP do the work and then reimbursing us.  I followed that up with the attached letter, but I never got a reply.  In our telephone conversation, Ziacoma claimed the waste was abandoned by a previous tenant who'd skipped town, owing Ziacoma money.

On December 9, Bob Whittier and I went to the site and recovered the waste, filling 3  55-gallon drums with liquids and solids.  Among the commodities recovered were: 5 gallons of Mr. Goodwrench Fabric Protector containing 1,1,1 trichloroethane; about 1 gallon of laquer thinner ; 5 gallons of inhibitor UN 1993; 10 gallons of virgin lube oil; 20 gallons of green oil base paint; 3 gallons of what looked like petroleum jelly, 55 gallons of floor wax, ice, water based paint and 5 gallons of fine white powder, possibly talc.  We recovered at least 4  5-gallon pails of solids, possibly dried paint or styrene monomer.

These wastes will be disposed of properly in the Spring or Summer of 1999,  and the cost of analysis and disposal passed along to John Ziacoma.
P-651-1998*DEP was contacted on December 22, 1998 concerning an overfill at the Morneault residence. I spoke with Michelle from Irving who stated that they had hired Clean Harbors to remove spilled oil from outside. At the time of the spill no one was home yet later in the day were able to get in.

I was called later in the week by Michelle who stated that Serv Pro was hired to clean the inside finished basement where oil got on the rug and walls which was done on 29th.

On January 4, 1999 I received a call from the owner Mr. Morneault who stated that the fuel oil odor was still in the house. I then called Irving to find out the status of the clean up and received a call back from Gil Seaucy of Irving who stated that he also was under the impression that all was taken care of.

On 1/5/99 I spoke with Mr. Seaucy who stated that Serv-Pro was called to go back to the residence using their ozone machine filtered the air in the basement.  According to Irving at this time Mr. Morneault was fine with the way things were going.  I see no further action at this time.
B-547-2000*     On October 3, 2000 at 1330 we received a call from William Hawkes, Harmony 1st selectman, reporting an oil spill at an apartment house owned or managed by Ms. Linda Hudson of Harmony.  The town had just condemned the building and Mr. Hawkes said he smelled oil coming from holes in the rock wall foundation.  He had also heard stories of a leaking tank in the basement.
     I met Mr. Hawkes at the site that afternoon and neither of us smelled any oil through the large holes in the foundation wall.  Ms. Hudson showed up while we were on site and said there was no leak in the basement of that apartment but she had a new tank installed in the basement of the apartment in the other side of the building.  She said this tank had a small leak of under ten gallons and the new tank was installed in November 1999 which is almost one year ago.  I talked to the local oil company and other tennents in the building but could not get first hand confirmation of a leak in a tank in the basement of the apartment in question.
     On October 11, 2000  Mr. Hawkes called and reported oil coming out of a culvert that drains into a horse pasture across the street from the apartment house.  I checked the site that afternoon but found no sign of oil.  I did find a couple hoofprints of marsh sheen.  This whole situation maybe a feud between  the town of Harmony and Ms. Hudson.
P-105-1996*TRACTOR-TRAILER DROVE UP ON GUARD RAIL PUNCTURING ONE SADDLE TANK.  APPROXIMATELY 75 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL RELEASED.  CLEANED UP WITH SORBENTS AND SAND.  NO FURTHER ACTION.
A-5-1996*John Beane of Technical Services received a call from George Morgan that he recieved water in gas that he bought at Jeff's Market on North Belfast Ave. in Augusta. John referred the complaint to Response Services and I went to inspect the tanks. I stuck the tanks with water paste on 1/5/96. There was not over a 1/4" of water in any of the tanks. No problem was found, no further action is necessary.
A-373-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-569-1997*Leak from firematic fitting on outdoor AST.  Homeowner reported that leak had been repaired and there was a small amount of contaminated soil in area of leak.  Property is served by public water and no detrimental environmental impact is expected.  No clean-up was conducted and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




_______________________
Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-816-1999*On Nov.23, 1999 CN Brown reported an overfill at the office of Everette Excavation.  Mark Cyr of CN Brown reported that approximately one quart of oil spilled from the vent pipe outside the building.  CN Brown personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents and removed some soil. No further action.
A-259-2000*     DEP received an anonymous complaint via the NRC that several violations of law were ongoing at this facility.  Allegations included road oiling, dumping of oil and chemicals, dismantling of stolen vehicles, and hunting moose out of season.  I contacted town officials and the local sheriff's office for background on the subject.  The town CEO recommended that he visit the property alone; he reported back that he had observed no evidence of the violations mentioned but had noted some sloppy storage of waste motor oil and had recommended to Mr. Ledger that he improve his practices in this area.  Several days later, Mr. Ledger called DEP to complain about having been slandered by the Department.
B-158-1999*On 4/8/99, 0840 hours Carolyn Gray of Robert Gray Plumbing reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Burton Grindle (Old County Road, Sedgwick).
The tank had tilted enough to cause the line to leak.  Burton felt that the release was slow at first but that on 4/7/99 the product was coming out in a steady stream and that the total release was two hundred gallons.  Burton said that the well had 60 feet of casing.  The spill was less than 10 yards from the well and the overburden is sandy till with large rocks and boulders.  (note-include depth if that information is available)

Judging from the spill area and volume the estimated penetration was 40 feet.  Considering that 5-10 feet of the casing was into bedrock and the distance from spill to well it was almost certain the well would get hit.  On 4/12/99 Burton smelled oil in his water and I called Norlens.  On 3/20/99 C&C Contractors removed 13 yd3 of mildly contaminated soil (average PID reading around 250 ppm) that contained an estimated 5 gallons of product.  Further excavation was prohibited by a huge boulder at 4 feet from grade that was protruding under the house foundation.  The case is being referred to Tech Service.  They will investigate ways to recover more of the spill.  The Grindle well has been put on filters and quarterly monitoring.  Also the Packwood residence, which is 400 yards down grade from Grindle's has been put on QM.  As of 4/20/99 the Packwood's have not experienced any odor from their water.  The Packwood and Grindle wells are both high yield and never go dry.  Neighboring wells on either side of Grindle frequently dry up in the summer time.
B-659-1998*On 10/7/98, 1557 hours Scott Brown of Webber Oil reported that they had responded to an AST line leak at 57 Elm Street in Bangor.  He gave me the owner's name and phone number and I arranged to check it out at 1700 hours.  The area where the spill had allegedly taken place was black, silty soil.  I saw no evidence of product even though the estimated volume of the spill was 150 gallons.  This seemed to be based on a 182 gallon delivery last March.  The owner (Nathan Orr) didn't foresee any problem.  I gave him my card in the event that it became apparrent that there had been a spill.
B-560-2000*On 10/12/00, 0727 hours Julie White of Georgia Pacific reported a 30 gallon hydraulic oil release from a line that went to the saw in their OSB plant.  The spill was sorbed with hog fuel and burned in their biomass boiler.
I-161-2000*While making a delivery, Tank overflowed 20 gallons of heating oil.

Spill was cleaned up by the oil company to the homeowners satisfaction

Response case closed
P-816-2001*On October 10, 2001 Steven Garland (while confirming on another site) informed me he had a customer in need of some assistance.  The owner P. Dow was completing renovations on his newly purchased home and upgrading his heating system, and discovered the AST in the crawlspace had leaked.  Garland pumped off the remaining fuel and helped remove the tank, the soil was slightly stained and some odors of fuel were detected in two locations.  The first was the original location of the tank in the far right corner, and secondly the sand area beneath the opening of the crawlspace.

Assessing the amount of staining visible I decided to hand excavate the soils and removed them for disposal.  Greg O'Brien and I returned on Monday October 15, 2001 to complete the tasks. We removed .27 tons of soil and about six concrete blocks from the crawlspace, with mild to moderate fuel odors.  Mr. Dow has replaced the oil supply system with propane.

No further DEP actions are planned at this time.  The home and neighbors are on public water and sewer and the extent of contamination was limited to the small shallow areas beneath the house.
A-435-1998*Received a call from the Livermore  Falls fire department that there had been a truck accident on Rt. 133. I responded to the spill. When I arrived, I found a self-loading logging truck had developed a leak in and had spread diesel fuel along the road. Apparently the u-joint had broke and the drive shaft had punctured a saddle tank. Frank E. Peasle and Sons of Jefferson own the truck. A mechanic arrived from the company a few minutes after I did.

 Cleanup was limited to sweeping up the sand that the fire department had ordered spread to control the oil. The only area I swept up was the sand next to the truck. When the truck stopped the tank kept leaking for a few minutes until they found a plug to stop the leak. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-182-1996*The Dead River Oil dispatcher called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Walter Beatham on Watson Ave.  It was stated that Mr. Beatham's AST was inadvertently overfilled spilling about 15 gallons.  The oil had sprayed out the tanks vent onto a paved surface where it was easily cleaned up.  No resources of the State are believed to be affected.
I-102-1997*Less than 1 qt of mineral oil was spilled, cleaned up and bagged.
P-284-1999*On 4/24/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Dept. reporting a truck accident in front of Dunkin Donuts on Main St. in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that crews from the South Portland Fire Dept. and Merrill's Marine Terminal (truck owner) had contained the spill with sand and sorbent pads.  Clean Habors had been contracted with to clean up the spill and were enroute.  After ensuring that area catch basins had not been significantly impacted, I left the scene.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
A-282-2001*   DEP received a report that oil was being pumped from a cellar sump-pump at an abandonned residence.  It transpired that the property had been vacant for several years.  Oil spilled at the tank collected in a cellar sump and was discharged via a pipe to the front lawn; soil was excavated here for landspreading.  An oil sheen was visible on a small stream 250' downgradient, but no recovery was practical.
   The area is rural/residential and is served by individual wells.  Two wells (one serving the subject property, another at a neighbor located 400' away) are not likely to be affected by this spill.
B-342-2000*     On June 27, 2000 at 1430 we received a call from the Brewer Fire Dispatcher reporting a #2 fuel spill on South Main St. near the Orrington town line.  The oil was in three or four streaks running up a hill just past the railroad tracks.  The fire dept. had already notified public works who sent over a truckload of sand to spread on the oil.  I checked the site and found the situation as described and under control.  No oil reached any drain.
P-162-2000*   In the early afternoon of Thus. 3/23/00 DEP was contacted by the Sagadahoc Sheriff's Dept. regarding the mystery discharge of red, soluble liquid into Robinhood Cove from a brook.  The FD Chief Fulton reported that as a fresh-water brook entered the saline Robinhood Cove, the water turned from clear to a bright purple-red color.  The source was unknown, though may have been coming from a house.  The incident reportedly ceased about 1210 hrs.  The area is rural residential.
    We never were able to identify the material causing the reaction though we discussed Fe bacteria reaction, Propylene Glycol, a pool chemical, or Potassium Permangenate.  As of 5/18/00 the incident has not reoccured.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-299-1999*On May 14, 1999 I received a call from an oil service tech., reporting a spill at the Carriage House Resort in Wells.  The 275 gallon tank in the basement of the office/home of the owners had suffered a corrosion hole spilling approximately 100 gallon of #2 oil to the floor of the basement.  When I arrived on site I learned that Clean Harbors had been called to bring in a vac truck.  We cleaned all the free oil from the basement that evening and removed oil stained carpeting and other debris.  The following Tuesday I hired Serv-Pro to clean and ozonate the basement.  No further action anticipated at this time.
B-143-2000*B-143-2000
03/11/2000 02:45

     The Orono Public Safety dispatcher called to report an on-going fuel tank leak at the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity house at the University of Maine on College Avenue.  It was stated that fraternity residents while celebrating in the basement of the residence knocked over some planking breaking off the nipple to the tank. Thanks to quick resourceful action on the part of the party goers the leak was stopped with a piece of rubber material.  It was observed that only about ten gallons leaked onto the basement floor.  The oil was then sorbed up with a few sorbent pads.  No floor drains were involved.

A-425-2000*Received a call from Gary Glidden of Dead River reporting a spill.  He reported that they overfilled a tank at the residence of Phillip Koskela of Southport.  The spill was to a cement basement and they cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry and cleaned the outside of the tank.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-365-2000*Lightning strike causing transformer to leak oil from bushing into sump below pad, small amount spilled onto the grass while changing out transformer. CMP arranged for contractor to fill in with loam, seed and hay.  No site visit or  further action required by DEP.
P-77-1997*On 2/4/97 I received a call from National Semiconductor reporting that a contractor had knocked over a 55 gallon drum of hydraulic oil spilling its contents.  The spill was contained on land and cleaned up with sorbents.  No further action required.



__________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-109-1999*     DEP received a report that a residential AST at this rental property had failed.  It was determined that a flared fitting had split, releasing an estimated 150 gallons of fuel.  Oil flowed down a foundation wall, across standing water in the cellar, and into a cellar floor drain.  The area is dense residential and is served by municipal water and sewerage (the municipal treatment works was notified of this release; it is believed that most of the oil spilled during this event made it's way to this POTW).
     The property owner (Fowley) declined to take an active role in remediating this situation.  A local contractor was hired to collect oil from the cellar and to re-route the furnace air intake in order to alleviate petroleum vapors in the living spaces.  DEP staff provided follow-up visits to collect residual oil.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-317-1998*   On 7/9/98 Mr. Levesque notified S.Eufemia of DEP, of a strange black substance being dewatered from a sump outside the foundation of his house.  I met Ms. Levesque onsite late that afternoon and checked their AST system and the outside well used for dewatering the foundation.  Groundwater was two to three ft. bg.  A sorbent pad put down the well came up with a black, asphalt-like stain but did not feel oily.  New foundation work had recently been done with new fill brought in.  The area is dense suburban residential, on city water and sewer.
   On 11/2/98, Ms. Levesque visited me at SMRO with a jar of light oil found inside her sump pump after it died and they disassembled it.  I identified it as pump oil supposed to be in the pump (no oil had actually leaked out of the pump).  On 11/3 I visited her home, found no black material in the sump but noted a black oily slick on the outside of the pump housing.  I could not tell if the slick was from oil that leaked out of the pump before it died.
   I advised Ms. Levesque to have their buried AST fuel line replaced by a protected one, and gave her a SVOA sample bottle on 11/3 to sample the black material in the water should it reappear.  DEP would cover lab analysis costs if oil was confirmed.  Any oil that could show up could have come from their own AST fuel line, a spill at a neighboring residence, bad fill when they had construction done, or asphaltic coating on the concrete foundation.  As of 6/99 no actual oil discharge has been confirmed.  Further DEP actions possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

report cc:  Levesque
B-506-1998*B-506-98
Cardville

Friday July 31, 1998				1300

I received a phone call from Phil Finley (827-4416), of Roy Brothers Heating Oil, in Old Town.  Technicians had recently done some work at the Hazel Madden residence in Cardville.  Her furnace malfunctioned in that it did not ignite.  Meanwhile the oil feed continued until a small amount of oil ran out of the furnace, which is located in the Madden living room.  I told Mr. Finley I would be heading to Cardville.

When I arrived I met Mrs. Madden and her son, from Florida.  He showed me the oil in the corner of the living room floor in an area next to the furnace.  The oil has apparently permeated the wood and may have gotten into the basement.  Upon checking the basement, there was very little oil spilled.  Roy Brothers agreed to clean up the mess, clean her rug, and replace some of the flooring.  In the mean time I looked at her supply AST and found that it may be leaking very slowly under the bottom centerline of the tank.  The saturated newspaper was removed from under the tank and a pan was placed under the tank to determine if it was leaking.  Roy Brothers said they would periodically check the tank.  They said they would replace it if necessary.
A-440-1998*Received a call from Jim Graves of Waterville Fire that an unknown truck had leaked a heavy oil on College Avenue in Waterville. They received a number of complaints about sliding through an intersection and went to investigate. According to the on scene people there was a swath of stained pavement along College Avenue of about 200'. The cars were tracking in through the intersection with Main Street. Jim reported that in their opinion it was not diesel fuel but probably transmission fluid. Jim called for Waterville Public Works to lay down some sand. No site visit is necessary and no further action is needed.
P-329-1994*Discharge was the result of a valve being left opened on .  Approximately 42 gallons of crude oil was discharge onto the deck of the vessel.  A sheen was observed around the vessel, most likely from sawdust being used to clean the deck blowing into the water.  For further details, see attached report.
P-281-1998*   On 6/29/98 I met onsite at MSAD 61's Lake Region High School with Maintenance Supervisor Andy Madura.  Earlier that day I was made aware of potentially low levels of gasoline contamination present in the High School's and the Middle School's drinking water wells, thru required quarterly testing and notification to the DEP's Rob Peale.  The two schools are on separate wells.
   Only the high school was near an obvious source of gasoline: a 10,000 gallon UST facility.  Overfills were obvious around the diesel UST (with product in the overfill bucket) and suspected around the gasoline UST.  GRO Lab analysis showed high diesel in the soil, though ND for: soil around the gaso. fill, groundwater from the gaso. tank monitoring well, and from the two drinking water wells.  As C N Brown was reported to be the sole delivery comp., Kevin Moore of CNB had a crew excavate 1 drum of diesel oiled soil on 7/15/98, for landspreading at their Bethel bulk plant.
   Date spill reported is based on date overfill was noted by DEP.  No record that the overfill(s) were reported to State by CNB or MSAD 61 have been found.  The facility is s/w CP steel tanks with s/w FRP piping.  Diesel was installed in 1989 by CTI Tod Lavallee; Gaso. UST in 1987 by CTI Mark Burns.  The tanks are mounded due to ledge and piping may not slope back properly to tank.  No check valves or crash valves were noted under the two dispensers.  Daily inventory recording also had potential problems.  At the time of install (prior to 1991) dble wall with leak detection was not required at this site.
   I recommend that the facility be upgraded to better protect the nearby public water well for the school.  School and oil delivery people should be reminded to report spills promptly and satisfactorily clean-up.  See attachements and reg. file for further info.  No further actions required by Resp. Services at this time.  No expense reimbursement sought at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, Resp. Services Div.
P-263-2000*Mr. Atkins called the DEP requesting his drinking water be tested for ethylene glycol.  He had recently been in the hospital diagnosed with ethylene glycol poisoning.

A sample was collected from the well (a driven point) at 888 Middlesex Rd., in Topsham.  The results were non-detect for etheylene glycol (EG).

The results were forwarded to Mr Atkins.  He suspected a leak from his truck, as the driveway is in close proximity to the well.

Without any further information or possible source determinations it is difficult to proceed.  At this point, Mr Atkins should supply the DEP with either a detailed complaint or copy of medical records to continue the investigation.  Without such evidence no further action is warranted at this time.
B-180-2000*Barbara Stockton is in a nursing home in Newport and her trailer hasn't been occupied in several years.  In March of this year, her outside storage tank fell over onto its side, spilling, I estimate, about 5 gallons of #1 fuel oil.  The real surprise here is that given the high cost of fuel during the last winter, that no one had stolen it before it could spill.

There's not much clean-up to be done, but I asked Mrs. Stockton's son to see that the fuel remaining in the tank was pumped out.
P-63-1990*
See spill report for Lisbon St. GETTY.
P-352-2000*We were contacted by North American to report that they had found free product in a monitoring well while doing an annual inspection of Noble Jr. High's underground tanks.  They found approximately 1 inch of red, free product in one of the monitoring wells.  After pumping the product out of the well, no more recharged into it.  Further investigation was unable to determine how the oil got there.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-90-1997*2/24/97 0820

Tom Tardiff (848-4263), of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, phoned to report a crankcase oil spill at the diesel shop at the Northern Maine Junction Yard in Hermon.  The leaks have orginated from leaky oil lines and gaskets on various diesel locomotives in the yard.  Apparently the spill occurred over time and was not noticed until the rain and warm weather melted the snow and some of the ice.

I arrived on scene about 0900 and spoke with Tom Tardiff.  He said that some of the yard crew would be cleaning up the crankcase oil using sorbent pads and maybe some speedi dri.  Due to wet conditions, rain and pooling water I recommended that they use mostly sorbent pads and do so soon.  Clean up was under way when I returned to the office.  The pads were disposed of by the railroad.
P-717-2000*A logging truck slid off the road, into the woods and over the top of a large rock.  Both saddle tanks were ripped off the truck and the oil pan was cracked open.  The local fire dept. put pads under the tanks.  When I arrived on site we raked up oil saturated vegetation.  Some diesel fuel leaked to the ground in the woods, recovery is not practical.  No further action recommended.
P-395-1996*On June 25, 1996 Todd Scheffer of MSG Consulting reported that contamination had been encountered during the removal of a 1000 gallon #2 fuel oil underground storage tank at the Shaw Butler residence in West Lebanon. The UST removal had taken place the previous day.  The contamination was limited to the area immediately around the tank and Mr. Scheffer removed all soil >50ppm (headspace method) and informed me that the native soil was a very tight clay and he was able to remove soils to below this level throughout the entire excavation.  The hole was closed on 6/24 due to fear of undermining the chimney.  The site is considered "stringent" on the Department's HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE.  A water sample was taken from the dug well less than 15 ft. from the excavation.  The sample results did not show any signs of contamination.  The tank was not registered, nor had a removal notice been filed with the Department. Mr. Scheffer agreed to register the tank and file an after the fact removal notice.  Those items were received by the Department's SMRO on 7/11/96.  I intended to meet Mr. Scheffer on site, but was unable due to another conflict.  I was convinced that Mr. Scheffer's results were adequate to require no further clean-up and provided a virgin soil letter so that the stockpiled soil could be disposed of.

No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-343-1995*Contaminated soil was discovered during a tank removal.  Contamination appeared to be from overfills and a broken fill pipe.  Contaminated soil was placed back in hole, because the area is considered baseline #1 with no free product observed.
A-640-2000* IP reported an overfill of fuel oil at the AST that is located at the water treatment building. The spill was contained to mill property and cleaned up. No further action will be required.
B-357-1999*Laura Hunt, Georgia Pacific Corp., called to report that they had suffered a spill of about 100 gallons of Thermal Press oil at their Chip N' Saw facility. A pump failed and this allowed oil in the line to run back to the pump building that is located within a concrete dike. They plan to recover, filter and reuse the oil. No oil escaped the dike area.
B-691-1997*12/1/97 1158

The state police dispatcher, identifying herself as Debbie Muse phoned to report what was described as a three vehicle accident in Corinna.  One of the automobiles involved was leaking gasoline and situated upside down, on its roof, in a stream, on the Exeter Road (Route 11 & 43).  The vehicle was belived to be in Alder Stream.  Bob Whittier and I were enroute to the accident scene when we were turned around by the State Trooper on scene.  Unit 515 indicated that the gasoline was gone due to the current in the stream, and that there was no need to come out to the accident scene.  We turned around and returned to the office.
P-818-1999*A large sheen was noticed in the Kennebunk River near Performance Marina.  After spending the night containing and cleaning up the diesel sheen, we were able to track down the vessel it discharged from.  We found an oil stain on the dock next to the Full Circle One's bilge discharge hole (see attached photos), the Harbormaster's boat.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-52-1997*Please see attached.
A-155-1999*No site visit made.  This spill happened when a line broke on the loader.  This happened in the woodyard and was contained in sawdust.  No further action is anticipated.
A-46-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a minor gasoline spill had occurred at this facility.  According to fire officials on-scene the spill was confined to pavement and was recovered using sorbents.
B-11-1999*
B-011-99

On 1/9/99, 0320 hours the Irving Oil dispatcher reported a twenty-gallon heating oil spill at PERC in Orrington.  The dispatcher indicated that the release came from the vapor return line on the tank truck.  Irving personnel said that the release was caused by valve failure.  They recovered most of the product with pads and speedy dry.
A-244-1997*The SAD removed a tank at the Bloomfield School.  A small amount of contaminated soil which had resulted from overfills was found.  The headspace reading was less than 500.  It was used as fill under a paved parking area.
A-673-1999*Received this spill from unit leader Mary James.  She had given a wavier for a tank removal at an old farmhouse in Readfield that was being converted into a country inn.  One underground tank had been found.  An engineer, Doug Reily of Darco Engineering was arranging for the removal of the tank and coordinating any cleanup.  Some removal of contaminated soil was necessary at this tank removal and approximately 44 tons of soil was sent to Commercial Paving for disposal.  Further excavation at the site found a second tank.  This tank was also removed, but no cleanup was needed.  No further work is necessary at this site.

I spoke with the engineer, Douglas Riley on 9/7/2000 and he stated that they had not sampled the water well for petroleum at this time. The reconstruction of the inn has slowed and it has not opened for business as of yet.  He agreed that it needed to be sampled before guests were allowed into the building.  I asked for a copy of the first test he does on the well.
B-618-1999*B-618-99
Newport

Friday October 1, 1999				1220

I received notification from Charlie Erickson (945-4636), the Penobscot County Dispatcher that there had been an accident and subsequent diesel spill in the median strip south of the Newport Exit near the East Branch of the Sebasticook River.

When I arrived I found that members of the Newport Fire department had placed pads down near the accident and had partially plugged the hole in the saddle tank.  I placed a bucket under the slow leak while we awaited a wrecker to remove the truck.

The apparent cause was one of the rear wheels separated and came apart.  The rear brake drum had also fragmented.  The brake shoes were found some distance from the upright, car carrier truck.

In all about 5 gallons of diesel were recovered thanks to the quick actions taken by the Newport Fire Department.  About 4 gallons were in sorbent pads while another gallon was caught in a bucket.  The spill debris and oil was taken to the DEP's temporary storage in Bangor.
P-256-1997*   On 5/13/97 I met David Early onsite to evaluate several oil spills identified by Woodard & Curran env. consultants who assessed the property for American Farmland Trust.  At the Banter Barn confirmed a K1 AST related spill and a hyd. & motor oil spill within the barn that appeared to have soaked thru cracks in the concrete floor.  These spills potentially threatened the Banter House drilled well about 200' away.  At the Little River House/Barn we noted some diesel oil AST spillage that I felt did not threaten any nearby receptors.
   On 5/28/97 I observed the Banter Barn's concrete floor around the spills broken up, and about 0.5 tons removed.  Clay was encountered under the K1 AST; and refusal/boulders were encountered under the Hyd oil spill preventing removal of all the soil.  Considering the amount of spillage and minimal threat to the well I believe that further destruction to the building does not warrant further clean-up.
   Initial DRO analysis of the Banter House well sample taken by USM and thru Microbac labs. indicated 26 ppb out of a detection limit of 25 ppb and a notation of an atypical petro. chromatagram.  With resampling the well was found to be Non-Detect (ND), see attached 6/12/97 lab data of Microbac Labs.  The earlier result and that of Katahdin Labs is considered unreliable.  At this time no further DEP Resp. Div. actions are anticipated; and this site is considered clean to Dept. satisfaction.  I understand that the property has been transfered.  See the attachements for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-420-2000*Mr. Gill Merchant called from Bangor International Airport to report a two gallon spill of Jet-A onto the pavement. They fueled up a Lear jet at the general aviation ramp and after the plane sat for awhile about 2 gallons of fuel leaked out of the vents as the fuel expanded. This was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
A-114-1999* Diane Alexander reported that a leak/spill had occurred at the Fairfield Bulk Plant. This plant is located behind Truckers International. She told me that Clean Harbors was onsite doing the cleanup. The cause of the spill was not known at the time of the call. No other action will be required.
A-245-2001*     DEP received an after-hours report that 1000 gallons of lubricating oil was spilled at this facility.  Most was collected from a sump; an estimated 300 gallons made it to the process sewer and was largely collected using pumps and sorbents (see Mead report).
P-368-1997*   This report covers clean-up of JP-5 fuel recently discovered around the old, former Fuel Farm loading rack.  The 100 and 200 Series UST's were removed from 1992 thru 1995 and I understand that the spillage at this area was recently discovered when oil began seeping up thru the pavement, though oil spillage nearby was known as early as 1992.  Free product was also noted with the 200 series removals.
  On 7/2/97, I met Mike Battle of EA Engineering working for the Navy, and Lisa Joy of BNAS Env. Div. and inspected the ongoing contaminated soil excavation.  Free oil was noted in one area of the long excavation.  Gw was very high and hampered excavation.  It appeared that the oil spill had followed a buried drain system and was confined to soils around this drain piping.
   Commercial Recycling (CRS) documented 445.04 tons of soil received under a virgin letter, with clean-up following the 1992 clean-up agreement with the DEP, though treated as an Intermediate rather than original Stringent Goal.  Old asphalt paving was also recycled at CRS.  No soil is understood to have been landfarmed.  Remaining contam. will also be treated in-situ.
   Richard Heath and Claudia Sait were the primary DEP reps. for the work.  James Caruthers was the main US Navy rep. for the project.  See the assessment of EA Engineering, DEP Tech. Services records, attached documents, and earlier spill reports for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM













B-644-2001*Scott Olson, forester for International Paper, called to report that a logging truck had rolled over on a woods road in Willamantic. It ended upside down in the ditch and he estimated that about 10 gallons of diesel was spilled on the gravel road and another 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the ditch. He attempted to collect the hydraulic oil with sorbent pads, using an estimated 30 pads. The ditch is dry and the nearest water is some 400 yards away. After sorbing up the oil that he could, he left a few pads in the ditch in front of a dam of wood debris in case any more is freed by future rain. I told him that he could leave the diesel that had soaked into the roadway.
   The used pads will be returned to the I-P wood yard in Dover-Foxcroft and then through the local trash to the incinerator in Orrington.
   On the next day I visited the site and found that Mr. Olson had accurately described it. While he described the nearest water as being 400 yards away, there was almost no chance of any oil reaching the lake as the ditch emptied onto a logged hillside. This hillside had a great deal of duff and debris to catch any wayward oil.
A-214-2001*Mr. Shaw contacted DEP to report his outdoor AST located adjacent to his finished garage had leaked and was empty.  The Shaw summer home in Rangeley is approx 100 feet from Rangeley lake.  The tank was buried in snow and ice.  The brass nipple connecting the filter and tank failed causing the leak.  The oil drained to the soil, down to a perimeter drain, into an intermittant stream, and into the lake.  I contracted a backhoe/loader to remove snow and construct a sump area beneath the outfall of the perimeter drain.  Using sorbent boom and pads, some oil was recovered over the next month.  As the ice went out 1st week of May, some additional oil was able to be recovered with sorbents from the lake.  On 5/8/01 the area had dried out, and we were able to excavate contaminated soil.  The Shaws drilled well is at risk, being approx. 75' from point of discharge.  Case referred to Tech Services for monitoring.   No further response action required.
B-597-2000*On 11/04/00, 1220 hours Diane Cormier reported a 2-gallon heating oil release at her place of business.  She said that the furnace had been serviced the previous night and that the fitting to the filter was leaking oil.  The service technician had been contacted and had returned to fix the leak and clean up the spill.  Diane indicated that there was still an odor but that she could ventilate the basement I asked her to contact me if she felt that more needed to be done.  Since the spill landed on cement and was dealt with immediately, they may already have a good clean up.
P-583-1996*On September 14, 1996 I responded to a call of a tank tipped over at a residense in Bowdoinham.  On site the Fire Department and I righted the oil tank and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  Some oil had already gone offsite to a nearby drainage stream.  Due to the heavy rain we were experiencing the oil did not sink into the ground much, however we dug up a small amount of soil from the immediate vicinity of the tank.  The owner of the rental property secured the tank that evening and later put the tank on a cement slab.  The soil was spread thinly around the Verrills burning pit.  I checked the soil a couple of weeks later and smelled no oil in it.  No further action.
P-28-1990*Report update of 1/10/03

Investigation of out-of-service product piping.  See separate narrative of 2/21/90, and report P-441-90 for further information.

Facility abandoned in Dec. 2002.
A-487-1997*This was a complaint about three USTs abandoned in a gravel pit.  The tanks appear to have been abandoned a number of years ago.  I don't believe they currently contain any product.

No further responce services action is anticipated.
B-52-2000*B-052-2000
01/31/13:00

     While responding to an oil spill incident in Alton; (see B-051-00) I stumbled across a DOT sand truck driver in the middle of Route 16 just south of I-95 applying sorbent pads on the pavement in front of his vehicle.  It was discovered that the sanding apparatus on the truck had failed spilling approximately 5 gallons of lube oil.  I subsequently assisted the driver in the clean up.  The pads were bagged in short order and disposed of by DEP. No resources of the State were effected.
P-102-1998*   3/5/98 S Brezinski of DEP was called by Mr. Tom Leighton regarding the Feb., 1998 removal of a heating oil UST from 392 Main St., Saco.  I noted no reg. or removal records.  It later was found the the property owner, Mr. Booth, had removed the 2000 gal. UST without benefit of Dept. notice.  The UST was removed as part of the sale of the old house for the planned construction of an Alzheimers treatment center.
   The new buyers had borings put in, and later excavated 40 yards of contaminated soils on 3/27/98.   Contamination levels (60 - 70 ppm bag headspace) were generally below the action level for an Intermediate site, though removal was driven by the new developers.  Jaworski Geotech oversaw the clean-up.  See their report for further details.  During my 3/27 visit I noted no free product or saturated soils within the excavation.  Contam. was likely from overfills.
   In their assessment. Jawarski Geotech. reported the stockpiled soil went to Com. Recycling in Scarborough, after lab analysis.  At this time, I understand that no GW Fund application has been filed.
   Booth has filed an after-removal removal notice and registered the UST.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at this time and no sensitive receptors are believed threatened.  Oil contam. media may remain onsite, though likely at low levels, and should be managed properly if disturbed.  See DEP Reg. files for further data.

S Brezinski, DEP BRWM
I-92-1998*A line leak was found by the renter. The renter assessed the owner of the problem who was advised by her oil company to report the spill to DEP.

When I arrived on site the home had a strong odor and the cellar required extensive clean up.

Scott Norton ( representing the owner) met me on site and we discussed the cleanup needs. Mr. Norton signed the "Clean-up Options Agreement" taking option 1.

Delmont Woods & Sons were hired to conduct the clean-up.

Response case closed.
A-672-1999*Received a call from MDOT that they had suffered an oil spill at the Greene maintenance lot.  I went to the site.  Approximately 200 gallons of waste oil had been spilled.  The DOT crew did a nice job of containing the spill to a relatively small area.  A total of 200 gallons of waste oil had been spilled. While moving an inside waste oil tank, the tank fell spilling the entire contents of the tank.  I padded up a lot of the oil.  The rest was mixed with sand and excavated.  It was stored on site under plastic while a TCLP test was completed.  The contaminated soil tested non-hazardous and the soil was sent to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-620-1997*10/23/97 2012

The State Police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked me to make contact with a Mike Azevedo (945-5627) of the Veazie Fire Department.  Mr. Azevedo had phoned to report a 12 gallon spill, from a vehicle.

I contacted the Veazie Fire Department and spoke with a Lieutenant Reed.  According to him there was about 7 gallons of gasoline spilled from the gas tank of a buick regal.  The automobile was driving when it struck an oil truck wheel chalk that was apparently left on the roadway near Lancaster's Market parking lot on Route 2 in Veazie.  He said that the gasoline was cleaned up using a few pads and a small amount of speedi dri.  The pads were removed and disposed of by the Veazie Fire Department.  The speedi dri was left in place.
P-464-1998*On October 3, 1998 I responded to a call of a car accident at mile 61 of the Maine Turnpike in Gray.  The car had gone up on a guardrail and punctured it's tank.  When I arrived on site the Gray Fire Department had already foamed to ensure safe removal by the tow truck.  The driver stated that there had been approximatley 1/4 tank and that the tank was 12-15 gallon capacity.  No product was recoverable.  No further action.
I-225-1998*On 12-15-98, Caribou fire reported a spill at the corner of Main and Collins Ave. in Caribou. It had occurred early that morning and was assumed a can of diesel had fallen off someone's truck. The fire Dept. had cleaned it up with sorbents. No more action needed.
A-384-1996*Called by Don Robbins of Hull & Associates that he was at a tank upgrade and there was some contamination. The site is the Cumberland Farms store on Mt. Vernon Avenue. The company was upgrading the piping, spill boxes and sumps. The site is considered to be a baseline 2 site according to the Decision Tree. The action level was set at 1000 ppm bag headspace using Bureau setpoints. Approximately 80 tons of soil were taken to Tilcon in Fairfield for processing into bituminous concrete. Some contamination over the action level was left behind. However, the amount is probably minor and excavation was stopped due to construction constraints. No further action is necessary. See the Appendix P site assessement for additional information.
A-468-2001*Homeowner noticed water quality change and had water tested. Found GRO to be 144ppb and MTBE 57ppb. I visited the site and found no evidence of a surface spill on his property. I also was unable to find any obvious nearby possible sources. Had GAC filters installed and had homeowner enrolled in the DEP's quarterly monitoring program. Case referred to tech. services. No further response action expected.
B-487-2000*     On September 7, 2000 at 1045 we received a call from Eben Waugh of Bartley & Cobb Energy in Greenville reporting a small kero spill at a camp in the Sandbar Tract on Moosehead Lake.  The owner noticed a drip from the tank and called their supplier after putting a bucket beneath the drip.  Cobb workers pumped out and removed the tank.
     I visited the site the next morning and found less than a wheelbarrow of slightly contaminated organic matter.  I doubt if more than five gallons of kerosene spilled.  There is no well around although the owner may drill a well in the next couple years.  Consequently, I suggested to him to shovel the quarter drum or so of debris and organic matter into a drum and spread it on an old woods road.  I found no contamination in the mineral soil.
A-126-1998*An overfill occurred at a residence due to the dispensing setup.  A shed which was over the tank was contaminated by the spray.  The shed, its insulation and the wooden floor was removed.  The tank was reinstalled on a concrete pad.
B-228-2000*Royce Ludden, 368-5042, son-in-law to Irene Oullette, 271 Oxbow Rd., Palmyra, called to say that on the evening before, 4/25/00, she had driven her car through the back wall of the shed. This accident had caused the fuel line from a 275 AST to part from the filter and leak. She called him immediately after the accident and he rushed over and shut off the tank. After examining the circumstances we agreed that about 5 gallons of kerosene might have spilled onto the cracked concrete floor. It is about 30 feet to the drilled well in the front yard, but after examining all the available information I believed that it would not be necessary to remove the floor and excavate. The reasons being that the soil type is well drained loamy clay that is very oil absorptive and recent excavations for rock removal in the fields adjacent to the home showed the soil to be deeper than 15 feet. Additionally the farmer knows of no ledge or bedrock in the area. The last fact is that the shed roof will prevent any rainfall from helping spread what oil might have made its way under the floor. I'm confident that the well will not be impacted.
P-796-1999*CN Brown overfilled the 275 gallon tank in the dirt floor cellar of Richard Varney at 198 Coldwater Brook Road.  CN Brown cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and by removing the impacted dirt in the cellar.  I visited the spill the next day, the clean up appeared complete, however due to the close proximity of the point well on the property I requested the CN Brown pay to have the well tested and monitored for 6 months.  The initial laboratory results for the well were non-detect for oil.  If the well remains clean no further action will be needed.
A-202-2001*This site involved an outside AST damaged by ice. The well is still below detection limits. This site was neglected due to it's low priority. The owner was out of state and did not expect to return this year. The building is unoccupied. Soil removal at this point would be futile. Very sandy area and it has been several months since loss of oil. No vapor issues are expected. Quarterly monitoring will be performed for one year and then site will be considered for closure.
B-672-2000*B-672-00
Ellsworth
Friday December 15, 2000				1701

I received a phone call from my son about an oil spill during delivery at our house while I was en route to Ellsworth.  I phoned Dead River and said I would be there shortly.  I asked if they had reported the spill.  They did, and shortly I got another call via the state police dispatcher.

Prior to this I have had good luck and have not had a spill at my home for about 3 years. .  I do not have a scully screw on fitting, so the tank is never over pressurized.  About 9 months ago they spilled oil.  I was home during one of the spills.  Each time it appears to be a splash back.  Here is what happens.  In order to deliver oil quickly a  tapered rubber seal (akin to a rubber stopper) is fitted around the delivery pipe so that it forms a tight seal with the fill pipe.  Now the driver can let 'er rip and deliver oil quickly.  One time I even got a note that the vent was clogged.

I contacted Dead River and asked one of their technicians to check out my vent saying I would pay for anything necessary if there is anything wrong with it.  I was told that the vent was fine.  On the next delivery there was no spill.  I spoke with Mike Robitaille, Dead River's field Service Manager.  I invited him to look at the tank set up fill, pipe, vent line and basement tank.  He said everything appears to be up to code including the UL bottom feed tank.

He said the vent met code and that when It was installed trucks did not pump at the volume they are capable of now.  I told him of not having any spills until recently and 3 out of the last 4 were minor splash backs from the fill pipe.  He said that the driver needs to slow up a bit.  He needs to fill the tank, shut off the oil, then wait a few seconds and slowly release the plug or better yet pump slowly enough so that they do not need to use the plug.  The small splash to the house and asphalt was cleaned up with a sorbent pad, detergent soap and kitty litter.
B-342-1998*B -342-98 MacAllistair Res. - Pembroke


   Mr. Robert MacAllistair called to report that his vehicle's gas tank had leaked an estimated gallon of gasoline near his well and he was concerned.  I learned that the actual spill site was about 15' downhill from the drilled well. He had dug up about 2 wheelbarrows full of very clayey soil and in doing so he did not strike ledge. He owned 40 acres of land and I suggested that he take the dirt as far as possible from other homes, water courses and exposed ledge and spread it thinly. He said he would. While he had already cleaned up the spill, he hoped that I would pay to have his water tested (no odor or taste problem yet). I explained that since he was the responsible party he would be liable for the test expenses. I offered to assist him with whatever knowledge and expertise I had available if the well became impacted.
   I have not heard from him again and expect no further action.
I-104-1996*On 9-13-96, this office was notified of dumping of a drum of Kerosine at the Lazy Acres Trailer Park in CAribou. The caller was an annonymous tennant of the park who observed one of the employees there dumping the oil onto one of the park roads. I investigate that day and when I arrived, found the employee trying to cover the oil over with sand. I instucted him to stop. Upon speaking to William Jones, the park owner, I was informed the the employee did this without his knowledge. The employee told me later he was only doing what he was told to do by the owner. Because this office has been to this park several times in the past on similar complaints, I give the employee more credibility. I instructed them to dig all contaminated soil off the road and take it to Tri Community Landfill for disposal. This was done that day.
B-407-1997*7/29/97 1150

Mr. Mark Ouellette (989-2770) of Dead River phoned to report a small spill from the basement tank at Holden Cabinet and Furniture in Holden.  The leak was near the gauge on the tank.  The oil was on a concrete floor and not near a floor drain.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River oil burner technicians.  They used a few pads and a small amount of speedi dri.  This release of product occurred sometime after the tank was filled.  The defective gauge was replaced.
P-826-1999*A drum of waste oil being stored at the end of the dock was backed into resulting in the drum being damaged and pushed into the water.  Fleet Environmental Services responded to the incident and removed the drum from the water.  In addition, they collected the released waste oil by first booming the area and then collecting the oil with sorbent pads.  The area was checked on the following day, and no oil was observed.

No further action required.
I-3-1996*Train derailment due to poor weather. Two locomotives lost deisel fuel from tanks. Some fertilizer(ammonium sulfate) lost to soil.

Spill occured on the banks of the St. John River, product was realsed to the river although it was minor due to the ice and high water conditions. The Canadians were notified.

Most of the fuel lost was tied up in a gravel bar just a few feet from the river. The saturated gravel and the spilled fertilizer were removed by Pelletier & Sons after the derailment was cleared.

Case Closed.
A-696-1998* An anonymous caller reported that there was a large amount of waste oil spilled at Roy's Disposal. This is the fourth time, this year, that an employee from this Bureau has visited Roy's Disposal.
 I found oil stained soil in three locations. In addition, the waste oil stored in the garage was very sloppy. I requested that Mr. Roy clean up this contaminated soil and gave him until 1-1-99 to comply.
 I visited Roy's Disposal on 4-23-99, on yet another complaint, and found that some of the oil stains had been cleaned up. The drum location was a lot neater, however, there was still some oil located  under an excavator.  Mr Roy explained how he was going to take care of this problem.
P-744-2000*On November 1, 000 Tim Huetz of Huetz Oil reported that a discharge had occurred from a leaking oil tank under the porch @ 10 Leeds St. in Lewiston.  The tank had been emptied and a now one installed in the basement.  I visited the site and determined that the tank is an underground storage tank.  I informed Mr. Toussaint (property owner) that it could be abandoned in place due to its inaccessibility.  Mr. Toussaint would remove the contaminated soil and contact me when he was ready to dispose for it.

It was later confirmed to me that a small amount of soil was removed from the site and disposed of as solid waste..

_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-610-1999*On August 26, 1999 Sid Hazelton from Auburn Public Works called to report a leaking drum in some trees in Auburn.  I responded on August 27, 1999.  On site I found a 55 gallon drum that was caught in between three trees about five feet off the ground.  It appeared that the drum had been slowly leaking from corrosion for some time as the trees were oil stained.  Very little oil appears to have made it to the ground.

The trees had grown around the drum making it impractical to remove the drum.  I checked the product level in the drum and found about 6 inches of oil and water.  I popped a hole in the bottom of the drum and drained the contents to a container.  The waste oil will be decanted and recycled.

A gentleman who lived in the abutting apartment house told me that the drum had been deposited in the trees during a flood in 1987 and that the drum had come from the auto repair garage next door.  The auto repair was no longer in business.   No further action.
P-613-1990*
	Late report of approx. 20-gal. of hazardous chemical Diethanolamine discharge to Crowley Road after drum fell over within Pottle's Transport delivery truck.  See separate narrative for further details.
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A-461-1998*No site visit made.  This spill wasn't noticed until the day after it started.  See attached MEAD report for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-439-1998*    Following the unexpected loss of fuel oil, Burnham Heating determined that this basement AST facility was suffering from a line leak and notified DEP on 9/24/98.  The house is located in a urban residential neighborhood of Portland up from Park St., west of Forest Ave.
   It was estimated that about 80 gals had been lost over the previous weekend considering the amount likely used.  I met the homeowner, Ms. Sawyer onsite on 9/24/98, evaluated the discharge, and explained likely actions.  As there was no oil odor in the house or wells threatened she chose the option of no action at this time.  As of 12/30/98 I have not heard anything more regarding this discharge or related problems.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-234-2000*B-234-2000
04/29/2000 06:18


     Bob Oleski of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of Jet A fuel from an aircraft on the general aviation ramp.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked from the aircraft's vent onto the pavement.  No drains were reportedly involved.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.

P-586-1999*Discharge was the result of a leaking supply line for a heating system.  The line was located under the floor, and the discharge wasn't discovered until the oil came up through cracks in the floor.  The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of by the oil company.  I responded to the incident and observed no immediate issues.  I did inform the home owner to contact me, if there were any issues later.  No further response action anticipated.
A-368-1999*An anonymous call was received about a sizable oil stain on the shoulder of School House Hill Road. The caller felt a white tractor trailer belonging to a nearby property owner was the source of the stain.

I visited the site on 6/29/99 and observed the reported oil spill. I spoke with the son of the homeowner, Robert and Connie Maheux, and obtained their address and phone number (P.O. Box 126, Turner, ME 04282, 225-3404). Mrs. Maheux works for Century 21 (782-2121). Mr. Maheux is a trucker (cell phone 732/616-1856) who worked for Franks & Son at the time of the spill.

The spill occurred when Mr. Maheux filled the saddle tanks on the truck and then parked on the side of the road in front of their home. The truck was parked at such an angle that diesel fuel flowed out of the saddle tanks. This happened on two separate occasions.

The Maheux's well is a driven sand point in their basement, and is about 75 feet from the site of the spill. They cannot drink the water from the well due to bacterial contamination, but use it for washing dishes, bathing, and laundry. They hope to drill a new well when they have the money.

I explained to Mr. and Mrs. Maheux that oil spills must be reported to DEP and cleaned up as soon as possible. I had the contaminated soil removed on July 21, and sampled their well. Results were <50 ppb for DRO. I have added the Maheux's to our quarterly monitoring list.

This case will be referred to Tech Services because it is a stringent site, but I do not feel any further action is necessary.
P-637-2000*While attempting to deliver box trailer to Skaberd Street the truck dislodged the fuel line.  Draining the diesel tanks as it drove along the roadway, Skaberd, Highland to Blackpoint before becoming aware of situation.  Scarborough public works quickly applied sand to the roadway and later removed with street sweeper and delivered the sand diesel mixture to CRS for disposal.  Some additional loam from the yard of Jennifer Randall at 3 Skaberd rd was dug up as well the location of the fuel line damage.  SPW completed the excavation and maintenance here.  The fuel was only observed on the asphalt, no further action at this time is planned.
B-456-2000*B-456-2000
08/22/2000 09:30

     Fred Elwell, owner of the former Brownville Elementary School on School Street, called to request a waiver to abandon a 2000 gallon fuel oil tank that used to serve the building. The waiver was granted about two years previous however the work was not completed until now.  The tank was finally abandoned in place by AE Robinson personnel.  A site visit verified it's completion.

P-226-1993*
10 to 20-gal. @ surface spill @ pump island due to dispenser & customer error.  See attached narrative for further details.
A-670-1999*This transformer fell onto a gravel drive.  I stopped in while the CMP crew was still on site.  They were working to remove all contamination.  The area had little soil on bedrock and is served by private wells.  I was satisfied that the cleanup was completed.  See the attached CMP report for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-412-1996*On July 7, 1996, Mr. William Joy reported to Marine Patrol Officer John Cornish that his fishing boat had partially sunken at high tide and approximately 10 gallons of gasoline had been discharged.  He had re-floated and secured his boat, and a sheen was present around it due to the gasoline discharge.  Officer Cornish relayed the information to me and I informed him that there would be no clean-up necessary and he could inform Mr. Joy of that.

No site visit was made and no further action is necessary in this matter.




________________________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-409-2000*See attached report.
B-173-2001*     On April 6, 2001 at 1500 we received a call from Roland Foss of Webber Oil reporting an oil spill at lot 16 at the Rainbow Trailer Park on Ohio St. I arrived on site and met Lester Lord, the park manager, tennant Charles Williams and a Webber Oil crew.  The tank and trailer are owned by the park.  The heavy snow broke off the feedline near the filter and the tank lost about fifty gallons of kerosene.  We recovered about twenty-five gallons with sorbents but the rest penetrated the ground.  There are no wells in the area and there wasn't any smell in the trailer.
A-150-2001*Ice from the roof broke the firematic valve and allowed approximately 175 gallons of oil to be lost. The oil traveled under the snow towards the woods and away from the house and well. Contaminated soil was removed to bedrock. The home is built on a slab so there is no vapor threat. No further response action is expected.
A-140-1999*This overfill was quickly cleaned from the snow around the spill bucket.  I visited the site a few days later and again after the snow and ice had melted to confirm that the cleanup was complete.  There did not appear to be any impact to soil.  This site has two monitoring wells to check for evidence of a leak.  These were both covered with ice and their location unknown at the time of the spill, but the operator, Peter Christensen, is now checking them weekly.  Although the UST had recently had overfill protection added it did not work as it has been designed for delivery from a tanker drop and not the delivery by a peddle truck.  (The only local option)  Tony Couture the installer was asked to look into other possibilities for overfill protection.

No further action is anticipated.
B-598-2000*On 11/05/00, 1151 hours Thomas Dryer, reported that there were several oil spots on the road that were about a foot in diameter and about twenty feet apart.  He had not observed the source and he did not think the spill would cause a problem, and from the description it did not seem to be an event of environmental concern.  He mentioned other issues that had to do with a tank pull at Troy General Store.  He voiced concern about the location of the contaminated soil remediation site.  This had taken place years ago so I did not offer to look into it  Regarding the oil spots on the road, he just wanted to be on record as having reported it.
B-244-1998*On 3/26/98, 1804 hours the Old Town Fire Department responded to a diesel spill from a tractor trailer rig.  The release occurred in the YMCA parking lot, which is in the Old Town Plaza area.  The responders estimated the volume of the release at one to two gallons, which they sorbed with a dozen or so padds.  They thought that the fuel tank was cracked.  The release stopped when the motor was running, so they allowed the driver to continue his journey to Millinocket, where the owner planned to have the tank repaired.
P-431-1997*
SUMMARY
  	On 8/11/97 I was contacted by Ted Scharf, of DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit, regarding a recent site visit to this AST facility be his unit.  Scharf reported fresh oil spillage at the site and was aware of my P-416-96 report and involvement in the site, and Scharf had advised the site owner, Mr. Howard Kirkpatrick Sr., to contact me regarding a clean-up.  These oil discharges had not been reported to the Maine state DEP (nor NRC?) as required.
	This facility is a commercial & retail oil bulk-plant consisting of vertical and horizontal AST's within concrete berms, with buried piping.  Besides supplying fuel oil to delivery trucks, it also supplies gasoline to the dock and to a street-side dispenser.  The facility is located only feet from the Kennebec River, in a largely commercial area of Bath.  Buried piping to the loading rack was bare steel and was replaced by aboveground piping to a new loading rack closer to the tanks.  A buried steel line to the dock was not removed yet at the time of my Thursday, 10/23 visit.  A long product line to the street dispenser was claimed to be FRP, with only a flex connector visible above ground.  I understand that Portland Pump Co. installed the new loading rack.  Ted Scharf would be handling the issue of the non-compliant steel piping going into the ground.

   	On 8/19/97, I met Howard Sr. and went over clean-up requirements.  On 10/23/97, I inspected the excavated oil-contaminated area and issued a virgin letter for soil disposal to CRS in Scarborough.  No further actions anticipated at this time.  See the attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski,
DEP BRWM
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B-442-1999*AFTER R&M TOWING WENT UNDER AND ALL THEIR ASSETS WERE AUCTIONED OFF AND REMOVED FROM 955 UNION ST., THE LANDLORD, BENJI GRANT, NOTICED A SIZEABLE OIL STAIN ON THE GROUND.  HE CALLED HERE TO REPORT IT, BUT WHAT WITH MY BUSY VACATION SCHEDULE AND THE CONTRACTOR'S SCHEDULE, THE SPILL STILL WAS NOT EXCAVATED AS OF JANUARY 12, 2000.

ON THAT DAY,  DALE CHAPMAN OF C&C CONTRACTORS CALLED TO INQUIRE WHAT HE COULD DO WITH THE SOIL WHEN HE DUG IT UP.  I FAXED HIM THE ATTACHED " VIRGIN LETTER", AND HE SAID HE EXPECTED TO GET TO IT SOON AS HE GOT HIS EXCAVATOR BACK FROM BUCKSPORT.

RIGHT AFTER THAT, BANGOR GOT THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON, 18", SO AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE DIGGING NEVER GOT DONE AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT 'TIL SPRING OF 2000.
P-216-2000*Complaintent reported that he had noticed an area of an obvious oil discharge while doing landscaping at the Coastal Cancer Treatment Center.  He questioned the facility manager who did not have knowledge of the discharge and indicated that Webber Oil delivered fuel oil to the facility.  I visited the site on 4/21 and observed that there had indeed been a rather large spill of fuel at the edge of the driveway and onto the lawn.  I contacted Mark McNeilly of Webber oil who had also been notified and had visited the site.  He agreed to have the site cleaned up and would contact the facility to make arrangements.

On 5/3 the site was cleaned up by Rocky Hill Landscaping.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


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Jon L Woodard OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-565-1997*On October 3, 1997 I was contacted by Glen Estabrook of Star Enterprises.  Glen had called to report a gasoline spill at the terminal.  A bad seal on a pump had caused approximately 15 gallons of gas to leak to the ground.  The South Portland Fire Dept. had been notified and Clean Harbors was enroute to clean up the spill.  Clean Harbors removed about 3 tons of soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving.  No further action anticipated at this time.
A-519-2000*Reported loss of 35-45 gallons of hydraulic oil to concrete floor. Spill cleaned up by IP staff. Internal IP spill report attached.
A-239-1998*Waterville Fire dispatcher Jim Graves called to report a traffic accident on I-95 northbound. He reported that three vehicles were involved in an accident with one of them breaking their gasoline tank. Approximately 12 gallons was spilled. Waterville Fire personnel cleaned up what they could. On scene commander did not request DEP assistance. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-569-1996*Sheen of diesel oil (1 pint) reported at the east end of the shipyard. No source, but appears to have drifted in from the river (off site of PNSY), will report back if more oil appears on the water.
B-499-2000*Walking his dog near the 5th hole of the Bangor Municipal Golf Course, Paul Weeks noticed a heavy odor of gasoline or diesel in the air.  I had no idea where the 5th hole is, of course, but theorized that the odor stemmed from tankers on I-95 or 395.

As far as I could ascertain, that theory was correct.  Adjacent to the golf course, the Interstate on-ramps are steep and curvy, and every one of them showed a stripe of product on the pavement.   Tankers loading at the terminals in downtown Bangor go right past the golfcourse to get back onto I-95.  Sometimes, on a loaded tanker, oil leaks out from a hatch with a bad gasket, and drains onto the road. On warm nights with the breeze in the right direction, heavy odor would be detected at the golf course;  I still don't know where the 5th hole is.
B-137-2000*On 3/8/00, 1032 hours this office received a FAX from the National Response Center stating that there had been a basement spill at a facility in Bass Harbor Woods, Bass Harbor, ME.  The spiller was reported as JN Mills Company, who are fuel venders in Southwest Harbor.  The spill was reported to have taken place on 3/6/00.  However, JN Mills had not made any oil deliveries in Bass Harbor on that day.  It eventually became revealed that the property was the summer residence of Beverly Spahr.  She had left Bass Harbor Woods in October without notifying JN Mills that she had turned off the heat.  Consequently, JN Mills had the dwelling on automatic delivery.  When they delivered on Nov 23 the whistle stopped after adding 41.2 gallons.  In December it took 12.3 and in January 1.3 gallons was the limit.  At no time did product come out of the vent according to Dale Mills, who owns JN Mills Company.  An explanation is that the product was cold and that as the weather warmed it expanded up into the fill and vent pipes and that the joints leaked.  The care taker noticed the incident because he smelled product in the basement.  The care- taker indicated that the problem was odor and that he was dealing with that by venting the space and applying speedy dry to the area of the cement floor that had been spilled on.  I would guess that the spill volume was less that half a gallon.  Supposedly if the joints were properly sealed they would not have leaked.
P-452-1997*DEP received a call of various paint cans falling into Portland Harbor from the deck of the M/V Joh Gorthon.  Divers were called to salvage the undamaged cans which were removed for disposal.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-190-2001*I responded to a call from Frederick Brothers reporting that snow had compacted around the filter and broke it off causing an entire tank of kerosene to spill.  On Friday March 16th the Scarborough Sewer District noticed oil at their plant.  They only noticed a trace and were not concerned.  On Monday they decided to try and track it down.  They tracked it to the Hillcrest Trailer Park but could not find a source in the Park.  Then the residents of 96 Herrli called Frederick Brothers reporting they had no heat.  Frederick Brothers came out and found that their oil tank was empty even though they had filled it up on March 1st.  Finally the Trailer Park Manager was informed of the leak and he called Scarborough Sewer and let them know.  When I arrived, Don Hirst of State Manufactured Homes, Inc., met me at 96 Herrli.  He showed me the tank that had leaked and we searched everywhere in the area of the tank and on the adjacent lots but we couldn't find any evidence of the 250 gallons of oil that was lost.  We concluded that the oil exited the tank directly over the sewer connection for the house.  We believe that the oil went into the ground there and traveled along the sewer line until it found a crack in the line and entered the sewer there.  Scarborough Sewer stated that they do not believe that they have received anywhere near 250 gallons at their plant, so we really don't know where it all went.  The Trailer Park is on public water and sewer and no one in the area has any vapors in their homes.  So I gave Don Hirst my card and told him to call me if they find any of the oil.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 20, 2001
B-452-2000*On 8/20/00, 0655 hours the SP passed on a call from the Alton Fire Chief regarding a diesel fuel release from a chip truck that had rolled onto its' side on Route 16 in Alton.  Upon arrival I observed that the crossover line had cracked and was leaking.  Alton fire fighters had deployed sorbent pads and product was coming out of the crack in the line.  Plug and dike stopped the leak and when the truck was put back on its' wheels and hauled away there was no evidence of fuel on the ground.  The oiled pads were taken to MDEP's waste stream.

B-282-1997*6/6/97 0812

I received a phone call from a Mr. Charles Hall of L&H Corporation.  The L&H Corporation is a commercial logging operation that is contracted by Bowater Great Northern Paper Company.

Mr. Hall phoned to report that the logging operation had experienced a 1.5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a tree delimber when a hydraulic hose burst sometime on Thursday May 29.  According to Mr. Hall the hydraulic oil went to a ditch of standing water.  The oil on the standing water was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The pads were disposed of at the Dolby Landfill.  I urged Mr. Hall to become more prompt in the reporting of oil spills, and gave him our 800 number.
A-293-1999* Unknown tenants left waste oil at the stone house. This house is located on the  Vigue Rd.  I collected  about 15 gallons and brought it back to the warehouse. Environmental Projects was hired to remove this drum and a few others from our warehouse.
P-347-1997*While working on an aeration pump that contained a special #22 oil, the electrican inadvertently spilled its contents on the ground next to a pond.  An attempt was made to collect the oil with sorbent pads, but the product layer was to thin.  It appeared most appropriate to use the aeration system to assist in the volitilation of the oil.

No further action required.
A-560-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that fuel (diesel) had been spilled during this vehicle accident.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  Rain had been falling for several hours and had carried most spilled oil to a nearby stream along with other spilled material (the subject truck was transporting milk products).  A small amount of oil was recovered, but most was carried to the Kennebec River.
     The area is rural; no residences were observed down-gradient of the accident.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-442-2000*B-442-2000
08/16/2000 12:55

     Roy Koster of Central Maine Power called to report a small spill of dielectric fluid on the Bangor Road in Hermon.  It was stated that less than one pint of "non PCB" fluid leaked from a failed seal on a transformer.  All of the oil was contained on the apparatus of the pole.  None of the oil reached the ground.  No further action was taken.
P-81-1999*14 Jan 1999, responded to facility location and observed a fuel oil discharge onto the basement floor and into a sump hole in the floor.  The leak occurred as the result of a broken supply filter attached to the tank.  No obvious mechanism that could have caused the filter to break off could be located.  It is suspected that one of the tenants was in the basement and purposely or haphazardly broke the component.

A concrete berm surrounds the AST and the oils migration was restricted.  The Brunswick FD responded to the site and deployed sorbent pads.  The Maine DEP picked up the oil soaked pads for proper disposal and replaced the fire departments inventory.  Dead River Co. also responded and repaired the AST.

No additional abatement action warranted.  DEP to seek reimbursement for sorbent pads from subject.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3Mar99)
A-121-1999*     While investigating a property (Hayes) in Chelsea, DEP staff of the SIR unit discovered low levels of MTBE at this residential well.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 4/6/99; there was no obvious spillage of gasoline.  The well is drilled; there are five other residences located within 1000'.  This case has been referred to Technical Services for possible attention.
A-67-1997*     Response Services received a received a request for assistance from Bob Kerr (DEP, Air) on this case (see Kerr report, attached).  Jon Andrews (Response) accompanied Bob and Roy Rike (DEP, Air) to the site on 2/26/97.  No evidence of a release was observed.
     I anticipate no further involvement by Response Services at this site.
B-224-1998*B-224-98
Hampden

Tuesday April 6, 1998				1500

Mr. Paul Gerald, the Cold Brook Energy terminal manager, phoned to ask me some questions about abandoning an underground tank that is part of their oil/water separator.  I explained that I knew about where the tank is located, but I would need to do a site visit before being able to grant an abandonment of an underground tank in place.

Later that afternoon I arrived on scene at Cold Brook Energy and spoke with Paul Gerald about the tank.  After looking at the site and the nearby containment dike, it appears that heavy equipment necessary for such a tank removal would have great difficulty getting into the removal area and more difficulty operating.  It was also noted that the tank is buried deep and is 6 feet to the top of the tank.

The 550-gallon residual collection tank, which is part of their oil water separator, was granted permission to be abandoned in place if the following conditions were met:

	The tank cleaned as best as it could be and pumped down to as 	
	near empty as possible.

	The tank should be filled with concrete slurry.
B-659-1999*B-659-99

On 10/15/99,1831 hours the Hermon Fire Department reported that they had responded to a small spill that had come from a private vehicle's gas tank.  Apparently a corrosion hole had developed in the top of the tank and they had filled it to the top at the Country Market.  The fire fighters used a few pads to recover what had landed on the pavement and they took some of the product out of the tank so that the owner of the vehicle could drive it to a place where it could be repaired.

B-472-2001*A customer self-serving his vehicle at the Brewer Irving over filled it by an estimated 5 gallons.  He claimed that the automatic shutoff failed.

Store personnel summoned the Brewer fire Dept., who put down speedy dry to recover the liquid.
A-232-2000*     DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled when a hose failed on heavy equipment at a remote gravel pit on State prison property.  The spill covered a large area; remediation was not feasible.
A-490-1999*A dry bulk tanker carrying lime rolled over. A large diesel and lime spill was reported. Contact was difficult because of the remote location. I drove up to the site and found that a small amount of antifreeze had been lost. The diesel tanks were still intact. One of the pockets was ruptured and a small amount of lime had spilled out. A crane and cleanup crew was scheduled for the next day.
P-813-1996*For details on discharge, see attached report.  No further action required.
P-494-1998*Heating oil spill at BNAS in Building #211.  Spill was mostly contained to building, however an unknown amount escaped through a storm drain which eventually lead to the Androscoggin and Brunswick treatment.  No oil found off base.  Spill cleaned up by BNAS personnel and Clean Harbors.  See attached BNAS report.  No further action.
A-346-2001*Received a call from Jerry Junkins of International Paper concerning a small leak at the mill.  An oiler at the B pulp mill decker drive filled a reservoir and the oil drained out.  The spill was to the floor and it was all collected.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-669-2000*5 October 2000 responded to spill location and assisted Kittery FD in cleaning up discharge from blown motor on delivery van.  Kittery to seek reimbursement from RP.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6Nov00.
P-587-1996*Sherry Marr reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had  occurred at her residence in December of 1995.  The discharge had occurred as the result of Davis Oil Co. (Eliot) overfilled the 275 gallon above ground oil storage tank in the Marr basement.  She further stated that Davis Oil had cleaned up some soil and sprayed deodorizer in her basement on several occasions, however the oil smell still returned periodically.

I visited the site and met with Richard Marr who showed me the tank in the basement which had clearly been overpressurized (bulged along a seam).  The oil had exited the tank through the vent pipe and impacted the soil under a closed porched.  Davis had removed some soil from the area, however Mr. Marr was unsure of the amount.  There was no oil smell in the basement at the time of my visit, nor any signs of oil in the sump or floor drain.  I informed Mr. Marr that I would be contacting Davis Oil about digging some test pits and sampling the area to assure that a proper clean-up was conducted.  I contacted Bruce Wallingford of Davis Oil regarding this matter and he informed me that approximately 1 cubic yard had been removed and disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corporation as "oily waste".  I informed him that the Department would be requiring some testing to be done to assure that the clean-up was appropriate.  I also informed him that as the spiller, Davis Oil Co. had a responsibility to report the discharge to the Department.

During the month of October the Marrs contacted the DEP regarding the soil testing.  I was unavailable at that time and Steve Eufemia visited the site and confirmed that no further cleanup would need to be done.  His observations are attached to this report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted in this matter at this time.



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Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-451-2000*On 8/19/00, 1600 hours the dispatcher for Abhesuoboda ( a construction company that works for the navy in Cutler) reported a three gallon diesel spill on the Ridge Road in Cutler.  The release came from a saddle tank that had been overfilled and the vehicle had been parked with the tank slanting towards the fill end.  The construction crew recovered the product in about 4/5th of a drum of gravel.  The soil went to the USN's waste stream.

P-582-1999*1 April 1999, responded to incident.  Heating contractor working for subject observed oil dripping from copper feed line near furnace.  No clean up warranted.  The feed line runs underground from the detached garage, where the supply tank is housed, to the furnace located at the front of the house.  The subject was worried about the integrity of the under ground feed line and her drinking-water well located between the garage and house.  I suggested that the feed line be brought up to code and agreed to test the well with the understanding that the subject would reimburse the state if no oil was detected in the well.  The subject agreed.

Test results show no impact to the well.  DEP to seek reimbursement from subject.
No further Response action anticipated.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 21Dec99.
B-9-2000*B-009-2000
01/06/2000

     Kim Kean of the Planning and Assessing Office in Bar Harbor called to report some possible DEP violations at the residence of Robert Lawford on the Russel Farm Road.  Some of the possible violations included wetland issues, tires, spilled oil and leaky drums.  Investigation of the area concerning  only response issues shown approximately 16 drums containing a combination of waste oil and gasoline.  Junk vehicles had been reportedly crushed recently.  A little insignificant spillage was evident.
     A later investigation when Mr. Lawford was home revealed that the crushing company came and took possession of the drums.  Overall it was a clean crushing site as far as vehicle fluids were concerned.  Mr. Lawford stated that he had no future plans for crushing more cars.  It may be noted that Land & Water Bureau personnel are investigating the wetland issues.
A-484-1998*C.N. Brown overfilled the second tank at Mr. Gibb's residence. The oil spilled out of the vent. No action taken.
I-209-1998*On 10-22-98, Viola Hersey called this office to report that during the ice storm of January 1998, there had been a loss of fuel oil at the trailer her son was living in. The ice had broken a fitting on the tank and about 100 gallons was lost. They did not find out about it until recently and wanted to do something about it. I went to the property and probed the immediate area around the tank with a soil auger. There was an area about 35 feet in diameter that had been impacted. Dickinson London was hired to dig out all contaminated soil. About 40 yards was removed and landspread on the property of Guy Friel in Smyrna Mills. Since the property is being abandoned, the well will also be grouted in to avoid possible impact.
B-299-1999*
Tina Bodkin of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Company called to report that a piece of machinery involved in the construction of an interstate pipeline spilled an estimated 1/2 quarts of engine oil when an oil filter was knocked off by tree roots. The couple of shovels of contaminated dirt were stored in a barrel for later collection.
B-61-1996*Mr. Perkins called the 800 number at 10:45, which went to the Portland Office, and at 10:50 Victoria called me to notify me of the report.  I attempted to call Mr. Perkins to get details of the spill but was not able to make contact until about 14:30 at which time I went to the location I was given.  I found that engine #ST 71 had some type of engine trouble and leaked oil onto the track area.  While no one was present some sorbent pads had been put down and the oil was partially collected.  I attempted to speak with Mr. Perkins about this but was unable to reach him.  The following morning I returned to the site and found the engine gone and 2-3 gallons of oil still on the ground mostly between the rails.  It had turned cold over night and where there had been puddles the first day there was now ice.  I again called Mr. Perkins and, while unable to reach him, I did leave a message about the free product still at the site.

In the afternoon of 2/1/96 I revisited the site and saw that a bag or two of speedi dri had been dumped onto the oil between the rails.  On the next day I returned to the site and found that most of the speedi dri had been collected.  Overall I'd say that the clean up was slow and sloppy which I have come to expect when this railroad company has a spill.  Eventually it was cleaned up to my satisfaction.
B-149-2001*Annaleis Hafford called from the Georgia Pacific papermill in Old Town to report that they were suffering a leak of 11.8-11.5 pH black liquor. A feed pipe attached to a day tank had corroded through. They estimated that the leak was spilling at about 50 gallons/minute. This was inside the containment area and the spillage was being diverted to a spill pond at the wastewater treatment plant. Due to the location and volume of the leak they felt it was unsafe to attempt to patch it. I agreed.
   I spoke with James Sohns of the water quality section of the D.E.P. who was satisfied as the spill pond was designed for just such an event and the plant can treat the caustic black liquor before it is discharged to the Penobscot River.
   Ms. Hafford's follow up report indicated that 13,252 gallons (3,386 pounds of NaOH) had been lost. The leaking pipe had tested and patched. Her more detailed report is attached.
I-75-2000*State police called to report a truck fire with spray chemicals on fire.

Truck is owned & operated by the farmer who was hauling spray water when a box fell against the hot water pump. The cardboard & plastic containers were all that was actually burning. But as the plastic container would burn, it would release its contents.

Three chemical products were involved:
Manex (Manganese Ethylenebisdithiocarbamate)
Phaser 3EC (Endosulfan)
&  T.E.M. 16 Trace Element Mixture (mg 4%, Cu 1.04%, Mo .088%,Co .036%, Mn .112%, Zn .432%)

Spill was responded to by Mapleton Fire, DEP set up DECON station. Fire was extinguished. After fire was out, myself & Tim Wood overhauled the debris and recovered as much material as possible which was placed into three 55 gal drums.

The gross decontamination of the truck took place on scene by the Fire Dept,. and then the truck was hauled to Smith Farms.

An area of approx. 16 feet wide and 100 feet long was contaminated.

Cleanup of the contaminated soil was done by SW Cole, Soderberg, Inc., and ENPRO.

Contaminated soil was land spread on the farmers fields at the original applications rates. Follow up sampling will be conducted in the summer of 01 to verify chemical break down.

Fire Dept equipment contained during the initial response was disposed of by ENPRO.
P-413-1998*While applying Tri-Power Selective Herbicide and fertilizer, a hose broke discharging between 3 and 4 gallons of the mixture on the pavement.  A small amount made its way into a storm drain.  All of the discharged mixture was collected with sorbents, except for a light stain on the pavement and the small amount that made its way into the storm drain.

No further action required.
I-84-1997*A 6,000 gal tank containing #2 fuel oil was removed and a large volume of oily soils were identified and transported to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.

Source of spill was most likely the feed/return line system.

For more detailed information see the site assessment for UST # 562.

Response case closed.
A-308-1997*A Dead River delivery driver overfilled the tank at the school.  The spill was onto a paved area.  It was padded up and the area was washed.
B-280-2001*     On 5/10/01, 1445 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a one pint transformer oil (non-PCB) at pole 310/5 on Harding Point Road on Great Cranberry Island.  A branch blown from a nearby tree had impacted the unit.  About a pint of transformer oil leaked from a broken bushing that had resulted from the impact.  It landed on a grassy area.  The oiled grass along with the soil that had become oiled and some commercial sorbent that had been deployed to stabilize the spill were recovered in a 55 gallon drum and taken to SERF.
A-407-1996* The CEO of the town of Eustis called this office to report some oil spillage at McCarthy Logging. This logging operation is located on Route 27 and Tim Brook.  I made a site visit sometime later and found several small oil stains on the property. It appeared to be from leaking equipment and buckets. It appeared to be another case of sloppy housekeeping.  No further action was taken.
P-666-1996*
	Oct. 1996, investigation of slow flow of gasoline dispensers indicating a possible evidence of a leak under Maine UST rules.  The problem appeared related to low fuel volume.  Referred to DEP tanks Enf. unit.
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B-328-1999*
Sometime prior to 6/17/99 Jeff Berzinis of J.P. Berzinis, Inc. requested a waiver from the 30- day waiting requirement for a UST removal at a residential property on Route 184 in Lamoine.   It turned out that the UST at the property had been used to store gasoline for marketing purposes.  The pump- island had been hidden by a garage that had been built around it.  When the UST's status became obvious (because of the odor and the tank's pluming) Jeff hired S.W. Cole to do the site assessment.   The soil was fairly well consolidated clay and the surficial ground water level was 5 feet from grade.  However,  there was contamination at a depth of 10 feet below where the tank had been, which was another 5 feet below the tank's bottom.  At 10.5 feet the excavation was clean. There were several corrosion holes in the tank; however, I suspect that much of the product release had come from overfills, which ran down the side of the tank into the cradle.  This undermined the integrity of the clay so that the contaminant could reach lower levels.  The intermediate level was achieved with the exception of areas that could not be accessed without damaging the structure.  More specifically these parts of the excavation were undermining the foundation.

There is a pond (around 1 acre) on the east side of the property that is about 5 feet lower elevation than where the tank was.  The circumference of the excavation forms a lopsided ellipse with it's major axis running west to east.  The length of the major axis is 20 feet.  The plume went 16 feet east and 4 feet west of the spill.  This indicates that the surficial groundwater direction is towards the pond and away from the well, which is 60 feet away and 25 feet upgrade from the contamination.  All of this plus the fact that we did not encounter ledge at 10.5 feet boded well for the well.  It did in fact come back below detection.

P-128-1998*On 3/23/98 I received a call from Rebecca Hanson of Dixon Bros. reporting a tank truck rollover in Standish.  Myself and Steve Eufemia responded immediately.  Upon arrival, we observed a small peddler tank truck rolled over in a small drainage ditch.  Oil could be seen leaking around three dome covers.  Dome dogs were applied to the covers to minimize leakage.  We learned that there was approximately 1400 gallons of Kerosene still in the stricken tank truck.  A wrecker then righted the truck and the oil was pumped into another Dixon Bros. oil truck.

Meanwhile, two separate weir dams were constructed in the drainage ditch to contain the oil.  Clean Harbors was hired by Dixon Bros. to vacuum oil from the ditch.  We contacted Portland Water District to advise them of the spill due to the close proximity of the spill to Sebago Lake.  It was determined that no oil had gotten into the lake.

Dixon Bros. continued to collect spilled oil with sorbent pads from the containment areas in the ditch for the next several weeks.  At the end of April, both dams were removed and the clean up complete.  No further action required.



_______________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 2, 1998
A-368-1998*Received an anonymous call about a diesel spill 7/8/98 at the Rockport Clipper Mart. The caller said fuel gushed out of the AST while it was being filled, and there was oil on the ground around the tank and inside the containment. The store manager (Mike Ducharme, 236-4597) said the spill was cleaned up, so I asked Bruce Woodward (Rockport Fire Chief, 236-4437) to stop by the Clipper Mart and let me know if cleanup was needed. Chief Woodward reported that diesel fuel had soaked into a 20 foot strip alongside the tank, but the drainage culvert was clean.

I contacted M.W. Sewall & Co., the owner of the Clipper Mart, and spoke with Jon Plunkett in dispatch. He heard about the spill that morning (7/9/98). Jon relayed that the driver said he shut the pump off as soon as he saw fuel escaping and that no more than 3 gallons had spilled. He used sorbent pads and speedi dri to clean up the spill.

Based on Chief Woodward's evaluation, I asked M.W. Sewall to have the contaminated soil removed. This was done July 20. The highest readings were along the drip line of the roof over the tank--over 1,000 ppm using a bag headspace analysis. Since the tank had no pressure relief valve, product came out the vent when the tank was overfilled. There were also several inches of product inside the containment. Sun Environmental pumped this out. The tank showed evidence of staining on the top, and on the sides as high as secondary containment. The hose used to fill the tank was full of product, uncapped, and wedged into a hole in the roof to prevent the product from escaping. A small amount of contaminated soil was removed from the end of the tank due to spills during filling.

I asked M.W. Sewall to correct the design of the secondary containment so product is not released, and to ensure the hose at the end of the tank is not left uncapped. Joe Levasseur of the Fire Marshshal's office will meet with M.W. Sewall to discuss these problems.  Referred to enforcement for non-reporting.
A-175-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-176-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-247-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that ice/snow damage had caused a spill at this AST.  The property is part of a large residential complex with individual ASTs for each residence; the area is served by municipal water.  An excavation at the slab edge revealed no oil.  As snow cover melted three weeks later product became evident in a swale 70' from the spill site, but very little oil was recovered.
   Due to the heavy "spill" work-load at this time this case was referred to DEP Tech Services for possible attention.
P-92-1999*On 2/3/99 site visit made with understanding of eighty gallons lost. Evidently loss was miss quoted with just a small amount spilled. I spoke with Downeast Energy on condition of tank and that they should not be filling a tank in the condition it is in. Other tanks on the same property were also looked at and met with the owner of the other tanks stating that they should be replaced due to their condition. I see no further action at this time.
B-410-2000*A loss of oil occurred at a residence belonging to Brenda and Rocky Young when, fighting a fire in the cellar, a firefighter stepped on the oil tank nipple, cracking it and allowing some oil to flow out onto the dirt floor of the basement.  How much oil is a matter of conjecture.  Originally reported at 30 to 60 gallons by Troy Hatton of Dead River, he revised that figure downward next day, to 10-15 gallons.  I'm pegging the figure at around 100 gallons, based on instrument readings and the volume of soil removed.

The Young's insurance covered the cost of the clean-up, so working with Frank Peckham at Commercial York (POB 1719, Bangor  973-2109) a plan was devised to remove by vacuum truck the heavily contaminated soil, and install a vapor recovery  system under the new cellar floor.  Instrument readings at 6 soil surface sites on 8/25 ranged from 93 to 1053 ppm by PID.  (MSA Passport w/ 10.6 eV lamp)

Removal began on 10/3, and sample site #1, which showed 517 ppm on 8/25 at the surface, showed > 3200 at 6" depth.   It was immediatly determined that 12" of soil would be removed from most of  the basement floor. Next day values ranged from 54 to 797 ppm, then 25 to 502 the day after, 10/5.  In all, almost 30 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the basement floor.

During the middle two weeks of October, vapor recovery pipes were installed in the excavated floor space, backfilled with crushed stone overlain with a thick poly barrier, and  a vent fan connected to suck the oil fumes out of the remaining soil.  On 11/15, vapor concentration being recovered by the vent system was 5 ppm.

I notified Frank Peckham that I considered the clean up complete, and that I'd occasinally monitor the vapor recovery system when I was in the area.
P-422-1998*   Ms. Vivian Matkivich of the Lewiston Auburn WPCA notified the DEP on 9/11/98 concerning the discharge of treated water to Noname Brook in Lewiston.  In talking with Ms. Matkivich, and with Peter Blanchard of the DEP Uncontrolled Sites Div., I learned the site is undergoing groundwater contamination clean-up for chlorinated solvents in the groundwater.  Normally the effluent is discharged to the sewer though on this day the effluent was overflowing the system and draining to the stream.
   Matkivitch felt the discharge should be treated as hazardous though Blanchard, who was DEP contact for the uncontrolled site clean-up, felt the discharge was within DEP clean-up standards and this did not call for a DEP emergency response.  Blanchard visited the site that day and had Harding Lawson of ABB env. consultants respond to fix the problem.  I understand that pumping rate was about 10 to 20 gallons per minute.   Based on the above info. there is no discharge or cause noted with this report.
    This area is in SE Lewiston near Sabattus.  See the attached E-mail for further details.  No further Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-812-1999*A small amount of diesel fuel spilled at the Post Office loading dock in Skowhegan. See attached report from USPS.

No site visit made. No further action required.
B-686-1997*11/28/97 19:30

The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report that a vehicle went off the Toddy Pond Road in Surry into a small stream.  The trooper on scene however reported that there was no evidence of spillage.  The vehicle was later extracted without incident.
P-86-2000*On 2/5/2000 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Rich Ouellette of Dead River reporting a 10 - 15 gallon oil spill at a clients residence in Lewiston.  The spill occurred as the result of a corroded copper line in the basement.  Dead River had been at the home the day before because of a blocked fuel line.  The fuel line was blown clear and apparantly caused the piping to rupture.  A small amount of oil was found in the sump and was cleaned up.  I requested that Dead River keep an eye on the accumulation of oil in the sump, and if it continued to appear, to contact us again.

On 2/9/00 Dead River called to report that oil was continuing to appear in the sump.  I responded to the site on 2/15 and met with Dead River and the homeowner.  At that time, the accumulation of oil in the sump was on the decline.  I left the homeowner a bale of sorbent pads and several bags.  I instructed him to change the pads in the sump as necessary and to call me if the situation got any worse.  No further action is anticipated at this time.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 1, 2000
P-159-1997*I received a call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting that a discharge of approximately 50 gallons of gasoline had occurred at Jack Ray's Texaco, Minot Ave., Auburn as the result of an overfill of an underground gasoline storage tank (UST).  I responded at observed an area of staining around the fill pad.  The fire department personel also informed me that there were strong gasoline odores in the storm drains on site, which emptied into a wetland.  I checked the culvert outfall into the wetland and observed a sheen of gasoline.  The strong odor was present in the storm drains, however no free product was present (the explosimeter read 15% LEL).  The fire department had effectively cleaned up approximately 10-15 gallons with sorbent pads prior to my arrival.  The remaining product had entered drains at the end of the tank pad which apparantly connected to the storm water drains.  I inspected the fills for the tanks and observed 3 of the 4 to have 3-4" of liquid--mostly gasoline.  The tanker driver had told the fire department that they were always like that.  I made the station manager (Jay Smith) aware of the situation and pumped out the three overfill buckets.  From them I recovered approximately 3 gallons of gasoline and 1 gallon of water.  It appeared as though no further product was recoverable and the Mr. Smith indicated that he would periodically check the culvert to assure that no free product was entering the wetland.  No further clean-up by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter, however I have agreed to inform Mr. Smith of any deficiancies at his UST facility.  I have also refered the case to the Division of Oil Facilities Regulation regarding MW Sewall's failure to report the spill.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-144-1997*Collision between passenger train and tractor trailer at RR crossing.  Saddle tank on truck destroyed and discharged its deisel fuel. Approximately 35 gallons was removed from remaining tank which was leaking; which indicated that there had been the same amount in the tank which burst.  The site is considered stringent on the Department's Hydrocarbon Decision Tree and the discharge was into a drainage ditch which drained into a small pond (According to Oxford Fire Dept. personel on site).  The fuel was bound up in the snow and Clean Harbors removed the contaminated snow the following Monday (3/17).  No long term detrimental impact to the environment is expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.



______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-203-1997*See attached text and documents.
P-121-1995*
UST facility abandonment by removal and replacement.
P-500-1999*
UST ABANDONMENT & SITE HISTORY
   On Tues. 7/20/99 I visited this UST removal under the supervision of CTI Todd LaVallee of A. L. Doggett Co. (ALD).  A partial waiver of the 30-day notification period was granted on 7/13/99.  Alan Lyscars performed the required CMR 691 UST assessment.  The facility is a gaso. & repair facility set in a dense residential area of Portland, on city water and sewer.  These four CP steel UST's being removed replaced five bare steel UST's install. in 1988.  I observed T-6 being removed which LaVallee stated was over-rich in vapors.  The two end anodes were both gone after only 11 years and there were corroding holidays in the tank coating; though I understand the tanks are required to have a 20 year warrantee or more.  I did not observe T-7 thru T-10 be removed.  ALD had re-piped w/ FRP several years ago so hooked up the new, 1999, single tank install to piping at the island without disturbing the island.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
    Initially no contam. over 120 ppm was reported by Lyscars.  The three gaso. UST's removed sat near bedrock, which had to be further blasted by ALD to allow install of the new UST.  On Mon. 7/26/99, Lyscars notified me that he had identified old weathered gasoline contamination in soils over and within blasted bedrock that had to be removed.  No free prod. or saturated soil.  After discussion with Lavallee and Lyscars, they requested that DEP take care of soil disposal costs.  As it was not a required clean-up (below the action level) and the soil had to leave the site only to allow a new tank install: DEP could not cover excavation and trucking costs.  On 7/26 I mailed a copy of information and a GW Clean-Up Fund application to Mr. Mailman.  Commercial Recycling reported 177.72 tons received, at an expense of $5331.60.

CONCLUSIONS
      At this time this facility is believed clean to Dept. satisfaction.  Oil contam. may remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed or effects sensitive receptors.  See attached, CMR 691 Assess., & UST Reg. file, etc. for further info..

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-57-2000*26 January 2000, Kevin Moore of CN Brown advised that a customer jammed the fill nozzle while fueling their vehicle, then left the fill unattended and overfilled the tank by 30 gallons.  The fill nozzle did not shut off automatically, which can happen when the fill handle is jammed to keep the valve open.  Moore advised that Clean Harbors is contracted to clean up the impacted snow and remaining product on the ground.  Moore also advised that the customer did not report the spill to the station attendant, and that the Bridgton Police Department is attempting to track the subject down using credit card information.

DEP issued a Virgin Product letter for disposal.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 18Feb00.
P-735-1994*see attached.
B-465-2000*B-465-2000
08/28/2000 16:16

     Mel Kane of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital on Union Street.  It was stated that approximately 3/4 gallon spilled from an overfill on their above ground tank.  The oil was then cleaned up with a small amount of sorbent material.  No resources of the State were affected.
A-203-2000*     DEP received a report from the owner of a trailer park (Breton) that kerosene was spilled when children broke the filter two months earlier; he had repaired the filter at the time but had not contacted DEP.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  Due to the non-sensitive nature of the area (municipal water supply) and the passage of time since the spill event I did not feel that remediation would be productive.  I advised Mr. Breton to upgrade all ASTs in the park to provide filter and line protection.  A referral was made to L & E for failure to report in a timely fashion.
A-297-1997*     DEP received an anonymous report that a vehicle owned by neighbors of the caller continously leaked engine oil in a parking area near the callers' window.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/4/97.  The vehicle in question was not present, but it was apparent that a particular section of paved parking lot was subjected to ongoing minor vehicle drippage.  None of this minor spillage was recoverable, and (given the non-sensitive nature of the site) I did not feel that any further DEP involvement was warranted.
P-187-1993*See attached narrative.
A-146-1996*A tanker slid off of the road.  As it rolled it belched about 5 gallon out of the hatch.  The hatch then sealed.  The soil was dug up and taken to Sawyer's.  No site visit was made to a mixup in the reporting by the RST dispatcher.  The site had been cleaned prior to the report, so there was no reason to visit.
A-575-1998*No site visit made.  The fire department responded and contained all spilled oil as it leaked from the truck.  No diesel fuel was leaking.  No further action is anticipated.
B-436-2000*Of all the places on Rt. 201 to pile up his logging truck, and not report the attendant spill, Rodney Lee chose the field across from Jon Woodard's parents' house.   Mr. Woodard didn't  know the exact date of the incident but thought it was on or about July 15.  The actual date, I learned from Somerset S.O. was August 3;  neither the SO or State Police Traffic Division were ever able to tell me who owned the truck.  Fortunately, David Bouffard, the landowner, wrote down the numbers off the truck.

I called Mr. Lee and told him he had to clean the spill up, and he was amenable enough.

On August 30, Alfred Nadeau of Jackman dug up the contaminated soil.  It was spread to weather near Moose River Lumber in Jackman.
A-164-1997*An overfill of oil from an oil storage tote occurred due to over pressurization. The oil went to the process sewer.

See attached report from International Paper.
B-534-1998*
Mr. Masters called the Bangor office concerned about reddish liquids leaching from the ground in old Cape Hart which was part of the military air base at one time. Due to the expressed concern I met with Mr. Masters and had him show me the site. The area of the break out was between two rows of duplex in a drainage area. It was obvious iron bacteria causing scale sheen in the drainage water. Mr. Masters was still concerned about the actual mechanics of why and how this looked so much like oil contamination. I believe that he understood. No further action needed.
A-608-2000*The igniter in the furnace malfunctioned and the fire-eye sensor failed to stop fuel flow to the fire box. When the burner tech. removed the front cover some oil was spilled to sorbent material that he had placed on the concrete pad. I responded because the spill was initially reported as having been to a dirt floor. This was not the case, the oil was contained on the concrete pad. No further action is expected.
A-304-1997*The Farmers discovered this spill when they opened their summer house in mid June.  Maritime Energy was called to repair a leak at the fuel filter.  Maritime advised the Farmers to contact DEP.  The Farmers thought that the oil company had made the report for them.  It was not until mid August that they called to ask if it would much longer before we advised them of any needed cleanup.

Mary James and I visited the site.  We found oil had run across a bedrock surface in their basement then out side.  There was only a couple of inches of soil on the bedrock out side.  The Farmers had placed most of this soil in bags.  I told them that a little more soil should be disposed of, and arranged for the work to be done.  Vapor odor was no longer a problem in the basement.

I sampled their well and one of the neighbors.  The neighbors well is the closest to the spill.  No oil was detected in the wells.  Both homes are vacant at this time, I will arrange additional testing  when they are occupied.

This site has been referred to Technical Services for review.
P-464-1997*On 8/26/97 Steve Eufemia received a call from Janet Dyer reporting an ongoing transformer leak at a substation at their Wyman Station facility in Yarmouth.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that a small hole had been made into a transformer when a live wire came loose and made contact with the transformer.  Central Maine Power employees were cleaning up the spill with sorbents when I arrived.  The clean up had been delayed momentarily when power had to be shut off before clean up personnel could safely enter the discharge area.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 27, 1997
P-227-1999*   On 4/2/99 Ted Scharf of DEP gave me notice that Dixon Bros. wished a waiver of the 30-day notification period to remove and replace steel UST product piping for their bulk storage UST's.   The facility (# 5536) had new CP steel tanks reg. as installed on 8/1/86 w/ CP steel piping.  The piping had failed annual CP testing.  I understood that the facility was being purchased by Webber Energy Co. and who had Acadia Env. scheduled to do a site assessment beforehand.  There is a 20,000 gal. #2 oil, a 10,000 gal. K1, and a 500 gal. waste oil UST.  There is also 1000 gal. steel diesel AST located atop the UST area [see photo 1].  Containment sumps were also to be installed.  This commercial site is surrounded by residential, on city water & sewer.
   CTI Larry Winchester notified me on 4/5/99 of contamination found when they uncovered the piping.   Onsite @ 1115 hrs on Monday 4/5/99, I met CTI Winchester and Larry of Dixon Bros.  I noted surface oil spillage on gravel under the loading rack [photo 1] which Larry stated he had excavated and removed yearly (reported spills? and where did contam. soil go?).  Winchester directed me to a mildly contaminated area of soil around lines over the UST's [photo 3].  I was told some of this soil may be from the old UST's removed in 1986, though I have found no spill report for this site in 1986.
   No gw to 4', no free product, and no oil saturated soil was noted by me.  on 4/5 I discussed my findings with Tom Schwarm of Acadia Env.  No remedial actions were required at the time [see attached DT] though oil contaminated media is recognized to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  Based on lack of information about the 1986 UST removal, full clearance cannot be given at this time.  I recommend an impermeable pad under the loading rack.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-160-1997*On 4/10/97, Michael Longo of Grant Trailer Sales Inc. was switching mobile units at lot A2 at Birch Hill Estates when he noticed a UST.  Because of the fact that the best time to pull these tanks is when the lot is changing units, and because these changes leave a lot empty for only a short period of time I believe it is expedient to waive the thirty day notification requirement.  There was no evidence of a product release.  The tank had been buried in gravel about three feet from grade.  It had a lot of superficial rust but no cell type corrosion.
A-276-1997*When this tank was removed no contamination was reported.  Apparently no site assessor was present.  The removal notice was for three tanks and registration number 17400.  Registration number 17400 was for two tanks at the Fire Department.  A third tank was found at that location.  The site assessor, Robert Patten, reported contamination at the Fire Department.  (see A-274-97)  However, Mr. Patten indicates that he was not involved at the Public Works Garage because he thought it was a heating oil tank.  Kent Mitchell, the town contact for the site indicates that the tank was used for diesel and should have had a site assessment.  This was arranged for at a later date.

I was called during the new tank installation.  In the process of excavating soil for the tank some odors were noted and the installer felt that it did not smell like a petroleum product.  Additionally, some rail road ties were found at the edge of the excavation.  Because of the rail road ties and the potential for solvent use at a public works garage, I collected an acid base neutral lab sample, and had had the excavated soil stockpiled until we obtained results.  This test did not find any indication of solvent, or of creosol.  The lab informed me that the results were consistent with petroleum contamination.    The town land spread the material at their septage disposal site.  I did not require excavation beyond that needed for new tank installation.

A site assesment was conducted April 17, 1998 by Steven Dyer of Environmental Engineering and Remediation, Inc.  Contaminated soil above baseline standards was found as fill near the tank.  The contaminated fill appears to be in the top layer of soil.  The native soil is a dense silty clay material.  This material prevents contamination from migrating from the site.

No further action is anticipated.

P-792-1996*On May 2, 1996 I was contacted by John Tewey of Tewhey Associates Consultants.  John called to report an underground tank that was supposed to be removed, was not in the ground.  The property in question is the former F. S. Plummer garage on Mechanic Street in Gorham.  The property had been taken over by Gorham Savings Bank.  The bank had sheduled the removeal based on the DEP UST records.  There was a tank found in the garage of the property that someone apparently had removed from the ground at some earlier date.  The tank was in good condition with no holes and very little corrosion. I requested that a limited site assessment be done since the equipment was on site for the tank pull.  Test pits were done.  There was a limited amount of contamination found.  Approximately five yards of contaminated soil was removed and spread on site.  There were also drums of waste oil found left in the garage.  These drums along with the tank were disposed of by Clean Harbors.
I-72-2001*Approximately 20 Gallons of waste oil were lost while attempting to place oil into a storage container.
A-216-1998*The subject had a small leak in his gas tank onto an asphalt driveway. His landlord noticed it and reported it to the Fire Department.  They came and plugged the hole with Plug n' Dike.  They arranged for his car to be towed off and spread pads.  He called to find out what to do with the pads.  I advised him to bag them up and put them into the trash since Camden's trash is incinerated.
B-403-1998*The City of Bangor, complying with the law mandating the removal of underground oil tanks, took out the tank at the Public Works garage.  Despite its being installed in 1978, there was no sign of any oil contamination in the soil or groundwater, as measured by photo ionization detector.

The removal and re-installation of a dual wall fiberglass tank was done by G. R. Adams.
I-126-2000*On 10-17-00, Russ Smith of Maine Public Service Co. called to report that one of their bucket trucks had broken a hydraulic hose while working on the Mcintyre road in Woodland. They cleaned it up with sorbent pads.
A-446-1996*Received a call from Joe Duplessie of Marston Cash fuel that a customer of their's reported a leak. I responded to the residence of Micheal Marchetti on Rt. 137 in Smithfield. When I arrived I found that sorbents had already been spread out on the oil. The oil had puddled onsite which made cleanup easy. The tank leges had sunk into the soft ground allowing the filter nipple to crack. There is a well on the property, but it is by the front of the trailer, the spill was at the back of the trailer.
B-78-2000*B-078-2000
02/15/2000

     Brad Kelso, Environmental Engineer for Georgia-Pacific Corporation in Baileyville, called to report a 200 gallon spill of Hydraulic Oil at the facility.  It was stated that a fitting on a chip dumper broke.  The oil was subsequently mixed with wood chips on site and used as hog fuel.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-206-1996*DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during the removal of an out-of-service gasoline UST of unknown age.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 5/9 and observed the removal of the tank. Corrosive pitting was heavy but I observed no through holes; the removal contractor reported that he had pumped stale gasoline out of the tank prior to my arrival.  It is my opinion that contamination here is probably due to surface spillage or minor leaks at the former island; contamination is negligible given the non-sensitive nature of the site and I recommended no remediation be pursued.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-433-1997*8/8/97 1420

Tim Guyetter of Coastal Recycling on Route 182 in Hancock called to report the discovery of two old carbontetrachloride fire extingushers that were mysteriously dropped off at the facility.  Recognizing the hazards they pose he decided to call the Department.  I retrieved both extinguishers and stored them in our Haz Mat shed.  Disposal is pending.  It may be noted that carbon tetrachloride is extremely toxic as outlined in the attached MSDS information.
B-216-2000*Never underestimate the determination of an Irving gas attendant when it comes to getting fuel into a saddle tank.  On April 21, a dump truck pulled into the Mainway on Rt. 1A in Holden, to fuel up; knowing that one saddle tank leaked, the owner or driver had tightened down the fill cap with a pipe wrench to prevent fuel being added to that tank.

Wrong again.

Not to be thwarted, the attendant nonetheless got the fill cap off, and started filling the tank.  About 15 gallons of diesel went onto the ground;  the fire department was summoned and contained the spill.  Clean Harbors did the final clean-up.
B-633-1999*     On October 7, 1999 at 1120 we received a call from Michelle Cummings of Cummings Concrete reporting an oil spill from one of their trucks on the Fort James Landfill Rd. in Old Town.  A metal strap holding the tank to the truck broke causing the tank to fall off and it was run over by the trailer wheels.  Between seventy-five and one hundred gallons leaked onto the gravel road and into a roadside ditch.
     I arrived on scene and Cummings workers and I recovered much of the product on the ditch using a sorbent roll and pads.  Cummings also excavated about 14 yards of contaminated gravel from the road.  We trucked this material down the road to the Fort James landfill.  There are no wells in the area of the accident and we recovered the fuel in the ditch before it had moved to a nearby swamp.

A-200-2000*A minor overfill occurred. It was cleaned up.
A-52-1996*SEE ATTACHED
B-541-2001*      On October 1, 2001 at 1345 we received a call from Webber Oil reporting a leaking outside fuel oil tank at 33 School St. in Bangor.  Kelley Pontiac owns the building which is located directly behind their auto dealership.  I met Jim McCoy of Webber Oil at the site and we found a hole in the bottom of the 330 gallon tank.  There was not much soil contamination but two yards of soil was still removed to make room for good gravel for the new up to code installation.  The area is on town water and the building is on a slab.
B-28-1996*Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper in East Millinocket called to report a small discharge of dielectric oil from a transformer at their faciltiy.  Approximately 5 gallons weeped from a fitting at the bottom unit.  The material was tested and discovered to be non hazardous.  It is estimated that one yard of contamination was taken to an approved landfill.  No surface or ground water was affected.
P-241-1998*On June 3, 1998 Jeff Eton with Pollution Control Services called requesting a variance to have a tank abandoned in place.  Jeff was currently at Huddersfield Apartments to remove a 5000 gallon oil tank.  The tank was in the ground in a small alley between two large apartment buildings, and Jeff was having difficulty getting machinery to the tank.  I went to the site and viewed the location and orientation of the tank and granted the variance based on its inaccessability to machinery.  The owner however decided to put the building at risk in an effort to remove the tank.  The tank was successfully removed.  The tank was in good condition, no corrosion, no holes and no associated contamination.
B-117-2000*B-117-2000
03/01/2000

     The Bucksport Fire Department called to report a sheen on the Penobscot River in the vicinity of Hoffman's Insurance on Main Street.  It was stated that the source was unknown but they were searching in the area of School Street off Main Street.
     When I arrived the Fire Department personnel were inspecting the storm drains on School Street.  A sheen was flowing through the drain system to an outfall to the river.  After a short time inspecting residences we discovered the spill at the residence of Ben Blodgett.  One of his tandem 275 gallon basement tanks developed a pin hole leak discharging the oil into the perimeter drain which led to the storm water system.  The leak was stopped with plug n' dike preventing the remaining 400 gallons from going into the river.  Since the tanks were recently filled it was estimated that about 100 gallons were lost to the river.  None of the oil was recoverable.
B-543-1997*Concurrent with the big mercury flap in Waterville in 1997, Clifford Wiley called here wondering what to do with a small quantity of metallic mercury in his possession. I went to his residence and recovered the mercury and added it to the volume of waste mercury we've been accumulating over the years from sources like this one.
A-592-2000*A delivery truck while attempting to fill a gasoline UST spilled 100 gal. gasoline to the pavement. Although sorbents were deployed by the driver and later with the help of the fire department some gas made it to the edge of the pavement and into the soil at the roadside. Clean Harbors arrived on-scene and removed the contaminated soil and collected the sorbents for disposal. No further action expected.
P-729-1996*


A-385-1997*The driver was quick to stop the release.  Staff from Maritime quickly helped him to pad up the free product.  The fuel had not soaked in deeply, but some soil removal was appropriate.  No further action anticipated.
A-217-1997*An anonymous caller reported finding waste oil in a stream behind the Can Do Recycling facility.  A previous discharge of waste to this stream had occurred at this facility.  The caller reported a large amount of a brown goopy substance which was releasing a strong sheen.  I investigated because of the past history of this site.  I found an iron sulfur bacteria infestation.
I-196-1999*At the Maine Department of Transportation facility, while fueling, a pump nozzle "kicked out", releasing a small amount of fuel oil.   Approximately 1/3 cubic yard of sand were removed by Maine Department of Transportations.


A-286-2000* Ms. Hart called this office because she thought there had been an oil spill at her residence. She had called Fabian Oil Company and C.N.Brown and they could not help her. I arrived on site later that afternoon and found that only a very small amount of oil had spilled from the outside tank. However, the tank was leaning over at a severe angle. I spoke to Ms. Hart about that and she contacted KVCAP.  A few days later I recieved a phone call from a tank installer who had been contacted by the CAP agency.
 Hopefully this tank can be replaced and upgraded and no further action will be nessesary.
 The tank was replaced by Mike's Oil Service.
P-512-1998*   On 10/23/98, S Flannery of DEP was contacted by the Spillers regarding their fear of their well being contaminated by a 10/5/98 auto accident in their yard.  Windham Fire Chief Hammond confirmed that his dept. responded to an auto accident on 10/5 but noted no petroleum discharges.  The area is rural residential on private wells.  45 Brand & Knight Rd. is located just below the crest of a hill.  The 265' deep drilled well is located 15'-20' uphill of the accident location.
   On 10/27/98, I met Mr. Spiller onsite.  Mr. Spiller explained that a car heading NW overturned on his front lawn.  He was not sure of any spillage though was concerned about MTBE contam. to his drinking water effecting his family, and wished DEP to sample.  He agreed to reimburse for lab analysis if the GRO analysis came up ND (Nothing Detected).  If Petroleum contam. was detected I advised Mr. Spiller that DEP would initiate clean-up actions and seek reimbursement from the RP.  Onsite I noted no surficial evidence of a petroleum spill to the pavement or lawn area.
   On 11/10/98 I received lab results showing ND for GRO, MTBE and BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl-Benzene, & Xylene).  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  At this time I believe the threat to the well to be low.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to the Spillers and Chief Hammond as requested.  Ms. Tambra Gallant of DEP will intiate reimbursement for the lab analysis.


S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-512-1999*On July 21, 1999, DEP responded to a Sodium Hypochlorite spill at Coffin Pond, Town Of Brunswick Recreation facility meeting with Erin Cropley, park attendant. Due to a leaking dispencer line approximately ten gallons of sodium Hypochlorite solution was discharged on the cement floor of the storage building. No product was discharged to the environment. Material is used to chlorinate the man made pond called Coffin Pond Recreational facility. Clean Harbors was called by the Town for clean up with approximately 45 gallons of water and product collected. Collected product will be reintroduced to the system for use.

I see no further action required.
B-120-2001*B-120-2001
03/19/2001 14:10

     Bob Young of Northeast Plumbing & Heating called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at their facility on the Millbrook Road in  Northeast Harbor.  It was stated that a bung was left loose on a full drum of fuel whereby rain could get into the barrel displacing the fuel to the ground.  The approximately 10 gallons of spilled oil was cleaned from the frozen ground with sorbent material and disposed of in their normal waste stream.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected
B-97-2000*As often happens when two ASTs are manifolded together, the ones at the Kenduskeag School "burped back" as it was being filled. The whistle didn't stop, but the fill became air bound and could not handle all the oil being put into it.  C. N. Brown's Dianne Alexander said their driver reported 1/2 gallon of oil spilled. It was recovered with sorbents.
B-687-1999*On 10/28/99, 1500 hour Mark Cyr of C. N. Brown Company reported that they had a half cup spill of # 2 heating oil at their Texaco Station in Orland .  They were flushing out a line on one of their delivery trucks and spilled a little product in the process.
P-104-1998*   On 3/3/98 I was contacted by Mike Simard of Simard & Sons regarding an abandonment-in-place request for this urban Lewsiton gas station and car wash.
   On Friday 3/6/98, I met Yvon Pellerin onsite and approved the abandonment-in-place (a-i-p) of his bare steel waste oil UST (T-11) located in the front corner of his building within shrubbery (see site sketch).  The facility is located adjacent to the Androscoggin River and though not sensitive as far as gw, a discharge could reach navigable waters.  The virgin lube oil UST (T-12) under pavement by the garage was abandoned by removal.  DEP could not be onsite for the abandonments though was informed later that no problems were noted.  The CMR 691 assessment of Field Services reported the UST a-i-p on 3/30/98.  No corrosion holes or notifiable contam. was reported.
     See the assessment of Field Services and DEP reg. files for further information.   Also onsite are several gasoline UST's for the Texaco brand facility.  See other DEP, Response Div. spill reports regarding past spill history.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP,  BRWM
B-714-1999*B-714-99
Bangor

Friday November 5, 1999   			1030


I received a phone call from Arnie Fessenden, of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services.  Arnie was involved with a site assessment at the Bangor Odlin Road Irving also called Interstate Irving.  He phoned to report finding contaminated soil when Thibodeau Construction was excavating to put in an oil/water separator near the garage.

When I arrived I set clean up levels to 500 PPM which is an intermediate level set at this location by Bob Whittier on July 30, 1999 (see B-463-99).  Contaminated soil in the area of the excavation for the oil/water separator was removed by and taken to Thibodeau Construction in.  A total of 50 cubic yards of contaminated soil was taken to Thibodeau Construction in Prospect.  It is highly likely that high levels of gasoline contaminated soil exist under the service station building itself.
I-134-2000*Spill was reported as diesel fuel all over the 1A bridge in Mars Hill.

Spilled product was sanded by DOT and spilled liquid and contaminated sand were picked up by a Street Sweeper.

After the mess was cleaned up, The Mars Hill DOT Foreman, came to the site and advised me that DOT had caused the spill and that it wasn't diesel fuel but liquid calcium.
A tank on a DOT truck was not propery closed and secured.

The spill was wierd in that it looked and acted exactly as a diesel fuel would have. Since I didn't taste the spilled material, I would not have known it wasn't oil if DOT had not admitted they spilled calcium.

Case Closed
B-344-1998*B-344-98 Truck wreck - Frankfort


Waldo County Sheriff's Dept. called to report that a truck carrying fiberglass boat building supplies had gone off the Hamm Rd. in Frankfort. Volunteer firefighters on scene were asking for assistance. The truck was placarded as carrying organic peroxides.
   Bob Whittier and I went to the scene. We found the box truck in a ditch, laying over at about a 30 degree angle. It was possible that some contents had spilled. However this was not the case and the truck was unloaded and righted without incident. Even the saddle tanks remained tight. No spill.
P-114-1999*DEP responded to a call regarding a potentially contaminated well.  The well water was analyzed (see attached) and tested negative for Diesel Range Organics. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-125-2000*B-125-00
Old Town

Saturday March 4, 2000				1211

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Lieutenant Jim Lavoie  (827-3400), of the Old Town Fire Department, Concerning an oil sheen on Brunswick Street, in Old Town.

According to Jim Lavoie there was a light sheen running from the property of Mr. Guy Carmel.  Mr. Carmel uses his residential property as a place to park sometimes up to 3 home delivery oil trucks.  In the past there have been spills on his property and on Brunswick Street.  The spills were due to the fact that the trucks were filled then parked on a slope and oil leaked from the top dome covers.

There have been many disputes between the Town of Old Town, and Guy Carmel over the use of his residential property.  Jim Lavoie wanted me to know about the sheen during this light rain.  He added that there was little to be done, but if he thought it was necessary and would do any good he would put a few pads down.
B-669-1999*B-669-99
Hermon

Friday October 15, 1999				1408

Darryl Luce of the Maine DEP had been in previous contact with Mr. Kenny Fitz of Sawyer Environmental Services.  They were involved in doing a phase II site assessment on property leased from Ryder Truck.

Sawyer had been involved in cleaning trucks in the area.  Most of the debris and water runs into a corner and sits there.  There is a bermed area that helps prevent silt dirt and slightly oil contaminated soil from getting into a nearby stream.  As a result an amount of silt has accumulated in the corner of the parking lot property.  Soil analysis indicates that there is an amount of diesel range organics in the soil.

It is because of this light soil contamination that the soil was removed, using a bobcat and taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-62-1996*see attached
A-267-2001* On 4-11-2001 the Jay Police Deptartment reported an oil release at a mobile home park in the town of Jay. This site is located at lot 16 of BJ's Mobile Home Park on BJ's Lane. Due to extreme workload I was not able to make a site visit.
 Many years later (2012) the property was sold. The buyer hired Summit Environmental Consultants to perform a site assessment. No evidence of petroleum was found at that time.
 I recall some conversation with someone who had more knowledge of the site, and he surmised that the oil was sold to a 3rd party and not discharged. The owners in year 2001 may have been a Maine Low Income Energy Assistance Program customer .

No further action by Response Services is expected. Please see report from Summit Environmental for further details.
B-725-1997*On December 18, 1997 at 1000 I received a call from Michael White of Emery and Garrett reporting contaminated soil at a buried tank removal at Lister's Petroleum at the intersection of route 7 and 11 in Corinna.  I went to the site and met Mr. White, Len Carr of L.C. Tank Installations and Mr. Lister.  One tank was already removed and I checked the remaining two tanks when they came out of the ground and found no obvious hole but did find substancial pitting in both tanks.  The area keyed to a baseline-2 clean up site and is also a DEP "uncontrolled site" due to the groundwater contamination for the defunct Eastland Woolen Mill which is located across the street.

The site is very confined and much of the station is in the right of way of Route 7 and 11.  Mr. Lister said the DOT is planning on rebuilding Route 7 and may be digging up the area this summer.  I contacted John Dority of the DOT who said the re-construction of Route 7 is in the intitial planning stages and any construction would not occur for at least three years.

I didn't require any soil removal since the whole area is already contaminated from Eastland Woolen Mill and soil removal would dig up parts of Routes 7 and 11 and the highway's right-of-way.  The area is already on town water due to the contamination from the mill.
P-468-1989*
Heating oil fuel delivery to out-of-service AST fillpipe with no aboveground storage tank attached.  Oil drained to pond adjacent to greenhouses.  Response by Clean Harbors and Maine DEP to clean up.
A-430-2000*The Department has been investigating the source of contamination of six wells in Hinckley Village since the 1980s. Replacement wells have also been contaminated. A large amount of contaminated soil was removed from the east side of U.S. 201 at the site of a 1950s-1960s era gas station (A-392-00). A test pit dug on the west side of U.S. 201 at the site of the former Hinckley Garage, which is now a residence, revealed the presence of a 500 gallon UST used to store gasoline, a large amount of buried piping, and contaminated soil. The tank was removed on 7/18/00. Contamination was found to a depth of 12', when the water table was reached. The area excavated was about 10' x 20'. Removal of contaminated soil was completed August 14.

Technical Services will continue to monitor this site. No further action required by Response Services.
B-180-1997*On 4/23/97, 1320 hours Fire Chief Thornton of Millinocket reported that the town owned a transformer that had developed a slow leak.  The oil was falling on cement and they had deployed sorbent pads.  The town was in the process of selecting a contractor to deal with the situation.  Meanwhile they cordoned the area and subsequently they had the oil tested and found that it did not contain PCB.  On 7/1/97 I talked with James Kitredies, who was still town manager at the time.  He indiated that Bangor Hydro has been retained to take care of the clean-up and the replacement.  The enire event only partially saturated 4-5 pads.
P-216-1999*A car overfilled its gas tank at the Downeast Station at 709 Minot Ave. in Auburn, spilling approximately 4 gallons of gas to the pavement.  Downeast personnel cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action anticipated.
B-571-1996*On 10/15/95, 1000 hours the state police dispatcher called this office to report that their trooper Franklin was at the scene of an accident that involved a spill of diesel oil.  A log hauling truck owned by Stephen D. Wilber was traveling north on Rt 7 when a van driven by a Mass. person pulled out in the path of the truck.  Stephen maneuvered to avoid a direct hit, but his maneuver landed him into a ditch where upon he managed to hit a telephone pole that belonged to CMP.  In the process one of his saddle tanks got a hole punched in it.  At the time his fuel tanks were about empty; so the volume of the spill was not the usual 50-100 gallons.  I estimated the spill at about 10 gallons.  Seven of them went into the ditch and the remaining 3 were spilled on the road when the truck backed out of the ditch.  The latter was padded up and sanded with sand that happened to be on the side of the road.  There is a private well about 25 yds from the spill and I ascertained that there was some penetration of product.  Consequently, I made arrangements to dig.  The digger didn't show up that day due to some miscommunication.  However, the following day Stephen had a contractor on site and we removed 4 yds of soil that contained some product.  The highest PID reading was 1035, which does not represent a whole lot of product.  The bad news was that we hit bed rock at 3.5 feet and I was still getting a reading of 734 ppm in the center of the spill.  I talked to the nearby homeowner and arranged to put them on quarterly monitoring.  The soil went to a remote and otherwise suitable area owned by S.D. Wilber.  Stephen indicated that the bills incurred would be handled directly by his insurance.
A-242-2000*Received a call from Ken Boucher of Gagne & Son concerning an old underground storage tank removal site.  The discovery of a petroleum release occurred during an after-the-fact Appendix P site assessment.  There was initial notification in 1997 of some contamination (see spill report A-458-97), but no Appendix P site assessment was ever filed.  See the files on the UST site #12885 for additional information.

I went to the site in Belgrade.  Alan Lyscars was present from Field Services.  Paul McNaughton, also present during the original tank removal, was excavating the test pits for the site assessment.  According to Mr. Lyscars, there was substantial contamination present with his PID readings near 5000 ppm.  There were minor free product shows in the excavated material.  The problem, was what to do next?  The site was a parking lot very near a building.  Contamination was probably under the building and there was a well nearby.  The well was not used for drinking water, only process water to the cement plant.  Since we could not agree on site as to a course of action, I told them to sample the well for DRO and GRO and that I would refer the site to geologist Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services for review.  No further work by Response is indicated unless Technical Services requests it.
B-614-2001*      On October 29, 2001 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a five to seven gallon spill of non PCB mineral oil on Great Cranberry Island.  A faulty seal leaked the oil onto the pavement, dirt shoulder and grassy area.  Bangor Hydro hired Clean Harbors who excavated a couple yards of contaminated dirt and sod.  No state waters were threatened.
B-768-1999*B-768-99
Brewer

Wednesday December 1, 1999			1500

I received a phone call from the Brewer Fire Chief.  He reported a complaint about a construction contractor that was putting in a foundation and was reported to be using anti-freeze.  The complaint was unclear as to how they were using anti-freeze.  I told the fire chief I would meet him at the construction site.

I arrived at the construction site and spoke with the foreman or owner of Cassidy Construction.  I told him of the complaint.  It seems that possibly due to the green tint of the standing water on clay that a neighbor reported the construction company was using anti-freeze on the water.  The owner/foreman chuckled as the green colored water had ice forming on it.  I said you have got the wrong mix ratio.  The fire chief arrived to the non-spill and soon left.  Clearly there was no anti-freeze used.  If the construction outfit had a problem with the standing water in the excavation they would have de-watered it using a pump.
A-522-1999*A customer overfilled their gas tank due to inattention. The spill was to a cement pad. C.N. Brown employees cleaned up the spill with Speedi Dry.

No site visit made.  No further action required by Response Services.
A-188-1996*     DEP recieved a report that an oily sheen had been observed on the ocean north of Camden Harbor by persons flying overhead the previous day.  I contacted the Coast Guard and the Camden Harbor Master; neither had heard reports of this sheen.  I requested they contact me if the report is confirmed.
     I anticipate no further involvement by DEP as a result of this incident.
P-460-1987*
	Investigation by DEP of possible gasoline odors entering building.  Believed by DEP to be leak in sewer drain pipe below floor.

	See also report P-253-05 narrative by DEP's Mark St. Germain, and report P-253-05 for further information.
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B-429-2000*B-429-00
Howland

Thursday August 10, 2000				1335

I received a phone call from Mr. Joe Dunn of the Town of Howland, Transfer-Recycling Center.  Mr. Dunn phoned to report that there was a 50-gallon spill of used motor oil.

The spill occurred when a forklift operator struck the valve on the waste oil storage tote.  The tote was tilted to avoid further spillage.  The recycling center only accepts waste oil in small quantities from people who change their own oil or from other reliable sources.  Some of the oil ran into sawdust that was used as a basis for composting.  By the time I arrived at the recycling center the spill had been contained and they were going to soak it up with sawdust.  The clean up continued I suggested they add some fertilizer with a high nitrogen content and spread the material thinly on the concrete surface.  This would help this material degrade during the late summer and early fall.
I-176-1999*On 11-18-99, MPG in Houlton faxed this office a report of a spill at the bulk plant on Grange Street. About 15 gallons of kerosene was lost due to a valve being left open. All was cleaned off the pad and put back into the tank.
I-122-1999*On 8-24-99, I was present for the removal of an abandoned diesel tank at the property of Correnco Corp. on Washburn Street in Caribou. The tank was removed and no sign of leaks or overfills was observed.
B-647-1999*On 10/13/99, 1635 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a transformer oil release at a power pole along side of Route 1A in Ellsworth.  The pole broke while it was being worked on and the transformer fell to the ground and broke a bushing.  They estimated the release at .75 gallons.  The analysis on the oil indicated that it was <2ppm PCB.  The clean up generated about .1 yd3 of soil, which was drummed and taken to SERF.
B-579-1997*On October 8, 1997 at 1530 we received a call from Mona Spear reporting a one gallon leak of <50 ppm PCB transformer oil at their Graham Station facility in Veazie.  The oil sprayed out a valve while a worker was taking a sample and leaked onto a gravel area inside a dike.  The area was excavated and about three-quarters of a drum of contaminated soil hauled to Sawyer's Landfill.  No waters were threatened.
B-154-1998*During power line rebuild in the Spring of 1998, a BHECo line crew discovered a downed transformer on a line near Beech Hill Pond in Otis.  The line serves seasonal residences, and was missed during the emergency rebuild immediately after the ice storm.

The transformer didn't leak much, only about a gallon, but analysis showed the oil to contain 110 ppm PCB.  The contaminated snow, soil and debris was recovered and disposed of as hazardous waste.  See BHECo's report.
A-250-1998*See attached report.
I-131-2001*A leak from fuel line on truck caused 80.99 gals. of diesel fuel to spill.  75.99 gals. were recovered.  It was cleaned up with sand, gravel and or soil and taken to asphalt plant.
I-211-1999*The Mic Mac Environmental staff, identifed oil in the swamp behind the former tank farm at Loring AFB.

On Dec 9, 1999. Dave Strainge & I walked through the swamp area in question with two representatives of the Mic Mac Environmetal office (Fred Corey & Dave ______) .

The first place they took us was a drainage ditch just outside the fence of the National Guard Rebuild Facility (Building 7500). Next to the outfall pipe of the storm drain, oily sediment was identifed if the sediment was stirred.

They next took us into the swamp behind the Fuel tank farm. At a number of locations an oil sheen could be produced if a stick was poked into the sediment greater than 6 inches

The source of the oil is most likely the old tank farm but the oil contaminated layers are below many uncontaminated layers of sediment and organic material.

Dave Strainge had his crews sample this area, but he was unsure of the depth the sediment samples were taken.

I've discussed this site with Naji Akaladiss, The Federal Facilities Coordinator, He will work with the Air Force to verify that proper sampling was conducted and may recommend further sampling.

Unless something nasty shows up in the sampling, I would recommend we do nothing, other than monitor the area. The swamp area doesn't appear to be under any environmental stress ( as much as can be seen in Dec). The brook running through the area has critters in it and vegetation on the bottom of the quiet areas.

The ditch by the National Guard is another story. I inspected the Guard facility on 1/5/00 with CW3 Dennis Phillips. I found no obvious or potential sources of oil that could have contributed.

Best guess as to this source is that contaminated sediment had entered the storm drains around Building 7500. Some type of storm event flushed out the storm drain system. The area contaminated appears to be about 5 feet by 5 feet.

Case passed to Federal Facilities, Naji Akaladiss.

Response Case Closed

P-496-2000*  Former Maine Aviation property.  See earlier DEP Spill Reports..
P-491-2000*A truck left parked at the DOT yard on 302 in Fryeburg had a leaking hydraulic line which was discovered the next morning.  Most of the oil collected on top of a large puddle beneath the truck.  DOT workers cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads.  No further action.
P-785-1994*
	Abandonment-by-removal of long out-of-service, bare steel, retail motor fuels UST facility.  Contamination [prohibited discharges] confirmed and remediation managed by Maine DEP.   Source reduction of contamination under an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.  Dense residential and commercial use area, on municipal water & sewer.

	Petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite under the building and Maine Street, and shall be properly managed and/or removed if conditions and information changes, or if it becomes accessible.  See the separate report narrative and CMR 691 UST Closure report for further details.
A-392-1997*Received a call from Bud Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental that he was at an underground tank removal in Belgrade Lakes and he had some high readings. I went to Day's Store in Belgrade Lakes. Larry Savage of Savage Oil was the tank installer. They had finished removing the tank and were putting it on a flatbed trailer for transport from the site. Bud Saunders reported that he had seen a small hole in the tank. He also reported some very high numbers from his PID soil surveys. The site is physically very restricted. I did not require that any soil be removed at this time as the new tank will not be installed until the spring. Probably only the soil necessary to install the new tank will be excavated.

No contaminated wells have been reported in the area. Most of the local buildings get their water from the lake and drink bottled water or treat the lake water. Day's Store receives most of it's water from the lake. Day's Marina, across the street was contaminated but no wells were contaminated. See spill report A-480-94 for further details. Further work will be done in the spring.

8/18/98
Went to the new tank installation. A total of 40 cubic yards of contaminated soil was taken to a land spreading site. The native material is mainly sand. All material above the action level was not removed due to physical site constraints, the building and Route 27. Still no reports of contaminated wells in the area. Will refer site to Technical Services. No further action by Response Services is indicated.
B-631-1997*On 10/31/97 Milton Ketch and I went to Dow Pines and pumped out three 275 gallon fuel tanks that supplied the recreational cabins at the facility.  This was a spill prevention measure requested by Iver McCloud of our Federal Facilities Division.  Jim Dense, who is the care taker at Dow Pines, said that he could use the product to heat the care taker's lodge.  He indicated that he would transfer the product as needed.
P-97-1998*On 2/27/98, the Old Orchard Beach Fire Dept. reported they had responded to a traffic accident involving a passenger vehicle and as a result of the accident there had been a discharge of crankcase oil and gasoline.  The dispatcher requested that I contact Fire Captain, Richard Gendron on his cellular phone.  Gendron indicated the vehicle had left the road and that both products had spilled into the roadside ditch.  The fire department had deployed sorbent pads, however, Gendron was concerned because the ditch led to a small stream and rain was in the forecast.  We agreed that the fire dept would leave a section of sorbent boom deployed in the ditch below the accident site and that I would retrieve the boom in several days.
On 3/3/97, I retrieved the boom from the accident site and picked up a bag of spent sorbents from the fire station.  I left a bale of sorbents pads at the fire station to replace the sorbents used by the firefighters at the scene.
I recommended the Department seek reimbursement for one bale of sorbent pads from the owner of the vehicle.  No additional actions are required.



                               ________________________
                               Steven J. Eufemia
                               OHMS III
P-439-1993*
Sensitive area.  Non-compliant use of abandoned UST's as AST's with buried piping to dispensers.  Sensitive geologic area.
A-390-2001*I received a call from Chuck Kraske of International Paper. He called to report a spill of up to 380 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill was at the 2nd press of the #1 paper machine.  An "O" ring failed causing the spill to a containment moat.  The moat overfilled and some of the oil went to the process sewage treatment plant.  A subsequent written report from International Paper put the total amount of oil spilled at 100 gallons. No further work is necessary on this spill.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional information.
B-302-1999*On 6/9/99, 0904 hours Carl Allan (PRO) passed on a spill that was in our area that he had attended to.  A chip hauling rig of C & D DeMerchant swerved to avoid hitting a passenger car, which was being operated by a senior citizen, and landed on it's side.  An estimated five gallons of diesel fuel leaked out of the fill cap.  The product was recovered with chips and taken back to Canada.  The accident happened on Route 1 twenty miles south of Houlton.  The date and time was 6/7/99, 1249 hours.
B-805-1998*B-805-98
Brewer

Wednesday December 16, 1998			1158

I Received a phone call from Jane Boudreau (989-1759 Ext: 44), of Brewer Automotive, in the Brewer Industrial Park.  Mrs. Boudreau phoned to report a 5-gallon spill and clean up of an 8% solution of Blastocut 2000.  Blastocut 2000 is a water-soluble, mineral oil based coolant used in machining and assembly turnings.  The Blastocut 2000 is mixed at 8% with the other 92% being water.

The material leaked from the metal chip bin onto the floor at the Brewer Automotive manufacturing facility.  The spill was cleaned up using pads and other sorbent material.  These materials will be dispose of by Brewer Automotive.
B-341-2001*Irving Oil Co. called to report that an oil spill had occurred at the John Bickford residence at 9 Lincoln St. in Winterport. They had done some installation work there a couple of days before and upon returning found a flare nut leaking where the line met the boiler. The cellar floor is wet clay soil and there was a sump about four feet from the leak. The Irving crew had recovered about 8 gallons of oil from the sump. Inspection of the point of discharge showed that the pump had not operated. At this point I'd estimate that 90% of the oil had been recovered. The daylight cellar was so open that I could not detect any odor.
   I spoke with Allison at Acadia Environmental who was acting for Irving. She said that they would remove the contaminated soil. On 6/20/2001 they removed drums of soil and sorbents that was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. No further action anticipated.
A-552-1996* When # 4 paper machine was brought on line the hydraulic oil overfilled the reservoir and spilled onto the floor and then into the waste treatment plant. No cleanup was attempted. No further action required, see attached letter from I.P. No site visit was made.

A-201-1997*A delivery driver overfilled the tank.  He reported that about 50 gallons was spilled.  The delivery record indicates that as much as 500 gallons were unaccounted for, but I saw less contamination than I would expect from a loss of 500 gallons.  The spilled fuel went into a Bermed area.  Some fuel reached the outlet in the low area , but the valve was closed.  About 40 gallons of free product was collected shortly after the driver reported the spill to Webber.  I was on site the following day.  Fuel had spread under and around the supports for 2 of the 4 tanks horizontal tanks on site.  With hand tools and an excavator as much contaminated soil as possible was removed.

Near the tanks only 6" to 11" of soil was removed.  The contamination appeared to have stayed close to the tank supports.  Under the top 6" clay layer was a more permeable 3' to 4' gravel layer.  A heavy clay layer was below this.  The oil had reached the deeper clay layer only at the front of the site around some posts.  The fuel had pooled to the back and to west side of the tanks.  We were able to use the excavator to get all the contamination in this area.

No further action is anticipated.
B-564-1998*On 8/31/98, 1857 hours, Kathy Billings of Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil release from an old unit on Route 15 in Orrington in front of Hobb's Garage.  It was a small release that came out of the bushings as a fine spray.  The spray landed on the leaves of bushes directly below the unit.  Bangor Hydro harvested the bushes.  The oil lab tested less than 2 ppm.
B-352-1997*Ray Erb was awarded the contract to scrap the machinery at Eastland Woolen Mill when it closed. Most of May '97 was spent yarding machinery out through a hole he'd broken in the wall, and stockpiling it in an area behind the mill.

Also in that area were two abandoned #6 oil tanks, aboveground.  Erb's intention was to cut them up too, but one of them had some residual oil still left inside, so he didn't cut on it, fearful of explosion.  Instead, he pushed the tank uphill, into the woods.

As he was pushing it with his loader, oil spilled out the top, with every revolution. Ray was awfully sorry about the spillage, mostly because he'd been caught, and promised to clean the oil up within 2 days.  I got him permission to take the stuff to Sawyer's in Hampden.

I had to remind Mr. Erb at least twice during the summer to do the cleanup;  after it was finally done in a satisfactory manner, and Erb had pulled out of the site, I found a 55 gallon drum of hydraulic oil that he'd left concealed in the woods. We disposed of that oil via Seacoast Ocean Services at a cost of $ 86.35;  reimbursement was requested from Erb, but of course he never paid up.
A-541-1998*Received a call from Monigue Gagnon of Mead. She called to report a 200 gallon lube oil spill. The spill was caused by a plugged oil line and all of the oil went to the process sewer.  See the report from Mead for additional information. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
A-583-1999*A sheen was reported in the cove. When I arrived I found that a leaking heating oil system had been discovered. The copper line had been touching a steel chimney clean-out and had corroded through. About 2/3 of the contents of a double tank system was lost (~400 gal). The product had run across the floor into a sump and had run onto the beach. The source area was boomed. The oil-soaked dead pop weed was picked up and bagged. Some product was padded up along the shoreline. A 400 ft area was boomed on 9/26/99 with sorbent boom. Clean Harbors removed the oil soaked debris and pressure washed the basement. PID readings were 40 ppm. I returned at low tide the next day. PID readings in the basement were 75 ppm. The inner sorbent boom was replaced. The product appeared to be leaching all along the bank indicating large amounts of product are trapped in the soil between the house and high tide line. Tech Services has arranged for a vent fan and reconfiguration of the basement drain leach field. A small fan was installed on the system to increase the oxygen flux in the contaminated area. An inspection in January 2000 revealed that the cove was iced in around the sorbent boom. A light pink tinge was present in the ice in several places in the tidal zone where the oil was previously surfacing. The rate of discharge appears to be decreasing though. Surveillance through spring is required.
B-13-1997*Jim Lavoie of the Old Town Fire Department called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at Cyr Bus Lines in Old Town.  It was stated that the driver was sprayed down wood chips in the trailer in order to keep them from freezing spilling about 20 gallons onto the ground in the process.  After Jim's discussion with the driver detailing the legality and consequences of such a procedure, the oil was sorbed up with chips and speedi dri and burnt at the trucks destination.
P-100-2000*21 Feb 00, responded to report received 20 Feb 00. Observed small puddles of oil in basement and oil impacted household items, personal property and building fixtures.  Either late 1999 or early 2000, the 275 gallon AST located in the basement, was over pressurized during filling causing a seam to fail, discharging #2 oil into the basement.  The house's heating system became inoperable, causing a water pipe ruptured due to freezing conditions.  Another delivery of oil took place in early Feb 2000 to the damaged tank, over 100 gallons.  The damage occurred on the upper portion of the tank.

It is suspected by site investigators that the ruptured water pipes caused a continuous flow of water for several weeks.  The water flushed the oil out through seams in the rear sill and sliding glass doors to the brick patio, where the liquids entered the subsurface environment and perhaps hit bed rock at a depth of 4 feet and migrated down gradient.  Oil also discharged at the side of the house, fill and vent fixtures of the AST piping. The landscaping of the dwelling and associated fixtures (in-ground pool, stone walls) proved to be a limiting factor for the geological investigation.  See attached Oil Spill Response Action prepared by Engel Environmental Services, Gorham, ME

Ambrose Environmental Management, MA, agent for the insured responsible party, Foster-Russel, contracted Engel Environmental to oversee the investigation and remediation at this site.  Interior and exterior media and fixtures were removed and disposed at approved facilities and appropriate replacements completed.  Quarterly monitoring sampling of the drinkingwater well have been non-detect for Diesel Range Organics to date.  See attached Oil Spill Response Action prepared by Engel Environmental Services.

No further response action anticipated.  Case referred to Technical Services Division, SMRO. Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 14SEP00

A-24-1998*Received a call from Madison Fire that they had an incident at the Shop 'N Save. A large refrigerant system in the store developed a leak and released a large amount of Freon. When I arrived the store had been evacuated and Madison Fire was developing their operations plans. They had called out the Madison/Anson Haz-Mat team so there were sufficent numbers of qualified people to enter the building. We discussed the physical and toxic effects of Freon. Shop 'N Save was able to supply us with an MSDS of the chemical involved. A number of reports from the people in the store is that some of them felt dizzy. The store is relatively small and enough gas was released that it possibly started to displace enough atmosphere to effect people with minor oxygen starvation. The fire chief and I agreed with the strategy that just venting the building and waiting would be the best way to deal with it. Complicating things was that the coolant system was still leaking. Before we let in a technician to fix the system we had to make sure that the building safe. The only way to do that was to wait until the system had emptied itself.

The Fire Department did make an entry with SCBA and turnout gear to see what was leaking. They actually found the pipe that was leaking, tried to isolate it and then retreated when they couldn't stop the leak. Some of the patrons in the store initially were taken to the hospital for observation and released. Once the leak ran out the spill was essentially over. No further action is necessary.
A-266-1999*See attached narrative for additional information.
B-666-2000*
Gary's Fuel Service called to report that a customer, Ken Potter, RR#2 Box1280, Rt. 46, Bucksport, had lost about 150 gallons of trailer mix. The outside 275 AST had rusted through and because the tank was enclosed in a protective shelter, the owner did not notice a leak until the furnace stopped running. Since the shelter had kept the ground from freezing, the ground had absorbed the fuel oil. The tank is on the uphill side of his mobile home. The trailer sits on a gravel pad that is about one foot thick. The native soil is a rocky till that Mr. Potter said the contractor who installed the septic system called hard pan. This is evidenced by the fact that the leach field is elevated above grade. The drilled well is about 75 feet up grade. Mr. Potter believes that it is 10-14 feet to bedrock. Surprisingly there was no evidence of oil in the gravel under the trailer nor was there any odor.
   Since I believe that the oil is now in the depression containing the trailer slab, the best course of action is to due nothing. I feel that any attempt to dig for the contamination would be futile unless the trailer is moved. Also the removal of the hard pan could allow the oil access to the bedrock.
   This was discussed with Mr. Potter and we both agreed that a wait and see posture was best.


B-650-1997*On November 11, 1997 at 1500 we received a call from Patrick Carney reporting a four to five gallon kerosene spill at his camp on Cold Stream Pond in Enfield.  He had recently poured five gallons of product into his storage drum at the camp and when he returned on the 11th to close the camp for the season he found that a loose fitting on the feedline from the drum to the camp stove had leaked the fuel.  Mr. Carney excavated about one yard of contaminated soil and a couple gallons of almost pure kerosene from the hole that he dug.

There are no wells in the area as people get their water from the lake.  I told Mr. Carney how to stockpile the material until spring when he can landspread the soil.
P-99-2001*Facility representatives noticing petroleum odors in headworks and clearifier fixtures. Small amounts of product recovered with sorbents. No further product entering facility. No subject or responsible party identified after efforts to locate source by facility officials.

No DEP assistance requested due to small amount recovered.

No futher action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (30May01)
P-465-1999*On July 2, 1999 I received a call from the Buxton Police reporting that a hit and run driver had knocked over a 275 gallon oil tank at the Saco River Trading Post in Buxton.  I responded to the call.  The tank only held about 30 gallons of oil, and about half of it spilled from the tank when it was knocked over.  Most of the oil spilled to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  A small amount of the oil ran off the pavement to the ground.  The area sits on top of a bank just above the Saco River.  I placed some sorbent booms on the banking to ensure no oil got into the river.  I picked up the sorbent boom three days later, there was no evidence remaining of the oil in the soil.  No further action.
P-368-1991*
	July 9, 1991 UST facility inspection.  Retail motor fuels UST facility, dense residential and commercial area, served by municipal water & sewer.  See attachments for for further information.
A-501-1999*The accident caused a fire and some fuel was burned, before the fire department could put it out.  The truck was upside down and fuel was leaking from several spots when I arrived.  Plugging the leaks was ineffective so we pumped the remaining product from the two saddle tanks.  This stopped the leaks and allowed the truck to be righted.  One tank was badly torn by the accident and the other had partially melted.  Oil on the ground was collected with pads.

No further action is anticipated.

A-751-2001*While transferring fuel at the C.N. Brown Bulk Plant in Jay there was a 1/2 gallon over fill.  The product was spilled to pavement and cleaned up by C.N. Brown personnel using sorbent pads.  No referral.
A-558-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred at this residential AST.  While there was some dispute as to whether the cause was due to an over-fill on the part of the oil company, all parties agreed that the incident was minor in nature.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement.
A-131-2001*Ice falling from the roof sheared the bronze, street type, fireamatic valve. The homeowner was aware of the risk to his tank but didn't dare to get in under the hanging ice to properly protect his tank. He did attempt to place boards over the filter but they weren't enough. When the ice came down he went out to check the tank immediately, found the leak, plugged it with a pencil, and called his oil service company and the DEP. When I arrived on scene he had begun to clean up the pink snow. I advised him to complete the cleanup and store the snow in a watertight barrel. I returned and sorbed the oil from the melted snow with pads and disposed of them with our other contaminated pads. No further action is expected.
B-114-2000*     On March 1, 2000 we received a fax from the National Response Center reporting a spill of lubricating oil from a pump on the Irving Eskimo.  The vessel was docked at the Irving pier in Searsport.  I contacted Irving and found that a pump seal failed and allowed lube oil from the pump to enter the seawater cooling system for the pump.  This water is discharged back into the ocean.  The pump was shut down after the sheen was noticed.  The amount spilled was less than a quart and quickly dissipated.  The Coast Guard checked the area that morning and found no sign of oil.
I-96-1997*On 8-6-97, the Presque Isle fire Dept. called this office to report that while extingishing a farm dump fire at the old Cushman farm, there were a number of old oil filters discarded there from farm equipment. I went to the site that day and found that there were some filters there but any oil that was spilled from them had burned in the fire. I contacted Al Irving, the farmer using the land and instructed him to take the oily debris to the landfill and also informed him of the proper way to dispose of oily debris in the future.
A-600-1998*A Captain Galen Plummer USN (Ret.) contacted me about a problem he was having in the village of Northport on Kelly's Cove with arsenic in a number of wells. I had many phone conversations with him and he sent me a lot of data. He had discovered an arsenic cluster in his immediate area. I realized that this was not strictly a Response concern and contacted the Division of Site Investigation and Remediation and the State Toxicologist, Dr. Andrew Smith. After assuring that other people knew there was a problem, I visited Captain Plummer and discussed Response Service's role and that of the Department's. He also had been in contact with Dr. Smith. I defined Response Services role as the quick search and removal of an obvious source of arsenic, such as an old barn full of pesticide that was contaminating the groundwater.

I also asked the assistance of Gordon Fuller in the Site Investigation Unit. His family owned property near this area and I discussed with him if there could be any point sources of arsenic that I could deal with. His research did not reveal any obvious sources. After an additional site visit and tour by Captain Plummer, it was obvious that there was nothing Response Services could do about the problem. There are a number of sources of arsenic, which include natural from bedrock aquifers and manmade from extensive pesticide use on apple orchards. Many agencies are working on this problem including the Department of Human Services and Maine Geological Survey. No further work is anticipated by Response Services.
B-564-1999*     On September 13, 1999 at 1045 we received a call from Brad Kelso of Georgia-Pacific reporting a twelve gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  About 0900 that morning a hose broke on a loader and spilled the oil onto the pavement.  Workers collected the oil with sawdust and burned it in their biomass burner.
B-276-1996*Ms. Spear advised that a transformer fell from the back of a BHE Co. truck and lost a small amount of non-pcb (<2ppm) oil onto the pavement.  This was sorbed up with sand and sent to Sawyer's Landfill after testing.
A-446-1998*Recalibrated field headspace results for this site indicate a reportable spill of diesel fuel was identified July 21, 1997, when the UST at the Turner Elementary School was removed.  The recalibrated headspace results indicated a range of 150 ppm to 158 ppm.

On August 20, I sampled the well which is in bedrock about 150 feet upgradient of the former dispenser island.  The results were <25 ppb.

No further action necessary by Response Services.
P-159-1998*On April 17, 1998 I was notified by the state police about a chemical spill at Douglas Brothers Inc. in Portland.  I contacted Robert Doyle of Douglas Brothers.  Robert informed me that a water hose had been turned on and placed into a vat of hydroflouric and nitric acid.  The hose was mistakenly left on all night causing the acid solution to spill into the diking of the vat, fill two 2500 gallon spill tanks and run out into the Douglas Bro. yard.  Robert also informed me that Clean Harbors had been called to clean up the spill.

Steve Eufemia and I responded to the spill.  On site we found many pools of acid about the yard, pH's ranging from 0 to 3.  We requested that the immediate area be evacuted excepting needed personnel.  Clean Harbors arrived shortly with a vacuum truck and began to remove what liquid they could.

Steve and I conversed with Bill Wallace from our Augusta office and read over the MSDS for the product and decided that it would be best to neutralize the solution.  It was decided that soda ash would be used inside the building due to it's solubility in water.  Outside the yard would be spread with Lyme to neutralize the acid.  Lyme is highly insoluble and therefore it would stay on site rather than run off with forecasted rain.

We requested that Douglas Bro. follow up the clean up with representative soil samples taken from the yard and analyzed for nickel and cadmium as well as a laboratory pH reading.  Any further action will be pending on the outcome of the samples.

Addendum: Following results of the analytical work (included in report) it is the opinion of both the Division of Response Services and the Haz. Waste Facilities Licensing unit that no further clean up concerning this incident will be required at this time.
B-406-1996*7/31/96 @ 1100

Marylin (ME DEP Portland), phoned to report a small spill.  She said that Karen Fitts (945-4328), of Irving Oil phoned to report a #2 heating oil spill during delivery at a home on the Swetts Pond Road in Orrington.

When I arrived I spoke with Mr. Harlow.  At first Mr. Harlow thought I was with Irving Oil and was not happy.  He said that oil was spilled on his recently paved driveway that ate it up.  He wants it repaved.  I explained that I was from the Maine DEP and was investigating this spill to insure that it is cleaned up to our satisfaction.

I went under his deck and noted that some leaf litter and soil had been removed where it have been sprayed with heating oil.  The soil and spill debris was removed by Irving Oil and taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden under authorization #19489A.
A-616-2001*This site is no longer in use by Jerry Baldacchino but was previously a fiberglass shop and junkyard.  The site was referred to Response Services by Mary Corr at Enforcement because she had noted and documented drums with unknown liquids at the site.  On September 20, 2001 Response Services assessed the site and found it had been radically changed since Mary Corr's inspection.  New fill had been brought in, piles of scrap were consolidated and there were no drums of liquid anywhere to be found.  Response services photographed the site in it's current state and sent a follow up report to Mary Corr at Enforcement.
B-167-1999*B-167-99
Medway

Saturday March 13, 1999				1100

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Chief Pete Marden (746-5184), of the Medway Fire Department.

According to Chief Marden, the manager of the Medway Irving Big Stop phoned him and reported a large oil spill around 0600 this morning.  When he arrived at the Irving station he noted that the spilled oil was in fact spilled on water and thus the explanation of the over stated amount of Oil

I was told that the Medway Fire Department cleaned up the spill.  They will dispose of 6 sorbent pads.
P-365-1999*On 06/04/1999 I responded to a call from the South Portland Police about a spill from a car accident.  There had been a four car accident on Western Ave. near the intersection with Foden Road.  Two of the vehicles leaked gas.  The gas spilled to the road, with most of it draining to the dirt shoulder.  The police were concerned about a nearby storm drain.  I checked the site after the accident had been cleared.  The size of the stain indicated to me that the spill amount was minimal.  The gasoline was rapidly evaporating from the ground and because of warm dry weather there was no danger of it getting into the storm drain.  I did no clean up.  No further action.
A-667-2000* An anonymous caller reported that someone was dumping used motor oil onto the ground at a location in Unity. According to the anonymous report this was occurring behind the "Field of Dreams"
 The caller did not leave any real specifics about this, therefore, I checked into it several months later. I drove through an area that had several homes and seasonal camps and did not find any evidence of such activity.
B-553-2000*On  10/06/00, 0330 hours the SP passed on a call from the Medway Fire Department.  The report indicated that a saddle tank on a truck owned by Stanley Bros had been holed by road debris and was leaking diesel fuel.  The truck had been traveling north on I-95 when it ran over a brake caliper that had fallen off from another vehicle.  This encounter punched three holes in the bottom of  the right tank.  The largest hole was about two inches in diameter.  The encounter happened a couple of miles south of the Medway exit and the tank spewed fuel from that point on and continued to spill when the vehicle parked at the Irving Station in Medway.  The fact that the tank still had enough product in it to leak at this point is a mystery, considering the size of the holes in the tank. When I got on site everything was under control.  The Medway Fire Department had deployed buckets under the leaking tank as well as pads to collect the product that had landed on the pavement    The fire department had deployed a quarter of a bale of pads, which were recovered by Stanley Bros and transferred to MDEP's waste stream.  The 20 gallons of liquid product were taken to Stanley Bros waste oil burner.  About two cubic yards of soil were removed where a small amount of product ran off the edge of the asphalt.  This was done so that grass could be grown again in that area.  The most contaminated soil in this area consisted of a few cubic feet that gave a PID reading of 100 ppm.  This soil was stored at the edge of an undeveloped  area on Irving's property along with piles of gravel that had been swept off the paved parking lot
B-137-1999*Kevin Jones is adamant that the oil in his well is fuel oil, and that its origin is from an overfill  by Tammaro Oil on January 12.  According to Mike Tammaro, Jones was complaining around town of the problem;  Tammaro got wind of it, investigated, and asked that I become involved.

I visited the site on 3/29/99, and could see no evidence of recent overfills at Jones' tank. There definitely was oil in the toilet tank, and despite Jones insistence that it smelled like fuel oil, I could smell no such odor.  Nor did the Photo Ionization Detector display a reading consistent with fuel oil, or any reading at all. I told Jones I thought the oil was mineral oil from his submersible pump.  Laboratory analysis subsequently identified the contaminant as hydraulic or mineral oil.

On April 13, I notified both Mike Tammaro and Kevin Jones of the lab's findings.  Jones still insisted that the oil was fuel oil, and I had planned to pull his well pump and recover what oil I could from the water column.   I never could make connections with Jones to do that, though, and it occurred to me that it'd be pointless to do until Jones' well pump finally burned out all together.  Only then, it seemed to me, would he concede his pump was at fault.
A-141-2000*Received a call from Village Heating Company about a spill at customer's house.  I responded to the site in Palermo.  The spill was in the basement where the line on the tank had leaked. I padded up some oil in the basement. The basement drained out the back wall and I investigated the outfall.  There was some product to sorb up.  The well was approximately 150' a way.  The oil was discharging to a wet area with no likely impact to groundwater.  No further work is necessary.
A-317-2001*Ice pressure on filter broke the street type bronze fire-matic valve. The well is a small distance away from discharge. This is an outside tank so vapor problems are unlikely. Referred to Technical Services for geological evaluation.
A-160-1998* The Waterville F.D. called this office to report a spill of diesel fuel. This diesel had been spilled at 73 Elm St. They did not know the source but it appeared to be a truck.
 Ryder Truck Rental called this office at 12:30 to report that one of their trucks had broken a crossover line. The diesel spilled/trickled along the following streets. Elm, Silver and Upper Main St.
 The F.D. and Public Works spread sand onto the diesel. Ryder Truck told us that they would sweep up the sand. No further involvement will be nessesary.
A-514-2000*     DEP received a report that this minor hydraulic oil spill had occurred and been completely recovered.
A-536-1999*A bushing leak developed on a transformer. The transformer was taken down. It was tagged non PCB. The oil was cleaned up using pads. A small amount of soil at the base of the pole was removed.
P-427-1995*
REPORT SUMMARY

	1995 Investigation into reported prohibited-oil discharges at a closed auto body shop and former commercial, AST oil bulk plant.  See also reports P-291-93 and P-625-94, and attachments for further details.
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B-348-1996*Capt. Johns reports that an Air Guard fire truck had an automatic transmission filter loosen after maintenance work.  The results was the loss of about 2 gallons of automatic transmission fluid onto the pavement of an airport access road (see map). Their crew immediately cleaned it up with commercial sorbents which will be held at their facility for later pickup and disposal.
P-563-1998*The Munsey residence wellwater was sampled as part of the MTBE random sampling program in the summer of 1998.  The Munsey well results originally showed 1.2 ppb MTBE.  I went to the Munsey home to investigate and resample.  I found no sources for groundwater contamination in the area.  The samples I took came back non-detect for MTBE.  No further action will be taken at this time.
P-82-2000*On 02/11/00 at approximately 1230 hr. Dorrie Parr of USEPA Region 1 reported a collision of a tug and barge in the Piscataqua River/Portsmouth Harbor off Newcastle, NH.  The reported vessel was a barge carrying gasoline and headed for one of the Sprague terminals in Newington.  I contacted the Coast Guard to ascertain more information, however the only information they had was what they, too had received from EPA.  I contacted NHDES and was told that the tug had struck the barge and put an 8-10" crack in the hull.  An unknown amount of product had leaked out and caused a sheen.  The crew had transfered the product to other tanks to minimize the leakage.  The barge was no longer leaking and was anchored in Pepperell Cove (Kittery, ME) awaiting USCG approval to continue to the terminal.  The Coast Guard contacted me and informed me that the vessel would be underway @ 1615 hr, arriving @ Sprague/Avery Rd. @ 1700hr.  Ann Hemenway & I met the vessel at the terminal.   Gary Williams, USCG, and Jim Collins of Spraque Energy met us on site.  Gary Williams confirmed that the damage was limited to an 18" "seperation" of a seam where the tug had hit it.  The soundings indicated a total difference of 20 bbl of product.  Product had been transfered to 4 tanks and there was an approximate 100 bbl capacity in the transfer line.  It was therefore impossible to determine the amount discharged.  The USCG surveyed the entire area upstream and downstream on 2/12 and did not observe any product, sheen of trace thereof.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-97-1998*A transformer fell off of the pole and broke open.  Although it landed on the ground, some of the product went into Belgrade stream.  CMP workers placed booms at the site after the discovery.  Some soil was removed.  The transformer tested at 110 ppm PCB.  CMP completed cleanup on 3/4/98
B-459-1997*On August 19, 1997 at 1430 we received a call from the Dead River Oil Co. dispatcher reporting a small spill from the basement tank of Ms. Louise Bjorn of 49 Carver St. in Bangor.  I visited the site and met Elwell who is a Dead River service man.  He showed me a small leak in the tank's bottom lip.  The basement floor was concrete and Elwell had already spread speedi dri on the stained area.  We estimated that the tank lost one to two gallons.  No product reached any drains and the area is on town water.
B-675-1998*B-675- 98
Moose River

Friday October 16, 1998				1950

I received a phone call from the state police to make contact with an unnamed complainant (668-9258) in the Jackman area.

The complainant indicated that there is hydraulic oil on the ground near the de-limber (slasher).  The complainant indicated that the leaks may have been long term, spilling 100 to 200 gallons of hydraulic oil on the ground near a stream.

Tuesday October 20, 1998				Noon

Bob Whittier and I arrived at Moose River Lumber Company.  We walked toward the area of the slasher through dark gray to black soil that was unusually colored due to the decay of the cellulose, lignins, and tannins that make up the plentiful sawdust at the sawmill.  Further investigation did reveal an area of murky water and there is some surface runoff.  The discoloration is due to sawdust decomposition.  We even saw a non-petroleum sheen related to this ongoing decay.  This runoff situation was refereed to the Land Bureau for investigation.
I-15-1996*A tank truck driver fell asleep or passed out and went off the end of the I-95 exit ramp in Island falls.

Truck went down a 40 ft high embankment but remained  upright.

Access to off load was through Porter Oil company/truck stop yard. Another MPG tanker was able to drive right to the damaged unit and pump off using the regular piping on the damaged unit.

Less than 2 gallons was spilled when a hose connection was transfered at the receiving truck. This spilled fuel was recovered in snow and was removed by MPG crew.

The only product lost during the accident was from the port saddle tank on the tractor. The saddle tank crossover line was ripped off and the spilled fuel was spread from the guard rail to the resting point of the truck in the trees. Product was spread very thin, no material was identified that could be recovered.

The Island Falls Fire Dept. recovered the diesel out of the starboard saddle tank after plugging the hole where the crossover line was ripped off.

Driver escaped without injury from the accident. It was later determined that he had blacked out from some type of heart problem.

Case Closed
A-321-1998*     DEP received a report that gasoline/oil was present on the surface of Damariscotta Lake in the vicinity of a public boat launch.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  It was determined (after consultation with Water Quality staff) that the material observed was the result of an algal bloom.
A-170-1999*During site prep for the M&NE Pipe Line directional drill under the Kennebec River, a truck backed into a construction mat, breaking a fuel line. Sorbents were used to collect the spilled product. A small amount of contaminated soil was removed, along with the contaminated construction mat. See attached report from M&NE Pipe Line.

No further action required.
B-293-1998*Kevin Bacon called this office wanting to know what he should do with a small bottle of mercury he'd discovered while walking through the woods.  I told him I'd pick it up, and we made arrangements to do that the next day.

I arrived at his place of employment and took possession of the chemical.  Assured that he wasn't in any trouble for having the mercury, Baker confessed that he'd actually found it while cleaning out the house of his recently deceased girlfriend.
I-125-1997*On 9-3-97, Mark Graham, a shift manager at the Fort Kent Mainway called to report there had been a spill of deisel fuel at that facility. A customer had overfilled a tank on a vehicle. Most spilled product was recovered by using sorbent pads.
P-137-2001*24 Feb 2001, responded to spill location.  Home owner advised that a Waste Management of Maine, garbage truck had a leak by the drive way.  I observed what appeared to be hydraulic oil sprayed on the snow bank at the drive way and again approximately 50 feet, east down the road.

The oil was contained primarily in the snow, but there was some oil on the driveway.  Attempt to contact WM were unsuccessful and Clean Harbors was contracted by DEP to clean up the spill.  The next business day, after sending photos of the incident to Jim Brown of WM, they requested that invoices associated with the spill be sent to them directly.

No further Response action necessary.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 20Jun01.
P-24-2001*While filling a 275 gallon tank on Union Wharf, the scully on the nozzle broke spilling approximately 10 gallons of #2 oil to the snow beneath the fill pipe.  Irving personnel shoveled up all impacted snow and brought it to Clean Harbors for disposal.  No further action.
B-174-1997*Mr. Akeley called to report that sometime during the winter a large circuit breaker in their little Italy substation had leaked during the winter.  There was no free product now, just stained gravel.  I went to the mill and Mr Akeley and I inspected the scene.  There was obvious staining across the back of the substation and into Millinocket Stream.  It seems that the unit's drain valve began to leak in the winter and what turned out to be 580 gallons was lost.  I believe that the majority of the oil made it into the stream and washed away with the spring melt.  All that remained was the shallow stained gravel.  GNP dug up about 60 c.y. and disposed of it at their landfill, Dolby III.
P-548-1998*   On 11/13/98 I re-sampled this single family residence to try and confirm a previous analysis of 1.1 ppb of MTBE.  This residential drilled well was part of 1000 sampled for a statewide MTBE study thru the Maine DHS.  In Dec. 1998, I received lab analysis that the sample was ND for the gasoline components tested.  No further Response Div. actions are anticipated at this time.  The residence lies in a single family, rural neighborhood.  No obvious discharges or UST's were noticed in the area.  See attached analysis and notes for further info.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-477-1999*     On August 4, 1999 at 1400 we received a call from Mona Spear reporting a two ounce spill of mineral oil from a faulty switch on a transformer in Bar Harbor.  The unit is located at the M.D.I. Biological Lab on old route 3 in the area known as Salsbury Cove.  The material tested out less than 2 ppm PCB and workers recovered less than .2 yd. of used sorbents and debris.
A-98-1996*I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THIS CASE AT THIS TIME. I HAD THE ORIGINAL CASE MANY YEARS AGO (A-130-87). NORM & TERRY AUBE AND JOANN VANHORN HAVE HAD DETECTABLE CONCENTRATIONS OF GASOLINE IN THEIR WELL SAMPLES.  THIS GASOLINE CONTAMINATION MAY BE RELATED TO THE CONTAMINATION FOUND AT THE J R METAL FRAMES (FORMERLY JEAN PEPIN DRYWALL) LOCATION. ALEX PUGH IS DEALING WITH THE REMEDIATION OF A NUMBER OF CONTAMINATED WELLS GEOLOGICALLY DOWNSTREAM AND NEEDED A SPILL # FOR TRACKING IT. THIS SPILL IS IT.
A-662-1999*John Bastey reported historical spillage of waste oil around the storage tanks at Pinkham's Plantation. He wanted permission from DEP for Mr. Pinkham to land-spread several buckets of waste oil contaminated soil. I advised him that land-spreading of waste oil contaminated soil was not allowed under the Solid Waste Rules.

I visited the site on November 10 and met with Mr. Pinkham, but could not find any evidence of a spill. Mr. Pinkham operates a very clean and well-maintained waste oil storage/burner system.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-27-1996*     DEP received a report of this incident on 1/19/96.  Jon Andrews (DEP) first visited the property that same day.
     The filter at the 275 gallon AST had become encased in ice and snow; this apparently shifted, shearing the brass nipple.  An estimated 400 gallons of kerosene was spilled during the three weeks prior to discovery and DEP notification.  Some oil sorbed into snow and soil in the vicinity of the tank; some oil spread across a small wooded wetland at an adjacent property.
     During the week of 1/21 120 yds3 of contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving Co., Inc.  Approximately 1000 gallons of oil and oily water was removed by vacuum truck from beneath ice on the wetland.  An underflow dam was constructed at the low end of the wetland where a stream drains the wetland during wet periods; this dam will require inspection throughout the spring for collected oil.
     Two residential wells (Curtis and Mazzola) are located within 200' of the spill and are considered at risk.  Tech Services involvement was requested and Alex Pugh was assigned to the case.
     I anticipate no further Response involvement beyond inspection/collection of oil at the underflow dam during the spring of 1996.
A-486-2001*See attached report. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-64-2000* A pump was accidently turned on resulting in the release of 1.5 gallons of fuel oil. Clean up was done by Mill employees.
B-155-1999*     On April 6,1999 at 1100 we received a call from Wayne LeVasseur of Pelky Oil reporting a kerosene spill at the home of Ms. Janet Brown on route 221 in Hudson.  Mr. LeVasseur said the outside tank tipped over and broke off the filter and feed-line.  The tank was still half full and he was preparing to pump off the remaining oil.
     I arrived on site and found Pelky Oil pumping about 140 gallons of fuel from the tank.  The tank was last filled on March 15.  Based on Ms. Brown's fuel usage and the size of the spilled area Mr. LeVasseur and I estimated that between twenty-five and thirty gallons spilled.  Ms. Brown owns a hundred acres so we found an area behind her house suitable for land-spreading.  She and her husband excavated less than a yard of contaminated soil and spread it on the agreed site.
B-327-1996*Robert Littlefield, Town Manager of Greenbush, called to report a small hydraulic oil spill from a broken line on a town truck.  It was stated that about one gallon sprayed onto a paved surface in front of the Call residence on Rt 2.  The affected area was simply covered with sand.  No resources of the state are believed to be affected.
A-68-2000* Mrs. Hoye called this office to report that the snow plow driver hit and knocked over a drum of oil, grease and water. This drum was left over from the barn demolition. In addition to this drum, there was another drum of oil and grease.
 I made a site visit and shoveled oil contaminated snow into poly bags. A few days later Bart and I overpacked both drums and collected the bags of snow and brought this material to the DEP warehouse to melt.
 Environmental Projects collected this material for disposal at a later date.
A-118-1998*They used acid at about 15 gallons per minute in the primary clarifiers to neutralize the liquor.  Almost no change in the pH at the outfall to the river was noticed.  The mill felt they would still be in compliance for BOD.  The site was referred to Dave Dodge in the DEP Water Bureau.  He was not concerned with the quanity of liquor.

See attached for additional details.

No further action is anticipated.
B-739-1998*     On November 17,1998 at 1130 we received a call from Paul Brown of Portland Pump reporting contaminated soil at B-Gas on State St. in Bangor.  He was excavating an area for the installation of canopy supports and found the contamination.  The site had leaking tanks removed in 1992  (spill B-411-92) and is a B-2 cleanup site.  I visited the location and sampled the excavated soils.  I found levels between 800 and 1000 ppm.  This is just below the clean-up standard for baseline sites.  Since Mr. Brown needed clean crushed stone for the supports he hired Thibodeau construction to haul away five yards of  contaminated soil to Thibodeau's asphalt plant.
I-219-1998*On 11/12/98, Jeff Gammon, Director, DEP Northern Maine Regional Office, informed me he had received a complaint from Robert Daigle, Chairmain, Fort Kent Utility District, that 5 or 6 drums of waste oil were buried at the new waste water treatment plant site located in Fort Kent.

An anonymous complainant notified Gilles Daigle, former waste water plant operator, that S.E. Mac Millan Company, entity contracted to construct the new facility, had buried drums of waste oil and other construction debris on site during construction of the facility.

On 11/25/98,  Northeast Geophysical, contracted by DEP to locate the buried waste, located the anomalies using a magnetic detector. One site was exactly where the  complainant indicated the waste would be.

Excavation of the drums took place on 12/1/98, by Ed Pelletier & Sons. Of the eight sites investigated the following waste was located; site #1 - culvert; site #2 - large round brush; site #3 - nothing; site #4 - nothing; site #5 - wire strapping; site #6 - large number of large diameter pipe, lumber, and plywood; site #7 - 21 five-gallon pails of liquid waste and solid waste, and two 55-gallon drums, and a hydraulic motor; site #8 - other solid waste.

Upon waste removal, the site was back filled and graded.

Sampling was performed by Clean Habors.  Tests were performed for waste oil parameters, 8260, and TCLP.  Upon the receipt of analysis results, disposal of waste took place.  Soils and other debris went to Tri-Community Recycling & Sanitary Landfill, while free oils was transported by Clean Harbors and went to its waste oil recycling facility.
Stanley Mac Millan, S.E. Mac Millan Company, indicated he had no idea where the waste came from.  Vaughn Thibodeau was the job supervisor.

See file for detailed report. Slides available in the Northern Maine Regional Office, file # I-219-98.

No further response action required.  Case turned over to Division of Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation, Oil Enforcement Unit.
A-34-1997* Mrs Crystal Williams called this office on 1-30-97 to report an oil spill at her home. On 1-20-97 Eddies Oil Comp delivered fuel oil to their home and overfilled the tank. Oil overflowed the vent and remote whistle and splashed onto the siding of the house and then onto the ground.
 When I arrived later that day I could smell oil in the mud room. I checked out the basement and found two 275 gallon tanks that were connected by a copper line. The fill and vent were connected to tank #1 and a remote whistle was also connected to tank #1. The system was odd and I suggested that Mrs. Williams have a professional look at the installation.
 I noticed oil dripping from the fill pipe, inside the basement and there was oil in a drip pan. I removed the pan. Mrs Williams told me she would wipe down the piping and tank with sorbents that I provided. I next called Eddies Oil Comp to discuss the situation. They claim that they were not aware of the vent on the other side of the mud room.
 I will refer this case to Enforcement, because Eddies never reported the spill/overfill.
 In addition, we should seek reimbursement for one bale of sorbent pads.
B-74-1998*On February 5, 1998 at 1340 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a leaking transformer on the Fire Road 69 in Dedham.  The unit was damaged during the January ice storm.  Bangor Hydro hired Clean Harobrs who did the initial clean up and sampling.  The analysis showed 810 ppm PCB's.  Based on these results, crews returned to the site on 2/13, 2/19 and 3/30 for further clean up of ice, snow, soil and debris.  The area was cleaned up to below federal requirements.  (see attached report).
I-134-2001*THERE WAS AN AST LEAK DUE TO CRACKED FITTING.
P-240-1997*For details on incident see attached.  No further action required.
A-219-1997*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper environmental department concerning a small oil spill. He reported that  approximately 35 gallons of lube oil was spilled to the floor and the process sewer. Some bolts had loosened on a dryer on the #4 paper machine allowing a  fitting to weep oil. Repairs were made upon discovery of the spill. No site visit was made and no further work is needed concerning this spill.
A-6-1997*Originally A-204-87, this property belonged to Nick Whittemore. It was a garage with an apartment above which was rented to a couple with chidren. Filters were installed, but Whitemore was never cooperative in filing a 3PDC.which was a requirement at the time for filters. In any case, the tenants eventually moved out, and the property was for sale, so the filters were removed. At that point the case floated into the black hole, so to speak. At some time it had been added to the priority list, however, and in going over the list Sandi Jones found it. She inquired of me about its fate. I sampled it ,and found that it eas still contaminated at 62ppb gasoline. Filters have been reinstalled, and the case has been referred to Tech Services.
B-643-1998*On 10/1/98, 1125 hours, Bruce Bowman reported that they had their water analyzed in 1997 and found that they had gasoline contamination in the well of his mother-in-law's house.  That analysis result was 283 ppb GRO and MTBE not confirmed.  Our retest came back at 93 ppb GRO and 22 ppb MTBE.

The mother-in-law (Mrs. Mamie Butterfield) is currently living with the Bowman's because she suffered a stroke.  Therefore, the house is not being lived in, but it is up for sale.  I have assured the Bowman's that the dwelling is eligible for charcoal filters and that such filtration (accompanied by QM) would remove the GRO contamination.  Alternatively, the house could be supplied by an existing well (see below).

Although I have labeled this investigation as a mystery, there is reasonable chance that the contamination is coming from a now abandoned CN Brown station that is about 500 feet from the Butterfield residence.  They (CN Brown) had a UST line leak a while ago and six families were put on a replacement well.  However, there have been other gasoline containing USTs in the area so it is safer to call it a mystery.  Mr. Berry (Pine State Drilling) said the well was 600 feet north of the CN Brown station.  He also stated that studies had indicated that the plume was traveling south.  Mrs. Bowman is going to talk to Mr. Berry about the possibility of hooking her mother's house up to that well.
P-355-1998*On 6/19/98 John Dunlap received a call from Star Enterprise reporting a sheen around the tank vessel Urzhum.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a sheen that appeared to be lube or hydraulic oil coming from the aft section of the ship and proceeding forward.  The sheen was not recoverable with sorbent materials.  It appeared as thought the ship was experiencing a lube or hydraulic oil spill from either the propeller shaft or rudder post.  No further action required.



_______________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
I-173-1997*An overfill occurred at the self service Diesel pump.
Spill was caused while the operator was in the building. Spilled product left the property in a trail about 1 foot wide.

Dickson & London were contacted and they excavated the contaminated soil and hauled it to Thibodeau's Concrete plant in Winterport.

Case Closed
P-99-1999*On February 5, 1999 I received a call from Dan Richardson of Davis Oil.  Dan called to report a spill from one of their oil delivery trucks.  A Davis Oil truck had filled a residential oil tank at 161 Beechridge Rd. in York.  The hose had began leaking at the truck during the delivery.  The leak stopped when the pumping stopped.  When the driver got back to the truck and noticed the spilled oil, he immediatly began to put sorbents on and then called the spill in.  The truck was parked on the side of the road and therefore most of the oil went onto the paved road surface and the gravel shoulder.  Sorbents and speedy dry were used to clean the spill.  No further action.
P-790-2000*16 Dec 2000, DEP responded to spill and conducted initial spill clean up actions.  Additional clean up was conducted by John Engel, see attached report.  DEP monitored clean up activities.

No further Response action necessary. Nathan Thompson, 19Jun01.
P-443-1997*On August 13, 1997 I was contacted by the Yarmouth Fire Dept. concerning a pesticide spill at 14 Church Street in Yarmouth.  I responded to the call.  The residents of the home had broken two 1-quart bottles of petroleum based pesticides in the basement of the home.  They had then removed the pieces of the bottles (with some remaining pesticide) to a shed in the backyard.  One of the residents began feeling ill and went to the hospital.  I removed the pesticides from the shed.  We allowed the home to ventilate over night, and went back in the morning to remove remaining pieces of glass and rags that the residents had used to try and clean up the spill.  No further action.
A-347-1997*No site visit made. The oil leaked onto a concrete floor.  No oil reached the floor drain.  No further action is anticipated.
P-33-1996*On 01/17/96 I received a call from Petty Officer Rackliff of the US Coast Guard reporting a vessel that had sunk at Dimillo's Marina in Portland.  At the time of the report, the vessel was discharging gasoline.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a large sheen around the vessel as well as gasoline bubbling up out of the vents for the fuel tanks which were both under water.  I was able to plug the starboard vent with some plugging material.  The Coast Guard had "federalized" the spill and had hired Seacoast Ocean Services to clean up the spill.  The vessel owner was deceased but his son was to make arrangements for the salvage of the vessel.  The Coast Guard took the lead on leading the cleanup effort.  No further action required.



__________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-663-2000*K-1 pump at the Depot Store was losing prime. Wadleighs dug up entire suction line from tank to dispenser and found no evidence of a discharge. The line failed a presure test and was replaced entirely. Apparently the suction/check valve system worked as designed and allowed no product to be lost. No further action is expected.
P-639-1998*    In the mid afternoon of 12/30/98 DEP received notice of gasoline vapors in the storm drain and in several houses in the area of 79 Puritan Dr. in Westbrook.   I promptly arrived onsite to meet Westbrook firefighters (WFD) and a dept. of public works rep. (DPW).
     DPW explained that houses in the area did not have traps in their drain lines and gasoline was moving from the storm/sewer line back up into 5 houses.  The gaso. appeared to have originated from a storm drain in front of 71 Puritan Dr.  The only suspected RP was a worker for Don's Power & Equipment of 736 Riverside in Portland.  The worker was at #71 earlier that day working on a snow blower and it was suspected that he may have spilled waste gaso. into the drain.
      We went to Don's Power & Equip. and met manager Terry Shoemaker and explained the problem.  Shoemaker was very concerned and stated he trained his employees to manage wastes properly.  I met him the next day where he stated that his employee assured him that he had spilled no gasoline.
     The oder problem cleared up and no further DEP actions are anticipated.  No clean-up was possible and all the spillage (estimated less than a gallon) went to a drainage area behind the neighborhood.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-117-1996*On 10-15-96, this office was notified that due to a house fire that day, some oil had leaked from a basement 275 gallon tank. The house was owned by Hubert Embleton and the oil had leaked from the tank in the basement and was contained within the foundation. Because of the debris and danger involved with people in the foundation the decision was made to delay cleanup until the fire marshal investigation was complete and the debris could be moved. This was accomplished the following week and sorbents were used to soak oil off the floor and all debris saturated with oil was removed.
B-662-2001*Sanford Giles, D.O.T. foreman, called to report that about 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled onto their asphalt yard when a line on a truck failed. This was at their facility on Route 15 in Charleston. It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and peat moss that they keep on site for such problems. The waste was placed in a designated drum and it will be picked up by their Motor Transport section for disposal. He stated that all the oil stayed on the asphalt and no waters were involved.
P-10-2001*   On 1/4/01 DEP received notice from Ms. Wilson that her oil burnerman (Norm Dobransky, 729-8096) advised her that her basement AST was reported to be leaking and needed replacement.  On the morning of Fri. 1/5/01, I visited and and met with Ms. Wilson, and with her daughter (Gale Allen, 833-5383) who showed me the AST.  The home is a single-family house near the end of Ash Pt. Rd. (see map).  The area is on private drilled bedrock wells and septic systems.
    The tank was at least 30 yrs old and sat in a concrete walled area that may have been a coal bin at one time.  The single-wall copper line ran along the floor and thru the wall to the furnace.  There were oil stains and wet oil spots:
1)  under the tank from an apparent, small corrosion hole.  2) under and around the firematic/filter at the bottom end of the tank.  3) at the fitting of the fuel line with the furnace.  4) in the tank top fittings for the fill.  There were dark oil stains on top of the tank, under and around the tank, and under the furnace: though no free product or active drips at the time.  I put a drip pan and sorbents under the tank until the tank could be replaced.  The copper line was corroding and the tank rusty in areas.  Many of the fittings appeared old and worn out.  Ms. Wilson stated that her burnerman had put her on a list for a new, state-funded AST facility several years before.
    I later contacted DEP's Peter Moulton who was to contact Ms. Wilson and arrange for a new facility to be installed through the town of Harpswell.  As a large leak here would potentially impact the water of up to four or more bedrock wells and Basin Cove, and cause vapor problems in the house, I recommend a prompt facility replacement as a very cost-effective pollution prevention measure.  At this time there does not appear to be enough spillage to impact any sensitive receptors.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-18-2000*On 2-28-00, Dennis of Dead River called to report that while on a service call at a residence in Washburn, a small spill was discovered. It was at the residence of Ethyl Belmain. I went to the home and there had been about 2 gallons of fuel oil leak from a loose line fittting onto the basement floor. There was no odor and Dead River had used speedy dry to clean it up.
B-341-1996*On 6/29/96, 1530 hours Robert Olesky of BIA called to report a 20 gallon spill of Jet A in their containment area.  They were trying to empty their #2 tank because the floating intake was not working right.  To this end they left the delivery hose charged.  The product in the hose thermally expanded and ruptured the hose.  This caused a 20 gallon release.  The product was flushed to their oil/water separator.  The product that is recovered via this process is burned in their waste oil burner.  Note: even the military use JetA now.  There is no JP4 at either facility.
B-196-1996*4/18/96 @ 1250

I received a message that someone from the Porland DEP office had phoned in a spill that had been reported by Sharon Fortin of S.D. Warren.  The message was received at this office at 1230.

Sharon Fortin (453-2527) of S.D. Warren phoned to report that about 50 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled at a truck turn around on a logging road in Misery Township.  This spill occurred when a large rock struck the saddle tank of the truck, which was being towed by a grapple skidder.  This spill occurred on a logging road some two miles off Route 15, near a wood harvesting operation.

The diesel fuel was cleaned up using sorbent pads and soil excavation.  The pads will be burned in a planned burning of an old company camp.  The contaminated soil will be spread thinly on the logging road away from drainage ditches and streams.  (see attachments).
B-412-2000*The Dead River Oil Co. called to report a spill at Bohanon's Exxon (Service Inc) in Baileyville. While making a drop of regular gas to the station's underground tank the hose began to leak from a crack. The estimated total loss was about 1/2 gallon. The spill was collected with speedi-dri and returned to the Dead River shop for later disposal. The gas did not leave the pavement.
A-448-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-273-1997*6/2/97 @ 1620

I received a phone call from Sharon Fortin (453-2527 ext 26) of S.D. Warren.  Sharon phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill from one of their contractors.  Philip Ward Construction, of Greenville was involved with rebuilding a bridge over Hinkley Brook when a hydraulic hose on the excavator blew.

About 1 gallonof the five gallons spilled/sprayed entered Hinckley Brook. Sorbent boom had been pre placed in the brook and the oil was caught in the boom.  An estimated 4 gallons of hydraulic oil sprayed on nearby alders and pine trees, with no noted staining on the ground.  The used sorbent pads and boom will either be burned, at the Somerset Mill's boiler, or they will be disposed of through Clean Harbors.
B-500-2000*An estimated 40 gallons of diesel were spilled when the automatic shut off on one of the fill nozzles failed at Dysart's Truck Stop.  The attendant  eventually noticed and the flow was stopped.  Sorbent pads were deployed to retrieve the fuel from the asphalt and from the ditch where most of the fuel pooled up.

Inspecting the site later on the morning of the 15th, I asked Tim Dysart to put out some sorbent boom to pick the fuel expected to be floated out of the ditch sediment by that afternoon's rain.
B-622-1999*     On October 4, 1999 at 1000 we received a call from Patricia Pearson of L.A. Pearson Oil in Hermon reporting a kerosene spill at the home of Earl Lint on the Coboro Rd. in Stetson.  Pearson Oil got the call at 2300 on Saturday night and pumped seventy-five gallons out of the tank.  They had delivered one hundred gallons to the empty tank a week earlier.  Pearson called the 800 number at 1000 Sunday morning but no one answered.  Pearson also recovered some oil with sorbents.
     I visited the site a couple hours after receiving the call but no one was home.  A temporary tank was installed and there was only a slight smell to the sod.  The previous day's heavy rain likely diluted the product.  I talked to L.A. Pearson who said Mr. Lint is checking with his insurance before he installs a new tank.  Pearson Oil is aware of the new regs and will remove some soil when they install a pad for the new tank.  Mr. Lint's well is too far away to be threatened.
B-43-1999*     On January 27, 1999 at 1225 we received a call from Jeff Joy of Ray Plumbing in Ellsworth reporting a fuel oil spill at the Richardson Forest Products facility in Hancock.  Mr. Joy had just repaired an oil burner line at the location.  A line to the nozzle inside the furnace was disconnected and about five gallons of #2  fuel leaked out of the furnace and onto the floor.  I called Richardson's and talked to Bruce Hardy and told him to pick up the product off the cement floor with wood chips.  No oil reached any floor drain.
B-88-2000*The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Dept., on 2/18/00, was summoned to the Irving Mainway in response to a leaking gas tank on a vehicle; a corrosion hole had allowed the tank to start leaking after it was partially full. A/C Stevenson said 2 1/2 gallons of gasoline was leaked onto the ground and recovered with sorbents.
A-471-1996* Mike Allby, of Dead River, called this office to report the release of up to 600 gallons of gasoline from one of their UST. This loss was discovered by the morning shift while checking the inventory records. In addition to the stick reading an employee used a sorbent pad on a stick to check the monitoring well. The pad had a small amount of gas on it. This prompted Mike Allby to call the DEP and start his leak investigation procedure. Mr. Allby called the company tank installer and a UST precision tester.  After all these contacts he decided to triple check the inventory records and stick the tank himself.  It was at that time he found the problem to be an error in the inventory records.
 Mr. Allby beleives that the morning shift did not actually stick the tank that morning.
 There are six UST at this location. They are single wall, Cathodically Protected tanks, with external monitoring wells. Mr. Allby faxed me a copy of the inventory records and I agree with his assessment.
 Mr. Allby called this office on 11-21 to let me know that they had tested the six underground tanks at this location. The firm of Tanknology, from Agawam MA, tested the tanks on 11-20 and found them to be tight. In addition, all the in line leak detectors were also tested.
I-189-2000*A fire caused 20 gallons of fuel to spill.  It was contained on site.  Debris ran into gulley and into dirt.
I-68-2000*On 6-20-00, Dennis of Dead River called to report that they had discovered a small spill at the home of Stanley Cloney. Apparently, the fuel line had been weeping at one of the joints. An inspection showedd they had used speedy dry on the concrete pedestal where most of the oil was. There was no odor and no further action was seen as necessary.
B-252-2001*An anonymous complainant alleged that there is chronic spillage at the diesel pump at Garelick Farms Dairy (formerly Grant's).  Alan Ingraham and I looked at the site the day the complaint was received, but we found no sign of gross spillage.  Nor did we see any sign of a barrel of waste sorbents that was supposed to be overflowing at the pump site.

Yet another waste of DEP time by a disgruntled employee.
P-499-1999*    On Tues 7/13/99 I confirmed a report from the Denmark CEO, thru Steve Arnold of DEP BLWQ, of illegal buried product piping associated with a gasoline AST; at the rural summer residence of William and Irene Gallien.  Mr. Gallien had reportedly installed the product piping from his AST to his dock area without the required CTI, and without a DEP BLWQ permit to work near the shores of Moose Pond (see map).  The site is rural residential on well water.  Gallien's home is a large well-maintained house [named All Four Seasons] on a large lot but is not a full-time residence.
    On Thus. 7/19/99 I returned and met Mr. Gallien who gave me a tour after I explained my visit.  A 500 gal. AST was in a locked wooden shed behind the garage.  A rubber product hose ran (reportedly inside a PVC pipe) about 190' to a tree by the dock.  The nozzle was kept in a locked box on the tree.  It turns out that Mark Holden of DEP OEU had already contacted Gallien and explained that the buried piping should have been installed by a Maine CTI, be of approved materials, have auto. leak detection, and that PVC is not compatible with gasoline.  Mr. Gallien was visibly upset though assured me he would remove the piping.  The installation was about a month old.
     See attached letter and notes for further information.  As of 9/99 I have made no return visit to confirm the piping has been removed.  I noted no evidence of leakage at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-421-2000*I recieved a call from Mr. David Broman, he was concerned about an abondoned trailer house next door to his home.  Mr. Broman stated that there were oil drums and paint cans lying around and that recently local teenagers had been hanging out in the abandoned building.

I went and investigated the property.  There was a 275 gallon oil tank in the cellar of the building that was empty and not connected to anything.  I checked all the paint cans lying around - they were all laytex paint and mostly dried up.  I spoke with Mr. Broman and told him I found nothing that was a threat to his nearby well or property.  No futher action by Response Services expected.
A-300-1998*Waterville Fire called to report a minor spill.  Workers removed the cover of a private storm drain and found a small amount of waste oil in the drain, probably from someone changing their oil.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
A-328-1998*Dumping of oil, antifreeze and septage was reported at the Nobleboro boat launch.  A dead pickerall and perch were also reported. I found a filamentous algae bloom.
B-459-2000*Chief Fred Cooper,Jr. called from St.Albans fire dept. to report that his crew had responded to a 3 gallon gasoline spill at the St. Albans Mobil station. It seems that the unknown motorist filled his gas tank and the gas leaked from a hole in the top of vehicle's tank. They used about a half a bale of pads to corral the gas and he was requesting that I dispose of the contaminated pads. On 8/24 I went to the St. Albans fire station and picked up the bag of used pads and returned them to Bangor for later incineration at the Auburn energy recovery facility.
I-91-2001*Due to a bad tank firematic, 1 to 2 quarts of fuel oil was spilled. Sorbants were used and taken to office.
B-327-1997*On June 27, 1997 at 0540 I received a call from the state police reporting a traffic accident at the wooden bridge crossing of Millinocket Stream on the Staceyville Road in T1 R8.  The trooper said some of the spilled gasoline and motor oil from the Geo Tracker was pooling in an edy.  The accident occurred about 0430 that Morning.

I drove to the site and arrived at 0900 and found where the vehicle drove off the road and into the stream.  I found only an intermittent one foot silver sheen leaching from the gravel bank when I stepped on the shore.  I walked downstream and found no sign of any oil.
A-451-1998*Low levels of contamination were found near all three tanks.  Two of the tanks had small holes.  PID readings were all within baseline 2 standards.  The only soil removed was to allow for new tank installation.  No further action is anticipated.


B-695-1999*
On 11/1/99, 1510 hours Steve Wallace of Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline reported a two quart release of hydraulic oil at their compressor station in Baileyville.  The happened because of a broken O ring on a back hoe.  The clean-up produced a couple of cubic feet of soil, which was stored in a drum for disposal by a hazmat contractor.

A-236-1998*     DEP received a report that a light sheen was visible at a stormwater outfall off route 1B in Newcastle.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property, but there was no visible sheen at this outfall.  It is presumed that a minor vehicle spill to route 1B had washed into the stormwater system during recent heavy rains and was now "history".
I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-665-2001*  In the late morn of Tues. 8/28/01, DEP received notice from Auburn Fire Dept. (AFD) of an unknown quantity of anhydrous ammonia discharged to the exterior and interior this Seltzer & Rydholm bottling plant.  AFD was responding.  The plant is located in a rural industrial area of Auburn, near the Auburn Airport, and bottles Pepsi products.  The plant has no SPCC Plan on file with DEP.
   Arriving onsite I met with VP of Operations/Engineering, Philip Morgan.  The AFD had already demobilized and the plant was back in operation.  Mr. Morgan explained to me that due to an over-pressurization an outside relief valve had vented, as designed, for 4 minutes.  As noted in my site sketch, the building's air inlet was located near the ammonia storage and relief valve.  Approx. 75 pounds of ammonia was discharged.  The ammonia, vented to the outside atmosphere, and was sucked into the building.  At the time of my inspection I noted no residual ammonia odor, there were no injuries, and Seltzer & Rydholm was working to correct the problem.  No neighboring buildings/businesses were effected.
   Mr. Morgan and I discussed the state reporting requirement.  I explained that though the 75 lb. amount may have been below a state or federal RQ, because the release left the site the discharge is required under Maine statute to have been reported to the Maine Dept. of Public Safety (state police) who notify MEMA and DEP Response.  DEP RCRA inspectors confirmed this and also advised that having a local fire dept. notify for an RP does not fulfill the RP's obligation to also report.
   No further DEP actions are expected at this time.  See the attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski, Div. of Response Services
DEP, BRWM
A-412-1999*No site visit made.  The Fire Department responded and reported that there were no wells nearby.  Most fuel was contained on pavement, but some reached the sand at the side of the road.  No further action is anticipated.
A-138-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that the filter at an AST had been damaged during snow plowing operations.  Oil had sorbed into snow and into soil underlying a portable classroom.  The area is served by a municipal water supply, but the potential for vapor problems to develop within the classroom necessitated a higher remedial standard than usual.  Contaminated snow was collected on the night of the spill; the classroom was temporarily relocated to allow for excavation/disposal of contaminated soil.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-149-2000*     DEP received a complaint from staff operating the Pittsfield transfer station that medical waste was evident in discarded material.  Jon Andrews (Response) and Scott Austin (L & E) visited the site.  Staff there had already opened the suspect bags, and it was clear that regulated materials had been improperly discarded.  Transfer station staff indicated that they were aware of the source (Sebasticook Valley Hospital) and had discussed this with them on prior occassions.
     Resolution of this case in the hands of DEP L & E (please refer to L & E files for further information).
I-88-1998*The spill was reported after heavy odors of Fuel were encountered in the home.

When I arrived, I found the tank sitting on a wood floor which was heavily saturated with oil. A pin hole was found in the tank.

The tank had been pumped by the oil company and a temp tank was set up outside.

Soderberg Construction was hired to remove the satrated soil and the saturated wood.


B-511-1997*D-TREE=I.
P-215-1999*   On Fri., 3/26/99, DEP received notice of a gasoline spill from an auto filling up at the station's dispenser.  The spill was reported contained on pavement and cleaned up by the Limerick Fire Dep. so no immediate DEP response was necessary.
   On 4/2/99 I met the facility owner/operator, Mr. Laughlin, onsite, who explained that a customer had a leak in her gas fill pipe of her car.  As the customer filled her tank it leaked out flowing down the pavement on the opposite side so she did not notice it right away.  I noted a dark petroleum stain on the concrete and asphalt matching the account.  because of circumstances this is characterized as a surface spill rather than a UST related spill. Some product may have seeped in thru the joints in the paving though it did not reach the soil at the edge of the lot.
    The facility (Reg. # 18908) has an 8000 gal. UR gaso. UST and a 4000 gal. PU gaso. UST registered as installed in 9/94.  Mr. Laughlin's house and 300' deep well are located approx. 30' west of the dispensers.  The other residence close by is across the street (see site sketch).  Based on proximity to drinking water wells the area calls for a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The area is largely rural residential/commercial.  Behind the facility is a gravel pit indicating the area is over an aquifer.  Southwest about 1/4 mile away, are three bulk oil AST's, reportedly out-of-service, that used to be operated by Norton's Oil.
     A 500 gallon K1 AST is also onsite with observed leakage.  During my 4/2 visit I did not check on daily inventory, the dispensers, or the tanks.  Several gallons of leakage were noted around the K1 AST; see P-481-98 for further information on this spillage.
    At this time no further action is probable regarding this 3/26/99 surface spill though there is some threat from product that may have reached gw thru the paving joints.  Mr. Laughlin has not had his water tested for petroleum.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-328-1996*Don Robbins called to report finding contaminated soil at a site they were doing an assesment. He reported that Cumberland Farms was doing a piping upgrade to their store in Farmington. They had found some contamination. I went to the site to investigate. Dennis Davis was the certified tank installer, Cumberland Farms was doing the work them selves. The bulk of the contamination seemed to be around the pump island. Approximately 20 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed. All soil removed had PID readings of over 1000 ppm jar headspace. Only a limited amount of material could be removed due to the footings of the canopy. The site is a baseline 2 site, but all material was very granular. This site is at the edge of a mapped sand and gravel aquifer. It could not be determined whether the material was fill or native material.  Because of this, I am referring this case to Technical Services. See the Appendix P site assesment for further information. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
I-56-1998*BATES FUEL FAXED IN SPILL REPORT DEALING WITH 20 GAL OF KEROSENE SPILLED FROM A FUEL TANK ON COLD BROOK ROAD- 2 FT FROM SIDE OF HOUSE.  ICE FELL OFF ROOF AND CRACKED NIPPLE, SOAKED IN SNOW. Snow was shoveled up by Bates crew.
A-155-2000*See the attached narrative for additional information.
B-381-1999*     On July 6,1999 at 2005 we received a call from Darryl at the Irving Big Stop on route 1 in Baileyville reporting a three to five gallon spill of diesel fuel.  A worker was filling a diesel saddle tank when the automatic shut-off failed and the fuel spilled onto  the asphalt.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents.
B-703-1997*D-TREE=S.
B-83-1999*Rob Mullen, the store manager of this Dead River Co. convenience store, called to report a gas spill at the store. Apparently an inattentive customer overfilled his gas tank resulting in an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline hitting the pavement. This was absorbed with speedi-dri which will be sent to the Ellsworth maintenance office for later disposal. The gas stayed on the pavement and no water was involved.
A-120-2000* Bob's Cash Fuel called this office to report what they thought was a 50 gallon spill of kerosene. This occurred at house trailer owned by Michelle Lavie. The property is located along Route 150 in the town of Cornville.
 The outside AST settled into the ground and cracked the nipple. This resulted in a release of oil. Some of this oil flowed under the house trailer and created a vapor problem. I had the two employees from Bob's Cash Fuel crawl under the trailer to collect free product with sorbent pads and also remove other contaminated debries. I installed a large fan to exhaust the oil vapors from the crawl space under the trailer. There is a well on site, however it is located uphill.
 Overall cleanup was a success and no further action will be required.
P-256-1998*Two five gallon pails containing waste oil had been left on the dock.  One of the containers had no lid, and due to heavy rains displaced some of the oil into the ocean creating a large sheen.

The waste oil was removed.  No information was obtained on the origin of the oil, but a worker in the area stated that it was most likely from a lobster boat, since they were in the habit of leaving their waste on the dock.

No further action required.
P-626-2000*No narrative, please see attached.
I-13-1996*I received a call from Paul Blood requesting That I meet with Mark McCluskey at the "Creamery Well" in Patten.

 Mark works for A.E. Hodsdon and is building a new structure over the old "Creamery Well" that the water district uses as a public water supply. During the excavation of the new foundation, contaminated soil was encountered and the Bangor office was contacted.  The info was passed to tech services.

I meet Mark onsite on 1/26/96, water was laying in the excavation and a minor sheen was present on the water.  A couple of small areas of contaminated soil were identified, but I wasn't able to determine the type of product.  However, I suspect either gasoline or most likely fuel oil. No sample from the wells could be taken due to the construction going on.

After talking with some of the older folks who were stopping by to "inspect" the progress, I found out that the well had been contaminated in the early seventies and the Water District had put carbon filters on to remove the contamination. No source was ever identified.

Once the frost is out of the ground, we'll attempt to remove the contaminated soil.

 The Tech Services folks from Bangor have been able to get samples from the well and have had positive hits for hydrocarbons.

 The project manager on this case is Paul Blood
B-326-1998*On May 18, 1998 we received notification from DHS of a well at the Wentworth Mobile Park in Corinth that had 4.7 PPB of MTBE.  This figure is below the MCL of 50 PPB and the DEP action level of 30 PPB.  I talked to the owner, William Pontbriant, who informed me that the MTBE analysis is done annually.

I visited the site on May 18 and found that the park is located on route 43 near the center of town.  There was a leak at a Webber Oil Exxon station near the town center in 1985 (B-4-85).  Therefore, I had the park put on quarterly monitoring to see if these results are a one time affair or will continue and are a warning sign of contamination from that historical leak.

Park owner, William Pontbriant, 884-8848 or 285-7231
B-564-1996*On 10/15/96, at 0800 I received a call from Wilbur Saunders of SW Cole reporting soil contamination at the H.O. Bouchard Fuel Station on Champion Paper land off Route 9 in Wesley.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Saunders and Steve Collenburg of H.O. Bouchard. Workers removed the 2 5000 gallon tanks and we saw no sign of a hole in either tank although there was heavy pitting on them.

Mr. Saunders' PID reading showed heavy contamination around the fill pipe and the pump island.  The levels dropped as you moved away from these areas and dug deeper into the soil.  Although the decision tree arrived at a stringent clean up standard I changed that to a baseline 2 site due to the sites location on Champion forest land with no development or activities in the area except logging.  Contamination levels were also very minor at the soil level near the tank bottoms.  Bouchard removed about 650 yds of soil which we spread on a nearby logging road.  This road is adjacent to a clear cut so it is exposed to the sun and wind which will aid bioremediation.

Due to the lack of an obvious hole in either tank and the worse contamination levels around the fillpipes and pump island, we feel the contamination is due to overfills and not a leak in the tank.
A-301-1997* Mr. Gagne called this office to report the spilling of waste motor oil in a parking lot across from his house. I looked at the property and yes there had been spillage onto the paved parking lot. The tenant who lives in the Apartment Building across from the lot has been doing service work on several automobiles.
I-123-1998*A traffic accident resulted in a split saddle tank.

Clean up was conducted by Dickison & London (Contractors).

Case closed.
P-518-1998*In October of '98 I received the report of an oil leak at a rental property in South Berwick.  Mark Gagnon of Gagnon Oil met me on site and showed me where the tank's copper line had leaked.  There was some surface soil staining but no significant puddling.  Mark said they had plans to replace the line that afternoon.  The property's drilled well was <10 feet away but it already had carbon filters on it from a previous spill (see P-790-96).  In '96 the tank corroded and was replaced but they did not replace the copper line.  The owners said that they would sample the water and if there was a problem they would contact me.

On 03/03/00 I spoke with Keith Kallberg.  He stated that the same tenant still lives there and that they had never reported any problem with the water.  He also stated that they had a couple of analyses done on the water and they were fine.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.




Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 3, 2000
P-11-1999*On January 7, 1999 Auburn Fire Dept.  called to report a spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Station on Washington Street in Auburn.  A vehicle had pulled away from the pump while it was still pumping fuel causing the spill.  Auburn Fire reported that the spill was contained to the pavement and had been cleaned up by firefighters and Irving employees, but that a small amount of the fuel may have seeped into the ground around the pump.  No further action.
A-273-1996*We recieved a contaminated well call from Ms. Rodriquez.  Her husband had spilled 5 gallons of gasoline next to thier dug well. The contamination level was very low and no free product was present.
They just had a new well drilled and were waiting to have it hooked up. The contractor was backlogged on jobs and was going to wait about three weeks before his equipment was free to do the complete site work.  We arranged to have the new well hooked up immediately and wait on the other site work.  The new well is functioning well
P-138-1999*On Feb. 25, 1999 I was contacted by Scott Cyr - MEDEP L&E.  Scott had received a call from Mr. Tom Bennett about a small spill of mercury at his home.  Scott and I went to Mr. Bennetts and recovered the spilled mercury as well as bottled amalgam mercury.

The home had previously belonged to Mr. Bennetts uncle who was a dentist.  The mercury had apparently been in the attic for some years - there were four bottles, each approximately 1 lb., one of which had broken, spilling a small amount of it's content.

We disposed of the Mercury through a DEP sponsored mercury collection and disposal program.
I-58-2001*On 5-5-01, received a call from Bob Dunphy of Island Falls reporting oil sheen on Pleasent Pond. Met with him that day and traced source back to a camp owned by Roger Nightingale of Bangor. Apparently sometime over the winter the oil tank in the crawlspace below camp shifted and broke nipple on the end of tank. About 250 gallons estimated lost. Contractor removed contaminated material below camp and containment boom placed in front of camp to stop spread into lake.
I-163-1997*On 10-22-97, I accompanied Robert Vigue of Seven Islands Land Co. to logging camps on their land operated by Edmund Roy and Sons. My visit to the facility was at the request of the Department's tank enforcement unit. Apparently, in 1992, an underground fuel tank was removed at this facility without completing the required site assessment. There had been several letters between this Department, the land owners, and the camp operator to satisfy the site assessment requirement. The result of this was that someone from the Department would need to verify there was no soil or groundwater contamination associated with the removed tank. While at the camps, I had an excavator dig several test pits downgradient of the site of the old tank. All test pits only went to about 3-4 feet below grade before encountering bedrock. Groundwater was observed to be in all pits and no odor of petroleum was noticed in any. Two drinking water well on the property were also sampled (see enclosed analysis results). The old well that was discontinued several years ago is contaminated because of an old spill of kerosene from an aboveground fuel tank. I recommended they grout the old well in to eliminate any more surface contamination potential. I also recommended they include oil and gas analysis with their yearly water quality analysis. These results will be forwarded to this Department.
P-56-1997*On 1/29/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Lt. Dussault of the Biddeford Fire Dept. reporting a fuel oil spill that occurred on South St. in Biddeford.  The spill occurred as the result of physical breakage on the air eliminator of an A & L Fuels truck.  A & L was on site cleaning up the spill with sorbents.  Later that same evening, I received a call from Mike Lowell of South St. reporting that he was concerned about his trout pond that was in the area of the spill.  I told him I would visit the site the next morning.

On 1/30/97 I visited the spill site.  I observed some staining in the road as well as small puddles of oil that appeared to be coming from the snow bank.  I observed a culvert running under South St. had a strong fuel oil odor in it, but the culvert was full of ice and no free product was observed.  The culvert discharged to a small wetland area and then into the trout pond at 521 South St.  The pond was completely frozen over.  The weltand area was completely covered with snow.

I made contact with Susan Lowell and informed her of my findings.  I told her that she should make arrangements to compile an inventory of what species of fish were in the pond and in what numbers for any potential future claim.  I also asked her to keep me informed as to any changes observed in the pond as spring arrives.

I made contact with Andy Howard, the owner of A & L Fuels and advised him that some further clean up was necessary on and next to the road.  He indicated that he would take care of it that afternoon.  I also advised him as to the potential for a fish kill in the trout pond.

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I-7-1996*Spill was reported when Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator Identified oil in the Ferry Street Pump Station.   DEP was called. Manholes were opened on the night of 1/16/96, but no source was identifed. Sorbent boom was left to see if it would recovery any oil overnite.

The next morning, the oil appeared to be entering the pump station throught the wall at the first joint or section.

Ed Pelletier & Sons were called to excavate outside the pump station to intercept the product before it reached the pump station. No product was found when test pits were dug.

Further investigation reveled three UST in the area.
#1. The Catholic Church used less oil than same period last year.

#2. Post Office has a small tank recently installed.

#3. The Elementary School which has a 3000 gal 02 oil. The school had replaced a furnace burner recently. I contacted LJB plumbing in Madawaska who did the work. They came back the week after the insallation, responding to a call of an oil odor in the building. The burner supply line was leaking and was repaired. Technician did not report as he thought only a small amount had been lost, but a floor drain carried the spilled product to the Sewer System.

406 gallons of spilled product was recovered from the pump station using a septic tank pumper, waste water was decanted back into the pump station and the oil was disposed of by Clean Harbors at their Facility.

Case Closed
B-153-2000*
On 3/18/00, 1700 hours Fred Bryant, who is a selectman for Dixmont, reported that someone had left three, fifteen gallon containers that were filled with an unknown liquid.  He gave directions to the spot, which was on Cotrell Road in Dixmont.  I went to the location and discovered that the containers were indeed full and that I could not lift them.  I contacted Clean Harbors and gave them directions to the site.  The containers had a corrosive label and the original contents of the containers was a product called "Surge".  Fred thought that the product was used to clean milk harvesting equipment.
B-26-1996*1/16/96 @ 1915 The State police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned to report a 200 to 300 gallon oil spill in the basement of the Garland Street School.  I was asked to contact a Lt. Bilotta (942-0811) of the Bangor Fire Dept.

I phoned Lt. Bilotta.  According to him, Irving Oil delivered approximately 4,000 gallons of #5 heating oil at the Garland Street School.  About 200 to 300 gallons of heating oil ended up in the basement when a 4" to 2 1/2" reduction elbow failed.

Firefighters and custodial staff worked to limit the spill and by the time I was notified the spill was contained and not seeping into the sewer system.  Clean Harbors will be contacted to do the clean up and disposal.

On Wednesday Clean Harbors used a vacuum truck to collect the black oil.  Bob Whittier checked out the progress.  A number of drums of spill debris and spill clean up debris was also disposed of through Clean Harbors.
P-63-1996*Routine UST replaced by MTA of commercially operated heating oil UST's.  Site of previous, significant discharges.  No remedial work required for this project.  See charlie Myers (774-5155) engineer for MTA for further information.
P-279-2001*Please see attached.
B-707-1999*      On November 4, 1999 at 1315 we received a call from Kevin Moore of C.N. Brown in South Paris reporting a small #2 spill in Orland.  I contacted regional manager Pebbles Cloutier for more information.  The spill occurred at the Lawless residence on the Upper Falls Rd. in Orland.  The driver was switching product compartments and draining a line when a valve leaked and dripped less than a gallon of #2 oil.  The driver recovered the product with sorbents and removed a couple buckets of gravel.



B-680-2000*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a falling tree had damaged a transformer on Westside Road in Sorrento. This caused a leak of a few ounces of non-PCB oil. The oil was recovered with sorbent pads, which were disposed of at Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
I-133-2001*A truck was still hooked to leading rack and drove off spilling 50 gallons of no lead gas.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and pads and was put in container at bulk petro office.
A-143-2001*   DEP received a report that hydraulic oil had been spilled at this vehicle over the previous night.   Oil flowed via meltwater across the parking area to an adjacent bog; no recovery was feasible.  The area is served by a municipal water supply.
A-698-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-546-1998*A chronic problem at the Baileyville Big Stop is the failure of the automatic shutoff valves to actually shutoff;  on the morning of August 15 it happened again, resulting in the spillage of about 35 gallons of diesel.

The Baileyville Fire Dept. was summoned, and they deployed sorbent pads and boom to control the flow of diesel across the parking lot and down the ditch.  Chief Gillis called the DEP.

Arriving sometime after 0800, I made contact with Asst. Mgr. Richard Libby, and explained to him what would have to be done for clean-up.  I put down more sorbents and then went to the Fire Station to replenish their sorbent stocks.

Early the next week I had a telephone conversation with Gerry Lemire at Irving's Bangor headquarters, and we agreed that the contaminated soil from the Big Stop would be spread behind Goding's in Baileyville, rather than be trucked all the way to Hampden for disposal.

P-438-2000*The discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in an AST that emptied its contents and the adjacent tank's contents onto the basement floor.  The oil was contained within the basement by the clay soils, and pooled in small pockets close to the foundation.  Clean Harbors was contacted, and attempted to vacuum free product from these pockets, but was unsuccessful.  It was determined that a Cusco that could remove soil and free product would be more effective than a simple vacuum unit.  Depressions were dug in the location of the pooling oil and sorbents placed within them to collected oil until arrangements could be made to return with a Cusco.  Approximately 100 gallons of oil was removed on this day (7/21/00) by vacuuming and sorbent collection.  On 7/25/2000, I returned with Clean Harbors and removed 2.43 tons of soil, and approximately 1 yard of debris from the basement, which accounted for all observable oil.  Some of the oil migrated down the foundation walls and was unrecoverable.

No further action required.
P-126-2001*The discharge was the result of a lawn tractor fire that melted its plastic gasoline tank.  The discharged gasoline was contained on pavement and was collected using speedy-dry and sorbent pads.  The tank was removed with the remaining gasoline and disposed of.

No further action required.
P-297-1986*
UST facility replacement.  Dense urban, residential & commercial area, on city water.
A-550-2001*No site visit made.
I-10-1999*On 2-8-99, Matt Williams an independent burner specialist, reported finding a leaking fuel oil tank at the home of Janet Erickson in New Sweden. He said the tank had a small corrosion hole in the bottom that he patched temporarily with a magnetic patch. He was in the process of replacing the tank. I inspected the tank that day and also the basement. Some soil was removed from beneath the tank but it was clear it had gone to bedrock(only several inches below surface). As much soil as possible was removed and the tank replaced.
B-622-1996*Shortly before 11/14/96, Michael Cowger requested a waiver of the 30 day waiting period so that he could get his UST at his business out of the ground before winter had really established itself.  I agreed to furnish the waiver and on 11/14/96 I attended the removal at the Cowger's Lakefront Cabins facility.  Foss & Son was the contractor, George Bell was the installer and Shevenell-Gallen was the site assessor.  The top of the tank was a few inches from grade.  The soil was a fairly porous glacial till and the water table was about three feet from grade.  The initial head space readings were over 2500 ppm, but a foot under the tank, which was into the ground water table 75.  John Peckingham (of Shevenell-Gallen) and I decided that it would not be environmentally beneficial to go deeper into the acquifer.  We were able to go laterally to 70 ppm without damaging property. These readings were probably influenced by septage.

The facilities well is located 200' diagonally upgradient from the spill site.  It is drilled and the surficial acquifier is 3-4 feet from grade.  I do not consider the well to be a risk.  The contamination must have come from surface spill associated with dispensing product; because, there was no evidence of a system leak.
P-53-2000*Water and oil transported by Fleet Environmental (manifest dated 5/15/00) to ECC for disposal.  No further requests for clean up were received from Anderson Learning Center, therefore no further action is warranted by DEP at this time.
P-713-2009*DEP received notification from the Topsham fire department of a conflagration taking place at Grimmel's Industries.  During welding operations a spark caused an uncontrolled fire in this car crushing/shredding operation.  Unfortunately, while trying to control the flames, a front-end loader also caught fire and was destroyed.  Due to the copious amount of water used to control the flames, oil from the stricken vehicles was inadvertently washed into the Androscoggin River despite the earthen berms constructed in an attempt to keep this from occurring. Due to the situation and the fast current of the river, recovery was infeasible.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-714-2009*DEP received a call about some motor oil strewn on the roadway.  It appears that someone spilled or dumped oil on the road accidently or intentionally (as a dust suppressant).  The hard packed gravel roadway was a small but defined oiling pattern but not enough to remove or recover (no free product, stain only).  The situation was noted but no clean-up action taken, based on the visual inspection DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-715-2009*After making a delivery to 6 Decary Rd, the peddler truck or driver failed to properly secure the hose reel.  Subsequently as he drove away the hose unrolled discharging some fuel to the driveway and street.  He was flagged down by a passing motorist and realized his error.  He called dispatch who in turn notified DEP.  When I arrived the truck had left the scene with some residual oil still present.  I reapplied some speedy dry left on-scene and contacted the oil company and expressed my concerns for a less than satisfactory clean-up.  The truck returned and we completed a satisfactory clean-up and removal.  However, Cash Energy would have to return to landscape the lawns of 8 & 9 which were marginally affected by discharged oil.

Based on this successful clean-up and willing participation by the responsible party, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-719-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved ground surface as the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a trash collection truck and was cleaned from the road surface using sorbent materials.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
A-674-2009*	A spill of an estimated ten gallons of diesel fuel occurred at the Bangor Street Mini Mart when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  The station is unattended at night and the customer left the area prior to the Augusta Fire Department's arrival.  The spill was contained entirely to the pavement and was cleaned up by the Fire Department using sorbent material.  The next day, I confirmed the spill's containment on the pavement and picked up oil contaminated sorbent pads from the fire station.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-722-2009*DEP received notification of an approximate three gallon spill of unleaded gasoline from a passenger vehicle in the Lowe's parking lot.  The Biddeford fire department responded and deployed sorbents to remediate the spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-723-2009*DEP received notification of a sheen in POrtland Harbor.  DEP responded along with the Portland Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard to investigate.  While on the Portland Fire Boat, a source could not be located.  It appeared that the sheen could be the result of oily bilge water being pumped out of a vessel that departed the harbor from the DiMillo's area.  The sheen was thick at times and extended 3/4 of a mile out of the harbor.  The sheen was left to naturally attentuate as recovery was infeasible.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-727-2009*The DEP required the removal of petroleum impacted soil which resulted from a recent diesel spill at Pine Tree Waste's 12,000-gallon diesel tank. An excavation was conducted by Environmental Projects, Inc. on September 1st resulting in the removal of 79.75 tons of contaminated soil which was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  A summary report by St. Germain & Associates, Inc. is attached for further information.  The excavation was backfilled, graded, seeded, and mulched.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-728-2009*Hilltop Construction was performing land clearing operations in preparation for residential lots.  A neighbor to these activities called the DEP indicating that there were leaks from construction equipment causing sheens.  DEP investigated this allegation and found that there were small amounts of oil, most likely diesel or hydraulic fluid, spattered throughout the site from the construction equipment, but the spillage was negligible.  Due to the small amount of discharge, no clean-up was undertaken and the oil was allowed to naturally attenuate.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-731-2009*A garbage truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic fluid to a gravel roadway.  Product also contaminated the grassy shoulder.  Given the type of product and timeliness of response, contamination was merely surficial.  Accordingly, contaminated soil from the shoulder and the top layer of gravel were excavated for disposal.  Contamination is expected to have been removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-733-2009*	Saturday, 7/25/10: The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified through the Maine State Police of an approximate 10 gallon discharge of gasoline to the ground.  I understand that MW Sewall staff responded and cleaned the discharge off the pavement.  Typically what is not picked up by sorbents evaporates, though some can seep down through pavement cracks and joints into soil below.  I did not respond on this Saturday but drove by at a later date and noted no obvious further clean-up needed.
	This area is dense urban commercial and residential, served by municipal water and sewer.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
P-736-2009*
	9/18/09: Notification by Biddeford Public Safety of a transmission oil leak associated with a spill  at the intersection of Crescent & Graham Streets.  The area is dense sub-urban residential served by municipal water and sewer.  No further Response action expected.
P-750-2009*A garbage truck blew a hydraulic line whilst dumping its load at the landfill which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to trash.  The operator recovered available free product with sorbent materials though the Department did not require removal of contaminated trash.   Although this landfill is not an oily debris disposal facility given the present and future uses of the land, no adverse impacts are anticipated.  No further Response action expected.
I-204-2009*10/26/09 Received a faxed spill report from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT).  MDOT backhoe went into road ditch resulting in blown hydraulic hose spilling approximately 10-15 gallons of hydraulic oil.  MDOT crew used their spill kit on-board to pad off the spill.  Contaminated soil & sorbent debris was collected and transported to MDOT Oakfield oily debris container for storage until disposal with other oily debris.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-587-2009*On 10/19/09, Sherry Sullivan called to reported that there was hole in her basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and that her furnace technician (Bob Burbank, Sr. Heating and Plumbing) had placed a magna-patch on it.  Burbank also put down speedy-dry underneath the AST to absorb the oil.  Less that a gallon had spilled and there was no vapor issue in the house.
I explained to Ms. Sullivan that the AST would need to be replaced and I helped her fill out the paperwork for the Tank Replacement Program run by Peter Moulton.  She is on fuel assistance but the CAP agency does not have the funds to replaced the tank.
I sent the paperwork into Peter Moulton and he looked it over.  Unfortunately, Ms. Sullivan is on public water so funding was not available to replace the tank.
I will continue monitoring the situation with that tank.
B-592-2009*On 10/19/09, Ken Pellitier of PAN AM railways called to report that an engine had lost less than a gallon of lube oil onto the tracks at the Verso Paper Mill in Bucksport.  Crew cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.
B-156-2008*  Mr. Seekins reported that a spill had occurred at the Sprague Energy facility.  It seems a rail car was being loaded with #6 oil but the bottom valve was not properly closed and an estimated 30 gallons spilled to the rail bed.  He estimated that around 4 cubic yards of soil would have to be removed. Later he reduced the clean up amount to two drums of debris.  However he never moved it off site.

  I placed 3 follow up calls requesting that he dispose of it, but his last response, on 10/16/2008, was he'd "work on it" and get back to me.  On 9/2/09 he called this office to obtain an oil spill debris letter regarding the clean up another #6 oil spill that he had reported to Nathan Thompson on 12/03/2007.  It seems that Mr. Seekins had elected to accumulate oil spill debris until he had accumulated 12 cubic yards.  Mr. Thompson was not comfortable with the course of action Mr. Seekins had elected and there is no record of Mr. Thompson issuing a debris letter.  His report B-644-2007 reflects that on or about 7/9/09 he referred this spill to the D.E.P.'s Oil Enforcement Unit for review.

   Mr. Andrew Flint, Augusta D.E.P., sent Mr. Seekins a notice of violation and insisted that the #6 oil contaminated debris be removed.  This motivated Mr. Seekins to request an oil spill debris letter.

   At this time I inquired what he had done about disposing of the spill debris he reported he spilled and cleaned up on 3/24/2008.  He said that it was in the debris that he had Clean Harbors currently loading for off site disposal.

   After conferring with Mr. Thomas Smith (my supervisor) and Mr. Flint, it was agreed that a disposal letter be issued.  Since I had already given Mr. Seekins a letter for the 3/24/2008 spill I reissued it after adding the spill number, B-644-2007, for 12/03/2007 release.  Mr. Seekins said that Clean Harbors Inc. would remove this debris on Tuesday, 9/8/2009.

  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-151-2007*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that when their driver arrived at Mr. Parmelee's home to make a delivery the driver found that oil had already been spilled.  There was oil on the fill pipe and on the snow underneath the fill pipe.  Downeast reported that the owner had tried to fill his tank and had spilled the oil.  Downeast Energy assisted the owner in cleaning up the spill.  Contaminated snow was excavated and disposed of by Downeast Energy.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-359-2009*During the removal of a 12,000 gallon fiberglass jacketed steel underground storage tank (UST) at this location, contamination was discovered under the spill buckets associated with the tank fill pipes and vent line.  Though the ultimate cause(s) and quantity(ies) are unknown, given the localized nature of the contamination suggests either an overfill or a compromised pipe fitting was a factor. The site is located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer with private water supply wells within very close proximity therefore it qualifies as a stringent classification.  Accordingly, soil exhibiting headspace readings over 100 parts per million (ppm) were required to be removed which resulted in approximately five yards of material transported off site for disposal.  Confirmatory soil sampling was performed at two locations; one below the tank and the other below the excavated area.  Both samples yielded a non-detect result for Gasoline Range Organics suggesting a satisfactory clean up was conducted.  See the UST Closure Site Assessment on file with the Department for specifics.
P-203-2007*Heavy snow and ice broke the filter off one of the Leightons' two aboveground storage tanks.  There is some discrepancy between the homeowner and the oil company as to how much oil spilled but from what I saw I believe that the spill was in excess of 200 gallons.  Approximately 50 gallons was recovered out of the septic tank.  Extensive soil contamination was found between the house and the septic tank but it was not feasible to excavate there.  Since groundwater is believed to be 20+ feet deep and there are no sensitive receptors down gradient the contaminated soil was left in place.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-232-2007*The Dufresnes' step tank corroded and leaked.  I am unsure how much actually leaked, but they had filled 5 times in 2 months.  The homeowner claims that is normal because she keep the heat high so there is no way to calculate exactly how much spilled.  The area is on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and when we excavated with a vactor we found nothing but sand.  Groundwater was encountered at approximately 5 feet below grade and there was a thick layer of free product on it.  A recovery well was set in the excavation.  I had the recovery well pumped regularly and continued to recover free product from the surface of the groundwater.  At this time I referred the case to Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services for long term management.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-254-2007*This transformer was a victim of the Patriot's Day Storm.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB so I gave them a Spill Debris Letter which Scott Cyr wrote up.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-844-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of lube oil was discharged to the ground surface at the Rigby rail yard in South Portland. Impacted soils were was hand excavated by Pan Am personnel and stockpiled for disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-843-2009*Approximately 3 gallons of transmission fluid was released to the paved road surface as the result of a vehicle accident. The Gorham Fire Department applied absorbent materials to the spilled product. Due to a rain event much of the absorbent was washed away. One bag of oil laden material was swept up by DEP personnel and removed for disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-842-2009*Approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil was released from a hydraulic ram used in the paper recycling facility at the Bath transfer station. The oil was released onto paper products. The impacted materials were segregated and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-841-2009*Approximately 1.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the dirt road surface near 25 City Point Road on Peaks Island. The release was caused by a stress crack in the piping associated with the filling hose of a fuel supply vehicle. The owner / operator (Mark Tanner) of the vehicle reported that he observed oil leaking from the piping and immediately placed oil absorbing pads underneath the drip. At that time he also shut off the valve leading to the leaking pipe. According to Mr. Tanner a small amount of fuel oil was absorbed into the dirt road surface. He reported that he removed two shovels full of impacted soil and placed it with the sorbents for disposal.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-840-2009*Approximately 1 quart of lube oil was discharged to the ground surface from a locomotive at the Rigby Rail Yard in South Portland. Impacted soil was excavated by hand and stockpiled for disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-839-2009*A concerned tenant reported the release of motor oil onto the paved parking surface at her apartment complex. DEP personnel responded to the location observed an oil stain on the pavement in parking space #9. Allen Barron of Dirigo Property Management was contacted and informed of the release. It is unclear who caused the release. The oil had seeped into the pavement and was unrecoverable. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-838-2009*Home owner believed that her husband brought home dangerous chemicals from work,  stored them in the basement of her residence, and they had spilled. DEP personnel responded to the location and inspected the residence for a release. No visual or olfactory indications of release were noted. Oil and hazardous products in the residence were inspected and were determined to consist of ordinary consumer products such as paint, grease, stain, polyurethane, and lubricating oils. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-837-2009*Irving oil Company dispatch located in Brewer reported that a delivery driver observed an oil stain on the ground underneath the fill pipe at the residence in Gray. Irving dispatch reported that the driver observed the stain prior to filling the tank and called dispatch at that time. Dispatch instructed the driver go ahead and fill the tank. DEP personnel responded to the location and observed a small stain underneath the fill pipe. Approximately 25 pounds of stained soil was shoveled into a plastic bag by DEP personnel and removed from the site for disposal. Impacted soil was observed to extend no more than 1 foot below grade. It is unclear who spilled the oil. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-381-2009*The aboveground storage tank at this location was overfilled by the delivery company. Product exited the tank from both the sight glass fitting and the vent for a combined discharge of approximately five gallons of heating oil.  Indoors, oil ran down the tank then impacted miscellaneous items in storage.  Those items were bagged for disposal and that situation was remedied with application of sorbent material.  Outdoors, oil impacted gravel between the house and the driveway.  The homeowner laid down a piece of plywood to keep rain from penetrating the gravel and propagating vertical migration of product.  Approximately one half yard of material was removed from this area which is expected to have constituted all contamination; a determination made via visible signs.  Indoor air quality issues have been alleviated and though private supply wells are abound, they are not expected to be in any jeopardy.
P-836-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons of hydraulic fluid was released onto the compacted trash surface of the landfill as the result of a blown line on a trash collection truck. Impacted material was segregated for disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-835-2009*Slow drip from recently installed diesel dispenser. Dispenser was immediately repaired when discovered spill referred to Ann Hemenway due to familiarity with site and on-going groundwater monitoring at the facility. See spill P-505-2009 for further details.
P-421-2009*When the waste disposal company attempted to empty this dumpster, approximately two gallons of an unknown oil were released to a paved parking lot.  The intended use of this dumpster is for solid waste only rendering this case a mystery dumping.  Despite the fact they weren't responsible for the spill, the waste disposal company undertook recovery of spilled product with sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-829-2009*SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a two-compartment 4,000-gallon, double-wall retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located at the Kittery Town Wharf, a.k.a Frisbee's Wharf.  The wharf area was deeded to the town of Kittery in the 1950's with the stipulation that the Frisbee's Market family continue to own and operate the UST facility on the wharf for the marina.  In 2008-2009 Frisbee's Market entered bankruptcy and responsibility for the now out-of-service UST facility passed to the property owner, the town of Kittery.
	Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, was primary MDEP contact for the UST facility removal and was on-site for the removal (see also records of MDEP's Laura Welles and of Diana McLaughlin for further details).  Judd Newcomb, of Credere Associates LLC (Credere) represented the town for the abandonment and performed the UST Closure assessment.  Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ira Dodge of J A Eaton LLC  performed the abandonment for Credere.  Newcomb explained that the facility abandonment was being funded through a US EPA Brownfields Grant and the site will be submitted for MDEP VRAP Clearance.
	Monday 10/26/09: The two-compartment ELUTRON brand UST was cleaned by EPI Inc. and removed by J A Eaton LLC.  Very low levels of old, weathered contamination was found under the UST and I believe that remaining discharges discovered in 1992 have likely been flushed out by the constant tide action of the coastal waters.  In 1992 the tanks were out-of-service when corrosion holes allowed ingress of groundwater into the UST and the water was pumped into the product lines, and according to the harbormaster into several boats at the pier.  When the tide went down the water and the diesel and gasoline product leaked out causing the oil contamination documented in report P-516-1992.  This evidence of a leak was not reported to MDEP as required at that time.
	The product piping found in the 2009 abandonment was registered as double-wall fiberglass, though the  secondary containment for the product piping was found to be actually PVC (see photos) which was non-compliant for product piping in 1992.  A run of old bare steel product piping was found that should have been removed back in 1992.  See report P-516-1992 for a review of serious CTI violations associated with the abandonment and new installation.
1.	No remediation was required and I advised Newcomb that the excavated soil can be returned to the excavation.  No groundwater was treated or pumped.  This does not mean that the site is clean to pristine conditions.  Any remaining oil contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions and information changes.
2.	No Maine Groundwater Clean-Up Fund claim or expenses are expected.
3.	I have 	referred the apparent piping installation violations for enforcement actions through MDEP and the Board of Underground Storage tank Installers (BUSTI).  See MDEP report P-516-1992 for details on problems with the 1992 facility abandonment and installation.
4.	See the Phase II / UST Closure Report of Credere Assoc. and DEP Registration file for further details.  Credere claims that the abandonment could be funded through the Brownfields study as "it was necessary to remove the existing UST to assess subsurface conditions."
5.	This MDEP spill report shall not be construed to be or used as an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Response Services
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I-205-2009*10/14/09 Received a faxed spill report from Maine Public Service Co. (MPS).  A bucket truck operated by MPS blew a hydraulic hose spilling approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  MPS crew used absorbent pads and absorbent boom to contain spill and clean-up the spilled product.  Crew removed about 8 inches of oil contaminated soils in an area 4 feet X 5 feet.

10/29/09 Received a call from Brian Munson of MPS requesting an oil spill debris letter to haul the oily debris from this spill to Presque Isle landfill for disposal.  Printed out the form.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-206-2009*10/16/09 Received a faxed spill report from Maine Public Service Co. (MPS) regarding a diesel fuel spill at their Flo's Inn Diesel fuel pump site.  According to the spill report an automatic shut-off valve failed which resulted in the spilling of about 1 gallon of diesel fuel.  MPS crews responded quickly to place speedy dry down and sweep into the spilled oil.   This speedy dry was then picked up and placed in a poly bag for disposal with MPS other oily debris.

10/29/09 Received a call from Brian Munson of MPS requesting an oil spill debris letter to haul the oily debris from this spill to Presque Isle landfill for disposal.  Printed out the form.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-517-2009*On 9/14/09 I received report from Webber Oil of a spill of less than one gallon of oil onto the ground at 3 Charles Street.  The spill occurred after an oil Aboveground Storage Tank had been pumped out, during the pick up of the hoses and pump.  The contaminated soil was bagged for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
A-650-2009*Spill of small amount of deisel fuel from PAN AM RR locomotive at Leeds Junction in Wales.   PAN AM personel cleaned up affected area and transported waste debris to the Waterville PAN AM yard for consolidation with like wastes for bulk disposal.
A-651-2009*This office received a report of fuel oil discharged at this site from an above ground storage tank.  The owner was making a gravity transfer from a larger tank to a smaller tank and overfilled due to human error.  The oil flowed into a floor drain, over the ground surface and into Dead River, a tributary stream to Sabattus Pond.  DEP responded and arranged for soil excavation and off site disposal.  A vacuum truck was employed to collect emulsified oil from the shore of the stream.  A private well was at risk, and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for groundwater monitoring.  Cheryl Fontaine was assigned and provided information to help reconstruct how the Department worked to remediate this spill.  See also attached site closure memo.  The site was officially "closed out" on 12/1/2010.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-652-2009*An unknown volume of number 1 oil was spilled from an aboveground storage tank at Mason Pallet, Incorporated.  The spill was mostly to containment.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-653-2009*A report of 50 gallon lube oil spill at Dragon Products, Incorporated was received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services


A-654-2009*This office was contacted about a 30 gallon spill of mineral grease at Dragon Products, in Thomaston.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-658-2009*This office was contacted about a 1,900 gallon spill of lube oil at New Page Corporation mill in Rumford.  It was reported that only 50 gallons of the spill went to their sewer.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-659-2009*This office was contacted about a two gallon spill from an overfill of #1 oil to cellar at 85 Fire Road 9.  Typically at small spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-660-2009*Discharge of lube oil from PAN AM RR locomotive at the Verso Mill Siding in Jay.    Affected media cleaned up by PAN AM personel and taken to Waterville PAN AM yard for consolidation with like wastes for bulk disposal.
B-523-2009*On 9/15/09 I received report from Penquis Community Action Program of a leaking oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of 28 Gerrish Street.  They had no funding for AST replacement and were checking the status of DEP tank replacement funding.  While en-route to Brownville Junction I spoke with Peter Moultin who confirmed that the DEP did have funding.

I arrived on scene to find the AST empty.  Apparently the AST had been leaking for over a year.  However, the home owner would collect the dripping oil into a bucket, then dump it back into the tank for consumption.  Luckily vapors where not an issue.

No clean up effort needed, the AST was scheduled to be replaced.
A-663-2009*A small amount of parts cleaned was spilled during a product transfer.  The product (142 Solvent) was cleaned up by the manufacturer and disposed of.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-664-2009*	An overfill of a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) caused the release of an estimated five gallons of No. 2 fuel oil.  The oil overflowed out of the vent piping onto the side of the building and onto the grass.  Initial clean-up was performed by the Maine Energy Inc. personnel by using sorbent material and then removing a three foot by three foot area of soil to a depth of six to ten inches.  They did not initially backfill the area.  I checked  the soil clean-up on October 22, 2009.  The area is serviced by public water.  Visual and olfactory inspection of the excavation area revealed very little evidence of a release.  A photoionization detector (PID) was used to check the soils for the presence of oil.  The PID readings of bag head space revealed slightly elevated readings (160 - 420 parts per million).  Given that there are no private wells no additional soils were required to be removed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
	
A-666-2009*Dan Mallett contacted this office to report an oil spill at the roll wrapper at the mill.  The roll wrapper developed a leak causing an estimated 15 gallons to discharge to the concrete floor.  Oil was collected with sorbent litter.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-670-2009*A small amount of heating oil leaked to this basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The tank was emptied and replaced.  Speedi-dri was used to collect the spilled oil.  No long term vapor issues are expected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-672-2009*On 10/23/2009 in Augusta, Jamie Brown of the Post Office reported an oil spill in their parking lot. An unknown wrecker reportedly picked up a vehicle from the parking lot of the post office and leaked oil to the pavement in the process. A site visit was made to inspect and offer assistance. By the time I arrived many vehicles had driven through the oil and spread it out over the parking lot, it had also sunk into the paved surface making any recovery unlikely. No further response action is expected.
A-675-2009* Dead River called this office to report the release of a few gallons of fuel oil. This spill occurred at the home of Faith Healy, located at 522 Egypt Rd. in Damariscotta.

A small amount of affected soil was dug up and disposed of properly.

This report was written after the Responder, Glen Wall, retired using limited information from his files.  A sample of the well on site was taken and presumedly was negative for contamination as no referal to the Division of Technical Services was made.
P-290-2007*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had an oil spill from a corrosion hole in her basement tank.  The spill was small and it was caught early.  Downeast applied sorbents to the concrete floor.  They also pumped out the old tank and replaced it.  I spoke with the homeowner and she reported no problems with vapors.  No further response action is needed at this time.
B-399-2009*On 7/14/09 I received report of a broken bushing on secondary capacitor in Roque Bluff.  The unit leaked approximately 2 cups of "pure" polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The oil remaining in the capacitor tested at approximately 1,300,000 parts per million (ppm) oil .  The subsequent clean up of the spill by Bangor Hydro-Electric disposed of approximately 25 yards of contaminated soil, gravel, and the pole by OSHA standards.
P-350-2007*I was contacted by Eric Hamlin of the Maine DEP's Soilid Waste Division reporting that during an inspection at the Smorgon Steel (Industrial Metal Recycling) facility in Arundel an oil sheen was noted on the facility's detention pond.  Oil waste products (see attached MSDS sheets for Safety-Cool 984 and Gun Drill Oil 2190) leaked from a pile of metal turnings being stored on a containment pad into a drain and into an oil water separator.  The oil water separator was not properly maintained so it was holding a volume of oil.  The oil water separator failed in the Patriot's Day Nor'easter releasing the oil into a detention pond that drains in to a stream and wetland complex.  The oil was caught up in the extensive vegetation growing in the pond.  A plan was made to remove oiled vegetation and soil from the pond (see "Final Work Plan for Stormwater Retention Pond Remediation" dated June 5, 2007).  Contaminated materials were sampled for laboratory analysis for proper disposal.  Clean-up activities were completed (see "Final Report for Retention Pond Clean-up, Arundel Facility" dated September 12, 2007.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

This case was referred to Alison MacKenzie, Industrial Stormwater Inspector for the Maine DEP, for enforcement action (see Notice of Violation #MER200701).
P-896-2009*Received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department regarding a flooded basement with the observation of oil contamination.  There was between 3 and 5 feet of water in the basement with a distinct layer of oil.  The Fire Department was instructed to start pumping the water out of the basement, until I either arrived, or they encountered oil.

When I arrived, the Fire Department was still in the process of pumping the basement.  No determination was made on the amount of oil discharged, although there was the potential of at least a 100 gallons.  The property was in the process of being foreclosed on with renters still residing in one of the apartments.  It was assumed the sump pump had failed causing the basement to fill with water, possible breaking of one of the two fire-o-matics on two separate oil supply systems.  Each apartment had its own aboveground storage tank (AST).  The renters stated that their AST was close to being empty, but the other side, which was unoccupied, had at least half a tank.

After the power to the property was disconnected, Clean Harbors and I removed the contaminated water/oil with a vacuum truck.  In addition, we removed oiled materials from the basement for later disposal.  Neither of the AST's had been compromised lending to question the sources of the oil.  A garden hose appeared to be the source, but the oil was throughout the basement making a determination of the source difficult.  The renter stated that he had a container full of oil adjacent to his boiler, from bleeding the system, that might have contributed to the oil discharge.  For unknown reasons, the power to the sump pump had been disconnected causing the basement to flood.  Power to the sump pump was reestablished, and sorbents deployed to collected any remaining oil.  The renters were asked if they were experiencing any oil vapors in their apartment.  They stated no, and were reluctant to have me check it with a photo ionizing detector.  Ventilation of the basement was established, to mitigate oil vapors.

On the following day, Clean Harbors and I returned and removed all the oiled debris from the property.  The floor was washed and the ventaltion removed.  The basement was checked for oil vapors, none were detected.  The sump pump appeared to be working properly, and no oil was observed in the sump hole. The tentants had no concerns, except for the lack of hot water.  No further response action required.




A-554-2009*On 9/12/2009 in Benton, Chris Gessman of Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill.  The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a railroad logging machine.  The spill was reported to be at the end of the railroad bridge in Benton.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am, no site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-697-2009*11/5/09 1110 Lisa Chapman from Central Maine Power reported that 1 to 2 gallons of transformer oil had spilled from a pole mount transformer when a tree hit it. The line crew had contained the oil with absorbent pads and a clean up crew was on route. I went to the site later in the day and confirmed all signs of oil had been removed. See attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-698-2009*11/5/09 1205 Darryl Luce from the Response Services Bangor office passed on a spill reported to him from Fred Wingate of Webber Energy. Fred had found an inside heating oil tank weeping while conducting an annual maintenance. A small amount of 3/4" stone under the basement tank was stained with oil. Under the stone was clay that did not appear to be impacted by oil. Fred removed the stained soil and was making arrangements with the owner to remove and replace the tank. No oil vapors were present. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-699-2009*This office was contacted about old contamination of heating oil at 66 Juniper Lane in Sidney.  The log information includes that no cleanup was necessary, possibly because of the small quantity involved.  No contact information for this spill is available other than the address location.  In 2015, a multi-family residence was listed via the internet for this location.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-700-2009*This office was contacted about a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil at 25 Ayer Street.  Typically at small spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  In 2015, One Steel recycling business was listed via the Internet for this location.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-704-2009*	An inside aboveground storage tank (AST) developed a corrosion leak and spilled a small amount of Number 2 fuel oil onto a dirt basement floor.  The amount of the spill is estimated to be between one to three gallons.  The property has public drinking water.  DEP coordinated with the oil technician from A Maurais and Sons Inc. to perform the clean-up the same day as the tank replacement.  The technician helped to remove oil contaminated soils.  A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to field screen the soils for oil contamination.  Approximately one fifty five gallon drum of oil contaminated soil was filled by hand and then removed.  The area was smoothed and leveled out for the new replacement tank.  Given the small amount of oil spilled, no laboratory samples were taken.  No strong odors were present after the oil contaminated soils were remove and no indoor air quality issues are expected as a result of this spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-705-2009*This office received a report of spilled K-1 fuel oil at the Snake Root Organic Farm in Pittsfield.  An above ground storage tank slipped off concrete blocks supporting the tank causing the supply line to break and discharge the contents to the ground.  An estimated 100 gallons of fuel was discharged.  A vacuum truck was hired by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to remove contaminated oily debris and shallow ground water.  A private drinking water well was at risk and the site was referred to Molly Zogby (King), MDEP geologist for sampling and oversight.  The well was tested several times and was not impacted by the spill.  A closure letter was issued 10/22/2010 and no further action is anticipated as a result of this incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
P-573-2006*SUMMARY
	This report details a witnessed waste oil spill and summarizes continuing efforts to assess this Freeport property: DAB Salvage [a.k.a. Allen Range Used Auto Parts] for potential mitigation and remedial actions.  The property is owned and operated by Mr. David A. Bolduc and his son as an auto parts, salvage and crushing yard.  Over the past several years Eric Hamlin of the DEP Solid Waste Div. has been successfully working with Mr. Bolduc to rid the property of thousands of tires.  In 2005, Maine DEP's Brezinski investigated the property following a complaint of waste dumping on adjacent property belonging to a Ms. Clark [see P-973-05].  Oil contaminated runoff was found.  At the time of this report, Alkison Mackenzie and David Ladd of the DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality [BLWQ] were working on a storm water runoff issues for the property.  DEP Geologist Hank Andolsek found the drilled well on site to be gasoline contaminated.

MAINE DEP SITE INSPECTION OF 7/14/06
	Site inspection and familiarization by DEP personnel: Eric Hamlin, Alison MacKenzie, David Ladd, Andrew Flint, Stephen Brezinski et. al.
	The stream running through DAB Salvage [DAB] was less strong and we noted little sheen going off the Clark property [see attached Photo 4].  Near the northeast corner of the property we discovered a blue plastic drum that appeared to have fallen out the side door of a junk van and was leaking black oil & waste water onto the soil [see Photo 5 & 6].  DAB workers responded to secure the drum an clean-up the spill with sorbents and shovel.  I was told the drum was left there in the van without their knowledge.
	The strongest oil sheen on surface water was in the area of the car crusher and the prep-area.  This area is supposed to have a concrete pad.  Photo 3 shows a surface spill behind a storage trailer full of old transmissions.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Overall the property appears be under better control with spill prevention and I understand DAB is working with DEP BLWQ to develop and implement a Strom Water Pollution Prevention Plan [SWPPP], parts of which are attached with this report.
2.	DAB's SWPPP, parts of which are attached, gives limited information on past spill history.  See my SWPPP review comments to Ms. MacKenzie, dated 8/21/06.  I have found no reports indicating that DAB has reported any discharges to the Maine DEP, as is required by statute.
3.	See the records of Maine DEP Technical Services for information on groundwater, well contamination, and remediation for additional details.
4.	Like many properties used for auto salvage, this property appears to have been subject to prohibited discharges of gasoline and other oils, of varying quantity, and over the years of its operation.  Accurate assessment of soil & groundwater may be difficult as spills of this nature of typically sporadic, widespread over the property and were often not known about and could have been covered over by clean fill.  With any future redevelopment a thorough Phase 2 assessment should be required.  Public water into the area may be prudent for any new housing development within this property area.
5.	The gasoline Aboveground Storage Tank noted in P-922-05 appears still not within Maine Fire Marshal's code.  Is is in need of emergency venting and may need registering with the state Fire Marshal's office.
6.	In September 2006, DEP Geologist H. Andolsek oversaw clean-up and disposal of oil contaminated soils around the concrete pad for the crusher area.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-493-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	Wednesday, 6/21/06: Mr. Pare of Sermatech called me to explain that the past Saturday, 6/17/06, their company suffered a 220-gallon discharge of Potassium Hydroxide solution to outside pavement.  He stated that his company had tried to contact DEP that Saturday but could not reach anyone.  Sermatech personnel responded for the clean-up.

INCIDENT
	Sermatech is an industrial firm that does metal-parts coating.  The Potassium Hydroxide is used for cleaning the parts.  Sematech's Haz. Waste reporting form [attached] states that 130-gallons overfilled the tank's secondary containment due to a float-valve malfunction; with a total discharge of 275-gallons.  Liquid was pumped to four 55-gallon drums and remaining liquid cleaned up with sorbents.
	As of October 2006, I have not yet visited the facility.  For further information on this facility see also P-413-1997.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	The discharge was required to have been promptly reported to Maine DEP due to the volume discharged and the discharge reached the ground outside the building.
b)	Maine DEP response personnel did not have the opportunity to observe the clean-up and discharge conditions because of the late notification.
c)	During my familiarization with the business, I noted errors in the year 2003 SPCC [Integrated Contingency Plan] which are addressed in the 10/2/06, letter to Sermatech [attached].
d)	DEP RCRA unit has scheduled an inspection to look into the discharge, any late reporting and future prevention.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-773-2005*
	9/26/06: Approximate 25-gallon leak of Tectyle preserving oil from a hole in 55-gallon drum, to secondary containment, located at their Shipway #2 land level.  Response by BIW personnel who pumped free product from the containment area and utilized sorbent material to wipe up residual product.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
P-776-2005*
	10/4/2006: Afternoon report by a Mr. McGinnity of a 20-30 gallon leak of #2 oil from a residential basement AST.  Mr. McGinnity reported that the homeowner, Mr. Loukola, cleaned up the discharge himself with sorbent material and requested no DEP visit.
	10/11/05: I called Mr. McGinnity and he confirmed it was remediated and no lingering oil odors were present in the home.

S G Brezinski
P-586-2005*On April 22, 2005, Response Services was notified that during a routine inspection in the fall of 2004 (by Mark Stebbins of the DEP) that the facility had some environmental issues with regard to waste motor oil discharges around the property.  Mark informed the owner of the facility to contact response services in the spring to coordinate a site visit to determine what clean-up would be required by the DEP.

On July 20, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) and Mark Stebbins inspected the property and noted several areas that required remediation.  On July 29, 2005, KW provided the facility with a letter detailing the work that needed completion (see attached letter), including excavation of surficially stained areas.  The facility owner was to contact KW in late August to coordinate the activities under DEP supervision.

After several attempts by KW and Mark Stebbins to contact the facility owner, no response was received.  Therefore, KW provided the facility owner with a follow-up letter on November 10, 2005 (see attached letter), detailing additional stipulations for clean-up, specifically, the requirement for the procurement of an environmental consultant to assess and coordinate clean-up activities.

On January 4, 2006, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), on behalf of P&K Sand & Gravel, contacted John Cressey of Summit Environmental Consultants Inc. (Summit) in order to facilitate clean-up activities on their behalf per DEP's request.

On April 21, 2006, excavation activities commenced in the area where the storage trailer and AST were located.  Soils were continuously screened with a photo-ionization detector (PID) until readings were below the Intermediate clean-up goal of one-hundred parts per million (100 ppm).  A summary of excavation activities as well as specific PID readings are included in the attached Summit report.  Excavated soil was composited for sampling along with soils removed during excavation activities at P & K's gravel pit in Naples and a total of 133.56 tons was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-944-2005*
	Wednesday, 11/23/06: in response to a complaint from Mr. Gokey, I visited this sub-urban hardware store to check on possible elevated Hg levels within the store building. Mr. Gokey was an employee there and had recently become ill and was concerned that his illness could be related to Hg exposure, possibly from broken fluorescent bulbs, or other elemental Hg spills.
	I met the manager who was expecting me and who allowed me access to the store and rear, unheated storeroom.  The DEP Lumex meter was calibrated.  Lumex readings for Hg were well below the 300 action level throughout the building and peaked at 8 to 10 on the sales floor.
	No further DEP actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-486-2006*   DEP received a report that a large excavator had fallen into the Sandy River.  The machine had been used for construction work at this site; heavy rains had swollen the river, washing the soil out from under it as it was parked overnight.  A light sheen was visible as discussion ensued regarding the best way to extract the machine from the raging waters.  The owner arrived on-scene and insisted the fuel cap was liquid-tight and should hold underwater.  Several days passed before the excavator was retrieved, at which time it was determined that very little fuel had been lost (tank contents were intact and free of water).  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-488-2006*On 8/23/06, Verso Paper reported a hydraulic oil leak. It is estimated that twenty-five gallons of oil spilled onto the floor from a loose filter attached to the hydraulic ram system. The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-491-2006*Fred True of Togus Fire Department contacted this office to report a gasoline spill.  A plastic gas can fell out of an unknown vehicle to the parking lot where it was discovered by a passerby.  Less than a gallon was reported spilled.  The Fire Department staff used speedi dry sorbent to collect what they could.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-492-2006*On 8-23-2006 the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) of Farmingdale reported the spillage of oil and automotive fluids at 8 Shady Lane.  Shady Lane is located off Russell Ave which is off Northern Ave.  According to the CEO this property is rented to Jon and Nancy Davis and is owned by Terry Berry.

I made a site visit sometime soon after and found only a small amount of spillage.  There was engine or transmission oil along the edge of the driveway and stuff scattered about.  However, there are more problems at this site than spillage of automotive fluids.

No further action by Response Services is required.
A-493-2006*On August 25, 2006, Dead River Company reported a 3 - 5 gallon K-1 spill at the home of William Pierce, 51 Blanchard Rd, Rangeley.  The spill resulted when Mr. Pierce was constructing a filter protector at the end of the oil tank.  The wooden protector, of his own design, fell during installation fracturing a fitting at the end of the tank.  Mr. Pierce stemmed the flow of K-1 while another family member contacted Dead River for a service technician.  Dead River repaired the broken line and cleaned up the spilled product.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff made a site visit to confirm the cleanup was complete.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-496-2006* On 8-26-2008, the Waterville Fire Dept. reported that gasoline had spilled onto the parking lot at Home Depot. The passenger car had already left the scene. The Fire Dept. cleaned up the spill and no site visit was made by the Department of Environmental Protection. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-497-2006*A pad mount transformer developed a small leak. CMP personnel cleaned up the contaminated material. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-498-2006*On August 28, 2006, Veterans Administration Togus Fire Department reported an estimated 130 gallon #2 fuel oil spill to containment in building #19 at Togus.  The building was used as a residence in the past but is currently unused however heat is maintained to preserve the structure and plumbing.  VA Togus maintenance personnel used a pump to recover most the spilled oil and sorbent materials to remove residual product.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-524-2006*Audrey Minutolo and husband discovered and almost purchased their dream home on the banks of the Penobscot in Milford; the deal was de-railed when they discovered the place occasionally floods.  The deal was re-railed when the seller, Dan Schapp of Hermon, lowered the price $21,000.

Rumors then surfaced that the property's former tenants had operated a chop shop there, and dumped oil down the well.  I sampled it at the kitchen tap on August 22, and the analysis came back at 56 ug/l, with a notation that the chromatograph didn't match any of the lab's standards.(ATTACHED) Consulting Paul Blood, he suggested that the chromatogram was masked by organic contamination, possibly from the home's septic system, that the well should be re-sampled at the tap and from the well casing, then analyzed for DRO and organic contamination aka express test.

That analysis confirmed the previous one: the 9/5/06, sample from the tap came back at 58 ug/L.  A sample directly from the well water surface, though, came back at 950 mg, indicating possibly some credence to the vandalism theory. On September 13, I notified Minutolo by voice mail of the bad news, placed the house on quarterly monitoring and asked Norlen's to install a charcoal filter.

This case was subsequently turned over to our Technical Services Division.
P-690-2006*Diane Carney of Poland Spring called to report the discovery of a motor oil release (suspected from tractor trailer rig) in the security lot.  It was not reported by the spiller but by other trucks in the yard, likely shortly after the release.  Poland Spring staff applied speedi dri to the oil and cleaned the area.  The spill clean up debris was packaged and will be incinerated through the waste disposal company.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched, based on the information given the spill scenario was small and easily managed by Poland Spring staff.
P-676-2006*-
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	Wed. 8/23/06: In the early afternoon Chief Ranger Garron reported to DEP that the vessel SONGO RIVER QUEEN had discharged hydraulic oil to the Songo River Locks.  Local fire departments were responding with sorbents.  I spoke with the vessel owner, Frank Garrish, and advised that he attain a clean-up contractor to recover oily waste [I gave him three contractors names and numbers].

ASSESSMENT
	The SONGO RIVER QUEEN is an 80-ton paddle-wheel passenger vessel of about 100' length.  The vessel is berthed at the Naples Causeway at the south end of Highland Lake and plies the sinuous waters of the Songo River from Highland lake south to Sebago Lake   As explained to me: the vessel was traveling south through the locks when a hydraulic hose in the engine room burst, spewing hydraulic oil from a 150-gallon tank [photo 4] into the engine from and out an aft bulkhead vent onto the paddlewheels [photos 1 & 2] and the river.  I estimated about 25-gal. to the river and 50 to 100 gallons drained down into the bilge [photo 5].  Upon opening the locks the captain realized he had no power and they tied the boat to the shore and locks before it could drift downriver.
	Free product that could be collected remained between the locks.  Downriver the oil spread out to a thin sheen about a mile long.  DEP notified the Portland Water District though the threat to the water inlets was minimal.  On 8/24/06, I notified the National Response Center of the discharge.  Though the oil was a listed as environmentally safe on the material safety data sheet the oil still has been found to cause similar harmful effects to petroleum oils in large quantities, and can effect biological oxygen demand within the water.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	8/23/06: Fire departments from Naples & Bridgton responded and applied sorbents.  Most of the free-product oil remained between the two locks [photos 6, 7 & 8].  Much of the discharge got away downriver when the lower lock was opened and the vessel drifted out.  Fire department boats applied two strings of sorbent boom across the river about 1/2 and 3/4 miles downriver.  Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife closed the river to boat traffic and also took me down the river to check on potentially collecting product.  Jim Fox and a Boom Technology Incorporated [BTI] crew arrived with sorbents, tools and a small boat to collect oiled pads.  I authorized BTI take the sorbents taken to Mid Maine Wast Action Corporation in Auburn for disposal and DEP will seek reimbursement.  Recovery of the pads was complete by 1730 hrs and the SONGO RIVER QUEEN was repaired and proceeded back upriver.
	8/24/06:  BTI recovered the two downstream sorbent booms and hauled off the oiled waste in bags.  BTI drove me downriver for a check.  On 8/29/06, BTI updated me that the vessel's bilge had been cleaned out.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Some sheen coalesced against the downriver sorbent booms, otherwise the sheen was largely non-recoverable.  The sheen was left to naturally degrade.
2.	The response was successful due to prompt action by the local fire departments, Park Rangers, Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, DEP and BTI and that all worked together well and cooperated.
3.	No further DEP Division of Response Services actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
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P-589-2006*
	Tuesday, 7/18/06: Evening notification by Portland Fire Dept. thru the Maine State Police of an auto accident on Forest Ave. in Portland resulting in the discharge of gasoline & motor oil to the road.  Portland Fire Dept. [PFD] responded and attacked the discharge with sorbents.  No DEP response requested.  The discharge area is sub-urban residential & commercial, serviced by city water & sewer.  The Responsible Party was reported to be a Matthew Grubb who had two collisions that evening before abandoning his auto and then being picked up by Portland Police Dept.  Mr. Grubb failed to report the discharge as required by Maine statute.
	Wednesday, 7/19/06: PFD requested help in disposing of the oiled sorbents.  I authorized ENPRO Services to pick up the waste for proper disposal then Maine DEP would seek recovery of costs from Mr. Grubb.  See the attached Portland Press Herald article and field notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-699-2006*On 8/15/06 I received a call from Robert Kahkonen, a licensed burner technician, reporting a small spill at a customer's residence.  The spill occurred when two of the tanks legs broke, causing the tank to shift.  Mr. Kahkonen was able to clean up the spill himself using sorbent pads and hand excavating a small amount of soil.  No further action is required.
P-698-2006*On 8/15/06, I received a call from Tim Scammon of Hebron Academy reporting a small diesel and hydraulic oil spill from one of their back hoes which had rolled over at their facility in Hebron.  The school had contacted Clean Harbors to clean up the spill, which they did that afternoon utilizing sorbent material and excavating soil.  No further action required.
P-629-2006*On 8/7/06, I received a call from Dick Holbrook reporting fuel oil contamination in the ground at a tank removal in Bath.  I responded to the site immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the tank, which had previously been abandoned in place, was being removed as part of site redevelopment at the property.  There was a very small amount of free product around the tank.  The tank had been cut open and the opening as well as the sand inside the tank was visible in the excavation.  There didn't appear to be any oil remaining in the tank.  It is most likely that the free product was old contamination that was not discovered when the tank was previously abandoned.  I provided the tank owner with sorbent materials and explained to him how to use and dispose of them.  I advised him to contact me if the free product got any worse in the excavation.  I never heard back from him.  No further action required.
P-697-2006*On 8/16/06, I received a call from Bruce Yates at Global Oil reporting a # 6 oil spill at the loading rack at their facility.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned the the driver of a Superior Carriers trailer had failed to properly secure the loading arm to the trailer causing the arm to shift and discharge approximately 25 - 30 gallons of oil into the containment area for the rack.  Clean Harbors was on scene and was cleaning up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-928-2005*
	Thursday, 11/17/05: At the request of a real estate agent, I checked this urban single-family residence for the possible existence of an old, out-of-service Underground Storage Tank (UST) or Above ground Storage Tank (AST).  A fill pipe had been noted exiting up from the lawn by the driveway.  I found the pipe to turn 90 degrees toward the house, underground, and match up with a capped pipe coming in through the basement/foundation wall.  The pipe appeared to have been attached to a removed basement AST.  I noted no prohibited discharges or UST.
	I advised Mr. McCabe and Ms. Ayotte that this pipe should be removed.  See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-696-2006*On 8/21/06 I received a call from Gary Bangor from Hale Trailer reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks in Westbrook.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic oil line ruptured on the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-695-2006*On 8/21/06, I received a call from Grant Weldon of the U S Coast Guard reporting that they were investigating a mystery sheen in Middle Bay in Harpswell.  They were unable to locate the source of the sheen and the spill was not recoverable.  They thought it was likely a bilge discharge, but were unable to locate the vessel it may have come from.  No further action required.
P-694-2006*On 8/28/06, Jon Woodard received a call from the Kennebunkport Fire Department reporting a sunken boat at the Arundel Yacht Club.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met the boat owner, Charles Shriner.  The boat had been re floated and a few sorbent pads were inside the boat stained with motor oil.  Sorbent boom had been placed around the vessel, but was not recovering any product because the sheen was too light.  The owner had made arrangements to have the boat towed out of the water.  No further action required.
P-693-2006*On 8/28/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a diesel spill at the Blue Canoe on Main St.  The spill occurred when the dispenser nozzle failed to shut off.  The spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-692-2006*On 8/29/06, I received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting a sheen on the Kennebunk River.  No source could be found and the sheen was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-691-2006*On 8/29/06, I received a call from the Wells Police Department indicating a gasoline spill that had originally occurred at the Cumberland Farms in Wells and then was spread out onto several nearby roads.  Apparently a customer at the Cumberland Farms overfilled a boat on a trailer at the facility and then drove off spreading the spill onto Post and Harbor Roads.  The spill was not recoverable, but the Wells Highway department spread sand onto the spill to prevent vehicles from slipping.  No further action required.
P-154-2006*While delivering to the property at 775 Main Street, the driver discharged an estimated two (2) quarts of #2 oil.  The area was cleaned with sorbent material and disposed of by Downeast Energy.

No request for DEP assistance made, and none dispatched.
P-614-2006*On 7/28/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Steve Hoffacker of FPL Energy reporting a significant spill of #6 oil into a containment dike at their facility in Yarmouth.  The spill occurred when the power plant suffered a lightning strike during a storm, causing the electronically controlled valves on a storage tank to remain in the "on" position.  The tank overfilled and spilled into the containment dike.  FPL had contacted Clean Harbors, who was on site, to begin the cleanup.  The plan was to pump the oil out of the dike overnight, and resume clean-up in the morning.

I responded to the spill the next morning.  Upon arrival, I learned that the dike seal on the bottom of the dike was not intact, causing a small amount of oil to seep out of the dike area.  The spill both inside and outside the dike had been largely cleaned up by Clean Harbors.  A crew was scheduled to return later that morning to finish the clean up.

I verified on 7/31/06, that the clean up had been completed satisfactorily.  No further action required.
P-664-2006*On 8/16/06, I received a call from Scott Collins of St. Germain & Associates reporting contamination found during the demolition/rebuilding of a bulk oil storage facility belonging to Downeast Energy in Yarmouth.  I made arrangements to meet Downeast and Mr. Collins on site the following day.

Upon arrival, I observed several test pits dug under the direction of St. Germain.  There were relatively low levels of unspecified fuel oil in several of the pits.  None of the contamination required removal or clean up.  Some soil did need to be moved off site to accommodate the new facility.  I issued a virgin letter for the disposal of those soils.  No further action required.
P-201-2006*After making the delivery of #2 fuel to a church in Sanford, the driver slipped and fell on the ice and accidentally discharged an estimated two (2) quarts of oil to the driveway (asphalt).

Downeast Energy (DE) staff cleaned-up the area with sorbent material and hand-excavated snow.  No request for assistance from DEP/Response was made, none dispatched.

Based on the information provided, MDEP plans no further action.
P-320-2006*
	Mon. 5/8/06: I responded to this rural sewage treatment facility in response to an oil discharge associated with the abandonment-by-removal of a 550-gallon diesel Underground Storage Tank (UST).  The tank was a single-walled Xerxes fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) with single-walled steel piping; the tank was accidentally punctured during removal.  Abandonment was instigated by a 5/9/05, and a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
	I issued a virgin letter for soil disposal to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company (CPRC), which included oil-contaminated soil from their Long Beach Road pump stations.
	While there, I also approved abandonment-in-place for 550-gallon USTs at Sabattus' Niles-Riley Road and their Long Beach Road pump stations.  Oil discharges appeared minor; some oil-contaminated soil may not have been accessible to removal and shall be properly managed if managed.  See attached documents and the CMR 691 UST closure assessments done by Summit Environmental.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
P-680-2006*The fuel line of an old farm tractor leaked approximately one gallon of gasoline to the ground below.  Contaminated soil was excavated by the homeowner and a virgin letter was provided for its disposal at Aggregate Recycling.
P-688-2006*
	Sun. 8/27/06: Evening notice from Maine State Police of an auto accident @ Mile 10 S on Route 295 in Portland, and an estimated discharge of 10-gal. of gasoline.  Portland Fire Dept. responded and I understand MDOT sanded the spill.  Weather was raining hampering the response & spill containment.
	No DEP response was requested or performed at the time.  After checking the location later in the week no further actions are required at this time.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP
P-689-2006*A sheen was reported on the Kennebunk River.  One potential source was located but could not be directly attributed to issue.  The mystery remains.
B-457-2006*A lightening strike caused the failure of a BHECo transformer, resulting in the loss of less than a gallon of transformer oil.  Contaminated soil was hand-excavated for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.

See the attached BHECo report.
B-549-2006*An excavator operator, according to reports, accidentally nudged a lever on his machine, raising the boom and pulling down the overhead wires.  That shut down the power to most of Calais, and pulled down a transformer as well.   See the attached EMEC report.
P-704-2006*On 8/29/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting oil contaminated soil in the basement of an apartment building on Grant St. in Portland.  They provided me with the contact information for the building owner, Scott McCowan.  I contacted Mr. McCowan and made arrangements to meet him at the property on 9/5/06.

On 9/5/06, I met Mr. McCowan at the property.  He had recently acquired the building.  At some point, a contractor had removed a vaulted tank in the basement leaving behind the oily soil.  I provided him with a Virgin Letter for disposal of the material at Commercial Paving.  No further action required.

UPDATE 4/9/2007:

I was contacted by Mr. McCowan indicating he had some further soil that needed to be disposed of that had been missed last fall.  I provided him with another Oil Spill Debris Form for that disposal.  No further action is required.

P-705-2006*On 8/29/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Windham Fire Department reporting a vehicle leaking gasoline in North Windham.  The cause was an unspecified mechanical issue with the vehicle.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
A-130-2006*An anonymous complaint was received by DEP regarding the SK Quality Fuels bulk plant on Judkins Road in Oquossoc.  The complaint stated that some contaminated soil had been excavated during a planned expansion of the facility and was then used as fill to expand the driveway.  The complaint also stated their was a "skid tank" on the site which had been denied a permit by the town of Rangeley.

This site has been a bulk plant for many years.  The prior owner was Bicknell Enterprises.  Under Bicknell's ownership, there were several recorded spills in the 1980s, specifically a kerosene spill in 1983 and a #2 fuel oil spill in 1987. For the 1983 kerosene spill, a monitoring/recovery well was installed on the property.  For the 1987 #2 spill, the contaminated soil was excavated and spread on the facility driveway.   In 1998, contaminated soil was excavated from the site to bedrock or to 300 parts per million by bag head space.  Since the spill events, the facility has been upgraded with new tanks, concrete containment ,and a roof over the tanks is in process.  The facility was inspected in November 2005 by Maine DEP tanks enforcement unit and in October 2005 by the State Fire Marshall's office with only minor deficiencies.

No further action is expected at this time by DEP Response Services.
A-174-2006*On March 28, 2006, the Gerry Therrien from the Maine State Housing Authority reported an Aboveground Storage Tank  (AST) vandalism with possible well contamination at 630 Oakland Road, Belgrade.  The vandalism included removing the AST filter assembly and draining an estimated 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil into the basement and adjacent well.

The previous property owners were Merle and Nicole Fischer until the Maine State Housing Authority foreclosed on the property.

Maine DEP removed approximately 5.75 tons of contaminated soil from the basement along with some of the concrete floor.  The contaminated soil was transported to Dragon Cement for disposal by Kip's Home Services.

Maine DEP staff removed the well pump and piping for disposal and recovered several gallons of fuel oil from the well using sorbent materials.  Using a clean pump, Maine DEP surfactant washed the sides of the well and pumped the residual material out of the well.  Weeks Well Drilling was hired to install a new well pump, piping and pressure tank.  Because the previous owner had cutoff the plumbing to the house no piping was impacted beyond the well pump piping and was thus not replaced by Maine DEP or cleaned.

The site was referred to Pat Seaward, DEP Technical Services for follow-up and monitoring.
I-217-2006*On 8-29-06, the state police reported there had been a pickup truck go off the road onto a horse pasture the previous night. The pasture was the property of Quint at 584 Walker Road in Hodgdon. I met with Mrs. Quint on 8-29, and looked at the area the truck had been. There was broken glass and debris, but very little evidence of gas or engine oil. No need for any action seen.
I-219-2006*A broken hydraulic hose on a bucket loader caused 2 gals of oil to spill.   Six inches of soil was removed and placed in 2 1/2 barrels for disposal by the responsible party.  No further action is required.
B-456-2006*Ronnie Eaton takes his life in his hands every time he puts to sea in that floating death trap he calls the "Playboy".   When the "Playboy" isn't leaking oil and fuel at sea, it's leaking oil and fuel at a slip at Sunshine Seafood in Stonington.

That was the case on July 30, when the Coast Guard reported a sheen coming from the vessel.  Rounding up supplies and a boat, I made to Stonington by mid-afternoon and hooked up with Petty Officer Steiger and other personnel from Group Southwest Harbor.   The source was indeed the "Playboy";  water leaking into the bilge around the rudder post and propeller shaft mixed with the waste oil in the bilge, and then was discharged by the constantly running bilge pump.   By the time I arrived, most of the oil had been washed out of the bilge; I boomed the vessel, not because there was much bilge oil to recover, but because I expected the "Playboy" to sink at her berth before the owner tightened up the leaks.

While I did that, the Coast Guard went to talk to Eaton, advising him of the penalties for discharging oil, (at which he laughed), to tighten up the leaks before they caught him at sea and condemned his boat, (at which he didn't laugh) and that I was prepared to pump the fuel and oils off his boat before it sank, at which he frowned.

Nathan Thompson and I returned the next day to find the "Playboy" still afloat, still leaking, though not as bad, but not discharging; the bilge pump had been disconnected.
I-220-2006*Spill occurred around 10 am due to a mobile log crane blowing a hydraulic hose.  Approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid was spilled on the ground in the Masardis Log Yard in Masardis.  The land is level where the spill occurred and no body of water was in danger.  Fraser Timber Limited (FTL) immediately cleaned it up and placed the contaminated wood waste on the ground where fluid was spilled on byproducts wood waste piles, which will be logged by a portable log and put in our boiler plant for incineration.  The Masardis Log Yard where spill occurred is mainly covered with wood chips and bark and most of the hydraulic fluid was spilled on wood chips and bark.  FTL cleaned these areas up with front end loaders and took the material down to the wood waste piles which ware going to be logged and the logged material will be used as fuel for the Masardis boiler plant.
A-385-2006*On July 18, 2006 a cement truck hit an object in the road causing the engine oil pan to be punctured discharging an estimated 5 gallons of motor oil to the pavement.   The local fire department responded with sorbent materials and cleaned up the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff member Bart Newhouse was near the scene and confirmed the clean up results and collected the contaminated sorbent materials for disposal.

The owner of the truck was not reported to Maine DEP.  No further action is expected.
P-499-2006*I was contacted by Paul Bisson of Jones & Vining reporting that they had suffered a leak of Isocyanate at their facility in Lewiston.  Apparently a pipe attached to their 6000 gallon indoor Aboveground Storage Tank failed and allowed almost 500 gallons of Isocyanate to leak into a diked area.  The spill was completely contained within the dike.  Isocyanate (see attached Material Safety Data Sheet) is one of the non-hazardous ingredients they use to produce polyeurethane.  Jones & Vining hired Enpro that day to clean up the spill by pumping the spilled material into drums.  Jones & Vining did not call to report the spill until three days later.  I reviewed their Spill Prevention Countermeasures and Control plan that they have on file with us and their procedures clearly state that they should report a spill of this material to us.  But after further research, I determined that because the material is non-hazardous, they technically don't have to report a spill to us unless it exceeds the Reportable Quantity.  I discussed this information with Paul Bisson.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-405-2006*On July 19, 2006, an aboveground storage tank at the home of Gary Nisbet was struck by an automobile.  The tank was knocked off its legs, forcing the filter assembly into the ground.  The fitting cracked, discharging approximately 3 gallons of kerosene.  The Waldoboro Fire Department responded and was able to stem the flow of oil.  Pads were put down to absorb the spilled product, and a temporary tank was brought to the site from a neighbor.  Maine DEP staff responded to the incident and used the DEP provided air diaphragm pump to transfer the oil from the damaged tank to the temporary tank.  A new tank was later installed.

No further action is expected.
A-406-2006*On July 19, 2006, Maine State Police reported a tractor trailer had broken a crossover line and discharged approximately 60 to 75 gallons of diesel fuel on Interstate 95 southbound from around mile 133 to mile 120.  The truck pulled over at mile 120, and the driver turned off the valve connecting the two saddle tanks.  The Sidney Fire Department used sorbent materials and buckets to collect the spilled and still discharging diesel fuel.  Maine DEP staff responded to assess the scene and pump off the remaining diesel fuel.  Approximately 15 gallons of fuel was transferred to the intact tank, and approximately 50 pounds of contaminated sorbents was removed for disposal by DEP.

No further action is expected.
A-390-2006*There were severe thunderstorms on July 18, ,2006, and on that fateful day those same thunderstorms overwhelmed the bilges of an 18 foot Reinell 181SR runabout (Maine registration ME 924 J) pleasure boat moored at 29 Frog Lane, Richmond causing it to sink to the shallow bottom of Pleasant Pond.  Contributing to the sinking was an improperly installed and secured bilge pump in the engine compartment.  An estimated 3 gallons of gasoline was discharged from the fuel tank.  The local fire department used sorbent boom to contain the spilled gasoline to the area immediately around the boat.

The owner, Tony Bois, removed the boat from the water for repairs.  No further action is expected.
A-500-2006*On 8/31/2006, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported an oil spill in Boothbay Harbor. The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a garbage truck. The 3-gallon spill of hydraulic oil to a paved area at the hospital was verified by the Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief and had been cleaned up by Giles Rubbish by the time the Chief had arrived on scene. No site visit was made, and no further action expected.
B-553-2006*On 8/30/06, 1000 hours, Calvin Preston (homeowner in Dennysville) called to report that he had documented the fact his well was contaminated with 140 ppb DRO.  He had talked with Darryl Luce about his water three weeks ago.  Darryl had advised him to have his water tested for petroleum and to get back to us, if the test came back positive.  Norlens Water Treatment has been asked to install filters and the well will be put on quarterly monitoring.  Also, Mr. Preston will be reimbursed for the cost of his water test.  Mr. Preston indicated that 10 -15 years ago there was a Sunoco Service Station near his property.  Also, there had been heavy equipment activity.  Another pre-filter sample was taken on 10/16/06, by myself which came back 150 ppb.

The case has been referred to Tech Services.
A-489-2006*David Minto came to the main DEP office, (Ray Building) to report an issue with oil odors and stressed vegetation at his home in Chelsea.  Mr. Minto reported that in January 2006, Downeast Energy had made a delivery to his basement tank and spilled oil along the ground near the fill and vent pipes.  This resulted in odors and dead vegetation which he attributed to the spilled oil.  I agreed to make a site visit and investigate.

I contacted Downeast Energy, Hallowell office and spoke with Cheryl Ortiz, facility manager.  She indicated that Mr. Minto was a customer and records of delivery showed he had received oil last winter.  No overfills or spills were noted on delivery ticket records held by Downeast.  Cheryl indicated Downeast would be available to send a representative to Mr. Minto's residence to determine if there was evidence of a spill.

On 8/24/06, at 0900, I met on site with Mr. Minto, Don Houde and Troy Lambert from Downeast Energy. We reviewed delivery tickets from the 2005/2006 heating season.  It appeared several deliveries had been made.  No overfills were noted.  Don Houde informed me that a pending lawsuit in small claims court had been recently filed by Downeast charging Mr. Minto for non-payment of his oil bill.

We looked at the property.  I dug two shallow holes.  One in the area beneath the fill/vent pipes showed earth worms and had no oil odor.  The other was near the walkway into the home. Mr. Minto had some loamy fill from near his garage spread in this area.  He had been trying to grow grass, with limited success.  The ground was hard, clay, and poorly drained.  The fill was underlain by rocky material and was hard digging.  The fill soil had a faint odor of septage, but no oil.  Mr. Minto described how he could smell oil during hot weather, but could not smell today.  We checked a third area near the far corner of the house where he has spread mulch from Home Depot.  No oil was detected at this location either.

I concluded that no evidence of an oil spill could be found, and no remedial action would be necessary.  Mr. Minto seemed to agree.  He then described a problem with water runoff from his neighbor.  I referred him to local Code Enforcement if necessary.
B-454-2006*Joel Theriault was employed by Precision Paving on the re-build of Rt. 16 east of Guilford.   On the morning of July 29, Theriault's driver had just dumped a load of waste asphalt at the MDOT maintenance lot when he suffered a severe brain cramp, and drove off before his dump body had descended.   Just as he entered Rt. 16, his dump body caught the overhead telephone cable, which caused the truck to flip on its side (see attached photos).  Diesel and hydraulic oil were spilled onto the fresh pavement.

The Guilford Fire Dept was summoned, and did an excellent job catching the spilling material in sorbents and catch pans.

Leslie Edgell of Precision Paving told me at the scene that Precision would see to the clean up, then backed out of the deal, claiming they were too busy.  I therefore hired Joe Flint to do the job, which was  accomplished on the 20th of September.  About 14 yards of contaminated fill was removed and disposed at Pine Tree Landfill.  Graded backfill was tamped back into place, and the hole was loamed and seeded under DOT's inspection.
P-708-2006*On 8/30/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Colleen Burns of Newfield reporting a hydraulic oil spill in her driveway.  The spill had occurred the previous day when Brock's Lumber made an erroneous delivery to her home.  Their truck experienced a burst hydraulic hose in her driveway and she was concerned that it had not been cleaned up to her satisfaction.

I met Colleen at the home the next morning.  I observed a significant oil stain on her driveway.  I noticed that it had been partially cleaned up with speedy dry, but the clean up was not to my satisfaction either.  There was also a small amount of oil that went off the driveway on either end of the stain.  Brock's had not reported the spill.

I spoke with Connie Brock on the afternoon of 8/31.  She agreed to hire B G Environmental to finish cleaning up the spill and then to make arrangements for the repair of the damage to the driveway.  I also informed Connie that spills of any size are required to be reported according to State law.  She said that they would do so in the future.

I visited the site again on 9/1 and observed B G Environmental finishing the clean up.  They removed all of the free oil to the best of their ability.  It was evident, however, that the driveway was damaged and would need repair or replacement.  The spill has been cleaned up to my satisfaction and no further clean up action is required.
P-707-2006*On 8/30/06 I received a call from Matt Marks of Yorkie Oil reporting a spill at a customer's residence in Kennebunkport.  The nozzle on the hose reel of their tank truck fell and opened accidentally.  All of the spill was on pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-597-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Thurs. 7/20/06: DEP was notified by Dead River Oil Co. at believed loss of up to 130-gallons from the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at this sub-urban residence.  The loss volume is based on the last delivery, the tank now being empty, and a dark oil stain around the tank.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	I was on-site the afternoon of 7/20/06, I met with homeowner Dorothy Swearingen and her son David.  The home is a wood, single-family house up on a hill above Washington St. and Bath Iron Works (BIW) and is served by city water and sewer.
	Davis showed me the AST in the basement.  The AST was a rectangular, steel AST that sat on loose bricks above a dirt floor of the basement and appeared to have corroded through on the bottom.  Ms. Swearingen stated that her husband Charles, [now deceased] had hand-made the tank at BIW many years ago.  Much of the basement is exposed bedrock and patches of cracked poured concrete (see attached photos and the site sketch).  There was no free product; the oil appearing to have soaked into the floor.  Strangely I noted no odor of oil in the house, like the spill was very old and weathered.  Most of the oil apparently soaked down into the bedrock and is  not recoverable.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	After discussing clean-up options, liability, and the State provided Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund, Ms. Swearingen opted not to clean up the oiled soil in the basement.  In the event that she opts to remove the oily soil in the future, Dead River agreed to install a new tank in a different spot and not cover up the spill.  As of 8/31/06, I have not heard back from Ms. Swearingen or her son.  See the attached e-mails and notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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I-222-2006*JC Delimbing of Fort Kent spilled 2 gals. of oil on Orion Timberlands, LLC land.  The spill was cleaned up with spill rags and the rest spread.  The debris went to Fort Kent for disposal.
P-566-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Thurs. 7/13/06: Mr. Bowie of DEP Underground Storage Tanks Unit was notified by CN Brown of a 4000-gal. Underground Storage Tank (UST), Tank T-7, at this gas station that had product leaking to the tank's interstitial space.  Mr. Bowie passed the information to S. Brezinski of DEP's Division of Response Services.

ASSESSMENT & SITE INFO.
	Fri. 7/14/06: While in the area I visited the facility and the manager, Hope Flaherty.  T-7 was not yet out of service.  Mr. Bowie told me that he would contact CN Brown to make sure it was taken out-of-service.
	The facility is located in a dense sub-urban residential and commercial area and is serviced by city water and sewer.  In 1990, I observed part of the tank abandonment and replacement/installation under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Todd Lavallee [see P-369-90].  The present tanks are StP3, double-wall, cathodic anode protected (CP) tanks.  Contamination noted in 1990 was moderate in severity and LaVallee had contaminated soil hauled off-site for disposal.  In the past several years a number of StP3 tanks have failed in this way: I understand that the interior tank is not protected by the CP anode attached to the exterior of the tank; therefore, the non-CP protected inner tank can corrode through due to water and bacteria.   The exact cause of this release is unknown at this time.
	At this time I understand that the tank is awaiting abandonment-by-removal.  It may not be able to be removed without disturbing two adjacent USTs.  There is no indication at this time that the outer shell of the tank has or has-not been breached.  Until contamination is reported, no further Response action is required at this time.
	
S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-223-2006*08/30/06 08:25 hours, Received a fax regarding a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of hydraulic leak on wood processing equipment.  Spill occurred on 08/29/06.  Spilled oil was soaked up with wood fines and then oily contaminated debris was put into boiler fuel storage area for burning in plant boiler as per air permit.   No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

I-213-2006*Vandals dumped what appeared to be gasoline into Butch Thibodeau's well.  Mr. Thibodeau attempted to drain his well and leaked the product into Long Lake.  Sorbent boom was set to collect the sheen on the lake.

08/28/06  Lee Thomas arrived on scene, turned on kitchen sink faucet and observed raw emulsified gas product coming right out of the tap.  Started to bail the well using a hand bailer.  Observed approximately a 1/4-inch layer of product floating on top of the water in the bailer.  Most of the bailer was coated in a fairly greasy sheen of fuel/gas.  Bailed out approximately 6-7 gallons of product/water until there was no more liquid phase of product visible on the water surface.  Bypassed the inside piping and connected a hose line just down from the holding tank and pumped the well into the residence's septage holding tank/step tank sump area.  Padded off the fuel/foam layer that floated on top of the sump.  Well was drawn down and pumping system lost prime in approximately 25 minutes.  The homeowner thought the well was approximately 120 feet deep.  When I first opened the wellhead casing cap, I could look down and see the surface of the water with a sheen on it.  While awaiting the well to recover I drained the hot water tank into the wastewater sump tank and padded off the surface layer.  Once the well was sufficiently recharged I took another look at water coming from the tap. Water was now clear with no visible liquid phase of product observed.

Told the homeowner, Butch Thibodeau, that he should bypass his water conditioner and look to replace it.  Asked Butch to have his septic tank/step tank sump pumped and taken to the licensed disposal site serving the sanitary district.  Butch made plans to have the tank pumped the next day.
Checked on the boom set that Jim Gramlich had deployed on the shore of Long Lake to catch liquid sheen from Mr. Thibideau's effort to flush his contaminated well.  No sheen was visible boom had little product on it.  Left boom in place to catch any product that may leach from bank.

8/29/06 Returned to site with Paul Higgins, Geologist with Technical Services.  Paul put a bailer down the well.  There was no more free product; however, the bailer surface was quite coated and dripping with fuel.  Paul mixed up some dishwater soap and used a non-metallic chimney brush to clean the well casing and the well down to a depth of 20 to 25 feet.  Soapy water was then recycled back through the well.  The well was then drawn completely down (until pump prime was lost).  Well water was pumped to the step tank sump, padded off and pumped to treatment/disposal facility.  Paul instructed me to come back in 2 to 3 days when the well had recharged/recovered and check what water quality looked like in the well casing.

09/01/06  Site visit to check on well condition after cleaning with Paul Higgins on 8/29/06.  Bailed the well, no noticeable sheen on water surface and no oily film on  surface of bailer.  Butch showed me the carbon filters with three sample ports that had been installed in the basement of his home.  Butch had closed the door to the bathroom and opened the bathroom window and let the shower run for 30 minutes to vent/flush any fuel smell and residual product in the hot water lines between the hot water tank and the bathroom facilities.  Butch also showed me a property to the east of his garage/apartment bldg. that has a private well.  This property owner is Mike White.  Mr. White's well head is only about 75' from Butch's well that was vandalized.  I called Paul Higgins to inform him of how the Butch's well had responded to the cleaning on 08/29/06 and to make him aware of the neighboring well proximity.  Paul had planned to travel up the week of 09/04/06 to take some water samples of the wells.

09/19/06 Paul Higgins called and left voice mail regarding water quality analysis results from Butch Thibodeau's well.  Tests were taken pre-treatment sample port.  Gasoline
A-505-2006*On 9/01/2006 in Tennants Harbor, David Hooper of Maritime Energy reported an oil spill. The 1-pint spill of heating oil was the result of a tank replacement at the Bourne residence. A call was made to the homeowner to confirm the spill details. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-506-2006*On 9/01/2006, Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority reported a gasoline spill in Gardiner. The spill occurred in the roadway at the Gardiner toll booth.  The spill was the result of gasoline containers falling out of the back of a pickup truck. The spill was cleaned up by Turnpike maintenance, and disposal was taken care of by Environmental Projects, Inc.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
P-482-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wednesday, 6/21/06: morning call from Kittery Fire Chief O'Brien thru state police of a 50 to 60 gallon surface discharge of gasoline to the ground and storm drain when a Webber Energy tank truck was delivering to this facility.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On site about 0830 hrs., with Kittery Fire Dept. [KFD], facility owner/operator, Ken Lewis, and John Swiger of Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. [CHES]; a CHES clean up crew was still en route.  The site is a retail gas station, store, and laundromat, within a dense suburban residential and commercial area, served by city water & sewer.  Based on statements from the owner and Webber: while the Webber driver was dropping fuel into the center UST, the 2" vapor-recovery hose attached coaxially above the 4" product-hose filled with product unbeknownst to him.  When the hose was detached, the product then emptied to the ground, ran down the pavement under influence of gravity, to Woodlawn Ave. and a storm-drain off the curb [see attached site sketch and photo 1].  Kittery Fire was then called because of the fire hazard.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Geologist, Tom Schwarm, on site representing Webber Energy.  After the visual and PID instrument assessment, Schwarm agreed to pumping out the storm drain & UST spill bucket, and  removing contaminated soil.  CHES transported 1.43 ton of soil to CPRS for recycling under a DEP Virgin Letter.  See the 8/28/06, spill report by Acadia Environmental for further details.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	A major concern is what was the cause of the discharge.  Fuel should not be getting into the vapor recovery system of the truck unless something is being bypassed and/or the tank is overfilled.  The tank can be overfilled because of a defective or disabled check-valve.  If the tanks are in fact now manifolded, then product may not have been able to reach the 2nd tank promptly enough to prevent overfill of the first tank.  See DEP UST Reg. file #7333 for facility information.   I have requested DEP's BAQC and BRWM tanks unit to look into this.
II.	The facility vent pipes need to be extended to the required 2' above the roofline [see attached photo 2].
III.	There were no DEP clean-up expenses.  As this was a tank-truck related discharge, I do not expect a Maine UST Ins. Fund application.
IV.	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected.  Gasoline contaminated media may remain where the discharge soaked down through pavement joints and cracks into the soil and this contamination shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible..

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-639-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report is complementary to report P-318-2006 and covers Maine DEP accompaniment to a U.S. EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) inspection of the facility on 7/26/06 and related oil spills not directly associated with the fire of 5/4/06.  Ms. Melanie Morash was the primary federal representative from US EPA Region 1.  Stephen Brezinski was the primary DEP representative.  Mr. Bruce Poliquin was the representative for the property owner Dirigo Holdings LLC.  In August 2006, all the facility Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) were removed and the facility no longer appears to need an SPCC Plan.

FACILITY INSPECTION & ASSESSMENT
	The facility is a former seafood canning factory from the 1940's to 2004, that burned on 5/4/06 after having been closed for approximately a year.  Dirigo Holdings is working to convert the property to residential condominiums and a marina.  See P-318-2006 and other DEP spill reports, and the site's Phase-1 and -2 assessments for further information on the facility.  I considered the facility to be very  sensitive due to the quantity of unsecured fish oil [5,000-gal.] so close to the Kennebec River.   After several months after the fire and the oil tanks had not been emptied or secured, EPA agreed to add this facility to their inspection schedule.
	Thurs. 7/20/06: Checking the facility I noted the oil tanks to still contain product and I noted fresh, unreported, oil spills below the two tanks [see photos 3 & 4] that look to have occurred when the oil was being sampled [there was a broken sample jar at one of the spill locations].  I noted the valves to not be secure against vandals or accident [photo 5].  A stain was on the ground from T-4 to the storm drain, left over from past spills [photo 3].
	Wed. 7/26/06: I accompanied Ms. Morash for the inspection and met Mr. Polliquin on-site.  See the attached EPA Facility Information report of 7/26/06 and the EPA letter of 8/15/06 for further details.   Coming out the doorway T-2 we noted several gallons of red oil discharges [DEP photos 9 & 10, EPA photos 13 & 14] that were not present in May and June.  I suspect this occurred when the oil had been sampled and the discharge was not reported or cleaned up.  Mr. Polliquin assured us that he would make the tanks were secure that day and he provided photos and a letter regarding this on 7/27/06.  Mr. Poliquin was in possession of Phase-1 and -2 assessments for the property, but no SPCC plan.  Either this facility never had an SPCC Plan or one was not made available to Dirigo Holdings when he acquired the site.
	Tues. 8/1/06: Mr. Polliquin and representatives from Bean's Grease were on-site to pump off the fish oil and soybean oil.   Fri. 8/18/06: McGee Crane Co. and Bean's Grease representatives were on-site removing tanks for transport off-site.
	9/1/06: I confirmed that T-1, T-2, T-3, T-4 and T-5 were all removed and I later notified Ms. Morash of this via e-mail.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	DEP applied sorbents to the oil by T-2 and changed them twice.  No response contractor was warranted.  I noted more oil spillage under where T-3 had been now that the building and tank were gone [see photos].   The oil appeared weathered and was spread over the surface water that was leaching out of the granite block retaining wall below Bowery St.  Mr. Polliquin applied clay sorbent to the fresh #6 oil leaks out piping within the boiler room [see EPA photo 8].  Oil had been cleaned up here back in May so it appears that more #6 oil was leaching out of the piping.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Oil contaminated soil is understood to remain within the areas of the former T-2, T-3 and the abandoned #6 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) and within the "Bone Yard" area south of the buildings.  This oil contaminated media shall be properly managed per state and federal rules when encountered or made accessible, such as during expected redevelopment.  Further DEP Response Division actio
P-713-2006*While fishing at the Panther Run Picnic Area I discovered a syringe & needle.  I placed the discarded medical waste in a clear plastic beverage container and secured the cover.  I then transported the waste to the local fire house/paramedics and had them dispose of the syringe with their sharps unit.

No responsible party was seen or identified with the waste stream, it is logged as a mystery spill.  The area is frequented by family fishing parties along a very busy highway Route 302, therefore the syringe was removed immediately to protect the fishing public's safety.

No additional actions are planned.
P-984-2005*
SUMMARY
	12/8/06; afternoon report from an anonymous caller stating that when this former UST facility was abandoned, two leaking hydraulic oil tanks for the hydraulic lifts were left under the former service bays.  On 6/7/05, I observed the abandonment-by-removal of a gasoline UST facility at this gas station, being replaced by a new, larger Big Apple C-store adjacent to this site [see P-427-2005].  The area is dense sub-urban commercial & residential use, on city water and sewer.  The facility was a former repair garage as well but is now leased out by C N Brown Oil Co. for commercial use.
	Maine DEP has not required the registration of hydraulic lift tanks and exempts them from the state UST registration and management regulations [Chapter 691].  Therefore, these hydraulic tanks, if present, were not required to have been removed with the motor fuel and heating oil tanks.  If the hydraulic tanks leaked/discharged, this discharge would indeed need reporting.
	At this time DEP has no solid evidence to require further investigation.  If oil contamination does indeed exist under the building there is argument whether it's severity and volume would necessitate excavation of the building floor.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-750-2005*
	Monday, 9/26/06: I met Mr. Lindahl on site at his island home in response to a request to abandon his residential heating oil UST in-place.  The home is located in a rural residential area overlooking Casco Bay, served by municipal water.  The tank was located adjacent to the house and removing it could threaten the foundation of the home.  I gave Mr. Lindahl an UST removal notice, Abandonment-in-Place guidelines and a  list of contractors.  No CMR 691 UST Closure assessment is required.
	As of 9/1/06, I understand that Mr. Lindahl claims Clean Harbors company performed the abandonment-in-place back in 2005, though DEP did not receive any removal notice. DEP's John Dunlap is working to sort this matter out.

S G Brezinski
A-109-2006*Jodi, of CN Brown, called this office to report the release of a small amount of fuel oil. This occurred during a delivery of fuel to the home of William Lloyd. This home is located at 73 High Street in Waterville. CN Brown delivered 190 gallons of fuel to this tank, and the whistle was operating.  However, it appears to CN Brown that the gauge glass was not tight and some oil spilled onto the tank and the concrete floor.  An employee of CN Brown returned to the home and wiped up the oil on the floor and tank.

No further action is expected.
P-528-2006*On July 5, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately twenty (20) gallons of unleaded gasoline was discharged from a passenger vessel located on Long Lake.  The spiller indicated that his new boat was improperly constructed as the battery compartment tray caused a hole in the gas tank due to rubbing caused by operational vibration.  The spiller was able to transfer fifteen (15) gallons of unspilled product out of the tank's compartment.  The remainder of the gasoline was discharged in the vicinity of the boat.  The spiller used approximately sixty-five (65) sorbent pads to rememdiate the spill and was able to properly dispose of the sorbents at his workplace in Boston.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-530-2006*On July 5, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the pavement/grass from pole #3 on the Northgate Line when a truck backed into the pole.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-149-2006*The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency called this office to report that an automobile accident had resulted in some waste motor oil being spilled. The location of the accident was on Route 27, near the Boothbay Playhouse. The fire department has responded and placed sorbent pads on the spilled oil.

I made a site visit the next day to collect the sorbent pads that the fire department had left in the roadside ditch. None of the oil had entered the nearby culvert. No further action will be required.
P-531-2006*On July 5, 2006, DEP received notification that an unknown amount of jet fuel was discharged onto the runway.  The stain was approximately two feet wide by 2,500-feet long.  The fuel leaked from the wing of a DHL aircraft during landing.  Due to the location and nature of the spill the product was not recoverable.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-543-2006*On July 7, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three-quarters of a gallon of latex paint were discharged in the parking lot as a result of a customer dropping a can. The spill was remediated with sorbents, which were disposed of by Home Depot.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-545-2006*On July 6, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil was discharged from a portable wood chipper as a result of a fire.  Much of the oil was consumed by the fire, but some was found puddled beneath the motor, on top of wood chips.  Sorbents were used for the puddled product and oiled wood chips were removed for disposal.  Contaminated materials were disposed of by Knight-Celotex Fiberboard.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-224-2006*1/2 gallon of oil spilled due to a steel line breakage.  Cleaned up with spill pads and put in barrels for disposal.  No further action required.
P-715-2006*While excavating the culvert at Douglas Brook on Rte 114/Fort Hill Rd MDOT (Dwight Doughty) discovered some soils with a fuel oil odor and called DEP for assistance.   The contaminated soils are approximately 6-8' below grade, adjacent to the location for the new culvert below a prominent clay layer.  These features are thought to be natural (not previously dug).

Inspection of the excavation and excavated materials show distinct strata of gravel, clay and compacted sand/gravel with the affected soils being a course compacted gravel.  The odor is that of an old fuel oil, well aged.

During a cursory investigation of the immediate area DOT located a 4" perforated plastic pipe which terminates in the stream just upstream from the roadway, it's origin was unknown.  The only commercial entity in the immediate area is Town & Country Cabinets (TCC), whose property abuts the project.

DOT/Doughty collected samples for disposal parameters, after which the excavation will be closed until the results received.  Upon receipt of the samples the appropriate soils will be removed and transported for disposal and the culvert installed.  It was decided I would interview TCC about any possible sources located on or within the facility.

I met with Ron Smith owner of TCC and he informed me about the past operations and current operations of TCC.  He has been on site since 1981, prior to that the business was located in Portland.  The facility/building originally sat along side the road, according to Mr. Smith with less room between the roadway and building than it took to turn around a delivery truck.  The building was soon relocated to it's present position and the additional wings created. The facilities prior operations included a corn & bean processing plant with water supplied by the Douglas Brook (small dam impoundment approx 200-300 ft. upstream) 1890's-1930's.  The next venture was related to blueberries with the later years strictly blueberry storage by the Sanborn family (Sanborn farm still located on the hill 1/4 mile north of project).  Therefore, no obvious source of the odor was noted.

No further response action required at this time.
P-720-2006*Received a call from the Dead River Co. regarding an oil spill at 30 Cram Avenue, Lewiston, ME.  The State Police informed me that additional information on the incident would be difficult to obtain due to it being after office hours.  The State Police stated that there was 4" of oil in the basement and a technician had been dispatched.

I met the homeowner Mr. David Cantin who stated that the discharge was actually a 4"  stain on the floor by the boiler caused by a leaking fitting.  The Dead River technician had tightened the fitting and placed speedy-dry on the stained area.  No vapors were detected within the building.
B-236-2006*When Robert Cobb and his sister returned from Arizona in May of '06, they discovered their 60 year old AST to be devoid of oil.  The ironic thing was they hadn't had it filled before they left, their oil company (Whitney) having advised them repeatedly that they ought to have it replaced before it leaked.  An estimated 100 gallons was lost to the basement floor and soil underneath.

The house was built in 1898, and the concrete floor added later; because the house isn't occupied in the winter anymore, water seeping through the split granite foundation freezes, destroying the cellar floor over the years.  Lee is the site of a famous underground tank leak in the 1980's, and the DEP has spent millions there on remediation and replacement of wells, one of which was Cobb's.  It was therefore important to recover what oil could be gotten.

On May 3, Clean Harbors personnel used a vacuum truck to suck out 5 tons of oil contaminated gravel from the basement, going down a little deeper than 5 feet.  Unfortunately, because the soil is gravel, the deeper they went the more the hole caved in and the heavier became the contamination.  So the more contaminated the soil became, the less able we were to recover it.  At 60" PID readings were in excess of 500 ppm.   Therefore, our Technical Services personnel, in the person of John Selleck, installed a soil vent system.  That system was still showing ~40 ppm in late August, so it will remain in place and be re-started when the Cobbs return from Arizona in 2007.

As of this writing, 9/6/06, the only major thing we're waiting for is for Lance Whittier of Waite to replace the concrete floor we destroyed in recovery efforts.

In what all too often is characteristic of contractors, they agree to do a job, then don't.   Cobb and his sister were adamant that the job be done by Sept. 15, since he was going moose hunting and then they were returning to Arizona.   Of course it didn't get done, so we'll have to do it when they return in 2007.
A-502-2006*On September 1, 2006, Downeast Energy reported an estimated 100 gallon #2 fuel oil spill under a mobile home at 15 Summer Street, Farmingdale (Summer St is a private road within the Spring Brook Mobile Home Park off Northern Ave).  The oil was discharged due to a fitting failure under the furnace.  How the fitting became detached is unconfirmed.  Downeast Energy turned off the valve at the tank preventing any further discharge until the problem was resolved.

Environmental Projects, Inc. was hired to excavate using a vactor truck to remove contaminated soil and any remaining free product.  4.76 tons of soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  The top soil depth was approximately 2 feet with hard clay underlying below the top soil.  The mobile home park is served by municipal water and sewer.

No further action is expected.
B-487-2006*On 8/9/06, 1330 hours, Jessica Brooks, Service Manager for Dead River, reported an oil stain on the basement floor at 25 Webster Avenue.  The oil apparently came from a loose fitting on the AST filter.  It was a little over a square foot in area and had not impacted the drain, which was nearby.  The product was on the concrete and not easily recoverable.  The odor was minimal and venting the basement would keep it out of the living space.

B-597-2006*On 9/21/06, 1001 hours, Jessica Brooks of Dead River Oil reported a spill of one teaspoon of #2 oil to the basement floor of 192 15th Street in Bangor.  The mini pump had leaked and the burner tech wiped the spill with a pad and stopped the leak.

A-529-2006* On 9-8-06 DEP received a phone call from Ted Haskell, indicating a loss of 4,500 gallons of fuel from a underground tank. This single wall fiberglass reinforced plastic tank (SW FRP UST) is owned by Key Corp., and is located at 26 Edison Drive in Augusta ME., south of Western Ave. The tank was pumped out on that night, approximately 1,800 gallons. The boiler operator noticed a major shortage of oil that morning. Six or seven hours later the inventory (using measuring stick and tank chart) indicated a loss of 30 gallons for that time period.
 9-11, test pit 14 feet below ground surface found oil odors in soil, no groundwater encountered.
 9-12 Dig Safe called, site work prep. I notify Aug Fire Departmetn.
 Tank removal starts on 9-13 and tank is removed on 9-14, in three pieces. A large crack was found in the tank, the crack is about 24 inches long. A baseball size stone was found in the backfill just under the tank.
 On Wed. 9-13 oil is discovered in the drainage system at the Econo Lodge Hotel and north of Western Avenue. I called ENPRO to assist in the cleanup. They arrived with the vacuum truck to pump out the 5 catch basins that had oil in them. I had one of their employees spend that night and the next night at the Econo Lodge to pump out the catch basins. The oil had leaked from the underground tank and travelled under a building and under Edison Drive and then entered the storm drain system of the Econo Lodge. The oil then traveled in two different directions throughout the storm drain system.
 In the meantime, DEP Response set up the portable remediation trailer to collect oil from the catch basin.
 Cleanup continued at two locations, the site of the UST leak (McGee Construction) and the parking lot at Econo Lodge (ENPRO) for many days. Free product recovery occurred at both locations. The area under the UST was difficult to remediate because bedrock was near the tank bottom. No remediation could occur under the building, (Maine Revenue) owned by Key Services Corp.
 ENPRO excavates the edge of the parking lot and uncovers the subsurface drainage system. Oil is eventually found leaching out of the bedrock. They come up with a great idea: install a recovery trench and connect the drainage pipe into a large concrete septic tank that will act as an oil water separator.
 The oil water separator is installed and ENPRO skims the oil out of the tank on a regular basis. I have a verbal agreement that anytime they are in the area that they can skim oil out of this O/W separator. In the weeks and months after the event they stop by on a regular basis, and later on the pump outs become more infrequent. The last record I have of a pump out is August 2008.
 During the early stages of the cleanup actions, oil either overwhelmed the DEP trailer or somehow got past the remedial system and discharged some unknown amount of oil onto the property of Paul Roy. This property is located on the north side of Western Ave. in Augusta, ME. Mr. Paul Roy and his attorney had several conversations and letter exchanges and they began the Third Party Damage claim process. A second snafu occurred when the fitting inside the O/W separator failed which allowed oil to flow through the system.
 In light of the oil that impacted Mr. Roy's property I hired EnviroInvestigations to create a detailed map of the spill site, Mr. Roy's property and to collect water and soil samples at the Roy property.
 Finally in May 2011, ENPRO was hired one last time to completely pump out the O/W separator. Sometime in or about August 2011 the Oil/Water separator (septic tank) was removed from the Econo Lodge site. This removal was done by CH Stevenson during a much larger construction operation. The Econo Lodge was demolished and a new hotel was constructed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-484-2006*On 8/9/06, 1345 hours, Rodney Madden, Environmental Compliance for BIA, reported a half cup of hydraulic oil release from #42 Loader.  This is a piece of heavy equipment that was parked in BIA's vehicle repair area, which they refer to as the Bone Yard.  The oil was recovered with a pad, which went to their waste stream.
B-485-2006*On 8/9/06, 1345 hours, Rodney Madden, Environmental Compliance for BIA, reported a leaking fuel tank on one of their ground power units staged in their equipment repair area.  They recovered the spilled product with sorbent and removed the unspilled product to be used as diesel fuel.
P-728-2006*
	4/6/06: report of hydraulic leak from Central Maine Power (CMP) work truck to pavement on roadside.  Response & clean-up by CMP.

S G Brezinski
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P-729-2006*
3/18/06 report of leaking Pole-mounted transformer.  Response & clean-up by Central Maine Power (CMP) of oil to pavement below.  PLease refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

S Brezinski
B-486-2006*On 8/9/06, 1345 hours, Rodney Madden (BIA) reported a half cup of engine oil leaking from a belt loader that was in their equipment repair area.  The release was recovered with pads, which were put into BIA's waste stream.
B-474-2006*On 8/8/2006, 0110 hours Bill Leeman, who is a system operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, reported a spill of transformer oil at 81 Lee Street in Lincoln.  One to two gallons were missing from the unit, which had sustained storm damage.  There was no evidence of product on the ground, possibly because the heavy rain had washed it away.  The unit was replaced.
B-476-2006*On 8/8/06, 0740 hours, Bill Leeman, Systems Operator for BHE, reported a small transformer oil spill at pole 21 on Lee Street in Lincoln.  There was no recoverable product because heavy rain fall had washed it away.  The release was caused by storm damage.
B-586-2006*Larry Winchester asked for, and I granted, a waiver (attached) from the 30 day notification requirement for the removal of an underground tank.

Visiting the site on the afternoon of 9/21/06, I observed a clean hole, some groundwater in the bottom, over the cement anchor slab.  There was no sign of any sheen, leak, or oil contamination.  The double wall tank showed no sign of leakage, overfill, or corrosion.

I gave Winchester the all important 30 day removal notice, with the attached even more all important card attesting to the fact that the tank had been removed.   I took a couple of pictures, also attached, and called it a day.
B-475-2006*On 8/8/06, 0740 hours, Coleman Fortin, store manager for Home Depot, reported a one gallon spill of latex paint.  The spill had been cleaned up by Home Depot personnel with sorbent material and properly stored for eventual disposal.
P-756-2006*At 10:36 of September 22, 2006 Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) called to report the discharge of hydraulic oil from a piece of turnpike equipment at mile 58 N of the Maine Turnpike.  The referenced site is the sign shop with a secondary address of 108 Blackstrap Rd.  The spill area is mostly asphalt with some gravel, and the dimensions of the stain are 2 feet x 4 feet.

The cleanup debris will be managed by MTA staff.  No request for assistance from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the incident scenario and availability of staff to manage the spill, no further actions are planned.
B-329-2006*On 6/10/06, I received report of an unknown amount of #2 heating oil spilled from an above ground storage tank in a basement.  The report was made by Southwest Harbor Fire Department.  The owner of the home was out of state at the time, however the fire department was able to gain access to the house via a relative and stop the leak.  The cause of the leak was a corrosion hole in the supply line from the tank to the burner.  The line was un-sleeved copper exposed to concrete.

Unfortunately, the house has a cellar drain that allowed the oil to flow out of the house and into the swale on the side of the road, where rain carried the oil down the road and under the road, through a culvert and into a nursery.

Some of the oil was able to be absorbed using oil absorbent pads and boom, however most was hung up on the nursery's ornate sign holder, made of rail road ties.

The following week contaminated soil was excavated and the railroad ties were disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

It did not appear as though much damage was done to the nursery although there was heavy sheening throughout the nursery.  I put the owner of the nursery in contact with Jim Cummings of the insurance claims group in the event that a third party damage claim was to be made.
B-337-2006*On 6/15/06, I received report of a 5 gallon pail of waste hydraulic fluid and water spilled at 8 Birch Street, Medway.  The report was made by Medway Fire Department.  Apparently, the owner of the house and waste oil, left the pail uncovered and water gathered in the bucket.  On this day, his grandson knocked the pail over.  Owner reports there not being much oil, mostly water.  He will shovel up the contaminated soil and dispose of it in a dumpster going to Pine Tree Landfill.
B-598-2006*On 9/22/06, 1225 hours, MDOT reported a 10-15 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose on a loader at their Winterport Pit.  I visited the site and discussed the situation with Earl Sutherland, who was the supervisor at the site.  He agreed to scrape up the oiled soil and take it to their pug mill in Plymouth.  The oil had covered a thirty square foot area to a depth of about two inches.

No further action is expected.
I-188-2006*07/28/06 at 12:30 hours, Received a call from Brent Mckeen regarding a spill that occurred in log unloading area when a stick boom cylinder failed at its weld resulting in the spillage of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Brent stated that the spill was absorbed with fines right away and then sawdust fines contaminated with hydraulic oil were placed on the fuel storage pad for mixing in with the other sawdust as boiler fuel per licence conditions.  The cylinder is being replaced at this time.  No further action is warranted by Response Division staff at this time.
A-536-2006*On 9/15/06 at 15:00, Dan Mallett of Madison Paper Industries reported the discharge of 2000 gallons of 12% sodium hypochlorite, which occured during a delivery to a bulk holding tank at the plant. The material went into the process sump and to the Anson-Madison Sanitary District Treatment Plant. Madison Paper notified the sanitary district of the spill, so they held it in the primary clarifier. Madison Paper had employees aid the sanitary district in neutralizing the chlorine with sodium sulfite (300 lbs.). See the attached Madison Paper spill report.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-449-2006*Mr. Jadu called this office to complain that parties were dumping waste that included asbestos, lead paint, and oils in the Machias area. He sounded very agitated and refused to tell me where it was or who was the violator. He demanded that I meet him that evening in Machias and when I pushed him for more information he began to yell at me and hung up the phone. A little bit later, I received a call from Wing Chau of the Boston office of the EPA. He had also been contacted by Mr. Jadu. He wanted to know what action I might be taking. I explained that during my short conversation with Mr. Jadu, he had told me the dumping had been going on in excess of 20 years, I expected to wait a bit to see if Mr. Jadu would recontact me and, if not, I'd go to the area to see what I could find.
   Mr. Jadu did not recontact me. However, I was in the area a few days later and tried to find a site as described by Mr. Jadu when he spoke with the National Response Center. In that report, he had described the spiller as Steven Gay. He also said the spill site was at Child Dependent Opportunities Inc. A search of the phone book listed a Child and Family Opportunity Center in Jonesport and a Child Development Service in Machias. I'm sure that Mr. Jadu did not mention Jonesport as the spill site, and I checked the Machias address, 9 Cooper St., which is in downtown Machias near the courthouse. I could not find a dump site in the immediate area.
   In conclusion, I found nothing to support Mr. Jadu's complaint.
B-600-2006*On 9/25/06, 1424 hours, John Doucette (BIA) reported a one gallon spill of Jet A from an aircraft wing vent.  The spill landed on pavement at Gate 4 and was cleaned up immediately with pads, which went to BIA's waste stream.
B-599-2006*On 9/24/06, 1447 hours, Jeff Renkin of Home Depot reported that they had a one quart spill of "Roebic Septic Tank Treatment" to their floor at Home Depot.  Home Depot personnel had cleaned up the material and stored it appropriately for disposal.  The material consists of supplemental nutrients for the bacterial population that inhabits a septic tank.
A-410-2006*On 7/21/06 at 12:50, Paula from CN Brown reported that one of their delivery drivers had spilled a small amount of #2 fuel oil at the Robert Samson residence in Chesterville. The oil sprayed out of the fill pipe when the hose was disconnected at the end of the delivery. Due to luck or foresight, the driver had put absorbent pads down prior to the delivery, and most of the oil was caught by the pads. The estimated spilled quantity was 1 cup of oil. The basement aboveground storage tank was checked by CN Brown and showed no leaks or signs of damage from the overfill.

No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-314-2006*B-314-2006
05/31/2006 15:27

     Mike White, a Certified Geologist, called to report discovering some reportable contamination during the removal of tanks at the C.N. Brown Big Apple on Main Street.  It was stated the contamination was found beneath the pump island to the facility.  An on site investigation shown high PID levels beneath one of the dispensers.  As excavation of the area commenced, the levels decreased rapidly.  Since the area is considered "non sensitive" this material was left on site and spread for the base to the new pavement.
B-25-2006*B-25-2006
01/17/2006 17:23

     John Doucette of the Bangor International Airport called to report a 6 gallon spill of jet A out on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that the fuel escaped the aircraft's vent during a fueling operation.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-605-2006*On 9/26/06, 1423 hours, Jessica Brooks (Service Manager for Dead River) reported a two gallon overfill at 10 Maple Street in Bangor.  The delivery, hence the spill , happened the previous day, but wasn't discovered until later.  The tech was able to clean up the spill with sorbent material.  The basement has a drain, but it wasn't involved.
B-428-2006*Mr. Marquis called to report that a customer, Mary Kenney, had a corrosion leak in the bottom of her basement AST. Marquis Oil was in the process of replacing her tank, upon my arrival. I inspected the dirt underneath the tank and determined it was sandy loam and saturated to about 6 inches. There was a noticeable fuel oil odor upstairs partially due to the fact that the house was still sealed up for the winter and she left the cellar door open for her cat. The house was acting as a chimney. Despite the odor, Mrs. Kenney said that it didn't bother her.
  Even though the neighborhood was served by town water and the spill covered by the home, I recommended that the contaminated soil be removed so that there would be no long term odors. I discussed the AST insurance fund and learned that she had applied in the past for fuel assistance and was turned down as she had too great an income. She was confident that she would not qualify for a deductible waiver. As such, she contacted her son who shoveled the contaminated soil out the cellar window and took it to his farm at 248 Plymouth Road in Etna. There he spread the ? yard of sand on his back field.
When this had been accomplished, John Selleck from DEP Technical Services, installed a fan system to draw air from the cellar to the out side. For further notes, please review Technical Services records.
B-602-2006*On 9/26/06, 1044 hours, Al Kerns of BIA reported a release of Jet fuel from the wing vent of a private aircraft.  The release was being caused by fuel expansion as the craft sat on the AVITAT ramp.  BIA personal had deployed sorbent boom and they had opened the fill cap in an effort to reduce the pressure that was causing the release.  The tank had been topped off because the owner had a long distance to fly.
I-239-2006*09/26/06 11:30 to 12:30 hours, Site visit to observe Underground Storage Tank (UST) piping upgrades at the Ashland One Stop.  Met with Kirk St. Peter, cert. Tank Installer #282,  and his son-in-law Nate, a licensed Site Assessor.  Soils have been excavated around and under the fuel dispenser island and in the piping leading to the 2 compartment 8,000 gallon double walled UST.  Soils had very little gasoline vapors, Nate did soils analysis and tested using field headspace tests (< 60 parts per million).  Fuel dispensers utilize suction pumping and so Kirk and his crew were in the process of making sure the new piping had gradient back to the UST.  Kirk was upgrading all buried vent piping, product piping (Unleaded and Super Unleaded Lines), as well as interstitial monitoring probes. Construction on the upgrades started on Monday 09/25/06.  Sump reservoirs made of HDPE plastic are being installed under each fuel dispenser, directly below the fuel islands.  These will serve as primary containment for any leaks that occur in the valving and pumps associated with the fuel dispensers and will be monitored for any product or water showing up in them with electronic sensors.  No further action required at this time.
P-762-2006*Ann Reiter of Central Maine Power (CMP) called to report the discovery of a leaking transformer at the Brunswick Service Center.  The transformer was in storage and was discovered to be leaking mineral oil to the asphalt.  CMP crews applied sorbent material and cleaned up the spill debris, which was managed via internal waste handling practices.

No request for Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given, the circumstances, and the location of the release, DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-742-2006*I was contacted by Mike Hartford, Limington's Fire Chief, reporting that there had been a fire at a residence on Whispering Pines Drive.  Apparently the son of the homeowner was trying to burn a pile of brush.  He applied gasoline to the pile to get it started but the gasoline flashed and burned him.  There was a small ensuing fire but it was believed that all the gasoline was not burned off.  I investigated the site and found that it is located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and the residence along with neighboring homes have dug wells.  I arranged to remove the brush pile by chipping it and then covered the site with poly to keep the rainwater from driving the contamination deeper.  I then arranged to excavate the contaminated soil.  The day of the excavation we found that the majority of the contamination was held in the organic matter on top of the soil although we did find several places where water had seeped through and had taken the contamination deeper.  The organic matter and contaminated soil was removed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-240-2006*09/26/06 16:20 hours, Received a call from Portland DEP Response Service receptionist Toby Zabot regarding a spill at Huber Engineered Wood's (Huber's) Waferboard plant in Easton.  Dan Lavasseur called the  to report the spillage of 13 gallons of hydraulic oil in their warehouse.  I called Dan at 16:30 hours to discuss spill and Huber's response to the incident.  Spill occurred as a result of a cracked/failed cylinder on the Master Stacker unit in the plant warehouse.  Spilled hydraulic oil was contained on the concrete floor of the warehouse.  Crews responded by soaking up free product with sorbent pads that were then picked up and put in an oily debris barrel for pick-up and disposal by their contractor (Clean Harbors, Inc). In addition,  the floor where the spillage occurred was then covered with sawdust fines to soak up and pull up any residual oil in the concrete floor.  This sawdust will be swept up and burned in the plants boiler as per license conditions.  Cylinder filter housing was replaced to put the stacker back in service.  No further action is warranted by Response Service Div. staff at this time.
B-464-2006*   Mr. Jordan called to report that he had discovered oil in a well in Sangerville. It seems he was doing earthwork for Cyndi Pullyard while she was on vacation in Alaska. He had exposed a buried drilled well in order to replace the pump. After running a tape measure down the well to determine its depth (29 feet), the tape returned covered with black oil.
   On my arrival, I found things as described. The top of the well casing was about 4' below grade and it was about another 5' to the static water table. Using sorbent pads on a string I was able to recover about one gallon of used motor oil. Since the well was completely buried, the question was how the oil got into the well. I learned that Mr. Jordan knew where to dig to expose the well because there was a galvanized ?" pipe above ground that was threaded into the sanitary seal cap on the well casing. I examined the pipe and saw that it was coated on the inside with waste oil. Looking closer I could see fresh (shiny) marks of a pipe wrench on the pipe at the top were a pair of ninety degree elbows formed a weather cap for the vent pipe. It was now clear how the oil had been introduced into the well. I contacted the Piscataquis Sheriff's Office to report the vandalism. Sgt. Gould soon arrived, and I explained what I had learned. Up to this time, I had no address or phone for Ms. Pullyard, so as of 8-3-2006, she was unaware of the damage. Mr. Jordan told me that he had contact numbers at his office which he would forward to me.
   On my return to the office, I made report to Paul Blood, this office's Technical Services' Geologist by e-mail. As I had recovered what free product was available by dropping sorbent pads on a string into the well (I recovered about one gallon); I expected to turn the case over to Tech Services for further action, hopefully the well could be washed clean. Paul Higgins of Tech Services attended to the washing and took over the case. As of 9-27-2006, he was waiting for the well to be hooked up. When this is done, he plans to take water samples and add charcoal filters, if required.
B-556-2006*Cherrie Wenzel of DHHS (Department of Health & Human Services) called here reporting a potential contaminated well at the property of David Lord.  He's in an assisted living facility in Bangor, committed August of '05; DHHS is his legal guardian.  DHHS was fixing to auction off his property on the Phinney Road, to pay for his care until his assets were totally exhausted.  A party interested in buying the property ran a bailer down the open well shaft and subsequently complained to Wenzel that the well was contaminated with oil.

I talked to the party, Cindy Edwards of Newport, 368-2554 or 461-1036, who said her husband had gotten some sorbent pads from Irving, lowered them down the well, and they'd come back black.  Someone had told her, she said, that the AST on site had leaked into the well.

I sampled the well on 9/1/06, and two things were immediately apparent:  it wasn't waste oil or fuel oil in the well.   There WAS a greasy substance with a faint solvent odor; analysis showed it to be acetone with chlorinated compounds. (Please attached analytical results.)

On the 27th of September, John Sellck and I pumped the well to try and recover some of the oil.  We weren't all that sucessful; John was of the opinion that the oily substance on the water surface may be fuel oil compromised by bacterial activity over time.  I was unable to get a confirmation sample that day, but in talking with the neighbors, it appears that the pollutant is indeed fuel oil from a leak from David's fuel line 10 years or more ago. Further, someone has recently dosed the well with bleach to clean it up.

A new sample of the well on October 5, showed the contaminant to be fuel oil, likely heavily compromised by bacterial action during the ensuing 10 years since the loss. Samples obtained that same day from the neighboring wells of Bernard Lord and Stephen Brown showed those wells to be clean.

There being nothing left for Response Services to do at this site, I turned it over to Technical Services to deal with on 10/31/06.
P-721-2006*Received a call from the Lovell Fire Dept. regarding a 20 gallon diesel spill at the Wicked Good Store, 360 Main Street, Lovell, ME.   The discharge was from a truck.  It was contained and the fire dept. was in the process of cleaning it up.  No assistance was necessary at the time.   I later heard from the fire dept. that they did indeed require help and there was a miscommunication.

I met with the fire dept. on-site, who informed me that a Bickford Transportation truck was delivering diesel fuel to the store's tank when the hose broke.  At least 20 gallons of fuel was discharged onto the ground.  Fortunately, a local contractor (Bennett) was willing to excavated and transport the contaminated soil.

P-659-2006*Claire Tellier is the wife of  Joseph Tellier, a recently released inmate (who has to register as a sex offender), who upon his arrival home was being harassed about his choice of residential location. Demonstrating neighbors, posting signs about Mr. Tellier are only part of the protests the Tellier's have experienced since his release.  As a result of this upset, a vandal drilled a hole into the copper line connecting the outside tank to the kerosene heater in the home.

Upon noticing an oil odor Mrs. Tellier called the landlord, Ms. Miles, and upon her arrival she called B&K Heating (B&K) to address the (yet to be discovered) problem.  Bob of B&K inspected the copper line and found a "drilled hole" in the  copper line which was subsequently covered with debris (leaves, gravel, etc).  Bob of B&K called the spill in at about 18:30 and explained the situation.  I then called Ms. Miles and we discussed the clean up options, she told me there was a neighborhood protest scheduled for the morning.  We then decided to meet early before the protest as the daylight was slipping away and by the time I could get to the site it would be too dark to confidently assess the situation.

Upon arrival at the site, a small cape with single bay garage, the odor of kerosene was evident.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) is to the rear of the garage, which is not attached, but is located just off the right rear corner of the house.  The copper line was drilled more towards the house and saturated the ground, which runs beneath the garage slab and beneath the overhanging porch (elevated on sona tubes) see photograph.

The contents of the tank were lost, an estimated 80-100 gallons, directly into the sandy soils.  The complication for clean up is the shallow driven well point is approximately 25 feet from the spill (hole) location.  The well is just beyond the far wall of the garage and asphalt driveway.

To avoid any additional stresses from neighbors or protesters the clean up was put off until Monday morning.  The initial assessment was to remove the contaminated soil with a vactor given the limited access well and septic field in the travel path, as well as the spill being at the rear of the building with open access for a hose between the buildings.

Excavation activities were completed by Boom Technology, Inc.  Well sampling was completed by DEP's Technical Services.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-684-2006*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 8/27/06: DEP responded to notification from Maine State Police [MSP] and York Fire Dept. [YFD] of a two car accident on the Maine Turnpike [MT] northbound lane which resulted in a  discharge into the York River.  En route I was greeted by miles of backed-up traffic due to the accident.  On-site I was greeted by MSP and YFD working to secure and clean up the scene.  As described by YFD and in the attached Portland Press Herald article: two cars were apparently racing or in road-rage, then ran off the road with BMW landing on the river's edge, below the bridge and Ms. Knox's Mustang crashing into the bridge side.  Most of the gasoline & oil discharged appears to have come from the Mustang and drained through a storm grate to the river below.
	YFD applied sorbent boom which caught some product.  Most of the oil was caught in the incoming tide and dispersed to a sheen upriver and was un-recoverable.  YFD took me up the river in a skiff to assess for clean-up.  DEP took YFD's oiled boom for disposal and replaced two sections.  No clean-up contractors were called.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-503-2006*On 8/31/06 the Home Depot, in Waterville, reported the release of about one quart of oil-based stain onto the floor. This occurred inside the store and was cleaned up promptly.

No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-507-2006* On 9-1-2006, the Home Depot reported the release of three ounces of motor oil. This occurred inside the Home Depot building and it was promptly cleaned up. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-508-2006*On September 1, 2006, State Police dispatch reported a diesel sheen on Friendship Harbor near the town landing.  Maine DEP staff investigated the scene and found there was a sheen and it did smell like diesel.  A source could not be determined but is most likely one of the lobster fishing vessels moored nearby.  The sheen dissipated over several hours.  No collection was possible.

No further action is expected
A-509-2006*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled from a backhoe at this DOT maintenance yard.  Oil was collected using sorbents.  The area is rural, and a well is located on the property; this well is not considered threatened by this event.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-512-2006*On September 4, 2006, the Department of Public Safety reported a 2 to 3-gallon unleaded gasoline spill at the Drake Corner Store, 103 Main Street, Lincolnville.  The spill was due to a vehicle overfill.  The owner of the vehicle was not reported to DEP.  Local fire officials assisted with the cleanup.

No further action is expected.
A-515-2006*On 9/6/06 at 13:00, Chuck Kraske of Verso Paper in Jay reported the discharge of 5 gallons of #6 fuel oil  from a leaking strainer gasket to the mill's concrete floor. The oil was picked up and put back into the process. The mill report is attached.

No site visit was made, and no further action by response services is expected.
A-519-2006*On 9/8/2006, The Maine Department of Public Safety reported an oil spill in Augusta. The spill was the result of a tractor trailer accident on Route 201. The driver of the truck had apparently suffered a heart attack and went off the road striking several trees, and coming to rest in the middle of the road. The trucks saddle tanks for both diesel fuel and hydraulic oil were ruptured in the accident. The spill stayed contained to pavement and was cleaned up by myself and the Augusta Fire Department. Unspilled product was pumped into drums from the damaged tanks.  The driver passed away several days later.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-520-2006*An oil burner technician called this office to report that a small amount of oil had spilled at a residence in Wilton. The home is located at 36 Weld Road. I tried to contact the owners, but had no luck. My coworker Bob Williams had a case in the area and he volunteered to check into it. Bob Williams tried to contact the owners, but they didn't return his call. There is no other information concerning this case.  No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-523-2006*9/8/06 0930 Chief Townsend reported a smell of diesel and a sheen of about 300 feet by 700 feet in the harbor. Some areas were very heavy but could not be picked up with absorbent pads. I responded to the harbor and boarded the Harbor Master's vessel. There was still several large areas of light sheen in the harbor but no diesel odor. The Chief and Harbormaster reported they could not find the source in the harbor after checking vessels and fuel pumping facilities. The only vessel known to have left the harbor was a large pleasure vessel. No product could be recovered.

No further action by response services is expected.
A-525-2006*9/9/06 1224 Leo Dion, facilities manager for University Maine Farmington, reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil at Purington Hall on the university grounds. The discharge was from the vent pipe and fill pipe of two connected above ground tanks located in the basement of the building. The oil was discharged to the asphalt parking lot. Buckets and absorbent pads were used to catch the oil from the vent pipe until the return pump system was shut down stopping the discharge.  Absorbent pads were used to pick up the oil on the asphalt. No oil was discharged in the basement. Mr Dion estimated that 30 gallons had been discharge with 25 gallons being caught in buckets and put into another tank on grounds. The tanks were pumped down by about 100 gallons to ensure the overflow would stop. Upon inspection of the system it was discovered that the return valves were in the wrong position which caused the return pump to overfill one tank by pumping the oil from the other and not equalizing the return to both tanks. See attached University spill report.

No further action by response services expected.

A-531-2006*On 9/11/2006, Dispatcher Calderwood of Knox County 911 reported an oil spill in Appleton. The spill of waste oil appeared to be caused by a five gallon bucket falling out of an unknown pickup truck. The spill was cleaned up by Appleton Fire Chief John Boynton. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
P-594-2006* SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary to report P-253-2005, where the former owner, Ben Cappone was in the process of selling, considering DEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP), and had a site assessment performed for Northeast Bank.  At that time the owner did not proceed with VRAP  and subsequently the facility is now owned by Mr. David St. Laurent.  Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Brian Barton of AL Doggett [ALD] replaced the Underground Storage Tank (UST) piping and afterwards abandoned a mystery UST that was discovered.  Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations & Remediation (EIR) performed the required removal site assessment.
	Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP was primary DEP contact for both P-253-2005 and this report.

PIPING REPLACEMENT
	On 6/11/06, I met on-site and advised AL Doggett CTIs of contamination known to be on-site based on St. Germain & Associate's [SGA] Phase-1 assessment of 2005.  In mid to late July ALD initiated uncovering the UST area and replacing the piping.   On 7/19/06, Maine Certified Geologist Don Robbins had reported to me that field Photoionization Detector PID measurements during the piping removal were below the DEP Notification Level of 100 parts per million (ppm).   In mid-July 2006, I observed the new piping and sumps installed [see Photos 1 & 2] but I had not observed the old piping before removal.

UST  ABANDONMENT
	Thurs. 7/27/06: CTI LaVallee notified DEP of an old out-of-service motor fuels UST, T-12 [Photo 3] he discovered while compacting fill next to the building and associated with the 2" vent pipe on the northwest end of the store that was noted during my 3/25/05 visit with Scott Collins.  I granted a waiver for early abandonment, contacted Robbins of EIR and scheduled a site visit the next morning.
	Fri. 7/28/06: I met LaVallee of ALD, and Robbins of EIR on-site in the morning.  The 4000 to 5000-gallon bare-steel tank was partially opened up (ripped open) and 1/3 to 1/2 filled with sand and water and not properly abandoned-in-place [Photo 5].  We noted no product or gasoline odorous fill within.  I granted an abandonment-in-place and later that morning ALD had the tank filled with concrete slurry [Photo 6 & 7].
	7/31/06 Mon.: Robbins reported that ALD had traced the old 1" vent pipe and found it dead-ended; so no additional tank on the southewast end of the store building.  A test pit next to T-12 exposed little contamination counter to that expected from the 2004 site assessment.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	See report P-253-2005, the 2004 Phase-2 site assessment by SGA, and the 2006 Closure Assessment by EIR for further details on the facility and contamination levels.
2.	Gasoline contamination is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made assessable.  Contamination levels noted during the piping and T-12 abandonment were considerably lower than expected based on the 2004 site assessment by St. Germain & Assoc.  Contamination associated with T-12 is not covered by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund.
3.	The facility mistakenly had two UST registration numbers.  The two numbers should be combined under one registration number to prevent any further confusion.  Tank-12 abandoned-in-place on 7/28/06, may be one of Tanks-1 thru T-7 mistakenly registered as abandoned in 1986 under registration #13408 [or one of T-1 through T-11 noted on UST registration #10203 and supposed to have been abandoned in 1986].  Or it may be a wholly separate tank that was unregistered.
4.	In early September I reviewed the Closure Assessment and noted no problems.  On 9/7/06 I sent the attached letter regarding site closure to ALD, EIR and to Mr. St. Laurent.  See DEP UST Reg. files for further site information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-108-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report from an oil company that a damaged fuel supply line had resulted in an oil spill at this residence.  Repairs had already been made; visual inspection of the affected line showed obvious mechanical damage but the cause of this damage was never ascertained.  Evaluation of delivery records provided an estimate of 300 gallons lost, possibly over a 2-3 month period.
   Excavation (of contaminated soil) was not considered appropriate in this case.  Technical Services assistance was requested and Pat Seaward was assigned.  Due to the steep slope toward Messalonskee Lake it was determined that oil was likely to migrate there; interception trenches were cut into ice at the base of the slope to observe/capture any oil that appeared there.  Lake water sampled 3/8/06 was non-detect for diesel range organics.
   No product was recovered following this spill event.  The case has passed on for management by Technical Services.
B-542-2006*   Mrs. Martin contacted this office to report that her drinking water well showed oil contamination. In fact, she had already had the water tested and it showed 97 ppb DRO. I contacted our Technical Services Division and Paul Higgins was assigned the case for them. We both examined the site and could not find a source for the contamination. We sampled the well again and it returned a level of 190 ppb. Clearly it was getting worse and not going away. Because there was no source found, we had the lab do a gas chromatograph to see if the water pump might be the source, but the graph did not match any known graphs of pump oils. The lab continued to say it was weathered fuel oil.
   The Martin house was put on filters and the expenses charged as a mystery spill. The filters developed mineral contamination fairly quickly and pre-filters were added to prolong the carbon life.
   I was not able to find an oil source within a reasonable distance of the Martin well. This home is only about 10 years old, but quite a lot of fill was used to bring up the yard. It is possible that some container that had oil in it was dumped into the fill and finally released some fuel. As of 1-17-2006, the cause was still undetermined and now is in the hands of the Technical Services group.

I-227-2006*Rafford Trucking of Ashland had two hydraulic hoses burst while on location at Rowe Lake Road in
Ashland.  As a result, 8 gallons of oil was spilled.  This spill was cleaned up immediately with oil spill rags and speedy dry.  The debris will be transferred to Raffords Shop in Ashland and properly disposed of.
P-722-2006*
9/6/06: afternoon notice from Central Maine Power (CMP) of a small leak from a tagged transformer to soil at base of the utility pole.  Reported to be cleaned by CMP crew.

S G Brezinski
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P-438-2005*
	Thursday, 6/9/05: DEP's Steve Brezinski attended the abandonment-by-removal of a 6000-gallon and an 8000-gallon dbl-wall StP-3 tanks at this gas station and general store.  The area is rural residential and commercial use, on private wells and septic systems.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and soils observed were sandy.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assigned. Certified Tank Installer, Arthur Grant of Portland Pump oversaw the removal, with Ms. Martha Mixon of Acadia Env. doing the required CMR 691 UST closure assessment.

	Ms. Mixon and I noted no obvious evidence of a discharge in the soils.  No ground water was observed in the 8' deep excavation.  Tanks were in reasonably good shape though the overfill/spill buckets were rusted out and holed.  No remedial actions required by DEP at the time.  See UST Reg. file #16551 and the CMR 691 UST removal assessment for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-382-2006*On 7/10/06, 1107 hours, Ian Spencer (International Paper) reported a two gallon overfill of their waste oil tank that stores used motor oil from heavy equipment.  They had recovered the spill with pads which went to their waste stream.
I-208-2006*08/20/06 20:00 hours, Received a call from State Police Dispatcher regarding vandals that broke into storage yard of Grand Rental Station (GRS) and overturned a 50-gallon drum of diesel.  Spill occurred at approximately 19:30 hours.  Vandals were caught by police as they had set off the security alarm.  I got to the scene at 20:20 hours and deployed a couple of boom sets in the drainage swale where product from the spill site was draining across the parking/storage yard and into a grass field to the southeast.   I laid down approximtely 2 bales of sorbent pads behind the deployed sorbent boom sets.  Did an assessment of how far the diesel had carried into the grassy wetland area just beyond the chain link fence of the facility.  Placed sorbent boom and pads to soak up diesel product that had pooled up in the wheel ruts of this grassy area. Called contractor, Soderberg's Const., and left message to meet at the site at 09:00 hours on Monday 8/21/06.

Nick, the manager of GRS, showed me the area where the vandals had dumped the diesel.  The two vandals were minors and have been arrested by the Presque Isle Police Dept.  The vandals had not tipped over the diesel fuel drum, but had pumped off and sprayed fuel (approximately 15 gallons) across the parking/storage yard.  Due to the rainy weather the product was carried across the gravel and asphalt parking/storage area and run-off to the grassy field to the southeast abutting the facility.  Nick showed me the location of the private well that serves the facility.  The well is located on the south end of the showroom building near the chain link fence.  The wellhead is about 25 to 30 feet north from the area where the spilled product flowed under the fence. At 22:00 hours picked up and double bagged saturated pads, filled three poly bags with saturated pads.  Re-deployed an additional bale of sorbents to replace saturated pads.

Flagged off with caution tape the grassy area beyond the chain link fence that will need to be cleaned up with some excavation.

08/21/06 Met with Soderberg's Foreman, Stan, and discussed clean-up and areas needing to excavated and disposed of at Presque Isle Sanitary Landfill.  Soderberg's crew began excavation of grassy area just beyond chain link fence after installing silt fence.  I notified the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) of the clean-up activities as they own the grassy field just beyond the fence.  Talked with DOT District Manager, Galen Costigan, regarding clean-up activities planned.

08/22/06 Did final site visit/inspection of clean-up.  Soderberg's had finished excavation of gravel area in GRS storage/parking yard and regraded, compacted, and filled area with asphalt millings as this was the type of material that had been used in the yard.

09/05/06 Called Presque Isle Police to get information regarding names of vandals for listing as Responsible Parties.

09/06/06 Talked with Sargent Eric Ericson, the vandals are being criminally  charged.  All
costs and the spill report should be forwarded to Officer Schumacher.  They will forward these along to the District Attorney's office.

No further Response action is required at this time.
B-399-2006*On 7/13/06,1640 hours, Bruce Norwood (property manager for Skyland Summer Home) reported that they had broken a gasoline feed line from an UST on the property.  On scene it became apparent that the spill had been only a few drops and had evaporated, which obviated any further action.  The system was suction so as soon as the line was breached most of the product ran back to the tank.
I-195-2006*On 8/07/06 at 10:00 hours, Received a call from Wade Hanson, Code Enforcement Officer for Houlton.  Wade stated that a contractor, Dick Gogan, had been hired to excavate an area for a new sheet metal bldg. being put up by John Ross. The site is on the old Charlie Stevens EPA superfund site that was cleaned up approx 15 to 20 years ago. The Stevens site was an EPA clean-up site for poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead contamination.  The site was cleaned up and given a clean status and given to Houlton.  Houlton sold the site to the current owner, John Ross.  Wade stated that Mr. Gogan had found something in the soils on-site during excavation and blasting.  Wade stated that Gogan had thought the soils had an acidic smell.  Shortly after smelling this odor, both Dick Gogan and his son Richie experienced burning in the throat, mouth and eyes. This occurred on Thursday afternoon around 4:30 PM.  Both contractors left the site and went home.

Called Dick Gogan at 10:28 hours on 08/07/06.  Dick stated that he was blasting ledge last Thursday (8/3/06) as part of preparing a site for foundation and frost wall as part of John Ross's Metal shop bldg.  He cleaned out the blastings/soil debris from the hole with his dozer.  He was walking around the fill/spoil area from the excavation and smelled an acidic type of odor coming from this pile.  Shortly thereafter he felt a burning in his throat, mouth and eyes.  Dick left the site and went home.  Later at home the burning persisted so Dick ate some ice cream.  Later that evening Dick's son who was also on the construction that afternoon, came over to his house that evening and was complaining of burning throat, mouth and eyes and headache.  Dick stated that he had sores around and in his mouth and was headed to a doctor's appointment at this time.  Dick said that he wouldn't be going back to the site until they know what they are dealing with.  Told Dick that I would be back in contact with him once I find out more information.

8/7/06 10:35 hours, Contacted John Ross and told him that we were investigating his property on Green St. to determine what caused the upper respiratory irritations to his contractor and crew.  Told Mr. Ross that we would be back in contact once we had more info.

8/07/06 10:55 hours, spoke with Jon Woodard, state supervisor on call, regarding the above case.  Jon suggested I call someone in uncontrolled sites - Hank Aho, Gordon Fuller, Brian Beneski to gain some background info on the clean-up undertaken by EPA.  Spoke with Frank Wezner, Frank suggested grabbing a soil sample in the spoil area where odors were being smelled by Gogan and have the soils analyzed for volatiles and semi-volatiles.

08/08/06 Met with Brian Beneski from Uncontrolled Sites Program and he took some soil samples in the area of the excavation where the contractor had smelled something and complained of a burning feeling.  Brian will have the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) analyze for semi-volatiles, volatiles, and RCRA metals and get back results to affected parties as soon as possible.  Based upon the site visit and Brian's experience at the site during initial site clean-up more than a decade ago, Brian felt it was unlikely there would be anything detectable of a hazardous material left at the site.  According to Brian the clean-up was focused on lead and PCB contaminants and the site had between 2 to 5 feet of soils/overburden removed and the site was brought to residential levels for both PCBs and lead.  Smells and irritants to contractor may have been the result of either off-site odors migrating to the site or a  reaction to blasting dust.  The contractor had been pulling and placing blasting mats during the day of the reported exposure.

08/21/06 Received analytical results on soil testing from HETL.  Analytes (semi volatiles, volatiles, RCRA metals) came back as either non-detectable, below reporting limits (RLs) or well below maximum c
B-412-2006*On 7/17/06, 1115 hours, Debbie Greenacre of Infrastructure Transmission Services reported a hydraulic spill at one of their construction site.  The spill was caused by vandals who shot up a bulldozer of theirs.  They estimated three gallons were discharged.  The oiled soil was contained in a drum for disposal to their waste stream.
B-494-2006*On 8/9/06, 1655 hours, Debbie Greenacre of Infrasource Transmission Services reported a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken cylinder on a backhoe. The spill took place at their construction site off the Stud Mill Road in Milford.  A few cubic feet of oiled soil were taken to Infrasource's waste stream.
I-228-2006*09/13/06  Received a call from Dave Stewart of Maine Public Service (MPS) regarding a small spill of hydraulic fluid (less than a gallon) as a result of blown hose on service truck on Richardson Road across from McCain Foods in Easton.  MPS crews have soaked up the spilled product and it will be disposed of with their other oily debris at the landfill under a oily debris letter.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-581-2006*Mr. Warman called to report that about .5-1 gallons of diesel was spilled from a company boat in Southwest Harbor. The fuel spilled out the tank vent as the boat was being backed down the launch ramp at the Manset-Seawall town dock. The fuel landed on the pavement and did not reach the water. He cleaned it up with speedi-dri.

A-521-2006*On 9/7/06 at 18:00, Chief Williams of Pittsfield Fire Department reported the release of gasoline and motor oil from a car upside down in the Sebasticook River in Pittsfield. He reported that there was oil and gasoline coming to the surface and they were putting out absorbent boom. He requested assistance.

By the time I arrived, the car had been removed from the river. and the fire department had collected all the absorbent boom and pads, which I took for disposal. The driver had swerved to avoid a collision with a wild turkey and drove straight down the boat landing access road, down the gravel ramp, and into the river about 30 to 40 feet. See the attached police traffic accident report. The vehicle had come to rest on its roof, leaking some oil and gasoline. A small amount had been recovered by the fire department. There was no sign of any spillage on the shore.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-405-1989*SUMMARY & UPDATE of September 2006 by SGB

	August 1989: Remediation by source reduction of waste oil contaminated soil behind the repair garage.  The discharges appeared to be from years of poor management of used vehicle fluids.  About 20-yds of soil reported to have been transported to CWS Landfill at expense of Getty Petroleum and the facility operator [Mike Varney] at the time.
	Sub-urban commercial area.  Located over mapped aquifer though served by municipal water.  Clean-up performed prior to implementation of Maine DEP Hydrocarbon Decision Tree.  Waste oil contamination is known to remain and shall be managed properly if disturbed or made accessible, or if site conditions and sensitivity change.  See the report narrative and attachments for further details.
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B-440-2006* On 7/24/06, 1452 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a half gallon spill of transformer oil from a leaking bushing.  The product landed on a paved parking lot that belongs to Maine Shellfish.  The wind had blown the oil so that it covered a 6' by 12' area.  The PCB status wasn't known so the spill was cleaned up as though it were PCB.  This consisted of applying and recovering a detergent and triple rinsing the area.  The detergent and rinse water were recovered with rags and taken by Clean Harbors.
A-327-2006*On June 16, 2006, State Police reported a diesel spill at Journey's End Marina from the vessel Peapod.  The vessel is owned by Dan Sosland, Rockport, Maine.  Upon making a site visit, Maine DEP staff found the vessel had recently been fueled and was fitted with two fuel tanks.  The tanks were connected by an automatic system.  The vessel's heel is adjusted by an automatic transfer pump connecting the two fuel tanks.  The system failed and overfilled one tank from the opposite side tank, discharging 5 to 10 gallons of diesel fuel into the harbor.  Journey's End Marina staff were on scene very quickly and were able to secure the pump, stopping the discharge.  Marina staff used sorbent materials to cleanup the spilled product.

No further action is expected.
A-522-2006*9/7/06 2030 Bristol Fire Department reported a large heavy sheen and smell of diesel in New Harbor. Tim Pellerin, Lincoln County EMA Director was given as the contact on site. Mr Pellerin informed me that the Bristol Fire Department and the area Haz Mat team had responded and had deployed  absorbent boom to collect the oil and protect the lobster crates in the area. He said that the area was about 200 feet long by 50 feet wide. He said that the Coast Guard was called and were on scene. I asked if he required my assistance and he said he did not. I told him that the absorbent boom would not collect an oil sheen and not to expend a lot of energy in collecting a sheen.

9/8/06 0800 I met assistant Bristol Fire Chief Jared Pendleton at Shaws Wharf. There was still small areas of light sheen in the harbor. Mr Pendleton reported that the source of the spill was found to be the overfill of the lobster vessel "Candace".  The vessel owner, Alan Cheney, had been observed by unnamed parties overfilling his vessel while fueling at Shaw's Wharf that afternoon. He had walked away from the vessel while it was filling. Diesel fuel had been spilled into the water. Mr Cheney did not report the spill. He had left his vessel on its' mooring where the bilge pump periodically pumped diesel fuel from the overfill into the harbor. The fire department received a report from Chris Williams at 1919 hours of a smell of diesel fuel and sheen in the harbor.  They responded and deployed absorbent boom which did not pick up any spilled product. The dock floats that contained crated lobsters had air bubble systems that kept the oil sheen out from under the floats and away from the lobsters. The boom was removed and dried out for reuse. The Coast Guard is investigating. Case referred to DEP enforcement for failure to report.

No further action by response services expected.

P-620-1995*
SUMMARY
	Abandonment-by-removal of out-of-service, retail-use, gasoline UST facility.  Gross gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater confirmed.  Facility removed by A L Doggett Co.  Clean-up managed by Maine DEP.  Burgess did not apply to the state UST Clean-Up Ins. fund till 2006.  See attached letter of 9/12/06, the 1995 report narrative, et al.
	Sub-urban residential and commercial area, on municipal water supply.  Site use after the abandonment was for a coffee shop and retail space.  Contaminated media understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if made accessible, or if site conditions and sensitivity change.
A-516-2006*On 9/7/06 at 04:20, Rockland police reported a spill of diesel on Route 1 for about a mile ending in Rockport. A flatbed tractor trailer carrying a large air compressor left a trail of diesel for about a mile down Route 1 and left a puddle where it was stopped by the police. Approximately 10 gallons had been released. The Rockland and Rockport Fire Departments put sand and speedy dry down to absorb the spilled product. A small amount of oil ran off the road where the truck stopped in Rockport.

The Rockland Public Works and Maine Department of Transportation picked up and disposed of the collected absorbent and soil disposing of it with their maintenance shop oily waste. The fuel tank cap on the compressor had been left off and the fuel had spilled out of the tank onto the road as the truck drove north on Route 1. The spill began at the intersection of Routes 1 and 1A (Camden Street) in Rockland and ended in Rockport in front of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Commercial Street. The entire area is on town water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-583-2006*On 9/14/06, 1100 hours, Chris Horr of Dead River Oil reported they were responding to line leak at 8 Savage Street in Bangor.  The on site tech (Wally) showed me where the line had a crimp and had leaked a few drops to the cement floor, which produced a detectable odor.  The tech replaced the line and wiped up the spill area with a pad.  The tank had just passed the thickness test so it probably will be okay.  No further action will be needed as a result of this spill.
A-524-2006*9/8/06 2330 Rumford Fire Department reported a spill of 40 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the dirt basement of the house at 471 High Street in Rumford. They had been called to the house by the tenants who reported strong oil smell in the house. They found what they estimated as 40 to 50 gallons of oil in the basement from a leaking fitting on the storage tank. They collected oil with adsorbents and put down speedy dry. They stopped the leak by turning off the tank valve. I responded to site to discover it was a concrete floor basement. I set up a ventilation fan to ensure vapors were within acceptable limits. With ventilation running vapors dropped to 3 to 5 ppm in the upstairs living space. The tenant reported that they had smelled oil for about a week. The Fire Department and I called the landlord, Mr. Drury and left a message on his phone.

9/9/06 Mr. Drury contacted me. I informed him of the oil spill and told him that the tank needed to be pumped out today to ensure no further oil would be spilled. I informed him of the above ground storage tank (AST) insurance fund and clean-up options. He chose not to apply to the insurance fund and to clean up the basement on his own. I told him that was fine but it had to be cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction. He agreed to do that. He agreed to transfer the oil to another tank today and begin clean-up of the basement tomorrow.

9/10/06 1000 I received a call from Robert Clark the tenant. He said that the landlord oil had siphoned the oil into another tank but had spilled more oil in the process and was installing the tank himself. I attempted to contact Mr. Drury but got no answer. I went to the site and found fresh speedy dry and the old tank dripping into a bucket. There was some spillage from the transfer of oil to the new tank. I plugged the tank outlet to stop the dripping and taped the fill to prevent filling the old tank. I contacted Mr. Drury and explained that the  main concern was vapors in the house and that spilling more oil and leaving open containers of oil around was adding to the vapors in the house. I reminded him that he would have to have a oil burner technician install the new tank to ensure proper installation, to which he agreed. The air in the living areas of the house was below 1 part per million on the PID set for fuel oil.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-472-2006*On August 14, 2006, the Kennebec Hydro facility, 51 Simpson Ave, Winslow, reported a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a failed hose on a trash rake on the dam.  No recovery was possible, because the oil was discharged into the Kennebec River.

No further action is expected.
B-540-2006*B-540-2006
08-24-2006 11:50

     Carroll Daniels, seasonal resident on Little Machias Road in Cutler, called to report that her 275 gallon fuel tank suffered a leak in the basement of her part time home.  Investigation revealed that about 50 gallons of fuel leaked from a small corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank.  The oil then had spread over the flooded basement floor.  A floor drain had apparently been clogged.  Luckily this prevented the fuel from escaping the basement to a stream that fed directly to the bay.
     Clean Harbors personnel later vacuumed the fuel and the contaminated water off the floor.  The floor was then pressure washed.  It is believed that all of the fuel was recovered in the clean up.
P-731-2006*During site construction at 256 US Route One, two unanticipated issues were encountered.

Issue #1:
An Underground Storage Tank (UST) was unearthed at the southern end of the property.  Registration, removal and waiver paperwork was undertaken while Clean Harbors recovered 629 gallons of heating oil from the 1,000 gallon tank.  The tank was then removed and was found to be intact and in remarkably good condition given its approximate age.  No soil/clay contamination was witnessed and the excavation was backfilled.  The tank will be cut/cleaned/disposed by Clean Harbors.

Issue #2:
Petroleum contaminated soil was found during the excavation for the foundation for the east side of the structure facing the road.  Given the location and intended use of the property, property owner was advised the Department did not require removal/disposal of contaminated soil.  Despite that advisement, property owner felt compelled to remove/dispose of the soil nonetheless though without information regarding product or cause, disposal by virgin letter was inappropriate.  On their own accord, property owner had soil sampling conducted; the results of which were deemed acceptable by CPRC and excavation and trucking occured thereafter.
B-546-2006*On 8/29/06, 1220 hours, Richard Backer of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a small hydraulic oil spill at their sub station in East Millinocket.  The spill came from a burst hose on one of their crane trucks that was working at the sub station.  It landed mostly on pavement and was recovered with gravel and speedy dry.
B-400-2006*In July of 2006, someone called anonymously, reporting an oil spill at 27 High St.; it'd happened when the tenants had tried to move the oil tank, he said.  I investigated when time allowed and was told by Kathy Ellis that the spill was reported concurrent with her evicting her son.  There was only a very small amount spilled, she said.

By the time I arrived on site, she'd been down to look at the tank in the basement; she said her son had hauled in fresh sand to cover the spill and then covered THAT with a tarp.  The tank had obviously not been moved, but it had corroded through on the bottom side.  (See attached photos.)

I gave Ms. Ellis an application to apply against the clean up fund, explained about the deductibles, received permission to do the clean-up, and arranged with Clean Harbors to do it.

On the 8th of September, they were on scene with a vacuum truck and, after removing the tank and piping, sucked out 2 tons of contaminated fill, stopping when they encountered ledge and rubble.  It was their opinion, they said, that the tank had been leaking a long time.

B-483-2006*On 8/8/06, 1825 hours, Bill Leeman of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a half gallons motor oil release from one of their trucks that was working in Long A TWP.  A rod that holds a supply of orange traffic control cones came off the truck and punctured the oil pan.  Speedy dry and pads were used to absorb the oil.  This material was collected for later disposal.
B-527-2006*Jack Duplisea Jr had just moved into his trailer in Birch Hill Estates, when he decided to have the oil tank filled.  That the feed line was not yet hooked up to the furnace did not seem to be a problem; the tank had to be filled sometime, and this way, when the park personnel came to install the feedline, they could bleed it and fire the furnace at the same time.

Unfortunately, the gate valve on the tank was not closed tightly; there being no feedline attached meant the oil inside leaked to the ground. (photos)

Mrs. Duplisea noticed an odor on the 17th, but did not make the connection.  On the 21st, they complained to Dead River, who notified me.

Investigating, it did not seem to me that there was a large enough area of soil discolored to account for 135 gallons lost.  That opinion was confirmed on the 23rd when park personnel excavated the contamination; the soil didn't seem wet enough to have had that much oil dumped onto it.  The oil did not seem to have migrated under the trailer.

   There is no doubt that 135 gallons was delivered, for that's what the delivery ticket said.  It seems unlikely that anyone would be so brazen as to steal it, the neighbors being in such close proximity.  Duplisea gains nothing by stealing it from himself.

On Sept. 7, Duplisea contacted me, saying some of the fresh backfill was being discolored by what he thought to be oil coming from under the adjacent driveway.  Investigating on the morning of the 12th, I observed a 1 foot square patch of discolored ground; I told Duplisea I'd ask the park personnel to dig it up.

A-511-2006*On September 3, 2006, State Police reported a car had rolled into Unity Pond at the boat landing on Horseback Road. Maine DEP responded as requested by the local fire department.  Upon arrival the car had been removed and there was no evidence of a sheen.

No further action is expected.
B-585-2006*Kristi called from the Dead River Co. to report that an overfill had occurred at the Barry Fowler residence, 46 Mt. Desert Dr. in Bangor. The original report indicated that between 10 and 16 gallons had been spilled. I went to the scene.
   There I met the tenant, Mr. Fowler, and a Dead River technician. The spill had already been cleaned up with a little bit of speedi-dri and a few pads. It was clear that less than a gallon had been lost. It seems that the tank was already full when the driver attempted to fulfill the automatic delivery assignment. He pumped 14.9 gallons before stopping. Apparently, the tank had room for most of this oil despite the fact the whistle didn't work as noted on the delivery slip. The whistle didn't work because its inlet was already submerged in oil. In any case, Dead River had accepted responsibility for the spill and cleaned it up. Mr. Fowler was satisfied.
B-496-2006*On 8/11/06, 0104 hours, Alex King of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a transformer oil spill of 6-10 gallons at pole 167 on Lopaus Point Road in Bernard. A lightning strike had burned a hole in the unit.  The spill covered a 8' by 8' area and a total of 1.5 cubic yards of soil were removed and stored at various BHE facilities and were eventually taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  Initially, the PCB level was not know.  An analysis indicated 27 ppm PCB, which is considered non-PCB.
B-587-2006*Mr. Mitchell called to report that about one gallon of jet-A had spilled from the vent of an aircraft on the general aviation ramp. They cleaned it up with sorbent pads. No drains or water involved.

B-545-2006*On 8/29/06, 0948 hour, Jessica of Dead River Oil reported that they had responded to a slow burner leak at 870 North Main Street in Brewer.  Over a period of several days the release had produced a 3' by 4' stain on the basement cement floor.  The spill was not causing a problem so no clean up was required.
P-979-2005*On December 5, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) received an internal referral from Mark Stebbins regarding some surficial soil staining he noted during his routine inspection of the Hamlin Pit owned by Leavitt Earthworks, Inc.  On December 6, 2005, KW accompanied Mark Stebbins on a site visit.  KW noted several areas of historical staining in the vicinity of a former diesel AST and truck parking area, as well as waste oil staining in the vicinity of the maintenance garage.  At this time, plans are to convert the pit into a seven lot subdivision; therefore, Leavitt Earthworks has hired Sebago Technics to oversee an environmental clean-up per DEP's approval.

On August 7, 2006, excavation activities were conducted in the vicinity of the former diesel AST and maintenance garage.  Approximately 28 tons of soil were removed from three excavation areas.  Headspace readings were collected frequently until soils remaining exhibited readings of less than ten parts per million (10 ppm).  Confirmatory laboratory analytical results of the soil collected from each pit indicated that criteria were met (<10 milligrams per kilogram) for the Stringent guidelines set forth.  More detailed information can be found within the attached letter from Sebago Technics.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-70-2006*The town of Standish called in a motor vehicle accident, a single vehicle/pick-up truck, collided with a guardrail and flipped into the woods.  The occupants (two young men) were taken to MMC for treatment of their injuries (none life threatening).  Upon recovery of the truck, it caught fire and was quickly extinguished by the local fire (who were on scene).  The initial impact created a rip in the fuel tank, which inevitably lead to the fire when electrical wiring shorted.

The initial investigation was in the dark, observations were limited by foam and low light. When I returned in the morning, the smell of gasoline was evident amongst the leafy litter on the forest floor and slope of the ditch.  The litter was raked and bagged for transport and disposal.  Soils were almost impossible to dig with the matted root layers and other hindrances.  No immediate private wells were observed and the groundwater flow is likely towards the Sticky River.

No additional clean up is planned by DEP/Response.
P-156-2006*Roger Lambert of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard called to report an private vehicle parked within building 154 (garage) had leaked diesel fuel.  An estimated eight (8) gallons was leaked before the vehicle was secured, and removed for repairs.  PNSY staff applied speedi dri to the scene and packaged the clean up debris for disposal with other regulated waste streams.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  No further actions are planned based on the information received.
P-745-2006*Mr. Ronnie Duartel of Engineered Products called to report the machine removing the asphalt blew a hydraulic line and spilled an estimated 3 gallons of oil to the asphalt.  Initial clean up was to apply speedy dry.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched, based on the information received and the location (asphalt, removal replacement job).

DEP/Response plans no further actions here.
P-348-2006*Dead River called on behalf of their customer Melissa Field (initial call of no heat).  The conditions they found: #1 Patched oil tank; #2 leaking supply line.  They in turn called DEP to report the loss of oil at the residence.

Ms. Field has been in the home since August 2004, her purchasing agent was Murphy/Clivet and the selling realtor ERA Worden Realty.  The oil tank was "patched" and this was not disclosed in the sale agreement.  The copper supply line is also partially sheathed in metal sheathing.

The spill was remediated with sorbents by Dead River.  No further response action is necessary at this time.

P-747-2006*Woodsome Well Drilling parked one of their drill rigs on the slanted shoulder of Route 25 in downtown Parsonsfield, which caused the diesel in the saddle tank to shift and be discharged from the vent to the pavement.  Approximately three gallons were lost.  Due to miscommunication cleanup was not timely, but product was eventually picked up with speedy dry.
P-737-2006*October Corp purchased a residential home with the intent to raze it then build an apartment building.  During the excavation for the new structure, contamination was encountered.  It was reasonably expected to have been associated with the property's former Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) given the known past use of the property and the location of the contamination relative to the aforementioned AST's location though the cause is unknown.  Given the proximity of the local private wells, the site was deemed 'Stringent' and a 10 parts per million (ppm) clean up goal was established.  Sevee & Maher oversaw the remediation of the property which resulted in the disposal of 270 tons of contaminated soil.  Three local wells (including the property's) were sampled for DRO and the results came back negative.

Note that spill number was changed from 595 to 737.
P-333-2006*The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified of an asphalt concrete spill discharge at a construction project at 208 South Main Street in Gorham (Rte 114).

The contractor thinned the concrete sealer, an asphalt like material, with kerosene, and the following heavy rain washed the material off of the concrete and created a large thick layer on the pooled surface water.  In trying to drain the foundation a sump pump was used, and the discharge spread to the nearby wooded area (same property).  The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gorham stopped by and had the contractor call the DEP for cleanup guidance.

Upon arrival the majority of the water inside the foundation walls was covered in a heavy black layer of sealant.  The subsequent excavation on the outside of the walls was also covered in sealant.  The tar-like substance was very sticky, but still fluid-like.  It was decided that a vacuum truck would be the most effective and efficient way to remove the sealant from the water. Guerin was called and they responded and removed the sealant from both the foundation waters and the discharge point in the woods.  The second location was hand dug or raked; less than a yard of material was collected as solids.  The liquid portion went as several hundred gallons of water/sealant.  Separation was not as successful as we had hoped, but the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-591-2006*Ms. Warren called to report that a Bangor public works crew had found some gasoline contaminated soil while replacing a catch basin on Fourteenth Street near Union Street. I went to the site. There I met the work crew headed by Steve Smith. They had removed the old basin and were waiting for my input. The gasoline contamination was old and mostly odor. There was some scum on the ground water in the hole but no free product. The basin site was next to the underground gas tanks of Union Street Citgo where older tanks had been removed in 1994. The responder, Bob Randall, noted in his report that there was gasoline contamination found during the removal and some had been left under 14th Street. I told the crew the soil could be put back in the hole but, if it needed to be hauled off, further input would be needed. Mr. Smith said that all of the contaminated soil could go back into the hole. I left my card with pager number in case further difficulties arose. No further action anticipated.

B-592-2006*Jessica called to say that a Dead River technician had responded to a homeowner complaint of odor and found that the basement AST had developed a corrosion leak and dripped about one cup of #2 to the concrete floor. This was cleaned up and the tank patched until it could be replaced.

B-596-2006*On 9/20/06, 0930 hours, Scott Taylor (Interface Fabrics) reported a recurrence of a sheen on the Piscataquis River.  The product was most likely five oil that had come from USTs that had been at the facility when it was Guilford Industries.  Darryl Luce had dealt with this situation in 1997 (B-347-97).  The tanks have been removed, but some of the oil got under the underlaying concrete slab, which is on bedrock, and was not recoverable.  Meanwhile, years have passed without sheening.  There is no explanation as to why the recurrence.  Interface Fabrics deployed sorbent boom in order to reduce the impact of the release.
B-590-2006*On 9/18/06, 1050 Andrew Sutton of 3E Company reported a half gallon spill of gasoline spilled to Home Depot's parking lot.  Home Depot personal used pads to recover as much as could be recovered.  The pads went to Home Depot's waste stream.  Although the cause of the spill was not mentioned, product thermal expansion in a tank that was already full was the most probable cause.
A-530-2006*A small amount of transformer oil was released to the roadside ditch due to an automobile accident. Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel managed the clean-up. No site visit made. No response action expected.
B-541-2006*Mr. Pettengill called to report that a spill of #2 oil had occurred in his basement while he was away. It seems that Pelkey Oil had made a delivery on 8-17-06, and introduced too much oil into the system. Mr. Pettengill was not home at the time. When he returned one week after the delivery, he smelled oil, saw the oil on the floor and tank, and called Pelkey Oil. When Pelkey personnel arrived, they found that the excess oil had leaked out of the tank's gauge. Mr. Pelky called this in about 7 minutes later. Mr. Pettengill appeared happy with the resulting clean up which consisted of sorbent material.  I did not go to the scene.



A-532-2006*9/11/2006 1245 On route returning to the office I saw a truck parked in a vacant parking lot with a large puddle under it. I stopped to find a cracked hydraulic fitting  pouring oil into a fast filling bucket and onto the paved parking lot. The driver said he had just noticed the leak and pulled into the lot. He had shut off the valve to the hydraulic oil tank but the oil continued to flow. I put another bucket under the truck to catch the spilling oil and put patching materials on the cracked fitting to stop the leak. The puddle on the parking lot was picked up with absorbent pads. The driver notified the company, McGee Construction, and a mechanic was sent to repair the truck and help clean up the parking lot.

No further action by response services expected.
A-533-2006*On 9-12-2006 Marge, from Dead River Company, called to report an oil leak at the home of Sylvia Norwood in Southport. This home is located 780 Hendricks Hill Road. I made a site visit later that day and found two technicians from Dead River on site installing a temporary tank. They had already transferred the fuel to a portable tank and after the temporary tank was connected they pumped the fuel from the portable to the temporary tank. The homeowner was looking into obtaining financial assistance to help with the purchase of a new tank.
The oil spill was minor in nature and only a few shovels of oil contaminated soil was removed. This soil was placed into the general waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-535-2006*A log truck rolled onto its side on Route 131 in Searsmont, 2 miles south of Belmont corner, and leaked a small amount of diesel to a puddle. I collected the oil with pads and brought them back to the warehouse for disposal. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-538-2006*The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received a report that this minor overfill occurred at an outside above ground storage tank (AST).  The spiller (Dead River Company) excavated 1/2 drum of soil for disposal and inspected the tank for damage.  The homeowner (Fuller) was satisfied with their efforts.  No site visit was made by DEP personnel and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-978-2005*On morning of 12/5/05, the staff and customers at Susan's Fish and Chips noticed what appeared to be gasoline vapors and odors from a crack in the floor. They called Portland Fire Dept. (PFD) who subsequently called DEP.  In addition, the apartment on the corner of Bell & Morrill Sts. was experiencing the same phenomenon, and also called PFD, who monitored for LEL and reported 7% in the basement of the apartment.  PFD, in turn called Scott Cyr, MDEP - Response Services.  Scott Cyr subsequently called MDEP Technical Services engineer Peter Eremita to assist in the ongoing investigation, as there was no free product discovered and the vapor issues seemed wide spread.

DEP monitored the basement and the PID registered 700+ and 20 ppm in two distinct areas. Also recorded 200 ppm in the adjacent manhole and catch basin on Bell St.

For details pertaining to the rest of the investigation, please read Peter Eremita's attached memos.
B-522-2006*Mr. Corliss called James Beyer, DEP Land Bureau Supervisor, and told him that an excavator had slid into some water at Worchester Peat and was causing a sheen. Not having received a report from the company, Mr. Beyer and I went to the scene. There, we met Ralph Dickey, the General Manager for Worchester Peat, and explained why we were there. He took us to the spot where the excavator was in trouble. The excavator was cleaning out a channel in a settling pond that catches drifting peat before it  can leave the site. While moving along the dike wall, one excavator's tracks slid down the wall and as it tried to escape, it slid further into the settling pond water until the engine was under water. There was some engine oil on the water's surface and Mr. Dickey had placed a sorbent boom across the open water. Mr. Dickey called a few days later to report they had successfully recovered the excavator. The actual spill was minimal and with all the peat floating in the pond, I believe there was no impact to the environment.
B-493-2006*On 8/10/06, 0410 hours, the State Police advised of a Hannaford truck wreck on I-95 northbound between mile markers 172 and 173.  Carmel Fire were responding and stated they didn't need assistance.  I went anyway to help with disposal, if necessary.  The truck had spilled a few gallons of crank case oil, which was immobilized and partially recovered with kitty litter that had been part of the cargo.  The cargo consisted of grocery items, as well as other goods that are sold at their stores.  Hannaford donated damaged cargo and removed undamaged cargo.
B-531-2006*Mr. Flemming reported that a 12 oz. spray paint can had leaked inside the Home Depot store. They cleaned it up and the cleanup debris was place in their hazardous waste storage area for later pickup.
B-529-2006*Mr. Spencer called to report that about 30 gallons of waste oil was spilled while it was being poured into the power plant's waste oil tank. Although the floor is tight, some oil reached a floor drain that goes to the mill's waste water treatment plant and the rest stayed on the floor and was collected with sawdust that was burned in their multi-fuel boiler.

No further action is expected.
B-495-2006*On 8/10/06, 1930 hours, Ian McKinnon (235 French Street, Bangor) reported he had broken a mercury thermometer and the discharged mercury landed on a rug.  I advised him to get the rug out of the house, and I would make a site visit with a Lumex to read the indoor mercury concentration.  I also indicated I would dispose of the rug.  He called me and said that a friend of his had the same situation and knew where to disposed of the rug.  He was not interested in measuring the mercury concentration.  Not sure what gave him cold feet.
A-565-2006*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at this cellar tank due to an overfill.  The spiller had already cleaned it up.  The tank operator reported satisfaction with the clean-up, with no apparent damage to the tank and no lingering odors.  No site visit was made by Department personnel. No further Response action expected.
A-568-2006*A hand held tool broke a hydraulic line and released a small amount of oil to the ground. Central Maine Power (CMP) staff managed and implemented the clean-up. No site visit made. No action expected.
A-569-2006*A hose blew on a bucket truck which caused a small amount of oil to be lost to the ground. Central Maine Power (CMP) staff managed and implemented the clean-up. No action expected.
B-101-2006*B-101-2006
02/23/2006 14:29

     Irving Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at 107 Baker Road in Brewer.  It was stated that a hose failed on a propane truck spilling about a gallon.  The fluid, which was mainly confined to the truck, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-572-2006*   DEP received a report that a sheen was evident on Rockland Harbor near the ferry terminal.  Coast Guard investigators found no source, and reported the sheen dissipating with no further action necessary.  No site visit was made by Department personnel. No further Response action expected.
I-126-2006*05/12/06 @ 17:57 hours, Received a call from State Police dispatcher regarding a street sweeper with blown oil line/or hydraulic hose on Rte. 167 (Presque Isle Rd. ) about 1 mile from the Rte.1A junction in Fort Fairfield.  Sweeper sprayed oil over road for about 1 mile before driver lost control and went off the road into the road ditch.

05/12/06 @ 18:00 hours, Responded to scene.  Ft. Fairfield Fire Dept Chief Paul Durepo said bulk of spilled oil occurred on crest of hill approximately 1 mile from where the sweeper went off the road into the road ditch.  Most of the spilled oil was dry and in a thin pattern on the edge of the breakdown lane.  Talked with the driver and owner of the sweeper truck, Carl Johansson.  Mr. Johansson stated the he didn't know he was leaking oil until he lost steering controls and ran off the road.  Gave the fire dept a 5 gallon bucket of speedy dry to apply to any wet areas of oil still present.  Oil is in a long thin spray pattern that is mostly dry to the touch.  Observed TA wrecker service tow the sweeper truck out of the road ditch.  No oil was present in the road ditch.  Requested that Mr. Johansson provide the DEP with specs on the amount of oil / hydraulic fluids that the truck reservoir holds.

Went to the crest of the hill.  Used several sorbent pads to mop up wet surface of breakdown lane of traffic traveling easterly.  Bagged up sorbents in poly bags and returned to regional office for proper disposal.

05/14 05/18/06 Received 3 faxes from Carl Johansson regarding spill report information.  From repairs done to sweeper, it appears the spill was a mixture of hydraulic oil and motor oil that was a result of the power steering pump failing.  When the pump failed the hydraulic fluids bled into the motor oil and came out  the blow-by tube.  Mr. Johansson estimates approximately 4 to 5 gallons of a mixture of hydraulic fluid/motor oil were spilled at this incident.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

A-575-2006*10/10/06 1535 Jason Porter from Safety Kleen reported that a drum of waste tetrachloroethylene had leaked on one of their hazardous waste collection trucks. The drum was over packed in the truck and about 1.5 cups of spilled product had been collected with absorbent pads. No product had left the bed of the truck. The waste tetrachloroethylene had been picked up at Rotary Cleaners, 4 Western Ave. in Augusta and the leak was discovered at a pickup at China Lake Auto, 652 Lakeview Drive, So. China. All waste was taken to Safety Kleen.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-580-2006*On 10/12/2006, The Home Depot reported a latex paint spill. The two gallon spill of paint to the floor was cleaned up by Home Depot employees. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
B-100-2006*B-100-2006
02/23/2006 07:20

     Mike McClusky of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway called to report a spill of diesel fuel at their yard in Millinocket.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons spilled into a fuel containment area from a locomotive overfill from a peddle truck.  The fuel was then recovered and disposed of through a waste oil burner.  Residual fuel was recovered with sorbent material.
B-97-2006*B-97-2006
02/22/2006 09:56

     Steve Johnston of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway called to report a spill of diesel fuel at their Derby Yard in Milo.  It was stated that a valve on a locomotive froze and split.  This allowed about 30 gallons to leak onto the engine pan.  Most of the oil was contained within the locomotive.  A small quantity which escaped to the ground was cleaned up with sorbent material.
B-95-2006*B-95-2006
02/21/2006 16:51

     Joyce Copeland of R.H. Foster Oil in Greenville called to report a small spill of fuel oil at their bulk plant in Greenville Junction.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked from an overfill during a transfer from a bulk tank to a delivery truck.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of through their waste stream.

B-93-2006*B-93-2006
02/21/2006 13:39

     Dean Butler, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric fluid from a transformer at pole#2 on Brady Brook Lane.  It was stated that approximately one quart of "non PCB" fluid leaked onto the ground when a tree branch knocked the transformer to the ground.  Two small bags of oily debris were generated in the clean up and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-67-2006*B-67-2006
02/08/2006 11:30

     Bob Williams of the Augusta Response staff called to report that he received a call from the L.U.R.C. office that a logging truck was involved in an accident on the Lower Enchanted Road in Lower Enchanted Township.  It was suspected the truck had rolled over and had been leaking fuel.  Upon arrival at the site, the unit had already been righted.  It was found that no spillage had occurred.
P-681-2006*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Report covers investigation and clean-up actions for Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility related, subsurface, oil discharges under the properties associated with the former Goodall Worsted Mill complex in Sanford, Maine.  Oil was found discharging from the site out of two Sanford city storm drain outfalls to the land, ground, and surface waters (Mousam River) of Maine.  Stephen Brezinski and Jon Woodard of DEP Response Services Division were DEP primary contacts for initial clean-up actions.  DEP Geologist, Mark Woodruff, and DEP Engineer Peter Eremita were DEP Division of Technical Services representatives.  Mr. Alex Sherrin was the initial US EPA On Scene Coordinator (OSC) and EPA representative out of EPA's Region  1 office.
	Maine DEP hired Campbell Environmental Group (CEG) for the investigation with Danica Wallace and Richard Campbell as primary investigators.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was hired by DEP for initial remedial actions.  With assistance of CEG, the DEP acquired permission of the landowners to access the properties and conduct the investigation.  During the investigation, DEP and CEG kept the property owners updated and informed of our intentions and accomplishments.
	A Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal was assigned which is consistent with earlier clean-up goals for this area.  Free product oil was confirmed beneath the properties of York County Community Action Corp. (YCCAC), under Jonathan Morse's (a.k.a. Stenton Trust) property, and below the municipality owned High and Spruce Streets.
	See the separate report of Campbell Environmental Group for well logs, lab analysis reports, site maps, and additional data interpretation.  CEG's report is meant to be complimentary to this DEP report and can be found in the Technical Services files.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	8/23/06: Jim Keefe from International Woolen Corp. (IWC), a neighboring mill, and Richard Campbell of CEG guided me from the IWC property to the surface oil discharge to a municipal storm drain [see attached photos] below and under High St. [Map 29, Lot 17E, see site sketch and maps].  Mr. Keefe had noted the discharge while exploring the woods.  A small, but continuous flow of oily blobs appeared to have come out with much of the forest litter and trash below the drain was coated with old, dried, black oil [see attached photos].  The forested wetland below that drain to the nearby Mousam River was rich with degraded oil and sheen, and occasional non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL).  Free product oil was later also found discharging from a neighboring 29" diameter drain emanating from under Spruce St.; known as Outfall-2.
	Historical research found that a black oil discharge in this area had been reported to DEP back on 7/26/94 [see P-597-1994].  Maine DEP notified the National Response Center of the discharge and actions were taken.


MAINE DEP DISCHARGE INVESTIGATIONS, 2006-2007: 	
	Thru the autumn and winter of 2006-2007, the Maine DEP authorized and oversaw installation of augered monitoring wells, borings, and test pits on the YCCAC property, RMH Properties property, and within Spruce St. and High St. etc. [see the report of CEG for further description and well logs].  DEP's Mark Woodruff mapped these actions with a Global Positioning System along with aerial photos, historical maps, and site plans of the former mill.  Information from neighboring assessments and historical data was also incorporated.
	Tues. 11/7/06: DEP authorized CEG and EcoClean LLC to perform a camera survey of the two storm drains [see report and DVD in the Technical Services file].  The camera in the old, clay 24" drain documented the following: short [about 3' long] pipe sections with black oil seeping in through many pipe joints, blobs of black oil floating atop water; areas of broken and crushed piping and old and/or blocked off inlets, and rocks and debris blocking passage up beyond the middle of the YCCAC building.  The
B-274-2006*Kelly called to report a leaking AST at Fairmount Boarding Home. They had sent a technician to investigate an odor complaint that was noticed by boarding home staff the evening before. The leaking oil had found its way to a floor drain next to the tank, thus there was no chance of recovery in the basement. The tank was patched and scheduled for removal. It had been filled 10 days previously and was ? full by gauge when inspected by the technician. This system not only heats the boarding home but is used to provide domestic hot water. I'd estimate that about ? had been used thus a ballpark estimate of loss would be about 30 gallons.
I contacted the Bangor waste water treatment plant and told them about the leak. They had not noticed any oil coming into the plant and they expected that 30 gallons over 7 days would probably not be detected. No further action is anticipated.

P-977-2005*	12/6/05: Morning report of un-tagged, pole-mounted transformer's mineral-oil discharge to pavement following a collision of an auto to a CMP pole.  Response by CMP who remediated the site wtih sorbent material and disposed of impacted material.  Based on previous experience I felt that a DEP response was unwarranted at the time.
	

S G Brezinski
I-253-2006*10/16/06 at 07:33 hours, Received a faxed report from Mark Crawford of Wheelabrator Sherman Energy Co. regarding the spillage of 32 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic hose of a loader.   The report stated that the spilled oil was cleaned up and burned in accordance with their boiler permit license.  The spill report stated that all spilled oil was recovered.  According to the spill report the spill occurred at 16:40 hours on 10/15/06.  I contacted Mr. Crawford at approx 10:15 hours on 10/16/06 to notify him of receipt of spill report and ask him why the DEP was not notified within 2 hours of the incident.   Mark stated that he would talk with operators and foremen at the plant to insure that notifications on spills would occur in the required time period.  I also requested that Mr. Crawford fax a site plan of the facility locating the site of the spill for our records and possible follow-up during site inspections by field office staff.

10/16/06 11:10 hours, Received a fax from Mr. Crawford of Wheelabrator Sherman Energy Co. that included a site plan with the location where the  hydraulic oil was spilled.  No further action by Response Services staff is warranted at this time.

P-570-2006*
SUMMARY
	7/14/06: While in the area investigating for gasoline contamination in an area drinking water well [P-564-06], I happened upon ongoing UST facility upgrade work being performed by Les Wilson & Sons [LWS].  On-site I met Certified Tank Intaller, Chris Wilson, and UST Inspector, Mike Lewis.  The area is rural residential and commercial use, with private wells.  P-652-94 documents 750-tons of gasoline contaminated soil transported off site during UST replacement.  P-303-99 documents a hose leak.  P-141-92 and various other DEP reports document a number of private drinking water wells with gasoline contamination in this immediate area.
	LWS was installing new spill buckets.  Chris Wilson stated that they had noted a mild gasoline odor within the soil as they uncovered the tank top though opted not to report this.  He stated there was no free product or sheen.  Groundwater was shallow and had to be continuously dewatered down to the street in order to work on the tank top.
	I noted no gasoline odor at the time.  PID bag headspace soil samples I took were 8 to 12-ppm.  I advised Chris Wilson that this should have been reported and that dewatering contaminated water off site was unwise and potentially illegal, as covered in recent Tank Installer training that he had attended.

S G Brezinski
P-726-2006*
INITIAL DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Tues. 9/12/06: late morning I responded at the request of Auburn Fire Dept. to a #2 oil discharge within the basement of a rural farmhouse.  At approximately 0400 hours the barn and house caught fire; during the fire debris had caused one or more the three basement aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) to discharge, likely from the copper fuel line.  The location is a dairy farm occupied by the Gauthier family for two generations.  The farm was purchased for the Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority sewage composting facility [P-727-06] and the remaining unused property deeded or leased back to the Gauthiers for continued operation as a dairy farm.    The Gauthier's drilled well is within 10' and the neighbor's [Chelowa residence] dug well across the street is within 200' of the discharge and are both threatened with oil contamination.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal was determined.
	The oil sat upon fire fighting water and burn debris within the brick basement foundation [see photos].  In order to protect the nearby wells Mr. Gauthier gave me verbal approval to call a contractor to recover the free product floating within the basement and on the debris.  I explained to Mr. Gauthier and his partner the process for DEP management and I gave them a Maine Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund application.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) out of Gray was the closest contractor and I called to respond under DEP management.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	9/12/06: EPI was on-site with a vacuum truck at 1230 hrs.  Together we vacuumed oil and water from the basement until the tank truck was full.  Much oil was also picked up with sorbent pads [see photos].  On 9/13/06, EPI returned at DEP request to vacuum more oil and water and pick up oiled pads.
	9/25 & 9/26/06: Working with Gauthier's excavator contractor, I had EPI arrange for a 20 yard roll-off container and then oversaw excavation of oily debris out of the house basement, only, for disposal at Pinetree Landfill.  On the morning of 9/27/06, I visited and found the basement cleaned out to my satisfaction.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	No removal of soil or test pitting has been done at this time.
2.	I suspect the debris and water contained the discharge within the basement and that little reached groundwater.  DEP Division of Technical Services may wish to investigate this further, or put the well on Quarterly Monitoring.
3.	At this time, September 2006, the well has been re-activated for watering the dairy cows.  When the house is rebuilt it will be re-used for the home.
4.	There are several motor fuel ASTs on-site of 500-gal. size and larger that are without containment and are of concern for possible future discharges.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-607-2006*On 9/27/06, 1151 hours, Lorraine Stockbridge (Office manager for Swans Island Electric Coop) reported a small product release from one of their delivery trucks.  There was a pin hole in one of the pipes under the tank, which allowed oil to drip onto the cement pad at their loading rack.  The released product was recovered with sorbent pads, which went to the companies' waste stream.

No further action is expected.
B-608-2006*On 9/28/06, 1230 hours, Eastport Dead River reported a one quart release of #2 fuel from a UST that they had delivered to the Pembroke Elementary School.  They had cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and Suzanne, Office Manager, visited the site in order to be assured there was no evidence of a spill remaining.  The product had spit back out of the fill pipe because the head space accumulated some pressure during the final phase of the fill.  My guess is that the ball goes up into the vent prematurely.  Suzanne said that R H Foster had the same problem when they delivered to that tank.  They are going to try to eliminate the problem.
P-763-2006*On September 27th Lt Alan Hodgkins of Windham fire/rescue called to report what appears to be intentional dumping of oil down a storm drain/catch basin.  Which was actually stenciled "do not dump".  The catch basin is at the end of the driveway for 4 Elm Street, home of Joan Esty.

Her son, Doug Brown, also resides at the home, his car is the probable source of the oil discharge. As it is the only vehicle identified as being towed from the yard or vicinity.

The oil staining starts in the general direction of where the car sat prior to its removal by New England Transmission, a large stain develops and appears to have been wiped with dog hair leaves etc.  The trail then continues as if being dripped from a  leaky container, the trail bifurcates towards either side of the driveway.  On one side (left facing the street) the remnants of an oil filter was found atop the wall, actively leaking oil.  Towards the right the oil staining continues over the stone wall/wheel across the grass and sidewalk and terminates as it is poured down the catch basin.  Black oil/free product can be seen in the catch basin along with staining flowing down from the top.

Sorbent pads were applied to the free  product and actively wicked product becoming black in the process.  No addition recovery possible, only staining on catch basin concrete, no sheen seen in water.

Referred to Oil Enforcement Flint for resolution.
B-588-2006*9.18.06 - I received a well water compliant from the subject, Ms. Billings, who advises seeing an iridescent colored material in her dogs water bowl.  Odors were not described in the compliant.

9.19.06 - I investigated the compliant and observed a naturally decaying organic matter that resembled iron bacteria or marsh sheen.  I did not detect an olfactory presence of fuel oil or gasoline.  Because the house was for sale and located next to an automotive repair facility, Ms. Billings requested we test for diesel range organics.  I concurred and took a sample for analysis at North East Labs, Winslow, Maine.

The sample came back non-detect for DRO, and I advised Ms. Billing of this finding on 9.29.06, and forwarded her the invoice and she agreed to pay N.E. Labs directly.


file/report

2.5.07  Forwarded Past Due Invoice to Sheerie Edwards for payment and reimbursement to subject.

file/addendum


B-537-2006*Mr. Tardiff called to report that a front end loader being used by the Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railway caused a sheen while working in shallow water at the railroad yard at Hermon Junction. From the amount of sheen, he felt the amount of oil was only a few ounces. He did place a pad on the sheen but of course recovered little. Since this area has been heavily contaminated with petroleum products for years, I'm sure there are bacteria available that will quickly reduce the oil.

No further action is expected.
B-614-2006*Ms. Caldwell called to report that about 25 gallons of used oil was spilled when a tote fell off a fork truck. Mill maintenance crew was routinely collecting used oil from various sites within the mill when the accident happened in the pulp mill alley. The oil was contained on the concrete and cleaned up with waste bark which will be burned in their multi-fuel boiler. No drains or water involved.

P-492-2006*
	Sunday:  6/25/06: Report to DEP thru 3E company of spills of 1-gal. Clean Strip paint thinner within the store.  Home deport cleaned up.  Based on previous experience and knowledge of the area, I made a judgment call not to mobilize the county haz mat teams, nor the local fire departments.
A-372-2006*7/6/06 1030 Dave Brandt reported a leaking 150 KV transformer at National Guard Camp Keyes in Augusta. He estimated one gallon of transformer oil had been released to the concrete pad and pavement. Absorbent pads were used to pick up some oil and the area was cleaned. Camp records indicated that the transformer oil tested less than 50 ppm PCB.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-613-2006*On 10/02/06, Ken Stroute (MM & A RW) reported they had discovered a lube oil drip from one of their locomotive engines at their switching yard near Colbrook Road in Hermon.  The release happened over the weekend and some of it hadn't gone into the ground (railroad ballast) so pads were used to recover that portion. The engine that had lost the oil had moved on and the oil was discovered by a yard worker.  They found the leaking engine and repaired the leak.  About .4 cubic yards of oiled ballast material was removed and replaced.  The amount was estimated to be 4-5 gallons.

No further action is expected.
A-214-2006*On April 25, 2006, Doug Marble, Richmond Code Enforcement Officer, reported oil spilled on the ground at the home of Rita Chapman, 103 White Road, Richmond.  Maine DEP Response Services staff investigated the site and found several junk cars on the property and spilled hydraulic oil from an unregistered wrecker.

Maine DEP sent a letter to Rita Chapman explaining the statues and violations on the property.  Her son Ron Chapman (a potentially responsible party) responded to Maine DEP by telephone.  The Town of Richmond had also contacted Mr. Chapman and ordered him to remove the junk automobiles and other debris per Town ordinances.  In spite of his agreeing to cleanup the contaminated soil, he did not.

The site was referred to DEP Division of Technical Services to sample the Chapman well.  The results were non-detect for petroleum.  However, Technical Services agreed the contaminated soil ought to be removed.  Unfortunately, the site does not qualify as a DEP funded cleanup, meaning the responsible party, Mr. Chapman, would have to reimburse DEP.

On October 3, 2006, Rita Chapman declined DEP assistance to cleanup the contaminated soil.

No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
A-560-2006*On October 3, 2006, Steve Goucher, Maine Turnpike Authority, reported a 2-5 gallon unleaded gasoline spill from a ruptured automobile fuel tank.  According to the reporter, a truck transporting crushed cars had one or more parts of a crushed car fall off the truck into the road.  A car following behind was apparently unable to avoid the debris thus flattening at least one tire and rupturing the fuel tank.  The accident occurred at northbound mile 96 in Litchfield.

Maine Turnpike Authority personnel cleaned up the spilled gasoline.  No further action is expected.
B-601-2006*On 9/26/06, 1020 hours, Mike Astbury reported a vandal action that caused a fifty gallon spill of diesel fuel at his sand pit off Route 172 in Blue Hill.  The entrance to the pit is just west of the Blue Hill Transfer Station.  The vandal(s) entered the pit and managed to start a loader, and then proceeded to ram a dump truck, causing the saddle tank to break open.  The nearest residence is a half mile away, but we still felt that a clean up was necessary.  The plan we settled on was to excavate until we ran out of contaminated sand.  About thirty cubic yards was hauled to Lanes' Asphalt Plant.  This obviated selling oiled product to customers and Mike figures that the pit will be a lake in about twenty years.  He would like it to be free of contaminants.
P-98-1990*SUMMARY & UPDATE of 10/3/06 by SGB
	Report covers the late 1989-early 1990 abandonment-by-removal of three retail, bare-steel constructed gasoline UST's and bare-steel piping, by A L Doggett Inc..  The area is suburban-rural commercial and residential use.  I understand the site was also known as the Walker Exxon.  properties across Rt 121 were also gasoline UST facilities [see Figure 2 site plan of April 2001].  A Maine DEP representative did not attend the removal.
	No oil contamination was reported to DEP at the time of the abandonment.  This removal occurred prior to implement of the Maine DEP hydrocarbon clean-up Decision Tree for clean-up goals; and prior to the 1991 requirement for a CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment.  To my knowledge no assessment has occurred or been made available to me [see DEP UST registration file 8963 for further information].

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Maine CTI Paul Bosse was investigated by the Maine BUSTI regarding leaving old UST piping in place rather than removing them as required.
2.	A Phase-2 env. assessment is recommended prior to site re-development or resale.  Oil contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-547-2006*On 9/26/06 at approximately 1330, while returning to Bangor from a conference in Portland, I came upon an accident at the West Gardiner toll booth.  The woman driving the U-Haul rental truck was unable to stop at the toll booth, before ramming into the car in front.

Approximately 1 gallon of transmission fluid was spilled along with all of the engine coolant.  I arrived on scene and provided the DOT with pads and wiped up the spilled product from the asphalt.  I recovered all of the pads and disposed of them.  DOT and myself applied a small amount of sand for traction on the road surface. No further Response action expected.
B-618-2006*Steve Pelkey called to report that one of his delivery trucks had spilled oil in the driveway at the Eberhart residence in Bangor. He had learned that there was a problem with the truck's hose reel, but he had not gone to the site. He had sent a technician, Bruce, to the scene.
   When I arrived I found that the truck was at the top of a paved driveway when the accident happened. While a little landed on the grass next to the drive, most of the oil landed on the asphalt and ran down hill toward the ditch. The driver used dirt and rags to stop the oil from leaving the driveway.
The spill was stabile and I instructed that speedi-dri be used to clean off the drive before this afternoon, as rain was predicted for this evening. The best treatment for the grass would be to rub it down with sorbent pads and inspect it next summer. Mr. Pelkey agreed to this.
  No one was home while I was there, but I left my card for the Eberharts. Mr. Pelkey told me that he had talked with Mrs. Eberhart and explained what action would be taken and also told me that she had found my card.
   On that afternoon, I returned to the site and found that the clean up had been satisfactorily completed.
A-269-2005* On 6-15 Scott Goldhammer, of Webber Oil Company, reported the release of about 240 gallons of fuel oil. This spill occurred at the home of Myrtle Hendsbee. The home is located on Route 17 near Travel Pond in the town of Jefferson. This spill was the result of internal corrosion of the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). This tank had been filled on June 1. The oil flowed across the floor and into a floor drain. Webber Oil was on site collecting the last few gallons of oil as it drained from the tank. The tank was removed and a temporary plastic safety can was filled with oil so that the home owner would have heat and hot water.
 We made a great effort trying to find the discharge point of this drain. The next morning Myrtle's grandson showed us exactly where the drain discharge point was. A local contractor was hired to excavate this area. Oil started to seep into the excavation. Over the course of the next several days Clean Harbors used a vacuum truck to remove the oil and water from the excavation. In addition, Clean Harbors cleaned the concrete basement floor. A ram fan was installed to help rid the basement of oil odors.
 A plastic culvert was installed, upright, in the excavation and backfilled with stone. This served as a monitoring/recovery well. The disturbed area was hydro seeded.
 Mrs. Hendsbee became ill and passed away a short time later.
 The site was referred to Tech Services Geologist Alex Pugh who collected several water samples.
 Several months went by and no more oil was found in the recovery well.  I called George Hendsbee and told him to fill in the well. George has a small tractor that he can use to fill in the well with field stone, etc.
 No further involvement by Response Services is expected.
B-368-2006*On 7/5/06, I received report of an oil spill that occurred in the sometime in the past.  The report was made by Dead River when they were called to pump out remaining product in an outside above ground storage tank.  The house was owned by an elderly woman who died and willed it to her niece, Laurie McKinnon.  The cause of the spill was a leak in the supply line from the tank to the house.

Once Mrs. McKinnon was the executor of the estate, she hired a contractor to perform some work on the house.  At that time the contractor discovered the spill.  Mrs. McKinnon authorized the contractor to perform the clean up and disposal of all the contaminated material.  It was only when Dead River Oil Company was called in to pump off the remaining product in the tank that Dead River reported the spill to the DEP.

I arrived on scene later that day and met the contractor and received contact numbers for the owner and the other contractors that were involved.  The clean up was performed in an effective manner.  I provided the owner with an application to the above ground storage tank fund and pumped off a 55 gallon drum of K-1 that was suspended to the building.  Dead River disposed of the product in the drum.

The only potential issue may be air quality, once the house is re-occupied.  It has been closed up from the time of the spill until now.  I have informed the owner that if a ventilation fan is needed once the house is occupied, please let me know and it would be provided.
I-244-2006*10/03/06 at 11:28 hours, Recevied a faxed spill report from Maine Department of Transportation = Houlton maintenance garage regarding small spill of 2 qts. of hydraulic oil at Bangor St. in Houlton.  According to the report submitted by J.W. the spill was cleaned up with a sorbent pads.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-245-2006*10/04/06 11:30 hours, Received a call from Lou Pizzuti regarding a citizen complaint of a oil spill on the Carson Road in Woodland.  Called complainant to discuss reported spill.  Apparently a tractor trailer truck hauling wood ash to a farm field located across from 772 Carson road, busted a hydraulic hose line and spilled oil all across the Carson Road.  The truck lost control and went into the road ditch.  A farmer with a tractor came and pulled the truck out of the ditch and both then left the scene.  Oil is coating the surface of the road according to Ms. Hewitt.  I called the Caribou Fire Dept (CFD) and informed them of the spill oil and potential public safety hazard due to slick oil on the road surface.  Spoke with Mike McCarthy, and he said they would send someone out with sorbents and speedi dry to dry up the surface.  I told CFD that I would be responding and meet them at the scene.

10/04/06 12:15 hours, arrived on scene and assisted CFD with putting down speedi dry to soak up oily wet surface area on Carson road, oil had been sprayed for about 30 feet on the center portion of the road surface.  No oil product was observed to have run-off the road surface into the road ditch or adjoining fields.  Looked around for the possible location/field where the ash may have been delivered. Found nothing related to ash storage or spreading site in any of the surrounding and nearby crop fields.  Traveled back to spill site and was met there by the owner of the truck that spilled the hydraulic oil.  Owner/Responsible party was Jake Landry of Landry Trucking Inc. out of Sherman.  Jake was in the process of calling in the spill to the DEP regional office when I arrived back on the scene.  Jake stated that this truck blew a hydraulic hose and spilled between 5 and 8 gallons of oil.  Talked with Jake regarding spill response and contacting us within 2 hours, also gave him some sorbents and recommended he put together spill kits in each of his rigs for any future spills. Jake requested the name of the company that makes the sorbent pads and I provided him with that. Oiled sorbents were recovered for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-467-2006*B-467-2006
08/04/2006 08:00

     Joe Cleaves, concerned resident on Route 202 in Dixmont, called to report the existence of several drums of waste gasoline and oil on his property.  He stated that he just acquired the property from Terry Dodge of Hartland.  He also stated that Mr. Dodge had a car crushing operation on the property the previous year.
     An investigation of the property with Mary Corr of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement staff revealed 23 drums and three 275 gallon tanks containing waste gasoline, oil, and hydraulic fluid.  Some minor spillage was also discovered.  Arrangements were made with the cooperation of Mr. Dodge to have the wastes removed by Clean Harbors personnel.  Approximately 1200 gallons of hazardous fluids were eventually removed from the property and disposed of.  Enforcement action is pending.
P-1048-2005*
	Saturday, 12/10/06: early afternoon notification of approximately a 1-gallon discharge of heating oil to the concrete basement floor of this residence from a corrosion hole in the tank.  No spill reported to have reached drains.  No report regarding lingering oil odors.  DEE personnel responded to replace the tank and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-781-2006*I was contacted to investigate an an abandonment in place request for two heavy oil underground oil storage tanks located in downtown Portland.  The site had been investigated by Robert McGirr of Mainland Consultants and he had conducted several borings for subsurface sampling.  No petroleum contamination was detected.  The investigation had, however, uncovered utility lines, as well as a large cement pad over the tanks.  The location and size of the tanks were also reasons that he felt it may be best to abandon the tanks in place.  I visited the site, located at the rear (Forest Avenue side) of and abutting the Eastland Hotel.  I obviously could not confirm underground utilities, however given the location of the tanks and Mr. McGirr's description of the site I felt it prudent to allow the abandonment in place.

On  October 24, 2006 the abandonment procedure commenced and the tanks were uncovered and pumped out by ENPRO.  I visited on October 25 and witnessed the tanks being cleaned.  The tanks were 30 ft. long by 10 ft. deep, approximately 30,000 gallons each.  Both tanks exhibited numerous corrosion induced holes.  The site is considered Baseline-2 on the DEP's Decision Tree, however due to the location and size of the tanks, clean-up was not possible.  All free products and liquids that could be assessed were removed, the tanks were cleaned,  two soil borings were conducted down-gradient of the tanks, and samples were taken of the surrounding soil.  Four soil borings had previously been taken in preparation of the tank abandonment.  A  report describing the findings was filed as per DEP Chapter 691 requirements and was filed as such.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-666-1995*Received a call from Dan Lewis of Sun Environmental Service regarding an oil discharge at Elizabeth Nickerson's property, 207 River Road, Standish, ME.  He had been contacted by ServPro, who in turn had been contacted by the insurance company.

I met with all involved parties the following day.  The copper supply line had leaked under the floor, and wicked up through some cracks.  50 lbs. of speedy-dry had been used to collect the oil.  There was some staining of wood and sheet rock, but no recoverable oil.  ServPro was going to take care of it.  There was concern for the well on the property, but no one had any idea how much oil had been lost.  Arrangements were made to investigate under the concrete floor for oil contamination.

On 11/3/95, I returned with Sun Environmental Service to investigate.  We drilled holes through the floor in the vicinity of the discharge and checked for oil vapors, none were detected.   We did encounter some clay/slit which most likely would have limited any downward migration of oil.  Considering that we detected no oil vapors under the floor, and no one knew how much oil had been lost, no further work was undertake.
P-346-2006*SUMMARY
	Primary Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) representatives for this evaluation and cleanup were Stephen Brezinski of the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management's (BRWM's) Response Division and Gordon Fuller of the DEP Volunteer Response Action Program (VRAP) unit.  Other representatives were David Espy and Mark Drouin of ENSR Environmental Consultants and Engineers representing Cumberland Farms Inc. (CFG), John Cressy and Joe Siviski with Summit Environmental for the Town of Topsham, Topsham Town Manager Gary Brown, Topsham Town Planner Richard Roedner, Curt Neufield of Site Line Co., Rick Powers and Tom Sturgeon of H.C. Crooker Construction, and Tom Burrill of Wright-Ryan Co.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 5/15/06: The Maine DEP was notified by ENSR Env. of gasoline contamination exceeding the notification level while performing a CMR 691 Underground Storage Tank (UST) Closure Assessment.  DEP Responder Greg O'Brien had earlier granted CFG a waiver of the 30-day notification period though he was not available this day to respond.

FACILITY HISTORY & LOCATION INFORMATION
	The location was a GULF brand retail, a motor fuels UST facility owned and operated by Cumberland Farms Inc.  The facility of two 12,000- and one 8,000-gallon double-wall fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks was abandoned-by-removal and the building was razed following purchase of the property by the Town of Topsham.  The Cumberland Farms and adjacent former Getty facility were purchased for redevelopment as part of new municipal office and public safety buildings.  See the attached Sheet 1 plan and the 8/2/05 Phase II Environmental Assessment by Summit Environmental for further information.
	Prior to the Cumberland Farms C-store, I understand that there has been an Exxon gas station on the site.  An old, long out-of-service, bare-steel 500-gallon #2 oil tank, which was believed to have been associated with this Exxon had been discovered during new construction on 10/4/06 and removed on 10/5/06.   The DEP report P-143-97 covers the March 1997 UST replacement and a source reduction cleanup, following failure of one of the gasoline tanks.  See also the year 1997 CMR 691 UST Closure assessment for further information on the tank abandonment and cleanup.  At the time in 1997, it was recognized that not all contamination could be reached during the remediation, but little threat remained to off-site receptors.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	Mon. 5/15/06: I met Mr. Liam Brevan of ENSR on site who described the most significant evidence of a gasoline discharge (contamination levels greater than 1000 ppm by the field headspace method) being found in the dispenser island area (see site field sketch).  I understood that this was old contamination related to that found in 1997.  The UST area had been cleaned thru excavation in 1997, though the dispenser area had not been remediated because of the canopy and pump islands.  An Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was assigned, which agrees with the assessment of Maine DEP VRAP representatives (see attached DEP letter of 10/12/05).  In 2006 the Clean-Up Goal was raised to Intermediate because of the change in site use and the construction of a new municipal building atop the area that could lead to gasoline vapors within the building.
	Tues. 5/16/06: I met with Topsham Town Planner Richard Roedner and Town Manager Gary Brown to discuss plans for the site and cleanup, which included discussion of similar gasoline/oil contamination under the neighboring former Getty gas station (see reports P-751-06 and P-821-94).  Through September and October 2006, members fo the DEP attended several on site meetings with the parties involved to discuss soil disposal and managing groundwater.  See my e-mails (attached).
	No free product or oil-saturated soils were reported.  Based on the likely groundwater flow direction, I doubt any contamination on the CFG property was derived or moved from the neighboring Getty fa
P-1-2006*It was reported to the Department than an AST had leaked approximately 250 gallons of kerosene.  At the time the cause was unknown but later determined to be a bad flare; the homeowner installed his own tank.  The tank was situated on the back side of a large, relatively new barn and serviced a monitor heater inside.  Approximately 100 yards from the barn is the home; between the two are dug wells, one supplies the barn and the other the house.
Some product had run across the ground but the majority had penetrated the frost, ultimately ending up in the perimeter drain.  The top grade of soil was removed from the area surrounding that end of the building and at its corner the excavation deepened to locate the perimeter drain which was teeming with product.  As opposed to excavating the entire perimeter of the building, it was decided to flush the perimeter drain and make accommodations to collect the product at its outfall - a small swale 30 yards from the building. Water was introduced and product flowed freely to the staged sorbent pads and boom.  This process continued until the perimeter discontinued producing product, at which point it was suspected that all recoverable free product had been collected.  A 'T' was added to the drain system to allow for future flushing without having to reexcavate, and then the hole was backfilled to grade.
Months later, the homeowner called suggesting the water from the barn's tap looked like it had a sheen.  Water samples were taken from both the barn and the house.  The barn came back at 82 ppm prompting the inclusion of Tech Services.  Both wells have been put on quarterly monitoring, the results of which will be overseen by Tech Services.
P-204-2006*It was reported to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that a science teacher dropped a thermometer to the linoleum floor below and the impact smashed the unit, discharging its contents.  The classroom was immediately evacuated and quarantined.  Without any differing direction, the school reported the incident to one of their contractors, Northeast Test Consultants (NTC).  The following day, we were notified and provided a response in conjunction with NTC and Clean Harbors.  The floor had been swept with the amalgam compound then washed down with a special concoction with particular attention paid to the creases between the tiles.  The Lumex indicated that ambient air in the hallways outside the classroom was acceptable but surrounding the spill location quite a bit higher than acceptable. It was decided to rewash the floor then, considering that the windows had been closed since landfall, to open the windows allowing for the air in the room to cycle through.  Once that was complete, the Lumex clarified a successful procedure, confirmed with the State toxicologist, and the room was cleared for use.
P-700-1995*Received a call from Dan Lewis, Sun Environmental Services regarding an oil spill at the Laviolet's property, 812 Woodlawn Avenue, Steep Falls, ME.  He had been contacted by the plumber who initially responded to the incident.  Something had broken off the fire-o-matic (most likely the cat) and discharged approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel onto the basement floor.

By the time I arrived on-site, everything had been removed from the basement, and anything that was oiled was bagged for disposal.  We vacuumed the oil from the floor.  A small amount of oil made its way into the sump, where we removed some stone.  It appeared that most of all of the oil had been collected.  All that remained was further cleaning and sealing of the floor, which was undertaken by Clean-Pro.
B-617-2006*On the morning of 10/4/06, Dave Cote, who is with Brewer Public Works, called to ask if any oil spills had been reported on 10/2/06.  Checking the spill log revealed that there had been no spills logged for South Main Street on that day.  He went on to say that there had been a substantial release of oil.  The spiller nor the product were known at that time.  An investigation indicated that it was not diesel, gasoline, or engine oil.  Dave said that he thought the Fire Department had responded with some speedy dry and some speedy dry had been deployed to give traction to the ongoing traffic.  A bystander, who was there at the time of the spill said that traffic was spraying the material all over the place.  At the time I observed the spill, it had been worked into the asphalt for about half a mile covering the travel lane and shoulder from 219 South Main Street to the bridge.

When I got back to Dave with my observations as to what the product was not, he had found the source and said that it was hydraulic oil.  The truck was a tractor trailer rig with a live bottom.  The rig had run over a leaf spring that flew up and punctured the hydraulic tank that supplies the live bed.  The rigs' owner (David McLuskey) called us on 10/4/06, because Dave Cote told him that he should.  There was no recoverable product at that time.  McLuskey had not been aware of his reporting responsibility and the fire chief didn't take it upon himself to call us either.

No further action is expected.
I-229-2006*09/14/06 8:35 hours, Received a call from Ft. Fairfield Public Works Director, George Watson, regarding spilled fuel or oil along Main St. in Fort Fairfield.  George stated that he had his crew put sorbent pads along the south side of Main St. around the storm drain/catch basins to prevent the spilled product from entering the storm water system.

09/14/06 09:00 hours, I arrived on-scene and observed a fuel sheen along the break down lane/parking lane starting at the public library and traveling the length of Main St. (only in the break down lane) up to just beyond the IGA grocery store heading out towards the US/Canada border.  Spilled product appeared to be diesel either from a leaking tractor trailer truck or from a piece of farm machinery.  Upon further site investigation, we observed that the fuel sheen was also on the parking lane/break down lane on the north side of Main St.

09/14/06 10:00 hours, Followed the trail of spilled diesel fuel up town across the intersection of Route 1A and Route 161 and up the Caribou road.  Trail of diesel tracked up the Cheney Grove Road into the Boralex Energy plant.  Once in the Boralex plant property the diesel stains on the road led right up to the scales and tipping dock of the plant.  Met with Bill Parker, environmental manager for Boralex, Ft. Fairfield.  He said he would go back over the deliveries that arrived over the last 24 hours and that traveled through the Ft. Fairfield Border crossing.  This list would be sent to DEP and Boralex fuel buyers who will contact these suppliers regarding this fuel leaking issue.  Bill sent an e-mail detailing the following items that will be instituted at Boralex scale houses to prevent possible future spillage of this type.

Bill Parker has sent an e-mail around to all plant managers requesting the following:
- scale house attendant should inspect the chip truck for signs of fluid leaks;
- signage to be placed (French & English)  reminding drivers of their responsibility to ensure their truck's are properly maintained; and,
- wood fuel is to be removed from the trailer before leaving the scales (brooms will be placed in the scale houses or near the dumpers for this purpose).

Talked with Public Works Director, George Watson, regarding clean-up of spilled diesel along public roadways.  George will have his crew mop up wet areas with sorbents and then put down liberal quantities of speedi-dry and have the street sweeper dry sweep and collect the speedi-dry and haul to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.  I gave George an oil spill debris form for the landfill and called the landfill to let them know what is coming their way.  Bill Parker will let me know if they find out who the responsible party (RP)/chip hauler is.  Bill thought that they (the RP) probably got back home, realized they were leaking fuel and fixed the problem.  George Watson said the city of Fort Fairfield will not seek reimbursement costs for the clean-up for this time.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.


I-241-2006*09/22/06 16:00 hours, Received a call from Dwight Flewelling, of Maine Potato Growers Petroleum Dept.  He reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil that occurred during a fill-up at facility headquarters by Dyer St.   The spill was only approx 1/2 to 3/4 of a quart and his crew used speedi dry to soak up the spilled product and then picked up used speedi-dry and put in barrel with other oily rags for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-751-2006*SUMMARY
	This report covers the investigation and clean-up actions for a former Getty Petroleum (Getty) gas station, located on Route 201 in Topsham, Maine.  In years 1994 and 1996 this long-time retail motor fuels underground oil storage tank (UST) facility and repair garage underwent abandonment-by-removal and was subsequently used for other commercial uses.  In 2006 the town of Topsham purchased the Getty and adjacent Cumberland Farms GULF [P-346-06] properties for redevelopment as their new municipal center with town offices and police and fire stations.  This lead to the re-classification of the area from a Baseline Clean-Up Goal to having an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal for oil discharges; and the remediation of oil-contaminated soils and waters remaining from the earlier UST facilities.  The town of Topsham wished to pursue clean-up cost coverage under Getty's earlier Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund Claim.
	Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services (Response) and Gordon Fuller of MDEP's Voluntary Remedial Action Program (VRAP) unit were primary Maine DEP contacts for oil remediation.  Primary contact with Town of Topsham was Town Manager Gary Brown.  Mr. John Cressey and Joe Siviski of Summit Environmental (Summit) were environmental consultants representing the town of Topsham.  See attached e-mails and letters for names and roles of other contractors and interested parties.

SITE HISTORY & ASSESSMENT
	This facility originally operated as an Amoco station with three 4000-gal. bare steel USTs [1967 age?] for gasoline and diesel, located north of the repair garage.  Getty Petroleum later operated the facility using the same building and tanks, but with an additional 8000-gal s/w stiP3 (Steel Tank Institute 3-Protection) tank and a 6000-gallon bare steel tank [see site sketches] to the south.  The facility is located within a residential & commercial area, served by municipal water and sewer.  Groundwater is believed to flow topographically downgrade & south toward the Androscoggin River.  West of the property are residential homes.  East across Main St. is a Gibbs gas station (formerly Charter and Circle-K branded gas station) and a Volvo Dealership (both having or had USTs); north was an adjacent Cumberland Farms Gulf; south is Brillant Motor Sales which also repairs autos.
	P-379-1989: MDEP's John Dunlap recorded UST related remediation with 50 yards of oil contaminated soils sent by Getty to CWS landfill for disposal.
	P-821-1994: MDEP's Nathan Thompson oversaw the November 1994 abandonment by removal of T-1 thru T-3 [the three 4000-gal., and one 500-gal #2-oil USTs] by Tyree Organization (Tyree) for Getty.  These USTs I believe are associated with the former AMOCO gas station [see 1960's are plan].  Tyree recorded 230-yards of soil removed for Getty.  Gasoline contaminated soils and groundwater were recognized to have remained.  See Tyree's Feb. 1994, Tank Closure Report for further details.
	P-222-1996: Thompson oversaw removal of the remaining two Getty motor fuel USTs and the product and vent piping and abandoning of the property as a gas station by Tyree for Getty.  Field photo-ionization detector (PID) values exceeding 1000 parts per million (ppm) were reported but no free product or oil saturated soils.  Under a BS-1 Clean-Up Goal, Getty had 113-tons of additional soil voluntarily hauled off-site,  15-yards was removed from an old dry well.  See Tyree's July 1996, Site Closure Report for details.  Getty applied for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund (GW Fund) coverage but did not submit invoices for allowable costs to claim against Getty's deductible.
	During 2006, this former Amoco and Getty property was purchased by the Town of Topsham for redevelopment as new municipal offices and fire and police stations.  Because of redevelopment to a municipal building with a basement, both MDEP VRAP and Response agreed to assigning an Inte
I-242-2006*09/27/06 16:30 hours, Received a call from Presque Isle Fire Department (PIFD) requesting assistance with spill clean-up from a front end loader that caught fire in East Chapman.  Front end loader was just into the first woods road to the right (east) at the very end of the East Chapman (where the pavement ends).  Fire dept. was requesting additional sorbent pads be brought to the scene

09/27/06  16:50 hours,  Arrived on scene, PIFD had fire out, and had placed about 1/2 bale of sorbent pads in the woods road where the loader had blown its transmission line(s).  Deployed additional sorbent pads in the puddled surface water in the woods road and laid 2 sections of sorbent boom along the south edge of woods road to keep oil product from flowing off the road.  Talked with owner/operator of the loader, Frank Lavway, to find out what happened.  Mr. Lavway stated that he was heading into his woodlot to load firewood into a truck when the transmission line must have let go.  Transmission fluid hit the hot engine and caught the loader on fire.  Frank drove the loader onto the north edge of the road so that he wouldn't block traffic and then exited the loader to call the PIFD for help.  PIFD responded and also contacted the Forest Service because the fire involved a wooded area that had caught fire.  I observed that due to the damage from the fire, the fuel tank on the loader was leaking diesel onto the road and pooling up in the surface water puddles next to the loader.  Put down additional sorbents and then set up a catch basin to collect drips/leakage from fuel tank.  Talked with Mr. Lavway about the amount of fuel and the need to pump it off to prevent further spillage.  Mr. Lavway stated that he had filled the tank at his shop prior to heading into the woods.  He estimated the tank had 45 to 50 gallons of diesel in it.  Mr. Lavway headed back to his shop to get a small in-line pump and portable tank to pump off the leaking loader fuel tank.  I stayed at the scene, along with Maine Forest Service Fire Ranger, Steve Wipperman, to tend sorbent pads and the temporary catch basin.

At 17:30 hours, Mr. Lavway returned with the pump and portable tank and began pumping off diesel fuel.  It was observed that the steel body of the loader was still very hot from the fire, especially the rear counterweight area just adjacent to the fuel tank.  The diesel fuel being pumped from the tank was heating up the in-line pump, the line and the portable fuel tank significantly.  Ranger Wipperman put his heat sensor monitor on the pump and it registered 147 degrees F.  Told Mr. Lavway to turn off the pump as the diesel fuel temp was above the flash point.  I set up my diaphragm pump and pumped off the remaining 25 gallons into the Mr. Lavway' s portable fuel tank.  Bagged up saturated sorbents and placed fresh sorbents down in the puddled road surface adjacent to the burnt out loader.

09/28/06 07:15 hours, Site visit to check status of spill site.  Collected and poly bagged all sorbent pads and boom.  Left note on loader for Mr. Lavway to make sure that no fluids leak from the loader when it is towed to his shop.  Left him a 1/2 bundle of sorbent pads to use in case and drips/leaks occur in moving the loader.  No further Response actions required at this time.
P-616-2006*On 7/30/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a leaking above ground storage tank in a residential basement in Gorham.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed large puddles of oil on the concrete floor of the basement.  Oil had also reached a sump hole, but the fire department had unplugged the pump, preventing oil from leaving the site.  Also, the fire department had plugged the hole in the tank where the oil had leaked.  It was apparent that the temporary patch would not hold the night so I made arrangements to have Boom Technology respond to the site that night to pump out the remaining oil and begin the cleanup.

Over the next several hours, myself and Boom Tech pumped out the tank, adsorbed the free oil on the floor and in the sump hole, and ventilated the basement.  Boom Tech would return to the site in the morning to clean the floor and change sorbents in the sump hole.

I spoke with the homeowners daughter, Vanda Luce, regarding the spill.  I advised her to apply to the above ground tank insurance fund to offset the cleanup costs.  The homeowner and her daughter were scheduled to depart to Mexico for medical treatment for the homeowner the following morning.  Vanda Luce gave us permission to continue the cleanup while she was away.  The basement would be left unlocked for us to access.  Cleanup activities were completed on 7/31/06.  Boom Tech checked the sorbents in the sump hole a few other dates.

The homeowner and her daughter returned on 9/6/06, and reported the odor in the house was mitigated to their satisfaction.  Boom Tech returned to the site on 9/12, and removed the ventilation equipment and other supplies left at the site.  No further action required.
P-764-2006*On 9/28/06 I received a call from Bruce Skillings of R.J. Grondin reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a burst hydraulic line on an excavator.  The contaminated soil resulting from the spill was excavated and  transported to the Commercial Paving and Recycling Company (CPRC) for recycling.  No further action is required.
P-1007-2005*
	10/21/05: Notice to Maine DEP by USCG Marine Safety Office about a mystery sheen of what appeared to be dark, waste or heavy oil floating off Turners Island [actually a peninsula of land now].  No source was confirmed.  No clean-up was possible.  Quantity spilled was a guesstimate based on the area covered.

S G Brezinski
P-1057-2005*
	8/20/05: Auto hit Pole 20 in unplanned manner, gravity forced transformer to ground with a discharge of approximately 7 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil.  Site was remediated by hand-excavating contaminated soil.

S G Brezinski
B-451-2006*  Dale Chapman called to report that a damaged underground line had been found at the Irving Convenience store on Calais's North Street. He estimated a loss of 278 gallons of supreme. I assume this is from the monthly SIA. I went to the site. On my arrival, I met Kenny LaGasse and Dustin Costain, G.R. Adams Petro Control, who were working to fix the problem. They showed me a section of single wall, fiberglass piping that was both fractured and crushed. This was caused by a large rock, around 4"X 10", that the frost had pushed up under the line. While it was obvious that some crushed stone was in the trench line backfill, there was also a large amount of gravel. Since the problem was being reported in the last month of July and the break was caused by frost action, it was probable that more than the 278 gallons were lost.
   I inspected the perimeter of the store's lot and found no evidence of gasoline break out. Since it had been a very rainy summer this seemed good.
   While there, I spoke with John Casey, Irving's Environmental Compliance Manager, and explained the above. Of course he said the leak would be looked into and to that end I received a call from Tom Swarm of Acadia Environmental Technology explaining they had been hired to explore the situation for Irving. I told him that I was most interested in researching the monthly SIAs to determine the amount lost and also learn the extent of contamination below grade. I also spoke to Paul Blood, our office geologist and told him of what I had learned. At this time, I'm waiting for a report from Acadia Env. Tech which should be available the first of February, 2007.


P-1020-2005*
	12/21/05: Report of small overfill out vent during delivery which was remediated with sorbent material.
P-1068-2005*
	12/6/05: Discharge reported of 2 - 5 gallons of transformer oil to pavement, snow, & ground due to a major fault in the system.  No remediation was performed, as ground was frozen.  CMP reported it would re-evalute the site in the spring and determine if a clean-up was necessary.  MDEP did not receive additional information.

A-561-2006*On 10/5/06 at 07:20, Will Hines of Pine Tree Waste reported a 4-gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks breaking a hydraulic line behind the Home Depot in Augusta. The driver had contained the spill on the pavement with a spill kit, and a crew used speedy dry to pick up the oil from the pavement. Oil debris was sent to NEWSMW, LLC's Old Town Landfill for disposal.

No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-604-2006*
Chris Benedetto, Home Depot day manager, called and left a message with the front desk. He was reporting that ? quart of oil was spilled at his store in Bangor. He said it had been cleaned up. I tried to contact him for more details but was unable to reach him. Since the spill was of such a minor detail, no further effort was extended.
P-248-2006*The homeowner purchased this property with the intent to renovate.  When activity began in the early spring he requested of a contractor that they pump out the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  A contractor did this, but while there they noticed oil floating on a puddle in the crawlspace.  Over the winter, ice had compromised the copper line discharging approximately two gallons of heating oil to the ice/water surrounding it.  Remediation included absorbing the oil floating on the puddle then chipping the line out of the remaining ice and draining it.  There was no soil impact or any other concerns.
B-630-2006*On 10/11/06, I received report of a 15 gallon 6-oil spill at the fueling rack at the Sprague Terminal in Searsport.  At approximately 0406, human error caused an overfill which resulted in approximately 5 gallons of product to hit the ground.  The rest of the overfilled product remained in the spill box and was recovered.

The driver notified his dispatcher of the mishap and then hired Clean Harbors to perform the clean up.  Clean Harbors recovered approximately 3.5 drums of sand and speedy dry that Sprague employees used to contain the spilled product.

The trucking company's dispatcher attempted to notify the DEP shortly after the spill but was not able to connect on the "800" line for spill reporting.  They gave up and waited until our office opened and reported at that time.


I-238-2006*At sometime between 11:00 and 11:30 hours on September 23, 2006, a Maine National Guard convoy was headed north on US HWY 95.  At mile maker 298, a universal joint on the drive shaft of a transport vehicle broke causing the drive shaft to rupture both the engine oil pan and transmission oil pan.  This caused the release of approximately 37 quarts of engine oil and transmission fluid to spill onto the travel lane, breakdown lane and gravel shoulder.  The majority of the fluids were leaked onto the gravel shoulder.   I placed a call to a contractor in Houlton, Jerry Dickison, who was able to go to the site immediately and assist with the cleanup.  Jerry and his workers placed some absorbent pads under the truck and hand excavated approximately 1.16 tons of contaminated soil from the road shoulder.  The contaminated soil and pads were hauled to the Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield for disposal. No further action required at this time.
P-1070-2005*December 23, 2005, report from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) of a small discharge of transmission fluid from a vehicle to the Building 31 parking lot.  PNSY cleaned-up the discharge with sorbent material.

S G Brezinski
I-237-2006*Sometime between 10:00 and 10:45 hours on September 23, 2006, a hydraulic hose broke on a piece of heavy machinery at the Huber Engineered Woods log yard in Easton.  This caused the release of approximately 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid to spill onto the ground.  A vacuum truck was on-site for other work at the facility, so it was immediately available to suck up the oil.  The oil was bulked with wood chips for disposal and the vacuum truck was also used to clean up associated contaminated soils.  All materials were disposed at the Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield.
P-73-2006*	1/29/06: an Auburn, Maine marksman apparently thought that coyote or fox climbed trees, as this transformer was found to have had bullet holes that were not present when it was installed.  Oiled snow & brush were cleaned up by CMP.  The hunter/shooter was apparently too embarrassed to leave his name and goes unidentified, leaving clean-up expenses to CMP.
B-627-2006*On 10/9/06, at 2030, I received a call from my brother, Walter Shannon, his son's pick up truck's gas tank had a leak in their gravel driveway.  The cause of the leak was a corrosion hole in the gas tank.  The leak was stopped and tank scheduled to be replaced.  It is unknown how much gas leaked onto the gravel drive.  Spill footprint was approximately 3.5 feet by 2 feet.  I estimate approximately one gallon.

The next morning, my brother and I dug up approximately 1.5 yards of contaminated soil from the driveway and bagged for disposal.  He has disposed of the contaminated soil at Pine Tree Landfill.  His well is approximately 40 feet away, slightly up gradient.  Due to the fact that he noticed it before a sizeable amount spilled and we removed all of the contamination, the well should be a non issue.
B-622-2006*On 10/6/06, 1450 hours, I received report of a two gallon spill of #2 oil in the basement of Skeeter's Redemption Center in Old Town.  The cause was a cracked nipple on the bottom of the above ground storage tank.  Webber oil was called and responded by cleaning up the spilled product using absorbent pads.  Repairs were made to the tank and the absorbent pads were disposed of properly.

The owner, Mr. Ghiz was contacted and is pleased with the remediation effort and has no complaint of odor.
I-246-2006*Approximately one gallon of diesel fuel was spilled from unknown source onto the shop floor.  The product was cleaned up with absorbent pads and disposed of by the responsible party.  No further Response Services  action required at this time.
I-249-2006*A return line hose broke spilling 100 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The oil was removed by Allan's Drain Cleaning vacuum truck as disposed of at a landfill.  No further Response action required at this time.
B-616-2006*On 10/2/06, while in East Millinocket on another matter I was asked to provide the town of East Millinocket with a 30 day waiver for a tank removal.  The tank to be removed was a 1,000 gallon #2 oil tank located at the municipal building.  The tank was scheduled to be removed on 10/9/06.

I provided the waiver and the tank was removed, no contamination was discovered and the tank and associated piping was intact and all removed and disposed of properly.
I-250-2006*Approximately 1 quart of power steering fluid was spilled at McCain Foods in Easton by Maine Public Service (MPS).  The product was cleaned using absorbent material and disposed of by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
I-251-2006*Approximately 1/2 gal of hydraulic oil spilled due to mechanical failure.  The spill occurred on packed crusher dust which was removed by digging a 3 foot circle and 4 inches deep.  The materials were disposed of by the responsible party.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-629-2006*B-629-2006
10/05/2006 08:12

     An anonymous complainant called to report the existence of junk vehicles with possible oil spillage at the Woodard property at 11 Maple Street in Guilford.  Investigation of the property, located at a dead end side street in town, revealed three old race cars with some parts scattered around the residence.  No spillage was observed however.
B-615-2006*On 10/2/06, while in East Millinocket on another matter I was asked by the town manager to issue a 30 day waiver for an underground storage tank removal scheduled for removal on 10/9/06.  The tank was to be removed because it is out of compliance and DEP in Augusta wanted it removed as soon as possible.  John Dunlap of DEP in Augusta is aware of the situation.  I issued the waiver and the tank was removed without incident or contamination found.  The tank and associated piping was disposed of properly.
B-561-2006*On 9/3/06, I receive report of white foam on Little Narrows Pond in Lincoln.  The reporter believes it is somebody's washing machine.  I explained to her that there is nothing the MDEP can do, as it is a code enforcement issue, and I will contact the municipal Code Enforcement Officer on Monday.  The reporter informed me she had also contacted the fire department, and they were on their way.

Later that afternoon, I contacted the Fire Department and was informed the white foam was just "sea foam" on the pond.

On Monday, I contacted the Code Enforcement Officer, as I had told the reporter I would do.  The Code Enforcement Officer's mother lives on Little Narrows Pond, and he was there that day and saw the "sea foam" for himself.  He knows the area and believes that all of the systems are to code there, but he will check.
B-568-2006*On 9/6/06, I received report of a small gasoline spill from a car at 73 Hammond street.  The city of Bangor waste water treatment plant reported the spill because the gas drained into the sewer system and then to the waste water treatment plant.  No recovery possible.
A-553-2006* An anonymous caller reported that several drums of oil were stored or abandoned at the Montgomery Oil "Bulk Plant".  This bulk plant isn't really a bulk plant. The owner, Russel Montgomery, uses a registered tank truck as the bulk storage unit and connects a 6 or 8 inch hose to the loading rack. This system uses gravity to deliver the fuel to the loading rack. In my belief, this is an illegal practice.  The storage of oil must have a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plan and no one will sign off on such a system.

I have been involved with Montgomery Oil in a recent case, A-475-2006, and was aware of the 4 or 5 drums at his facility. Ted Scharf of the Oil Enforcement Unit is also aware of these drums and requested that they be removed or pumped out by an Environmental cleanup company. Ted requested this action when he made a site visit to the Montgomery Bulk Plant to inquire about the SPCC plan of which there isn't one.

I followed up on the anonymous complaint with a call to Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors replied that they would call me after the waste oils had been pumped out. Clean Harbors did call me at a later date, after they pumped the waste oil from the drums.

The anonymous caller called back to report that there were drums of oil that may leaking into the ocean at Montgomery Oil. On 10-10-2006 Dan Davis of this office checked into this site and found that the drums were indeed empty. No further action will be required by Response.
B-315-2006*B-315-2006
06/02/2006 13:30

     Jim Davis of the Maine Warden Service called to report a spill of diesel fuel from a log truck on the Roberts Road in Soldiertown Township.  It was stated that the driver hit a piece of debris on the gravel road damaging the cross feed to the saddle tanks.  Investigation showed that the fuel created a thin strip of staining that covered over a mile of roadway.  Temporary repairs to the damage were being made at my arrival.  Approximately 3 gallons of fuel were recovered at the site.  The remainder along the road was unrecoverable.
B-520-2006*B-520-2006
08/15/2006 09:00

     Joe Harrison of the Greenville Fire Department called to report a small spill of gasoline at the boat launch at Lily Bay State Park off the Lily Bay Road in Lily Bay Township.  It was stated that during the evening, a drunk, belligerent subject knocked over a 5 gallon container of gasoline on his pontoon boat spilling some into the water.  Investigation following the report the next day, revealed only trace amounts of sheen.  It appeared that most of the fuel evaporated.  The sorbent boom surrounding the affected area was dried by the Park and stored for re-use.

A-556-2006*On 9/29/2006, Sue Pare of Hammond Lumber in Belgrade reported an oil spill. The two quart spill of waste motor oil was the result of a defective oil filter on a forklift. Hammond Lumber employees cleaned up the spill with sawdust. No site visit was made no further Response action is expected.
A-571-2006*On 10/06/2006, Dwight Doughty reported an oil sheen in Winslow. The sheen was discovered during a large culvert replacement for an influent stream to Pattee Pond. I made a site visit to investigate, and discovered that what the workers were seeing was a sheen caused by iron bacteria. No further Response action is expected.
B-634-2006*On 10/12/06, I received report of a 1.3 gallon spill of herbicide at Home Depot in Bangor.  Upon visiting the store, I discovered that they did not know what was spilled.  After much investigation, time, and phone calls they discovered that it was Spectracide weed killer.  They had stored the sorbent in a haz-stor bucket, but had not labeled, MSDS, or packaging in or on the waste container.  I suggested some revisions to their procedures and confirmed that the waste would be disposed of properly.
B-519-2006*B-519-2006
08/19/2006 02:17

     Joe Pelletier of the Carmel Fire Department called to report a fire in an out building to a residence on Novelty Drive in Carmel.  It was stated there was some concern that boat building materials and oil from a tank may have been spilled.  An investigation at daylight revealed that all the paint cans and possible solvents were consumed in the fire.  The oil storage tank to the building had been ruptured from the heat.  It was unknown how much fuel was present in the tank.  It appeared that all of it was consumed in the inferno.  No further action was taken.
B-518-2006*B-530-2006
08/18/2006 14:10

     The Franklin Fire Department called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid from a suspected utility truck at the intersection of Routes 180 and 200 in Franklin.  It was stated that vehicles were slipping through the intersection.  On arrival, it was observed that DOT personnel had already spread sand on the affected area.  No water resources were nearby.  The oil quickly entrained itself into the hot pavement over the course of a couple days.  No further action was taken.
I-252-2006*10/06/06 21:30 hours, Received a call from the State Police regarding a spill in a basement in residential dwelling in Crouseville related to an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  State Police gave me the name of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) representative on the scene.   Called Todd Simpson of MPG and Todd stated that spill occurred at the home of Lucille Larson in Crouseville.  Apparently the nut holding the fuel line to the filter canister was loose and weeping oil.  Approximately a quart was spilled before it was discovered.  MPG service technicians fixed the loose nut and placed speedi-dry down to soak up the oil.  Speedi-dry was swept up and placed in a bucket for proper disposal.  Todd stated that the AST itself appeared to be in good shape and not leaking.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-247-2006*Approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil spilled at Maine Department of Transportation's (MDOT's) 159 Bangor Street facility in Houlton.  Spill pads were used for clean-up and disposed of by the MDOT.  No further action required by Response Services at this time.
I-248-2006*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled on US Route 2 in Crystal.  Absorbent pads were used for clean-up along with minimal excavation and disposed of by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
B-633-2006*On 10/11/06, 1605 hours, Ian Spencer of Verso in Bucksport reported a 25 gallon release of hydraulic oil from a paper machine.  A seal had blown on the systems tank.  The product quickly found its way to the process sewer, which flows at a rate of millions of gallons per day.  Because of the volume ratios, the oil was visible only as a sheen, and therefore not recoverable.  The fate of oil in these cases is that it becomes absorbed to the fiber in the stream, which becomes sludge and ends up in a permitted landfill.
A-578-2006*On 10/12/2006, Fire Chief Shawn Ramage of the Chelsea Fire Dept. reported an oil spill. The kerosene spill at the Carver residence was the result of vandalism to the oil supply line on an outside oil storage tank. Fire Dept. personnel stopped the leak and spread sorbent pads to collect the spilled product.

On 10/16/2006 Environmental Projects was hired to remove contaminated soil from the property. A total of 67.09 tons of contaminated soil was removed. Clean up goals could not be met due to oil migrating under the cement slab of the home. It was decided that to keep the oil from traveling further, a cement slab would be poured above the contaminated area to keep surface water away from the contaminated soil. Due to the close proximity to the Hallowell public water supply, the case has been referred to Pat Seaward, DEP technical services division for further review.

Tank owner Carver shares well on site with brother who has home next door.  Neighborhood wells are sampled by Pat Seaward.
P-395-2006*Sprague was amidst an upgrade process that included the installation of new boilers and their associated above ground tanks and piping.  The boilers were finished and operational first so a system was devised by Sprague personnel to maintain their operation while awaiting the completion of the tanks and piping.  A 500 gallon skid tank was utilized as a supply tank to feed the boilers though they require a much greater quantity of fuel.  Cognizant of the demand requirements, the skid tank was direct fed via hose and ball valve from the 275 gallon AST that supplied the furnace in the adjacent building.  That AST was direct fed via pipeline and ball valve from the 70,000 gallon AST in the farm.
Sometime during the evening/early morning hours, Sprague personnel made a product transfer and either left a valve open or ajar, overfilling the skid tank by approximately 2,000 gallons.  Product ran along the dike wall quickly filling up the small depression between it and the rear of the boiler building.  A fortunate occurrence, though otherwise inappropriate, was that the dike drain was left open allowing for product to travel into the dike and traverse the small pond that had developed from recent rains.  Initial response actions were to apply sorbents and initiate a skimming operation via vacuum truck.  Due to the presence of the water inside the dike and the manner in which product reacted to it, the majority of spilled product was collected and the majority of the land inside the dike remained clean  The only area deemed saturated and necessary to remove was at the outfall (former inlet) of the dike drain.  Otherwise, an excavation ensued to remove the saturated soil along an approximate 75 ft. section outside the dike wall and including around the former location of the skid tank.  The trench was left open and free product collection via sorbent material continued until it retarded and then perimeter of trench was reamed and subsequently deemed clean enough to backfill.
B-530-2006*B-530-2006
08/22/2006 14:10

     Ken Gallant of Verso Paper in Bucksport called to report a spill of lube oil at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 200 gallons leaked from their #5 paper machine when a line failed.  The oil, which was confined to an interior surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and burned in their boiler.
B-218-2006*B-218-2006
04/17/2006 10:31

     Cleve Leckey of this office received a call from the Howland Town Office with information concerning a spill of kerosene at Powell's Trailer Park on Water Street.  It was stated that the trailer in question had been recently abandoned.  It was assumed that the spillage may have been related to the former tenants removing fuel from the tank.  Investigation revealed a small amount of dead grass with little spillage.  Since the site is served by a public water supply no further action was taken.
B-580-2006*Mr. Bechtold called to report that a Park tractor had blown a hose while mowing the Cadillac Mountain Road. He estimated that it was less than three gallons. His internal response crew went to the site and used sorbents to collect the oil. He estimated a recovery of 90%. He also told me that they had used a product called ?Green Stuff? (a cellulose type of absorbent) and was pleased with its effect. See the Park's spill report for more details.


B-283-2006*Mr. Schwarm called for Irving Oil Corp. to report an oil spill at the Baileyville Big Stop. It seems that during the fueling of a tractor trailer rig, the attendant laid a hose nozzle on the ground and started fueling the opposite saddle tank. The first nozzle was not shut off completely and it is estimated that about 4 gallons leaked onto the pavement. Unfortunately there was a heavy rain at the time and no real amount was recovered. While sorbent pads were put down, the oil was too dispersed to be absorbed. This fueling area drains to a heavily wooded section behind the station and surface water eventually enters the St. Croix River about a ? mile away. No further action is expected.
P-622-2006*
	Wednesday, 8/2/06; while en route from Berwick I briefly visited this retail, motor fuels UST facility when I noted facility install and upgrade work.  The station formerly was a repair garage and has been converted to a C-store.  The new tank was in and piped and the area re-paved, Certified Tank Installer, Arthur Grant of Portland Pump Co. was on-site.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential and commercial.  I am not aware of prohibited discharges noted during the new tank install.  I noted no obvious oil spills.  I was informed that the owner, Soggy Dollar LLC is associated with H A Mapes Company.

S G Brezinski
B-191-2006*B-191-2006
04/11/2006 19:20

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway called to report a derailment that had just occurred at the Route 202 crossing in Hampden.  A tractor trailer reportedly went through the crossing signal contacting the train.  The engine and associated 4 cars derailed into a small wetland.  One of the cars contained approximately 28,000 gallons of diesel fuel.  The locomotive contained 5,000 gallons in it's fuel tank.  An on site investigation showed neither tanks had suffered a discharge.  The remainder of the evening was spent pumping the fuel into Dead River Oil tank trucks.  The locomotive and cars were eventually righted on the tracks in a several day process.
P-724-2006*Received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. regarding an issue with an asphalt sealant being washed into Long Lake at the Griffith's property, 46 Kansas Shore Road, Bridgton, ME.  Earlier in the day a contractor had sealed the driveway, but heavy rains washed the sealant into the lake before it had an opportunity to dry.  Fortunately, a concerned neighbor witnessed the situation and constructed a dirt berm to slow the flow, until the fire dept. arrived.  The fire dept stated that sorbents were not absorbing much and most of the sealant had collected in a drainage system.   I informed the fire dept that I would check on the situation the following day in day light.

When I arrived on-site the following day, the neighbor showed me the situation.  Nothing was observed in the water.  The neighbor and his son assisted me in removing the berm and collecting sorbents.  We also removed sealant from the drainage system where most of it had collected.  The soil was spread adjacent to the driveway.  Some sorbents were left at the end of the outfall, which the neighbor said he would check on and take care of.
B-195-2006*B-195-2006
04/14/2006 20:09

     Eric Hafford of the Home Depot store in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of muriatic acid floor cleaner at their facilty.  It was stated that about a gallon leaked from a container when it fell to the floor.  The material was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and held for disposal by Home Depot.
P-600-2006*
SUMMARY
	7/19/06: granted a waiver of 30-day notification for abandonment-by-removal of previously unknown, non-compliant, out-of-service 8000-gal. #6-oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) [T-2].  The area is dense urban commercial and residential, on municipal water & sewer.  The site is the former Peter Pan Cleaners which was registered to have operated a 1000-gal. #2 oil UST [T-1] removed in 1992.
	Mon. 7/24/06: S. Brezinski onsite with CAB Services excavating the UST; Clean Harbors vacuuming out water & black oil (approximately 650 gallons of #6 oil was removed); Stone Hill Environmental, Inc. (Stone Hill) on site for required CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  Corrosion holes were confirmed which was why the tanks were filled with groundwater.  Nine inches of old, black oil remained, complicating the abandonment, so the tank had to be cleaned first and removed another day.  Heater coils were still present.  The oil discharge appeared old [>10 years].
	7/27/05: UST cleaned out and removed.  Numerous corrosion holes are mentioned in Stone Hill's CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Oil impacted soils were not removed at the time.
	In addition to the #6 oil contamination outside the tank there was found dry-cleaning solvent contamination.  The owner and Stone Hill applied for DEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) clearance and were working out clean-up requirements with DEP's Nick Hodgkins and Tracy Weston.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The site worked out to an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal for oil discharges though the Clean-Up Decision Tree does not apply to heavy oil contamination nor to chemical [haz. mat.] discharges, such as dry cleaning solvents.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	As of 10/12/06 no contaminated soil has been removed.  DEP issued a virgin-oil contaminated soil disposal letter for 30 yards to Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) though this has not been used at this time because of the additional solvent contamination from the dry-cleaning operations.  I recommend a prompt remediation as #6-oil has been found to move in unexpected directions and can cause serious impacts.
2.	Managing the TCE contamination is beyond the scope of DEP Response Division.  See the records of the Ms. Tracy Weston of the DEP Remediation Division, and the report of Stone Hill for remediation and site closure information.
3.	Plans are to raze the old dry cleaner building so that a new one can be built behind off of Dame St.  See reports attachments and the records of DEP VRAP unit for further details and resolution.	
4.	I understand that Maine UST Fund coverage is not applicable as this oil facility is out of compliance.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
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B-272-2006*Mr. Barrett called to report his concern that reclaimed asphalt that had been used to stabilize a slope on Cove Way, a dirt road, was causing a sheen to occur on Branch Lake. This material is the old road asphalt that has been ground up and was placed on the hill the prior fall. He said he had been seeing the petroleum like sheen for the past couple of weeks. I went to the site and met with Mr. Barrett. I saw no sheen, but he did point to a few black spots on the shoreline as being part of the reported sheen. I could not identify the nature of the tiny spots and saw no sheen. It seems unlikely that material laid down a year and a half earlier would be a problem. I asked that he call me immediately if he saw it again. As of 10-13-06, he has not called.

B-290-2006*B-290-2006
05/23/2006 13:46

      John Higgins of Arthur York Logging in Medway called to report a diesel spill in T4 Indian Purchase at the intersection of Fire Road 15 and the Elbow Road.  It was reported that their logging truck creased a saddle tank while making a sharp turn.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled in the process.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  Approximately 5 gallons was collected in a pail and disposed of in waste oil burner.  Residual fuel on the gravel road was raked out for aeration.  No water resources were reportedly involved.
I-221-2006*08/30/06 at approx 09:35 hours, Received a call from Bert Levesque from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) regarding one of their fuel delivery trucks had rolled off the road and was resting on its side on the bank of the Meduxnekeag River just off of Elm Street in Houlton.  I called Houlton Fire to get an update on the accident.  Chief Cone stated that the fuel truck was full according to the driver, Dennis Suitor.  Mr. Suitor stated that he had gone into a customer's house at 58 Elm Street.  He had parked his truck in front of the driveway and gone to check the oil tank to ok it for delivery.  Mr. Suitor stated that he set the parking brake, but did not place wheel chocks down.  Mr. Suitor came out of the house a few minutes later and the truck was gone.  Mr. Suitor thought someone had stolen the truck and since Elm Street is a dead end street, Mr. Suitor went looking for tire tracks to see where the truck may have been turned around.  It was during this search that Mr. Suitor realized that his truck had rolled down the slight grade on Elm Street and gone off the road and rolled over onto the driver's side resting on several young sapling trees.  The fuel truck came to a precarious rest on its side, hung up in some young trees about 25 feet down below the road surface on the banks of the Meduxnekeag River.  Chief Cone stated that his crew had gone around the truck and could find no product leaking from any fuel compartments, the engine or side saddle tanks.  I told Chief Cone that  Frank Wezner and I were en route to and would be working with DOC crews to transfer fuel from the disabled fuel truck.

08/30/06 11:00 hours, Arrived on-scene and did size-up of roll-over.  Truck appeared to be cradled against several trees, firmly on its side and not leaking any product. This truck had two storage compartments: one containing 2,200 gallons of #2 heating fuel and the other approximately 650 gallons of kerosene.  DOC representative, Dave Frazier, had a spare fuel delivery truck brought to the scene and Bert Levesque (DOC) provided guidance on the best location to drill holes into each fuel compartment for off-loading.

08/30/06 11:30 to 12:30 hours, Drilled #2 fuel oil compartment and pumped off 2,200 gallons of #2 fuel oil into DOC's spare fuel truck.  Once the #2 was off-loaded DEP Response staff drilled and off-loaded the approx. 650 gallons of kerosene.  After the disabled truck's tank was empty, the truck was pulled back on it's wheels and towed back up onto the road.  After the truck was back up on the road, DEP staff assessed the scene to determine evidence of any product being spilled.  Amazingly there was no evidence of any petroleum product spilled.

Talked with Dave and Bert of DOC regarding site stabilization. They are planning on hiring a local contractor to repair any ruts to the bank and seed and mulch to prevent erosion.

09/06/06 Site visit to Elm St. rollover location.  Site has been graded, seeded and mulched with straw.    No further action is required at this time.


B-517-2006*B-517-2006
08/18/2006 15:20

     Stanley Warren of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small hydraulic oil spill on Route 15 in Sandwich Township.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked from a broken hose on a pavement crusher.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and incorporated in the future paving material.
B-513-2006*B-513-2006
08/17/2006 12:39

     Bill Chandler of the Maine Warden Service called to report discovering some oil spillage on top of rain water in a boat at the Black Frog Restaurant on Main Street in Greenville.  Investigation of the vessel revealed some spillage possibly associated with a steering problem.  Arrangements were made to remove the boat and have it cleaned out.  None of the fluid escaped to the lake.
B-554-2006*B-554-2006
08/30/2006 16:01

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Donald Cochrane at 323 Essex Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 2 cups of oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor when a pin hole sized corrosion hole developed on the tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-550-2006*Eric Grenier of Dragon contacted this office to report a broken hydraulic hose and subsequent spill.  The incident occurred in the Raw Mill building when a loader hydraulic hose ruptured.  15 gallons was estimated spilled based on the re-fill volume of the hydraulic tank on the unit.  Oil spilled to gravel and concrete surface and was cleaned with sorbent material.  No site visit was made. No further Response action expected.
B-102-2006*B-102-2006
02/23/2006 15:17

     C.N. Brown Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Brewer Public Safety Building on South Main Street.  It was stated that approximately 1 quart of fuel leaked out the tank vent to the outside paved surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
A-555-2006*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this transfer station/former landfill.  The spill was confined to pavement and was reportedly completely recovered.  No site visit was made by Department personnel. No further Response action expected.
A-558-2006* Verso Paper reported a two gallon hydraulic oil spill at their facility in Jay, ME. The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose. Clean up was done by the Mill employees and no further action will be required.
A-563-2006*A suspected spill was reported due to a barn fire in West Gardiner. There were several vehicles, drums, fuel cans, propane bottles, paint cans, etc involved in the fire but I could see no evidence of a spill. The barn had a concrete slab floor with a concrete knee wall for most of it's perimeter. I would have expected to see some residue if there had been significant spillage in the area. No further action is expected.
I-125-2006*State police, Stan Jandreau, reported that a 2,000-gallon fuel tank for (refueling trucks) at job site with sawdust under tank and a 5 gallon bucket 3/4 full of leaking oil.  Stan wants to know if this is something that needs to be investigated.  Job area is at the mouth/entrance of Beaver Brook Rd. from the Rte. 11 side.  BCS trucking is the owner of the tank.

Site visit on 05/11/06.  Tank is actually an old home fuel delivery truck that is sitting in a woodyard being operated by McBreairty Jr. & Sons (tel# 834-3257 or 398-3232). The woodyard is located approximately 200 yards from the Rt. 11 entrance to the Beaver Brook Rd.  Spoke with an employee of McBreairty Jr. & Sons, Scott Campbell, who stated that the tanker truck had been in the yard area for most of the winter. The truck appears to have leak associated with the fuel unloading piping and most of the leaks/drips have been caught in a 5 gallon plastic bucket.  This bucket is approximately 3/4 full of diesel fuel.

Called McBreairty Jr. & Sons and got the tel# of BCS trucking, which is owned by Chirs Lozier out of St. Francis.  Tel # 834-2005 or 342-2005.  Called and left voice mail for Mr. Lozier that he will have to stop using the tanker truck as a refuleing facility as this is not permitted.  Requested he give me a call to make arrangement to meet and discuss the situation and any site clean-up needed.  Mr. Lozier returned my call and I told him requirements for tanks (skid tanks) that need to used at temporary refueling facility.  Mr. Lozier said he would make plans to move the truck in the next few days and clean-up any spillage from the dripping valves.

Week of 05/15/06 Frank Wezner did site visit follow-up to determine if tanker truck had been removed from woodyard.  The truck has been removed from the woodyard and no further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-662-2006*On 10/23/06, 1228 hours, we were notified of a 911 call from Doloris Blanchard regarding an AST that was spilling oil as a result of having been rammed by a car that had crashed into the garage AST.  Brewer Fire responded, and the call to us was meant as advisory.  However, before I got out the door, they called back requesting a response team.  I alerted Clean Harbors and went to the site.  On scene it became apparent that this was a job for a clean-up contractor.  Discussing the situation with Jason as soon as possible.   While I was on site, a cleaning company and builder came to do finish work on the clean-up, which consisted of replacing oiled wall board and possibly cleaning inside the dwelling where oil may have been tracked.  These contractors were hired by the insurance company (Patrons' Oxford).  The effort certainly was not with out merit because the odor levels inside the dwelling were too high to inhabit for more that a few hours initially.  Because of the quick clean-up, the levels went from 20 ppm to 3 ppm within a two hour period.  Had the levels stayed high longer fabric items would have had more time to absorb the odor.
I-262-2006*On 5-18-06, I observed the removal of a 5,000-gallon #2 fuel oil tank at the former P.K. Bailey facility in Caribou. The tank was removed with no problems and no contamination seen.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-263-2006*On 5-26-06, Dale White came to the DEP asking what to do about a property he inherited from Irene York, where he knew a tank had been removed several years ago but there was no notification done. I helped him fill in a 30-day notice of intent and registration. I requested that he have a test pit done in the tank area for me to look at. The test pit was done the following day, no contamination was seen. No further action required.
I-264-2006*On 5-8-06, Gandreau Valmond called this office to report that he had noticed that a logging operation on Irving Woodlands land had left two 5 gallon pails of waste oil on the side of the road, some had spilled over the top, staining the surrounding soil. I went to the area, found the pails, shoveled up the dirt and brought it back to DEP regional office for later disposal.
I-111-2006*On 4-26-06, the Van Buren Fire Dept. called to report that they were at the high school, venting a 200 lb. acetylene cylinder on the baseball field behind the school. Apparently the shop teacher noticed the valve on top leaking and called them. I told them to continue to allow it to vent. Cylinder was completely vented within an hour.  No further action required.
I-110-2006*On 4-26-06, I observed the removal of a 550-gallon gasoline tank at the residence of Mike Bishop, after giving a waiver of the 3-day notice requirement. The tank was removed with no problem and no contamination observed.  No further action is required.
I-112-2006*On 4-25-06, Craig Morneault of Daigle Oil called to report that one of their customers reported a small spill as the result of a broken nipple at the filter of their fuel tank. The person wanted to clean it up themselves. No action was by the DEP taken.
I-265-2006*10/27/06 08:00 hours, As I was parking the truck at DEP regional office, Gary Willette, a trackman for Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad, came running across the street from the rail siding adjacent to Maine Potato Growers' grain silo.  Apparently as he was working on replacing and repairing track joint sections and the hydraulic power pack on the back of his rail mounted pick-up blew its hydraulic hose and spewed hydraulic oil over a 15 to 20 foot section of ground on the rail bed.  Gary requested assistance with cleaning up the spill.  Brought over a bale of sorbent pads and several poly bags and a shovel.  Soaked up the spilled oil on the rail bed and dug up any contaminated soils along the siding and gravel rail bedding material.  Estimated spilled oil was about 1.5 gallons based upon the storage tank of the hydraulic power pack on the back of Gary's pick-up.  Spill clean-up resulted in approximately 4 bags of oily soaked debris (sorbent pads, gravel and soil)  Gave Gary a oily debris letter for disposal of the bags at the landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-584-2006*Tom Thompson from F.W. Webb company, Lewiston contacted DEP to report a spill of antifreeze/coolant (ethylene glycol/water) from one of their fleet vehicles.  The truck was making a delivery to Farmington when the freeze plug cracked allowing the coolant to discharge to the roadway.  The driver smelled the steaming coolant as it encountered the hot exhaust on the truck.  He stopped and the remaining coolant drained to the ground and into a catch basin at 180 Front Street, the location of Karkos Heating Co.  No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made. No further Response action expected.
A-587-2006*While driving past a service station I smelled strong diesel odors so pulled in to have a look.  It appeared that someone had spilled several gallons of fuel at the diesel dispensing pump; this had been spread by rain that was currently falling across pavement to a small stream at the edge of the property.  I notified the facility manager (Smith) and we used sorbents to collect what had spilled; Mr. Smith agreed to renew sorbents as needed.  There is a drilled well that serves the facility but it is not considered threatened by this event. No further Response action expected.
A-588-2006*Eric Riner of Dragon Products contacted this office to report a lube oil spill in the oil storage room at Dragon.  Eric was unsure what had caused the spill, however, a container of Castrol Alfa Syn T220 was damaged and leaked an estimated 15 gallons to the concrete floor.  No oil escaped to the soil.  The spilled oil was reportedly collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made. No further Response action expected.
A-591-2006*On October 20, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 8 ounces of Boiler Heating System Cleaner was discharged within the Home Depot.  Home Depot personnel cleaned up, containerized, and placed the materials in hazardous materials storage for disposal.  No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
A-594-2006*DEP received a report that engine oil spilled at this paved parking lot when a delivery truck crankcase rusted through.  The incident occurred the previous day but was not discovered until recent rain floated the oil onto a large puddle at a low section of the lot.  DEP staff collected oil using sorbents. No further Response action expected.
A-599-2006*On October 22, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil (tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls) was released when a pole broke.  The oil impacted a driveway area.  Sorbents and excavation of contaminated gravel were used to remediate the spill.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Spill Report for additional information.  No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
A-601-2006*An anonymous male caller reported an unknown green slick of chemical in the water that looked like antifreeze.  The site is off of Route 9/126 to the Bog Road.  The "slick" was reportedly near the boat launch.  The caller had been out fishing in the morning.  The caller also complained that an outhouse was floating earlier in the fall, and he theorized that this was the chemical from the holding tank. I responded and found typical pond weed/algae.  No slick, oil, or chemicals were in evidence.  I spoke with Wendy Dennis from Cobbossee Watershed District.  They have had a number of complaints on water quality from Horseshoe Pond this year, but these were mostly related to the Beale farm and runoff of nutrient rich manure leachate.
A-604-2006*An oil delivery "peddler" truck bottomed out on uneven pavement and broke a power take off pump which leaked a small amount of oil to the pavement. Webber staff cleaned up the mess with pads. I visited the site and found that a successful cleanup had been done. No further action expected.
I-266-2006*A broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck broke causing 2-5 gals of oil to spill.  Cleaned up using rags and speedy dry.  Oily debris brought back to shop for storage in barrel until enough accumulated to dispose of with oily debris letter at Presque Isle landfill. No further action is required at this time.
P-879-2005*Received a call from Dan Davis regarding a vessel that was discharging oil into Sebago Lake.  The vessel appeared to have sunk and was sitting in front of 44 Safe Harbor Road, Sebago, ME.

I responded to the complaint and found that the vessel had indeed sank, but luckily was close enough to shore that boots were all that was required to remove the gasoline from the vessel.  A large sheen was visible in the harbor, but no recoverable oil.  After further investigation, it was determined that the fuel tanks still contained gasoline and it was escaping from the fuel vents.   A small amount of engine oil was observed floating around within the vessel.  The vessel was contained with sorbents until I removed the gasoline from the tanks, by hand pumping and collection with sorbents.

While I was on-site, several neighbors lent their input on the situation, and informed me that the vessel had been somewhat abandoned and was floating around within the harbor for sometime.   Supposable, several State agencies had been contacted regarding the situation.   Before I left the area, they asked if I could at least pull the vessel ashore, which I did with the assistance of my truck.

An attempt was made to located the owner of the vessel, but I had no success.  All I had was an expired New Jersey registration NJ2587FC.  The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission refused to give me any information unless a formal request was made, and then there was no guaranty that the information was correct, because the registration was expired .
B-273-2006*Ms. Krause called from the 3-E Company to report the spill of a quart of latex paint at the Bangor Home Depot store. This non-oil, non-hazardous chemical was cleaned up with sorbent material and stored in their haz waste storage area for later pickup by a licensed waste hauler.


B-18-2006*1.15.06, I responded to the entered spill location and observed a 200+ gallon K-1 home heating oil spill.  The oil leaked from a residential 275 gallon supply tank.  The oil migrated across two residential properties approximately 75 feet from the tank and was confined to a swale grass area.  The conditions were near or below freezing (32 degrees F) and the impact was to surface layers of soil and surface water and ice in the swale area.  Both properties, the Derouin's and the Carter's, suffered oil impact to landscaped lawns and fences.   The area is serviced by public water and sewer.  No risk to human health issues were observed and no indoor air quality concerns were present.

I hired Clean Harbors of Maine to conduct the initial removal of free phase oil.  The top most layers of the impacted lawn and swale areas were cleaned up with a vacuum truck and sorbents to recover oil and impacted snow and water.  The frozen ground restricted an efficient and cost effective removal.  Because no human health issues were present and the impacted area confined, I opted to wait until spring to complete the removal and expected restoration.   Dead River of Brewer responded and temporarily fixed the tank.  The ground under the filter end of the horizontal tank gave way in a sink hole fashion and the weight of the tank against a stable portion of the ground broke the filter housing and attached piping from the tank causing the leak.  I later learned that this area was once a frog pond and filled in for residential development.  Once the snow and winter conditions subsided it was evident by observing other structures, such as retention walls and decks, in the immediate surroundings that ground stabilization is an issue in this area.

In May of 2006 to September of 2006, removal of the contaminated layers and restoration of the area took place.  Mitchell's Landscaping was hired to remove the soil and restore the property.  The work proved challenging because the top layers of soil were primarily clay and periods of rain delayed continuous work.  Loam had to be brought in for back-fill material and the Carter property fence was replaced.  Finding a contractor and the proper grade of fence to complete the job adequately and completely lead to a cost effective chain link upgrade.  This upgrade was discussed and approved by Jim Cummings of BRWM.

A considerable amount of time and expense went into this project and I recommended that the home owners apply for the DEP tank replacement program.  They were accepted and a new tank was installed by Webber Oil of Bangor.  The home owners provided a stable slab for the recommended horizontal tank installed.  On October 10, 2006, I notified the impacted property owners of finalizing the project and no further concerns have been brought to my attention.


file/report

P-552-2006*On July 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of New Beginning paint stripper was discharged.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-561-2006*On July 11, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of fuel was discharged as a result of a malfunctioning fuel pump in a private vehicle.  The gasoline was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-279-2006*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was evident on a small stream at this property; the sheen was presumed associated with longstanding leaks at a diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Dead River Fish Hatchery garage.  Property managers agreed to excavate contaminated soil for disposal.  334.27 tons of soil were removed to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company over the next four days.  Excavations were halted within six feet of the edge of the stream; any remaining contamination is not considered likely to cause further problems.
   The area is remote with a caretakers residence (served by a single drilled well) 100+ feet away.  The subject property has been utilized as a fish hatchery for many years but also has wells that supply a bottled drinking water business (Poland Spring) located approximately 1/4 mile away.  Due to the sensitive nature of the site a referral was made for technical assistance; DEP geologist Pat Seaward was assigned.  I anticipate no further Response involvement.
B-533-2006*Mr. Wickett called to report that about ? cup of muriatic acid had leaked from its container at the Bangor Home Depot. The acid was recovered with the appropriate sorbent and stored in the store's haz waste storage locker.
B-534-2006*Mr. Krause called to report that the night crew had spilled a quart of purple degreaser in the store. It was cleaned up and the debris was put in the store's haz waste locker.
B-190-2006*B-190-2006
04/10/2006 18:00

     Mona Spear, Environmental Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on the Mason's Bay Road in Jonesport.  It was stated that approximately one quart of "non PCB" fluid spilled to the base of the pole when a bushing failed.  A small quantity of oily vegetation was removed in the clean up.  It may be noted that the customer did not want to remove any stained grass at the pole base.  It is not thought that that this residue will pose any risk to the home owner's well.
B-380-2006*B-380-2006
07/09/2006 17:15

     Wayne Newman, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric fluid from a transformer on the North Lagrange Road in Bradford.  It was stated that approximately one pint of fluid leaked to the ground when a tree branch damaged a bushing.  The affected vegetation was cleaned from the base of the pole and disposed of through Pine Tree Landfill.
P-171-2006*
	Thursday, 3/9/06: while in the area I briefly observed on-going tank testing operations by a Tanknology Inc. tank tester for Cumberland Farms, Inc.  The site is a retail, motor fuels UST facility at the corner of Mill St. & Pleasant St (Rt. 1), non-sensitive area on city water & sewer.  The tester reported no failings at that time.  I noted water in the tank top sumps, and water & gasoline in the spill buckets.  This water, and the gasoline spills appear unreported nor cleaned up by facility operators till that time.
	The tester later went on to test the Cook's Corner area Cumberland Farms Gulf, in Brunswick, as well.

S G Brezinski
A-156-2006* On 3-17-2006, the Fire Chief of the City of Augusta called this office to report that a poly, 55-gallon drum was found at the parking lot of the "Turnpike Mall." The Chief thought that the material was waste oil.
 I made a site visit and then called a coworker for assistance to lift the drum into the back of a Response truck. There was no spillage of oil at this site. The drum was brought back to the DEP warehouse where it was pumped out by Clean Harbors sometime later.
 No further action will be required.
P-730-2006*Received a call from Clean Harbors regarding a 300 gallon reclaimed oil discharge at the Sprague terminal, by Clean Harbors' storage tanks #8 & 9.  The discharge was from the top of a bulk trailer.

I met Clean Harbors on-site.  The discharge was the result of a faulty gasket on the dome cover, allowing oil to accumulate on top of the trailer within the containment.   The oil was released when the trailer started going up a hill inside the terminal.  The discharge was mostly confined to the pavement, although a small amount made its way onto soil.  Clean Harbors was in the process of cleaning the pavement with speedy-dry and the trailer with sorbents and would remove the soil after that was completed.  I checked on site the following day, and all that was left was a stain on the pavement.
B-579-2006*Mr. Krause called the California based 3-E Company to report that a car in the Bangor Home Depot parking lot had leaked some engine oil onto the pavement. He estimated that it totaled about a quart. It was cleaned up with sorbents that were then put in the store's haz waste locker for later pickup.
I-254-2006*10/17/2006 at 15:00 hours, Ashland Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) crew called to report a spill as a result of a broken hydraulic line on one of their dump trucks (#01-841).  Spill occurred at 14:30 hours and they are in the process of cleaning it up with sorbents and peat.

10/18/07  at 10:33 hours, Received fax spill report on the spillage of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil which happened yesterday afternoon as a result of a broken hose line on one of their trucks.  Spill occurred on Exchange St. (near the Funeral Home).  MDOT crew have spill  cleaned up using sorbent pads and peat.  8 gallons of spilled product was recovered and oil soaked sorbents/peat were bagged and taken back to MDOT Ashland garage and put in a container for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Service staff at this time.
B-543-2006*8/25/06 - I responded to an AST discharge at the entered location.  Due to some mix up in delivery information, A E Robinson delivered oil to the facility and an overfill occurred.  A E Robinson took responsibility for the spill and assisted in a limited soil removal.  I installed a Ram Fan on the basement stairs, evacuating the vapors out the front door into a screened porch area, because the occupants were complaining of odors and health effects associated with fuel oil exposure, nausea, and headaches.  I noticed some odors and PID readings in the basement and first floor living area were under 10 ppm.  The occupants sought oversight accommodations for several days.  The spill was limited, however oil did run down the side of the tank from the overfilled piping and impacted a dirt floor, which is up grade of only 15 feet of a drilled drinking water well situated in the basement with the tank.

The tank was out of code and it's support legs were severally rusted.  It appeared that the piping was holding the tank up, and in this condition, there was a serious threat to the well and human health, if another spill occurred.  I put in for and was approved for an AST replacement.  A E Robinson installed the new tank.  During the installation, I visited the site and with A E Robinson personnel hand dug  approximately one half cubic yard of soil.  No free phase product of saturated soils were encountered throughout the removal action.  We installed a vapor barrier and back filled the area for proper tank support.  An occupant of the house, Ms. Deerfox's son, inspected the basement with me and indicated that there were no longer odors of concern and that things had significantly improved.

I inquired with A E Robinson the disposition of soil that was removed from the site earlier.  I was advised that soil had been taken to their garage and spread.  I issued a Virgin Product letter for the additional one half cubic yard I had removed and advised that they include the additional soil that had been removed and spread previously, also about one half a cubic yard.  No soil was disposed under the Virgin Product letter at a licensed facility.  I advised A E Robinson that this was the last time soil would be spread without meeting proper notification and newly established guidelines.  I explained the current changes for soil spreading that will be required in the future.  Because the soil was not saturated, limited in amount, and I felt that no threat to the environment or human health existed as a result, I did not make an enforcement referral for the improperly disposed soil.


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P-733-2006*I was contacted by the Sanford Police Department.  They reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Route 109 near Cyro Industries and that some gasoline and antifreeze was spilled on the pavement.  The Sanford Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-735-2006*I was contacted by GZA GeoEnvironmental, who was an environmental subcontractor for the Maine Turnpike Authority.  They reported that a military vehicle had broken down and leaked motor oil onto the road.  The Turnpike Authority used sorbent pads to clean up the oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-736-2006*Webber Energy called to report an overfill of #2 fuel oil. There was contamination to the side of house as well as in mulched area of landscaping on the side of house.  A Webber representative was on-site and I talked with him about the clean up requirements, which were dealing with the contaminated mulch and cleaning th siding.  Webber agreed to conduct necessary clean up.  I instructed homeowner to contact me if he was unhappy with results.

No phone call was received, and a follow up visit confirmed adequate clean up.
P-743-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-655-2006*On 10/18/06, 0930 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their Brooksville substation.  The spill landed on pavement and was recovered with pads and speedy dry.  It came from a broken fitting on a digger truck.
P-749-2006*During a building inspection, discoloration of surface water in the basement of a garage/storage facility was thought to be a discharge associated with the aboveground storage tank in the same location.  A site visit determined that the material was organic.
P-752-2006*The Kenebunkport Fire Department reported that a drum had washed up on the beach.  Chris Estes was dispatched to retrieve the drum, which was consolidated and properly disposed of with other like substances recovered by DEP.
P-753-2006*SUMMARY
	9/18/06: While overseeing the abandonment-by-removal of the gasoline Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility at the Lisa's Exxon in Bath, Maine (see P-746-06), a former gas station across Centre Street came to our attention as a potential source for oil contamination at Lisa's Exxon site.  The former Steego Autoparts is a one-story building located at 798 Washington Street. The building is now used as an office and art center, and it is downgradient and next to the Chocolate Church.  A consultant performing a Phase-1 assessment of Bath Iron Works' (BIW's) Connelly Building told us that this building used to be an UST facility.
	On site, I noted that there was no evidence of remaining USTs or ancillary equipment: vent pipes, fill pipes, dispenser islands.  The site appears to be upgradient of Lisa's Exxon and may have contributed to the gross contamination at 750 Washington (Lisa's Exxon), though I feel that this is unlikely.  See P-746-06 for further information.

S.G. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-758-2006*Please see attached.
P-759-2006*A container of sodium hypochlorite ("Drano") became compromised, and it discharged its contents to the cement floor below.  Product was absorbed with sawdust then packaged and stored appropriately for bulk disposal.
P-760-2006*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of antifreeze to the roadway on the Maine Turnpike in Wells.  No response action was necessary.
I-152-2006*05/31/06 06:35 hours, A self loader pulp truck driven by Greg Ryan had pulled into the breakdown lane at mile 259 southbound on I-95 due to mechanical problems.  A Hannaford Trucking Co. owned 18-wheeler truck, driven by Clyde Johnson, was heading southbound and drifted into the breakdown lane and rear-ended the self-loader pulp truck.  The Hannaford truck rode up onto the bed of the pulp truck (which was empty) and then returned to the roadway.  The Hannaford truck (a box cargo type) then jackknifed and skidded for a distance before coming to rest straddling the passing and median lanes.  This information was gleaned from Accident Reports records  (#SPE2006-035902).  The State Police responded and closed off this southbound section of I-95 until the accident investigation and clean-up could  be completed.  No calls were made by the Trooper on-scene, Trevor Snow, to either the NMRO or EMRO DEP Oil Spill Response Services Staff.  On 6/08/06, Responder Lee Thomas was down in the Staceyville area on another spill investigation (I-145-2006) and visited the site to determine if any clean-up actions were warranted.  There appeared to have been 5 to 10 gallons of oil (either motor oil or hydraulic fluid) and probably some lesser amounts of diesel fuel that had spilled and stained the median lane and flowed a short distance down the grassed bank adjacent to the median lane.  Most of the spilled product had evaporated and the little amount of oil in the grass embankment adjacent to the median lane did not warrant any recovery effort.  Not having been notified of this accident when it occurred limits DEP Response staff full knowledge of the extent and characteristics of the spill.  At this time there is no further action warranted by Response Services Staff.
P-766-2006*Please see attached.
P-769-2006*
	Sat. 9/30/06: DEP received notification thru Maine State Police dispatchers of an estimated 10-gal. discharge of gasoline to the paved area.  No spillage reached drains or soil.  Responded to be Wells Fire Dept.  DEP could not respond at the time.

S G Brezinski
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P-771-2006*As a delivery driver was removing the hose from the scully, the fill pipe 'burped' approximately 0.5 gallons of #2 heating oil the the pavement below.  Product was picked up with speedy dry and pads.
B-654-2006*On 10/09/06, 1458 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil to the gravel surface of their storage facility in Lincoln from a BHE vehicle.  It produced a 3' X 3' area stain, which became half a drum of oiled gravel that went to Pine Tree Landfill.
B-649-2006*On 10/17/06, 2115 hours, Heidi Prescott of Home Depot reported a one quart spill of Rustoleum paint.  This material would have a flammability hazard.  They applied sorbent to the spill and stored the material properly contained in their Haz-Stor area.  3E Company in California directs Home Depot as to the proper way to dispose of their spills.

I-153-2006*06/07/06 Received a call from Maine Potato Grower, Inc (MPG) Petroleum Dept regarding an oil spill at the home of Mr. Turner at 55 Tabor Road in Washburn.  MPG oil technicians were at the scene at this time, putting down sorbent pads and speedy dri and repairing the leaking fitting on the oil filter of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in Mr. Turner's basement.  DEP Responder Thomas arrived at 13:15 hours and brought additional speedy dry.  The windows to the basement had been opened to vent the odors which were minimal and confined to the basement.  Mr. Turner estimated that the oil tank was installed in the 1960s.   The leak was a result of  a loose compression fitting leading from the oil tanks filter to the line feeding the furnace.  The tank's integrity was ok; however, given the age of the tank DEP staff and MPG both advised Mr. Turner to strongly consider installing a new oil tank.  Mr. Turner thought that he would do this later in the summer.

06/09/06 Re-visited Mr. Turner's home to check on any residual odors and to see if everything was ok with spill area.  There was very little oil odors in the basement and the stain in the floor was hardly visible.  Mr. Turner said that he didn't smell oil odors in the upstairs of his home and he was planning on closing the windows to the basement in the next day or two.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-777-2006*On October 7, 2006, DEP received notification of a potential oil sheen on Thomas Pond in Raymond.   In a small cove of Thomas Pond there appeared to be cloudy water, oil you ask?  No.  The water column was inundated with Leptodora, common name - Giant Water Flea.  A water sample was taken and it confirmed the assessment that the issue in the water was not caused by oil.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-779-2006*The fuel line on a dumptruck became compromised and discharged approximately two gallons of diesel fuel to the roadway before it could be stopped.  Product was picked up with speedy dry.
P-780-2006*I was contacted by Pike Industries.  They reported that a loader at their North Windham pit had blown a hydraulic hose, releasing several gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  They excavated all of the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving & Recycling Company.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-785-2006*A dripping valve caused the discharge of less than 0.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the gravel below the loading arm.   The valve was fixed, and a five gallon bucket worth of contaminated soil was removed by shovel.  Kaler Oil is undertaking a large excavation under the oversight of our Technical Services division, so the soil will be disposed of with that project.
P-789-2006*Central Maine Power (CMP) called to report a failed transformer on pole #3 Mill Street Exchange, Topsham. The unit was initially reported as untagged but analytical reported back <2 parts per million poly-chlorinated biphenyls (see attached report).

No visible oil stains on the ground were observed, only a sheen on the brush beneath the transformer. These were removed and transported for disposal by CMP NASC (North Augusta Service Center) staff.

No additional work is deemed necessary, DEP Response plans no further actions here based on visual inspection and removal completed by CMP.
P-795-2006*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), who reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident at Mile Marker 86 Northbound in Sabattus.  The accident resulted in the release of a small amount of antifreeze that the MTA cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-32-2006*DEP received a call from Roxbury Fire Dept. referencing a spill of diesel fuel off Garland Pond Road.  The volume spilled was unclear, however a small unnamed tributary to Garland Brook was impacted.  I responded to the site.  A timber harvesting operation was ongoing near this site which is located 0.2 mile beyond the Pressey Cemetery on the left.   Francis Carrier, a driver for Timber Express, was hauling a trailer mounted skid tank with off road diesel up a steep woods road when the hitch became disconnected and the trailer rolled back down the hill and impacted a tree a couple of feet away from the brook.  The person who connected the trailer neglected to attach the safety chains.  The impact forced diesel to spray out the vent onto vegetation and into the brook.  The ground was frozen and in places the stream was as well.  I interviewed the assembled people at the crash site.  The skid tank had been hauled back up the hill to the wood yard.  It was fortunate the whole tank didn't rupture. The spiller had used wood chips to sorb up spilled fuel.  Some boom was also placed in the brook.  Minor sheen was evident.  I walked down stream and checked out the eddies to see if any fuel had traveled downstream.  There was no evidence of oil downstream.

I then inspected the skid tank/trailer which measured 48"x 64" and estimated its capacity to be approximately 500 gallons.  There were 42" fuel in the tank which would be approx. 430 gallons.  Some fuel had been pumped into a skidder, however, it was not measured.  So, maximum fuel that left the tank was 70 gallons if it was full to the top. If I had to guess I would estimate 20 gallons may have been spilled and 50 gallons was pumped to the skidder.

I cleaned up the sorbent and the chips and loaded into my truck for disposal and departed.
P-799-2006*
	9/28/06: late morning notice regarding discharge to the pavement of used motor oil from a Central Maine Power (CMP) truck at the gas station and C-store location.  Response and clean-up by CMP.  A check later showed the spill to be cleaned satisfactorily.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-803-2006*
	On Thursday 10/12/06, I received notice form York County Dispatch regarding a small boat sunk in Little Ossipee Lake in the vicinity of 493 Sokokas trail (Route 5).  Waterboro Fire Department requested DEP response.  On-site, I met a York County Sheriff representative and an Inland Fisheries and Wildlife representative, but Waterboro Fire Department had left, and the 18-foot outboard boat was gone.  No sheen remained.  There were no further DEP actions.
P-805-2006*Bowdoin College (BC), Mark Fischer, BC environmental representative, called to report the discovery of an old out of service underground storage tank at a college property as it was being developed for new athletic fields.  The site was visited and conditions confirmed, a waiver for the tank removal issued.  Contractors were hired to perform excavation and removal activities (see attached BC report) for details.

Soils were tested and found to be within disposal parameters for acceptance at CPRC, Scarborough. After observing the field work and reviewing sample data, DEP Response planned no additional work.
P-808-2006*On Thursday 10/12/06, notice was made by Rob Somerville about a 1-gallon thermal oil overfill that resulted in a discharge to drip pans, asphalt, and track ballast (stone and gravel) from a heated tank car.  The discharge was cleaned up by Safe Handling.  No DEP response was requested or made at the time.
P-811-2006*
	Sun. 10/15/06: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified by The Sebago Fire Department thru Naples Dispatch and Maine State Police of a Fire Department response to a leak of hydraulic fluid form a dump truck belonging to A. T. Greene Tractor Services.  They reported that the truck was leaking down the road and pulled into the Four Seasons Restaurant.  The fire department reportedly responded, contained, and cleaned up the spill.  No DEP response was thought necessary, and assistance was not requested.

S G Brezinski
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P-814-2006*I was contacted by the 3E Company, who reported that there had been a spill of wood finish at the Biddeford Home Depot.  The spill was inside the building on the cement floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material that was then containerized for storage until it is properly disposed of.  See the attached spill reporting form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-817-2006*On 10/17/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Auburn Fire Department requesting that I respond to 120 Center Street to evaluate a gasoline odor on the property.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with the Auburn Fire Department and a crew from Northern Utilities (NU).  Apparently NU was excavating their underground gas line on the property to repair a natural gas leak.  While conducting the repair, the crew noted a gasoline odor in the soil of the excavation.  NU then notified the Fire Department, who in turn, notified me.  There was no immediate source of the contamination evident, although the site is in a highly developed area of the city with nearby gasoline stations.  The soil in the excavation was not saturated therefore no soil removal was required.  I instructed the NU crew on site to backfill the excavation.  No further action is required.
B-515-2006*B-515-2006
08/17/2006 13:02

     Mark Lagasse, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on Route 11A in Bradford.  It was stated that the transformer was knocked on it's side from storm damage.  Approximately 1 gallon of fluid leaked to the ground beneath the pole from the mishap.  One bag of oily debris was generated in the clean up.
P-222-1997*19May97, Sheryl Bernard responded to contamination associated with a UST removal at
facility location. Bernard completed an Option Agreement, DEP Decision Tree, and issued
a DEP Virgin letter.  Bernard entered into an agreement with Field Services and the tank
remover, Simard and Sons, as outlined in the attached Initial Clean-Up Action Agreements completed by me on 20May97. On 20 May 1997, I acquired this case and issued the above mentioned agreements. I investigated and approved the abandonment in place of an additional heating oil UST located behind the facility. This task was completed with no reportable contamination by Zagarella Ltd. on 27May1997. Several problems arose during the course of this spill:  1) a disagreement between Simard and the DEP occurred when Bernard required the DEP to pay for soil disposal and trucking directly, as well as a disagreement on the amount of time spent on soil handling. This matter was resolved by the DEP paying for soil directly and the amount of time handling soil reduced  2) communication between the DEP and Commercial Paving broke down, due to Simard contacting CP and making trucking arraignments with out the DEP knowledge during the duration of soil removal, and  3) The DEP payed too much for wet soil disposal. The removed soil may have been handled differently on site as to not allow the loading of soupy, wet soil onto dump trucks. These problems arose in part due to the continuing problem of contaminated soil or contaminated clay being removed from UST excavations where a new installation is occurring. This material is not suitable for reinstallation according to the tank installers and must be handled in some manner by the Department if the material is contaminated at any level, including contamination below the DEP notification level.

I was on site 21, 22, 23, 27 May 1997, managing relations and controlling costs. No further action by Response Services anticipated.

Nathan Thompson (23Jul97)


10/19/2006 Amendment to Spill Report P-222-1997.  10/12/2006 I received a call from Mark O'Brien, Small Business Association.  Mr. O'Brien advised me of a real estate transaction concerning this facility and in particular remaining contamination in one of the UST excavations.  I later received a call from Bill Mann who is representing Don Sylvester, the seller of the facility.  Mr. Mann advised me that he had been in contact with several DEP staffers who were involved in this site in some capacity seeking a closure letter for this facility.  The reason for this amendment is to 1) answer questions posed by the involved parties and to fill in gaps concerning the clean up not included in the above narrative  2) correct spelling errors in the above narrative and  3) eliminate abbreviations observed in the above narrative.  This spill report and this amendment only address the site conditions in 1997 and the recent water test conducted on 10/13/2006.

On 10/12/2006 I contacted Bradford Hahn, Hydro-geologist, Maine DEP, to assist me in a limited and rushed review of this site and to address the recent inquiries.  Mr. Hahn had no prior knowledge of this site, but agreed to look at what information was available and met with Mr. Mann on or about 10/13/2006.  Mr. Hahn later advised me that there was no recent sampling done and he requested a water sample be conducted.  I received a copy of the water sample on 10/19/2006 and did not observe any indication of ground water contamination above the quantitative limits expressed on the report of analysis.  I would take this to indicate that no historic contamination (or recent spill contamination) has migrated in a manner to contaminate the facilities water source.

In 1997, I conducted a clean up of contamination at this site using the DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and the recommended Stringent Clean-up goal of 100 ppm field head space analysis.  According to the Field Services letter dated June 4, 1997, this goal was ach
A-43-2006*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power called to report a transformer oil spill in Waterville.  A thunderstorm had caused a transformer to discharge its oil to the ground and onto two junk vehicles.  Sorbents were employed to wipe down the junk cars giving them a nice shine.  Soil was excavated by contractor and disposed at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  I provided a spill letter for the event.  The transformer was untagged but was determined to not contain polychlorinated biphenyls by analysis, a copy of the results are attached.
A-44-2006*Vickie Gammon of International Paper called to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred near the #3 paper machine super calander hydraulic unit.  A moat with hydraulic oil from a leaking industrial machine filled with water as a result of a leak in a heat exchanger.  The oil water mixture then flowed to the waste water treatment plant.  Approx. 1/2 the oil was collected in an oil water separator and absorbed with pads.  The remaining oil was diluted and discharged to the waters of the State (i.e. Androscoggin river) or none of it was depending on how you view the waste water treatment plant.  The initial report by phone indicated 100 gallons of oil was estimated spilled.  The paper copy of the report from IP reduced the spill to 50 gallons, so the exact volume is not clear.  Then again, with millions of gallons being treated in the plant each day, 50 or 100 gallons seems quite small.
P-597-1994*REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE by S G Brezinski, Oct. 2006

7/26/94: DEP notified by Sanford's attorney that a Public Works Dept. contractor uncovered free-product oil while digging a test pit adjacent to an old mill off High St.  During redevelopment of this property by Galo Construction Co. Sanford Housing Authority, old #6 oil contamination was discovered during storm drain & sewer line excavation.  Remedial work overseen by Steven Eufemia of DEP.  Case also involved abandonment of one or more AST's and 550,000-gal UST's.

The area is dense commercial and residential use, on city water & sewer.  The old mill was built prior to 1900 and then re-constructed around 1915 and operated into the 1950's.  In 1986 the mill area was purchased by Gallo Construction Co. of Sanford and then re-developed in the 1990's.  The concrete, 550,000-gal., out-of-service #6 oil UST was crushed in-place and filled-in-place.  Soil excavated by Shaw Bros. Construction in summer of 1994.  Disposal of oil contaminated soil ($59,736) to ARC, and excavation costs covered by State of Maine under "inability to pay"; this non-compliant UST facility was not covered by Maine UST Fund Insurance.  See letters, invoices and notes for further details.  See also P-681-2006.

I am not aware that a required CMR 691 UST Closure assessment report was submitted by Gallo Const in 1994 .  In Nov. 1999 Gallo Construction submitted a Phase-1 and a Phase-2 site assessment done by R W Gillespie & Assoc. to DEP for a VRAP review and clearance.  In August 2000, Maine DEP issued a VRAP certificate of completion.  See the DEP VRAP files and the UST Registration file #20164 for further details.

Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is known to remain onsite and surrounding areas and shall be managed properly if disturbed.  A thick lens black oil-saturated soils were identified at the corner of High & Spruce, and in the center @ MW-2.

B-647-2006*On 10/17/06, 1422 hours, Brett Creigh (PO USCG, Belfast) passed on a report of a sheen at Stonington Harbor.  The Harbor Master (Steve Johnson) said the sheen was 150 feet long by 75 feet wide.  He estimated the amount at 2-3 gallons; he didn't think it was recoverable.  He thought he knew where to release had come from, but indicated that there was no way to prove it.  He was sure that the sheen was not related to the barge that sunk the previous week.
B-656-2006*On 10/19/06, 2045 hours, Steve Mitchell of Bangor International Airport reported a two gallon spill of Skydrol, which is a hydraulic fluid used in aircraft.  The product leaked from the center gear of the plane onto tarmac and was cleaned up with pads.
B-646-2006*On 10/17/06, 1122 hours, Oscar Jimenez (3E Company in CA) reported waste oil spill for Home Depot in Bangor.  The product came from a vehicle that had been parked in Home Depot's lot. Home Depot personnel recovered the release with speedy dry.  The amount of product was estimated at one quart. which sounds like a lot to be coming from an intact oil pan.  The oiled speedy dry went to Home Depot's waste stream.
B-643-2006*At approximately 1100 hrs. I received a report of a mystery drum at the entered location.  The Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit had received a similar report earlier in the morning.  I responded to the location and met with the reporter, Mr. Saunders.  I observed a 55-gallon drum on the back of the Penobscot River behind the dwelling.  Upon further inspection, I determined the drum was empty and it contained corrosion holes.  I loaded the drum and transported it back to the DEP warehouse.  A closer inspection of the drum revealed the drum contained rust material and several corrosion holes were prevalent.  I could not determine how long the drum had been at the site or it's past contents.  The drum did have markings, but none that indicated it's original contents.

I entered the drum into a DEP metal scrap pile for disposal.

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P-768-2006*SUMMARY
	9/22/06 Abandonment-by-removal was underway of a retail motor fuel Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility consisting of an 8000-gallon, two-compartment (diesel & gasoline) UST, and a 4000-gallon diesel UST.  Maine Certified Tank Installer Gordon Pott oversaw the UST abandonment.  St. Germain & Associates (SGA) performed the required UST closure assessment.  The area is for commercial and residential use, and is served by city water and sewer systems.  To the west, next to VIP Auto, is a Clippermart gas station (formerly Curlew's SUNOCO), which was the subject of a UST abandonment in 2004 (see P-661-04).  These USTs were installed by Portland Pump Corporation in October of 1997, but they have been out of service for several years (see P-669-04).  The double-wall tank was in the front by the street, while the diesel tank was in the rear with a long piping run.
	During the 9/22/06 removal, SGA reported that no photoionization detector (PID) values were noted using the field head space method.  During the 1997 UST replacement, Acadia Environmental Technology reported gasoline contamination and oversaw the removal of 779 tons of contaminated soil for recycling (see P-610-97) and the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Jon Woodard reported that Baseline-2 (BS-2) Goals were met.

CONCLUSION
1.	No further cleanup is required by the DEP Response at this time.
2.	A BS-2 Goal was met in 1997, though measurable and considerable oil contamination could still remain under a BS-2 remediation.  If SGA concentrated on sampling the new fill from 1997, they would not have encountered remaining oil-contaminated soil beyond the area excavated in 1997, such as contaminated soil under the building and under the street.  A Phase-2 assessment would be prudent before any redevelopment.
3.	Any contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed.

S.G. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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I-258-2006*10/19/06 Received a call from John King, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT)  Woodland crew 1526, regarding a small spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a hydraulic hose letting go just above the valve on a loader.  Crew used sorbent pads immediately to soak up the spilled oil, pads were put in an approved drum until pick-up with other oily debris waste stream.

10/19/06 15:30 hours, Received a fax from MDOT  on the above spill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-526-2006*8/21/06, Received a report from the Milford Fire Department that a 275 gallon home heating oil tank was accidentally tipped over during a scrap metal removal operation at the Milford Transfer Station.  I responded to the scene and observed the tank and spill area that was confined to the transfer station grounds.  The spilled oil remained on the ground surface and sorbent pads had been deployed.

I issued a Virgin Product Letter for the disposal.  Pine Tree Environmental Service had containers on site and Milford made arrangements with them to remove and dispose of the contaminated soil and pads.  The fire department official on site explained that a town employee allowed the tank to be disposed and the town was looking into taking some type of actions to address the problem.

As of 10/20/06, no further complaints received by Response Services.


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P-746-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the mid-November, 2006 abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility.  The facility was owned by Webber Energy Co., was last known as Lisa's Exxon but also known as Freeman's Exxon and in Town Exxon with past operators/lessees.  James Sullivan was the Webber Energy contact.  Thomas Schwarm of  Acadia Environmental (Acadia) was the representative for Webber regarding the UST assessment and subsequent remediation.  The tank removal was performed by Simard & Son's Inc. under Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard.  Stephen Brezinski was primary DEP contact for initial clean-up actions.  A modified Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal (BS-2) was agreed upon.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
	As shown in the site sketch, the facility was comprised of three 6000-gal., single-wall, 8' diameter, sti-P3 steel USTs registered as installed in 1984; with pressurized double-wall fiberglass reinforced plastic piping.  Out-of-service steel piping was found that was apparently not removed during re-piping [Photo 12].  Behind the building is a horizontal 275-gal. consumptive-use fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Upon removal the tank's cathodic protection anodes were found to be quite degraded [Photo 6].  There may have been older USTs at the site prior to this 1984 installation.  The facility is located a dense urban area of commercial use, served by city water and sewer with no known public or private water wells within 1000'.

UST ABANDONMENT & ASSESSMENT
	Mon. 9/18/06: I observed the uncovering and removal of the USTs and piping.  Based on at least one former operator's complaint and a past complaint of oil vapors in storm drains I arranged to be on-site for the removal.  Evidence of discharges to the soil and groundwater were evident upon my arrival.  An odor of aged, weathered gasoline wafted across the site and which I smelled within my truck as I parked.  Acadia documented photo-ionization detector (PID) values of 500 to 1000 parts per million (ppm).   A skim of weathered oil mousse floated atop the visible groundwater [Photos 4, 5 & 7] seeping into the excavation at about 4' below grade (bg).  Based on the odor and visible appearance I guessed the discharge or discharges to be 10 to 20 years old or older, possibly from a previous facility or previous piping leak.  Groundwater continued to seep into the excavation both days though recharge was not great.
	 A modified BS-2 Clean-Up Goal was assigned with a field headspace action clean-up level of 250 ppm for gasoline.  This judgment was based on the facts that though the area is commercial and on municipal water the discharge was weathered with few volatiles to effect the PID reading, no new UST facility was being installed, the area will likely be re-developed with new construction, and past vapor complaints in the area.


INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	9/18/06: Tom Schwarm of Acadia informed me that Webber had chosen Option-2 management of the discharge clean-up.  For Webber Energy, Ms. Jessica Szafranski of Acadia  screened soil for removal.  Under a DEP Oil Spill Debris letter 1,380 tons of oiled soil was trucked to Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation (CPRC).  No groundwater was pumped or treated, much of is was removed with the soil.  CPRC reports that 630-tons of the oil contaminated soil they received came in with an additional 'wet-surcharge.'  Soil was removed to 14' and 16' bg over much of the UST and dispenser areas and beyond.  Acadia stated that PID values decreased to below action level toward Center Street.  High contamination levels remain under the active Maine Central Railroad tracks.
	Groundwater recharged slowly and while originally only 4' bg, it settled at 11' bg once the tanks were removed.  Native soils on the excavation walls were seen to be black soils at 4' bg that was in part petroleum contaminated, but also appeared as ash or organic rich soils.  Gray silt-clay soil was see
B-521-2006*B-521-2006
08/20/2006 05:11

     Steve Lemieux, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a spill of dielectric oil on the Norway Road in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 9 gallons of fluid leaked to the ground when it's associated transformer was hit by lightning.  The affected soil and vegetation at the base of the pole was cleaned up and disposed of through Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered "non PCB".
B-538-2006*B-538-2006
08/24/2006 09:30

     During a site visit concerning a subsurface investigation at the Ellsworth Middle School on Forest Avenue, it was discovered that a pad mounted transformer had developed a slow leak of dielectric fluid at some point during the year.  Officials from Bangor Hydro-Electric were notified of the discovery.  It was later found that the transformer's position on the pad was askew; possibly from snowplow contact.  A bushing within the transformer was found to be damaged.  Approximately 20 yards of "non PCB" contaminated soil was removed and taken to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.
B-576-2006*B-576-2006
09/08/2006 10:17

     Eric Clapp, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a minute dielectric oil spill from a pole mounted transformer on South Water Street in Old Town.  It was stated that a trace amount of fluid was found at the base of a pole that was the result of a loose bushing.  Since the fluid entrained itself into the pavement no clean up was conducted.
B-350-2006*B-350-2006
06/27/2006 15:00

     Greg Hudspeth of the Federal Aviation Administration at the Bangor International Airport called to report that one of their pad mounted transformers at the end of runway 15, used for the approach lighting system, developed a leak.  An on site investigation revealed that a bushing had failed.  Bangor Hydro-Electric personnel were notified of the incident.  Approximately 4 drums of contaminated soil and debris were cleaned up and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  It may be noted that the fluid tested "non detect" for PCB's.
P-824-2006*At about noon on Friday October 20th Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA, agent Kevin Cashman called Scott Cyr of the Department of Environmental Protection DEP to advise him that the contents for a methamphetamine lab were at the Portland Police station.  They were to be assessed shortly and DEP was requested to assist with disposal.

  A lawyer, Mr. Soley brought the materials in to the police station--materials from a clients child, but the source individual was not divulged.   Mr. Soley and the chemicals were escorted out of the building and the materials staged in the plaza.

Three (3) members of Maine DEA in level B were processing the materials.  The weather was cool overcast with a mild rain. Four (4) Portland Firemen (PFD) were staged two (2) for entry and two (2) for backup with monitoring equipment also donned in level B.   The assessment was conducted by MDEA with PFD in the wings.  All the local news crews were on scene as the parking garage, police entrance and back of federal building were all cordoned off by Police & Fire.  The cameramen were creative in their pursuit of the optimal photo opportunity, one hangning over the edge of the third floor garage railing, the other a super zoom lens from across the street in the bank entrance, the third just doggedly waited by the back entrance, watching through the garage and staging area.

The assessment revealed most of the chemicals were virgin, still sealed or opened but not used.  No chemical exposures were detected with monitoring equipment in the atmospheres of concern.  The chemicals were packaged and returned to DEP warehouse for storage and disposal.
B-288-2006*Ozzie, Ousman Konteh, a fuel tender at Bangor International Airport, called to report that an aircraft had leaked about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil at Gate 6. The oil was cleaned up by the application of three bags of speedi-dri which would certainly be enough to collect the 3 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill debris is retained at the airport for pickup and disposal by a waste contractor.

P-324-1988*
	10/31/1988: Report of small transformer oil leak occurring the previous 10/27/1988.  Field test @ <50-ppm PCB's.
P-490-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	6/23/06: Stephen Brezinski of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Division was notified by a tank inspector of a leaking diesel dispenser and oil-saturated soils present under the dispenser.
	7/24/06: Maine DEP was copied on Acadia's year 2003 Phase-2 assessment on the property done for Scott Ash.  Diesel-range organics (DRO) and DRO discharges to soil and groundwater exceeding notification levels were confirmed, but apparently they had not been previously reported to Maine DEP as required.
	5/15/07: Maine DEP found oiled speedy dry sorbent improperly disposed of behind the berm from an apparent unreported discharge.


SITE INFORMATION & HISTORY
	The Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility is registered as replaced in 1989 with five or two 4000-gallon USTs replaced by two 12,000-gallon USTs.  The site has been the subject of earlier DEP spill reports: P-123-1987 (briefly documents removal of six 1000-gallon tanks), report P-238-92 , and P-873-99 (covering a surface spill at the bulk plant Aboveground Storage Tanks [ASTs] by J & S Oil Co.), and P-1070-04.  I found no spill report covering the 1989 UST removal and replacement by A.L. Doggett Co.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE
	The area is of rural residential and commercial use.  Properties along Route 100 are on municipal water, though several years ago a housing development on private wells was constructed behind the facility effecting the potential cleanup goals.  The houses are topographically higher and groundwater flow is likely to the south, away from the new residences.
	According to Webber Energy, as of June 2007, they operated the oil business there, but the oil facilities continue to be owned by Scott Ash of Liberty Oil Service.  Webber made it clear that Mr. Ash was primarily responsible for the facility and cleanups (though as operator when the diesel dispenser discharge occurred, Webber Energy would also be a responsible party).  Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental contacted me and told me that they would be my contact and intermediary with Scott Ash and Webber Energy.
	The bulk plant behind the building has two horizontal aboveground 12,500-gallon tanks within a concrete berm and soil bottom as well as one vertical 25,000-gallon tank with no containment (see attached photos).  On 6/30/06, I noted an apparently unreported diesel spill under the loading rack.  Following notice of a probable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) inspection of the AST bulk plant, Webber Energy had Clean Harbors clean and close the bulk oil AST in July 2006.  Webber continued to operate a large propane AST.
	The UST facility south of the office has two 12,000-gallon double-wall Cathode Protected (CP) steel USTs with secondarily-contained pressurized piping to a dispenser island, installed by Certified Tank Installer, Paul Bosse.  There are no dispenser sumps.  During a 6/30/06 site visit, I noted photoionization detector (PID) values over 3000 ppm within the soil under the diesel dispenser.
	Acadia's 2003 assessment of the property for Webber Energy confirmed gasoline and diesel contamination levels in soil & groundwater exceeding the action level and Notification Levels, but went unreported in violation of state requirements.
	
INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
1.	To evaluate the severity of the discharge without destroying the pavement with immediate cleanup, in July 2006, I advised Acadia and Webber that a soil boring was needed in front of the diesel island (see photo).  In possible substitution for this, Webber had Acadia submit assessment work done earlier, but it did not adequately cover the diesel dispenser area.  Jon Woodard and I agreed that a boring next to the dispenser was still needed to check on present soil conditions (see e-mail of 9/5/06).  Tom Schwarm later called me requesting a variance from the boring if they planned to abandon the tanks by removal this autumn
B-552-2006*B-552-2006
08/30/2006 09:30

     Dwight Tilton of the Ellsworth Water District called to report discovering five, 5 gallon containers of a possible hazardous substance disposed of at the intersection of the Winkumpaugh Road and Branch Stream.  Investigation revealed that the fluid within the containers was possibly a combination sewage sludge and some type of solvent.  The containers were recovered for analysis and future disposal.  It appeared that someone from the area cleaned their sewer systems.  No containers were found in the stream itself.
A-8-2005* PG Willey of Camden called this office to report an oil leak. This leak occurred at 47 Chestnut Street. This home is owned by Sam Appleton and is rented to Mark Santos. The 275 gallon AST developed a corrosion induced leak. This tank was resting on a wooden floor in a closet or shed like structure attached to the house. A new tank was installed outside on the proper gravel and concrete blocks (solid). The leaking tank was pumped out and removed.
 Working with the crew from PG Willey we removed the oil soaked debris such as carpet, flooring and some lumber. This material was brought back to the DEP warehouse for disposal. This site is on city water and sewer, and will not be referred to Technical Services.
 I spoke with the owner Sam Appleton and he told me that he would hire someone to replace the floor boards in the shed/laundry area. No further action is deemed necessary.

I-259-2006*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil leaked from an aboveground tank located at a residence in Patten.  The homeowner had Bates Fuel of Stacyville clean the spill.  They used a spill kit and disposed of the materials appropriately.  No further response action is required at this time.
P-827-2006*A caller reported a leak from a saddle tank on Ranger Drive.  Product was spread along a stretch of the roadway and was said to have leaked from an overfilled saddle tank when a truck turning a corner.  Sand was applied to the roadway.
P-826-2006*A vehicle leaking gasoline in a commercial parking lot warranted the assistance of Auburn Fire Department.  Personnel applied speedy dry to the parking lot and some sorbent pads to a small puddle.  They recovered all of the product.  No further action is necessary.
P-20-2002*On the morning of January 8th, Kevin Moore of C N Brown (CNB) called to report a spill at a customer's residential home.  The first of two tanks in the system burst due to over-pressure at the time of delivery.  CNB was attached to system at the time of the discharge.

Kevin Moore stated the release was approximately 50 gallons and a technician was on site to secure the tank.  He offered no other assistance or information.

My declaration was the spill happened as a result of delivery actions which were explained to Mark Cyr (also of C N Brown) when I was unable to contact Kevin Moore.  Mark Cyr stated Clean Harbors had been dispatched to commence clean up (ETA 5:00pm), as per insurance company protocol. Please note Clean Harbors was called and dispatched by C N Brown, yet C N Brown was not taking responsibility for the incident.

The evening work plan was to remove gross contamination (ie, liquids/free product, soaked pads, and other items) and secure them in bags for removal, apply speedi dri as a secondary sorbent, and install a high volume fan for continuous ventilation during the night.  Parties returned on the 9th, to complete final cleaning, transfer unspilled product, and remove the tank.

A return time was arranged to allow Mr. Hamilton (working the evening shift) some time to sleep.  I contacted Kevin Moore once more to ask if the insurance company had any wishes to see oil soaked debris or the AST prior to its disposal, he indicated, "No".  The clean up went satisfactorily.  The C & G technician arrived to coordinated reinstallation of the system.  The oil remaining in the ruptured tank was first pumped into the second tank until it was full, and the remaining 70 gallons pumped into two steel drums for the Hamilton's use at a later date.

Mr. Hamilton stated the odor level was improving upstairs, and he was instructed to vent the upstairs as much as practical for the next few days (weather pending), and to call if he had concerns.  He agreed, and the clean up operations were completed.

The ruptured tank will be held at the Clean Harbors South Portland facility for a few days pending any inspections by the insurers.  Based upon the conditions at the completion of the clean up January 9, 2002, the DEP has no further plans for remedial oversight, unless called by the Hamilton's for a lingering problem.

C N Brown was the delivery company to this customer for several years and knew the system, and, willingly and knowingly filled it repeatedly without mention or actions to upgrade or improve it.  Based on these facts, C N Brown has been assigned Responsible Party "RP" status.  However, C N Brown vehemently objected to being assigned as such, despite the fact delivery actions caused the catastrophic release of oil to the basement.

Beyond the initial response and assignment of the CHI clean up invoice back to CN Brown, DEP plans no additional work at the site.  The clean up was commenced quickly and the discharge of oil is believed to have been confined to the basement area with no migration beyond the walls and floor.  Based on the spill scenario and clean up conducted, MDEP plans no further action.
B-665-2006*10.24.06 - Gaftek of Bucksport, reported a petroleum odor while excavating for a underground storage tank installation at the entered location.  I responded to the site and also detected a fuel or petroleum odor.  Gary Kane of Gaftek offered sewer gas as attributer to the odor.  I conducted an air survey using a PID above a bucket load of material removed from the excavation.  PID readings were the 200-300 ppm with a rank fuel odor presence.  No detection on the MSA 5-star for hydrogen sulfide.

This site has no history of underground tank installation.  I was later informed that tractor trailers used the site, the intersection of Routes 9 and 46, for parking.  There are no sensitive receptors or wells within 300 feet of the site.  The closest well is located at a greater distance upgrade of the location.  The date and time of the spill are unknown, but at some point in history. a fuel spill took place at this intersection.

I consulted with Thomas Smith and we agreed to remove no more than 500 tons of contaminated soil to facilitate the mystery spill removal and the installation of the underground facilities.  This case referred to Technical Service for review.

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P-784-2006*A Yorkie Oil delivery driver attempted to fill an aboveground storage tank as requested but only got approximately seven gallons in before #2 fuel oil was discharged from the vent.  He was able to successfully clean the sidewalk with sorbent material, but after an inspection of the basement, he realized further action was necessary.  The cause to the basement discharge was an inappropriately installed vent line.  There were no threads where the pipe connected to the tank allowing product to exit from the gap.  Approximately 0.5 gallons of oil were seen on a puddle and in the dirt/mud of the floor.  This was picked up with sorbents (including the dirt/mud) and bagged for disposal.  As a side note, two of the tank's legs had rotted away, so the tank was being held up by the piping.  Portland's Code Enforcement Officer was notified of these issues and said she would look into them.
I-152-1990*10/02/06  Site visit to the old MPG shell station on South Main St., Presque Isle to observe the removal of five 8,000 gallon UST's that were originally installed in 1988 (tank#  13286).  This site is no longer being used as a gas station and MPG sold the property to Dead River Company (DRC) with the understanding that MPG would be responsible for providing DRC with liability release through particiipation in and compliance with the clean-up standards set under the DEP's VRAP Decision Tree established for this site. This tank removal and site clean-up (contamination of soils from older (pre 1988) tank graves and associated piping are being done under this spill # (I-152-1990) and the site is also being cleaned-up under the VRAP program standards.

The certified tank installer is Kirk St. Peter (#282) of County Environmental Engineering, INC (CEE). The contractor doing the digging, removal of tanks, and removal of contaminated soils is John T. Noble.  The consultant that has been sub-contracted by County Environmental Engineering, INC (CEE) to do the tank venting and cleaning is Boom Technologies.  Boom Technologies ventilated each tank and then cut open each of the 5 UST during October 2, and 3rd.  After monitoring for safe atmospheres (%LEL and %O2) their personnel donned PPE and respirators and went into the tanks for scrapping down and pumping out residual sludges from the tanks.  All tanks were taken out  from below ground surface and transported off site for scrap metal.  There was no evidence of these tanks having leaked any product.  Kirk performed field hydrocarbon headspace technique (Chap. 691 appdx Q) to check for any possible product leakage around these tanks and the pump island piping associated with these UST's.  Took several pictures of tank cleaning, and removal operations, saved these digital pictures on the NMRO H: drive, path is H:\NMRO\Photo Images\MPG UST Removals Oct06

10/03/06 Brian Beneski, MDEP Uncontrolled Sites Unit/Technical Services Div.  arrived on-scene to observe UST removal and the excavation of soils from the older tank (pre 1988) graves and associated piping.
10/05- 06/06 Troy Smith, Geologist with MDEP Technical Services Div.  arrived on-scene to observe the excavation of soils from the older tank (pre 1988) graves and associated piping.

10/4 -10/6/06  Observed the excavation and removal of contaminated soils from beneath the pump islands.  At the request of CEE, owner - Cheryl St. Peter,  I provided CEE staff two (2) Oil Spill Debris Forms for the disposal of oily contaminated soils (1) for the Presque Isle Landfill and the other (2) for Tri-Community Landfill.  The source of this contamination based upon CEE's Phase II Site Assessment is the former (pre 1988) USTs,  associated old pump island, and piping.  There were 12 soil borings taken during the Phase II Assessment.  These borings had soil hydrocarbon analysis w/ a PID at two foot intervals to help determine concentration and extent of any petroleum contaminants in the soils.   Based upon the Decision Tree process a clean-up standard for this site is BL-2.  Remove all free product and remove/remediate soils to 500-1,000 PPM GRO as measured by DEP field headspace analysis.  Nate Hersey, Lic. Site Assesor from CEE was on-site and performing numerous headspace analysis in the areas of excavation.  Extent of excavation to the west is restricted by US Route 1/Main St.  Excavation was done to a depth of approximately 12  to 15 feet.  Nate Hersey took headspace analysis for soil hydrocarbons along the westerly edge of the excavation and found some hot spots above the BL-2 clean-up standard.  It was agreed to document what level (PPM) of contamination was remaining adjacent to RT 1, and to place poly/plastic along the excavation wall to prevent migration of contaminants not removed from the site in this area.

10/06/06  Dana Fowler, Solid Waste Director, City of Presque Isle, stopped by the site to ask why only one (
B-268-2006*5/13/06,  I received a report of a home heating oil spill at the entered location.  I responded to the site and observed a discharge from a 275 home heating oil tank.  I met with Officer Harris who advised me the copper feed line and filter had been physically twisted off the tank.  The area is a small mobile home park consisting of five units serviced by public water.  I spoke to a neighbor on two occasions who said they observed Eli and Erika Walsh at the dwelling removing their belongings after being evicted.  A short time after the Walshs' left, the oil was observed by the neighbor running on the ground and the fire department was called.  The neighbor advised he did not see anybody tamper with the tank or take oil from the tank, but did see the Walsh van parked near the tank.  Milo Public Works assisted me in removing and stock piling the contaminated soil at the town garage until arrangements could be made for transportation and disposal.  The excavation was left open and pads deployed to collect leaching oil from the surrounding soil.

5/14/06,  On site to change out pads.  I estimated collecting 5 gallons.  I inspected the stock piled soil at the town garage.  I contacted the property owner, Mr. Goodwin and arranged a meeting on site.

5/15/06,  Met with Mr. Larry Goodwin and Mr. Bridges (the contractor) and discussed disposal and the AST Insurance Fund Program.  I issued an application to Mr. Goodwin.  I made phone contact with Officer Harris who informed me he met with Walsh for an hour and that Walsh denies responsibility.  No charges were filed.  Bridges transported the contaminated material to Lane Construction, Hermon, for disposal and arrangements for back fill made.


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P-413-2006*A trailer being towed by a vehicle became unhitched which caused the tongue to impact the vehicle's fuel tank initiating a discharge of gasoline.  Though it is not know exactly how much was discharged the report we received suggested the car was back underway shortly thereafter and speculated it was less than ten gallons.  A local resident placed a tarp over the area to prevent rain from spreading the contaminant.  An excavation was undertaken with our own Tech Svcs. Division performing the soil sampling which yielded approximately 17 tons of soil transported to CPRC then the site was backfilled to grade.  There are private wells in the area but they are not expected to be in jeopardy.   No further action necessary.
B-461-2006*7/31/06 - The 3E Company, the reporting agency for Home Depot, reported a 1 gallon paint spill in the parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material and the waste packaged and stored for later contractor pick up.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-595-2006*9/19/06  Infrasource reported a 2 gallon diesel fuel leak from a dump truck that ruptured a fuel line traversing rough terrain along the power line access road off of mile 42 of the Stud Mill Road.  The area was dug up and entered into a drum for storage until later contractor pick up.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-123-2004* On 2-26-2004, an anonymous caller reported that a certain junkyard in Warren was burying and burning stuff.
 The details were limited and I could not locate the junkyard. No further action can be taken.
B-667-2006*8/5/06 - Bangor Hydro reported a transformer spill at entered location.  Clean Harbors of Maine was dispatched by Bangor Hydro to clean up the spill.  The spill impacted the ground at the utility pole and a portion of a drive way at the spill site.  The material was later tested and found to contain levels of PCBs greater than 50 ppm, see attached analysis.  Approximately, 2.8 cubic yards of soil and vegetation (leaves, tree branches, grass) were removed and disposed by Clean Harbors.

No further Response action warranted.


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B-584-2006*9/14/06 - Webber Energy reports that a Davis Oil peddler truck overfilled at the loading rack and when it left the facility, free phase oil drained out of the spill box and onto a portion of the facility lot and road way.  Sorbent material was deployed on the spill area and trail.  An estimated 5 gallons may have discharged.  The waste was entered into Webber's waste stream for later disposal by a licensed contractor.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-432-2006*An excavator being towed on a flatbed rolled onto the lawn of 256 Sebago Lake Rd initiating the discharge of approximately of five gallons of diesel fuel from the fuel fill or vent cap.  Engel Environmental, as an agent for the Resposible Party's insurance company, notified the Department and cleanup options were discussed.  Thereafter, approximately one ton of soil was excavated from the property for disposal at CPRC.  Please view Engel Environmental's report for incident/cleanup specifics.

B-349-2006*8/22/06  Bangor Police Department reported a spill in the parking lot at the entered location.  The fuel is believed to have come from a truck or other vehicle.  The Bangor Fire Department responded to and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  The spill is suspected of occurring prior to the 12:30 reporting time.  Police Department officials had no other information available.

No further Response Services action warranted.

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B-668-2006*8/2/06 - BIA reported a leak from a bulldozer being used at the entered location.  The machine had ruptured a fuel line and leaked diesel fuel inside the building on the concrete floor which is constructed to confine liquids.  A portable oil vacuum was used to recover approximately 25 gallons of free phase oil that will be reused on site.  The remaining 65 gallons was recovered using sorbents and entered into BIA's waste stream for later disposal by a licensed contractor.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-577-2006*B-577-2006
09/08/2006 10:17

     Richard Backer, System Operator for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric fluid from a leaky transformer on Pine Street in Ellsworth.  It was stated that the transformer tipped slightly discharging about a cup of fluid.  Speedy-dri was applied to the afflicted area and disposed of.  It may be noted that the fluid is considered "non PCB".
I-156-2006*06/14/06 Received call from Peter Curran of Dead River Oil Co.. They were called out to home of Garth Getchell in Caribou.  Garth said that one of his 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) for home heating oil was weeping by the filter.  Mr. Curran stated the they pumped it off and replaced the old tank with a new one.  Not much product had been spilled/dripped by the filter.  Cleaned up with speedi dry and disposed of with oily waste stream.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-64-2006*B-64-2006
02/08/2006 10:05

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railroad called to report a small spill of lube oil from a locomotive in Long Pond Township, mile 58 at Scott's crossing.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons of lube oil leaked from a loose fitting on a locomotive.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-355-2006*6/28/06,  Jim Sullivan of Webber Energy reported that stained soil was present behind the former White's Exxon, now vacant, and owned by Webber Energy.  Mr. Sullivan advised that several drums were behind the building after White's vacated the facility.

7/5/06,  Myself and Responder Shannon inspected the facility.  I observed the stained soil and determined that it did not pose a risk to human health or the environment.  The impacted area was an estimated two foot by two foot area.  No free phase or oil saturated soil was observed.  I suspected that the product was waste oil from motor vehicles, stored in drums out back and sloppy transfer practices were the cause of the spillage, which appeared minor.  I contacted Mr. Sullivan and required that all visible traces of the discharge be removed.  I was later informed by Mr. Sullivan that the oil impacted soil had been cleaned up and disposed by Clean Harbors of Maine.

No further Response action anticipated regarding this reported spill.

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I-157-2006*06/16/06 08:00 hours, Received a call from Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) regarding automatic shut-off on fuel dispenser for diesel fuel (low sulfur) stuck on and would not release.  This resulted in the spillage of approximately 7 to 10 gallons of diesel.  The spilled diesel was in the location of the newly installed pump islands and was onto freshly graded gravel.  Bert Levesque, manager for DOC, was concerned that this newly upgraded site be cleaned up thoroughly.  I brought my Photo Ionization Detector (PID) and took several readings of the area of the spill as DOC's crew shoveled up the contaminated gravel and place it on a sheet of poly plastic.  The DOC crew dug a hole approx. 3' x 3' and the final PID readings I took were less than 5 parts per million.  Gave DOC representatives an Oil Spill Debris form to send the diesel contaminated gravel to Tri-Community Landfill.  J.T. Noble will haul the oily debris to the landfill.  Recevied a faxed spill report from DOC and attached to the spill file

No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-182-2006*B-182-2006
04/05/2006 12:15

     Tom Tardiff of the Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway called to report the derailment of five tank cars loaded with #6 fuel at their Brownville rail yard.  It was stated that all the cars were right side up and not leaking any product.  An "on site" investigation shown that the cars collapsed one rail that was probably the result of frost action.  Three of the cars were placed back on the rails via hydraulic jacks during our attendance.  The other remaining cars were reportedly placed on the tracks without incident.  It may be noted that this was one of several derailments Statewide due to frost action this spring.
B-320-2005*5.11.05, Erich Kluck of the DEP Water Bureau reported a waste oil spill at entered location.  Mr. Kluck observed the spill during a routine Underground Injection Control inspection and reported the spill to Bangor Response.  Mr. Kluck advised that the spill appeared to be from an above ground waste oil tank and advised that the spill was minor.

This facility is on the same property as Potter Transmission, B-319-05, and I visited both facilities on 5.16.05.  Doug Sinclair advised that a gasket on the tank's pump caused a small leak and they had observed the leak when it occurred and put a catch pan under the leak and failed to remove the pan.  I did not observe the pan leaking, but it was raining, and I did observe a slight sheen on top of the rain water runoff.  I was later advised that the pan was removed and the oil collected for heating fuel.

6.24.05, I had visited the site and observed that the pan had been removed.  I did not observe an active leak.  The area around the shop contains some area of stained soil.  The staining is not associated with this recent spill and are historical and typical of automotive shops where sloppy shop practices or carelessness attribute to small incidental spills.  The staining poses no threat and I did not require any action at this time.

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10/25/2006  On 8/3/06 I revisted this site with Erich Kluck.  Mr. Kluck and Tim Rector of the Oil Enforcement Unit had written a draft Consent Agreement which included Underground Injection Control violations and or corrections and oil discharge requirements.  I advised Mr. Sinclair to remove all visible traces of oil to be in compliance with the expected agreement.  On 9/6/2006 Responder Shannon wrote a virgin product letter dated 9/6/06 to facilitate the disposal of oil contaminated soil.  The letter indicates the generator as Robbie Potter, but Mr. Sinclair is the actual generator.  I was not present when the letter was written and I feel that Shannon was told by Sinclair to name Potter.

No further Response action anticipated regarding these stained soils and their disposal.  I have attached the Spill Letter.


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P-435-2006*While they were refueling, the Union Oil dispenser handle that Stewart's personnel were using malfunctioned causing the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of diesel to the pavement.  Speedy dry was accessible and applied, but pouring rain moved the product quickly.  It was dark and raining during the site visit conducted that evening which made it hard to diagnose any additional contamination.  The following day, a sheen was seen on the stream adjacent to the incident so Clean Harbors was hired to remove affected trash, vegetation and soil along the stream bank.  That occurred without issue.  No further action is necessary.
A-582-2006*On 10/12/06 at 00:30, John Leblanc of Verso Paper LLC reported a 2-gallon discharge of #6 fuel oil at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay. A leaking gasket was observed, and the oil was caught in a pan. Oil was reclaimed as used oil by the mill. See the mill spill incident report, which is dated for the date the report was written.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-443-2006*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of motor oil to the roadway.  The spill was picked up with sorbents by Kittery Fire Department.
P-444-2006*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately 0.5 gallons of motor oil.  The oil was picked up with sorbents by Wells Fire Department.
P-602-2006*On the weekend of July 22, the town of Scarborough conducted a household hazardous waste collection for the residents of Scarborough.  Upon arrival at the municipal waste office on Washington Ave.  Monday, the staff discovered an unsolicited/registered load of waste.

The material consisted of renovation debris, wire, lamps, sheet rock scraps, paint trays, brushes, and dozens of one gallon containers of latex paint.  One partially filled (w/waste oil/gas mix) white plastic 55-gallon drum.  Three 3+ gallon partially filled container/sprayers for pesticides.  Eight 5-gal plastic jerry can of gasoline or mixed oil/gas, two (2) plastic kerosene containers, again a mixed fuel oil and three yellow kerosene pails partially filled with an old or blended fuel.  They quickly called DEP for assistance with the proper disposal of the waste materials.

The wastes had been placed adjacent to the office (staff door entrance), therefore the timeliness of the materials removal was paramount for operations to proceed normally and pose minimal risks.  Clean Harbors was the contractor who managed the Household Hazardous Waste collection, but were unable to dispatch a truck and crew to transport the materials away from the Scarborough Public Works building.  It was however decided DEP could assist, if Scarborough took care of the non hazardous materials debris and latex paint, DEP would transport the remaining hazardous materials to Clean Harbors where they would consolidate and package for disposal.

Scarborough may seek restitution from any party they can deem a Potential Responsible Party for the added expenses for the materials collected after the contracted service.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-495-2006*A single engine plane carrying three people and a pilot crash landed into the southside of Barker Mountain.  There was concern amongst Bethel Water District personnel because the landing occurred adjacent to a stream that supplies the public well.  The trek was made to the crash site and though both the fuel tanks had been compromised, it was apparent all involved product was consumed by fire and hence no evidence to warrant concern.
P-357-2006*The deluge of 2006 dumped in excess of thirteen inches of rain on the region on or about May 13-15.  The weekend of 13th found many homes near the waters edge along the Mousam River corridor in the river or lake.

York Public Safety called to report the properties along Cattail Lane were flooding and CMP had recently cut the power to the region as a safety precaution. The Aikins had called Downeast Energy early enough to pump off the dual tank system before the basement flooded.

The scene was left as waters crested 18-24" above the ground level and outside propane tanks started to float only held to the homes by the fine copper hose, their final disposition is unknown.  There were no reports of structural damage by these aloof propane cylinders, so one can only assume they bled off without incident.

No additional call backs were received by residents along Cattail after the flood waters receded.  DEP/Response plan no further action.
I-169-2006*07/05/06 09:30 hours, Received a call from Jerry James, Public Works Director City of Presque Isle, regarding hydraulic oil spill at the Presque Isle outdoor pool on South Main Street.  Apparently the pool was being emptied and cleaned.  While the City's street sweeper was sweeping down the sides of the asphalt lined pool, a hydraulic hose line ruptured causing hydraulic oil to to spill onto the sides of the pool and drain into the water still remaining in the pool.  Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid were spilled.

07/05/06 09:45 hours, Site visit/size up by DEP Response Services Staff.  Sweeper had been driven out of pool area and was parked in front of pool in parking area.  Some speedy-dry had been put down to soak up leaks from sweeper in the parking area.  Provided Presque Isle crews additional sorbent boom and pads to soak up the oil floating on the surface of the pool water.  Wind was blowing from the east, pushing the oil/sheen toward the west side of the pool. A sorbent boom was deployed around the west end of the pool where the outlet drain was located to collect and skim/sorb off the oil product.  Provided crews with poly bags to bag up used sorbent pads/boom, along with sweeping and bagging up used speedy dry.  Also gave crew boss a Oil Spill Debris form to take the sorbent debris to the Presque Isle landfill.

07/05/06 13:00 hours, Site visit to Pool.  Oil has been soaked up, no sheen is present.  Authorized Recreation Dept. crew to pull up the oil contaminated  sorbent boom and pads.  Told them to place a small section of clean boom around the drain pipe to collect an remnants of oil on the water during pool cleaning and draw down. Told them to dispose of this section of boom along with other oily debris when finished cleaning/drawing down the pool.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.


I-260-2006*Car Accident between a Jeep vehicle, driven by Paul Larochelle, and a small Dodge compact car, driven by Loni Winters.  Accident was head-on and resulted in the radiator of the smaller car (Winter's car) being punctured.  The damaged radiator spilled several gallons of antifreeze onto the road surface (Central Drive).  Presque Isle Police and Fire Dept. responded to the scene.

I responded directly to scene and soaked up spillage with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  Also caught some of leaking antifreeze in a small container.  Brought contaminated spillage back to the DEP regional office for over-packing  and collection for final disposal when scheduled.  No Further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.


B-194-2006*B-194-2006
04/14/2006 15:36

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report a small discharge of fuel on the Carriage Road behind their McFarland Hill facility.  It was stated that about a pint of a combination of diesel fuel and gasoline used in controlled burns was spilled.  The affected soil was then removed and disposed of through their waste stream.
B-275-2006*B-275-2006
05/17/2006 10:00

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to request a waiver to remove an underground tank at the former NSGA, building 1039, at Schoodic Point.  It was stated that the building was in the process of being demolished.  Investigation of the excavation containing this 1000 gallon #2 fuel tank shown no evidence of contamination.  The fiberglass tank was found to be in excellent shape.  No further action was taken.
B-356-2006*B-356-2006
06/28/2006 08:30

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report discovering a 5 gallon container of waste oil that they pulled from the water at the shore of Sea Wall in Southwest Harbor.  The container was later inspected and determined to contain what appeared to be a waste hydraulic oil.  It was retrieved and disposed of through the DEP waste stream.
P-812-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the:
1.	 Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) inspection of an 8000-gal. #6 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST), and
2.	Separate interior and exterior surface oil discharges located at the former Goodall Worsted Mill Building-9, also known as the Palm Beach Mill,  Stenton Trust,  and the Expanded Rubber Co. building.
	The building was or is home of a number of commercial and manufacturing businesses, and was owned by Mr. Jonathan Morse, of WordWrap PC Maintenance [a.k.a RMH Properties in 2006; and then Gateway Properties and Sawtooth Properties].  The area is dense industrial, commercial and residential use, served by city water & sewer.  See also reports P-111-1995, P-16-2007 and P-243-2008.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
	During the late summer of 2006, DEP was investigating the discharge of black, heavy oil from a 24" storm outfall off High St. and to the Mousam River [see P-681-06].  As part of the investigation this believed active UST on this property was identified as a possible source; an old storm drain may run from this UST area to the river.  At the time of this UST's 1995 installation, free product contamination had been confirmed during the abandonment of older tanks [see P-111-95 & UST registration file #3873].  DEP's Brad Hahn did further investigation and 428-tons of oiled soil were excavated and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corp.  This Building-9 facility remediation in 1995 was managed by DEP under a UST Groundwater Insurance Fund claim.  In January 2007, DEP performed a Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) inspection and documented hazardous waste storage issues [see P-16-2007].

UST FACILITY INSPECTION
	DEP UST Registration files indicated that this UST failed its required annual facility inspection in 2004, due to the cathodic protection reading and the ball float valve; no inspection had been submitted at all after that.
	Wed. 10/18/06: At my request, DEP's Butch Bowie and Andrew Flint accompanied me for the inspection.  Bowie and Flint met the property manager, George Thurlow who stated the tank had been out-of-service since 2004, [Mr. Thurlow was no longer representing Mr. Morse in January 2007].  All the fittings appeared tight.  I noted no product showing up on the the dip stick, just 11" of water.  The leak sensor panel indicated no alarm though we could not pull up the tank sensor and broke the cover trying to remove it.  The facility owner told Flint and Bowie that he would remove the UST soon and they gave him a removal notice and Removal Guidelines form.
	A 1994-95 age surviving, but broken, monitoring well near the UST was found to have a skim of sticky, black oil coating the bailer.  I suspect that this is residual oil contamination not recovered in 1995, but it could be a new discharge.  Groundwater was 20' to 25' below grade.  DEP had the well roadbox replaced in December 2006.

CONFIRMED PROHIBITED DISCHARGES
	Midway on the east side of the building was an unreported prohibited surface discharge of suspected Process Oil [photos 3 & 4] below an old fill pipe.  This pipe was traced inside the building to an overhead pipe with indication of former connection to four former basement above ground storage tanks (ASTs) or machines.  In November 2006, two 275-gallon basement heating oil tanks were installed next to this former Process Oil fill pipe  [these two tanks were later removed by a tenant when they left in 2007].
	Within the basement area were several unreported discharges of hydraulic oil at a large compressor and odd cups hanging from a ventilation shaft to catch oil drips [see photo].

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
a)	During 2007, Morse had about 80% of the outside surface discharge outside dug up and stored inside in drums.  The oiled soil still sits inside with no further excavation or disposal as of March 2008.
b)	The interior hydraulic spill has been padded up.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Oil cont
B-365-2006*B-365-2006
07/03/2006 14:32

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report the discovery of a small diesel fuel stain at the maintenance facility.  It was assumed the small stain was due to one of their trucks.  The 2 square foot stain was scraped up and land spread in pit on Route 233.
I-261-2006*Less than 1/2 gal of hydraulic oil spilled due to a snap ring falling off of the valve block.  Approximately two inches of soil was removed for the cleanup.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-109-2006*On 4-20-06, I observed the removal of a 1000-gallon gas tank at the summer residence of Emile LeBouef, on the Furlong Road on Eagle lake. I was requested to observe because the town was planning to move their drinking water well to the area, within 1000 feet of the tank. The tank was removed without any problems noticed. I had them dig a test pit downgradient, between the tank and well and nothing was seen.  No further action is required.
I-98-2006*On 4-16-06, McCain Foods reported a spill of 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil. A fitting leaked on a temporary tank located on the west side of the facility, adjacent to the boiler room. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further action is required.
I-173-2006*While removing two underground storage tanks at Doc's Place, in Fort Kent, some contamination was observed near the diesel tank. County Environmental was doing the site assessment. Burt Levesque, of Daigle Oil, notified this office. I met with him and his consultant on site. A small amount of soil was observed, most likely from beneath the pumps. Soil was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill.
I-143-2006*On 5-27-06, Maine Public Service (MPS) reported that the top of one of their poles had broken off, the transformer falling to the ground and braking open, on Rt. 11 in Portage lake. Pole # 41385. The transformer contained non-poly chlorinated biphenyl oil. Contaminated soil was shoveled up into a drum for disposal. I checked the area to ensure contaminated material was removed. Some remained and was reported to MPS for later removal.  No further action required at this time.
I-89-2006*On 47-06, an anonymous caller reported that a neighbor, Steven Scott, on the Skidgell Road in Cary Plt. had recently had some cars crushed on their property and had spilled gasoline in the process. I asked a local Forester to look at it when he was in the area. He knew the site because he had been there and had seen gas stains on the ground himself. I visited the site several days later and found the crushing had been careless and some fluids had been lost. I notified Mr. Scott, and asked him to remove the contaminated soil. He did this and completed a TCLP analysis for the landfill.  No further action is required at this time.
P-303-1991*October 2006 Update and Synopsis of Report

	This report covers a June 1991 underground storage tank (UST) abandonment-by-removal of nine retail, motor fuels USTs.  There was one un-registered and out-of-service gasoline UST.  The facility owned and operated at the time by Rowell & Watson oil company of New Hampshire.  Unreported waste oil discharges to the wetland in back were also found and cleaned up.  The UST facility closure assessment was done by MSG Environmental under Michael S. Gauthier.  The gas station was branded as a Getty, but the site was also home to Foreign Autoworks auto repair.
	Gasoline contamination from the USTs was confirmed as well as Phenol contamination, presumed to be from the auto body business.  Rowell & Watson ceased an in-situ soil vapor extraction process clean-up without confirmation or investigation as to success and resisted DEP efforts to attain closure.  No source reduction (soil removal offsite was done).  See the attached report narrative and other attachments for further details.
	(The site was later purchased by H A Mapes oil company following a Phase-2 assessment and was operated as the Kittery SUNOCO).  See also P-370-1995 and P-601-2006.

S G Brezinski
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I-170-2006*06/26/06 15:00 hours, Mr. Dale Boyd Sr., stopped by office to discuss problem with a leaking propane tank at his camp on Big Machias Lake.  Mr. Boyd stated that he had his propane tank filled up over the winter and didn't use it all winter.  He noticed a smell of gas around his camp when he was out there recently and was concerned that it was a possible breathing and explosion/flammability hazard.  Mr. Boyd uses Dead River Company (DRC) to provide him with propane.  The tanks are Dead River's.  Mr. Boyd said he called Dead River and they came out to his camp added about 7.4 gallons of propane and said the propane tanks and regulator were ok.  Mr. Boyd said since the Dead River visit he still smells gas and he knows that he used very little gas over the winter, so the 7.4 gallons DRC put in the tanks recently must have been from a leaking tank or regulator.  I told Mr. Boyd that I would call DRC and request they go out and check out the regulator and replace if needed.

6/26/06 15:15 hours, Spoke with DRC representative Peter Curran, 496-3931 and explained Mr. Boyd's concerns and requested that they do an inspection of the propane tanks and regulator as soon as possible.  Mr. Curran said they had been out to Mr. Boyd's camp and could find nothing wrong.  Mr. Curran said he would send a technician out in the next week to inspect and replace the regulator if needed.

06/14/06  Follow-up telcom with Mr. Boyd.  Dead River crew have been out and replaced the regulator on the propane tanks.  No more odors.  Mr. Boyd was satisfied. No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-640-2006*On 10/13/06, I received report of an oil spill in a flooded basement at 461 Main Road North in Hampden.  The spill was reported by the owner, Mr. Whittle, who noticed the spill earlier in the day.  Mr. Whittle had replaced his oil tank in his basement in the past and placed the slop oil and sludge in two open-top five gallon pails.

It is believed that during heavy rains on 10/11/06, and 10/12/06, the basement flooded and the waste #2 oil was mixed with the flood water and spread throughout the basement.

On 10/13/06, Mr. Whittle noticed an oil odor and investigated and found his basement flooded with oily water.

I contacted Philip Industrial Services and they arrived on scene later that night and pumped out 2,685 gallons of oily water to be shipped via rail-car and treated in Canada.

After power venting the house for the night and leaving windows open vapors were no longer and issue.  Also of note the residence in on public water.
A-641-2006*   DEP received a report that an estimated 75 gallons of heating oil spilled from this residential tank via a broken supply line.  It is believed that the family dog caused the damage.  Oil flowed down the sloping backyard a distance of about 50 feet.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  Drilled wells at the subject residence and at a neighbor across the street are considered threatened by this spill event, and so the case was referred for Technical Services attention.
A-646-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of oil spilled when the hose remained pressurized upon disconnect after refueling.  The spill was confined to pavement and was recovered using sorbents. No further Response action expected.
B-672-2006*B-672-2006
10/27/2006 07:30

     Arrangements were made to have a 2000 gallon underground gasoline tank removed at a property owned by Stanley and Barbara Snowman at 116 Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket.  An agreement to have the Snowman's reimburse the Department for expenses involving the removal and possible remedial action was signed by Stanley Snowman the morning of the removal.
     The 2000 gallon tank was removed from a paved area in front of the facility.  Soils within the excavation consisted of sandy fill material.  PID readings within the excavation were essentially non detect for hydrocarbons.  One reading however exceeded the notification level slightly.  No contamination was found beneath the pump island.  The tank was found to be in remarkable shape for it's age.  It may be noted that the area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply.  No further action was taken at the site.
B-427-2006*On 7/20/06, I received report of a half gallon spill of jet fuel by Al Kearns of the Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred during the venting of an aircraft.  All of the product spilled to the tarmac and was absorbed using pads.  The pads were disposed of by Clean Harbors.

B-430-2006*On 7/20/06, I received report from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric of an approximate 3 gallon spill of NON-PCB oil from a transformer due to storm damage.  Hydro crews were on site to shovel the contaminated soil and oiled branches into a 55 gallon drum for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.
I-25-2000*10/24/06
Received an e-mail from Kara Walker, OHMS, Augusta requesting that this old spill report be completed and promoted to clean up the backlog.  Reviewed file re: to paper trail of what occurred and how it was cleaned up  and this is the reconstructed story w/ apologies to the original participants in the event for any omissions or embellishments.  It was a dark and dreary late winter day.....

03/28/06
Received a call from State Police Dispatch regarding an oil spill in the basement of the Gray Memorial United Methodist Church in Caribou.  There was a leak around the seam and outlet pipe on a 275 gallon above ground storage tank.  Approximately 50 gallons of #2 heating oil had leaked out onto the cement floor, which was carpeted.  The oil supply company (Irving Oil) was notified and they began the process of cleaning up the spill, and repairing/replacing the old tank.  Central City Sheet Metal was contracted to construct a ventilation duct work system to vent the odors out of the basement.  Soderberg's Construction Company was hired to do some pipe fitting related to plumbing the heating oil storage replacement tank.  Valley Steamway was contracted to clean the carpets that were contaminated with oil product.  The various clean-up / remediation contractors completed various phases of the clean-up from March 31, 2000 through May 10, 2000.  Reimbursement requests were submitted to the above ground insurance fund.  The church was granted a waiver from the deductible due to inability to pay their share of the costs ($500 deductible).  Contractor bills came into regional office and were coded by Carl Allen and submitted for reimbursement.

P-558-2006*A one-gallon can of latex paint was punctured by a forklift and discharged its contents to the cement floor inside the building.  Spilled product was picked up with sorbent material and stored for bulk disposal.
P-567-2006*A couple miles of roadway were affected by leaking diesel fuel when the injector pump on a truck malfunctioned.  It was drizzling so the road was sanded as a precaution.
A-479-2006*On 8/18/2006, Errol Woodbury of J&S Oil Co. reported an oil spill in Monmouth. The spill at the Mooney residence was the result of tank corrosion. Upon arrival at the home I installed a ventilation fan to help remove oil vapors from the home. The tank located in the basement of the home appeared to have been leaking for some time. Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to remove contaminated soil from the basement. Clean up goals could not be met without compromising the structural integrity of the home. Soil remaining under the foundation showed levels of 300 Parts Per Million (ppm) on my Photo Ionization Detector (PID) using the bag head space method. A total of 5.13 tons of contaminated soil was removed. The basement was back filled with clean fill and a poly vapor barrier installed to control any remaining oil vapors.

The site was referred to technical services for well water and air quality sampling. Initial water test for Gasoline Range Organics and Diesel Range Organics came back as not detected. I had concerns about the two small children living in the home and recommended to Pat Locklin that a Summa canister be used to check air quality in the home as well, her report came back with all levels below action level.
P-909-2006*On 11/13/06 Jon Woodard received a call from the Topsham Fire Department reporting a spill of concrete sealer at a residence in Topsham.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a small amount of the sealer floating on groundwater in an excavation around a newly constructed foundation.  The sealer had been applied and some had run off the foundation wall and into the excavation during a significant rain event.  The excess sealer was recovered with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-574-2006*The crank case of a pressure washer was impacted by a forklift.  It then discharged of approximately one quart of motor oil to the parking lot.  The spilled product was picked up with sorbent material, and will be stored for bulk disposal.
P-575-2006*A citizen working along the Kennebunk River in Kennebunk reported a sheen.  A site visit was made, but the product lacked one major characteristic of petroleum sheen - congruence.  A small investigation was performed both up and down stream, but it yielded no conclusive source or means of identification.
B-718-2006*11.10.06 - Dead River Company in Calais reported a small, less than one cup, oil spill associated with a residential supply tank that tipped partially over.  One of the support legs rusted out and the tank tipped causing a leak in the filter area of the piping.

Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the pads disposed by Dead River.  It's expected that a limited number of pads were used and no oil saturated.

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P-579-2006*A one-gallon can of 'Minwax,' polyacrylic gloss, was compromised inside the store .  It discharged product to the cement. Product was picked up with sorbent material to be stored for bulk disposal.
B-717-2006*11.10.06 - Bangor Hydro reported a hydraulic oil spill from a bucket truck at the entered location.  Approximately a quart was reported spilled.  The truck had been recently in for service and it appears to the spiller the oil reservoir was overfilled.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill area, a 2 ft. by 2 ft. area, and the waste entered into Bangor Hydro waste stream.


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A-552-2006*On 9/28/2006, an anonymous caller reported the dumping of oil and gas at the Poulin residence in Fairfield. The reporter called twice and failed to give me much information other than Mr. Poulin was dumping oil and gas on his property. During my search for Mr. Poulin's property I learned from his neighbors that his wife had recently passed away and that he was involved in a dispute with his step daughter over his wife's estate. I found Mr. Poulin's home, drove in the driveway and found a well kept home with no evidence of oil spillage. No further action is expected, due to the fact I feel the anonymous complaint is related to the family dispute.
B-716-2006*11.10.06 - Bangor Hydro reported a leak from a transformer located at the entered location.  During inspection of the unit it was observed that a leak around a bushing was present.  The leak is suspected by Bangor Hydro to be associated with a gasket or seal to the bushing.  The unit is scheduled for change out within the week and the stain on the concrete pad and a small grassy area will be removed.

It is anticipated that approximately one cubic yard of material will be removed including a one foot buffer area around the transformer pad and sorbents used for cleaning.


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P-832-2006*Maine DEP/RCRA received an anonymous complaint about a business dumping old chemicals down the drain at a Read Street facility.  Wright/Cyr upon arrival at the facility (former Ventrex/Binax warehouse) on Read Street, were met by Alex of the Northeastern Graphics Supply Co.  He stated the company was going through bankruptcy proceedings and had filed for Chapter 11 protections in 2003.  The company was a wholesale distributor of chemicals and supplies for the print and press for lithography printing industry in New England. Alex was the financial officer one of two remaining employees at the company, Mr. Kroot was the other was also the owner.

With the discovery of multiple pallets of liquid old/new stock the evidence was clear the complaint was viable.  Closer inspection of the pallets revealed many of the virgin containers were in fact empty.  Alex stated Mr Kroot was usually on site around 11:30-12:00 and offered to call him and request he join us.

At Kroot's arrival Wright explained the nature of the visit and the brief inspection we'd conducted so far seemed in line with the caller's concerns.  Many of what appeared to be virgin containers were in fact empty, and it was curious why empty containers would be transported from one location to another.  Mr Kroot had stated he'd only been at this location three months, the previous location was 14 Industrial Way, Portland.  Further discussions between Wright and Kroot continued and Kroot admitted to dumping some materials down the sinks.  The items dumped were assessed by Kroot to be leaking or partially filled but he had no basis to classify them as Hazardous or not.  We asked for MSDS sheets for the products he dumped he said he could  get them.

The specific compounds and products can be seen listed in Wright's notes from this inspection or those to follow.  Labels on the containers of several pallets were marked as corrosive, the ingredients of toluene, hexane and alcohols were prominent among the products inspected.  Their uses listed blanket wash, hard ink softener, press wash, plate wash, plate developer, film kleen, etc.

With a viable party perhaps a company, DEP-RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) staff  will take the lead in the case management, DEP/Response will remain available to assist when needed.   The case finally resulted in a Notice of Violation (NOV) being issued against Kroot and follow up enforcement actions.  For additional information on the case development please see RCRA files.
P-162-2003*Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy, Springvale called to report a spill at a customer's home in Shapleigh.  According to my notes the spill was reported to be estimated at 3-10 gals.

Referring back to my notes my only excuse for not visiting this site initially is the priority nature of Spill # P-161-2003 in Windham.  Where at least one tank possibly two (275-gal) tanks volumes  of fuel were lost below the slab, less than 100 feet from three different private wells.  This case rightly or wrongly was given my full attention.  Now three years after the fact Mr. Furbush is concerned about the water quality of his well.

Phadrea Gallant of One Beacon, the insurer for Downeast has offered to sample his well but he has initially declined (voice mail from Phadrea Gallant 10/25/06).  As I understand the message he wishes the DEP to sample his well.   It was negotiated between One Beacon and DEP,  One Beacon would collect and pay for the initial sample, if a positive result found it would be referred to DEP for follow-up. This was be communicated to Mr. Furbush.  One Beacon did not contact DEP and it is therefore assumed that the water analysis was negative for petroleum.
B-639-2006*On 10/13/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric company of a small gasoline leak from one of there service trucks in their parking lot at 135 Shore Road, Veazie.  The spill was on asphalt and speedy dry was used to absorb the product.  It was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-653-2006*On October 18, 2006, Dead River Oil Company reported a pinhole leak in an AST caused an estimated .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be discharged to the basement floor.  The property is owned by  Shirley Ginn, 14 Montgomery St, Bangor.  Dear River cleaned up the spilled material with sorbent material.  No further action is expected.
B-644-2006*On October 16, 2006, Dead River Oil Company reported an oil spill at 64 Parkway North, Brewer.  The homeowner had installed a pair of new AST's in his garage in hopes of getting a better price on #2 fuel oil.  The installation met current Oil and Solid Fuel Board requirements for installation of AST's, however, the homeowner failed to notice a small tear in one of the tanks.  Fortunately, the homeowner was home to observe the first filling of the tank system and stopped the delivery driver when he noticed the leak.

Maine DEP staff investigated the site and assisted with the cleanup using sorbent materials and a DEP air driven diaphragm pump to transfer the remaining oil from the leaking tank to the still empty tank next to it.  Approximately 10 gallons of #2 heating oil was lost to the garage floor and was cleaned up using sorbent materials.

The are is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.
I-267-2006*On 6-23-06, Huber Engineered Woods LLC reported a spill of 20 gallons at their facility in Easton. A gasket on a hydraulic oil pump on a loader blew. They used fines to soak up the oil and burned the fines on site in their boiler.  No further action is required at this time.
I-268-2006*On 7-11-06, Don Soucier, a resident reported he found two partially full 55-gallon drums left at the old Rod and Reel Club on Chapman St. in Presque Isle. Lee Thomas from DEP picked the drums up and brought them to this office to be added to the waste oil drum. Decided that since the contents were of an unknown source, disposal should be through a hazardous waste disposal company with accompanying profile. Reimbursement is not requested as there is no responsible party at this time.
I-269-2006*On 8-21-06, Houlton Water Co. (HWC) reported a spill from a transformer at 44 Winship Road, Hodgton. A truck hit the wire on a pole causing the transformer to fall off and lose approximately 1/2 gallon onto the ground. HWC shoveled up contaminated soil around the pole and took to Steelstone Industries in Houlton for disposal.  No further action is required.
I-161-2006*On 6-20-06, Steve Perreault of Van Buren Tulsa Inc. reported that because a diesel fuel nozzle fell out of the tank of one of their trucks while being filled, approximately 12 gallons was lost onto the ground at the pump. They used sorbent pads and sand to soak up the fuel off the pavement.
P-828-2006*SUMMARY
	9/28/06: Licensed burner technician Joe Grant notified the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of oil-smelling soil below the outside oil tank at this southern Windham home, which was likely due to a loose oil filter and fuel line fitting.
	Fri. 9/29/06: I met Ms. Bridges at her home and checked out the discharge.  Swan road is off Albion Road and the area is rural residential located on the north shore Highland Lake; it is served by private wells and septic systems.  There are three residential wells within 300 feet of the discharge.  She had two vertical, outside 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs); one of the tanks was unused and sitting atop buried blocks while the outer tank was active and atop a pad.  Copper fuel lines from both tanks manifolded them together at the bottom, and then the bare copper fuel line ran into the soil and into the crawlspace under the home (see photos).  I noted that there was oil contamination in the soil but no saturated soil.  As is common with surface spills, it was difficult to determine if this was a discharge of low or high volume.
	After speaking with Ms. Bridges I contacted Peter Moulton of DEP regarding the DEP program for replacing fuel oil systems in danger of discharging, to be done in conjunction with the cleanup.  Over the next several weeks Moulton and David McCaskill arranged for the tank replacement by JMG Heating.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Wed. 10/25/06: DEP had ENPRO Services on site after JMG Heating had removed the old tanks.  With DEP field screening by the DEP field-headspace method, we removed about 1 yard of sandy soil to a depth of between 10 and 18 inches belowgradient.  The excavation was backfilled with 3/4 of an inch of crushed rock to provide a good base for the new AST installation.

CONCLUSION
	Maine DEP managed the cleanup with Ms. Bridge's authorization.  Following soil removal I judged the discharge to have been a gallon or two at most.  Photoionization detector (PID) values of 0.0 ppm (bag headspace) were attained at the bottom of the excavation.  I noted no detectable PID values within the crawlspace under the home.  Based on this I do not believe that further sampling or monitoring is justified at the present time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-632-2006*B-632-2006
10/11/2006 15:00

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report a small discharge of hydraulic oil at the Blackwoods campground.  It was stated that a backhoe inadvertently punctured an hydraulic line on a stationary back up generator.  It was estimated that about 8 ounces of fluid was lost to gravel, soil, and vegetation.  No clean up was necessary.
P-429-2006*
	Wednesday,  5/31/06: While driving by I noted on-going UST work at this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  I met Certified Tank Installer, Dennis Davis of G R Adams Co. and with owner/operator, George Gendron.  G R Adams was replacing the tank sumps over the gasoline tanks [see attached photos 1 & 2] and over the diesel UST [see attached photo 3].  No required UST registration upgrade forms were on-site, confirming that the DEP was aware of the work.  Davis stated that he had received a verbal okay from John Dunlap.  No oil discharges were evident in the exposed soil.  No CMR 691 assessment is required in this form of facility upgrade.
	The facility is located in a dense urban residential and commercial area on Rt. 196, near the MTA entrance.  P-882-05 documents the report of discharges under dispensers.  See also P-232-1990.
	Gasoline/oil contamination is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed, conditions or site knowledge changes, or if it becomes accessible, particularly regarding contaminated water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-830-2006*I was contacted by Mr. Kilvert, who owns a property in Raymond which he rents to Mr. Marquis, reporting that there had been a spill of oil from a boat in the driveway.  Mr. Kilvert was concerned because the oil spilled onto a paved driveway and then ran across the driveway and into the lawn at a location very close to the residence's drilled drinking water well.  Mr. Kilvert also stated that he was having troubles with the tenant and was in the process of evicting him.  I agreed to go out to the site and take a look.  When I arrived at the residence, Mr. Marquis greeted me in the driveway.  I explained that there had been a complaint about some oil spillage and he showed me the area in question.  The pavement was stained underneath the motor of his boat which was parked in the driveway.  The stain ran across the driveway and into the lawn as Mr. Kilvert had described.  The drilled well was about 10-15 feet away from where the oil stain intersected the lawn.  I asked Mr. Marquis how the spill had occurred and he stated that he had drained the boat's motor and collected a small amount of oil in a bucket underneath it.  He stated that the bucket had sat there for a while and it had filled up with rainwater and overflowed causing the residual oil to run across the driveway.  At the time I was there only a slight oil sheen remained on the driveway and the soil at the edge of the driveway wasn't severely contaminated.  I explained to Mr. Marquis that even a small spill of oil had the ability to contaminate a well.  I also told Mr. Marquis that discharging any amount of oil onto the ground is illegal in Maine and that you are required to report any spills to the Department of Environmental Protection.  I gave him my business card and a handful of oil absorbent pads to use in the future.

Although the spill is close to the well I believe that it is unlikely that the well will become contaminated.  If a future water analysis does show contamination related to this spill Mr. Marquis will be responsible.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-631-2006*B-631-2006
10/10/2006 15:30

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at their maintenance facility at McFarland Hill.  It was stated that a few ounces of fluid leaked from a line on a street sweeper onto a gravel surface.  The small stain that resulted was hand-excavated and disposed of.
I-270-2006*10/30/06 10:30 hours, DEP staff was contacted by Bob Prestwood of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) owned by Ralph D'Angelo.  The tank was observed to be leaking during an annual furnace servicing last week.  Prior to the MPG service call and partial fill of the tank, the homeowner stated that the tank was nearly empty and did not exhibit signs of leaking.  Did a site visit to Mr. D'Angelo residence at 11:15 hours on 10/30/06.  At this time it appears that the metal underside of the AST is fatigued to the point of allowing the oil product to slowly weep through the steel.  There doesn't appear to be any one hole that is leaking; however, the steel is fatigued/corroded enough so that the soil beneath the tank is stained with oil to a depth of an inch or so, more so around the filter end of the tank.  Mr. D' Angelo's well (125 feet deep) is approximately 25-30 feet away from the leaking tank. From info provided by Mr. D'Angelo, the tank is probably in excess of 20 years old (see attached pictures).  According to Mr. Prestwood (MPG), Mr. D'Angelo is an ACAP customer/client.  I called ACAP office in morning of 10/30/06 and spoke with Jim on Monday, October 30th.  He thought that Mr. D'Angelo was in the process of having his AST replaced through ACAP's program.  Left voice mail and e-mail message (with pictures) for Mr. Randy Rattray requesting that he provide me an estimate of how soon/quick the AST replacement will occur.  If it is going to be a while (greater than 2 weeks) we (DEP) will probably work with a local contractor to get Mr. D'Angelo into a temporary tank until the permanent tank can be installed and plumbed into his heating system.

10/31/06, Received an e-mail from Randy Rattray, ACAP which read as follows:
Hi Lee,
I contacted MPG on October 23, 2006, concerning Ralph D'Angelo's Fuel Storage Tank. At that time I was asking for an evaluation of the existing tank and a cost estimate to replace. Once I get this cost estimate from MPG I can order the work to begin at their convenience. I will call Bob Prestwood today and try to expedite the paperwork from his end.
Randy Rattray.

10/31/06 I Called Bob Prestwood of MPG Petroleum Dept,  he's putting the work order together as an emergency replacement, his service technician evaluated the tank and believes the leak is around the valve stem; however, given the age of the tank, they will do a complete replacement, probably early next week.  At that time the contaminated were excavated prior to the placement of gravel base material.  No further action by Response Services Staff action is warranted.
A-600-2006*DEP received a call from Kip Cline who is a licensed oil burner technician.  He reported an oil spill at the Connors residence in Tennants Harbor.  An outdoor aboveground storage tank had rusted and was dripping kerosene.  The tank was about half full and had not been filled since spring time.  The tank is located near the entry door to the house, and Ms. Connors thought that she would have smelled oil had it been leaking longer, so it was described as not having been leaking for long.  I informed Ms. Connors of the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund, and told her that soil removal would likely be required.  I requested that Kip move the tank and mark the location for Dig Safe.  He set up a temporary tank to provide heat for the home.  A Dig Safe number was obtained (2006 4302 388).

On 10/25 I made a site visit.  Ms. Connors signed the cleanup options agreement.  She declined my offer to assist with filling out the Fund application.  The home is served by a drilled well approximately 100 feet away from the spill area.  The topography is generally flat.  The tank was a 130-gallon steel tank, and it appeared otherwise in good condition.  Due to drainage issues, the rear of the home (where the tank was located) had been filled with 1-inch crushed rock.  This allowed the oil to migrate quickly to bedrock, which is approximately 30 inches below the ground surface.  The bedrock was smooth and hard with no obvious fractures evident.

The stained area was small, and we proceeded to excavate by hand.  Approximately 3 cubic yards of material was removed over several hours.  This was later transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company.  I was able to collect soil samples and perform bag headspace with the Passport photoionization detector.  Removal was to a stringent standard, and most readings were less than 10 parts per million for remaining soil.  I have referred this case to technical services for groundwater monitoring due to the location of the well.  This property was part of the large groundwater monitoring effort associated with the Tennants Harbor public water supply system installed by DEP several years ago.  According to Ms. Connors, DEP removed the filters which had been installed due to methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) impact.  Ms. Connors did have water softener filters installed in a small wooden building adjacent to the home.

No further response work is expected.
B-661-2006*B-661-2006
10/23/2006 09:30

     Bob Bechtold, Environmental Protection Specialist for Acadia National Park, called to report discovering a small spill of diesel fuel at the pump island at their maintenance facility on McFarland Hill.  It was stated that less than a cup had spilled; probably due to an overfill.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-625-2006*On 10/31/2006, Tim Miller of the Darling Marine Center in Walpole reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of a CN Brown delivery truck driver overfilling a tank. The relatively new Roth oil tank appeared to have an incorrectly installed pipe connection causing the overfilled tank to spill oil to the inside of the buildings basement. Mr. Miller contacted Colby & Gale Heating to repair the tank's plumbing.  He also notified CN Brown of the spill as well as the DEP.

On 11/2/2006, Environmental Projects was hired to remove contaminated soil under the supervision of Peter Blanchard. A total of 1.14 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the basement by hand work with shovels and taken to Commercial Paving.  The basement area was washed with Simple Green liquid soap and rinsed.  No further response action is expected.
B-370-2006*On 7/6/06, I received report from Adam Meyer of Engineering Technologies of a #2 oil spill of an unknown amount sometime in the past from an underground storage tank at the de-commissioned Cutler Naval Station.  Mr. Meyer is the project manager of the redevelopment project taking place on the base.  One phase of the redevelopment was to remove all of the underground storage tanks that were used on base while it was operational.  There were 14 underground storage tanks (UST's) still buried on base.  The underground storage tank fund was applied to once confirmation of a leak was detected.

For simplification, the site was broken into two halves: commercial, and residential.  The commercial side of the base was comprised of all of the buildings and facilities that were not housing.  The residential side of the project dealt with only residential buildings.  All of the UST's on the commercial side, totaling four (4) would be removed and any contamination would be grouped under one spill number.

Over the following weeks the tanks and contamination were removed, via excavation.  A total of approximately 845 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at County Concrete for batching to asphalt.

On 7/12/06, I referred the the site to Paul Blood of Technical Services.


A-45-2006*Marc Candage of Vinalhaven Fire Dept contacted DEP to report an oil spill on Wagon Wheels Rd. 100 yards beyond the intersection with Poor Farm Road.  Fire Dept staff placed sorbent pads to recover some of the spilled oil.  Verizon utility was installing cable in the area.  It was hypothesized by the Chief that a hydraulic hose broke on a reel lifter used to move large spools of cable.  A brook was approx. 50 feet away from the spill.  The nearest well was 150 yards away.  A heavy rain washed much of the oil away.  The roadway had rainbow sheen still in evidence.  The Cheif was unsure of the volume.  I contacted Verizon and spoke with an out of state operator, who gave me a ticket number MEAR01307Y.  I later recieved a call back from Lee Balanger of Verizon in Rockland.  He acknowledged the spill and thought it was approx. 5 gallons based on refilling the unit.  He was unaware small spills needed to be reported.  I advised to report in the future.  No site visit was made.
B-603-2006*B-603-2006
09/26/2006 12:31

     An anonymous complainant wrote this office to report that a crane involved with the construction of a log home on Ridge Parkway in Greenville was leaking oil.  The complainant stated that perhaps as much as 125 gallons may have been spilled.  There was also some concern for the nearby lake.
     Investigation revealed that some staining was evident around the crane; not 125 gallons as reported.  The recommendation was made to the owner, Seth Tompkins of Greenville, to place some plastic beneath the crane, with perhaps some sawdust, to capture any oil drips from the machine.  Neither the lake or the property's well water appeared to be at risk from this minor spillage.  It was estimated that less that 3 gallons of fluid may have leaked from the crane.
B-395-2006*On 7/13/06, I received report from Adam Meyer of Engineering Technologies of a #2 oil spill of an unknown amount sometime in the past from an underground storage tank at the de-commissioned Cutler Naval Station.  Mr. Meyer is the project manager of the redevelopment project taking place on the base.  One phase of the redevelopment was to remove all of the underground storage tanks (UST's) that were used on the base while it was operational.  There were 14 UST's still buried on base.  The UST insurance fund was applied to once confirmation of a leak was detected.

For simplification the site was broken into two halves:  commercial (B-370-2006) and residential (B-395-2006).  The commercial side of the base was comprised of all of the buildings and facilities that were not housing.  The residential side dealt with only residential buildings.  All of the UST's on the residential side, totalling ten (10), would be removed and any contamination would be grouped under one spill number.

Over the following weeks, the tanks and contamination were removed, via excavation.  A total of approximately 880 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at County Concrete for batching to asphalt.

For fear of possible ground water contamination and the close proximity of these tanks to wells, I referred the site to Paul Blood of Technical Services once contamination is discovered.  Paul and the consultant have discussed the use of filters for the potentially impacted wells.
B-611-2006*B-611-2006
09/28/2006 16:50

     Bill Fletcher of Beaver Cove Marina on Moosehead Lake called to report that their forklift inadvertently took a swim in the lake when it's brakes failed while extracting a boat.  Only a minor sheen was noted from the incident.  It was stated that the forklift was removed from the lake quickly and without incident.
A-68-2006*Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) called to report a broken hydraulic hose on a plow truck in the northbound parking plaza of the Interstate at mile 98.  The spill occurred near the back employee parking area.  Approx 10 gallons of oil was spilled and collected with sorbent pads.  Some of the oil was spread over the pavement, and could not be recovered.  MTA disposed of the pads.  No site visit was made.
A-115-2006*Jerry Martin of Bangor Air contacted this office with a request for abandonment in place for a 1000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank at the Shaw's Plaza on Western Ave, also known as Capitol Shopping Center.  I responded to the site on 2/21/2006 and met with Jerry.  The tank was accessible and did not meet the criteria for abandonment in place.  I told him that the tank would have to be abandoned by removal and he acknowledged that seemed appropriate.  He indicated he would contact me when the tank was to be pulled.  I never heard back from Mr. Martin.

I spoke with Tim Rector, Tanks Enforcement, 11/1/2006.  This is still an active tank double wall installed in 1996 so not due for removal yet.

I contacted Jerry Martin, 11/1/2006 and he indicated the owners were try to lease the building and did not want to remove the tank.

So, no spill at this location.
B-402-2006*On 7/14/06, I received report of four gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the asphalt parking lot of the Dead River fueling station on the Main Road.  The spill was caused by the rupture of the fuel supply line from the dispenser to the nozzle.  The pump was shut off and the fire department was notified.  Upon arriving, the Fire Department applied approximately 30 pounds of speedy dry to the spill area, absorbing the liquid product that did not seep into the asphalt.

The ruptured hose was replaced and all of the speedy dry was bagged for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.  Public water is provided to public.
B-407-2006*On 7/14/06, I received report from Gil Merchant of the city of Bangor's fuel farm.  The fuel farm supplies fuel to the Bangor International Airport.  During the daily inspection of the tanks Gil noticed what he thought was an excessive amount of water in one of the above ground storage tanks.  It is not uncommon for there to be some water in the tanks due to condensation in the warmer temperatures, but this amount seemed more than normal.

Without any indication of a leak and no evidence to support a leak, problem, or malfunction with the tank or any system associated with the tank, Gil notified the DEP of a possible problem and took the tank off line until confirmation of no system failure could be reached.

On 7/17/06, a pipeline contractor, CCB, confirmed after a couple of days of testing that no system failure were suffered and the water must be related to excessive condensation due to the temperature.

A-117-2006*Maritime Energy contacted DEP to report an overfill of a delivery truck at the loading rack of the bulk plant located at 351 Park Street.  I responded to investigate.  Upon my arrival at the facility, no delivery truck was on-site.  There was a stain on the concrete containment pad at the loading rack.  The driver had departed.  I met Ashley, a garage maintenance man, who was helpful.  He came out and showed me the underground oil water separator into which the containment pad drains.  We opened the access cover, and using water finding paste, I measured 20 inches of oil in the separator.  The water side of the unit was clear.  Ashley stated that Maritime would hire a contractor to pump out the separator to remove the spilled product.  No further work was necessary.
A-118-2006*Rick McCormack contacted me reference a spill of JP-8 motor fuel, similar to diesel, at the armory facility in Belfast.  A Humvee truck experienced a mechanical failure of some sort causing the fuel to leak out.  Staff noticed the odor and found the stain.  The tank holds 15 gallons and was empty.  Sorbents were employed, however, the spill was to gravel surface.  The national guard personnel completed a small excavation by hand removing all trace of the spill filling two 55 gallon drums (approx. 0.5 cubic yard).   Excavated soil was disposed at Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta.
A-125-2006*Merton Durkee, Chief of Islesboro Fire Dept. called to report a vehicle rollover on Meadow Pond Road near Sprague's beach on the north end of Islesboro.  A passenger car lost control in ice and slush and rolled over into a marsh area.  The oil pan was holed and discharged its contents of motor oil (5-6 quarts) and a small amount gasoline also leaked before the vehicle was uprighted and towed away.  I responded to the spill the following day due to the ferry schedule.  I met the Chief and we inspected the accident scene.  Fire Dept staff had deployed sorbent boom, and we collected the dirty pads and boom.  The ground was frozen hard and flushed daily with tidal water.  I expect all traces of oil and gas to attenuate quickly in this area due to the small volume spilled and tidal action.  I provided the Fire Department with replacement sorbents, collected the soiled ones, and departed for the mainland.  Two pictures of the accident scene were taken by Fire service staff and provided for the report.
A-252-2006*Paula from C N Brown contacted DEP to report a customer overfill at the Waldoboro Big Apple Store.  The spill occurred the previous day and the customer was unknown.  The spill was reportedly removed with speedy dry and evaporation.   No site visit was made.
A-255-2006*Steve Harrington of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic fluid at the vehicle maintenance lot in Montville.  The spill occurred as a result of a hose failure on a piece of heavy equipment.  Approximately 4 gallons of oil were discharged to pavement and was collected by DOT staff with sorbent litter.  No site visit was made by DEP staff.
A-14-2006*A DEP tanks enforcement person reported seeing an external visual alarm for the Underground Storage Tank (UST) system at the Maine General Hospital. I went to the site and discovered the system no longer in alarm. It seems the maintenance people turned off the power to the alarm (it had been on all day) and went about their business. In fact, when questioned about this they said that it happens all the time and they didn't have time to investigate. My impression was that they needed some guidance in work practice so I referred the case to enforcement for an inspection the next day. Within a matter of days I saw a tank installer at the site working on the system. No further action is expected.
A-259-2006*Mike Pushard works in the Augusta Mental Health Institute campus boiler room for the Bureau of General Services.  He had seen a potential issue while fishing on Togus Pond.  A camp site was using several oil drums for floatation for a dock system.  Mike expressed concern that the units would leak oil into the pond.  I took down the directions to the site which is off the Weeks Mills Road (see the attached map) and investigated.  I found the property, but no one was around.  This is an open lot used to stage campers and tents located between boxs 151 and 161 on the Young Road. There is no permanent building, and it is right on the lake.  I used the Augusta tax map system on-line to find the owner, Mr. Panek.  I contacted him by phone.  Mr. Panak was very pleasant retired mason.  He indicated that the float has been in the lake for many years and has not leaked any oil.  He claimed the tanks were completely cleaned out and bungs  were well-tightened when the float was built.  The tanks are painted every few years to protect against corrosion, but he assured me he would inspect them this spring to ensure they were okay.  I advised him that while it was not prohibited to use steel drums for floats, plastic barrels are available and relatively inexpensive.  This would avoid the potential for an oil spill and costly cleanup.  He agreed and said he loves the lake and would not want to get any oil in there.  Then he talked about how his property re-evaluation increased by 400%, so it seems likely he will have to sell the property anyway because, in his words, "he's not overburdened with cash."  He also expressed great resentment over the environmental rule which prevents him from building on the point because he waited too long to retire and they changed the rule from when he bought the place in the 1950s.  It was quite a conversation.
A-21-2006*A combination of nozzle failure and inattentiveness caused an estimated ten gallons of gasoline to be lost to the ground at an unmanned Citgo station in Waterville. This occurred during a significant rain event and the gasoline was lost to the Waterville storm drain system. Nothing was recovered. No further action expected.  Reported by Waterville Fire Dept.  No site visit made.
B-690-2006*On 11/01/06, 1410 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported an estimated one pint leak of transformer oil from pole #2 on Hobbit Way in Brewer.  The spill covered an area 2' x 2' in a grassy ditch.  The leak happened a while ago and was not ongoing at the time of the call.  It came from the switch handle and the level in the unit had probably dropped to below that level, which is why it wasn't still leaking.  The cleanup produced a quarter of a bag of oiled soil, which went to Pine Tree Landfill.

A-260-2006*Terry Moore contacted our office to report a broken fever thermometer at her home.  Terry was home with her son Avery, 3 years old, and she was pregnant.  The Moores had already removed the broken glass and put the visible mercury in a plastic bag on the porch.  I advised not to use the vacuum, but it was too late, they already had.  I responded with the Lumex meter which measures mercury vapor.  I met Terry and her son.  The living room was bare wood floor.  The thermometer was broken, but the bulb of mercury was still in the base portion.  This was secured in a jar.  I advised this should be disposed at household hazardous waste collection through the town.  I tested several rooms of the house and the vacuum.  No elevated concentrations of mercury were detected.  See results below.  No further action expected.

Lumex results:

Test	3272
	3288
	3273
OK, test within acceptable range

Backgound outdoors

	3
	3
	4
Sa	<10

Kitchen

	9
	9
	10
Sa	<10

Family room

	3
	5
	7
Sa	<10

Vacuum cleaner

	11
	9
	8
Sa	<10
A-576-2006*DEP received a report that a minor spill occurred to pavement when a flush tube valve didn't close properly during a tank fill.  The spiller reported full recovery using sorbents; the affected tank owner reported satisfaction with the clean-up.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident. No further Response action expected.
A-418-2006*A hole burned in the side of a transformer and leaked an estimated fifty gallons of mineral oil to the ground. CMP managed the cleanup. Jon Andrews provided the spill debris letter for Norridgewock landfill.  No site visit made. No further action expected.
P-862-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
A-422-2005*   This case originated with citizen (neighbor) concerns about the new (since 1/03) owner of a former farm and what his intentions for the property might be.  Potential uses included gravel mining, race track operations, and auto dismantling; the complaint had come in via L&W, who were already aware of alleged practices within their jurisdiction.  A call placed to the town CEO confirmed that the town also had concerns; a joint DEP/Town inspection was planned but never took place; there was no evidence of auto dismantling and the town insisted on the owner filing for a permit to operate as such if that was his intention.
   Allegations that abandoned USTs were on the property proved accurate, and DEP encouraged Mr. Fahey to remove them.  It was suspected that three tanks may have been present but only two were found (the third is now believed to have been removed in 1986).  Both tanks (1000 and 2000 gallons, used for #2 oil) were removed on 4/19/06 and appeared sound.
B-415-2006*On 7/18/06, I received a report from Matt Kirkpatrick of Home Depot in Ellsworth of a 5 quart spill of driveway cleaner on the concrete slab of the store.  The cause of the spill was damage from stocking.  All of the spilled product was absorbed using pads which were bagged for disposal.  The pads were disposed of by Northland Environmental Services.
B-416-2006*On 7/18/06, I received a report from Home Depot of a one quart discharge of Binz Oil based primer, due to physical breakage by a customer whom dropped the container.  The spilled product was absorbed using pads and disposed of by Northland Environmental Services.
B-683-2006*The CEO of the Town of Perry called here reporting a leaking underground tank at a property owned by Deborah Hawkins of Temple, New Hampshire.  She'd not actually seen the site herself, and did not know the particulars, how much was spilled or why.  On November 1, Thomas Smith and I investigated.

To our surprise, the tank is an estimated 3000 gallon single wall steel tank, sort of in a vault. The vault is cement, with a cement floor, and a wooden roof under 6 inches of soil.  There is a hatchway in one corner, nearly rotted away by insect activity; the tank vents into the vault space and the tank gauge indicates it's half full. It's not piped up to any appliance; apparently it was used to fill a day tank on the generator, although I don't understand how fuel cans were filled to carry to the day tank. The neighbors told us the place hasn't been occupied in about 4 years, after the tenant died.

This tank presents a conundrum: it's not a UST because it's in a vault and can be inspected by anyone stupid enough to risk his life entering a confined space that might collapse on him.   Because of that, it's not really an AST either.  On December 27, I wrote to the owner suggesting that she discontinue use of the tank and remove it.  As of January 19,2007 I've had no reply.


B-610-2006*B-610-2006
09/27/2006 17:34

     An anonymous complainant called to report an oil odor emanating from Sprague Energy's terminal at Mack's point.  The caller was concerned that a spill may have occurred.  A phone call to Sprague revealed that they were off loading asphalt at the time.  Their personnel were unaware of any spill.
B-482-2006*B-482-2006
08/09/2006 09:00

     Mike Adams, concerned resident on Route 155 in Lagrange, called to report what he thought was oil in the ditch in front of his house.  Knowing that there has been historic subsurface spillage from convenience stores in the immediate vicinity, the site was checked.  Investigation revealed that the oily substance was simply an organic, bacterial, iron hydroxide sheen.
A-54-2006*DEP received an after hours report that several gallons of oil spilled at this facility (see mill incident report, attached).  According to mill staff the spill was to pavement and was recovered using sorbents. No site visit was made.
B-555-2006*B-555-2006
08/31/2006 15:44

     Jim McCoy of Fortin & Jewett Oil on Bucksport called to report an AST leak at the residence of Steve Bowden at Box 1817 Route 46 also in Bucksport.  It was stated that a corrosion hole was found in the basement 275 gallon tank.  The oil had found it's way to a drain that discharged to a wetland behind the house.
     Investigation found that about five gallons total leaked from the system.  Most of the fuel was recovered from standing water at the drains outfall.  Sorbent material was placed for a time as a precaution.  It was later believed that all of the oil was recovered from the incident.
B-420-2006*On 7/18/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro of a transformer spill of approximately 1 quart of NON-PCB oil spilled due to a lightning strike during a storm.  The following morning inspection of the site was made and no product could be found.
B-692-2006*Lt. Col. Eric Johns called to report that oil had been noticed on the water that flowed into a water line excavation behind Building 496 at the Maine Air Guard base in Bangor. On my arrival, I was shown the trench and learned there was sheen but no recoverable product on the water. The foreman said that most of the water had drained in from the unexcavated water line backfill (they were replacing a valve box). This site is generally baseline and my only concern was the determination of the water itself. It was decided that they would pump the water, and estimated 500 gallons, into a construction watering truck and deposit it into a base oil water separator. No further action expected.
A-22-2006*A heavy pickup was carrying a bed tank of diesel and went off the road into a frozen wetland. An unspecified quantity of diesel leaked out of the tank and perhaps the truck as well. North American dispatched a cleanup crew with sorbent materials and proceeded with the cleanup. The day that I observed was rather warm and the ice was soft enough that the cleanup personnel were able to access the oil under the ice and the cleanup was quite successful. There are no residences nearby and there likely will not be due to the very wet nature of the area. Any residual oil will easily break down naturally. No further action.
B-422-2006*On 7/19/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro of a seven gallon spill of transformer oil.  The spill was caused by a tree knocking over a utility pole and causing the oil to leak from the transformer.  The oil was less than 1 ppm PCB.  The oil was spilled across an area approximately 6'x3'.  The oiled soil was excavated and placed in two, 55 gallon drums for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.

The owners well is approximately 200' away from spill site.

A-24-2006*A paper manufacturing machine seal failed and allowed 250 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost to the process sewer. See attached report. No site visit made. No further action expected.
B-424-2006*On 7/19/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric of a NON-PCB oil spill from a transformer.  The cause was a broken bushing on the transformer due to storm damage the night before.  Apparently, a "micro burst" blew off the top of a utility pole and transformer and deposited it beside a huge tree that had been up-righted somewhat.  The transformer leaked approximately a gallon of dielectric oil which leaked under that somewhat up-righted tree.  Later during the storm some of the tree was cut off.  With the weight gone, the tree went back to it's standing position, where it stayed with the small amount of oil under it.  No recovery of oil.

B-425-2006*On 7/19/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric of a 2 quart NON-PCB transformer oil spill.  The spill was caused by the transformer being hit by a tree, due to storm damage.  The oil was absorbed by speedy dry and organic material.  All were drummed and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-660-2006*On 10/21/06, 1618 hours, Greg Steiger (USCG) reported a capsized vessel at Center Harbor in Brooklin.   The vessel had fifty gallons of diesel on board but there wasn't any spillage at the time and it was not a navigational hazard so Greg was comfortable with letting the vessel stay until the owner could get a contractor who had equipment large enough to raise it.  Meanwhile the owner (Philip LaFrance) expressed concern about spill control as the vessel was raised.  (It was 46 feet and had been a coast guard buoy tender built in 1956.) The plan was to ring the vessel with 150 feet of hard boom and to deploy sorbent boom if it burped oil when it was righted.  On the day of the raising (10/27/06) I arrived at Center Harbor (also the home of Brooklin Boat Yard) with the boom.  It turned out that the plan was impractical because the barge was very close to the vessel.  Fortunately divers had managed to plug all of the vents so when the boat went deck up nothing came out.  We were prepared to deploy sorbent as an alternative to the original plan.   The usual procedure is to bring the deck up to sea level and pump out the hull in order to achieve buoyancy.  However, there was not enough lift available to do that so the next best procedure was to get the vessel into shallow water and let the receding tide expose the deck.  At this point Phil's plan was to start pumping at midnight and float the vessel to dry dock.  His intention was to not pump enough to be pumping oil.  I advised him to anchor a ring of sorbent boom and pump into the middle of it.  We were later informed that the vessel was delivered to dry dock at 2400 hours without incident.

The raising contractor was "Down East Marine" out of Castine.  They got the job done, but they had to improvise because they were short on lifting power.  They had a few air bags (2000# each) but the vessel still dragged.  Fortunately another barge came along and helped get the sunken vessel to shallow water.  In retrospect, if the chances of burping a considerable amount of product were great the whole area would need to be boomed.
B-658-2006*On 10/20/06, 1550 hours, James Gerace expressed concern over what he perceived as a substantial oil spill on the dirt road in front of his house.  His well is not far from the road and he wanted to know what his level of concern should be.  An investigation revealed that a few drops of diesel had fallen onto the wet road and was producing a small sheen.  It was raining fairly hard and some small rivulets of sheen was on the running water.  There was no recoverable product and I was able to assure James that this situation did not pose a threat to his well, which was 129 feet deep with about thirty feet of overburden.

A-26-2006*An error caused the 'flush container' on a fuel delivery truck to overflow a very small amount of oil to a customers driveway. I contacted the customer by phone and he was pleased with CN Brown's cleanup. No site visit made. No action expected.
A-28-2006*An overfill of ten gallons occurred during the filling of an oil delivery truck at the Wadleigh's bulk plant in Richmond. Wadleigh's employees cleaned up the spill with sorbents. No site visit made. No action expected.
A-29-2006*A frozen vent on a Potter Oil delivery truck caused a small amount of heating oil to spill at the Carabin residence in Mount Vernon. The Potter Oil driver cleaned up the oil with sorbents. I called the homeowner and verified that the oil was cleaned to the homeowners satisfaction. No site visit made. No action expected.
P-967-2005*07-27-05, Transformer overheated causing it to leak onto gravel base.  CMP crews hand-excavated affected soil and disposed of in CMP waste stream.

B-426-2006*On 7/19/06, I received report from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric of a one quart NON-PCB transformer spill on the Tennis Club Road in Northeast Harbor.  The spill was caused by storm damage the previous day.  Bangor Hydro hand-excavated approximately 20 pounds of oily debris to be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

B-703-2006*10/6/06,  State Police, Orono, reported a furnace cement spill at the Home Depot in Bangor.  According to the SP report, the material was accidentally dropped and spilled onto the interior surface of the store.   The material, dry powder that is typically stored in a paper or plastic container, was cleaned up and placed in storage for later disposal.  Furnace cement can be corrosive and is an inhalation hazard.


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B-648-2006*B-648-2006
10/17/2006 14:29

     An anonymous complainant called to report the existence of junk and possible oil spillage at Holme's Cycle Repair on Route 2 in Milford on the Penobscot River.  Investigation revealed only the presence of motor cycle parts in the vicinity of the river.  No spillage was observed.
A-630-2006*On 11/3/2006, Diane Johnson of Verso Paper reported an oil spill. The  35 gallon lube oil spill at the Androscoggin Mill was the result of a leaking gasket on a low pressure feeder platform. The oil was spilled to the sewer and processed through the mill's waste water treatment system. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
A-631-2006*On 11/4/2006, Barry Johnston of the Edgecomb Fire Department reported an oil spill. This call came in over the weekend.  Chief Johnston stated it was not an emergency and response could wait until the following week. The site was visited Monday 11/6/2006.  The site was a new home under construction on the McKay Road. I walked around the construction site and found no evidence of any oil spill.  There was a large area of freshly graded soil on the site, but there were no odors or signs of oil. I left a message with the Fire Chief reporting my findings and asked him to call me if he was sure of this alleged oil spill.   He has not called back. No further action is expected.
A-632-2006*On 11/15/2006, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill in Oakland. The spill was the result of an automobile striking a utility pole and spilling an estimated one gallon of transformer oil. The spill was cleaned up by CMP employees. No site visit was made no further action is expected.
A-620-2006*On 10/30/2006, Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill in Thorndike. The spill was the result of a broken utility pole, which was caused by heavy rain and high winds. The oil was unable to be recovered because of heavy rain at the time of the spill. The transformer was tagged as containing less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-622-2006*On 10/30/2006, Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill in Appleton. The spill was due to a broken utility pole caused by high winds and heavy rain. Environmental Projects, Inc. was hired to clean up the spill.  The oil contained less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  1.5 cubic yards of soil was removed. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-621-2006*On 10/30/2006, Vicki Gammon of Verso Paper reported an oil spill. The 10-gallon spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic line on their number 3 paper machine. Approximately one gallon of oil reached the mill's sewer system, the rest was cleaned up by mill employees. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-636-2006*On 11/08/2006, Jody Pulkkinen of CN Brown reported an oil spill in Rockland. The spill was the result of an overfill that Ms. Pulkkinen claimed was caused by a defective vent valve on the tank. The 2 gallon spill was cleaned up by the delivery driver. A phone call was made to the home owner to confirm the details of the spill. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
I-271-2006*Less than 1 gal of hydraulic oil spilled due to a mechanical failure of a hose. Spill occurred at Parkhurst Siding, Presque Isle and was cleaned up with spill pads.  The sorbents were disposed of by the responsible party at a landfill.  No further action is required at this time.
B-705-2006*On 11/8/06, 0910 hours, Nora Smart (14 Griffen Road, Levant) called to discuss a problem that she was having with her water.  She said that it had a grey color that she had never seen in her water before and that she didn't dare drink it.  Also, she said that Webber Oil had a fifty gallon overfill at her place in the summer of 2000 and removed some soil.  (There is no such spill in our database).

A site visit revealed that the grey that she was seeing was air coming out of solution.  It was obviously small bubbles of air that rose to the top and disappeared.  She wanted to know why she hadn't seen that before; I suggested that maybe the water level in the aquifer was getting nearer the surface where it could dissolve more air. There was absolutely no odor associated with the water.  Also, there is a small stream that runs year around on her property, which shows that the level of groundwater in the overburden aquifer would most likely keep oil out of the bedrock aquifer.  Nora accepted my explanation and agreed that a DRO was not necessary.

B-492-2006*8/3/2006 - DEP received a report of a historic fuel oil spill at Little River Lighthouse in Cutler.  The report was made by the American Lighthouse Foundation, Wells, Maine, who in August of 2006 was completing a restoration of the Little River Lighthouse facility.  The initial information received by the Maine DEP, indicated that in 1975 the US Coast Guard owned and operated the facility.  During that time period, a three to four thousand gallon fuel oil spill occurred at the facility.  The cause of the spill was reported as human error by a valve being left open.  The attached US Coast Guard letter, dated October 26, 2006, provides additional background information concerning the spill event.

8/9/2006 - I conducted a site visit.  I met Hal Berry of the American Lighthouse Foundation and Grant Weldon of the USCG.  I inspected the faucet in the kitchen and detected an olfactory presence of fuel oil coming off the water that Mr. Berry dispensed.  I proceeded to take a water sample.  The result of which indicated 160 micro grams/ liter diesel range organics in the sample.  See attached analysis of report, stamped August 18, 2006.  On the walk way down to the facility, I observed two AST concrete cradles up grade of the lighthouse, a drilled well casing adjacent the dwelling, and an empty AST in the dwelling basement that I suspected to be 550 -1,000 gallons in capacity.

The American Lighthouse Foundation is the current owner of the property and is engaged in restoring the facility.  The Foundation requires the use of the well for domestic use.  New bathrooms and the additional renovations to the dwelling and lighthouse were completed, not only to restore the facility, but for the purpose of human occupancy and use by individuals and groups.  The Foundation intends to have a caretaker for permanent, seasonal residency who will cater to guests and groups who stay at the site for recreational or educational purposes.

Greg Edmonds of the USCG contacted, via Grant Weldon, and advised that he was to conduct a fact finding investigation and report to the Maine DEP.  In October of 2006, Maine DEP received the above referenced letter, dated October 26, 2006.  The letter gives the background information for the spill and a request for Maine DEP to provide clean up goals or State requirements for further action.

This case referred to Technical Services Division for review and oversight.  Response to provide assistance to involved parties when needed.


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P-906-2006*On 10/19/06 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a small oil spill from a transformer in Phippsburg.  It is unknown why the transformer leaked.  CMP crews hand excavated some contaminated soil around the transformer.  No further action is required.
P-905-2006*On 10/19/06 I received a call from Chris Boque of Downeast Energy reporting an ongoing leak from an above ground storage tank in the basement of a client's residence.  They were en route to the site and requested I do the same.  Upon my arrival, the leak turned out to be very small.  Fortunately the homeowner noticed the leak very early on and only a small stain under the tank was evident.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-904-2006*On 10/23/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bob Dupois of J P Noonan reporting a spill during a delivery at a client's business in Portland.  The spill occurred when the transfer hose popped off the fill pipe during the transfer.  Noonan had contracted with Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
P-903-2006*On 10/21/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a potential spill of transformer oil in Alfred.  CMP crews investigating the incident later determined that no spill had occurred.  No further action is required.
P-875-2006*On 11/6/06 I received a call from Michael Hughes of Hebron Academy reporting a fuel oil spill at their facility in Hebron.  This spill occurred at the Treat Science Building.  A valve on a pump failed causing a day tank to be overfilled in the furnace room.  Oil had spilled onto the floor and into the sump inside, and it had also flowed out the vent pipe onto soil outside.  They had contacted Clean Harbors who was en route to clean up the spill.  I also responded immediately.

Hebron Academy staff had bailed oil and water out of the sump hole and into buckets.  They had also laid down speedy dry to sorb the oil on the floor.  Clean Harbors finished the cleanup inside the furnace room.  They also provided a roll off can, and Hebron Academy staff rented an excavator to dig up the contaminated soil.  Approximately 25 yards of soil were excavated that day and taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company for disposal.  No further action is required.
P-902-2006*On 11/8/06 I was paged by the Maine State Police regarding a report of a spill by Tom Flannagan of Sea Vu Lobster.  Mr. Flannagan indicated a truck making a delivery to his business had suffered a fuel leak.  He was in the process of cleaning it up with speedy dry.

A very short time later, I received a call from Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reporting that they were cleaning up a diesel fuel spill of unknown origin.  The two spills turned out to be the same event.  Apparently the truck had leaked fuel in several places.  Both the Kittery Fire Department and Sea Vu Lobster cleaned up the spill using sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-901-2006*On 11/9/06 I received notification from the Portland Fire Department that there had been a jet fuel spill at the Portland Jetport involving a Federal Express plane.  The spill had been cleaned up.  No further action required.
B-706-2006*11.8.06 - BIA reported a wing vent discharge of a Comair aircraft at the entered location.  Approximately 5 gallons of aviation gasoline spilled onto the tarmac.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the waste material entered into storage containers until a licensed contractor can pick up the waste for disposal.


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P-834-2006*The caller stated they were concerned about this parcel of land as all the trees were dead or appeared to be dead and no color (green) was seen in this approximate two acre site.

I drove to the location, and walked the approximately 1/2 mile north of Bass Lane along the rail road tracks.  I discovered the barren area, and it was as the caller stated no color, all the tress in this area were devoid of color and the grasses were even gray.  Closer examination of the area revealed a beaver (Castor canadensis) lodge and substantial dam complex.  This dam had just recently been breached (by man) excavator tracks still fresh in the mud, the primary dam was across a small railroad drainage culvert (granite or concrete).  The majority of the area was flooded and two distinct channels could be seen in the grey landscape.  Walking through the area multiple animal footprints could be seen in the mud, and the water seemed to be alive with small fish or other aquatic life.

Based on the observations I made no significant pollutants could be found nor adversely affected flora beyond that of a flooded area associated with a big beaver dam.

Department Response Division plans no further actions here.
P-836-2006*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 1 gallon of kerosene.  The tank was situated on the ground below a deck.  Burner technicians were hired to replace the tank and noticed contaminated soil at that time.  DEP performed a small excavation yielding approximately 0.5-yards of soil, which was stored for bulk disposal.
P-837-2006*A crane being operated by an Aspasia Marina employee tipped over and off the pier landing upside down in Casco Bay.  The crane was surrounded in sorbent boom and pads then enclosed in hard boom to facilitate the collection of diesel, motor oil, and hydraulic fluid that were released from their respective tanks.  Products were dispersed the entire length of the pier but tide fluctuations worked in our favor allowing the products to contact the sorbents as the current shifted.  The crane was entirely submerged at high tide so the recovery team's schedule was dictated by the availability of low water.  The crane's removal occurred over the following days and all sorbent material was removed thereafter.  Minimal product escaped due to the expedient and continuous containment of the source.  There are no other causes for concern.
P-838-2006*Copper line corrosion caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of #2 heating oil to an unfinished basement.  Product ran across the floor and collected in a sump basin where it was recovered.  Speedy dry was applied to the floor, and the line was replaced. No further action is necessary.
A-559-2006*Carol Staples e-mailed this office reference her leaking basement fuel oil tank. I responded and determined a minor corrosion leak was causing the tank to weep.  I placed sorbents beneath the tank to capture the oil. Very little oil was leaking with a minor odor that was not objectionable to Ms. Staples.

I contacted the Knox Community Action Program (CAP) agency to determine if a fuel assistance tank replacement could be arranged.  The answer was no.  I contacted George Seel and Peter Moulton to see if the tank qualified under the DEP program. See attached paperwork for the qualification.  Kip Cline was hired to replace the tank.  I revisited the site and reviewed the installation checklist.  All work appeared to be in order.  I submitted the review paperwork to Peter Moulton for payment under the George Seel account.

B-700-2006*Paula called from C. N.Brown Oil Co. in South Paris to report a company delivery driver had overfilled the AST at the Lynn Alexander residence on Black Road. This home is on automatic delivery and apparently the driver was unprepared when the tank took less fuel than he had anticipated. The extra fuel had weeped down the side of the tank and onto the floor. A clean up crew was sent to the residence and remediated the discharged product with sorbent material. Ms. Smith later called back to report the clean up was complete and the resident was satisfied.

P-841-2006*Please see attached.
P-847-2006*I was contacted by Central Maine Power (CMP).  They reported that a tree had damaged a transformer causing it to leak oil onto the ground.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers to excavate the contaminated soil and transport it to Waste Management's Crossroads landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-848-2006*A transformer leaked oil.  See the attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-849-2006*Please see attached.
P-851-2006*A Portland homeowner reported an oil odor in his home.  A DEP visit was inconclusive.  Meter readings were negative, and the aboveground storage tank and piping were in tact.  No source was detected.  The homeowner was instructed to maintain contact if the odor persisted or returned.  No further action was necessary.
P-855-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy, who reported that one of their customers' tank was leaking.  The homeowners had replaced their own tank and had not done it properly.  The oil leaked onto a concrete floor.  Downeast energy assisted with the clean-up along with the homeowner.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-857-2006*There was an auto accident, and a very small amount of gasoline spilled.  It was cleaned up by Durham Fire Department.  A site visit confirmed satisfactory clean up.
P-864-2006*I was contacted by Irving Oil, who reporting that they had spilled some heating oil while filling a 20,000-gallon aboveground storage tanks, at St. Laurence & Atlantic's Lewiston Junction Facility.  Apparently when the hoses were hooked up, it was not done properly which caused oil to come out the top of the pump when they turned it on.  They used sorbents to clean up what they could and dug up the contaminated soil.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services came in the morning and removed 10 bags of debris and 2 drums of soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-866-2006*I was contacted by 3E Company.  They reported that there had been a small spill of antifreeze at the Topsham Home Depot store.  A customer had spilled 16 ounces of antifreeze on the concrete floor inside the store.  Home Depot employees used soil the absorb the spilled product and then stored the material for disposal at a later date.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-869-2006*I was contacted by 3E Company reporting that there had been a spill of hydrochloric acid at the Home Depot in Portland.  A container of humidifier cleaner had been spilled in the store.  3E provided me with the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the product.  The spill was cleaned up with soil and stored for future disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-873-2006*I got a call from Downeast Energy.  They reported that one of their delivery trucks had been overfilled at their bulk plant in Springvale.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-874-2006*The fill pipe of an aboveground storage tank had a coupling which had loosened, so during the next fill, product discharged from the gap to the ground below.  The tank was located in a cement room with the furnace, so the impact was limited to the cement floor, which was cleaned with speedy dry.  A small quantity did reach the floor drain, but remained on top of standing water in the drain, so it was easily and successfully recoverable with sorbent pads.
P-876-2006*A garbage truck experienced a blown hydraulic line and discharged approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid to the ground below.  The oil was picked up with speedy dry by the responsible party.
P-879-2006*DEP/Response received a call alleging a drum of waste oil had been spilled at the Temple Well Drilling yard and it was not cleaned up or reported to the DEP.

On November 15, 2006 I drove by the Temple garage, but no one was at the property or the adjacent home.  There is a temporary shelter next to a fixed garage, the narrow corridor between the two seems to be the most probable location for any spillage.  From the roadside I did not observe any staining.

No follow up visit was conducted and no concerns from Temple have been received; therefore,  no additional actions are planned. The probability of self contamination will be discussed if ever a complaint is received from Temple folks.
P-881-2006*Documentation of small spills of petrolem on impervious surfaces reported for May, June, and July, 2006 by CYRO as per MOU.
P-887-2006*Overfill of an automobile at a service station.  Cleaned up by Biddeford Fire Department with Speedy-Dri.
P-892-2006*Spill of oil base paint at Home Depot in Biddeford.  Cleaned up by Home Depot personnel.
P-894-2006*Small spill of hydraulic oil to Kennebec River was reported by Bath Iron works.  The leak was repaired, but the product was unrecoverable.
P-895-2006*Leaking line/fitting on above ground oil storage tank.  Leak contained within basement on concrete floor. Line and fitting replaced.  No further impact expected.
P-897-2006*Leak from fitting on a copper line associated with an above ground oil storage tank.  Fitting and line replaced by Downeast Energy.  Contamination cleaned by oil company technicians.
P-900-2006*Overfill of automobile at Big Apple gas station in West Paris.   Spill cleaned up by CN Brown.
P-95-1991*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE of Nov. 2006
	Feb. 1991 Report covering the investigation of UST and AST related discharges to soil and groundwater.  The site was a commercial UST and AST facility for bulk fuel oils and for gasoline, located within a commercial and residential area.  the facility owned & operated by Wadleigh Oil Company and Mr. Wayne Gifford was a primary contact.  Much of the clean-up work was performed by Pollution Control Services [PCS] under Mr. Marc Guerin.  The site was judged to have a Baseline Clean-Up Goal at the time.
	Potential sensitive receptors included residential basements, surface drainage to the Mousam River and storm & sewer drains.  The UST abandonment-by-removal indicated oil discharges to the ground, but that the initially estimated 500-gallons missing was not in the ground.  Following the UST abandonment's and a site inspection by EPA OSC Dave Tordoff: Wadleigh's had PCS upgrade the AST bulk plant with a low concrete berm & floor.  No Maine AST Clean-Up Fund insurance was applicable at this time.
	Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site information or conditions change.  See report attachments, DEP UST reg. file and other DEP spill reports for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-555-2006*A valve on the furnace malfunctioned causing the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil to the cement floor of this residence.  The spill was within an approximately five-foot radius.  The product was picked up with speedy dry by the burner technicians.  No other media or materials were effected.
A-611-2006* Troy Sawyer, from Colby and Gale, reported that an oil tank in the basement of Candasa Epstein had leaked a small amount of oil.  This home is located at 13 Bristol Road in Damariscotta. This tank is located in the basement on a concrete floor. I made a site visit and found that there were no oil odors in the home and no oil had escaped the basement through the floor drain. No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-612-2006* On the evening of 10-27-2006, David Page, of Springbrook Ice and Fuel, reported a discharge of about twenty gallons of fuel oil. This spill occurred during a delivery of fuel to the 500,000 gallon aboveground tank. The transport company was RE Baker. Mr. Page had one of his employees assist the driver in cleaning up the fuel. No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-617-2006*On 10/29/06 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of transformer oil. This occurred because of high winds. The transformer was located on Spruce Point Road in Boothbay Harbor. This transformer was not tagged, and lab analysis later found it contained less than 2 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Clean up was done by CMP. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
P-491-2006*
	Friday, 6/23/06: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified of an apparent oily water discharge to a public storm drain from an engine wash system operated by Bamforth Marine Co.  Investigation found that Fred Gallant of DEP's Bureau of Land and Water Quality (BLWQ) had already visited Bamforth Marine in May 2006 regarding this issue.
	Saturday, 6/24/06: I met Mr. Robbins on site, and he gave me his viewpoint as well as a tour of the problem.  Bamforth operates a boat engine testing tank in their shop; oily water from this tank drains out a pipe to an outside storm drain next to Domino's Pizza (former LaBourdais SUNOCO) and Bamforth (see attached site sketch).  I noted no discharging on that day.   DEP's Gallant told me that he had investigated earlier and that under his advisement, Mr. Favreau of Bamforth had disconnected the outside drain and was going to collect the waste water for proper disposal.  The length of time of the discharging and quantity of the discharge are both unknown.  Mr. Robbins told me that he and the Favreaus do not have good neighbor relations.
	Through Nov. 2006 I have been by the site several times and noted no oil discharging.  I am concerned with inadequately secured/protected outside Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) and drums.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-626-2006*A small amount of oil was spilled when Maritime Energy overfilled the tank at the mid-coast recreation center. I called Chris Bigelow at the recreation center and confirmed that the spill was cleaned up to the recreation center's satisfaction. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-633-2006*On 11/6/06 at 08:10, Paul Holbrook from Maine Department of Transportation reported that one of his trucks had spilled 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hydraulic hose. The spill occurred at the intersection of Route 4 and Dodge Pond Road. The oil had been contained to the pavement and was picked up with oil absorbent and pads. I went to the site the next day, and there was a stain on the pavement but no oil stain to the roadside.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-636-2006*B-636-2006
10/13/2006 10:49

     An anonymous complainant called to report that his neighbor had oil spillage on his property.  He claimed that the spillage was associated with a tank in his garage.  The caller appeared adamant about checking it.
     Investigation of the Erickson property found no evidence of spillage either outside or in the garage.  It was believed that the complaint was rooted in a neighbor dispute.  No further action was taken.
P-934-2006*Downeast Energy (DEE) was called to an apartment for an oil incident.  Upon arriving at the location they informed the owner the situation needed to be reported ME DEP.  At this time the owner excused DEE as they were not the routine oil service company and proceeded to call Durham Oil to come and fix the problem.  At this point DEE called DEP and reported the situation as an on-going leak of unknown amounts  confined to the interior of the structure although a sump was observed.  Upon DEP's arrival the owner Mr. Hume was exiting the building to go get something.  I introduced myself and ask to speak with the repair technician, he showed me to the basement.

The floor was stained but no free product was observed, although speedi dri had been applied it was not saturated yet.  The technician Dennis explained the filter unit appears to have been the culprit.  He also stated it had been leaking awhile but was unsure of the exact duration or why the call was delayed.

The repairs were made and Mr. Hume was directed on the best clean-up strategy  which was a combination of speedi dri and a light wash with a surfactant (light meaning little water) and this should affectively remediate the situation.  He agreed and reassured he'd call if there were any lingering problems with the property or any of his others he would call.  Satisfied with the findings and conditions also Hume's understanding of his reporting requirements DEP/Response plans no further action here.
B-638-2006*B-638-2006
10/13/2006 10:53

     Mike Dineen of Fed-Ex Ground at 510 Perry Road in Bangor called to report a diesel spill in their garage.  It was stated that one of their trucks developed a leak in it's saddle tank spilling fuel over the floor.  It appeared that the saddle tank was punctured the previous evening.  The truck was parked in the garage allowing the fuel slowly leak through the course of the night.
     When I arrived to investigate, Clean Harbors personnel had already cleaned up the majority of fuel.  Some of the fuel was cleaned from a sump in the floor.  A small amount of fuel escaped to the sewer system.  The Bangor Wastewater Treatment plant was notified.  Nothing of any significance was found however.
P-908-2006*RC Moore (RCM) called to report a spill at the facilities fueling station.  Adams & Fogg were on hand to repair an overfill alarm (causing the fuel dispenser to work only on low flow) and as a driver used the dispenser he left the area and created a spill of an estimated 6-10 gallons of diesel.

Two reasons for overfill: 1) at low flow the autofill clip does not function properly/release; and 2) the driver left the area while he had the nozzle and system delivering fuel to his saddle tank.

RCM staff were not initially notified of the spill, the next driver to the dispenser told  management.  At which time DEP was called.

Upon arrival I met with both Bickford and Gunther, observed staff sweeping speedi dri across the pavement  and collecting it for disposal.  The recent rains created a minor sheen throughout the yard, staff washed off the concrete pad area (to minimize tracking fuel  onto the roadways) the remainder is expected to evaporate in the improving weather (forecast warm 50's with slight breeze and sun).

The spill did not leave the concrete or asphalt and the area is served by both public water and sewer no sensitive receptors were noted. No further actions are planned by RC Moore or DEP.
B-446-2006*B-446-2006
07/25/2006 12:45

      Jay Hargy of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering trace levels of gasoline contamination during the removal of a 16,000 gallon tank and associated piping at Doc's Place on Wilson Street in Brewer. It was stated the reporting level was exceeded in the area of the pump island.  An on-site investigation revealed the soils beneath the pump island were exceptionally clean.  A couple soil samples, however, indicated a level of about 500 ppm. The quantity of soil only amounted to a couple shovel scoops.  No further action was taken since the area is considered "non sensitive".
B-701-2006*11.6.06  Bangor Hydro reported an estimated 10 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  A commercial truck knocked down a utility pole with four transformers as a result of a traffic accident.  I responded to the spill at the request of Bangor Hydro and transported additional sorbent pads that were needed to clean up the oil.  PCB tests conducted on the dielectric fluid indicated that less than 2 parts per million PCB.

The oil entered surface water that runs into Sebec Lake.  I inspected the run into the lake and did not observe any indication that oil made it to the pond.  I did observe emulsified oil in the run.  Sorbent boom was placed in areas of intercept and Clean Harbors was on site working with Bangor Hydro to clean up the spill.

Bangor Hydro replace the three bags of sorbent boom the DEP provided.  Bangor Hydro reported the spill to the NRC on Nov 6, 2006, at 09:48, #817249.  I did not attach a faxed copy of that report to this spill report.

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I-284-2006*11/15/06 Trawn Boucher of Dead River stopped by the DEP regional office at 14:00 hours to report that his company, Dead River, responded to a call about fuel-type odor at a home located at 15 Diamond Lane (off State Street and just up the street from Rathbun Lumber). Homeowner is Tony Palmer.  Trawn said in the basement of the house he found a 55-gallon drum that had apparently leaked some amount of material since there was an area around/near the drum that had appearance of leakage. The drum had some sort of fuel line on it. He clamped off the fuel line, put some sorbent material on the basement floor and moved the drum out of the basement to the outside of the house and placed some pads near the drum. Since the drum was not Dead River equipment, he did not know for sure what was in it. He was instructed by the Dead River office to report the incident to the DEP--which is what he was doing by stopping by.  Response Services staff will follow up to determine how much (and what) material may have leaked in the residence basement and if additional action is required.

11/16/06 Site visit to the Palmer residence.  Drum was sitting out front of house on sorbent pads on top of tar drive way.  Mr. Tony Palmer showed me in the basement where the drum of old fuel oil had been located.  Observed a small area where sorbent pads and speedy dry had been used to soak a about a gallon of spilled fuel oil.   I talked to Mr. Palmer regarding finding a home for the old fuel oil.  Contacted Dana Fowler, Solid Waste Director City of Presque Isle. Dana said that they can take small quantities of waste oil up to the transfer station.  I explained the type of product and quantity involved (approx 6 to 7 gallons).  Dana said that the oil can be dropped off in its drum at the transfer station.  Called Dead River and talked with Andy Scott, Service Manager, he said he would have his crew go by and bring the drum up to the transfer station.  I told Mr. Scott that I would stop by the transfer station to let them know the old #2 fuel oil in a drum would be heading their way.

Called the Palmer residence (764-0889).  The drum of fuel oil has been taken to the transfer station.  The sorbent material (speedy dry) has been swept up/cleaned up and disposed with other oily debris waste stream.  There is no odor issue in the basement as the amount of oil leaking from the drum was very small and quickly soaked up with sorbent material.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-292-2006*11/20/06 11:29 hours, Received a fax from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) regarding a small spill (3 gallons) of hydraulic oil as a result of a blown hose on a piece of heavy equipment in their maintenance lot in Amity.  The majority of the spilled oil was caught in a bucket (2 gallons) and then placed in their waste oil tank in Houlton. The remainder was soaked up with sorbent pads that were then placed in with their other oily debris wastes in a barrel for eventual pick up and disposal with their oily waste stream.  The hose that failed was replaced. No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time
P-867-2006*Rob Somerville of Safe Handling called the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to report that they were cleaning up soil and rock under a rail car area at their facility.  The material was contaminated with heat transfer oil, which dripped from a leaking valve.  The valve has been replaced, and a drip pan has been installed to avert future discharges.

Environmental Projects, Inc. was hired by Safe Handling to excavate the soil and transport it for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling Company.
P-958-2006*On 12/1/06 I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department requesting I respond to a motor oil spill on Main St.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a Ryder truck that was leased to H P Hood leaking motor oil in a parking lot.  Although it was a small amount of oil, it had spread over a large area due to rainfall and vehicles tracking through the oil.  Ryder hired Clean Harbors to respond to clean up the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-637-2006*B-637-2006
10/13/2006 10:50

     The C.N. Brown Oil Company in Dexter called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at Northwoods Bedding on Mill Street in Corinna.  It was stated that approximately one gallon spilled from overfilling the outside tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up from a concrete pad with sorbent material and disposed of.
P-953-2006*On 11/30/06 I received a call from Ralph Stuart of the Portland Pipe Line reporting a spill at their T1 manifold inside their tank farm.  They were conducting hydrostatic testing of the manifold and suffered a spill from a leaking flange.  The spill affected an open excavation filled with groundwater around the manifold.  Portland Pipe Line staff cleaned up the spill with sorbents and a vacuum truck they have on site.  No further action required.
B-715-2006*11.09.06 - BIA reports a wing vent overfill of approximately 8 gallons of jet fuel at entered location.  The spill impacted the tarmac and no sensitive receptors were affected.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste stored for pick up by a disposal contractor at a later date.


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B-714-2006*11.7.06 - BIA reports a wing vent overfill at entered location.  The spill impacted a 6 foot by 20 foot area and it is unknown how much spilled.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents by Bangor city representatives who also reported the spill to DEP.  The waste was entered into BIA waste stream for storage and later contractor pick up.

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A-574-2006*On 10/10/2006, Russ Helm of Downeast Energy reported an oil spill in Damariscotta. The spill was discovered during a DOT commercial vehicle inspection. The truck was pulled out of service by the inspectors, and another truck was called to pump off the product from the leaking truck. The one pint spill of K1 was cleaned up by Downeast Energy personnel. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
I-172-2000*About 15 gallons of oil was poured on road near shoreland.

07/25/06 Richard Cyr was found to be spreading used oil on camp road for dust suppression.  The road is the Baie Creus road/Rocky Point Drive and is located along the shore land of Long Lake in the southeastern corner of Madwaska Township near T17 R14.  The amount of oil was approximately 15 gallons.  The Baie Creus area is at the southern end of the Birch  Point Road - past the golf course.  The actual spreading was done on Rocky Point Drive and was quite evident to field site investigator - Jay Duncan.

Richard Cyr had the oily contaminated soil on the road surface excavated and hauled to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal on July 27, 2000.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff.
B-709-2006*David Baker, manager of the Irving Big Stop, Route 157, Medway, reported an estimated 5 gallon waste oil spill, probably from a container falling off a pickup truck at the Irving Mainway.  The Responsible Party is unknown and not reported to DEP.  Irving personnel used sorbent materials to dispose of the contaminated materials.

No further action is expected.
A-383-2006*A small area of diesel range organic contaminated soil was found during an excavation for a new communications tower at the Rockland Fire Department and reported to Maine DEP.  As a result, 104.63 tons of contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. for disposal.  No Contaminated Debris Letter (spill letter) was provided for this site as the source of the contamination was unknown.  The soil was analyzed by Verizon and found to meet the criteria for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.

Maine DEP staff did make a site visit and advised the parties of their options for clean-up at this site.

No further action is expected.
P-358-2006*Some time (likely less than 6 hrs.) before the initial notification to DEP an object fell from a stair onto the filter assembly breaking it from the above ground storage tank and discharging approximately 200 gallons of #2 oil to the basement.  The section of the basement where the tank was situated is not finished (crushed stone floor on a clay surface) with a perimeter drain entrenched along with an old cast or clay sewer line.

The proximity of the two drain systems expedited the migration of the oil from the basement to the shoreline of the Piscataqua River.  The drop in elevation from the home to the discharge pipe over an approximated distance of 50 feet is 10-12 ft.  The discharge quickly left the property and entered the river.

The initial discovery of the discharge resulted in a quick triage by the home owner he applied sorbent pads and boom in the drainage pipe and applied pads to the pooled oil in the basement.  The Eliot FD arrived and added boom to the river at the outfall.  The flow of the river is so rapid that the deployment was negligible in confining the discharge.

Upon DEP's arrival and survey of the site conditions, findings lead to the decision to hire a cleanup contractor.  CYN Environmental was called and asked to dispatch a vactor and crew for a morning clean up the following day.

Mr. Crosby works for CMP as a lineman and was familiar with oil spill cleanup protocol; therefore his knowledge & ability to quickly and effectively triage the discharge assisted the cleanup greatly.

The clean-up/removal contractor used a vactor to remove the crushed stone and clay immediately on the surface of the basement floor.  Additional hand excavations continued to remove materials to expose low spots or pools or water/oil mixtures.  Satisfied with the interior work, the successful removal of contaminated soils/rock & clay efforts shifted to the outside.  The boom and pads were monitored and changed when oil was present (sorbent material exhibits pink oil, dyed home heating oil).  Several bags of river debris small limbs & branches and rafted straw or seaweed were removed from the high water mark.  The surface substrate is mostly small stone and eroded shells.  An oil film was left behind, with the consensus being a few good tidal exchanges would sufficiently wash away any residuals left behind.

The initial cleanup was left as follows, the open excavation in the basement was monitored by Mr. Crosby over the weekend for any infiltration by rain or groundwater.  He would also monitor the river discharge from the culvert and do the same for any evidence of oil on the pads.  CYN would return Monday morning and backfill the basement with crushed stone suitable for sub grade for the pouring of a concrete floor.  This was the realized action and the restoration was completed.  Discharge area by the river was monitored for a few weeks, at which time no visible signs of oil were observed.  Satisfied with the removal and restoration DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-597-2000*The abandonment in place was warranted in such the entire surrounding area is industrial.  On behalf of the York County Comm. Action [YCCA] group, Gallo Const. requested the in place abandonment.  The site is being redeveloped in coordination with the DEP VRAP program.  [Initially this tank's location was unclear and thought to have been at YCCA's facility @ 11 Cottage St. though it is now belived to have been located on Spruce St. and associated with the former Goodall Worsted Mill [a.k.a palm Beach Mill].

The tank, believed to have been 10,000-gallons, was exposed, opened and cleaned by Clean Harbors Env. Services [CHES] on 10/6/00, but removal options were limited.  After a portable boiler was brought in Clean Harbors pumped out 5700-gallons of oil.  YCCA  reps in 2006 suggested to DEP's Stephen Brezinski, that this tank was cut up and removed though they may be confusing this tank with another tank that YCCA had pumped out by CHES in year 2003.  [At this time no further information on this 2003 pump-out or alleged tank.]

See also P-681-06 for further information.  There appears not to have been a required CMR 691 UST closure assessment performed.

DEP/Cyr visited the site and approved the abandonment.
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B-688-2006*Mr. Backer called to report that company repairmen had discovered that a transformer on Dearborn Drive had been damaged a few days earlier during a wind storm. A tree had struck the line and pulled the bushing from the transformer. Due to the delay in discovering the spill, the heavy rains had washed away any recoverable oil.
B-536-2006*Mr. Backer reported that a line truck had leaked about a pint of hydraulic oil while working on the Harris Road, in Charleston.  A little bit of speedi-dry and gravel were removed.
I-177-2000*Nozzle came out and caused approximately 3 gallons of diesel to be spilled.  Speedy dri was used for clean up.
I-178-2000*Dump door on tank was loose and caused 15 gallons of glyphosatearsenol to be spilled.  Spill was contained in road, put into a mud slurry.  Treated in place, private woods road is bordered on both sides by forested sites previously treated by this herbicide.

I-180-2000*On 10/11/00, 12 gallons of pergasol turquoise diluted with 650 gallons of water was released into the St. John  River.  No health risks were associated with this spill.

10/11 to 10/12/00  An employee of Fraser was dispatched to conduct a visual assessment of the river down river of the outfall pipe.  Employee was tasked with documenting impacts to aquatic life and other environmental impacts. The only observable impact noted was the obvious color plume which was visible to 1/2 mile downstream from the outfall release point.  Calls were made to the National Response Center and Environment Canada.  Fraser also contacted a toxicologist who worked with DEP staff to determine any toxic impacts to the river ecosystem.  The conclusion from this joint assessment of impacts from this diluted dye chemical was low.  It was determined that there would be no need to try to recover any of the released chemical.  Fraser proposed to conduct an engineering study and incorporate the recommendations of this study into SOPs as part of their ISO 14001 procedures to insure this action is not repeated.  See Fraser Paper's Environment Incident Report and Critique for further details on the specific actions of this chemical release to the St. John river.

B-664-2006*On 10/23/06, Jay Hargy of Fessenden Geo-Environmental reported staining at the diesel dispenser of a client's facility.  The tank is a 2000/500 split above ground tank with secondary containment. The client was John Hutchins who owns Acadia Highway Market & Deli.  John had recently purchased the facility from Dysarts and he wanted to have a clean start, which is most likely why he had a site assessment done. On 11/14/06, Dave Gross & Sons removed about ten cubic yards of diesel contaminated soil.  The extremities of the excavation were clean.  John has signed an agreement to reimburse the department for the disposal fees when he got the bill.  Meanwhile we are paying up-front in order to expedite the job.
P-831-2006*I was contacted by Mark Wild about a property he was interested in purchasing in Brunswick.  A site assessment had been done and although analytical tests for petroleum products in 9 soil borings had come back clean there was a high level of diesel range organics (DRO) in the water in a dug well on the property.  The well was not in use and the property does have public water.  After reviewing the site assessment and researching the site I visited the property.  When I located the well I noticed a distinct odor of diesel fuel.  I tossed a sorbent pad into the well and it was immediately saturated with diesel fuel.  It appeared that there were about two inches of free product on the surface of the water in the four foot diameter well.  There was no indication that the diesel fuel was anywhere other than in the well which led me to believe that it had been intentionally poured into the well.  I immediately contacted Louise Tracy, my contact for the Trust that owns the property, and told her what I had found.  I let her know that the well needed to be pumped out as soon as possible, and if the diesel had been poured into the well, which would probably be all that would need to be done to clean it up.  We discussed where the diesel could have come from.  She had no idea, but said that I should speak to Jeff Gillis of Well Tree who was leasing/renting the property for his business.  I contacted Mr. Gillis and he came out to the site to meet me.  We discussed how the diesel could have gotten into the well.   He had no idea, but said he would speak with his employees and see if any of them had any idea.  I arranged for EPI to have a vacuum truck on the site the following morning to pump out the well, and I requested Brad Hahn (DEP Geologist) look at the site.

The following day we pumped 331 gallons of water and diesel out of the well.  It appears that the diesel fuel was mostly contained inside the well by the concrete well tiles.  Some residual contamination will remain in the well.  I also received a call from Mr. Gillis that day.  He reported that one of his employees had admitted to pouring the diesel into the well because it was bad and he didn't know what to do with it.  Mr. Gillis/Well Tree will be responsible for the costs of the clean up.

My recommendation is to have the well filled in with soil since the property has public water, the well water will not be potable, and the well is quite dangerous because it isn't well covered.

On November 16th, 2006, I revisited the site and checked the well.  As I expected, there was a sheen on the surface of the water but there was no free product.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-274-2006*Crane busted a hydraulic hose on the side of the road at 22.8 mile on the Main Michaud Farm Road.  Running ditch water nearby, but most of the spill was contained and picked up with pads.  No further action required at this time.
P-583-2006*The copper line connecting the AST to the furnace was inappropriately flared resulting in the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 heating oil.  An odor cued the investigation which encountered the sleeve full of oil and free product sitting on the groundwater in this dirt section of the basement.  Sorbent pads were utilized on the free product and approximately half a yard of contaminated soil was removed which created a small pool of groundwater.  No oil was witnessed on the groundwater following our remedial activities and the odor issue subsided to non detect.  The presence of wells on the property was discussed but were deemed not in jeopardy.  No further action necessary.
A-649-2006*On 11/14/2006, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a gasoline spill in Sidney. The spill was located at the Cameron residence, that is currently under construction. The 15 gallon gasoline spill was the result of a broken fuel line on a CMP owned pick-up truck. The spill happened during heavy rain making any kind of clean up difficult. The pitch of the driveway and heavy rain carried the gasoline to the area that was planned for the drilled well.

The case has been referred to DEP Geologist Pat Seaward for review. It was agreed that once the well has been drilled the Cameron's will be placed on quarterly monitoring to ensure that no gasoline components have contaminated the ground water. No further Response action expected.
I-182-2000*1-2 gallons fuel oil leaked around gauge. Used less than 1 bag of floor dry. This material will be shipped with other oily debris waste stream to landfill for disposal.
P-912-2006*Discharge was the result of a fuel tank falling off a truck.  A small amount of fuel was released to pavement and collected with sorbents.
P-913-2006*Discharge was the result of a small hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil was contained to a concrete floor in a garage and cleaned up using sorbents.
B-431-2006*On 7/20/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric Company of a NON-PCB transformer oil spill.  The cause was storm damage, the amount spilled 1.5 gallons.  Bangor Hydro crews recovered one drum of speedy dry, contaminated soil, and oily brush to be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-915-2006*Received a call regarding a 5 gallon discharge resulting from a weeping fire-o-matic at 30 Harvest Hill Road, Windham, ME.

The oil was confined to the concrete floor and collected using sorbents.
P-922-2006*
SUMMARY
	In relation to investigation of a continuous and long term spewing of black oil from several 24" storm drains [see p-587-94 & P-681-06] Maine DEP investigated a basement #4 oil Aboveground storage Tank [AST] for this building.  The brick building is part of the former Goodall Worsted Mill complex, later known as Stenton Trust as well.  In 1975 the building was home of Sher Woven Label Co., and then Central Furniture & Appliance in 2000.  It is presently home for a furniture moving & storage business.  The area is commercial & residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.
	Thurs. 11/9/06: S Brezinski of Maine DEP and Rich Campbell of Campbell Env. inspected the building's oil storage system in relation to it being a possible source of the area's subsurface oil contamination.  The storage system was discovered due to the presence of a fill and vent pipe labeled "4 OIL" off of High Street.  In the basement we found a large, rectangular steel AST of about 5000 to 8000-gal. capacity within a cinder-block wall and a roof with a small manway [no soil fill was present that deem the it an Underground Storage Tank].  The tank was obviously newer construction than the rest of the mill building and likely is field-constructed.  We noted no evidence of discharges at the time.  I did not note any below-ground piping.  The outside fill pipe was locked.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Presently this AST and boiler are out-of-service and the building is unheated.  The tank gage indicates the possibility of several hundred gallons or more of oil remaining.
b.	At this time, there is no evidence that this oil facility has contributed to the subsurface oil contamination being investigated.  See site maps for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-917-2006*Discharge was the result of a driver mishap spraying oil onto the driveway and a small section of lawn.  By the time I arrived the driveway had been cleaned.  The oiling of the lawn was minor and at the time the lawn was dormant.  I did inform Branch Brook Fuels that they might have to replace some grass in the spring. No further response action is required at this time.
P-918-2006*Received a call from Stephanie Carver, Bath Iron Work regarding a hydraulic discharge onto a concrete floor.  The discharge was the result of faulty shaft seal while filling and testing the shaft.  The discharge was confined to concrete and collected using sorbents.
B-652-2006*On 10/17/06, 1155 hours, a man lodged a lead containing paint chip complaint against Don Snoke, who lives at 50 Bridham Road in Sullivan.  The complainant had samples of paint chips that he had collected from where Don had been scraping yellow paint from one of his sheds.  The chips were taken to Augusta by Scott Leighton where they ran XRF tests on the chips.  The tests indicated that the chips were 17% lead.   On 10/24/06, Bob Whittier and I visited the site and we did observe yellow paint chips on the ground next to one of the cabins at the site.  They were not particularly numerous, but they were there.  I left a voice mail with Don suggesting that he pick up the chips with a house vacuum and get in touch with me to arrange for disposal.  Since then, Mike Hudson has stated that the chips can be recovered and put into the household trash.  On 12/7/06, I was able to talk to Don face to face.  He had been under the impression that I had been referring to the paint that was flaking off his house, which he knew were latex.  I showed him the chips in question and suggested that he could pick them up with a vacuum cleaner that had a bag and dispose of in his household trash.  He called the next day to report that the vacuum was of limited success so he used a rake.
P-911-2006*During a property maintenance event an underground tank was discovered.  Given the small nature of the property and the position of the tank partially beneath the house, abandonment in place was chosen over removal.  No contamination was documented associated with the tank.  The area is served by both public water and sewer.

Approval for abandonment was given based on the site limitations/restrictions. Brad Hahn also visited the site and concurred with abandonment.

DEP-Response plans no further actions.

P-920-2006*
	8/29/07: Report to DEP by US Coast Guard (USCG) personnel of a mystery sheen on the Kennebunkport River in the vicinity of Federal Jack's Marina.  USCG investigated and thought it bilge-water from a motor vessel though I heard no further information on responsible party.  I understand that no clean-up was feasible.

S G Brezinski
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P-921-2006*A hydraulic line on a bucket truck blew causing the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement and adjacent soil below.  A sorbent berm and collection point was created by the crew on site to collect continuously discharging product.  The cleanup thereafter included saturated sorbent removal and a small soil excavation
P-353-2006*The property at 47 Oak Hill Rd normally sits 20-30 feet from the lakes edge, but on this day it was in the lake.  The monsoon like rains in the York County area had flooded the lake (Bauneg Beg Pond) and surrounding properties.  The Farley home was partially flooded and water rising when I arrived.  Other properties were also flooding but the residence had left.

The Farley's were actively pumping their basement in hopes of keeping a static water level below the furnace.  They had employed a large irrigation pump and were waiting on another when I arrived.  The main source of was infiltration was the side door to the basement, which I suggested we sand bag to assist with impeding the lake from freely flowing into the basement.  This was done and the second pump installed, it appeared to be successful.  Watching the water level in the basement level off and hold, we declared a small victory, if only the rain would subside.

At this point I took a quick survey of the neighboring properties, one had an outside above ground storage tank (AST) that appeared to be chained to a large pine tree and holding fast.  The other properties either had propane or AST located  inside and could not be accessed.  No additonal calls for DEP assistance were received from the area following the flood event.

DEP/Response plans no further action however will mark and take note of the location should future water quality issues arise.
P-354-2006*Kittery Fire called to report an oil discharge (K-1) at the Gavin home on Kittery point.  The call was a tank had tipped over due to the flooding in the area.  Given that description I called a clean up contractor assuming the worst case scenario and knowing the storm conditions were leading to potential for several clean ups in the York County area.

Upon arrival at the old farm house with a dirt basement, the situation was re-assessed based on my observations.  There was a sheen on the water and it was likely kerosene, however the so-called tank was in fact a 5-gallon pail, which had tipped over and discharged it's contents.  With the contractor already en route, I decided to use the vacuum truck to remove the sheen as best as possible with a combination of sorbent pads and the vacuum.  Completing the  removal of the product greatly reduced the odors in the basement and subsequently the home.  The visible sheen was reduced to a few pockets here and there and for all practical purposes at a non-recoverable level.  Ms. Gavin was told to call if the conditions persisted or worsened and DEP would return to address the problem.

DEP/Response plans no further action based on the events documented in this report.
P-718-2006*A vehicle's fuel line became separated from its tank resulting in the discharge of approximately two gallons of gasoline to the parking lot of the municipal boat launch in Harrison.  The leak was cleaned up by Harrison Fire Department who then applied speedy dry and pads to the afflicted pavement.  The following day, DEP picked up the contaminated materials for bulk disposal at Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation.
P-725-2006*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of #2 heating oil to the cement floor of the fire station.  Most of the product remained above grade impacting the floor and a wooden storage rack but some traveled laterally to the floor drain.  Sorbent pads and speedy dry were utilized to recover product on the floor and the storage rack was dismantled.  The outfall of the floor drain was uncovered which was surrounded by minimal soil contamination that was removed by hand shovel to be stored by DEP for bulk disposal.  The floor drain was then flushed and the contaminated water was transported to Wells' oil/water separator.  It is the belief of the Department that no wells in the vicinity are in jeopardy and no long term health or environmental impacts are expected.
P-845-2006*Gale winds knocked over a crane participating in construction activities at Maine Medical Center in Portland.  The boom became disconnected from the tractor causing hydraulic lines to breach and discharge product to the ground below.  Some leaking product was recovered the night of the incident but scene safety precluded a valiant effort in that regard.  A site visit was made by MDEP Responder, Greg O'Brien, the following day and it was requested that the Department be notified once the crane was removed to facilitate an adequate assessment of the situation.  Sheryl Bernard made a site visit in my stead on 11/1/06, and conversed with Tom Hatch of MMC and George of Berry Construction.  She advised that removal of contaminated stone was not required as the location was not planned for excavation in the future and there doesn't seem to be any potential receptors in jeopardy.

P-755-2006*A transportation accident resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of antifreeze to the roadway and shoulder at Mile 86.  No response or cleanup was necessary.
P-355-2006*In a continuation of remedial events, York Fire Department (YFD) received a call from the McGraths, their basement was flooding and they could smell oil.  Upon arrival to the home, conditions were such that water was indeed covering the basement floor with a sheen.  It appeared to be seepage in the cove joint "the space between the floor and wall" from rising groundwater vs. surface water overrunning its banks.  The sheen could be from as minor a source as the drips to the floor from the filter during maintenance, or simply water in contact with the sheathed copper line.  No free product was observed on the water surface.  The tank itself was not in jeopardy.

The sump system was keeping pace, not loosing much, if in fact it was loosing.  The sheen was intermittent, therefore using the vacuum truck was inefficient at best 99+% water, and pads are just not effective.  It was decided jointly that the sump discharge could be directed to the catch basin in front of the house and if the pump became over burdened DEP or YFD would return to assist.  The discharge was run over sorbent pads and no visual oil traces could be seen, therefore with the added  amount of water flushing through the system it should sufficiently breakdown any residual oil that is flushed through the basement.

Based on observations and conditions DEP/Response plans no further action.  Should the conditions change, the McGraths were told to call DEP and another visit would be conducted.
P-925-2006*After completing a tank to tank transfer during a tank replacement job, the tech (Darren) began to cut the old fill pipe, only to discover the pitch of the pipe was inevitably away from the tank and as he cut, there was an unexpected volume of oil which drained back to him and discharged to the floor.  He estimated the spill to be no more than 1 to 1 1/2 gals.  He wiped down the area and advised the homeowner, who at the time seemed satisfied with the clean up according to the statement given by Darren.

There was a delay of several hours before the spill was called in, Darren admitted to not calling the small spill in immediately. He was apprised of the requirement to call in spills within two hours of the occurrence to DEP to avoid any additional liability/penalty.  He acknowledged the requirement and would not hesitate to call in any other accidents in which he is involved.

Darren was confident his clean up action satisfied the customer.  No additional complaints have been received from Mr. McSherry, therefore no visitation from the DEP/Response group is planned based on the statements and information received from Woodstock Oil.

A-39-2006*   DEP received a report that oil spilled in this residential cellar when a block wall collapsed during heavy rains; water and mud filled the cellar, damaging the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) oil filter.  DEP staff arrived to find a layer of oil floating on several inches of water.  A contractor (Clean Harbors) was hired to pump oily water for disposal, to remove all oily debris from the cellar, and to wash all interior surfaces to remove any oily residue.  The homeowners relocated as the house was structurally unsound.
   The area is rural/residential with several homes within 1000'; these homes are dependent on private wells for water.  The case was referred for Technical Services attention.
B-724-2006*Biologists from the Atlantic Salmon Commission forwarded to Jon Cullen of DEP's Bureau of Land & Water Quality a complaint alleging misdeeds by B P Logging & Trucking at a logging job in Cherryfield.  The photos attached to the e-mailed complaint left no doubt that there had been a discharge of oil to the ground and to surface waters of the state.

Investigating on the evening of Nov. 16, I could find no sign of a discharge.  On site were a harvester, grapple skidder, and chipper, as well as (6)  5-gallon pails of hydraulic oil, all empty.  Gone, in the heavy rains of that day and week, was any sign of oil spillage.  Gone also was the bulldozer, belonging to Timmy Look, that was the source of at least some of the oil spillage.
B-726-2006*In what turned out to be an unfounded report of an oil discharge, likely an act of retaliation, I was informed of an oil discharge to the Penobscot River from Holmes Cycle on Main Rd. in Milford. Jon Banks of the Penobscot Nation said that a tribal member had seen a sheen on the river behind the cycle shop the day before.

Arriving on site maybe 40 minutes later, I made contact with the Holmes brothers, who let me look around.  While their operation is not exactly a paragon of environmental virtue, I could find no sign of an oil discharge.  At the time of my visit, it was raining and the river was very high with the wind out of the west; had there been any discharge it would have been held against the shore.

Victor told me he'd recently booted someone off the property.  He was of the opinion that the complaint stemmed from that incident.
B-729-2006*On 11/17/06, 1000 hours, Ann Reiter of Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill of 2-3 gallons on Pond Line North, which is a camp road.  The unit was tagged Non-PCB.  The oil landed on dirt and leaves and was recovered by CMP personnel.  About a drum of material went to CMP's waste stream.
A-615-2006*During inclement weather on the evening of October 28, a tractor trailer (milk tanker) maneuvered to avoid and on coming car, got caught in the soft shoulder, and left the road.  The truck side swiped a large tree and came to rest on it's side in the front yard of 616 North Parish Rd.  The engine lube oil leaked and was spread around the gravel driveway, road shoulder, and lawn by the rain.

Response was not feasible that evening for safety reasons, and the next day the initial responder, Glen Wall, had 6 spills to investigate so I covered for him.  I visited the site on 10/29, and met with the property owner, Eileen Watson.  The drilled well was fifty feet or so up gradient of the discharge and there was no immediate threat to contamination.  I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and a clean-up was undertaken on 11/9/06.

No long term environmental impact is expected from this incident.
P-633-2006*A private vehicle caught fire as it traveled north bound on the turnpike.  The pick up was loaded with flea market collectibles (record albums, sun glasses, wooded items and sports cards) and all appeared to be a total loss.  The fire department hosed down the truck but it too was a total loss.  The metal frame was the only hint the carcass was a pick up truck.

The charred debris was bagged and transported by DEP for disposal to MMWAC, Auburn.  The turnpike crew on scene declined to transport the material; however, it was a safety hazard to leave along side the road. Field discussions about the contaminated soil concluded the amount of fuel lost was negligible, the combination of dispersant and water made the contamination look much worse than actual conditions.  No soil excavations were ordered or performed at the burn site, the conclusion the majority of the fuel (gasoline) was consumed in the fire.

DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-858-2006*While excavating for the installation of a municipal water line, R.J. Grondin & Sons (Grondin) encountered gasoline contaminated soil in front of Fashion Floors at 235 Main Street in Waterboro, Maine.  I was contacted by the Sheridan Corporation, the General Contractor for the project, reporting the contamination.  I met with Richard Beckwith (Goodall Hospital), Todd Knudsen (Grondin), and Dave Benton (Waterboro Water District) on-site that afternoon.  Grondin had been dewatering the trench they were digging when they noticed the odor of gasoline.  Grondin immediately ceased their activities and filled in the trench they had excavated.  When I arrived the trench was excavated again where they had encountered the contamination, I was able to smell the gasoline and I detected ambient Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings of over 300 parts per million (ppm).  Grondin then filled the excavation back in again until a plan of action could be formulated.  Dave Benton stated that he remembered this site being a gas station way back in the 1970s.

The property owner, Pat Papa, had no knowledge of the history of the property nor that it had ever been a gas station with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs).  Ms. Papa inherited the property from a friend in September of 1994 and was given very little information about the site.  The deed that she had did not mention USTs and I believe that the property's deed had been transferred several times before her friend even purchased it.  After much research and many interviews of locals, I determined that the site was a former Sunoco station.  There was general agreement that there had been an original set of tanks that were removed and replaced with a newer set, but there were differing accounts of what had happened to the new tanks.  There was also mention of a waste oil tank on the property.  Apparently the area that had been excavated for the water line was exactly where the dispenser island had been and the next time we excavated in that area we found abandoned piping.

I discussed the site with Jon Woodard and Barbara Parker and was given the approval to facilitate Grondin's water line installation by overseeing it and providing funding for work performed beyond their original scope.  At that time there was no decision made as to what, if any, reimbursement would be requested from the property owner.

On November 3rd I returned to the site and Grondin assisted me in excavating a test pit in the area of the contamination so that I could collect samples of the soil and groundwater for laboratory analysis.  While digging this test pit we found the abandoned piping that had supplied the dispensers along with some electrical conduit.  I delivered the samples to Maine Environmental Lab (MEL) in Yarmouth and requested analyses be performed that were necessary for pre-qualification for the soil disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling (CPRC), as well as EPA method 8260 and Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) analyses.  Results in their entirety were not received until November 9th, which was when Grondin needed to excavate that area.  I requested assistance from Peter Eremita with setting up a filtration system that could store and treat the volume of groundwater that Grondin needed to pump in order to install the water line.  Mr. Eremita contacted ENPRO Services and arranged for two 20,000 gallon fractionation tanks and two large carbon filtration systems for this purpose.  ENPRO was put in charge of pumping the groundwater and manning the filtration system under Mr. Eremita's supervision.  We decided that soil excavated by Grondin to install the water line should be trucked off-site and disposed of.  At that time we did not have the complete analytical results for the soil; therefore, no soil treatment facility could accept the soil.  After consulting with Randy McMullin and Jim Glasgow of the Maine DEP's Solid Waste Division an alternate plan was approved.  The receiving faci
B-743-2006*11.21.06  B-IA reported a hose failure during an aircraft fueling operation.  Approximately one half gallon was discharged onto the tarmac of Tango Row before turning a valve at the tank truck to stop the leak.  The fuel was cleaned up using about 10 sorbent pads and the waste stored for later contractor pick up.


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B-659-2006*On 10/20/06, 1140 hours, Ann Reiter of Central Maine Power Company reported a non-PCB transformer oil spill at pole 7.1 on Motycka Line.  The spill volume was estimated to be between seven and thirteen gallons.  She said that they planned on taking the contaminated soil to Norridgewock and that they would need an oil debris spill form of which I provided her.


P-893-2006*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that they had discovered a leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST) during a routine service call to the Contella residence.  DEE was able to remove the AST and clean up the small amount of discharge.

No further action is warranted in this action .
B-673-2006*On 10/30/06, I was advised by Jay Hargy (Fessenden Geo-Environmenatal Services) that the former Broadway Texaco would be requiring a transfer letter to dispose of gasoline contaminated soil.  I had responded to a small gasoline spill on the site so my name had become associated with the property.  On 10/30/06, Jay called again to say they were ready for the letter.  They figured that they'd be hauling about 300 cubic yards to Thibodeau's.  On 11/20/06, they were planning on hooking up to the city water and figured they might have to remove another 25 cubic yards.  The site had undergone a VRAP cleanup where any soil over 1000 ppm GRO had been removed.  The new building foot print had to be cleaned down to 50 ppm.  The new facility is Tim Hortons Coffee.
A-662-2006*While traveling through Turner I noted what appeared to be a fresh spill of oil on the side of the road.   I stopped to take a closer look and confirmed that it was a discharge of engine lube oil from a car accident.  It was raining and there was a heavy sheen on the puddles around the area of saturated soil.  I was unable to ascertain the driver's information but was able to confirm that it was a one car private vehicle accident.

I returned on 11/17 and removed the contaminated soil which was disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling along with like material from other jobs.
P-923-2006*I received a call of an overfill of bio-fuel at the townhouses located on Satrbird Rd. in Portland.  The spill had occurred as the result of an improperly pitched fill and/or vent lines to the above ground oil storage tanks.

I investigated and was shown where the spill occurred.  Apparently, the pitch is not steep enough from the long fill & vent lines to the tank, and may in fact pitch slightly backwards.  The town houses have an unusually long run of pipe (interior wall enclosed) from the front of the garage to the back room in the garage where the heating appliances are, at least 40ft.  The pitch, if any at all, is relatively flat-almost negative (as to return to the fill/scully).A small amount of oil spilled on the driveway which was cleaned up by Independence Energy and the pipe unions were weeping inside and causing an odor.  The homeowner was satisfied that no further clean up was necessary and he would have the lines repaired by a licensed burner man to avoid similar situations in the future.

P-924-2006*Dead River called to report a small overfill at the residence.  The problem is a long run of pipe from the outside wall to the furnace room at the back of the garage.  The fill pipe is almost perfectly horizontal which contributed to the fluid dynamics problem.  The fill pipe is totally concealed in the  wall between garage and living space.  The discharge was out the site gauge and a less than 100% tight bung on the top of the tank.  The oil seeped into the garage beneath the wall and the odors permeated the home.  The oil was wiped up (from tank and floor) and the fittings tightened.  The residents were asked to call if odors persisted, but no additional calls were received.  Based on this successful remediation and repair DEP Response plans no further action.
P-926-2006*I was contacted by York County Dispatch reporting that there was a spill of gasoline at the West Newfield General Store.  The fire department had responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  I visited the site the next day and confirmed that the gasoline had stayed on the paved surface and the the clean up was complete.  I delivered sorbent pads to the fire department and collected the oily debris from the spill for disposal.  The spill was caused when a customer drove off with the nozzle still in their tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-693-2006*B-693-2006
11/02/2006 07:58

     John Selleck of the Technical Services staff reported that one of his friends suffered a #2 fuel AST leak at a rental property that his mother owned at 17 Byers Lane in Hermon.  It was stated that the tenant inadvertently drove a tent stake into the feed line to the outside tank the night before.  The tank was noted to be full at the time.  Very little fuel was observed on the ground however.
     I met with the owner, Mary Byers of Hermon and her son Jeff Byers, that morning.  Since the well to two rental properties was located close by, Clean Harbors was called to remove any affected soil.  It was later discovered that the fuel traveled downslope beneath the trailer residence.  A recovery well was installed to slowly capture free product on the opposite side of the trailer.  Over a period of days Clean Harbors vacuumed approximately 30 gallons from the well.  Given the complexities of further remediation and risk to the well, the site was referred to Technical Services staff.
P-928-2006*See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-929-2006*Tweets as it is locally know, has cars of various vintages strewn throughout the many acres.  Some 70's and newer, but dozens of older carcasses for hobbyists and parts, all of these contain no fluids.

A mobile car crusher has been to the property and generated approximately 200 gallons of waste gasoline/oil.  Lin-Cor has claimed to have taken all materials with them.  However, these five (5) drums remain.  There is a tire pile and it is being handled by Eric Hamlin of DEP Solid Waste.  He will follow up on the proper handling of the tires and report back if drum issue persists.  (When Eric and Alison followed up the waste had been removed)  Based on the findings during the inspection, and with waste management plans in place (When Eric and Alison followed up the waste had been removed), DEP Response plans no further action.
P-935-2006*Interstitial space alarm in an underground storage tank facility.  Portland Pump was called to reset alarm and check system.  No breach of tank was found.  Tank was placed back in service.  No Response action required.
P-936-2006*Overfill of aboveground oil storage tank.  Downeast Energy cleaned up affected area (concrete).  No further action necessary.
P-937-2006*Overfill of car at Cumberland Farms gas pump.  Cleaned up by South Portland Fire Department.  Spill was to asphalt and concrete and no detrimental environmental impact is expected.
P-938-2006*Overfill of vessel at Vessel Services.  Sheen only, no recoverable product.
P-939-2006*Ron Dyer of Poland Spring Bottling reported that a discharge of several gallons of transmission fluid had been discharged from one of their trucks in their yard.

The contamination was cleaned up and disposed of by Poland Spring Bottling via Environmental Projects, Inc.
P-940-2006*Biddeford & Saco Water Company reported that a discharge of fluoride solution occurred due to a leak in the fluoride solution line at their South Street, Biddeford facility.  The spilled material dripped on the floor and evaporated.   The discharge happened over a 2 day period.  No further action is necessary in this matter.

A report with the specific details of this event is attached.
I-279-2006*11/23/06 Received a call from State Police Dispatcher (Kevin) regarding the spill of 4 gallons (estimate) of #2 fuel oil at a mobile home at 64 Main St., Fort Fairfield.  Spill was called in at 12:15 hours  by Maine Potato Growers (MPG) Service Technician, Dennis MacIntosh.  I called Mr. Dennis MacIntosh who relayed the following details on how the spill occurred and the actions taken thus far.  Dennis found the brass compression fitting on the fuel line under the Farnum's mobile home to be cracked and leaking.  Leaking fuel oil was caught on poly plastic laid out under mobile home.  Dennis soaked up the spilled fuel oil (approx 3 to 4 gallons) with sorbent pads.  Dennis shut off fuel line and replaced compression fitting.  The mobile home is owned by Steve Farnum's brother who was just in the process of moving in to the home.  The mobile home is a blue and white trailer located across the road from Borderview housing.  Contacted Mr. Farnum and there were no additional concerns related to odors or water impacts.  No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-501-2006*Ms. Spear called to report that linemen had discovered a small spill of transformer oil on Lighthouse Lane. This area had suffered a heavy wind storm and there were lots of damage from falling trees. The transformer on pole 128 had lost about a pint after a tree fell onto the lines. They cleaned up a small quantity of dirt. The lab showed that PCB content was below the detection limits.
I-281-2006*11/09/06 10:00 Site visit to Richardson's Hardware warehouse located at 42 Potato Row in Patten.  Two old 1,000-gallon steel tanks that have been inactive for more than 15+ years are being removed under the supervision of Bob Cormier, Cert. Tank Installer # 216.  Bob has contracted with CES, Inc to do a Site assessment to determine if any product leaked from these old tanks.  One tank was used to store diesel and the other unleaded gasoline.  The earthwork contractor is Landry's construction Co., out of Patten.  Requested that Bob have Landry's crew install silt fence and use best management practices for construction sites during the removal of the tanks.  Spoke with field technician from CES who had performed some headspace analysis to check for any oil products in the surrounding soils - very little product detected.

11/11/06 checked on tank removal site.  Tanks are all out, cleaned and disposed of. Approx 10 gallons of very old gas was pumped out/removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.   Site has been backfilled and silt fence has been installed along the site's border with the Fish River.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.



B-750-2006*On 11/28/06, 0300 hours, Ousman Conteh (BIA) reported a half gallon release of Jet A from the wing vent of an air craft.  They had cleaned it up with fifteen pads, which went to their waste stream.
I-277-2006*On 11-15-06, Don Paul called this office to report that he discovered his fuel line leaking that day. It had been leaking for several days because oil was noticed mixed with groundwater discharge next to his trailer. When I arrived at the residence, oil was evident in two groundwater discharges on the property. It was also clear it had followed a shallow piping trench for the well and had gone down the well through the open well top.

I hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil and install a groundwater recovery sump. A carbon filter system was also installed on the well. A new submersible pump was installed because the old jet pump on the well did not had the power to push water through the filters. A well cap was also installed.
Approximately 20 gallons of oil was recovered from surface water in the yard and approximately 116 tons of heavily contaminated soil was removed. Another 1/2 gallon of oil was removed from the top of the well via sorbents. The site was referred to Technical Services for eventual closure in 2009.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
I-276-2006*On 11-13-06, Mike Cote, Limestone Highway Dept. called to report that while removing an old holding tank connected to the floor drains at the town garage, some contamination was discovered. The tank had a large number of holes in it. I met with Mike on site and several test pits showed contamination to bedrock, which was encountered at about 6 feet. All contaminated soil on top of bedrock was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill. The area is served by public water but there is one well in the area, within 300 feet. Well was sampled 11-55-06.
B-751-2006*Mr. Dawes called to report that a diesel spill had been found at the fuel island at Bangor Public Works. The spiller did not report the event but Mr. Dawes assumes that a city worker had placed some object underneath the fuel nozzle lever and allowed the vehicle's tank to overfill. The city had removed the locking mechanisms to prevent such accidents, but it appears that human ingenuity prevailed.
   In any case, the spill was to pavement and cleaned up with a couple of bags of speedi-dri.
P-854-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy, who reported that one of their customers had a leaking tank.  Downeast was in the process of pumping the remaining oil out of the leaking tank and into a temporary tank.  I was at another spill and couldn't make it to the site, so I sent Boom Technology to look at it.  Rick Joyce reported back to me that there was a small amount of contaminated soil under the tank and that they would hand excavate it the following day.  The next day, before I made it to the site, Boom Technology removed the old tank and excavated the contaminated soil from underneath it.  Later that day, I went to the site to inspect the clean-up.  The area under the old tank was clean, but I noticed that there was a large swath of dead grass a few feet away in the backyard.  It turned out the tank had probably been leaking for quite some time because the oil had soaked down through the fill that underlies the house and was breaking out at the bottom of the slope where the fill ends.  The native soil is clay.

The next week, I returned to the site with Boom Technology and a vacuum and started excavating the soil underneath the dead grass.  The soil was clay, but the oil had penetrated at least a foot into it.  We removed a small amount of soil and stopped because it was too dense and sticky for the vacuum to move.  The whole back yard is wet and sloppy.  Brining in an excavator to dig would not have been feasible at the time.  I have decided to return to the site once we have a frost and the ground is frozen and to attempt to excavate soil with an excavator then.

After the ground froze we reassessed the situation and determined that it was still not feasible to bring heavy equipment down into the backyard.  The Fosters were asked to contact us if they ever have a problem with their well water.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-678-2006*I was contacted by the Waterville Fire Department reporting that there was diesel fuel sprayed on the pavement on the Interstate 95 Southbound Exit 127 on ramp.  They reported that a tractor trailer truck had gone around the curve and spilled the oil out of its saddle tank because the saddle tank was overfilled.  The Fire Department said that they had the clean-up handled with a couple sorbent pads and a quick sanding by DOT for traction.  Later that day I used that on ramp and confirmed that there was no need for further clean-up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-752-2006*Strouts Market (18968) has been out of service for several years.  The current owner is planning to put the gasoline retail facility back in service, as part of the process, Maine DEP staff took water samples of local wells and GPS points to determine whether or not the facility was in compliance under present siting regulations.

No product was spilled.  No further action by DEP Response Services is required at this time.
B-758-2006*This office received a fax from the Southern Maine Regional Office that advised me a gasoline spill had occurred at the Irving Blue Canoe service station. It seems that the automatic shut off feature failed while a customer was in the store. The spilled fuel ran down the steep paved lot into a nearby storm drain. This drain empties into the Penobscot River less that a quarter mile away.  It had been heavily raining for about four hours. Irving personnel put down speedi-dri, but I doubt much was recovered.  I checked the catch basins between the site and the river and found that the high flow of water precluded any recovery.
A-647-2006* On 11-13-2006, Gerald Harjula called this office to report a small oil release at the home of Linda Paulsem. This home is located on route 131 at 421 Saint George Road.
 I made a site visit that afternoon. The copper line had developed a leak and was replaced prior to my arrival. The basement had a dirt floor with nearly a hundred granite street pavers as a floor. The basement also had a slight water problem. We placed a plug into the outlet drain to raise the water level. With the raised water level collecting free floating oil would be easier.
 The home owner was not interested in the Groundwater Fund for clean up and said she would do it herself. Mr. Harjula volunteered to help and check the basement.
 The spill was small and no odors or vapors were present in the living space of the home. I called Mr. Harjula several weeks later and the oil was cleaned up with a few pads and no further action is expected from Response.
A-655-2006*   DEP received a report that about twenty gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled several hours earlier at this residence when a hose failed on a dump truck.  According to the spiller the spill was confined to pavement and had been completely recovered using speedy-dry.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-657-2006*   DEP received a report that a small quantity of hydraulic oil spilled at this maintenance facility when a hose failed on a backhoe.  Spilled oil was recovered using sorbents.  No site visit was made by DEP.
A-659-2006*This is a minor spill of hydraulic oil to the ground which was cleaned up by mill staff. See attached report. No site visit made. No action expected.
B-753-2006*Dead River Co. called to report that a driver had overfilled a basement AST at Elaine Shapiro, 178 Clyde Road, in Bangor. The reason for the overfill was not reported; but about 2 gallons of oil burped out onto the mulch at the home's foundation. This mulch was picked up. Ms. Shapiro was not at home, but they would contact her that evening and check the inside.
A-664-2006*   DEP received a report that approximately 50 gallons of oil spilled at this mill when a tree unloader was overfilled.  A heavy rain was falling at the time.  Sorbent boom was placed, and sawdust dumped on the spill to absorb oil.  This material was later incinerated in the mill boiler.  No site visit was made by DEP.
P-942-2006*Rob Sommerville of Safe Handling in Auburn reported a discharge of heat transfer oil at his facility.  The oil is a petroleum based, non hazardous material.  The spill occurred as the result of a leaking valve.  The discharge was to the stone base of a rail line.  A previous spill of this material had been cleaned up by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI).  This material was likewise cleaned up and added to the roll-offs of previously excavated material (P-867-2006).  EPI arranged for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling.
A-667-2006*When this outside tank fell over fuel leaked out around the gage and to the ground. I hired a back-hoe and excavated the contaminated soil and had it disposed of. There are no vapor problems and no wells are at risk. No further action is expected. I also never received a return copy of my spill debris letter from Thibodeau's and cannot find a copy in my files so none is available as an attachment.
A-668-2006*DEP received a written report 11/20/2006 of a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill that occurred at the Androscoggin mill #3 paper machine first press stretch roll.  A hose failed causing oil to be discharged to the waste water treatment plant.  The plant reportedly has 24-hour flows on the order of 40 million gallons.  The spill occurred almost a month earlier on 10/27/2006.  No record of a verbal report was found. The hose was reportedly depressurized and repaired.  No site visit was made.
A-669-2006*This office received a complaint reference a landlord burning brush and other assorted waste debris, including potential waste oil, paint and thinner.  The reporter provided photos of the debris pile.  The fire appeared to have burned all the residue.  Case was also referred to the Department of Conservation Forestry by reporter for possible violation of outdoor burning laws.  No hazardous materials or oil was found.  I left a phone message for the landlord/owner who did not return my call.  No further Response action expected.
A-672-2006*On 11/21/2006, Jenny Berube of Maritime Energy reported an oil spill in South Thomaston. The spill at the Molloy residence was the result of oil leaking from the delivery hose to the paved driveway. The delivery driver cleaned up the 1/2 cup spill. A call was made to the homeowner to confirm spill details. No site visit was made no further Response action is expected.
B-738-2006*On 11/20/06, 1040 hours, Kevin Hardwick (Campbell Environmental) requested an oiled soil transfer letter that would allow Thibodeaus' asphalt plant to receive 1200 cubic yards of oiled soil from the abandoned Sprague Bucksport North Terminal.  On 11/28/06, I went to the site and furnished the paperwork.  The soil that was being removed had been contaminated in 1998 (B-96-98).  The spill had been discovered when they were disassembling the plant.  It was under a large bulk tank and when the cement slab that it had been mounted on had been removed, heavy rains forced about 1800 gallons of #2 oil to the surface.  The free product was recovered with vactor trucks and about 1200 cubic yards of soil were land farmed on site.  However, this approach did not seem to be lowering the product level at a fast enough rate so it was decided to have the soil hauled off site (to Thibodeaus in this case).

On site I observed that the soil being remediated, exhibited a lot of carbonization.  It did not give  PID readings but it did sheen on water.  The land farming procedure did not seem to be standard inasmuch as the layer was about two feet thick.  The area was under lain with ground cloth and the drainage from the area went to an oil/water separator.
P-931-2006*While constructing a wall mount shelf Mr. Woolever Sr. dropped the wooden unit and it hit the filter assembly and broke the fire-matic.  He quickly applied pressure to the broken valve and minimized the discharge.  He called to his wife and she called Downeast Energy who dispatched a technician and completed repairs.  When I arrived at the home speedi dri had been applied to the floor and the plumbing repairs were being inspected.  An additional wipe down of the tank end and floor area concluded the remedial actions.

Mr. Woolever asked what else could be done, and it was discussed, he could reapply another course of speedi dri and mash it into the stained concrete, sweep and wash with a mild surfactant.  The spill/release was small and confined to a small area of the floor no additional clean up is planned.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
I-283-2006*11/07/06 Site visit to observe piping system upgrade at Trett's Market and service station on Main street in Mapleton.  Piping upgrade is to deliver product via suction system from two existing 6,000-gallon single wall steel tanks installed in 1987 (30 year warranty).  New piping will be flexible double walled fiberglass that will include two new sumps to be located beneath each fuel dispenser on the newly reconstructed fuel pump island.  County Environmental is the contractor overseeing/completing the piping upgrades.  Kirk St. Peter is the certified tank installer doing the piping and Nate Hersey is the Licensed Site Assessor to the site evaluation to determine any petroleum contamination issues in the area of the excavation/piping removal and upgrades.  Nate took three headspace field analysis below the old pump island and adjacent to the old steel piping.  Analysis thus far only show 2 to 3 parts per million so site will not need soil remediation.

11/08/06 New sumps placed in pump island and concrete has been poured at Tretts.  Piping upgrade is complete and buried.  Vent piping has been replaced (buried portion).  Only thing left to be done is the placement of the dispenser pumps on the fuel island.  Site work looks good.

11/15/06  New piping upgrade work is complete and fuel island dispensers are back in service.  No further action required by Response Services.
P-882-2006*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 11/7/06: DEP was notified by realtor Steve Edwards that sampling and lab analysis had indicated mystery oil contamination on the Skillings' residential property.  In preparation for a property transfer, David Anderson, of Pillar & Post Env. Testing [725-8978], had sampled their drinking water for EPA 8260 analysis and TPH analysis on a composite sample from their back yard.  On 11/8/06, I met the Skillings and Mr. Edwards on site.

ASSESSMENT
	The home is located in a rural residential and commercial area off Route 302.  Just north of the home is a commercial garage building that the Skillings lease out.  Immediately east is Alice Road.  The Skillings' residential drilled-well is east of the house [see site map].  Mr. Skillings stated that his back yard did have buried debris and car parts.  A potential buyer was interested in the property for a new commercial building.
	In October 2006, Mr. Anderson, of Pillar & Post Env. Testing, acquired the soil sample as a composite of about 20 individual locations with the result of 110 parts per million (ppm) TPH [Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons].  This is difficult to interpret as it could indicate one severely impacted location and 19 clean spots, or 20 equally contaminated spots, or a combination in between.  A well water sample was run for EPA 8260 volatile compounds and was Non Detect [ND] for the target compounds [see attached analytical results].
	On 11/30/06 I re-sampled soil for Diesel Range Organics [DRO] from two test pits, and groundwater for Gasoline Range Organics [GRO] from TP-1.  All three samples were ND.  See the attached photos for details on the test pits.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Based on my observations, present information, and lab samples I recommended no further Response Division actions at this time.  This spill report is not to be construed to be a site assessment.  Oil contaminated soils may remain or exist on site and shall be properly managed if encountered or disturbed.
2.	I discussed the results with DEP Geologist Mark Woodruff and my samples are entered into the EGAD database.
3.	The perspective buyer called me in December to state that he thought the TPH soil contamination was from some old drums on the west side of the property, something I did not observe or were gone when I visited the month before.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-749-2006*On 11/27/06, at approximately 0045, I received a report from the State Police of a tanker truck rollover of chlorine on the Lily Bay Road, just south of Kakadjo, in Frenchtown Township.  Greenville Fire Department was on scene and had blocked off the road, and were requesting assistance.

The truck had driven into the soft shoulder, lost control and rolled over.  The driver managed to escape the wreck and waited for a passer by to contact emergency services because he had no cell phone reception.  When the rescue crews arrived from Greenville, they were not able to see the placards or retrieve the shipping papers from the wrecked cab of the truck.  The driver was also no help in gathering clear information.  The Fire Department did smell the faint odor of what they thought was chlorine.  At that point, they blocked off the road and set back awaiting assistance.

I asked Chief Cobb if he would be able to contact the hospital and determine from the driver which facility the shipment was intended for.  He was able to confirm that the shipment was intended for Greenville Steam.  I informed the chief that I would go to Greenville Steam and attempt to confirm they were expecting a load and locate an MSDS for that load.  Then I would go to the hospital and speak with the driver in an attempt obtain some additional information.

I arrived at Greenville Steam and confirmed they were expecting an 800 gallon load of Sodium Hypochlorite Solution for use in their cooling tower water treatment.  They also provided me with an MSDS for that product.

I then arrived at the hospital and asked to speak with the driver, but was not allowed to.  I explained to the nurse the situation and she communicated through the doctor who asked the driver my questions.  From the driver, I confirmed the load being transported and the quantity, as well as the trucking company information.  I then attempted to make contact with the trucking company, but was unable to speak with anyone.

Once on scene, I met with the Chief, Assistant Chief, and two other fire fighters who would be on the entry team with me.  We all reviewed the MSDS and formulated a plan for entry to confirm the tanker was not breached, and the atmosphere safe.  Myself and the two fire fighters, as a rescue team, made an entry and confirmed that the tanker was not leaking and the atmosphere was safe.  We also recovered the shipping papers and the driver's loaded handgun.

At this point Central Maine Power was allowed to move in to set another utility pole and re-energize the power lines, Verizon was allowed to perform their work as well.

After the tow truck company was allowed to see the wreck close at hand, the operator decided it would be best to call in another large tow truck to assist his large one and smaller wrecker.

The trucking company had received my messages and had contacted me through the State Police.  After consulting with the trucking company, it was decided that it would be best to retrieve the truck without transferring the chemical product in the tanker.  This was done with out incident.

Once the truck was back on it's wheels and an inspection of the saddle tanks were made, surprisingly the tanks were not leaking.  Some diesel had leaked out of the cap when the truck was on it's side, but the tanks were in fine condition.

After inspecting the resting site of the wreck with a PID, I was unable to find where the diesel spill was located.  I had marked the area the tanks were resting prior to the righting of the rig, but was unable to detect any mentionable readings.  I suspect that the rain that was falling at the time may have effected the PID.

After a re-visit to the site on a better day, no indication of a diesel spill was found, case closed.

B-676-2006*B-676-2006
10/28/2006 19:26

     John Gabarra, System Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric fluid from a transformer on Route 43 in Hudson.  It was stated that approximately one quart of fluid leaked to the ground when a branch hit the transformer.  The affected vegetation was removed and disposed of.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered "non PCB".
B-671-2006*B-671-2006
10/27/2006 08:30

     While on a spill case in Millinocket, I received a complaint that Warden Service personnel found an abandoned pail of waste oil off of Route 169 in Danforth.  It was assumed that the container was full of oil open to the elements.  Investigation revealed that the container was empty.  A small quantity of waste oil spillage was noted.  No further action was taken.
A-663-2006*Readfield Town Manager contacted DEP to report that staff at the transfer station had found biomedical waste (sharps) in the newspaper bin.  Scott Austin of the biomedical waste licensing unit took the call and transferred the information to me.  The station had closed for the day, so no-one else would be exposed.
I responded to the site 0800 the next morning and met Matt Dunn, from Readfield Fire Department.  The newspaper bin was a large cardboard bin approximately 4 feet square and 3 feet deep.  Several syringes were observed in the mixed papers.  I sorted through the bin and recovered a total of 6 syringes.  They appeared to be diabetic type.  No injury was reported by the workers.  I packaged these into an over pack rigid plastic container and delivered to Pittsfield for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-650-2006*B-650-2006
10/18/2006 08:05

     Dead River Co. in Houlton called to report a fuel oil spill at the residence of Julie Nichols on the Springfield Road in Danforth.  It was stated that a corrosion hole developed in the basement tank spilling an unknown quantity of fuel onto the concrete floor.  A floor drain may have been involved.
     Investigation revealed that perhaps five or so gallons leaked from the tank.  Filling records appeared to confirm the notion.  It also was discovered that very little fuel escaped the drain.  The situation could have been much worse if it had gone undiscovered.
   Discharged product was cleaned-up by Dead River with sorbent material and disposed of.


B-255-2006*On 5/9/06 Glenn Clark, who does some earth contracting, contacted me about removing a UST at the former Campbell Construction Company at 637 Eastern Avenue in Brewer.  The property now belongs to Wilson Street Realty Trust, who have hired Glenn to get rid of the tank.  The UST was used by Campbell to dispense off and on road diesel.  It was a 4/2 split six thousand gallon, double walled, cathode protected tank that had apparently been out of service for a few years.  Its' installation date was 1990.

On 11/30/06, the UST was taken out of the ground along with the associated piping and there was no spillage whatsoever.  The D-tree is stringent because it's possible that the new owner might want to develop residences on the property.  Also, stringent is not an issue because there was no spillage at the installation.  The waived thirty day notice has been forwarded to John Dunlap.  John will get the owners signature on the document.
I-273-2006*On 11-10-06, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil Co. called to report that a customer had called about a strong oil odor in the house. Their technicians found a pool of oil around the furnace in the basement. Apparently the line to the furnace from the tank had cracked and oil flowed into and around the furnace. I met with the technicians. The furnace was taken apart and cleaned, oil cleaned off the floor and a ventilation fan installed in the basement to alleviate fuel vapors.  No further action is required at this time.
I-243-2006*08/01/06 Received an e-mail from OMHS -Responder Bob Williams who had got a call from John Dunlap, BRWM/DEP saying that New York EPA had contacted him about this Lawrence Carr Amusements group. NY EPA said that this company's equipment had left a spill of about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil at one location in NY. Bob checked the web and it appears they are operating at the Northern Maine Fair Presque Isle this coming week. Bob recommended  that we might want to check them out sometime this week. All in the name of protecting the environment in a pro-active manner.

08/02/06 Site visit to Northern Maine Fair Grounds, field notes as follows:
Was up there last night, not much was happening lot of rides idle, missing parts, will check back on Friday PM to see if there is any issues that need addressing

08/04/06 Site inspection of Carr Amusements at Northern Maine Fair grounds found no major spill issues, a few weeps here and there and one small wet stain around some rear tandem axles.  I had them shovel up and bag for disposal.  Gave Carr a bundle of sorbent pads and told them to use them to catch any drips.  Also gave Mr. Carr the toll free telephone number to report any spills.  Will be watching over this operation over the next few days.   Talked with Steve Dixon, of the State Fire Marshall's Office, he informed me of a spill around the underside of the "Wipe-Out" ride.  Followed up, this is the area that Carr's crew had shoveled up and bagged per our earlier site visit.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time
B-755-2006*On 11/29/06, 1800 hours, John Andrews, who was the Augusta on call person, passed on a report of a 400 gallon diesel spill in Jackman.  The initial call came from Somerset County, who put me in touch with Jackman Fire Department, who were responding.  The spill had been immobilized with sorbent material, but they were concerned about the volume of material on the edge of the road and needed help with expediting the disposal.  There were 40-50 cubic yards of wood shavings and conventional sorbent material to deal with.  The first step was to mobilize Clean Harbors.  Meanwhile Peter Blanchard, who was supervisor on call contacted me and suggested that this called for two responders.  He had discussed this with Thomas Smith and Tom Varney and it was decided that Tom Varney would be able to go also.    I arrived at the scene at 2100 hours.  Tom had preceded me by twenty minutes and had acquired the information regarding the spiller.  Clean Harbors was on scene with their vac truck by 2200 hours and the shavings and sorbent had been sucked up off the road by 2300 hours.   Clean Harbors stayed the night and removed about five cubic yards of oiled soil from the Mulhall property the following morning.  Mrs. Mulhall was contacted after the clean up had been completed and she was satisfied.

The spill happened when a pick up truck that was carrying a 400 gallon skid tank full of diesel fuel collided with a tractor trailer rig and landed upside down on the Mulhall property, which is right on Route 201 on the north side of Jackman.  The impact broke the fill pipe off the tank and this caused a rapid release of product.  The pick up was driven by Gerald Fennalson who is affiliated with Timber Express.  The address for Gerald is the same as that given for Timber Express; 149 School House Road, Madison, ME.
I-286-2006*Leak in a fuel line caused #2 fuel oil to leak. Sorbents were used to remediate the spill and disposed of by Dead River Co.  No further action is required at this time.
I-287-2006*A leak in an oil tank caused 2 gals of #2 fuel oil to spill.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and disposed of at a landfill.  No further action is required at this time.
I-288-2006*3-5 gals of #2 fuel oil leaked caused by a coupler that came unlocked on the tank.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents pads and speedy dry.  No further action is required at this time.
I-289-2006*1/2 gals of #2 fuel oil spilled caused by a loose fitting on delivery truck.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents.  No further action is required at this time.
I-255-2006*On 10-18-06, the State Police called to report that a tractor trailer truck had collided with a train at the Blackstone Crossing on Rte. 11 in Masardis. They were not sure if any fuel had been lost. I went to the scene. The truck had come down a steep hill and ran into the side of a crossing train, knocking 3 of the rail cars over which were loaded with logs. A very small amount of motor oil was visible on the tracks, from the truck. It was not seen as a significant amount and no recovery was possible.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-290-2006*New tank hook-up and firematic valve was open with NO line to furnace. The vent alarm also did not work.   Approximately 1-2 quarts of fuel oil were spilled.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and disposed of by Maine Potato Growers.
I-256-2006*On 10-13-2006, Bert Levesque of Daigle Oil, called to report that their bulk plant in Madawaska had a leaking loading arm. They had a new one ordered and they had sorbents wrapped around the arm to catch and leaks. A small amount had dripped onto the ground inside the bulk plant. No cleanup action was seen as necessary.
I-275-2006*On 11-14-06, Bob Ferris called this office to report that due to a heavy rain storm that day, he was noticing an oil sheen moving off his business property on Parsons St. He did not  know where it was coming from. I met with him on scene and we traced the source back to an open top 275-gallon tank behind his shop. It was used to store oily rags and debris for later disposal. Rain had filled the tank and caused a sheen to flow across the property. Sorbent pads were used to clean it up.  No further action is required at this time.
I-291-2006*11/16/06 0900 hours, Anonymous complaint filed regarding the possible spill of transformer oil at the residence of Charles Lynch on the Packard Road in Bridgewater.  Citizen complainant said that someone had been rummaging around the Lynch homestead and tipped over a barrel labeled as transformer oil.  Apparently Mr. Lynch is an elderly man who does not live at his home any longer.  In addition, complainant stated that there is a 55-gallon drum of kerosene tipped on its side.  This drum is not currently leaking.  Citizen complainant is just concerned that vandals will spill this kerosene as they had already tipped over the barrel containing the Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) containing oil.

11/16/06  Site visit to Lynch home.  Found the barrel labeled transformer oil tipped on the ground.  Ground was stained around the open bung hole of drum, nothing was leaking out at the time of the site visit.  Took a grab sample of the soil from this stained area, no odors were evident. Took a grab sample of product in the drum labeled transformer oil.  Completed the PCB field test (CLOR-N-OIL 50 PCB Screening Kit).  Liquid product tested was not pure and looked like it was contaminated with rusty water, so the results of the test did not seem to be very conclusive.  Conferred with Mary Corr of Hazardous Materials Division.  Also found the suspected 55-gallon drum of kerosene  to the west of the old Lynch home.  The drum has been fitted with a valve and faucet to fill portable containers to heat Mr. Lynch's home.  This drum is not currently leaking any product; however, it could also be subject to vandalism because the property is not occupied.  Mr. Lynch has not lived in this house for over 2.5 years.  Talked with Amanda Dow, the Town Manager/clerk of Bridgewater.  Amanda said that Charles is now a resident at the Mars Hill Nursing Home.

12/04/06 Called Aroostook Area Agency on Aging (AAAA) to get the telephone number for the Mars Hill Nursing Home.  AAAA gave me the Aroostook Medical Center who patched me through to the social worker, Linda Tardy who is overseeing Mr. Charles Lynch's residence and care at Mars Hill Nursing home.  I explained the spill that resulted from vandalism to Mr. Lynch's property and to gain permission to take care of the spilled product as well as the kerosene stored on Mr. Lynch's property on the Packard Rd.  Linda said that this info would only upset and confuse Mr. Lynch and that it would be better to handle this matter through Mr. Lynch's Power of Attorney (POA), his niece, Ms. Darlene Burgess who lives in Bangor.  Several calls were placed to Ms Burgess, no answer.  Will try again later.

12/04/06  Called Mary Corr regarding the possible spill of PCB and the process to determine if the transformer oil in the barrel does contain hazardous quantities of PCB oil (> 50 PPM).

Received a call from Ms Darlene Burgess (POA for Mr. Lynch) explained the situation at Mr. Lynch's old home in Bridgewater.  She said she would talk thing over with her attorney and family and get back to me.

09/20/11 Site visit to Lynch property to check on site conditions,  EPA Region 1 said they may be able to assist in removal of any hazards associated with the property.  The site has had all debris and drums removed and the site has been seeded down and mulched.  It appears that the work was done sometime this last summer as part of Right-of Way maintenance by the utility company in the area, which is Maine Public Service Company.  No further action is needed a this time by Response Services staff

I-234-2006*On 9-19-06, Wal-Mart in Houlton called to report that a container of hydraulic oil had broken at their Houlton Store. They cleaned it up with sorbents and disposed of the material appropriately.  No further action is required at this time.
I-235-2006*On 9-20-06, the Presque Isle Fire Dept. reported a two car crash on Rt. 1 in front of the old Maranatha Academy in Presque Isle. A small amount of gasoline was spilled onto the road, and because of rain, was moving. They used dirt and sorbent pads to clean it up. No further action required.
P-932-2006*Webber Energy called to report a minor overfill at the listed property.  The driver hooked up to the scully had a faint whistle and began to shut down as the oil discharged the vent.  No more than approximately four gals was pumped, but the system was apparently full.  Webber staff went for clean up supplies shovels and a few 5-gal pails to dig up the soil.  All visible sign of oil stain soil were removed and the excavation continued until the removed soils no longer smelled of oil.  The entire load consisted of several full buckets. Webber returned the material back to the shop to be included with other incidental clean up debris.

 At this point Webber staff left the site and I eventually made contact with one of the property owners, Sara Cook.  She was reached by cell phone and met me on site to inspect the basement for any fugitive  oil discharge from the system piping.  The tanks were inspected and no oil related to this spill event was observed.  The tank alignment was curious, two tank, two fills and one vent, with a cross over between the tank a copper feed line.

With no other oil issues found DEP-Response plans no further action.
I-8-1998*A hydraulic hose ruptured on the chipper losing approximately 30 gallons on a woods road.  Used waste wood chips were used to absorb the spill and contain it on the road surface.  The oil soaked wood chips will be disposed of in the hog boiler and after removal of the oily contaminated wood chips the road will be regraded.
I-301-2006*Maine Woods Recycling, Inc. of Ashland are the responsible party and spilled approximately  5 gallons of motor oil due to a machine fire.  A spill kit was used for the clean-up and disposed of by the responsible party. No further action is required at this time.
B-119-2006*
Bangor Hydro called to report that a car had hit a power pole on Howland's North Howland Road during a snow storm. The pole was broken and the transformer fell and broke open. They estimate that the full ten gallons was lost. It was non-PCB. Clean Harbors was called to the scene and they collected the contaminated snow that was at the site. The debris was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
A-452-2006*Carlene Olafson called this office (on or about 7-31-2006), requesting a waiver for the 30 day notice to remove an underground storage tank.  Mrs. Olafson was working for her client Mr. Lew Bowlby of Buxton.

Mr. Bowlby was in the process of selling his camp in Eustis and decided that the time was right to remove this tank. According to Mrs. Olafson this tank was installed in 1969 and was 275 gallons in size. First this style of tank is not designed for underground installation. Secondly bare steel tanks were required to be removed at least 10 years ago. I issued the waiver and asked that the oil be pumped out prior to removal (there was still 50 gallons of oil inside). I also asked that the excavation be left open until I arrived.

I made a site visit on 8-3-2006. The excavation was open and I check the soils and found no indication of a leak. I called Mrs. Olafson back with the good news and authorized the backfilling of said excavation.

No further action will be required.
B-754-2006*On 11/29/06, I received report of a three car accident at the intersection of Route 172 and Turkey Hill Road in Blue Hill.  The fire department was on scene and deployed absorbent pads to recover the spilled motor waste oil from the accident.  No other product was spilled.
B-756-2006*On 11/30/06, I received report of a small #2 oil spill in a basement in Bucksport.  The spill was caused by a gasket failure on the pump of the furnace.  The oil company was called to repair the gasket and clean up the small spill.  They used a few pads and recovered the spilled product.
B-757-2006*On 11/30/06, I received report of old contamination found at a piping upgrade to an old gas station at 395 Main Street, Bangor.  Dead River is performing the work and found the contamination.  The contaminated soil was excavated only in the areas where the new construction and new piping placement is.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Thibedeau's batch plant.  The entire area is on public water.
B-429-2006*On 7/20/06, the United States Coast Guard reported a sheen of oil on the water of the Penobscot River next to the Gulf / Chevron Terminal, at 799 Main Road North, Hampden.  The abandoned above ground storage tank farm has a long history of handling and storing petroleum product since the 1930's.  In the past 20 years, there have been very large releases at this site.  The spills were cleaned to the best technology at that time, but not all of the contamination was removed.  Therefore, occasionally in the spring or after large rain events, there is some sheening that migrates to the river.

Later that day, the consultant on site Greg Vorback of SAIC, hired Clean Harbors to deploy oil absorbent sausage boom along a small portion of the tidal interface, where the sheening was present.  The following day, Clean Harbors was back on scene to deploy more absorbent boom and containment boom in a larger area along the coast.  The sheen is worse this day.

On 8/11/06, after allowing the responsible party two weeks time to prevent and stop the sheening from impacting the river, and monitoring and changing out absorbent boom, it was decided to boom off the entire cove.  Approximately 900' containment boom was deployed and lined with absorbent boom.  This prevented the sheening from impacting the river and held all of the sheen in the cove.

At this point, Lynch Construction was hired by the MDEP because the consultants and responsible party had not progressed in a pro-active nature, or in nearly the timely manner which was hoped.

Lynch Construction had an excavator moved to the site in an attempted to remove contaminated soil and determine if an old pipe in the bank of the river from the terminal may be the conduit for the oil.  Approximately 48 yards of contaminated soil were removed and hauled to Thibideau's Batch Plant for recycling to asphalt.  The pipe was proven not to be a conduit, but it was filled with flowable fill and capped.  Clay was deposited into the excavation area in an attempt to minimize the sheen breakthroughing to the cove.  New rip rap was installed for erosion control.

The USCG, who was on site during the work, decided that this was a long-term project, and further decided to turn the site over to EPA or DEP.  They granted jurisdiction to DEP and left the site.  At this point, I contacted the Response Division Director, Barbara Parker, and confirmed with her that the EPA should be involved.

DEP Response work was complete, therefore, site was transferred to MDEP Technical Services and the EPA Region 1.  The transition was made to both of those parties on or about 8/17/06.
P-328-1993*SUMMARY
	Report covers September 1993 UST abandonment-by-removal of single-wall bare steel and 'Buffhide' constructed, retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Piping leaks confirmed.  Baseline Clean-Up Goal assigned and no oil contaminated soils required to be cleaned up based on site conditions.  Gasoline contaminated soil was shipped to Commercial Paving by Portland Pump Co. in order to install a new UST facility.
	Gasoline contaminated media understood to remain onsite, below the Maine DEP Baseline Clean-Up Goal and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  see attached narrative, photos and UST closure report for details.
	In year 29006 the facility believed to be named Red Rocket Gas & Grocery of 141 Saco Ave., OOB, with UST Registration #19231; owned by James Allen, 934-8377.

S G Brezinski
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I-302-2006*There was a low fluid alarm on the control screen after starting hydraulic unit.  Operator found a line that separated which was leaking hydraulic fluid. Unit was immediately shut down so maintenance could fix the problem.   Estimated 45 gallons of fluid was spilled.  Speedy dry was spread over the oil to absorb and put in a waste oil drum.  Outside contractor will pick up drums to dispose of material properly.  No further action is required at this time.
B-539-2006*8.25.06 - Wagner Forestry reported a Timber Express truck accident at the entered location, that resulted in a diesel fuel leak from the saddle tanks.  Approximately 2 gallons of motor oil also leaked from the truck.  The oils impacted the gravel shoulder of the dirt road.  Mr. Caron wanted to ensure that the material was removed and properly disposed.  It is unclear who excavated the material and transported in a Wagner Forestry garage where it was placed in the payload area of the recovered truck.

After repeated phone contact, and advisement to the subject that I was referring this case to MDEP Oil Enforcement Unit, Timber Express finally disposed of the waste material at Waste Management, Norridgewock, Maine.



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I-303-2006*Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway reported a small spill on one of their pickup trucks at the Madawaska yard. A pail of hydraulic oil fell over by accident. They used sorbent to clean the truck bed.  No further action is required at this time.
B-497-2006*On 8/10/06, I received report of buried drums found during excavation at Cutler Naval Station.  Fleet Environmental was excavating for a large in place incineration of contaminated soil, when they discovered the drums.  This excavation/remediation project was being overseen by Claudia Sait of the DEP in Augusta.

The unearthed drums were left by the contractor after they exposed them.  When I arrived on scene, I applied oil absorbent pads and covered the drums and area with poly to prevent any potential rain from spreading the very thick unknown oil.  I then diked an area to contain the oil from migrating any further.

Upon leaving the base and obtaining cell phone reception, I spoke to Claudia Sait and updated her on the development.

Due to contractual problems and base security, Clean Harbors was not able to gain access to the site until 8/22/06.  At that time they shoveled approximately 4 drums of contaminated soil and recovered 3 drums of un-spilled product.  All of this waste was stored in a safe manner until analytical results were received allowing for proper disposal.

I-299-2006*Sullivan Logging Inc. had a spill in T13 R08 on 12-12-06. Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost due to a ruptured hydraulic hose on a skidder. They used sorbent pads and removed contaminated soil. The materials were transported to the Sullivan repair shop in Ashland for consolidation and disposal.  No further action is required at this time.
B-532-2006*8.23.06 - Millers General store reported a one gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  Information was sketchy, but apparently a customer had a spill while filling a pony tank in the back of a pick up truck.  Millers used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of them in the commercial trash.

No additional information was available.


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B-516-2006*8.18.06, The US Coast Guard reported an oil sheen on the breakwater in Eastport.  The USCG investigated the spill and did not locate a source.  The sheen was outgoing and dissipating at the time of the report.  The USCG was monitoring the situation and DEP requested notification if conditions changed.  No additional report was received.

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P-952-2006*On 11/28/06 I received a call from Union Oil reporting a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  The line was underground, but it was sleeved.  Oil was coming out of both ends of the sleeve onto a dirt floor basement.  Union oil replaced the line and hand excavated a small amount of contaminated soil.  That remedial action coupled with ventilation of the basement is expected to remedy any lingering odor problems.  No further action anticipated.
P-951-2006*On 11/27/06 Stephen Brezinski received a call through the Maine State Police from Don Strout at Bath Iron Works reporting mystery sheen in Bath.  I followed up on the call with Don Strout via telephone.  He had checked his facility and other nearby potential sources but had been unable to determine where the sheen had originated from.  None of the sheen was recoverable.  The United States Coast Guard responded and was also unable to locate a source.  No further action required.
B-697-2006*On 11/03/06,0928, I took an anonymous call from someone whose speech was quite slurred.  He was accusing Milan Davis (Tear Drop Logging) of oil dumping at the wood yard that he was working off Crazy Bear Lane, which is off the Pond Road.  I didn't go to the site but I talked with Milan and he convinced me that he ran a clean operation.  He indicated that he had a professional forester working for him who wouldn't put up with oil dumping in the forest.  He gave his name: Chris Murdock (cell 478-3325).  Milan said that his waste oil goes to Wendell Carries' garage.  Milan extended a standing invitation to visit the site.
B-510-2006*B-510-2006
08/16/2006 12:40

     An anonymous complainant called to report that her neighbor failed to clean up debris after a garage fire.  The complainant stated there were several drums possibly containing waste oil at the residence.  Since the caller did not indicate any spillage, the case was referred to Jeremy Martin, Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Bangor.
B-509-2006*B-509-2006
08/15/2006 11:07

     Mark Flemming of Home Depot in Bangor called to report a small spill of primer sealer at their facility.  It was stated that about a quart leaked onto the concrete floor when it fell from a shelf.  The material was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of through their waste stream.
B-768-2006*12/5/06 - BIA reports that the grounds crew discovered a puddle of hydraulic fluid on the tarmac during a routine surveillance.  The source and cause of the discharge is unknown and estimated at two gallons.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and entered into storage for licensed contractor pick up and disposal.


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B-508-2006*B-508-2006
08/15/2006 05:21

     The Hancock County Sheriff's Office called to report that a vehicle went off the road into Blue Hill Bay off Route 175.  A subsequent call revealed that the vehicle had already been extracted.  No sheen was noted.


B-702-2006*On 11/7/06, 0925 hours, Bangor International Airport reported a quart spill of hydraulic oil from the landing gear of an aircraft.  The spill landed on pavement and it was cleaned up with pads, which went to BIAs' waste stream.
B-481-2006*B-481-2006
08/07/2006 09:30

     Rodney Gaskell, concerned resident on Avenue Road in Garland, called to report what he thought was a hazardous substance spayed on his trees on his property.  He suspected it had to do with his neighbor.  Adamant about having it investigated I went to the site.  Investigation revealed that the substance was simply a fungus affecting dead ash trees.
B-460-2006*B-460-2006
07/28/2006 10:56

     The Dead River Oil Company in Brewer called to report a small spill at the Union Street Brick Church in Bangor.  It was stated that about a half gallon spilled out the vent to the above ground tank when it was inadvertently overfilled.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
B-762-2006*12/4/2006 - BIA reported a half gallon spill of Jet-A fuel out the wing vent during fueling operations of an aircraft.  The spill impacted the tarmac on Tango Row and was cleaned up using sorbents.  The waste material is put in storage pending a licensed contractor pick up.

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B-763-2006*12/4/06 - BIA reports a discharge of 10 gallons of Jet-A fuel through a wing vent during fueling operations at the customs ramp.  Approximately 40 sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  An undermined amount of fuel did migrate to a storm drain that was closed off and no further migration occurred.  Pads were used to remove the oil from the drain.  The waste material was entered into storage pending pick up and disposal by a licensed contractor.

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B-514-2006*B-514-2006
08/17/2006 13:03

     The Daigle Oil Company called to report that a small drip was discovered on a gas meter on one of their pumps at Doc's Place on Stillwater Avenue.  It was stated that Gaftek was called to make repairs.  The "evidence of a leak" was noted.  The situation was not thought to be of a serious nature.
B-760-2006*On 11/30/06, 1930 hours, Josira Steven (Ellsworth Fire Chief) reported a 5-7 gallons spill of gasoline at the High Street Mobile Service Station.  The  station attendant had deployed ten pounds of speedy dry and the fire chief brought another five pounds.  The spill landed on a level, asphalt surface so it was effectively immobilized and recovered by the speedy dry.  The release happened because the shut off valve failed.
B-103-2006*B-103-2006
02/23/2006 15:30

     Home Depot of Bangor called to report a small spill of air freshener....non hazardous material...cleaned up....case closed.
B-316-2006*B-316-2006
06/03/2006 14:48

     The Fire Chief in Eddington called to report that a citizen observed a possible hazardous substance leaking out of a Griffin Disposal garbage truck on Monument Avenue.  A later investigation by fire personnel revealed that the material was simply drippage from garbage waste.  No further investigation was taken.
B-761-2006*On 12/02/06, 0200 hours, Dale (BHE) reported a 10 - 15 gallon spill of transformer oil on Route 3 in Trenton just north of the causeway, near Down East Lobster.  A car had hit the pole and the unit lost its entire contents.  It was raining hard at the time so a lot of the oil was washed away.  The crew recovered what it could.
B-669-2006*10/18/06 - Hancock Oil reported a spill from an AST located at a seasonal camp.  Hancock Oil advises that they responded to a customer compliant and discovered a small discharge due to a corroded supply tank.  Apparently the spill happened about four months prior, but the camp owner only recently addressed the issue.  Hancock Oil pumped off 70 gallons and replaced the system.  Mr. Sampson, of Hancock Oil, estimated a one gallon discharge and used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No migration took place from the tank and the contamination was localized under the corrosion hole.  No olfactory complaints made.  A limited number of sorbents used and entered into Hancock Oil waste stream.

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B-378-2006*B-378-2006
07/07/2006 18:29

     Jim Robinson of A.E. Robinson called to report a small gasoline spill at their service station on 1020 West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft.  It was stated that a vehicle drove off with the fill hose still delivering product.  Approximately 4 gallons of fuel spilled onto the concrete pad.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-764-2006*B-764-2006
12/05/2006 13:00

     Jim Robinson of A.E. Robinson in Dover-Foxcroft called to request a waiver to remove a 550 gallon fiberglass underground tank at their convenience store on Main Street.  The waiver was granted and the removal attended.  The relatively new tank was removed without incident.  No contamination was observed.
I-285-2006*11/06/06 Site v-sit to the new Mardens store on the corner block of Fox Ave and 25th Ave.  Old 10,000-gallon tank is being removed and replaced with a fiberglass wrapped composite tank of 10,000-gallon capacity.  Ira Dodge is the certified tank installer on the site, and Fongemie Construction is the earthwork contractor.  Tank removal went well no evidence of any product (#2 fuel oil) spillage/leaks.  Primary reason for tank removal was due to concern over possible tank heaving and stress on piping.  Tank had been installed in 1989.  Daigle Oil Co. came and pumped out the remaining product in the tank prior to removal.  Excavation was continued with removal of the concrete slab anchor and further grubbing out the hole in preparation for placement of the new composite tank.  Ira performed a pressure leak test on the new tank and did a integrity inspection.  Tank passed the inspection and test.

11/07/06 Continued work on placement of new tank, with placement of tie downs for anchoring the tank.  Concrete deadman were placed and backfilled with pea gravel/stone.

11/22/06 Site visit to Mardens store.  New tank installation is complete and old tank was cleaned and hauled away for scrap by Fongemie Construction.  No further action is required at this time.
P-34-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & SUMMARY
	Wednesday 1/12/05: notification to DEP Response by Raquel Ross & Tim Rector of DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit of a potential 4000-gallon loss of Regular Unleaded gasoline to the ground at this UST facility.  Because this facility had no SIA inventory for several years, the DEP requested Marcel Moreau Assoc. (MMA) to review its inventory from 3/1/04, thru 9/30/04.  Moreau noted falsified/manipulated data on the part of Fill It Up Please (FIUP), masking a loss of 3,939-gallons (see attached MMA report of 1/13/05, for details).
	As part of a planned property & facility sale, FIUP had Drumlin Environmental, LLC perform a Phase-II type environmental study and assessment of the facility for the DEP VRAP program [see attached Technical Memorandum of 11/10/04].

FACILITY HISTORY & ASSESSMENT
	P-89-00 describes an investigation of unreported ingress of water into the Regular Unleaded UST.  Clean Harbors removed 600-gallons of water.  The year 2004, Drumlin Env. report did not make note of this DEP spill report.
	The facility is located in a dense urban area at the intersection of Forest Ave & Steven's Ave, and is served by public water & sewer.  The facility presently has four s/w FRP motor fuels UST's registered as installed in 1988 and two sets of dispenser islands.  I have found no 1988 DEP spill report for the tank replacement.  Present product piping is registered as s/w FRP.  Inventory management is by SIA and monthly reconciliation.  There are no dispenser sumps.  The 1988 installation replaced four steel UST's installed in 1971.
	The NE side of the property behind the car wash building borders active railroad tracks.    Well logs show that underlying soils are fine sand & gravel.  Groundwater (gw) found at about 7' below grade.  [Gw at the Cumberland Farms GULF two blocks away was at approximately 20' bg.]

FACILITY PRECISION TEST
	Saturday, 1/15/05: Marcel Moreau was on site for DEP, along with DEP's Ross & Rector, observing Tanknology Inc. testing tanks and lines.  Stephen G. Brezinski (SGB) on site briefly in morning.  The Regular Unleaded tank reported to have passed.  A gasoline product line consistently failed testing till the end of day when Tanknology managed to make it pass.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Ross advised me that the missing product was most likely attributed to miss-calibration of the dispensers.  See the files of DEP tanks unit for resolution of FIUP's dispensers and copies of FIUP's 2005 monthly reconciliation and SIA tests.
2.	The levels of oil contamination found in Drumlin's assessment are indicative of gasoline releases that have not been remediated to an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal nor to the Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal for 500-ppm gasoline.  I have not found record that these releases have been reported as required under state rules.  The oil contamination found does not appear consistent with the suspected 4000-gallon gasoline loss.  With further evaluation the site may be downgraded to a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.
3.	Prohibited discharges & contaminated soil and groundwater are understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and made accessible.  Taking known site conditions into consideration, no immediate clean-up actions are required by DEP Response Div.  Like with other Maine facilities with similar contamination: at this time remediation may wait on future facility replacement or re-development.
4.	It would be wise to install new double-wall piping; and tank sumps and dispenser sumps with leak detection.
5.	See files of DEP tanks unit for resolution on FIUP's failure to report evidence of a leak.  Reporting and properly acting on the initial inventory discrepancy in April of 2004 could have lessened investigation costs for the facility owner.

S G Brezinski, Division of Resp. Services
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-379-2006*B-379-2006
07/09/2006 12:07

     Dave Sickle, concerned resident and outdoor enthusiast from Barnard, called to report a well drilling operation with possible associated oil spillage at Laney Auto on the Stage Coach Road in Sebec.  It was stated the operation was very close to Meadow Brook.  There was some concern that oil and sediment was getting into the brook.  Investigation revealed a rather significant siltation event.  No oil was found, however.  The case was referred to Land and Water Bureau personnel.
B-767-2006*12/5/06 - En route from Monroe to Bangor I observed a cab of a tractor trailer on fire at the entered location, rest stop off the interstate.  I saw that the fire department was on site and it did not appear that the saddle tanks were threatened so I continued my travel.  DEP was later called to the scene, due to a discharge of motor oil and other lubricants that were not consumed in the fire and impacted the parking lot.  Maine DOT was on site and had deployed sorbent pads generating approximately two bags of waste.  I transported the bags to the Bangor Office for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn.  DOT deployed sand as a final measure for safety.

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B-512-2006*B-512-2006
08/17/2006 08:00

     Lori Hendraham, concerned home owner on Waukeag Avenue in Sorrento, reported discovering fuel odors associated with a possible leak in the basement 275 gallon fuel tank.  It was stated that a repair technician was on the way to check the system.
    An investigation revealed a fitting to the tank was loose.  Less than a cup appeared to have discharged.  Although not a serious incident, I did explain to the home owner the tank should be replaced since it experienced some corrosion.

B-511-2006*B-511-2006
08/16/2006 13:20

     John McGuire of the FMC Corporation in Rockland called to report a small hydraulic oil spill from a Northeast Transport truck making an agricultural delivery to the Stubb's farm in Monroe.  It was stated that about 20 gallons sprayed onto a grassy surface when a hose failed on the truck.  Some of the fluid was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Some stained grass, not thought to be at risk to the environment, was left.
B-403-2006*B-403-2006
07/12/2006 12:50

     Worcester Brothers Oil in Lincoln called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at their bulk plant on Haynes Street.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons leaked from failed pump seal.  The fuel, which was confined to a concrete surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.

B-678-2006*B-678-2006
10/30/2006 14:17

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a spill from a transformer at 55 Fox Run in Lamoine.  It was stated that approximately 16 gallons of fluid were discharged when a large pine tree fell onto the pole during a high wind event.  The fluid affected part of a gravel drive and a grassy area.  The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered "non PCB".
B-679-2006*B-679-2006
10/30/2006 14:20

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a transformer spill on Roger's Point Road in Steuben.  It was stated that a pole broke during a high wind event knocking the transformer to the ground.  Approximately 8 gallons spilled onto a gravel drive in the process.  The contaminated media was excavated and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered "non PCB".
B-677-2006*B-677-2006
10/30/2006 12:42

     Kelly Caldwell of Domtar in Baileyville called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid from a blown hose on a truck.  It was stated that about 15 gallons sprayed onto a paved surface.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with wood chips and burned in their boiler.
B-769-2006*Dead River Co. called to report they had overfilled an AST in the basement of 24 Arbor Lane in Veazie. Driver reported no whistle. The system was well maintained and up to code. There was a whistle installed. The excess oil had escaped out the gauge and ran down the tank to the floor and thence to a drain about 3 feet away. I'd guess about 2 gallons were lost. Dead River wiped down the tank and floor and drained the excess from the AST.

I-103-1999*The compliant was from the Board of Pesticide Control Staff, and they had received information from a local farmer that the drums were still there. They are concerned that there maybe pesticide cans as well.

Lavertue Sludge Site or Cote Farm.

Site supposedly has drums and other industrial waste from Fraser paper and possibly local farmers. All material was dumped in the 60's & 70's.

See notes attached and in Technical Services File regarding a site assessment and evaluation methodology used to look for any drums/barrels of chemicals.
A-614-2006*On 10/28/06, Verso Paper reported the release of about twelve gallons of hydraulic oil. The leak occurred at the No. 1 pulp machine. A pump failed, which caused the hydraulic oil to spew out the vent and onto the floor. The spilled hydraulic oil was cleaned up by mill personnel, and no site visit nor further action is required.
B-317-2006*B-317-2006
06/04/2006 17:05

     Ken Gallant of International Paper in Bucksport called to report discovering a sheen out on the river in front of the mill.  It was stated that the sheen wasn't associated with the mill.  It was described as 2-3 foot wide by 50 foot long.  It later cleared up indicating it was a one time event.
B-727-2006*While driving through Jonesboro, Erich Kluck of the DEP noticed a very messy junkyard.  He stopped and found some small area's of oil spillage from old engines and equipment.  He then reported to Andrew Flint who reported to Thomas Smith, who assigned me to investigate.

On 11/16/06, I made a site visit and did find small spots of oil spillage in three area's of the junkyard.  I explained to the owner what he was required to do.  He agreed to comply in writing and have the excavation done before 11/23/06.

My revisit on 12/7/06, revealed that the owner had complied and had shovelled all of the stained soil into bags for disposal in his dumpster to go to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.

B-663-2006*10.23.06 - Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil reported a gasoline odor at the Hogan Road Exxon.  I responded to the location and met with Webber personnel, Steve Donavan and Bill Muth.  They advised that odors were noticed on 10.21.06, but attributed the occurrence to normal odors some times experienced at this site (this site is not equipped with stage two recovery and during normal fueling operations some odors are experienced).  However, persistent petroleum odors initiated an investigation and leaking gasoline filters on pumps 5/6 and 7/8 were discovered and the station shut down on 10.23.06.  Gaftek arrived on site and replaced the filters and the leak stopped when the line was charged with product to the two pump islands.

The filters leaked when the supply line was charged.  PID readings beneath pump 5/6 peaked at 357 ppm and pump 7/8 peaked at 128 ppm.  LEL readings were zero under both pumps.  An undetermined amount of product leaked when customers pumped gasoline from these pumps.  Because both pumps utilize the same supply line, pump 5/6 leaked when gasoline was being dispensed at 7/8.  Soil under the pumps was impacted to a limited degree and did not warrant a clean up action at this time.  The station remained closed for two days during the investigation period.

As a result of this incident, gasoline vapors were infiltrating the kiosk building through electrical conduits from the kiosk to the pump islands.  I had detected petroleum vapors in the kiosk with the PID.  Webber later sealed openings in the floor and installed a vapor extraction vent to remove residual vapors that may persist in voids under the floor and where the conduits enter the structure.  Several days after the spill I inspected the site and did not detect vapors with the PID.  Mr. Sullivan advised me at a later date that he and an environmental consultant had visited the site and it was decided that a fan be installed on the vapor recovery vent, but that no vapors were present.

Webber did not detect any inventory loss throughout this investigation.  The leak detection device associated with the single wall UST at this site did not detect any type of product leak from the tanks.  The sumps for the USTs and monitoring wells were repeatedly inspected and no indication of product loss observed (see attached Webber monitoring well inspection sheet attached).  In a phone conversation with Mr. Sullivan 12.13.06, Webber will continue to monitor the site and monitoring wells in an on going attempt to fully quantify how much product leaked and for how long.


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A-666-2006* This office received a phone call concerning the spilling of oil from a residence in Gardiner. I investigated and found a "Bobcat" style excavator under a blue tarp. There was a hydraulic oil leak associated with this machinery. No one was at home. I placed a few sorbents onto the oil and left a note for the home owner to call me. Several hours later the home owner called and we discussed the proper procedure to contain and clean up oil leaks.
 The spill was small in size and therefore no additional action will be required.
B-707-2006*
Mr. Sullivan called this office to report that his tenant's drinking water was contaminated with 1400 ppb GRO (gasoline range organics). There are two residences on this lot that are served by one well. The water line goes from the well to his residence and then continues to the tenants. He had spilled some gasoline this past summer and it appears that it has penetrated the gravel driveway to the buried water. The line is plastic pipe in a trench backfilled with sand and the theory that this gas has now penetrated the water line is valid.  He made arraignments for an excavator and trucks for Monday morning, 10-13-06.
   We excavated approximately 30 yards of contaminated soil that was trucked to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. At about 6 feet we struck bedrock. The water line had been dug down to bedrock at this point and began an upward path on either side of the excavation. While much of the soil was clay, there was a small (about a foot in diameter) gravel vein that ran from the surface to the bedrock through this clay. Unfortunately he spilled the gasoline over this exact spot. The bedrock appeared very tight and I saw no flaws in the ledge floor at the bottom of the excavation. All the factors came together to so that the gas was pooled in this sag around the plastic water line. This was the cause of the reported contamination of the tenant's water. The drilled well is about 150 feet from the spill site and about the same elevation. Mr. Sullivan told me that the well is 365 feet deep and the pump is set at the 182 foot level.
   I left at this point with the contamination cleaned up to my satisfaction. Unfortunately for Mr. Sullivan there is no State funded insurance for an accident such as this. I will pay for the disposal of the contaminated soil up front but I made it clear that the State will seek reimbursement from him.
B-621-2006*10.6.06  DEP received a report of an above ground storage tank (AST) spill at the entered location.  It was reported that 100 gallons of oil was delivered on 10.3.06 and that on 10.5.06 the tank tipped over spilling oil.  The reporter was concerned that no action was being taking to clean up the spill.  I responded to the site and observed a 275 gallon AST that was in an unstable condition.  I also observed contaminated soil and surface staining adjacent the tank.  I made contact with the tank owner, Kris Maggs, and we met later that day.  I dug a test hole in the area of contamination and detected a presence of fuel oil several feet down.  The area was mostly sand.  I contacted the oil company and confirmed the oil delivery.  I stuck with a stick gage and estimated that 25 gallons remained in the tank.  I located a surface drinking water well less than 300 feet upgrade of the spill location.  Due to the amount of product potentially spilled and the sub-surface matrix of sandy soil I determined that a timely removal action was warranted.  I also wanted to inspect the subsurface conditions deeper than what I could hand dig.

Mr. Maggs arrived and advised me that he had an excavator on the way from Bangor.  I advised that the soil would have to be removed and disposed at a licensed facility and that depending on what we find additional actions mat be required.  I advised Mr. Maggs of the AST Insurance Fund, including a potential for an increased deductible due to discrepancies in Oil & Solid Fuel Board AST installation standards for this tank.  We made arrangements for DEP to pay the initial cost of clean up and that Mr. Maggs would seek fund coverage, make arrangements to reimburse the DEP or seek an inability to pay consideration.

I also advised Mr. Maggs of Oil & Solid Fuel Board AST installation issues for two reasons  a) that there may be a deductible increase and  b) he indicate that he intended to put the tank back in service in it's current condition.  We made arrangements to conduct the clean up the next day.

10.7.06  I met Mr. Maggs on site and oversaw the clean up.


P-776-2006*The initial (October 5, 2006) complaint was about Conrad hauling junk cars and disassembling them at his Hotel Rd. property, which is also his residence/business.  The property is residential, with a house and a small asphalt driveway to a single bay garage and shed.  The area adjacent to the garage and shed is loose gravel and grass.  Oil stains were observed on the asphalt both in the driveway and road, also in the grassed area (see attached photos).

Mrs. Childs came out of the home and we spoke briefly. I mentioned there was a complaint about Mr. Childs disassembling vehicles and spilling gasoline on the ground. She said he didn't really take them apart, insead he hauled junk vehicles and often parked the truck here  loaded with a vehicle.  I showed her the oil drain plug and she stated it must have come off the flatbed.  I then asked about the eight fluorescent lamps and bulbs next to the garage and she said they were to be installed in the garage and were not trash/waste.

Rick Breton, Auburn Code Enforcement Officer, has been involved according to the initial complaint, but DEP has not successfully contacted him.

On December 7, 2006, another complaint was received about Mr Childs spilling gasoline from demolished cars, at this point the file will be referred to oil enforcement for remediation and enforcement actions.

DEP/Response plans no further action pending oil enforcement's issuance of a clean-up order to the responsible party and or clean-up with reimbursement sought.
A-162-2006*On 3/20/06, Elaine Tucker called this office to report that a 275-gallon oil tank had fallen over and may have spilled oil at a mobile home. This mobile home is located in the town of Knox on Route 137 east of Freedom Village.

I made a site visit and found the tank in question. The tank was on its side, and it appeared that no oil had been spilled. I removed the fill cap and found what I thought was a lot of oil in the tank. I was able to determine the oil company and called them to pump out the tank. Thompson Oil pumped out the remaining oil from the tank, a total of nineteen gallons.

No additional remediation will be required.
P-962-2006*I was contacted by Bob Robinson reporting that one of his customers had called him because they smelled oil.  He responded to the home and found that there was a tank that had been overfilled by C.N. Brown.  Approximately half a gallon of oil was forced out around the gauge and onto the concrete floor.  Mr. Robinson had already used speedy dry and sorbents to clean up the spilled oil.  I installed my fan to help ventilate the are.  The fan stayed for a couple of days and then the homeowner reported that there was no more odor so I picked it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-182-2006*At 12:00 on 4/4/06, Ron Welch of Kalloch Fuel reported a spill at the Callahan residence south Thomaston resulting from one of their drivers filling an outside aboveground storage tank that was not connected to an appliance. Kalloch Fuel was o- site cleaning up the spill. I arrived on scene at 12:40. The tank was located on a ground floor concrete patio under a second story deck. It had been connected to a monitor heated which once heated an area that was now a storage room. The tank was empty when the monitor heater was removed, but it was not turned off.  The supply line had been crimped but not completely. The interior area carpet had been removed, and the concrete floor had been cleaned by Kallock Fuel. There was an odor of oil in the room, so windows were opened and a ventilation fan was set up. The concrete patio had an oil stained area where the oil had run down the oil supply line, but it had not reached the ground. The family lived on the second floor and photoionization detector vapor readings in the living areas were 1 to 2 parts per million with no detectable odor. I told the family to continue ventilating the downstairs room and to contact me if they detected any odors. I contacted the Callahans several weeks later, and they reported no vapors.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-670-2006*Dead River called to report they had a technician at the scene of an oil spill at 65 Robin Hood Drive, Brewer. The basement AST was leaking oil to the floor drain. It appeared that about an 1/8 of a tank had been lost. The missing oil had run directly to the drain and only a couple of cardboard boxes of kindling had been contaminated. Wally used a few pads to wipe up the floor and followed up with speedi-dri and odor powder.
   I spoke with the Shepherds who had been away for a couple of weeks. On their return they smelled heating oil and called the oil company. Luckily the basement stairway opens onto a hall between the garage and kitchen door. There was no odor in the home itself.
B-741-2006*On the 20th of November, Jonathan Fulford notified us that the aboveground tank at a rental property owned by his girlfriend, Christine Yentes, had corroded through and lost an estimated 50 gallons of #2 oil into the ledge under the tank.

Investigating, I found the house in question to be an unoccupied (at that time) single family residence; on 12/1 tenants were moving in, and Yentes plans to offer services to her midwife clients there.  The house has been closed up for sometime, but PID readings in the interior did not exceed single digits.

In the crawl space under the house, I encountered an abandoned AST; it looked to me as though the tank had been lowered through the floor joists and the structure built around it.  I could not see any way to get the tank to its current position.  The tank was not hooked up to an appliance, nor did the fill and vent terminate outside; there didn't appear to be enough room to fill it.  The tank bottom rested on the soil.

PID readings in the soil were 20 ppm or so; the soil smelled slightly of weathered oil.

On 27 November, I had Clean Harbors cut up the tank and remove it.  It still held an estimated 50 gallons of fuel.  That done, Harbors' personnel vacuumed out what contaminated soil they could find, and backfilled with crushed stone.  On 12/1, PID readings under the stone ranged from 2 to 8 ppm.

Christine Yentes claims to be supersensitive to oil fumes and on or about 12/5, called here complaining of vapors in the living space.  John Selleck and Nathan Thompson responded and their OVM readings confirmed mine.  To satisfy Yentes' concern, they put down poly over the new stone.

B-759-2006*Mr. Bohanon called to report that his company had repaired a heating system at the Rosalie Stevens property in Indian Township.  They had responded to a call for help after a piece of firewood had struck the firematic valve and broke it. The firewood tosser realized what had happened and patched the break as best he could until the technician arrived to repair the damage. Dead River Co. reported that they estimated about a quart was lost onto the concrete floor.

I-295-2006*12/08/06 15:00 hours, Received a call from Matt Allen, of Irving Forest Products (IFP).  IFP had  one of their pole trucks blow a hydraulic line at the Pinkham Mill woodyard which resulted in the spillage of approx. 40 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Matt stated that the oil is contained in the wood yard in a bermed area. I asked Matt if the oil is near any water source, he said no that it was in the mill yard.   I told Matt that he could either have a vaccum truck come in and suck it up and haul it off for disposal or Irving could soak up the liquid product using wood fines/sawdust until it is not free flowing and then haul it to one of the area landfills that takes oily debris.  Matt said they would do the latter.  Told Matt that I would fill out an oily debris letter for the 15 to 20 yards of oil contaminated sawdust/wood fines that will be landfilled.  Matt said he or a driver from IFP would stop by DEP's regional office to pick up this oily debris form.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-296-2006*12/08/06 15:45 hours, Received a call from Robert Wellington, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Oakfield regarding a blown hydraulic hose on one of their plow trucks.  Spill occurred as a MDOT plow truck was plowing and sanding Route 212 in the town of Oakfield.  The blown hydraulic hose on the plow truck resulted in the spillage of approx 15 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled along the road surface of Route 212.  Mr. Wellington is in the process of dispatching a crew to pad up the oily wet areas of the road way and to put down speedy dry to soak up residual oil.  The sorbent pads and speedy dry will then be picked up and placed in barrels and hauled up to Houlton for disposal with their oily debris waste stream.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.


B-675-2006*B-675-2006
10/28/2006 14:46

     Fred Crocker of Gary's Fuel Service called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of John Bicks at 39 Perkins Street.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon leaked from the corroded line on the basement tank.  Repairs were made, and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-433-2006*On 7/22/06, I received report of a one quart spill of "Henry's Sealant" on the interior surface of the store.  The cause was a leaking container, due to physical breakage.  The spilled product was absorbed and placed in their hazardous storage unit for later disposal.
B-694-2006*David Ireland buys, rehabs, and rents with options to buy, residential properties in Central Maine.  He had renovated the living space of the property at 215 Lincoln Mills Road, and had the Bennett's lined up to move in.  Unfortunately, before that could happen, someone kicked in the door and made off with the Monitor heater;  not known for their environmental consciousness, they just disconnected the heater and lugged it out the door.  The now disconnected oil line drained the AST contents onto the basement floor.

The new tenants, when they moved in, complained immediately about the odor, and they allege Ireland told them to plug in the sump pump and pump the ground water and oil out onto the ground.  They say he claims he called the DEP, but there is no record of his reporting a spill.

Eventually, Mr. Bennett called and I investigated that afternoon.  Once I'd formulated a plan of action, I  obtained photo-ionization detector readings inside the building.  Noting that the reading was in excess of 100 ppm, I informed the Bennetts that our protocol would only allow me to work there for less than an hour without breathing protection.   Since I knew they didn't have any, and since they, the kids, AND mother-in law were complaining of sore throats and irritated eyes, I suggested they seek alternate shelter.

I then contacted David Ireland and got him to sign a clean-up options agreement, and gave him a fund application to submit.  Clean Harbors started recovery operations the next day,11/3/06.

The following week, John Selleck and Bob Shannon installed a vent system to vent residual oil fumes outside.
P-968-2006*On 12/8/06 I received a call from the Saco Fire Department through the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident with diesel spillage in Saco.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with a representative of R. C. Moore, the trucking company.  Moore had hired Enpro Services to clean up the spill.  Enpro recovered 160 gallons of diesel fuel that consisted of both spilled and unspilled fuel.  They also recovered approximately 400 pounds of oily sorbent pads and debris, and a little over 5 tons of contaminated soil was excavated from the site.  No further action required.
B-742-2006*On November 21, 2006, the Bangor Fire Department reported 5 drums of unknown material disposed of at a residential construction site being developed by McMillan Construction on Finson Rd., near Cemetery Rd. in Bangor.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site and confirmed there were 5 drums, one of which was punctured.  DEP staff applied Plug & Dike to the puncture to keep the material from leaking during transport.

One drum was virgin hydraulic oil which was given to BMHI maintenance department for use as intended.  A second drum was confirmed to be non-hazardous waste oil and was transported to a waste oil furnace to be burned.  The other three drums were over packed by Maine DEP staff for disposal by a licensed haz waste disposal company.  DEP staff believes the other material to be paint and solvent waste.

An estimated 5 yards of oil contaminated soil was transported to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-712-2006*A hydraulic lift rented by DiCenzo, Inc. and in use at the new Calais Water Dept. building suffered a small loss of diesel when the return line on the diesel motor leaked.  The loss was minimal, because contractor personnel were standing by and noticed the leak immediately. Further, having heavy equipment on scene, the waste was immediately excavated; it amounted to less than a drum.

Question then was, what to do with the waste?   I'd offered to write an oily debris letter to allow it into the Pine Tree Landfill.  The water dept. superintendent called back saying that DiCenzo had an approved place to put it and I asked him to have someone at DiCenzo call me.  That happened later that afternoon; turns out that DiCenzo will have a large quantity of contaminated soil to dispose of at a road job in the Spring of '07.  They intend to run that waste thru an asphalt batcher, and they inquired if they could just save this waste until the springtime road job.  I assented, congratulating the caller on his initiative and remarking that that was why they paid him the long dollar.
B-371-2006*B-371-2006
07/06/2006 08:29

     H.G. Reed Plumbing & Heating called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Robert Gayser on Wesley Avenue.  It was stated that approximately one quart leaked from a minute corrosion hole in the basement 275 gallon tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  The tank was replaced.
B-96-2006*B-96-2006
02/21/2006 17:47

     Terry Moore of R. H. Foster in Machias called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Albert Stratford on the Shoppe Point Road in Roque Bluffs.  It was stated that about 2 gallons leaked from a loose fitting on the 275 gallon basement tank.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-377-2006*B-377-2006
07/07/2006 18:29

     Jesse Baker of Home Depot called to report a small spill of sulfuric acid from a battery when it was inadvertently dropped onto their concrete floor.  The approximately one cup of acid was cleaned up and packaged for proper disposal.  No injuries were reported in the mishap.
B-434-2006*On 7/22/06, I received report of a sheen on the water in Winter Harbor.  The USCG reported and informed me that they had investigated and found nothing to indicate an oil spill.
P-977-2006*Charles Floyd BIW/ US Navy called to report the discharge of foam from the USS Grindley.

A betadyne compound was used to clean a CHT tank in the ship, when aerated it foamed more than expected and discharged out the vent pipe into the river.  No request for DEP Response, simply notification of an inadvertent discharge from naval vessel.
B-435-2006*On 7/22/06, I received a report from Bangor International Airport of a one quart hydraulic spill from a mobile staircase truck.  The cause was a broken hydraulic line.  The fluid spilled onto the asphalt runway and was absorbed using absorbent pads.  Clean Harbors disposed of the pads.
B-115-2006*B-115-2006
03/02/2006 13:29

     Tony Coture of Precision Tanks called to report discovering water in the interstitial space of a 4000 gallon underground tank at the Church of Latter Day Saints on Grandview Drive in Bangor.  The leaked was thought to be associated with a loose riser pipe.  Repairs were subsequently made.  The tank then passed a vacuum test.
B-436-2006*On 7/23/06, I received report of a five gallon gasoline spill at the Irving on Route 1A in Holden.  The spill was reported by the Holden Fire Department who had responded and had applied speedy dry and pads to the spill area.  Apparently, a customer's gas tank developed a leak while filling which proceeded to leak out what was put in.

The speedy dry and pads were disposed of by Irving.  The spill was contained on the concrete filling area, and no wells in the area.
B-776-2006*Bangor Fire Dept. called to report that they had an engine at the site of a small oil spill at #5 Pray's Trailer Park. I contacted Lt. Bilotta. He reported that Chapman Oil Co. had failed to disconnect from a heating oil tank and drove off. The hose parted at the truck and an estimated 2 gallons were lost. The fire department put down sorbent pads and Chapman Oil put down some speedi-dri. The spill was to pavement and of little environmental consequence. However, I was concerned about damage to the AST and went to the site. The outside 275 was full and appeared undamaged. Apparently the hose system was weaker than the 2000 pound tank set up.
B-498-2006*On 8/10/06, I was contacted by the crew at Bangor International Airport, concerning the possibility of underground abandoned fuel lines on the airport property.  During a reconstruction project, they exposed an old, unused, and cleaned out fuel line.  There was no fuel in the lines and no indication of any spill.  No spill.

On 8/25/06 - flowable fill was injected into the line and it was abandoned in place, because it ran under some of the runway.
B-499-2006*On 8/11/06, I received report of an old diesel spill at a camp on the Folsom Pond Road in Lincoln.  The report was made by the town of Lincoln's Code Enforcement Officer, Jerry Davis.  Mr. Davis was made aware of the spill by an anonymous complaint.

I visited the site with Mr. Davis and contacted the owner, Mr. Rodgers.  Mr. Rodgers informed me that a diesel generator he owned, and had stored in the out building along with his oil tank of diesel, had been stolen, approximately 2 months before.  Mr. Rodgers estimates the tank still held 10-15 gallons of diesel when the generator was stolen.

Philip Services was contracted to remove the contaminated soil on 8/25/06, via a vactor truck and replace with clean material.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  All of the contaminated soil that could be removed without undermining the out building was removed.
B-772-2006*12.4.06 - Terry Moore of R H Foster, Machais, reported a fuel oil leak at the entered location.  Ms. Moore advised that they had completed a service several days prior and that a leak occurred at the filter.  R H Foster wanted to take responsibility for the discharge and facilitate a clean up.  I requested that Ms. Moore make arrangements to hire a contractor to remove contamination the next day and she agreed.

12.5.06 - En route to the site from Baileyville, I met with Terry Moore and Donny Hanscom, the contractor for R H Foster, at their respective offices in Machais.  Mr. Hanscom requested that no removal action take place today due to the snowy weather and adverse travel conditions.  Ms. Moore did not object, and based on my conversations with all parties including the property owner, no threat to human health or the environment was descried.  I issued a Virgin Product Letter to Mr. Hanscom.  I traveled to the site and met with R H Foster technicians and Representative Brad Lunt.  I observed an area where they had removed some impacted soil and placed it on a tarp.  I was advised that they had installed a furnace a couple of days prior, and then, at some point, a leak occurred at the filter they had installed on the existing tank.  The existing tank was out of Oil & Solid Fuel Board code for supply and installation.  The home owners are currently receiving fuel assistance and this prompted R H Foster to inquire for a replacement with the local CAP agency.

This dwelling is a single wide mobile home placed down grade of the property owner's main house. Water is supplied to the trailer via piping from the main house that is serviced by a drinking water well located on the other side of the main house.  No vapor issues were present and the spill migrated down and away from the trailer approximately fifty feet.  I determined that clean up could be completed on 12.11.06.

12.11.06 - I was on site to observe the removal of contaminated soil.  We scraped the top layers of sand and gravel to a clay layer approximately 10 inches down.  Septic and associated piping prevented any additional removal of subsurface investigation, but it did not appear necessary as most of the gross contamination was removed and the clay layers were not obviously impacted.  Fifty gallons were reported spilled, but I estimate the spill in the twenty-five gallon range at best.  R H Foster had a new tank on site for installation.

No additional clean up action necessary.


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B-547-2006*Anonymous complaint of some kind of oily sludge at Stonington Transfer Station, no source or sludge found.
B-557-2006*On 9/1/06, I received report of a 5 gallon hydraulic spill from a blown hydraulic line on a boom truck from Central Maine Power.  The spill occurred mostly on asphalt and was absorbed using speedy dry.  Free product was absorbed with speedy dry and contaminated soil was hand-excavated.  Spent materials were disposed of at Waste Managements Landfill in Noridgewock.

B-558-2006*On 9/4/06, at approximately 1520, I received report of a hydraulic line failure from a governor at the Dolby Hydro Electric Dam in East Millinocket.  The leak allowed an estimated amount of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil to the Penobscot River.  The sheen was contained using absorbent boom and left in place until the sheen evaporated.  UCSG and NRC were notified of the release.
B-559-2006*On 9/1/06, I received report of a half gallon spill of drain opener onto the concrete floor of Home Depot.  Home depot crew used absorbent to collect the spilled product and packaged the waste for disposal by a contractor.
B-560-2006*On 9/2/06, I received report of a grader fire on a logging road in Mattawamkeag.  The report was made by Mattawamkeag Fire who reported there did not seem to be any diesel leaking but the owner said there were about 30 gallons of diesel in the tank.  They placed pads under the grader to be safe.  Once on scene, I confirmed that the fuel tank was empty.  No indication of a diesel spill under the grader, it is assumed the diesel went up in the fire.
B-562-2006*On 9/4/06, I received report of a leaky pad mount transformer from Bangor Hydro Electric at Lincoln Manner West, 99 Perry Street Lincoln.  The transformer was leaking because of a rusty bottom of the transformer.  Bangor Hydro, applied sorbent boom and pads as well as speedy dry to contain the spill and scheduled for an outage to make repairs.

Once the outage was made repairs were made to the transformer and approximately five yards of contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-612-2006*On 10/2/06, Dave Beaumont contacted me concerning a piping up grade for an underground storage tank at the Opal Myrick School.  Once the schedule could be set to perform the work, the pipes were excavated and no spill was found.  The lines were cleaned and removed and new ones installed.  All of the sorbent pads used to clean the pipes were bagged and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-569-2006*On 9/6/06, I received report of a small sheen on the Kennebec River just south of the Wyman dam at the construction site of the new boat ramp.  Apparently during excavation, the machine unearthed a few canisters of old motor oil and other trash.  The trash and old canisters of motor oil were bagged up and disposed of properly.  The crew also deployed absorbent boom around the small sheen which was close to the shore and construction area.  The next morning the sheen had evaporated.
A-705-2006*On 12-11-2006 Community Concepts reported that an aboveground tank had failed at a home in Livermore Falls. The tank is located at the home of Peggy Tracy and Wesley Wright at 250 Fayette Rd.  I arrived on site and found that their tank had a hole about the size of a dime on the bottom. It is estimated that 100 gallons of fuel was lost. Fuel had been delivered 3 days earlier.

We called Elwood Leighton (contractor) and he arrived that afternoon to check out the site. Soil removal commenced the next day. Several dump truck loads of oil contaminated soil were shuttled to Elwood's property. The site was backfilled and the oil contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling the next day(s) (12-13 and 12-14).

The area is served by town water and there are no receptors at risk. I see no reason for further Response Services involvement.

B-774-2006*On December 6, 2006, Bill Butler (Maine DEP staff) reported a hydraulic spill from a truck conducting site work on property owned by Richard Dwelley, Route 191, Meddybemps.  Clean Harbors was also on site as part of the general site clean up and used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled hydraulic oil.  The contaminated material was transported to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-777-2006*12.12.06 - Infrasource, a company working on Bangor Hydro power lines, reported a one to two gallon transmission fluid leak from a mini-excavator.  A drive shaft on the machine broke rupturing a line.  The leak occurred approximately a half a mile west on Route 1 past the South Princeton Road.  The spill impacted pavement and a small area of soil, which was removed.  Infrasource stores regulated waste for later contractor pick up.  The waste is estimated to be one 55-gallon drum.

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P-941-2006*Overfill of above ground oil storage tank in basement of residence.  Oil overfilled through vent and cleaned up by oil company (Downeast Energy).
P-943-2006*I was contacted by an anonymous individual reporting that a property at the corner of Route 35 and Hemlock Cove Road was abandoned and that there were containers of oil and an oil tank that they were concerned might be leaking.  I visited the site and found the containers that the complainant had reported.  All the small containers were intact and had covers and no oil had been spilled.  I also found the oil tank and determined that it was not leaking and had very little oil in it.  I went to the Hollis Town Office and determined that the owners of the property are Susan L. Myers and Patricia E. Wright.  I attempted to find a way to contact the owners but was unsuccessful.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-945-2006*While walking a dog on Bedford street the called stated seeing an oil seep from the concrete pad area behind the World
Over Imports building/store.  No tanks of appliances are known to exist in this immediate area, possible leak from trash disposal truck although not your characteristic visual of truck/hydraulic leak.  No known source, the site will be watched for any further developments or significant changes.

DEP-Response plans no further actions based on these preliminary findings.  The there are no sensitive environmental receptors in the area, and public water/sewer serve the mixed commercial properties.
P-946-2006*Elaina called to report she had broken an oral thermometer in her apartment and was concerned after having talked with friends.  I responded and took some reading with Lumex, the readings exceeded those established for residential setting 300ug/m3.  I had Elaina talk with Dr. Andy Smith (state of Maine Toxicologist) and then discussed clean up goals with him.  Environmental Projects Inc was hired to vacuum (using a mercury specific) to remediate, and then Elaina was advised to ventilate the apartment as much as possible for a few days. The return air  sampling results were good, all below the threshold as previously discussed with Dr. Smith.  Based on a successful remediation and satisfaction with results of both resident and myself, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-950-2006*
SUMMARY
	In December 2006, while I was logging a reported spill from 11/29/06 (a discharge of hydraulic oil from a crane), a 11/21/07 discharge of diesel fuel to land and the river came to my attention through a copy of an National Response Center (NRC) report (see attached).  I found no indication that this discharge had been promptly reported by Bath Iron Works or had already been logged at DEP.  See the attached NRC report for further details.

S G Brezinski
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A-698-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline spilled when a passenger car left the road and landed in a small stream.  Some gasoline was recovered from the stream using sorbents; an area of soil that was contaminated when the car was extracted was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural with no wells in the immediate area.  I anticipate no further DEP action as a result of this incident.
B-635-2006*On 10/12/06, I received report from Mike Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Systems of an underground storage tank at Irving Tanning in Hartland with oil in the sump.  The UST is a 20000 gallon #6 oil tank.  The sump level alarm triggered an inspection after a large rain event.  The inspector discovered a small amount of oil in the sump, thought to be coming from the piping secondary containment.  The oil in the sump was padded off using oil absorbent pads.

The next day Irving Tanning crew and Petroleum Maintenance System crew and myself were on scene to expose, via shoveling, the buried UST lines into the boiler house.  It was discovered that the supply line from the UST to the boiler house had a corrosion hole in it.  Most of the oil was contained in the lines secondary containment system.  Some of the oil had leaked out of the secondary containment system as well, but was easily recovered because the #6 oil did not migrate very far and clumped together like asphalt.  All of these asphalt like clumps were shovelled into drums which were disposed of at Waste Managements facility as well as the secondary containment piping.

All of the piping was replaced at this time and an environmental survey of the tank and area was also completed by a consultant.

On 10/31/06, I spoke to Ted Scharf of the Underground tanks unit in Augusta and he agreed with the findings of the consultant and we were in agreement that at this time no further action need be taken.

P-957-2006*
	On Sunday 12/3/06, a motor vehicle hit Central Maine Power Pole 31, causing a transformer to fall to the ground and discharge.  The driver of the vehicle is a potentially responsible party and is unidentified at this time.
P-974-2006*On 12/10/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Andy Arrell of CSP Mobile Productions reporting a diesel fuel spill on their property in Saco.  The spill occurred when one of their trucks hit a fire hydrant causing the saddle tank on the truck to leak.  CSP hired Enpro Services who responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and hand excavation.  No further action required.
P-975-2006*On 12/11/06 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Flanders of Pike Industries reporting a diesel fuel leak from one of their trucks in Westbrook.  The fuel leaked onto a dirt surface beneath the truck.  The contaminated soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.
P-978-2006*A truck blew a hydraulic line near the South Gate of Bath Iron Works (BIW) discharging approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved parking lot.  Product was picked up with speedy dry by BIW personnel.
B-641-2006*On 10/15/06, I received report from the State Police of a car driving over a curb in Corinna and tearing off the oil filter, loosing the engine oil.  I responded and used oil pads to absorb the free product from the asphalt road.  I asked the State Police to contact the DOT to apply some sand to the spill area to remove the slip hazard.  They arrived with some sand which we spread lightly over the spill area to prevent any traffic accident from the road conditions.
P-979-2006*A collision between a motor vehicle and a truck caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel to the roadway.  At first sand, then sorbents were utilized to pick up spilled product.  The responsible party is handling disposal.
B-778-2006*12.12.06 - BIA reported a 5 gallon diesel fuel spill from a portable aircraft heater at the entered location.  A line ruptured on the heater causing the discharge.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the waste entered into storage for later contractor pick up.

No sensitive receptors were impacted and no further action is warranted.

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B-642-2006*On 10/16/06, I received a call from Albert Turner of the Maine Forest Service.  He had just broken a wet bulb thermometer outside and had collected the spilled mercury and bagged the container the waste was in.  He was hoping the DEP could collected it as they have in the past when other thermometers have broken.  I arrived shortly after and double bagged the waste and confirmed the area had been cleaned.  I over-packed the container and labeled it for proper disposal.
B-680-2006*On 10/30/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric of a one gallon Non-PCB oil spill at 30 Valhall Place, pole 4D.  The leak was caused by storm damage which broke a bushing on the transformer.  The contaminated gravel and soil were removed by Bangor Hydro and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.


A-686-2006*   J&S Oil company staff had been pumping an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at this rental residence when the hose slipped, spilling several gallons to the gravel driveway.  Staff were cleaning the oil themselves using sorbents when one experienced chest pains, prompting a call to the local fire department, who subsequently contacted DEP about the spill.  The spill was relatively small but near enough to the drilled well to consider it marginally threatened; DEP required excavation of contaminated soil for transport to a disposal facility.
   The area is rural, and reliant on private wells for water.  The well at the subject property is not likely to be impacted by this event, but a sample was taken for Diesel Range Organics analysis (Below Detection Limits) and the property owner and tenant instructed to contact DEP in the event of any change in apparent water quality.
B-682-2006*Complaint of black stuff in a swale at Quirk Auto dealer.  Natural growth, no oil.
B-696-2006*On 11/2/06, I received report from Bangor Hydro of a transformer spill on Little Cranberry Island, Islesboro.  The spill was caused by storm damage.  The two gallons of oil spilled were less than 2 ppm PCB's.  Three bags of oiled branches and three 55 gallon drums of contaminated soil were removed and all were disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-728-2006*On 11/17/06, I received report of a sheen in Winter Harbor, harbor, by the lobster co-op from the previous day.  The lobster co-op suspects the fishing vessel "Sarah Racheal" pumped it's bilge and caused the sheen.  The co-op has no proof and the USCG was notified, but is unable to do anything without proof.  The co-op did deploy absorbent boom around the sheen and prevent it from impacting the lobster co-op.  After the sheen was contained it evaporated in a short time.
B-739-2006*On 11/20/06, I received a report from Butch Bowie in the Augusta DEP office of a possible gasoline spill in Bradford.  The area is of concern because there are UST's in the ground from an old gas station that Technical Services is investigating for possible remedial action.

However, this complaint was not gasoline, it was organic marsh sheen.
B-118-2006*B-118-2006
03/03/2006 12:37

     Tim Hoover of the Bangor International Airport called to report a spill of approximately 8 gallons of Jet A at their refueling area on the ramp.  It was stated that hose connection failed due to an ice accumulation.  The fuel, which was confined to an impervious area, was cleaned up and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-121-2006*B-121-2006
03/07/2006 08:25

     Rodney Madden, Regulations Compliance Officer for the Bangor International Airport, called to report discovering an oil sheen in a drainage ditch behind Budget Rental.  It was stated that sorbent booms were being placed down stream of the affected area.
     Investigation revealed that the run off was directly related to the ramp area of the airport.  The oily sheen was highly emulsified indicating it was probably due to an old surface spill that took place over the winter.  The sheen later cleared up over the course of a few days.
A-708-2006*On 12/13/06 Amy, from Maritime Energy, called this office to report a small oil leak at the home of Rick Campbell. This home is located at 33 Roxbury in Thomaston, Maine.  Mr. Campbell reported the leak to Maritime a Energy, and they responded and repaired the leak, which was at the filter assembly. Maritime also cleaned up the fuel that was spilled onto the concrete floor. I called the homeowners to ask if they were satisfied with the cleanup. They called back and said that they were very satisfied.

No further involvement by Response Services is expected.
A-577-2006*On 10/11/2006, Troy Lambert of Downeast Energy reported an oil spill in East Winthrop. The spill at the Raynes residence was the result of a supply line leak. Downeast employees cleaned up the one gallon spill. A call was made to the homeowner to confirm the cleanup and check for odor problems. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
B-628-2006*10.09.06  Adam Meyer reported contamination above the notification level during UST removal operations at the entered location.  That evening Mr. Meyer contacted me that additional contaminated soil was discovered so I made arrangements to conduct a site visit on 10.10.06.

10.10.06  I visited the site and observed contaminated soil.  The tanks removed were in good shape and were not the source of the contamination.  The piping and pumps were not identified as the source.  It is unclear if spillage during fueling of vehicles at the pump island was the cause or if a spill of spills occurred during fuel deliveries or a combination of both over time.

Mr. Meyer had made arrangements to transport the soil to a licensed facility, County Concrete in Columbia Falls.  It was my understanding that some former arrangement had been made with Technical Services regarding this site and another remediation taking place at an additional site in Cherryfield.  I advised Mr. Meyers to proceed and that I would refer this matter to Paul Blood of Technical Services to determine the extent of the clean up necessary.  Several wells are at risk in this area and samples were conducted and results provided to Technical Services.  It came to my attention that a Technical Services remediation contract had been in place for these sites.


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B-740-2006*On 11/20/06, I was informed of a 5 gallon pail of what appeared to be waste oil next to an old front end loader in a gravel pit in Bucksport.  I scraped up some contaminated soil and bagged it for disposal to Pine Tree Landfill.  The unspilled bucket of waste oil was absorbed by oil absorbent pads and disposed of at a licensed facility.  No further action is expected.

B-744-2006*On 11/21/06, I received report of a one quart overfill of #2 oil at 1002 Main Street, Calais.  Dead River  crews were able to shovel the contaminated soil into a bag for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.  The owner is pleased with the clean up.
A-711-2006*On 11/16/2006, I received a request that came down from the Governor's office to check for possible well problems at the Germon residence in Benton. Upon arrival I did not notice any obvious signs of contamination around the well head. Ms. Germon allowed me to read the water analysis she had done on the water and the problems appeared to be from bacteria and minerals. I did notice a junkyard 2/10 of a mile from the Germon property and explained to Ms. Germon that sometimes petroleum contamination can cause an accelerated release of minerals into the groundwater. I decided to sample the well water and have it analyzed for diesel range organics. The sample results came back negative, a letter and copy of test results were sent to Ms. Germon. At this point I feel the problems with the well are being caused by surface water infiltration.  No further Response actions are required at this time.
B-721-2006*As if we needed another example of why the junkyard law doesn't work, now comes the case of Frank Erb, reported to be Ray's brother, in Perry.  Apparently, our Uncontrolled Sites Division was aware of this site, for rumored lead and PCB contamination in the soil.  Frank Erb has recently died, and the town took the property, his entire estate, for taxes.   Concurrent with that, EPA Region 1 had a small amount of money that had to be spent before the end of the calendar year, so we jumped on that like a duck on a june bug.

The EPA would handle the soil contamination if we would dispose of the liquid wastes.  That amounted to an estimated 100 gallons of oil in an AST outside the crusher building, ~ 500 gallons in the crusher reservoir and an oil/water mixture in a pit under the crusher.  The oil/water mixture was known to be contaminated with 29 ppm PCB, and on the 14th of November, I sampled the oils for the same thing.  They turned out to be clean and Clean Harbors went to recover those oils on December 7.

As is usually the case, someone diddled around and the removal of the contaminated soil didn't happen until the week of January 15.   By that time, we'd had a cold snap, and it was presumed that the water under the crusher had frozen, not to be recoverable 'til Spring.

The material under the crusher was removed in October 2007 and the concrete crusher foundation was breached and backfilled.  Maine DEP involvement with this site is concluded, no further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
A-166-2006*On 3/2/-06, Waste Management reported that a ruptured hydraulic hose on their garbage truck spewed between five and ten gallons of oil onto the pavement. This occurred at Dick's Sporting Goods in the Stephen King Mall in Augusta.

The driver of the truck did some initial oil clean up, and an environmental firm (ENPRO) arrived later to finish the clean up. No site visit was made, and no further action will be required.
B-594-2006*9.18.2006 - Responded to spill location and observed free phase oil on the floor of a partially finished the basement.  Initial PID readings on the first floor living area were 0 ppm.  Basement readings were 72 ppm and a persistent fuel oil odor was evident in the basement, but non-detectable on the first floor using human olfactory senses.  I met Paul Ross of Dead River on site and we proceeded to recover sorbent pads that he had put down earlier.  We deployed a vapor barrier and installed a Ram Fan to evacuate vapors from the dwelling basement.  PID readings in the basement after the fan was installed was 43 ppm.

Mr. Ross informed me that a compression or coupling type pipe fitting on the fill pipe had ruptured.  Ms. Stiles had informed me that Dead River had previously advised her the the fitting needed to be replaced, but she failed to approve the work.  Ms. Stiles took full responsibility for the spill and wished she had heeded Dead River's recommendation.

The next day Clean Harbors of Maine conducted additional clean up actions by removing oil staining on the concrete floor and oil impacted wood items, including benches or tables.  However, additional staining remained along with a fuel oil odor.  PID readings in the basement averaged 28 ppm with the Ram Fan still operational.  I observed some finished wood framing and sheet rock siding impacted with oil.  Ms. Stiles and I discussed the option of having Paul Davis Restoration, Orono, come in and complete the clean up.  She agreed and I proceeded to hire Davis.  In a phone conversation with the Davis technician on site, they had discovered that the tank had a pin hole size leak and that Dead River was in the process of installing a new tank.  Davis cleaned up the remaining areas using special cleaners removed oil and the odors.  It is estimated that approximately two 55-gallon drums of waste was generated in the clean up equalling .56 cubic yards.

On 9.22.06 - I spoke with Ms. Stiles and she was pleased with the clean up.  I inspected the site at a later date and was also satisfied with the clean up.  No petroleum vapors were detected on the PID.  No further clean up Response action is anticipated.


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B-745-2006*On 11/21/06, I received report of a spill that occurred two days prior in the basement of Eugene Laughlin of Brewer.  The spill was caused by a leak in the fuel supply line from the oil tank to the furnace.  R.H. Foster was hired to repair the leak.  They also clean the spill using oil absorbent pads.  The owner was pleased with the clean up.

I reminded R.H. Foster of their reporting time requirements.
B-746-2006*On 11/22/06, I received report of a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid from a corrosion hole in an elbow on a piece of machinery.  All of the spilled product was collected in a sump, where it was absorbed using sawdust from the mill.  The saw dust was then incinerated in the mill's Bio-mass Boiler.
B-747-2006*On 11/22/06, I received a report of a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a trash compacter truck.  The spill was suffered when a hydraulic line ruptured, loosing the oil to the pavement.  Waste Management crews applied speedy dry and dispose of it at its facility.
I-7-1998*Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak in cellar involving 2 gals of heating oil that was found when technician from Irving was changing filter.  Stain was soaked up with speedy dry and removed for disposal with other oily debris.  Tank will be pumped off into a temporary tank and then a new AST will be installed.







A-318-2006*On 6/14/06, Colby Atwood called this office to report the loss of about five gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose. This occurred at the Maine Department of Transportation maintenance property in Sidney on the Lyons Road.

No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
B-277-2006*Central Maine Power Company called to report that a car had struck a pole on the Etna Road in Stetson, causing the transformer to plummet to the pavement. While the amount lost was not immediately known, the transformer was tagged as non-PCB. Their own crew cleaned up the road shoulder by removing two drums of dirt. This dirt was returned to their North Augusta Service Center for accumulation and final disposal at the Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.


A-751-2006*On 12/29/2006, Richard Brown of the MDOT reported an abandoned 5 gallon bucket of waste oil in New Vinyard. A site visit was made to the Lemon Stream Rest Area to recover the bucket and prevent vandals from spilling the oil into the nearby stream.
A-752-2006*On 12/31/2006, Diane Johnson of Verso Paper reported an oil spill in Jay. The spill was the result of a mechanical failure. The one gallon spill entered the mill's waste water treatment system and also was cleaned up with sorbents by mill employees. No further action is expected.
A-749-2006*On 12/29/2006, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill in Fairfield. The one quart spill of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was discovered in the back of a service truck after being transported. It was unknown exactly how the spill happened, it was cleaned up by CMP employees. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
B-797-2006*Webber Energy Co. responded to a complaint at Mr. Meek's residence. Mr. Meek had noticed a bit of odor the day before, and when it was still noticeable the following day, he went into the cellar and found there was oil leaking at the filter. The Webber technician found the cause to be a pin hole in the filter canister. There was no free product. I went to the site. There was a small stain in the dirt under the filter but very little odor. I find that this is not unusual where a small amount of oil leaks onto old cellar dirt. I suspect that the conditions are right for bacterial action to reduce the oil as it is dripped. There was very little contaminated soil. While Mr. Meek could still smell the oil a little bit, he was not bothered by it. After discussing the AST insurance fund, he felt that he could wait for the odor to evaporate. If it changed he would call.

P-319-2006*
	Accidental spill of Drano brand drain cleaner within store.  Reported cleaned up by store personnel.
A-747-2006*On 12/28/2006, the Maine Deptartment of Public Safety reported a gasoline spill in Coplin Plantation. The 10 gallon spill was the result of an automoble accident. The vehicle spilled gasoline into a roadside ditch and directly into a wetland. The spill was contained by the Eustis Fire Department and cleaned up with sorbent pads. I made a site visit the following day to collect the saturated pads and look for any other product to collect. Due to the close proximity to a public water supply the case was referred to Technical Services Division for further review. No further Response action is expected.
A-748-2006*A C.N. Brown driver overfilled the outside heating oil tank at the Department of Marine Resources facility in Boothbay Harbor. The tank is in an outbuilding built on a slab. Most of the oil was on the tank and contained on the slab. C.N. Brown staff cleaned up the oil using sorbents and collected a small amount of grass adjacent to the slab. Excavated soil and grass was disposed at CPRC, Scarborough.  No further action is expected.
A-753-2006* A minor oil spill due to an overfill at Mid-coast Recreation Center was reported by Maritime Energy.  This was the second spill in two weeks.  A site visit was made by DEP and Maritime replaced the vent whistles on the affected tanks.  See also A-709-2006 for further information.
B-765-2006*Mr. Paul Blood, Tech Services Geologist, told me that a well driller he knew had told him that a relative, Derek Hines, had suffered an oil spill. Mr. Hines had purchased a home in Bradford and, while starting an outdoor wood fired boiler, discovered that the oil feed line that provides assistance in starting the boiler was leaking. There is a 275 gallon tank in a barn and the suspect feed line is between the boiler and tank, about 40 feet. Though the buried line was protected by a plastic sleeve, it passed within a few inches of the ground rod for an electric fence charger. There was a hole burned through both the plastic and copper pipe. The most likely cause was a lightning strike some time in the past. The leak site was on the up hill side of the barn's slab and it is clear the majority of oil is in the gravel fill under the slab. The area maps out as Bangor silt loam. The home's drilled well casing was measured by Geologist Blood as being at least 90' deep. The spill site is lower on the hillside than the drilled well at surface level.
   Both Mr. Blood and I agreed that the oil was confined under the slab and that coupled with the probable deep overburden, the well is not threatened.
P-69-2006*Ms. Costella called to report what she believed to be an oil leak in her basement. The source was unknown, but odors were definitely detected.  While in her basement, a contractor and relative told her that they thought they detected an oil odor and observed a sheen on the water.  The basement is very very wet, as evident from the running water along one side of the basement.  This water is channelled with a French drain; the sump, however, is set too high to be effective.  Iron bacteria can be seen in the moving water.  The sheen is not completely an oil sheen; when it is disturbed it stays fragmented. The source of the oil odor is not positively identified although the only practical source is an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).

I reworked the sump pump and collection area and then reattached the hose. This effort was enough to move the water successfully and maintain a dry floor while I was there.  This will hopefully eliminate any fugitive sheens and minimize the bacterial pooling in the water, which should keep a larger portion of the basement dry.

The Department of Environmental Protection Response Division plans no further action based on the findings and modifications to the sump system.  No definitive leaks could be found. The conclusion is that any oil dripped or spilled during maintenance to the filter could have caused the minor sheen. The sheen seems to have dissipated along with the odors with the improved positioning of the sump.  No lingering odors or sheens have been reported since the visit.
P-653-2006*The date that I have this spill reported on doesn't match the date on the CMP Spill Report.  I went with our date.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
A-311-2006*On June 11, 2006, Central Maine Power reported an automobile had hit Pole 8 on the Benhauser Rd, Litchfield resulting in a broken pole, lost transformer and an estimated 7 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil spilled to the ground.  Central Maine Power personnel cleaned up the spilled oil.

No further action is expected.
A-384-2006*July 17, 2006 was a sultry evening, the cicadas were in chorus, a few mosquitos were being tempted by the new bug zapper in the yard when from the Beedy Road came a lower crash followed by a power failure...a truck had hit Central Maine Power Pole 7 on the Beedy Road in Wilton.  And estimated 2 gallons of non-PCB oil was discharged to the ground and like good stewards of the environment, Central Maine Power personnel cleaned up the ground where the oil had spilled.

No further action is expected.
P-540-1994*I was present for the underground storage tank (UST) removal at the Exit 8 Exxon, due to evidence of a release.  An estimate of 400 gallon of gasoline was release from tank #3.  The UST removal and associated remediation was undertaken August 29, 30, and September 1, 1994.    Holes were found in tanks #1, #3 and #5.  During the removal of the gasoline tanks, ground water was encounter at 12 feet below grade with a 1 inch layer of gasoline floating on it.  Soil contamination was found around the #2 fuel oil tank (tank #5), but proximity to the building limited the depth of the excavation.  No contamination was observed at the waste oil tank (tank #6).

The excavation was limited by physical restraints, so not all contamination was accessible.  A total of 788.87 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site, in addition to approximately 6,000 gallons of gasoline contaminated water.  A recovery/monitory well was installed in the Northwest corner of the former #3 tank, to collect and monitor the remaining gasoline contamination.

For further details on the tank removal, see "UST Site Assessment, Exit-8 Exxon", by Acadia Environmental Technology, date  September 28, 1994.  For information on monitoring results, see attached report by Acadia Environmental Technology, dated July 10, 1995.
I-1-2007*On 1-2-2007, Van Buren Fire Dept. responded to a complaint of a gas smell in the garage of Lorraine Lavoie in Cyr Plantation. They found a leaking fuel line in her car that was parked in the garage. They used sorbent pads to clean the floor.
P-81-2006*Down East Energy called to report a minor oil release from the vent at the Branko home during the fill process.  The estimated volume of the spill is less than a gallon.  The oil discharged from the vent and spilled to the ground.  Down East Energy staff managed the spill cleanup debris.

DEP/Response plans no further action, based on the information provided.  There have been no additional complaints received, therefore the case seems closed.
I-298-2006*On 12-8-06, Daigle Oil Co. reported a spill at an apartment house owned by Ferdinand Martin. A tenant noticed a faint odor and when the technician arrived, he found a crack in the line to the furnace. A small amount had leaked onto the concrete floor. The technician used sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean it up. No further action is required at this time.
I-297-2006*On 12-8-06, The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported that due to a blown hydraulic hose on a sand truck, approximately 20 gallons on oil was spread on Route 1 from Orient to Danforth. No cleanup was possible.  No further Response action is required.
A-242-2006*On 5-11-2006 Precision Tanks reported that the UST at the Fayette town office/garage had water in the interstitial space. They would be working with the town on removal of the tank.
 Perma Tank by FEDCO.....Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic jacketed.....out of service will repair or replace.

July 2006  UST  removal notice sent in.....

12-13-2006, I called the Town Office to find out the status of said tank. The clerk I spoke with will find out and call me tomorrow...

12-15-2006 phone call with the Town Manager. The diesel compartment has been empty for quite a while. The #2 oil compartment may be empty as of today. The fuel oil is or will be pumped into a new Aboveground tank. This new AST will supply fuel for the heating system at the office. The Town Manager now says that the UST will be removed in the spring.
 The final chapter to this story will have to wait until the tank is removed. I will update this spill report at that time.

6-5-2007, the UST was removed and there was no evidence of leakage or spillage of petroleum. Tony C. of Precision Tanks was the Certified Tank Installer that was on site. An Appendix P site assessment was also done at this time.  No further response action is required.
I-300-2006*On 12-12-06, Jim Dyer called to report for Geary Bonneville, that while demolishing the old house on the former Hedrich Hotel Property, some contaminated soil was discovered in the area where the old Underground Storage Tank (UST) had been. I met with Geary and Jim on-site. A small amount of contaminated soil was observed. Bonneville removed the soil for disposal at the Presque Isle landfill.  No further action is required at this time.
I-293-2006*Mark Bosse of Dead River Co. reported a customer on school street in Monticello because a malfunctioning furnace had a spill of fuel oil in the basement. The furnace (it had been illegally wired) failed to ignite and fuel continued to feed into it and onto the floor of the basement. The owner noticed the odor and turned off the flow of oil. Dead River Co. used sorbent pads on the floor and I plugged in the ventilation fan, already installed in the basement from a previous spill, to alleviate odors. No further action is required at this time.
I-294-2006*Brent Connolly reported that he discovered a small corrosion hole in the tank of a customer. He used sorbent pads to clean the floor and the tank was replaced. No further action is required at this time.
I-236-2006*While performing upgrades to the tank system, some contaminated soil was discovered at the Van Buren Exxon. Soil was excavated and taken to Tri Community landfill for disposal.  No further action required at this time.
P-994-2006*Very small discharge of kerosene from a corrosion induced leak in an outdoor aboveground oil storage tank.  The tank owner hand dug approximately 1/2 yard of contaminated soil.  I verified the clean-up sufficient and removed the contaminated soil from site.  The soil was disposed of with several other small amounts from numerous incidents.  (total of all soil less than 1 ton).

P-995-2006*On 12/16/06 Greg O'Brien received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Morneau reporting a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Ed Caron residence in Biddeford.  Greg had made arrangements to meet a contractor hired by the owner on 12/18/06 and was unable to make the meeting.  I responded to the site and met the contractor, Patrick Parrow on 12/18/06.  I provided him with an oil spill debris form and gave him instructions on excavating the contaminated soils.  No further action required.
P-997-2006*Can of minwax broken; product to cement floor picked up with sorbent material and stored for bulk disposal.
P-999-2006*A tractor trailer truck rolled over on Route 295 initiating a discharge of approximately five gallons of motor oil to the roadway.  Diesel fuel was also leaking from a saddle tank overflow but in a much smaller quantity, and fortunately, that leak was plugged.  Sorbent material was applied to the roadway to recover the spilled oil.
P-993-2006*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of gasoline.  The majority of the product was recovered with sorbent pads by Windham Fire personnel, though some contaminated soil was left behind.  The soil is not expected to affect person or property.
P-998-2006*Greg O'Brien received a report of a spill at a residence in Brunswick.  He forwarded the spill inormation to me to follow up on.

Greg O'Brien's notes:
The tank was last filled on 12/14.  Currently, the gauge was down around 3/4, so based on rough math is 50 gallons are missing.  The tank was patched then pumped out Saturday evening.   There is fine sand below tank.  The stain footprint is only a couple square feet, so product pretty much went straight down.  House is heated by forced hot air which draws from the basement, so we applied a vapor barrier to keep down odor issues.  The tank is being removed today.  I told homeowner that we would be in touch with him today to establish cleanup time frame.  There are structural integrity issues to consider.  Bob from Robinson Heating will reinstall tank once work is complete.  The homeowner needs an Aboveground Supply Tank Replacement Program application.

Ann Hemenway's notes:
Vactored out 1 - 1.5 feet of contaminated sand.  Used sand from a pile already in the basement to fill in the hole and put down a vapor barrier.  Had a concrete slab poured over the excavated area.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-716-2006*On 12/15/2006, Phillip Maurais of A. Maurais & Son reported an oil spill in Wayne. The spill at the Bowen residence was the result of a defective seal on an oil burner pump. The pump had leaked about five gallons of oil before the homeowner noticed the spill. A site visit was made as the homeowner claimed to have health problems making her very sensitive to the oil vapors in her home. Upon arrival I set up a fan to ventilate the home. I hired Walker Industrial Services to clean the floor and apply a hydrogen peroxide treatment. A. Maurais & Son was hired to move the combination wood and oil hot air furnace that the oil had seeped under. A radon fan was installed and left in place to control any remaining vapors. No further action is expected.
P-1046-2017*Down East Energy (DEE) called to report concerns of their customer, Ms. Curtis, at the aforementioned address. The dispatched technician did not observe any definitive leak.  He noted a wet concrete pad and wiped it up, but looking at the tank was not able to locate any leak. Having fellow Responder Luongo in the area I called him to check his availability to visit the site.

He said he could go and would call with an update. He met Ms. Curtis and the DEE technician.  Responder Luongo was also told the delivery occurred last week.  He looked under the home and observed significant surface water on the concrete which had also migrated to the tank pad.  He inspected the tank and confirmed there was no obvious leak source.  DEE stated they will return to again inspect the system.  Luongo is confident the only issue is significant surface water beneath the home and adjacent pad area.  The tank is older and distressed, but as of today it is not leaking.  Based on the information gathered and shared, no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-105-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received a call reporting an oil spill.  The caller stated that the oil spill was caused by a residential aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST had leaked due to corrosion and fuel oil was running across the ground and down the driveway.

I responded to the site and confirmed the information that I was given over the phone to be true.  After a quick site assessment, I determined that the oil had traveled under the snow and across the frozen ground. I found it down slope, as far away as 125 yards, toward a small wetland drainage area.  At this time a cleanup was necessary to protect ground and surface water from contamination.  I explained the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund to the homeowner and they decided to apply for coverage.

I called in a cleanup contractor to assist me in the remediation of this site.  An excavator was used to remove the contaminated snow and soil and it was brought to landfills for proper disposal.  I used oil-in-soil shake tests to field screen the soils as the excavation grew larger.  I removed all of the contamination that was accessible.  Due to the area where the AST was located, some soil was left under the mobile home.  Due to this, the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services Geology group for well monitoring.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
A-100-2018*Leaking filter on indoor aboveground oil storage tank was reported.  Dead River technician repaired filter and cleaned up affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-484-2018*I received an anonymous call from someone who had recently fueled up his truck at Pines Market in Eustis.  He reported that the diesel pump was "spraying fuel" from under the pump and it was puddling on the driveway.  He claimed that the store owner was trying to repair it himself and leaving it in service.

He sent me a photo of the pump in question (attached).  It is clear that there is a fairly substantial leak that was not reported by the facility or cleaned up.  The pump does have a bag over the nozzle indicating that it was taken out of service.

I visited the site the next day (Saturday) and observed that speedy dry sorbent material had been dumped on the spill area and was saturated and not swept up.  The nozzles to the diesel pump were taken out of service.  I spoke to the store owner who said they had called Simard and Sons, Inc., and someone would be at the store Monday to repair the pump.  I informed her that the spill should have been reported and the saturated speedy dry needs to be cleaned up.  She assured me that the material would be cleaned up that day.

I contacted Elwin Scott of Simard & Sons and he verified that they he had been to the site and shut off the pump.  His company would be returning to facilitate repairs.

The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit for failure to report the discharge.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-212-2018*A few drops of oil were spilled onto the basement floor of this residence during an annual furnace cleaning/service.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-19-2019*Marc Averhill of Elanco reported a discharge of mineral oil from a tank truck delivering product to their facility.  The leak was caused by a bad gasket in the truck which pressure fills the tank at the Elanco facility.  Buckets were used to catch approximately fifteen gallons with an estimated five gallons spilling to the concrete pad.   Elanco employees cleaned up the affected area with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-131-2019*C. N. Brown Company reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of diesel at the Maine Turnpike Mile 100 Rest Area.  The discharge resulted from a fitting not tightened completely while a technician was working on the pump.  The leak was immediately stopped and the affected area cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-64-2019*Division of Response Services received a report of a deliberate gasoline dump on a snowmobile trail.  Upon inspection, Response staff noted that approximately twenty gallons of gasoline was released into snow and ice.  Contaminated snow and ice was excavated and subsequently brought to Tri-Community landfill for disposal. The release impacted Mr. Huston's property. Mr. Huston was content with the clean up actions of Response Services.

Gary Marquis has been the contact person and has confirmed Mr. Nicholson involvement with the release.

No further needed Response action needed at this time.






A-3-2019*A hydraulic line split on a plow truck that was parked in the maintenance garage, which caused hydraulic oil to enter into to the interior containment and closed floor drain system.  The floor drain system was cleaned and the mixed liquids were placed into the oily water disposal container.  The remaining oil was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and peat moss.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-341-2018*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a leaking line on a vehicle.  The spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered with sorbent materials.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-343-2018*On June 7, 2018 Casella Organics called to report that while on site delivering compost to the homeowner a hydraulic hose blew on the roll-off truck draining the hydraulic tank onto the field where the delivery was made. A contractor was hired to excavate the contaminated material to be disposed of properly.  I oversaw the excavation.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-344-2018*During the fueling of a piece of equipment, human error allowed 5 gallons to spill at the Mallinckrodt Site.  They cleaned it up and disposed of contaminated materials through their waste stream.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-345-2018*A propane delivery truck flipped onto its side and skidded down the road for approximately 150 feet.  Motor oil spilled out which was absorbed up with sorbents.  Some damage occurred to the propane tank, which was approximately 30% full.   The company righted the truck and hauled it back to their yard.  I had Tiffany LaClair, a co-worker, follow the tow truck and damaged truck back to the owner's facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-347-2018*On June 7, 2018 Hammond Lumber called to report that while delivering materials to the site the hydraulic hose on the boom truck had a small leak onto the gravel. The leak was fixed and the Hammond Lumber employees were able to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-215-2018*The discharge was the result of a vehicle accident, releasing transformer oil onto the pavement.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-216-2018*The discharge was the result of storm damage, releasing transformer oil onto the pavement/gravel road.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-171-2018*07/07/18 (22:25) - report was received via state police of a spill of approximately 100 gallons of hydraulic oil from turbine #5 at Twin Rivers Paper Company in Madawaska.  Approximately 25 gallons was recovered with sorbents while an undetermined amount was burned in the subsequent fire that started from the oil dripping onto the adjacent steam lines.  All additional hydraulic oil was thought to have discharged through the floor drain to the wastewater treatment facility.  A small sheen was observed on the surface of the primary clarifier by the wastewater operator.  Any residual would either be collected by the skimmer arm on the clarifier and deposited in scum pit which is disposed of at the facility's licensed secure landfill while any getting into the treatment process would be volatilized by existing aeration as part of wastewater treatment.    As a precaution,  oil and grease samples were taken of the wastewater effluent that discharges to the St. John River and results of analysis will be provided to the water bureau compliance inspector for review.

No response visit was completed.

No further actions are required by Division of Response Services at this time.
B-392-2018*On June 26, 2018 Scotts Company called to report that one of their portable screen sifters had a small leak in the hydraulic hose. The leaked occurred on pavement while in transit and the line was fixed. Employees put down sorbent material which was then disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-217-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/17/18, during the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services noted evidence fuel discharges.  The environmental site assessor from St. Germain-Collins (SGC) also noted detectable petroleum in soil.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is located in a suburban residential and commercial use area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Native soils were Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.  Groundwater was about 4' below grade (bg) within the tank excavation "bath tub".  At the time I was not aware of any petroleum vapor intrusion issues in adjacent structures.  Based on site sensitivity, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario for cleanup action level.

At the time of the abandonment, the facility was owned and operated by Sandra Merry and Myles Cooke.  In the past, the facility was owned by Global Montello Group.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Using bag headspace, MDEP measured 10.4-parts per million (ppm) in soil under the north dispenser.  SGC measured up to 80-ppm within the tank excavation.   See the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment by SGC for further information.  I noted no petroleum odor, and little significant oil staining in the excavation backfill.  I noted no oil sheen or free product layer atop visible groundwater.

MTBE and benzene compound levels in groundwater exceeded MDEP Notification Levels.  The MTBE indicates old gasoline discharges from the 1990's or earlier.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Previous USTs and steel product piping were abandoned by removal in 1988 and included heating oil and gasoline storage.

The UST facility abandoned on 7/16/18 and 7/17/18, were single wall, Xerxes Company, fiberglass USTs with pressurized single wall fiberglass product piping storage and pressurized dispensing.  Stephen Brezinski and Nina Caputo attended the abandonment.  There was no containment sumps for the UST turbine pumps nor under the dispensers.  On 7/16/18, MDEP observed Portland Pump Company (PPC) installers Carleton and others adding dry ice to inert the tanks, but MDEP did not confirm the appropriate dry ice volumes added.  The tanks were marked with paint by PPC and hauled off site (see photos).

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No oil spill cleanup was required at the time of the facility abandonment.  To my knowledge there was no voluntary remedial actions by the facility owners.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, low levels of oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  With any potential dewatering for future redevelopment, the groundwater treatment may be needed and the water shall not be sent to storm drains or surface waters.
2)  No new, replacement, UST facility was to be installed at the time.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as, or considered to be, an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-660-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of #2 heating oil as a result of a loose fitting on an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Dead River Company was at the residence to install a new boiler and noticed the leak the following morning.  The spill has been cleaned up and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-889-2018*On 11/20/2018, I received a call from the Westbrook Public Works Department reporting an estimated one to two quart spill of lube oil within their bulk oil storage area within their facility.  It appeared as though the leak had been ongoing for a while.  The spill was reported to have resulted from a leaky fitting.  It was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-942-2018*This spill report covers the installation of a new, retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility at this former retail UST facility, formerly known as Kittery Mobil, Puffin Stop, and On The Run Mobil, and management of potentially petroleum contaminated media.  In 2017, the UST facility was abandoned by removal by Global-Montello Group (Global), and the property sold.  In November 2018, St Germain-Collins Associates (SGC) contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding requirements for dewatering potentially contaminated groundwater.  See also reports P-150-1979 and P-529-1987 and P-431-2017.

Portland Pump Company (PPC) installed the new UST facility in a location southwest of the tanks and dispensers (area of known oil contamination) removed by PPC in 2017, not in the same location.  GeoInsight, Inc., managed groundwater testing for the new installation.  A groundwater sample was not acquired by SGC during the 2017 UST Closure Assessment for Global, so groundwater needed to be sampled in 2018.  Lab samples by GeoInsight indicated petroleum levels in the soil and groundwater to be below action level and below levels of concern.  I understand that soil was trucked off site as non-contaminated.  Groundwater was dewatered and silt-filtered to the municipal storm drain system with permission of the Town of Kittery.

On 12/11/18, MDEP Division of Response Services visited and assessed the facility location.  The new facility had not yet been installed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  As of May, 2019, I observed the new facility to have been installed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the Maine UST registration file # 10564, and the facility UST Closure Assessment for additional information.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.



P-976-2018*Report was received of discharge and cleanup of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil associated with a damaged pole-mounted transformer.  The spill was to pavement in a dense commercial and residential area served by public water supply.  The spill was located near Jim's Service Center gas station.  The discharge was found to have a satisfactory cleanup.
P-990-2018*The Department was notified of an approximate 30 gallon overfill of #2 heating oil resulting from a fuel delivery.  According to the homeowner, the tank was approximately half-full at the time of the delivery.  On or about December 5th or 6th, the truck driver filled the tank to 130 gallons, at which time the vent whistle actuated, however, delivered a total of 164 gallons based on past fill-ups requiring additional fuel.  The fuel spurted out the vent pipe onto the siding and onto the ground as well as ballooned the aboveground storage tank (AST) inside the basement and sent oil out of the tank gauge.  Approximately 1.2 gallon of oil came out the tank gauge and dripped down the sides of the tank to the concrete floor below and into the sleeve for the fuel line.  The homeowner cleaned up the oil inside at the time of the spill.

Once notified of the spill, the Department inspected the property on December 17th due to complaints from the homeowner regarding lingering oil odors and questions.  Air quality was measured using the Photoionization Detector (PID) and found 0.2 parts per million (ppm) in the kitchen area and 5 ppm in the basement.  17 ppm was measured directly above the spill under the tank and that was after several washes by an Atlantic Heating service technician.  Prior to leaving for the evening, the Department used a shake test for the soil directly below the vent pipe and found oil saturated soil.  Atlantic Heating was contacted by the Department to conduct remedial work at the home to include soil removal and sealing of the basement floor under the tank.

The Department was notified by Allstate Environmental Services that they were hired by Atlantic Heating to do the work.  At the time, the concrete floor had been washed and they were beginning to remove soil by hand under the vent pipe.  During the Department's inspection of the washed floor and additional air quality check, the Department observed the ballooned AST on both ends.  No leaks were observed at that time and the homeowner was notified of the compromised tank.  Atlantic Heating was also notified of the tank and was to replace the tank.  Soil removal was done to a depth of five feet and three feet wide by 10 feet long against the side of the house.  The excavation hole was backfilled with a vapor barrier along the bottom of the hole and up the side of the basement wall and backfilled with gravel and loam.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-991-2018*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The leak went out the vent and did not leak out of the AST top.  The siding was wiped down and speedy-dry sorbent material was used on the ground.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-992-2018*On 12/19/18, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a complaint by Dead River Company of red fuel oil on this customer's driveway already there before their driver had opportunity to deliver.  On site, I confirmed red and pink discoloring in the snow in the snowmelt (see photos).  What differentiated this observation from a red-dyed heating oil discharge was that the pink coloring was in the water column not floating, no oil sheen, and the lack of oil odor.

By happenstance, Mr. Randy Levangie was on site and explained that the pink coloration in the snow was Ecoguard rock salt that Sanford Housing Authority was using to melt snow and ice at their properties.  They had pallets of this dyed salt and we discussed potential for additional mistaken reports of dyed fuel oil discharges.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-442-2018*The Department was notified of an electrical transformer spill which resulted in approximately 25 gallons of mineral oil to be spilled.  Central Maine Power Company contacted National Response Corporation to excavate the contaminated soil, approximately 8 feet wide by 50 feet long.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-443-2018*The Department was notified of a transformer spill that resulted in approximately 1 quart of mineral oil being spilled.  Central Maine Power Company conducted the cleanup and disposed of material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-444-2018*The Department was notified of a transformer spill that resulted in 1 quart of mineral oil being spilled.  Central Maine Power Company removed the contaminated soil and disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-445-2018*The Department was notified of an overfilled aboveground storage tank (AST) that resulted in approximately 1 gallon of #2 heating oil being spilled on the ground.  During the Department's visit, staining was noted on the basement wall and some on the ground.  The landowners were spoken to about the integrity of the AST inside and whether there were any leaks inside.  They noted nothing wrong with the AST and had noticed vapors from the outside spill but not at the time of the Department's visit.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-490-2018*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon kerosene oil spill resulting from the fitting being disconnected from the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner was removing old hay used to insulate the crawl space when the accident occurred.  The home is located in a hayfield with backfill elevating the structure from the original field grade.

The AST was located on a concrete pad and was removed from the site as excavation work began.  A shake test at 10 inches below the pad showed oil saturated soil.  An excavator and dump truck were brought to the site and removed approximately 6-7 yards of material.  At 5 feet below house grade, another shake test was done and was negative for oil.  At the same depth, a side wall soil sample with the Photoionization Detector (PID) showed approximately 1.9 parts per million (ppm).  Soil from underneath the house was not removed as there was no concrete pad to support the structure.  The excavation hole was filled the same day.

The residence is served by a drilled well of unknown depth and is located approximately 35 feet from the AST.  At the time of the incident, the well head cover was dislodged from the well.  Due to the proximity, the Division of Response Services referred the case to Augusta office Division of Technical Services for follow-up.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-529-2018*Dead River Company reported that an estimated one gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled to a concrete basement floor.  They said the spill was being contained and collected with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads but there were oil vapors in the living areas above.  I went to the site and found that the spill was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up.  There were low levels of oil vapors in the upstairs.  I installed an air scrubber.  The area is served by public water supply.  The next week I went to the site.  There were no measurable oil vapors in the living area.  I removed the air scrubber.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-610-2018*On October 2, 2018 R H Foster Incorporated called to report that an aboveground home heating oil tank had leaked in a garage onto the floor and into a floor drain. The drain discharged outside the building. The technician had pumped out the remainder of the tank and had put sorbents down. Once I arrived the sorbents were picked up and I cleaned the floor with a degreaser. I flushed the floor drain with water and degreaser to clean the drain out. A hole was dug and filled with sorbents to catch the remainder of oil that was flushed out of the drain.  An Oil in Soil shake test verified there was minimal contamination to the ground. Most of the oil stayed within the drain and was recovered with sorbents. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-613-2018*On October 4, 2018 a call came in from the homeowner stating there was potentially oil on his rocky coastline at his residence. Upon further inspection of the area, it was deemed that there was no oil but just intertidal organic material breakdown and runoff that had discolored the granite. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-614-2018*October 4, 2018 R H Foster Incorporated called to report that one of their fuel delivery trucks had blown a radiator hose. The driver had put down sorbet material which he then swept up and disposed of properly. The truck was towed for repair. No other resources were at risk. No site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-615-2018*This spill happened because the oil delivery driver overfilled the oil tank causing oil to spray out the vent and onto the deck at the restaurant.  Dead River Company employees were dispatched to wash the deck in an attempt to remove the oil staining.  No oil impacted anything else.

The owner of the White House Restaurant, Mr. Proctor, was content with Dead River's actions.  When he returns to the State he will inspect the deck boards and advise Dead River if he would like them replaced.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-461-2017*A trash truck released approximately one quart of transmission fluid to the ground; likely due to a faulty gasket.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-463-2017*Bath Iron Works reported that while performing maintenance on the davit system on one of the vessels they were building, a small amount of lubricating oil was spilled.  Most of the oil was caught and cleaned up on deck, but a very small amount got into the Kennebec River and caused a light sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-465-2017*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the unoccupied residence during the demolition of the building.  The release was caused when the excavator tipped over the AST and the oil was released onto the concrete floor surface of the building.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Enviro Vantage.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-466-2017*An unknown amount of dyed fuel oil was released into the municipal storm drain system from an unknown source.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the product was most likely #1 or #2 fuel based on visual and olfactory indications.  Enpro Services, Inc., was contracted to remove the product from each impacted catch basin and dispose of the waste.  Six catch basins were impacted with oil and were vacuumed and rinsed out.  Approximately 500 gallons of an oil water mixture was removed from all of the catch basins combined.  Some of the oil was discharged from the terminus of the system into the ocean prior to MDEP arrival.  Sorbent boom was placed in each of the catch basins as well as the terminus location and monitored by MDEP personnel for a period of time after the initial incident.  Enpro Services provided a camera system that was inserted into the piping of the stormwater system in order to find a source of the oil, but that did not work as there was too much debris in the piping.  The oil did not reappear in the system after months of observation and the sorbent materials were eventually removed from the catch basins and disposed of.  The cleanup was deemed satisfactory by the MDEP.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
B-283-2018*A hose blew on a truck while working in the paved parking lot of Emera Maine's Hampden Facility.  A representative from Emera Maine said it was all cleaned up prior to her arrival.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-427-2018*The Department was notified of a spill which resulted from maintenance being done on the tank.  During the filter change, less than 1 cup of kerosene was released.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No site visit was made.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-385-2018*On June 23, 2018 Central Maine and Quebec Railway called to report that an employee was fueling one of the locomotives and the nozzle malfunctioned. The diesel had leaked into the secondary containment of the fueling station and on the gravel. The secondary containment was pumped out and the gravel around the rail was hand excavated and disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-386-2018*On June 24, 2018 University of Maine called to report that a hydraulic hose on their trash truck had leaked onto the pavement due to a hole in the line.  Their contracted clean up company came out to put down sorbent material, clean the area, and dispose of it properly. No other resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-593-2018*The Department was notified of a vessel in the Portland Yacht Services (PYS) yard that was leaking diesel fuel.  The vessel, "Time for Two", had run aground on August 3rd and was brought to PYS for repairs.  Over the course of the weekend, the fuel filters leaked into the bilge and into a crack in the keel of the vessel.  The leak produced a 4-foot diameter stain in the rock ballast used for storage.

National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by PYS to address the leaking vessel by pumping out the fuel in the bilge.  The Department observed the staining in the rock and provided an Oil Spill Debris Form for NRC to remove the ballast rock.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-725-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) and by environmental contractors, Credere Associates and Kleinfelder Company, of petroleum contamination identified in the ground while planning for facility replacement.  Oil contamination to soil and groundwater was expected by MDEP Division of Response Services based on known past history of underground storage tank (UST) facilities and surface spills.

Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services was primary contact for initial assessment and cleanup actions and was on site for much of the UST abandonment.  MDEP Division of Technical Services engineer Peter Eremita reviewed goals and remedial actions.  John Branscom was primary MTA representative for the facility replacement and cleanup.  Charles Myers and HNTB Corporation were hired by MTA to manage the project.  Kleinfelder Company, with Ms. Gabrielle Rigutto and  Mr. Nathan Stevens, was hired to do the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and highway rest area, located in a commercial area, southbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike.  The location is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The underlying lithology is marine delta deposits of sand, gravel and silt, and located east of (but not over) a significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Groundwater recharge was significant.  This UST facility removed in 2018, had replaced a UST facility installed in 1989 (see P-348-1989).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Prohibited discharges of gasoline and diesel fuels were documented during the 1989 UST facility removal and replacement.  In April 2018, Credere performed a pre-construction Phase-2 assessment and confirmed contamination in soil borings.  During the October 2018 UST facility replacement, both Kleinfelder and MDEP staff confirmed diesel and gasoline discharges to the soil and the groundwater.  In Credere's and Kleinfelder's assessments there is mention of MDEP Division of Response Services spill reports, but it is not clear if the facility spill logs (for surface spills less than 10 gallons) were reviewed and considered.

While gasoline surface spills often do not leave significant stains, I noted multiple diesel discharge stains on the pavement and pavement joints and cracks.  During excavation of diesel dispenser and piping, shallow diesel contaminated and stained soil was noted, which may be from surface spills since the 1989 installation (see Photos-2 and 5, et al.).

While excavating for the new UST facility in October 2018, deep weathered petroleum contamination was documented near and below the water table (see tables 28 and 31).  During the UST removal, groundwater was noted about eight feet below grade.  Dissolved petroleum contamination was confirmed in the groundwater which could not be sent to the storm drains and surface water.  No significant oil sheen or free product was noted on the groundwater.  The year 2018 replacement USTs were being installed in the vicinity of the just removed USTs.  This deeper fuel contamination I understand to be residual that had not been excavated out from the UST facility replaced in 1989.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Shaw Brothers Construction, Inc., excavated for the UST removal and re-installation.  Portland Pump Company (PPC), under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Todd Adjutant, was hired by MTA for the UST facility removal and replacement.  Ms. Gabrielle Rigutto of Kleinfelder was the primary consultant on site sampling and documenting for the UST closure site assessment.  Pre-construction meetings with MTA, MDEP and the contractors and consultants, were held at the MTA office and again on site.

This UST facility being abandoned was installed by PPC back in 1989 (see report P-348-1989).  PPC had the diesel and gasoline USTs and product piping pumped out before th
P-727-2018*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of a residence during a delivery of oil.  The release was caused when the driver accidentally opened the valve of the supply hose while reeling the hose onto the truck.  Spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by oil delivery personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-728-2018*On 9/25/18, I received a call from Alex Briggs of the Portland Jetport reporting a spill that had occurred a couple days prior.  A de-icing truck belonging to Northeast Air suffered a broken hydraulic line and caused an estimated 4 gallon spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-730-2018*A ruptured hose on a forklift caused the release of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete interior surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Lowes.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-731-2018*On 9/26/18, Goodwin's Mills Fire Department reported a dump truck accident at 1441 Alfred Road in Lyman.  David Cherry and I responded immediately.  A dump truck had gone off the road and landed in the driveway at this address.  The fuel tank from the truck was leaking diesel fuel.  We were able to use a pump from my truck to remove approximately 10 gallons of diesel remaining in the tank.  The fire department had placed sorbent pads on the spilled fuel and those were disposed of by Levesque Excavation.  They also provided an excavator and removed diesel contaminated soils for disposal at CPRC Group.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-732-2018*The discharge was the result of a loose fitting releasing hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  The hydraulic oil was collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-733-2018*A dump truck accident caused the release of two gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Poland Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-741-2018*Approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a tank truck due to operator error.  Spilled product affected the gravel lot surrounding the truck, which was adjacent to the aboveground tank between the warehouse and the road.  The property was owned by an excavating company, so they provided an excavator to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening guided the excavation which identified approximately ten yards of material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-746-2018*The responsible party attempted to scrap a car at a metal recycler but was denied because the vehicle still had fuel in the tank.  The person exited the facility then drained the fuel from the vehicle into a catch basin across the street.  As a result, approximately five gallons of gasoline affected standing water in a catch basin.  A vacuum truck was used to collect the liquids and the paved perimeter of the grate was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-747-2018*The seal on an elevator piston failed which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic fluid to the base of the shaft.  The elevator was locked out by the fire department, then an environmental contractor was hired to pressure wash the walls and floor of the shaft.  Oil and water were recovered with a vacuum truck.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-752-2018*On 10/2/18, I attended the removal of two underground tanks from this mill building.  One was a 15,000 gallon #6 oil tank and the other was a 2,000 gallon #2 oil tank.  Both tanks were removed and no leaks appeared to have come from either tank.  The Department did issue an Oil Spill Debris Form for disposal of wood chips and concrete that were used to solidify the contents of the #6 oil tank.  That material was landfilled for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-759-2018*A loose fitting caused the release of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product affected the cement basement floor in a utility room surrounded by a finished basement.  Oil soaked into the base of two partition walls, the associated sheetrock, then into the carpet and mat.  The walls were removed as well as the carpet/matting, then the floor was cleaned and sealed.  Those efforts successfully mitigated indoor air quality issues.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-760-2018*Yarmouth Water District (YWD) called to report the loss of power steering fluid along the roadway in the vicinity of the Sweetser Road well field. Estimated at a few pints, the oil and extensive soils were hand dug and transported to CPRC Group, in Scarborough, for disposal by YWD staff.  Based on the information provided, a Soil Debris Form was issued (by O'Brien in my absence) and sent, YWD paid the tipping fee.

Based on the statements from YWD staff, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was requested, and none was dispatched.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions for this case.
P-761-2018*The Department was notified of a 2 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a pinhole leak in the fuel line.

Upon arrival on scene, the Department saw that several areas of the enclosure for the inside aboveground storage tank (AST) had soaked up much of the oil as well as a large area of carpet.  The Department removed the oil soaked building materials and carpet and explored behind a section of paneling that was next to the oil spill.  Based on visual and using the Photoionization Detector (PID), it appeared the bottom of the panel had been impacted with the oil.  Further inspection of the next panel along the wall showed no contamination when using the PID.  A new oil line was installed and speedy-dry sorbent material was placed on the floor to soak up any remaining product.  The area was cleaned up by the homeowner as there was no free product in the speedy-dry.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-763-2018*The Department was notified of an 85-gallon spill of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) that was discharged from the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Tahoma.  It is not known how or when the release occurred and there is no information as to which type of AFFF that is carried aboard was in the tank at the time, either Phos-Chek 3% or Chemguard 3%.  No visual observations of product had been seen on the Piscataqua River.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-764-2018*The Department was notified of a 2 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a loose fuel filter.  The oil dripped onto a poly vapor barrier and onto the sand floor beneath the barrier.  Soil was removed until no oil was noticed and a Shake Test was used to confirm its absence.  Fill material was brought back by the burner technician the following day.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-765-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of mineral oil from a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) electrical transformer.  The spill was contained to gravel and grass and CMP conducted the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-766-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 pint spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the fuel truck fill hose disconnecting from the fill pipe at the house.  The spill was cleaned up and waste disposed of by C. N. Brown Company.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-768-2018*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of kerosene that entered a system of catch basins on private property and eventually to Sebago Lake.  Oil was collected from two catch basins and a light sheen was observed on the lake.  After collecting the oil from the catch basins, water from a hose was placed at the location of the tank and was observed coming out at the first catch basin with oil.

Further investigation resulted in jetting the line closest to the outside aboveground storage tank (AST) and found another catch basin.  Using a video camera, a drainage pipe was observed draining water into the catch basin and then down to the exposed catch basin.

Based on this information, during the spill it is likely that the oil traveled through the foundation drain pipe and into the catch basin system.  After several rain storms, sorbent pads and boom were checked and no additional oil was collected.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-769-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of transmission fluid from a disabled vehicle.  The Fire Department conducted the cleanup and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-770-2018*The Department was notified of a 5 gallon gasoline spill from a spare gasoline tank that fell off a vehicle.  The fire department used speedy-dry sorbent material and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-771-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the reeling in of the delivery hose.  A 14x14" stain was left on the driveway after the cleanup was done.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-772-2018*The Department was notified of an unknown amount of machine oil that had entered the Saco River from the Cataract Dam.  A light sheen was observed on the water but had dissipated by the time the Department was contacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-773-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from a vehicle accident.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-774-2018*The Department was notified of several fluorescent lights that had been placed in an open construction dumpster outside the Falmouth Hannaford.  Although the work being done at the Hannaford does not include removal of lights, the general contractor for the project agreed to take the dumpster to either CPRC Group or Waste Management, Inc., (Norridgewock landfill) for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-775-2018*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of kerosene.  Spilled product affected the tank pad and debris on it.  The tank's contents were transferred out then the tank was removed, debris was removed and the pad treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-776-2018*The Department was notified of a 120 gallon spill of diesel from a tractor trailer unit.  The driver states that he ran over an object in the roadway and punctured the driver's side tank.  The fuel leak caused a streak of fuel from the travel lanes into the breakdown lane and a subsequent puddle underneath the truck.  The fuel then went off the roadway and into a nearby ditch which leads to the Joshua River.

The Department responded and aided the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) in collecting sorbent pads and spreading speedy-dry sorbent material while National Wrecker removed the remaining diesel fuel from the tank and hauled the tractor and trailer away.

Approximately 48 tons of material was removed from the ditch and disposed of by MTA.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-777-2018*A skid tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one-half gallon of diesel fuel.  Spilled product affected the top and sides of the tank and was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-778-2018*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Waste Management, Inc.. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-779-2018*A mechanical failure on a tractor trailer unit caused the release of two gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface. The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Scarborough Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-750-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-284-2018*On 5/8/18, I received a call from Matt Atwood of Maine Yankee reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from a man lift at their facility.  The spill went to soil and was hand excavated and stored on site for future disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-285-2018*On 5/8/18, I received a call from the Vinalhaven Fire Department reporting a fishing boat had been overfilled at the Vinalhaven Fisherman's Co-op.  Sorbent materials were deployed and they collected what they could.  The spill was estimated at 1-2 gallons.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-287-2018*I received a call regarding abanonded 55-gallon drums on a vacant piece of property on Clark's Cove Road in Walpole.  I responded and was able to find the property in question.  There was various debris scattered, an old shed falling down, and several 55-gallon drums.  Only one drum had liquid in it.  It was full, and rainwater had clearly leaked into the open bung, overfilling it.  It was covered with pine needles which were saturated with waste oil, and there were some oil stained leaves and needles on the ground.  I cleaned up the impacted detritus and secured the bung.

The property was for sale and I contacted the realtor and notified him that the drum needed to be removed, as well as some leaves/soil.

He agreed to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection remove the drum and material.  John Luongo and Jeremy Greenman returned to remove the drum and remaining affected debris.

It did not appear that there was a large impact to the area and visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-288-2018*Discharge of lube oil was reported from a Pan Am Railways locomotive to tracks at the Mill Siding in Jay.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-696-2018*I responded to 33 Summer Street, Waterville with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to retrieve what was believed to be a one pot methamphetamine lab.  The apparatus was removed and upon further investigation it resembled a homemade bed bug trap.  The contents were disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-85-2018*On 2/1/18, at 1144 hours, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that an estimated 5 gallons of #2 heating oil had spilled outside a home when the tank was overfilled during a delivery.  I went to the site and found oil impacted snow and ice outside near the tank vent.  Fielding's employees were removing the oil impacted snow and ice.  In the basement, I found a two tank system that had a common vent. There was oil on one tank that had run out of a joint in the vent pipe.  The floor under the tanks had oil on it.  Fielding's personnel drained down one tank to remove oil from the vent pipe.  They cleaned the tank and floor.  I spoke to the owner and he said the oil vapors were not upstairs.  He had a fan running in the basement that was venting out the oil vapors.  I told him to call me if oil vapors persisted after the cleanup was complete.  The owner and Fielding's were planning to remove one tank from the system when the oil level was down.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-42-2018*Irving Woodlands reported large release of hydraulic oil to ice/soils from a several ruptured hoses. Irving Woodlands employees used wood chips as sorbents and disposed of them at ReEnergy.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-43-2018*Irving Woodlands reported small release of hydraulic oil to ice/soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used wood chips as sorbents and removed snow. Contaminated debris were disposed of through Irving woodlands boiler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-165-2018*4/3/2018 (10:42) - Response Services received call from Andrew Martin, environmental manager for Twin Rivers Paper Company's Madawaska Mill, that 400 gallons of lube oil spilled from a broken stainless steel tubing on the number 8 paper machine oil supply skid.  Oil had filled the containment area and then overflowed into the floor through leading to the facility wastewater facility.  A small amount of spilled product was observed and in the primary clarifier's center well and was removed with skimming.  Another approximately 155 to 160 gallons of spilled oil was cleaned up off the floor and stored for later disposal with a hazardous waste disposal business.  An investigation into the remaining missing produce did not turn up anything and it was thought that the rest had been assimilated into the wastewater treatment process.  Facility staff took samples of the effluent discharge to the St. John River and these samples were sent to a certified lab for oil and grease analysis.  Results will be reported to the Department's regular wastewater compliance inspector and continued monitoring for additional oil residual will take place.   To prevent future event of this type, maintenance has established a work order to have additional bracing putt on tubing during next shutdown scheduled for July 19th.  Water bureau staff will monitoring corrective action progress at this point.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
A-394-2018*After making a delivery, the driver removed the handle from the delivery truck's hose resulting in a couple cups of diesel spilling onto the pavement.  I talked with Tim Pinkham of Bigelow Labs and confirmed it was a small spill.  Mr. Pinkham was all set with the cleanup.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-224-2018*Daigle Oil Company reported that a technician, Todd Simpson, was on site at a home heating fuel spill at 40 Duncan Street in Easton, Maine.  It was determined that a leak started in the filter canister under the oil tank.  A new gasket was put in place and an estimated three to five gallons of #2 heating fuel was cleaned up off the concrete floor using speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.  A fan was put in and another window open to ventilate the area.

On 9/6/18 at 17:30 hours, Sean Bernard, from Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services, visited the residence to investigate air quality and cleanup measures.  Oil vapors were minimal, but a piece of contaminated wood was observed as part of wall structure.  The homeowner said they would be removing the wood and cleaning the area with degreaser again and no further help would be required.

No further actions needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-674-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon transformer spill as a result of a lightning strike during a thunderstorm.  Central Maine Power Company conducted the cleanup and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-675-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 5 gallon hydraulic oil release as a result of a broken hydraulic hose.  The spill was contained on the gravel soil, the soil was removed by the subject and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-493-2018*A small pinhole leak was discovered on the bottom of the aboveground storage tank.  The owner's oil company pumped out the remaining fuel from the tank.  The slab and contaminated soil and debris were removed and replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-752-2018*Received a call from Dead River Company of spill due to a pressure relief valve issue coming from the top of a delivery truck.  An estimated five gallons of heating oil was lost onto a homeowner's paved driveway.  The home is on town water and there are no near bodies of water at risk.  The product was cleaned up with pads and speedi-dri sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-183-2017*Tim Smith of Dead River Oil Company reported a spill of approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil at the Dead River Oil Company bulk facility in Rangeley.   The discharge had occurred during the loading of an oil truck at the loading rack.  Dead River personnel were able to clean up the affected area.  No Division of Response Services site visit was necessary.
A-830-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-831-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-832-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-833-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-834-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-835-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-185-2018*Nancy Didonna of 45 Kyesland Avenue in Jay reported a strange orange substance in the snow on the edge of her driveway.   She claimed that her neighbor had been "burying stuff" for years and was concerned it might be connected to that.

I met with Mrs. Didonna at her home and she showed me the brownish-orange snow at the edge of her driveway.   It did not appear to be a chemical or petroleum substance and I took a sample to run for E. coli and coliform, suspecting it may be an organic substance.

The lab results confirmed a high concentration of coliform bacteria.

I relayed the information to Mrs. Didonna.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-276-2018*A corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST) allowed approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil (oil) to leak out into the ground.  I hired Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated soils with a vactor truck.  A water line and potentially a gas or power line was also in this area.  Only a water line was found.  At around four feet in depth an old foundation, rocks cemented together, was encountered.  We able to break about the foundation and found oil puddling.  We were able to recover 10-15 gallons of oil in this area.  Oil seemed to emerge from under the structure and along the back wall of the structure.  We installed a recovery well.  A small amount of oil was recovered over the next few visits.

I checked the site a few days later and recovered approximately 4-5 gallons of oil from the recovery well.  Approximately 6 inches of water was in the recovery well also.

I checked the site the following week and recovered maybe 0.25 to 0.5 gallons from the recovery well.  A small amount of oil was recovery the following couple of weeks.

I referred this site to Jim Lavoie and Paul Blood of Technical Services of The Maine Department of Environmental protection.  A couple of drinking water wells are within approximately 100 feet.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-285-2018*On May 10, 2018 a railroad contractor called to report that a hose had leaked hydraulic oil in the railyard. The soil was excavated and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-286-2018*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location while a truck was delivering a roll-off dumpster.  The spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered with sorbent material.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-288-2018*The oil safety valve failed on the aboveground storage tank (AST) allowing 1-2 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak out onto the floor.  I observed a large amount of clean speedi-dri under and around the AST.  Dead River Company will be back to remove the speedi-dri.  Petroleum vapors were not an issue during my visit.

I left my number with the caretaker and informed him to call me if the vapors became a problem.  No calls were received over the next few weeks.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-289-2018*Ms. Gould called complaining that she was having health issues and that it might be from contamination in her well water.  She indicated a neighbor may have had an oil spill recently.  We talked a couple of times over a couple days but she refused a site visit until after some test results come back from her doctor.  She said she would call me back if she wanted me to visit.  She never called me back.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-290-2018*A pick-up truck had mechanical issues resulting in the spilling of motor oil (oil) onto pavement.  I used sorbents pads and speedi-dri to soak up the oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-767-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a roll-off truck while it was underway.  Approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid were released to pavement over a long stretch of roadway.  Sand was applied to the roadway to dry the road and increase traction.  See attached report from the City of South Portland.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-242-2018*Irving Woodlands called to report spill of motor oil released to soils due to a punctured oil pan on a piece of heavy equipment.  An Irving Woodlands employee cleaned up the spill using sorbents which will be disposed of by Irving Woodlands.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-304-2017*On June 09, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  While a transformer was in storage, a connection came loose and approximately a gallon of transformer oil leaked onto gravel.  The gravel was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-306-2017*I drove by the Conoco Fuel Station in Randolph, Maine.  As I passed by, I noticed that there was an employee washing down the concrete fueling apron by the gas pumps.  I also noticed that the water had a heavy sheen in it as it ran across the pavement.  I decided to investigate, and I pulled into the station.  When the worker saw me pull in, he dropped the hose and went inside.  I investigated the runoff area, which drains directly to the Kennebec River.  The runoff water had some slight sheen in it, so I tested the soils on the side of the pavement.  The areas I sampled showed no evidence of contamination.  I decided to go into the store to see what had prompted the worker to go inside.  I questioned the woman at the counter, and she explained that someone had overfilled a vehicle and instead of using sorbents to clean the product the worker used the hose.  I explained to the worker that they cannot hose down spills, rather they need to use proper procedures to absorb the product and dispose of it properly, as well as log in into the facility spill log.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-309-2017*The United States Coast Guard reported a mystery sheen on Boothbay Harbor.  I made a site visit to investigate, and found a leaking oil burner supply line under the Fisherman's Wharf Inn.  Sorbent boom and pads were used to clean up the spill, and the oil line was replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-18-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hydraulic hose. The release was contained wood fines. LP's employees removed oil saturated wood fines which were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit. No other substrate was impacted.

No further action by Response Services at this time.
I-19-2018*Bob Cyr report a vandal had dumped antifreeze into his tractor's fuel tank. Bob could not find anyone willing to take the mixed liquid. Response services aided in the disposal of the mixed load of fuel. Any impact to the environment was avoided.

No further action by Responses Services at this time.
P-1150-2017*On 2/6/18, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm that had occurred the previous October.  The site was assessed in the spring and I visited the site on 5/24/18.  National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., was on site removing oily soil and grass.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-231-2019*On 3/23/19, I received an after-hours call from the North Berwick Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident in the area of 10 High Street in North Berwick.  A small amount of motor oil spilled from the vehicle to the paved road and was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-232-2019*On 3/23/19, I received an after-hours call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a customer had overfilled their vehicle at this Circle-K station resulting in a spill of five to eight gallons of gasoline.  The fire department applied speedy dry sorbent material and contained the spill.  Circle K disposed of the spent sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-233-2019*On 3/25/2019, I received an after-hours call from Downeast Energy reporting an estimated 12 gallon spill of heating oil in the basement of this home due to a leaking oil line.  They reported oil had spilled onto the floor and into a sump hole nearby.  They didn't believe the sump pump had pumped any oil.  They cleaned up what was on the floor and in the sump hole with sorbent materials.

I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed some oil soaked speedy dry sorbent material on the floor near the tank.  There was only the slightest of oil sheen noted in the sump hole, and when I manually activated the sump pump, I did not see any oil recharge into the hole.  I discussed the Groundwater Fund with the homeowner, and she expressed a desire to attempt to clean up the spill herself.  I provided her poly bags and gave her instructions for removal of the oiled speedy dry, which Downeast Energy disposed of for her.  I also instructed her on how to wash the floor and ventilate the home.  I told her if the odor did not improve in a few days, to contact me and I would re-evaluate for her.

On 4/1/19, I received a call from her that the oil odor was still pervasive and bothersome.  I met her at the home again on 4/3/19, and encouraged her to apply for the fund, to which she agreed.  I made arrangements with Allstate Environmental Services to wash and seal-coat the affected area of the floor.  The first two coats of Binz primer were applied on 4/5.  On 4/9, Allstate went back to put the topcoat of paint on the floor and discovered a small patch of oil on top of the new primer possibly indicating oil was weeping back into the basement from beneath the floor.

On 4/10/19, I visited the site with John Luongo.  We determined the new oil line that had been installed by Downeast Energy on or about 3/25/19 was leaking at the flare fitting at the furnace and oil was running into plastic secondary containment sheathing.  There was also a hole in that sheathing allowing oil to leak out onto the freshly painted floor.  I called Downeast on behalf of the homeowner and asked them to respond and replace the oil line (again).  Arrangements were made with Allstate Environmental to put the final coat of paint on the floor.  There was no further complaint from the homeowner regarding any lingering oil odor.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-234-2019*A delivery truck driver overfilled their truck which caused the release of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the trough on top of the truck then the concrete pad under the loading rack.   Free product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-235-2019*Materials consistent with manufacture of methamphetamine were seized from this property by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  Incompatible items were separated and lithium was doused with mineral oil and overpacked.  All materials transported for disposal.
P-240-2019*The Department was notified of an underground storage tank (UST) removal occurring at the Ryder Truck Rental facility due to the facility switching from UST's to aboveground storage tanks.  Simard and Sons, Inc., was hired to conduct the UST removal as well as the piping to the diesel dispensers.

The property at 131 Pine Tree Industrial Parkway is a commercial property and is bordered by another industrial property, Interstate-95 and Rand Road, and a fragmented freshwater wetland.  The site is comprised of a repair garage and canopy dispenser island surrounded by pavement.  Two groundwater monitoring wells were on site at both the north and south ends of the UST pad.  Prior to removal of the UST's, the wells were sampled to determine whether groundwater could be discharged into the City of Portland's sewer system.  These samples were found to be clean by the City of Portland and discharge was approved.  However, groundwater was insufficient to justify pumping into the sewer system.  The day prior to removal, contamination was found by Oil-in-Soil Shake test under the fill buckets.

The Department visited the site during the removal of the three diesel UST's and arrived just after the third UST was removed.  Upon inspection of the property, a thick film of what appeared to be diesel was observed on the water at the bottom of the excavation.  It was confirmed to be diesel after the Department used sorbent pads to run across the water and bring to the surface.  The Department instructed the Certified Tank Installer (CTI) to place additional sorbent pads onto the water surface and attempt to collect as much of the product as possible.  Since the site is to remain an industrial site, the contaminated fill was not removed from the site and the excavation hole was filled back in.  The three UST's that were removed came out intact, though two of the three had lost the brine used for leak detection in the interstitial space.

Based on the contamination found around the fill sump buckets the day before and the absence of diesel product found in the monitoring wells, the contamination found in the excavation hole was likely not a release for the UST's and is potentially from older spills at the fills.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-586-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a single vehicle passenger car that rolled into Clark's Pond.  At impact, no discharge of motor fluids or gasoline was found.  The vehicle was removed from the pond using a tow truck and was removed by the owner who drove it away.  No fluids or fuel were lost.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-377-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Dead River Company (DRC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 180 to 200 gallon discharge from this customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  I responded that afternoon and met Mr. Casacci on site.

I was informed that leaking tank sludge in the tank bottom was reported to the Casacci's back in 2016, but not reported to MDEP as required and the tank not emptied and replaced.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use and served by private water wells and septic systems.  The property slopes downhill to the east toward East Road and a home at 392 East Road.  The Casacci's drilled well is located about 20' south of the discharge.  The neighbor's well is about 170' east and downgrade.  The home is about 1850's construction and is presently heated with a basement 275-gallon AST and hot water boiler.  The old bare copper fuel line runs about 10' atop the floor and about 10' under the floor.  DRC advised me that in 2016 they pointed out that this line was not to Maine code and should have been replaced.

There is a poured concrete basement floor that was poured after the home was built.  The foundation is mortared stone blocks.  The basement was reported to be wet in the spring, apparently meltwater and rainwater flowing down the hill and around the house toward the street below.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
DRC and Mr. Casacci stated they knew there was a problem when they found the 275-gallon basement tank to be empty after a fuel delivery in July, then DRC tested the fuel line and found it not liquid tight.  In addition to the Casacci's well, MDEP was concerned with the neighbor's downgrade well.  MDEP Division of Response Services referred this incident to MDEP Division of Technical Services and made plans to meet a geologist and engineer on site.

On Friday 8/31/18, I noted no oil odor on the first floor living area, and almost no oil odor in the basement.  There was no oil evident in the basement sump, just about 0.5" of water at most.  On the north side of the brick wall there was a floor crack and dark oil stains on the concrete from oil wicking up from the soil below.

On 9/13/18 and 11/15/18, during soil removal we confirmed oil-saturated, tight, hard silt soil in the area under the brick wall and on either side of bedrock knobs.  The line leak appeared to be located soon after it went underground through the floor.  Oil-saturated soils were confirmed under the brick wall area, but several feet away field assessment, photoionization detector (PID) measurement levels were significantly lower, probably due to the tight silt soil.  No groundwater was noted down to the 2' to 3' deep excavations.  Only moderate levels of oil-contamination was found in excavations #2 and #3.

On the bottom of the 275-gallon vertical AST, I noted a wide dark oil stain and a small drip of oil sludge hanging down.  These are indicative of a corrosion hole in the tank bottom, presently plugged by tank sludge, and subject to opening up with the force of a fuel delivery.  On asking DRC about inspection records, they found that DRC had notified Mr. Casacci about the out-of-code fuel line and the tank leak problems back in 2016.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On or about 8/30/18, DRC replaced the leaking fuel line with a new, sleeved line atop the floor.  After explaining the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance and the recommended cleanup and investigation, Mr. Casacci opted for MDEP Division of Response Services management of the cleanup.  MDEP Division of Response Services hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to initiate investigation and cleanup work on 9/13 and 9/14/18.  Opening up the floor and removing soil was planned so as to reduce the spill source, and better to assess any groundwater and contamination levels.  MDEP Division of Response Services acquired fi
A-536-2018*Maritime Energy reported that an estimated less than a quart of #2 fuel had leaked from a furnace supply line to the concrete floor in a basement.  The technician reported that the leak was stopped and the spill was collected with oil absorbent material.  The area is served by public water supply.  I contacted the owner and she reported that the oil vapors in the house were gone.  I asked her to call if she smelled oil vapors again.  No call was received.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-682-2018*Received a call about a black stain on the side of a paved driveway from anonymous individual.  Upon arrival, there was a small stain on the pavement with free product and stained grass nearby.  Further investigation uncovered another stained patch 20-30 feet away on the pavement near a 15 gallon plastic tote on a small construction company's site. The first stain was shoveled up, cleaned with sorbents and speedi-dri sorbent material.  The second spill was cleaned with sorbents and speedi-dri.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-700-2018*A tank was overfilled causing two gallons to seep out onto the sides of the tank and underneath.  The vent pipe was full of product and dripping out some threads.  A technician drained the product out from the vent pipe to prevent any further spillage.  The oil company arranged for cleanup of the spilled material and sealing the saturated concrete.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-199-2019*Discharge of small amount of transformer oil occurred from a leaking transformer.  Central Maine Power Company personnel were able to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-206-2018*Report of a sheen in a ditch sheen near Shin Pond was reported to The Division of Response Services. The reporter though that oil was dug up during road side ditching work.  Once onsite Reponses Services found an organic sheen on the water. The complainant was contacted and informed that an organic sheen is natural. No other impact to the nearby lake could be found.

No should action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-780-2018*I received a call from the Portland Fire Department regarding the release of muriatic acid.  A gallon of muriatic acid was knocked over while cleaning.  The acid was reacting with materials on the floor of the building producing a cloud.  The Portland Fire Department requested assistance/guidance.

I met with the Portland Fire Department and representatives of Returnable Services, LLC.  The reaction had stopped, but it was obvious where the release had occurred.  Testing the area with pH paper determined that the released acid still posed a hazard.  Fortunately, there was a floor drain adjacent to the area, so the area was washed down with water into the drain.  The area was again check with pH paper and determined to be safe.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-671-2018*A traffic accident caused a leak of antifreeze on the roadway.  The spill was picked up using speedi dri sorbent material.   No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-456-2018*Responder Jeremy Greenman and Responder Nina Caputo were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Lakeview Drive, Causeway Road, and Pleasant View Ridge Road in China, Maine.

Upon arrival, the damaged vehicles and debris had already been cleared from the scene and the China Fire Department had closed the road for public safety.  A streak of gasoline and a streak of antifreeze had spilled across Lakeview Drive. Speedi-Dri sorbent material and sorbent pads were applied to the streaks to collect the remaining free product.  High temperatures volatilized the gasoline; LEL meters did not indicate risk of ignition.  Product had seeped into the asphalt, but the residual contamination was no risk to pedestrian or motor vehicle safety.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-227-2019*On 3/21/19, I received a call from Miles York who owns property at 724 Pool Street in Biddeford.  While walking his property, he noted an old oil tank on his neighbor's property and went to investigate.  He discovered the tank had been leaking.  I responded immediately and met Mr. York on his neighbor's property, who had authorized him to be there.  I saw that an old, out-of-service, aboveground storage tank had been discarded at the rear of the property.  It appeared as though some oil had leaked out of the Firomatic valve still attached to the tank.  It was evident this tank had been there a very long time.  No sheens were evident around the tank, but the valve was wet with heating oil.  I placed some sorbent pads beneath the valve and covered it with a plastic bag.  Mr. York indicated the property owner, who lives out of state, would be up over the weekend and together they would remove the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-228-2019*On 3/21/19, I received an after-hours call from Jamie Dunbar of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a four gallon spill of hydraulic oil at this address.  A hydraulic line blew on a trash truck.  The spill was limited to paved road and was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-229-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately one gallon of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application or sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-90-2019*A neighbor reported an old spill from a house fire at the location during the summer of 2018.  At some point during the Fall, the owner with the help of the spill reporter attempted to empty the tank and spilled oil into the basement.
Once onsite Response Services used sorbent pads to collect free product in the basement. Contaminated debris and pads were left in place. No evidence of oil was seen above the snow and ice outside and a shake test was none-detect from soil under the ice around the tank.

Jesse Clark inspected the site the next day and found the site cleaned up to the Departments Standards. Oily debris were removed by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-55-2019*On February 4, 2019, Responder Stephen Flannery was alerted to a discharge of K-1 to the ground in Waterville.  The Waterville Fire Department was on-scene and reported the release happened when a five-gallon "Jerry Can" of K-1 being used to fill the aboveground storage tank at 75 Heather Drive was knocked over by a vehicle of 75 Heather Drive. The responsible parties estimated it couldn't have been more than four gallons and that "We thought it would just disappear".

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Flannery found there was a small brook adjacent to the property, which the Waterville Fire Department had checked for oil and didn't observe any.  The Fire Department had placed down sorbent pads in an attempt to slow the migration of oil.  Most of the oil flowed down the street into the neighbor's yard at 76 Heather Drive, but there was still quite a bit held up in the snow where the incident occurred.  Seven bags of sorbents and snow/ice where collected on 2/4/19, and new sorbents placed down in the hopes of collecting what was missed. Responder Nina Caputo collected the sorbents the following day and disposed of them through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's oily waste stream. The tenants of 75 and 76 Heather Drive were advised to reach out should they have any more concerns.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-35-2019*Dead River reported a spill to a concrete floor in a basement due to the homeowner not properly tagging nor locking out an unused fill pipe during a fuel delivery.  Dead River estimated the spill to be approximately four gallons of heating oil.

Dead River technicians used sorbent pads to soak up the oil before Response staff got on scene and only residual oil was visible. Response staff used sorbents and degreaser to further clean the floor.  The homeowner agreed to the removal of partial wall which was removed and disposed of by Response staff at the Presque Isle landfill.

A vapor barrier was place over sorbent materials and simple green overnight to lessen any possible vapors escape from basement.

The following day Response staff used Step 1 and Step 2 to further mitigate vapors. The Step 1 and Step 2 was left to dry for 2 days as instrumentation showed vapor readings to be 35 PPM in the basement and 0.8 parts per million in the living quarters.  On 2-15-19 Response went to sweep and clean the Step 1 and Step 2 from the basement floor. Readings from instrumentation showed parts per million of 4.1 in the basement and the living space was shown to be 0.6 parts per million.

Division of Response staff noted an open diesel can near the oil tanks, miscellaneous cleaners,  household products, cigarette smoke all interfering with instrumentation readings.  These concerns were previously brought to the homeowners attention who stated an understanding of the interference.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-85-2019*The Maine Department of Transportation reported a discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil from a leaking line on a plow truck.  The product was spread over a several mile stretch of Route 17 in Readfield and unrecoverable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-197-2019*Fisher Engineering reported a small hydraulic spill in their yard when a one gallon jug of hydraulic oil fell off a pallet and broke open.  Fisher Engineering personnel cleaned up the affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-786-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of #2 heating oil from a leak at the fill fitting on an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner used speedy-dry sorbent material to soak up any excess oil and used Simple Green cleaner as advised by the Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-198-2019*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a small discharge of engine lube oil from a locomotive on the siding at Sappi Mill in Skowhegan.  The discharge was limited to the track mats and the affected area was cleaned up by Pan Am personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-455-2018*A ruptured fuel line on a tractor trailer unit caused the release of approximately three gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface. The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the York Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-462-2018*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of a residence during a delivery of oil.  The release was caused when the driver accidentally opened the valve of the supply hose while reeling the hose onto the truck.  The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by the oil delivery personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-116-2018*A Dead River employee was fueling a Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) when he overfilled the AST causing fuel oil to spill onto the ground. Dead River employee removed used sorbent to clean up the spill. The sorbents were disposed of  landfill.

No further action should be required of response Services at this time.
B-602-2018*Used oil filter was improperly disposed of in dumpster.  The oil in the filter leaked from filter to dumpster and then to the concrete pad.  Maine Air National Guard personnel performed the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-812-2018*On 10/23/18, I received a call from Noel Hinckley reporting an oil spill in the basement of her business, Hinckley Sweets and Meats.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil odor in the business and a large puddle of oil under the oil tank in the crawl space.  The tank was leaking due to corrosion of the tank, but the corrosion hole was located in an area not accessible to attempt to patch it to stop the leak.  The oil puddle extended to a nearby sump hole and there was evidence that oil had seeped below the concrete floor.  I hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond to the site to pump out the oil tank and clean up the spillage.  While I awaited their arrival, I applied sorbent pads to the floor to contain the oil and set up temporary ventilation with my Ram Fan.  I also notified our Division of Technical Services of the incident and requested their assistance with indoor air quality.

That afternoon the tank was pumped dry and the oil spill on the floor soaked up with pads.  We left a fresh coat of speedy dry sorbent material on the floor to help wick any remaining oil out of the concrete floor and made plans to return the following day to remove the tank and wash the floor.  The next day, the floor was swept to remove the speedy dry and washed.  We returned another day and excavated the existing sump hole to make it a bit larger to allow for the installation of a proper sump bucket and eventually a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS).

The floor was eventually painted to seal any remaining oil vapors.  At this point, the Division of Technical Services has taken the lead on the work to remediate the spill.  No further Division of Response Services actions are anticipated.
P-813-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-814-2018*On 10/23/18, I received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 4 gallon spill of antifreeze oil due to a burst coolant line on one of their trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-815-2018*On 10/23/18, I received a call from Ron Souza of the University of New England reporting a one quart spill of gasoline from an unidentified passenger vehicle on the college campus.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-817-2018*On 10/24/18, response was made to small fuel oil leak to the basement floor, from a fitting on an old hot water boiler.  Response was made by Downeast Energy (DEE) who fixed the leak and cleaned up the discharge before Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) arrived.  There was no long term oil vapor odor issue.  This is a suburban residential area served by municipal water supply and sewer service.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-819-2018*On 10/24/18, I received after-hours calls from both Nouria Energy and the Windham Fire Department reporting a diesel fuel spill at this gas station in Windham.  Nouria was concerned because the fire department had evacuated the building.  The site was nearby my home, so I responded and arrived shortly after receiving the calls.  I learned that a customer had overfilled their vehicle.  The spill was less than 5 gallons and had been contained with speedy-dry sorbent material.  I spoke to Nouria Energy again while on site and suggested they have their contractor, Allstate Environmental Services, respond to the site to remove the diesel soaked speedy-dry and replace the sorbents that had been used by the Windham Fire Department.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-820-2018*On 10/25/18, I received a call from the Lewiston Public Works Department reporting a 4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on city truck.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-821-2018*On 10/25/18, I received a call from Philip Eastberg at the Portland Jeport reporting an estimated 2 gallon spill of Jet A fuel from an aircraft at Maine Aviation Corporation.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-822-2018*On 10/25/18, I received an after-hours call from Tammy Dumont at J Brothers Variety in Arundel reporting a 4-5 gallon spill of gasoline due to a customer overfilling their vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials and the pump was put out of service until a technician could diagnose the problem.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-825-2018*On 10/26/18, I received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 1-2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on a trash truck.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-826-2018*On 10/26/18, I received an-after-hours call from the West Paris Fire Department reporting a truck accident at Trapp Corner on Route 219 in West Paris.  A tractor trailer had gone into a swamp there, but at the time of the call nothing had spilled.  They called me back a couple of hours later to report that some antifreeze leaked from the truck after it was recovered from the swamp.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-827-2018*On 10/26/18, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a small spill in Lewiston.  While reeling in the delivery hose, a small amount of oil leaked from the nozzle onto pavement.  C. N. Brown cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-828-2018*On 10/26/2018, Ann Hemenway received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a diesel tank truck rollover on Interstate-295 southbound in Portland.  Ms. Hemenway and myself responded immediately.  Upon arrival, we observed the truck involved was carrying milk, not diesel fuel.  There was a significant amount of milk spilling from the truck and a small amount of diesel fuel spilled from its saddle tanks.  I remained on-scene to direct the removal of the two materials and Ms. Hemenway cleared the scene.

Two different vacuum trucks were used to remove the two products.  115 gallons of unspilled diesel fuel was removed and 2,700 gallons of unspilled milk were removed.  A significant amount of milk, approximately 5000 gallons, spilled to a salt water wetland and into the nearby coastal waters.  The discharge could not be stopped because the two manway covers for the top of the tank truck were missing.  A much smaller amount of diesel fuel, estimated at 20 gallons, was spilled, mostly during the recovery of the tractor portion of the unit.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  A smaller amount was spilled to the saltwater wetland, but was not removed.  Once both the diesel and milk had been pumped out of the truck, I cleared the scene.  No further action required.
P-829-2018*On 10/27/18, I received an after-hours call from the Portland Fire Department reporting some motor oil spilled from a Nissan Ultima due to a motor vehicle accident.  It was reported the oil had made its way to a storm drain.  Given the small quantity of oil involved and the rain event at the time of the accident, recovery of the oil was not practical.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-830-2018*I received an after-hours call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a half-gallon spill of transformer oil due to a vehicle hitting a pad-mounted transformer.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  Oily snow and the sorbent debris were removed by CMP.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-831-2018*I received an after-hours call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a 1 gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-832-2018*On 10/26/18, Steve Brezinski of the Division of Response Services visited the planned abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST).  The facility was a car wash and gas station located on the shore of the Androscoggin River and in a dense, urban commercial and industrial area, and served by municipal water and sewer.   The "expected date of removal" was for 10/3/18, and the facility appears to have been removed the week of 10/8/19 or 10/15/19 (see attached photo).  On site below the former UST facility, I noted no obvious oil sheen in the adjacent river.

I noted no record that MDEP Division of Response Services staff received notice of discharges, or attended the UST abandonment.  These USTs had replaced tanks T-1 through T-6 in 1989 and were due for abandonment in 2019.  See the UST Registration file #16166, report P-590-1989, et al, and Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for further information.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.



P-907-2018*Notice was received of hydraulic oil leak from Brunswick High School's snowplowing contractor: Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc.  The leak was to the pavement of the teacher's parking area.  There was no discharge to soil, drains or waters, and the spill was reported as cleaned up.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.

P-909-2018*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a storm damaged electrical transformer.  The spill was cleaned up by National Response Corporation and was disposed of at the Central Maine Power Company North Augusta Service Center facility.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-911-2018*The underground tank at this location was overfilled.  Heating oil was released out both the vent and from the sight glass gauge in the basement; quantity released is estimated at approximately two gallons total.  Inside the building, the concrete basement floor was affected.  Outside, pavement was affected.  Both surfaces were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-912-2018*A delivery driver experienced a mishap when reconnecting the delivery hose to the truck, which blasted seven gallons of kerosene onto the ground.  It had snowed the day before, so the gravel road was plowed, but it was rainy and melting at the time of the release so spilled product affected surface water.  Oil was transported by the running water along the snow bank.  Some oil migrated beneath the snowbank at the corner creating an oily slush pool.  The remainder continued along the snowbank, followed grade around another corner, into a puddle of standing water amongst manure.  A vacuum truck was used to chase/recover all visible signs of standing oil and contaminated water/snow/ice/slush/manure.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-914-2018*On 11/29/18, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a three gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1029-2013*An O-ring on a transfer pump failed while pumping water out of a coffer dam releasing approximately 15 gallons of a vegetable based hydraulic oil.  Some oil was released to the Piscataqua River, but the majority was collected with sorbents.  I followed up with the Shipyard's Environmental Group who stated that they were satisfied with the cleanup.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-211-2019*On 3/18/19, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic leak from one of their trucks in Bethel.  The truck blew a hydraulic line while driving on Walkers Mill Road, coming to a stop in front of 299 Walkers Mill Road.  Sorbent material was used to recover the oil on the paved surface and the Bethel Public Works Department sanded the affected area of the road.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-212-2019*On 3/18/19, Freeport Fire Department reported two five-gallon buckets of hydraulic oil spilled in front of 262 U. S. Route 1.  It is unknown where the pails come from, but possibly from CPM Construction, which is located in that vicinity.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-169-2019*A small spill of automatic transmission fluid occurred along Route 202 resulting from a car and deer collision.  The spill was contained to the paved roadway where it was recovered  by Hampden Fire Department personnel with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-170-2019*A light sheen had been observed on spring runoff and was impacting a storm drain.  It was unclear what the source of the sheen was, but several pieces of heavy equipment had been parked in the vicinity over the winter.  Sorbent boom was placed around the storm drain as a precaution.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-171-2019*I received a report indicating a small oil spill had occurred at the subject location, a leased lot.  I visited the site and found what appeared to be used motor oil spilled from a small container.  The spill appeared to have occurred several weeks prior and impacted a small area of soil behind the residence.  Jeff Street, owner of the property, met me on site and explained that he was in the process of evicting the tenant and agreed to conduct the cleanup after the resident was removed.  This was acceptable to me, so we made arrangements to conduct a small dig in the near future.  Several weeks later, we removed 1.62 tons of contaminated soil for proper disposal.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-356-2017*On July 02, 2017, a pleasure vessel docked at 68 Ambrose Cove Road in Belgrade was taking on water and sinking.  I responded to the scene and assisted the owner of the sinking boat. Gasoline was leaking from the boat directly into the water. Sorbent pads were placed, but the gasoline was evaporating quickly because of the warm sunny day.  The boat was removed from the water within a few hours.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-533-2017*Poor housekeeping caused the discharge of approximately one pint of used motor oil to the ground.  Spilled product affected pavement and was mobilized downgrade by rainwater.  The pavement will be treated with an application of sorbent materials and the responsible party will move the drums indoors.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-609-2017*On 11/6/17, at 1605 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 1 quart of lube oil had spilled to the rail tracks and ballast at the Rumford Rail Yard.  The spill occurred when Engine 514's containment tank overflowed.  Rail workers collected oil with oil absorbent pads and removed oiled stone ballast for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-85-2017*On 2/2/2017, at 08:23 hours, I received a call from Sanford Fire Department on a 2-4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil. I followed up on the spill and talked to Captain Scott Lizotte. Scott informed me that he did not know who caused the spill or where it came from. He also said it was in a standing pool and did not travel anywhere. Scott mentioned that the spill was in the Sanford Water District watershed, but said it won't affect the water district because of the small amount and the containment of the spill.  Sanford Fire Department applied multiple bags of speedy dry and cleaned up and disposed of the spill accordingly.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-570-2017*On 7/21/17, Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Chris Wilson, of Les Wilson & Sons Co. (LWS), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that an old, unregistered, underground storage tank (UST) had been discovered during excavation on the property.  The location is the former Creighton's Florist business and is now being redeveloped as Maine Craft Distilling Company.  The area is dense urban commercial and residential use and serviced by municipal water and sewer service.

While on site, I had the 1000-gallon bare steel tank registered and a removal notice completed.  There was an oil sheen on the water within the UST, so LWS hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services pump out the oily groundwater out of the tank and the UST was removed for off-site disposal.  Dirt within the tank needed disposal at a licensed facility.

I observed no obvious significant evidence of discharges.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was required or done by the new property owner.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
A-469-2017*Dead River Company reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil at a residence in Sandy River Plantation.  The occupants had arrived at the camp and smelled fuel oil and noticed the tank weeping.  They called Dead River who sent a technician.  The technician had put a magna patch on the corrosion hole and was returning to the Farmington office to get a tank to pump the oil into.   It was 2 A.M. and the leak had been stopped and it would be several hours before the tank could be pumped off.  The technician reported that the stain on the floor was small and only a few gallons appeared to have been leaked.  I met on site in the morning with the homeowner, Worthen Muzzey.  Mr. Muzzey showed me the area of the tank leak.  There were two tanks in an alcove in the basement.  The one that had leaked had been pumped out and firematic valve turned off.  There was a stain visible on the concrete floor of the tank, approximately 2 ft. in diameter.  I explained the Groundwater Insurance Fund and Mr. Muzzey agreed to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection take the lead.  I explained that I would like to remove both tanks and clean the affected floor, then drill through the floor to see if it was impacted below.   He agreed to this plan and I hired Allstate Environmental Services to conduct the cleanup.   After removing the tanks and cleaning the gross contamination, we drilled a hole in the floor and used a photoionization detector (PID) to determine if there was contamination beneath the floor.   The PID readings were over 3000 ppm, indicating heavy contamination.  The section of the floor was removed and contaminated soil was removed to the edge of the footing.   Contamination remained and lab analysis was done to document what was left behind.  The excavated area was backfilled and piping was installed should ventilation be needed at a later date.

2.35 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  The lab analysis confirmed that contamination remained.   The site is within 30 feet of the drilled well and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-573-2017*Maritime Energy reported an overfill during a delivery.  The estimated one quart spill was cleaned up by Maritime, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-267-2017*County Environmental informed the Department that contamination was found at the Mars Hill Freshies services station during removal of several Underground Storage Tanks(UST). The contaminates were found around some piping and the pump island however lab test came back below Department standards and no soil was removed from the site.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-305-2017*A planned underground storage tank pull occurred at the Maine Department of Transportation yard.  No contamination was found during the removal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-306-2017*A call came in regarding a dead area of grass from a ditch that smelled of oil. Up further investigation, the oil tank at 5 Dominion Street, at an unknown point and time had leaked into a French style drain bordering house and attached to a catch basin that drained into the ditch over the winter months.

The site was excavated of contaminated soil and disposed of properly. Due to the closeness of drinking water wells in the vicinity of the site a referral was make to Paul Higgins of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-307-2017*I responded to the site and met with Sevee and Mahar Engineers, Inc., representative.  He showed me the old weathered stain on the gravel hard pack parking lot.  The lot is where all of the tractor trailers were parked when the facility was in operation ten years ago.  The stain was only on the surface and from long ago.  No remediation was necessary.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-672-2018*A complaint from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency was received.  A N-methylamphetamine drug manufacturing dump site was found.  Five one-pots, three acid generators, and other materials were removed and disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-669-2018*An aircraft wing was leaking fuel onto the tarmac.  The fuel leak was stopped and the spill was recovered with pads.   Precautionary measures were taken to prevent additional spilling until the repair could be made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-668-2018*An oil tank was overfilled on a delivery causing the tank to weep around the fill pipes fittings.  The oil technician drained some oil out of the tank and cleaned the fill pipe.  It is planned that someone will come by and redope the fittings.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-264-2017*I received a call from Janis Quimby stating that Ron's Auto Sales had discharged hydraulic oil on her drive while picking up a vehicle on 4/7/17. They placed some sand on it, and promised her it would be cleaned up, but as of 4/10/17 it had not been addressed and no one was returning her calls regarding the mess.

I met Ms. Quimby at her property and confirm there was a discharge that required attention.  I told her I would have to give Ron's Auto Sales the opportunity to address the issue on their own.  If Ron's Auto Sales continued to ignore the issue, I would have the hydraulic oil removed at the expense of Ron's Auto.  On 4/10/17, a message was left with Ron's Auto with no return phone call.  I called again on 4/11/17 and was told the issue would be addressed.  I told Ms. Quimby to contact me if Ron's Auto returned to do the cleanup. After not hearing anything, I checked on the site later in the day, and it appeared nothing had had been done with no explanation why.  I was later informed by Ms. Quimby that someone had stopped by, and removed the sand and washed the driveway with something, but she was still unhappy with the cleanup.

I returned with Clean Harbors Environmental Services on 4/12/17 to see if we could remove the remainder of the hydraulic oil from the driveway.  We applied two applications of speedy-dry sorbent material and removed all accessible oil, but the oil had sat for too long and stained the driveway to the point where it would have to be resurfaced or sealed.  I informed Ms. Quimby that there was nothing further I could do. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-73-2017*On 4/12/17, I received a report of a small spill of hydraulic oil at the Armory Building at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.  The spill occurred when a pellet delivery truck blew an O-ring on a hydraulic hose spilling 1-2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The  Agri-Cal pellet truck driver used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled oil.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-347-2017*5/15/2017 at 14:47 I received a report from Dwayne O'Roak, oil technician for Conroy?s oil about a spill onto concrete at 134 East Grand Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. The oil tank had a loose bleed screw on top of the oil filter that was cause of the spill. Dwayne put down sorbent powder and by the time I got there, was just a stain on the concrete about 3' by 2'. I came back with a floor cleaner and scrubbed the affected area twice and vacuumed it up with a shop vac. Because the oil tank was in its own heavily insulted room in the back of the building the owner seemed to be satisfied with the cleanup effort. I ventilated the area with fans and told the owner to contact me if they felt it necessary to go further in the cleanup effort. No further action is anticipated by The Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-523-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that a fitting on line painting equipment was leaking and some white paint spilled on the roadway.  MDOT cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-554-2017*On 7/17, I received a call from Brian at Pit Stop Fuels.  He reported a 1/2 cup spill of heating oil that leaked from the delivery truck nozzle when the hose was reeled back into the truck after making a delivery to a customer.  Some of the oil leaked into a compartment under the reel on the truck and some went onto pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-531-2017*I was notified of an exceedance of reporting threshold for laboratory samples after the removal was completed.  For further details see, "Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment, Danville (Auburn), Maine", prepared by the Maine Department of Transportation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-532-2017*Peter Moulton reported that he had spoken to David Ramsay who was hoping our Department could help him get a new oil tank because his was leaking.  Mr. Ramsay had a spill at his house in June of 2007 when a landscaping spike punctured his copper oil line (P-434-07).  I visited Mr. Ramsay and found he had two 275-gallon oil tanks inside his garage, one of which was leaking extremely slowly from a corrosion hole in the bottom.  Mr. Ramsay had placed kitty litter underneath the tank which was collecting all of the oil that leaked out.  I suggested that he put a container under it along with the kitty litter.  I filled out the paperwork for a tank replacement with him and immediately got that information back to Peter Moulton who arranged for the replacement to happen.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-535-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted the paved driveway and a perennial area between the driveway and the house.  Sorbent materials were used to treat the pavement, then a small quantity of soil was hand excavated by the responsible party, guided by field screening.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-536-2017*A pad mount transformer was discovered to be weeping from a bushing which resulted in the release of less than a pint of mineral oil to the transformer itself and its pad.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-539-2017*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline were released to the ground due to the overfilling of an aboveground storage tank (AST) located at the facility.  The spill was caused by human error. The gasoline was released into the concrete containment structure surrounding the AST and was cleaned up with sorbent materials by M. W. Sewall & Company personnel. The waste materials were disposed of by M. W. Sewall & Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-540-2017*This private school razed an on-campus residence to use the property for mobile classrooms.  An excavator was trenching to install utilities and punctured an underground tank.  Based on the history of the property, the tank likely contained heating oil for the residence, but was never properly abandoned decades ago.  The tank was predominantly full with water and trace oil; some of its contents were released to the ground.  Mixed media was pumped out, then the tank was removed.  Affects to land were negligible and, given the intended use of the property, no further Division of Response Services action was necessary.
P-541-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/13/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Mr. Reiter of AECOM that gasoline contamination had been noted during excavation for this new, retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is owned and operated by Cumberland Farms, Inc., and has been a gas station for many years.  The area is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

Native soil in this area is silt/clay soils.  Groundwater was observed in the excavation in Scott Cyr's photos of the UST removal.

To the east across Forest Avenue is a Meineke Car Care that is a former UST facility gas station.  The Susan's Fish & Chips restaurant location was also a former UST facility gas station.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Several discharges have been recorded at the facility during its operation.  Report P-253-2004 covers a significant leak to soil and groundwater due to a torn piping boot at a dispenser sump, soon after the new piping and sump installation.  This contamination, located under the dispenser island, appears to be residual from this year 2004 dispenser piping leak.  See the UST Closure Assessment by AECOM for further information.

In the past and after 2004, MDEP did a soil gas survey of this UST facility property.  At this time I am not aware of any oil vapor intrusion issues with neighboring properties.  Also involved with facility assessment and monitoring was MDEP engineer Peter Eremita, and Charles (Mike) Moore with the City of Portland.

UST FACILITY REPLACEMENT
The new replacement UST facility of two 15,000-gallon, 2-compartment, double-wall, Containment Solutions double wall USTs was installed in July, 2017, by Gaftek, LLC, and under Maine Certified Installer Rick Hazel.  The new UST's were installed at the south corner of the property near the old dispensers.  The new installation was visited by Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services.

In early August, 2017, Gaftek abandoned-by-removal the three 8000-gallon, Owens Corning brand USTs, and the plastic product piping.  Scott Cyr of MDEP Division of Response Services visited the UST abandonment.  During the removal, one of the USTs split open in the excavation (see Photos 6 & 7).  A sewer line runs east from a neighboring home, over the old USTs, making UST removal more difficult.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
MDEP Division of Response Services issued an Oil Spill Debris Form for the gasoline-contaminated soil found during the new installation.  Cumberland Farms had about 123 tons trucked to CPRC Group for disposal.  About 700 tons of additional "impacted" soils were shipped to a Waste Management Landfill in New Hampshire.  I am not aware of any removal or treatment of groundwater during the UST installation or abandonment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  See the MDEP UST Registration file 12130 and the Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment for further information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  I understand that no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance is available or applicable for this discharge cleanup.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-543-2017*On Friday, 7/14/17, Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a small overfill discharge of #2 oil when a customer's oil tank overfilled to the sidewalk.  They reported the whistle was not loud enough over the traffic noise.  No oil was reported to drains or waters of Maine.  DEE reported that they were cleaning up the discharge and pumping excess fuel out of the oil tank.

The location is a high traffic, dense urban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-544-2017*The Acton Fire Chief reported that a small pleasure boat was leaking gasoline into Mousam Lake.  I arrived to find that a plastic gasoline container had been knocked over in the boat and a small amount of gasoline had leaked into the lake.  I supplied sorbent boom and pads and we deployed them around the boat and dock.  The owner of the boat would remove them and put them into the trash since there was only a sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-545-2017*Pike Industries reported that a diesel can had fallen off the back of a pickup truck in their parking lot and spilled.  About three gallons of diesel spilled out of the can when it hit the pavement.  The spilled fuel was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-546-2017*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that there had been a vehicle accident on Church Road.  The accident caused some engine oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-547-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had been damaged in a thunderstorm.  The damage caused about two gallons of oil to spill out of the transformer onto grass and leaves.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-548-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported a vehicle accident in front of 33 River Street.  The accident caused half a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-549-2017*Casella Organics reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while at the Village Green Digester at Brunswick Landing.  The blown hose caused about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  They used a lot of sorbent material so they requested a spill letter so they could take it to their landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-550-2017*A vehicle fire resulted in an unknown quantity of gasoline from a sedan.  The fire was extinguished with a copious amount of water, which dispersed fuel around the area, then followed grade down the shoulder of the road.  No action was taken due to the diluting effect of water combined with product's tendency to evaporate rapidly.  Areas of trace contamination may remain, but there are no receptors in the vicinity that will be affected.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-551-2017*On 7/14/17, a small volume of motor vehicle fluids was discharged to paved roadway with a vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up by Standish Fire Department (SFD).

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time, based on present information.
P-552-2017*On Saturday, 7/15/17, I attended the abandonment by removal of this commercial, consumptive-use, motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The UST facility supplied diesel fuel for this telephone facility's diesel generator.  A Gaftek, LLC, crew under Rick Hazel removed the UST and piping.  A representative from St. Germain-Collins was on site for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Scott Allocca was on site representing Fairpoint Communications.

The area is dense, suburban, residential and commercial use.  Much of this area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though is supplied by municipal water service and there are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.

The 2,500-gallon double-wall, Owens Corning, fiberglass UST was punctured during removal, though there was no fuel discharge.  I noted no evidence of oil contamination in the tank fill and native soil.  I noted no groundwater in the excavation of about 9' deep.  No remedial actions were required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No new replacement UST facility was installed.

1)  See the UST registration file and UST Closure Assessment for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment,
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-553-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than one gallon of kerosene.  Spilled product affected rocks/gravel/leaves below the tank.  Contamination was originally believed to have migrated vertically, but after the tank was removed, a small hand excavation discovered a concrete pad.  The material on top of the pad was disposed and the pad was treated with sorbents.  No affects to land occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-556-2017*The Westbrook Fire Department reported a vehicle accident in front of 355 Bridgton Road.  The accident caused a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-557-2017*Mr. Gehrke reported that he had a corrosion hole in his basement oil tank.  Mr. Gehrke smelled the oil vapors as soon as the leak started and put a bucket under the tank to collect the oil so very little was spilled.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Mr. Gehrke had the tank emptied and replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-562-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the AST and was discovered during a routine servicing of the heating system.  The released oil impacted the soil floor of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and helped the homeowner remove some of the impacted soils in order to reduce the potential for oil vapors entering the living space of the house.  Approximately 100 pounds of oily soil was excavated from the spill location and stockpiled at the MDEP facility for disposal.  The soil was subsequently transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The leaking AST was removed by the homeowner and replaced.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-569-2017*On 7/20/17, while passing by, I inspected this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on the planned repair or replacement of a spill bucket on the unleaded regular UST tank 4-1.  While there, I noted two of the three spill buckets appeared to have been recently replaced (see attached photo) at different times.  I also noted that the three 4' diameter turbine sumps appear to have been replaced recently but this work was not listed on the March 2017, UST Facility Upgrade Registration submitted to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Mr. John Dunlap, with MDEP Division of Petroleum Management, investigated and reported back that the replacement of the three turbine sumps had been listed on a second UST Registration Upgrade received in April 2017.  I found no record of discharges or oil-contaminated soil reported during this facility upgrade work.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.

P-571-2017*I received a call from Yankee Mobile Home Park reporting that they had discovered a 500 gallon underground storage tank (UST) at 4 Idlewood Lane, the previous day.  They had made arrangements with Allstate Environmental Services, Inc. to remove the UST for disposal, and were requesting assistance from the Department.

I responded to the site and observed the removal of what appeared to be old varnished gasoline from the UST.  The top of the UST was damaged, but the bottom was intact.  After the UST was removed from the ground, no contaminated soil was observed.  A total of 385 gallons of liquid was removed from the UST.  The UST was transported off site for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-343-2017*Minor contamination was found during a phase II site assessment.  Molly King of the Division of Technical Services was consulted and no further cleanup or investigation is necessary at this time.

P-237-2019*Approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground surface as the result of a mechanical failure on a bucket truck.  The released oil impacted the underlying soils on the side of the road.  Approximately 1 drum of oil impacted soil was excavated from the impacted area and sorbents were used to clean the oil from the asphalt road surface.  All waste material was disposed of by Central Maine Power Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
P-955-2017*M. W. Sewall & Co. (MWS) called to report a customer had called them with concerns of lingering fuel oil odors after a recent service.  MWS both delivers oil to and services the system.  Mr. Sheldon eventually inspected the basement and found his oil tank empty (recently within the last five days, it was at least half full, an estimated 150 gals.).

MWS inspected the system and believed the copper line in the ground beneath floor was leaking.  Upon my arrival, this seemed the most probably explanation of the observed conditions.  I spoke with Mr. Sheldon and explained my initial plans and he agreed with my assessment and plan.

The tank was all but empty.  It was removed.  The floor was constructed of concrete slabs (eight feet by four feet).  One was jackhammered and removed to confirm the extent of oil migration.  Wet soils were heavily rooted (tree roots etc.), densely compacted and quite boney (many rocks baseball to softball sized).  A few small pools of oil were created while the shovelling commenced.  The total affected area was 18 feet by eight feet.  The depth varied from six inches to 20 inches with waves of bedrock throughout.

Materials were chunked into pieces easily managed and carried out of the basement and loaded into a dump truck.  The excavation was backfilled and a layer of poly put down on top of the backfill.  A four feet by eight feet section of new concrete was poured.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

A-463-2018*An ACV vacuum truck working at the school's boiler had leaked an estimated two quarts of antifreeze to the paved parking lot.  Employees used speedy dry sorbent material to contain and collect the fluids from a leaking hose on the truck.  No site visit was made and no further action by Division of Response Services is expected.
P-94-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the late morning of 2/8/19, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company (Fielding's) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a leak of unknown volume from this customer's outside, consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  An MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is a mobile home community served by public water service.  On site I found the tank had been dripping since the previous evening and the homeowner had a pan to catch the drips.  Some red oil was present in the snow and atop the ice under the AST, but no oil got beyond the skirting and under the home.  The Magna patch was holding at the time and I encouraged the tank be emptied and replaced as soon as possible.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 2/8/19, swift actions by Fielding's burner technicians prevented a more significant oil discharge.  MDEP picked up the sorbent pads applied by Fielding's workers and dug up oiled snow under the tank.  MDEP Division of Response Services referred Mr. Woodman to MDEP tank replacement program and Mr. Peter Moulton to have his AST replaced.  The Groundwater Cleanup Fund insurance and AST replacement and associated forms were explained to Mr. Woodman.

Assuming Mr. Woodman replaces his AST before the patch should fail, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-96-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location which resulted in the release of less than one half gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product was forced out the vent and impacted snow.  All visible signs of pink snow were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-97-2019*On 2/7/19, Kennebunk Fire Department reported that they had received a call regarding gasoline odor at 81 Downing Road in Kennebunk.  When they arrived on scene, they found a trailing leak (presumably from a vehicle) on Downing, Limerick and Campground Roads.  No source was found.  There were no puddles of gasoline and the odor was gone upon their arrival.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-98-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a valve being hit while taking the hose off the delivery truck.  The spill occurred in the roadway and was cleaned up immediately.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-99-2019*On 2/8/19, notice was received of diesel oil or #2 oil discharge down three to four miles of roadway up Route 91 to Witch Trot Road in York, from unidentified responsible party.  There was no recoverable product.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection response actions required.
P-101-2019*On 2/9/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services assessed a 30 to 50 gallon discharge of dyed diesel fuel to the ground from a locomotive engine fuel pump under track #107.  National Response Corporation (NRC) had been hired by Pan Am Railways to respond and clean up the fuel leak.  I noted freshly dug up soil and track ballast.  NRC disposed of the oiled soil as "regulated waste" rather than as virgin oil waste.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media, from years of historical fuel and lube oil leaks, is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-102-2019*Grease from a fitting on a crane dropped into a puddle of rainwater and was then transported into a catch basin which deposited into the Piscataqua River, causing a sheen.  The sheen was unrecoverable. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-103-2019*On 2/8/19, Ryan Graves of Cianbro Corporation reported their subcontractor, Underwater Construction Corporation, had spilled an estimated one gallon of diesel fuel at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  The contractor was hand-carrying a bucket of fuel with an unsecured lid and dripped fuel approximately 3/4 mile from Berths 1-11 at the yard.  The spill was not recoverable given the small quantity and length of the drips.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-104-2019*A gasket failed on the meter box of a fuel delivery truck which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  The truck was parked in the street so spilled product affected the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-106-2019*On Saturday, 2/9/19, in response to an oil spill complaint to the National Response Center, I visited and met with the reporting party, Arthur Follis.  The location is rural residential and served by private water wells and septic systems.

Mr. Follis showed me a discharge of what appeared to be motor oil under a roommate's SUV parked in the gravel driveway.  Spill volume I estimate at a gallon or less, though more leaked oil may have been under the ice and not visible at the time (see photo).  Follis expressed concern over the oil leak's threat to well located about 50' south.  Considering the volume leaked, properties of lube oil, and distance to the drilled well, MDEP Geologist Woodruff and I did not believe there is a significant threat to the well, at this time.

I applied pads to the leak and gave extras to Mr. Follis.  Follis expressed that the vehicle belonged to his roommate, Nanarah Lamare, and that the homeowner, who also lived there, Paul Frederick, would not have the leak stopped.  The vehicle was registered to Sandra and Carlton Bragdon of Saco, Maine.  In mid-February, Mr. Fortis left a voice message complaining that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was not doing anything.

On Wednesday, 2/26/19,: I was called by the vehicle operator after receiving the MDEP letter of 2/20/19.  The person stated to be a driver for the Bragdons.  A mechanic was reported to have found the vehicle's oil filter was loose and that Follis was suspected to have loosened it so it would leak.

1)  These oil leaks did not appear to pose a significant threat to surface water or to any nearby drinking water wells, and are expected to naturally degrade.
2)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected based on present information.
P-109-2019*On 2/8/19, notice was received of one gallon discharge of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil to paved ground from this pad mounted transformer.  Central Maine Power Company drained the leaking transformer before its repair/replacement and then cleanup of the discharge.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-936-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the evening of 12/8/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Dead River Company (DRC) that they had responded to this customer's complaint of a fresh fuel oil discharge from their basement aboveground storage tank (AST) facility; however, DRC had not made any fuel deliveries for a month or more.  No fuel delivery ticket or note was left by the peddler truck while the Demers were away.  MDEP's Stephen Brezinski responded the next morning in daylight hours and was primary MDEP contact for the cleanup actions.

On Monday 12/10/18, the site was visited by Mr. Richard Burke of Maximum Energy Company and met with the MDEP cleanup contractor on site at the time.  Mr. Burke later contacted me and he explained that he had made the fuel delivery of 100 gallons two days earlier on 12/8/18.  He suffered the overfill he referred to as a "burp" and had delivered to the wrong house.  Mr. Burke stated he thought the discharge was less than the state reporting level.  I explained to Mr. Burke there is no reporting minimum for this discharge and that he was in violation of oil spill reporting requirements to MDEP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a single-family home in a suburban residential area that is served by municipal water and sewer.  The home has a full basement except for under a post construction addition.  The home had a 275-gallon vertical AST for a forced hot water boiler.  The active fuel line was sleeved and above the floor.  Mr. and Ms. Demers are a retired couple.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Sunday 12/9/18, MDEP Division of Response Services documented three leaks: a fresh oil discharge under the outside vent and fill pipes that spread south down the paved driveway, a leak out the vent pipe fitting on top of the AST and down the tank side to the floor, and a leak out a new hole in the tank bottom apparently caused when the delivery over-pressurized the tank shell.  There is no report or evidence the tank bottom was leaking prior to the delivery on 12/8/18.

The exterior leak appears to have also soaked down to soil through cracks and joints in the pavement (see photos).  The 15' long exterior discharge was estimated by MDEP at up to 10 gallons considering an unknown volume of fuel that seeped down through the pavement cracks and joints.  The interior tank leaks covered the floor under the AST and up against the foundation wall and a significant gap.  The basement floor was painted which appears to have inhibited the oil from soaking into the concrete floor.  On 12/9/18, the Demers and I noted a significant oil odor in the basement and upstairs of the home.

The Demers recognized that their tank with the new perforation had to be promptly emptied and replaced, to prevent further leaks of a considerably greater volume of oil.  After the old tank was removed and the floor cleaned, the Demers had no further complaints of oil odor in the home.  In the driveway, oil appeared to be wicking up through cracks in the pavement indicating spilled oil coming up from the soil below; experience indicates this may result in prematurely degraded asphalt paving.  Delayed cleanup actions typically causes increased damage and cleanup costs.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
In the evening of 12/8/18, the DRC burner technician applied sorbents to the driveway and the floor under the tank, and applied a Magna Patch to the pinhole in the AST bottom.  On the morning of 12/9/18, MDEP Division of Response Services was reluctant to sweep and wash under the tank for fear of disturbing the patch on the tank full of oil.  Until a responsible party was identified, the Demers requested MDEP Division of Response Services manage the cleanup actions.  MDEP Division of Response Services hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to clean the outside oil discharge, to cut up and remove the damaged AST.  The old AST needed to be removed in order to fully assess the d
P-940-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 12/9/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Proulx Oil & Propane Co. reporting a discharge of an estimated 400-gallons of K1 heating oil from an outside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The discharge was discovered on Friday 12/7/18, when the homeowner reported a "no heat" call to Proulx Oil.  The Kaichens and Proulx Oil were two days late in reporting the discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and served by private wells and septic systems.  The home was built into a hillside with three sides being concrete foundation (see photos).  Half the home is horse barn and half residence.  From Witchtrot Road, the home is located about one mile east.  The road is best navigated during good weather and with a vehicle with high ground clearance.  Ms. Kaichen has two ASTs which are filled in the autumn as a fuel truck cannot navigate the road after the snow falls.  The home's drilled well is located on the northwest side near the two ASTs.  Ellen Kaichen and her adult daughter Penny Kaichen reside at the home.

AST FACILITY
Ms. Kaichen's facility was two outside 275-gallon horizontal, ASTs, of 1995 construction and manifolded at the fuel line.  The fuel line that leaked was a single-wall, bare copper line that lay on the ground from the back (northwest side) and ran down to the southeast side of the home to a gravity-fed monitor heater.  I estimated the fuel line to be about 40 to 50 feet long.  After moving the two ASTs aside and checking, MDEP found no evidence of discharges from the tanks.

On 12/9/18, the Kaichens had been two days without heat other than electric space heaters.  Her oil tanks and fuel lines looked to be installed out of compliance, and Proulx Oil was unable to more promptly replace or upgrade the facility.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Proulx Oil reported the AST facility was last filled in October, and based on use, they estimated the volume lost was about 400-gallons.  A Proulx Oil burner technician identified the leak source as a pin hole in the bare, unsleeved copper line and replaced the damaged section on 12/7/18.  They added 20-gallons of oil at the time, though the heat went out again, so Proulx expressed they were concerned about an additional leak.

On 12/10/18, I confirmed a significant oil stain on the northeast side of the house foundation several feet south of the corner, and oil in the soil below the stain and fuel line.  Based on the size of the pinhole and sampling during soil excavation, the leak appears to have been slow, over weeks, and to have seeped in a narrow pathway down to groundwater below the foundation of the home.  Ms. Kaichen stated she could smell oil vapors within the home at the northeast corner.  MDEP Division of Response Services assessed a Maine 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline for cleanup.

On 12/12/18, oil-saturated soils were found down to the eight feet depth below grade (bg) of the excavation though the sidewalls were notably less contaminated.  No groundwater was found down to 8'.  Soils excavated in the spill area were tan medium sand with cobbles and boulders, though at seven feet bg a lens of tan silty sand was noted.  Directly under the spill area we found the septic drain pipe at six feet bg going northeast to the septic field.  Under the septic pipe we found a perimeter drain pipe in crushed stone going southeast, but we could not find an outlet downgrade of the house.  The sandy soil was dry around the perimeter drain pipe, with no groundwater.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS AND INVESTIGATION
On 12/19/18, after going over recommended cleanup actions, Ellen Kaichen and her daughter agreed to Option-1 for MDEP Division of Response Services spill management.  A Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) application was explained, then completed by Ms. Kaichen and m
P-944-2018*The Department was notified of an unknown amount of #2 heating oil and/or kerosene that had leaked from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner noticed the smell in mid-October and contacted Garthwaite Energy to replace the tank.  At the time of service, the technicians set out to do the tank replacement and noticed the oil leaking from the tank and onto the ground, creating a large stain on the ground.  Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the new heating tank had been hooked up to the home's furnace and had been placed to the side of the house.

Based on shake test screenings, the soil between the driveway and the tongue of the trailer was the most heavily impacted area from the oil leak.  Soil removal was done by National Response Corporation (NRC) and three tons of soil was removed.  The oil was approximately three feet wide by 5.5 feet deep at which point bedrock was encountered.  Due to the proximity of the oil spill to the community drinking water well (approximately 270 feet), soil samples were taken by the Department at the two foot mark below grade and the floor of the excavation at 5.5 feet.  These soil samples found high levels of petroleum in the soil.  The excavation hole was filled in the same day with 3/4 inch stone, vapor barrier, and gravel.  The homeowner was told that the tank could be replaced back to where it had been located.

Due to the remaining contamination, our Division of Technical Services is in contact with the property management company for the trailer park regarding drinking water well monitoring.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-945-2018*A shipyard security vessel experienced a power steering leak.  Approximately one pint of oil was released from its tank with an approximate cup discharged to the river.  Shipyard response personnel deployed sorbent boom to address the oil sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-941-2018*Response was made to 12/7/18 discharge due to vehicle fire on Route 35, about 0.5-miles west of Route 237.  The location is adjacent to Sebago Lake, a municipal drinking water supply.  The discharges appear to have been thermally remediated during the vehicle conflagration, and no additional cleanup actions were assessed to be required.  No fuel contamination was observed or expected to Sebago Lake.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-1039-2017*Auburn Public Safety Dispatch called to report a police vehicle leaked transmission fluid at the aforementioned address.  The facility staff attended the spill and did not request any Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance.  Based on the information received, as a small volume spill at a facility with attending staff, no site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected.
A-641-2018*An overfill of a passenger vehicle resulted in less than one quart of gasoline onto the pavement.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbents and speedi dri sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-642-2018*While filling a delivery truck, one gallon was spilled on the the pavement when it was overfilled.  The spilled product was cleaned up using speedi dri and sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-633-2017*I received a report indicating the tank at the subject location had suffered a leak. I visited the site and pumped the oil into a temporary tank and drums. I indicated to Mr. Hughes that he could use the tank free of charge but that I could not hook it up for him as I am not a licensed burner technician. Oil spilled onto a concrete slab under the tank where it was mostly contained with sorbent material. I disposed of the contaminated sorbents and went about the process of replacing the tank through the departments tank replacement program. No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-803-2017*On 10/19/17, I received a call from Andrew Jagger reporting an oil line leak inside his residence in Lebanon.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I could see a wet stain on the hardwood floor next to an out of service kerosene heater in an addition to the home.  There was animal urine on the floor, making it difficult to distinguish what was oil and what was pet waste.  I was not able to detect the odor of oil in the residence.  I entered the crawl space under the addition and noted a distinct oil odor there.  I also noted oil staining on the structural elements of the home including the carrying beams, floor joists and subfloor.  Oil could be seen from the outside of the home running down a wooden skirt covering the crawl space sides.  Very little, if any, oil had made it into the soil under the home.  It appeared as though all the oil spilled had leaked onto and soaked into the structure of the home.  I set up a Ram fan for ventilation under the home.

I returned to the site the following day with Don White of the Division of Technical Services to evaluate the best course of action in remediating the spill.  The addition was poorly constructed making removal of any structural elements perilous if not impossible.  In the end, it was decided to remove the external siding, wooden crawl space siding, and the interior sheetrock and wall covering.  No structural integrity components would be disturbed.

On 10/23, I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental Services to begin work.  The exterior siding and underlying Tyvek wrap was removed to the extent necessary to expose the extent of the oil damage outside.  The crawl space siding was also removed.  Inside the building, the out of service heater was removed.  Once the heater was removed, we were able to see significant corrosion on the oil line which had caused the spill.  We removed a wooden tongue and groove wall covering as well as the oil soaked sheetrock beneath it.  Oil had wicked up the insulation inside the wall from the floor to over seven feet high in some places.  The oil soaked insulation was also removed.  No structural integrity items were removed, other than a small piece of the siding that was oil soaked.  The oil stained components remaining were then washed with simple green and allowed to dry.

Over the next few weeks, the stained areas remaining were sealed with Gel Magic or Primer paint as necessary, the exterior siding that had been removed was replaced, and the sheetrock that had been removed was replaced.  The site has been handed off to the Division of Technical Services for any necessary remaining mitigation efforts.  No further Division of Response Service action anticipated.
I-17-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil from poor transfer operations into a tote. The release was contained by concrete trench designed to capture spills. LP's employees used floor dry as sorbents to clean up the release which were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action of Response Services at this time.
B-796-2018*A leak in a fuel line cause a spill in a basement.  The leak was from a temporary skid tank and is related to spill B-781-2018.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents and simple green by Dead River Company.   The home already had an air scrubber installed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-797-2018*A contractor at a home to do oil burner work discovered a leaking tank.  The tank was quickly replaced in a new location.  The technician reported there was an unknown amount of oil under the mobile home and in the ground outside.  When I arrived, the vapors in the home were not measurable and zero under the home.  A small stain was observed under the homes skirting, but it was not significant.  The soil under the leaking tank was contaminated.  The testing indicated it was not significant.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-721-2018*Exit 43 Quick Stop in Richmond reported a discharge of gasoline from an overfill of a vehicle at their facility.  They cleaned up the discharge with sorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-171-2017*During the filling process, the driver overfilled the system and discharged oil from the vent pipe.  The two fill pipe, single vent configuration may need inspection.  The spill was to a concrete pad/deck.  It migrated about five feet in length and about two feet in width.  The staining also flowed over an edge and down 6-8 inches, possibly more at the seam between concrete and wooden deck.  The attending technician was not able to assess beneath the deck, but did inform me that none was discharged in the basement.

The odd construction of the concrete at the fill/vent allowed no chance to visually inspect this area.  No one appeared to be home at the time of my visit, but the technician said no oil was observed in the basement.

The Fielding's Oil & Propane Company cleanup was a simple application of speedy dry sorbent material.  The spent sorbent was removed.  Visible staining remained to the decks and partial migration of oil down the sides of the concrete vertical surface.  No determination of oil beneath the wooden deck nor at the concrete deck house wall interface was possible.  The home is served by a private drilled well 100-plus feet from the discharge site.  With no additional concerns expressed by the homeowner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.

B-131-2017*A tractor carrying a cargo trailer crashed onto the roadside at the subject location.  The accident caused damage to the oil pan releasing several gallons of product onto the side of the road.  The motor oil was mixed with snow and was recovered with a shovel.  Diesel fuel was removed from the tractor to prevent leakage on recovery.

No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-132-2017*The subject was removing a processor damaged by fire from Weyerhaeuser land.   When the equipment was moved across a parking area it caused a small spill of hydraulic oil.  It was quickly recovered with spill pads and by hand excavating the impacted area.

No resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-141-2017*The Maine Department of Transportation reported the discharge of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil due to the broken hydraulic line on a plow truck.  The product was lost during a snowstorm and occurred over a mile or so.  No cleanup was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-142-2017*The Maine Department of Transportation reported the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil due to the broken hydraulic line on a plow truck.  The product was lost during a snow storm and occurred over along a 25 mile stretch.  No cleanup was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-887-2018*The Department was notified of a seven gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a car accident.  The oil was contained to the pavement and Central Maine Power Company conducted the cleanup and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-888-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 ounce and .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leak in the return line at the furnace.  The homeowner contacted Downeast Energy reporting a 1 ounce leak from the line.  While Downeast was working on the furnace, the burner technician spilled approximately .5 gallons from the return line onto himself and the concrete floor.  The spill was cleaned up by Downeast and the waste disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-125-2017*I received a complaint indicating a clandestine drug laboratory had been discovered at the subject location.  I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal and disposal of hazardous wastes and precursor materials

The home was involved in a fire that destroyed the home.  The oil tank was damaged but not compromised.  The tank had 126 gallons of fuel and was secured to prevent spillage.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-206-2017*8/29/17 I received a call from Richard Boisvert reporting a five gallon spill of #2 heating oil that was in a drum (55-gallon) that also got some rainwater in it.  The oily water mixture tipped over when the drum was moved, spilling onto a gravel parking area adjacent to his garage.  I went to the spill site to assess the impacts and cleanup actions taken by Richard.

I arrived on scene and looked over the spill site.  Richard used a tractor with a bucket to excavate out an area 10' x 10' down to a depth of approximately 8- 10 inches.  The impacted soils have been removed adequately.  I provided Richard with an oil spill debris form to transport and dispose of the 1/2 cubic yard of oily debris loaded onto a trailer.

No further action is required by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-491-2017*A citizen of Strong reported a strong smell of cresol and black smoke coming out of a smoke stack at a nearby company.  She reported that the smell kept her up all night.  She reported that the smell was still there but the black smoke was not visible at this time.  I called the company and left a message.  I received no return call.  Monday morning I referred the case to our Air Bureau emissions unit to investigate.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-59-2018*On January 25, 2018, Simard & Sons, Incorporated, called to report that the sump pump alarm had been triggered at the gasoline dispensers of Swett's Tire & Auto, Inc.  No actual product was released.  The alarm was due to excess water in the system.  The alarm was reset and the sumps were cleared.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-675-2018*Dead River Company called to report a leak on an oil line fitting on an oil burner.  The leak had been ongoing for some time according to the tenant but was not a large amount.  The technician indicated that he did not think it was an issue.  The technician planned to clean the floor with simple-green when the work was complete.  The tenant did not want me to come check the home for vapors.  I told the tenant I would be happy to check the home at a later time if the odor was troublesome.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-87-2017*On February 16, 2017, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred from an overfill during a delivery.  Approximately half a gallon of #2 oil was spilled onto snow. The snow was removed and disposed of properly.  No wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-69-2017*On February 06, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill near Rumford Branch.  Less than a gallon of lube oil was released from the engine on the locomotive to the ballast. Oily ballast was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
I-42-2017*3/8/17 I received an e-mailed spill report from Bill Parker, Environmental Coordinator with ReEnergy Holdings LLC.  The report detailed a 15 gallon spill of transmission oil  from a Caterpillar D8 loader as a result of a leaking transmission hose.  Upon discovery of the leaking transmission line, sorbent pads were placed under the unit. ReEnergy crew replaced the defective transmission hose. Upon completion of the hose replacement, the oil soaked sorbent pads were poly bagged and placed in the facility's oily waste storage bin for disposal through a contract with Clean Harbors.  Any oil not caught by the pads was soaked up by wood fines that will be fed into the plants boiler system per license conditions.


No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff
B-21-2018*A corrosion hole caused kerosene to leak out of the aboveground storage tank (AST) into the ground and under the crawl space.  I hired Clean Harbors Corporation (Clean Harbors) to vactor out contaminated soils from under the former location of the AST and a little from the crawl space.  We removed most of contaminated soils under the AST but only removed some of the contaminated soils in the crawl space.  The house is supported by posts and some of the pipes for the house are exposed in the crawl space.   I covered the excavation with 2 inch insulation and plastic.  A temporary tank was installed by Dead River Corporation.

I installed a vent fan a few days later and covered up an opening to the crawl space on the far side of the house.  She had some problems with her sewer pipe draining.

I checked on the site numerous times over the next few weeks.  She would operate the vent fan only when she had vapors in the bathroom which was rarely.  This is the only room with occasional petroleum vapors.  I was never allowed in the structure to get air readings with my meter.

I was able to check underneath the structure in the crawl space at the end of May.  I found some soil still saturated with oil around the one support structure for the structure underneath the bathroom.  I am unwilling to excavate around this structure.  The excavation next to this contaminated soil has been open for months and full of water. No signs of oil or a sheen has been observed on this water since excavation of contaminated soils was performed.

I referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to the drinking water well approximately 50 feet away.  The excavation was backfilled at the end of May.  The vent was also removed a week earlier.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-105-2018*I received a report of a leaking tank at the subject location due to a leaking filter gasket. The incident resulted in an estimated 50 gallons of fuel being spilled underneath the adjacent mobile home and to the ground near the tank. I hired Clean Harbors to remove free product from underneath the residence, to clean the slab, and to remove contaminated soil adjacent to the residence. I also hired the homeowner who owns an excavation company to assist with the soil removal. Upon completion of the work, vapors in the home were not a concern. The drinking water well on the property is located approximately 50 feet from where the spill occurred and will be monitored by Technical Services until it is no longer deemed threatened. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-106-2018*I responded to the oil spill and found free product in puddles of water being absorbed by sorbent pads that Carver Heating Company technician had deployed. Carver Heating had transferred the unspilled product into a new tank around the corner from the spill.

I recovered the oiled sorbent pads and scheduled removal of contaminated soil for the next morning.

On 2/22/18, I was on site to oversee the removal of approximately 4.5 tons of contaminated soil. The excavation was backfilled at that time.

I have referred the site to the Division of Technical Services due to the close proximity of the drinking well to the spill site.

No further Division of Response Services action at this time.
B-110-2018*Due to monetary issues a small amount of kerosene was being manually poured into the residence's 275 aboveground storage tank.  During this process a small amount of kerosene was spilled.  The oil company wanted the spill documented prior to delivering oil.  The residence received the delivery of oil after my inspection and removal of a minor amount of contaminated snow and ice.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-111-2018*A corrosion hole allowed approximately 5 gallons of kerosene to leak onto the ice and snow.  Sorbents were used to absorb the spilled oil.  Approximately 60 gallons were pumped off by Mr. Travis Smith and I into a drum.   The tank was replaced a week later.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-109-2018*Robert Stevens reported an outside K1 fuel oil spill at his residence.  The estimated 150 gallon spill resulted from a filter gasket failure after a freeze up on an outside oil tank.  Contractor, Coutts Brothers, was hired for removal of contaminated soil.  The home is served by a private drinking water well. The site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-713-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-716-2017*The Pittsfield Fire Department reported a diesel fuel spill.  The unknown truck spilled an estimated four gallons of fuel. The spill was cleaned up by the fire department, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-755-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-99-2018*Emera Maine reported a leaking pole mounted transformer. The pole was struck by a vehicle which caused the release. Emera Maine used sorbents to clean up the release. The contaminated debris were disposed at a local landfill by Emera Maine.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-685-2018*A valve leaked on an aboveground storage tank in the basement at the residence.  The oil leaked onto the concrete floor.  The valve was fixed and the spilled oil was remediated as best as possible by Dead River Company.   The owner of the residence declined a visit by me.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-686-2018*Dead River Company (Dead River) made a delivery around noon time to the residence and leaked diesel onto the paved driveway.  The owner of the residence notified Dead River of the spill around 1630 hours.  Dead River employees went out to the site that evening to clean the pavement.  Dead River sent pre and post photos of the driveway to me.  There was no obvious stain upon their departure.

It was a possibility that the truck's fuel tank could have leaked out of the vent or cap due to the incline of the driveway.  Dead River checked the truck for leaks but did not find any problems or leaks.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-820-2017*A windstorm caused damage to a transformer. This caused the transformer to leak from around the hanger of the transformer. Emera hired Clean Harbors to remove and dispose of the contamination.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
P-291-2018*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 5/4/18, Mr. Dwight Nichols reported that the neighboring property to him was a junkyard and had an old gasoline tank truck that was leaking to the ground.  I notified the Minot Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), Ken Pratt, and scheduled a joint visit and inspection.  Mr. McMullin of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste unit advised that his unit had no jurisdiction for a small rural junkyard as this might be.  At the time of notification, I was not told this involved two family members.

INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
On Monday, 5/7/18, Minot CEO, Ken Pratt, and I met at the property, and introduced ourselves to Ms. Nichols; her husband Daren Nichols was not at home.  Ms. Nichols explained that there is a family problem between the reporter Dwight Nichols II, and his brother at this property, Daren Nichols.  The property was owned by their father, Dwight Nichols, and was divided between the brothers after he passed away.

The area is rural residential and forested and is served by private well water and septic systems.  Visible on the aerial map, further in the woods to the northeast, are what appear to be junk and abandoned vehicles which we did not get authorization to inspect.

I found an old peddler tank truck south of Mr. Nichol's house and noted no evidence of fresh or old prohibited oil or chemical discharges.  It appears this truck has been parked here since about 1972 based on the last registration.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  No spill cleanup or further investigation was required at the time.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  Daren Nichols requested a copy of this spill report.
4)  At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-293-2018*On 5/7/18, I met the Hollis Fire Chief on site to assess cleanup of engine oil concerning a small brook off Deerwander Road.  The vehicle was gone and an oily sheen remained in the brook.  I assisted in cleaning up residual oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) took the oily waste for disposal, and replaced sorbents to the Hollis Fire Department.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-295-2018*The Kennebunk Fire Department reported that a sheen was discovered in a flooded basement of a residence.  Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and determined that the likely cause of the sheen was from a tipped over general use container containing an unknown petroleum product. The sheen was so small that it could not be recovered and the basement was pumped out to the outside.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-296-2018*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking flare fitting with the associated piping of the AST.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean the floor with sorbents and remove oil-impacted household items.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-298-2018*Approximately two gallons of mineral oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the paved road surface as a result of a vehicle accident.  The oil impacted surface was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  The transformer was tagged as containing a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP)

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
P-299-2018*Approximately 2 gallons of mineral oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground as a result of storm damage. Oil impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  The transformer was tagged as a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer. No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP)

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
P-301-2018*Approximately four gallons of mineral oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground as a result of storm damage.  Oil impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  The transformer was tagged as a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP)

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
P-302-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification of a suspected white power incident at the Goodwill retail store. MDEP personnel was en route to the location when we received information that the material had been field tested by a drug screening instrument and determined to be corn starch.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-303-2018*SUMMARY
This spill report covers fresh (post 1990) near ground surface, gasoline and diesel discharges identified by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, and by FGS/CMT, Inc., after the dispensers had been removed from the island during the facility abandonment by removal in May of 2018.

Stephen Brezinski was primary representative with the MDEP Division of Response Services, and who was on site for the underground storage tank (UST) and piping removal, and cleanup actions.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/8/18, MDEP smelled and measured both gasoline and diesel fuel discharges under the two dispenser islands prior to the island's excavation and removal (see photos).  These leaks appeared co-mingled with deeper and weathered gasoline contamination from pre-1990 (see report P-399-1990 and P-309-2018).  Considering potential Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund insurance coverage and for clarity: separate spill reports were written for apparent post-1990 discharges (P-303-2018), and pre-1990 fuel discharges (P-309-2018).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This UST facility is located in a suburban commercial and residential use area, located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is out of the 1000' buffer for the town of Lisbon's Ann Street Public Water Wells.  Native soil observed is medium tan sand and some silty/clay areas.  Groundwater (gw) was observed about 5' to 6' below grade (bg) in the UST area.

After the 1990 UST replacement, the facility owner sold the facility and property to the Millers.  In 2017 or 2018, the property and facility was purchased by Lisbon Property Holdings, LLC (Priority Real Estate Group), who never operated the post-1990 UST facility.  I observed the facility to be out of service for about a year or more before the 2018 facility abandonment.  In 1990, the facility was known as Tony's Sunoco with a repair garage.  In the 2000's it was known as Miller's Variety.  The new replacement facility in 2018 is scheduled to be a Rusty Lantern Irving UST facility.

FGS/CMT, Inc., performed the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Considering the location is not over but adjacent to a mapped aquifer, is served by town water, and there are two adjacent locations which suffered significant past oil discharges: MDEP assigned a CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER EXPOSURE SCENARIO cleanup goal (see e-mail letter of 5/9/18).

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
See spill report P-309-18 for additional information on the UST abandonment by removal.  On 3/9/18, Gaftek, LLC, removed the double-wall, rigid fiberglass product piping to the two dispenser locations in the single island (the UST registration #6205 listed this piping as flexible double-wall).  The concrete dispenser island and canopy were from before the 1990 re-installation and had no dispenser sumps.  The three crash valves for the northern dispenser location appeared improperly secured to the island and appeared to be in violation (see photos).

During the 1990 UST abandonment, three unregistered bare steel USTs were noted.  I had them registered at the time and the facility owner had them removed.  Webber Energy is documented as the UST facility owner 1n 1990.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
No Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required or produced during the June 1990, abandonment by removal of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and evidence of prohibited discharges after the 1990 UST facility installation.  Petroleum discharges were evident based on visual and olfactory evidence.

During the 1990 UST replacement, motor fuel contaminated soil and groundwater was noted in the UST area, a slick of fuel was noted on the groundwater (see P-399-1990).  The dispenser area, dispenser island and canopy was undisturbed in 1990, except to install the new underground product piping.  No oil contamination in the dispenser
P-306-2018*Paris Fire Department (PFD) called to report the discharge of gasoline from a customer overfill at the aforementioned address.  The initial report was of a 13.98 gallons release, but it was later revised to possibly 7.3 gallons (less what was in the tank of the car).  PFD applied copious amount of speedy dry sorbent material and a few bales of sorbent pads and assisted staff with information of proper handling of spill cleanup debris.  Upon my arrival, cleanup was well underway and most of the materials collected.  Only a large stain remained on the concrete and asphalt.  The disposal contractor had been notified and they would be collecting the materials in the near future.  Based on the successful remediation and cleanup, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-307-2018*Filter failure caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product affected the cement basement floor, migrating from the tank, underneath the stairs, around the chimney and along the back wall of the building.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product and floor was washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  A sub slab survey was conducted which identified contamination below the slab.  A ventilation system was installed with the intent to manage vapor intrusion without removing the slab and soil.  The attempt was not as effective as was hoped, so approximately 100 square feet of slab was removed from the corner of the building as well as contaminated soil below, then the vent was re-piped along the perimeter of the footer.  That effort allowed the fan to manage any lingering vapors from inaccessible contamination beneath the footer.  With vapors managed and the well not in jeopardy, no further Division of Response Services action is necessary.
P-308-2018*This spill report covers investigation of historical gasoline-contaminated media at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
In the afternoon of 5/8/18, while working at the former Miller's Variety, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Uncontrolled Sites requested that I respond to this Lisbon Falls Getty facility.  The town engineering contractor (Olver Associates, Inc.) had called MDEP to investigate oil-contaminated soil found during sidewalk work and to assist with waste soil disposal.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a suburban residential and commercial use area.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service, and located near, but not over, a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On the afternoon of 5/8/18, I met Jordan Hafford of Olver Associates, and with Ed Bean of Ranger Contracting.  The sidewalk excavation was too shallow to uncover the oil-contaminated soils, but with deeper excavation of a light pole base along Route 196 (see photo), Ranger Contracting had dug up 5 to 7 yards of contaminated soil they could not reuse on site.  The soil pile was under poly.  The excavation was backfilled a day or more earlier so that I could not visibly assess the contaminated soil in-situ.

Initial prohibited gasoline discharges were documented under P-725-1989, where A. L. Doggett Company, under installer Paul Bosse, had replaced the UST facility for Getty Corporation, and installed the new UST facility without reporting the significant gasoline contamination around the tanks and dispenser island.  This contamination was again managed in 2001 during a UST facility upgrade (see report P-586-2001).

Gasoline contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to have migrated off site and has been confirmed under the municipal sidewalk, and may be found under Lisbon Street and under Union Street, and under the adjacent Lisbon House of Pizza property.

In 2013, and again in May 2018, the contractors and consultants were advised to try and re-use soil back on site and under pavement or a soil cap.  Otherwise, it would need proper management and off site disposal at an MDEP licensed disposal facility (see attached e-mail letter of 5/10/18).  I also advised that evidence of discharges be promptly reported.

I have no information on groundwater conditions for the 2018 work.

UST FACILITY
MDEP did not have opportunity to observe the bare steel UST facility abandoned in 1989 and assess the facility for leaks.  In 1989, A. L. Doggett installed double-wall stP 3 steel tanks and suction dispenser pumps.  In 2013, Simard & Sons replaced the single-wall fiberglass piping with double-wall plastic product piping.

In 2019, this UST facility will reach its 30-year lifetime and I understand that Lehigh Gas (MELG UST LLC) is required to remove the USTs.  This facility has been out-of-service for several years until this time in 2018, and maybe since before 2013.  The repair garage has been converted into a small convenience store.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
In 2018, after coordinating with Andrea Lassalle of MDEP, no remedial actions nor chasing of the contaminated soil was required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  Like in 2013, we required that any contaminated media be properly managed off site if it could not be re-used on site.

On 5/8/18, I issued a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form to CPRC Group for disposal of 5 to 7 yards of contaminated soil.  I understand that the Town of Lisbon covered disposal of the oil-contaminated soil, though LeHigh Gas, MELG LLC is the responsible parity for the contamination.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Contractors excavating adjacent to this gas station property shall properly assess and
I-267-2018*I responded to a report of a puddle of oil on the side of Main Street. I arrived and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the oil and scooped it up.  I also shoveled soil from the side of the road impacted by the oil.  I removed all of the waste for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-268-2018*I received a report of a spill from Dead River oil Company. The spill occurred the day before. They reported the spill at the end of the work day and left a message on the answering machine. They made a follow-up call when they had not received a call from anyone at the Department.

After actually being notified, I spoke to Cal Miller and then to the homeowner, Andrew Wheeler.  We agreed on a time to meet at the spill site.  We met and I was told of the story of the spill.

Apparently on October 17, 2018, Dead River had deployed a technician to install a used oil tank at Mr. Wheeler's property.  Mr. Wheeler had provided the used tank to Dead River.  Prior to this, Mr. Wheeler had removed his old oil tank from service.  Mr. Wheeler did not remove the oil fill or vent pipe from the house from the decommissioned tank. Mr. Wheeler also left the old oil tank in the basement with intentions to remove.  Mr. Wheeler changed his mind and decided he did not want Dead River to install the tank at that time.

Later that day, Dead River made a delivery of oil to the home and pumped 3.3 gallons into the fill pipe that was not attached to any tank.  The driver heard no whistle and stopped pumping.  Unfortunately, 3.3 gallons of oil were sprayed onto a wooden wall in the basement and then leaked into a section of the floor where the concrete slab was missing.

Dead River Technicians, myself and Mr. Wheeler removed all of the oiled debris and wood from the basement.  The Dead River Technicians also plugged all of the opening from the decommissioned oil tank.  I washed the floor and affected area with Simple Green.  I also removed a small amount of impacted soil from the section of the floor where the concrete slab was missing.  My final action was to install a radon fan for ventilation of the space to help remove oil vapors from the home.

My plan was to have Dead River go to the hardware store and purchase a bag of quick-set concrete and apply that to the area of concrete slab that was missing.  This act would have encapsulated any remaining oil vapors.  Mr. Wheeler was in opposition to this action.  He wanted a consultant hired to determine that the oil spill had been cleaned up properly and also wanted a section of concrete floor removed and more of the contaminated soil removed.

Due to the fact that the house is on public water, the oil vapors could be managed by other means, the condition of the house, concrete slab and the amount of oil spill, which was metered on the delivery truck, I saw no need of that action.

Mr. Wheeler was not willing to allow Dead River to encapsulate, and I was not willing to hire a consultant and remove section of the concrete slab unnecessarily.  Mr. Wheeler and I agreed to disagree and the fan was left in for vapor removal.

A few days later, Mr. Wheeler was in concurrence with encapsulating with the quick-set concrete.  The vapors were no longer an issue.

I left message with Dead River to coordinate with Mr. Wheeler for the concrete work and advised both parties to contact me if any questions arose.  I have never heard from either party.

No further Division of Response Services action needed.
P-814-2017*The discharge was the result of an overfill, due to the inability of the driver to hear the whistle while delivering during a rain/wind storm.  The incident was located in the parking lot adjacent to the public bathroom where some of the oil flowed towards.  The oil was contained and collected with sorbents on the pavement.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-21-2018*On January 30, 2018 home owner John Darosa report a unknow amount of fuel oil release from a corrosion holes in his fuel oil tank. Once onsite Response Services fund a large area had be impacted from the release and scheduled Earthworks construction to remove contaminated soils. John signed up fom the Groundwater and Surface water insurance fund.

On January 31 contaminated soils were removed and the site back filled under the supervision of Robert Shannon. Due to the construction of the homes foundation some contaminated soils were left in place. Tech Services will monitor the well for possible well water contaminations.

The site has been loamed and seed.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-36-2018*The local Community Action Program reported to Peter Moulton that a homeowner had a leaking oil tank.  The homeowner insisted her tank was not leaking.  I made a site visit to investigate, and found the tank not leaking.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-486-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of lube oil from the oil water separator in their water treatment system.  The discharge was to the outfall in the Kennebec River.  The product remained behind the boom that was permanently placed at the outfall and Pan Am personnel cleaned up the product they could with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-488-2018*On 8/27/18, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that less than a cup of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mounted electrical transformer.  She reported that the oil had impacted soil and leaf debris at the base of the pole.  The polychlorinated biphenyl content was unknown, so samples were sent for analysis.  CMP workers removed all visible signs of oil impacted materials.  The analysis results of the oil sample indicated that the polychlorinated biphenyl content was less than 1 part per million (ppm).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-494-2018*Hancock Lumber had a piece of equipment fail in their lumber yards, which leaked hydraulic oil into the soil around the equipment.  They said they would do their own on-site excavation and have their contractor bring it to Waste Management, Inc., in Norridgewock for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-499-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of a small amount of lube oil at their Waterville facility from a leaking engine.   The affected area was cleaned up by Pan Am crews.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-503-2018*The smell of oil was reported from a home that the owner had just inherited from his father.  After visual inspection of the aboveground storage tank, no damage or leak was found and no odors were detected.  It was determined the tank was not leaking and had not leaked any product as reported.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-508-2018*On September 11, 2018, a hydraulic line on a bucket truck failed while performing maintenance on a transformer in Richmond.  Two gallons of oil was spilled to Main Street and to a drain that discharged to the Kennebec River.  A Central Maine Power Company (CMP) crew was dispatched for cleanup.  A National Response Center (NRC) report was filed by Tom Daniels of CMP.

See attached NRC report and CMP Oil Spill Report.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-510-2018*Fabian Oil Company reported an overfill of a customer's residential indoor aboveground storage tank (AST) at 25 Eastern Drive in Wales.  The Fabian technician on scene was cleaning up the affected area and confirmed that the AST was in working order.  The homeowner, "Anita", was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-511-2018*On September 13, 2018, a hydraulic line burst on a crusher at the McGee Construction Quarry in Augusta.  The line was under pressure at the time and sprayed the machinery and a 15ft x 4ft section of ground.  McGee used sorbents to collect the free product and clean the crusher.  Contaminated soil was excavated and stockpiled on poly sheeting.

Responder Nina Caputo made a site visit to determine completion of cleanup and confirmed gross contamination had been removed.

The contaminated soil and sorbents were disposed of at CPRC Group on November 29, 2018.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-514-2018*Fabian Oil Company (Fabian) reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil at their customer located at 167 Deaver Road in Waldoboro.  The discharge was reported as 1 cup to the concrete basement floor and cleaned up by the Fabian technician.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-515-2018*The Rockland Fire Department reported that a discharge of gasoline had occurred when a vehicle had suffered a leaking gas tank and pulled off the road to a vacant lot.  I contacted the owner of the lot and he gave me permission to clean up the contamination.  The soil was disposed of at Dragon Products Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-517-2018*Discharge was reported of a small amount of lube oil from a Pan Am Railways engine.  Discharge was to tracks and ballast.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected media.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-415-2018*Travis Rednour, a Burner Technician at Augusta Fuel Company (AFC), reported a #2 heating oil spill to a basement floor. The estimated loss was less than one gallon through a pinhole leak caused by corrosion.

The homeowners, Sam and Sheila Allen, detected the leak after smelling the oil vapor concentrated in the basement.  A visible 1'x1' stain was seen under the tank. The Allens called AFC who responded immediately.  The leak was plugged with a magnet patch and oil sorbent pads were placed underneath.  The tank was scheduled to be pumped off and replaced same day.

When Maine Department of Environmental Protection arrived on site, the pump off process had already begun.  There was no detectable odor or vapor concentration in the living space directly above the spill site.  The basement had a slight odor with a concentration of 0.2 parts per million volatile organic compouinds.  After installation of the new tank, AFC scrubbed the stain with Simple Green cleaner.  No further response action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-504-2018*While the owner's oil tank was being replaced, a leak was noticed in the line, which had leaked for about a day.  The tank was on top of a dirt mound that was encompassed by railroad ties.  The dirt mound was removed along with the contaminated railroad ties.  The case was referred to the Division of Technical Services geology group, and no further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-82-2017*The spilled product was recovered by Huber using sorbent material and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-83-2017*A tractor trailer lost control when a drive tire detached, causing the tractor to grind along a guard rail and plow into a road ditch. Both saddle tanks were pumped off by Response Services as a preventative measure. During the crash other engine fluids were released into road ditch soils.

Contaminated soils have been removed by a contractor.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-344-2017*5/13/17 at 17:30, I received a report from Maine State Police dispatch of a 25 gallon hydraulic oil leak at Lowes Department Store, 1000 Gallery Blvd in Scarborough.  I responded to the incident find the trash compactor had leaked due to mechanical failure. Lowes employees were actively cleaning up the site with speedy dry, but due to the large quantity Lowes called the National Response Corp. (NRC) to respond and finish cleaning up the oil. No further action from the Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
P-1065-2017*The Department received a call from the Town of Bowdoinham regarding a large stain down Brown Point Road to the intersection of Route 24, approximately a 2 mile stretch.  It was unclear what the stain was from or how it occurred.  A resident of the area reported seeing a trucking hauling ATV's leaking fluids, but this observation couldn't be substantiated.

Scott Cyr was responding to other reported discharges in the area and checked on this reported incident.  He ascertained that the stain was some type of fuel oil, which posed no risk. There was no recoverable or mobile oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-6-2018*A Dead River driver overfilled a Norther Maine Railway tank due to a bad vent resulting in a small release of fuel oil to a snow. Dead River employees removed snow to clean up the spill. Contaminated snow will be bulked up and disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-269-2018*On May 5, 2018 Central Maine Power called to report that a Utility Pole had broken due to high wind and the transformer leaked a quart to the pavement below. Central Maine Power employees used sorbent material to clean up the contamination and disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.
See attached Central Maine Power spill report.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-270-2018*On May 5, 2018 a call came in from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency concerning a methamphetamine lab. A few acid generators were removed. The waste will be disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-332-2018*While doing home renovations, it was discovered the oil tank was leaking.  There were some roofing shingles stored on a pallet beneath the tank and the leaking oil dissolved the shingles causing a sticky oil stain on the floor.  There was a TC Hafford system installed to manage incoming water, and the floor grate beneath the tank did not appear to be affected by the leak.  The building owner and contractor were working with a local heating oil company and would clean up the spill, remove the old tank and have a new one installed.  Based on scenario found and willingness of the owner to clean up the spill, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-337-2018*The discovery of a thick oil smear was observed on the roadway and followed.  It terminated into a drizzle and stopped along Route 9, without identifying any definitive source.  The release was uniform and stayed mostly in the center of the roadway posing little threat of runoff.  With no cleanup practical and no source found, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-339-2018*Approximately two gallons of diesel fuel was released from the piping of an underground storage tank (UST) during the replacement of an aboveground pipe.  The diesel fuel was released to the coastal water underneath the dock.  Sorbent boom and pads were deployed to clean up the spilled fuel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-340-2018*On 5/18/18, while in this area I checked on this planned abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Previous report P-494-2014 documented an oil discharge to soil at this facility due to an overfill during a delivery by D. K. Burke Oil Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services wished to document any residual oil contamination during the UST abandonment.  The location is mapped over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, therefore a sensitive area for oil spills.

The UST appeared already removed with no tank pad, fill pipes and no vent pipe remaining.  I found no indication that MDEP staff attended the UST abandonment or were notified of any prohibited discharges.  S. W. Cole Company was listed to do a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment, though being a fuel oil facility, this closure assessment was not required by Maine Chapter 691 rules.  See MDEP UST registration file 8809 for additional information.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-341-2018*On 5/18/18, while visiting an adjacent location, I observed this lot with an old 275-gallon vertical, aboveground storage tank (AST), with piping still attached, on the ground leaning up against a tree; no legs or concrete base, and not attached to an appliance (see photos).  The AST appears to have come from a former home and business that had recently been torn down.  The tank contained 18" (105-gallons) of what appeared to be heating oil.

No discharges were found, though the AST facility appeared to be significantly out of code.  I referred this issue to the Kennebunk Fire Chief as a potential leak source with a recommendation that the tank be promptly emptied and secured.  Fire Chief Rowe later replied that the contractor who tore down the building had planned to use this heating oil and tank for off-road equipment.  The contractor countered to the Fire Chief that another Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) person had told him that this tank was fine, though the other MDEP person had not actually seen the tank or spoken to me.  See the attached letter of 5/23/18.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-342-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited this site on Friday 5/18/18, and noted evidence of reported oil discharges below the dispenser locations at this former trucking company fueling facility.  That afternoon of 5/18/18, I e-mail notified evidence of a discharge to Ms. Pike of St. Germain-Collins (SGC), the listed site assessor for this facility abandonment (see attached).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
In spill report P-590-1991, the facility was operated as a A. J. Coles & Sons Trucking Company.  In spill report P-324-1996, the facility was operated as Freightliner Of Maine.  In spill report P-205-2003, this facility was owned by Fox St. Realty and Freightliner Of Maine only used part of the building.  Recent UST registration indicated the facility being used by Oakhurst Dairy.  In 2018, I was advised that the property will no longer be used for trucking company operations and may be occupied by a brewery.

The location is dense urban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is not over a mapped aquifer.  I understand that much of this area is urban fill with ash and fire debris, and marine silts.  In 1991, groundwater was found at about seven feet below grade (bg).  Groundwater was also overserved in the 11' deep tank excavation in 2018.

Based on this data and past site history, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario Cleanup action level.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP report P-590-1991,and a Shevenell-Gallon Associates report, cover oil-contaminated media identified during abandonment-by-removal of four motor fuel and heating oil underground storage tanks (USTs).  Report P-324-1996,  documents prohibited oil discharges discovered during facility abandonment in place and a Chapter 691 facility closure assessment by Field Services, Inc.  Report P-205-2003, and a UST assessment by Acadia Environmental Company documents oil contamination in the soil.

On Friday 5/18/18, I visited the UST abandonment by removal and confirmed dark oil stained soil, evidence of prohibited discharges, under two of the three dispenser locations (the recently active dispenser locations) and passed this information to Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) and to SGC.  The dispenser area leaks appear to be from years of fitting weeps and poor maintenance, unreported to MDEP at the time.

On 5/21/18, CHES removed the concrete pad over the UST area disturbing the fittings, manways and spill bucket prior to assessment as required in Chapter 691 Section 12(c)(i)(a) and Appendix P.7.B.

No evidence of discharges were noted in the UST area and underground piping run during the 5/22/18 facility abandonment.  CHES discharged diesel fuel from the product piping during the abandonment due to not properly flushing the piping as required in Chapter 691.  I pointed out these discharges and the dispenser discharges out to Mr. Hughes with SGC for the closure assessment.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The facility removed in 2018 was a 12,000-gallon capacity double-wall, fiberglass clad steel UST with single-wall, suction operated, fiberglass product piping, installed in 1996.

On 5/18/17: CHES removed the concrete pad.  SGC site assessor was not on site to check the spill buckets and riser pipes before being damaged with the concrete removal.

On Monday, 5/20/18, CHES excavated and removed the tank and piping while Mr. Ty Hughes of SGC performed the Chapter 691 Closure Assessment.  The UST came out in good condition with no evidence of leaks from the new facility.  There were no dispenser sumps.  The piping did not appear to have been flushed by CHES as required by Chapter 691 and fuel discharged from the removed piping.

On 7/11/18, I notified Harrison Bispham with recommendation for SGC to correct a number of errors in their UST Closure Assessment (File 4225-00
P-343-2018*On 5/18/18, I responded with a site visit to a caller's inquiry about a possible underground storage tanks (UST) at this property.  The facility has a Maine UST registration file #11688, indicating a consumptive-use 1000-gallon heating oil UST removed in June 1991.  The location is dense commercial and residential and served by municipal water and sewer.

On the west side of the building, I confirmed two tall UST-type vent pipes coming out of the ground and projecting above the building roof, similar to pre-1990 era USTs (see photos).  The vent pipes do not come out of the building wall like an interior aboveground storage tank (AST).  I noted no evidence of fill pipe roadboxes in the parking lot near the vents and the parking lot appears to have been repaved post-1990.

1)  Only a single heating oil UST is registered for this property.  Since 1986, vent piping was required by Maine Chapter 691 rules to have been removed with facility abandonment.  These vent pipes above the roofline are typical of motor fuels, volatile liquid tanks such as for gasoline.  As the site has a dry cleaner business, these may be for old dry cleaner fluid USTs.
2)  A Phase-2 site assessment to check for orphan UST facilities and prohibited discharges is recommended and prudent prior to any future property sale and redevelopment.  If an old UST facility is found, it is required to be registered with MDEP, a removal notice submitted, and properly abandoned.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  No Maine UST Closure Assessment was required for consumptive use heating oil UST facilities.
4)  Further investigation and compliance was referred to our Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tanks Compliance Unit.  See also MDEP UST compliance unit for further information and closure.
5)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-348-2018*Response was made to two diesel fuel discharges at this commercial gravel pit, formerly owned by K & K Excavation, now part of Schotts Company.  The location is suburban area gravel kit east of Lake Auburn and west of the Auburn Mall.

On 5/21/18, I met Mr. Paul Castonguay of Schotts Company who showed me Spill Site-1 in the pit area, which was a 10 to 20 gallon diesel generator for a soil conveyor belt.  Site-2 was a smaller diesel discharge near the scalehouse by Gracelawn Road (see site location map and report photos).  I observed the two discharges excavated and the soil trucked off site under an MDEP Division of Response Services Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin letter).  The discharge appeared cleaned to state satisfaction.  No groundwater was checked and observed during excavation.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-349-2018*Superior Energy Solutions reported that one of their customers had knocked the filter off the bottom of his indoor basement oil tank.  The homeowner immediately plugged the hole with his finger and stayed there until he could get his wife to call Superior and they arrived.  Because of the homeowner's actions, only a quart of oil spilled onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-350-2018*Garthwaite Energy reported that one of their customers had a malfunctioning monitor heater.  The home had been closed up for an extended period of time and when they returned, they found a strong odor of oil.  The monitor heater was in the carpeted living room and the spilled oil had soaked into it.  By the time I arrived at the house, the homeowner had used their own carpet cleaning machine to clean up the oil and it was amazingly effective.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  I gave them my card so they could call if there was any further issue.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-351-2018*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which broke the pole and downed the transformer.  Approximately three gallons of mineral oil were released to the paved roadway and gravel shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and, according to the reporter, all visible signs of contaminated gravel were removed by hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-352-2018*Scott Cyr received a report from Dead River Company that the oil filter was broken off of the oil tank at this residence.  Some oil was evident on the concrete pad beneath the tank.  There was no indication of any cleanup occurring.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-353-2018*The Department was notified by an anonymous complaint of two partially submerged boats in Forest Lake.  Upon investigation, the Department determined that the two boats in the lake were not leaking gasoline or oil in the lake.   Contact was made with the Maine Warden Service for possible Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife violations.  The Department also contact the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Cumberland.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-355-2018*While removing an oil tank from beneath the entryway of a split-level home, the tank began to discharge oil from a significant hole in the belly.  The contractor applied speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the situation.  Upon arrival at the home, I met Mrs. Darrigo and the contractor, The Dump Guy.  I was shown the tank and subsequent spill.  The house was in the midst of remodeling and restoration after recent water damage. To this end, the area around the tank was bare.  Drywall and paneling was removed to the framing, and flooring was removed and concrete exposed.

The tank was supposedly pumped dry and empty, but it was not so.  At least ten gallons of oil and sludge remained.  The tank was oriented horizontally.  Pulling the tank out of the space changed internal conditions enough that oil began to pour out the quarter inch hole.  The tank was placed at an angle to minimize discharge and sorbents were applied. The spill area was about 8 feet by 12 feet.  The area was dry-rubbed, washed, dried and rewashed with the cleanup deemed successful.  The area would be sealed and flooring installed at a later date in the construction project.  Based on successful cleanup and satisfaction of all involved MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-356-2018*C. N. Brown Company gave notice of a one cup overfill of heating oil while delivering to this customer's basement aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The spillage was outside on the ground and the inside reported okay.  The peddler truck driver attributed the cause to a low-volume whistle.  I advised that if the whistle could not be heard, perhaps C. N. Brown should not deliver.  The spill area is rural and adjacent to the shore of Bryant Pond.  C. N. Brown should have reported the discharge the previous day.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-673-2018*An aboveground storage tank (AST) leaked an unknown amount of kerosene into the ground.  Ms. Boggia's son and daughter-in-law dug out, by hand, approximately 3 yards of contaminated sand from under the house.  They hauled the contaminated soil to the back yard.  They were in the process of backfilling the excavation under the house when I visited the site for the first time.  It was unclear of exactly when the spill occurred but it may have been around the middle of September.  Neither Ms. Boggia nor her son could quantify how much kerosene had been spilled.

My inspected indicated saturated soils still remained under the house however removing additional contaminated soils would impact the house's structural stability.  The house rests on loose cinderblock posts.

I hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil they had removed to the backyard.  We then backfilled the excavation under the house.  Their dug well is approximately 35 feet, downgradient, from the spill.  No vapors were detected inside the house.

I referred the spill to Technical Services due to the proximity of the dug well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-265-2018*Report received of car leaking transmission oil on Colby College campus.  Colby personnel cleaned up affected area and arranged for waste disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-239-2018*On May 30, 2018, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle accident.  A truck hauling firewood had rolled into the ditch and had leaked gasoline.  Upon arrival, the fuel tank had separated from the truck and was secured, patched and overpacked for disposal.  The gasoline that had leaked out was padded up from the standing puddle where the truck landed and leaked.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-580-2018*On September 14, 2018 a report from the National Response Center came in stating there was an unknown stain all down the west bound lane of the Roosevelt Bridge on the Lubec side. The United States Border Patrol was contacted to see if they had any fuel delivery trucks or culprits that could have caused the spill but none were found.  It is unknown if any of the contamination entered the water but no visible sheen was reported. No site visit was needed and no other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-708-2018*The Department was notified of less than a 1 pint spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a fuel line leak.  The spill was contained on the concrete floor and was addressed by the burner technician.  A new fuel line was installed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-709-2018*The Department was notified of a 3 ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a failed filter seal.  A new filter was installed.  The spill was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-711-2018*On 9/17/18, I received a call from Pat Sullivan reporting what she thought was an oil sheen in the ditch in front of her house as well as the next door property.  I responded that afternoon and discovered the oil sheen was not oil, it was a naturally occurring bacteria sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-131-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested Response Services assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a dump site in the woods found by a Forest Ranger. All meth precursors/hazardous materials have been overpacked and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-192-2017*Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reported a small spill at a residence on Hussey Hill Road in Oakland.  The spill occurred when a fuel truck driver tripped and fell, opening the valve on the delivery hose.  I met AFC personnel on site who were in the process of cleaning up the siding and mulch which were affected by the discharge.  The homeowner was satisfied with their efforts and as such no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-193-2017*Fabian Oil Company reported that a passenger vehicle ran into a gas pump station and ripped it off the base.  The crash valves worked immediately and very little gasoline was lost to the sump below the pump.  Fabian Oil contracted with Portland Pump to fix the fueling station.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-195-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an Irving Oil Corporation transport truck released diesel fuel while offloading to an underground storage tank (UST).  I responded to the scene and met with the delivery driver.  He stated that he set the discharge hose onto the ground and then climbed up onto the transport tanker.  During this time, the discharge valve opened and fuel flowed out onto the parking lot of the Irving store.  Due to the severity of this spill, Irving directly hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the site and remediate the area.  No fuel ran off Irving's property.  It was all contained to one area by the UST concrete pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-196-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) delivery truck leaked on Gannett Street.  The driver of the truck did not secure the hose correctly onto the rear of the truck.  When he backed out onto the street, the valve opened from swaying back and forth and released fuel onto the pavement.  AFC staff used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the fuel.  A stain could still be seen when I arrived on site, but the free product was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-197-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a hydraulic hose burst on a Casella owned roll-off truck.  A small amount of oil was lost to the pavement, and sorbents were used to collect it.  The oily debris was placed in the roll-off container for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  No Division of Response Services actions needed at this time.
A-198-2017*It was reported that a truck leaked hydraulic fluid to the soils next to a hydro dam. A small amount of oil was lost to the soils below the truck.  Sorbents were used to collect the product.  The oily debris was placed in a container for disposal at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services actions needed at this time.
A-200-2017*An overfill was reported while fueling up a bus.  Diesel fuel was lost to the pavement.  Sorbents were used to clean up the fuel oil.  The materials were placed into the bus garage's oil solids drum for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-836-2018*Lewiston Fire Department (LFD) responded to a call of a formaldehyde spill at a college student's apartment at the aforementioned address.  Upon arrival, they found a specimen jar had been broken in the second floor kitchen, containing a bat preserved in formaldehyde with glass and fluid strewn across the floor.  LFD opened all the windows and had the students waiting outside when I arrived.  Shortly after this, Mr. Scalia, the building owner, arrived.

Entering the building, no odors of formaldehyde were noticed on the first floor, nor upon ascending to the second floor living room.  Only in the kitchen were there any odors and very mild at that.  The liquid had mostly evaporated and only small pools were found with the broken glass pieces.  The area was swept getting all the glass, and the bat was collected and placed in a trash bag for disposal.  The linoleum floor was mopped and washed thoroughly and allowed to dry.  No residual formaldehyde odors/vapors were noticed and all were satisfied with the cleanup.

Based on the successful cleanup of the spill, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-837-2018*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking gasket on the filter assembly that was recently serviced.  The oil was released to the concrete floor of the basement.  The released oil was cleaned up by Downeast Energy with sorbent material and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not visit the site.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-838-2018*Approximately two gallons of #2 home heating oil was reported to have been released from the loading rack of the Downeast Energy bulk oil storage facility.  The release was caused by the driver who did not properly affix the loading arm to the receiving tank truck.  The oil was reportedly released to the paved ground surface and cleaned up with sorbents by Downeast personnel.  Disposal of the waste materials was also handled by Downeast personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-844-2018*Report received from Irving's contractor of the apparent discharge of diesel fuel into the brine-filled interstitial space of underground storage tank (UST) T-3.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services understood there were no discharges confirmed to soil nor to groundwater, only to the spill containment.  Irving Oil Company owns the property and facility and maintains the underground components.  Circle-K leases and operates the facility and is responsible for surface discharges.

See the records of MDEP Underground Tank Unit, for further information and resolution.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-846-2018*A storm event damaged an electrical transformer which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of transformer oil.  Spilled product affected leaves and debris at the base of the pole.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed via a small hand excavation.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-847-2018*Arriving at work, one of the Picard's (I believe owner's son) noticed smoke emanating from the truck cab of one of the dump trucks.  He moved adjacent trucks to minimize the damage.  The local fire department arrived and extinguished the fire, and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report what they considered to be a significant oil release to the ditch.

Upon my arrival, the fire department had cleared the scene and I met with the Picard's.  The release was minor and confined to a puddle of standing water in the driveway.  We applied sorbent pads and boom to the more heavily concentrated end of the area.  The constant rain was supposed to subside later in the morning and the Picard's would collect the pads and dispose of them properly.  Based on this agreement to clean up, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-848-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the new owners of this home reporting their oil tank was leaking.  There is no indication in the file what investigatory steps were taken or what remedial actions occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-849-2018*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of #2 heating oil from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner has two 275-gallon AST's and only one of them developed a corrosion hole.  Downeast Energy was called by the fire department to stop the leak and pump out the tank.

Upon arrival by the Department, air quality in the first floor of the house was measured by a Photoionization Detector (PID) for volatile organic compounds and measured 0.2 parts per million (ppm) on the first floor and finished portion of the basement and 1.0 ppm in the room with the ASTs and furnace.  The Department found a magna-patch had been applied to the bottom of the AST as well as a plastic tote with oil saturated sorbent pads.  A deodorizer powder had also been applied under the tank.  The Department removed the deodorizer powder and a portion of foam board that had come in contact with the oil.  An oil stain approximately 2 inches tall had wicked up the concrete foundation wall and a large stain under the AST.  Behind the fuel filter, two openings in the seam between the floor and the foundation wall were observed.  These openings were in an area that had been stained by oil.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was placed over the stain and a Ram Fan installed to address vapors.

The following day the leaking AST was removed from the basement and the Department drilled two holes into the concrete floor.  The Department found readings as high as 900 ppm under the floor.  Based on these findings, the approach was to install a fan for vapors and seal the floor.

On November 10th, the Department was contacted by the homeowner stating the existing sump pump had failed and was overflowing due to a large amount of rainwater.  As a result of the increased water pressure, the oil previously below the concrete floor in the tank room had pushed up to the surface and pooled on the floor.  The Department contacted Allstate Environmental Services to bring a vacuum truck and crew.  Once the vacuum truck arrived, the existing sump hole was pumped down so that the old sump pump could be removed.  While pumping on the water in the existing sump hole, oil came out of the foundation drain pipe coming from the oil tank room.  However, after that initial observation, no additional oil was found.  A new sump pump was installed and the tank room floor was washed.

On November 11th, the Department and Allstate returned to the residence to install a new sump hole and pump and treatment tote.  Removal of a roughly five square foot area of concrete showed pooling oil mixed into the backfill rock.  Oil and water were removed from the hole by vacuum truck and a 28 inch deep sump was installed that pumped to a 250 gallon plastic tote with an oil-water separator.  A vapor recovery fan was installed and the floor was sealed.  The plastic tote was replaced by a carbon filter.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-515-2017*Coutts Brothers, Inc., reported that an estimated one cup of hydraulic oil had spilled when a hose broke on a bucket truck.  The oil spilled to the gravel access road to a Central Maine Power Company substation.  They reported that all oil impacted soil was removed.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-516-2017*A 20 ounce spill of Min-Wax oil based stain was reported spilled into a storm drain.  Due to water running through the drain, no recovery was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
A-517-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated one gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The spill was the result of a rotten pole falling over and damaging the transformer.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-518-2017*A commercial truck fire was reported on a wooded lot.  A site visit was made, and most of the petroleum was consumed in the fire.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-570-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with a methamphetamine lab.


No further action by the Department of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-569-2018*An aboveground storage tank (AST) has been leaking for an unknown amount of time at this residence.  The AST was located under the front porch.  This AST was last filled in 2013 and has been used for supplying a water heater since then.  A couple weeks ago the owner indicated this AST had 8 inches of kerosene in it.  Dead River pumped out approximately 6 inches of kerosene on 9/6/18.  They also removed the AST that evening.

I inspected the area where the AST had been located and only found a small, 8 inch diameter stain, in the sand.  I dug approximately 18 inches down into the sand until encountering a large rock.  Field testing indicated this soil, sand, was highly contaminated at the 10 and 18 inch depth.  There was no free product observed nor water.   The oil had migrated straight down through the loose sand along the foundation of the house.

The owner's drinking water well is located on the opposite side of the house, approximately 60 feet away, and has 20 feet of casing and is 405 feet deep.  The lake is approximately 120 feet away from the spill area.

I have referred this site to Paul Blood of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-134-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents to clean up the release. The contaminated debris were disposed of through Irving's boiler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Services at this time.
I-229-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release that impacted soils. Once onsite Response Services found a large area contaminated with fuel oil. The AST was removed and a temporary AST setup by Adams Heating. Contaminated soils were removed by Soderberg Constructions and the site backfilled. No impact to sensitive receptors was found.

The home owner applied to the Ground Water and Surface Water insurance fund and the AST replacement program.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-345-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a small hand pump sprayer had fallen out of the back of a truck on Route 202 and spilled its contents.  The caller stated that it was a green/yellow color and did not smell.  I responded to the scene and met with the Winthrop Fire Chief.  Prior to my arrival, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) decided to spread sand on the liquid.  This kept it from migrating, but also from evaporating.  Because there was no product left, I could not sample it and test it.  Therefore, I could not define what it was.  I instructed MDOT to use a street sweeper and clean up the material.  They could then dispose of the material with their environmental contractor.  I did not receive confirmation of where this material ended up being disposed of.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-340-2017*6/26/17 Adam Marquis from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an estimated 1 gallon of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was released from a pole mounted electrical transformer when a vehicle crashed into the pole. The oil impacted the paved road and was collected with speedy dry. No oil left the pavement and no waterways were at risk. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services Division is expected.
A-694-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report the a snow plow accidentally hit a utility pole.  The transformer fell and spilled all of the transformer oil within it.  CMP had a contractor come to remove the contaminated soil.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-695-2017*Maine Turnpike Authority reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled onto the roadway from a leaking fitting on a truck.  The spill was contained and collected with absorbent material.  It was reported that the spill was contained to pavement and no waterways were at risk.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-696-2017*Fabian Oil Company reported that an estimated two gallons of oil had spilled when they overfilled a home heating oil tank.  They said that the oil had come out of the vent outside and leaked from piping joints on the tank in the basement.  They said that the oil impacted soil outside was being removed.  In the basement the oil was being cleaned up with oil absorbents and speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site to ensure the cleanup was complete.  I notified the homeowner to call me if oil vapors persisted after the cleanup.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-697-2017*Augusta Fuel Company reported that a customer reported to them that a heating oil tank in his apartment building basement was leaking.  Augusta Fuel Company reported that the customer said oil had been delivered to the wrong tank.  I contacted the owner and met him and Augusta Fuel Company at the building.  There were two tanks in the basement some distance apart with separate fills and vents.  One tank was leaking from a corrosion hole in the bottom.  There was a small amount of oil on the concrete floor.  I collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and put a patch on the tank stopping the leak.  The oil had impacted some cardboard and wood stored nearby and that was removed.  The tank was not connected to the furnace and out of service with the firematic valve closed, but the fill and vent were still connected outside.  I tagged out the fill so no further deliveries would occur.  I instructed the owner and Augusta Fuel Company to pump out the tank immediately.  The area is served by public water supply and there were no noticeable vapors in the living areas of the building.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

B-156-2018*On March 21, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report that locomotive engine #518 had a containment overflow due to melting snow. A very small amount of lube oil spilled onto the tracks beneath the train. Employees used sorbent pads to clean up the rails. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-317-2018*A truck carrying Fertilimer, which is mostly calcium carbonate, spilled product on the roadway.  Product was spilled out of the truck as a streak for approximately five miles.  The spill started at the plant entrance on Varney Road, onto Route 201 toward Clinton, across the Hinckley bridge on Route 23 to River Road, ending at Eaton Mountain Road.  The product was heaviest and recoverable on the Hinckley bridge and River Road.  Mr. Stubbs indicated the product pH was perhaps about 12, other product data sheets later showed a range of 9 to 10.  Based on the high pH, it was determined for public safety to sweep the product off the road where it was recoverable.  The town of Skowhegan assisted with the street sweeping.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-581-2018*On September 15, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that they were contacted via the Sangerville Fire Department concerning an unknown sheen on the lake. Up my arrival I noticed what looked to be marsh sheen or some sort of organic sheen. This was confirmed by no color change from an oil and soil shake test along with no change on my photoionization detector.  No other resources were at risk

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-582-2018*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location.  The spill was contained to engineered containment under the transformer where it was recovered.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-283-2018*An estimated four gallons of motor lube oil was spilled onto the wood chips in the bark pile area when a stick ruptured the oil line on a front end loader.  Another front end loader was used to clean up spilled product and the contaminated wood chips were then fed into the facility's boiler unit and burned per the facility's standard approved procedure.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-817-2017*I received a call from the Berwick Fire Department regarding a vehicle accident where a small amount of fluids were discharged.  The heavy rains made identification and collection of the fluids difficult, so efforts were concentrated on removing the vehicle from the area.  The Fire Department was later contacted by the property owner of 276 School Street concerned with the discharge of fluids, so they requested further assessment.  I followed up on the complaint and observed a slight sheen on the puddles adjacent to the road, but nothing of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-441-2018*I received a call from M. W. Sewall Company regarding the discovery of a fuel supply line leak at 48 Ledgemere Road, Orr's Island, ME.  It appeared the discharge had been slow over time and was fairly close to ocean.  The extent was unknown, but there was a section of dead grass.

I met Mr. McLaren on site and determined the release to be minor and removed the small portion of contaminated soil adjacent to the deck where the plastic conduit terminated allowing the oil to flow out of. It was unclear how the line started leaking, but it would be investigated once the line was replaced. As I was leaving, the technician for M. W. Sewall arrived and stated that the replacement of the supply line was being scheduled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-451-2018*I arrived on site to assist in the removal and proper disposal of the meth lab waste.  All waste and precursor ingredients were disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-690-2018*A hose failed on equipment while on the Whiskey Ramp at the Maine Air National Guard Base.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-691-2018*A fitting on a hydraulic hose failed on a pulp truck allowing 1-2 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the dirt road.  A 5-gallon bucket of soil was removed for eventual disposal and sorbents were used to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.  The fitting was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-738-2018*A crew member left a couple of oily rags on the deck which caused a small oil sheen at the front of the ship due to the heavy rain.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-903-2018*On 11/27/18, I received a call from the Portland Jetport reporting a 1/2 gallon spill of Blue Juice Lavatory Fluid.  The spill occurred while transferring the product to a Southwest Air jet.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1104-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a loose flare fitting on the associated piping.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the leak had been repaired and the released oil cleaned up by the tenants of the residence.  The homeowner's name could not be ascertained as MDEP personnel left the residence hastily.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.



P-1101-2017*Approximately 6 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released to the roadway of Route 114 in Naples due to a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The driver did not know that the hose was ruptured and therefore the oil was released along the roadway over the course of several miles.  When the plow truck came to a stop, approximately 4 quarts leaked out onto the ground and was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) personnel. The exact location of where the plow truck came to a stop could not be provided by MDOT.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1105-2017*A motor vehicle accident reportedly caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned up and disposed of by the Yarmouth Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1102-2017*Approximately 1 ounce of mercury was released to the concrete floor of the workshop.  The release was caused when a glass container was accidentally dropped by the homeowner onto the floor.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location, vacuumed up the released mercury, and disposed of it.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1103-2017*The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) reported an observed sheen in the Salmon Falls River in the City of Somersworth, NH.  NHDES reported the sheen to the National Response Center over the weekend, but the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not receive the report.  On 12/11/17, the MDEP made contact with NHDES and they reported that the source of the sheen had been found to be a leaking elevator shaft seal located at 14 Canal Street in Somersworth, NH.  The oil was reportedly released into a sump in the basement and pumped out through a network of catch basins, ultimately ending up in the river.  South Berwick shares river frontage with Somersworth and thus any impact to the river has the potential to impact Maine.  NHDES collected the released oil with sorbents and stopped/isolated the oil from entering the river.  MDEP personnel did not respond to the location.  Please see the attached report from the National Response Center.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-470-2018*Responder Jon Woodard received report of a diesel spill on the right of way from an unknown source at the corner of Route 27 and Tufts Pond Road.  A highway opening permit was obtained and Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to excavate and dispose of the contaminated soil.  Responder Nina Caputo confirmed completion of cleanup.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-134-2019*Report was received of a sheen of what appeared to be diesel fuel at the North End Shipyard in Rockland.  The U. S. Coast Guard responded and could find no source of active leak.

The sheen was unrecoverable and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary.

A-132-2019*Report of leaking brake fluid on piece of equipment at Camp Keyes.   Army National Guard Staff stopped leak and cleaned up affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-220-2017*High winds caused a large tree branch to fall on the utility lines with enough force to pull down three poles, one with a transformer.  This pole was off the main road in an adjacent field.  It is said the transformer found a pile of manure to cushion the fall but not enough to keep it intact.  The oil that leaked was estimated to be half the volume (five gallons).

Central Maine Power Co. was dispatched to clean up the spill.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-102-2018*An outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released a small amount of fuel oil to soils due to corrosion. Once on site Response Services removed a small amount of contaminated soils from around the tank. The home owner had the capability to replace the soils at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this
P-841-2018*A leak from a truck resulted in the release of less than one gallon of diesel fuel to pavement.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.   A small percentage of the quantity spilled was transported to a nearby catch basin by falling rain but was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-602-2018*A hole in the bottom of an aboveground storage tank was discovered by the tenant after it had leaked 110 gallons.  The remaining 100+ gallons was captured and pumped out of the tank by the tenant's oil company.  The soil underneath the tank is a sand, which came up negative on three different oil-in-soil tests.  The building receives town water and sewer service, so it was determined that the immediate soil would be removed just enough to allow a vapor barrier with a vapor removal system to be installed.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-222-2019*On 3/19/19, Sabattus Fire Department reported a car fire with gasoline spillage at this address.  I spoke with Brandon Siderio from the Sabattus Fire Department who indicated that vehicle was parked in the driveway of its owner's residence at the time of the fire.  Burning gasoline was carried on run-off water across the driveway and was put out with foam and water.  They applied a few sorbent pads to the area.  I responded that afternoon and met a young gentleman on site who was the owner of the vehicle.  There was no evidence of sheen on the puddles of water around the vehicle.  I presume most of the spilled fuel was consumed in the fire.  The homeowner was going to place the sorbent pads in the trash along with other debris from the vehicle.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-209-2019*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that there had been a small spill of lube oil on the Maine State Ferry Service vessel Governor Curtis.  The discharge occurred when some lube oil was spilled while pumping from a container to a tank.  Some product did reach the water, the rest was on the deck and cleaned up by ferry staff.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-165-2017*A loose fitting on a hose of a crane caused a leak of motor oil onto a roadway.  The spill was cleaned up off the ice with sorbent pads.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-209-2017*I received a complaint from a homeowner about a sheen in his driveway. I arrived on site and observed sheening in the driveway which was impacting the homeowners' garage as well. There was no obvious source of the sheen but the road near the residence was recently repaired with asphalt patch so this is the likely source. Prior to my arrival, personnel from the Ellsworth Fire Department spread sorbents on the driveway which proved ineffective at stopping the sheen. I recovered the sorbents and informed the homeowner there was little else I could do. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-210-2017*A homeowner reported finding red oil in the yard near their garage.  When I arrived I found some old emulsified oil in a low spot near the driveway, well, and garage area.  The oil was floating on top of some ice and water and I was able to collect it with sorbents. The oil appeared to be coming from the outlet of the foundation drain.  The homeowner indicated that they were not aware of any leaks on the property.

It is my belief that the source of the spill is one of two oil tanks on the property. One in the garage had recently been overfilled by the homeowner resulting in some small spillage to the garage floor. The other potential source is the oil tank in the basement. This second tank was recently replaced but it was not clear why. Either of these tanks could have released oil to the foundation drain leading to the spill in the yard. As mentioned earlier, the homeowners were not forthcoming with information.

Because of the potential impact to a well and the unknown amount of oil lost this site was referred to Technical Services.  Indoor air quality was not impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-214-2017*I received a report of a spill from a leaking underground line at the rental subject location. The spill impacted a significant area of the dirt floor basement and the drinking water well was just outside the foundation wall.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate contaminated soil from the basement with a vacuum truck and to install a recovery well in the basement.  The recovery well was used to recover oil until it no longer proved fruitful, at which point I backfilled the well and installed a vapor barrier. With these actions, indoor air quality was not compromised. The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-272-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Mr. Logan advised Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that on visiting their summer home, they found that during the winter the inside residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) had discharged 100-gallons or more of heating oil to the first (ground) floor of their home.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is residential and located on a barrier island with the beach and ocean to the east, and a marine wetland to the west and back of the home.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and raised-bed septic systems.

The home is a 2-story wood structure on a concrete slab and mortared concrete block foundation.  On the ground floor is the laundry room, a semi-finished bedroom area, and a garage.  The main living area, kitchen and bathroom are on the second floor.  The wall and ceiling sheetrock had been removed earlier due to an unrelated earlier water pipe leak.

Groundwater was about 16" below grade outside, and may be influenced by the tide.  Soil is uncompacted medium sand.  Inside, groundwater was about 30" below the concrete floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The leak was from the 275-gallon vertical AST located in the laundry room area and appears to have been due to a corrosion hole around the Firomatic fitting.  The tank was last filled in year 2011, and fuel is little or not used during the winter.  Based on the wide spread of the leaked oil across the floor, and through the block wall to the outside (see photos), the discharge appeared to have happened over a short period (not a slow drip).  It is an estimated 100-gallons or more in volume.  Oil seeped down to groundwater (gw) through cracks and joints in the concrete, and soaked 0.5" into the concrete.  Free product red oil was found on gw, both inside and outside the foundation at the northeast corner of the building.

Oil flowed against and under the wall's 2x4 sole plates and door threshold (see photos), and wicked 10" to 18" up the studs and fiberglass insulation.

In some areas, red oil droplets continued to come up on puddles of water even after the concrete floor had been cleaned with detergent, indicating the concrete to be saturated with oil.  I noted the oil soaked down about 0.25" to 0.5" into the concrete floor.  Oil vapor readings were recorded off the concrete floor and in drill holes from the soil below, in and beyond the AST area.

No oil discharge was observed reaching the marine wetland to the northwest.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Wednesday, 4/12/17, after going over the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance and the cleanup options, the Logans chose MDEP management of cleanup.  I advised that removal of the oiled wall material and some oiled floor and soil below would be required to control oil vapor intrusion.  Allstate Environmental Services (AES) was hired by MDEP and the first chore was to remove items from the contaminated area and to separate oiled items, furniture, etc. for disposal or cleaning.  AES began removal of the oiled wall material.

MDEP engineer Eremita visited in the afternoon.  MDEP Division of Response Services hired Radon Systems, LLC, to install an expected Sub Slab Depressurization System (SSDS) for venting oil vapors below the floor.

On 4/13/17, with AES, we cut and removed the oiled concrete floor.  Oiled concrete and the sandy soil was disposed of at CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Soil in the UST area was excavated below water table; sandy soil to the south was excavated out to make room for 4" vent pipe and permeable stone backfill.  Supporting 2 x 4 walls were braced before removal.

On 4/14/17, we backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone and laid vent pipe and 6" diameter recovery wells inside and outside.  AES set up a concrete contractor for the next week.

On 4/17/17, additional oil-saturated concrete floor was cut and removed (see photos).  None of the sandy s
P-273-2017*On 4/12/17, at the request of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), I responded to this rural residence and met MDEA staff on site at Mr. Wildes' home.  The location is a mobile home with garage reported owned by James Wildes.  In the back yard we noted a burn pile with trash and former lab ingredient containers.

An illegal drug lab had been identified by police and MDEA initiated the search, sampling and containment of the material.  Under appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) the MDEA and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) evaluated the waste and contained it in two 5-gallon pails, separating incompatible chemicals.  The hazardous waste was transported back to an MDEP facility for storage until disposal through Environmental Projects Inc.  See the records of MDEA for further information.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is planned at this time.
P-274-2017*On Wednesday, 4/12/17, while traveling west on Route 25, I encountered a motor vehicle collision involving two pickup trucks and a minivan and their associated drivers.  Upon quickly assessing the situation and injuries, I notified Maine State Police to contact local rescue and public safety about the accident.

While waiting for the Standish Fire Department (SFD) to arrive, I applied sorbents to discharged motor oil from the minivan.  SFD and I swept up oiled speedy dry and pad sorbents off the asphalt pavement for off site disposal by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No oil or antifreeze discharge reached soil or waters of Maine.

No further actions required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-279-2017*Giroux Energy Solutions reported that they had overfilled an oil tank at a residence in Cape Elizabeth.  They reported that about two gallons of oil had spilled out of the top of the oil tank onto the basement floor.  I visited the site to check on the cleanup and Giroux had used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-280-2017*Approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a ruptured hose on a plow truck onto the paved road surface of the Veterans Memorial Bridge.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the road surface with sorbents and disposed of by the Lewiston Public Works Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1050-2017*On 12/5/17, I received a call from Al, at Dodge Oil & Propane Company, reporting an oil leak at a customer's residence in Naples.  I responded that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed a corrosion induced leak in an aboveground storage tank located under the front deck of the residence.  Oil staining on the soil next to the tank was evident.

I hired North American Environmental Services to pump out the existing tank into a temporary tank, so the homeowner could have some heat.  The following day, I returned to the site and directed the removal of over 13 tons of oil contaminated soil from beneath the deck.  Soil excavation was limited in depth due to the proximity of the home and the deck supports.

Ms. Rand qualified for a new tank replacement under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's replacement program, and I connected her with Peter Moulton for a new tank.

I referred the site to Mark Woodruff of our Division of Technical Services due to the close proximity of Ms. Rand's drinking water well to the spill location.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-206-2018*The Department was notified by the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) of an unknown sheen around Holyoke Wharf in Portland.  Upon arrival, the Department also observed the sheen and several puddles around the location of a dumpster.  In the dumpster there was a single 5 gallon motor oil container.  The Department removed it from the dumpster.

While looking around the rest of the facility, USCG personnel found a collection of three 5-gallon containers and five 5-quart containers on a metal gangway.  One of the 5-gallon containers had a visible sheen on the lid.  From that location on the wharf, the sheen edge was visible and appeared to emenate from those containers.

The Department instructed the facility manager, Mike Gosselin, to relocate the containers indoors until they can be either disposed of or claimed by their owner.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-791-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-792-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-793-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-72-2017*Dead River Company reported a spill of less than 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil from the hose of a fuel oil delivery truck when it was wound on the truck after delivering fuel at this address.  The driver was able to clean up the contamination using sorbent materials.   Dead River further reported that there was historic spillage around the fill pipe which was likely from the homeowner filling the tank with 5 gallon containers.
A-70-2017*On February 07, 2017, Wayne Volunteer Fire Department reported a Dead River Company oil delivery truck rollover to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

I responded to the accident where the delivery truck was empty and on its side.  Only residual oil leaked from the top of the truck onto snow.  The snow was removed and disposed of properly.  The truck was flipped back onto its tires and no further oil was released.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.

A-71-2017*A hose failure on a transport truck failed during a delivery to this bulk plant.  An estimated 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil was lost to the concrete apron.  Fabian staff collected the spilled oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-74-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil leak from an engine at the Sappi mill.  The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-76-2017*On February 14, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a mineral oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Approximately 2 gallons of oil was released when a front end loader hit a utility pad while moving snow.  The snow was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-199-2017*I received a report of an oil spill resulting from a storm damaged transformer at the subject location. The incident resulted in about 5 gallons of transformer oil being spilled to a nearby parking area where it was cleaned up by the spiller with sorbent materials.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-236-2017*Matt Skehan from the Waterville Recreation Department reported that the snow groomer that works on several miles of ski trails at the Quarry Road Recreation Area had a small leak in a hydraulic line over the winter that took weeks to find and fix. At the time, they had found no evidence of oil on the snow. Just this spring they have discovered a large area of brown grass and rainbow sheen on standing water in the skiing events staging area. He reported that there were a couple of smaller areas affected where standing water was. I met Waterville recreation workers on site and they showed me the area. There were two large puddles around which there was a reddish brown residue on the bottom and with a rainbow sheen on the water. I checked the sheen and established that it was an iron biological sheen. In the winter the recreation departrment makes snow in this area and the snow making nozzles are fed water through iron pipes. No clean-up was necessary.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-153-2017*The United States Coast Guard reported a mystery sheen in Belfast Harbor.  No source of the sheen could be identified.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-155-2017*Shawn Howard, Skowhegan Fire Chief, reported that an incident had occurred at the Backyard Farms facility in Madison regarding the release of an unknown substance.   Workers had reported a white cloud in one of the greenhouses and a smell of moth balls.  The substance chlorine dioxide was mentioned and the Waterville/Augusta Hazmat Team had been called and was en route.   Bart Newhouse and I responded to the site to lend assistance.   After going over the scenario, inspecting the affected areas, and the hazmat team taking readings with PID and multi-gas meter, no substance could be detected.

The scenario appeared to have been a malfunction of the propane boiler system and a shot of liquid propane is believed to have been released and gotten into the carbon dioxide system: carbon dioxide is recovered from the boiler effluent and pumped into the greenhouses.   The propane expanding in the air would explain the cloud.  The word carbon dioxide had been mistaken for chlorine dioxide.  The smell of moth balls was never explained.

The scene was cleared and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-157-2017*On March 20, 2017, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the house of the overfill and met with homeowner Chris Hutchins.  Approximately 5 gallons of #2 oil was overfilled to their indoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  Oil sprayed out the vent outside onto snow and approximately 2 gallons leaked from the sight gauge inside the basement.  The oil dripped onto the concrete basement floor.  Dead River assumed responsibility for the overfill and worked to absorb the oil from the concrete basement floor.

After a couple of visits to the home and identifying that the polypropylene stained wood baskets in the basement were giving off a false positive on my photoionization detector, the homeowners were satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-216-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction.  Released oil was confined to the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned by Downeast Energy personnel using sorbents.  Oil impacted materials were disposed of by Downeast Energy.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-326-2017*5/8/2017 15:25 I received a report from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP) about a transformer oil spill at 129 Beach Ave in Kennebunk. I contacted Tom about the spill and he estimated the spill to be about 2 gallons. Tom also said that they will be sending out a sample to see if the oil contains PCB's. The results came back below the lower threshold for PCB's. Tom excavated the site and removed all contaminated soils to the Maine Department of Environmental Protections satisfaction. CMP also loamed and seeded the area. No further action by Maine DEP is anticipated.
P-426-2017*On 5/31/17, I received a call from Chief Brent Libby of the Windham Fire Department reporting suspected ricin in an apartment building in Windham.  The occupant of the apartment had expressed intent to harm himself with the ricin.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the individual had not harmed himself with the suspected ricin.  He indicated he had bought it online and that it was stored in a box in his apartment.  He had given permission to the Windham Police Department to remove the substance.  Myself, along with Chief Libby and a Windham Police officer, searched the area where the substance was supposed to be.  We located 100 Castor Beans, which are a precursor to ricin, not the actual toxic substance itself.  I removed the beans for incineration.  No further action required.
I-26-2017*A Dead River Oil Company delivery truck's pump release a gallon of fuel oil to snow. Dead River's driver stopped the leak and remove contaminated snow. The contaminated snow was disposed of at Dead River's facility. Linda (home owner) was content with the cleanup.

No further action required of Response Services.

P-681-2017*On 8/31/17, in the morning, I investigated and assessed a small discharge of vehicle fluids into South Pond from a vehicle that drove off Greenwood Road and into the pond.  Driving 2 miles east and then back, I found no residual oil remaining from the night's accident.  I replaced the spent sorbents used by Greenwood Fire Department.

No further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-682-2017*Responding to this reported leak from Ms. LePage's basement, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST), I met Ms. LePage's son who showed me the facility.  Dead River Company (DRC) had reported a corrosion hole leading to a 2' diameter oil stain on the concrete basement floor.  I estimated the AST at >20 years old and the hole on the opposite end from the oil filter and Firomatic valve.

DRC had pumped the tank contents down and applied a Magna Patch.  The AST was still 1/4 full and replacement was scheduled by DRC for 9/6/17.  The tank patch was holding at the time and the oil spill had been satisfactorily cleaned.

The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water service.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-683-2017*On 8/28/18, Ms. Becky Toothaker of C. N. Brown Company reported that at this address a "strange orange liquid came out fillpipe... not #2 oil", during a fuel delivery.  The mystery discharge was estimated at about 3 cups in volume to the ground.  The location is suburban residential area.

The discharge is suspected to have been rusty water that was caught in the vent pipe and forced out during the fuel delivery.  I later received no further complaints or information from the homeowner nor from C. N. Brown.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-684-2017*On Thursday, 8/31/17, in the evening, Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) reported a diesel discharge estimated at 10 gallons to the ground at this retail, motor fuels UST facility, due to an overfill at the diesel dispenser.  The facility is adjacent to a trucking company and fuels tractor trailers as well as passenger vehicles.  The vehicle responsible for discharge is unknown.  The location is rural commercial and residential use.

No fuel was reported spilled to drains or soil.  The next morning, Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) checked for me and found the spill cleanup to be satisfactory.

No further actions required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-685-2017*On 8/31/17, in the late evening, Auburn Fire Department notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a vehicle that went off North River Road into the Androscoggin River and sunk into deep water about 40' offshore.  There were no oil leaks visible at the time.  They would be having the vehicle recovered in the morning.  The vehicle owners and responsible party were not identified.

On 9/1/17, in the morning, I noted no evidence of oil leaks in the river.  The passenger vehicle had not been pulled out yet.  Later in the afternoon I revisited after Greeley's Wrecker had notified that the vehicle was pulled out and that petroleum had discharged during recovery.  The vehicle was gone and I noted oil leaks to the paved road and about a 10' by 100' oil sheen flowing near the shore.

I conferred with Supervisor On Call, Jon Woodard, and he agreed with my assessment that most of the sheen in the river was not recoverable.  Greeley's workers swept up oily sorbents on the road.  I revisited later in the week and noted the sheen to have dissipated.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements based on present information.
P-686-2017*On Saturday, 9/2/17, small jet fuel overfill of an aircraft was reported when fuel came out the wing vent cap.  The spill was cleaned up by Northeast Air workers.  No spill to soil, drains or waters of Maine.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-687-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a school bus due to an unknown mechanical failure.  The fuel was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up with sorbent materials and disposed of by the Lewiston Department of Public Works.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-688-2017*On Sunday, 9/3/17, in early morning, Maine State Police (MSP) dispatcher notified of a leaking residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) associated with a mobile home fire.  I responded and met the Sabattus Fire Chief on site who advised that the report of the leaking AST was a mistake.  I inspected the burned home's AST and noted no evidence of leaks or damage.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-689-2017*On Monday, 9/4/17, in the morning, I responded to a reported small leak of crude oil from a piping flange at the Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPLC) Terminal's Transfer Pump #5 Area.

The location is commercial and residential use and adjacent to Henley Street, in the Spring Point area of South Portland.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.

This piping area is outside the berms surrounding the oil tank farm.  Around the flange I noted black to brown light crude oil in the gravel below (see photos).  PPLC workers were repairing the flange.  A cleanup crew from National Response Corporation arrived to clean the discharge and remove the waste for disposal off site.

1)  The discharge did not reach or threaten storm drains, surface water, or off site property.
2)  I understand that the discharge has been cleaned satisfactory.
3)  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-690-2017*On Monday, 9/4/17, report through Maine State Police of hydraulic oil line leak from Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) trash truck.  PTW reported some leakage to pavement and some to gravel on the roadside.  No drains or waters impacted.  The spill was cleaned up by PTW workers.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-692-2017*On 9/5/17, notification from 9/4/17 was found on office voice mail regarding "evidence of spills observed over a period of months".  The products reported spilled included diesel and gasoline, but no dates and volumes.

I later visited and noted soil stains around the dispensers and pavement that is common to gas stations, and appeared to be below 10-gallon volumes.  The diesel and K1 oils leave the most prominent stains on pavement.  I did not stop to check the facility spill log to see if these spills were logged properly as is required by Maine Chapter 691.  The location is rural residential and commercial use with two transient public drinking water wells within 1000'.

No further cleanup actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at the time based on present information.
P-693-2017*Approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil was reported to have been released by a piece of logging equipment onto a gravel road due to a ruptured hose.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by the operator of the equipment.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-694-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of an approximate quart of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product affected soil.  According to the reporter, all olfactory evidence of contamination was removed via hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-697-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of jet fuel was reportedly released to the paved drive surface of the Northeast Air facility from overfilling an airplane.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the pavement with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-698-2017*A tractor trailer truck jackknifed which compromised the saddle tank.  Approximately fifty gallons of diesel fuel was discharged to the ground before the tank was plugged by the fire department and the remaining fuel was transferred out of the damaged tank.  Speedy dry sorbent material, pads and boom were applied to the roadway and shoulder to recover spilled product because the diesel was mobilized by falling rain. This section of roadway crosses the New Meadows River, just south of the bridge.  Spilled product also affected the shoulder amongst the guardrail and into the shrubbery between it and the river.  No sheen was evident in the river.  Contamination was expected to be surficial and was not pursued in order to maintain the integrity of the riverbank.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-699-2017*The stormwater coordinator for the Town of Kittery called to report that she observed a diesel fuel stain in the parking area of 40 Old Post Road.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed that a diesel fuel spill had recently occurred.  The parking lot area is very close to an unnamed pond and so it was decided to excavate the impacted soil so that it would not impact the water.  It was determined that the source of the diesel spill was paving equipment that had been parked at the site recently.  4.02 tons of oil-impacted soil was excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot for disposal.  MDEP personnel oversaw the excavation activities and it was cleaned up satisfactorily.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-700-2017*On Monday, 6/12/17, at the request of Mr. Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), I met him and other MTA staff, along with Mike Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Services, on site to assess the requested abandonment-in-place (AIP) of a long length of underground diesel fuel piping at this MTA maintenance facility.  The plans were to replace this facility with an aboveground storage tank with a built-in dispenser.  The location is rural commercial and residential use located west of the turnpike.

The piping within a piping chase ran southwest from a 10,000-gallon double-wall steel, aboveground storage tank to a dispenser island next to the garage building (see site map).  About 2/3 the distance to the dispenser an underground electrical power line crossed the diesel fuel piping; so as not to disturb the power line, MTA wished to abandon in place the entire fuel line.

After careful consideration and checking with a supervisor, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services denied the AIP (see attached e-mail letter of 6/12/17).

On 8/17/17, Chris Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons, Inc., advised me that the piping was removed.  S. W. Cole Engineering was listed as performing the required Chapter 691 UST Facility Closure Assessment.  I understand that no evidence of prohibited discharges were reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  MDEP Division of Response Services staff did not have the opportunity to attend and observe the piping removal.

1)  See the MDEP UST registration file and the closure assessment for further information.
2)  No remediation or cleanup actions required.
3)  At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.

P-701-2017*On 8/30/17, Windham Public Safety and Windham Fire Department (WFD) reported a gasoline discharge when a fuel tank became detached from a vehicle and fell to the ground.  WFD reported most of the discharge evaporated and was cleaned up.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.

The location is rural residential use.  A later site visit found no residual contamination to soil.

No MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-702-2017*On 8/30/17, Westbrook Fire Department reported a transmission oil discharge associated with a traffic accident at this location.  They advised all was cleaned up and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response needed.  I later drove by the location and found the spill adequately cleaned up.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-703-2017*On 9/9/17, at 1530 hours, I was on site to assess, assist with, and to observe cleanup of hydraulic oil from a very large forklift tractor used to move shipping containers.  I met on site with Mr. Carter of Maine Port Authority.  The spill location is urban commercial use located along Commercial Street, west of Casco Bay Bridge, and adjacent to the Fore River and Casco Bay.  The storm drain system drains to the bay.

The oil leak spread across the paved parking lot and came close to a storm drain but did not impact the drain or waters of Maine.  Speedy dry sorbent material was spread and the discharge cleaned up.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-704-2017*On 9/13/17, I assessed the cleanup of a hydraulic oil leak from a trash truck on the side and road of the Marshwood Center.  The 100' to 150' oil stain went up Roger Street and was concentrated on the paved roadway in the turnaround behind the building (see site sketch).  The area is dense residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.

Cleanup by Pine Tree Waste Services workers was satisfactory.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-706-2017*A crack was discovered in a tank truck which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of heating oil to a gravel parking lot at a bulk plant.  According to the reporter, all visual and olfactory evidence of contamination was hand-excavated and entered into their regular waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary.
P-707-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday evening, 9/12/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Androscoggin Dispatch of a discharge of liquid roofing asphalt from a loose tank container that fell off a utility trailer.  The driver was reported to have left the scene without reporting the accident and the discharge, and without initiating any cleanup actions.  The Androscoggin Sheriff Deputy McNally requested an immediate MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural roadway adjacent to Range Pond State Park on both sides of Empire Road.  There are no known drinking water wells within 300 feet.  Sensitive receptors include state lands, groundwater, and surface water, as well as contact exposure to the public.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
It was estimated about 50 to 70 gallons of low viscosity liquid asphalt sealant discharged to the ground from the overturned 250-gallon container.  The top opening and two smaller end openings of the tank were plugged with rags and were still leaking.  The tank and several smaller drums had been unsecured to the trailer.  Most of the discharged black liquid oil was on the grass and gravel of the roadside.  There was an odor of petroleum in the air around the spill.  With the oil discharge were several abandoned five-gallon drums of aluminum paste, a flammable solid used in roofing.  I was advised that the containers were not secured as required and the trailer did not qualify as a tank trailer.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Tuesday, 9/12/17, MDEP responded and met on site with Poland Fire Department and with Deputy McNally, Androscoggin Sheriff's Office.  The responsible parties had abandoned the discharge, so MDEP Division of Response Services had to initiate cleanup under Maine Statutes 38 MRSA 543, 548 and 549, etc.  MDEP authorized Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to respond and cleanup and dispose of the waste.  Into the evening MDEP and EPI bailed the cold fluid asphalt out of the tank into drums and applied speedy dry sorbent to asphalt oil they could not scoop up out of the grass and gravel.

On Wednesday, 9/13/17, MDEP Division of Response Services oversaw EPI excavate oiled soil and sorbents for trucking off site and disposal to a licensed facility.  The excavated area was backfilled with approved gravel.  A prompt response and cleanup by MDEP prevented surface water contamination.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to be cleaned to Department satisfaction and any residual contamination shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The trailer was being towed by a pickup truck vehicle owned by Robert Johnston, though his mother, Helen Johnston, stated to Deputy McNally that she had been driving at the time of the accident.  McNally stated that he had located the Johnstons because he had arrested Robert Johnston the month before and had recognized the same trailer.  I recommend reimbursement for the State of Maine's cleanup expenses from the Johnstons.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further remedial actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.
P-708-2017*On 9/12/17, Cumberland Fire Department reported that they had responded to an estimated 10-gallon discharge of gasoline from an auto in the paved parking lot of the mile 56 southbound service plaza.  At that time it had been all cleaned up and no surface waters affected.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.

On 9/13/17, I inspected the spill area and found the cleanup satisfactory.

At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are recommended based on present information.
P-709-2017*On Tuesday, 9/12/17, in the late afternoon, Auburn Fire Department (AFD) reported a 10 to 15 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from a Pine Tree Waste Services company trash truck at this intersection and down the roadway.  It was reported that Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) workers responded to remediate the spill.  The area is dense commercial use and is an high traffic area.

In the morning of 9/13/17, I checked the spill and found cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-710-2017*On 9/15/17, an early morning response was made for cleanup of diesel discharge from a tractor trailer unit with box trailer.  The tractor drive shaft had broken off and punctured the saddle tank for a discharge 105' along the edge of the breakdown lane and into soil.  The location is rural forest along the northbound lane of the Maine Turnpike.  No oil reached surface waters.  National Wrecker Service recovered the tractor and trailer.

John Branscom of Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate oil-contaminated soil and pick up any sorbents.  Oiled soil was trucked to CPRC Group for disposal under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris Form.  MTA would seek cost reimbursement from the trucking company.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.

P-711-2017*On 9/11/17, I received a call from Murray Oil Company reporting a leaking oil tank in the basement of this residence in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  Upon my arrival, Murray Oil had placed a magnet patch on the leaking tank and put down copious amounts of speedy dry sorbent material to contain the spread of oil on the basement floor.  They were in the process of pumping out the tank.  There were 2 tanks manifolded together.  It was the tank on the back against the wall that had suffered a corrosion induced leak.

There was significant oil odor in the home.  I opened some windows in the basement and set up my Ram fan for ventilation.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to respond to the site to further remediate the spill.  That afternoon we sorbed all the spilled oil from the floor as well as removed a few personal items that had been oiled from the basement.  We also did a first wash of the floor.  It appeared that some oil may have made its way into the City sewer system via a floor drain, and I notified the City of this incident.

I requested the assistance of our Division of Technical Services in mitigating the oil odor in the residence.  I returned to the site on 9/14 to further remediate the spill.  The floor was washed again.  There was a coating of paint on the floor which had lifted in the presence of the oil.  We removed as much of the peeling paint as possible over the next few days.

I turned the site over to Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services to finish the cleanup as I was going to be away for training.  Peter had a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS) installed to mitigate oil vapors from below the basement floor, had some cracks in the floor sealed and a fresh coat of paint applied.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-713-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the paved road surface due to a tank truck being overfilled at the loading rack of the Sprague Terminal.  The overfill occurred due to human error and the released oil impacted the paved road surface below.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the pavement with sorbents and disposed of by Fielding personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-714-2017*A radon mitigation installer accidentally broke the fuel line off at the furnace which resulted in a release of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the plastic barrier they were installing as well as surface soil in this unfinished basement.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product, then the affected portion of the plastic barrier was removed.  The plastic barrier will be replaced, then a concrete floor is being poured so no lingering effects are anticipated.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-715-2017*An unknown amount of tar distillate waste material was discharged from a process tank at the facility.  The discharge was discovered during a replacement of the tank.  The released material was discharged into a utility trench that was carved into the concrete floor of the facility.  This particular trench had a soil bottom so the released material impacted the soils in the bottom of the trench.  Apparently the material solidifies when cooled so it is suspected that the material did not penetrate the ground surface very deep.  The spill was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Remediation for oversight.  MDEP Division of Response Services personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-716-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by C. N. Brown Company.  They reported that one of their peddler truck drivers had gone to the wrong house on the wrong street and delivered fuel oil to a fill pipe with no tank on the end of the pipe.  A metered 10.1 gallons were pumped to the basement floor, under the floor, and down the wall.  An immediate MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban residential use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The home is a wood construction duplex two-family home with a tenant on the first floor, and the owners (the Lapines) live on the second floor.  The Lapines had a child under 2 years of age.  The foundation is constructed of mortared stone and brick.  The basement floor is poured concrete about 1.5" to 3" thick with sand fill below.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In the late morning, the Lapines had noted the oil smell oil in the home.  Earlier, at about 0930 hours, Sarah Lapine noticed a C. N. Brown Company (CNB) peddler fuel truck outside her home and suspected CNB as the responsible party.  The driver left no delivery receipt or said anything to the homeowners.  Though having two sets of fill and vent pipes for two former basement, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), the Lapines stated that they used natural gas and that the heating oil tanks had been removed before they bought the property; whoever removed the tanks had left the fill and vent pipe on the exterior, but cut flush with the foundation wall on the inside.

The Lapines are considered a responsible party (RP) for the discharge as their home had the out-of-compliance fill and vent pipes.  CNB is also a responsible party as they were in control of the oil during the discharge, and they delivered to the wrong location and a non-customer.

CNB reported that the truck delivery had metered 10.1 gallons.  Based on color of the freshly spilled fuel, we found that green tinted diesel fuel had been delivered rather than the expected red-dyed #2 heating oil.  No whistle would have been heard during the fuel delivery.  CNB never explained why their truck delivered diesel oil.

This part of the basement with the oil discharge was used as a work area for Ms. Lapine's florist business and had an insulated cold room for flower storage.  The area affected by the discharge was the interior foundation wall and the concrete floor, and the back of an insulated cold room (see photos).  The oil spread across the concrete floor under the raised wood floor.  Oil was later found to have seeped under the floor though cracks and the floor edge.

During initial cleanup period, I noted strong oil odor in the basement and first floor hallway.  The Lapines and their tenant reported oil odors within their apartments.  Ambient basement air was measured to be 28-parts per million (ppm) and 63-ppm, as measured by a Photoionization Detector (PID), and 5 to 7-ppm in the first floor hallway.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
CNB hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to work with MDEP and the Lapines for a satisfactory cleanup to remove oil vapors and oil-contaminated media.  On 9/15/17, EPI removed sections of the wood floor and 2x4 floor joists, and applied sorbents and washed the floor.  MDEP set up a Ram fan to ventilate oil odors out a basement window.  On Saturday, 9/16/17, EPI removed additional flooring, put down poly vapor barrier, and set up their own fan to ventilate.

At Ms. Lapines request, additional cleanup was delayed untill her floral service finished with some weddings.  During the week of 10/23/17, EPI removed the insulated cold room walls and the additional wood floor, the oiled concrete floor and oiled soil below.  A new pinned concrete floor was poured over stone backfill and vent piping.  EPI installed a sub-slab depressurization (SSDS) system to ventilate and remediate any remaining oil vapo
P-717-2017*On 9/13/17, Kennebunk Fire Department (KFD) reported they were responding to a leak of engine oil from a school bus.  The leak was down the paved road on Route 35 over the Maine Turnpike overpass and to Summer Street (Route 9A).  The roadway was sanded and picked up by Kennebunk Public Works staff.  I found the discharge cleaned up satisfactory, with no spillage to drains or soil.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
B-688-2017*RH Foster reported a gasoline spill. An estimate of 7 gallons of gasoline was overfilled on to the concrete pad. The cleanup was done with kitty litter and sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-173-2017*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure on a trash truck.  The oily soil was collected for disposal at Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
I-84-2017*4/22/17 I received a report from the State Police dispatcher of a reported spill of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil at Louisiana Pacific's plant.  I called shift supervisor, Mike Lowery, who explained that the spill had taken place in the area of the system#8 baghouse due to a ruptured hose on a forklift. The spilled hydraulic oil was cleaned up utilizing a facility oil spill kit and dry bark.  All cleaned up material was disposed of by burning in the facility boiler unit per Maine Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.


No further actions by Response Services staff is required.
P-307-2017*5/1/2017 13:55 I received a report of an oil spill at 111 Middlesex Rd., Topsham. I called Paula Hildreth who reported the spill to follow up. Paula informed me that the line coming from the aboveground storage tank had a small leak and there was a small contaminated area where the leak happened. Paula also informed me that the house had been vacant for about two years and was on the market for sale.

I met Paula on 5/2/17 at 11:00 to assess the spill. Monitoring with my Photoionization Detector (PID) I did not detect any oil vapors in the upstairs living space area. We went into the basement and I still did not detect and oil vapor presence. Only when I tested directly over the contaminated area did I detect oil vapor at approximately 8-10 parts per million (PPM). I dug a hole about 6" down and tested again and the PPM was going up. I determined that the contaminated area was about a 1' by 2' rectangle and that I could effectively suppress any vapors with the tools and materials that I had. I hand dug the affected area and bagged the contaminated soil for disposal. I went down approximately 18" and tested with the PID which resulted in a higher PPM of 150-200, I put down a poly plastic layer as a vapor barrier and put fresh un-contaminated sand in the hole that was dug. I went back and tested the air quality 30 minutes later and I got a reading of less than .5 PPM over the affected area. The .5 PPM will likely go down with ventilation and time. I cleaned up the spill to the satisfaction of the Department of Environmental Protection, but there still remains contamination below 18" which should be dealt with if the house's basement is ever refinished or demolished.

Indoor air quality is no longer affected and there are no wells at risk of contamination. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-351-2017*While in transit, a 55-gallon drum became unsecure in the box truck.  The first visual evidence of the spill was noticed at the Franklin Arterial and continued up to Munjoy Hill before stopped by local police.  The majority of product, which was a viscus syrup-like material, had flowed freely within the box truck, and was actively seeping out the back door, side door and miscellaneous floor seams.  The material pooled along the curb just above the fire station.

The truck was cordoned off and a cleanup initiated.  Speedy Dry sorbent material was applied in the vicinity of the fire station, where material was pooling.  Now in a cleanup mode, the Portland Fire Department (PFD) initially thought it prudent to enter the truck in Level B protective equipment to upright the container/drum.  Much deliberation was held between the cleanup contractor and the PFD, with some input by me.  Upon opening the back door of the truck, the spill could be truly appreciated.  The floor was covered in about three inches of product and was seeping out of the truck.  The drum was towards the front.  The side door was opened and the drum was positioned upright.  The PFD then cleared the truck.  The contractor and I began to collect the material.  The material was sorbed by speedy dry and swept and pushed with shovels where it could be shoveled into open-top 55-gallon drums or bags.  After a few hours, the material was cleaned up and the area reopened for normal pedestrian and vehicular traffic.  The contractor would manage the waste stream and no other Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was needed.  After the successful cleanup, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-261-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of diesel fuel from equipment at the Waterville facility.   Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area.  Waste was added to bulk container of like wastes for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-534-2017*The Department was contacted by Wilcox & Barton, Inc., regarding the discovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals exceeding the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Guidelines protective of the statewide groundwater and drinking water and residential exposure.  These were discovered during a limited subsurface investigation (LSI) for a client interested in purchasing the property.  I visited the site the following day and observed nothing of an immediate nature.  The site is an abandoned auto repair shop.

For further details see attached report, "Limited Subsurface Investigation Report, 19 Heath Street, Old Orchard Beach, Maine," Wilcox & Barton, Inc. Project #ZARE0042, dated June 16, 2017.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-157-2017*While responding to the clean up of a transformer spill (I-156-2017) which happened the previous evening, EMERA personel discovered that the service truck working on the site had leaked some hydraulic oil.  The affected area was cleaned up by Soderberg Construction who was on site dealing with the clean up from the transformer spill.  I allowed the soil to be disposed of along with the other soil excavated on site.  I was present during the clean up and the site was satisfactorily mitigated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
I-158-2017*EMERA Maine reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a leaking o-ring on a hydraulic line on a service truck.  The affeced area was cleaned up with sorbent material by EMERA Maine.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-228-2017*I received report of a logging truck rollover onto a logging road that resulted in a spill of 15 gallons of motor oil onto the road surface.  The on-site crew stated that the oil did not leave the logging road surface and that there were no surface waters impacted.  Small amount of soil was removed and sorbent used to collect free product.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-292-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on an Emera Maine line truck spilling a small amount onto pavement.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-401-2018*During my site visit at 59 Molyneaux Road, they informed me of an area of concern on the adjacent road.  Please refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Spill report B-400-2018.  Supposedly their drain discharges at this location.  I found a heavy weight oil along 15 feet of the ditch.  There were no signs of oil emitting from the drain pipe during my visit.  According to Mr. Achterhoy, a neighbor had observed oil in the ditch sometime last fall or over the winter.   Sorbents were able to sorb up some of the oil, but some of it had degraded into a mousy consistency.  I removed this material and impacted leaves manually.

The pipe along Start Road had a good flow of water discharging from it, approximately a gallon or slightly more a minute.  This flow was not from Mr. Achteroy's basement sump.  I could not determine where this water was coming from.  I was not able to make a connection between Mr. Achterhoy's basement and the oil in the ditch along Start Road.

I informed Mr. Achterhoy to call me if oil was observed coming out of the drain or oil appeared in the ditch again.  He said his neighbor walks along this area quite often and he would also keep an eye out for any signs of oil.  As of 10/3/18, no one has reported to me an issue or oil at this location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-126-2017*On 2/17/2017, at 11:30 hours, I received a call about a hydraulic oil spill at 101 Brook Street in Sanford.  I called Jason Brown from Pine Tree Waste Services to see how they treated the spill.  Jason informed me that the tank for the fluid was punctured when the driver turned into a brick wall that was covered and hidden by the snow. Jason also informed me that about 5 gallons leaked out, but 4 gallons was contained by a bucket being placed under the tank to collect the fluid. Only about 1 gallon had actually spilled on the ground, which Jason and the driver used speedy dry sorbent material to clean up. There was no site visit by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action is anticipated at this time.
P-281-2017*On Monday, 4/17/17, Mr. Ponley reported that upon visiting their summer camp on Coffee Pond, they observed an obvious oil discharge just off the road above his camp building and water source.  He correctly guessed it to be hydraulic oil and had been there several months at least.  He gave me directions and requested a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit.

The next morning I found the discharge as described, on a steep slope next to this gravel narrow road about 50' above the pond.  The spill appeared aged and had soaked down through the leaf litter and darkened the soil below, around several large rocks.  Based on the pile of clean non-native sand next to the oil, I surmised that a large snow plow or dump truck had slipped off the road, rolled on its side and had punctured its hydraulic tank on the large pointy rock or broke a hose.

I contemplated the 40 pound bag of oiled soil and leaves I had shoveled up, and the considerably more oily debris still in the ground, and opted to call a contractor to complete the excavation and dispose of the oily waste.  Environmental Projects, Inc., later reported that they had removed my bag and six additional bags of oiled soil and leaves.  I noted no oil had yet reached Coffee Pond.

The responsible party was not identified.  It could have been a number of local plow contractors for the many camp owners along this road.  I noted no record of this discharge in MDEP spill log.  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-282-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 4/13/17, in the evening, I responded to a discharge of heating at this rural single family residence, reported by Ms. Benway's oil burner technician.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home was occupied by Ms. Nicole Benway and her teenage son.  The location is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems, and is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The discharge is located near a wellhead protection zone for the Durham Elementary School well.  The home is heated by a hot-air furnace with a 275-gallon basement aboveground storage tank (AST) and a year-old sleeved fuel line.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The discharge appears to be about a gallon in volume of #2-oil.  The basement had flooded with groundwater an inch or so deep, and appears to have forced leaked oil out of the plastic sleeve around the fuel line.  There was a moderate oil odor in the home.  I noted no oil in the sump in the concrete floor.  Much of the floodwater had been pumped off by the sump pump but enough water remained to keep the oil from direct concrete with the concrete floor (forming a water-bottom).  I noted no oil in the area of the sump pump discharge in the back yard.

I advised Ms. Benway that remaining oil should be cleaned up off the floor to prevent from it being discharged to the outside and threaten her well, and to mitigate oil vapors within the home.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/13/17, after discussing options, Ms. Benway chose to help clean the discharge with me so as to not have to get involved with the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance and pay the deductible.  I left her several heavy weight bags and Ms. Benway went out to purchase large bags of kitty litter clay sorbent (a.k.a. Speedy Dry).

Charlie Burnham Energy & Heating Service had repaired the oil line leak.  I set up a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Ram fan in the basement window to vent the basement and help curb oil vapors from going upstairs.

On Saturday, 4/15/17, the floor was dry and noticeable oil odor gone.  I hauled away the swept-up oiled kitty litter in bags for disposal by MDEP with other MDEP waste collected.  The Ram fan was removed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time the residential well does not appear to have been significantly threatened.  Spill cleanup appears satisfactory.
2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.


P-285-2017*The material coming out of the hole during a sewer replacement project was suspected to be contaminated with oil based on its odor.  It was stockpiled on the street pending a consult.  The material was screened with a Photoionization Detector.  No evidence of petroleum constituents was identified.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-286-2017*While conducting collections, the truck broke a serpentine belt causing the engine to overheat and discharge coolant to the roadway.  Pine Tree Waste Services called to report the discharge and inform Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that service was enroute to repair truck and clean up the spill.  No significant environments were identified nor believed to be in vicinity of this minor discharge to the roadway.

Based on the information received MDEP Division of Response Services did not visit the scene.  No further actions are planned based on the information given.
P-289-2017*A leak at the filter of an aboveground tank resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product affected the cement floor of a garage and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  According to the reporter, no other items were impacted and the oil was contained to the garage floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-290-2017*The Division of Response Services was not on site for this remediation.  Brad Hahn of our Division of Technical Services handled the Department's oversight and paperwork.  Refer to the correspondences in Brad Hahn's files or the site assessment in the underground tank file for details.
P-291-2017*On 4/18/17, I received a call from the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reporting a car versus gasoline dispenser accident resulting in a 1/2 gallon gasoline spill from the dispenser.  The spill was cleaned up and a technician called to repair the dispenser.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-292-2017*On 4/19/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a weeping transformer resulting in an estimated 2 cups of transformer oil being spilled to pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-293-2017*On 4/19/2017, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Debbie Nadeau of Bath Iron Works (BIW) reporting a one pint spill of gasoline to the Kennebec River at BIW.  The spill occurred due to a leaking fuel line on a recently launched security boat.  The leak stopped once the engine for the boat was shut down.  Due to the small nature of the spill and the swift currents in the area, none of the spill was recoverable.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-696-2017*Poor workmanship resulted in the accumulation of ammonia vapors in the engine room of a fishing vessel.  An oil filter and/or gaskets were changed in a small workshop, then the door was closed.  Residual ammonia from the items off-gassed into the space.   High-powered fans were utilized to ventilate the engine room which resolved the issue.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-233-2017*On 10/10/17, I received a call from Tony Saucier, of Daigle Oil Company (DOC), reporting a 15 gallon spill of waste oil.  A waste oil tote was struck by delivery vehicle owned and operated by Maine Potato Growers Cooperative.  The tote spilled 15 gallons of waste oil onto the concrete floor of DOC's maintenance garage.  A small amount of the oil (two to three gallons) reached the floor drain before DOC crews could put down sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to soak up all the spilled oil.  The floor drain is connected to an oil water separator which will be serviced to clean out any oil.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-171-2017*A plane was overfilled during a ground refueling operation.  One Gallon of Jet A was lost on to the tarmac and onto the refueling truck.   The fuel was picked up with sorbent pads.  No resources are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-278-2017*On 4/13/17, I received a call from Bill, who lives at 30 Lincoln Street in Westbrook.  He reported a "brown and oozy" discharge that has been occurring at the property for years when it rains.  I responded to the site that morning and found the brown oozy mess to be naturally occurring iron bacteria, which I explained to our concerned citizen.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-186-2018*A small diesel leak occurred from a subcontractor, Winkumpaugh line truck, onto pavement at the Emera Maine facility in Lamoine.   Speedi-dri was used to soak up the spilled diesel.  Refer to attached Emera Maine Spill Report.


No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-222-2018*A small leak at a fitting was found and fixed by Irving Oil Corporation.  No one is currently living at the residence at this time of the year.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-305-2017*5/1/2017 10:30 I received a report of a half of cup spilled from a leaking nozzle at 3 Elizabethan Dr., Kennebunkport. I followed up with the technician that reported it, Ray Lucier. Ray told me that there is likely a half a cup or less that spilled and that he cleaned it up with sorbents and hand digging the affected area. Ray also informed me that the homeowner knew about the discharge and that they were satisfied with the cleanup.

No site visit was made. No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
P-367-2017*5/17/2017 at 15:30  I received a report of a spill at Eco Maine. The spill was approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto pavement. Pine Tree Waste used sorbents to pick up the oil. No site visit was made.  No further action by The Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
P-369-2017*5/18/2017 at 17:30 I received a report of a spill at 59 Main St. in South Portland at the Sprague dock. I visited the site and found that there was a pump failure that led to an approximately 5 gallons release of diesel fuel into a containment system. Rolf had his guys clean the spilled product with sorbent pads and speedy dry. No waterways were affected. No further action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
I-149-2017*EMERA Maine reported a discharge of transformer oil from a pad mount transformer located at 123 Ludlow Road in Houlton.   EMERA staff were able to effectively clean up the spilled material and arranged for disposal of the generated waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-816-2017*A hydraulic hose ruptured on a garbage truck which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted a puddle of standing water on top of pavement and was recovered with the use of sorbent pads.  All visible signs were absorbed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-843-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation, and taken to CPRC Group.  I visited the site prior to the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-918-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-853-2017*On November 27, 2017 a call came in from the Maine Department of Public Safety reporting a recreational boat had washed up on a residential shoreline in Sorrento and was leaking diesel. Upon arrival, and after an assessment of the vessel, I decided to pump off the remaining fuel from the vessel to secure it and dispose of it properly.  Once the fuel was removed and the tidal area cleaned with sorbents, the vessel was righted with the incoming tide and towed to the nearby harbor.

No further action by the Division of Reponses Services is expected at this time.
B-259-2017*On April 28, 2017 the Bangor Code Enforcement Officer received an a call complaining of leaking oil cans outside of a residence. Upon further investigation around the back of the residence I found two 5 gallon plastic cans containing used motor oil. Both 5 gallon cans and a small excavation area of soil were removed and disposed of.

There is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-262-2017*On April 27, 2017 a call came in for an unknown oily substance. Upon arrival and further investigation the substance was deemed hydraulic oil from a leaking hose on a snow removal machine over the winter by the hired snow removal contractor. A contractor was hired to excavate and remove the contaminated soil and snow that was disposed of at Juniper Ridge.

There is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-264-2017*April 25, 2017 a call regarding an oil sheen in a ditch came from in from Trenton Fire Department. Upon further investigation of the ditch a Marsh sheen was visible.

There is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
A-89-2018*The China Fire Department reported a structure fire and was concerned about an oil tank.  I made a site visit, and the home was burned to the foundation.  I did see an oil tank in the fire rubble, but no evidence of a spill.  I believe any oil was consumed in the fire, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-104-2017*I received several notifications of a tank truck accident on Tukey's Bridge in Portland.  The truck was reported upright, but it was unclear if anything had been released.  I contacted the on-call individual to inquire if they had heard of the incident.  They stated that they were not contacted.

I responded to the incident, since I was in the area.  The tanker was empty, and had not been damaged.  The tractor was on the jersey barrier and had to be lifted to be placed back on the road.  During this process, the driver's side saddle tank had to be removed releasing approximately one gallon of diesel fuel when the lines were cut.  The fuel was collected with sorbents for later disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-208-2017*A lobster boat broke from its mooring and hit some rocks, rolling over and partially submerging.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department responded and placed sorbent boom around the boat.  The tanks were then pumped off.  I went to Vinalhaven a few days later and removed the bags of oily sorbents and 1 full and 1 partial drum of oil and water.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
A-255-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil as the result of storm damage to a transformer.  The transformer was untagged as to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content and samples were tanken.

A drum of contaminated snow was removed from the site.  Laboratory analysis indicated the oil to not contain PCB and the waste was disposed of accordingly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-256-2017*Debra Bryant reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil from a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of her mother's home in Unity.  Her mother, Diana Davis, was in Florida.  Mrs. Bryant was preparing the home for her return and smelled fuel oil.  She checked the AST in the basement and found it to be leaking.  She called Waldo County Oil and Propane Company (WCOPC) and they responded to the site and stopped the leak and began pumping out the tank.  I responded and met with Debra Bryant and the WCOPC technicians.  The tank had been filled two days prior and a small pin hole leak had developed.  After the tank was pumped of oil, it was determined that no more than 50 gallons had likely leaked.  The basement floor was dirt with exposed bedrock.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to hand dig the contaminated soil and backfill the area.  WCOPC removed the old tank and would arrange with the homeowner to install a new one.

The soil was removed to bedrock and .77 tons of soil were disposed of at CPRC Group.  The well is within 50 feet of the spill, though the casing is buried and it cannot be readily located.  The site was referred to Molly King of the Division of Technical Services due to the proximity of the well.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time in this matter.
B-221-2017*I received a call from John Belding indicating that an out of service above ground oil storage tank located in a shed behind the fire station had developed a leak. The leak resulted in approximately 20 gallons of fuel oil being spilled to the concrete slab under the building and to the ground. The town hired a contractor to remove the shed and excavate contaminated soil from the site under my supervision. A nearby well is not deemed to be at risk by the Department. However, out of an abundance of caution, the Town of Alton has agreed to cover the cost of quarterly well monitoring for one year. The site has been referred to the Technical Services Division to facilitate well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-430-1998*On 09/11/98 I responded to a report that an AST had leaked into the basement at 34 Blake Street in Lewiston.  The tank is in the basement of an apartment building that recently changed property management groups.  The new management, Pier Properties, called to have the tank filled.  Webber arrived and pumped 200 gallons into the tank, soon after the technician went into the basement to check that the furnace was running.  When he entered the basement he realized that the tank had been taken out of service and replaced with propane.  The copper line had been disconnected but not sealed and the tank itself had several corrosion holes in the bottom.  At that point Webber began to pump the oil back out of the tank, they recovered approximately 150 gallons.  Approximately 50 gallons was lost to the dirt floor.  We used sorbent pads to collect as much as possible and the following Monday the property manager removed 1.74 yards of soil from the basement and took it to Commercial Recycling.  The area is served by public water and sewer.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
P-639-1997*This case forwarded to N. Thompson in 1998.  I recovered oil soaked pads and monitored sump in basement.  During the summer of 1998, a significant reduction of oil in both the sump and sump discharge located out side was noted.

The residence has a vapor extaction system connected to the sump opening that vents to the outside.  To date the DEP has not received any additional complaints from this site.

This matter referred to the Techinical Services Division for further review.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4Feb97)
P-111-1999*    In the early afternoon of Friday, 2/12/99, DEP received notice from Dead River Oil (DRO) that one of their new customers had suffered a leak in their #2 fuel line at their Cumberland residence.  I met a Dead River crew and the homeowner, Ms. Theriault, onsite about 1400 hrs.  Stringent Clean-Up Goal based on a nearby well.  Rural residential area.
     DRO was installing two new 275 gal. #2 oil AST's in the house's basement and a new sleeved fuel line thru the ceiling.  The old line ran under the live-in basement floor about 60' to two old UST's in the garage.  The two old tanks had stains of overfills thru loose fittings.  The two garage tanks and heating unit had been serviced by Downeast Energy.  The Theriault's had suffered oil odors in the house for a month, believing that a DEE burner-man had over-pressurized the old line causing it to rupture and spray oil around the furnace room.  A discharge had not been reported to DEP at the time it happened.
    The old un-sleeved line had apparently started leaking with red oil coming out the house's foundation drain in the large field behind the house.   This was likely the cause of the odors.  Sorbent pads were put down.  The house is built on clay so drainage is poor. The discharge was not severe and we agreed that I would return to change the pads and check later in the week.
      A week later I returned and changed pads noting that little oil to no oil was coming out any longer.  As of May, 1999 I have received no further complaints from the Theriault's.  I notified the Fire Marshal to send an AST Fund Appli. though I believe no reimbursable costs have occurred at this time.  Further DEP actions unlikely.  I believe there is no serious threat to wells.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-524-1997*On September 20, 1997 at 1515 we received a call from the Penobscot County Sheriff's office reporting some diesel fuel in a one to two foot swarth on Main St. in Newport.  The material ran from the bridge over the Sebasticook River to the intersection of Route 2 and 7 at the "triangle".  I told the dispatcher to contact either the town public works or the state DOT to spread sand on the road.  The dispatcher agreed to this action.  There was not enough fuel to run off the road but there was enough to make the pavement slippery.
A-207-2001*We recieved a complaint of oil in a drainage ditch near Woodlawn Drive in Winslow.  I investigated and found red fuel oil floating on the water in a small 3' wide drainage ditch.  The ditch drained from a 30" culvert and appeared to drain the Woodlawn Drive subdivision.  I placed sorbent boom in the stream to thwart further migration, and placed 3 bales of pads on the obvious contamination.  I then contracted Environmental Projects to assist in the cleanup.  I then contacted Winslow Public Works and we started opening storm drain covers to determine the upper extent of the contamination.  We located a clean drain, and surmised the source of the leak was downflow.  By knocking on doors and checking basements, I located Mrs. Jacques.  She had a sump pump full of oil that was discharging to the storm drain.  Her copper supply line beneath the concrete floor had corroded and failed causing the discharge.  The high water table in the area forced the oil into the sump.  A gravity recovery system was installed 3/30/01 by Environmental Projects Inc., discharging treated water to the sewer.  The system was left in place for one year, being removed in March of 2002.  Total oil recovered from the separator was estimated at 40 gallons.  No further action is required.
A-515-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that this minor spill had occurred.  According to the spiller it was completely cleaned up.
P-757-1993*Received a call regarding the discovery of contamination during the removal of an underground storage tank (UST) at the Bridgton Elementary School, Rt. 302, Bridgton, ME.

I responded to the report and observed the following:

	The tank had no obvious holes;

	The contamination was confined to the back fill and water around the tank, due to the native, clay soils exhibiting a bathtub effect;

	Only a sheen was observed on the water; and

	Most of the heavy contamination was at the end of the fill.

The contamination was assumed to be from overfills of the tank.  P-313-1993 actually documents that there was at least one overfill during the life of the tank.  Due to the limited contamination, all observable contaminated soil was excavated and processed at Commercial Recycling Systems.
B-14-2000*DELIVERING TO THE JOYCE AND ALPHONSE LAFORGE RESIDENCE, OLD FOX FUEL (GUY CARMEL) HAD AN OVERFILL OF THE TANK THAT HE PEGGED AT 2 GALLONS.  IF I UNDERSTAND CARMEL'S EXPLAINATION, THE DELIVERY WAS COMPLETE, THE WHISTLE HAD STOPPED.  CARMEL'S HELPER ON THE TRUCK, POSSIBLY THINKING THAT THE WHISTLE HAD STOPPED BECAUSE THE TRUCK TANK COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY, SWITCHED TO THE OTHER COMPARTMENT.  THE DELIVERY PUMP WAS RECHARGED AND FORCED 2 GALLONS OUT THE TANK VENT, ONTO THE SIDING AND ONTO THE BARK MULCH BELOW.

LOOKING AT THE SPILL THE NEXT DAY, I ASKED CARMEL TO WASH THE OIL OFF THE LAFORGE'S SIDING AND SHOVEL UP THE OILED BARK MULCH UNDER THE FILLPIPE.
A-437-1996*See attached.  No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
P-562-2000*   On the morning of Wed. 9/13/00, I responded to a complaint from Mr. Bolduc that red oil had been entering the Saco POTW since Monday though had recently increased.  I met onsite, confirmed the discharge, and gave them pads and bags so as to collect accumulated oil.  They were searching the Water St. area but could not pinpoint the source which we suspected was a basement AST or product line.  The area has combined sewer/storm drains.
   Later in the afternoon I received an update that they had traced the oil discharge to the destroyed First Parish Congregational Church on Main St. (see map).  The church had burned down the week before and its two inside, 275 gal., manifolded fuel tanks were discharging to the debris filled basement and apparently to a basement floor drain.  Onsite I met with Thomas Goulding representing the chruch, with Fire Chief Meserve, and with Mr. Bolduc.  Saco Public Works excavated and capped the drain (see site skecth).  I advised them of the need to empty the tanks as soon as possible.  The tanks had started out near full at about 500 gallons.  Mr. Goulding was advised about the AST Ins. Fund and I later sent a notice to the Fire Marshal.  I called Clean Harbors for a vacuum truck and workers who responded with me till approx 1800 hrs.  We recovered 373 gallons of #2 oil from the AST's.  There are two more basement AST's in the rear, less-damaged part of the church that Mr. Goulding stated he would have emptied soon.
    Contaminated debris and soil likely remains in the basement that should be properly managed when the debris is taken away.  I understand the original fire started because of contract worker smoking while using acetone.  DEP will cover the invoice of CHI pending AST Ins. coverage.  Further Resp. Div. actions are possible.  See attachements for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-5-1999*     On January 5, 1999 at 1100 we received a call from Carl Allen of the DEP office in Presque Isle forwarding a call from Daigle Oil reporting presence of #2 fuel oil in the interstitial space in a pipe at their DOC's gas station on Hogan Rd. in Bangor.  I visited the site and met station manager Shawn Graham who showed me the situation. Approximately a gallon of fuel oil had leaked into the interstitial space where it drained back into a  collection system.  Workers pumped out the tank that afternoon and replaced the line.
P-150-1997*Residual from hose spilled approximately 1 gallon of condensate water/oil to Kennebec River.  No clean-up possible.
P-434-1999*Please see attached report compiled by Woodard & Curran.  At this time the site is cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction.  No further Response actions is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
February 28, 2000
A-187-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-97-1997*SEE ATTACHED
P-701-2001*On 9/4/01 I received a call from Anne Jardim reporting an oil spill on Keen Ave next to her home.  The spill came from a drill rig used for blasting at a construction site next door.  Dr. Jardim was concerned that the spill had not been reported or cleaned up.  She provided me with the name of the owner of the equipment, Roulston Companies.  I phoned Roulston and spoke to Justin Roulston.  I questioned him about the spill.  He indicated that the spill had occurred several days before on 8/30.  He indicated to me that it was approximately 1 gallon and that speedy dry had been placed on the spill, but had not yet been swept up.  I requested that he do so ASAP and also informed him about the spill reporting requirements for the State of Maine.  At that time, I anticipated no further action.

On 9/7 I received another call from Dr. Jardim indicating her continued concern about the spill.  I made arrangements to meet her on site on 9/10.  Upon arrival I observed the remains of some speedy dry that had been used to clean up the spill and also stained soil and pavement where the leaking drill rig had apparently been driven off the construction site onto Keen Ave.  While there was evidence that a spill had occurred there (probably more than 1 gallon), it was also evident that reasonable effort had been made to clean it up.  I told her that I didn't believe the remnant of the spill provided significant risk to human health or the environment.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001
P-355-2001*Songo River Queen II leaked hydraulic oil from its bow thrusters.  I hired Fleet to deploy containment boom around the boat until it was fixed.  The Songo River Queen II is a commercial tour boat that resides in Long Lake at the Naples Causeway.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 21, 2001
P-777-2000*A ten gallon overfill occurred while a transport driver was off loading.  The oil was contained to the dike and cleaned up by Downeast personnel.  No further action.
A-124-1999*  The DEP received a call from Anthony Corsac about his oil tank that was leaking at a fitting. Mr. Corsac's home is located on the Weeks Corner Rd. in Pittsfield. The tank was located on the north end of his trailer.  A frost heave had nearly tipped the tank over causing the fitting to leak. Webber Energy was called twice and they made an emergency repair to stop the leak. Shortly after I arrived Webber Energy called Mr. Corsac and told him that they would be over later that day to put in a temporary tank.
  A small area was discolored with the leaking oil.  The dirt was collected in a pail and thrown into the municipal trash.  No further action is required.
A-49-2001*Received a call from Dead River concerning a line leak at the home of Matthew Dow of Waterville.  I went to the site and spoke to Mr. Dow who showed me the situation. Mr. Dow called Dead River as he (could not or would not) call his regular company, Chase Fuel. Chase Fuel had been in earlier and had done some repair work on the oil line. The copper line was buried in the concrete floor and the only legal work that could be done on it was to replace with a sleeved line. Whatever work was done on the line induced the line to leak. Mr. Dow had the tank filled on 1/19/2001.  A week later he noticed that the level of the oil had dropped quickly. He called Dead River who came out and replaced the buried line with a sleeved line.  The estimate of loss was 120 gallons.

I initiated an investigation and hired a contractor to drill holes into the concrete floor to search for the oil. Only minor amounts were found. I had the contractor rough in a vapor extraction system in case any oil vapors seeping into the basement became an issue.  This has not happened.  No further work is necessary on this incident.

			
A-653-1998* Dave Silver, of the DEP'S Bureau of Land and Water Quality, reported that there were several drums of waste oil stored in Gagne and Son's gravel pit. There was some oil stained soil in the vicinity of the drums.
 I made a site inspection on 12-16-98, and found the oil stained soil.  I also learned that about 160 drums of used waste oil had been stored at this location. This was discovered in July of 1998 when S.O.S. called the DEP to obtain an emergency EPA Haz. Waste licence #.
 The 160 drums were pumped out and Gagne and Son began deheading the drums on site. Employees would wipe out the drums and then crush them. The crushed drums were then stored in a metal dumpster.
 When I arrived on 12-16-98, I found the above mentioned soil. I asked that the soil be excavated and covered with poly or a tarp. After several letters the soil was tested and it was found to be non-hazardous. The soil, 14.71 tons, was transported to Commercial Paving on 7-21-99.  No further involvment from Response Services will be required.

Attachments
   12-31-98  letter to Gagne and Son
   1-5-99     N.O.V. to Gagne
   1-21-99   letter from Gagne to Enforcement
   6-23-99   letter to Gagne
   6-3-99     Sample results from Environmental Projects
B-297-2000*B-297-00
Ellsworth

Friday May 26, 2000				1245

I received a phone call from Laurie Saunders (667-4681), of the Dead River Company.  Laurie phoned to report a small number 2 heating oil spill to the driveway at the Paul Ouellette residence, at 70 Park Street.  The reported spill occurred when the driver was reeling in his hose and the nozzle was not locked.  About 1 gallon of heating oil was spilled onto the driveway.

This spill was cleaned up using a few sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent material.
B-383-2000*B-383-2000
07/18/2000 20:30

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small hydraulic oil spill on the Grand Marsh Road in Gouldsboro.  It was stated that approximately 2 pints leaked from a broken hose on a line truck.  The oil was then cleaned up with a few sorbent pads.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
I-153-1999*UST alarm found by DEP staff. Alarm has been a problem since installation per Jim Vasile.
contacts are: Ross Kingston 207-879-5020 & Jim Vasile 207-764-6911
Portland Pump has been notified.
I noticed the Alarm Light on my way home this date.

The problem is a bad circuit board on the alarm system.

Repair has not been completed as off 12/14/99 and Ross Kingston was advised that inventory must be kept for the tank or the interstital space must be monitored daily.

The interstial space was checked 12/13/99 and no product was found.

After numerous problems with the electronics the system is up and operational 12/27/99.

Case Closed
B-180-2001*
     This office received a call at 0920 on 4/9/01 from Mike Drinkwater (Greenville Fire Chief) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that at 0900 this morning, an attendant at the Indian Hill Trading Post on Route 15 in Greenville accidentally overfilled a customers vehicle.  An estimated 4 gallons of gasoline went onto the concrete pads and adjacent asphalt.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.  Upon investigation, it was found that a new gas tank had recently been installed on the vehicle, but the fill pipe was not properly tightened.

REC:  File report.
B-360-1996*Bangor 7/12/96 0945

Mike Tartarcyz (848-2800) of Clean Harbors phoned to say that he needed an oily soil shipment form to get some contaminated soil to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  I explained that to the best of my knowledge there was no reported spill.  He explained that he had been contracted to clean up what appears to be a small stain on the ground below the air compressor external fitting to the rear of the shoe factory.  I made arrangements to meet him at the factory.

The small stain of lube oil was black in color and about 10 by 12 inches in area.  Mike Tartacyk estimated that he would generate about 1 drum of debris.  The soil consists largely of sand and gravel.  I filled out the oily debris shipping papers and called Sawyer Environmental to get an authorization number, which was 19164A. (attachements).
B-177-1996*On 4/4/95, 830 hours Wayne Jamison of Dead River Company called to report that they had a spill from a ruptured delivery hose at Stearns Lumber. They deployed 10 pads and finished the clean up with two bags of speedy dry.  Dead River wrang out their pads and reused.  They also reused the speedy dry as long as it has sorbing capacity left.
P-762-1999*    During the week of 11/1/99 I visited this retail motor fuels UST facility checking on removal and reinstallation of suction product piping.  CTI George Erskine performed the work.  This facility & area has been the subject of DEP spill reports in 1989 and more recently by Stephen Flannery of DEP.  Mr. Flannery was investigating gasoline contamination to a nearby residential drinking water well.
     Bedrock is known to be within 10' of the surface.  On 11/2/99 I noted fresh smelling gasoline contamination in soil directly under the two dispensers at the island.  Erskine stated that this was from accidental spillage while he was disconnecting the piping and dispenser.  I noted no other spillage in the piping trench.  Flannery later had Erskine remove the small amount of gaso. smelling soil.
    See attached, files of Stephen Flannery, and UST Reg. file #10192 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-604-2000*B-604-00
Corinna

Wednesday November 8, 2000				0950

I received a phone call from Michael Wagner (287-5166) of Roy F. Weston Inc.  Mr. Wagner is the senior project scientist / site manager for the Superfund Site that was the Old Corinna Woolen Mill.  The old 2,000-gallon bare steel tank is located on Map 18 Parcel 119, which is now DOT property.  The tank was located behind the foundation remains of an old hotel that burned in the 1950's.  Michael Wagner told me that the tank is now situated on property owned by the State of Maine DOT.

The tank had one end torn into by the excavator that discovered it.  Excavation was stopped.  The tank was empty and dry inside.  A PID revealed a hit of 2ppm above background.  The tank must have been empty for years or leaked long ago.  No soil contamination has been found at this time.  A 30-day removal form and a waiver were filled out listing Michael J. Wagner as the contact person for information about the tank.  The tank will be removed on Thursday November Ninth. Michael said that he will be submitting a tank registration form to the Tanks Unit in Augusta.

A-456-1996*Robbins Lumber maintains a corporate residence above the mill.  The tank developed a corrosion leak.  It was discovered the next morning.  About half the tank was left.  The tank was patched and the product was transfered to a new tank.  The floor had a drainage slot around its perimeter and around the tank slab.  The product stain was confined to the area around the tank slab.  The tank slab was removed and the soil was removed.  It was mixed with manure in a secure area.
A-582-1999*One of two 275-gallon tanks developed a small leak.  The owner noticed the odor and placed a bucket under the spill.  Ness Oil responded, placed a temporary patch on the tank, and placed some speedy dry on the floor.  Both tanks gauges still registered full.  The small amount of oil that spilled reached a brick floor and ran a short distance to a low spot covered with water.  Bill Wallace responded and used pads to remove oil on the water.  Bill noted PID readings of 120 to 130 ppm in the basement and 20 ppm upstairs.  I hired Fleet Environmental Services to remove bricks and contaminated soil the following week.  We noticed some old wall material on the floor.  This was tested for asbestos.  No asbestos was found.

There was about an inch of contaminated sand under the bricks.  Below the sand was wet sandy clay that was not contaminated above stringent standards.   Fleet used concrete to repair the floor.  I feel that all contamination above stringent standards was removed.  PID readings in the basement were 0 ppm after the excavation.  No further action is anticipated.  This site will not be referred to Technical Services.
I-149-1998*Ruptured hydraulic hose on forklift, 20 gals was spilled, cleaned up with sorbent pads, spread oily dirt over roadway.  Burned pads in boiler plant ash.
P-450-1998*   On 2/25/98 I received a complaint thru an anonymous individual concerning old gasoline AST's right on the water's edge at this marina, with no containment.  Because of no reported leakage at the time a site visit was delayed due to other priorities.  The area is on private well water.  On 9/25/98, while in the area on additional business I visited the marina and noted three 500 gal. steel AST's sitting on a concrete pad at the water's edge:
1.  The 3 tanks were manifolded at the top (see photos) so that during a potential pipe leak, product under head pressure would siphon from the tanks and act as a pressurized piping system.  No anti-siphon valve was observed.
2.  There was a common fill on the first tank which had no vent.  The vents (on T-2 and T-3) were 1 1/2" and only 3" to 4" high so vapors were vented close to the ground.
3.  There was no pressure relief valves or manways, without which could lead to a dangerous BLEVE in the event of a fire.
4.  At a fitting of the steel piping with the product hose in front of the dispenser I noted an active gasoline weep on the concrete pad that appeared to have been active for longer than several days.  The amount of product lost is hard to judge as the gaso. evaporates quickly.  Leaking fittings do not tend to fix themselves and would likely only get worse with time.
5.  There was no containment around the piping or tanks, a spill could therefore go into the pond and lake before it could be responded to.
   At the marina's Rt. 11 store and office I met manager Cindy Nappi who I gave the attached agreement requiring the company to repair the leaking fitting.  Ms. Nappi stated that they were already planning a facility upgrade.   A copy of this report was forwarded to the Fire Marshals office & Ms. Nappi.
   On 11/25/98 DEP received a reply stating they suffered no leaking pipe.  In 6/99 Portland Pump reported new UST's installed (see DEP UST Reg.files).

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-326-2001*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen plus soapy bubbles were visible on this tributary of the Sandy River.  A local fire official (Toothacher) viewed the scene; he reported the sheen as light and untraceable, and not any cause for concern.  The area is served by a municipal water supply.
B-266-2001*B-266-2001
05/03/2001 10:00

     Joe Renda of S.W. Cole Engineering called to report an upcoming removal of underground tanks at Machias Tire (Irving Oil) on Route One in Machias.  It was stated that they would probably encounter contamination during the work based on it's past history.  During the removal of the three tanks, a 15k gasoline, a 12k gasoline, and a 10k diesel, no significant contamination was encountered however.  All three fiberglass tanks were in excellent shape.  The piping and former pump island was later removed without any report of discovering reportable amounts of contamination.
A-185-1997* Tim Nibby crashed his pickup truck into the Passagassawakeag River. The local Fire Dept. responded and place sorbents into the river to collect some of the spilled gas and oil. Very little gas or oil was released from the truck. No further action required.
P-723-1997*On 11/3/97 I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a moving van leaking diesel fuel in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the truck had been parked sideways on a hill allowing diesel fuel to flow out the vent line for the truck's fuel tank.  The Fire Department used oil sorbent pads to recover the fuel spilled onto the ashpalt.  No fuel entered any storm or sewer drains.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 16, 1997
A-273-1999* DEP received a report from a tenant living at this property that trash dumped on the property contained containers of chemicals.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  Trash was discarded across the site, but contained only empty containers of household items (hairspray cans, oil cans, etc.).  Of public health concern were a malfunctioning septic system (which had already been referred to the town plumbing inspector), a dug well in a nearby bog that feeds several homes (but does not meet the definition of "public water supply"), and a dubious heating system (I recommended calling the OSFB).  The accommodations were generally substandard.
     I saw no reason for continued involvement of DEP.
P-964-2001*PIPING ABANDONMENT AND REPLACEMENT.  SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE.
B-71-1999*B-071-99 Machias - Levine Residence


Irving Oil called to report that a minor spill had occurred at the Steve Levine residence at 40 Main Street in Machias. Apparently the driver overfilled the tank and they estimate that a couple of pints had leaked out of the fill piping onto the tank and onto the concrete floor. They cleaned it up with speedi-dri and wiped the tank down with a few sorbent pads. The oil was retained on the floor and did not reach any drains. The sorbent materials will be disposed through Clean Harbors.
A-450-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
A-113-2001*Received a call from Eric Fancy of the Anson-Madison sewer district reporting a spill.  He reported that approximately 80 gallons of a polymer used as a flocculating agent had spilled.  Some of the spill had gone to the treatment plant already and the rest was washed to the treatment plant.  The chemical is used in the plant already so washing it to a clarifier was an acceptable way to treat the spill.  I asked that a Material Safety Data Sheet be sent to me to describe the product.  No further work is needed on this spill.  See the attached MSDS and letter from the sewer district for additional information.
P-94-1998*2 March 1998, responded to spill location and observed free phase product in the basement sump/perimeter drain system. The sump discharges into the Portland City sewer system, I notified the city and public works representatives responded.  Sewer access holes were checked in the street and no oil was observed visually. Portland indicated that no action is necessary.

Collection of small amounts of free product continued to be collected at the sump location. The underground copper feed line, from the AST to the furnace, was tested and failed to hold a vacuum that indentified it as the source of the leak.  The subject indicated that odors started in January, so it is suspected that an undetermined amount of oil discharged to the city sewer system.

The Technical Services Division of the DEP, included this site in the,'Trial Guideline for Protecting Residents from Inhalation Exposure to Petroleum Vapors'.  Levels detected did not warrant abatement actions.

The amount of free product entering the sump in May of 1998 is slight to none.  DEP has not received additional complaints regarding free product or odors.  No further response action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan99)
A-9-1996*See attached narrative.
P-257-1998*The discharge was the result of a corroded copper supply line located under the basement floor.  The discharge was discovered when oil entered the sump, and the homeowner could smell the oil.  By the time I arrived, the copper line had been replaced and sorbents had been placed in the sump by the fire department.  The oil company estimated the discharge to be relatively small, since the tank was almost full.  I collected oil from the sump using sorbents until there was no longer any observable oil.  I fashioned an oil/water separator out of a five-gallons pail, and placed sorbents around it to collect any remaining oil that entered the sump.

I checked on the site several times throughout the summer, and changed sorbents until there was no additional oil entering the sump. No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-534-1998*Water sample taken on 11/18/98. Water sample results received on 11/30/98 indicating 3 ppb MTBE which is below the Department's action level of 25 ppb MTBE. Location of home is coastal with bedrock visible throughout the area. A small fishing community makes up the majority of the homes around this area.
B-86-2001*      On March 5, 2001 at 1146 we received a call from the National Response Center reporting a one pint spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking seal on board the vessel "Friendship" in Castine Harbor.  Maine Maritime Academy owns the vessel.  A couple cups flowed into the water where it quickly dissipated.  A crew recovered any oil on deck with sorbents.
A-177-1999*A pinhole leak in a sleeved line occurred. The line had been replaced in 1992 after a line leak. It was caught almost immediately. The oil was picked up and the soil was dug up.
B-466-1998*B-466- 98
Medway

Monday July 13, 1998				1803

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Ossie Stanley (746-5122), in Medway about a large fuel spill on a logging road.

I phoned Mr. Stanley and got directions to the Rockabeemee Road.  When I arrived I met the Stanley's and their neighbors.  They showed me a 40 foot long by about 18 to 20 inches wide, oil stain, some of which was covered up with sand on the hard pan Rockabeemee Road.  It was late and getting darker I suggested that I could return tomorrow and have a local contractor grade down the road as to remove the contaminated top layer and spread it thinly further down the road away from other homes and wells.

It was about this time that Ossie Stanley decided to borrow the neighbor's old Ford tractor that had a front bucket on it.  I showed Mr. Stanley what to do and he cleaned up the spill by dragging the first few layers.  In all he moved about 1 cubic yard of sand and formerly hard packed gravel and transported it about 300 yards down the logging road and spread it thinly on the surface.

On Tuesday I tried to contact the following logging companies, with no success:
HC Haynes, Winn, Me.		736-3412
	Gardiner & Sons, Lincoln, Me	794-2303, 723-8501           			723-5051
	
Marshal York, Medway, Me	

I did not find out which of the three logging companies, that were doing work in the area, was involved with the spill.
B-674-1997*Paul Farrington, concerned citizen in Medway, called to report that his neighbor, Steven Kimball, was in the process of crushing vehicles and was concerned that oil was being spilled.  No oil was observed by Mr. Farrington however.

The next day Mr. Kimball's property was investigated before an upcoming snow event.  Mr. Kimball stated that his wife was making him get rid of the junk around the yard which included several old vehicles.  No evidence of spillage was found however.
A-268-1997*Dan Parks, manager of the Fairfield heating oil office of Irving called to report a minor spill. Apparently 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled at the Winslow Retirement Home. It was cleaned up by Irving personel. No further work is necessary at this spill. No site visit was made.
A-237-2000*The return line between two 275-gallon ASTs was piped incorrectly, causing the spill. Product remained within the containment area in the small building used to house the tanks. Kip Cline assisted Public Works staff with cleanup.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-171-1999*On 3/6/99 I received a call from Northeast Petroleum reporting that the T/V Paulina was discharging a black oily substance at their facility in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the material being discharged was soot from the ship's inert gas system.  I could not detect any oil sheen in the area.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 8, 1999
A-87-1998*This spill occurred some time before it was reported.  I hired Luke Church to do the excavating.  This started on April 7,1998,  and was concluded on April 8 when I was on the island.  We were able to excavate some contaminated soil, but bedrock highs prevented use of the back hoe.  The fill in the area consisted of rubble, with ash.  In some spots there was no soil, only rocks and bricks.  Apparently this was the site for a former hotel that burned.  Bedrock varied between 3" and 3'.  In the low closest to the house we found a little oil on water.  More water under some pressure was entering after we pulled the rocks on the bottom.  Possibly this was from under the propane tanks or the house.  Many of the stones and fractured bedrock pieces we removed were wet with oil.  The frost wall was on a base of poured concrete on the bedrock.   I found PID readings of up to 30 in the crawl space under the basement, but there is no room for cleanup.  The first floor is work space only and had almost no odor.  The living area is on the second floor.

John Beane of Technical Services will be doing additional work at the site.  There are a 5 wells nearby.  The well at the school is the only one with contamination at this time.  The school will be using town water in the summer.  The contamination in the school well may be from some other past spill.  The well is currently not used due to lead and bacterial contamination. The well will be tested in the 1st and 4th quarters when it is in use.   The dug well that serves the site and a drilled well for the Shining Sails B & B do not show contamination.  The Shining Sails well is used all year and has been placed on quarterly testing.  There is also an unused drilled well and a seasonal surface impoundment nearby.
A-494-2000*Three gallon jugs of used motor oil were left next to the Augusta nature trail near an access point on South Belfast Avenue (across from Hicks Road). The oil was brought to DEP Response and added to our used motor oil drum after testing.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-282-1997*See attached.
B-189-1999*On 5/4/99, 0800 hours John Boynton of Boynton Oil reported a 100 gallon spill of kerosene at the residence of Erma Madaras in Searsport.  The release came from two holes in the fuel line that looked like they had been burned through by a strong electric current. It landed on the cement slab that the mobile home is mounted on. Erma's current usage had not increased so we figured that it was possibly a lightning strike.  The release covered an area of over 200 square feet, so it is safe to say that a third of it evaporated.  Boynton Oil recovered about 3 gallons with pads and around 60 gallons were absorbed by the cement slab.  There were three places on the back edge of the slab where small amounts (1-2 gallons) of product ran off the slab.  That part of Searsport has residential wells but they are over 100 feet away and the surficial aquifer is virtually at grade, which would protect the bed rock aquifer.

Although the area wells are not at risk there was an odor problem that persisted for a time.  Erma indicated that one of her sons would employ the Dawn technique and that he had equipment to work with.  On 5/17/99 Erma indicated that the odor was under control.  She had spent around $300, which is less than the $500 deductible so unless the problem returns she probably will not invoke the AST fund.
A-87-1996*see attached
P-242-1999*     In the afternoon of 4/14/99, DEP was notified of oil contam. noted during the abandonment of five 4000 gal., single-wall CP steel UST's at this downtown Bridgton facility.  Site assessor and CG Mike White reported old, weathered, contam. of about 100 ppm at the bottom of the UST excavation, on top of bedrock.  On 4/15, White reported to Hemenway in my absence that they encountered gw at the bedrock surface with an oil sheen.  Thompson issued a virgin contam. soil letter for disposal at ARC in Eliot.   No remediation was required by DEP though soil and water removal was necessary to install two new, Elutron, UST's.  Several days were spent blasting into the bedrock.
      White set up a Frac-Tank and carbon system (see photos) for de-watering to a nearby storm drain which drained to nearby brook.  Discharge to the brook took place however before DEP approval and confirmation samples showing the carbon to be effective.  I explained the DEP procedure, set up thru Alan Presunka of DEP, to White for the future.  Effluent QA/QC samples taken by DEP and White confirmed the effluent to be acceptable.
       The new tanks were T-11 and T-12.  Prior to the 4/1/88 install and 4/14/99 removal of T-6 thru T-10, other gaso. UST's were abandoned in 1988 and 1986 (see DEP UST Reg. #8939 files).   The contam. reported by White in 1999 is likely residual from an early UST abandonment and clean-up (see P-239-88).
       At this time no further DEP Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  The site is understood  at this time to be clean to Dept. satisfaction though any contam. media remaining onsite should be properly managed.  See attached and CMR 691 assessment of M. White for further info.  No GW Fund claim is anticipated though possible.  No direct DEP expenses were incurred.  CNB's GW treatment & soil disposal costs may be reimbursable under the Maine GW Clean-Up Fund.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-97-1999*B-097-99
Lincoln

Monday March 1, 1999				0404

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Mr. David Bolstridge (738-5080), of Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company referencing a 1 pound release of Chlorine.

According to Mr. Bolstridge there was a small Chlorine release inside the Pulp Mill.  The release occurred as a result of a plugged pulp stock line between the decker washer and the bleach plant. The additional pressure caused a piping gasket to fail.  When the gasket failed, the escaping non-reacted pulp leaked out and liberated a minor amount of chlorine.  The system will be shut down to make repairs.  No recovery of Chlorine was attempted.
P-552-1995*SUMMARY
	Approximate 200-gal fuel oil discharge from improperly plugged fuel line to living room floor, down into basement and below the basement floor.  Remediation managed by insurance company for Mr. Alva Luce of Energy Systems Inc.  Clean-up included removing living room floor & walls and basement floor and soil below.
	See attached separate narrative and supporting documents, and records of Maine DEP Technical Services Division for further details.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist, MDEP, Response Services Div.
.
P-683-2000*    In the afternoon of Mon. 11/6/2000 I drove into the Bission Moving & Storage facility to check on an expected small waste-oil spill clean-up.  While driving in I noted a fuel tank-truck belonging to M W Sewall Oil Co. making a delivery to a large consumptive-use diesel & gasoline AST.  The hose was hooked up and the product being pumped into the AST, though the driver was not there.
     After parking I met the driver as he came out of the building.  I reminded him that monitoring the fuel delivery next to the truck was required by Maine DEP and Fire Marshal regulations.  I stressed that him being there near the auto shut-off could mean the difference between a small spill and a large spill if a hose or valve should leak. After leaving the site I called Mr. Plunkett with M W Sewall and requested he remind his drivers about staying by the delivery.  This property has just undergone an expensive environmental evaluation and UST related clean-up and is pending a property transfer [See P-338-00 and P-653-97 for further information].  The driver was courteous and receptive.
     On-site I noted no actual spillage around the AST.  This AST replaces UST's removed in 1997.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-279-1999*I was called by Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown reporting a small spill at a customers' house. Ms. Alexander reported that 1 cup of #2 fuel oil was spilled at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Spachaczynski in West Sumner due to an overfill. All of the oil came out the vent and the driver cleaned it up. I called and spoke to Mrs. Spachaczynski who said everything was fine and they were satisfied with the cleanup. No further work by Response Services is anticipated at this site.
A-89-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor overfill at this residential AST had sprayed oil into snow.  The oil co. (Kalloch) collected impacted snow.
P-101-1996*8Feb96, Mike White of Emery & Garrett, Waterville, contacted me regarding this facility and an appointment was made to meet on site.

9Feb96, I arrived on site and discussed with White the presence of an unregistered ust discovered during a piping upgrade project at the facility.  I observed this tank as well as dewatering dewatering operations through a carbon filter (55 gal., drum type). the goundwater in the UST excavation, which appeared to be impacted with a petroleum sheen, was the media being dewatered.  i did not observe free product in the excavation; a sorbent pad placed on the groundwater in the UST excavation did not absorb any petroleum products that I could visually detect.

I issued the following DEP documents: Virgin Product Letter; Options Agreement; Clean-Up Action Agreement; Intent to Abandon/30-Day Removal Notice, for the unregisterd UST; Waiver to the 30-day Notice, and; a Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, establishing a Baseline-1 clean-up goal.

I authorized a 500 ppm clean up standard for the removal of soils consistanly impacted w. hydrocarbons that temporarily
stock piled on site.  I advised White, not to "chase" soils and to contact me if he felt that additional soil removal was necessary. White agreed.

White informed me that the discovered tank would be registered with the State of Maine.

An additional UST removal is scheduled for this site at a later date. I advised White that that removal would be a seperate issue w. possible different clean up criteria from the piping upgrade project for this site.  I explained that the Virgin Letter issued 9 Feb 96 did not include soil disposal for the up comming UST removal.  White agreed.

See excerpts from attached 691 site assessment for additional information.

No further action by response services is anticipated.


Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-454-1996*  After a complaint of diesel spillage and improper oil tanks at Hunnewell's by the neighbor, Mr. Dunning, I visited on 7/30 and met with Mrs. Hunnewell who graciously gave me a tour of the construction yard next to her home.  I noted heavy equipment and pickups, several AST's but no obvious prohibited discharges.  Mr Dunning's house was next door; Mrs. Hunnewll expalined that there had been long been bad relations and that was the likely source of the Dunning's complaint.
  The area is one wells and would likely be Stringent Clean-Up for oil spillage.  No further Response Div. action is anticipated, see attachments also.
A-22-1999*     A fuel delivery vehicle rolled onto its side on an icy road.  Approximately 2500 gallons of oil was onboard, but only a small quantity leaked via the top hatches.  The truck was righted without further spillage.  Oiled snow was collected for disposal.
B-54-2000*The Dead River Oil Company called to report that while doing routine maintenance on a basement 275 at 101 Thomas Hill Road, the technician noticed a small stain on the concrete floor beneath the tank. The tank had begun to weep. An estimate of spillage would be about .1 of a gallon. They put down a little sorbent powder and Magna-patched the tank for later replacement. No oil made it to a drain.
P-742-2000*Ms. Karen Martel of 33 Jenny Lane, Oxford reported that her oil company (Dead River) had overfilled her above ground oil tank and she was still smelling the vapors.  I contacted Rod Hodge at Dead River, South Paris Office and he sent a technician to site.  He confirmed later that the staining was only on the tank (gauge was broken) .  The tank was cleaned and no further impact is expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


_______________________________________________-
Jon. L. Woodard  OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-228-1999*     On the morning of 4/11/99 I met Mr. Amalot at his rural residence to investigate a vehicle fire and associated gaso. discharge of the previous evening.
     Mr. Amalot explained that the car fire began in his auto in his garage while working on the auto.  He had rolled the car out into the driveway to keep the garage from burning as well.  Lyman Fire Dept. arrived to extinguish the minor inferno.
     Huff and his neighbors are on drilled wells so the area is considered geologically sensitive.  There was a small gaso. stain on the gravel driveway though it appears not much gasoline got to the soil, most of it burning in the fire.  Amalot agreed to dig up the contaminated gravel and aerate it on a tarp onsite.
     Overall I do not believe the wells are seriously threatened at this time.  As of July 1999 I have heard no further complaints or information regarding this discharge.  See the attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-76-1997*On this date I received an E-mail message from Rob Peale. The Irving Forest Products well in St John Plantation had 1.6 ug/l of Napthelene in their "public"water supply (DHS # 94023).

I contacted Harold Ouellette at the facility. He was completely unaware of the problem.

Since Mr. Ouellette could not remember when this sample was taken, on 7/8/97, I sent a request to Rob Peale, by E-mail, to have samples mailed to the facility in order to verify that the contaminate is present.

Response case closed.
A-185-2000*     DEP receied an after-hours report that a single-vehicle accident had occurred; the car came to rest in a brook where a small amount of motor oil is believed to have been spilled.  The car was removed without further incident.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP on-call staff, who were involved at another site at the time of this accident (ref. A-181-00).
B-831-1999*     On December 30, 1999 at 1635 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a two gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Scot Solman residence at 752 Mt. Hope Ave. in Bangor.  A broken gasket on the truck caused the leak which ran on the customer's paved driveway. I visited the site and found a Dead River crew spreading and recovering sorbents from the spill area.  No oil left the driveway and the home is on town water.
A-611-1998*No site visit made.  This was an overfill at a residence with no whistle on the AST.  The driver was listening for the sound of the air leaving the tank.  He was not quick enough.  About a quart spilled on the ground.  This was excavated.  Dead River entered the house and checked the tank condition.  A small amount of fuel had leaked from around the fittings, but had not reached the floor.   This was wiped up.  This is reportedly a new customer.  Dead River plans to work with the owner to upgrade the tank and prevent further losses.  No further action is anticipated.
A-495-1999*DEP received a report from the Anson-Madison Water District that gasoline odors had been detected in soils during excavations for replacement of a sewer line.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  Gasoline odors were locally strong, exceeding 2000 PID rdgs. in a thin gravel layer lying 5-7' below grade.  This layer extended under the paved road toward the former Satturley/Boris Development bulk terminal, a known contaminated site (ref. DEP #A-438-93); the site is now owned by J.R.Owens Oil Co. but is currently vacant.  Excavations were actually occurring on the (current) Nichols property, which appears to be a small piece carved out of the Central Maine Rail Road property.  Another adjacent property (Casey's Market) may have held petroleum storage tanks under a previous ownership.  This property has displayed some petroleum in the cellar in years past (ref. DEP #A115-96), but the owner reports no recent problems.
     After conferring with DEP technical staff (Fontaine) it was decided to pursue no remediation here given the non-sensitive nature of the site.
P-250-1997*A small amount of oil was released from the damaged fuel line.  Due to the dangers and confusion regarding the retrieval of the tractor and trailer, I informed the State Police that I would return the following day and assess the situation.

On 5/7/97, I returned to the site and only observed a small amount of contaminated soil next to the road.  There was a small brook close by that had no evidence of oil contamintion.  I informed the Turnpike workers, fixing the side of the road, of my findings.  No further action required.
B-509-1997*9/12/97,1420, Norm Gogan of Norlans Water Treatment reported that he found gasoline contamination in the water at Brooksville PO. He said he could smell it and analysis results were 65ppb GRO with no MTBE. Well seems to have problems with iron, manganese and septage. Odor from this water is overwhelming. I sampled the water and it came back 120ppb GRO. Norm indicated that he could take care of the well with a series of systems: chlorinating, ion exchange and charcoal filtration. Norm also said he had been dealing with the PO well for the last 15 yrs and there has not been indications of gasoline contamination. His prior experience with the well had involved demineralization. There are two other wells in the area. Buck's Harbor Market's well is ~30' from the contaminated well and only slightly up grade. The 2nd belongs to Bucks Harbor Inn. This is over 150' from the post office well. Both of these are clean. The post office and market wells are on quarterly monitoring. I've asked the Inn management to contact me if their water shows sign of contamination.  Mr. Condon of Condon's Garage (~300' from the post office) said that he had USTs that were removed 15 years ago. Also, according to Mr. Condon, there had been USTs at Buck's Harbor Market and the post office building - it wasn't always a post office. Supposedly, these were also removed 15 years ago. Bedrock is not far from grade in that area. A distinction that might be applicable is the fact that in June and July septic leach fields were developed up grade from the post office. I would guess that this accounts for the high coliform count and the putrid odor that the water has. The GRO most likely emanated from one of the USTs that had been close to the well (i.e. either at the market or the current post office building). Proving which one would be a daunting task and locating the owners would probably be even more difficult. Cont..
B-449-2001*On 08/14/01, 1600 hours I was contacted by Scott Brailey of Plymouth Engineering regarding a question about a site that they were working on.  They were doing a site assessment for Maine Mack, Inc. on Coldbrook Road in Bangor.  The assessment was being done because Maine Mack was selling this property to Dysarts. The issue was a floor drain receptacle that received the effluent of the truck wash at that facility.  It was barrel block construction, which is not liquid tight.  It was legal when it was installed in 1967, but currently floor drain effluent cannot be injected into the ground.  The options are a liquid tight tank that gets pumped out or it has to be piped to the municipal sewer. Dysart wanted the latter so they proceeded to remove the barrel block structure and found that oil had migrated down grade on a leach field.  Aries Engineering had the material characterized and found 300 to 400 ppm DRO, 250-350 GRO and MTCL2.  Since what everyone concerned wanted was a statement saying that MDEP would not be requiring any further action, I suggested that they contact VRAP, which is administered by Nick Hodgkins.  I advised Nick that I would be available to assist if he wanted me to.  As of 9/27/01, I know that Maine Mack has contacted VRAP but I have not been further involved.
A-607-1999*     DEP received a report that a tank-truck carrying diesel fuel overturned on a remote gravel road.  A culvert had collapsed where the road crosses a small stream; oil spilled to soil and into the stream when the tank ruptured.  Local fire officials (town and prison) were first on the scene and successfully sorbed much spilled product from the stream; excavating equipment was brought to the scene to right the truck and to excavate contaminated soil.  While not all spilled product was successfully collected following this incident it is unlikely that any problems will arise given the remote location.
B-475-1998*B-475-98
Mount Desert (Somesville)

Sunday July 19, 1998				1958
           		
I received a page from the state police dispatcher.  Upon contact I was given the information that there had been an airplane crash in Somesville, in Somes Pond, on Mount Desert Island.  I was told to try an make contact with Phil Richter (2196) via the state police radio.

I could not make contact  so I proceeded to the plane crash location.  Shortly after I arrived I met Phil Richter, of  the Maine  Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  Mr. Richter said that  earlier there was a light  gasoline sheen near the plane.  The light floatplane was a 1958 Arowchamp, with N number N7694D.  The pilot had shut off the fuel and, in so doing, may have helped minimize the spill.
P-405-2001*Hydrogeologic investigation of the floor drain discharge at this facility and numerous surface spills associated with diesel fuel.
A-641-1998*Received a call from Ed Manter of Manter Company asking my assistance in expediting an underground tank removal. The removal was at Marden's Shoe store on Main Street in Fairfield. Ed had arranged for Arthur Goldrup, a certified tank installer to be on site to oversee the operation. According to Ed, the tank had not been used for years. There was some contamination found when the tank came out. The contamination seemed to be weathered fuel oil. Readings on the PID were less than 1500ppm bag-headspace. The entire area is on town water and sewer. There have been no reports from the area indicating a problem with petroleum vapors. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-134-1996*Hydraulic hose broke on a front end loader at the Dragon Cement plant in Canton. After the loader was fixed, they excavated the spill site until no stain or odor was noticeable. Contaminated soil was taken by Dragon to the Thomaston cement kiln for treatment. No site visit was necessary. No further work is needed.
B-403-2000*B-403-00
Milford (Costigan)

Monday July 31, 2000				1500

I received a telephone call from Mr. Bruce Arnold (827-1732), of International Paper's Costigan studmill.  Mr. Arnold phoned to report a diesel fuel spill to the ground on stud mill property.

Upon site investigation with Mr. Arnold a stained area some 10 feet by 4 feet was noticed.  Mr. Arnold showed me the path taken by a Contracted Yarmouth Lumber Company truck driver and the various debris he ran over.  The fuel cross over line that goes between the two saddle tanks was severed when it became entangled in some wood debris.  The line was shut down.  The driver left after either delivering or picking up a load.  I contacted Mr. John Mainard (657-2904), of Yarmouth Lumber and informed him that the spilled product would have to be cleaned up.  Mr. Mainard agreed and said to have Bruce Arnold contact him.

The plans are to remove the contaminated soil, about 2 to 2.5 cubic yards and spread the soil very thinly on the roadway adjacent to the contaminated soil.  This is the roadway the truck driver should have stayed on.  The soil is fairly rich in organics (wood chips and saw dust).  A small amount, about .75 lb., of high nitrogen containing fertilizer will be added to  the soil and mixed in prior to spreading.
I-62-1996*This site had minor amounts of soil contamination, but levels were over the stingent site levels.

No obvious problems were found on any of the tanks most likely source was a loose piping joint. Overfills may also have played a part.

System has been abandoned since 1991 or 1992. Tanks were emptied at that time. Site abondonment couldn't take place due to finacial constraints. FAME funded the project.

About 100 cu yds of soil was land spread on Kerry Goldens property, less than 1/2 mile from the facility.

The neighbors wells were sampled by Mike Millet and Mr. Blakely sent the samples into the HETL on 7/3/96.



Case Closed
A-545-1996*Received a call from Tom Saviello of Internatinal Paper reporting an oil spill. An outside contractor used the wrong shutdown procedure when repairing a fuel oil feed line. He was sprayed with oil and transported to the hospital as a precaution. The leak was stopped by the mill hazmat team. The spill was to a concrete floor and sump area. All the oil was recovered. See the attached report for additional information. No response was necessary and no further work is required on this spill.
A-384-1999*Received a call from Ted Haskell of Haskell Energies reporting a small leak. It was at the residence of Nancy Haskell. I responded to the scene and met Ted there. He showed me the small leak in the line from the tank. It was near the filter housing, before it went beneath the concrete floor. He had already replaced the old line with a new one that he put over head. I instructed him to break apart some of the concrete by the tank to check if additional oil had leaked into the ground. Ted reported that he found no oil in that location.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-210-1996*Removal of two #2 oil storage tanks. Tanks were set into vaults into ground. tanks ages unknown, but probably from WWII. One tank had developed a corrosion hole and was dripping oily water into the vault. The vault had a drain that discharged into the town sewer lines.  No contamination found in ground around pipe or vault.  Project mgr: Iver McLeod-DEP-SIR Augusta. No further action
A-121-2000* A hydraulic hose rupture on a sissor sytle lift. This lift was owned and operated by Rolands Drywall. The spill occurred at MBNA's route 3 facility (bldg 8) in Belfast. The material was cleaned up and no further action will be required.
A-334-1998*A jib crane broke and fell into the river.  The hydraulic line was ruptured.  Some hydraulic oil was lost before the system could be shut down.  It all went into the river and was lost.  Edwards estimates about 1 gallon was lost.
I-158-1999*10.99 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from saddle tank after truck jack knife.  40.99 gallon was pump off leaking tank before truck was moved.  Contaminated soil was brought to land fill.
P-958-1999*The leak detection alarms for the gasoline and diesel tanks at the Lewiston Public Works yard indicated possible leaks in the interstitial space.  Investigation of the site by a certified installer (Steve Redmond) indicated that heavy rains had caused water to enter the sumps and secondary containment.  The water was removed and seals replaced as necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.


___________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-76-1997*Received a call Saturday evening from Monmouth Fire Department (via the State Police) reporting a small spill of K-1 at the Monmouth Kwik Stop. I spoke to Monmouth dispatch who reported that the Fire Department had stopped the leak and spread sorbents and speedi dry on the spill. They swept up the speedy dry before clearing the scene. I called the store and had the story confirmed.  There was no need to respond to the scene at that time.

I did go to the site on Tuesday to inspect the site. The store is in downtown Monmouth and is on city water. The unit is a temporary dispenser of K-1 from a 275 gallon vertical above ground storage tank. Apparently the check valve under the dispenser started to leak. One of the owners, Mrs. Lucille StClair reported that Wadleigh's technicians had repaired the valve on Monday. No additional cleanup is necessary on this site.
B-635-2000*B-635-00
Sedgwick

Thursday November 30, 2000			1100

Paul Greenlaw (367-2207), of R.L. Greenlaw & Son Oil phoned to report that the 3,000 gallon unleaded plus product tank at the Eggemoggin Country Store is taking on water.  The tank is a Buff-Hide cathodically protected tank that is located in a swampy area.  Bruce Greenlaw installed this tank, in 1985.

Mr. Greenlaw said he would be contacting Leonard Carr of LC Tanks to inspect the tank. I suggested that he get it pumped out and discontinue its use until it can pass a tank test.  He also has the option of submitting recent information and doing a Statistical Information Analysis.

Paul spoke of a tank testing outfit from Massachusetts called Tanknowledgy that would be doing the tank test after it is repaired, that is if it can be repaired.

Some time passed and I had not heard from Either Paul Greenlaw or Leonard Carr.

This case has been refereed to Diana McLaughlin (DEP Tank Enforcement

According to Diana, the tank was supposed to have been tested in December.  Upon checking I was informed that the test was not done.  Paul Greenlaw apparently had Leonard Carr repaired a loose fill pipe-fitting that was taking on water on the top of the tank.

In early January of 2001 Leonard Carr excavated down to the top of the tank and tightened the fill pipe, which was letting in water.  The tank was monitored for water then refilled and placed in service.  NO TANK TEST WAS DONE.  This case was turned over to tank enforcement.  Mr. Greenlaw will soon be advised that we need inventory information to do an SIA on the tank in question.
B-261-1999*   Marc Oullette called from the Dead River Company to report that a small spill of #2 oil had occurred on Essex Street at the mouth of the Baptist Church's driveway. It seems that one of their burner technicians had an unsecured container of waste fuel oil in the back of his service truck and it overturned. The fuel then found its way to the roadway. Dead River employees cleaned it up with a little bit of speedi-dri. No further action needed.
B-354-2001*Bruce Kessler of 96 Sanford Street in Bangor called to report a small spill of #2 fuel from a corrosion hole on his basement tank.  Approximately one cup of oil leaked onto the concrete floor.  Dead River personnel were on site for the repairs and the clean up.
A-41-1997*Received a call from Dead River about a small spill in Waterville. I responded to 27 Paris Street and found the Dead River technician still there. He reported to me that the oil pump seal failed and less then 5 gallons of oil was spilled on a concrete basement floor. The oil was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbents. Andrew Berry and Amy York were renting the house. Mr. Berry stated that the oil burner was the landlord's responsiblity. The only lasting problem would seem to be odor in the basement and the first floor of the house. January 10 was a warm day and they were able to open the bulkhead and a window. No further work by Response is necessary. The basement was cleaned to the Department's satisfaction.
A-116-1997*Received a report of a spill from Mike White of Emery and Garrett Groundwater. He was at an underground tank removal at the Big Apple Food Store on Searsport Ave. in Belfast. I visited the site the next day. Lenny Carr of L.C. Tank Installation and Repair was the certified tank installer. Two UST's were removed, a 6000 gallon and an 8000 gallon. Both had contained gasoline. The site was on town water and sewer and was a baseline 2 site on the Department's "decision tree". The action level was set at 1000ppm PID bag headspace using the latest approved setpoints. Mr. White reported that approximately 24 cubic yards of contaminated soil was taken to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons for processing. The contamination was probably from a leaking dispenser. Mike reported that no other soil above 1000ppm was found on site. No further work is necessary on this site. See the Appendix P site assesment for UST site #15262 for additional information.
A-46-1999*Received a call from Maritime Energy about a spill at their Warren bulk plant. The air eliminator in the bulk plant malfunctioned spilling about 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil. The spill was into the dike and was cleaned up by Maritime personnel.  I went out the next day and inspected the site.  No further work was necessary on this incident.
B-363-1996*Steve Suter, owner of a home on the Monroe Road in Hampden called to request a waiver to remove a 1500 gallon UST.  It was stated that the property was in the process of being sold.  I granted the waiver and informed Mr. Suter that I had to be on site for the removal.  A couple of days notice was all that was needed.

A couple of weeks later I received a call from Mr. Suter apologizing for the removing of the tank without my presence.  The contractor, Sewell Oil of Old Town informed me that the hole was free of contamination.  I left the situation at that.

A short time later I received a call from Avery Caldwell, a broker representing the buyers.  Mr. Caldwell wanted a letter from Mr. Suter via the Department stating that the tank hadn't leaked.  I told Mr. Caldwell I hadn't attended the removal and had no confirmation of what was in the excavation.  Mr. Suter shortly after made arrangements to re-open the hole.

Investigation shown that the excavation was essentially uncontaminated.  PID levels were only a few ppm.  Mr. Suter later received his letter.
A-715-1999*Ann Thayer called about a bucket of waste oil left at their facility by Ferraiolo Construction. This was logged as a spill in error.
A-186-1997* A loose fitting was responsible for the release of a very small amount of oil into the plant's sewer. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-34-1991*
Retail, motor fuels UST facility inspection.  Very long underground piping run to wharf, pressurized piping system due to grade downhill.
A-447-1998*     DEP received a report from a homeowner (Ouellette) that an oil company (Heutz) had overfilled his cellar AST two days previously.  He did not feel the oil company was handling the situation properly.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and met Mr. Ouellette and Mr. Heutz.  The tank appeared undamaged by the incident; there was no audible vent alarm at the time of the overfill.  It was apparent where oil had seeped past piping joints onto the concrete cellar floor; this had been sorbed by Heutz staff.  Mr. Heutz agreed to remove/replace a section of framed wall that had absorbed some oil and to wash the concrete floor with detergent and water; it is my understanding that these were accomplished as of 8/18.  Heutz also agreed to dispose of any other stored materials that had absorbed oil.
     Mr. Ouellette felt that oil odors had permeated parts of the living space upstairs, and wanted Heutz to clean the carpeting.  I could detect no oil odors in the carpets or in the living space upstairs, and so did not "officially" request Heutz to do any work upstairs.  Liquid product spilled as a result of this incident was confined to the cellar area.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-164-2000*B-164-2000
03/21/2000 15:05

     Gloria Beal, concerned resident on the Washington Junction Road in Hancock, called to report that her well water was possibly contaminated from the activities at Lane Construction located just across the road.  She stated that she recently became ill and thought it was related to the water.  Investigating the area around her home I discovered nothing out of the ordinary.  The water was tested solely for diesel range organics since fuel was the only likely source from Lane's.  Nothing was detected however. I suggested to Ms. Beal that she should contact Human Services for other possible testing.
A-717-1999*A driver pulled away from the convenience store with the fuel nozzle still in the gas tank. Store employees saw the spill and stopped the pump. The Skowhegan Fire Department responded, and spread sand, speedi dry and sorbent pads.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-821-1996*On Dec. 24, 1996, Gerry Lemire, of Irving Oil, called to report gasoline contamination in soil that was excavated from the ground at the Irving station on Route 1 in York.  The area was being excavated to install a sign.  The area is in a low corner of the site, and it appeared that the contamination was due to overfills and runoff from the station parking lot. Approximately five yards of soil was removed.  I went to the site on 12/26 to check the soil and the excavation.  The soil was only mildly contaminated, and it did appear to have been parking lot runoff that caused the contamination.  I issued a virgin letter for the soil to be disposed of at ARC in Eliot.  No further action.
A-3-1996*Fabian oil was making a delivery to a construction site fuel tank.  The driver needed to flush the lines to change product.  He overfilled the pocket on the truck and the product ran onto the ground.  The contaminated snow was removed and the truck catwalk was cleaned.
P-718-1997*   After several phone calls with Woodard & Curran consultants this removal took place on 11/26/98 according to the Woodard & Curran and A L Doggett.  Because of a previous UST discharge noted in the recent past it was hoped that DEP would be able to visit this removal in the event that contamination clean-up was necessary.  Because of other last minute priorities, a DEP site visit could not be made.   Carmichael of Woodard & Curran reported to me that all four UST's were removed without incident or contamination.
A-144-1997*Michael Bartlett of G.H. Bass & Co. called to report a leaking drum at the Weld Street facility. A small leak in a drum of leather conditioner was discovered in a production area. The 55 gallon drum was in a horizontal rack and the responders turned the drum in the rack, stopping the leak. Speedy dry was used to clean the chemical off the concrete floor. No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
A-97-2001*Stevens Pond resident reported an ice-fishing shack that had blown over in the wind was leaking oil. A 5 gal oil container was stored in the shack to provide kerosene to the heater in the shack. When the shack blew over the oil leaked from the container onto the ice. The structure had no identification as to ownership(required by Maine law)but I was able to get the owners vehicle license plate number from a witness. The Maine State Police provided a name and address. I left my card on the structure and the owner reported the spill the following day. I returned the following day with a cleanup contractor and removed the contaminated ice and snow for disposal. No oil reached the water. No further action is expected.
A-81-1999*  No site visit made.  This spill was reported a few days after it had been cleaned.  Apparently, a hose broke spilling paint into an explosion proof storage area.  The Boiler operator used sawdust to remove the paint, which had nearly solidified at the time of the call.  The company wanted to know if the paint needed to be disposed of as hazardous waste.  The MSDS lists solvents that are listed waste so the material needed to be disposed of as hazardous.  I checked this with Cherrie Plummer to be sure I was interpreting the rules correctly for solidified paint.  I then informed Pride Manufacturing of the need to have the material disposed of as hazardous material.  I also sent them a copy of a form to use to report a Hazardous Material Spill.

No further action is anticipated.
A-809-1999*Less than a cup of oil sprayed against the side of the house when the driver overfilled the tank. A few drips reached the ground, where sorbent pads had been placed. The house was wiped down.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-36-2001*On 4-17-01, Sam Oaks called this office to report that he had oil in his drinking water. I met with him the following day at his house and after drawing some water from the kitchen tap, could smell oil. He had lost part of the contents of his heating fuel tank about 4 years ago and thought this may be that product now getting there. He had lived with the problem for the past two years until the town suggested he call us. I had filters installed that week and placed him on the QM program. Bedrock is quite shallow so soil removal is not considered.
A-364-1998*Mr. Tjelmeland discovered some buried drums in his yard.  He removed one of them.  I examined the drum and found no evidence of petroleum products in it or in the soil where the drum was.  I returned later with a metal detector and determined that the majority of the buried metal on the property was in the same area where the original drum was found.  Carolyn Bergeron from Solid Waste stated to me that buried metal was not a concern to them.  I sent the attached letter to the Tjelmelands.
P-392-2001*See attachments, no narrative.
B-191-2000*On 4/7/00, 1040 hours Mike Palmer reported what he thought was oil sheen along the edge of a construction site that he walks by on his way to work.  He described the path as being continuous with the second entrance to the Dryden Terrace Apartment complex.  He indicated that he had seen the sheen last year too.  My investigation revealed that it was marsh sheen.  This sheen seemed to have some iron bacteria influence as well as waxy byproduct from the decomposition of botanical organic matter.
B-131-1997*On 3/21/97, 1355 Steve Johnston, who is the shop foreman at the B&A Diesel Shop in Hermon, reported a 50 gallong diesel spill.  Irving Oil had been in the process of delivering product to a storage tank when the feed line became uncoupled.  The most likely reason for this was that a valve inside the building that houses the storage tank had not been opened.  Hence the sudden surge of pressure in the line caused it to disconnect at the quick connect coupling.  The delivery person had made deliveries there before and should have tended to that detail.  KB Corp (who were retained by Irving Oil) did the clean up.  They used 2.3 bails of pads and collected two thirds of a drum of contaminated snow.  About 20 gallons of the discharge landed inside a birm that was located under the fueling connection.  The remainder landed on ice and was recovered with pads.  The pads held an estimated 28 gallons and the snow probably translated to 1.5 gallons.  The birmed product was recovered as recyclable product.
B-121-1999*
On 3/19/99 Jason Folsom reported a 750-gallon spill of Daracem 65.  The call had come in during the day from the Augusta S.P. Barracks.  Jake didn't deal with it because it was a Haz-Mat investigation.  I proceeded with the investigation at 1600 hours, which was the time I was made aware of the situation.  Jason had indicated (in the initial report) that he was reporting the spill for the sake of reporting.  He said that the MSDS RQ was 800 gallons, but at 750 gallons he wanted to report it anyway.  He indicated that they had pumped up most of the release, but that some was in the soil next to their building.  The release had taken place over a period of time through a pinhole in a pump bladder.  The equipment is owned by W.R. Grace & Co., so they would be responsible for recovering the released product.

The product, Daracem 65, is used as a concrete water reducer/retarder. It does not have any of the listed hazards.  However, the MSDS indicated that the lignosulfonate could release sulfur dioxide under certain conditions.  I know that acidification would be one of the conditions.  I don't know if soil bacteria could bring about such a release.  In any event the unrecovered part of the release was in soil on the outside of their building so I did not call for further remediation.
P-105-1998*On 3/6/98 I received a call from Rod Hodge of Gendron Oil reporting an oil spill at the Therault residence in Norway.  The spill occurred when a new oil filter was placed on an above ground tank at the residence on 2/26/98.  Apparantly the filter was not on tight and approximately 100 gallons of oil leaked out of the tank.  Due to the rainy weather at the time, it was decided to postpone the cleanup for a couple of weeks.

After not hearing from Gendron for a few weeks, I made contact with them, and made an appointment to visit the spill site with them on 4/3/98.  Upon arrival on that date, I observed a 275 gallon AST located away from the home.  A drinking water well was located approximately 100 feet away from the tank.  I discussed an excavation with Gendron.  Gendron was to get back to me regarding a date to do the clean up.  I never heard back from them.  Over the past three months, I have contacted them several times and have not been successful in getting them to clean up the spill.  At this time, I am referring the case for enforcement action.  Further action in the way of a clean up is anticipated pending the enforcement action.

UPDATE:

On January 11, 1999, I contacted Engel Environmental Services to perform a limited subsurface investigation at the site.  The purpose of the investigation was to determine the extent of contamination at the site and to recommend any necessary remedial action.  Please see attached reports from Engel Envionmental.  The investigation showed contamination above acceptable levels at the site.  An excavation of those contaminated soils was conducted on 4/22/1999.  No further clean up action is required at this time.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 24, 1999
P-663-2000*On 10/31/00 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Anthony Reed at Pioneer Plastics reporting a 2000 gallon spill of 6% caustic soda.  The spill occurred when a rupture disk on the tank it was in burst causing the caustic to spill out onto the roof of the facility.  Most of the material landed on the roof, but some was sprayed out onto the surrounding parking lot due to very high winds at the time of the spill.  Once on the roof, the caustic proceeded down the roof drains and into the Little Androscoggin River.  Approximately 1200 gallons of the caustic actually reached the river.  Eight hundred gallons of the spilled material was recovered by the plant haz mat team.

After conferring with my supervisor, Jon Woodard and EPA Region 1 responder, David Tordoff, I gave specific instructions to Anthony Reed mostly regarding flushing the roof and drain system and monitoring pH levels.  Those instructions can be found attached to this report in a document called Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement.  The data from the pH monitoring is also attached to this report.

On 11/1/00 all recoverable caustic had been removed from the roof.  Flushing operations began and late in the day.  A diluted solution of acetic acid was sprayed onto the remaining caustic residue to further lower the pH levels being discharged into the river.  At the request of the Land & Water Bureau, I instructed Pioneer to take samples in the river downstream from the outfall site on both sides.  Samples were taken at 4:30 p.m. on 11/1 and showed pH levels of 7.1 and 7.0 near the Washington Ave. bridge.  Samples were taken at the same location again on 11/2 at 10:55 a.m. and showed levels of 9.5 and 8.1.

This case has been referred to enforcement because the report of the spill did not come in until 6 hours after the spill was discovered.  No further Response Services action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
P-380-1998*On August 12, 1998 I responded to a call from Alan Lyscars of Field Services, regarding an underground tank removal at Scott Dugas Construction in Yarmouth.  Alan reported contamination found in the tank excavation.  I arrived on site while the contractor (Les Wilson & Sons) was still digging out the tank.  The contamination found thus far was spotty with, mostly low levels, but some discreet areas of higher consentration.  I inspected the tank upon it's removal.  The tank was in very good condition with no holes.  There was groundwater in the excavation at about 7 feet below grade.  The water showed no indication of contamination.  Approximately fifty yards of soil was removed and brought to Commercail Paving in Scarborough.  No further action.
B-170-2000*Dead River Oil Co. called to report that they had overfilled a basement AST at the Dale Sproul residence. They did not explain how the overfill occurred but they did say that only a few ounces was spilled outside but that about .5 gallons leaked by the pipe fittings. They used pads and speedi-dri to clean the tank and concrete floor. There were no drains involved.
A-404-1997*Three tanks were removed at the Christy's facility on Western Ave.  Some contaminated soil was present from overfills.  The soil under the pump island was contaminated from a leaking fitting.  29 yards of soil was removed.  No further action is required.
A-403-1997*A pulp truck rolled over while trying to avoid hitting someone who pulled out in front of him.  Most of the fuel stayed in the tanks.  A small amount was lost from the lower tank.  It was picked up by the spilled chips.  The contaminated chips were taken to the transfer station.  They were burned in the biomass boiler in Eustis.
A-496-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file 9445
P-153-1997*On 3/18/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Dept. reporting an unknkown amount of fuel oil spilled at the YWCA in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that a fitting on the oil burning furnace had become loose allowing what I estimate to be 100 gallons of #4 fuel to spill.  The spill covered a large area of the basement floor and had also entered floor drains in the area that led to a sump.  The fire dept. had unplugged the sump when they arrived and indiated that it was running when they did so.  The fire dept. had called the sewer dept. to check their system to see how much oil had entered the system.  It appeared as though only a small amount had.

The YWCA hired Clean Harbors who vacuumed the oil out of the sump and used sorbent material to clean up the oil on the floor.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-588-2001*07.25.2001 responded to spill location and sampled drinking water well for MTBE.  Reviewed water analysis reports provided by Mr. Martelle of water tests taken of the well prior to DEP response.  Results of prior testing and sample taken by DEP (attached) indicate MTBE contamination below DEP action level of 25.0 parts per billion.

Completed DEP Permission Form with Mr. Martellle regarding reimbursement policy for well sampling.  Lab invoice sent directly to Mr. Martelle upon his request.

No further action by Response anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.18.2001
B-507-2000*I received an anonymous call that reported that there was drum leaking a black smelly substance that smelled like creosote. This drum was located at the end of the Cunningham Ridge Road up hill of Toddy Pond in the town of Surry. I went to the site and found a rusty 55-gallon drum that was leaking as described. The product was black and thick with a consistency of asphalt. The product that leaked had not traveled far, no more than a foot and stopped. I contacted the owner of the property, Wilbur Saunders Sr., and learned that the drum contained natural asphalt from the island of Trinidad. He had moved the drum from property of his father who had been in the construction business some years previous. I told Mr. Saunders that while this small puddle of asphalt was not much of an environmental hazard it still needed to be controlled. Mr. Saunders was quite cooperative and removed the drum and spill. He reported that he used the tar to seal apart of his dooryard. No further response is anticipated.
A-523-1997*     DEP received a report that a small amount of contaminated soil was encountered during this UST removal.  Contamination is believed associated with sloppy handling of waste oils; no leaks were observed in tanks or piping.  It was determined that B-2 clean-up goals were appropriate at this site, and that this small amount of contaminated soil could remain on-site.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-43-1999*Received a call from Tom Saviello of International Paper Environmental Department that there had been a small spill of hydraulic oil. Approximately 15 gallons of oil was spilled to the floor from a broken hydraulic line on the #1 Paper Machine. A reported 5 gallons of hydraulic oil  made it to the sewer and 10 gallons was picked up from the floor using sorbents. A broken hydraulic line caused by loose bolts on a cylinder was the cause. No site visit was necessary and no further action is required. See the attached letter from International Paper for additional details.
B-457-2001*     On August 17, 2001 at 0900 we received a call from the Hancock County Sheriff's Dept. reporting a gasoline leak from a vehicle at the Franklin Trading Post on route 182 in Franklin.  I contacted Becky Grindle of the Franklin Fire Dept. who was on site and she said a car hit an object on the road and stopped at the trading post where gas leaked from a puncture hole in the vehicle's tank.  The fire dept. said about ten gallons leaked and they recovered it with sorbent pads and Speedi-Dri.  I visited the site that morning and found a satisfactory clean-up.  The area is on town water.
P-463-1999*Patrice Jordon, of 46 Swans Road in Raymond, complained that her water tasted like oil.  I went and took a sample of her water, which comes from a drilled well in the front of their property.  The results showed an unidentified oil in high concentrations in the water.  I had filters installed on the Jordon well and searched for a source of the contamination.  I also asked assistance from Tech. Services, therefore, Mark Shutty joined me in the investigation.  Mark suggested inspecting the well itself.  When the well was open and the pump removed it was obvious that the oil had leaked from a broken bushing in the well pump.  We removed as much oil as possible from the top of the well.  The Jordons will remain on a filter for six months.  No further action anticipated.
P-864-1999*Small overfill to an inside residential AST.  Most of the oil came back through the vent pipe to the outside of the home.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbents, speedy dry and removal of affected vegetation outside of the home.  No further action.
P-777-2001*THREE FUEL STAINS OBSERVED OFF CONCRETE PAD. PETRO-EXPRESS TANK TRUCK WAS OFF-LOADING DIESEL FUEL TO THE AST. DRIVER HAD PLACED A BUCKET AND SORBENT PAD BENEATH THE FITTING BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND HOSE.  ACTUAL SPILL NOT OBSERVED, BUT ONE OF THE STAINS IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE BUCKET.  JUDGING FROM THE DARKNESS OF THE SECOND STAIN, IT WAS SPILLED AT THE SAME TIME. THE THIRD STAIN WAS OLDER AND IN THE SAME AREA.
B-518-2000*B-518-00
Bangor

Friday September 22, 2000			1320

I received a phone call from Claire Johnson (Portland DEP).  Claire phoned to report that Major John Branscom (626-4478), of The Army National Guard phoned to report a crank case oil spill from a Kubota Tractor.

According to Major Branscom the tractor operator was bush hogging near the Hildreth Street access road when the base pan loosened and spilled some of the crank case oil.  He said that the spill occurred on Wednesday morning around 1012 in the morning.

Upon inspection it was clear that the spill, which was mostly on the shoulder of the road, and also on the road surface was cleaned up with speedi-dri.  Some of the speedi-dri was left on the road surface.
A-555-1999*This overfill was the result of a combination of problems.  The driver incorrectly read the stick and thought he should be delivering his entire load.  Then when the tank overfill flapper stopped the delivery the hose was blown off the fill pipe.  Some fuel ran off the concrete pad to soil near the dispenser and some ran into the edge of the pump sump.  The fuel into the sump went into pea-stone around the tank.  The driver cleaned some fuel around the dispenser with pads and called his office to report the spill.

Clean Harbors was called just prior to the call to DEP.  When I arrived I observed a stained area adjacent to the dispenser.  Some of this was excavated by hand.  Digging by hand was inefficient and only 2" to 4" was removed.  We returned on September 22 with an excavator to complete the cleanup.  Doug Hannon from Acadia Environmental was on site, and Acadia prepared a report.  I feel that surface excavation was complete, however, the excavation was into the top of the pea-stone backfill around the tank.  It is possible that the contamination passed quickly through this material from either the pump sump or through the surface soil.  PID readings at the soil/pea-stone interface layer were within stringent standards.

The site well is 480' deep.  This was sampled and no contamination was detected.  The well should be tested again next year.

No further action is anticipated.  The site has been referred to Technical Services for review.
B-63-1998*B-63-98 B.H.E.Co. - East Machias


Bangor Hydro reported that a non-PCB bearing transformer fell from its pole during the ice storm of '98. This was on the Palmer's Landing Rd. and serviced Bruce Klipec's camp. About 2.5 gallons was lost. Please see the attached B.H.E.Co. report for more details.
P-54-1999*On 1/11/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Police Dept.  They reported a car accident with approximately 5 gallons of gasoline spillage.  The gasoline spilled into ice and snow as it was storming at the time of the incident.  No cleanup was conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 22, 1999
A-683-1998*The well is in a poor location to protect it from MTBE contamination. The runoff from parking areas goes around it. The park owner changed the drainage pattern. No MTBE was detected in the subsequent sample.
B-660-1997*On November 17, 1997 at 0930 we received a call from Daniel Maher's Oil Burner Service reporting a small #2 oil spill at 45 1/2 Chamberlain St. in Brewer.  Mr. Maher said the copper feedline from the tank to the furnance developed a pinhole leak due to constant chaffing against a broken piece of concrete.

I met Mr. Maher at the site and found that about three gallons of fuel had collected in a drainage ditch in the basement but the sump was blocked which prevented any oil from leaving.  We recovered the fuel with sorbent pads Mr. Maher had already replaced the feedline.  No product got into the storm drain and the area is on town water.
P-324-1997*   Following a 6/11/97 complaint of possible, long out-of-service motor fuel UST's at this location I contacted Steven Reynolds of J B Brown & Sons (property owners) who met me onsite on 6/17/97.  I showed Mr. Reynolds the concrete pad by the entrance to the SPC lot (see site map) and two pipes filed in with dirt that looked like old fill pipes.  Reynolds explained that 182 Read St. was to be expanded in 3-4 months (October, 1997?) and that he would check for old tanks in this location at that time, and register any that he found.  This pad may have served as refueling for trucking.  Reynolds believes that the pad may have been the location of an old boiler room for the adjacent #6 oil UST.
  Also onsite next to #182 and 184 are two more heating oil UST's, a new tank, and an old heavy oil UST that would be coming out with the remodeling.  In the rear building (#184) is a 1000 gal. gasoline UST registered to Corey Electric (Reg. no. 3050) due out by Oct. 1997.  This area is largely commercial, on city water, and at present I am aware of no sensitive receptors being effected.  No discharges were observed at the time of my visit.  Further Response actions may be likely when the UST's are abandoned.  See the attached notes for further details.

SGB
P-550-1996*DOT found old gas tank while doing road work on Route 121, in Minot.  I issued a waiver to remove the tank CHI on site was Gordon Potts of Clean Harbors.  Site Assessment was performed by St. Germain and Assc. Contamination was found beneath the tank, however remediation by excavation is not a good option at this site.  This site will be referred to Technical Services for review.
B-122-1996*Lionel Landry of Hamel Fuels called to report a #2 fuel spill associated with an AST at the residence of AC Sedgwick on the Pine Tree Road in Brewer.  I was informed that the tank had shifted from the frost breaking it's fitting before the filter.  Approximately 200 gallons had spilled.

Investigation shown that the spill was in close proximity to Mr. Sedgwick's well; about 50 feet.  I informed Mr. Sedgwick that would be wise to have the contaminated removed.  The area was temporarily covered with poly plastic until spring.

4/26/96

Approximately 30 yards of contamination was excavated by Lynch Construction and taken to the Brewer landfill for future treatment.  The contamination was added to 3000 yds of gasoline contamination from a Technical Services site.  Treatment is planned in the summer.  It is believed that Mr. Sedgwick's well is no longer at risk.
P-60-1999*Discharge of approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil from above ground storage tank (AST), due to a broken fire-o-matic.  Cleanup was undertaken by vactoring soil to the point where it was no longer accessible.  Approximaley 3 yards of soil were removed for disposal.  There was a mix-up at Commercial Recycling Systems, where the amount of soil was under 1 ton.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-399-2000*B-399-00
Frankfort

Friday July 28, 2000				1530

I received a phone call from Mr. Wayne Glidden (223-5390), of Frankfort.  Mr. Glidden phoned to report a home heating oil truck fire.  Mr. Glidden was involved in doing some hot work (welding) on an empty home heating oil delivery truck.  He was working in the area of the hose reel when the hose caught fire. The fire that ensued burned up the hose and melted a portion of the aluminum tank.

Frankfort Fire Department put out the fire.  Mr. Glidden said that there was little or no oil spilled.  He said that any oil was most likely in the burning hose.  He said that he would like someone from the department to look at it.  I said I would be there Monday.

On Monday I inspected the burned out remains of Little Joe's Fuel delivery truck.
The rear of the aluminum tank was largely melted away.  The hose reel and almost all the hose was burned.  There was no oil-contaminated soil noted.  He said that there was quite a fire and a lot of smoke from the burning hose before the fire department arrived.
A-123-2000*The saddle tank of a tractor/trailer punctured when the vehicle ran over some debris. Fuel spilled fuel along the access road to a new MBNA building. Sorbent pads were used to collect product; sand berms were constructed to keep fuel out of the storm drains; sand was spread on the roadway. Clean Harbors responded.

No site visit made. No further action required.
P-152-1996*On 2/15/96 at 1140 Jim Brewster representing the Dead River Company called to report a 1-2 gallon #2 oil discharge at a residence belonging to Jan Hardy, 15 Riverveiw Drive, Eliot.  The discharge occurred on 2/6/96 while Dead River was filling the home heating oil tank in the basement of this residence.  Apparently some oil discharged around the gauge atop the tank as well through either the vent or fill pipe. Dead River cleaned up the spilled product and contracted to have the basement floor professionally cleaned. They also excavated approximately 1 cubic yard of soil from beneath the fill pipe area under the supervision of Baldwin Engineering who they hired for this reason.
No further action is required.
A-450-1996*Received a call from Rockland Fire Department that there had been a spill in front of 21 Talbert Ave. I responded. When I arrived, Rockland Fire was standing by and C.N. Brown people were cleaning up the spill. According to the driver of the delivery truck, he went to clear the line of #2 fuel oil by pumping some #1 oil through it. This oil would go to the pocket that held #2 fuel oil. Apparently that pocket was full and all the oil that was pumped into it overfilled the pocket. All oil went onto street and puddled at the curb. C.N. Brown people cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-313-1999*Tina Bodkin of Maritimes and Northeast Gas Pipeline claims that about a quart of lube oil was spilled from a portable pump motor when the whole unit was overturned on the jobsite.

The contaminated soil was shovelled up.
B-437-2001*Ken Fritz called from Pine Tree Waste Management to report that one of their garbage trucks had a hydraulic line leak and spilled oil on Narramissic Drive in Orland. They estimated that it was less than 2 gallons. All of the oil stayed on pavement but it was along side Narramissic Stream. Because of the proximity to the water I went to the scene. I found every thing was as describe. They were in the final stages of clean up. I'd say the clean up was very good. They had used a couple bags of speed-dri that was disposed of at their landfill in Hampden.

A-463-1997*Received a call from Mike Otley of Emery and Garrett Groundwater. He was at an underground tank removal at Gene's Market in Fairfield. I responded to the site. It is a small convienence store with one pump island. Contaminated soil with readings of over 5000 ppm (PID bag headspace) was found. Over 800 tons of contaminated soil was removed and transported off site for treatment and disposal. The area is served by public water and municipal sewers. No impacts were reported by the sewer district in nearby pipes. Excavating was terminated due to physical constaints of public water lines and depth. Even though large amounts of contamination were left at depth, the risk of human exposure is minimal. No further work is necessary at this site. See the appendix P site assessment for UST site #4076 for additional information.
A-408-1997*No site visit made.  Mr. Tarr reports that this area is just south of the sand and gravel aquifer.  Most PID readings were 1 - 5 ppm, but one reading at the bottom of one of the tanks was 320 ppm.  This was just at the H2O interface.  There was a slight sheen on the water.

See the site assesment in the tank file for additional information.

No further action anticipated.
P-854-1999*I responded to a call of a possible diesel spill due to a milk tanker rolled over into a pond.  On site I inspected the saddle tanks of the truck, they were undamaged and not leaking.  While on site however it was apparent that the 6000 plus gallons of milk in the tanker would pose a substantial environmental threat to the pond that the truck was in.

 Jon Woodard - ME DEP and I assisted the wrecking crew and the farmers in drilling the tanker and off-loading the milk.  An unknown quantity (50-100 gallons)  of milk did spill to the pond, however it was unrecoverable and presumably not of sufficient quantity to impact the pond.  No further action.
A-488-2000*Tank was reported to show signs of leakage through the tank replacement program. The new tank is in place and connected, the old tank has not been removed. I could not find any sign of leakage in the area.
B-616-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-546-1998*   On 11/2/98 I was assigned this investigation to confirm possible gasoline contamination to this residential drilled well.  The well had been part of the 1000 wells sampled for MTBE and was found to have 1.3 ppb MTBE; just above the detection level and not a reliable value at that level.  On 11/13/98 I met Ms. Ramsdell onsite and sampled from her kitchen tap.  In December, 1998 I received notice from the lab that 2 ppb was detected.
   On 12/23/98 I contacted Ms. Ramsdell who agreed to go on QM to watch for a trend.  I referred her to Brad Hahn, DEP Geologist, and to  Andy Smith, DHS Toxicologist, for questions.  Ms. Ramsdell stated she was not too concerned and did not drink the water because of a bitter taste (apparently from metals naturaly in the water).
  Possible sources of MTBE are a dozen or so vehicles on the property related to the Ramsdell's towing service.  No UST's were obvious within 1000 ft. of the site.  The house is in a rural residential area.  On 12/23/98 I transfered this case to Hahn for further evaluation and mailed copies of the lab results to the Ramsdells.


S G Brezinski
DEP, BRWM
B-554-1997*On several occassions before 10/1/97 Ed Perry and myself talked about Ed's tank situation.  He was contemplating replacing his tanks with current state of the art tanks.  However, after a few inquires he decided to defer the replacement decision.  He felt that if his store business held up in the absence of motor fuel sales, he might not bother with USTs.  During our converasations I gave Ed the names of a few contractors in the area and the next time I heard from Ed he had things lined up for UST removals on 10/1/97.  All four tank holes were very clean.  The only reading above zero that Bub (of FGS) got was a 57 ppm and that was around the fill pipe on one of the 8ks.  The amount of soil involved was less than 1/3 yrd.  There was no water in the holes.

The tanks had been buried in clean, cobble-free sand, which could have accounted for their excellent condition.  There was some superficical rust on the top sides of the tanks, but no evidence of cell type corrosion.  There was clay beneath the sandy backfill.
P-794-1996*10Dec96 responded to reported spill at facility location. I met with Richard Clark of PWD, who informed me that a product pump, associated with a deisel fuel supply tank (AST), did not shut off as designed resulting in the overfilling of a day use tank (AST) that supplies fuel to the faciliy's generators. The day use tank overflowed through the vent located on the roof of the facility, where I observed free product. Clean Harbors of ME was contracted by the PWD to clean up the spill.

11Dec96 DEP Virgin Product Letter issued for P-stone disposal. 17Dec96 AST Fund Application request completed.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (01Apr97).
A-319-2001* Mr. Dutcher, of PEFTA Corp., called this office after finding contaminated soil during an excavation. This site is near 54 Front Street in Belfast. This construction job consisted of the installation of storm drains and catch basins. When I arrived on site I also met with Donna St. Pierre, an engineering technician with Olver Associates Inc.. These contractors were working for the City of Belfast. We discussed a plan of action to deal with situation, this would include pumping out water from the excavation and stockpiling the contaminated soil. After soil analysis an appropriate disposal site would decided on. In all likelihood this contaminated soil came from an adjacent site. This nearby site had been a bulk oil plant many years ago.
  Several Months later I called Ms. St. Pierre and she toldme that they had changed the plan and placed the storm drain/catch basin on the other side of Front Street to eliminate any cost associated with soil removal and analysis.
 The area is served by city water and is commercial or light industrial, therefore, no additional cleanup needs to be done.
P-484-1989*see narrative
P-182-1997*The gaskets, on the pump housing, were defective which resulted in the discharge of oil onto the ground.  The pumps were taken out of service and the contaminated soil was removed and stock piled on-site to be spread within the tank berm area when weather warmed-up.  The pumps were replaced within the following month.

I checked on the site several times to observe if the pump gaskets developed new problems and that the soil had been spread as agreed upon.  The soil was spread and there were no evident signs of problems with the pumps.

No further action required.
A-395-1998*This was not a new spill.  Over several years a number of spills had occurred at the long log debarker.  Spills from hydraulic lines and possibly vehicle leaks were collected in the bark and sent to be burned.  The soil under the bark had become dark with oil and rotting material.

The mill decided to install a number of stormwater management improvements to reduce runoff from entering the oiled area under the debarker.  Further, they proposed excavating the contaminated soil and installing a concrete pad.  This would facilitate cleaning the area.  These improvements would prevent any oil reaching the river due to stormwater.

I visited the site.  The site did have evidence of oil, but was not saturated with oil.  Mead personnel collected soil samples for analysis for Hazardous Waste Characteristics.  The testing indicated that the soil could be treated as oil contaminated soil.  The soil was taken to their landfill.
P-436-1989*
	Abandonment of commercial, consumptive-use heating oil UST's at rural shopping plaza, served by private well(s).  No UST closure assessment required.  See attached narrative for further details.
A-405-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  Spill referred to Scott Cyr.  No further action is anticipated.
P-784-1999*CN Brown reported that a fitting on an AST filter had been broken by a service technician.  They called Clean Harbors who responded and cleaned up the discharged product.  The caller from CN Brown was unsure of the homeowner's name at the time of the phone call.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.


___________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-76-2000*On 2/14/00 Tom Young reported that a pick up truck owned by Daniel Bray crashed onto his property and spilled fluids on his garden area.  He was concerned about the effect of these fluids on his flower garden.  My first visit to the site revealed that some oily product had been released.  Possibly transmission oil (judging by the red color) and another product that seemed to be crank case oil.  The PID was not giving a reading.  The spills seemed to be small and partially absorbed by the snow.  I opted to take another look when the snow had disappeared in order to get a better idea as to the extent of the damage.  The property well was protected by forty plus feet of saturated overburden.  The saturation was evidenced by the fact that the property is adjacent to a ditch that has water in it the year around.  The only issue here was having soil conditions that would grow plants.  My second visit was on 3/28/00 and the ground was bare.  There were visual signs of a spill left by the waste oil but there were no PID readings.  The waste oil spot was less than a square foot.  Also, subsurface PID readings did not reveal product.  My final visit was on 5/24/00.  At this time Saunders' Construction was on site prepared to do remediation.  Also, at this time there was evidence of grass kill, but still no PID readings associated with the area.  The contractor pointed out that they had removed the snow from the garden area and that this exposed the grass to deeper frost; hence the grass had winter killed.  In any event the accident caused the grass kill albeit indirectly for the most part.  We removed and replaced eight cubic yards of soil

P-120-2001*I responded to a call from the coast guard about a leaking arc welder that was parked in the parking lot of the Arundel Restaurant and Yacht Club on Ocean Ave. in Kennebunkport.  The welder belonged to CPM construction who has been doing constuction in town.  The welder had been parked in this spot for about two weeks with out being used.  A loose fitting caused the welder to lose it's diesel fuel.  The parking lot in question is adjacent to the River and the spilled oil was in danger of melting out of the snow and running into the river.  CPM construction called Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  Clean Harbors shoveled up the impacted snow and ice and placed speedy dry over the area.  No furter action anticipated.
P-731-2000*25 August 2000, York-Cumberland housing reported a small, approx. 1 gallon, spill at a elderly housing complex on Brook Hollow Road in Naples.  Gail, from York Housing, advised that one of the residents called her reporting the spill caused by the oil delivery person and that oil splashed out and it smelled under the residents window.  Gail also advised that she sent the maintenance representative to check out the situation.  Upon call back, DEP informed spill cleaned up by oil company.  Maintenance person reports no outstanding concerns and odor dissipated.  No  DEP response to this site.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 1Dec00.
B-51-1997*Ken Leopold, Operations Manager for Sawyer Environmental, called to report that one of their trucks was involved in an accident with a van on Strickland Avenue near Broadway.  It was stated that the truck's hydraulic tank ruptured spilling about 40 gallons onto the road surface.  The oil was eventually cleaned up with sand and conveniently disposed of back at their facility in Hampden.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected.
A-228-1996*Received a call from Sheri Matheson of Maritime Energy reporting an oil spill at a customer's of theirs. Mr. Gene Sullivan had hit the filter assemble with his lawnmower and had cracked the pipe on 5/28/96. They discovered the spill overnight and called it into Maritime Energy's answering machine. Maritime went out to fix it this morning. The technician fixed the pipe and dug up the contaminated soil. I phoned Mrs. Sullivan to tell her about the AST insurance fund and to ask if she was satisfied with the cleanup. She said she was. I will send their name into the Fire Marshals office to receive an application in any case. No response was necessary. No further action is anticipated.
B-88-1996*On 2/11/96, 1130 hours Steve Foster of James River Corporation called to report that 5 gallons of methyl ethyl ketone has been spilled on their property.  The cause was determined to be vandalism from neighborhood kids. One of the mill's contractor (CCI) has a shed on JR property that housed such things as MEK.  The vandals overturned a 5 gallon container of MEK and the material landed on frozen earth. The JR response team cordoned the area off until they were able to get an MSDS.  As soon as they knew that they were dealing with they dug up the area and contained it in a drum.  The drum was transported to JR's Haz Store for testing and ultimate disposal.  The most notable hazard for MEK would be flammability.  At concentrations higher than what could be expected in open air it can cause nausea and irration of the eyes and mucous membranes.  However, the openness of the spill site virtually eliminated these hazards.
B-339-2001*     On 66/14/01, 1245 hour the Dead River Dispatcher reported that there had been a small release of #2 fuel at 94-96 Forth Street.  Their technician was servicing the burner at the building when he discovered that the burner's pressure regulator had been leaking.  There was a two-foot square area on cement that had an oil stain on it.  The tech had wiped the area with several pads.  The stain was actually a collection of oiled dust particles.  Apparently the release had been slow and had taken place over a long period of time.  The pressure regulator had been replaced.  The release did not present a problem.

The rental property belongs to Jay Smith, PO Box 1271, Bangor 04401-1271.  207 989-1166
A-565-2000*Received a call from Kevin Moore of CN Brown reporting a small spill.  The spill occurred after delivering fuel to the home of Peter Bryant of New Sharon.  When reeling the hose in the nozzle spilled fuel before it was put into the truck.  The spill was to pavement and the driver cleaned it up.  No further work is necessary.
A-673-2001*   DEP received a report that two abandoned drums were located on a woods road in a remote area.  A small amount of leakage was noted, but the drums were essentially intact.  It was apparent that other litter had been dumped on this property (map R13, lot 5) previously, and it is assumed that these drums were discards unrelated to property ownership.  A contractor (EPI) was hired to characterize and dispose of the contents of the drums.
B-400-1998*Walking south along the Troy Rd., Donna Kezer spied a 55 gallon drum in the woods.  Rather than approach it, she called her heroes at the DEP.

I went to the area the next day, but couldn't find the drum.  I called Ms. Kezer, and she guided me to the drum, which smelled of kerosene, but otherwise was empty.  It may have rolled off a truck or been deliberately dumped there years ago.  If there was anything spilled, the surrounding soil and vegetation showed no sign of it.
A-246-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that an oil spill had occurred at this residential AST.  The area is residential and served by municipal water.  Due to the work-load at the time no remedial response was conducted.  The case was brought to Tech Services attention for possible resolution.
I-90-2000*On 9-11-00, Tony Delucca called this office to report that he had been asked to install a carbon filter on a well at a recently purchased property in Littleton. While installing it he noticed a strong petroleum odor. I met with him that day and sampled the well. Results were positive for fuel oil. The most likely source is an old trailer near the well. The trailer is now gone but neighbors remember a spill of fuel oil there 5-6 years ago. Filters remain in place.
A-194-1999*     DEP received a report from a concerned citizen who had witnessed what he assumed to be the deliberate dumping of a small amount of waste oil by an individual working on a vehicle at this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  No one was home at the time, and there was no observable staining of soil in the area where the spill allegedly occurred.
P-671-2001*See attached report from Masonite.
B-431-1997*8/8/97 08:20

Al Beal, concerned home owner on the Newbury Neck Road in Surry, called to report the presence of gasoline in his water.  It was stated that Norlen's Water Treatment tested the water and found 14 ppb gasoline.  The water also reportedly had a strange odor.

Subsequently lab analysis for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene shown only a trace of toluene at less than 5 ppb.  No MTBE was found.  Mr. Beal's home and well are new; since April.  No possible sources for this small spike of contamination could be found. It may be due to either the drilling operations, the new pump, or some other source.  For now the case remains a mystery.
B-498-2000*Charlie's Cash Fuel called to report that a customer, Tina Jones, had a seeping oil tank in her cellar. Ms. Jones lives on Rt. 154 in Ripley. On 9/15 I went to the site and met Jim Stevens, who indicated that he would be my contact for Ms. Jones. We went into the dirt-floored cellar. The tank was in the southwest corner, leaning against the stone wall. While the tank was wet to touch I never saw it drip and a sorbent pad left underneath the tank the day before by the oil company was still clean. The area around the tank was covered by quite a few inches of bark mulch or wood debris. Mr. Stevens was not sure about the source but I suspect that it was years accumulations of firewood debris. In any case I'm sure that it made a fertile base for bacteria to degrade the small amount of oil that dripped from the tank. They were in the early stages of applying for a CAP grant to replace the tank and I suggested that when the old tank was removed and the floor cleaned up that they call me and I could do another site evaluation if they wished. However given the facts that I saw at the time of the visit, no action was required. I never heard from them again and assume that they elected not to clean up the cellar.
A-154-2001*DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residence following ice/snow damage to the AST filter.  DEP contracted EPI to excavate/dispose of contaminated soil and to place a recovery well.  The subject home has a slab foundation and it is believed that oil spread underneath the house.
The neighborhood is rural residential.  A drilled well supplies water to this house and to an abutting residence.
B-88-2001*B-088-01
Kenduskeag

Tuesday March 6, 2001				1035

Mr. Gerry Mirabile (785-2062), of Central Maine Power Company phoned to report a small spill and clean up in Kenduskeag.  He said that about one-half cup of mineral oil spilled to the snow around pole # 15.2 on the Clark Road in Kenduskeag yesterday.

The small spill was reported last night around 1945 to the Dover-Foxcroft area.  He said that the information was not passed on.  A customer reported drips around the primary bushing and in the snow around power pole # 15.2.

A five-gallon bucket of oiled snow was recovered by CMP.  The material was taken to their storage area in Augusta.
A-590-2001*   DEP received a report from an oil company (Somerset) that oil was spilled at this residential AST when stacked firewood fell and damaged the filter; oil puddled on the concrete cellar floor. It is estimated that 100 gallons of oil was spilled;  Somerset staff recovered approx. 50 gallons in sorbents.  DEP Tech Services was contacted to assist with persisiting vapor problems and to determine the need for recovery of oil that may have entered soils via cracks/joins in the cellar floor (there is a drilled well serving this property).  I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
B-592-2000*On 11/02/00, 1900 hours Mike Sauertack, who is an environmental engineer for Irving Oil  reported a delivery spill that had happened at 1500 hours.  A vender truck was making a delivery at Bob Murrays' Garage in  North Orland and the hose split.  Some of the product sprayed onto the side of a van and some got onto the side of the building.  They cleaned the affected areas with sorbent pads, steam cleaning and detergent.  An Irving representative will follow up to make sure that their customer is satisfied with the clean up.
A-406-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  The CMP report mailed to DEP on July 29, 1999 reports 130 ppb of PCBs.  This information was forwarded to Scott Cyr on August 5, 1999.
B-491-2000*     On September 11, 2000 at 0820 we received a call from Julie White of Georgia Pacific in Baileyville reporting a twenty-five gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their waferboard plant in Baileyville.  A broken fitting on a cylinder in the woodroom stop gate caused the leak which workers cleaned up with sawdust.  This material was burned in the mill's biomass burner.  No oil reached any drains.
P-604-1996*Small amount of contaminated soil discovered around fills and piping, contributed to piping and valve leaks and/or overfills.  For furhter details on tank removal see "UST Site Assessment, Maine Medical Center - Boiler Room Operations, Portland, ME by S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., Gray, ME, dated November 7, 1996".  No further action required.
A-529-1997*Roger Mitchell (Maritime) called to report an overfill at Maritime Farm in Warren on Route 1 and Short Street (near the intersection of Route 90).  A customer had evidently overfilled their truck with diesel and left without reporting the spill.  Staff at the gas station discovered the spill about 9:00 a.m. and used sorbent pads to collect the free product.  The spill was onto pavement, and covered an area about 13' by 48'.  Lorna Smale, the store manager, contacted the Warren Fire Department, who responded and spread some "speedi dri".  Ms. Smale reported the Fire Department did an excellent job cleaning up the spill.  No site visit was made.
A-85-1999*Received a call from Nora Warren of the Vinalhaven Lobsterman's Co-op that there had been an oil spill in Carvers Harbor. She stated that her holding basin where the Co-op stores the lobsters was being impacted. I was in contact with the Vinalhaven Fire Chief who described the sheen as covering the harbor. He also stated that they were picking up some oil on pads and it looked very black, not red. We discussed any assistance that he needed. It sounded like he had things under control at this time so I offered to come out the next morning with our boom trailer.

Mary Corr accompanied me on the trip. When we arrived the next moring, we saw a sheen on the harbor. It was concentrating on the western shore, where the three lobster buying stations are. The Fire Chief and two other fire fighters assisted us with booming the basin with sorbent boom where two of the lobster buying stations were located.

The oil in the water looked like waste oil. No samples were able to be taken. No known sources were identified. Speculation suggests that a drum of waste oil was knocked over or a boat had the oil in its bilge and discharged it into the harbor or too close to the mouth of the harbor on a flood tide.  No further action is necessary at this site.
B-402-1997*On July 25, 1997 at 1100 we received a call from the Penobscot County Sheriff's office reporting a truck overturn on the northbound entrance to I-95.  I arrived on site and found a Dionne Farms tractor trailer on its side.  The truck's load of pulp was not secured and it shifted on the corner and rolled the truck over.

The Hampden Fire Department had spread sorbent pads on some motor oil and diesel which leaked onto the road and shoulder.  There was some leakage around the fill cap of a saddle tank which I stopped with plug & dike, pads & duct tape.  No product entered any state waters.  The vehicle was emptied and righted without any problems.
A-275-2001* On 4-17-2001, Dead River reported that an oil leak had occurred at the property of Frank Gifford. This property is located at 21 Heritage Drive in the town of Oakland. The house is located very near the lake with a very steep slope to the shoreline. Dead River reported that the filter assembly had been broken off.

 I made a site visit and could not determine the quantity of oil lost and I eventually spoke with the owner via telephone.

 This area is served with private drilled wells and depending on the nature of the bedrock there are some number of wells at risk.

 This case was referred to Technical Services Division for further monitoring and well water sampling.
A-72-2001* On 2-8-01, Maritime Energy reported that a customer's outside tank had released a lot of oil. The tank had been recently been filled with 245 gallons on 2-4-01. The spill occurred at the home of Christina Randall located at 17 Sunset Terrace in Rockland.
 I arrived on site and and met with a crew from Maritime Energy. They had used a frontend loader to removed the clean snow. At that time I hired Kid Cline to shovel the contaminated snow into drums and bags. These were stored on site for a few days until a crew from Environmental Projects Inc. could arrive and place the snow and oil into drums. These drums were then transported back to the DEP warehouse. The oil and water was eventualy transported by EPI to ECC, for ultimate disposal.
 Later in the spring and early summer I again hired Kip to rototill and reseed the area of dead grass on the property of Christina Randall and a neighboor, Joan Doty.
 This area is served by public water and no further actiion will be required.
B-402-2000*According to Tim Dumont at Wagner, one of logging contractor Robin Crawford's skidders blew out a hose on 7/27, but he didn't find out about it 'til 7/31, hence the late report.

Some of the oil was recovered with sorbents, but most of it was spewed over a wide area of timberland, too thinly concentrated to recover.
A-644-1999*Mr. Wentzell called to report that he had learned of a spill in a property he rents to John Rhodes.  The spill had occurred about 2 weeks previously.  Not much was known about the circumstances surrounding the spill.  He thought the spill had taken place when the tenant had attempted to transfer product from the heating oil tank to the kerosene tank.

I wasn't able to go immediately, so asked Frenchie, (Jerome Guevremont), if he could stop in.  He is related to Mr. Rhodes so he asked one of his staff, Barry Bracket, to take the lead in the investigation.  They both visited the site and placed pads on water in the basement.  They recommended removing some contaminated speedy dry used to contain the spill.  They reported the spill was not ongoing and was probably minor.

I visited the following week.  Mr. Rhodes indicated that a loose fitting had allowed fuel to weep from the kerosene line to the water heater.  This had been tightened to stop the leak.  The basement was wet and there was a sheen on water at the low end.  Pads placed by the town were only slightly contaminated.  The basement by the sump pump had pumped some fuel from the basement.  PID readings in the basement were about 1 ppm.  A soil sample near the outlet to the sump was within baseline standards.  I recommended that the basement be ventilated for several more days.  No additional cleanup was appropriate.  I called the Wentzells to inform them of my findings.  I also let them know that the kerosene tank was not installed to current Oil and Solid Fuel Board or NFPA requirements.  The 55 gallon tank was not vented, and on legs longer than allowed.
 I recommended they have a qualified technician review the installation and make all needed upgrades.  No further action is anticipated.

B-188-2000*On 4/5/00, 1130 hour this office received an anonymous notification of a leaking oil drum at the old fire station in Woodville.  The location was given as being on Route 116, across the road from a sand pile.  /several attempts to raise someone at the town office in Woodville failed.  I made the trip up route 116 and located the facility, which was very abandoned at the time, and notice that there was a 55 gallon drum in front of the building that had discharged a few gallons of waste oil.  The release had come from a 5/8th inch, horizontal gash that was half way up the drum.  The gash was in the middle of a large indentation.  Possibly some one had run into the drum with a plow (or something), when it may have been covered with snow.  It was hard to say how long the place had been abandoned, but at some point in modern time someone had used the place to change internal combustion engine oil.

I wanted to pump the oil into a sound drum, which I had in my truck, but my Gorman Rup fittings would not fit into either drum.  I screwed a boiler plug into the gash, which wasn't leaking at the time.  The plug was to stop further spillage in the event the product expanded with an increase in temperature.  The situation was not critical because there was very little penetration of product, the area is very remote and high surficial ground water would protect the bed rock aquifer.

I happened to call the Woodville Town Office at a time when they were having a selectman's meeting.  The gentleman answering the phone said that they had sold the fire station to Bill Stanley, who I was never able to contact.  I was able to talk to Fern Stanley, who was not directly related to Bill.  However, she was well enough connected to tell me that Bill had turned the property over to Jim Stanley.  I was never able to contact Jim either.  I did discuss the situation with Fern.  She indicated that George Stanley had a shop with a waste oil burner in Medway and that George would be in a position to take the oil. I asked Fern if she would have Jim contact me so that we could come up with an inexpensive disposition of the oil. When I hadn't heard for some time, I contacted Fern again and she said that Jim had taken care of it. On 8/15/00 I revisited the site, prepared to contain the oil and transport it, and I found that the drum had indeed been removed. There was grass and weeds growing in the area that had been stained by the waste oil.
A-533-1998*Received a call from Ted Haskell of Haskell Energies making a late report of evidence of a leak. He was called to inspect the system at GE Apparatus Services in the Pittsfield Industrial Park. He found about 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil in a piping sump. No oil was released to the environment. Ted reported that the problem was a leaking flare fitting in a copper line. No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary.
P-86-1999*On 2/2/99 DEP received a call from Goodwin Mills F.D. concerning the Chapman residence having a small oil spill due to the filter assembly on the AST being broken off by owner. F.D. responded and put a plug in the hole to stop the leak. Approximately five gallons of oil was spilled.
On 2/3/99 site visit indicated small area of snow contaminated. Removal of snow and free  product collected was done. Tank was repaired by A&L Burner service.  No futher action
P-690-2000*A customer filling their gas tank left the vehicle when the automatic shut off failed.  Approximately 20 gallons of gas spilled to the pavement.  Topsham Fire Dept. responded with speedy dry.  Gibbs personnel cleaned up speedy dry.  Spill was not reported to DEP.
A-4-1996*     DEP received a report from a tenant (Kinney) at this property that oily odors were noticeable throughout the house and were believed to originate in the cellar (the furnace and oil tank are located in the cellar).  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/5.
     The majority of the air quality problems at this residence were associated with the furnace, and have been addressed by Town officials.  Approximately one gallon of oil had been spilled as a result of a leaking filter, and was sorbed into speedee-dry which had been left on the cellar floor.  I saw no evidence that any oil had travelled to the cellar floor drain.  I spoke with the contracted oil company (P. G. Willey & Co.) about the situation.  They claim that they still have work to do on the furnace and will be sure to collect all speedee-dry and ensure that the fuel system is tight before they leave the job.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-668-2000*B-668-2000
12/13/2000 10:00

     Scott Wilkerson of the University of Maine at Orono notified this office concerning a small spill of gasoline at the University's Garage.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons spilled when an employee left a pump unattended while fueling a vehicle.  The gasoline was reportedly contained entirely on pavement and cleaned up with speedi-dri.  No resources of the State were affected.
B-614-1999*JEFF THOMPSON ACQUIRED THE FORMER SPRINGFIEL COASTAL (SUNOCO) AT AUCTION, PLANNING TO OPEN A HARDWARE AND FEED STORE. HE HAD NO USE FOR THE 3 USTs INSTALLED THERE IN 1988, SO HE HAD THEM TAKEN OUT.

A SMALL AMOUT OF SOIL WAS CONTAMINATED BY GASOLINE FROM THE NEW PIPING, AND THAT WAS EXCAVATED AND LANDFARMED WITH COMPOST NEARBY.
I-34-2000*An oil sheen on the Aroostook River was reported to the Fort Fairfield fire department, who contacted the State Police, who called me.

When I arrived, I walked the river shoreline from the bridge to the rail road museum.  I was unable to identify oil or a sheen.

Case closed.
A-473-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that 2 gallons of #6 oil had spilled to the sewer system at IP.  This was amended two hours later to 30 gallons.  The spill was reported as not on-going; no DEP site visit was conducted on 8/1.
     On 8/2 DEP received a call from IP staff explaining that as many as 3000 gallons may have been spilled, and suggesting that I visit the facility to view the situation.  I was shown where a faulty check-valve had resulted in oil being forced into condensate lines, from whence it discharged to ground/floor and ultimately to the sewer system.  IP intends to install a back-up check valve to prevent recurrence.
     IP has subsequently down-graded the estimated amount spilled to 300 gallons, and claims that the sewer has the ability to adequately treat any oil spilled to it.  Since I am unaware that the Department officially recognizes this claim (see also A-515-95, A-297-96), I drew a sample of the effluent prior to discharge to the Androscoggin River and had it analyzed for DRO; results showed 356 ppb DRO (461 ppb total hydrocarbons).  While it should be noted that these numbers may not be due specifically to petroleum contamination, given that the sewer discharges 40 million gallons per day  I referred the matter to Jim Rogers (DEP, Water Quality) for possible attention.
     I anticipate no further involvement by Response Services as a result of this incident.
A-683-1999*Received a report from Farmington Fire that there had been a fatal truck accident on Route 2.  They were reporting that some gasoline from the pickup truck had spilled into a small stream.  I responded to the site (see map).  Two trucks had been involved in the accident.  The smaller of the two, the pickup truck, had been demolished and lost the contents of its gasoline tank.  The fire department had deployed sorbent booms to protect the stream.  They also put sorbent pads down on the road to contain the fuel that was running off into the stream. There was a moderate sheen on the stream.  The sorbent boom was having a difficult time catching any of it due to the speed of the water in the stream.  There was some product in the soil on the shoulder of the road.  I did not do any excavation of the contaminated soil as the road had a steep slope to the stream.  Any soil disturbance would cause more problems for the stream due to erosion then leaving a small amount of gasoline in the soil.  No houses were nearby, so no wells were at risk.  I collected the sorbent boom a week later and there was no sheen in the stream.
B-512-1999*     On August 23, 1999 at 1130 we received a call from Lucia Allen of Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline reporting a one quart spill of diesel fuel when a cap on a side boom truck popped off.  The spill occurred on the shoulder of the Stud Mill Rd. in T35 MD.  Workers dug up the contaminated gravel and no state waters were threatened.
A-530-1999*DEP received a report from a concerned homeowner that a small amount of heating oil had been spilled during a delivery.  The oil company involved (Sewall) confirmed that a "couple of tablespoons" had spilled from the delivery hose to a stone walk.  There was no recoverable product.  The homeowner reports that the well serving the home was drilled by DEP several years ago due to contamination at the original well; I do not consider this new well threatened by this recent spill event.
B-315-1996*Mr. Buxton came to the Bangor office during the lunch hour and reported to the receptionist that he had seen an oil spill in Howland. He said that a 5 gallon pail of something had been spilled at a stop sign and some of it was on a lawn and that it was near a storm drain.  He had reported it to the town of Howland but he believes that they had done nothing to it so he came in here.  He did not say when it happened but since Howland is about 30 miles north of Bangor it probably happened before noon.  I called the town office but the lady that I talked to could only confirm Mr. Buxton's information.  I drove to the scene.

There I found the spill described by Mr. Buxton. It had been sanded by Maine Dept of Transportation and the bucket removed.  The oil appeared to be used diesel motor oil.  Only a tiny fraction of it had made it to the very edge of a lawn on the NW corner of the intersection. As it was a hot and sunny day the oil was well absorbed by the sand and no further action was necessary.
I-163-1999*Henderson Farm - Littleton I-163-99
Removal Action of PCB Contaminated Soil

On November 1 and 2, 1999, a removal action of PCB contaminated soil was conducted at the Henderson's Farm Site located on Station Road in Littleton.  On site activities began with DEP personnel collecting soil samples for PCB analysis.  Analysis was conducted on-site utilizing a laboratory and personnel provided by TEG North Atlantic.  Sampling concentrated on two areas of the site known to be used for recovery of oil from transformers prior to scraping, however additional samples were also collected from other areas of the site to assure that no other source areas existed.  Results indicated that an area of surficial soil 35 feet by 10 feet was contaminated above the 1 ppm clean up standard.  This area was then excavated (excavator and operator provided by Dickinson and London, Inc.) to a depth of 10 - 12 inches, and additional samples were obtained from the bottom of the excavation.  All soil excavation was stockpiled on poly.  PCBs were not detected in all but one of these samples.  This section was then excavated to a depth of approximately 2 feet and another sample was obtained from the bottom of the excavation.  No PCBs were detected in this sample, and excavation ceased.  The stockpiled soil was then covered with poly and stored on site until taken to Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield for disposal on November 8, 1999.

The original source of the PCB contamination stems from salvage yard activities conducted by Charles Stevens in the 1970's.  Initial response activities were conducted in 1981 and 1982 and revolved around the disposition of numerous drums of transformer oil found at the site.  At this time a very limited soil sampling event detected low levels of PCBs in the soil.  After dealing with the drums, the site was given a low priority.

See additional narrative attached.
P-222-2001*On 3/27/01 I received a call from Paul Bosse of A L Doggett reporting a slight odor of gasoline at a tank installation at Holly's Super Gas in Westbrook.  At that time, Paul mentioned that the site had a history of contamination.  I briefly looked for the old spill report on the site and didn't find it.  I then responded to the site.  Upon arrival, I observed Mr. Bosse preparing a tank hole in the exisiting tank field for an additional tank at the facility.  I could not detect any odor of gasoline in the stockpiled soil, nor did I see any evidence of sheen or odor on the groundwater being discharged into the local sewer system.  I checked the stockpiled soil with a PID calibrated to 100 PPM and found readings of 5 PPM in the soil.  I did observe an occasional odor of gasoline while standing next to the excavation.  I advised Mr. Bosse he could proceed as he was, and to call me if anything changed.

Later that morning, I was paged by Mr. Bosse and told that the smell was getting worse.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I met with Mr. Bosse, Mr. Leo (the station owner) and Ted Scharf of DEP.  Mr. Bosse had ceased pumping water.  A sheen was now visible in the excavation on the groundwater and odor of gasoline was observed in the groundwater.  I also smelled gasoline in soil that had been removed from approximately 9 feet below grade.  It appeared as though the contamination was from the previous spill (P-118-90) and was approximately 8 - 12 feet below grade.  As the excavation had continued deeper, the contamination had gotten worse, and contaminated soil was being brought up through groundwater causing the odor and sheen.  I completed a decision tree and determined the site to meet a baseline 1 clean up standard.  There were no saturated soils present, nor free product present, thus the site required no clean up.  However, the contaminated materials being moved off site needed to be dealt with properly.

Continued, not in HOSS....
I-1-1997*A complaint was received that this facility was improperly storing chemicals and waste oils on site. The complainant also said a number of containers were Leaking.

When I investigated, I found an old shop with years of accumulation of batteries, waste oil, anti freez and just general junk. But no spills other than a few dribbles around the waste oil containers.

I spoke with Scott Cyr who mailed information to dispose hazardous waste and waste oil.

Response case closed.
A-113-1998*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) investigated.  Oil company (Webber) staff had delivered fuel at this rental (owned by Knowlton & Hewins, Inc.) residence.  Delivery was made to a fill pipe that was not attached to a tank (the AST had been removed years previously).  Oil poured onto the concrete cellar floor and exited via a floor drain.  This drain carried to the street stormwater system, hence to the Augusta treatment works where oil was observed within a few hours.  Clean Harbors was contracted to remove oil at the treatment works; it was determined that the oil company would bear responsibility for this expense.  The cellar floor was cleaned to eliminate vapors in the residence.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-692-1998*   This report covers the year 2000 after-removal evaluation of this 1998 abandonment of an emergency generator UST facility at this Portland TV & radio facility.  The UST was reg. as owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and was operated by WGME 13.  It was removed under management of the Army Corps of Engineers, by Integrated Technical Services, Inc. (ITS) of Winslow, NJ.  The CMR 691 UST removal assessment was done by Kluk Consultants under a reg. PE from Texas (see attached).
   The UST was reported removed on 12/16/98 and "no signs of leaks or contamination of soil were observed" [oder, holes in the tank, or PID values >100 ppm, etc.].  Confirmation lab samples were also taken.  The excavation was filled in and the UST was replaced by an AST inside the generator shed.  No DEP rep. attended the abandonment.
   When DEP received the July 1999 assessment in May 2000, reportable contamination picked up by the lab analysis was noted, triggering further investigation by DEP's Harrison  Bispham.  Mr. Bispham  contacted Stephen Brezinski of DEP Resp. Services for a joint site visit, as well as trying to reach FEMA, et al, for further information.
   On Wed. 7/19/00 Mr. Bispham and I did a joint site visit and afterwards met with Mr. Craig Clark,  WGME Chief Engineer.  The site is a commercial area on city water and sewer.  No sensitive receptors are known to be threatened.  We determined the site best fit a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal and that no further investigation or remedial actions were required by the state at this time.  Mr. Clark seemed satisfied with this.  See DEP UST reg. file #5255 and any attachements for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-367-1996*I received an anonymous complaint that there was an outside tank leaking at a rental mobile home owned by Robert Hall.  This was a small trailer park located on Rt 43 in Hudson.  The caller said that there were wells in the yards of each trailer.  The leak was described as having dripped for quite a while.  On 7/16 I went to the scene and introduced myself to Debra Hall who identified herself as the property owner.  After I explained why I was there she said she did not know of a problem but I was free to look around.  She described the 7 mobile homes that she owned and where the wells were.  I checked all the outside tanks and found that the tank at Box 60-1 where a Ms. Dakin rents was leaking slightly.  That is the tank bottom was wet and I observed a drop of oil on the tank bottom but did not see it fall.  A very slow leak.  The soil under the tank was oil contaminated.  At about this time Mr. Hall showed up and asked how my search was doing.  I showed him the drip and contaminated soil.  As the well was about 75 feet away I explained that it was imperative that the tank be replaced and the contaminated soil removed.  Mr. Hall replied that he understood the need and would get it replaced as soon as possible.  We identified a site at the back of his property that was adequate to spread out the soil he would have to remove.

On 7/18 I called Ms. Hall and learned that they had not found the time to fix the problem.

On 8/28 I visited the site and saw that the tank had been replaced and soil removed.  I spoke with Mr. Hall and learned that he had removed about a wheel barrow of contaminated soil.  As I was not notified so that I could be there at the time of the clean up I can not say for certain that the site was adequately cleaned up; but due to the tight soils, high ground water and the fact the surface water appears to run away from the well I don't expect any problems.
B-231-2000*I received an anonymous phone call. The caller wanted a reward for informing on a company that was spilling waste oil and automotive anti-freeze. When the caller learned there was no financial reward, he asked if he could report any way. After I assured him that he could he informed me that Prouty Ford had a leaking waste oil tank and that they dumped used antifreeze down the drain. I discussed this with James Sohns of the water bureau and he had no problem with the antifreeze going to the wastewater treatment plant as long as it was normal quantities.
   On 5/16/2000 I drove to Dover-Foxcroft and introduced myself to the owner, Bud Prouty. After explaining the nature of my visit, he offered to show me the waste oil tank. The tank is a vertical 275 that fuels a waste oil furnace. The employees empty the used oil into the tank and there were obvious signs of drips and spillage onto the unbroken concrete floor. However there was speedi-dri already in place so it was obvious that they routinely cleaned up their spills. I found no problems there.
   I asked Mr. Prouty about the antifreeze complaint and he told me that they did not dump the antifreeze down the drain, but recycled it.
   I thanked Mr. Prouty for his cooperation and left. No further action anticipated.
B-308-2001*     On 5/29/01, 1215 hours Chris Rafford of BHE reported a quart and a half release of hydraulic oil.  A hose had leaked on one of their line trucks.  They recovered the spill with speedy dry and took it to SERF.  The incident happened on Indian Road in Pleasant Point.
P-44-1999*On 1/8/99 Ann Hemenway responded to a call at 51 Mill St. Brunswick concerning oil vapors in an apartment. She met with Deputy fire chief Clarke Labbe and the tenant who stated that the fuel oil odors were not as bad as they had been in the past yet the vapors in the apartment were quite high. Since the tenant was pregnant it was suggested that she stay at another place until the vapors have diminished.

The owner of the apartment  Gene Graffam stated that the tenants were switching the oil lines and in this process had caused a crack in the copper line whereby oil was leaking out onto the dirt basement floor. The aprtment presently has three 275 gallon tanks  all of which should be replaced. Two are presently in use with one no longer in service. It was suggested to remove contaminated materials in the basement along with having the copper fuel line replaced. Mr. Graffam stated that there was a splice in the fuel line which could have been another source for a leak and that the code today states a solid line running from the tank to the furnace which was done.

On 1/20/99 I visited the site meeting with Deputy Cheif Labbe. Looking in the basement crawl space a new copper line had been run from the tank to the furnace. Contaminated soil and debri had been removed and placed out in front of the building. Water was seen running across the dirt floor to a low area located in the S.W. corner of the foundation where the sewer lines exit the building. There was no sign of oil in the puddles of water and the oil odor did not seem to be strong even though the tenant complained of odor in her apartment. At the time she had the windows open and the material removed from the basement was sitting just outside the open window which was a possible contributor to the odor in the apartment.

Coastal Economic Development, Karen Close is going to have air samples run. At this time I see no further action.
B-785-1998*B-785-98

On 12/5/98, 1840 hours Dick Horton of the Blue Hill Fire Department reported the Largay IGA facility was completely engulfed in fire.  He went on to say that there was an auto parts store and a hair solon attached to the grocery store that were also completely engulfed.  I asked if he could use my assistance with things like MSDS's .  He said that they didn't have any, but they were familiar with the contents of the structure.  I gave him my home phone in case he changed his mind.  I had informed him of my SCBA qualification and he said that he had plenty of those.

The next day he contacted me saying that there was run off from rain water and there was a black substance on it that seemed to be suet.  He asked me to come down and make the call.  There was a small amount of black material on the rain water that looked like suet to me.  Also there was some diesel sheen that had come from fueling the pumpers during the night.  Some pads had been deployed but they hadn't picked up anything.

Denise Robertson (Fire Chief, Bucksport) asked about disposing of the debris .  I got information from Karan Knuuti and passed it on to Denise the next day.
B-53-1999*The early morning of February 3 was rainy with high winds in the Bangor area.  Dysart's employee Richard Flowry, delivering diesel to an underground tank at Dysart's Truck Stop, was in the cab of his truck, doing paperwork and trying to keep dry.  He said that he noticed an automobile back close to his hose/tank connection, then speed away.  He said he got out to inspect his hose and connections, but seeing nothing amiss, returned to his paperwork.  Only when the product drop was complete did he notice that the gooseneck between the tank fill and the hose was cracked.  Initially reported to the State Police as a spill of 1000 gallons, the volume was updated to 2000 gallons as I drove to the site.  Dysart's stick inventory pegged the loss at 2154 gallons the next day.

Upon my arrival, encountered Tim and Ed Dysart, and Fire Chief Larry Willis, who told me that the rain had washed all the fuel downstream, and that it was gone.  Walking down the drainage ditch, I could see pooled quantities of oil, so I emplaced sorbent booms in two places.  I told the Dysarts there didn't seem to be much else to do, and that I'd be back in the morning.

In retrospect, more could have been done.  Daylight revealed there to be a choke point East of I-95, where oil probably could have been collected had someone put out sorbents there.   The new leachate sewer from Sawyer's landfill crosses under the Interstate, and culverts installed where the sewer crosses the tributary to Shaw Brook were inadequte to handle the rain of Feb. 3; thus water and oil would have been backed up, and some of the oil recoverable with sorbents.

By 0800, the spilled oil was past the Rt. 1A bridge in Hampden, and into the Penobscot.  To start the process of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment,  several sets of samples were taken at Rt. 1A, Papermill Rd, Old Coldbrook Rd. and Dysart's, by Jon Kinney (DIF&W), Barry Mower, Jake Ward and me, all of DEP.    (see the attached)
B-207-1999*B-207-99
Sebec

Monday May 3, 1999				1300

I received a phone call from the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office (564-3304).  The dispatcher phoned to report that they had received a complaint about a large fuel spill to the roadway about six miles East of Dover-Foxcroft, on route 16 in Sebec.

I asked if they could provide a little more information and I was told that a S.O. Unit was en route and that they would get back to me.  When the Sheriff's Office called back I was informed that the fuel spill appeared to be either diesel or heating oil and it went for about 300 yards on the roadway in a narrow strip.  They believed that about 5 gallons of diesel might have been spilled over that area.  I suggested that the affected area be sanded if they thought that there was a safety issue with vehicles driving in the area.  There was no clean-up required.
A-51-1998*     DEP received a report on 2/6/98 that approximately 330 gallons of lubricating oil had been spilled to the process sewer at this facility "the other night".  It later transpired that two spills were involved: a release of 165 gallons (approx. 120 gallons recovered, rest to sewer) at the #8 paper machine believed on 2/3 and another 165 gallons (none recovered, all to sewer) at the #19 dryer believed on 2/5.  A Mead report dated 2/6 implies a single 330 gallon spill on 2/4; this report appears to be an attempt to combine the two spills into one reportable event.
     Based on information provided by Mead an estimated 200 gallons of lube oil went to the process sewer with no attempt at recovery from the sewer.  Mead staff requested (on 2/6) DEP "permission to treat" (within the sewer); such permission was denied.  I am unaware of any DEP recognition of the Mead process sewer as suitable for treatment of spills of this nature (refer A-297-96).
     I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
B-52-2001*     On February 15, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a four gallon spill of <1 ppm PCB transformer oil.  The high windstorm of February 11 broke the pole which was located on a private road.  A camp owner notified the Hydro company of the situation the morning of the 15th.  About four gallons leaked from the unit and workers excavated any contaminated snow into drums for disposal.
A-291-1996*THIS SITE CAME TO LIGHT DURING INVESTIGATION OF CONTAMINATED WELL IN SPILL A-213-96. FOUR ABANDONED TANKS, SOME WITH PRODUCT STILL IN THEM,WERE FOUND ON SITE. ON 5\31\96 I HAD 2300 GALLONS PUMPED FROM ALL OF THE TANKS COMBINED.
11\1\96 TANK REMOVAL BY BILL'S TANK SERVICE. SITE ASSESSMENT BY ECO-ANALYSTS. REPORT IN FILE.
SITE DETERMINED TO BE STRINGENT. WE DEVIATED SOMEWHAT FROM THOSE STANDARDS DUE TO VERY TIGHT CLAY SURROUNDING AREA, PHYSICAL CONFINES, AND WATER TABLE. ALL PARTIES AGREE THAT CONTAMINATION SPREAD SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
SITE CLOSURE LETTER TO BE ISSUED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH TECH SERVICES TO ALLOW IMPENDING REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
P-186-1996*Responding to an anonymous complaint I visited this auto delership and repair facility on 4/3/96, with Fred Dillon and another gentleman of Falmouth Water Polution Controll.  Though Gen Mgr Cook denied discharging oily waste to the sewer system, Dillon and I discovered a hose from a sump pump that had been connected to the buildings sewer pipe.  The pump sat in a floor sump with Cook promised to disconect the system and repair his oil/water seperator.  See also the attached letter, lab analysis, and photos.
P-787-2000*16 Dec 2000, DEP received report of a 50 gallon oil spill from a 55 gallon drum off the back of a truck.  A follow up phone conversation with EPI Environmental, Yarmouth, ME, indicated an 100 to 200 gallon overfill of a 275 gallon supply tank at the facility location.

The spill appeared to be cleaned up upon DEP inspection.  No further Response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 5Jan01.
A-390-1998*The Kempton's above ground storage tank fell over, spilling about 20 gallons.  Since access to the tank located behind their mobile home was limited, Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contaminated soil using a vactor; work was done on July 28.  Soil contaminated to levels greater than 400 ppm using a field bag headspace analysis was removed.  Digging was very difficult because of ledge and tree roots.

Jeff Folger, DHS Drinking Water Program was notified of the spill on July 29.  I took a water sample (8/21/98, results were <25 ug/L), and placed the trailer park on quarterly monitoring.  Because it is a stringent site, this case is being referred to Tech Services.  No further action needed by Response Services.
B-325-2001*      On June 7, 2001 at 0845 we received an anonymous call saying that there was oil in a roadside ditch on route 198 in the Town Hill section of Bar Harbor.  The caller said the location was just downhill of a "junk/antique" dealer.  I visited the site that morning and found a small area of marsh sheen and iron bacteria but no oil.
P-310-1996*On 5/24/96 I issued a 30 day waiver for a tank removal at 501 County Rd. in Westbrook for a removal to be conducted on that day.  I attended the removal to check for compliance.  One 4000 gasoline tank was removed.  The tank was in excellent condition and no contamination was observed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-341-1999*A bolt broke on a line truck engine. It allowed oil to pump out of the engine. The oil landed on the road and a driveway. It was cleaned up and some soil was removed.
B-661-1998*     On October 8,1998 at 2200 we received a call from Kathy Billings of Bangor Hydro reporting a transformer oil spill in the parking lot behind the Airport Mall off the Griffin Rd. in Bangor.  A car hit a pad mounted transformer and caused a fifty gallon spill of <50ppm PCB oil.  Some of the product stayed on the parking lot but some entered a storm drain which emptied into a brook that drains behind the mall.
     Clean Harbors spread Speedi Dri on the parking lot and we installed a containment boom and sorbents in the stream. We changed the sorbents as needed and left them in through the next rain storm which flushed any remaining oil out of the storm lines.

P-560-1996*An anonymous caller stated that they observed a Don Rich heating oil truck with its delivery line in the woods on the side of the road and was concerned that they were pumping oil out of the truck.  I responded to the complaint and found nothing that could be attributed to fuel oil being pumped on the ground.  No further action required.
P-127-1998*13 March 1998 Westbrook FD reported a fuel oil discharge at spill location. They advised that an AST copper feed line failed and that oil migrated to a floor drain that discharges to the city sewer. I was also advised that an oil technician replaced the feed line this day. Westbrook officials made no additional compliants concerning oil in the sewer system or actions to warrant recovery of an estimated 5 gallons to the system.

14 March 1998, I visited the site. I observed the AST facility in the finished basement. I observed an oil stain on the floor and free phase oil in the sump/ floor drain. I recovered the oil using half of a sorbent pad. No oil re-entered the sump.

I advised the complainant to keep an eye on the sump for oil. He agreed. To date DEP has not received any additional complaints at this location.

No further response action warranted. Limited number of sorbents pads used not warranting reimbursement request.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 31Dec98.
B-138-1998*Steve Sargent inherited a house from his mother and rents it to Elizabeth Moriarty at HCR 32 box 32, Sorrento, 422-2025. Mrs. Moriarty has lived there with her husband and small son since November of '97. According to her, she's been able to taste oil in the well water since they moved in.

In February'98, she had the water analyzed and it showed 30 ppb diesel range organics. On March 3,I visited the site, and after an inspection of the heating oil system, ordered a dual columb charcoal filter installed on the water system, and had the Moriarty family placed on quarterly monitoring.

There is no obvious source of the contamination on site.  I inspected the oil tank and feed line to the furnace, and could find no evidence of an on-going or historic leak. The tank and most of the feedline is in a crawl space under the entryway.  The tank bottom is in contact with the soil, and the line is partially buried by debris; I advised Steve Sargent to move the tank outside under a shelter.  Even if it hadn't leaked, I told him that it would, eventually.

The drilled well is about 27 yards away from the tank system, but again, there is no sign of contamination around it. An effort will be made in warmer weather, between Response and Technical Services, to locate a new well and identify a contamination source.
B-331-1998*On the morning of 5/19/98 an anonymous caller reported that the owner of Cold Stream Corner Store was pumping a brown liquid from where his gas tanks had been.  It turned out that Cold Stream Corner Store currently has an up to date UST installation.  It is a 4 K with two compartments.  It is suction and there is a spill bucket protecting the suction line from each of the two compartments.  The system is piped for phase two recovery.  However, the dispensers had been removed because of a dispute with the product vender and the owner was in the process of acquiring a different supplier.  The absence of the dispensers allowed rain water to enter the dispenser openings and flow through the phase two line into the spill buckets.  This caused and alarm to sound which alerted the owner to the water problem.  Hence, he removed the water from the spill buckets.  There was no odor of product.  I discussed the fact that the USTs could not be out of service for more than twelve months without being recertified or removed.  He said that new dispensers were being installed on 5/26/98.
A-29-2001*   DEP received a report that a fuel delivery truck had slipped off the road and landed on it's side at a property in Northport.  The truck contained 1300 gallons of #2 heating oil and 600 gallons of kerosene.  The truck was righted with negligible fuel loss (estimated 1 qt. past the hatch covers).  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-493-1997*9/7/97 2126

The State Police in Orono reported a vehicle accident on the Military Road in Greenbush.  The trooper on the scene reported some minor gasoline spillage not thought to be significant.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
I-5-1996*Inventory problem on aboveground tanks.
B-756-1998*Darrell Hartley, worried that hydrocarbons were being misused at Curtis' Junkyard, asked me to take a look.  Investigating on 12/3,  I was granted permission, reluctantly, by a teenage girl at the residence to look around.

There were about 25  55-gallon drums of liquid on the  junkyard site, but there was no appreciable amount of spillage from them. That's good, because ledge is right at the surface there.
I-140-1997*This was a routine tank pull at a gas station.

As of July 97, the site has been operated as Bubars Service Center.

Contamination was found above the BL1 standard. Most likely from piping problems.

Contaminated soil was taken to the Tricommunity Landfill.

See County Environmental Site Assessment Report in the TANK files for more detailed information.

Case closed.
B-544-1997*A Fire Control unit of  the Maine Forest Service was called to the MFS campground at Spencer Pond outlet in response to a fire.  The fire turned out to be a vehicle belonging to Lyle Gould; no report on how the fire started, but the Ranger reported that the remaining lube oil, anti-freeze and gasoline was spilled on the ground.

Investigating on 9/26, it appeared to me that all the fuel and lubricant had burned up; instrumentation revealed no hydrocarbons in the soil.
P-364-1998*   On 4/24/98 I was contacted by Mark Holden of DEP, Augusta, Tanks Unit, regarding the UST abandonment-in-place request by Ms. Pearl Mottram at her Auburn residence. I checked the site on 4/27, noted no one home but noticed two possible UST locations, none that I felt fell within the conditions outlined in statute.  Ms. Mottram later called me and confirmed the location by the garage entrance (see site sketch).  The UST was reportedly a bare steel, 550 gal., #2 oil tank.
   Ms. Mottram strongly disagreed with the decision to not allow abandonment-in-place and petitioned Holden to have the decision changed.  I felt the removal was very accessable to equipment and would not threaten her poured concrete foundation.
   On 10/21/98 I contacted CTI Elwin Scott of Simard & Sons, who confirmed that CTI Mike Simard had removed the tank from the ground on or around 6/15/98 with no difficulties.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-347-1999*Contaminated soil was encountered while excavating to install an oil water separator.  When I arrived they were nearly finished the excavation.  The contaminated material consisted of fractured clay with a slight odor.  I didn't have the PID with me at the time.  There was very little water in the excavation.  One end of the excavation for the separator was into the backfill used when a diesel tank was removed some years earlier.  It is possible that the tank is the same as the diesel tank removal described in A-604-91 (copy attached).  I did not require additional excavation.  The material was stockpiled while plans for disposal were finished.   The material was disposed of in early August.

No further action is anticipated.
B-405-1998*A cracked compression fitting allowed the loss of about 200 gallons of sodium hypochlorite at Eastern Fine Paper.  Most of the lost chemical was recovered from the tank containment area, but about 2 gallons escaped to the environment, and recovered by excavation.  See Kevin Jenssen's spill report,attached.
B-70-2000*B-070-00
Baileyville (Woodland)

Wednesday February 9, 2000			0806

Brad Kelso (427-4044) of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation phoned to report an 80-gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred around 2100 on Tuesday when a worker using a steam jenny snagged the valve on a 550-gallon hydraulic oil tote with the hose of his steam cleaner.  He shortly thereafter noticed the open valve and closed it.  The hydraulic oil was contained in the oil storage area due to a berm located in the room.

This oil was cleaned up using a small pump.  The oil was pumped into a waste oil tote that will be picked up by Clean Harbors.  I explained to Mr. Kelso that they should be more prompt in reporting oil spills.  I clarified the fact that the oil leaking, seeping, dripping, or spraying  from its original container constitutes a spill and should be reported promptly.
A-296-1999*A hydraulic line broke on the pulp feed system on a paper machine. The oil contaminated the pulp. Since a large amount of pulp was no longer usable it was sewered. The oil went along with it.
A-501-1998*Tim Rector called to report a small oil spill in the basement of his house. Saturday 9/12/98 he noticed a pinhole leak in his copper oil line spilling some oil on the concrete floor. He cleaned it up with 10 pounds of kitty litter. He estimated that no more then 2 gallons of fuel was spilled. He also reports there is no odor of fuel in the basement. The oil line will be replaced today. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-62-2001*Received a call from the New Gloucester Fire Dept. regarding a fire involving a garage that contained several different types of materials.  I responded to the complaint the following day and meet with Mr. Spurling who stated that all of the materials of concern had been consumed in the fire, except for a 55 gallon drum that contains racing fuel which he was in the process of taking care of.  The well was in close proximity to the fire, but due to the high content of iron and other materials it was not used for drinking.  I informed Mr. Spurling to contact me if he had any concerns or needed help disposing of anything.

No further action required.
A-216-1999*A pickup truck drove onto the access road for the pipline river crossing. A piece of equipment which was leaking oil was in the bed of the truck. Some of the oil ran onto the ground. The Maritimes & NE crew chased the truck driver off immediately, but failed to get any identifying information. The soil was dug up and placed in a 55 gallon drum. It was disposed of as hazardous waste because of the high analytical costs to do otherwise.
A-351-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-685-1998*     On October 23,1998 at 1120 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting an overfill of a basement tank at  the WZON radio station at 861 Broadway St. in Bangor  I went to the site and met Allan Ingraham of Dead River and a serviceman named Troy. The location was on automatic delivery but doesn't use much fuel in early autumn because of the heat generated by the station's equipment.
     Consequently the basement tank was still pretty full when the oil truck arrived.  The second problem was that a burnerman not employed by Dead River had changed the system from a return line to a straight feed.  However, he failed to crimp the copper return line in one of the tank's bungs.
     Since the tank was already full the whistle didn't come on and the excess product spurted out the uncrimped feedline and some out the vent.  The driver shut down the system when this happened.  Between ten and fifteen gallons spilled onto the basement floor or out the vent. Dead River excavated less than one half yard of soil and upgraded the tank system.  The area is on town water and no oil reached any basement drains.
A-137-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that a small amount of gasoline was spilled during this one-vehicle accident.  A snow storm was in progress.  Some product was collected by Fire Department staff using sorbent pads.  The area is served by a municipal water supply and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-520-1997*Received a call from Mrs.Pike complaining about an overfill of fuel oil at their home. I responded to the site. When I arrived I met Mrs. Pike who showed me some minor staining on the side of the house. She then showed me where the tank was in the basement. It was not a big spill. A small amount of product had leaked out of some pipe joints onto the top of the tank. Employees of Best Price Fuel cleaned the tank with sorbents. They also washed it and the stain on the house. No further work is necessary.
I-155-1997*On 10-3-97, Alan Green of MPG in Houlton called to report that one of their customers had lost about 45 gallons of Kerosene from an outside 275 gallon tank. The loss was the result of corrosion of the fitting that connects the filter to the tank. The customer was a Trent Hand in Cary Plantation. A local earthwork contractor was hired that day and I met with him on 10-4-97 at the property. About 25 yards of contaminated soil was removed from beneath the tank. The excavation went down to bedrock. There is a well about 50' from this area so they were put on Quarterly monitoring. Contaminated soil was landspread on Mr. Hands property.
P-345-1997*  On the evening of 6/17/97 I recieved a complaint form a South Portland resident near Danforth Cove, So. Ptld., that there was an unexplained, and unusually strong fuel oil oder in the outside air.  The USCG, MSO investigated that evening.  The next morning they informed me that nothing was found.  That evening, after a second complaint, I found that MSO had confirmed the oder but did not confirm a source.  On the evening of 6/18/97 I met PO Radcliff of the MSO in Cape Elizabeth to continue the search for the source.  Since Tuesday evening, MSO and Cape E. Fire Dept. had been investigating oil odors in the Pine Cove areas, Mitchal, Preble and Newbury St. areas.  To be so extensive a problem we figured that there may have been a large discharge to the sewer or storm drains; possibly from a UST, AST, or purposefull discharge.
   Off Trundy Point on 6/17 a large sheen was reported that may be asociated with the odors: a spill to the storm drains ending in the Bay.  No problems were reported at neither the So. Portland nor the Cape E. treatment plants. With Wed.(6/18/97) night's heavy rains the odor disappeared and has not returned as of 6/30/97.
SGB
I-89-1999*On 5-4-99, this office recieved a fax from JM Huber in Easton describing a spill of thermal oil in their wax day room. Apparently a pipe broke. All spilled material was picked up with sawdust and sorbent pads.
P-254-1999*On April 7, 1999 Sanford Fire Dept. called to report a gas spill at the Sanford Airport.  They reported that 15 to 20 gallons of Avgas spilled as a result of overfilling a plane.  The fire dept. also reported that the spill was contained to asphalt and was all cleaned up by airport personnel with their (the fire depts.) assistance.  No further action.
I-146-2000*While fueling a vehicle from an above ground tank,the hose kicked out and spilled about 4 gallons.

Clean up was done immediately and debris was disposed of.

Response Case closed

I-166-2001*Approximately 20-25 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled when a trailer tipped over and spout leaked.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and taken to garage in Portage.
B-48-1998*1/21/98 15:50

Mona Spear, Environmental Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric called to report one of several dielectric oil spills related to the "1998 Ice Storm".  This incident involved a transformer falling off a pole on Cemetary Road in Waltham.  Approximately 2 gallons of "non-PCB" spilled in the snow and was subsequently cleaned up by Clean Harbors.  A full report on the incident is attached.
P-609-1998*Site visit made on 12/14/98. Met with Mr. Kenny who stated that in the past recreational vehicles had been parked next to or over the well location. He stated that recently he had the well blasted in hopes of increasing the water flow into the well. Random sample result was 5.30PPB which looks to be self contamination result due to vehicles parked next to the well.
B-388-2001*       On July 7, 2001 at 2130 we received a call from Capt. Webb of the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a spill at Swett's Mobil on Main street.  The fire dept. received a call reporting gas on the pavement at the closed station and Capt. Webb said they found about ten gallons on the asphalt.  Firefighters recovered some oil with sorbents.  Capt. Webb talked to station manager Juanita Merritt who said the station received a delivery of product after closing.  He believed the driver overfilled the tank and didn't clean up the spill.
      I contacted Dana Irving of R.H. Foster Monday morning who investigated the matter and told me that the driver reported that the station ordered too much gas and the spilled oil came from the truck's delivery hose when the hose was returned to the truck's storage tube.  The driver didn't stick the tank or misread the reading so he didn't catch the over order before he began his delivery.  He also failed to immediately report the spill to his supervisor.  He did recover some of the product with sorbents before he left the scene.  Mr. Irving said Foster will reprimand the driver for not reporting and completely cleaning up the spill.
B-243-1997*When the Eastland Mill in Corinna went bankrupt in Oct. '96, that meant that the Striar's Mill had no one to utilize the wool fiber they reprocessed, so Striar's likewise went out of business.  Since some of the principal players between the two mills are the same people, the disposition of the chemicals at the Striar's Mill was the same as those at Eastland:  they were abandoned on site.

There was not the wide array of hazardous chemicals abandoned at Striars as at Eastland; most of the volume was of a hydrocarbon base, the vast majority being an emulsion of mineral oil and water. Beginning in April, DEP personnel retrieved the chemicals on site, consolidating them, repacking and staging them in one location.

In September, bids for the disposal of the chemicals were solicited from Clean Harbors, Total Waste Management, and Seacoast Ocean Services.  Where possible, virgin chemical was given away to Carleton Woolen Mill in Winthrop,Maine.

Seacoast won the disposal bid, and after repacking the wastes that needed it, shipments were sent out on Sept.25,30 and Oct. 1, 1997.  Total cost of disposal was $ 19,551.35, but that does not include time and materials contributed by the Maine DEP.
P-291-1998*On 06/29/98 I attended a tank removal for which I had granted a 30 day waiver on 06/26/98.  The tank removed was in good condition and no contaminated soil or water was observed.  No further action is required.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 2, 1998
B-372-1997*7/16/97 16:15

The Bangor Fire Department dispatcher called to report an unusual accident at the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge over the Penobscot River.  A 40 ton crane owned by Reed & Reed Construction of Woolwich for some unknown cause fell into the river.  Fire Department personnel were in the process of deploying boom around the beast.  The operator luckily escapted before the crane went over.

Clean Harbors was called to maintain the boom; both containment and sorbent, until a larger crane could be readied to pull the other out.  This incident became an extreme media spectacle.  In the end it turned out that only 30-50 gallons spilled during the event.  Between evaporation in the summer heat and the deployment of sorbent material, most of the oil was recovered.
A-64-1997*This spill was the result of two separate problems.  Winter weather had allowed water to freeze under the pump and prevented the anti siphon valve from operating.  Also, the solenoid switch on the tank was incorrectly wired.  This caused the switch to be constantly in the on position.  Fortunately the manager noticed the spill before much product was lost.  Sales records and tank measurements indicated only 60 gallons were lost.  This flowed a short distance to a frozen wet area where pads were used to collect most of the product.  By the time I arrived staff from Christies and Shevenell-Gallen had nearly finished.  Warm weather over several days allowed additional product to be collected from isolated pockets.  Almost no product soaked in and none left the area.  The electrical fault was corrected and a pipe was installed to prevent the anti siphon valve from becoming encased in water in the future.

Map from Delorme's Map Expert, Freeport, Maine.

No further action is anticipated.
P-513-2001*As part of a property transfer the Cutts Island Group was removing an underground storage tank (UST) the oil was returned to the distributor (Union Oil Co), who in turn delivered it to some customers, Windham corrections being one.

CYN Environmental, as part of the removal action, tested the sludge in the UST and detected levels of PCBs above 500ppm.  This set off a chain of events: 1. to shut down a boiler at Windham,  2. Set up a temporary system, 3. Flush the old and properly dispose of the bulk oil which had become contaminated once the delivery was made.  Trace other possible recipients of this tainted oil, look for possible sources of the contaminated oil.

RCRA staff, EPA, and DEP Air staff have also been involved.

Samples have been collected from the terminals, the Cutts Is boiler room, USM boiler and B&M boiler, with the exception of the Cutts Island boiler room all other samples were ND (non-detect) for PCBs.

At this point further inquires and investigations are in the RCRA shop.  DEP response plans no further action unless new information is discovered requiring further involvement.
A-600-1999*A circuit breaker failed on a mobile transformer, causing oil to leak on the gravel below. The CMP crew stopped the leak, used sorbents to cleanup the spill, and removed some contaminated gravel.

See attached report from CMP. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-393-1997*7/22/97 0900

I received a message to contact a Mr. John Mullette (338-2624), of Swanville.  John had called earlier to report that about 2 weeks ago there was an oil spill in Swanville.  The spill was the results of activities of a commercial paving company.  The reported location was near the Swanville salt and sand pile.  The report was that vehicles were leaking oil and leaving surface stains the size of beach balls.  Mr. Mullette expressed concern that the oil may make it to neaby Goose River.  Mr. Mullette believed that the paving outfit was Commercial paving.

When I arrived on scene I saw and spoke with one of the truck drivers for the paving company.  Mr. James Calle said that they sometimes loose small amounts of the asphalt product when they transfer it to other vehicles to be spread on the road.  According to Mr. Calle the owner's name is Wilbur Cotton, of Clifton and the name of the company is Maine Paving.  Wilbur contacted Mr. Cotton on their 2-way business radio.  I spoke with Mr. Cotton.  He said he would see to it that the small amount of asphalt was cleaned up and that they would have a bucket handy when doing transfer operations so that the chance of repeat spills would be minimal.
A-303-1998*See attached.
P-969-2001*11.27.2001 received report of spill and did not respond.  Downeast reports that during work by a contractor for Downeast, wooden steps fell over and broke the filter off an above ground supply tank.  Downeast technicians cleaned up the spill and repaired the tank.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.05.2001
P-478-2000*Hydraulic hose broke on CMP truck.  Cleaned up to Department's satisfaction.  No CMP report submitted.
B-306-1997*On June 20, 1997 at 1030 we received a call from David Robinson of the United States Forest Services reporting a gasoline spill in the Northeastern Experimental Forest in Bradley.  Mr. Robinson said that a car driven by Sean McCue of Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences hit a rock and cracked a gas tank on a gravel road in the forest.

I talked to Mr. McCue who said about eight gallons of gas leaked onto the road in a strip about one hundred yards long.  Since there are no waters threatened the best treatment is to let the product evaporate.
A-590-2000*Received a call from Butch Worchester of Kalloch Fuel reporting a small spill at Harry's Garage on Maverick Street.  He reported that when they were filling the K-1 above ground tank they overfilled it.  He reported that they overfilled the tank and spilled about 1 gallon to pavement.  Kalloch personnel cleaned it up.  The site is in an urban area with few environmental receptors. No further action is needed.
A-426-1996* Alan Lyscars called this office to report that contaminated soils had been found during the tank removal at Skowhegan Kenoco.  The levels, using a PID, did not exceed 300 PPM. The area adjacent to this property is served by public water.  There are no known water wells near this gasoline station.  I authorized that this soil, mostly sand, be spread on site to aerated and then be used as backfill.  A new, dual compartment, tank will be installed at this station and then the site will be paved.  Given these factors the small amount of gasoline spilled should not pose any problem.  No further action will be required.
 Three tanks were removed, REG # 645 lists a 10,000 & 4,000
gal gas tank.  REG # 646 is a 10,0000 gal gas tank.
 See site assessment for further details.
A-728-2000* Mr. Russel called this office to report the release of about 25 gallons of diesel fuel. This spill occurred inside the DOT bldg. in Waldoboro, which is located along Route One. The spilled diesel drained into a floor drain which leads to a holding tank. The valve had been turned off to prevent the fuel from reaching the holding tank. Clean Harbors had also been called to pump out the floor drains. Cleanup was completed and no further action will be required.
P-4-1991*
Investigation of gasoline contaminated wells in vicinity.
P-22-1985*
	Report update by SGB, Oct. 2004.  Waste oil discharge attributed to vandalism.  See separate attached narrative for further details.

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A-306-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 19329
P-674-1996*On Oct. 22, 1996 I received a call from Diane Alexander of C. N. Brown.  Diane had called to report a small spill that had occurred at Mountain View Trailer Park in Fryeburg.  She stated that approximately a pint of oil was spilled accidently from the fill hose of the truck after filling a 275 residential tank.  The oil spilled to the roadway and was immediatley cleaned up by the driver.  No further action.
P-919-2001*On 11/8/01 I received a call from Steve Johnson of the South Portland Public Works Dept. reporting a diesel spill that had occurred the day before.  The spill happened when an employee was "oiling" a truck bed prior to a paving job.  Approximately 2 - 3 gallons of diesel spilled onto the ground.  The spill was excavated and the contaminated soil taken to Commercial Paving.  No further action required.



____________________________________________-
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
I-55-1999*Kevin Adams of Irving Oil in Caribou reported a spill of about 169 gallons at the residence of James P. Martin on 30 Harvest Road in Caribou.  While investigating why the Martin furnace wouldn't run, it was discovered that the line buried in or under the concrete would not pass an air pressure test.  Based upon past usage, Irving figures about 169 gallons could have been lost.  The home has no odor and no surface discharge is evident.  The property is located on a hilltop by rock outcrops of soft vertically fractured shale are evident on the property.  Since the site is a BL2 clean up site and the homeowners are not noticing any oil odor.  I recommend no further action.  Case closed.
B-132-1999*On 3/26/99, 1530 hours Byron Vinton reported a waste oil spill into Silver Lake that had resulted from an accident in which a car had landed on it's side in the lake on 3/11/99.  Vinton indicated that the report was late because everyone involved thought that someone else had made the report.  He also said that the spilled product, which was motor oil because the vehicle had been on its' side, was still there.  When I located the site I saw about three-square yards of emulsified oil that had been trapped at the spill site by ice.  The material adhered (rather than absorbed) to sorbent pads so a reasonably good clean up was realized.
P-134-2001*Received a call from Environmental Projects, Inc., stating that they had responded to a hydraulic discharge at American Muffler Shop, 767 Minot Av., Auburn, ME.  The next-door neighbor at Motor Home Center notified them of the discharge.  I responded to the complaint and meet with Environmental Projects whom informed me that they were unsure of the source of the discharge, but suspected that it was from a car lift located in front of the property.  The water main in the building had broke, and somehow caused the hydraulic oil to enter the building (the water was leaving the building and reentering in the front door).  Due to the heavy snows, an exact location of the source was difficult to determine, although on a subsequent visit it was discovered that the hydraulic oil was displaced from a damaged drum located next to the building.  Also during this visit, no signs of hydraulic oil were evident in the front of the building.

I was also informed that the owner/operator of the property had left the State, but that his partner could be contacted through his attorney or wife (the Auburn Fire Dept. supplied me with information about the owners of American Muffler Shop that can be found on the attached fax, dated 03/05/2001).  In addition, there was also the issue that the owner of Motor Home Center had a vested interest in the property and was concerned about the other materials left behind, i.e. drums of oil, welding supplies, and other products used in the shop.  He wanted the property back for his business and was concerned about his liability.  I toured the facility and observed some drums of waste oil and anti-freeze in a back room, but most of the products in the building were still usable.  Due to the liability issue regarding the property, the case was referred to the "Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP)" of the Department.

No further action required by Response Services.
I-193-1999*An odor of oil in the home caused the homeowner to contact the oil company.

The burner-man identified the hole and began emergency action to control the leaking oil. The Oil Company responded with equipment and a temp oil storage container. The tank was pumped out and the free oil was recovered.

I hired a contractor to remove the contaminated soil in the cellar and install a vent system under poly we had laid on the floor to control the vapors from oil we may have missed.

A 24 hour Air sample was taken in the kitchen on 1/5/00 with a SUMA Canister and sent to Performance Analytical Inc. The fan system was turned off 2 hours prior to sample start and remained off during the sampling period.

Case closed
A-510-1997*     DEP received a citizen complaint regarding quality of the water at a residence in this neighborhood.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 12/11/97.  Water sampled that date showed the presence of low levels of diesel-range hydrocarbons.  Arrangements were made for filter placement on the affected residence; the situation was referred for Technical Services attention.
     The area is best described as a small village setting with a cluster of approximately twelve homes in this particular area; all use individual wells (most are drilled) for water.  Subsequent analysis identified three additional homes with low levels of contamination extending from the diesel range into the motor-oil region.  Premature break-through at the newly installed filter at the Batty residence indicated a contaminant chemistry that is beyond the scope of Response Services to effectively deal with; placement of additional filters was delegated to Tech Services.  No contaminant source has been identified at this site, although there is anecdotal evidence of a residential heating oil tank spill 10 years previously at a former residence (Drinkwater) on property now owned by Dow.
     Further investigation and/or remediation will continue at this site.  I anticipate no further Response involvement unless a contaminant source is identified.
P-314-1997*On 6/6/97 Mark St. Germain, a consultant working for Northland, reported that free phase gasoline had been discovered in a monitoring well on Lot #11, Island Avenue, Long Island,which is a house lot that Northland plans to develop and eventually sell. St. Germain explained that the well had been drilled in conjunction with a closure plan being conducted at the Long Island Defense Fuel Depot and had been constructed in the same manner as a drilled well intended as a domestic water supply.  Based upon his observations, St. Germain speculated that the fuel tank of an automobile may have been ruptured by striking the well casing while the vehicle was being operated during an unauthorized excursion onto the site.  St Germain indicated that prior to the recent discovery, petroleum contamination had not been detected in water samples taken from this well and that it was Northland's intention to market this property having a potable water supply.
On 6/9/97 S. Flannery and I inspected the site along with St.Germain.  At this time we removed the remaining free product with sorbents and sparged the well using portable air tanks and hose. Approx. one cubic yd of soil was excavated from around the casing and placed on poly sheeting.  A water sample was taken and subsequently analyzed for GRO.  Results indicated that 16 ppm of dissolved product remained in the well water.
I returned on 7/22/97 with J. Dunlap at which time we pumped the well for 3.5 hrs. at a rate of 2 gpm(420 gals).  The pump effluent was passed through a carbon barrel prior to discharge.  Upon completion the gasoline contamination level within the well water was before the odor threshold.  The soil pile was removed and transported to CRS for processing on this date as well.
On 7/24/97 I returned and collected a water sample from the well for GRO analysis the results of which indicated a residual GRO level of 38 ppb.
P-364-2001*05 May 2001 responded to spill location and observed petroleum sheen in surface water (dug) drinking water well.  Oil impacted soil was observed around the well tiles.  Benoit informed me that a car rolled-over onto the well causing the discharges.  Benoit informed me that the well is not currently used, but has provided water to the community during power outages.

I arranged for mitigation (pump down) of the well and soil removal.  Samples of the well indicated no MTBE (gasoline) or Diesel Range Organic products in the water.

Invoices re-directed to Peerless Insurance for payment.
No further Response action necessary.  Nathan Thompson 6/18/01.
A-695-1998*     DEP received a report that 25 gallons of lubricating oil was spilled when a catch-basin overflowed during equipment washing.  Oil went to a drain that empties into a quarry containing ponded water.  Product was collected using sorbents.
     This is an industrial area and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
B-457-1996*8/21/96 @ 1551

I received a phone call from Aaron Pickett of the Bangor Aroostook Railroad Company, at their Derby rail car repair yard.  Aaron reported that there was a sheen on the cooling water discharge and that a boom was placed in a manhole, and also at the discharge pipe in the Piscataquis River.  He asked that I make contact with Keith Strout at 943-7327.

I made arrangements for a site visit on Thursday.  On Thursday Keith Strout showed me around.  It seems the cooling water loop water loop for the diesel generator may be getting small amounts of oil in it from the engine itself or the surrounding area.  Mr. Strout said the best way to deal with this problem is to have a closed loop system that does not enter the river.  Much like a cooling system on an automobile.  I asked that this be reported to the water bureau as a potential violation of their NPDES permit.  I also saw all of 3 lightly stained sorbent pads that were in the manway.  At most their may have been 3 ounces of oil among them.  Attachments.
P-456-2001*
	  On Tues. 6/05/01, I met Ms. Galgano onsite at her rural home in relation to her 6/1/01 complaint of several drums of waste oil.  I noted one 55 gal. steel and one plastic drum stuck in the woods in back of her house, surrounded by various building debris and junk.  She explained that they were left by her ex-husband who used to work on vehicles there, and whom she divorced in Dec. 2000.  The drums and spillage appeared to have been there for months to years.  We discussed disposal options and clean-up.  Ms. Galgano's home is near the end of Bragdon Hill Rd. in a rural residential area, on well water.  Ms. Galgano's well appeared to be the only waster source threatened at the time. The property was posted as For Sale.
	 After attaining approval to pick them up, DEP's Chris Estes and I retrieved both drums on Tues. 6/19/01, for proper disposal by the Maine DEP.  The plastic drum was full and sound.  The steel drum had 3" of oily water.  While moving the steel drum we noted a small puncture near the bottom.  This puncture is the likely cause of the black waste oil contamination on the ground, covering approx. a 4' x 6' area.  Based on the Stringent Clean-Up Goal sensitivity of the location and clean-up of the oil discharge is required.  In order the remediate the discharge, Ms. Galgano has options of removing the discharge to state satisfaction and at her expense, or the Maine DEP may manage a  remediation and cover all expenses though would have to seek reimbursement from the property owner(s).
	As of Jan. 2002 there has been no response back from Ms. Galgano regarding the DEP letter of 7/2/01, explaining clean-up of the waste oil spill.  Further DEP actions are possible.  No state expenses needing reimbursement have incurred at this time (Jan. 2002).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-327-1999*B-327-99
Northfield

Wednesday June 16, 1999			1445

I received a phone call from Laurie Hayward (255-3356), of Northfield.  Mrs. Hayward reported that due to an oil burner fire her house on the Eastern Ridge Road was filled with soot.  She said her residence suffered a fire in April and a furnace fire on June 10th.  She said she had not been in the house since the fire and has found oil in her basement.

I explained that I would visit her house tomorrow and assess the situation.

Thursday June 17, 1999				1400
I arrived in Northfield and talked with Mrs. Hayward and a clean up maintenance person.  The overhead rafters in the basement had been charred and soot was on the basement floor along with some standing water that contained approximately 2 gallons of oil.  I cleaned up the oil using sorbent pads.  The pads were taken to the temporary storage in Bangor.
A-74-1996*     DEP recieved a report that an estimated 30-40 gallons of lube oil and/or diesel oil had spilled from a locomotive engine at the Riley Station (I.P., Jay).  A crew from MCRR was dispatched to conduct remediation (see MCRR incident report, attached).  It was later determined that the spill comprised between 100-150 gallons of diesel oil.  Oily debris (snow, soil, woodchips) was collected by MCRR personnel for disposal.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-458-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-31-2001*No narrative, see attached.
P-692-2001*Please see attached CMP report.
A-262-1997*     DEP received an anonymous report that the gravel road at this commercial campground had been "oiled" for dust suppression.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 7/29/97.  According to both the property owner (Labossiere) and the property caretaker no application of oil had occurred; calcium chloride had recently been applied as a means of dust suppression, however.  The road in question had an oily appearance, so I collected a sample for analysis; analysis showed the presence of a motor oil range hydrocarbon, which is consistent with a road-oiling event.
     The property owner continues to maintain that no road-oiling occurred here.  The amount of environmental damage that I observed on this day was minimal, and did not warrant remediation.  In an effort to prevent recurrance I have requested that our Compliance unit send Mr. Labossiere a formal but non-accusatory notice regarding State oil discharge laws.
P-58-1996*DEAD RIVER CO., OVER FILLED TANK.  WATER IN BASEMENT KEPT OIL FROM PENETRATING SOIL, WHICH ENABLED OIL TO BE COLLECTED WITH SORBENT PADS.  NO WATER ANALYSIS REQUIRED, BEACUSE THE DUBAR'S WERE PLACED ON QUARTERLY MONITORING, DUE TO, PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AT THE LOCATION (SEE REPORT P-311-95). NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
P-413-1996*  On Saturday, 6/29/96, S. Brezinski received a complaint thru the State Police regarding the delay, by US Customs of an old fishing vessel laiden with old tires, and bound for the Dominican Republic.  I undertsand that DEP Solid Waste had advised the vessel be delayed until the disposal of the tires could be settled.  I refered Mr. Dawson, and his rep., Chris Rice, to Supervisor David Sait.  No further Resp. Div. action anticipated.  See also Randy McMullen of DEP Solid Waste.
  This report codes Spill Type C as best fitting for incident (non-oil).
B-426-1997*On August 6, 1997 I was at the removal of a 2000 gallon heating oil tank at the Maine Energy office on Hammond St. in Bangor.  H.E. Bridges removed the tank and although the tank was moderately pitted, I saw no hole or contaminated soil. The area is zoned industrial and on town water.
P-346-1998*On 07/28/98 Steve Eufemia received a call from Barry Lewis of BIW reporting a release of hydraulic oil from a trash compactor at their Bath facility.  He reported that a hydraulic line had burst and let around 100 gallons of oil out.  Linda Doran and I arrived on site at 1100 am and toured the compacting facility.  Repairs were underway on the compactor.  The oil had first entered a drip pan which it filled and then the oil flowed across a paved floor, out of the building, and across another paved surface that had two 2 foot diameter areas that were unpaved.  Clean Harbors was already on site with a vacuum truck.  They had recovered all the puddled oil, were working on cleaning up the oily debris off the paved surfaces and laying down more speedy dry, and were planning to excavate the two unpaved areas.  Clean Harbors was going to drum up all the oiled material and dispose of it after a TCLP is run on it.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 28, 1998
A-538-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred following refueling at this residential property.  Contaminated soil was excavated within 20' of the drilled well serving the home; this well is unlikely to be impacted by this event.  DEP Tech Services shows prior contamination here with resolution by a long-term filter agreement.
B-351-2001*     On June 21, 2001 at 1415 we received a call from Richard Collins in East Corinth complaining about a leaking gasoline tank on a pick-up truck owned by Larry Cunningham of East Corinth.  The truck was parked on the side of the Marsh Rd. near its intersection with route 43.  Mr. Collins said he put a sorbent pad beneath the tank.  Mr. Collins believes the truck is parked on his property which was illegally taken when the road was widened.
     I visited the site that afternoon and found the vehicle.  I didn't see anything dripping from the tank but there was a wet area on the tank's side near the seam.  There was also a quarter size stained area beneath the sorbent pad.  The pad had a two inch contaminated spot.  Probably no more than a couple dozen drops had leaked from the tank.  I could not find any hole in the tank so the gas may have come from a loose connection on the fuel line or in the tank seam.  The situation is no threat to any state waters.
     I talked to Mr. Cunningham on June 22, informed him of my visit and suggested he check the fuel system for any leaks.  He said that he and Mr. Collins are not on the best of terms due to a couple matters.
B-395-1998*On June 19, 1998 at 0945 we received a call from the Somerset Co. Sheriff's Office reporting a spill from a pick-up truck accident near the junction of routes 16 and 151 in Mayfield Township.  Donald Burnham, address unknown, owned the vehicle.  The officer on scene said that the vehicle spilled an unknown amount of gasoline and some entered an adjacent brook.

I visited the site that morning and found that the vehicle was already hauled away.  I found a 3' by 4' area of stained gravel in the road shoulder but no sign of oil in the brook.  The brook was on a steep hillside and had a high flow due to recent rains.  I spread a few shovels of contaminated gravel on the road for evaporation.

Rec. file.
A-550-2000*Responded to an anonymous report of 200 engine blocks leaking to sandy soil in Skowhegan. Marshall Automotive Machine is a company that refurbishes engine blocks. The blocks are stripped of their oil pans, valve covers and fluids before being stored out back to await rebuilding. The operation is inherently messy but in this case it appears that the owner has put forth the effort to make it as clean as possible. As it happens this site is in the same location that used to be the Satco oil depot (DEP spill # A-125-90) and all of the wells affected by the original plume have been replaced with a public water supply. No further response action is expected.
B-350-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-697-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
P-348-2000*I responded to an accident on I-295 in Portland.  Two garbage trucks and a tractor-trailer had collided.  None of the vehicles were rolled over, however one of the dump trucks cracked it's grill spilling antifreeze.  ME-DOT was on the scene they applied speedy dry to the spilled antifreeze and we swept it up into barrels.  I remained on site until all vehicles were safely removed from the scene.
B-822-1998*In a wildly successful attempt to scare the bejeesus out of oncoming drivers, Jeremy Day also managed to clip off two utility poles, and spill a cup and a half of non-pcb dielectric oil.
See BHECo.'s written report and the BDN account.
A-185-1996*see attached
B-85-1998*On February 12, 1998 at 1115 we received a call from Tammy Hanson of Dead River Oil reporting an oil leak at the home of Jerry Trask on the Main Rd. in Hampden.  I contacted Mr. Trask who said a buried copper feedline leaked less than five gallons.  The tank was filled on 2/6/98 and was still over three quarters full.  Mr. Trask noticed a smell the previous day and called Dead River.  There was no fuel in the sump and the area is on town water.

I also talked to the Dead River burner man who confirmed the amount lost.
B-545-1999*Returning home on the afternoon of 9/5, Mr. & Mrs. Scaringi smelled oil and upon investigation, discovered their heating oil tank to be leaking from the bottom of the tank.  The Fire Dept. was summoned.

The Millinocket Fire Dept. did an excellent job of stopping the leak, and sorbing up the oil on the floor.  The main problem was that the basement had been finished off sometime after the tank was installed in 1966, and the leaking oil saturated the carpets, paneling, sheet-rock, tile, concrete floor and baseboards.  The whole house reeked of oil.

Investigating on the morning of 9/6, I informed Scaringi of the aboveground spill clean-up fund, and he readily agreed to let me run the cleanup.  In the ensuing days, Clean Harbors was hired to tear out the soaked carpet and tile, wash the concrete and coat it with epoxy paint.  Service Right was hired to clean the oil smell out of the carpet that could be saved, and Rick Lax was hired to tear out and replace the oil soaked panelling and finish work.  On Oct. 1, Milton Ketch and I installed a vent system in the spill area to vent residual oil fumes to the outdoors.  As of this writing,10/8/99, that system seems to be working well.

The volume of spilled oil was originally pegged by the Fire Dept. as 130 gallons, but there was no sign of that much on the basement floor; perhaps it seeped into the soil via the crack between the basement wall and floor.

1/00, Rick Lax finished the carpentry work on 12/24, and Scaringi disconnected the vent;  PID readings on 11/16, showed 0 ppm hydrocarbons, anyway.

During the second week of January 00, R. Sypitkowski & I will install evacuated canisters to measure the indoor air quality over a period of 24 hours.
P-133-1999*
   On 2/22/98 I received this notification from the National Response Center (NRC) sharing a report to them that the Hochimin (Ho Chi Min?) Army Brigade was burning the population in an Eliot, Maine area with radiological tools stolen for (US?) sub bases (PNSY?), and with nuclear core material stolen from IVT Corp.

   I was also called by US EPA Region 1 out of Boston to confirm if we too had received this complaint.  As of June 1999, no further complaints, evidence, or information has been received by Maine DEP.   As the US military was reportedly investigating this complaint and DEP does not have jurisdiction for terrorist incidents (see MEMA), no Resp. Div. visit or further investigation is planned at this time.  See attached NRC report.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-272-1996*On 5/23/96, 1715 hours Lt. York of East Millinocket Fire Department reported a gasoline overfill at the Medway Town Garage.  A school bus operator was fueling her bus and the shut-off valve didn't work.  The dispensing meter indicated that 45 gallons had been pumped from the AST and the operator estimated that at least 20 gallons had gotten into the bus's tank.  The spill area (an area in excess of 82 yds) was located on filled land that was 5 yd. above the plain of the natural grade.  The Medway Firemen had sorbed about 8 gallons with polypropylene sorbent from a roll.  THe amount of sorbent was estimated to be around 0.1 yds.  At 3/4 saturation this would hold 8-9 gallons of product.  There is a residential well about 60 yd down grade from the spill site, so I went for a stringent clean up.  At that time of day the town dump seemed like the best alternative.  My principle concern was to get the contaminated soil to a place where it could do no harm.  We excavated 30 yds of soil that contained about 15 gallons of product (figuring about .5 gal/yd, since there was no free product in nor on this soil).  There was no evidence of product penetration below 0.5 feet.  We dug the entire area to a depth of one foot.  The product was somewhat held out by the fact that the soil was wet (it had rained recently) and it was tight, undisturbed, glacial till.  I would say that the part of the spill that we did not recover was remediated by evaporation. (I have been given to understand that, when spilled product covers a large area, as much as 30% will evaporate.  This would certainly apply to a gasoline spill.
P-808-2001*On 10/8/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cumberland Fire Dept. reporting an ongoing fuel oil spill at the Margelia Potter residence in Cumberland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with the fire dept., and Dead River Co.  Dead River had stopped the corrosion hole leak in the above ground tank located in the basement, and was in the process of cleaning up the spill with speedy dry.

Dead River cleaned up all the free oil in the basement, but odor continued to linger in the residence.  I made arrangements to return to the site with Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to finish the clean up.  On 10/11, I returned to the site with EPI.  The stained concrete in the basement was washed with a cleaning agent, and a small amount of contaminated soil (<1 drum), was excavated by hand from a drainage area in the basement.  Temporary ventillation for the basement was also installed.  On 10/12 EPI returned to the site and installed a ventillation pipe in the drainage area and sealed it with concrete.  On 10/23, concrete sealer was applied.

I spoke with Mrs. Potter several days later, and she indicated that the oil odors were gone and she was satisfied with the clean up.  No further action anticipated.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 8, 2001
P-690-1996*For further details see attached report.  No response or further action required.
B-44-2001*     On 02/11/01, 1025 hours Eric Clapp reported a five-gallon hydraulic oil release at the Baptist Church parking lot on Route 157 in E. Millinocket.  The spill came from a broken hydraulic line on a bucket truck.  (BHE had to deploy another truck to rescue the operator because the bucket boom becomes immobile when the hydraulic pressure drops.)  Clean Harbors was sent to this spill because BHE was fully occupied restoring power to their customers.
P-330-1996*For details of discharge, see attached report.
A-154-1997*See attached for additional information.
B-412-1997*Laurence Leavitt took one last look around the house before leaving for an extended stay at camp, and it's a good thing he did; his oil tank had corroded through and was leaking oil onto the basement floor. He called Dead River, and they arrived in time to prevent the small amount of oil spilled from reaching the floor drain and being discharged to the environment.

The only real hitch in the whole ordeal was that the Dead River guys couldn't get their electric pump to work, so we had to use my gasoline pump to transfer the product from the old tank to the new one.
B-34-1996*The State Police dispatcher contacted me and asked me to contact Janet Lagasse (626-9679) of CMP, about a transformer oil spill in Bucksport.

According to Ms. Lagasse a 25 kVA pole mount transformer, with the top of CMP pole #9, came crashing to Town Farm Road during the storm and its accompanying high winds.  Ms. Lagasse said that a CMP crew is on scene and did not have an easy time finding much of the transformer oil, as most of it was washed away by the heavy rain.  The clean up crew was able to recover some of the oil by using sorbent material in areas that showed signs of oil or sheen.

The clean up, though not successful in recovering most of the oil did recover some and generated 1 drum of used sorbents and spill debris.  Approximately 4 gallons of non-pcb transformer (sample C-16-96) was recovered.  CMP will dispose of the spill debris (see attached).
P-434-1998*   While passing by I noted an out-of-service UST next to a dispenser labeled gasoline at this business with a sign proclaiming Premier Industries Inc., and ADA Inc.  The active businesses occupying the site was PM Const. and Glass Pro.  The UST was beyond its required removal date for bare steel UST's.  Premier and ADA no longer occupy the site.
   On checking the files and with staff I found that the facility (T-3) had been registered as diesel to Liquid Carbonic Gases and the present owner, PM Const., had already contacted Mark Holden of DEP regarding removal.  There was also another UST (T-1) that they wished to abandon-in-place, and T-2 which was abandoned by removal in 7/1/86.  On 10/5/98 I visited again and approved the abandonment-in-place of T-1.
    Reg. record indicates the two tanks were abandoned on 10/5/98, the day I was there; but there was no work going on that day.  John Rand, UST site assessor, confirmed that the diesel tank removal actually took place on 10/20/98, and he was not there for the T-1 abandonment. He reported no contam. noted.  This is a non-sensitive area for gw.
     In 1/99 I drove by and noted no dispenser evident anymore.
     No further Resp. Div. actions expected.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-648-1998*On 12/19/1998 I received a call from the Durham Fire Department reporting that there had been a car accident at 1515 Royalsborough Road.  The car had flipped over and gasoline was leaking out through several holes in the tank.  The majority of the gas was being captured inside the passenger compartment where we mopped it up with pads.  We also collected some in buckets.  All of the gas that spilled onto the ground went onto the pavement.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 8, 2000
P-482-1998*    On 10/14/98 Mr. Lyne of Tyree, an environmental consultant representing Getty Properties (formerly Getty Petroleum), reached me regarding evidence of a leak confirmed at this facility.  Lyne explained that Tyree had removed the 500 gal. waste oil UST at this facility on 9/17/98, noticed no reportable contamination at the time though reportable levels turned up in lab analysis of soils.  Tyree needed direction as to whether they would need to return for clean-up.  I advised Tyree to send me a copy of their assessment for me to review and I would get back to them.
     In Feb., 1999, I received a copy of the assessment thru DEP, Augusta.  On 2/24/99 I received an addendum to the assessment, in order to update it on several questions form DEP.
    The now out-of-service gas station is located in a mixed commercial/residential area of South Portland.  I am not aware of any present environmental problems in the area though there has been at least one past DEP spill report on the facility.  No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at this time.  The present out-of-service CP protected steel gasoline facility should continue to be checked for compliance and CP protection.  As of 9/99 it is still out-of-service.
See the Tyree assessment and DEP UST reg. #3973 files for further information.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-640-2000*   On Mon. 10/23/00 I visited the Nissen bldg. soil removal at the Bisson property (P-638-00).  While there I checked out this adjacent commercial/industrial prop.  DEP Geologist Troy Smith had reported that one of about 2 drilled, residential wells next to this property (100' to 200' to the S) had petrol. contam. (see maps).  The wells belong to two houses and 2 mobile homes along Sun Flower Ln, built sometime after 1980.  To the N is an east-west running RR line and then Bisson Storage.  To the W the land gently slopes to the New Meadows River.   DEP records indicated that this site has had at least one reported oil discharge of about 20 gal. in 1989 (P-63-89). A clean-up may not have been completed as the area was thought to be on town water. This spill was prior to the DT implemented. Three #2 oil UST's are registered as abandoned by removal in 5/89 with no record of a problem reported (see UST Reg. file #15438).   This facility was mistakenly registered as not being in a sensitive area.
   During my 10/23/00 visit I noted junk and debris covering several acres of the property, including: old machinery, 55 gal.  drums, an old drum labeled gasoline, 6 to 10 old 275 gal. AST's, old removed UST's, junk cars and trucks, fork lifts, and heavy equipment, etc.  I noted no obvious surface stains indicating oil spills though.  The property is presently occupied by Bath Industrial Sales, Rent All Of Bath Co., and East Coast Woodworks Inc.
   Excavation at Nissen Bakery revealed sandy soil to about 18" and underlain by silty-clay.  Bedrock also is exposed in locations along New Meadows Rd. To Mr. Kluck of Summit, Smith and I, this industrial park is a likely source of contamination and threat to the residential wells at this time. DEP Tech Services Div. has been aware of the problem since January so no further DEP Response Div. action is expected at this time.  See attached.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-329-2001*
     This office received a call at 1120 on 6/12/01 from Tim Andrews (Georgia-Pacific Corp) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil spilled on the pavement at their facility around 1045 today due to a loose filter on one of their "yard tractors".  Some of that oil, about one quart, went into a storm drain, which discharges to the river.  The remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and incinerated.

June 13, 2001 (Wed.):  While checking on another cleanup at the facility on this date, the filter on the same "yard tractor" failed again and several additional quarts of hydraulic oil sprayed onto the pavement before they could stop it.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this second incident.

REC:  File report.
B-545-1998*On August 19, 1998 at 0200 we received a call from Gene Base of the Bucksport Fire Dept. reporting a ten gallon gasoline spill at the Irving Mainway on Main Street in Bucksport.  Mr. Eugene Morton was filling a storage tank in his boat and overfilled the container and spilled ten gallons onto the pavement.  Firefighters and Irving workers recovered the product with sorbents.  I picked up the used sorbents the next morning and found no problem with the cleanup.
I-243-1998*1 GAL. OF FUEL OIL WAS SPILLED DUE TO TANK BEING RUSTED OUT.  SPEEDY DRY WAS USED TO CLEAN UP
A-258-1996*A truck hit some road debris which punctured a saddle tank.  The contents were lost.  We drained the restof the contents of the tank.  DOT sanded the area.  The feed and return were switched to the other tank.  The site was far from any receptors.  Due to safety concerns with high speed traffic, the spill was treated in place.
P-444-1996*No further narrative is written.
B-432-1997*8/8/97 1400

Richard Burnett, Manager for the Defense Fuel Supply Center in Searsport, called to report discovering jet fuel contaminated soil during trenching work at the facility.  Approximately 60 yards was removed and stockpiled at the north end of the facility.  Given the "non sensitive" nature of the area the soil was landspread.  Once acceptable levels are reached the area will be loamed and seeded.
B-730-1998*B-730-98  "Skagerak" - Deer Isle


   Petty Officer Scott Young of the U.S.C.G. called to report the grounding of the pleasure boat "Skagerak" on Green Ledge off Deer Isle. The boat had been under tow by the Strater family, David and Chad (son), the day before when it became hung up on the ledge just before a storm blew in. This storm damaged the vessel to the point that it no longer could float. While there was diesel fuel aboard, there was only mild bilge sheen at present. The U.S.C.G. had given the owners 8 hours to develop a salvage plan and they had not done so. Therefore the Coast Guard had hired Clean Harbors to remove the diesel and other oils from the stricken vessel. They would notify me if anything changed. They didn't.
P-670-1998*    On 9/25/98 while investigating a spill at a nearby facility I briefly stopped at this facility.  I noted apparently recent work (replacement of paving) over the fills and pumps.  No problems or discharges were obvious other than common small spills at the dispensers which should be logged by the owner/operator.  I did not meet with the operator or check any ancillary equipment.
    Records state the facility of four gasoline, double-wall, CP tanks were installed by CTI #203 in 1987.  No spill reports were noted indicating any prohibited discharges and/or clean-up.  The area is rural commercial & residential, on Route 11, across for the Shapleigh Post Office.
   See any attachments and UST Reg. file # 17780 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-300-1991*
SUMMARY
	Abandonment by removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  See also P-636-1989.  Removal performed prior to Maine requirement for CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment and the adoption of the Hydrocarbon Clean-Up Decision Tree.
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I-155-1998*After filing the proper paperwork, Mark Gervais hired Dickison & London to remove three underground storage tanks located on his property in Houlton. S. W. Cole was hired to conduct the site assessment.

Chad McPherson (S.W. Cole) notified me that some minor contamination was found around one of the tanks.

When I arrived on site I found that all the contaminated soil (about 4 cu yds) had been excavted and stockpiled on site.

Since this volume was very small and the contamination relatively minor, the soil was landspread on Mr. Gervais's property in Hodgdon.

Case Closed.
A-89-1997*Cpt John Branscom called to say that a mercury switch in the boiler room of the Skowhegan Armory had broken, splattering its contents on the inside of the switch housing. On 3/28/97 he accompanied me when I cleaned it up using one of our Mercury cleanup kits.
A-265-1999*DOT staff noticed a strong petroleum odor while working on a culvert under Route 202.  Dale Doughty reported this to DEP and sampled the West End of the culvert.  I met with Dale and we observed that there was little odor on the other side of route 202.  The site was down grade of an old Irving site where high levels of contamination were noticed in the shallow bedrock.  (This site is now called Fast Eddie's Drive In.)  See also A-407-93.  Dale and I couldn't see any other potential sources of gas at this site.  After consulting with Cheryl Fontaine, I asked Irving to do some additional sampling.  Alison Jones of Acadia Environmental conducted sampling, site review, and she prepared a summary report.  See attached.

Cheryl felt that dry summer conditions had prevented representative and conclusive sampling.  When I contacted Melissa Stein of Irving to let her know that we wanted to continue sampling during more typical conditions, she suggested that something more aggressive be done at the site to speed the conclusion of the cleanup.  She suggested that we work directly with Acadia Environmental to determine what additional work would be appropriate.  Cheryl Fontaine will do this.
A-281-1996*A neighbor was burning wires to remove the insulation.  The Waldoboro PD was called and stopped the activity.  DEP was called because of the air pollution.  Since the burning was occuring in a stove, the FD had no jurisdiction.  The size of the unit was below the threshold for regulation as an incinerator.  Air bureau also has no jurisdiction.
B-157-1999*
On 4/7/99, 1020 hours Paul Blanchett, who is Stonington's town manager, reported that they had encountered oil while ditching on Indian Point Road.  It turned out that the oil had manifest itself as a small amount of blue sheen that did not give a PID reading in open air.  We discussed the fact that the sheen was the result of a very old release and that biodegradation was nearly complete.  They wanted to know what to do with the soil that they had removed from the ditch.  They had taken it to their transfer station.  I did a bag headspace on it and it was less than 50 ppm, which is already below the intermediate clean up level.  I suggested that they could spread the material in the transfer area and they agreed.
A-732-2001*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground under a dispenser due to a broken filter. Due to the sensitive nature of the site and the incomplete recovery of spilled fuel, this site is being referred to technical services for hydrogeological review. No further Response action expected.
P-631-1993*
	Confirmation visit of consumptive-use, #2 and #4 oil UST abandonment.  No problems of contamination reported by removal contractor.  No CMR 691 UST closure assessment required, or believed to have been done.
P-276-2000*Off loading of the Four Etoiles an indian registered tanker appeared to have discharged some materials to the ocean water.  It was first thought to be oily bilge water, but upon closer examination it was catagorized as non-oily material possibly biological.  No remedial actions taken.
I-147-2000*Broken filter on tank caused 5-6 gallons #2 fuel to be spilled. Spill was cleaned up by the oil company

Response Case Closed
A-290-1996* On 6/26/96 Father Sam Najjar called this office to report the finding of an underground tank at the Rectory, located at 3 Appleton St.  There had been a water problem in the basement of the Rectory building. When they dug a hole to repair the water problem they found evidence of an underground tank.
 This tank was unregistered.  I made a site visit and gave detailed instructions to Father Najjar on how to remove the tank and to dispose of the oil, if any, inside of the tank.
 I made several phone calls to Mr. Najjar, he did not return the calls.
 Finally, the tank was removed on 9-5-97.
B-548-1997*9/29/97 08:30
Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering contamination during the removal of both a 2000 gallon diesel and a 1000 gallon kerosene tank at the J.D. Thomas Texaco on Main Street in Calais.  Minor levels of contamination were found around the fill pipe of the diesel tank.  Since the area is considered "non sensitive" as a baseline 2 site, this small amount of 300 ppm average material was placed back in the excavation.

The area of the 1000 gallon kerosene tank exhibited the same characteristics; minor contamination due to overfills.  Approximately four yard of material was removed and spread on top of the excavation.  No further action is expected.
B-307-2001*B-307-2001
05/28/2001 00:29

     The Irving Oil main office called to report a small late night spill at the Mainway on Main Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons of gasoline spilled from overfilling a vehicle.  Bangor Fire was reportedly on site spreading speedi-dri on the spill.  Investigation shown that no drains were involved in the spill.  The speedi-dri was later cleaned up by Irving Oil personnel.  No further action was taken.
P-184-1999*On March 16, 1999 1 dump truck and part of a crane fell into the Kennebec River.  The equipment belonged to Flat Iron Construction who is currently building a bridge over the river in Bath.  The area was boomed off with sorbent boom as a precaution, however little to no product leaked.  SeaCoast Ocean Services were on site when the equipment was lifted from the river.  Removal was successful with no oil spillage.  No further action.
P-453-1998*See narrative and other attachments.
P-141-1992*
	Retail motor fuels UST facility leak investigation and confirmation.  Failed tank precision-test and petroleum sheen noted on groundwater.  UST piping replaced.   See attached narrative, report P-717-1995 and attachments for further information.
B-524-2000*B-524-2000
09/26/2000 10:50

     The Ellsworth Fire Department called to report a #2 fuel spill that resulted from a fire at Lane Construction's asphalt plant on the Washington Junction road in Hancock.  It was stated that the burner somehow malfunctioned spilling fuel and catching fire.  Investigation shown that there was about 5 gallons trapped within the dike of the plant.  The oil was mixed with sand and put back into the process.  No resources of the State were affected from this spill.
A-449-2001*Received a call from Lincoln County Communications Center concerning a sheen on the water. Rob Bickford called to report that there was a sheen on Back Cove in New Harbor. He said the call had come in at 12:35 AM the previous night but they had not passed it along. I went out to Back Cove. There was evidence of a small oil spill, but the sheen was breaking up and no source was observed. No further work is necessary on this spill.
I-34-1998*On 3-2-98, I received a call from the P.I. Fire dept. reporting a spill from an aboveground 275 gallon tank at the residence of Lynnae Davis on Lenfest St. in Presque Isle. I went to the residence and met with her and the fire dept. staff there. Apparently a piece of snow had fallen off the roof and struck the oil line breaking it and causing the loss of about 150 gallons of fuel. Delmont Wood and Sons were hired the following day to do the recovery. About 33 tons of contaminated soil was removed. Groundwater was encountered and was found to have a measurable layer of product on it. A pump and treat system was subsequently installed and has recovered about 75 gallons of free product.
P-135-1997*Part of clean-up at former Defense Facility.
P-62-2000*A block of ice fell from the roof of a bulk #6 oil tank, at the Gulf Oil Terminal in South Portland, breaking a 3/4 inch pressure relief valve off the tank.  Gulf workers were in the area at the time and were able to stop the oil spewing from the broken valve by sticking a broom handle into it.  An estimated 50 gallons of oil spilled to the diked area of the tank.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the spill and then a cover was welded over the valve.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-646-1996*11/23/96 @ 2120

I received a phone call from the State Police dispatcher (866-2121), in Orono.  The dispatcher reported a 25 gallon diesel spill on Route 9 in Crawford.  The Crawford location was described as being about 11 miles west of Bearing and not near surface water.

Trooper Cliff Peterson and Sergeant John Maha of the Maine State Police were on scene.  The diesel spill apparently occurred when a semi-tractor trailer unit hit some road debris which struck the saddle tank.  The area was sanded and left in place.  No response was initiated as operations were estimated at being wrapped up prior to my arrival.
P-71-2001*On 2/1/01 I received a call from Mark Dixon of Webber Energy Fuels reporting a spill at a client's residence in Standish.  The spill occurred when the oil line on an outside above ground strorage tank developed a corrosion hole.  Approximately 50 gallons of kerosene leaked from the oil line.  Some of the oil had seeped through the stone foundation of the home staining the interior of the foundation and causing some oil odor in the residence.  Due to the configuration of the tank and the proximity to the foundation, excavation of the contaminated soil was not practical.  The homeowner declined assistance from the Insurance Fund.  I suggested that the homeowner should ventilate the basement to the extent possible and also wash the stone foundation with a suitable cleaner such as simple green.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 23, 2001
B-471-1999*B-471- 99
Trenton

Monday August 2, 1999				1520

Mr. Rick Mazzei phoned to report that he had utilized the services of a towing service to move a vehicle on his property, on Shelton's Road, in Trenton.  Sometime on Thursday July 29th a driver for Bill's Towing and Recovery had a hydraulic hose break on his tow truck while at the Rick Mazzei property.

Apparently no effort was made to clean up the mess which was on hard pan soil and gravel.  I told Mr. Mazzei that I would be able to be at the property early Tuesday morning.  I would look at the spill and make recommendations for it's clean up.

Tuesday August 3, 1999				0745

I arrived at the Mazzei property on Shelton's Road in Trenton.  I spoke with Mrs. Mazzei (Rick's mother)  She directed me to the spill location.  The spill location consisted of 2 small stained areas on hard packed soil and gravel.  The larger of the 2 contaminated soil areas was18 by 30 inches in area with the smaller area only slightly smaller.  It appears the hydraulic oil sprayed as there was very little soil penetration.  The depth varied from about 1 and ? inch to as little as ? inch.

I phoned Bill's Towing,  I was asked to make contact with Pete (667-3928), the apparent driver of the tow truck.  I eventually made contact with Pete and told him that the soil needed to be removed.  It could be spread at a location on Shelton's Road.  I asked him to make contact with Rick Mazzei.

When I spoke to Rick Mazzei I recommended that the soil could be removed,  there should be about ? of a wheelbarrow full.  This could be spread thinly on an area of the fire road that was level, away from water and other houses.
A-29-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-20-1997*The Sutherlands had a new house built by Bill Logan.  The heating contractor (Advanced P& H) did not thread the fill pipe into the tank well.  It came loose during the filling of the tank.  The entire delivery (100 gal) ran onto the cellar floor.  The cellar floor is a floating concrete slab.  Clean Harbors vacuumed up the product and cleaned the floor.  The floor will be sealed with a coating.  Tech Services will work to investigate the potential for migration underneath the slab.
B-319-1998*Mr.Smith called to request a waiver to remove the USTs at a facility he owned, Border Electric Inc., due to a problem with the contractor. The original 30-day notice gave 5/25/98 as a removal date and the requested date of 5/11/98 was not out of line. I agreed to issue the waiver and be at the site. I told them not to wait for me to get started as I would be there travel time from Bangor.
   On my arrival I found that they had just removed a 2000 gal. gasoline tank. The site assessor, Garrett Keegan, of CES,Inc. had discovered gasoline contamination at the fill pipe end of the tank. While the tank had pits there was no evidence of holes. The piping had already been removed but since the contamination was at the fill end and not the piping end, the conclusion that the contamination came from overfills is justified. About 180 c.y. of mostly gravel was removed and land spread. The other two tanks, 500 gal. waste oil and 2000 #2 oil, were removed without noticable contamination. See the CES site assessment for more details.
A-343-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
I-176-2000*A broken seal caused 2 gallons of motor oil to be lost.  The debris was shovelled/scooped and then the site was graded.  Rags were burned in boiler. Excavated gravel was placed in the wood yard burn pile for burning.



B-266-1999*     On May 28, 1999 at 1430 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a one pint or less spill of hydraulic oil from a cracked fitting from one of their bucket trucks.  The spill occurred on the Turnbull Rd. in Ellsworth.  Workers excavated a 1.5' X 2' area of stained soil on the road shoulder.  No waters were threatened.
A-228-1999* John from Fort Western Tire called this office to have someone inspect the UST that had just been removed from the ground. I inspected the tank and the soil and did not find any indication of a leak.
 However, Fort Western Tire did not provide the proper 30 day notice. The tank had been used to store fuel oil for the furnace, therefore, no site assesment is required.
 In conclusion, no additional work will be required from this Division.
P-510-2000*   On Friday 8/18/00, I stopped into this active UST facility to check on a pending UST facility abandonment.  The facility is a marina in South Freeport on the Harraseeket River.  Two active 3000 gallon UST's were installed in Sept. of 1987 by former Maine CTI Mark Burns to replace three bare steel UST's removed in 1987.  In 1991 I last visited the site during a facility inspection (see P-034-91 and DEP UST Reg. File #4700 for further info.).  The active tanks are registered as CP steel, the piping as FRP for petroleum only.
   The area is on town water, though the facility piping goes about 150' to 200' to the dock and water, making the location sensitive to spills.  During my 8/18/00, visit I noted no spills on land or water.  The facility operator stated the exact removal date has not been finalized with Les Wilson & Sons.  These UST's are to be replaced by AST's.
   In early Dec. 2000, DEP's Ted Scharf advised me that the facility removal is delayed, possibly until the spring of 2001 or later.  See the attached and DEP UST Reg. file #4700 for further info.  A new Removal Notice will need filing.  The product piping will need removal and does fit fit the criteria for abandonment-in-place.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-274-1998*   In the late afternoon of Friday, 6/19/98, S Brezinski of Maine DEP responded to a report of Sulfamic Acid within the confines of PNSY's hazardous waste storage facility (Bldg 357).  Onsite @ 1720 hrs I met with Ken Plasted & Chuck Vaughan of PNSY Env. Div., and with base commander Capt. Williams.  The spilled material was a diluted and used for cleaning out piping; and was waiting on offsite disposal.
   The discharge emanated from a valve of a parked MC312 stainless steel vaccum tank trailer.  The spillage was first reponded to by PNSY FD Responders who applied soda ash and water to nuetralize the pH2 liquid running over the asphalt.  All liquid ran to a holding pond as designed.  PNSY had the incident well under control and there was no need for DEP to suit up or enter the hot zone.  The PNSY report states Clean Harbors later came to pump up and dispose of the 4000 gal. of diluted waste.
   See attachements for further details and info. on Sulfamic Acid.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP Response Services
B-157-2001*B-157-2001
03/30/2001 03:48

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a spill of dielectric fluid from a transformer on Hancock Street in Bangor.  It was stated that about 12 gallons spilled onto the side of the street when a vehicle hit a utility pole.  Approximately two drums of contaminated speedi dri and grass were generated in the clean up.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non PCB"
P-716-1996*11/9/96 I received a call reporting that a discharge of several hundred gallons of kerosene had been discharged at the Farnham residence on Chamberlain Rd., Scarborough.  The discharge had occurred as the result of a dog's chain wrapping around and breaking off a filter of an above ground storage tank (AST).  On 11/10 and 11/11 I directed a clean-up of the site which is considered "intermediate" on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.  22.54 tons of soil were excavated and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems and a recovery well was placed in the area of the discharge to attempt to recover any product which may remain.  Over the next several weeks the well was pumped out several times and no product appeared in the well.  No vapor problems are expected to occur in the residence as a result of this spill and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-35-1999*Due to icy conditions, a skidder slid off a bridge into a tributary of Howe Brook and fell on its side.  A small amount of diesel leaked out of the vent hole in the fuel cap.  Workers could smell fuel but did not observe any slick or sheen in the brook.  Mr. Bonney advised the roads were very icy; workers had not driven their personal vehicles into the area today and would not until the road was sanded.

Given the small amount of fuel lost and icy road conditions, no site visit was made.
A-582-2000* Kim at Smith's Garage called this office to report a release of at least 40 gallons of diesel fuel from their underground tank. She had spoken to one of her employees and when he stuck the tank he found that 14 inches of product had been lost, stolen or leaked. Kim made the nessesary arrangments to have the tank pumped out and was then going to call a tank testing company. The next morning when the transport driver arrived to pump out the tank he stuck the tank and found 22 inches of product instead of 10 inches that the employee had found, just the day before. In conclusion, the employee was reading the wrong side of the stick, he read one foot ten inches as ten inches. Therefore, there was not a leak, only two embarassed employees at Smith's Garage.
B-634-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-64-2000*B-064-2000
02/06/2000

    Julie White of the Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill in Baileyville called through the 1-800 spill number to report a rather large spill of #6 fuel at their facility.  It was stated that a valve had been inadvertently left open causing their low sulfur tank to be overfilled.  Approximately 5000 gallons were reportedly contained in the earthen dike.
     I arrived to find Clean Harbors personnel preparing for the clean up.  An inspection of the dike shown that no product had escaped.  Two factors were found to have contributed to the spill.  The first was that an overfill alarm was ignored on the low sulfur tank, and second, a transfer valve to the tank was left open.  This transferred fuel from the high sulfur tank to the low sulfur tank during filling operations.  The 5000 gallons were then discharged through a vent into the dike.  Most of the fuel was vacuumed out of the dike.  Some of it was sorbed up with chips and used as hog fuel.  The remainder was excavated out and disposed of in their licensed landfill.

I-98-1998*On 4-28-98, Judy Moore of Bowater called this office to report there was oil discovered in the settling pond at their Portage facility. I met with her that day at the facility and it was evident that some time over the winter there had been oil released to the pond by some avenue. Most likely from machinery around the hot ponds which drain to the settling pond. It was also clear this was a long term problem, as there was a heavy oil stain ringing the shore of the pond. The following week all water was drained from the pond and contaminated soil was excavated. The process took about 4 days to complete. About 400 yards of material was removed and taken to their Dolby Landfill.
P-296-1998*On 07/06/98 I investigated a complaint that there was a sheen coming off Interstate 95 in Bowdoinham onto a resident's lawn.  The sheen was organic.  Mr. Douglas is the Assistant Fire Chief and he said he smelled oil after the last heavy rain.  I told him to call us if he smelled it again.  He also may have his well water tested and I told him to get in touch with us if anything showed up in the analysis.  No further action is needed at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 6, 1998
B-152-1996*A new installation of an above ground tank malfunctioned at the MeANG building 491 on March 20. The cause was traced to faulty float valve. See Maj. Fader's report, attached.
B-484-2000*A few days before 7/11/ 00 Dan Schafer, who has a summer residence in Corea, requested that his well be sampled for fuel oil contamination.  He was entitled to this because of a spill that had taken place in the area earlier that year (B-202-00).  I had asked the postmistress and the person who had the spill to let the summer people know that we would test their water.  The analysis came back 33 ppb DRO.  I explained to Dan that the contamination level was below our action level but that he could still have a filter system if he wanted it.  He opted for the filters.

After B-202-00 it came to my attention that there had been other spills in the area that were perhaps more likely to have caused the Schafer well contamination.  In essence there were spills and rumors of spill going back over a period of twenty years.  Because of the undocumented nature of the contamination, we have to label it a mystery case.
P-367-1996*Inventory Discrepancy reported.  No action necessary.
P-90-1996*I WAS CONTACTED BY THE TANK OWNER FOR A WAIVER FROM THE 30 DAY REMOVAL NOTIFICATION.  I ISSUED THE WAIVER AND VISITED THE SITE THE DAY OF THE REMOVAL.  NO CONTAMINATION. NO FURTHER ACTION.
P-235-2000*The discharge was the result of a leaking, buried copper supply line.  Upon my arrival, there was only a minor stain on the basement floor and a slight odor.  Since the area is serviced by public water and only a minor odor present in the basement, there was no need for further investigation or action.  I did inform Ms. Kurtz to contact me if she felt she had any additional problems.

No further action required.
A-77-1997*Received a call from Farmington Oil in Livermore Falls that a client of theirs had a possible spill of oil. I responded to the residence of Mr. Kenneth Millett, Sr. in East Livermore. I was accompanied by a Farmington Oil employee. Mr. Millett, Sr. was in Arizona but there was a local caretaker that could be contacted. At that time, it was unknown whether the oil was stolen or leaked out. Undoing a piece of skirting did not reveal any petroleum odors from under the mobil home. I cleaned up some contaminated snow on a paved walkway by the tank. Attempts to contact the caretaker were unsuccesful. I wrote Mr. Millett at his home address hoping that the caretaker would read the mail. A few days later, Mr. Fred Ames, stepson of Mr.Millett called and I arranged to meet him at the site. We took off more skirting and again I did not smell any oil. He told me that the police suspected that the oil was stolen. We agreed that waiting for Mr.Millett to return was acceptable.

Mr.Millett returned in mid-April and I made arrangements to visit the site. The snow was finally gone when I arrived. There was a small patch of contaminated soil. The contamination did not go deeper then 6" and I instructed Mr. Millett, Sr.  to till it a number of times to aerate the contaminated soil. His well is within 100' of the spill site, but has 130' of casing. Little or no risk of contamination is present as the soil seems to be fine to very fine grained allowing what little oil is present to easily attenuate. No further work by Response Services is necessary.
A-204-1999*A hydraulic line broke on a skid steer used for "broke" recovery. It was cleaned up using pads.
B-221-1996*5/1/96 @ 0700 I had previously (April 30) been working with Jim Kelley, of Dead River, about a waiver for the removal of a 550 gallon unregistered heating oil tank that is located at Main Street in Milbridge.  According to Mr. Kelley the tank was recently discovered during an underground upgrade at the Milbridge Exxon.  Mr. Kelley requested a waiver for its removal.  I said I could waive the removal on May 1.

The tank removal was proceeding.  This underground tank is located outside the back door of the service station.  The excavation contractor, R.H. Jordan found contamination around the fill pipe of the tank.  This soil showed a reading of 553 ppm on the Photo-ionization detector.  About 1.5 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed from on top of the tank.  This area was cleaned up to readings in the excavation of 20.7 and 9.5 ppm in the excavation.

The 1.5 cubic yards of sand & rock back fill and native soil that was clay to silty clay that had been segregated was to be placed and spread thinly on top of the filled in tank excavation.
P-88-1996*I visited the Hanover General Store at the request of David McCaskill (ME DEP Div. Tech Ser.). Mr. McCaskill had been contacted by the station owner regarding his underground piping.  I arrived to find that the station out of service.  The owner stated that he had changed oil companies and should be putting the system back in service shortly.  No further action necessary in this matter.
P-579-1996*A sheen was observed, but no source was found.  U.S. Coast Guard was going to return the following day to further investigate, and contact the Department.  Nothing was ever found.  No further action required.
B-640-1999*     On October 11,1999 at 1050 we received a call from Larry Brown of Holtra Chemical  reporting a one pint spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill came from a leaking hose on a motorized lift.  The oil leaked onto a tarred parking area where workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
P-273-2001*Mrs. Tolan's vehicle hit some debris on the interstate that damaged her gas tank.  She pulled into the Exxon station in Freeport where about 5 gallons of gasoline leaked out of the damaged tank onto the ground.  The spilled gas was cleaned up and the remaining gas was drained from the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-533-1996*On 8/9/96 I waived a 30 day notification requirement for a 2K, heating oil UST.  The tank had been registered as a 1K but it turned out to be a 2K.  Steve Flemming was the removal contractor. The removal was a bit delayed because there was product in the tank even though it was thought to be empty.  The tank was sound and there was no evidence of leakage or spillage.  The soil was loamy till to about 7 feet where it became clay.  Water came into the hole.  Mr. Hawksley sent the removal notification and the post card to Augusta.

The facility belongs to Mr. Hawksley and it is leased to Community Health & Counseling Services.  The tank had been installed for about 19 years.
A-742-1999* On 12-6-99 I stopped at the Depot Store for a cup of coffee. It was at this time that I noticed several drums of waste oil stored behind Manny's garage. This business is located on Route 17 in Readfield. I went into the Depot Store and asked to speak with the owner.  Yvonne, was not there so I left a business card and asked to have her call me about the drums. She never called. I stopped in again on 1-4-2000 and spoke with Yvonne. She told me she would try to get someone to take the oil and use it in a waste oil furnace. In addition, I gave her three phone numbers of environmental firms that deal with waste oils.
 CEO of Readfield sent a letter to Yvonne and DEP.
 9-13-00, phone conversation with Yvonne wouldn't give me details.
 9-19-00, Letter to Yvonne requesting some action. Phone conversation w/ Manny, he claims that he has called TWM to pump out the drums of waste oil that have been mixed w/ paint thinner. He also claims that someone is going to take the good waste oil and use it for fuel in their waste oil furnace. He cannot remember the name of the guy who is going to do this.
 10-2-00 I meet Keith Deshane from TWM on site. The large tank has been pumped out. The drums in location #1 fail the field test dextril kit. Twenty-two drums were pumped out on 10/12/00 by TWM, we also learned that TWM had pumped out the large tank. That passed a dextril kit.
 The ownership of this property is confusing. The garage is owned by Manny Buss who resides in the country of Latvia. I spoke with him and he claims most of this oil came from the business that had been leasing the garage, Pro Menders. The store was recently sold by Manny's daughter, Yvonne Wilkins.
 In conclusion, about 1500 gallons of waste oil was pumped from the various containers; 600 gallons of this oil was Hazardous.
 Remaining activities to be done include, soil removal and a water sample from a nearby well.
A-200-1999*     DEP received a report that this residential AST had been vandalized, resulting in the loss of 100 gallons of fuel.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  Oil had percolated into soil and debris that made up the fill upon which this mobile home is located.  Contaminated soil was excavated, although some oil is believed to have found its way into root casings in the woods at the edge of the lot; complete recovery was not feasible.
     The area is rural/residental.  The subject property utilizes a shallow (dug) well for water, although the homeowner claims not to drink this water.  The well is located 80' from the spill site and may be considered at risk.  The nearest neighbor is within 300' but is not likely to be affected by this event.
I-121-2001*A log truck rolled over in downtown Oakfield. The diesel fuel leaked out of the saddle tank until the crossover valves were shut off.

The spill site is about 100 feet from the Nevers' well.

At the owner's request, a contractor was hired by DEP. Spill was cleaned up 10/01/2001.

Nevers well has been put on quarterly monitoring.

Case closed.
A-220-2001*   DEP received a report that the owner of this facility had noted an inventory loss of several hundred gallons of diesel fuel.  Product was discovered floating on an ice/free area of Davis Stream approx. 200' from the tanks/piping.  An emergency removal concentrating on the stream was initiated that night; succeeding days addressed contamination at the service station.
   It transpired that a vehicle had struck the diesel dispensing pump (located at the front of the property) some two weeks earlier, probably loosening a buried piping union.  It is unknown who made repairs at that time, but the facility owner reported that he had partially pulled the system out of service, turning it on only to fuel vehicles.  The diesel pump was relocated to the AST diked area so as to by-pass all buried piping.  Following the detection of gasoline odors in the interstitial space of a parallel pipe, the owner agreed to tightness-test all buried lines.  This could not be accomplished due to the inability to completely close off a valve at one of the tanks.
   The area is residential, with several private wells located within 300 feet of the spill site.  Davis Stream is a tributary to Damariscotta Lake, and provides water to several seasonal residences.  A DEP geologist (Pugh), engineer (Locklin), and project manager (Benn) were assigned.  The case was referred for compliance attention and DEP staff (Rector, Scharf) were assigned.  I anticipate no further Response invovement as a result of this particular incident.
A-125-1999*See the Appendix P site assessment and the attached narrative for additional information.
A-133-2001* Kevin Moore of CN Brown called this office to report an oil spill. This spill occurred at their bulk plant in Rockland. A pump motor blew a seal and sprayed fuel oil onto and into the dike area. Mr. Moore had already called Clean Harbors to assist in the cleanup. No further action will be required.
B-703-1996*D-TREE=I.
A-591-2000*Received a call from Kelly McGray from Maritime Energy in Liberty.  She reported that they had overfilled the tank at the residence of Duane Vigue.  She stated that it was only about 2 quarts and that they had cleaned it up already.  I spoke to Mr. Vigue. He confirmed that the overfill was small and was satisfied with the cleanup they did.  He does have a water well, but he estimated that it was over 600' from the site of the spill.  No site visit is necessary and no further work is indicated.
P-856-1999*The removal of a 1000 gallon #2 UST revealed corrosion holes in the tank and oil spilled into the ground.  It was evident that oil had spilled, however the concentrations were light.  The area is coastal with shallow groundwater which goes up and down with the tide.  The spill was apparently very old and was washed away.  A bag headspace reading of the soil from the bottom of the excavation was 210ppm .   The site is a Baseline 2 site and therefore no clean up will be required.
I-131-2000*Ms. Condon's cat knocked over a bottle of Agway Fruit & Tree Spray on to the cellar floor. Ms. Condon attempted a clean up but got very sick, she then called the Fire Dept who advised her to call us.

I contacted Clean Harbors to come up and sand the surface for 1/2 an inch.  This didn't work so I had Clean Harbors come back and excavate all the cement in that area.
B-301-1999*      On June 8,1999 at 1640 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a leaking transformer on the County Rd. in Milford.  Someone had put a bullet hole halfway from the top which allowed about four gallons of non PCB transformer oil to leak onto the ground.  Workers excavated about one third yard of contaminated soil which was later hauled to Sawyer's landfill.



A-699-1998*     DEP received a report that 1760 gallons of NaOH was spilled when a valve was left open and a day tank overfilled.  Spilled product went to the plant sewer.
A-618-1998*The Kingfield Fire Department uses lube oil to prime and preserve the pumps in their trucks. A house fire occurred on the Tufts Pond Road near one of the town's wells. The lube oil was pumped onto the ground. The Kingfield Water District dug up the soil. It was taken to Norridgewock.
A-253-1996*Received a call from Marion and David Thompson on 6/12/96 reporting a green dye like problem in the water near their camp. Their camp is on North Pond on the Mercer (west) side of the pond. I responded as they were claiming it looked like dye or paint. When I arrived, Mrs. Thompson showed me the problem. It was apparent that it was not a chemical problem, but a biological problem, some form of algae bloom. I referred the case to the Lakes Division in Land & Water Bureau. No further action by Response is needed.
B-211-1999*   Greg Veilleux called to report that a neighboring business, First Exposure, would at times run a clear plastic hose out the back door and drain a liquid onto the pavement of a parking lot. The First Exposure is a photo-finishing store on Main St. in Bar Harbor. He was concerned that it might be hazardous. I explained that I suspected that his worry was reasonable but I didn't know off hand what the waste might be. I told him that I would confer with Hazardous Waste Enforcement in Augusta and find out what it might be and what action they might like me to take.  As the neighbor was not discharging at the time I asked him to call when he observed it.
   I spoke with Barbara Parker of Hazardous Waste Enforcement and learned that photo-developing facilities had chemical fixer that contained enough silver to be a hazardous waste. While the silver is recoverable the companies that collect it do charge the photo shop for disposing of it. This gives a motive for the illegal dumping of the fixer. Ms. Parker asked that I collect a sample of the photo shop's discharge. I agreed.
   I called the number left by Mr. Veilleux and reached his wife and asked her to have him call me.
   At this time 5/24/99 I'm awaiting his call.
As of the first of the year 2000 Mr. Veilleux has not called. I have checked the backyard of the photo shop twice the summer and saw no evidence of illegal dumping. As Hazardous Waste Enforcement is aware of the complaint, no further action is being considered other than continuing to monitor the shop.
A-196-1999*     DEP received a report that a small amount of gasoline was spilled to pavement from an unidentified vehicle during fueling.  Spilled material was completely recovered by local fire officials and ultimately disposed of by DEP.
B-554-1996*On 10/7/96, 0930 hours Christie LaCasse reported that she had found an empty container that had contained a chlorinating chemical for swimming pools.  Her concern was that someone had put the chemical in Duck Lake with the intention of killing fish-which it would do if the concentration were high enough.  She also speculated that someone was trying to sanitize Duck Lake.  I discussed the concept of dilution with her.  She brought the container to me and one of our staff pointed out that contents of that container cost around $75.00.  This would certainly make an expensive fish kill.  My guess is that the container had been used as a boat mooring and it got away.
P-50-1998*   In the evening of 2/7/98, Woodard of DEP was notified of a lead contaminated paint & sandblasting grit discharge within BNAS's Hanger-3.  On 2/10/98 Brezinski visited for Woodard and was given a tour of the discharge location by Dale Mosher of BNAS Env. group.
   Mosher explained that SF Env. Inc. of Auburn, Maine had been sandblasting old lead based paint from the hanger doors and apparently improperly contained the waste.  BNAS had a sample analysized via TCLP and found it to be hazardous for Pb.  BNAS had SF properly clean up the waste prior to DEP's 2/10/98 visit.  Mike Hudson of DEP Enf. Div. had been notified and will seek appropriate enforcement actions.  No further resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

S Brezinski, DEP BRWM
P-780-2000*SEE ATTACHED REPORT FROM MASONITE.  NO FURTHER NARRATIVE.


NOTE:  The attachment associated with this report was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached.
P-642-2000*Superior Carriers hooked up to the wrong vertical storage tank and overfilled it by 100 gallons before discharge stopped.  All but a small sheen, was confined to the bermed concrete area and sump.  CHES was contracted by Superior's insurance agent to conduct clean up to Heutz satisfaction.  No DEP expenses incurred, no further action at this time is warranted.  The light misting of oil on the lawn (25 ft arc) should be easily cleaned and removed.
B-309-2001*Energy Systems of Maine called to report that a customer, Yolanda Jette, had lost an estimated 75 gallons of #1 fuel. It seems that her son had damaged the firematic valve while mowing her lawn a few days previous. There was no free product to recover. I called Mrs. Jette and made arrangements to visit.
   The flat AST was located behind her mobile home. There was an 8' diameter stain under and around her tank. She was not having odor problems inside her home. Her water is supplied from her son's well some 150' away. The area is quite flat and had been cultivated farmland in the past. Soils maps at the office indicate deep soils.
   As there was no odor problem, the well is some distance away over flat and deep ground, and excavation would probably cause damage to the unsupported trailer, I decided that no action was necessary.
P-155-1998*On April 15, 1998 I was contacted by a worker from Portland Pipeline reporting oil he had seen in a ditch on Leach Hill Road.  I responded that afternoon.  I found about five gallons of lube oil in the ditch and more still coming out of a culvert in the road.  The oil appeared to be old and I found no source.  I cleaned up what oil I could and boomed off the culvert.  I went back two more times before the oil was all removed.
P-378-2000*A fisherman reported an orange substance flowing into Norway Lake (Pennesswassee Lake) from the bank of the CB Cummings log yard.  On June 22 I inspected the complaint.  I found a small area (appr. 2' x 3') of iron colored bacteria staining.  There was no odor associated with stain - I concluded it was not due to an oil or chemical spill.  No further action.
I-137-1999* Mr. McDougals eight year old son came home from school with a hole developing on the leg of his blue jeans. The left leg had a hole about six inches in diameter, about 3 inches below the knee.

I checked the pants with pH paper after damping the cloth. Within 2 inches of the hole, the ph was less than 3. All other areas the pH was 5 to 7. The tap water we used to dampen the pants had a pH between 5 & 6.

I called the Caribou Fire Dept. We went over the Teque Park School area and found nothing. Kathy Masokelly was also on site, she is the supervisor of at the park. She stated that no acid was used in the construction of the new sidewalks on site.

The child doesn't remember getting into anything, except his pants got wet from dew on the play ground.

My best guess is, the pants were brand new and had never been washed, but the area was faded and my guess is they were acid washed and not properly neutralized. When the boy got them wet, they started to fall apart, or there was something on the bus he got into.

No source was identified.

Case Closed
P-709-1999*See attached report from GES.
I-93-1997*On 7-30-97, Steve Irving caled this office to report that while filling a spray tank with water about 5 gallons of Dithane mix went into the Prestile brook by siphoning through the hose I told him to start pumping water from the spray hole with the pump on the tank and that I and BNick Archer of water bureau would be right there . We arrived at the spray hole on the Buck road where the accident had taken place and the sprayer was pumping water from the brook. I had also called Max Miller of PCB. The water was moving slowly at the hole so very little of the diluted mix had gone downstream. We checked the brook and live fish and frogs were seen downstream. We instucted Mr. Irving to continue pumping till all the mix was out of the brook. Max arrived about 1 hour after we did. He filled out the PCB report form.
A-110-1997* A truck owned by Decoster Egg Farm slipped off the road and spilled at least five gallons of diesel fuel. This accident occurred on Route 27 in the Township of Chain of Ponds. I spoke with Bruce, an employee of Decoster Egg and he was on his way to the scene to assist in the clean up and retrieving the truck.
P-730-2001*Mr. Branscom reported a small resin spill within the plant.  It was confined and cleaned by Pioneer staff and no DEP visit was conducted.  No further actions are warranted at this time based on the information received.
P-148-1997*Lewiston Wastewater Treatment Plant called on the mornign of 3/17/97 to report a petroleum odor at the Randall Road pumping station.  No oil nor source of the odor was ever found.  At 1330 the pumping station reported back that the odor was completely gone.  No further action.
A-80-2001* The fitting/nipple on the outside AST broke releasing an estimated 20 gallons of kerosene. The leak was discovered by the caretaker, Randy Hocking. The spill location is on Pascal Ave. in the town of Rockport.
 Mr. Hocking called Pen Bay Oil and they made the needed repairs and called the DEP. No one is living in the house at this time however, Mrs. Upham will be moving to Maine in late May or June, at this time she is living in MA. I tried on several occasion to find the trap door that enters the crawl space, but could not find it.
 The home is built on bedrock overlooking the ocean. There are no wells in the area however, there is an oil vapor problem. I found a hole in the floor of the sun room, used to vent the dryer, and used that to extract vapors from the crawl space. I installed a four inch fan and ventilated this space for several months. By the time Mrs. Upham moved back to Maine there was no longer a vapor problem.
 No further action is anticipated.
B-13-2000*See attached narrative since the text will not fit into HOSS.
P-541-1996*Downeast Energy overfilled a tank by about one or two gallons at a home in Windham.  The oil came out the vent pipe which went to the back yard of the home.  Downeast hired Acadia Environmental to clean up the spill.  The contamninated soil was dug out and the outside wall of the house was scrubbed down.  No further action.
P-444-1999*On June 29, 1999 I responded to a call of a Breggy Oil truck falling into a sink hole in South Portland.  On site was a full Breggy Oil Truck carrying 2600 gallons of #2 oil.  The rear left hand tire was sunk into the roadway up to it's rear axle.  Breggy had just gotten a second oil truck on site to off-load the stricken vehicle.  Off-loading operations were completely successful and the truck was then lifted from the hole by a tow truck, no spillage at all throughout the entire process.  After the truck was  removed it found that the hole extended about 12 feet into the ground.  The sink hole in the roadway was apparently due to a leaking sewer line that had washed all the dirt from under the road.  No further action.
B-596-1997*D-TREE=S.
P-517-2000*Dana Adams of Irving Oil called me to let me know that a truck had overfilled its tank and spilled approximately 10 gallons of diesel onto the pavement at the Washington Ave. station.  They used sorbents and cleaned it all up, none left the paved area.  No Response visit was necessary.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 2000
B-102-1997*At 0900 on March 3, 1997 we received a call from Asst. Manager Andrew Duprey of the Irving Big Stop on Route 2 in Newport reporting a fifteen gallon diesel spill.  I contacted Mr. Duprey who said the spill occurred at 0600 that morning when the automatic shut off for the nozzle failed and fifteen gallons overflowed from a truck's saddle tank before the attendant shut off the pump.  Workers recovered the product with speedi dri.  No waters were threatened.
P-520-1998*Tree fell on oil tank during a thunderstorm and severed the oil line spilling over 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  I hired Sun Environmental Services to excavate soil and install a recovery well.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-174-1998*9Mar98, responded to spill location and observed a dump truck off the roadway and one saddle tank dripping diesel fuel.

Pads were deployed by vehicle recovery personnel and DEP peronnel to absorbed spilled product and prevent further spread of fuel leaking from the tank during vehicle recovery operations. An undetermined amount of fuel remained that could not practically be removed (est. 5 gallons).

DEP to seek reimbursement for pads used.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (06May98).
A-678-1999*Three unreported small spills, and bare steel lines.  See attached for additional details.
P-760-1996*On November 25, 1996 the DEP was notified by Cumberland Farms, Inc. (CFI) that a significant inventory loss had occurred at their Kennebunk, ME facility over the previous 12 hours.  It was also reported at that time that a gasoline sheen was observed in the Mousam River adjacent to and topograghically downgradient of the facility.  I met with a representative of CFI, their consultant (Don Robbins) and NDI (tank testing company) on site that afternoon.  Two of the 8000 gallon tanks did not pass the precision tests administered that day.  Both tanks were pumped off and the third taken out of service. During the week of 12/2/96 all three tanks were removed.  At that time I observed a hole of 3/4"-1" in diameter in the tank which had the inventory discrepancy.  The hole was located directly below the fill line and had most likely been caused by years of abrasion of the inventory stick and subsequent internal corrosion.  No substantial soil contamination was noted at the time, to the depth of the excavation, however the existance of the sheen in the river was evidence that a considerable amount of contamination likely existed in the soil and groundwater between the tanks and the Mousam River.  The site is classified as Baseline-1 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, however the existance of the sheen in the river necessitated that a hydrogeologic investigation be conducted on the site to determine if free product does exist in the subsurface, and if so whether or not it can be recovered.

The site was referred to Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services for review of the hydrogeologic investigation conducted by CFI.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary on this site except to assist the Division of Technical Services as needed.

________________________
Jon L. Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-774-1999*B-774-99
Machiasport (Bucks Harbor)

Wednesday December 8, 1999			1020

I received a phone call from Mr. Gene Proulx of R.H. Foster.  Mr. Proulx is an oil delivery driver for R.H. Foster.  He had just delivered heating oil to the BBS Lobster Company in Bucks Harbor.  He reported overfilling a tank and the product ran into the containment area and out the open drain into Machias Bay.

Mr. Proulx said that the spill occurred around 0915 and clean up was initiated by him and Mr. Blair West, of BBS Lobster.  Most of the oil that made it into the water was cleaned up using sorbent pads and booms.  This was made easier by an onshore wind pushing the oil toward the shore.

When I arrived, the Coast Guard was on scene and there was only an oil sheen persisting, near the shore, and it was fairly small.  The sheen was about 8 by 20 feet in size.

The drain had been left open during the construction of a tank covering structure that was recently built to keep out rain, snow, and ice.
B-430-2000*Dead River Oil Co. called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Main St. Motel in Bar Harbor. On 8/9/2000 they had filled a manifold pair of outside ASTs and were notified by the motel on 8/11/2000 that there was the smell of fuel oil and staining around the tank. They found that oil had run down the side of the tank due to the fuel expanding in the tank. They wiped down the tank and removed a 5 gallon pail of dirt and crushed rock. This debris was returned to their Ellsworth shop.
I-117-2001*Approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel spilled and was contained within a catch drain in the steam plant.  Approximately 5-10 gallons of the fuel made its way to a drain that leads to the Infiltration and Evaporation lagoon.  Sock tubes were used to contain the fluid to one corner of the lagoon and absorbent pads were used to mop up the diesel fuel.  Unsure of what caused the leak at this time.
A-69-1998*Ice fell of a roof and broke the oil line at a camp on the New England Road.  About 100 gallons was lost.  The caretaker discovered it about a week after it happened.  The soil under the tank was removed.  An additional amount of soil was found underneath the building.  This was removed using a vactor.  The majority of the soil was removed.  Since the building was supported on cinder blocks, the material close to the supports was not removed.  It is unlikely that this soil will cause any problems.
I-29-1999*While the owner was away the person watching the home noticed an oil odor. He found two puddles of oil on the cellar floor, at either end of the oil line where it went into the concrete floor.

He contacted the oil company who cleaned up the free oil and ran another line to supply the furnace.

I hired Soderberg Inc to remove the saturated material and the old line to determine where the actual leak was. We were unable to determine the exact source although corrosion of the copper line is suspected

The well is located in the basement about 12 feet from the spill.

Well is on QM for one year.

Case closed.
B-145-1997*On April 2, 1997 we received a call from Alison Jones of Acadia Environmental reporting contaminated soil at a tank removal at the Queen City Exxon station on State St. in Bangor.  I arrived on site and met Ms. Jones who said that PID readings of the soil around the tanks showed a couple readings above the notification level of 100 ppm.  One reading was 200 ppm and the other reading was greater than 2500 ppm.  This reading was suspect because the soil didn't smell that bad and no other reading came close to that level.  The contaminated soil and other soil which was below notification level but was removed to make space for the new tanks and was landspread at a site on the Odlin Road.  About 14 yards of heavily contaminated soil from under the pump island was hauled to Thibodeau Construction's Asphalt Plant in Frankfort for processing.  This contamination likely resulted from a loose pipe connection beneath the pumps.  Town water serves the area and we found no sign of product in any storm drains.
I-192-1998*On 9-25-98, Rita  ? of the Francis Malcolm Science Center called to report there had been a small spill at the center. During a demonstration in their parking lot a thermometer had broken and a small amount of mercury was lost. I went and recovered the mercury and placed it in a suitable container for transportation.
B-781-1998*     I repeatedly called the phone number for Ms. Alley and finally reached a female who said she didn't know where Ms. Alley was or when she would return.  I identified myself and began to explain the purpose of my call.  However, the person on the other end  hung up.                                                                                                                                              I drove to Jonesport on December 1 and found that no one had heard of West St.  Although I found Western Ave. there was no 74 Western Ave.  I asked a couple people on the street and neither had heard of Janet Alley.  I called the phone number a couple more times but there  was no answer.
B-250-2000*Our Augusta Response office advised me that a truck had gone off the Foxhill Road in Athens and in doing so broke off the fuel line. It spilled about 30 gallons of diesel on the front lawn of Everett Winter who saw the accident and subsequent leak and drove a wooden plug into the leaking fitting, completely stopping the flow. The truck was owned by Tracey's Express. I contacted Debbie, the dispatcher for Tracey's Express, who got me in touch with the owner, Bart Tracey. I explained that Mr. Winter had plans for this site and the fuel-contaminated soil would have to be removed. He gave me the go ahead to take charge of the clean up. I was later contacted by Patti Davis, Acadia Insurance Co., who requested that I sent the clean up bills to them. I contacted the Frank Woodworth company and on 05/12/00 we excavated about 30 c.y. of lawn. It was a difficult job due to the wet conditions but I felt it was necessary to prevent the oil from being pushed further down grade by the water. The soil was landspread at the Woodworth shop on Rt. 11 in Detroit.
   On 07/06/00 the Woodworth crew returned and landscaped the lawn area with loam, grass seed and mulch. I made a follow-up visit on 07/12/00 and the work seemed all right to me. Mr. Winter was away but I had spoken with Mrs. Winter who was at home for the summer the week prior to the landscaping. She had called in inquire when the lawn would be repaired. As she was not home at the time of my visit I left a note asking that she call me if the repair was not satisfactory. When I had not received any called by 07/17/00 I assumed it was satisfactory and sent the bill to Ms. Davis. I expect no further action.
P-129-1997*   During the evening of Wed. 3/5/97, S. Brezinski was notified by the Auburn FD thru the Barracks, of a haz.-mat incident at 24 High St. in Auburn.  Reportedly a cable TV guy had stepped on a 5 gallon pickle bucket to reach the basdment ceiling and the bucket broke under his weight.  He felt a burning and was hospitalized with suspected corrosive burns.
    I met Auburn FD onsite and notified S. Eufemia, DEP Supervisor On Call.  Entering with the FD under level-B protection we determined that the discharged material was some type of oil, likely linseed oil.  The oil appeared to have weakened and degraded the plastic of the bucket, causing it to shatter under the cable-guy's weight.  With FD help I wiped up the oily concrete floor, bagged the oily sorbent pads and bucket pieces and took them for disposal by routine incineration.
   I understand the cable guy suffered no permanent injuries and was released form the hospital that night, suffering only a dermatological reaction from the oil.  All the tenants were allowed to return that evening.
   See attachements for further info.
A-264-1999* Alleged dumping of transformers by CMP during the 1998 ice storm. The caller was reporting what he had heard, and did not know for certain if this had occurred. I called Mr. Waynewright, who was rumored to know about this. He did not know of any dumping. I made a site visit on 5-12-99, and did not find any evidence of dumping transformers. No further action will be required.
P-663-1999*Martha McGuire reported that a leak of #2 fuel oil had occurred at her property on 87 Broadway in South Portland.  Work had been done to upgrade the AST & furnace system in order to sell the property.  A fitting put on the line by the oil burner-man was apparently defective and cracked sometime after installation.  A very small amount of fuel spilled to the concrete floor and into the sump hole directly beneath the leak.  No clean up was necessary.


_________________________________
Jon Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
BR&WM
P-621-1997*UST Removal.  No contamination encountered.
P-263-1998*On June 15, 1998 The Department was contacted by Mark Cenci of Sweet Associates - a consulting firm in Falmouth.  Mark had been hired to do an environmental site assessment at the former Sandy Creek Junction Gas Station.  The site assessment found underground gasoline piping still in the ground.  This piping was removed, during the removal surficial gasoline contamination was found.  Steve Flannery - DEP was on site to witness the removal of contaminated material.  Approximatley 20 yards of soil was removed and stockpiled on site.  The contamination levels in the soil were low, therefore it was decided that the owner would be able to spread the soil in the back part of the site this was done early in the fall.  John Dunlap -  DEP checked the soil after spreading.  The soil will remain on site following remediation.   No further action.
A-726-1999*A number of glass containers and a gas odor were reported on land behind Chick Orchards.  The fear was that the jars contained pesticides or more gas.  I contacted the Roses, as their home was the nearest to the site.  The area in question did belong to the them.  Mr.Rose identified the jars and stated that they contained honey he no longer wanted.  The material looked like honey.  The Roses had just sold their home and were cleaning it out.  He did not admit to dumping the gas.  The gas was fresh and hadn't yet killed the grass.  The spill appeared to be small, and soil was water saturated.  There was no free product.  There were no wells nearby and Town Water serves the area.  I determined that no cleanup would be required.  Mr.Rose removed the jars of honey to take them to the Town Transfer Station.  I explained that clean up could be expensive and the need to prevent spills from happening at the site.  No further action is anticipated.
B-235-2000*B-235-2000
04/29/2000 09:16


     William Patrick, Engineer for Cherryfield Foods Inc. in Cherryfield, called to report a spill of hydraulic oil at their PS-01 farm unit in Township 24.  It was stated that approximately 30 gallons of fluid leaked from a blown hose on an excavator in turn covering an area of about 80 square feet.  The oil was then cleaned up with sorbent material; i.e. wood chips and sorbent pads.  Any residual oil was burnt off utilizing a blueberry burner.  No waters of the State were reportedly affected from this particular spill.
A-315-1997*     DEP received a report that the subject (Beauman) routinely dumped used motor oil into the soil at his home.  The complainant (Michaud) is a neighbor.  It became evident that a business dispute exists between these two individuals.
     Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/4/97.  No one using the name "Michaud" lived there; the name on the mailbox was not "Michaud".  I saw no evidence of oil spillage on the property (I did not enter the back yard).  The neighborhood is dense residential and is served by a municipal water supply.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this situation.
B-418-2000*B-418-00
Orono

Tuesday August 8, 2000				0745

The state police dispatcher contacted me.  I phoned and was asked to make contact with Dan Curtis (827-4416) of Roy Brothers in Old Town.

According to Dan Curtis there was a spill of 3 to 4 gallons of heating oil at the Nancy Hanson residence in Orono.  The spill occurred over a period of time as the source of the spill was a loose fitting on the furnace feed line.  Roy Brother's technician, Ed LaBlanc, put down a few sorbents.  Mr. LaBlanc also removed about one tenth of a cubic yard of oil contaminated soil from the basement.  Roy Brothers will dispose of the oil spill debris.  I told Mr. LaBlanc to be more prompt in reporting oil spills.
P-310-2000*   On Monday 5/22/00, I received a UST reg. fORm for this facility regarding installation of new, replacement product piping from the facility's tank down to its dispenser by the dock.  The site sketch noted "Existing product line to be abandoned in place" though no variance had been granted for this as required.  Mr. Croxford of Portland Pump Co. (PPC) advised me that the owner told him that the facility was given a variance from DEP's Eric Hamlin.  Mr. Hamlin claimed he had not (see attached reg. form diagram and letters).
   On Thus. 5/25/00, I met the manager onsite who showed me the facility.  The older out-of-service piping ran mostly under open asphalt paving and a small deck to the dispenser near the water.  I advised that the piping did not fit any of the four criteria for abandonment-in-place as noted in statute and I gave the manager a copy of the form (attached).  I further explained that the piping could be removed with minimal pavement disturbing by breaking it in two in the middle and pulling it out in two pieces, or by pulling it out by both ends [with no disturbance to the deck].  This could adequately check for contamination also.  No removal assessment is required for piping.
    Jon Woodard agreed with the assessment.  Hamlin's 6/22/99, inspection notes and 7/12/99, and 9/8/00, letters discuss a number of problems including no leak detection, a small leak, and improperly installed piping.  The present 3000 gal. dbl-wall CP steel tank (T-3) was installed in 1/90, by CTI #269 [Chris Sweetzer]; and replaced 3000 & 1000 gal. UST's removed in 10/89.  On 5/30/00, Woodard spoke with an owner and advised him he may petition the denial of abandonment-in-place through DEP's Scott Whitter, Div. Director for BRWM Licensing & Enf.  Further DEP actions expected.  This report will be addendumed as needed.
   See attachments, DEP's Ted Sharf, and DEP UST Reg. file #10050 for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-139-1998*This spill was discoverd when the fuel company went to fill the tank. Oil had run across the ground and in drainge swales over 4 additional streets prior to reaching a stream. The fire Department was the first to respond. They had placed pads in three containment areas and were placing boom on the stream when I arrived. We consutrcted an underflow dam in the first containment area. I again visited the site the next day and was able to collect about 20 gallons of fuel. I also constructed an additional underflow dam just above the stream. As warm weather melted snow more oil was collected over several days.

No further action is anticipated.
A-239-1996*Responded to a report of a leaking AST in an apartment building in Augusta. It was a building owned by Jean Fortain at 23 Washington St.  When I arrived, RJ Energy Services was mopping up oil and fixing the oil line. Approxomately 400 gallons of oil had spilled when a tire fell on the oil line/filter assembly and broke it. It was a duel tank setup. Approximately 375 gallons was eventually recovered. Oil vapors were heavy and I tested the atmosphere with a Photon PID. The PID gave readings of over 400 ppm. At that point since RJ Energy Services were not qualified to work in a hazardous atmosphere I terminated the work and call Seacoast Ocean Services to finish the cleanup. While waiting for Seacoast I obtained our smoke ejector to better ventilate the basement. Seacoast cleaned the site and the fan was removed a week later. No futher actions are necessary.
A-95-1997*This spill was noticed when the furnace failed early in the day.  The fuel had run across the sloped concrete floor and into a crack in the floor.  Dead river spread speedy dry over the floor.   A small amount of oil was contained in snow in the gravel parking lot at the side of the building.  There was a sheen of only a few square feet in the harbor adjoining the parking area.  The weather was near blizzard conditions at the time the winds were blowing toward the building.  We speculated that the oil was possibly still under the building.  I was able to construct an under flow dam at the edge of the water to contain both the stained snow and any runoff from the site.  When I returned the following day I was able to  locate an area where oil was surfacing about 10' from the building (in line with the crack).   I excavated this area to collect contaminated soil and to construct a larger under flow dam.  I visited the site over 5 days, but was unable to collect more than a gallon or so of oil.  The snow melted during this time and I was able to locate some contaminated soil at the point where the contaminated snow had been.   I had the contaminated soil from both areas excavated, but this contained only a small amount of oil.  I now believe that most of the spilled oil had been washed away prior to finding the leak.

No further action is anticipated.
P-238-1999*On 04/13/1999 Bud Legros, the CEO from Arundel, called to report oil on a pond at Log Cabin Corner in Arundel.  Steve Eufemia and I went down to look at it and met Larry Inniss, the landowner.  There were many dead fish in the pond.  The sheen on the surface of the pond was very degraded because it was a windy day, but it did not have a petroleum smell or look.  After inspecting the area thoroughly I called Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and spoke to a fisheries biologist.  After explaining the situation to him he stated that there was probably an iron bacteria problem in the pond and I confirmed that the color of the pond substantiated that hypothesis.  He said that this problem was usually caused by a soil disturbance.  Mr. Inniss had told me that there was excavation going on just upstream and there was a problem with road sand getting into the pond on his property.  I concluded that this was not an Oil Bureau issue and referred the case to Steve Arnold of the Land Bureau who was already familiar with the area.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
April 13, 1999
P-23-2000*Ms. Merrill noticed a petroleum odor from the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Wednesday morning.  The tank was on 3/8 the day before, so the estimate of kerosene lost is approximately 80 gallons.  Downeast Energy was on-site to pump off the remaining oil and install a new replacement tank.

The tank (oriented horizontally) was located next to the house on a metal pan on top of a cement block foundation.  A leak developed in the center of the low side, the oil traveled off the pan, towards the rear of the house contaminating the soil immediately adjacent to the tank.  This soil was excavated by hand (0.35 tons) and was taken to Commercial Recycling Systems of Scarborough for disposal by the Merrills.

The Merrills have a dug well more than 40 yards away, it is downgradient and immediately adjacent to a small stream.  Given the amount/time of the spill and site conditions the risk to  the well is minimal.  The neighboring well is located beyond the home/building and is not at risk from this spill event.

After the initial removal of the leaking tank and it's replacement, the soils were excavated and disposed of, no further actions were planned for the Merrill location.  If conditions changed Ms. Merrill was instructed to call the DEP.

A-726-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that an overfill had occurred at this bulk oil terminal.  The spill was reportedly confined to snow within the bermed area; this snow was collected for disposal.
A-227-2001* The snow pack broke the fitting off an outside AST. An estimated 100 gallons of oil was lost to the ground.  Oily soil was removed for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
P-761-1999*On 11/2/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Alfred Fire Department reporting a tire fire at J & J Auto Salvage on Route 4.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed several thousand tires burning.  Heavy, acrid smoke filled the air surrounding the fire.  Efforts were being made by the fire department to extinguish the fire with AFFF and protein foams.  I checked the runoff water from the firefighting effort and could not detect any visual evidence of petroleum runoff.  The cause of the fire was not known.

I notified Mary James, the supervisor on call for the week, as well as Randy McMullin, from solid waste, of the incident.  Since it did not appear that there was anything I could do at the scene that night, I left and told the fire department I would be back in the morning to check the runoff areas again in the daylight.

I responded back the scene of the fire the next morning accompanied by Jon Woodard.  When we arrived on scene, the fire had been extinguished.  We checked the areas where runoff water had traveled from the fire and again did not detect any petroleum runoff.  A significant amount of ash and soot was observed near the burned pile of tires.

No further action required by Response Services.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 13, 1999
B-554-2001*On 10/01/01, 1206 hours Scott Wood of Bar Harbor Public Works called this office to find out what needed to be done with an under ground tank.  The top of the tank was exposed and there was a 6 X 1-inch gash on the top of one end of it.  There was 0 % LEL and a zero reading with a PID.  This was a clear indication that the tank never held product. The middle of the tank had a bung that was about seven inches in diameter.  My guess is that it had been used to store water for fire fighting purposes.  It probably held close to 2000 gallons.  It was located on First South Street next to a cement retaining wall that was attached to the Main Street Restaurant.  The retaining wall was supporting a raised garden bed.  Scott felt that something should be done because the tank was starting to cave in.  Since the tank never held a substance that could be hazardous to the ground water, I suggested that he could either remove it or fill it in place without any paperwork from us.  I advised him to be sure that none of the metal remained above the surface if he choose the in place option.
A-202-2000* A leak developed on an CMP bucket truck. The spill occurred on Herd Corner Rd. and was cleaned up by a crew from CMP.
I-204-1998*On 10-21-98, Dead river called this office to report a spill at one of their customers in Colby Siding. Apparently during a routine tank inspection a corrosion induced leak was discovered in the basement tank. Some oil had dripped onto the dirt floor. All contaminated soil was removed from beneath the tank by a Dead River crew. The tank was replaced.
A-304-1998*A speciman bottle containing formaldehyde was damaged during the asbestos cleanup.  It leaked onto a number of boxes.  The material was bagged by a Department of Agriculture employee.  I received a complaint about the material which was stored in the hallway.  The material was transferred to a drum for disposal.  It was sent away.
A-451-1997*Received a call from the head of plant engineering at Kirschner that a tractor trailor at the plant had an oil spill. I responded and saw that a tractor owned by North & South had broken a fitting off of a saddle tank and spilled about 15 gallons of diesel fuel on Kirschner's south parking lot. The driver and plant personnel contained the spill with speedi-dry. Kirschner personnel said they would hire a contractor to sweep the speedi-dry up. I reminded them to send the bill to the carrier. The driver commented that they would be expecting one. The damage was probably caused by a bad universal joint that vibrated the fitting off, according to the mechanic. No further work is needed on this site.
P-532-1996*I was contacted the evening of August 24, 1996 by David Cowie, an employee of Enpro, an environmental clean up company.  Mr. Cowie called to report a spill that their company was enroute to clean up.  He reported to me up to 600 gallons of ethylene glycol had spilled from an emergency generator at the NYNEX building in downtown Portland.  I responded to the call.  On site I observed the spilled antifreeze on the floor of the generator room.  NYNEX employees had contained the spill to that room.  There were no floor drains here so I believe there was no release to the environment.  I stayed on site until the cleanup company arrived and began cleaning up.  The majority of the spill was vacuumed up with a wet vac, and a small amount was soaked up with sorbent material.  The spill occurred from a new generator that had been recently installed.  The generator had been tested two days earlier and apparently sometime since the test an antifreeze hose had become unclamped and gravity drained approximately 300 gallons of antifreeze and water to the floor.
A-302-1998*Received a call from Bill Carver, certified tank installer that there had been an overfill at the yard of U.L. Ilvonen, a contractor in Owls Head. He was there directing the cleanup and asked me to come out the next morning. I visited the site the next day. Bill and Mr. Ilvonen had completed the cleanup. Mr. Ilvonen's company does excavating so the proper equipment was already on site. Apparently one of his wheelers suffered an overfill while fueling. I convinced Mr. Ilvonen that it would be in his best interests (read, less expensive) if he would take the contaminated soil to Dragon for processing. He saw my reasoning in the end and the contaminated soil was taken to Dragon Cement for processing. No further action is needed on this site concerning this spill.
B-490-2001*Bangor Hydro called to report that they had found a pad mounted transformer leaking at the Sunny Gables housing facility in Glenburn. They estimated that about two quarts had leaked. While the transformer was of relatively new design, they did not have a record of its' PCB content. The subsequent lab test showed it was below 2ppm.
   There was no free product to recover at the time of discovery. The staining indicated that the oil had not left the concrete pad, but had sunk into it. Since there was no issue of PCB's I am satisfied.
B-336-1999*On 6/21/99, 0755 hours Steve Robe of Plum Creek Timber Company reported a five gallon hydraulic oil spill that had taken place on Spencer Bay Road in Spencer Bay TWP.  The release came from a hose on a log-loading crane and it sprayed over a three-square yard area.  About a gallon of the spill was recovered immediately with pads and the rest was by scraping two inches of the spill area.  The clean up produced .2 yd3 of mildly contaminated gravel and a half dozen partially soaked pads.  The gravel portion of the clean up was spread thinly on another gravel, land management road and the pads were incinerated in a burn barrel.
I-82-2001*A call came into the office from the Mars Hill Treatment plant operator that he had 40 plus dead ducks at his facility.

Nick Archer and I responded. On site we meet Rich Hoppe, a biologist from IF&W.

The majority of dead ducks were young and couldn't fly. About 25 live ducks were alive in the lagoons at the time of our investigation. Other bird species in the area appeared healthy. (Sparrows, Sand Piper).

Botulism is the suspected source, pesticide samples will be run on the Influent and the effluent storage lagoon.


7/3/01 - 5 more dead ducks found at WTP this morning.   DEP will now be working with IF&W biologists to keep the ducks out of the lagoons.
A-8-2001*  The AST that was located in the basement of CUMSTON HALL developed a leak. The oil traveled a short distance over the floor and leaked into several holes in the floor and also into the gap where the floor meets the wall.
  This property and tank is owned by the Town of Monmouth and is located on Main Street.
  When I arrived on site mid morning of 1-8-01, there was no oil on the floor. A crew from Webber Oil had brought in a new tank (temporary) and were in the process of plumbing it into the furnace.
  I spoke with the Town Manager, Steve Dyer, about cleanup options. We then made a site visit and found where the foundation drain discharged, to daylight, out back. There was oil at this point. I placed sorbent material into this drainage ditch to collect the oil.
  Environmental Projects was hired to remediate the site. A part of the concrete floor was removed and a vactor was used to remove the oil contaminated soil from under the floor. A sub surface soil venting system was installed under the floor and a recovery well was installed to collect free product.
  The soil venting system is still in place as of 8-15-01. Several gallons of oil was recovered from the recovery well. A collection system was also installed by EPI at the point where the foundation drain discharges out back. I checked on this system several times and found only a minor amount of oil at the outfall.
 This case has been forwarded to the Bureau's Technical Division for closure.
A-528-1997*See attached narrative for additional information.
P-143-1999*    In the morning of Monday, 3/1/99, I was contacted by Mr. Mirabile of CMP's Env. Division regarding a 15 to 20 gal. surface oil discharge of transformer mineral oil.  He explained that a truck had struck Pole #3.2 in the storage yard of a cable company, knocking the transformer to the ground which spilled its contents onto the paved but rain soaked surface.   A test for PCB content of the oil was being conducted while a crew was padding up the spilled oil and oily water.
     At 1117 hrs. Mirabile called again updating DEP that oil had gotten under spools of cable which where going to be moved for continued clean-up.
     On 3/2/99, Mirabile updated me that PCB content tested out at 88 ppm (over the 50 ppm level for a hazardous waste classification), and that 23 barrels of snow, 2 barrels of sorbents, and soil was removed.
     On Thursday, 3/4/99, I met Mr. Mirabile at the White Mountain Cable Co. yard to review the spill and clean-up.  The site is in a mixed commercial/residential area just west of Central Maine Med. Ctr.  It has Commercial/Industrial property to the N and residential bordering it to the S, and W.  We noted the pole and transformer to be replaced.  A cable co. rep. explained where the transformer landed, where the oil went to, and where clean-up took place.  The cable co. rep. stated that he was pleased with CMP's clean-up efforts.
     On melt water I noted a light sheen, which though common to parking lots Mirabile agreed to have tested for PCB's.  Beyond the link fence in a residential backyard we observed an area where soil had been excavated.  CMP is due to replace the soil in the spring.  CMP also agreed to have the backyard soil tested for PCB's.  CMP submitted the test results noting Non-detect and a report to DEP for record and evaluation.
     No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions anticipated at present.  See attached and report of CMP for other details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-786-1996*  On 12/5/96, Beth DeHaas of DEP and CTI Scott Cyr of Tyree notified me of facility replacement work and gasoline contamination discovered at this facility while they visited the site on 12/4/96.  The ongoing work of stage II and containment-sump installation, and product piping replacement was being done by Sorco Corp. out of Mass.   No required Maine CTI was overseeing the work though, and no required removal notice for the piping had been filed as is required by Maine rules.  Mr. Cyr of Tyree Maintenance was subcontracted to oversee Sorco's work after Ms DeHaas' visit on 12/4/96.  I understand that Ms. DeHaas will issue an NOV to Getty for the above violations.  Onsite I reviewed state notification and removal requirements with Sorco supervisors.
   An unregistered fuel oil UST was also removed during this Dec. 1996 work, with no discharge noted or reported.
   As noted in the attached Agreement and in 1992, gaso. contam. was noted in the gaso. UST area and documented by Mr. Barry Woodworth of Tyree Env.  Though no clean-up was required under the Baseline-2 Goal, 211.43 tons of soil was taken offsite for recycling to facilitate the new piping install.  Goundwater was de-watered to an SOS Vac-Truck for offsite disposal.  This contam. is believed to be largely historical (see P-231-92), and no free product was found during the 12/96 work as had been in 1992.
  Oil contam. media is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.  See the attachments and report of Tyree for details.  No further Response Div. actions are anticipated at this time based on present site information.

S. G. Brezinski
Oil & Haz Mat. Specialist, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-845-2000*   On 12/19/2000 DEP SMRO received notice from Mr. Allen that old, non-compliant residential heating oil UST's would be removed "hopefully by the 3rd week of November".  Unfortunately the letter was written and sent after the removal time for the tanks.  A 1/10/01 check of DEP Reg. files indicate that a 1000 gal. UST (#8495) belonging to Ruth Kable (Douglas Thomas?) was abandoned by removal on 11/12/00; and a UST facility #20390 belonging to Theresa Butterfield had been removed on 11/08/00.  Butterfield's UST had only recently been registered.  Both UST's were due for abandonment prior to 10/1/87 or earlier.
    A waiver of the 30 day notif. period was verbally given to Mr. Allen about Nov. 3 though DEP expected notice prior to that.  As a DEP rep. was not given opportunity to visit and inspect the facilities during removal, there is no clearance that there was no discharge or that either facility is clean to DEP satisfaction.  I will send UST removal information and blank removal notices to Mr. Allen to help insure notice is done properly in the future.
    See the attached for further information.
A-141-1996*Abandonment in place request. Approved. No site visit made.
B-596-1996*On 11/1/96 at 0800 hours the Orono Fire Department reported an auto accident on Forest Avenue.  They indicated that some oil had been spilled.  I observed an inconsequential amount.  OFD had deployed some pads that had become only slightly discolored.  They retrieved the pads.  The accident had been the scene of a mortality.
B-782-1999*On 12/12/99, 0125 hours Wayne Newman of BHE reported a hydraulic oil release on the Old Colebath Road in Exeter.  A hose in the hydraulic system of boom truck #113 ruptured and lost five gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill landed on a gravel road that had snow and leaves on it.  BHE personal deployed pads and picked them up along with the oiled snow and leaves.  The clean-up generated .6 yd3 of pads, debris and snow, which went to SERF.

P-706-1999*    On Tues. 10/5/99, while in the area, I visited this gas station to check on the planned 9/2/99 abandonment of its three gasoline UST's and associated piping.  The facility was installed in 1988 by CTI Jon Mapes, and was briefly visited by DEP's John Gordon and I at the time.  The facility is owned by H A Mapes Oil Co. and operated by Mr. Dave Lucas.  The  1999 replacement was to be under CTI Scott Letellier of Portland Pump Co. (PPC).
    The facility is over a mapped S & G aquifer and near other DEP remedial cases such as CYRO Inc., and near one of Sanford's municipal water wells; making this area geologically sensitive.   During my visits I noted no prohibited discharges other than routine drips and small spill stains at the dispensers.  I did not check for the required surface-spill log.
    As of my last site visit of 1/5/00, the new UST's and piping appears installed though inactive while the adjacent new C-store is being built.  The old facility and C- store are still operating.  One of the newly installed tanks at this facility was removed from Norton's Auto, TEXACO in the summer of 1999 (see P-569-99) and re-installed here by PPC.
     See attached and DEP UST Reg. file #4526 for further information.  Further Resp. actions possible pending expected removal in year 2000.  By the end of Feb. 2000, the 8/2/99 removal notice is due to expire.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-300-1998*   Following a 6/19/98 notification of a suspected residential well contamination complaint, S Brezinski visited the Eastup residence on 6/22/98.  The single family house had a dug well S of the driveway on the Brand & Knight rd. side of the house.  Though first suspecting MTBE, then fuel oil, I later suspected natural contaminants from recent filling in around the dug well.  The fuel oil line was along the floor rather than buried and there was no apparent leaks in the line or tanks.  There were no surface spills evident outside.
   Lab analysis confirmed ND for DRO.  A copy of the analysis was sent to the Eastups.  No further actions are anticipated at present.  No reimbursement of lab costs are recommended at this time.  See attachements for further information.


S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
P-191-2001*   On 3/20/01, I met at this site with reps. of Acadia Env.,  Allison-Cook Gen. Contractors, and with Dearborn Construction.  Acadia had requested a waiver of the 30-day removal notice to remove a "mystery" UST found on the site during new construction.  the location was being excavated and soil from the site was being taken offsite to prepare for a new parking lot for a "Wild Oats" store.  I approved early abandonment of the old, steel 300 gal. bare steel, heating oil tank (see attached) and noted no associated oil discharges.  Fleet Env. cleaned, and disposed of the abandoned UST offsite.
   Onsite I additionally noted that the surrounding soil appeared historically contaminated with ash and other building/demolition debris.  From previous knowledge of the Marginal Way area, this is former Back Cove marine wetland and is extensively filled in with debris of unknown sources.  This is documented in a number of reports including: a 1987 Phase-2 study by Groundwater Tech Inc. (GTI), a 1999-2000 Phase-1 by Acadia Env. and studies for EPA Brownfield status.  The contractors stated that they had already removed approx. 1000 tons of this soil to a site in Waterboro, ME.  I also noted a patch of black waste-oil like spillage on surface water in the lot.  The area along Marginal Way has historically been considered having a Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal for oil discharges.
   Eric Hamlin & R. McMullin of DEP's Solid Waste Div. came down at my request to help manage this soil issue.  TCLP was required which indicated that the soil was a Special Waste though not hazardous.  All the soil removed to Waterboro was required to be returned to site for eventual proper management.  Options included disposal to a secure landfill, Commercial Recycling Svcs., or ARC, or reusing the material onsite.  Hamlin has advised me that Marginal Holdings has chosen to reuse the soil onsite.  The examination of consultant and DEP records and adherence to past site characterization by Marginal Holdings and its contractors would have eliminated the expenses of the work slowdown, the expense of transporting soil to Waterboro and the need to re-relocate the soil back to Portland.  I do appreciate the RP's frankness and willingness to comply once the problem was discussed with the DEP staff.
   See also attachments and DEP Solid Waste Div. records for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-383-1999*     On July 7, 1999 at 1600 we received a call from Dianne Alexander of C.N. Brown reporting a one gallon or less spill of #2 fuel oil at the home of Emily Weatherall at 11 Beech St. in Orono.  The outside fillpipe was not screwed tight which caused it to pivot downward while the deliveryman was filling the tank.  The product sprayed out through the threads until the deliveryman shut off the pump.  He recovered what product he could with sorbents.  The home is on town  water.
A-640-1999* An automobile accident on the Sennebec Rd. in Appleton, resulted in a fire. The Fire Dept. responded and kept the fire contained to the car and road shoulder. I inspected the site the next day and determined that very little gas had escaped and no further action will be required.
P-578-1998*28 September 1998, D.E.E. reported the entered spill. They advise that the spilled material is cleaned up and will be properly disposed. Apparently, less than .5 gallons discharged from a AST during filling. D.E.E. generated one or two buckets of soil which will stored and disposed at a later date along with other accumulated wastes (MDEP to issue V. letter for disposal of accumulated small quantities of soil on reported spills).

No further MDEP response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (30 Dec 98)
P-771-2000*See attached report from CMP.
A-223-1999*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during UST removals at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The removal consultant (Lyscars) was screening and stock-piling soil showing an excess of 200 PID readings.  Condition of removed tanks appeared good; it is assumed that contamination was associated with original tanks that were removed/replaced in 1985.
     The drilled well that serves the facility is located withi 100' of the tank location.  This well was sampled as a part of the removal assessment; no petroleum was detected.  The area was determined a "stringent" site.  Over 500 tons of soil was ultimately transported off-site for disposal.
I-68-1997*Recieved call at 1635.Responded to the site on the woodland center road by 1700. A 100 gallon off road deisel trailer tank had overturned when the driver had rounded the curve too fast. The tank was damaged but did not ruptur e and roughly 5 gallons spilled out of the vent pipe before the driver was able to stop it. The tank was righted and inspected then towed back to Maine Frozen Foods machine shed to be pumped off as soon as they got back to the shop. Cleaned up the spill with sorbents and sand. Entire spill was contained to the asphalt road surface so there was no contamination to the surface or ground water. All oily debris went to tricommunity landfill . Cleared site at 1740. No further action was necessary.
A-423-1998*An employee was fired. Shortly after this a filter was broken off of an AST in their AST storage area. The tank was stood on end and allowed to drain.  About 25 gallons was lost. The city supplies waster to the surrounding area. The soil was treated in place using manure.
P-199-2000*DownEast delivered oil to a dual manifested system in the garage from the external fill pipe.  The pressure caused oil to discharge thru the whistle.  The product migrated across the concrete floor and beneath the door to the driveway.  The driver applied speedi dry immediately and cleaned the area.  DEP (Cyr) observed the clean up.  No oil contacted the soil or surrounding environment.  The home owner was contacted but did not return home while DE & DEP were on site.  No additional information was received.  The clean up appears complete.
A-298-1997*     DEP received a report that leaks were suspected at buried lines at this facility.  I contacted the owner (Ed Conway) who agreed to inspect the facility and to let me know if any spillage was evident.  He later informed me that he saw none; he also informed me that the facility is about 20 years old and was scheduled to have the piping removed/upgraded within the next two weeks.  I called his contractor (GR Adams) to confirm this and to ask that DEP be contacted in the event that contaminated soil is encountered.  The area is served by a municipal water supply.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement unless contaminated soil is encountered.

refer also A-500-97
A-296-1998*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered while installing a replacement water supply line at this historically contaminated property.  While the source of the contamination remains a mystery, analysis indicates no hazardous constituents.  Not all contaminated soil was removed here, but soil that was removed was unsuitable as backfill for the new pipeline.  Upon discussion with the on-site contractor (Pershkin) and with the DEP project manager (Benn) it was decided that DEP would arrange for soil disposal under this spill number.
P-424-1992*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2005 by SGB

	This DEP report covers tha abandonment-by-removal of three out-of-service bare-steel hazardous materials UST's associated with the urban industrial property.  The building was originally part of the large Goodall Mill complex, next to International Woolens Mill.  The location is on municpal water & sewer, and storm drains go the the nearby Moussam River.

	7/8/92: The UST's removed by Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI).  Corrosion holes were noted in the steel tanks during abandonment.  Resin and/or alcohol product was found in the tanks as well as hardened phenolic resin discharges.  See the separate report narrative and report photographs, and the sample analytical results of CHI for further  details.  Further discharge management referred to DEP Technical Services Division for monitoring and resolution.
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I-185-1999*On 12-13-99, the state police called to report a spill at Buck's Market in Presque Isle. A customer had been working on his gas tank and forgot to re-connect the hose to the tank. When he began to fill up all gas went onto the ground. It was not noticed until 21 gallons had been pumped. The crew from the fire department and I cleaned up the fuel with sorbents. All was contained on the asphalt.
B-532-2000*Mike Erickson, the wood procurement manager for Georgia-Pacific, called to report that they had found an oil spill on one of their woods operations on Beech Hill in T 24 MD. G-P is harvesting wood on land owned by Elmer Cox, RR#1 Box 252, Ocean View, DE 19970. This is a remote location some 10 miles from the nearest dwelling. Whoever spilled the estimated 5-6 gallons of hydraulic oil did not report it to them so they do not know the circumstances behind the release. From the facts available to them they suspected the spill actually happened about a week previous. They used up 4 bales of pads in the clean up. The oil had entered a road ditch thence to a cross drain into a flat area creating an oil stain 6" X 150 '. None of the oil was reported to have reached any active streams and Mr. Erickson was quite adamant that no water was impacted. He estimates that about 80% of the oil was recovered. The sorbent pads will be returned to Baileyville for disposal.
B-233-1997*Mr.Auxier called to report that a fork truck operator dropped a 264 gallon container of virgin 15-40 engine oil on to the deck of a truck.  The container leaked a total of 67 gallon.  They used a vacuum to collect about 50 gallons and the rest was collected by a great deal of speedi dri.  None that dripped onto the pavement escaped to drains or such.
I-234-1998*MOVING A 55 GAL. DRUM OF HYDRAULIC FLUID USING A FORKLIFT THE DRUM SLIPPED OFF A PALLET.  FLUID WAS CLEANED BY WITH SORBENTS AND SHOVELED INTO DRUMS.
B-418-1999*B-418-99
Township 32

Monday July 19, 1999				0920

I received an anonymous complaint for investigation.  A complainant reported that on Sunday July 18th the anonymous person saw someone spread oil from a 55-gallon drum onto the roadway of the Stud Mill Road surface.

This alleged oil spreading took place a reported 3 to 4 miles from the Stud Mill Road's intersection with The Old County Road in Township 32.  The complainant said that there is a small house with a white hatchback car parked in the driveway.

A site visit revealed that at about 6.3 miles from the intersection of the Old County Road with the Stud Mill Road there was a white hatchback car in a driveway and the Old County Road's surface was somewhat discolored.  I noted that the discoloration was due to the spreading of Calcium Chloride to the road's surface.  This material is used to temporary control dust.

I Spoke with Mrs. Joyce Rickett.  She informed me that her husband put the Calcium Chloride down yesterday to control the dust.  Investigation terminated.
I-131-1997*On 9-10-97, Robert Bell of Irving Oil Co. called this office to report that there had been a loss of fuel oil from a customers tank on Rt. 1 in Mars Hill. The tank had a corrosion hole in it and had most likely leaked over the course of several days, until the customer noticed the smell in the house. The oil had leaked onto the wooden floor of the shed it was in, which is attached to the house. Some also leaked into the flower bed outside. The tank was removed from the shed and the oil removed from the floor with sorbent pads. A  small amount of soil was removed from the flower bed. Windows were opened in the house and odor seemed to be eliminated after two days.
P-510-1998*On 10/23/98 I received a call from Diane Alexander reporting a Kerosene spill in Greenwood.  She requested that I respond.  I responded that afternoon.  Upon arrival I learned that a C. N. Brown truck had rolled down a driveway while still connected to a 275 gallon AST.  The event caused the tank to be pulled off it's concrete pad and onto its side.  The C. N. Brown truck was also at the wrong address and the spill location was not a client.  A neighbor brought over a tow truck and lifted the tank back on its feet.  Approximately 10 gallons spill out the tanks vent pipe and out of the broken fuel line.  Diane made arrangements to have the contaminated soil excavated by Clean Harbors.  I was informed on 10/26/98 that the clean up was near completion and the excavation would be backfilled on that day.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 26, 1998
A-445-1998*Mary James received a report of a small gasoline spill at Central Fleet Management garage in Augusta. She contacted me as I was going to work and I went to the site. An employee was topping off the gas tank on a rental car, walked away and the auto shut off did not work. Less then ten gallons was spilled. Speedy dry was immediately put on the spill to clean and contain it. No further action is necessary on this spill.
A-542-2000*Received a call from a citizen saying that there had been a spill at a facility and they were cleaning it up.  No other spill report had been received concerning this.  He did not know the name of the place but described the location.  I followed his directions that led to Baker Commodities.  There was evidence in the yard that there had been a spill.  I spoke with Herbbie Lebreton, office manager and he told me that they had the spill last night.  He said that one of their trucks had suffered a broken hydraulic line.  They cleaned it up with speedy dry.  The spill was to a paved surface and there are no nearby water wells.  No further work is necessary.
B-591-2000*B-591-00
Brewer

Thursday November 2, 2000			1300

I received a call from dispatcher Jeskey (945-4636), of the Penobscot County Regional Dispatch Center.  I was informed that the Brewer Fire Department was involved in non-reported hydraulic oil clean up in Brewer.  The spill was on Sparks Avenue next to the Wilson Street Automotive Property at 200 Wilson Street.

When I arrived the Brewer Fire Department Responders and the Brewer Codes Enforcement Officer met me.  I was told that the Wilson Street Automotive car carrier trailer tore or blew a hydraulic hose and it leaked onto the roadway around 0900 this morning.  This spill was not reported by nor cleaned up by the spiller.  The Brewer Fire Department was actively involved with spreading speedi-dri and sweeping it around on the edge of the roadway near Sparks Avenue curb that abuts the Wilson Street Automotive Property.  I spoke with Mrs. Gieser, as her husband was not there.  I explained that the spiller, of the hydraulic oil, should have reported it and began clean up or have some of the workers begun clean up of the spill.  This would be far less costly than to have the Brewer Fire Department clean up their mess.  A mess they did not report.  Soon, after this various workers, from Wilson Street Automotive joined me outside.  These workers displaced the Fire Department and clean up continued.  About .2 of a cubic yard of speedi-dri was recovered.  I asked Mrs. Gieser to have her husband contact me when he returned.

When I returned, I had a message that Mrs. Gieser was reporting an oil spill to the roadway.  At the time of the spill being reported, I was on scene at the clean up.

When Glen Gieser contacted me I was informed that the hydraulic hose broke on the 7 car transport trailer around ten PM last night.  Early this morning a hose was made and the driver was on his way.

All this time no one reported or attempted to clean up the oil spill to Sparks Avenue.
P-126-1997*20 Feb 97, responded to facility location. Upon arrival I observed a 275 home heating tank, located outside next to two green houses. The underground copper feed line failed and approx. 100 gallons of #2 oil migrated under the green houses, impating the access roads and entering into a seasonal drianage stream (unnamed).

I deployed sorbent pads in the driveway and stream areas. I issued a clean-up action agreement, and hired Burbanks equipment and a employee to conduct clean up operations.

25 Feb, 3 Mar, and 12 Mar 1997, conducted site visits and changed out oil saturated pads.

25 Mar 1997, conducted site visit and appoved of additional soil removal in small green house.

No further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (12Jun97)
P-397-1991*
Razing of Christo's restaurant for redevelopment as a 7-Eleven gas station C-store.  Discovery & abandonment of mystery, unregistered UST.
B-139-2000*B-139-2000
03/10/2000 07:16

     Joe Guyotte of the Dover Fire Department called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil associated with a truck accident on Route 16.  It was stated that approximately 1-2 gallons of oil leaked when the truck became fetched up on a utility pole guy wire.  The oil was reportedly spread out on the pavement.  Since no drinking wells or surface water was reported to be in the area no clean up was conducted.  A small amount of sand however was put down on the affected area.
P-12-1996*   In January, 1996, S. Brezinski of Maine DEP oversaw the response to a 1000 gal. #2 oil discharge to the ground and then to the Bath sewer system and POTW.  Release was due to a broken line off the outside AST but went unnoticed because of snow.  See attachements for details.
   No direct DEP expenses though AST Fund application is expected.  This report may be addendummed as needed.
A-189-1997* Charles Roundy, of the Augusta Airport, called to report finding an oil stain on the paved apron at the airport. He did not know how much was spilled or when or how. Mr. Roundy checked with Maine Instrument Flight and Colgan Air. No one knew anything about it. Someone overheard the questions and told Mr. Roundy that Colgan Air had lost some fuel four days earlier. Mr. Roundy spend a considerable amount of time investigating this incident and has written to Colgan Air about reporting spills in the future.
P-738-2000*Crack in flush tube on delivery truck caused small spill.  C. N. Brown removed all contamination using sorbent pads.  No long term environmental impact is expected.  No further action is necessary in this matter.



________________________________________
Jon Woodard    OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-165-1996* The Rumford Fire Dept. reported a leak at a bulk plant located in the Rumford Industrial Park. Several drums containing the diesel fuel additive "ARONOL" were located inside the concrete dike. The bungs had been left off and water had displaced the product, causing an estimated spillage of 30 gallons. The Rumford F.D. responded and placed pads onto the spilled material.
  Site visit on 4-17, there is 12 inches of water and ice in the dike. The top of the dike is only 4 inches higher than the water level. The F.D. will pump the water into the sewer system with my approval. No product will be pumped into the sewer system.
  To make matters more complicated the owner of this Bulk Plant is unknown. It was previously owned by "OUR OWN OIL COMP." however they have gone bankrupt, prior to this date. Engineering diagrams show an oil water separator, however we could not find it. We later spoke with a gentleman who helped build this Bulk Plant. He told us that the o/w seperator was not installed and that the company was going to install it at later date.
  This Bulk Plant has three horizontal tanks with associated piping. Also included is a loading rack. The concrete pad that should be under this loading rack also was never installed. The DEP's involvement with this case is now over.
B-754-1999*At Dead River's suggestion, Betty Lou Sawyer called reporting the presence of a sheen on  the water of a flooded basement at a fixer-upper she was marketing in Gouldsboro.  She said the sheen occurred when groundwater entered the basement and  flooded the oil burner.  Ms. Sawyer wanted to know what to do with the oil sorbents Dead River had given her, and what to do with the water.

Not wishing to approve pumping off the water without looking at it, I said I'd meet her on site on 11/26.

The site visit revealed little or no sheen on the water in the basement.  What may have been mistaken for a sheen was, in fact, a scum associated with dirt floors and firewood.  I suggested to Ms. Sawyer that the flood water could just be pumped out onto the ground, on the slope away from the well.
A-491-1998* Mr. Bracket called the 1-800 number to report that trucks were driving through the Carrabassett River in Hunnewell Valley. Hunnewell Valley is the site of a recreational Mud Run. He told me that he could smell petroleum and see a sheen on the river. Mr. Brackett was camping in the area. Because it was late in the day and activities at the "Mud Run" would be ending shortly I decided to investigate the next day.
 Upon my arrival, on 9-7-98, I spoke with the owner. He told me that he had signs placed at the entrance prohibiting vehicles in the river. He also had security guards placed at the only access, from his property, to the River. I looked around and walked the shoreline of the River. It was apparant to me that there had been truck traffic along the River in the gravel bars. However, I was unable to determine where the trucks were entering the river bank. The only access that I found was from Hunnewell Valley's Mud Run.
 I did not find any evidence of petroleum spillage. No further action could be taken.
B-791-1998*See attached written report from Eastern Fine Paper.
B-586-1996*At 0650 on October 23, 1996 I received a call from the State Police reporting a diesel spill from a tractor trailer overturn in Cambridge village.  The trooper thought that between fifty and seventy five gallons was spilled and there was a drilled well nearby.

I arrived on site and met Bruce Linkletter Trucking who owned the wrecked truck.  I also met Mr. Steve Post who owned the Village Market.  The market's drilled well is located about seventy five feet from the accident.  The well is seventy feet deep and bedrock is between six and eight feet deep.  The fire department had recovered some product with pads before I arrived and we continued recovery of any free product while the wrecker crew prepared the truck for removal. The truck failed to make the corner at the intersection of Routes 150 & 152 and rolled down a short embankment and came to rest on its side in the market's tarred parking lot and gravel driveway and fill area.

After the truck was removed Buzzell Construction excavated twenty four yds. of contaminated fill and we landspread this on a woods road owned by Mr. Linkletter in Harmony.
I-69-2001*This spill was found at Lot #2 of this trailer park. The Park Owner was unaware.

After conferring with the owner, I hired a contractor to remove the contaminated soil.

Soil was excavated to the clay layer and all soil with an odor was removed.

Spill appears to have been a slow leak or weep through the winter.

Case closed
A-87-1999*A co-worker received a call from Chief Dan Arms of the Phillips Fire Department. The chief reported that a car had crashed over an embankment and had almost hit a house.  There was an unknown amount of gasoline leakage from the subject car.  Fire Department personnel cleaned it as best as they could, but there was deep snow.  I went to inspect the site and sample the well at the house.  The house is owned by David Cook.  The well was downgradient of the spill site.  There were no other wells or receptors between Mr. Cook's house and the Sandy River.  Testing of the well showed nondetect for gasoline or MTBE.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-300-2001*On 5/23/01, 1019 hours Analise Hafford reported that they had a 28000 gallon release of 4% caustic (green liquor) at Fort James in Oil Town.  The spill was operator error.  The crew was not sufficiently familiar with valve system in the caustisising plant.  Analise indicated that was being taken care of. The release went directly to the process sewer.
P-461-1999*See attached report from CMP.
P-689-2000*Mr tracy had access to equipment to excavate the contaminated soils and did so.  The soil was stock piled and a virgin materials letter written however the final disposition of the material is unclear.

The spill area was small however the close proximity to Sebago lake (within 20 ft) lead to the removal action.  The stockpile is well away from the lake on a level area beyond the house, and yard.  It is covered and protected from erossion.

the excavation was filled and graded no other work is planned for this site based on information received to date.


A-85-2001*Waste oil is collected here from fishing vessels and stored in plastic buckets. Some buckets spilled oil when oil was displaced by precipitation. The manager cleaned up the oil and is in the process of upgrading their storage system. No further action is anticipated.
A-15-1999*Received a call from Augusta Fire Department concerning a small gasoline spill. The Fire Department reported that approximately 5 gallons was spilled when the gasoline tank was damaged. Augusta Fire personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents. They reported the location to me and I went out the next day to inspect it. The accident was in a part of town served by town water and sewer. No further cleanup was needed.
P-30-1999*On 1/14/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a 4 to 5 gallon spill from a leaking above ground storage tank located in a residential garage in Gorham.  The leak had been secured and the fuel sorbed with sorbent pads.  The homeowner was in the process of contacting their fuel oil company to make repairs to the tank.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
B-518-2001*On 9/20/01, 1200 hours Gill Merchant of BIA reported that they had encountered jet fuel in an excavation at the aircraft parking ramp.  They were in the process of replacing the drainage system.  The excavation went to a depth that was below the existing drainage system and water with some jet fuel on it ran into the new excavation.  The space below the existing drain consisted of a half a foot depth of gravel, and below this was a thick layer of well consolidated, blue clay. Any water and any fuel spills (of which they have had many small ones over the years) that found their way through the ramp surface ended up following the porous space under the drain.  The intended purpose for the drainage system is to keep water from pooling on the ramp.  When spills occur there are provisions to keep product out of the drainage system.  They recovered the free product with a half dozen pads and remove 16 yd3 of soil, which they took to a tarmac area for remediation.  The pads went to BIA's waste stream.
B-697-1997*A week or so prior to 12/3/97 Wayne Giffard of C.S. Winchester requested a waiver of the 30 day waiting period for a 1000 gallon ust heating oil tank located at Billings Diesel and Marine.  We agreed on 12/3/97 and I attended the removal on that date.  The tank was not far from the shore line-10-15 feet from the high tide line and it was buried in a fine, somewhat loamy sand.  It was a 1000 gallon tank and the bottom of the tank was about six and a half feet from grade.  The soil at the bottom of the hole was wet but there was no liquid water showing.  There was no evidence of spilled product.
B-589-1999*B-589-99
Holden

Tuesday September 21, 1999			1048

I received a phone call from Mr. Kenney Fitz (848-7556), of Sawyer Trucking.  Mr. Fitz phone called to report that they had a hydraulic oil spill to the Copeland Hill Road.  The hydraulic oil pump on one of their refuse trucks malfunctioned, or otherwise broke, releasing about 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the asphalt roadway.

The spill was cleaned up, to the extent that some soaked into the road, using sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The resulting spill cleanup debris consisting of sorbents and speedi-dri was taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-630-1997*On November 4, 1997 a leak of approximately 2 pounds of ammonia occurred at the Bates College Ice Arena as a result of a leaking valve.  The Lewiston Fire Department responded, however the discharge was not reported to the Maine DEP until the following morning (Steve Brezinski).  I contacted Peter Van Gagnon of the Androscoggin County Chemical Emergency Planning Committee and he did not have a clear understanding of what had occurred and and was planning on investigating the situation.  He provided me with a written narrative of the situation from Bates College which is attached.

No clean-up of this discharge is possible and no detrimental environmental impact is expected; however the case has been referred to the Division of Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation for enforcement consideration.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-104-2000*Fabian Oil contacted this office to report an oil spill at this residence.  200 gallons K-1 fuel oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a fitting leak.  DEP hired Merton Richards to perform soil excavation and replace clean fill.  Water samples were taken to assess impacts to the well on site.  Oil contaminated soil was disposed at Waste Management landfill, Norridgewock.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
B-551-1999*In the late summer of 1999, Glenn Glazier sold his property in Carmel to David and Sherrie Lee.  Disputes arose after the sale, and on the evening of 9/8 I was notified by Fire Chief Bill Crowley that some gallon jugs of muriatic acid had been discovered, abandoned, on the premises.  According to Crowley, the acid containers had been outside so long that they were deteriorated, and breaking upon being lifted out of the forest litter surrounding them.   From his description, it seemed to me that one more night of the acid being abandoned in the woods wouldn't aggrevate the situation, so told the Chief I'd look at it next day.

Upon arrival there, the story that Darryl Luce and I were finally able to piece together was that the buyers, (David & Sherrie Lee) were miffed that Glazier hadn't come back to reclaim his possessions from the garage and basement.  They therefor were in the process of moving everthing outside to store under a tarp.  Among the items moved outside was a substantial quantity of a wide variety of chemicals from Glazier's pool business. (photos) Inasmuch as these chemicals were virgin and not leaking, and that it hadn't been Glazier that moved them outside, I explained to Mrs. Lee that THOSE chemicals did not pose a violation.  They were inventoried and moved into a stable for storage.

On a rotting pallet south of the stable, in the woods, were found 7 or 8  1-gallon plastic jugs of muriatic acid.  Nearby were found some 1/2 gallon jars of what appeared to be lube oil of some kind.  Immediately adjacent in an abandoned stable we found about 100 lbs of waste calcium hypochlorite and some waste biocide.  These items were all eventually taken to Bangor and stored securly for eventual disposal.  (Clean Harbors invoice)

On Sept. 15 or 16, I arranged with the Lees for Glenn Glazier to recover his chemicals on the 17th.  On that morning, he and I loaded his pickup, twice, with unused pool chemicals, and took them to his mother-in-law's house for storage.
I-29-2000*On 4-4-00, Peter Curren of Dead River called to report there was an inventory discrepancy at Ladners Exxon. There had been a cumulative 400 gallon loss over a period of 3 days. He was concerned there may be a leak. He hired a precision test done as soon as possible. In the meantime there was to be no activity in the tank overnight then a stick reading before and after. This showed no movement in the tank. The precision test also showed no leaks. A thorough check of the inventory was going to be done next.
B-556-1999*On 9/9/99 Rick Leavitt, who is code enforcement for Otis inquired about the status of USTs that either were or had been at the old Beech Hill Lake Store.  He indicated that three people had gotten sick from swimming in the lake near the old store.  His thought was that maybe the underground gas tanks were still in the ground and that they had leached gasoline to the lake.  There was no sheen on the lake and the metal detector did not turn up evidence of an underground tank.  A few days latter I talked to a person who had lived in that area for quite some time, and he said that the tanks had been taken out.  All of the residences in the area were seasonal dwellings and they did not appear to have water wells.

I-129-1996*At 21:30 carl and I received a call from Jim Medeiros.  He had received a report from one of his tenants that the 275 was leaking kerosene.  We met with Jim Medeiros and proceded to his property located at Alder Lake.  Kerosene was still leaking from the tank.  Carl turned off the valve which stopped the leak.  We supplied Mr. Medeiros with pads to prevent more kerosene from getting into the ground.  The contaminanted soil will be removed and brought to presque Isle landfill.
B-321-1997*D-TREE=I.
A-353-2000*     DEP received a report that poisoning/herbicides were suspected in the deaths of recently planted trees in a common area of this community.  Planting of the trees had been a controversial issue.  DEP staff were unable to determine whether poisoning had occurred.
B-417-2000*     On  August 7, 2000 at 1500 we received a call from Petty Officer Michael Mitchell of the Coast Guard detatchment in Bucksport reporting a diesel spill at the town dock in Bar Harbor.  A lobsterman overfilled a tank on his boat and spilled a gallon or less of diesel fuel into the water.  By the time a dock worker noteced the spill the lobster boat was steaming away.  The wind and current dissipated the fuel and no clean-up was practical.
A-150-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that diesel fuel had been spilled during this vehicle accident.  Several tons of contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  Bedrock outcropping was evident in the immediate area, and it is believed that contamination extended into underlying bedrock.  There are no receptors (wells) within 1/4 mile.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-294-2001*Snowplow broke filter off outside above ground oil storage tank.  Product ran down driveway and entered storm drain on Court Street.  No product was present in storm drain and no clean-up was possible.



_________________________________________
Jon L. Woodard, OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
B-284-2001* On 5/11/01 0945 hours Kerry Scates of MDOT reported that they had a small gasoline spill at their Bangor facility. He requested that I come over and bless the clean up procedure.  The spill was the result of a combination of human errors.  First, their gasoline UST had been overfilled so that there was product in the vent pipe.  Next, someone sheared the vent pipe off-presumably by hitting with a vehicle-and the fuel that was in the pipe spilled onto he surrounding asphalt.  Kerry scraped up the contaminated asphalt, contained it and put in their waste stream.
B-141-1997*On March 31, 1997 at 0900 we received a call through the Presque Isle DEP office from Mike Brophy of T5 R7 reporting an oil spill at his home.  I talked to Mr. Brophy who said that snow and ice which fell off his garage broke the feedline from the outside kerosene tank that heated his garage/workshop.  The oil company filled his tank on March 28th and the tank was empty on March 30th.  When Mr. Brophy realized he had no heat, he dug out the tank, which was completely buried in snow, and discovered that the copper feedline had snapped off just after the oil filter.  I advised him to excavate the snow around the leak and I would check the site the next morning.

I met Mr. Brophy as scheduled and we couldn't find much contamination in the hole that he cleared around the filter.  The tank and the area around it were buried by about six feet of snow.  We checked inside the garage around the seam connecting the slab to the wall but didn't find any fuel there or through any cracks in the slab.  Mr. Brophy said that in the Spring the water collects along the west side of the garage so he would clear the snow from there and see if the water flushes the fuel to that area.

I talked to Mr. Brophy on April 4 and he had cleaned out around the tank and side of the garage and found some stained snow which he shovelled into a drum.  He found no oil coming into the garage.  I talked to him again on April 29 and the area is still snow covered but he hasn't seen any product seeping into his garage or outside the garage.

REC: Monitor the situation as needed.
A-223-1998*Lisa Carpentier reported oil and water in the basement of the house being torn down next door.  The owner lives out of state.  I visited the property on 4/28, and observed a layer of oil on top of six inches of water in the basement.  There are two 275 gallon oil tanks connected to an oil furnace.  I did not observe any visible leaks.  Jim Murphy (Assessor, 785-3658) advised the property is owned by Woody Lindley in Nantucket.  I contacted Mr. Lindley about the spill, and discussed his options.

On May 1, Clean Harbors pumped the basement and tanks, and removed the tanks.  There was no evidence of a leak, but it might have been a result of removal of the floor above the furnace during building demolition.  Mike Abbotoni (a friend of Mr. Lindley) told me there was no oil in the basement two weeks ago.  It did not appear the oil went outside the basement.

I sampled the neighboring wells (Carpentier and Shepard).  No contamination was found.

The Lindley house will be torn down and burned on site by the Fire Department.  No further action required by Response Services.
I-116-1997*Diesel fuel and Hydraulic Fluid, gallons unknown, spilled. Large truck broke drive shaft, punctured shaft, leaking down ditch into big Madawaska Lake. Cleaned up with sorbant pads.
I-118-2000*On 10-6-00, Conrad Brown called this office to report that about 1 week before, a car had overturned in front of his house. It looked like transmission oil had leaked from the car onto the driveway. They had been out of town for the previous week so did not realize the problem existed until then. Their well was within 100 feet of the spilled material. I hired a contractor to remove and replace all contaminated soil in the driveway and yard. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-35-1999*This spill was reported by Daigle Oil Company who were responding to an oil odor complaint.

The outdoor aboveground storage tank had moved with the frost and the piping didn't. The line broke at the connection onto the tank.  The site is located at at trailer park which has a public water supply which will be placed on Quarterly sampling.

Clean-up was conducted by Delmont Wood & Sons

A-121-1998* Tom Benn reported that a residence on Lakeview drive had  a contaminated well. The lab samples indicated DRO @ 389 ppb. I collected another water sample on 3/26 and the results were 556 ppb DRO. I spoke with the tenants and later with the owner. The Dept. used funds from the Groundwater Fund to pay for rental of a dual carbon filter.
 I also sampled the water at two adjacent properties, Hamilton and Johnson. Both samples were BDL. I inspected the fuel system at the Hamilton home and the Crommett rental and did not find any problems. Mrs. Johnson would not let me enter her home, I collected a sample from the outside faucet.
 I spoke with the owner Mrs. Laurett Crommett and she had no idea of where the fuel oil may have come from. There had been some logging activity at this property about one year ago, perhaps some diesel was spilled near the well.
 In conclusion, I have not been able to determine the cause or the origin of this spill.
P-497-1996*On August 8, 1996 upon completing a delivery of oil to the Duncan residense in Portland, a Royal Oil truck leaked a small amount of oil from a bad gasket at a valve.  The oil leaked onto the road and the Duncans driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with Speedy Dry and the Duncans driveway was scrubbed with a detergent.  No further action.
B-53-1996*On the morning of Jan. 27, a Bangor Hydro crew was loading poles at the company's Lamoine maintenance facility; one of the poles was inadvertantly dropped, and severed a hydraulic hose, spilling an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  See the attached report from BHE Co.
P-327-1999*Gendron Oil Company had a Phase I site assessment done on their bulk facility in South Paris to facilitate the sale of the facility to Irving Oil.  A small area under the loading rack was found to be contaminated with diesel fuel.  Georges Gendron agree to clean up the area.  I was on site on May 25, 1999 when 45 tons of diesel contaminated soil was cleaned up and taken to Commercial Paving.  Nearly all the contamination was removed excepting the area directly beneath the fill lines.  This is a baseline site.  This clean up was not initiated nor required by the Department, but only to improve the property for future use.  No further action is anticipated.
P-521-1998*Excavator fell off Mr. Gahan's trailer because it was not secured properly.  It landed on its roof and broke open its fuel tank spilling around 25 gallons of #2 fuel onto the road.  I cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-418-1996*  On 7/11/96 the DEP received first notice of this discharge and clean-up of waste oil.  The spillage has apparently been cleaned up prior to notification and the RP has promised not to spill again.  No DEP visit has been made at this time though this report will be kept on file for possible future need.  A Response Div. visit will be made when next in the area.
  Further action possible.  See attachements for further details.  Report will be addendummed as needed.
P-731-1997*An UST was overfilled during a delivery.  The gasoline was contained and collected with speedy-dry.  The Portland Fire Dept. had responded and oversaw the clean-up.  I responded to the site the following day and observed no reason for further clean-up.

No further action required.
A-122-2001*   DEP received a report that this AST overfill had resulted in a small spill to a cellar floor; this was reportedly recovered completely.
B-256-2001*
     This office received a call at 1130 on 5/4/01 from Brian Cook (Georgia-Pacific Corp) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had a fire at their OSB mill yesterday and approximately 7 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the press section.  That oil was discovered in their aeration pond at 1100 today.  None of the oil made it to the stream beyond.  Plans are to skim the oil off the pond with boom and recover it with sorbents.  The cleanup should be completed sometime tomorrow.

REC:  File report.
A-511-1999* Vandals dumped about one gallon of waste motor oil into well #2 located at Apt.# 187.
This is the second time that someone has dumped oil/petroleum into the well,. see A-718-98..
 Bart Newhouse and I recovered most of the oil with sorbent pads and a bailer. In addition, we cleansed the well, well casing and piping with a surfactant soap solution. Several water samples have been collected.
A-48-2000* On 1-19-2000, Maritime Energy called this office to report that a customer of theirs had an oil spill. Oil was leaching into the basement floor. I arrived on scene shortly thereafter and spoke with the owners and a technician from Maritime Energy. We found that the fitting from the outside AST was stretched and leaking. The tank had settled into the ground and it was located under the deck. The tank was pumped out and a temporary tank was installed the next day.
 Cleanup started the next day. Kip Kline was hired to remediate the situation. The deck had to be removed and was not in a condition to put back. Soil excavation was done along the entire length of the backside of the house. A drainage system and collection culvert was also installed. Next Kip repaired the concrete wall in the basement. Oil had leached into the basement through a crack. This crack was repaired.
 Final grading and loam and seed shall happen in July 2000.
 The deck was never replaced, because Patricia Skrine opted for a cash payment instead. See attached letters for additional information.
P-227-1997*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of Jan. 2005 by SGB

  	 On 5/1/97, I accompanied Ted Scharf of DEP, Oil Enf. Unit, onsite to confirm an anonymous complaint of the removal of three gasoline UST's at this long out-of-service gas station & repair garage (see also P-124-94).  The facility and property I understand to be owned by Mr. Blair Colyer.  The removal contractor was H. L. Coombs Inc. located next door and not certified or trained to remove Flammable liquid UST's.  This rural residential area is on private bedrock wells and has been very sensitive to gw contamination from petro. spills with bedrock shallow and potable gw supplies limited.
   	We confirmed the UST's out of the ground and found them located in H. L. Coomb's yard, and the old vent piping in the back yard of the gas station.  The tanks checked out as been in the non-explosive range.  Product piping does not appear to have been removed as required.
	Scharf and I met Leo Coombs, at his nearby worksite, who claimed that he understood that Colyer had done all the paper work for the abandonment.  We explained removal requirements including the need for a CTI, proper purging/inerting, and a required CMR 691 UST site assessment, etc.  [We gave Mr. Coombs and his wife removal notices and a copy of the removal guidelines for future use.]

CONCLUSION
1.	  See the attached notes and correspondence for further information.  As of late August 1997, I understand Mr. Colyer has refused the Dept's request for a site assessment and has not submitted a required removal notice.  The Dept. has investigated doing a site assessment and seeking reimbursement with Ted Scharf checking on permission to work on the property.
2.	   At this time I understand the facility not to be clean to Dept. satisfaction and further action is expected for resolution.  I recommend DEP implement enforcement actions to have Mr. Colyer complete a satisfactory closure assessment, in particular because of the sensitivity of gw and receptors in Harpswell.

SGB
Maine DEP BRWM
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A-409-1998*As part of the investigation surrounding the Allen fuel oil spill in Tenants Harbor
(A-147-92), the water supply wells along Main Street (Route 131) have been monitored for petroleum hydrocarbons since 1995.  First noted in the April 1997 sample round was a 610 ppb hit of MTBE in the Kathleen King well.  Adjacent wells also contained MTBE in this sampling round, including Dehlinger (510 ppm), T&J King (11 ppb), and Niland (47 ppb).  Subsequent sampling in September 1997 of the Daniel (62 ppb) and Carol Higgins (13 ppb) wells also indicated MTBE contamination.  Sample results from April 1997 also show high motor oil concentrations in the Kathleen King well (360 ppb) and T&J King well (470 ppb).

Mrs. King's wellhead is buried in the middle of her driveway and she consistently parks her car right over it.  The T&J King tenant, Pete Smith, also parks next to the wellhead for this home.  Motor oil staining was noted adjacent to the wellhead area and the bedrock outcrop.
P-588-1998*19Nov98, A. Hemenway and I responded to facility location.  Upon arrival we met with York County emergency management, Sanford FD, and Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard (hazardous response team) representatives. A dry cleaning machine discharged approx. 30 gal. of the liquid cleaning agent perchloroethylene. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a mutual aide member in York Co., conducted a Level A entry into the facility. PNS technicians deployed speedi dri and then put the sorbent into a large overpack drum. Hemenway and I generated a Site Safety Plan and documented the established PEL of 100 ppm for this product. Photoionization readings were above both the action level and PEL after PNS initial entry and clean up. The spill occurred when a reservoir over flowed at the back of the dry cleaning machine. No facility/worker PPE precaution or regular scheduled process to maintain the machine is in use. When the access doors to the reservoir were opened, the spill occurred. PNS and DEP conducted a Level B entry to evaluate final clean up options. I observed a stained area on the floor around the dry cleaning machine and free phase product in a spill containment pan under the machine. I then observed the facilities waste collection/storage area in an adjacent room (see attached field notes). A remaining 5 gallons was removed from the reservoir and placed it in the overpack before we left the area. PID readings in the hot zone remained greater than the PEL from 0-20 cm off the floor. We met with John Courtney, owner, and advised him that he was required to hire trained workers to clean up the remaining product (hazardous waste). They reluctantly agreed. Clean Harbors, PRTLD, ME, was contracted to steam clean the area and remove spill debris on 20Nov98. Case referred to the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit. A Haz. Waste Enforc. inspection took place on 20NOV98.
No further response action. N.Thompson, SMR0,(27Jan99).
B-413-1997*On 8/1/97, 1015 hours Vaughn Thibodeau reported that they were constructing a drainage system they broke on old drainpipe and red heating oil came out of it.  The pipe had been connected to a house that has been demolished.  Apparently there had been a spill at the house and it got into the cellar drain.  Since the flow of product, which was brief, had stopped, and the original source was no longer there, I chose not to dig up the pipe.  They had excavated about a cubic yard of soil that had been associated with the spill.  I suggested that they spread this out thinly and use it for fill on site.

The construction site belongs to Irving Oil Corporation.  It is located on Rte 1A in Hampden near the junction of Rte 9.
A-12-2001* Five gallons of lube oil spilled onto the cement floor at International Paper. Clean up was done by IP, no site visit was made.
P-406-1998*
    Cpt. Dan Burgess of Sanford Fire Dept. contacted me on 8/27/98 regarding the UST of Mr. John Barth located at the Springvale School (formerly Fobes Hall of the closed Nasson College).  Barth had informed Burgess that DEP had given Barth approval to abandon-in-place (AIP), which Burgess felt was inconsistant with statute for this UST facility location.  On 8/31/98 I met Burgess onsite and agreed that the facility did not meet criteria for filling in place, consistant with many past determinations.  The tank was uncovered and cleaned by Clean Harbors but unremoved.  It was a reasonable distance from the building and a tree so a removal would not endanger them.  It turned out that Barth had already been in contact with Evans of DEP L & E Unit, and with John Dunlap who Barth claimed okayed an abandonment-in-place.  Dunlap denied getting a chance to inspect the tank and denied approving the AIP.  Responding to my 8/31/98 AIP denial I mailed him, Mr. Barth petitioned the DEP in a 9/7/98 letter for AIP so as to use the 20,000 gal. bare steel, UST for water storage.  The city stated his desired use to flush the sewer was prohibited, and the land around the building is wooded and not in need of watering.  Evans had initially approved the tanks re-use for water storage but did not approve allowing the tank to remain in the ground.
   See the attached letters and notes for further information.  As of 12/30/98 I understand that the UST has not been removed and evidence of contamination around the tank unanswered.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-573-1997*D-TREE=B2.
B-89-1998*On February 13, 1998 at 1045 we received a call from Alycia Tash of Lincoln reporting a kerosene leak at her home on the Mohawk Road.  Most of my conversation was with Nathan Marone who lives with Ms. Tash.  He said that ice fell off the trailer's roof and cracked the feedline for the tank.  He estimated that the tank lost around one hundred gallons of fuel.

I arrived on site early that afternoon and met Mr. Marone who showed me the site.

He shovelled some of the snow away to fix the feedline and I dug beneath the line and found contaminated soil.  There was no frost beneath the tank but there was frost a couple feet away from the trailer.

The trailer is located about 150 yards from the Penobscot River and the surface flow is definitely towards the river.  The couple's drilled well is located about seventy yards upslope of the spill.  I advised Mr. Marone to excavate any contaminated soil and store it until May for landspreading.  I talked to him on February 26 and he said he excavated about a drum of material but stopped when he couldn't smell any kerosene.
A-8-1998*     DEP received a report that a pick-up truck carrying a snowmobile had left the road during a snowstorm and gone into a small stream.  Approximately three gallons of gasoline spilled from the snowmobile; most of this was quickly carried away by the stream.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
B-551-1996*On 10/3/96, 1430 hours, Dave Tonninie of Holtra Chemical called to report a 70 gallon diesel spill.  A truck on their scale rack hit a steel plate in such a way that it flipped up and punctured the saddle tank.  This caused a release of 70 gallons of product.  The release went to the pit below the scale.  There is a drain at the bottom to the pit, which they plugged as soon as they could.  He said that some sheen had appeared at their weir as a result of the small amount that had gone down the pit drain and that they had this contained with boom.  They had used all the sorbent that they had on hand.  I offered to bring more sorbent but Dave said that  Coastal Environmental was on their way as we were speaking.
A-45-2000*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled when the filter nipple was broken at this property.  Contaminated snow was collected for disposal.  The area is rural/residential; the subject property has a drilled well approx. 100' from the spill location.  Given the minor nature of the event and the thoroughness of the clean-up I do not anticipate further problems here.
A-191-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-181-1996*A leak developed from a gasket on an overhead pipe line.  White liquor spilled onto the ground. This soil/liquor mixture was then taken to the Mill's landfill for disposal.
No further action required.
P-506-1997*29 August 1997, I responded to facility location. Perkins was on site. I observed a copper feed line leading under the residential trailer, that was disconnected from a removed above ground storage tank; 275 gallons, discarded  behind the residential trailer. Perkins informed me that another contractor had been involved in replacing the removed AST with a new one that included a new copper feed line.

I observed a stained area under the trailer. It appeared to me that the discharge had been on going and only recently had the home owner complained about fuel oil odors. In my opinion no remedial action is practical and the spill occurred under the trailer. The amount spilled could not be determined.

I entered the RP in the quarterly monitoring program to monitor the nearby well for one year.

No further action anticipated pending QM results.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5May98).
A-278-1997*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper that there had been a small oil spill. He reported that a check valve on the #2 paper machine leaked. The valve was near a sewer and about 2 gallons of oil went to the process sewer. No further work is necessary, no site visit was made. See the attached letter from International Paper for additional information.
P-468-1997*Free product was observed in hole and skimmed off by Seacoast Ocean Services. No heavily contaminated soils were observed.  Due to extremely high groundwater and nature of soil (gravel) no clean-up of soil was required.  Any soil which could not be used as backfill in the new tank hole was to be segregated for later disposal.  Field Services, Inc. was retained to screen the soil.

In November, 1997 I met with Town Manager Jim Macmahon and Public Works Director Erald Kilkenny, Jr. regarding any further clean-up and the disposition of stockpiled soil.  Mr. Macmahon had requested the meeting after reviewing the Field Services site assessment.  I informed Mr. Macmahon that no further clean-up would be necessary, however I would need to be informed as to what disposal/treatment option the town would undertake.  At that time Mr. Kilkenny was unsure of the amount of soil that had been stockpiled, however he believed that Simard & Sons may have disposed of it already.  I informed him that this was likely not the case as I had not issued a virgin letter for the soil's disposal and I believed it highly unlikely that Simard would proceed without one.  He agreed to contact me when he could confirm the quantity of soil stockpiled and the chosen method of disposal at which time I would issue a virgin letter or land spreading agreement.  In a letter dated 12/9/97 (attached), Mr. Kilkenny stated that the soil had been disposed of by screening it and adding it to the surface gravel on site.  Although aerataion through the screener and land spreading on site had been discussed at the meeting, no approval had been granted by the Department, and in fact the process had apparently already occurred before the meeting was held.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter, however it has been referred for enforcement consideration.


___________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Divison of Response Services
BR&WM


P-841-1999*     On Sunday 12/5/99, I visited this seafood canning facility while investigating a mystery red oil discharge to the Kennebec River (P-821-99)  The facility is commercial/industrial and is located on the river downhill from a residential area (see map).  The M/V ATLANTIC FROST was tied up to the company pier.
      A Mr. Gary Coumbs of the company gave me a tour and I found no indication of any red oil (#2 oil or marine diesel) discharges or storage on land.  While checking out a large #6 oil AST containment building I noted a large spill of free product on the floor of the concrete berm.  Dark oil stains traveled down the side of the AST indicating past over-spills.  The supplier is M W Sewall Oil Co.  This spillage appeared to be several inches deep or more and was not known to the DEP prior to this inspection.   Mr. Coumbs told me nothing was escaping the berm.  Also on-site is an out-of-service soybean oil tank, and an active soybean oil tank used in canning fish.
      Jon Woodard of DEP and I discussed the #6 oil discharge in the berm.  On 12/10/99 I reached Mr. Roger Webber of Stinson.  Mr. Webber told me that the discharge was the result of many smaller overfills over the years and that Stinson did have plans for cleaning it up.  Mr. Webber stated that they did not know the discharge was required to be reported to DEP and cleaned up as it was contained in the berm.  I advised him that since the oil left its primary containment it needed to be reported.  Fortunately, when #6 oil cools, and there are no open drains, it typically does not travel far.  Mr. Webber stated that he would look into a clean-up and the red oil spill.  A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Webber.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.  See attached and any addendums for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-679-1996*Somehow the fitting holding on the fire-matic (valve located on bottom of AST that distributes fuel to furnace) broke discharging the fuel onto the basement floor.  No one was home when the incident occured, so the speculation was made that the fitting was faulty.  The oil spread throughout the basement damaging two sets of stairs and sheet rock.  In addition, several article that were being stored in the basement were either damaged or
B-104-1997*D-TREE=B2.
A-358-1998*This was a marsh sheen in two locations on the site.  No oil was found.  No further action is anticipated.
A-762-1999*Mark Nystrom discovered a line leak near his tank. The product was mostly absorbed by a wooden floor and a sill. He planned to take the house down to build a new one in January. Bill Wallace agreed to leave the soil in place until then. Mr. Nystrom installed a rain gutter and some plastic to keep water away from the spill area. A water sample taken from the well tested non-detect.

The house was torn down in August. Permission was given by DEP Solid Waste staff for Mr. Nystrom to burn the <1 cu yd of contaminated wood debris on site provided the ashes were buried at least 18" below grade (but not in the water table) and a local fire permit was obtained. Contaminated soil was removed by the building contractor, George C. Hall & Sons, Inc. Mr. Nystrom was advised to have the well tested again for DRO as soon as plumbing was installed (and before anyone began drinking it).

The site was referred to Tech Services. No further action required by Response.
P-473-1996*On 7/29/96 I received a call from Norm Chaput reporting an overfill of an Irving truck at their facility in South Portland.  Approximately 10 gallons was lost.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-514-1997*9/18/97 8:20

The DOT maintenance facility dispatcher on the Hogan Road called to report a small diesel spill from a leaky line on one of their trucks.  Approximately 5 gallons spilled on the shoulder of the North Howland Road in Howland.  The stained soil was subsequently dug up and taken to the Hogan Road facility for spreading.  No water or other resources of the State were believed to be affected.
A-808-1999*     DEP received a report that a vegetable oil heat transfer fluid was spilled at this facility.  All product was reportedly recovered from pavement.
A-236-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred at this facility.  According to the spiller, product was confined to pavement and was sorbed by a contractor.
A-605-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-732-1997*  ON 12/24/97, 0850 HOURS FRED LEIGH OF BANGOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMPANY REPORTED THAT THEY HAD DROPPED A NEW TRANSFORMER FROM A PICK UP TRUCK WHILE UNLOADING IT. THE IMPACT BROKE A BUSHING AND A HALF GALLON OF NON PCB OIL ESCAPED FROM THE UNIT. THE SPILL LANDED ON SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE OILED SNOW IMMEDIATELY.  THE OILED SNOW WILL BE TRANSFERED TO BANGOR HYDRO'S WASTE STREAM.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A POWER OUTAGE CALL OUT.  APPARENTLY THEY WERE REPLACING A FAILED TRANSFORMER WITH A NEW UNIT.  THE UNIT ACCIDENTLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND AS IT WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM A PICK UP TRUCK.
A-371-2000*Found oil stain on the side of route 128 in Dresden. Had a local contractor remove contaminated soil and transport to Commercial Recycling. No further action expected.
A-356-1996*Received a complaint from Roger Coutu about leaking lawn mowers at a shed owned by his landlady, Tammy Redlevske. I phoned Ms. Redlevske on 8/6/96 and finally spoke to her on 8/7/96 and I arranged to meet her at her rental property on Cemetary Road in North Vassalboro that day. She showed me a shed that did have a lot of old small engine parts and about 6 peices of power equipment in various states of disrepair. There was one bucket that had thin film of emulsified oil in it. I sorbed the oil and disposed of the rest of the water on site. Apparently the shed used to belong to her exhusband who ran a small engine repair shop. I advised her to ask a local repair shop if they wanted the parts and the machines or to just dispose of them as scrap metal. She informed me that she had just given an eviction notice to Mr. Coutu. No further action is necessary.
B-470-1997*On 8/28/97, 1420 hours Bob Vaughn of Seal Cove Boat Yard reported an AST anomaly at their facility.  He estimated that the release started between 0900 and 1200 hours through a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  He thought that the spill was between 5 & 10 gallons.  The spill had landed on the unit's concrete pad and ran about 10 feet on solid, marine clay.  A gallon or so of the spill was recovered from the clay surface with sorbent pads.  Some of the product found its way to some gravel that was in depression in the clay surface.  They had excavated this and wanted to know what to do with it.  We discussed some options including treatment on site.  He said that they had a 100'x300' area that was well consolidated marine clay that they could spread it on.  He also suggested that he could go over it with a weed burner.  He had determined that the soil was not contaminated enough to sustain a burn, but he figured that the flame treatment would hasten the volatilization of the product.  I allowed that it was a good idea.  Additionally, he plans on adding 10-10-10 to it.
B-535-1997*9/24/97 1510

An anonymous complainant called to report the existence of an unregistered underground tank at a waterfront home on Goose Pond in Dedham.  The caller expressed concern for the lake.  Not many other details were given except for directions.  The report of a new sand beach on the pond was also given.  Both myself and John Cullen of Land & Water visited the site.

A walk around the house shown no evidence of an underground tank, i.e. vent pipe, fill pipe etc.  As for the beach it was rather old and wasn't anything recent.  No one was home at the time.
B-618-2001*      On October 29, 2001 at 1940 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting a fifty gallon #2 oil spill.  The leak came from a hole in the bottom of a basement tank at the home of Peggy Harris at 16 Vermont Ave.  I arrived on site and found the fire department and Ms. Harris's oil supplier cleaning up the spill with sorbent pads and Speedi-Dri.  The basement had a concrete floor and the house is on town water.  The oil company pumped out and replaced the leaking tank.
B-242-1999*As part of an on-going deal with Mobil Oil, R. H. Foster has performed site assessments on several of their bulk plants around the state; one of them is the old Gulf Oil terminal in Pembroke.  Sampling in  April showed groundwater contamination by both gasoline and diesel.  Test pits dug on June 8 showed some gasoline, but mostly diesel, in the soil on the South side of the tank farm. Because the soils are shallow here, and there is a private well down-gradient, I offered Bob Foster the choice of land-farming the soil, or excavating it.  He chose to land-farm it.

A test pit dug between tanks 3 and 4, inside the fence, showed diesel contamination of 2800 ppm, but only 0.51 ppm lead, tclp.  According to Kieth Corthell, former terminal manager, this contamination is the result of mucking out the tanks in the 40's and 50's. The tank bottoms were just buried on-site, next to the tank manway.  Until the tank farm is dismantled there is no reason to require this contaminated soil to be recovered.

Because MW 2 showed 310 ppb diesel range organics (DRO), I asked that they set in a recovery well and start to treat the groundwater through carbon filters.  Bob Foster agreed to this, but his consultant, Arnie Fessenden, (947-3184) wants to set in more monitoring wells, along the south and east side of the property.   I agreed to this plan, but said I saw no reason to re-sample the existing wells.
B-307-2000*B-307-00
Brewer

Sunday June 4, 2000				0835

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Mr. Joe Elka (989-2236) about Campbell construction spreading some kind of diesel on Center Street in Brewer.

I called Mr. Elka whom said that Campbell Construction was involved in the excavation of placing sewer or water pipe under Center Street, in Brewer.  I explained that I would be on my way to investigate the situation.

Upon investigation it was discovered that Campbell Construction did, in fact spread something onto the roadway on Friday.  The material was Calcium Chloride.  A material which left a slightly darker color to the part of the roadway that was still paved but was used to keep dust down on the rest of the road that had been previously excavated for the placement of underground (under street) piping.  While there I spoke with Mr. John Gonya of 229 Center Street.  He wondered what the material was, but did not suspect oil.
B-28-1998*B-028-98 B.H.E.Co. - Ellsworth


Bangor Hydro reported the loss of about 1 gallon or less of transformer oil (23 ppm PCB) when ice caused a tree branch to fall on already stressed lines which pulled over a transformer on pole #828 1/5 and oil leaked out the cover onto bushes and snow below. The bushes were cleaned and the snow removed. See the attached B.H.E.Co. report for more details.
A-594-1996*Received a call from Mike White that he was preparing for an underground tank removal at the School Administrative District #9 bus garage in Farmington. It was a 1000 gallon waste oil tank. Removal started on 10/21/96 and was completed on 10/31/96. About 200 gallons of waste oil was still in the tank and needed to be pumped out and disposed of properly. Mr. White contacted me on 10/31/96 when the rest of the tank removal was completed and we discussed what he had found. A high of 536 ppm (PID headspace) was reported. I approved closure of the excavation with the addition of a laboratory analysis for fuel oil on the lowermost soil. The analysis returned a result of 11,000 ppm. This was discovered the week of 12/16/96, when the appendix P site assessment was received. The site is classified as a baseline 2 site, not a baseline site as stated in the site assessment. This site is being referred to technical services for evaluation of the high laboratory result.
B-596-2000*On 11/03/00, 1220 hours Roy Coster, who works for CMP, reported a 5- gallon , non-PCB transformer oil spill at their Detroit substation.  They were working on a transformer when the oil was spill due to some mishap.  The spill landed on gravel.  They recovered the oil in about a cubic yard of gravel, which went to CMP's waste stream.
B-41-1998*B-041-98 Bangor Sunday January 18, 1998                              1343
I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121) in Orono.  I was informed that Steve Polyot (990-5252), of Bell Atlantic had phoned to report a ruptured hydraulic line on a Bell Atlantic line truck.
I phoned Mr. Polyot of Bell Atlantic.  He explained that a hydraulic line burst on a line truck.  The truck was on Store Avenue, which is located between Home Quarters and before American Concrete, off Stillwater Avenue.  The hydraulic spill of 7.5 gallons was to the road surface and was cleaned up by Bell Atlantic using sorbent boom and pads.  This material will be disposed of through Clean Harbors.
A-87-2000*     DEP received a report that virgin transmission oil was spilled at this facility when a vehicle struck a 5-gallon pail of oil.  Product was collected from the pavement by local fire officials.
A-728-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred at this facility as a result of repair operations (see Guilford incident report).  Oil was collected using sorbents, with no product reportedly reaching the Kennebec River.
B-118-2001*B-118-2001
03/19/2001 10:30

     Rob Workman of the Shurtleff Co. in Brewer called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their facility on Parkway South.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons had spilled when their diesel tank was mistakenly overfilled.  The fuel was stated to be contained within the tank's dike.  No resources of the State were affected.

B-73-1998*Mr. Vanuden called to report that a company home delivery truck had spilled 2-3 gallons of heating oil onto the Heart Lake Rd. (while he thought it went to Heart Lake he was not really sure what its name was).  It seems that a fitting that attaches the pump air eliminator to the tank had worked loose.  The driver turned his truck around by backing into the steep drop of the Heart Lake Rd. which caused fuel in the tank to run down the air eliminator pipe and leak out at the pump.  The driver covered the spill with speedi dri and used a few sorbent pads.  A small amount of ice/packed snow was also dug up.  This was all returned to their shop where the snow will be melted and oil padded off and the water will be run through their oil/water separator.  Speedi dri and pads will go to Sawyer's Landfill.
A-687-1998*Received an anonymous call concerning an oil spill at the residence of Mary Dorr in South Thomaston. I contacted Ms. Dorr who confirmed that she had a spill. I arranged to inspect the site. Upon my arrival she showed me where the spill had occurred. The filter housing on the 275-gallon tank had cracked allowing the oil to leak out. I explained to her that the soil around the tank needed to be excavated to protect her well. Her mother was getting her water from the same well. I arranged for the tank to be moved and the soil excavated. We excavated until we reached the action level of 100ppm bag-headspace over most of the contaminated area. The soil was a silty-clay.  Initial tests of water from her well showed no contamination from fuel oil. No further work is necessary on this site unless additional water tests show some contamination.
P-682-1999*On 9/18/99 I received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. through the Maine State Police reporting an oil spill at Southern Maine Technical College.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an out of service 275 gallon above ground storage tank had leaked around the firematic valve.  The leak occurred when the legs of the tank, which was not on a concrete pad, sunk into the ground cracking the firematic valve.  Approximately 25 gallons was estimated to have spilled.  A small stain was observed on the grass under the tank.  I required no clean up as there were no resources at risk.  Union oil arrived on site and pumped the remaining fuel out of the tank.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 22, 1999

P-15-2001*Appr. 40 gallons of Jet-A fuel spilled while a truck was being filled at the loading rack.  South Portland fire and Northeast Air personnel cleaned up the product.  No oil left the concrete.  Northeast Air will inspect the loading rack before further use.  No further action
A-494-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file 8199
A-38-2001* Received a call from Vickie Gammon of International Paper reporting a small spill.  She reported that there was a ? gallon leak of hydraulic oil from a leaking hose.  The spill was to a paved surface and cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no additional work is needed.  See the attached spill report from International Paper for additional information.
B-118-1997*MSgt. Shutler called to report that an estimated 10 gallons of JP-8 had been spilled onto the flight line when an aircraft that was being refueled leaked from a broken valve.  Since it spilled onto the pavement they used commerical sorbents to recover almost all of it.  The sorbents will be disposed through a hazardous waste contractor.
A-225-1997*Report of UST overfills.
P-19-2000*   On Mon. 1/17/00, Mr. Lyscars notified DEP of gaso. contam. he measured while performing a UST removal assessment under CTI #251 Todd Lavallee of A L Doggett, Inc.  Two 3000 gal. dbl-wall CP steel UST's w/ piping were being removed for replacement with larger tanks.  Contam. was low but over reportable levels.  The area has 4 or more private wells within 300', and is rural residential & commercial (see photos & maps).  Tanks T-1 and T-2 were removed from the facility in 1988.
    On Tues. 1/18/00 Scott Cyr and I met with Lavallee, though the two removed UST's were gone.  We noted gw @ 11' bg and native fine-med. bedded sands.  Gw flow direction was hard to imply.   We approved dewatering the new UST excav. to an onsite test pit.  PID values were reported to only be up to 140 ppm, localized around the fills, and no remediation was required by the DEP.  Excavated fill removed for the new larger compartmented UST went to nearby Dayton Sand & Gravel Co.  I noted no petro. odor in the air and no sheen on the gw.
    While excavating on 1/19/00 for the new UST, Lavallee exposed and removed two out-of-service, bare steel "mystery" UST's (T-5 & T-6) that we believe were from a store that burned down in the 1940's.  These tanks (500 & 100 gals.) contained old, gaso. contam. water that was pumped out by Clean Harbors.  These tanks were to be registered.  Lyscars returned on 1/20/00 and checked PID levels under the pump island, noting just over 100 ppm.
     No remediation is required at this time and I understand that no wells have been contaminated.  See attached notes, UST removal assessment, and UST  Reg. file #6468 for further details.  No GW Ins. Fund application or DEP expenses are expected.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-612-1998*   While working at the adjacent Pine Tree Mobil gas station I checked this AST bulk plant and noted fresh spillage of oil including red free product floating atop a puddle under the loading rack.  The driver filling up his peddler truck stated he did not know who spilled it or how long it had been there.  I put pads down and advised him of state reporting and clean-up requirements.  I also left fresh pads for future possible accidents.  Oily soil was evident as well as stains on the side of the concrete berm.  These discharges had not been reported to DEP.
    This area is sensitive because of nearby wells which are already contaminated with oil from this site and/or the adjacent Pine Tree Service Mobil.  A Stringent Clean-Up had been designated years earlier by Sheryl Bernard and Peter Eremita during an oil spill clean-up at this bulk plant (see DEP spill files).
     I met owner Bill Reed at his Bath office, advised him of clean-up and reporting requirements, and he agreed to a prompt clean-up before the soil froze.  On 12/8/98 I met Reed's contractor, Harry Doughty, onsite and excavated down to groundwater at 4'8" down.  Fill was bony with clay below.  I gave the contractor poly to line the excavation before filling to keep future spills from going deep.  Soil went to CRS in Scarborough.  Reed assured me he would lay a concrete pad under the loading rack to contain future spills and to do better at reporting.
     This report will be forwarded to DEP's Pat Seaward, ongoing DEP geologist for Pine Tree Mobil and this site.  Reed will apply to the AST Ins. Fund.    Under Option 1, invoices were to be sent to DEP for payment.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-253-2000*Received a call from John Hurley making a report of  possible well contamination.  He said that an auto accident on the edge of his property caused the spillage of some gasoline, which left a dead patch of grass.  I went to the site and found the dead patch of grass.  It was close to his well.  I took samples from a hose bib on the outside of his trailer.  I left Mr. Hurley instructions to rototill up the dead patch of grass and replant.  The samples returned results of non-detect.  No additional work is needed on this site.
P-298-1998*On 07/07/98 I investigated an anonymous complaint of rust and black liquid entering Josie Brook behind Two Trails Tire.  I found only iron bacteria.  No further action is required at this time.




______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 7, 1998
P-754-1999*    On the morning of Saturday 10/30/99, I received notice of a small gaso. discharge from an auto rollover on Sandbar Rd in Windham.   The Fire Dept. was onsite responding to the car accident and leak.  Sandbar Rd. is a narrow paved road off Rt. 115, approx 0.25 miles E of Rt. 302.  The road runs behind the No. Windham Shopping Ctr.  The area is over a mapped S & G aquifer and on private drilled wells.
     I checked out the spill in the early afternoon and noted a petro. stain running from the pavement to the E road shoulder.  There was a moderate odor of gaso. in the soil.  That afternoon I arranged with Nick Clark for Fleet Env. (formerly Seacoast Ocean Services) to excavate out contaminated soils the following Monday before going to our next clean-up in Raymond.
    On 11/1/99 we excavated approx. one ton of soil for disposal to CRS under a DEP virgin letter.  We removed to below 100 ppm (bag headspace method, 225 PID set point).  Gw flow direction is unknown at present.  I do not believe there is any remaining serious threat to any of the wells though this report will be forwarded to Maine DEP Tech Services for review and any potential further actions.   See attachments for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-421-1997*6 August 1997, I responded to facility location. Upon arrival I observed an excavation, next to the facility structure, that containes two 500 gallon USTs. The underground tanks appear to have been previously abandon in place. There is an opening in the top of both tanks and both tanks are filled with sand.

I inserted a wooden probe through the sand in the tanks, upon removal of the stick I observed an olfactory odor of fuel oil.  I did not observe a sheen on the water that was present in the tanks. I dug a test pit next to one of the tanks and did not incounter any contaminated soil or groundwater. I concluded that the tanks were previously abandon and that the tankes were filled in place with residual product or sludge remaining in the tanks.

I approved the tanks for abandonment in place and also issued a 30-day waiver.

No further action by response services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4 September 1997)
A-713-1999*Ms. Tucker noticed a black substance over one of her ornamental trees.  What she described sounded like waste oil or hydraulic oil.  She felt vandals were responsible. The material was dry at the time of my visit.  There was none on the ground.  I thought it could be a mold or disease.  I determined this wasn't a spill, and referred this to Clark Granger from the Department of Conservation.  He is looking into it.  No further action is anticipated.
P-121-2000*The Windham fire dept. reported a sheen on the road and was unsure of  the source.  I investigated the complaint and could not find anything, but the sheen on the road.  There was no free product observed or to be collected.  The discharge appeared to be either old fuel oil or lube oil, because there was no odor unusually associated with recently released fuel oil.

No further action required.
I-186-1997*On 12-12-97, Chad Bourgoin of the Loring Caretakers office called to report there had been a spill in the basement of building 6525 of fuel oil . A bad seal on a pressure gauge on the fuel line was the cause. All the spilled fuel had gone to a floor drain and to the wastewater Treatment facility before it was discovered. No action at this point was seen as necessary.
B-585-2000*On 10/30/00, 1145 Judy Moore of GNP reported a small  sheen held by eddying currents on the edge of the river.  The dimensions of the sheen were 10' X 10'.  Judy had checked all of their possible sources and did not find a cause.  The sheen had rainbow colors, which usually indicates a fresh, light product
I-101-1999*While removing a UST at the lumber mill in Nashville, minor contamination was revealed.

A minor amount of contamination was found in the pea stone under the fill bucket. The PID readings from this material were 54 ppm or less. The native soils surrounding the excavation were non detect using a PID.

 Although a stringent site, the decision tree was modified slightly to allow the contaminated stone to be reused on-site.

Spill bucket appears to be the source but was not actually linked to the contamination.

Case Closed
P-167-2000*   On 3/24/00 DEP's Scott Leighton contacted me regarding a virgin oil-spill soil disposal letter for this manufacturing facility in Scarborough.  During a facility RCRA inspection by he and Mary Corr, they noted a small compressor oil discharge to soil in the rear of the building (see site sketch).  The property owner, Mr. Larry Smith, wished not to landfarm the soil onsite and we all wished to avoid the need for expensive TCLP analysis.  After discussion within Response Div., issuance of a virgin letter was approved as the compressor is a closed system with little chance for hazardous contaminants.  The compressor oil is a heavy, hydraulic-oil like petroleum (see attached MSDS).
    The area is suburban residential and commercial/industrial, on city water and sewer.  It is just NW of Rigby RR Yard.  Gw is close to grade.  I noted no UST's to be registered at the site.
    On Monday, 3/27/00 I met Mr. Smith onsite, examined the spillage, and issued a virgin letter (attached).  I instructed to clean-up based on discoloration as the oil is not volatile.  Clean Harbors was arranged to do the remediation.   2.13 tons were reported received by  Commercial Recycling.  Though I did not attend the clean-up I understand that it is clean to Dept. satisfaction, and a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal has been met.  No further Response Div. actions are expected.  See records of Scott Leighton for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-450-1997*This spill occurred after a heavy rain.  The outlet to a temporary oil water separator  was plugged.  See Spill A-154-97 for information about the source of oil in the separator.   The plug caused the water to rise and force oil  out the top of the tank.  When I arrived, I observed an area near the tank where the ground surface was oil covered.  Some oil had reached the nearby cove causing a minor sheen.  Clean Harbors was on site.  They had placed sorbent boom around the sheen and were in the process of vactoring all contaminated debris and soil.

Jeff Pendleton was the CMP representative on site.  Together we checked the main oil water separator at tank 3.  There was a minor amount of oil there, but this would not have moved to the temporary separator tank.  We removed the plug in the outlet at the ash pond.  There was no oil in the water that then discharged.  He informed me that arrangements would be made to remove all remaining oil in the temporary separator.   The tank will be checked regularly for oil.  I confirmed this with Adam Durand.

No further action is anticipated.
B-707-1998*A corrosion leak in Phyllis Davis' outside AST was reported to this office by Tammarro Oil. According to Mike Tammarro, three gallons of product, maximum, had leaked before they were notified; the oil stained an area of soil outside the trailer 3'x3'x.5'.  I instructed the homeowner to fertilize the area heavily in the Spring of 1999.
B-58-2000*B-058-2000
02/02/2000

     The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report that a tractor trailer developed a leak in a saddle tank south of the I-395 exit in the south bound lane on I-95.  Fire personnel were reportedly on site tending to the leak.  Investigation shown that a metal piece of road debris punctured the left saddle tank with a dime sized hole.  Luckily the puncture was located high on the tank.  It was estimated that approximately 15 gallons were spread on the pavement over a distance of about 300 feet.  Sorbent material was used to clean up any puddled areas when the truck was stopped.  The tank was temporarily plugged until repairs could be made at Dysart's truck stop just down the road.  No resources of the State were affected.
P-768-2001*On 9/24/01 I received a call from Claire Pike reporting an oil spill at her home in Buxton.  From what I could glean from the conversation, the spill was several years old.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned the following.  Ms. Pike had purchased a used monitor heater and fuel pump from Buxton Oil 3 to 4 years ago.  The purchase was made just a few days before Buxton Oil was purchased by Webber Energy.  Buxton Oil installed the heater and pump in the living room of the home.  A short time later, a visitor to the home commented on a smell of oil.  Ms. Pike called Buxton Oil who told her that an oil smell was normal and to cover the pump with a plastic bag.  In January of 2001 Ms. Pike removed the plastic bag and noticed that the pump was leaking.  She called Webber who replaced the pump at no cost to Ms. Pike.  No call was ever made to the DEP.

Sometime in September, Ms. Pike filed a claim with her insurance company regarding perceived damage to her living room from the oil.  When I arrived on site on 9/24, I was not able to see any evidence of spillage nor was there any oil odor detected.  I used a photoionization detector to measure any potential oil vapors in the area surrounding the heater and was not able to detect any.  I told Ms. Pike that I did not see any threat to human health or the environment, and that she should pursue any property damage issue with her insurance company, Concord Insurance Group.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 4, 2001
B-287-2000*B-287-2000
05/25/2000 08:00

     John Marshal of the Ellsworth Fire Department called to report an oil sheen on the Union River just above the Bangor Hydro Electric dam.  I was informed that the sheen may have been related to a spill at the Dean Morang residence just across the road from the sheen location.
     Investigation shown that Mr. Morang lost an unknown amount of fuel from his outside fuel tank.  It was evident that the copper line had corroded spilling the fuel beneath his building's concrete slab.  It appeared that during the course of the spring oil was flushed out the perimeter drain to a drainage swale that is a tributary to the river.  Sorbent boom was placed in the swale and monitored for the next month until the sheen dissipated.  It is not known how much oil was lost to the river.  Approximately 20 gallons were recovered in sorbent material.
A-246-1996*Received a call from Marcel Trepanier with a complaint about some propane cylinders. Apparently he had made a complaint earlier to Carolyn Bergeron of Solid Waste and she contacted Magalloway Plt. to suggest they enforce the litter laws. The tanks were not in Magalloway Plt. They are located in Richardsontown Twp.  Mr. Trepanier contacted the Department again and the call was referred to Response. While on his snow machine last winter he found 12 100# propane cylinders and other garbage near Cranberry Cove on Upper Richardson Lake. He speculated that it might be from a logging camp. I obtained a copy of his map from Carolyn Bergeron and contacted the Maine Forest Service in Oquossoc. They said they would look in to it. No futher action by Response is indicated unless requested by the Maine Forest Service. No site visit was made.

6/12/96 Received a call from Harry Higgins of the Maine Forest Service Oquossoc office that he had contacted Seven Islands Land Company. He reported that Seven Islands was aware of the problem and had already told the lease holder to remove the propane tanks. They volunteered to tell him again.
A-142-1997*The diesel tank at the Waterville yard was removed.  Although the PID readings were high, no saturated soils were found.  The area is silty clay so migration potential is limited.  This is an industrial site with a long history and does not warrant rigorous cleanup.  The soils were left in place.  No further action is required.
P-901-1999*    In Nov. 1999, Ryan Doherty, of this rural store, requested advice of me regarding installation of a new gas station facility.  At the time Frank Doherty was installing new electrical conduits and eventually a new concrete pump island.  They were interested in an AST facility to replace UST's removed in 1998 (P-458-98).  I referred Mr. Doherty to Ted Scharf of BRWM Tanks Enf. Unit, for installation requirements.  Though the Maine Fire Marshal regulates AST's in this case, the Maine DEP does regulate buried piping associated with AST's such as this.  Doherty informed me he was negotiating with A. L. Doggett and Simard & Son companies for the new installation.  The area is mostly rural residential with 4 to 5 wells within 300' of the facility.
     After discussing this site with DEP's Ted Scharf and Eric Hamlin I was advised that an AST piping system in this case would need secondary containment and continuous leak detection (like UST piping) as the product in the buried piping would be under head-pressure and not be able to drain back into the tank in case of a leak.  In Dec. 1999 I discussed this with CTI Elwin Scott of Simard & Son who expressed that he was recommending a UST system to Doherty.
     In Nov./Dec. 1999 I noted Doherty construct a new pump island to replace the island removed in 1999, however I noted no containment sump installed under the sump.  An island containment sump appears necessary at the end of the product piping whether the tanks are AST's or UST's.  As of 3/5/00 no new piping or tanks have been initiated.  See attached and UST Reg. files for further site information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-617-1998*B-617- 98
Bar Harbor

Sunday September 13, 1998			0802

The state police dispatcher phoned to report that Dean Briar (288-9765), of Dead River phoned to report a vent blow back that went into the ocean and was dispersed.

I phoned 288-9765 and spoke with someone's wife, she was not aware of the details.

Next I contacted the Bar Harbor Fire Department (288-5556) and spoke with Jay Higgins.  Mr. Higgins said he would look at the harbor area and get back to me.

I received a call from Joey Kane, Bar Harbors Assistant Fire Chief.  He indicated that the "Acadia Whale Watcher" (President: Dennis Dyer) is often fueled by Dead River with only one person.   Often times that person is at the truck.  There should have been a minimum of 2 people fueling the tour boat this morning, sometime after 0700.  There is currently a 15 to 20 MPH wind at the Golden Anchor Pier.  Fifteen Lobster cars have been moved at Young'' Fisherman'' Warf.  Apparently Dead River fuels boats with out having a person on the boat and one at the truck.  This is common practice.  I was told that the sheen has dispersed.
B-218-2001*B-0218-01
Brooksville

Friday April 20, 2001				1800

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office (667-7575), about a leaking vehicle, in Brooksville.

The sheriff's dispatcher asked me to contact Matt Dow (266-2166), of the Brooksville Fire Department.  According to Mr. Dow, the driver of a van struck a rock on the Holbrook Island Sanctuary back road on around 1710 today.  This vehicle's gasoline tank is reported to have been leaking since at least Wednesday.

It is believed that around 9 gallons of gasoline leaked at this location.  The Brooksville Fire Department excavated about .10 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil and gravel and will spread it thinly on the side of the road.
P-156-1997*On 3/21/97 I received a call from Ray Peppin of S. D. Warren reporting a spill that occurred at their facility.  The spill occurred when the driver of a truck from Clean Oil Technology carrying totes of hydraulic oil heard a loud noise in the truck.  When he stopped to investigate he observed that one of the metal legs on one of the totes had broken causing the tote to shift onto another one causing a puncture of one of the totes.  All of the contents spilled on to the truck floor and then leaked out onto a gravel surface.  The driver notified S. D. Warren staff who immediately responded by placing woods chips in and around the truck.  The oiled chips were then taken to Warrens biomass incinerator.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-675-2000*Report of an oil sheen on a pond behind a residence was checked out by local police on Sunday (11/5) who confirmed that there was a sheen.  When I checked the site on Monday I found no sheen anywhere.  I walked the entire perimeter of the pond and found nothing.  NFA
I-134-1997*Naborhood Store's tank replacement resulted in contaminated soil being found in the excavation.

A landspreading site was located and the material was spread to three inches.

County Environmental did the site assessment, which is available in the Augusta records for more detailed information on the site.

The tank installer on site was supplied by Daigle Oil Co.

The Contractor was Ed Pelletier & Sons.

No discharge to Long lake was evident and no abutting property owners wells were contaminated.


Case Closed
B-641-1998*
B-641-98

On 9/30/98, 1030 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that they had a leaking transformer on Mason Bay Road in Jonesport.  Their crew had patched the unit and removed a third of a drum of impacted soil from the base of the pole.  They also sampled the oil for a PCB analysis, which came back 55 ppm PCB.  Meanwhile they monitored the unit with the expectation that they would be able to replace the unit in a couple of weeks.  The Unit was a regulating type of transformer, which they were unable to replace immediately.  This was not a problem because the leak had been fixed.  On 12/11/98 BHE removed another two drums of soil to establish the required one foot buffer zone.  All of the removed soil was taken by Clean Harbors for disposal.
P-399-1990*Removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility; oil contaminated soil and groundwater managed.
P-264-2000*All the Responders paperwork for this spill has been lost.  This case was referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.
P-357-1999*I approved the abandonment in place because of the limited access to the basement.  The tank was an AST that was encased in sand and bricks.  The tank appears to be small and is above the floor of the basement. I felt that some odor or staining in the bricks would be apparent if the tank had started to leak.  The area is served by town water.  Mr. Bouchard had the paperwork completed to register the tank.  His plan is to sell the property as is in mid June.  He is getting bids from tank installers to pay for the abandonment after the property transfer.

No further action is anticipated.
P-716-2000*See attached report.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 23, 2001
A-465-1998*     DEP received a report that a spill of approximately 100 gallons of heating oil occurred at this residential property via a leak in a copper line buried under the concrete cellar floor.  Jon Andrews (DEP) investigated.  The neighborhood is medium-dense residential, and is served by a municipal water supply.  The soils in the immediate area of the spill appear well-drained; depth to water table is probably in excess of 10'.  I saw no evidence of spilled product.  After discussion with DEP geo-technical staff, it was determined that no recovery methods were practical or necessary in this instance.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident unless further evidence of contamination becomes known.
A-539-2001* On 8-5-2001, a customer overfilled their automobile gas tank at the Rockland Mainway. This station is located at 3 Camden St. This resulted in the release of about 10 gallons of gasoline onto the pavement and into the storm drain. The Rockland Fire Dept. responded. No further action will be needed by the DEP.
A-518-1997*Steve Fuller called to report a light sheen on the river from the clear sewer.  The source of the oil was traced to the #10 PM vacuum pump at the north end of the mill.  See attached report from Mead.
A-146-2000*Received a call from Jerry Junkins concerning a spill at the International Paper mill in Jay.  A filter was leaking on the ring debarker and 150 gallons was spilled into the containment moat.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sawdust.  No oil reached the sewer and no additional work is needed on this incident.
I-39-1996*On 5-3-96, Lisa Morin of Madawaska reported that there were several Pine trees on her property line that were dying. She thought the reason was because of a spill of fuel from the neighboring property owner the previous winter. I investigated and found that there were trees stressed and by taking several hand soil auger samples, did notice a faint odor of fuel in the soil about 1 to 2 feet deep. The next door property is owned by Larry Beaulie, who has a local fuel oil bussiness. Apparently one of his trucks had a small overfill the winter before. Because the trees were not dead, and removal of any soil would likely cause more stress to the trees , I suggested the Ms. Morin wait untill the new growth started this year to see if they would recover. If not  and the trees died, we would romove the contaminated soil. I also sampled her well and found it to be clean.
I-191-1999*On 12/20/99, the State Police in Houlton reported a car rollover on the Hodgdon Road in Linneus. A small amount of gas was reported to have been lost as the result. I inspected the scene that day and found that while there was a small area of soil contaminated with gas, it did not pose any threat to surface or drinking water supplies in the area. No action was taken.
A-510-1998*Rick Farris (cellular 323-0409) of Waldo County EMA reported a green material had been spilled along a road in Unity.  I met him on site, and found that someone had evidently cleaned out a tank used for hydroseeding into a ditch on the side of the road.  The area was very marshy, with wetland vegetation.

Mr. Farris thought Wardwell had the contract for hydroseeding roads in the area, and we stopped at the Town Office to confirm this.  The clerk on duty recommended we contact Sue Lombard at the Town Office (948-3763) the following day.

I contacted Chuck Kellogg in the DEP Bureau of Land & Water Quality and passed the information along to him.  No further action necessary by Response Services.
B-434-2000*B-434-00
Mount Desert (Somesville)

Friday August 11, 2000				2001

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Lorraine Bracy (276-5111), of Mount Desert.

According to Ms. Bracy there is a vehicle in Long Pond off the Pretty Marsh Road in Somesville.  She said that the Somesville Volunteer Fire Department was on scene and a wrecker was either on scene or would soon be.

I arrived in Somesville on the Pretty Marsh Road.  I was met there by a member of the volunteer fire department and directed to the proper location.

At a rental property, owned by Bill Hanes, the tenant had a vehicle parked near the camp and not far from Long Pond.  Apparently the car either was not in gear or slipped out of park.  The car rolled down gradient a short distance into the pond.  This was reported to have happened around 1830.  The Volunteer Fire Department arrived and put down sorbent pads and sorbent boom.  When I arrived, after sunset, the car was gone, the lightly contaminated pads were in a bag, and there were some members of the Somesville Volunteer Fire Department waiting for me to arrive.  The sorbent pads and spill clean up debris were removed to my truck for later transportation to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
A-507-2000*     DEP received a report that several gallons of petroleum was spilled when a vehicle slipped off a ferry at the ferry terminal.  Some oil was collected by staff on-scene using sorbents.
A-194-1997*See attached and site assesment in tank file.
B-590-1998*On September 4, 1998 we received a call from Dwight Tilton, the Lincoln Code Enforcement Officer, reporting a possible waste oil spill on a gravel driveway to the home of Mr. Michael Niles.  Mr. Niles lives on the Half Township Road.  Mr. Tilton talked to Mr. Niles who said the material spread on his driveway was driveway sealer, not motor oil.  I told Mr. Tilton I would check the location.

I visited the site on September 10 and found that the material was a coal tar based driveway sealer.  There were two empty five gallon buckets of sealer on the drive by the material.  The directions on the bucket said to spread the material only on asphalt.  The material had hardened on the gravel but there was some that had spread from the site to other spots on the drive.

I met Mr. Niles and told him the material can spread and/or penetrate to the groundwater if used repeatedly.  He agreed not to use it again.  Since this single application is not a problem I agreed to leave the material on site provided no more is applied.
B-772-1998*B-772-98
Bangor


Sunday November 29, 1998			1214

The state police dispatcher paged me.  I was asked to notify Mr. Bob Olesky (990-1245) of the airport fuel department at Bangor International  Airport about a report of a 25-gallon jet fuel spill.

I phoned the number repeatedly and no one answered.  I then proceeded to BIA.
When I arrived at the Fuel storage area at Union and Maine, no one was there.

I proceeded to the terminal and asked to see Bob Olesky and explained that I received a call and needed to get back to him.

Airport security took me out to the Heavy Duty Ramp area and I met Bob Olesky.  Mr. Olesky was using a vacuum recovery device to recover spilled jet fuel that had accumulated in the grate covered drain area.  He added that it appears that at least 30 gallons of jet fuel were spilled, not the reported 25 as originally thought.

He intends to vacuum the area then flush the residual Fuel out with water, and recover the fuel at the oil water separator.  He added that the spill is from a fueling of John Travolta's private jet on Saturday (11-28-98) night.
B-21-1997*On January 12, 1997 at 1600 we received a call from Petty Officer Young of the Coast Guard in Bucksport reporting a sheen in Beals Harbor.  The Jonesport Coast Guard investigated and found a 30' x 150' rainbow sheen.  The oil was either lube or bilge oil and was dissipating due to the current and wind.  No clean up was practical.
I-69-2000*On 6-20-00, the Fort Kent P.D. called to report that a resident on the Desjardens road had deliberately spread waste oil on that road in front of his own home. Several people had seen him doing it day before and reported to the police. The resident was Todd Pereault. I met with Mr. Pereault that day and found that there was oil spread about 300 feet along the road in front of his home. He admitted to spreading the oil to control dust. I explained to him this was not an acceptable method of dust control and against regulation. I hired a contractor that day to remove the contaminated layer of road material and replace it. I made Mr. Pereault aware that he would have to pay for remediation.
I-65-1997*On 5-30-97, George Watson called this office to report that while removing a 500 gallon heating fuel tank at the residence of Steve Martin, some contamination was observed and most likely from a small corrosion hole noticed in the bottom of the tank. The amount was minor and did not exceed the baseline cleanup level set at this site. No further action was seen as necassary.
P-145-2000*On 3/17/00 Nathan Thompson received a call from Diane Ham of Dead River Oil reporting a fuel oil spill at a client's residence in Otisfield.  Nathan responded immediately.  Upon arrival he observed an approximately 70 gallon spill into a dirt floor basement.  The oil had leaked out of a loose fitting on the tank.  The oil ran across the dirt floor basement and a small amount exited the basement through a gravity drain pipe into the back yard.  Nathan placed sorbent pads under the drain pipe to collect any further oil discharge.

On 3/20 I visited the site with Nick Clark of Fleet Environmental.  We made arrangements with the homeowner to vactor the contaminated soil from the basement.  That excavation work was started and completed on 3/22.

The residence is served by a surface well at the property and will be monitored quarterly.  Provided the well remains clean, no further action is required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 16, 2000
A-108-1996*     DEP received a report from Ed George (L.C. Tank) that he had been contracted to investigate the cause of a suspected loss of prime at a gasoline dispensing pump at this facility.  The suspect pump was out-of-service pending results of this investigation.
     It was discovered that the problems at the pump were due to a sorbent pad that had found its way into a UST and had become lodged within the fuel line, creating an obstruction.  No spill occurred as a result of this incident.
B-742-1999*B-742-99
Dover-Foxcroft

Thursday November 18, 1999			1758

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mr. Roy Koster (838-6247) of Central Maine Power Company about a transformer oil spill in the Dover-Foxcroft area.

According to Mr. Koster, a tree came down on nearby wires.  The falling tree stressed the wires connected to a nearby transformer and broke the transformer bushings.  This transformer leaked 1.5 pints (.1875 G) of transformer oil onto the ground at the base of pole 112.2.  The spill clean up generated one 55-gallon of debris, which consisted of soil, leaves, and grass.  The 25 KVA Westinghouse transformer was replaced.
B-329-1997*D-TREE=B2.
P-333-2001*On 4/23/01 I received a call from Jason Moore reporting an oil spill at rental property belonging to his parents in Old Orchard Beach.  The spill was located in a crawl space under the home, and was causing a vapor problem for the tenants living there.  I responded the following afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed oil staining on the fine sand beneath the home.  It was not known what had caused the spill, but I suspected the copper piping from the above ground tank to the furnace was the cause.  I explained the above ground tank insurance program to Jason Moore and encouraged his family to apply.  He agreed.  I made arrangements to return to the site on 4/27 with Fleet Environmental to vactor the contaminated soil out from under the home.

On 4/27 I returned to the site with Fleet.  We were able to remove nearly 4 tons of contaminated soil.  A significant amount of contamination had to be left behind due to structural integrity issues nearby the excavation.  I had the Fleet crew put a layer of poly down over the excavation area and thought that would be enough, once backfilled with clean soil, to eliminate the vapor problem.  I instructed Jason Moore to call me if the vapors did not subside.  Jason also informed me that he thought his parents were going to lift the house and dig a full basement under the home sometime in the next few years.  I told him if they proceeded with that, that the Department would pay for disposoal of the soil removed because it would likely still be contaminated.  While vactoring the soil, a flare joint in the piping was uncovered and determined to be leaking.  Jason Moore called his oil company, Garland Oil, who promptly responded and repaired the leak.  Arrangements were also made to replace the entire piping in the near future because it was not installed to code.  No further action anticipated.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 3, 2001
B-310-1997*6/20/97 18:00

The State Police dispatcher in Orono reported that a trooper was at the scene of a vehicle accident at the corner of Baker Road and Route 1A.  The private truck rolled on it's side in a small tributary to Penobscot Bay.  It was suspected that the tank was leaking.

Investigation shown no damage or leakage with the tank.  I remained on site until the vehicle was extracted from the brook.  It was removed without incident.
P-342-1997*   On 6/17/97, while at a nearby site checking on UST's, Mr. Reynolds asked me to visit this site with him to check on a requested abanodon-in-place of three 15,000 gal. heavy oil UST's.  Reynolds explained that the tanks had just been cleaned out by Sun Env. and that removal may endanger a large air conditioning unit.  It appears that removal of the one closest to the building and almost under the unit, may threaten the a/c unit, so I requested an engineer's statement prior to granting an abandonment in place.
   As of 7/14/97 I have not heard from Reynolds.  The area is commercial use, and is on municipal services.  Further Response actions may occur when the tanks area abandoned.
   As of Oct. 1997, a UST removal notice has been filed and Les Wilson & Sons believes the removal to be scheduled for 1998.

SGB
A-86-2001*Received a call from the Franklin County Sheriff's office reporting an oil spill at the home of John Gee. I went to the site and found that snow had caused the leak by breaking the filter assembly off of the tank. The local fire department had done a good job in picking up the contaminated snow. The soil in the area was very sandy and due to the heavy early snow, very little frost. I made arrangements for Meader Construction to excavate in the tank area. We did have to go into an old dry well. However very little oil was found. Only approximately 13 tons of contaminated soil was removed. The hole was clean to less then 100 ppm pid bag headspace.  Water samples were taken and no contamination was found. The site was referred to technical services for further monitoring. No further work by response services is necessary.
B-320-2000*On 6/13/00, 1841 hours Jeff Gray, who is with the systems maintenance of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, reported a 12 gallon Non PCB oil discharge from a unit that was at 84 Kelley Road in Bangor.  The tank had started to leak from a corrosion hole.  The product landed on gravel and was cleaned up by BHE personal.  Two cubic yards of oiled gravel were taken by Clean Harbors
B-263-2001*Webber Oil Co. called to report that a customer, Dan Barnes, 34 Alan-A-Dale St., Brewer, had lost an unknown amount of oil as the result of a copper feed line buried in the cellar floor corroding. The oil had flowed to his sump that is in the furnace room and between it and the tank.
   I went to the scene. Webber employees had recovered about 30 gallons from the sump by simply bailing. They then left sorbents to polish the sump water. The sump was not operational at the time of the release so none of the oil was pumped outside. This resulted in a very high water table under the concrete floor. As a result I believe that we recovered the majority of oil. There was very little odor in the house. I explained the AST insurance fund and asked him to contact me if the clean up exceeded the deductible.
   I returned to the site 2 days later. There was no oil or sheen in the sump. There was no odor that I could smell. On leaving I asked Mr. Barnes to contact me if the odor did not go away in the next few days, he did not call. No further action expected.
I-94-1997*I was contacted by Kirk StPeter of StPeter & Sons Plumbing advising that a lot of contaminated soil was found when he was excavating for a new water component at the Madawaska Water District Treatment building in Madawaska.

The tank being constructed is to treat river water for the town drinking water. The site classified as stringent.

Source of the contamination is unknown, but problably came from the UST removed in 1990. No record was found indicating that the DEP was advised of a spill when the tank was pulled. Discussions onsite with Water Co Employees indicate a return line problem a few years before the tank was removed.

The consultant hired by the Dept to conduct the site assessment on this site and to verify the stringent standard was met for cleanup is EER (Environmental Engineering, & Remediataion)(828-1272)

Mike Crawford was on site 8/6/97. All the saturated soil was removed that could be easily reached. 287 cu yds were hauled off site.

This soil was landspread on Town of Madawaska Property by Madawaska Construction Co.

The ground water on site is contaminated with oil. The footing drain for the new construction was tied into the footing drain for the existing building. EER sampled this discharge point and found 358000 ug/L of oil in the water based upon a DRO technique.

For more detailed information see the site assessment report from EER.

Case has been passed to Technical Services in Bangor.
A-40-2001*Received a call from the Tom Nickerson of the Boothbay Fire Department. There had been a severe wind storm the day before. Mr. Nickerson reported that on Shore Road in East Boothbay there had been a lot of damage and an oil tank was involved.  I went to the site and at a place named Black Cottage, a large pine tree had been knocked over by the wind, upsetting an aboveground tank.  Mr. Nickerson and other members of the Fire Department were at the scene sorbing some oil with pads.  Upended tree roots had knocked over the AST.  An estimated 20 gallons fuel oil was spilled.  There were a few pockets of oil around the tree roots, but most of it had been washed to the ocean.  The camp was on the ocean side of Shore Road.  No further work is needed.
P-839-2001*      On 10/15/01, DEP was contacted by Mr. Osborne who reported that the owner of this company he worked for, had been for years draining hazardous waste from their boat hull construction process into the ground onsite.  He mentioned Naphtha, Acetone, and detergent that had been draining down from the building's Door #7 and into the soil.  He stated that DEP had had exploratory drilling for env. containments in the past but had drilled in the wrong locations.  Mr. Osborne also stated there was an open container of waste-Acetone that the owner was allowing to evaporate rather than dispose of properly.
      Mr. Andy Slusarski of the DEP RCRA unit stated that the business had been the subject of DEP investigation for improper hazardous waste management and that he would contact Mr. Osborne for further details.  At this time the site is under the investigation of DEP RCRA Unit.  Further Response Div. actions are possible.  See RCRA files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-3-2001*Received a call from Chris Baldwin opening a conversation on the Chase Fuel site in Winslow.  The owner was selling the company to Dead River and wanted to decommission the site. The site seemed to be a baseline 1 site as the area is mainly industrial. However, I wanted to prevent any residual contamination from getting to the Kennebec River so I decided on a 1000 ppm bag headspace cleanup goal.

Baldwin Engineering did supply me with a copy of a phase 2 site assessment that was done at the request of Dead River.  Some contamination was evident from the report. Remediation of the site by excavation was done on May 7-8, 2001. Chris Baldwin was there to direct and document for Chase Fuel. I was there on May 7 and restated that the cleanup goal should be 1000 ppm. This was accomplished. Thibodeau Construction was hired to do the excavation and transport of contaminated soils and supply backfill.  The majority of contamination was found in the area of the removed above ground tanks. Details of the operation can be found in the "Phase III Site Remediation Report" dated 5/16/2001 from Baldwin Engineering.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-701-2001*Received a call from Steve Young of Pen-Bay Oil reporting a spill at a customer of their's. He said that there was a potential of up to 500 gallons of oil had been spilled at Camden Hospital of Animals.  I went to the site and met Steve Young there.  The spill location was at the back of the hospital. There was one tank and many lines coming from that tank to heaters and incinerators.  Mr. Young stated that his service people had failed to properly reattach a fuel return line causing the discharge. He also reported that the problem had been fixed. I walked around the area did find some contaminated soil, but no free product.

Pen-Bay Oil hired Kip's Home Services to do the cleanup.  Kip arranged for an excavator to be on site and Mr. Young arranged to move the oil tank.  We excavated almost 35 tons of contaminated soil.  We did not find enough contaminated soil to account for 500 gallons of spillage.  We searched the area and did not find any area where the oil flowed. We basically dug out of the contamination. Speaking with Mr. Young I indicated that there was not a spill of 500 gallons, probably less then 100 gallons.  No further work is needed on this project.
B-135-2002*On 3/03/02, 2230 hours Sherry Gallant, who is a manager at Machias Irving Mainway, reported a one gallon overfill to a customer vehicle.  The product was gasoline.  The fire department responded with absorbent pads.  A half dozen oiled pads went to  Irving's waste stream.
P-876-2000*A report was received regarding a spill at the Coastway Oil Co. in Topsham.  The E-mail report is attached.
A-12-2002*Received a call from Mrs. Beverly Tibbits of Southport Island. She was reporting an old spill on her neighbor's property that her neighbor had ignored.  I went to the site and visited with Mrs. Tibbits. She showed me two 5 gallon buckets of probable used motor oil that had been left on the property. There were also 4 cars in various states of repair. All four were in restorable condition.  Mrs. Tibbits  commented that the house was formerly part of her family and had been sold to two young guys from out of state. The worst allegation of Mrs. Tibbits is that when the new owners dropped the old chimney, it fell on the outside oil tank spilling all the oil.  The oil tank was still on the property and I did not find evidence of a large oil spill.

The house did have a "for sale" sign in front and I called the realtor who did have one of the owners call me back.  I spoke to Corey Wells. He said that he had a running dispute with Mrs. Tibbits. He admitted dropping the chimney, but denied hitting the oil tank.  I told him he needed to dispose of those two buckets of oil properly.  He said he would.  No further work is necessary at this time.
P-840-2001*	Report of approx 4 gallon discharge of gaso. from a parked auto in this residential area.  Initial response by Auburn Fire Dept.  No drinking water wells threatened.
B-510-2001*B-510-01
Carmel

Monday September 17, 2001	1340

Adam Doran (242-4004), of Central Maine Power Company phoned to report a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill to the roadside in Carmel.  The spill is reported to have occurred when a hydraulic line burst on a CMP boom truck.  The resulting hydraulic spill sprayed onto the roadway and edge of road, near the Julia Blackburn (848-2657) residence, near routes 2 and 100 in Carmel.

The spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri and removing a small amount of soil (.12 cubic yards) from the spill scene.  The spill debris was disposed of by CMP.
I-53-2002*Due to broken hose on tigrant fellerbuncher, 6 gallons of hydraulic oil were spilled.  Absorbent pads were used to contain spill.  Pads went to Oakfield containment area.
B-515-2001*B-515-01
Bangor

Tuesday September 18, 2001	0920

I received a phone call from Paula Smith (743-9212), of CN Brown.  Paula phoned to report that a very small spill occurred (#2 heating oil, off road diesel)  when a CN Brown truck was fueling a tractor at Leadbetter's  Super Stop, on Hammond Street in Bangor.

The CN Brown driver cleaned a reported 2 ounces (.0156 Gallon) of #2 heating oil from the pavement with a sorbent pad from his spill kit.  CN Brown disposed of the pad.
A-14-2002*Received a call from Sara Coleman concerning the possibility of her landlord spraying an unknown chemical in her apartment.  I went to her apartment and inspected the inside of her apartment. She complained that her landlord was going into her apartment and spaying something in her bedroom and the bathroom. She claimed that it gave off an ammonia odor and that it irritated her skin and eyes. I could only smell the smallest trace of ammonia. I went back the next day and took a PID and calorimetric tubes in with me. I pulled a tube for ammonia and did not get any reading. The PID was calibrated outside and left on as I went in to the apartment. It was reading 1-2 ppm of something. Ms. Coleman had been cleaning everything and in my opinion there was enough perfume from cleaners in the air to register a reading on the PID.  I told her that in my opinion, there was nothing being sprayed in her apartment. Days later she kept calling me and eventually she called from a shelter. The shelter manager spoke with me and I told him my opinion that nothing had been spilled or sprayed. That was the last time that Ms. Coleman called.

See spill report A-58-2000 for a previous incident involving Ms. Coleman.
I-54-2002*Irving Driver, Jan Durost, notified his office that he had a hose leak at the bushing where the hose connects to the pump piping system. A delivery to this facility had just been completed.

 Break occurred while hose was being rewound. The only oil spilled was contents of the hose before he was able to pick up the damaged end.

Spill was cleaned up with the drivers spill kit.

I spoke with Adel Bradbury, she is happy with the clean-up.

Response Case Closed
B-527-2001*B-527-01
Newport

Wednesday September 26, 2001	0505

I received a call from the state police dispatcher to contact the regional communication center (RCC) at 945-4636.  According to the Penobscot County Regional Communication Center there had been a spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Big Stop in Newport.

When I arrived in Newport, I learned that the spill occurred as a result of human error on the part of the fuel attendant.  The Passenger side saddle tank on a David Porter (of Caanan Maine) tri-axle pulp truck was disconnected and was not to be filled.  The attendant mistakenly attempted to fill both tanks.  This act allowed 57 gallons of diesel to be pumped into the tank prior to shutting off the fuel.

Newport Fire Department responded and helped apply speedi-dri to the pavement.  Mike Sauterteig, an Irving Oil engineer from Saint John was on scene to monitor the clean up.  In all about .7 cubic yard of speedi-dri was placed in large plastic trash-cans to await proper disposal through Clean Harbors.
B-160-2002*AT 1725 ON THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 14, THE DUTY CREW OF THE BANGOR FIRE DEPT.'S STATION 6 FOUND THEMSELVES RESPONDING TO A SMALL GASOLINE SPILL AT THE IRVING MAINWAY ON BROADWAY.  CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A BROKEN PUMP.  I'M ASSUMING THAT MEANT A LEAK IN THE PIPING UNDERNEATH.

THEY REQUESTED NO HELP FROM ME, WERE JUST REPORTING IT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THE LIEUTENANT ON SCENE SAID NO PRODUCT MADE IT TO THE STORM SEWER.
A-15-2002*Received a report from Terry White of Maine Yankee that there had been a small spill at the plant. A truck that had been parked there had leaked some lube oil. Maine Yankee personnel cleaned it up. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this incident.
B-528-2001*B-528-01
Lincoln (Little Narrows)

Wednesday September 26, 2001	0729

While finishing up on a spill in Newport I was contacted by the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact  with Chief William Lee (794-8161) of the Lincoln Fire Department.  According to Chief Lee there was a sizable oil spill on Little Narrows.  I was given directions and met Chief Lee on Fire Road 22 near the lakeside residence of George Keegan.

The sheen was considerably smaller when I arrived it was only a few feet from its apparent source.  I saw a poorly installed tank that had 3 legs and was propped up against the house.  There was also some slightly contaminated loamy soil between the various tree roots.  I saw a 35-gallon drum and a drum pump.  It appears someone had been transferring heating oil and spilled some.  The oil made it to the lake.

I used sorbent boom to boom off  the area where oil was entering the lake.  Then I used sorbent pads to jam into the various voids between rocks at the shore / land interface.  No one was home at the Keegan residence.

I received a phone call from George Keegan early Thursday morning.  Mr. Keegan was involved in relocating his heating oil tank on Saturday (September 22).  He also said that the tank would be replaced this week.  I asked him if there was sheen.  He told me that there was no sheen.  I told him to give me a call in about 2 weeks or anytime if there is sheen outside the boom.  Two weeks later, in mid October the sorbents and boom was taken out and taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
B-150-2002*SEVERE WIND ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 13 TRIGGERED THE DEMISE OF A NUMBER OF UTILITY POLES ON THE SOUTH LARRABEE RD IN PROSPECT.  ONE OF THE POLES SUPPORTED A TRANSFORMER; THE IMPACT OF THE TRANSFORMER HITTING THE GROUND BROKE A BUSHING, ALLOWING THE LOSS OF AN ESTIMATED 1 GALLON OF DIELECTRIC FLUID.

A CMP CREW CLEANED UP THE SPILLED OIL.  SEE THEIR REPORT ATTACHED.
B-533-2001*B-533-01
Bradley

Thursday September 27, 2001	1541

I received a telephone call from Chief Joel Surrett (827-9273), of the Bradley Fire Department.  Mr. Surrett phoned to report finding 2 abandoned drums of waste oil on a property at 81 Boynton Street.  Linda Randall formerly owned the property.  He said Mrs. Randall is currently incarcerated and that Mr. Steve Woods currently owns the property.  I got directions and told him that I could be there tomorrow morning and would most likely pump out the drums.

Friday September 28, 2001	0855

Tom Varney and I arrived on scene and transferred the product from the two 55 gallon drums into 2 DOT spec 55-gallon drums.  The product was then taken to the DEP temporary storage and was manifested out with other items by Clean Harbors.
B-529-2001*B-529-01
Orrington

Wednesday September 26, 2001	1235

 Received a phone call from PERC in Orrington that a Griffin Disposal garbage truck had some sort of water reactive chemical in it.  I asked the caller if they could ask the driver to stay put and I would be right over to see what could be the problem.  I was told that the driver had already left.  I phoned the state police dispatcher and described the garbage truck as carrying what was reported to be a water reactive chemical.  I asked that they notify me in event they find and stop Garbage truck 202.

While en route to Orrington I received a radio message stating that there was a burning garbage truck on a property behind Norlen's Water Treatment Services in Orrington.  When I arrived I saw the Orrington Fire Department on Scene and the garbage truck.  There was no fire, only confusion.  I met briefly with some PERC, the Orrington Fire Chief, and Al Griffin, of Griffin Disposal.  The driver was on scene.  He said that, while loading the truck on the  Glenburn route, he smelled something he described as a water reactive chemical.  The driver informed the officials at PERC prior to tipping the load.  The PERC officials did not allow the load to be dropped.

Together with the fire chief I suggested that the load be dropped as it showed no abnormal smell and there was no signs of heat due to a chemical reaction.  The fire department would stand by during this process.  PERC declined the offer.  I then suggested that the load be dropped in a safe place, inspected then repacked and if possible taken back to PERC.  The PERC officials agreed with this approach.  The material was dumped in front of the Glenburn salt and sand building.

On Thursday I oversaw the reloading of a small amount of garbage (about 1.2 cubic yards into a small roll off.  I looked for signs of something unusual like swimming pool chemicals etc.  Nothing unusual was found and no reaction occurred while I was there.  If a reaction occurred  all the materials have reacted.
The material was taken to PERC, after I notified them.
P-220-2002*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. stating that they had found a suspicious package in the parking lot of the retailer, Target.  They assumed it to be a bomb and had contacted the bomb squad, but the package had started to leak some type of liquid before the squad had arrived.  They were concerned that the package contained a hazardous material and were asking for the Department's assistance.

By the time I arrived on-site, the bomb squad had determined that the package was not a bomb, but actually two-one pound coffee cans containing filters from a home heating oil tanks surrounded by oiled rags.  There was probably 1/2 gallon of oil between the two containers and a small amount had leaked onto the pavement that was collected with sorbent pads.  The remaining materials were collected and placed in plastic bags for disposal.

P-259-2002*On 4/16/2002 I received a call from Claudette Townsend of Dead River reporting a small overfill of airport equipment at the Federal Express Terminal at the Portland Jetport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-209-2002*         On April 10, 2002 at 0815 we received a call from Ken Smith of Ganniston Construction reporting a possible UST found during site work at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor.  I visited the site and upon further inspection we found that the tank was an abandoned steel septic tank.
I-59-2002*A caller reported oil at the public landing on the Aroostook River.

After a couple of hours of backtracking the oil, The source was identified as a spill that occurred on 4/10/02, but wasn't reported.

On 4/11/02 at 1900 hrs, a contractor ( Langille construction) & myself installed an underflow weir in the ditch carrying the oil. At about 19:15 hrs, Gill Burube came to me while I was working on the weir and explained that on the previous day,4/10/02, he had been transferring waste oil from one tank to another and he had forgot and left the valve on, which overfilled the 275 gal day tank.

Mr. Burube told me that on 4/10/20, his crews had cleaned up the oil in this yard with 30 bags of speedi dri and 1.5 cu yds of sand. The oil soaked debris was taken to the Presque Isle Landfill. I called Dana Fowler who operates the landfill and advised him to identify the area where the oily debris had been dumped because this landfill is not allowed to take this debris according to the landfills license.

Friday PM, a lot of waste oil was trapped in the ditch that drains to the river and in the ice at the mouth of the tributary. An underflow dam was installed at the stream discharge point. Just beyond the dam, 125 feet of containment boom was installed across the mouth of this unnamed tributary.

Saturday AM, River flow had increased to the point that the weir was flooded out. Boom was holding OK.

A "J" set containment boom was installed on 4/13 by Jim Gramlich & Myself. We used a one anchor set and 400 ft of boom. The boom was tied off to shore on the lower end. This was catching a large volume of the oil that was coming off the weeds & trees that were now submerged.

The boom would be dumped every couple of hours by a large piece of ice coming down river, releasing any oil that accumulated. The sorbent booms used seem to catch a fair share of oil, but were broken apart by the ice where the ice slipped under the fence boom.

River cleanup began on 4/11 by the spillers crews and continued through the weekend behind the boom.

Notifications were made to the DEP Commissioners Office, EPA, Environment Canada, State Fire Marshal's Office, and the State Police.

4/17/02, 600 feet of containment boom was removed. 125 feet of Containment boom is still in place around the point where the unnamed tribe enters the river as well as 120 feet of sorbant boom.

On 4/17/02, I closely inspected the waste oil system that caused the problem. The large storage tank is at least 2200 gal and may be large. This tank feed a 275 gal feed tank for a waste oil system. The connecting line between the two tanks was 2" pvc pipe. The pump that feeds the furnace system sets on top of the tank. The pump has a one inch suction line going into the tank through a 2" hole, the hole is open except for the suction line. This was the first discharge point. The second discharge point was the 2" opening that received the a small copper line which was the bleed from the waste oil pump. This opening was also open to the atmosphere.

I advised Tom Burube to sample the oil for waste oil parameters so that we could properly dispose of the debris we had collected during the clean up.
The sample will also indicate whether we need to go back to the PI landfill and excavated the oily debris that Gil's Sanitation truck dumped there without proper paper work.

4/22/02, River levels have dropped, weir is now operating and containment boom at the mouth of the steam is still in place. Only light sheens are being held by the weir & the boom.
I-60-2002*On 4-14-02, Jay Gustafson called to report the sighting of an oil stain on the yard of an abandoned house next to his on the Fenderson Road in Caribou. The size of the stain seemed to be increasing. Carl Allen of this office responded and hired Soderberg Construction to come back on 4-16-02, to begin cleanup. I met with them on sight and about 40 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the front yard around an area that a cellar drain for the abandoned house emptied. An inspection of the basement of the house showed the 275 tank had corroded and leaked onto the floor. This went to the sump hole and out the drain in the yard. The basement was also cleaned up.
P-397-2001*I received a call from an engineer of the City of Saco reporting oil in a ditch behind Saco Defense.  I met with him there and did observe free product in a drainage ditch which originated from a culvert on the Saco Defense (General Dynamics) property.  The drainage ditch ran under the railroad tracks and into Goose Fare Brook.  Some emulsified product and sheen were observed downstream of the ditch.  I contacted Ken Lambert of General Dynamics who met me at the area.  I explained that the ditch needed to be cleaned up as soon as possible.  He stated that the contamination may be associated with on going groundwater clean-up of oil discharged by the former owners in the 40's & 50's.  I reminded him that the issue of ownership of the oil could be determined at a later date, by the two corporations, however the issue of the day was the discharge in the ditch.  He agreed to facilitate the clean up.

I was contacted on my way back to the office by Fleet Environmental who confirmed that they were hired by General Dynamics to conduct the clean-up.  The initial clean-up was conducted and the case was referred to Rick Kaselis of the Division of Licensing and Enforcement, as he was already working on the ground water remediation for the site.
P-270-2002*On 4/16/02 I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a car-pole accident in South Portland.  The accident caused a pole mounted transformer to spill approximately 1 quart of non PCB transformer oil.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-13-2002*B-13-2002
01/08/2002 08:30

     Betty Sawyer, concerned waterfront citizen on Popplestone Beach in Jonesport, called to report that an abandoned fishing vessel washed up onto her beach in Jonesport.  It was stated; "when was" the Department going to get rid of it. Investigation of the vessel has shown only residual amounts of diesel in it's fuel tank.  Since the Department was "not in the salvage business" we were to do nothing.  The next time we are in the area an effort may be made at retrieving the residual fuel. In any event there was no indication that any of the fuel escaped from the tank.
P-1081-2001*Spill of hydraulic oil from propeller on Navy Destroyer @ BIW.
P-1080-2001*Leak of hydraulic oil from forklift at the Bath Iron Works facility.  Cleaned up by BIW.
P-1079-2001*Spill of hydraulic oil from Pine Tree Waste Truck.  Spill was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste personnel.
P-1078-2001*Leak of a small amount of hydraulic oil from propeller on Navy Destroyer.  No clean-up possible.
A-35-2002* On 1-18-2002, M W Sewall Company called this office to report the release of less than one gallon of fuel oil. This occurred at the Southport Middle School during a fuel delivery. The oil spilled/sprayed onto the wall and concrete paving. Cleanup was done by the driver, no further action shall be required.
B-221-2002*Theresa Pushard called to say that she had looked at a property in Stetson during the weekend and believe that someone had dumped used oil all over the lot and tried to cover it up with brush. This was a 112-acre parcel offered for sale by Integrity Realty on the Mount Pleasant Road. This lot was about a quarter mile east of Rt. 143 and south of the Mount Pleasant Road,
   I went to the site that afternoon and found that the black substance on the puddles was the products of bacteria that was feeding on the wood that was lying in the stagnate puddles. I can find no fault with the caller as it does look like oil to those not experienced in dealing with oil spill investigations.
A-43-2002* Om 1-24-2002, Jon Plunkett of M W Sewall reported an oil spill at the residence of Christine Rubicam. This spill occurred during a fueling operation and only a small amount of oil spilled out of the vent.
 There are two tanks manifolded together in the basement and while filling the second tank, fuel oil squirted out the vent and onto the concrete and stone walkway.

A-72-2002* On 2-7-02, Maine Yankee reported a small oil spill at the Maine Yankee plant in Wiscasset. A hydraulic hose that was connected to a submersible water pump ruptured, spilling less than one gallon of hydraulic oil into a pool of water. This pool empties into the Back River. The quantity of oil lost was so small that containment and recovery was impossible. No further action will be required.
B-211-2002*Chief Robertson called to report that a Pet Food Experts Inc. truck had gone into the ditch on Rt. 15 about 5.5 miles north of Blue Hill. The saddle tank was dripping fuel from the vent and they were using sorbent pads to control the release. He estimated that about a 1/2 gallon was all that escaped. There were no homes within a quarter mile. With this information I did not feel that I needed to go to the scene, but requested he call me if the facts changed.
A-11-2002* On 1-5-02, while in Buckfield on another case, Joan Deschenes, owner of B & A Variety reported a gasoline spill at the dispensers at her store. B & A Variety is located on Route 4 in Turner. I made a site visit shortly thereafter. Apparently a customer drove away while the nozzle was still in the automobile and the dispenser was activated. This resulted in the break away device separating and about ten gallons of gas spewing onto the pavement. The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled material.
 I made a second site visit to collect a water sample and that sample was non detect for GRO. No further action will be required.
B-589-2001*B-589-01
Tremont (Bass Harbor)

Tuesday October 16, 2001	1015

I received a phone call from Brad Reed (266-5595), of H.G. Reed.  Mr. Reed informed me that they delivered oil to a new condominium at Madomic Ridge in Bass Harbor.  There was one problem. That is the tank had not been piped to the furnace.  The Fire-O-Matic valve was installed, but the valve was open.  The report was that 275 gallons of oil had been spilled early this morning.

When I arrived I spoke with one of the construction workers on site I was informed that he heard a splashing sound and tapped the valve, which sprang shut and stopped the spill.  The oil reportedly spilled onto the basement / garage floor and some may have entered the nearby drain.  The floor had no oil stain, oil smell, and no sign of a spill at all.   There was a small amount (less than one half cup) of oil in the floor drain.

The oil tank was stuck and the horizontal oil tank indicated that there was 40.5 inches of product in it.  That indicated that there were 260 gallons of oil in the tank.

The Oil delivery ticket indicated that 251 gallons of heating oil was delivered earlier today.  I checked the area and asked where the floor drain emptied.  It was not clear if the floor drain went to an outside discharge or if it went to a septic system.  Either way a very small amount of oil made it to the  floor drain.

And the clean up made me think I was in the wrong condo.
P-225-2002*
On 3/25/02, I approved the abandonment-in-place of a 275 gallon residential, consumptive-use heating oil UST at this Lewiston house.  The tank was un-registered at the time and I required that it be properly registered before the abandonment.

On 4/23/02, I was informed by the realtor, Ms. Letourneau, that the tank had been abandoned by removal rather than filled in place.  No discharges were reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-38-2002*Received a call from EJ Fabian of Fabian Oil concerning a small spill at the St. John the Baptist School.  Mr. Fabian reported that the delivery hose blew while making a delivery to the school.  He said he had cleaned it up already.  I went to the site to investigate.  I spoke to school officials and they pointed me to the site.  It was by the fill pipes. Only minor amounts of pink snow was evident and some soil and ice had been dug from the area.  The cleanup was complete. No further action is needed on this site.
P-239-2002*Incident involving a fork lift truck discharging hydraulic oil.  For further details see attached report.
P-240-2002*Received a call from Auburn Fuel / Webber Energy Fuels regarding an overfill at the residence of John Flaherty.  Mr. Shepherd, Auburn Fuel,  stated that the previous day he was delivering fuel to the property and heard something strange and stopped, but couldn't find any problems.  On the following day, the homeowners contacted him stating that they had found fuel next to their house.  He responded to the call and found approximately 1-2 gallons of fuel next to the building.  He stated that most of the oil was contained by landscaping plastic in the flower bed next to the fill and vent which he cleaned up on this day, in addition to removing a small amount of soil and mulch.  He stated that he would return on Monday to finish the clean-up and to replace the soil and mulch.  He stated that he would call me if they found any further problems.

On Monday March 25, 2002, I received a call from the manager of Auburn fuel stating that the clean-up was complete, and that the homeowners were happy with their response.
B-591-2001*B-561-01
Bangor

Tuesday October 16, 2001	2100

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Mr. Eric Eggleton (262-9589) about a yellow substance in a tributary feeding the Kenduskeag Stream.

According to Mr. Eggleton he observed mustard colored substance entering from a tributary feeding the Kenduskeag Stream.  I made no plans to go view this at night, but said I would check it out on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday October 17, 2001	0920

I stopped on the Burleigh road and viewed a small rapidly flowing tributary that was feeding the Kenduskeag Stream.  The small stream appeared murky in comparison and may have had additional silt loading.  The silt or murky water appeared yellowish brown to me (perhaps spicy mustard colored) and once it entered the clearer slower flowing Kenduskeag.  Under the right light conditions and time of day this certainly could appear to be yellow.
B-597-2001*B-597-01
Holden

Tuesday October 16, 2001	2105

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher. I was asked to make contact with Donnie Russell (945-4636) at the Penobscot Sheriff's Office Regional Dispatch, concerning a spillage of gasoline to the roadway, in Holden.

According to Mr. Russell (945-4636), a person was riding a riding lawnmower around 8:19 PM, on Moonlight Drive when it overturned.  Moonlight Drive is located off the Copeland Hill Road.

The contents of the gasoline tank on the lawnmower spilled onto the roadway.  I asked if the responding Sheriff deputy thought the roadway needed to be sanded for safety purposes and he did not think so.  It is not known why the person was driving a riding lawnmower down Moonlight Drive after dark.  No clean up was initiated.
B-598-2001*B-598-01
Bangor

Wednesday October 17, 2001	1140

I received a phone call from Samantha Landry (989-8576) of the Dead River Company.  Ms. Landry phoned to report a #2 heating oil leak to the concrete basement floor at a residence at 791 Ohio Street.  The building is owned by Jennifer Weatherbee ((623) 412-1483), who lives in Arizona.

The spill was reported as a 5-gallon number 2 heating oil spill to the concrete basement floor.  Dead River heating technicians, with sorbent pads and speedi-dri, cleaned up this spill.  A magnetic patch was put onto the corrosion leak on the basement 275-gallon tank.  The tank will be replaced as soon as it can be scheduled.
B-189-2002*Louis Pearson, called to report that a customer, Dennis King, had suffered the loss of about 150 gallons of #1 heating oil when the outside AST corroded through. I went to the site and confirmed the report. There was no red fuel on the ground surface even though we were at the end of a rain event. His drilled well and that of his neighbor's is about 75' away. The neighbor on the other side has a drilled well about 150' from the spill. There is exposed bedrock within site of the spill. I felt that some excavation was necessary. I explained the AST insurance fund to Mr. King and he allowed me to procede. I hired Clean Harbors Inc. and removed about 3-4 cubic yards with a vac truck.
  After removing about 2' of contaminated soil we struck a clay like layer that appeared to have stopped the oil's penetration so that it began to move laterally. The sand walls began to slump under the trailer's pad and under the new oil tank. We stopped further excavation. I believe that the remaining oil will most likely stay on top of the clay and not reach bedrock. However it is impossible to know what might lie underground and since the King well is within 75' or so of the spill I will have it put on quarterly monitoring. This will also protect the west neighbors water.
   I notified Tech Services of the threat to the King well.
B-602-2001*B-602-01
Greenville

Thursday October 18, 2001	2045

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Mr. Jean Carrier (998-2079) about a spill of 50 gallons of diesel fuel in Greenville.

I phoned Mr. Carrier.  I was informed that one of his workers, Kirk Hamilton, had diesel fuel leak from his pick up truck mounted aluminum tank.  I was told that the product had leaked into the ground at his residence.  I suggested if at all possible they make arrangements to get a small backhoe and a dump truck to Mr. Hamilton's residence and we will excavate the soil in the morning.

Friday October 19, 2001	0850

We excavated a stained diesel contaminated spot and location in Mr. Hamilton's driveway and front yard.  In all, about 9 yds3 of contaminated soil was removed from the excavation.  The soil is to be covered with a polyethylene tarp.  In the late spring, after "mud season" the soil will be spread very thinly on a flat section of woods road.
A-24-2002*Received a call from Bob Duke of Maritime Energy that there had been a spill at the Rockport Maritime Farms. I went to the site and met Bill Echilshimer of Maritime Energy. We inspected the area. On the south side of the property there is an above ground tank with diesel fuel. The tank is diked and covered. There was product in the dike. I pointed out some dripping to Mr. Echilshimer on the fill pipe the transport connects to. Probably there is some leakage into the dike when the transport is offloading, but the pipe should be empty otherwise. There was no more then 10-15 gallons in the dike. Mr. Echilshimer said he would arrange for the pipe to be repaired.  There was also some small amounts of product in the ice around the diesel pump.

We then went to the small drainage stream that bordered the dike and found some product in the stream. The stream was ice covered and did not seem to be flowing much. While walking around the area I noticed that the K-1 dispenser was also on the south side of the building and there was some small amounts of product in the ice around the dispenser.  All I could determine is that at some time there had been some product spilled. The likely causes of the discharge were overfilling of a saddle tank at the diesel pump or someone overfilled or spilled a container of K-1. Both of which would end up in the drainage stream.  I did not think that the product in the dike was the source of the oil in the stream as the dike appeared to be tight.

After Mr. Echilshimer left, I followed the stream west across Route 1. About 1/2 mile in, I found some stranded, emulsified product. I walked about 1/2 mile further but found no additional product. I contacted Bob Duke and told him about the product and that he needed to send a crew to pick up the oil.

This spill cleanup is finished. However, due to the many possible sources of spillage on site, I will be revisiting this site a number of times to see if the problem of sloppy housekeeping is ongoing or solved.
B-84-2002*On 2/15/02, 1025 hours Mrs. Mallett reported that they had their well water analyzed and it came back 2 ppm MTBE (not confirmed).  She went on to say that there had been USTs on their street that had contained gasoline.  Also the Mallett's felt that the water tasted bad.  I offered to resample and they said that 2/26/02 would be a good day to do it.  This analysis came back clean.  I pointed out in the discussion  that followed that we have had cases in which high mineral content (especially iron and manganese) have led people to believe that they had gasoline in their water.  I suggested that they consult a water treatment company to see if an ion exchange unit might help.  Phil indicated that he would do that.
P-711-2001*I received a report from Nick Hodgkins of the VRAP program (attached) regarding the contamination of a private drinking water well in Kennebunk.  The well was contaminated with MTBE, and there was no evidence of a source on site.  The well had previously been contaminated with salt water being discharged from a lobster business leach field in the industrial park behind the house, and for this reason it made sense that source might also be coming from that direction, namely a towing service/body shop directly adjacent to the property.

I visited the business and met with the owner, Robert Dupuis.  I did a walk-over inspection of his facility, found no floor drain, or evidence of an on going discharge.  Mr. Dupuis does tow wrecked cars into his yard, however it is not a long term junk yard; with most cars leaving in a week or two.  The operation looked ''clean'' for this type of business.  Although there was no evidence of a discharge which could have caused the contamination of the Hilton well, given the nature of MTBE and the low concentrations found in the well, the site can't be discounted as a possible source, however neither can activities elsewhere in the industrial park, on road, or even at the Hilton residence.  Further sub surface investigation would have to be undertaken to find any possible conclusive source.

The VRAP program will be monitoring the well, and should it get worse will likely conduct such an investigation.  Response Services will be available to assist in this investigation as needed.
A-87-2002*A transformer on pole #2 on the Barry Mills Line in Carthage leaked an estimated 1 quart to the snow bank.  CMP removed the contaminated snow and replaced the transformer.

No further action is expected.
A-819-2001*The external case around the transformer developed a small rust hole in the bottom allowing oil to be discharged in to the snow.  CMP crews shoved the contaminated snow into a barrel for disposal by CMP.  Sorbents were used to collect oil from the pole surface and the ground.

Pole 23,02 is located on Rt 27 in Carrabassett Valley.  No further action is expected.
A-60-2002*Snow build up around the AST and filter probably caused the filter elbow to fracture, discharging the oil to ground.  The property is owned by Rodney and Linda Jennings, 92 Fish Road, Leeds, Maine.   The residence is served by a dug well approximately 250 feet and slightly down gradient  from the spill site.

McGee Construction was hired to excavate the site and transport the contaminated soils to Commercial Paving and Recycling for processing.  Most of the contamination was confined to an area approximately 30 feet east of the home and 30 feet north along the side of the home and a maximum depth of 10 feet.  There is some contamination under the slab which was not removed.

In order to excavate the site, a wooden deck and stairs were moved and were to be returned to its' original location in the spring when the site was loamed and seeded.

292 tons of contaminated soil were removed.  The decision to leave the contamination was made in conjunction with Pat Seaward in Tech Services and Dan Davis in Response Services.  The homeowner is aware of the decision to leave some contamination.

June 10, 2002 -- The loam and seeding has been completed and the deck has been replaced.  There has been some dispute on the part of the homeowner regarding moving the oil storage tank back to the original location.  DEP has consistently explained to the homeowner it is not part of the clean up process to move the tank back to it's original location and they would have to arrange for and pay the charges to reinstall the tank.

Pat Seaward in Tech Services does not believe the well to be at great risk.  However, a water sample will be taken in the spring as a precautionary measure.
A-90-2002*Dead River reported a 1/2 gallon overfill at the residence of Martha Page, 14 Oak Hill Drive, Oakland, Maine.  The AST is located in the basement; Dead River used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled material.  Dead River, at the request of DEP, inspected the tank for signs of failure.  None were found.  There was no odor problem after the clean up was completed.

No further action is expected.
P-152-2002*
INITIAL NOTICE & ASSESSMENT
	Lampron Energy Oil Co. of Gorham notified DEP of this inside, basement, residential consumptive-use heating oil AST leak on the early afternoon of Friday, 3/8/02.  Responding, I met Mr. & Ms. Pitts onsite with Dennis Dillon, General Manager. for Lampron Energy.  The Pitts' residence is a rural house with two private wells and septic.  They have a drilled well in the front that supplies drinking water for their house and a mobile home next door that they rent.  An old driven-point second well near the driveway provides non-potable water.   There are two other houses with wells within 300' of the spill.
	Inspecting the AST, we noted that the old cast metal tank-whistle had physically broken cleanly from the top of the tank where it screwed in.  Apparently, as Lampron filled the tank that morning, oil sprayed out from around the break keeping the whistle from being immersed in oil and shutting off.  The break did not appear fresh and it was postulated that as the 20 to 30+ year old vertical tank did not rest on blocks or a pad, it may have shifted causing the whistle housing to snap off (see site sketches).  Lampron did not appear to be an RP based on this.  I briefed the Pitts on the AST Ins. Program, QM, and on clean-up requirements.  They agreed to Option-1 for DEP clean-up management.

REMEDIAL MEASURES
	Lampron Energy was hired by the state of Maine DEP to empty the AST of fuel and then move the tank out of the way on Wednesday, 3/13/02.  Fleet Env. vacuumed out oil 2.27 tons of contaminated soil till PID readings in ambient air were down to 1-2 ppm.  Contamination in the soil appeared much less severe than first feared.  We were reluctant to remove soil very deep for fear of undermining the stone foundation.  I believe at this time that the gross quantity of discharged oil has been removed.  Fleet also cleaned the sprayed oil off the basement wall and ceiling joists.  ServPro deodorized the Pitts' house of oil odor during the afternoon of 3/13 and into the morning of 3/14/02, while the Pitt's stayed in a motel at the expense of the AST Ins. Fund, and then in their rental mobile home next door on the night of 3/14/02.  The drilled well is presently on QM for DRO.  The AST facility was returned to its original location, re-installed to code as the tank had to be moved to facilitate a remediation.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The Pitts will be applying to the AST Ins. Program through the Maine Fire Marshal and may qualify for the inability to pay program for the deductible.  Further actions will hinge on QM monitoring.  The discharge quantity was estimated by Mr. Pitts to be near 60 gallons based on the amount of oil delivered though it appears less based on visual and PID observations.  See attached photos, documents and any addendum's for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-111-2002*See attached S.D. Warren / Sappi report about the incident.
A-117-2002*The Skowhegan Fire Department responded to a report of a slow leak from an AST at 37 Greenwood Ave, Skowhegan on February 24, 2002.  The AST had corroded a pin hole in the bottom of the tank causing a slow drip.  The Fire Department placed a bucket under the leak to catch the oil.

Bob's Cash Fuel replaced the tank on February 25, 2002, and cleaned up the collected and spilled product.  The spill was contained to pavement.
A-118-2002*A Pine Tree Waste packer truck had a hydraulic hose failure on route 1 at Duck Trap Road in Belfast.  The driver used the on board spill kit to contain the hydraulic oil spill and begin the clean up.  Pine Tree Wastes dispatched a crew to assist with the clean up and repair the failed hose.

No further action is expected.
A-120-2002*While preparing to fill the AST at the Generette residence the driver noticed a cracked fitting on the hose connection at the truck.  Approximately 2 gallons spilled to the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The truck was taken out of service for repairs.

No further action is expected.
A-121-2002*A water turbine and generator set discharged a small quantity of lube oil upon startup.  The oil was observed in the water behind the generator in a pool.  FPL personnel shutdown the generator and determined an oil seal had failed discharging a small quantity of oil to the water.  FPL plans to replace the seal before restarting the generator.
A-34-2002*Received a call from Maritime Energy concerning a small spill at their Rockland bulk plant.  The vapor recovery line leaked into the dike approximately 5 gallons. The oil in the dike was picked up with sorbents and repairs to the vapor line were made. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-36-2002*Received a call from International Paper concerning a spill at the Androscoggin Mill.  A seal on the flash dry failed and 75 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the floor. It was reported that no oil went to the mill sewer.  No site visit was made and no additional work is needed on this incident.
A-122-2002*John Arsenault was in the process of renovating a storage building into an art studio; while cleaning out the building he discovered a small ceramic container marked "Mercury."  The building had reportedly been owned by a retired chemist, now deceased.  Mr. Arsenault called DEP Response Services for disposal information.  DEP collected and over packed the ceramic container, which was fully intact, and removed the material for storage in the CMRO HazStor building for later disposal.

No further action is expected.
A-125-2002*During a winter storm a CMP pole failed bringing down the transformer and lines along route 1 in Belfast.  The transformer discharge an estimated 2 gallons of oil to pavement.  CMP cleaned up the oil using sorbent pads.  There is no CMP report to include.  No further action is expected.
A-162-2002*  On 3-14-2002. Pat Dechaine, called this office to report that he had laboratory results that indicated there was gasoline compounds in his water supply. The results from NEL indicated a concentration of 420 ug/l. I made arrangements to collect another water sample and make a site visit the next day.
 I collected a sample from Mr. Dechaine's home on 3-15-02. I also collected a water sample from a neighbor, Roger and Kim Campbell. Lab analysis at NEL confirmed the presence of petroleum compounds in the Dechaine water supply at 590 ug/l. The sample collected at the Campbell property was below the detection limit.
  On Monday March 18, 2002, this site was turned over to our Technical Services Division for further investigation and most importantly dual carbon filter installations.
  I was later called back to the site to remove gasoline contaminated soil from the back yard of Mrs. Campbell. Pat Seward and Pat Locklin had found a snowmobile that had a gas line leak. There were several (4 or 5) snowmobiles parked very near the Campbell well.
  On 5-9-02, J.L. Kalloch was hired to excavate the gasoline contaminated soil from the Campbell property. About 6 cubic yards of soil was removed and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau asphalt plant in Prospect. The site was landscaped and no further involvement by Response is anticipated.
A-128-2002*Farmington Oil Company during a fuel delivery to 351 Main Street Farmington, observed oil discharging from an improperly terminated fuel system return line.  Farmington Oil Company informed the tenant, Shirt Tail Company, of the deficiency and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads.  The tenant was further informed by Farmington Oil Company that no further fuel deliveries would be made until the tank and fuel system were brought into compliance.

At the time of the spill, the building was reportedly owned by the Franklin County Federal Credit Union with an unknown disposition.

No further action is expected.
B-196-2002*On 4/2/02, 1840 hours the SP passed on a spill report from Bangor Hydro-Electric, who were reporting the incident for the responsible party.  A traffic accident had downed a pole with a transformer on it.  The impact caused the transformer to spill 18 gallons of oil that field tested non-PCB.  The non-PCB status was later confirmed as non detect by NEL.  The spill oiled about 400 ft. on the side of the street.  A few gallons made it to the nearest storm drain on the right side of the road heading east.  Clean Harbors was called and Brewer Public works along with Fred Leigh, Clean Harbors and myself deployed and recovered four bags of speedy dry.  Also, Clean Harbors drum vacuumed water and oil from three storm drain catch basins.  Pete of Brewer Public Works said that he would clean the silt out of the catch basins the following day.  Pete wanted me to document that the James Street Pump Station was not running because of the power outage.  He wanted this noted in case the station overflowed to the river.  The cleanup produced three drums of water that had about three gallons of oil floating on it.  Also it produced a drum of oiled speedy dry and debris.  The water was taken to Clean Harbors facility and the dry material was taken to Pine Tree Land Fill
I-55-2002*On 4-3-02, Stephanie White called to report the water smelled like oil. I met with her that day and sampled the well. There was a noticeable odor of petroleum in the hot water. There was no evidence of the fuel oil tank as the source. There is a chance that the problem may be the well. They park their vehicles within 10 feet of the well and surface water may be transporting the oil to their supply.  I had filters installed.
P-841-2001*
	Report of small oil leak from filter fitting of 175 gal. residential, consumptive-use, basement (crawlspace), inside AST facility.  Response by Dead River Oil Co. who repaired the fitting and dug up tow buckets of oily soil which they took for disposal.  No further problems reported at this appartment building.  No vapor problems or other receptors reported to be a problem.  No further DEP actions at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-846-2001*
	Notification of small hydraulic leak from CMP utility truck @ FPL's Cape Station oil-fired power plant.  FPL response. No DEP visit.  No discharge to nearby Casco Bay.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-847-2001*
	Report of small AST related leak at residence.  Spiller did not speak with a responder and the return phone number was incomplete so no further details are confirmed.  Understood to not threaten neighboring properties.  No DEP visit up to this time and no further calls from spiller.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-848-2001*	
	Report covering two small surface incidents.  No DEP response at time to either incident.  See attached report forms for further information.
	2/12/01: Discharge from utility/bucket truck from broken hose.  One gallon or less of hydraulic oil reported lost.  Response by CMP staff.
	5/18/01: Transformer lea of 1 gallon of less to ground.  Response by CMP staff.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
A-123-2002* The details are lacking on this particular case, however thirty gallons of fuel oil spilled inside the dike at Maritime Energy's Bulk Plant in Montville. Clean up was done by Maritime and no site visit was made.
A-40-2002*Received a late report of a small oil spill from Dan Parks of Irving Oil. He reported that there was a release from the cam box on a home delivery truck of about 2 gallons. The truck was on a paved street in Waterville.  The driver cleaned it up with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
I-24-2000*On 3-27-00, James Gorey of Van Buren called to report that while cleaning out his father's old storage shed, he discovered (3) 5 gallon pails of what he thought was transformer oil. He thought this because of the military markings on the containers. I met with him and did a field test on the material. It was >50 ppm PCB oil. I over-packed the containers and brought them back to Presque Isle for later disposal.
B-194-2002*On 4/1/02, 1700 hours Dick Ramsey of Dead River Company reported a one gallon spill at the residence of Robert Meserve on Route 1 in Baileyville.  The AST at the residence tipped over and broke the filter off.  The tank was close to empty so the spill came from the filter that had broken off.  Dead River personnel recovered the spill with four absorbent pads, which went to Dead River's waste stream.
A-58-2002*Terry White of Maine Yankee called to report a small oil spill. While servicing an air compressor, approximately 1 gallon of the compressor oil was spilled to a paved surface.  Maine Yankee personnel cleaned it up. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
I-56-2002*On 4-5-02, I received a call from Chief Doody of the Fort Kent Police Dept. informing me of the discovery of 2 - 5 gallon pails that had been left behind Nedeau's furniture store near the dike. One had been tipped over. I called a local contractor and had him pick up the pails and contaminated snow and ice. The police chief will notify me if they ever find out "who done it" so I can bill the responsible party.
B-192-2002*      On April 1, 2002 at 1500 we received a call from Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper reporting a less than one gallon leak of diesel fuel from a dump truck.  The leak was on the vehicle's fuel injection system and sprayed onto route 11.  The truck was going from the East Millinocket mill to the Dolby landfill.  The fuel dripped over a two mile section of road and caused no environmental harm.
B-190-2002*On 4/1/02, 1030 hours Linda of CN Brown reported a one gallon kerosine spill at their Orland Heating Oil Office.  The operator left the valve trigger open while he was flushing out a delivery line.  The product was recovered with a few pads, which were put into CN Brown's waste stream.
P-314-2000*Overfill of automobile at CN Brown gas station.  Cleaned up by CN Brown personnel.  No further response action necessary.
I-30-2002*This spill was reported by a contractor for Verizons.

A Verizons truck was attempting to install a new Pole at the New Customs Building at the border crossing in Easton.

A light film of oil covered an area of the ground about 15 feet in diameter and oil was sprayed onto the new building. They shovelled up the contaminated snow and washed the building.

Clean -up was conducted by Soderberg Co.

Response case closed.
B-134-2002*On 3/3/02, 1815 hours the State Police Dispatcher reported an accident on I-95 south bound.  A Chrysler minivan had run over some metallic debris (that had probably fallen off a truck).  This collision resulted in a ruptured fuel tank as well as a broken brake line.  I advised the on scene responders to sand the spill area in order to protect subsequent traffic.
A-208-2002*Received a call from Tom Saviello reporting a small oil spill. At the power plant, a feed water pump lube system blew out about 15 gallons of oil onto a cement floor. It was cleaned up with sorbents by mill personnel.  No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
A-163-2002*Received a call from Vickie Gammon of International Paper concerning a spill at the Androscoggin Mill. She called to report that approximately 150 gallons of lube oil was spilled. The source was the #5 paper machine first section dryer. A worker on their rounds found the problem and freed the offending level float. Most of the oil went to the process sewer and the rest was picked up with sorbents from the concrete floor.

The written report received from International Paper indicated that 400 gallons was actually spilled. I called Vickie Gammon and discussed it with her. She said that she was on duty that day and did speak to waste treatment about it. They reported no sheens on the primary clarifiers. The true amount of the spill was discovered when the oilers refilled the lube oil system and added a total of 400 gallons. No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
P-738-2001*James Stuart of STS Construction reported that a discharge of several gallons of diesel had occured at 63 Community Drive, Sanford, had occurred as the result of a portable tank in the back of an STS pick-up .  The truck had been stuck while plowing during a snow storm (@ 63 Comm. Dr., Sanford)  and was tilted, causing the spillage of the fuel.   The contamination was later discovered by a site assessment done for property transfer reasons.  Mr. Stuart removed 3.5 cu.ft. of contaminated soil and mixed it with recycled asphalt at his Lebanon facility.  I explained that the spill should have been reported when it occurred, and that he had employed an inappropriate disposal method.  Given the small amount of product spilled, time passed since the spill, and nature of product, I did not require further clean-up.  Several weeks later, Jim Ricker of Roy F. Weston, Inc. (consult. for buyer) contacted me regarding the site.  They had found further contamination and questioned whether or not it should be cleaned up.  They had done the DEP Decision Tree and determined the site to be stringent (aquifer).  I explained that the Dec. Tree was not developed for sites like this, and I was relatively sure that most of the spilled product was removed.  His lab analysis had determined that there were several "hot spots" remaining, and the chrom. stated it was a #4-#6 range oil.  This is probably due to the length of time since the spill, suggesting  that the more volatile constituents had naturally attenuated or been removed during the clean-up.  The buyer was not initially convinced of this determination, however correspondence was sent to Mr. Ricker re-affirming my position.

I was contacted by John Tewhey, of Tewhey associates representing the public water district who brought to my attention the following concerns:  the site in question is several hundred feet from a well-head, there may have been more than one spill, and that a product other than diesel fuel may have been spilled.  I sent a letter to Mr. Ricker again (10/18) requesting a site investigation to determine if in fact there may have been more spilled than originally reported.

The Department would have preferred a more complete clean-up during the initial excavation, however given the circumstances of the original report, I did not pursue further action at the time.  Since requesting further action on October 18, 2001, I have had no correspondence with Mr. Ricker.  The nature and size of the spill(s) do not warrant immediate action by the Division of Response Services, however, as some investigation would be beneficial, the case has been referred to the Oil Enforcement Unit of the Division of Facilities Management.

I was contacted by Weston Solutions who informed me that they wished to do a more thorough clean-up of the site.  I visited with James Soukup of Weston on June 21, 2002 and we viewed the area of clean-up and discussed a more stringent clean-up level.

Weston returned on 10/3/02 and under the direction of DEP's Peter Eremita removed 17.09 tons of contaminated soil.  No further action in this matter is necessary.
B-200-2002*      On April 4, 2002 at 0920 we received a call from George Hartley who was reporting an oil spill on behalf of his father-in-law, Louis Libby of 135 Summer St. in Dover-Foxcroft.  The feedline had cracked and leaked about twenty-five gallons of kerosene. Mr. Libby is on town water.
      I visited the site that morning and met Mr. Hartley and Mr. Libby.  Mr. Libby's tank is on patio blocks and had a four to five inch layer of wood shavings and sawdust beneath it.  Most of the oil soaked into this material.  I advised Mr. Hartley to bag this material and dispose of it through his regular rubbish which is incinerated.
P-1083-2001*I was contacted by Portland Pipeline Corporation (PPL) and the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) regarding a sheen within the boom around the vessel BALI SEA.  The sheen was reportedly coming from the lines tying the vessel to the pier.  I arrived and did observe the sheen being caused by the drippings, which would immediately dissipate.  The spring lines where being wiped down and wrapped at the time of my arrival.  I met with the vessel captain, John Stuart (Qualified Individual Representing Vessel), MSO, & PPL.  The spring lines were brand new and it was believed that they had been treated with something possibly for longevity purposes.  Whatever it was, it was dripping off as the lines tightened and caused the sheen when coming in contact with water.  I and the MSO stated that we would be satisfied  if the lines were wrapped and sheening stopped; and the vessel would no longer use such lines when in Portland.  The captain agreed to do so.

I investigated the origin of the product and determined it to be mineral oil.  No adverse effect to the environment is expected from this incident.
P-1084-2001*Corrosion hole in tank caused discharge to basement floor.  CN Brown had delivered oil the previous day and estimated the loss at 11 gallons.  The Auburn Fire Dept. and CN Brown cleaned up the spill.
P-1082-2001*Mystery spill of diesel fuel along Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough.  Scarborough FD & Public Works cleaned it up with speedi dry and sand.
I-57-2002*An anonymous complaint was received that oil was leaking and being spilled in the waste oil storage area.

When I investigated at 1400 hrs, 4/8/02, I found 4 pallets with 14 drums. Some drums were empty. All had covers intact and I could not find any signs of spills in this area.

I spoke with Glenn, who will try to keep a trap over the drums to keep rain water out.

Response case closed.
I-58-2002*A discharge was reported on Pierce Brook just below the Irving bulk plant.

After playing twenty question with the reporter, I identified the potential discharge as from MPG's yard drain. I contacted the Fire dept and asked them to boom off the site if they saw oil.

When I arrived the site was boomed off, but the discharge was an organic sheen not oil. But it was very difficult to see the difference.

It turned out to be a good drill for the Fire Dept and MPG.

Response case closed
P-851-2001*
	Report from Ms. Dyer of CMP of a small hydraulic oil leak from a CMP utility truck. No DEP response at time and no sensitive receptors believed threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-850-2001*
	Report of small non-PCB mineral oil discharge from pole transformer following traffic accident.  Response by CMP.  No known discharge from vehicle.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-853-2001*
	Report from CMP of a small non-PCB transformer oil leak from utility Pole #1.  Unknown cause.  No DEP visit at time.  Sensitive area on private wells but none understood to be threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-66-2001*Linda of CN Brown called to report a small oil spill. She reported that an AST was overfilled and approximately 1 gallon of fuel oil was spilled onto the tank.  The driver wiped the tank and padded up the oil from the slab. Linda reported that it was all cleaned up.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-389-2001*Received a call from Captain Simmonds of the Waterville Fire Department concerning a small spill. He reported that a car owned by Ronald Micue of Skowhegan had developed a small hole in the gas tank while at the Big Apple on Main Street. The fire department cleaned it up with speedy dry and sawdust. No additional work is necessary on this spill.
A-413-2001*On June 7, 2001 Maine DEP received an anonymous complaint that gasoline was being "dumped" at Wes's Towing and Repair, 334 Rockland Road, Jefferson (Coopers Mills).  Maine DEP staff inspected the site, and though there were a number of automobiles on the site there was no evidence that gasoline had been dumped.

No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
A-458-2001*Received a call from the USCG  Marine Safety Office about a small spill in Boothbay Harbor. They referred me to the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department. I contacted Dan Math of Boothbay Harbor Fire Dept. and he told me the story. A delivery truck was parked at an angle near a storm drain. Apparently fuel expansion, a loose fill cap and the tilt caused some fuel to be spilt into the drain. The drain went directly to the harbor and did cause a sheen in the harbor.  There was not enough product to attempt to pick it up. No further work is necessary.
A-469-2001*The Mobil station, 269 River Road, Randolph, reported a 10 gallon gasoline "overfill" of a vehicle.  Employees at the location used sobent materials to clean up the spilled gasoline. The spill occurred on June 30, 2001.  No other information is available.  No further action is expected.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using extremely limited available information.
A-635-2001*Kevin Moore of CN Brown called to report a spill. He reported that they had overfilled the above ground tank at the residence of Greg Webber in New Sharon. He reported that the spill had been cleaned up. A phone call to Mr. Webber confirmed this. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
A-686-2001*Received a call from Jim Adams of Blue Rock Industries reporting a small spill at their Leeds facility. A hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment broke spilling approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. Mark Humphrey of Blue Rock reported the next day that their personnel excavated the contaminated soil and sent the soil to Dragon Cement for treatment. No site visit was made. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-717-2001*The Augusta Police Department, 33 Union Street, Augusta, reported a small #2 fuel oil overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the police station.  City of Augusta personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material. No further action is expected.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
A-719-2001*Received a call at night reporting that a tractor trailer had been stopped for leaking fuel. I responded to the site on the Maine Turnpike.  The trucker had run over something and had parted his cross over line. I sorbed up what I could and placed sorbent pads under the tanks to control the discharge. The driver jury rigged a fix and drove off trying to find a truck stop with a repair garage. I lost the slip of paper with the driver and company information.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-854-2001*	
	Report of small AST line leak onto soil near furnace detected by service person.  Spill date unknown but it appears to have been long slow leak.  Area on private wells though no receptors believed threatened.  Clean-up by Dead River Oil Co. service person.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-208-2002*On 4/8/02, 1305 hours this office received an anonymous report of oil in the basement of a building located at 1 North Street in Machias.  The Fire Chief was contacted and he confirmed the presence of oil in the basement.  He indicated that there were two 275s, one was a third full and the other was empty.  He said that there was a lot of oil and that I should come look at it.  I did and all I found was an area at the low point that had some water in it.  Possibly 5-7 square feet area of water.  I tested the area with absorbent pads and found that there was no oil.  I didn't smell oil.  The owner of the property, Todd Wise, 9 Hudson Blvd, Machias, 207-255-0502, indicated that he was in the process of evicting the tenants and that they were resisting.  It looked like he wanted to empty the building so that he could renovate it.  The current tenants were three mounts behind on their rent.  I discussed my investigation with Todd the following day.
A-152-2002*Vandals removed the fuel tank from a refrigerated trailer parked in the C & J trailer repair yard on Route 201 in Fairfield over a weekend.  Approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to ground during the theft.  The spill was discovered on Monday morning and reported to the Fairfield Police Department.  Frank Jennings of the Fairfield PD reported the incident to DEP.

The spill stain was approximately 50 feet in length and 10 feet wide into sandy soils.  Stanley's Septic Service and Construction was hired by C & J to remove the contaminated soils for disposal at the Waste Management facility in Norridgewock;  5.36 tons of material was removed.

No further action is expected.


P-855-2001*
	Report of small #2 oil spill from broken valve on AST.   Susan Kramer residence, 44 D Street.  No DEP response at this time.  Clean-up by Irving technician on site.  No oil discharge to surface, coastal, or ground waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-156-2002*Kevin Gower at Box 2555 Lower Bellsqueeze Road, Clinton, Maine had a fuel oil odor in his well water in mid-January.  Mr. Gower took a water sample to Northeast Labs for DRO analysis and received a positive DRO result  (100 ppb).  Upon receipt of the result, Mr. Gower contacted DEP for assistance.  DEP personnel took a sample to HETL for confirmation.  During the first site visit on 14, March 2002, DEP personnel examined the heating oil fuel system at the Gower residence, it was in compliance with current regulations and standards.  DEP also examined properties adjacent to the subject property and found no evidence of an oil spill.  The site was referred to DEP Technical Services.

The well is located in the garage, under the garage floor.  None of the vehicles owned by Mr. Gower or his family are diesel or fuel oil powered.  The top of the well and soils immediately adjacent to the well casing were not contaminated with oil.  The garage is under the main floor of the house and is locked.

The well is reported to be approximately 100 feet in depth with a yield of 30 gpm.  There is very little overburden at the property, in fact the house foundation is in contact with bedrock.   The well supplies three residences, Kevin Gower, his mother's trailer adjacent to the Gower home and his sisters' trailer adjacent to Mr. Gowers' mother.

DEP installed a Magnum Spill Blaster oil/water interface pump to remove as much free product as possible.  DEP tech services installed carbon filters on all three residences.  The Spill Blaster recovered an estimated 1 gallon of product over a 3 month period.  Subsequently a Petropore oil recovery device was installed in the well as the quantity of oil in the well had been reduced to a quantity too little for the Spill Blaster to be effective.

Maine DEP Technical Services Division sampled the properties adjacent to the Gower property with particular interest the property immediately north of the Gower's.  Wayne Booker owns the property immediately to the north of the Gower residence.  His well was sampled by Tech Services with a non-detect result for DRO.

The neighborhood was re-sampled on 30, July 2002.  At that time neighbors reported the Booker  property just north of the Gower residence has "bulldozed" an old house into the cellar and buried the debris.  Mr. Booker reported the demolished house did not have oil as a heating source but was heated by wood and propane.  The location of the house was inspected by DEP personnel and deemed unlikely as a source of contamination at the Gower well.

DEP Technical Services installed a treatment trailer on the well to remove any additional oil which may still be in the ground water supplying the well.  No source or likely source has been found.
B-133-2002*On 3/3/02, 1800 hours Paul Greenlaw reported a heating oil release at his place of business, which is the South Street Mobile Service Station.  The product was coming from a corrosion hole at the spigot end of one of the ASTs.  The storage system consisted of two parallel 275's.  When he discovered the leak he put containment under it and proceeded to pump the tanks out.  The spilled product landed on clay and was recovered with sorbent pads.  When I looked at the area it was clean.  I took care of the hundred or so pounds of oiled sorbent.
P-197-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mid-morning of Friday 3/15/02, Mr. Dobbins notified me of a small piping leak for their underground heated asphalt AST's.  I met with him that morning to examine the problem.  The Sprague Terminal in this location was formerly the Koch Terminal, and Rolling Mills Terminal.  The area is commercial & industrial zoned and is on city water & sewer.  Based on earlier oil discharges in this area it is understood to fall within a Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal, though the subject of the Sprague Terminal's license may require different clean-up goals.

DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION
	I noted the leak was a corrosion hole in a 2" diameter steel line that lies adjacent to another 8" product/cargo line and another 2" product line.  The three pipes appeared rusty.  The leak/corrosion spot was under the insulation so the insulation had to be peeled back in order to discover the exact point of the leak.  Mr. Dobbins explained that workers inspecting the line had noted the black asphalt seeping out of the insulation that morning.  (See the site sketches for further information.)
	The leak area is near the L-Dock, approximately 10' from the Fore River, and next to the piping system's electrical equipment (transformers?) for the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (CP).  At the time, Mr. Dobbins was waiting on a welder to patch the 2" line.   At the time of my visit, the oil contaminated soil and insulation had been taken away and the pipe cleaned off for the repair.  After my visit, I left a message for John Dunlap & Rick Kaselis (DEP, BRWM, Terminal Licensing) regarding the leak & corrosion.

CONCLUSIONS
	The corrosion and leak of the CP protected line is of concern.  Its location adjacent to electrical equipment may indicate that stray currents are over-riding the impressed CP and that further leaks of these steel lines may occur.  DEP's Beth DeHaas has pointed out that this piping facility falls under Maine's Chapter 691 Section 5.D(5) regulations covering Impressed Current Systems.  The piping's repair would require a Licensed Corrosion Expert's supervision.  This location is within 10' to 15' of the Fore River and under the right conditions a large leak may reach the river.
	A copy of this report will be forwarded to Rick Kaselis and Beth DeHaas for their review.  Further DEP actions are possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-203-2002*On 4/6/02, 1120 hours the State Police Dispatcher passed on a report from Bangor Fire that a Pine Tree Landfill trash truck had  it's saddle tank come loose and drag on the road.  This action caused a hole to develop and most of the 20 gallons remaining in the tank spilled over a mile of I-395.  About 7 gallons went onto the bank of the road ditch.  It covered a 12 square foot area and penetrated about ten inches.  The portion that spilled on the road was sanded by DOT.  This portion was a streak about a mile long and less than a foot wide.  This part of I-395 was on the west bound side across from the Route 202 on ramp.
P-618-2001*Received a call from the Cumberland Police Dept. stating that they had responded to a house with some type of red liquid, possible oil, deliberately placed into its well, and were asking for assistance.

I responded to the incident and met with the Cumberland Police Dept. and the Boyles, owners of the property, whom showed me the area in question.  I ascertained that the substance was some type of dyed oil, most likely kerosene or #2 fuel approximately 10 gallons or less.  I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) for a vacuum truck to remove the product from the well.  While waiting for EPI, I obtained a sample of the substance for later analysis and possible finger printing, if the police dept. decided to pursue an investigation.  Also during this time, the well pump and associated piping were removed from the well to facilitate removal of the oil.

EPI and I skimmed the oil from the surface of the well until most of the oil was removed.  Sorbent pads were placed in the well for the night, until I could return the following day to clean the well with a detergent and pump the well.

On the following day, I returned with EPI and removed the sorbent pads that had absorbed a small amount of oil.  We skimmed the surface and then proceeded to clean the well with a detergent and a chimney brush. The well was pumped several times until which time the pump and associated piping were re-installed, and the soapy water run through the plumbing system of the house.  The soapy water was run through the house's plumbing system for at least an hour to purge the system of any oil contamination, and then later allowed to run out behind the house via a garden hose.  I also had a dual carbon filter system installed by Water Treatment, Inc. on this day.

On 8/17/2001, I returned to the property and obtained samples around the filters to assure their effectiveness, and to see if we were successful in cleaning the well.  Analysis indicated no presence of oil (see analysis report #45944).

The Boyles strongly suspected a neighbor had placed the oil in the well, and were insisting a full investigation.  The Cumberland Police Dept. obtained several samples of oil from possible suspects, in addition to one from the Boyles' property.  I hand delivered all the samples to Analytics for finger printing, on 8/20/01 (see analysis report #45943).  Out of 13 samples, only three were a close match with the one obtained from the Boyles' residence being the closest.  The finger printing analysis did rule-out the prime suspects, and focused the investigation on someone close to the Boyles that had access to the property.  The police had a theory, but couldn't substantiate it at the time of this report.

On 3/18/2002, I returned to the site to obtained samples around the filters.  Again, analysis indicated no presence of oil (see analysis report#47080).  The filters were subsequently removed, and the Departments involvement terminated.


B-202-2002*On 4/5//02, 1634 hours this office received a FAX reporting a small diesel spill from 101st Refueling Wing equipment.  They were in the process of transporting a small generator that was leaking from it's fuel fill pipe.  Maintenance personnel had not secured the fuel cap on the unit.  The release produced a 30' X1.5' streak on Maran Street, which is on BIA property.  ANG personnel mopped the area with pads.  The oiled pads went to ANG's waste stream.  There was a residual left on the road to dry.
B-340-2001*At 09:12, 06/15/01, Melissa called from Clean Harbors, Inc. to report that her company was at the site of a caustic soda (50%) spill at Dysart's Truck Stop in Herman. They had been on site since 07:15 and were wondering why someone from the MDEP had not arrived. The reason being was this was our first notification. She understood that about 100 gallons had been spilled to the parking lot during a truck to truck transfer. I went to the site.
   There I met Jason Babbidge for Clean Harbors and Paul Thompson, representing Superior Carriers, Inc., the spiller. I learned that Superior Carriers had been transferring the caustic soda from one trailer to another when it overfilled. This happened at about 03:30 this morning. I asked Mr. Thompson why the spill had not been called in and did not receive an answer. I'm not sure the failure to call was accidental or intentional, but Mr. Thompson did not dispute his driver's (Lee Mathews) statement that he had notified the company right after stabilizing the spill. While the driver estimated the loss was about 70 gallons, I'd estimate it was in the area of 200 gallons.  I discussed this with Mr. Thompson and requested that he notify me of the exact amount lost. They eventually reported by telephone (7/2/02) that they believe that they lost 164 gallons.
   The parking lot surface is gravel with lots of fine particles. It appeared to be densely packed. I estimate that the contaminated area was about 20 feet by 300 feet in size. Mr. Babbidge asked if it could be remediated on site and I said no, the contaminated gravel would have to be removed. I told him that he should contact the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit of my department to insure that it was disposed properly.
   Thus followed a series of correspondence between Hazardous Waste Enforcement and Superior Carriers. Eventually the site was cleaned up. However, despite the fact that I faxed the company rep, Sean Elliott, environmental cost control, a copy of a convenient 30-day hazardous material spill form, as of 2/6/02, they have not reported the amount of soil recovered or its disposal site. I have had 2 or 3 phone calls from Paul Thompson, Superior Carrier's operations manager, inquiring if I had received a complete report. He seemed sincere in seeing that I get the report but again nothing as of 2/6/02.
   As of 4/8/2002, I have not yet received the report. Scott Leighton of Hazardous Waste Enforcement is aware of this failure.
P-59-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	During the evening of Sunday 1/27/02, I met North Berwick Fire Chief Jim Moore and the resident, Ms. Susan Fallo, onsite in response to a leak of the residential, outside fuel oil AST.  The AST leaked out the bottom though a corrosion hole, most of the estimated 100 to 150 gallons of #1 oil soaking into the ground. Ten to 20 gallons of oil had also collected on the concrete pad under the home.  The tank and spill was located in the rear of the home.  The tank was owned by the property owner, Mr. Fred Clark, who also owned the home, along with several other homes in the neighborhood.  Mr. Clark was not available that night to brief.
	The site is dense residential on well water.  The North Berwick Fire Dept. responded initially with sorbents.  Based on an emergency and threat to public health and the environment I scheduled an emergency investigation and removal of oil contaminated soil the following day.  DEP scheduled a crew from Clean Harbors Env. Services (CHE) that evening and I informed Ms. Fallo and Chief Moore of my plans.

REMEDIATION PLANNING
	On Monday, 1/28/02, I met onsite with Mr. Clark and a crew from Clean Harbors.  I made out an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement (see attached) outlining the expected clean-up required.  Mr. Clark was briefed on the Maine AST Ins. Fund program.  Mr. Clark stated he would also check with his personal insurance coverage as the spill is a threat & liability to neighboring property & wells.  Mr. Clark chose Option-1 for DEP management of the clean-up (see attached).  Reimbursable costs under the AST Ins. program include soil removal & disposal, well water sampling & potential treatment though not replacement of the AST nor replacing the lost oil.
  The well for this, and four other houses belonging to Mr. Clark, are across the street from this house and spill (see site map) and are less than 300' away.  The property that Mr. Clark's well is on is owned by the neighbor (also on his own well) and has a right-of-way to Clark's properties.  Based on the above information, this area falls under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	With a wheeled backhoe, on Monday 1/28/02,  CHE excavated 8.37 tons of oil contam. soil for disposal @ Commercial Recycling Svcs. (CRS) in Scarborough.  Care had to be taken not to damage power & water lines going to the home and directly under the spill area.  Following excavation CHE backfilled with crushed stone to provide a firm base for reinstalling a new AST.  Not all contamination could be reached because it is presently out of reach under the home's concrete pad and the utilities.  At this time I do not believe it to be cost-effective to move the trailer to get to remaining contamination.
	The threatened well has been put on the state QM program in early February though as of early April no results have been received.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time further DEP Response actions are possible should the contamination reach potable water.  Mr. Clark's well has been signed up for the state Quarterly Monitoring (QM) Program for Diesel Range Organics (DRO).  The Maine State Fire Marshal has been contacted regarding an application for the AST Ins. program (see attached reply).
	Remedial expenses of CHE  and CRS were covered by the Maine DEP, though some of the expenses may in turn be reimbursable to the state by Mr. Clark's Ins. company.  I have been in contact with Mr. Ron Bouvier  of Colonial Adjustment (@ 797-9036) regarding this.  A copy of this report and the paid invoices, will be sent to Mr. Bouvier and to Mr. Clark.  see attached photos, site sketch and documents for further details.

Stephen G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services

B-187-2002*On 3/14/02, 1130 hours John Phillips, who resides at 3385 Union Street in Levant, reported that he had a water analysis showing 2200 ppb MTBE as well as other GRO components.  This included benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and zylenes at concentrations of 17ppb, 170 ppb, 47 ppb and 290 ppb respectively.  I confirmed the report visually and contacted Norlens regarding a filtration system.  They had concerns about the high MTBE level.  We agreed that larger filters would be advisable.  Also, I asked them to resample for MTBE  and GRO when they got around to installing the filters.  This was done ten days after the first sample (the one with 2200 ppb MTBE) and the MTBE had dropped to 330 and the other GRO components were below detection with the exception of the xylenes, which was at 12 ppb.  The filters were installed on or about 3/20/02.  On 4/2/02 John called to say he wasn't sure the water was fit to drink.  I offered an analysis because the high MTBE did give cause to doubt the effectiveness of the filters.  This sample came back clean so they feel confident now.  The well is on QM.

Phillip's residence is diagonally across the road from Piper's Country Store, where they had a gasoline release to a dike.  Initially I assumed that this is where the contamination came from.  However, Jeff Canwell (the owner of the store) said he could prove that the dike was impermeable, and he referred to an accident that Dysart had when they were on scene.  A valve had been left open on their recovery tanker and a few gallons landed on a puddle of water.  This was absorbed immediately but it was a release and one could not prove that this had not made it to ground water.  Consequently, I took out another spill number for Phillip's well.
A-79-2001*Received a call from Gilbert Mitchel concerning a spill at his house.  I went to the site and found that the AST was almost buried in snow from natural snow fall and the roof.  Mr. Mitchel had dug away the snow from the filter end of the tank. I inspected it and found that the filter housing had cracked allowing the oil to leak out. Cleanup consisted of excavating by hand the contaminated snow. A total of 8 bags of "pink" snow were brought back to the Response warehouse for melting and disposal as a liquid. No pink snow was left at the tank site. Hand digging some test pits in the snow showed no contamination away from the tank. I question the reported amount spilled, it was probably less.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-160-2002*A customer overfilled the fuel tank of an automobile but did not report the spill to store personnel.  A second customer reported the spilled gasoline to the store manager.  Big Apple employees closed off the fuel island and began a clean up with sorbent pads and Speedi-Dri sorbent material.  No gasoline left the pavement or left the property.

At the request of the Big Apple on site manger DEP personnel responded and assisted with the clean up.  No further action is expected.
A-527-2001*  A pickup truck crashed into a utility pole and spilled a small amount of gasoline and diesel. This occurred on the property of Steve Haver located on Route 173 in Searsmont.
 The spill was reported by the Waldo County Sheriff's Office. The owner of the pick up truck, Walter Lamont, crashed into a utility pole in the early hours of 8-1-2001. This pole is located in Mr. Haver's front yard. Electrical power was lost during this incident. Mr. Lamont had a portable diesel tank in the back of his pickup. In addition, he had a can of gasoline back there also. When the pickup truck finally stopped the diesel tank and gas can had fallen out of the truck bed. Also the transformer on the utility pole fell onto the ground spilling mineral oil onto the lawn.
 I made a site visit that morning and again later during daylight hours. There was an odor of gasoline near the gas can, the can was empty or nearly empty. The portable diesel tank fell out of the truck, but very little, if any diesel spilled out.
 The well for the Haver property is nearby and I collected a sample. Lab analysis did not detect any petroleum compounds. I contracted Kip's Home Services to excavate a small amount of soil from the area where the gasoline spilled. This soil was placed under poly and remediated on site.
 A crew from CMP cleaned up the mineral oil spill and no further involvement from this office will be required.
A-191-2002*A CN Brown delivery driver did not hear the tank whistle while filling an AST at the residence of Robert  Lewis, River Road, Livermore.  An estimated one gallon discharged through the tank vent to the side of the tank and ground.  CN Brown personnel cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads.

No further action is expected.
A-192-2002*Don Pendagrast at Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant reported a small spill of Marvels Mystery Oil to pavement.  Maine Yankee cleaned up the spill with a homogenous square (approximately 12" x 12") of suitable sorbent material; probably paper towel.

No further action is required.
A-203-2002*Atlas Rail Road Construction is the contractor hired to rebuild the tracks and roadbed along the rail line from Brunswick to Rockland.  At a work site 100 yards east of the bridge carrying Route 1 over the tracks just north of Moody's Diner a piece of rail road construction equipment tipped over discharging approximately one quart each of lube oil and diesel fuel to the ground.  Atlas Rail Road Construction personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  The equipment has been up-righted.

No further action is expected.
A-204-2002*See attached CMP report.
A-210-2002*Nancy Graham of 274 Willow Lane, Wiscassett observed the bottom of her home AST "weeping a little" and called MW Sewall to repair the leak.  The oil burner service technician removed the fuel to a temporary AST and installed a new tank.

The area affected was a small section of dirt basement floor under the tank.  MW Sewall used sorbent pads and a small excavation to remove the contaminated soils.  The homeowner did not complain of an odor problem.

No further action is expected.
A-219-2002*During a pickup of the scrap metal container at Camp Keyes approximately .5 gallons of waste motor oil was observed discharging from the container.  The container was put back down and the spilled product cleaned up.  Camp Keyes personnel sorted through the material in the container to find the source of the waste motor oil and remove it from the container.

No further action is expected.
P-251-2002*Casco Oil delivery driver noticed contaminated soil below filter of tank on Hancock St.  Notified homeowner and boss who arrived to fix situation.  The following day, Basnar's employees were overseen while they removed contaminated soil which was brought to CRS.
P-254-2002*Received a call from Mr. Warner stating that a sheen and an orange substance was appearing in his backyard within a drainage area, and was convinced it was oil.  I met with Mr. Warner and observed a marsh sheen and a great deal of iron bacteria,  which I explained to him the causes of.  He felt satisfied with my explanation and stated that the area was known to have had a great deal of metal used as fill.
P-227-2002*Ms. McManus reported to her contractor that she smelled oil in her basement.  Upon inspection, the contractor found that her filter had a minor leak which he repaired.  We were called and after our inspection it was decided that our paramount concern were household vapors and not necessarily contaminated soil or the potential for any well contamination.  Some odor kill was applied by the contractor which alleviated the odor so there was no further action necessary.
P-714-1999*A report was received from a residence in Auburn complaining about oil smell coming through the sewage drains into their basement.  When I arrived the next morning, I met with the homeowner (Roland Godbout) who explained that it had been going on for some time and that the city was not fixing the drainage problem as they should.   I explained that the drainage/sewer line issues were not within my purview, however I would try to  ascertain the cause of the fuel oil odor.  After checking the neighborhood I located the source of the spill.  The homeowner at 3 Josslyn Street had apparently had a corroded AST which leaked in the basement.  They had removed the rug and all affected debris from the basement and had it carpeted.  I talked to the homeowner and was convinced the site was effectively cleaned-up.  Additionally, she was satisfied and did not request DEP assistance.  The odor dissipated over time and no further action is warranted.
P-255-2002*Leak at residence due to pinhole in line.  Leak was noticed by homeowner, valve shut off and oil company was called.  Site was satisfactorily cleaned up.
P-252-2002*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	In the early afternoon of Wed. 4/10/02, DEP SMRO was notified of an estimated 15 to 30 gallon discharge of formaldehyde solution due to an overflow of a weigh-tank.  The RQ for this material was stated as being 21 gallons and that Pioneer Plastic's in-house response staff was responding.  Prior to a DEP response, I conferred with Andy Slusarski and Mike Hudson of DEP RCRA unit regarding the material and state requirements.
	Pioneer Plastics company is part of Panolam Industries and its area is supplied by municipal water & sewer.  The company produces laminated counter top material.

DISCHARGE EVALUATION
	Onsite @ 1500 hrs (3 hrs after the spill), I met with Mr. Bolstridge, the plant manager, and several other representatives.  I was informed that Auburn FD had been notified but had not opted to respond.  A Pioneer Plastics  (PP) team was responding.  The Formalin had overflowed out a weigh-tank vent in the Speciality Resins area (see site maps) during troubleshooting by maintenance workers.  The discharge had overflowed onto the building's roof and into containment.  The formaldehyde solution, being 50% water was evaporating, leaving a white crystalline residue that they were scraping off.
	After the initial meeting, Mr. Bolstridge escorted me for a tour of the discharge location.  I noted the initial response teams demobilizing in this area and breaking down decon liquid to drums.  Non-encapsulating Level-B suits were evident.  I understand they responded on SCBA (though could continue with clean-up under Level-C with proper monitoring).
	I was next escorted thru Specialty Resins/Chem Lab to the spill location, though not the roof where the vent is.   The spill appears to have gone out the vent on the roof and flowed to the roof edge, into the rain gutter, and through corrosion holes in the gutter and down to the ground.  The spillage landed in a concrete contained area next to the HCl storage AST which is next to the Load Building (see sketch and SPCC maps).  During my inspection there was still a stain of wet product running over the concrete to a drain that went to a separator in the Load Building (the Load Building is where chemical tank trucks offload).  [This drain is not on SMRO's 1997 SPCC Plan maps, attached.]  From the Load Building separator the drain goes to LAWPCA (the local sewage treatment plant).  I was told the drain outside was plugged and I noted that it was surrounded by speedy dry and a puddle of product up to 1/4" deep (my estimate).  I asked why this spilled product was not covered in sorbent and picked up.  I was advised that they were working on doing it soon.  I did not enter the Hot or Warm Zones and had no need for PPE.  I was offsite by 1530 hrs.
	Mr. Bolstridge stated he would copy me on their state haz. mat. reporting form.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At the time of this incident, Pioneer Plastic is in negotiation with DEP RCRA Div. over haz. mat management and spill reporting.  Because of this issue, I will not comment further on any compliance issues.  The DEP SMRO has a 1997 SPCC Plan for this facility and in studying the plan for this incident I noted some problems, some of which I have listed below.
1.	In Table 6.1, a surface-oil spill of ten gallons or less is not reportable to Maine DEP.  This is incorrect.  There is no minimum reportable quantity in this case.  Other spill reporting requirements are confusing.
2.	Regarding reporting hazardous matter, it should be made clear that if a hazardous discharge leaves the site it is reportable to state and federal agencies despite any RQ and SPCC Plan.
3.	Section 6.2 regarding External Notification again repeats the oil spill reporting error.
4.	In the list of EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE NUMBERS, page 1, provided by Franklin Environmental it lists phone numbers for DEP Land/Water and Air Bureaus in Augusta.  For weekends Franklin's list has a State Police phone number for Massachusetts (
P-256-2002*See attached CMP report.
B-131-2002*On 3/2/02,1700 hours I was contacted by the Bangor Police Dispatcher regarding an oil spill at Rainbow Trailer Park, lot 53.  The release came from an AST that was not connected to a heating unit.  It was sitting on an abandoned lot.  It had been used to contain oil that the facilities' maintenance crew collected from ASTs as the units were abandoned.  Somehow the tank got positioned in such a way that it started leaking from the spigot.  Bangor Fire Fighters responded and had collected three bags of oiled sorbent.  This was taken to BRWM EMRO waste stream.
I-51-1997*This tank removal revealed large amounts of historical contamination most likely from pipe fittings.

Soil was contaminated to bedrock. as much as could reasonably be removed was excavated.

See the site assessment report for registration number 11451 for detailed information about the past history of the site and information regarding this removal.

Response case closed.
P-248-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-249-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-250-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Included with monthly reports on discharges at PNSY.
P-883-2001*
	Report thru state police of 5-gallon drum of hydraulic oil that ruptured on Rt. 121, Minot, in front of Minot Country Store.  Likely occurred when a pick-up or other truck turned out of the store onto Rt. 121 and accelerated.  Response by Minot FD and PWD who sanded spill.  No DEP response at time.  A later visit showed no residual oil and a satisfactory clean-up.  No RP was ever identified.  No state clean-up expenses.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-926-2001*
	Report from an airline pilot, thru Federal Aviation Admin., then to National Response Center and then to Maine DEP of a mystery plume in the waters of Casco Bay east of Long Island.  Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife confirmed the plume to be mud stirred up by the anchor of a visiting ship, and not an oil plume.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-940-2001*
	Tues 11/13/01: Routine abandonment-by-removal confirmation visit for heated #6 oil UST facility.  The excavation had been filled in by the time I arrived.  A worker for Simard & Sons stated the tank had been removed and they had just left the site.  Plant Engineer stated a small hole (corrosion) was found allowing water into interstitial space of the double-wall tank.  Heated oil tanks have been shown to be a problem as they are heated too hot which can cause the coating to fail and water vapor in the oil can form corrosive Sulfuric Acid vapors in the ullage area.  The UST is to be replaced by a #6 oil AST.

	No discharges to environment noted though the hole in the tank wall is a reportable "evidence of a leak".  See DEP UST Reg. file #1727 for further info.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-942-2001*	
	Investigation into threat of Anthrax WMD contamination in Lewiston, Maine, office of US Congressman, John Baldacci.   Maine DEP was put on alert by US EPA and US Center for Disease Control (CDC), through DEP's David Sait.  A Maine DEP, Div. of Response Services response was possible pending testing of the Lewiston office.  On Sait's request, I notified DEP's Jon Woodard as well.  This investigation was part of the wider anthrax terrorist threat occurring at this time.

	No DEP response or further action was initiated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-737-2001*Site visit to determine if tank could be abandoned in place.  While there I realized that I had previously granted former owners AIP (P-283-94).  Approval granted.
P-247-2002*Leak in oil line at loose fitting.  Cleaned up by Downeast Energy personnel.  No further DEP involvement necessary.
B-214-2002*On 4/11/02, 0900 hours Kurt Thomas, who owns the car washing facility in Hampden asked if I could come the following day and provide a transfer letter for the grit that Industrial Services was going to vac from the grit traps.  I went to the facility the following morning prepared to provide the aforementioned paperwork.  However, Industrial Services asked if there were other options.  Rick Haffner had suggested that licensed septage spreading sites could take car wash grit.  Industrial Service asked about Pine Tree Landfill.  I suggested that he call them and find out.  He did and received an authorization number (59584A).  Hopefully the car wash grit disposal questions have been put to rest.  Kurt wanted to know if there was anything that he could do so that he could have the grit to use after it had aerated.  I suggested that he call Tammy Gould in Augusta.
P-48-2002*SUMMARY
	On the afternoon of Tuesday, 1/16/02, I responded to Downeast Energy's (DEE) notification of a UST overfill at the Eastland Shoe Co. in Freeport while DEE made a fuel delivery.  Onsite I met with Richard McDonald & Gerald Gardner of Eastland Shoe, and Russ Hughes of DEE, and a DEE clean-up crew.
	The DEE crew was just completing the clean-up with sorbent & shovels etc.  Oil had been discharged out the UST vent on the side of the building, onto the flat roof and onto the paved ground.  The tank's glass site-gage, inside the adjacent boiler room, was apparently blown by the pressure of the overfill and burst, releasing oil into the boiler room.  No oil is known to have reached drains or surface water.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The UST is a 1996 installation (Reg. 12881) and has a vent whistle to inhibit overfilling the UST.  The vent is near the fill pipe and should normally be heard during a delivery.  Mr. Hughes stated that the driver was not at the fill and perhaps in the cab.  As state law requires a driver to directly attend a fuel delivery, meaning not sitting in the cab or checking his oil, Downeast Energy was determined to be the primary RP for the discharge.  See attached letters and notes, and DEP UST Reg. file #12881 for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-199-2002*B-199-2002
04/04/2002 15:10

     William Lee, Fire Chief for the Town of Lincoln, called to report that a vile containing about a couple of tablespoons of mercury was accidentally spilled onto the floor of their dispatch office.  I suggested that they isolate the room, ventilate it, and perhaps call Clean Harbors for the clean up.  Chief Lee stated that since they had the appropriate protective gear they would proceed with a clean up themselves.  I suggested that they keep any clean up materials to a minimum.  I also stated that I'd be up the next morning with a mercury monitor.
     Instrument readings in the dispatch room shown only trace amounts of mercury well below OSHA's Time Weighted Average of .05 mg/m3.  The highest reading was measured at .017 mg/m3.  I retrieved a small bag of clean up materials for later disposal.

04/10/2002

     I received a call from Dave Wacker of the Bureau of Labor Standards stating that fire personnel had concerns for trace amounts of mercury left on the rugs and in a vacuum cleaner.  It was also stated that some of the clean up was inadvertently conducted prior to the initial report.  Investigation did show residual mercury on several rugs.  Readings ranged anywhere from .01 mg/m3 to .058 mg/m3.  Atmospheric readings were still below the OSHA TWA.  I suggested that they call State's toxicologist if they had concerns about exposure.  It was also suggested that they call a professional contractor for a more thorough clean up.
P-332-2002*No site visit made.  Please see attachment.
B-25-2002*B-25-2002
01/16/2002 14:30

     Fred Leigh, Director of Environmental Services and Compliance for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil from a utility truck.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked onto the road surface when a hose burst on a utility truck.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of through Clean Harbors.
B-29-2002*B-29-2002
01/18/2002 07:55

     Mike Mitchell of the U.S. Coast Guard in Bucksport called to report that a 60 foot barge owned by Atlantic Salmon of Maine sank in Burntcoat Cove off of Swan's Island.  It was stated that perhaps 400 gallons of diesel was aboard.  It was not known if any of it was leaking.
     Investigation later that morning showed that only a sheen was evident.  Divers had inspected the barge and insured that the vent to the tank was plugged.  As a precaution Clean Harbors personnel placed sorbent boom around the barge until it was raised and salvaged.  The fuel was then pumped out off the barge at shore.
P-264-2002*On the 14th of April, approximately 300 gallons of Sodium Hypochlorite were discharged into an established containment after the check valve on a fitting broke.  The plant was evacuated, the room was aerated and both the DEP and PNSY Hazmat Team remained on scene until Clean Harbors arrived to remove product and decon the afflicted area.
P-261-2002*At some point during the week of April 8th, Mr. Mazerolle installed an AST in his garage at 97 Emery Corner Rd. Unfortunately, he neglected to close the fire-o-matic so upon a full tank delivery that Friday, it all discharged onto the floor of this establishment. To make matters more interesting, this garage wasn't used to store vehicles but a conundrum of miscellaneous tools, and other personal items accumulated over the 30 years of his life.  The local fire department responded initially and used what was readily available as a sorbent: three HUGE bags of sawdust.  It certainly did the trick.  Upon my arrival (at 1am) I pulled everything away from the walls and into the middle of the floor in order to spread the sawdust along the walls to prevent further wicking.  The next morning, ServPro was onscene to decon the floor and they also assumed disposal of the sorbent materials collected.  In addition, some product made it out the side door and that soil was bagged.
P-117-2002*26 Feb 02, responded to spill location.  Scarborough FD evacuated the ECT facility, as well as, other adjacent buildings and established a secure perimeter that closed Gibson Road to vehicular traffic.

Met with Fire Chief Thurlow and ECT facility rep. Mark Demaio to discuss action plans.  Demaio advised that hydrogen peroxide and ammonium hydroxide were improperly mixed during a cleaning process for electrical components.  One of too much product was added to the other, but Demaio could not advise of the product ratios.  A reaction occurred and in an attempt to cool the reaction, dry ice (carbon dioxide) was added to the mixture.  The resulting ammonia based vapor cloud emission caused an alarm to sound and the facility was evacuated.

The reaction occurred in the wet process room containing many chemical baths and cleaning agents.  The room maintains a negative pressure and venting system equipped with filters prior to discharging to the outside air at the roof.  Maine DEP technicians, supported by operations level fire personnel, conducted a Level A entry into the wet process room.  The drum in question was emitting a corrosive, caustic, vapor.  Holding a length of pH paper to the bung of the drum, turned the detection paper blue.  Ammonia was not detected nor was there an explosive atmosphere.  The room was considered safe for human occupancy and the incident terminated.  The drum where the reaction took place remained un-spilled and was removed and disposed by Clean Harbors.

Demaio later notified the Department that the drum was to be over-packed, labeled, and transported for disposal by a licensed contractor (Clean Harbors of Maine, South Portland).  Demaio also advised that mixing procedures would be reviewed and corrections made where necessary.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 14 May 2001.
B-28-2002*B-28-2002
01/17/2002 15:43

     Jim Ellis of the Holden Fire Department called to report oil spillage associated with a vandalized vehicle at the Holden Irving on Route 1A.  It was stated that approximately one gallon of used motor oil was spilled on the paved surface.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were rportedly affected.
B-30-2002*B-30-2002
01/19/2002 06:41

     Fred Leigh, Director of Environmental Services and Compliance for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on the Centerville Road in Columbia Falls.  It was stated that the spill was the result of a vehicle hitting a utility pole.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of through Clean Harbors.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non PCB".
B-178-2002*     This office received a call at 1505 on 3/21/02 from Emil Genest (Superintendent of Schools - SAD #22) reporting a minor oil spill at Hampden Academy on Route 1A in Hampden.  It was stated that an estimated 4 to 6 quarts of motor oil leaked from their contractor's (Leon Rancourt; Winterport) machinery.  The exactly cause of the leak was unknown.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  Plans are to clean the oil up with speedi-dry.  No additional assistance was required.

REC:  File report.
P-266-2002*A hose blew on a transformer in Auburn spraying onto a couple cars.  CMP's actions used speedi-dry on asphalt and provided vehicle owners with a car wash.
P-268-2002*Corrosion lead to the discharge of almost an entire tank of fuel in the basement of a residence on Cumberland Ave. Fortunately, it was caught mid-spill and a portion of the product was captured in buckets and pails.  What did make it to the floor was absorbed through the use of sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The presence of a floor drain would have been an issue had a berm of sand not been constructed around it by the fire department.  It was necessary to dismantle walls and remove other oil saturated materials in order to successfully rid the house of odor.
B-224-2002*     This office received a call at 1410 on 4/16/02 from Bruce Bristow (Bob's Cash Fuel; Madison) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the outside AST at the United Methodist Economic Ministry (church) on Pleasant Street in Solon was observed to be leaking.  The tank contained a combination of #2 oil and kerosene.  It was mounted on a concrete pad and was found to have five pinhole leaks along the bottom.  Approximately 225 gallons were transferred from the tank on Saturday (4-13-02).  They were now inquiring about what needed to be done for a cleanup.  Pastor Jim Webster was standing by at #678-2611.

     When I called Pastor Webster, I explained that we generally recommend hiring someone with a back hoe to remove the contaminated soil.  Since the area is on town water, that would be one less worry.  Not knowing how much oil was spilled, it was suggested that someone dig down a few feet beside the tank by hand to see how deep the oil may have gone.  If there were only a few gallons involved and it was all close to the surface, it would be up to them whether they wanted to remove it or not.  If there was a lot of oil involved and/or it went deep, we would recommend that it be removed.  He agreed to go up and dig a test pit.

     I then proceeded to Solon, met with Pastor Webster, and went over the site with him.  A number of PID meter readings were taken in the test pit.  Close to the surface and along the edge of the pad, I obtained readings in the 54.0 to 90.9 ppm range.  About a foot or so below the surface, I got 0.0 ppm.  Based of this and the amount of oil that was transferred from the tank on Saturday, it did not appear that very much oil was involved.  Plus, other than the church, there were no other structures close by that this oil would affect.  The decision was made by church personnel to leave the material in place.

REC:  File report.
B-700-2001*Mr. Carrier called to report that he had suffered the loss of an estimated 400 gallons (later reduced to 150) of virgin hydraulic oil when an employee failed to close a valve after obtaining oil from an above ground tank. Over night the hose fell to the shop floor and the tanks' contents siphoned onto the shop floor. The oil ran out the door and into the shop perimeter drain. The perimeter drain discharges into a spill retention pond at the back of the shop. This pond was created as the result of a similar spill of motor oil in March of this year (Robert Randall report B-126-01). The oil was stored in a 3000 gallon outside AST that fed an inside day tank.
   Using a mini-excavator they dipped the oil off the pond surface and deposited it into a cut off 55-gallon drum. This allowed the oil and water to separate. They placed a sump pump in the drum, which pumped the water back into the pond. The oil was recovered and burned in the shop waste oil burner.
   While on the day of the spill he thought they had lost 300-400 gallons, a closer examination led him to believe it was closer to 150 gallons. He believes he recovered about 110 gallons.
He remains confident that any further oil washed out of the drain by rains will be collected in the recovery pond.
   On 5/7/2002 I spoke with Mr. Carrier and learned that they had collected four 55 gallon drums of oil thus about 400 gallons of oil. His original report of about 400 gallons was in the ball park. His system is still operational and is routinely monitored but they have not recovered much since the first heavy rains of spring. I suspect that as the ground warms up the oil coated rocks in the perimeter drain will be broken down by the bacteria left over from the first spill.
   No further action is anticipated.

B-270-2002*
Everett Mathews, Jr. called from the R.W.Mathews Oil Co. to report that a customer, Evelyn Davis had suffered a loss of heating oil as the result of her outside AST leaking. She had requested that they do maintenance on the system last year but they could not until the wooden enclosure was removed from around the tank. Ms. Davis did not have this done until now and, on the technician arrival, the tank was discovered to be leaking. He stopped the leak with a magna-patch and I was notified.
   I went to the site and found things as described. The vertical AST had a hole in its bottom and the ground was saturated beneath it. The tank was next to Ms. Davis' mobile home and had been enclosed so that she could burn #2 oil. It had been this way for over 25 years. She did not have an odor problem in the home.
   Neither she nor the oil company had any idea as to the amount lost, as they did not discern an unusual amount of oil being consumed. The trailer is on her mother's land, which is a very small lot, and the water supply for both dwellings is a dug well in the mother's basement. The soil type is clay and the well is up slope. I believe that the ground under the trailer is filled land in order to create a level spot for it. Ms. Davis did not know such details as her Dad had spotted the trailer while she was away.
   Due to the soil type, well location and proximity to the trailer I decided that excavation was not warranted. No further action is anticipated.
P-275-2002*On 4/17/2002 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Melbourne of the Kittery Fire Department reporting a small kerosene spill on Kittery Point.  The spill occurred when a small fuel container fell out of a unknown motor vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-276-2002*On 4/17/2002 I received a call from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) reporting a mystery sheen on the Piscataqua River.  The source was unknown and did not appear to be an ongoing discharge.  The PNSY response team investigated as well as the U. S. Coast Guard.  No source was found.  No cleanup was conducted.  No further action required.
P-277-2002*On 4/17/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a lightning strike to a transformer on Finney Rd. in Gorham.  The contents of the transformer spilled onto a nearby grassy area.  The spill debris was removed by Central Maine Power crews with small hand tools.  No further action required.
P-278-2002*On 4/18/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a gasoline discharge from a motor vehicle accident.  It is unknown how much gasoline spilled since much of it was consumed in a fire at the accident scene.  Fire fighting foam was used to put out the fire.  No further action required.
P-279-2002*Received a call regarding a small discharge, less than a gallon, of "Caretreat 2 Diesel"  a sodium nitrite solution containing potassium hydroxide.  It was unclear what actually caused the discharge, but Clean Harbors had been contacted and was in-route.  I obtained a material safety data sheet (MSDS) from Environmental Management that stated that the material was toxic if ingested and had a pH of 10.5  (see attached MSDS).

I met with Clean Harbors and the driver of the truck and ascertained that the spill was the result of a 25 liter poly container somehow being damaged, by the lift, while moving the pallet it was stacked on, or damaged by the pallet itself.  Regardless of the actual cause, the driver acted quickly in containing the spill, which confined the discharge to the pallet the container was on, the back of the truck and the pavement in front of the loading dock.  Clean Harbors removed the pallet, overpacked the damaged container, and cleaned the back of the truck and pavement.
B-113-2002*AN ANONYMOUS CALLER SAID THAT ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, AS HE WORKED FOR THE TOWN DITCHING ALONG COMMERCIAL ST., HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF SOIL THAT SMELLED STRONGLY OF OIL.  HE ALLEGED THAT IT CAME FROM AN AREA WHERE SNOWMAN OIL STORED PRODUCT IN "DRUMS" JUST OFF COMMERCIAL ST.   WITH FURTHER QUESTIONING, I INFERRED HE WAS TALKING ABOUT A BULK PLANT.

WAITING 'TIL THE SNOW MELTED, I INVESTIGATED ON 4/18/02.   I COULDN'T FIND ANY BULK PLANT ON COMMERCIAL ST. SO I WENT TO SEE MICHAEL SNOWMAN.

HE WASN'T IN, AND NEITHER HIS BURNERMAN OR SECRETARY HAD ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

LATER IN THE DAY MR. SNOWMAN PAGED ME, AND OUR SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION REVEALED THAT HIS FATHER HAD INDEED HAD A BULK PLANT ON COMMERCIAL ST......
IN NINETEEN SIXTY EIGHT!   THERE HAD BEEN A SPILL AT THAT LOCATION ABOUT THAT TIME;  THE WHOLE OPERATION WAS MOVED TO ST. ALBANS BY 1970.

MR. SNOWMAN GRACIOUSLY OFFERED TO SHOW ME THE SITE IN QUESTION BUT POINTED OUT THAT A LOT OF DRAINAGE FROM A LOT RESIDENCES COMES TO THAT POINT. OIL NOTICED FOUR YEARS AGO COULD'VE COME FROM ANYWHERE. GIVEN THE AGE OF THE SPILL AND THE TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN WHEN IT WAS NOTICED AND REPORTED, I DECIDED NOT TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME ON A FOUR YEAR OLD REPORT OF A 30 YEAR OLD SPILL.
P-281-2002*Received a call from the Auburn Fire Dept. regarding a tow truck that had somehow damaged its transmission and lost between 3 and 5 gallons of fluid at the corner of Minot Ave. and  Elm St.  The fire dept. stated that they had it all cleaned-up with sorbents and had placed sand on the road after they were finished.  No response was required.
A-157-2002*We received a letter dated February 22, 2002, from the Oxford County LEPC requesting assistance from DEP to identify potential hazards at the Maine Apple Growers refrigerated storage facility.  Of particular concern to the Oxford County LEPC was the Anhydrous Ammonia refrigeration system reported to have a capacity of 600 pounds.

DEP personnel had no success reaching Maine Apple Growers on the telephone.  A visit to the site happened to find a former employee at the facility followed shortly by two of the facility directors.  Maine Apple Growers permitted DEP to inspect the facility and the refrigeration system.  The only potential hazard at the facility was the Anhydrous Ammonia.   DEP detected small ammonia leaks in the refrigeration room using a Draeger gas detector fitted with an Ammonia cell.

Fred Greenwood, a director at the Maine Apple Growers, informed DEP that the facility was bankrupt and was no longer in use.  The immediate plans of Maine Apple Growers was to liquidate the assets of the organization.  Security at the facility was poor and not readily improved.  As a safety precaution Maine Apple Growers allowed DEP to arrange for removal of the Ammonia from the refrigeration system.

DEP hired Miller Refrigeration to remove the Anhydrous Ammonia and provide a refrigeration mechanic.  On 19, March 2002, the Ammonia was pumped out of the system.  At the conclusion of the removal, the system was found to have twice the reported quantity of Anhydrous Ammonia, 1200 pounds or 250 gallons.

There are no ammonia transportation or processing facilities in Maine.  The closest US facility is reportedly outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The Ammonia removed from Maine Apple Growers was transported to the Pennsylvania facility for recycling.

No further action is expected.
B-205-2002*       On April 8, 2002 at 1030 we received a call from Todd Sawyer of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reporting a two gallon diesel spill at the Wesmac Boat Shop on Route 172 in Ellsworth.  Workers were filling the tank of a just completed boat when they overfilled the tank and a couple gallons came out the tank's vent and onto the cement floor.  Shop workers and the truck driver recovered the oil with sorbents.  No oil reached any drain.
I-61-2002*On 4-17-02, the State Police called to report that a truck belonging to Kevlaur Inc. had spilled fuel on the international bridge at Van Buren. He noticed the problem on the American side and parked the truck next to a storm drain to fix the problem. The crossover line between saddle tanks had broken. When he realized where he had parked,  he attempted to stop the spilled product from getting to the drain. Apparently about 10 gallons went in before he could construct a dam. The Van Buren fire dept. responded and placed boom and sorbent pads in the river where the storm drain emptied. Environment New Brunswick was notified by the border patrol. I met with E.N.B. and the fire dept. at the scene. They had placed sand on the road to adsorb the oil and were monitoring the river when I arrived. I hired a local contractor to relieve them. Boom was monitored and sorbents replaced for several days until all oil stopped leaching from the river bank. The storm drain was cleaned out and sand was removed from the road.
B-118-2002*      On February 27, 2002 at 1300 we received a call from Paul Brown of Dead River Oil in East Millinocket reporting a kerosene spill from the home of Robert Ridley on Bottle Lake in Lakeville.  Mr. Ridley's filter on his outside tank broke and spilled 90 to 100 gallons of kerosene.  The rain and snowmelt caused some of the oil to flow into the lake where the ice held the oil close to shore.
      I arrived on site that afternoon and met Mr. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Ridley.  Paul had recovered some product with pads and he helped me install sorbent boom and more pads.  We changed the sorbents as necessary and recovered as much product as possible.
      The oil had flowed under the house in a natural drain and the Ridleys said this flows all spring and during periods of rain.  Consequently, I left clean sorbents booms and pads in a twenty foot section of open water along the shore.  Over the next six weeks I checked this during thaws and after rainstorms and changed any contaminated sorbents.  Product lessened dramatically in late March and I found no sign of any oil in early April.  Therefore, I removed the sorbents on April 12.  Mr. Ridley said he will notify me if any oil appears.
P-282-2002*Received a call regarding an ammonia release at Sysco Food Services, 55 Thomas Drive, Westbrook, ME.  Approximately 1,000 lbs of ammonia was released from a faulty, threaded valve located on top of the roof.  The release was detected by a pressure fluctuation in the system which is monitored by sensors which in return activate an alarm system.  No persons were affected by the release, and would not have been detected if it were not for the sensors.  The system was repaired by 14:00 on 2/19/2002.
B-229-2006*On Friday, April 28, a southbound train stopped at Oakfield or St. Croix and picked up Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railroad's wreck crane to transport back to Derby.  Just prior to crossing the East Branch of the Penobscot, someone on the train noticed that the crane's fuel tank was leaking.  It's unknown how long it had been leaking, but the tank was estimated at 100 gallons and there wasn't much left in it when the train was idled on the siding North of the East Branch crossing.

The train crew notified Tom Tardiff, who notified me.  He arrived on site and used what sorbents he had to collect product still dripping, then had more brought from Millinocket.  By the time I arrived, the fuel was mostly done dripping; there was a sizeable patch of oiled ballast under the crane and a stripe of leaked diesel extending north up the tracks no one knew how far.

The oiled ballast was removed between and along the rails where the crane sat and leaked.  The stripe was deemed unrecoverable.
I-105-2006*I firematic valve failed and caused the discharge of approximately 2 gallons of fuel oil.  The spill was remediated by Dead River Company.  No further action is required.
B-174-2006*
     This office received a call at 1155 on 3/31/06, from Al Kearns (Bangor International Airport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately two gallons of jet A was spilled on the tarmac today when a wing tank vented due to heat expansion on a private jet.  All of the oil was contained around the aircraft and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


B-178-2006*
     This office received a call at 1240 on 4/3/06, from Paula Smith (C.N. Brown Company; South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled at the Leach residence on Chamberlain Street in Brewer today.  The cause of the spill was due to a loose screw on the truck's delivery nozzle.  All of the oil was contained on the pavement and was being cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  No additional assistance was required from DEP.

REC:  File report.
B-203-2006*On 4/18/06, 1102 hours, Dolly Jordan reported that the AST at her residence had slipped off one of its blocks and broke the nipple on the feed line.  The installation was essentially up to code; but the ground had become very soggy.  The initial estimate was 25-35 gallons, but during site work, it seemed more like 60 gallons.  This estimate is consistent with what was left in the tank as well as the amount of product recovered.  My first site visit was the afternoon of 4/18/06.  A lot of product was still on the surface and in depressions.  About 10 gallons were recovered with a hand pump and pads at that time.  Clean Harbors had been called and agreed to be there the following morning.  The product had not penetrated more than a foot, because the soil below the first few inches was wet clay. Clean Harbors removed about three cubic yards of saturated soil, which most likely contained forty five gallons of product.  Another 15 to 20 gallons of liquid product went into the vacuum truck during the excavation process  The spill area was about 60 feet from a small wetland area, which put the surface ground water table at about two feet from grade.  Although the well was about 30 feet from the spill, it has forty feet of casing and is 90 feet into bedrock.  Because of the well consolidated clay, the high ground water table, and the fact that most of the spill was recovered, the water supply is not at high risk.  I gave Dolly my number and an AST Insurance Fund Program application.  She is an invalid and I would bet that she is indigent.  She is on fuel assistance.
B-207-2006*On 4/20/06, 0946 hours, Karen Booth (dispatcher for R H Foster) reported a spill of one gallon of #2 fuel from a corrosion hole on an AST at 570 South Main Street in Brewer.  The leak was discovered during an annual system tune up, which was performed by R H Foster. The spill was about one gallon, which R H Foster cleaned up with sorbent material.  The tank was pumped out into one of their trucks in preparation to replacing the tank.  Usually, they would not pump to a truck, but there was no room for a temporary tank.
I-106-2006*On 3-27-06, McCain Foods reported a spill of Bunker C at their plant in Easton. Apparently, a contractor was working on their tank and by mistake, took a pipe apart, with a valve open, allowing fuel to leak out. Most of the fuel coated the outside of the tank. Crews used speedy dry and other sorbent material to clean up the spilled product. The contractor will later chip off the remaining fuel on the tank.  No further action is required at this time.
I-97-2006*On 4-16-06, there was a diesel spill at Wheelabrater Sherman from the overfill of a loader. They used fines as sorbents. All was on hot top.  No further action is required.
B-201-2006*On 4/18/06, 0923 hours, Chris Horr, who is a service manager for the Dead River Company, reported an oil spill that had taken place on 4/15/06, at 215 Goshen Road.  The late report was because the tech that dealt with the release was not aware of the reporting requirement.  The release came from a loose burner nozzle and was estimated to be about a quart.  It had landed on cement and was recovered with sorbent material, which went to Dead River's waste stream.
I-73-2006*On 3-27-06, Phil Lento, of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reported that there had been an overfill on 3-24-06, at the home of Gretchen Morse. The fuel delivery driver had gone to the wrong home and tried to deliver to a full tank. Some fuel had been lost in the basement from around the fill and vent pipes and some sprayed outside on the ground and on the house. The driver cleaned the outside but did not check inside. When the Morses got home on 3-25, there was a strong fuel odor inside the house. They have young children and were concerned. They contacted MPG the same day and a MPG sent people to clean the basement. No report was made to DEP until 3-27. I inspected their cleanup and found several deficiencies and made them aware. Nick Archer and I met later with Joe Lallande (Pres. of MPG) and Allen Green(runs oil division of MPG) to discuss reporting requirements.  The deficiencies were rectified and no further action is required at this time.
I-66-2006*Due to blown hydraulic hose about 2 gallons was lost by a Maine Public Service bucket truck on the Tower Road in Mars Hill. Their crew removed contaminated soil for disposal.
I-72-2006*Due to a loose valve, the generator at the National Weather Service (NWS) remote radar site in Hodgdon lost approximately a gallon of motor oil in the generator building. NWS personnel used sorbents to clean it up.
I-74-2006*John Johnson, a tank installer with Dead River reported a problem with an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Prue Oil in Ashland. Water was getting in the diesel tank. He uncovered the top of the tank and found a crack in the outer wall of the fill pipe. Pipe was repaired.  No further action is required at this time.
B-202-2006*On 4/17/06, 1000 hours, a spill that had been reported by the Dead River Company was passed on to me, because the on call person (Bob Whittier) was on a high priority spill in Dedham.  This incident was a leak from two corrosion holes in an AST belonging to Ruth Striar at 355 Fern Street in Bangor.  The original estimate was 60 to 65 gallons, but mathematical deductions reduced it to 20.  There was not much to recover, because the sewer drain was about 2.5 feet from the tank and virtually all of the spill went to the drain.
There did not seem to be any recoverable product in the drain as indicated by a low PID reading (<10 ppm).  Attempts were made to alert the treatment plant, but no one was available.  Actually, we have had spills going into sewer drains that were larger and closer to the plant that were not noticed.  Treatment plant personnel have explained fat that lines the pipes absorb product, so that it does not always show up.

I-7-2006*Routine shutdown on super calendar.  Oil valve to scavenger pump closed for shutdown.  Valve not open at start up causing oil to leak out of the bottom roll vents.  130 gals leaked most of which went into the mill sewer system.  Approximately 10 gallons was recovered with a vacuum and absorbent material.
I-6-2006*Due to a hydraulic hose break, an Maine Public Service (MPS) digger truck lost approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil on the River Road in Caribou. A MPS crew cleaned it up.
I-8-2006*Nozzle left unattended and failed to click off at pump. Daigle oil cleaned up with sorbent pads. Costomer is Sherry Thibideau.
I-48-2006*Due to a broken hydraulic hose on a truck, approximately 3 gallons was lost on Rt. 167 in Ft. Fairfield by DOT. They used sorbents to clean it up.
I-31-2006*As the result of a broken fitting on the hydraulic line of a loader, approximately 20 gallons was lost on the loader pad in front of the wood magazines. They excavated and used wood fines to collect spilled oil. Recovered material was burned on site.
I-25-2006*On 2-9-06, while making a delivery to the Daigle Oil Bulk Plant in Caribou, a truck owned by John Noble discharged approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil. Apparently a valve on the truck stayed open partially due to ice. They used shovels to pick up contaminated soil and sorbents to remediate the spill.
I-24-2006*On 2-6-06, Kevin Tompkins reported that a customer had a small spill at their home. A fuel line from the tank to furnace in the garage had cracked and leaked approximately 5 gallons onto the garage floor. Kevin used sorbent pads to clean the floor.
I-23-2006*On 2-6-06, Tom Tardiff of Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railway called to report a locomotive had leaked approximately 50 gallons of engine oil in the yard of the Masardis Siding. A drain plug had loosened some way allowing the oil to leak onto the rail bed. They used hand shovels to remove contaminated stone and soil for disposal at Tri Community Landfill.
I-17-2006*Fitting not hooked to tank. A spill resulted on a side road to main street in Caribou. Irving employees used sorbents to clean up.
I-18-2006*Due to a broken hydraulic line on a processor, approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil sprayed out on vegetation and on the processor, owned by woods contractor, Gilson Lavoie. He used sorbent rags to clean it up.
I-19-2006*Loss of oil discovered by the Tech Services during shop inspection of retired transformers.  Best course of action is to visit the site in the spring and clean up any evidence of oil spill.  Mill has been vacant for ten years or more.  Spill clean up to be detailed on amended report at that time. Loss of transformer oil determined to be loose secondary bushings.  A site visit as conducted on May 18th and there was no evidence of oil.
I-22-2006*On 1-20-06, the principle of Katahdin High School called to report that a 40 ml. container of Methylene Chloride had been broken the chemistry lab earlier that day. The material had evaporated but there was still an odor. She had kept anyone from that area of the school. It was a Friday so I told her to keep the building well ventilated for the weekend to alleviate the remainder of the vapor. By the following Monday, all had dissipated.
I-21-2006*On 1-25-06, due to a broken hydraulic line on a loader, approximately 7 gallons was lost on the ground at Boralax in Ft. Fairfield. It happened in the wood yard area and they used wood fines to soak it up. Contaminated fines used were burned in the boiler on site.
I-20-2006*Due to a corrosion induced pinhole in the bottom of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the residence of Shirley Ivy, a small amount of fuel was lost. It was an outside tank. Daigle Oil dug up contaminated snow and took back to their shop to melt and use oil in their waste oil furnace.
I-28-2006*Due to a broken hydraulic hose, approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost from a wood processor owned by Stetson Timberlands at mile 1 on the Foss Brook Road. They picked up contaminated snow and brought back to the garage for disposal.
I-29-2006*INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN WOODS due to broken hydraulic lines on two different machines. Both happened on the Braily Road in T8 R18. Contaminated snow brought back to garage for disposal.
I-30-2006*SPILLED OIL WAS SPRAYED OVER SLASH IN TRAIL.  NO WATER BODIES IN IMMEDIATE AREA.
P-282-2006*Today, 04/21/2006, I was contacted today by Eric Thompson of EOS Research who is an environmental consultant working for First Technology (FT), an electroplating facility in Standish.  Mr. Thompson was calling to report the release of an F006 Hazardous Waste (electroplating sludge) at First Technology on Monday, 04/15/2006.

Mr. Thompson reported that FT has a closed loop water treatment system at their facility.  The clean waste water is stored in a holding tank and is primarily used to irrigate the facility's flower beds and lawn through drip tubes and a sprinkler system.  Mr. Thompson stated that FT has a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to use the water in this way.    Apparently on Monday the landscapers arrived to do their spring clean up and were testing the irrigation system when they noticed green sludge coming out of one of the drip tubes in a flower bed.  FT then opened up the holding tank and found 3-4 inches of green sludge, which Mr. Thompson described as particulate carryover, at the bottom of the tank.  The tank was drained and the sludge was removed and placed in FT's F006 drum for disposal.  The effected drip tube and bark mulch were also removed and packaged the same way.

Mr. Thompson stated that the water entering the holding tank had been through a sand filter.  The sand filter is periodically supposed to be back washed.  Looking back through FT's records they found an incident where the filters had not been back washed, pressure built up and particulate matter was blown through the filter.  I asked Mr. Thompson if the sand filter was working properly and it were being back washed regularly if any particulate would get through it and he said that there is always some particulate carryover.

At this point, I am still not sure exactly what the green sludge/particulate carryover contains but FT was handling it as an F006 hazardous waste.  It seems to me that if FT does have some kind of permit allowing them to use that water for irrigation, that permit needs to be reviewed.

Mr. Thompson stated that he had contacted Ed Vigneault who had recommended that he report the release to Response Services.  I received two calls earlier in the day, from an individual inquiring about reporting requirements for hazardous waste, which I believe were related to this incident.

From a Response perspective, I believe the release was cleaned up to my satisfaction.  But this incident raises many questions about this facility, their closed loop system, and their handling of hazardous waste releases.  FT is a large quantity hazardous waste generator and has a spill plan so they should know about reporting.

Eric Thompson - EOS Research - cell phone # 603-978-7402
First Technology - Standish - 207-642-0360

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-595-1992*
SUMMARY
	Routine tank removal site visit.  No evidence of remaining UST's found, reported to be removed in 1991.  The four aviation-gasoline UST abandonment appears to have taken place prior to the CMR 691 requirement for a UST Closure assessment.  No contamination [evidence of a discharge] was reported at the time.  No known DEP observation or check on the tank closure.
	Of concern is a replacement 3000-gal. capacity aviation gasoline AST near the waters edge.  In April 2006 the facility was observed to have not changed noticeably (see photos).  A federal and state SPCC plan may be required.
B-198-2006*On 4/18/06, I received a report of 5 drums of some kind of oil in the woods off Bay Road in Jonesboro.  The report was made by State of Maine Game Warden Bayley Grant.  Warden Grant was notified of these drums by a concerned citizen who noticed them while hiking the road.

I arrived on scene and confirmed that it was a mixture of oil and water that had been dumped there as a means of disposal.  I called for our Eastern Maine Regional Office Field Mechanic, Milton Ketch, to meet me on scene with his pick up truck, with attached tommy gate, to load the drums and return to our shop for storage until proper disposal.

After retrieving the drums from the woods and staging them for removal, I awaited Mr. Ketch's arrival.

Mr. Ketch and I loaded and returned the drums to our office and marked them for proper disposal.

A-186-2006*On 4/6/06 at 1045 hours, Bob Chasse of Western Mountain Energy reported a spill of kerosene from an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in Strong at the Merrithew residence located at 253 Burbank Hill Road. He was on-site and had put sorbent pads down to collect oil on the wet ground. He estimated that 30 to 40 gallons had been spilled.

At 1235 hours, I was on-site in Strong. Mobile home had fallen off it's blocking, sliding down the slope three feet or so and had torn the oil line out of the tank, spilling the contents to the ground. The tank remained upright. The oil ran down the slope, under the mobile home, now resting on the ground and the tilting deck. There were puddles of oil on the very wet ground. Sorbent pads were put out to collect the free product which was being forced out of the ground by the water in the soil. There was a dug well on site that was approximately 50 feet up gradient from the spill site. The nearest neighbor's well is approximately 300 feet down gradient from the site. I contacted the owner's mother who is the co-signer of the mortgage and told her that contaminated soil would need to be removed.

On 4/7/06 at 0900 hours, I met with Jason Merrithew and Mitzi Dupee, his mother, to discuss clean-up of the oil spill. I explained the clean-up procedures, options, and the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund (Fund). They choose to have the Department manage the clean-up and they filed the application to the Fund. I arranged to meet contractors Lou DeWilt, excavator, and Dan Jewett, building jacking contractor, on-site later in the afternoon.

On 4/7/06 at 1500 hours, I was on-site with contractors. The mobile home was leaning onto the deck and it was not safe to work under. Jewett Builders was hired to stabilize, jack up, and move the home out of the way to allow the excavation of the contaminated soil.

On 4/14/06, soil was dug from under the home and and surrounding area. Final Photo-ionization Detector (PID) readings from soil samples bag head space were all below 10 parts per million.

On 5/2/06 Naythan Heyboer from Foremost Insurance Co. agreed in a telephone conversation to include the resetting of the mobile home to its original position by Jewett Builders in the insurance damage claim.

No further Response action expected.
A-4-2006*On January 3, 2006, Maine DEP received an after hours report of a K-1 spill from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located at 80 Masalin Rd, Lincolnville.  An estimated 25  to 40 gallons of product was spilled when the filter gasket failed.  The discharged oil flowed along the side of the mobile home and down the driveway.  At the closest point the oil was within 30 feet of a drilled well serving the property.

Maine DEP excavated approximately 40 yards of contaminated soil.  During the clean up the excavation filled with water and oil.  Environmental Projects removed 906 gallons of oily water for disposal.  The excavated soil was transported to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons, Inc., Prospect facility for disposal.  Excavating continued until DEP Stringent Clean Up goals were achieved.

The property is a rental owned by Chris Mooney and rented by Megan Farris.  Owing to proximity of the well the property was referred to DEP Technical Services for water sampling.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-35-2006*On January 19, 2006, Greg Steiger, US Coast Guard, Marine Safety Field Office, Belfast, Maine, reported a 38 foot Egg Harbor sedan powerboat aground on the north side of the harbor.  Apparently the vessel had parted it's mooring in the night and gone adrift.  There was an unknown quantity of gasoline aboard the vessel in tanks; none of the gasoline was spilled as a result of the incident.

There were two potentially complicating items associated with this incident.  One, the vessel owner is deaf, therefore communications by telephone must be via a TTY operator or machine.  Two, the owner of the vessel had not paid an overdue boatyard invoice meaning no local boatyards were willing to undertake removal of the vessel or storage of the vessel once removed.  The mooring parted due to poor maintenance of the mooring gear by the owner.  The vessel had reportedly not been hauled for maintenance for several years.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-62-2006*On January 24. 2006, Ann Pistelle, Maine DEP, reported a mercury discharge discovered during a chemical inventory at the Jay High School, 33 Community Drive, Jay.  The spilled material was observed in and around a chemical storage cabinet in the chemical storage room.  Initial readings with a Lumex mercury detector found mercury vapor throughout the adjoining chemistry laboratory (room 109) and down the hallway beyond room 105 (approximately 50 feet).  Levels within the chemistry classroom ranged from a high of 925 ng/m3 to a low of 792  nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3).  In the chemical storage room the lowest readings were 11245 ng/m3 to a high in way of a cabinet of 46,080 ng/m3.

Maine DEP hired Environmental Projects to remove the contaminated cabinet, chemicals stored in the cabinet and wash the area with trisodium phosphate (TSP).  Maine DEP staff returned to Jay High school periodically over the next 6 months, on several occasions additional sources of mercury contaminated were found and removed.  The final visit in June found all readings below 400 ng/m3.

During the clean up process Maine DEP worked with Jay High School maintenance staff and director to rehabilitate the chemical storage ventilation system.  The rehabilitation included replacing the vent motor, cleaning the duct and replacing a drive belt.  This work was conducted by the Jay School Department.  Once the ventilation system was repaired the levels of mercury vapor dropped dramatically.

Environmental Projects was hired for a second time to remove additional mercury contamination, this time from the classroom.  No source was found for the contamination.  More mercury contamination was discovered when a storage cabinet was moved, Maine DEP staff clean up this third mercury discharge and sealed a floor to wall joint to entomb any mercury not accessible for removal.

Combined the quantity of mercury spilled and recovered was very small; nonetheless, the mercury had remained, not cleaned up, for an undetermined number of years contributing to make this a challenging clean up.

In addition to the spilled mercury, the Jay School Department turned over a container with several pounds of elemental mercury.

No further action is expected.


I-161-2004*This spill was reported by Fraser Papers environmental staff August 29, 2994.  The environmental office were notified by waste water staff they could smell oil and noticed a sheen on the river. A very heavy oil sheen was hanging close to the US side of the St. John River, running about 6 to 10 feet out from shore.

The spill from an unknown source was reported by Fraser Papers to DEP, National Response Center, and Environment Canadian, as well as Environment New Brunswick.

Spill was entering the river through a storm drain about 1/2 mile up river of the US Customs Station.

At approximately 10:00, Norman Cyr, Fire Chief for town of Madawaska, visited Larry's Service Center and asked if there was problems with its underground fuel tanks, not realizing there was also a waste oil tank within the facility.

Norman Cyr worked with the town's Public Works Dept. to remove manhole covers along the line carrying the oil.  At approximately 14:30, while opening the manhole in front of Larry's Service Center, Larry Beaulieu approached Chief Cyr and stated he might know were the source was. A 325 waste oil tank was in the garage bay of Larry's Service Center, Larry showed the chief where it had leaked through the floor and into a floor drain.

Source of the river spill was identified as a waste oil tank at Larry's Service Center. Larry states his crews had been putting speed dri on the floor around the waste oil tank for a couple days.

8/29/04 - Cleanup took place on the river bank from the discharge culvert to Fraser Paper's waste water treatment plant discharge.

An oil stain coated all the rocks in area about 1 foot up from the current water level. This stain extended from the culvert to 1200 feet down river.

The oil saturated zone along the shore had no apparent life in it (no cray fish, snails, or bugs).  At approximately 15:20, I measured a 7.25 inch oil stain on the vertical wall next to the Fraser intake. When the USGS flow gauge for the St. John at Dicky was queried, 8/24/04, it was day the river flow matched the high mark stain level.

Initially the oil pooled in the intake eddy area. This intake area was isolated by the Madawaska Hazmat Team with hard boom and sorbent boom. A  vac truck was used later that evening to recover a mixture of waste oil/ heating oil from this eddy area.

With the assistance of the Madawaska Hazmat Team, two sets of hard boom, as well as two sets of sorbent boom were used to isolate the storm water delivery area. A  hard collection boom was attempted to recover product, but we were unsuccessful due to the deep  skirt on our boom and the high current flows (total hard boom deployed was 900 feet). Sorbent boom was used to back up all the hard boom in place including a couple eddies along the bank (total sorbent boom deployed 540 feet).

Clean Harbors arrived on scene about 16:30 and assisted the Hazmat Team. Clean Harbors was to take over clean-up efforts first thing Monday, 8/30/04.

Rain began the night of 8/29.  The river began to increase in height the next three days eventually submerging the oil stain along the bank

8/30, sorbent booms became the answer to recovering the light oil sheen that was passing by.

A number of 20 foot fingers were placed along the shore, running out from shore at a 30 degree angle. These booms were picking up oil but it was adhering to the boom, not absorbing it. Booms were turned about every 4 hours and picked-up when ineffective. Total sorbent boom deployed 680 feet.

8/31, I went down river 12  miles in a boat and could spot areas of oil that was trapped in coves and on vegetation.

Recovery operations ended on 9/1, when water levels submerged the oil stained areas. An occasional stringy sheen was seen, but no additional product could be recovered.

Area will be revisited when (if) the water levels drop in the next couple months.
P-297-2006*The Portland School Department (PSD) called Union Oil for a delivery of #2 oil at the Portland Expo.  Union Oil's delivery ticket reads the original call was for 2500 gals.  The tank gauge was inaccessible (function at the Expo), however it was communicated the tank could hold 3000 gals and the drop was amended to 3000. The overfill from the vent happened at 2709.6 gals. Oil sprayed from the elevated vent pipe, 8-10 ft. above the ground.  It was said to have "puked out, settled, and puked again 4-5 times".  The total discharge is no more than 5 gallons. The oil had a black, thick consistency which is curious, as the fuel prior to the switch to #2 was #6 oil. Perhaps there was an overfill, but no discharge prior to this most recent event.

The tank gauge after the event read 2800, therefore there is still theoretically room for 200 gals.  The actual cause of the overfill is unknown, but PSD will analyze the system at the next maintenance call.

The area directly beneath the event is asphalt.  There was a Baker Commodities storage tank nearby as well.  Some of the fuel oil ran off the pavement onto a grassed area.  The asphalt was cleaned with speedy dry and pads.  The contaminated soil was raked and shoveled.  Union will manage the spill cleanup debris.

Based on the cleanup and observations, DEP Response plans no further action.

P-295-2006*Mr. Bruce Fontaine came home from work and noticed an oil odor coming from the basement.  Upon closer inspection, he discovered a small corrosion hole in the belly of the steel tank.  He immediately called his oil technician, who was able to apply a magna-patch to stop the leak, and then pumped off the oil to a temporary tank for the duration of the cleanup and restoration.

The old house has a mixed construction basement, ledge, concrete, brick and dirt.  The tank was situated on a mixed dirt rock base.  The affected soils were not wet to the touch, but had an oil odor.  The soils were removed.  The total volume removed was .22 tons.  This was bagged and transported to Commercial Paving in Scarborough.  Mr. Fontaine has excavated another area for the tank replacement and will monitor the open area for residual odors, while completing other tasks in the basement.

The area and home are served by both public water and sewer.

Based on the information received and the observations made, the removal was appropriate  and DEP Response plan no further action.
B-221-2006*On 4/25/06 at approximately 0730, I received a report of a tractor trailer truck accident on Route 2 in Milford at the corner of the Greenfield Road.  A report of a substantial amount of diesel fuel spilled was reported to me.  I contacted DEP mechanic, Milton Ketch, and asked if he would be able to transport absorbent pads and boom to the scene and provide assistance to the local Fire Department until I arrived on scene.  Mr. Ketch was able to provide aid.

Once Mr. Ketch arrived on scene, he was able to confirm that the large amount of product spilled was anti-freeze, not diesel.  The only oil spilled was from the tractor's crank case.  Approximately 10 gallons of used crank case oil was recovered using absorbent pads.  Department of Transportation workers, Milford Fire Department, and DEP recovered the pads and boom deployed and applied speedy dry for traction on the asphalt road in an attempt to provide traction to the spill area.

P-199-2006*Upon returning to the transfer station, the station staff were advised a vehicle had entered the property, been alerted to a leaking fuel tank, and as the vehicle turned to exit the yard, the tank dropped and eventually completely fell off.   The smear in the road continued about 40 ft.  The contents of what must have been an almost full tank, were discharged to the roadway and soil.  The compacted soil was tight enough that the gasoline actually pooled, and someone bailed the fuel into five gallon buckets and left them along the roadway.

Public works responded and had sand applied to the asphalt and called the DEP.  The area is served by public water and no private wells are in the vicinity.  Public works was able to removed the contaminated soil (1.57 tons) and transport it to Commercial Paving, Scarborough for recycling.

DEP/Response plans no further action.
B-205-2006*Given that Brooks Tire & Auto is a service garage as well as a dealership, a substantial amount of waste lube oil is generated.   For years, Mr. Brooks has burned that oil in a waste oil furnace; oil is transported back and forth on site by an old home delivery truck.  There is some opportunity for spillage during these ventures and that's what made this complaint legitimate (photos).

I investigated the complaint on 4/21/06, and asked Mr. Brooks what had happened.  Apparently, unaware of the problem, he was nonetheless willing to clean it up, saying some oil must have been spilled during transfer to or from the 4000 gallon AST.   He said he would have C M Elms of Dexter (924-3085) do the work.  I gave him an oily debris manifest and obtained for him a tipping number to take the waste to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

Further conversation with Mr. Brooks revealed that since his stroke, he often can not remember a conversation after it has occurred, so on the following Monday I called Elms to see if he had been contacted about this spill and was assured by Mrs. Elms that he had.
P-299-2006*Received a call regarding a large sheen in the vicinity of the Portland Fish Pier by Vessel Services.  The caller stated that he smelled diesel fuel and observed a large sheen, just before dark.

I responded to the complaint, and due to the dark had difficulty observing the extent of the sheen, although it was obvious that there was something present on the surface of the water.  There was emulsified oil between the dock and tied up vessels, with the greatest concentration adjacent to General Marine Construction Corp.'s  barge that was conducting work on the pier. On the pier, I did find a 5 gallon pail with about a quarter of a gallon of what appeared to be bilge slop, which could have been the source of the oil in the water.  I contacted the U.S. Coast Guard and informed them of my findings, and they were going to send someone out to also check on the incident.

I checked out the site the following morning.  A sheen was still evident, but there was no obvious source and nothing was recoverable.  Just as I was leaving, the U.S. Coast Guard showed up and stated that they also had not discovered a source, and agreed that the incident was not ongoing.
B-219-2006*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Hampden) began the removal of a 16000 gallon combination diesel/#2 oil tank at the Adelphia Cable facility on the Perry Road in Bangor on 4/26/06.  John Mullen (G.R. Adams Jr., Inc.) was the licensed tank installer on site, Dale Chapman (G.R. Adams Jr., Inc.) did the excavation,  and Edward Clark (FGS/CMT, Inc.; Bangor) was hired to do the site assessment.

     The tank was a double wall fiberglass.  It had a 12000 gallon diesel compartment and a 4000 gallon #2 oil compartment.  According to the registration, it was installed in or around November 1994, and had been backfilled with pea stone.  The reason for the removed at this time was that it needed an estimated $20000 upgrade and they did not want to put that amount of money into it.

     Although no cracks in the tank or problems with the piping were observed, there was some minor contamination in the 1.2 ppm range on a PID meter found in the pea stone.  Where this originated from and when is anyone's guess.  It was not a problem at any rate.  The side walls of the excavation were a silty-clay type of material.  Groundwater, which was encountered approximately 6 feet below the surface, showed no evidence of a sheen.  No additional remediation was required on site.

REC:  File report.


B-35-2006*B-35-2006
1/23/2006 08:14

     Paul Cote, resident of 102 Forest Avenue, in Orono, called to report that he may have suffered an oil tank leak.  He stated that the line to his 275-gallon fuel tank in the basement may have corroded, spilling oil beneath the slab.  He further noted that some evidence of oil was found seeping out of the lawn behind the house.
     Investigation revealed that the line beneath the floor did fail, probably due to corrosion, since it was not in secondary containment.  It was unclear at the time how much fuel had spilled.  Technical Services staff in April installed a recovery well with stone trenches leading from the frost wall to the basement.  A four inch hole was drilled in the wall within the trench to aid in recovering the oil from beneath the floor.  Further investigation is expected by Technical Services staff.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.  No oil vapors are noted as of yet in the fully furnished basement.
I-107-2006*Approximately 4 gallons hydraulic oil spilled because of a broken hose.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.
A-406-2005* On 9-2-05, a dump truck crashed into a propane truck. This accident occurred at the intersection of Routes 17 and 32. The dump truck was approaching the rear of the propane truck when the driver noticed that the propane truck was stopped. The propane truck may have been stopped because the car in front of it was attempting to take a left turn. The dump truck swerved left and side swiped the propane truck ripping of one left rear tire and the front left tire. The dump truck then went through the intersection and then came to a stop in the ditch. Very little diesel fuel spilled and the saddle tank (still containing fuel) for the dump truck was taken away by the wrecker service.
 No propane was released and the emergency crews on site had to wait a long time before Amerigas could arrive with an empty propane truck so that the propane could be transferred.
 No further action is expected by Response.

P-176-2006*I received an anonymous call regarding a pick-up which was leaking fuel to the street in Portland.  The caller stated the "whole neighborhood smelled like gasoline".  I visited the street (Olympia St.) and located the area of the spill.  There was clearly extensive leakage from something onto the street.  The leak was substantial enough that the asphalt was softened and a strong smell of gasoline wafted in the air. I returned later that day and confirmed, as reported, the discharge was coming from a pick-up truck (ME Reg#4827NC). The Portland Police Department informed me the vehicle was registered to Corey Susca, 22 Olympia St., Portland.  I sent Mr. Susca a letter requiring that he stop the truck from leaking gasoline and clean up the affected media.  The letter required that he contact me within three days of receipt of the letter.

The letter was received on 3/24/06, and I did not hear from Mr. Susca.  A second letter was sent on 4/27/06, indicating the the issue was referred to the Division of Facilities Regulation for enforcement consideration.
B-223-2006*Mr. Hosier called to report that his fuel oil tank was leaking. It had developed a corrosion hole and about a gallon was lost. He went on to relate that he had called one oil company that never showed up and hours later he had to call another company to assist him. However, the point is that the tank leaked due to corrosion and when Mr. Hosier discovered the drip he placed a container under it, thus containing the spill until the tank could be replaced. The AST was on the basement concrete floor and the small amount of fuel had not left the concrete. A little speedi-dri and opening the cellar windows solved the problem.

B-187-2006*Another minor Home Depot spill.  See the attached faxes.
B-188-2006*ANOTHER MINOR SPILL AT THE HOME DEPOT.
B-220-2006*Approximately 5 ozs. of Murphy Oil Soap was spilled which was cleaned up with sorbent material.
A-603-2005* On 12-6-2005, Sonja from Downeast Energy called this office to report the release of about one half gallon of gasoline from a customer's automobile fuel tank. The gasoline contaminated soil was dug up and placed into the trash. This spill occurred at Downeast Energy's office/bulk plant in Mount Vernon.


B-224-2006*On 4/26/06 at 0005, I received a report of a non-PCB transformer spill at 35 O' Roak Road in Corinth.  High winds blew over a tree, which pulled the wire from the transformer and dislocated the bushing, causing approximately 2 gallons of oil to be sprayed by the wind over an 8' x 24' area.

The next morning, I visited the site and located the closest well approximately 80 feet away.  I also examined the spill site and determined that only the top layer of organic sod was contaminated.  Clean Harbors was contracted to shovel the sod into drums for disposal.  The drums were taken to Bangor Hydro's facility where they will be stored until disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-269-2006*On 4/20/2006 Dwight Doughty, Maine DOT Hydrogeologist reported gasoline contaminated soil encountered during road construction at 159 Roosevelt Trail, Westbrook. The location is the site of the Route 302 Getty and the contaminated soil is associated with former underground storage tanks which were located at the site.

An oil spill debris letter was issued by the Department (Bradford Hahn) and 30 yards of gasoline contaminated soil was excavated from within the road way. Contaminated soils were sent to Commercial Paving for asphalt recycling. No further action is recommended and the case is considered closed.
P-270-2006*On 4/14/2006, Jon Woodard received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a leaking oil tank at a client's residence in Brunswick.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that Downeast was at the site to convert the furnace from oil to propane.  When they were removing the oil tank from under the porch, they noticed there was a hole in the tank.  The tank was empty at the time.

There was little evidence of oil discharge in the soils under the porch.  The homeowner is on public water and no odor problems were present in the home.  I decided no clean up was required.  No further action required.
P-271-2006*On 4/17/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill from a transformer due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-272-2006*On 3/15/06, I received a call from James Stump of Criterium Mooney Engineers reporting groundwater contamination at Heath's Store in Waterboro.  The contamination was found during a site assessment done on the property.  I asked Mr. Stump to provide me with a copy of the report.  I read the report and determined that although evidence of a gasoline discharge was present, the levels in the groundwater appeared to be on the decline and did not require clean up at this time.

See attached reports for more details.  No further action required.
P-273-2006*I was contacted by a concerned citizen who had noticed there was an excavator sitting on an undeveloped house lot leaking oil.  I contacted the owner of the excavator (Brian Merrill) and he had his son meet me at the site.  I found the excavator had a missing hydraulic hose and oil was leaking out of the connections.  Apparently, the hydraulic hose had blown two days earlier and had been removed.  At that time, the Merrill's attempted to empty all of the hydraulic oil out of the system so that it could be repaired.  They were unsuccessful because I found 6 inches of oil in the hydraulic tank that day and that is why the connections were still leaking.  I placed enough sorbents around the excavator to contain the oil overnight and instructed Mr. Merrill to make the repairs first thing in the morning.  Mr. Merrill replaced the blown hose and another that looked worn the following morning.  I met him at the site and outlined what soils needed to be removed.  Mr. Merrill got a dump truck and excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving.  I visited the site after the excavation and was satisfied with the clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-274-2006*I was contacted by Mr. Bartolomeo reporting that while cleaning out the garage of his recently purchased house he knocked a jar off a high shelf which contained an arsenic containing wood treatment.  The Fire Department and Clean Harbors were contacted.  The Fire Department covered the spill with plastic and Clean Harbors used a HEPA vacuum to clean it up the following day.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-276-2006*I was contacted by Home Depot reporting they had a two gallon latex paint spill at their Auburn store.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and containerized for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-277-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-278-2006*See attached Discharge Incident Report and Material Safety Data Sheet.  After reviewing this report, I believe this incident was not reportable to Response.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-283-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-284-2006*I was contacted by Lewiston Public Works reporting that they had been called to 411 Lisbon Street because there was hydraulic oil in a storm drain.  It turned out that contractors working on the elevator in that building had pumped out the bottom of the shaft and discharged some oily sludge onto the sidewalk and into the storm drain.  It wasn't neat oil, it was more a sludge that had settled to the bottom of the shaft.  The pumping was stopped as soon as the oil was noticed, the sludge was cleaned up off the sidewalk, and Public Works vactored out the storm drain.  The storm drain was dry and therefore the oily material did not flow out it just collected in the sump.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-290-2006*UST Removal.  30 Day waiver Granted (verbal).  No contamination noted by contractor.
P-291-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-294-2006*I was contacted by the Limington Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 25 and the River Road.  Apparently the vehicle flipped several times and ended up slamming the back end into a tree.  The Fire Department reported that the impact pressurized the gas tank and caused and odor of gasoline but because they put AFFF foam on the car they were not sure if any gasoline actually leaked out.  They did disperse sorbents as a preventative measure.  The incident occurred near the river but not near any water supplies.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-296-2006*A tractor trailer truck collided with the guardrail of ME TPK's mile 76 median compromising the integrity of the driver's side saddle tank and causing the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of diesel to the roadway and soil.  Sand and sorbent material were applied to the afflicted area which proved very productive for product collection.  Once the vehicle was righted, all contaminated materials were retrieved for disposal at MMWAC.  The sand applied to the roadway and the soil removed from the median under DEP direction were transported to CPRC for disposal. No further action necessary.
P-303-2006*Driver inattention resulted in an overfill, discharging a small amount of oil onto the grass.  The discharge was cleaned-up by the oil company to the satisfaction of the home owner.
A-639-2005*9/22/05, Linda Bacon, Biologist II Maine DEP reported that a private property owner dropped off a bucket of badly corroded electronic parts at her office. It was reported that the parts were found in Messalonskee Lake near the dam. The electronic parts appeared to be badly corroded batteries and were stored in the Response Haz Store building.  No responsible party could be found.

No further response services action required.
P-305-2006*On April 28, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately thirty-five (35) gallons of hydraulic oil were dispersed onto gravel as a result of a burst hose on a loader.  Representatives of Pike Industries immediately excavated the impacted gravel.  The impacted soil was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling in Scarborough for disposal the same day.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-85-2006*ON 4/10/06 CARL ALLEN CALLED IN A SPILL TO STATE POLICE, THEN WORKED WITH PRESQUE ISLE FIRE DEPARTMENT (PIFD) TO DEPLOY SOME SORBENT BOOM ALONG THE EASTSIDE OF PRESQUE ISLE STREAM WHERE A SIGNIFICANT OIL SHEEN WAS VISIBLE ABOVE THE DAM ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FOOTBRIDGE ALONG THE BIKE PATH UPSTREAM OF THE BOAT LANDING.

I RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AT 18:55 HOURS.  I OBSERVED A SHEEN 20 TO 25 FEET WIDE ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF PRESQUE ISLE STREAM ABOVE THE DAM AND BRIDGE.  FOLLOWED THE SHEEN UP TO AND BEYOND THE FOOTBRIDGE ON THE BIKE PATH. NOT MUCH EVIDENCE OF THE SHEEN ABOVE THE TRIBUTARY THAT FLOWS BELOW THE FOOTBRIDGE. CROSSED OVER THE FOOTBRIDGE ON THE BIKE PATH TO CHECK ON STREAM AND NOTICED  STAINS OF OIL AND SMELL OF OIL ON THE BRIDGE SURFACE.  THERE WERE SEVERAL SMALL POOLS OF OIL WITH TRAILS OF SPILLED OIL PRODUCT DRIPPED ACROSS AND DOWN THROUGH SLATS IN THE WOOD DECKING OF THE BRIDGE.  WALKED UP THE TRIBUTARY TO THE STREAM FROM THE BRIDGE, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SHEEN.  I LAID OUT ABOUT 1/2 A BALE OF SORBENT PADS TO SOAK UP ANY FREE SOIL PRODUCT.   I RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY 04/11/06 TO ADD SPEEDY DRY TO SPILLED PRODUCT ON BIKE PATH AND BRIDGE, PICKED UP SORBENT PADS AND BOOM THAT WAS DEPLOYED IN THE STREAM.  SHEEN ALONG THE PRESQUE ISLE STREAM HAD CLEARED OUT.

I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE STATE POLICE DISPATCH AT 17:45 HOURS ON 4/11/06.  DESIREE HOUSE, OF 45 CHAPMAN ST. IN PRESQUE ISLE REPORTED THAT A GROUP OF KIDS HAD DUMPED A COUPLE GALLONS OF OIL IN A DITCH CLOSE TO HER HOUSE.  I CALLED MS. HOUSE AND SHE DESCRIBED THE LOCATION AND DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENT.  I ARRIVED ON-SCENE AT 18:00 HOURS AND MET WITH MS. TAMMY CRAY, WHO LIVES AT 47 CHAPMAN ST. AND MS. HOUSE.  THEY TOOK ME TO THE DITCH OUT BEHIND THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS (#41 THRU 43 CHAPMAN ST.)  I OBSERVED 7 EMPTY QUARTS OF MOTOR OIL AND THEIR CONTENTS IN AN OPEN STORMWATER DRAINAGE DITCH.  THE DITCH HAD SEVERAL  POOLS OF WATER 6" TO 8" DEEP THAT WERE CONTAMINATED WITH OIL FROM THESE EMPTY QUART CONTAINERS.  ACCORDING TO MS. CRAY AND HER SON, 2 BOYS (COREY AND EDDIE) FROM THE FIRST FLOOR, APARTMENT #1 ON 41 CHAPMAN, AND 2 BOYS (JAMES AND JEFFREY)  FROM  THE SECOND FLOOR, APARTMENT #4 ON 43 CHAPMAN STREET, WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DUMPING THIS OIL INTO THE DITCH AS WELL AS DUMPING OIL ON THE BIKE PATH BRIDGE ON 4/10/06.  PUT DOWN SORBENTS TO SOAK UP OIL ON WATER AND PLACED SORBENT BOOM DOWN GRADIENT IN DRAINAGE DITCH TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF PRODUCT INTO TRIBUTARY TO PRESQUE ISLE STREAM.

MS. CRAY PROVIDED ME WITH LANDLORD, STILLMAN MILLER OF APARTMENTS ON 41 AND 43 CHAPMAN STREET.  ON 4/12/06 CONTACTED MR. MILLER TO INFORM HIM OF DEP RESPONSE ACTIVITY TO DUMPED OIL BEHIND HIS PROPERTY.  MR. MILLER PROVIDED ME WITH NAMES OF TENANTS - GREG KILCOLINS - APT#1  41 CHAPMAN STREET; AND  JESSIE COTE - APT#4 - 43 CHAPMAN ST.   MR. MILLER DIDN'T HAVE A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THEM AND THEY ARE NOT LISTED IN THE PHONE BOOK.

4/12/06 MET FUD WOOD OF DELMONT WOOD AND SONS CONST. TO DISCUSS CLEAN-UP NEEDED AT THIS SPILL SITE.  MR. WOOD STARTED CLEAN-UP OF SITE USING HAND CREW AND SHOVELS TO REMOVE OILY SOAKED DEBRIS AND APPOX. 1 CUBIC YARD OF OIL CONT. SOIL.  WOOD'S CREW MONITORED THE SORBENT BOOM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.  ON 4/14/06 DID SITE VISIT AND SORBENTS HAD BEEN PICKED UP AND SITE CLEAN-UP IS COMPLETE.

4/26/06 DRAFTED LETTER TO PARENTS OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY MEMBERS TO INFORM THEM OF INCIDENT AND TO LET THEM KNOW THE DEP WOULD BE CONTACTING THEM REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS FOR CLEAN-UP.
B-214-2006*On 4/28/06, 1000 hours, Karen Booth (Office Manager for R H Foster) reported a leaking AST line at 83 Shaw Hill Road in Hampden.   The release was estimated to be about a gallon, which is probably a high estimate, because it was recovered in half a pale of dirt.  The spill had landed on a dirt floor.  The line was replaced.
P-801-2005*SUMMARY
	On or about 10/12/05, I visited this site in response to a neighbor complaint of diesel discharges and old drums.  The property is a large parcel with a large wood-frame white house and garage.  Former use appears to be a commercial paving or construction company as well as residential (see site sketch).  The area is dense, sub-urban residential in the North Deering area of Portland, on city water & sewer.
	I noted ring footprints of a dozen or so drums next to the garage but no drums remaining.  I could not see within the first garage to check for drums or other problems.  Several diesel stains lay on the paved driveway and soil, and within the open-bay garage.  No soil appeared saturated and total spillage looked to be a gallon or less and typical of many parking lots.  I noted no outside heating-oil or motor-fuel AST's or UST's.  The property was for sale and the neighbor suspected it would be redeveloped into condominiums.  In April 2006, I noted that the site to still be undeveloped.

S G Brezinski
B-215-2006*On 4/22/06, 1145 hours, Frank Nicastro reported that he had a spill of hydraulic oil on private property.  He was sweeping a parking lot with his power sweeper when a hydraulic hose got caught in some brush and burst.  He spread a cubic yard of sand on the spill and picked it up.  He suggested that he could spread it on his driveway, which is quite long and I agreed.
P-256-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of two single-wall CP-protected UST's and related piping by Simard & Sons Inc. under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Mike Simard.  The CMR 691 UST assessment was performed by Ms. Suzanne Chase of Summit Environmental.  According to Mr. Titus: the two UST's had been out-of-service for about two years.  On 4/7/06, CTI Simard reported that T-2 [regular unleaded gasoline] contained 57" of water [evidence of a leak] so prompt abandonment was planned.  The subsequent oil-discharge clean-up was performed by Carl Huston Excav., with field screening by Summit Environmental under DEP management.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	Two retail-use, gasoline, 4000-gal. single-wall, CP-protected tanks, along with s/w FRP piping were abandoned by removal on 4/24/06.  The tank's anodes had been completely used up and had been supplemented in the past by separate bag-anodes by Simard.  I understand these tanks replaced other tanks removed in years past.  The location appears to have been a gas station for 50 years or more and was operated by Mr. Titus' father.  Three runs of old, out-of-service steel piping from the UST area, and a steel diesel line from the AST, were also removed on 4/24/06 and 4/25/06.  The tanks were tied down to a concrete pad under the tanks.  Four corrosion holes were confirmed below T-2, upon removal, which was the source of the groundwater intrusion into the tank.
	A 20,000-gallon commercial-use heating oil AST next to the building is labeled as out-of-service [see report P-26-06].  A small consumptive-use heating oil AST resides inside the building.  No new UST facility was being installed.

DEP DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The site is on or adjacent to a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Native soil encountered outside the tank fill was largely blue Presumpscott silt/clay, though a significant aquifer is known to lay below this silt/clay.  Groundwater (gw) flow is toward the Androscoggin River and the Anne Street municipal water supply well.  Based on previous study of the area related to contamination in the nearby Anne Street public water well, the recommendation of DEP Geologist, John Beane,  in addition to information of confirmed discharges at the nearby Getty, GULF [a.k.a. Tony's Sunoco], and Downeast Energy Morse Brother's Fuel sites: this site was given an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.  [The facility was given a Stringent Goal in P-611-1997.]
	The facility is located on Route 196, surrounded by residential and commercial buildings and served by municipal water & sewer.  See DEP reports P-611-97 and P-26-06 for further information.
	Underlying soils in the tank area were non-native fill, and bony sand around the tanks and piping.  During the April 2006 abandonment, I observed a skim or slick of emulsified oil atop gw and some soils were oil saturated.  The significant part of the oil contamination appears to be from the UST facility, though parts appear to be from the AST facility and it's old buried diesel line as well as surface spills over time.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	P-611-1997 describes 142 tons of oiled soil excavated for off site disposal in the area of piping.   I understand that further excavation of contaminated media was not pursued in 1997, due to the active UST facility.
	On 4/7-4/8/06 I advised Mr. Titus to remove the free-product gasoline out of the tank to keep the product from being pushed out of the tank by the ingress of the groundwater; I advised not to remove the water in the tank as the tank would just fill up again.  [Removing product and water from the UST is not Fund UST reimbursable.]
	4/24/06: Mr. Titus requested DEP management of clean-up to an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.  Between 4/24 and 4/26/06, Huston excavated and Commercial Paving & Recycling (CPRC) transported 548.66 tons of oil contaminated soil to CPRC in Scarborough for recycling.  Soil around the property's buried water line was avoided.  Soil at the SE side in
P-253-2006*On April 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of unleaded gasoline was sprayed onto a customer at Jack Ray's Texaco.  The reporter indicated that her sister, who was sprayed upon, did not know the definitive cause of the release; therefore, Kara Walker (KW) contacted the Underground Storage Tank Unit in Augusta for support with an inspection of the facility.  KW also referred the reporter to the State's toxicologist if she or her sister had any further questions with regard to effects of the gasoline.

On April 11, 2006,  KW and Tim Rector performed an inspection of the facility.  There was no definitive indication as to the malfunction of the pump, but the inspection did find other deficiencies with the facility.  Those deficiencies will be handled by the Underground Storage Tanks Unit.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-715-2004*On 09-21-04, a dump truck accidentally hit the electrical wires which resulted in a 2 gallon release of transformer oil from the secondary bushing of the transformer.

CMP personnel cleaned up the discharged product by cutting and removing impacted branches and brush along the roadside.  Impacted material was transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for temporary storage.

No further clean up expected.
I-114-2006*Broken hydraulic hose caused 5 gals of oil to spill.  Immediate clean-up with sawdust and burned in boiler.  No further action required.
P-311-2006*On May 1, 2006, DEP was notified that approximately one (1) cup of unleaded gasoline was discharged from a passenger vehicle parked in a paved lot outside building #59.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-547-2005*11/2/05, 1155 - Received a report from an anonymous caller that there had been a 20 to 50 gallon spill of gasoline at the port Clyde General Store during a delivery to the underground tank on the right side of the store. The reporter stated that the driver had gone into the store once starting the delivery and gasoline came out the tank fill. The store is located right on the harbor. The delivery driver, Montgomery Oil, and store employees had put down speedy dry. After contacting the store, they confirmed that there had been a spill at about 12 noon and cleaned it up, but could still smell gasoline. I called Russell Montgomery at Montgomery Oil who also confirmed the spill. I made arrangements to meet him at the location.

I arrived on site to find gasoline soaked speedy dry around the tank pad. The gasoline had run into the soil at an unpaved space next to the foundation wall of the store building. There was noticeable vapors under the store which sits on pilings. I contacted the store manager, Betsy Sherrick, by phone and explained the situation. Mr. Montgomery explained that the driver was filling the tank without a tight connection and overfilled the tank. Mr Montgomery agreed to pay for the clean-up. We dug through the foundation wall, removing one rock and placed a ventilation fan in the area to remove vapors from under the store building.

11/4/05, Kip's Home Services was hired to dig out contaminated soil. Digging was stopped due to the proximity to the building foundation and the tank system lines. A venting system was to be put in place but was stopped when the realtor, Dianne Hall, who was selling the property notified me that the tank system vent lines were going to be replaced in the next 60 days. Since the planned work would be in the area of contamination, the soil could be removed at that time. The excavation was left open and the temporary ventilation was kept in place. Russell Montgomery agreed to pay for the disposal of future soil disposal in the spill area.

1/13/06, Contacted Rebecca and Larry Baum, new store owners, to confirm that the tank vent system upgrades were going to be done. They said they were in contact with two tank installers to get bids and would complete the project as soon as possible. They will contact me when date is set.
A-206-2006*On April 19, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a two gallon transformer oil spill from a 50 KVA transformer on Center Street, Oakland.  Tree branches, propelled by the wind, landed on the wires causing the spill.  The oil "sprayed" out of the transformer to the ground and onto a Honda Civic parked in way of the oil discharge.  Central Maine Power personnel removed the contaminated leaves and litter and offered to clean the Honda.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-209-2006*On April 20, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil (tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls) was discharged as a result of a tree falling on the line.  The brush impacted was removed for disposal by Central Maine Power (CMP).  Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-212-2006*On 4/22/06 at 23:40 Vickie Gammon at the International Paper Mill, reported the spill of 200 gallons of hydraulic oil from the #3 machine press section.  The spill was due to a broken hydraulic hose.  The spill was discovered at 22:00. Originally, it was suspected that most of the oil had gone to the sewer and to the mill treatment facility. The mill report states that they later found most of the oil in the machine pulper. Oil was cleaned up with absorbent pads and pumped out of pulper for disposal with mill waste oil.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-235-2006*Having smelled fuel oil in the air for a couple days, Ellen Saulmer decided to investigate and discovered that her AST was leaking.  She informed McCusick Petroleum of the fact and they told her to report to us.  Investigation that day revealed the tank to be leaking at the chine.

Mrs. Saulmer's well is 200 to 250 feet away and is 485 feet deep, she says, drilled into gravel.  To my mind, that made the cleanup particularly urgent and on May 9, Joe Flint of Sebec excavated four truck loads of contaminated soil out from the former tank site and from under the former deck, which was destroyed during cleanup.

The site turned out not to be a sand and gravel site at all, but one of silty clay overlying fractured bedrock at 9 1/2 feet. Photo-ionization detector readings increased as we dug deeper, indicating to me that the tank had been leaking for some time.  The PID still showed 672 ppm on top of the bedrock when we could not dig anymore.

The site has been turned over to Technical Services for possible further action.   The only thing left for me to do is to re-build or have rebuilt, the deck.

On July 6, Bob Shannon, Milton Ketch and I emplaced (6) 6" sonotubes to set the new deck onto.  Ryan Smith of Dover Foxcroft has been engaged to re-build the deck.
B-240-2006*A forklift driver, failing to lift a pallet at the mouse factory, noticed that the reason was a severe leak in a hydraulic hose.  The leak had started outside on the pavement and was recovered with about 3 lbs of speedy dry.
A-217-2006* On 4-26-2006 Donna, from Downeast Energy, reported a small oil spill that occurred during a delivery. This spill occurred at the home of Jocelyn Caron at 70 Pinewood Drive in the town of Belgrade. Downeast Energy cleaned up the spilled oil.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected from Response.

A-218-2006* On 4-25-2006 John Murray called this office to report that a small amount of oil had been spilled at the home of Richard Brown. The tank was full and the driver attempted to fill it some more. This occurred several days earlier on 4-21. John Murray went to the home himself and cleaned up the oil that was on the tank and cement floor. The tank is not in use at this time.
 Based on my phone conversation with John Murray I did not make a site visit. No further action is expected.
A-220-2006*   DEP received a report that oil spilled in this residential cellar via a leak at the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  An estimated 40 gallons flowed to the broken concrete floor and into underlying soil.  DEP oversaw removal of the floor and excavation of contaminated soil for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The only well within 500' of the spill is located topographically upgradient on the neighboring property, and provides water for both residences.  After discussion with staff geologists it was decided that no Tech Services attention was warranted.
A-223-2006*5/1/06 13:30 hours, Whitefield fire department through Lincoln County Communications Center reported a gasoline spill at the Country Corners Store on Route 17 in Whitefield. Via phone contact Jim Brann of the Whitefield Fire Department said that a customer was putting fuel into her vehicle and fuel leaked out of the tank of the vehicle. Apparently, the connections to the vehicle tank were not tightened sufficiently during the recent repairs that had taken place. Once the owner noticed that fuel was leaking they stopped pumping and moved the vehicle to the edge of the asphalt parking lot. The store employees called the fire department and put speedy dry down to absorb the spilled fuel. The fire department used sorbent pads to contain the spilled product and put containers under the leaking vehicle's tank to prevent spillage to the parking lot and soil.

I arrived to find a large amount of speedy dry around the dispenser island  and a small amount at the edge of the parking lot on the Route 17 side. At this spot, some had run off the parking lot into the soil. I dug up about 1 or 2 cubic feet of soil before the soil had no signs of gasoline. I told the store manager, Patty Barton, that the speedy dry would need to be picked up as soon as possible. She agreed.

No further actions by Response services are expected.
A-224-2006*On May 1, 2006, Lynn Theriault reported a oil/water mixture was discharged to the ground by an employee of Theriault Tree Harvesting.  The incident occurred at the Theriault garage, 488 Eustis Rd, Eustis when an employee was "cleaning a drum" by letting approximately 5 gallons of diesel contaminated water spill.  Theriault personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled material.

The company is owned by Lynn and Mark Theriault.  Subsequent to this incident, Mr. Theriault discussed proper procedures and requirements for spill containment and reporting.

No further action is expected.
I-104-2006*Received a call from State Police dispatch at 12:45 PM on April 17th regarding a tractor trailer and car accident on Route 11 approx 4 miles south of downtown Ashland.  Accident resulted in the death of all 4 occupants of the car.  Oil and diesel fuel were spilled on the road and also leaking from the tractor's saddle tanks and crank case.  I arrived on scene at 13:25 PM on April 17th and observed that the tractor trailer hauling hardwood logs had gone off the east side of Rte. 11 approximately 250' south of the impact zone.  The car, after being run over in the head-on collision, was dragged approximately 75 feet and then detached itself and shot off onto the west side of Rte. 11.  As the car came out from under the vehicle it stripped off the tractor trailer truck's passenger side saddle tank.  This passenger side saddle tank followed the same trajectory as the car but shot off the road and came to rest 100 feet further south of the car in some young fir and alders.  The tank had been ruptured and most of the diesel had leaked out.  There was approximately 5 gallons of fuel left in the tank and it was no longer leaking through the crack in the tank.  Placed several sorbent pads around and under the tank and also stuffed sorbents into the cracks in the tank to prevent further spillage.

I surveyed the area where the tractor had rolled over into a road ditch that had flowing water in it.  The impact of the car colliding and going underneath the truck resulted in the motor crankcase cover being torn off.  In addition, numerous hydraulic line hoses had been severed as a result of the front tractor axle being torn from the chassis of the tractor. The driver's side saddle fuel tank was still attached to the tractor but was half buried in the ditch the truck had rolled into. The front end of the tank had been dented but appeared to not be leaking any additional fuel.  From my observation it appeared this saddle tank had only a little bit of fuel (< 5 gallons) in it.  Placed about 1/2  a bale of sorbent pads around tractor truck's fuel tank and damaged oil crank case.  Went down gradient (south of truck roll-over site) and laid out a series of sorbent booms every 200 feet to trap oil/fuel product flowing in water down the road ditch.  Placed sorbent pads behind each section of sorbent booms.  Also stuffed sorbent pads up into the torn/damaged oil crankcase to prevent further oil leaking from engine.  Dug up and bagged soil heavily soaked with diesel and hydraulic and motor oils.

At approx 16:00 hours Bernier's wrecker service from Mapleton arrived on scene and removed via flatbed trailer, demolished car from west roadside of Rte. 11.  Not much fluids (oil or gas) was evident where car came to rest.  Placed sorbent pads in this area to absorb any surface fluids.  At 17:30 a crane and larger wrecker arrived on scene to lift the hardwood logs from the trailer of the tractor.  The wrecker lifted/pulled the tractor back up onto Rte. 11.  As the tractor was righted and pulled back up on the road surface, the driver side saddle tank became detached from the chassis and was crushed by the rear tandem wheels of tractor.  As the tank was crushed and rolled over approx 5 gallons of diesel fuel spilled out into the road ditch.  This fuel traveled down the road ditch and was absorbed by the deployed boom and pads.  After the truck was out of the ditch and site safety was ok, the oil/fuel soaked sorbent boom and pads were bagged up and replaced with fresh sorbent boom and pads.  Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) laid down a coat of sand on the road surface to absorb fuel/oil spilled on roadway.  MDOT moved both fuel tanks (with a minor amount of diesel in them) to the east side of Rte. 11 and out of any flowing water in the road ditch.  Stabilized the tanks with stakes and sorbent pads until they can be pumped off by a contractor.  Left the scene at 20:15 hours, fresh sorbents place around tanks and in sets of sorben
P-275-2006*On Tuesday, an United States Postal Service delivery person was unlucky enough to be delivering the mail to a mailbox on Beaver Hill Road in Springvale that someone had laced with an unknown white powder. She opened the mailbox to deliver the mail and got her hands and face coated with the white powder. The Sanford Fire Department, York County Emergency Management Agency, and the Kennebunk Hazardous Materials (Haz Mat) Team responded. The Postal worker was taken to Goodall Hospital, the road was shut down, a perimeter was established, and the Kennebunk Haz. Mat. Team entered the area in Level B.  At first they thought the substance was talcum powder, but when the pH was tested, it was 4 so talc was ruled out. At that point, they somehow determined that the substance was non-biological, collected a sample for the State Lab to analyze and decontaminated the mailbox and surrounding area with copious amounts of water.  Then all of the entry team was taken to Goodall Hospital for decontamination (as an exercise/training). The following morning, the State Lab reported that the substance was Ammonium Sulfate, a fertilizer.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-304-2006*On April 27, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of gasoline was discharged into the boomed area around the Bahamas Spirit vessel located at Portland Pipe Line's Pier #2.  The vessel Thor entered the boomed area to provide provisions to the Bahamas Spirit prior to her departure to sea.  According to Pipe Line representatives, the Thor was overfilled and had gasoline remaining in her fill pipe.  A large swell caused the Thor to list and the gasoline in the fill pipe was discharged onto the water, creating a fifteen foot by twenty foot sheen.  Kara Walker responded to Pier #2 and the sheen had dissipated.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-259-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report is complementary to P-552-05, which covers an Underground Storage Tank (UST) abandonment and gasoline spill cleanup. This report covers the investigation and remedial actions for an apparent heavy oil discharge to soil and groundwater located under the location of the former service station building.
	The UST facility was owned by ExxonMobil Oil Corp. and was abandoned-by-removal in July of 2005.  ExxonMobil was the primary responsible party for cleanup actions.  Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc. [CDM] was the removal contractor and environmental consultant for ExxonMobil.  The property is owned by GGP-Maine Mall with EBI Consulting representing them in the field.
	Stephen Brezinski of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) Response Services was the primary Maine DEP contact for the site investigation and initial cleanup actions.  The Maine DEP Decision Tree for gasoline and light fuel-oil is not applicable for heavy-oil discharge such as motor and lube oils.

ASSESSMENT
	See P-552-05 and earlier reports for site and facility history and previous discharges.
	During test pitting by CDM on 3/15/06, a previously unknown oil discharge was confirmed under the former service garage (Area 3, Test Pit 1 [TP-1] and TP-5).  Before the building was converted to a C-store, hydraulic lifts were located within the building and bay doors on the southeast side of the building (see site plan).   I believe that the hydraulic lifts were removed in the late 1980s when the facility converted to a convenience store.  Buried hydraulic lift tanks are regulated as USTs in Maine and need not be registered.
	The test pits were excavated as part of the site and UST facility closure and authorized by Ms. Elizabeth Zinkewicz of ExxonMobil who also appeared on site on 3/15/06.   Within soil from TP-1, lab samples measured to be 629 ppm gasoline-range organics (GRO) and 8550-ppm diesel-range organics (DRO).  With low photoionization detector (PID) values from this same test pit, the DEP interpreted the high GRO values as a heavy oil such as lube or hydraulic oil (possibly from the former hydraulic lifts).  See DEP field notes, photos of EBI, and Section 4 and 5 of CDM's UST assessment (updated March 2006) for details on the test pitting.
	On review of CDM's updated report, I contacted CDM and Maine Mall GGP advising them that the DEP D-tree does not apply for heavy-oil contamination and requires remediation to a 500 ppm DRO analysis action level (see e-mail letter of 4/10/06).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	On 4/11/06 I received a reply from CDM stating that excavation of this contaminated soil had already taken place on 3/29/06, with soil stockpiled on site for disposal.  CDM had used an action level of  less than 200 ppm DRO for the soil, which was more stringent than the 500 ppm action level set in the 4/10/06 e-mail.  The DEP had not been notified of the pending soil removal nor did DEP seek guidance on a Maine action level.  The DEP was unable to observe soil conditions.  Ms. Chase of EBI Consulting was gracious enough to later share her photos of the 3/29/05 excavation.  See CDM's Figure 1 map delineating the building's footprint and the area excavated on 3/29/06.
	5/1/06: Mr. Winkler copied me on disposal records for the soil taken to MTS Environmental on 4/24/06.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The oil contamination noted under the building footprint appears to largely be a heavy oil such as lube or hydraulic and is associated with the former auto repair service.  Gasoline contamination also likely is located in these areas though below the Baseline-2 Clean-Up action level.
2.	Based on my site observations and documentation supplied by CDM and EBI, no further soil nor groundwater remediation is required of this heavy-oil discharge at this time.  The cleanup action levels presently in effect appear to have been met.
3.	Petroleum-contaminated soils and
P-310-2006*On May 1, 2006, DEP was notified that approximately three (3) ounces of diesel was discharged from Crane #31 in the vicinity of Dry Dock #2.  The release to the pavement was due to a trainee failing to drain a line.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-78-2006*On February 3, 2006, Spring Brook Ice & Fuel Company reported a 2 gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil at 325 B, Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville.  According to Spring Brook Ice & Fuel personnel the whistle was either missing or inoperable thus resulting in a spill.  The discharged oil was cleaned up using sorbent materials.  The area is served by municipal water.   No further action is expected.
A-80-2006*On February 5, 2006, Home Depot, Stephen King Drive, Augusta, reported a 0.1 gallon spill of septic tank treatment to the floor within the store.  Though not an environmental castrophe, Home Depot staff carefully cleaned up the spilled material using sorbent materials, then dutifully reported the spill to Maine DEP.

No further action is expected.
A-81-2006*On February 5, 2006, Crystal Tibbets turned into the private road leading into Dirigo Mobile Home park and near the Dirigo Road end of Chadwick Way the automobile fuel tank fell out of the car onto the road.  Ms. Tibbets reported the tank was 3/4 full, but Maine DEP staff did not find spillage approaching that quantity at the site.  What little gasoline was present DEP cleaned up using sorbent materials.

Dirigo Mobile Home Park does operate a public water supply for the mobile home park.  The primary well is a dug well located within a building more than 300 feet from the spill site.  The topography is essentially flat posing little risk to the well.

No further action is expected.
P-279-2006*I was contacted by Mike Grovo of Yorkie Oil reporting that one of their customers had an oil spill in their basement.  Mr. Grovo told me that the building has two units, two furnaces and two tanks.  He told me that he had found a piece of tubing attached to the second floor tenant's furnace's bleeder valve.  Apparently the first floor tenant was stealing oil from the second floor tenant by siphoning it out of her furnace, through the bleeder valve, into a container that he then decanted into his tank.  At some point the first floor tenant must have left the valve on and an undetermined amount of oil leaked out onto the basement floor.  The oil ran across the concrete floor and into a drain in the corner that is connected to the sanitary sewer.  The stain on the concrete is all that remains of the spill.  Someone put a little bit of speedy dry on the stain but that had been removed by ServPro before I arrived.  There was a small amount of odor from the spill but that could be taken care of with a little ventilation.  The current owner of the property is in Burma but Bradford Tibbetts was present and he has power of attorney for the owner.  Mr. Tibbetts stated that he didn't want anything more done to clean up the spill.  I gave my business card to the potential buyers of the property and told them they could contact me in the future if the spill caused any other problems.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-938-2005*An unidentified customer while leaving the Irving station had his vehicle's gas tank fall off.  The subsequent discharge spread over the Irving pad, asphalt, sidewalk, and down the curb of Main Street.  Yarmouth Fire Department (YFD) responded along with Public Works dumping sand and using boom to isolate the catch basin and minimize the introduction of oil to the sewer system.

The moderate rain fall served to hasten the migration of the sheen on runoff water down Main Street.  Pads and boom were set, along with a sand berm in an attempt to capture any free product washing along in the runoff.  The vehicle had been removed and the source eliminated. No additional fuel was introduced to the spill scenario and it was decided the additional recovery of any product was highly unlikely.

The sand berm and pads would be collected later in the evening and stockpiled at the public works barn located on the North Rd. for DEP removal.  A few bags of pads and sand were generated and transported for disposal by DEP.  The pads were incorporated in the bulk waste headed towards Mid Maine Waste Action Corp. (MMWAC), Auburn.  The small amount of sand was also incorporated in a load bound for Commercial Paving, Scarborough.

DEP/Response plans no further action for this spill scenario.
A-88-2006*On February 8, 2006, a Farmington policeman was filling a cruiser with gasoline at the Farmington Public Works facility when he noticed gasoline on the ground.  A quick look by the officer determined it was not from his cruiser.  The Farmington Fire Department was dispatched to the site.  Using sorbent pads, the fire department cleaned up most of the spilled product.  The pump and piping system was secured pending a further investigation.

CN Brown personnel determined the leak was from the piping between the aboveground storage tank and the dispenser.  Repairs have been made to the system.

No further action is expected.
P-674-2005*DEP was notified that a tractor trailer rig had dropped off the trailer on the pad and the  landing gear failed. The resulting movement caused a puncture in the saddle tank.  An estimated 20 gallons of diesel was discharged to the pad area and did not enter any drains or catch basins.  Shaw's staff applied speedi dri, collected  and packaged the material for later disposal with waste handler.

Based on the information provided and the minor nature of the incident no DEP assistance was requested nor dispatched.  No further actions are planned.
I-115-2006*David Ladd and Bill Sheehan were taking a walk along the old AVR railbed after evening meal at Sheehan's house.  They observed that someone had dumped several gallons of what looked to be old motor oil along the access to the trail just south of the Langely Road.

05/01/06 at 12:00 hours, site investigation found the site where what appeared to me a couple of gallons of waste oil had been deliberately dumped.  Walked further in on the AVR trail another 1/2 mile and found no other evidence of oil spillage or dumping.  Came back to trail head where oil had been dumped and shoveled up contaminated soil/gravel and leave debris into a poly bag for over packing at NMRO oil garage.  Leveled off site of spilled product with fresh gravel from adjacent trail surface.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-31-2006*On January 17, 2006 the Gardiner Waste Water Treatment facility reported a 450 gallon discharge of 12% Sodium Hypochlorite to the waste processing stream within the plant.  Their concern was the Sodium Hypochlorite would damage the "bugs" phase of the treatment process.  To keep 12% Sodium Hypochlorite from being discharged into the Kennebec River, Sodium Thiosulfate was being introduced at the end of the waste processing stream to neutralize the Sodium Hypochlorite.

Maine DEP Response Services assistance was requested to measure the concentration of the material in air to ensure worker safety.  Prior to DEP staff arrival the area of the discharge was put under ventilation.

The spill occurred when a new process was put on line.  The Sodium Hypochlorite metering pump did not have a siphon break or check valve, thus allowing the material to siphon passed the pump and into the system.  The problem was quickly corrected.

No further action is expected.
P-312-2006*On May 1, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately a half (0.5) gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a failed gasket on a transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than two parts per million (2 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted grass and soil below the transformer were removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-165-2006*  On 3-23-2006 Dan Mallet, of Madison Paper, reported the release of several gallons of hydraulic oil. Mr. Mallet would later upgrade the quantity of oil to two hundred gallons. This spill had occurred the day before, however, he was not notified by phone immediately. He was notified via e-mail shortly after the incident was discovered.
 The incident occurred on 3-22-2006. The low pressure alarm on the drive side of the suction roll was activated during a start up procedure. Employees found a ruptured hose and repaired it. The quantity of oil released was two hundred gallons. Most of this oil was spilled onto the floor and machine. Some of the oil (40 gals) went into the process sewer which eventually dumps into the Town of Anson-Madison Waste Water Treatment Plant.
 It appears that the cleanup was adequate and no further action by Response is required.
I-56-2006*I WAS CONTACTED BY THE STATE POLICE @ 21:00.  LARRY DEMERCHANT OF J.M. HUBER REPORTED A SPILL OF APPROX 1 QUART OF OIL.  SPILL OCCURRED AT APPROX 18:30 AND WAS ALL CLEANED UP WITH SAWDUST AND DISPOSED OF IN THEIR BOILER.  NO FURTHER RESPONSE ACTION IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME
B-264-2006*
5/9/06,  State Police Orono reported a spill of unknown liquid at the entered location.  The material was cleaned-up with speedi-dri and entered into storage for later pick up.  The material was unknown, but assumed to be a product on the shelf that had fallen and spilled.


file/report
B-263-2006*
5.10.06 - The Home Depot reported a 10 pound spill of dry cleaning material, Oxy Clean.  A box containing three 3 lbs. of the product fell of a rack and spilled onto the floor.  The material was swept up and entered into waste storage for later contractor pick up.

file/report
B-212-2006*
     This office received a call at 1625 on 4/21/06, from Peter Blanchard (DEP-Augusta) relaying an oil spill.  He stated that Bob Williams (DEP-Augusta) took the initial report about an hour ago and between the two of them, they got side tracked doing other things.  Jody Harris (AE Robinson Oil Company; Greenville) called to report a 10 gallon #2 oil spill at the Higgins residence on Higgins Drive in Greenville.  For additional information, I could contact Mr. Harris on his cell phone at 343-0886 or at their Greenville office (695-3566).

     When I returned his call, he stated that the driver apparently did not secure the nozzle properly on the fill pipe when he was making a delivery at the residence today.  Sorbent pads were used to recover some of the oil and they were presently on site shovelling the contaminated soil into 30-gallon containers.  The cleanup was just about finished.  Plans were to cover the hole with a tarp for the weekend until someone from DEP could check it on Monday.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

April 24, 2006 (Monday):  I met Mr. Harris in Greenville on this date and accompanied him to the Higgins residence.  Upon further investigation, he indicated that AE Robinson Oil Company recently installed a new computer system in the office and in their delivery trucks.  Even though they had just made a delivery at the Higgins residence about a week ago, the computer kicked out another delivery ticket.  When the driver arrived at the residence, he hooked up the delivery hose and activated the nozzle.  When nothing happened, he walked back to the truck and activated the computer.  Since the nozzle was still on, it immediately started pumping.  Unfortunately, the tank was already full and oil started spraying out the vent before he could shut it off.  AE Robinson Oil Company removed most of the contamination on Friday, but there were still a couple of additional small spots that needed to be taken care of.  That was later done and the hole was backfilled.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.


B-267-2006*
     This office received a call at 1300 on 5/12/06, from Claire Paquette (DEP-Portland) relaying a small hazardous material spill.  She stated that Chris Bendetto (3E Company; Carlsbad, CA) had called to report a one pint sulfuric acid spill at The Home Depot on Longview Drive in Bangor.  The incident occurred at 0948 this morning when a battery tipped over.  All of the material was contained and cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  No additional remediation was required.  The material will be disposed of with other spill related debris through the 3E Company.

REC:  File report.


A-247-2006*	On 5/12/05, the caretaker Ron Dennison made a visit to the summer home of the Barton's. This home is located at 85 Island Avenue in the town of Spruce Head. There are two tanks in the basement of this home, and one of the tanks developed a leak. The care taker closed the valve that connected the two tanks and called Maritime Energy for help. He also placed a pan under the tank to collect the oil that was dripping at a fast rate.
	Maritime Energy responded with a couple of men and a fuel truck. A total of 461 gallons of fuel was pumped out by Maritime. The tanks were last filled on 4/3/06.
	Kips Home Services was also called in to assist in the clean up. Some oil flowed through the floor drain and into the P drain and discharged into the shoreline of the nearby ocean. Kip used pads and sorbent boom to collect the oil in the harbor. Kip changed out the sorbents as was needed for the next few days.
 	The owners live out of state and therefore the "Cleanup Options Agreement" was never used, but the owners have applied to the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund.
	This site does have a well on the property and this case has been referred to Technical Services.

B-265-2006*I received an anonymous complaint that gasoline was being spilled when workers at Day's Auto were removing the gasoline from the gas tanks of junk cars. I went to the site and met the owner, Doug Day. I explained the nature of my visit, and Mr. Day showed me the containers that he stores the used gas, oil, and antifreeze in. He agreed that when he removed the gas from the junk car's tanks, there might be a bit of spillage, but he was trying to save as much as possible. The current price of gasoline is approaching $3.00 a gallon. He reports that he filters the gasoline and adds some fresh gas and uses it in his trucks. The waste oil is saved for people with a waste oil burner and the antifreeze is sold as used. None of these liquids were stored outside where it could be spilled. We viewed the spot were the junk cars were drained and indeed there were a few spots of oil and gas on the ground.  However, the empty gas tanks were also there and giving off a strong gasoline odor as they sat in the sun.
   The business is located in a flat area that indicates wet tight soils, which minimize any threat to groundwater. In any case, while there were a few drips and drops here and there, it was overall a decent operation and there was no threat to the environment.

P-344-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-249-2006*According to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, an early morning vehicle accident resulted in the loss of an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline onto the highway.   Hancock called out Gouldsboro Fire, who used  sorbents to collect what spilled gasoline they could.  The remainder of the product was allowed to evaporate to the atmosphere.

B-241-2006*Making the regular garbage collection round at Luckey Landing on May 2, a Griffin's Disposal truck suffered a leak in the hydraulic system, because a hydraulic hose chafed through.  Some oil was lost onto the pavement and road shoulder, but because it was showering at the time, a little looked like a lot.   Worse yet, when the truck crew stopped to investigate the leak, it was right over a catch basin. Oil dropped onto the ground and was washed into the storm drain, thence directly to the lake (photos).

No mention of the unfortunate chain of events was made to us until 1430, when the Code Enforcement Officer reported the rumor of a sheen on the Lake.  A half hour later, he confirmed it and I met him at the site.  An eye witness, incensed about the spill, identified the culprit as Griffin's Disposal.  One could ask, if the neighborhood was so upset about the sheen and they WERE, why didn't they report it here, instead of calling the Town Office?

Once sorbents were deployed to retrieve the spilled oil, I contacted Al Griffin, who claimed not to know how much oil had been lost, nor to know that he is obligated to report oil spills.  I tended the sorbent spread through most of May,  recovering what oil was flushed through the storm drain during the month.
B-239-2006*A small leak in a hydraulic cylinder made a noticeable sheen on Mattanawcook Stream.  See the attached report from Lincoln Pulp & Tissue.
P-308-2006*Received a call from an hysterical woman (Ms. Julie Smith) stating that a person she was letting stay in a cabin on her property had deliberately discharged oil onto the ground at 692 River Road, Hiram, ME.  She stated that as much as 600 gallons had been discharge from an aboveground storage tank (AST) that had been removed from a trailer. I was unable to ascertain any additional information.

I checked out the site and observed a small stain on the ground adjacent to the AST, which appeared to be from sloppy filling of fuel containers for monitor heaters.  There was a line coming out of the top of the tank with a valve, most likely to control the  flow rate of the fuel from the tank.  No one was present at the property to obtain additional information, or permission to conduct any work.

The following day I was contacted by James Pappas, son of Ms. Smith, regarding the issue.  He stated that his mother had let David Spore stay in a cabin on her property because he was homeless.
Mr. Spore had obtained the fuel from the heating assistance program to heat the cabin during the winter and felt that Mr. Spore had discharge the remainder of the fuel on the ground when he found out that he was going to have to leave the property in the near future.  Mr. Spore was removed from the property and his whereabouts were unknown.  Mr.  Pappas gave me permission to undertake any action necessary to remedy the situation.

I returned to the site and removed 1.53 tons of contaminated soil.  The discharge appeared to be somewhere around 20 gallons, and could have possible been over time, because the oil was weathered.  Small amounts of oil were probably spilled every time containers were filled.  All visible signs of oil were removed from the property.  No further response action is required at this time.

B-7-2006*B-07-2006
01/06/2006 14:00

     Kevin Maxwell, owner of a rented farmhouse on the Tucker Ridge Road in Webster Plantation, called to report that the well to the property may be contaminated with gasoline.  The farmhouse, with the associated potato farm, dates back to at least the 1940's.  Mr. Maxwell stated that the contamination may have been due to fueling activities at the farm.  A new well had been drilled to supply the house.
     Investigation shown that the old discontinued well had 640 ppm GRO.  The new well shown "non detect".  The case was then referred to Technical Services staff for investigation.

A-257-2005*  On 5-31-05, a citizen reported that two skidders were leaking fuel at a woodlot in Fairfield. This woodlot is located on Ten Lots Rd. I made a site visit and found several oil stains on the ground under the skidders. I called the DOC Forestry Division and was able to get the owner's name using the DOC permit notification (wood harvesting permit).
I made contact with the owner, Robert French of Green Rd. in Fairfield. I asked him to repair the leak or remove the fuel and to excavate the oil stained soil around the equipment. He agreed.
 Without any notification Mr. French arrived at Waste Managements Landfill with a truck of oil contaminated soil. Waste Management would not accept the soil until I provided them with the necessary paper work. Approximately three yards of soil were disposed of at the landfill.
P-784-2005*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had discovered a minor leak in an AST of one of their customers.  The leak was due to internal corrosion of the tank, and they estimated that as much as 10 gallons may have dripped out over time onto the concrete floor.  The floor was cleaned up by Dead River and a new tank was installed.
P-418-2005*I was contacted by Country Lane Mobile Home Park regarding an issue of an oil spill at a residence in the park--9 Lynewood Drive.  I arrived and met the resident, Theresa Mains.  Mrs. Mains explained that her house smelled very strongly of fuel oil, and her tank had leaked.  She showed me the area of the back yard which had recently been re-seeded, indicating that contaminated soil had been removed from that area.  I removed a section of the trailer skirting in the vicinity of the AST and observed lot of staining on the concrete pad and pretty heavy oil smell.

Theresa Mains returned from her winter home in Florida to find that her fuel oil outdoor AST was empty.  She had filled it in September and left for Florida shortly thereafter.  She called her oil company and ordered 100 gallons.  The driver delivered the fuel and she could smell a very strong fuel oil odor after he left.  She went to check the tank and saw it running on the ground from a broken filter line.  She then called the mobile home park management (Country Lane Mobile Home Park).  The park made arrangements for her to have the tank repaired, and commenced to cleaning up an area on the back lawn that appeared contaminated.  Several weeks later the trailer still smelled strongly of fuel oil and the park management notified the DEP.

I inquired of the park management as to the nature of the clean-up.  They admitted to cleaning up the first inch or so of soil and "spreading it" on the back area of the park; where land spreading had been approved before.  It was clear that they were trying to take care of the situation, not avoid notification to the DEP.  Their efforts, however had fallen far short of the desired outcome.  I informed Mrs. Mains that the area would have to be re-excavated, along with contaminated soil I found along both sides of the pad.  The pad would also need to be cleaned and indoor vapor issues addressed if necessary.

On 6/8/05, the clean-up of soil was undertaken under the direction of Sheryl Bernard.  During that time, I had instructed that the original soil which had been removed and "spread" be sent off site for disposal.  Don White of the Division of Tech Services oversaw the cleaning of the pad.  After the excavation of soil and cleaning of the pad it was determined that ventilation of the home would not be needed.

The landscaping was completed and the tank was replaced/upgraded.  No further Division of Response Services involvement is necessary.
B-244-2006*The transformer atop the pole at 28 Albertson Lane leaked when the pole was bent at an extreme angle.  Why did the pole cant over, you ask?  Indications were that a tree was dropped across the line, but the contractor working there denied it.  The systems operator, reporting the spill, mentioned that he had requested State Police help at the scene, but he did not say why and the attached Bangor Hydro-Electric Company report provides no enlightenment.
B-266-2006*On 5/11/06, 1052 hours, notification of possible hazardous waste storage issues arrived at this office.  Because of the potential nature of the report, Scott Leighton was involved in the investigation.  On 5/12/06, Scott and I went to the site.  The owners greeted us and told us of the arrangements they had made with DEP people who had just been there a few days earlier.  The arrangements had to do with safer storage of the waste oil and gasoline they had recovered from their recent car crushing operations.  Our walk through revealed virtually no spillage, although the amount of gasoline stored in the three hundred gallon poly totes was somewhat alarming.  The gasoline is used in their yard equipment as well as their own on-road vehicles.  They have a waste oil burner on site and they have an outlet for the waste oil that has water and sludge in it. Scott plans on monitoring the progress at the facility.
B-251-2006*A broken bushing on a transformer allowed up to 2 quarts of dielectric fluid to leak out.  See the attached Bangor Hydro-Electric Company report for additional information.
B-261-2006*On 5/11/06, 1135, Chris Gleason, who is the service manager for Daigle Oil, reported that one of their delivery drivers had a small oil spill at the residence of one of their customers.  The customer's tank was being filled at half throttle (perhaps because the capacity of the tank was uncertain) and at the termination of the fill some product sprayed out the vent.  Some misted onto the side of the house and some the ground, covering an area of about half a square foot.  They were mystified as to the cause and planned on investigating the system.  They wiped the side of the house and removed the soil that had been contacted by the oil.
P-352-2006*On May 16, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) ounce of motor oil was discharged from a personal vehicle onto the pavement.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-209-2006*On 4/21/06, 1105 hours, Danny Carlow (Calais Fire Chief) reported that there had been a significant spill of diesel fuel on Route 1 about a quarter of a mile up from the Industrial Park.  The spill was being treated in the same way that most oil spills to pavement; namely, sand was deployed in order to reduce the hazard to traffic.  However, a subsequent call from Oliver Associates in Winterport informed me that this particular release was on the edge of Calais water supply well head protection zone.  The spill had come from a leaking valve on a fuel delivery truck and it left a streak of oil on the pavement that was about a hundred feet long and an average of three feet wide.  There were a couple areas about twenty five feet long and one foot wide where product had run off the pavement.  While en route, Danny and I discussed the fact that these areas would have to be excavated to below the level of contamination.  He indicated that they were working on that.  They had deployed and recovered three dump truck loads of sand including what they had excavated.  The sand was only lightly oiled, so they were allowed to thin spread it at their transfer station, which is not in the well head protection zone.

The spill came from a tank truck that belonged to DiCenzo Inc.  The tanker was used to fuel heavy equipment at various construction sites.  The driver was not licensed to operate a tank truck and probably had not manipulated the delivery valves properly.  I understand that the driver and DiCenzo Inc were cited by the police.

The aquifer in question delivers five hundred gallons a minute and a lot of the overburden is clay.  It is within a few hundred feet of the St Croix River from which supplies about sixty percent of the water supply.  Historically, when they have had large  spills upstream, they have shut down the well in order to avoid contaminating the aquifer.
B-216-2006*On 4/22/06, 1225 hours, Terry Musson of Coastal Energy reported that there had been an AST corrosion leak at a summer residence on Sutton's Island, which is part of the Town of Cranberry Island.  The property belongs to Mike Phillips, who lives in Northeast Harbor.  The dwelling had been vacant since October 2005, and the leak had been discovered that morning.  There was no evidence of oil in the dirt in the basement, but there were drops of product coming out of the basement drain at the rate of a drop every forty seconds.  The receptor at this point was the ocean.  The dwelling was built in 1845.  The well is 75 feet upgrade north of the spill and it is 350 feet deep.  So far, there is nothing left to cleanup.  The basement is blasted into bedrock.  The owner will contact us if the well shows signs of oil contamination.
A-70-2006* On 1-28-2006, Dianne Johnson, of International Paper, reported the release of an estimated 2,700 gallons of green liquor. The leak occurred during a process change over, specifically the changing from one recovery boiler to another. A pump failed allowing green liquor to overfill an aboveground tank. This tank is located inside a containment structure. The containment is piped into the mill's sewer system, which drains into the primary clarifier and then into the waste treatment plant. The duration of the leak was about 30 minutes. This green liquor generally has a pH of 12.5 to 13.0.   The leak was detected and stopped.  See attached report from IP for further details.
A-586-2005*Ken Flagg, Fire Chief of Carthage called to report a #2 oil spill at the Fire Station on Main St. in Carthage.  A recent upgrade to the heating system had been made.  A new 330 gallon tank was installed in series with the existing 275 gallon tank.  Each tank was installed inside the fire house on the concrete floor.  The 3/8 copper supply lines had been connected with a Tee fitting and routed to the furnace.  A 3/8 copper return line fed the 275 gallon tank.  Each tank had a separate fill and vent terminating outside the building.  The tanks were filled on 11/17/2005.  On 11/27, it was discovered that the 330 gallon tank was nearly empty and the 275 gallon tank was full to the top of the vent pipe with oil discharging out the vent onto the ground outside.  It appears that the fire-o-matic valve on the 275 was inadvertently left closed and each time the furnace fired, the return line would feed excess fuel to the already full 275 tank.  Excess fuel was forced into the tank and discharged to the ground via the vent.  Over ten days, approximately 200 gallons were lost.  I responded to the site and advised the Town about the Insurance Fund and completed a cleanup options agreement.  I arranged Dig Safe permit # 200554901948.  I hired Skidgell Excavation of Carthage to conduct soil removal.  Disposal was to be at Commercial Paving.  Skidgell worked 11/29 and 12/1 under my direction.  The site is a stringent cleanup.  A dug well approximately 12' deep is located 7 feet away from the point of discharge at the vent.  This well had oil sheen on the surface.  The well is not used for potable purposes, but rather to supply the toilet and wash water for the fire trucks.  Soil was sandy fill near the building foundation trending to silty material with many large rocks and boulders.  Groundwater was encountered approximately 30 inches below ground surface.  On 11/30, we got a tremendous rain storm so I stopped work with the hole still open.  On 12/1, we hauled the 600 gallon tank trailer and a trash pump to the site.  We pumped oil water mix out of the hole into the tank trailer.  I directed Bill Skidgell to install crushed stone and 4 inch perforated pipe into the base of the excavation for a crude groundwater collection system.  The excavation was then backfilled.  We installed a treatment trailer to pump and treat groundwater.  A neighbor directly across the street from the fire station, Larry Blodgett, also has a dug well at risk.  I sampled his well HETL # A028927 on 11/29/2005, which was non detect for diesel range organics (DRO).  This site was referred to Tech Services for groundwater impacts at the 12/5, unit meeting.  Pat Locklin was assigned and accompanied me on site visit.  The groundwater extraction system operated on automatic withdrawal for several weeks.  With the high water table, the unit was pretty successful at removing oil contaminated water.  A follow up sample of the well indicated non detect DRO in the fire station dug well.  The treatment trailer was disconnected.  An additional sample for Mr. Blodgett may be warranted just to ensure no impacts to his well.

February 2007.  Larry Blodgett contacted me by phone with concerns reference oil contamination in his well.  I made a site visit and obtained a follow up sample.  It was non detect for fuel oil.  No further action is expected.  Results to be forwarded to central file.


P-292-2006*I was contacted by an anonymous individual reporting there was oil running out of the back of a truck containing a recently removed underground storage tank.  I arrived to find exactly what the caller had stated.  I contacted the Park's management office and got in touch with the Park Manager, Gary Beers.  Mr. Beers came down the to Maintenance Garage immediately, and I told him he would have to contain the tank so no further contamination escaped and excavate all the contaminated soil.  Mr. Beers called in a worker and commenced the work right away.  The tank was placed on poly, and then wrapped with poly.  The soil was excavated with their back hoe and placed in their truck which they then parked inside the garage until it could be disposed of Monday.  Although Mr. Beers had done some of his homework before removing the underground tank, he didn't know about reporting evidence of a leak or spills.  There was a removal notice and registration form submitted 30 days before the removal.  The area from which the tank was removed had been excavated of all contamination but the contaminated soil was placed in a pile on the bare ground behind the Maintenance Garage.  I also required that soil be removed along with any soil underneath that had become contaminated.  As for the tank, it and three other used Above Ground Storage Tanks (AST's) were cut, cleaned, and disposed of by Enpro.  See attached "Staff Summary Sheet" for all the details from the Park Manager.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-242-2006*Mr. Phippen reported to Thomas Varney that he was investigating an oil sheen on the harbor. I was asked to follow-up on it as Mr. Varney was too busy. A work barge owned by Mike DeLong was near the sheen and the harbor was quite calm. Mr. Phippen felt the barge was a likely suspect and looked it over. There appeared to be some form of oil on the deck and in the bilge. But, as the spill was no longer happening, he could not be sure. He knew that a few lobster boats had been fueled from the town dock earlier and there might have been an unreported spill then. He notified Mr. DeLong who responded to the harbor, but reported that the bilge pump in the barge was not working. After checking his boat, Mr. DeLong was adamant that the sheen was not caused by his vessel. The source remains unknown.
A-638-2005*On October 18, 2005, a one gallon container of Sulfur was dropped off at DEP Response Services by an unknown individual.  The material was stored by DEP and disposed of during a HazStor building clean out.  No further action is expected.
P-293-2006*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that a bus had leaked oil on the Turnpike in York.  I arrived to find a disabled Cyr Bus Line bus with a trail of motor oil ending in a puddle under the engine.  Apparently the bus had blown a tie rod causing it to leak oil along a quarter mile stretch of Turnpike.  The passengers on the bus were picked up by another bus and a tow truck was called to collect the broken down bus.  I requested that the Turnpike sand the stretch of road that was oiled because it was supposed to rain and I was concerned that it could become slippery.  I then waited for the tow truck to move the bus so I could clean up the puddle of oil underneath it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-200-2006*
Janet Hughes called to report that oil contamination had been found during excavation at Eastern Maine Medical Center. On my arrival, I found that a hole had been dug and about 30 cubic yards of soil removed. Hughes Bros. was digging a trench for electrical conduit in the area of the hospital boiler. The soil was contaminated with heavy (#6) oil, but there was no free product. There are no wells nearby and the oil had not penetrated too deeply. I would estimate that it stopped about 6 feet down. This area is till and clay and I suspect that the oil remained in the gravel backfill of the piping trench. There was no longer any oil line, but it was obvious that there had been a storage tank system here in the past. Mr. Kohlmyer tells me that the #6 tanks were located in concrete containments and thus not technically USTs.
   Due to the nature of the site and product, there was no need to remove the contaminated soil. However, the hospital elected to remove much of it. This was trucked to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. Eventually, 93 tons were removed to Pine Tree.

P-1052-2005*It was reported to the Department that gasoline was 'coming out of the ground' at the Quick Mart in Bath.  Although a curious description, not too far fetched.  Three islands were serviced by a single UST; one for the Express Lube and two others for the Quick Mart - both on the same parcel of property.  The dispensers of the unused island associated with the Express Lube were removed to accommodate some property construction.  The piping was not capped but the crash valves were closed so rain water collected which subsequently froze forcing the crash valves open.  Product was not released, though, until the ice began to slowly melt the following day allowing for a breach.  The entire system was immediately shut off and the manager poured hot water on the ice to melt it entirely, allowing the crash valves to close entirely.  The site was kept inactive until a certified tank installer inspected the system to ensure we would not encounter the same scenario again which included capping the uncapped piping.  All tolled approximately 10 gallons of unleaded gasoline contacted the island and ran across the parking lot.  What was possible to be scraped up inside the island was and the parking lot was speedy dried.  It is not suspected that any underground piping was compromised by this incident.
P-309-2006*I was contacted by a concerned homeowner who had noticed a small puddle under her oil tank.  It turned out that the fittings in her fill pipe were not properly sealed and they were weeping onto the tank.  The oil had spread down the side of the tank, picking up the black tar coating as it went.  The puddle under the tank was about 3 inches across and was tar, not neat oil.  I told the homeowner about the issue with the fill pipe and also pointed out to her that her copper line needed replacing because it was corroded at one end (see attached visit notes).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-315-2006*I was contacted by Tom Trainor with a request to abandon in place a 14 foot section of underground piping at the Union Oil bulk plant in Biddeford.  I checked the site out and found the piping run specified is over a hundred feet long and 90% of it is aboveground.  In one place, the piping run goes through the earthen containment wall in a very inaccessible location.  I had no problem granting the abandonment in place, but I did have concerns about the integrity of the earthen containment wall at that location.  The earthen wall meets a concrete foundation at that location and there are many rocks embedded in the wall, as well as the pipe passing through it.  This facility is in the process of completing a Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) so the containment wall should be looked at.  I added a note onto the Abandonment in Place Form stating, if in the future that section of dike wall is upgraded, the abandoned pipe is to be removed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-326-2006*I was contacted by Ness Oil (Ness) reporting that they had overfilled a customer's tank.  Apparently the street noise makes the whistle hard to hear at 183 Main Street so the tank was accidentally overfilled.  The excess oil sprayed out of the vent pipe and dripped out of the fill pipe.  Ness siphoned some of the oil out of the fill pipe, wiped down the wall with sorbent pads, and cleaned off the sidewalk with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-686-2001*Mr. Thornton called to report that he had discovered an abandoned UST while installing a new sewer line to 15 North Water Street in Old Town. I went to the site and inspected the tank which was underneath the sidewalk. As often is the case, a hole had been knocked into the top and I could see that the tank was now empty. My PID could not detect any hydrocarbon vapors. Next to the hole on top of the tank was a check valve. I believe that the tank had served as a kerosene tank for a store.
   I first contacted Me. D.O.T. as I thought the tank was in their right of way. Eventually I was told by them that the town was responsible for that street. I called John Lord, Old Town city manager, and explained the situation. He accepted this info and handed me off to John Ellis, director of public works. Mr. Ellis asked if it was possible to delay dealing with the tank until spring and I told him it would be all right as the tank was empty and there was no evidence of a leak (no fuel in sewer excavation). I mailed him a tank registration form, a 30-day removal notice, and an abandonment in place form. This is because the tank is at the base of a main line power pole and removing the tank could jeopardize the stability of this pole.
   If possible, I intend to attend the tank abandonment, but no further action is expected.
On 4/19/2002 I went to the site after being notified by Mr. Ellis that they intended to fill the tank in place on that date. On my arrival I found that the tank had been filled with 2 cubic yards of flowable fill. This was most satisfactory.
B-153-2002*Mark Buchanan called from the Dirigo Pines subdivision construction site to report that his company, H.E.Sargent Inc., had spilled an estimated ten gallons of hydraulic oil when a hose burst on an excavator. They wanted to clean it up right away so I made arraignments for them to dispose of the contaminated soil at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. This amounted to 13.8 tons or approximately 11.4 cubic yards. While it was a lot of soil, it is hard to skim the soil surface with a large excavator thus a lot of soil is removed for very little oil.
B-216-2002*      On April 14, 2002 at 2015 we received a call through the state police reporting a jet A fuel spill at Bangor International Airport.  The spill actually occurred at 1200 when workers noticed a leak from a valve of a fuel hydrant in a concrete pit along a runway.  Workers repaired the valve and recovered the jet fuel with sorbents.
P-267-2002*On Monday April 15, the DEP was notified by Kittery Fire that there was a sheen on Legion Pond being emitted from the Old Post Rd shoreline.  Their initial response action was to deploy sorbent boom across the pond in an attempt to prevent any of the discharge from traveling further from the shore.  Once on scene, I met with both the Assistant Chief and a Coast Guard representative to assess the situation.  An investigation was begun immediately to associate this sheen with some point source.  The surrounding sewer drains were lifted to no avail but one in particular had evidence of residual contamination around it.  A dye test was administered and it was realized that it did in fact drain into the pond but we could not claim it guilty without doubt.  Understanding that, the adjacent parcel of property soon became suspect.  After being provided the 'ok', the investigation shifted to the buildings present on that property.  Although the effort to produce a point source proved fruitless, we did find what one would consider "bad housekeeping".  In addition to blatant discharges present on the floor, a plethora of five gallon pails among others were found and seemed to contain waste oil, antifreeze and other unknown contents.  As indicated before, internal investigation of the buildings yielded inconclusive but this property and its owner have been referred to Haz Waste and the OSFB.  Anyway, boom was deployed along the shore to maybe/maybe not absorb portions of the sheen. On a return trip on Tuesday things did not look much different, however, on Friday the water was cleared up and the boom was extracted from the pond.
B-217-2002*       On April 15, 2002 at 1345 we received a call from Robert St. Louis of the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a fuel oil spill on Mill St.  He said a sheen covered the pavement for a couple blocks and that five gallons or less spilled onto the road.  Firefighters recovered as much as possible with pads but the heavy rain quickly dissipated the product.  Witnesses reported a home delivery fuel truck was on Mill St. shortly before the oil was noticed.
P-212-2002*AST corroded in dirt floor cellar.  I hired Fleet to vactor out the contaminated soil and replace it with clean fill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-219-2002*      On April 16, 2002 at 0230 we received a call from the Kenduskeag Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill from a vehicle accident on route 15 in Kenduskeag.  A pick-up truck rolled over into a ditch and caught fire.  The firefighters didn't see any sign of gas and thought any spilled product was burned in the fire.
P-283-2002*A 55 gallon drum of waste oil appeared in a yard in Sanford.  I hired Guerin to recover the drum and product.  There was no apparent spillage from the drum although it was very rusted.  I wasn't able to find any information on where the drum may have come from.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
B-223-2002*On 4/16/02, 0909 hours this office received a FAX from the NRC reporting a spill that took place on 4/13/02.  The release happened because a fishing vessel caught on fire and burned to the water line.  The fuel tanks floated off during the process and the owner estimated that 50 gallons of diesel was released.  The coast guard officer on site stated that a lot of the fuel burned on the water because it was very hot.  He also indicated that some of the product went ashore and was recovered with forty feet of six inch boom.  This much sorbent material would hold about thirty gallons of product if it was saturated.  Officer Mitchell indicated that it was saturated.  The report indicated a sheen of 70' by 50', which means that there was not much product at large.
B-220-2002*       On April 16, 2002 at 0500 we received a call from the Brewer Police reporting a diesel spill on route 15 in Brewer.  Witnesses stated that a tractor trailer was leaking fuel from a saddle tank from the North Main St. section of route 15 to its intersection with I-395.  Brewer Public works spread sand on the spill.  Brewer police were not able to locate the vehicle.
B-14-2002*B-14 -2002
01/10/2002 08:34

     Dave Curtis of Verizon called to report a fuel spill at their telecommunications facility on French Street in Bangor.  It was stated that  approximately 30 gallons spilled from their inside day tank when a switch failed.  The fuel, which was contained in a concrete dike, was later cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel.  None of the fuel reportedly escaped to the environment.
P-1069-2001*Contacted homeowner and Dead River. Clean-up okay, no further issues expected.
P-1066-2001*Cheri Forest of 170 Highland Avenue, Lewiston reported that an oil spill had occurred at her residence about a month prior due to an overfill of her indoor above ground oil storage tank (AST).  Dead River Oil Company had overfilled the tank by several gallons and had called a contractor (Service Master) to clean up the affected area.  She was complaining that she could still smell oil odors.  There was no record of DEP being called.  Dead River Oil Company was contacted and they agreed to check the home and do what they could to alleviate the problem.

The Department did not hear from Ms. Forest again and assumed the odor issue was taken care of.
B-218-2002*      On April 15, 2002, at 1740 we received a call from Chris Brown of Eastern Maine Electric reporting a one gallon transformer spill on West St. in Princeton.  The top of the unit had blown off and the oil spilled onto the ground beneath the pole.  Field test and lab analysis showed no PCB's in the oil.  Workers excavated about one-half drum of contaminated debris and soil.  There are no homes or wells in the area.
P-1067-2001*Report of discharge from vessel at Merrill Terminal.  Visited site and found no ongoing discharge.
P-1068-2001*Site cleaned up by CMP.  No site visit made.
P-1072-2001*Spill of hydraulic fluid from construction equipment.  See attached CIANBRO report.
P-272-2001*One of the cranes preparing for lift and setting up stabilizer bars (legs on all 4 sides), when one hydraulic line broke and started leaking hydraulic fluid to the ground. BIW cleaned up with speedy-dry.
P-289-2001*Sheen on river. Investigated and found no source.
B-22-2002*B-22-2002
01/14/2002 15:06

     Adam Doran of Central Maine Power called to report a small spill of transformer oil on the Greeley's Landing Road in Dover-Foxcroft.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked to the ground below when a limb fell and broke off a bushing.  The contaminated snow was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non-PCB".
P-1073-2001*Customer filled 3 gallon can which had a leak, set the can on a drain, attendant put remaining gas in a container. Downeast Energy cleaned up.
P-1074-2001*Cleaned up by Northeast Air.
P-291-2001*Boiler switch malfunctioned 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil released into sewer. No clean-up possible. Malfunction has been corrected. AST inside.
P-301-2001*Claire Pike contacted the Department regarding an oil spill that occurred at her residence in Buxton. A loose fitting on the monitor heater pump had caused an unknown amount of oil to leak on her carpet. After talking with her it was determined that there had only been a dripping, and less that 1/2 gallon had probably been released. Webber Energy had fixed the fitting, and no discharge was going on. I informed her to contact Webber Energy about cleaning the carpet and if she had any difficulties to contact me. No further action is necessary in this matter.
B-212-2002*      On April 10, 2002, at 1330 we received a call from Lucy Sisco of Seboeis Plantation reporting a #2 fuel oil spill at her home.  Cold Stream Oil overfilled her basement tank on December 27, 2001, and spilled an unknown amount of fuel.  The delivery slip showed 146 gallons delivered and Ms. Sisco said there was about 40 gallons already in the 130 gallon tank.  Cold Stream said they cleaned up the spill but all they did was put some Speedi Dri on the concrete basement floor.  The company is now out of business.
      I visited the site the next morning and found that some oil had leached through the rock wall foundation into the basement perimeter drain.  No oil had yet reached the drain outfall.  I recovered this oil with sorbents and inspected the outside fill area.  This soil beneath the vent was contaminated.  Since there was no frost at the time of the spill, the oil went down instead of spreading out on top of the frost.  I contacted King Bros. Construction who agreed to excavated the site the next morning.
      We dug as planned and removed two to three yards of contaminated soil.  The rock wall foundation, which spread out from the wall below ground level hindered the digging. We laid plastic near the top of the backfill to try to stop the surface water from flushing the oil into the basement.  Little oil had entered the basement overnight and I will check it in the future.
P-300-2001*Contacted owners, they were satisfied with clean-up. Was originally reported as 40-50 gallons, was actually much less. I advised them to contact me if vapors became a problem. No call has been received to date (9/10/01), and no further action is expected.
P-292-2001*Visited site and met with Auburn Fire Department. Cleaned up product with sorbent pads and speedi-dri. No detrimental impact expected.
P-274-2002*Report of small amount of fuel oil leaking from indoor AST due to leaking filter.  I spoke with homeowner's son, David Nason. He verified that the area was cleaned up and was convinced there would be no lingering vapors. I confirmed to him that if further problems persisted he could contact the DEP for assistance.
P-272-2002*Overfill of Emergency Generator. RWS personnel contained and cleaned up spill.
P-273-2002*Automobile went through a garage door at service station, hit a 55 gallon drum of anti-freeze.  Cleaned up by Sanford Fire Department with sorbents.
P-1076-2001*Spill was primarily on asphalt, and area on public water.  Spill was cleaned by the Fire Department utilizing sorbents.
P-271-2001*Received a call from Don Girardin of Downeast Energy concerning a leaking tank in Harpswell.  Heavy snow had damaged the filter and product had leaked into the yard.  The leak had been stopped by the owner.  I responded to the site and observed that the tank was associated with a garage/shop, and located several hundred feet from the house and drinking water well.  The oil had spread in a large area in the yard, heading downgradient towards a pond on the property. There was 2-3 ft. of snow in the yard, and the clean-up would involve substantial snow removal with the soil excavation.  I contacted Ray Labbe & Sons for the excavation.  RL&S was able to segregate the top 1 1/2 ft. or so of snow and removed the contaminated soil underneath.  Upon removing about 6 inches of soil, groundwater was encountered, with free product floating on the surface.  The free product was padded up, and 30.75 tons of soil were removed.  Mr. Norton was placed on quarterly monitoring.
P-1062-2001*Florida Power & Light reported a sheen in the Androscoggin River in Lewiston.  Visited site, sheen verified. No source found.
A-85-2002*Received a call from Doug Whittier of FPL Energy concerning a small spill in Waterville. He reported that while filling a kerosene heater at the Lockwood Facility, FPL Energy workers overfilled the heater causing approximately 1 quart to of kerosene to enter the Kennebec River. No recovery was possible. See the attached FPL Energy report for additional details. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
P-943-2001*	
	Report of small leak from residential, consumptive-use, basement AST when carpenters laying a floor damaged the firematic/filter fitting.  Response by Dead River Oil who repaired the damage and dug out the small amount of oil contaminated. soil.  No DEP response at time.  I understand this area to be on municipal water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-941-2001*
	On 11/13/01, DEP was contacted by a potential buyer for this sub-urban convenience store.  The unnamed caller stated they wished information on a 1987 motor fuels UST abandonment-by-removal.  The store is a two story business located off Rt. 136 and the edge of the Androscoggin River (see site sketch).  The area is believed to be on city water & sewer and in a commercial & residential area.  The 1987 owner was stated to have been a Mr. Blanchette.  Present owner(s) are Louis & Dol Courturier.
	Searching SMRO records, I could find no facility under that name or general location registered, and no removal notice for 1986-1989.  On 11/13/01, I drove by but did not do a thorough onsite investigation.  I noted no vent pipes, fill pipes, or pump islands evident.  I am not aware of any past or present problems with discharges to the river at this location that could indicate a UST leak or other discharges in this area.
	At this time, presence or absence of UST's and prohibited discharges are inconclusive.  On or about 1986, UST regulations were still being implemented and some UST facilities were abandoned without registration and notification.  Old facilities were at times simply covered over or filled with dirt and forgotten.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-297-2001*Received a call from Emery Mills Energy regarding an AST discharge at the Bakshi property on Square Pond in Acton.  When I arrived I met with Joyce Bakshi (owner) and she showed me area where tank had leaked.  Snow off the roof had cracked the firematic valve.  An estimated 25 gallons had been discharged.  Due to the heavy snow, and the fact that the discharged had occurred several weeks or more earlier, I determined that clean-up could wait a week or two until the snow melted.

On 5/16 I returned to the site with CYN Environmental Services.  13.94 tons of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of at ARC in Eliot.  The site was backfilled, and the home, as well as the neighboring home were placed on quarterly monitoring.

In 12/01 I received a quarterly monitoring report indicating that the neighbor, Charles Statterly, had a level of 86 ppb DRO in his well.   I did a follow up and found no contamination present.  Mr. Slatterly will continue to be on quarterly monitoring and should any further samples results be positive the case will be referred to the Division of Technical Services.
P-366-2001*Neal Macpherson of Peaks Island reported that he had some oil contamination in his basement due to a historic oil discharge from a leaking line on his furnace.  Steve Flannery & I visited and were able to confirm no present contamination with a PID, although there was some stained soil in the vicinity of the old oil line.  No clean-up was conducted, however I did request that the Fire Marshal's Office send Mr. Macpherson an application to the Groundwater Clean-up Fund, should he encounter contamination associated with this spill at a later date.
P-1064-2001*Dead River driver applied sorbent pads, and did clean-up himself.
P-1065-2001*Approximately 1 quart of hydraulic fluid leaked from a burst line onto asphalt surface. The valve has been repaired, and sorbents were used for clean-up.
P-1070-2001*Hydraulic oil spill from construction activities.  See attached report from CIANBRO.
A-218-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-151-2002*Received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a spill. He reported that a customer felled a tree onto the pole and line breaking the pole and transformer. Approximately 4 gallons of transformer oil was spilled onto a gravel driveway.  All visible signs of the product were cleaned up. Sample of the oil left in the transformer returned a result of 18 ppm PCB.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-158-2002*Received a call form Adam Doran of CMP.  He reported a small spill in Kingfield.  A valve to a hydraulic system failed spilling hydraulic oil on the side of the road.  All visible signs of oil were picked up and one drum of soil and leaves was excavated. No site visit was made and no further action is required.
A-206-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-132-2002*On 3/2/02, 1951 hours Penobscot County Communications reported a possible spill situation at 11 Kingsbury Road in Holden.  A garage belonging to Seth Mintz was on fire and it had a 275 fuel oil storage tank inside.  They indicated that they were very involved with the fire and that they would get back to me if they had an oil spill.  I checked the site the following day and found the AST intact and absolutely dry.  If there had been product in it it had boiled out and burned without exploding.  The fire had been very hot as indicated by the vehicles in the garage that had been burned right down to the metal.  No paint, plastic or rubber was left.  The vinyl siding on the house, which was 100' away, had melted off.
A-213-2002*Received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a spill. He reported that a bucket truck ripped off the fuel line from a saddle tank spilling approximately 4 gallons of diesel on the side of the road. CMP personnel excavated 2 drums of contaminated gravel.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
P-15-2002*Automobile accident.  Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline spilled to pavement.  No clean-up conducted.
P-34-2002*Hose broke on a city truck.  15 gallons spilled to ground.  Cleaned up and disposed of by Auburn Fire Department.
P-860-2001*
	In the evening of 10/22/01, DEP was notified by Westbrook Public Safety, thru the State Police, of a discharge of diesel fuel from about Exit 7A in South Portland north to Exit 8 in Westbrook.   About 1/2 mile or more was sanded by MTA (Maine Turnpike Authority).  From the quantity spilled, it was likely a commercial truck or perhaps a fuel truck carrying #2 or diesel.

	No RP was ever identified and the RP never reported the discharge.  Spillage is estimated at approx. 20 gallons considering the length and the slick on the road.  Product was sorbed into the sand sorbent, much of which was picked up, some fuel likely evaporated.  No fuel is known to have reached surface waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-122-2002*On 2/28/02, 1130 hours Lisa LaBel reported that ice had fallen onto her AST line and she lost fuel on the ground.  At the time of the call the line had been fixed and the tank was operable.  I visited the site and there was not much evidence of a spill.  There was no oiled snow visible and there was no ground that had been softened by oil.  The spill area had a sheet of aluminum siding covering the ground.  This may have deflected the spill in such a way that it became difficult to find.  The well was about 100 feet away and slightly upgrade from the spill.  Also, there is an area of open surface water within 500 feet away and at an elevation that was not more than 10-12 feet below that of the spill.  I revisited the site on 4/19/02.  It appeared that the spill ran 10-12 feet down grade from the AST and then went straight down into the ground.  The soil here is very bony consisting of small pieces of shale and course gravel.  There is more evidence of surface water standing on the property so it is likely that the product is being transported toward the bog.  It is also likely that it will be biodegraded before it gets there.  There were no PID hits under the dwelling.  The release did not cause any problems so we'll let nature take care of it.
P-243-2002*While removing the underground tanks at this facility some soil (pea stone) fell into one of the tanks before they were cleaned, therefore creating some contaminated soil that needed to be disposed of.  There was little contamination associated with the tanks themselves.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-226-2002*The emergency generator was filled during winter and when ambient temperature increased this spring the fuel expanded and escaped through the vent. Spill confined to concrete pad and sorbed when discovered.
A-183-2002*DEP received a report of an abandoned container, possibly oil by the roadside.  Upon investigation,  we found a small plastic container (+/-5 gal) of fluid in a field.  The appearance and odor indicated it contained used deep fry oil.  The oil was solidified with wood shavings, and sent to Auburn for disposal.
A-185-2002*I responded to a small automotive overfill. It appeared more serious at first because it was snowing and dark and everything looked wet. DEP does not require reports for spills under 10 gallons at service stations, provided the facility is in compliance with Chapter 691 including keeping a log of such spills.  Wadleigh's staff and Winthrop Firefighters contained and cleaned up the overfill with sorbents.
A-194-2002*I responded to an auto accident.  The gas tank of a passenger vehicle ruptured during recovery with a tow truck.  A small amount of gasoline was lost to pavement.  Some staining was in evidence in the ditch also.  No residences were in the area.  Due to the small size of the spill, and lack of resources at risk,  no remedial action was required.
P-253-2002*
SUMMARY
	On Thus. 4/11/02, I visited this rural residence in response to a 4/9/02, report of a 5-10 gallon gaso. discharge from a parked pickup truck in the driveway.  I met Ms. Alcorn.  The discharge was reported from the pickup's gas tank and happened while the Alcorns were away (so it was a week or so old at the time of reporting).  The gasoline dripped onto cracked asphalt paving of the driveway near a joint with a concrete slab (see site sketches).   The leak was apparently slow and seeped into the soil below the paving.
	The area is rural on private water & septic, with no other neighbors or drinking water wells within 300'.  The Alcorns' well is on the opposite side of the house from the spill.  Being somewhat new to the house they do not know the exact location or type of well (buried, drilled or driven-point).  Poking around with a shovel I noted a strong gaso. odor in the spill area.  I advised a clean-up which the Alcorns could perform (see attached memo of 4/11/02).

SITE CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	On Monday 4/22/02, I called Mr. Alcorn and he advised that he had dug an approx. 4' deep by 3' wide excavation in the spill area and spread the soil thinly over the property.  Soils were sandy though he knows the area is underlain by silt/clay.  Gw was at about 4' where he stopped digging.  He reported a strong gaso. odor near the surface and a milder odor at the bottom.  No free product was noted.

CONCLUSIONS
	Based on the amount spilled, relatively prompt removal, high groundwater and that the land & apparent gw flow direction slopes away from the house & well, I doubt there is a serious threat to the well and house.  I advised Mr. Alcorn of the DHS lab and other labs regarding a GRO test for his well.  Being a vehicle discharge there is no State Ins. Fund for this incident at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-195-2002*There was no spill.  This incident involved pickup of a small amount (+/-5ml) of mercury in a vial.  DEP disposed of the waste mercury in accordance with Division policy.
A-202-2002*I responded to the report of an outside aboveground storage tank spill.  Loose soil allowed the tank to fall over. No lines actually broke, but some oil spilled out the vent before the tank could be righted. The homeowner collected oily soil in a plastic pail and disposed of it in his municipal waste facility. The area is served by public water. No further Response action is expected.
A-137-2002*Picked up sorbent materials from Fairfield FD. Incident not initially reported. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-141-2002*Small spill to pavement cleaned up by FD. No site visit made.
A-10-2002*This was an incident where an unknown pesticide package was broken in the Skowhegan Wal-Mart shipping area.  The powder was cleaned up and disposed of by Wal-Mart staff.  No site visit was made.
A-42-2002*Received a report from Chief Robichaud of the Rockland Fire Department concerning a small gasoline spill. An unidentified car had a small leak from it's gasoline tank. The car was parked in the town parking lot at Rockland City Hall. Fire Department personnel cleaned the spill with sorbents. Rockland Fire did not request any assistance. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-27-2002*C.N. Brown's delivery truck suffered a hose leak while making a fuel delivery to a residence. A small amount of oil was released to snow and pavement.  C.N. Brown removed the contaminated snow.  No further action should be required.
A-88-2002*A strange odor was causing symptoms in workers at the Maine Parents Association facility in Manchester.  Nothing was discovered on any instruments during the initial site visit. Later investigation by the subject/owner revealed the source of odor. A rotting orange had (very craftily I might add) hidden itself below the liner of a waste receptacle in a closed office and the ventilation system distributed it's vile organic vapors throughout the building.
P-1008-2001*
SUMMARY
	On 12/11/01, I met Mr. Shangraw onsite at this apartment building he manages, regarding his 12/10/01, report of oil contamination in the building basement.  The spill was apparently located in a small dirt-floored room of the basement.  Most of the basement was concrete floored.  I noted no evidence of past water flooding.  The spill was old, and the AST long out-of-service.  There appeared to be no oil odor problem at the time.  The area is dense residential, on municipal water & sewer.
	I advised Shangraw that the oil tainted soil could be vacuumed up and that DEP could issue a virgin letter for offsite disposal/recycling.  I advised him also to insure that the old AST was empty.  Shangraw stated that he had already lined up Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.
	As of April 2002, I have not heard back from Emerald Management regarding clean-up actions.  A notice was sent to the Maine Fire Marshal regarding an AST Ins. application (see attached).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
A-525-2001*Either an overfill or weeping fitting on fill pipe. Homeowner works for McGee construction and was able to do soil removal himself. This was a very minor spill and nothing was threatened. I have no supportive documents for the file.
A-545-2001*A small spill was caused at the IP mill in Jay by a leaking compressor seal. The oil was discharged to the process sewer making recovery or treatment impossible. No site visit was made.
A-743-2001*A customer overfilled his vehicle when the dispenser auto shut off failed.  Belfast F.D. was on the scene and managed the cleanup. No site visit was made.
A-73-2002* On 2-8-2002, C N Brown Company reported a release of about two gallons of fuel oil at the Ladd Farm, which is located in the town of Rumford. The company had filled this tank the day before and somehow another ticket was printed. When fuel was added to this tank, it was already full, resulting in a few gallons of oil squirting out the vent. The driver cleaned up the oil and no further involvement will be required.
B-604-2001*B-0604-01
Calais

Sunday October 21, 2001				1645

The state police dispatcher phoned me and asked that I make contact with Marsha Rogers (454-7595), of Calais.  The dispatcher informed me that Ms Rogers was reporting a gasoline smell.

Ms. Rogers informed me that there was a gasoline can half in and half out of a brook.  She said her dog went in the water and smelled of gasoline.  The location was described as being one-fourth mile from the Dump Road.  There are LaPlante Logging vehicles in the area that are cutting wood on W C T C Land.

I notified the Calais Fire Department that a gasoline spill was reported and that it was noticed at 1130 this morning.  I asked if anyone could check the area, as it would be dark by the time I arrived, but told them that if there was a problem I would head to Calais.

Sunday October 21, 2001				1820

I received a phone call from Chief Dan Carlow (454-7595), of the Calais Fire Department.  Chief Carlow reported that he retrieved a damaged gasoline can; there was no gasoline sheen observed in the water.
B-198-2002*On 4/3/02,1505 hours Webber energy reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Florence Evans, who is on lot 169 in the Holiday Trailer Park at 979 Essex Street in Bangor.  The initial report stated that the tank had tipped, but it turned out that it was leaking through a small corrosion hole and that Florence called them because she could smell oil.  The release was small-as indicated in the first report.  Florence had the Webber Protection Plan so Webber took care of the situation.  The land at that location has a lot of clay so there is water not far from grade.  This made for an easy clean up.  A few pads and removal of a cubic yard of soil did the trick.  We did not have to involve the AST fund
B-130-2002*On 3/2/02, 0820 hours Tom Ronco of McKusick Petroleum reported a residential AST anomaly at 41 Wellinton Road in Parkman.  The cause was typical for the season, namely ice from the roof of the dwelling cracked the filter nipple.  The initial estimate was 100 gallons but it really could not have been over 50.  McKusick personnel recovered a half yd3 of oiled snow, which could have accounted for ten gallons.  At the time of my first site visit (morning of 3/2/02) there was some evidence of a spill but there was no oiled snow and aside from one small area, where the ground had been softened, it appeared that the release was fairly small.  The well was 100 feet diagonally up grade from the spill.  It is 230 feet deep and it is 60 feet to bed rock at that location.  Another mitigating factor is the presence of Pingree Pond, which is at an elevation that is 15-20 feet below that of the spill area.

I revisited the site on 4/18/02 and found a 12 square foot area that had water with some sheen along with some oiled leaves.  The penetration here was less than six inches.  This area was about ten feet from the spill.  Richard said that there was a clay layer not far from the surface, which is probably the surface that carries the overburden aquifer to Pingree Pond.  The release does not appear to be causing a problem so no major remediation is required.
B-621-2001*B-621-01
Newport

Wednesday October 31, 2001 	1150

I received a phone call from Scott Taylor (368-4351 Ext.: 229), of Guilford Industries Incorporated, in Newport.  Mr. Taylor phoned to report that during recent piping of a water line an odor of gasoline had been detected.

Newport Public Works was involved with the excavating of a piping trench for a new water line.  They reported to Guilford Industries that they detected a gasoline odor while excavating near the Guilford Industries' Garage.

I visited the site of the Guilford Industries' garage and spoke with Scott Taylor.  I was told that the 10,000-gallon gasoline Underground tank (registration number 1721) was removed in the late 70's or early 80's.  The piping trench was covered over.  I suggested that no further action be initiated at this time.  I did suggest, however, if any future development in the area involves excavation a site assessment should be performed.  The area is on municipal water and sewer.
B-222-2002*      On April 16, 2002 at 1130 we received a call from Burt Levesque of Daigle Oil reporting gasoline in a couple of collection sumps at Doc's Place gas station on Main St. in Lincoln.  The manager smelled gas around 1000 and shut down the station.  Workers found about fifty to sixty gallons in the sumps which are designed to collect spills from the interstitial space of the double walled storage system.  The problem was a faulty O-ring which workers replaced.  No gasoline escaped the collection system.  The spilled gas was pumped back into the tank after the O-ring was replaced.
A-81-2002* On 2-8-02, Sherry Carson, of New Vineyard, called to report an oil leak at their residence. Their home is located at 44 Staples Rd. in New Vineyard, west of Route 27. For several days they had smelled an oil odor and called the service technician. After several trips they finally found that snow buildup had cracked the firomatic valve.  They had shovelled some of the contaminated snow into garbage bags. I made a site visit that evening and placed the snow into bags and installed the ram fan for ventilation. I made a site visit a day or two later to add more speedi dri and check the scene. Bart Newhouse and I returned to the site later to remove the fan, bags of snow and vacuum the speedi dri from under the house trailer.
 It appears that most of the oil  stayed on the cement pad under the trailer and did will not effect the dug well nearby. This site has been referred to Tech Services, and a water sample was collected.  No petroleum compounds were detected.

B-630-2001*B-630-01
Mattawamkeag

Tuesday November 6, 2001	1411

I received a phone call from Robert Noyes ((800) 422-6330 Ext. 2112), of CN Brown in South Paris.  Mr. Noyes phoned to report a 30-gallon gasoline spill at the Big Apple on Route 2 in Mattawamkeag.

I arrived at the Big Apple in Mattawamkeag.  I looked around and did not find any signs of a 30-gallon gasoline spill to the pavement at the store.  I went inside to find out if I was at the right convenience store.  I was told that there had been a spill earlier today about 1300 at the CN Brown bulk oil storage plant.  The plant was located about 2 tenths of a mile past the convenience store on  the left side of the road after crossing the railroad tracks.

I went to the bulk plant.  This is the spill location and the spilled product is number 2 heating oil not gasoline.  Some of the gravel hard pan needs to be excavated to clean up the spill.  I went back to the CN Brown convenience store and contacted Kevin Moore, of CN Brown in South Paris.  Mr. Moore said he would make arrangements to get the soil excavated.

Leonard Carr, of L.C. Tanks was contacted, and  around the 21st, Tom Varney was contacted to write a virgin contaminated soil letter to get the contaminated soil taken to the Pine Tree Landfill, in Hampden. An approximate 2 cubic yards of contaminated gravel / hardpan clay soil mix was transported to Hampden by L.C. Tanks.
B-634-2001*B-634-01
Ellsworth

Friday November 16, 2001	1648

Skip Robinson (667-4681), of The Dead River Company phoned to report a heating oil tank overfill at The Small Animal Clinic, on High Street in Ellsworth.

A Dead River oil delivery driver went to fill the heating oil tank at the animal clinic when he soon found out that it was already full.  About 2 gallons of heating oil leaked from around the area of the tank gauge and outside.  The spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri.  Dead River disposed of the speedi-dri.
B-635-2001*B-635-01
Abbot

Wednesday November 7, 2001	1802

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Tom Romco (564-3406), of McKusick Petroleum.

According to Mr. Romco (564-3406), A McKusick Petroleum oil delivery driver delivered 75 gallons of # 2 heating oil to a residence in Abbot that had a basement tank with out a feed line to the furnace.  The resulting spill went to the basement floor, which consisted of water flowing through stone that was placed over a clay floor.  Most of the oil flowed to a narrow trough some went into a drain.  The homeowner does not know where the drain goes.  The well is located out front, a distance of 50 feet from the cellar.  Sorbents pads and boom was put down and some soil will be removed.

Thursday November 8, 2001	0830

According to Mr. Romco about 1.1 yds3 of stone was removed from the basement.  This stone was taken to Barrett Paving for use in asphalt production.  The wet hard pan and clay soil was wiped down with sorbent pads.  Sorbent pads were placed at the end of a 4-inch steel pipe.  The pipe was not perforated or tied in to anything else.

On Saturday morning December 1, 2001 gravel and dirt was removed from the cellar. Oil spots showed up after a heavy rain.
B-225-2002*       On April 16, 2002 at 1400 we received a call from David Holmes of the Ward Hill Rd. in Plymouth.
Mr. Holmes said he had a 55 gallon drum of used motor oil that leaked around a seam and lost about twenty gallons of oil.  Mr. Holmes had stopped the leak and excavated some of the contaminated soil.
        I visited the site the next morning and found that Mr. Holmes had shovelled most of the soil into a drum.  I dug further down the hole and found a clay layer which should stop any further oil penetration.  I told him to excavate the rest of the contaminated soil into other drums  He agreed to this solution.  Even though he owns a couple hundred acres he didn't want to spread it on his property.  He wanted to burn it on a grate over a fire pit he has on his land.  I agreed as there is no danger of contamination.
B-240-2002*On 4/18/02, an anonymous caller alleged that there had been a lot of waste oil spilled all over the back yard at C.B. Kenworth.  Leaking batteries were also mentioned.  I arranged to have Dana Young, who is vice president, give me a tour of the facility.  The back parking lot had one or two possible grease spots a half foot in diameter, but nothing significant.  Their wash bay, where they occasionally wash a truck, is equipped with two oil/water separators in series and this is plumbed to the municipal sewer.  The used batteries were stored inside and their battery supplier picks them up on a regular basis.  If there ever had been a problem at this facility it was not in evidence at the time of my visit.  It looked like a clean operation to me.  C.B. Kenworth is a truck repair and maintenance facility.
A-82-2002* On 2-8-02, Sherrie from Maritime Energy reported that a couple of gallons of fuel oil was spilled onto the paved driveway of Marion Boden. This home is located off route 173 in the town of Liberty. Maritime Energy attempted cleanup that day and would go back the next day to check the scene and do more work if required. No site visit made by DEP.

B-85-2002*On 2/15/02, 1208 hours Jesse Redman reported an AST anomaly at his residence in Palmyra.  It was a typical case in which the filter nipple was cracked by ice falling on it from the roof.  I went to the site and recovered about 200 pounds of oiled snow, which yielded about 15 gallons of product.  The well is about 40 feet from the spill, but it is truly artesian.  This means that the aquifer that supplies the well is at a greater hydrostatic pressure than water at grade level would have.  Jesse also said that there is a lot of water perched on the surface in the springtime.  As the snow melted and the ground thawed there was some sheen on the surface water.  This all dissipated without incident.  As of 4/24/02 Jesse indicated that aside from a little dead grass he was all set.  He didn't want to invoke the fund so I suggested that he rake some fertilizer into the area.
P-290-2002*On 4/20/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Dept., reporting a car into the Presumpscot River behind Fleet Bank on Main St.  No discharge was observed from the vehicle.  No further action required.
P-291-2002*On 4/20/2002 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a leaking transformer belonging to Seaview Campground in Wells.  CMP removed the damaged transformer and cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
P-292-2002*On 4/25/2002 I received a call from Dick Schieferstein of Q C Services reporting a broken mercury thermometer at their facility in Harrison.  The spill was cleaned up with a mercury spill kit.  I provided Mr. Schieferstein with the name of a couple of contractors who had mercury detection instrumentation to monitor the area to make sure it was safe for employees to return to work.  No further action required.
P-286-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In January of 2002, Tim Wright of DEP's RCRA unit received a call of mystery drums in the woods at this site of a proposed Wells elementary school.  Wright went down and confirmed two old rusty drums, full of a mystery product, but no discharges noted.  Wright then notified the DEP project manager for this construction project, who in-turn notified Land Use Consultants, the school's consultant.
	On Tues. 4/23/02, Mr. Wright received another call stating that an excavator onsite clearing the land had ruptured the two drums spilling a black gooey semi-liquid onto the ground.  In the morning of 4/24/02, Wright revisited the site and confirmed the discharge.  Wright had the contractor secure the area with tape, then he requested a Response Div. visit to have the RP('s) initiate a remediation.

SITE INFORMATION & HISTORY
	The area is east of MTA Exit 2 on the south side of Rt. 109 (see site maps).  It is suburban residential on city water & sewer.  Several small houses/cottages were taken for the proposed new school (see DEP BLWQ site plan).  In addition to these two drums noted above, there were other drums close to the road & house that were empty.  Being the site of a new elementary school I was very concerned with unidentified wastes being discharged.
	Mr. Dionne stated that the property was a former Wells Public Works Dept. site and was given to the school district by the town of Wells.  Following Tim Wright's earlier visit he advised that the drums be marked and secured.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
	I first arrived onsite @ 0830 hrs on Wed. 4/24/02, and met with reps. of H E Sargent Const. and of SMRT Co.  At the time, the dozen or so acres had been largely cleared of the young-growth deciduous forest.  Forestry skidders and excavator type heavy equipment were onsite moving downed vegetation, and new piping.
	The H E Sargent foreman took me to the area of the two drums and I confirmed two old rusty drums pushed on their side and ruptured.  I estimate 15 to 20 gallons of a thick, black, gooey substance had been discharged (see photos).  This area was now treeless and the drums appeared to have been pushed around, perhaps picked up and dropped.  I noted no actual  heavy equipment tire-track marks over the drums.  I noted no identifying markings on the drums.  The foreman from H E Sargent stated that they had not known about the drums, didn't know how they got broken open, and that his company was not responsible.  Contents of the drums was unknown at the time.  [Wright had earlier heard an H E Sargent employee state that "Billy" had hit them (the drums).]
	DEP's Peter Blanchard advised me to require TCLP analysis (Federal requirement) of the contents.  The drum liquid could be coal tar, asphalt, or old waste oil, etc., all possibly contaminated by any number of hazardous wastes or matter.
	I immediately called the school district and spoke with Ann @ 646-8331.  Upon identifying myself and the problem, she promised to have someone come down ASAP.  Mr. William Dionne arrived shortly and we looked over the discharge.  Dionne showed me a 3/26/02, or so letter to St. Germain & Assoc. mentioning Tim Wright's visit and to get a price on sampling and/or disposal.  While onsite we spoke to St. Germain & Assoc. (SGA) and they stated they did indeed have a full TCLP analysis of the drum and would bring it right down to me.  While waiting, I wrote up an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement (attached), which was signed by Dionne, and with copies to Dionne and to Helena of SGA.  Clean Harbors Env. (CHES) was called by Dionne to respond, overpack the drumsm and clean up the discharge.  I called CHES also and instructed them as to DEP's requirements to overpack, pick up discharge and remove drums from the site.
	In early afternoon I re-visited the site and met Helena again.  A CHES crew of two arrived shortly after me to overpack the drums and pick up the oily soil.  I advised Helena to clean-up by vi
P-856-2001*
	Report of minor AST fitting leak.  Repair and response by Dead River Oil.  See attached.  No sensitive receptors understood to be threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-295-2002*An Auburn Concrete truck with 7 yards of concrete on board rolled over on a sharp corner.  Motor oil and diesel leaked out.  Auburn Concrete and the Town on Durham coordinated excavation of contaminated soil.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
A-200-2002*   DEP received a report that 200 gallons of heating oil spilled at this residence via a leak at the AST several weeks earlier.  The area is dense-residential and served by public water; however, a private drilled well is located 250' away.   Tech Services assistance was requested.  Please see attached e-mail.  36 cu.yds. of contaminated soil were excavated for disposal.
I-67-2002*On 4-29-02, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil Company called to report that the care taker of Houlton Trailer Park reported that an abandoned trailer there had lost fuel from an outside AST. The trailer was owned by Tyler Swallow. He had not been living there since early winter and is currently in jail. I met with a contractor at the site the same day and hired them to remove whatever contaminated soil was there. There was an area about 50 feet in diameter down gradient of the tank where it was evident oil had migrated. Although the area is served by a public supply far away, the next door neighbor was only 100 feet down gradient. About 10 yards of soil was removed.
P-293-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 3/28/02, I was contacted by Sweet Assoc. regarding an environmental site assessment and contamination the company had identified at DiRenzo & Sons Construction Co. in Westbrook.  Apparently waste oil had been spread on the lot to keep down dust in the past.  Matty DiRenzo was interested in purchasing his family's interest in the company and property, therefore was seeking DEP clearance on the property.  The property is located in a dense urban residential & commercial area, on municipal water & sewer.  The site is also a consumptive-use motor fuels facility, and a consumptive-use heating oil AST facility.

SITE HISTORY
	In 1987, DEP's Steven Eufemia and Mark St. Germain responded to a chronic gasoline discharge to the sewer system in this area.   St. Germain oversaw the removal/abandonment of DiRenzo's gasoline UST (P-269-87) and noted no holes in the UST though the understanding of UST related discharges was little understood at the time compared to now.  A piping or fitting leak was very probable.  The dense clay/silt soils such as in this area commonly act to channel discharges along pathways of disturbed soil, such as buried storm and drain lines.  The gasoline discharge ceased following the tank abandonment.  A new CP protected gasoline UST was installed by CTI (former) Ernie Belcher of Les Wilson & Sons.  Being a pre-April of 1990 discharge, any old contamination here is not likely UST Ins. Fund covered.
	In 1995, DEP's Sheryl Bernard responded to a report of diesel contamination with the abandonment of the site's two 4000 gallon diesel tanks.  About 150 yds. of contaminated soil was recycled at CRS and DiRenzo applied for State UST Clean-Up Ins. Funds.  (See P-497-95 and UST closure assessment of Sebago Technics for further details.)  A new diesel UST was installed by CTI Paul Thompson of  Sun Env.  (now with Gueren Associates company).

SITE VISIT & CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
	On Thus. 4/25/02, I met onsite with Sean Donahue of Sweet Assoc., and with Mr. Matty and Ms. Sherrie DiRenzo.  Sweet's assessment included only the rear area of the property to the side and behind the office/garage.  Onsite we reviewed the 4/8/02, boring logs (see attached).
1.	 PID values (listed as "Benzene" readings reached >700 ppm in borings TB-6 which was related to a leaking outside heating oil AST (see site plan)).  Many borings had values below notification levels.  [I understand that these PID "benzene" values are uncorrected to the PID's Response-Factor  set by the Maine DEP.  The "Benzene" contaminant should be more accurately called VOC or petroleum readings.  Calibrating the PID to a Benzene standard does not mean you are detecting or measuring Benzene.]    Odor was noted in all boring samples.  Soil lithology was sand, underlain by clay/silt.
2.	There are approximately four outside heating oil AST's onsite and two basement AST's noted, of varying ages.  The AST discharge by TB-6 was the only one with an obvious leak at the time.
3.	Within the gasoline dispenser, I noted no obvious leaks in fittings.  The 4/11/02, CP reading by Paul Thompson for this 1987 tank was on the edge of not-passing (see attached).  According to Beth DeHaas, none of the required yearly SIA's have ever been received by the DEP for this gasoline facility.  As the tank has no secondary containment (double-wall) and no continuous monitoring, it is required to submit Statistical Inventory Analysis on an annual basis.  There is some confusion in that the year 2002 inspection lists ATG (Automatic Tank Gauging) as the leak detection type, while the 1998 inspection lists an SIA/MW leak detection method.   Monitoring Wells (MW), I was informed by Ms. DeHaas, are not acceptable leak detection.
	The gasoline tank does not have the required drop-tube in the fill pipe.  The gasoline UST is not listed as having a required Overfill-Device, such as a flapper in the fillpipe, or a ball-valve in the vent.  The system is suction operated.  Pi
A-220-2002*The dispenser nozzle was unattended and failed to shutoff discharging an estimated 8-10 gallons of diesel fuel to the pavement at the Puffin Stop on Main St in Livermore Falls.  The local Fire Department responded to the spill.  Using sand, speedi-dri and sorbent pads contained and collected the spilled product.  Clean Harbors, Inc. was contracted by Alliance Energy to complete the spill cleanup and dispose of the sorbent materials and contaminated soils.

DEP provided a contaminated soils letter to Clean Harbors to dispose of the material at Commercial Paving and Recycling.

No further action is expected.

NOTE:  Contaminated soil letter and CP&R Generator Form were inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached to this report.
B-247-2002*On 4/29/02, Jason of Clean Harbors requested a transfer letter for the following day.  They had been hired to remove some oil stained asphalt from the work space at Bangor Public Works.  Some abandoned oil storage tanks that were supposed to be empty turned out to have some product in them.  During the course of the winter, they became positioned in such a way that a residual of oil leaked onto the pavement.  On 4/30/02, Clean Harbors removed nine cubic yards of oil stained asphalt and took it to  Thibodeau's Asphalt Plant.
A-229-2002*A construction type kerosene heater was stored in the basement/crawl space of Mr. Donald Wing, Sr. home at 7 Marsh Road, Belfast in such a manner as to allow some fuel to escape through the vent in the fuel tank cap.  The floor of the basement is mixed small stones and other undetermined debris.  The spilled fuel collected in a sump in the floor where DEP personnel used sorbent pads to removed the spilled product.

In addition to the K1, DEP personnel observed rusted oil paint cans with paint at risk of discharge.  Mr. Wing reports his father put them in the basement.  It was apparent during the clean up that water regularly flows into the basement.  A more thorough investigation of the materials and potential hazards has been agreed to by Mr. Wing.

Mr. Wing reports the well became contaminated approximately 6 years ago but was not reported to DEP.  The source of the contamination maybe from a slow leak in the fuel line supplying the floor furnace which Mr. Wing repaired himself.  Mr. Wing has been drinking bottled water for the past six years.  Water samples were taken by DEP personnel on April 29, 2002, for DRO and EPA 524.2.  Mr. Wing also reports the foot valve in his well was replaced in the winter of 2001/2002.  When the plumber removed the pipe from the well it was, "slimy and covered in grease."  It should be noted there is a certain amount of debris, batteries and other "salvage" in Mr Wing's yard.

The DRO water sample from the well showed 297 ppm contamination.  The case has been referred to Alex Pugh in Tech Services for further assessment.

On May 28, 2002 Alex Pugh and Thomas Smith made a site visit.  The primary goal was to take water samples from near and abutting neighbors to Mr. Wing.  In an interview, Mr. Wing revealed his sister, up gradient and next door, is supplied by the same contaminated well.   The results of the testing found no other contaminated wells in the neighborhood.  Alex Pugh hired Haskells Well Drilling and Water Treatment to install filters on both Mr. Wings' house and his sisters.

NOTE:  Donald Wing died in October 2002.  The house is presently occupied by his daughter.

This site has been referred to Technical Services.
B-120-2002*On 2/27/02, 1640 hours the Lincoln Fire Chief reported evidence of oil in the storm drainage system.  They eventually traced the source to 42 Edwards Street.  The following morning there was no product to recover, no oiled snow even.  The AST was about 12 feet from a ditch that had running water in it.  This went directly to a storm drain.  Most likely the release from the AST went straight down through porous soil to surface groundwater, which was 3 feet from grade, and traveled to the ditch.  From here it was rapidly carried away by the storm drainage system.  At one point the system becomes a stream through a wooded area and this goes to another storm drain which comes out at the out flow of the dam at Matanawcook Pond.
B-708-2001*OCTOGENARIAN, EVERETT KING, SURVIVES ON A SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENT OF $640.00 DOLLARS/ MONTH.  SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 2001, HIS OUTSIDE HEATING OIL TANK LEAKED, A CORROSION HOLE DEVELOPING IN THE FILTER CUP.  IT'S UNKNOWN HOW MUCH OIL WAS LOST; PROBABLY SOMETHING LESS THAN 100 GALLONS. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED, THE OIL WAS REPLACED AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT, HE THOUGHT.

IN DECEMBER, KING AND HIS SON, GERALD, NOTICED THAT THEIR WELL WATER TASTED LIKE KEROSENE, SO GERALD REPORTED THAT FACT HERE.  INVESTIGATING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 12/28, I LEARNED THE CIRCUMSTANCES DETAILED ABOVE.  THE HOUSE SITS ON GRAVEL FILL, WITH THE WELL IN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE OUT FRONT.

ANALYSIS OF THE WELL WATER SHOWED CONTAMINATION AT 98 ug/L, SO I HAD NORLEN'S INSTALL A CHARCOAL FILTER ON THE SYSTEM.  THE PLUMBING FROM THE HYDRO TANK IN THE WELL ENCLOSURE CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS JURY RIGGED, SO THE COLD WATER FEED TO THE KITCHEN SINK IS NOT TREATED.

IN THE SPRING OF 2002, THE POSSIBILITY OF EXCAVATING CONTAMINATED SOIL WILL BE EXPLORED, AS WILL POSSIBILITIES OF A NEW WELL AND A NEW AST SETUP FOR MR. KING.

ON THE 22ND OF APRIL, VAUGHN THIBODEAU & SONS OF BANGOR EXCAVATED 16 YARDS OF OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL FROM UNDER THE KING'S AST.  FRACTURED LEDGE WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 5'8'' DEPTH, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, NO CONTAMINATED SOIL COULD BE FOUND BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE AND THE WELL.  AS OF MAY 1,2002, THE CASE HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO TECHNICAL SERVICES TO INSTALL A NEW WATER SOURCE AND TREAT THE OLD ONE.

LARRY HORVATZ AT THE WALDO COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM ANTICIPATES INSTALLING A NEW AST FOR MR. KING BY AUGUST 1, 2002.
P-1001-2001*	12/6/01: Met Mr. Robinson at his residence in the late afternoon.  Looked over alleged spill site where he thought his pick-up had leaked gasoline.  I noted a few small drips of motor oil but no evidence of a gaso. discharge by visual, olfactory or with the PID.  See site notes for further details.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1002-2001*
	During drive-by on evening of  12/6/01, I noted an abandoned 55 gallon drum in the roadside ditch.  No other containers were noted.  A minimal amount leaked out through a loose ring- top.  The property owner and I loaded the drum into my truck for later disposal by DEP.  A check of contents indicated mostly water with a contaminant looking like emulsified oil of glue.

	No RP was discovered.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1006-2001*	
	Report of small AST overfill during fuel delivery at Mr. Card's house.   Downeast Energy Oil Co. responded.  There was no DEP response at the time.
B-89-2002*On 2/28/02, 1638 hours Kelsie Yeaton, who is a tech for Hancock Oil, reported an oil release at a building located on Lilac Lane in Blue Hill.  The above ground storage system developed a corrosion hole in the feed line which was laying on dirt.  The entire AST system was in a crawl space next to a cinder block retaining wall.  The soil behind the wall was about three feet deep and the product had gone to the bottom of the wall and seeped under it onto a cement floor.  In one corner of this cement floor was a drain that had water in it.  This acted as a cellar drain.  The drain went under the drive way into an area where there was standing water.  There was some product on this water, which was recovered with a couple dozen pads.  These were taken to BRWM waste stream.  The facilities well is into bedrock and is well protected by the abundant surface water.
B-253-2002*On 5/01/02, 1620 hours the Millinocket Dead River dispatcher (Margo) reported that they had responded to a leaking AST in the basement of Warren Oakes's residence, which is located at 36 Iron Bridge Road in Millinocket.  The ground water level was at the same grade as the dwellings basement, which kept the soil contamination to a minimum.  ( The basement floor was hard, highly organic dirt.)
The fire chief had visited the scene and his spill volume estimate was less than ten gallons.  My estimate concurred.  There is a sump pump that goes to the sanitary sewer, but there could not have been much oil to the sewer because the pump did not bring the surface of the water down to the inlet and Dead River personnel had put sorbent pads on the water in the sump.  I left my card with Warren and asked him to contact me if the spill caused him any problems.  He said that there never was an odor and I expect that was because the soil in that basement absorbed the odor.  There was the odor of odorgon in the basement and this gave a 14 ppm hit on the PID.
P-318-2002*On 5/6/02 Alex Wong of the Land Bureau received a complaint from Muriel Hall that there was a drum of unknown contents dumped behind Forest City Chevrolet near 55 Webb St.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I determined that the drum was empty and appeared to have been discarded there along with a multitude of other non hazardous waste.  No spillage was detected.  No further action required.
B-237-2002*       On April 22, 2002, at 1420 we received a call from Joseph Lacerda, the shop foreman at the D.O.T. garage on route 9 in Wesley.  Mr. Lacerda said that a hydraulic filter blew off a dump truck and spilled three to four gallons of hydraulic oil onto the asphalt.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents.
P-269-2002*On the afternoon of April 15, it was reported to the ME DEP that contaminated soil had been discovered by Les Wilson and Sons in an excavation at 32 King St in Westbrook.  I was unavailable for inspection that afternoon so an onsite meeting was arranged for the following morning.  An assessment of the situation yielded soil emanating with the distinct odor of petroleum.  Although unable to produce an exact source or cause of discharge, it was presumed that given this property's residential use in its entirety an AST was the culprit.  Whether it had been leaking over the course of its life or the structural integrity was interrupted during the demolition is impossible to confirm but not as important as the soil's removal.  After viewing both the site and the soil that had been transported to the Wilson facility on Warren Ave, a spill letter was provided in order to allow for disposal at Commercial Recycling.
B-242-2002*       On April 24, 2002 at 1540 we received an anonymous complaint concerning an oil sheen along the shore of Dead Stream near a bridge on the Williams Rd. in Bradford.  The caller reported no smell and some reddish material also present.  I visited the site and found marsh sheen and iron bacteria.
B-87-2002*On 2/17/02, 0211 hours David Thayer, who dispatches for BHE reported a transformer oil spill on Route 1 in Sullivan.  The release was cause by an automotive accident that impacted a pole that had a transformer on it. The release was estimated  to be 6 gallons and an analysis indicated that it was non-PCB, <2ppm.  The spill covered a 10' X 10' area of pavement and gravel.  The cleanup produced a drum of oiled sorbents and gravel, which was taken to Pinetree Landfill.
B-264-2002*On 5/7/02, 1018 hours Bill Mathews of R W Mathews reported a vender overfill at Narraguagus High School.  One of his drivers had overfilled an 8K UST at Narraguagus High School in Harrington.  The driver had tried unsuccessfully to gauge the contents of the tank.  Previously the facility had a tank gauge, but this had stopped working and the fuel delivery person had to rely on stick readings.  Bill was not sure that they even had the correct tank chart.  Consequently the tank became full and some product came spraying out the vent pipe, which was high enough so that some fuel got on the roof.  The spill was in the form of a mist.  Some of this landed on asphalt, a small amount on the rubber roof and some of the mist went through an open door into the school's kitchen.  This part of the debacle was facilitated by a fan that was drawing air into the facility.  Subsequent to this they turned the fan around so that it would blow the vapor laden air out of the room.  The tile on the kitchen floor had some oil on it, which was wiped up with pads.  The asphalt portion was picked up with speedy dry.  The roof and other surfaces were wiped with pads.  The cleanup generated a bag of pads and speedy dry, which went to R W Mathews waste stream.
P-262-2002*It was reported to the DEP on April 13th, that what was apparently waste oil was discovered in the sump basin at 247 Old Green Rd in Lewiston.  Upon arrival, I spoke with the fire dept about their actions and discoveries thus far.  They had deployed sorbent pads in both sump holes (which seemed to be connected via groundwater) and inspected the nearby storm drains for any evidence of product that may have been pumped through the system.  That inspection proved negative.  As a further measure and to ensure a complete assessment of the situation, two hoses in the system were disconnected just above the pump itself which also proved negative; a good sign.  My on site actions included padding up additional waste oil from both sump holes after stirring the soil to allow for further emittance and cleaning all the pails and buckets so they could be discarded as household waste.

Understanding that the entire neighborhood is on public water and sewer whatever contaminated soil (expected to be minimal) is under the house is of little concern.  No further action is expected or required.
P-285-2002*Linda Cook of Hebron contacted the Department regarding MTBE contamination in her well.  She had sent a water sample to the HETL and it had come back positive for MTBE.  I visited the site on April 24, and met with Ms. Cook.  She showed me that the contamination in her well came from oil and gasoline spillage caused by her adult son while he was doing engine work in her driveway, within 10 ft. of the dug well.  Her son had since moved out, however the contamination remained.

I took confirmatory samples for MTBE and DRO, both having positive results.  I arranged for a filter to be installed on her well.   I contacted Washburn Excavation to remove the contaminated soil, under the direction of Scott Cyr.  24.15 tons of soil were removed, and the area was landscaped back to it's original condition.  The site was referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services as there is a contaminated well.
P-288-2002*The emergency brake of a box truck was stuck which caused its housing to explode. This punctured the saddle tank which spilled Diesel over Route 1 in Brunswick.  Emergency response actions included putting out the burning diesel in the left lane of the highway (Brunswick Fire Dept.), catching spilling product (Brunswick Fire Dept.), cleaning breakdown lane (DOT) and excavating contaminated soil off shoulder (Clean Harbors).
P-265-2002*A tractor trailer/motor vehicle accident resulted in the release of approximately 30 gallons of diesel from the truck's saddle tank.  The discharge covered a portion of a travel lane, although the majority ran onto the soil of the shoulder.  The culprit saddle tank (which had been ripped off) was pumped off into a drum for disposal and the soil was excavated from the shoulder for disposal as well.
A-116-2002*The house had two 275 gallon AST's in the basement.  The tanks were connected together with a 2" stell pipe crossover.  During an oil delivery the pressure in the first tank pushed the center of the tank level indicator out of the tank allowing oil to spill to the concrete floor.  The live-in caretakers were not home at the time of the spill.  The oil flowed across the floor to a sump where it was pumped into a drainage ditch along route 27.

The spill occurred 12 days before it was reported to DEP during which time the house was unoccupied.  As a result, the oil flowed undetected, down the drainage ditch about 100 yards where it crossed under the road through a culvert and into a catchment area created by DOT during road reconstruction.  Owing to the lack of precipitation this winter, the oil stayed fairly contained to the catchment and did not flow free product down the stream and into Long Pond.

DEP personnel used sorbent pads to remove the free product from the stream/catchment and shoveled snow and ice into drums for removal and treatment.  Remediation activities continued over three days with pads and sorbent booms being changed as they absorbed the oil.  Sorbent boom was left in place to collect and small quantities of oil still in the culvert or vegetation on the north side of the road.

The oil tanks were not in compliance for several reasons.  Primarily the fuel supply lines were improperly placed and the condition of the tanks, owing to their age, was in question.  DEP requested the property owner replace the tanks with a fully compliant system.  A single 330 gallon tank was installed in a new location.

A water sample was taken as a precaution as the well is less than 15 feet from the spill site.  The results returned non-detect for DRO.  All DEP equipment (vent fan) was removed on 22, APR 2002 with no further action expected.
A-265-2002*A fitting at the end of an AST failed while Webber Energy Fuels was filling the tank in the basement of the Pignatello residence on Main Street in Coopers Mills.  Lauren Pignatello was home at the time of the incident and alerted the Webber Energy Fuels driver to the situation.  A temporary plug was fashioned to stop the leak from the fitting.  The local fire department responded with sorbent materials and Speedi-Dri.  Webber Energy Fuels sent additional personnel to help with the initial clean up and remove the fuel from the tank.

The product spilled onto exposed bedrock in the basement and flowed on to the basement floor which is a combination of dirt and concrete.  In general, the oil flowed away from a 40 foot deep well located approximately 50 feet south of the spill site.  A small quantity of oil drained through the gravity drain on the north wall of the basement and was cleaned up outside the house.

DEP personnel responded and installed a Radon type fan and RamFan to ventilate the basement.  Kip's Home Services was hired by DEP to cleanup and remediate the site.  The dirt sections of the basement were excavated to bedrock.  The concrete and bedrock outcropping were cleaned with with detergents.  13.77 tons of soil was removed.  The remaining soils were measured with a PID using the bag head space method, no level above 35 ppm was detected by this method.  The highest readings in the basement were in soils under the foundation wall and not recoverable.

To control any potential vapor problems the concrete floor was extended into the back room and a deep sump installed in way of the cellar drain.  The bedrock, upon which the spill occurred, was capped with concrete as an odor control measure.

Two water samples were taken to HETL for analysis, both were negative.  Lauren Pignatello was particularly concerned about oil vapors; DEP ran a 24 hour SUMMA canister from Performance Analytical.  Results of the air test were well below Maine State reporting levels or non-detect.

This site has been referred to Technical Services.  Quarterly monitoring will continue through the spring of 2003.
A-215-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor mineral (transformer) oil spill had occurred at this utility pole which was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No DEP site visit was conducted.
A-231-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-336-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-259-2002*IN THE SPRING OF 2002, SPRAGUE NEEDED TO CLEAN ONE THEIR TERMINAL TANKS, AND UNITED INDUSTRIAL WAS CONTRACTED TO DO THE WORK.  THIS TANK HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED FOR SOME TIME, AND IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE'D BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF GRIT, SCALE AND CONGEALED 6 OIL ON THE TANK BOTTOM. AFTER WASHING THE TANK INSIDE WITH #2 OIL, THE CONTRACTOR PROPOSED REMOVING THE REMAINING  SLUDGE, MIXING IT WITH SAND AND STORING IT ON-SITE 'TIL IT COULD BE HAULED TO THIBODEAU'S TO BE MADE INTO ASPHALT.  AN ESTIMATED 500 TONS WAS ANTICIPATED.

THE INTERIOR WASHING OF THE TANK WENT BETTER THAN EXPECTED, AND THE ANTICIPATED VOLUME WAS NOT ACHIEVED.  ONLY ABOUT 30 TONS OF TANK BOTTOM WAS REALIZED, AND THAT WAS MIXED WITH 70 TONS OF SAND, COVERED AND EVENTUALLY TRANSPORTED TO THIBODEAU'S.
B-276-2002*
     This office received a call at 1205 on 5/15/02 from Chris Rafford (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting a possible oil spill.  He stated that they had a transformer down near the intersection of the Salem Towne Road and the Long Pond Road in Southwest Harbor.  Seems that a customer was in the process of cutting a tree when it fell across their lines and took pole #19 down.  Both the pole and the transformer landed on pavement in the road.  It was unknown at this time as to how much, if any, oil had been spilled.

     Mr. Rafford later called to report that an estimated 10 to 15 gallons of non PCB oil was spilled.  This covered an area approximately 15 by 15 feet.  All of the oil was contained on the road and along the edge of the pavement.  Speedi-dri was used to recover most of the oil and an additional 2 or 3 inches of contaminated soil was excavated along the edge of the road.  All of the material was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.

CONCLUSION:  The amount of oil spilled was later revised to 30 gallons.

REC:  File report.
B-257-2002*LIFE NEVER CEASES TO SURPRISE, AND UNDER THAT CATEGORY COMES A NEW BRAND OF MIDNIGHT DUMPING, THAT DONE BY A DUMPER WITH SOMETHING OF A CONSCIENCE.

DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 6, BILL CORBETT, WHO RUNS THE TRANSFER STATION IN GREENBUSH, NOTICED THAT SOMEONE WAS LEAVING 5 GALLON PAILS OF WASTE OIL ALONGSIDE THE ROADS IN GREENBUSH. CORBETT RETRIEVED ALL THE PAILS HE COULD FIND, AND REPORTED THE FACT TO THE TOWN MANAGER, WHO REPORTED IT TO ME.

ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 8, I MET CORBETT AT THE TRANSFER STATION, AND TRANSFERRED ALL THE CONTAINERS INTO A DRUM FOR DISPOSAL.  MOST OF THE CONTAINERS WERE PURE WASTE OIL, BUT OCCASIONALLY ONE WOULD TURN UP MOSTLY ANTI-FREEZE AND A LITTLE OIL, OR GASOLINE.  ONE CONTAINER WAS 5 GALLONS OF VIRGIN WIRE LUBRICATION.

ALL THIS STUFF WILL BE DISPOSED OF BY US.
P-389-2002*On 6/5/02, I received a call through the York County Sheriff's office from Dennis Sweatt reporting his neighbor's boat leaking fuel on Horne Pond in Limington.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the Limington Fire Dept had placed sorbent boom around a pleasure craft docked at the Snow residence.  The boat appeared to be leaking gasoline and motor oil.  It appears as though the fuel tank on the boat may have overspilled when the fuel in the tank heated up in the sun.  There was no evidence of an ongoing discharge from the boat.  I left the sorbent materials in the water overnight and removed them then next day.  No further action required.
B-245-2002*WHILE CHANGING OUT A COMMINUTER AT THE ORONO TREATMENT PLANT, THE LUBE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS KNOCKED OFF WHEN THE MACHINE ACCIDENTALLY  MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURROUNDING CONCRETE.  AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS WAS SPILLED ONTO THE FLOOR, AND CLEANED UP WITH SORBENTS.
A-236-2002*An automobile traveling south at night on Route 201 through Hallowell left the road finally coming to rest in the Kennebec River.  It was apparently some time before the vehicle accident was noticed by which time the driver and only occupant was deceased.

A small quantity of gasoline and motor oil was discharged into the river and not recovered.  No further action is expected.
P-391-2002*On 6/6/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Northeast Air reporting an overfill spill while refueling a plane at the Portland Jetport.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-244-2002*DEBBIE WILLARD, ON HER WAY INTO WHAT SHE SAID IS AN OLD COAL MINE OFF THE MYRA RD., SPOTTED AN OIL SPILL ON THE SITE OF LAST WINTER'S LOGGING OPERATION.  INVESTIGATING LATE THAT AFTERNOON, I FINALLY FOUND THE PLACE, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE DELIBERATE DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM THE LOGGING OPERATION.

WITH HELP FROM THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE IN LEE, I WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE LOGGER, STEVE MCCROSSIN,  AND ON THE 7TH OF MAY I MET HIM ON SITE.  HE SAID THAT HE OR HIS EMPLOYEES HAD CHANGED THE OIL ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE THEY WERE ON-SITE DURING THE WINTER.  THEY'D DRAINED IT INTO A BUCKET, HE SAID, BUT THEN THE BUCKET GOT KNOCKED OVER AND THE OIL RAN DOWN UNDER THE SNOW.  THE SPILL DIDN'T LOOK TOO BAD, SO THEY SAW NO NEED TO TRY AND CLEAN IT UP.  HE HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THEY WERE LIKEWISE UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE OIL FILTERS THEY'D DUMPED NEAR THE SPILL.

MCCROSSIN WAS VERY COOPERATIVE ONCE HE KNEW I WAS ONTO HIM, AND HAD ALL THE CONTAMINATED SOIL DUG UP BY THE TIME I ARRIVED.  IT WAS HAULED TO THE PINE TREE LANDFILL  FOR DISPOSAL.
A-245-2002*The crossover line on a Honey Dipper owned by Interstate Septic in Rockland, Maine was damaged on a curb discharging an estimated 20 gallons of fuel.  Much of the fuel discharged to pavement and was spread for several hundred yards as the truck continued to travel down Main Street.  The Rockland Fire Department responded to the spill and cleaned up the spilled diesel fuel using sorbent pads.

Peter Blanchard was in Rockland on other business, viewed the spill site and met with the owner.
The area is served by town water and sewer.  No further action is expected.  See attached NRC report.
A-257-2002*Approximately one pint of hydraulic oil was discharged from a drilling rig working at the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant facility in Wiscassett, Maine.  The drilling rig was working behind the warehouses when the spill occurred.  Crews rushed to the scene armed with sorbent pads.  The pads were thrust upon the discharged oil, stopping the flow's progress and averting a potential environmental disaster.  Another discharge successfully remediated.  No further action is expected.
B-243-2002* THE FURNACE AT 240 CHAMBERLAIN ST. FAILED TO IGNITE, AND WORSE YET, THE SAFETY SHUTOFF ALSO FAILED, SO THE FIREBOX FILLED UP WITH UNBURNED OIL.  THAT OIL EVENTUALLY RAN OUT ONTO THE CELLAR FLOOR.  THAT GOT THE HOMEOWNER'S ATTENTION, AND HE ALERTED DEAD RIVER.

THE BURNER TECHNICIAN CLEANED UP THE SPILLED OIL.
A-263-2002*See attached report from International Paper
B-238-2002*A LEAKING LINE ON A BUCKET TRUCK OWNED BY ACADIA NATIONAL PARK RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ABOUT 1/2 GALLON OF HYDRAULIC OIL.  ACCORDING TO BOB BECHTOLD, IT WAS CLEANED UP WITH SORBENTS.
A-277-2002*Helen Brooks of 215 River Road in North Anson had one leg of the 275 gallon oil storage tank fail due to corrosion.  The tank tipped over spilling an estimated 25 gallons to the ground and under the house.  The product under the house caused a strong odor/vapor problem in the living space.  16.72 tons of soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving for processing  A vent fan has been installed under the house.

McGee Construction was hired by DEP to excavate the site to non-stringent standards as the area is served by town water.  The spill site is on the banks of the Kennebec River, however, no oil was discharged to the river.  The primary concern during the clean up was for air quality in the dwelling and the health of Mrs. Brooks.  Mrs. Brooks is an elderly woman in flagging health.

No further action is expected.
A-311-2002*A hydraulic hose failure at Madison Paper Industries caused an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to be discharged to containment at the plant.  Madison Paper personnel cleaned up the spilled product using sorbent pads.  No further action is expected.
A-295-2002*1800 gallons of 12.5% sodium hypochlorite solution was lost to containment due to a failed piping flange. The product was transferred to the mill clarifier. The process requires approximately 2500 gallons of this solution daily to prevent organic acid buildup in the primary clarifier. Today they won't have to add quite as much.
A-290-2002*See attached report by Dragon Products.  No site visit made.
A-299-2002*This spill resulted from an overfill of an inside tank at a summer residence.  The spill was discovered when the building was being prepared for occupancy.  The oily carpet was removed, the concrete floor was washed, and carpet replaced.
B-81-2002*Walter Doerfler called to report that Roy Brothers Oil Co. had overfilled the basement tank of a property he owns at 15 Middle Street in Orono. This had happened the day before and while he was satisfied with the company's clean up, he wanted an independent inspection. He believed that about 4 gallons had been spilled. Webber personnel were on site at the time of the call.
   I went to the address and found that the oil that spilled had weeped from the joints of the piping and was more in the order of one gallon than 4. There was an oil stain on the concrete floor that did not reach the floor drain. They had uses about 20 lbs. of speedi-dri to collect the oil and a few pads to wipe down the tank.
   Webber personnel said the spill was the result of  "whistle float failure" and that the whistle pipe was too short. They had repair the system and no further spills were to be expected.
   Both Mr. Doerfler and I were satisfied with the clean up.
B-94-2002*     This office received a call at 1630 on 2/20/02 from Ray Leblanc (Fraser Paper, Inc.; Ashland) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that an estimated 10 gallons of diesel was spilled at one of their logging camps in T07 R11 WELS (near the NW corner of Baxter Park) around 10 AM this morning when a Dead River Company (Millinocket) driver overfilled an AST.  All of the oil was contained in the snow nearby.  Their were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  Personnel from Dead River were en route to cleanup the material.

     I then called the Dead River Company in Millinocket to discussed the situation with them.  "Nancy" indicated that Wallace Tapley is the manager there, but he was out of the office at the time.  They were aware of the spill and did have a crew en route to the site to recover the oil.  To their understanding, the well for the facility is located about 100 to 150 feet from the AST, so that should not be a problem.  It was believed that all of the oil and contaminated snow would be recovered this evening.  Since the ground is still frozen, they do not expect any penetration of the soil.  Plans are to temporarily stockpile whatever they do recover until disposal arrangements can be made.

February 21, 2002 (Thur.):  Mr. Tapley called our office to give me an up date on the situation.  It was stated that while filling the AST, their driver had walked back to his truck to get some sorbent pads and when he did, an estimated 4 to 5 gallons went out the vent and onto frozen ground.  The diesel contained red dye, so it was fairly easy to trace it in the snow.  All of the contaminated snow was removed last night and the ground scraped down to ice.  They ended up with a pickup truck load of contaminated snow.  Several disposal options were discussed.  The primary one being to drum the material, move it into a warm location, let the snow melt, and then skim the oil off with sorbent pads.  They were agreeable to trying that, but if for some reason it did not work out, they would contact Clean Harbors to dispose of it.  Both they and Mr. Leblanc were planning to check the site again this morning to be sure none of the oil was overlooked.

     Mr. Leblanc later called to say that they were satisfied with Dead River's cleanup.  No further action was anticipated at this time.

REC:  File report.
B-148-2002*Ross Bradford called to report that he had found a dish tub with waste oil and a filter left in front of the cemetery on the Levant Road in Kenduskeag. I went to the site and found it was as described. I collected the oil and filter and returned it to the D.E.P. shop where the oil was placed in a drum for later disposal.
I-69-2002*5/9/02, a Technician working for Dead River identified the leak in the cellar when they went on a service call.

When I arrived, I found a dirt floor cellar covered with 16" slabs of cedar and hard wood. The oil line came in thru an open window. An improperly installed splice in the line was leaking.  An area about 6 feet in diameter was contaminated under the leak.

After discussing the situation with the owner, I contacted a contractor to begin the clean-up.

A vactor was used to remove the contaminated soil in the basement, but the water table was about 18 inches below the floor level, and the foundation was in poor shape, which limited how much contamination we could remove.

Before the excavation in the cellar was backfilled, a section of perforated 4 inch pipe was installed and connected to a solid pipe that extends above the roof. The pipe was covered with poly sheets prior to backfilling and bringing the cellar back to grade.

Since the leak appears to have been on going for quite a period of time, and because we could not remove all the contamination in the cellar, I had a recovery well installed about 5 feet outside the house foundation. A sump pump was installed. The pump discharges to a 500 gal tank that has been rigged up as an oil water separator. The discharge from the tank is through a 300 foot 4 inch hose to a grassy field about 70 feet from the Fish River.

Case has been turned over to Paul Higgins.

Response case closed.
P-36-2002*Overfill of AST by MW Sewall.  Cleaned up by oil company personnel.
B-115-2002*Hermon Fire Dept. called to report that an estimated 3 gallons of #1 was spilled as the result of damage to an outside AST at a barn fire in Hermon. This was at the Frank Smith residence at 948 Fuller Road. They used sorbent pads to collect what they could. The well was not threatened and they did not require DEP presence but wanted to let us know.
I-70-2002*Because of broken hose on truck, 2-3 quarts of hydraulic oil were spilled.  It was cleaned up with sorbents and taken to Fudd's garage/shed.
I-71-2002*Approximately 3 gallons of an unknown substance spilled from a can on a truck.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
I-72-2002*There was a dump truck vehicle accident, however, nothing spilled
B-141-2002*David Cote called from the Brewer wastewater treatment plant to report that they had been receiving fuel oil at their facility since about midnight. They had traced the source to a locked building at 12 Maple St. Extension. They had located the owner and he was en route. I went to the scene.
   I found that diesel oil was coming into the road ditch from the described building. Sewer dept. personnel had laid a number of sorbent boom in the ditch (this surface water is diverted to the sewer plant) to collect a small amount of fuel. Mr. Bruce Jacobs, building owner, arrived and let us into the locked building where we found a truck that had leaked fuel to the shop floor drain that discharged to the ditch. The truck was no longer leaking, but there was a small container full of oil underneath it. The saddle tank had been damaged and repaired but it was obvious that it still leaked. Mr. Jacobs gave me the phone number of Keith Small, the buildings tenant and truck owner.
   After numerous attempts I was able to contact Mr. Small. He acknowledged that he had a problem with the truck but was trying to keep a container under the leak. This time he erred and it spilled onto the floor. I already knew that the sewer dept. did not intend to seek reimbursement for the boom that they had used. So I cautioned Mr. Small that should this happen again he could be fined up to $1000 for every day it happened. He did seem apologetic and I hope that no further action will be necessary.
B-171-2002*Andrew Moore called from Camp Keyes to report that the Army Guard had spilled about 2.5 gallons of JP-8 when a helicopter was overfilled. This happened about 6 days earlier but he had just gotten the information. This spill happened at the Army Guard helicopter base in Bangor. The fuel stayed on the pavement and was recovered by sorbent pads. He said the pads were drummed up for pickup and disposal at a hazardous waste facility in Indiana.
B-127-2002*Tom Ronco called to report that his company, McKusick Petroleum Co., had spilled about 40 gallons of #2 while filling a delivery truck at their Fairview Ave. bulk plant. Through the use of sorbents they collected about 20 gallons of free product while the remainder had soaked into the gravel drive. This area is on town water and there are no neighbors near by. No further action is expected.
I-73-2002*There was a tractor trailer rollover due to weather.  Approximately 10.99 gallons of diesel was spilled.

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B-278-2002*Samantha called from the Dead River Co. office to report that they had discovered and cleaned up a small oil spill at the Royce Young residence in Newburgh. They had been called by the owner for a "no heat" situation and the technician found about a gallon of #2 on the cellar floor where it had leaked from the furnace bleeder screw. The floor had been recently sealed and the oil was easily absorbed with powder and speedi-dri. As Samantha did not give any more details I assume that Dead River Co. had worked on the furnace and they did not adequately tighten the bleeder screw. No further action anticipated.
I-74-2002*Due to weather conditions,  an accident occurred at the loading rack causing  about 50 gallons of fuel oil to be spilled at the Daigle Oil Co. (DOC ) Bulk Plant. The operator, Ken Michaud, slipped while top-loading the truck. When he fell, he pushed the loading arm while the pumps were running, which allowed the fuel to go onto the ground instead of into the fuel truck.

Due to weather conditions, site was difficult to clean up and Daigle crews had to cover the area with plastic to prevent water from running through the site.

Liquid oil was pumped up, sorbents were used as well as excavation with hand shovels.

Case closed.
P-37-2002*
Spill of enamel (petroleum) based paints within building.  No DEP response.  See attached notes, MSDS and letter for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
P-40-2002*Overfill of AST by MW Sewall. Driver shoveled snow and crew cleaned the rest
P-41-2002*Overhead heating unit safety failed.  Downeast Energy responded to repair unit, and cleaned up spilled material.
P-88-2002*During delivery nozzle was knocked off fill pipe.  Cleaned up by Dead River Oil Company.
P-298-2002*Pallet transporting batteries broke, 3 batteries fell over spilling contents.
B-277-2002*     This office received a call at 1320 on 5/15/02 from Ron Claing (DOT-Bangor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that S.E. MacMillian Company, Inc. (Bangor; #942-2169) was in the process of digging a trench for a water/sewer line on Route 43 in Corinna, near the fire station, and had encountered some gasoline contaminated soil 3 or 4 feet below the surface.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Corinna, I met with Mr. Claing, contractor personnel, and the Town Manager (Judith Doore).  The excavation was still open and the back hoe operator was standing by.  Several soil samples were collected from the bottom of the hole.  PID meter readings on the material were in the 2280 to 3561 ppm range.  From looking at the building (Fire Station Annex), it was obvious that this facility, located at the corner of Route 43 and Winchester Street, used to be a service station.  To the Town Manager's recollection, it was a Gulf station about 40+ years ago.  There were no known UST's on the property at this time that anyone was aware of and I saw no indication of it when I went around the building.  The area where the trench was being dug appears to be where the pump island probably set years ago.  All of the contaminated material was found about 4 feet below the surface on a layer of clay.  Since there were no other known sources for this oil in the immediate area and it has apparently been on site for plus or minus 40 years, without causing any known environmental problem, the decision was made, in conjunction with the Town Manager, that they would go ahead, install the water/sewer line, and leave the contaminated soil in place.  If anything more significant is found during the excavation, they would give me a call.

REC:  File report.
B-273-2002*      On May 14, 2002 at 0950 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a one pint spill of non PCB mineral oil.  The spill occurred on May 13 at 1900 when a company truck backed into a transformer on a pallet at the Hydro's stockyard on Main Street in Bangor.  The unit tipped over and spilled the oil.  The driver recovered the product from the pavement with Speedi-Dri.
B-96-2002*Lou DeRose called from Eastern Fine Paper to say that employees had noticed a "surface discoloration" on the Penobscot River at the mouth of outfall #003. While he said that it was not rainbow sheen and could have come from anywhere on the river, he stated that they had withdrawn a water sample of the outfall and it did exhibit sheen. They reacted by placing a sorbent boom at the outfall and diverting flow to the wastewater treatment works. They checked for a source and cleaned the separator and eventual put the outfall #3 into service.  They feel that what they saw on the river may not have been oil at all and that it did not come from them even though the sampled outfall water showed sheen (there seems to be a difference in their terminology and our in reference to sheen).  In any case, it appears to have been minor event.
   Their report is attached.
P-301-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a 1989 UST installation of three 8000 gal. single-wall FRP tanks and associated piping; and remedial measures for oil contaminated soils and water.  Mr. Dennis Dillon was the representative for the present property owner & facility operator, Lampron Energy.  Maine CTI Bill Carver oversaw the facility removal and new installation.  Fred's Plumbing & Heating (FPH), Derby, Vermont was the general contractor and is part of the parent company owning Lampron Energy.  Maine CG John Engel performed the required UST abandonment assessment and managed remedial actions for Lampron Energy.  Peter Clark, Falmouth Sewer Dept. Superintendent (781-4462) was the contact for approval of gw dewatering to the municipal sewer system.
	The majority of the oil contamination is understood to be largely historical from 1986 and 1988, though some recent small discharges are also indicated.  Soil and water was removed to allow the installation of the new tanks.  Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal.  Lampron Energy will apply to the Maine GW Clean-Up Fund for reimbursement of allowable remediation expenses.

SITE INFORMATION & AREA SENSITIVITY
	The facility is located off Rt. 1 at the intersection with Bucknam Rd. and in the Falmouth Shopping Ctr.  The Falmouth Exxon and the Falmouth Mobil UST facilities are across Rt. 1.  The area is on municipal water & sewer.
	The UST's removed were three 8000 gal. FRP gasoline tanks near the Rt. 1 edge of the property, and one 8000 gal. diesel FRP UST downdrade (see site maps).  The two new UST's were installed next to the dispenser area in the location of the three removed gaso. tanks.
 	The area is underlain by silty clay Presumpscott Formation and gw high.  There are no drinking water wells known within 1000'.

HISTORICAL SUMMARY
	In April 1986, DEP's Mark St. Germain responded to a reported & estimated 1000 gal. discharge of petroleum at this facility.  Of 23 UST's at the site, 20 were being abandoned-by-removal.  Many of these were 500 gallon tanks.  About 1000 yds. of soil were taken to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.  The site owner at the time was John Philipoulas Assoc. of Boston, MA.  See P-162-86 for further details.  This clean-up was prior to the Maine DEP Decision Tree.  I understand that soil was removed from the tank areas though we have no record how far the contamination was chased.
	In the summer of 1988, DEP's Steven Eufemia responded to an estimated 1000 gal. gasoline discharge from improperly installed product piping for the three remaining tanks not removed in 1986.  The report, P-488-88 was not completed though records may be found in the Tank Registration file #2218, and in the files of former Maine CTI George Erskine Sr.  I understand free product was pumped out though there was little or no soil and gw removal at the time.
	In March of 1989 the last three steel tanks were replaced by the 8000 gal. FRP tanks under Portland Pump Co. and by S. Brezinski of Maine DEP.   Approx. 200 yds. of contaminated soil was hauled offsite.  Contaminated gw and free product gasoline was noted.  See P-120-89 for further information.  This clean-up was prior to development and implementation of the DEP Decision Tree.  The contamination was taken from the areas excavated for the piping and tank removals and not chased/followed.
	In Dec. 1996, Brezinski of the DEP checked on a facility vapor recover upgrade and noted former Maine CTI, Jeff Eaton of Pollution Control Svcs. illegally dewatering from the UST area to the Falmouth sewer system via the site's car wash without prior DEP or Town of Falmouth approval.  I noted a sheen on the groundwater.  See P-791-96 for further details.
	P-442-01 describes an investigation of gw entering the RU gasoline UST via a submersible pump port.

FACILITY REPLACEMENT
	4/30/02: FPH pumping out tanks.  I stopped vacuum unit until a proper 12' vent could be set up.  Concrete pads broken up.
	Thus. 5/2/02: di
B-11-2002*B-011-02
Etna

Tuesday January 8, 2002	1450

I received a phone call from Mr. Jerry Miribile (750-3500), of Central Maine Power Company.  Mr. Miribile phoned to report a possible transformer spill.

The transformer is a 15 kVA model that normally contains 10 to 15 gallons of mineral oil.  This transformer had 2 holes in the bottom side of the transformer.  The transformer serves a seasonal camp.  There was no oil or oil staining noted on the snow.  Mr. Miribile stated that a CMP crew will dig out the snow and look for signs of an oil spill or stain.

Tuesday January 8, 2002	1511

Jerry Miribile phoned to report that no oil was found.  In search of an explanation one could theorize that the holes are old either mechanically (bullets), or oxidation process (rusted out) in origin.  The light load requirement for a seasonal camp may have enabled the transformer to operate for some period of time.  No oil or staining was found.
B-23-2002*B-023-02
Cutler

Tuesday January 15 2002	0827

Norm Laberge (259-8282), of the U.S. Navy base at Cutler phoned to report  that  a scallop dragger had run aground at the base.  The Scallop Dragger "Kelly Anne" usually moored in Bucks Harbor was run ashore at Cutler last evening (Monday January 14, 2002).

Around 1200 yesterday (01-14-02) the 47 foot long Scallop dragger "Kelly Anne" was intestinally run aground as it was taking on water and sinking was eminent, according to  Petty Officer Mike Mitchell (469-2394), of the USCG Marine Safety Detachment in Bucksport.  The boat's owner, according to Norm Laberge, is Wade Berry, of Machiasport.

There was no sheen or sign of oil.  The USCG asked that all sources of potential petroleum contamination be removed from the vessel.
B-283-2002*The State Police called to report that a dump truck had wrecked on the interstate between the two Old Town rest stops. The trooper on scene said that it was leaking an unknown amount of fuel and that Old Town fire department was on the way. I went to the scene.
   The truck, owned by Thornton Construction Co. and carrying paper mill sludge, had gone off the road at travel speed and rolled over in the median. Before coming to rest it plowed through a stand of trees and the front axle was driven into the saddle tanks which were both opened. The driver was uninjured and on site. He stated that the truck was almost empty with maybe 50 gallons on board. The majority of the oil was lost. Luckily the oil stayed in a depression in a wet area and did not travel.
   On the afternoon, an excavator was brought in and about 5-7 yards of contaminated soil was removed along with the spill sludge. The contaminated soil was taken to the International Paper sludge landfill in Alton.
P-336-2002*Apparently there was an approximate one gallon discharge from a lawnmower onto the parking lot of Gorham Credit Union.  That in and of itself was not all that serious, however, said discharge was hosed down the parking lot and into a drainage ditch.  Remedial actions included the use of speedi-dry in the parking lot and the removal of contaminated soil from the ditch.
P-304-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	At 1345 hrs on Wed. 5/1/02, DEP was notified by M W Sewall Oil Company that one of their delivery trucks had suffered a burst fuel hose while they delivered to a house in Bath.  It was estimated at the time to be less than 5 gallons.  Mr. Plunkett of M W Sewall Co. assured me he was going out to investigate and would call me back with an update.  I advised him I would visit at the end of the day at the latest as I was also handling several other discharges that day.
	At about 1600 to 1630 hrs I met Mr. Plunkett onsite with an M W Sewall clean-up crew, and with the effected homeowners, Geniene & Todd Marco and Karla & Tim Burnham.  They stated that the hose burst near the Burnham's corner of the shared driveway.  The strong wind had sprayed a fine mist of oil over primarily the north & west sides of Burnham's house (#9 Dike), the south and west sides of Marco's house (#11 Dike), the common asphalt-paved driveway, both front, side and back lawns and parked cars.   The strong wind was blowing south and the front southwest corner of the Callan house & lawn were also oiled.  With a pump rate of 60 to 80 gpm, and an estimated time of up to 30 or 40 seconds before the pump could be shut off, I estimate up to 15 gallons discharged.
	Bath Fire Dept. had already responded and left.
	M W Sewall Co. workers had spread speedy-dry and wiped down as much as possible with sorbent pads.  I advised Mr. Plunkett that due to the public nature, property liability, and children in the area they should initiate power-washing the houses and property the next day, and initiate soil removal on Friday.  To keep contaminated wash water from reaching soil and storm drains (and out to the river), I required that all the wash water be collected.  I advised Mr. Plunkett to update me with a schedule that evening and gave him the names of several companies (ServPro Co. and Service Master Co.) to call that could do this work.  I later talked to Ed Mosier of Service Master who deferred us to Clean Harbors as being better able to handle the job.  Sewall decided on SparkleWash Co. who they have worked with in the past.  Removal and replacement of soil was required.  These clean-up requirements are also outlined in an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement that I gave to Sewall, and others, on Thursday morning 5/2/02, (see attached).
	Fortunately the area is municipal water and sewer and there were no drinking water wells threatened.  The area is dense sub-urban residential and there is a public school less than 1000 feet to the west.  I advised the Burnham's and Marco's to contact the Maine State Toxicologist in Augusta regarding details on any potential health threats to their families.  I gave them my business card and advised them to call me if they had any questions or concerns.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	State required clean-up actions are listed in the DEP Actions Agreement of 5/2/02.  These state required actions included removal of oil contam. soils, washing the houses, oiled objects on the lawn areas and cars, and collection of contaminated wash water for offsite disposal.  Required clean-up actions included restoration of the properties to original condition.  The Marco's and Burnham's arranged an agreement with M W Sewall's insurance carrier through Ambrose Env. for further remedial measures beyond state requirements including: replacement of oiled children's lawn toys, replacement of the asphalt-paved driveway, replacing the lawn with turf rather than seed & mulch, and replacement of the Marco's pressure treated deck.

SURFACE DECONTAMINATION
	I returned to the spill site the next morning, Thus. 5/2/02, and talked to the Burnham's, Ms. Callan, and the Marco's about clean-up plans.   Large plastic yard toys were being removed for cleaning and returned afterwards.  The oiled cars had been washed by M W Sewall Co.  Clean-up plans for the houses and land were still being made by M W Sewall but were to start late
I-75-2002*Spill was reported by the oil company. Mr. Madore, the owner of the tank, thought the product had been stolen, but after moving the tank he found the holes and called the oil co.

Due to the neighbors being fairly close and down gradient, I began clean up the next day at 8 am. We started excavating contaminated soil.

No PID's  were available the day of the removal, but I conducted head space sampling using an explosimeter. Any readings less than 1% LEL were considered clean (math figures out to about 150 ppm).

Contaminated soil was landspread on a farm field owned by Mr. Madore

Wells will be sampled, and if positive for gasoline then the case will be turned over to Technical Services.
P-297-2002*A large capacity haul truck caught fire at Grondin's gravel pit on Route 113 in Standish.  The haul truck was leased by Grondin from Chadwick-BaRoss.  Both parties were present and stated that they would determine responsibility between them.  Guerin Associates was called to help clean up the free product and then Grondin did the excavation and trucking.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-312-2002*The filter assembly was broken off this tank causing around 100 gallons of kerosene to spill.  No one knows how the filter was broken.  I hired Guerin to excavate contaminated soil.  They started removing soil with a small excavator but soon found that there were too many buried utilities in the area so work stopped.  Soil removal resumed with a vactor.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-323-2002*The tank at this camp was recently upgraded to supply three monitor heaters.  After the filter, the line splits into three sperate lines which each have their own fire-o-matic valve.  Two of the lines had been attached to its respective monitor heaters and were "on".  The third line had been run down to the camp, but the monitor heater it was to be attached to had not yet been installed.  So someone removed the knob from the fire-o-matic valve on that line and turned it upside down and screwed back on to the valve.  This is a standard procedure to prevent the knob from being lost.  Normally the knob is only screwed on by a few threads, just to hold it in place, but in this case the knob was tightened all the way down (upside down) which actually opened the fire-o-matic valve.  This allowed all of the oil in the tank to drain out the other end of the copper line which was coiled under the camp.  At the time the valve was opened there were approximately 100 gallons of oil in the tank, all of which were spilled.  A couple of days later a contractor was working at the camp and needed heat so he tried to turn on the monitors.  They wouldn't start so he checked the tank and found it empty and then, with the homeowner's permission, called Foster Russell Oil Company and requested they fill the tank.  Foster Russell filled the tank Friday, 05/03/02.  When the contractor again tried to start the monitors on Tuesday, 05/07/02, they couldn't.  They checked the tank and found that it was empty again.  At this point they realized what had happened and called the DEP.  A total of around 350 gallons of oil were spilled under the camp which sits about 30 feet from Woods Pond.

I started soil removal with a vactor in the area of the release and quickly found the location was directly over the camp's concrete septic tank.  We opened the tank and found about 80 gallons of oil in it.  The following day we had a vacuum truck on site and skimmed the oil out of the septic tank and had it cleaned out by a septic hauler.  We found there was a hole in the bottom of the septic tank which allowed oil in.  We used the septic tank as a recovery well.  We also installed a 24" recovery well between the spill location and the pond.  We installed a Scavenger in that well.

We recovered some oil from the well, but had it removed and filled in 7/11/2004.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-281-2002*Bonnie called from the Dead River Co. to report that they had spilled about a pint of #2 at the Julie Lancaster home at 89 Mountain View Ave. in Bangor. It seems the driver had filled the tank two days previously and forgotten. When he tried to fill it again it blew about a pint of oil out the fill before he could react. The oil fell onto pavement and the driver cleaned it up with sorbents he carries on the truck.
P-347-2002*On 5/21/2002, I received a call from Bruce Yates of Global Oil reporting #6 oil contamination at the terminal discovered during an excavation project.  In order to complete the project, the oily soil needed to be removed from the site.  I visited the site immediately and determined the contamination was likely from historical spills near the dock lines.  I issued a virgin soil letter authorizing disposal of the soil at Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.
I-76-2002*2 quarts of motor oil was spilled when a hose broke.  A back hoe with bucket cleaned up spill.
P-348-2002*On 5/22/02 I received a message from the Maine State Police that Dan Warren of the University of Southern Maine (USM) had called during the early morning hours (0315) to report an oil spill at the University.  Mr. Warren had requested that we not call back until after 0700.  The state police did not contact the on call person at the time of the call per the request of Mr. Warren.  After informing the state police supervisor that this was not proper procedure, I contacted Ray Bland at USM to get the details of the spill.  Apparently a maintenance person observed oil odor in the building at 2230 on 5/21 and after investigating, found the storage tank in the building leaking.  He placed a drip pan under the leak and contacted Irving Oil and USM facilities management staff.  At some point during the night, the remaining oil in the tank was pumped out and the leak secured.  Mr. Bland indicated that approximately 5 gallons of oil traveled across the concrete floor and into a drain the goes into the sewer system.  Portland Water District authority's were contacted by USM when that discovery was made.

I informed Mr. Bland that when calls are made to report spills that the caller needs to remain at a phone until they are contacted back by a DEP staff person and that telling the state police dispatchers not to contact our on call person is not proper procedure.  Mr. Bland indicated that he would communicate the correct procedure to his staff at USM.

Mr. Bland indicated that Clean Harbors had been called and they would be removing the damaged oil tank and clean up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
I-77-2002*The spill happened on May 21.  Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled from the twin saw.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and taken to boiler where they were burned.
B-267-2002*On 5/10/02, 1600 hour Jim McCoy of Webber Energy reported a leaking AST that they were responding to at the residence of Mary Smith, whose house is located at 1094 Essex Street in Bangor. The owner had the Webber Protection Plan so Webber was in the process of taking care of the release.  The AST was in a shed that was attached to the house.  The floor of the shed was not liquid tight so some of the release went through it to the ground.  The area where the spill took place was over one of the piers that supported the shed.  Webber personnel removed three wheelbarrows of soil from around the pier and placed pads to capture any product that might come into the excavation.  The well is about a hundred feet from the spill.  I discussed the fund with Mary and asked her to contact me if the spill caused her any problems.  The well is quite safe because of distance and the small volume of the spill, but there is always a possibility.  I mentioned that she would notice an odor in her hot water if the well became contaminated.
P-352-2002*On 5/22/02 I received a call from John Plunkett of M W Sewall reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when the nozzle on the hose reel of a peddler truck accidentally opened briefly.  Much of the spilled oil went onto the truck.  A small amount landed on the dirt road the truck was parked on.  The truck driver hand shoveled a half of a 5 gallon bucket of contaminated soil.  No further action required.
P-353-2002*On 5/22/02 I received a call from Richard McKinney of MSAD 35 reporting a discharge of oil contaminated water.  While hydroblasting clean some roof drains at Eliot Elementary on 5/14, Mr. McKinney noticed a gray substance coming out of the roof drain with a slight petroleum odor.  There was no sheen evident or free phase oil observed.  The affected area of grass and soil was removed by hand and the soil was analyzed at R L Resources Lab.  The results came back indicating the presence of 510 ppm of diesel range organics and 240 ppm of #6 or lube oil.  It seems likely that the source of the petroleum found was from asphalt residue collected in the drain system during storm events.  No further action required.
A-343-2001*Received a call from Bruce Hertz concerning a spill at his summer house in Madison.  The house is located on a stream that leads to Lake Wesserunsett.  I went to the house and inspected the spill. Mr. Hertz's outside AST's legs had failed causing the tank to fall. Oil had come out of the fittings slowly. Some of the oil did get to the small stream and I placed sorbent boom at the site where a sheen was originating from. No additional oil was being discharged from the tank. Only minor amounts of oil had gotten into the soil. Most seemed to run along frozen ground to the small stream. At a later date, I returned with some extra help and we drilled and drained the tank. Inspection of the stream at a later date showed that the sheening had stopped. The sorbent boom was removed and no further work is needed at this site.
B-102-2002*A Verizon line truck damaged its fuel line on a rock and spilled an estimated 20 gallons of diesel onto the Two Lakes State Road in Northfield. ENPRO Services has a contract with Verizon to clean up their environmental discharges, and a crew was sent out from southern Maine. They recovered 48 cubic yards of gravel which was trucked to Vaughn Thibodeau and Sons batch plant in Prospect for disposal.

NOTE:  The attachments associated with this report were inadvertently misplaced, therefore not included in the report.

P-354-2002*On 5/23/2002, I received a call from Mike Pelkey of Downeast Energy reporting a spill while filling an underground tank at the old Brunswick High School in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when the tank was overfilled.  Approximately 10 gallons of heating oil was spilled.  The cause of the spill may be due to an inoperative vent pipe.  The driver indicated that when he stuck the tank prior to delivering, the tank contained 4500 gallons.  The tank capacity was 8000 gallons.  After delivering 2647.9 gallons to the tank, it overfilled.

I asked Peter Baecher of the Town of Brunswick, who was on site, to have a licensed tank installer check the system prior to having the tank filled again.

Downeast Energy had cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials by the time I had arrived on site.

I mentioned the spill to Bob Williams of the Tanks Enforcement Unit.  Bob followed up on the spill with a site visit.  No further response action required.
B-268-2002*On 5/11/02, 2100 hours Jeff Waite, who manages at the Oriented Strand Board Plant in Baileyville, reported a hundred gallon release of hydraulic oil.  The release was in the basement of the plant and it went directly to containment.  It came from a high pressure line that had developed a hole.  The product was pumped from the containment to a tote and taken to be processed for recycling.
A-306-2002*Received a report from Tom Saviello of International Paper concerning a small spill.  Approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled when a seal on the #4 paper machine winder blew out.  All the oil went to the winder pit. No oil was released to the process sewer. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-261-2002*No site visit made, see attached incident report by IP staff.
B-39-2002*B-39-2002
01/23/2002 10:00

     John Dunlap of the Tanks Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to request an inspection of a new underground storage tank installation at Moosehead Motor Sports in the Industrial Park in Greenville Junction.  The inspection was part of the upcoming UST Siting Law.  The investigation was conducted with the assistance of Paul Blood of the Technical Services Staff.  Distances to water supplies were primarily investigated.  The completed check list was then forwarded to the Augusta staff for review.
B-42-2002*B-42-2002
01/28/2002 10:16

     Jim Perry of H.C. Haynes Logging called to report that one of their log trucks was involved in an accident on Route 11 at the bridge separating Elbow and Quakish Lakes.  One of the trucks saddle tanks was punctured in the incident.  Investigation shown that the down slope saddle tank was still full.  The other with the puncture was a quarter full.  Very little oil was evident.  The puncture was patched to prevent further spillage in the extraction.
B-288-2002*On 2/19/02 this office received a written complaint about an incident that allegedly took place in April of 2000.  The complaint stated that Dead River had miss delivered oil to a property and that this cause a spill in the basement of the house.  Not having access to the property and realizing that the alleged incident happened two years ago, I wasn't sure of what our involvement should be.  John Bates, the owner of the property, stated that he had an attorney looking into the matter.  It seemed to me that the attorney and Dead River would work things out, but Dead River denied having caused a spill.  They did admit the miss-delivery, however.  John had also contacted the AG's Office and the AG's office contacted me via the person on Nan Paradise.  As a result of this conversation I agreed to arrange an investigation and give an opinion as to the magnitude of a spill that may have taken place two years ago.  On the afternoon of 5/20/02 I checked the area described by Mr Bates and there was no evidence of product.  There was a stain on the cement floor where the discontinued fuel line went into the furnace, which hadn't been used for years.  However, there was a stain around the water pressure tank that was definitely caused by water seeping up through the cement floor.  Although I was not in a position to deny the claim that there had been a spill, I was not able to say that there had been.  The trail was probably too cold.
P-343-2002*DEP staff, Fuller and Weston, while conducting routine groundwater sampling discovered an abandon 55 gal drum next to the river, and asked for assistance in securing and disposal of unknown liquid contents.

On 5/23/02, Cyr of Response Div. met with Fuller and Weston on site and overpacked the drum and transported it to the DEP Bell Street warehouse for storage until sampling could be performed and a complete characterization completed.

The drum had received some "TLC" before it was abandon by its owner.  Two (2) small holes in the top of the drum were plugged with screws to minimize any leakage.  The large bung was in place, however, the spigot was still attached in the smaller port.  No visual evidence of discharge was noticed, as the drum was recovered from the ditch and overpacked.  No obvious markings were noted related to ownership, and only was noted for possible related contents.

Samples will be collected and analyzed for disposal parameters.  Results of sampling were spec waste oil.
B-126-2002*      On March 1, 2002 at 1530 we received a call from Scot Smith of Hall and Smith Oil in Jackman reporting a kerosene leak at Moose River Tire Co. in Jackman.  Snow fell off the roof and broke the filter off the outside AST.  The tank was filled on 2/28 so Mr. Smith thought that close to 250 gallons leaked.  The area is on town water.  He also said there was no frost in the ground and the fuel penetrated straight down into the crushed rock.
      I visited the site with Scot Smith and met Wayne Smith who is the owner of Moose River Tire.  There is a shallow drainage ditch a few feet from the spill site and after removing the snow we found some fuel had leached out of the bank onto the ice.  We shovelled the snow out of the ditch and installed some sorbent booms and pads.  Scot Smith agreed to change the pads as necessary.
      I visited the site after periods of rain or melt and found that Hall & Smith did a good job tending the site.  The flow of oil into the ditch decreased dramatically after a couple heavy rains and snowmelt in April.  I visited the site on May 16 after a rain and again on May 23 after another rain and found no more product leaching out.  I removed the pads that were left in the ditch.
A-235-2002*Robert A. Brown, no relation to Rodene Brown, was leaving 56 Higgins Hill Road, Morrill when he backed his vehicle over the mailbox.  As Mr. Brown pulled forward, the vehicle fuel tank punctured discharging an estimated 10 to 15 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the ground.

The spill site is on the soft shoulder of Higgins Hill Road and slightly down gradient of the well.  In several locations around the property the bedrock is exposed.  Morrill Fire Department responded to the initial spill, though did not report the incident to DEP.  Several hours later the homeowner, Rodene Brown, reported the spill to DEP over concern for her well.

DEP responded and hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the soft shoulder and dispose of the contaminated soils.  Maine DOT was informed of the incident and inspected the road for damage and possible repair.

Approximately 8 yards of  contaminated soils were processed by Dragon Cement.  Clean soils were brought in to fill the excavation.

A water sample was taken on April 29, 2002, no constituents of gasoline were detected.  No further action is expected.
A-260-2002*Dolly Carpenter lives in an Apartment on 13 Autumn Street in Waterville; on May 1, 2002, one of her sons threw a shoe at one of the kitchen walls hitting the thermostat and breaking the mercury switch in the thermostat spilling the mercury to the kitchen floor.  The mercury contaminated several cereal boxes, a shelf, a broom, and the floor.  The tenant attempted to clean up the mercury with a broom, which was unsuccessful.  Two of the children in the apartment left shortly after the spill.  The third child remained in the apartment.

EPI was hired to clean up the mercury and decontaminate the kitchen.  Removed for disposal were the broom, cereal and Dolly Carpenter's shoes.   EPI used a purpose built mercury vacuum cleaner followed by a complete floor wash with trisodium phosphate (TSP).

DEP personnel installed a 170 CFM fan with the intake hose located on the floor near the spill site to remove mercury vapors.  The fan remained in the apartment operating until May 24, 2002, when readings taken with a Lumex mercury vapor meter showed air contamination generally below 300 n/gm m3.   For guidance, DEP personnel consulted with Dr. Andy Smith, State Toxicologist.  Dr. Smith explained the origins of the air standard.  Based upon conversations with Dr. Smith, Response Services concluded the cleanup and removed the fan.

Dolly Carpenter was advised to inform her children's pediatrician about the mercury incident and subsequent clean up.

No further action is expected.
A-283-2002*   DEP received a report that 1560 gallons of 5% caustic solution (pH between 10 and 11) overflowed a tank when an operator left a valve open.  Spilled solution went to the plant sewer
B-54-2002*B-54-2002
01/31/2002 09:00

     Clarissa Trasko of the Land and Water staff in Bangor requested some assistance on a spill situation at the ME-DOT lot on the Gilpin Road in Orland.  It was stated that workers had discharged a significant quantity of waste water from an underground holding tank onto a snow covered surface.  It was suspected that the water was contaminated with residual diesel fuel and anti freeze.
     An investigation of the area with subsequent sampling shown trace levels of both.  Dwight Doughty, an Environmental Compliance Specialist for DOT, agreed to have the area excavated.  Seven yards of material was later removed and disposed of.  Further investigation of the site revealed that gasoline contamination was found during the removal of tanks back in 1989; see B-168-89.  As a precaution, two neighboring wells were tested for both gasoline and diesel range organics.  Both results were non detect.  The case was referred to Technical Services staff for further possible investigation.
A-266-2002* Ms. Kay Evans called this office concerning a structure fire at the Maine State Retirement System's office in Manchester. This site is located on Route 202 at a mini mall. There were 18 containers (one liter in size?) of a combustible/flammable material known as System 200 Toner and System Dispersant. These items are used in the microfiche imaging process. After reviewing the MSDS and making a site visit, I determined that the material in question probably was incinerated during the fire. I suggested to Ms. Evans that the cleanup contractor, (unavailable at the time of this report), be informed of the potential of finding this material and to take necessary precautions.
 No further action will be required.
B-301-2002*Francis Sabattus called to report that she believed that black oil was getting into a ditch beside the VIP store on Route One in Ellsworth. She had observed this three days earlier. I went to the site and walked completely around the VIP store and found no black oil. I did find that the ditch was heavily loaded with iron fixing bacteria that were leaving the typical organic scale sheen.
A-307-2002*Received a late report from Tom Saviello concerning a spill at the International Paper mill in Jay. He reported that a seal on a waste oil supply pump had failed causing a sump to overflow to the process sewer. The seal on the pump was repaired.  Approximately 100 gallons of waste oil was lost to the sewer. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-293-2002*Received a call from Dan Mallet concerning a spill of hydraulic oil at the Abenaki station on the Kennebec River.  Dan reported that there had been a hydraulic leak at the hydro station with an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil lost to the river.  A subsequent report showed the actual loss to be 7.5 gallons. The cause of the spill was reported to be a broken stainless steel fitting. Some of the 7.5 gallons of oil was sprayed onto the surrounding structure, some was lost to the river.  No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed.
B-287-2002*Orono Fire Department called to advise that they had personnel at an oil spill at 24 Peters Street. They had found about two gallons of waste oil on a puddle at that address and requested my presence.
   On the scene I found that a two-gallon jug had spilled an unknown amount of waste oil as a result of being carelessly disposed in the street side trash. The address is an apartment house and the owner had hired someone to clean up the site and place the trash street side in anticipation of the spring trash pickup. I think I saw the cap to this jug and it may have been that the trash pile had been run over causing the release. Some of the oil had been recovered by the fire department by sorbent pads and some was spilled onto the pavement and collected with speedi-dri.
   Since the spill was unintentional and had been cleaned up, no further action is anticipated.
B-300-2002*On 5/29/02, 1700 hours Bill DeMarso, who works at Norlens Water Treatment, reported a substantial oil spill on the PERC road, which goes right by their facility.  He indicated that it was a traffic hazard because the oiled area was very slippery.  When I got there the Orrington Fire Department had set up a command post and had traffic under control and they had sand trucks on the way.  Also, E. Carlo White had dispatched a crew to deploy speedy dry on the oiled area.  Carlo said that the incident happened around 1630 hours.  I got the call at 1700 hours and was on scene by 1720 hours.  By 1800 hours the Orrington sand truck arrived and the oiled section of road was sanded.  The sand along with the oil had disappeared by the following forenoon and the speedy dry had been recovered by PERC personnel.  All hazards associated with the spill had been taken care of.
A-170-2002*   On 3-18-02, Mr. Savage, an oil burner technician, reported that a release had occurred at the home of Kevin Bouford of 6 Dennis Street in Skowhegan. Dennis Street is located off East Front Street in Skowhegan. Mr. Bouford also reported the leak about 30 minutes after later.
 I made a site visit later that morning and installed the RAM FAN to mitigate the oil vapors and odors. The leak occurred when the copper feed line, which was not sleeved, located under the trailer corroded and released an estimated 250 gallons of fuel.
   The area is served by town water, with the exception of one home. That home is located at the intersection of East Front St. and Dennis St. and is owned by Kevin Bouford's grandmother.
 The case was referred to our Technical Services Division.  Pat Seaward collected a water sample from the nearby dug well, no petroleum compounds were detected.
   A smaller fan was installed about one week after the initial report. Mr. Bouford called me in mid-May and told me that the fan was working, however when he turned it off within two days petroleum vapors would enter the house trailer.
   5-22-02, I met with EPI on site to discuss a cleanup strategy. On 5-30-02, clean up was started. EPI used a vactor to remove contaminated soil from under the house trailer. They removed 1.56 tons of soil but it became unsafe working under the trailer, therefore further soil removal was stopped. Next I had them line the small excavation with poly and then backfill. No further action has been required.
   As of 3-24-03, Mr. Bouford has applied to the FUND and paid his deductible.
P-362-2002*While jogging past BINAX on 217 Read St. in Portland I noticed a discharge of what appeared to be an emulsified oil from some sort of vent pipe.  I visited the site later that day and met with Don Lennon of BINAX and brought it to his attention.  The discharge was a high grade mineral oil which was due to a process failure in a vacuum system.  The resevoir had not been emptied, or a seal broke.  He would determine the cause and correct it, and clean up the product outside the building.
B-297-2002*On 5/28/02, 1621 hours Peter Goodwin of General Alum Corp reported a 25 gallon spill of 36 % alum solution.  It came from a failed gasket.  It formed a puddle, but the depth was not enough to use a pump so they absorbed the liquid with clay.  They recovered the clay plus about three inches of soil.  The total volume of the material was about one cubic yard.  The spill covered an area that was ten feet long by four feet wide.  The contaminated material will be sent to Pine Tree Land Fill.
I-62-2002*This spill happened to 2 pea harvesters. Hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with speedy dri.  This was a very old spill.  Contaminated materials were taken to Tri Community Landfill
I-81-2002*A hydraulic hose broke causing 5 gallons to spill.  Sawdust was placed on the floor to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected using a bobcat and taken to the boiler where it was burned.
I-63-2002*5 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL SPILLED DUE TO BROKEN HOSE ON RT. 11 IN MORO PLANTATION.  IT WAS CLEANED UP WITH SPEEDY DRY AND WAS ALL CONTAINED.
I-79-2002*A leaking connection at the tank filter caused this spill.

Contamination was excavated.

The well which serves three families was put on quarterly monitoring.

No further action expected.

Response case closed.
I-83-2002*On 5-28-02, this office recieved a call from the Town Manager of St. Agatha, Ryan Pelletier, informing us of a fish kill on Long Lake.
Sean Bernard and I went to meet with him that day. He explained that while checking a drainage tributary that DOT was going to work on with the town, a lot of dead fish were noticed. The tributary drains an upland bog then flows through a house lot owned by Joseph LaPointe before crossing Rt. 162 and into the lake. Mr. Lapointe admitted to dumping gasoline in the brook that morning. He apparently had some old mixed gas in a weed trimmer and dumped the contents into the brook and also rinsed it out there.
Sean and I inspected the tributary and all dead fish were below Mr. Lapointe's property. None were seen above. He also admitted to us after a while that he had dumped the gas in the brook.
P-351-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 5/20/02, Mr. Bruce Davis of Homes & Harbors Realty, notified DEP that a house he was helping to sell had tested positive for MTBE and BETX compounds in the drinking water well at 43 Eggamoggin Rd. in the Cundy's Harbor area of Harpswell.  I faxed him DEP information on state QM Program, hydrocarbon Health Advisory, and a Filter Agreement.  Mr. Davis in turn faxed me copies of the lab data (attached).  The samples were collected by Mr. Bob Shaw, a perspective buyer.

WATER ANALYSIS
	Mr. Davis' and Mr. Shaw's 5/8/02, sample results from Northeast Labs indicated 13 ppb (0.013 ppm) MTBE by GRO and the general characteristics of gasoline contamination.  A 5/12/02, EPA 524.2 analysis confirmed 2.9 ppb  (0.0029 ppm) of MTBE.  A confirmatory 524.2 sample I collected on 5/21/02, indicated 3 ppb MTBE which agrees with the earlier results.  No BETX compounds were detected in either 524.2 analysis.  The Maine action level for MTBE is 35 ppb at this time.

SITE VISIT
	On Tues. 5/21/02, I met Jim Davis at the property and was shown around.  The area is rural residential on private wells and septic, located on the east side of Sebascodegan Island in the Cundy's Harbor area of Harpswell.  As noted in the site sketch, one side of the property borders the west shore of the New Meadow's River.  There is a drilled well just off the driveway.  A K1 heating oil AST under the deck had no obvious signs of leakage.  Flowing next to the well and to the river is a small brook.  At the time surface water puddled on the lawn with an apparent waxy biological (non-petroleum) sheen.  I noted no obvious gasoline discharges in the area.
	
CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
	Based on knowledge of the Harpswell area bedrock is typically close to the surface.  Groundwater likely flows toward the river though in bedrock fractures it is hard to know.  The contamination may have originated from a number sources, from a vehicle leak in the driveway, a snowblower or lawn mower related spill, or from an auto accident on the road.  A file search showed no reported spills near this address.  With MTBE there is a chance that the contamination my dissipate with time, or it may be the precursor for BETX contamination finding its way to the well later on.  The house has not been lived-in and the well has been inactive so with use contaminant levels may change.
	The present level of 3 ppb is below the state action level of 35 ppb so no filtration system has been offered at present.

CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
	As of 6/10/02, Mr. Shaw has stated he will purchase the property and I have sent in paperwork to have the location's well put on state QM (see attached).  See attached e-mail correspondence for further details.  Further action will be based QM results.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-298-2002*       On May 29, 2002 at 0600 we received a call reporting that an automobile had driven off Sargeant  Drive and into Somes Sound in Northeast Harbor.  There was some oil leaking from the car.  I arrived on site and met the police chief of Northeast Harbor who said the owner of the vehicle was William Haynes of N.E. Harbor.  The driver lost control of the car and rolled down a steep embankment and into the ocean where it sank in about 100 feet of water.  There was a rainbow sheen about 100 yards by 10 yards.  A barge owned by Doug Beal of S.W. Harbor removed the car late that morning.
B-299-2002*      On May 29, 2002 at 1545 we received a call from Gerry Mirabille of Central Maine Power reporting a one pint spill of transformer oil from pole #67 on the LaPointe Road in Stetson.  Workers picked up about a drum of contaminated soil and debris.  Subsequent analysis of the oil found <2 ppm PCB content.
P-280-2002*A CN Brown driver arrived at the wrong house to fill up the tank which would not have been an issue except the truck was overfilled.  This affected the mechanics of the process and approximately 25 gallons of kerosene were spilled onto the lawn and driveway of the Curtis residence at 21 Tower Rd.  In addition, a number of gallons were discharged onto the street and subsequently the shoulder on the opposite side.  Initial remedial actions by Clean Harbors (called by CN Brown) included excavating contaminated soil by hand into drums.  That process was deemed insufficient and arrangements were made to incorporate the use of machinery to ensure complete decontamination of the Curtis' yard and the shoulder across the street.  Over thirteen tons of soil were excavated from the two properties and were backfilled accordingly.  As a safety measure, the Curtis' well was sampled which came back negative.  No additional action is required by the DEP and no long term environmental impacts are expected.
P-1009-2001*	Report of small oil discharge from delivery hose of tank truck.  Site visit of Saturday, 12/8/01 to confirm satisfactory clean-up and confirm estimated quantity.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-379-2002*On 6/3/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Adam Doran reporting a one gallon spill from a transformer in Waterford.  The spill likely occurred over the winter months.  The spill was caused by a leaking bushing on the transformer.  The PCB content of the transformer oil was not known and a sample was being sent out for testing.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill.  No further action anticipated.
P-380-2002*On 6/3/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Adam Doran of CMP reporting a 5 gallon spill of transformer oil in Westbrook.  The spill occurred when a car backed into a pad mounted transformer.  The PCB content of the transformer was unknown at the time of the call.  A sample was being sent out for analysis.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP crews.  No further action anticipated.
P-381-2002*On 6/3/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a 500 lb tank of Propane leaking.  My assistance was not required.  I advised the fire department to evacuate an appropriate area and contact a local propane service dealer to have the tank repaired or emptied.  I provided my home phone number to the fire department and advised them to contact me directly if they needed any assistance.  I never received another call from them.  No further action required.
P-374-2002*On 5/17/02, Jon Woodard received a report of a small spill at the Manchester School in Windham.  On 6/3 he asked me to follow up on the report.  I learned from Linda MacDonald of C. N. Brown that the spillage appeared to have been historical spillage around the fill pipe for an underground storage tank.  Webber Energy had previously filled the account.  Unknown if Webber is responsible for spillage.  The C. N. Brown driver on the site cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-375-2002*On 5/17/02, Jon Woodard received a report of a small spill at the Real School in Windham.  On 6/3 Jon asked me to follow up on the report.  I learned from Linda MacDonald of C. N. Brown that there appeared to be historical spillage around the fill area for an above ground storage tank on the site.  Webber Energy had previously filled the account.  Unknown if Webber is responsible for the spillage.  The C. N. Brown truck driver on site cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-366-2002*At 0100 June 2nd, a motor vehicle struck a telephone pole on Route 85 in Raymond.  It was reported that an approximate gallon of gasoline was discharged from the vehicle.  A site investigation was performed at 1000 that morning and yielded no necessary action by DEP.
B-306-2002*      On May 31, 2002  at 1330 we received a call from Steve Wieder of Wagner Forest Mgt. reporting a 25 gallon hydraulic oil spill in T5-R20.  The leak occurred on May 30 at 1500 when a Comstock Woodlands loader blew a hydraulic line and spilled the oil.  Workers  recovered the oil with sorbent pads and wood chips which were incinerated.  No waters were threatened.
A-233-2002*Graig Morin, a delivery driver for Union Oil Company of South Portland, Maine, was delivering #2 fuel oil to the Cushing school in Wilton.  The Cushing school is fitted with a 6000 gallon UST, registration number 7575.  The instructions to the driver were to deliver 2800 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the school.  Initially he was pumping at 40 gallons per minute; in an effort to speed the delivery he went to the cab of the truck to increase the engine rpm and thus increase the pumping rate to 80 gallons per minute.  While at the cab, the hose nozzle disconnected from the tank fill discharging an estimated 20 gallons of fuel oil to the pavement.

The fuel ran across the pavement to the soils at the edge of the parking lot.  The Wilton Fire Department responded to the spill with sorbent pads and a local DPW backhoe and operator.  The backhoe removed the contaminated soils and softened pavement.  Fleet Environmental was hired by Union Oil Company to remove the contaminated material to Commercial Paving and Recycling.

The contact at the Wilton School Department is Dave Gould.  The contact for Union Oil Company is David Field.  No further action is expected.  The school is on town water and sewer.
B-303-2002*       On May 30, 2002 at 1030 we received a call from Mike Healy of Lane Construction in Hermon reporting that one of their drivers reported diesel or #2 fuel oil spilled in a thin layer on routes 9 and 202.  I checked the area right after the call and found only a couple spots of rainbow sheen on the road.  Rain was falling so maybe what little oil that was spilled was washed away before my arrival.
B-289-2002* On 5/22/02, Dawn LaFlamme presented me with a water analysis from NEL that showed 285 ppb MTBE in her water, which comes from a drilled well that is 50 feet up on Hudson Road.  The LaFlamme residence is on the corner of the Ridge Road and the Hudson Road.  The Hudson Road is an extension of Route 43.  Subsequent to this we have installed two filter systems and sampled nine wells with more to come.  Questioning the neighborhood has not revealed a credible source.  The Larry Collins analysis showed 94 ppb MTBE, but none of the other GRO constituents (eg BTEX).  Had the culprit been a UST there would have been other GROs.  The house diagonally across from LaFlamme's, which belongs to Richard and Ralph Collins showed 2 ppb MTBE.  The plan is to continue sampling wells within reasonable distances from this incident and dealing with the results.  The residences that get filters will also be on quarterly monitoring.

This part of Corinth has a lot of exposed bedrock, which means that any small spill would be right into the bedrock.  The LaFlamme house has exposed bedrock in its basement.  The strike does not seem to be in any particular direction.  Current encounters indicate that the direction might be north east.  More data will either substantiate this hypotheses or further confuse the issue.
P-1011-2001*
	On 12/11/01, I briefly visited this business, met with Mr. Marcotte and was shown the former UST location.  The tank was non-compliant bare steel construction and had already been removed in Nov. 2001,  as it was in the way of a new addition still under construction at the time I was there.  I understand that the Maine DEP may have funded the removal under an Federal EPA grant under the management of DEP's Andrea LaPointe.  See the UST closure assessment of Field Services for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-324-2002*Received a call from Christopher Weed stating that an underground tank (UST) was found on his property behind 84A Union Street in Brunswick, ME.  The tank was found while Wright-Pierce was performing a site assessment for a real estate transaction of the property.  He also stated that the tank was filled with stone, and that a small amount of oil was observed next to a drain/pipe in the excavation.  A meeting was arranged for March 6, 2002,  at Wright-Pierce for all the individuals involved (see attached attendance sheet).

At this meeting, I was informed of the following:

The location in question was a former roundhouse for the railroad.  After its purchase by the Weed's, it was used for storage until the building burnt down.  All materials were removed from the site and the site was developed into a parking lot (present use);

The UST found on-site was heavily corroded and filled with stone with no observed contamination around it, presumably abandoned by the railroad;

Petroleum contamination was encountered in a test pit in close proximity to a clay pipe, and appeared to be diesel fuel or #2 fuel oil, only a sheen and slight coloration were observed;

Other test pits exhibited no petroleum contamination; and

The property was to be developed into a building for the area hunger program.

After the meeting, we meet on-site and agreed to further investigate the origins and/or extent of the contamination.

On May 23, 2002, I met on-site with Gregory McVeigh and Douglas Rice of Wright-Pierce, Christopher Weed of Weedco, Mark Pekar of SDA Church and Henry Beltramini of Mid-Coast Hunger Program.  We started with a test pit in the area the contamination was previously observed, and encountered old petroleum at approximately 5' - 6' below grade.  A sample was obtained and analyzed using a Passport II,  photoionizing detector (PID) with a reading of 2.5 ppm or approximately 10 ppm using the ME-DEP set points.  Another test pit was dug towards the building with the same type of materials and soil conditions encountered as in the previous test pit, except the petroleum contamination was much less or non existent suggesting the contamination was confined to a specific area.

Considering the importance of this property's development, its present use, undetermined source of the contamination (assumed to be from a locomotive) and the minor contamination found, the agreement was made that if the property was to be developed, any petroleum impacted soil encountered would be used on-site as fill under the parking lot or under landscaping material.  Testing would be required if the impacted soils were removed from the site.

P-367-2002*A sleepy truck driver attempted to drive his rig through the New Gloucester toll but was unsuccessful.  He did, however, manage to discharge  a number of products, predominantly diesel, to the right most portion of the booth setup.  Emergency response actions included absorbing everything on the roadway with pads and speedi dri and the excavation of the adjacent shoulder.
P-1018-2001*	Report of sheen in river collecting in the area of the shipyard's Berth #6.  May have come from shore or vessel at shipyard, or vessel passing by.  See attached NRC report for further information.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1025-2001*
	Auto accident on Interstate 95 of southbound lane, south of Exit 23, during snow.  Response by Topsham Fire Dept.  Reported to be under control and no DEP response needed.

S G Brezinski
P-309-2002*
INITIAL RESPONSE
	Saturday evening, 5/4/02: responded to significant K1 AST discharge at a Lewiston commercial property.  The incident was reported by Lewiston Fire Dept. whom requested DEP response.  That evening, I met Lewiston Fire, Police, Donald McGrath (vehicle co-owner) and Mr. Marcel Turmenne (representative for building).
	McGrath's private auto, driven by Mr. Tyler Castonguay, had lost control while drag-racing down Sartatoga Dr. and careened into two 275 gal. K1 heating oil AST's at the side of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #17 building (see site sketch).  I understand that Castanguay was not licensed or insured, and had not stolen the auto.  The two tanks had been normal to the building but were pushed 90 degrees off the pad and one tank knocked over.  Approx. 100 gallons were estimated to have spilled into the soil.  There was a brook about 70' away threatened by the oil contamination.  There was a dark oily stain on the ground.   A Dead River crew arrived, emptied the tanks of residual fuel, and set up a temporary tank.  The next day I tried to contact the insurance carrier for the McGrath's though they had no weekend coverage.
	The area is commercial with some residential development, located in Lewiston's Industrial Park area off Westminster St., and on city water & sewer.  No drinking water wells are understood to exist within 1000' of the spill.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On 5/6/02, I arranged for Fleet Env. to respond for source reduction on 5/7/02, after contacting Mr. Steve York of Commercial Union Ins. and finding they had no claim in at the time.  I arranged soil trucking and disposal to Commercial Recycling (CRS).  See also letter of 5/6/02, attached.
	On Tues. 5/7/02, I oversaw Fleet Env. excavate soil under the spill area.  There was a strong, fresh, fuel oil odor from the soil.  Groundwater was encountered at approx. 2' below grade, reflecting the nearby brook's water level.  There was no free product on the water.  No groundwater was removed or treated.   Following the soil removal, I had Fleet workers add new fill, install the required crushed rock under the concrete pad, and later they would have a sub-contractor landscape to original condition.  Dead River was hired to reinstall new AST's.  Clean-up related invoices from Fleet and CRS were originally sent to DEP.  At Ms. Jackie Artea's advice, later I sent invoices to her attention at Commercial Union (see attached letter of 5/23/02).

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time I understand the site to be remediated to state satisfaction and no further DEP actions are expected at this time.  Though the bulk of the oil discharge has been removed and the threat to sensitive receptors lessened, contaminated soil and groundwater likely remains and should be properly managed, if disturbed.   DEP managed the emergency response clean-up and forwarded Fleet and CRS invoices to Commercial Union Co. for payment.
	During soil removal ,I advised Mr. Turmenne that the old AST facility fuel lines needed upgrading to code with the new, replacement installation. A copy of this report will be sent to Commercial Union, Mr. Turmenne, and to the McGrath's.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-307-2002*        On May 31, 2002 at 1915 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a fifteen gallon spill of jet A.  The product flowed out a wing vent during refueling of a commercial jet.  Workers recovered the product with a vacuum unit designed for oil recovery from asphalt surfaces.  No fuel reached any drains.
I-88-2002*20 gallons of gasoline was spilled.  A fire was at scene for burning gasoline.  They are working on clean up.
B-55-2002*B-55-2002
01/28/2002 09:48

     An anonymous complainant called through the Augusta Response office stating that a sheen was coming off of a junk yard owned by John Evers on the Swan Lake Road in Searsport.  No other information was given.  The suspected area was investigated.  Nothing was discovered.  The recent snow cover hampered the inspection.  Another inspection of the site may take place the next time the Department is in the area.
I-89-2002*The tank had a hairline crack at the very top - owner of tank was aware.  (Guerrette Farms, Caribou)  Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel was spilled and cleaned up immediately with sorbents.  Sorbents were brought back to MPG for proper disposal.
B-60-2002*B-60-2002
02/04/2002  09:40

     Dead River Oil in Calais called to report a small spill of kerosene at the residence of Harry Grose on the Golding Road in Perry.  It was stated that approximately 30 gallons leaked to the ground when the filter broke off the tank.  The well to the residence was reportedly over 100 feet upslope from the spill.  It was also reported that no odors were present in the residence.  No further action was taken.
B-309-2002*      On June 1, 2002 at 1400 I received a call from Randy Cobb of Old Town Canoe reporting a leak from an outside AST at the old White Canoe building on North Brunswick St. in Old Town.  Mr. Cobb said there was a small stain on the ground and the tank bottom had a drip every few minutes.  They pumped out 145 gallons of #2 oil that day.
      I met Mr. Cobb and checked the site and found that the tank was inside a storage shed and on a slab.  The area is on town water.  Mr. Cobb said the whole tank system will be replaced.  The slight soil contamination is not a threat and will likely be replaced when the new tank is installed.
B-228-2002*Central Maine Power Co. called to report that three transformers on a single pole had been damaged. They thought the cause was a lightning strike. They were estimating that a couple of gallons of oil were sprayed on the ground. Samples of the oil were taken and all three showed PCB (non-detect, 2.5 and 34 ppm) below the regulatory limit. The spilled oil was dug up and will eventually end up in the Norridgewock landfill. No further action expected.
I-90-2002*I attended the tank removal after giving a thirty day waiver.

No contamination was identified in the excavation.

No site assessment was conducted as this was a 500 gal diesel fuel tank.

Case closed.
P-360-2002*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in one of their two 330 gallon manifolded tanks.  I went out to take a look and found that the tanks were in a room off the back of their warehouse.  The room had a concrete slab floor and the oil had gone down between the slab and the foundation of the warehouse and it had also run off the outside of the slab.  I contacted Guerin Assoc. to come out and clean up the spill.  They removed some of the slab and excavated the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-302-2002*AN ANONYMOUS CALLER REPORTED, 4 DAYS AFTER THE FACT, THAT A TRUCK BELONGING TO SARGENT AND SARGENT HAD LEAKED A LOT OF DIESEL ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE OF RT. 9, EAST OF MACE'S STORE ALL THE WAY TO THE MAINE DOT MAINTENANCE GARAGE.  ODOR WAS AWFUL; WILDLIFE AND SMALL CHILDREN WERE DYING; THE ELDERLY NEEDED MORE BOTTLED OXYGEN THAN USUAL; NORMALLY HEALTHY ADULTS DESPAIRED THEIR ABILITIES TO REPRODUCE.

I CONTACTED SHANE SARGENT AT THE JOBSITE AND ASKED IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.  HE SAID HE'D INVESTIGATE.

ON 5/29, I MET WITH SARGENT ON THE SITE.   THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE ROAD THAT I COULD SEE, BUT THERE WAS A SMALL PATCH OF OIL STAINED DIRT AT THE END OF A DIRT ROAD WHERE THE COMPANY'S WATER TRUCK TURNS AROUND.   SARGENT SAID IT'D PUNCTURED A SADDLE TANK AND THAT HE'D HAVE THE SOIL SHOVELLED UP AND TAKEN TO PINE TREE LANDFILL.  I SUGGESTED THAT SINCE THERE WAS SO LITTLE MATERIAL, I'D BE HAPPY IF THEY JUST SHOVELLED IT UP AND BURIED IT IN THE NEW ROADBED.
B-312-2002*      On June 1, 2002, at 12:40, Webber Oil of Bangor notified us of a leak in an outside tank at the home of Raymond Adams at 25 Highland Drive in Orrington.  There was some weeping on the tank bottom and the slab was partly stained.  Webber pumped out the tank that afternoon.
      Since I was already on a spill I couldn't visit the site until June 3.  I met Mrs. Adams and found the situation as described.   There was no contamination on any leaves that collected around the tank which was located at the junction of a retaining wall and the house.  There was a stain on the slab.  The drilled well is about 20' upslope of the tank, but the leak was small and didn't flow off the slab.
P-384-2002*On 6/5/02, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident in Sabattus on the Maine Turnpike.  They reported a significant amount of diesel fuel had spilled.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a punctured saddle tank on the truck involved.  The spill covered a large portion of the road surface and the median strip.  A significant amount of fuel had spilled onto the bridge over the Sabattus River and a diesel sheen could be seen in the River.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove as much of the puddles of diesel as could be cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The Maine Turnpike Authority sanded the remaining portions on the road.  The sand as well as some contaminated soil from the median strip was then removed.  Clean Harbors placed sorbent boom in the River to recover as much fuel as possible there.  Boom and sorbents were left at the site for the next several days and then removed.  No further action required.
P-386-2002*On 6/4/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Clint Beck of ExxonMobil reporting a spill at their terminal.  The spill occurred when a temporary frac tank being used for storage of tank bottom water leaked around a manway.  The material spilled was primarily water but was contaminated by a variety of oils that the terminal handles.  The spill traveled across pavement into a storm drain that connects to the terminal's oil/water separator.  Clean Harbors responded with a vacuum truck and cleaned up the spillage and repaired the frac tank.  I checked on the spill the following morning and verified the clean up had been completed.  No further action required.
P-338-2002*5/17/2002, responded to spill location where it was reported that a car rolled over into the driveway and leaked gasoline.  Observed a large stain of gasoline impacted gravel.  The spill migrated approximately twenty feet down grade.  I observed a drinking water well adjacent to the spill.

I conducted a removal action that consisted of the excavation of approximately 12.68 tons of gasoline impacted gravel.  All visible sign of gasoline were removed and the area backfilled and graded.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6/5/02
A-256-2002* An automobile departed the roadway on the North Turner Road coming to an abrupt stop as a result of impact with CMP pole 27.  The transformer at the top of the pole fell to the ground discharging an estimated 5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill.

No site visit was made by DEP staff.
A-241-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-180-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-280-2002*Mona Spears called from Bangor Hydro Electric Company to report that they had found a piece of electrical equipment to be leaking in their secure storage facility at Graham Station in Veazie. It was estimated that about 4 ounces had leaked.  They had the oil sampled and it showed 86 ppm of PCBs. It was cleaned up to the appropriate standards. The clean up debris was shipped to TCI in Pell City, Alabama.
A-297-2002*No site visit made, see attachment
A-274-2002*Due to a motor vehicle accident approximately 9 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground.  CMP cleaned up the discharged product with sorbent material.

No site visit made, no report received from CMP.
B-114-2002*
     This office received a call at 0935 on 2/26/02 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that sometime in January, during a storm, a tree fell on the Nicolin Road in Ellsworth near Green Lake, which took a pole and a transformer down.  The pole supplies power to a camp and is located approximately 150 feet from the lake.  Access to the area at this time is by off road vehicle only.  Hydro personnel discovered the incident yesterday when they were finally able to get around and check some of their remote lines.  They removed the transformer, but did not observe any oil on the ground due to snow cover.  It has since been determined that about 7 gallons of non PCB oil was spilled from the transformer.  Mr. Leigh will go back in and take a look at the area, but they may not be able to do a cleanup until later this spring.

CONCLUSION:  Two 55-gallon drums of contaminated soil and debris were removed from the site on 5/22/02.  All of the material was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.

REC:  File report.
A-316-2002*No site visit made, see attachment
B-284-2002*FOR A REASON UNFATHOMABLE TO ME, JOHN ADAMS QUALIFIED FOR AN AST REPLACEMENT VIA THE HANCOCK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM.  NORRIS HEATING AND COOLING DID THE REPLACEMENT, SETTING THE OLD TANK ASIDE WHILE THE NEW LOWBOY WAS SET IN PLACE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE OLD TANK WAS NOT SET ON STABLE GROUND, WHICH SHIFTED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK AND THE OIL IN IT.   THE TANK TIPPED OVER, SPILLING AN ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS OF OIL ONTO THE GROUND.

NORRIS AND HIS HELPER, STANDING RIGHT THERE, IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION TO CATCH THE OIL SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK'S VENT, BUT AN ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS WAS LOST BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING.  THEY SHOVELLED UP THE CONTAMINATED SOIL, BACKFILLED THE HOLE, AND REPORTED THEIR MISFORTUNE.

INSPECTING THEIR WORK THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT THAT THEY'D NOT REMOVED ENOUGH SOIL, BECAUSE THERE WAS OIL COMING UP THROUGH THE FRESH BACKFILL.  I INSTRUCTED MR. NORRIS TO RE-EXCAVATE, AND LEAVE THE HOLE OPEN FOR MY INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY.

ON THE 22ND, I ARRIVED TO FIND THE HOLE BACKFILLED AGAIN.  ADAMS SAID THEY'D TAKEN OUT A LOT MORE SOIL AND SEEMED TO THINK THAT THEY'D GOTTEN IT ALL THIS TIME.  HE WAS HAPPY, SO I WAS HAPPY.
A-321-2002*This was a bare steel +/- 500 gallon underground heating oil tank removal. I just happened to drop by during removal and found a small amount of contamination. Ten yards of soil or less had to be disposed of unfortunately the paperwork has since disappeared from my desk.  Sorry, no attachments available.



A-348-2002*A small spill estimated at 2 gallons of potassium hydroxide occurred during a tank cleaning. The material was recovered with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
B-68-2002*Mike Whitney, Whitney Energy, called the office to say that they planned to replace the pair of 55 gallon drums at the Thibodeau/Tait residence on 6-17-2002, and could someone be on scene to direct the clean up of contaminated soil that had resulted from loose fittings. This contamination had been reported to Tom Varney who held off clean up until the end of heating season. Since Mr. Varney was on vacation, I agreed to be there. On my arrival, Whitney workers had removed the old drums and had shoveled about a yard of contaminated soil (sand) into a pickup truck. My PID (with appropriate set point) still showed contamination at 680 ppm. Since the dug well for the home is about 50 feet away and downgrade and on a sand deposit, I set a stringent clean up standard with a maximum PID reading of 100 ppm. It was obvious that we would have to dig deeper than they were prepared to go with shovels so we located a backhoe and operator who could come on the following morning. The next morning we removed about 6 cubic yards of contaminated sand at which time a PID reading of the bottom soil read 51 ppm. We had to leave a small amount of contaminated soil under the wall of the house as it was on posts and further removal of the sand would have undermined the house supports and possibly caused damage to the home. However, due to the nature of the sand, it did not appear that  the spilled oil had spread much horizontally and I believe what little contamination was left behind would be of no consequence.
   The soil was taken to the Danny Ireland property on Park Street in Lincoln and spread.
B-99-2002*     This office received a call at 1420 on 2/21/02, from Mary Bolin (Washington-Hancock Community Action; Milbridge) reporting a possible oil spill.  She stated that an old underground storage tank at Amy Ciarcia's residence on the Dyers Bay Road in Steuben appeared to be leaking.  Approximately 404 gallons were added to the 550-gallon capacity tank on 12/13/01, and on 2/14/02, it ran out of oil.  The problem was discovered when the furnace failed to operate.  It was indicated that 300 to 400 gallons may have been lost.  To complicate matters, the site is on well water and a stream runs along the back side of the house.  The County was involved in this case due to the homeowner being on fuel assistance.  Plans are to install a new AST inside the house and pull the UST as soon as the arrangements can be made.

March 8, 2002, (Fri.):  After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, Mark Wright (Wright Construction, Inc.; Columbia) began the removal of the underground tank.  Shortly after uncovering the top of the tank, they removed the piping, and we were able to stick the tank.  To our surprise, the tank still contained an estimated 46 gallons of #2 oil.  Apparently, the feed line was either plugged or the furnace shut down for some other unknown reason.

     The tank was believed to have been installed in or around 1972.  It was asphalt coated steel, had a combination of copper (feed) and galvanized (fill/vent) piping, and was backfilled with non standard material.  Although the tank was in pretty rusty condition, no corrosion holes were observed; nor were there any problems found with the piping.  The surrounding soil was a glacial till type of material or fill, I am not sure which.  Minor contamination was found directly under the tank.  I obtained one PID meter reading of 3.6 ppm and one of 182 ppm.  One and a half feet below the tank, all PID meter readings were 0.0 ppm.  This oil may have originated from a weepy line or minor overfill at one time or another.  Plans were to haul the tank to B&S Salvage in Hudson for disposal.

     While on site, I checked the brook out back for evidence of a sheen, but did not find any indication that oil may have reached it.

REC:  File report.
P-423-2002*Priscilla Curo of Biddeford reported that she had a strange color and odor to her water.  She was concerned as she had previously had formaldehyde in her well associated with an uncontrolled sites investigation.  I contacted the Uncontrolled Sites Unit and confirmed that the site had been investigated, but there had been no connection between the investigation and the Curo well.

Greg O'Brien was dispatched to take a sample, which he did.  It was tested for volatiles, semivolatiles, and formmaldehyde.  All tests came back negative.  Ms. Curo was informed of this and told that she should contact us immediately upon detecting any further contaminates in her well.
P-48-1998*Small spill at Star Terminal.  Cleaned up by terminal personnel.
P-220-2000*Overfill by Downeast Energy at residence.  Cleaned up by Downeast personnel.
P-736-2000*See attached CMP report.
B-318-2002*The manager of the Stucco Lodge called to report that the basement AST had begun to weep and the Dead River personnel on scene recommended that he call me. Apparently only a few drops had landed on the cellar floor and the floor and tank were cleaned with a sorbent pad. A magnetic patch was applied and the tank will be replaced. The site is on town water and there was no odor in the building. Since the leak was described as being so minor, I did not attend and no further action is expected.
B-326-2002*Gil Merchant called from Bangor International Airport to report that some employees had spilled about 15 gallons of Jet-A onto the pavement. They were cleaning out a hydrant sump and putting the collected fuel into a drum which was somehow knocked over. The oil was cleaned up with speedi-dri and a few sorbent pads. They drumed up the spill debris and will have it collected by Clean Harbors, Inc., a licensed hazardous waste hauler.
A-360-2002*A brick cistern was discovered during a water line upgrade in Oakland. The estimated 20000 gallons of water smelled of oil so they called DEP.  I went up and the water did in fact smell like it contained old gasoline. There was no apparent sheen and the PID picked up very little in the cistern. I used a clear bailer and could see no product or sheen on the sample. I had the supervisor from the local sewage treatment plant come to the site and he said that they could handle that volume as long as there was no free product. The contents of the cistern were pumped to the sewer.
A-44-2002*DEP received a report from Steve Owen (Downeast Energy) that 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled at this residence from a hose while fueling the tank. Oily snow was collected for disposal. The area is served by municipal water.
A-22-2002*A locomotive owned by Safe Handlers Rail, Auburn ME, leaked 1 gal of petroleum. Power was lost during a storm, the heater system was affected which caused oil to splash out with lots of water. 1/2 gallon was collected with sorbents.
A-19-2002*A recently departing tenant (Constantly) at this residence alleged that the landlord's son (Dumas) had dumped oil from an automotive change at the property several months previously. The site is currently snow covered. Based on conversation with the landlord, the complaint was unfounded, and no DEP site visit was conducted.
A-13-2002*DEP received a report from the Rockland Fire Department (Lt. Elwell), that sloppy auto work at this rental residence created an oily sheen on the road during rain. Since this area is served by municipal water, no remediation was deemed necessary, but an agreement was reached with the tenant and landlord (Jake Barbour) to prevent future spills.
P-87-2002*A mechanical failure on a locomotive railroad caused dripping of water/lube oil mixture over 23 miles of track from Greenwood to Gilead.

An estimated 250 gallons was discharged.  No clean-up was possible.
A-2-2002*Approx. 1 gallon of #2 oil was spilled during an overfill at this residential AST. The spiller collected oiled snow for disposal. The area is served by municipal water.
A-4-2002*An oil sheen on Cobbossee Stream was reported to DEP by staff of the State Fire Marshal's Office (John Klages). The source was traced back to a broken filter nipple at an apartment AST. An estimated 75 gallons of #2 oil was spilled to the cellar, this entered a floor drain which ultimately discharged to the stream. The AST filter was repaired. Approximately 20 gallons of oil was recovered from the stream by sorbents over the next several days.
B-206-2002*Dead River Company called to report that they had been called to the James Adams residence, 29 Parker St., because the basement AST had leaked. The corroded tank had lost an estimated half gallon  of #2 fuel oil to the cement floor. The oil did not reach any drains and was cleaned up with a few sorbents. The tank was emptied and will be replaced.
B-311-2002*Mrs. Gould called to say that a dump truck owned by Flint Construction had gone off the road in front of her house at 105 Bowerbank Road in Sebec and spilled some diesel. After getting out of the ditch, the truck continued down the road for a quarter of mile or so and pulled into a driveway owned by the Goulds. Apparently the truck was repaired at this location and left a large diesel stain in the gravel.
   I went to the scene and found things as described. I met Mr. Gould who showed me the location of the stain. This stain was about 60 square feet in area. Mr. Gould says that it is often less than a foot to ledge in that immediate area. While this site is an abandoned farm with a fallen in house, it is obviously a house lot that one would expect to be developed in the future. Because the ledge is so close it is important that the spill be cleaned up. To this end I contacted Mr. Joseph Flint the next morning and explained that it needed to be removed. He has an acceptable site to spread the gravel at his place of business on the Stagecoach Road in Sebec.
   Mr. Flint called on 6/4/02 to say that he had removed the contaminated soil, about 3 cubic yards. Also he had dug down about 3' adjacent to the spill site and did not encounter bedrock. Due to safety concerns he did not leave the hole open as I had requested, but filled it. His estimation of total fuel lost was about 10 gallons.
  On 6/5/02 I returned to the scene and found that the spill had appeared to be cleaned up satisfactorily. No further action is anticipated.
I-100-2002*15.99 gallons of gasoline leaked into a storm drain then into Whitney Brook from a vehicle accident.  Approximately 3 gallons were recovered using sorbent pads.
I-101-2002*Vehicle accident leaked a reported 30 gallons of gasoline.  Evaporation took care of most of the product.  No other removal attempts made.
I-104-2002*Three propane tanks in Fort Fairfield were vandalized, with one being set ablaze.  Unknown amount of propane was released.  No recovery effort made.
A-352-2002*Pride Manufacturing had a 55 gallon spill of hydraulic oil caused by a mechanical failure on a piece of heavy equipment.  Mill personnel sorbed the spilled oil with sawdust.  Process steam is generated in a chip/sawdust fired boiler.  Contaminated sawdust was added to the fuel stream and burned in the boiler.
A-355-2002*Shortly after Mr. Tilton's truck became stuck in the mud he latched onto it with a come-along and attempted to get it to 'come along' out of the mud. For obvious reasons, it had to be out of gear and with the emergency brake disengaged during this process. Unfortunately the come-along was not up to the task and let Mr. Tilton down. It also let his truck down. Down the hill, through the mud and into the Damariscotta River. No sheen was reported likely due to the fast nature of the current in this area.
B-83-2002*B-083-02
Baileyville

Friday February 15, 2002	0910

I received a phone call from Brad Kelso (427-4044), of Domtar Industries paper mill in Baileyville.  Mr. Kelso phoned to report an apparent pipe break.  Mr. Kelso reported that the broken pipe appears to be the weak black liquor pipe.  The material is flowing across the pavement to the process sewer.  I asked if there was a way to either, greatly reduce flow, reroute the material, or shut it off.  He explained to shut it off would require a shutdown in that section of the paper mill.

The black liquor is coming up out of the ground, from an underground pipeline that normally routes this material to the process sewer.  This was noted around 0815 this morning and the pH at that time was near 13.

The plan currently is to isolate the sump on asphalt and pump the material from the sump to the mill's process sewer.  I asked Brad to contact me if anything changes or the whole thing goes south.

I was phoned around 1120.  I was then informed that the leak from a 10" forced process sewer line from the new evaporator to the process sewer had been leaking and that the weak black liquor was seen in the St. Croix River.

It was at that time that I decided to head for Domtar in Baileyville.  Thousands of gallons of weak liquor flowed through that forced main and leaked.  An exact amount is not known.  Some of the materials known to be in weak black liquor include:  potassium chloride salts, weak condensate, pump gland packing water and weak sodium hydroxide.  After I arrived on Friday afternoon, I was taken to the spill scene and the area in which the black liquor was entering the St. Croix River.
At that time, the plan was to place a large pump into the river and attempt to pump the black liquor and large amounts of river water to the process sewer via a 6 inch diameter hose attached to the pump.  An Orion 238 pH meter was used to monitor two of the noticeable outfalls on the bank just before entry into the river.  At 1700 the pH at one location was 10.06 and the temperature was 17.3 degrees C.  At another location the pH was 8.52 and the temperature was 9.2 degrees C.

The large hydraulic diaphragm pump was lowered, and pumping to the process sewer began.  It is unclear how much of the actual product that leached or otherwise entered the St. Croix River was recovered.  Thousands of gallons of river water and weak black liquor were pumped into the process sewer via the pump and hose setup.  Periodic readings of the pH were taken (roughly every 3 hours).  Conductivity readings were taken starting on Saturday around 0950.

This pumping and recovery activity ended on Sunday around 0500.  To understand what how clean was clean, readings were also taken above the release discharge points.

On Tuesday, February 19, I received a phone call to update me on the spill situation.  I was told that the pump was polled on Sunday, February 17th.  A bad weld on a corner, of the piping, as well as dark soil with a pH of 12.1 was discovered, near the piping break.

The results of a dye test on Saturday indicated that a 36' line from the boiler to the spill pond also had a leak.  A camera crew checked this line.
B-341-2002*
     This office received a call at 1625 on 6/21/02 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that diesel contaminated soil had been found around the fill pipe on an underground tank at the Bar Harbor Diesel Generating Station on Route 233 in Bar Harbor.  The spillage, estimated to be around 6 gallons, is believed to be due to overfills and/or leaky unions/fittings on the system.

     I was later informed that the fittings were tightened and three drums of contaminated soil were removed in the cleanup.  All of the material was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.

P-441-2002*On 6/24/02, I received a call from the Cumberland Fire Department (CFD) reporting a truck accident on the Maine Turnpike with diesel fuel spillage.  I responded immediately and upon arrival observed a Maine Turnpike Authority dump truck on it's side with a damaged fuel tank.  The CFD had placed a bucket under the leaking tank and had managed to recover approximately 30 gallons in this manner.  Additional spillage was recovered with sorbent pads and excavation.  No further action is required.
B-105-2002*B-105-2002
02/22/2002 10:03

     Greg Allen, concerned resident at Knollwood Apartments in Brewer, called to report some type of oil spillage out in their parking area.  Investigation shown that the oil was used motor oil that someone may have intentionally dumped.  It appeared to be only a gallons worth and was contained entirely on the paved surface.  A phone call to Hughes Property Management, caretaker of the apartments, resolved the problem.
B-106-2002*B-106-2002
02/22/2002 10:56

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a 20 gallon overfill of fuel oil at Precision Paving on the Odlin Road in Bangor.  It was stated that the driver filled the tank in error.  The fuel, which was reportedly contained on a concrete surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-124-2002*The Waterville Fire Department responded to a report of 3 - 5 quarts of waste motor oil dumped in a snow bank.  The fire department removed the contaminated snow and used sorbent pads to clean up the remaining oil.  The Fire Department collected the material for disposal.  No site visit was made.
B-344-2002*
     This office received a call at 1125 on 6/25/02, from Gerry Mirabile (Central Maine Power Company; Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that at 0930 this morning, a tree fell across a power line on the Willimantic Road in Elliottsville TWP, which damaged a transformer on pole #80.  Approximately one quart of oil leaked from the unit onto brush and grass around the pole.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  One bag of oily debris was collected and hauled off for disposal.

REC:  File report.
B-138-2002*B-138-02
Bangor

Wednesday March 6, 2002	0800

Kenny Fitz (848-7556 Ext:22) phoned to report that he had just heard about a hydraulic oil spill at Haley's Tire, in Bangor.  He said that a hydraulic hose burst on a Pine Tree Waste compactor truck.  He said he was in the process of heading over to the spill scene.  I said I would meet him there.

The affected area was entirely on asphalt surfaces.  A fair amount was on the pavement near the location of the Haley's Tire Company's dumpster.  Also a large amount of roadway was covered (approximately 300 feet long by 2 to 5 feet in width).

Speedi-dry was put on the asphalt to soak up the hydraulic oil, then swept up.  Speedi-dri was also applied to Bangor Mall Boulevard so that moving vehicles would not "track" the sprayed oil all over.  The speedi-dri was left in the roadway because of public safety concerns.
P-118-2001*2.20.2001, responded to spill location and met with Sherry Novicky.  I observed a K-1 discharge from a 275 gallon residential aboveground supply tank.  The cause of the discharge was ice build up around the filter attached to the tank.  The forces of the ice broke the copper fitting attaching the filter to the tank.  Approximately 200 gallons were released.

For the next several weeks DEP conducted a clean up action consisting of the removal of 2.42 tons of contaminated soil.  The excavation was limited due to the proximity of the septic system and the structure of the dwelling.  It is believed that the oil migrated to the leach field.  After evaluating that there was no risk to human health from vapors or well contamination (area served by public water) no further soil removal was conducted.  Excavating the leach field was not a practical option and would expect to create a larger impact to the environment.  Test pits were excavated down grade adjacent to the leach field.  No evidence of migration was observed.  A stream bed down grade of the spill was monitored for several months after the spill and no indication of oil migration or discharge occurred.  It is expected that the oil will decay in the leach bed and not pose a problem in the future.  Landscaping was completed at this site at a later date.


The aboveground supply tank was replace as part of the Department's AST replacement program.  Invoices related to the upgrade were forwarded to the Director of the Technical Services Division for approval.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6.26.2002, 11.18.2002
P-85-2002*On January 18 th, 2002, The Union Oil Company of 79 Lincoln Street, South Portland, Maine, submitted a Phase II site assessment for their facility at the above referenced location. The site assessment identified NAPL in a geo-probe boring that was installed as part of the Phase II assessment. This case has been referred to Bradford Hahn of the  Division of Technical Services.
A-249-2002*See attached environmental site assessment.
A-289-2002*I received a report of an overturned truck.  The saddle tank vent allowed a small amount of oil to escape. The tank did not rupture.  The Fire Chief estimated less than 2 gallons of fuel was lost.  No site visit was made.
A-301-2002*This spill was the result of an auto accident involving a hydraulic dump body truck.  A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to pavement. The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents.  A later site visit revealed a stain on the pavement, but it appears that nothing left the paved surface.
P-392-2002*On 6/6/02, I received a call from Paul Mason of Irving Oil reporting a diesel spill at the Biddeford Irving Mainway.  The spill had apparently happened when a customer spilled fuel while refueling a vehicle.  The customer did not report the spill and store employees were unaware that it had occurred until another customer had made them aware of it.  By then, several cars had driven through the spilled diesel tracking it across the facility pavement.  It was also raining at the time further causing the spillage to spread.  Irving Oil contracted with Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  Sand was also placed over the spillage by order of the Biddeford Fire Dept.  No further action is anticipated.
B-629-2001*If the Oil & Solid Fuel Board would ban the manifolding together of oil tanks, or if they would require 2 fills and 2 vents on tanks that are manifolded, or if a Scully fitting had not been employed on the fill pipe, this spill probably wouldn't have happened.

On the afternoon of 11/5, a contract hauler for Chase & Kimball ( Larry Fettinger- Exeter-379-2027) delivered oil to the Kittridge residence for the first time.  The driver was still pumping and, he said, still getting a whistle when Dr. Kittridge informed him that one of the basement tanks had opened a seam.  While ordinarily the oil company would be blamed for this spill, in this case it's not their fault.  The tanks were at least 12 years old and manifolded together.  As far as I could tell, they were up to code, and must have been filled dozens of times without bursting.  The driver, as stated, was doing what he was supposed to do: filling the tank via a Scully fitting and getting a whistle.

The tank did not fail catastrophically, i.e. blowing out the end.  Instead, a seam on one end side about 1/3 up the tank opened up.  The entire floor was covered with oil.

I hired Clean Harbors to recover what oil they could that night.  Next day they pressure washed the floor, to try and cut down the vapors in the dwelling.  On 11/13, Dr. Kittridge complained of oil fumes in the basement, so John Selleck and I installed a vent system to vent the fumes out through the chimney.  On that date, Cheryl Bragg representing Allstate Insurance inspected the site and informed Dr. Kitttridge Allstate would not pay for the damaged tank, nor his deductible payment to the Groundwater Fund.  She did not offer to pay the clean up costs.

Exploration will have to be done to find the rest of the oil.  I think it went through an opening in the basement slab and followed the wastewater piping towards the septic system.

EXPLORATION AROUND THE SEPTIC SYSTEM ON 6/4/2002 REVEALED NO OIL, AND ACCOMPLISHED NO PURPOSE OTHER THAN RULING OUT A POSSIBLE FATE OF THE OIL AND DESTROYING THE WASTE WATER LINE TO THE SEPTIC TANK, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED.   IT WOULD NOW APPEAR THAT THE OIL IS STILL UNDER THE SLAB, AND THAT POSSIBILITY WILL BE PURSUED ON 6/7/02.

Holes drilled through the cellar floor on 6/7/2002 showed that the oil still resides under the slab, with the  highest concentrations around the waste pipe and toilet rough-in, the area where the firewood was stored and the tank area.  Concentrations in those areas range between 500 and > 1000 ppm.   During the week of 6/10 the floor will be removed.
B-52-2002*Oil contaminated soil turned up in a trench being excavated for a new sewer line to serve Wyman Blueberry.  The site in question is the old Maine Central RR ROW between Wyman's and Cherryfield Foods, now owned by the Maine Dept. of Transportation.   This site used to have a bulk plant on it, long since demolished.

Paul Jaques of Civil Engineering Services had the contaminated soil stockpiled on site, and covered, pending a decision from me as to what to do with it.  In the spring of 2002, it was spread to weather on a lot the MDOT owns adjacent to the landing strip in Deblois.

The larger issue was what to do about a production well directly down gradient, belonging to Cherryfield Foods.  That well is only a standby well, but it's 415' deep and produces 65 gallons/ minute. It's slightly contaminated with sodium.

On the 21st of May, I asked Monty Caler at Cherryfield Foods to start the well pump, so I could sample the well water.  On 5/29/02, I obtained samples after the well had run for better than 24 hours, and had them analyzed for gasoline and diesel.   Results, attached, were negative.

On 6/21/02, after conferring with Paul Blood,  I asked Dwight Doughty to delineate the area of contamination by digging some test pits, and quantifying the contamination by PID.  If bedrock is not reached by backhoe, MDOT or DEP  will have to geoprobe or drill there.







P-393-2002*Process failure caused 1000 gallon discharge of chromic acid (ph 1.9).  Cleaned up by Clean Harbors.  See attached reports from General Dynamics.
P-394-2002*On 6/8/02, I received a report through the Maine State Police from Jim Paul of the U S Coast Guard reporting a diesel spill of an unknown quantity in the Royal River in Yarmouth.  The spill was reported to have come from a vessel that was undergoing an emergency haul out at the time.  The spill was reported to have left a mile long sheen on the river.  I responded immediately and met Mr. Paul on site.  We were unable to locate the vessel in trouble and no one at the nearby boatyard (Yankee Marina) knew anything about a spill or vessel in trouble.  Further phone calls led us to find the vessel in question safely docked on Little John Island in Yarmouth.  The vessel had apparently been suffering minor mechanical problems related to fuel and a small amount of diesel had spilled overboard.  Once the boat operator was made aware of the problem, the discharge was immediately ceased.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
B-37-2002*B-037-02
Dedham

Wednesday January 23, 2002	0854

Samantha Landry (989-2770), of Dead River phoned to report an oil spill at the Larrell Pooler residence, on the Mann Hill Road in Dedham.  The rental property is owned by Hilford Bailey (945-3036), of 173 Thornton Road, in Bangor.  The small spill of approximately 1 gallon of oil was from a corrosion leak in the basement tank.  The tank was patched and is scheduled to be pumped out and replaced by Dead River.

The clean up and disposal of a few sorbent pads and a small amount of speedi-dri was done by The Dead River Company.
B-45-2002*B-045-02
Levant

Monday January 28, 2002	1240

I received a phone call from Mr. Stan Griffin (884-7008), of Griffin Oil.  Mr. Griffin phoned to report an oil spill at the Todd Eaton residence (884-7317), in Levant.  The heating oil spill occurred sometime over the weekend when show and ice was removed from the roof of the Eaton double-wide mobile home.  From the best we can determine this caused the valve to be sheared off the 275 gallon #1 heating oil tank.

When I arrived at the Eaton Residence in the early afternoon I spoke with Todd Eaton.  It appears that around 100 gallons of product were spilled onto the ice, snow and asphalt.  The tank was on an asphalt pad.  Some of the oil may have likely run under the concrete slab that the mobile home is on.  There is no odor in the Eaton residence, nor was there any oil noticed on the slab.

I suggested to Mr. Eaton that we proceed and get this spill cleaned up.  I explained what needed to be done he was interested in hiring a local contractor to do the work.  I told him I would submit an application for AST fund coverage through the State Fire Marshal's Office.  I asked that he contact me when he hired his contractor and when they would be ready to excavate.

I phoned Mr. Eaton both in early and mid February to ask how things were coming together for a local contractor to do the required excavation and clean up.  I told him to contact me ASAP if things were not coming together for him and I would hire a clean up contractor.

Todd Eaton contacted me on Tuesday March 5 to tell me that the local contractor keeps putting him off or cannot get there.  I told him I would hire a clean up contractor and would begin clean up either late this week or early next week

I contacted Clean Harbors and actual site activity began on Thursday, March 7 at 0845.  Clean Harbors cut the asphalt and excavated down to 38 to 40 inches in gravel then hit clay.  The contaminated soil was removed.  Some oil entered the excavation from under the concrete mobile home pad.  The pre-cast concrete rear porch was moved and the asphalt and frost was broken up with an electric jack hammer.  Pieces were vacuumed up using the vacuum truck.  The excavation was left open over the weekend with sorbent pads on the water in the excavation and foam insulation and plywood covering the opening for safety and to prevent freezing of the now exposed ground water.

The excavation was backfilled and the tank was placed on the end of the mobile home on a concrete pad.  The contaminated soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, under authorization # 58997A.
A-55-2002*I responded to a report of an AST failure at the Crabtree residence.   Mr. Crabtree showed me the horizontal 275 gallon tank which had a nipple failure due to snow and ice load.  I arranged for Dig Safe  confirmation #2002 0502391.  I contacted Merton Richards excavation, and he arranged to remove contaminated soils on 2/5/02.  The ground was frozen in exposed areas, but beneath the snow, the ground was not frozen.  I oversaw the soil removal and used the PID bag headspace to guide removal.  We removed an area that was perhaps 35 feet square, to varying depths.  We encountered only a very small amount of free product.  Excavation was limited on the northern edge of the hole by the leachfeild, however, I estimate that a majority of the contaminated soil was removed.  Excavation was completed on 2/6/02 and replaced with bank run gravel.  In the process of excavation, the water line was broken, and repaired by Richard White, a local plumber.  Based on advice from DEP geologist Pat Seaward, we had the well tested for bacteria as well as diesel range organics.  Results were non detect.  Landscape work i.e  loam and seeding of the disturbed area will take place summer 2002.  An additional water sample will also be collected to confirm the absence of contaminants.  Results are held by Tech Services, Pat Seaward.
B-315-2002*On 6/4/02, 1528 hours Henry Vaughn of the Orono Fire Department reported that some containers of waste oil had been found at 21 Margin Street.  He indicated that this was where the transfer station would pick up any rubbish.  However, the transfer station doesn't deal with waste oil.  He agreed to secure the waste product until the following day if I would pick it up.  On the afternoon of 6/5/02, I recovered the product and transported it to our facility at BRO.  It will be combined with other waste oil that will be taken by a Haz-Mat contractor.
B-50-2002*B-050-02
Prospect

Wednesday January 30, 2002	1150

I received a phone call from Toby Zabot of the Portland DEP regional office.  Toby asked that I make contact with Mr. Patrick Heelan (415-2107 office 831-6911).  Mr. Heelan represents RCC Unicell.  He phoned to report a diesel spill from a diesel generator on Heagen Mountain in Prospect.  The Heagan Mountain Road is located off Route 174 in Prospect.

The generator on the mountain is used to power the cell phone tower as there is no electrical power source near the tower.  Unicell was supposed to have gotten together with Bangor Hydro Electric and have a power pole and power lines installed.  Plans are to have a clean up contractor which includes excavation of contaminated soil and replacement of the removed soil tomorrow.  The T-Buck Construction Company (783-6223), from the Portland area, will be doing the excavation.  Shortly afterward I received a phone call from Mr. John Hyk (469-2193, the property owner), he resides at 287 Heagan Mountain Road. I explained to Mr. Hyk what I knew of the spill so far and that a clean up contractor would be on site tomorrow.  I made plans to meet with Mr. Hyk at 0830 on Thursday.

Thursday January 31, 2002	0830

I met with John Hyk who is the concerned property owner.  John explained that there are two drinking water wells located about a little more than 300 feet from the cellular phone tower and diesel spill.  John was also the vigilant property owner who eventually reported the problem.  The following informational log is from John's notes and recollections;


     The generator has been powering US Cellular equipment since it was installed on December 21, 2001.  It was to be replaced in 30 days with land-line power.

     The 250 Gallon skid tank that powers a trailer mount generator was  filled with diesel at 1000 on Tuesday Jan 29.

     On 01-29-02 the generator started to leak at about 1630.

     At 1645 John noticed that the filter on the generator was leaking.

     At 1700 John phoned: he reported what he had seen to Doug Wilkes.
     (Mr. Wilkes is a New Hampshire representative.)

     At 2000 the fuel filter was changed.

     The Maine DEP was called at 1150 on January 30.

     The skid tank was filled on January 30, at 1500.

     The failed spin on type fuel filter burst and pumped around 100 gallons in 3 to 4 hours.

Soon a truck from Vaughn Thibodeau arrived and we waited for T-Buck construction to arrive with the excavator.   Once the excavator was on scene and unloaded, we moved the generator and skid tank.  Then excavation of the contaminated snow gravel and soil began on this brisk winter day (ambient temperature 10 degrees with a wind chill).

In all, 14 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated and taken to Vaughn Thibodeau's Yard in Prospect to his asphalt plant.  The material was replaced with clean gravel.
B-319-2002*MICHAEL COSKELLY'S MOTHER- IN-LAW, MRS. WILLIAMS, RESIDES WITH THE COSKELLYS AT 18 BAGLEY AVENUE.  EARLY ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 8, AT 1:23, SHE SMELLED A TERRIBLE STENCH THAT TOOK HER BREATH AWAY AND BURNED HER EYES.  UPON BEING AWAKENED, HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.  THEY VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED THE SMELL AS "HOT METAL, GARBAGE, BURNING TIRES OR HOT TAR" .  THEY COMPLAINED TO THE POLICE, ALLEGING THAT THE MILL WAS EMITTING SOMETHING NOXIOUS.

OFFICER DAVID WINCHESTER INVESTIGATED, AND HE SAID HE COULD SMELL SOMETHING LIKE ROTTEN EGGS NEAR THE MILL.  MILL SECURITY, OFFICER FLOYD LAURENCE, INVESTIGATED ALONG WITH THE MILL'S ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER, DON MARTIN, BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.  ANYWAY, THE WIND WASN'T BLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF BAGLEY AVE., HE SAID, AND HADN'T BEEN ALL NIGHT.

THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL SOURCES IN THE VICINITY.  OFFICER WINCHESTER POINTED OUT THAT FRIDAY WAS GRADUATION NIGHT IN BUCKSPORT AND A STINK BOMB IS NOT UNHEARD OF.   THERE WERE NO SHIPS TIED UP UPON MY ARRIVAL, BUT ONE MIGHT HAVE SAILED ON THE TIDE.  THE IP MILL DOES STILL BURN TIRES;  POSSIBLY  THE SULFUR SMELL ORIGINATED AT WEBBER TANKS IF THEY WERE TRANSFERRING HIGH SULFUR DIESEL.  THERE WERE 2 LOCOMOTIVES IDLING ON THE TRACKS NEAR THE MILL;  MAYBE THE SPRAGUE ENERGY LOADED SOME TANK CARS WITH #6 OIL.  MAYBE THERE WAS A BLOCKAGE IN THE MUNICIPAL SEWER LINE OR IN THE LINE THAT CARRIES LEACHATE FROM THE MILL'S OLD BARK PILE.

WHATEVER IT WAS, IF IT WAS ANYTHING, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN TOO LONG LASTING, BECAUSE THE POLICE RECEIVED ONLY ONE COMPLAINT, AND THAT WAS FROM MR. COSKELLY.  A CHECK OF COSKELLY'S PROPANE SYSTEM SHOWED NO LEAKS, SO THE SOURCE WAS NOT THE METHYL MERCAPTAN ODORANT IN PROPANE.

ANOTHER MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
B-321-2002*THE DISPATCHER ON DUTY SUNDAY NIGHT CALLED SAYING THERE'D BEEN A CAR/MOOSE ACCIDENT ON RT. 1 IN WHITING, THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ROAD, THAT THE WHITING FIRE DEPT. HAD BEEN CALLED OUT BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY'D KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WAS I EVEN INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT IT?  I GOT DIRECTIONS AND STARTED DOWN.

ARRIVING ABOUT 00:30, I FOUND THE SITE, FOUND THE MOOSE, BUT THE ONE THING  I COULDN'T FIND WAS  ANY SPILLED PRODUCT OR EVEN THE SMELL OF IT.  EITHER THE FIRE DEPT. HAD HOSED THE PRODUCT OFF THE ROAD, OR SOMEONE HAD CONFUSED SPILLED ANTIFREEZE FOR FUEL.  THERE WAS NOBODY THERE TO ASK EXCEPT THE MOOSE, AND HE WASN'T TALKIN'.
A-342-2002*See attached report. No site visit made.
B-61-2002*B-061-02
Greenbush (Olamon)

Tuesday February 5, 2002	0825

I received a phone call from Paula Smith (743-9212), of C.N. Brown, in South Paris.  According to Paula, a CN Brown driver with Brewer Heating Oil was delivering heating oil, at the Helen S. Dunn Elementary School in Olamon, when nearly 1 gallon of oil splashed back and landed, on the surrounding ice.  This happened because the overfill protection (a flap type device in the fill tube) was activated.

The surrounding ice was chipped up and removed by C.N. Brown.  I phoned the school and asked to speak to the principal.  She later phoned me back to report that the contamination that resulted from the spill had been removed.  I explained I was concerned as the school suffered a contaminated well a few years ago that I was able to clean up.  See also B-101-97.
B-320-2002*MOWING HIS GRASS ON JUNE 8, DON SLEIGHT NOTICED THAT THE GRASS IN THE DITCH NEAR THE ROAD WAS DEAD.  INVESTIGATING FURTHER, HE NOTICED THERE WAS OIL IN THE DITCH, A NUMBER OF DEAD NIGHT CRAWLERS, AND THAT THE OIL WAS COMING FROM THE CULVERT CONNECTED TO THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM UNDER THE KENNEBEC ROAD.

ARRIVING ABOUT 1615, I COULD FIND TRACES OF OIL IN A CATCH BASIN ON THE ROAD.  THE OIL SYSTEMS AT 151 AND 163 KENNEBEC WERE TIGHT.  NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE BROOKS RESIDENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, AND I ERRONEOUSLY REACHED THE CONCLUSION THAT THAT THEREFORE MUST BE THE SOURCE.  IT TOOK ME TWO WEEKS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THAT BASEMENT, AND THE SYSTEM THERE PROVED TIGHT.

BY THAT TIME I'D BECOME AWARE THAT THERE'D BEEN A LOSS AT THE DAVID ROBERTS RESIDENCE AT 147 KENNEBEC;  ATTEMPTS TO GAIN ACCESS THERE WERE UNSUCESSFUL UNTIL THE EVENING OF JULY 8, WHEN I FINALLY CAUGHT THE ROBERTS AT HOME.

ROBERTS SAID THAT HIS OIL TANK HAD BEEN DRY ON JUNE 6, AFTER HAVING BEEN FILLED IN EARLY MAY.  HIS OIL COMPANY, HERMON OIL, HAD REPLACED HIS UNDERSLAB FEEDLINE WITH AN ABOVEGROUND LINE.

I EXPLAINED TO ROBERTS HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE POTENTIAL RESPONSIBLE PARTY, TOLD HIM ABOUT OUR CLEAN-UP FUND AND HIS DEDUCTIBLE, AND TOLD HIM I'D LIKE TO GEO-PROBE ON HIS FRONT LAWN.  HE EVENTUALLY ACCEDED.

GEOPROBING OCCURRED ON JULY 18, AND WHILE SOME OIL WAS FOUND IN THE GROUND, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY DIGGING UP ROBERTS' FRONT LAWN.  GIVEN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN THE LOSS OF OIL AT ROBERTS' AND WHEN IT APPEARED IN THE DITCH AT SLEIGHT'S, I THINK THE OIL FOLLOWED ROBERTS' PERIMETER DRAIN INTO THE STORM SEWER AND THEN INTO THE DITCH ON SLEIGHT'S PROPERTY.

ON AUGUST 15, THE OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE DITCH AND TAKEN TO THE PINE TREE LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL.
A-454-2001*Received a call from Hallowell Fire Department that they had a smoking garbage truck. The smoke was white so it probably was not due to a fire. I went to the scene on Outer Central Street.  I was met by members of the Hallowell Fire Department who briefed me. A small (2 ton) garbage packer truck owned by Worthing Waste Systems was picking up residential trash in this Hallowell neighborhood.  After a while, the driver noticed white smoke from the back of the truck. She got out and called Hallowell police who dispatched Hallowell Fire who called DEP. I suited up in level B and with the aid of a Hallowell fire fighter approached the back of the truck for inspection only. The truck had stopped smoking by this time. There appeared to be some liquid in the hopper of the truck. I obtained some pH paper, returned to the truck and tested it. The liquid had a pH of approximately 2.

After deconning with water, we discussed the issues. The consensus was that the liquid was probably muriatic acid (low grade hydrochloric acid) or battery acid (sulfuric acid). Approximately 2 gallons was in the hopper of the truck. Treatment in place was the only practical option. I asked for garden lime and speedy dry. I chose to put the speedy dry to the liquid first, then the lime.  Putting the lime in first would have achieved better neutralization, but would have created a splattering problem.  We added 50 pounds of speedy dry and 50 pounds of lime.

The next question was how to dispose of the waste. Waste Management agreed to take it in at their Crossroads facility in Norridgewock as the waste now met the definitions of solid waste. I followed the truck to Norridgewock and witnessed them dumping the load in the secure landfill. No cleanup was necessary at the spill site as no liquid left the hopper of the truck. I suggested that the hopper of the truck be rinsed prior to putting the truck back in service.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-310-2002*On 6/01/02, Peter Blanchard passed on a spill to me that had been reported by Melvin Blake who does care taking for people who own summer homes in the Brooksville area.  Jake Ward was the on call person but he was busy with another spill.  Peter was Supervisor On-Call and was able to contact me so I responded.  Before Melvin called us he contacted Robert Gray's Plumbing.  I discussed the situation with Robert before I headed for Brooksville.  There were a couple of drains (one a perimeter drain and the other was a basement drain) that they had plugged.  There were places on the cement floor where the product was almost an inch thick.  This was not deep enough to effectively use a recovery pump.  We discussed scooping it up with something like a snow shovel.  They adapted this approach by using gallon milk jugs with the bottoms cut out of them.  They got the better part of forty gallons of liquid product this way.  They put down pads after they had scooped all the liquid that they could.  Then we proceeded to release the liquid that was captured inside the two drains.  As this went over a bunch of pads, we collected another five gallons.  I suggested leaving some pads at the drain outlets and checking them every few days.  The well is about twenty feet upgrade from the spill and there seems to be a good supply of surficial ground water flowing through the perimeter drain, which is down grade from the house.  I'd bet that the well will be OK.  I discussed the fund with Mrs O'Connor and I sent an application request to the Fire Marshal's Office.  I'll pay Gray's Plumbing up front and seek reimbursement.
B-62-2002*B-062-02
Searsport GAC Corp.

Tuesday February 5, 2002	0918

I received a phone call from Peter Goodwin (548-2525), of GAC Chemical Corporation in Searsport.   Mr. Goodwin phoned to report a 7,500 gallon release of 50% Sodium Hydroxide.  The Caustic Soda (pH 13) was released into the containment area of the bleach plant buildings concrete containment.

Upon inspection of the spill scene the 7,500 gallon spill was contained.  Mr. Goodwin explained that the material, even as we were speaking was being pumped into receiving tank trucks.  This material would be then pumped back into the sodium hydroxide tank once the fitting was replaced.  The containment area once pumped out would then be rinsed with water and that material would be used to make batches of sodium aluminate.  Clean up and wash down went into the early evening hours.
B-66-2002*B-066-02
Howland

Wednesday February 6, 2002	0345

The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with Mr. Chuck Hansen (800-552-2004), of Irving Oil Corporation about a 50 gallon tank overfill in Howland.

According to Mr. Hansen, 5 to 20 gallons of diesel fuel spilled around the pumps at the 95 Market & Diner.  The fuel came out the vent when the tank was overfilled by an Irving Oil delivery driver.  The 3,000 gallon above ground double walled tank has no real secondary containment in the event of an overfill.  There was a time when the state fire marshal's office approved these tanks and did not require a berm or additional spill containment (I think they still do).

This tank set up, coupled with a cold February morning, a driver who did not stick the tank or an inattentive delivery driver, is a recipe for a spill.

I was informed that Clean Harbors will be called to initiate clean up of the spill.

I was on scene around 0820.  Clean Harbors was on scene using sorbent pads and shoveling snow into 55-gallon drums.  About 16 drums and sorbent pads were disposed of by Clean Harbor / Harbor Industrial Services.  The owner, Tom Saucier, also is the owner of the nearest drinking water well that serves his home.  I have labeled this well to be at risk as the above ground tanks have no overfill containment.
A-335-2002* On 6-3-2002, a citizen from the city of Waterville reported, to the local Fire Dept., an oil discharge on Messalonskee Stream. The Fire Dept. then investigated the area and called the Maine DEP. I arrived on site a short time later. There was an oil sheen and emulsified oil at the discharge pipe known as "Hayden Brook" . This site is located off Western Ave. I placed a sorbent boom at this outfall.
 I requested the help of someone from the public works dept. and together we removed and checked many man hole covers. We could not find the source of the oil spill/sheen. I checked on the outfall several times the next few days and no further spillage had occurred. No further action will be required.
B-67-2002*
B-67-02
Exeter

Wednesday February  6, 2002	1613

I received a phone call from Paula Smith (743-9212), of CN Brown in South Paris.  She phoned to report a small 1-cup oil spill that dripped from the area around the tank gauge onto the concrete floor.  She reported that the home owner had no sealant at the gauge base.

While it may be true that the gauge lacked sealant, oil would not have leaked from this area if the driver filling the tank stopped when the tank whistle stopped.

The spill was cleaned up by Dexter Heating Oil, using speedi-dri and odor gon.
B-72-2002*B-072-02
Brewer

Saturday February 9, 2002	1830

I received a call from the state police dispatcher to make contact with Mr. Andy Feney (852-5942), of the Dead River Company, in Brewer.

According to Mr. Feney there was a 1 gallon #2 heating oil spill at the Kim Leveltti residence, in Brewer.  The spill occurred over a period of time and was due to a bad seal, on the fuel pump, which is located on the furnace gun burner.   In all one gallon of oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbents, a degreaser and odor-gon.  These materials were disposed of by Dead River.
B-314-2002*       On June 4, 2002, at 1330 we received a call from Michael Hughes of Essex Street in Orono reporting used oil spillage at a vacant house across the street from his home.  Mr. Hughes said there was at least a half dozen junked vehicles and snowmobiles that had spilled oil.  Bangor Savings Bank has foreclosed on the property and Mr. Hughes was interested in buying it at the auction.
        I checked the site that afternoon and found the junked vehicles but found only a couple spots of oil spillage.  These were only a foot or less in diameter and the stain didn't penetrate more than a couple inches into the ground.  I did find and remove a five gallon bucket half full of used oil.  The bucket no longer had a cap.  We will dispose of this oil.
P-395-2002*On 6/11/02, I received a call from Donald Girardin of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill that occurred the day before.  The spill occurred when a service technician from Downeast was changing a filter on an above ground storage tank.  The new filter leaked a small amount of oil.  The technician observed the leak and replaced the filter.  Speedy dry was placed on the spillage and cleaned up.  The spillage only affected a concrete pad under the mobile home.  No further action required.
I-91-2002*I was called at home by the Fort Kent Police Dept shortly after being paged by the NMRO staff, requesting that I respond to a  head-on traffic accident between a pickup and a dump truck which resulted in the dump truck spilling diesel fuel and engine oil. The pickup lost all of the oil products including engine oil, brake fluid and transmission fluid.

Fire Dept applied wood shavings to the spill area which was about 500 feet long. The spill covered the roadway from the point of impact to where the two vehicles stopped.

Ed Pelletier & Sons was contacted to remove the contaminated soil & shavings.

The remaining oil in the saddle tanks were transferred at the tow truck operators facility by DEP personnel with DEP equipment.

The operator of the MPS pickup died at the accident scene.

Response case closed.
B-73-2002*B-073-02
Hermon

Monday February 11, 2002	0352

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mr. Mike Houvers (947-3835), of R.H. Foster.

According to Mr. Houvers, Ann Jones, at 366 Billings Road, in Hermon experienced some leakage from her outside above ground tank and has oil in her drinking water.   He gave me the cell phone number of the driver who was on scene.

I phoned the driver and told him I was on my way after I got directions.  The Jones mobile home is located back off the Billings Road.

Snow and ice loading snapped the tank nipple to which the filter was connected.  RH Foster Heating technicians changed out the valve which was under 4 feet of snow and ice.  It was raining during my visit this morning.

I spoke briefly with Marlene Jones.  According to Ms. Jones the mobile home is located on ledge with very little cover soil.  The well is about 30 feet from the outside tank.  She turned on her tap water.  I was convinced and said I would not be sampling at this time.  I made contact with Clean Harbors and made arrangements for them to meet me at this location in the daylight.

I returned to the Jones mobile home with Jason Babbage, of Clean Harbors.  Arrangements were put into action and in the early afternoon we began to move snow and excavate contaminated soil.  Norlen's Water Service was contacted to install a charcoal filtration system.

The drinking water well, which is about 30 feet from the oil spill and in fractured ledge, is drilled to a depth or 105 feet, with the water pick up, at 80 feet.
There was 13.5 inches of rather clean looking red dyed heating oil layer overlying the water in their drinking water well.  This case has been referred to the technical services group for action.  I suggested either they, or I contact Norlen's Water Treatment, to get a filtration system installed ASAP.

Toward the end of the afternoon there was great concern that the excavation equipment would not start, in the morning, as sub-zero temperatures were forecast, for the overnight, and for Tuesday.

Tuesday February 12, 2002	0830

There were some difficulties in starting the small diesel powered excavation equipment.  Once it was up and running, excavation continued.  There was very little cover soil over the fractured ledge.  As we excavated toward the well the ledge was coming up to meet us (less cover soil).  In all 10 drums of contaminated soil (3 cubic yards) were removed from the spill site.

Meanwhile a worker from Norlen's was busy installing a water filtration system.

According to Marlene Libbey, there was no fuel early Saturday morning (February 9).  The previous delivery was in December.  An odor was noted in the drinking water on Thursday (February 7).  They quit drinking the water on Friday (February 8).  They received a 50 gallon delivery of oil, on Saturday; this lasted until about midnight, on Monday morning (February 11).

Three to four feet of snow and ice were removed from and around the tank.  The tank was moved and RH Foster set up a temporary tank to heat the mobile home.

The small excavator continued working to remove the thin layer of soil over the fractured ledge.  Some of the ledge was also removed.  Cover soil over the ledge varied from about 10 inches to less than 2 inches in depth as one excavated toward the well.  In all only 3 cubic yards of contaminated soil was excavated.  This material was disposed of by Clean Harbors at the Pine tree Landfill in Hampden.  Spill point:  N 44 deg. 49.692 min., W 68 deg. 53.282 min.
A-234-2002*Wilkinson Automotive is located in a residential neighborhood at 128 Madison Avenue, Madison.  The business operates from a single bay garage with a small parking area in front.   At the rear of the building is a small section of property where Scott Wilkinson has stored used and broken auto parts and waste oil in drums.  There were three drums on an old wooden pallet behind the shop.  Below the pallet the soils were heavily contaminated with waste oil.  Furthermore, there were used oil filters on the ground.  Whether the oil filters had discharged waste motor oil or not is unknown.

The complaint was from a citizen whose primary concern was the spilled waste oil.

Mr. Wilkinson was sent a letter from DEP on June 10, 2002, requesting he stop discharging oil and that his waste oil receptacles be brought into compliance with Oil and Solid Fuel Board regulations.

On June 12, 2002, Mr. Wilkinson replied by telephone to DEP.  According to Mr. Wilkinson his waste oil is burned by the Madison Town Garage for heat, the town garage is directly across the street from his automotive shop.  Mr Wilkinson voluntarily agreed to build a shed roof and more suitable base for his drums of waste oil and to comply as practicable with the Best Management Practices sent him as an enclosure on June 10, 2002.

A subsequent inspection by DEP found Mr. Wilkinson had removed the source of contamination and excavated some soils.  In addition the waste oil collection area has been improved and protected from the weather.

No further action is expected.
P-396-2002*It was reported to the DEP that two unidentified 55 gallon drums were spotted on the Folly Rd in Sebago.  Upon investigation, the presence of one drum was confirmed and its contents would best be described as fermenting household waste.  To ensure thorough procedure, the report trail was followed backwards to the original reporter in order to confirm/deny that only one drum was seen;  such was the case.
A-126-2002* An anonymous caller reported that a front end loader had gone into a private pond and leaked oil. I made a site visit and eventually found the bulldozer. The loader had become stuck in a very small private pond. The hydraulic ram had snapped and there was no easy way to lift the front end out of the pond. Ice had formed on the pond and around the tires making future recovery a big chore. There was no evidence of a discharge and no one around to talk with, therefore I left the scene. No further action required.
B-308-2002*      On May 31, 2002, at 2015 we received a call from Jerry Gorneau of Springfield reporting a home delivery tank truck that was leaking at a logging road intersection in Webster Plantation.  Gardner Logging of Lincoln owns the land, and Mr. Gorneau and I surmised that they owned the vehicle.  The oil was dripping out the back hose storage compartment of the truck.  There were no permanent bodies of water nearby.  Since the location was back among a maze of logging roads I made arrangements to meet Mr. Gorneau at his home early next morning.  I also tried to reach Gardner Logging and owner Tom Gardner at his home, but was unsuccessful.
      I met Mr. Gorneau as planned and he showed me the site.  Oil was dripping out of the back hose compartment.  I put a wash tub beneath the dripping to collect this oil.  I opened the storage area and we found the oil leaking from a bottom weld on a home made tank which held hydraulic oil.  This oil collected in the rear until it ran over the back sill and out the rear of the unit.
      The oil flowed down a short slope and collected on top of a rain puddle.  Some also flowed over the road crown and onto water in a roadside ditch.  This ditch was the road low point and no product went past here.  I estimated that forty to fifty gallons leaked.  I succeeded in reaching Gardner Logging, who did own the truck, and they sent a crew to remove the vehicle and clean up the spill.  While waiting for them I spread a sorbent roll on the oil and slowed the tank leak with "Plug &Dike".  Mike Dube, Scot Gardner and another man arrived and pumped out the tank, loaded the vehicle on a flatbed and helped recover the sorbent materials.
B-316-2002*
     This office received a call at 0810 on 6/5/02, from Bob Marquis (Marquis Heating; Stillwater) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that Blaine Marston, a customer of theirs, who resides at 75 Division Street in Bangor, contacted them concerning an AST leak in the basement at 77 Division Street, which he also owns.  Upon investigation, they found a slow drip along the bottom of the tank and put a temporary patch on it.  There was a 4x5 foot stain on the dirt floor near the tank, but no pooled oil that could be recovered.  The tank was just filled last week and was still 7/8 full, so it did not appear that more than a gallon was involved.  There was some odor around the tank, but that was taken care of with Odorgon.  Before they could proceed any further, they would need to get a permit from the City of Bangor in order to replace the tank.  It was hoped that this could be done sometime today or tomorrow.  Prior to installing the new tank, it was suggested that they might want to dig down where the stain is located to be sure that very little oil was involved.  If there is only a small amount of contaminated soil, it could be aerated on the property.  Mr. Marquis indicated that he would call again if they ran into any problems.  No further contact was made.

REC:  File report.
B-97-2002*B-097-02
Orono

Friday February 15, 2002	0900

I received a phone call from Mr. Ed George (745-1725 cell), of Gould Equipment.  Mr. George is a licensed underground tank installer.  He phoned to report that the 10,000 gallon single walled fiberglass heating oil tank at Talmar Wood Apartments was taking on water.  The tank supplies around 22 units with heating oil for their individual furnaces.

Mr. George was contacted as a result of Duska Hayman, of The Housing Foundation, receiving many no heat complaints.  The no heat complaints originated because the water level in the 10K tank was at about 3 inches.  The water was pumped out of the tank and the housing units soon had heat back.

Wednesday February 20 2002	Morning

Ed George phoned and said that they would be excavating the top of the tank, as another series of no heat complaints were forwarded to Golden Heat.  The excavation continued slowly.  The water was once more removed from the tank.  This time so was the heating oil.  A temporary tank was set up and Gould Equipment personnel were on scene.

It appears that the tank's fill pipe may have been hit, perhaps backed into sometime during the winter.  The water from a fairly high water table situation (possibly a bowl effect created by the pea stone surrounded by less permeable clay and silty soils) is running into the tank at the base of the fill pipe.  The top is being excavated to access and fix the situation.  It turned out that the steel plate that attaches to the fill pipe which is mounted in fiberglass, when moved caused the fiberglass to crack.
Paul Roy was contacted to do the tank repair.  Paul Roy, from the Gardiner area, is factory authorized to do fiberglass repairs on underground tanks.

On Friday, February 22, Mr. Roy patched the top of the tank near the fill pipe.  The tank was tested with nitrogen gas prior to being placed back in service.  No sign of oil spillage to the soil was noted.
B-111-2002*B-111-02
Calais

Monday February 25, 2002	1026

I received a phone call from Roland Chambers (454-8487).  Mr. Chambers phoned to complain about what he calls a junk yard in Calais.  The location is Lyons Towing, which is located on the River Road in Calais.

According to the complainant, Lyons Towing is involved in burying old windshield wiper jugs full of waste oil along with tires on his property.  Mr. Chambers adds that he places the containers inside tires.  Then he stacks the tires in an alternating pattern and covers them up.  He said that the code enforcement officials will not do anything.

I phoned James R. Porter (454-2521 ext 10).  I was informed that there are no licensed junk yards in Calais.  He said that Mr. Lyons runs a towing service, and as such there are times when he accumulates 8 to 10 vehicles on his property.  These vehicles are usually the result of break downs or traffic accidents, and are awaiting information, usually from insurance companies as to their final disposition.

I phoned Lyons Towing, and spoke with Robert Lyons Jr.  According to him, Lyons Towing does not recycle automobiles.  They do not empty oil or fluids from automobiles, rather they haul them to car crushing operations.  He said they await information for the disposal of any given vehicle.  If they are to be taken to an auto crusher, it is the auto crusher that drains the fluids from the automobile.
I-92-2002*Ms. Conlogue complained that her neighbors are spilling oil all over her yard while they are putting oil into their fuel tank.

When I investigated, I found a stain about 2 feet in diameter under the fill pipe of the Jones-Carmichael residence. I didn't find any oil on Ms. Conlogue's property.

I spoke with Ms. Jones-Carmichael and explained the oil spill laws. She agreed to clean-up the contaminated soil by digging it up with a hand shovel.

The spill must have occurred during the winter as the oil didn't penetrate more than 2 inches. One - five gallon bucket of soil was removed.

Ms. Jones-Carmichael will use a funnel to transfer fuel from now on.

Case closed.
I-78-2002*After a number of reports of a sheen and an odor on Pearce brook next to the old McNair site, I was finally able to identify a problem myself.

After digging the embankment with a hand shovel, I got a backhoe. We encountered an old pipe full of old oil.

Unknown source, but most likely is the old McGillicutty bulk plant.

A temporary treatment system was set up to pump the water so that there was no discharge to the water body.

Case was turned over to technical services for more clean-up.

Response case closed
P-287-2002*
SUMMARY
	As newly required of sensitive areas, I visited this proposed consumptive-use, diesel UST facility on 4/24/02.  The facility needed to be checked for compliance with the then new Maine UST siting law.
	The area is rural commercial and residential on private wells.  This property appears to have a significant amount of fill and underlain by sand.  There is an old concrete plant and gravel pits across the highway.   The drilled well located near the company garage which is listed on the map as "Former Drilled Well" was identified by an employee as an active well at the time.  I walked the property and paced distances and could find NONE of the other drilled wells listed as being outside of the 300' radius from the proposed UST facility perimeter.  The area is all open, and as covered-over drilled wells are prohibited these wells should have been evident.
	That afternoon I notified DEP's Dunlap of my observations and advised him that this UST installation should not be approved pending answering of the well location question.  How did Civil Consultants know the location of the two other wells listed on the plan if they are not visible?  The home and realty office located about 125' away to the NE supposedly has a well 300' away from the home.  Why so far?   (See attached maps & installation registration for further details.)
	Dunlap later found that Mick's drilled well, I noted near the proposed UST area, is still active and their new well about 350' away was proposed only.  The active well would be closed later.

RECOMMENDATIONS
	On 4/25/02, I recommended to John Dunlap that this installation not be approved until the location of the neighboring residential well be confirmed, and the question of the water supply for neighboring Interstate Equipment be determined.
	
S G Brezinski	
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-347-2002*A contracted back hoe broke a hydraulic line on a MDOT road job. Hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement. MDOT employees diked and sorbed oil.  The spill was contained to pavement.
P-400-2002*Heating oil (#2) was found coming out of the ground inside a gated portion of the tank farm.  A pressure test on the underground lines in the vicinity revealed a leak from a feed line.  It was immediately purged and fry panned off to eliminate any additional discharge.  Several test pits were dug to determine the extent of the contamination.  Based on those findings, a sloped trench, including several vertical monitoring wells, was dug to a reservoir.  That reservoir was then connected to an oil/water separator which ran throughout the summer.  To be expected, the operation became dormant over the winter and a recent update from Sprague (6/9) revealed a reservoir without product.  For all intents and purposes, this case is considered closed, but Sprague will remain diligent in their inspection of the installed mitigation system and contact DEP if any new developments arise.
P-390-2002*On 6/6/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Skip Houghton of Downeast Energy reporting a five gallon spill at the Riley residence in Cumberland.  Mr Houghton indicated he had a service technician on site but was unaware what caused the spill.  I asked Mr. Houghton to contact me when he had further information.

A short time later, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cumberland Fire Dept. stating that the spill was larger than initially reported and that it was impacting surface waters nearby.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the copper fuel line for the above ground storage tank at the residence had suffered a split in the line.  It is unknown how the line was damaged.  The spillage was estimated at 40 to 50 gallons.  The spill had traveled across the concrete floor of the basement and into a gravity drained sump.  The sump discharged to a drainage ditch along Greely road and then down into a small brook.  The fire department had built a series of three weir dams and placed sorbent boom in the brook.  The Downeast Energy technician had placed speedy dry on the wet areas of concrete in the residence and repaired the damaged fuel line.

It was agreed that the homeowner would leave the speedy dry down for at least a day and then sweep it up into bags that I had left him.  I made arrangements with the homeowner to return to the site on 6/10 to pick up the spill debris and remove the weir dams.  I told the homeowner to clean the floor after the speedy dry had been removed, and if the petroleum odor in the home did not significantly improve, to call me and we would help him with further remediation.  I also suggested to him that he ventilate the basement as much as possible during this process.  I checked the site again on 6/7.  At that time, water was no longer flowing in the drainage ditch.  I returned to the site on 6/10 and removed several bags of spill debris and dismantled the weir dams.  No further impact was seen in the brook area.  No further action is anticipated.
I-95-2002*A vehicle accident caused 4.99 gallons of unleaded gasoline to spill.  It was cleaned up with sawdust  and was taken to the shipwood stove to be burned.
P-405-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	At 1355 hrs. on Thursday 6/13/02, DEP was notified by Gorham Public Safety regarding an mystery drum at a Gorham residential property on Rt. 202 (192 Narragansett Dr.).  While I readied to respond, others were looking to identify the material listed on the drum "Ammonium Taragstnate".  Nothing could be found at the time in the list of haz. mat. or in CAMEO.  The metal, 19-15 gal. drum was reported by the dispatcher to may be leaking.
	At 1430 hrs. I arrived on site.  Rt. 202 was closed off in both directions and TV news was onsite.  I met with Gorham Fire Chief Lefebvre, acting as Incident Commander (IC).    Fire Chief Littlefield acted as Safety Officer.  On site were members of Westbrook, Gorham, Standish and other town Fire crews as part of the Cumberland County Haz. Mat. Response Team (CCHMT).
	 The property is a rural house off Rt. 202, on municipal water.  Surrounding the property was Moody Body Shop and an auto salvage yard.  The property owner and tenant were not around.  The container had originally been found when Gorham police responded to a prescription-drug overdose of a women (tenant) renting the house.  They noticed the container and called the Fire Dept.  The yard was the former Gorham Wood Products business but now a residential house.  There was debris and junk (tires, wood, metal, plastic buckets, etc.) strewn around the yard.
	On site I briefed by phone DEP's Sheryl Bernard and Tambra Gallant of the incident.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT
	With IC's. okay, I approached the container which appeared stable.  There were no apparent leaks to the ground, odor or vapors.  The black steel drum was labeled: AMMONIUM PARATUNGSTATE, LOT 2345, UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR CO. BISHOP, CA.  The drum appeared to have been there for weeks at least based on the position and dustiness.  It was a ring-top drum of about 15 gal. size and the top was loose so it appeared to be only at atmospheric pressure.  No off-gassing indicated there was chemical reaction going on.  None of the people who first discovered the container reported any illness.  Being in a metal drum it was unlikely to be a corrosive.  [There was a children's swing-set and toys in the yard and chances are any children would have eventually or already gotten into the container and if it was hazardous there would be noted spillage and a problem.]   Talking to Chemtrec the CCHMT found that Ammonium Paratungstate was a solid (powder or granular form) an irritant, but not a listed haz. mat.  As the material appeared to be a liquid after having moved it, we surmised that it did not contain the material on the label.
	There was no evidence of an illegal drug lab onsite.

CONTAINMENT
	At 1500 hrs CCHMT crew entered under SCBA and uncoated-Tyvek, then overpacked the 15 gallon drum into a steel salvage drum and by weight guessed it to be half full or less.  They did not open the drum.  The CCHMT then demobilized while I waited for a Clean Harbors (CHI) crew to arrive, check the contents and arrange for offsite disposal if required.

IDENTIFICATION
	At 1730 hrs a CHI crew of three arrived.  Through an open bung of the salvage drum I noted with an MSA 5-Star Meter: no Combustible Vapors, Oxygen was normal, no Ammonia, no Chlorine, no Hydrogen Sulfide.  Using an MSA PID I noted 0.0 on the PID.
	Under Level-B a CHI responder carefully opened the suspect drum.  Again I noted no readings of concern on my two meters.  Inside we noted about five gallons of clear brownish liquid with a water-like viscosity and a pH of neutral.  There was no odor coming off and no sheen, floating layer, crust or powder residue.   At this time we concluded it was water discolored by rust inside the steel container.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The container was taken by DEP and disposed of as special waste.  Clean Harbors returned the salvage drum to the Gorham Fire Station.
	In the future, perhaps a different evaluation of the scene and evidence would a
I-96-2002*A propane tank derailed at the Oakfield yard but no leaks were detected.
B-291-2002*       On June 13, 2002, I visited Jackman for the removal of a buried 1,000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank at the home of Mrs. Raymond Corriveau on Main Street.  Scot Smith of Hall and Smith Energy did the removal.  We found no soil contamination nor hole in the tank.  The area is on town water.
P-406-2002*During a trial run of the new JBF DIP 500 skimmer manufactured by SLICKBAR which was deployed off the side of the DEP Barge AUCOCISCO, troubling developments occurred.  When the skimming motor and pump were activated, oil was observed in the collection well of the skimmer.  This would be commonplace had the skimmer actually been deployed in an oil spill situation, with free product entering the belt system, and being directed to the collection well.  On the day of this test deployment, however there was no oil in the water prior to deployment.  After careful consideration of the facts involved, we deduced that since the oil appeared immediately following the activation of the belt drive motor, and the product observed appeared to by hydraulic oil, the discharge must therefore be coming from said belt drive motor.  Having deduced this we further deduced that if we stopped the belt, the discharge would stop.  Fortunately we had employed Clean Harbors personnel to join us on our junket, and they quickly sprung into action with sorbent pads and removed the free product as well as oiled seaweed.  The skimmer was removed from the water, and a sheen was left in the harbor.  No clean up of the sheen was possible, and the skimmer motor will be repaired, however this time it will be tested out of water to assure it works properly, something that was obviously not done prior to its being delivered.
A-350-2002*This spill was caused by a leaking hydraulic hose on a crane.  The oil was discharged to soil and was cleaned up by excavation.  The fitting was repaired. No site visit was made.
I-87-2002*After numerous complaints this spring concerning an oil odor and a sheen on Pierce Brook, I was finally able to smell the oil, and after digging with a hand shovel I found an oil sheen (see spill number I-58-02, I-78-02).  The more I dug the stronger the odor got.

I hired a back hoe and we dug a pit about 4 feet deep where we encountered a pipe, which was carrying a heavy sheen and a strong odor of old gasoline (varnish like smell).

Pipe appears to be the overflow pipe from the old well at the McNair site. Soils are very tight on site and it appears the pipe is acting as a recovery point.

We placed a manhole around the pipe. From the manhole we pumped the water oil mixture into a 4000 gal tank. In order to get rid of the water, we pumped about 2 gal a minute from the tank through a carbon filter. This water was discharged sightly up gradient of the site.

Recent sample results show GRO..1300 ppb, MTBE.. 7.2, Benzene..5.1,  DRO..5400 ppb.  No problems with As or Pb.
I-98-2002*A broken hose caused approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel to spill in roadway.  Road was graded and surface loosened to facilitate evaporation.
A-562-2001*Janice Moore called to report that she had accidentally spilled a powder in her kitchen that was labeled Sodium Fluoride. She said that she had already cleaned it up but asked what she should do with it. I told her I would come get it. While there I explained that she should be on the lookout for a local household hazardous waste collection day to dispose of the rest of the the powder.
A-565-2001*A small amount of oil was lost during a tank overfill. Most of the oil stayed on the tank pad with a small amount of staining between the tank pad and the trailer pad. No vapor issues likely. No well nearby.
A-742-2001*I investigated the removal of a waste oil UST at Friend Motor Sales in Skowhegan.  The tank was installed in a concrete containment vault. The pea stone surrounding the tank was saturated with oily water which was pumped to drums before the stone was removed.  This was attributed to minor overfills while the tank was in active service.  There was no evidence of oil outside of the vault in two test pits.
B-323-2002*
     This office received a call at 1110 on 6/10/02, from Sean MacMillan (S.E. MacMillan Company, Inc.; Bangor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of installing a new sewer line along Main Street in Corinna and had encountered some gasoline contaminated soil at the intersection of Route 7 and 222.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Corinna, I met with MacMillan Company personnel and monitored the operation while they excavated about 50 feet of trench along the edge of Route 7.  Several PID meter readings above 1000 ppm were obtained in the area where the contamination was first uncovered.  Beyond that, all other readings were 0.0 ppm.  The contaminated soil was found on a layer of clay approximately 5 or 6 feet below the surface.  Since it had a slight varnish type odor, it did not appear to be fresh product.  My "guess" is that the gasoline originated from leaky tanks at Lister Petroleum Inc. (formerly Stan's Chevron), which were removed back in 1981.  Based on the location of the contamination in the roadbed and the surrounding area being on town water, the decision was made to leave the material in place and continue with the installation of the sewer line.

REC:  File report.
A-552-2001*The inimitable chief responder of the Presque Isle Region, Carl Allen, called to report that a purveyor of amusement equipment had left an oily mess for him to deal with and that this same company, Carr Amusements, was headed my way. I met them in Skowhegan at the fairgrounds. They had already done some maintenance on one of their generators and allowed lube oil to be released to the ground. After speaking with a one armed man, goat boy and the Bearded Lady, I found Mr. Carr. We discussed the considerable expense of clean up and disposal of contaminated soil and Mr. Carr assured me that it would not happen again. I returned later in the week and the area around Carr Amusements equipment looked quite clean. I returned again after they had left and found the area clean and the one oily spot had been cleaned up.  The disposition of the soil is unclear.
B-185-2002*B-185-2002
03/29/2002 09:30

     Penobscot County dispatch called to report that the Etna Fire Department was on the site of a fuel spill on the Marco Road in Etna.  It was stated that a truck possibly developed a leak spilling the oil up the road and onto Route 143.  Investigation shown that perhaps as much as 30 gallons of red #2 fuel were discharged.  It was suspected that perhaps an overfilled delivery truck leaked the fuel out of a loose hatch cover.  The majority of oil was spilled on a steep grade strengthening the theory.  In any event Clean Harbors personnel were called in for the clean up.  A couple drums of sand and a few bags of sorbents were generated in the clean up.  The suspected truck was never found.
B-77-2002*B-77-2002
02/12/2002 13:37

     Mckusick Petroleum of Dover Foxcroft called to report an outside home heating oil spill at the residence of Pat Michaud on the Cooley Road.  It was stated that the fitting to the tank broke off from the shifting snow spilling an undetermined amount of fuel.  Investigation of the site shown little evidence of oil.  I was a bit concerned since the well to the residence was only about 30 feet away.  Mr. Michaud insisted that he had little oil in the tank.  Before leaving I explained to him about the AST fund coverage.  I also informed him that if he should had any odors in his home or his water he should notify us.
B-80-2002*B-80-2002
02/14/2002 08:21

     Paula Smith of the CN Brown Big Apple in Medway called to report a small spill of diesel fuel.  It was stated that approximately 7 gallons leaked onto the paved surface when a vehicle was accidentally overfilled.  The spill was cleaned up with a small amount of sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
A-28-2002*C.N. Brown's oil delivery truck driver slipped on the ice and momentarily opened the hose valve. A small amount of oil spilled to the snow and ice on the ground.  C.N. Brown removed the stained snow and ice.
A-62-2002*DEP received a call for a small fuel oil spill at the Havener residence.  Kids were playing and broke the filter nipple.  The homeowner plugged the leak with a pencil, and called the Fire Department. Kip's Home Services was hired by DEP to conduct the cleanup.  He removed frozen turf and contaminated sorbent material left by the FD.  No further action required.
A-89-2002*Old gasoline UST site. Odor detected during excavation. Discovered old 550 gal heating oil UST and removed. During necessary excavation for extension of Fairfield-Benton bridge all contaminated soils were removed and disposed of to prevent worker exposure. See attached report.
A-138-2002*Spill reported under parked dump-truck due to a minor leak. Sand was put down to aid traction.  No site visit made.
A-139-2002*A Maritime Energy driver dropped his hose and spilled a small amount of #2 to the lawn of Mr. Oliver. Both parties were happy with the cleanup efforts of Maritime Energy. No site visit made.
A-184-2002*Mead reported 180 gallon lube oil spill as a result of mechanical failure on a paper machine.  The oil discharged to the process sewer for dilution and volatilization.  No site visit made.
A-288-2002*A burner tech left a fitting loose on a new installation and oil was lost to the cellar floor. The oil left the cellar and followed a drainage pipe to a nearby ditch. No soil removal was feasible.  Pat Seaward from Tech Services has assumed monitoring for vapor issues and groundwater sampling.
I-68-2002*Was contacted on 5-2-02, by Allen Albair regarding a large stain of oil in the ditch beside his property, next to Johns Country Store. I investigated that day and there was a stain about 20 feet long in the ditch that looked like it came from a truck that had parked on the side of the road and leaked. I hired a local contractor to dig it out that day.
I-84-2002*Was called by the Washburn CEO on 5-28-02, to report the discovery of 4 -55 gallon drums at the boat landing in Washburn. Apparently someone had dropped them off a truck the night before. I hired Soderberg Construction to remove the drums and burn the oil in their waste oil furnace.
P-482-2002*On July 10, 2002, I responded to a report of an unknown hazardous "vapor" in the basement of a home in Saco.  I met with the Saco Fire Dept. upon my arrival.  I was briefed that there was a smell of some sort of chemical in the basement, and that there was also some evidence of an AST leak. The two-family home is owned by Mary Boucouvalas, and managed by her son Peter.  A family of three rents out the second floor.  The Fire Dept had evacuated the house and cut the power.  I stood by the open bulkhead, and got a sample smell of the air in the basement.  It smelled like turpentine, which is indicative of old gasoline.  Greg O'Brien arrived, and he and I entered the basement with the Fire Dept. wearing an air purifying respirator, and monitoring the atmosphere with a PID and 5 gas meter (LEL,Oxygen, H2S, Chlorine, CO).  The PID read 200-300ppm, and the LEL about 6%.  There was a sump in one corner of the cellar which had some red fuel oil in it, which looks like it had run across the floor from the tank area to the sump.  This was not the cause of the "turpentine smell", and was likely coincidental.  An oil burner man had apparently recently done some work on the AST and had spilled some fuel while doing the work.   In the corner of the basement alcove, where the tank was located liquid was running in through the granite block foundation.  The PID "pegged" here, and the Fire Dept.'s explosimeter also "pegged".  Speedi Dry was thrown down in this area to cover the liquid.  A sorbent pad was placed on the area and it did soak up some liquid.  The pad was taken outside and after examination it was determined that it was likely gasoline that was entering the basement.

There were no UST facilities in the area, and no indication of any gasoline spills.  It had rained the previous several days and it was surmised that whatever the source, the rain had caused it to seek a path to the foundation.  Work had just been conducted on the driveway to prep it for being tarred.  According to Mr. Boucouvalas, there had been several layers of tar removed as well as a layer of concrete.  The soil had then been scraped back several inches and the base (cobble) had been lain and rolled with a heavy roller-machine in preparation for laying a base of gravel and then paving.  This prep work was necessary as the soil was clay.  It was apparent that either a spill occurred from the equipment or an UST was damaged during the construction activities.

Mrs. Boucouvalas stated that an UST had been removed about 10-15 years prior, but no contamination had been encountered.  I contacted EPI to recover the product inside the basement and help develop a plan for investigating the possible source.

7/11,  I returned to the site and met with EPI who had brought an excavator, and we began to dig test pits to determine the source.  On the first scoop, a tank was discovered.  The tank was apparently an old 300-500 gallon gasoline tank which had been damaged by the weight of the construction equipment, cracking the seam and releasing the tank's contents.

EPI subcontracted a Certified Tank Installer (Paul Thompson/Guerrin), and site assessor (Courtney Homa/Campbell Environmental Group) to conduct tank removal and site assessment procedures.  The tank was pumped out, and Paul Thompson was tentative about pulling it out due to the proximity of the tank to the granite block foundation.

Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services contracted a structural engineer to survey the situation and he determined that the tank could in fact be removed.

Ventilation had been installed in the basement, but due to the presence of gasoline still entering, the occupants of the building were not keen on returning.  Mrs. Boucouvalas stayed with family and I arranged for the tenants to stay in a hotel until the site was mitigated.

The tank was removed and contaminated soil was excavated.  Ventilation of the basement continued for a week.  After the exca
B-359-2002*       On July 8, 2002, at 2030 we received a call from the Washington County Sheriff's office reporting a diesel spill from a truck accident on route 9 in Township 30.   A Sunbury Transport truck had gone off the road on a corner, flipped on its side and lost between 5 and 75 gallons of diesel fuel depending on the estimate of the Wesley Fire Dept. or a DOT representative.  There are no wells or surface waters in the area as the land is paper company land.
        I met Harry Rolfe of the H.C. Rolfe & Sons towing company who was hired to recover the truck and clean the site.  Mr. Rolfe was on site the previous night and didn't think more than thirty gallons of diesel leaked onto the road shoulder.  Since there were no waters nearby and excavation would have required tearing up a recently paved section of road, I had Mr. Rolfe spread fertilizer on the 5' by 6' area where the oil spilled and we try to bio-remediate the location.
I-188-2017*8/13/2017 - Responder Sean Bernard received a call, directed through State Police dispatch, that Huber Engineered Woods OSB Plant had an estimated 50 gallon spill of hydraulic oil inside the press pit area due to a broken 1/4 inch bleeder valve.  Oil was observed on concrete floor under the press.  Some of the hydraulic oil spilled was cleanup up with wood fines that were then burned in the facility's boiler per the approved DEP license conditions.  Some of the spilled hydraulic oil was collected through floor drainage system that drains into plant's waste oil containment storage.  The broken valve was replaced with a plug.

No further action by Response Services Staff needed at this time.
A-466-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received a call that an oil spill had occurred.  The caller stated that the oil spill was from a residential aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST had leaked due to corrosion, and the vapors inside the home were overwhelming and persistent.

I responded to the site and confirmed the information that I was given over the phone to be true.  After a quick site assessment, I determined that the oil had soaked into the concrete in the basement as well as some wood and debris.  I explained to the homeowner that if it was not cleaned up properly, the vapors could persist over time.  I explained the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund to Sarah and she decided to apply for coverage.

I called in a cleanup contractor to assist me in the remediation of this site.  We removed all of the oily debris from the basement and took it away for proper disposal.  We then washed the concrete floor twice, allowing it to fully dry in between washings.  At this time, the stain was not lightening and vapors were still being persistent as I could read them with my Photo Ionizing Detector (PID).  I decided to do an Acid Etch of the stained area, and then employ a two-part epoxy sealant to the floor.  This type of sealant is used to act as a vapor barrier in these situations.  Two coats of approximately 6 mil each were applied to the floor.  After the epoxy had cured, I checked the indoor air quality with a PID.  The results were satisfactory of less than one part per million in the air.  This site was successfully cleaned up to the MDEP Commissioner's satisfaction.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
B-177-2020*Fabian Oil called to report an overfill of an outdoor above ground storage tank. The spill occurred when oil came out of the vent whistle. The oil spilled onto the exterior of the tank, vinyl siding and onto the pad below. Sorbent pads were used to wipe down the tank and the siding. Speedi-dri was used to collect the oil on the ground. Fabian Oil will dispose of the contamination. No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-69-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Casco Fire Department (CFD) reported a leaking residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this home after a resident accidently hit the fuel line with the snow blower.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill area is rural residential and forested.  The leak is located within 300' of about two drinking water wells; the responsible party's (RP) drilled well is about 50' south of the tank leak.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
At this time it was estimated that about 15 gallons of K1 oil discarded to the snow and ground after the snow blower broke the fuel line and Firomatic valve.  An additional 15 gallons was caught in buckets until the line leak was cut and Raymond Town Heating technician repaired the broken fuel line.  Much of the leaked oil was absorbed by the snow.  My contact on site was the responsible party's daughter Beth Dunfee.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 2/8/17, after CFD stabilized the discharge, Jerry Dunfee and Beth Dunfee authorized me to hire a cleanup crew while they applied to the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) insurance.  When I arrived on site, the CFD had already left and the broken fuel line was repaired.  On site I explained the insurance and application to Beth Dunfee, and on 2/11/17, I explained the insurance and cleanup to Kevin and Elisa Dunfee by phone.

MDEP had National Response Corporation (NRC) respond and were instructed to excavate oiled snow for off site melting and disposal, and collect the dirty oil caught in buckets for disposal.  I was not able to remain on site for NRC workers to arrive and observe final cleanup actions.

On 2/11/18, I spoke with the Dunfee's and they stated they were satisfied with the cleanup actions.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or be considered an environmental site assessment.  The incident was discussed with MDEP geologist Woodruff who stated he would arrange a visit and assess the incident.
2)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements based on present information.
A-101-2018*Main Street Fuels reported an outside K1 fuel oil spill.  The estimated 100 gallon spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  Contractor Coutts Brothers was hired for removal of contaminated soil.  The site is served by a private drinking water well. The site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-530-2018*On August 21, 2018 a call came in from the homeowner that his above ground home heating oil tank was dripping from the firematic valve and he was unable to stop it. Upon my arrival the ground underneath the tank was stained and the tank was actively leaking. A container was underneath to catch the dripping oil upon my arrival.  I pumped out the remainder of the home heating oil tank into a drum and removed it for proper disposal. The site was being excavated due to the rebuild of the home. The excavator onsite was able to remove the contaminated soil which was removed from the site. The soil was disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-73-2018*Ransom Consulting performed a site characterization for Stantec, at this time the Division of Response Services was informed of readings above report requirements. A Referral to both Paul Higgins and Paul Blood of Tech Services was requested for site monitoring and consulting.

The site being heavily influenced by ground water an onsite treatment holding and treatment system was used and  contaminated ground water was sent of site to Patten's Waste treatment Site. Contaminated soils were not taken off site. All three tanks were removed. Reponses Services visited the site multiple times and found no issues with the tank removal.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
I-277-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a 10 gallons release of hydraulic oil due to a ruptured hose. Louisiana Pacific Corporation's (LP) employees used wood fines to as sorbents and disposed of the contaminated debris through LP's boiler. No site visit was made.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this.
A-25-2019*Pendleton Heating Company reported a "very small" kerosene discharge from a leaking outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST).   The AST was weeping due to corrosion.  Pendleton was able to stop the leak and pump off the tank.  They also cleaned up the affected area which was, according to them, minimal.

The homeowner would be seeking financial assistance for the installation of a new tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-26-2019*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the discharge of an unknown amount of hydraulic oil from a plow truck on Route 16 in Magalloway Township.  The MDOT was unable to recover the product as it was spread for several miles over the road.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-85-2017*On February 08, 2017, Scott Hopkins of F & K Heating reported a potential oil leak at 25 MRI Drive in Skowhegan.  I responded to the mobile home. I contacted the homeowner, Tom Floyd, via telephone but he never answered or returned my call after leaving him a message.  I walked around his mobile home, but couldn't find any evidence of an oil release.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-471-2017*According to the reporter, a faulty filter gasket caused the release of less than a quart of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product impacted the tank's cement pad and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-473-2017*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately one quart of hydraulic fluid from a garbage truck.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-498-2017*On 6/23/17, I received a call from Becky at C. N. Brown Company reporting a spill from the previous evening.  A customer's gas tank developed a leak while fueling at their Mile 24 North service station.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-499-2017*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which downed the electrical transformer, releasing 10 gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  There was a curb in that vicinity which prevented affects to land.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.
P-500-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil to a crawlspace.  The basement had been weatherproofed so spilled product initially impacted the plastic membrane below the tank, then migrated underneath a taped seam, affecting the soil below.  The derelict tank was removed, a 100 square feet section of the membrane was removed, then a vactor was utilized to excavate contaminated soil.  The removal was limited by support columns, the footer and an additional oil tank, but sufficient to prevent affects to the sump basin nearby.  Replacement of the waterproofing membrane eliminated vapor migration to the living space.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-501-2017*On 6/22/17, I received a call from the Auburn Fire Department.  They reported having received a call from a concerned citizen that an oil spill had occurred at 553 Poland Road in Auburn.  The caller stated that tenants had been cutting up old oil tanks at the property and it smelled like oil.

I visited the site on 6/26/17.  I did not go onto the property, but was able to smell it well from the street on both the Poland Road and the Huard Avenue side.  I did not smell any oil or seen anything that resembled an oil discharge.  I also did not see any oil tanks outside on the property.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-502-2017*On 6/23/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Fire Department reporting a head-on collision in the area of 1054 Branch Road in Wells.  The collision caused a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of antifreeze to spill from the vehicles.  The spill was reported all to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-503-2017*On 6/23/17, I received an after-hours call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a 2 gallon spill of antifreeze to the paved road on Mechanic Street near Wayside.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-504-2017*On 6/23/17, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department requesting a response to a large mill fire at the Stenton Trust mill at 13 River Street in Sanford.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with Assistant Fire Chief, Stephen Cutter, at the command post.  He was concerned about what might be in the runoff water from the fire suppression activities.  I talked with him about the last time he had been in the mill, which has long since been abandoned.  He stated he had been in it about a year previous.  It was our belief that any large quantities of oil or hazardous materials had been removed.  It was believed that there were asbestos wrapped pipes still in the building.  I checked the main source of runoff water going into the Mousam River near Weaver Drive.  I saw/smelled no evidence of oil or chemicals in the runoff water which was significant in quantity.  Chief Cutter expressed concern that the runoff water might impact the public drinking water supply for the Kennebunk Water District.  I had supervisor on call, Jon Woodard, make a call to them.

I returned to the site on 6/26/17.  I was able to find and inspect two tunnels that enter the basement of the mill.  Very large quantities of runoff water (in excess of 7 million gallons) exited the building through these tunnels.  I saw no evidence of oil or chemical staining on the tunnels and again checked the storm water outfall area on Weaver Street, and did not find any evidence of discharge there.  It is my belief that if any oil or chemical did discharge as a result of the fire, they were very well diluted in the 7 million gallons of water used to put out the fire.

I visited the site a third time on 6/29 along with my supervisor, Steve Flannery.  There continued to be allegations of discharges and threatened discharges from the mill.  We again found no evidence of discharges from the mill or any threat of discharge.  While we were on site, a contractor working for the Town of Sanford was installing a temporary chain-link fence around the property in an attempt to prevent anyone from entering the building and possibly getting injured.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-505-2017*On 6/25/17, I received an after-hours call from the Wells Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill that occurred when a Mini Cooper vehicle caught fire on the Maine Turnpike at Mile 18, North.  The fire department cleaned up what they could with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-506-2017*Mr. Fernandes reported that his oil tank had started leaking after a delivery of oil.  The oil tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom.  A small amount of oil leaked out of the tank before the odor was noticed and the oil company put a magnetic patch on the tank to stop the leak.  The oil flowed out across the concrete floor into some wood and flooring.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to remove all of the oily debris and clean and seal the concrete floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-507-2017*A loader blew a hydraulic hose while it was underway, but the driver was initially unaware.  The result was a quarter mile trail of hydraulic fluid affecting the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-529-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the cement floor of a slab-on-grade building and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other items were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-153-2017*On 07/08/2017, Responder Sean Bernard received a call from Dead River Company's service technician, Roland Wortman, that a homeowner's aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence had started leaking sometime in the past week.  The homeowner had just detected it when they came home that morning from vacation.  The leak was stopped by Dead River Company technician, but they requested assistance from the Division of Response Services in pumping the remaining #2 fuel into temporary storage.

Upon arrival at the site, I noted that the homeowners had opened all the windows and the basement was well ventilated.  A few pieces of firewood that had been stored under the leaking AST had absorbed most of the spilled product and had been removed to the homeowner's outside fire pit for use that night. A drilled water well was observed within 15 feet of the fuel tank, but no product was thought to have impacted the secured well. A small amount of spilled product was noted on the solid concrete floor in the vicinity of the tank and "speedy dry" sorbent material had been put down to absorb.  Approximately 250+ gallons of fuel was transferred to temporary storage and the homeowner was having Dead River Company remove and replace the corroded tank on the following Monday (7/10/2017), as well as clean up any residual sorbent material under the tank.


No further action is needed by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-1079-2017*The Dumonts returned home after being away (time undetermined) and smelled oil.  Looking at the oil tank in the basement, Judy noticed oil beneath the oil filter.  She put some cat litter down and then checked again the next day.  The litter was soaked and some new oil had dripped onto the litter.  She called Downeast Energy to come repair.  Upon arrival they called to report the discharge.

Upon my arrival, I met Downeast Energy and they showed me the situation.  They had applied three bags of speedy dry sorbent material to the oiled floor and were contemplating the next step.  The furnace has been out of service for a while also.  Mrs. Dumont said they had alternative heat upstairs (wood/coal stove).  The furnace is dilapidated beyond repair and the tank very old.


Scott Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services to complete remedial activities that included: removing oily debris from the basement, removing old oil tank, removing oil furnace, moving un-oiled items to the owner's barn, jackhammered and removed concrete, removal of contaminated bricks and soil, installation of trench and piping to sump, backfilling with stone, installation of piping for sub-slab depressurization system, installation of poly vapor barrier on top of stone backfill, poured new concrete over excavation, pumping of oil contaminated water from sump and installation of a treatment trailer.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for continued monitoring/remediation.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-557-2017*On October 22, 2017, U. S. Coast Guard reported a sunken vessel to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to Port Clyde and met with vessel owner, Daniel Kingsbury.  We went on a smaller boat so I could get a closer look at the sunken vessel.  At that time I did not see any sheen or diesel product being released from the vessel under water.  It was impossible to deploy sorbent boom around the vessel at that time.

I left sorbent boom with Mr. Kingsbury and asked him to notify me if anything changes.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-444-2018*Central Maine Power Company had drained mineral oil out of a circuit.  They went to move it and found out that it was not completely drained of mineral oil.  Approximately a gallon spilled onto the gravel parking lot.  A small amount of gravel and soil were removed for proper disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-265-2018*Anonymous complaint received through National Response Center regarded an estimated 3 gallon diesel spill on pavement.  The caller stated the spill had been attempted to be cleaned up with kitty litter.  I disposed of old litter and applied fresh layer of sorbent.

No further Division of Response Services action needed.
P-223-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/8/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services requested notification of the tank removal date from A. L. Doggett Company due to expected possible soil contamination, based on report P-426-1994.  On 3/20/19, Ms. Erin Pike of St. Germain-Collins (SGC) notified MDEP the tanks were being removed that day and reportable petroleum discharges had been confirmed during the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a dense suburban commercial and residential area.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility removed in 2018 was owned by H. A. Mapes Company.  The previous UST facility and auto repair garage was known as Bridgton Foreign Auto, owned by Webber Energy, and replaced in 1994.  The site use in 2018 was a restaurant, and no new replacement UST facility was planned for installation.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the 3/21/18 site visit, SGC stated that significant fuel contamination was only measured around the UST fill pipes and not down deeper.  This discharge(s) in 2019 does not appear related to the discharges noted in 1994 (P-426-1994), and is not covered by a 1994 Groundwater Clean-Up Fund Insurance application by Webber Energy.

The UST was gone from the site at the time of my 3/21/19 visit.  Excavated soil was under a poly tarp.  I noted no obvious oil staining or odor in the exposed excavation soil, and no free product oil or oil sheen on the groundwater.  Soils visible on the sidewalls were sand and groundwater was about 8' below grade.  See the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment of SGC for additional information.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
MDEP was not on site for the UST facility abandonment by removal.  I understand the removed tank was a 15,000-gallon, three-compartment, Total Containment jacketed-steel UST.  The facility was abandoned by A. L. Doggett Company under tank installer Todd Lavallee.  SGC did the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 3/21/19, observed fuel contamination appeared to be below the cleanup action level for this location, so MDEP Division of Response Services required no remediation of soils or groundwater at the time.  I understand that no voluntary remediation was done at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated MDEP regulated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the attached information, the MDEP UST registration file 9668, and the required UST Closure Assessment for further information.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-224-2019*On 3/20/19, notice was received of small K-1 oil overfill of residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank during fuel delivery.  Downeast Energy (DEE) took responsibility for cleanup of oiled snow to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) satisfaction.  No MDEP response visit was possible at the time.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water service.  Pequawket Water Co. appears to be located within 1000' of the discharge.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-2-2018*On January 5, 2018 an Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to soils due to a poorly installed filter housing. Once onsite it was obvious that a substantial amount of fuel oil was released from the tank and that soils would need to be removed.

On January 8 and 9, The AST was moved to the opposite side of the house by Bates fuel to allow for soil removal. Soils were removed, a recovery well was install, and the hole backfilled by Brown Development. Due to the close proximity of the house an amount of contaminated soil was left behind underneath the concrete slab foundation. The drinking water well was put on quarterly monitoring.

The site has been backfilled, loamed, and seeded. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-62-2018*On 1/28/18, I received an after-hours call reporting a leaking oil tank in a residence in Bridgton.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that an estimated 30-50 gallons of oil had leaked from the tank located inside an ell connecting the main house to a barn.  The oil line had broken off the tank causing the leak.  The leak was stopped by the time I arrived.  The spilled oil impacted a wood floor beneath the tank and also leaked onto the ground in a crawlspace beneath the tank.

On 1/29/18, I returned to the site with Peter Eremita to evaluate cleanup options and develop a cleanup plan.  It was decided that the cleanup would primarily consist of removing the wood structures impacted by oil that we could safely remove, seal the remainder and excavate some contaminated soil from beneath the ell.

Cleanup began on 2/2.  Oily wood flooring and joists were removed as well as a small portion of the wall between the ell and the barn.  Once the crawlspace beneath was exposed, a small amount of oil contaminated soil (approximately 2 tons) was hand excavated from the crawlspace.  Vent piping was then installed to allow any remaining oil vapors to passively vent outside the building.  Finally the floor was reconstructed.

Any further work at the site will be directed by Peter Eremita.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-951-2018*On 12/12/18, I received a call from Justin Martin of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting an overfill spill which had occurred the previous day.  This commercial building was scheduled for demolition and nobody was currently occupying it.  The owner had not cancelled the automatic fill schedule for the tank.  When Fielding's arrived to fill it, it was already full.  Fielding's shoveled up a small amount of oil contaminated ice/snow and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the affected pavement.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-952-2018*On 12/12/18, I received a call from the Oxford County Regional Communications Center reporting a 5-7 gallon gasoline spill at this gas station.  The spill was reported to have come from a customer's vehicle.  The cause was not specified.  Sorbent materials were applied to the spill and disposed of by the station's owner, C. N. Brown Company.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-155-2019*A motor vehicle collision caused the release of approximately one half-gallon of antifreeze.  Spilled product co-mingled with snow and ice deep into a snow bank and recovery was deemed unnecessary.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-160-2019*A tractor trailer truck and a motor vehicle crashed head-on which caused the release of approximately five gallons of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted and was confined to the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-161-2019*On 2/5/19, notice received of leak of vehicle fluids from an L. L. Bean employee's auto in the northwest parking lot near Desert Road.

The spill to the paved lot appeared cleaned satisfactorily and no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at the time.
P-162-2019*I responded to a report of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a burned home in Bowdoin.  I met the assistant fire chief on site and he showed me the area of concern.  The mobile home had burned and during the process of putting out the fire, the firematic valve on the AST was broken, releasing the oil under the fire debris.  The homeowner reported that the tank was at least 3/4 full.

Responder Brandon Wright met me on site and we further surveyed the area, noting a drilled well within 100 feet of the discharge.  No cleanup could be accomplished until the debris was moved.

I spoke with the insurance adjuster and was told that the oil cleanup would not be covered, and the owner would get a check to complete the debris removal and have to arrange it herself.

The homeowner, Sue Adams, agreed to have me do the cleanup and she would arrange debris cleanup on her own.

I hired McNaughton Brothers Construction to excavate the contaminated soil.  15.26 tons were removed and disposed of at CPRC Group.   Samples were taken for lab analysis at the bottom and sides of the excavation and the Leaching to Groundwater Cleanup Standard was met.

The site has been referred to Mark Woodruff of the Division of Technical Services as there is a drinking water well on site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

I-70-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a ruptured hose on a trailer truck releasing one gallon hydraulic oil spill to gravel at Pineland Farms.
Contaminated soils were disposed of by Pineland Farms waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.

No further action by Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


I-35-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of transmission oil to snow from a ruptured hose on contractor loader. Irving Woodlands employees removed contaminated snow to clean up the release. Irving Woodlands did not dispose of contaminated snow properly. Jesse Clark and Bill Sheehan informed Irving that such materials should not be placed into a floor drain and in the future disposable of contaminated material should either go through their boiler or a proper solid waste disposal contractor.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
P-464-2018*Wayne Hall Heating Service reported that one of their customers had a pinhole leak in their oil filter.  The leak caused less than a gallon of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-467-2018*I was contacted by Branch Brook Fuels reporting that one of their customers had called with an odor complaint.  They found that the oil tank in the basement had a corrosion hole in it.  A magnetic patch was placed on the hole and it stopped the leak.  The oil that had leaked out landed on a concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-475-2018*The Department was notified of a single car vehicle accident that resulted in approximately 1 gallon of gasoline being discharged.  The contaminated soil was excavated and was disposed of by Greeley's Towing Company.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-470-2018*On 6/29/18, a small hydraulic oil line leak was reported from boom lift truck on the dock, but no oil to the Fore River.  The location is a dry bulk cargo terminal, formerly known as Merrill Terminal.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-471-2018*In the morning of 6/29/18, I assessed a discharge of diesel oil from a truck accident on this rural roadway and farm use area.  I found a light odor of diesel contaminated soil at the bottom of the roadside drainage ditch on the south side of the road.  The soil did not appear oil-saturated.  Diagonally on the north side of the road was a farmhouse, but no drinking water well apparent within 300' of the spill site.  Further cleanup by excavation was assessed to be more intrusive and damaging than natural weathering and degradation of the oil discharge.

No additional actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time based on present information.
P-472-2018*A leaking fuel tank on a diesel passenger vehicle caused the release of 20 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released fuel was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-473-2018*Approximately 15 gallons of mineral oil were discharged from an electrical transformer due to damage sustained from a vehicle impact.  Oil-impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  The transformer was tagged as containing non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and the cleanup was satisfactory.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
P-474-2018*Approximately five gallons of transformer oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground as a result of vehicle accident with the pole.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Two drums of impacted soil were excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected.
B-771-2018*Received a call from Bangor Fire Department about a small leak from a car located in a parking lot.  The car was estimated to have lost one gallon of gasoline.  The car was removed by a local towing company once determined that it was no longer leaking.  The free product was cleaned up with sorbent pads and disposed of through the Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-346-2017*I received a call indicating a sizable spill had occurred at the subject quarry location.  The incident occurred because a valve was inadvertently left open on the fuel tank on a rented bulldozer.  The error went unnoticed as the bulldozer went to work clearing an area for new quarry operations.  As a result, diesel was spread very lightly over about 10 acres of soil. Due to the nature of the spill and the continuing work operations, I recommended no cleanup as the product was essentially land spread.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-142-2017*The certified tank installer overseeing the removal work and site assessment is Nate Hersey of County Environmental Engineering (CEE).  No contaminated soils were found above action level.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-423-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a sheen on the Kennebec River inside of their containment boom.  Pan Am claimed to have cleaned up the sheen, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-424-2017*On August 08, 2017, Cianbro Corporation reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from a blown hydraulic oil line on a frontend loader.  The oil was released to soil.  The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the small spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-628-2017*Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil in the basement of a home at 246 Lane Road in Greene.   They had dispatched a technician to the site to pump off the tank.  I met the technician and the homeowner, Mr. Maxim, on site.   He had noticed his tank leaking when in the basement checking his sump pump.  The tank was full and it appeared that only a small amount leaked, however, the odor was quite strong in the house.   I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to clean up the affected area, which was mostly water and some dirt, and remove the old tank.  When complete, Community Concepts provided a new tank to the Maxims.

Murray-Heutz had pumped out 4 full and one partial 55-gallon drums of oil, so very little had spilled and the cleanup was completed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-629-2017*Ron Heald reported a K1 fuel oil spill at his home.  The estimated 30 gallon spill was the result of a pinched filter gasket on an outside oil tank.  Bob's Cash Fuel repaired and relocated the tank for cleanup purposes.  Central Maine Disposal was hired for excavation of contaminated soil.  The site is served by a private drinking water well and has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and review.
A-632-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a sheen on the Kennebec River inside of their containment boom.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-866-2017*While making a drop of oil, the tank started to leak out of a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. The oil driver had pumped in 24.7 gallons into the empty tank. The oil company then removed 24.0 gallons from the tank after noticing the leak. Four soil samples had been taken from the area around the tank. The sample by the filter came back positive and hand digging was done. Another was done after hand digging and the test came back negative.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-923-2017*On December 28, 2017 Marquis Heating Incorporated called to report that while they were getting ready to do a delivery they noticed some contaminated snow near the aboveground storage tank. They wanted the tank inspected by Department of Environmental Protection's staff before they filled the tank. After talking with the homeowner, she had stated that they had been filling there own tank and spilled some product. Upon arrival the tank was inspected and the contaminated snow was removed and disposed of properly. The tank was ok to be filled. No resources were at risk.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-925-2017*Irving Oil Corporation called to report that while delivering #2 fuel oil (oil) to the residence there was a nozzle malfunction on the delivery hose.  The technician reported that the oil was contained in the ice and snow.  He had removed some, but upon further inspection from the site visit I was able to remove more contaminated ice and snow. Most of the spilled oil was on the paved driveway. No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-101-2017*On 2/10/2017, at 09:10 hours, I received a spill report concerning an approximate 2 gallon spill of anti-freeze onto pavement.  I followed up with Jason at Pine Tree Waste Services about the spill.  Jason indicated that approximately 2 gallons had spilled onto pavement in the Burger King parking lot due to a hose failure on a trash truck.  Jason also said that the product was recovered by shoveling contaminated snow into poly bags and he disposed of it accordingly.  No site visit by the Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was made and no further action by MDEP is anticipated.
A-263-2018*On 4/26/18, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated two gallons had leaked form a transformer when the pole it was mounted on was hit by a vehicle.  The oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl and had impacted the area around the base of the pole.  CMP employees removed all oil-impacted soil.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-536-2018*A sheen was observed on the water in front of the Maine Maritime.  The sheen could have been very weathered petroleum or biological in nature.  When I called to get further information the sheen had disappated.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-540-2018*The contaminated soil was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-545-2018*A hose failed on a truck while working along a Central Maine Power right-of way.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-546-2018*Ms. Mosher found some household chemicals while going through the house of a deceased relative.  I removed them to prevent any future issues.  No actual spill was observed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-675-2017*A small amount of oil had been spilled to a paved roadway at the subject location following a car crash.  The spilled oil was contained to the roadway where it was recovered by the responsible party.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-676-2017*On October 2, 2017 the homeowner called regarding his home heating oil tank (tank) that had leaked onto the garage floor and seeped out of the garage, which is near his drinking water well.  When I arrived on site the oil company had placed a magnetic patch over a corrosion hole. There was a coffee container underneath the patch and the tank was still leaking. I pumped out approximately 200 gallons of oil into drums which were left in the garage. I hired a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil near the well and garage.  I also cleaned the cement floor which was impacted by the spilled oil.   The tank was replaced at a later date.  I referred this site to Paul Blood of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.

No Further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-581-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of transformer oil at 3 Hookers Way in Boothbay.  CMP personnel removed the transformer and cleaned up the affected area.  I visited the site and confirmed the cleanup to be sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-885-2017*I received a report of a leaking tank at the subject location resulting from an accidental fill of the wrong tank. The property has two oil tanks. The tank that was filled in error was not connected to any appliance and the firematic valve did not hold the oil in the tank. This resulted in approximately 100 gallons of oil being spilled to the dirt floor basement.

The homeowner works for A.E. Robinson and quickly stopped the tank from leaking and deployed sorbent material in an attempt to collect some of the spilled product. This was partially successful but I determined more work was needed because the drinking water supply for the residence is about 40 feet from where the spill occurred.

I hired Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soil from the basement with a vacuum truck then I installed a vapor barrier and a fan to control odors in the residence until they were no longer detectable. The well will be monitored by Technical Services for any contamination. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-886-2017*A storm blew trees over and knocked the transformer off of the utility pole. Less one gallon leaked out. The soil was bagged, and the leaves had been taken to the waste storage locker at Central Maine Power.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-141-2018*A small leak occurred at a residence due to a corrosion hole in their aboveground storage tank (AST).  Dead River pumped out the leaking AST into a temporary tank.  The owners refused a visit by me twice, once that night and the following morning.  The owner said the vapors were gone the next day.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-136-2018*A nozzle came loose on the pony tank in the back of the pick-up truck while driving on Bradley Road in Milford spilling approximately 3 gallons of diesel over 5 miles of road.  A local sheriff stopped the pick-up truck which allowed the driver to stop the spill.  The driver of the truck had just filled up an excavator with 98 gallons of diesel from the pony tank which had approximately 100 gallons capacity.  The nozzle was secured prior to moving the pick-up truck.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-211-2018*I was contacted by Josh Slaney reporting that one of their engines had overfilled its containment tank and about a quart of lube oil had spilled onto the ballast under the rail.  The contaminated ballast was excavated and containerized for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-838-2017*A fitting on the above ground storage tank was loose. This caused 1-2 gallons of product to leak out. The basement floor is a fine sand and patches of concrete. A vapor barrier was installed with a fan to control oil vapors in the basement.

 No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-121-2018*On 2/23/18, National Response Center (NRC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a small diesel oil discharge to Rockland Harbor water.  A Mr. Woodbury of Journey's End Marina reported to NRC that an unknown customer had left the open fuel hose and nozzle on the pier allowing about a gallon to leak into the coastal water, adjacent to the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) base.

I called Mr. Woodbury, who explained that he was not aware of the spiller and which boat was responsible.  The fuel was a 10' x 75' sheen and was not able to be picked up with sorbent pads.  Mr. Woodbury stated that USCG staff had visited and inspected the spill.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
A-46-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-47-2018*Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-49-2018*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a spill of engine lube oil from a Pan Am engine on the tracks at Leeds Junction.  The oil on the tracks and ties was cleaned up with sorbent material and the affected ballast was excavated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-247-2018*Maine State Police reported that a KDT Towing truck at a crash scene was leaking oil all over the road.  I went to the scene and found a heavy oil sheen on the wet roadway.  There was an odor of diesel fuel.  I put down oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to contain the oil to the pavement.  I spoke to the KDT Towing tow truck operator on scene and he reported that they had spilled diesel when fueling a truck that ran out of fuel while on scene.  He reported that the truck had been taken back to the shop to check it for leaks.  I had them collect the oil absorbent that was on the roadway.  I went to the KDT Towing shop and found the truck that had left the scene.  It had been wiped down and there was no leak found so the spill was from sloppy fueling with a five-gallon can.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-248-2018*The Lil Mart reported a vehicle had struck a dispenser.  The crash valve had activated, and little to no fuel had spilled. No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-249-2018*Downeast Energy reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-250-2018*Hartt Transportation Systems, Inc., reported a spill of an estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel from the saddle tank on a tractor trailer that was involved in a crash.  Mr. David Smiley reported that the tank was now empty and the fuel had run on the paved road and into a roadside ditch.  I went to the site and found a large area of pavement that had been oil impacted.  The tank had been punctured in the collision and was now empty.  The fuel had impacted a roadside ditch.  Mr. Smiley made arrangements with Greeley's Garage to do the cleanup under my supervision.  The road pavement was cleaned with speedy dry sorbent material and collected.  Soil in the roadside ditch was removed until field testing with oil-in-soil test kits was negative.  The oiled area was backfilled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-357-2018*I arrived on site and aided the oil technicians with removing the oil tank once they finished pumping the oil out of the tank.  I contacted the owner of the property and advised Mrs. Kilgour of the incident.  I discussed the cleanup option with her and she gave me verbal permission to hire Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the contaminated soil with a vactor the next morning.

The next morning I was on site with Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil for proper disposal.  Mrs. Kilgour arrived on site and decided that her maintenance staff would be able to backfill the excavation.

Oil vapors in the breathing space in the basement were .9 parts per million.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-579-2018*On 10/18/2018, C. N. Brown Co. reported a quarter of a gallon of #2 heating oil had been spilled in Mexico.  The #2 heating oil was spilled when a home heating oil tank was overfilled, resulting in oil coming out the vent whistle.  The C. N. Brown driver immediately used sorbents under the whistle and then shoveled out the contaminated soil.  The excess oil in the tank was pumped off and no oil was observed in the basement.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-410-2017*On August 01, 2017, Tom Nelson, with Ransom Consulting, reported having issues with an underground storage tank (UST) removal at 256 High Street in Belfast, to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The removal notice identified the UST to be removed, however, the HVAC system created an uncertain amount of difficulty when the UST was exposed. The UST was extremely close to the HVAC concrete pad and the concern of undermining the pad was high.

I responded to the scene and evaluated the option of abandonment in place. I granted them the approval for proper abandonment in place if they needed it.  The site was in the MDEP Brownfields program and has since been referred to that program.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-414-2017*Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder Franki Delaney responded to report of an oil spill and determined the discharge to be grease from the Lucky Garden restaurant waste grease tank.  Appropriate cleanup actions were implemented.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.

A-415-2017*On August 03, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and Waterville Fire Department both reported a tractor trailer crash into a utility pole on Ash and Maple Street.  I responded to the scene and met with the Fire Department and CMP.  The transformer on the pole had cracked open on the pavement when the tractor trailer hit the pole causing it to snap.

The majority of the oil in the transformer was released onto pavement.  Sorbent pads and sorbent boom from the Fire Department prevented the oil from reaching any storm drains.  The speedy dry was removed and disposed of properly. The area is on public water supply.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
A-416-2017*On August 03, 2017, Gus Libby, with Colby College, reported a motor oil spill on pavement at Colby College.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
A-417-2017*On August 02, 2017, Dead River Oil Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 12 ounces of #2 oil dripped from a seal on the furnace in the basement.

I contacted the homeowner of the property and he said the cleanup was done satisfactorily and did not need MDEP Division of Response Services action.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-419-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of 1/2 gallon of lube oil from an engine at the Rumford Yard.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area with sorbents and excavation of ballast.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-420-2017*The Skowhegan Fire Department reported finding an old underground storage tank (UST) at a residence. The tank appeared to be an old heating oil tank. The homeowner was instructed to contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to register and fill out appropriate removal paperwork.  The homeowner hired contractor Tom McCarthy to remove the tank.  ACV Enviro pumped out and disposed of some oily water from the tank. No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-217-2017*On Sept. 6, 2017 at approximately 18:26 Twin Rivers Paper Co. maintenance staff discovered approximately 570 gallons of lube oil had discharge from a bowser #4 machine replenishing tank due to overpressure of pumps.  Yard hazmat personnel was called in and nine barrels at approximately 50 gallons of oil per barrel were recovered from the bermed containment area.  Absorbent pads and sand were then used to capture additional oil pooled on the floor outside the berm and the estimated volume recovered was 20 gallons.  Additional oil discharged to the facility floor drain system, which is directed to the primary clarifier of the wastewater system as additional back-up containment protocol.  A small amount of oil was observed on the clarifier surface on September 7th at approximately 8:00 am.  Facility staff investigated and estimated approximately 100 gallons could have made it to the treatment system where most would have been treated through aeration and biological waste treatment process.  Recovered oil will be reused within the facility and contaminated sorbents and sand are disposed of at the facility licensed and secure landfill.

No further actions necessary by Division of Response Services at this time.
A-182-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a rolloff truck was picking up a container full of lime cake, when a hydraulic line burst.  Hydraulic oil was sprayed over the lime cake and into the container.  The leak was minimal and contained inside the rolloff container.  I allowed the responsible party, Imerys, to take the lime cake to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility as oily debris.  I gave Imerys a virgin oil spill debris letter for this material disposal at the landfill.  Normally this material would be transported to Hawk Ridge Compost facility for reuse in agricultural settings.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-5-2018*Dead River reports a release form an Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) that impacted interior soils. Dead River's employee used sorbents and removed contaminated soils during the cleanup process. Once onsite Response Services removed more soils and vent the space for a short period of time.

The home owner was pleased with the cleanup and the AST was scheduled for replacement.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-301-2018*Granite Environmental reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated one pint spill was the result of a loose fitting on a crane.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-236-2018*A customer overfilled their gasoline tank on their vehicle and then drove off.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was placed on the pavement and wood shavings were used to soak up the spilled gasoline.  The gasoline flowed over the pavement to a swale and continued for about 150 feet.  The fire department was able to control the spread of the gasoline with sorbents and prevent gasoline from getting close to any drains, etc.  The fire department said they had everything under control and were all set.  No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-658-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 1 gallon spill resulting from a crimped fuel line.  The line was replaced and the spill cleaned up by Downeast Energy.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-273-2018*Oil company released approximately one cup of fuel oil when filling customers tank.   The technician cleaned the spill using sorbent pads and simple green.  The homeowner was content with Dead River's cleanup.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-190-2019*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused because of corrosion of the tank.  The oil was released to the underlying soils.  21.79 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot for disposal.  The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 10 feet long, 4 feet wide and 6 feet deep located adjacent to the west side of the residence.  The depth of the excavation was limited due to the presence of bedrock.  The residence is served by public water supply.  The spill was referred to our Division of Technical Services due to the possibility of vapor intrusion due to the presence of oil under the slab foundation.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-195-2019*A piece a heavy equipment at the Scarborough Fire Department construction site was overfilled from a mobile, skid-type, aboveground storage tank (AST) resulting in a release of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel to the underlying soils.  23.16 tons of impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-201-2019*A plane was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of jet fuel out the wing vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-202-2019*A motor vehicle leaked approximately five gallons of gasoline to the Hannaford's paved parking lot.  The local fire department recovered spilled product with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-203-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a loose flare nut.  The night before, the renter had been moving the oil from one aboveground storage tank (AST) to another AST from the flare nut, when he got distracted and found the container spilling over.

The spill was discovered by Fielding's Oil Company the next morning when the delivery driver went to the property.  Fielding's technicians went to the site and notified the Department of the spill.  Upon the Department's arrival, the oil appeared to be contained below the AST where the oil was being transferred from.  Due to the amount of snow in the area, the Department dug into the snow and discovered oil between the ice and snow.  Fielding's and the Department collected as much of the contaminated snow and ice as possible and loaded them into plastic bags for Fielding's to dispose of at their facility.  The Department placed sorbent pads on the spill site and covered the area with a tarp.  The Department returned the following day and replaced the oil soaked pads both under the AST and approximately 5 feet away.

On March 25th, the Department returned to collect pads and collect soil samples for oil contamination.  Sorbent pads were again saturated directly under the AST and much less so farther away from the tank.  Two shake tests were done (10 feet and 20 feet) from the AST and neither showed any oil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-253-2019*Approximately 10 gallons of waste oil was released from a 55 gallon drum at Fielding's Oil & Propane Bulk Facility.  The drum accidentally tipped over and the released oil impacted the underlying gravel surface.  The oil inside the drum was a collection of waste oil from the on-site maintenance facility.  Fielding's collected a sample of the impacted soil and tested it for waste characterization.  Approximately three tons of oil impacted soil were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-256-2019*Tank corrosion caused the release of approximately two gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product also impacted the sill of a partition wall.  No other items were impacted.  The concrete was treated with an application of sorbent materials and the partition wall was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-259-2019*I received a call regarding a leaking 55-gallon drum of what appeared to be gasoline.  The drum had been deliberately dumped on the side of the road.

I responded to the complaint and determined that the drum did indeed contain waste gasoline.  The caller had uprighted the drum, so it would stop leaking from the loose bung.  By the time I arrived, there was no gasoline in the melt water running along the road.  The drum was transported off site for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-715-2017*On 12/26/17, the Department was notified of an unexplained loss of fuel oil with no obvious cause at Serenity Springs Mobile Home Park, Caswell Road, Unit #16.  The previous week on 12/19/17, 75 gallons of kerosene was added to the aboveground storage tank (AST), when C. B. Haskell added fuel to all the AST's in the park.  On 12/21/17, C. B. Haskell received a call that they missed adding fuel to the tank at unit #16, because of no heat.  They inspected the tank and found no problems.  200 gallons of kerosene were added to the AST on the 21st.  On 12/25/17, the tank was empty again, and no one could find the reason for the loss of fuel.  The owner of the park, William Paradis, wanted to arrange to have the AST moved and the area excavated the following day, if the AST was determined to have been leaking.  I met with Mr. Paradis who showed me the area in question.  There were no obvious signs that there had been a discharge.  Undertaking a thorough assessment could only be accomplished by moving the AST.  Arrangements were made to be on site the following day, and be ready to remove contaminated soil if the AST was found to be leaking.  Mr. Paradis had his own excavator and was making arrangements to have truck(s) available to transport the soil for disposal.

I returned the following day and upon removal of the AST, it was determined that the nipple on the bottom of the tank attached to the filter/supply line had broken.  It is assumed that ice and snow got under the filter assembly and with the extra weight of the fuel delivery broke the fitting.  The only evidence of a discharge was a small patch of pink snow under the tank.  There were no oil vapor issues in the building, and the well for the park was not in proximity of the discharge.

Excavation of contaminated soil commenced.  The excavation was limited by the building and deck.  The north and west outer walls of the excavation tested negative for petroleum using an Oleophilic Dye Test, after being screened by a Photoionization Detector (PID).  The excavation was approximately 6 feet by 11 feet, to a depth of approximately 10 feet below grade.  Contaminated soil was still present at the bottom of the excavation, but due to concerns of undermining the building and deck supports, the excavation was terminated. 44.81 tons of contaminated soil was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  If the mobile home was moved from its present location, further remediation might be warranted.  The well for the park was not at jeopardy, but since there had been similar discharges at the park Alex Pugh, Certified Geologist, was made aware of the issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-613-2017*Downeast Energy reported a spill of an estimated five to 10 gallons in a basement from a leaking filter gasket on a home heating oil tank.  When contacted, they reported that the leak had been stopped and they were cleaning up the spill in a very wet basement.  I went to the site and found that the basement was an enclosed four feet high crawl space under the house directly on rock ledge.  There was a water in the area.  Some with oil on top of water.  It appeared that the water ran through the basement when there was a rain event.  Oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material were used to collect the oil.  Downeast Energy reported that they had serviced the filter just three weeks prior and they would clean up the oil spill.  There were low levels oil vapors in the upstairs living area that just passive ventilation remediated.  I checked the water runoff paths from the basement and there were no signs that oil had migrated from the basement area.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-614-2017*Dead River Company reported finding a leaking heating oil tank when called to a home for service. They estimated that the spill was about two cups under an inside tank.  I met the caretaker at the site that was within 50 feet of a rocky ocean front.  The tank was in a crawl space and sat directly on rock ledge.  There was a small amount of dirt under the tank that was oil impacted.  The tank had a weeping seam and had been pumped out.  The residence was not occupied at this time and there were no noticeable oil vapors in the living areas.  The tank was scheduled to be replaced in the next week.  There was no evidence of oil along the shore.

No further action by Division of Response Services is expected.
A-615-2017*Ron Dionne of Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reported a discharge at a property in Turner from a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST).  I met Mr. Dionne and property owner, Harry Ricker, on site, and observed that there was some leakage in the boiler room of the apartment complex which had gotten into a floor drain.  We determined that the floor drain was capped off, and the product could be cleaned out.  There were 3 ASTs outside the building serving the unit and around them there was some contaminated soil from what appeared to be historical issues.  I directed Mr. Ricker on what to clean up and he said he would make arrangements to do so.  1.55 tons of soil was excavated and disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  Given the amount of contamination removed, it is likely the site was sufficiently cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-616-2017*Dead River Company reported a leaking aboveground storage tank leak at a customer's house in Dixfield.  I met the owner on site and was shown the tank outside the home which had been leaking kerosene.  Dead River had placed a patch on the tank to stop the leaking and I removed the saturated leaf matter immediately under the tank.  I made arrangements for the cleanup to take place the following week.  NRC was hired to pump off the remainder in the tank and vactor the contaminated soil.

2.71 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at CPRC in Scarborough.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-617-2017*On 11/9/17, Sarah Brewer reported that a transformer oil spill in her yard had not been cleaned up.  She said the utility pole had been hit by a falling tree in the wind storm on 10/29/17.  She said that the utility company had restored power, picked up the leaking transformer, but had not removed the oil-impacted soil.  I went to the site and Sarah showed me a small area on her lawn that was oil impacted.  I marked the area and contacted Central Maine Power Company (CMP). They said they did not know that the downed transformer had leaked.  They sent a contractor to remove the oil-impacted soil and more to ensure all contamination was removed.  CMP reported that the transformer oil polychlorinated biphenyl content tested to be 4.6 parts per million (ppm) transformer oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-618-2017*Cumberland Farms store #1833 reported an estimated one quart of gasoline had spilled at the dispenser from a customer overfill.  They reported that the spilled fuel was contained and collected at the dispenser with speedy dry sorbent material.  No fuel had run off the dispenser apron and no storm drains were impacted.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-620-2017*On 11/10/17, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated five gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was released from a pole mounted electrical transformer when a vehicle crashed into the pole.  The oil impacted the paved road and soil at the base of the pole.  Janet reported that CMP employees and contractor were cleaning up the pavement with speedy dry absorbent and removing the oil impacted soil.  No waterways were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-621-2017*Waterville Fire Department reported that an estimated 10 gallons of JP 4 jet fuel was spilled at the Lafleur Airport while the aircraft fueling truck was being filled from the aboveground storage tank at the airport.  The Fire Department said that they had contained and collected the spill with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site and found that the spill had been contained to a paved area.  There was no runoff to the storm drains and there were no nearby waterways. Airport employees collected the absorbent pads and speedy dry into buckets and bags.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-622-2017*On 11/12/17, Brian Robinson reported that a transformer oil spill in his neighbor's yard had not been cleaned up.  He said the utility pole had been hit by a falling tree in the windstorm on 10/30/17.  He reported that the utility company had restored power but not picked up the leaking transformer.  He was concerned that the oil-impacted soil had not been removed because the houses on the street all have private wells.  I contacted Central Maine Power Company (CMP). They said they did not know that the downed transformer had not been removed.  CMP employees went to the site and picked up the damaged transformer.  They sent a contractor to remove the oil-impacted soil.  CMP reported that the transformer oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-623-2017*On 11/13/17, Cornville Fire Department reported that an oil delivery truck had rolled over on the East Ridge Road and was leaking fuel.  Jon Woodard and I went to the site and found that the truck was on its side partially off the road.  At least one compartment was leaking badly and the Fire Department was containing the fuel in a portable catch pool. They had deployed sand to berm the area but oil was still getting into a runoff stream next to the crash site. Arrangements were made to vacuum up the oil in the pool, and drill and pump out the truck compartments.  The leaking compartment was drilled and pumped out to stop the leak.  The other compartments were then pumped out.  A vactor truck then began removing oil saturated soil at the spill area.  Oil absorbent boom was put in place at several areas downstream to contain and collect oil leaching into the stream.  An excavator was hired to remove trees and dig a recovery hole to collect oil overnight.

The next day, the oil absorbent booms were changed out and a vactor truck was used to remove oil-impacted soil and debris along the stream.  An excavator continued to remove oil-impacted soil from the spill area.  Over the next few days, soil was removed until field testing with oil in soil kits was negative.  The site was backfilled.  The absorbent booms were replaced and then monitored to ensure that no more oil was leaching into the stream.  The boom was removed when no more oil was observed in the stream.  The Division of Technical Services was contacted to determine if the home drinking water well across the road and uphill from the spill site was at risk.  It was determined it was not at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-351-2017*On June 29, 2017, McGee Construction Company reported a ruptured underground storage tank (UST) to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene immediately, and upon arrival discovered the UST was already pumped of the remaining oil by Environmental Projects, Inc., and the UST was now completely exposed.  At the time of excavation, there was no evidence or record of the 1,000 gallon UST being in the ground.  The UST was carefully removed along with contaminated soil.

No storm drains, wells, or waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-474-2017*On September 07, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a cup of lube oil spilled from a locomotive onto ballast.  The ballast was removed and disposed of properly.  No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-53-2018*On 1/23/18, at 1013 hours, Fabian Oil Company reported that they had found a leaking fitting on an outside tank when they were called to the home for a no-heat condition. The tank had reportedly just been filled 6 days ago and was now empty.  I went to the site and the technician had repaired the leaking fitting.  There was a small amount of oil impacted snow and free product in the area around the outside tank that was collected with oil absorbent pads.  The occupant met me at the home and reported that they could smell oil in the house when they first discovered it, but it was better now.  Measured with a photo ionization detector, the air showed 1 to 3 parts per million for organic vapors.  I put an air scrubber in place to control any oil vapors that migrated into the home from the gravel pad it sat on. The mobile home is a rental and I contacted the owner, who chose to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the cleanup on the Cleanup Options Agreement.  He also completed an application for the Cleanup Fund.

On 1/25/18, cleanup operations began with the relocation of the tank away from the spill area and removal of trees in the area.  Oil impacted soil was excavated from the area to a depth of about 10 feet, where groundwater was encountered.  Soil from under the home could not be removed without jeopardizing the home's supports.  Oil was coming into the excavation with the groundwater, so a recovery well was put in place before backfilling.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services to test the drinking water dug well and to utilize the recovery well to recover oil.

The oil and water were vacuumed from the recovery well several times over a six week period. The infiltration of oil into the recovery well slowed with the last two pumpings.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-99-2018*On 2/12/18, I received a call from Kevin Carley reporting an oil tank had leaked the previous day in an apartment building he owns in Portland.  A plumber had responded and stopped the leak, but not much had been done for a cleanup.  I met him at the building that morning.  It looked like a small amount of oil had leaked from an oil tank in the basement that had long been out of service.  The furnace had been converted to natural gas and the old tank never emptied and removed.  Mr. Carley couldn't rule out that someone had made an attempt to deliver oil to the tank by mistake.

There was a significant amount of speedy dry placed on the floor around the tank.  Some of the speedy dry was wet, but some of it may have been water from the furnace rather than oil.  There was noticeable oil odor in the basement.  I instructed Mr. Carley to open some windows to ventilate the spill and gave him the contact information for a local oil spill response company (National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc.).  I told Mr. Carley that he could apply to the Groundwater Insurance Fund if he so chose and to let me know if NRC/Enpro couldn't help him immediately.  I also offered to be on site during the cleanup to offer guidance as well as to inspect the site after the cleanup.

As of 4/10/18, I have received no further communication from Mr. Carley.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-495-2017*On 6/21/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company reporting a 2-3 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a car versus pole accident on Lakeshore Drive in Auburn.  The spill went into a dry roadside ditch.  The oily soil was removed by hand.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
P-510-2017*A fire truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid to a cement floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-508-2017*Approximately 12 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank and the oil was released to the concrete floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and placed a magnet patch on the tank, cleaned the floor surface with sorbents, and disposed of the waste. The tank was subsequently replaced shortly thereafter.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-511-2017*On 6/30/17, report was received of a small pole-mounted transformer oil leak to 3' by 3' area on ground that was cleaned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  The spill location is rural residential and forested.  A visit on a later day found the spill adequately remediated.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-512-2017*Notice was received of an untagged oil discharge from pole-mounted transformer due to tornado storm damage on or about 7/1/18.  The location is a rural seasonal camp area and campground located on the west shore of Long Lake.  The area was severely hit by the tornado resulting in crushed cars and houses, and downed and broken trees.  The Marina Circle General Manager, Rusty, gave me a tour of the area and showed me to the oil discharge.  I passed Rusty's contact information to Central Maine Power Company (CMP) staff.

Spill cleanup did not immediately threaten the lake at the time.  CMP would need several days to move the debris to attain access to the spill area.  CMP reported the discharge cleaned up by Coutts Brothers Co., and about seven yards of soil being shipped off for disposal at the Waste Management Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  Lab analysis showed the transformer oil to be below hazardous level (see attached CMP report).

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time based on present information.

P-513-2017*On 7/3/17, the Gray Fire Department provided notification about a residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) leak after the Firomatic valve broke off.  The leak was reported to the basement concrete floor.  Gray Fire stated that the leak was under control, plugged, an oil contractor was en route to fix the fitting and pump the tank out if necessary, and it was not an emergency, so they did not request a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response.  No response was made at the time due to more pressing issues.

The location is rural residential and forested use next to Little Sebago Lake.  The Beale's property is seasonal use.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time based on present information.
P-514-2017*On Monday, 7/3/17, report was received of two small fuel jerrycans of K1 oil found in the roadway at the intersection of Bath Road and Sills Drive (Route 123), next to Bowdoin College.  The location is suburban residential and commercial use.  The responsible party is unknown.  It was surmised that the fuel cans fell off a vehicle, perhaps when turning the corner.

The spill was to pavement, and none to soil or drains.  Brunswick Fire Department reported that they cleaned up the free product.  I later found the spill to be remediated satisfactory.

No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services planned at this time.
P-515-2017*On Monday, 7/3/17, through the Maine State Police, Raymond Fire Department (RFD) reported a small discharge of gasoline associated with a fire in a small pleasure craft located in Windmore Cove on Sebago Lake.  The sheen could not be recovered by the sorbents that were deployed, and dissipated and evaporated.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  RFD reported no threat to the Portland Water District inlets far to the south.

No requirements by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-516-2017*NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 7/4/17, in the evening, Dead River Company (DRC) reported that this customer's commercial, consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) had overfilled out its fill pipe filling up the spill bucket and overflowing across the ground.  The tank is two-compartment and fuel came out of one compartment only.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
An almost same discharge occurred with this UST facility back on 6/1/17 (see P-436-2017).  This overfill was reported unrelated to a fuel delivery and it is unusual for a UST to overfill out a fill pipe.  During a fuel delivery the overfilled fuel typically discharges out the vent pipe and after the overfill alarm or prevention has been bypassed.  No water was found in the UST that could have settled on the tank bottom and lifted the oil up and out the fill pipe.

CLEAN-UP & MITIGATION
The spill bucket was emptied and the fuel discharge on the ground was cleaned with sorbents.  I again advised DRC and Biddeford Estates that the UST facility and boiler be inspected for defective operation.  Rik Jordan of Portland Pump Company reported no issues found with the UST facility.  I was later advised that a heating technician found a mis-operating fuel pump that was continually pumping fuel from the tank compartment being used into the compartment that was now twice overfilled.  I understand this piece of equipment was replaced or repaired.

1)  As of late August, 2017, I have not heard of additional problems and overfills of this UST.  See also report P-436-2017, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) UST registration file.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this point in time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-518-2017*On Monday, 7/3/17, notification was received of a vehicle in the coastal water off the Cape Porpoise Fishing Pier in the late evening.  Kennebunkport Fire Department (KFD) reported at most a light sheen, which they surrounded with sorbent boom.  They advised no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response needed as the sheen was not recoverable.  The vehicle was recovered the following morning without further discharges.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-520-2017*On Sunday, 7/9/17, Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) reported through the Maine State Police dispatcher, that this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility suffered a 2-gallon discharge to the ground which BFD and  Irving Oil Corporation were cleaning up.  The facility manager later estimated the discharge as about 5 gallons.

The facility is signed as a Rusty Lantern Irving and I understand is operated by Rusty Lantern Company; the property and facility is owned by Irving Oil.  The location is suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

On Monday, 7/10/17, I met the store manager and assessed the discharge.  The discharge originated at a dispenser and flowed off the concrete pad and down the asphalt paving between the UST concrete pad.  Based on the remaining stain, it appeared that fuel had seeped down into soil below through the pavement joints making this discharge reportable to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) despite the 10 gallon reporting variance.  Taking into consideration the stain and evaporation, I estimated the discharge as about five gallons.

The store manager could not locate a required spill log.  I referred this reporting and spill logging infraction to MDEP Petroleum Management Division for enforcement and compliance actions.

1)  With eventual UST facility replacement, oil contamination in soil and groundwater may need proper management.
2)  I explained to the facility management the need for logging the discharge and for spill reporting to MDEP if the discharge reaches soil, ground water or surface water, etc.
3)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-521-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a hydraulic oil spill at this location.  The spill was reported to pavement and cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-522-2017*Oil odor was noticed in vicinity of the tank, however, upon closer examination, the asphalt was completely saturated with oil.  Notification was made by Mr. John  Richard, the facility contact and a remedial plan developed.  The Reids were left a message on their home phone and later that evening the situation and cleanup plan were explained.

A local contractor was called and was available to immediately start the cleanup.  The initial dig was done by hand, however, it was soon evident the contamination was much deeper than originally suspected.  The following day work continued with a mini excavator and a successful removal was achieved.  The excavation was backfilled with stone dust, an inexpensive very competent fill material.  It compacts tightly, but still allows drainage.  All parties were satisfied with the cleanup, some minor landscaping may be required with ruts in lawn area.

Based on a satisfactory cleanup and uniform agreement about restoration, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
A-405-2017*Dead River Company reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled to a dirt driveway from a leaking fitting on a delivery truck.  They reported that the spill was cleaned up with oil absorbent pads and oil impacted soil was removed.  I contacted the property owner and they confirmed that the spill was cleaned up satisfactorily.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1087-2017*According to the reporter, the fill pipe attached to the aboveground tank at this location is improperly pitched.  When the delivery driver disconnected the scully, some product was released out the fill pipe.  Spilled product impacted the siding and the ground.  The siding was wiped down and a small quantity of impacted soil was removed.  The caller alleged they discussed the deficiency with the owner.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1089-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 12/20/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company (FOP) that they were involved in an estimated discharge of about 1000-gallons of heating oil at this Androscoggin County Courthouse, Jail and Sherriff's office facility.  FOP workers were responding to pump up free product oil from around the aboveground storage tank (AST).

Justin with FOP requested a response from MDEP and that MDEP should call in a vacuum truck to help recover free product.  En route to the discharge, MDEP authorized Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to respond with a vacuum truck and then additional cleanup workers.

Due to the volume of the oil discharge and public area, I notified MDEP Division of Response Services supervisor, who in turn notified MDEP Bureau Director and MDEP Commissioner's Office.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense urban commercial use and served by city storm drains, drinking water and sewer service.  The discharge occurred within and outside the boiler room building for the Androscoggin County Jail, Courthouse, and Sheriff's buildings.  Storm drains drain direct to the Androscoggin River about 400' to the east.  The multi-story brick buildings are heated by several boilers fueled by #2 oil or by optional natural gas.

The fuel storage is within two 6000-gallon, single-wall steel, ASTs located in the basement "tank room".  These tanks have separate and marked fill pipes located in a spill containment box on the east side of the boiler building.  A single vent pipe serving both ASTs is located at the southwest corner and is not visible from the fill pipes (see site sketch).  At the time of the discharge, the tanks had an out-of-service electronic overfill alarm designed with an audible alarm and a red warning light for each AST (see photo 6).

Via a 1" fuel pipe, these two fuel ASTs also fed a large emergency electric generator tank located in a separate and adjacent garage building.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the overfill, the FOP delivery driver could not witness the red oil discharging out the AST and the generating vent pipes, and with the out of service overfill alarm, she/he was not aware of the overfill until County workers discovered them an hour or two later.  The bulk of the oil, 300 to 400 gallons, appears to have come out of the tank tops in the basement tank room.  The threshold of about 6" high kept the oil from flowing out of the tank room.  It was not known if the tank room floor was liquid tight.  Oil may have seeped under the floor and into a perimeter drainage system to the river or sewer system.  The discharge caused a significant oil vapor issue within the boiler building and spread into the jail building.  Mr. Cote estimated the total overfill volume at 630-gallons.

The next most significant oil discharge of 50 to 100 gallons was out the 3" AST vent pipe onto the paved exercise yard, ice and snow, and a storm drain catch basin, on the west side of the boiler building (see photos).  Fortunately little oil reached the catch basin and no red oil was observed reaching the river.  The snow appears to have adsorbed a significant volume of this outside discharge.

About 5 to 10 gallons discharged out the generator tank fill cap within to the generator room floor.  An estimated 5 to 10 gallons discharged out the generator tank vent pipe (see Photo 12).  There were significant oil vapors in the ambient air outside the boiler building and parking lot.

In late afternoon of 12/20/17, EPI reported that T-2 was actively leaking from the tank top fitting again, possibly due to the fuel return-line returning excess fuel to this tank.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
The day of the discharge, MDEP responders Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry responded and were on site for direct oversight of much of the cleanup work.  Androscoggin County and FOP requested MDEP Divi
P-1090-2017*An unknown amount of gasoline was reportedly released from a 5 gallon fuel jug that was found on the roadway.  The Lebanon Fire Department responded to the scene and cleaned the released fuel with sorbent and disposed of the waste material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1128-2017*A oil delivery truck carrying 2,700 gallons of heating oil rolled over due to black ice.  Pressure on the dome covers caused a drip of oil to snow which was caught with pads until the dome covers were secured.  The tank was drilled, then all the product was transferred into another truck.  After the tanker was righted, a spill of motor oil affected the paved roadway.  All visible signs of pink snow were removed from the shoulder and sorbent materials were applied to treat the pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1129-2017*On 12/5/17, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services met on site with David Croxford, Certified Tank Installer with Simard & Sons, Inc.  Abandonment-in-place of this consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) was approved based on its presence up against the home's foundation, basement and a large hardwood tree.

On 12/20/17, David Cherry and I met with Mr. Croxford and with workers with Allstate Environmental Services (AES), who were contracted under Simard & Sons.  The 2000-gallon capacity bare steel UST had been uncovered and opened up for cleaning by AES.  AES reported no corrosion holes obvious from the inside, and no oil-contaminated soil obvious on top of the UST.

No Chapter 691 UST closure site assessment or sampling was required and none performed to my knowledge.  Soil atop the UST had no evidence of fuel discharges though soil below was not assessed.  MDEP did not have opportunity to check the tank condition as it was filled in place.  MDEP was not informed of any oil vapor intrusion complaints within the adjacent house.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-1130-2017*On 12/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1131-2017*On 12/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1132-2017*On 12/20/17, I received a late report of an oil spill which occurred during the October 30, 2017 wind storm.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) crews removed oily debris from the site.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1133-2017*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole which downed the transformer.  As a result, approximately ten gallons of mineral oil were released to the ground.  Spilled product affected the paved roadway and a paved driveway.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of free product were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached spill report.
P-63-2017*A fitting on the furnace inside a mobile home became loose which initiated a release of approximately five gallons of kerosene.  This was a weep, not a drip, so the interior of the home was not affected, other than the odor of petroleum.  Spilled product followed the supply line down beneath the trailer, wicking into insulation then dripping onto a plastic barrier.  The supply line then ran underneath the plastic barrier through a torn hole; oil followed the same path. Remedial actions included absorbing free product on the poly then removing the affected section, removing approximately one yard of contaminated soil and removing the affected fabric and insulation.  The insulation and plastic vapor barrier were replaced, the soil was not.  The removal area was identified using visual evidence of contamination; lightly contaminated soil remains in the vicinity.  Any soil vapors will be managed by the plastic barrier.  After the remediation was complete, the resident still complained about persistent physical effects.  Olfactory evidence from having been inside the home suggested pervasive moth ball use may be a contributing factor, so an indoor air quality assessment was conducted.  Laboratory analytical confirmed petroleum constituents in the air were all below Maine Department of Environmental Protection action levels and that the outlier was in fact naphthalene.  The resident's home insurance undertook removal of moth balls and carpet cleaning.   No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-64-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product impacted its cement slab and the soil around it, following the grade of land across the area between the mobile home and the detached garage, then towards the back yard.  The ground was predominantly frozen, ice and snow covered so pink snow was shoveled and pink ice chipped and sorbents applied to recover free product.  Over the course of the day, product became mobilized beneath the top layer of ice as temperatures warmed, which caused impacts to gravel at grade.  In the following days, the tank was removed and an excavation was undertaken.  Ground below the tank pad was not frozen due to the insulating effects of snow.  Approximately two yards of material were removed from that immediate area until the excavation was ceased to prevent impacting the integrity of the mobile home slab and an adjacent utility pole.  Between the house and the garage, toward the back yard, the top inch of gravel was somewhat thawed, but very frozen underneath so that area was scraped with the excavator bucket until refusal.  Minimal, localized contamination exists below the end of home's slab, but is not expected to affect the drilled drinking water well located up gradient.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-65-2017*A motor vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the icy Presumpscot River in the wee hours of the morning.  The vehicle was discovered by a passing motorist sometime after daylight.  Motor oil and gasoline were released from the vehicle because it was completely submerged, as evidenced by a heavy sheen being transported downriver and free product caught up in large ice chunks.  No recovery was feasible because of the steep, snow and ice covered banks.  When the vehicle was extracted, the ice chunks were influenced downriver.  The turbulence of the rapids influenced product degradation. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-66-2017*The closing inspection for this real estate sale discovered a lone barrel of gasoline, later removed by previous owner. There was a small stain in the soil (about the size of the impression left by the upright barrel).  Soils were hand dug and transported for disposal.  The final excavation was roughly two feet by three feet and up to 16 inches deep.  No visual trace or vapors were observable at the cessation of the dig.

All parties were satisfied with the cleanup.  Based on satisfactory cleanup of a minor discharge Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-67-2017*A customer attempted to put twelve gallons of gasoline into his five gallon gas can.  The spill is estimated at seven to twelve gallons.  C. N. Brown Company staff were apprised of the situation a short while after the incident, and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the release and cleaned it up.  The spill cleanup debris would be stored on site awaiting pick up from contracted services provider.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and status of situation, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-68-2017*At some point in the morning of Sunday, January 29th, a significant volume of gasoline was improperly discharged to the ground adjacent to dispenser at the Bowdoin Town Store.  Ms. Beth Chase of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) called to report the strong odor of gasoline coming from the forenamed facility as she drove by.

Upon arrival at the site it was immediately evident a gasoline spill had occurred.  Visual evidence was an approximately 150 ft. wet stain with a strong gasoline odor.  Starting at the dispenser, off the cracked concrete pads to hard packed gravel, following the contour down the gravel, pooling in a few spots.  The flow then mixed with melt water from the adjacent snow pack and flowed into, beneath and beyond the standing snowbanks into a wet area.

Asking the staff on scene, no one seemed to know what I was talking about when I asked if there had been a spill at the pump.  It was soon expressed that this staff person had just started their shift and the person who would have been here for the spill had gone home for the day.  She was called and I spoke with her.  She stated that there had been a spill, they put some of that "stuff" on it, and "the guy" told them they could just wash it away with water.

Flabbergasted, I asked to speak to a manager or owner.  Eventually I spoke with a gentleman who claimed to be the owner.  The discussion went back and forth about the conditions observed.  I called my supervisor on call and discussed the situation and lack of response.  Based on the information I received, and belief this was not the first such incident, I declined to start a cleanup that wouldn't significantly accomplish remediation goals.

Upon return to the office, I made a referral to the MDEP oil facility unit.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-69-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  The tank was located in an old vault; encased with cinder blocks with the void filled with sand.  Oil began seeping from the base of the cinder block wall across the cement basement floor.  The tank was pumped out, then the cinder blocks, sand and tank were removed and disposed.  Spilled product affecting the floor was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The seam where the fieldstone foundation wall met the basement floor was not completely competent, so it is likely some product impacted soil below the slab at its perimeter, specifically in that corner of the basement.  To address this concern, any gaps, cracks or crevices in the vicinity were sealed with a fiberglass resin then the floor was encapsulated with a shellac based paint.  A return visit to monitor the air confirmed that was a successful strategy.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-76-2017*A filter on an external oil tank at a seasonal home filled with water, froze/expanded and compromised the filter housing.  This released an unknown amount of heating oil to the environment.  Oil migrated through the soils of the yard and adjacent forested wetland.  The initial complaint from a neighbor led the local fire department to discover the leaking tank, and they called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report it.

It was obvious there was extensive contamination as evident by the pink ice and water in the forested pool, extending well over 100 feet from the tank location.  Using a shovel, the soils near the house were soft enough to move and were very vapor rich.

This is a seasonal home in a mixed neighborhood.  There are some camps, some seasonal homes and other year-round homes.  Neighbors to either side of the spill site were not home initially, but were left notes asking for a call as soon as convenient.  A contractor was called and asked to provide an excavator and vacuum truck as dewatering was a highly anticipated complication.  A local arborist and landscaping company were also called for fill material to stabilize the area to place machinery, and if needed remove trees whose roots will be severely compromised during the excavation.

The excavator removed soils and stockpiled them near pooling water to allow for natural dewatering, and the oil/water released was simultaneously vacuumed (skimmed) for recovery.  Crushed stone was brought in to stabilize driveway and a working platform in the area.  A few days into the cleanup, the region experienced back-to-back major snowfalls and that put off cleanup efforts for a few weeks.  Contractors had snow removal obligations and freeze thaw cycles made immediate work area impassable.

Meanwhile, the son of property owner (in New Hampshire) was contacted.  The building was on a slab, with no basement or crawlspace, but no access was offered to inspect the interior.  The duration of the cleanup went without successfully meeting the family to assess interior conditions.  Peter Eremita followed up with the Donahues and reported no additional concerns.  Likewise, Mark Woodruff conducted some water sampling of adjacent wells with the potential for impact, and no positive hits have been detected.

After the storm events had passed and all were back to a somewhat manageable schedule, Abbott Brothers came and took the first of two trees down, one semi-dead pine and one hardwood oak or maple.  As the excavation expanded, they were asked to return to remove one more hardwood (roots were seriously damaged) as result of soil removal.  Again the vacuum truck was employed to skim oil from water.  Many sorbent pads were left as markers, returning shift after shift, they would soak up fugitive oil migrating from the soils to open water.

Restoration of the forested area was done with washed sands and the perceived edges loamed and natural overburden raked into and mixed with loam.  The majority of the excavation was backfilled with crushed 3/4-inch stone, compacted and topped with loam, seeded and hayed.  The travel ways were raked and rolled to return to pre-spill conditions.  Based on the successful cleanup and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.  Some additional water samples are to be collected by our Division of Technical Services.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-77-2017*North East Air called to report a private aircraft had leaked some fuel from a wing while parked at their terminal.  The aircraft was repositioned to better level the wings and the spill was attended to.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-78-2017*After the delivery, the homeowner complained about discoloration of the snow where the hose had been dragged.  The driver called it in and Cash Energy went to the home and tried to explain the minimal minute discoloration was a miniscule sheen was from the hose itself, not a release of oil.  I spoke with Cash Energy, but was unsuccessful in reaching the homeowner.  Based on the information received from Cash Energy and no additional concerns made by the homeowner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-79-2017*Travelling along Federal Street, a car's fuel tank became loose and detached from the vehicle.  Brunswick Fire Department responded and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for cleanup assistance.  After a brief cleanup, the vehicle was towed for repairs.  No fuel was discharged to any sensitive environments, only the road asphalt.  Based on the nature of spill, and limited spread to asphalt only, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-80-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/30/17, Irving Energy Corporation staff in Brewer reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge that they estimated at 1 to 2 gallons from a residential consumptive use, #2 oil aboveground storage tank (AST) at this customer's location.  On inquiring, Mr. Casey Cote of Irving stated that Irving burner technicians had first noted the tank first leaking on 1/7/17, 23 days earlier, and had put a magnet patch on the corrosion hole, but had not reported the leak to MDEP as required.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is urban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer services.  The building is wood construction with concrete basement floor and foundation.  The building appears to be formerly a 2-unit apartment building now converted to a condominium building.  Mr. Mark Schwab, the owner of the leaking AST for  the second floor Unit-2 lives in California.  The Bourks, who own the first floor Unit-1 and the unit suffering oil vapor intrusion, lived in Missouri.

Unit-1 had an active rusty, 275-gallon AST that I estimated at over 20 years old.  Unit-2 on the second floor had a similar rusty 275 gallon AST, now placed out on the sidewalk (see photos), and replaced by a new double-bottom 275-gallon AST.  I recommended to the Bourks that they have their Unit-2 AST also replaced due to its age.  The homes are heated by forced hot water boilers (see site diagram).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 1/30/17, on coming back to replace the leaking AST, Irving burner technicians had noted that the magnet patch applied on 1/7/17 had not adequately plugged the corrosion hole and that the tank had continued to leak to the concrete basement floor for up to an additional 23 days.

On 2/1/17, I visited with MDEP engineer Donald White.  Outside we noted the old oil tank, uncleaned, standing upright on the sidewalk.  Outside on the northeast side of the building was a large oil stain on the foundation side and obvious soil excavated out from under the fill and vent pipes (see photos); but I found no record this second, obvious unrelated, fuel overfill to have been reported to MDEP.

Within the basement we found the newly installed replacement AST and a large oil stain on the floor under the new Unit-2 AST that ran downhill to under the tank for Unit-1 (see photos).  We noted a strong oil odor within the basement, and the tenants in Unit-1 later stated they had been smelling oil in their condominium unit.  The oil spill appeared to have seeped down under the floor through the joint with the wall and floor.  With oil under the floor, the volume of the leak appeared to be larger than reported by Irving based on the surface stain.  Over the 20+ days of leakage, an unknown volume of oil was allowed to soak into the concrete floor.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
I am at present unaware of the cleanup actions of the older, exterior oil overfill under the Unit-2 oil tank vent and fill piping.

It appeared that Irving staff, and/or the maintenance person, Greg Schilling, did an initial though unsatisfactory cleanup of the oil leak on the floor.  MDEP advised Mr. Schwab to have the oiled floor washed again and to have the oiled floor area sealed to inhibit oil vapor intrusion.  MDEP found no reason to remove the oiled concrete floor and any oiled soil below.  No sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS) was required.

After Irving technicians replaced the leaking AST, they put the old uncleaned tank outside on the public sidewalk where it remained for about three weeks, subject to possible vandals or being hit by a snow plow and causing a discharge of oil and sludge.  Mr. Schwab complained that he had hired Irving to remove the tank as part of the job.  After inaction by Irving, I brought in Peter Holmes, of Maine Fuel Board, and Charles Moore, of the City of Portland, to try and get Irving to take away the uncleaned derelict AST.  Mr. McCu
P-81-2017*After making a delivery, the driver was returning the hose to the truck and something broke loose, causing a discharge of oil to the asphalt driveway.  Melting conditions allowed the oil to migrate beyond the original spill/spray footprint.  The driver called their dispatcher and help was sent.  They applied speedy dry sorbent material to the affected areas and reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Upon my arrival, the cleanup was concluding.  Bags of used sorbent (pads & speedy dry) were being loaded into a service truck.  Dan showed me the affected area and we agreed the cleanup was satisfactory and no lingering effects were anticipated.  Based on the information received and circumstances observed, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-82-2017*On Monday, 1/2/17, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a small overfill of heating oil from the vent pipe of this customer's aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Fielding's reported there was no leakage from the tank or fittings within the home.  Fielding's stated that they dug out the oiled snow and washed and wiped the side of the house.  No further problems were called in.

At this time there are no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required based on present information.
B-545-2017*August 9, 2017 Dead River Company reported a small spill during a delivery which resulted in the homeowner's tank being overfilled.  A small amount of kerosene spilled onto the ground.  The technician used sorbents along with excavating a minimal area of contaminated soil beneath the tanks. No resources are at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-548-2017*Edward Swallow called on August 8, 2017 to report that there was motor oil spilled on his property by his renter.  I arrived on site and Mr. Swallows brought me out to the wood lot that he had rented to show me where he had seen a possible oil sheen. After excavating a few test pits no oil or contamination was found.

No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-549-2017*Bob Chandler called on August 8, 2017 to report a main hydraulic line on a center mount log truck had leaked to pavement while working on the transmission lines.  The operator of the truck had put down sorbent material which was then properly disposed of. No site visit was needed.

No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1135-2017*While top loading the tank truck, the boom arm was inadvertently repositioned and fuel rained down from the rack.  Fuel spilled onto the truck, into the containment dike, and truck containment area.  Mixing with snow and ice, it was mostly confined to this area.  However, it was later discovered that some fuel oil got past a trap valve and leaked out to the effluent beyond the parking lot.  A small hand excavation was done, and about a five gallon pail of soil was collected. Sorbent pads were placed in the pipe and will be monitored throughout the coming weeks and fully assessed this spring.

The pink ice and snow within the engineered containments were chipped, scraped and shoveled into open totes.  The catch basin grate was solidly encased in thick ice, and this was melted and the water and oil were pumped into drums.

Based on the successful removal of spilled material, and a plan to reinspect the effluent in the spring, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time, pending followup in the Spring.
P-1138-2017*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a 12/29/17 complaint of a suspected fuel oil discharge.  Ms. Lebel, a realtor for the home, had suspected the previous occupant in the home had dumped oil into the basement sump which was pumped outside to the back yard.

With Ms. Lebel, I noted no evidence of oil leaks in the basement nor in the sump.  Snow cover prevented finding the sump discharge or evidence of oil discharges outside.  See attachments for further details.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions were required at the time.
P-1142-2017*Waste Management, Inc., reported a discharge of transmission oil from one of their roll off dumpster trucks to the ground.  The spill location is in an area behind the Sears store, and reported as spilled to pavement but none to drains.

I found the spill cleaned satisfactory with sorbents, and no further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-2-2018*Brunswick Fire Department called to report their response to an overfill at the C. N. Brown Company station.  The gasoline was confined to the pad and asphalt. Upon arrival, sorbents had been applied and were being packaged for disposal by C. N. Brown's licensed contractor.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no additional cleanup actions.
P-3-2018*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Wells Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



P-4-2018*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence.  The release was caused due to corrosion of the tank and the oil was released to the underlying soils.  Approximately .25 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated by hand and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The soil was incorporated into a mixed load of oil impacted soil and transported by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel.  The excavation was backfilled with gravel and poly sheeting was installed several inches below grade to serve as a vapor barrier.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) oversaw the cleanup and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.

P-5-2018*On 1/2/18, Mr. Lanman of Auburn-Lewiston Airport reported that during a previous snowstorm, their snowplow had collided with the fuel dispenser cabinet causing damage to the aviation gasoline suction pump dispenser.  The suction pipe down into the underground storage tank (UST) broke and volume of fuel discharges was not known.

The UST facility is comprised of two active 12,000-gallon, double-wall, fiberglass UST's installed in 1992.  One for jet fuel and the second for aviation gas with suction pumps in an aboveground cabinet atop the UST area (see photos).  The suction line down into the USTs appears to be within a blue piping chase.  The area is commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer.

On 1/3/18, I met Mr. Lanman and inspected the facility.  With the collision with the plow, the pump cabinet was moved about an inch or less causing the aviation gas suction pipe to break away (see Photos-2 & 4).  Fuel spillage appears to have been that from within the aboveground pump unit that drained down when piping broke.  I observed no obvious discharges outside the dispenser cabinet.  I understand that the damage to the UST facility was repaired by Portland Pump Company.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
A-246-2018*On 4/11/18, at 1053 hours, Jeremy Bingham, from Cumberland Farms, Inc., reported that an estimated 1 quart of gasoline had been found spilled to the concrete next to the fuel dispenser island apparently from a customer overfill.  I contacted Jeremy and he reported that no gasoline had run off the concrete and that he collected the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-323-2018*See attach Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-324-2018*I received a call indicating a piece of equipment owned by a contractor doing work for The Jackson Laboratory suffered a blown hydraulic hose which resulted in oil being spilled to a paved surface at the Lab.  The oil was recovered from the pavement with sorbent materials and disposed of via Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-325-2018*On May 29, 2018 the Department of Public Safety called to report that the Bangor Fire Department had put out a truck fire in downtown Bangor and the runoff from the fire had a slight sheen from what was suspected as motor oil. After checking the site, I could not see a sheen in any of the man holes or discharging into the river.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-327-2018*I received a report of a small spill of kerosene that occurred while a homeowner was moving his oil tank to a different location.  The spill was cleaned up by the homeowner with no environmental impact.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-382-2018*A call came in from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency that a drug manufacture site was found. I assisted in removing nine one-pots, lye, lithium strips, and batteries. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-384-2018*A call came in from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency that a drug manufacture site was found. I assisted in removing one one-pot along with precursors. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-61-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to a concrete basement floor due to a corrosion hole. Once onsite Response Services found standing oil in two corners of the basement and that a floor drain had been left open. The Department had the tank moved by Adams Heating and hired Allen's Environmental Services to vac and wash the concrete floor. The majority of the release went through Caribou's treatment facility.

Some of the release migrated under the concrete floor which has been sealed. Jim Lavoie of technical Services was informed of the trapped oil under the floor and aided in Response Services vapor intrusion issues.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-39-2017*Dead River Oil Company reported an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release due to a damaged copper line. Once onsite the AST was removed and a quick investigations found fuel oil downgradient in a small brook. The renter was setup with temporary electric heat and the site was handed off to Lee Thomas.

Free product (K-1) reached an unnamed tributary/brook that eventually drains into the Presque Isle Stream. It does not appear that product (due to low flow of unnamed brook) reached the Presque Isle Stream. We have installed a series of boom sets in this brook. We vacuumed up approximately 3,000 gallons of oily water. I called Dig Safe to request an emergency Dig Safe. I have put in a referral to Technical Services.

The contaminated soils have been removed and a recovery well installed. Free product was found in both the well and in the stream in early spring.

Sorbent and hard boom was maintained thought out the summer and removed after any noticeable amount of oily sheen had dissipated.

The recovery well was removed and the site backfilled, loamed, and seeded.

No further action required of Response Series.


P-221-2017*A report was received from AECOM at the a forenamed location.  A customer had a diesel spill at the dispenser.  7-Eleven staff applied speedy dry sorbent material and called a local contractor to remove the spill debris.  Based on the information received, location, small volume and actions taken, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-151-2017*On March 20, 2017, homeowner Paul Murray reported an aboveground storage tank (AST) leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Since the spilled was located on Matinicus Isle, I had to plan a plane ride for the following day to investigate the spill.

On March 21, 2017, I met Mr. Murray at his property on Matinicus Isle.  After a careful investigation, it was determined that there was soil contamination from the leaking AST and it would need to be excavated.  The private drinking water well was right under the spill, therefore the MDEP Geologist was involved and a filtration system was installed on the water tank.

The AST was removed and 21.36 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough.  The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for further water sampling.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-1017-2017*Cash Energy called to report the minor discharge of approximately one gallon of # 2 oil from the vent at the time of delivery.  Chuck Grainger, the service manager, went out to assist the driver with cleanup.  He stated that they removed a bag of leaves from the surface and removed two five-gallon buckets of soil.  They also wiped down the exterior concrete wall that was stained.  An inside inspection revealed some weeping from the threads on the vent pipe itself, but not the sight gauge (the typical liquid release point).

We discussed the idea of draining some fuel from the tank or burping the sight gauge and collecting any seepage on pads.  The system is regularly service by Muller Heating & Plumbing Company.  Muller would be told of the situation and asked to inspect.

Ms. Moscone was given my information and told to contact Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), if she had any questions or concerns.  Based on past positive experiences with Muller, I am confident the situation is well taken care of.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action based on the information received.

A-709-2017*On 12/19/17, at 0928 hours, Bill Paradis, the owner of a mobile home park in Windsor, reported that an outside tank at one of the rental units had leaked an estimated 25 gallons of K1.  The leak occurred when the tank settled, cracking the outlet of the tank.  I met Mr. Paradis on site, and found a small amount of oil impacted snow next to the home.  There were no reports of oil vapors in the home.  Mr. Paradis reported that the tank had been due for a delivery so there was not much oil in it.  Mr. Paradis chose to remove the oil impacted soil himself since he owns a construction business.

On 12/22/17, I oversaw the removal of oil impacted soil on site.  Soil in the area was removed to a depth of 2 feet before field testing with oil in soil test kits was negative except for soil under the home.  Soil under the home could not be removed without impacting the structure's foundation.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to monitor the park's drinking water well.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.

A-171-2018*There was a report of an oily discharge into the Passagassaweag River just upstream of the footbridge in Belfast.  When it was investigated, a brownish foam was found coming from the rock retaining wall.    It was speculated that a pipe behind the wall was discharging the unknown material.   Storm drains were investigated and no material was found. However, in the potato waste loading area behind McCrum, a large amount of similar looking material was observed on the ground.  The area was slightly flooded with water and the potato waste.  No drains were observed.  An official of McCrum stated that there were no drains in the area.  Given the topography of the area a drain would be expected.

The fire department was on scene and indicated they would follow up with the City's Public Works Department.  The observations were also sent to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Water Bureau.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-741-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-742-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-743-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this substation incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-744-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-745-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-746-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-451-2017*The discharge was the result of a blown hydraulic hose on a trash truck releasing approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  The released oil was collected using sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-178-2017*On 8/2/17,  Shane McGillan, of McGillan, Inc., reported a spill during road work/paving operations on a bridge overpass on U. S. Route 1.  Due to a hot day, diesel fuel in one of their pieces of paving equipment expanded in the tank and spilled about one gallon on the pavement.  McGillan crews used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled diesel fuel.  Oily debris was placed in a bucket and brought back to the shop for disposal with other oily debris.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-568-2017*I received a call indicating the tank at the subject location had suffered a leak.  The spill resulted in a small amount of oil  being lost to a concrete floor in the basement.  Dead River Company personnel used sorbent material to recover the oil.  I pumped the unspilled oil from the tank into drums until Dead River was able to replace the tank the following week.  I also installed a radon fan to control vapors in the home until they were no longer detectible.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-569-2017*I received a call indicating a small spill to pavement resulting from a car v. pole incident. Emera Maine personnel used sorbent materials to recover the oil. No other receptors are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-887-2017*Storm damage caused a transformer to leak out less than 1 gallon of transformer oil. Cross Roads Consulting cleaned the oil up with sorbents and took contaminated soil and leaves to Central Maine Power waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-888-2017*A storm caused trees to blow over and knock the transformer off the pole and on to the ground. The soil and the leaves had been cleaned up by Cross Roads Consulting.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
A-558-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a car-pole accident involving an untagged transformer.  The accident resulted in a fire, which seemed to consume any evidence of oil.  I instructed CMP to sample for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in soil due to the transformer being untagged.  Lab samples showed non-detect for PCB's, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1115-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #1 heating oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located underneath the front deck of the residence.  The homeowner smelled the oil and called a heating oil contractor to inspect the tank.  Upon inspection, it was discovered that the tank had a slow leak caused by corrosion.  The tank was pumped out and removed.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and observed that the concrete pad that had underlain the tanks was stained with oil.  The pad was cleaned off with sorbents by MDEP personnel and the material was disposed of.  The soil surrounding the pad was not significantly impacted with oil.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-49-2018*On 1/23/18, I received a call from Ed Wall of Worumbo Estates reporting a heating oil leak at one of the homes in the park.  An oil line had leaked an estimated 100-150 gallons of oil under the home.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met Mr. Wall and the homeowner, Ezra Drehobl.  I could see a dark stain on the gravel beneath the trailer.  I was told the oil odor in the home was strong and that the owners had a newborn baby.

I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to respond to the site that afternoon to remove a small amount of oil soaked debris from under the home and to lay out some poly under the home to act as a vapor barrier.  I also installed my Ram Fan as a temporary relief measure.  I contacted Don White of the Division of Technical Services and requested he bring a carbon filter to the home to provide additional odor control measures.

The following day EPI removed by hand excavation approximately 5 tons of oil contaminated soils from beneath the home.  The excavation was limited in width and depth due to the presence of cinder blocks holding up the home.  Since not all of the oil contaminated soil could be removed, EPI installed some perforated piping in the excavation and covered the excavation with a layer of poly.  A radon fan was connected to the piping for odor control.  The site has been handed off to the Division of Technical Services for any further action.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-62-2018*This spill was responded to by an employee that is no longer with the State. This former employee arrived on site and discovered approximately 1/2 a gallon of oil in a bucket in the basement of the apartment building.

The former employee put oil absorbent pads into the bucket and removed all of the waste for proper disposal.


No further response action.
B-236-2018*A small oil spill was caused by a weeping hydraulic hose on a piece of railroad equipment.  The repairs were made to the equipment and the contaminated soil was shoveled into a bag for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-243-2018*The spill was discovered by Central Maine & Quebec Railway employees and the contaminated soil was shoveled into a trash bag.  The bag was placed with other waste that will be disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-315-2018*On May 24, 2018 R H Foster incorporated called to report that one of their delivery trucks had a leaking seal. A small amount of #2 fuel oil leaked onto the driveway of the homeowner. The driver hand excavated the contaminated gravel into a bucket to be disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-316-2018*I received a call reporting a small transformer oil spill associated with a traffic accident.  The spill impacted a small area of paved roadway where it was recovered by Central Maine Power Company personnel.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-317-2018*I received a call indicating a plastic storage tank of ferric chloride had been overfilled at the subject location.  The reason for the overfill was unclear, but it resulted in approximately 75 gallons of product being spilled to the concrete floor of the chemical storage room.

Ferric chloride is used as a coagulant in the wastewater treatment process and has a pH of about 1.0.  Due to the size of the spill, the town of Hartland hired Environmental Projects, Incorporated, (EPI) to conduct the cleanup which consisted of manually using sorbent materials to recover the spilled product.  After free product was recovered, the area was rinsed down to prevent exposure to the plant workers.

All contaminated materials were disposed up by EPI as hazardous waste.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-318-2018*I received a call indicating a leak had occurred at the subject location resulting from a ruptured hose while a vehicle was being fueled.  The incident resulted in approximately 30 gallons of gasoline being spilled to the paved parking lot where it was recovered by the Howland Fire Department using sorbent material.  No other receptors were impacted by the incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-54-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a vehicle accident involving a van containing paint supplies.  There were some liquids released to the brook that the van landed in, but at 2:00 AM it was difficult determining what the liquids might be.  Sorbents were left in place until the site could be checked on in daylight.  The fire department returned to the site later that day and removed the soiled sorbents, and placed down new.  At this point, they were concerned and contacted the MDEP to determine the released product(s) and extent of contamination.

I followed up on the report, and collected the sorbents that the fire department had placed down and any remaining fluid.  The reddish liquid appeared to be transmission fluid, and had not migrated any further than the sorbents the fire department had placed down.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-485-2017*Downeast Energy reported that an estimated one gallon of #2 heating oil had spilled to soil when they overfilled an underground tank.  They reported that the electronic overfill alarm was not working.  They said they dug up the oil impacted dirt at the vent.  I went to the site that is in downtown Augusta served by public water supply.  The area was cleaned up sufficiently.  I spoke to the Church's maintenance person and asked him to have the tank system inspected before ordering another delivery.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-486-2017*Waste Management, Inc., reported that an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil had leaked to pavement from a leaking hose on one of their trucks.  They reported that the oil was collected with absorbent material and no catch basins were in the area.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-488-2017*Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The estimated 10 gallon spill was the result of a problem with an air eliminator.  Dead River hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to take care of the cleanup which stayed inside of the containment area.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-490-2017*Waste Management, Inc., reported a spill of an estimated one quart of hydraulic oil from a leaking hose on a truck.  Spill was to a paved area and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected
A-520-2017*The Winslow Fire Department reported a small leak from an oil burner.  The homeowner cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-565-2017*An estimated five gallon gasoline spill to a storm drain was reported at the Capitol Street Circle K.  The spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling.  Circle K hired Strategic Environmental Services to remove the gas-water mix from the storm drain.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-566-2017*On 10/25/17, China Fire Department reported that an unknown amount of diesel fuel had spilled from a tractor trailer truck involved in a crash with another vehicle.  Jeremy Greenman, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Responder went to the site and found the truck on its side.  The saddle tank had been breached and was empty.  The fuel had run off the road onto the dirt roadside.  Oil absorbent boom and pads have been used to contain and collect the spilled fuel.

I relieved Jeremy on site and arranged to have the contractor on site to remove the oil impacted soil.  The absorbents were retrieved and packed for transport.  Soil was removed until field testing with oil in soil kits were negative for oil. There were no wells in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-567-2017*It was reported that lube oil from a locomotive discharged to wood chips near the track crossing in Jay.  It was reported as 1.5 gallons of lube oil, however, I did not respond to the site to access the discharge.  It was stated in the initial report that Pan Am Railways deployed their own cleanup crew, and they were in route to clean it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-147-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 200 gallons of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  The release was not initially identified because the tank and surrounding area were covered with snow.  Spilled product migrated both vertically and laterally, eventually exposed in a snow blown pathway.  Oil was both above, below and in between layers of ice.  Sorbent materials recovered accessible product, then a vactor was utilized to remove contaminated snow and ice.  The top layer (feet) of snow was hand shoveled aside to expose the affected area.  Visual evidence of contamination guided that aspect of the removal effort, which included the vicinity of the tank extending six feet in three directions then along the snow blown path from the deck to the shed.  Thereafter, contaminated soil was excavated.  The grossest contamination existed beneath mobile home at the tank; the warm soil welcomed the oil.  Nonetheless, field screening guided the excavation which resulted a footprint similar to the previous removal effort, sans the path.  Contamination remains below the home.  There was concern for impacts to the public drinking water well for the park located across the street, but consultation with the Division of Technical Services group accompanied by the results of a groundwater survey (provided by the property owner) negated that concern.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-446-2017*Praxair reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while delivering at Pratt & Whitney.  The spilled hydraulic oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-447-2017*Following up on an odor complaint, Dead River Co. (DR) discovered a corrosion hole in the belly of the vertical tank.  The tank straddles the French drain in the floor, and the slope of the trench goes to a four-inch hole cut in the floor.  A minor sheen was observed in the hole and was successfully removed/padded up with sorbent pads.  DR applied ample speedy dry sorbent material to the affected floor as well as a magnet patch to stop the leak.  The office would work up a replacement quote and the work is anticipated to be completed in the near future.

The area is served by both public water and sewer and to this point there were no complaints of odors in the living space. Based on the information received and situation inspected, the cleanup and restoration appear to be well in hand.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-448-2017*On 6/5/17, I received a fax communication from the National Response Center indicating a vessel had sunk the previous week in Harpswell.  I followed up with the U. S. Coast Guard who had reported the event.  I learned that the vessel had sunk on 6/1/17, and it was not reported until the following day.  It was estimated that 6 gallons of gasoline was lost during the sinking.  The owner of the vessel had since recovered it.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
I-113-2018*Maine Drug enforcement agency requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from Madawaska Police Department. All meth precursors/hazardous materials have been over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-698-2018*The Department was notified of a three gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a broken hydraulic hose on a dump truck.  The spill was contained to a dirt area and was excavated.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-699-2018*The Department was notified of a 10-15 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The fuel drained into an open floor drain which drained into a stream and into the Atlantic Ocean.

Upon arrival on scene, the leak in the AST had been stopped by transferring the fuel to the other AST that was beside it and a pan placed below.  An oil stain was observed under the tanks and continuing over to the floor drain.  The floor drain outlets approximately 20 feet from a stream and is constructed with a solid PVC pipe.  During the investigation of the stream, several pools of oil were discovered and sorbent pads and/or boom had been placed in the stream.  The stream discharges into a small cove which consists of exposed ledge and salt marsh grass.  Sorbent boom had been used by the fire department to contain the oil from the stream and was effective as the tide was high, but going out.  The Department collected saturated pads from the stream and replaced them before leaving for the day.

Approximately one week later, the homeowner contacted the Department regarding a petroleum smell in the well water.  The Department's hydrogeologist was contacted and conducted a water sample on September 21st which came back with low-levels found in the sample.  A follow-up water sample on October 23rd, resulted in "non-detect".  Based on a conversation with the homeowner, the low-levels of petroleum found in the water may have been a result of a vacuum hose for the water pump pulling vapors into the well.  The second water sample was collected after the well system was upgraded and eliminated the hose in the basement.

While on site to change out pads and boom, the Department measured 1st floor air quality to be at 0.0 parts per million (ppm) and basement air quality at 0.3 ppm at the tanks and 2.7 ppm at the floor drain.  No additional oil was found to be coming out of the floor drain.  To address the vapors, the floor was to be primed and sealed.  The homeowner decided to have the tanks removed and go to a different heat source.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to complete the work.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-700-2018*On 9/13/18, I received a report from a drug enforcement agent that they had discovered a meth lab one-pot operation at the end of Shaving Hill Road in Limington.  They requested I respond to the site to collect the waste for disposal.  I responded immediately and met the agents on scene.  They handed over five one-pot meth labs and a gas generator.  The waste was eventually brought to Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-701-2018*The Department was notified of a 15 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a failed pump seal at the rack facility.  The spill was contained within the confines of the secondary spill containment, with a small amount making it onto the adjacent pavement.  The oil was collected with vacuum trucks and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-57-2018*On 1/24/18, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle collision in front of 1364 Main Street in Sanford.  It was reported that a half gallon each of motor oil and antifreeze spilled from the vehicle involved.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-282-2018*Sanford Fire Department (SFD) called to report a two-car accident at the aforementioned address.  Vehicles fluids were discharged to roadway, and more antifreeze was noted than others.  SFD was cleaning the scene and did not request assistance from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Based on the information received, no assets were dispatched.  The scene will be inspected the next time I am in the area.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
P-206-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a broken oil line on a piece of equipment.  Shaw Brothers cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-394-2018*I received report of the "tackifier" spill in the area to be paved.  This product is used in the application of asphalt to the gravel road bed.  Due to the fact that this was spilled in an area where it was intended to be applied, no cleanup was initiated.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-395-2018*After A. E. Robinson Oil Company made the oil delivery, the driver spilled a small amount of oil from the delivery hose onto the pavement.  Hospital maintenance staff applied and recovered speedy dry sorbent material from the spill site.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-396-2018*A discovery of a small oil spill from the past was made.  The contaminated soil was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-439-2018*I received a call indicating a pad mounted transformer was leaking at the subject location due to corrosion.  The spill impacted the pad well under the transformer only.  Sorbent materials were used to recover oil and contaminated debris from the well and the transformer was replaced.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-440-2018*A 5-gallon bucket of oil was found along Sand Beach.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-442-2018*On July 27, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report that a locomotive engine containment tank had overflowed due to the recent rain. The spill was within the railyard and contaminated the ballast beneath the track and along the rails. Pan Am Railway employees had wiped down the rails and hand excavated the contaminated soil. No other resources are at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division or Response Services is expected at this time.
B-478-2018*I received a call indicating that the indoor oil tank at the subject location was leaking.  The cause of the leak was a filter gasket that either failed or was installed incorrectly.  In any event, the spilled oil impacted a foundation drain and compromised indoor air quality.  I hired a vacuum truck to remove oil from the drain and clean the floor.  Upon completion of cleanup activities, no further remedial action was necessary.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-479-2018*A pick-up truck's fuel tank had leaked while traveling along Route 16.  According to one report the fuel tank actually fell off.  There was no-one around when I arrived at the site.  I removed some contaminated soils along the road and driveway and used sorbents to soak up some small puddles of diesel on the pavement.  I removed the majority of the spilled diesel in this area.  The streak of diesel that was observed for a couple of miles previous to this location was all dry.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-480-2018*An empty tractor trailer went off the road in front of the residence at 154 Lee Road.  Diesel and motor oil spilled during the accident.  I was able to pump off approximately 50 gallons of diesel from the saddle tank.  I was able to lay down sorbents and speedi-dri to soak up some of the spilled petroleum.  After the tractor trailer was moved I was able to hand dig the contaminated soil into bags and remove the sorbents.  Some diesel went under the culvert, road and adjacent large tree.

I referred this site to State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to a well downgradient, approximately 100 feet, at an abandoned property.  The residence at 154 Lee Road had a dug well approximately 80 feet up gradient of the spill but did not appear to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-527-2018*I received a call indicating a fishing boat moored in Sorrento Harbor was leaking diesel fuel periodically.  I obtained the contact information for the vessel owner who indicated the boat was being hauled from the water so the issue could be fixed.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-528-2018*I received a call indicating a small vessel had capsized in Grand Manan Channel with roughly 10 gallons of gasoline on board.  No sheen was observed.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-529-2018*On August 20, 2018 the Maine Department of Transportation called to report that while they were driving by on the Lower Shirley Corner Road a stain was noticed in one of the turnoffs. Upon my arrival I noticed a very long and narrow stain on the pavement and gravel. I dug into the soil and there was very minimal contamination. The surface contamination had deteriorated from sun and exposure. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-698-2018*The University of Maine at Orono has an off campus research facility at 17 Godfrey Drive.  This facility is still under construction, however, when personnel reviewed the new treatment system two valves were turned to the on position allowing sodium hypochlorite and sulfuric acid to mix in the floor drain by accident.  These two chemical when mixed together generate chlorine gas.  The building was evacuated.  The Orono Hazmat team, myself and Paul Nichols, co-worker, arrived at the site shortly after being notified.

The Orono Hazmat Team performed a Level A entry to make sure the valves were closed, check chlorine levels in the building and to flush any residue of chemicals into the floor drain.  Liquid in this floor drain ultimately ends up at the Orono Wastewater Treatment System.  They were notified and permission received prior to performing flushing.  Chlorine levels were still elevated during this entry.

I went in with an Orono hazmat member for a second entry to open doors, in order for the facility to increase their venting rate, and to check on the chlorine levels.  Chlorine was negative on our draeger tubes.  Doors were opened and the venting rate was increased by 20%.

Shortly thereafter the site was turned back over to the University of Maine.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-50-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of lube oil from an engine on the siding at Riley Road in Jay.  Pan Am crews were dispatched to remove the affected ice and snow.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-241-2018*J & S Oil, Inc., reported a spill of approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel from a dispenser at their Manchester facility.  It was raining which had caused product to shed, causing a large area of sheening which extended off the asphalt to the grass area.  Speedy Dry was used to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-188-2018*A broken radiator fan and a damaged oil cooler were to blame for a release of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil and 7 gallons of antifreeze on the ground. The spill was covered with sorbents and then saturated with sawdust.  The contaminated sawdust and pads were brought to Tri Community Landfill for disposal. No site visit was warranted by The Division of Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-585-2018*On 8/3/18, I met a Certified Tank Installer (CTI) and Brian Willis of Gaftek, Inc., who were on site testing and investigating a gasoline leak from the primary product piping into the piping chase (conduit) from tank T-3 to Dispenser 11-12 at the east end of the dispenser area (see site map).  Gaftek was performing a hydrostatic test on the sumps.  T-3 had been installed in 1996.

I was not informed of the results of the testing, though they were to report to Ted Scharf of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tanks Compliance Unit.  I was informed of no prohibited discharges confirmed to soil and to groundwater.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-587-2018*On 8/4/18, I received a call from the Harrison Fire Department reporting a vessel had sunk at the dock at Camp New Found in Harrison.  The fire department had placed oil sorbent boom around the vessel to contain any oil and gasoline sheen coming from the boat.  Maine Game Wardens had been advised of the situation and Long Lake Marina was en route to remove the boat.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-588-2018*On 8/4/18, Sean Carroll reported a spill at a client's residence in Limerick.  The fuel pump on her furnace had failed causing oil to pool on the floor beneath her furnace.  I responded immediately.  Mr. Carroll and I applied speedy dry sorbent material to the floor and cleaned up all the free product on the floor.  We also moved a significant amount of belongings, separating the oiled from the clean.  The clean items were left in the basement and the oiled items were moved outside.  I explained the groundwater fund to the homeowner, but at the time, she did not want to take advantage of the program and preferred to finish the cleanup herself.  I gave her instructions on how to wash the floor and told her if the oil smell did not go away and she wanted my assistance, to give me a call.

As of 9/5/2018, I have not heard from her and consider the matter closed.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-589-2018*On 8/4/18, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting 2 gallons of motor oil spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-590-2018*On 8/5/18, I received a call from Matt Cashman, an agent with Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA).  He reported the finding of a meth lab in Standish and requested that I respond.  I did so immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that 3 one-pot bottles and a gas generator had been discarded on the side of the road at the specified location.  The owner of the property discovered them in the morning and had called police.

Mr. Cashman rendered the one-pots inert with baby oil.  The gas generator was dry, requiring no intervention.  I transported the materials to Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal the following day.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-591-2018*On 8/5/18, the U. S. Coast Guard reported a mystery sheen in the area of the Grey Cove Boat Club.  No source for the sheen could be found, and it appeared to be dissipating.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-594-2018*On 8/6/18, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a one cup spill of hydraulic fluid from heavy equipment at a construction site in Gray.  A small amount of oil contaminated soil was hand-excavated and removed for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-611-2018*Seal failure caused the release of a small quantity of ammonia to the compressor room at the ice arena.  The room was ventilated to atmosphere, then a contractor reseated the valve.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-612-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
This spill report involves the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  On 8/13/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of, and observed the evidence of prohibited petroleum discharges.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential and commercial use and served by municipal sewer and water service.  The facility is located near, but not over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The facility is located within a wellhead protection zone for the municipal Ann Street Wells.  See past MDEP spill reports and environmental site assessments for further information.

The facility was a Getty Petroleum gas station and repair garage during the 1989 facility replacement and afterwards.  Years later the company split, with Getty Petroleum owning and operating the UST facility, and Getty Properties or Getty Realty owning the property.  The UST facility later came under ownership by Lehigh Gas.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Based on current knowledge, known sensitive receptors, and past reports, MDEP Division of Response Services assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario Cleanup goal.

In 1989, Getty and A. L. Doggett Company under Certified tank Installer (CTI) Paul Bosse removed gasoline and fuel oil tanks T-1 through T-5.  Significant gasoline contaminated soil and water was found but not reported to MDEP as required.  The discharges were discovered by MDEP Response Services staff after the new facility was installed so MDEP staff did not have opportunity to document the conditions of the UST facility, and the soil and groundwater in 1989.  The reasons and exact sources of the discharges in 1989 are unknown.  See MDEP spill reports P-725-1989, P-586-2001, and others.  Later excavation for UST facility upgrades and work in the town sidewalks confirmed weathered oil-contaminated soil and groundwater under the property and under the adjacent properties.

In May 2018, weathered oil contamination was found under the sidewalk area along Main Street; this contamination appeared residual from that identified in 1989.  During the August 2018 facility abandonment-by-removal, we noted photoionization detector (PID) bag headspace levels less than 25-parts per million within the UST area, no oil sheen and no free product on groundwater, and no oil-saturated soils.  One area of gray weathered oil-contaminated soil was exposed on the south wall of the UST area.  This year 2018 UST excavation appears to have stayed within the new replacement tan sand backfill from 1989.  No free product oil was noted on groundwater.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
In 1989, MDEP staff did not observe and document the conditions of tanks T-1 through T-6 when removed.  On 8/13/18, CTI Mike Simard and Simard & Son crew removed two of the three 6000-gallon double-wall, cathodically protected, steel tanks.  The tanks were reported to have been dry-ice inerted.  St. Germain-Collins was initially listed for the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  GeoInsight performed a closure assessment for Getty Realty while Synergy and CCC Environmental Services represented Lehigh Gas for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

I was told that on or about 8/10/18, Simard & Sons dry-ice inerted the three gasoline tanks and broke up the concrete.  The CCC Environmental staff stated he was not on site to check the fittings and sumps before they were broken up during concrete removal.

On 8/14/18, while on site at 7:20 AM, I found the last 6000-gallon gasoline UST to have already been removed and the excavation backfilled.  Rather than tight caps as required, the tank bungs were plugged with sorbent pads which were not vapor tight.  Simard stated he could not screw in plugs because the isolator bushings were broken; the bushings were broken because Simard has been observed to remove the tank piping and sumps by knocking
P-613-2018*A boat caught fire on the trailer in the owner's yard.  The fire compromised the boat's lithium batteries, exposing the water reactive metal.  The batteries were overpacked in pails and doused in mineral oil, then transported to a company that facilitated disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-614-2018*Notice received of diesel fuel leak from vehicle fuel line within the garage building.  It was cleaned with sorbents, with no spill to drain or to soil, and the leak was fixed.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-7-2019*Approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to a hydraulic line bursting on a plow truck.  The product was cleaned off the pavement using sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-77-2019*The Department was notified of a 1/2 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a faulty burner plug at the boiler.  Downeast Energy used sorbents to clean up the oil and repaired the plug.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-67-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 1/29/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of this oil discharge at about 1700 hours time by Biddeford Fire Department (BFD).  BFD described a transformer leak when a utility pole collapsed and the transformer broke open on the paved road below, covering a 15' x 20' area.  They also reported that Central Maine Power Company (CMP) had responded on scene at 1612 hours.  Fire Chief Lebrecque was concerned about the size of the spill and that CMP had to sample this "untagged" transformer oil to see if it had hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels or not.

CMP did not report this discharge to MDEP as required.  At about 1700 hours, I called CMP's Gerry Mirabile 3 times and Janet Dyer and left messages for them to call me back as soon as possible.  Mr. Mirabile called me back about 0800 on 1/30/18, 15 hours later.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The discharge location is commercial and residential use located near the Biddeford Airport and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  There is regular public traffic to the Biddeford Airport.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 1/29/17, the evening of the discharge, BFD stated that it appeared to them that the whole transformer had broken open and spilled, indicating a discharge of about 15 gallons or more.  CMP staff was reported to have arrived before 1700 hours during daylight hours.  This discharge was not associated with any storm event.  BFD and Mr. Daniels informed me that the pole snapped because it had rotted.

The next morning on 1/30/17, Mr. Mirabile transferred me to CMP's Tom Daniels who stated that the discharge was 1 to 2 gallons, and they were still waiting on the PCB analysis.  Several hours later Mr. Daniels notified me that they reassessed the spill as about 6 gallons.  I understand that Mr. Daniels had not personally responded and assessed the discharge and location.

At 1630 hours' time on 1/30/18, Ann Hemenway of MDEP Division of Response Services checked the spill location at my request.  Ms. Hemenway described the spill area as a mess with oily sorbent, oiled soil, oiled snow, and oil sheen on meltwater and in a brook remaining.  Based on Ms. Hemenway's photos and assessment, I estimated the discharge as about 15 gallons or more which agrees with the assessment of BFD.  I promptly contacted Mr. Daniels and advised him that Ms. Hemenway and I required an immediate response by CMP that evening to complete the cleanup.

On 2/1/18, Mr. Daniels provided me with lab analysis showing the discharge to be non-PCB oil, so the discharge could be managed as an oil spill and not a hazardous materials incident.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/29/18, following the BFD and CMP response, the road was closed while CMP sent someone down to sample the discharged oil.  CMP responded with speedy dry sorbent which was reported to have been swept up.

After inspection by MDEP's Ann Hemenway on 1/30/18, we required additional cleanup.  Mr. Daniels advised me on 2/1/18, that he was told a second cleanup effort last night had generated another drum of waste.

On 2/7/18, Ann Hemenway of MDEP inspected the spill area and found it needed considerably more cleanup and contacted Mr. Daniels of CMP.  CMP had National Response Corporation (NRC), a private contractor, respond to remove oiled snow, soil, and oil on meltwater.

On 2/12/18, I inspected the spill area and found the 3rd cleanup to be satisfactory.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  See the attached photos and supporting documents.
2)  The CMP oil spill Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for oil spills of 15 gallons or less had expired in October, 2017, requiring this discharge to have been promptly reported by CMP to MDEP on 1/29/18.
3)  The spill occurred about 15:34 and CMP arrived at the spill site by 16:15 so CMP staff s
P-111-2018*Dead River Company contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for a small corrosion hole underneath an aboveground oil tank.  The tank is located in the garage.  The oil was contained by using a pot and a magna-patch was used to slow the leak.  Dead River was at the residence at approximately 13:30 hours and was in the process of installing a new tank.

I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-114-2018*On February 22nd, the Department received an Incident Report (#1204912) from the National Response Center stating that a vessel approximately 5 miles off the coast of Cape Porpoise had sunk at approximately 02:00 while being towed.  At the time of reporting, no visible sheen was detected on the surface.

Additional information later in the day indicated that a sheen was observed by a United States Coast Guard (USCG) Auxiliary Flight and that an additional estimated 4,000 gallons of diesel tanks is on board and is sealed.

On the morning of the 23rd, the Department participated in a conference call with USCG and other various federal and state agencies for an update on the incident.  A sheen was still being observed at the site from an unknown source.  A sample was collected and sent for lab analysis.  To better facilitate a response from the Department, the Department deployed the vessel Steven Eufemia to Kennebunkport.  USCG planned to send a commercial diver to the wreck and determine level of damage and identify a cause for the sheen.

On March 12th, the vessel was located by using a side-scan sonar and a submersible was deployed afterwards to inspect the integrity of the vessel.  Video from the submersible was reviewed by Department staff with the USCG and found that the vessel had suffered damage in the hull, no additional barrels were found, and no free product was seen leaving the vessel.  At this point, the USCG has decided to leave the vessel as is and not attempt to retrieve the vessel or any remaining product on board.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-169-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a 3-4 gallon oil spill in the furnace room of Peaks Island Elementary School.  The leak was determined to be a faulty gauge on the boiler which needed to be replaced.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean up the floor of the boiler room and was scrubbed later with Simple Green.

The MDEP Divisions of Response Services and Technical Services visited the site three times to do an indoor air quality screening of the school, using a parts per billion (ppb) Photoionization Detector (PID), and assess the cleanup in the boiler room.  Air monitoring also included the use of four Suma cans (20-minutes each) which were sent out for analysis.  The MDEP found that air quality improved the second and third day compared to the initial screening done.  The State Toxicologist was contacted and determined after reviewing the data from the PID, that classes in the school could resume.

The MDEP provided a list of items that needed to be addressed, as they were still contaminated.  These included a wooden leg to the staircase, the bottom portion of the stairs, and concrete cinder blocks under the air compressor and hot water heating tank.  Remediation efforts took place on April 18th, and the MDEP determined it to be satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-255-2018*A engine containment tank on a locomotive overflowed.

No site visit was made and no further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-268-2018*On 5/4/18, Mary Waring, from Casella Organics, reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the ground from a dump trailer truck delivering material to a residence.  The spill was the result of a broken hydraulic line on the truck.  She reported that the oil-impacted ground and grass were removed immediately with an excavator on site. No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-34-2018*A Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) plow truck ruptured a hose releasing a small amount of hydraulic fluid to pavement over several miles. Maine DOT employees could not clean up the release due to the great distance of road that the spill impacted.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-551-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a two by four feet oil stain on the concrete floor at this residence.  There is no indication what remedial activities may have occurred to mitigate the incident.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-553-2018*Scott Cyr received a citizen complaint regarding paint waste left on site at this location.  There is no indication what actions Mr. Cyr took to address the complaint.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-559-2018*Scott Cyr received a report of a hydraulic oil leak from equipment in this farm field.  The spill was to soil which was excavated and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-570-2018*On 7/30/18, I received a call from Christopher Johansen reporting an oil sheen on Sebago Lake.  The sheen was reported to be approximately 2000' offshore and located on the west shore of the lake between Snug Harbor Road in Sebago and Trickey Road in Standish.  The caller reported a rainbow sheen, but no odor.  It was near dark at the time, so I decided to wait until morning to investigate.

The following morning I visited the site by boat with Deputy Game Warden Marc D'Elia.  I found no evidence of the sheen remaining.  Coincidentally, I came across Mr. Johansen in his boat and confirmed that I had checked the right spot.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-571-2018*The Department was notified of a underground storage tank (UST) removal of a 550-gallon diesel tank used for a generator in the building.  A 10-day waiver was requested by Gaftek, Inc., due to scheduling and the waiver was granted.  A 500-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) was installed prior to the UST removal.  Fill lines were already connected to the building and the contents of the UST were pumped into the new AST.  Upon the Department's arrival at the removal, no diesel fuel was in the tank and none was observed in the excavation hole.  During soil sampling, the tank began to move into the excavation hole and the outer wall of the tank was punctured by the excavator, thus releasing the brine within.  All of the brine went into the open excavation hole.  During excavation, a telephone line was nicked and operations ceased until it could be repaired.

Soil samples taken by St. Germain and Associates indicated no contaminated soil around the tank site and at the product lines going into the building.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-572-2018*Jim with Dead River Company (DRC) reported an estimated four-quart leak of heating oil to the concrete basement floor that occurred when they were changing fuel lines for their customer.  No spill to drains or soil.  After they wiped up the leak with sorbents, I advised they wash the spill area with detergent and water.

No further complaints nor Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-573-2018*Notice by Irving Oil Corporation of small leaks of diesel fuel at their customers at Hancock Lumber Company and at Brex Corporation in Kennebunk.  The leak was reported from the truck's power take off (PTO) when this peddler truck was making fuel deliveries to customer's skid tanks.  Irving cleaned the discharges with sorbents and with no leaks to drains or waters of the state.  The truck was reported taken out of service until repaired.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-748-2018*This site was immediately referred to the "Uncontrolled Sites" program in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Augusta office. The following is their report at the time I wrote my report.

On November 13, 2018, Susan Miller from the MDEP received an email complaint from a woman stating that the previous owner of the Stanley Boat Yard, Ralph Stanley, disposed of various materials on site such as red lead paint and white lead paste improperly for many years.  She was specifically concerned that soil was removed from the site and disposed of elsewhere.

On November 28, 2018, John Cullen from the MDEP responded to the complaint and contacted contractor Ben Moore from BCM Construction, Inc.  BCM Construction was contracted for the construction of the shoreline stabilization and rip-rap permitted activities.

Mr. Moore shared with John Cullen that he had hauled off four to five truckloads of fill to Chalmers Enterprises property located at 298 Seawall Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine.

The complaint was then referred to MDEP Division of Response Services for analytical assessment.  Spill report #B-748-2018

On December 3, 2018, John Cullen and Justin Leavitt from the MDEP conducted a site visit at 298 Seawall Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine with contractor Ben Moore and Josh Willard, the owner of Chalmers Enterprises.  Justin collected 8 random samples of soil for a composite to be evaluated for TCLP on lead to specifically determine if the soil can be classified as urban fill for acceptance at Casella/Juniper Ridge landfill.

On December 13, 2018, Paul Blood from MDEP received TCLP lab result from the composite soil collected on December 3, 2018.  Alpha Analytical reported that lead TCLP was 26.6 mg/l.  The Alpha Analytical report was forwarded on to Casella/Juniper Ridge Landfill for confirmation that the tested soil could be relocated and disposed of at the landfill.  Paul Blood also forwarded results on to the landowner, David Milliken.

Paul Blood informed Mr. Milliken that incident was now being forwarded to the Uncontrolled Sites Program for further investigation and the he should reach out to Brian Beneski, the MDEP Unit Leader of State Remediation Programs, if he had any further questions

On December 20, 2018, Brian Beneski from MDEP reached out to Mr. David Milliken who is the current owner of the former Stanley Boat Yard.  Mr. Milliken was informed that the result of the TCLP would not pass for entry at the Juniper Ridge landfill located in Old Town Maine.  Mr. Milliken was also informed that the soil disposed at the Chalmers Enterprise is now classified as hazardous waste and needs to be disposed of in accordance with all state and federal regulations, at a designated facility that accepts hazardous waste or treat the soil that Casella/Juniper Ridge Landfill will accept it.

It was recommended to Mr. Milliken that he contract with an environmental consultant to come up with a work plan that MDEP would accept for the disposal of the hazardous waste with the oversight of the MDEP.

On January 4, 2019, MDEP staff Brian Beneski and Ted Wolfertz met with/teleconferenced with Mr. Milliken (the site owner), Greg Johnson (Mr. Milliken's engineer who assited in the permitting of the construction activities), Jonathan Pottle (Mr. Milliken's Attorney for Eaton and Peabody and Dennis Kingman (vice president of CES, Inc.).

It was concluded in the meeting that the hazardous waste must be disposed at a facility that will accept the soil as-is or treated.  It was also concluded that the site will be secured and stabilized until a remediation plan was determined and finalized.  Additionally, the MDEP conveyed that they will assist and oversee with the understanding that Mr. Milliken and his environmental consultant will take the lead in preparation and report efforts as weather permitted for remedial activities.

On January 30, 2019, MDEP staff Ted Wolfertz and Brian Beneski visited the sites at 10
B-76-2018*Casella Waste systems called to report that while employees were moving equipment a hydraulic line broke spilling hydraulic oil onto pavement. The employee had put some sorbent pads down to clean up any free product from pavement. The pads were picked up and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-77-2018*On February 2, 2018, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported that a milk tank truck had rolled over on its side. Upon arrival, the tank truck was actively leaking milk.  I drilled and pumped out the fuel tanks from the truck and secured approximately 130 gallons of diesel fuel.  The owner of the truck had hired a local septic company to pump the milk from the tank truck and dispose of it.  The milk that leaked was contained in the ditch and did not reach any resources.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-78-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency in the removal of numerous one-pots from the parking lot of the residence.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-80-2018*A dump truck slid off the road a couple days prior to anyone reporting the spill.  A small amount of diesel, motor oil and hydraulic oil (oils) were found along the steep embankment.  I removed the majority of the oils with sorbents and removed contaminated snow and soil.  A small brook or stream flowed approximately 75 feet from the spill area.  I checked numerous areas for signs of petroleum but did not find any.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-81-2018*A burnt bushing on the transformer caused the spill.  Refer to the attached Emera Maine Spill Report Form.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-257-2018*During Fueling a small amount of gasoline "burped" out resulting in a sheen on the ocean.  Refer to NRC report #1210513.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-421-2018*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 250 gallons of heating oil to the basement of a seasonal residence.  The spill was discovered when the property owner arrived for the summer season, but it was determined the spill occurred sometime in the previous week.  Spilled product affected a cement basement floor, then followed the grade of the floor toward a floor drain.  The tank was removed, then a 6'x10' area of affected cement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  A plug was also installed in the drain to prevent vapors from migrating into the living space.  In the following days, the floor was sealed, a sub slab ventilation fan was installed and the pipe was located.  The 5" clay pipe traveled approximately eight feet, then dead-ended beneath the basement of the previously detached barn, now renovated into an apartment.  A sub slab survey did not identify contamination beneath the barn/apt. indicating oil exited the pipe somewhere in between.  There is some grade to the property and a swale downgradient directs water to subsurface drainage into a pond so it was prudent to identify the location, depth and accessibility of contamination.  Specific locations on the site were mechanically geoprobed as part of our investigation.  Contamination was located on the south side of the barn, approximately 10' below grade down to bedrock refusal at 22'.  See our Division of Technical Services boring log for specifics.  The competency of the field stone foundation of the barn, the proximity of the septic and leach field, the absence of vapors in the living space, and the presence of public water were significant factors in determining inaction was appropriate.  Technical Services will monitor for any evidence of breakout on abutting properties.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-422-2018*A truck blew its engine which resulted in a release of approximately 10 gallons of motor oil.  The truck was underway at the time, so spilled product affected the westbound travel lane then the breakdown lane until it stopped.   A small quantity of oil migrated onto the gravel shoulder at that location.  All visible signs of contaminated gravel were hand excavated onto the pavement.  Sand was applied to the roadway as a sorbent material and was worked into the pavement and recovered with a sweeper then transported to a recycle facility.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-426-2018*A cracked fitting released one quart of hydraulic fluid to gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party for off site disposal.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-428-2018*After receiving numerous complaints about a possible spill to the lake, Sanford Public Safety Dispatch called to ask for assistance.  Upon arrival, it was determined the sheen in question is a natural occurring algal bloom.  No evidence of oil or petroleum could be found and the lack of odor or affinity to a sorbent pad (specifically design to attract oil).  The material demonstrated all the signs of an algal bloom.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-431-2018*This narrative documents the late report of a diesel fuel spill from a septic truck.  Approximately fifty gallons were released to a paved driveway which migrated towards its shoulder, impacting the gravel at its end at the intersection with the road.  The insurance company hired an environmental consultant to review the conditions and remediate as necessary.  The shoulder of the driveway was field screened with negative results.  Expected gravel contamination was confirmed at the end of the driveway.  Field screening guided a hand excavation which identified less than one yard of material for disposal.  See attached report from the consultant.  No further action necessary.
P-434-2018*Pump failure caused the release of approximately 20 gallons of heating oil to the ground.  Spilled product impacted stone inside a containment dike.  There was a plastic layer below the stone which prevented vertical migration and made spill delineation obvious.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product as stone was hand-excavated.  All visible signs of contamination were used as cleanup criteria, which was achieved.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-437-2018*A tank truck driver left his shop with a dome cover ajar.  Gasoline/water sloshed out of the tank into the spill pan, then to the paved roadway.  The driver identified the occurrence in his mirror and stopped the truck.  Approximately one gallon of spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-438-2018*A motor vehicle collision resulted in the release of less than one gallon of motor oil to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-439-2018*A release of transmission fluid affected the pavement at a gas station.  Spilled product was estimated at two gallons and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-440-2018*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Yarmouth Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-446-2018*The Department was notified of a transformer spill that resulted in approximately 25 gallons of mineral oil being spilled on a driveway and adjacent ditch.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was on site to clean up the puddles of mineral oil in the driveway and tracking on the roadway.  The Department assisted CMP with the initial cleanup.  National Response Corporation was hired by CMP to remove the contaminated soil from the driveway and ditch.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-448-2018*Response was made to reported small spill of #2 fuel oil to the ground below the fillpipe, from the delivery truck hose nozzle when disconnected.  It was reported cleaned up by Downeast Energy.  The spill location is a four-unit condominium, within a dense suburban residential area served by municipal water.  I noted no residual exterior oil contamination.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-449-2018*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that this customer suffered a small #2-fuel line leak from their inside aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  DEE stated they had cleaned the spill and would be replacing part of the fuel line.

On 6/21/18, I met the church custodian and assessed the discharge and cleanup.  The leak was in the boiler room and there was no evidence of leaks at the two manifolded 330-gallon ASTs.  Spill cleanup was satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-451-2018*On 6/21/18, responding to notice of a small diesel oil leak at the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) office headquarters, I confirmed a fresh small oil stain on the right side of the lot near the bedrock outcrop.  Cleanup was satisfactory.  MTA did not specify if the leak was from an employee, a visitor or an MTA vehicle.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-453-2018*The Department was notified of a spill that resulted from an aboveground storage tank being pumped out and a failure on the tank truck spilling approximately 5 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The spill occurred on a parking lot and was cleaned up by the subject/spiller.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-454-2018*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of kerosene.  Spilled product affected leaves and debris below the tank as well as soil.  The tank was located between the retaining wall and the house which limited the extent of the excavation.  Approximately two yards of material were removed from the affected area, which consisted of everything accessible without compromising the block wall or the structure.  The substrate was coarse sand which prevented lateral migration underneath this built-on-grade camp. Slight, lingering contamination remains at two feet below grade, but should affect groundwater.  The rooms adjacent to the spill were not affected by vapors as indicated by field screening.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-490-2018*I observed some staining of the floor and wood of the structure which encased the aboveground storage tank (AST).  This structure was attached to the main structure, house.  A small stain was observed on the concrete leading to the ground.  I did not observe any obvious signs that a considerable amount of oil leaked onto the ground.  The caretaker indicated that they were hiring a contractor, Penobscot Cleaners, to clean the affected areas.  I offered to perform some cleaning with simple green and installing a fan but the caretaker said they were all set.  Again the spill looked to be minor.

I went back out on September 9/12/18 to check on the site due to concerns about lingering vapors.  I found minor vapor issues in wood, sill plate, around the structure where the AST is located.  I found minor amounts vapor coming in two outlets in the kitchen in the main part of the house.  The general air in the house was undetectable for vapors.

The staining around a couple of the stones, patio, in front of the AST appeared minor.  I offered to investigate this area further if anyone had concerns but no one took me up on this suggestion.  Again I did not observe any signs that this area had anything but some minor staining.

The drinking water well was quite a ways away and on the opposite side of the house towards the driveway.

I sent the owner a letter, which is attached to this report, outlining this second visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-98-2018*Response Services overpacked 150 pounds of an unknown pesticide and removed it from the property to be disposed of through the Board of Pesticides yearly collection.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-148-2018*Driver disconnected hose from scully prematurely causing a small amount of oil to spill on the nearby wooden steps.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-816-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-309-2018*I investigated the anonymous complaint of a crane leaking hydraulic fluid and discovered it to be true.  I contacted the owner of the crane who very cooperatively excavated the contaminated soil for proper disposal.  The owner also removed the crane from the site and brought it back to his facility to make repairs.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-311-2018*An anonymous report of oil dumping was received.  I was unable to find any sign of oil dumping.  Solid waste unit did locate a septic tank issue from the owner's house.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-312-2018*On May 22, 2018 Wallboard Supply Company called to report that while hoisting up wallboard at the construction site the hydraulic line on the boom truck leaked. The two employees at the site hand excavated the contaminated soil from underneath the truck. I oversaw the excavation.  The dirt was disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-629-2018*Irving Forest Products in Dixfield reported a spill of diesel fuel (approximately 20 gallons) at their facility.  Irving Forest Products personnel cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal.

No further actions by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-286-2018*Homeowner had pin hole size leak in tank which released 1.5 cups of #2 fuel oil onto concrete floor.  Dead River Company pumped the remainder of the tank into barrels and then cleaned with simple green and sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services anticipated at this time.
B-575-2018*A hydraulic hose on crusher failed over the weekend and leaked approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto hard packed soil and rock.  This material was excavated and sent over to Lane Construction's asphalt plant next door to be made into asphalt.  The crusher was located in their quarry.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-146-2018*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic hose failure at the above address.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection visited the site and saw that much of the hydraulic oil had been cleaned up by Pine Tree and only remnants were left, which the Department finished cleaning.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-138-2018*An outside oil spill of K1 fuel oil was reported in Augusta.  The estimated 100 gallon spill was allegedly the result of a burner technician leaving out a gasket from filter assembly on an oil tank.  Coutts Brothers was hired for removal of contaminated soil.  Bedrock was encountered at approximately 4 feet, and not all of the contamination could be recovered.  The home is served by a private drinking water well, and the site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and review.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-136-2018*Searsmont Fire Department reported that a pickup truck had fallen into Quantabacook Lake.  I went to the site accessed by the boat ramp.  The truck was half-submerged in the lake.  There was an oil sheen on the water around the vehicle.  I met with the owner and he was making arrangements to have a diving company remove the vehicle from the lake.  During the removal operation, absorbent pads and boom were used to collect some of the oil.  The vehicle was removed that night under the lights of vehicles.  I returned to the site the next day to collect the bagged absorbents and observed no oil sheen in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-139-2018*Report was received of grounded sailboat with sheen of gasoline around it.   United States Coast Guard contacted boat owner and was assured boat would be moved at the next high tide.   Boat was moved without incident.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-140-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl containing transformer (non-PCB) oil spill.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-240-2018*Frank Gardner, Yard Supervisor for Huber Engineered Woods in Easton, called in a spill in the log yard.  Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a log loader due to a loose fitting.  Huber used wood chips to contain the pool of oil.  Allen's Environmental Services was called in to vacuum up the contaminated soil, wood chips and spilled oil, which were then burned in the facility's boiler per facility standard operating protocol.

No future Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-866-2018*During a delivery to an aboveground tank, it was overfilled.  Product was released out the vent and impacted packed gravel.  The deliverer absorbed free product with sorbent materials then departed, without checking the tank or reporting the spill.  The tank had actually been overpressurized which caused the seam to split, initiating the release of  small stream of heating oil.  Prior to this event, the sump pump failed so there were six inches of standing water in the basement.  Over the course of days, oil accumulated on the water then migrated across the basement impacting miscellaneous household items.  Vapors migrated into the living space and repeated attempts by the resident to contact the delivery company were unreturned.  The resident finally reached out to the Department for assistance.  Contact was achieved and the delivery company hired an environmental cleanup company at the Department's behest.  The tank was pumped out and temporary service was provided.  A vacuum truck was used to recover standing oil in the basement as contaminated items were removed.  The presence of standing water limited impacts to the slab and sump basin, but the floor and basin were washed as the remaining water was stripped.  Source removal mitigated impacts to indoor air.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-3-2019*NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 1/3/19, in mid-afternoon, Ms. Jenkins of Jenkins Fuel Company (JFC), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that one of their peddler fuel trucks had rolled over at this location and that there was leakage from the hatches.  I advised Ms. Jenkins that due to a possibility of a large discharge in a sensitive area, that MDEP would respond, explained that the truck cargo tank may need to be drilled to offload, and that she should immediately notify the Lebanon Fire Department (LFD).

En route to the incident, I notified MDEP Supervisor On-Call, Jon Woodard, and requested National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP representative for the response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and served by private well water.  The property and adjacent home were owned by Linda Causey who had hired Advantage Fuel to deliver to her home.  The land slopes east down the long driveway with an active drainage brook on the south side, underneath the rolled over tank truck.  Both the surface water in the brook and the adjacent residence and its well were threatened by a significant discharge.  A catastrophic release would flow east hundreds of feet down to Goding Road.  The ground was covered in snow and ice and slippery.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The 3000-gallon capacity fuel tank truck had been backing up the 350' snow-covered gravel driveway to the home when it drove off into the ditch.  The truck lay on its passenger side off the gravel driveway over 300' west of Goding Road (see photos).  Mr. Jenkins of Jenkins Fuel stated that the front compartment (pocket) held 900 gallons and the rear compartment held 1300 gallons.  The truck was labeled Advantage Fuel, which is a sister company of Jenkins Fuel.  Red fuel oil was leaking from both hatches and dripping into the tank top gutter where it was caught by sorbents and a pail.

The right side of the tank was on the ground and could not be assessed for damage and leaks.  Based on past experience and training, and night and weather conditions, MDEP Division of Response Services representatives advised drilling the tank and pumping out the fuel before the wrecker could recover the truck.  The supervisor with National Wrecker Service advised that due to overhead power and utility lines and site conditions that he did not advise righting the tank truck before offloading, pumping out.

RESPONSE & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Because of the threat of a potential significant and catastrophic discharge, and FOC expressed inexperience in managing a fuel truck rollover, MDEP authorized NRC to respond with cleanup: a crew, 3000-gallon capacity vacuum truck, and tools.  After a planning & safety meeting with MDEP, with LFD Chief Miller, with NRC under Garrett Fox, Mr. Jenkins, and with National Wrecker Service (NWS), Stephen Brezinski of MDEP drilled the two fuel pockets.  Jon Woodard of MDEP assisted with operations and with site safety.  NRC pumped out the truck cargo to a vacuum truck and afterwards transferred the fuel to a second Jenkins Fuel Company truck out on Goding Road.

The truck was righted in good condition with no obvious significant damage.  Mr. Jenkins expressed that he was pleased with the response and MDEP actions.  Due to a prompt and careful response, the leaks were kept to the truck gutter around the hatches and did not appear to reach the ground, the snow or surface water below.  No soil or snow removal was required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  No prohibited discharges to the ground or water of Maine are understood to remain and no final threat to the Causey's drinking water well and property.
2)  Response expenses from NRC and others, were directed to Federated Insurance for Jenkins Fuels.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Div
P-6-2019*The Department was notified of a release of 100 gallons of diesel and motor oil resulting from a tractor trailer jack-knifed at Mile Marker 32.5 on the northbound side of I-95.  Both saddle tanks were compromised in the accident with the passenger tank being fully ruptured and all product lost and the driver's side tank still containing approximately five gallons of fuel.  This tank was pumped off by the wrecker crew prior to the truck being removed from the ditch.

Once the truck was removed from the ditch, sorbent pads were placed in the ditch and a vacuum truck brought in to collect oily snow and begin to remove the oil and diesel fuel from the ditch line.  Due to warming temperatures through the cleanup, some diesel fuel made it out of the containment area and into a nearby culvert that eventually drains to the Saco River.  The Maine Turnpike Authority called the National Response Center and was reported as Incident Report #1234558.  Dry pads were placed back in the ditch until a couple of days later when they were replaced.

Soil excavation occurred approximately four days after the incident occurred.  A vacuum truck was on scene to address the remaining oily water from the excavation area before work commenced.  An excavator was used to remove soil down to the clay liner for the ditch and was replaced in the same day.  No sheens were observed in the culvert during soil removal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-50-2019*The top had blown off a transformer during a storm event.  Though some oil was missing from the transformer, an area of ground impacted by the oil could not be identified.  It is likely it was dispersed over a large area during the storm.  The transformer was replaced.  No other cleanup was possible.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-702-2018*The Department was notified of a transformer leak that spilled approximately 1 gallon of mineral oil.  The spill was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-703-2018*The Department was notified of a 7 gallon mineral oil spill resulting from a leaking transformer.  Central Maine Power Company hired National Response Corporation to conduct the cleanup and dispose of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-704-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/14/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Mr. Kevin Trainer, of GeoInsight, Inc., reporting weathered petroleum contamination in soil at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  MDEP Responder Stephen Brezinski was requested to respond as he was nearby at that time.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This UST facility is located in a suburban residential and commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  This facility was formerly Jeff's Exxon owned by Exxon Corp., then the Center Street Exxon owned by Downeast Energy, then J & S Oil Express Stop owned by J & S Oil Corp.  At this time of this year 2018, UST facility replacement was owned and operated by Nouria Energy Corp., which had purchased J & S Oil.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP spill reports P-311-1988 and P-547-1996 document gasoline contamination in the UST, piping, and dispenser areas during the past UST facility replacements.  The location is a former repair garage location with possible parts solvent and used motor oil issues as well as motor fuels discharges.

During the facility replacement of 2018, GeoInsight initially documented low levels of weathered petroleum contamination.  On 9/24/18, during excavation of the new UST excavation and reported repair of a water line, GeoInsight notified MDEP Division of Response Services of bag-headspace measurements of 314-parts per million (ppm) in sandy fill and 40-ppm in native silt soil on the east side in the area of the pre-1988 USTs.  This contamination appeared weathered and residual from the pre-1988 UST facility and is located in the area of former fuel dispenser islands (see P-311-1988).

MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Cleanup Scenario for approved cleanup actions, and offered an Oil Spill Debris letter for Virgin Petroleum Contaminated (VPC) soil disposal at a licensed facility.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
In 2018, MDEP Division of Response Services did not attend and observe the facility removal as it stated as occurring eight to nine days prior to report of the oil discharges.  Three fiberglass USTs, manufactured by Owens Corning Corp. and installed in 1988, were abandoned by removal (see also report P-311-1988).  In 1996, Downeast Energy removed waste oil and heating oil UST facilities.  The removed product piping is listed as installed in 1996 (see P-547-1996).  This year 2018 facility replacement was listed as done for Nouria Energy by Simard & Sons, Inc., under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Landry Turner.  Neither GeoInsight nor Simard & Sons reported any evidence this facility removed in 2018 suffered any evidence of discharges.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
MDEP spill report P-311-1988 documents gasoline contamination documented during the UST facility replacement under Exxon Corp. and about 100-yards of contaminated soil removed.  Spill report P-547-1996 describes contaminated soil managed under Downeast Energy ownership.

No soil removal was required by MDEP Division of Response Services for the 2018 facility replacement based on the soil conditions and evidence of discharges observed by MDEP and reported by GeoInsight.  Any soil removed would be to facilitate the new UST facility installation; MDEP encouraged re-use of surplus soils on site.  GeoInsight documented reportable oil discharges within the shoring for the new USTs (Photo-3).  GeoInsight requested an Oil Spill Debris Letter (Virgin Letter) from MDEP Division of Response Services for this VPC soil.  MDEP agreed to issuing a Virgin Letter as needed for surplus oil-contaminated soils.  Soils not assessed to be contaminated by GeoInsight were hauled to the St. Laurent & Sons pit in Sabattus with no letter or MDEP involvement.

In order to facilitate the new facility installation, GeoInsight arranged for groundwater to be discharged to the Lewiston/Auburn treatm
A-534-2018*Ms. Zaadstra was having maintenance check to the oil fire system and the tank was noticed weeping.  The oil is wet on the underside of the tank and a slight discoloration of the floor was observed.  The technician put sorbent pads on the floor and instructed Ms. Zaadstra to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the situation.

Upon my arrival, I was led to the basement where the offending tank was.  Pads put down by the technician were collected and I applied speedy dry sorbent material to the floor and rubbed it in thoroughly.  It was removed and several layers of pads were placed beneath the tank as a precautionary measure.  The bottom of the tank is visibly wet, with lint and dust, resembling cobwebs wet with morning dew (a few red droplets).  Common practice is to "not touch" the tank in this circumstance, therefore, pads were applied.  I also poured a berm of speedy dry around the perimeter of the pads, along the wall as well.

Ms. Zaadstra was instructed to check the pads frequently and if oil were observed on them to call and MDEP Division of Response Services would revisit and manage appropriately.  She also qualified for Peter Moulton's tank replacement program and will be upgraded as soon as applicable.  Based on the actions taken and acceptance into tank replacement program MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-877-2018*On 11/19/18, I received a call from Ross Gatcomb from Bath Iron Works reporting a sheen in the water from a small spill.  Residual oil on a rail system in the drydock caused the sheen.  No recovery was possible due to the swift water in the area and the small amount spilled.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-295-2018*An Irving Woodlands contractor had a release of hydraulic oil into the soils.   The contractor used spill pads to absorb the oil and disposed of the pads in his personal waste stream.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-176-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a unknown amount of fuel oil release to soils from a corroded Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). Once on site Response Services with the help of the property owner determined that the release was most likely a small amount and only impacted surrounding soils. The owner hired the onsite heating oil technician to remove the AST and contaminated soils. Response Services aided in soil remove and used the Department's field screening methods to determine the extent of the release.

The site was backfilled by the property owner and the Department did not incurred any expenses.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-53-2019*On 1/25/19, notice was received through Oxford County dispatcher of an engine oil discharge when a vehicle bottomed out on the road and leaked.  Saco Valley Fire Department (697-2475) reported they had completed cleanup by 1630 hours and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  The spill location is rural forested and residential area.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-56-2019*Approximately six gallons of transformer oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground as a result of vehicle accident.  The transformer was tagged as containing less than five parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP). 164 gallons of oil-impacted water was vacuumed from a puddle on the ground and was disposed of by National Response Corporation.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected.
P-118-2019*Approximately five gallons of wastewater from the beer brewing process was released onto the paved parking surface of the establishment.  The released material was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-122-2019*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-90-2019*A ruptured hose on a dump truck caused the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by staff.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-61-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/10/19, Simard & Sons, Inc., notified Ms. Kailee Mullen Reeves, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Underground Oil Storage Program, that underground storage tank (UST) T-2 was taking on significant water and causing phase separation of the 10% ethanol gasoline.  On 1/11/19, Ms. Reeves notified MDEP Division of Response Services of this evidence of a leak.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a dense urban residential and commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Groundwater has been found to be only several feet below grade and over the top of the USTs.  At this time, the facility was owned and operated by Monsurul Hamid.

UST FACILITY MANAGEMENT
This retail, gasoline motor fuels, UST facility is comprised of a 10,000-gallon, double-wall fiberglass jacketed steel UST T-1 produced by Elutron Company, and an 8000-gallon Elutron UST T-2.  Piping is single-wall fiberglass with conforming suction pumps.  The facility was installed in 1990 and is due for abandonment by removal in year 2020.  Jacketed steel tanks have been found to suffer internal corrosion and to fail before the 30-year warranty ends.

In April 2018, MDEP Responder Hemenway investigated notification that T-1 shell collapsed allowing sudden ingress of groundwater and phase separation of the product and collapse of the pad and parking lot on top of the tank.  MDEP Division of Response Services advised in 2018 that both tanks be taken out of service and removed as the collapse of T-1 shell may have caused the tank backfill to shift and threaten the integrity of the adjacent tank T-2.  An uncontrolled ingress of groundwater could cause a significant amount of gasoline product to groundwater and to the ground and out to Sabattus Street, a public safety threat.   Primary management of this 2018 incident was passed to Scott Whittier of MDEP Underground Oil Storage Program.  I understand that Simard & Sons arranged for T-1 to be registered as taken out of service and T-2 to continue in service.

In January 2019, it was reported that Simard & Sons found and repaired a cracked fiberglass vent pipe on T-2 and tank tested the facility to be tight at the time.  On 3/25/19, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services visited and observed T-2 to be in service and the concrete tank pad to be intact (see photo).  The Division of Response Services shared a concern that tank T-2 shifted due to the disruption of T-1 the year before and freezing temperatures causing the pipe to fracture.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
No water was found within the tank's interstitial space.  Simard & Sons had water and ethanol and phase-separated gasoline pumped out of T-2.  MDEP Division of Response Services was not notified of any significant prohibited discharge to groundwater or the land.  With a future facility abandonment by removal, a more comprehensive environmental assessment can be done.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Simard & Sons had water and ethanol and phase-separated gasoline pumped out of T-2.  No remediation or removal of soil and groundwater was required at this time in 2019.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I recommend MDEP Division of Response Services attendance of the future facility replacement to document the condition of the tanks.  This facility does not fit conditions for abandonment-in-place.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See UST Registration file 5513 and MDEP Underground Oil Storage Program records for additional information.
4 )  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-62-2019*Notice was received and cleanup performed of hydraulic oil discharge from Westbrook Public Works Department truck to paved roadway.  The spill was sanded and the oiled sorbent sand picked up for disposal at CPRC Group for disposal.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-66-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corroded aboveground storage tank (AST).  The owner of the property had switched to natural gas several years ago, however, the AST remained in the basement with the fill and vent pipes still connected.

Upon the Department's arrival, there were no indications of odors or free product on the basement floor.  However, the AST was wet on the side open to the basement and there was a layer of used speedy-dry or cat litter on the floor.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the AST and clean the floor.  At the time of removal, a leak developed in the AST and was collected with a pan.  Approximately 53 gallons of product was removed from the tank before it was cut up and removed through the basement window.  The floor was washed with Simple Green.

A discussion with our Division of Technical Services determined that because there were no vapors or free product, there was likely no additional followup action that would be required at the property.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-67-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and clean the impacted floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-68-2019*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to respond to a suspected methamphetamine clandestine laboratory and remove the potentially hazardous waste (see attached letter from MDEA).  The MDEP responded to the location and collected the waste.  The waste was disposed of at the Maine Environmental Depot on 1/31/2019.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-69-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corroded aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST had been disconnected from the furnace system at the time the home was converted from oil to natural gas.  The hole was found at the non-filter end of the AST.  The homeowner also noticed oil vapors through the house and discovered the leak.

The Department hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to cut, clean, and remove the AST from the basement and wash the floor.  A carbon filter was placed in the air intake to the furnace to remove oil vapors from the rest of the home.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-783-2018*I responded to and assessed a small motor oil discharge associated with motor vehicle accident at the intersection of U. S. Route 1 and the East Maine Street connection, across from Maples Bakery.  I found no oil in the nearby storm drain.  A copious amount of sand had been spread on the spill area, and very little of it was oil contaminated.  The location is suburban commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-784-2018*On 10/10/2018, I received a call from Philip Eastburg of the Portland Jetport reporting a small hydraulic oil spill.  It was unknown what caused the spill, but it was located where a military osprey aircraft had been parked for a time.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-785-2018*On 10/10/18, I received calls from both Corcoran Environmental Services and ConForm Automotive reporting the same 11-12 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a Corcoran Environmental Services truck.  Corcoran cleaned up the spill, which was limited to pavement, with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-787-2018*A monster fire at an old mill building caused a sheen to the river.  The mill had been repurposed to mixed use, cold storage and office building.  The majority of the building was razed by fire.  Hundreds of thousands of gallons of water were used to douse the blaze, which generated runoff/flooding issues, which were redirected to the river.  A heavy sheen was identified in the area, but no cause or source was identified due to the nature of the incident.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-789-2018*On Sunday, 10/14/18, at request of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a mobile methamphetamine lab incident located on Warren Avenue in Westbrook.  Westbrook Police Department had noted the one-pot methamphetamine labs in an auto operated by Tori Turner, that they pulled over (see attached photos).

I met MDEA and Westbrook Police at a commercial parking lot across from the Sappi (S. D. Warren) Mill.  After MDEA inventoried the waste, MDEP overpacked the waste in two five-gallon drums for flammables and for corrosives.  On 10/23/18, MDEP transported the waste to Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) for disposal as hazardous waste.  MDEP will seek reimbursement from the responsible party(ies) for waste disposal costs.

No other additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time based on present information.
P-790-2018*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 10/14/18, Nathan Frederick of Frederick Brothers Oil & Propane (FBO) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leak of #2-oil from this customer's consumptive use residential aboveground storage tank (AST)

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a single family split-level home in a suburban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home already had a radon venting system connected with vent piping under the home and garage.  The garage level is at the same level as the house first floor.  The land slopes down to the southwest.  We found no sump in the garage or home.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Arriving on site about 1300 hours on Sunday, I met Ms. Marsden who explained that she was leaving on a trip on Thursday 10/11/18, while FBO was delivering to the AST.  When she came home, she found her AST was leaking oil to the garage floor.  It is common for a fuel delivery to disturb sludge on the tank bottom and open up an internal corrosion hole present in the tank and being plugged by the sludge.

On site, I noted the tank still dripping steadily, and red fuel oil running west from the AST to the west side wall of the garage.  I noted oil against the west foundation wall and wicking up the wall, and confirmed a gap between the concrete floor and wall.  It was assessed that oil seeped below the floor via the wall gap, and soaked down into the concrete of the floor.  Oil soaked into wood for a shelf and protective frame around the AST (see photos).

Based on the size of the spill and discrepancy between the delivery and what was pumped off, I estimate a loss of about 25 gallons to the floor.  Using drill holes through the floor, MDEP confirmed oil discharge seeped below the floor with high levels near and under the AST location.  The volume of oil below the floor is unknown at this time.

AST FACILITY
Ms. Marsden's home heats with a 275-gallon vertical heating oil AST located in the garage, and with a sleeved aboveground fuel line to a boiler in the house area.  The leak source was an internal corrosion hole on the tank bottom near the Firomatic valve which feeds off the tank end, not the tank bottom.  FBO installed a new AST on Monday 10/15/18.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 10/14/18, Ms. Marsden put a drip plan under the tank leak.  After arriving, MDEP applied sorbent pads to the oil discharge.  MDEP plugged the corrosion hole which stopped the leak.  While en route, MDEP Division of Response Services called National Response Corporation ENPRO (NRC) to respond with several staff, tools, sorbents and drums to pump off the leaking tank.  I went over a Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) application and coverage with Ms. Marsden.  She chose Cleanup Option-1 for MDEP management.  MDEP and NRC picked up oiled sorbents, removed oiled wood, cleaned oiled items off the floor, washed the oiled floor with detergent, and pumped the leaking AST into drums.  MDEP set up a Ram Fan to ventilate the garage and inhibit oil vapor intrusion into the home.

During the week of 10/15/18, MDEP engineer Eremita had the oiled floor washed and rinsed a second time, and FBO removed and replaced the oil tank.  Eremita drilled four holes in the garage floor and noted strong PID (PhotoIonization Detector) readings in soil below the AST (east) area of the garage.  Low readings under the west side of the floor may be because the sub slab venting of the Radon Vent system was effecting airflow to the PID.

On 10/25/18, MDEP Division of Response Services recovered the RamFan, which Ms. Marsden had stopped using.  Oil vapor Photoionization Detector (PID) levels of 1 to 6-parts per million (ppm) oil vapors was measured off the concrete floor and reported back to Eremita.

On 11//1/18, after consultation with Ms. Marsden, Eremita put further remedial work on hold pending air quality monitoring and a request for further work by Ms. Marsd
P-803-2018*A crash valve failed below a dispenser which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of gasoline.  Spilled product was contained in the dispenser sump.  A certified tank installer repaired the valve and recovered free product with sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-804-2018*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of hydraulic fluid to pavement.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-805-2018*On 10/22/18, I received a call from the Windham Fire Department reporting less than one gallon of transmission oil spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-162-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an oil container being improperly stored and in a poor state. Response Services contacted the property own informing him that the container should be moved to a safe location to eliminated the possibility of a release. The owner insured me that the container would be removed as soon as possible.

A brief site inspection was conducted by Response Services to insure the container was moved. Response Services found that it had been moved to a better location.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-163-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a basement with standing septage and possible oil contamination. Once on site Response Services found a sheen on top of several hundred gallons of untreated septage. It was not clear at this time if the sheen was from the nearby fuel oil tank or an organic sheen.

The septage was treated as contaminated with a small quantity of fuel oil and was allowed to be spread on a local licensed septage spreading site. No further oil contamination could be found.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-168-2018*Emera Maine employee noticed that a conduit pipe was wet with dielectric oil and wrapped sorbent pads around the weeping pipe as well placing pads on the crushed stone below the conduit.  The conduit is owned by Merlin One who was contacted by Kimberly Hitchcock of Emera Maine to inform them to address the weeping conduit.  Ms. Hitchcock stated that Merlin One will be fixing the transformer and that the substation transformer is own by Merlin one, maintained by Merlin One but resides on Emera Maine property.

No further action by Response needed at this time.
B-130-2019*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred in a boiler room at the subject location.  When I arrived, the spill had already been cleaned up by Dead River Company personnel.  I checked indoor air quality in all of the surrounding units and found no issue.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-131-2019*I received a report indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a broken nipple on the outdoor aboveground oil storage tank.  The nipple broke when a friend of the homeowner was trying to level the tank as it had settled unevenly and was leaning.  The incident resulted in oil leaking to the ground which impacted a significant amount of soil under the trailer.  The residence is served by a public water supply which is not at risk.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate contaminated soil from under the tank with a vacuum truck. Due to challenges at the site, we were unable to excavate much soil from under the trailer.  As indoor air quality was impacted, we returned the next day to install a vapor mitigation system to prevent oil vapors from entering the home.

The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for continued monitoring of the vapor mitigation system.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

P-900-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from Morin Brick indicating a snow plow had struck and damaged an aboveground diesel fuel tank on the property.  The spill appears to have been cleaned up using sorbent materials and some soil was removed as well.  There is no indication in the file who performed the cleanup or where the materials were disposed of.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-204-2019*A corroded supply line released approximately one quart of heating to a cement basement floor.   No other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-794-2018*A vehicle with a full tank of gasoline had the tank fall out and drag along the road.  Once the vehicle stopped, it leaked onto the roadway.  Orland Fire Department placed sorbents under the tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-89-2019*Dead River Company reported a discharge of 200 gallons of kerosene into the secondary containment of a bulk facility in Camden.  The discharge occurred as the result of an overfill.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services had been called to chip the ice and use sorbent materials and vacuum truck to remove the product.  I oversaw some of the cleanup and determined it to be sufficient.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-90-2019*Casella Waste Systems reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks at 360 Civic Center Drive in Augusta.  Casella scraped up the contaminated soil and debris and added it to the load that was going to Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-94-2019*On February 21, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to the ground in Wilton.  Mike Carta of from Dead River Company stated that oil was discharged as a result of an overfill during fuel delivery.  An estimated three cups of oil were discharged from the aboveground storage tank (AST) vent line to snow and ice.  Sorbent pads were used to collect the spilled product and the contaminated snow and ice were collected.  Mr. Carta confirmed the AST had already been pumped down to design capacity.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-51-2017*A logging truck accident resulted in a release of diesel fuel from one saddle tanks into the road ditch the truck crashed into. Reponses Services pumped off the remaining amount of fuel allowing the truck to be towed away.

The soils in the ditch which were removed by Brown Construction. Soils have been replaced and the site is graded by to its original state.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-220-2018*A seal failed on the planer outfeed conveyor causing a spill of 25 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Sawdust was used to absorb the spill and subsequently brought to boiler for disposal. No site visit was required of the Division of Response Services.

No further action.
I-221-2018*A passenger vehicle caught fire causing a spill of 5 gallons of mixed fluids mostly diesel. The Fire Department used sorbents to clean up the release. Once onsite Response Services found the release cleaned up to the Department expectations.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time
P-143-2017*At the wrong home, the driver attempted to fill an already full system of a seasonal home that was shut down for the winter.  The oil burped out the vent pipe and impacted the snow beneath.  This was the limit of the release.  The caretaker opened the home so a Dead River Company technician and myself could inspect the tank and basement.  No discharge was observed at the tank.  The technician removed about five gallons from the tank and monitored the system for a short period of time to confirm tightness and completeness of work done.  Based on the information given, and physical observations, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-76-2017*On 4/15/17, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) agent, Forest Dudley, requested the assistance from Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine that was found on the side of the Castle Hill Road near the South Wade Road intersection.  MDEA agents released hazardous materials (several spent 'one-pots' 1 liter bottles) to be over packed and disposed of by the Division of Response Services.  Hazardous materials needing further disposal plans were placed in the Response Services hazardous waste storage building until the next hazardous waste scheduled disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
A-87-2019*I responded to a report of a leaking aboveground storage tank at the Henderson Senior Citizen Complex in Madison.  I met with a technician from Bob's Cash Fuel and a caretaker of the facility.  The discharge was from one of two 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks located in a room attached to the main building.  The leak had occurred directly over a crack in the floor and was the result of a cracked threaded nipple on the filter.  The product appeared to have gone into the crack as there was not much of a stain on the floor for the estimated 300 gallons lost (based on usage).  The cracked component had been replaced and the leak stopped by the time I arrived.  I instructed the facility manager to clean the affected area and seal the crack, however, since it was not in a living space, there would be no need for ventilation.  Ideally an excavation would be undertaken, however, the room the tanks were in was attached to the building, sharing a concrete slab and roof.  Therefore it would not be possible to undertake even vactoring without undermining the slab of the building.

The area is served by public water and there are no vapors in the living space so no emergency actions were needed and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for possible long term monitoring and or remediation.
P-205-2019*The Department was notified of a spill of motor oil resulting from an unknown source.  Cumberland Public Works Department had attempted to clean up the spill by using speedy-dry sorbent material but was unsuccessful.  The spill occurred at a former gasoline station which has been closed for approximately one year.  Upon the Department's arrival on-scene, a rainbow sheen and dark oil puddle was found close to the edge of the property and dropping down to a steep ravine.  The larger portion of the spill was found in the middle of the parking area and additional rainbow sheen was observed towards Main Street.

The Department contacted C. N. Brown Company, the owner of the property, for them to send a technician to the site.  Upon their arrival, the cleanup was beyond their capabilities and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contacted for the job by C. N. Brown.  A vacuum truck was used to remove the oil and contaminated water, ice and snow.  A follow-up visit determined that additional oil spots had popped up and was again addressed by Clean Harbors.  To fully determine the extent of the spill leaving the property, the remaining ice and snow were removed from the parking area and disposed of.

Subsequent inspection found a dry parking lot with no oil staining, free product, or sheens on the property.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-412-2018*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-420-2018*On July 10, 2018 The Maine Department of Transportation called to report that while excavating the Riverwalk Trail system some contaminated soil was found. Due to the low levels of contamination and my observations during my site visit the soil was allowed to remain on site and covered with pavement for the trail system.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-416-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with a methamphetamine lab.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-576-2018*On September 11, 2018 Somic America Incorporated called to report that while moving a piece of industrial equipment out for disposal a small compartment containing hydraulic oil had leaked onto the pavement. Company employees put down sorbent material, which was swept up and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-577-2018*I received a report that a front end loader suffered a pinched hydraulic hose which resulted in a small hydraulic oil spill to pavement.  Maine Air Guard personnel used sorbents to recover the spilled oil and disposed of the materials appropriately.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-578-2018*I received a report of a leaking passenger vehicle at the subject location.  I responded to the scene as the vehicle was being towed away.  Bangor Fire Department personnel had spread sorbent on the spilled gasoline which we swept up for disposal.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-579-2018*On September 14, 2018 Schoodic Ferry Services called to report that when they started the ferry a small amount of diesel fuel had discharged from the exhaust onto the surface of the water. The ferry employees put down sorbent pads and picked them back up to be disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-119-2017*On 3/3/17, Casey Stevens reported an estimated five gallons of used motor oil had leaked out of 55-gallon drums at a repair garage he owned.  He reported that the drums of used motor oil had been left behind by a previous tenant.  I went to the site and found that one of the drums had leaked to the partially paved drive and some onto the gravel area.  The leak was stopped and oil absorbent pads were used to contain and collect the oil.  Some oil impacted soil was removed.  The owner arranged to have the other drums taken to a facility with a waste oil furnace.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-235-2017*Weyerhaeuser Logging discovered a small stain on the ground caused by a leak on a piece of heavy equipment. The contaminated soil was shoveled into buckets and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-238-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine lab at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-239-2017*I received a call that a gas tank on a motor vehicle had been punctured during a crash at the subject location.  When I arrived, Fire Service personnel were using a lunch box to collect dripping gasoline.  After waiting for the leak to stop, I solidified the spilled gas and took it with me for disposal.  A small area of roadway was impacted by the spill, but no other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-240-2017*I received a report of a 200 gallons spill at the subject location.  When I arrived, I found that the oil tank had settled with an overnight heavy rain, which caused the nipple on the outlet of the tank to break.  This resulted in the entire contents of the tank draining onto the ground.  With the heavy rain, oil was spread with surface water over an area of almost 1.5 acres. I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist with the cleanup.  I used two vacuum trucks and crews for most of the day chasing free product and saturated soils.

Several weeks later, I hired a local excavator to remove the remaining contaminated soils and to reloam and seed the affected area.  Fortunately, the park is served by town water so no drinking water supply is at risk.  Indoor air quality was also uncompromised.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-241-2017*I received a report indicating a blown hydraulic line had misted oil over a large roll-off container containing pressure-treated wood.  The mist also coated a large pile of unused lumber.  The lumber was to be used in the cooling water system of the plant and because it was coated in oil could no longer be used.  To resolve the situation, all contaminated wood was removed from the site and disposed of.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-242-2017*I received a report of a leaking drum inside a greenhouse at the subject location.  The drum was used to supply a small heating appliance for the greenhouse.  A small stain was visible under the drum, but the spill appeared to be fairly localized.  I assisted the homeowner with removing a small amount of contaminated soil and surveyed the area for other vulnerable receptors finding none.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-327-2017*Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the vacant residence.  The release was cause by corrosion of the tank and impacted the fragmented concrete surface below.  The oil penetrated through the floor surface and entered into a drainage system that discharged into the back yard of the residence.  The oil-impacted concrete floor surface was removed and oil-impacted soils were excavated.  Additionally, oil-impacted soils in the back yard that were situated at the terminus of the drainage pipe were excavated and removed for disposal.  A total of 33.39 tons of oil-impacted soil was excavated from the site and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The floor surface inside the house was brought back to grade and finished with concrete.  The back yard area was backfilled with clean gravel.  The leaking AST was removed and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the remediation efforts and the cleanup is satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.




I-103-2017*5/16/17 I received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Emera Maine Environmental Technician reporting a spill of transformer oil from two electrical transformers at the Caribou Dam generating facility. The two transformers, (#T156 and #T172) have stained a couple cubic feet of area covered in crushed stone.  According to Emera Maine it appears the transformers are leaking by some of the seals and also may have some cracked fins that may be leaking transformer oil.  According to Emera staff the transformer oil is < 50 PPM and so is not a Haz Waste for PCBs.  According to Emera, the owner of the transformers is Merlin One - Principal contact is Jim Barresi.  Emera Maine stated that the transformers have been leaking for about 1 year, and Mr. Barresi stated that he has a contractor coming in next week to repair the leaking transformers.  I told Mrs. Hitchcock that I would follow-up with Mr. Barresi regarding repair work to be completed on these transformers.  Merlin One staff have had someone come by periodically and replace/replenish sorbent pads, pillows at the base of the leaking transformers, however the transformer oil has impacted the crushed stone after saturating these sorbent materials.

6/21/17 I met with Jim Barresi, he stated that the contractor has completed all repairs to the leaking transformers.  Jim hired Allen's Environmental Services to wash and vacuum up the impacted concrete bases as well as contaminated crushed stone beneath the leaking transformers.  All oily debris was trucked to Tri-Community Landfill under an oil spill debris form.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-1-2018*On January 2, 2018 an oil like odor in the United Methodist Church was report to Response Services. Once onsite Response Services did not find an odor or any elevated instrument readings. The church has a perimeter drain that discharges into the storm drain. Individuals reported the odor to be the strongest around the area were the drain leaves the building. It is possible that a small release of fuel from a passing vehicle reached the storm drain and vapors made their way into the church. No leaks or free product could be found in the church, the street, or the storm drain.

No further issues have been reported to Response services. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-94-2018*Emera Maine reported a 30 gallon release from a leaky transmission on a tracked vehicle.  The oil leaked into Trombley's catch pit and caused an oil sheen. Emera Maine used sorbent to recover the majority of the release. The water in the pit does not leave the site and should not impact any nearby water ways. Emera Maine bulked up the sorbents and will dispose of the contaminated materials at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-270-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported a discharge of "2-3 cups" of #2 fuel oil while filling an aboveground storage tank at a residence on 425 Cony Road in Augusta.  C. N. Brown Company cleaned up the affected area which was primarily the siding of the house.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-273-2018*Underground petroleum storage tank (UST) was found on property.  UST was registered and removed without incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-283-2018*E. L. Vining & Son, Inc., reported finding a bare steel underground storage tank (UST) while doing site work at Farmington Ford.  The tank appeared to be approximately 1000 gallons in capacity, and still contained some weathered product and water.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to pump liquid from the tank and excavation.  Geologist Michael White was hired for soil sampling in the UST excavation.  His findings are detailed in the attached report.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-138-2018*During new construction of a gas station underground piping from the old underground storage tank was found. Once on site Response Services requested that the piping be removed at that time some contaminated soils were found onsite. During more construction more contaminated soils were found. The site was turned over to County Environmental Engineering (Nate Hersey) and the Departments Technical Services (Paul Blood). Some contaminated soil were disposed of at a local landfill and others were allowed to be land spread under the supervision of Departments Technical Services (Paul Blood).

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-142-2018*Dead River Company reported an oil stain on the basement floor.  The representative replaced leaking parts and was able to stop further leakage.  Oil-Dri sorbent material was used on the basement floor to collect what remained.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-542-2017*A fuel line failed on a generator which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of diesel.  Spilled product impacted a cement pier then migrated off the pier into the Piscataqua River.   Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product on the pier.  Sorbent boom was deployed to the river, but the swift current caused free product to be unrecoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached National Response Center report.
A-346-2018*The Franklin County Dispatch reported a discharge of an unknown amount of oil from a truck accident in Kingifield.   I contacted the Kingfield Fire Chief for more information and he clarified the discharge was hydraulic oil from a dump truck that had rolled over after catching the dump body on power lines.  The truck had left the scene, but was no longer leaking.  The fire department cleaned up the contaminated soil and stockpiled it at the town public works.   I arranged to have a contractor (Environmental Projects, Inc.) transport the soil for disposal at CPRC in Scarborough.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-90-2017*Dead River Company reported that an oil leak was found during an annual oil burner cleaning and system inspection.  The leak was caused by the copper fuel line fitting that had loosened over the summer.  It dripped fuel oil onto the concrete and amounted to a dime size stain.  Due to the minimal nature of the spill, I allowed the homeowner to clean it up.  Dead River Company fixed the faulty fitting and helped clean the area.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-91-2017*It was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) had occurred. The reporting party from Dead River Company explained that a 4,000 gallon AST had been overfilled by 600 gallons. This tank was located inside building #7 at Camp Keyes Army base in Augusta. I responded to the site and met with Robert White with Dead River Company and Andrew Flynn of the Army National Guard environmental division. After assessing the boiler room and damage where the oil spill took place, I used a photoionizing detector (PID) to determine that the air quality was not suited for human occupancy. The vapor levels inside the boiler room were over 30 parts per million (ppm). Outside the boiler room, the vapors were 2-4 ppm. I made a recommendation to Dead River that they call their environmental cleanup contractor. I worked with Dead River to agree on a scope of work that needed to take place that night. It consisted of washing the oil contaminated surfaces, capturing the solution and removing all of the contaminated wood and speedy dry sorbent material. I also recommended installing a ventilation fan in the boiler room, and keeping that room sealed with plastic while work commenced inside. I then met with the Augusta Sanitary District to open manholes in an attempt to capture the oil that had drained into an open line within the boiler room. I assumed that this 4 inch line ran into either the sanitary or storm water drainage system. I checked numerous catch basins and the Kennebec River outfalls for traces of oil. I determined that there was not any free product in the system at that time.

The following day I returned to take measurements with the PID in the working spaces of building #7. All of which were at or below 1 ppm. And the boiler room had dropped to 10 ppm. At this point I referred the case to the Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality and long term site needs. It was my opinion that the vapors in the building had diminished and work could commence in those spaces as usual.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-92-2017*The Belfast Fire Department reported that a black oily substance was running down the street in Belfast along with water from melting snow.  I responded to the scene and traced the oil back to a large refrigerated box trailer.  The diesel fuel tank had corroded through and the black substance was very old diesel fuel.  This trailer, and the property that it was on, was owned by Penobscot McCrum.  I contacted Steve Craig with their environmental division and he met me on site.  We determined that a contractor needed to be called to vacuum up the oil and water and to remove any fuel left in the tank that was leaking.  I also required that the snow be removed where the oil had soaked into it, as well as the snow banks.  Steve was very cooperative and this work was done the same day as the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-93-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that someone had hit an aboveground storage tank (AST) while moving excess snow from his yard.  Mr. Goodine had rented a bulldozer to push the snowbanks back in his yard.  He let his grandson drive the piece of equipment, and he hit the tank.  Mr. Goodine did not know that the tank was damaged until the following day, when his furnace shut off.  Outside red snow could be seen.  I responded to the site and determined that an excavation was needed to protect the nearby public drinking water well.  Mr. Goodine applied to the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund.  I hired a contractor to excavate the contamination and backfill the area.  We returned in the springtime to loam and seed the area.  We were able to remove all of the contamination, however, a referral was made to the Division of Technical Services Geology section to sample the well.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-94-2017*Someone abandoned a one gallon container of what appeared to be transmission oil on the side of the road.  The container was not discovered until after a snowstorm at which point if was discovered by a large snow blower which did a fine job of distributing the oil over a very large area of snow.  No collection was possible.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-95-2017*An outside oil tank spilled an unknown amount of K1 fuel oil due to internal corrosion of the tank.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired for contaminated snow removal.  The site is served by a private well and has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.
A-96-2017*Waste Management, Inc., reported a ruptured hose on a garbage truck at the Sidney Transfer Station.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-97-2017*On February 22, 2017, Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a less than one gallon automatic transmission fluid (ATF) leak from a fishing vessel into the ocean.  Sorbent pads were applied immediately and recovered majority of the ATF. The sorbent pads were disposed of properly by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-98-2017*Wiscasset Fire Department reported that they found a leaking basement oil tank when they responded to an oil vapor smell.  They said oil absorbent pads had been used to contain and collect the oil on the concrete basement floor.  I went to the site and found a leaking tank due to corrosion.  I stopped the leak with a patch.  The basement was full of materials that had been oil impacted and there was a strong smell of oil.  I set up ventilation.  The upstairs had a strong smell of oil vapors and I suggested that the owner spend the night elsewhere but he refused.  The owner completed a Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I contacted a contractor and worked with them to remove all the oiled impacted material in the basement.  The floor was washed.  All the spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor of the basement.  I left ventilation running for the night.  I returned the next day and the oil vapors had decreased but I installed an air cleaner in the upstairs living area.  Two weeks later the air cleaner was removed and the owner reported no oil vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-99-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking pad mount transformer at Enviro-Mats, Inc., in New Portland.  The estimated 100 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was contained in a dirt floor vault under the transformer.  CMP hired Enpro Services, Inc., to vacuum out oil and contaminated soil from the vault.  The site is served by a private drinking water well and has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-100-2017*McGee Construction Company reported a ruptured hose on an excavator spilling an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-101-2017*The Waterville Fire Department reported a #2 heating oil spill in the basement of an apartment building.  The owner of the building chose to remove contaminated soil from the dirt floor basement himself.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
A-102-2017*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an non-PCB transformer oil spill. The transformer failed spilling an estimated 1/2 gallon of oil. The spill was cleaned up. and no further Response Services action is expected.
A-103-2017*February 24, 2017, Augusta Fuel Company (Augusta Fuel) reported a K-1 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the property of 18 Garden Way in Augusta.  At that time, Augusta Fuel Company at the aboveground storage tank (AST) elevated on one end to keep the oil from leaking out the broken filter.  Snow had fallen off the roof and broken off the filter on the AST.

Snow and ice was saturated in oil. Augusta Fuel Company pumped the leaking AST into a temporary AST.  Soil, snow, and ice was excavated and disposed of properly.  The area is on public water supply.  The site was referred to Geologist Alex Pugh, with the MDEP.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-480-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 1 cup spill of lube oil from the containment tank on Engine 381 and spilled onto the rail ballast.  Pan Am Railways cleaned up the spill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-483-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 1/2 gallon spill of acetone.  The spill was cleaned up by staff at the time of the incident.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-578-2018*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reported the discovery of a clandestine drug lab in the bushes off the River Road in Waterville.  I met the officers on site and retrieved the "one pot" lab, overpacked it, and transported it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's hazardous waste storage shed to be consolidated with like waste for future disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-637-2018*On November 13, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of 2.5 gallons of unleaded gasoline discharged from a dispenser to the fueling pad at the Hilltop Stop in Damariscotta.  The reporter claimed the dispenser malfunctioned and some of the fuel washed into storm drains.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-647-2018*Dead River Oil Company reported that a small amount of #2 fuel oil had leaked from an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of a home in Rockland.   They had pumped out the AST and installed a new one.  The leak had been from a weeping seam and they reported that they had been able to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-875-2018*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil as a result of a pin hole leak in the delivery hose to a fuel delivery truck.  The oil was sprayed across the driveway and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired by Pit Stop Fuels to sweep up the speedy-dry and dispose of the waste.  Based on a conversation with the homeowner and Allstate, no additional work is anticipated at this time.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-876-2018*The Department was notified of a 2 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a two-car accident.  The Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material to clean up the gasoline and disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-878-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from an overfill.  The fuel dripped onto the gravel below the truck and was collected by Shaw Brothers Construction, Inc., to be disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-879-2018*The Department was notified of a one-gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a car accident.  The Fire Department cleaned up and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-798-2018*Icy roads caused a small pickup truck to crash into a swale.  Sorbents were used to collect a small amount of gasoline that was spilled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-649-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was informed by a realtor that mercury had been discovered in a barn in New Vineyard.   I visited the site and was able to remove some small containers of mercury.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-313-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that released approximately 10 gallons of oil  due to an overfill. The fuel oil leaked from the vent pipe into the basement and the heating duct work of the home. Response Services installed ventilation and aided in removing contaminated debris. The concrete floor was washed and any damaged repaired by Dead River

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-30-2019*A 50 gallon heating oil spill was reported in a garage at 71 Robinson Road in Blaine, Maine.  The cause was a faulty gasket from a service call on a Aboveground Storage tank (AST) from the previous week.  He stated that he stopped and cleaned the spill, but some oil was lost into the fractured concrete floor.

Site turned over to Jesse Clark; once on site The Division of Response Services found oil contamination both under the concrete floor and outside of the garages footprint. Response Services started initial clean up and had the AST moved. Ferris Oil claimed Responsibility of the release and contacted his insurance company Acadia Insurance Company.

Response Environmental, Inc. was hired by Acadia Insurance Company to remediate the site. Response Services aided in removal of contaminated concrete, soils, and debris. No sensitive receptors were impacted and the site was cleaned up to Departmental standards. Some contaminated soils were left on site due to bedrock, however all soil samples were below the Department's guideline threshold.

All concrete and soils were replaced.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-198-2017*A vehicle driver who was refueling a vehicle apparently bypassed the auto shut-off on the pump nozzle and left the pump un-attended.  This resulted in an overfill that resulted of approximately 5 gallons of fuel. Gas spread from the parking lot into a nearby storm water drain and the Machias River.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials by personnel from the store.   No evidence of the fuel was found later in the river or storm drain.  The fuel pump appeared to be operating properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-97-2017*The spilled product was recovered by Huber employees and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-405-2017*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST). The spill occurred during the replacement of the tank and was caused by a loose fitting of the transfer hose. The contractor was transferring oil from AST in the basement of the residence into a 55 gallon drum on the lawn, when one of the hose connections came loose and sprayed oil onto the grass. The pump was immediately shut down and the released oil was cleaned from the grass using sorbent material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-406-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a loose connection of the piping and dripped slowly over a long period of time. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned and disposed of by the homeowner with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-407-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 5/25/17, Mr. David Andrews reported that an outside, residential, heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) at one of his rental homes, Lot-27, had leaked.  The leak was discovered the previous day, 5/24/17.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a large mobile home park owned by Mr. Andrews, who owns and rents five or more homes with oil AST's within the property (see location map).  The area is on municipal water supply.  The property is terraced and slopes downhill to the southwest toward High Street.  The tenant in the Lot 27 was Ms. Carol Turner.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
I found the horizontal consumptive-use AST empty and an oil stain on the soil under the corrosion hole in the AST (see photos).  There was no oil odor within the mobile home Ms. Turner rents.  The evaluated concern was potential oil odor in homes downgrade off Brook Street and potential oil breakouts.  The tank was estimated to have had 50-gallons before it leaked.

The oil appears to have dripped or dribbled out and soaked down into the soil and did not spread horizontally over the ground surface; this often indicates a slow leak into permeable soils.  Field samples from the spill location under the AST confirmed strongly oil-contaminated soil.

Mr. Andrews opted to excavate the oiled soil himself and transport it in his own truck.  I explained conditions for land spreading and approved an oiled-soil land spreading location on his nearby property at 363 Brett Hill Road, South Paris.  Mr. Andrew excavated as deep as he could, several feet, but did not excavate out of the oil contamination and did not encounter groundwater.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  At this time, no reports of sensitive receptors being impacted by this prohibited discharge have come in.
2)  I understand that Mr. Andrews has not applied to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance for allowable cleanup expenses.  I understand that Mr. Andrews has suffered one or more other AST leaks at his mobile home park.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-408-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/24/17, Mr. Dooley, of L. L. Bean Company notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a recently found, forgotten underground storage tank for #6-heating oil (heavy oil) found while their contractor worked on the rear parking lot at this L. L. Bean warehouse property.  A MDEP response visit and guidance was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  This building and facility is the former H. E. Davis Boot Company, an industrial use building.  It is presently a commercial, retail warehouse for L. L. Bean Company.  MDEP assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario for this oil discharge, which does not cover guidance/requirements for hazardous materials or waste contamination.

This UST was located on the west side of the building near the boiler room and near the railroad tracks and back of the Freeport Fire Station.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Free product black oil was observed in soil during excavation of this UST and piping.  The soil around the UST facility was gray and contained wood, bricks, leather waste and shoe heels, and other urban fill material.  I am not aware that groundwater was encountered in this shallow excavation.

Mr. Dooley advised me that Grant Austin had overseen a Phase-2 Environmental Site Assessment at an earlier time when he worked for a different consultant, and that they found PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) contamination in the soil.  I understand that lab analysis on the soil was done to satisfy the license of CPRC Group for soil disposal; the PAH levels were not high enough to be considered hazardous waste.  See the Maine Remedial Action Guidelines (RAGs) for further information.

UST ABANDONMENT
MDEP records note a 5000-gallon light heating oil UST T-1 facility abandoned by removal in 1989.  I understand that there was no UST Closure Assessment required for this tank T-1 type at that time.

In May-June of 2017, H. C. Crooker, Inc., broke up and abandoned-by-removal most of the concrete tank, leaving the north wall so as not to disturb a buried natural gas line; this north tank wall was abandoned-in-place.  The UST area was backfilled with excavated fill and new fill material.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services pumped out about 12,000-gallons of free product black oil and oily water from the UST interior and cleaned the tank of sludge before removal.  Mr. Grant Austin of St. Germain-Collins (SGC) performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Oil-contaminated soil, oiled concrete tank debris, and oil coated piping was trucked off site and accepted at CPRC Group at the expense of L. L. Bean.  Non-oil saturated soil was not required to be removed or remediated.  No groundwater was encountered or searched for.  This report and UST abandonment does not cover any hazardous materials investigation or cleanup.

Cleanup was done based on visual staining.  SGC acquired Oil-N-Soil field samples, but I understand that this colorimetric analysis is not approved and not reliable for #6 heavy oils.  The SGC assessment report under-reports the volume of oiled soil removed by 19.6 tons.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil and hazardous matter contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed by the responsible party, property owner, if disturbed and as needed.  See the MDEP UST registration file 1376, the UST Closure Assessment and the Phase-2 Assessment for additional information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  Being a previously unregistered UST facility required to have been removed prior to 1989, and of non-compliant construction: I understand that Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance is not available.  I understand that the GW Fund coverage
P-409-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/24/17,  Mr. Adam Hall notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that his neighbors (the Moore's at 320 Hunts Corner Road) were spilling oil associated with "oil barrels".  He described a "jelly like" substance on the ground of his property from his neighbor, and near his drinking water well.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is forested rural residential and served by private water wells and septic systems.  The west edge of both properties is Swett Brook.

On the Moore's property I noted six to 10 old junk heating oil tanks, 5-gallon and 55-gallon capacity drums, old appliances, etc. (see attached photos).  The old heating oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) did not appear to be cut open and cleaned, so may contain residual oil and sludge.  Jack Moore stated that he is a licensed oil burner technician and held onto the scrap items until he could get rid of them in bulk.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I noted multiple weathered oil spots on the ground common to small vehicle leaks and did not appear significant enough to pose a significant threat to the drinking water wells and to surface water.  Near Mr. Hall's north property line with the Moore's, I noted a small dark oil discharge that was either waste motor oil or oil sludge from one of the derelict ASTs.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Speaking with Ms. Moore on site, and with Mr. Moore by phone, they agreed to cleaning up the oil discharge and getting rid of the oily waste with his commercial waste.

Due to the volume and type of junk and debris on the properties, I contacted the Waterford Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) who advised me that he was aware of the situation there.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The drums and old abandoned unused ASTs on site should be cleaned out or removed before they corrode and leak or are vandalized, etc.  I understand that leaks from these receptacles would not have Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance for discharges.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as, or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  In August 2017, I again contacted the Waterford Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) and spoke with him about my visit and observations.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-410-2017*Brunswick Fire Department reported that a C. N. Brown Company oil delivery truck had driven into a ditch in front of 574 River Road.  The accident caused a cup of diesel fuel to leak out of a saddle tank.  The truck's cargo did not leak.  The spilled oil was scooped up with some dirt and disposed of in the trash.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-411-2017*Pan Am Railways reported that one of their engines had an overfilled containment tank on track 217 in Rigby Yard.  The excess water and lube oil spilled onto track mats and ballast.  The contaminated material was removed and containerized for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-412-2017*U. S. Coast Guard reported that there was a sunken 20 foot pleasure vessel at the Portland Pier and there was a sheen in the water around it.  By the time I got there, the sheen had dissipated, the boat was above water, and the Coast Guard had already left.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-413-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had blown a radiator hose at the intersection of Stroudwater and Monroe Streets in Westbrook.  The spilled antifreeze was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-109-2018*Dead River Company called to report that while returning to the truck after the delivery, the driver "jogged the nozzle" and subsequently discharged some oil to the driveway.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and the spill cleaned up.  It was stated the homeowner was there and satisfied with the cleanup.  Based on the information received and declaration of the customer satisfaction, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-868-2017*On 11/2/17, I received an after-hours call from the Saco Fire Department reporting an oil spill in the basement at 2 Wharf Street in Saco.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met the homeowners (Pauline & Jeffrey McGrath), the Saco Fire Department and a representative from Holly's Oil Company.  Holly's had delivered oil to the home earlier in the day.  I could see that the fill pipe to the tank was not fully connected at an elbow.  When Holly's delivered the oil, a significant amount of it sprayed out of the fill pipe and onto the personal belongings below and the floor.  The Fire Department indicated the sump hole near the tank had been full of oil and that they had unplugged the pump.  There was no oil in it when I arrived.

I explained the Groundwater Fund to the McGrath's and encouraged them to apply.  I installed my Ram fan in the basement window to the basement and encouraged the McGrath's to stay elsewhere for the night until the cleanup could begin in the morning.  They elected to stay at their residence.

The following morning, I had National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., respond to the site, remove all the oiled belongings, and clean the basement floor, walls and affected areas.  Those belongings that could not be cleaned, were disposed under the direction and supervision of Jeffrey McGrath.  Some items were cleaned and returned to the basement.  Since I had been up for much of the previous night on another spill, I turned over the day's activities to Ann Hemenway and Don White.

It was discovered that day that a significant amount of oil had gone under the floor.  Don White recommended removal of the floor and affected soils and supervised that work.  A sub-slab depressurization system was installed to control any remaining oil vapors.  The site is now in the hands of Don White for any further remediation.
I-141-2017*Received a call from Nate Hersey of County Environmental Engineering (CEE) informing us that the old tanks #6 and #7 will be dug out, inerted with nitrogen, and removed and cleaned off site.  The excavation contractor digging up the old tanks and installing the new tanks is Soderberg Construction Company.

Based upon field screening of soils in the excavation, there does not appear to be evidence of a leak.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-783-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-784-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-785-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-786-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-787-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-788-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-789-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-790-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-806-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-807-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-808-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-809-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-241-2018*An automobile rolled over an embankment and land in the brook.  Approximately 25 gallons of mixed automobile fluids were released into the brook.  Allen's Environmental were called to vacuum the brook and assisted with cleanup.   Contaminated water, sand, and sorbents were brought to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
A-161-2017*The Turner Fire Department reported a discharge of approximately 20 gallons of gasoline at the C. N. Brown Company station on Route 4 in Turner.   The driver had overfilled his vehicle and left the scene.  The gasoline had spread over the fueling concrete pad and entered some drains.   I worked with the Fire Department to place speedi-dry sorbent material on the concrete pad and had the manager find plans to the facility to see where the drain went.   It showed that the drains on the site went to a sump in the corner of the vault for the three 10,000 gallon diesel tanks.

C. N. Brown staff cleaned up the speedi dry and Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), was hired to clean up the sump and would arrive in the morning.

I returned to meet with EPI in the morning and showed the areas that needed to be cleaned up.

I was unable to confirm with C. N. Brown the amount of waste that was removed from the site.  The incident was sufficiently cleaned up and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-164-2017*Franki Delaney received a call about a leaking aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at a residence in Richmond.  The home is occupied by Kurt Johnson who is in the process of buying it from David Mork.   Franki responded and met with Mr. Richmond and observed the spill outside the home from the corroded AST.  Kerosene had leaked from the tank onto the ground and had gotten into the basement on the groundwater.   She explained the process for a cleanup and explained that she would have to get permission from Mr. Mork as well as get him to apply for the Groundwater Insurance Fund.  She was unable to arrange a meeting with Mr. Mork, who had no telephone and needed to meet at a public place. He called on Monday and I was able to arrange a meeting with him to explain the process and get the appropriate signatures.

I then met with Mr. Johnson and he showed me the area of impact outside the house as well as the basement.  The basement had about 6 inches of water with oil on it in one end and it appeared that the product was seeping in through the wall.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services and the oil tank was removed, the soil outside was excavated with a vactor, then the vactor was used inside the basement to remove the oil, water, and affected soil. The site was left for a few days to see if further oil would enter the basement.  There was a rain event during that period and no oil flowed into the basement.

The basement was then backfilled and the sump pump placed back in the sump hole.

The site is on public water and there are no lingering vapor issues.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-91-2017*I met the law officials at the site and seized the waste for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-12-2018*A mule used to start aircraft had a hydraulic hose break.   The resulting spill caused hydraulic oil to spill onto the snow.   The contaminated snow was collected and overpacked for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-28-2018*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled when a delivery truck was overfilled.  Sprague Energy Corporation collected the product and cleaned up the site.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-817-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-818-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-819-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-820-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-824-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-825-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-135-2017*A locomotive was overfilled at the Brownville Junction Rail yard.   The diesel ran down the side of the tank and into the containment tray on the locomotive.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-138-2017*An outdoor above ground storage tank was overfilled with heating oil.  The oil ran down the tank and into containment, it was cleaned up using spill pads.

No resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-41-2017*3/3/17 I received a report of an overfill/spill of #2 heating oil at South Hall Dormitory at the University of Maine Presque Isle Campus by Dead River Company (DR).  DR crews cleaned up the spill by shoveling up snow on the driveway around the fill pipe and placing down speedy dry sorbent materials. Crews wiped down the building and checked the interior where the tank was located and cleaned that as needed.  DR submitted a spill report on this incident.  Oily debris (snow and ice) was put in a drum in the DR maintenance garage and wait for ice/snow to melt and water to separate from the oil to pad off and dispose of with their other oily debris waste stream.  I did a site visit of the spill area to confirm that the spilled oil had been cleaned up.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-208-2017*The spilled product was absorbed by using saw shavings and sorbent pads which were disposed of properly.

No further action.
P-778-2017*On 10/11/17, I received a fax from the National Response Center indicating a discharge of firefighting foam from a U. S. Coast Guard vessel during a training exercise.  The foam was accidentally released during the training.  No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
P-779-2017*On 10/11/17, I received a call from Ben Hodgkins, of Fielding's Oil & Propane Co., reporting an oil stain on the floor around a floor drain at a customer's property in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil stain, approximately 2 feet in diameter, under the fuel pump for the oil burner at this rental property.  The furnace had been newly installed, approximately one year ago.  From the look of the stain, I'd say it has been leaking since it was put in.  The stain surrounded a floor drain.  Oil could be seen in the drain.  The owner had a vacuum truck from National Response Corporation/ENPRO Services of Maine respond and suck out the floor drain which leads to the city sewer system.  The remaining oil stain on the floor was cleaned with sorbent materials.  I notified the City of South Portland Sewer Department since the oil had impacted their system.  It appears as though the amount of oil was a minimal drip, during the period of a year, and not amounting to a significant amount of oil.  The leaking pump was repaired.  There were no lingering oil odor problems in the building.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-780-2017*On 9/28/17, Mr. Kris Plante, of St Germain-Collins (SGC), reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, evidence of a petroleum discharge identified through lab analysis associated with abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

On or about 9/1/17, Gaftek, LLC, removed the 2500-gallon diesel UST facility at this Norway, Maine location.  On 9/28/17, SGC reported that field analysis did not identify a reportable discharge, though lab analysis did identify a discharge of low levels.  I understand that there was no oil-saturated soil or visible oil staining in the soil.  Since the soil sample was taken on 9/1/17, the UST excavation had been backfilled and I understand no new UST facility was installed.

Though located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, the location is dense commercial use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  Based on assessment of the discharge and the area, and past nearby known discharges over this aquifer, as a representative of the MDEP, I advised SGC that no cleanup actions are required at this time based on present information.  See the MDEP UST Registration file 6855 and the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for additional information.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-781-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to report of a 20 gallon leak from a pad mounted transformer at this location.  Westbrook Fire Department (WFD) requested an MDEP Division of Response Services visit.  While on site, I spoke with Ms. Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company, Environmental Compliance Unit.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The  spill location is a Lee Dodge auto dealership.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
A large pavement grinder machine owned and operated by Shaw Brothers Construction was removing about 3" of asphalt pavement off the south end of the dealership building between the garage building (see photos).  The grinder snagged, pulled and ripped high voltage powerlines located just under the pavement; the lines were pulled out of the Central Maine Power (CMP) owned transformer causing the discharge.  The buried powerlines were Dig Safe marked but were expected to be buried 12" or more, not immediately below the paving layer.

Oil discharged to the transformer cabinet and into the 4" plastic electrical conduit (chase) and drained down to a concrete utility vault located about 60' south (see Photos 2 & 4).  Leaked transformer oil did not reach the exposed soil where the power lines were exposed.  It was estimated that 20 to 40 gallons discharged.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
National Response Corporation (ENPRO Services, Inc.) was called by CMP to clean up the discharge while the primary responsible parties for the discharge was determined.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to have been adequately cleaned up.  See the Oil Spill Report by CMP for additional information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-782-2017*On 10/13/17, response was made to diesel fuel leak from commercial delivery box truck from Congress Street north up entrance road to UNUM office building and to their loading dock (see map); about 1000' distance.  The discharge was reported to be from a leaking fuel line and fuel pump, so was discharged when the engine was running.  Most of the diesel leak was in the area of the loading docks; none to soil or drains.

Portland Fire Department (PFD), UNUM staff and workers from the Independent Delivery Service (IDS) responded with sorbents and sorbent boom around the storm drain.  I gave instruction to IDS to have the spill and sorbents cleaned up before rain later that day.  I later checked and found the cleanup satisfactory.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-783-2017*On 9/13/17, discharge of engine oil and antifreeze in the travel lane of Route 295 Northbound at Exit 17, was contained to the pavement.  Yarmouth Fire Department requested no assistance or response from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The owner/operator of the box truck was not identified.  About the same time there was a second truck accident, but with no reported discharges.  I later found the discharge cleanup to be satisfactory.

No further actions required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-784-2017*On 9/13/18, report was received of discharge of transmission oil from a pickup truck to the paved ground.  No oil discharged to drains or water.  The spill was reported cleaned with sorbents.

No further Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-785-2017*On 9/5/17, I received an anonymous complaint reporting occasional and regular oily discharges down the street gutter of Main Street to the municipal storm drain in the area of 35 Main Street.  The caller stated that the oily water appeared to be associated with a repair garage washing vehicle engines.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Responder Stephen Flannery was familiar with this complaint and area, and assessed the location and found no evidence of prohibited discharges.  I passed by several times after and noted no obvious discharges.

The location is dense, urban, commercial and residential use between Hill and Emery Streets, served by municipal water and sewer services.  Surface water flow is to the east to the Saco River.

No further actions by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time based on present information.
P-786-2017*On Saturday, 9/16/17, through the Maine State Police, the bridge tender for the Casco Bay Bridge notified about a mystery oil sheen covering an estimated at 700' x 700' area.  The tide was flooding, so the sheen appeared to have started at DiMillo's Marina and passed under the bridge.  Being tied up with National Response Corporation (NRC)/Enpro Services, Inc., at a spill cleanup in Bath, I notified National Response Center and the U. S. Coast Guard who stated they would check the sheen out.  NRC workers with me in Bath told me they had noted the sheen earlier that morning while they were booming a terminal, but had not thought to report the sheen to anyone.

I understand that no cleanup was possible and the discharge dissipated on its own.  No responsible party was found.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-787-2017*On Friday, 9/29/17, early morning report was received of small gasoline discharge associated with vehicle accident and fatality.  Biddeford Fire Department reported that they plugged the leaking fuel tank.  Some of the leakage reached soil.  The incident area is rural residential.  The discharge cleanup was satisfactory.

No further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-354-2017*On June 06, 2017, Weyerhaeuser reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than half a gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from a blown hydraulic line on a processor/harvester.  The soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-985-2017*The discharge was the result of a faulty filter gasket.  Crooked River Heating & A/C had recently serviced the system and took responsibility for the discharge.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) was located in the detached garage where the oil had spread across the floor, and through the wall of the building.  The leak was stopped and sorbents quickly applied to the area.  The garage floor was cleaned, in addition to the area outside.

The incident was checked on the following morning.  A small amount of oil had absorbed into the sill plate adjacent to the tank. The cleanup was found to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-8-2018*On 01/12/2018, report was received of spill at Louisiana Pacific Corporation facility in New Limerick.  An estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the ground under the debarker deck area from a ruptured singulator hose.  A skid steer and bark were used to clean up spilled product and the contaminated sorbent material was fed into the facility's boiler unit and burned per the facility's standard approved procedure.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-76-2018*On 1/29/18, at 1455 hours, Fabian Oil Company reported that they discovered a leaking fitting on an outside heating oil tank when called to the home for a smell of oil outside.  The Fabian Oil technician collected oil with oil absorbent pads and fixed the leaking fitting.  He reported that there was some oil impacted snow in the area but he thought the leak was small since the tank was still 3/4 full.  I went to the site and talked to the owner who reported that the tank was filled several weeks ago, but he only noticed the smell of oil that morning.  I removed 10 five-gallon buckets of oil impacted snow and the oil pads left by the technician.  No more oil impacted snow was visible.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-818-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze was reportedly released to the ground surface as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  The released material was washed away by a rain storm that was occurring at the time of the accident.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-819-2017*Approximately 4 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released to the ground surface during the fill up of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  It was reported that the release was caused by a loose connection on the "scully" fitting.  The released oil reportedly impacted a deck and some soil underneath the deck.  Dead River Company personnel reportedly dug up a small amount of impacted soil and disposed of it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel contacted the homeowner and she was satisfied with the cleanup.  MDEP personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-810-2017*On Monday, 10/30/17, I attended the removal and investigation of old, bare steel, underground piping that were associated with a former motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The property was undergoing Maine Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) evaluation and re-development with a new Port Credit Union building.  The area is dense commercial and residential use area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

Offset fill pipe risers had been noted at the southwest side of the property and Ground Penetrating Radar had noted several anomaly areas that could be former or present UST locations.  On 10/30/17, National Response Corporation (ENPRO Services, Inc.) excavated four 4" diameter, bare steel, underground piping runs under supervision of Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Brian Barton.  The offset UST fill piping was removed, but no USTs were found, having apparently been removed in the 1970's.

Credere reported no significant evidence of petroleum discharges found.

1)  See the Maine VRAP determination and the Credere Associates report for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.

P-820-2017*An indoor aboveground tank was overfilled at this location.  Spilled product was forced out the bungs and down the sides of the tank, impacting the cement floor below the tank.  The affected areas were treated with sorbent materials and a cleaner/degreaser.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-821-2017*Storm damage caused the release of approximately 15 gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected a gravel road and shoulder.  According to the reporter, contamination was removed from the site.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-822-2017*The lube oil reservoir of a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of lube oil.  Spilled product impacted track mats and ballast around track 217.  The mats were replaced, then all visible signs of contaminated ballast were hand-excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-823-2017*A truck fire caused the release of approximately ten gallons of diesel fuel to the parking lot in front of the building near the road.  Approximately 2000 gallons of water were used to extinguish the fire which had a significant diluting effect.  The runoff area extended 500' downhill along the north shoulder, back towards Route 1.  It was inspected for evidence of contamination, but none was identified.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-826-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
P-827-2017*On 10/30/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
P-828-2017*On 10/30/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Three drums of oily soil was removed by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
A-102-2018*Ted Haskell of McGee Construction Company (McGee) reported a discharge of 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel from a McGee truck in the Hannaford parking lot in Gardiner.  McGee cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-106-2018*Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The spill was the result of overfilling a peddle truck at their facility.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-35-2018*A peddle truck driver was filling his truck at a bulk plant.   A small spill occurred when the delivery hose was removed.   The driver collected the contaminated ice, and collected more with sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-767-2017*On November 6, 2017 Hampden Public Works Department called to report a motor vehicle accident that had happened over the previous weekend. A vehicle missed the intersection and landed in ditch filled with water, which led into a marsh area. Upon arrival I noticed some residual motor oil on the water. I applied sorbent pads to pick up any free product still remaining in the ditch and made sure nothing had made it to the marsh.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-610-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported that they had overfilled a home heating oil tank. They reported that an estimated less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled out the vent onto the leaves and soil below. They reported that the inside tank had been checked and no spilled oil was inside the home. They removed the oil impacted soil and debris. They also cleaned the oil off the side of the house. I contacted the homeowner and he reported that it was cleaned up well and there were no oil vapors in the home.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-22-2018*On January 31, 2018 a report of an unknown nuisance smell from an newly bought property was received.

On February 2, 2018 Bob Shannon and myself made a site visit with the new property owners. After several minutes of running instrumentation our investigation found no sign of meterable contamination. No documentation of a release of any kind could be found on or around said property. At this time the new owners are not staying in the house or on the property and plan on during some work in the spring.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
B-208-2018*I removed 3 one pots and some other methamphetamine making materials from the woods with assistance from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-203-2018*I received a complaint from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. A backpack containing drug manufacturing items was found. Seven one-pots were removed. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-80-2018*04/16/2018 (9:33 am) Response Services received report from Carl Allen, Environmental Manager for Huber Engineered Woods, that he had observed a diesel fuel leaking trail on his way into work and found the source, McBrearity Jr. and Sons Trucking from Fort Kent Maine. One of their logging trucks had sprung a leak somewhere on the road and continue to drive to the  oriented strand board facility. The trailer truck was located on the scale and a small estimated amount of  2 gallons of diesel fuel had pool on the scale.  Wood fines from the facility were used as sorbent and the contaminated fines were feed into the facility's wood boiler system per the facility's approved protocol.  The leak was caused by a faulty crossover valve which was replace at Huber's facility before the truck was allowed to leave.  Responder, Sean Bernard, followed an intermittent drizzle of diesel from the truck onto the paved surface for approximately  8 miles (Station Road to Conant Road to Route 10  then onto Route 1 until the intersection with State Street in Presque Isle) before no further signs of the leaks were observed.

No further actions is required by Division of Response Services at this time.
B-395-2017*I received a call indicating that a truck hauling a piece of equipment had snagged a utility line which resulted in the truck pulling down 3 consecutive utility poles in the area of 990 Eastern Avenue. The incident resulted in three transformer spills. Each spill was between 4 and 10 gallons. The spills were mostly contained to pavement though some oil was spilled on grass and soil under the poles. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to clean up each spill and to dispose of all materials. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-396-2017*A small leak was reported at the subject location. The leak resulted in a very fine mist of oil being spread over a 15 foot by 15 foot area of gravel and railroad ballast.  Due to the misting nature of the spill, no free product was recoverable.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-397-2017*I received a report that a chipper had blown a hydraulic line on a woods road at the subject location.  The GPS coordinates for the site are N 45 degrees 32' 56.7" and W 68 degrees 32' 14.5".  The incident resulted in about 10 gallons being spilled to a gravel roadway.  Very little of the free product was recoverable and the road was scheduled to be graded very soon.  Since there were no water bodies or drinking water supplies at risk, I agreed that no further response was necessary except for a thorough grading and tilling of the road.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-398-2017*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-401-2017*I received a call indicating the indoor oil storage tank at the subject location had developed a leak.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the concrete floor which compromised indoor air quality.  I assisted Dead River Company personnel in cleaning the floor with sorbent materials and then I pumped the oil tank into a temporary tank.  I installed a radon fan to control vapors until they were below detection limits.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-402-2017*A passenger car had somehow ended up in the Saint Croix River in the vicinity of the library in Calais.  The reason for the incident was not clear, but the vehicle was subsequently removed from the river without any pollution observed.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-12-2018*A Daigle Oil Company (DOC) employee was fueling his truck at DOC bulk plant when he over filled his truck causing fuel oil to spill onto the ground. DOC removed the contaminated snow and used sorbent to clean up the spill. The contaminated snow and sorbents will be disposed of  landfill.

No further action should be required of response Services at this time.
I-13-2018*On January 19, 2018, Jim Gramlich received a State Police call-out on a gasoline spill in St. Francis, Maine.  The report was that a snowmobile trailer owned by Inland Fisheries and Wildlife had overturned and was leaking gasoline.  20 minutes into the response to St. Francis, State Trooper Hafford radioed that the spill was contained in the trailer and no response was needed.  Jim Gramlich returned to home once the spill amount of one gallon of gasoline was reported.

No future actions are needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.


P-533-2018*A flatbed truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-215-2017*Chris Guessman from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated .5 gallon of diesel fuel had leaked from a truck near the repair shop. He reported that the fuel had leaked to a rain puddle under the vehicle and was collected with oil absorbents. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-187-2017*Regional School Union 38 reported an estimated one cup of diesel fuel had been spilled to gravel due to an overfill of a school bus at Maranacook School.  They reported that the oil impacted soil was removed.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-339-2017*I received a report of a small spill in the basement of the subject location.  I responded to the spill and found that oil had leaked from the tank into the sump in the basement, but had not yet been discharged by the sump pump.  When I arrived, Dead River Company personnel had already pumped the oil from the leaking tank and made arrangements to replace the tank.  I cleaned the floor with sorbent material, then degreased it. After the cleanup, vapors in the home were below detection limits, so a radon fan was not necessary.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-340-2017*A call came in from R.H. Foster Oil Company that a small leak had occurred in the basement located at 34 Old Ohio Street. The oil company had put sorbent material down and stopped the leak. Based on the site visit, a solution of Step One and Step Two was applied to the cement floor and a ventilation fan was installed.

A few days after the solution had dried, it was then cleaned up and the fan was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time

B-341-2017*I received a report that a tanker truck had inadvertently been overfilled at the subject location.  The spill impacted the engineered containment under the truck only.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was retained to vacuum product out of the containment.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-343-2017*I received a report that the outside oil tank at the subject was leaking due to a corrosion hole.  A burner technician had been to the site and applied a magnet patch to the tank, but not before a small amount of oil had been spilled to the concrete slab under the tank.  Sorbent had been put down on the spill to contain it.  I pumped the remaining oil from the tank into drums, cleaned up the sorbent, and made arrangements for the homeowner to have her tank replaced through Penquis Community Action Program.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-114-2018*On 2/20/18, at 1204 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1.25 gallons of oil had spilled from an engine's containment tank when it overflowed onto the tracks and ballast.  The spill had been found in two areas where the engine had been parked.  Oil absorbent pads had been used to collect some of the oil and oiled stone ballast was removed for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-79-2018*On 1/30/18, at 1700 hours, Dead River Company reported that an estimated less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled out of the vent of a tank they had overfilled.  They had collected the oil with oil absorbent pads and they had dug up oil impacted snow and soil.  I contacted the homeowner and she reported that it had been cleaned up well and the inside tank was not leaking.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-234-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of motor oil was reportedly released from a passenger vehicle due to a traffic accident.  The released oil reportedly impacted the paved road surface and was cleaned up and disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-235-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a ruptured hose on a trash truck. The released oil impacted the paved road surface and was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by R. W. Herrick personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-236-2017*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released to the road surface from a ruptured hose on a plow truck.  The oil was released to the paved road surface and was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by the Lewiston Department of Public Works.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-243-2017*After making the delivery, the driver left the ticket, got back into the truck cab and drove off to their next delivery.  He neglected to disconnect the hose from the tank.  The hose was torn from the reel, which was partially dislodged from the truck's housing.  Oil flowed from the hose and cracked reel.  It also sprayed along the sidewalk, roadway and runoff from the persistent rain. It entered two catch basins where the effluent discharges down a bank along Pleasant Street into a small stream/flowage.  It also flowed along Pleasant Street and down Range Street where a stream passes beneath.  The effluent discharge didn't produce enough sheen to make it this far.

The town of Brunswick applied yards of sand to allow the fire department to create confinement berms and spread for traction.  Traffic along Pleasant Street was reduced down to one lane in the south/western direction.  C. N. Brown Company management was on scene although needed much prodding to begin any cleanup.

The cleanup contractor arrived and began to collect the sorbent pads, and sweep up the sand berms.  The sand was placed in fifty-five gallon drums and loaded into the truck for transport and disposal.  The pads from the effluent and stream were collected and the sheen in the stream monitored.  It was all but dissipated, just thin wisps in the area of strongest current. The contractor was winding down and I departed, knowing that they would be done shortly and the Brunswick Fire Department would reopen the roadway.  Based on successful cleanup and investigation of nearby environment, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-244-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Downeast Energy to report their response to a customer's home after a minor fire and small oil release from the basement tank.  Downeast cleaned up the spill for their customer.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-245-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company called to report the discharge of motor oil and some coolant from the delivery truck at the aforementioned address.  Based on the information provided and no request for assistance, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was dispatched.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-247-2017*A 20,000 gallon aboveground tank was overfilled at this bulk plant.  Approximately three gallons of heating oil affected snow, ice and standing water within the secondary containment.  Sorbents pads were utilized to recover standing oil, then the affected area was monitored daily and additional oil was recovered as the snow and ice melted until there were no visible signs.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-248-2017*The Arundel Fire Department reported that a CIA Waste Industries trash truck had blown a hydraulic hose while at Champagne Energy's bulk plant.  I arrived to find the road outside the bulk plant and the parking lot inside the facility extensively stained with oil along with puddles of free oil (see attached photos).  I spoke with the fire department and they gave me the contact information for CIA.  They had been in touch and said they were coming to clean the spill up.  Unfortunately, Champagne Energy's business had to continue and that meant many tractor trailer trucks drove through the oil and tracked it everywhere.  CIA did show up with a crew to clean it up.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-249-2017*On 4/5/17, I received a call from International Paper reporting a water alarm for their diesel underground storage tank.  Apparently this is a recurring event that happens every time it rains, which it had.  They have plans to remove the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-250-2017*On 4/5/2017, I received a call from Adam Marquis, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a 10 gallon spill of transformer oil from a pad mounted transformer behind an ice arena on Birch Road in Lewiston.  The pad had been struck by a car causing transformer oil to spill into a vault below the transformer.  Oil and water were vacuumed out of the transformer and some pads and speedy dry sorbent material used to clean up the remaining residue.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-251-2017*On Wednesday, 4/5/17, I responded and visited this location to investigate a reported oil discharge to a brook located near the Eastside Convenience Store gas station at the intersection of 88 High Street.  The anonymous caller, a local resident, claimed oil being dumped or leaked into the "swamp" leaving a sheen.  The area is dense residential and commercial use served by municipal water and sewer service.  The gas station has one active, two compartment, underground gasoline facility.

I noted a small moving stream, not a swamp, flowing east through a culvert under Grammar Street.  The stream borders a small city park and basketball court.  I noted no oil sheen or free product oil, and no oil stained soil.  There was no evidence of discharges from the gas station or other source.  Considering no evidence of oil discharges in the stream nor obvious spills at the Eastside Convenience Store, I did not visit the gas station for an inspection.

At this time I recommend no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions based on present information.
P-253-2017*City of Portland employees reported evidence of an oil spill after investigating a clogged storm drain.  Leaf debris caused stormwater to rise and oil on the stormwater contaminated the detritus in the swale.  Visual and olfactory evidence suggested the product was a motor oil, but no sources could be identified.  Contaminated water and leaves were vactored, which revealed a drainage pipe parallel to the roadway away from the highway towards the warehouse.  The mechanic shop immediately abutting the swale was tidy and did not have any floor drains.  The warehouse where the pipe originated at a catch basin was a facility with connection, but stubbed.  The pipe was jetted and videoed to remove any lingering product and potentially identify an unknown underground tributary; none were identified. Interestingly, this is the second response to this location; P-332-2012. Cause and source remain a mystery.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-255-2017*The lube oil reservoir of a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of lube oil.   Spilled product affected track ballast.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-256-2017*The filter assembly of an aboveground tank was not fully secured after routine service.  As a result, less than one pint of heating oil was released to the cement basement floor.  No other items or areas were impacted.  The burner technician tightened the filter, then recovered spilled product with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-258-2017*A contractor for the Oxford Casino Hotel under construction suffered a small hydraulic oil leak to the soil.  The leak from the large crane was repaired and Cianbro Corporation was reported to be cleaning the discharge with sorbents and excavating the oiled soil.  The area is rural commercial, residential and farm use.  Knowing the area, I understand there was no threat to surface water nor drinking water wells.  During a later visit I found the spill area to be beneath the hotel building under construction and unable to be examined.  I understand that Cianbro had the oily waste disposed of with their special waste.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-259-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the hose of a tank truck after a delivery of oil to the residence. The driver slipped and accidentally opened the valve on the end of the delivery hose.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the walkway surface with sorbents by the driver and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-260-2017*A truck accident caused the release of approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents and disposed of by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation of 30.90 tons of oil impacted soils.  The soil was transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in field screening methods with a Photo Ionization Detector.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-261-2017*Approximately 1 ounce of gasoline was released to an unnamed stream in the vicinity of 27 Gartley Street.  The release was caused by a motor vehicle that careened off the road into the stream.  A sheen was observed by first responders and sorbent boom was deployed.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and collected the used sorbent.  The car had been removed and no sheen was observed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-262-2017*Approximately 500 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from two 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST's) that were plumbed together.  The release was caused by a broken filter assembly due to physical breakage.  The contents of both tanks were released to the underlying soil and percolated into a nearby drainage system which ultimately drained into the Saco River.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted National Response Corporation (NRC) to perform cleanup operations.  Approximately one ton of sorbents were used to collect the oil from the river and disposed of by NRC.  13.88 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated from adjacent to the residence and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The site is served by a private drinking water well and was not considered to be at risk.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-265-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Dead River Co. reporting a sheen was reported at the aforementioned address in the flooded basement.  No report of oil or free product was made nor observed on the discharge.  No assistance from Main Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was requested and none dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-266-2017*While opening the home for seasonal occupancy, Patriot Mechanical, LLC, discovered an oil odor and subsequent minor leak.  The leak created a small stain less than 6 inches in diameter, but the odor was more significant in the closed up home.  It appears the copper line and flex hose flare fitting was loose and the filter housing itself was also tightened.  Patriot asked for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to inspect and observe the cleanup and conditions.

Upon arriving at the home, Patriot staff showed me to the basement and the area of concern.  The stain was truly minimal and was all but obscured with the application of speedy dry sorbent material and wiped up.  The odor issue was lessened by simply opening the home and allowing air flow. The odor level was much improved by the time I left after inspecting the site.

Based on the information given and satisfactorily completed remediation, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-267-2017*On 4/10/17, The Oxford County Commissioner's office suffered a small discharge outside when their fuel company, C. N. Brown Company (CNB), overfilled their oil tank.  CNB stated that they wiped up the oil "splatter" on the building and ground with sorbents.  The spill location is dense suburban residential and commercial use.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-268-2017*On April 10, 2017 a tractor trailer truck accident downed the power lines and pulled down the transformer at Pole #8.  The pole is located approximately 30 feet from the edge of Moors Brook which is a tributary stream to the Saco River.  The non-PCB mineral oil from the transformer leaked onto the paved road, gravel shoulder and driveway.  The location is suburban residential use.

On 4/10/17, initial clean-up attempt was conducted by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  On the morning of 4/11/17, I inspected and assessed the spill and found the clean-up to be inadequate; there was still oily speedy dry sorbent, oily soil and oiled leaves.  I called Gerry Mirabile of CMP from the spill site and advised him the clean-up was not satisfactory and to have a CMP clean-up crew return and removed the oiled material better.

Mr. Mirabile later called back to report the second clean-up consisted of excavation of oily gravel and speedy dry on paved areas.  The roadway was washed with Power Cleaner and collected using additional speedy dry.  See the attached CMP Spill report and MDEP photos for additional information.

No further action by the Department's Response Services at this time.
P-269-2017*On the afternoon of 4/11/17, I met Ms. Houfman at her residential property to investigate a "mystery" discharge of dark oil she had reported.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  There was high potential for exposure to children in the area.

Below Central Maine Power Company (CMP) utility pole #6, I confirmed a dark oil contaminated area including some oil-saturated soil.  The spill appeared about a year old.   Ms. Houfman assumed the oil discharge to be from her neighbors dumping oil when she was not looking.  The discharge appeared to likely come from the overhead CMP transformer.  The transformer did not look old and this pole may have suffered a transformer leak and the transformer replaced, but the prohibited oil discharge not reported and not cleaned up.  At the time, I noted no ongoing leak from this transformer.

While on site I hand excavated the oiled soil into several plastic bags and had a contractor dispose of the waste soil with other soil at a much more significant cleanup.  No disposal manifest or Bill of Lading was generated.  I left a voice message for Gerry Mirabile of CMP notifying him about the discharge not being reported, and cleanup actions.  CMP generated no CMP Spill Report Form.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.



P-270-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the afternoon of Tuesday 4/11/18, I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in response to a dispenser fire reported on the TV news.  Mr. Fortin did not report any fuel discharge.  On site, by circumstance, I met Stephen Dixon of the Maine Office of the State Fire Marshal.  I also met with Mr. Dan Fortin, the facility owner and operator.

LOCATION AND DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Mr. Fortin explained that a young driver in an uninsured and unregistered vehicle mistakenly drove off with the dispenser nozzle in his vehicle and yanked the dispenser off the pad.  The driver returned, and lifted the dispenser back up and when wiggling it back into position is when leaking gasoline fuel ignited.  Lewiston Fire Department (LFD) responded and extinguished the blaze (see photos).  I requested that Mr. Fortin contact me when Simard & Sons Company was going to visit to check the piping and damage, so I could check for gasoline contamination, but I never heard from them.  I later returned and found the dispensers gone and the positions in the island backfilled with soil.

The facility has gasoline and diesel fuel USTs with suction operated dispensers and underground single-wall fiberglass product piping installed in about 1987.  There are two aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in berms, of about 1000 to 1500 gallon capacity, with steel piping to a dispenser.  There is evidence of surface discharges at the diesel and kerosene dispensers.  The garage building is on a slab, so no basement is threatened with vapor intrusion.  I am not aware of drinking water wells or surface water threatened.

The area is suburban commercial and residential use, and forested, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The UST facility is located in Lewiston, though part of the store and garage building is located over the line into the town of Sabattus.

On 9/27/17, I met Mr. Fortin on site and he explained that he was having funding issues but A. L. Doggett Company was scheduled to abandon the UST facility by removal the next week.  I explained that I wanted to be on site for the facility abandonment to check condition of the facility and for evidence of discharges, such as from the dispenser damage.  This could be helpful with environmental clearance for eventual re-sale of the property.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The facility has been out of service since 4/11/17, and planned for removal as of August 2017, with no intention to return to service, nor install a new UST facility.  I understand that the tanks have reached their 30-year age and warrantee expired, so must be abandoned by removal.  The 8/3/17 Notice of Intent To Remove (a.k.a. Removal Notice) expired in March 2018.  Prior to eventual removal, a new NOI shall be filed with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) with 10-day or more notification period.
2)  This facility and required abandonment has been referred to MDEP Petroleum Management Division for recommended compliance efforts.
3)  At this time, gasoline discharges under the dispenser are understood to remain, but have not yet been assessed or remediated.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, no MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected until the planned facility abandonment.

P-271-2017*While opening the seasonal home, Mr. Rich noticed an oil odor.  Upon investigation, he found the pump located in the basement had failed, syphoning fuel oil from the external heating oil tank onto the plastic sheeting covering the gravel floor.  He called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and we spoke.  I made arrangements to catch a ferry ride out to the island, where he would drive me to the home.  Once there I inspected the situation and formulated a cleanup plan.

The pump was situated on a wall shelf, fed by a copper line from the tank above and exterior to the home.  Some mechanical failure allowed oil to drip from the pump onto the plastic sheeting.  There was several square feet of plastic sheeting confining oil on the surface, the gravel beneath was wet with water and the extent of oil contamination difficult to assess.  Mr. Rich had an appointment, excused himself and I was left to proceed.

I used sorbent pads to collect standing oil.  I cut those areas of affected plastic out and bagged them for disposal.  I dug, by hand, several small test pits throughout the basement, encountering water in most at just a few inches in depth.  Sorbent pads were placed in each hole and left for a few days to see what if any oil appeared.

On the next trip, we arrived at the house and the water level was significantly lower than my initial visit.  No oil odors were found which was verified with Photoionization Detector (PID) screening.  No visible sheen was observed on the standing water still present.  I was satisfied that the oil was confined to surface of plastic sheeting, and successfully removed.  It did not impact the soils or water in the basement.  We cut some plastic sheeting to patch, where we could, the portions of sheeting removed.  Satisfied with successful cleanup, I called and spoke with Ms. Greenleaf, who was very appreciative and would let me know how it was when she arrived the following weekend.  I spoke with Mr. Rich about discarding the two bags of plastic sheeting and sorbent pads.  He would get them to the appropriate waste receptacles.

Based on the information received, situation found and successful remediation, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-275-2017*On 4/11/17, I received a call from the Bowdoinham Fire Department that a small plane had made an emergency landing on Interstate-295 and was leaking fuel.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the plane tipped up on its nose against the guardrail.  It appeared to be leaking near the fuel gauge on the left wing of the plane.  We were not allowed to touch the plane until a representative from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) arrived to inspect the plane.  I put sorbent pads under the plane to collect the aviation gasoline that was leaking out of it.  It was an unusually warm sunny day and the fuel was evaporating quickly.

Once the FAA inspector arrived and cleared us to access the plane, we were able to tip it back so that all 3 wheels were on the ground.  At that time, the leak stopped.  I remained on scene while the aircraft was loaded onto a flatbed in the event of additional fuel spillage, which did not occur.  I removed the oiled sorbent pads from the site.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-276-2017*On 4/12/17, I received a call from Wyman Station in Yarmouth.  The caller reported a 30 gallon lube oil spill inside the pump room at the station due to a leaking centrifuge pump.  Wyman station personnel contained the spill and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to finish the cleanup and remove the waste.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-126-2018*An Emera Maine generator released a small amount of engine oil to concrete. Emera Maine employees used sorbents and shovels to clean up the spill. Contaminated materials were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-127-2018*Dead River Oil Company reported a release of fuel oil to a motel basement floor from a leaky fitting. Once on site Response Services cleaned up the release with sorbents, removed soils, and will dispose of the contaminated a local landfill. No long term vapor issues are expected.

No future actions should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-744-2018*A car accident resulted in the release of approximately one quart of transmission fluid.  The accident occurred directly above a catch basin so spilled product affected standing water in the basin.  The City of Biddeford used their own vacuum truck to clean the grate and basin and recover oily water.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-650-2018*A burner technician reported that the oil burner at the subject location had suffered a malfunction resulting in a small oil spill to the concrete floor of the basement of the business.  The spill was recovered appropriately without an impact to indoor air quality.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-604-2017*Main Street Fuel Company reported an estimated two gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in a basement.  The spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  Main Street Fuel pumped off the remainder of the tank.  The concrete floor was cleaned with sorbent material and the basement was ventilated.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-605-2017*On 11/6/17, Damariscotta Fire Department reported that hydraulic oil and diesel fuel was leaking from an overturned dump trailer truck at the Damariscotta River Association Organic Farm.  The Fire Department reported that they were containing the spill with oil absorbents and collecting what they could in buckets.  I met the Fire Department on site.  The tractor trailer and dump trailer were still connected on their side.  The fuel tank was seeping from the vented cap.  I sealed the cap to slow the leak.  The hydraulic oil tank was also leaking along with the dump trailer ram cylinder.  We put a catch basin under the hydraulic tank and a bucket under the ram.  The truck and trailer were righted stopping any further discharge.  The liquid oil collected was secured in a drum and the oiled absorbents were collected.  I spoke with the truck company, Northeast Agricultural Sales, and the property owner representative Jesse Ferreira.  It was agreed that the trucking company would hire a local excavation company to remove the oil impacted soil under my supervision.

On 11/7/17, the oil impacted soil was excavated.  Soil was removed until field testing with oil in soil test kits was negative. The soil was transported for proper disposal.  Because of the extent of oil impacted soil recovery, the drinking water well was not considered at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-157-2018*On June 25, 2018, a log loader leaked 15 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Irving Forest Products Mill in T15 R5 WELS, Maine.  Irving used wood chips to contain the leak.  An estimate of 6 yards of contaminated wood chips and soil was hauled to the Tri-Community Landfill.

No future Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-409-2018*The Department was notified of an oil stain in the roadway.  When the Department and Winthrop Fire Department inspected the stain, it appeared to be relatively new, possibly as of that morning.  The Department followed the stain from the intersection of Route 133 and Main Street to Route 202/100 South for approximately 0.6 miles.  The stain eventually went dry.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-410-2018*The Department was notified of a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill which resulted from a forklift being driven into six five-gallon buckets of hydraulic oil.  A delivery truck was being unloaded behind the building in the evening when the accident occurred.  Workers used a spill kit on site to contain the spill to the pavement that evening and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to do the remaining cleanup the following day.

At the time the Department visited the site, Clean Harbors had a vacuum truck on site.  There was also a dumpster that had oily garbage, mostly used speedy-dry sorbent material, from the night before.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-892-2018*The Department was notified of a 1-2 gallon gasoline spill from a passenger vehicle.  The gasoline tank brackets had rusted through and when the vehicle went over a pothole, the tank came loose.  The driver of the vehicle parked the vehicle in a parking lot where Portland Fire Department and Portland Public Works Water Resources group responded.

Upon arrival on scene, the Department directed the addition of more speedy-dry sorbent material and checked a catch basin where run-off was going to.  No sheen was visible in the catch basin, however, there were several sheens on the pavement leading up to the leaking gasoline tank.  A basin was placed under the leaking tank until a AAA tow truck arrived.  The tank was wrapped in a garbage bag with sorbent pads and was placed on the flatbed and transferred to a mechanic shop.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-964-2018*A private contractor mail delivery truck was discovered to be leaking onto the concrete pad at the loading dock which was addressed with an application of sorbent materials.  The driver was directed to leave the property for repairs.  The driver returned to the property without having being repaired and parked on the shoulder of the parking lot.  More diesel fuel was released at this location and required excavation.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by an environmental company and disposed off-site.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-965-2018*The Department was notified of a 5-10 gallon spill of motor oil and gasoline related to a single vehicle car accident.  The vehicle drove over a median strip and caused the release.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-966-2018*The Department was notified of a 5-7 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the driver accidently activating the power take-off (PTO) switch and releasing the fuel in the delivery hose.  The spill occurred in the roadway of Spring Street and did not enter any catch basins.  The subject/spiller cleaned up the spill using speedy-dry sorbent material and sorbent pads and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-703-2018*Seacoast Energy Solutions went to fill a tank scheduled for auto-delivery and overfilled the tank with seven gallons of product.  The overfill was due to being unaware that the client had not used any oil due to the installation of a new solar powered heating system.  Oil soaked wood and speedy dry sorbent material was removed from underneath the aboveground storage tank in the basement.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to clean the remaining oil spots and speedy dry, along with sealing the concrete to prevent any vapor intrusion in to the basement.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-792-2018*Two logging trucks headed in the same direction collided.  The resulting accident caused a spill of at most of 180 gallons of fuel.  The fire department placed all of their sorbents, and sand to absorb the diesel fuel.   Much of the fuel traveled down the curbed roadway for approximately 350 feet.   A skid steer was used to remove the contaminated snow, sand, dirt, and sorbent from along the roadway.  An estimated 50 to 75 gallons of fuel was recovered this way.

On December 27, a small area of the front yard was excavated because it appeared that it had been impacted.   Though the soil was contaminated, it was not heavily contaminated.  The soil was removed until clean on shake test resulted.  The area within three feet of the roadway was not excavated due to presence of fiber optic cable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



B-795-2018*An automobile was overfilled at a gasoline station.  The gasoline spilled onto the cement pad and was cleaned up with sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-339-2017*5/10/17 at 13:19, I received a report of an oil spill at 12 Carll Ave. in Old Orchard Beach of about 130 gallons of #1 kerosene oil. I met Frederick Brothers oil at the residence to determine what had happened. The 138 gallon above ground storage tank (AST) was in a crawl space underneath the house and the tank was empty. The oil company told me that the last fill up was on 4/26/17. There was a small pool of free product underneath the filter area and the tank itself was heavily corroded, so it may have leaked from the filter area or from another spot. I called National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond to the spill and to take up and remove the two layers of tarp the owner had laid down for winterization and water vapor control. We determined that due to the high water table and the drainage set up in the crawl space that most of, if not all of the oil spilled went right into the sump pump basin which pumped to the sewer system. I called the Old Orchard Beach Sewer Department to give them a heads up on what had spilled. Indoor air quality was also a concern.  I got a reading of 8 PPM on my Photoionization Detector (PID), so I brought in an indoor air filter and set up my ram fan in the crawl space to ventilate.

On 5/12/17, I came back to the residence and received a PID reading of .8 PPM inside the residence. NRC began vactoring out all of the contaminated soils underneath the home and went down about 4". NRC cut up the AST and removed it with the fill pipe and vent. We then laid down a layer of sand, then replaced the section of drain pipe for the sump, then put down a poly vapor barrier on top of the pipe and then finally covered it over with sand again to bring the area back up to grade.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.  Referred to Technical Services.

P-335-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had blown a radiator hose while on Elsmere Avenue in South Portland.  The spilled fluid was contained on the paved surface of the road and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-338-2017*Bath Iron Works reported that a very small amount of JP5 fuel had been spilled into the water next to their drydock creating a sheen.  They explained that a vessel (hull 603) was in drydock while its systems were being tested.  During test fueling of the vessel, a very small amount of JP5 got into a combined vent that exits the hull of the vessel.  An even smaller amount of JP5 dribbled down into the Kennebec River creating a sheen.  The sheen was such a small amount of oil that recovery was not feasible.  The sheen dissipated naturally.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-200-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an old release in an abandoned house. Response Services meet on site with Allstate Environmental Services and aided in contaminated soil removal. During the excavation bedrock was encountered at depth of 3 feet. No further soil removal was possible and no impacted to ground water is expected however a subgrade ventilation system was installed to eliminate interior vapors.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-33-2019*Maritime Energy reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) inside the building at the Hamilton Marine store on Park Drive in Rockland.  The report was a two gallon discharge and they had the leak stopped and were beginning to remove the tank.  I was in Rockport so was able to respond fairly quickly.  I observed the leaking tank behind a wall in the warehouse/storage area of the store.  Speedi dry sorbent material had been used to minimize the spread of oil.  Some oil had wicked into a wall.  I spoke with a Hamilton representative (Tracy Moody) who was ok having the oil company complete the cleanup and they would contact me should vapors be an issue in the store.

I heard nothing from them over the next several months and no further action is necessary in this matter.
I-70-2017*The spilled product was absorbed by the soil, which was quickly shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-248-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported an hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated 30 gallon spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a roll-off truck.  Pine Tree hired Environmental Projects, Inc., for cleanup of the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-364-2017*The discharge happened while reeling in the hose after the delivery where the nozzle was accidently turned on.  The oil was contained to pavement and collected using speedy-dry sorbent material. I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-8-2018*United States Coast Guard reported a potential sunken fishing boat at the Lobster Co-Op in Winter Harbor.  I arrived to find the boat afloat, and nothing was seen leaking from the boat.  The weight of the snow weighed down the boat. Later reports came in that the bilge froze up with the winter weather.

I tried calling the owner of the boat and had no contact with the owner.

No further action by Division of Response Services expected.
B-9-2018*A corrosion hole under a tank caused an estimated 50 gallon release of Kerosene.   Most of the oil seemed to travel under the mobile home, puddling in several locations.   The free oil was recovered with sorbents, most of the soil was frozen and clay.   The hole near waterline seemed to collect several gallons of oil.   The affected area under the trailer was wide spread.  The vapors in the home were unacceptable, so a vapor barrier was put down.

The technician from Coastal Energy placed a magna patch on the oil tank.  There was still 180 gallons in the tank so 130 was pumped out into a tote.   The public drinking water well is within 200 feet of the well.  The tank was to be replaced Monday. Ventalation was placed under the trailer to help with contiuing vapors in the home.

The site was referred to technical services for oil vapor and potential well contamination.

A-810-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-811-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-812-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-813-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-814-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-229-2017*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 cups of lube oil had been released from two rail engines' drip containment tanks when they overflowed due to water in the tanks. He reported that they removed an estimated 50 pounds of oiled stone ballast at the spill sites. No visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

B-574-2018*During the firefighting activities the runoff flowed down to Hancock Pond (Pond) since the house was along the shore of the pond.  The water intake for several towns was within a 1,000 feet of the fire.  According to the North Anson Fire Chief no firefighting foam made it to the Pond during the time they were onsite.   A layer of firefighting foam was laid over the debris to prevent rekindling at the very end.   Water had been used to fight the fire initially and runoff had made it to the Pond.  I met the firefighters at the fire station to discuss the site.  Drinking water employees were notified and they turned on the extra filters as a precaution.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-12-2017*A Cianbro flex track released a small amount of oil to snow due to a loose fitting. The snow was removed and the leak stopped. Cianbro will dispose of the contaminates through a solid waste contractor.


No further action required of Response Services.
B-299-2017*I responded to the town of Lincoln Public Works Department yard to remove "meth lab" waste.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-300-2017*I responded to a "meth lab" and removed all of the associated waste for proper disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-301-2017*I responded to the "meth lab" on Lee Road and removed the associated waste for proper disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-304-2017*I responded to a report of what looked like a diesel spill on the road.  I arrived to find what did appear to be an old, dried diesel spill.  No recovery was possible unless the asphalt was removed, but it was not necessary to remove any asphalt for the small stain.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-313-2017*I responded to a small interior spill of fuel oil.  I was able to recover the spilled product with an oil absorbent pad and open a window for vapor control. The homeowner did not want a fan installed for the vapors.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-127-2017*I received removal notice for tanks # 6, 8 and 9 and replacement with new tanks #'s 14, 15 and 16.  The planned date to start the removal will be on or around the week of June 26th.  The certified tank installer (CTI) on this upgrade is Dale Chapman, CTI#458, and the site assessment work will be completed by County Environmental Engineering.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-826-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-827-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-828-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-829-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-80-2017*I received a report about oil outside a delivery scully.  The heating oil company was concerned and wanted me to verify it was not a large outside spill.  It appeared to the heating company that it was a home owner trying to make certain they did not run out of fuel and spilled some oil in the snow.  When I arrived the homeowner said it was just a small spill and there was no need for me to check it.

No resources impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-145-2017*I received a report from Ritchie Hafford of the Maine Forest Service indicating an oil spill had occurred from a feller-buncher owned by Linkletter and Sons in Athens.   On or about March 9th the equipment became heavily mired in the mud.  Ranger Hafford took pictures of the oil spill and notified the Department on March 13.  Ranger Hafford also suggested spill pads be used to collect the oil.

According to a Linkletter employee I spoke with on March 13:
1. In order to remove the equipment it needed to be started.
2. In addition the motor oil was contaminated with water it needed to be changed.
3. Five gallons of motor oil was intentionally released on the ground.
4. No soil was removed.
5. Spill pads were used to collect some oil.

When I arrived on site on March 13th I found no visible signs of the spill because the site had been rehabbed by the spiller. I spoke with Bruce Linkletter he also acknowledged that the motor oil was spilled on the ground.   He said the oiled pads were brought back to their garage.

The spill was referred to enforcement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-87-2017*A radiator hose failed on a trash truck which resulted in a discharge of approximately five gallons of antifreeze. Spilled product was confined to pavement and recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-225-2017*Saco Fire Department (SFD) called to report their response to an oil peddler tank truck collision with a utility pole and a tree, resulting in an oil discharge to the ground.  They requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance and I responded.

Slush pulled the truck to the right, first hitting a mailbox and then a utility pole.  This last careening action forced the loaded truck into a mature maple tree, opening a hole at the top of the aluminum tank truck.  The gash leaked fuel oil with a wave going over the cab of the truck and onto a snowbank above the lawn and driveway.  The truck came to rest, snuggly tucked against the tree.

It is not absolutely clear who (SFD or the truck's owner) called cleanup contractor Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES), but they were called to provide cleanup services.  I was joined on scene by Responder John Luongo and we coordinated the cleanup.

The driver of the truck was sweeping sorbent materials from the driveways, the roadway and walkways into piles for consolidation/collection and disposal.  He then started to shovel oiled snow into bags, but was dissuaded from this activity as CHES is en route to complete cleanup.  Significant amounts of oiled snow (ice, slush, snow melt) were shoveled into drums for separation and disposal.  He then started wiping down the windshield and body of the truck.  A second peddler truck arrived and was positioned to transfer the remaining fuel from the stricken tank truck.  Final estimate was about 2200 gallons of unspilled oil were successfully transferred.  Based on the amount of unspilled oil recovered, between 60 and 100 gallons appeared to have been spilled.  CHES arrived and began to shovel and scrape the area.  A vactor was later employed to expedite the removal.  The cleanup was successful.  A layer of snow, ice and water kept the oil from penetrating to soils.

No additional calls or concerns were received.  Based on this, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.




P-226-2017*On 3/29/17, I received a call from Harding Metals, reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their roll-off trucks at General Dynamics in Saco.  The driver of the truck cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  Andrew Seiler of General Dynamics called a short time later to confirm that the spill had been called in and reported it had been cleaned up to his satisfaction.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-230-2017*On 3/30/17, Stephen Flannery, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, requested that I respond to a report of an estimated 100 gallon discharge of gasoline to the street at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Upon arriving and meeting two technicians from Portland Pump Company (PPC), I found the leak was only about 10 to 15 gallons and contained within a dispenser sump; an extra zero had slipped into the reported volume.

PPC repaired failed gaskets and recovered the leaked gasoline waste for disposal.  I saw no evidence that the leak escaped the containment sump.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-237-2017*On 3/29/17, I received a call from Brookfield Renewable Energy reporting a "1/2 cup" spill of hydraulic oil from a piece of equipment to land.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-238-2017*On 3/29/17, I received a call from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of motor oil from a vehicle accident at the intersection of Main Street and Bath Road.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-239-2017*On 3/30/17, I received a call from Irving Oil reporting an overfill spill at N. S. Giles Foundations on Marginal Way in Portland.  Irving was filling equipment on the site when the spill occurred.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-240-2017*Mrs. Markley called looking for assistance with getting rid of some boiler additives.  The material was valuable and she didn't want to see it wasted.  The two five gallon cans are still in their original packing boxes.  The water treatment solutions should be easy enough to redistribute.

Mrs. Markley was very appreciative of the assistance in getting the materials to someone who could use them.
P-241-2017*I responded to this facility due to a fire where there was believed to be some fuel in the runoff.  Four tractor trailer trucks were involved in the fire which was believed to be caused by arson.  There was some sheen in the water runoff that would need to be addressed the next day.

Scott Cyr visited the site the following day.  The remaining fuel was pumped from the tanks on the affected vehicles and the debris were cleaned up and bulked for disposal at a landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-242-2017*I visited and assessed this reported oil discharge located at a KOA Campground undergoing major redevelopment and upgrading.  The campground was closed at the time while roads and campsites were rebuilt.  A Grondin Excavation Company worker showed me the leak location where I noted a new, replacement, pad mount transformer and no evidence of a discharge to soil.  The leak location was at the north, campground area of the property.  The time of the actual leak was unknown and not discovered until they moved the transformer during campground redevelopment.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time base on present information.
P-246-2017*On the morning of 4/4/17, I met Mr., Norm Ouellette, of L. L. Bean, Inc., at this warehouse and shipping facility to check on the cause and cleanup of diesel fuel from a commercial, consumptive-use, motor fuels, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The inside AST serves an emergency firefighting water pump.  Questions on the AST installation caused me to refer the facility to the Maine State Fire Marshal's (MSFM) office for an inspection.

The discharge came out of the vent pipe high on the side of the building and contaminated soil and vegetation at the base of the wall and ran down across the asphalt paving.  The vent pipe is outside but the fill pipe is within the pump room next to the pump motor.  For an unknown reason, the fuel delivery company did not note the overfill alarm prior to the discharge out the vent pipe.  The AST had no emergency vent atop the tank.  The AST was unregistered with the MSFM office.

L. L. Bean assumed responsibility for the cleanup and had the oil on the pavement cleaned with sorbents, and had the oiled soil excavated.  Oily waste was taken to ECOMAINE by Pine Tree Waste Services.

In May 2017, I met with Stephen Dixon of MSFM and with L. L. Bean staff for an inspection and recommendations for upgrading the AST facility.  The discharge cleanup was satisfactory.  At this time there is no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required based on present information.

P-263-2017*I received a call from Fran Vitolo regarding a small amount of oil floating on the water in her flooded basement.  The oil was from a container use to bleed the boiler which had tipped over when the basement flooded.  Serv-Pro had been contacted to pump the basement and remediate the flood damage, but would not until the oil was addressed.  She stated that the water was still coming in her basement, but hadn't reached her boiler yet.  She was hoping to have the basement pumped before it damaged the boiler.

I responded to the site and arranged with Serv-Pro to pump the basement, while I managed the oil.  The oil was confined to the area around the boiler where I applied sorbents.  The water was pumped and the sump pump replaced (the reason for the flooded basement) without incident.  The oil sorbents were removed for disposal.  No other issues related to the oil were apparent.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.



P-309-2017*On Tuesday, 5/2/17, in response to a 4/27/17 request by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), I visited this abandonment-by-removal of this residential underground storage tank (UST).  In 2016, this UST facility had been denied abandonment-in-place (see report P-526-2016).  On 4/26/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services granted a waiver of the 10-day notification period so EPI could remove the UST earlier than the 10-day notification period.  The UST facility warrantee was to expire this year.

EPI removed the 550-gallon capacity single-wall, Xerxes company fiberglass UST which was buried in pea stone fill.  In addition to the active sleeved fuel lines to the sump, we noted underground, old disconnected bare copper fuel and return lines.

The location is rural residential use located on Taylor Pond.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is now served by propane fuel.  Groundwater was noted at 5-feet below grade and exhibited no oil sheen or free product oil layer.  An Oil-In-Soil colorimetric field test was 'Negative' for detectible hydrocarbons within its 500-parts per million detection limit.  As this was a consumptive-use, residential, light heating oil UST, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required and none performed.

1)  No evidence of reportable oil discharges were noted.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this point no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-524-2017*On 7/7/18, U. S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Morrow reported a sheen of bilge slops discharged from an unidentified boat at this marina that was reported to have been testing a new bilge pump.  The discharge to the coastal waters was spread to a sheen and was not recoverable.  The sheen naturally dissipated.  No responsible party came forth.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection actions required at this time.
P-525-2017*In the mid-morning of 7/7/18, L. L. Bean Company reported that one of their employee's cars leaked about 7 gallons of gasoline to their paved parking lot there.  Nothing reached drains or soil.  L. L. Bean had the leak cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-526-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had just responded to a motor vehicle accident at 498 Oak Street.  The vehicle, driven by Karie Basinger, lost control in a downpour and crashed on the lawn of Mr. Blaine Porter.  A small amount of gasoline was spilled because of the crash.  The Fire Department deployed some sorbent boom and pads but all they saw was a sheen and it was a torrential rainstorm.  Mr. Porter was very concerned about his drinking water well which was located about 30 feet away from the crash.  I contacted Mark Woodruff of our Division of Technical Services and asked him to take a look at the situation.  He went to the site and spoke with Mr. Porter and collected a sample of his drinking water to have analyzed for petroleum.  The test came back negative.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-527-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of diesel fuel was released from an excavator on the dock of the Sprague marine terminal.  The release was caused by a puncture to the tank and the diesel fuel was released onto the paved surface below.  A negligible amount of diesel fuel drained into a nearby drainage pipe and caused a sheen on the water below. The spilled fuel was cleaned from the dock with sorbents and a piece of sorbent boom was placed in the water to absorb as much of the sheen as possible.  Sprague personnel disposed of the waste materials.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-528-2017*Greg Dugas reported that one of their excavators had blown a hydraulic hose at their facility on North Road in Yarmouth.  The hose failure caused less than a gallon of hydraulic oil to spray onto the ground.  All of the contaminated soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-530-2017*I was notified of an exceedance of reporting threshold for laboratory samples after the removal was completed.  For further details see, "Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment, South Berwick, Maine", prepared by the Maine Department of Transportation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-310-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a discharge of K-1 from a home in Madison.  The homeowner had his aboveground storage tank (AST) filled up on April 28 and reported to C. N. Brown that he was smelling oil.  Upon inspection of the tank, C. N. Brown discovered the tank to be leaking from a corrosion hole.  The tank was emptied and the homeowner contacted his burner technician (Chet's Burner Repair).  I met with the homeowner, Mr. Gogan, and James Lane from Chet's Burner Repair on site.   It appeared from what was pumped off the AST that only 10-15 gallons had been discharged.  The entire area is served by public water and the oil did not leak under the mobile home so there was no indoor air quality issue.   I dug a few test holes in the impacted soil and used an oleophillic dye shake to determine the extent of cleanup necessary.

Mr. Lane would excavate the soil and arrange to bring it to the Waste Management, Inc., landfill in Norridgewock.  Mr. Gogan opted to pay the costs himself and apply to the Groundwater Cleanup Fund for reimbursement.

I did not receive written confirmation of the soil disposal.  Mr. Lane informed me that it was taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock under their account.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-373-2017*Fabian Oil Company reported a spill of an estimated five gallons of gasoline from a leaking dispenser hose at the service station.  They reported that the spill was being collected with absorbent material.  I went to the site to confirm that the cleanup was completed which it was.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-374-2017*Augusta Fire Department reported that an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled when a hose on a tower truck broke during training.  The oil had spilled to a paved parking lot at an abandoned mill property.  Firefighters were containing and collecting the oil with oil absorbent pads.  I went to the site and confirmed that the oil was contained to the paved area and no oil had run to the nearby Kennebec River.  The oil was contained to pavement and I assisted with collecting it with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-375-2017*On July 14, 2017, Dragon Products reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I spoke to Eric Greiner of Dragon, and he explained that equipment operating on the gravel dirt area had a hose break and released approximately 16 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Five yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at their #2 stock pile for processing.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-376-2017*On July 14, 2017, I received a call from Cynthia Sanborn who owned a house unit at 122 Madison Avenue, in Skowhegan.  Ms. Sanborn reported that she believes her aboveground storage tank (AST) in her basement was leaking oil, but wasn't positive.

I responded to the unit and investigated the complaint.  There was evidence of a leak on a pile of speedy dry sorbent material under the tank, but I could not identify a corrosion hole or where the leak was coming from.  There was no oil being released from the AST at the time I was there.  Therefore, I recommended they replace the AST just to be cautious.  They agreed and were satisfied with my recommendations.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
A-86-2017*On February 08, 2017, Somerset County Dispatch reported a tractor trailer on the side of Norridgewock Road, broken down because of a broken radiator hose.  I responded to the site and the tractor trailer had been removed and there was no evidence of a spill.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-84-2017*On February 16, 2017, Verso Corporation Androscoggin Mill reported a release of 12,000 pounds of sulfuric acid to the mill's wastewater treatment plant.  During a delivery, a valve on the tank was not closed, causing the sulfuric acid to leak out while being filled.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-158-2017*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/24/17, Mr. James Plante contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services regarding an apparent oil discharge at this home that his client (Evan Plante) was interested in.  Mr. Plante described a 3' by 5' size dark stain (later measured at 9' x 12') on the home's basement floor and he stated that the exterior of the home and the interior smelled strongly of fuel oil.  Mr. Plante requested a MDEP site visit which was scheduled for the next Monday.

SITE VISIT AND LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On Monday, 2/17/17, at about 1000 hours, I met on site with Andrew Gervais (homeowner and seller), Realtor James Plante and his client Evan Plante.  The home is a single-family wood home with full walk-in basement.  The heating system at the time was a propane boiler mounted on the south wall of the basement.  There was no fuel oil tank, no fuel line, no oil appliance, no oil fill and vent piping, no holes in this side of the house for piping, nor oil drum or fuel cans, and no other obvious discharge source in the basement.

Mr. Andrew Gervais identified himself to me as the property & homeowner.  The town of Limerick stated that they listed the property owner as Karen Foss, but that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Development (former Federal Housing Authority or FHA) had been paying the property taxes since about year 2011; Mr. Gervais stated that he was the present owner.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In the basement I confirmed a dark oil-appearing stain on the concrete floor that MDEP measured at about 12' along the wall and up to 9' out from the wall.  There was no free product oil or sorbent material; the concrete floor appears to have been washed since the oil discharge apparently occurred or the spill was old and weathered.  The oil stain went up to the foundation wall and six to eight inches up the concrete wall (see photo).  The oil stain went southwest and southeast across the floor until it reached cracks in the floor.

I noted a mild fuel oil odor in the basement ambient air, the MDEP Photoionization Detector (PID) measured 0.0-parts per million (ppm) @ 3' above the floor.  Down at the joint of the concrete foundation wall and the concrete floor, and at the crack across the floor, I measured 0.2 to 0.5-ppm on the PID.  I explained to the Plantes and to Mr. Gervais that I determined that there appears to have been an oil discharge to the floor that appears to have seeped under the concrete floor to soil and groundwater below the floor.   Based on previous experience, I estimated the discharge to the floor to be several gallons, but the volume under the floor was unknown until further investigation.  Mr. Gervais stated that he was not aware of how the oil discharge occurred.  He volunteered that possibly when he pulled a copper fuel line out of the underfloor plastic sleeve some oil may have leaked out of the copper line.  Based on the stain on the floor the volume of oil appears larger than that within about 12' of copper tubing.

I found no record that this oil discharge had been previously reported to MDEP as required; such as by the homeowner or the burner technician removing an AST facility or installing the propane appliance.  Mr. Gervais did not volunteer that he initiated an oil spill cleanup; a cleanup may have been performed before he purchased the foreclosed home.  The owner at the time of the discharge is not known at this time.

Off the southwest corner of the house was a 3" drain pipe that appears to be part of the perimeter drain.  The pipe was plugged with wet sand; I noted no oil coming out at the time.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The spill appeared to be weeks or months old and a cleanup action may have been attempted by somebody, but not satisfactory to MDEP guidelines.

On 2/17/17, I recommended to Mr. Gervais and to the Plantes that at this time I advised that the oiled concrete floor and wall be properly sealed
B-130-2018*The anonymous complaint revolves around the people at 40 North Street throwing garbage onto their front yard including empty 5 gallon kerosene containers.  The owners use the 5 gallon containers for fuel for a heating apparatus inside the dwelling.  When these containers are empty they throw them out onto the front yard and driveway area.  The complainant reported that there were no signs of spills or leaks on the front yard or from the containers.

I did not see any signs of spills when I drove by a month later.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-400-2018*On 6/6/18, I received an after-hours call from the Gray Fire Department reporting an estimated 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a truck accident at Mile 63 northbound on the Maine Turnpike.  Turnpike crews were able to place a containment pool under the leaking hydraulic tank to contain much of the leaking oil.  The containment pool was then vacuumed out by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI).

EPI returned to the site on 6/11/18 and excavated some contaminated soil from the accident.  The soil was taken to CPRC Group for disposal.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-401-2018*On 6/6/18, I received an after-hours call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a small amount of motor oil spilled as the result of a vehicle accident at the intersection of William Clark Drive and Stroudwater Street.  The spillage was limited to paved areas and was cleaned up by the fire department with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-31-2017*On 2/21/17, a call was received from Dean Lawrence, of Pine Tree Waste Transfer Station in Houlton, reporting a spill of about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a busted hydraulic hose on a loader in their yard area.  Crews used sorbent materials (pads and speedy dri) to soak/contain the spilled oil.  The oily debris was placed in the oil spill debris waste stream for disposal at their contracted landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-160-2017*The certified tank installer is Nathan Hersey of County Environmental Engineering and the earthwork contractor is J. R. Boucher & Son.  No contaminated soil above action level.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-453-2017*On August 25, 2017, University of Maine Farmington (UMF) reported a power steering fluid leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Jason with UMF explained that a vehicle had lost its power steering fluid in the paved parking lot at UMF.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

Jon Woodard, a responder with the MDEP visited the site and disposed of the speedy dry.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-692-2017*Bangor International Airport reported that 2.5 gallons of Jet A spilled out of a vent while refueling a plane. The fuel landed on the tarmac and was cleaned up with sorbents. Sorbents had been placed in the waste stream for proper disposal.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-51-2018*Emera had a transformer leak a cup of oil. It landed in the snowbank and it was cleaned up and brought back to the office to put into the waste stream.

Emera had a process error did not know about the spill until 01/23/2018.

No further action is required by Response Services.
P-916-2018*On 11/29/18, I received a call from Ben Pearson from the City of Portland, Public Works Department.  He reported a spill that had occurred the previous day.  An estimated 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked out of a front-end loader at their facility.  The oil ran into a catch basin and then into a man-made gravel wetland.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to pump out the catch basins and sorbent materials were placed in the wetland area to collect the remainder of the spilled oil.

When I spoke to Mr. Pearson, I reminded him that such discharges are required to be reported within two hours of occurrence or discovery.  I emailed him information links to the oil and hazardous matter statutes that discuss prohibited discharges and the reporting requirements for them.

I did not make a site visit based upon the information I was given at the time of the report.

Apparently that afternoon, Greg O'Brien was contacted by a member of the public works crew requesting assistance in disposing of the waste generated by the spill.  O'Brien visited the site that afternoon and found that the conditions represented during the call I received didn't quite match the actual situation.  The spill situation is described in detail in the attached report from Portland Public Works.  O'Brien and myself made several visits to the site over the next week providing direction to public works staff on cleaning up the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-917-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a one gallon spill of transformer oil due to equipment failure.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-918-2018*On 11/29/18, Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a two gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  When a CMP crew arrived later to clean up the spill, they were not able to find evidence of the discharge.  It's possible the storm washed away evidence of the spill before they arrived.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-686-2018*An overfill of an aboveground storage tank caused half-gallon of #2 fuel oil to come out of the vent pipe.  The contaminated soil and leaf debris were removed, and the side of the house was cleaned.  The interior tank was checked for any impact and the level of the oil was lowered to the appropriate level.  The side of the tank and a spot on the floor were scrubbed down due to some weeping at the top of the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-210-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a kerosene spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the house of Ms. Ellenor Eds.  A small pin-sized corrosion hole on the belly of her aboveground storage tank (AST) caused approximately 1 gallon of oil to leak onto soil.  The hole was patched already and I removed about a bucket full of contaminated soil from under the AST and disposed of it with like material.

No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-177-2017*8/1/17 I received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Holland, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands LLC.  The spill occurred as a result of a leaky seal on a valve bank on woods harvesting equipment.  Irving Woodlands Contractor crew used shovels, sorbent materials, and buckets to contain, collect wipe down, soak up and place in buckets oil contaminated soils and sorbent materials.  All oily debris in buckets/pails were taken to the Woods contractors garage/maintenance building for storage and proper disposal with other oily waste stream materials.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-365-2018*On June 18, 2018 Dead Company called to report that one of their new delivery drivers was reeling in the hose and hit the nozzle on the back of the truck spilling a small amount of home heating oil onto the driveway. The employee had put down sorbent material and cleaned up the pavement. No other resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-366-2018*On June 18, 2018 the Lagrange Fire Department called to report that a tractor trailer truck was observed leaking diesel fuel from a valve on the truck. Once the fire department got on site the truck was gone and the fuel had sprayed onto the pavement all down the center of the road. The amount was minimal that sprayed onto the road but over a long distance of road.  I did not place sorbent material down due to the amount that had already soaked into the pavement and volatilized. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-367-2018*On June 18, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report the Orland Fire Department was requesting help with a diesel spill at the Big Apple Gasoline Station. Upon arrival the diesel pump had been backed into by a passenger vehicle which hit the crash valve but did not completely sever it allowing diesel to continue to be pumped from the dispenser. As vehicles pumped, diesel flowed into the dispenser sump, out onto the pavement and down into a drainage ditch. Sorbent material was used for the product on parking area and the ditch was excavated of contamination. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-369-2018*On June 19, 2018 VL Tammaro called to report that while on site for an oil furnace issue they noticed a small amount of oil that had dripped near the furnace. They proceeded to check the tank outside and noticed a leak near the line that had run inside. A small amount had leaked underneath the tank outside. Upon my arrival a small bucket of contaminated soil was removed from underneath the tank outside and sorbents were used to clean up inside near the furnace. The tank was pumped out and replaced. There were no vapors inside the home. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-387-2018*I received report of the truck wreck and arrived on scene to find contaminated soil that needed to be excavated.  I hired Crane Brothers Farm, the property owner impacted, to excavate and transport the contaminated soil for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action needed.
B-389-2018*On June 26, 2018 CN Brown reported, due to a motor vehicle backing into the diesel dispenser at the Big Apple gasoline station the crash valve had been broken and the dispenser leaked diesel onto the pavement.  Employees on site had put down sorbent material and disposed of it properly. No other resources were at risk.

No site visit was made on no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-86-2017*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In late afternoon of 2/2/17, Frank Wezner, of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services (FGS), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that he had documented evidence of a discharge of gasoline while removing the dispensers and underground piping at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a retail gas station and convenience store.  Adjacent to the property is a restaurant with a public drinking water well.  The area is a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  On site are both an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) facility and a UST facility.  To the southeast is the Dixon Bros. Oil facility which underwent significant oil cleanup in 1994.  Further to the southeast is a C. N. Brown Company UST gas station that has also undergone oil spill remediation in the past.

The dispenser island with two dispensers, was suction operated and had no spill containment under the dispensers to contain leaks.  The USTs removed on or about 2/2/17, were single-wall fiberglass Xerxes brand tanks installed in 1988.

At this time in 2017, the property and facility was owned and operated by Mr. Ronald Tabor.  In 2013, at the time this discharge was first reported, the facility owner and operator was Mr. Mike Mason.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
At the time of notification on 2/2/17, it was suspected that this discharge was the same as that reported in 2013, covered in MDEP report P-606-2013, but not able to be remediated in 2013 in a cost-effective manner considering the threatened receptors, known contamination and conditions with an active UST facility.  In 2013, the nearby drinking water well was tested and not impacted by the gasoline discharge.

During excavation, I was informed that the contamination levels went from several thousand parts-per-million (ppm) under the dispensers to less than 50-ppm at groundwater, about 14' below grade.  Horizontally and west from the dispensers toward the tank area, A. L. Doggett Company (ALD) appeared to have excavated out of the significant gasoline contamination.  It was reported that there was no significant evidence of discharges found within the area of the removed USTs.  I noted no oil sheen or free product oil on the groundwater within the excavation for the new USTs.

I did not note any obvious prohibited discharges from the motor fuel AST facilities.  The Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment by FGS did not cover the AST facilities.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
The sandy soil in the area of the dispensers, and the eastern side of the new UST excavation was hauled to CPRC Group for disposal.  Much of the soil in the area for the new USTs was managed as uncontaminated fill by ALD.  The new UST's were larger in size than the removed USTs, so the excavation to install them was significantly larger and deeper (see photos).  The contaminated soil was not chased by the excavation for a cleanup action, but was removed to facilitate the UST facility install.

MDEP Division of Response Services arranged for the UST excavation to be dewatered twice by National Response Corporation (NRC) on 2/9/17 and 2/14/17, so the new USTs could be installed.  Groundwater was not required to be removed for cleanup but to facilitate the UST facility installation.

On site on 2/3/17, I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance, and cleanup requirements to the facility owner, Mr. Tabor.  The previous owner, Mr. Mason, is not known to have applied for GW Fund coverage back in 2013.  While Mr. Tabor applies to the GW Fund for coverage of allowable expenses, he agreed to pay direct for expenses for FGS.  I advised Mr. Tabor, and Mr. Wezner of FGS, that I found allowable the time they met me on site that morning of 2/3/17, to discuss cleanup, and on field sampling of the dispenser island area after ALD had excavated the soil for the new UST facility installation.  Mr.
A-194-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an underground storage tank failed a nitrogen test during an annual inspection.  Gaftek was contracted by Irving to test a diesel fuel tank that supplied the truck stop with fuel.  Due to unknown reasons the nitrogen test failed, which led us to believe that the tank was compromised.  Due to the nature of this case, it was referred to the underground tanks unit within Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-294-2017*On 4/20/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a car versus pole accident resulting in 1 gallon of transformer oil being spilled to the ground.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and an excavation.  See attached report for further details.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-416-2017*Hydraulic oil was released to the driveway and road from a failed hose.  The discharged oil was collected with speedy dry sorbent material, and reported as all cleaned up.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory, although there was a large stain on the driveway and road.  There was a storm drain in the vicinity of the release, which appeared unaffected by the release.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-70-2018*I received a report of a discharge of kerosene from an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) at 84 Back Road in Fairfield.  I responded and met with the property owner, Kevin Costigan, who was in the process of having a new tank installed.  The old tank had leaked due to corrosion and 50 -100 gallons had leaked and spread across the frozen ground.  I called ACV Enviro to provide cleanup services.  The old tank was removed and the affected snow and sorbent pads were vactored.  ACV returned the next day with a vactor and excavator to try to scrape the surface of the frozen ground.  We removed the majority of the contamination and made plans to return in the spring to excavate under the shed, where it was clear that oil had spread.

The cleanup was finished in June, 2018, with an additional 7.4 tons removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-250-2018*I observed a small area of stones sprayed with oil underneath an excavator.  I indicated to Dana, from the guard shack, and Nick Mayhew that the owner should fix the leak before continuing to use the excavator.  The excavator's owner was not on site during my visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-167-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/2/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Saco Fire Department (SFD) reporting a leaking residential, outside, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this location.  An immediate MDEP response was requested.  Initial estimated loss was 10 to 15 gallons of K1 oil.

On 3/3/17, I notified MDEP engineer Eremita of the discharge, though as indoor air intrusion went away with cleanup, he determined a formal referral was not needed at the time.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential and served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The Sajecki's home is a single family cape style house on a concrete slab with no basement or crawl space.  The subject AST was a horizontally installed 275-gallon steel tank with an unsleeved copper fuel line that supplied a monitor heater in the living room.  There are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  There were four children under age of 12 living in the house.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/2/17, while on site with Mr. & Ms. Sajecki, I observed that AST to be dripping to a bucket from a corrosion hole on the tank bottom.  The tank had about 0.75 to 1 inch of fuel left and Mr. Sajecki estimated about 50 or more gallons were lost.  There was an oil stain on the soil under the AST.  It appears that the dripping leak soaked into the ground without leaving a large surface stain.

The Sajecki's first realized the leak when they smelled oil in the bathroom located next to the AST location.  Following soil removal and a vapor barrier installed over the new fill, the Sajecki's stated the oil odor within the home ceased.

On 3/4/17 we noted the excavated soil to smell strong of oil contamination.  A sample from the excavation sidewall was below 20-parts per million (ppm) (by bag headspace) indicating the discharged oil largely leaked down to groundwater with little horizontal spreading.  After allowing groundwater to recharge in the recovery well, we noted a layer of red free product oil atop the groundwater, confirming oil-saturated soil.  During pumping, we noted blobs of free oil entering the recovery well as the water table was depressed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 3/2/17, a bucket was placed under the tank.  The exact leak point on the tank bottom could not be determined so as to patch.  After going over the cleanup recommendations and the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up (GW Fund) AST insurance, The Sajecki's chose Option-1 for MDEP Division of Response Services management of cleanup actions.

On 3/3/17, Allstate Environmental Services (AES), hired by MDEP, excavated oil contaminated soil from under the AST location and trucked oiled soil to CPRC Group for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Soil was excavated to groundwater (gw) at about 3' below grade (bg) and then to 6.5' bg to set the recovery well deep enough to depress the water table and recover free product.  The discharged oil appeared to have spread thin over the water table.  Excavation was limited by the threat of undermining the home and attached porch and by groundwater table.

On 3/6/17 and 3/7/17, AES and MDEP pumped out gw and free product from the recovery well.  Before pumping there was a continuous layer of red oil on the gw.  I noted blobs of oil entered the well during pumping down; gw recharge was steady.  Through March 2017, AES again pumped down the recovery well at request of MDEP Division of Response Services.  In June 2017, AES abandoned the recovery well for MDEP.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain under the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  With time, oil contamination that could not be recovered is expected to naturally degrade.  There are no drinking water wells threatened and no indoor oil-vapor intrusion known at this time.
2)  This spill report is not to
A-273-2017*On May 23, 2017, Gus Libby with Colby College reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of diesel spilled out from a truck that had a missing gas cap on its tank. The diesel spilled to pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the small diesel spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
I-185-2017*08/12/2017 - Response Services received a call from Dean Lawrence, Manager for Pine Tree Waste, reporting a three gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was on the concrete pad adjacent to the Town's transfer station compactor due to a rupture in a small hose associated with the compactor.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with sorbent pads that were disposed of in the waste compactor and the hose was replaced.  Material from the transfer station is disposed of a Tri-Community Landfill, a secure landfill.

No further action is needed from Response Services staff at this time.
I-216-2017*Emera Maine reported a spill of an estimated 15 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil to ground from an electrical transformer that spilled when a tractor trailer truck caught overhead powerline and snapped the electrical pole causing the transformer to fall to the ground.  This accident resulted in the transformer oil spilling onto approximately 20 feet of roadway and ditch with some residual spraying onto adjacent roadside vegetation.  Spill was cleaned up immediately by line crew with sorbent pads that where placed in the roadside ditch along with padding down of vegetation.  One 55-gallon drum of contaminated sorbents and oily debris was recovered and disposed of with other contaminated material from Emera at the Presque Isle secure landfill.  No further actions are warranted by the Division of Responses Services staff at this time.
I-14-2018*A truck driver from Kentucky lost control of an unloaded box trailer as she was driving North on Route 1 through Bridgewater. The tractor trailer went into the southbound lane and struck a snowbank. The truck and trailer were both severely damaged resulting in a release of 100 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface and the south bound ditch.

Contaminated snow and soils were removed by Brown Development under Response Services guidance. No sensitive receptors could be located near the accident site.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-126-2018*A sheen was observed near the bridge to Beal's Island.  The United States Coast Guard investigated but did not find a source.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-178-2018*Dead River Company reported that an estimated five gallons of heating oil had spilled in a basement from a corrosion hole in a heating oil tank.  The basement was originally thought to have a dirt floor but during the cleanup it was found to be concrete under a thin layer of dirt.  The oil had been absorbed by the stored wood and cardboard debris in the basement.  Dead River Company contained the spill with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.  The building houses a commercial business.  There were oil vapors in the upstairs office spaces so ventilation was set up until the tank was pumped off and removed.  The oil impacted materials were removed and the floor washed.  After the cleanup was complete no oil vapors persisted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-179-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported that less than a cup of #2 fuel oil had spilled to snow when a delivery driver disconnected from the fill pipe.  They reported that the oil impacted snow was removed and the fill pipe wiped off.  I contacted the homeowner and they confirmed that the spill was cleaned up and there was no leakage at the basement tank.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-181-2018*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded and leaked onto the floor in the basement.  I responded to the site and found that the AST was still leaking.  I installed a magnet patch to stop the leaking and then I accessed the spill area.  The majority of the oil had leaked onto the dirt floor beneath the tank.  After my assessment was done, I gave Mr. Moore the Ground and Surface Water Fund application.  He chose to apply for coverage, and I set up Allstate Environmental Services to remediate the site the following day.  Due to the granite foundation and lack of a proper footer, the material we removed was minimal and contamination was left behind.  I did install a sub slab vent system, set in stone.  This was in case vapor persisted in the future.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-183-2018*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded and leaked onto the soil below.  I responded to the site and found that the AST was still leaking.  I installed a magnet patch to stop the leaking and then I assessed the spill area.  The majority of the oil had leaked onto the dirt beneath the tank.  After my assessment was done, I gave Mrs. Beckwith the Ground and Surface water application.  She chose to apply for coverage, and I set up Allstate Environmental Services to remediate the site the following day.  We were able to excavate deep enough and far enough to attain clean excavation walls and floor.  I used the oil-in-soil shake tests to confirm the excavation was clean.  Because of the spills proximity to drinking water wells, this case was referred to our Division of Technical Services Geology group.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-184-2018*An aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded and leaked into a flooded basement.  I responded to the site and found that the AST had leaked its entire contents and it was floating on top of two feet of water.  After my assessment was done, I gave Mr. Breton the Ground and Surface Water application.  He chose to apply for coverage, and I set up Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to remediate the site the following day.  We were able to pump the oil and water onto a liquids vacuum truck, and then we removed the wood impacted debris from the basement.  The house was not actively being occupied, so we did not wash the granite blocks or broken concrete floor.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-186-2018*On 4/4/18, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 15 gallons of transformer oil had spilled to the ground and a roadside drainage ditch from a storm damaged pole mount electrical transformer.  The oil was non-detect levels of polychlorinated biphenyl.  The transformer had been damaged and replaced in a widespread wind storm in October, 2017.  The damaged transformer and the oil spill had been overlooked until spring snow melt revealed the transformer and oil in the runoff.  CMP had hired a contractor to cleanup the spill area and the roadside ditch of oil impacted soil and debris.

I met the contractor on site.  The oil had run down the drainage ditch through a culvert and down a slope into a small pond at the base of the hill.  Oil sorbent boom and pads had been deployed along the drainage ditch to contain and collect the oil.  There were areas of debris where the oil was giving off a sheen along the path of the runoff.  Soil was removed at the location where the transformer had come down and in a few areas along runoff path.  The pond had very small areas of light sheen with no recoverable oil.  After the oil impacted soil and drainage ditch debris were removed, no further sign of oil was observed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-24-2017*On 2/7/17, received a call from Lauren Calbi, Irving Woodlands Harvest Supervisor, reporting a spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil on a logging road called the Twenty Mile Brook Road.  The spill was a hydraulic hose leak on a feller buncher machine. There was no threat to water.  Irving logging contractor used sorbent materials to soak up the spilled oil which stayed right on the logging road surface.  Oily debris was placed in a bucket and taken to the contractor's garage for proper disposal with other oily debris.  No further action is required of Division of Response Services staff at this time.

Go west from Portage and take the rocky brook road until 17.5 mile and then take a left onto the South branch road.  Continue on the south branch road for 3miles and you will see a road on your left just past the 3mile marker when you are headed up.  Travel about 1,000' in this branch road and the spill occured in a turn around, in the road.
I-56-2017*3/20/17 I received a call from Carl Allen, Environmental & Safety Manager with Huber Engineered Woods, reporting a 9 gallon spill of compressor lube oil.  This spill was caused by a leaking fitting on a rental compressor unit that Huber had set up out in their yard.  Huber crews placed sorbent pads down around the compressor to soak up this sprayed out compressor lube oil.  Carl stated that they have the oil spill and any further spraying of compressor oil contained with sorbent materials.  I sent Huber an oil spill debris form to haul oily debris into Tri-Community Landfill.  Carl will have a spill report submitted in the next couple of days on this incident.

3/22/17 Huber's Spill report was received, Huber contracted with Allen's Environmental Services Vacuum truck to vactor up several cubic yards of oil impacted soils and to pull oil off of the surface of the nearby storm water pond.  Oil spill pads will also be disposed of at the landfill by Allen's.


No further action is anticipated by Response Services staff at this time.
B-158-2017*I received report of a blown hydraulic hose on a train that leaked fluid to the ground.  Rail employees shoveled the contaminated ballast and soil into buckets for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-6-2017*A ruptured hose released fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil to wood fines and snow. Perley employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The oil debris were disposed of through a solid waste hauler.

No further action should be required of Response Services.
A-249-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that Pan Am Railways staff found sheen in the Kennebec River outside the boom at Outfall 003A.  The sheen was moving rapidly with the spring water runoff and was not recoverable. Due to very high water and rain, the river was unusually high, and staff could not safely clean up the boomed area.  Due to increased operational tempo, I did not respond to this incident.

No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-254-2017*Jim Stewart of Weyerhaeuser reported a leak of approximately 1 quart of diesel fuel from an overfill of equipment.  The discharge occurred at Mile 6 of the Goldbrook Road in Kibby Township.  Mr. Stewart indicated the discharge would be cleaned up.  I did visit the site and was able to find a diesel stain near some equipment at Mile 6.3.  It was a small stain that may have been a quart, however, it had not yet been addressed.

I returned to the site in August and noted that the discharge had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-258-2017*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a non-PCB transformer oil spill. The spill was the result of a car pole accident. CMP hired contractor Ray Labbe for contaminated soil removal. No further Response Services action is expected.
A-259-2017*Flying Pond Variety reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-364-2017*I was notified of contamination found from piping associated with the underground storage tank at this facility.  The "shake test" method produced negative result for contamination removal.  The contamination was below the removal standard.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-62-2017*An Emera Maine employee had a gasoline can in his personal vehicle which had tipped over and released a small amount of fuel to asphalt. Emera Maine employees used sorbent to clean up the spill. The contaminated sorbents will be bulked up and disposed of by a hazardous material disposal company.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-152-2017*On 3/21/2017, in Waldoboro, Devon Snell reported an oil spill at her daycare business. The spill was the result of an old out of service aboveground oil tank that had corroded. The oil seeped through the building's granite crawlspace causing odors inside the building. The owners tried to clean up the spill themselves, but when odors persisted, they reported the situation to Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

A site visit was made to investigate. There were low odor levels inside the building and no visible free product in the very restricted crawlspace.  I suggested placing a fan in the crawlspace for several days to ventilate.  A return visit did not show any improvement.  On 3/31/2017, Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to place a vapor barrier in the crawlspace. A later return visit did show improvement, and the case was referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-502-2017*Emera Maine called on July 26, 2017 to report a dump truck had caught the utility lines while the dump body was in the upright position causing the utility pole to break damaging the transformer. A contractor was hired to remove contaminated adsorbents, along with a small excavated area beneath the pole.

No resources were at risk. No further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-510-2017*I arrived on scene and transferred the oil from the leaking oil tank into drums until a new tank could be installed.  Once this was done, the oil technician and I soaked up the spilled oil and cleaned the concrete floor.  I installed a fan to remove oil vapors from the basement.

The owner had a new tank installed and the oil company transferred the oil from my drums back into the tank.  I then retrieved my drums and fan once the oil vapors were gone.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-515-2017*I arrived at the truck wreck and pumped diesel out of the saddle tank to prevent an oil spill.  I then recovered all of the sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material put down by the fire department to recover the transmission oil from the roadway.

No further Division of Response Services action.

A-132-2018*M. J. Electric, LLC, reported a discharge of 1 pint of hydraulic oil from heavy equipment working on the Central Maine Power Company transmission line.  The product discharged to the timber mats and was cleaned up using sorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-753-2018*The aboveground tank was overfilled which caused approximately one-half gallon of heating oil to be released out the vent.  Spilled product impacted the brick foundation of the building as well as compacted gravel at grade.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover free product, then the siding was washed and the top layer of gravel was hand excavated; all performed by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-657-2018*On October 24, 2018, an employee from the Shell On the Run called to report that while a customer was pumping gasoline, they pulled the nozzle from the vehicle while it was still engaged in the on position. This allowed gasoline to discharge onto the ground.  Employees put down sorbent material, which was disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-658-2018*On October 25, 2018, a call came in from Tree Line Services that one of their logging trucks had caught on fire and had possibly leaked diesel from the saddle tanks or motor oil from the engine.  Upon my arrival the fire had been put out.  The diesel tanks we not leaking but still contained fuel.  I pumped the remainder of both tanks into secure drums to be disposed of properly.  Any diesel or motor oil that had leaked was burned off in the fire.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-332-2017*The station owner reported that a truck hit and tipped over a gasoline dispenser.  One gallon was spilled on the ground and it was contained before leaving the paved surface.   Most of the fuel evaporated, pads were placed down as a precaution but were not needed.   No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-322-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report.

No site visit was made and No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-323-2017*Pan AM personal discovered a piece of their heavy machinery was leaking hydraulic oil from a broken hose on May 15, 2017. The leak was on pavement and the crew used adsorbents to clean up the area. No site visit needed.

There is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-565-2017*On August 18, 2017 a call came in from a Dead River Company's technician that a small leak had occurred from a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank. Upon arrival the tank had been pumped out and removed. The concrete slab had been cleaned. No resources at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-735-2017*An oil delivery company reported a 1.6 gallon loss of heating oil from a delivery truck.  A gasket failed on the piping from the tank to the pump.   Spilled product impacted a gravel driveway, so contaminated soil was removed via hand excavation.  During the removal, field screening was first conducted with oleophilic dye shake tests, then a photoionization detector, to ensure complete removal.  The contamination was removed and any potential impacts to the drinking water well were mitigated; confirmed by Department personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-32-2018*Ms. Cody called Dead River Company regarding oil odor from her attached garage.  Upon investigating, the technician found a small set of pin holes in the belly of the tank and a small stain less than 2 feet in diameter.  He applied magnet patch and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to explain the situation.  Ms. Cody understood the circumstances and would make arrangements to have the tank replaced soon.  No MDEP assistance was requested, and none was dispatched.  Based on the statements and information shared, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-335-2018*Richmond Fire Department reported that an estimated one gallon of used motor oil had leaked from a truck that had  been driven into a roadside ditch.  The oil pan was punctured by a rock and the ditch ran toward a stream.  I went to the site.  The Fire Department had contained and collected the oil with absorbent pads.  I collected the oiled absorbents and a small amount of oiled vegetation after the truck was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-336-2018*On 6/2/18, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 5 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was released from a pole mounted electrical transformer.  This spill occurred when a tractor trailer snagged the electrical wires breaking the pole.  The oil impacted the paved road and soil at the base of the pole.  Janet reported that CMP employees were cleaning up the pavement with speedy dry absorbent and removing the oil impacted soil.  No waterways were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-337-2018*During a phase II investigation contaminated soils were discovered above the reporting limit at this location.  I asked for the report but did not receive a copy.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-338-2018*A fitting on a generator leaked while it was operational.   Clean-up operations commenced as soon as the leak was noticed.  The leak occurred in sand resulting in 14 yards of material removed for proper disposal.   My field tests indicated some residue contamination at the bottom of the excavation, approximately 10 feet deep, but not saturated soils.  Due to the field tests results, a large pine tree adjacent to the excavation, unstable soils (sand) and the depth of the excavation I did not require additional soils removed.    They backfilled the excavation shortly thereafter.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-340-2018*Contaminated soil was found in a few areas during the removal of underground storage tanks (UST's).  I referred the site to Mr. Paul Blood of Technical Services of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  He oversaw the removal of contaminated soil.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-33-2017*On 2/24/17, Dead River Company (DR) called to report a spill of oil from a leaking inside oil aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement at a residence in Van Buren. I spoke with their technician on scene and he was in process of putting a mag patch on the tank.  I told him I was in route to the scene and that we would be looking to transfer oil out of the corroded tank as soon as possible.

I arrived on scene, talked with the homeowner via telephone and got permission to start cleanup work.  I worked with DR crew (Lonny and Jared) to transfer oil out of the bad AST into four drums.  DR crew plumbed one of the drums to the furnace to provide a temporary heat of home.  They wiped down spilled on concrete floor, placed speed dry sorbent material over this area, and set up a ventilation system (poly tarp, duct work to van in cellar window).  We began padding off and drawing down the water level in the sump pit to pull oil product that was underneath concrete floor toward the sump pit.  An estimated 5-6 gallons of oil was padded off of the sump pit water surface.  I called the Van Buren Wastewater Treatment Plant to inform them that some of the oil spilled probably reached the sewer plant headworks before the spill was discovered and reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

On 2/25/17, I made a site visit to check on air quality.  Upstairs (1st and 2nd floor) air quality measured 2.0 parts per million (PPM) volatile organic compounds (VOC's).  Took readings in basement at 3-7 PPM VOC's.  I padded off oil coming into sump pit, and collected 2-3 gallons more of oil product.

On 2/27/17, I made a site visit to check on air quality.  Upstairs (1st and 2nd floor) improved air quality improved and measured 1.0 PPM VOC's.  Took readings in basement at 3-5 PPM VOC's.  I padded off oil coming into sump pit, and collected 2-3 gallons more of oil product.  I got the mail address from Michelle and sent Groundwater Fund Application in the mail for her to complete.

On 3/2/17, I met with Chris Allen on site to discuss pressure washing floor of basement, and jack hammering out bottom of existing sump hole to improve ground water draw down capability.  Allen's Environmental Services met MDEP's Jim Lavoie on site the next day to completely wash/vacuum the cellar and redevelop the sump pit to a new depth of about 2 feet.  Jim installed a new sump pump and plumbed in an oil-water separator and carbon filter treatment system and them plumbed to outlet drain pipe.

On 3/10/17, I made a site visit to check on treatment system.  I changed out sorbent pads in oil/water separator, and checked operations of sump pit.  I plugged the old AST leg hole in the floor with quickset concrete mix.  I checked indoor air quality.  At the vent exhaust measured 4.2 PPM; in basement 3.5 PPM; 1st and 2nd floor 1.5 PPM.

On 3/31/17 site visit, a new 130 gallon AST has been installed.  Vent outlet measured  3.1 PPM; 1st and 2nd floors measured 1-1.5 PPM; basement = 2.0 PPM.  Checked the oil/water separator and there was no sheen or color on the pads.  Sump pump was operating well, and the sump pit was clean and free of oil or any sheen.

On 4/13/17 site visit, air quality check at vent system outlet measured 1.0 PPM, with no noticeable odors throughout the house. Photoionization detector (PID) readings of 0.2 - 0.7 PPMs.  It was Ok to demobilize vent system. Checked on oil/water separator and no sheen or color was on the pads.  Sump pump was operating well, and the sump pit was clean and free of oil or any sheen.  I passed this information along to Jim Lavoie, and he plans on de-mobilize this treatment system in May-June timeframe.


No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-165-2017*On 3/27/17, at 1020 hours, Maine Yankee reported that a vehicle had leaked a small amount of motor oil in their gravel parking lot. I contacted them and they said the leak was less than a cup and the oil impacted gravel had been dug up and put into a five gallon bucket for later disposal. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-193-2017*A C.N. Brown driver was doing a pump out of an oil tank at a residence.  When the driver was done, she was moving the hoses and a plug came out of the hose causing a small amount of oil to hit the driveway.  When I arrived sorbent was being applied and swept up.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-313-2017*Ted Haskell, of McGee Construction Company, reported a discharge of 15-20 gallons of hydraulic oil at a construction site in Waterville.  The discharge was to dirt and ran down the sides of an excavation.  The affected soil was excavated and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation.

I did not receive any paperwork confirming the disposal of the soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-403-2017*Hammond Lumber Company reported that less than a gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel driveway when a hose broke on their boom delivery truck.  Workers contained and collected the spilled oil with absorbent pads.  A small amount of oil impacted soil was removed.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-118-2015*On 5/20/15, I received a call from Craig Holder, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent, requesting assistance with chemicals and residual materials associated with a meth lab in a backpack found behind the Maine State Police barracks in Houlton.

I arrived on scene and did a size up with Special Agent Craig Holder of small meth materials stuffed in a backpack.  We found tubing, ammonia nitrate, clamps and other materials.  In addition, we found one liter bottle ("one-pot") with liquid, some solid sediments and what appeared to be lithium flakes floating on the surface.  I measured the pH of the liquid in the bottle, after donning proper personal protective equipment.  The pH was neutral - 7.0.  No reaction had taken place, so the liquid was bulked up with sorbent materials and over-packed for transport back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Northern Maine Regional Office hazardous waste storage building for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-340-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from an excavator after it conflagrated and melted a hose within the hydraulic assembly. The released oil was mostly consumed in the fire or washed away by firefighting operations. Sorbents were used to collect a negligible amount of oil from the several puddles on the ground and were disposed of by the Bath Fire department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-341-2017*On 5/10/17, I received a call from Ryder Wyatt of the Portland Science Center reporting a small diesel spill.  An employee had accidentally placed diesel fuel into the hydraulic oil tank on a fork lift.  When the lift was started, the fuel spilled out.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-343-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a Hanscom's Home Heating Oil truck.  14 tons of oil contaminated material was excavated and taken to Aggregate Recycling Corp. (ARC) for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-348-2017*A street sweeper ruptured a hydraulic hose causing the release of approximately 45 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface at the intersection of Jordan Way and Ocean House Road.  The Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department was operating the sweeper and immediately responded to the location to clean up the released oil with sorbents. Approximately 300 lbs. of speedy dry sorbent material was used to clean up the released oil from the paved road surface. The Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department reportedly disposed of the spent sorbent at the Eco Maine incinerator facility located in Portland.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-349-2017*On 5/12/17, I met Mr. Flint on site at this spill location in response to a reported heavy equipment leak within a Maine Army National Guard (MANG) garage building.  It is unknown when the leak occurred.  Mr. Flint advised me the discharge was discovered by MANG workers on Monday, 5/8/17.

Hydraulic oil leaked out while the building was unoccupied, flowed to a floor drain, and south to a brook in the forested wetland (see location map).  The building and area is the former Brunswick Naval Air Station ordnance storage facility.  This area is also used for emergency response training.  MANG staff had responded with sorbents, and with underflow dams in the brook.  I noted a minimal volume of oil had reached the brook.  Mr. Flint assured me that they would plug this floor drain.  The discharge was remediated adequately.

1)  Mr. Flint and I agreed that he would speak with MANG staff about discharge reporting to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).
2)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-350-2017*Scott Cyr received a call about a small oil spill after a service call at this residence.  It appears that Mr. Cyr responded to the site and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-352-2017*Approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a ruptured hose on a street sweeper.  The oil was released to the paved road surface along Main Street and several other side streets off of Main Street. The South Portland Department of Public Works (SPDPW) spread sand over the oil impacted area and the contaminated sand was then picked up by another street sweeper.  The impacted waste material was transported to the SPDPW and stockpiled for future disposal in their waste stream.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.  Please see the attached spill report provided by the City of South Portland Stormwater Management Program for additional description and street locations of the spill.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-353-2017*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment and replacement of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank facility (UST).  The facility consisted of three motor fuels USTs with piping.  One UST was partially under a building addition and was abandoned-in-place.  Two USTs were abandoned-by-removal.

Mr. Roland Bisson was primary contact for the facility.  A.L. Doggett, Inc. (ALD), was contracted by Bisson to replace the UST facility under Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Todd LaVallee and Brian Barton.  Paul Bosse was the primary initial contact with ALD.   Mr. Frank Wezner was the environmental consultant from FGS/CMT contracted by Mr. Bisson to perform the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

Stephen Brezinski and Stephen Flannery were primary contacts with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  Geologist Alex Pugh was primary MDEP Division of Technical Services contact for assessment and remediation and he had been long involved with the site.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility consists of a general store building on the west side of Route 209, built up against a bedrock cliff to the west.  The store was formerly known as DeMello's Center Store and also as Phippsburg Center Store.  In addition to the store's drinking water well, there are three or more other drinking water wells within 300' of this UST facility.

In 2017, groundwater was found at about 5' below grade.  Native soil outside the UST facility fill, and fill following any 1986 contaminated soil removal, was moist Presumpscot silt/clay.  Fill material under the parking lot and road was compacted sand gravel.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Gasoline contamination was documented with the gasoline USTs removed from the Campbell property in 1985; I noted no MDEP spill report for this incident though overseen by James Pray of MDEP.  No UST Closure environmental assessment was required by MDEP at this time in 1985.

Spill report P-354-1986 documents the abandonment by removal of gasoline USTs at Phippsburg Center Store in August and October of 1986.  One UST had been found with a corrosion hole and gasoline discharge to soil and groundwater.  No Maine UST Closure environmental assessment was required by MDEP at this time in 1986, and these discharges were found prior to introduction of the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance.

Report P-474-1987 documents gasoline contamination to the Treblecock residential well, across Route 209 and east of this store.  MDEP conducted groundwater and drinking water well monitoring and treatment in the neighborhood into year 2012.  In 2012, MDEP geologist closed the MDEP remediation and investigation.

As the discharges are documented to have occurred and been discovered in 1986, prior to 1990, the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance was not applicable.  I understand that the Maine Attorney General's office granted the facility discharges after-the-fact Maine GW Fund insurance coverage for the significant MDEP clean-up and assessment costs of the 1990's and after.

During the June 2017, UST replacement we noted no significant soil contamination in fill around the USTs; field headspace readings were 1-parts per million (ppm) or less indicating no significant leaks from the post 1986 tanks.  The groundwater found at about 5' below grade (bg) had spots of brown patchy oil slick at first and then oil sheen.

In June 2017, significant gasoline and diesel oil field readings were measured in soil under the two suction dispenser locations.  This contamination was found to be localized immediately around the dispenser island and appeared fresh.  With no sumps, it appears these previously unreported discharges were from fitting leaks, careless maintenance, or during removal of the dispensers for this abandonment.

MDEP assigned the facility a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection Remediation Gui
P-354-2017*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface below and was cleaned using sorbents by Dead River Company personnel. The AST was subsequently removed for disposal and replaced.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-355-2017*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the piping between the tank and the furnace. The oil was reportedly released to the concrete floor surface and reportedly cleaned by Heating Solutions personnel. The homeowner declined any assistance from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-356-2017*Approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a trash truck due to a ruptured hose. The oil was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel using sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-357-2017*The fire suppression system of the fueling station was accidentally tripped by an employee of the facility and caused the release of dry chemical powdered fire suppression agent of unknown variety. The released agent was reportedly swept from the ground and disposed of by C. N. Brown Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-358-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket and the released oil impacted the concrete floor below the tank. The filter gasket was replaced and the spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by Cash Energy Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-359-2017*A motor vehicle accident reportedly caused the release of one gallon of used motor oil. The spilled oil was released to the paved road surface and was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Yarmouth Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-360-2017*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the line and the odor of released fuel was discovered by the homeowner.  The released oil impacted the underlying soil and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and performed soil field screening with a Photoionization Detector (PID).  Results indicated that the release was minimal and that the oil did not penetrate the soil more than 6 inches deep.  Sorbents were used to clean oil from ice near the tank and disposed of by MDEP personnel.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-361-2017*Approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a ruptured hose on a trash truck. The oil was released to the paved road surface and was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services using sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-362-2017*5/17/2017 at 10:45 I received a report of a "few tablespoons" of #2 oil spilled onto a driveway in Lewiston, when the hose reel button stuck and the nozzle hit the pavement. I went to 122 Old Greene Rd. in Lewiston and it appeared to be more than a few tablespoons but not more than a half-gallon. The driver used speedy dry to clean up the oil. It looked  like he did a good job of cleaning up the spill. No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
P-363-2017*Downeast Energy reported that one of their technicians had knocked over his slop bucket in a customer's driveway.  About a half-gallon of mixed heating oil spilled onto the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-366-2017*On 5/18/17, I received a call from Donny at the Gorham Public Works Department reporting a City of Wesbrook dump truck had tipped over at their facility releasing diesel fuel and hydraulic oil.  John Luongo responded to the site and observed the removal of oil contaminated soil from the spill site.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-102-2017*On 2/14/2017, at 09:00 hours, I received a call from the Auburn Fire Dispatch regarding an unknown amount of gasoline leaking from a vehicle involved in an accident on Route 26 in Poland.  I visited the accident site, and most, if not all, of the gasoline had leaked out by the time I arrived. There was an undetermined amount of gasoline spilled due to the fact that no one knew how much was in the vehicle originally.  With the vehicle severely damaged and in a bad spot, I determined that the quantity would remain unknown.  Poland Fire Department used sorbents to clean up the spill and they double bagged it and disposed of it correctly.  I replaced the sorbent pads used by Poland Fire Department.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated at this time.
B-115-2017*I received a call from Mr. Arbo indicating he had experienced a leak from his oil line. I visited the site and found a sleeved line that appeared to be leaking. I removed the outer coating of the line and found a small pinhole in the copper line which was severely corroded. I suspect the leak had been occurring for some time but at a very slow rate. It appeared as though oil leaked from the outer sleeve, across a section of concrete floor and into a sump. The sump pump pumped the oil and water regularly into a foundation drain which does not daylight above ground. I suspect about 15 gallons of oil were discharged in this manner.

I applied cleaners to the spill in the basement and installed a fan over the sump to control vapors. After a couple washings vapors were no longer a concern and the fan was removed. I referred the site to Matthew Burke of the Technical Services Division for any well monitoring issues. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-124-2017*A small amount of heating oil was lost due to an overfill.  The oil company and fire department collected the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-125-2017*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage to a transformer.  The oil was collected by Coutts Brothers for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-126-2017*100 gallons of oil was delivered to a tank that had not been used for a few years.  Shortly thereafter, it was again empty.  After further investigation a split was found in the fuel line.  It appears that there may have been some water in the line which collected in a low spot, froze, and split the line.  The oily soil was excavated for disposal and replaced by clean fill.  Some contaminated soil remains under the building due to the risk to the structure involved in further excavation.  It is highly unlikely that the indoor air will be affected by the contamination left behind.  There are two wells on the property which will be evaluated by the Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-127-2017*Report of contamination found under dispenser during underground storage tank removal was received.   No cleanup required.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-128-2017*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground when this outside tank suffered a corrosion leak.  It was raining heavily at the time of the spill, so the oil was floating on multiple puddles in the driveway and back lawn.  I assisted the fire department with collecting the oil with sorbent pads.  No indoor air was affected by the spill and the oil was sufficiently contained and collected so that there is likely no risk to groundwater.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-129-2017*A neighbor reported a car on its roof in an abutting property and was concerned about fluid spills.  I made a site visit and saw no obvious signs or smells of a spill.  No one appeared to be living at the rundown home.  I made contact with the town code enforcement officer, and their office is aware and is following the situation.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-132-2017*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Dead River explained that the home they were delivering to was on automatic fill and when they began delivering to the indoor aboveground storage tank (AST), less than a gallon of oil sprayed out the vent, indicating the AST was already full.  Soil outside the home was removed but the house was seasonal and nobody was home to allow access to the basement.

I responded to the home to confirm cleanup by Dead River.  I spoke homeowner Donald Tomland on the phone, and he said that he would notify me of any concerns.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-133-2017*A sheen was reported in Friendship Harbor that was originally linked to a fishing vessel that had partially sunk the night before.  Unfortunately for this theory, after the fishing vessel was removed from the water, the sheen persisted.  Upon further investigation, a Maine Marine Patrol officer found a drum on a dock that had a pinhole leak dripping into the water.  The drum has been removed and with it, the sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-134-2017*A small amount of transmission oil was lost to the ground due to a leaky transmission.  The oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-135-2017*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this basement floor due to a crack in the fire-o-matic valve.  When I visited the site, speedi-dri sorbent material had been applied and there was very little odor in the basement and no odor in the living space.  Some oil may have made it to a floor drain that appears to be connected to the public sewer system.  I contacted the sewer district and let them know that there may have been a slug of oil to their system, but they reported having seen nothing. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-136-2017*A small amount of transformer oil was spilled due to a vehicle allision.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri and disposed of.  No site visit was made.  No Response action is expected. See attached report.
A-137-2017*On March 12, 2017, Keith Rose, Director of Rockport/Camden Middle School reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the school and met with Mr. Rose on site.  At the time, the boiler room had what appeared to be an estimate of 50 gallons of oil released on the concrete floor and more inside the sump.  Speedy dry and sorbent pads were placed on the oil to absorb as much oil as possible.  It was undetermined how the oil was released into the boiler room at that time.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the oily water.  MDEP assisted in applying a solution to the concrete floor to remove the oil.  The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-138-2017*On March 15, 2017, C. N. Brown Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Becky with C. N. Brown explained that an experienced driver didn't hear the faint whistle and accidentally overfilled the indoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  Less than a gallon seeped from the site gauge onto the concrete basement floor.  Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.

I spoke to homeowner Candace Schorr, who was satisfied with the cleanup.  No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-139-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported a transmission line leak on a truck.  The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-140-2017*Weyerhaeuser Company reported a diesel fuel spill that occurred during the refueling of a piece of equipment.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-143-2017*The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a discharge of at least 100 gallons of kerosene from an outdoor aboveground storage tank at the rectory of the Open Bible Baptist Church.   Franki Delaney responded and met with Marc Candage (Vinalhaven Fire Chief) as well as Brian Osgood and Pastor Jim Davis representing the church. She surveyed the site and determined an excavation of the contaminated soil would be necessary and that the drinking water well on site was at risk.

Franki Delaney was unable to return for the cleanup due to working on another site and I oversaw the excavation of the site.  The contaminated soil was dug to bedrock and 19 tons were removed and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services visited during the excavation and took a sample of the well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.  The site will be monitored by the Division of Technical Services.
A-144-2017*McGee Construction Company reported a diesel fuel spill at an employee's home.  A plow truck belonging to McGee had been parked in the gravel driveway and developed a fuel leak.  An estimated 25 gallons leaked from the truck before being discovered.  Contaminated soil was removed from the site, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-145-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of up to 25 gallons of transformer oil at the Maxcy's Mills Substation.  The affected area was cleaned up by CMP personnel and contractor.  The waste was taken to the CMP facility in Augusta for consolidation with like waste and prepared for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-146-2017*On 3/17/17, Irving Oil reported that an estimated one cup of #2 fuel oil had spilled to the paved road while the delivery driver was reeling in the hose after making a delivery.  It was reported that the spill was immediately cleaned up with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-148-2017*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assisted Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with cleanup of methamphetamine lab at this address.  MDEP removed product and made arrangements for disposal.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-257-2017*The Winthrop Fire Department reported a vehicle accident with a spill of #2 fuel oil.  The vehicle was carrying a container of fuel that spilled during the accident.  The fire department cleaned up the spill, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-120-2017*On 3/3/17, an oil burner technician from Maritime Energy reported that the entire contents of a 275-gallon heating oil tank had leaked from a pinched gasket on the filter.  Maritime Energy had replaced the filter during an annual maintenance several days before.  I went to the site and found that the tank was in a shed attached to a mobile home and abutted a structure that served as the entrance to the home.  The oil had impacted the common wall with the structure, and oil vapors were getting into the home.  The occupant was on oxygen for respiratory illness so she went to a hotel for the night.  I put down absorbent pads, but it appeared that most of the oil had run off the tank's concrete pad and into the soil.  I spoke to Ty Page from Maritime Energy and he said that his company was taking responsibility for the spill.  I returned to the site the next day and installed ventilation and an air cleaner to reduce oil vapors in the home until the contaminated soil could be excavated.

On 3/8/17, Maritime Energy arranged to have Central Maine Disposal excavate the oil-impacted soil under my direction. Soil was removed until soil in the excavation furthest from the home tested negative for oil in soil.  Oil-impacted soil under the home could not be removed without jeopardizing the supports for the home.  Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis.  Groundwater ran into the excavation carrying free product oil with it.  A recovery well was installed.  The well was pumped out several times recovering a small percentage of oil.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and to continue product collection in the recovery well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-121-2017*On 3/4/17, Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated two quarts of lube oil had leaked from a rail engine containment tank when it overflowed onto the track bed.  Pan Am employees removed oil-impacted stone ballast from the area.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-122-2017*On 3/6/17, Ted Haskell from McGee Construction Company reported a discharge of an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil when a hose failed on a bulldozer at their gravel pit.  Ted said that they were in the process of excavating the oil-impacted soil.  I met Ted at the site and confirmed that all oil-impacted soil had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-270-2017*11/28/2017 (06:33) - received a call from state police dispatch of a reported  25 gallons hydraulic spill at Louisiana Pacific Corp.'s oriented strand lumber facility in New Limerick.  The spill occurred due to a ruptured hydraulic hose on one of the facility's log loaders.  The spill was located in the yard on pavement near the pond feeder and was immediately cleaned up using bark and a skid steer.  All contaminated bark and spilled product was feed into the facility's boiler system per approved protocol.

No further response services action required at this time.
B-132-2018*A piece of equipment staged next to the retention pond at the Sprague Terminal developed a leak of hydraulic fluid.  The fluid flowed over pavement into the water of the retention pond.  Sorbents were initially used and then Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contamination and haul it to their Rumery Road facility.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-133-2018*On March 3, 2018 the homeowner called to report that she saw a stain in her yard once the snow melted. Upon arrival I tested the soil and determined that it was home heating oil. A contractor was hired to excavate and remove the contaminated soil.  Soil was removed until field oil-in-soil shake tests were negative. The tank was replaced.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-134-2018*A Sargent Corporation employee was changing oil on a skid steer when the container holding the oil was accidently tipped over onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-135-2018*RH Foster Incorporated called to report that on March 7, 2018 they had delivered oil the previous day to the residence and were called back due to a furnace malfunction.  Once on site and talking with the RH Foster technician it was noticed that there was a small pin hole leak in the supply line to the furnace from the outside tank.   A very small amount of #2 fuel oil had leaked out near the tank and was hand excavated. The line was replaced and the furnace reset.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-138-2018*A hose failed on a community connector's bus causing a slight spill on the pavement.  No catch basins were in the area of the spill.  The bus was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-142-2018*A student at UMaine Orono committed suicide by mixing acid and lime sulfur chemicals together inside his car.  The bucket he had mixed the chemicals together spilled onto the floor behind the driver seat.  I used cement to mix with the spilled chemicals to solidify everything into concrete.  The concrete was left to harden in the backseat area.  I alerted the police and fire department that the vehicle would need to be properly cleaned which would require most if not all the fabric, concrete and seats to be removed.  Then the areas should be cleaned properly before car could be used again in my opinion.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-143-2018*A call came in from the homeowner stating that their drinking water had an petroleum smell to it.  The site was referred to Paul Higgins of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services for water testing.  No contamination in the area was to be found and there were no reported spills within the area.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-144-2018*On March 12, 2018 an anonymous call came in stating that Thornton Construction had parked equipment near the road and it had leaked at some point in time.  I visited the construction company and the employees stated that they had known the equipment leaked and would have it and the contaminated soil removed by employees. The equipment was fixed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-145-2018*Central Maine Power Company (Power Company) called to report that a transformer leaked due to a car accident. The vehicle accident knocked the transformer off the pole completely and all the transformer oil leaked out onto the ground. The Power Company hired a contractor to excavate the soil.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-146-2018*On March 21, 2018 Robert Hartford from the Penquis Community Action Program called to report that an employee requested assistance on a replacement aboveground storage tank. A site visit determined that the oil tank had leaked an unknown amount over the winter. The homeowner stated that they did not use home heating oil very much, but claimed the amount they did use emptied the tank and there was not a leak. Once the snow melted a stain and oil smell revealed the tank had leaked. The tank was removed and I hired a local contractor to excavate the contaminated soil. The drinking water well was not within proximity of the spill and no other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-178-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with the removal of Methamphetamine making materials from the end of a driveway.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-184-2018*On April 1, 2018 A report came in that a transformer at Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC had been tipped or tilted by wind or accident and transformer oil had leaked out at some point in time.  A small area underneath the transformer had been hand excavated by mill employees and was disposed of properly. The transformer was replaced.  No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-163-2017*Approximately 20 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket and impacted the underlying soils.  6.97 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel tested the limits of the excavation with field screening techniques and the remaining soils were below the Leaching to Groundwater cleanup standard.  The site is served by a driven point well that is not thought to be at risk based on the results of the excavation and testing.  The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services if any additional testing or oversight is needed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-372-2017*A call from Dustin Brooks came in regarding his home that had burned in a fire and was going be demolished. The property still had two above ground storage tanks (AST's) that contained oil. Myself and two other Department responders proactively pumped out the two AST's to prevent future leaks or spills.

No further action by The Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-894-2017*On December 12, 2017 Dead River Company reported that the above ground storage tank in the basement of the home had leaked an unknown amount. Upon arrival I noticed a floor channel to a decommissioned sump pump that had some free product in it. I put down sorbents and hand excavated underneath the tank. The tank had just started leaking from a corrosion hole that was patched with a magna patch and pumped out. The tank was then removed. Only a small amount had leaked out according to the home owner. I installed a ventilation fan to resolve any lingering vapors in the basement and in the home. The home is on town water and no other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-121-2019*On March 11, 2019, the homeowner called to report that while going into his basement he smelled home heating oil, and once he turned on the light he saw puddles of oil on top of the water that was in his basement. A few coworkers and I took the boat over to the island to investigate and start the cleanup process.  The oil tank that was located outside the back of the residence.  It had a corrosion hole which allowed it to leak alongside the residence and into the foundation to the basement.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the free standing oil in the basement.  A contractor was hired to vacuum contaminated snow, ice, and dirt beneath the tank and around the residence along with cleaning the basement.  No drinking water well was at risk and no other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-120-2017*Irving Oil Corporation (Lisa Parker) reported that a customer called explaining an estimated one gallon of oil appears to have leaked from the belly of the tank to the concrete floor of the building.  Technicians were dispatched to pump off the remaining fuel and then swap out the tank.  If the conditions were different than the original scenario described, she would call back.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
B-157-2017*A bucket truck owned by TDS telecom had a hydraulic hose come loose at the subject location.  The leak caused 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost on to the road and snow bank.  Additional snow was used to absorb the hydraulic oil.  TDS shoveled up the snow.  TDS planned to melt the snow and pad off the hydraulic oil.  The remaining water was going to be disposed  in the buildings oil water separator.  Sorbents were used to collect the remaining oil on the road.

No resources at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-776-2017*On November 9, 2017 a Community Connector bus belonging to the City of Bangor had a small engine coolant leak in a parking lot. An employee of the city had put sorbents down and the bus was taken out of service. Sorbents were swept up for proper disposal.  No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-777-2017*On November 10, 2017 I received a call from VL Tammaro Oil Company Incorporated that while they were attempting to deliver gasoline to the United States Border Patrol Station the gasket on the delivery hose failed allowing fuel to discharge from the end of the hose before it was turned on. The driver had put down sorbent material on the pavement and cleaned up the area. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-122-2018*On February 28, 2018 a Dead River Oil Company technician called to report that they received a call from the homeowner regarding the previous days delivery to their aboveground storage tank which had started leaking overnight. Upon my arrival Dead River had pumped out the leaking tank. I hired a contractor to vacuum out contaminated soil underneath the tank. The oil had followed bedrock, as well as the water supply line and contaminated the well cistern. Contaminated soil was removed in front of the well. The site was referred to Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to the contamination within the well cistern. No other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-124-2018*A small amount of oil from a locomotive was found in snow next to the tracks during an inspection of the railyard.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-126-2017*I arrived on site and took possession of the three bags of contaminated soil that the Maine Department of Transportation shoveled.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-143-2018*Discharge of approximately three gallons of #2 fuel oil from nozzle while securing hose on oil delivery truck.  Irving Oil personnel cleaned up the affected snow and dirt.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-144-2018*Maine Drilling and Blasting, Inc., reported a small discharge of hydraulic oil from equipment working on the Central Maine Power Company right of way in Liberty.  A very small amount reached the ground and was cleaned up immediately by Maine Drilling and Blasting personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-145-2018*Report of leaking sump under dispenser at Monmouth Qwik stop.  Leaking seal was fixed and sump cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-146-2018*I received a phone call on 3/9/2018 from Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) stating that there had been an oil spill at 44 Woodridge Drive in Manchester.  The reporting party was Gelson of AFC.  He stated that there had been an oil spill that he estimated at over 100 gallons.  I asked if he knew the cause of the spill.  He stated that it was from a cracked fill pipe, and that the fuel was spilled onto the concrete in the basement.

I responded to the scene and met with 4 burner technicians from AFC.  All of them were on site conducting cleanup actions, and removing oily materials from the basement.  I did a full site damage assessment of the inside and outside areas, and quickly determined that the cause was not a cracked fill pipe.  It was a blown tank.  In speaking with the burner men on site, I found out that AFC had delivered oil earlier that day, and the driver had overfilled the aboveground storage tank (AST) and did not report it.  The AST had sustained major damage and exploded open under pressure on one end. The sides had buckled in due to the immense pressure that it was under, prior to opening up. I found oil on the ground and on snow outside under the fill and vent, which is also consistent with an AST overfill.  Oil was also on the bottom of the floor joists above the AST in the basement. Small mist type droplets could be found in the spider webs in the basement, which is also consistent with an AST blowing under pressure.

After determining the cause, I worked with AFC technicians to empty and remove the damaged AST and clean up the area in the basement.  I called Servpro to have an indoor air scrubber installed, as the indoor air quality was above 30 parts per million (PPM) on my photo ionizing detector (PID).

Unknown to me at this time, the town of Manchester had seen oil in their sewer system and called in Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove it. The system affected was the 2 sanitary sewer pump stations in the area.  Clean Harbors removed all of the contaminated media using liquid vacuum trucks.

After meeting the homeowner and completing paper work, I hired Morse Enterprise to assist me in the removal of the remaining personal items that were damaged and saturated from the oil spill.  Once the basement was cleaned out, we used simple green and a pressure washer to clean the concrete floor and walls.  At this time, we found out that the sump pump in the basement was piped to the sewer system and had pumped the oil into it.

When we removed the sump cover we could see a clay pipe in the bottom. Since oil had entered the sump area, I had AFC use a camera and locator inside the clay pipe.  We were able to determine that the clay pipe had a Y in it, and it was tied into the neighbor's house sump as well.  We went over to their house and used the camera to chase the clay pipe back out to the road.  There we found standing free product in the pipe.  Given that the pipe system contained a large amount of oil, I had AFC plug the neighbor's pipe completely.  I then contracted with North American Industrial Services to use a solids vactor truck to try and clear the clay pipe.  We used a 4 inch hose and suction to try and recover the oil from that pipe.  After many attempts at doing this, we were able to recover the visible free standing oil from the pipes.  After this work was completed, the clay pipe was cut off and filled.

A 2 part epoxy was used on the concrete floor and walls to seal it, and a thick lacquer was used on the floor joists to seal in any contaminants that may have been left after washing was completed.  The AST was replaced by AFC and all bills were directly paid by AFC, as this oil spill was caused by them.  After the work was completed to the commissioner's satisfaction, I cleared the house with my PID.  The readings were 0 for petroleum odor.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-149-2018*Joy Dyer of CSM Realty reported a discharge of kerosene at a client's camp in New Portland.   She had an interested buyer and wanted to determine what cleanup was necessary prior to the sale.  I met with Ms. Dyer and the interested buyer, Ken Alling, on site.  The discharge was from a line leak and or monitor heater leak and was primarily to the wall and floor of the camp.  I explained that the major issue was from vapors in the camp, and the best way to alleviate them would be to remove the saturated materials, however, without knowing how much leaked it would be difficult to determine how far it spread or how much would be removed.

Ms. Dyer had the owner of the property apply for Groundwater Cleanup Fund coverage prior to the sale, and Mr. Alling would conduct the cleanup himself as he renovated the camp.

I met with the Allings in the fall of 2019 and observed that the cleanup was complete, and the monitor heater and tank had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-151-2018*Responded to peddler truck accident on Long Falls Dam Road in Highland Plantation.  The Bob's Cash Fuel truck had slid off the road and rolled about 1/4 way over in the ditch.  The truck was successfully transloaded and recovered.   Only a very small amount of product spilled during the transloading operations.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-152-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The 1/2 gallon spill resulted when a snow plow struck a pad mount transformer.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-153-2018*Bart Newhouse responded to an oil delivery truck accident on South Clary Road in Jefferson.  The tri-axle oil delivery truck went off the road and struck exposed bedrock, breaching the tank.  The truck was transporting diesel fuel and discharged an estimated 700 gallons to the ditch, then through a culvert to a field across the street.  Efforts were made to minimize the spread of the fuel, however, it did spread over a fairly wide area.

Bob Shannon, Division of Response Services Supervisor on Call, responded to assist with the cleanup.  The truck was off-loaded (approximately 2000 gallons) and removed from the scene.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services and a local contractor were contacted to commence cleanup activities.

Jon Woodard, Division of Response Services, took oversight in the morning and met with the consultant (Common Sense Environmental, Inc.) which had been deployed by the insurance carrier.  He agreed to the cleanup plan of removing all contamination possible, then testing to assure it met the Leaching to Groundwater Cleanup Standard.

Contaminated soil was removed over the next several days.  Testing then showed substantial contamination left behind and further cleanup was conducted in May, after the snow melt.  This cleanup was overseen by Common Sense Environmental.

All wells at risk were monitored and landscaping completed.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


A-155-2018*Irving Forest Products reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated five gallon spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-156-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated 15 gallon spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-157-2018*Tyler Augustine reported an engine oil spill. The estimated 9 ounce spill was the result of a loose fitting on a truck. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-158-2018*Probst Electric reported a discharge of one quart of diesel fuel from heavy equipment working on the power lines.   Probst Electric personnel cleaned up the affected snow and ice and arranged for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-109-2018*Response Services found an empty Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) floating near 289 East Cottage road. No impact to Portage lake could be found however the tank was moved and plugged. The tank was claimed by a nearby camp.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-110-2018*Response Services noticed a sump pump running near the pump islands of Paul's Gas Inc. Once on site Response Services found soils removed around the diesel pump island, oil stained soils, and uncovered piping. The owner stated that the pump would not work properly and that he was trying to repair possible damaged piping.

No one had contacted the Department of the release nor about the excavation around the piping. The tanks unit was informed of the pump failure and impromptu excavation around the tank.

Response Services removed a small amount of contaminated soils from around the site.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
P-314-2017*Burner malfunction caused the release of less than one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other items were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-315-2017*A fire truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-316-2017*On 5/4/17, I received a call from Tom Fitzgerald of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Westbrook.  Crossover valve issues on the manifolded tanks caused the overfill.  The spill was outside to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  There was no spillage inside the building.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-317-2017*A weepy transformer released approximately one gallon of mineral oil to gravel at the base of the utility pole.  All visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-318-2017*On 5/5/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) notified of an estimated 2-gallon leak of oil to soil from an untagged transformer on this pole mounted transformer.  Mr. Daniels stated a Coutts Brothers Company crew was on the way to clean up the spill and replace the transformer.  I advised them to finish cleanup before expected rain came.  The spill area is suburban residential use served by municipal water.  See the attached CMP Spill Report for more information.

At this time no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-319-2017*On 5/5/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a transformer spill at the Sweetser School on Bath Road in Brunswick.  The spill was from a pad-mounted transformer that had been knocked off its pad over the winter.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-320-2017*The crew of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Reliance closed a gate valve associated with a hydraulic oil supply tank in preparation for a hydraulic hose replacement procedure.  The hoses intended to be replaced supply fluid to the port side davit.  Sometime overnight, the valve leaked by which allowed approximately 60 gallons to drain from the tank.  Spilled product filled up the base of the control station for the davit then overflowed through two pipe chases that lead to a lower deck.  Oil leaked onto the deck then overboard through two scuppers in the vicinity.  Approximately five gallons of spilled product were recovered from the base of the control station.  Sorbents were used to clean the deck surface. The remainder impacted the Piscataqua River and was unrecoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-321-2017*On 5/5/17, I received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting a small motor oil spill from a Poland Spring truck.  The spill was on Route 35 at Walker Street and resulted from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was to puddles in a ditch where the truck landed.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-322-2017*The filter assembly of an aboveground tank was broken off which resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product initially impacted the cement basement floor in a utility room.  The location is a strip mall with a partitioned basement, so product was confined to said room though eventually migrated below the sill into the boiler room as well as an adjacent storage room.  There was a sump basin in the boiler room which did accept some free product.  Sorbent materials were applied to the cement and standing oil/water in the sump and a foot of sheetrock was removed from the perimeter of the boiler room because it wicked oil.  After the sorbent materials were recovered and miscellaneous contaminated materials removed, the floor and sill plates were scrubbed with cleaner/degreaser.  Wash/rinse water was collected with a vacuum truck and the sump basin was developed multiple times.  After the initial cleanup, it was identified that the owner tracked oil through the practice side of the basement, which required cleaning as well.  A follow up visit to screen the air identified no lingering effects.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-323-2017*On 5/8/17, Yarmouth Fire Department (YFD) reported a discharge to the ground, estimated at 10 gallons, when a customer overfilled their auto.  A cleanup crew called by Cumberland Farms, Inc., was reported to be responding.  The vehicle operator suffering the overfill was not identified.

At 1730 hours, I inspected the discharge and noted a fresh fuel stain from the concrete pad next to Dispenser-1 flowing Northeast to Dispenser-8.  The discharge flowed along the joint between the concrete and the asphalt paving.  A significant volume of a gasoline spill can typically soak down into soil through this joint.  I estimated the discharge as 11 gallons or more.  National Response Corporation (NRC) reported that they recovered the waste sorbent for disposal.  I found the discharge cleanup satisfactory.

The location is suburban commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer.

1)  Gasoline-contaminated media may remain under the pavement and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as required.
2)  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-328-2017*Two aboveground tanks were being removed from the basement of this building when contamination was discovered.  They were housed in a concrete vault, surrounded by sand, which technically rendered them underground tanks.  One of the tanks leaked due to corrosion, releasing approximately two gallons of heating oil to the containment sand.  The cement, sand and tanks were all removed by an environmental contractor; overseen by an environmental consultant.  Contaminated sand was transported to a recycling facility.  Otherwise, no affects to the basement were noted.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-329-2017*The Maine State Police reported that there had been an truck accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile 24.  I arrived to find a truck in the ditch with its oil pan cracked open but its saddle tanks intact.  Most of the oil was on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-330-2017*The South Portland Fire Department reported that a refrigerated trailer was on fire in the Hannaford Distribution Center's parking lot.  The refrigerated trailer was not attached to a truck but it had about 40 gallons of diesel fuel in the refrigeration unit's tank.  The fire consumed most of the diesel fuel, but some spilled onto the paved parking lot and was washed into a catch basin by the water used to put the fire out.  Sorbent material was used to collect the diesel fuel in the catch basin.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-331-2017*The Acton Fire Department reported that a diesel fueled pickup truck had been involved in an accident at the intersection of Milton Mills Road and Town Farm Road causing several gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled diesel was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-332-2017*Tambrands reported that the seal on one of their compactors had failed and caused about five gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-333-2017*Ty Dunbar reported that a union in his copper oil line was weeping and caused a small amount of oil to spill onto his concrete basement floor.  I visited the site and found a circular stain about one foot in diameter underneath the union.  Mr. Dunbar got the union fixed and used kitty litter to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-334-2017*The Kennebunkport Fire Department reported that a passenger vehicle had collided with a utility pole on Emmons Road causing the pole to break damaging the transformer.  When I arrived the road was blocked by the downed power lines which Kennebunk Light and Power District were in the process of putting back up.  When they finished, I surveyed the site and found transformer oil on the paved road and in a ditch.  The linemen on site did not have the ability to clean the spilled oil up, so I contacted Kennebunk Light and Power's office and directed them to send someone out who could clean it up.  Another crew arrived and used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  None of Kennebunk Light and Power's transformers contain PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-449-2017*The spilled oil was recovered from the hydraulic truck dump and was consumed in their hog boiler for fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-450-2017*The spill was caused by a pinched gasket on the oil tank filter.  Dead River Company applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spill inside and excavated the contaminated soil from the backyard where the sump pump discharged the oil.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-454-2017*Bangor Fire Department called in a motor vehicle accident on June 30, 2017 which resulted in a small amount of anti-freeze spilled to pavement. The fire department had put down adsorbent material, swept up the scene and had disposed of it properly. No site visit needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-379-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a sheen could be seen in the road by the car wash in Madison.  The local fire department responded to the scene and traced the sheen back to a spot on the road.  The fire chief guessed that the oil was motor oil from a car accident earlier that morning.  Due to heavy rain conditions and the small amount of oil left on the road, I did not respond to this incident.  I instructed Madison Fire Department to place sorbent boom downhill where the sheen was flowing.  After the rain, I drove to the site and picked up the sorbent boom for disposal.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-380-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that gasoline was lost to pavement due to a vehicle accident.  The police officer on scene had placed sorbent pads on the product, after the vehicles were removed.  I responded to the site and collected the sorbent pads.  I determined that the gasoline had not run off the pavement.  It was mostly evaporated by the time I arrived on site.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-382-2017*A potential buyer of a vacant machine shop was concerned about an underground tank (UST) on the property.  I spoke with the current owner about the concern, and he denied any UST on the property.  The owner granted me permission to inspect the property myself.  I walked around the property and found no evidence of a UST, or signs of any contaminated soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-383-2017*A potential buyer of a house-lot was concerned about oil spills from a recent logging operation.  A site visit was made to investigate.  I found some empty five-gallon buckets that contained hydraulic oil, but no indication of a reportable spill on the property.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-296-2017*June 05, 2017, John Chadbourne, with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Agency, reported two aboveground storage tanks (AST) that might be leaking to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the home and met with Mr. Chadbourne.  I investigated the two 300-gallon ASTs in the basement.  At that time, I couldn't find evidence of an oil leak from the ASTs.  I used my photo ionization detector (PID) for evidence of oil vapors in the home and got 0.0 parts per million.

I referred the site to Bart Newhouse, MDEP Division of Response Services, to oversee the AST removal project. At the time of the AST removal, contamination was discovered and 6.21 tons were removed and disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  The ASTs were removed in accordance with selling the property.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-297-2017*On June 06, 2017, Special Agent Walter Corey of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) delivered methamphetamine making materials to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I received the items and overpacked them correctly so they could be disposed of properly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-299-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a company had been hired to ditch the roadway in a trailer park.  After the work was done, tenants of the park could see areas of sheen coming form the ground.  The caller stated that she could smell oil when she filled a jar.  I responded to the site and conducted a site assessment.  I could see multiple areas of sheen coming from the ground.  I used sorbent pads and oil in soil shake tests to field screen these areas.  I was able to determine through field screening techniques that the sheen was naturally occurring.  It was not petroleum, but iron.  I explained this natural occurrence to the park superintendent and cleared the site.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-301-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an asphalt paving machine leaked hydraulic oil onto brand new pavement.  It was estimated that the oil was lost over the course of ? of a mile of paving.  The surface had been compacted and rolled prior to noticing the incident.  Due to the mixture of petroleum product already in asphalt, I did not require a cleanup.  No visual signs of the oil could be seen, nor was it leaching out of the newly placed asphalt pavement.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-182-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/8/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, was notified by Sanford Pubic Works (SPW) of a probable old, out-of-service, orphan, underground oil storage tank (UST) buried under Roberts Street.  On 3/10/17, I met SPW Director Mathew Hill and SPW crew on site and uncovered and confirmed an old unregistered UST and piping.  SPW was planning on road work down Roberts Street in the near future.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though this area is often managed as a non-attainment area for oil discharge cleanup. This location has previously been used as a retail motor fuels facility as well as repair garage.  Across Roberts Street is another former gas station and retail motor fuels facility.

MDEP assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Guidelines for cleanup.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 3/10/17, I briefed Matt Hill of SPW about registering the UST facility and submitting a completed UST removal notice to MDEP prior to removal; and I gave him names of removal contractors.  SPW assumed responsibility for registration and removal of this UST facility even though they were not the facility owner or operator.

Former Ballenger Auto, owned this property and the facility across the street at 15 Roberts Street, under MDEP UST registration #9522, had three other gasoline UST's removed in 1987 (see report P-354-1987).

These UST facility tanks under registration #22087, and piping were removed by NRC, SPW staff and Certified Installer Paul Bosse.  Credere Associates, under Ms. Allison Drouin, performed the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment. As the tanks were excavated, additional adjacent UST's were found.  A total of four were discovered between 8-12 Roberts Street.  The 2000-gallon capacity T-1 and T-2 were empty of contents, and odor and vapor readings indicated former gasoline storage.  T-2 was riveted construction, and after removal, suffered a water leak out the bottom through corrosion holes.

Tanks T-3 and T-4 were 1000-gallon capacity and T-3 contained 12" of amber heavy oil which appeared to be virgin motor oil, although Credere believes this was hydraulic oil.  (The tank information in Credere's report somewhat differs from my records).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Reportable evidence of prohibited discharges to soil was confirmed by Credere, but below the cleanup action levels.  I noted no oil saturated soils.  Groundwater is deep in this sandy area and was not observed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP, Response Services Division.  I am unaware of any discharges or remediation at this time.  No contaminated soil was removed or treated at the time.  Waste generated was liquid from the UST's.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain on site, though below MDEP Notification or remediation action levels, and shall be properly managed if disturbed at a later date.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  See the MDEP UST registration files and Credere's UST Closure assessment for further information.
4)  As these UST facilities were non-conforming and out-of-compliance, missed their 1997 or earlier removal deadline, and had been unregistered: I understand that Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) clean-up insurance is not available for this facility.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Response Services Division based on present information.

I-74-2017*On 4/13/17, I received a call and follow-up spill report from CPM Constructors regarding a seal leak in a concrete cutting saw that failed and spilled about one quart hydraulic oil into a concrete slurry.  Spill occurred during concrete cutting saw operations on a bridge on U. S. Route 2A spanning the Mattawamkeag River.  No oil reached the surface waters.  Oily slurry was soaked up with pads and placed in a drum to be hauled and disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill by CPM.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-544-2017*August 8, 2017 a call came in regarding a center mount log truck that had a leaking gasket. Approximately 3 ounces spilled onto the pavement. An employee on site had put down some sorbent material which was cleaned up and disposed of properly. No site visit was needed.

No resources were at risk and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-993-2017*Approximately 15 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by of corrosion of the tank and the oil impacted the underlying soils.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the excavation of 7.69 tons of oil impacted soils at the tank location.  Excavated soil was transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in photoionization detector (PID) readings.  Some oil impacted soils underneath the slab were inaccessible and were left in place.  The site is served by a community water supply that is more than 1,000 feet away and was not at risk of being impacted from the spill.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-995-2017*On 11/9/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-51-2018*Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention called to report conditions at the Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway which was experiencing water flooding issues.  Water was flowing through the ceiling tiles in the kitchen and the composition of those tiles was in question.  There was a concern the tiles may contain asbestos.  The area was tarped off.  Inspectors on site were looking for guidance if meals could still be served while the conditions remained.

I spoke with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff John Bucci, who knew the environmental contractor on scene and would follow up with them.  Both he and I contacted the hospital to establish lines of communications should any follow-up be necessary.  Samples collected reported no detectable levels of concern.  Based on the sample results, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-666-2018*Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that due to a motor vehicle accident diesel and motor oil had leaked while the vehicle was rolled onto its side.  The vehicle was uprighted and towed. The Troy Fire Department had put sorbent pads and material, which they picked up and disposed of properly.  The accident had happened a few days prior and was reported to a different office.  I visited the site and it was clean and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-423-2018*Dodge Oil Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their oil tank.  The tank is in the basement of Hoglund's Meat Market.  Chris Hoglund, the owner, met me on site and showed me the spill location.  The tank had leaked about 10 gallons of oil onto the concrete floor and the oil had run across the floor to a sump.  The sump was pumping almost continuously because it was receiving all the water from the roof of the large building.  The sump pump was not drawing the water level all the way down so most of the oil was captured in the sump but some was probably pumped into the sanitary sewer.  The oil in the tank was pumped off into drums and moved out of the way.  The concrete floor was cleaned and the oil in the sump was recovered.  The owner chose to switch to natural gas so the oil in the drums was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-57-2017*At 16:30 Dead River Company attempted a #2 oil drop at Domino's Pizza in Presque Isle.  The tank was full and after less than 3 gallons of product was delivered, oil breached the vent pipe.  Approximately 0.5 gallons of number 2 oil hit the side of the building and sidewalk.  Dead River wiped down the building and sidewalk with pads.  They removed approximate 7 gallons of oil from the filled tank.  Jim Gramlich had Dear River apply kitty litter to the sidewalk for slip control and contacted the City of Presque Isle, in case of inquiries.

No future actions are needed by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-171-2018*A fuel line on a lull, being operated at the site, failed spilling a small amount of off-road diesel.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-716-2018*An oil slick was reported to be affecting the parking lot at East End boat launch.  Based on its origin, the source was deemed to be a commercial vehicle that had been staged for the vehicle ferry at some point the previous day or overnight and dripped diesel to the pavement.  The vehicle had since been moved.  Rain mobilized the fuel causing a sheen to the parking lot that followed grade toward the boat launch.  No attempt at recovery was made due to nature and status of the event.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-718-2018*A contractor was grinding stumps/brush/roots with a piece of heavy equipment.  The fuel tank corroded through during the job which resulted in the release of approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel.  The spill conveniently occurred on the border of lots 3 and 7 (see attached tax map), so the location was easy to access.  Unspilled fuel was pumped out of the derelict tank into a temporary fuel tank, then the equipment was moved.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover puddles of standing fuel, then contaminated soil was excavated.   Field screening guided the excavation which identified approximately 10 yards of material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-719-2018*A tractor trailer accident caused the release of two gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Walmart Distribution facility staff.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-720-2018*The Department was notified of a 220 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a broken fuel filter housing.  The resulting cause of failure was due to a bottom-threaded bolt that had broken and released the filter.  The oil traveled from the tank to a newly installed groundwater sump hole.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) was located in a basement dating back to the 1700's and the walls are made of fieldstone and brick.

Upon arrival on scene by the Department, oil had pooled in the sump and was able to be collected using sorbent pads.  The home is served by two wells, a drilled and dug well, both located in the front yard of the property.  No oil was observed in either of these water supplies and no indication made by the homeowner of odor or taste.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings for volatile organic compounds prior to remedial work indicated 0.2 parts per million (ppm) in the dining room/ kitchen area in the home and 0.5 ppm in the living room area.  The living room is located directly above the sump hole where oil had collected.  A Ram fan was utilized to keep levels low during the remedial activities.  Our Division of Technical Services was informed of the spill and coordinated with the Division of Response Services on the cleanup.

National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired to bring a crew and solids vacuum truck to remove the thin, fractured concrete floor and contaminated soil from the basement.  A sub-slab depressurization system was installed to both sides of the basement and a new sump hole was created, approximately two feet from the former and another 18 inches deeper.  A treatment trailer will be installed to pump the sump hole and a new concrete floor will be installed as well.

On October 2nd, the homeowners contacted the Department regarding a petroleum smell coming from their drinking water.  Water samples were taken the following day and found the results to be below the reporting threshold.  The homeowner stated a continuing smell and the case was forward to our Division of Technical Services Hydrogeology group for additional screening and testing.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-721-2018*On the Northeast Air tarmac, a plane was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of jet fuel from the wing vent.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-722-2018*A customer reported a leaking transformer which was reported to have lost approximately two gallons of mineral oil to a crushed rock driveway.  All visible signs of contaminated rock were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-351-2019*H. E. Callahan Construction Company reported a discharge of diesel fuel at the home of one of their employees in Madison.  The employee had taken the company truck home and discovered it had a leaking diesel tank.   Callahan cleaned up the affected soil and made arrangements for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-238-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released due to a leaking shaft seal on a boiler.  Released oil was confined to the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned by Downeast Energy personnel using sorbents.  Oil impacted materials were disposed of by Downeast Energy.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-241-2019*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface of the Wells Transfer Station.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Wells Transfer Station personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-530-2018*Bill Boeteger of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that an abandoned underground storage tank had been discovered in their right of way during road construction on Route 27 in Belgrade.

MDOT hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to arrange for removal of the tank.   EPI removed the tank and stockpiled contaminated soil to be tested for lead prior to disposal.  The analysis of the soil determined it not hazardous for lead and it was disposed of accordingly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-735-2017*Fabian oil overfilled a 6,000 gallon aboveground storage tank. Speedi-dri was used to soak up the spilled gasoline from the secondary containment area. The spill was cleaned up by the time they reported the spill to the Department of Environmental Protection. They had one garbage can of contaminated speedi-dri for disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-289-2018*The Department was notified of a 16 gallon gasoline leak that was caused by a hole in the refueling vehicle.  When the Department staff arrived, service station personnel were nearly finished sweeping up the used speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-292-2018*The Department contacted the Falmouth Fire Department (FD) regarding the extent of damage to a tractor trailer (TT) in an accident.  The TT was hauling 44 bags at 1,000 lbs. each of peat moss.  While the FD acknowledged that motor oil had leaked, it was reported that no diesel fuel from the saddle tanks had leaked.  Since the wrecking crew was still on site, the Department went to the site to inspect.

Upon arrival on scene, the driver?s side saddle tank had begun to leak at the fill cap, in total approximately 5 gallons.  Sorbent pads were placed to contain the fuel.  During the off-loading of the trailer contents, other small leaks from the engine occurred.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used to contain the spills.

Once the TT was righted, the Department swept the roadway and the wrecking company utilized their skid steer to dispose of the material.

No further action need from the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-142-2018*Andy Martin, Environmental Manager from Twin Rivers Paper Company, reported a spill of approximately 475 gallons of hydraulic oil on the evening of May 15.  Maintenance personnel had observed that oil had spilled from a ruptured hose on the drive side of paper machine #4.  It was thought that most of the oil would have been absorbed into the papermaking process due to the location of the leak, and if there was any residual that made it to the floor drain, that it would be processed through the wastewater treatment process.  As a precaution, and to verify no discharge of oil through the treated wastewater effluent, two samples were sent out for oil and grease analysis.

No further actions needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-507-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Ms. Terry Carson regarding the apparent odor of gasoline coming from her home's well water.  I made plans to inspect the Plummer's Sunoco gas station across the road and a MDEP geologist would check and sample her well water.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location of the gas station is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private water wells.  Ms. Carson occupies the home of her mother, the former Ramsdell residence.  In 1989, Downeast Energy was the UST facility owner and the Plummers were the facility operator.  I understand that the Plummer family owns the facility property and the Plummer's Market and shopping plaza up behind the gas station.   In 2007, the Plummer's re-installed another new UST facility and became facility owners.

This UST facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and within a wellhead protection zone, and within 300' of at least two drinking water wells.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Spill reports P-2-1989 and P-774-1989 cover investigation of a gasoline-contaminated well at the Ramsdell residence, the replacement of the motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility, and associated gasoline discharge cleanup.  Groundwater flow flows north toward the Ramsdell (now Carson) property at 246 Parker Farm Road.

Significant gasoline contaminated soil and water was found in the area of the UST facility during the 1989, and the 2007 facility abandonment by removal.

During a 7/13/18 inspection, I noted the TS1001 tank sensor in alarm.  On 7/20/18, MDEP's Kailee Mullen Reeves performed a more thorough inspection and confirmed a discharge of gasoline to a tank sump, but at the time no evidence of recent discharges to the soil or groundwater.

Lab analysis for petroleum contamination in Ms. Carson's well water confirmed dissolved gasoline compounds including Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) which indicates an old, historical discharge from the 1990's or earlier.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
No facility abandonment was performed during the 2018 spill report.  See P-774-1989 and P-41-2007, et al, and the associated UST Closure Assessment for further information.  The 15,000 and 10,000 active tanks T-4 and T-5 are jacketed steel USTs with flexible double-wall piping and tank and dispenser sumps.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
I understand that in 1989-1990, Downeast Energy had installed a water treatment system on the Ramsdell well following confirmation of gasoline contamination in the Ramsdell's well water.  The treatment system was allowed to be removed when the well water was tested below action levels.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for lab results.

In 1989, and again in 2007, gasoline contaminated soil was excavated for off-site disposal during the two UST facility replacements.  Source reduction by excavation of the discharges was restricted by local structures like the road, retaining wall, etc.

Following the 2018 well water analysis, MDEP Division of Technical Services will initiate water treatment and quarterly drinking water monitoring as deemed to be needed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services, and the 2007 Chapter 691 Closure Assessment for further information and final closure.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-135-2005*Marc Candage, Vinalhaven fire department, reported a 10 gallon K-1 discharge from an AST on April 3, 2005.  Earl Hamilton owns the home on East Main Street where the spill occurred and reported the filter on the tank leaked.  The spilled product impacted the basement floor and entered a floor drain.  A sheen was observed in the drainage ditch outside the building.

The Vinalhaven Fire Department, in conjunction with Mr. Hamiltion, used sorbent materials provided by Maine DEP to clean up the spilled oil.  The area is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.
A-139-2005* Mrs. Karen Kelly called this office to report what she believed to be oil on her property. Her property is located on Country Club Rd. in Oakland. This property is also adjacent to Gerald MacKenzie. According to Mrs. Kelly, MacKenzie plows snow onto their property, which upsets Mrs. Kelly.
 I asked Mr. and Mrs. Kelly to describe the oil. I then asked them to check it to determine if it was an organic sheen. Based on my conversation with the Kelly's, it is my professional judgment that this is an organic sheen and no further action will be required.
P-237-2005*Discharge was the result of a loose fitting on the heating system.  Less than 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the floor and into a floor drain.  The oil was collected with sorbents by DownEast Energy.

P-243-2005*Received a call from Bruce Yates, Global Co., LLC, regarding a hydraulic discharge at his dock involving equipment on K-C Transport's Barge DBL 105.  A gasket on the hydraulic system had failed, spraying fluid all over the deck and into the water.  Clean Harbors was on their way to assist in the recovery of hydraulic oil.

By the time I arrived, most of the oil had been collected from the deck.  A sheen was observed in the water with random small pockets of oil around the dock.  Clean Harbors was in the process of collecting the oil on the water, using sorbents.  No oil was observed outside the boom.
P-245-2005*Received a call regarding a leaking transformer at pole #130, Holmes Road, Scarborough, ME.  The transformer was damaged by a wire burning a hole in the side.  Approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil had been discharged onto the ground beside the pole and road that was later remediated by hand-excavating snow and soil, and applying speedi-dri.  For further details, see attached report.
P-246-2005*Received a call from Karen Abbey, 77 Hildreth Road, Harpswell, ME regarding the discovery of oil in a drainage ditch in the front of her property.  She was cleaning out the ditch when she observed oil.

I met with Ms. Abbey who showed me the area in question.  There was a slight sheen on the water in the ditch, but nothing recoverable.  I checked the area for a source and found nothing.  There was some equipment being stored up-gradient of the area that might have been the source, but nothing was obvious at the time of the investigation.  I informed Ms. Abbey of my findings, and to contact me, if any more oil was observed in the ditch.
P-231-2005*On 3/28/05, I received a call from the Androscoggin County Sherrif's Office reporting a truck accident with diesel spillage on Route 26 near the Range Pond causeway.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a small amount of diesel fuel contained in a roadside ditch by a small dam built by the Poland Fire Department.  I used sorbent pads to clean up what was there.  I followed the ditch down to the pond, and did not see any evidence that the spill had affected the pond.  I left some sorbent pads in the ditch overnight and retrieved them the following afternoon.  No further action required.
P-238-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
A-118-2005*The Town of Peru reported a town owned snowplow truck lost a hydraulic hose at 170 Valley Road, Peru while plowing snow.  The hydraulic oil sprayed to the snow bank and on to the driveway of 170 Valley Road.  The Peru Fire Department used DEP supplied sorbent materials to clean up some of the discharged oil.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and met with Town officials to discuss further remediation as the well supplying the property is down gradient from the spill site.  The Town of Peru agreed to excavate contaminated soil and snow for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling.  10.02 tons of material was removed by excavation with an estimated 120 pounds of sorbent materials removed by Maine DEP for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-219-2004*Mr. Mirabile called to report that his crew had found a leaking transformer on West Street in Greenville. It seems that about one gallon of non-PCB oil escaped through the cover seal and landed on the sidewalk and road side. They excavated the contaminated dirt and used a few pads on the sidewalk. The debris was shipped to their Augusta storage facility for later disposal.
B-121-2005*B-121-2005
03/10/2005 00:50

     Barrett Graves of Graves Oil, Inc. in Brownville Junction called to report a spill of #2 fuel at his bulk plant on Kineo Avenue.  It was stated that approximately 2000 gallons spilled out onto the frozen yard when a valve was inadvertently left open during a delivery during the night.  The "dead man" to the drop fill was also chained up in the open position contributing to the spill.
     Early that morning, Clean Harbors personnel were summoned to commence a cleanup.  Oily snow was scraped up with a front end loader and removed with a vactor.  An icy subsurface prevented any oil from penetrating the ground.  Approximately 25 yards of contaminated snow and ice were taken to the Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.  Overall it was a very efficient cleanup.
P-249-2005*The waste cooking oils dumpster at Sapporo Restaurant was vandalized sometime in the morning releasing grease and oil into the parking lot. Through  discussions with Mr. Tray, he informed me he was in contact with Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and Boom Technology to arrange for the clean up of the oil.

It is estimated between 150-200 gallons of waste cooking oil were discharged to the parking lot.  It did not enter the sewer or storm-water system, however, it was being tracked beyond the lot by vehicle and foot traffic.  Barriers were set up to minimize further spreading of the grease.

Initial clean up ideas were to apply a liberal coating of sand, remove the mixture and transport in a roll-off container to Commercial Paving.  A second suggestion was to apply wood chips and seek to have it taken to Regional Waste Systems or Maine Energy Recovery Corp.  Beyond discussions with Tray and the contractors, EPI and Boom Technology, DEP Response plans no further action.
A-447-2003*In August 2003, Frank Gehrling received a report of contaminated soil associated with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) site #10288, Augusta Puffin Stop, 101 Bangor St., Augusta.  Alliance Energy is the site owner/operator.  Alliance Energy contracted with St. Germaine Associates to conduct an underground tank closure assessment.  Frank approved St. Germaine Associates to oversee soil removal at the site.  Approximately 1,065 tons of soil were removed and sent for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling in Scarborough Maine.  Four double wall fiberglass underground storage tanks and associated piping were removed.  The cause of the discharge was determined to be leaking piping between tank and dispenser.  The site is served by public water and sewer and is classified as Baseline 2 under the DEP Decision Tree guideline.  No written decision tree was found in available records, however, an after-the-fact guideline was completed.  On the west wall of the excavation (Bangor Street) contaminated soil above the established clean-up standard of 1,000 parts per million (ppm) bag headspace was determined infeasible to remove and was left in place.  A second area of soil near underground utilities and the footing to the overhead canopy also exceeded soil clean-up criteria and was determined infeasible to remove.  These areas are identified in the Site Assessment report by St. Germaine (please see the tank file #10288).  The determination to leave contaminated soil in place was made by Frank Gehrling in consultation with St. Germaine.

In September 2004, a discrepancy concerning an invoice by St. Germaine Associates was discovered.  Several phone calls and e-mails were made with review of eligible costs being the primary issue.  The invoice had been outstanding since April of 2004.  Resolution of this issue is described in two e-mails attached to the report.

Frank Gehrling no longer is employed for Maine DEP.  This report was compiled by Peter Blanchard based on available notes.

B-184-2005*
Mr. Dauphinee called to report an oil spill at his commercial farm in Milford. He has a series of greenhouses that he heats with #2 oil.
   This area had been receiving a lot of rain and the ground was soft. One of his AST's, a vertical 275, had fallen over; of course, it had been recently filled. Luckily, he heard the crash and discovered oil spilling out of the tank vent.  He was unable to right the tank by himself and he had to get some of his employees to move the tank far enough to stop the spillage. He estimated that about thirty gallons was lost. Luckily, the oil spilled onto a water puddle. He called his oil supplier, Riverside Heating. They came to the site and recovered the oil with sorbent pads. The oil company suggested that he notify the Department.
   After visiting the site, I determined that the cleanup had been satisfactory. Mr. Dauphinee declined to apply for the AST cleanup fund, because of the number of AST's he owns and the reasonable bill from the oil company.

P-242-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Fri. 4/1/05, 1350 hrs: DEP was called by Sabattus Fire Dept. (SFD) dispatch regarding a St. Laurent Excav. Co. dump truck off the road into a wetland that feeds into Sabattus Pond.  No discharge noted at the time though there was potential.  Soon afterwards CMP notified DEP that there was transformer oil discharge from a pole unit taken down by this truck.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
1.	DEP onsite about 1515 hrs.  Met Fire Chief Don Therien and we assessed the situation.  One CMP pole was down and the St. Laurent truck was up to its frame in the marsh (see photos).  SFD had secured the area and re-directed traffic.  This marsh drains to Sabattus Pond on the far side through a 12' culvert, threatened by an oil discharge.  Across Rt. 126 was house #449 with a private well that I believe was a little threatened.
2.	There was motor oil and sheen on the water around the engine.  No evidence of diesel fuel leaks.
3.	Power and phone lines were hanging but not touching the ground.  CMP and Verizon had them secured.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
a.	CMP had cleaned up the transformer leak and waited for truck recovery before setting a new pole.
b.	Greeley's Garage pulled out the still loaded dump truck.  Pads were put around the motor oil leaks.  No damage to the saddle tank and no leaks.  St. Laurent dug out 1 yd of oil tainted marsh soil, then mulched the area.  The soil was land spread at St. Laurent's Morrisette Dr. gravel pit in Sabattus.
c.	Heavy rains were expected so the outlet drain to Sabattus pond was sorbent-boomed.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	No further DEP Response actions.	A Wed. 4/6/05, check found a sheen on the water but no more recoverable oil.  The heavy rains had washed away the sorbent boom or caused undue erosion of the accident area.

S G Brezinski
O & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-109-2005*DownEast Energy (DEE) called to report that while loading his peddler truck the driver's inattention allowed an overfill to occur and #2 fuel oil was discharged to the pad area of the rack.  The discharge was confined and cleaned by DEE staff with sorbent material.  No request for DEP assistance was made, only the notification of the incident and it clean up proceedings.
P-398-1989*REPORT UPDATE of 4/6/05, by SGB

	JULY 1989, UST replacement for C N Brown Oil by CTI Hoyt Hall.  Retail motor fuels, waste oil, and heating oil bulk plant UST facility.  Dense urban commercial & residential area, on city water & sewer.  Located near the Lewiston MTA entrance on Rt. 196.   Waste oil UST indicates past repair garage use before becoming a Big Apple convenience store.
	Contaminated soil confirmed and sent to CWS Landfill.  Small discharge during removal.  damage to new tank's coating prior to installation.
	This abandonment done prior to CMR 691 UST Closure assessment requirement, and use of DEP clean-up Decision Tree.  Oil contamination understood to remain though not cost effective to access at the time or below clean-up actions requirements at that time.  Any contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

	In April 2005, one tank reported to be taking on water and repair under investigation by C N Brown Co.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-53-2005*
SUMMARY

	Wed. 2/2/05: in the early evening DEP was notified of a reported small discharge of gasoline to the harbor adjacent to the marina.  I understand that in an effort to upgrade their motor fuels AST facility, Boothbay Region Boatyard was moving their old 5000-gal. 2-compartment gasoline/diesel AST.  The crane lifting the tank was mechanically challenged and gravity forced the tank down into the coastal water below.  Though the diesel compartment was reported to have been cleaned out, the gasoline compartment was not and it emancipated 2 to 3 gallons to the harbor waters.  Mr. Chaney stated that the harbormaster and USCG MSO, in Boothbay had been notified.
	On declaring the incident to Supervision-on-call, the distinguished and resourceful Peter Blanchard, we agreed that an immediate response was not necessary and that Blanchard would check in the morning.  Blanchard reported that he had notified Mr. Seth Barker of Maine DMR.
	From past experience, this small amount of gasoline would typically evaporate and disseminate over the water to a sheen, making recovery of the prohibited discharge arduous.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM


Post script:  On 2/3/05, I contacted Boothbay Region Boatyard.  They indicated the tank was nearly empty when the strap broke and the tank fell into the ocean.  Tank will be removed today.  The Fire Department did respond.  The USCG elected not to respond since the threat of release was so small.  I  called and spoke with Chief, Glen Townsend, Boothbay Harbor, he indicated it was a minor environmental incident, however, it was lucky no-one was killed when the strap broke.  He requested flat boom be staged in BBH so they could deploy faster.

Peter Blanchard
DEP BRWM
B-136-2005*3.18.05 Received a report of a 5-gallon container of waste oil abandon at entered location.  DEP picked up the container and entered it into DEP waste oil collection.  The oil displayed the characteristics of waste oil and did not contain water.

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B-144-2005*3.19.05, USCG reported an oil sheen in the water at the entered location.  The F/V Brendale sank on it's mooring just off the Washington County Technical College pier.  Upon phone contact with PO Gibbins, I was informed that the sheen was dissipating, there was no danger to navigation, and there was not enough oil for the Coast Guard to take action.

3.20.05, I responded to the location and meet with Mr. Hicks at the pier.  I did not observe a sheen.  It was estimated that 100 gallon of engine fuel was on board .

3.22.05, Responder Varney and I trailered the Pointer water craft and trash pumps to the location, where the Solomon Company was hired to raise the vessel.  Once the vessel was raised, the pumps were utilized to pump the hull.  A small sheen was observed during the raising, but was isolated around the vessel's hull and was dissipating.  No oil was observed from the pumps discharge hoses.  The oil observed posed no threat and recovery was not feasible.

4.4.05, I met Mr. Hicks at the pier and observed that the vessel was dry docked.  Mr. Hicks feels that the vessel was intentionally sunk and states that the electrical lines to the bilge pumps were cut.

It is not clear if any of the 100 gallons of fuel leaked.  The oil sheens observed may have been from the engine sump(s) or fuel tanks or other on-board equipment or generator or other lubricants used and stowed on the vessel.


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B-187-2005*On 4/6/05, 1600 hours Don Bubar of Gaftek reported that contamination had been found at Broadway Texaco, where they were removing the fuel storage and dispensing equipment.  He specified that he wanted a responder to attend.  The site assessor (a tech from Fessenden Environmental) had sampled where a dispenser had been removed and the sample pegged the meter (>2500 ppm).  The sample was essentially taken at grade and surface ground water was less than a foot from grade.  Although the soil in this area smelled of gasoline it was not saturated and the contamination was limited to a very small area.  Don indicated they had a small spill when they removed the dispenser.  The amount of soil involved was less than a cubic yard.  I suggested that they let it air out and bury it when they filled in the site, which would be in a few days.  The tanks and dispensers were out and they were in the process of removing the cement slab.  The facility (Broadway Texaco) is being converted to a car-wash.

B-170-2005*
     This office received a call at 0930 on 3/31/05, from Jeff McElroy (S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.; Bangor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated they had recently completed a Phase I and limited Phase II site assessment on the Broadway Shopping Center property in Bangor and found some minor fuel oil contaminated soil in one of the test borings.  A single reading of 319 ppm on a PID meter was obtained at approximately 7.5 feet below the surface in the vicinity of Patrick's Hallmark.  This is where a former underground #2 fuel oil tank had been located.  That tank was removed years ago and there were no other PID readings in that test boring.  Based on this level of contamination and the fact the surrounding area is on town water, this property would come under DEP's baseline-2 cleanup guideline.  For a diesel range organic, it would require the removal or remediation of contaminated soil down to 200-400 ppm.  Since 319 ppm is within that range, no further action was required.  A letter (see attached) to that effect was sent to Ronald Billings (Braintree, Mass.) per S.W. Cole Engineering's request.

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B-186-2005*On 4/6/05, 1554 hour John Doucette of BIA reported that they had a 1-2 gallon spill of Jet A from the wing vent of an aircraft.  It landed on asphalt at the general aviation ramp.  It was cleaned up with a half dozen pads, which went to their waste stream.  The wing tanks have a high level alarms, which prevents such spills when they are working.  Like other tanks, overfills happen when the high level indicators are not working properly.
B-189-2005*4.7.05 Domtar reported a hydraulic oil spill from a ruptured hydraulic oil line associated with the #1 wire of the #2 paper machine.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor where workers immediately deployed speedy dry.  A nearby floor receptor (valve pit) was checked and found not to be impacted as a result of the spill.

The sorbent waste will be burned in the #9 boiler, incinerator, which is licensed by the DEP.

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B-352-2004*Mr. Goodness approached me while at a DOT site in Hampden. He said that he had been helping his sister, Mary Hendren, remodel her home at 16 Pleasant Street and discovered a small heating oil spill. I followed him to the address. Ms. Hendren was not there, as the house was under repair. Mr. Goodness showed me the spot and explained he had disconnected the fuel line between the home and garage, so that the house could be lifted and foundation work be done. While this work was on going, the disconnected line had leaked a small amount. While this area is served by private wells, the soil is clay. I directed Mr. Goodness to clean up the contaminated soil and call me when completed. He did and I returned to the site and found the clean up was satisfactory. There was evidence from stained soil that in the past there had been other spills as shown by darkened soil around the wall where the tank was located. However, my PID did not react to the stained soil, so I believed that it had self remediated over the years. I did not require this soil be removed.
   About two weeks later, I received a call from Dave Russell, the Brewer Code Enforcement Officer. He had been called by a neighbor of Ms. Hendren's, Ertin Cameron, who complained that there was oil all over the Hendren yard. I went to the site again and found no problem. I then called Mr. Cameron and explained what I'd seen and done. He found this unsatisfactory, as he knew that there had been a massive spill there since there was an oil truck in the yard every day. Mr. Goodness works for an oil company and was at the 16 Pleasant Street address working on all aspects of the home remodeling. I believe this was the oil truck that he saw in the yard all the time. In any case, I have made repeated inspections of the site and found no threat to the environment or human health. Mr. Cameron did not accept this answer and said that he feared for his well, which is across the street from Ms. Hendren. I explained that at anytime he believes that there was oil in his water the Department would respond immediately. He was disgruntled as I ended the conversation.
P-1112-2004*
SUMMARY

	8/30/04: contacted AVCOG regarding planned early UST abandonment without required waiver of 30-days.  Removal delayed.
	Fri. 12/17/04: during a drive by I noted the UST abandonment in progress.  Morin Excavating uncovering the 1000-gal. UST.  No obvious oil odor or contamination in fill around tank, some oil staining on pavement around the offset fillpipe.  High gw.  Dense sub-urban commercial & residential area on city water & sewer.  Next to the property was a med.-size pond.  No remediation required.  I did not stay to see the tank come out.  No problems reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-178-2005*Trooper Madore of the Maine State Police notified the DEP of a car crash on Route 191 in Whiting.  The car lost control during intense rain on 4/3/05, at approximately 2300.  The car drove down a 60 foot bank and came to rest on the shore of Holmes Bay.

The next morning a crane was hired to recover the car.  No product was spilled from the car crash.
B-175-2005*On 4/2/05, I received a report of a 13 gallon gasoline spill at the Irving Mainway on the corners of Routes 1 & 15 at the Verona-Bucksport Bridge.  Bucksport Fire had responded to the spill and was on scene.  Apparently, a customer did not have the gas nozzle in his tank properly and the automatic shut off did not work.

Bucksport Fire responded, but due to the very intense rain storm in the area was not able to recover much product.  The majority of the product was washed down the bank and into the river.  Bucksport Fire took the pump out of service until the automatic shut off could be checked.

G.R. Adams petroleum services was on site the next morning to confirm that the automatic shut off was operating properly.  They confirmed that the shut off was operating fine.  It is believed that the customer did not have the nozzle in properly.
B-164-2005*3.30.05, Met Robinson Oil representative on site to inspect an underground tank.  The tank appeared to be a buried 275-gallon tank, under an enclosed porch.  The tank was not registered.

I completed the registration, notice of intent to remove, and abandonment-in-place documents on site.  There is a window access to the tank to allow for cleaning and filling in place.

The tank contained no product.

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I-65-2005*A furnace system developed a leak in a fuel line at the furnace connection. The furnace is suspended from the ceiling, so the oil ran onto a freezer unit, before it ran and puddled on the floor.

The spill was initially contained by the oil company. A contractor was brought in to remove contaminated wood and clean the freezer and the floor.
I-66-2005*A fitting on the oil tank cracked and slowly dripped oil. Spill was identified by the homeowner, who smelled oil when he came into the home after being gone for the weekend.

The cellar is covered with about 1 inch of water that enters around the foundation and flows out a drain in the floor. This drain flows to the city sewers, which received the majority of the oil. Tim Peters at the waste water treatment plant was notified.

When the oil company arrived they placed pads on the water to catch the remaining oil in the cellar.
A contractor was hired to replace 6 wooden support posts that were contaminated. The contractor also removed other wooden materials that were contaminated.
A-145-2005* On 4-4-2005, the Fairfield Fire Dept. reported a gasoline spill at the Fairfield Big Stop in Fairfield. A customer overfilled his pickup truck spilling an estimated twenty gallons of fuel onto the pavement. The store manager called the Fire Dept. The Fire Dept. responded and along with help of Irving employees, the spilled gasoline was cleaned up with sorbent material. No additional help from the DEP was requested. No further action is expected.

A-146-2005* On 4-5-2005, Central Maine Power Company reported the release of an estimated 10 gallons of transformer oil. A utility pole holding three transformers broke. The transformers were tagged non PCB. This incident occurred on Upper Main St. in the town of Farmington. A clean up crew from CMP responded and removed snow, soil and brush. No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
A-147-2005*Fifty gallons of lube oil were lost during startup of the #4 paper machine. Some oil was collected with sorbents, the rest went to the mill sewer. No further action is expected.
A-148-2005* On 4-5-2005, late in the evening The Hope Fire Dept. reported the discovery of three drums that had been dumped/placed alongside a roadside turnout. The site is located on the Gillette Rd. I made a site visit and secured the scene with the help of the Fire Dept. We moved the poly drums and placed caution tape around them.
 I returned the next day and performed some field tests on the liquid inside the drums. It appears that the liquid is waste oil. The drums were brought back to DEP Response Haz Store Bldg. The drums were later disposed of by EPI. No spillage was associated with this drum dumping case.
 No further action will be required.
A-154-2005*   DEP received a report that a minor cellar AST overfill had occurred at this seasonal residence.  Spilled oil was recovered by the spiller using sorbent materials.  An inspection of the tank by DEP staff showed no evidence of over-pressurization damage.  No further action by DEP is expected.
A-158-2005*Sonya Potter, Downeast Energy (formerly Potter Oil) filed a late report of a 1/2 gallon diesel overfill of a school bus at the Potter Oil bulk plant, 1464 Pond Road, Mount Vernon.  The spill occurred on April 6, 2005, but was not reported until April 11, 2005.  The spill was reportedly to a paved area with a raised containment berm.  Downeast Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-248-2005*On 4/5/05, I received a call from Peter Moir of Downeast Energy reporting a spill at a client's property in Kennebunk.  An oil tank in the basement of the property had developed a corrosion induced leak and had spilled approximately 10 gallons of oil.  I responded immediately upon the request of Downeast Energy.

When I arrived, I observed the residential property was vacant at the time.  The homeowner was deceased and the estate was for sale.  There was some noticeable oil floating on a small amount of water on the concrete floored basement.  Some oil had gotten into a sump hole and been pumped outside.  I used sorbent pads to clean up the oil and then used some Simple Green to scrub the floor with.  The rinse water was squeegeed into the sump.  The oil spillage outside appeared to be minimal and did not require clean-up.

I left a ventilation fan running over the next several days and removed it on 4/11/05.  No further action required.
B-100-2005*Arriving at camp at midnight on February 24, Clement Walton was looking forward to a long weekend of ice fishing with his family.   Trying to start the Monitor heater, Walton discovered he was out of oil. Pouring 5 gallons into the tank, the heater still would not start, so they all went to bed.

Next morning, they discovered that the feed line between the tank and Monitor had apparently been cut by the plow truck, sometime after October, the last time they were there.

Walton notified the DEP and I investigated that day.   The oil, being dyed, was not hard to find.  By the time the spill was discovered, the oil had flowed down the hill, under the snow, past Walton's well tile, all the way to the lake.  Raising the cover of the dug well, I could see no sheen on the water surface, so it's possible that the oil hasn't made it to the well....yet.   The good news is that last year, Walton spied a well drilling rig going by on the road, stopped them and had them drill him a well, fortuitously up-gradient of where the oil was subsequently spilled.   If the dug well becomes polluted, all we've got to do is trench in the new well.

I eventually hired Clean Harbors to cleanup the spill, by jack-hammering the oil contaminated ice and soil, and then sucking it into a vacuum truck (photos). That work was complete by March 15, the waste being disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill and Clean Harbors' Rummery Road facility.

By the end of March, the ice was starting to pull away from shore, as ice out advanced.  Sorbent boom was deployed to control any sheen as unrecoverable oil leached out from under the rocks on shore.  As of April 11, very little oil had been picked up by the sorbents as the lake level rose and flushed out the oil.   The only things left now are to recover the sorbent boom, restore the slope where contaminated soil was jack-hammered and sample Walten's well for contamination.
B-197-2005*A few days before 3/2/05, Chris Gaudett of Gaftek asked me to waive a piping repair dig at H.E. Sargent, Inc. in Old Town.  I went to the site and found out that the paperwork was in order.  Hence, a waiver was not required.  Everything seemed okay, so I left.  The problem with the existing piping was that it had become kinked just below the dispenser and the only way to effect a repair was to cut the line and there was no way to recover the product before the line was cut, so a quart of product ended up in the excavation.  Ed Clark (Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services) monitored the recovery of the freshly contaminated soil, which was stored temporarily on poly and later put in a drum and stored at H.E. Sargent's Haz Stor.  It will be treated on site when the weather warms.

P-221-2005*It was reported to the Department that a resident in Portland believed that elemental mercury was discharged from a fish to their kitchen table.  A site visit was made.  Elemental mercury collected by the homeowner was provided to the DEP for disposal and Lumex readings of 700-1200 confirmed mercury contaminated ambient air.  A number of folks were consulted on this matter and the general consensus was that was impossible but, nonetheless, the allegedly contaminated fish was sent to HETL for sampling.

The homeowner and family moved out temporarily and proceeded to thoroughly clean and disinfect their household which consisted of wet wiping everything down, heating the place extraordinarily then opening every window possible to flush the air.  This effort was successful because a return trip with the Lumex yielded readings on either side of 150, acceptable for inhabitance.

As an aside, the homeowner had a revelation that she was cleaning/fixing an antique mirror on the same table the same day on which the elemental mercury appeared.  This is now deemed the culprit.  Apparently, the back of antique mirrors were coated with mercury then backed with tin/aluminum and the mercury coating can flake off and, under certain circumstances, actually congeal to a liquid.
B-92-2005*On 2/16/05 I received a report of an above ground storage tank leak at 346 Morrison Farm Road in Mariaville.  A Webber Energy driver was dispatched to fill the tank at the residence.  When the driver arrived, he noticed the smell of kerosene and wisely looked around for a problem.  He discovered the tank had leaked and the product had flowed into the snow.

Webber reported the spill and dispatched a crew to replace the tank.  They also began calculating how much product was actually lost.  They have a very accurate figure that 54 gallons of kerosene was in the tank and lost.  The crew was able to replace the old tank and position it in a better place temporarily.  In the spring, a pad will have to be brought in and placed on gravel.  The old tank had no gravel and the legs were supported by concrete blocks.

Later that afternoon, I contracted Clean Harbors to bring a vactor to the site to begin removing what contamination we could.  We removed approximately 6 yards of contaminated snow.

On 4/12/05, Clean Harbors and I were back on scene to remove approximately 1.5 yards of contaminated soil from the spill area.  There was very little contaminated soil, as most of the product appeared to seep to two defined low areas, where it puddled.  These are the areas that most of the soil was taken from.
P-950-2004*
	Fri. 10/15/04, report of an AST overfill of < 1-gallon of #2 oil during delivery to mobile home.  Response & clean-up by Dead River Oil Co.  No spillage to soil according to Mr. Hodge.  AST reported to be a "Step Tank" which is not within Maine code for AST facilities.

S G Brezinski
I-67-2005*On 4-8-05, Me. State police reported a log truck motor vehicle collision on Rt. 2A in Linneus. While trying to avoid the motor vehicle, the truck went off road, tearing the saddle tanks off the truck. They reported 300 gallons of diesel was released. I responded and found a considerable amount of fuel had been lost in the ditch and side of the road. Both saddle tanks had been ruptured and the driver reported he had just filled them.

I hired Dickison London contractors in Houlton to remove contaminated soil. Approximately 80 tons was removed the same day.  No further action is required at this time.
I-16-2005*Hanington Brothers had a hydraulic hose burst on a feller buncher in T10 R07 on 2-1-05. The operator shoveled snow and used sorbents to clean it up.
I-15-2005*Hanington Brothers had a spill of hydraulic oil from a burst hose on a piece of heavy equipment.  The discharge occurred on the Trafton Brook Road in T10 R7 on 1-31-05. Operator shoveled snow and used sorbents to clean it up.
I-13-2005*On 1-23-05, due to extreme cold, a gasket on the shut off valve of a fuel delivery truck operated by Nadeau Logging failed, spilling about 30 gallons of diesel. It was in a slash yard and most of the fuel was mixed with wood. They set the wood on fire, which consumed most of the  spilled fuel.
I-12-2005*Sullivan Logging had a small hydraulic spill on a piece of heavy equipment, due to a ruptured hose, in T10 R7. Operator shoveled snow, and used pads to clean it up.
B-176-2005*I received a report of an oil sheen from Gray's Plumbing & Heating on 4/3/05.  The reporter noticed the sheen the day before in the heavy rain.  At that time, the reporter notified the Brooksville Fire Chief, Bill Leck, who responded.  Chief Leck confirmed that the sheen must have been from a piece of equipment that was parked in the area prior to his arrival, but did not feel there was any impacts to be concerned about due to the minimal amount of product lost.

The next day, the reporter contacted me and explained the situation.  Apparently, no one had confirmed if indeed it was an equipment leak.

On 4/7/05, I visited the site and confirmed with the owner Mr. Robert Gray that his diesel utility truck did have a leak from the fuel tank.  The leak was discovered and patched at that time.  The truck has been taken to the shop for repairs.
B-191-2005*On 4/7/05, we received an indirect report from Aron Dumount (Maine DEP in Augusta) regarding a couple of flatbed trailers at Rowland's Wrecker Service that had fluid on them that had dripped from crushed vehicles.  I visited the site on 4/12/05, and the flatbeds had been hauled off.  I discussed the fluids issue with Rowland.  He indicated the vehicles do drip after being squeezed.  I suggested immobilizing the fluid with speedy dry or sand and shoveling it into one of the crushed vehicles headed for the smelter.  I mentioned gasoline and he said that they use all of it, because their crusher is powered by an old Dodge slant six.  He said it smokes and smells badly at times, but that it still runs.  He had considered using diesel power, but realized that being able to use the gas from the junked cars was a better idea.


I-18-2005*Dead River reported a small spill at the house of Dennis Owens, 1589 Sly Brook Road, in Eagle Lake, because of the failure of a safety valve on the boiler malfunctioned.  About 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was lost. Dead River used sorbent pads to remediate.

I-22-2005*Robinson Lumber Co. had a spill of hydraulic oil, due to a burst hose on a feller buncher in T14 R16. Operator used sorbent pads to clean it up.
P-26-2005*It was reported to the Department that a filter had been broken off an AST on Foreside Dr. in Falmouth.  Prior to the tank being plugged, approximately 75 gals of #2 oil ran across the basement's cement floor, to a floor drain and its associated sump basin, then was pumped out of the house.  Product traveled through 300 feet of hard pipe until it was discharged to a 100 foot piecemeal slate swale that services Mussel Cove.

Our response was benefited by an incoming tide that confined the majority of product to a small inlet where the swale met the shoreline.  Initial response activities included the deployment of sorbent boom around this small inlet and sorbent pads completely covering it.  In addition, understanding that we were only an hour into the tide, sorbent boom was placed along a small jetty (which was subsequently submerged) that would serve as a barrier given the tide's set.

Having secured the ultimate point of discharge, it was now appropriate to focus on source elimination.  A vacuum truck was requested to assist in the flushing of sump system.  The sump basin was disassembled and, after the remaining free product was removed from the basin, water was applied to both ends of the floor drain to encourage product lingering below the slab to travel to our collection point; that objective was accomplished successfully.  The operation then shifted to cleansing the pipe from the basin to the swale.  The pump was reinstalled and allowed to operate in congruence with the vacuum truck's operation at the hard pipe's outfall; that objective was accomplished successfully as well.

The decision surrounding what to do about the swale was then encountered.   Keep in mind that there was a foot of snow and access, although easy by foot, would not be quite so easy by vehicle.  Several test pits from top to bottom confirmed that there was a substantial amount of oil caught up around the slate and in small pools created by the natural lay of the land.  Several options were considered yet only one was deemed prudent.  The use of an excavator was out as well as a vactor so we opted to continue with the flushing operation, ultimately relying on nature's own abilities.  Hundreds of gallons of water were flushed down the swale which forced free product to the shoreline where we had already established a collection point.  The influx of water also served to rid the area of snow thus allowing for a more thorough appraisal of the situation.

Throughout the entire flushing operation, contaminated sorbents were changed out as they became saturated and were bagged.  At the culmination of our shoreline activities, two fresh sorbent boom rings were deployed and everything within was collected for disposal.   There was still evidence of product being emitted from the swale/inlet, albeit minimal, so the boom rings were elected to remain overnight, through another complete tide cycle.

Housekeeping and indoor air quality were the next items to be dealt with.  A new AST was already on site and in location so product was transferred from the old to the new; the old was then removed from the household for disposal.  The floor was cleaned with speedy dry which did well at assisting with odor elimination and stain removal.  Sorbent pads were left with the construction crew who were directed to monitor the sump basin for slow-to-show free product.

Two site visits were made on the days following.  The latter occurred in a rainstorm which prompted me to deem this site clean.  There was no evidence of product in the sump basin and the swale and inlet were free of product as well.  It had been almost three entire tide cycles since the incident and no sheen was visible on coastal water either so the sorbent boom still present as a safety measure was removed.

It is the belief of the Department that there are no acute and will be chronic adverse affects to the property at which the incident occurred or any of the neighboring properties
I-20-2005*On 1-14-05, WPS New England, reported that because of a leaking gasket on a lube oil cooler, about a gallon of lube oil was discharged from the plant to the Aroostook River. When it was noticed, the pump was immediately shut down and the gasket replaced.  No remediation was deemed possible, and after repairs, no discharge was seen.
A-160-2005*On April 12, 2005, a truck accident at mile 50 southbound (Gardiner) on I-295 resulted in an estimated 10 gallons of motor oil being spilled to the road shoulder.  Maine DEP staff and the local fire department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Some soil was also excavated by hand by DEP and removed for disposal.  The area is not considered sensitive and there are no well or residences nearby.

No further action is expected.
	
P-255-2005*I was contacted by a burner technician reporting that one of his customers had lost a tank of oil in her yard.  I arrived to find an above ground storage tank up against the outside of the home directly under the eves of an A frame roof.  The snow drifts around the tank were up to 7 feet tall.  Apparently the snow became so heavy, while it was melting, that the piece of plywood that had been placed over the filter, collapsed.  The filter was broken off and the whole tank of oil spilled out into the yard.  We removed the tank and pad and vactored soil for several days.  The ground was very rocky and the oil had gone down around the rocks.  The contaminated soil was replaced with clean fill and loam.  The residence was on public water and a concrete slab (no basement).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-199-2005*
     This office received a call at 1500 on 4/7/05, from Jeff McElroy (S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.; Bangor) requesting assistance.  He stated that they were planning to remove a 2000 gallon underground #2 fuel oil tank at the former Masonic Temple building on Main Street in Bangor, which recently burned down.  The tank had been properly abandoned-in-place through Tom Maleck (DEP-Bangor) in 1988 (B-2-88), because it was located under the building.  Now that the building has been removed, they would like to get the tank out of the ground, so that it does not interfere with any future development of the property.  Rumor has it that there was a spill from the AST in the basement (during the fire, I believe) and some of that oil may have seeped out through cracks in the concrete floor.  That being the case, arrangements may need to be made for the disposal of that material.

April 14, 2005 (Thur.):  The removal of the tank occurred on this date.  Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons, Inc. (Bangor) was hired to do the excavation and Mr. McElroy monitored the removal.  The tank was asphalt coated steel, had iron piping (which was pretty rusty), and had been backfilled with non-standard material.  It had been installed sometime in the 1950's.  Surprisingly, the top of the tank had been opened somehow and filled with sand when it was abandoned in 1988.  The concrete floor over the tank did not appear to be cut; plus, the holes for the fill and vent pipes were still present in the concrete over the tank.  So, how did they open the length of the tank to fill it?  Sand in the tank had a maximum PID meter reading of 381 ppm.  That material, approximately 6 cubic yards, was taken to Thibodeau's batch plant for processing.  There was no additional contamination around or under the tank and there was no groundwater in the excavation.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.
P-277-2005*On 3/31/05, I received a call from Dave Lien of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at their bulk plant in Brunswick, as a result of a tank truck overfill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-278-2005*On 3/30/05, I received a call from Devin Tapley of Lampron Energy reporting a water alarm sounding at their Little Falls Mobil facility in Gorham.  They had someone responding to the site to investigate.  I received a call later that the spill bucket was leaking water into the tank during a significant rain event.  They made arrangements to have the spill bucket replaced.  No further action required.
P-168-2005*On 2/25/05, I received a call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a dump truck had crashed into a house releasing approximately 1/2 gallon of unspecified oils.  No clean-up was conducted at the time.  No further action is required.
P-173-2005*On 3/4/05, I received an anonymous complaint of a piece of logging equipment that had been accidentally sunken in a wetland at a property development project off Rt. 26 in Bethel.  I responded that morning.  Upon arrival, I met with the owner of the equipment and saw that indeed the equipment was partially sunken in the bog.  The owner had plans to have a crane remove the equipment the following day.  There was no evidence of oil discharge at the site.  No further action is required.
P-179-2005*On 3/9/05, I received a call from Debbie Silva of Union Oil reporting a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Falmouth.  A technician was on site repairing the leak.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
I-19-2005*On 2-2-05, Maine Potato Growers had a spill of diesel at the Monticello Town Garage. A pump on a delivery truck failed and about 5 gallons went onto the ground before it was stopped. The diver shovel up contaminated snow and took back to the warehouse.
I-31-2005*On 2-8-05, Louisiana Pacific had a spill of Phenol Formaldehyde inside their plant. A level detector failed in the resin room and 250 gallons went into the containment area. They used pumps to reclaim the material and reused it.

P-264-2005*
SUMMARY
	4/7/05: DEP's Jon Woodard (JLW) granted a waiver of the 30-day UST removal notification period to Mr. Bosse of A L Doggett Co. (ALD).  ALD was the UST replacement company contracted by Joseph & Marguerite Herlihy to abandon and replace the facility [the Herlihy's own the property, but do not personally operate the facility].   Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations performed the CMR 691 UST Closure assessment.  Clean Harbors Env. Services (CHES) pumped the waste gasoline from the UST's prior to removal.  JLW requested me to attend the abandonment, a requirement of the 30-day waiver.

SITE INFORMATION & FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	The facility is a retail motor fuels UST facility located in a dense residential area of Sanford, on city water & sewer.  These two s/w CP-protected steel tanks are registered as installed in 1986, replacing two tanks removed and two 2000-gallon UST's abandoned-in-place.  The new tank installed was a 12,000-gallon, two-compartment UST in the same area as the two removed UST's.  I understand the tanks failed the annual CP test which initiated their abandonment-by-removal in 2005.  In 2003, US EPA inspected the facility and issued a fine.
	The area is dense residential with buried utilities initiating a conservative Intermediate Clean-Up Goal based on the potential for gasoline vapors in structures.  At present I am unaware of any petroleum-odor complaints in the area. I could not observe the native soil well because of the pea stone around the UST, though what I did see appeared to be bony gravel.  The downtown Sanford area is a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
a.	While excavating the pea stone under the UST's, we noted the odor of gasoline in the air.  Don Robbin's bag-headspace PID readings were below 10-ppm.  This may be attributed to the fast airing out of gasoline vapors from the course pea stone.   We noted no ground water in the tank excavation; fill slumping and a concrete pad under the area prevented us from exploring below the 12' depth.  I am not aware the piping and island area was checked at the time of the tank abandonment on 4/11/05 and 4/12/05.
b.	No soil removal was required.  Based on observations and knowledge of the area, I thought it not cost effective to pursue further test pitting.  Installation of the new UST near to the removed UST's uncovered no further reported contamination.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are required at this facility based on presently known site conditions.  Minor contamination may remain from these, and past UST's and this shall be managed properly if disturbed or made accessible.
2.	On  Monday, 4/11/05: while the UST was being pumped by Clean Harbors, I noted a gasoline odor in the air around the store.  On checking the vacuum trailer's exhaust vent, I noted it to be only 10' above grade rather than the required 12' [in order to more safely dissipate gasoline vapors from the trailer.]  I advised the CHES driver, Gaylin, that his vent was too low but as he was finished nothing more could be done to correct the pumping.  I later called Matt Quinn of CHES and advised him of the problem.  As I have spoke to CHES about this violation three or more times, only recently at Brunswick Clipermart in 2004, and it was one of their vacuum trucks involved in the 1987  gasoline-UST removal fatality: I recommend a formal Maine DEP letter advising CHES of the violation with incentive for this not to be repeated.
3.	No DEP clean-up expenses and no Maine UST Ins. Fund application is expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-389-2004*An automobile accident damaged a pole and transformer. The transformer lost approximately three gallons of non pcb oil to the ground. CMP employees cleaned up the contaminated debris. No further action is expected. No site visit by DEP.

A-391-2004*Fifty five gallons of gear oil was lost to the floor at Otis Paper, as a result of equipment failure. Approximately twenty five gallons were recovered with the balance escaping to the sewer and subsequently to IP's sewer.

No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-392-2004*A leaf spring sprung up and punctured the saddle tank of an over the road diesel truck. The driver stopped at Broadway and Limerock Streets to assess the damage but got screamed at by a Rockland resident so he moved on. He finally stopped at Broadway and Maverick Streets and several bystanders helped him capture the leaking oil with small containers and poured it into another vehicle. The fire department made a speedi-dri dike and collected the remaining oil. No further action is expected.
B-269-2005*4.29.05, Mr. Price of BMHI reported a discharge of approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil from the elevator in the K-Building.  Price advised that high water entered the elevator pit and the oil reservoir causing the oil to leak out.  An elevator vendor was hired to correct the problem.  BMHI had received pads from the DEP to use and returned the oil impacted pads for disposal.  The limited amount of pads utilized does not warrant reimbursement.

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A-192-2005* On 5-4-2005, David Sprowl reported that a friend had spilled some gasoline at his residence in Searsmont. The friend, Drew Darling, was storing his automobile in a garage belonging to Mr. Sprowl. Mr. Darling drained several gallons of gasoline into two buckets. He then took these buckets and placed them outside hoping that the gasoline would evaporate. This was done sometime in December and after repeated snow, sun and rain some of the gasoline was displaced and spilled onto the ground.
 Mr. Sprowl returned to his home in Searsmont, after a long stay in Florida, and found the containers of gasoline and water. It was at this point in time that he called the DEP for assistance.
 I made a site visit and collected a liter of old gasoline. Mr. Sprowl and I used a hand shovel to determine the extent of the contaminated soil. On 5-6-05, a contractor was hired by Mr. Sprowl to excavate the gasoline impacted soils. Fuller's Construction removed approximately 5 yards of soil and transported it to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons asphalt plant. No petroleum odors were detected in the soils that remained.
 No further action is anticipated by Response. The case has been referred to Technical Services.
P-353-2005*
	5/9/05: afternoon report of miniscule overfill of an above ground storage tank at sub-urban residence while Dead River Oil was making a home delivery.  Discharged product was remediated through the use of sorbent materials.

No DEP response requested or made at the time.  No further action required.
P-359-2005*An employee's vehicle leaked some gasoline to the parking lot of Tambrands in Auburn.  The employee was instructed to remove it from the premises and Tambrands personnel applied speedy dry to the pavement.
P-360-2005*A hydraulic line on excavation equipment burst during construction activities at the future Wal-Mart Distribution Center.  The soil was cleaned up by HE Sargent and transported to Waste Management Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.

The site was sufficiently cleaned up to the Department's Satisfaction, and no further action is necessary in this matter.
P-361-2005*Please see attached.
P-362-2005*Please see attached.

Site visit was made by DEP personnel between the CMP original and return visits.  Standing water in shoulder had free product floating on it which was picked up with sorbent pads.
P-363-2005*UST found during MDOT construction activities.  Tank removed and disposed of by MDOT.  No contamination encountered.
B-251-2005*A leaking switch device at the Bangor Hydro equipment shop resulted in the loss of an estimated 1/2 pint of transformer oil, non-PCB.  See the attached BHECo report.
A-395-2004*An unknown event sheared the filter assembly from this outside AST. An estimated thirty gallons of oil was lost to the concrete pad. Homeowner attempted cleanup with sorbents. I assisted with further cleanup with pads, then Bart Newhouse and I washed the pad with soap and water. No further action is expected.
B-270-2005*5.12.05, Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil spill, tagged less than 50 ppm PCB, at entered location.  Apparently, the wind blew the utility pole down causing the transformer to leak.  Line crew reports that an area on the ground was impacted and cleanup was scheduled for the next day.  Dean Butler of Bangor Hydro advised there was a residential property involved adjacent to Beech Hill Pond, but was told by the line crew that no migration was expected.

5.13.05, Mr. Butler called and advised that the area was cleaned up with sorbents and a drum of leaves and soil were removed for disposal.

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I-88-2005*5 gallons of Non-poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil leaked from a Maine Public Service transformer in front of Nason's Bed and Breakfast.  High winds blew a thin layer of oil over the front yard of the Bed and Breakfast.  A thin layer of oil coated the ditch rip wrap, a flower bed, rose plants, the lawn, and the B&B sign.  WPS removed the top layer of soil from the flower garden and spread kitty litter in the ditch.  The thin layer of oil was hard to remove from the lawn, plants and sign.  WPS may need to replace the affected plants  in the future. No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-83-2005*On 4-30-05, Phillip Clavette, of Long Lake called to report there was a 275-gallon oil tank floating in Long Lake near the golf coarse. The water had risen because of rain and it looked like it was from a camp. I went there that day and observed the tank floating approximately 100 feet off shore, along the edge of the ice. I hired Long Lake Construction to remove the tank from the lake. When that was done, we observed no oil in the tank, it must have lost its contents before it was seen as there was no sheen.
P-357-2005*During the wee hours of May 11th, a gallon paint can became compromised, discharging one half gallon of latex paint to the cement floor inside the building.  Home Depot personnel picked up the mess with sorbent pads which will be stored on site for bulk disposal.
P-347-2005*A BIW subcontractor suffered a discharge when the street sweeper they were operating blew a hydraulic line.  Approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the pavement parking lot, however no other source was impacted (gravel, storm drains, etc).  Product was picked up with speedy dry and will be stored on site for bulk disposal.
P-370-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 5/12/05: Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP, Response Div. notified by state police of a rolled over Maine Drilling & Blasting Co. (MDB) explosives transport truck adjacent to the Maine Turnpike, Mile 19 in Wells, Maine.  The cargo was reported to be ammonium-nitrate & fuel oil (ANFO) liquid explosives, blasting caps, and boosters.  At this time only engine oil discharged.  The truck was labeled 0332, a number which was not in the 2004 DOT ER Guide Book.

INCIDENT RESPONSE
	Stephen Brezinski and Jon Woodard were o nsite approximately 1400 and 1425 hrs respectively; along with Wells Fire Department, State & Local Police, PNSY Haz. Mat. Response, and Maine Fire Marshals.  After the  truck was righted, MDB removed the boosters & caps from the side compartments.  The cargo tank was undamaged so was not off loaded before the truck was hauled off.  DEP padded up the spilled oil and MTA was to sand the area also.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	The cargo tank was sturdy enough to survive the rollover and there was little threat from the ANFO once the boosters and blasting caps were removed.
2.	The Fire Marshal stated that this particular MDB truck was not licensed in Maine to transport in this state, in violation of state rules.
3.	I understand there is no reason to believe this was a WMD incident.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
A-98-2005*   DEP received a report that gasoline spilled when this nearly new pick-up truck burned in the driveway of the owner.  The vehicle tank melted; some gasoline burned but some sorbed into the gravel drive.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The subject drilled (300' deep) well is within 50' but is not unduly threatened by this event.  The nearest neighbor is up gradient and 400' away.
B-213-2005*4.21.05 ,CMP reported a transformer oil leak at entered location and the transformer was tagged PCB less than 2 ppm.  The transformer leaked at the bushing and discharged approximately a quart of oil onto the ground.  The spill was localized at the base of the utility pole and did not migrate.  CMP workers removed about a half a bag of oil stained soil for disposal and replaced the unit.


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B-353-2004*While working on another incident, I noticed that a pole mounted transformer had leaked at 293 Wiswell Road. I notified Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. They sent out a crew, which shoveled up the oiled dirt. Since the PCB content of the oil was unknown, they sampled it and found it was not contaminated. The soil was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-27-2005*Mr. Maloon called to report that he had found an oil spill at the Doris Lary residence (tenant) in Hartland. It seems that she ran out of heat and when he responded he found that the outside 275 had rusted through and was empty. He estimated that about 200 gallons of #1 oil was lost.
  On my arrival, I met Mrs. Lary and her daughter-in-law. The AST is mounted on a level concrete pad well set out from the trailer home's eave. To no avail, as the tank had developed an internal corrosion hole and was empty. The oil was now spread over the flat back yard where the grass and leaves had soaked it up. The trailer gets it's water from a farm house about 400 feet away and up hill. There are no other wells nearby. I explained the AST insurance program to them and suggest that we wait until spring arrives and reevaluate the site to see if any further action was required.
   On 4/21/05, I returned and met with Mrs. Lary. The lawn appeared dead in the area of the spill. I explained that often the roots were not damaged and the vegetation would resprout. She said that she was not concerned with the possible lawn damage as it was not a very good lawn to begin with. There was indeed as much moss showing as lawn. She said that things were satisfactory as is. I agreed and no further action is anticipated.

B-146-2005*The question of why aircraft being fueled at BIA constantly vent fuel to the tarmac has finally been answered:  an aircraft is an unstable platform, and during banking and turning, fuel will slosh into the vent piping.  It doesn't always find its way back to the tank.  As the aircraft is re-fueled, product in the vent lines gets pushed out through the vents.

It happened again on 3/21.   See attached spill report from BIA
B-140-2005*Mike Snowman called to report that one of his customers, Virginia Goodblood, had lost a lot of oil from her outside AST. The firematic valve had cracked. The tank had been filled two weeks before and was now empty.
Estimate of oil lost was in the 200 gallon range. By the time I reached the site, the system had been repaired. There was almost no oil on the ground, but there were a few beads of oil on small puddles under the mobile home. Right next to these puddles was a 4 inch drain pipe that emptied into the road ditch, which emptied into a small brook a 100 feet or so away. Earlier that week, we had a heavy rain of almost 2 inches. This obviously washed the oil away. I dug into the snow filled ditch and found nothing but oil stained grass and occasional odor. The fast running brook was free of any sign of oil.
   I used my PID to investigate the interior odors and found less than 4ppm through out the home.
   On 4/21/05, I revisited the site and could find no evidence of oil in the area.
   The actual cause of the broken valve is unknown as it took place under the cover of snow and had been repaired by the time of my arrival. However, the filter and valve appeared to be in line with a remaining small snow line that suggests they were under the impact area of snow coming off the roof of the home. In any case, the tank was too close to the trailer. On my last visit, the tank had been moved well away from the trailer and the filter was covered by a metal protector.

B-173-2005*The trailer in question here is unoccupied, except by rakers during the blueberry harvest.   According to Fred Carver and Dana Wright of Allen's Blueberry Company, a man regularly checks this abode throughout the off-season and according to him, they said this tank was not leaking on March 27.  I told them and I think they agree, that in my opinion, the tank had been leaking all winter.

Kim Allen-Wadman chose to have the DEP do the cleanup and pay up front, while Allen's applied against the clean-up fund.   On May 9, R.F. Jordan of Ellsworth supplied an excavator and trucks and almost 70 cubic yards of contaminated fill were dug up and taken to Lane's in Hancock to be made into asphalt (pictures).  The contamination left in the ground amounted to <50 ppm by PID at all sampling sites.  Most sites were less than 10 ppm.

The site was backfilled that afternoon with bank run sand from one of Allen's pits.  The backfill next to the trailer was compacted and the tank set back in place.   Allen's personnel will bring the tank up to code, according to Dana Wright.
B-190-2005*Talk about an accident waiting to happen!  The tank at Harry Kinney's camp is ostensibly an aboveground storage tank, but it's buried more than 10% of its surface area, making it an illegal underground tank.  Even if it weren't buried, it'd be an illegal AST, because the feed line is not sleeved, there's a union in it, and the tank's set on a combustible support, not steel legs on a concrete slab.  On April 8, I wrote Mr. Kinney and asked him to change the tank, noting that there'd been no spillage from the tank, YET.

Kinny's daughter called me on 4/11, saying Harry was in Florida 'til the first of May; she asked what deadline I was imposing and would it be all right to put the tank inside.   I said that I purposefully hadn't set a deadline and that an inside tank would be a perfect solution.
P-257-2005*
	4/6/05, afternoon notification of a mystery drum/container floating down the Crooked River, in Harrison, toward Bolster's Mills.  The drum was described as larger than a 55-gallon drum, white and with an orange sign.  No discharge of anything confirmed.  No further complaints or information received.
P-261-2005*
	4/6/05: Notice from Bath Iron Works (BIW) of a hydraulic oil discharge from a Grimmell Industries dumpster/roll-off  truck onto BIW property.  BIW responded and cleaned up discharged product with sorbent material.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-267-2005*
	4/8/05: report by Acton FD concerning a discharge of about 1-gallon of asphalt driveway sealant when a farmhouse basement flooded.  The asphalt floated on the water and was padded up by the fire department.  No DEP visit requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-269-2005*An oil line blew on a cold planer being operated by Pike Industries on Old Rd in Eliot.  Immediately spilled product was picked up with sorbent pads and the rest they were able to recover in buckets.  DEP took care of sorbent material disposal and Pike burned the used motor oil in a furnace.

FYI - Since I know you are wondering, a 'cold planer' is that large piece of equipment that rips up pavement giving it the corduroy look; as compared to the equipment that 'hot tops'.
P-270-2005*Please see attached.
P-272-2005*I oversaw the removal of piping at the Standish DOT garage.  There was evidence of small historic spills near the pump, but the piping seemed to be in good shape.  No soil removal was needed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-274-2005*Automobile with hole in fuel tank leaked approximately 10 gallons of gasoline to Cumberland Farms Driveway.  Cleaned up by Topsham fire department and Cumberland Farms personnel through the use of sorbent material.

No further DEP action necessary.
P-282-2005*Please see attached.
P-284-2005*
	4/12/05: Report of a discharge to air of Freon gas from a refrigerator that was punctured by a transfer station backhoe.  All the gas discharged to air with nothing recoverable.  No further action required.

S G Brezinski
P-292-2005*On 4/19/05, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident on the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough.  There was diesel fuel leaking from the saddle tank on the truck.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed fuel leaking from the tank.  I called Clean Harbors and requested they respond to remove the remaining fuel from the tank as it could not be patched to stop the leaking.  When Clean Harbors arrived, they pumped out the tank.  We also hand excavated a few small test pits around the truck and removed some oil from those as well.  Sorbent pads were also used to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action required.
B-185-2005*Lincoln Fire Department called to report that they had responded to an oil spill complaint at Albert Paradis residence, 396 West Broadway, Lincoln. Mr. Paridis complained that oil was leaking from his neighbor's, Beverly Rider. The Fire Department found a yellowish tint to some surface runoff, but they did not think it was oil.
   I went to the scene and contacted Mr. Paradis. This took place during the spring melt and what he was seeing was the waste product of anaerobic bacteria that had been busy this winter.
   No further action.
P-297-2005*On 4/21/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Paul Williams of Williams Foundation reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic line on one of their trucks.  The spillage was excavated and the soil taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.
P-301-2005*On 4/22/05 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tim Kiely of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill in Portland.  Approximately 5 gallons of heating oil spilled onto the sidewalk at 123 Free St. when Downeast was making a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-302-2005*I was contacted by the Brunswick Naval Air Station reporting that there had been a malfunction of a pump connected to an above ground storage tank servicing a navigational aide between the runways.  Kara Tudman and I oversaw the removal of contaminated soil and discovered that some of the oil had gotten into an underground electrical vault next to that navigational aide.  See attached email from Tony Williams for follow up on the cause and cleanup.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-303-2005*On 4/22/05, I received a call from John Plunkett of M W Sewall reporting a small spill from one of their oil trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.

On 7/12/05, I issued an oil spill debris form for this site.  Sewall excavated approximately 2 - 3 yards of contaminated soil from this spill at the site.  The soil was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.
B-59-2005*Mr. Foley called to report a diesel fuel spill at his job site at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Old Town. It seems that his company, Cianbro Construction, is doing work there and has contracted with Malenfant Fuel Company to keep the construction equipment filled up. While filling a piece of equipment, the delivery driver managed to over pressurize the fuel tank causing a spit back of a gallon or less. This oil fell on ice and snow in the yard and a Bobcat loader was used to scrape up the contaminated frozen water. This was placed in a 55-gallon drum where it will be allowed to melt. The floating oil will be recovered with sorbent pads and the water to the mill sewer.
B-91-2005*2.15.2005 Responded to entered location.  Upon arrival I observed free phase oil on the ground and in the snow and ice along the shoreline of Moosehead Lake.  The spill occurred in the parking lot adjacent to the restaurant building, where a 275-gallon above ground home heating oil tank and a larger propane tank are situated.  The spill occurred when a contractor, Jack Whittier & Sons, Box 532, Greenville, ME 04441, pushed a Jersey barrier into the heating oil tank and broke the feed line.  It was estimated, using delivery records, that 200 gallons were spilled.

Maine DEP oversaw the cleanup and Clean Harbors of Maine was contracted to do a majority of the work using sorbents, vacuum trucks, and personnel.  Free phase product was removed from auger holes drilled into the ice, but a majority of the oil was encased in ice that was chipped up and sucked up with a Guzzler vacuum truck.  The amount recovered was hard to estimate.  Clean Harbors couldn't gage the recovered solid (ice) material on site, but reports approximately 2300 gallons of oily water processed at Rumery Road in South Portland.  Sorbents were used where feasible, and I estimated a collection of 50 gallons of oil.

Maine DEP drilled or cut a series of holes in the ice to investigate possible migration.  All indication are that the spill was confined to the shoreline where an ice fracture stopped a majority of the oil.  The night of the spill, we did not discover oil past the fracture.  The Greenville Fire Department's response and early reporting from R.H. Foster also contributed to the confinement of the spill.  Weather conditions were below freezing and in some cases stormy throughout the cleanup.

4.22.2005, I visited the site and observed that the ice was still up along the shoreline.  The stream adjacent to the spill site was open.  I did not observe a reoccurrence of oil along the bank of the lake,  ground, or in the water or snow.  Continued monitoring will be conducted during ice out to verify and gage the level of cleanup and determine if any additional actions may be necessary.

6.7.2005, Responder Shannon and I visited the site.  I did not observe any oil reoccurrence or oil residue along the bank or in the water.  No further Response actions are anticipated.

file/report



B-60-2005*Karen Booth called from R.H. Foster Oil Company to report that a driver had overfilled the basement AST at 402 Center Street. They estimated that about one gallon came out the fill onto the ground and that as much as 4 gallons may have spill onto the basement floor from a crack in the tank's seam. The floor is concrete and no drains were involved. They were cleaning up the snow and basement floor.
   No further action anticipated.
B-73-2005*Ms. Corbin called to advise us that her company would be crushing cars at J & J Auto Salvage in Orrington. I went to the site and observed the operation.
   They used a front-end loader with forks to transport the hulk to the crushing area. If the hulk still had gasoline, motor oil, or transmission oil, it was drained before crushing. Anti-freeze was left in the hulk until crushed at which time it would drain into a tank that was part of the crusher. To remove the gasoline and motor oil, the hulk was held about 5 feet above a metal pan that appeared to be 5' X 10'. The oil pans and gas tanks would be punctured and a worker would collect most of the oils in buckets and dump it into 55-gallon drums. These drums would then be left on site for the landowner to deal with.
   About 3 or 4 cars would be crushed at one time. The loader would remove them from the crusher and stack them on polyethylene sheeting while waiting for a truck to arrive. If any oils dripped onto the ground, the contaminated soil/snow would be shoveled up and place in a car to be crushed. Oil on the poly would receive a shovel or two of wood shavings which would also be put into hulks. Overall, I'd give the operation an 8 with 10 being the best.
   After their operation was concluded, I visited the site. It was a warm, sunny day and snow was melting. Where puddles occurred, I found a few that had oil contamination. This was mostly in the area the crushed hulks were stored. At most, there was a total of about one gallon of oils on the puddles. I used a few sorbent pads to collect it.
P-205-2005*A peddle truck driver overfilled an indoor AST in Kennebunkport which caused #2 fuel to be discharged out the vent to the soil below.  The homeowner reported the issue to us the following day.  A site visit presented the necessity to undertake an excavation which was performed by Top It Off Oil personnel under DEP direction.  At a few feet below grade, clean sand was encountered and excavation was discontinued.  No chronic adverse effects are expected.

B-138-2005*
     This office received a call at 1450 on 3/21/05, from Scott Leighton (DEP-Bangor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that he discovered the spill when he pulled into the Irving Big Stop in Newport.  From the size of the spill, he was estimating that there were around 30 gallons involved. Some of the oil had pooled on the asphalt and some had reached a nearby stream, which caused a sheen.  Since he was on scene, he would discuss the incident with Irving's management.

     When he called back a short time later, he indicated that sorbent pads and speedi-dri had been laid down to absorb the material, which appears to be motor oil.  Their best guess is that a truck driver stopped at the site, made some type of repair on his rig, and then left the property without telling anyone (nice guy).  That being the case, there was probably a lot less than 30 gallons involved.  Exactly how much is unknown.  The spill site is approximately 50 to 70 feet from the drainage ditch/stream, which runs along the edge of the property.  Everything appears to be under control at this point.

CONCLUSION:  I checked the site a few days later and did not find any contamination.  All of the oil had been cleaned up by Irving Big Stop personnel.

REC:  File report.
P-290-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuel UST facility & C-store, owned & operated by Cumberland Farms Inc. [CFI].  Cumberland Farms contracted with Greenwood Construction [GC} to abandon the facility and install a new facility; with CYN Env. Services [CYN] to clean the tanks on site; and Environmental Compliance Services (ECS) to perform the required Maine CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP was primary DEP representative for the abandonment.

FACILITY INFORMATION & ASSESSMENT
	The removed facility consisted four 8000-gallon, s/w FRP UST's installed in 1984 (three gasoline & a diesel); with double-wall flexible plastic piping re-installed in the 1990's.  The facility replacement was driven by a year 2004, consent agreement for CFI to upgrade their single-wall facilities.
	The area is sub-urban commercial and residential in the area of the North Windham shopping mall area.  There is a Webber Energy EXXON facility across Rt. 302.  Directly behind the facility is Woodville Rd., a residential street on town water.  Further East is Sandbar Rd. which is rural residential and on private wells.  I estimate there are private drinking water wells within 1000' but not within 300'.  As the site falls over a mapped S & G Aquifer, though there are no known ground water users with 300'.  I judged the site to have an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal and gave a copy of the D-Tree to Mr. Bryan Anderson, the ECS representative on site.
	Prohibited discharges noted include: diesel spills around the dispenser and sump; about 10-gallon of un-explained diesel oil within the diesel tank sump; and several gallons of diesel spilled during the tank cleaning by CYN & Greenwood.

DEP SITE VISITS
	Tuesday, 4/19/05:  Kara Tudman & I stopped by in the morning while en route to Harrison.  We met Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Rick Hazel of Greenwood Const. who was removing the concrete from the tank tops.  Hazel told us the site assessor from ECS was due tomorrow.  In the afternoon we visited again and noted GC excavating fill from around the piping, risers, and sumps (see attached photos).  On checking with DEP's Tim Rector, he and I agreed that removing soil from around the sumps and product piping without the site assessor violated DEP requirement for the CMR 691 Sec.12(B)1.(C)(i) and Appendix P(6.) assessment.  As the fragile s/w FRP tanks were not cleaned and contained residual product, I also feared accidental discharges if the excavator should damage the tank shell.  I ordered Mr. Hazel to cease removing fill around the piping and sumps until ECS could document for discharges as required in CMR 691.
	Wednesday, 4/20/05: On site in morning with CTI, Hazel & GC crew; CYN tank cleaning crew and vacuum truck; and Anderson of ECS.  The vacuum truck had a 12'+ high vent as required for gasoline.
	When I arrived on 4/20/05, I noted a water hose from the store to the tank area.  I noted no bonding or grounding equipment for this hose.  Checking with the CYN foreman he explained that they intended to wash the (three) gasoline UST's out with water prior to purging of flammable vapors and cleaning them.  I advised him and Hazel that this was prohibited under Maine rules, which the CYN foreman expressed he was unaware of.  [The water-wash method causes potential static charge which has caused tanker ships to explode in past years and this is not outlined in acceptable methods in CMR 691 Appendix J.]  I called Mike at CYN and explained this purging prohibition to him, Mike referred me to CYN's Chuck Amaral.
	Later in the morning, CYN began purging the first gasoline UST (see attached photos) and I noted gasoline vapors blowing out the copus blower at grade: no required 12' vent.  I estimate the purging had been going on for approximately 5-minutes.  They were not blowing-in with a drop tube off the tank bottom, but blowing out off the tank top area which is a less-effective, more h
B-156-2005*
     This office received a call at 1315 on 3/25/05, from Town Manager, Dale Abemethy (#326-4502) reporting an oil spill in Castine.  He stated that a resident at 23 or 25 State Street had discovered some oil dumped down a storm drain across the street from his home around 1145 this morning and reported it to the Town Office.  Upon investigation, the oil appeared to be either diesel or fuel oil and they were estimating that less than 5 gallons were involved.  He indicated there are some students living at a house next door, so they may have dumped the oil down the drain.  The problem is...proving it.  A bail of sorbent pads were obtained from the Maine Maritime Academy to contain and recover the oil.  No additional assistance from DEP was requested.

CONCLUSION:  I checked the site a few days later and did not find any remaining contamination.  All of the oil had been cleaned up and disposed of by Town personnel.

REC:  File report.
A-136-2005*Derrell Connor contacted this office to report an oil spill from his outdoor above ground storage tank.  Due to heavy rain and snow melt, a sheen and odor was present beneath his mobile home.  I made a site visit and met with Terry Connor, Derrell's wife.  I observed some minor sheening in standing surface water outside the home.  Some of the skirting had been removed from the home and oil stained insulation was in evidence near the fuel oil tank.  The tank is a 275 gallon horizontal on cinder blocks.  One of the legs was tilted off the block due to frost heaving.  The filter assembly was very close to the ground surface (nearly touching) as was the bottom of the tank, (approximately 3 inches).  The home is served by a drilled well approximately 50 feet from the tank.  I was informed by Terry that the Connor's had hired J & S Oil Co. technicians to inspect the tank and furnace for leaks.  None were reportedly found by J & S.  I contacted Errol Woodbury of J & S who reported the same information.  It was alleged by Ms. Connor that the tank may have been overfilled by Main St. Fuel of Richmond, perhaps in January, 2005.  This was based on the results of the inspection by the burner technician.  No odor or staining of snow was observed by the Connors prior to the reporting of this incident.  I called and spoke with Casey Nash, proprietor of Main St. Fuel.  He indicated they had filled the tank on several occasions over the winter, however, he denied that his drivers had overfilled the tank.  The deliveries were always ordered by the Connors at 100 gallons.  Mr. Nash stated the tank was usually nearly empty, so how could 100 gallons overfill the tank?  I have no way to verify the exact cause of the spill.  It could have been an overfill, or it could have been a leak in the system.  Both have been denied by the the technicians responsible.  Mr. Connor agreed to apply for Insurance Fund Coverage and to have DEP oversee remedial action.  I hired McGee Construction to remove contaminated soil.  On 4/14/05, and 4/15/05, several one ton dump loads were removed to McGee Construction asphalt pad for stockpiling.  The yard at the Connor's was still very wet, and concern was expressed not to crush a line from the septic tank to the leach field.  To prevent such damage, wooden planks were laid and a small dump truck (1-ton) was used.  Approximately 18 yards of material were removed and disposed off site.  Our efforts to protect the line between the septic tank and leach field were in vain.  As we neared the bottom of the excavation, the excavator ripped the 2" black plastic line in two causing septic water to spill into the excavation.  This was repaired with couplings and clamps by McGee.  Clean fill and loam was replaced the next day.  I took a water sample of the well to ensure no impacts to the groundwater.  No further action is expected.

As a follow up note it appears that the road sign into the subdivision was missing while the incident and subsequent cleanup unfolded.  The road sign leading into the neighborhood is Barnett Rd.  The original address given by the Connor's was Weeks Rd.  Barnett Rd is a smaller road off of Weeks Rd.
A-250-2004*During removal operations, Clean Harbors was heating an AST of #6 fuel oil for transfer when a leak developed. An estimated twenty gallons were lost to the ground and immediately recovered. No further action is expected.
A-251-2004*This came in as a complaint of hazardous paints and solvents spilled near a wetland. I arrived to find a collection of consumer quantity paints and such left by a private dumpster leased to a road association. They apparently called us because they were mad someone else had used their dumpster. No spillage was evident. No action expected.
A-254-2004*John Doe, the clammer, got his pickup mired in the flats at low tide. He then talked his buddy (probably at least his half brother), also a clammer, into bringing his pickup down to pull the first one out. Things didn't go exactly as planned and soon there were two clam diggers and their trucks ankle and axle deep in mud. I called Clean Harbors to get some boom around the mess before the tide got to them. The clammers did eventually get their vehicles out and I'm not aware of any significant damage to the environment. No further action is expected.
A-255-2004*During lawn mower maintenance a worker at Wal-Mart in Rockland spilled a quart of engine lubricating oil to the concrete floor and cleaned it up with rags.  No further action is expected.
A-267-2004*Summit Environmental was contracted to oversee cleanup of oily contamination at this site as part of a real estate transaction. There were four AST's on site to fuel an electrical generator. These were all to be replaced. There were also several drums and assorted containers of oily products. Summit removed these small containers and we found no significant leakages to the ground. One of the AST's had obviously been leaking and some soil removal was necessary. Approximately ten yards of oily soil were removed to a roll off for disposal.

I have since misplaced my copy of the soil disposal letter and hence have not attached it to this report. No further action is expected.


A-273-2004*The tank in this case was supported by a wooden structure. The wood rotted and the tank's legs fell down through the structure and the filter assembly broke off. The oil went directly into the ground and into the buildings perimeter drain system. We excavated all oily soils down to the drainage system and built a moat and underflow dam at the termination of the drain. Approximately fifty tons of soil were transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling, but I have since misplaced the soil transport letter and hence have not attached it. The underflow dam collection system was in operation for two months or so and was quite successful in collecting product and completely successful in keeping oil from entering the nearby pond. The moat/underflow dam has been removed and the property restored. No further action is expected.

A-277-2004*This site was reported as a gasoline contaminated well. I conducted a site visit with Alex Pugh to attempt to determine where the gasoline had come from. We found no obvious source. I did note a kerosene leak in the house behind the monitor heater in the kitchen, but the oil seemed to be contained in the wooden floor. The basement seemed free of oil or gasoline sources. Alex re-sampled the well and when he got results back they indicated DRO instead of GRO. When asked about this the homeowner said that yes, the filter had been broken off her K-1 tank some time ago and the contents lost to the ground. Through use of excavators and vac-trucks the oily soil was removed and hauled to Dragon for disposal.

A-321-2004*This call came in as a complaint against Hammond and Tilton for burning drums of "hazardous waste" at their facility. I contacted Mary Corr of hazardous waste enforcement and she had been working with Hammond and Tilton on other matters already and agreed to investigate the complaint. No further response action is expected.
B-8-2005*The attached cover letter from Congressman Michaud's office initiated an investigation into a possible oil sheen on Silver Lake from Goodwin's junkyard.  Unfortunately, by the time the complaint arrived here, Silver Lake was frozen.

Turns out, Edwin Goodwin has quite a history with the Town of Lee, Lee CEO Dwight Tilton, and the Maine Court system.  Basically, the junkyard in question has to be cleaned up by August or Goodwin goes to jail for 9 months.

The complainant's allegation was that runoff from the junkyard caused a sheen on Silver Lake on November 29, 2004.  I waited until snowmelt and a rainy period before I investigated in 2005. On the afternoon of April 25, following heavy rains overnight and morning, I visited the site.   Walking along the shore, I could see no sheen or any sign of one. I saw no evidence of spillage from any of the derelict vehicles on site.   A lady identifying herself as the former Mrs. Goodwin said that Goodwin intended to start having vehicles crushed as soon as the site dried out enough to allow the crusher on site.
A-323-2004*A rusty drum of waste oil leaked onto the ground in the driveway of the Oakland school bus garage. The area is served by public water and the spill was minor in an otherwise neat facility. No clean-up or further action required.
A-324-2004*A flood in this basement caused the tank to float and separate the filter assembly from the rest of the system. The oil was contained on the surface of the water. Environmental Projects was hired to bring a vac-truck to remove the oil. While waiting, the local Fire Department and I recovered a significant amount of oil using sorbent pads. When EPI arrived they sucked the remaining oil out of the basement and we wrung out the pads and sucked the barrels dry also. The following week, Bart Newhouse and I pumped the remaining oil from the AST which was no longer in use. The site has been referred to Tech Services for groundwater quality follow-up.

No further response action expected.
B-231-2005*
     This office received a call at 1640 on 4/27/05, from Scott Wilkerson (University of Maine; Orono) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the wind blew down a pine tree this morning at 95 College Avenue, which took down a pole mounted transformer.  Approximately 15 gallons of non-PCB oil was spilled when the unit hit the ground. Two to three cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and will be disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (South Portland).  A sample of the oil was collected for analysis.

     On 4/28/05, I was informed that the test results on the 1985 Westinghouse transformer came back at less than 2 ppm PCB's.  As such, this would be considered a mineral oil transformer.

REC:  File report.


P-218-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 3/21/05: Maine CGI John Engel reported to DEP gasoline contam. in soil exceeding the 100-ppm notification level.   It was agreed to meet onsite the following morning to assess further action.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The site is the former Karen's Variety GULF, formerly owned & operated by Lance Turner.  Lampron Energy is the present site owner and was replacing the UST facility.  Maine CTI Bill Carver was working with FPH Inc. for the removal and reinstallation [FPH Inc. is associated with the parent company of Lampron Energy].
	Three dbl-wall StP-3 tanks, originally installed in 1988 and from Drumlan tank Co., were removed along with associated piping.  The tank's anodes were all spent which had an effect on the decision to abandon the facility.  The tank coating on one tank had bubbled off the surface of the steel tank; when popped it was full of water and the steel tank shell corroding [this was not due to the excavation and tank's removal but an apparent defect in the coating].
	DEP report P-404-01, covers investigation of water in the tank's interstitial space.

LOCAL GEOLOGY AND DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	At 17' bg no groundwater was encountered.  The area is largely mapped S & G aquifer in this part of Windham.  The area is listed as not within 300' of private wells though there are private wells for homes along the side  streets for Rt. 115 (such as Brown Cove Rd.).  We agreed on an INTERMEDIATE CLEAN-UP Goal based on present knowledge, downgraded from a recommended Stringent Goal (see attached DT form).  An action level of 100-ppm for soil [by CMR 691 bag headspace method] was established.  Gasoline tainted soil @ 400 to 700-ppm was noted around the UST fill pipes.  See the CMR 691 UST removal assessment of Engal Env. for further details on the site geology and contamination.
	During excavation for the new UST's on 3/22/05, FPH's excavator's hydraulic line broke spraying several gallons of oil into the soil.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Oil corrupted soils were excavated and spread thin under the site in areas to be paved, for natural attenuation.  No gw was known to be treated.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	No further clean-up is required by DEP Response Div. at this time based on present knowledge of conditions.
b.	Oil contaminated soil likely remain onsite, in levels below action level, and this shall be managed properly if disturbed or made accessible.
c.	No UST Clean-Up Fund application is expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-221-2005*On 4/22/05, 1611 hours this office took a report there was a leaking AST at Lot 26 in Graystone Trailer Park.  An investigation revealed that the tank was not leaking at that time, but there had been some spillage resulting from a line leak.  (This had been repaired with a short length of half inch rubber hose.)  There was an oil stain under the tank and some stressed vegetation, although there wasn't much grass there to begin with.  I discussed the situation with Susan; suggesting that she have the line properly replaced, so as to avoid a major spill in which she could loose a lot of oil and have to put up with the inconvenience of the cleanup process.  She said she would.
P-1003-2004*
	11/03/04, notification of 5 to 8-gal. discharge of #2 oil when a forklift ripped the oil filter & firematic off of the 275-gal. AST located inside their small warehouse.  During a site visit with owner Beb Beaulieu, I observed the spill to be on the way to be satisfactorily cleaned up.  Some of the oil had seeped under floor tiles and that had not been removed yet.  No oil known to have reached soil or state's waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-704-1992*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of 4/29/05 by SGB

	10/30/93 UST facility inspection prior to scheduled UST abandonment.

	1/6/93: Abandonment by removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels UST facility under Maine CTI Todd Lavallee of Stewart's trucking Co.  CMR 691 UST closure assessment by Mike White of Emery & Garrett groundwater Inc.  Three 10,000-gal. bare steel UST's removed.
	Being over a mapped S & G aquifer, a Stringent Clean-Up Goal was assigned.  About 182 tons of oil contam. soil documented around the dispensers and tanks, and sent to CRS by CNB.  Soil was fine to med. sand.  Gw found at about 15' bg.  No LNAPL noted.

	These new, replacement UST's are registered as having been abandoned by removal in 2003 and the facility is now an Amato's sandwich shop, with no remaining facility.  I found no record that oil contamination was found or reported during the year 2004 abandonment.
A-174-2005* On 4-21-2005, Home Depot reported the release of less than a cup of acid. This spill occurred inside the Rockland Facility. Employees of Home Depot cleaned up the spilled acid and placed it into the appropriate container for disposal. No further action will be required.
A-176-2005*C.N. Brown reported a 1 quart vehicle overfill of gasoline at the Big Apple, 47 Waterville Road, Skowhegan on April 25, 2005 (tank registration 9393).  The product was discharged to pavement.  C.N. Brown personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill and then disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.  The area is served by municipal water.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-178-2005*Andrew Morse contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill from heavy equipment in the gravel equipment storage yard at Camp Keyes in Augusta.  Morse is a member of the Maine Army National Guard.  A loose fitting caused the spill, and the oil leaked over the winter.  Mr. Morse did not know the exact spill date/time.  Being a heavy equipment detachment, the Guard was able to excavate the soil and transport to Hatch Hill Landfill for disposal.  All visually stained soil was removed.
A-180-2005*On April 27, 2005, C.N. Brown reported a customer (name not reported to DEP) suffered a leak to an automobile gasoline tank discharging an estimated 1.5 gallons of gasoline to the pavement at the Big Apple, 124 Main Street, Fairfield (tank registration 2203).  C.N. Brown personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled gasoline.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-185-2005*An overturned passenger vehicle was leaking lube oil into the ditch which it had rolled into. It happened to be raining quite hard at the time and the ditch was a freshet which carried the oil to a nearby, small farm pond. The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of. No further action is expected.
P-314-2005*On April 25, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately 50-gallons of synthetic oil was discharged onto pavement at the Bath Iron Works facility.  The synthetic oil was contained within a 55-gallon drum that was punctured by a forklift during transport.  The oil that was discharged to the pavement was cleaned-up by Bath Iron Works responders with a combination of speedy dry and other sorbents.  Sorbent materials were disposed of by Bath Iron Works.  No further response actions are required at this time.
P-318-2005*Paula at C N Brown (CNB) called to report a customer discharge at the mile 56 north service station on the Maine Turnpike.  The incident happened the previous evening at approximately 21:00.  The claim was the nozzle did not shut off and the discharge occurred.

Given the late nature of the call, no DEP/Response was dispatched. CNB staff are believed to have properly cleaned up the discharged product with sorbent material and disposed of the material.

No further DEP/Response actions are planned.
P-322-2005*I was contacted by Webber Oil reporting that one of their customer's tank was floating in his basement.  I arrived to find the small basement had three feet of water in it and had had six feet of water in it earlier in the day.  The Lippman's handyman was pumping the water out and noticed a small amount of oil.  The Lippman's had two 275 gallon oil tanks and both were floating.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and they pumped the oil out of the tanks and recovered the oil off the surface of the water in the basement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-323-2005*On April 28, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one-quarter cup of #2 fuel oil was released as a result of a delivery employee failing to close the nozzle valve during a delivery.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further action is required at this time.
P-324-2005*On 4/29/05, I received a call from Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management in Norridgewock reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trash haulers due to a broken hydraulic oil line.  They had excavated approximately 1/2 yard of contaminated soil from the incident and took the soil to their approved landfill in Norridgewock.  No further action required.
P-325-2005*
	4/27/05: mid morning report of oil discharge following an auto hitting a pole and gravity forcing the transformer to the ground.  Central Maine Power responders reported most of the transformer oil washed (by rain) to the storm drain and into the Saco River where it could not be recovered.  Discussed issue with John Hart of Saco Treatment Plant, with United State Coast Guard, and with R. Howorth of US EPA Region 1.  I heard nothing about oil leakage from the auto.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-330-2005*
	Friday, 4/29/05: Brief facility visit by S. Brezinski of Maine DEP Response Div. after noting oil spill to loading area during a drive-by.  Quantity appeared less than several gallons and was into or next to a catch basin for the concrete loading rack pad.  A DEP file search later showed no indication this oil discharge had been reported, as required.
	The oil AST bulk plant appeared less than 10-years old and appeared in good condition and well maintained.  Total capacity is guesstimated at 60,000-gallons in two vertical AST's and one horizontal AST.  I noted no discharges to the concrete berm area.  The area is rural residential and commercial, in southern Waterboro.  I could not confirm any drinking water wells nearby, though the nearby downtown is on town water.

S G Brezinski
P-76-2005*On January 25, 2005, DEP received a call from a homeowner on Chebeague Island that indicated that there had been a release of an unknown quantity of K-1 from an outdoor tank.  The homeowners best estimate for quantity lost was approximately 125 gallons based on previous consumption rates.

On January 26, 2005, Kara Tudman (KT) and Ann Hemenway (AH) arrived on Chebeague Island in order to investigate the suspected spill.  A spill was discovered at the filter point of a 330-gallon tank servicing an antique stove within the residence.  The filter failed as a result of freezing.  Upon further investigation with the resident, the time of spill could not be determined as the stove had not been used for approximately two years.  Therefore, the actual amount of oil spilled is unknown.  KT and AH determined that the extent of contamination was likely to be larger than what could be removed by hand and a contractor was contacted.

Excavation at the residence took place in the month of February on the following dates: 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 28.  The contaminated soil removed was transported off the island via dump trucks due to accessibility issues on Deer Point Road.  A total of 28 dump truck loads of soil were removed for a total of 471.67 tons, which were sent to Commercial Paving & Recycling.

On March 2, 2005, two dump trucks loaded with backfill arrived and were staged near the excavation while the last of the contaminated soil was removed via one empty dump truck.  Backfilling activities continued for the month of March on the following dates: 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, and 16.

On March 24, 2005, the backfilling was completed and grading activities took place.

Two water samples were collected for diesel range organics (DRO) analysis from the kitchen sink of the residence on 2/8/05 and 3/24/05.  Results from these samples did not indicate the presence of DRO constituents above the method detection limits.  The residence is involved in the quarterly monitoring program.

On July 5, 2005, loam was delivered to the site for final grading on the backfilled area.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-246-2005*April's heavy rains resulted in high water everywhere and Dover-Foxcroft resident, Jessica Masse, enquired via e-mail as to whether we thought the set up of the gas  pump at the Sebec Village Marina was a safe one, given the high water.

Looking at the site at 16:00 on the 29th, the water was somewhat higher than when the picture was taken; what the picture didn't show is that the pump is piped to a 500 gallon AST, about 3 feet higher in elevation than the pump.   Fortunately, the valve to the pump was shut and the tank was empty or nearly so.  Given that the forecast was for clearing and dry weather for the next 24 hours, I thought the  water would most likely not get much higher.  To do any real damage, it'd have to come up another 4 to 5 feet.
I-77-2005*The town Manager reported that a few camps had problems from the high water.

This camp had a kerosene heater fall over due to the high water in the camp.

A light sheen is present in the camp and a small sheen is leaving the building by the back door.

Both doors were boomed off and the owner notified.
A-188-2005*A Maine Department of Transportation truck had a fuel line failure while at the Waste Management Crossroads Landfill facility in Norridgewock on May 2, 2005, discharging an estimated 5 gallons of
diesel fuel to the ground.  Waste Management personnel had H. E. Sargent, Inc. staff excavated an estimated 1.5 cubic yards of soil and bark mulch (used to create a burm to contain spills) for disposal at the landfill.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is anticipated.
I-78-2005*A broken hydraulic line break resulted in a 5 gal spill which was cleaned up with pads.
A-12-2005*On January 6, 2005, the Heaten Oil Company delivered oil to Grover Gallion, 35 Cushman Road, Winslow with instructions to fill each of two tanks with 75 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The oil truck driver was new to the trade, having previously driven a taxi cab; he  dutifully connected the nozzle to the first tank fill set the truck pump to shutoff at 150 gallons and stood by the truck not the nozzle.  Unfortunately, the first tank did not have 150 gallons of head space and was overfilled.  Because the driver was at the truck he was initially unaware of the situation and continued to pump oil through the tank and out of the vent, thoroughly dousing the side of the house in way of the vent and to the ground.  As a further result of the overfill, the AST to which the nozzle was connected was deformed by the pressure generated from filling the tank and caused a seam to begin to leak.

Cushman Road in Winslow is served by municipal water, however, owing to the volume of oil spilled Maine DEP staff required an excavation of the contaminated soils.  Heaten Oil Company took responsibility for the spill and agreed to replace the damaged AST and pay for the clean-up.  Gerald Mackensie Construction was hired to remove the contaminated soil and dispose of it at the Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock.

Heaten Oil Company made a claim to Acadia Insurance for clean-up expenses.  Maine DEP facilitated a further claim against Heaten Oil Company's insurance to replace the damaged AST owing to Heaten Oil Company's lack of cooperation in resolving the clean-up and tank replacement.
A-23-2005*Jelson Miranda, J & S Oil, Manchester, reported a 5-10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at the home of Myrtle Brown, 26 First Ave, Augusta.  The discharged occurred when the site glass globe failed while the AST was being filled by J & S Oil.  The oil was spilled to the basement floor, the side of the tank and the floor joists overhead causing a significant odor/vapor issue in the house.  J & S Oil used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Additional clean up was completed by ServPro and Kip's Home Services.  The area is served by municipal water.  J & S Oil replaced the tank as the ends were slighted deformed and the fill and vent lines were undersized.

Maine DEP staff installed a vent fan.  No further action is expected.
B-228-2005*On the morning of April 9, Colleen Prescott found herself trying to do laundry with no water.  The pump, her plumber later told her, had quit, the lubricating oil having leaked into the well water.  Although no one remarked that the well water had a sickeningly sweet smell, the plumber was cognizant that old submersible pumps sometimes contained PCB.  He consulted an old time plumber and the pump was identified as a Meyers submersible, manufactured in the 1970s, with a capacitor having PCB oil inside.

On the 27th, I was contacted by Ken Kozak of Sunpro, with whom Meyers contracted to do the cleanup of Prescott's well.  Mrs. Prescott had expressed concern about their septic system being on the edge of their blueberry field and Kozak wanted to know if I thought sampling the septic tank was necessary and what to do with the septage if they pumped it out.   Although analysis only showed PCB contamination of the water at 29 ug/L, he didn't know how the sample was taken.   I suggested that a sample from the septic tank would be most appropriate, if only to head off questions later.

I later had a conversation with Mrs. Prescott, who was very pleased with Sunpro's efforts.  I suggested that they obtain samples from the top AND bottom of the septic tank.  She thought that was a good idea, except they were having trouble finding the septic tank.  It looked like it might be under the deck, built before they bought the house.
P-275-2005*I was contacted regarding contaminated soil that was encountered at 425 Forest Avenue, Portland during excavation for a new driveway at the facility.  The facility had been used for commercial endeavors, however it had not been a gasoline station since 1973.  All tanks except one had supposedly been removed at that time.  In 1986, the remaining UST--a 500 gallon #2 fuel oil UST--was removed.

I visited the site and met with the owner, reps from Les Wilson & Sons, and the owner's consultant (Aquarion Engineering Services).  I instructed them that due to the historical nature of the contamination and the commercial location of the facility, no clean-up would be necessary as long as Wilson was able to complete construction activities without removing soil from the site at that time.  Should space issues necessitate removal of soil it would have to be handled as non-virgin petroleum contaminated soil.  Wilson was able to keep all oil on site.

The Department does not require further clean-up or investigation regarding petroleum contaminated soil at the site at this time.


A report outlining the Phase-2 assessment was completed by Aquarion and is attached.
B-203-2005*The widow Rachel Wood had R. H. Foster change her furnace feedline on the 13th of April; on the 14th, she could smell oil in her basement and outside, and her duck pond had a sheen on it.

Summoning the Foster people back there, it was discovered there was a burr in the flare where the new feedline connected to the oil tank.  That connection and leak were directly over the floor drain, naturally. The floor drain line led straight to a duck pond outside.

Foster personnel did a good job of recovering spilled oil with sorbent pads and booms.  The drain pipe was severed underground, as the oil seemed to be seeping out of the ground and onto the pond surface, instead of coming directly from the pipe.  I told Ms. Moore that they'd have to keep tending the sorbents until no more oil leached out of the ground.
B-245-2005*On 5/2/05, 1100 hours Marie of Penobscot Communications reported a hydraulic oil spill that Orono Fire was responding to.  The release came from a ruptured line on an Evergreen Waste Systems truck.  An estimated ten gallons landed on asphalt and an area of gravel that was 4' by 6'.  Dave Martin of Orono Fire talked to me about the spill, and I pointed out that it was Evergreens job to clean it up.  A little later, John Quelett (Evergreen Waste Systems) called to tell me that Microdyne wanted the soil tested.  I talked to Dale McCourt (Microdyne) stating that typically there was nothing to test for in hydraulic oil and that if all traces of the oil had been removed there should be nothing to worry about.  I suggested that if soil from the extremities of the excavation did not produce a sheen when put into a container of water, all contamination had been removed.  I think that satisfied all concerned parties, because I haven't heard otherwise.
I-79-2005*On 5-3-05, employees of Seven Islands Land Company discovered a spot of oil in the road where a truck had previously rolled over and had been unreported. The truck was owned by Mike Beaulieu. Seven Islands employees cleaned the site by digging out the soil and disposing of it back at their shop in Ashland.
I-80-2005*Mrs. Folsom reported a leaking filter from her 275-gallon storage tank to Dead River.  She estimates that the filter has been leaking since Dead River's work three months previous.  An estimated 30 gallons of kerosene leaked from this spill.  An excavation was undertaken and 0.52 tons of contaminated soil was removed.  The well was placed in the quarterly monitoring program, but after one sample (results were non-detect) the homeowner no longer wanted to participate in the program.
I-81-2005*High water flooded a camp located at 289 Cottage Road.  An oil sheen was reported by the local game warden.  The investigation revealed that oil was floating up from the ground around a 275-gallon oil tank from an apparent old spill, causing a light sheen.  The effected area was contained with sorbent boom.  After flood waters recede,  further investigation is needed.

Carl Allen Picked up the boom and found no other remediation actions were needed.
A-681-2004*Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill on December 11, 2004 at Pole 49 1/2, Fairfield Street, Oakland.  The transformer overheated, blowing the top off the unit and discharging an estimated 3 gallons of transformer oil in to the ditch.  Central Maine Power placed sorbents in the ditch to absorb as much free product as possible, then hired Coutts Brothers to excavate the contaminated snow and soil.  CMP tested the transformer oil for PCB's and found none, the contaminated material was transported to Waste Management Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for entombment.

No further action is expected.
I-82-2005*An inspection from a anonymous complaint found emulsified oil on the ground which was emptied from fittings and piping, during the removal of aboveground tanks.  The tanks were being removed from the old Mobil bulk plant on the Chapman Road in Presque Isle.  The contaminated soil will be removed from the site after the tanks are removed.  A follow-up inspection of the site is needed.

Carl Allen observed and approved the tank removal.
B-248-2005*On 5/2/05, 1550 hours Bill Murphy, who is the code enforcement officer for Dexter, reported there had been an oil spill at the residence of Gertrude Willey.  She lives at 38 Kevin Drive in Dexter.  The tank was a horizontal unit that had been sitting on patio blocks, which is code for that type of installation.  However, the location became extremely muddy and the blocks tilted, which allowed the tank to slip off the blocks and damage the filter nipple.  There was a lot of rain and snow melt, which is what must have caused the spill, as well as carried most of the spill off site and essentially out of sight.  There was not much evidence of a product release.  The PID reading under the mobile home was .6 ppm and the stressed grass measured 1 ppm.  I asked if the park management wanted the stressed grass taken care of and Gertrude said that they didn't even want it reported, because they were afraid that we would dig up the entire area.  I suggested that she vent the space under the unit and she said she had screens that she would have installed.  I told her how to get in touch with me if the spill caused any problems as the weather warmed up.
B-254-2005* At the residence of the late Edna Hysom, there is a jacketed steel tank in the ground, 500 gallons, with copper feed and return lines associated with a boiler.  The system was installed in 1991 and there in lies the problem.  While the feed and return lines were sleeved from the tank almost through the split granite foundation, they weren't sleeved all the way to the appliance. Sometime in the winter or spring of 2005, the return line started to leak at the cellar wall; it may have chafed through.  In any case, oil leaked down the inside of the wall and onto the cellar floor (see pictures).

I met Mrs. Hysom's daughter, Gail Reiber, there on May 6 and investigating, could find no recoverable quantities of oil.  Not wishing to jeopardize the tank, I determined the only practical cleanup to be pressure washing the oil impacted cellar wall and floor.   That done, I may install a vent and/or do a 24 hour indoor air analysis.

On May 26, I reinspected the site, analyzing the air in the basement for oil fumes.  At no time did the photoionization detector rise above 3.5 ppm, so I determined that cleanup was complete.  There is no need for a 24 hour air quality analysis.   Cost of the cleanup comes to just under the minimum UST deductible.
B-253-2005*Mr. Enos, no first name, called here complaining that the former Berryville Motors, next door to his house, was being demolished and the site was heavily contaminated with oil.

Inspecting the site later that day, I observed a place that seems to have been the site of automobile maintenance since the 30's or 40's.  A pile of debris had been pushed to the back of the lot and in that pile were tires, scrap metal, plastics, and rotting lumber.  There was a 1/3 drum of waste oil on site, but no obvious sign of oil in the soil.

The main part of the structure had not been demolished, so on May 6, I called Patrick Kelly, the owner, and asked him his intentions.   He knew immediately, without my telling him, who the complainant was.  Kelly said his intention was to get a roll-off on site and load the debris into it, then send it to a landfill.  He had no intention of burning the pile.   He thought he'd ask the Fire Department to burn the remainder of the building, as a training exercise.

I asked if he intended to demolish the slab under the building, cautioning that I thought he might encounter oil contamination if he did.  He said he intends to leave the slab intact.   I asked that if he DOES demolish it, to call us if he sees any sign of oil underneath; that way it can be dealt with then, more expeditiously, rather than having to dig it up later.
B-208-2005*On 4/19/05, 2040 hours Waldo County Sheriff reported that a car had rolled into the river at the Frankfort boat launching area.  The vehicle had disappeared and it turned out that it had floated up river several yards.  Sean Armstrong (338-4930) was the diver that assisted with the recovery of the vehicle.  He indicated that the vehicle had been recovered without incident.  No evidence of spillage had been seen.
P-263-2005*
INTRODUCTION
	Wednesday, 3/30/05: DEP Response Div. contacted by DEP's John Wathen regarding an investigation of water-contaminated bio-oil that fouled the furnaces of about 10 state buildings in February-March of 2005 (see attached reports of Dan Wight and e-mail of John Wathen).  Wathen briefed me regarding the problem and the facility.  Ten state buildings had been contaminated with water in their fuel with costs for cleaning and repair.  The fuel originated from C N Brown's UST bulk plant located at their TEXACO station on 1198 Lisbon St., Lewiston.  C N Brown obtained the B100 used to blend the B10 (10%) bio-diesel fuel from Frontier Energy Co.
	The C N Brown facility consists of two 20,000-gal., dbl-wall CP bulk fuel oil tanks installed in Nov. 1991, replacing bulk AST's in 1991.  There are also four 1989-age motor fuel UST's on site (see P-393-89).  The native soils are silt/clay, so that the tanks sit in a bathtub of groundwater.   The area is dense commercial, on city water & sewer and located near the Lewiston MTA entrance.

FACILITY INSPECTIONS & ASSESSMENT
	John Wathen met C N Brown officials on site on 3/30/05, and confirmed about 1.5" of water in the bio-diesel UST.
	4/8/05: I performed a brief inspection.  Gaftek Inc. was on site working on leak detection and installing a new sump manway over the #2 oil UST.  In the bio-fuel UST, I noted 0.5" of water in the tank, even though EPI had pumped water out days before.  No water detected in the #2 oil UST.
	The diesel UST was being filled by a peddler-truck with a 1.5" fitting in a 4" fill pipe; this is unwise as it is bypassing any overfill protection of the tank.
	On 4/15/05, DEP UST inspector's Butch Bowie and Raquel Ross inspected the facility as described in their 4/29/05 e-mail memo.  EPI was on site and removed a further 175 gallons of water.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	At this time, primary management for this problem will be handled by DEP Oil Enforcement Unit and John Wathen who is a specialist on use of bio-diesel.  See their records for final resolution.
2)	No discharge outside of the tank(s) has been confirmed and no remediation of the environment is required at this time.  About 300-gallons of oily water and emulsified oil was recovered from the state oil tanks and C N Brown bulk tank.
3)	Water is understood to have been leaking into the tank which is a reportable evidence-of-a-leak to the DEP.  This appears to have not been reported to DEP Response by C N Brown, but by Maine state officials.
4)	The source of the water appears to be either water leaking in through a tank-top fitting, possibly through stress of the winter's frost heaving and exceptionally high ground water this spring of 2005.  I recommend that the tank(s) be tested, exposed as necessary and fittings repaired.


S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-82-2005*An outdoor tank corroded and allowed a small amount of oil to leak onto a frozen dirt driveway. It was estimated at one hundred gallons but that might be a little high. We collected several bags of oily sorbent pads and some ice and snow. I don't believe that very much oil got away from us. The site has been turned over to Pat Locklin in Technical Services for further investigation come spring.

No further response action is expected.
A-326-2004*A truck with hydraulic landing gear had an unintended and unordered landing gear deployment while traveling down the road. The trailer then became unruly and ended up in the ditch. The leaking hydraulic fluid was collected in pails and pads by the fire dept. A member of the local fire department said he could use the collected diesel and hydraulic oils in his home tractor. He took them with my blessing. No further action is expected.
A-327-2004*While traveling to another spill in Edgecomb, I noticed a car laboring up the hill on Main Street in Wiscasset. Then it started to smoke. Then it caught fire under the hood. I tried to put it out with my fire extinguisher but couldn't. The fire department arrived shortly and hosed it down. I placed sorbents down to collect any unburned fuel in the fire fighting water runoff. Case closed.
A-328-2004*Early one morning a tractor/trailer rig ran aground in Hallowell. While attempting a right turn into Pine State Trading Company he neglected to take into account a sign in a raised bed at the entrance to the facility. In fact, he ran right over it. The oil pan on the vehicle was not up to the stress and let go. Motor oil smeared all over the parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and no further action is expected.
I-84-2005*5 pails and one drum were reported dumped into a swamp on the Moose Brook Road in Ludlow.

When I visited the site, I found the empty containers which appeared to be material that came out of a floor drain of a garage.

Material was sampled and disposed of as oily solids  at Tricommuity Landfill.
I-76-2005*A customer noticed gas spewing from under the pump that was being used.  Attendant activated shut-off valve for pump island and called Caribou Fire Department (CFD).  CFD notified State Police, whom called on-call responder.  CFD used absorbent pads where there was visible product and called Caribou Public Works for a load of sand.  Sand was spread over area of pavement impacted by spill.  Soderberg Construction was called and was on-site at 07:30 hours on 4/24 to clean up sand for disposal.

A cracked crash valve was the problem which was repaired. A geologic survey will be done to determine where the gasoline has gone.  No explosive readings were measured under the pump.

Please refer to the tank registration number 17362 for additional information.
B-260-2005*Ms. Spear called to report a spill in the parking lot of Hammond Lumber Company at 1087 Hammond Street. It seems that a regulator in the back of a B.H.E. Co. service truck fell over while the vehicle was in motion spilling approximately a gallon of non-PCB (32 ppm) oil onto the truck deck and paved parking lot. This oil was collected with pads and speedi-dri. This spill debris was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

P-295-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	4/19/05, Report to DEP by C N Brown Oil Co. that their 8000-gallon Unleaded Regular tank, (T-6) was taking on gasoline in the interstitial space, an official reportable evidence-of-a-leak.  DEP's Andrew Flint notified DEP Response in SMRO and requested a site visit.
	The next afternoon [4/20/05] I met the facility manager and examined the site.  The manager stated that a C N Brown Co. tank truck had pumped out the UST that morning.  The second tank, T-7 was still active.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The UST facility is located in a dense commercial and residential area just north of Woodford's Corner in Portland.  Behind the facility runs railroad tracks (see site sketch).  The area is on city water & sewer.   P-265-2000 describes a small surface spill.
	According to DEP registration: Certified Tank Installer, Tod Lavallee installed two 8000-gallon, Drummon Co.,  dble-wall CP gasoline tanks, which replaced other tanks removed in 1995, 1990 and in 1984.  I found no DEP spill report for the 1990 UST replacement.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time the tank is out of service.  The tank may be abandoned/filled-in-place and removed when the adjacent UST is removed.
b.	Andrew Flint states that this type of problem is becoming common in the New England area as the exterior sacrificial anodes do not protect the interior tank shell, just the exterior shell of the UST.  This allows water and bacteria to corrode the tank shell and allow a product discharge to the tank's interstitial space.

B-261-2005*5.9.05 Daigle Oil reported a spill that occurred on 5.6.05.  Mike Albee reported technicians were replacing an AST at the entered location when oil spilled from the old tank, even though an attempt was made to collect the oil being removed.  Mr. Albee advised he learned of the spill late and thus is reported the situation.  The spill was on the lawn and no sensitive receptors were threatened.

Albee advised the technicians cleaned up the spill using sorbents, however, he visited the site and removed an additional 55-gallon drum of soil and back-filled the hole.  Albee indicated the soil was not saturated and he inquired about spreading the contaminated soil at the Daigle Oil bulk plant in Lincoln.  Additional discussion ensued regarding the characteristics of the site for spreading contaminated soil, and I felt this incident allowed for it because of the un-saturated condition of the impacted soil, but advised that additional spreading at this location would have to be re-evaluated.  Albee indicated he understood the rational.


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B-166-2005*On 3/31/05, I received a report from Tom Tardif of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway of a spill at their Brownville Junction location.  Apparently, some unknown person left a drum of unknown fuel in their yard over a weekend this past winter.  The drum was unnoticed until it was hit with a plow.  When the drum was struck by the plow a gash was put into the drum, which leaked the mystery fuel onto the ground.  Once this spill was discovered, it was reported to the DEP.

The un-spilled product was placed in another drum and a sample taken to the laboratory for analysis.  The spill area was excavated and staged on poly and covered until analysis was returned on the product.  I inspected the excavation area after the work was done and confirmed with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) that ample soil was removed.

Once laboratory results were received, the product was determined to be a weathered kerosene.  The un-spilled product was used in the railway's operations and the soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.
A-190-2005*Dwight Doughty, Maine DOT Environmental Division reported an oil stain on the ground at the DOT facility in Mercer on May 2, 2005.  The stain was discovered while DOT personnel were cleaning up the maintenance camp and does not have a specific source other than road machinery.  Maine DOT excavated an estimated 5 yards for disposal at the Waste Management facility in Norridgewock.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

A-196-2005*   DEP received a report that approximately (1) gallon of transformer oil discharged following damage to an electrical transformer.  Contaminated soil was collected for disposal by Central Maine Power personnel.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-199-2005*This site had two separate systems in operation at the time of shutdown. A gasoline dispensing system and a diesel dispensing system. The gasoline system appeared newer and had very little contamination associated with it. The diesel system was older and had significant contamination. It appeared that the majority of the diesel contamination had come from under the dispensers and migrated to the tank area. It also appeared that the majority of the contamination came from a previous installation that was not properly remediated during its removal. A significant amount of contaminated soil was removed from the tank area and the dispenser area.
B-169-2005*On 3/31/05, I received a report of a pint of transformer oil spilled onto the concrete floor inside the Bangor Hydro facility in Machias.  The spill was caused by the transformer falling off a containment pallet to the concrete floor while being loaded onto a vehicle.  The employee applied speedy dry to the spill area and recover the speedy dry and product and bagged it for disposal.

Laboratory analysis was required, because the amount of PCB oil was unknown.  Results proved below 50 ppm.  The waste will be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-332-2005*On May 2, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately 10-15 gallons of gasoline spilled at BJ's Wholesale Club in Portland.  The spill was remediated by Clean Harbors.

No further action is required at this time.
B-262-2005*5.9.05, Dead River reported a one gallon #2 oil spill at entered location.  The driver indicates the whistle on the tank was inoperative and the tank was overfilled.  About one gallon discharged onto the ground, an impervious surface, and was cleaned up using sorbents.  Driver advises the whistle is being serviced.  The waste will be stored until picked up by a licensed contractor for transportation and disposal.

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B-224-2005*4.26.05, Dead River reports that yesterday, 4.25.05, they filled the tank at the entered location and today, in the warm sun, the oil expanded and leaked out the vent.  The oil leaked down onto the slab and was cleaned up using sorbents.  The site is on city water.  The sorbents will be picked up by a licensed contractor for disposal.

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I-85-2005*An animal came into contact with the high side bushing on the transformer.

Spill was cleaned up by removing soil and cleaning rocks.
P-338-2005*On June 8, 2005, DEP received notification that a gang drill press had discharged less than one (1) gallon of motor oil onto the concrete floor due to a mechanical failure.  The motor oil was absorbed by the sawdust shavings located around the drill press.  The sawdust was disposed of by Woods & Millwork, Inc.

No further action is required at this time.
I-86-2005*Hose burst while setting a new pole next to Voisine Exxon.

Spill cleaned up by crew using Speedi Dri & Sorbents.
P-341-2005*I was contacted by Bickford Transportation reporting that while delivering oil to Midcoast Hospital a hose blew on their truck and spilled about 50 gallons of fuel oil.  The hospital staff responded immediately by putting spill covers on the storm drains so the oil was contained on the pavement and  cleaned up the discharged product with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-343-2005*Ms. Whitten called the DEP to report a large oil stain in the road in front of lot #81 on Cutts Rd. in the Yankee Green Park.

Upon arrival a large oil stain was observed in the roadway.  According to the called she observed a tow truck in that spot yesterday and noticed the stain after it left.  No free product was found only a smear of oil as several vehicles have driven thru it, spreading it over the immediate area.

The site conditions were noted and photographed, but no practical clean up is possible.  No further actions are planned for this hydraulic release to pavement.
P-348-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-350-2005*The report of an abandoned drum was received.  Container was approximately 20 gallon plastic tote and in tact.  Container was transported to DEP warehouse for disposal in bulk waste stream.
P-352-2005*On 5/10/05, I received a call from Scott Dugas of Scott Dugas Trucking and Excavating reporting a small diesel spill at his brother's boat yard in Yarmouth.  The spill had apparently occurred over the winter.  He had been contracted to excavate contaminated soil from the spill.  The contaminated was excavated on 7/25/05.  No further action required.
P-482-2004*
	6/6/2004: transformer leak to soil.  See attached CMP report.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-484-2004*
	6/7/04: Response by Kittery Fire Dept. to leak of a	tow truck hydraulic line at 23 Rice Ave. It was reported to be contained & cleaned through the utilization of sorbents.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
B-174-2005*On 4/1/05, I received a report of an aboveground storage tank leak in Brooksville.  The notification was made by Robert Gray of Gray Plumbing & Heating.  He was called the previous night to establish temporary heat to a mobile home at 13 Evangeline Lane.  Apparently, earlier that night the tank ran out of fuel.  The cause of the fuel running out was a cracked nipple connecting the filter to the tank.  The tank shifted at some point due to freeze and thaw and developed the leak.  It is estimated the tank was almost full.  As near as it can be estimated, as much as 225 gallons of fuel may have leaked.

I responded and found the tank empty and temporary service established.  I scheduled for Clean Harbors to bring a vactor to the site.  Clean Harbors removed approximately two yards of contaminated soil, but was unable to remove any more due to the amount of ledge and the high elevation of the ledge.  It is suspected that the product migrated to a crack in the ledge and is not recoverable.  The well, which supplies the house, is approximately one thousand feet away.  I do not feel there will be any adverse impacts to the wells in the area.
P-1087-2004*
	12/9/04: Notice form BIW personnel regarding a motor oil leak from a BIW truck that had been spreading road salt around the shipyard yard.  An oil sheen was noted on the melt water.  Clean-up reported ineffective.  See attached BIW report for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-265-2005*5.11.05, Lincoln Pulp & Paper reports a hydraulic oil spill from a saw dust pumper at entered location.  The spill occurred at 05:00 when a valve component failed on the machine spilling about 25 gallons of oil onto the ground where there was plenty of saw dust to absorb the oil.  The sorbent material was burned in the #8 power boiler, which is licensed to accept the oily waste.

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B-259-2005*The fishing vessel "Jane's Misery" sank at her mooring late on the evening of May 7, cause unknown.  The incident was reported to USCG Station, in Jonesport, who forwarded it to the Marine Safety Field Office in Belfast, reporting no sheen evident.   The MSFO passed it along to us.

I was unable to obtain any  information on Sunday; the owner was unavailable by phone.  On Tuesday, I called Sune Noreen at the Jonesport Shipyard, who was not aware the vessel had sunk.   I left a message on Mr. Norton's answering machine and Tuesday night he called back to say the vessel had been successfully raised.
P-1139-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	12/20/04, I received a call from Yorkie Oil that they had overfilled a basement AST at the Connohan residence in So. Portland which blew a gallon or so of #2 oil into the basement, and some out the vent.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	I met Yorkie employees and Mr. Connohan on site.  The wood-frame home is located in a dense suburban residential area, near So. Portland's Mill Cove.  The area is on city water & sewer.  The 275-gallon AST is located in a small room off a finished basement.  Oil sprayed out the tank gage onto the floor, wall and overhead floor joists.  Clean Harbors responded at Yorkie's request and completed a clean-up to Mr. Connohan's satisfaction.  Clean-up consisted primarily of applying sorbent material and removing or washing impacted interior surfaces. Elimination of oil odor in the home was the primary goal.
	The AST was about 60-years old at the time so I recommended to Mr. Connohan that it should be replaced.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-409-2005*On May 24, 2005, DEP received notification that a hydraulic line on a trash rake used at the hydroelectric plant had failed and subsequently released approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil into the Androscoggin River.  Due to the heavy rains and the high flow rate of the river, the hydraulic oil was immediately dispersed, therefore, recovery was not an option.   No further action is required at this time.
P-415-2005*I oversaw the removal of the diesel UST at the Freyburg DOT Garage.  There was some evidence of small historical spills near the dispenser. but no soil removal was needed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-416-2005*I oversaw the removal of the diesel UST at the Limerick DOT Garage.  There was some evidence of small historical spills near the dispenser, but no soil removal was needed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-420-2005*Please see attached.
P-421-2005*The resident of an apartment in Auburn awoke one morning to the odor of petroleum.  Directly below his apartment, an unused AST remained in a 12'x12' room with a dirt floor.  This AST had been taken off line and the fireomatic removed but the piping was left behind still connected to the tank.  A delivery driver was making a scheduled stop at this address and began filling the tank.  The proper tank to fill was on the other side of the house.  There is some confusion here as to why he delivered only 160 gallons but the fact remains that most of what entered the tank promptly exited it.  Product contaminated most of the soil in the room and ran under a brick wall and across a cement basement floor to a sump basin.  As in any spill situation, it is customary to remove all contaminated materials however, the structure of the room prevented such behavior.  The walls were predominantly brick with no footer and load bearing.  To avoid potential interruption of the buildings structural integrity, contaminated soil was removed down to the bottom of the walls along the perimeter with the excavation sloping down and in with the deepest point in the middle of the room.  The decision to proceed in this manner without chasing contaminated soil was supported by the fact that this establishment is located in downtown Auburn and is on public water and sewer along with everywhere else for at least a half mile.  Speedy dry was applied to the cement floor and as much contaminated soil was removed from the sump basin as was possible.  Once we removed as much soil as we safely opted to, a vapor barrier was laid down in the room and covered with backfill and the basin was covered over with concrete.  Lingering odors should not be an issue.

I-106-2005*Tank system was filled to capacity. Plug & gauge on top of tank began to weep fuel.

Some fuel was drawn off until leak stopped.
I-107-2005*While fueling an aboveground storage tank with High Sulfur Diesel fuel, the tanker driver did not hear the whistle and overfilled the tank.

Clean up was done by Maine Potato Growers staff.
B-286-2005*   A tractor trailer ran off the left side of I-95 southbound at mile marker 172. After leaving the highway, the driver's side saddle tank struck a rock out crop causing catastrophic damage. The diesel spilled into the ditch. The tractor came to rest over a culvert that fed a small stream northward under the interstate. The truck was reported to be carrying 700 liters (184 U.S. gallons) of fuel.
   On my arrival, I found the fuel had migrated about a hundred yards downstream with the vast majority of it still within the interstate right of way. I used eight bales of sorbent pads to collect and contain the release. On the following day, this area suffered about 2 inches of rain fall.  It was obvious some of the fuel impacted the nearby Souadabscook Stream, but due to the large amount of water that flowed with it, I expect no noticeable environmental impacts.

P-405-2005*I was contacted by the Bowdoinham Fire Department reporting that a resident's cat had knocked over a plank that in turn broke the filter off their indoor above ground storage tank.  Approximately 30 gallons leaked out onto the dirt floor in the basement and ran over to a sump.  The homeowners unplugged the sump pump before any oil could be pumped outside.  We vacuumed out the free product and left sorbent pads in place with a ventilation fan running.  The next day we returned and vactored out the majority of the contaminated soil and again left sorbents and the fan running.  Some contamination remains in the basement floor but no more free product was leaching out of the soil.  Environmental Projects Inc. filled the excavation with stone and a vapor barrier.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-177-2005*On 4/3/05 at 1538, I received a report of a strong fuel oil smell in Birch Stream behind the Airport Mall on Union Street.  While en-route to the reported complaint scene, I contacted Mr. Gil Merchant, the airport fuel supply supervisor and inquired if the airport or the Air National Guard had a release or spill over the weekend that he knew of.  He informed me that no spills had occurred to his knowledge, but he would meet me at the scene.  I initially responded to the Birch Stream area, but found no sign of any oil.  I then proceeded towards the airport and met with units from the Bangor Fire Department.  Assistant Chief Cyr was on scene at the Airport's oily water separator dam.  The  Fire department had discovered a large pocket of fuel oil that was trapped by the oily water separator.  Luckily, the oily water separator dam had worked as it was engineered to and contained all of the product, only allowing a small amount of sheen to get to Birch Stream.

The Fire Department was gracious enough to offer to assist in any way they could.  I asked if they would assist me in deploying absorbent boom to encapsulate the product and gather towards the banks of the swale where we would be able to collect it.  Once this was done, absorbent pads were deployed to collect the product.  Mr. Merchant had arrived by this time and had confirmed that neither the Air National Guard or the Bangor International Airport had a discharge of any kind and there was no on-going leak to be stopped.  I then asked Mr. Merchant if he could notify all parties requiring notification.  Mr. Merchant dispatched a member of his staff to perform the task.  Mr. Merchant also called Clean Harbors to request a vactor for removal of product.  On the evening of 4/3/05, Mr. Merchant and I were unable to locate a source or origin of the spill.  We had tracked it upstream in the drainage swale, but never found any obvious source.

Clean Harbors arrived and skimmed off product from the collection points and Bangor Fire, airport fuel farm personnel, and I continued to pad off product, until all of the free product was removed from the retention pond.  Absorbent boom was deployed in an attempt to recover any pocket of additional product that was not seen in the dark.

The next day, city officials, fuel farm personnel, and I searched much of the area for a possible source.  We were unable to locate a source.  Due to an extensive amount of underground piping in the heavily industrialized area, we decided to die test the airport runway and Air National Guard facility in an attempt to confirm or eliminate that both of these areas drain into the drainage swale.  Die testing proved that both of these areas drain to the swale where the oily water separator is located.

During our site walking, a dead muskrat was discovered.  We also discovered a duck that seemed to be behaving strangely.  After consulting with my superiors, it was decide to accept the EPA's offer for assistance.  It was also decided to inform U.S. Fish & Wildlife of the duck and State Biologist of the muskrat.

On the afternoon of 4/4/05, the EPA on scene coordinator was on site.  Mary Ellen Stanton arrived to provide any assistance in the investigation.  A representative from both the U.S. Fish & Wildlife and State Biologist were on scene to inspect the wildlife as well.  It  was determined that the duck was unaffected by the oil, and it was thought the muskrat may have been effected by the oil.  Testing was not preformed to prove this theory.

On 4/5/05, containment boom and absorbent boom were deployed in an attempt to contain and collect any additional product that may gather in the swale.  Later that day, the airport Fire Department attempted a water flush of three thousand gallons of water into the swale in an attempt to push out any more oil that had not accumulated.  This was not a success.

After investigation by EPA, city of Bangor officials, and I, the obvious likely sources
B-120-2005*3.9.05, Responded to spill location and observed approximately 200 gallons of kerosene spilled.  The spill occurred after service to the residential, 275-gallon, aboveground supply tank, which is located outside.  The tank was inside a protective pressboard box that was constructed by the homeowner due to water coming off the roof of the house.  A miss-threaded fitting, associated with the filter, caused the leak.  Emerson Energy, 234 Main Street, Ellsworth, was the contractor who had conducted the service, and manager, Rick Cole was on site and responsive to the pending cleanup requirements.

The leak entered the craw space of the main house and also migrated on the ground across the driveway and entered the drainage grade between several properties.  Clean Harbors was hired to conduct removal operation in the house.  DEP installed an evacuation fan, as needed on the first floor of the dwelling.

3.10.05, On site for continued cleanup both inside and outside the house.  John Selleck of DEP installed a vapor recovery fan in the the craw space.  All impacted parties were notified; Mrs. Neil Bayers, 11 Harbor Road; Kevin Wuth, 11 School Road.  Dig Safe #20051201423.  Notified Fire Department 3.10.05, chief conducted site visit.

Over the course of the next week to 3.16.05, DEP oversaw free phase oil removal and oil contamination soil removal.  Clean Harbors, Newburgh and Whitten & Son, Winter Harbor, were the primary contractors involved in the cleanup.  Oil was observed to have migrated under the snow as far as the Wuth property.  Vapors in the Arnett house have been reported to be non-existent after the cleanup.  Initial PID readings of 80 ppm were detected in the first floor area.  Those numbers dropped to 30 ppm the following day, down to background levels after the installation of the vapor recovery system installed by Mr. Selleck.  No odor complaints have been received as of 6.6.05.

Soil was removed from all three properties, Arnett, Bayers, and Wuth.  A well is located on the Arnett property approximately 25 feet from the spill location.  The Arnett's are the only house/ facility on this street not on town water.  There are attainable wells located in this area.  The Arnett's were placed on a monitoring program, but oversight of sampling may be necessary.  This site referred to Technical Services Division.  Response Services to oversee restoration/ landscaping indicating additional actions required.  It is also my understanding that Technical Services is sampling wells down grade of the Wuth property on School Street.

2/21/06 Arrangements being made to complete landscaping in Spring of 2006.  Property owners have been notified and permissions are expected.  Upon completion of this restoration no further Response actions are anticipated.

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P-413-2005*Received a call from the Brunswick Fire Dept. regarding a flooded basement with evidence of oil at the Caron's residence, 5 Penny Lane, Brunswick, ME.  They stated there might have been 200 gallons of #2 fuel discharged, but only a sheen was observed.  They asked if they could start pumping the basement.  Since the area is serviced by public water and only a sheen was observed, approval to pump the basement was granted.  Sorbents were placed down in the general area of the oil and at the water discharge point.

When I arrived, Ms. Caron showed me the area in question.  Only a slight sheen was observed, which was later determined to be from an overturned, uncapped 2 liter bottle containing product bled from the furnace.  Product discharged when the uncapped bottle started to float.

There was no evidence of a 200 gallon discharge of fuel in the basement, and the tank still had fuel in it suggesting that the heating system didn't loose any fuel.  The supply line was located under the concrete floor, but appeared to be sheathed, although it might not have been continuous.  Ms. Caron stated she thought the tank was recently filled, due to a recent bill.  Although, it might have been a mistake, because she never received the delivery ticket.

I removed all oil contaminated sorbents and placed down new ones around the area of the sump to collect any oil that might accumulated as the water was pumped out.  I checked the area of discharge outside the building and observed no oil.  I informed Ms. Caron to contact me, if any additional oil appeared in the basement or she felt there was actually a 200 gallon loss of fuel.

As of 6/14/05, I have not heard from Ms. Caron and am assuming that the only discharge of oil was from the 2 liter container.
P-394-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Tuesday, 5/17/05: DEP notified by Mr. Robbins of the confirmation of gasoline contaminated soil and groundwater noted during Underground storage tank (UST) abandonment procedures (no LNAPL or saturated soils).  Removal being done by Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Todd LaVallee of A L Doggett Inc. (ALD).  Steve Brezinski of DEP responded and arrived at 1220 hours and met with Robbins, LaVallee, Bosse, and Ms. Fowler.  [Gasoline discharges had also been noted in reports P-820-02 and P-496-98.]

FACILITY INFORMATION & DEP ASSESSMENT
	This is a retail motor fuels UST facility with four s/w, FRP tanks registered as installed in about 1969.  These tanks are being replaced because their warranties were expiring.  C N Brown Oil owned the facility at the time of its 1987 registration, but is still the (a) fuel supplier currently.  Present owners are LL & L DBA, a trio of relatives.  The facility is on city water & sewer, and located in a dense commercial & residential area off busy US Route 1 in the Oak Hill area of Scarborough.  DEP and Robbins agreed to a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal.
	In 2002, DEP noted gasoline contamination exceeding 3000-ppb (bag headspace) under dispensers where it was not readily accessible for removal (see P-820-02).  This may have been in-part related to discharge(s) noted in P-496-98.  Native soils were sandy with sandy fill over an original soil horizon 4' below ground (bg).  Groundwater encountered about 8' bg with no LNAPL.
	Contamination was noted around sumps and fill pipes of the tank removed on 5/17/05.  Later local discharges were noted around the dispenser island off Black Point Rd.  No dispenser sumps allowed discharges to the soil & groundwater below.

UST ABANDONMENT
	Tuesday, 5/17/05: 10,000-gallon Xerxes, s/w FRP UST removed and in good condition.  ALD's plans were to remove one UST, install and get in service two new UST's with piping to the Black Point Rd. side island, and then abandon the remaining three old UST's & piping to the main Rt. 1 side islands and then install new piping to the main dispenser islands.
	Wednesday, 7/6/05: I observed the remaining UST's being removed.  One tank was damaged when the lifting lugs were ripped out trying to lift it.
	Friday, 7/8/05: soil being excavated.  I again noted several runs of old, out-of-service bare-steel product piping still in the ground, remaining from the 1987 UST replacement of piping upgrade.  This piping was required to have been removed.  In July, DEP's Steve Flannery was notified of a car hitting a new dispenser causing a discharge to the new dispenser sump (and not the soil).
	
REMEDIAL ACTIONS
a.	Ms. Fowler agreed to Option-1 for DEP management.  A L Doggett excavated soil, taking out only that needed for the new USTs and that exceeding the BS-2 Goal.  Discharges were localized around the islands and tanks so it was not chased into areas not needing excavation of the new UST's.   DEP arranged for CPRC to transport & recycle contaminated soil.  Mr. Bosse and I agreed to have replacement fill brought in from CPRC as it was close in proximity.  Don Robbins of ERI agreed to monitor and help with screening & separating soil for DEP.  Care was needed to keep separate soil over the BS-2 Goal and that required to be removed and soil under the BS-2 goal but still oil-contaminated and needing management as a special waste; and soil considered un-contaminated enough to be consider clean and should not be sent to CPRC.  DEP agreed to cover tipping fee costs at CPRC for soil found contaminated >100-ppm [field method].  Soil <500-ppm but >100-ppm would preferably be used re-on site but could not be taken off site as clean.
b.	Excavation of the new tanks in May & June was delayed and impeded by bedrock close to the surface.  See the UST-closure assessment of ERI for further details.
c.	DEP had Clean Harbors Environmental Services [CHES] deliver a Frac-Tank to the site on 5/18/05, to keep the water table do
A-253-2005*  On 6-2-05, Bill Carver reported that there was 30 inches of oil and 8 inches of water in the piping sump at the UST located at K Mart. The liquid level was so high that it nearly went over the top of the sump. This K Mart is located at Elm Plaza in the town of Waterville. Mr. Carver was on site to perform the required annual underground tank inspection.
 I arrived on site the next day and Bill started the transfer pump and after a very short time oil began to leak into the sump, from the secondary containment piping. The feed and return line was located within this secondary containment. In all likely hood the return line had a leak. We spoke with the manager at K Mart and he then notified his oil supplier. The oil supplier did not have a certified underground tank installer. Arrangements were being made to replace the underground piping.
 I called the DEP/BRWM underground tank division and spoke to them about the problem. No further action required by Response.
A-209-2005*	Sunday, 5/22/05, report of small gasoline leak from a passenger van up on a car carrier truck.  Thomaston Fire Dept. responded and advised me that the vehicle's fuel line had become disconnected.  Product dribbled down the trailer frame and some onto the gravel parking lot below.  The area is on town water.  The property owner advised me that he would have the soil dug up and land spread on site for natural attenuation.  No DEP response was requested nor thought necessary.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-273-2005*5.14.2005, Bangor Hydro reports a spill from a transformer at entered location.  They suspect that winds caused the high power line to whip and break the insulating connector attached to the transformer, burning a hole in the unit and causing the leak.  A 2 ft. by 2 ft. area of gravel was reported impacted and removed, including soil around the spill.  An estimated half of a 55-gallon drum, 0.14 cublic yards, of waste generated.

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P-364-2005*
DEP SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	Tuesday, 5/10/05: responding to an inquiry about motor fuel vent pipes and possible unregistered & old out-of-compliant UST's, I visited this property.  On site I confirmed three tall motor-fuel type vent pipes attached to rear of the small building.  The building did not appear used at the time but is marked as a barber shop.  To the NW of the building is an old, un-used motor-fuels dispenser island with locations for four dispensers.  I noted no UST fill pipes obvious, and the asphalt pavement patched and worn.
	The area is dense commercial & residential use, on city water & sewer service (see site sketch).  Across Washington Street is the C N Brown Big Apple gas station (former OK Gas) at 14 Washington Street.  Across Cumberland at 27 Washington Street is a 7-Eleven gas station.  Accent Dry Cleaners at Washington & Congress Streets may also have been a gas station.  This 15 Washington Ave. site presently is given an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal, but may be downgraded to Baseline-2 based on better site information.  It appears that the property may have been divided into two lots after the facility was closed.

FACILITY HISTORY
	I found no UST registration number for this location though did track down a 1986 UST Removal notice for the site showing it to be a former GIBBS Oil Co. facility.  The site is noted for having one of the tanks undergoing abandonment blow up on site causing the death of a Clean Harbor's worker.  Statements indicate that a Clean-Harbors vacuum truck was purging the UST of vapors and was venting to the ground; a spark from a work truck is believed to have ignited, the vapors causing the truck to catch fire and the UST explode, killing the worker next to it (see report of Maine State Fire Marshal for further details - not attached).
	The property is presently listed as owned by Hosan LLC.  I found no 1986 DEP spill report for the property so one was written (P-251-86) in year 2005.
	
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time I understand the UST's have been removed.  As the dispenser island & vent piping remain it is possible the product piping remains in the ground counter to Maine rules.  Along with the tanks, CMR 691 requires all piping be abandoned (by removal) as well.
2.	This removal took place prior to the CMR 691 rules requiring an UST closure assessment.  Petroleum discharges may remain on site.  I recommend a Phase-2 assessment of the property prior to any future sale or redevelopment.
3.	Oil contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
4.	A copy of this report will be sent to the property owner advising the abandonment of the remaining UST piping.  I had the facility registered with the DEP TANKS database after-the-fact since it should have been registered prior to the 1986 abandonment.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-272-2005*5.13.2005, Lemforder reports a hydraulic oil spill from their trash compactor.  Apparently, a line failed causing the leak.  The spill was immediately confined with a spill kit and placed into the proper container for storage and later pick up for disposal.  No receptors impacted.  Reporter indicates that material stored in waste storage area for later pick up by a licensed contractor.

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I-89-2005*On 5-13-05, Phil Dumont, a custodian at the Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frencheville, called to report that while filling a school bus that morning, the automatic shutoff on the nozzle failed. He estimated about 10 gallons was lost before he could turn it off. I met with him and a contractor that day. Some fuel was recovered from a nearby storm drain and several downgradient drains were checked with no fuel seen in them. Approximaetly 3 yards of contaminated soil near the tank was also removed.
P-390-2005*Discharge was the result of an overfill, by DownEast Energy at the Masonic Temple in Sanford, ME.  Approximately 1 cup of #2 fuel oil was discharged out the vent.  Oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of by DownEast Energy.
A-203-2005*Barbara Black, South Thomaston Town Clerk, reported oil, probably hydraulic oil, had been dumped in a small seasonal pool near the town stump dump by persons unknown.  The spill was reported on May 12, 2005.  Maine DEP staff along with Kip's Home Services used sorbent materials to remove much of the oil and contaminated woody debris.  Upon completion of the free product removal, PRP Oil Buster was applied to the surface of the water.  PRP Oil Buster bonds to the remaining oil and breaks it down making it easier to recover.  Upon completion of the PRP portion of the response, no oil or sheen was visible on the water.   No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
A-205-2005* On 4-22-205, Jeff Pray reported what he thought was an oil leak at this property in St. George. Mr. Prey lives in New York and this vacation home is located across from the post office in Port Clyde. Someone had contacted his caretaker about some fuel spillage at the home. I think the problem was iron bacteria. However Mr. Prey did tell me that the oil tank was full. He had this tank pumped out in 2001. He doesn't know what oil company is filling this tank.
 I called Montgomery Oil and spoke to the owner (Russell) and told him what was going on. He volunteered to go check it out and pump out the fuel that was in the tank. I spoke Russell later and he told me that there was no spillage and the tank was indeed full. He pumped out the tank and will not charge the DEP or the customer. No further action will be required.
A-207-2005* On 5-10-2005, Precision Tanks called to report the release of #6 oil. This release occurred at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. The day before there had been a delivery of #6 oil into the underground tank. It appears that the oil was heated and expanded, (this is known as the coefficient of expansion), and forced its way out a fitting and into the piping sump. I made a site visit and was told by the employee of Precision Tanks that the oil squirted out of the tank probe opening. He was going to repair this and Clean Harbors was on the way to pump out and clean out the piping sump.
 No further action will be required by response.
A-208-2005* Marge, of the Boothbay Harbor office of Dead River, called this office to report the release of about one gallon of fuel oil onto the concrete floor of the home located at 659 Hendricks Hill Rd. This home is located in the town of Southport. Technicians from Dead River repaired the cracked fitting and cleaned up the spilled oil on the concrete floor with sorbent material.  No site visit was required.
 No further action expected.
P-247-2005*The odor of petroleum alerted the resident of a home in Standish to an issue with the AST in the crawlspace.  Downeast Energy was first on the scene and pumped off the tank retrieving 100 gallons of unused product.  This piece of property sits right on Sebago Lake and given the time of year, the water table was very high causing personnel to be inundated with standing water below the house.  Some product was visible on this standing water and was picked up with sorbent pads.  After the discharge was mitigated (although we weren't exactly where it was yet) arrangements were made to have the tank removed.  This was a difficult process because the only means of entrance/egress were two 2'x3' openings at each end of the ~1200sqft establishment.  It was necessary to cut the tank below the house and piecemeal it out.  A small corrosion hole was witnessed partially up the side of the tank.  This makes sense given the amount of water it must come in contact with and, additionally, explains why only a portion of its contents were discharged. There was no oil present at the time of the removal and no vapors below the house.  Curiously, the waterfront 25' away had a sheen present on it and there were remnants of emulsified oil in a small groundwater stream the feeds the lake on the north side of the property.  Despite that, and understanding this was a one time issue with high groundwater and deep wells, no further action was deemed necessary.
P-392-2005*One of those 'technically' an UST in the basement of a commercial building on Lisbon St. in Lewiston.  This 750 gallon #2 oil tank had been entombed with cinder blocks and sand decades ago.  Concrete and sand were removed and tank was cleaned and cut without issue.  No evidence of any discharge. No further action necessary.

P-395-2005*Please see attached.
P-391-2005*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of #2 fuel to the cement AST room of Portland Head Light.  Product did not impact any other materials or surfaces and was picked up with speedy dry and pads.
P-387-2005*It was reported to the Department that 30 gallons of waste oil had been discharged from a tarp along the side of the road.  The tarp and stain were witnessed but the product was not oil.  There was no evidence of any oil producing items within the tarp, it certainly did not smell like oil, and when the substance dried it left behind an ashy looking substance which is uncharacteristic of a petroleum product.  In addition, this ashy substance is what presumably caused the rainwater running through the tarp to have the dark, neighbor-confusing hue.  The situation is definitely unsightly but not an issue for Response Services.
B-278-2005*Chief Barr called to report that one of his fire trucks had leaked an estimated 10 gallons of gasoline onto the floor of the fire station. He said that the vehicle was all right on Saturday, but on Monday afternoon a volunteer fireman had notified him of a strong smell of gasoline in the fire house. He determined that a truck's tank had corroded. The gasoline had run to a floor drain that emptied into a roadside catch basin. This in turn dumped into a ditch that ran to a stream. Sunday was a day of heavy rain. As a result, there was nothing in the catch basin to recover. Mr. Barr directed the floor drain be flushed with water and a few sorbent pads were placed at the catch basin outlet. They collected nothing. He reported there was no sign of recoverable product anywhere.
P-241-2005*Falling snow pushed an AST in Lovell onto its side.  Fortunately, it contained little product so none was discharged from the vent or bottom port despite the fire-o-matic being ripped off in the process.  When the attempt was made to right it, however, some product did reach the ice and snow below the tank.  Apparently, the RP and those associated with its righting were unaware of Maine's reporting requirements, because the Department was not notified until some time later (although the same month) when the property was involved in a real estate transaction.  A site visit was provided and the decision was made to shovel and chip up the afflicted ice and snow.  Approximately four five gallon pails of contaminated materials were produced.  It was evident that no soil contamination occurred and the Department is of the belief that all spilled product was successfully recovered, albeit in solid form.  No further action necessary.

A-423-2004*While workers were finishing a plumbing project in the basement of this new home, one of them stepped on the filter and broke it. They collected the oil and controlled the leak as best they could. Some did make it to the concrete floor though and was cleaned up by Webber Energy.  At the time of the spill the home was being constructed by Habitat for Humanity, Waterville chapter.  No further action is expected.
A-457-2004*I oversaw two tank removals at this site for John Mitchell of the Enforcement Unit. There was some contamination found during removal. Contaminated soil was removed, allowed to aerate on-site, then used as backfill.

Pat Seaward, Tech Services Geologist has been involved with sampling and conducting geoprobe investigations at this site.
A-468-2004*This was an UST discovered by the MDOT while doing a road project on Route 202 near Keay & Son Lumber.  There had been others in the area discovered earlier and there is no owner of record. Pat Seaward of Tech Services was already working in conjunction with MDOT in that area, therefore I referred it to her with no action on my part.

No further response action is expected.
A-469-2004*An estimated eighty gallons of oil was lost to a muddy, water filled basement. We utilized sorbent pads to remove the floating oil first.  Afterward we removed unmortared brick from the high spots and removed what oil we could with pads. Then we pumped water from the basement through carbon filters and utilized a vactor for contaminated soil removal. We removed vast amounts of basement pack-rat debris which had been oiled and land filled it.  We traced the basement sump pump discharge and found no oil at that location. Apparently the sump pump was not running at the time of the spill.


A-540-2004*The tank installer did a poor job of installing the outside two hundred and seventy five gallon AST. It leaked on the initial fill. He reported a two gallon spill, but the stain traversed across the driveway and down a hill. When excavation began, we found the contamination to go rather deep as well. I estimate between one hundred and two hundred gallons were lost.

Clean-up consisted of the excavation of approximately 186 tons of contaminated soil which was transported to CPRC, in Scarborough.

A-570-2004*During a gravel pit inspection, Mark Stebbins, DEP Land Bureau, noticed staining under some plow trucks parked near the Warren and Kincaid gravel pit. I went out and visited the site and spoke with the owner. He agreed to clean up the soil and fix the truck. Ten yards of contaminated soil were taken to Lane Construction for disposal.

No further action required.

A-572-2004*Tank corrosion caused a ten gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at this residence. It was an indoor AST and the material spilled to a concrete floor. Webber Energy employees cleaned up the spill using sorbent materials and also replaced the tank.

No further action is expected.
A-585-2004*While removing an AST bulk plant and installing an UST bulk plant considerable contamination was discovered. The contaminated soils were transported to Vaughn Thibodeau's in Prospect for disposal. The contamination appeared old and widespread. Probably from many small spills and unreported problems over the years.
A-672-2004*An overfill protection alarm was turned off due to electrical maintenance and never turned back on. The tank was overfilled by an estimated fifty gallons. The local fire department responded and padded up a significant amount of oil. When I was on the island for another project with a Vactor, I chipped a hole in the frost and sucked some soil out near the tank. The fill was crushed stone and not terribly oily. I consulted with Alex Pugh from Tech Svcs., and we decided there were no wells at risk from this spill.

No further action is expected.
A-682-2004*An employee of Bob Plourde's plumbing and heating installed a new furnace at this home. They neglected to upgrade the fuel line though. In fact, when they disturbed the old copper fuel line, they must have loosened a fitting because soon after they left for the day, the tank was emptied into the crawl space under the home. We installed a fan for short term vapor control, and removed oily soil from under the structure with a vactor and soil behind the home with an excavator.  Afterward, we installed a sheet plastic vapor barrier under the home. We sealed the vapor barrier in place with sand and concrete. The vapor problem is mitigated. We are done. No further action is expected.
A-28-2004*A relatively small spill was reported offshore in Port Clyde. A fishing vessel came off it's mooring and blew aground. The vessel listed and lost an estimated fifty gallons of diesel out of it's vent line. The reporter was the manager of a local shellfish farm. He said that it didn't look bad and probably wouldn't affect him. He was wrong. The wind changed and blew the oil right to him and his shellfish water intake. After several hard weeks of sub-zero weather, manual ice removal, and protective booming we got a break. The weather changed and got up around freezing for a while. Although there was no oil left we had sheen everywhere trapped in the impoundment. NOAA scientists wouldn't give us a number for a safe level for the shellfish to ingest so we had to go for zero. Very difficult. Eventually, through the natural action of the sea's flushing and wave energy the sheen broke down and disappeared. To the best of my knowledge it has not returned and the sea farm is finally back in operation.  No further action required.
A-40-2004*While away for the winter, the Plotkin's discovered that someone local thought they needed the Plotkin's wall mount kerosene heater more than the Plotkin's did. Unfortunately the thieves were not the conscientious sort so they just cut the fuel line and took the heater leaving the oil pouring out of the line onto the floor of the cottage. This also points to a certain lack of intellect since they could have also stolen the oil which at today's prices is probably worth more than the heater.

It appeared that the oil soaked into the carpet and went through the floor onto the ground. There was very little soil, none in places, above the bedrock. The house was basically sitting on a bedrock outcrop. We began by removing the oil saturated carpet. The subfloor was significantly oil soaked and many of the structural members as well. That's when the waiting game began. I called the claims unit to liaison with the homeowner's private insurance because it was looking like it might get sticky. The homeowners were considering demolishing the building because it was so significantly contaminated. That is exactly what happened eventually. The building ended up in a dumpster.

After the building was gone we cleaned the bedrock surface with a vactor, removed a bunch of soil down the hill where it had run, and treated the bedrock with hydrogen peroxide to eat any oil that we couldn't get to physically. The last time I checked everything looked great at the site.  No further action required.
P-262-2005*On 4/8/05, Jon Woodard received a call from William Jensen of Westbrook reporting a spill from an above ground storage tank (AST) at his residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an AST behind his residence that was actively dripping.  I called Dodge Oil (his oil company) and requested they respond and pump out the tank into a temporary setup.  They responded immediately and pumped out the tank, as requested.

Inside the crawl space of the residence, free oil was observed on some standing water.  It was apparent that some oil had been pumped via the sump pump to the City of Westbrook sewer system.  I called the sewer department and notified them regarding the spill.

I hired Boom Technology to respond that afternoon with sorbent materials and a plan was made to excavate the contaminated soils under the old tank via Vactor truck.  We cleaned up the free oil in the crawlspace and left sorbents in place to recover more oil as it came in.  A ventilation fan was also put in the window of the crawl space to ventilate the area.

The excavation took place on 4/13/05, and was supervised by Kara Tudman of the DEP.  A total of 3.34 tons of contaminated soil was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  Boom Technology continued to change out the sorbent materials over the next few weeks.  The sorbent work was completed and the fan removed on 5/12/05.  A new sump pump was also installed on that date.  No further action is required.
P-293-2005*On 4/20/05, I received a call from Troy Cushman of Apex Construction reporting a diesel spill at a construction site they were working at in Scarborough.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that an above ground storage tank on site had leaked the fuel when a piece of plywood fell onto it causing the firematic valve to break.  There was oil staining evident around the tank.  Apex Construction planned to excavate the soils and take them to Commercial Paving for disposal.  I provided them with a spill debris letter so they could do so.  No further action required.
P-188-2005*On 3/11/05, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a diesel fuel spill at their New Gloucester Toll Booth in New Gloucester.  The spill had occurred as the result of a pump failure on an emergency generator.  There was some oil on the floor in the generator room.  The spill was reported to be approximately 20 gallons.  Mr. Branscom had hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.

A few days later, I retrieved a voice mail message from Mr. Branscom informing me that the spill was apparently much larger.  He estimated between 800 to 1000 gallons.  When Clean Harbors was cleaning up the oil in the building, they discovered a floor drain that went to a septic tank.  The drain and tank were pumped out on three separate occasions, with 300 gallons of oil contaminated liquid being recovered.  It is unknown how much spilled product was recovered.

In April the leach field connected to the septic tank was excavated to investigate potential oil contamination from the spill.  None was found.  The results of that investigation are documented in a site assessment prepared by Summit Environmental Consultants and is attached to this spill report.  No further action is required.
A-1-2005*On 01-01-2005, a car hit a pole and spilled 7-13 gallons of transformer oil to the ground. Six drums of soil and snow were removed and transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center.

No DEP site visit was made.
A-44-2005*An Eagle Energy truck went off the road and flipped on it's side. This may not sound all that bad but the dome covers were leaking profusely. Again, not a big deal, just put the old dome dogs on her and you're good to go. Except that I was on call and my truck had been outside for a while in the well below zero weather and my locks were frozen on the compartment on my truck where the dome dogs were. I called Bart to bring me some warm ones (and a torch for my locks). By the time all of this had transpired we'd decided to right the truck full because it was small, made of steel, leaking profusely still, but most importantly, it was cold as h-e-double toothpick out there and everybody wanted to get inside somewhere. It righted with no problems. Cleanup had it's own complications. I went to put on my rubber boots to slog around in the oil with pads, but I couldn't get them on because they were frozen solid. We managed though. The next morning we dug out the oily soil and that as they say, was that. No further action required.
P-306-2005*On 4/23/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy reporting an oil spill at a customer's residence in Springvale.  I responded immediately upon their request.  Upon my arrival, I observed the spill occurred when a box fell onto the tank in the basement.  Approximately 20 - 25 gallons of oil had been spilled.  Downeast Energy and the homeowner had the spill cleaned up by the time I arrived utilizing absorbent material.  There was noticeable odor in the residence.  I advised the homeowner to ventilate the basement area and to call me if that did not correct the odor problem.  As of today (5/19/05), I have not been contacted by the homeowner and assume the odor has been mitigated.  No further action required.
P-300-2005*On 4/21/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from David Lien reporting a spill at a client's residence in Lisbon Falls.  The spill was due to a corrosion hole that developed in his tank located in his basement.  It was estimated that 1 gallon of oil had been spilled.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action required.

A-45-2005*A furnace burner safety failure caused several gallons of kerosene to be lost to the concrete floor of this condo. Much of it was absorbed by the carpet and it wicked up the wood frame walls. We removed all oil soaked material and treated the concrete with hydrogen peroxide.  No further action is expected.
A-73-2005*A pressure gage on the burner front failed and allowed product to be pumped to the floor and floor drain. The floor drain connects with the Pittsfield wastewater system and dumps into the treatment lagoons. Clean Harbors pumped some oil off the surface of the primary lagoon and collected more with sorbents. At the school, the boiler room was cleaned using speedi dri and other sorbents. All of the oil seems to have been contained to either the boiler room or the lagoons. After a few hours of ventilation all areas of the school interior were down to a zero reading by PID.
A-87-2005*During a real estate transaction it was discovered that the well on the C & S One Stop property has been impacted with MTBE. A site visit revealed no obvious source. Subsequent investigation found one neighboring well with low levels also. The site has been referred to Alex Pugh of Tech Svcs for further hydro-geological investigation.
A-104-2005*This site has an odd fill arrangement. The fill pipe has been extended beyond the edge of a new addition. The vent pipe has not been extended. The driver said he couldn't hear the whistle and didn't notice the overfill immediately. The vent was also partially surrounded by wood which soaked up some of the spilled oil. Webber Energy cleaned up some oily soil, removed and replaced oil soaked wood, and retrofitted the vent line to a better place to prevent future problems.
P-994-2004*
RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	In response to a citizen complaint, this retail motor fuels UST facility was inspected by DEP BRWM, UST Unit in April, 2004.  They advised me they found gasoline drips in the sumps, incorrect leak-detection probes, and the facility had not passed the annual facility inspection performed by Portland Pump Co.
	On 4/29/05, I briefly visited and checked out for surface spills and obvious problems.  I noted a few drips on the pavement though no apparent violations and no obvious discharges to the drain(s)mentioned in Mr. Thornton's letter of 9/29/04.  I did not seek out the facility operator at this time.  I noted several small fuel spills to the pavement typical of gasoline stations.
	The area is dense residential and commercial.  It was formerly registered as near private wells though I was told by a local contractor that the area is now on town water.  The Milk Room had a UST of unknown size registered under #10282 and as removed in 1988.  The present UST facility was installed in 1997 as GMP Gas Co., under DEP UST Reg. #19702: a tow compartment 15,000-gal UST.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-112-2005*A neighbor saw oily sheen running down the ditch in front of her house during a rain event this spring. She traced it up hill to her neighbor's dirt driveway. I went to have a look. The driveway was still partially frozen but there was definitely some spots with black motor oil in the drive. The current tenant had just moved in, but was willing to help. We sopped up quite a bit of oil that day and I left him with some pads and and bags and he cleaned up the rest as it popped up during the thaw.

P-186-2005*On 3/10/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill from a snow plow hitting a pad mounted transformer.  A small amount of contaminated snow was shoveled up and removed.  No further action required.
A-114-2005*A driver overfilled his fuel delivery truck by ninety gallons at the Maritime bulk plant on Upper Park Street. Some of the oil was collected with sorbents and the balance went to the on-site oil water separator. This is a new system and seems quite well engineered. The separator has level alarms which notify the operator of high levels of oil or water. If the oil side fills up the product is removed off site for disposal. If the water side fills up they make arrangements with the Rockland Sewer District to collect the water for treatment.

P-305-2005*On 4/22/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a leaking bushing on a transformer.  A small amount of soil was hand excavated from the area.  No further action required.
P-404-2005*Discharge was the result of a skidder fire, which resulted in the release of hydraulic oil and waste oil.  Luckily, the diesel tanks were undamaged.  By the time I arrived on-site, most of the oil had been collected with sorbents by the fire Otisfield  Fire Dept.
P-202-2005*Falling snow and ice from the James Bihm's roof impacted the external AST (above-ground supply tank) located at this residence, breaking the copper feed line and damaging the external oil filter to the kerosene fired heating system.  The subsequent discharge went into the perimeter soils (perimeter drain piping) around the foundation of the home and migrated below the surface to an outbreak down gradient in a wetland area.  Some surficial migration was also noticed as evident by the pink snow and slush adjacent to the home.

Contaminated media removal was completed by excavation and vactoring the soil, snow, and slush components and transporting for proper disposal. The Bihm's private insurance company, Liberty Insurance, was advised of the accident and was willing to pay for portions of the clean up and restoration.

A recovery well was installed adjacent to the spill location and ground water pumped and treated with an activated carbon filter system with the effluent discharged down gradient.  This task was done by DEP Technical Services engineers and staff.

Subsequent follow up will be completed by DEP Tech Services.  At this time, DEP Response plans no further action, unless a request is received from Tech Services or the homeowner.
I-93-2005*A reported dumping of an unknown material into an unnamed tributary to Alder Brook turned out to be a well drilling company filling up their water tank.  No future action needed.
B-201-2005*B-201-2005
04-13-2005 12:30

     The Ellsworth Fire Department called to report a fuel spill associated with a tractor trailer/car collision at the entrance to Baron Estates on Route 1A.  The truck, owned by Armtrack Co. out of Nova Scotia, ruptured both a saddle tank and a hydraulic oil tank.  Cleaned Harbors personnel later excavated the affected soil at the roadside.  It was estimated that approximately 80 gallons of diesel and hydraulic oil had spilled.
A-115-2005*Augusta Sanitary District employee's reported gasoline odors from a manhole discovered during flushing operations. When I arrived there were no longer any odors and nothing detected on my meters. They were flushing the pipes up-stream when they got a slug of what they thought was gasoline. The line is sanitary only and no storm drains empty into it. Most of the area locally upstream is residential. Nobody had any reasonable ideas as to where gasoline in the line could have come from. I told them to give me a call if they ran into anything like this again.
A-357-2004*A tree caused a transformer bushing failure and leak of approximately 1 gallon of non-PCB transformer oil at Pole 172, Route 41 (Farmington Falls Rd), Vienna on June 23, 2004.  CMP crews cleaned up the spilled materials and replaced the transformer.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-137-2005*B-137-2005
03/21/2005 12:57

     Tom Guerrette, Business Unit Manager for R.H. Foster, called to report a gasoline spill at their Greenville convenience store on Pritham Avenue.  It was stated that approximately 75 gallons leaked from a faulty valve on their aboveground tank setup.  Investigation shown that the fuel was entirely contained within the concrete dike.  The valve to the dike was verified to be closed.  The combination of gasoline and contaminated snow was subsequently vacuumed out of the dike.  Repairs were then made by Gaftek personnel.  None of the gasoline appeared to have escaped to the environment.
B-75-2005*B-75-2005
02-08-2005 10:00

     Chris Thompson of the Howland Snowmobile Club called to report that their snow groomer had been vandalized where it was kept at the DOT facility off of the interstate at the Lincoln Exit.  It appeared that some off road diesel had spilled into the snow.  As much as 50 gallons were reported to have been spilled.  Investigation shown that the 50 gallons of fuel had been stolen from out of the groomer's tank.  It was estimated that maybe 5 gallons spilled onto the ground.  This was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  Efforts were made to see that the incident does not happen again.
B-71-2005*B-71-2005
02/07/2005 14:39

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet fuel in one of their hangars.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked out the vent of a British Royal Air Force Typhoon.  The fuel, which was contained to the hangar floor, was cleaned up with sorbent material.
B-267-2005*B-267-2005
05/11/2005 13:51

     Paul Blood of the Technical Services Staff reported the possible discovery of soil contamination at the Ludden Property on Route 2 across from Old County Road in Enfield.  Test pits at the site later confirmed the existence of gasoline contamination.  During September, approximately 500 yards of varied levels of contaminated soil were removed and taken to the Harris Construction facility for land farming under the auspices of Paul Blood and Environmental Technologies Inc.  A remediation report of the land farm site is pending.
A-120-2004* On 2-25-04, an anonymous caller reported they could smell gasoline at the dispensers located at the Whippoorwill Variety. I made a site visit and found that indeed there were gasoline odors/vapors at the dispenser. I called 3D petroleum.  Denny Driscol made a site visit and opened the dispenser and found the leak to be at the 52 valve. He closed the valves located near the AST to prevent any further spillage.
 The store and gasoline station was out of business and for sale, at the time. I eventually made contact with the owner's wife (possibly Abby).
 This case was referred to Technical Services on or about 3-8-2004. Sometime during the late summer or early fall of 2004, I made another site visit. At that time, I noticed that the above ground tanks had been removed and the store had been converted to a residence. In all likelihood, the underground piping was not removed. I spoke to Abby and she told me that they had used or given away the gas that was in the AST's.
 As of 5-24-2005, I am referring this site to Enforcement to have the owners remove the piping and do a site assessment if required.

B-159-2005*B-159-2005
03/28/2005 11:30

     Ray Piper of the Hampden Fire Department called to report discovering about 25 soda bottles filled with blood off a wooded section of Route 1A.  Investigation revealed that it was in fact very old decomposed blood material.  The origin of the material is unknown.  The blood was perhaps from a slaughter facility; perhaps for fertilizer type purposes.  In any event, the case was treated as a possible bio-hazard.  Clean Harbors disposed of the material.
P-367-2005*I received an anonymous complaint through the DEP's Solid Waste Division that alleged a junkyard owner was mishandling and spilling oil and gasoline.  I went out to the home and no one was home.  I inspected the front yard and garage area and couldn't find any significant issues.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-368-2005*On May 12, 2005, DEP received notification that ethylene glycol was released inside the MERC facility the prior evening.  The closed loop cooling system for the facility was shut down for regular service.  During the servicing, a pump was engaged and began pumping through a pipe that had been disconnected.  As a result, approximately 300 gallons of ethylene glycol was discharged into the building.

At the time of the report, the spill had been remediated with sorbents and speedy dry.  These materials were disposed of by MERC.

No further action is required at this time.
P-371-2005*While doing site demolition work at the former Cumberland Farms station an UST was located.  The tank was pumped and removed by ENPRO.  I did not note any contamination.  The tank appeared to have been a 500 gallon #2 fuel oil tank. (See also P-731-2004).
P-373-2005*During an inspection of the Grover Gundrilling in Norway, conducted by Andrew Slusarski of the BRWM RCRA Enforcement Unit, oil contaminated spills were discovered associated with the drill tailings waste roll-off.  I visited the site and determined that some clean-up of the contaminated soil would be required to be removed.  I returned to the site in early July and observed Grover personnel removing the soil and staging it for removal.

They sufficiently removed the soil and contracted with Environmental Projects, Inc. to remove and dispose the soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-374-2005*Inspection of AST facility.  No discharges found.
P-375-2005*Tree broke due to inclement weather and landed on a utility pole, causing transformer to fall to ground and break open.  Approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil released.  Cleaned up by CMP by hand-excavating the contaminated soil.  See attached CMP spill report form.
P-379-2005*UST removal at Lewiston Irvingl, 1345 Sabattus St., Lewiston.  No indications of potential discharge or contamination observed.

No clean-up required or further action necessary.
P-384-2005*
	5/11/05: morning report by Downeast Energy (DEE) of a small kerosene oil spill out the fill pipe of their bulk oil tanks.  Discharged product remained within the containment.  No discharge occurred to waters or the oil/water separator.  Clean-up by DEE crew with sorbent material.  No DEP visit requested.  Dense commercial area, on city water, but over mapped S & G Aquifer.

S G Brezinski
P-396-2005*
	5/17/05, morning report from BIW of a really small discharge of lubricating oil that dripped off the cable of a crane at the shipyard.  I understand the spill went to a sheen and no clean-up was possible.  No DEP response visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-407-2005*Automobile struck a utility pole, knocking off transformer.  Approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil spilled and was cleaned up by CMP personnel by applying sorbent material and hand-excavating contaminated soil.  See attached CMP spill report form.
B-193-2005*On 4/8/05, I received report of an oil spill at a camp on East Grand Lake in Orient.  The spill was reported by Ed Kalinowski of Bates Fuel Oil.  Apparently a neighbor to the camp where the spill occurred had noticed the smell of fuel oil earlier in the week when returning to his camp for the spring.  He had traced the smell and oil sheen in the lake to 44 Forget Me Not Lane.  This neighbor noticed that oil was dripping from the tank and closed the valve, stopping the leak.  He then notified the resident of the camp, Mrs. McCluskey.  Mrs. McCluskey's son is the owner.

Mrs. McCluskey notified Bates Fuel Oil of the spill, who inturn sent out a technician to investigate.  The technician then notified the DEP.  I arrived on scene to find an extensive spill that had flowed into East Grand Lake from all the runoff.  Luckily the oil was held to within approximately 30 feet from the shore by the ice.  Due to the hour of my arrival, I did not call in a contractor at that time.  I began padding off straight product from the lake along the shoreline.  I reached what product I could safely get with my waders and rake.  I scheduled for Clean Harbors to be on site the following day.

Clean Harbors and I were on scene with a vactor truck and boat the next morning.  We were able to gain access to the Lake by using a neighbor's driveway, after receiving permission and setting up exactly where he allowed us to.  We were able to use the ice as a containment boom and break it off and bring it to shore, where we would break it up and suck it into the truck.  This was a time consuming process, and we were not able to finish that day.  We had to return with the vactor another day and continue the process.  After we recovered what we could on the water, we removed all of the contaminated ice on shore by the same method.  We also had to remove a small amount of contaminated soil from the spill area.  Due to the ground being covered with ice, most of the oil flowed right over land and into the lake.

Upon completion of the job, gravel had to be hauled into repair any damage that was done to the road by our operation.

This paragraph added by Lou Pizzuti on 09/23/2005.  On September 17, 2005 at 0955 hours, I received a call from the Houlton State Police Barracks regarding an oil slick accompanied with the odor of fuel oil at 46 Forget Me Not Lane in Orient.  They had a Mr. Edward Vose on the line regarding the spill and connected me to him.  Mr. Vose stated that there was an oil slick in front of his camp and that it smelled strongly of fuel oil.  He explained that the camp next door at 44 Forget Me Not Lane was involved in a DEP supervised cleanup of a spill resulting from an outside oil tank.  I arrived at his camp at 1215 hours and proceeded to the shore line in front of the neighboring camp. I could smell fuel oil and after some minutes noticed small droplets of oil coming to the surface of the water approximately 2 feet from the shoreline.  Mr. Vose gave me some details related to the spill and clean up activities.  I explained that there was probably some residual oil in the sediment that was being churned up by the rough water and that there was little I could do about that.  I then went to look at the condition of the tank and fuel line of the camp, which had the name McCluskey on the side.  The tank is new; however, I have some concerns with the hook up to the camp.  The tank has the filter tucked up under the tank, it is not protected with a metal box.  The line from the filter to the camp is connected via a compression union and is not sleeved or protected in any way.  The line is directly beneath the eave of the camp.  There were small droplets of water on the union and it was slick with oil.  I saw no visible product on the gravel beneath the union, so I put a couple of absorbent pads down to see if there may be a leak.  No oil dripped onto the pads while I was on scene.  I asked Mr. Vose to periodically check the pa
B-72-2005*B-72-2005
02/07/2005 14:56

     Kevin Bernier of Great Lakes Hydro-Electric called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil at the Wheldon Dam off of Route 157.  It was stated that a hydraulic line broke on a small piece of equipment during some routine maintenance.  The one gallon of fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-70-2005*B-70-2005
02/07/2005 10:27

     Joel Farley of Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor called to report a small hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons leaked onto the ground when a hose failed on a loader.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-327-2005* On 7-18-2005, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported the release of about one gallon of transformer oil. The transformer was tagged less than 50 ppm of PCB. This occurred when a transformer on pole 122 on Dickvale Rd. overheated. A crew from NASC responded and removed 1/4 of a drum of soil and leaves. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-238-2005*Downeast Energy reported an overfill of a fuel oil delivery truck at their bulk plant, 95 College Avenue, Waterville, on May 26, 2005.  An estimated 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled to a concrete pad at the loading rack.  Owing to significant rainfall at the time of the spill, much of the oil floated on rainwater  covering the pad.  Downeast personnel and the Waterville Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  The spill was reported to have been contained to the concrete pad.  Downeast Energy disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.

Maine DEP personnel did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-639-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary to spill report P-1176-04, and covers the initial clean-up actions by source reduction of old gasoline contaminated soil at this sub-urban retail motor-fuels UST facility.  The facility was owned by Alliance Energy who purchased the property from ExxonMobil Corp. in Dec. 2004.  St. Germain & Assoc. (SGA) managed the clean-up work for Alliance Energy over ENPRO Svcs., and MAI Env. who screened soil and did a clean-up report subcontracting to SGA.  The presence of oil saturated soils and PID values exceeding the BS-2 Goal initiated the remedial action (see DEP letter of 2/18/05).

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The facility is located in a sub-urban residential and commercial area adjacent to Portland's Northgate Shopping plaza, at the intersection of Washington & Allen Aves.  The area is on municipal water & sewer service.  See DEP reports P-1176-04, P-762-96 & P-574-96, and the Phase-2 assessment of SGA for further details on the facility.
	During work for a Feb. 2005 Phase-2 assessment, gasoline saturated soils were verified in this southern corner of the property.   DEP Response Div. and DEP VRAP unit agreed upon a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal with an action level of 500-ppm (using DEP bag headspace method).  Soils were sandy fill and silt-clay native soil.  The gasoline contamination was in the location of a former repair garage where old UST's (removed Oct. 1987) appear to have been located (old steel product piping found).

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Under the tutelage of Paul Prescott of MAI Env.: ENPRO Svcs. excavated 190 tons of gasoline contaminated soil on Wed. 8/17/05 in the vicinity of SB-7, SB-9 and MW-3 (see site map).  DEP, MAI and SGA worked under Alliance Energy's management of the clean-up (Clean-Up Option-2).  No groundwater (gw) was recovered or treated.  I noted a sheen but no free product on the gw, or saturated soil as noted in the 2004 Phase-2 assessment.  The contaminated gray silty-sand appeared aged and had an odor of anaerobic degradation.  Lab analysis of a gray silt-sand soil sample acquired by DEP from near the bottom of the excavation exhibited 587-ppm GRO and 1.45-ppm of Benzene, no MTBE.  I measured 740-ppm uncorrected bag headspace level for the same soil.
	Source reduction was constricted by Allen and Washington Ave's. and the active UST facility dispensers.  According to MAI's assessement "... the outer limits of soil exceeding the BL2 clean-up goal were achieved... except in two directions...." [see attached report of 9/21/05].

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	I understand from statements by Faulkner & Flynn that ExxonMobil would be reimbursing Alliance Energy for clean-up expenses.  Based on the age of the discharge from pre-1990 UST facility,  and the location of out-of-service bare-steel product piping in the excavation, I do not believe that UST Fund Ins. is applicable.
2.	Based on my observations and the report of MAI/SGA, this location on the site is understood to be clean to DEP satisfaction and not further remedial action for this SE corner of the site is required by DEP Response Div. at this time.  [See year 2004 and 2005 assessments and DEP VRAP reports for further information.]
3.	Gasoline discharges largely below the Baseline-2 Clean-Up Action Level are understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
4.	The 9/21/05, remedial assessment submitted by SGA makes no mention of MAI Env.'s site presence or field screening; and the report is not stamped by a Maine Certified Geologist or PE.


S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-288-2005*On 5/22/05, 1420 hours, the State Police dispatcher reported a vehicle in the Penobscot River in Howland.  The report stated it was a traffic accident and a State Police diver would be there to hook onto the vehicle.  The report also mentioned there was sheen coming up.  It turned out to be a pickup truck that had rolled from a driveway across the road, down over a steep bank, and into the river.  The truck had been removed from the water by the time I got there and was sitting in the driveway from where it had been parked.  It was dripping a lot of water and a few drops of gasoline came from what must have been the top of the gas tank.  The rate was about two drops a minute and the source was not visible.  I placed pads under the drip and left a few extra.  The vehicle was supposed to stay put until the insurance adjuster could look at it.  There was about two square feet of sheen that had been herded to shore by the wind.
I-62-2005*On 3-22-05, the Presque Isle Public Works had a dump truck on Strawberry Bank Road break a hydraulic line and lose approximatley 12 gallons of hydraulic oil on the road. The crew used absorbent pads and speedy dry to clean it up.
I-56-2005*On 3-21-2005, Dale Chapman of Adams and Fogg called to report that he had received a request from Irving Oil to immediately repair a pump that had been hit that day at the Van Buren Mainway. He was also reporting for Irving. A passenger car had hit the pump and the line fractured at the sheer joint. It was possible about 5 gallons could have been lost. The spilled gasoline was cleaned up and the pump was repaired.
I-61-2005*A representative of the Eagle Lake Winter Riders, a snowmobile club, reported that on 3-21-05, the groomer belonging to the club had blown a hydraulic line while grooming near Carter Brook. The contaminated snow was broadcast with the groomer immediately. While this is not the preferred treatment method, it did not seem realistic to have them go back and try to recover the contaminated snow.
I-63-2005*On 3-27-05, Bert Levesque of Daigle Oil Co. called to report that on that morning, a spill had occurred at their service station on Main Street in Fort Kent. A diesel fuel nozzle had fallen out of the tank while fueling was in progress. They used sorbent boom, speedy dry, and sorbent pads to clean it up. The spill was confined to the paved area.
A-127-2005*The Skowhegan Fire Department responded to a 330 gallon AST which had tipped over at 265 North Ave, Skowhegan on March 28, 2005.  The tank and trailer is owned by Duane Marquis and is a rental unit.  An estimated 100 gallons of K-1 was discharged to the ground and surface water.   450 gallons of free product and oil contaminated water were pumped into drums supplied by the local transfer station.  725 pounds of oil contaminated sorbent material was transported by Maine DEP to MMWAC for disposal.

Central Maine Properties was hired by Maine DEP to excavate the contaminated soil.  18.72 tons of contaminated soil was transported to Waste Management, Norridgewock for disposal.  The area is served by municipal water, though it is near, but not over, the local aquifer.

No further action is expected.
A-183-2005*Dead River Company reported a 1-2 gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil while filling an AST at the Tugboat Inn, 80 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor on April 27,. 2005.  The product was discharged to the side of the tank and the pavement.  Because the incident occurred during a rain event a sheen rapidly spread across the paved parking area.   Dead River personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the oil.  Maine DEP staff made a site visit at the request of Dead River Company but found no further remediation to be required or possible.

No further action is expected.
I-69-2005*On 4-4-05, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil called to report that he had been informed of a spill that had been taken care of by Bates Fuel but not reported. I called Bates and they had been to the home of Waldo Givens and his tank had leaked due to a corrosion hole. It leaked onto mill cloth beneath it and they simply removed the cloth and replaced the tank. I mentioned reporting requirements, they understood.
I-70-2005*On 4-13-05, Tammy Michaud called to report that the furnace in the house she was renting had a leak and she could smell fuel in the basement. I met with her that day and noticed the fuel line near the furnace had a small, old leak that looked like it had been fixed. She said the oil company had fixed it earlier in the winter and now she wanted the landlord to take care of the rest and wasn't having any luck getting him to call back. I told her I would call him, but the problem could easily be fixed by removing a couple shovels full of stone near the furnace.  I called the landlord and he assured me he would take care of it.
A-186-2005*Steve Miller, Skowhegan Fire Chief, reported a 15 gallon diesel fuel spill at the Irving Mainway (tank registration 14563), Route 201, Skowhegan on April 27, 2005.  The spill resulted from an overfill.  In spite of signage imploring the public to "remain in site of the nozzle during filling," this truck operator apparently did not keep the nozzle in view, instead relying on the automatic shutoff.  The Skowhegan Fire Department used sorbent pads supplied by Maine DEP to clean up the spill.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site, collected the contaminated pads for disposal at MMWAC and replenished the supply of sorbent pads at the Fire Department.  The name and address of the vehicle owner was not reported.

No further action is expected.
I-87-2005*On 5-12-05, Maine Potato Growers called to report that they had been called to the home of Keith Doyan in Mapleton because of an odor of fuel in the basement. They found the fuel line, which runs beneath the floor, had leaked between the inner and outer wall, and had come up onto the floor. They were replacing the line and planned to clean the stain on the concrete floor with a soap, to eliminate the source of any more odors. I had them open a couple of windows to vent the basement temporarily until the source was removed.  A new line was installed, the source was removed, and the floor was cleaned by the oil company.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-212-2005*On 4/20/05, 1640 hours Eric Clapp of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a small transformer oil leak from a unit at 194 Griffen Road.  A bushing had seeped just enough oil to wet the outside of the bushing.  It was wiped off with a pad and repaired.
P-411-2005*While at another site with Clean Harbors, I was informed that a vessel had sunk at Aspasia Marina, 257 Front Street, South Portland, ME, and was leaking fuel.  Aspasia Marina was asking for guidance.

Upon inspection of the vessel and location, it was determined that booming of the vessel was unnecessary and unpractical.  The vessel "Emma Rose" was a sail boat with an estimate of 8 gallons of diesel fuel onboard, but most of the fuel could have been lost by the time I arrived on-site.  Only a sheen was observed.  In addition, the location of the vessel, for booming purposes, was only accessible by water making booming extremely dangerous, due to the weather.

The "Emma Rose" was removed from the water without incident later in the week.
B-234-2005*On 4/28/05, 1640 hours Jacob Murphy reported that the house that he had rented at 62 North Street in Ellsworth had an oil spill from the AST that was in the basement.  On 4/29/05, I checked it out and there was no odor in the basement (this was determined with a PID through an open window to the basement).  There was a small area of stressed grass where the sump pump had discharged.  I talked to the owner (Mark Briggs) and he indicated that the tank had developed a pinhole leak.  He figured maybe a quart got pumped to the lawn and that he had collected a quart from the pinhole drip.  I asked if there was anything that he would like to have done, such as deal with an odor problem.  He didn't perceive any problems from the release.  Murphy's report was a few weeks old, which is probably why there was no odor to pick up.
B-124-2005*B-124-2005
03/12/2005 11:05

      Joe Tedford of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a spill of hydraulic oil from a plow truck.  It was stated that approximately 50 gallons leaked when a hydraulic oil line failed.  The oil was spread over an 8 mile section of roadway during a heavy snow event.  Needless to say, the oil remained unrecoverable.
A-211-2005*Downeast Energy overfilled the Wiscasset Middle School UST by approximately one gallon. They then cleaned up the oil from the ground around the vent with sorbents and disposed of contaminated material.

No further action is expected.
A-212-2005*Sixty gallons of hydraulic oil was lost from stationary mill equipment. The oil was lost to the IP process sewer. No written report from the spiller is available. No further action is expected.
A-213-2005*A broken nipple allowed five gallons of lube oil to be lost to the process sewer. No written report from the spiller is available. No further action is expected.
A-214-2005*A vehicle suffered a failure of the vehicle fuel line while at the pump at the Dead River store in Rockport. Approximately one gallon was lost to the ground and cleaned up by Dead River employees with sorbent material. No further action expected.
A-218-2005*An overfill caused a few gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak past loose fittings on the top of this indoor AST. Downeast sent some people over with sorbents and cleaned up the oil. No further action expected.
A-222-2005*A hydraulic oil line failed on a CMP bucket truck and released approximately four gallons of oil to the ground at the CMP Maxcy Sub-Station in Windsor. CMP reported that they cleaned up all visible signs of oil. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-223-2005*This office received a written report from CMP of a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill in Farmington.  The spill was not logged although CMP records indicate it was reported.  The spill occurred as a result of a hose failure on a bucket truck which discharged to the roadway.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up by handwork.  No site visit was warranted.
A-233-2005*   DEP received a report that a private car (owner/driver unknown) had lost the contents of it's crankcase while parked on this paved parking lot.  Local fire officials collected spilled oil using sorbents.
A-144-2005*Irving Mainway in Madison discovered water in their gasoline UST. GR Adams was called. GR Adams discovered that the water was actively leaking into the tank. When I visited the site it was still unclear where the water was coming from. The usual subjects, vent lines, fill connections, etc were checked. It finally turned out to be a siphon check valve that was allowing water to enter the tank from the submersible pump sump. No gasoline was lost from the system.
A-234-2005*Dead River Oil Company reported an estimated 5 gallon K-1 spill at the guest house of William King, 12 William Street, Boothbay Harbor on May 23, 2005.  The spill was caused by oil line corrosion between the tank and the monitor heater.  The tank is located in a crawl space under the house.  Dead River repaired the leak and cleaned up much of the contaminated soil.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and offered assistance to the homeowner to further the clean up.  The assistance was refused, but Maine DEP staff did assist with recommendations for ventilating the house.  The area is served by municipal water, no further action is expected.
A-242-2005* On 5-26-05, a street sweeper owned by the State of Maine DOT ruptured a hydraulic hose. This resulted in the lose of an estimated five gallons of oil onto the roadway. The employees of DOT used sorbent pads and sand to clean up the material.
 This spill occurred on Malbons Mill Rd. in Skowhegan. No further action by Response will be required at this site.
A-181-2005*The Coast Guard called to report a sheen they were investigating in Rockland Harbor. They found a fishing vessel, the "Lauren T" with a large amount of water in the bilge and reported it as sinking. When I arrived I looked from shore and couldn't see any sinking boats. I asked around and found out from the boat owner (Aho) that the boat was supposed to have water in it for fishing operations. It was obvious, to me anyway, from the stained line at the water line that the boat's water line hadn't changed in quite some time. There was no sheen by the time that I arrived.  It is unclear where the sheen may have originated from.
A-243-2005*A drum of unidentified liquid was reported behind the Irving station in Rockland. DEP recovered the drum and disposed of it as hazardous waste.
P-174-2005*I was contacted by Hartley Brewer reporting that a peddler truck they had at the Boatyard had leaked fuel oil after ice broke a drain pipe.  Approximately 100 gallons of fuel oil were spilled onto the ground and then ran down the dirt road to the ocean.  The oil was contained before any free product reached the ocean although a sheen was noted.  The oil was collected with sorbents as the ice and snow melted and then the surface soil contamination was excavated and disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-182-2005*While traveling west on Rt. 17 in Union I noticed a large area of yellow, dead grass on Hammond Tractor's lawn. I pulled in and checked it out. Smelled like diesel. I approached the manager and did a little spill reporting outreach. The owner met me there a few weeks later with an excavator and cleaned up the spill. Apparently they had filled a diesel powered lift before putting it out on the rental lot and when they put the lift up for show it listed and some fuel leaked out. No further action is expected. Attachments for this spill were apparently lost with the hard copy submitted for review.
B-210-2005*DEP mechanic Milton Ketch operates an automotive repair business at his residence in Greenbush.   During the winter of 2005, logger Scott Hallett delivered his pickup truck for Ketch to repair; in the back of the pickup was a skid tank, containing a small quantity of off-road diesel.

Some or all of that diesel leaked out of the tank and onto Ketch's lot, but Ketch didn't notice it until after the snow melted and the lot started to dry up.  At that point, he complained to Hallett, who according to Ketch was not inclined to do anything, so Ketch complained to me.  (Hallett tells a different story, i.e. that Ketch said he'd take care of it himself.)

I called Hallett and told him he'd have to cleanup the spill and after some initial bluster and obfuscation, Hallett agreed to do it.  Shortly after that, Hallett's wife called to chew me out for threatening her husband with "police action" .  (What I'd done is suggest to Hallett that he might as well tell me his address, since I had the registration number off his truck, and I'd just get his address through the State Police, if he didn't.)

On the 22nd of April, I was typing a  letter (attached) to Hallett telling him when I'd be available to oversee the cleanup when he called and said all the contractors he knew were busy and that I'd have to do the job myself.

Because of  heavy rains the cleanup didn't happen until May 13; 34 tons of contaminated soil were sent to Pine Tree landfill for disposal.
P-346-2005*I was contacted by the real estate agent for Dean Sprague reporting that the home they were trying to sell for him had an oil spill in the basement.  I arrived to find that there had already been a clean up attempted in the basement.  The concrete floors had been cleaned and the copper line from the tank to the furnace had been replaced.  The owner's Mother in law, who has power of attorney, reported that the previous tenants in the house had been sloppy filling the tank with cans and removing the filter themselves.  I also saw evidence that the copper line might have leaked.  I am not sure exactly where the oil came from.  The oil ran across the floor and into the sump and was pumped out onto the front lawn.  There were two large areas of dead grass.  I immediately had a carbon filter put on the sump pump discharge hose.  I hired EPI and they took up part of the basement floor and vactored there, around the sump, and in the front yard.  We put in a new plastic sump and replaced the floor and material in the front yard.  We left the carbon filter on the discharge for a while and then removed it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-412-2005*Received a call from the Maine State Police stating there was a traffic accident at mile 19 North on the Maine Turnpike, involving a car and a tractor trailer, and there was oil all over the place.

When the incident was reported, only one State Trooper was still on-seen (the vehicle had been removed), but by the time I arrived at the area, he had left.  I checked the area for evidence of oil and observed nothing.  Thinking that I might not have gone far enough south, I turned around.  I went south as far as York and observed no traffic accident.  Again, I checked the side of the road by mile 19, and observed nothing.

Case closed.
A-217-2005*A broken nipple on the "B" diffuser return at International Paper, Androscoggin Mill allowed the loss of five gallons of hydraulic oil to the plant process sewer. No Further action is expected
P-89-2005*Overfill of an aircraft by approximately 10 gallons of jet fuel.  Discharged product was remediated with sorbent material and disposed of by city of Portland - Fire Department.

A-219-2005*A loader leaked an estimated 1 gallon of diesel into a gravel pit in Rangeley. It was a minor spill but is significant because of its relative proximity to the Rangely water district's well. The spiller cleaned all evident spillage under the supervision of water district and DEP employees. An estimated 1 yard of contaminated soil was transported to Waste Management in Norridgewock for disposal.  No further action is expected.
A-226-2005*A consultant for Downeast Energy in Waterville found a sheen on the surface water in a ditch behind the Downeast Energy bulk-plant on College Ave. It did look pretty nasty but upon closer inspection it turned out to be biological, likely iron bacteria sheen. There was a small stain near the ditch but this is not surprising considering that a Guilford rail line runs right through the area very close by. No further action is expected.
A-227-2005*A Murray Oil driver spilled a few gallons of oil during a home heating oil delivery. Apparently the tank did not have a proper fitting on the fill connection so they added a temporary fitting during each oil delivery. This time it failed and they sprayed oil all over the side of the mobile home. Some oil went to the ground also. The oil company did a good job cleaning up but it took a couple of days to get the odor out of the house. I got nothing on my PID in the home when I visited and the tenants no longer had odor complaints. No further action is expected.
A-93-2005*On March 2, 2005, Vigue Brothers Garage caught fire due to a shop accident and was a total loss.  The fire and possible spill was reported to Maine DEP by the Department of Public Safety.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site while it was still a smoldering heap of debris and found some #2 fuel oil had spilled before the fire-matic shutdown.  The fuel was virtually consumed in the fire except for several gallons which spilled next to the foundation wall.  Butler Maxcy fuel company successfully removed approximately 165 gallons of #2 fuel oil from the AST.  There were several 55 gallon drums and a 275 gallon AST filled with waste next to the foundation which did not spill and were not consumed in the fire.   In addition, there was an estimated 300 gallons of used anti-freeze awaiting processing for reuse also near, but not consumed by the fire.  Vigue Brothers agreed to a Maine DEP staff request that the waste oil be removed for disposal  and the anti-freeze be consolidated under cover awaiting processing.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
B-123-2005*B-123-2005
03/10/2005 05:00

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet fuel out on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons of fuel vented out an aircraft.  The fuel, which was entirely contained on the paved surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material.
B-122-2005*B-122-2005
03/09/2005 17:13

     The Bucksport Fire Department called to report an AST leak at the residence of Barbara Haynes at 927 Acadia Highway in Orland.  It was unclear at the time of the call just how much oil had leaked from the basement tank.  Investigation revealed that the owner had moved a dryer across the basement concrete floor making contact with the copper line to the tank.  Ms Haynes immediately noticed and stopped the leak by turning off the valve.  Perhaps two gallons may have leaked onto the floor.  It was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
A-240-2005*William Johnson, Maine Drinking Water Program, Security Coordinator, reported a possible well contamination at the Dirigo Mobile Home Park, Dirigo Road, South China.  The possible contamination had been reported to Mr. Johnson by the park owner, Joyce Babb.  Ms. Babb had been told that a past tenant of the park had vandalized the backup wells by pouring anti-freeze solution into the wells.  The backup wells are not connected to the water system and do not have pumps installed.

Ms. Babb took a sample of the primary well to HETL, no anti-freeze contamination was detected.  William Johnson referred the case to Maine DEP Response Services to take samples from the two drilled backup wells and if contamination was found to undertake remediation of the wells. Maine DEP staff used disposable bailers to take the samples; both were found not to be contaminated by HETL.

No further action is expected.
A-191-2005*Jeff Brackett, New Sharon Fire Chief, filed a late incident report on May 2, 2005.  On April 28, 2005, a BSP Transportation tractor trailer went off the road trying to turn around on York Hill Road, New Sharon.  The tractor leaned over enough to loose an estimated 3 gallons of diesel fuel through the tank vent.  The New Sharon Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled diesel fuel.

Guy Collins Wrecker Service removed the tractor trailer from the ditch and disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.

BSP truck number:  245
BSP trailer number:  B5445
A-200-2005*On May 3, 2005, Darryl Verville, Enpro Services, Inc., reported a Verizon bucket truck had a failed hydraulic hose and discharged an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground on the south bound side of Route 1 across from the Pen-Bay Medical Center.  Enpro Services mobilized a crew from South Portland to excavate the contaminated soil, a reported 1/4 drum of soil was removed for disposal.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-130-2005*Vickie Gammon, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, Jay, reported a 10 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil at the north end of "B" pulp mill on March 30, 2005.  The spill was caused when an operators attention was diverted while filling a hydraulic reservoir.  Some oil contaminated interior surfaces and the balance went to the plant waste water treatment system.  IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-135-2005*The Stephen Goodell family was in Florida on vacation when they were notified that their house had partially burned, origin unknown.  Upon their return, they noticed a vehicle and some tools were missing out of the building.   The Fire Marshal and State Electrical inspector eventually ruled the fire an arson.

The arsonists apparently snapped the filter off the AST and drained the oil onto the garage slab; a quick response by the Fire Department saved the building, but an estimated 75 or 80 gallons of oil was washed around the garage and outside during their fire fighting efforts.

Goodell's insurance policy covered him for the damage caused by the oil inside and Allstate adjuster Armand Bonneau said Allstate would pay for the cleanup there.  I hired Clean Harbors to do it, but they wouldn't work for an insurance company without a deposit, which Allstate refused to do.  To get the cleanup started so the Goodells could get back into their home, I agreed to pay for the cleanup up front and seek reimbursement from Allstate.   On the 24th of March, Clean Harbors hauled off over 2 tons of oiled debris and pressure washed the floor.

By the first of June, the building had been demolished and the debris hauled away.   On that date, I hired Call Construction to excavate the oil contaminated soil and backfill the hole.
I-105-2005*A Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) dump truck broke a hydraulic line while dumping a load of ditching material.

All the saturated material was removed by MDOT and hauled to the Landfill.
P-406-2005*Waiver for underground storage tank (UST) removal was issued for May 23, 2005, due to scheduling problems.  The tank was not removed until May 24, 2005, because Clean Harbors was not able to pump the tank until late in the day.

Due to another obligation, I was unable to observe the removal of the tank.  No contamination was reported found during the removal.
B-312-2005*On 5/30/05, 0145 hours, I was advised of a diesel release from a truck wreck on Route 9 in Eddington at  the intersection of Hill Street.  Penobscot Communications patched me through to Al Boynton (Eddington Fire Chief), who was on scene.  As indicated, the driver thought that he had lost 50 to 60 gallons of fuel from his right saddle tank.  The deputy sheriff was the first on scene and he said that there was fuel coming out when he got there, but the release didn't last long.  Al said the fuel was in the soil under the truck.  I checked the scene after the truck had been removed and found a small area that contained some diesel fuel.  However, the amount had to be much less than fifty gallons.  There was less than a cubic yard of ploughed up gravel that gave PID reading of 40-100 ppm and soil borings showed no evidence of below grade contamination.  There was water running in a nearby ditch that had no sheen whatsoever.  All signs were inconsistent with a 50-60 gallon spill.  I would put it at less than five gallons and the geology and terrain of the area render it risk free.   Therefore, no clean-up was necessary.
P-1163-2004*
	Wednesday, 12/22/04, notification by Ms. Campbell of an apparent long liquid-leak stain on Rt. 295 - North, from approximately Falmouth to Brunswick or farther which she had noticed the previous day.  She was concerned it could be illegal dumpers of hazardous waste or oils.    That afternoon I traveled from Portland to Freeport on Rt. 295 and noted no obvious prohibited discharges.  No further actions expected.
	I suspect that Ms. Campbell had noticed calcium chloride brine sprayed on the roadway by MDOT to prevent road icing prior winter storms.  Occasionally vehicles will leak oil or fuel while traveling.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-359-2005*
     This office received a call at 1530 on 6/21/05, from Nathan Chaffee (Orrington) reporting a car accident across the road from his residence on the Hoxie Hill Road.  He stated that some motor oil had been spilled and was left in the drainage ditch when the vehicle was removed.  There was now a 2 x 6 foot patch of oil on surface water.  Due to a number of drilled wells in the immediate area, he was concerned about the possible effects on these wells if the oil were allowed to remain in place or if it migrated further down the drainage ditch and onto someone else's property.

     Proceeding to Orrington, I met with Mr. Chaffee, and went over the situation with him.  All of the motor oil was contained on water in the drainage ditch as he had reported it.  We were able to remove the oil with a few sorbent pads and also bagged some contaminated leaves, grass, and dirt along the edge of the ditch.  Due to the type of oil involved, the amount, and the fact that it was contained on surface water, it is highly unlikely that any of the wells in the area will be affected by this spill.

REC:  File report.


B-276-2005*May 18, 2005, responded to the May 12, 2005 report of an underground tank discovered at entered location, as the result of a real estate transaction. Assisted Yankee Export in the registering and filing of  a Notice of Abandonment.  A 30-day waiver was also issued.  The tank was empty of product and removed with in a day or two with out incident.


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B-335-2005*
     This office received a call at 1145 on 6/10/05, from Ryan Annis (Maine DOT) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that DOT was currently working on a road project on Route 15 near the Guilford/Dover-Foxcroft town line.  One of their contractors, K & K Excavation Inc. out of Turner, had a heavy piece of equipment parked on site for several days.  When they went to move it, a hydraulic oil stain was discovered under it.  They were estimating that 3 to 5 gallons had been spilled.  Some of that oil was contained on surface water in the drainage ditch nearby.  He was now inquiring about what needed to be done for a cleanup.  Most of the oil could easily be recovered with sorbent pads and those could be incinerated.  Whatever contaminated soil remained after they finished could be scraped up and added to the new roadbed.  That was agreeable with them.  No further assistance was required.

REC:  File report.
P-427-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the 6/7/05, abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels UST facility owned and operated by C N Brown Oil Co. (CNB).  Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Mark Winslow of MarWin Const. removed the facility with Certified Geologist, Mike White performing the CMR 691 UST closure assessment for CNB.  Steve Brezinski was primary DEP rep. on site.  Kevin Moore of CNB was on site much of the time for the removal.  The facility was abandoned following the construction of a new C-store and UST facility next door on the property of the former Bodwell Motors (see P-220-05).

DEP FACILITY & AREA ASSESSMENT
	The site is in a dense sub-urban, residential and commercial area on Route 1 (Leeman Highway).  The five 10,000-gallon CP protected steel tanks are registered as installed in 1987; pressurized product piping was single-wall FRP.  There was one dispenser island.  In the rear of the building by Quimby St. is a fuel oil AST which remained for the building.  Spill buckets for some UST's were rusted and holed.  No new UST's will be going in at this site.
	Bedrock outcrops on the site though I noted no bedrock in the UST excavation.  Ground water was only about 3' to 4' bg.  Below sand fill we found a dark black-gray organic-rich bed & root zone which appears to have been part of an old wetland.
	DEP judged the site to have a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal like the neighboring Bodwell Motors site.  Oil contamination at this former Big Apple was considerably less than that at the former Bodwell Motors (new Big Apple).  I am not aware of any petroleum vapor problems in the house immediately next to this facility.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	No soil nor groundwater were required to be treated or removed based on the measured contamination and site sensitivity.  Excess fill from the adjacent new Big Apple (Bodwell Motors) site was used as backfill for the former tank excavation.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
a.	A DRO soil sample taken by DEP for QA/QC showed from the dark gray soils was non-detect for DRO.  No soil was removed.  Fill for the tank area was acquired from leftover soil from Bodwell Motors.  As of mid June 2005, the tank and island area was paved over.
b.	At this time, based on present information no further DEP Response Div. actions are required.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be managed properly according to local, state, and federal rules if disturbed or made accessible.
c.	I understand no new UST facility is planned on this site at present.  Future site use will be commercial.  See the UST closure assessment and attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-258-2005*
	4/6/05: notice to DEP Response regarding a complaint of un-licensed workers with no Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) on site, uncovering the high school heating oil UST for repairs.  DEP Response was requested to visit.
	On site I met Lisbon Director of Facilities, Stephen Doucette.  Mr. Doucette explained to me that they have had a problem of ground water entering their 10,000-gallon FRP UST thru a vent-line fitting.  School workers were uncovering the line themselves to save on contractor's expenses, and then a CTI with Les Wilson & Sons was to repair the fitting.  I observed the UST and buried-vent-piping partially exposed, and high groundwater (see photos).  I understand that Les Wilson & Sons repaired the line.  Any discharges of oil was minor and no remediation was required.
	Next to this UST is an older UST filled-in-place.  In Autumn of 2004, this active UST had new suction & return fuel lines installed by Les Wilson & Sons.

S G Brezinski
B-227-2005*
     This office received a call at 1450 on 3/16/05, from Hugh Cummings (Millinocket) requesting assistance.  He indicated that he was in the process of selling his property on Elm Street in Millinocket and was looking to obtain a waiver from DEP's 30-day written notification requirement prior to the removal of an underground tank.  I was informed that about four-and-a-half years ago, they discovered what appears to be a 1000 or 1500 gallon tank on the property, which is unregistered.  He had initially talked with Bob Shannon (DEP-Bangor) about getting a 30-day waiver and was referred to Augusta for it.  John Dunlap (DEP-Augusta) had then referred him back to the Bangor office.  Mr. Cummings was hoping to remove the tank as soon as possible.  I told him to go ahead and make the arrangements and we could do the paperwork (registration and removal notice, etc.) when we come up to monitor the removal.  That was agreeable with him.

     Dave Beaumont (Beaumont Generator; Medway) called me a short time later to report that Mr. Cummings had contacted him to do the removal.  Dave was suggesting that they wait until the ground dries out a bit before tackling the project.

     When he called again during the week of 4/19/05, plans were to pull the tank on 4/28/05.  Arnie Fessenden (FGS/CMT, Bangor) would be doing the site assessment.


     The removal was postponed on 4/27/05, because Dig Safe had not been contacted yet to mark the site.  Current plans were to do the removal sometime during the week of 5/9/05.  It was indicated that its an old gasoline tank that has not been used in years.

     As luck would have it, I was out on sick leave due to foot surgery when the tank(s) were removed on 5/13/05.  Bob Shannon monitored the excavation in my place.  He later indicated that "two" tanks were removed.  One was an empty 1000 gallon tank and the other was a 2000 gallon tank that had about 70 gallons of waste oil and old gasoline mix in it.  That material was pumped out and disposed of through Clean Harbors of Maine, Inc. (So. Portland).  No contaminated soil was detected in the excavation.  A waiver was given for the 30-day written notification requirement and a tank registration form was given to the owner for him and/or the tank installer to fill out and mail to Augusta.

REC:  File report.
B-357-2005*On 6/21/05, 0915 hours Rick, who manages the tank farm at BIA, called about a strange material that was collecting at their containment dam.  He asked for a responder to advise him as to what could be done about it.  I checked on it and it was pollen.  They wanted to know what we wanted done with it and I told them that nothing needed to be done; that it was a natural happening.
B-243-2005*4.29.05, Received a report of petroleum spillage at entered location.  I conducted a site visit on 5.14.05, and observed several types of cars and other motorized machines, but I did not observe a discharge.  No one was home at the time of my visit and I did not speak to Mr. Page, the property owner.

No additional complaints have been received by the complainant or the town.

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P-489-1987*
REPORT UPDATE of year 2005 by SGB, based on notes of Ed Antz:

	Three 4000 and one 3000-gal bare steel gasoline unregistered UST's abandoned by removal by A L Doggett Co. in week of 9/15/87.  Removal attended by DEP's Ed Antz.  One UST had filled with water and was pumped out by Jetline Svcs. Inc.  No new UST's installed?  Retail motor fuels UST facility was un-registered at time of abandonment.  [Registered after-the-fact by SGB in June 2005.]

	Antz reported "Water in hole (excavation) relatively clean and was pumped out."  This may mean the groundwater was relatively contaminated also?  No mention is made of the conditions under the dispenser island(s).
	This abandonment occurred prior to CMR 691 UST closure assessment requirements.  Prior to property redevelopment or sale a Phase-2 environmental assessment would be prudent.  Buried product-lines were commonly left in-place at this time period and may remain.
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B-363-2005*On 6/23/05, 0900 hours, Brian Rolfe of Wagner Forest Management LTD reported a 3-4 gallon release of hydraulic oil from a crane. The product landed on the logging road that they were operating from and formed small puddles.  The operator mixed the oil with gravel from the side of the road and spread it on the logging road.
B-340-2005*On 6/13/05, 0903 hours, Sherry Ladd called to complain of an old oil spill that had happened at her house, because a burner tech had left a loose fitting in the process of installing a new AST.  My understanding is that the problem was dealt with by a second tech, which included tightening the loose fitting and cleaning up the oil that had spilled.  Sherry felt that she was still getting oil seepage into her basement.  When I checked it out, there was some water seepage, but there was no oil.  The PID did not register any and sorbent pads did not pick up any product.  Sherry said that she had frequently applied sorbent pads to the seeps over a several month period.  It is possible that this action took care of the problem.  Her immediate concern was that an unresolved spill might adversely affect her attempt to sell her house.
A-161-2005*
	4/14/05: Evening report to DEP of a vehicle leak to the paved roadway on Rt. 90 near the intersection with Rt. 1 and also near the Market Basket store.  The Rockport Fire Dept. responded and used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  No DEP response requested or thought needed at the time.  No product to drains or waters of Maine.

S G Brezinski
P-395-2004*Overfill of aircraft on tarmack.  Cleaned up by Jetport personnel.
B-211-2005*On 4/19/05, I received a report of one quart of transformer oil spilled inside Bangor Hydro-Electric Company's Lincoln Station onto a concrete floor.  The oil was non-PCB oil and was absorbed using absorbent pads by a technician.  The pads were disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-326-2005*6.6.05, Bangor Airport reported a 2 gallon jet fuel spill that resulted from fuel discharging through the wing vent.  The product was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The waste will be stored until a licensed contractor picks up the waste.

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B-216-2005*On 4/25/05, I received a report of an oil spill into the basement of a burned down house at 62 Grove Street in Newport.  In February sometime, the house burned down and was a total loss.  Inside the granite block, concrete slab basement was an aboveground storage tank.  While a contractor was loading the fire debris for disposal with an excavator, he noticed oil in the basement.  At some point either during the fire and collapse of the building or the demolishing of the building, the tank had fallen over and was punctured.

I contracted with the on site excavator to load all of the oil saturated debris to be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill and to be hauled there by his trucks.  Then I called in Clean Harbors and requested a vactor truck to remove and dispose of at their facility in South Portland all of the oily water.

On 4/26/05, I contracted with Clean Harbors to bring a drum vactor to the site to station there for a couple of days to continue to recover the small pockets of product that continued to seep back into the basement.

Finally on 5/3/05, both the excavation contractor and Clean Harbors were on scene to excavate and dispose of contaminated clay and rock rubble.  Clean Harbors disposed of this clay and rock rubble at Pine Tree Landfill.  It was transported in a Clean Harbors water tight lined dumpster.

P-426-2005*Maine DOT called in to report a loss of hydraulic oil from a piece of equipment on Route 111/35.  The discharge was to the roadway and shoulder. Contaminated soil was removed and taken to CPRC, Scarborough for beneficial reuse.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.

I-108-2005*At 07:45 hours on June 5, 2005, I received a call from the State Police Houlton Barracks regarding a spill involving a utility transformer on a pole located in Fort Fairfield.  They received a call from Maine Public Service (MPS) employees responding to a power outage.  I called the MPS contact and was informed that a transformer was struck by lightning sometime in the early hours of June 5, 2005.  The transformer was split and approximately 5 to 8 gallons of oil was released onto the ground around the base of the pole.  The pole # is 1508 and it is located on the Maple Grove Road in Fort Fairfield.  I was informed that the transformer oil had been previously tested and that the oil contained approximately 14.7 parts per million (ppm) of Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).

At 08:20 hours, I arrived at the scene to find excavation activities in process.  MPS workers were excavating around the base of the pole and placing contaminated soil in metal 55-gallon drums lined with 6-mil plastic bags.  The crew was going to excavate around the pole and then a crew would return on Monday June 6th to do a further investigation.  The spill turned over to Carl Allen.

I inspected the site with Dick Boisvert for MPS, we found a spill area the size of a dinner plate that was missed. MPS will finish the clean-up.

Case Closed
P-298-2005*I was contacted by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) reporting that while removing an Underground Storage Tank from a customer's basement, they came across a very small amount of contaminated soil.  The tank had a brick wall around it that was filled with sand.  A very small amount of sand at the bottom was contaminated.  EPI removed the soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-217-2005*Citizen complaint about a D&D  vehicle (blue van) dumping 55 gal drums of waste liquid on Mast Rd, beyond the last home (original report was received in November 2003 - see report P-1058-2004).  The area is beyond the asphalt section of Mast Rd, in a clearing which looks to be an old staging site for timber harvesting.  The site is encircled by wood debris on a side, the continuation of Mast Rd and excavated materials over and within the remaining materials.

 This resulted in the removal of approximate 23 cubic yards of soil/gravel.

Analytical is pending for disposal characteristics.


In a brief discussion with a local resident he stated the site was a former homestead, which explains some of the domestic debris/garbage found in the excavated materials (i.e. bottles, pots/pans, food containers, plastic bags, cloth, tires, etc.)  No foundation was encountered only the remnants of dumped materials.

The surrounding parcels appear to be in the beginning stages of urbanization, selective harvesting of valuable wood completed, and surveyed for residential lots, several sectioned properties observed while walking along roadway deeper into the forested area.

This unimproved road has two possibly three homesteads along its path, these would be assumed to be on both private wells & septic.  Lots closer to the dump site should be considered potential receptors until such time as analytical results can confirm groundwater conditions.

The excavation soils were screened with a PID (photoionization detector).  Aliquots of soil were placed in bags and prepped for screening.   The initial observations were dark soils with an old gas (varnish smell).

PID at surface open air read (18.2).

The remaining measurements were taken from the excavation and are marked on an attached sketch.

OA	soil darkened, depth 12" bony, removed large rocks and stage, strong waste gas odor.
PID reading 2654

OB	dark fine grained, depth 24", strong waste gas odor,
PID reading 2714

At depth of 36" dark organic layer/material increase in % of total soils, open air
 PID reading  517

OC	 fabric material found, depth 48", open air PID reading 880, additional manmade products pipe, fabric, coffee cup, PID reading 9780-10,000

OD 	at depth of 60" gravel lens, red layer PID reading 2399

OE	at depth of 48-60",  PID reading  2245

Groundwater at 84" very turbid, organic sheen, no discoloration to sorbent pads

Two tires at 18-24" at about at about 12:00 orientation from original excavation hole

OF	 extending beyond 13:00 orientation from original excavation, dark soils, boulders, more tires, trash, plastic,

at 60" PID reading 591

OG 	dark organic with garbage/trash, PID reading 2041

OH 	course gravel, open air PID reading 12

OI	gravel open air PID reading 116

OJ	at 12:00+, PID reading 5387

OK	course gravel open air PID reading 172

Upon filling two roll-off containers approximately 37 cubic yards the removal action was ended.  With no visual evidence of impacted groundwater (lab work for confirmation recommended) entering in the hole, although, the lateral extend was not fully defined but believed to be local in proximity less than 100'.  The site should have further assessments completed before any major clearances are granted for residential or commercial property developments.

Disposal analytical results (verbal 6/6/05) for the soils are within the parameters of CPRC's license, and will be transported ASAP to the facility for disposal/recycling.

The resulting investigation and enforcement action got jail time for responsible parties.

To date no further inquiries to the site/case file have been made.  DEP Response plans no further action.
B-220-2005*On 4/25/05, I received a report of a spill of hydraulic oil from a forklift inside Bangor Hydro's workshop, on a concrete floor.  The spill was caused by a leaking hose which was repaired.  The oil was recovered with speedy dry and was disposed of by Clean Harbors at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-222-2005*On 4/25/05, I received a report of an aboveground storage tank leak in the basement of 503 Surry Road in Ellsworth.  Webber Energy's fuel technician was on scene to repair a leaking nipple on the tank.  He estimated that approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel had spilled into the basement.  He had applied speedy dry, but needed assistance in cleaning up the basement.

Clean Harbors and I arrived shortly after and applied additional speedy dry and pads to absorb the product.  Once the oil was recovered, Clean Harbors washed the floor and recovered the wash water and cleaning agent with speedy dry to dispose of at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-327-2005*
     This office received a call at 1000 on 6/7/05, from Officer Doughty (Bangor International Airport - Fire Department) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 3 to 5 gallons of jet fuel went out through a wing vent on a small jet aircraft at the Maine Air National Guard base.  All of the oil was contained on site and cleaned up with a small vacuum unit.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


B-223-2005*On 4/26/05 at approximately 10:00, I received a report of a 4 gallon spill of #2 fuel from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank, located in the basement of 18 First Street in Bangor.  I was at another spill site and contacted Nathan Thompson in an attempt to have Nathan check the status of the spill.  Nathan was able to confirm that the corroded tank had been replaced and estimated the amount spilled to be accurate.  Nathan also confirmed the removal of approximately 1/2 yard of contaminated soil from the basement.  Vapors were not an issue due to the speedy cleanup.

Later conversation with the landlord and tenant confirm a satisfactory cleanup.
B-274-2005*5.14.2005, Responder Shannon reported drums in Etna Pond near the Etna Boat landing.  I responded to the location and recovered two 55-gallon drums.  The drums were partially filled with water.  A slight oil sheen was observed in the water leaking out of the drums, but not recoverable, although I did attempt to do so with sorbent pads.

I bagged up the drums, so they would not end up back in the pond or potentially be re-used and will dispose of them with additional scrap metal collected at the warehouse.

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B-214-2005*4.21.05  Ms. DiCarlo reported a green material in the water at a gravel pit adjacent to her house and drinking water well.  I visited the site on 4.22.05, and observed a gravel pit operation at the entered location (Map 8, Lot 27, at Monson Junction Lane).  This pit is owned by a Steven Rowe, according to Ms. DiCarlo.

Ms. DiCarlo had concerns about the color of the water and her well, which is located near the boundary line of the two properties.  I did not observe any issues related to the water, but I did observe a Work Stop Order post by the town.  It appeared the pit may undermine the road bed.

I advised Ms. DiCarlo that no oil or hazardous material concerns existed and that I would refer this case to our Land Bureau for review.


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P-423-2005*A tractor trailer truck collided with a median guardrail in Wells causing the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel to the roadway and median.  Sorbent pads and boom were applied to puddles of free product and sand was applied to the roadway. After the sand was swept up, a soil excavation was undertaken in the median.  Gravel was removed down to clay under the direction on Ann Hemenway and the soil was taken to CPRC for disposal.

P-424-2005*Upon arrival at the address given in the complaint no removal activity was observed.  What looked to be fresh material was observed on the compost pile near the home, but no one was there and no obvious stressed area was noted in or near the water line.

As the DEP agent on call I will simply refer this to the Land & Water section on Monday morning, for follow up.  No further DEP/Response action is planned.
P-429-2005*John Rankin of Guerin Companies contacted me regarding an AST discharge in the basement of the home at 20 Sunset Avenue in Auburn.  The homeowner had discovered the leaking tank, called the oil company, who gave them Guerin's number.  I arrived and met with John Rankin and the homeowners, Jennifer and Dana Hartwell.  The Hartwell's had smelled fuel in the basement, and upon further investigation, found oil had leaked from an AST which was no longer in use.  The home had been switched to natural gas prior to their purchasing it (in 2002).  The tank was behind a wall located in a utility closet.  Rather than empty and remove the tank, the former owners had opted to build a wall in front of it.....out of site, out of mind.

Mr. Hartwell noticed oil seeping under the wall onto the carpet on the adjoining floor.  He investigated and found oil leaking from a pin hole in the bottom of the tank.  He began capturing the oil in all the containers he had and went to Home Depot to buy more.  Mrs. Hartwell contacted an acquaintance of hers who works at an oil company.  The acquaintance suggested they use kitty litter to clean it off the floor and contact Guerin Companies.

A total of (22) 5 gallon buckets of oil had already been collected.  Guerin transfered them to 55 gallon drums, then removed the cat litter and soaked rug and debris.  They returned the next day to clean the floor.
P-430-2005*Please see attached.
B-232-2005*On 4/27/05, I received a report of a possible METH lab at 177 Hammond Street in Bangor.  I was notified by a member of the State of Maine Drug Enforcement Unit.  They were in the process of being issued a search warrant and would enter once they received the warrant.  I was asked to be on scene and standby to assist, if needed.

I arrived on scene, met with the drug enforcement agents, and they briefed me on the situation.  Once the site was secured, they made an entry and I provided air quality monitoring.  The air quality was fine and they continued with their investigation and evidence gathering.  I stood by as requested in the event they found any hazardous materials, which they did not.  Once their work was done, they cleared the scene for the regular police and I was thanked for my assistance.
B-233-2005*On 4/27/05, I received a report of six jugs of waste oil on a street corner in Old Town.  The reporter informed me that they had been on the corner for about a week.  He also informed me that the rain was creating a large sheen around the jugs and it did not appear as though any one was going to take them away or the owner recover them.

I arrived on scene and bagged all of the jugs to eliminate the continuation of sheen being created from the heavy rain.  Once the jugs were bagged, I asked the owner why the oil was on the street corner.  He informed me that a town employee had told him they were collecting waste oil.  He put his jugs on the street corner as he was told, but they were never taken.  I told him where he could dispose of his waste oil in the future.  I decided this time it would be easier just to dispose of the waste oil myself.  I brought the oil back to our warehouse to dispose of it with our waste oil collector.
B-235-2005*On 4/29/05, I received a report of a 20 gallon jet fuel spill at the Maine Air National Guard base in Bangor.  The spilled occurred when a drain on an aircraft was left open inside the hanger.  All of the spill product was spilled onto the concrete slab and recovered with absorbent pads before it reached the oily water separator.


B-217-2005*4.25.05  Responded to Fire Department's report of an oil spill at the entered location, a residential single wide mobile home.  Upon arrival, I observed at the rear of the dwelling, a residential 275-gallon, above ground supply tank that had been knocked over by the mobile home and was laying on the ground next to the tank's concrete pad.  It is believed that ground heaving or movement in the permafrost caused the mobile home to fall off it's blocking/post and into the supply tank.  A spill of approximately 50 gallons of K-1 heating oil resulted.  Soil and inland surface water were impacted.  Sorbent pads had been deployed by the Fire Department to collect the remaining free phase product migrating with the runoff.  I was advised that the runoff entered a stream that feeds Moosehead Lake.

Rain and melt runoff from the snow caused wet conditions both in the soil and in the drainage ditches along the property.  The high water caused the oil to runoff quickly with the surface water.  Only pockets of free phase oil in the ditches, oil trapped in the soil, and emulsified oil were present upon my arrival.

I proceeded to recover the oil soaked pads and deployed new ones.  I inspected downstream from the spill site to where it was accessible and did not observe pockets of product.  Deployed sorbents restricted additional surface migration.  I inspected the outlet of the stream (that I believed is connected to the runoff from the spill site) at Moosehead Lake and did not observe a sheen or indication of oil.  No drinking water well is located at this property, but adjacent properties are serviced by private wells.  Therefore, I determined that all saturated soil and free phase product be removed. Arrangements were made for remedial activities on 4.26.05.

4.26.05  Under DEP supervision, the impacted area was excavated by Indian Hill Construction of Greenville and the contaminated soil transported by Indian Hill to Lane Construction Corp. in Hermon.  R.H. Foster was hired to pump off the damaged 275-gallon AST and 85 gallons were recovered.  I re-supplied the Greenville Fire Department with 6 bales of sorbents.

4.27.05  Clean Harbors was hired to recover all oil soak pads and transport them to Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn for disposal.

6.7.05 I met with Heidi Richards and reviewed a letter from her insurance company that states coverage for remediation.  DEP to seek reimbursement for cleanup expenditures.

9.19.05 No Additional complaints or additional information received.  No further Response action anticipated.


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B-303-2005*On 5/26/05, 1910 hours Penobscot Communications patched me through to Chief Brewer (Hampden Fire Department), who was investigating a kerosene spill that went the length of the Kennebec Road in Hampen all the way to the Newburg town line.  He said that it was one to two feet from the right hand side edge (going towards Newburg).  He didn't think it was enough to do anything about, but there was a driveway at 750 Kennebec that the water was running into.  It was and had been raining, so he put some pads there just to be safe.  I checked the area the following day and there wasn't a stain on the road and the pads were absolutely clean.
B-304-2005*On 5/26/05, 1943 hours Penobscot Communications patched me throug to the Bucksport Fire Chief, who was responding to a gasoline spill at the Irving Mainway.  The release was caused by overfilling a customer tank.  They were finished with the cleanup and did not need anything from us except to be resupplied with pads.
B-305-2005*On 5/27/05, 0715, Alan Cobb of Technical Construction Inc reported a 10-12 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to the Piscataquis River.  They had positioned a large, tire mounted crane behind a coffer dam and the river level came up to the crane.  When the operator tried to retract the outriggers, a hydraulic hose burst.  They immediately deployed boom and pads.  There was a small sheen outside the boom, but the lions share was recovered.  Guilford Fire had responded.
P-254-2005*I was contacted by Bill Parmelee reporting a house he was taking care of for the winter had a flooded basement.  The basement had close to four feet of water in it and 350 gallons of oil on that.  I contacted Enpro for a vacuum truck.  The oil was vacuumed off the water in the basement.  The following day the rest of the water was removed and the basement walls and floor were cleaned.  This was the second time this particular type of incident had happened at this home.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-306-2005*On 5/27/05, 1620 hours, Jim McCoy, of Fortin & Jewett Oil Company in Bucksport, reported an overfill that they had and were dealing with at Jacob Buck Pond.  He suggested that we meet at the truck weigh station on Route 15 in Orrington, because the place was difficult to find.  We met and I followed him to the site. On site, they had a tank truck that was pumping the AST down.  It turned out the tank had a hole about a foot down from the top.  The seam on the end plate had been dented and that is where the hole was. The fuel level had to be lowered to below the hole.  The plan was to leave enough fuel in it to last until they could replace the tank.

Meanwhile they had deployed a half a bale of pads and trenched down slope of the spill.  The product had landed on wet, mossy ground, so it was being held out pretty well.  The well was about a hundred feet steeply up grade.  That plus the presence of the pond, which put the surface aquifer above the bed rock aquifer, eliminates the risk to the well. They asked about digging and I suggested that they wait a bit, because it would be easier to see what needed to be removed.  It is possible that the penetration was minimal.  I offered to oversee the excavation, but I haven't heard from them.  I expect that there were no lingering problems from the spill.  No product made it to the lake.
I-110-2005*A broken fitting on a Drott caused an approximately 6 gallon hydraulic oil spill in the Log Yard.

The spill was cleaned up with sawdust which was stockpiled and then disposed of appropriately.
A-129-2005* On 3-29, Johnny Z., of Zlotkowski Plumbing and Heating, reported an oil leak at 111 Derby Rd. This home/business is located in Dark Harbor on the island of Islesboro. A fitting on the boiler cracked or loosened and discharged an unknown amount of oil. This oil spilled onto and through the wooden floor and into the crawl space. The crawl space has a lot of water in it, all around the inside perimeter of the foundation wall, similar to a moat. The center of the crawl space is slightly higher than the water. This water situation allowed the oil to float and assisted in the recovery efforts. There is a drain pipe in the foundation wall and some oil escaped through through it and into Penobscot bay.
 Zlotkowski Plumbing and Heating rigged up a TEE fitting to draw water from under the oil surface, essentially making the basement a very large oil water separator. I hired EPI to vacuum out the floating oil and some of the water.
 EPI arrived on the island March 30, and pumped out approximately 1200 gallons of fuel and water from the crawl space. EPI estimated there were about 40 gallons of fuel oil. EPI made a second trip on April 1, to remove the oil soaked pads.
 I contacted the owners in Colorado and informed them of the FUND coverage program and other details.
 This site has been referred to Tech Services for further review.
 The owners returned to the island on or about May 23, 2005. Zlotkowski Plumbing and Heating removed the boiler and other materials, so that the floor could be replaced. Mr. Dupuy bought materials for the floor and hired a contractor to replace the floor.
 I made another site visit and installed a "radon fan" to ventilate the crawl space. This fan is still on site and will be used as needed by the owners.
 At one point Superior Restoration became involved (I did not hire them) and they were running an ozone machine to get rid of the fugitive oil odors.
 John Beane of the DEP/BRWM Technical Services Unit has been involved and has collected several water samples.
I-1-2005*I visited the site a couple of times and found no oil or oil type sheen.
It appears that groundwater or surface water is getting into the cracks in the ice and flowing out onto the old ice then freezing. The water is bringing with it, dark colored contaminates that can't be picked with a spill pad.

Most likely source of the dark material is dog fecal matter.

Case closed.
I-104-2005*On 5-31-05, Ashland Fire Department called to report that they had responded to a truck roll over in a ditch on Rt. 11 in Ashland. The truck had lost motor oil in the ditch which was filled with water. I responded that day and used sorbent pads to clean the oil off the  water in the ditch. No further action was necessary.
I-92-2005*Approximately five gallons of fuel oil was discharged when a loading valve opened by accident.  The impacted gravel was excavated and disposed of at Tri Community landfill.
I-102-2005*On 5-27-05, the Caribou Fire Dept. reported there were gas odors in the home of Viola Soucy, 42 Hardison Street, Caribou. The sewer department had been there and found the vapors emanating from a hole in the basement floor. I arrived about 1.5 hours after the report was received and little smell was observed. I hired a local contractor to install a ventilation fan in the basement and seal the hole in the basement floor.  No further action is required at this time.
I-95-2005*Approximately fifteen gallons of hydraulic il were released when the collector on a log loader fell off due to bolts loosening from vibration.  The oil was absorbed with fines and burned in the on-site boiler.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-97-2005*An employee was changing out a pump and oil was still in the cavity and dripped onto the floor and into containment.  The spill was remediated with the use of pumps and sorbents.
I-103-2005*A fuel drain broke off causing approximately 100 gallons of diesel to be discharged.  The spill was remediated with sawdust fines and will be burned in the boiler.
I-101-2005*On 5-28-05, the Fort Kent Police Dept. reported that there was motor oil reported in a small stream that leads to the Fish River. The stream crosses under Baker Street and they thought there had been an un-reported accident there the night before. A local contractor that lives nearby put some sorbents in the water but more needed to be done. I met with the contractor that day and used 2 bails of sorbents and 1 bale of boom in the stream. I asked him to use his back hoe to remove oil saturated soil on the bank to stop any more from entering the stream.
I-109-2005*On 6-3-05, Peggy Luciani called this office to report that she could smell a petroleum odor from a manhole in her backyard. I met with her and confirmed there was an odor coming from the manhole. I back tracked several manholes and the odor stopped after the manhole at Burleigh street. I thought it must be coming from the old Irving station on the corner of Burleigh and Main. Extensive remediation had been done there in the past.  No further response necessary.
I-96-2005*A mechanical failure of the lubrication system on the supercalendar #2 caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of lube oil.  The oil was recovered using sorbents and the vaccum system.
I-99-2005*Approximately 150 gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged as a result of a hose rupture on a slasher.  The spill was remediated with sawdust which will be disposed of appropriately.
I-90-2005*DEP received notification of a hydraulic oil release of approximately 10 gallons by the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT).  The spill occurred on Conant Road approximately 1,200 feet east of the intersection of Allen Road.   The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the DOT.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-91-2005*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was discharged at the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) maintenance lot as a result of a broken hydraulic line.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by DOT.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-98-2005*A ruptured hose released approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil on the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) lot on Morris Rd. in Woodland.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.
I-100-2005*A hose burst spilling approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The impacted soil was excavated for disposal by the responsible party.
B-336-2005*On 6/10/05, 1310, Thomas Roberts of Plum Creek Lumber reported they had a five gallon spill of diesel fuel on Lily Bay Road in Beaver Cove.  A truck was being fueled from a skid tank and it overfilled.  It landed in the loose gravel along side the road.  I suggested they collect the contaminated gravel and spread it thinly on a logging road.

P-251-1986*
1986 REPORT SUMMARY authored in 2005 by Stephen G. Brezinski based on year 1986 notes of Mark St. Germain and DEP documents.

	Abandonment-by-removal of three 6000-gallon bare steel gasoline UST's at retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Facility location is dense urban residential and commercial area, on city water & sewer.  Tanks reported to be about 14 years old at time of removal.  One UST known to have exploded while being purged of gasoline vapors by Clean Harbors and resulting in the fatality of a Clean Harbors employee.

	This abandonment was prior to the Maine state requirement for a CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  I found no notes indicating evidence of a discharge or not.  Vent piping and dispenser islands still remain as of year 2005.  Further DEP required clean-up & facility removal actions possible.  A Phase-2 assessment is recommended with any future property development or transfer/sale.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-257-2004* On April 30 2004, the code enforcement officer for the town of Burham, called to report an oil spill on Unity Pond. This leak occurred at a property owned by Mark Hodgkins and is located on Waterman Lane on the west side of Unity Pond.  I couldn't get to the site immediately, therefore I suggested that Charlie call the Burnham Fire Dept.

 The Fire Dept. responded and set out some sorbent boom along the shore. I arrived several hours later. The outside AST had a broken fitting and there was no more oil in the tank. I was able to contact the owner, who lives in Florida during the winter months. He was confident there was only 1/8 of a tank or less.

 The oil had traveled underground, along the groundwater table, and leached out into the pond. After several delays, I hired Gaftek to excavate an interceptor trench between the house and the shoreline. The home is about 40 feet from the shore. There was only a small amount of oil that collected in the trench. We also placed a vertical recovery pipe/well into the trench. The site was backfilled and grass seed was placed down. We placed a silt fence down slope of the trench and used wood chips as a buffer on the inside bottom of fence. Soil erosion was non existent, I checked on this site several times. No oil ever entered the recovery well.

 The owner has applied to the FUND, and I asked him to upgrade the oil supply line. No further action is expected.
P-152-2004*Received a call from B & K Heating regarding the loss of 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil, in two days, at 45 Lynnwood Drive, Waterboro, ME.  They also stated that the copper supply line was located under the concrete floor, which had be replaced.  The only evidence of an oil discharge was a small stain on the concrete floor.  No free product was observed.

I met Susan Delarosa, the tenant of the property, on-site. She stated that she had 100 gallons of fuel delivered on 2/14/04, and on 2/16/04, the tank was found empty.  She also stated that she had previous 100 gallon deliveries on 2/4/04, and 1/27/03.  I checked the basement and the area on the outside of the foundation for any free product and observed none.  The only oil I observed was a stain on the floor, where the line came out of the floor by the furnace.  The basement had no sump, and no oil was observed in any of the other cracks in the floor.  I placed sorbent pads over the stained area, and informed Ms. Delarosa to contact me if she observed any oil on the sorbents.

I later spoke with Sean Carton, the owner of the property, regarding the situation.  I asked if there were any drainage systems around the property, and he stated no.  He also stated that when he built the property the area was all sand. Since the area is serviced by public water, the oil was most likely located directly under the property and there were no other properties in close proximity.  I gave Mr. Carton the option to remove the concrete floor and remove as much contaminated soil as possible, or to do nothing unless the oil broke out somewhere.   Mr. Carton opted to do nothing and would monitor the property for any breakout.  I contacted Ms. Delarosa to inquire if any oil had collected on the sorbents left over the stain, and she stated no.  I checked on the site several times throughout the year and observed nothing.

B-316-2005*B-316-2005
06/01/2005 07:56

     The Technical Services staff here at EMRO made the notification of a contaminated well at the residence of Linda Moore on Route 1 in Gouldsboro at the Sullivan town line.  It was stated that a trace amount of benzene was found in their well water.  The origin of the source currently remains a mystery.  Investigation is on going.
I-111-2005*A broken hose on a piece of logging equipment caused a 6 gal spill of hydraulic fluid.  The spill was cleaned up by the crew on site using sorbents pads as well as excavating the soil that was contaminated.

Response case closed.
P-432-2005*The copper line at this residence sprung a leak discharging approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the cement floor.  Leak was mitigated and cleaned up with sorbent material by burner tech.  No other materials or surfaces contacted and no lingering odor issues.

P-433-2005*I received an anonymous complaint reporting that a logger had spilled diesel fuel on the parcel he was working on.  It turned out that the complainant hadn't been to the site in a year and when I visited with the logger, Mr. Wheeler (P-973-04), there was no evidence of any spillage at all.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-246-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline spilled during vehicle fueling at this facility.  Local fire officials responded and contained/recovered all spilled material with absorbent material.  No further action is expected.
A-249-2005*DEP received an after-hours report that a towing vehicle had slipped into Boothbay Harbor by way of a boat launching ramp.  Local officials on-scene reported no visible petroleum release.  The vehicle was extracted by a local wrecker service.
A-256-2005* On 5-23-2005, John Bertl reported that diesel fuel had spilled onto the roadway on Route 16 in New Portland. He was concerned that the fuel would enter the nearby stream or effect his property. I made a site visit and found diesel had been sprayed out across both lanes of traffic at the intersection of Route 16 and Gilman Stream.
 A light coating of sand had been scattered across the road to eliminate the slipping hazard for motorist. There was no recoverable amount of fuel and no imminent risk to ground water resources. No further action will be required.
A-258-2005* On 4-29-2005, Zeb Davis reported that the automotive garage next to his home had oil and gasoline on the ground. The place of business in question is Randy's Auto located at 305 Madison Ave. in Skowhegan.
 I made a site visit with Richard Currie, of the DEP Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit, on 5-11-2005. We spoke with the owner, Randy, and toured the inside and outside of the service garage. We did not find any evidence of spilling or dumping. The waste oil that is generated on site is used as fuel in the waste oil furnace. The only practice that Randy needed to correct was keeping gasoline out of the used waste oil. By his own admission, and also by the evidence in the garage, he drains gasoline filters into the waste oil container. Richard Currie explained to him that the waste gasoline needs to be kept separate and labeled. No other involvement by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-260-2005*A hose failure on a travel-lift allowed a quart of hydraulic oil to be lost to a concrete pad. Sorbent pads were used to clean up oil. No further action is expected.
P-439-2005*
	5/18/05: afternoon report of leak hydraulic oil from a public works dept. street sweeper.  Amount unknown but these vehicles typically carry 15 to 25 gallons.  The discharge down the paved roadway was sanded and picked back up by SPPW.

S G Brezinski
A-263-2005*   DEP received a report that a line had been cut on a truck parked overnight at this facility.  About 50 gallons of diesel fuel sorbed into the gravel parking lot.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  A private well provides water to this facility but is not considered threatened by this event.
P-441-2005*A contractor for Portland Pipe Line (PPL) overfilled a compressor.  Product was spilled within the berms of the tank farm and was immediately dealt with by the spiller and PPL personnel.  That included wiping compressor down and excavating a small amount of earth for disposal at Commercial Paving.
A-265-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled to soil when a hose blew on an excavator.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The spill occurred within 1000' of a municipal well field that has been threatened by other recent oil spills, and so notice was given to DEP Technical Services staff; the subject water district was also informed.  The well field is not considered threatened by this particular incident.
A-266-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of diesel fuel spilled to pavement at this service station when a shut-off nozzle failed during vehicle fueling.  The pump was taken out of service and spilled oil was collected by facility staff with absorbent material.
A-267-2005*   DEP received a report that 120 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility.  100 gallons were reportedly collected from containment and 20 gallons went to the mill sewer which is pumped to the IP system.
P-444-2005*Please see attached.

Site was visited by DEP personnel.  No adverse impact expected given scope of incident.
P-445-2005*Please see attached.
P-448-2005*A trail of hydraulic fluid was witnessed going up the Exit 19 on-ramp in Wells presumably from a leaking truck.  No free product was encountered and only stained pavement remains.  Police attempted to locate the RP but to no avail.
P-450-2005*
DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	6/10/05: On site at 1330 hrs in response to a reported overfill discharge of marine diesel (a.k.a. #2 oil) to the deck of the fishing vessel WESTERN VENTURE and then into Portland Harbor while it was refueling at Vessel Services.  Clean Harbors (CHES) was en route at the call of Vessel Services who owns & operates the UST facility for refueling the boats.
	No USCG personnel were on site so I called USCG Marine Env. Response and advised them of my response.  Petty Officier, Silva and another USCG person later arrived.
	The tide was going out and much of the oil had dissipated to a sheen and was carried east.  A long patchy skim of red NAPL was padded by DEP and CHES along the west side of the pier (see site sketch).  Crew from the boat were cleaning oil off the deck.  CHES recovered the oily pads.  Much of the discharge was an un-recoverable sheen.
	Closing the scuppers and better attention from the crew could have lessened or prevented the discharge.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-451-2005*Please see attached.
P-452-2005*An AST in Windham developed a small weep from a corrosion hole.  The area was patched by Downeast Energy personnel and the tank is scheduled for pump out and replacement.  What product did contact the cement basement floor was picked up with speedy dry and pads.
P-453-2005*A Big Apple customer dropped the gasoline nozzle while filling their vehicle which (1.5 gallons was the estimated volume of loss) discharged and was confined to the concrete pad.  C N Brown/Big Apple staff managed the spill with sorbent material.

No request for DEP assistance was requested, none dispatched.  No further actions planned.
P-454-2005*A complaint stated Ed's Batteries was dumping battery acid outside, and also storing leaking batteries outside.  Upon arrival at the facility I was met by Don Mathews, the manager.  He stated operations did not accept leaking or broken batteries, nor did they take nicad, lithium or other general use batteries, only "lead-acid".  He's had several inquires from customers of what to do with their batteries and has told them to check with their town's recycling center or the manufacturer.

Don showed me a letter from Douglas Battery, Winston-Salem, NC regarding battery recycling and secondary contractors/smelters/recyclers.  The other company is Louis Mack of Portland who transports batteries for recycling.  The Douglas letter is enclosed in the file.

New stock batteries are received initially and stored outside (in the back) until room is available inside for stocking on the shelves.  All the "new" batteries are sealed (no-maintenance) types, the batteries that are returned by customers can be older, not sealed.  Mr. Mathews re-iterated they did not accept broken leaking batteries.  He stated the typical transaction is customer comes in with battery still in vehicle, Ed's staff exchange the old battery for a new one, or the customer brings in an old battery for replacement.  Staff then place old battery/core in storage for recycling.  The old spent batteries are stored on pallets and wrapped for transportation.

The shop/receiving/garage area appeared neat and organized, no spills or broken batteries were observed.

Mathews stated in the case of a leaking battery speedi dri is applied by staff and swept up.

No visual evidence was documented regarding the complaint of dumped acid.  Nor was there any evidence of broken or leaking batteries.  Based on the complaint investigation, DEP Response plans no further action.

Respectfully submitted,

Scott R Cyr
DEP, Response Services
P-455-2005*On June 13, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately fifteen (15) gallons of diesel was released onto pavement in the vicinity of the loading docks at Barber Foods. A small fuel line from a Hutchinson Trucking Company truck became uncoupled and caused the release.   Approximately one to two gallons of the diesel ran across the pavement and into the sewer system.  Sand and other sorbents were spread by Barber Foods associates and the Portland Fire Department.

No further action is required at this time.
P-456-2005*On June 13, 2005, DEP was notified that approximately five (5) gallons of gasoline was spilled from a personal vehicle in the Tambrands parking lot.  The owner of the vehicle was unidentified at the time of the call.  Sorbents were used by the Tambrands Response Team to remediate the spill.  Impacted sorbent material was disposed of by Tambrands.

No further action is required at this time.
P-458-2005*On June 14, 2005, the U.S. Coast Guard notified the DEP that they had received information with regard to a leak of anhydrous ammonia at the Hannaford Distribution Center in South Portland.  The U.S. Coast Guard, as well as Kara Tudman (KT),  tried to get in contact with the representative from Hannaford Bros. Co. immediately, but were unable to reach him.

On June 15th, Bruce Jenkins (representative of Hannaford) contacted KT and provided additional information.  At approximately 3 AM on June 14th , a rooftop condenser unit for the freezers began to release anhydrous ammonia.  The unit was isolated and shut down and a service technician was called.  The condenser unit was repaired and the released was estimated at approximately 300 pounds of anhydrous ammonia.

Anhydrous ammonia will immediately volatilize, therefore, no further response actions are required at this time.
P-460-2005*On June 18, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one point three (1.3) gallons of insecticide (Terminate) discharged to the floor of the Home Depot.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of in the Home Depot waste stream.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-97-2005*On February 2, 2005, DEP received a phone call from a resident indicating that her K-1 fuel delivery company (C.N. Brown) had overfilled her home heating AST by approximately ten (10) gallons and had not remediated the area properly.  Kara Tudman (KT) responded to the home and determined that there was residual K-1 contamination.  The resident and KT contacted C.N. Brown and indicated that additional clean-up activities were required until the resident was satisfied.  C.N. Brown dispatched additional clean-up crews that deployed additional sorbents.

On February 3, 2005, the resident contacted KT and indicated she can still smell K-1 within the house.  KT encourages the resident to contact C.N. Brown again.  On February 4, 2005, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was dispatched to the home on behalf of C.N. Brown to continue clean-up activities.  Contaminated wood was removed from around the AST along with surficially contaminated soil.

No further action is required at this time.
P-326-2005*
SUMMARY
	1-10-05: Report by USCG & PNSY of an estimated 0.5-gal. hydraulic oil leak from a crane onto the deck of the USCG Cutter TAHOMA and into the water below.  Response by PNSY.  Little oil recovery possible.  No DEP response requested or made at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-157-2005*On February 4, 2005, DEP received an anonymous complaint with regard to a property located at 66 Hillside Avenue in Minot.  The caller indicated that the owner of the property was filling in a wetland and dumping hazardous waste at said property.  Due to a large amount of snow, investigation activities were delayed until after the spring melt.

On April 13, 2005, Kara Tudman (KT) and Scott Cyr (SC) investigated the area in question.  There was debris in the area, but there was no indication of hazardous material dumping.  KT and SC spoke with Dwight Nichols III (owner) and he indicated that the debris thrown over the edge of his parking area was not his.  He indicated that he would be removing the trash and disposing of it properly.  KT and SC suggested the installation of jersey barriers in order to prevent future dumping.

No further action is warranted at this time.
P-449-2005*A vehicle leaked some gasoline to the pavement on High St.  Biddeford Fire stopped the leak and applied speedy dry to the discharge.
B-345-2005*On 6/14/05, 1700 hours, Dean Butler of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported they had a transformer oil spill at their storage facility in Lamoine.  A transformer had sustained damage when it fell onto the cement floor and lost about three gallons of oil.  The spill was recovered with half a cubic yard of speedy dry which went to BHE's waste stream.
P-447-2005*While refueling a truck at the tank farm, Northeast Air experienced a discharge due to a check valve malfunction.  This malfunction caused ten gallons of jet fuel to be released to the pavement.  Product was picked up with speedy dry.

P-629-2004*
	7/20/05: report of 5-gal. hydraulic oil leak from commercial truck  belonging to Advanced Recycling Co. of NH.  Response by PNSY.  No oil to surface or ground waters.  Oiled soil dug up.  No DEP response requested or made.

S G Brezinski
P-440-2005*The AST of a homeowner who had stopped their delivery service somehow became filled.  Combining a fresh fill with extremely warm weather, the #2 heating oil expanded forcing some of itself out the scully.  Product ran down the tank to the pad and onto some soil.  Downeast Energy personnel pumped 15 gallons from the tank, wiped it down and applied speedy dry to the pad.  DEP removed a couple shovel fulls of soil.  A one time discharge that should not have long term consequences.
A-210-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	Evening of Wednesday, 5/18/05, Rockland Fire Dept. notified DEP of a broken mercury thermometer at the Riley family residence; broken by a child (2 1/2 year old) on the living room carpet.   On my calling them back, Mr. Riley advised me it happened about a month ago.  Unfortunately they had already vacuumed the area.  I advised them to secure the vacuums and not use the area until cleared by DEP; I or another DEP responder would visit the next day.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	The wise, altruistic and ingenious Peter Blanchard, DEP OHMS III,  responded the following day with a Maine DEP Lumex Hg reading meter (see notes of P Blanchard for details).  Blanchard found elevated readings of about 250 micrograms per cubic meter on the couch cushion.  On the carpet: >8,000.  In the two vacuum cleaners: 37,000 and 26,000 respectively.

RECOMMENDED REMEDIAL ACTIONS
 	Blanchard in his prudence and astuteness advised the Riley's to immediately dispose of the carpet and the two vacuum cleaners, exempted from RCRA under the household haz-waste exemption; and the room should be well ventilated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-442-2005*The Department was notified by Dead River that a customer of their's may have experienced an oil spill.  A contractor digging for a foundation encountered some soil that had a petroleum odor.  Given that their fuel line was buried in the slab, there was the potential for them to have lost product without knowing it.  Fortunately, the line passed the pressure test, although the homeowner was informed of the new regulations.   The small area that smelled was heavy clay and the residence was in a rural area with  a drilled well that reached well below the water table.  The construction project that was put on hold pending our site visit was allowed to proceed as planned.  What will lie below the new foundation puts nothing in jeopardy.
B-311-2005*On 5/28/05, 1916 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that a transformer had been knocked off its pole by a dump truck.  When it landed, the cover came off and lost all of its oil, which was estimated to be ten gallons.  The spill went to an area with high grass and there was some sheets of metal that became oiled and caused the spill to spread.  The total affected area was 12' x 8'.  It was excavated to an average depth of one foot.  The area of highest concentration was 2' x 2' and this was dug down to a foot and a half.  Clean Harbors was on scene that evening and the farmer who drove the dump truck that dismounted the transformer was there with a bucket loader.  A little over three and a half cubic yards of soil, pads, and other debris were taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  They had cleaned it up as though it had been PCB contaminated.  However, a lab analysis indicated that it was not PCB contaminated.
P-1158-2004*
	5/13/05: report by Poland Spring Bottling (PSB) of an approx. 1/2-gallon of hydraulic-oil leak from a truck belonging to or operated by a Mr. Randy Tibbets.  PSB responded to the leak.  No DEP response requested.  No threat to water and wells.

S G Brezinski
B-346-2005*
     This office received a call at 1335 on 6/15/05, from the USCG Marine Safety Office (Belfast; #338-8395) and the Bar Harbor Harbor Master (#288-4286) reporting an oil spill.  They stated that a 20 x 50 foot diesel sheen was discovered in the harbor at 1325 today near the Harborside Motel.  It was indicated the fire department was responding to a spill from an unknown vehicle (believed to be a delivery truck) on Rodick Street near the fire station.  Rain had washed some of the oil off the street and into a storm drain, which discharges to the harbor.  Since the tide is out, they were trying to contain the oil with sorbents near the end of the discharge pipe.  The Harbor Master was headed for the fire department to pick up some additional sorbents.  No assistance from DEP was required.

     I then called the Fire Department to see if they needed any assistance.  They did not.  I was informed that not very much oil was spilled, but there was a sheen on the roadway due to the rain, and traffic had tracked it up and down the street.  Some of the oil did go into a nearby storm drain before they could catch it.  Exactly who the spiller was is unknown.  Between the fire department and the harbor master, they pretty much had the situation under control.

REC:  File report.


B-310-2005*On 5/28/05, 1505 hours, Tom Little of the Millinocket Fire Department reported that they had responded to a 10-15 gallon spill of gasoline at the Millinocket Irving Mainway.  The release was caused by the overfilling of a vehicle tank.  They deployed and recovered about a third of a cubic yard of speedy dry, six pads, and a six foot sorbent boom.  This material went to Irving's waste stream.

B-309-2005*On 5/28/05, 1420 hours, Penobscot Communications reported that a Hampden Police Officer had spotted a streak of diesel fuel on Coldbrook Road.  The streak was a bit wider going around a corner into a truck maintenance yard.  It looked as though a vehicle had lost its fuel tank cap and the tank was full, so that when it cornered there was some spillage.  The streak was short and did not lead to the spiller.

P-321-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report briefly illuminates on the 4/28/05, abandonment-by-removal of this retail, Class-1 flammable motor fuel UST facility.  The facility was formerly known as Main St. TEXACO and GULF.  The facility was owned at the time by John Knightly Living Trust.  In a private agreement, the abandonment was arranged for by Lampron Energy and the abandonment performed by FPH Petro. Svcs Co. (a sister company of Lampron Energy from Vermont) and Certified Tank Installer, Bill Carver.   Engel Env. performed the CMR 691 UST closure assessment.

FACILITY INFORMATION & HISTORY
	DEP report P-208-90 briefly covers the removal of four bare steel UST's and re-installation of four UST's by Greg Pollard of A L Doggett Co.  There were remaining two old out-of-service diesel UST's in the rear by the car wash, and an unregistered waste-oil, and a #2 oil UST's (see P-208-90 site sketch).  Nineteen yards of oiled soil was land spread off site.
	P-317-99 describes the site now as a GULF station and being out-of-service with abandoned drums of waste oil/fluids in the rear.
	I understand that the owner, John Knightly, passed away about year 2000 and the facility passed to his family.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The location is on town water & sewer service though located over a mapped S & G Aquifer.  Due to the significant number of oil UST and AST facilities in this area and documented prohibited discharges, within 1000' of the site. the groundwater is not used at this time.  The Maine DEP D-Tree guidance document worked out to an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal though there is argument for a Baseline-2 Goal.
	On 4/28/05, FPH removed the tanks and piping for the gasoline facility and a remaining waste oil UST.  DEP could not attend the removal.  Engel's updated me by phone which is reiterated in the assessment: fine sand & gravels were found, ground water was not observed.  Localized gasoline contamination was found under the fill pipes.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	I advised that no remedial actions were required by DEP Response.  Engels agreed that the yard of gasoline contaminated soil would be landspread onsite to naturally attenuate.  See assessment for further details.  [In 1990 about 19-yds of contaminated soil was disposed of offsite.]

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	No further DEP Response Div. actions are expected.
b.	I am unaware of status of the two out-of-service diesel UST's and piping noted in 1989, that may be under a separate UST reg. number.  I am unaware of a CMR 691 UST closure assessment for the tanks or dispenser island.  See P-208-90 for further details.
c.	A more extensive Phase-2 assessment is recommended before any future re-development or sale.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-308-2005*On 5/28/05, 1310 hours, Shawn Erwin of the USCG in Belfast pasted on a report of a 1000 square yard sheen between Fort and Second Islands, which is off the southwest end of Stonington.  The initial sighting had been made by a kayaker the previous day.  PO Erwin didn't think the sheen would still be there at the time of his report to me.  Considering that it takes less than a gallon of oil to sheen a square mile, a thousand square yard sheen doesn't represent a lot of oil.
B-307-2005*On 5/28/05, 1235 hours, Michael Albee of Daigle Oil reported that they were responding to a spill that they had caused at a customer's residence.  They had moved an AST inside and in the process had neglected to tighten one of the flanges.  This allowed a 15 to 20 gallon release of #1 fuel to the basement.  They were lucky inasmuch as the basement floor was well covered with water that had seeped in. (Note: it has been a very rainy spring.) This plus the solid foundation contained the product, so that recovery was virtually complete.  One bale of pads would hold twenty gallons if completely saturated and they used two and a half bales.  There wasn't any product to pick up along toward the last of the cleanup, but they wanted to be sure.  The well was close by (16' from the house), but the completeness of the recovery reduces the risk.
B-298-2005*On 5/25/05, 1619 hour, Michael Albee of Daigle Oil reported they had a one quart overfill of #2 oil at 547 Enfield Road in Lincoln.  The whistle was working, but perhaps not soon enough, because a small portion of the delivery spilled anyway.  The discharged product landed on grass.  Daigle Oil staff recovered the spill by removing a tenth of a cubic yard of contaminated soil, which they asked if it could be spread at their bulk oil plant.  I allowed it.  The spill area is served by public water.
B-348-2005*
     This office received a call at 1205 on 6/16/05, from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an AST leak at Sid Smith's residence, which is located at Lot 90 in the Holiday Park on Essex Street in Bangor.  It was stated that a minor amount of contamination was found under the tank when they were in the process of upgrading the system.  They were not sure when the spill occurred or what caused it.  Best guess is that less than a half gallon of oil was involved.  According to their technician, the oil was on blocks under the tank and they tried to clean it up as much as possible with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


P-811-2004*While responding to an AST overfill at Princeton Properties on Forest Avenue in Portland (P-73-2003) I noticed abandoned oil tanks in the basement of the facility.  The 2 tanks (estimated 500 gallons each) were located behind cinder block walls which extended to the top.  They were then surrounded by sand, covering all but the very top.  I had seen this in several other basements and recognized it as being a historic requirement of the fire department for indoor tanks of a certain size.  The tanks had been out of service for some unknown reason for a number of years and the fill and vent pipes were still attached.

I informed the Maintenance Supervisor, Kris Barrett that the tanks were considered UST's and they would need to be properly abandoned.  I also informed him that the fill and vent pipes should be removed from the outside of the building to avoid an unintentional fill.  He agreed to commence the registration/abandonment process but was unsure how soon he could do it as there were similar tanks in 6 or 8 of the buildings.

I referred this to Bob Williams of the Tanks Enforcement Unit.  Bob left the Department shortly thereafter and Raquel Ross took over his caseload.  I visted the site with Raquel in June, 2004.  I provided the new Princeton Properties rep, Bryan Rogers, with a waiver to abandon the tanks in place and Raquel followed up the letter with a Notice of Violation.
B-342-2005*On 6/13/05, 1425 hours Dan Patterson of Windward Petroleum reported that they had eight five gallon pails fall off a truck and spill. The product was hydraulic oil and it landed on the driveway of Lori's Market, which is on Main Road in Chester.  The drive was sloped, so that the oil ran down slope sixty feet producing a streak that was four feet wide. Assuming a half foot penetration, the cleanup generated five cubic yards of oiled soil.  It is not likely that forty gallons of hydraulic oil spread over that area would penetrate as much as a half foot.  The forty gallon figure is probably more than actual, because the pails did not empty completely.
P-403-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	5/19/05: Mr. Selleck, a Geologist with St. Germain & Associates, contacted me regarding minor fuel oil contamination to soil associated with a long abandoned #2 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the location of the former Great American Grill and the Carlson Restaurant.

DEP SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	 5/20/05: I met with Mr. Selleck on site.  The site is commercial use, located at the intersection of Route 1 and Royal Ridge Rd.  The area is on city water and sewer.  To the south is the Scarborough Marsh.   The excavation into the silt/clay soils was still open.  The building had been demolished leaving an empty lot.  Selleck explained that he had record of a former UST removed in the 1960's or 1970's and Diesel Range Organics analysis confirming fuel oil.  The tank had been abandoned prior to Maine UST registration requirements.  The property owner/developer wished to take the contaminated soil to Commercial Paving.  I advised Selleck that DEP will need further information as to owners, findings, site map, and lab data.


CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The site awaits remediation with upcoming development.  This report will be updated or revised as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1159-2004*
	9/13/04: Scarborough fire reported to DEP an approx. 25-gallon leak from a tow truck operated by Black Point Auto (while possibly recovering a vehicle after an auto accident).  The discharge was contained and sanded for pick-up.  No DEP response was requested or made at the time.  I understand that no oil reached ground or surface water.

S G Brezinski
P-1160-2004*
SUMMARY
	11/9/04: M W Sewall Oil Co. notified DEP that a fuel customer, Constance Roberts reported that their driver had discharged a small amount of oil out her vent pipe onto soil under her deck.  [Rural residential area just before Harpswell Auto on Route 24.]
	That afternoon Mr. Plunkett of M W Sewall reported that the driver said he spilled no oil, although Ms. Roberts said he did.  Plunkett said he would check himself and get back to me if he confirmed a problem.  Neither he nor Ms. Roberts called back with concerns.

S G Brezinski
P-283-2005*
SUMMARY
	4/16/05: While investigating for the former location of Longreach Oil, I came upon this active fuel oil AST bulk plant.  As I am aware of no active complaints on the facility I declined to enter the property without good cause.  Dark stained soil under the loading rack appeared to be oil but may have been water as well.
	From Whiskeag Rd. I noted: one large vertical AST, two large horizontal bulk oil tanks, and at least one tank of 500-gallons.  Total capacity I estimate at more or less 60,000 gallons.  There was no concrete containment or other impervious surface under the facility, nor any berm to contain discharges.  There was an erosion or drainage gully from the loading rack that went around back, to perhaps an engineered holding area just downgrade of the property.  The area is rural residential, on private wells.  Residential properties both east and west along Whiskeag Rd. are owned by the Kaler family.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	I have not found any DEP reports for oil discharges at this location.
b.	This site does not appear to be related to Longreach Oil.
c.	I strongly recommend that this facility be upgraded (if needed) with adequate spill containment up to local, state, and federal rules.  Copies of the photos have been referred to DEP AST Unit and to EPA Region 1 OSR&R.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-40-1983*
REPORT SUMMARY, written 6/20/03 by S Brezinski, based on 1983 notes of Jim Daye and Hank Aho.

	1/20/83: Overfill of 300 to 500-gals. of #2 oil from bulk oil AST in dike area of the bulk plant.  Not reported to DEP.  Rural residential and commercial area of North Bath.

	3/8/83: Notification of the discharge @ Longreach Oil by neighbor, Mr. Arthur Berry, to Hank Aho of Maine DEP.  Berry reported that discharged oil was showing up in Berry's farm pond, which in turn drains to Whiskeag Creek.  DEP's James Daye becomes lead DEP rep. for the incident.  A contractor hired by Longreach had been working on a clean-up.

	During subsequent investigation, DEP and insurance reps. estimated about 7000 square feet of property needed to be excavated for disposal offsite.  Clean-up was to be coordinated with the removal and re-location of Longreach Oil's tanks to a new location.  On 12/5 (1983?) there is a note that the "tanks are gone', and the top soil was taken off @ Berry's property.

CONCLUSION
1.	Based on the case notes from 1983, it is unknown at this time where the exact location of this former bulk plant was, though after a drive thru the area and tax map search it appears to be located in the area of Oak Grove Ave. and Whiskeag Creek (Bath Map 15, Lots 35-1, 35 & 36).  Lot 35 is still the home of Doris Berry though it appears Mr. Berry's farm pond is on Lot 35-1.  Longreach Oil appears to have been on an upgrade Lot 36 or Lot 38.
2.	No further DEP actions are expected at present though possible for the future.  Residual contamination may remain though may have seriously degraded with natural attenuation.  I am not aware of any formal remedial site assessment performed.
3.	The new location Longreach Oil's facility was moved to is unknnown.  [Kahler Oil Co. bulk plant is located a short way west on Whiskeag Rd.?]
4.	The area is on private wells which may be threatened by residual oil contamination.  I found no notes indicating DEP investigated the wells in 1983.

S G Brezinski 6/20/05
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I-112-2005*On 6-30-05, a pick up truck owned by Harrington Brothers went off the road to avoid a moose on Route 11 and spilled the contents of a diesel fuel tank it was carrying. I met with two Harrington employees and started the cleanup. I hired a cleanup contractor to finish cleanup. The spill occurred in a swamp near Otter Pond in T8 R5.
B-328-2005*
     This office received a call at 1025 on 6/7/05 from Al Kearns (Bangor International Airport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 15 gallons of Jet A went out through a wing vent on an aircraft at their facility around 0945 today.  All of the oil was contained on the tarmac and cleaned up with a small vacuum unit.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


A-251-2005*Sara Brusila contacted me in reference to the L & R Variety in Chesterville.  In the course of her AST/SPCC inspection of the retail fuel oil general store, she found the diesel dispenser had a mechanical defect in that the air eliminator had been routed into a 2 liter soda bottle.  It was unknown if this had discharged to the subsurface, but was definitely suspicious.  The store is served by an on site well.  The store serves pizza/sandwiches/coffee which is prepared on site.  Fuel is stored in a series of above ground storage tanks next to the store.  Approximately 10 feet from the AST's is a neighbor (Lewis) drinking water well.  Sara requested I sample the two wells in response to the malfunctioning air eliminator and the relative location of the wells.  The closeness of the wells to the fuel and dispenser system is not particularly protective due to potential leaks and overfills.  There are minimal earth berms around the AST's.
I made a site visit and obtained samples for DRO and 524.1 volatiles in drinking water.  The results were non detect in both wells.  Mr. Lewis complained that the State was being over protective in that DOT had sampled his well two years prior to some road improvements and had reportedly found no impacts.  Sara checked with Dwight Doughty of DOT and the wells were not sampled for petroleum but for metals and bacteria.
These wells should be tested annually for petroleum due to the lack of containment and proximity of the wells to the fuel, however, no such requirement is supported by existing rule.  Store owner and neighbor appear unconcerned.
P-1093-2004*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	In early December 2004, DEP Response was notified by DEP BLWQ personnel of old "historical" petroleum discharges to the ground at this rural Gray wooded area.  The area was being re-developed from wooded farmland to a 26-lot residential housing development by Sterling Development Co.

DEP BRWM ASSESSMENT
	The area is rural residential off the south side of Rt. 115 approximately 2.5 miles east of Gray center (see attached site maps), 0.75 miles west of the Gray/North Yarmouth line (Map 43, Lot 1).  Summit's 2003, assessment noted bedrock outcrops, sandy soils and wetlands.  Surface staining thought to be diesel and gasoline were found.  Discharges were found primarily in a clearing area several hundred feet in from the farmhouse.  Following borings, three monitoring wells were installed by Summit Environmental (see attached boring logs).  Summit's analysis indicates minor Toluene and isoprolbenzene in MW-103 and MW-104.  DRO of 138 micrograms/litre was noted in MW-104.  These wells are in the area of the clearing as noted in Summit's Figure 2.  Compounds detected suggest low levels of weathered gasoline.
	On 6/19/05, I met Eric Dube on site and walked over the subject area and reviewed documentation with him.  Construction had not begun yet which was still waiting on other approvals.  A small marshy area appeared to have a waxy biological sheen that did not appear petroleum related.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Petroleum contamination appears minor and resulting from derelict vehicles and debris dumped on the property in years past.
b.	Based on my observations, the report of Summit Environmental, and my letter of 12/13/04, I advised Mr. Dube that no active remediation is required at this time based on present data.  Further remedial actions are possible with excavation & development of the property.  See my e-mail memo of 6/20/05, for further clarification.
c.	At this time, the original RP for the discharges is unknown, therefore, the present & future property owners carry responsibility for remedial actions, if required.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-358-2005*
     This office received a call at 1440 on 6/21/05, from Jim Miner (University of Maine at Machias) reporting an oil spill in the boiler room at their gymnasium.  He stated that 3 or 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil leaked from an oil heater on the furnace.  Most of the oil was contained in a berm around the furnace and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Some of the oil seeped through a crack in the floor and into a sump or catch basin, which discharges to a holding pond on the facility.  None of the oil reached the pond.  They were able to recover the oil in the sump.  The spill was discovered yesterday and R.H. Foster, Inc. (Machias; #255-4501) was contacted for assistance.  The oil heater, which was installed sometime in the 1970's has been removed and will be replaced.  DEP's assistance on site was not required.

REC:  File report.


A-276-2005* Katrina Pushard of Readfield called this office asking for advice and help on a problem at the property  she rents. The property is owned by Mathew Curtis and is located at 804 Main Street, near Readfield Depot. I made a site visit and found oil weeping from a fitting in the basement. The basement is extremely wet and has iron bacteria and mold/mildew throughout. I did what I could however, the air quality in this home is less than desirable. The oil leak was very minor and no further action by Response Services is applicable.

B-207-2005*
     This office received a call at 0820 on 4/19/05, from Dave Wright (Dysart's Service Inc.; Hermon) reporting a potential oil spill.  He stated that the secondary piping on one of their underground diesel tanks was taking on water for some reason.  They were not exactly sure where the leak was located.  It was indicated that Dave Beaumont (Beaumont Generator; Medway) was in the process of working on the problem.

April 20, 2005 (Wed.):  Proceeding to the site, I met with facility personnel, and went over the situation with them.  It was determined that a short section of the secondary flex connection had pulled away from the sump due to groundwater in the underground concrete vault and/or due to frost heave over the winter.  Once water got into the vault, it had no where to go.  The reason for the vault initially was to hold back the soil while the tank was being installed.  To avoid a similar problem in the future, they were installing a culvert to drain the water away from the tank.  I was informed that no contaminated soil had been found around the secondary piping.  Mr. Beaumont repaired and tested the line and they were now back in business.

REC:  File report.


P-466-2005*I was contacted by the Saco Fire Department reporting that the Pepperell Bank across the street from their station had an oil leak from its AST.  I arrived to find that the tank and furnace were in a basement room and there had been some kind of malfunction in the furnace causing about 5 gallons of oil to be spilled onto the concrete floor.  The Fire Department was already ventilating the space, and I mopped up what I could with sorbent pads.  I recommended that the bank speak to their cleaning company to see if they could clean the concrete with soap and water to remove the lingering oil smell.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-467-2005*
	6/16/05, report to JLW for an incident of 6/15/05.  Mr. Harriman reported that a patient started either a fire with chocolate milk, or started a fire that gave off smoke that resembled chocolate milk in color possibly from burning plastic.  I did not speak to Mr. Harriman though hope that he was advised that this may not have been a reportable incident.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-469-2005*On June 21, 2005, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received a referral from the Air Bureau regarding some abandoned oil tanks in the yard of a residence (1 Dennett Street) in Kittery.   Scott Cyr investigated that day to discover eight (8) out of service Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) and six (6) 55-gallon drums located on a concrete pad adjacent to a building partially filled with an unknown oil.  Also located on the pad were two active ASTs servicing said building.  Scott Cyr and the town were unable to contact the property owner, but upon a later visit the out of service ASTs and drums had been removed.

No further action is required at this time.
P-470-2005*A Tambrands employee had a five gallon pail containing#2 fuel in the back of his pick up.  Seems as though in transit it tipped over and discharged approximately half a gallon of its contents to the parking lot of the facility.  The bucket was righted and speedy dry was applied to the pavement.
P-472-2005*The homeowner contacted us because his well water smelled of oil.  It turns out the copper line running from his oil tank to his furnace had corroded and was leaking.  I hired Boom Technology to vactor out the contaminated soil.  The oil had followed the water line to the well.  We removed what contamination we could but there was definitely some we couldn't get at.  This case has been referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-387-2005*On the afternoon of 6/23/05, Celeste DiPiero called with concerns about pink material that was in her yard.  Since her house is across the road from a bulk plant belonging to Eastern Plumbing, she was convinced that the material must be oil.  It turned out to be iron three hydroxide( Fe(OH)3) with enough manganese in it to give it a pink color.
B-385-2005*On 6/30/05, I received a report of contaminated soil at the construction site of Maine Army National Guard facility at Bangor International Airport that needed to be disposed of.  During work at a new facility, approximately 90 yards of contaminated soil were stockpiled.  Thibodeau Construction will haul all of the soil to their asphalt plant and recycle it into asphalt.
P-1153-2004*
	12/30/04. report of a small #2 oil leak from Mr. Quinn's furnace to the concrete floor in the basement.  Spill response and repair by DEE.
	On 1/5/05, I visited and confirmed the spill was satisfactorily cleaned and Ms. Quinn had no further problems.

S G Brezinski
B-373-2005*On 6/27/05, 1144 David Cote, who is Director of Public Works for the Town of Brewer, reported that a skid steer machine had blown a hydraulic line at the intersection of Elm and Mill Streets.  The amount of the  release was estimated to be one gallon.  They recovered most of it with pads and soil, but about a quart of it made it to a catch basin, which was flowing fast and goes to the Sedgeunkedunk River, which enters the Penobscot River, which is  about 2000 yards away.
P-496-2005*While conducting work at the Bowdoinham water tower property, a hydraulic hose on heavy equipment broke discharging oil to the ground.  Labbe staff reported the discharge and estimated the discharge at less than 3 gallons on a gravel lot. The total excavation comprised of two five gallon buckets of material which would be incorporated in the next patch process for an asphalt application.

Based on the information supplied by Labbe, no DEP Response site visit was conducted.  If the town should have any concerns they were instructed to call DEP for a follow up visit.

No additional DEP Response actions are planned for this spill incident.
B-347-2005*On 6/16/05, 1113 hours, Pat Channel of Irving Oil reported they were responding to a failed AST at One Blue Hill West in Bangor.  They estimated the amount released at one cup, which they had wiped up.  They had stopped the leak with a magnetic patch and were arranging to replace the tank.
P-478-2005*A valve on a peddle truck delivering diesel malfunctioned discharging approximately ten gallons to the gravel/pavement parking lot. After the discharge was mitigated, sorbents and speedy dry were utilized to clean the mess for disposal by CN Brown.
P-492-2005*
	6/29/05:	 While renovating the "Castle Building"  within Deering Oaks Park, workers discovered an old, out-of-service buried propane UST.  The piping was gone and valve gone.  As they could smell propane fuel, they backed off until it could be confirmed safe and empty.  LEL was 0%.  Steve Brezinski responded for Kara Tudman.  Knowledgeable dealers initially refused to respond due to liability reasons.  With help of Northern Utilities and Union Oil Co., we eventually determined the tank was empty and city contractors abandoned it by removal.

S G Brezinski
P-500-2005*
	Tuesday, 6/28/05: Report to DEP from Mr. McNally that a commercial truck had leaked 10 to 20 gals. of diesel fuel to the ground at this construction site.  The soil was dug out and stored on site pending a DEP virgin disposal letter.  Off site disposal was delayed so as to stockpile other potential spills for bulk disposal.  On 9/19/05, DEP's Kara Tudman Walker and I met Mr. McNally on site, inspected the site, and I issued a letter for soil disposal.

	While there we were given a tour of the under-construction refrigeration system for the warehouse building, estimated to hold 70,000 lbs. of ammonia when operational in about May 2006.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-502-2005*
	7/1/05: report from CMP regarding small diesel fuel leak from a CMP pressure washer located in its garage.  Fuel leak to floor and then to oil/water separator.   Discharged product was remediated with sorbent material.  In September of 2005, I drove thru the property and noted no problems to relate.
	
S G Brezinski
P-505-2005*
NOTIFICATION & SUMMARY
	Friday, 7/1/05, notification by Guerin Assoc. of #2 oil contamination found during abandonment by removal of an out-of-service, bare steel heating oil UST  at this bowling alley business.  Abandonment and clean-up delayed by Guerin till after the holiday.

ASSESSMENT
	Residential and commercial area off Route 1, west of Scarborough's Oak Hill area, serviced by city water & sewer.  The building is now serviced by heating oil AST's.  Source(s) for the discharge(s) is unknownm but is most likely overfills and delivery leaks.  Mr. Anton made mention of a fuel oil truck rollover & discharge in about 1981, but I have found no DEP record of this.
	A BS-2 clean-up goal was assigned with an action level of 200-ppm for fuel oil.  Groundwater (gw) was visible in the UST excavation, though no gw was required to be treated.  No LNAPL was noted.  Soils were sandy fill atop blue silt/clay.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Mr. Eaton screened soil for his client, Mr. Anton.  Guerin Assoc. trucked about 38-tons of soil to CPRC for recycling.  Eaton reported PID levels of 245 to 264-ppm.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	No further initial clean-up actions are required by DEP Response Div. at this time.  The bulk of the oil discharges is believed to have been removed though low levels likely remain.
2.	See attached notes and letter from Guerin Co. for further details.
3.	DEP incurred no remediation expenses.  As the facility was out-of-compliance bare steel tanks, I understand that there is no Maine UST Ins. Fund coverage.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM


P-508-2005*Corey Cummings of CMP called to report the spill of an approximated pint of transformer oil (tagged mineral Oil) to the pad at the Cooks Corner Service center.

The internal spill was cleaned with sorbent material by CMP staff.

No request for DEP assistance made and none dispatched.  Based on the location, material, and small volume involved, DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-510-2005*
SUMMARY
	7/1/05, notice to DEP by USCG MSO of a small but sinking lobster boat in the channel next to Gate 1 of the PNSY on Seavey Island.  The vessel was tied to another boat, sinking for two days.  USCG was trying to track down the owner.  A sheen was coming off the vessel from the bilge.  No attempt to collect discharged product was made.

No DEP Response.

SGB
B-391-2005*On 7/5/05, I received a report of an 8 gallon jet fuel spill on the AVITAT ramp at the Bangor International Airport.  The release was cause by aircraft venting.  All of the spilled product was collected on the asphalt tarmac using pads and vactor by airport personnel.
I-118-2005*Through negotiations between DEP tank enforcement and Greg Royal, owner of the closed Greg's Store in Houlton, it was decided that the department initially would pay for the removal of 3 tanks at that facility under an emergency action, and have Mr. Royal re-pay on a payment plan, as he could not afford the removal at the same time.

The tanks were removed on 6-29-05, by Dickison and London. Guerin Associates inerted and cleaned the tanks and County Environmental performed the site assessment.

There was no soil contamination observed and the tanks looked to be in very good condition.
P-402-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP		
	Thursday, 5/19/05: DEP notified of oil spills related to AST's and poor management.  DEP had responded to spill there in past.

DEP VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	Friday morn, 5/20/05: met Mike Howard who showed me around, referred me to his brother Jim Howard as primary contact. [The business is owned by Harland Howard who was out of state at the time ].  The area is rural residential & commercial on private well water & septic.  East is the home of Harland & Irma Howard.  West is a neighbor home.  James Howard lives over the work garage.   There is a new home being build across the road and downgrade (to the NW).  I noted four AST's.  Mike told me that UST's had been abandoned years before.
	The old o-o-s diesel UST had two punctures of about 2" and 3" across from a piece of machinery that fell on it months or weeks before.  This AST lost 30-40 gallons to the soil running down toward the road.
	A new 2-compartment AST for diesel was placed over the spill area and had a steel integral berm which had spillage within it.  Next to the garage was a 300-gallon gasoline AST with no containment nor 12' vent.  Inside the garage was a 275-gallon vertical fuel oil AST.  Around the yard I noted open oil buckets, and small motor oil and hydraulic oil discharges to pavement and soil.  I found no record these discharges had been reported.  P-442-94 describes an oil discharge here which was responded to by Sheryl Bernard; P-210-95 covers an oil leak in Lisbon from a Howard's Pulp & Logging vehicle.
	The location had two diesel UST's registered as removed in 1993.  Considering the facility use and size there should be a CMR 691 UST closure assessment on file with DEP.  I noted no spill report for the abandonment.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Following my 5/20/05, certified letter, we met on site on 6/2/05, with Seymore Excavation, a contractor of Mr. Howard's choosing and hire.  Oiled soil was excavated in the area of the AST's under DEP guidance and about 32-tons were transported to CPRC for recycling.  Soils were sandy fill for 2' - 3' then went into damp silt/clay.  Ground water was noted at about 5' bg.  There was no free oil (LNAPL) and PID levels gradually lessened with depth.  I had a clean-up action level goal of 100-ppm by bag-headspace.
	On site Harland Howard decided to seek AST coverage and requested CPRC bill DEP directly.  Seymore Excavation would bill Howard's as planned.
	6/17/05: Mark Woodruff and I collected a water sample from Chapman's drilled well.  GIS positions were taken on the Chapman & the Howard wells and the new well across the road; and on the spill locations and buildings.  Other spills were noted on site.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Based on site sensitivity and soil types, the oil contaminated soils in the former AST location appears remediated to state satisfaction at this time.  A groundwater sample of the neighbor, June Chapman was ND for DRO.
2.	Oil contaminated soil [near and below the clean-up action level] is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
3.	I advised James and Harland Howard of the need to promptly report and clean-up discharges, and discharge prevention.  The AST's were being moved to the back of the property and containment improved.  I advised them to contact the Fire Marshal regarding allowable containment and AST rules.
4.	On 6/17/05, Woodruff and I noted other surface spills of heavy oil near the garage that are need of remediation.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to Mr. Howard with this advisement.
5.	Mr. Howard was working toward upgrading his AST's with containment and to keep rainwater out of the berms.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-356-2005*
     This office received a call at 0940 on 6/21/05, from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that less than a cup of non-PCB oil leaked from a transformer on pole number 59.5, which is located on the Gouldsboro Point Road in Gouldsboro.  The leak was believed to be from a secondary bushing on the unit.  All of the oil was contained on gravel along the edge of the road and was cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.  The contaminated soil will be disposed of through the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  It was indicated that this spill actually occurred on 6/15/05, but due to a communications problem on their part, she did not hear about it until today.

REC:  File report.


B-392-2005*On 7/5/05, I received a report of a tank behind the old Abinaki Camps on Lake Street in Rockwood, that may be leaking or had a leak.  The complaint was from a neighboring camp owner concerned for their well.  Upon investigating, no leak or spill was found.  However, I had concerns on the lack of code of the tank.  Therefore, I have e-mailed pictures of the tank and a description to Dale Hersey at the Oil & Solid Fuel Board office.
B-194-2005*B-194-2005
04-11-2005 08:35

     John Smith, Fire Chief for the Town of Burlington, called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Loraine Curtis at 2 York Hill Drive in Lowell.  It was stated that the home was involved in a fire, which subsequently brought down the chimney.  A brick subsequently broke off the fitting to the outside fuel tank.  The tank was quickly plugged until it could be pumped off.  A total of 3 gallons leaked onto the ground.  It was thought not to be significant.
B-397-2005*Homowner Wagner notified Dead River that his basement oil tank was leaking.   By mid afternoon, Dead River had put a magna-patch on the tank and cleaned up the oil spilled to the basement floor.
P-280-2005*On April 6, 2005, DEP received a call indicating that there had been release of an unknown quantity of kerosene from an AST at a condominium complex in Old Orchard Beach.  The release occurred as a result of a corrosion hole in the back of the tank.  Kara Tudman (KT) responded and determined that a vactor truck was needed in order to respond to the spill.  Therefore, ENPRO Services of Maine Inc. (ENPRO) was contacted to remove contaminated soil along with a water/oil mixture located in the crawl space underneath the condominium complex.  At that time there was no more free product located on the water table, but sorbent pads were placed on the water as a conservative measure.

KT determined after conducting interviews with condominium residents that a bucket was discovered underneath the back of the tank at approximately 06:30 on April 5, 2005.  Based on the release rate and time of discovery of the spill, KT determined that approximately 20 gallons of kerosene was released.

On April 7, 2005, KT returned to the site to discover free product had collected in the pads and one of the residents indicated that there was an odor problem in their unit.  KT contacted ENPRO to provide  sand backfill and replace the plastic sheeting that was removed during activities the day prior.

KT continued to contact the resident complaining of the kerosene odor and he indicated that it was persistent.  Therefore, KT contacted Peter Eremita (PE) in Tech Services for a consultation.  PE visited the site on April 11th and indicated that there was a PID reading of 27 parts per million underneath the plastic.  KT and PE determined that an active ventilation system was required for the basement crawl space.

On April 15, 2005, ENPRO returned to the site to install the fan and piping for the ventilation system.

KT followed up with the resident that indicated the odor of kerosene and he indicated there was no odor emanating from his downstairs better.  Therefore, no further action is required at this time.

A-277-2005* On 6-15-05 an anonymous caller reported that their was a heavy odor of oil on Moose Hill Rd. in Livermore Falls. The caller gave me very good directions and indicated that this oil spill was near the home at 384 Moose Hill Rd. According to the caller this odor has been around since last fall.
 I made a site visit on 7-8-2005, I found the mailbox, but there was no odor or visual indication of oil spillage. I spoke to the woman who lives at 384 and she did not know of any oil spillage on or near her property. No further action will be needed.
P-1045-2004*On 11/3/04, Alliance Energy notified Andrew Flint (DEP Tanks Enforcement) of a failure of a precision test of an UST at the 741 Main Street Facility.  Alliance was initially intending on removing the tank, but requested that they be able to forgo abandonment until Spring, 2005.

Groundwater monitoring wells on site were sampled and there were no elevated levels of contamination which might be expected to be present in the event of a tank leak.

The test showed that the problem was with the inner tank and not the secondary skin.  Given this information, we agreed the the appropriate course of action would be to remove the product from the tank, maintain continuous interstitial space monitoring, re-test groundwater for GRO, MTBE, and VOC's in January 2005, and remove the tank by June 30, 2005.

The tank was removed on June 6-7, 2005 by CTI Rick Hazel (Greenwood Construction) and the site assessment was conducted by St. Germain & Associates.  Contamination was discovered during the removal and approximately 8.67 tons of contaminated soil were removed.

No further clean-up or investigation is necessary associated with this release.  UST's do remain in the ground.
A-292-2005*On May 27, 2005, Sappi Paper, Route 201, Skowhegan, reported a 10 gallon hydraulic spill from a yard tractor.  The discharge was to the ground, Sappi personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-293-2005*   DEP staff observed a discarded drum along the road shoulder in a rural area.  The drum contained what appeared to be waste oil and is presumed to have been deliberately dumped.  No material is believed to have leaked from the drum, which was collected for disposal.
A-295-2005*  On 6-27-2005, Paula from C N Brown called to report one gallon gasoline spill that occurred at the Big Apple/Red Shield store in Jay. The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled gasoline. A customer's automobile gasoline tank developed a leak while it was at the store. No DEP site visit, and no further action will be required.

P-413-2000*While parked at the MSAD #35 bus driver's house, the school bus caught fire.  Following the fire, the town had the bus towed for repairs, during the tow operation the fuel tank developed a leak and discharged fuel to the driveway and lawn.

The Hamm's returned home to find the mess and called the fire department and MSAD representative, who in turn called DEP for clean up guidance.  A local excavator was contacted for the soil removal, who also worked for MSAD #35, who was paying for the clean up operations (through their insurance co).

Contaminated soil, gravel, and asphalt were removed and taken to ARC, Eliot for recycling-disposal.

Following the removal and restoration, no additional actions are planned by DEP, Response.

A-299-2005* On 6-30-2005, New Page Paper, in Rumford reported a release of 217 gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at #10 paper machine when an oil line broke releasing the oil onto the floor and into the nearby sewer. The oil then traveled through the sewer to the waste treatment plant.

 No further action will be required.
A-300-2005* On 7-1-2005, Scott Allocca, of Environmental Projects Inc., called this office to report that a truck owned by Waste Management had spilled hydraulic oil. A hose ruptured on the truck at 681 Riverside Drive in Augusta. EPI responded and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material. No further action will be required.

A-130-2004*  Webber Energy Fuels reported a fuel oil leak at the home of Margie Robson in Hallowell. I arrived on site and found an employee/technician of Webber preparing to install a new tank. The AST that was leaking is located in the garage and a few gallons of oil leaked onto the concrete floor. The technician had already cleaned up the discharged product with sorbent material.  The overhead door of the garage was open which should eliminate an odor issue.  No further cleanup will be needed.

P-565-2000*DownEast called to report a discharge at a customer's home located in Bath.  Less than 5 gallons were lost to the basement floor.  DE responded and cleaned up the discharge through the use of sorbents.

No DEP response requested and none dispatched.
P-518-2005*Wells dispatch called to report a motor vehicle accident on Route 109 adjacent to the Activity Center.  An estimated 4-5 quarts of engine oil were spilled to the roadway and shoulder.  Wells Fire Department responded, applied speedy dry and cleared the scene.  No request of DEP was made.  No further action required.
A-308-2005* Dave True of Webber Energy reported that about 3/4 of a gallon of fuel oil was spilled at the residence of Allan Elmes. Mr. Elmes is located at 28 Allen Street in Rangeley. The spill was the result of an overfill during delivery and the oil squirted out the vent. It appears the tank was already full and this site is on automatic delivery. The driver for Webber thinks that the vent whistle is not long enough. In any event, a five gallon pail of soil was removed by Webber. No further action is expected at this site.
A-313-2005*A small amount of mineral oil was released from a transformer to the roadside in Dixfield, due to a loose gasket. The transformer was tagged <1ppm PCB. CMP cleaned up all affected soils. No site visit made. No further action expected.
B-366-2005*6.22.05, Penobscot County Sheriff's Office report through Hampden Fire Department that diesel fuel spilled from a bus at the entered location.  The bus driver failed to re-attach the fuel cap therefore when she drove away an estimated 5 gallons of fuel sloshed out of the tank in a couple of places along the drive area.  It was reported that no migration occurred, and the fire department responded and cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads.  When asked, but no assistance was requested.  The sorbents were entered into the Hampden Fire Department's waste stream.

6.23.05, I conducted a drive-by survey and did not locate any problems.

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A-134-2005*On April 3, 2005 Maine State Police reported a fishing vessel sinking at the Rockland Fish Pier, 998 Commercial Street, Rockland.  The vessel, Jana and Joseph, (ex BIG LEAP O.N. 509074) had, in fact, sunk at the south end of the Rockland Fish Pier.  The weather at the time of the sinking was rough, with easterly winds and rain.  The vessel was built in 1967 and constructed of wood.

All vessels sink for the same reason; the remaining buoyancy in the hull is insufficient to displace an equivalent or greater volume (weight) of water.  Seawater weighs 64 pounds per cubic foot, therefore if the gross tonnage, as listed, was 67 tons, then the ingress of seawater caused the tonnage to exceed 67 tons.

There are always contributing factors to a vessel sinking.  1.  The condition of the hull maybe such that water leaks in large enough volume to overwhelm the pumps or other dewatering equipment.  2.  The vessel has no dewatering capability and fills with water, rain or sea, overtime.  3.  The vessel suffers a breach in the hull from a collision, grounding, allision or storm damage.  4.  Human malfeasance causes the vessel to sink from intentional structural or mechanical failure.   In all cases the vessel sinks for the same reason...it fills with water.

The Jana and Joseph discharged an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil, 20 gallons of lube oil and 75 gallons of diesel to the environment.  An estimated 250 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered from one of the fuel tanks and an additional 60 gallons of mixed petroleum products were recovered in sorbent materials supplied by Maine DEP.

After the vessel went down, the Rockland Fire Department boomed the wreck with Maine DEP supplied boom staged in Rockland in an effort to contain the spill.  Prock Marine was hired by Eddy Spencer, the RP, to move the wreck from the south end of the Rockland Fish Pier to shallow water for ship breaking and disposal.  The ship breaking activities were restricted to low tide when the vessel was exposed.  It took approximately 10 days to dispose of the vessel.  Maine DEP staff made regular daily inspections to ensure no more petroleum was discharged to the environment.  The vessel remains were disposed of at the Rockland Transfer Station.
B-350-2005*On 6/16/05,1409 hours, Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reported an oil sheen at their drainage containment dam.  It seemed to be coming from a 3 foot diameter culvert that is about a hundred feet upstream from the dam.  It did not represent a significant amount of product and may have been a residual from B-177-05 where roughly a thousand gallons were recovered.  The source of that spill has yet to be determined.  An analysis indicated that it may have been weathered jet fuel.  B-177-05 had come through the same culvert.
B-365-2005*6.22.05, Bangor Hydro reported a one cup transformer oil spill, tagged non-PCB, at entered location.  The cause of the leak was gasket failure.  The leak impacted a non impervious surface, and sorbents were used to cleanup the spill.  The transformer is being replaced.

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B-161-2005*
     This office received a call at 1330 on 3/29/05, from Jay Johnson (Edwards Systems Technology; Newport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that diesel fuel was washing over onto their property from a trucking company next door.  The exact cause of the discharge was unknown.  It was indicated that they might have spilled some oil while doing an oil change or it may have come from a tank leak.  At any rate, he was concerned that Systems Technology might be blamed for this spill and be required to clean it up.

     Proceeding to Newport, I met with Mr. Johnson and went over the situation with him.  He showed me where the spill had occurred on the neighbor's parking lot and where surface runoff had washed it onto Systems Technology's property.  From the stain on the asphalt, it appeared that the spill was from a leaky saddle tank on one of their tractor trailers, which had been moved to another location.  Upon further investigation, we found where some of the oil had gone under the fence, flowed along the backside of one of Systems Technology's small buildings, and into a storm drain along the edge of their parking lot.

     About this time, the owner of Transport Solutions (Mike Tuttle) arrived on site.  He informed us that a cross over line on one of their tractor trailers was damaged when they backed it into a snow bank.  When we showed him the extent of the oil spill runoff, he was agreeable to doing whatever needed to be done to correct the situation.  In all, probably less than 5 gallons were spilled, but the runoff from recent showers had spread the oil over a larger area.

CONCLUSION:  I checked the progress of the cleanup several times over the next few days and found that they had done a very good job.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.


P-25-2005*
	1/7/05: morning report of small #2 oil discharge to concrete floor from a new AST with an apparent bad weld seam.  Clean-up & response by DEE and home builder.  New, single-family home under construction in rural area.  No DEP response at time.  No threat to wells believed.

S G Brezinski
A-230-2005*Our office received an anonymous complaint reference oil in a ditch at the Mt. Blue Shopping Plaza in Farmington.  I responded to the site and found evidence of a spill that had likely occurred some time ago.  The oil appeared to be coming out of a culvert which drained to an area behind Bouffard's Furniture store.  I met with the owner, Jim Bouffard who indicated there had been a spill in the basement of the store some years ago, but nothing recently.  I inspected the basement of the store and observed an active sump pump removing groundwater from beneath the concrete slab.  The water had an oil sheen on it, but no free product.  A 275 gallon storage tank was located within 10 feet of the sump hole appeared in good condition.  I also inspected a separate furnace room where the burner unit was located.  A second sump hole was present in this room with water and also had oil sheen.  There was a good deal of what appeared to be iron oxide stain on the concrete in and around the sump.  Bouffard explained the high rainfall and snow melt resulted in excess water beneath the slab and hence the sump was rotated between the holes and discharged into a crushed stone ditch behind the store.  The water flowed through the stone, under a dirt access road and out a culvert where the oil residual was found.  I checked the fill and vent lines for the AST.  No evidence of an overfill was observed.
I researched the ownership of the property and contacted Dig Safe to arrange excavation (permit # 2005-230-7776).  The property where the outfall of the culvert was located was owned by Holdings Management of Portland.  I contacted the property manager and advised of the pending excavation.  I investigated a second catch basin located adjacent to the Food Mart store.  It was determined that this was not connected to the outfall of the culvert, and the residual oil was coming from the Bouffard drainage.  I arranged with Clean Harbors to bring a Cusco vactor to the site and remove residual oil contaminated grass, sand, trash and wood debris from the drainage ditch.  The ditch flowed through a wooded embankment to Wilson Stream approx. 100 yards away.  Based on visual and olfactory observation, the oil contamination ceased about 2/3 of the distance to Wilson Stream from the culvert, although in high flow conditions, it is likely that oil did discharge to the stream.  Clean Harbors staff removed the debris to Crossroads Landfill, Norridgewock.  We flushed the culvert with water and observed brown weathered emulsion flow out of the culvert.  Following up on the report of an earlier spill, I found (A-361-1996) was a #2 oil spill in the basement of Bouffard's of 275 gallons.  It appears that some of this oil was not recovered during the 1996 cleanup.  It further appears that high water this spring resulted in contamination being pumped out of the basement and into the ditch.  As a preventative measure, Bart Newhouse (DEP response mechanic) installed an oil/water separator on the outfall of the sump pump discharge line.  This will ensure that any further oil is collected, not discharged to the drainage way.  Periodic checking will be required of this system.
The narrative of A-361-1996 indicates this was a groundwater fund insurance case.

B-367-2005*On 6/23/05, 1640 hours Carolyn Sprague, who works for CPM Constructors, reported that one of their hired trucks sustained a broken fuel line while it was at their road construction site on Route 1A in Dedham.  A few minutes later, Charlie Harris, who owns the company, called with more details and a plan to deal with the spill.  He said the spill was about ten gallons and it came from a broken cross over line.  They had stopped the leak and padded the liquid product with about sixty pads.  They had excavated approximately 20 tons of soil they thought contained the rest of the spill and put it on a truck to be transported to Pine Tree Landfill the following morning.  They didn't have an account with PTL so we agreed to pay and seek reimbursement.
B-349-2005*On 6/16/05, 1345 hours, Steve of BIA reported a one gallon spill of jet A that came from a wing vent.  They used pads to recover the spill and the pads went to their waste stream.
B-319-2005*5.11.05, Erich Kluck of the DEP Water Bureau reported a waste oil spill at entered location.  Mr. Kluck observed the spill during a routine Underground Injection Control inspection and reported the spill to Bangor Response.  Mr. Kluck advised the spill appeared to be from automotive transmissions laying outside; also, there were numerous drums stored outside that posed some concern.  I received a call the next day from Robbie Potter, the owner and arrangements were made for a site visit.

5.16.05, I conducted a site visit and met with Mr. Potter.  I observed what I perceived as inappropriate or sloppy shop practices.  I observed an oil sheen on top of rain water that was running off along the side of the shop where individual transmission carcasses were laying about.  I also observed a variety of drums that needed some attention.  None appeared to be actively leaking, but a number of the drums are in poor condition.  Mr. Potter and I discussed avenues for waste oil disposal or re-use as well as some changes to shop practices that may prevent future discharges.  The sheen was too thin for recovery and I focused on preventing and stopping all leaks.

6.23.2005 and 6.24.2005, I conducted follow-up site visits.  Mr. Potter had drained and prepared the  transmissions that were stored outside, which were suspected of being the primary source of the sheen, for pick up by a scrap dealer.  The transmissions are scheduled for pick up on 6.28.2005.  Also on that date, Industrial Services of Brewer is scheduled to pump off the 15-18 drums that contain waste transmission fluid.

Although there is some additional soil staining around the shop, I recognize them to be older spills that have occurred over time and not associated with any recent discharge.  These stains pose no threat to human health or the environment and most of the staining is on an impervious surface.  I advised Mr. Potter that at some point, pending a future property transaction, that it may be required to remove the stained soils and if that were the case, he would have to notify us.

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P-471-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 6/21/05, DEP notified by site assessor, Alan Lyscars about petroleum contamination noted during a tank removal at Presidential Aviation.  Lyscars was working for Les Wilson & Sons who had been hired to abandon the tanks by removal.  Facility owner Robert Curry was on site.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The removed facility consisted of a 20,000-gallon s/w FRP tank, Aviation Gasoline T-2, originally installed to replace a removed steel UST (5000-gallon); and a 20,000-gallon bare steel, Jet-A UST T-1 that had been filled-in-place in 1998 (see P-666-97).  The Jet-A fuel facility was replaced by an AST in 1998, and an AST is scheduled to replace the Av-gas AST.  DEP's Diana McLaughlin advised me the UST facility had late compliance issues of non-submitted annual inspections and had been fined by US EPA.
	The location is an aircraft maintenance business located on the west side of Sanford Airport.   The FRP UST was gone at the time of my 6/21/04 visit.  The steel AST was being further opened up so as to remove the fill inside.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The Sanford Airport area is a mapped aquifer though on city water so no groundwater use in the immediate area.  Just to the north of Presidential Aviation is a 2500-day wellhead recharge boundary for Sanford's Eagle Drive wells.  Just to the south is a 2500-day recharge boundary for Well's Branch brook wells.   I understand that John Engel performed an UST closure assessment for the 1998 abandonment-in-place but had found no reportable discharges during a site assessment.
	For 2005, the DEP D-tree  indicated a Stringent Clean-Up Goal though at the time was downgraded to Intermediate until further assessment.  Lyscars stated he noted field PID levels in soil of approximately 1000-ppm.  Groundwater was about 6'-8' bg with no LNAPL or sheen.  I noted no strong petroleum odors in the ambient air around the site.
	Contamination is Jet-A, Av-Gas or both.  Jet A is a highly refined kerosene-like fuel.  Av. Gas is a high octane gasoline which differs from automobile gasoline in having Tetra-Ethyl Lead additive but no MTBE and similar Ethers.  This should be taken into consideration during lab analysis.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	In an on site Field Agreement that I hand-gave to Chris Wilson and Mr. Curry: DEP requested Lyscars screen contaminated soil after the tanks were removed, take a GRO water sample, and outlined billing.  A virgin-letter was issued for CRS.  Mr. Curry chose Option-1 for DEP management.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	Unfortunately the intentions for remediation was strife with mistakes:
1.	According to Lyscars, Les Wilson did not complete the tank removal till about 1600 hrs on 6/21/05, so was unable to excavate contaminated soil before the heavy rains that evening.
2.	Lyscars reached me the following day, 6/22/05, advising me the excavation had filled with water and they would need a Frac tank to dewater before excavating.  I did not believe the expense to be worth the trouble and benefit so I advised to fill the hole (a poor decision in hind site) in and I would refer to Tech Services for further study.  Rich Whicker, a partner in Presidential Aviation called me in the early afternoon concerned over clean-up and liability, should they sell the business.  I conceded to visit the next day and they should not fill in the excavation after all.
3.	6/22/05, I met Lyscars at DEP's Southern Maine Regional Office who advised me that neither Wilson nor Curry had shown him the 6/21/05, Field Agreement (a form typically included in the closure assessment) and did not know about taking a water sample.   He had not taken the GRO sample before the rains.
4.	On 6/23/05, I met DEP's Brad Hahn, Curry, and Chris Wilson on site.  Both Curry and Chris Wilson stated they had not read the Field Agreement that I handed them so was unaware of the requirement for the water sample.  Not reading an important document such as this was not understandable to me.
5.	When
B-378-2005*6.28.05, Dead River Company reported a half gallon spill at the entered location.  The tank was accidentally overfilled and product discharged through the vent and onto the shop floor.  Dead River cleaned up the spill using sorbents.  The waste was collected and stored at the Dead River facility for later pick up by a licensed contractor.

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B-225-2005*On 4/26/05, I received a report of the smell of fuel oil from an abandoned mobile home that is for sale on Route 176 in Sedgwick.  Once I arrived on scene a few hours later, it was apparent that the spill was from an above ground storage tank next to the mobile home.  The nipple from the tank to the filter was cracked and had leaked the contents of the tank onto the ground.  There was an obvious patch of stressed vegetation from the oil.

I contacted the real estate company and explained what the situation was and what had to be done.  They would not give me the owner's information, but would contact the owner's legal representative.  I was contacted by the owner's legal representation and explained what had happened and what had to be done.  The attorney was very willing to get the paper work done and assist in anyway.  I was informed that the amount spilled could not be very much.

I contracted with A.S.G. & Sons, Inc. to perform the excavation.  A.S.G. & Sons is directly across the street from the spill site.  Due to the many logistical and weather related delays, work did not begin until 6/10/05.  Once completed A.S.G. & Sons, removed 139 tons of contaminated soil from the lot.  The amount removed was larger than initially expected, but was attributed to gradient and soil make up.
B-370-2005*
     This office received a call at 1100 on 6/24/05, from Chief Robert McKenney (Ellsworth Fire Department) requesting assistance.  He stated they had picked up a small quantity of mercury from a homeowner, who was looking to properly dispose of the material.  The Chief was inquiring if this was something that we could take care of for them.  I indicated we were still collecting small quantities from homeowners and would add it to other mercury items at DEP's HazStor building in Bangor.  The material was picked up from the fire department a short time later and brought back to DEP's facility for temporary storage.

REC:  File report.


P-386-2005*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sunday, 5/15/05, 0300 hrs., notice from Dead River Oil Co. (DRC) that they were responding to a basement above ground storage tank (AST) leak at the home of Connie Wells, in Scarborough.  The basement sump pump had pumped oil to the lawn which flowed with rainwater to the street.  The discharge was also reported by the Scarborough Fire Dept. (SFD).  En route I spoke with Wally of Dead River (DRC) and with homeowner, George Wells.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On site at 0400 hrs., I met Wally Ayer (of DRC), SFD responders, and Mr. & Ms. Wells.  SFD had laid pads along the road, and the sump pump had been shut off causing the basement to flood with groundwater to 2" to 3" deep.  Red oil pooled on the soil near the road and as a slick over the water in the basement.  The water assisted in keeping the free oil off the concrete floor (a natural "water-bottom").  The home is a cape style of wood construction and poured concrete basement.  Tools, clothing and other sundry household items were stored in the basement.  Oil vapors in the home were moderate and after a DEP ventilation blower was installed, it did not inhibit occupancy after initial clean-up actions.  Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was assigned based on vapors in the home and free product potentially reaching surface waters off site.
	The area is sub-urban residential use on city water service and a septic system in the front lawn.  Groundwater is very high, particularly during the very rainy springtime.
	Going over anticipated response actions, the Options Agreement, and Maine AST Insurance, the Wells chose Option-1 for DEP management.  Mr. Wells stated that he would first try coverage through his homeowner's insurance.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	DEP requested ENPRO respond, with a nearby employee arriving at 0500 hrs., then an ENPRO vacuum truck on site at 0540.   Brezinski and three ENPRO workers emptied the basement of oiled and water soaked items and oil & oil-contaminated water were pumped out until the truck was full.  Mr. Wells said he would take care of any oiled wall studs, etc.  A 1500-gallon holding tank was later acquired to pump into when the vacuum truck was off site.  When free product and oil sheen were gone and the basement dewatered twice, I then allowed the sump pump to dewater to the backyard wooded area.
	DEP notified Dig Safe.  ENPRO's loader skimmed 6" to 8' of soil from the lawn on the northeast side of the property (see attached photos) and into a roll-off container.  Commercial Paving's records note that they received 17.5 tons (see attached).  The area was later re-landscaped with gravel for continued use as a turnaround driveway.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Spill response expenses were paid by DEP direct to ENPRO, Dead River, and Commercial Paving, while the Well's applied to the AST Insurance Fund.  I understand that his private insurance was denied.
b.	Little if any oil contamination is believed to have soaked into the concrete or soil around the foundation and lawn.  Some oiled soil (at moderate to low levels) likely remains near the street where I did not wish to disturb a culvert.
c.	No further actions are required by DEP Response Services at this time.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Response
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-158-2005*3.28.05, Peter Dodge of the Grendel Agency reported a home heating oil leak at the entered location.  The house was vacant and the Agency had recently purchased it.  Oil was reported in the basement and the adjacent road ditch.  I notified the Blue Hill Fire Department.  Fire officials responded and deployed oil sorbent pads in the ditch and in the basement of the house.  They also advised that the leak had been stopped and only a sheen was observed in the road ditch, and that the oil in the house was not severe.  Blue Hill Plumbing, also responding to the compliant, discovered a corroded oil feed line from the 275-gallon supply tank to the furnace.

3.29.05, I responded to the site.  I observed an older stone foundation house with a 'French' style drain around the interior perimeter of the basement.  There were beads of free phase oil entering the drain from under the foundation (more like between the stones) at three or four spots along the foundation wall.  I deployed single, rolled up sorbent pads in several spots in the drain as the quantity of oil was limited.  I observed an oil sheen in the road side ditch at the front of the house.  There was a lot of rain water run off.  I suspected that the foundation drain discharged at the front of the house, but I could not locate the exact location.  The sheen in the road ditch was not recoverable.  I surveyed the stream where the road ditch drained into and the outfall of the stream into Blue Hill Harbor.  I did not observe any evidence of oil in the water nor did I observe oil impacting ice that was present in the harbor.

Over the course of the next few months, I made several site visits to replace the pads in the house and monitor the situation.  The amount of oil entering the interior drain lessened over time and I made my last site visit on 6.20.05.  Oil was not observed in the road side ditch beyond the first few days of the spill.  Perhaps one bale of pads was used in the entirety of the cleanup, excluding what the fire department put down.  The spill was estimated to be 15 gallons.  This area is serviced by public water.  At the time of the report, fuel oil odors were noticeable at a nuisance level in the house.  However, over time, less oil migrated into the basement drain and the interior of the house was reconditioned as part of a conversion to a rental property.  I did not observe or get an olfactory indication of fuel oil in the house during my final visit.

Pending an additional complaint, no further Response action is anticipated.

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B-226-2005*On 4/26/05, I received a report of oil in the basement of an abandoned house on Gin Cove Road in Perry.  The report was made by a neighbor who smelled oil while walking his dog the night before.  He did not know the owner or how long the oil had been in the flooded basement.

I confirmed that what oil had been left inside the tank in the basement appeared to have leaked out and was mixed in with all of the water in the basement.  I contacted one of the town selectman in an attempt to contact the owner.  Unfortunately, all that I was able to get was an address for the owners representative in Florida.  I sent a letter to the owner's representative to inform them of the situation, but never received a response.

On 4/29/05, Clean Harbors was on site with a vactor truck to skim the oil off of the top and then remove all of the oily water from the basement.  Once the oil and water were removed from the basement, we confirmed that the tank was empty.  We then placed absorbent pads over the floor of the basement in the event that more water would seep in and raise any oil we missed so it would be collected within the pads.  A later visit showed additional water in the basement, but the sorbent pads remained oil free.

P-1164-2004*
	Wed. 5/18/05, Small leak from an AST in the basement of Ms. Short's home.  Dead River Oil Co. reported all cleaned up.  No DEP response requested or made at time.

S G Brezinski
A-117-2005*On March 18, 2005, Murray Oil reported an estimated 5 gallon K-1 spill at the home of Phillip Hitt, 64 Bean Road, Buckfield.  The leak was from an AST "step tank" at a mobile home.  Maine DEP excavated 2.14 tons of contaminated soil and transported the soil to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.

During the course of this case, Mr. Hitt proved difficult for Response Services personnel to work with requiring Peter Blachard, OHMS III, to make a site visit to resolve the issues with Mr. Hitt.

No further action is expected.
B-58-2005*B-58-2005
02/01/2005 20:21

     Tom Tardiff of the Maine, Montreal, & Atlantic Railroad called to report an incident involving a car of molten sulfur at the Brownville Junction rail yard.  It was stated that a sulfur odor was discovered in the vicinity of the rail car.  It was later discovered that a rupture disk had failed on the car.  It was taken to an isolated area of the yard where repairs were made.  None of the sulfur reportedly had been spilled.
B-238-2005*On 4/29/05, I received a report of two above ground storage tanks, 275-gallons, that had washed ashore from the rising level of the Penobscot River.  When I arrived on scene, one of the tanks had been hauled away by a passer by.  I was told the tank was empty.  The one remaining was empty as well.  No product or sheen was present.  I flagged down a passing by Department of Transportation truck, who graciously took the empty tank for scrap metal recycling.
A-271-2005*Tank bottom corrosion caused a slow leak to form in this basement AST. Karkos Plumbing and Heating provided the labor for cleanup. Sorbent pads were deployed and collected then the residue was washed with detergent. No further action is expected.
A-273-2005*
	Wed. 6/16/05, report of small gasoline leak to pavement from the gas tank of an auto visiting this Big Apple facility.  Reported to be cleaned up by C N Brown personnel using sorbent material.  No DEP response at the time.

S G Brezinski
A-278-2005*   DEP received a report that a heavy oil sheen was visible on the Kennebec River near the Augusta landing.  The source of this sheen was traced several hundred yards upstream to the Industrial Metal Recycling (IMR) facility.  Oil was evident in small small puddles on the property, especially in an area where transmissions had recently been received for scrapping (facility staff confirmed that these transmissions had not been drained prior to receiving).  Recent rains were carrying oil down the adjacent embankment into the river.
   An under-flow dam was constructed to capture overland flow, and sorbents were used to collect puddled oil.  DEP enforcement/compliance staff were consulted, and an inspection including sampling followed.  A Notice of Violation was issued.
   This facility is reportedly going to be relocated in the near future.  The area is served by municipal water with no known wells in the vicinity.  While no soil was excavated for disposal as a result of this event, there is oily soil present on the property that may warrant DEP review at some time in the future.
B-296-2005*
B-296-2005
05-24-2005 15:35

     Kevin Dennison of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid from their case loader at a gravel pit in Township 22 just off Route 9.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked when a hose failed.  The oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
A-282-2005*International Paper, Riley Road, Jay, reported a 50 gallon waste oil spill on June 22, 2005.  The spill occurred when a life truck punctured the side of a 55 gallon drum in Wood Room #1.  IP personnel used sawdust to contain and sorb up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-480-2005*On 5/16/05, I received a call from Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reporting a car accident with automotive fluid spillage.  The fire department had cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-371-2005*6.27.05, State Police Augusta reported a car in Great Moose Pond.  The Trooper, #336, reported observing an oil film after the vehicle was hauled out of the water.  I responded to the location and did not observe a petroleum sheen or film of oil.  It is difficult to say if the film was from escaping gasoline or grease common on the underside of vehicles.  It is suspected that the oil film was minor in scope.  The oil is expected to evaporate and the sunny, hot weather present this day is conducive to accelerate that condition.

The dispatcher did not have the subjects address information and, because no additional actions were taken, I did not attempt to contact the Trooper for the info.  No further Response action anticipated.

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A-290-2005*Central Maine Power reported a 25 KVA transformer discharged an estimated 3 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil from Pole 9, State Street, Augusta.  The discharge was the result of an automobile accident.  CMP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-291-2005*On June 26, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill from Pole 43, Manchester Road, Belgrade.  The transformer overheated, spilling oil to the ground, pole, and nearby trees.  Central Maine Power personnel excavated contaminated soil and later had Lucas Tree Company remove oiled tree branches.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-483-2005*On 5/16/05, I received a call from Steve Jocher of Cyro Industries reporting a spill of cooling water.  The cooling water contains Sodium Nitrite and Sodium Hydroxide.  The spillage was due to a broken valve and initially was captured in pails.  An employee not knowing the water contained the chemicals listed above, dumped one of the pails onto the ground.  Further details regarding this spill are documented in the attached report from Cyro.  No further action required.

P-484-2005*On 5/17/05, I received a call from Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a leaking above ground storage tank.  The tank was weeping slightly at one of the welds.  It was estimated that one quart of oil had leaked.  The spillage was cleaned up with speedy dry and arrangements made for a replacement tank.  No further action required.
B-372-2005*6.27.05, St Albans Fire Department reported a spill from their #2 heating oil tank.  A fire department official accidentally broke off the filter after exiting a fire truck.  Approximately 3 gallons spilled.  The spill occurred inside on the concrete floor and was cleaned up using about a half a bale of sorbent pads.

I picked up the pads and left additional sorbents in the event of a future response to a spill by the local department.  No reimbursement requested.

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P-399-2005*On 5/18/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Downeast Energy reporting a spill of fuel oil at 687 Main St. in Westbrook.  They had been called to the site because somebody recalled seeing a Downeast delivery truck in the area and thought Downeast had made a delivery to an out of service oil tank at the building.  Downeast had no record of making a delivery to the building and the building owner was not a Downeast customer.  Because the source of the spillage was not immediately identifiable that night, Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and investigated the source and cause the following day.  They were unable to determine how the oil had gotten into the tank because there was old, weathered duct tape covering the fill pipe.  They were hired by the building owner to remove the remaining oil in the tank.  It was unclear to Downeast how the oil leaked into the basement.  No further action is required.
P-485-2005*On 5/19/05, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer leak at their Biddeford Substation.  The oil leaked onto gravel in the area.  The spillage was hand excavated.  No further action required.
P-486-2005*On 5/19/05 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Biddeford.  The spilled oil was hand excavated and the waste taken to the North Augusta Service Center (NASC).  No further action required.
P-487-2005*On 5/20/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a mystery spill on Royal Ave. in Freeport.  The spillage affected the roadway and some got into the sewer system.  The spillage on the road was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  The spillage that got into the sewer was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-488-2005*On 6/2/05, I received a call from the North Berwick Fire Department reporting a car accident with gasoline spillage.  They cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-251-2005*On April 5, 2005, DEP was informed by the Portland Fire Department there was a vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer truck on Route 295 Northbound in the vicinity of Mile 9 near the Portland/Falmouth boundary.  Stephen Brezinski (SB) and Kara Tudman (KT) responded and discovered that the driver's side saddle tank had been crushed during the incident and was leaking diesel fuel.  SB and KT deployed sorbent materials to the area including a drainage ditch with a small amount of water in it.  The total amount of diesel released to the environment is unknown, but is estimated at approximately 15 gallons.  The saddle tank was removed from the vehicle and the truck was removed from the area.  Clean Harbors was dispatched to pump out and dispose of the remaining diesel fuel that was in the saddle tank.  DEP personnel returned at a later date to remove oiled sorbents that were deployed in the area.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-332-2005*
  Pelkey Fuel called to report that their technician had repaired a corroded fuel line from an outside AST at the Linda LaPage residence, 336 Lakeview, Glenburn. He reported the problem was at the point the line entered the mobile home slab. There was no free product to recover and he had no idea as to how much was lost. At the time of the report, he felt that Ms. LaPage had recently purchased the home and was not there full time.
  Due to other issues, I could not get to the site until 6/24/05. I could not find an AST or fill pipes. The home was hooked up to a large propane tank.  I called Pelkey Fuel to confirm I had the correct address which I did. I could not find any evidence of oil contamination. The home is in a wooded area and sits on a gravel hump. Vegetation in the area appears suitable for a high water table. I could not find any place where oil was breaking out. There is a drilled well about 75' from the home. Repeated calls to the LePage residence were fruitless.
   My appraisal of the situation is that the oil released was minimal and risk to the ground water was very small. No further action is anticipated.
B-369-2005*6.27.05, Washington County Sheriff Office reported a tractor trailer leaking diesel fuel on Route 9, mile maker 244.  The truck had just filled up two 150-gallon saddle tanks in St. Stevens.

I responded to the incident.  Rolfe & Sons wrecker service was on scene pumping off a damaged saddle tank.  They recovered approximately 100 gallons in two drums.  The driver advised that he hit something in the road.  The saddle tank had two dents in it, one of which was leaking fuel.  The Westly Fire Department had responded and deployed speedi-dri and sorbent pads, in effect diking the area to confine the spill, then departed the scene prior to my arrival.  I deployed a small quantity of pads under the leak and on what had spilled in the roadway.  I estimated that between what pads Westly and DEP deployed, I recovered approximately 30 gallons.  I did not recover the speedi-dri, which was primarily on the shoulder of the road.  I estimate that approximately 20 gallons were stained on the roadway, contained in the speedi-dri, and gravel/sand along the shoulder where the oil had migrated.  Maine DOT was notified through Washington County, per my request.

I collected the sorbents for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn.  I spread speedi-dri over the stained area on the roadway before we departed.  The impacted gravel/sand adjacent to the roadway where fuel had migrated was not saturated, but was visibly stained.  I determined that no removal was practical as no threat to human health or the environment existed.  I expect a level of evaporation to occur that will limit any perceived threat.  I made repeated attempts to contact a DOT representative, but could not connect with a supervisor responsible for this area.  I later visited the spill location and did not observe any worse of a condition.

Most of the sorbents I collected were from Westly Fire Department which amounted to five bags of waste for disposal.  Therefore, considering the current low rate for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste, I am recommending that no reimbursement be sought.

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B-375-2005*6.28.05, 3E Company, Carlsbad, CA, reports spills for The Home Depot.  The 3E representative reported a roof coating spill at the entered location.  3E states that The Home Depot employee, Brian Welch, reported the spill.  A container of roof coating fell from a pallet or shelf and spilled onto the interior floor of the store.  Sorbents were deployed and the material collected in a secure container and stored for later pick up by a licensed contractor.  Waste collections are made every quarter according to the 3E representative.

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B-239-2005*On 4/30/05, at 0150, I received a report of a smell of gasoline reported by a Milford fire fighter.  I contacted the Milford Fire Chief, using a call back number from the State Police.  Chief Matson informed me that it was not an issue.  There was a faint smell of gasoline earlier in the evening along the flooding Penobscot River, but there was no source found by the Fire Department.
B-242-2005*On 5/1/05, I received a report of an oil sheen in a ditch next to Old Fox Fuel.  The report was made by Milton Ketch, who was told about the sheen by a customer in a store.  The customer knew Milton worked for the DEP and thought he could investigate.  After investigation, it was discovered that the "sheen" was marsh sheen.
B-241-2005*On 5/1/05, I received a report of a pleasure water craft having it's hull paint scraped into the ocean by the public boat launch in Sedgwick.  I notified the Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol of the act, because I was at an oil spill and was unable to respond.  The next day, I referred the complaint to Scott Leighton of the DEP's Haz Waste Enforcement Unit.
B-331-2005*B-331-05 Hartt Transportation Systems truck washing

  An anonymous caller reported that Hartt Transportation was washing trucks and degreasing engines onto the gravel lot at their facility on Bomarc Road in Bangor.
   I went to the site and met Mr. Cotier. I explained the nature of my call and Mr. Cotier agreed that they washed their trucks in the yard and very rarely washed off an engine. With his permission, I inspected the yard and it's downgrade perimeter for visual signs of petroleum contamination. Yes, here and there were occasional spots of grease, but nothing of environmental consequence. In fact, it was what one would expect of a parking lot that was used by large trucks.
   I felt that there was no need for action and explained this to Mr. Cotier.
B-244-2005*On 5/2/05, I received a report of a drum on the shoulder of Route 2 in Milford.  The drum had washed ashore as the Penobscot River level rose.  The DOT had recovered the drum and placed it on the shoulder for us to dispose of.  Responder Varney and I went to recover the drum and located three other drums floating in the area.  We managed to recover all the drums of which all had some oily water in them.  We filtered the water through our oily water separator and disposed of the drums as scrap steel.


B-198-2005*B-198-2005
04/13/2005 12:00

     Byron Johnson, representative for The Home Depot Corporation, called to report a small spill of hydrochloric acid at the Bangor facility.  Approximately one half gallon of acid was spilled when a container fell off of a shelve.  The material was then simply cleaned up through the utilization of sorbent material and disposed of through their hazardous waste stream.
P-158-2005*On March 17, 2005, DEP received notification from the Kittery Fire Department (KFD) there was a skidder on fire off Norton Road, across the road from house #150.  The KFD fire department indicated approximately one gallon each of hydraulic and diesel oils were spilled onto the ground.  The KFD deployed sorbents and ultimately excavated a small quantity of soil for disposal.

No further response actions are warranted at this time.
B-268-2005*5.12.05: Responded to report received the night before.  Traveled to Lincoln Transfer Station on the information that they opened at 07:00.  I met with the station operator who informed me that asbestos couplers (piping) had been disposed in the trash compactor.  I contacted John Bucci of the Department's Asbestos Unit and updated him on the occurrence; I had spoken to him the night before.  The town CEO arrived at the transfer station and had samples of the couplers which had been removed from the compactor. The CEO advised that Worcester Brothers, a plumbing supply company, accidentally disposed of the couplers when an employee cleaning out the back store room did not recognize the items as regulated waste.

The CEO, Worcester Brothers, and Mr. Bucci would work to resolve the situation.  The couplers were confined to a trash container and are non-friable asbestos posing no immediate risk to human health.  I departed the site.

According to Bucci at a later date, Worcester hired a licensed asbestos contractor out of Pittsfield, ME, to remove and properly dispose of the regulated items.  It is unknown by Response Services exactly how many items were disposed and recovered, although it is understood that all the items in the trash container were removed for proper disposal.

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I-116-2005*A truck accident caused a 10 gallon diesel fuel spill. The spill was cleaned up by the responsible party.
P-497-2005*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of transmission oil to pavement.  Product was picked up speedy dry and pads by Wells Fire.
P-493-2005*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of gasoline to pavement in Gorham.  The tank was plugged and speedy dry was applied by Gorham Fire.
I-117-2005*While removing three  underground storage tanks and associated piping, contaminated soil was identified at one of the fill bucket (minor) and under the pump island (major).

Not all the contaminated soil could be removed due to constraints of underground utilities and building foundations.

See site assessment report for details of soil removal actions located in the TANKS file.
P-211-2005*On March 10, 2005, DEP was notified that less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto a deck by Kleen Oil overfilling the tank.  Discharged product subsequently leaked through the deck boards and onto the soil beneath.  The decking was cleaned with citri-clean and approximately 60 pounds of soil was removed from beneath the deck.  Clean-up activities were conducted by Boom Technology, Inc. and managed by Kleen Oil Company.  Excavated soil was properly disposed of by Boom Technology, Inc.

No further response actions are required at this time.
B-263-2005*On 5/10/05, I received a report of a sheen in the driveway at Dolby Dam Station in East Millinocket.  A site investigation proved the sheen to be marsh sheen.
B-333-2005*On 6/9/05, I responded to a report of an oil sheen in a man's front yard.  Upon investigation, it was discovered to be organic marsh sheen.
B-374-2005*On 6/27 /05, I received a report of a sheen on a small pond.  The owner, Mr. Dyer, told me he thought his neighbor had a spill from a piece of heavy equipment.  He also told me of the property dispute they were having.  Investigation proved that marsh sheen was the cause of the sheen on the pond.
B-334-2005*On 6/10/05, I received a report from the town of Orono waste water treatment plant superintendent of an oil spill they had traced back to 42 Hillside Road.  Earlier that morning, upon arriving at the plant, the superintendent noticed the smell of fuel oil.  He dispatched a crew to trace the sewer system to find the source.  The crew found the source to be a burned down house that was being demolished.  They notified the DEP and I responded.  Once I arrived a the scene, it was apparent there was oil dripping from the above ground storage tank that had been in the basement.

The owner had a contractor removing the debris and regrading the site.  It is unknown if the contractor was the cause of the spill or if the tank was damaged in the fire.  The contractor informed me that he thought the tank was empty, because it was so light.  There were a couple of small puddles of fuel in the clay that I was able to recover with absorbent pads.  After the free product was gathered, I had the contractor dig a small sump hole for any additional product to accumulate into.  I placed pads in the hole and waited for a short time.  No additional product was recovered.  Due to another spill, I had to leave the site, but returned at the end of the day to find no more product recovered.

The entire neighborhood is on public water; no chance of well contamination.

B-338-2005*On 6/11/05, I received a report of approximately 2 gallons of kerosene spilled from an above ground storage tank.  The spill was reported by a Dead River technician who responded to and replaced a fire-matic valve after it had been struck by a riding lawn mower.  Yvone Haggarty hires her neighbor to mow her lawn.  While he was mowing it, he got too close to her tank and clipped the valve.  Luckily, he noticed what he did and was able to shut down the mower and plug the tank with his finger.  He yelled until Yvone heard him and came to see what the problem was.  She called her brother, who came right over and plugged the tank with a piece of wood.  Yvone then called Dead River who dispatched a technician to make repairs.

The Dead River Technician estimated approximately 2 gallons spilled.  Luckily, Mrs. Haggarty is served by public water.
B-711-2004*The EPA has declared the premises of the former New Franklin Laundry an uncontrolled site and in the summer of 2004 had started remediation activities there.   As part of the effort, an abandoned UST had to be removed and S.W. Cole was hired to do the site assessment.  Gary Creaser asked me for a waiver to the 30-day waiting period and I granted it.

Clean Harbors cleaned the tank on 29 July and removed it on 3 August.   No oil contamination was discovered in the soil.
B-339-2005*On 6/12/05, I received a report a car lost control and crashed into a utility pole bringing down and splitting open the transformer.  Bangor Hydro-Electric crew was on scene to remove all contaminated soil.  They shovelled all of the soil into a 55-gallon drum.  The soil was disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-240-2005*On 5/1/05, I received a report of an oil spill in the basement of 39 Cottage Street in Bangor.  The spill was reported by R H Foster service technician, Kevin White.  Mr. White was called by the landlord, because of the smell of oil.  Once on scene, Mr. White found the problem, a corroded nipple to the filter, and managed to make repairs, stopping the leak.

Mr. White and I proceeded to clean the concrete basement floor with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  Once all of the product was removed, we set up fans that were in the basement to air out the basement.  We then washed the basement floor with simple green.  R H Foster disposed of all the waste.
B-710-2004*Bangor landmark Paul's Restaurant went out of business in early 2004, to be replaced by barbecue chain SMOKEY BONES. Webber Energy, the landowner, had an underground tank on the site, holding heating oil for Paul's.   The barbecue joint didn't need the tank, so it had to come out.

It was removed on or about the 16th of April, with no contamination noted.  That's not too surprising, given that the tank was only 10 years old.
B-353-2005*On the weekend of June 18, the town of Waltham held their annual scrap metal and white goods collection at the Fire Station.  Besides the usual collection of televisions, toilets, bicycles and barbeques, they also received at least one 275-gallon heating oil tank, thrown into the scrap metal rolloff (photos).
 Personnel monitoring the collection effort claimed not to know who delivered the tank.

In and of itself, that would've been fine, had the tank not then been crushed down to make more room in the rolloff can.   Turned out, it was not entirely empty; an estimated 10 gallons of water contaminated oil was still in the tank and leaked out upon crushing, running out onto the Fire Department's driveway (photos).

On June 23, I employed Lynch Construction to dig up the oil contaminated gravel and haul it to Lane's in Hancock, thus to be made into asphalt to provide material for Maine's most popular season: construction season.
B-381-2005*On 6/29/05,1112 hours, Adel Martin reported that her neighbor, Waverly Boobar, had dumped gasoline on the side of the road and was flushing it towards her property with a hose.  From other things that she said over the phone and when we were at her place, it was apparent that she had a tremendous amount of animosity toward her neighbor.  Waverly was preparing a car to be hauled to an auto salvage yard and he had removed the gas tank, collected all the product that could be drained from it in five gallon pails, and then proceeded to fill the tank with water, so that he could cut it in half.  His understanding was that the salvage yard would not take the tank unless it was cut in two.  He placed the tank on the side of the street and halved it with an axe.  The water, which had a faint odor of gasoline, landed on the side of the street, because the tank would no longer contain it.  I agreed with Waverly that it would not have been safe to cut the tank open without displacing the gasoline fumes, but I told him that it was against the law to dump oil or oily water anyplace besides at facility that is prepared to deal with contaminated materials.  He said that was the last vehicle that he needed to recycle and that he would not do it any more.
B-255-2005*On 5/6/05, I received a report of an oil spill into a clam flat in Sedgwick.  The report was made by the Department of Marine Resources.  They had been made aware of oiled clams in a clam flat next to Hale Hill Road.  One of the biologist from Marine Resources found product in a small inland creek that outlets into the ocean.  Once this discovery was made, they notified the DEP.

I responded and found the area referred to me.  I used absorbent pads to recover the free product in the creek, but was unable to gain access to the house, because no one was home.  After a visit to the town office, I was able to locate the owner.  Ms. Miller owns this property, but also owns a house in southern Maine where she resides.  I called and left a message for Ms. Miller, explaining what had happened and informing her that her house looked like the likely source of the discharge due to a PVC pipe, which appeared to originate from her house, discharging into the drainage creek.

Later that night, I received a call from Ms. Miller.  She was able to provide the name and number of her oil burner technician.  I placed a call to the oil burner man and explained what the problem was.  The next morning, I received a call from the oil burner technician, explaining how he had found and fixed the problem.  Apparently, an old water heater in the basement fell over and landed on a flare nut in the supply line from the tank to the burner, breaking the seal.  He was able to close the tank valve and fix the system to code.

From time of last oil fill to the present fill, estimating the amount of oil used, the oil company estimated that 28 gallons of fuel was spilled.  Due to rain, most of the product unfortunately impacted the clam flat, resulting in its closure for approximately three weeks.

Maine Marine Resources monitored the flat and have been able to re-open the flat after confirmation via testing that the flat was safe to harvest again.
B-377-2005*Les Newsom and family acquired their home in 2004, with plans to move it back from the road and set it on a full foundation.  In 2005, clearing the lot of junk left there by the previous owner, Newsom discovered the cases of 4 transformers and a retard coil, all empty (photos).  He surmised that the previous owner, engaged in ham radio, possessed the equipment as part of his operations. (That supposition proved erroneous; Mona Spear at BHE Co consulted someone there, who told her no ham radio operator would require that much transformer power.)

The cases had all been drained and Newsom was concerned about possible PCB contamination of his property and more importantly, the neighbor's well across the road.  (Although everyone on that road is hooked to the Bangor City water main going by under Main Road, Newsom says people across the street drilled a well in 2004.)

On June 29, I visited the site and obtained a four sample composite of the soil where Newsom said he'd discovered the transformer carcasses (photo).

On the 30th, I consulted Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro, inquiring if the obvious age of the transformers made it a forgone conclusion that they'd contained PCB.  She'd never heard of American Transformer Company (nor Western Electric, for that matter), but searching  the company's data base, she found that they'd disposed of 3 American transformers before, and none contained PCB greater than 3 ppm.

Laboratory analysis of the soil sample showed no PCB contamination above the detection limit  (attached).  On 7/8/05, I called Mr. Newsom and gave him the good news.  We agreed that unless he discovers an area of ground where no vegetation grows, we'd consider the case closed.
B-337-2005*On 6/10/05, I received a report from Bangor Hydro of approximately one ounce of transformer oil spilled from a 160 MVA transformer at the Orrington sub-station.  This transformer developed a small drip and is in need of maintenance.  Unfortunately, it is unable to be shut down with out securing power to the entire grid.  The transformer is scheduled to have maintenance in August; repairs will be made then.  Until that time, Bangor Hydro employees will monitor the drip and replace pad when needed.  The oil dripped onto the concrete pad that the transformer rests on.  The oil is non-PCB oil.
B-297-2005*On 5/25/05, I received a report of an oil spill in a ditch on the side of the road across the street from Pennamaquan River in Pembroke.  On the evening of 5/24/05, a neighbor walking his dog saw that oil had been spilled in a ditch in front of 44 Little Falls Road.  He could also see that the oil originated in the driveway of 44 Little Falls Road, where a junk pickup truck had a large diesel engine on its side in the bed of that pickup.

When I arrived on scene in the afternoon of 5/25/05, I was surprised to see as much waste oil in the ditch as I did.  Luckily, an ATV bridge had collapse in the ditch and was acting as a boom, not allowing the oil to pass by it and into the river.

I used absorbent pads and snare to recover all of the free product that was still floating in the area.  I then deployed absorbent boom and additional pads and snare to recover any product that may leach out through the night.  I then located the owner at his work.

I explained to Mr. Wilcox that the oil needed to be cleaned up and he was responsible for it.  He chose to have the Department manage the cleanup and pay the contractor and the State to seek reimbursement from him.  Once all of the paper work was done, I contracted with Clean Harbors to be on scene the next day with a vactor truck.

Clean Harbors removed all of the spilled oil from his driveway, which he had covered over with fresh sand.  Clean Harbors also whipped the oil from the truck bed.  Unfortunately, the rain was too intense and fast moving in the ditch to perform any effective work.

On 6/1/05, Clean Harbors was back on site and we removed all of the contamination from the ditch and installed erosion blanket and spread hay over the area.  We also installed a series of absorbent booms as a precautionary measure.  I returned to the site two weeks later to find that none of the absorbent had been contaminated.

The soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill and the absorbent were disposed of at Maine Energy Recycling Company.

P-582-2005*A motor vehicle accident involving a truck and CMP pole #10.1 on the North Lisbon Road caused the release of ten (10) gallons of mineral oil.

The accident created an arcing situation where the hot wire was in contact with the side of the transformer which burned a hole and allowed the mineral oil to discharge to the ground and surrounding materials below.

Coutts Brothers were hired to excavate, while Lucas Tree and Dig-safe prepped the area. The clean up was completed on July 29th.

P-585-2005*On July 19, 2005, DEP received notification that three (3) containers of waste oil were found on several islands (Jewel, Little Chebeague, and Bangs) by the Maine Island Trails Association (MITA) during their routine trail maintenance trips to said islands.  MITA transported the buckets of waste oil/water to their Portland office where a DEP representative picked them up for disposal in the DEP waste stream.

No further action is required at this time.
B-396-2005*Mr. Doucette called to report that about 50 gallons of Jet A spilled to the aviation ramp due to overfilling the tanks of a British VC-10. The fuel was collected with sorbent materials and an Air Vac. At around 13:00 he called back to report that the plane had lost another 25 gallons and they were cleaning it up. For the third time, he called at 13:40 to report another 25 gallons and a determination that there was a mechanical malfunction with the aircraft that caused the fuel spills. They would not service the aircraft until it was fixed.
   All the spilled fuel stayed on the pavement and was recovered.
B-329-2005*Mr. Hall called to report that a mechanical tree harvester had leaked what he estimated to be two gallons of hydraulic oil on the Grant Road in T02 R09 WELS. They were making repairs when the oil leaked by a closed valve and onto the ground. They used some sorbent pads to recover the free product and scarified the gravel to increase the oil's contact with air. The sorbents will be returned to Millinocket where they'll go to the landfill.
A-519-2004* On 9-9-2004, a truck owned by Ryder hit a pot hole and punctured a hole in the bottom of the engine. This resulted in the release of about 7 gallons of engine oil/motor oil. This accident occurred in Madison ME at Casey Store on Main Street. The driver and the Fire Dept. cleaned up the oil. No site visit was necessary.
A-271-2004* On 5-10-04, Farmington Oil reported an oil leak at the home of William Bernard. The technician that was on site thought the tank had shifted and loosened a fuel line. This tank was located in a crawl space under the home. On 5-12-04, I hired Kips Home Services to remove the tank and excavate the contaminated soils from under the tank. There was only a small amount of oil contaminated soil, and we hauled less than a ton of soil to Waste Management. There were some other issues with the compliance of the tank system such as the tank being too close to the furnace.
  The tank was placed outside the building, on a paved area under the deck. No further cleanup was needed.
P-591-2005*Discharge was the result of vehicle accident where the fuel tank was damaged, discharging approximately 10 gallons of gasoline.  The accident occurred on Champion Street, Lebanon, ME,  in-front of box 110.  The Lebanon Fire Dept. collected the gasoline with sorbents, although rain complicated collection.  Some of the gasoline ran down the road toward a pond.

I checked out the site the following day and collected sorbents that were left overnight by the fire dept.  All I observed was a stain on the road where the accident occurred.  I did check the shoulder of the road for any contamination, due to the location of a well in the area, and observed nothing.
A-710-2004*The Commissioners Office received an anonymous complaint concerning the Lin-Cor car crushing company.  The caller had heard about Lin-Cor on the news and was concerned that illegal operations were taking place at the Folsom & Sons auto salvage yard in Skowhegan.  Jon Andrews and I responded to investigate.  We met with the owner, David Folsom, who confirmed that Lin-Cor (Butch Sanborn) had been on site preparing 500 cars for crushing.  There were no Lin-Cor employees on site.  David allowed us to inspect the area.  We observed several areas of stained soil, 10 drums of 55 gallons of what appeared to be automotive fluids, gasoline, anti-freeze, and used oil were staged on the ground.  There was a strong odor of gasoline.  A pile of car batteries was on the ground.  A large pay loader with fork tines was staged in this area to move the cars around.  The unit was leaking hydraulic fluid badly and a pool of the oil was observed on the ground beneath the loader.  Jon was familiar with this site having been before and overseen some soil removal (see A-506-1993).  We departed the site as it was getting dark.
I returned on 12/29 and met with Mr. Folsom again.  I observed the staging area again.  Lin-Cor was not on site.  Folsom informed me that Lin-Cor had decided not to crush the cars, but rather to haul them off whole for disposal in New Hampshire.   I told him that the spilled gasoline and oil would have to be excavated to minimize the impact to groundwater.  There are two homes nearby as well as a dug well on site that serves the business.  I drafted an Initial Cleanup Actions Agreement specifying soil removal.  Mr. Folsom signed the agreement.  Ed Gilblair of Gilblair Excavation was hired by Mr. Folsom to conduct the soil removal.  We walked over the site and looked at the stained areas.  Disposal was arranged with Waste Management in Norridgewock.  I completed a spill letter for Mr. Folsom and waste profile form for Waste Management.  Payment of excavation and disposal was agreed to be by Mr. Folsom.  As we viewed the site, a tractor trailer arrived operated by Donny Longmoore, Twin State Fertilizer, Bradford Vermont.  802-222-4555.  He indicated he was hired by Butch Sanborn (Lin-Cor) to haul uncrushed cars 12 - 13 per load to NH.
On 12/30/04, Jon Andrews oversaw removal of the stained soil.  Approximately 20 cubic yards were excavated and stockpiled in a roll-off container.  Bedrock was encountered at 3 feet below ground surface.
On 1/5/05, I returned to the site with Pat Seaward, Tech Services Geologist.  We walked the site and obtained water samples from Mr. Folsom's dug well, and from a neighbor, Ron Plourde.  We attempted to sample a third well, (Greenleaf) however, they were not home.  I was able to contact Mr. Greenleaf and take a sample on 1/7/05.  Results were sent to Pat Seaward and were non-detect for both diesel and gas range organics.
I made an additional site visit on 1/25/05, and observed Lin-Cor crushing operation.  They apparently decided that hauling the cars off whole was not profitable.  Some gasoline tanks were being removed from vehicles.  Steel containment pans were placed beneath this part of the operation. I observed one 55 gallon drum of waste gasoline.  This was intended to be used by Mr. Folsom in his vehicles.  Approx. 8" snow covered the frozen ground.  I made a sketch of the area.
On 4/27/05, I returned to the site to assess whether any further soil removal was warranted.  I walked the area where the crushing operation had occurred in January.  There were no stained soils in evidence.  It appeared that additional junk vehicles had been brought on site.  Mr. Folsom was not available, however, his employee verbally indicated that all cars brought on site had fluids drained upon arrival including anti-freeze, gas, transmission fluid, and brake fluid.
Pat Seaward continues to monitor the drinking water wells for contamination.  No further action is expected.
B-127-2005*Mr. Bernier called to report a small, 1x3 foot, sheen on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. He did not know the exact cause, but it was between the stop logs and the dam wall. There was a crew on site working on the turbines and suspects that the two are related. They will watch for a source and potential increase.

   They were unsuccessful in finding the source and the sheen dissipated.

B-25-2005*Mr. Lawless called to report an estimated one gallon #2 fuel spill in the yard of Mary Sutherland in Eastport. At the time, he reported he was unsure of the cause. Later, the driver, Richard Mealey, stated he became rattled and laid the nozzle down in the snow during a confrontation with the homeowner. Mr. Lawless sent a crew to the site and shoveled up the contaminated snow.
   I spoke with Mrs. Sutherland and the Dead River Company manager, Dick Ramsey. They both agreed that the contaminated soil would be removed come springtime.
   Mrs. Sutherland called me on 4/26/05, to tell me that the soil had been removed, but she was suspicious that the cleanup was inadequate. I went to the site and found that the soil had been removed. Dead River had replaced the loam and reseeded it. I took some soil samples from the native soil beneath the new loam and found them clean. I relayed this info to Mrs. Sutherland and Dead River. I anticipate no further involvement.

P-592-2005*Received a call from the Lebanon Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a sunken vessel on Northeast Pond, in-front of 298 Sewell Shores, Lebanon, ME.  Due to another obligation, I was unable to observed the recovery of the vessel, but was able to supply the fire dept. with sorbents.  At the time of the call, only a sheen was observed.  The vessel was new, and only in the water overnight, so the the reason for the sinking was unclear.  It was later determined that the dealer for the boat had left the drain plug out.

I checked out the site later in the day and observed nothing.  For further detail on incident, see attached report.
A-669-2004*Eric Wood contacted our office 12/2/04, to report he had encountered contaminated soil during a building renovation in Boothbay Harbor.   I responded to the site and met with Tony Seibert, a partner of a Colorado firm "Ten Partners LLC" who owned the site and had hired Dennis Walsh of Damariscotta as general contractor to build a commercial shop.  When I arrived on site, excavation had been ongoing for some time with an exposed area estimated 50' x 75'.  Soils had been removed by Wood and stockpiled at his business in Boothbay.  I later visited the Wood business and observed a pile estimated at 200 cubic yards covered with blue tarps.  Back in Boothbay Harbor, foundation contractors were busy pouring a footing for concrete foundation. Work was taking place at the waterline of the harbor.  A sheen was in evidence in the water leaching from disturbed soils.  Part of the site looked like it had been a burning dump in the past as there were ash and black colored soils mixed with metal debris.  Mr. Seibert indicated the project had received DEP and local approval and had a building permit from the town posted on site #04134.  Approximately 30' from the water a steel UST tank was exposed in a side embankment.  The tank, approximately 550 gallon single wall bare steel, appeared badly rusted.  I advised Seibert the tank needed to be removed, and registered, if it was not already.  I indicated the removal work would require a site assessment pursuant to Chapter 691.  He indicated he would comply with the rules and wanted to travel to Augusta that day to start the registration paperwork.  I wrote out an initial action agreement and Seibert signed it agreeing to register and remove the tank in accordance with the Rules.  I contacted Diana McLaughlin of Tanks Enforcement to advise her of the situation.  She indicated that as long as the tank was being removed, she was satisfied.  I also spoke to John Dunlap in tanks registration who agreed to meet Mr. Seibert and get the registration paperwork done.
I returned to the site on 12/15/04, and met Bill Carver, licensed underground tank installer, who was hired to oversee removal.  Mike Ottley of EnviroInvestigations was also on site and had been hired to characterize contaminated soils.  A second tank had been found, and was in the process of being removed.  Environmental Projects had also been hired to remove remaining liquids that were in the tanks.  They did not arrive for several hours, and I was called to another spill.  I later received a report from Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations, a copy attached, with soil analysis and disposal recommendations.  I did not receive a report from Bill Carver.
The winter passed with the stockpiled soil frozen and covered with a tarp at Wood Excavation.  I received a call 6/9/05, from CP&R(Commercial Paving & Recycling) in Scarborough requesting a spill letter for disposal of the soil.  I declined to issue such a letter, due to the unknown nature of the soil.  It is unfortunate that so much soil was excavated and stockpiled without field characterization.  I contacted Don Robbins and requested what the status of the soil disposal was.  He indicated he was working with Mr. Seibert & Woods to resolve.
On 7/28/2005,  I attempted to contact Mr. Seibert who was unavailable.  I also contacted Mr. Woods who claimed he had been trying to get rid of this soil all spring to no avail.
On 9/29/2005, I phoned and wrote a certified letter to Mr. Seibert requesting confirmation of a schedule to dispose of the contaminated soil.  I took a soil sample and had it analyzed as urban fill for Pine Tree Waste, Hampden.  The soil came back TCLP hazardous for lead.  I enclosed results of the sampling to Mr. Seibert.  No reply was made.
On 11/20/2005, I contacted Environmental Projects Inc. to determine where the soil could be disposed and estimated cost.  There was a treatment process that binds the lead, and provided Solid Waste would issue a permit an
B-230-2005*Mr. Bernier called to report that they had discovered hydraulic oil in the turbine wheel pit at Wheldon Station (Mattaseunk Dam). They were estimating about a cup or so was lost. While they placed a boom and some sorbent pads in the water, no real amount of oil was recovered. They traced the oil to a leak in the turbine's packing, which was repacked and the leak stopped.


B-84-2005*On 2/14/05, 1305 hours Frank Moya reported there had been an oil spill in the basement of his father's place at 1107 State Highway 3.  Frank thought the tank (AST) had been about half full when they shut the place down.  The spill had actually been discovered by Les Harbur, who had been looking at the house with an interest in buying it.  When I first looked at the spill, which was the following day at 1530 hours, there was not much product to be seen.  However, as I became more familiar with the location, I realized the groundwater level, hence the level of water in the basement, fluctuated from a point where there were ten inches of water on the basement floor to a low of below the crushed stone that served as the bottom of the floor.  This constant fluctuation put the oil in contact with the intake of a perimeter drain.  This drain exited about fifty feet away from the house on a grassy area that continued to slope toward a drainage ditch that meandered it's way to Thomas Bay. No one ever reported product on Thomas Bay, but in the spring of the year one could see that grass in places near the ditch had been exposed to oil.  Considering the area of the drainage system and a volume of oil in the vicinity of one hundred gallons, the thickness of the oil film would have been around two tenths of a millimeter.  At this thickness, the product would have evaporated fairly soon.  Earlier in the spring, there was some sheen, but later in the summer, this disappeared. The spill happened, because the ground on the back end of the tank froze and lifted the back end, which put a stress on the filter nipple, causing it to crack.

On 3/8/05, Clean Harbors removed 1.5 cubic yards of slightly oiled crushed stone from the basement.  It was a slow, difficult process, because the material was frozen solid.  The heat had not been turned on at all that season.  The house had not been lived in for quite a while.  Since no one was living there, it was decided to wait until things thawed and continue the remediation, which up to that time certainly had not been productive.  On 5/18/05, we removed another five cubic yards, which was all that could be removed, because it was down to bedrock.  At this point, we could see that the water coming from under the foundation had some oil on it, which we continued to pad.  Also, with all the crushed stone gone we were able to locate the perimeter drain, which was a big step toward solving the mystery of how the oil got out to the drainage system.

As of 7/05, there is still water coming in and it has trace amounts of oil on it, which Les is continuing to use pads on.  The plan is to wait as long as we can before backfilling.  Hopefully, the oil will deplete, so that the water can be remediated without needing an oil/water separator.
B-399-2005*B-399-2005
07/09/2005 08:20

    The US Coast Guard in Southwest Harbor called to report that a fishing vessel was on fire in Narraguagus Bay just off McClellan Park in Milbridge.  It was stated that the vessel had approximately 400 gallons of diesel fuel aboard.
     When I arrived at the site to investigate, it was discovered that the 35-foot vessel drifted onto the rocks in an on shore wind.  The vessel was fully engulfed in flames that produced heavy billowing black smoke.  The bow of the vessel was severely compromised.  The owner of the vessel "Deja Vu", Chris Beyers of Winter Harbor, could not be located at the time.  Recognizing that the vessel could sink releasing the fuel,  both personnel and equipment from our office, as well as Clean Harbors personnel, were summoned.
     After an hour or so of observing the burning vessel, it appeared the fuel was being consumed in it's hull.  Shortly afterwards, Mr. Beyers arrived on site.  He stated that the vessel's fuel tank was constructed of fiberglass and not steel or aluminum.  This would explain why the fire had access to the fuel.  After several hours the entire vessel was consumed.  All of it's hardware fell into the ocean bit by bit.  No sheen was noted after the last trace of vessel disappeared under the water.  It may be noted that Clean Harbors personnel were turned around en route.
P-577-2001*   In June 2001, I was notified by Downeast Energy (DEE) that they suspected that this house's fuel system may be leaking based on past winter's fuel usage.  At the time the house no longer had a tenant and the property owner's out-of-state address was not good so we were not able to contact him.
   On 7/24/01, Downeast notified me that the owner, Mr. Theriault, had returned and they confirmed a line leak while checking the system.  I met Mr. Theriault, and Peter Holmes of DEE onsite and noted an oil stain on the concrete floor in the area of the fuel line and furnace.  The large house is approx. >100 years old, and sits atop a bedrock knoll with houses below on all four sides (see site sketch).  Mr. Theriault had been living in Colorado for three years or so.  Bedrock outcrops in the basement.  During wet periods the basement may flood.  All the houses are understood to be on city water.  Going over the AST Ins. Fund and Options Agreement, Mr. Theriault agreed to DEP management of an investigation and potential clean-up.  The greatest threat of vapors may not be to 12 School St., but to the houses below on School, Pike and Acorn Sts.
   On 8/21/01, the DEP had Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) install four boreholes in the concrete basement floor to check for vapors.  The highest level of 261 ppm was measured form B-4, the borehole near the furnace (see site sketch).  No free product was noted and the PID levels indicate that the spill is small (i.e. <25 gallons) or that a large spill may have leached into the bedrock below.  The holes were capped for checking again when gw is expected to get higher in the autumn.  Further actions are possible pending vapor or free product problems.  This report will be addendumed and referred as needed.  See attachments for further info.

S G Brezinski
P-613-2000*DEP patched the tank with Plug & Dike allowing for safe transport of vehicle by towing company.  Pads were dispensed, collected and disposed of by DEP with the assistance of Bowdoinham fire dep't staff.
P-202-2000*On 4/13/00 I received a call from Gloria Molean reporting an abandoned "quarry" near her property that had a fuel oil odor and other chemical smells coming from the property.  I met her on 4/18 at the property.  I observed that the property appeared to belong to Dragon Products.  It appeared as though it was a rock crushing operation and did not appear to be currently functioning.  Vandals had broken into buildings on the site where oil and other hazardous materials were stored.  I did not detect any fuel oil odor or other chemical odor.

I contacted Ann Thayer at Dragon Products and asked that they secure the buildings and suggested they remove any hazardous materials no longer in use.  Dragon made arrangements to do so and provided a letter confirming that the products have been removed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 2000
P-421-1996*  No problems reported with abandonment.  Abandonment confirmed on 9/12/96; though vent pipe not originaly removed.  Carpenter later confirmed piping removal as required.  No further Response Div. actions anticipated at present.  See attachements for details.
A-485-1999*Received a report of an oil spill from Chief Pullen of the Oakland Fire Department. He called in a spill that had occurred down a 1500' length of Oak Street. When I arrived I spoke to Chief Pullen who told me a local contractor, William Mushero, Inc. was working on Oak Street. When they pulled out of the driveway they were on, something hit the crossover line and broke it. They spilled diesel fuel along Oak Street. I went to the job site where they were in the middle of a concrete pour, so I let them finish the pour before I spoke to them. They had done a good job cleaning it up. However, where the truck was parked, before they could start catching the fuel, it had formed a puddle. I asked them to use sorbents and sand to finish the cleanup. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-392-2000*B-392-00
Brewer

Monday July 24, 2000				0922

I received a phone call from Mr. Jack Doughty (989-2770) of the Dead River Company.  Mr. Doughty phoned to report a small leak of number 2 heating oil at the Dale Williams residence on Robin Hood Drive, in Brewer.  A Dead River heating technician, while performing maintenance on the heating system noticed that the tank valve had been leaking at a slow rate for some time.

As a result the one-pint spill was wiped up with a sorbent pad and a new valve was installed on the tank.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent pad (s).
I-127-1999*Spill of 7-8 gals. diesel fuel.  Spill soaked up with speedi dri and disposed of with other oily debris waste stream by Dead River company.


P-788-1996*On 11/22/96 I attended a tank removal at 84 Johnson Rd. in Gorham.  I issued a 30 day waiver to Les Wilson & Sons to remove the tank because the property had been the site of a discharge in August 1996.  (See P-549-96).  One 2000 gallon tank located near the driveway was removed.  The tank was mildly pitted but no evidence of contamination was found.  The 275 gallon UST located in the basement was partially removed as of 11/22.  The concrete wall around the tank had been removed exposing the soil around the tank.  I could detect no evidence of contamination around that tank.  It appeared that the discharge that occurred in August was soley from the two 275 gallon above ground tanks located in the basement.  Some small globules of oil appear to remain underneath the basement floor, but are causing no environmental or public health concerns.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-659-1999*Received a call from Clinton Fire Department reporting an oil spill in the Ames Mobile Home Park.  I responded to the site, and met Mary Perry, the owner of the home.  She stated that the line was allegedly cut by Mark Curtis, an unlicensed burner technician.  The police had been notified about this.  I inspected the site and determined that some soil needed to be excavated.  I tried a number of local contractors with no success.  I hired Haskell Energy to clean it up.  He moved the tank, excavated 4 cubic yards of contaminated material, refilled the hole and reinstalled the tank.  No wells are in the immediate area of the spill.  No further work is necessary on this spill.  I called the Clinton police department and was told that the case was referred to the oil and solid fuel board.
P-250-1999*On April 14, 1999 Biddeford Fire Dept. reported a spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Mainway station on Route 111 in Biddeford.  A tractor - trailer was overfilled spilling about 5 gallons to the ground.  The fire Dept. reported that none of the oil left the paved yard of the station and that they had it all nearly cleaned up.  No further action.
A-4-1999*A 1/2" flex hose broke off of a fitting to a 43,000 gallon 93% sulfuric acid supply tank.  The flow of the leak was about 1 gallon/minute.  The discharge lasted from about 6:55 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and went to the process sewer.  See attached report from IP.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-57-1997*This spill occurred when the tank shifted from the wooden supports and the filter was damaged.  The spill was noticed by neighbors in the morning, but not reported until late afternoon.  The trailer was abandoned and had no fill cap.  The contents of the tank had all been lost by the time the fire department arrived.  The fuel had flowed with melting ice between two trailers and then across a wide gravel drive.  The fire department had sand placed to form a dike on the far side of the drive and had placed pads on the floating oil.  When I arrived I had the pads collected, and a small dike placed at the edge of the lot to collect any additional product that the melting ice allowed to flow.  I checked the site two more times over the week when warmer weather freed the remaining fuel from ice pockets.  The ground between the trailers as well as the gravel drive were frozen.  No fuel could soak in.  While a large area was stained, no oil had been adsorbed.  I told the park owner that was OK to thinly spread the sand used for diking over the drive.  The pads had prevented oil from contaminating the sand.

No further action is anticipated.
P-789-1996*05DEC96, Steve Eufemia and myself responded to accident location. I observed an uprighted DR delivery truck, with a breach located on the right, forward part of the cargo tank. I assumed that the discharge from the cargo tank ceased upon righting of the wrecked vehicle.

Eufemia and I assisted in clean-up operations including free product recovery from the impacted soil area adjacent the roadway that had pooled-up. DR personnel transferred the remaining product from the wrecked vehicle to a secure conveyance.

I issued a Virgin Product Letter for MDEP required soil disposal of the impacted area next to the roadway. Two drinking water wells were within view of the spill site, but the topography and remedial actions taken suggest that the wells may not be in jeopardy.

No further action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (7JAN97).
P-770-1990*
	DEP Uncontrolled Sites remedial project.  Response investigation of fuel oil contamination found under street by Portland Public Works.
P-130-2000*On 2/28/00 I received a call from Windham Fire Department reporting a # 2 oil spill from a Dixon Bros./Webber Energy truck.  The spill occurred when the truck ran over something in the road, severing piping under the truck.  Approximately 15 gallons of oil was spilled.  The spill occurred in front of the Windham Fire Station and the driver immediately stopped and requested assistance from the Windham Fire Dept.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed small amounts of oil in several puddles of water around the truck.  Dixon Bros. personnel were in the process of cleaning up the oil with the sorbents.  No further action is required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 2, 2000
B-278-1999*     On June 1, 1999 at 1100 we received a call from Jim Miller at the U.S. Navy base at Winter Harbor reporting a two gallon spill of #2 fuel oil.  The product came out a pressure relief valve and onto a tarred surface  where workers noticed it about 1030 that morning.  A crew recovered the oil with sorbents.  Mr. Miller believed the 500 gallon above ground tank was overfilled and the sun's heat caused the fuel to expand out the pressure relief valve.  No oil reached any drains.
P-870-1999*On 12/22/1999 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Frank Berkamos of the Waterboro Fire Dept.  He was reporting a 50 gallon spill of # 4 oil at Massabesic High School in Waterboro.  The spill occurred when a control unit on the school's boiler failed causing oil to flow into the boiler room and under a garage door leading outside onto pavement.  The fire department was using sorbent materials to contain the spill.  I instructed the fire department to tell the school department to hire a cleanup contractor to clean up the spill.

Pollution Control Services was hired by the school and responded to clean up the spill.  On 12/23, Steve Flannery inspected the site to check on the clean up progress.  The spill was being cleaned up satisfactorily and I issued a virgin letter for disposal of speedy dry from the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 23, 2000
I-43-2001*On 4-24-01, the Superintendent of the Woodland schools called to report that due to a recurring problem they had a considerable amount of water in their oil tank buried near the entrance to the school. This happened every year but this was particularly bad. Their oil company had pumped the tank and uncovered the top where water was found to be coming in around the vent and fill lines. The tank was due to be replaced in several years so I stressed they replace it earlier. They agreed and the replacement was done within two weeks. No soil contamination was encountered.
A-346-1997*     DEP received a report that a #6 oil spill had occurred at this facility (see A-241-97).  It later transpired that a minor waste oil spill had also occurred.  According to I.P. 25 gallons of waste oil was spilled; 5 gallons were lost to the process sewer (see I.P. incident report, attached).
     No site visit by DEP staff was conducted as a result of this incident.
B-632-2000*      On November 28, 2000 at 2230 we received a call from Dan LeClair of Irving Oil reporting a fifteen gallon spill of diesel fuel at the North Country Variety Store on Main St. in Bingham.  An Irving truck was filling two tanks at the bulk plant when the driver overfilled the diesel tank and spilled the product into the cement diked area.  The driver recovered the product with sorbents.  I called the store and talked to Dianne who confirmed Irving's account of the spill and said that all the oil was inside the concrete diked area.
B-791-1999*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that they had discovered that someone had shot a hole in a transformer on pole #15 on the Butterfield Ridge Road. About 10 gallons of non-PCB mineral oil was lost to the ground. Two drums of soil and five drums of vegetation were removed and sent to Sawyer's landfill.
B-690-1999*     On October 29, 1999 at 1140 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a transformer spill in T10 SD.  High winds blew a limb off a tree which knocked a transformer from a pole on a camp road off of route 182.  About one quart of <50 ppm PCB mineral oil leaked and workers picked up less than one half of one drum of contaminated leaves and debris.
A-786-1999*Dead River reported a small spill at the residence of Paul Reynolds.  They said that there was some small dripping at the filter assembly.  I inspected the site and found the cleanup to be good.  I sampled the Reynolds' water well at the kitchen faucet. The sample returned a result of non-detect.  No additional work is necessary on this spill.
P-114-2000*   On Fri. 2/25/00 @ 0900 hrs, I drove by and noted a C N Brown Oil Co. tank trailer truck making a drop at this facility though the driver was not attending the hose or valves [C N Brown Tractor #589773 w/ Maine license 18668].  Stopping in I confirmed that product was flowing thru the hose and only after this did the driver come from around the other side of the tractor (he was on the other side cleaning the windshield of the tractor).  He confirmed that he was making a gasoline drop.  I identified myself and advised him that standing by the hoses and valves during a product drop was required by Maine State Fire Marshal requirements and by DEP CMR 691 UST regulations.  I also advised him that standing by could mean the difference between a 20 or 200+ gallon spill should a fitting come off or if a hose should rupture, as has happened in the past.
    I soon called C N Brown Co. and advised a Mr. Bud Brown and told him of my observation and requested someone talk to the C N Brown drivers and remind them to stand by the hoses during a delivery.  He said okay.
    This site is registered as being with C N Brown as of 8/99.  It was originally a Webber Energy facility under the name Brown's [UST Reg. # 6170].  Webber abandoned the facility in 1990 though their contamination went unreported till Gendron Oil Co. (GOC) excavated to install new UST's in 1993 [see P-442-90 & P-584-93].  Though C N Brown now is registered as owning the facility, the building still has a sign for GOC.
     A copy of this report was sent to Mr. Kevin Moore of C N Brown for his records.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-341-2001*During the replacement of the damaged starboard propeller blades (five total), two discharges occurred.  The first was on 04/19/2001 of less than an ounce, the result of a loose fitting on the hydraulic tool used to remove the bolts holding the blades onto the shaft.  The second was on 04/22/2001 during the removal of the third blade of less than an ounce of highly refined lube oil used in the propeller system.  Both discharges were contained with the boom placed around the vessel and collected using sorbents.

Due to the potential of a large discharge of the highly refined oil, dependent upon the condition of the O-rings behind the blades, Clean Harbors was present with a boat and vacuum truck during the removal of all five propeller blades.  Normally this work would have been performed in dry dock, but due to the lack of an available dry dock and the schedule of delivery to the U.S. Navy this work was performed underwater.

No further action required.
I-188-1997*On 12-17-97, Alison Fitzpatrick called this office to report that there was a strong smell of fuel oil in their house. I investigated that day and found that in the basement there was a suspended floor and oil had been leaking from a fuel line beneath the floor for a long time. Some of the boards had been removed and this allowed more of the vapor to escape. I hired Delmont Wood and Sons that evening to install a radon fan to vent the basement and begin removing the floor and soil beneath the following day. This was done over the next several days. All soil that could be removed was and a layer of plastic then clean soil put back. This seems to have taken care of the problem. Fitzpatricks had to spend two nights in a hotel because of the severity of the odor and Mrs. Fitzpatrick was nine months pregnant.
P-507-1996*  On 8/14/96 I contacted Chris Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons and advised him that to remove a facility w/o the required 30 day notice period or waiver is a CTI violation.  In addition to this site there had been a number a facility removals with no waiver or no notice over the past two years involving Downeast/Brunswick Coal & Lumber and/or Les Wilson: Pine Tree Mobil, Phipsburg: Wales Texaco, Fryeburg; Brunswick Puffin Stop, Brunswick; Brunswick Coal & Lumber, Brunswick.  See attached.
P-814-1999*On Nov. 5, 1999 I received an anonymous complaint about a floor drain at Skillin's Greenhouse on Depot Road in Falmouth.  I inspected the facility and found the floor drain in question.  The drain was located in the equipment repair bay.  The bay is set into the ground about 5 feet.  Surface water and groundwater come into the bay during wet weather so the drain was put in in 1983 to drain the bay.

The bay is used to do maintenance and repair on the greenhouses vehicles and equipment.  The floor drain goes into a dry well and just drains to the ground.  I explained to "Jeff" (facility manager) that the floor drain was against regulation and should be filled in or hooked up to a holding tank.  He stated that he would see that something was done about the drain - perhaps covering it for the short term, but also that the bay needed to be renovated anyways because of the cracked floor and the drain would be permanently addressed at that time.  I will refer this case to the UIC program.
B-570-2000*
     This office received a call at 0905 on 10/18/00 from Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that a 275-gallon AST had developed a leak in the basement of Patricia Hardy's residence at 38 Pearl Street in Bangor.  An estimated one gallon of #2 fuel oil leaked onto the concrete floor and was contained with a small amount of speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved.  All of the oil has been cleaned up.  No assistance from DEP was required.

REC:  File report.
A-102-1996*see attached
A-145-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred following a residential AST overfill.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It appeared that a small amount of oil had seeped past fill/vent piping joints onto the concrete cellar floor, then to a floor drain located under the tank.  The quantity that had entered the drain did not warrant remediation, but oil here and on the tank created a minor vapor problem in the house.  The oil company (Irving) agreed to send staff to clean the tank and floor.
     The area is considered geologically sensitive; a drilled well is located 100' from the spill site.  However, the amount of oil  spilled is not believed likely to cause any problems here.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement.
B-21-1999*B-021-99

On 1/18/99, 0930 hours Gailand Hale of MDOT reported a 20-gallon release of hydraulic oil from a plow truck.  The release took place 4 miles east of I 95 on Route 157.  It was on a hill and they deployed pads to recover the product that was running down the hill.  They estimated that they had recovered half the spill with pads.  The rest of the product was immobilized with sand, which was later recovered and spread on the shoulder of the road.
P-237-1998*On 5/30/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jerry Mirable of CMP reporting a pad mounted transformer that had been struck by lightning the night before.  The transformer leaked 65 gallons of non PCB transformer oil.  A small amount of gravel around the transformer pad was removed and the concrete pad wiped down with sorbents.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 1, 1998
A-506-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a non-PCB transformer oil spill had occurred as a result of a vehicle accident.
P-686-1995*
	Removal of two 8000-gal steel UST's by Pollution Control Services.  UST assessment by Acadia Env.  Stringent Clean-Up Goal and sensitive area over aquifer and within 300' of residential wells.

	The new UST & AST facility later changed to Grants of Brownfield GULF station.  See also P-851-04.
P-74-2001*A plow truck rolled over on a steep hill in Acton.  While on its roof it leaked an unknown amount of fuel into the road.  I was told that there were no wells or waterways nearby and that very little had spilled and what had was cleaned up, so I did not visit the site.  On 2/2/01 a Mr. Richard Mauzerolle called to inquire about the accident because his well was nearby.  I then visited the site and determined that although his well is nearby it is unlikely that it will be affected.  No further Response action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 6, 2001
P-514-1998*19 May 1998, DEP received notification of spill. DEP advised in phone conversation with Brunswick/Topsham Water District that the spill was not a threat, and that chicken manure that is spread in fields is more of a threat to public water.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (31Dec98)
P-582-2001*On 7/25/01 I received a call from Jason Desrosiers of the U S Coast Guard.  Jason reported a diesel spill from the vessel Liquidity at Spring Point Marina.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that the boat operator had accidently put diesel fuel into the vessel's waste tank as opposed to the fuel tank.  Diesel fuel spilled into the water when it came out of the vents for the waste tank.  Sorbent boom and pads had been used to contain and clean up the spill.  Clean Harbors had been hired by the boat operator to remove the spill debris and pump the diesel fuel out of the waste tank.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J M BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 26, 2001
I-54-1998*FERRIS OIL FAXED IN A SPILL REPORT INVOLVING A DRIVER FILLING A WRONG PIPE WITH FUEL, CLEANUP UP WITH SORBANT PADS AND SOAP AND WATER
B-25-2001*B-025-2001
01/26/2001 09:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report an oil spill involving a tractor trailer at the intersection of Route 1A and 9 in the center of Hampden.  Investigation shown that the truck blew a gasket on it's oil filter spilling about 5-10 gallons of lube oil onto the roadway.  Workers from Maine Mack were just picking up the last of the Speedi-dri at my arrival.  No resources of the State were affected from this particular spill.
P-124-2000*On 2/29/00 I received a call from Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy reporting an oil spill at a client's residence in South Casco.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil stain underneath a rusting above ground storage tank in a basement.  The floor in the basement was mostly dirt.  The tank was located in the corner of the basement making excavation of the area impossible without great risk to the granite block foundation.  The home is occupied only seasonally, and was not occupied at this time.

The house is served by a single dug well located approximately 30 ft. downgradient from the house.  I believe the well to be significantly at risk from the spill.  Prevention of any possible well contamination is not likely given that the source of the oil cannot be removed.

Later that afternoon, I spoke with the homeowner and explained my concern for the well.  The well will be monitored seasonally and further action is pending the results of the well sampling.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 16, 2000
A-162-1999*This request to abandon in place was approved by Mary Corr in 1996. The 500 gallon fuel oil tank is located under the heated floor of an automatic car wash bay. It was never properly abandoned per DEP regulations. Lenny Carr of LC Tanks (654-2935) has been advising Mr. Derbyshire on actions needed. I met with Mr. Derbyshire on site and reviewed the requirements to abandon a tank in place. He will have the work done and submit the appropriate paperwork to the tanks unit.

No further action needed at this time.
P-627-1997*On 8/14/97 at 1130 Randy McMullin, a representative of the Division of Solid Waste Facilities Regulation and the manager of the Emerson Tire Dump remediation project called to report that several barrels of unknown contents had been uncovered from beneath one of the tire piles being dismantled for shredding.  McMullin indicated that the contents of the drums had been described as having a yellowish color and that contract workers complained of a stinging sensation in their eyes and noses.
Stephen Flannery and I responded and met McMullin on site where he directed us to the drums.  These drums had been crushed and were badly mangled, some being in pieces.  We estimated that the drum remnants represented six or seven individual drums.  A small quantity of fluid had spilled onto the ground and some fluids remained among the folds and ceases of the drum remnants along with soil. Flannery and I were both of the opinion that the primary contents of the drums had been waste oil and that the yellowish color was attributable to a small quantity of anti-freeze.  One of the drums exhibited an odor that was characteristic of solvent, and this may explain the mild eye and nose irritation reported by at least one of the workmen.  I spoke with him and he indicated that the symptoms had passed quickly and that he was currently experiencing no ill effects.
Flannery and I placed the drums remnants into polyethylene bags, marking the one exhibiting the solvent odor. The bagged remnants were stockpiled away from the work areas associated with the tire project for later disposal. Sorbents were placed in some of the larger puddles of oil however due to the historic use of this site I assigned a DEP HYDROCARBON DECISION TREE DECISION TREE designation BL-1, therefore this aspect of the clean-up was given low priority.
I subsequently contracted Clean Harbors to arrange for disposal of the drum remnants.  The drum assumed to contain solvent was overpacked and shipped for disposal as waste
B-8-1999*
B-008-99

On 1/6/99, 1110 hours this office received a call from a person who wished to be anonymous.  The caller said that his neighbors AST was leaking and that he was concerned that his well would become contaminated.  The caller indicated that his neighbors fuel vender was Polar Bear Oil.  I contacted Polar Bear and the dispatcher had one of their drivers check it out.  She reported later that day that one of their drivers inspected the tank thoroughly and that he pronounced that the tank was sound.  I investigated the following day and the tank did have a stain on it that looked like a product weep.  However, close inspection revealed that the area in question was absolutely dry and had no product odor whatsoever.

B-672-1998*On 10/15/98 at 0830 we received a call from Mark Daigle of the Medway Fire Department reporting a one to two gallon spill of diesel fuel from the Irving station on Route 157 near the I-95 exit.  Mr. Daigle said that the spill occurred when the pump shut off failed.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
A-60-1996*Boise Cascade had a spill of calcium stearate which resulted from a hose being blown off during unloading.  Details are provided in the attached report. No site visit was made.
I-95-2000*3-4 gallons of hydraulic fluid was spilled when the piston broke on the dump truck.  It was covered with sorbents and put in waste barrels on MDOT lot.
A-373-2001*   DEP received a report that well water at this residence smelled like oil.  This situation had been noticeable (though intermittant) for several years.  There was, in fact, a petroleum-like odor in the water (drilled well), but DRO analysis should no detectable oil.
   The neighborhood is medium-dense residential, a combination of seasonal and year-round homes.
B-836-1999*THE POWERS THAT BE IN AUGUSTA HAD NOTIFIED CYR CO., ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THAT THEIR 500 GALLON WASTE OIL TANK WAS PAST DUE FOR REMOVAL.  TROUBLE WAS, A BUILDING HAD BEEN BUILT OVER THE TANK QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO.

AT CYR'S REQUEST, I INSPECTED THE INSTALLATION, AND INASMUCH AS THE PARTITION BETWEEN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AND THE BUS WASH BAY BISECTS THE TANK, WITH CONCRETE FLOORS OVER IT, I GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO FILL IT IN PLACE.
B-522-1997*On September 19 at 1715 I received a call from Webber Oil reporting a leaking basement tank at the home of Roger & Shirley George at 47 Fifteenth in Bangor.  Initial reports said 75 to 100 gallons of #2 fuel had spilled with most of it going down the basement drain which is tied to the treatment plant.

I arrived on site and met Mrs. George and a crew from Webber who were pumping out the tank.  The crew said they just finished pumping 240 gallons which means that only 15 to 20 gallons of product leaked through the hole in the tank bottom.  Unfortuanately most of this entered the basement drain which is connected to the treatment plant.  I told Mrs. George to notify the plant even though they likley won't see that small amount at the plant.  The Webber workers spread speedi dri on the product remaining and will install a new tank and piping.
A-729-2001*A service technician spilled approximately 1/2 gallon while performing normal maintenance on pump equipment.  The entire volume of the spill landed on the service technicians jacket.
I-16-1999*On 2-15-99, David Brown called this office to report there had been a spill of Kerosene at the rental trailer he owns on the Carson Road in Littleton. The flange at the filter had broken as the result of ice falling onto it. About 15 gallons was estimated to have been lost by the service technician who had been called in that night and had used sorbent pads to remove most of the product from the surface of the ice. I met with Mr. Brown on 2-16-99 at the trailer. The ice around the tank was stained and the stain extended around to the back of the trailer. The ground was frozen but there was enough in the ice to warrant further removal. I had Mr. Brown apply to the spill fund and hired a local contractor to scrape the surface contamination with a backhoe. About 4 yards of ice and soil was removed and stockpiled for later land-spreading.
A-275-1998* A pickup truck crashed on the Hostile Valley Rd. and released an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline. I investigated the spill the following morning. The accident scene was located on a dirt road in an undeveloped area. I spoke with a Town employee who was grading another road and asked him to grade or excavate the contaminated soil. He told me talk with the road commissioner, Mr. Haskell. I tried to locate Mr. Haskell at his gravel pit in Weeks Mill. I spoke to one of his dump truck drivers and gave him a business card and asked to have Mr. Haskell call me. I never heard from him. Given the remoteness of the spill and the fact that there were no wells in the area, no clean up was conducted.
P-437-1998*On Sept. 18, 1998 I was contacted by North Berwick police Dept. concerning two drums of waste oil found in the woods just off Dillingham Road in North Berwick.  I met Officer Morin on site that afternoon.  I found two plastic drums, both approximatley 2/3rds full of waste oil.  The drums were in good condition with no leakage.  There was no signs of any oil near or around the drums.  I secured the drums to a tree and the following Monday went back with Chris Estes (ME - DEP) and retreived the drums.  I sampled the drums for Maine Waste oil criteria. The samples showed the oil to be "off-spec".  The oil will be disposed of at a licensed waste oil recycling facility.
A-518-1998*Received a call from Dennis Fullerton of Maritime Energy that they had some gasoline come out a vent during a delivery.  He said that it happened at Jewett's Auto Repair in Jefferson.  I headed towards the spill site.  On the way, I called Maritime back and asked if they had called the Fire Department.  They said they hadn't and I told them to do so.  When I arrived, Jefferson Fire Department was on scene.  They reported that most of the product was in the dike and they did not see a need to stay around.  I started to direct the Maritime Energy crew in cleaning the diked area.  Nobody knew how the gas came out the vent.  The above ground tank was not full.  The tanker was using the on truck pump to move the fuel to the storage tanks.  I told them to get the tank indicator gauges and the vents checked by a tank installer as soon as possible. No further work is needed on this site.
P-843-1999*Bill Bullard - DEP Solid Waste Division, received a call from Mr. Richard Ness.  Mr. Ness lives in Acton near a logging and site, he called concerned that the logging had apparently been completed and yet there was lots of waste remaining at the site. I had been to the site the previous fall due to similar complaints. (see spill # P-620-98)

I checked out the complaint.  I found numerous empty plastic five gallon pails that had held hydraulic oil and two 55 gallon drums, one drum appeared to contain hydraulic oil and the other waste oil.  The drums were in pretty rugged condition and with out bungs, so I came back the following day to remove the drums from the site.

I had the contents of the drums disposed of with Enpro.  I discussed the site with the owner of the land who lives out of state, Mr. Drury Gallager, and will be billing him for the disposal costs.  No further action anticipated at this time.
P-295-1996*Street sweeper caught fire and discharged hydraulic oil.  Standish Fire Department responded and cleaned up and disposed of contaminated material.  No DEP site visit made.  No further action warranted by DEP.

Spill also reported by Joel Anderson of Portland Water District 5/20/96 @ 0806hr.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-678-2000*On 12/19/00, 1215 hours James Contino, who works at the Costigan Stud Mill reported that they had spilled 8 gallons of hydraulic oil.  They were able to sorb it up with wood shavings and the oiled shavings were taken to their bio-mass boiler.  The boom on their log carrier broke and when repairs were initiated some of the hydraulic hose couplings sheared off and allowed the oil to spill onto the frozen gravel surface.
P-154-1999*On March 1, 1999, site visit was made meeting with Mr. Travis. His concern was sheen on runoff in ditch along property line that borders Whorf Construction. There was a slight sheen on the water coming from the Whorf site. I visited with Whorf and showed him the area of concern. It was agreed that a sheen was seen coming off a metal scrap pile and that removal of metal should be done along with redirecting the runoff from the area to a catch basin on Whorf property.
On 3/2/99 I spoke with Jim Whorf whom I met on 3/1/99. The plan is to remove metal scrap pile and redirect water to catch basin on Whorf property. Removal of soil found to be contaminated will also to take place. On 3/30/99 I received a call from Mr. Travis who stated that oil is know running into his basement. Site visit with Whorf to look at what has been done thus far.
Grading of area completed with monitoring well. No sign of any sheen on water. Iron bacteria seen in drainage area of complaintants and along property line.
At this time I see no further action required.
P-41-1998*On 1/28/98, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a sheen on the Presumpscott River.  At the time of the initial report, no source could be found.  I received another call from the fire department approximately a half an hour later indicating that the source of the sheen had been discovered.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that waste oil containing gasoline had been dumped into a storm drain on Bridge St. that discharged into the Presumpscott River.  Gasoline vapors in the storm drain were deemed hazardous.  Fire fighting foam was applied to the storm drain to eliminate the vapor hazard.  A Westbrook police officer had responded to the scene and questioned people in several nearby businesses.  No responsible party could be identified.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 3, 1998
A-418-1999*Received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reported a spill. A transformer spilled about 4 gallons of mineral oil due to a lighting strike. It was at pole #14.2 on Benton Ave. in Benton. CMP crews cleaned up the grass and dirt that were contaminated at the bottom of the pole. The transformer was tagged at <2ppm PCB. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-530-1997*A corrosion leak occurred in the basement tank.  It was discovered almost immediately.  The oil flowed into a sump and a crack in the basement floor.  Colby & Gale estimated that less than 40 gallons was lost.  They recovered 25 gallons immediately by bailing the sump.  Adeline's son recovered more oil on pads over subsequent days. The well was in bedrock about 300 feet from the house.  The site was referred to Tech Services for investigation under the floor.
I-111-2000*On 9-26-00, Al Landeen of Dead River Co. called to report that while a Phase II site assessment was conducted on the Ladners Exxon property in Presque Isle, contamination was discovered, most likely from old spills. The site assessment was done as part of a property sale to Katahden Trust Co. I advised both parties that because a baseline 2 cleanup goal was set here, no cleanup was necessary presently. As construction on site encountered this material, it would have to be disposed of as a special waste.
P-384-1997*On July 14, 1997 I was contacted by the Lisbon Dispatch about an oil spill in progress.  I responded to the call.  I arrived on site approximately 1300 hours.  On site the Lisbon Fire Department had boomed off a storm culvert that was spilling oil into the Sabattus River.  We tracked the oil in the storm drains back about three blocks to an apartment on Village Street.  The apartment building had a 275 gallon oil tank that was visibly leaking.  The oil had seeped into a perimeter drain that emptied into the storm drain.  The tank had a magnet patch that had been placed over the hole at some previous time.  The oil was leaking from around the patch in a steady stream.  A bucket was placed under the leak and Webber Oil Co. was called to offload the tank.  I laid secondary boom out at the storm drain discharge and had the fire dept. flush out the drain.

Webber successfully offloaded the tank, and the oil was sufficiently  flushed from the drain.  I left the boom in place to catch any residuals still coming from the drain.  I went back three days later and removed the boom.

The apartment owner will be applying to the Groundwater Insurance Fund, for financial assistance.  No further action at this time.
I-122-2000*On 10-24, Irving oil company called this office to report that while doing routine maintanance on a system at AMHC, oil was spilled around the filter. An odor was present in one of the apartment units. I met with them that day and suggested they place a fan in the window and open some windows.
P-359-2000*Received a call from Beth Dehaas, Enforcement Division, stating that Mike Lewis had found diesel under the #16 dispenser while performing routine inspections.  While in the area on July 16, 2000, I checked the area under the #16 dispenser, and only observed staining and no free product, although there was a great deal of staining all around the pump island.  I spoke with the attendant, and acquired why there was such a large stain.  He stated that a tractor had overfilled its tank a few days previously.  Also, he stated that someone had been by to work on the pump, but was unsure who it might have been or for that matter what they might have done.  From what I could observe, it looked as if a gasket had been replaced.

No further action required.
P-518-2001*The discharge was the result of a malfunctioning automatic pump shut-off and lack of attention by the car owner.  The gasoline overfilled the car's tank discharging onto the concrete pad and continued to travel across the pavement onto Westbrook Street, almost making its way into a storm drain.  The gasoline was collected using sorbent pads and speedy-dry.  Due to heavy fog and poor vapor dispersion, the area was monitored with an explosion meter until the cleanup was completed.  The reading during this time ranged between 0 and 2% LEL.  Upon completion of the cleanup, no explosive vapors were detected.

No further action required.
I-102-2000*On 9-19-00, Dead River called this office to report that a small spill had been discovered at the home of Martha Grant on Park St. in Presque Isle. Apparently due to a pin hole leak in the basement AST tank, a small amount was lost from the tank. There was a stain on the concrete floor that indicated it had been leaking for a while. There was no odor in the house, and the stain on the floor was dry. No action was seen as necessary.
I-76-1998*On 3-25-98, Robert Curtis called to report that his 275 gallon fuel tank had leaked. Probably from snow and ice buildup. On inspection it was discovered the piping had cracked from ice and the tank was also corroded and probably leaked over time. Dickison London was hired to remove all contaminated soil.  The well was also placed on QM because of its close proximety to the spill.
B-516-1999*     On August 24, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Lucia Allen of Maritime & Northeast Pipeline reporting a one quart spill of gasoline in Township 35 MD.  Workers overfilled a pump and spilled the product onto the ground.  The gas evaporated but they excavated three cubic feet anyways.  No waters were threatened.
P-808-1996*  On 12/18/96, I responded to a call of oil contamination discovered by the contractor while removing this 3000 gal. bare steel UST.  In the excavation I noted a light oil sheen but no free product atop the gw.  The soil smelled of fuel oil but was not oil saturated, and the area underlain by silty-clay.  No obvious UST leak source was noted.
   The site was considered Baseline-1 because of the surrounding industry (SD Warren is diagonaly across the street) and no sensitive receptors within 2000 ft.  No clean-up was required by DEP though Wilson stated he had to dispose of soil offsite to have new fill and good base for a new AST going over the UST location.  I made it clear that this was not likely a reimbursable cost.  In my absence, Ms. Doran later issued a virgin letter for soil disposal.
  Adjacent where two active motor fuel AST's with below ground steel piping and with obvious surface spillage around them.  Wilson stated that he would be installing new piping for these AST's.  Its obvious that the spillage noted is to a large part, from AST related spills.  Oil contam. remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  No further Response Div. actions are expected.

SG Brezinski, Maine DEP BRWM
I-100-1997*SPILL NEAR OTTER BROOK.  INSPECTED WITH NICK DUE TO MINOR SHORELAND ZONING.

After a  field site visit was completed, it was determined that the complaint was unfounded.

I-190-2000*A car fire caused 3.99 gallons of gasoline to burn
P-397-1999*See attached report.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
B-81-1998*Ms. Church, an Irving employee called to report that a customers car spilled about 10 gallons of gasoline on to the pavement when he attempted to fill the car's tank. The driver went to the mens room and on returning found gasoline leaking from a hole in the tank. The Ellsworth fire dept. responded and used sorbent pads and Speedi-dri to collect the gas. She reported that it all remained on the asphalt and none entered any drains. The clean up material will be collected by Clean Harbors Inc. which has a contract with Irving. I did not go to the scene.
A-642-1999* The Jay Fire Dept. responded to a vehicle accident located on Route 4. An automobile and a truck collided resulting in the release of 15 gallons of diesel. The Fire Dept responded and cleaned up the diesel fuel. No site was made and no further action will be required.
P-128-2000*On 2/29/00 I received a call from an anonymous complainant reporting an oil spill at Martin's Point Health Care.  The complainant reported a strong petroleum odor and noted that a Downeast Energy service van was on site.

I called Downeast Energy and inquired if there was a spill at the facility.  Bill Herzog of Downeast explained there had been a 1 gallon spill of oil from a duel tank system at the facility.  The leak had been contained with a magnet patch and the spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  Downeast also applied "odor gone" in the area of the spill.  I explained to Mr. Herzog that the spill should have been reported immediately and requested that they do so in the future.

Later that afternoon, I received a call from Mr. Herzog reporting that the other tank in the system had developed a leak.  His crews were in the process of pumping the oil from the tanks.  Approximately 1 quart of oil leaked during the second leak.  That spill was also cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action is required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 1, 2000
P-975-2001*PNSY REPORTED MINOR SHEEN ON THE WATER AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPLOYED BOOM AS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE.  CAUSE IS UNKNOWN BUT NO FURTHER REPERCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED.
P-324-1989*
	Clean-up of waste oil discharge.  Commercial property located in Riverton area of Portland, upgrade of Presumpscot River, on city water & sewer.  Trash hauling business and truck parking & maintenance location.   Oil contam. soil to CWS landfill in Norridgewok.  See also reports P-421-88 and P-74-89.
P-375-1993*Discharge was the result of a tractor running over a mail box damaging its saddle tank.  Approximately 125 gallons of diesel fuel was discharge into the parking lot of Martin's Office Products at the corner of Payne Road and Spring Street.  The diesel fuel also made its way into a drainage area adjacent to the parking lot.   The fuel was collected using sorbents.
A-382-1996*No site visit made.  Rumford Fire responded and cleaned oil and antifreeze.  No further action anticipated.
A-544-1998*     DEP received a report that fuel oil was spilled at this residence following damage to the filter on the AST. Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and arranged for the removal of contaminated soil; some contamination had spread beneath the residence, but it was not practical to pursue this relatively small amount.
     The area is rural; the drilled well serving this property is located 100' from the spill, topograghically up-gradient.  The nearest neighboring well is 500+ feet away, topograghically upgradient.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement here unless complaints are received regarding taste/odors in well water.
P-137-1994*
	Gasoline contaminated soil discovered during UST work, disposed of @ Waste Management.  See also P-231-1992.
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P-888-2001*On the evening of 11/1/2001, J Branscom reported a minor leak of phenol resin to the floor.  The discharge was from a broken pipe on a machine, which was repaired and cleaned by Pioneer staff. There was no DEP response other than the documentation of the report made by Branscom.
B-760-1999*B-760-99
Orneville

Wednesday November 29, 1999			1030

I received a phone call from a person identifying himself as Richard Bonomo (725-7401).  Mr. Bonomo said that he works at the Agway in Topsham.  He informed me that during the weekend while hunting in the Orneville area he came across large amounts of pooled black oil near a recent woods operation.

I explained to him that the amounts of black oil in the woods have no logical reason.  I explained that what he saw was most likely pooled or stagnant water that had slash from the logging operation sitting in it.  Over time and the cellulose decay and the break down lignans and tannins in the wood were coloring the water, and making it look black like crankcase oil, or waste oil.

He gave me directions as one of the logging roads off the Lyford Road in Orneville.  I later checked out the "oil" and found it to be cellulose break down and decay of lignans and tannins from the wood that was in standing water.
P-515-1998*   At the request of Mr. Hartford, a former Maine CTI and local service station owner, I visited his residence on 7/23/98.  I saw no visible surficial evidence a UST was there though the location on Hartford's drawing was clear.  The abandonment-in-place was approved.  The area is on private wells and therefore a sensitive area.  Hartford's house is in a rural residential area.
    The UST is registered as installed in 1979 and as being in Hiram with a Hiram mailing address, though actually is in Cornish, and recently changed to a Cornish mailing address.  As of 12/30/98 DEP reg. records indicated the UST was still active.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
I-33-1996*On 4-2-96, Carrie Skinner of ashland called to report that she had dicovered several containers of DDT in the garage of a house that she and her husband had recently bought. She was wondering what to do with the material. I informed her of the possibility of the PCB activating a pickup program this year and put her on the list. I also inspected the containers to make sure they were still sound for transportation.
B-84-1997*On 2/18/97, 1630 hours Mel Cain of Dead River Company called to report that there had been an oil spill at the residence of Helena Peterson, which was at 411 Bayside Road in Ellsworth.  Mel felt that the fuel line, which was under ground, had leaked.  He based his assumption on a 70 to 100 gallon increase in fuel usage this year.  At the time of the call they were replacing the line.

My site visit didn't reveal any evidence of a release.  There was absolutely no odor of product any where in the basement.  The PID stayed on zero.  Had there been a spill it should have manifested itself because on the fact that before the Peterson's redid the basaement with crushed stone, a barrier and sump pump there was standing water on the floor.  Helena also mentioned that post holes dug in the yard to a depth of two feet had water come into them.

The household well is within 50 feet of the area where a spill could possibly occur.  It is 120 feet deep and probably protected by the surficial ground water. However, to be safe I offered to put the well on QM.  She agreed to this.  Also, I discussed the AST fund and suggested that she apply.
A-230-1997* Jim Graves, of the Waterville Fire Dept., called this office to report a gasoline spill at the Big Apple Store in Waterville, at 384 Main St. The spilled gasoline was cleaned up with sorbents and speedi-dri. No further action required.
A-94-2000* The garage at Mr. Orff's residence burned. The local Fire Chief reported the situation to DEP. He was concerned about the several cases of motor oil that were located in the garage.  I made a site visit on 2-22 and again on 3-9-00. I was not able to speak with the owner, as he was never at home. I also contacted a staff person in the Land and Water bureau about the home owners potential plans to bury the burned material, which included wood and metal.
P-653-1996*On 10/23/96 at 1109 John Gordon, a site assessor for Field Services Inc., telephoned to report that contaminated soil had been discovered during a UST removal at a property belonging to John MacLean Jr., 87 Pike Street, Biddeford.  Gordon indicated that the property was currently in residential use but had formerly been a filling station which had been abandoned for an unspecified number of years. No one was immediately available to respond because all personnel were otherwise occupied responding to oil and chemical discharges related to a 10/21/96 flood event.  In consideration of this fact, and taking into account that a DEP Hydrocarbon Decision Tree, completed by Gordon, characterized the site as one where Baseline-1 (BL-1) goals would apply, I determined that I would undertake this response without the benefit of a site visit. Based upon the information provided to me, I directed that the soil already excavated to facilitate the tank removal be transported to an off-site facility for processing. I also directed that a limited amount of soil on the northern edge of the excavation be removed for recycling. I interpreted the D-Tree goal as Baseline-2, however no additional excavation was required due to the general baseline characterization as well as infrastructure limitations.  The unknown age and composition of the petroleum contamination prompted me to request that Field Services obtain a representative soil sample and have it analyzed for total lead.  On 10/25/96 I received results indicating that the lead levels in the soils were below the permit requirements of the proposed processing facility at which time I provided a "Virgin Soils" letter authorizing Commercial Recycling Systems to process the material. A total of 41.18 tons of material was processed at CRS.  Based upon my conversation with Gordon, I do not anticipate that a UST insurance fund claim will be filed because the clean-up expenditures did not exceed what is customarily assessed as a deductible
P-413-2001*   On 5/21/2001, DEP's Jon Woodard referred this investigation to me.  In a rural residential/commercial area of Auburn a resident had notified the DEP of possible old out-of-service gasoline UST's located in a triangular parcel of land now owned by the City of Auburn.  Woodard had confirmed the footprint and concrete walkways of an old gas station and island, old vent piping on the ground, and two old 2" UST fill pipes in the overgrown property (see site skecth and photos).  Woodard had been in contact with the city and trying to get them to respond and had contacted DEP's oil enf. unit.  The facility has been abandoned since the 1950's and it was common for tanks to be just left in the ground, at times with product.  The area is on private dug and drilled wells and therfore geologically sensitive.
   On Mon. 5/21/01, I met Dennis Roderick and Robert Belz of Auburn city government and confirmed Woodard's observaions.  We agreed to return in the summer to excavate for UST's & piping and remove any found.
   On Mon. 6/18/01, I met with Roderick, Belz and a city DPW work crew and excavated.  We dug up all the piping found and followed buried product lines back to their ends.  The two fill pipes turned out to be offset fills and travelled SW and dead ended in a previously disturbed area.  No UST's were found.  We excavated in the former tank area to 7' bg and noted moist soil (groundwater) at 6' bg.  We noted clean oxidized and reduced sands and no evidence of prohibited discharges or buried bedris.  I recommend no further action at this time.  As this is a UST related case it is coded as such, but there is no UST facility to register.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
I-153-1997*On 9-19-97, J.M. Huber called this office to report that they had a spill of hydraulic oil in the slasher room. About 80 gallons was spilled. All was cleaned up using sorbent pads and fine wood dust. There was a containment dike in the room. No further action was necessary.
P-610-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Portland Pump Company
CTI:  Peter Healey
Consultant:  Acadia Environmental/Scott Burrill

Baseline-2 Site.
BL-2 Clean up goals met.  For more information see Site Assessment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-556-1999*A leak occurred on the #3 calendar stack to the #4 paper machine. Oil went to the floor and the moat. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services. See attached report from IP.
A-91-1997*HO Bouchard had an overfill at Scott in Winslow.  The product went into a diked area.  Clean Harbors vacuumed up the product and the containment area was scrubbed clean.  All of the product was recovered.
P-47-2000*The discharge was the result of a faulty valve on the boiler that allowed oil to be pumped onto the floor in the basement.  Initially, the maintenance personnel stopped the discharge and collected the oil with speedy-dry the night of 01/09/2000.  The following day Fleet Environmental was contacted and removed the remaining oil and disposed of the waste.

No further action required.
A-21-1999*During a no heat call, a broken line was found the same day that 120 gallons of fuel had been delivered.  The tank was buried in snow at the time of the loss.  I expected to find lots of contaminated snow, but was only able to locate a small amount just near the tank, so I felt that the fuel must have soaked in at the edge of the concrete pad under the trailer. There were several heavy rains before we could make arrangements to excavate.  The spill site was difficult to get to due to large trees and icy conditions.  When we did excavate I was only able to locate a small amount of contaminated soil.  The soil was heavy sandy clay under fill.  Contamination was all in the top 4'.  There was a coarse layer just under the pad, but contamination levels were not high.  I feel that excavation did not locate as much contamination as expected from the amount of oil loss.  Perhaps some did wash away with the rains.

The trailer park is served by its own Public Water Supply.  PWSID # 95635.   The park owner is Mr. Roger Averill 207-453-2152 or in winter 941-551-1671.  Mr. Elvan Prince 207-453-2461 also has a key to the well house.  The well is 65' deep and yields 20 gpm.  It's downgradient and a few hundred feet from the spill.  Although I did not find bedrock, I understand that it is shallow in parts of the park.  I placed the well on quarterly testing and will refer the site to Technical Services for review.

P-178-1999*On March 11, 1999, DEP was contacted by Yarmouth Fire Dept. concerning gasoline in a drainage swale next to the Yarmouth Clipper Mart Texaco station. Arrival on site strong odor of gasoline indicated. Catch basin for storm water at NW corner of property was checked and found with four to six inches of gasoline in it. Store manager was contacted along with Clean Harbors for a pump truck to pump off product in sump. Yarmouth Fire Dept. checked along drainage area finding gasoline having run down across the highway and just west of DeLorm mapping. I spoke with owner of facility Ned Sewall of MW Sewall, stating that I had contacted Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors pumped the catch basin from 1500 to 2000 hrs.. What we found after pumping down the basin was free product running under the drain pipe. Recovery of 181 gallons of gas the first night. On 3/12/98 Simard & Sons on site to test product piping. Clean Harbors on site pumping down catch basin. Weir dam built in drainage area along with collection sump dug before water goes under Rt 88. Simard found Red Jacket leak detection system leaking on 3/10/99. Replacement of gasket took place and according to Simard very little product seen in sump. Product line test indicated piping was fine yet it was found that sump for unleaded tank was not water tight and when water was put in sump it was found to have leaked out. At this time this is the most likely reason for product in storm drain system. Monitoring wells around tank pad were found with product in them. On this day we collected approximately 241 gallons of product from storm drain sump and from monitoring wells. On 3/13/99 Clean Harbors on site pumping off sump. Pad and boom changed in drainage area along Rt 1. Concern was gas vapors in the Oil changing facility which is leased by Phil Sewall. Gas vapors were noticed in the car wash  storage area of the facility on 3/12/99 and due to this the facility was shut down. As of 3/30/99 a total of 2730 gallons of gas recovered.
I-50-1996*A hydraulic line broke on a crane while working on High street in Limestone. About 20 gallons was lost. Clean-up was done within a few minutes. Contaminated soil was excavated and taken to the Tricommunity Landfill.
P-660-1998*30 December 1998, Alan Johnson of Pioneer Plastics, contacted the DEP to report that Irving Oil experienced a spill at the Pioneer facility in Auburn.

Johnson advised that: a hose failure occurred during product transfer operations, from totes within a box truck to a storage tank in the facility; 70 gallons spilled into a secondary containment device fixed within the truck, and; that 15 gallons of that escaped through a secondary containment drain and onto the ground.

Possible unattended transfer operations, but not confirmed.

Irving has failed to report the spill as the responsible party.  Matter referred to Oil Enforcement Unit.

No further response or clean-up action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (5Jan99)
B-148-2001*Lawrence Bray III called to report his fishing boat, the "Brian Lawrence", had gone aground on the north shore of Blue Hill Bay. He would attempt to recover the boat the next day, 3/26/01. He had about 100 gallons of diesel aboard and had plugged the tank vents. At the time of the call there was no oil spilled nor was there a sheen. The U.S.Coast Guard already had been contacted and was monitoring the removal. I confirmed this with the Coast Guard. I did not go to the scene.
A-49-1996*refered, via E-mail, to Stacy Ladner, Div. H.W.Fac. Reg.
B-550-1997*The State Police reported that Ellsworth Fire Dept. reported that a truck had gone off Rt. 1-A at about 1300 that day and an unknown amount of diesel had been spilled.  To prevent more leakage they had pumped out around 35 gallons from the punctured saddle tanks and disposed of it by putting it in the dept. generator.  They did not have an idea as to how much was actually lost but there was no free oil around.  I inspected the wreck scene the next day and found little evidence of spilled fuel, nothing worth cleaning up.  I later spoke with Todd Cortier, of Hartt Transport, and they guessed that maybe 15 gallons was lost.  In any case I did not require any further action.
B-38-1998*On 1/16/98, 1646 hours Fred Leigh reported a transformer incident on Pine Tree Road in Glenburn.  This was during the ice storm of "98 and ice broke the bushings, which allowed about a gallon of oil to fall onto the snow and ice. The spill involved about eight cubic feet of snow.
A-400-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor gasoline spill had occurred at this property.  According to the caller a private pick-up truck carrying a gasoline can in the bed brought an injured person to the emergency room.  The can fell over, leaking gasoline to the paved parking lot.  Pen Bay staff spread speedee-dry to absorb product.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
B-362-1996*On 7/12, 1910 hours Jim Tibbits of Eastern Fine Paper Inc. called the hot line to report that they had an explosion that had involved asbestos.  Jim was not available for a follow up on the initial report so I went to the site for a first hand account of the incident.  I thought that toluene might be involved (as it was once before) and that they could use my help.  However, when I got there I learned that the Bangor Fire Department had cleared the scene, which meant that they did not have an ongoing explosion hazard.  They had an industrial hygienic company working on the asbestos spill.
B-221-2001*     On 4/23/01 a person who works for AE Robinson reported that there had been a fuel release over the winter at the residence of Frank Capero in Parkman.  The apparent cause was a nipple that had been cracked by the weight of the snow pack.  I visited the site on 4/24/01.  There was stressed grass that was about ten feet in diameter. The spill was very old by now and the penetration was less than a couple of inches.  My guess is that the release was rapid and that the ground was frozen at the time.  The head space reading from samples taken from 1-2 inches down were less than 80 ppm.  I offered to have the grass taken care of so that it would grow.  I did not consider the well, which was 200 feet away to be at risk. Frank said that he was happy with the way things were if I was.  The spill will most likely self remediate in another year.
A-92-2001*I received a call that an unknown volume of 50% caustic soda had leaked from a flange gasket on a pipeline bridge that ran over the railroad tracks near the mini water treatment plant at IP, Jay.  The spill had occured at approx. 0430 however, was not discovered until daylight. The spill was not reported to DEP until 1231 due to the expectation by IP that the reportable quantity had not been exceeded, and IP had a compliant SPCC plan in place, and the location of the spill was covered in the plan.  The RQ for 50% NaOH is 1000 lbs. The solution drooled over a slowly passing train leaving blotches of caustic "tatoos" on the unfortunate cars as they rolled by.  The volume of the spill was sufficient to detail 30 rail cars which were later inspected and cleaned in Rumford at the Mead mill.  I did not perform a site inspection.  IP provided a copy of its report, attached.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-351-2000*Received a call from Gerry Mirabile reporting a spill in Wiscasset.  He reported that the transformer by the Lincoln County Jail had overheated and that some oil had blown out the secondary bushing.  A sample taken at the time of the spill returned with results of 15 ppm PCB.  Cleanup was with CMP personnel.  They cleaned oiled leaves and brush.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.  Additional information can be found on the attached report from CMP.
B-695-1996*Mike Hangee of the Ellsworth Fire Department called to report #2 fuel spill at the Masonic Temple on Main St.  Mr. Hangee stated that the basement burner malfunctioned spilling what was estimated to be about 200 gallons into the basement drain.  This apparently occurred over the course of a few days.  Mr. Hangee informed me that storm drains were inspected for free product.  None was evident.  Mr. Hangee also noted that a sheen had been observed down at the treatment plant over the past few days.  The oil was essentially unrecoverable.  Why the treatment plant operator failed to report the first evidence of the sheen is not known.
A-719-1999* A fitting on a hydraulic line failed and released five gallons of oil onto the floor. IP cleaned up the spill and no further action will be required.
P-369-2000*An oil spill occurred inside the vacant building of Earth Waste Systems when the filter on the 275 gal AST became plugged.  The vacant building has a leaking roof and therefore standing water on the floor of the building.  The oil spread across the top of the water.  The fire dept. had turned off the furnace and the oil tank before I arrived.  We used sorbent pads to soak up the oil, no oil appears to have left the building.

The owner's sister was contacted and I discussed with her how best to follow up with the clean up.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated in connection with this spill event.
P-521-2000*   On the morn of 8/22/00, DEP's Beth DeHaas notified me that she had received a report from CTI Paul (PD) Roy that Roy had discovered water in the interstitial-space of this facility's UST, and water & product odor in the pump sump.  Dispenser # 2 also had a dripping fitting.  That morning I met onsite with CTI Roy and contractor William Hatzinger.
   The site is a garage and vehicle refueling facility operated by Verizon (aka New England Telephone and Nynex) and owned by John G. Morse & Sons of Phippsburg.  It is located in a rural industrial-commercial area of Brunswick off Bath Rd, sharing the property with a BIW building.  Mallet Springs and BIW's Harding Plant are located across Bath Rd.  There are four registered UST's for the site but only T-4 (a 6000 gal. gasoline) is active and un-abandoned.
   Roy explained that they would be uncovering the tank and replacing the sump.  The leaking dispenser fitting was fixed.  At my request, Roy and Hatzinger agreed to call me when they had removed the tank pad so that I could check subsurface conditions.  Groundwater appeared to be high in the area so any contamination would be near the surface.  If the tank-top fitting are below the gw table than the excavation would need dewatering.  Pumped gw may need proper management or disposal if contaminated.  The only previous DEP spill report I have found is P-795-95.
   After not hearing from Roy regarding the repair work I visited on 11/16/2000 and noted new concrete laid over the tank and the work apparently done; without notice as agreed to by CTI  Roy.  As DEP was not given opportunity to inspect for contamination and facility problems, the site cannot receive any clearance as to no further action at this time.  Further DEP actions are possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-543-2001*On 10/01/01,1315 hours the Dead River dispatcher reported a five-gallon heating oil spill at their bulk plant in Calais. It happened because a relief-valve on a 20 K tank failed.  They deployed pads and picked up the impacted soil.  The latter went to Dead River's waste stream.
P-15-1997*  On 1/9/97, Trooper Herriman of the Gray Barracks contacted DEP regarding a steel container, originally believed to be a pipe bomb, that contained several fluid ounces of mercury. The pipe was labeled "NITRO." The former owner of the material is now in state prison for related and or unrelated reasons and is not in a position to properly care for or dispose of the mercury.  DEP, SMRO accepted the mercury in its container for future recycling.
A-135-1997*See attached.
I-13-2001*On 2-7-01 the State Police called this office to report that a traffic accident had occurred that morning involving two passenger vehicles. A small amount of gasoline and motor oil was spilled onto the road. DOT had been called to spread sand on the area. I checked the site and found the cleanup adequate.
P-679-1997*1 October 1997 Freeport Fire Department reported the entered spill. Apparently, a tractor fire occurred at entered spill location and the fire department cleaned up 2 gallons of spilled gasoline.

No further response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (26Nov97).
B-641-2000*     On December 2, 2000 at 0930 we received a call from Gary Wood of Gary's Fuel in Penobscot reporting a fuel oil spill at the home of Michelle Steer on route 166 in Castine.  Ms. Steer's basement tank had a small leak which spilled a couple gallons onto the dirt floor.  Workers from Gary's Fuel pumped about 250 gallons from the tank and recovered some oil with sorbents and excavated two, five gallon buckets of soil. Some oil got into the sump but since the pump wasn't installed, workers easily recovered this oil with sorbents. Unfortunately, Ms. Steer's drilled well is located about twenty-five feet away.
      I visited the site with Mr. Wood and we excavated an aditional four, one gallon buckets of soil from the basement.  I dug down to the clay layer and found only a faint smell.  Since the clay acts as a barrier, I left it intact.  I checked the drain's outfall and found no sign of oil.  Although the well is close, I don't think it is in danger due to the small amount spilled and the clean-up.
P-359-1999*See attached Maritimes and Northeast Report.
P-183-1996*On Monday, 4/1/96, I noted fresh spillage of what appeared to be diesel fuel for 1/4 mile down the interstate, southbound land.  No clean-up was possible and no gw is believed affected.  The spillage appears to likely have come from a truck's saddle tank.
I-66-1997*On 6-4-97 a 4000 gallon tank was replaced at Al's Texaco in Ashland. In the process of excavating for the new tank, contamination was encountered on the west side of the building. It was from a spill that had occurred about ten years ago and had been remediated under the supervision of this department. Most of the contaminated soil was removed and landspread at the owners property in Sheriden.
A-328-1997*Ms. Reynolds ordered fuel when her tank was already full.  Reportedly she has a gage for the wrong size tank.  The fill was stopped within a few seconds.  Pucky Oil cleaned the oil.

No further action is anticipated.
P-861-1999*Transformer knocked over during storm - oil was non PCB.  CMP cleaned up - see attached CMP spill report.
I-4-2000*While responding to a "no hot water" call, a Dead River Tech found the AST that supplies the hot water heater empty.  His investigation revealed that the filter assembly had been hit by snow removal equipment and had cracked the brass nipple on the filter assembly. This crack allowed the kerosene to slowly leak out overnight.

Caribou Fire Dept was contacted by the Spiller, they looked and left.

A contractor was hired to remove the contaminated snow and dispose of it at the landfill.

Case closed
B-792-1999*Indian Twp. Fire Department reported an oil spill at the Lawrence LaCoote residence on Governor's Lane. The firematic valve had been broken off an outside tank and it was thought that about 200 gallons had been lost. John Newell, the on call fireman, had put down some pads but the majority had already sunk into the ground. He said that the oil had pooled up around the tank and did not believe that any had gotten under the home.
   I went to the site the next day and met with Mr. LaCoote and Mr. Newell. I explained the cleanup procedure to them. Mr. LaCoote said that he had very little money to pay for clean up expensed. Since the tribal government was willing to provide people and equipment at no cost the only expense would be the two bales of pads. I explained to Mr. LaCoote that we had a short procedure that would waiver the expenses for those who could not afford such.
   With the able assistance to the Public Works and Public Housing personnel, we removed about 21 cubic yards of soil that was taken to the town's stump dump and spread.
   The area is served by town water and the LaCoote home has a shallow basement, about 4 feet deep. There was no evidence that the oil had gotten inside the basement and on the following day I could not smell any odor in the home.
   I learned from Mr. LaCoote that his grandson, 16, had been over to visit the evening of the spill while two friends waited outside. During the wait one of the kids, Benny, did climb up on the horizontal tank. The purpose of such action was not explained but I believe it was to obtain a view inside the LaCoote home. In any case, I believe the cause was accidental.
P-395-1998*   In the afternoon of Fri., 8/21/98 S Brezinski responded to a reported spill of 150 gal. of #2 oil in the basement of 212 Maine St., Brunswick.  The prop. is owned by a Dr. Towle, DDS @ 783-3221 and contains Scarlet Begonias and Rosita's restaurants, Big-Q print shop, etc.  I met Fire Chief Howard, and Don Giraden of BCL/Downeast.  Downeast pumped out the AST.  A Bell Atlantic (BA) worker was observed working in the basement about 1145 and he apparently stepped on a fuel line while installing a new tele. line; then left.  Up to a 1" deep thickness of fuel was on the concrete floor when I arrived @ 1445 hrs. though it was quickly soaking in thru cracks.  Strong oil odor was in all the upstairs businesses.
   Chief Howard and I agreed to an emerg. situation and I authorized Clean Harbors, (CHI) to respond.  Mark Bourgeois of BFD and also a Claim Adjuster rep. for Bell Atlantic, arrived onsite and we coordinated the clean-up.  CHI reports 45 gal.'s of free oil was vacuumed up and sorbents put down on 8/21.  On 8/22, CHI powerwashed the concrete floor, removed oil debris, and the deodorized upstairs businesses.  Some rest. business may have been lost due to oil odors.  Much oil appears to have soaked down under the floor thru cracks.  A more prompt notif. and resp. would have allowed more recovery.  On 8/24 I talked to Bob Hayes (617 743-5157) of BA Legal Dept. who agreed to accept responsibility.
   Eremita was brought in on 9/3/98.  In Sept. & Oct., 1998, the concrete floor was taken up and soil vacuumed up by CHI.  Insufficiant notice was given to DEP to allow them to observe total clean-up and as of 12/29/98 no clean-up assessment or synopsis has been received.  Though no guarantee can be given as to no further action at this time, I have been informed that clean-up exceeded DEP requirements.
   See attachements and DEP invoices, etc. for further information.  See attachements for further details.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-98-1996*Daigle Oil Co was requested to put 50 gallons into three former housing units on the old Bonair Housing in PI.

Although still owned by the Airforce, the Mic Mac Indian Nation is opening up some of the units that have been "pickled" for the last 4 or 5 years.

The tank at 11 Sunset Loop was not connected to the fill pipe. The fill had a tag that said do not fill, but it was filled anyway.

50 gallons was pumped onto the cellar floor.

The DOC crew had all the accessible free product cleaned up when I arrived. About 25 gallons was the estimated amount that went to the Sewer treatment plant. Steve Freeman, the Water & Sewer District Engineer, was informed around 1630 hrs.

Due to some confusion on who was the responsible party, DEP completed the cleanup. DOC has assumed liablity and bills will be paid by DEP and DEP will seek reimbursment from DOC.

The oil got under some of the tiles on the floor and lifted them, as well as causing the tar glue to weep up between the cracks.  All of the tiles had to be removed, including the tar glue underneath.

The housing unit is a duplex unit that has a non-load bearing cinder block wall that separates the two basements, the bottom course of bricks was saturated up about 2 inches from the floor.  With permission of the Mic Mac Chief, Mary Pictue, the entire wall was removed and not replaced.

On 9/13/96, the staff called and stated that the oil odor had returned.  I contacted Delmont Wood & Sons and we cleaned the area around the tank again and sealed the tank in the basement.  We also intalled a radon fan to draw odors out of the floor drains.

On 9/16/96, odor was still present but reduced. I contacted Robert Sypitkowski, who arrived around 12 noon on 9/16/96.  We laid poly down, to cover the floor and put the intake for the fans under the poly.

Poly solved the problem, and the system was shut down until the Mic Mac's had another spill see Spill #I-141-96

Case Closed
B-415-1997*7/29/97 @ 2103

I received a call from the State Police dispatcher (866-2121).  I was informed that a Lieutenant David Milan of the Buckpsort Police Department (469-7952), phone to report a submerged vehicle in the Penobscot River.

I phoned Lieutenant Milan.  According to him a parked, 1991 Jeep Cherokee rolled down a hill near the center of Bucksport.  Crossed Main Street went up over the sidewalk, on the river side then went into the Penobscot River.  The vehicle floated for a few minutes before sinking.

So far no oil or gasoline sheen has been noted in the river.  The vehicle's position in the river is fairly well known.  An attempt to remove the Jeep will begin at low tide.  Lieutenant Milan said he would notify me in event a leak of oil or gasoline is seen.

No sheen was noted on the Penobscot River.
P-747-1997*   This report is a continuation of earlier reports involving historical and possibly recent oil spillage at this facility (see P-540-87, P-197-95, et al).  The area has documented gasoline contamination in residential drinking water wells from the adjacent Pine Tree Service Mobil and is considered a Stringent Clean-Up Goal (see P-624-97).  In 1997, Bert's acquired its fuel from G W Jewett, Inc. of Baldwin.

    On 12/30/97, Pat Seaward and I noted dark staining around the loading area though no evidence of leaking fittings or tanks (20,000 to 30,000 gallon AST's), and no oil in the berm area (see photos).  Seaward and I were managing a gasoline discharge clean-up at the Pine Tree Mobil at the time of our visit, who owns the right-of-way to this bulk plant.

   The 4" DEP installed monitoring well had a skim of oil detected by Seaward, though in mid-Jan, I noted no oil though rust-brown bacteria in the ground water.  Further actions are possible at this site thru DEP Tech Services.  See attachements for further info.

S G Brezinski, BRWM, Response Svcs.
A-406-1998*As part of the investigation surrounding the Allen fuel oil spill in Tenants Harbor
(A-147-92), the water supply wells along Main Street (Route 131) have been monitored for petroleum hydrocarbons since 1995.  First noted in the September/October 1997 sampling round was a 20 ppb hit of MTBE and a 900 ppb detection by the DRO method identified as motor oil material.  Other petroleum material was detected prior to this, but in concentrations that were not of concern.  MTBE was not detected before this time.

The water supply for the Holmes Market is a well shared with the Hall Realty Building.  The Market's tank and pumps are located immediately upgradient of the well.  The Market has been inspected by EPA, and no leaks were detected.  Based on the nature of the contamination (MTBE and motor oil, not gasoline), contamination is probably due to overfills and spillage at the pumps.

Other adjacent and downgradient wells affected include the East Wind Inn and Meeting house well (5.1 ppb MTBE, 38 TPH), the Coolbroth/Schafer Building (5.4 ppb MTBE, 38 TPH, April 98 results), and the Carolton and Dan Miller shared well (2.3 MTBE, April 98 results).  Also monitored is the East Wind Inn Cottage well, which so far has shown non-detect for petroleum.
A-108-1999*An underground tank was found at building reconstruction in Rockland. The building is owned by the Farnsworth Museum. Overlock Excavation found an old 500 gallon underground tank. Jon Andrews had given them a wavier to the 30 notice requirement. He was out of position to respond to the site so he asked me to go. When I arrived the tank was sitting on top of the ground .  It was in very good condition. The excavation was still open and had some soil taken out of the bottom of the hole for inspection. Only a mild odor of petroleum was evident. The site is in downtown Rockland and there are no environmental receptors in the area, therefore the site is classified a baseline 2 site based on the Bureau's decision tree. No cleanup is required at this site.
B-587-2000*B-587-00
Brewer

Wednesday November 1, 2000			0754

I received a message about a heating oil spill at the Irving Oil Bulk Plant on Maple Street in Brewer.  I contacted Sharon Plante (800-552-2004), the Irving Oil Dispatcher.  According to Sharon, Mike Spencer was filling his home delivery truck (998037).  When the truck was full, Mr. Spencer said he shut off the valve, but 20 gallons of #2 heating oil was spilled onto the concrete loading pad.

I contacted Karen (989-0710), at the Irving Oil Bulk Plant.  According to Karen there was a possible valve malfunction.  Maintenance has been called to check out the valve it is believed that at first it did not totally shut down.  No problem was found with the valve.

The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads on the concrete pad.  The pads were containerized, to await the contract removal, by Clean Harbors.
B-258-1998*The corrosion of a furnace feedline buried in John Handren's cellar floor caused the loss of an estimated 180 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  No effort was made to recover the oil from under the cellar slab, because it was hoped that the foundation's perimeter drain would eventually drain the oil to daylight in the ditch in front of the house.  So far, that hasn't happened.
B-48-2001*B-48-2001
02/13/2001 21:32

     Randy Stone of Webber Oil called to report a spill situation at their bulk plant on the Washington Junction Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel was spilled into an earthen dike when a bulk tank was overfilled.  The fuel spilled out of the top of the tank and was absorbed into the snow below.  A investigation the next day shown that perhaps as much as 500 gallons leaked into the dike.  Much of the oil remained pooled at a low area in the dike.  This was simply pumped out throughout the course of the day into 55 gallon drums.  The remaining oily snow and sorbent material was removed with a small excavator and taken to sawyer environmental in Hampden for disposal.  It may also be noted that some of the oil; perhaps as much as 50 gallons, escaped the dike.  The affected soil was also removed.  At the completion of clean up very little oil was evident.   The site will however be inspected in the spring to see if rain and melt water displaces any oil to the surface of the dike.
I-182-1999*On 12-2-99, Irving Woodlands faxed in a spill report form indicating that there had been a spill on the Lane Brook Road in T6 R6 that day. A delimber operated by Kevin Flint had broken a clamp on a hydraulic hose and spilled about 30 gallons into a ditch by the road. The spiller had used speedy dry and shoveled all dirt up with it.
P-144-2000*The discharge was the result of an AST overfill.  The discharge was cleaned-up by Jenkins Fuel.

No further action required.
P-776-1996*On December 8, 1996 at 1531 hr. I received a call from the Sabattus Fire Department on behalf of Mr. Gary Boucher, Rte 9, Sabattus reporting that a discharge of kerosene had occurred at the Boucher residence earlier that day.  Mr. Boucher and a licensed oil burnerman had installed an above ground 275 gallon oil storage tank outside of his residence which would be supplying a monitor heater to his living room.  The supply line had been installed into the living room, however it had not yet been hooked to the monitor heater.  The oilburner technician had closed the firematic valve at the tank and requested that fuel be put in the tank prior to hooking the line to the heater.  Mr. Boucher stated to me that he contacted Coastway Oil of Topsham and informed the dispatcher that the tank need to be filled, however the driver should be sure to check the valve and make sure it was shut off prior to filling the tank.  He had to leave his house for a short period and upon returning discovered a portion of his living room rug saturated with oil, and some oil on the ground outside where the copper line went through the wall. Mr. Boucher contended that the delivery driver actually opened the valve either prior to or right after filling the tank.  The Sabattus Fire Department responded and used sorbent pads to clean up what they could outside, the rug having absorbed the product which had entered the house.  There was still a strong odor in the house upon my arrival, however there was little left to clean-up.  Some product had likely gotten between the wall, however Mr. Boucher was not convinced that it would be worth removing the wall to attempt to clean it up.  I returned several weeks later and determined that there was no further action necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.  The case was referred to the Oil Claims Unit as a dispute exists between Mr. Boucher and Coastway Oil.

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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
I-64-1999*On 5-17-99, Jim Kelly of Portage called to report that there was an odor of oil at a camp next to his on the lake. He seemed to think it was centered near the oil tank. I investigated that day and found the filter on the tank was leaking slightly causing an odor. Some had leaked onto the ground. I contacted Marylyn Warner the camp owner and asked her to dig up the dirt and get the filter repaired.
P-355-1997*Mr. Guite received a letter from the Oil Facilities Regulations Division requiring that he conduct a site assessment at his faclity where USTs had been removed in 1992.  I investigated the situation and confirmed this to be the case.  Mr. Guite would arrange for a site assessment to be conducted and I planned to be present at the time.

I visited the site on September 18, 1997 and observed the re-excavation of the former tank hole.  I conducted headspace analysis on the soil and determined that contamination was present.  The site is considered Baseline-1 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and as such no clean-up was necessary.



_________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-506-1999* Kevin Moore reported that a delivery truck owned by CN Brown released about one gallon of fuel oil when the hose ruptured. This occured along the Rd. at 762 Summerset Road in Rumford. They cleaned up the fuel, no further action will be required.
B-317-2001*Guilford's truck garage in Newport is slated for demolition; cleaning out the garage prior to the event, droplets of elemental mercury were noted on a portion of the concrete floor.  No one had any clue as to how the mercury came to be spilled there or what was the source of the mercury.

Guilford hired Clean Harbors to clean the area with a mercury vacuum, and put down the indicator powder that showed the area sufficiently cleaned.  Lab analysis of the concrete floor surface showed there still to be heavy contamination of the area; further, there was a crack in the concrete there, so S. Leighton suggested that that section of floor be broken up, drummed and sent for disposal.  That done, the soil under the floor should be analyzed for mercury contamination.
I-117-1998*On 6-8-98, this office received a fax from the U. of Maine that a small hydraulic spill had occurred at the P.I. campus that morning. About 3 gallons of Hydraulic Fluid had leaked from a backhoe when a hose broke. All was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
A-554-1996*Received a call from Dan Parks of Irving Oil in Fairfield about a small spill at a customer's house. I went to the home of Mr. Don Grogan of Norridgewock. Mr. Grogan had a vertical 275 gallon outside tank that had a small shed over it. He had extended the vent pipe so it went through the roof, a total of about 5 feet. Irving Oil filled the tank and apparently due to a faint whistle overflowed the tank a little. Some oil came out the vent pipe and flowed down the pitch of the roof. Oil also came out the fill when the hose was disconnected due to pressurizing the fill with 5' of head pressure. Oil spayed the inside of the building and the delivery person. When I arrived Irving had already spread sorbents. There was not enough oil spilled for the pads to sorb up any oil. I did determine that some soil under the eaves, should be excavated. There is a dug well on site, but it is on the other side of the trailer. I also instructed Mr. Grogan to speak with Dan Parks of Irving to determine if the extended vent pipe is the optimal configuration possible. No futher work is necessary.
I-50-1999*A spill ocurred at the residence of Brent and Cindy Marquis due to an aboveground storage tank system failure.  Approximately 30 gallons of kerosene leaked and was cleaned up by the owners.
A-214-2000*A caller complained about waste oil spillage at Dockside Sports. Employees from the Town of Rangeley investigated (see attached memo). They found evidence of an old stain, but no recent spillage. There was no visible sheen on the lake nor evidence of any oil along the shoreline.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-505-2001*John Flanders called from Barrett Paving to report an oil spill in Jackman. It seems that an employee was filling a storage tank with #2 at their Walton Street portable batch plant on 9/11/01 at 1900. The oil was contained in the plastic lined dike and absorbed with sand. The sand was taken to their plant in Dover-Foxcroft where it would be run through the plant and burnt off.
P-35-1999*On 1/15/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief John Bryant of the Paris Fire Department.  He reported a car accident on Rt. 26 in Paris in front of the DOT camp.  The accident resulted in a one gallon spill of gasoline.  The Fire Dept. used sorbent pads to recover the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
A-684-2000* A young child jumped onto the filter assembly attached to the AST. This occurred at the house trailer owned or rented by Mary Morton. This property is located on 8 Rod Rd. in Augusta. The home is 1.9 miles north of the "Old Belgrade Rd."
 The oil squirted out of this tank for about 30 minutes until an adult went outside to check into the oil odor. The homeowner estimated that 70 gallons of fuel leaked during this time.
 I responded to the site and spoke with Mrs. Morgan.
 The next day Clean Harbors was hired to vac out the contaminated soil from under the trailer. A fan was installed to ventilate the crawl space under the trailer.
 The soil under the trailer was removed and transported to Commercial Paving. Poly sheeting was put down as a vapor barrier and then the excavation was backfilled with sand. Later that day a PID reading of 0 was obtained at the discharge end of the ventilation fan.
 There is one well within 75 feet of the leak site and another house trailer shares this water supply.
 A well water sample has not been collected at this time. No further action by Response will be required.
P-174-2001*   On Thurs. 3/14/01, DEP responder Linda Doran was notified of this outside AST leak of an estimated 50 gals.  Doran hired EPI to respond, investigate and remove any accessable oil contamination.  On 3/16/01, I met Mr. Dow of EPI, and Mr. Conlan (the homeowner) onsite.  Mr. Conlon had chosen DEP management of the remediation.  The area is rural residential and I noted Conlan's drilled well about 20-25' away.  There are are least one or two other wells within 300' of the spill.  On 3/16/01, 4.58 tons of oily soil was removed for offsite disposal.  Some oily contam. likely remains though a bulk of the discharge is understood to have been removed.  Spill amount is an estimate at this time.  No gw was noted in the excavation though the wooded depression behind the house is wet in the spring indicating the gw is high in this area or perched.  A deep drilled well may inhibit contamination of the Conlan's well.
   The discharge occured due to the weight of settling deep snow depressed the AST filter & line until it broke, emptying the tank contents into the soil below.  Weather conditions during this mid-March period had caused a plethora of oil leaks attributed to this cause in the Standish-Limington-Baldwin area.
   Mr. Conlan wished AST Fund coverage, DEP management of the clean-up as well as Quaterly Monitoring of his well for DRO (see attached forms).  QM results for 5/31/01 showed that DRO was below detectable limits.  The Fire marshal was notified regarding an AST Fund application.  This case will be refered to DEP Tech Services.    Further DEP actions are possible.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-643-1997*On 11/7/97, 0921 hours Robert Oleksy of BIA Fueling Division reported a 50-100 gallon spill of Jet A.  The vent valve on an aircraft failed to close when the tank had become full.  This caused an estimated discharge of between 50 and 100 gallons.  The product ran down the tarmac and got into the drainage system, which is a 10 inch wide grate that goes the width of the tarmac.  The grated catch basin runs into a ditch that drains the entire airfield.  The catch basin part of the system is equipped with flapper valves that are closed manually.  Once these are closed the crew can proceed to remove spilled product from the long trough that serves as the catch basin.  Skie said that they recovered 50 gallons.  However, some of the product escaped to the drainage ditch before the flapper valves were closed.  When Skie called he indicated that everything was under control, but that he had some oiled ducks.  I directed him to Maine Fish & Wildlife.  Later I heard from Richard Dreshler of MF&W.  He said that nine ducks had been involved.  Three of them were dead upon being discovered and the rest of them looked pretty sick.  They had tubed an aqueous suspension of charcoal into them.  At last count there were three survivors.
P-338-1998*    On 7/23/98 DEP received notif. of a leaking basement heating oil AST at this address.  An unknown amount of #2 oil was reported to the residence's floor drain and a strong odor remained.  The house is on public water and sewer and Ms. Shaw moved in 2 months ago (May).
    That afternoon I checked out the spill and met Ms. Shaw.  I noted an oil stain on the concrete floor around the AST.  There was a second, unused, AST also in the basement.  The odor did not appear strong and the spillage was not near as great as implied in the initial report.  I advised Ms. Shaw on how to clean and deodorize the basement by herself so an expensive contractor did not need to be called in.
    See attached for further inf.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at present.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-187-1998*Whitney Oil called to report that a customer had lost an estimated 30 gallons of kerosene from an outside 275.  The brass firematic valve had cracked under the weight of ice.  I called the owner, Mr. Wilson, and met him at the site which was a mobile home on his house lot.  The trailer was for sale and unoccupied.  As such he had kept very little oil in the tank.  Both he and the oil company agreed that the amount was about 30 gallons.  It turns out the area is served by town water and sewer.  I could not see any free product and past experience with this winters spills indicates that it generally sinks into the unfrozen soil.  There is a gravel base under the trailer that may hold some oil.  In any case I don't believe that any of the oil will leave the site or cause any environmental damage.  As such I am not requiring any further action. I did explain to Mr. Wilson how he could treat the soil on site so that he could grow grass again.  If he elects to remove any soil, which he didn't expect to, he should contact me.
A-129-1999*Received a call from the Fraternity Village Store that there had been a small spill. The owner reported that a customer's car had leaked approximately 1 quart of gasoline, probably from its own gasoline tank. They found it only after the customer drove away.  They cleaned it up. The store is already under active remediation for past incidents. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
B-250-2001*
     This office received a call at 1215 on 5/2/01 from Dennis McComb (Lincoln Pulp & Paper Company) reporting a hazardous chemical spill.  He stated that at 1030 this morning, personnel accidentally overfilled the sulfuric acid day tank at their waste water treatment plant.  The level read out on the tank was incorrect.  It read 92% when it was actually full.  An estimated 200 gallons (later revised to 130 gallons) went into the containment area around the tank.  The material will be pumped back into the treatment plant system for neutralization, which is what it is used for (pH adjustment) and the level indicator on the tank will be fixed.  There were no drains, State waters, or injuries involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
B-625-1996*On 11/13/96, 2015 hours David Thayer of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a transformer incident that took place on Alley's Bay Road in Beals Island.  A field test indicated that it was over 50 ppm PCB's, but a lab analysis later found it to be only 5.9 ppm PCBs.  The unit was spilled when a back hoe accidently pulled a guy wire that was attached to the pole that was attached to the pole that the unit was mounted on.  The unit landed in the upright position so it didn't spill much, they estimated 1-2 gallons.  They put the transformer in a bucket and proceeded to deal with the area that was spilled on.  This was a 3' x 3' grassy patch.  The clean up generated a bag of oiled soil and pads, which went to Sawyer Environmental in accordance with a standing agreement between Bangor Hydro and Sawyer Environmental.
A-681-1999*Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown called to report a small spill. While filling the tanks at the residence of Fern Champagne a small amount sprayed out when the delivery person switched tanks. Diane reported that approximately 2 cups of product was spilled. It went onto a paved surface. The driver cleaned it up. I called Ms. Champagne and she said that the cleanup was satisfactory. She did say that she had a well over 100' away. With the small amount spilled and onto a paved surface, the well is at minimal risk. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-180-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred at this residential AST. The leak was repaired; spilled oil was recovered from the concrete cellar floor.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-541-1999*A new owner purchased a camp on Sheepscot Pond. He discovered an engine block near his dock which had been used as an anchor. A sheen was present near the shore and could be stirred up from the mud. I determined that it was a bacterial sheen. The engine block was left in place.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-377-1999*9 June 1999, responded to spill location and pumped off 50 gallons of diesel fuel from damaged logging truck involved in traffic accident.  Deployed limited number of sorbent pads to spill area on roadway.

The truck owner, nor the vehicle recovery company wanted the fuel recovered by DEP.  Product entered into DEP waste oil heating fuel supply.  DEP not to seek reimbursement for minimal amount of pads used on site.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6jan00
A-28-1999*On 1-15-99 Mr. Blackman called the 1-800 number to report an oil spill at the Knights of Pythias. This establishment is located on Lakeside Road in Boothbay Harbor. Snow and ice had fallen off the roof onto the filter assembly and snapped the nipple off the tank. Mr. Blackman estimated that 50 gallons of kerosene had leaked onto the ground.

I made a site visit the next day and assisted in the cleanup. Jimmy, the caretaker, and I picked up the saturated sorbent pads and then shovelled contaminated snow into 55 gallon drums. The ground was frozen, which prevented the oil from penetrating into it.  During the course of the weekend many drums were filled with oil contaminated snow. Several days later Bart Newhouse and I transported the drums to the DEP warehouse. The snow eventually melted and this oil water mixture was pumped out by S.O.S.

The area is served by public water and cleanup was completed. The Knights of Pythias have been sent an application for AST FUND insurance. No further action will be required.
A-101-1997*This incident involved a minor release of aqua ammonia to a wastewater treatment plant (see Anson-Madison report, attached).
B-399-2001*
     This office received a call at 1100 on 7/12/01 from Dead River Company (Ellsworth) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that approximately one quart of #2 fuel oil was spilled at Skofield's Restaurant around 0930 this morning during a delivery.  After filling the facilities 275-gallon tank, the driver was in the process of disconnecting the hose when some of the oil "blew back".  All of the oil was contained on cement and cleaned up with sorbents.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-344-2000*The discharge was the result of a broken hose on a commercial spraying unit.  Most of the liquid was contained within the housing of the sprayer, except for a small amount that made its way to the dirt driveway and pavement.  All recoverable product was collected using sorbents.

No further action required.
A-467-2000*Received a call from Kevin Moore of CN Brown that they had a gasoline spill at their Augusta bulk plant.  I responded to the site.  I found a large patch of wet ground, soaked with gasoline.  A CN Brown maintenance employee was there and told me what happened.  Apparently a large peddle truck was loading gasoline and one of the hoses blew, spilling about 50-75 gallons of gasoline.  The area it spilled was not paved, so cleanup will consist of excavating the contaminated soil.  I later met Leonard Carr on site, a contractor for CN Brown who would do the excavation.  He excavated about 25 cubic yards of soil and I inspected the excavation prior to backfilling.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-641-1999*On August 17, 1999 Downeast Energy in Kennebunk called to report a small spill at the home of one of their customers.  At 10 Algunic Drive in Cape Neddick one of Downeast's drivers apparently overfilled a 275 gallon AST spilling approximately five gallons of oil to a cement floor of the home.  Downeast cleaned up the oil and checked the tank and heating system of the home to ensure it had not been over-stressed.  No further action anticipated.
A-593-1999* A woman from Whitefield called this office to report an oil spill on the Vigue Rd. The oil stain on Vigue Rd. was coming out of Williams gravel pit. I drove to the scene and met an employee. This employee told me that a dump truck had puntured the saddle tank and spilled a trail of diesel along the gravel pit road and Vigue Road. I asked them to clean up the situation and they did. No further action will be required.
P-1-1993*
	Facility inspection by DEP Response Div. based on complaint.  Retail AST gas station and general store with buried product piping.
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A-227-1996*Received a call from C.N. Brown via the State Police at the Mile 95 rest area that there had been a fuel spill from a truck parked at the service area. I responded. By the time I had arrived, the truck had left. There was a large area of impacted pavement. Some of the fuel had run off onto a grassy area. According to the C.N. Brown people, the tractor tailor had come in leaking fuel, the driver and helper attempted to fix a probable leaking crossover line and then left without telling anybody. The C.N. Brown people had taken a registration mumber of the truck and a request was made from the State Police to look up the number. Intermodal Services of New Jersey was the owner. The Turnpike Authority excavated about 10 cubic yards of contaminated soil and took it to Commercial Recycling for disposal. No additonal work is needed.
B-148-1998*On March 5, 1998 at 0815 we received a call from Kathleen Kenary reporting an oil spill at her home on Route 43 in Hartland.  The ice collapsed and broke off the feedline where it entered the tank.  Ms. Kenary noticed the problem on March 2 and called her oil company who fixed the tank and told her to call the DEP.  The tank was last filled on February 16 and the burnerman estimated that about 150 gallons of kerosene leaked.

I visited the site on March 5 and found the situation as Ms. Kenary described it.  She lives on the side of a steep hill and her drilled well is located about fifty yards upslope.  The well has 180' of casing so the overburden is at least 150'.  The groundwater flow is away from the well and down the hill.

I explained to Ms. Kenary that her well was pretty safe from any contamination but to be safe she could excavate any contaminated soil around the tank.  There was no frost in the ground due to the early snow cover so the kerosene flowed down and not out from the spill site.  I later talked to Ms. Kenary and she said her husband excavated between one and two yards of soil.
P-247-1997*3 February 1997, Steven Eufemia and myself responded to the facility location. Upon arrival I observed an oil stain in the area of the AST. It appeared that oil discharged from the top of the AST (located on the bottom floor of the facility and adjacent to the furnace room) and migrated into the furnace room where it discharged into the subsurface environment and sewer system through floor drains and cracks in the foundation flooring.

No Response Service activity was warranted at this site and was referred to the Technical Services Division for oversight. See attached e-mail and documentation obtained from Technical Services, that note MDEP involvement in this spill. The RP (Hanscom's Truck Stop) and the Kittery School District are currently engaged in subsurface hydrogeological and indoor air quality investigations to better determine the overall impact.

At this time, no remedial actions have been implemented. In the event abatement is completed, I will attach the appropriate addendum to this spill report indicating the actions taken and any applicable quantatative data.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (26August1997).
B-711-1997*On 12/10/97, 1529 hours Keith Shorey, who operates Newport Mobile, reported that they had a 20 gallon diesel spill during the night.  He wasn't sure but he suspected that the nozzle had fallen out of the vehicle's fill port.  The product had landed on ice covered hot top, which because of the ice had a lot of depressions in it that caused the product to puddle.  Keith said that they were able to scoop about 15 gallons and the rest was picked up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  He said they used 20 pads (2/3rds saturated) and three bags of speed dry.  These materials went to their dumpstr.  I advised Keith that there should be no liquid in the sorbents and that gasoline spill clean up materials could not be handled the same way because they are hazardous waste.
I-29-1997*This spill occured when a chipper unit became disconnected from the truck towing it.

The fuel spilled was from the fuel tank as the unit came to a stop.

DOT spread sand on the area, but no effort was made to recover the sand due to the distance the spill covered.

Case closed
P-83-2000*A palette full of containers of paint was being loaded onto the tank vessel "the Ania" when the lift tilted dropping all the paint into the water.  The vessel was offloading oil at Portland Pipelines Pier 2 at the time.  One of the containers was retreived before sinking and one can of green paint broke open.  Clean Harbors cleaned up the green paint and Diver Down covered the all the containers from the water the following morning.  No further action.
B-183-2000*On 4/3/00, 1100 hours Norm Mattson, who is a selectman as well as a resident of Hermon called with concerns about an abandoned property on Route 2 in Hermon.  He explained that it had not been lived in since October of 1999 and that the people who had occupied the house had deposited a lot of junk, including cars and motorcycles.  He said that one could see oil on the water that was in the yard.  It turned out that the property did have an inordinate amount of junk vehicles, but none of them were discharging fluids.  The oil report had been caused by an organic sheen.  The sheen was a solid, deep blue color and it broke up into multisided fragments when disturbed.

B-365-1997*Mr. Leigh called to report that a transformer that supplied the Holden Golf Course water system overheated and sprayed a couple of cups of non-PCB oil onto vegetation in the woods.  They collected the stained vegetation.  See attached BHE Co. report for more details.
P-545-1997*On 9/18/97 I attended a routine tank removal at The Montalvo Corporation.  One 1000 gallon # 2 fuel oil tank was removed.  No contamination was detected.  The tank appeared to be in excellent condition.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
P-325-1994*Discharge was the result of a sunken vessel, where the cause was undetermined.  Approximately 5 gallons of a mixture of oils was discharged into the water.  Most of it was collected with sorbents.  The vessel was salvaged without incident.
A-312-2001*Received a call from Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations & Remediation concerning a job he was on. He called to report that during a site assessment that he had found some petroleum contamination.  The site was Allen's Moving and Transfer in Augusta.  The site assessment was being done for a property transfer.  The facility had a 10,000-gallon diesel above ground storage tank. Bill Carver, a certified tank installer, had been called in to inspect the tank and do some upgrades. He reported the tank to be in good condition.

Don reported that the PID readings he had found in the test pits that were excavated were below 400ppm. The site is considered a baseline 2 site based on the Department's decision tree. No soil excavation was indicated as no contamination was found that was higher then the 400ppm limit for a baseline 2 site. See attached full report from EnviroInvestigations & Remediation, Inc. for additional data.  As of 9/1/2001, no further action  is necessary on this site concerning this spill.
B-478-1999*The appearance of a small oil sheen on Millinocket Str. prompted GNP personnel to investigate its source, which turned out to be leaking bearings on the turbine bearings in the grinder room.

See Carl Akeley's report, attached.
B-668-1996*On 12/4/96, 1106 hours Mark Descoteaux called to discuss the fact that on the previous day he had noticed a strong odor of heating oil in his waste water treatment plant.  He went on to say that the system does not have storm drains attached to the sanitary stream.  Therefore, his contention was that one of the facilities serviced by the treatment plant had a fuel leak that ended up in his plant.  He further indicated that hook-ups other than sanitary, such as floor drains (sump pumps, etc.), were illegal in Lubec.  He wanted to know how one could locate the source.  He had contacted R.H. Foster to find out if they knew of any spills-so far they didn't.

I told him we go about locating sources in other towns that we have had experience in.  Namely, we pop covers and sniff with a PID.  I indicated that we would be able to assist him if it happened again, and I told how to contact us any time of the day.  During our discussion he said that the system was divided into two main branches, each of which was about 4 miles long.  Thusly he had already established a plan to isolate the source-by simply smelling the wet wells from each of the lines.
A-250-2001*   DEP received a report that a lobster boat had sunk in Friendship harbor.  According to the harbor master (Benner) fuel loss was negligible and the boat would be refloated.
P-12-2001*    This report is complimentary to report P-810-92, which discussed the abandonment-by-removal of several heating oil UST's at the facility when it was known as the Merrymeeting Health Club, in 1992.  In 1992 I had noted that one of the recently removed 2000 gal. AST's had apparently been improperly re-used as an AST by Thieboult Oil Co.   In May 1999, I had revisited and confirmed that the tank and lines had still not been brought up to code yet and I advised DEP, and the Oil & Solid Fuels Board.
     On Friday 1/5/01, I revisited while passing by and noted that the AST onsite now was roofed over to keep out percipitation and the bare copper lines going out the concrete berm had  been replaced by sleeved double-wall lines.  I did not check to see if these lines had required continuous leak detection.
  The door to the berm was locked and I am not aware if the old removed UST had been replaced by an approved AST.  I observed that Downeast Energy Oil Co. had made a fuel delivery that morning.  I noted no obvious oil spills outside the tank berm.  See P-810-92 and DEP UST Reg. file #11028 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-44-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-115-2000* Dead River called this office to report an oil leak at the residence of Vivian Flamm.  Mrs. Flamm's home is located in East Vassalboro on the Stanley Hill Rd.
 I made a site visit and found that the oil had leaked out of an old tank that was left in the basement. Mrs. Flamm had hired Chase Oil Company to install a new oil tank. Included in this job was the removal of the tank. This was not done. In addition to this problem the basement is very wet and the water level rose until it entered one of the bungs on the oil tank. A small amount of oil leached out into the basement contaminating wood, paper and other personal belongings.
 The oil vapors were very strong and the heat system was dead, therfore Mrs. Flamm spent the night at a friends house.
 Several phone calls and a head to head meeting with Chase Oil Company finally resulted in the removal of the oil contaminated debris. No further action will be required.
I-56-1999*WALTER CARLISLE, WHO WORKS FOR BRENNAN FARMS, REPORTED TO THE STATE POLICE THAT HIS TRUCK HAD A HYDRAULIC OIL SPILL IN FRONT OF THE BRIDGEWATER IRVING ON US RTE. #1.  SPILL WAS CAUSED WHEN A HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE DUMP CYLINDER SOME HOW GOT TANGLED IN THE DRIVE WHEELS OF THE TRACTOR UNIT, WHICH RIPPED THE HOSE AND ATTACHED PUMP FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND DRAINED THIS HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR.  DOT HELPED SPREAD SAND ON THE SPILL.  MR. CARLISLE SWEPT UP THE CONTAMINATED MATERIAL AND TRANSPORTED IT BACK TO CANADA WITH HIM.  CASE CLOSED.
P-231-2000*Discharge resulted from broken hose on bucket truck.  The oil was collected with sorbent pads, in addition to being removed within the soil.  By the time I arrived, all visable signs of oil were removed except for a stain on the road .

No further action required.
A-212-1996*see attached
B-8-1998*A Dead River home delivery truck rolled over on the Townhouse Rd. on 1/6/98, due to the extremely slippery ice conditions caused by two days of rain. Only about a pint of fuel oil was spilled, and that was recovered in sorbent pads put down by the Kenduskeag Fire Dept.

Upon our arrival, Dead River already had a truck on hand to pump into, but they lacked  a crucial 4" x 2" reducer to start the process. We supplied that, and using the receiving truck's pump,the stricken truck was off-loaded.
B-488-1998*On 7/26/98, 0845 hours Cimtya Paschoaloti reported a 50 gallon spill of hydraulic oil in the woodroom at Georgia Pacific Corporation in Baileyville.  The release came from a ruptured hydraulic line.  The spill was recovered with sawdust and fed to their biomass boiler.
B-193-1996*Bruce Merchant bought a piece of property behind Rotta's Garage, from the Rotta family.  A dispute of some sort developed in the spring of 1996, and Merchant called the DEP to complain that oil from Rotta's garage was washing onto his land.

On April 18, I walked their property and the adjacent property with the Rottas, and I could find no violation of the oil discharge laws.  I think the complaint stems from an unresolved property line dispute, and the fact that the Rottas' still have to clean up some junk left on Merchant's property.
P-113-2001*On 2/17/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John St. Hilaire of Bethel reporting a spill at his residence.  The spill occurred when ice and snow on the fuel line of his above ground storage tank broke the line.  Approximately 60 gallons of kerosene spilled.  I informed Mr. St. Hilaire of his right to apply for the Insurance Fund and he elected to do so.  I contacted Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to respond to the spill.  I then traveled to the spill site.

Upon arrival, I observed a small amount of contaminated snow and some stained soil near the tank.  When EPI arrived, the contaminated snow and some soil was placed into a 55 gallon drum for disposal at Commercial Paving.  Due to the close proximity of a drinking water well belonging to Mr. St. Hilaire, he will be placed on quarterly monitoring.  No further clean up action required.  Mr. St. Hilaire's well results will be monitored.

UPDATE 4/10/01

On or about the first week of March, I was notified by Janet Gorman-Frost that the quarterly monitoring enrollment letters sent to Mr. St. Hilaire had been returned as undeliverable.  Over the course of approximately one week, I made several attempts to reach Mr. St. Hilaire by telephone and was unsucessful.  On 3/28 I drove to Mr. St. Hilaire's Bethel residence and left the quarterly monitoring letter taped to his front door with a request to call me.  I have not yet heard from him.  At this time, I will cancel the request to place him on quarterly monitoring as his well is the only one at risk.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 10, 2001
B-277-1997*D-TREE=S.
B-192-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-515-1997*On September 19, 1997 we recieved a call from the Bucksport Police reporting a spill of five to ten gallons of oil from a collision between a tractor trailer truck and a Maine Central Railroad tamper vehicle.  The accident occurred at the first rail road crossing on Route 15 north of the Champion Paper Mill. No wells or open waters were threatened.

I arrived on site and met members of the Bucksport Fire Dept. who had spread sorbents under the tamper to recover the hydraulic oil.  The Bucksport police said the chip truck owned by S.F. Madden of Cardville, evidently didn't see either the tamper vehicle or the flagger stopping traffic and crashed into the railroad vehicle.  The collision caused a leak in the tamper's hydraulic connections which spilled about fifteen gallons onto the rail crossing.  We recovered this product with sorbents. A wrecker pulled the vehicles apart without any further spillage.
B-514-2001*      On September 18, 2001 at 1220 we received a call from Karen Rankin of Maine Maritimes Pipeline reporting a two gallon lube oil spill at their compressor station in Baileyville.  The oil leaked out a loose fitting on a hose and spilled onto the pavement.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents which will be incinerated.
B-125-1997*Ms. Alexander called the 800 spill line to report that a company home delivery truck has spilled an estimated 1.5 gallons of #2 oil in Dexter.  I called her and learned the following particulars.  The spill was on Skimmer Lane and happened when the driver engaged the oil delivery pump PTO from inside the cab and when he reached the rear of the truck he found that the nozzle had spilled the oil.  The spring that closes the handle on the nozzle turned out to be weak.  The driver responded with speedi dri and absorbed the oil before it went any where.  This was on the paved street.  The sorbent will be disposed of through a routine pickup of Seacoast Ocean Services.

I had the opportunity to be in Dexter that afternoon and went to the site.  I found things as described.  There was a small (roughly 1' x 3') on the tar and no evidence that it had traveled any distance.
B-133-2000*
     This office received a call at 1315 on 3/7/2000 from Tom Ronco at McKusick Petroleum Company in Dover-Foxcroft reporting an oil spill.  He stated that around noontime today, approximately 15 gallons of diesel were spilled at their bulk plant on Fairview Avenue.  The cause was due to a valve that had been left open and a failed check valve.  Product seeped out due to gravity.  All of the oil was contained on water inside the dike and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-608-1996*See attached narrative and supporting documentation.
I-72-2000*FRASER reported A "V-Brite" Fire. "V-Brite is a water reactive chemical.
When water was used to attack the fire, Sulfur Dioxode was released.


Case closed
A-107-2001*Leaking gas tank on car discovered. Fire department contained and sorbed spill. No site visit made, no further action expected.
A-283-1999*Received a call from Mary Corr of this office that she needed me to respond to request from the State Police for assistance, as she was busy on another spill. The request was from a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officer who asked for some sorbent pads. I responded to the Maine Turnpike in the northbound lane just north of the Gardiner toll plaza. The officer had pulled over a truck to inspect it and had noticed it leaking. When I arrived he explained that he wanted the hole patched if possible so the driver could leave the highway without dripping fuel. The tank was holed about 1/3 down from the top. The driver had to disassemble some parts of the truck to get access to the hole. The hole was sealed with epoxy. The truck was still going to sit for about an hour before the officer would let him go, so the epoxy had plenty of time to cure completely. No further work is needed on this site.
A-34-1996*The monitor heater at Mr. Chutes home would not work. He checked the oil in the tank and found it empty.  On 1/20/96 he had 260 gallons of oil delivered.  He still could not get the monitor to come on.  He checked the fitting at the AST and found that it had broken off the tank.  Snow and ice had fallen or had been shoveled off the roof.  The weight of the snow and ice broke the copper line from the AST.  The spilled kerosene flowed under the addition, that is connected to the trailer.  This addition has a dirt crawl space. The trailer park, G & G Trailer Park, is owned by Tim Garety 946-7140.  I asked Mr. Chute to remove the wood debris and cardboard from the crawl space to eliminate any source of oil vapors.
  The trailer park is served by public water, which is at least 0.5 mile upgradient on the west side of Main St.
 No soil removal occurred because the spill location was under a large addition to the house trailer.
A-68-1997*Ice fell from the roof of the Tully camp and sheared the filter off of the tank.  The time of the accident is unknown since the camp is usually uninhabited.  The accident was discovered on a weekend visit.  The contaminated snow was dug up and removed.  Some contaminated soil was present, but the frost prevented its removal until spring.  The site is served by public water.  However, soil removal is indicated because the spill is at the edge of the wellhead protection zone for the development's well.  Frenchie supervised the removal of the soil.
A-395-1997*The seal on the submersible pump in George Lord's well failed, contaminating the well with lubricating oil from the pump.  Mr. Lord replaced the pump.  About two weeks later he noticed oil in his drinking water and in the toilet tank, and notified the DEP.  Glen Wall and Mary James removed the free product from the well, and pulled the new pump.  Frank Gehrling washed out the well twice.  Mr. Lord re-installed the pump, and has not reported any more problems.

The old pump was manufactured by Century Electric Motor Co., Gettysburg, OH 45328, 513/447-2221, Model #S413222, between 1978 and 1980.  The company has been sold several times.  I spoke with Bob Scheer of MagnaTech (800/325-7344) who said no records on the pump were available, but he thought the oil in the pump was probably mineral oil.  I had the oil tested for PCBs, and the results were negative.
B-107-1998*On 2/21/98, 1605 hours Jim Lavoie of the Old Town Fire Department reported that he had responded to an AST anomaly at the residence of Elizabeth Michaud, which is at 344 South Main Street in Old Town.  Jim said that the AST was seeping through a small corrosion hole in it's bottom.  The floor was stained but there was no standing product.  Jim put pads and a five gallon pail under the seep.  Morrin Fuel replaced the tank and no further problems were noted.
P-63-1999*The South Portland Fire Department called to report they had been called to the Exit 7 Irving for a gasoline spill.  A car filling up at the station overfilled when the nozzle did no shut off.  Irving hired Clean Harbors to clean up the gas spilled which was accomplished with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-181-2000*The management of Christy's notified the Fire Dept. of a gasoline spill at the pumps on the morning of April 2.  Screaming to the scene, next door, with lights flashing, the able personnel of the OFD cleaned up the spill in record time, returning to the station in time to get called out again.
B-516-1998*Pat Audet came into the office on August 4, the attached letter in hand, saying he'd sent it to Augusta, and never gotten a response. The letter is self-explanatory;  since Audet was insistent that something be done, I followed him to the site and used a metal detector to determine if there are tanks abandoned on site.

There appears to be some metal in the ground, but I got no responses consistent with a tank buried underground.
B-438-1997*Ms. Spears called to report that a transformer was dripping non-PCB oil through a leaky switch seal.  She estimated that about a pint had dripped onto the ground.  About a half barrel of soil was collected and taken to Sawyer's Landfill.
P-375-1997*None.
B-231-1997*D-TREE=B2.
B-572-1996*Roger Lane of Gray Ghost Camps in Rockwood called to report discovering some containers of mercury along with some lab chemicals while cleaning out an old storage area at the campground.  It was stated that the old material was believed to be his grandfathers.  Mr. Lane did not want it around and wanted it disposed of in a safe manner.  Since we had a mercury collection container, we went to retrieve it.

Investigation show that along with the mercury we found several small containers of hazardous laboratory materials; toxic salts, oxidizers, acids, and caustics.  We collected the material and temporarily stored it in our haz mat building.  Disposal is still pending.  It is remarkable that the material hadn't been mishandled after so many years.  Some of it was believed to be over 50 years old.
A-362-1998* O'Brien Oil company called this office to report a discharge of oil at a customer's residence. The location is the home of Robert and Nancy Violette and is on the Old Albion Rd.
 Something happened to the delivery truck while a delivery was being made. Oil spilled onto the paved driveway and along the edge. I made a site visit and then called O'Brien Oil to request additional clean up. I had them dig up the contaminated soil, and dead grass, along the edge of the driveway. This small amount of soil was then placed into the municipal trash. No further action will be required.
A-224-1997*Received a complaint about a scrap yard in Augusta, Tisdale's. Mary James and I responded to the site. Tisdales is an automotive recycling yard. As junk yards go, it was fairly clean. There was one area where the removed motors were stored that needed cleaning. Not all the waste oil had been removed from the motors. The person I spoke to said that it was a paved area. I later learned that it was paved with some cold mix asphalt that was taken from a bad paving job in Chelsea. Since this scrap yard is a licensed facility, I referred the problem to Land Bureau for follow up. No further action by Response is anticipated unless requested by Land Bureau.
P-378-1997*On July 8, 1997 I attended a rountine tank pull at the West Bath Elementary School.  The tank was in good condition, no contamination noted.  No further action at this time.
A-119-1999*A tree fell on the transformer, pulling the wire and bushing out of the transformer tank.  About 1/2 pint of oil spilled.  The oil contained 130 ppm PCB.  The oil was collected with speedi dry and the pavement washed.

No site visit made.  Referred to Enforcement for late reporting.  No further action required by Response Services.
P-576-1999*I was contacted by a women interested in buying a property on Wallace Circle, West Point Phippsburg, however she had concerns about what appeared to be an oil spill in a crawl space of the home.  I contacted the realtor who was selling the property - who secured permission from the owner for me to investigate.  I found oil/gas contamination in the ground of the crawl space, there was also a 275 gallon oil tank in the space which was empty.

I hired Fleet Environmental to remove contaminated soil from the area with a vactor.  I also referred the site to Pat Seward - DEP Tech Sevices.  We sampled 4 nearby wells - two of which were contaminated with VOC's.  The contaminated wells had  filters installed.  Tech. Services will continue the investigation/ treatment of nearby water supplies.  No further action by the Division of Response Services anticipated.
P-312-1998*On 6/19/98 at 1553 Pauline Moore reported that she had received results for a water sample taken from her domestic water supply that indicated the water was contaminated with MTBE.  She explained that she had sent a sample to the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory after a family member had repeatedly remarked about a peculiar odor that was noticed while showering. The HETL subsequently reported a concentration of 35 ppb of MTBE with no detections of other gasoline components.  The well servicing this residence is a drilled, approximately 350 ft deep.

Brad Hahn and I visited the site on Monday 6/22/98 at which time we collected another water sample.  We also canvassed the area to identify potential sources of contamination and their relationship to the well.  The area is very rural in character and there is no underground storage of gasoline in the immediate vicinity. The Moores and several of their neighbors have disabled vehicles on their properties and Moore indicated that they had used a gasoline powered electrical generator extensively during the previous winter's ice storm and in fact the generator was still on site and positioned relatively close to the impacted well.  It is likely that the Moore's contaminated their own well.

I sampled two neighboring wells in conjunction with this investigation, both tested negative for gasoline constituents.
A-484-1997*     DEP received a report that a small amount of metallic mercury was discovered in a cellar at this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 11/21/97.  The amount involved was approximately 5 milliliters, source unknown.  I returned at a later date with Mary Corr (DEP) and collected all visible product using a "mercury kit".  The cellar is not used as living space, and no children are living in the house at the time of this incident.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-83-2000*On 8-11-00, the Van Buren Fire Dept. called to report that a farm tractor owned by Lajoie Farms had blown a hydraulic hose on Main St. About 9 gallons had been spilled down Main street before the operator realized what was happening and pulled off into a parking area to fix it. The town had been called to spread sand on the road. I went up and looked at the area. I told them to leave the sand in place and to let traffic travel over it to spread it out. No further action was necessary.
A-337-1998*Received  an anonymous complaint about Brann's Auto Body Repair in Windsor. The complaint was that there was dumping of waste paint and thinner being done. I visited the site and found no evidence of the dumping of paint or other chemicals.  No further work is necessary.
I-237-1998*VEHICLE STRUCK GUY CABLE SHAKING TRANSFORMER LOOSE FROM MOUNTING BRACKETS SPILLING 2.3 GALS. OF INSULATING MINERAL OIL. A 10 x 8 AREA OF SOD AND SOIL, 4" IN DEPTH WAS REMOVED
B-41-1997*On January 24, 1997 at 1000 we received a call from Ms. Brenda Spear of 3 Whitlock Lane in Calais reporting a spill of #2 fuel.  An Irving delivery man overfilled her 275 gallon tank which is located in the attached garage.  Ms. Spear believed three or four gallons spilled onto the cement floor and some flowed out the garage door.  The delivery man did use some sorbents on the spill but Ms. Spear is concerned about contamination of her drilled well which is located about twenty feet from her garage door.  She also said there is still a fuel oil odor in the garage.  Ms. Spear runs a day care center and is worried that the fumes could cause problems with her children.  The spill occurred on January 16, 1997 and she doesn't feel that Irving has responded responsibly to the problem.

I checked our records and found that Irving never reported the spill to us and consequently called Ms. Gail Frutchey who is their area manager.  Ms. Frutchley said that less than one gallon spilled and that was immediately cleaned up.  She also said that she didn't think she had to report spills under ten gallons.  I told her that all spills except those under ten gallons at a gas station must be reported and that even those at a gas station must be cleaned up and a log of the spill kept at the station.  I thought her answer was strange since Bob Whittier of this office had informed her of this procedure when she reported a previous spill of kerosene at Lambert Lake in May of 1996.

I visited the site on January 27 and met Ms. Spear who showed me the spill.  There was a stain on the cement floor and a small part of this reached the garage door.  I smelled #2 fuel in the garage but not the house.  I estimated that about three gallons of fuel came out the fill and onto the garage floor.  I don't think her well is in any danger but since she runs a day care I advised her to test the well for hydrocarbors in March or April.
A-727-2001*A paper machine lube oil line failed while the machine was in operation.  Approximately 100 gallons of lube oil were discharged to the mill sewer system and treated at the mill treatment plant.
A-352-1999*We received a complaint about trash and cigarette butts being throw out the window onto the river bank. The mill's management agreed to discuss the problem with the workers in the area.
B-662-1997*11/17/97 10:55

Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental called to report discovering contamination during the removal of the tanks at C&R General Store on Route 150 in Harmony.  Several tightly spaced tanks were in the process of being removed; a 1K kerosene, a 3K and 6K gasoline tanks.  As expected, minor amounts of contamination were found around all the fill pipes.  Heavier concentrations were found at the bottom of the excavation in the vicinity of the kerosene tank.  The contamination however was in the form of gasoline.  All the tanks were in relatively good shape with only minor pitting.  The source of the contamination was not discovered.  Altogether about 150 yards of moderately gasoline contaminated fill material was removed and stockpiled on site where it will be spread in the spring.  Gasoline levels cleared up rapidly at the 8 foot level in a wet silty sand.  A small quantity of 100-400 ppm material was left in the excavation for fear of undermining neaby structures.  No further action is expected.
A-661-1999*A small amount of JP-8 spilled at the fuel pump outside Building 37 at Camp Keyes due to a mechanical problem with the pump. The spill was to pavement, and cleaned up by MEARNG staff.

No site visit made. No further action required.
B-515-1996*Mr. Akeley called to report that a gear reduction unit had leaked some lube oil onto the structure at the East Millinocket mill's dam filter water intake.   A small portion made its way to the West Branch of the Penobscot and created a small sheen.  Such sheens are generally unrecoverable. As soon as it was noticed the discharge was stopped.
A-443-1998* The pH was controlled at the treatment plant.
I-93-1996*On 8-27-96, this office recieved a call from the Maine Fire Control to report that a Warden(Rick Cole) had found a 55 gal. drum on a back road that was parially full of waste oil. I responded and met with him at the site. The drum had been tipped over and some oil was on the ground. I removed the drum and put it with the waste oil at the P.I. office.
B-674-1998*B-674- 98
Greenville

Saturday October 17, 1998			0356

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Mr. Ken Strout (745-5643), of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, concerning a train derailment of 4 to 5 rail cars.

Ken Strout informed me that there were 9 rail cars of liquefied propane that derailed.  One of the cars rolled down into a cemetery in Greenville.  The location is beyond McDonalds, after the B & A underpass, on the tracks, behind the cemetery.

I arrived on scene shortly before sunrise and got a grand tour.  There were 6 railcars off the rail 5 were off and rolled one made it into the cemetery.  All rail cars contained about 40,000 gallons of liquefied butane, which was en route from Ontario Canada to the Irving Refinery in St John, New Brunswick.  I spoke with Tom Tardiff, while there. Mr. Tardiff said that they had notified a train-righting contractor, Hultra, from Gettysburg Pennsylvania.  The contractor is scheduled to arrive on Sunday.

He asked me to notify the state police and possibly ask them to escort the 17 or 18 semi tractor-trailer units that would be traveling North on Interstate 95 when they get off the Interstate to Greenville.

On Sunday the crew from Gettysburg had been driving for about 18 hours when they stopped over night in Augusta.
Hultra arrived in Greenville on Monday the 19th.  They worked to get everything set up or in a nearby staging area.  An early estimate was that it would take about 12 hours to pump out each rail car.  Due to complications including over pressured cars that required some flaring, the time turned out to be about 24 hours per rail car.  During this period of over a week.  I checked on the progress and Bob Whittier and I checked.  The transferring went without an environmental hitch, as no butane was spilled and the cars remained intact.
B-184-1997*Ted Scharf of the Enforcement staff in Augusta DEP called to report a situation involving the underground tanks at Gillen's Country Store on Route 1 in Winterport.  Ted explained that the store had recently gone out of business and was in the process of foreclosure.  The owners; Russell & Katie Gillen, had not been maintaining the tanks according to regulation and have been sent several notices of violation.

Diana McLaughlin, Ted's supervisor, thought it would be a wise idea to have the product pumped out of the tanks until enforcement action could take place.  Only one of the four tanks contained product and was subsequently pumped out.  This tank reportedly had problems in the past and contained a large amount of water; see (B-298-93).  It is believed that there maybe some level of subsurface contamination on the site.  Removal of the tanks is contigent upon enforcement action.
A-4-2001* Mr. Burnham was siphoning kerosene from his outside tank into a five gallon container. He went into his garage and forgot that the siphon hose was in the AST. A few minutes later he went over to the tank and pulled the hose out of the AST stopping the flow of oil into the overflowing container. In his excited state he also knocked over the five gallon container. This action resulted in the spillage of about 15 gallons of kerosene.
 The spill was reported by J & S Oil Company on 1-3-01. I made a site visit later that day. I spoke with Mrs. Elizabeth Burnham and discussed clean up options.
 Later that same day Bart Newhouse and I shovelled contaminated snow and ice into five large drums. These drums were brought back to the DEP warehouse for disposal.
 The well that serves this home is located about 300 feet away. I do not expect any fuel oil to impact the ground water at this location. No further action will be required.
B-478-2000*     On September 3, 2000 at 1025 we received a call from Barry Wooley of Monroe reporting a gasoline spill at his residence on the Dickey Hill Rd.  He filled an old pick up truck the previous evening, ran some errands and parked it overnight at his home.  He noticed a smell the next morning and found a small drip from the tank.  He siphoned out thirteen gallons from the tank and figured he used three gallons the previous evening.  That meant three gallons had leaked onto his gravel driveway.  He was worried about his drilled well which had 160 feet of casing and was located thirty feet away.  I told him much of the gas evaporated and he has at least 150 feet of soil for protection above the bedrock in his well.  I advised him to be safe and excavate any contaminated soil.  Since he has fifty acres he will spread it on an old woods road open to the sun.  He excavated about one half of a 55 gallon drum.
B-82-1999*B-082-99 Woodland Big Stop - Baileyville


   I received a call from the Irving Oil Co. dispatch that an estimated hundred gallons of diesel had been spilled at their service station in Baileyville. After this short bit of information I received a call from the State Police that fire department personnel were on scene and the spill estimate was down to about 30-40 gallons. Further more the oil was contained on the asphalt. I next spoke with Chief Gillis of the Baileyville Fire Department who confirmed the previous reports. The fire department used four bales of sorbent pads to recover the spilled oil. The pads were left in plastic bags on site for later disposal. It's known that Clean Harbors, Inc. has a contract with Irving to pickup and dispose of the contaminated sorbents.
   The cause was another instance of the fuel jockey leaving the truck unattended, a fairly common occurrence at this facility. I went to the scene the next day and found the spill had been satisfactorily cleaned up.
P-360-1992*
Planned abandonment-by-removal of motor fuels UST facility installed in 1990.  Abandonment plans cancelled, no further actions at time.  Elutron company fiberglass clad steel, double wall USTs.
P-449-1999*On 6/28/99 DEP was contacted by Theresa Blaisdell, Silas Brown Road, East Waterboro concerning fuel oil odor in her basement. On 6/29/99 DEP visited the site meeting with Mrs. Blaisdell who is renting the home under section 8 housing of Maria Johnson.  Mrs. Blaisdell stated that she had contacted Mrs. Johnson to have the furnace fixed which according to her was leaking. I contacted Maria Johnson who stated that Theresa Blaisdell lets the fuel tank go dry and adds fuel when needed having to prime the furnace every time. The priming of the furnace according to Maria Johnson has been discharged to the ground. I had noticed during my visit that a small pan used to collect the oil was full most likely due to priming.

Due to a drinking water well in close proximity, a water sample was taken (see attached).  On 7/9/99 water sample taken along with furnace checked. Fuel was found to be weeping from the fuel pump bushing and will be replaced.  Removal of contaminated soil around the furnace will be done by Richard Johnson son of owner. On 7/20/99 received results from water sample taken by Mrs. Johnson which came back with components of PVC and the bonding agents.  On 7/20/99 resampled water.  Mrs. Johnson stated that the  first sampling was taken just after the house had new plumbing done. On 7/23/99 water sample results came back with non-detect for DRO (see attached).  Due to the condition of the house, Theresa was under an eviction notice and would be out by mid August whereby her son Richard would be able to remove the contaminated soil. On 9/23/99 Richard Johnson called stating he had removed some contaminated material yet wanted me to see if any further removal was needed. On 9/24/99 site visit indicated majority of contaminated soil removed with small area to be removed. Upon completion of the soil removal, I see no further action required.
I-76-1996*A small spill occured at the J.M Huber Corp. fuel pumps.

Through operator inattention about 3 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled.

Spilled product was clean-up with sawdustwhich was burned in Hubers boiler.


Case Closed
A-611-2001*An anonymous witness stated a vessel "overfilled their tanks" while fueling at the Carosel Marina In Boothbay Harbor.  The Harbor Master, Ross Maddox, became aware of the spill shortly after 1230.  Most of the product reportedly drifted out to the middle of the harbor, however some product lightly fouled the water among the finger floats at Brown's Wharf.  At approximately 1815 the harbor master reported the spill to the US Coast Guard MSO Portland, Maine office.  A small boat was dispatched from Boothbay and found a light sheen in the water near Brown's Wharf and away from the shore.  The tide was ebbing and the USCG assessment was that the spill would be carried seaward.  The sheen was reported to be very thin.  On September 20, 2001 DEP personnel went to Brown's Wharf and found some diesel mixed with fish oil in the water.  Further inquiries of the harbor master confirmed the spill had largely dissipated.  No further action was required though the harbor master was encouraged to report spills sooner to increase the likelihood some cleanup might take place.
I-41-1999*On 4-1-99, Bob Ferris of Ferris Oil reported there had been a spill of fuel oil at his bulk plant in Presque Isle. There had been an overfill at the 2 fuel tank. All spilled product had been contained in the concrete dike and was pumped out immediately.
B-335-1996*6/26/1996 @ 1355

I received a phone call from Mr. Robert Olesky (990-1245), of the Fuel Division of Bangor International Airport.  Mr. Olesky phoned to report that contaminated soil was found while excavating for a foundation for additional lighting.

I said that I would be at the airport shortly.  When I arrived Mr. Olesky and I went to a location just southeast of bldg. 457 and parallel with Bravo taxi area.  At this location some excavating was being done to prepare for some additional lighting.  Some of the soil was contaminated.  It is not known when the leak or spill may have taken place.  This location is within feet of a former removed underground fuel line.

The contaminated soil, about 6 cubic yards was removed and spread on an unused area of old runway at the airport.  The area was cleaned up beyond requirements.  The excavation was not enlarged.
P-783-2001*Observed driver re-fueling saddle tanks on cab.  Small spill occurred on the concrete pad.  Another small stain was observed off of the concrete pad.  Yarmouth Lumber management was notified and agreed to clean up both spills as soon as possible.
A-648-1998*Received a call from Barbara Robinson about an oil leak in her basement. I responded to the site. I found that the filter housing had broken off the pipe leading from the tank. Someone had also tried to slow the leak and was also successfully catching the leak in pans. I assisted in this effort and also plugged the leak with a wooden dowel. The tank was about 3/4  full. The filter housing would have to be replaced. In order to facilitate this I pumped out the oil into temporary drum storage. After the burner technician repaired the filter housing, the oil was pumped back into the tank. All the oil in the basement that was on the concrete floor was picked up with speedy dry. No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-243-1998*4/14/98 10:01

Ron, an Irving Oil attendant, called to report that they experienced a gasoline spill at their Big Stop on Route 1 in Baileyville.  Approximately 40 gallons of gasoline spilled when a portable tank ruptured on the back of a pickup truck.  The gasoline, which was well contained on the pavement, was cleaned up with speedi dri.  Fortunately the gasoline did not find an ignition source.
A-349-2000*Received a report from Sheryl Cramer stating that Montgomery Oil had spilled some fuel oil only 20' from her well.  I went out to the site and confirmed that there was a spill.  I called the company and they admitted there had been a small spill by the truck when they were reeling in the hose.  I met them at the site with a small backhoe and they excavated about 2 cubic yards of contaminated soil.  A well was about 30' from the spill belonging to Sheryl Cramer.  The well tested clean.  No further work is necessary.
A-811-1999*A transformer failed, spraying oil out of secondary bushing onto dirt and leaves. Site cleaned up by CMP staff. See attached CMP report.

No site visit made. No further action required by DEP.
I-20-1996* On 2/23/96, Carl Allen was called out to a leaking 275 gal AST at a home owned by Martha Marston on the Parson rd in Presque Isle.

 Dead River was on scene when I arrived and were pumping off the tank, which had a corrosion hole in the bottom. Dead River's Technician had placed a patch on the tank and had slowed the leak to a steady drip.

Since the floor had about 2 to 5 inches of water, the oil was spread over 3/4 of the entire cellar.

Delmont Wood & Sons were contacted to clean-up the spill. A crew  arrived that evening and removed the free product. On saturday the oil contaminated fire wood and other saturated debris was removed by Woods crew and hauled to the PI landfill.

In the process of removing the debris an amber one gallon glass jug was found. This jug had a crystalized layer at about the 1/3 mark.

Jug was not moved and the State Police Bomb Squad was contacted to assist in disposal of the material that appeared unstable.

The Bomb Squad took care of the material on Monday 2/26/96.

Cellar will be evaluated when the water in the cellar goes down. There is a potential some of the dirt floor will have to be removed if it show contamination. Pads were left in place to pickup any oil that might have been missed.
A-100-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that the AST at this seasonal residence had lost it's contents some time over the winter.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 2/21.  It appeared that water in the fuel had collected in the filter; upon freezing this expanded the filter apart, allowing loss of fuel.  Oil flowed under the crawlspace and down the yard, crossing the road via a culvert into a wetland/stream system.  This stream discharges to the ocean approx. 1/4 mile away.  Several members of the local fire department worked with DEP toward collecting product from the yard and under ice/snow at the stream.
   The area is island rural/residential with no municipal water supply available.  Most oil lost was probably carried to sea, passing near a drilled well (Wooster) that is considered at-risk.  A public spring (Deborah Springs) is several hundred feet away but probably not at-risk.  A DEP geologist (Beane) was assigned.
B-139-1997*D-TREE=I.
B-655-1996*On December 2, 1996 at 1400 we received a call from Howard Charles of Georgia Pacific reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a contractor's feller buncher.  The spill occurred in a logging area off the West Shore Road near Iron Bound Pond.  The Korsman Logging Company buncher lost about five gallons of hydraualic oil and workers recovered about one gallon with pads.  No open waters were nearby.
A-162-1997*Dave called to report that a fire was in progress at the subject location.  I responded thinking that there could be nearly anything stored in these old buildings. I spoke to the Fire Chief who said that they had not encountered anything unusual. I told him to call if they did, and heard nothing more.
P-607-1996*Doris Wood of Long Island, ME reported that she suspected her well might have been contaminated by an oil spill that occured at a neighbor's home in the mid 1970's.  Her well had been contaminated at that time and she had a new one drilled which she from time to time smelled fuel oil in.  Chris Swain (Div. Tech. Services) and I visited the site on Sept. 26, 1996 and took a water sample and tested for diesel range organics (DRO).  The test showed no trace of DRO and Ms. Wood was informed that should she detect a fuel oil odor in her water she should contact the Department immediately as it is possible that the contamination levels may rise and fall with seasonal changes in the ground water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


_________________________________
Jon L. Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
B-342-1997*7/2/97  14:30

Steve Whitesel of Dexter called to report that his well water smelled like oil at his home on the Shore Road.  Mr. Whitesel described the odor to be like fuel oil.  Investigation shown that Mr. Whitesel did have fuel oil in his water.  Careful inspection of the oil system and the surrounding property did not reveal any sources.  Mr. Whitesel was set up with a filter system and placed on quarterly monitoring.  The case is being treated as a mystery spill and was given to technical services staff for further investigation.
B-128-1996*Mike Gear of the U.S. Coast Guard called to report a sunken vessel incident in Jonesport.  It was stated that a 37 foot fishing boat began taking on water and sunk at its mooring.  Salvage operations were reportedly underway.

A later conversation with the Coast Guard revealed that nothing had spilled.

A detailed report on the incident is attached.
A-17-1997*Paul Brown of Portland Pump called to report the spill.  During the reomval of a 20,000 gallon single wall tank the tank was first torn and then completely crushed by soil falling into the excavation.  The tank had been empty but had not been cleaned when high water contributed to tearing the tank.  At that time water began filling the tank.  Seacoast pumped a quanity of water and floating product from the tank.  During the night the side wall colapsed crushing the tank.  The following morning, I observed a small amount of oil floating on the water.  This was mainly in the form of globules and was collected with pads.  When the pieces of the tank were removed little additional oil surfaced.  Some backfill may have mixed with sludge in the bottom of the tank.  High water prevented us from seeing the bottom of the excavation.  It was not possible to find signaficante quanities of contaminated soil with the excavator.  I determined that no free product was left in the excavation.  This site is Baseline 2.
Map from Delorme's Map Expert, Freeport, Maine.

No further action is anticipated.
A-479-1998*Henry Schuessler of Lincolnville had been using a lot of oil. Kalloch was called because of the excessive amount of fuel that they were using. Their service technicians found a leaking copper line under a concrete floor. Ronnie estimated that 250 gallons might have been lost. I responded to the site. The Schuesslers are a retired couple living in an old farmhouse. Mr. Schuessler has been renovating the house and the property for years. He showed me the basement floor where the oil was supposedly lost. The copper line was buried under the floor. The line was not removed and inspected, but the fuel loss stopped when it was replaced. I inspected the area where the line was. Looking at areas where the soil was exposed, there were no readings on the PID. There was no evidence of fuel loss, except for the excessive usage. The Schuessler's will be put on quarterly monitoring.

No further action is anticipated unless the quarterly monitoring shows some positive results.
P-319-1996*SHAW BROTHERS DUMP TRUCK TURNED ONTO IT'S SIDE IN A DITCH.  APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED FROM SADDLE TANK TO GROUND.  I RECOVERED AN ADDITIONAL 5 GALLONS FROM TANK, ONCE TRUCK WAS UPRIGHTED.  SPILLED OIL WAS SOPPED UP WITH SORBENT PADS AND TAKEN FOR DISPOSAL BY SHAW BROS. NO FURTHER ACTION.
A-196-1997*I first became aware of this tank when Denise Fournier of enforcement reported that Mr. Spencer had excavated around his UST and now wanted us to regard it as a AST.  I visited the site and observed that the back and bottom were still buried.  The tank was very rusty and the soil at base at one end was stained with fuel.  Mr. Spencer finally agreed to replace the tank with a new 275 gallon tank in the basement.  When the tank was removed from the excavation there was some contaminated sand directly under one end of the tank.  The tank still had an inch or two of product, but I could not see any holes.  Mr. Spencer indicated that there had once been an overfill and this may have been the source of the contamination.  Because the area is Baseline 2 and the contamination was at the base of the stone foundation, I did not require any soil removal.

No further action is anticipated.
A-335-2000* The Maine State Police reported that Vera Grace had spilled one gallon of kerosene at her residence. I called the phone number that was given to me, it was the wrong number. I called the State Police back and the phone number that I wrote down was correct. In conclusion, I could not make contact with Mrs. Grace and given the small amount that was spilled no further action was needed.
P-652-2001*2.27.2001 received report of oil dripping from home heating oil tank.  Subject advises that the oil is leaking into a bucket and that Downeast Energy is contracted to remove the remaining oil from the tank and to replace the tank.

No DEP response.  No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.21.2001
B-756-1999*On 11/27/99, 1250 hours Joe Brown of Webber Oil Company reported that they were responding to a broken filter nipple at 1769 Exeter Road in Exeter.  They estimated the release was fifty gallons; however, investigation revealed that the release was much smaller than that.  It had been raining hard all night, which may have spread he spill over a large area.  Even so, there had not been a fifty- gallon spill there.  The owner had contacted Webber because her furnace was running poorly and not producing much heat.  The Webber technician, who was on site when I arrived, thought that the cracked nipple was allowing air into the fuel line.  There was a slight odor in the soil immediately under the filter and there was a slight sheen on the down grade side of the drive- way.  However, the prospects of recovering a significant amount of product were not promising.  There was a clay layer about a foot from grade and it did not contain product.

The line and filter were not up to code because they were not protected.  The Webber technician had advised Patty of this.  I gave Patty my card and asked her to call me if the spill started to cause an odor problem.  That part of Exeter is on town water.

A-277-2000*     DEP received an anonymous complaint that spillage to soil was associated with the collection/storage of waste oil at this small garage.  The owner (Scott Wilkinson) agreed that his collection practices were sloppy, and agreed to take collected oil to the town garage (which has a waste oil furnace) and to exercise greater care in his handling/storage of oil.  The area is served by municipal water and is not adversely affected by the minor spillage observed here.
P-111-1995*	1995 abandonment by removal of two 8500-gal heavy oil UST's and abandonment-in-place of a 10,000-gal. #2 oil UST facility.  Investigation and remediation of heavy oil discharge under a Maine GW UST Clean-Up Fund application.  Maine DEP management under Clean-Up Agreement Option-1.
A-441-1998*I received a call from Phil Tarr of Mead reporting an oil spill off the mill site. At a construction site a contractor of theirs spilled some diesel fuel. A&A Brochu was a contractor at Mead's Cow Ridge property in Stetsontown Township. According to the letter from Mr. Tarr, a fueling hose fell off an above ground tank allowing the fuel to siphon out. Approximately 52 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed from the site. Cleanup by A&A Brochu was under the direction of Mead foresters. No further work is needed on this spill.
A-488-1998* A low bed, owned by Welded Construction Company, was hauling an excavator. The boom was not lowered far enough and the hydraulic lines were severed.  This resulted in the discharge of about fifty gallons of hydraulic oil all over the bridge. Some of this oil reached the river below. The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled oil.
A-292-1996*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
I-197-1998*On 10-5-98, Sherm Weaver a tank installer for Daigle Oil called to report a spill of kerosene from an AST in Little Frenchville (Ashland). According to Sherm, on 10-3-98, Cheryl Valenti, the homeowner called him to report smelling fuel. He checked and found a delivery had been made the previous day. On inspection that day, he found the cribbing for the tank had broken and the fuel line broke. A contracter was then found to dig out the soil for Monday. I witnessed the soil removal and five yards was removed and landspread according to guidlines.
B-693-1999*     On November 1, 1999 at 1520 we received a call from Khris Farley of Hungry Murphy's convenience store on Main St. in S.W. Harbor reporting a three gallon gasoline spill.  The product leaked from a hole in the top of a storage tank on a R. V. owned by Lara Burns of Northeast Harbor.  The tank was pumped out and workers recovered the spilled product with sorbents.  No gas reached any drains.
P-193-2001*On 3/20/01 I received a call from Deputy Chief Ken Fickett of the Gorham Fire Dept.  He was reporting a spil that had occurred on March 12.  He had believed the incident had been reported by the Gorham dispatch center on the 12th, but had just learned from the property owner, Ralph Catonio, that it had not.

I visited the property with Mr. Fickett and Mr. Catonio that afternoon.  Apparently what had happened was that a pickup truck belonging to a Justin Richardson had been involved in an accident elsewhere in Gorham.  Mr. Richardson drove the truck to South St. Auto Body.  When he arrived, the truck was leaking gasoline.  Mr. Catonio contained the spill with a catch pan, but approximately 10 gallons of gasoline had spilled before he was able to contain the spill.  I could see evidence of asphalt that appeared moderately damaged from the gasoline, but there was no evidence of any recoverable product remaining.  A storm had passed through the area the evening of the 12th and had likely washed away what product was there.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 27, 2001
A-515-1996*Received a call from Denny Phillips that there had been an overfill at Waterville High School. I responded to the site. When I arrived I was met by the H.O. Bouchard driver and school maintenance people. They reported that the driver had started to unload his product into the underground tank by gravity drop, not pumped. The driver walked in to the maintenence break room, spent a few minuets in there and walked out to his truck. He checked the hoses and noticed that the product was not flowing. He shut the truck valve. Before he removed the pipe, the vent pipe sprayed out about 5 gallons of product. It was a windy day and the vent had atomized the oil, spraying about 2-3 dozen cars. I contacted H.O. Bouchard and they were sending a response team. The City of Waterville was also sending public works people to assist in the cleanup. Subsequent inspection showed that the vent pipe had a wasp or bee nest in it which plugged the vent pipe and caused the tank to over pressure. When the blockage in the vent released, oil sprayed out the vent. This assigned responsiblity to the school as the spill was caused by a maintenance problem. I subsquently learned that the city washed all the cars. I have not had any problems reported to me about residual damage. No further work is required at this site.
B-360-1999*I received an anonymous call that Modular Enterprise had oiled down the gravel surfaces at their new facility on route 1-A in Dedham. The caller did not see anyone doing this but just noticed the darkening of the gravel. I explained that it was most likely a dust reducer, calcium chloride; but the caller was insistent that it was oil. I went to the site.
   As I suspected they had spread calcium chloride to control the dust. Under humid conditions the salt collects a lot of water from the atmosphere and does darken the gravel. I did walk the whole yard and found it remarkably clean of oil stains.
   No action required.

A-568-1996*Received a call from Ted Haskell of Haskell Energies that there was a problem at C.F. Hathaway in Waterville. He stated that they had been having problems with their boilers and traced it to a leaking suction line. He was called in to inspect and repair as needed. The tank is the  #1 tank, 20,000 gallon capacity fiberglass tank. He found a leaking joint in a piping sump. He called again on Monday, 12/16/96 and found additional problems which he repaired. He stated that piping is scheduled for upgrading in the spring. No product was released to the environment. No site visit was made and no further action is needed at this time.
A-142-2000*Waterville Fire Department called to report a spill of gasoline on the interstate.  They were at the scene of an accident on I-95 by exit 34 northbound.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbents. No further work is necessary.
A-273-1998*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.  See attached for additional details.
B-600-2000*     On November 7, 2000 at 1040 we received a call from Betty Snowman of C.N. Brown reporting a #2 oil spill at the home of Helen Carmichael on the Weeks Rd. in Palmyra.  The driver was flushing his hose of #2 oil from the previous delivery and forgot to turn a valve which caused the product to spray onto the gravel driveway.  I called Sue Harris, the regional manager in Pittsfield, who said a couple gallons sprayed onto the driveway and the driver spread Speedi-Dri on the spill.  She said the well was fifty to sixty feet away.
     I visited the site that afternoon and  found that the drilled well was only twenty to thirty feet away.  I also felt that a little more than two gallons spilled.  I called Ms. Harris and said that due to the close proximity of the well C.N. Brown should excavate the contaminated soil.  L.C. Tank Installations removed about three yards of contaminated soil on November 8 and the material was disposed through Commercial Paving.
P-136-1997*7Mar97, responded to accident and proceeded to clean up released products. Seacoast Ocean Services vactor machine was untilized to recover product that impacted snow, water, and deployed sand.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (12May97)
P-98-1998*25 February 1998 I responded to facility location. I was directed to the AST behind the house where I dug up some small, hand shovel, test pits around the AST. The spill appeared to have been very small, as only traces of oil in the snow with in a meter around the filter could be detected.

No sensitive receptors are in jeopardy. I decided that no clean up was warranted and asked the home owner call me if an odor was present during the change of season to spring.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Mar98).

A-131-1996*Received a call from Matt Pooler of Best Price Fuel in Augusta that he was at a site where there was a leak. I responded to 17 Melville Street in Augusta, an apartment building owned by Lewis Benner. I went to the basement and found a lot of fluid on the floor. Most of it was water. Joel Pooler was there along with Lewis Benner. They had already put a bale of pads on the spill and had finished cleaning up most of it. Apparently the leg of the tank had crumpled causing the piping to come apart. Only about 2 gallons was lost. The spill was originally reported as 150 gallons. Apparently there are disagreements between Matt Pooler and his brother Joel Pooler. No further work is needed at this site.
A-438-1999*Received a call from Roy Koster of CMP reporting a small oil spill from a transformer. The transformer had overheated and the top had blown off. The transformer was untagged. CMP personnel cleaned the contamination from the concrete and removed some oily brush. Lab results showed the PCB content to be 2-ppm. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.

1/12/2000 - Received a revised report from CMP that shows results of test for PCB's on the transformer oil to be non-detuct.
P-49-1996*
A-101-2000* M.W. Sewall called this office to report an oil spill near the property of George and Susan Mason. I made a site visit and found the site near the church. There was only a sheen at that time. I found out later that someone from MW Sewall had been to the site.
A-517-1997*Jerry Junkins of International Paper reported an oil spill to the process sewer the morning of 12/16/97. He initially reported that 275 gallons of lube oil had been discharged to the sewer. Their report to me was received on 1/16/98. In it they correct the amount discharged to 30 gallons, as the oiler apparently made an error in calculating the amount spilled.  No other work is necessary. See the attached report from International Paper for additional details.
I-100-2000*On 9-13, Art Griffin called to report there had been an overfill from one of his delivery trucks at the residence of Bill Davis in Presque Isle. Some had spilled onto the floor in the basement and some onto the ground outside the house. There was an odor present in the house and they were in the process of cleaning it up when they called . I arrived shortly after they had left and found that while there was still a slight odor in the house, all spilled oil had been removed. It was now a matter of ventilating the house with fans.
P-398-1997*A traffic accident damaged a fuel line on the dump truck discharging approximately 75 gallons of diesel onto the pavement.  The Falmouth Fire Department had placed down sand and sorbents to contain and absorb the oil.  I contacted Clean Harbors to assist with removal of contaminated soil, water and sorbents.

On July 28, 1997, the site was revisited and futher clean-up was conducted.  Except for the oil that permeated the pavement the clean-up was complete.

No further action required.

P-681-1998*27 Oct 98, DR notified DEP of spill discovered while conducting a tank replacement. Approximately 50 gallons was transfered from the leaking AST to the new tank.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan99)
P-14-1989*
Overfill of UST while fuel drop by Union Oil Co.  Initially under-reported spill volume by Union Oil Co.  See attached narrative and attachments for further details.
P-332-1999*See attached separate narrative and photos, and separate records of DEP Tech Services Div.

Property now owned by town as public parkland.
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B-683-1996*On December 13, 1996 we received a call from Mr. Rodney Morin of Morin Fuel reporting a 3 to 4 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at the home of Mr. Eugene Borkowski.  Mr. Borkowski lives on Route 43 in Hudson.  Mr. Morin said a broken swivel in the pump caused the leak which occurred as he began to un-reel the hose from the truck.  Mr. Morin shoveled the contaminated snow into a drum and placed sorbents on the area.  He also returned later in the day with a propane torch and burned fuel out of the frozen gravel driveway.
A-274-1999*     DEP received a report that a fuel spill had occurred at this residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 5/17.  It is my opinion that spillage is minor and not likely to impact the subject property well (drilled, 130' away). It is unclear exactly how the spill occurred but no spillage was ongoing at the time of my visit.   I approved the removal of a small amount of marginally contaminated soil to a remote section of the property for landspreading.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-410-1998*No site visit made.  This plane contained half a tank of fuel when it crashed.  It's believed that all the fuel was burned at that time.  If any had remained it isn't expected to impact any wells.  The soil is clay and the nearest well to the site is about 700 yards away.

No further action is anticipated.
A-37-2000*While dumping a load of metal, a weight shift caused the tractor/trailer to roll over. A piece of metal punctured the fuel tank. Oakland Fire Department responded. The fuel was collected with sorbent pads and contained in a drip pan.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-67-2000*While fueling at this Irving station, I noticed a large fuel stain next to the diesel pump. The stain went to the edge of the hot top and ran into the soil on the adjacent property.

This problem is most likely a number of small spills at the pumps over the winter.

The adjacent property belongs to the Town of Oakfield and is a children's play ground. The well at the Country Crossroads Cafe is within 1000 feet (#5178).

Irving excavated the contaminated soil and installed a hot top berm after regrading the area so that if a spill occures it will run onto Irving property, not the town's.

Case closed.
P-526-1987*
Retail motor fuels UST replacement.  Contaminated soil removed for landfarming on Warren Ave. property.
B-587-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-182-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-299-1996*TERRY GROVER - U.S.P.S. CALLED TO REPORT A SMALL SPILL OF SULPHATE (BOILER ADDITIVE) FROM A DRUM.  SPILL WAS CONTAINED TO CONCRETE FLOOR, AND CLEANED UP W/SORBENTS. LEAKY DRUM WAS PLACED IN OVER PACK DRUM. NO FURTHER ACTON.
P-239-1997*   Following a 5/5/97 notification, on 5/22/97, I met onsite with MDOT's Certified Geologist, Dale Doughty, at this rural former gas station and auto repair garage. The meeting was regarding the discovery of old out-of-service UST's, and associated contamination.  The parcel is surrounded by residential houses on private wells.  To the E across Rt. 113 is a house and former gas station (Breslin's Getty that underwent UST abandonment in 1987) and then the Saco River (see site maps).  No problems were reported with Breslin's 1987 abandonment.  Breslin's well has recently been found to be contam. with low gaso. levels but has declined a filter from MDOT.  To the E is a pond connected to the river.  The area is also over a mapped S & G aquifer.
   Doughty explained that a Mr. Allman abandoned ownership of the property 10 to 15 years ago and went to Mass., and no present address is known.  The Town of Hiram and Recoll Mgt. have both declined to assume the property because of the UST's and contam.  The town had a site assessment done by a Mass. firm though this report is not available at the time.  Doughty also stated that several of the UST's were removed sometime in the 1980's.  Research found P-654-89 by Brad Hahn noting two UST's removed but no contam. observed.  Found by the town's assessment: is a remaining gaso. UST in front on the garage on property recently taken by MDOT for road expansion.  Another UST, waste oil, is reportedly behind the building.  A dry well contaminated by oil (from a floor drain?) is located in the gravel lot (see site sketch).
   Shortly after my 5/22/97 visit I briefly met with Hahn about the site.  In Feb. 1998, a Box 382, Hollis, Maine, address for a Joseph Allman was found and will be investigated.  Plans will be made in 1998 for eventual clean-up and facility removal.  See attachements, and further addendums or spill reports.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
P-629-1998*On Dec. 16, 1998 I responded to a call from Mark Gagnon about an oil spill at the home of one of their customers.  The previous day one of Gagnon's driver had overfilled the 275 gallon tank at the Herron residence causing oil to come out the vent pipe.  Oil weeped out onto the basement floor of the home and also come out the top of the vent pipe and spilled on the yard outside the home.  I visited the site that day.  The oil inside the home was all cleaned up, and Gagnon had dug out some dirt from the outside.  I asked that a little more dirt be removed and then I went and inspected the spreading site.  About 1/2 ton of dirt was removed.  No further action anticipated at this time.
B-434-1997*8/11/97 08:20

The Dead River Oil dispatcher called to report a minor #2 fuel spill at Gerber Auto on Hammond Street in Bangor.  Approximately 4 gallons seeped from a small hole onto the garage concrete floor.  No floor drains were reported to be involved.  The oil was cleaned up and the tank was replaced.
A-343-1999*     DEP received a report that an oily sheen was evident on a stream above Upper Pleasant Pond.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  A light sheen was visible at the location indicated, and this appeared to be petroleum related.  Prevailing winds served to move the sheen upstream against the weak current.  An investigation of nearby residences revealed no obvious source of this oil.  It is my impression that the sheen was the result of a one-time discharge of petroleum from sources unknown that will likely dissipate naturally in short order.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as  a result of this incident.
B-331-1997*On June 30, 1997 at 1345 we received a call from Kathy Billings of Bangor Hydro reporting a one pint spill of <2 PPM PCB transformer oil at their substation on old Route 1 in Gouldsboro.  A regulator short circuited spilling the oil onto the unit and cement pad.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents.
P-554-1997*The tanks had been previously filled with sand, but did not fit the requirments of an abandonment in place and were removed.  The soil that was within the tank was disposed of as contaminated soil at Commercial Recycling Systems.
former retail gas station and AST fuel oil bulk plant.  See also P-356-97 and P-947-2006.

No further action required.
A-256-1998*     DEP received notification that this public water supply had tested positive for the gasoline additive MTBE (1.1 ppb during 3/98).  Jon Andrews (DEP) met administrator Kirk Smith at the property on 5/19.  The old drilled well is located in a concrete frost-pit adjacent to a parking area; it provides water for 25 adult boarders and staff.  The system is chlorinated due to a long-standing bacterial problem.
     Water sampled by DEP was non-detect for MTBE.
A-301-1996*See attached narrative for additional information.
B-488-2001*Please see attached narrative in file.
I-187-1998*On 9-22-98, John Keller of Fraser Paper called to report that there had been a spill of V-Brite inside their plant. It is a powder composed mostly of Sodium Hydrosulfite. It was swept up and put into a drum for further use, but it began reacting in the drum with moisture and producing heat and SO2 gas. The decision was then made to dump the material into their sewage treatment plant to eliminate any hazard within the plant. The effluent from the plant was monitored with no apparent pH violation of their licence occurring. All pertinent notifications were made by Fraser.
P-223-1998*In May 15, 1998 Randy McMullin of the Solid Waste Division referred to me a complaint from a new home owner of black goo coming out of the ground in their yard.  On May 26, 1998 I visited the Streidler Residence and noticed that there was heavy Iron staining from run off water in the yard.  The area where the black goo was found was also rust stained.  The standing surface water in the area was all rust.  There was no noticable chemical or petroleum odor associated with the black goo, nor was there any source in the area to suggest any kind of contamination.  I concluded that it was merely naturally occurring anoxic mud.  No further action will be taken at this time.
A-630-1999* Mr. Ballas called this office to request permission to fill an underground fuel tank in place. The tank is/was owned by the estate of Kenneth Anderson.  This property is located on Bloomfield Rd. in the town of Skowhegan.  I inspected the property and tank and found that the conditions did not prevent the removal of the UST. "DENIED"  I gave him a waiver (for the 30 days notice), on 10-12-1999.
 A follow up phone conversation with Mr. Ballas revealed that the tank was removed on 10-14-99. No spillage or leakage was discovered.
A-459-2000*Warden Kevin Anderson called to report that a sailboat had sunk on Great Pond.  He said that it was in the southern part of the lake.  It had a small outboard motor and the fuel tank went down with it.  He reported that no sheen was noticeable.  I asked to be notified when the sailboat was to be raised or at least if there was a sheen during the salvage operation.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-590-2000*   In the evening of Sat. 9/30/00, Mr.Standish notified the DEP, thru the State Police, that he had suffered a hazardous chemical discharge due to vandalism of his home.  I met Mr. Stanton at his home the following morning to evaluate the problem.  The area is rural residential, on drilled wells.
    Based on my observations and Mr. Stanton's story I understand that three children, aged 6, 7 and 8 were caught by the Sheriff during a break-in and entry.  While in the house the three children dumped household chemicals on the floor and mixed some together in his kitchen blender.  Chemicals they got into were gasoline, paint thinner, WD 40, Camper Chem (for portable toilets), Simple Green cleaner, and window washing liquid.  After the Sheriff caught the vandals, they were taken to a local hospital as they were feeling ill after being exposed to the vapors.  [Some everyday chemicals like sodium hypochorite (Clorox) and ammonia products, when improperly blended, can give give off lethal vapors.]
   Apparently the children were illiterate so could not read the product warning labels or  read the ADT Burgler Alarm warning on the doors to the house.  The alarm to the Sheriff's office initiated their investigation.
   Some of the blended chemicals got dumped outside the rear of the garage.  Mr. Stanton dug up what was apparently contaminated to aerate and degrade.  I do not believe that the drilled well is threatened at this time, though the children's families would be liable for any clean-up and treatment.  As the chemicals left were in small quantity and of a household nature, Mr. Stanton secured and packaged any liquids, and disposed of them in his household trash.
   No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-538-1997*9/17/97 09:00

Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services called to report discovering minor gasoline contamination during the removal of a 2000 gallon gasoline tank at the Northeast Harbor Golf Club.  Mr. Saunders stated that concentrations were encountered beneath the pump island at approximately 600 ppm.  This soil was subsequently removed until native clay soils were encountered.  As for the tank excavation, a small amount of contamination was encounted at about 200 ppm.  Once again this soil was removed until native clay was observed.  Altogether about 3 yards of contaminated material was later spread on top of the excavation for aeration.  No further action is expected.
P-253-2000*  In the morning of Thursday 5/4/00, a local Poland resident reported that there was a small heating oil discharge from a set of AST's located in the rear of the elementary/middle school by the heating plant.  I visited and met with the maintenance supervisor on 5/16/00 and confirmed a small pile of dark oily soil under poly within the fenced in maintenance area.  This prohibited discharge was not reported to the DEP as required.
  The spillage was derived from a pair of out-of-service 275 gal. AST's that had sat on a concrete pad, so no spillage appeared to have soaked into the ground below.  The AST's were removed from the pad and the approx. 1/4 yd. of oily soil scraped up.  I explained the sensitivity of the area, seeing that it was a school and located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The maint. supervisor agreed to have soil brought to the town landfill where it would be spread thin in a non-sensitive area (> 200' from wells, streams, etc.) to aerate and naturally degrade.
   The school is in a rural residential and commercial area off Rt. 26.  A 1971 age 3000 gal.  steel UST (Reg. #12101) is registered as removed.
  Assuming the soil is properly landspread, no further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.   A copy of this report will be sent to the school principal for his record.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-215-1998*On 11-16-98, about 50 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the old AVR maintainance building property. This was material that was left from the remediation at the time of the tank removal in 1994. See enclosed copy of narrative.
B-667-1996*On December 4, 1996 at 0610 I received a call via the 800 number from the Hancock Co. Sheriff's Office reporting a spill on Route 177 in Blue Hill.  An Ocean Lobster truck went off the road and into a drainage ditch that ran down the hillside.  The deputy estimated that 100 to 150 gallons of diesel leaked and flowed into the ditch which crosses the road through a culvert and flowed down a slope into a swale.

I arrived on site shortly after the truck was hauled away and placed sorbent pads around the culvert and down the slope until the water sunk into the swale.  There are no wells or homes in the area.  I returned on the 5th and 6th and 9th and replaced the sorbents as necessary.  On December 9th there was a rainbow sheen but nothing that I could recover with sorbents.

REC: Check after a period of rain.
B-55-2000*Melissa Stein called from the Irving Oil Co. to report that a spill of 35 gallons of diesel occurred at the Irving Big Stop in Princeton. It seems that a nozzle did not automatically shut off when the saddle tank reached full. Princeton Fire Dept. was on scene and she had sent the clean up firm of Clean Harbors to the site to recover the used sorbents and they would also replace the sorbents used by the firemen. She reported that all the oil remained on the asphalt surface.
I-124-1996*Called at 2020 by State Police regarding overturned potato truck with possible fuel spilled on Conant Road in Easton. Responded to spill........on site by 2100. The truck had been righted and did not have any apparent damage to fuel tanks. Truck had spilled about 2 gallons of lubricants and motor oil. The spill occurred on the paved surface of the road. Cleaned the spill with sorbents and sand. Cleared by 2130.  No further action seen as necessary.
A-115-1996*Received a call from Alexis Casey of Casey's store on Route 201 A in Anson. He reported that there was a petroleum odor in the basement of his store. He also said that he had some free product on a drain in the same basement. I responded and went to Anson to investigate. When I arrived he had only a weak petroleum odor in his basement. There was a little free product on an open drain that drained the floor. His fuel oil line is in the concrete floor and I asked him to test his fuel line. The fuel comming into the drain was not colored. This site is adjacent to a large cleanup site, Saterly's and the oil could be comming from contamination that was not cleaned up previously.

I called Mr. Casey on 3/25/96. He reported that he did have the fuel line replaced but that the technician did not have it tested. He said that product had slowed a lot, but the odor was still noticable when it rained. He is on town water, but the site needs watching over time to see if the problem disappears. If it doesn't additional investigation will have to be done.
P-148-2001*Please see attachments.
A-22-2001* The Fire Chief for the town Pittsfield reported a release of gasoline at a residence on Mill Street. The Fire Chief had several problems with area residents burning without a permit. Mr. Zona, 38 Mill St., accidently knocked over a plastic drum that had gasoline in it. The gasoline spilled onto his driveway. When I arrived the contaminated snow had been removed and Mr. Zona said he burned it in a junkyard. The details of the story Mr. Zona told me were quite different from those he told the Fire Chief. In conclusion, I don't know where Mr. Zona placed the contaminated snow. I informed Mr. Zona on the proper disposal techniques for gasoline and left him some sorbent pads for use in the future.

P-290-1997*On 5/28/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Schuh of the Brunswick Naval Air Station reporting an above ground tank that had been overfilled causing a small spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-78-1998*On 2/20/98 I received a call from Gordon Fuller asking for my assistance in removing some drums from a tire dump in Auburn.  The operator of the tire dump had gone out of business and left the drums behind.  Some minor spillage of the waste oil that was in the drums had occurred.  Gordon made arrangements with Clean Harbors to have the drums emptied and the empty drums removed.  No further Response Services action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 27, 1998
B-93-1998*B-093-98
Hermon

Monday February 16, 1998			1111

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was informed that Doug Sinclair of D.L. Sinclair Fuels phoned  to report a 10-gallon spill on the Damascus Road in Carmel.

I phoned Mr. Sinclair and was informed that a fuel oil delivery truck driver was preparing to deliver oil to a resident when the valve on the delivery hose would not open.  The driver hit it to get it going.  He inadvertently hit the PTO (power take off) control and in so doing pumped 7 gallons of heating oil on the ground.  I was informed that the spill was cleaned up with speedi-dri.

On Tuesday March 3, Jake Ward received a phone call from Bruce Fitts of Carmel.  Mr. Fitts was less than pleased with a Sinclair Oil clean up of an oil spill in his driveway.  On Saturday February Mr. Fitts indicated that he visited the Sinclair Oil office and spoke to Doug Sinclair.  He said Mr. Sinclair said that DEP told him he did all he could do.  Also he informed Jake that there was a sheen reaching the drainage ditch and a nearby-unnamed brook.

Thursday March 5, 1998                                                                   0940

I phoned Mr. Doug Sinclair and informed him that there is an oil sheen from his "cleaned up" oil spill entering a surface water body.
I explained that I would be there this afternoon and suggested he hire a contractor to do the clean up or I would.  Mr. Sinclair Hired Alan Dorr Construction to do the soil removal of about ? of a cubic yard of contaminated leaves and soil along with some ice.  I was on scene with the property owner, Bruce Fitts, to oversee the clean up.
P-368-1996*On June 19, 1996 I responded to an anonymous complaint about waste oil being dumped at Main-ly Oil in Standish.  On site I found no evidence of an oil spill.  I spoke with the owner of the business who showed me the waste oil burner.  I did notice a partially full 5 gallon bucket of oil outside the garage.  I recommended that the bucket be covered or placed inside.  No further action.
A-300-2000* An automobile accident resulted in the release of a few gallons of gasoline. The accident occurred on route 27 in Belgrade near Christies Store. Bill Wallace responded along with the Belgrade Fire Dept. They collected about six gallons of gas and placed it into a drum. This drum of gasoline along with a metal gas tank were brought back to the DEP warehouse.
 I made a site visit several days later and using a shovel I dug several small test pits into the road shoulder. I did not find any levels of gasoline, therefore, no soil removal will be required.
B-461-2000*A motorist northbound on Rt. 201 met a southbound van truck loaded with wet lap pulp;  by all accounts, that motorist was lucky to survive the encounter inasmuch as the southbound truck was in her lane and she ultimately endured a four hour wait while emergency personnel cut her out of her minivan, the southbound truck having crushed it.

The truck was finally lifted, about 10 pm, off the van, and at that time it was discovered that a saddle tank was leaking diesel.  That information was not relayed to the Bangor office 'til the afternoon of the next day; on Tuesday of the following week a MDOT crew excavated the contaminated soil and trucked it to Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hamden for disposal.

B-357-1996*D-TREE=N.
P-138-2000*    In the afternoon of Tuesday 3/7/00 DEP was notified by Kittery's Fire Chief O'Brian that  that a truck had discharged 20 to 50 gal. of diesel fuel from its refrigerated trailer tank located under the box trailer.  The trailer reportedly separated from the tractor while they took a corner onto Ranger Rd. on leaving Howell's Truck Stop, and the tank was crushed when the trailer fell to the ground.  The Fire Dept. had hired Fleet Env. to respond with the intention of billing E & S Transport.  The spill was reported contained and no DEP response was requested that day.
     The next morn. I met Fleet Env. workers who were excavating out oily soil from the side of Ranger Road.  The spill occurred in front of BOC Gases which is visible from the Maine Turnpike (see site sketch).  The area is on city water and sewer.  No product reached drains or surface water.  They dug down to about 12" to 18" bg, working under the Fire Chief.  I noted no free product or oil saturated soil remaining.  Fleet transported the soil to Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.
   No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.  There were no DEP/state expenses.  See attached.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-497-1999*While excavating for new concrete supports for the tanks at their bulk plant, Wadleigh's employees discovered soil contaminated with #1 and #2 fuel oil. It is surmised this contamination is from overfills and drips.

Several phone calls were received alleging that Wadleigh's was dumping the contaminated soil onto someone's property in Richmond. This complaint proved to be unfounded.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-688-1999*Contamination discovered during excavation for drainage.  Believed to be caused by underground tanks which had been removed many years earlier.  CRS tested soil for lead content and accepted it.  No further action required.


____________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Service
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-111-1979*
	Discharge from retail, motor fuels UST facility, owned by Mobil Corp.  [Clean-up and investigation prior to Maine rules on UST registration and management.]
I-204-1999*20 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost when hose broke.  It was cleaned up immediately with sorbent pads and shoveled up and emptied on hot top.  Oily debris removed and stored with other oily wastes for disposal.

P-519-2000*David LaPierre of the USCG called me to report that he had received an anonymous call reporting a drum floating in Portland Harbor off Widgery Wharf.  I contacted Fleet and Nick Clark and I went out in the boat to look for it.  We were unsuccessful in finding the drum reported seen but we did recover around 40 lbs of other spill related debris including the following:
-a four foot section of containment boom with a 24" skirt
-a severly rusted steel drum filled with water
-several wads of snare contaminated with black oil
-many empty plastic bags marked "salt"
-a 25' wooden post
-assorted plastic trash, etc...

Fleet will be disposing of this material.  No further action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 2000
A-53-2001*As a result of high wind, snow and ice, the transformer on Pole #1 Mace Road, Readfeild was damaged and leaked approx. 1 gallon of mineral oil.  The oil discharged to the snow near the pole and was recovered by CMP workers.  The transformer was tagged less than 50 ppm pcb content.  The contaminated snow was containerized and brought to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for disposal.  I did not conduct a site visit for this spill.  Central Maine Power's incident report is expected to be provided by CMP and will be attached to this report for the file.  No further action is required for Response Services.
B-536-1996*9/26/96 @ 823
Mr. Bob Olesky phoned to report that there appears to be tank sludge spilled on Florida Avenue, near the fuel area.  He said the spill was about 1/4" by 100' in length.

Mr. Bob Olesky phoned to say the material turned out to be a non-petroleum material consisting of blackwater and soot from clean out boilers.  This material goes to a grease pit.  This pit was recently pumped out and some of this material spilled on the roadway.  It will most likely be left in place or hosed off.
B-278-2000*     On May 22, 2000 at 1530 we received a call from Judy Moore of Great Northern Paper reporting a lube oil spill in a boiler room at their Millinocket mill.  The spill occurred a 1030 on May 21 when a worker forgot to shut off the unit before changing a filter.  Between 200 and 300 gallons of oil spilled out and some went into a drain which is connected to the mill's treatment plant.  Workers recovered some oil with sorbents and the remainder was treated at the sewage treatment plant.  In fact, due to the large volume of process water, no oil was seen in the plant.
A-776-1999*The responder to this incident, Jon Andrews, no longer worked for the DEP at the time this report was finalized.   There were no field notes available and the information is assumed based on the information Mr. Andrews had entered in the report data fields.

An anonymous caller reported a discharge of approximately 20 gallons of gasoline spilled at the subject location.  It is unknown how the spill occurred.  The underground galsoline storage tank had been removed years prior; however there may have been an above ground storage tank at the site.

It is assumed Mr. Andrews investigated the site as he did indicate some soil was excavated and removed.

It is unknown what other actions might have been taken.

A-631-1999*Staples Oil was called about odors in a home. Upon investigation, they discovered a small spill to a concrete basement floor caused by a broken seal on a pump. The service technician cleaned up the spill. The homeowners had no further complaints about odors.

No site visit made. No further action by Response Services.
P-144-2001*See attached Cianbro Corp. spill report.
P-161-1999*Please see attachments.
A-302-2000* An anonymous caller reported what he thought was an oil spill in the ditch on North Rd., in Fayette. I investigated the situation found an organic sheen. No further action will be required.
P-395-2000*No narrative.  See DEP UST reg. file #12538 for information.
B-159-1999*Charles Bagley of the Winter Harbor PD notified me of a pickup truck in the tidewater off Gray Rd. on April 8.   He said there was no discharge from it, and wanted to know if I wanted to look at it before it was pulled out.   I told him I didn't, and just go ahead and remove it as soon as they could.
A-153-1999*No site visit made.  The fire department reported that a ferris chloride line was ruptured during a fire at the treatment plant.   The pump on the line was not operational at the time of the fire, so only the contents of the line had been lost.  At the time this was estimated to be 10 to 60 gallons.  This material went into a basement sump pit with water used during the fire.  Fire Department personnel were reportedly neutralizing the material with lime.  The plan was to allow the mixture to go to the treatment process once the plant was back in operation.  I approved the plan.  The following morning I reported the incident to the DEP treatment plant inspectors.  Dave Coffin followed up.

Dave learned from the treatment plant that the line had not ruptured, but only bent by the heat of the fire.  There was only a minor drip and this was contained with a pail.

No further action is anticipated.
B-408-2000*Inattention to detail on a maintenance worker's part led to the loss of 1484 gallons of sulfuric acid at the Fort James mill.  Missed by the effluent pH monitors, something amiss was noted only after excess hydrogen sulfide was detected in the process sewer.  The cause of the gas generation was traced back to a leaking acid pump.  See Mike Curtis' report from Fort James.
B-648-1998*B-648-98
Machiasport

Friday October 2, 1998				0923

I received a phone call from Kathy Billings, of Bangor Hydroelectric.  Mrs. Billings phoned to report a 4-gallon spill of hydraulic oil that occurred in Machiasport.

According to Mrs. Billings, a Bangor Hydro line truck burst a hydraulic hose and released 4 gallon of hydraulic oil to a 4 square foot area on Corn Hill, on Route 192, in Machiasport, at around 0900 this morning.  The line crew used a spill kit to clean up some of the spill.  The 4 square foot area was excavated by C. Curtis Excavating and back filled with gravel.  The two 55 gallon drums of contaminated soil, and 30 gallons of debris was removed by C. Curtis Excavating.  The spill debris was disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-23-1999*On 3-8-99, Colon Lilly called this office to report that a 275 gallon fuel tank at the residence of he and his father(Robert Lilly) had leaked and oil covered the ground around the tank. I inspected the property that day and found that about 50 gallons had leaked from a cracked flange on the tank. I hired Delmont Wood and Sons to remove all contaminaed snow and ice. This was done the following day. The Lilly's well was placed on Quarterly Monitoring because it was located close to the spill area.
A-124-1997*     DEP received a complaint from a homeowner that his neighbor was operating an auto-recycling business that was creating pollution that was spreading onto his property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) investigated. It became apparent that there existed a long-standing feud between the two.  I observed evidence of only minor oil spillage, and felt that no remediation was warranted.  The complainant had legitimate "nuisance" issues, and I referred him to the Fairfield code enforcement office.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-314-1999*An oily sheen was reported in a wet area under the railroad overpass on Route 201. It was an organic sheen.
I-5-1998*Mr. Kingsbury contacted the office after having his filter repaired at his home in Blaine. Snow loading caused the filter to snap off at the nipple coming out of the tank.

Due to the amount of snow and the access to the tank area, no clean-up could be conducted.

The well was hit in June, but Mr.Kingsbury will be abandoning his property and doesn't want any assistance from the DEP.

Case closed
P-74-1997*Product dripped from hose of oil truck following oil delivery.  Heavy rains (flooding conditions) caused small amount spilled to run down road and resulting sheen made amount of product appear much greater than it was.  No clean-up possible and no further action necessary in this matter.



__________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-118-2000*Received a call from Paul Parker about his concerns about some chemicals in his water.  I went to his place.  He showed me some sample results that he had obtained that showed his well contained low levels of propanal (propionaldehyde).  I sampled the water again for volatile and semi-volatile contaminants.  Again, the only thing that was found was propanal at the 2ppb level.  Consulting with co-workers, we could not fathom where this material was originating.  We made no conclusion, but also did not rule out a natural source for the material.  My research showed no established TLV and an LD50 of 1410 mg/kg (rat).  I wrote Mr. Parker and suggested that the next step he take was to consult with the State Toxicologist.  Unless additional information was received, no further action by Response Services was necessary.
I-130-2000*5.99 GALLONS OF NUMBER 2 HEATING OIL LEAKED IN BASEMENT FROM A 275.  A LITTLE OIL MADE IT TO THE STORM DRAINS.
P-113-2000*Sheen appeared to be the result of run-off from roads and wharf's in the area.  The U.S. Coast Guard was also investigating the origins of the sheen and felt it was also the result of run-off.

No further action required.
I-6-1996*See attached narrative
I-185-2000*Lightning hit a pole and blew transformer and broke bushings causing 16 oz. oil to be spilled.  Removed soil and sod with oil stains around pole area within 33 feet of centerline field test.
Transformer oil had less than 50 PPM of PCB Based upon MPS field test performed.
P-376-1997*On 7/8/97 Denise Fournier of the DEP received a call from Paul Komanestsky of Middle Range Marina reporting an underground gasoline tank taking on water.  Denise relayed the information to Steve Eufemia of the DEP and the case was ultimately assigned to me.  I contacted Mr. Komanetsky and learned that the tank had been out of service since September 1996 and that since then it had gained 19 inches of water.  Mr. Komanetsky had not observed any other evidence of leakage.  I instructed him to have the tank pumped out immediately and to begin preparations to have the tank removed.  I also told him that I would waive the 30 day removal notice due to the current situation.

On 7/24/97 I met on site with Sun Environmental and the tank was removed.  The tank was in poor condition with multiple deep pits observed and one hole approximately 1/4 inch in diameter.  There was no evidence of contamination found in the tank excavation.  I am guessing that the hydraulic pressure of water around the tank may have kept any detectable amounts of gasoline from exiting.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST
AUGUST 5, 1997
P-633-1999*Spill from CMP transformer.  See attached CMP spill report.  NFA
I-68-1996*Odor in the water reported 7/9/96.

Initial sample showed strange results, so Well was resampled and results recived on 8/30/96 showed 31 ppm Fuel oil and j-45 total hydrocarbon but extremely weathered.

Filter from Softwater service will be installed the week of 9/9/96.
A-169-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
I-15-1999*This spill was reported by the Town of Perham Road Foreman.

After locating the spill, I attempted to clean it up with pads. A lot of oil had worked into the snow & ice. I put six pads down and recovered them on 2/17/99.

Not all the oil was recovered and a well was located across the road at the Huston Residence, so I had Soderberg Construction excavate the saturated ice, snow & soil.

Case closed
P-335-2000*Small resedential spill in concrete floored basement.  Cleaned up by oil company.  No further action.
B-619-2000*B-619-2000
11/20/2000 12:30

     Marylyn Ness, concerned resident on the North Lubec Road in Lubec, called to report that a container washed in from Johnson Bay and landed on the shore in front of her property.  She stated that it appeared to contain some type of oil and was leaking.  I informed her that that it would be a good idea to retrieve it and place it in a safe location.  While on another incident in the area I picked up the container.  It was simply a 5 gallon closed bucket containing waste oil.  It did not appear that any had leaked.  It was subsequently disposed of by the Department.
P-768-1999*On 11/4/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Saco Fire Department reporting a kerosene spill at a residence in Saco.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed approximately 175 gallons of oil spilled into the basement of the residence.  The spill occurred when the fuel filter broke off from the tank.

After speaking with the homeowner, Patti Hinckley, I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.  Clean Harbors sorbed the spilled fuel in the basement.  While still on the scene of the spill, it was determined that some oil had gone into the sump and then traveled through the city sewer lines into a wet well located on Skyline Drive.  I requested that Clean Harbors bring a vacuum truck to the wet well and pump it out.

I returned to the site the next morning and spoke with Ms. Hinckley again.  She told me her insurance company had agreed to cover the spill.  I told her we would send any bills to her and she could seek reimbursement from her insurance company.

We discussed further cleanup necessary to resolve odor issues in the home.  I told her to hire Serv Pro or an equivalent service to wash the basement floor and then apply an epoxy based sealer to the floor.  I also told her to remove any oily items from the basement and that I would have Clean Harbors return to the site and dispose of any burnable items.

The work discussed above was completed, however, odor problems persisted at the residence.  On 11/29 I returned to the residence with Peter Eremita to further evaluate the odor issue.  We determined that oil vapor was still coming from the sump area in the basement.  Peter made arrangements to have a ventillation system installed over the sump hole to manage the vapors.  At this time, the ventillation system has significantly improved the air quality in the home.  No further action required.
A-254-1997*IP had a minor fitting leak on a suction roll.  The product dribbled to the ground and was found quickly.  The fitting was tightened and the oil was picked up with sorbents.
B-234-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-788-2001*Observed a new diesel spill on the concrete pad.  There had been no absorbent material spread in an effort to clean up the spill.
I-75-1996*Minor spill from a woods truck. Frost plug worked loose and about 3 gal was lost before leak was identified.

Cleaned up by spillor, Ronald Fournier.

case closed
B-106-2001*     On 3/14/01, Dan Koralewski called to say that his well water had suddenly become unpotable.  His property is located a couple hundred yards down grade from an old, gasoline containing UST that had been removed a few years ago.  I went to the site and observed that the water did smell and it even gave a reading of 16 ppm on my PID.  Dan had already submitted a DRO sample so we waited for the analysis to come back.  It came back non detect.  I took another sample for GRO and specified BTEX.  It also came back non detect.  Since that time I've learned that high levels of manganese will give water a bad odor and taste.
P-476-1999*None
P-628-1997*28 August 1997, responded to spill location where I observed a portion of the roadway stained with diesel fuel, that discharged from a town owned trash truck involved in a traffic accident.

I recovered three disposal bags of sorbent pads for incineration. The town layed down sand and recovered it for disposal at Brunswick Landfill, I issued a MDEP Virgin Product Letter; only a portion of the sand deployed came in contact with oil residue and was considered mildly impacted at best.

No impact to the stream near the accident scene observed.

Response Services to seek reimbursement for two bales of sorbent pads issued to the town for use on potential spills in the future.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (23Dec97)
P-80-2001*Basement window fell on fire-o-matic valve and 30-50 gallons of oil leaked out of tank and into City sewer.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 7, 2001
B-360-2000*B-360-00
Newport

Monday July 10, 2000	1128

Kevin Moore ((800) 432-4211), of C.N. Brown phoned to report an oil spill that occurred at the Sebasticook Valley Community Center around 1045 today.  Mr. Moore informed me that a C.N. Brown oil delivery driver attached the hose to the fill pipe and did not hear a whistle.

The driver shut off the oil and disconnected the hose.  Oil splashed back from the hose.  The basement tank may have been full.

The delivery driver used a sorbent pad to wipe down the splashed oil that was on the side of the building.  The ground clean up was easy, the bark mulch and the underlying plastic was picked up.  C.N. Brown disposed of the spill debris.
A-524-1998*No site visit made.  A small amount of contamination above Intermediate standards was found.  This was reported to be limited.  I determined that no remediation was needed.  See the site assessment for additional information.  No further action is anticipated.
B-718-1997*Called to fix a leaking AST at the Linnehan residence, Jeff Hallett patched the tank then attempted to recovering the oil off the cellar floor.  Unfortunately, an estimated 2 gallons was lost to the basement floor drain.
B-292-2000*B-292-2000
05/25/2000 13:55

     Melissa Stein of Irving Oil called to report a spill of #2 fuel at a rental property owned by Edna Savage on Elliot Street in Machias.  It was stated that an unknown quantity of oil leaked from a loose filter from the outside above ground tank.  Fuel vapors were reportedly a problem at the residence.
     Investigation shown that the rental structure sat on bare ground without a foundation.  The wood which was in contact with the ground was saturated with oil.  Clean Harbors was called to remove as much soil as possible from beneath the tank and structure.  A space was left beneath the building to allow Technical Services personnel to install a ventilation system.  As of mid summer the vapors have all but vanished.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.  Any further action will be assessed by Tech Services staff.
I-182-1997*On 12-3-97, the State Police called this office to report that a Frito Lay truck had overturned on Rt. 1 about 200 yards south of the Bridgewater/Monticello town line. They estimated about 30 gallons of deisel had leaked before it was pulled from the ditch. There are no residences nearby. A contractor from Caribou was hired by Frito Lay to excavate all contaminated soil. This was done on 12-5-97. About 5 yards was removed by a hand crew because the location of the spill would not allow heavy machinery to be an option.
A-239-1997*     DEP received an anonymous report that a large volume of scrap and debris (including several vehicles and cans of waste oils and paints) had been buried at this property in a large (100'X 200'X 40' deep) pit two years previously.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 7/11/97 in the presence of the current property owner (Berry).  Mr. Berry explained the history of the property as a working farm with a small automotive painting business attached.  The property is currently offered for sale as several parcels (174 acres total).  Mr. Berry was cooperative as we roamed the property with a metal detector.  I found no evidence of a buried mass of iron on the order of that described in the initial report, and observed no other evidence to indicate that further environmental investigation is warranted here.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of these allegations.
B-312-2000*On 6/6/00, 1005 hours Jim Miller of the Naval Security Group Activity at the Schoodic Site in Winter Harbor reported a five gallon heating oil spill from a high pressure fuel line that had cracked.  They recovered most of the product with speedy dry.  We discussed ways of dealing with odor problems emanating from what had soaked into the cement floor.  The spill happened in their boiler room, which may have been remote enough from living and working spaces so that no further remediation would be required.
B-404-1997*On 7/25/97,2234 hours Petty Officer Young of USCG Bucksport reported that a fourteen by thirty foot pontoon drilling rig barge, that belonged to Maine Test Borings, had capsized in the Winterport region of the Penobscot River.  He said that there was a 15 gallon fuel tank on board.  I contacted Don Wiswell of Maine Test Borings via his cellular.  Don was enroute and said he would report back to me as soon as he arrived.  Don called back at 2300 hours. He said the mast was on the ground and that they were righting the barge with a come along.  He said that there was no evidence of spilled oil.
I-150-1997*On 9-2-97, this office received a fax from J.M Huber to report they had a spill. It had occurred in the boiler room. 80 gallons of thermal oil had been spilled on the floor inside the plant because a gate valve had not been completely closed. All was cleaned up by the staff there with speedy dry.
B-108-1996*According to Geo. Cross, Donna Wade's AST rotted out on the bottom, losing perhaps 10 gallons of oil onto the ground.  Ms. Wade happened to smell the oil and discovered the problem before too much oil was lost.  Cross's fear was that the sump pump discharge would flush the oil to the lake, but I found no sign of that. Some oil was apparent at the East side of the camp, under the glassed in porch, and that was recovered.  The rest of the oil is presumably trapped under the camp, inaccessable to recovery.
A-224-2000* A pickup truck went off the road into a small pond. This occurred on Route One near Moody's diner. I spoke with the responding Fire Dept and no gas or oil had leaked at that time. I asked that they call if any leakage occurred. The wrecker was on its way to remove the pick up truck.
B-75-1996*This office received a written report from W.T. Gardner Logging in Millinocket concerning a small spill of hydraulic oil on the Clark ROad in T4 R12.  It was reported that about 5 gallons spilled from a K220 Feller Forwarder.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with a few sorbents and burnt at their facility's wood stove.  A verbal report by phone was requested in the event of another spill.
A-178-2000*A corrosion leak occurred. It was discovered during a real estate transfer (the property was purchased by Paul Campbell--563-2519). The soil and coal dust was removed.
A-495-2000*Ron Huber of Penobscot Bay Watch called to report a drum near Quantabacook Lake. After a thorough search I was unable to find any evidence of a drum in the area. No further action is anticipated.
P-401-1999*19 June 1999, responded to spill location.  A broken hose from excavation equipment being towed on a trailer, leaked onto the roadway for several hundred yards.  Oversaw deployment of sand on roadway by town highway crew and fire officials.  Recovery of the sand not feasible.  Vehicle traffic helped absorb and disperse sand that was deployed and warnings posted for motorcyclists.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2Sep99.
P-240-2000*On 4/14/00 I received a call from Harvey at Dixon Bros./Webber Energy reporting that they had accidentally put oil into an abandoned UST in North Sebago.  Approximately 5 gallons of oil was pumped into the tank when the homeowner stopped the delivery truck driver.  The tank had been abandoned in place in 1990 but the fill pipe had been left intact.

I instructed Harvey that he need to expose the top of the tank and remove the contents of the tank if possible.

On 5/31 Dixon Bros. excavated the top of the tank.  There was a hole cut in the top of the tank from the abandonment procedure.  The tank was filled with a mix of sand, water and oil.  Dixon Bros. made arrangements to have Clean Harbors vactor out the tank on 6/1.

On 6/1 Linda Doran visited the site on my behalf and issued a "virgin" letter for disposal of the contaminated tank contents.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 16, 2000
A-621-1999*Received a call from John Cronin concerning a small oil spill at the International Paper Androscoggin Mill in Jay. The sight glass on a lube oil system broke spilling the contents of the sight glass on to a concrete floor. Approximately a half-gallon was spilled. Mill employees immediately cleaned it up. See the attached report from International Paper for additional details. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-192-1996*Investigated a report of an oil sheen in a gully behind the rest area at Exit 3 of the Maine State Turnpike.  The sheen was only a marsh sheen that appears seasonally.  No further action.
B-75-2000*      On February 12, 2000 at 1600 we received a call from Steve Oleski at the Bangor International Airport reporting that the fuel sensing line in a Maine Air Guard plane cracked and spilled one to two gallons of jet fuel.  The fuel leaked onto the concrete where workers recovered it with sorbents.  No oil reached any drain.
P-662-2001*On 8/23/01 I received a call from Mary Scarpulo at the USCG reporting a mystery drum floating between Mackworth and The Brothers Islands.  Mary indicated that they had received an anonymous complaint regarding the drum.  I hired Clean Harbors to search for and retrieve the drum.  We found the drum nearly ashore between the two islands.  The drum was covered with netting and barnacles.  It appeared to be a dock float device and contained no hazardous material.  Clean Harbors disposed of the drum as solid waste.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 29, 2001
A-147-1998* International Paper reported a release of one gallon of vegatable oil. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.

A-51-1997*Mead had a hydraulic hose fail on the chip dump system.  They lost 150 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The product was absorbed on the chips in the area.  The chips were removed and taken to the biomass boiler for disposal.  No further action is required.
A-355-1996*Steve Dyer of EER called to report that he was at a site doing a phase 2 assessment and that he found some contamination. The site was the former Pullen Ford property in Oakland. EER had been called in to do a phase 2 assessment for a property transfer involving the owner, PPCom, Inc. and the Town of Oakland. Steve and I discussed the site and agreed that it was probably a BL2 site from the decision tree. I also agreed that since the building had been vacant for years, that speed of cleanup was not an issue here and waiting for the report would give me more data to work with.

The report indicated that there had been a gasoline underground tank at the site and test pits were excavated at the tank site. PID headspace readings of 735ppm were below the cleanup levels of 1000ppm indicated for a baseline 2 site. Other test pits showed no other significant levels of contamination. Discussions with Mike Roy, Oakland town manager indicated that the existing building will be torn down and a new structure on a slab will be built.

See the attached report from EER for additional details. No cleanup is necessary on this site. No further work is required.
A-278-1999*An odor of petroleum was noticed after an underdrain system had been installed under a section of route 16 as part of road upgrades.  Dale visited the site and took a sample.  He reported that the contamination appeared to be in a large sand lens under the road.  He found contamination at 170 ppb.  I visited the site about 2 weeks after and observed that water was continuing to flow.  There was a definite odor.  I resampled to see if contamination levels were steady.  I obtained 162 ppb.  The contamination leaves the drain and flows over about 30' of lawn to a duck pond.  There is no visible stress to the lawn.  The area is served by town water.

The source of the contamination is unknown.  Just above this area are three old UST sites.  A Gulf Station on the same side of the road near the current grange hall was abandoned many years ago and little is known.  The next closest was Wick's Country Store Registration number 13452.  These tanks are listed as having been removed in 1987.  Wick's Store burned and there is a new business on the site.  Just upgrade of Wicks is Morton's Store.  Registration number 6259.  Their USTs were removed in 1982.  The store now has above ground tanks.  The lines for the tanks are bare steel, but they are above ground for the most part.   It is clear that they are not the source of the contamination.  I advised Mr. Morton on the need to upgrade the lines to the tank to meet current regulations.

I determined that no further action is anticipated.
B-366-2000*B-366-00
Bangor

Wednesday July 12, 2000				1600

I received a phone call from Lisa Weild (947-3835) of R.H. Foster that they had a heating oil tank overfill at 267 Ohio Street in Bangor.  The white apartment building is owned by Mr. Verne Darling (997-2940), of PO Box 7, Monson, Maine 04464.

When I arrived on Ohio Street I met a R.H. Foster technician that was involved in cleaning up a tank over fill.  He used a few pads to wipe down the building and then cleaned up some stained soil that was located under the fill pipe.  R.H. Foster removed the spill debris.
A-544-1996*Received a call from Al Dixon of the Town of Farmington that they had a 500 gallon spill of waste oil at the public works garage. I responded to the site which is on Route 2 near the downtown. When I arrived Farmington Fire department was on scene containing the oil that was discharging from a culvert to a dry stream bed. The active part of the stream was about 100' away. Inspection of the spill site showed that about 500 gallons of waste oil had overfilled a day tank and found it's way to the floor drain. The above mentioned discharge point of the storm water system was about 500' away. There were a number of catch basins that had substantial amounts of oil in them. I called Clean Harbors and they responded with a vacuum truck. After cleaning catch basins an attempt was made to flush out the corregated storm water pipe. Topography of the discharge end favored excavating a hole, lining it with plastic and using a hydrant to flush out the pipe. It worked but the vacuum truck was not able to suck up the water and oil due to the height of the truck above the pool. It was decided that Clean Harbors would send a vactor the next day 12/5/96. The vactor had enough vacuum to vac up the water from the pool. Two more flushings were made of the pipe. About 5 cubic yards of soil was landspread on town property. No further work is necessary on this site.
I-41-1998*On 3-4-98, Daigle Oil Company called this office to report that there had been a spill of kerosene at the home of their customer Hilda Spooner. They estimated about 200 gallons had been lost because of a cracked brass fitting due to the weight of snow settling around the tank. Delmont Wood and Sons were hired to dig out the contaminated soil. About 85 yards was removed and was sufficient to have recovered most of the spilled product. Mrs. Spooner was also placed on QM.
P-491-1998*18 Nov 98, responded to spill reported 17 Nov 98. No additional clean up action required on site. Proceeded to So. Portland FD and picked up pads for disposal. Due to the limited number (10) of pads recovered, no reimbursement warranted. Additionally, the state police did not generate a DEP Initial Report Form and I could not track down the RP nor the responding trooper at a later date. So. Portland FD also could not provide subject information.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (16Jan99).
A-192-1996*See attached narrative for details.
P-800-1994*Received a call regarding the discovery of a 55 gallon drum, containing some type of liquid, in the woods off Nasons Mills and Sand Pond Road, Limington, ME.

The drum was recovered, and later determined to be waste oil that tested as hazardous waste.  Clean Harbors disposed of drum.
A-138-1998*This spill was reported when I visited the island for A-87-98 and A-88-98.  It was reported that oil had dripped from the truck.  I did not see a drip on 3/23/98 or 4/8/98.  Luke Church(the operator for the electric company) reports that some other individual used the truck and did not properly close the valve.  Bedrock was only 2 or 3 inches deep.  Mr. Church removed the stained soil.

No further work is anticipated.
A-514-1998*     DEP received a report that this spill had occurred over a paved area.  Product was sorbed into sand, which was transported to a landfill for disposal.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-28-1999*B-028-99
Caratunk

Monday January 18, 1999				1756

The state police dispatcher from Orono asked me to make contact with the state police dispatcher in Augusta (1-800-452-4664).   I made contact with the Augusta area dispatcher and was told that a tractor trailer box unit was in the Kennebec River leaking 250 gallons of diesel fuel from the saddle tanks.

I asked if there was a state police officer on scene.  I was told that Unit 320 was on scene.  I explained that I would be on my way and would check in via cell phone to get more information on the spill.  While en route, I was informed that the truck belonged to  Currier Trucking.  I called back later and was informed that the truck was off the road, was upright, was not in the Kennebec River as earlier reported and was not leaking diesel fuel.

Upon hearing this I broke off adding that if any spill occurrences that I would like to be notified.  Their plans are to transfer the 250 gallons of diesel in the tanks prior to moving the truck.
B-258-2001*Tony Civiello called from the East Millinocket Waste Water Treatment Plant. They had begun receiving fuel oil in the plant's wastewater. They had tracked the spill to the basement 3 = Main Street. This is a two family apartment building owned by Helen Federico. Her son, Dominic Federico, acts for her. Mr. Civiello and his supervisor, Frank Stratton, had obtained oil sorbent boom from the Great Northern paper mill and installed these in the treatment plant.
   I met Mr. Civiello, Mr. Stratton and Mr. Federico at the spill site. Mr. Federico had spread speedi-dri on the concrete floor. Due to the spring high water table there was little chance of the oil getting under the floor. In fact in appears that much of the oil went to the floor drain. The spill occurred due to a broken firematic valve. The outside fill and vent pipes had been pushed into the house a few inches causing the tank to move the same amount. As the feed line had been cast in the concrete floor, the filter was pulled down toward the floor and the valve cracked. It appears that some vehicle had gotten close enough to the building wall (it faces the park lot) to strike the pipes, forcing them into the cellar. Mr. Federico suspected the plow truck. The apartment fed by the tank had been vacant all winter and Mr. Federico said there should have been less than 50 gallons in the tank. They had delivered a 100 gallons to the tank the day before as a new tenant was moving in. While we don't know when the accident occurred, I'd guess that the first 50 gallons had been spilled prior to the 100 delivered the day before.
   In any case the environment and public health were not threatened. No further action anticipated.
P-545-1996*  On 9/9/96, S. Brezinski was onsite and observed the removal operations by Cumberland Farms crews under CTI Denis Davis.  Three 8000 gal. bare steel UST's with associated steel piping was removed and contaminated soil noted.
  Though over a mapped aquifer, there are several confirmed discharges all around this Cooks Corner and and no active drinking water wells, so this facility was considered a Non-Attainment area and given a Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal at this time.  Less than 10 years ago private wells were located within 1000 ft. though these are gone or converted to public water.  Groundwater is potentially usable though.  The area is primarily commercial, and is located across from the Cooks Corner Shopping Ctr.   No clean-up was required by DEP though CFG needed to remove gasoline contam. soil in order to install the new facility.  CFG sent 300.14 tons of soil to Tilcon to allow the new install.  No gw was treated nor disposed of.  As noted at the former Getty facility that used to be across RT. 24, the soils observed were primarily sands though clay beds have also been noted nearby.
  See the attached notes, clean-up agreement and UST Removal assessment of Hull & Associates.
P-626-1997*   On 11/4/97 I performed a site visit to check on this reported 200 gallon fuel oil loss.  The 275 gal. AST was located behind the white duplex on the N side of the driveway (see site map), on a concrete pad.  From Mr. Poulan, I understand that the firematic valve leaked over a week or two before being noticed.  Dark oil smelling soil was all around the tank.  As the spill was next to an apartment with a sunken floor, I felt an Intermediate Clean-Up was clear (see attached).  Poulin, as property manager, opted to have DEP manage the clean-up, and will apply to the AST Ins. Fund.
   I called Clean Harbors and Seacoast Ocean Svcs. (SOS) for quotes, though only SOS responded, with a $1600 bid to excavate, replace soil. and loam and seed.  CRS was to bill DEP directly for disposal.  On 11/7/97 I supervised SOS removing soil with a Bobcat excavator.  Problems developed as the Bobcat did not have high enough reach to load the CRS truck.  A smaller, SOS, truck had to be acquired to finish.  About 2 to 2.5' down bedrock was encountered, limiting soil removal and clean-up.  It is not pratical to remediate further because of this refusal.  SOS had Union Oil disconnect and reconnect the AST.
   As of 12/20/97, SOS had not returned to lay new loam and grass seed to return the area to its original condition, as agreed by Gudreau.  In May, 1998 I noted that proper landscaping had been satisfactorily done and full payment to SOS approved.  No sensitive receptors are now believed threatened and no further DEP Rep. Div. action is expected at this time.  See attached and invoice inf. for further information.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-274-1996*Two tanks were removed from the parking area.  The buried tanks were usually partially surrounded by water at high tide. The gasoline tank had a corrosion hole in it, but little contaminated soil was found.  The tide washed the product out on every change.  The contaminated soil (4 yd) was replaced in the hole.  The ground water in the immediate area is brackish.
P-475-2000*While filling an oil tank at the Union Oil bulk facility at the Rumery Road Industrial park, the hose come loose from the truck spilling 10-15 gallons of oil to the pavement.  I checked on the spill, it was cleaned up by Union Oil personnel with speedy dry which was applied swept up then applied again.  No oil left the pavement.  No further action.
A-98-1999*This tank was found empty only a few days after it had been filled. The area is sandy and the well is only about 20' away.  The oil had soaked in near the pad under the trailer.  The Antonelli's were planning a new home, and construction was due to begin in the spring.  I decided that excavation would be more complete if we waited for the trailer to be removed.  In April I learned that the new home was not going to be built and arranged to excavate contamination that was accessible.  I also sampled the well and arranged for quarterly testing.

The well driller, L & L Drilling, reported that the well was 300' deep with 28' of casing.  The yield was 1.5 gpm.  He thought that there was a clay layer above the bedrock.  The well was hydrofractured.  There are three other wells in the area within approximately 200' to 300'.

This site has been referred to Technical Services for review and determination if additional work is needed.
P-224-2001*Snow came off the roof and broke the filter off Mr. Hall's tank.  Approximately 125 gallons of K-1 was spilled.  We did an extensive excavation and recycled 96 tons of soil.  One sample of Mr. Hall's well has come back positive but we suspect that it may be pipe grease so we are resampling.  Resample came back clean.  Mr. Hall is away for work for months at a time so he will contact us if there is an odor or water complaint.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-247-2000*      On May 7, 2000 at 0950 we received a call from the Waldo Co. Sheriff's Office reporting a washed up drum in Searsport off the Mossman Pt. Beach Rd.  I talked to Rick Ferris of the Waldo Co. Emergency Mgt. team who said about twenty gallons of diesel was still in the drum.. Most of the oil had leaked out while the drum floated at sea.  Mr. Ferris brought the drum to the Searsport Fire station.
      On May 8 I picked up the drum and brought it back to our garage.  I stuck the drum and found about ten gallons of diesel fuel and ten gallons of water.
P-803-1996*1May96, recovered two propane gas cylinders (10-15 gallons in size) and one helium cylinder (5 gallon in size) that were abandon at the Goodwill facility. Linda Doran vented the helium tank and cut it up for disposal. The propane tanks were aquired by DEP personnel for re-use.

No further action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (21Jan96).
B-366-2001*Please see attached narrative.
A-740-1999*A hydraulic hose developed a leak. About 58 gallons was lost. It all went to the sewer.
P-691-1999*On 11/29/99 I received a call from Mark Brackett reporting waste paint and thinner dumped in the woods near the Little Ossippee River on Nasons Mills Rd. in Limington.  I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival I observed several containers of paint, paint thinner and aerosol cans left near the river.  It did not appear as though any of the containers had leaked.  There was no evidence near the scene of the dumping to suggest who was responsible for the materials.

I hired Clean Harbors to remove the waste.  Removal was completed later that day.  No further action required.



_________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 14, 1999
A-578-1996*IP had a cracked seal on the 10A bleach tower.  The scrubber system could not collect the leaking product completely.  The system was shut down and the residuals were redirected to the other scrubber.  The seal was repaired.
I-129-1998*On 6-26-98, Ronald Fournier called to report there had been a spill of hydraulic oil from one of his cranes at a woods operation in T11 R9 (Ingalls Brook Road). A hose had broken. All was on the road and I instucted him to remove the soil from the road with a skidder blade and stock pile the soil until he had enough to make a trip to the local approved landfill.
B-159-1996*Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on the Murray Rd in Carmel.  It was stated that the bracket holding the transformer to the pole failed tilting the unit.  Oil subsequently leaked from a bushing.  A few scoops of soil was all that was needed for a clean up.  The oil was reported to be non-PCB..
P-754-2000*See attached report.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
February 13, 2001
P-265-2001*   During the evening of Mon. 4/2/01, DEP responded to a Portland FD report of free oil leaching from the ground at the Portland Jetport.  With the FD and Jetport Maint. we noted a slick of free oil draining across the tarmac to storm drain (see photo) 100' away.  Pads  & boom had been put down.  The dark oil was coming up with high gw near NE Air's loading rack and AST bulk plant.  Though the product was nearest the Av-Gas AST's, it appeared to be combustable jet fuel (a high grade K1-like fuel).  We noted a dark stain and oily soil along the edge of the loading pad about 10' upgrade of the seep and we understood this was the source (see site sketch). Due to the location we presumed NE Air (NEA) to be the RP (see Clean-Up Agreement of 4/4/01).  My contacts with NE Air were Steve Walker and Josh Williams.  I notified USCG MSO as the spill likely reached the Fore River.
   On Fri. 4/7/01 NE Air had Portland Pump excavate a test pit in the seep area.  On Mon. 4/9/01, T. Gallant and I noted a heavy dark slick of oil atop gw in the test pit (The dark color was asphalt dissolved by the Jet-A out of the pavement).  Over the next week NEA monitored and applied pads to the oil.  The source of the spill was excavated and disposed of offsite.  About 4/14/01, I noted the oil appeared to have been flushed out and padded up and I authorized NEA to fill in the test pit.
   Being built over a former wetland, soils are tight clays keeping gw near the surface.  Storm drains goes to the Fore River.  The reason for the oil contam. upgrade of the seep is unknown at this time.  There is no underground piping that could leak nor any obvious leaks from piping or the tanks.  The spill apears to likely be draining of a truck hose, spill from a loading hose, or dumping of a small container of waste fuel, on purpose or by accident.  The spill likely occured weeks or months before, during the winter, and was unreported to the DEP nor properly cleaned up as required.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP
B-217-2000*B-217-2000
04/19/2000 16:50

     Clyde Pelkey of C.A. Pelkey Oil in Glenburn called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Clyde Merrill at lot 50 in Pray's Trailer Park in Kenduskeag.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked from the outside tank when the firematic valve was accidentally broken during maintenance on the heating system.  The oil was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.

P-13-1999*On January 8, 1999 I received a report of a 1-2 gallon spill of gasoline at the Elizabeth Ann Gas Station in Lewiston.  Lewiston Fire Dept responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  The spill was confined to the pavement and therefore there was no impact to the environment.  No further action.
P-259-1999*On 12 April 1999, responded to complaint of a potentially leaking AST.  On site I met with a Down East technician installing a new AST, under a PROP program.  The AST being removed had no footing or support, and was housed on the ground directly.  I observed a olfactory indication of oil in the soil under the old tank after it had been removed.  I did not observe any free phase oil or saturated soil.  It appeared that the old tank was weeping oil from a seam or fitting and I observed an oil stain on the outside of the tank at one end.

I turned the oil impacted soil ( approximately .6 m wide x 1.5 m long x 16 cm deep) that was at the leaking end of the tank to expose it to aeration.  I did not detect oil olfactory or visually at 16 cm.  The amount spilled could not be measured, but estimated to be less than a liter.

No additional clean up action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 22APR99.
A-551-1996* A contractor filled the oil reservoir tank. When the paper machine was started the reservoir overfilled and oil spilled onto the floor and into the waste treatment plant. No cleanup was attempted. See attached letter from I.P. no site visit was made.

P-795-1996*On December 3, 1996 Ron Smalley of Ameritech Environmental requested a waiver of the 30 day UST removal notice.  The old jailhouse was in the process of being torn down and they wished to pull the tank to coinside with ongoing construction.  I granted the waiver and attended the removal on 12/11/96.  The tank was in good condition, no indication of leakage or spillage from the tank.  No further action.
A-200-1996*Webber was removing the tanks at the facility to build a new station.  The area around the tanks was heavily contaminated. The tanks appeared to be in good condition so the product was probably from overfills.  The saturated soils were removed from the excavation.  A high water table was present over ledge which limited the extent of the contamination.  About 100 yards of saturated soils were removed.  The piping was double wall fibreglass and had not leaked.  No further action is required.
A-557-1998*Mr. Caron called after noticing a heavy sheen on the dirt road in front of his home.  The sheen had no odor and was continuous for nearly one mile of the road.  He felt that it was from a skidder that had been moved earlier in the day.  I couldn't locate the skidder when I visited the site.  It was raining at the time, and no free product could be found.  I don't feel that any product had soaked into the road or shoulders.  No further action is anticipated.
A-287-1999*Went to an underground tank removal in the town of Union.  Tank installer Bill Carver called to report that he had a client who wanted to remove an underground storage tank at some property he owned on Union Common.  The property owner was removing the tank as part of closing agreement for purchasing the lot.   The current building and the newly acquired adjoining lot were to be converted into a grocery store.

I went to the site on 6/4/1999.  The tank was just being removed as I arrived.  It was a small tank between 500-1000 gallons capacity.  Inspection of the tank showed it was in good condition.  Inspection of the tank excavation with a photo ionization detector showed no contamination present.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-287-1999*On 4/21/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Freeport Police Department reporting a vandalism incident in Freeport.  Kids had set fire to a 2 1/2 gallon gasoline can in the parking lot of the Freeport Middle School.  Most, if not all, of the gasoline burned in the incident.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
A-456-1999*Since 4/28/98 the well of George and Irene Rizkalla has been monitored by Technical Services as part of an ongoing investigation of water well contamination in Tenants Harbor. A routine sample taken on 9/16/98 showed 680 ppb gasoline and 470 ppb MTBE. The Rizkallas had not noticed any change in their water quality, probably because granular activated carbon filters were already in place due to a detection of low levels of a motor oil like material in previous water samples.

The Rizkallas returned from vacation in early September and found evidence of a vehicle accident in front of their home. Mr. Rizkalla operates a barber shop business and someone had run into his barber pole sign, destroying it. No other evidence of an accident was found. A sample taken 10/8/98 verified contamination at 230 ppb gasoline and 160 MTBE.

On 11/20/98, Technical Services subsequently re-sampled the Rizkalla well and several other area wells surrounding and down-gradient of the Rizkalla home. The Rizkalla well contained 370 ppb MTBE. Eleven other homes appear affected by this mystery spill: Krueger, 44 ppb MTBE; Passed Times Bed & Breakfast, 20 ppb MTBE;  Fabbri, 15 ppb MTBE; Peter Miller, 4.7 ppb MTBE; Richard Falla, 34 ppb MTBE; Brown, 8.9 ppb MTBE; Armitage, 3.9 ppb MTBE; Russell, 5.0 ppb MTBE; John Falla, 8.0 ppb MTBE; McCarthy, 3.5 ppb MTBE; and Derbyshire, 2.0 ppb MTBE. All homeowners have been offered filters and water supplies have been identified for replacement with the public water supply for Tenants Harbor, construction in progress.

No site visit made and no action required by Response Services.
B-829-1999*     On December 30, 1999 at 0700 we received a call from Mike Warren of Ryder Truck Rental in Freedom Park in Hermon reporting a thirty gallon spill of diesel fuel.  A customer dropped off a truck during the early morning and while unloading it with a dolly  he drove the dolly into the saddle tank of an adjacent tractor.  He punctured the tank but did use the rental truck's spill kit to contain and absorb some of the oil.  However, he didn't tell anyone at Ryder until the workers arrived for work.
     I visited the site at 0745 and met Mr. Warren of Ryder and Shawn Gilley of Clean Harbors.  I told Mr. Gilley to pick up the sorbents and spread a new sorbent layer on the site and recover these sorbents that afternoon.  No oil reached any storm drain or drainage ditch.
A-610-1999*DEP received a report that a small amount of diesel oil was lost from  a saddle tank on a vehicle working at the Hatch Hill landfill.  Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at a secure section of the landfill.
P-600-1998*See attached Safety Kleen report.
B-644-1996*On the morning of 11/22/96 I took an anonymous call stating that someone was dumping some black, runny stuff along side of Route 1 in Stockton Springs, just beyond the Dinsmore Road.  His feeling was that it was either oil or coal mixted with gravel and he was concerned about the possible effect on the groundwater.  I told him that I would check it out.  The dumping was taking place on Ed Perry's property, which is .7 miles from the junction of Rte 1 and 1A headed towards Bucksport.  The material being dumped was black, but it did not smell like oil.  It smelled like dirt. While I was there, another load was delivered.  The driver said that the material had coal dust in it and it was coming from Sprague in Searsport.  I knew that none of our regulations were being violated and in talking with others in the Department it seemed that no rules were being broken.  Apparently Ed invites fill in order to level the rather steep bank along side the road.
P-424-2000*   In the afternoon of Mon. 7/17/00, DEP's Mary James received notice of a heating oil spill at the Lisbon Falls home of Mr. & Mrs. Bryce McEwen.  James referred it down to the SMRO for response.  I arrived on-site to meet with Mrs. McEwen, Doug Morrell and others of Downeast Energy Oil Co (DEE).  DEE workers were spreading speedy dry and deodorizer on an outside oil spill on the paved ground below the fill pipe (see site sketch).  Inside was a 30 to 40 gal. oil spill that had come out of a fracture in a tank filter fitting onto the concrete basement floor.  The inside facility consisted of a 40 year old 275 gal. AST connected to the fill pipe; and this tank top-manifolded to a 10 year old 275 gal. AST which had the vent pipe.  The area is rural residential on private wells.  The McEwen's drilled well is about 20 feet away from the spill though the slope of the land, and likely gw flow, is lateral, moving the spill away from the well.
    The Lisbon Fire Dept. and DEE responders pumped and sorbed up the basement spill and then worked in speedy dry and neutralizer.  Mrs. McEwen stated she was pleased with the clean-up and I do not feel the well is seriously threatened.  It's likely that some oil seeped in thru paving cracks to gw.  On 7/18 she complained of strong odors which she said her Ins. Co. would have ServPro deodorize.
     It is unusual to have an outside overfill during a delivery at the same time as an inside AST leak from a fitting, though that is what appears to have happened and what DEE states.  The pressure of the overfill may have forced oil thru the cracked fitting.  We advised Mrs. McEwen to go to one tank because of past problems with bursting tanks with manifolded systems.  An old fuel line under the concrete floor had already been replaced.  See attached for further info.  No Maine AST Ins. claim expected.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-791-1996*  On the mid-morning of 12/5/96, Thursday, while en route to a Lewiston spill I briefly visited this facility to check on the status of gasoline contam. remaining from a 1990 clean-up.  Pollution Control Services (PCS) had been contracted by the facility owner (Mr. Lou Vinios) to install stage-II piping; and the top of the tanks, and piping from the top of the tanks to the islands had been uncovered at the time of my visit.  The CTI was Mr. Jeff Eaton of PCS.
  I noted gw at about 1 to 1.5 ft below grade over the tanks and a light oil sheen on top with an oder of gasoline in the air.  An electric sub. pump was in the excav. next to the sheen and Mr. Eaton explained that they were dewatering to the car-wash which went to the sewer.   Lowering the water table was necessary to be able to install the new piping.  I advised Eaton to make sure that he notified and got permission from the town prior to discharging gaso. contam. water to the sewers (assuming he would cease upon my telling him this until he got permission).  The following day I spoke with Mark Damon of the Falmouth POTW who advised me that he visited the site on Friday morn.; Eaton was still dewatering to the sewer and that he (Damon) ordered Eaton to cease.
  On 12/5/97 I had also advised Eaton of the site discharge history and that there was remaining contam., as evidenced by the sheen present (See P-120-89).
  Gasoline contam. media is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed, though no further remediation is required at present.  Though PCS had dug up the area one or two days previously (12/3/96), I have located no record at this time that the contam. had been reported to the DEP by PCS or their client.

SGB
P-578-1995*
Soil remediation following UST abandonment.  Gasoline contaminated wells in area.  See separate narrative, site assessments, and other attachments for more information.
P-407-1994*
	Unregistered consumptive-use, motor fuels UST facility investigation @ construction/excavation company.  Suburban, commercial & residential area.
I-51-1998*Chad Bourgoin, environmental tech. faxed in a spill report dealing with chlorine gas. area was vented, cause was a bad valve on cylinder.  Spill was located with the Loring Commerce Center Utility System. The facility is located along the little Madawaska River and accessed via the Madawaska Rd. in Caribou
P-222-1998*On May 22, 1998, Randy McMullin of the Solid Waste Division referred to me a complaint of orange rusty water that had been running down the side of a private road in Wells.  The caller had stated that this discharge had been occurring ever since the campground adjacent to the road had expanded.  On May 26, 1998 I visited the site with the campground owner.  I observed the rusty water.  There was no odor to it nor any reason to suspect it is anything more that naturally occurring iron precipitation.  I observed other standing water in the area with the same rusty color. No further action.
A-280-1996*Received a phone call from Mike Millett concerning a Maritime Energy site  in Rockland. It was the garage and maintenance area for Maritime Energy on Upper Park Street. The 275 gallon tank was being used as the air eliminator tank on the bulk plant at the site. Bill Carver,  certified tank installer supervised the removal. Mike Millett was the engineer doing the appendix P site assessment. The site is considered a baseline 2 site and has been a bulk plant for a number of years. The excavated tank was reported to be in good condition. An action level of 1000 ppm bag headspace was set. Mike did not find any readings above the action level. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary. See the appendix P site assessment for additional information. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-616-1996*UST Removal.  CTI:  Greg Pollard, AL DOGGETT, Inc.
Consultant: Alan Lyscars, Field Services, Inc.
DEP Decision Tree:  Baseline-1

I was not able to visit site due to on going major oil spill in Portland Harbor and instructed Paul Bosse to remove only enough soil necessary for installation of new tank(s).  I visited site at later date.  No further action necessary in this matter.


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Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
B-21-2001*B-021-01
Athens

Tuesday January 23, 2001				0951

The state police dispatcher, in Augusta, phoned Glen Wall (DEP Augusta) on Monday night.  The dispatcher  reported that last Friday (January 19) an oil tank in the basement of the Janna Hansen residence in Athens had dripped oil all weekend.  The heating oil was leaking from the oil filter housing.  Glen phoned to pass this information on to me.

The heating oil tank filter had leaked all weekend and had put some 5 gallons of oil on her concrete basement floor.  The heating oil spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri.  Charlie's Cash Fuel of Skowhegan removed the speedi-dri.

The spilled oil did not find its way to a floor drain.
A-409-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-632-1998*On Dec. 14, 1998 I was contacted by Vilma Declat of Integrated Technical Services (ITS).  ITS was contracted by FEMA to remove underground tanks.  Vilma called requesting a waiver for the removal of a FEMA tank at the WGME tower on Tower Road in Raymond.  The tank was used to fuel an emergency generator.  The tank was removed on Dec. 18, 1998.  Tank was in good condition, no contamination found.  No further action.
P-312-1996*UST removal:  2000 gallon, #2 oil, consumptive use.  Baseline 1 site. No clean-up or further DEP action necessary.  Contractor:  Les Wilson & Sons.  Consultant:  Acadia Environmental Technology.





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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management

A-810-1999*Spill of kerosene from above ground storage tank at listed location.   DEP Responder, Jon Andrews responded to spill.   Mr. Andrews did not finish report and destroyed records upon departure from employment with DEP.  As such no further information about the initial response and clean up actions are avialable.

The case, however was refered to the Division of Technical Services and Geolgist John Beane did perform further investigation.  Further information may be found in Division of Technical Services files.
P-551-1997*On 9/24/97 Don Gobeil, representing the Kennebunk Kennebunkport & Wells Water District called to report that an abandoned UST, had been discovered during work to install a new water line alongside Route 1 in Wells.  Gobeil indicated that the tank, estimated to be 500 gallons in size, was uncovered on a property belonging to Ernest Maling. This site is the current location of Maingas, a propane distribution and service company, and was the former site of a gasoline filling station. I discussed the situation with Gobeil as well as Maling and informed them both of the requirements relating to registration and removal of USTs, including the need for a CTI and a closure assessment during the removal phase.
I granted a waiver of the 30 day advance notification and the the removal took place on 9/26/97.  Two additional tanks, both 1000 gallon in size, were discovered and removed at this time. No contamination was detected in the soils surrounding these tanks however one of the tanks (500 gallon) was partially filled with soil that was subsequently removed and transported to CRS for processing.
No further action is recommended.



                                 _______________________
                                 Steven J. Eufemia
                                 OHMS III

A-8-1996*DEP received a report that a well in Bremen had tested positive for gasoline.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited on 1/8/96.  Snow cover was thick and I observed no obvious source of contamination. Mild petroleum odors were noticeable at the kitchen tap.
I confirmed the homeowners' lab analysis and arranged for filter installation.  The case was then referred to Tech Services for resolution.
I do not anticipate further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
A-124-1996*     DEP received a report that 150 gallons of virgin lube oil had spilled at this facility over the week-end.  The spill was discovered when staff arrived at work on Monday.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 3/18.  It appeared that the amount spilled had been far less than originally thought (I estimated 40 gallons) and had collected in a concrete vehicle pit.  Western Maine staff were in the process of collecting it using speedee-dry.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-475-2001*      On August 27, 2001 at 1000 we received a call from Dexter Johnson, the Orrington town manager, saying they had found some old motor oil at a site on the Brewer Lake Rd. in Orrington.  The town was cleaning the property since the owners refused to obey a court ordered clean-up.
      I arrived on site, met Mr. Johnson and collected the motor oil which I transferred to larger gallon jugs.  The oil was contaminated with water so could not be used in a waste oil burner.  There was no spillage as the containers were not leaking.
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A-310-1997* A line leak in the basement released several gallons of oil. The homeowner discovered the problem and called their heating oil contractor, Dead River, who responded to the scene and cleaned up the oil with speedi-dri. There will not be any state funds spent at this site and no further action will be required.
I-93-2000*A broken hose on a bucket truck caused 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid to be spilled.  It was cleaned up immediately with absorbent pads and sawdust and taken to the bark boiler in front of dry kiln #6.
B-48-1996*During the morning of 1/25/96 this office received a complaint from Jim Costello, who is the janitor at the Leroy H. Smith School in Winterport.  He indicated that the students (this is an elementary school) were getting into something in the school yard that made them smell bad. He also said that one could smell that same odor in the yard.  He suggested that it smelled something like sewage and that it seemed to give ice a brownish color.  The weather had been warm, we had a lot of rain and the ice and snow cover had recently receded.  These conditions typically release butyric acid that has been formed by bacteria under anaerobic conditions.  In fact, I had noticed the smell of butyric acid only a day or so before.  Our Tom Maleck had done some research on the subject for a complaint that he had investigated in 1988.  I discussed all of the facts that we had, but he still wanted an official investigation.  He felt that this would assuage anxieties that staff and parents might have.  I visited the site on the same morning.  However, the wind had come up and the free water was pretty well frozen again.  Consequently, there was no odor to observe.  I offered to put my observations in writing and he thought that would help.  I sent him the attached letter and reprints.
B-651-1996*Lincoln Fire Dept. called to report that they had responded to a spill event in front of Jim's Service Station, on outer Broadway.  It seems that a truck traveling down the road lost its gas tank.  It had been held in by only 2 bolts one of which broke dropping part of the tank to the road. Chief Weed estimated about 2-3 gallons of gasoline was lost.  They had put some sorbent pads under the tank while the problem was corrected.  I was not given the name of the vehicle owner.  The small amount of pads were bagged up and will be stored in our dumpster for later disposal.  This is a business district served by town water.  I did not go to the scene.
P-704-1989*
	Abandonment by removal of retail motor fuel, heating oil and waste oil UST facility in 1989-90.  See separate, 1989, narrative for further information.
	
	Report update of 6/1/03.  Facility now known as Norm's Quick Stop Gas.  Reg. 3735.
A-446-1997*No site visit made.

This was a small sheen that they were unable to locate the source for.  This may appear again.

No further action anticipated at this time.
A-610-2001*No site visit made. See attached report. No further action expected.
B-828-1999*      On December 29,1999 at 1500 we received a call from Wayne Bowers of Industrial Metal Recycling reporting a five gallon hydraulic oil spill from an excavator working at the old Eastland Woolen Mill in Corinna.  A hose on the machine burst and leaked the oil onto a cement floor.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No oil reached any drain.
P-416-2000*I was contacted by Jay Moody of Woodard & Curran reporting they had come across soil contamination during a Phase 1 Site Assessment at Americana Transport in Scarborough.  I researched the site and found that several UST's had been removed at the site.  I visited the site and found there were evidence of surface spills (staining), and the reported soil contamination.  They decided to remove as much contamination as possible so I gave them a spill letter based on the UST history and the surface spills.  Approximately 20 tons of contaminated soil were removed.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-331-1994*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in the copper supply line releasing approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil under the floor.  The oil accumulated in the sump where it was collected with sorbents pads.
A-309-1997*This well was vandalized with waste oil and other things earlier in the year.  See A-52-97.  The new tenants noticed what appeared to be salt around the well.  I visited the site and removed what appeared to be salt cake.  Sampling did confirm the substance was salt.  Later water testing confirmed the salt was flushed out.  No further action is anticipated.
P-136-2000*DownEast Oil Company reported spill of #2 to basement floor at location.  The spill appeared old/historical in nature (i.e. not wet but dried and only a slight odor).  The stained soils (none greater than 8 inches deep) were all removed from the basement and disposed of.  No further action is required at this time.
B-67-2001*      On February 27, 2001 at 0010 we received a call from Levi Ross, transportation manager for Dead River Oil, reporting a fifteen gallon spill of #2 fuel.  A Dead River tank truck had mechanical problems and stopped in the parking lot of the White House Restaurant on route 1 in Jonesboro.
     Workers had just finished transferring the fuel to a second tank truck and disconnected the hose without closing the valve.  The fuel leaked onto the parking lot before the valve was closed.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents.
P-403-1994*
	6/27/05: Abandonment-by-removal of 500-gal. waste oil and fuel oil UST's.  See separate report narrative and previous and following spill reports for further information.
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P-25-1999*On 01/15/1999 Sheryl Bernard received a call from Sandy Perkins reporting that a piece of rail equipment had leaked hydraulic oil onto the tracks at Rigby Yard.  Sheryl dispatched me and I met Sandy who showed me the spill area.  The railroad had already stopped the leak and was already in the process of cleaning up the spill and intended to finish up the following day (the weather was very bad).  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 1, 2000
A-39-1996*Received a call from Waldoboro Public Works and George Geise of Dames and Moore that they were removing the last tank at the town garage. It is a 4000 gallon diesel tank. George found some contamination, PID headspace readings of over 1000 (DEP set points). As this site is a known contaminated site (A-485-93) I contacted Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services. She said the site is considered stringent according to the decision tree. I set 200 PID head space (DEP setpoints) as the action level. With Dames and Moore monitoring, the town removed 40 cubic yards from the tank area. The soil was taken to Dragon Cement for treatment. See the Appendix P site assesment for additional details. No further action is necessary due to this tank removal.
B-472-1996*Mr. Walters called to request a waiver to abandon a tank in place as it was discovered that the heating oil tank was trapped between the building and a 12" underground fuel line.  I went to the site and found this to be true with the fuel line being directly along side of the tank.  While there is enough room to dig a hole and set the tank in it, we know that to remove a tank the soil at one end and down one complete side must be removed so that the tank can be forced side ways to break the tank free from its long time bed.  Otherwise suction is too great and the tank cannot be lifted directly up any such attempt will cause the lifting points to tear from the tank.  This site is a baseline and the risk to the environment and public of filling the tank in place is minimal.

While the site assessment rules call for two samples at appropriate locations to the tank's bottom or 2 feet below the ground water, I advised them that only one sample was necessary.  This was due to the information I learned when the excavator dug down to and exposed one end of the tank to its full depth.  The native soil in this area is tight till and the hole's back fill was clean gravel.  This natural bath tub held about one foot of water at the level of the tank's bottom.  This water showed no oil or sheen and exhibited no odor.  The site assessor's PID gave a reading of non detect for the soil sample.  This all assured me that there had been no leakage at this site and risking hitting another underground pipe reported to be near the unexposed end had no merit.
P-753-1999*The Parts Depot on Washington Ave in Bath went out of business and was selling the property.  The building had a 1000 gallon unregistered #2 oil underground oil tank that needed to be removed.  Jon Woodard issued a waiver for the removal which was being overseen by SW Cole engineering.  On Oct. 29, 1999 Dave Dunning of SW Cole called to report contamination found from the fuel oil tank, and also a previously unknown 1000 gallon waste oil tank in the ground.

I went to the site, the contamination in the excavation was old and did not appear to be wide spread, due to the proximity of the tanks (between two buildings) clean up was limited to digging out about 25 yards of soil.  The second tank found was still full of oil which needed to be sampled prior to disposal.  Because the waste oil tank was right next to the fuel oil tank, I could not be sure of the origin if the contaminant and therefore could not issue a virgin letter for the soil.

Clean Harbors pumped out the waste oil tank and it was subsequently removed.  The soil was sampled and analyzed and found suitable for disposal at Commercial Paving.  No further action anticipated.
A-489-1999*Ralph Schmieder called to complain about the taste of his water. He also stated that a sheen was present on a dish of water which was allowed to sit. In an unrelated situation he also stated that all of the trout in the farm pond had died. Bruce Hunter told him to take a sample to Binax. I looked at the sheen on a bowl of water and determined that it was an iron bacteria sheen. The level in the dug well was down considerably (about 12 ft below staining). The well was well placed with no possible impact from any source. Analytical testing at Binax and HETL found no DRO, & GRO. The well has not been impacted by any thing. I suggested that they bleach the well to kill any bacteria which might be present. The pond was sampled and no DRO was found. It appears the fish died from lack of oxygen due to an algal bloom.
P-445-1996*On July 27, 1996 I was contacted by an anonymous caller.  he wished to report a strong smell of diesel fuel on Hobsons Wharf in Portland.  John Dunlap and myself responded to the call.  On scene we saw a large sheen moving up the bay and a very thin layer of oil on the water at the wharf.  The oil appeared to have come from a storm drain during a rain storm.  No further oil was entering the water.  John and I searched the area for a source of the spill but found nothing.  Before we left we again checked the water front and the oil had nearly dissapated.  No further action.
I-153-1996*A New Brunswick car over-filled their gas tank at the Food Trend in Houlton.

Individal left the scene

Spill cleaned up by Dead River people using speedi dri

Case Closed
I-138-1998*On 7-16-98, this office was notified that contaminated soil was encountered at the EWS facility on Limestone St. in Caribou while the sewer line was being excavated. I investigated that day and concluded it was left over from a tank removal this department had supervised in 1989. The site was then owned by RH Foster. Several weeks later test pits were dug to delineate the extent of contamination. It was only a very small area impacted next to the building and below cleanup standard for the facility. No further action was seen as necessary.
A-555-1996*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper that they had a small oil spill. While repairing the dryers on the #2 paper machine, the lube oil line was not isolated properly. It leaked at a slow rate while the repairs were made. It was not until three hours later that the leak was discovered. All the lube oil went to the mill treatment plant. No sheen was reported on the river. See the attached report from International Paper for additional information. No response was required, no additional work is necessary for this spill.
A-462-1996*Received a call from Scott Wilson, a DEP employee that there was an odor of fuel oil at the facility where he exercises, Golds Gym. I responded. When I arrived Augusta Fuel had two technicians repairing a transfer pump. The pump is used to transfer product to an oil burner on an upper floor. Apparently the pump or the installation was faulty as it caused an overflow of one tank in a three tank setup via the return line. Approximately 25 gallons was spilled out the vent. Augusta Fuel had already put sorbents down. Gold's Gym personel had put a 5 gallon bucket under the vent and filled it. The next day Augusta Fuel personel returned and excavated by hand four barrels of contaminated soil. I had instructed them to dig until they couldn't smell it any more. Inspection of the site a few days later showed that the site was cleaned to the Department's satisfaction. No further work is needed at this site.
B-270-1996*On 5/23/96, 1340 Denise Bemis of H.E. Sargent Inc called to report a hydraulic spill at the new bridge construction site in Bangor.  A hydraulic line on one of their excavators ruptured and spilled three gallons of oil.  They excavated the oiled soil and put it on a stock pile that had been previously approved for virgin product.  They have another pile that has been approved for contaminated soil that they encounter during the bridge project.
P-764-1991*
Report Update of Feb. 2004 by SGB

	Report on year 1991, abandonment of retail motor fuels UST facility.  Facility formerly owned & operated by Harbor Supply Oil Co., sister company to Ballard Oil Co. and SATCO Co. under Mr. Howard Saturley.  Following bankruptcy the facility passed to Casco Northern Bank who had CG John Tewhey work with DEP's Brad Hahn in facility closure.
	Hahn & Dunlap noted diesel surface spills.  No remediation done at the time.  UST facility replaced by AST facility.  later known as R & S Variety, and then Ray's Minimart GULF.
	See attached narrative, reports P-872-1990, P-373-2000, P-125-2004 and files of DEP Tech. Services Div. for further details on this location.
A-269-1999*     DEP received a report that a tenant at this property owned a vehicle that had been leaking transmission oil over a long period of time.  There were other complaints lodged against this tenant that are not of consideration to DEP.
     Oil had stained a large part of the paved driveway and had carried a short distance into the street.  There was no recoverable product.  Given the non-sensitive nature of the site (municipal water, dense residential) the situation is not of tremendous concern.  However, there is the potential that neighborhood children could become oiled by rolling in the driveway so I spoke with Ms. Mucci about it.  She claimed that she would effect repairs as  soon as she was financially able.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-627-2001*   On 8/16/01, I visited this hospital to check on the planned abandonment by removal of two consumptive-use heating oil UST facilities.  While there I called Mr. Clark and was informed  that the 4000 gal. UST in front of the 66 Baribeau Dr. Professional Bldg. had been removed by Simard & Sons several weeks earlier.  That day I confirmed its removal from the building's front lawn area (see site sketch).
   On Mon. 8/20/01, I visited the abandonment of the 6000 #2 oil UST located in the front lawn area of the hospital, near the emergency room entrance (see site sketch).  CTI Mike Simard of Simard & Sons removed the tank and planned to install a replacement UST.  I noted no discharges evident, fill appeared to be a clean sand, and there was no groundwater evident in the approx. 10' deep excavation.  I was not onsite to see the removed tank, though Simard reported no problems with the it.  See attachements, report P-139-97, and UST Reg. file #1023 for further site information.  This abandonment is in part due to the hospital's planned relocation to another site in Brunswick.  No further DEP, Response Div. actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski,
Division of Response Services, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-43-2000*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-735-1997*On December 22, 1997 I was contacted by Wilson & Sons Contractors.  They were removing a 2000 gallon underground heating oil tank and had encountered contamination.  I responded to the call.  On site I found numerous corrosion holes in the bottom of the tank.  The excavation had some water in it with a slight sheen. We removed approximatly twenty tons of soil .  The contamination levels decreased significantly at the depth of the water table.  I believe we were able to successfully remediate the site to baseline II levels.  No further action.
B-480-1997*On 9/26/97 Bob Whittier was contacted by C&C Contractors regarding a waiver for a removal at S&R Variety in Eddington.  The removal was to take place on 9/29/97.  When the day arrived another situation turned up in Calais.  Bob offered to take Calais if I would handle Eddington.  When I arrived Bub Saunders (site assessor), Chris Gaudett (tank installer) and Dale Chapman (digging contractor) were on site and the removal process was under way.  The D-tree indicated an intermediate clean up level.  We agreed that PID readings of 100 or less would suffice.

There was alot of contaminated soil- 790.24 tons were hauled to Thibodeau's Plant in Winterport.  The UST's and piping appeared to be in good shape aside from the hole that Cahill, Eckler & Hill poked into one of the tanks while doing a phase 2 earlier this year.  The latter allowed about a thousand gallons of water into the tank.  Marshall (the owner) had to pay to have it pumped out.

The ground water was near grade.  The site had been a swamp.  The hole was clean at about eight feet from grade and the clean up goal was met. The top two feet were gravelly fill.  Below that was dark gray clay.
B-593-2000*
On 10/24/00 Rhonda Carter, who lives on Jellison Road in Hancock, called to report that she had some hazardous substance on her property that had killed two of her horses since November of 1999.  She mentioned that the animals' symptoms resembled that of antifreeze poisoning.  She also indicated that there was a commercial garage within a quarter of a mile from her house.  Her implication here was that some antifreeze may have been spilled and gotten into the groundwater, which in turn erupted in the form of a spring on her property.  I know that we do not regulate antifreeze, but my concern was that if antifreeze were being spilled, was anything else being mishandled.

I learned that the best analytical test for ethylene glycol had a detection limit of 10ppm, which I didn't think was good enough to tell whether of not ETG was, or had been, present.  After some research we were able to rule out antifreeze poisoning because of the time it took for the animals to expire.  Antifreeze poisoning will bring about death in a few hours to few days at the most whereas these animals were sick for a few weeks before they died.  Also, the literature  on ETG poisoning seemed to indicate that the concentration of the ingested material had to be high-like straight out of a cooling system. Similar symptoms can be produced by blue-green algae and lime disease.  Rhonda is going to have her water tested for arsenic and other heavy metals.
A-118-1996*see attached
A-477-1996*Received a call from Basil Powers, a selectman from Coplin Plt. that he found some drums of oil on International Paper owned land. He had been out on the land looking at clearcuts when he came across two drums, one full the other empty. He also cited a strong sheen in the area. I called International Paper and arranged to meet them and Mr. Powers in Stratton. He rode with me and directed us to the site. The area was a ten year old clearcut. One barrel of hydraulic oil was full, the other empty and crushed. The orange color and sheen Mr. Powers saw was iron in the water and a natural metallic sheen. The crushed drum could have been full or empty when destroyed. There was presently no oil on the ground at this site. No further work is needed on this site.
P-502-2000*15 August 2000, DEP site visit to UST removal.  On site I observed a UST removed from the ground with no holes and other wise intact.  Field Services representative, A. Lyscars, advised me that field head space results were above the notification level and that he expects to dig out of the contamination.  After approximately 57 tons of contaminated soil removed, field head space dropped below 100 PPM (HNU detector).  A drinking water well approximately 20 feet from the excavation, was sampled and no diesel range organics were detected.

Field Services representative suspects historical surface spill that migrated to the soil around the UST.  There are monitoring wells on site that appear to be associated with a previous UST removal.

Response Services to refer this case to Technical Services and Oil Enforcement Unit for review.

No further action by Response anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 29AUG00.
P-493-1995*
REPORT UPDATE of Jan. 2006 by SGB

	Discharge investigation, retail heating oil AST facility.  Non-legal use of abandoned gasoline UST's as active diesel AST's.  Rural-suburban commercial area, on municipal water.  See separate narrative & documents for further details.

SGB
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A-252-1998*No site visit made.  Bill called to report PID readings above the reporting levels required in 691.  Only a small quantity of soil was contaminated.  This was spread at the site to air.  No further action is anticipated.
A-404-2000* A pressure guage nipple assembly, ruptured, spraying # 6 oil all over the floor and wall at the "B" kiln oil room. This occurrred at the IP Mil in Jay, ME. IP had the spilled oil cleaned up and no further action will be required.
P-138-1996*On 3/3/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Fitzgerald of Dead River reporting an AST leak at the Hayes residence in South Portland.  The fire dept. had evacuated the family.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed puddles of fuel oil in the basement next to the oil tank.  The valve had some how broken off the tank.  The sump was located next to the tank and the pump had pumped some oil outside next to their foundation.  I hired Clean Harbors to clean the cellar floor in the absence of the homeowners.  I later made contact with them and discussed further cleanup options.  I suggested that they have their floor cleaned and sealed to mitigate the odor problem in the home.  I told them they would also need to excavate contaminated soil to prevent oil from migrating back into the home through the subfloor drains.  It was later established that the Hayes insurance company would pay for cleanup in the home and that the Hayes would apply for fund coverage to clean up the spill outdoors.  On 3/11/96 Eastern Excavation removed the contaminated soil.  I will have Eastern return in the spring to repair lawn damage and landscaping.  No further cleanup action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-43-2001*On 02/10/01, 1940 hours Eric Clapp of BHE reported a transformer spill on Tannery Road in Mariaville.  The unit was impacted by severe weather, which caused it to discharge four gallons of oil over a 20' X 30' area.  Because their crews were busy with power outages they hired Clean Harbors to recover the spill.  They collected five drums of material the first night and the eventual total was 19 drums of oiled snow and debris.  The oil was less than 50 ppm PCBs.


B-231-2001*04/24/2001 09:00

     Bill Robinson of A.E. Robinson Oil called to report the future removal of tanks at the former Titcomb's Store on Route 15 in Abbot.  Since contamination was expected the removal would be attended.
     During the removal of an 8000 gallon diesel tank across the road from the store back in June of 1999; see (B-289-99), gasoline contamination was found around an old drain line.  This clay pipe appeared to be coming from the tank area in front of the store.  Finally, after  enforcement pressure from Augusta staff, the tanks were scheduled to be removed.
     Four tanks were removed at the former store; a 6000 gallon gasoline tank, a 3000 gallon gasoline tank, and two 1000 gallon diesel and kerosene tanks.  The two gasoline tanks were first removed.  Only some minor contamination was found from minor overfills.  Soil beneath these tanks had PID levels less than 50 ppm.  Both these tanks were located on the Route 16 side of the store.
     During the afternoon the pump island and the 2 - 1000 gallon tanks were removed.  Heavy gasoline contamination exceeding 2500 ppm was found.  Approximately 100 yards of contamination was removed and taken to Haley Construction in Sangerville for future landspreading.  Gasoline levels were still in the vicinity of 2500 ppm at a depth of 12 feet.  Excavation ceased at this point for fear of disrupting the building's foundation.  Digging into the road easement of Route 15 was also of concern.  It is believed that there is extensive contamination beneath the road.  Since the area is surrounded by both public and private wells, the case was given to Technical Services staff for future investigation.
P-252-1997*7May97, Mr. D. Rutherford, contacted me regarding a site assessment completed at the above referenced site location, which is managed by the subject. Rutherford requested that the MDEP review the assessment and issue a closure letter if no futher clean up is required. I reviewed the material,
consulted with technical services, and determined that no remedial actions were warranted. I issued a closure letter for this site (attached).

No further action
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (11Jun97)
A-793-1999* Casey Crampton called this office to report a release of diesel fuel at the Dead River Bulk Plant in Mexico. William Skidgel overfilled his diesel tank which was located in the back of his pickup truck. The spilled diesel then flowed onto the cement pad and the paved roadway when Mr. Skidgel left the fuel depot. Employees from Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedi-dri. The town was called to spread sand on the fuel on the highway, Route 2.
P-497-2000*A guest staying at the Cascade Inn in Saco called to report an oil stain on the ground behind the Inn.  I west to the Inn and found a stain approximately 3' x 4' of fryer oil.  I spoke with the Inn manager who described their process for fryer oil disposal and didn't know how the stain got there.  He said he would talk to kitchen staff.  No further action anticipated.
P-105-2000*The discharge was the result of faulty piping on the 275-storage tank discharging approximately 1 pint of # 2 on the ground during a delivery.  The problem was corrected the following day.

No further action.
I-102-1996*On 9-11-96, this office recieved notification from the Fort Fairfield fire chief that a 55 gallon drum of APSA-80, a non ionic surfactant, had fallen off a truck on Rt. 161 in Ft. Fairfield and was wondering how to clean up the spill. After speaking with CHEMTREC and the manufacturer, AMWAY, I advised them to use speedy dry to adsorb as much of the liquid as possible and the residue could be hosed down with copious amounts of water. The speedy dry would have to be drummed and tested for flashpoint to determine disposal.
B-677-1997*As part of the sale of its Eastern Maine assets to Eastern Maine Railway, the Canadian-Pacific was required to do site assessments at Vanceboro, Danforth and Mattawamkeag. Nestled among the aboveground storage tanks at Mattawamkeag was a 1000 gallon underground storage tank, formerly holding gasoline.

It's not too surprising that the tank was an unknown entity ; the vent only stuck out of the ground 8 inches. On the date of the tank removal, no contaminated soil was removed, because of frost in the ground, and because ongoing geoprobing efforts will likely identify more contamination from ASTs and associated piping. This abandoned tank may have been the source of the gasoline that contaminated a dug well at the property on the corner of Cross and Station sts. circa 1996.

Further cleanup is slated for 1998.
A-276-2001*The weight of the snow load caused the firematic valve to break. Oily soil was excavated for disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-495-1996*     DEP received a report that a tank at this motel had been overfilled, causing oil to spray out the vent line.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 10/31.  The spill is relatively minor (<5 gallons) and confined to leaf litter and shallow soils (Irving Oil agreed to remove/dispose of these).  The AST (located in the cellar) appeared to have suffered no damage.  The drilled well that serves the property is located 200+ feet from the spill; I do not consider it at risk due to this spill event.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-470-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that a private vehicle had left the road and landed in a  river.  A small quantity of fuel was lost, but no DEP presence was necessary.
A-44-2000*No site visit made.  The tank gauge was stuck and some fuel overfilled the tank.  This was contained on the concrete pad and cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
A-178-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-126-1999*B-126-99
Bar Harbor

Wednesday March 24, 1999			1130

I received a phone call from Mr. Dean Briar (288-3309), of Dead River, in Bar Harbor.  According to Mr. Briar there was oil on the ground at the Main Street Restaurant the oil was from a furnace feed line leak that could have occurred any time over the winter.  Oil ran off the Property of the Restaurant to the adjacent parking lot of the Main Street Motel.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dri was put down on the asphalt parking lot.  This material was there when I arrived.

I met with the Property owner, Mr. John McDaniel (288-3585), of 10 Deer Isle Avenue.  He was concerned that he was in the process of opening his restaurant for the season and that this line leak would create problems as far as contamination and odors in the storage room.  I explained and made plans for the clean up.  Doug Gott Construction was hired to hand dig a shallow oil cut-off trench.  This was done to prevent oil from running onto the adjacent property and also to collect oil that was continuing to move from under the concrete slab that is the floor of the storage/furnace building.  Sorbent boom was placed in the trench and Speedi-dri was used on the concrete and asphalt surfaces.  I asked him to consider using a power washer to clean wood siding and concrete if necessary.  On March 29 an application was filed for the AST Fund.

I returned to Bar Harbor on Thursday June 10th to see if the site was cleaned.  I removed about 2 sorbent pads and 2 length of sausage type sorbent boom.  One section of the boom was nearly saturated with oil and water.  I replaced this material with 1 sorbent boom in the 14-inch deep trench.  The contaminated boom was taken to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.  I asked Mr. McDaniel to call me in a month.
A-492-1999* On 8-10-99 the USCG reported a release of diesel fuel into Rockland Harbor. This spill was the result of an overfill of the fuel tanks aboard the vessel "Betty Lyn II"  The Coast Guard estimated that about 2 gallons was spilled.  No further action will be required.
P-497-1997*On 9/11/97 I received a call from Ron Blanchard of Broadway Industries reporting subsurface petroleum contamination found at his property.  The contamination was found when St. Germain & Associates was conducting a phase II site assessment.  I responded to the site that afternoon.  Upon arrival I observed black stained soil in one of the several test pits on site.  Mr. Blanchard told me that there had been two above ground oil storage tanks on top of that particular test pit a few years ago.  The contamination appeared to be the result of minor leaks and overfills that had accumulated over the years.  Due to the relatively small area of contamination and the current and anticipated use of the property, no clean up is required at this time.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 15, 1997
P-66-1999*On January 27, 1999 Chuch Vaughan of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard called to report a small spill at the yard.  A sheen had been noticed entering the water around 10:00 am.  The area was immediately boomed off.  The source was found in a sump pit in building #72.  The sump was connected to non-contact salt water cooling system.  There was only a small amount of #6 oil in the sump, how it got there remains a mystery.  Chuck estimated that there was less than a gallon of oil in the sump and that approximately 1 pint was released to the river.   No further action.
P-747-2001*Mrs. and Dr. Rubin were transporting several containers of mercury to a Household Hazardous Waste collection program in Portland when a container broke in the hatch area of their car.

John Curtis estimated the spill volume as 4-5 fluid ounces based on the other containers present.  Dr. Rubin, a retired dentist, had held onto the mercury for many years before being persuaded by Mrs. Rubin to dispose of it properly.  The cleaning was performed at the Portland Public Works garage on Harris Street.  John used a Jerome meter and Hg vac to remove the beads of mercury from the hatch carpeting, wheel cover and moulding areas.  The Jerome read .001 at the end of the removal in the hatch area and 000 in the driving compartment.

The Rubins were advised to air out the car as much as possible over the next week, and they agreed stating it could be left in the garage with the doors open.

The vac filters and PPE were packaged and added to the HHW collection for proper disposal.

No further actions are planned but the Rubins have the telephone numbers should they have any questions.
P-422-1996*ROUTINE UST FACILITY VISIT.  NOTED NEW PIPING INSTAL COVERED AND READY FOR CONCRETE.  TOLD OF GASO. CONTAM. DISCOVERED UNDER PUMP ISLAND BY EMERY & GARRETT ASSESSOR (BELOW NOTIFICATION LEVELS?)  NO FURTHER ACTION ANTICIPATED AT PRESENT. SEE ATTACHEMENTS.
A-439-2000*On 8/14/00 Appleton fire chief called to report a mystery spill of petroleum product at the intersection of Route 131 and 105.  I responded to the site, however, there was very little that could be done.  I instructed the fire chief to engage a local contractor to spread sand over the roadway to ensure traction and adsorb some of the oil.  I arranged for DOT to bring a road sweeper to consolidate the sand.  DOT arrived on site on 8/15/00 and swept up the sand.  Hand shovels and a back hoe conveyed the oil soaked sand into two 55 gallon drums.  The drums were sealed and left on site.  I arranged for the soil to be accepted for disposal at Dragon Products in Thomaston.  On 8/17/00 Bart Newhouse and I used the lift gate pick-up, loaded the drums, and transported them to Dragon for disposal.
A-375-1997* On 9-26-97 one underground tank was removed at the South Arm Campground. One of the fittings on the top of the tank was missing and there were elevated levels of petroleum. See report from Emery & Garrett.
 Because of time constraints I did not make a site visit. I talked with Mike White. He told me that the well, a driven point, was located 500 to 600 feet from the tank site. The well is upgradient or side gradient. Lower Richardson lake is about 70 feet downslope from the tank excavation. A soil sample collected between the lake and tank excavation showed no sign of contamination.
 Mr. Dyke, on his own initative, removed some soil and spread it around for several days and then backfilled the excavation.
 I will forward this site to our technical services and asked for their help.
 On 3-11-98 Mike White called me to let me know that Mr. Donald Dyke is going to install another UST at the former tank location, pending approval from LURC. The original plan in Sept. 1997 was to install aboveground.
I-173-1999*Mrs. Stewart reported that she had a gasoline odor in her cellar. When I went into her cellar I did notice the faint smell of something that could be gasoline.

A spill occured across the street over fifty years ago. An act of vandalism broke the piping off a tank and released "hundreds" of gallons of gasoline.

Mrs. Stewart will be placed on Quarterly monitoring.


P-635-1997*   In the early evening of Friday, 11/7/97, I responded to a complaint from BFD about a large oil slick noted in the mouth of the Saco River and shore of Biddeford Pool UNE area,  I met Biddeford Fire Dept. onscene at University of New England, noted oil covered debri on the shoreline, but could see little because of darkness.  15 knot winds and cold made an on the water investigation impractible that evening.  Saco Fire Dept. was on the Saco side at a Camp Ellis marina but could find no conclusive source.
   I returned the next morning, to the Saco side, but noted no remaining oil slick or sheen.  From the wind direction of the previous evening it was clear that oil had originated from the marina area or a boat moored in the river.  It had apparently been dispersed by the winds & tides and/or evaporated overnight.  To create this much slick and odor over this area I estimate spillage at 50 to 100 gallons.  By color and odor it appears to have been diesel.  No RP has come forth and no clean-up was possible.

SGB  11/26/97
A-227-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
B-66-1998*On January 29, 1998 at 1220 we received a call from Robert Dorian of Medway reporting a kerosene spill at his trailer park off the Main Road in Medway.  Mr. Dorian said Mr. Samuel Caswell, one of his tenants, shovelled ice off the trailer onto the filter.  Mr. Caswell had just put twenty five gallons of kerosene into his empty tank.  The tank was empty after a couple hours and he found the filter broken off and laying underneath a large chunk of ice.

I visited the site on January 30 and met Mr. Dorian who showed me the site.  I advised Mr. Dorian to shovel the contaminated ice and soil into a couple of drums and gave him some sorbent pads to recover the fuel after he melted the ice.  He also had some land where he'll spread the soil in the spring.

The park's drilled well is about two hundred feet away and the surface slopes away from the well.  The Penobscot River is also located a couple of hundred yards down this same slope.  The park's well isn't in any danger due to the slope of the land, the small amount spilled and the majority of it was cleaned up.
B-142-2000*On 3/13/00 this office received an anonymous call expressing a concern that a new fueling station was being started up at the Derby  Railroad yard without proper containment in place.  I talked to Tom Tardiff about this and he said that would not happen.
I-121-1997*Huber Corp reported a broken hydraulic line in the wood yard next to the Mobil shop.

Spill was cleaned up with sawdust.

Case closed
P-347-2001*The discharge was the result of a concrete truck rolling-over into a ditch.  About a gallon of motor oil was released, but there was nothing released from the saddle tanks.  The truck was removed from the ditch without incident, and the waste oil collected from the water in the ditch using sorbent pads.

No further action required.
B-401-1998*Please see attached narrative
B-823-1998*B-823-98 Otis - B.H.E.Co.


Bangor Hydroelectric Company reported that, due to a heavy load of ice, pole # 190 tilted and allowed 5 gallons of non-PCB oil to spill out the transformer's cover. This occurred on Rt. 180 during the "Ice storm of '98". It was cleaned up. Please see the attached B.H.E.Co. report.
B-391-1998*B-391-98
Brewer

Thursday June 8, 1998				0941

I received a phone call from  Mr. Bill Lovely (800) 225-9702), from the Corporate offices of Cumberland Farms in Canton Massachusetts.  Mr. Lovely informed me that Cumberland Farms was involved in upgrading the piping and dispenser units at the Cumberland Farms convenience store, on Wilson Street, in Brewer.  He said that the licensed tank installer would be Dennis Davis and Don Robins would be doing the site assessment.  While on a spill (B-388-98) in Brewer I noticed the large piles of soil and pea stone across the street at Cumberland Farms.  Bill did not state that there was a problem.

Wednesday July 8, 1998				0910

I received a phone call from Don Robbins (923-3031).  Mr. Robbins is the site assessor with Enviro Investigations and Remediations Inc.  He said that the licensed tank installer at Cumberland Farms was Dennis Davis for the system (piping and dispenser) upgrades.  Don said that the contamination ranged from 6000 PPM under the service island to about 1150 PPM in the piping trench.  While the pea stone over the tanks was in the 42 to 209 PPM range.  I was told that the soil should have gone to Thibodeau during the last week in June.  Don indicated that between 200 and 225 cubic yards of soil and of spec pea stone should have gone to Thibodeau Construction  in Prospect.  I informed Mr. Robbins that according to Chapter 691 I was to be notified when they found contamination at or higher than the notification levels not when they found it convenient.
B-62-1997*2/6/97 @ 1600

I received a phone call from the Dead River dispatcher (989-2770), who identified herself as Shawna.  Shawna phoned to report a oil leak at the Byer Manufacturing Company in Orono.  About 12 gallons of #2 heating oil was spilled on the concrete basement flor when the piping on the heating oil tank broke off.  Dead River heating oil technicians cleaned up the oil using oil sorbent pads.

I phoned Mr. Jerry Coutere (866-2171), of the Byer Manufacturing Company.  According to him some 10 to 12 gallons of oil was spilled when the oil feed line broke off the heating oil tank.  The resulting spill left a 5 to 6 foot diameter pool on the concrete basement floor.  The oil sorbent pads (about 50) were disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  Attachement.
B-363-1997*The tanks at Spinney's Gulf, formerly Exxon, were installed in 1984, and three of 'em were cathodically protected steel; unfortunately, the test leads to the tanks were never brought above grade, so the operator didn't know how to test them to see if the anodes were working.  The tanks therefor had to be removed.

The removal commenced on 7/14 and the site evaluator found contamination immediately, from overfills.  He notified me, and during my onsite time I could identify no other source of product loss;the tanks and lines appeared to be tight.

One hundred and fifty four cubic yards of contaminated soil were landspread at Lowes' Mobil Station on the outskirts of town. On 7/22, I monitored the spreading site with a photo-ionization detector, and observed gasoline contamination of 0, 504, and 393 ppm.  Maximum contamination observed the previous week was in the 1200 ppm range.
B-57-2001*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 2/20/01 from the Lincoln Fire Department reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that a saddle tank, on a T Raymond Forest Products (Lee) truck, had fallen off on Main Street around 0530 this morning.  An estimated 30 gallons of diesel sprayed in a thin layer along 60 feet of hot top.  Sand was applied to the area to adsorb most of the oil.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

     By the time I arrived on site, there was nothing left to recover.

REC:  File report.
P-961-2001*DOWNEAST ENERGY REPORTED THAT A CARGO TANK WAS OVERFILLED AT THE BULK FACILITY.  ALL PRODUCT WAS CAPTURED BY THE FUEL WATER SEPARATER AND WILL BE PUMPED OUT AND DISPOSED OF BY CLEAN HARBORS.
B-162-2000*B-162-2000
03/22/2000 08:15

     Sandi Jones of the DEP office in Augusta reported another unresolved MTBE case
associated with the Governor's study.  The case is located at the Cynthia Boone residence on Route 171 in Wytopitlock (Reed PLT).  A water sample taken back in July of 1998 revealed 2.7 ppb MTBE.  A recent sample shown "non-detect" for MTBE.  It may be noted that the Boone well is susceptible to small contamination events since it is located immediately adjacent to their gravel drive.  No further action was taken.
A-382-1997*Received a call from Tom Griffen of S.D.Warren's environmental department. He reported a small release of Chlorine Dioxide. No written report was received from S.D.Warren. No site visit was made and no further work is needed concerning this spill.
P-482-1997*25 September 1997, responded to facility location and assisted home owner in completing required removal documentation. I issued a 30-Day waiver and Abandonment In Place forms.

10 October 1997, conducted site visit during abandonment in place operations. No problems observed.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, (12Feb97)
P-486-1996*See attached correspondence from Safety Kleen Corp.
B-644-1998*The Gauvins put their house on the market, and part of the process involved removing the  underground storage tank abandoned next to the stairway to the second floor apartment.

A&A Contractors of Brewer were contracted to do the removal, and they discovered the tank to be partially full of water.  It took a measure of persuasion on my part to convince Mrs. Gauvin that the water in the tank was not clean and could not just be pumped out on the ground.

The tank turned out not to have leaked, so there was no soil contamination to deal with on that front.

There was, however, soil contaminated with hydraulic oil as a result of a leak on A & A's backhoe.  About a yard of soil thus contaminated was dug up by A&A, and taken back to Brewer to landfarm.
P-277-1990*	May 1990, investigation of discharges at retail, motor duels UST facility belonging to Exxon Corp.  Moderate gasoline contamination levels found in soil borings by Groundwater Technology.  See the attached assessment report and spill report narrative for details.
P-780-1999*Spill of fuel oil durining delivery to Songo Lockes facility.  No site visit made.  No further action necessary.
B-455-1998*On July 11, 1998 at 1145 I received a call from Carl Cohen of the Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor reporting a small gasoline spill.  During the previous night vandals broke into their maintenance area and stole a golf cart which they drove into a nearby brook.  Mr. Cohen said the cart lost about three gallons of gasoline into the brook.  The water level in the brook was high due to heavy rain and the gas quickly dissipated.  Workers hauled the cart out of the water that morning.
A-545-2000*Received a call from Charlie's Cash Fuel concerning an oil spill.  Jeff Robbins called to report that a tour bus was fueling when the nozzle fell out of the tank.  The nozzle did not click off immediately and approximately 10 gallons of diesel was spilled onto the paved surface.  Skowhegan Fire Department was notified and were already on scene.  Charlie's Cash Fuel personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents and speedy dry.  I spoke with Jeff later and warned him that the pavement would probably get soft.  The only thing I could recommend is repeated applications of speedy dry with working it into the cracks and sweeping it up after.  I went by the site a few days later and all that remained was a stain on the pavement.  No further action is needed on this site.
B-131-1999*
On 3/22/99 Charlie Adams requested a waiver of the thirty-day waiting period for a tank removal at Dave's Video in Old Town.  We agreed on 3/26/99.  There was no evidence of a spill.  The soil was till with a high gravel content.  The bottom of the hole, which was six feet from grade, was dry.  The tanks had almost no evidence of corrosion.
A-51-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that gasoline had spilled from an overturned vehicle on I-95.  An ice-storm was in progress, and several accidents had already occurred in the same area.  Icing was followed by heavy rains, washing spilled product further onto the median strip.  No homes are in the area, so it is unlikely that any resources will be adversely affected by this incident.
A-206-1999*Mead had a problem during a digester restart. After a piping repair, a pipe blind was removed at the wrong time in the restart process. This allowed white liquor to flow from the system to the sewer. About 1000 gallons were lost before the problem was discovered and the appropiate valve was closed.
A-103-2000*No site visit made.  Dead River responded and cleaned the spill.  They arranged with the homeowner to replace the tank.  No further action is anticipated.
B-357-1997*The Bangor Hydro dispatcher called to report that they had a transformer overheat and pop it's lid causing the release of an estimated one quart of non-PCB oil. They removed about 5 gallons of dirt to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
A-421-1998*Received a call from Steve Groves of International Paper's environmental department. He called to report a small hydraulic oil spill from a broken hose. The spill went to the process sewer. No site visit was made and no further action is needed on this incident.

Received written report from Steve Groves of International Paper on 9/3/98. His written report suggests that is was the cleanup effert from the broken hydraulic hose that caused the discharge to the process sewer. See the attached report for details.
P-217-1997*17Mar97, received report from York Co. Sheriff's Office to contact No. Berwick PD, who informed me that two subjects had dumped waste oil in the woods and that the No. Berwick FD cleaned up the spill.

I responded and picked up two trash bags of leaves and wood material and disposed with additional MDEP combustible wastes (oil soaked pads) to Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn. The amount disposed was minimal and could not be calculated out seperate form the combined waste.

I issued to No. Berwick PD, Maine statutes 38MRSA 543 and 548.

Refer to Oil Enforcement.
No Further Action
Nathan THompson, SMRO (13May97)
B-785-1999*On 12/13/99, 0830 hours a report of an AST anomaly got passed on to this office from Robert Hood, who is the Lubec Fire Chief.  The incident actually involved five or less gallons of product, but because of the depth of water in the basement it was initially assumed to be much more.  The residence, which recently became the property of Karl Bottorf, had two 275 gallon ASTs.  One was in the basement and the other was in the garage.  The one in the garage was at a higher elevation than the basement tank and there was a line with a valve that connected the two ASTs.  The upper tank supplied a space heater for the garage and the lower one went to the furnace that heated the house.  Karl was trying to get the garage heater to work and opened the valve that connected the tanks without realizing that the valve he had just opened had little to do with the garage space heater.  The fuel drained from the garage tank to the basement tanks until product came seeping out of the vent of the basement tank.  At some point Karl got in touch with the former owner and came to the realization that he needed to turn the valve back to the off position.  At some point in time the sump pump turned on and pumped water and some product to a low wet area on his property, which was the discharge area for the sump.  Karl said that there were no outlets to the wet area and that 6 pads had picked up the oil from this area.  When they put clean pads in this area, the pads did not pick up any more oil.  Since none of the thirty pads applied to the basement area soaked through, I would estimate that they may have recovered three to four gallons off the basement floor and possibly a gallon from the sump drainage area.  The Lubec Fire Department indicated that they would dispose of the used pads.
P-294-1997*On June 2, 1997 I was contacted by Dale Doughty, Geologist for DOT.  Dale called to report that gasoline contamination had been encountered in the ground while doing a construction project at the intersections of Route 202 and 237 in Gorham.  I visited the site the following morning.  The excavation in question was in the roadway in front of Lamprons Mini-mart and gas Station.  Lamprons had had their tanks replaced in 91 due to leakage.  Some contamination was documented and a small clean up was conducted (see Spill Report # P-257-91).  The concentration levels measured here by a PID were very eratic, probably due to the tight silty clay layers with lens of coarser grained till material.  The area is non-sensitive (Baseline II) so it was decided that neither Lamprons or DOT would be required to chase after any contamination, but the material DOT had to remove from this area for the project would have to be treated as contaminated and so, was taken to Commercial Paving.

The following day Portland Water District began work laying water lines in the same intersection, but across the road.  They too encountered sporadic areas of gasoline contamination.  The same procedures were followed and Portland Water District also disposed of contaminated soil at Commercial Paving.

With the findings of contamination on the other side fo the road from Lamprons it was no longed clear what the source of the contamination was.  There was reportedly a gas station with underground tanks on a corner of this intersection many years ago.  There's also a Mobil station about a half block down from the intersection.

Upon completion of the project DOT and Portland Water District requested financial assistance with the disposal of contaminated soil.  I referred them both to John Glowa - DEP Oil Claims unit, to seek coverage through the third party damage program.  No further action at this time.
P-495-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Pollution Control Services
Consultant:  EER
Baseline-1 site
No clean-up required, however due to new tank installation soil and water had to be disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.




_______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-130-2001*A ruptured hose on crane caused approx. 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was immediately cleaned up using sawdust from mill and later burned in on site boiler.
I-186-1999*On 12-6-99, Ronald Fournier called this office to report a small spill on the Blackwater Road in T9 R4 that day. A hydraulic line had broken on a crane and the spill occured on the road. He had the soil removed and taken to Pinkham Lumber's mill in Portage to be placed in their boiler.
A-252-2000*An overfill occurred. Downeast Energy cleaned it up.
B-230-2000*B-230-2000
04/27/2000  23:45

     The State Police in Orono called to report that a tractor trailer punctured one of it's saddle tanks from a piece of road debris about a mile east of Route 179 on Route 9.  Fire personnel were reportedly on site attempting to stop and contain the leak.  Upon my arrival the tank had already lost it's entire contents.  A large amount of oil had been picked up in sorbent pads.  It's estimated that perhaps 30 gallons were recovered out of the 50 estimated to have spilled.  The remainder of the oil lost to the sandy road shoulder was raked out to enhance aeration.  Private wells in the area are not believed to be at risk.

P-340-2000*
	On 5/28/00 Ann Hemenway received a call from Brian Kelly through the Maine State Police reporting a spill of unknown substance into a brook in Auburn.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a sediment discharge into Moose Brook in Auburn.  Further investigation revealed that sediment ponds at a Morin Brick Co. gravel pit were discharging sediment into the brook.  The case was referred to Mike Morse in the land bureau on 5/30/00.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 11, 2000
P-326-1994*Discharge was the result of a cracked meter seal on a gasoline dispenser damaged by a snow plow dragging the hose.  Approximately 86 gallons of gasoline were discharge onto the ground which made its way into a storm drain and eventually into the river.  The discharge went unnoticed for several hours, because of the heavy rain and snow.

Some of the product was recovered using sorbents, but it appeared that most of the gasoline had made its way into the storm drain.  Only a sheen was observed within the storm water system so no gasoline was recoverable.  Nothing was observed on the river.  One 55 gallon drum of saturated snow was collected.

For further details on incident, see attached reports.
I-62-2000*On 6/15/00, MPG called this office to report that on a service call to a resident, the fuel line in the basement was discovered to be leaking. There was oil on the floor in the basement. I met with them that day and found fuel oil had leaked from a small hole in the fuel line probably over a period of months onto the basement floor and had spread out with water that entered from the spring high water. There was an odor in the basement but none upstairs. The homeowners were elderly and partially disabled. I hired a contractor to clean the basement and the fuel line was replaced by MPG.
P-59-2001*Discharge was the result of a car accident where anti-freeze was released.  No further action required.
P-60-1997*On 1/27/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Freeport Fire Dept. reporting a vehicle accident on the Interstate.  Approximately 4 to 5 gallons of gasoline had been spilled.  The fire dept. used sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-386-1999*B-386-99
Frankfort

Thursday July 8, 1999				1130

I received a phone call from Mary Pacquette of the Portland DEP Office.  Mary asked that I contact Lucia Allen (888) 876-4080 of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline project about a half-gallon hydraulic oil spill.

According to Lucia Allen there was a 2-quart hydraulic oil leak from a dump truck in Frankfort on the Loggin Road.  This spill location was about 250 feet from Meadow Brook.  The soil was shoveled up and taken to the soil storage area to await disposal.  Past disposals have been through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
B-269-2001*B-269-2001
05/08/2001 08:10

     Ted Scharf of the Oil Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to report "evidence of a leak"at the Shorey Oil Convenience store on Route 152 in St Albans.  It was stated that their underground gasoline tank was taking on water.  Larry Winchester, a Licensed Tank Installer for Webber oil, was scheduled to address the problem.
    Investigation shown that frost disrupted a fitting allowing surface water to get into the tank.  The exposed tank top shown no evidence of spillage.  No further investigation was warranted.
P-438-1999*     On Sat. 6/19/99 I made an informal check on this public hazardous waste pick-up operation.  This was one of many performed in the Southern Maine Region in cooperation with Regional Waste Systems (RWS) and Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI).  This pick-up was being performed at the rear of the Pownal Transfer Sta.  This rural residential and commercial area is on well water and therefore considered sensitive to gw issues.
     There were approx. four CHI workers separating and drumming various waste: pesticides, paints, assorted chemicals and solvents, but mostly waste oil and pesticides.  Workers were in Level D of work clothes & gloves, no respirators.  Waste oil jugs & buckets were being emptied into 55 gal. drums.   I noted two small waste oil spills, one to soil and one to a poly tarp put under the collection area.  These were to be cleaned up prior to CHI leaving site.
     No further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-100-1991*
Report update of 6/7/04 by SGB

	AST bulk oil storage facility inspection of 2/20/91.  See attached narrative for further details.  In 1990's the facility was owned & operated by Downeast Energy Oil Co.  See also P-372-04.

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I-85-2000*Mr. Achilles reported that his oil tank was leaking onto his dirt floor in his cellar.  He stopped the leak, had the tank pumped and removed by the time he notified DEP and only then because he couldn't get rid of the odor.

Contaminated soil was removed using a Vactor.  Due to the stone foundation, a structural engineer was called in to look at the excavation we had completed.  He advised us to leave some soil or we could potentially damage a carrying wall.  County Environmental Engineering (CEE) was hired to conduct a site assessment of the spill area.

Case Closed.

B-358-1998*On June 2, 1998 at 1130 we received a call from Tom Kostenbader of Ashland Tree Company reporting a twenty gallon hydraulic spill from a chip truck on the West Side Drive on Verona Island.  I met Mr. Kostenbader at the site that afternoon and we excavated about a third of a yard of gravel from the road shoulder.  The tree crew had already recovered most of the oil with sorbents and some excavation.

Rec. file.
B-373-2001*In 2001, Response Services' plans to erect a new garage facility were finally approved by Bur. of General Services.  Persistant rumors of BMHI's improper disposal of oils, hazardous wastes, drums, transformers and special wastes threatened to hold up the project, so a comprehensive sampling effort was undertaken to quantify what had been dumped there over the years.

Two sampling trenches were dug adjacent to the barn itself, a test pit directly north of the barn and a test pit NE of the barn on the property line between BMHI and the United Technologies Center.

No alarming wastes were found;  it was discovered that the foundation of the barn was backfilled with coal ash.   The only high concentration of anything was phosphorus in the coal ash.  See pictures and analysis sheets.
A-147-1996*see attached
P-231-1996*Vandals stole copper line from #2 oil tank to water heater.  2-3 gallons spilled.  Most spillage on concrete floor, some seeped out to ground.  Owner will dig up stained soil (less than one yard) and spread on pavement today (sunny) and tomorrow (sunny), then put soil on his field.  No further action.
B-326-1997*6/26/97 1607

The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report that a vehicle went off the Notch Pond Road into a tributary of Kenduskeag Stream.  Only the expected minor sheen was evident.  The vehicle was reportedly extracted without incident.
A-413-1997*The disposal of 2000 lb. of Dieldrin was arranged for. Allen's Union Farm was billed for the disposal cost.
I-199-1998*An AST leak was reported by the oil company while they were doing service.

Problem was with the pipe threads at the tank.

Oil did get out of the building and the saturated soil was removed by Langille construction.

It appears that we got all the contamination.

Mr. Michaud was advised to contact the Fire Marshall for a claim form for an AST leak.

Case Closed.
B-208-2001*B-0208-01
Lincoln

Tuesday April 17, 2001				1335

Phil Lee (794-8300), of Whitney Energy phoned to report a 4-gallon #1 heating oil spill.

The spill occurred when the hose leaked on the driveway and on Highland Avenue in front of the Mary Trueworthy residence.  The spill clean up began when the driver used the sorbent pads and sorbent materials in his spill kit.  Speedi-dri was also used on the pavement and was disposed of by Whitney Energy.  The truck's delivery hose will be repaired or replaced.
A-497-1998*A hydraulic hose broke on a roll off truck which was being used to move a dumpster. About 15 gallons were lost. It was picked up with pads. The pads were placed in the dumpster to go to PERC.
A-464-2001*   DEP received a belated report that an AST overfill at this school had occurred the previous year.  Reportedly, 500 gallons of oil had spilled to the floor of the tank room and had been recovered by the fuel company; it is not known what happened to this recovered oil.  An undetermined amount of oil entered underlying soil via cracks/joins in the concrete floor.  The school noted vapor problems in an adjacent classroom almost immediately but did not contact DEP at the time.
   The drilled well serving the school is located approx. 100' from the spill site; this well was sampled and showed no petroleum contamination.  DEP Tech Services was contacted, and elected not to pursue contaminated soils so as to avoid disturbing the shallow geology.  I anticipate no further Response involvement here.
I-103-2000*On 9-20-00, there was an annonymous complaint received by this office. The complaint indicated there was used motor oil flowing into a ditch near the home of Bill Laplante. It was coming from an equipment storage shed the town road crew was using for a sewer line extension in the area. I investigated that day and found no sign of any substance in a ditch or in the area. I checked with the foreman and looked in the shed. There was nothing.
A-561-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that floodwaters (rain had been falling for several days) in a residential cellar had upset a container of paint thinner.  Approximately 1/2 gallon was spilled onto the rising water when the cellar sump pump failed.  No recovery was feasible; to avoid further damage to furnace and electrical outlets I recommended immediate replacement of the pump.  Water and thinner was pumped to the drainage system (the area is served by municipal water and sewer).  The next day the homeowner reported no residual odors.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-499-1998*On 9/11/98 I received a written report of a possible oil spill at the McLaughlin residence on Long Island.  The spill was discovered by Coleman Clark of Frederick Bros. Oil who was replacing an oil tank as part of a DEP project on the Island to upgrade oil storage facilities.  On 9/17/98 myself, Steve Flannery and Ann Hemenway met Mr. Clark at the Island and he showed us the site.  I did not observe any evidence of fuel oil contamination in the soil around the area the old tank had been located.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 20, 1998
I-83-1996*A UST removal at the former Transark facility in Ashland, revealed a large amount of contaminated soil.

Facility is currently owned by Daigle Oil Co.

A large number of incidents have occurred at this facility since 1987. See site assessment report for all the details.

Site meets the Baseline 1 standard.

Diesel saturated contaminated soil was excavated and landspread on the DOC property in accordance with the Landspreading guidelines. Contaminated soil that was not saturated was left in the ground.

Case Closed.


B-40-1998*B-040-98 Bangor Sunday January 18, 1998             1100
I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher, which originated from Webber Oil, to call a Mr. Sam Grabes (942-1850).  Mr. Grabes was experiencing problems with product loss due to a leaking feed line on his basement heating oil tank.
I phoned Mr. Grabes and spoke with a Webber heating oil technician who was on scene. Mr. Grabes's heating oil tank, which is set on a field stone and concrete floor, shifted.  When the tank moved it split the feed.  The leaking heating oil ran across the floor to a sump pump.  The sump pump has been unplugged.  The oil on the floor was cleaned up using about 100 pounds of kitty litter.  A temporary line has been installed.  A sorbent boom was placed in the sump trench on the side of the wall.  Almost all of the 8 gallons of spilled oil were recovered.  The sorbent materials were disposed of by Webber Oil.
B-91-1999*B-091-99
Ellsworth

Wednesday February 24, 1999			1418

I received a phone call from Mr. Rick Cole (667-5571), of Hancock Oil.  Mr. Cole phoned to report the overfill of an underground heating oil tank at the Courtland Living Center in Ellsworth.  A delivery driver spilled ? gallon of number 2 heating oil near the fill pipe.   The driver, using sorbent pads cleaned up, the spill from the paved area.  Hancock Oil will dispose of the pads.
B-424-1998*We received a call from Greg West of West Construction who reported soil contamination at a site in Dexter.  Emery & Garrett Groundwater Inc. discovered the contamination during a site assessment for Skowhegan Savings Bank.  The bank had recently purchased the property which is adjacent to the branch office on Church Street.  At one time the site was a former auto dealership and then a recreational vehicle dealership.

Emery & Garrett dug four pits and took twenty PID readings.  Two readings were over 100, one at 112 PPM and another at 340 PPM.  The two readings were from different test pits and had low sample readings taken both above and below the location of the reading above 100 PPM.  Consequently, I feel these two readings are an aberration.

I visited the site on July 1 and met with Mr. West.  He told me that the bank's long term plans are to expand the branch office's parking lot into this area.  The site is a baseline clean-up site so I told Mr. West that no clean-up was necessary.
B-593-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-326-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a line of oil was visible along a paved road section.  The original caller could not be contacted, so the spill location was not identified until DOT was contacted during working hours.  DOT confirmed a release from one of their vehicles, which had since been repaired.
B-409-2000*BIA's Gilbert Merchant says an estimated 2 gallons of jet-A was spilled to the ground as product recently pumped into an aircraft warmed, expanded and was forced out thru the tank vents.  BIA personnel retrieved it all, he said.
A-417-1996* An anonymous caller reported an oil sheen that extended for one mile. This oil sheen was, according to the caller, located on the Tower Rd. I drove to the scene and spent considerable time trying to locate the source. I never did find the source. No further activity will be required.
A-481-1998*     DEP received a report that 75 gallons of kerosene was spilled at this facility when a pump gasket failed.  According to Maritime staff, most spilled product had already been recovered and DEP participation was unnecessary.  The area is geologically non-sensitive and is the site of numerous historical oil spills.
     I anticipate no DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-336-1999*     DEP received a report that a diesel spill had occurred at this property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  Oil had flowed across a partially paved surface and had been sorbed into sand used to contain the spill.  This sand and a small amount of excavated soil was added to the asphalt aggregate on site.
     The facility located here (Williams) is in need of a SPCC plan.  While not pertinent to this spill event, this issue was addressed in a separate letter dated 6/17/99.
B-541-2000*
     This office received a call at 0815 on 10/2/00 from Judy Moore (Great Northern Paper, Inc.; Millinocket) reporting a hazardous chemical spill.  She stated that they had an estimated 20 gallon magnesium bisulfite cooking acid (pH 3.5) spill this morning around 0715 at their MGO Plant, which is down for maintenance.  Contractors were in the process of cleaning and inspecting the tank and piping when they cut into the line outside the containment area.  Some of the chemical flowed into their storm sewer, which discharges to Millinocket Stream.  The remainder of the material was cleaned up with sorbents.  Plans are to educate the contractors, so this does not happen again.

REC:  File report.
B-64-1999*     On February 8, 1999 I received the results of a lab analysis from John Clark of Tremont.  The analysis was of Mr. Clark's drilled well on Gotts Island.   Mr. Clark hopes to build a home at the location.. He and I had talked earlier and Mr. Clark expressed a fear that someone had vandalized the well due to a land feud on the island.

I showed the results to Paul Blood of our Technical Services Division who said both the amount and discription of the results are consistent with drilling lube oils left from the drilling bits.  I advised Mr. Clark to flush out the well and re-sample if he is still concerned about the well.
A-62-2001*   DEP received a report that fuel was spilled when the nozzle fell out of the fill neck at a vehicle during refueling.  Oil sorbed into ice/snow; this was excavated for disposal.
B-201-1999*     On April 29, 1999 at 1000 we received a call from Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction requesting a waiver for a tank removal at the Genie Rooks residence on the Coldbrook Rd. in Hampden.  I visited the site and observed the removal of a 1,000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank which was abandoned two years ago.    I did find a small corrosion hole in the top third of the tank but no sign of contaminated soil.
A-506-1998*Received a call from Mrs. Brown of Wiscasset stating that she had suffered a small oil spill that was supposedly caused by an overfill of her tank by Irving. She stated that Irving was not her usual oil dealer. I called Peggy Whitman, manager of the Wiscasset Irving office and she was surprised that DEP was involved. She explained that they had delivered to the wrong house and that a small amount of oil had leaked from joints in the pipes. Mrs. Brown had complained about the odor and Irving did return and clean up the spill as best they could. They also placed fans in the windows to control the odor. I told her I wanted to meet her on site.

 I met her and David Gardiner, insurance adjuster for Irving at the residence of Mrs. Brown on 24 September. She showed us the tank area that was in an interior room in her basement. I inspected the tank and the area around the tank. Irving had cleaned up the spill but had spread the "Odor-Gone" too heavily.  The bottom of the tank was rough and I questioned if Mrs. Brown  had an established leak in it. I wiped the bottom of the tank with pads and put more pads down to catch any drips. Mrs. Brown called a few days later and reported that the bottom of the tank was dry and there were no spots on the pads. No further work is needed on this case.
A-703-1998*     DEP received a report that a commercial truck accident had resulted in a release of diesel fuel at this residence/restaurant.  The drilled well serving the property is located 20' from the spill.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  Water sampled five months after the incident analyzed non-detect for petroleum; there have been no reports of taste/odor in the water here and I anticipate no further DEP involvement.
P-49-2001*The discharge was the result of a leaking AST, located in a crawl space, or its line.  An unknown amount of oil was released, and the only evidence of a discharge was a small weep where the copper supply line passed through a stone wall.  By the time I arrived, the tank and line had been replaced, and all the remaining fuel pumped into the new tank.  B&L Oil agreed to remove the old tank in the spring and contact me if there where any further concerns.

No further action required.
B-201-1997*5/1/97 15:30

Mike Whitmore, former employee fo Irving Tanning in Hartland, called to report that during his stay paints and other chemicals were dumped down the floor drains.  The conversation quickly switched from his environmental concern to his workman's comp case.  Since there appeared to be a different motive to the complaint the facility was not visited.  Secondly, the allegations are almost impossible to prove.  Thirdly, the Department has an ongoing monitoring program for their discharges.
B-697-1998*     On October 28,1998 at 1310 we received a call from John Lane of Central Maine Excavators reporting a possible oil spill at 81 Mill St. in Orono.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Lane and Brud Folger who owns the building.  Mr. Lane was excavating beneath an old attatched shed when he found a circular concrete tank which was full of debris, soil and had a slight sheen.
     The sheen was marsh sheen from the decaying material in the tank and I registered less than ten on the PID.  I told Mr. Lane that he could haul the material away as con-  struction debris.
A-537-1999*This was an AST with evidence that some fuel had run down the side from the nozzle.  The oil had dried and didn't appear to have reached the ground.  Grass and weeds were growing and there was no oil odor in the soil.  I determined that no cleanup was required.
A-477-1999* A tractor trailer, from Prince Edward Island, ran over an object which resulted in a ruptured saddle tank. A State Trooper pulled up behind the truck moments after he pulled onto the shoulder. The trooper then called the Fairfield Fire Dept. and they responded to the release. I arrived a short while later and assisted. I collected the pads and boom and returned them to the DEP warehouse for disposal. No further action will be required.
A-127-1996*Another leak in the supply line to the UST at the Steam Plant, UST REG # 13122
A-425-1997*In response to odour complaints, Augusta Fuel did a leak test on a buried line in the cement.  The line passed the test, but failed shortly there after leading to a known loss of about 150 gallons which will be discussed further. More product was collected than was reported lost. The remediation is discussed in the attached document
A-324-1996*Received a call from Roger Mitchel of Maritime Energy. He reported a 2 gallon spill at the main bulk plant. Apparently the air elimiator drains into a drum which is normally drained once a week. It wasn't this week and overflowed an estimated 2 gallons. Maritime cleaned it up. No response was necessary. No further work is needed.
B-427-1996*Mr. Schmitz called to report that they had suffered a hydraulic oil spill in the garage that houses their trucks.  Apparently a fitting had loosened and he estimated that 5 gallons had been lost.  He said that no floor drains were involved and it was cleaned up with pads and speedi dri.  Mr. Steve Polyot of their Bangor Office, 990-5252, called to say that after fixing the loose fitting the tank was topped off with 3 gallons of oil.  Also that 6 sorbent pads and 2 shovel fulls of speedi dri was used in the clean up.
A-263-1997*Went to a tank removal in Waldo at Thompson's Variety. Two underground tanks were scheduled to be removed. Paul Bosse was the certified tank installer and John Gordon of Field Services was doing the Appendix P site assesment. The site had a history and two underground tanks had been previously removed and some contamination had been found. See spill report A-353-95. The two remaining tanks were removed on 7/29/97. The plan was to cleanup what was left behind from the 1995 tank removal. The tanks removed were in good condition. No obvious holes or loose joints were found. Approximately 425 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and land spread on nearby property.

The site is stringent on the decision tree as the store's own water well is considered a public water supply. A referral to Technical Services will be made. A recommedation of some direct push probe work between the tank site and the water well will be made. Testing of the well has shown no contamination as yet. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
B-530-1996*See attached narrative.
B-381-2000*B-381-2000
07/17/2000 16:41

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Tim Dionne on Falvey Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon leaked onto the concrete floor from a loose fitting.  No drains were reportedly involved.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action was taken.
P-726-2000*Sampson's called DownEast about an odor complaint.  Small stain observed on the floor in the grout (encasing the oil line).  The bare copper line was above the concrete floor yet covered with a grout, subsequently developing a leak and oil was observed in the floor sump.  No definitive leak location, it was based on proximity to furnace and sump.  A uniform oil sheen was present on the sump (1-2" of water).  The sump was manually pumped and all the oil removed, no oil was seen returning to the sump.  The sump will be monitored for any additional oil, non is expected.  If after a three week period no additional oil is observed, then a no further action decision will be implemented for this site.
P-622-1998*    On 9/12/98 an anonymous Richard reported that this Peoples Heritage Bank had suffered an oil overfill of their tank on 9/10/98.  I found no evidence that it had been reported to the Dept. by the spiller as required.
    When next in the area I confirmed an oil stain on the side of the building around the vent pipe for the inside AST.  It looks to have been wiped up and nothing seems to have reached any stormdrains.  The AST vent coming out to the back alley looks to have been recently replaced, perhaps with an overfill whistle.
A-84-1996*Received a call from Randy Murray of Murray Oil on 2/21/96 that a customer of his had a spill. I responded to the house of William Bryant Jr. of Canton. The tank had developed a hole. About 100 gallons was lost. I sorbed some of the oil with sorbents, but most of it went into plastic bags and drums as snow / oil mixture. Snow was taken back to Augusta, melted and taken by Clean Harbors as oily waste. The site is a stringent site, but the ground was frozen and the well is about 250' up hill of the spill. The weather was warm and it was raining most of the time washing the oil down hill. Returned on 2/22/96 to pick up more pads. Returned a third time to finish picking up pads. Deep snow and spring like conditions limited the amount of oil that could be recovered. No further action is needed.
A-278-1998*Ms.  McGlaughlin called to report an antifreeze spill near her well.  She felt that the oil burner man who replaced her furnace last November had spilled 30 gallons of antifreeze.  She had observed a spot of dead grass in the area where the removed antifreeze had been stored in 5 gallon containers.  I spoke with Jim's burner sevice (338-4207) and he reported that he had removed 30 gallons of antifreeze, but it had not spilled.  He reports that he recycled it in his vehicles.

The well was buried and bedrock was very shallow in the area, so I had the well sampled as a precaution.  No antifreeze was detected.

No further action is anticipated.
P-713-1996*On November 8 1996 I attended a routine underground storage tank removal.  I had issued a waiver from the 30 day notice to facilitate a real estate transaction.  Two 5000 gallon waste oil tanks were removed.  Both tanks were in very good condition.  No evidence of spillage found in or around the tanks.  The product in the tanks was analyzed under Maine waste oil regulations and found to be "spec" oil.  No further action.
B-282-2000*B-282-2000
05/22/2000 19:15

     The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report a diesel spill associated with a saddle tank puncture on Route 2 in Howland.  As it turned out upon investigation the incident occurred in Greenbush.  The majority of fuel was spread on the road about a quarter mile distance.  Some of the oil was contained on the sandy road shoulder.  This area was raked out to enhance aeration.  It was estimated that perhaps 30 gallons were spilled.  No wells or surface waters were observed to be in the area.
B-143-2001*
I received an anonymous call that there had been an oil sheen and oil odor on the Moose River in Rockwood for the past three days. I went to the scene. Along the shore on the south side of the river just upstream of Munster's Bait Shop I found scattered pieces of sheen, but no source or where it entered the river. The river was very choppy at this time. The area was covered with about 4 feet of snow. There are a number of summer camps along this area that may have been the source, but due to the snow it was not possible to inspect them all. I did check those closest to the sheen by shoveling down to the filters, but found nothing wrong. It was evident that by the time of my arrival the spill event was over. Perhaps the source will be revealed as camps are opened for the summer.
P-147-1997*On March 12, 1997  Dan Lewis of Sun Environmental Services contacted me for an "abandonment in place" approval.  the tank in question was located beneath a building at 341 Cumberland in Portland.  I granted the approval.  The tank was abondoned on March 19, 1997.  There was no contamination noted during the abandonment.  No further action.
B-411-1996*On 8/1/96, 1503 hours Barry Curtise (State Police-Machias) reported a petroleum sheen on the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield.  His perception was that it was 30' wide and about a half mile long.  My first impression from the report was that the incident was in Machias and that it was visible from the Main Street Garage.  Bob Whittier quickly informed me that the Narraguagus River went through Cherryfield and that it was the Machias River that went through Machias.  Bob also located the phone number for the Main Street Garage.  I called and talked with David Perry, owner of the Main St. Garage.  David indicated that that was the place where the sheen was.  He rechecked it and indicated that it was 2-3 feet wide and quite long. He was not aware of a source. Main Street Garage does some body and lubrication work.  Their waste oil gets sold to a waste oil burner.  During our conversation, he became privy to the fact that an itinerant blue berry worker had changed the oil in his van and dumped the waste oil into the river.  Further information revealed that the dumper had not left the scene.  I contacted Barry again and asked if he could apprehend the dumper.  He later contacted me saying that he had the person that had done the dumping, and he wanted to know what to charge him with.  I indicated that we had made littering stick in the past.  He indicated that he would charge the dumper with littering.  The following morning I called David to make sure that the sheen was not from some ongoing source.  It had disappeared.
I-169-1999*Lanes Construction had a job to hot top the Irving Oil yard in Mars Hill. Preparing the yard called for removing 20 inches of soil and replacing it with gravel then hot top.

The contaminated soil was encountered in front of the building just below the old hot top.

Across the street, less than 300 feet from the contaminated soil, is a well owned by Travis Kearny (425-3450). This makes the site a stringent clean-up area.

I excavated about 60cu yds of soil (4 truck loads) to see what we had for problems. I stopped the excavation after 4 loads to confer with the Irving folks and their consultant Acadia Environmental.

 Irving will not excavate further until samples from the Kearny well come back.
B-85-1996*This case was referred to us by Troy Smith at the BRWM in Augusta, who'd gotten it from Josh Katz at MDOT in Augusta.
Don Allen of Cherryfield complained to Katz of his well water tasting like gasoline; DOT had done shoulder work in front of Allen's house in August of 1995.  He alleged that they'd had a spill next to the wetland from which his dug well gets its water.

Extensive sampling of neighboring wells, the local groundwater and soil, as well as the surface water of the wetland never revealed any gasoline contamination anywhere but in Allen's well; if DOT HAD had a spill, it would've been diesel, since they used no gasoline powered equipment on the shoulder job. Likewise, the former DOT gasoline tanks were ruled out as a source.

On May 9, I wrote to Allen telling him the concentration of gasoline in his well was falling, and that I thought the problem was one of self-contamination. This theory is bolstered by the tentative identification of ETBE in Allen's well.  He'd driven to Connecticut that fall or winter, where ETBE may be a gasoline additive.
A-570-1999*Mr. Labonte called to report 96 ppb of MTBE had been found in his well.  I collected a confirmation sample and arranged for filters to be installed.  Cheryl Fontaine and I visited the site to decide which additional homes should be sampled.  Based on local geology, Cheryl recommended I sample only the south side of Quaker Ridge Road.  Initially, we decided to sample 5 additional homes.  I sampled more homes when more contaminated wells were located.  Of 11 wells in the area on the south of Quaker Ridge 2 wells were above the DEP action level, 5 had levels below the action level, 3 were none detect, and one still needed to be sampled. Cheryl assumed the lead on the site after we determined the number of homes affected.

The source of the contamination is still to be determined.  The area is very sandy, but is not on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.  All wells are drilled.  At the Labonte's, the paved drive would channel any vehicle leaks to within a couple of feet of the well.  Their nearest neighbor Mr. Morin is the other home with high contamination levels. At the Pratt's there is a repair garage, with a number of vehicles and fuel containers on the site, but no large stains.  There are a number of small stains.  This home is at the high point in the housing development.  There may be additional potential sources.

No further action is anticipated by DEP response.
B-200-1996*Carl Cutler, concerned citizen, called to report discovering a drum beyond the Lincoln Street dead end near the Bangor water front.  Investigation shown that the drum only contained a asphalt residue.  It was rather rusted without markings.  It was taken to our office for cleaning and disposal.  Case Closed.
A-31-2000*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-551-2000*B-551-2000
10/04/2000 12:35

     Penobscot County Regional Dispatch called to report a spill at G&M Market on Route 1A in Holden.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons of diesel was cleaned up by Holden fire personnel.  The spill had resulted from an overfill.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-315-1997*On June 23, 1997 at 0930 we received a call from Doria Lombardo of Massachusetts reporting that a drum had washed ashore at their camp on Brewer Lake in Holden.  She said the drum was full of liquid but her husband was unable to open it.  They were worried that the drum was full of oil.

Tom Varney and I visited the site that morning and found a plastic drum which ruled out oil storage.  We opened the drum and found water with a elevated pH of 10 to 11 which is below the hazardous waste level of 12.5.  We retrieved the drum and disposed of the water at our garage.
A-498-1997*A car left the road and ended up in the Kennebec River.  Although no obvious discharge was present, there was a light sheen.  The owner wanted to wait until the next day to arrange for a diver to recover the vehicle.  The FD wanted it done sooner.  The matter was referred to the Warden Service.
B-541-1996*SEE ATTACHED
I-98-1997*Tank had small hole in it, pumped out remainder of fuel in tank.
P-854-1996*16Nov96, 1353hrs., I responded to a compliant received from Denise Fournier of the MDEP Oil Enforcement Unit, Augusta. Fournier informed me that she received an anonymous phone call reporting an improper underound tank removal, at the entered facility location. Fournier informed me that she could not locate a removal notice for this facility and asked that I investigate the report.

Upon arrival I observed two men hand digging out a 1,000 gallon UST at the facility location. A Dead River technician was also present. I advised that the excavation be properly cordoned off until contact with the facility owner could be made, the workers agreed.

I made contact with the tank owner Mark Savard, and explained the process for removing, cleaning, and disposing of an underground storage tank. Savard agreed. I eventually received a Faxed copy of a 30-day notice.

I issued a waiver to the 30-day notice on 22Nov96 and sent Savard his copy.

Due to being diverted to another spill, I did not follow up on this matter beyond the information provided in this report. On 14Apr97, I attempted to locate Portland's yellow copy of the 30-day notice; either Augusta did not forward Portland's copy or the tank owner did not submit the original 30-day notice as required.

Oil Enforcement Referral forwarded 14Apr97.
No further action by Response Services is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (14Apr97)
B-17-1997*Petty Office Young of the US Coast Guard in Southwest Harbor called to report a diesel sheen in the harbor off Clark Point.  I was informed that a vessel was summoned to inspect the area and pehaps find the source.

As with all other previous sheens in the harbor, no source was discovered.  It is assumed that the sheens are related to substantical boat activity in the harbor.
A-345-1996*     DEP received a report that 5-10 gallons of heating oil was spilled during the overfill of a vehicle at this bulk oil terminal.  According to the reporting individual (Alexander) the spill was entirely cleaned up.  Contaminated soils were reportedly transported to the C N Brown main office.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-155-1997*D-TREE=B2.
P-897-2001*USCG responded to a floundering vessel (60' Half Full) while docked at its slip in the Dimillo's marina.  In response to the partial sinking the Group pumped the bilges and a sheen was soon visible throughout the Long Wharf area.  The vessel was towed to South Port Marina, South Portland where the starboard engine was refired but the port engine remained dead.

DEP/Cyr along with USCG Scarponi and Caleb interviewed Mr. Corbin about the incident.  He stated power was lost and the "stuffing box seal" leaked and allowed water in, without power the bilge pumps were negated therefore the boat began to sink at its berth.  The power was returned and one engine fired, Corbin hoped to have the second one running soon.

Corbin estimated a few pints of oil in the two bilge areas was released when the water was pumped.  The vessel has a fuel capacity of 800 gallons but only 50 gallons are on board at this time.

No further action based on the information received at this time.
P-695-1999*   On 7/12/99 Mr. Cataldo of ENSR [acting as a rep. for Gary Blair of Southland Corp.] contacted Ted Scharf of Maine DEP, BRWM, Oil Enforcement Unit regarding a failed Tanknology Precision-test at this Old Orchard Beach gas station.  The 6/30/99 test was in response to the 8000 gal. single-wall fiberflass reinforced plastic (FRP) UST taking on up to 53" of groundwater.  Notification to DEP does not appear to have been within the required 24 hrs.  On 9/28/99 ENSR notified that Greenwood would be uncovering the Owens Corning UST for evaluation and repair.
    On Tues. 10/5/99 I drove by the site and stopped in after noting work ongoing.  Ed Woods of Containment Solutions Systems (CSS), and CTI Charles Black of Greenwood Construction were onsite purging the uncovered UST for a planned entrance the next day.  The Copus blower purging the tank was only 4' above grade rather than the required safer 12', so I had purging shut down until the stack was raised.
    The next day, 10/6/99, I re-visited, measured the tank @ 0% LEL, and spoke with Mr. Drown of ENPRO regarding treating the water in the Frac-Tank (see attached Clean-Up Agreement).  Black and Wood explained the the source of the water ingress was splits on the tank bottom after the tank ends buckled down.  It appeared that the tank may not have had its peastone fill properly tamped under it during its 8/86 installation.  The north end had an 18" split.  CSS patched the UST with an fiberglass.
   I expressed to Scharf about warrantee on the tank, whether it will continue to split, and if the other tanks may have a similar problem.  CSS and Southland are to send in a letter to DEP assuring the tank's continued warrantee in order for it to be in state compliance.  At present I have received no such letter.
	I noted no product discharge onsite other than surface spills around the dispensers.  Further DEP actions are possible.  See attached, and P-579-93 for further information.

S Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
I-50-2000*As the result of an ongoing investigation of a gasoline spill across the street from Mr. Bosse, his well was being monitored for GRO for the previous 8 years. His well was found to have trace amounts of MTBE only and was placed on filters. On 5-31-00, he called to inform me that he had gasoline in the water breaking through the filters. I met with him that day and bailed a sample from the top of his well. This revealed a layer of fuel oil about 8 inches thick on top of the water column. On checking the heating system, it was found that the fuel supply line ran beneath the concrete floor from the furnace to the tank. After having a plumber check the integrity of the line, it was found to be leaking. About 10 gallons was recovered from the well and a new well installed.
B-302-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-191-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-32-1999*On 3-4-99, Dave Page of Irving Oil called to report an overfill of fuel oil at a heating fuel tank at Nowland Hall at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. All was cleaned up by the delivery driver using sorbents.
B-166-1996*3/29/96 @1300

I was in the process of wrapping up the tank removals at Carrolls IGA in Trenton when Butch Furrough of GR Adams drove into the parking lot.  Butch explained that the GR Adams Petroleum Contracts was in the process of upgrading the piping at Burwaldo's Texaco in Bar Harbor when one of the tanks broke loose and floated.  He said that there was some contaminated noted.  When I arrived at Burwaldo's I said that they would be wise to hire a site assessor as they were now involved with a tank removal.

I went to Burwaldow's Texaco and noted the contamination. Arnold Fessenden was the site assessor on this site.  This site had obvious high water and some apparent localized soil contamination.  Clean up levels were set at 1,000 ppm due to the fact that this is most likely a B2 (baseline two) clean up and there is a nearby structure that has a full basement contamination seemed limited to the area of the tank excavation.  The highest concentration of gasoline contaminated sand after clean up was about 522.

About two cubic yards of contaminated course sand was removed from the excavation and set aside until the excavation was filled.  This sand was spread thinly near the surface.  See also UST Site Assessment done by Arnold Fessenden, C. G.
P-482-1996*Alan Lyscars (Field Services, Inc.) reported that a small amount of soil contaminated with thinner/solvent had been discovered during a site assessment.  Some spillage had occurred and Mr. Lyscars had it excavated it and was waiting for lab results to determine the disposal method.

Lab results showed that it was not hazardous waste and the soil was spread on site.

No further action is necessary in this matter.




_____________________
Jon L. Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-192-2000*150 gallons of heating oil leaked out due to broken valve.
P-53-1999*19 January 1999, responded to vehicle accident.  Sand was deployed to absorb diesel fuel.  Issued Virgin product letter for disposal.

No further action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 21April99.
B-464-2000*Lt. Melvin of the Brewer Fire Dept. reported a case of chronic oil drippage from vehicles at 71 Friar Tuck Lane. I gather the fire department or the City is in some kind of dispute with the occupant.  I told the Lieutenant that I'd go explain the law to the homeowner, but the more I thought about it, the more I decided I didn't want to get dragged into another petty squabble.
B-41-1999*B-41-99 B.H.E.Co. - Lincoln


Bangor Hydro called to report a quart spill of non-PCB oil from a failed recloser mounted on pole #14 on the Transalpine Road. The contaminated snow was collected and shipped out through Clean Harbor. See the attached B.H.E.Co. report for more detail.
A-50-1998*     DEP received a report that oil was visible through the ice on a small wetland adjacent to this educational facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and observed measurable product beneath a 400 ft. sq. (approx.) section of ice.  The source was not determined due to snow cover.
     Clean Harbors was contracted to pump oil from under the ice.  At my direction, CH also pumped the contents of several containers of waste lubricating oil and unknown liquids that were stored on the property; it was my impression that the storage/handling of these wastes had not received sufficient attention, and that waste solvents/thinners may have been combined with waste lubricating oil.  Subsequent composite profiling by CH indicated a flash point of 79 degrees F.
     This facility is a high-school level vocational/technical school, with programs for auto mechanics, auto body repair and painting, and other industrial arts.  I spoke with the facility administrator (Howard) about the importance of proper handling of waste materials, and sent a message to BLS requesting their involvement; I do not know if BLS chose to become involved.
     A trench was cut in the ice below the spill site, and boom was placed to capture oil as the ice melted over the spring.  I returned several times to collect trapped oil.  It eventually became apparant that oil had been spilled/discharged to an area of mulch adjacent to a parking area; it is my impression that this is the source of the oil on the wetland.  Contaminated mulch was excavated for disposal.  The school well (drilled) is located within 200' of the spill site; the well was analyzed for petroleum with negative results.
     I anticipate no further Response involvement due to this particular spill event.  The Department may wish to visit this facility on occasion to ensure that wastes are being handled appropriately.
B-570-1999*B-570-99
Orono

Tuesday September 14, 1999			1048

Tom Spitz (581-4071), of the University of Maine phoned to report a small release of Ammonium Hydroxide.  The release occurred when a worker was drilling into the concrete floor at the Alfond Arena and hit a refrigeration pipe that contained the Ammonium Hydroxide refrigerant.  A release of 1 gallon followed shortly.

One person was transported to the hospital for observation, but was not admitted.

The liquid refrigerant was cleaned up using absorbent material.  The University, through their hazardous waste contractor will dispose of this material properly.
P-694-1999*Diesel spill, in West Paris, from bucket trucks saddle tank onto gravel driveway of Gates Road resident. CMP cleaned up spill with sorbents and excavation.  See attached CMP report.  No further action anticipated.
B-437-2000*Brad Kelso called from Georgia-Pacific Co. to report that they had discovered a small lube oil leak that got into the coolant water which was drained into their waste water treatment plant.
P-686-1999*   On 9/22/99, the env. consultant & contractor Sebago Technics, Inc. notified DEP of petro. contam. noted during test pitting at the gravel pit and construction yard of R J Grondin & Sons, off Mussey Rd. in Scarborough (see site maps).  The Phase-2 study by Haley & Aldrich Inc. was related to a proposed commercial distribution (trucking) facility for the property.   The area is rural and suburban, mostly commercial, on city water & sewer.  The contractors are also working with the DEP VRAP program for site clearance under DEP's Nick Hodgkins.
   On reviewing the data I noted no free product or saturated soils found.  No sensitive receptors are believed threatened at this time.  Possible contamination sources are periodic lube oil & fuel leaks from construction vehicles, and oil contaminated soil brought to the site for land-speading (i. e. see P-491-96).  As spill sources are unknown, no DEP Virgin Letter can be issued for off-site disposal at a licensed facility.
   Oil contaminated soils are understood to be on-site, no clean-up is required by DEP Resp. Div. at this time, though contaminated soils should be managed properly if disturbed.  Final clearance as to further actions will be made thru the DEP VRAP Program.  See the attached report & letters, and any DEP Response spill reports for the site.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-195-1996*On the morning of 4/18/96, 0930 hours, Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors called to ask if he could take out a couple of heating oil USTs at Downeast Toyota in Brewer.  We had discussed this earlier and I had no other field work priorities so I agreed to go waiver the 30 day requirement.  The first tank to come out was located at 31 Pierce Rd (18989 Reg. #).  It was a 2K heating oil UST that had cathodic protection and was 12 years old.  The soil was glacial till, there was ground water about 5 feet.  The tank had remote fill and vent and the hole was clean.  The second tank was a 3K heating oil UST located at 33 Pierce Rd (3369 Reg. # see B-218-96).  This property was recently owned by Eastern Maine Auto Auction.  The soil and groundwater conditions were the same and the hole was clean.
P-155-2000*Notification of a sheen on the road by an unknown source.  No response required.

No further action required.
A-492-1996*Mead had a delivery of rayon caustic.  A valve was not opened at the tank.  The unloading line backed up and overfilled the truck.  Product was discharged from the vent.  The product was washed to the sewer.
P-486-1999*    In the morning of 7/8/99 I responded to a gasoline surface discharge at Irving's Biddeford facility.  The discharge was over the 10-gallon reporting/logging limit.  The spill came from an auto leased to Mr. Terance Collins of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who placed the gas nozzle upside-down in his car, resulting in a 20 gal. spill [the nozzle's automatic shut-off's are not designed to work when the nozzles are upside-down].  Mr. Collins was reported to be inside the store and not monitoring the dispenser.  Both DEP and Irving consider Mr. Collins to be the RP for the spill.
    This site is located next to MTA's Exit 4 off Alfred Rd., Rt. 111.  The area is on public water and sewer.  No aquifers or wells are known to be within 1000' or more (See PDWSA Map #16).
    On-site I met a BFD crew and the Irving manager.  Speedy Dry had been spread.  As noted on the site map, the spill ran downgrade to a storm drain to a roadside wetland.  Fortunately the drain basin was set up like a separator so the free product sat on top of the  water and did not run out to the wetland.
    I called Gary Kane of Irving who hired Clean Harbors to respond, pump out the drain, and pick up the used speedy dry.
    No further Resp. Div. action at this time.  See attached for further info.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-71-2001*On 6-6-01, Jim Krysiak the P.I. Fire Chief,  called to ask if I would assist in tracing the smell of mercaptan at the P.I. High School. I met him at the school with an explosimeter and Photon. We tried to locate the source which was very faint when we arrived but had no success. The odor was gradually going away as we were there and it was determined to be a transient source. No further complaints were received.
A-233-1997*     DEP received a report that a ruptured hydraulic line on a vehicle had resulted in a 5 to 7 gallon spill at a construction site.  A contractor was hired by the spiller to excavate and dispose of contaminated soil.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
P-446-1996*  On 8/15/96, this UST facility of five tanks was abandoned by removal by Simard & Sons under Elwin Scott, with a UST closure assessment done by M. Deyling of Summit Env.  S. Brezinski represented the Maine DEP for the removal.  I understand that though the two gaso. one diesel UST and piping were complying FRP UST's, U-Haul opted to remove them to reduce the liability of UST ownership and not have to deal with inventory management.  U-Haul received an NOV for failure to keep proper daily inv. (see attached).
  Very minor gaso. contam was noted, and some apparent overfill or pipeleak above the waste oil UST, reported the following day on 8/16/96.  Because of the minor amount of discharge, no remedial work was required at the time and no receptors are believed threatened at this time.  The surrounding lithology was clay/silt which is common to this area.  See attachements for further details.
A-423-2000*I recieved a phone call from Edward Googins reporting that his dog had accidentally knocked over a can of gasoline.  The can was 6 gallon capacity, and left on its side, leaked 1/2 its contents to the ground.  Upon smelling the vapors, Mr. Googins immediately righted the gas can, and began remedial action.  The spill occured at a summer camp which belongs to Mr. Googins brother in law, Ernest Kilbride of Carmel.  The camp is located off Route 41 on the shore of Flying Pond identified as lot 251 in town records.  The lot is located 1/4 mile beyond Flying Pond Variety on the left on an unmarked gravel drive.  The spill was located approx. 150 ft from Flying Pond shore, and 15 feet from a drilled water well, the suppy for the camp.  Mr.Googins shoveled approx 1/2 yard of soil from the spill area and stockpiled it on a tarp nearby.  Mr. Googins thought that he had removed all the contaminated soil and that no futher action would be required, however,  At 1500 he called the office, and reported that the smell of gasoline had returned, and he requested assistance.  At 1600 Glen Wall and I responded.  We used the PID to guide removal and hand dug approx 3 yards of material.  Herb Horne Construction assisted in the digging.  Soils were stockpiled and covered with blue poly tarps.  We departed the site at 1800.  Soils were transported by Horne to Commercial Paving.  The site was referred to Tech. Services for quarterly monitoring for GRO and oxygenates on 8/14/00.  The first monitoring results were non-detect for all target compounds.
P-632-2000*The discharge was the result of a leaking transformer of an unknown reason.  For further details, see attached report.

No further action required.
I-27-1996*On 3-19-96, the state police called to report that a saddle tank had been found along the side of the road in Westfield on Rt. 1. It had apparently fallen off a truck and was laying on the side of the road full of fuel. Carl Allen and I responded and pumped the tank off into a drum and picked up the tank for later disposal. No further action was needed and the owner of the truck is unknown.
P-124-2001*Peter Holmes of Downeast Energy called to report a tank in the basement of 913 Main Street in Sanford had corroded and leaked.  When I arrived there was oil on the floor of the basement.  I called Clean Harbors to bring a vacuum truck to remove the liquids.  We used sorbent materials to clean up all of the oil.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
April 5, 2001
A-162-2000*Received a report of a spill from Cianbro Corporation about a small spill of hydraulic oil.  I called the next day.  A hydraulic hose broke on an aerial lift.  Approximately 1 gallon was spilled. Cleanup was with pads, speedy dry and minor excavation.  All the contaminated sorbents and the small amount of soil went into a barrel and were disposed of at Sawyer Environmental.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
I-123-1997*On 8-25-97, Roger Beaulier of the Pesticide Control Board reported there had been a spill of accord herbicide in T8 R9. It had occured while the spray helicopter was being filled. The affected soil was excavated and spread out on the spray block.
P-163-2000*While emptying the delivery hose for the transfer of K-1 to #2 fuel oil, the driver over filled a compartment on the delivery truck discharging approximately 10 gallons of kerosene onto the dirt driveway.   The discharge was quickly contained, but had penetrated the top couple of inches of the driveway, in addition to making its way to the main road.  Arrangements were made to have the soil removed.  On the following day, the soil had been removed and replaced.  Remaining was a small stain on the main road which was being cleaned-up with speedy-dry.

No further action required
A-231-1997*see separate narrative
B-776-1998*The diesel shop at the B&A yard in Hermon, years ago, installed an oil and water seperator and tied the discharge pipe into the public sewer line.  In the fall of 1998, there was some indication that the line was taking in groundwater, so the railroad tried to line the pipe between the seperator and the pump station.  That didn't work, so they ended up digging the pipe and replacing it; oil contaminated soil was discovered during the excavation.

After the replacement was completed, and the trench backfilled, Tom Tardiff of the B&A notified me of the contaminated soil, stockpiled on site. I looked at the problem on 11/30, and could not determine if the source was the pipeline or old contamination from an old spill at the siding.  Underground tanks in the area hold # 6 oil, not diesel or #2.

On 12/4, an estimated 84 cubic yards of contaminated fill was spread to weather on one of the B&A's yard roads.
B-231-1999*     On May 12, 1999 at 1645 a Bangor Hydro bucket truck spilled less than one half pint of hydraulic oil from a leaking fitting.  Some of the oil went onto a parking lot where workers recovered it with sorbents.  A little also sprayed on some vehicles.  Bangor Hydro agreed to pay for any cleaning of these vehicles.
A-159-2000*I received a phone call from Scott Reed of Mead that they had suffered a caustic spill the previous night.  He reported that a truck delivering 50% caustic to the mill had spilled 1140 gallons of product.  The driver left the side of the truck to get a signature on some paperwork and upon returning discovered that the unloading line had come off and was discharging product.  Initial visual estimate of the spill reportedly showed an amount spilled that was significantly lower then the reportable quantity.  Reconciliation of the bill of lading and contents of the tank showed a significant amount had been spilled.  There was a process sewer drain nearby and apparently most of the caustic flowed to the drain.  Strip charts of the pH of the Primary Clarifier Inflow show a rise in the pH.  Primary Clarifier Outflow shows no rise in pH of the effluent.  No further work is needed on this spill and no site visit was made.  See the attached report from Mead for additional information.
P-446-1997*   On 8/15/97 I gave authorization to Alan Morrison of the DEP Air Bureau to recover a five gallon steel drum of mystery oil he recovered floating in the Presumpscot River by S D Warren paper mill.  There was no evidence the drum came from the mill, and it had no markings.  There was no known leakage.
   Back at the office, I noted the clear yellowish oil had an unusual pungent odor unlike hydraulic and motor oil.  Lab analysis indicated 60 ppm PCB's making it a hazardous waste.  On 9/26 the oil was taken away by ENPRO Services for disposal.  See the attached lad data and manifests for further information.  No RP has been forthcoming and no further actions are anticipated.

S G Brezinski
B-790-1999*
Dead River Oil Co. called to report that they had a repairman at the Dana Chase residence, 35 Carver St., Bangor. They had discovered what they estimated to be a 2 gallon spill of #2 oil from a leak in the furnace fuel line. It was all on the concrete floor and none had made it to any drains. They were using Speedi-dri to absorb it all. No response deemed  necessary.
A-186-2000*This site in an investigation of a potential contaminated well.  The site was responded to by Jon Andrews who disposed of his files upon his retirement from the Department.  From the notes he did enter into the report file it appears that it was an investigation of a complaint of a contaminated well (petroleum) which had been investigated previously.  Mr. Andrews did take some samples for laboratory analysis.  No further work was done by the Division of Technical Services which indicates that the analysis results were likely negative.

No further information is available on this incident.
B-147-1996*Jim Marinelli of the US Coast Guard called to report a sunken fishing boat in Northeast Harbor.  It was stated that the vessel, "Becky J", would be monitored for sheen during the extraction process.  Mr. Marinelli later informed me that no sheen was evident.
P-706-1996*No narrative, see attached.
A-507-1999*Mr. Russell called the Department seeking assistance in dealing with a 20,000 gallon AST containing old driveway sealer. The tank was leaning and at risk of tipping over. Fleet Environmental Services brought a portable boiler on site to heat the product for pumping. They also removed the tank.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-48-2001*The discharge was the result of a malfunction in the hose reel that inadvertently switched the hose open releasing fuel into the compartment of the truck.  A small amount made its way onto the driveway, which was collected using speedy-dry, while the remaining amount was collected with sorbent pads.

No further action required.
B-490-1999*B-490-99
Chester

Monday August 9, 1999				1214

I received a phone call from Mr. Ed Violet (794-2350).  Mr. Violet phoned to report that his neighbor, across Route 116, Mr. Harold Jordan is involved in covering up oil.

Mr. Violet said that he spoke with someone last week, who told him that there were leaking buckets of oil on his property.  Now he is back filling an area of his property

The properties are located 6 to 7 miles North of the power plant.  Mr. Violet lives in a white double wide on the left, (white rocks at end of driveway).

Tuesday August 10, 1999				late morning

Tom Varney and I arrived at the Ed Violet residence and noticed quite a few yards of ditching material in his back yard area.  The DOT is ditching along Route 116 and both he and his neighbor have been receiving ditching soil.  This may be the real problem.

We proceeded across Route 116 to speak with Mr. Jordan.  They were activity spreading ditching soil atop his property.  We looked around and did not see any waste oil that was not in closed 30 to 35 gallon drums in an outbuilding.  He said he takes the oil to Lincoln where it is burned in a waste oil Furnace.

The situation appears to have developed because one neighbor would like to have some of the ditch soil that the other is receiving and spreading.
P-728-1996*24DEC96, received report from Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown concerning a #2 oil spill at entered Location. Alexander informed me that during the delivery the scully nozzle on the delivery hose cracked causing the spill.

Upon contact w. the home owner, I was informed that a small part of the lawn and a large portion of the driveway is impacted; and that CNB officials were to meet with him today to discuss the situation.

3JAN97, I spoke w. Alexander who informed me that if any oil impacted material is generated, that DEP would be notified for the issuance of a DEP Virgin Product Letter to facilitate disposal options.

Response Services to file enforcement referal for late report, see attached. No further Response action is anticipated beyond referral and potential disposal oversight.

As of 1Apr96, no further compliants or issues have been received at the Department.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (1Apr96).
B-270-1998*B-270-98
Monson

Monday April 27, 1998				1335

Mr. Steve Polyot (990-5280), of Bell Atlantic phoned to report a spill of hydraulic oil onto the roadway and shoulder of Route 15 in Monson.  The staining covers a thin line about 4 inches wide for a distance of about 300 feet near the shoulder of Route 15.  The stained area was sanded, as an aid to vehicular safety.  The sand was left in place.
A-653-1999*     DEP received a report that oil had been spilled at this facility (Wingate-Lathe) when a metal scrapper (Colume) collected a discarded tank that still contained product.  Oil spilled to pavement in the paved parking lot and along Water Street.  Some oil was collected using pads, but a small amount was lost a nearby storm drain (no sheen was observed on the Kennebec River, approx. 200' away).  The area is served by a municipal water supply and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-134-1996*The AST at David St. Peter's home was over filled.

Dead Rivers Driver quickly cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads

Case Closed
P-16-1997*On 1/10/96 at 0830 Rob Cash representing the Dead River Company called to report that they had overfilled an AST at Biddeford Tire Company during a delivery the previous evening.  He indicated that 8 to 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been discharged to a concrete floor within the structure.  Dead River personnel had cleaned up the oil using a clay type sorbent and would be transporting the spill debris to Commercial Recycling Services for processing. No further action is recommended.
B-373-2009*Lt. West reported that there was a 100 foot long slick on Sandy Beach Cove.  By the time I reached the location night had fallen but the fire department was still on scene.  I was shone a campfire on the very edge of the lake in front of the Lagasse home.  I was told a sheen extended out into the cove from this point, but due to the dark I could not see it.  Mr. Lagasse denied causing the sheen even though there was an oily feel to the water in front of the campfire.  I did check Mr. Lagasse's heating oil Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST's) which were in the basement.  They appeared secure, however the copper line was buried unprotected in the concrete floor.  Fire department personnel suspected Mr. Lagasse used some oil to start or keep the camp fire going and some made it to the lake; however, Mr. Lagasse was adamant that he was not the cause.  The fire department had encircled the lake adjacent to the fire with a sorbent boom.  Since the site seemed secure I left for the evening and returned the next morning.  It was breezy and bright.  There was no discernable sheen on the cove other than a few feet right along the shore in front of the Lagasse home.  While Mr. Lagasse was cooperative, he continued denying responsibility for the spill.  I introduced myself to the abutting neighbor, Mr. Thurston.  He explained that during heavy rain a cascade of water came down from the hill behind them, down the driveway between his home and Mr. Lagasse.  Further more he said it often brought oil with to cause sheening on the cove.  It is a fact that earlier in the evening before I was called the area had suffered a very heavy rainfall from a thunderstorm.  It was obvious the a very large amount of runoff had come down Sandy Beach Road and down the Thurston's driveway into the lake right next to were the Lagasse campfire was located.  I could not find a source up hill or anywhere else.
   In any case the sorbent boom was left in place for about a week until the sheen stopped appearing.  No further Response action expected.
P-662-2009*Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) to the dirt floor basement of the Travel Inn motel in Lewiston. Apparently the bung had been removed from the AST and a hose placed inside the AST by a former employee to check the oil level.  On 8/11/09 a delivery of oil was made to the AST by Fielding's Oil. The delivery caused a siphon through the hose and caused the release.
	A vacuum truck was utilized to remove free product from around the AST on 8/11/09. For the following two days a "Vactor" truck was used to excavate soil from the impacted area. A total of 10.47 tons of contaminated soils were removed from the impacted area. During excavation activities ground water was encountered at approximately 4 feet below ground surface (bgs).
	Donald White of Technical Services was notified of the spill on 8/12/09 an informed of the contaminated groundwater and potential vapor intrusion effects. Mr. White oversaw the installation of soil vapor recovery system and a temporary groundwater treatment system.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-468-2009*8/14/09  Dead River reported a small spill of #2 oil at the entered location.  Dead River responding to a customer services call discovered a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) due to corrosion.  The technician estimates that only about one half cup leaked on to the concrete floor.  A sorbent pad or two was used to clean up the spill.  Dead River advises that the home owner is OK with the situation and a new AST is scheduled to be installed.  Dead River advises that they are installing a skid tank as temporary service until the new AST is installed.  No further Response action expected.

file/report.
I-167-2009*On 8-23-09, at approximately 4;00 p.m., a Dodge pickup, owned by Robby M. Cunrod and driven by Erica Martin, left the Daigle Oil Company with two 55-gallon drums filled with diesel which was just purchased at the filling station, pulled onto Route 1.  One of the plastic drums slid into the tailgate and ruptured, spilling all but approximately 15 gallons of diesel into the bed of the pickup.  The driver pulled into the Houlton Farms Ice Cream's parking lot.  Diesel drained onto Route 1 in Presque Isle, the Houlton Farm's parking lot, and into a nearby storm drain.  The driver quickly left the scene to contact the truck owner.

The Presque Isle Fire Department was the first at the scene where they used 10 bags of speedy dry, 1 bag of sorbent boom and 5 bags of sorbent pads to dike a storm drain and soak up the diesel.  Jim Gramlich and Lee Thomas from the DEP responded to the scene.  Approximately 15 gallons of unspilled product was pumped from the ruptured barrel.  Maine DOT was called to place approximately 3 yards of sand on roadway.  The storm drain was opened and approximate 3 gallons of diesel was removed with sorbent pads.  Oily debris from the truck's bed, all the sorbents and the barrel were bagged for removal.  The contaminated sand was worked into the road and parking lot and stockpiled next to parking lot.

On 8-24-09 Delmont Woods & Sons was hired to re-sweep the road and parking lot and bring the oily debris and contaminated soil to the Presque Isle Landfill.  Woods also pumped approximately 40 gallons of oily water out of the storm drain to be processed at the Presque Isle treatment plant.

No further action by Response Services expected.


B-421-2009*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline leaked from a vehicle's gas tank, which somehow got punctured.  The car was  on pavement at the Eastern Maine Medical Center parking lot.  The Bangor fire Department used speedi dry to soak up the gas from the parking lot.  No further Response action expected.
B-334-2009*6/13/09  Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose on a bucket truck ruptured causing the spill.  Approximately one quart of oil spilled onto some gravel and pavement.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  One bag of waste was generated and slated for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden ME.

file/report.

B-494-2009*6/29/09  Scotts reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  While conducting service on a wheel loader, a hydraulic line was removed by a technician who didn't realize the line was under pressure and approximately 15 gallons of oil spilled onto the maintenance shop floor.  The spill was cleaned up using Speedi-Dri and the waste entered into Scott's commercial waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

file/report.
B-495-2009*Sometime during the first week in July a state police dispatcher said that from time to time he would drive to work via the Odlin road and at a stream crossing he would notice an oil like odor.  This began in the late spring and was still ongoing.  While it was unlikely an oil spill could go on this many weeks without being spotted by others, I did drive the Odlin Road from west to east.  At the first stream crossing as identified by the caller, I smelled a strong sulfur odor.  A close examination revealed no cause; however I did notice a perforated manhole cover at the low point of the road.  I began to suspect sewer gas.  At the next stream crossing I again smelled the sulfur smell and again a perforated manhole cover in the middle of the road.  Just on the Bangor side of the brook I saw a sewer lift station and as I walked over to it, the same smell became extremely strong.  By now I realized it was simply sewer gases; but since the smell was so strong, I retrieved my multi-gas meter that had been calibrated the previous week.  I placed the meter's intake at a joint in the lift station's cover and was surprised as the meter alarmed and I saw that the parts per million (ppm) of both methane and hydrogen sulfide exceeded the maximum range of the meter.
   I returned to the Department office and spoke with Clarissa Trasko of our water quality division. She told me that the high levels were known by the sewer department and that it was caused by changes at the Pine Tree landfill.  The sewer department was working with Pine Tree to reduce the levels of sewer gas in the system.
   Since this was a naturally occurring gas contained within the sewer system (by contained, I mean the concentration levels a few feet beyond the pump station were in the very low ppm) and knowing that the sewer authorities were familiar with the problem, I notified my supervisor of my findings and took no further action.
B-433-2009*On 8/1/09 I received report from my supervisor Thomas Smith of a helicopter crash off of Little Deer Island.  Thomas heard of the crash on marine emergency channel 16 while on his yacht.  US Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol was dispatched to the wreck.  I arrived an hour and a half later to see that the helicopter had been towed to shore.  It was estimated by the USCG that as much as 30 gallons of jet fuel had been spilled, but nothing was able to be recovered.  No further Response action expected.
B-378-2009*On 7/7/09, a DEP worker reported that while traveling down Route 2, he saw an excavator in the gravel parking lot near Chase's Family Restaurant that was leaking out hydraulic oil.  He saw a man there working on the machine but was concerned that they were doing nothing about the contaminated soil.   When I arrived on scene I saw that the excavator had Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) plates on it.  I did observe a small hydraulic oil leak underneath the excavator and some contaminated soil.  I contacted DOT and had them send out a crew to shovel up the soil and address the leak on the excavator.  No further Response action expected.
P-673-2009*Approximately 1/2 gallon of #1 fuel oil was released to the ground surface from a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside the residence. The leak was discovered by the home owner from a fuel oil odor emanating from the tank. The owner hired a contractor inspect the tank and upon inspection he discovered a slow drip from the automatic fire safety shutoff valve. In addition, the contractor determined that the AST was in poor condition and was replaced. DEP personnel inspected the site and excavated a small amount of soil at the spill location. A negligible amount of soil with a slight fuel oil odor was discovered to extend approximately 6 inches below ground surface within a radius of 1 foot. This soil was buried during the installation of a new concrete tank pad. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-382-2009*On 7/9/09, Dean Myrick of the Hinkley Co. in Trenton reported that a hydraulic trailer leaked less than a quart of hydraulic oil onto the grass where it was parked over night.  They fixed the leak and shovels up the small area of contaminated soil.  No further Response action expected.
B-402-2009*On 7/16/09, Dead River reported that they had patched an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of 79 Sanford St. in Bangor.  During an inspection the oil technician found a small weep in the AST and a 3 foot by 1 foot oil stain on the cement basement floor.  He padded off the product and patched the AST.  There were no vapor issues in the basement or apartments above.  The multi-family building is owned by Amy Wilson.  I spoke with Ms. Wilson to make sure that she had plans to replace the AST soon.  No further Response action expected.
I-296-2008*On December 18, 2008, Daigle Oil Company (DOC) pumped 100 gallons of heating into an out-of-service tank inside the basement of Paul Raymond at 130 Sterling Ridge Road in Masardis, Maine.  The out-of-service tank was located next to the active tank and still had the fill pipe and vent installed to the outside of the cellar.  A new delivery man made the mistake of filling the wrong pipe.  Approximately 60 gallons of oil flowed trough the unplugged filter hole of the out-of-service tank onto the basement floor and into the sump before Mr. Raymond  plugged the hole.  The sump pump  pumped the oil outside the residence.  Daigle Oil Company  pumped 40 gallons of oil from the abandoned tank into the used tank and recovered approximately 5 gallons of oil from the sump area.
On-call DEP Responder Jim Gramlich placed sorbent pads and poly on the contaminated basement floor and set a floor fan for ventilation.  Lee Thomas took over the spill the next day.

12/19/08 Met with homeowner and Fud Wood (clean-up contractor) to discuss plans to clean-up the area both inside and outside the cellar contaminated by the spilled oil.  Mr. Raymond's well is approximately 60 feet away from the spill site and up gradient.  Fud will concentrate on soaking up the residual oil  and washing the floor of the  cellar/basement today and bring equipment over on Saturday to excavate out the contaminated soils at the sump pump discharge pipe on the westerly side of the house.

12/20/08 Spoke with Fud Wood.  He has completed washing the concrete floor and sump area in the basement impacted by the spilled oil.  He excavated an area about 8' x 8' and 2 - 3 feet deep adjacent to the sump pump discharge pipe.  Excavated down to "blue ledge" and removed contaminated soils. Fud will be by early in the week to pick up an oil spill debris letter to haul approx 8 cubic yards of soil and some sorbent materials into the Presque Isle secure landfill.

12/24/08  Spoke with Peter Blanchard, DEP supervisor on-call for the State, regarding the assignment of Responsible Party in this spill.  Peter stated that because the in-active/out-of-service (OOS) tank was left with the fill pipe still connected to the outside and the OOS tank was not properly disconnected or plugged that the homeowner is liable because the tank is out of conformance with Maine's Oil and Solid Fuel Board's rules and regulations.  He gave me the telephone number of Paul Moody, an inspector with the Oil and Solid Fuel Board for further elaboration on these requirements.

12/29/08 Spoke with Paul Moody, Oil and Solid Fuel Board inspector who reiterated what Peter Blanchard had stated.  Paul faxed me a copy of the regulation (section 7.13.1) that pertains to this incident.  Called Mr. Raymond to inform him of the assignment of him as the potentially responsible party and told him that I would be over to assist him with completion of the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund fund application.

Spoke with DOC, Bert Levesque (Fixed Assets Manager) and informed him of who the responsible party was in this incident and reminded him of the importance of relaying to his delivery crews the importance of not making a fuel drop to any fill pipes when there is the least bit of uncertainty.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

08/20/09 Fud Wood completed the loaming, re-grading, seeding and mulching the lawn area that was dug up last winter to remove contaminated soils from the tank spill and sump pump discharge.
No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

B-436-2009*On 8/3/09, Tracy Weston (Maine DEP) reported that during the excavation of a lead site in Brewer, one of the hydraulic lines on a rock truck blew and spilled approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto clean gravel.  The construction company already on site removed a half a yard of contaminated soil.  I arrived on-site to supply them with a oil spill debris form so that Clisham Construction could take the soil to Lane for disposal.
While there I was also given a tour on the work they are doing cleaning the lead and batteries from the banks of the Penobscot River.  No further Response action expected.
B-475-2009*On 08/18/09, Chriss Gessman of Pan Am Railways reported that 5 gallons (originally thought to be less than 1) of lube oil leaked from engine on the rails at Verso Paper in Bucksport.  The oily debris/soil/pads were barrelled in a 55 gallon drum and taken to Norridgewock for disposal.  No further Response action expected
P-676-2009*Approximately one gallon of motor oil was released to the paved road surface from a passenger vehicle as a result of a collision at the intersection of Route 25 and Cressy Road. The Gorham Fire Department responded to the scene and used sorbents to clean the oil from the road surface. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. No further Response action is expected.
B-484-2009*
Mr. Madeira reported a 3 quart diesel spill to the National Response Center which reached the D.E.P. office at 10:57.  It seems an open bucket of drained diesel was sitting on the dock.  Mr. Madeira reported that a wake jostled the dock tipping over the bucket.  He immediately surrounded the dock with boom and placed sorbent pads on the water surface.  While a sheen remained, he was confident that he had recovered the majority of spilled diesel.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-497-2009*The Dead River Co. reported that a customer, Kim Khiel, had developed a corrosion hole in her basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The responding technician estimated that about a gallon had dripped onto the concrete floor.  He used sorbent pads and a bit of sorbent powder to control the release and used a temporary patch until the AST could be replaced.  No further Response action expected.
B-490-2009*Mr. Bradford called the office to report that someone unknown had abandoned a 500 gallons asphalt tank on his property.  He currently lives in Connecticut and visits the land occasionally.  He thought it was empty and wondered if this office would take any action.  I told him that I'd inspect the situation and see what response might be needed.  On 8-25-2009 I visited the scene.  The tank was a plastic tote in a steel frame.  It had a lot of tar like stains on it.  It was clear that it had contained roofing tar or driveway sealer in the past.  However there is large fill hole on top and I was able to look inside and see that there was no liquid.  I discussed the situation with my supervisor, Thomas Smith, and was told, since there was no threat to the environment or public health, the Department had no interest.  I relayed this to Mr. Bradford by e-mail and suggested he contact the police.  No further Response action expected.
B-422-2009*	A vehicle accident involving a head on collision between two cars, one of which was driven by Francis Berry, resulted in the spillage of an estimated 15 gallons of gasoline along the edge of the driveway and road.  The driveway leads to the house owned by Mrs. Roberta Mower.  Mrs. mower's address is 553 Dexter Rd, St Albans ME.   Trooper Brown of the Maine State Police said the responsible party is Francis Berry.
	Bob Shannon and I removed 0.8 tons of contaminated soil from along the driveway and road on 7/28/09.   The contaminated soil was hauled by MDEP and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill (Approval # 253043 and Job #8911).
	As of August 27, 2009 Colonial Adjustment Inc, Insurance Company for responsible party, has tentatively agreed to pay for the disposal cost ($41.60) of the contaminated soil.

	No further Response action expected.
	
P-581-2009*See attached spill report provided by Central Maine Power
P-582-2009*See attached spill report provided by Central Maine Power
P-586-2009*Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline were released to the concrete ground surface as the result of the overfilling of a passenger vehicle. The spilled product was cleaned using sorbent materials. No further response action is expected at this time.
P-670-2009*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that the fishing vessel Kathryn Christina had been purposely grounded at the Biddeford Yacht Club.  Unfortunately, once the tide went out the vessel ended up sitting at a severe angle that allowed some of its gasoline fuel to leak out (see attached photos).  The owner of the vessel had grounded her to do some work on the hull but hadn't expected her to go over so hard.  I used sorbent material to collect what oil I could and waited until the tide came back in and they had her upright before I left.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-677-2009*DEP received notification of an approximate 5-10 gallon oil spill to the roadway in Buxton.  DEP personnel arrived and observed oil that had emanated from the driveway at 22 Long Plains Road and flowed down the roadway.  From those observations, DEP suspects that an oil delivery truck may have had a full spill bucket and due to the incline it discharged into the driveway or the truck may have had a hose malfunction as the oil observed appeared to be #2 fuel oil.  Sorbent material was deployed to the roadway to mitigate the traction hazard the oil created and was left to attenuate naturally.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-678-2009*On 8/24/09 I received a call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting a junkyard fire at Maine Iron and Metal Recycling in Berwick.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, the fire was out.  I inspected the area impacted by the fire and saw no evidence of oil discharge.  I notified Eric Hamlin of the Solid Waste Division to advise him of the situation.  No further Response Services action required.
P-680-2009*On 8/25/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a kerosene leak from a tank at Conway Freight in Scarborough.  The leak had been stopped and speedy dry placed on the spill.

I followed up on the spill the following morning and observed that the spill had been cleaned up.  No further Response Services action required.
P-578-2009*I was contacted by a homeowner who was concerned about a sheen that he saw in the ditch in his backyard.  I went to the residence and the homeowner showed me the sheen.  I was able to confirm that it was just an organic sheen and not oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-584-2009*DEP received an anonymous call indicating that the Seymour Excavation property had two drums on-site and the caller was concerned that they were leaking.  DEP investigated and determined that the drums contained waste oil and were not visibly leaking at the time.  DEP made the property owner aware of appropriate housekeeping and waste disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-593-2009*Storm related conditions brought down a tree and created a spill from the transformer on pole number 4.  A visual survey was conducted and the assessment and clean-up went as planned. FR3 oil is noted on the CMP Oil or Chemical Spill report as well as the details pertaining to the clean-up conducted.  Based on the findings of the inspection and conversations with CMP staff on-site DEP Response plans no further action.
A-497-2009*On 8/10/2009, DEP received notification that a few gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged creating a 15' by 15' puddle in the basement of the residence.  Augusta Fuel responded, repaired the leak, and cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  DEP visited the site and temporarily installed a RAM fan to mitigate potential vapor issues in the home.  The clean-up was satisfactory and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-498-2009*8/10/09 1718 Madison Paper reported that 30 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled in the mill wood yard when a hose broke on a piece of machinery. They had collected the spilled oil with absorbent pads and wood bark readily available in the yard. No oil ran to the storm drain. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-499-2009*Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  A CMP bucket truck hose failed.  Oil was spilled to the ground and pavement.  Recovery was by sorbents and hand excavation.  No site visit was made.  No written spill report was received from CMP.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-500-2009*Eric Myers of New England Organics contacted this office to report a hydraulic spill which occurred when a line blew on a truck.  An estimated 3 gallons was spilled to pavement.  The spilled oil was reportedly collected with clay litter.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-502-2009*8/12/09 1300 Terry Buck from T Buck Construction reported that an estimated half gallon of hydrauli oil had spilled to the ground at a bridge construction project in Searsmont. He reported that no oil had run to the river, and the oil impacted soil had been excavated. He asked for disposal information. I went to the site to confirm the clean up and that hydraulic oil was the only contamination in the soil. I sent an oil spill debris form to Thibodeau & Sons for disposal. T Buck Construction paid for the disposal directly.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-504-2009*8/13/09 1430 Ron DeVoe from Lyman Morse Boat Building reported that there was a heavy sheen smelling of diesel in Thomaston Harbor that had come into their dock and boat lift area. They had used absorbent boom and pads to contain and collect the oil. I went to the site and met Ron. We collected what we could in the boom and pads. He stated that an unknown lobster boat had been at the town dock earlier and left just before the oil sheen had been discovered. The vessel was never identified. Absorbent material was collected and returned to the Response Services warehouse for consolidation and later disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-505-2009*8/13/09 2200 Mt Vernon Fire Department reported that a boat had caught on fire in Belgrade Stream and had sunk at dock releasing motor oil and gasoline. I went to the site and deployed absorbent boom around the burned out sunken boat. The next morning I returned to the site and there was a noticeable oil sheen on Belgrade Stream. The boat owner arranged to have the boat removed. During the removal, oil and gasoline was contained and collected with absorbent pads. Boom was left in place on the stream for several days to gather any collectable oil. Once the sheen had dissipated the boom was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-506-2009*8/13/09 1017 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that less than 1 quart of lube oil had spilled to the track stone ballast from a leaking engine on the tracks. An estimated 50 pounds of impacted stone ballast was removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-507-2009*8/15/09 0900 Colby & Gale Oil reported that 5 gallons of gasoline had spilled when there was an overfill of an above ground storage tank at Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol. The fuel had spilled to the concrete pad with a small amount to the gravel parking lot. The spill was being clean up with speedy dry and impacted soil was being removed. I went to the site to confirm the clean up. There was still gasoline soaked speedy dry under the tank on the concrete pad but all impacted gravel was removed. The rest of the speedy dry was removed and disposed of by Colby & Gale.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-510-2009*8/17/09 1152 I received a report from an anonymous caller that they had seen an oil sheen in Rockland harbor just off the Journey's End Marina north dock. They said it was a light sheen that dissipated quickly and there were fish gills floating in the area too. I went to the area and found no visible sheen and there was no sign that fish parts had been dumped in the area.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-511-2009*8/17/09 Andrew Flint from the Maine DEP reported that during an inspection of a shut down Dragon Cement products batch plant in Canton he discovered an old waste oil aboveground storage tank (AST) that had spillage inside and outside the containment.  I contacted Michael Martunas the Environmental Manager at Dragon and informed him of the spillage.  He met me on the site the next day.  We confirmed that the tank was not leaking, but there was historic oil spillage inside and outside the AST.  We also found an old oil products containment room in the building that had oil spillage and containers around it.  There were no floor drains in the room and the spillage appeared old. Michael agreed that the two areas needed to be cleaned up, and that Dragon would arrange to address them.  I received a report dated September 3, 2009 from Dragon Cement that stated the clean up actions that were taken on September 1, 2009.  See attached report. The areas were cleaned up sufficiently.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-512-2009*Ted Haskell of McGee Construction contacted this office to report a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill to pavement at their facility.  Spilled oil was recovered with sorbent for appropriate disposal.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-513-2009*On 8/18/2009 in Fairfield, Bob Berry of the Goodwill Hinkley school reported an oil spill.  The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck.  The spill was cleaned up by school employees.  A site visit was made to assess the spill and collect oiled sorbent material for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-514-2009*On 8/18/2009, DEP received notification that a boat on a trailer parked at F&A Market in Thomaston was releasing gasoline onto the paved parking lot.  The fire department was notified and they responded and cleaned up the spilled gasoline with sorbents.  No site visit by DEP was made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-515-2009*On 8/19/2009 in Madison, Backyard Farms reported an oil spill.  The estimated 50 to 75 gallons of diesel fuel spilled was the result of a supply line for an emergency generator being not connected to an inside Aboveground Storage Tank.  The spill was contained inside the building on a concrete floor. Backyard Farms and JR Owens oil Company cleaned up the spill.  A site visit was made to assess the spill, no further Response action is expected.
A-516-2009*A small amount of oil was lost to the rail bed.  Pan Am managed the cleanup and disposal of oily materials.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-519-2009*Valero contacted this office to report a vehicle crashed into a dispenser sump causing the crash valve to break and discharge an estimated four gallons of gasoline to pavement. Spilled gas was collected with sorbent.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-520-2009*A light sheen was reported from a sunken vessel.  The vessel had been recovered, no site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-521-2009*On 8/20/2009, DEP received notification that approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged from a piece of equipment known as a digger.  The spill occurred on Route 17 across from Kents Hill Lumber.  Fairpoint undertook the clean-up with the removal of contaminated soil and use of sorbents. No site visit made and no further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
A-522-2009*On 8/20/2009, DEP recevied notification that an aboveground storage tank had a leak around the fill pipe causing the discharge of a small amount of #2 fuel oil to the concrete floor.  Downeast Energy responded to repair the leak and clean-up the spilled oil with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticpated at this time.
A-526-2009*On 8/21/2009 in Liberty, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill.  The 2 quart spill of less than 5 parts per million polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil resulted when a tree crew damaged a transformer.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill, no site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
P-587-2009*Approximately 1/2 gallon of antifreeze was released to the paved road surface as a result of automobile accident. Sand was placed on the spilled material by the Brunswick Fire Department. The National Response Center (NRC) was notified of the spill by the Brunswick Fire Department (see attached NRC report #911893).  No further response action is expected at this time.
P-376-2009*Sheen observed at South Portland boat ramp by citizen. No source observed by responder. Sheen mostly dissipated at time of arrival.  National Response Center (NRC) was notified. NRC report #906414 was generated and is attached. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-527-2009*8/19/09 1125 an anonymous caller reported that drums containing various waste oils and greases from a potato processing plant in Belfast were being dumped into the Penobscot Bay by the company Penobscot McCrum LLC. I went to the site and met with Jay McCrum the managing partner. He showed me around the entire plant inside and out. The plant was in a shut down and maintenance was being conducted on the processing machinery. I saw no evidence of oil being discharged from the site. The waste oil storage area did have some minor spills on the floor and there were minor oil spills in the area around machinery being worked on. Mr. McCrum did agree to clean up the waste oil storage area. I inspected the plant's waste water treatment system and there was no signs of oil on the holding tank. I inspected the entire outside perimeter of the plant and found no oil staining on the pavement around the plant.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-530-2009*Spill of small amount of lube oil from train engine to rail ballast.   Cleaned up by PAN AM RR personel.   Affected media taken to PAN AM Waterville facility for consolidation with like wastes for eventual disposal.
A-531-2009*This office was contacted by the U. S. Coast Guard reporting a grounded pleasure boat on Pulpit Rock, near North Haven Island.  A small volume of diesel fuel was discharged as a result of the grounding.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-532-2009*Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a spill of lube oil from a locomotive. The usual cause of this type of spill is failure to maintain the oil containment structure resulting in overboard spill to the rail ballast.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-534-2009*8/24/09 1308 Steve Cornforth from Maritime Energy reported that an estimated 20 gallons of heating oil had spilled at the Park Street bulk plant due to a leaking gasket on the loading rack pump. All oil had been contained in the loading rack pump house and in the oil water separator. I went to the site and found that most of the oil had been collected with speedy dry by Maritime Energy employees. There was evidence that oil had run out of the pump house and to the loading rack containment that drained to an oil water separator. I requested Maritime Energy to have the holding tank for the oil water separator pumped out to remove any captured oil. They also did additional clean up in the pump house and the loading rack concrete pad.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-535-2009*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a broken hose on a bucket truck resulting in 3 gallons hydraulic oil being discharged to pavement. CMP recovered spilled oil with sorbent for appropriate disposal.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Records associated with his spill incidents were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-536-2009*8/25/09 1410 Ron Smith reported that a Worthing's trash truck had leaked oil in his driveway and down the road. I went to the site and found what appeared to be used motor oil in the puddles of water in the Smith's driveway and in puddles along the road. I collected the oil from the puddles with absorbent pads. I contacted the Worthing's Waste System company and notified them of my findings and actions. They reported that they would bring the truck in and inspect it.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-537-2009*8/25/09 1455: An anonymous caller reported a large oil stain and strong smell of diesel fuel at the corner of Route 137 and Rockwood Lane. I went to the site and saw a large stain at the corner and stain up the gravel road Rockwood Lane.  There was no free product in the area.  I followed the stain up the road and met Mr. Labbe at his equipment garage.  He reported that he discovered a leak on one of his excavators after transporting it to a work site earlier in the day.  He estimated that only 1 gallon had been spilled from a leaking fuel cap on the excavator.  I informed him that the oil impacted gravel on Rockwood lane would need to be excavated.  He excavated less than 0.25 yards himself.  I informed him of the spill reporting requirements.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-540-2009*On 8/26/2009, DEP received notification that approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged as the result of a blown hydraulic hose on a wood processor.  The spill occurred at their main facility located at 537 High Street in West Gardiner.  McGee Construction undertook the clean-up with the removal of 0.38 tons of contaminated soil that was disposed of at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough.  No site visit was made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-541-2009*Lisa Chapman of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) called to report a transformer oil leak.  The cause of the leak was unknown.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads.  Less than a gallon was reported spilled.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-542-2009*A corrosion hole was discovered in this basement oil Aboveground Storage Tank.  Very little oil is thought to be missing.  The tank was replaced.  No further Response action is expected.
A-543-2009*8/27/09 1015 Thomaston Fire Department reported that a small open boat was found at the town dock upside down in the water and there was a oil sheen around the boat that smelled like gasoline. I went to the site and put boom around the boat. The owner was unknown at the time. I assisted the Fire Department in bringing the boat a shore and retrieving the 6 gallon fuel tank that was empty. Very little oil was cleaned up from inside the boat with absorbent pads and the sheen dissipated quickly.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-544-2009*	A spill of an estimated one gallon occurred at a foreclosed property from a corrosion hole in an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The spill was discovered by a contractor who was working on the home.  The spill was to a concrete floor.  On August 26, 2009 I met with contractor Clarence Campbell at the property.  There was a small amount of oil on the floor with speedi-dry placed on it.  The AST was empty and the oil seemed to be residual that was left in the tank.  The floor was cleaned up and the oil contaminated speedi-dry removed.  Oil vapors and indoor air quality were not a concern.  The home is unoccupied and in the process of being repaired.  No further Response actions are expected.
B-553-2009*Mr. Young reported that while he was doing a routine service to the heating system he noticed that the copper feed line was leaking.
It seems that the line was in contact with the concrete floor and corroded.  It apparently was not leaking until disturbed during the service.  Since Mr. Young was there when the leak began, less than a cup reached the floor.  No further Response action expected.
B-547-2009*On 9/21/09, I was sent to a truck wreck on the Stonington-Deer Isle line.  The report to me indicated damage to the saddle tank carrying diesel.  When I arrived on scene the truck carrying lobster's was on its side in the soft shoulder.  The driver had lost control at the sharp curve in the road.  The truck came to rest on the passenger side.  The saddle tank was on the driver's side.  The driver estimated that he had 80 gallons in the tank before it rolled and there was  30 to 40 gallons still in the tank.  The truck cab had caught fire and melted the fuel line which caused the discharge of diesel.  Some of the diesel fueled the fire and some of it leaked straight out onto the road and soft shoulder.  The Stonington and Deer Isle Fire Departments had put a sand dike on one side of the road to control run off and had put speedy dry down on the road to absorb the diesel fuel.  Some of the water used to fight the fire had run down the bank to the coastal inlet water producing a sheen.  I worked with Marine Patrol Officer Jodi McMahan to deploy boom in an attempt to keep the sheen in one area.   The current was strong in this location and heavily affected by the tide.  There was no damage to the saddle tank, the only discharge was from the fuel line and once the fuel in the tank dropped below the intake of the line the discharge ceased.  The truck was up righted and checked again for leaking, but I observed none.  With the damaged truck removed, I was able to assess the impact of diesel to the surrounding soils.  I hired a local contractor ( Byron Hutchinson ph# 207-479-0881) to remove the saturated soils that night.  The fire department and myself worked to sweep up the sand and speedy-dri used to control the run off.  Byron Hutchinson brought approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil and speedy-dri to Pine Tree in the morning.  I coordinated with Chris Woodward of the Orland branch of Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide traffic control the next morning in order to finish the clean up.
On 9/22/09,  Clean Harbors (CH) was on site with a vactor truck to finish soil removal.  CH and I removed more of the soil from the shoulder and areas where the run off traveled down along the sides of the road and down the bank towards the water.  During the tidal change a sheen was produced.  Boom was deployed again but proved to be ineffective.  I am confident that after a couple of tide cycles that sheen will dissipate.  Total estimated soil removal on 9/22/09 was 7 cubic yards.  The soil was taken to Pine Tree that day.  Byron Hutchinson returned later in the day to back fill and Maine DOT was consulted to make sure that the shoulder was restored to their satisfaction.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-510-2009*On 9/8/09 I received report of an oil spill originating from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of the Clark residence at 8 Monument Square, Dover-Foxcroft.  The spill was caused by an unknown vandal putting the Clark's garden hose into the oil tank fill at their house and turning on the water.  The water floated the oil out of the tank and fill pipe and onto the ground outside.  Some of the oil with the water also flooded back into the basement, migrating through the granite block foundation.

Once the oil returned to the basement the house began to smell of oil.  When I arrived on scene I installed a large fan in order to ventilate the basement.  Then I contacted Philip Services to vacuum the water from the oil tank and pressure wash the floor as well as remove all of the contaminated things in the basement.  The basement was loaded with boxes of old paper work from the Clark's dentistry business, as well as typical things from someone's basement.

The water department was also notified because there was a floor drain in the basement.  We were unsure where it terminated.  After sending a camera down the pipe to determine where it terminated, they determined it came to an end in the back yard under the Clark's flower bed, at a depth of approximately four feet.

The next day I had Philip Services return to steam clean the floor and walls of the basement and apply a water based concrete sealer.  A concrete specialist was consulted on what product to use.  Once the cleaning was done and sealer was applied, I installed four more fans in the house; two more in the basement; and two upstairs in bedrooms.  At this point I felt the spill had moved out of a response action and passed it over the technical services for longer air monitoring.
P-611-2009*I was contacted by Holly's Heating Oil reporting that they had overfilled one of their customer's tanks.  The driver stated that the tank did not signal when it was full and approximately a half a gallon of oil came out through the vent.  He used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-613-2009*I was contacted by Sprague Energy reporting that a tank truck had been overfilled at their loading rack.  The oil came out the top of the truck and ran down into the engineered containment under the rack.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-174-2009*On 9-3-09, Kevin Dubois of Dead River called to report that having been to a service call in Wallagrass, he discovered a leaking (AST) at the residence of Andre Michaud.  The AST had no legs and appeared to have corroded at the bottom.  Dead River removed the tank that day.  Mr. Michaud and his son removed as much contaminated soil from beneath the trailer as possible.  I inspected the area several days after.  There is no need for any further action by Response Services.
I-191-2009*A hydraulic hose broke on a heavy equipment causing approximately 5-10 gallons of oil to spill.  A shovel, pail and absorbent material were used to clean the spill which went to the Fort Kent Garage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-528-2009* On 8-20-2009 the Wiscasset Fire Department reported a diesel spill.  This spill occurred at the Circle K (f.k.a. Irving Oil) fueling station on Route One in Wiscasset.  A customer was attempting to fuel their camper using the satellite dispenser at the diesel dispensers.  The customer did not operate the system correctly and placed the nozzle into the dispenser with the latch mechanism activated.  A few moments later a trucker began fueling his truck.  Unknown to anyone at the time, the nozzle in the satellite dispenser started pumping fuel onto the dispenser and paved parking lot.  It was at this time that the Fire Department became involved.
 I made a site visit soon thereafter.  I met w/ EPI , an environmental cleanup company.  I determined that the diesel fuel had drained into the first catch basin, into the second catch basin and then into the cattail retention pond.  An adjoining landowner was most useful in showing me the inlet and outlet to this retention pond, along with explaining the history and lack of maintenance of the retention pond.
 Sorbent pads were placed into the the retention pond and the two catch basins were vacuumed out.
The next day EPI returned to continue the cleanup.  At this time I met Jim Locke of TMC, the lead environmental contractor for Irving Oil.  We agreed that the site would be monitored over the weekend and on Monday a vactor would arrive to clean the sand and grit out of the catch basins.  In addition a spray hose that was capable of reaching into the horizontal piping that connects the catch basins would be used to assist in the cleanup.  This liquid was then vacuumed or vactored out.
 I made a third site visit and was satisfied with the cleanup process.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-192-2009*On May 6, this office received a call from Stan Maynard, of Woodland.  He was in the process of having an old barn repaired and in the process the contractor had exposed a portion of the concrete floor that had been contaminated with Dinoseb from the previous farming operation there.  Mr. Maynard reported that 2 of his beef cattle were able to get to the concrete, as the wall was open during construction, and consumed some of the Dinoseb by licking it from the concrete.  Both cattle subsequently died.

On May 11, I went to Mr. Maynards farm. He was not home but had given me permission to do whatever necessary to mitigate the problem.  After donning the appropriate personal protection, I gathered as much of the contaminated concrete as possible and secured it in a metal drum for later disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-544-2009*On 9/21/09, Mark Emery an independent furnace technician called to report an oil spill of over 200 gallons.  The spill occurred because the gasket of the oil filter was not seated properly.   Mr. Emery  cleaned the furnace and replaced the oil filter on the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) on Friday 9/11.  On Friday 9/18/09, the Lorette's asked Mr. Emery to return because they could smell oil in the basement and see it leaking out.  Mr. Emery closed the firematic valve and notified his insurance company (Patriot's Insurance, Yarmouth, ME).  He was told that they would notify the proper people.  This office did not learn of the spill until Monday 9/21 when Mark Emery called himself.  He estimated that over 200 gallons had been lost.
When I arrived on-scene, Mr. Lorrette showed me to the basement.  I did not smell oil strongly but it was very cool in there and it had a dirt floor.  The tank rested in the back corner next to the jet pump and pressure tank for the well.  To control water in the basement Mr. Lorrette had dug a trench that was a foot off the foundation wall and lead to a drain that went underground and discharged down past the end of the back lawn.  Mr. Emery had lined most of the trench with oil absorbing pads as well as right under the filter on the AST.  He also had put down a large amount of cherry odor absorber.  The soil was contaminated under the AST and down along the trench.  Fortunately the oil had not traveled down the trench and through the drain.  There was no sign of a discharge out on the lawn and no odor emanating from the pipe.  Mr. Lorette's well is approximately 30 feet from the discharge.
I called Webber Energy in Bucksport to properly cap the AST and fuel line and move it out of the way so that I could excavate the contaminated soil.
On 9/23/09,  I returned to the site to excavate the contaminated soil with Clean Harbors and a vactor truck.  The oil had followed the trench and then spread out at approximately 2 feet in depth.  This meant that oil had made it to the foundation walls where I could not safely excavate.  The final excavation was 14.5 feet long and 3 feet wide.  Free product began to bleed back into the hole so it was lined with pads and planned to back fill the next day.
On 9/24/09, I saw that the pads in the bottom of the excavation was saturated with free product.  I decided to leave the excavation open (with a vapor barrier) and continue to collect as much free product as possible.
On 9/25/09,  I checked on the pads in the excavation and found the pads were less saturated.
On 9/26/09, the pads showed less free product migration.
On 9/30/09, Clean Harbors and myself backfilled 4 cubic yards and I installed a small ventilation system.
On 10/16/09, backfilling was completed and the AST was moved back into position and reconnected.
The site has been referred to Technical Services and they will continue to monitor the water supply.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-658-2007*   DEP received a belated report that one gallon of oil spilled at this residential cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) when it was overfilled two days previously.  The homeowners were concerned about vapors/odors.  Upon inspection, the spill had been adequately cleaned; there were no detectable vapors (measured by PhotoIonization Detector (PID) anywhere in the residence.
B-504-2009*Mr. White reported that a hose had failed on a truck owned by Mark Wright Construction spilling about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the yard at Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. facility (PERC).  PERC personnel responded by laying down speedi-dri.  After leaving it down for a few days (no rain in forecast) the speedi-dri was recovered, weighed and placed in a roll off container on site.  The container is used by PERC to hold ash that eventually while be disposed at Juniper Ridge in Old Town.  No further Response action expected.
P-579-2009*Approximately ten gallons of transformer oil was released into an engineered containment dike as a result of being struck by a collapsing wall from a neighboring building. The containment dike was cleaned using sorbent materials. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-564-2009*	Mon 7/20/09 at 1020 hrs: While in for fuel I noted a large and recent discharge of diesel fuel at the commercial truck dispensers over at the east side of the facility.  By the stain, the discharge appeared to be over 30 gallons and flowed north and west stopping about four feet from a storm drain (see photo -II).  No clean-up, sorbent application, appears to have been done.  At 1100 hrs Circle K applied Oil Dry clay sorbent to the spill area.
	I found the Circle K manager and we examined the area and their security tapes from the previous evening.  The culprit was a balding driver of a triaxle dump truck in a white T-shirt that left the dispenser unattended while re-fueling.  We could not read the company sign of the truck door.  The truck driver threw a small amount of sorbent on the spill area before leaving without notifying anyone.
Also on-site I noted and documented two smaller gasoline discharges form the dispensers that had been previously logged.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-694-2009*Pat Coughlin (St Germain & Associates) representing Safe Handling "SH" called to report the discharge of approximately 2 pints of gasoline in the Bulk Storage yard (in the vicinity of the red house).  The cause given was the tank had been topped off earlier in the day and through heat and expansion some fuel was expanded/discharged out the vent.

The delay in reporting to the DEP was explained (the 1st call internally went to a voice mail, not a live body) SH Dispatch was being refreshed on the proper reporting procedures, Dispatch David Chatfield called and reported the spill and introduced himself.

Based on the small amount of the discharge and SH staff's ability to handle the clean up, no DEP visit was conducted, nor any assistance requested.  DEP Response plans no further action based on the information gathered.
P-683-2009*After returning from an outing the Brown's noticed an oil smell and observed red water/oil in the back yard (adjacent to the entryway/deck).  They called the fire department and DEP.  Sheryl Bernard made the initial visit and site clean-up assessment.  The site management was transferred to Cyr/Dalton the following Monday.

Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) had been hired by Bernard to clean-up the spill.  Upon arrival Monday morning the crew had removed the deck and begun excavation of the contaminated soils in the vicinity of the tank.  The tank was a horizontal set up beneath the small deck/entryway. It appears years of applying winter salt to the deck had significantly accelerated the corrosion of the tank.

Digging with a mini excavator the clay gravel held water/oil nicely after each successive dig removing contaminated soil and deepening the hole.   At a depth of approx. one foot and three feet in width we were below the slab and allowed water/oil to recharge.  Slowly pink at 1st but then red gradually filled the hole.  Curiously enough when we excavated directly beneath the slab we encountered a tightly packed layer of gravel and then to our surprise a second slab approx. eight inches below the upper.

Don White of the Division of Technical Services was called and apprised of the situation and asked to inspect the site for the installation of a water treatment system.  Then we hand dug with a shovel a small hole on the opposite side of the home from the clean-up to see if any oil was already across the pad or confined gravel layer.  Although the oil did not exhibit any color or dye, it was somewhat clear (salad oil look) and was present in the water filling the hole.  It adhered to a sorbent pad when it was placed in the hole.

Once the excavation was completed a shallow recovery well was installed prior to backfilling.  A small trench was also dug and backfilled with stone in order to draw water/oil towards the recovery well.  The site was referred to Technical Services in order to install a mobile treatment trailer to treat the groundwater pumped from the recovery well.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-704-2008*	4/5/08: I was contacted by Mr. Deardon of the environmental consulting firm Haley & Aldrich Inc., regarding my knowledge of a property @ 295 US Route 1.  The site had been an old gas station apparently owned or operated by Dead River Co., and the underground gasoline storage tank (UST) facility had been abandoned-by-removal in the early 1980's and the site had been un-redeveloped since then.  This was done prior to state requirements for registering UST facilities and for UST Closure assessments.  A Phase-2 assessment had recently been done and old prohibited petroleum discharges had been found.
	8/18/08: I briefly visited the site while in the area and found an empty lot, partially paved and partially overgrown with vegetation.  I noted at least two soil boring locations.  The area is commercial use, served by municipal water & sewer.
	I later found that Sebego Techniques had filed a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) VRAP assessment and application in 2004-2005 for the site owners and had given the location a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.  I understand that later in 2008 or 2009 remediation through source reduction was done.
1.	See the records of Gordon Fuller of MDEP VRAP program for details and resolution of the clean-up.
2.	Since the UST facility was abandoned prior to 1990, I understand that the site is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Fund coverage.

S Brezinski
P-287-2008*	Saturday 3/29/08: Early morning response by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to a crashed commercial tractor trailer truck located on the line between the towns of Gray and New Gloucester.  Also responded to by Gray Fire Department. We found a 10' by 40' discharge of black motor oil on the pavement cleaned up by Environmental Projects Inc. who was called out by the John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).  I noted no wells within 300' that could be threatened; no oil reached surface water or drains.  The MDEP incurred no expenses.
B-477-2009*
Mr. Murphy reported that a power boat, 37' long, had spilled fuel into Northeast Harbor. It seems that there had been a failure in the boat's fuel system and diesel had leaked into the bilge.  The bilge pump, doing what bilge pumps do, pumped this fuel over board.  The owner later estimated that 50 gallons was lost between Somesville and Northeast Harbor.  As soon as he learned of the problem the bilge pumps were shut off and the vessel docked at the town marina.  Mr. Zakian contracted with a nearby boat yard, Morrison Yachts, to repair the boat and clean the oil contaminated bilge.
   On my arrival at the harbor, after approximately two hours of travel, I was shown the boat and harbor.  It was dead calm as is common in the evening.  It appeared the whole harbor was covered by rainbow sheen.  However most of the light ends were gone and there was little odor.  Northeast Harbor has a steep rocky shore that will deal with the sheen very well.  Most of the people in the marina were accepting of the spill knowing that accidents happen.  There was nothing to be done.  I relayed this information to the Coast Guard and left the site.  No further Response action expected.
P-281-2008*	Tuesday 3/25/09: I met Mr. Fay on site at his rural residence.  His home is on a hillside overlooking Mousom Lake.  Mr. Fay suffered an unexpected empty outside 110-gallon heating oil tank after snow-load had broken off his fuel line and he feared up to 30-gallons had leaked into the ground (see photos and the site sketch).  There was also an inside 275-gallon oil tank with no known problems.  I noted a small pink stain of oil but no significant evidence of visible leaks or stains around the tank; and no oil odors in the basement and no wet spots.  With a small drip over a long period it is possible to leave little visible evidence as the oil seeps straight down into the warm soil next to the house.
	With no glaring evidence of a leak where there should have been we agreed that Mr. Fay would re-evaluate when the snow melted away and would contact me if there were any issues such as oil in the lake or odors.  I received no calls back as of summer of 2009.  If there had been a significant oil discharge, it should likely have caused oil odors within the basement and a visible sheen in the lake.
	Considering the conditions a large discharge would have flowed directly under the home or into the basement, or into the foundation drain for the home, likely showing itself in the lake.  With the lack of symptoms and difficult conditions, I deemed that the best action at the time would be to allow the discharge to degrade in place.
P-685-2008*	8/1/08: Notified of a small discharge of fuel oil from a basement Aboveground oil Storage Tank (AST) to a partially flooded basement, I set clean-up requirements for Campbell Environmental Group (CEG) and their clients.  The commercial  building was undergoing remodeling and Ms. Wallace of CEG stated that the oil would be removed with sorbents, the tank removed, and the basement filled in.
	The area is dense commercial and residential on Route 302, and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The Presumpscot River flows several hundred feet to the SE of the location.  No further remedial actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-603-2009*Nicolai noticed an oil odor coming from his basement on the evening of the 30th he went down and found the old tank to be leaking.  He placed a tote beneath it to capture the oil, after it filled he replaced it with another, and somewhere along the way decided the discharge was ending and went to bed.  It did not and subsequently overfilled the tote (an unknown amount lost). When he awoke he 1st called Joe Grant's Heating (JGH) who initiated clean-up without notification to DEP and whom billed approximately $2000 to Nicolai.

I asked JGH to submit a bill to DEP he declined wishing to bill the home owner directly.  I then dismissed him in order to conduct a clean-up with a known, trained contractor; therefore, Boom Technology, Inc. was called.  Additional speedy dry was applied and the floor washed at this point the potential for subsurface contamination was evident.  I called the Technical Services Division and Don White responded to the site.  The cracks in the floor were significant and it was decided to remove part of the floor to assess and clean-up any fugitive oil contamination.  Response Services assisted with the removal of contaminated soil for disposal at CPRC, Recycling.  The site was then referred to the Division of Technical Services for further monitoring.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-311-2009*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Saturday, 4/25/09: Maine Certified Tank Installer Paul Thompson of Gaftek LLC responded to a line-leak detector problem.  Thompson found the crash-valve sheared under Dispenser 10 with approximately 15 gallons of premium unleaded gasoline in the sump up to the piping entry boot.  Thompson replaced the crash valve and pumped the discharge to a drum (photo 14).  This discharge was not reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) until Monday 4/27/09, to Ted Scharf of Oil Enforcement Unit rather than MDEP Response Division as required.
	Sunday 4/26/09: Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Response Division, was notified by Scarborough Fire Dept. (SFD) of some gasoline seeping out of a storm drain on-site of this Irving gas station.  SFD reported that people had smelled the gasoline odor during drive-bys the past several days.  SFD did not think the discharge serious enough for immediate MDEP response that day.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Monday, 4/27/09: MDEP found recoverable free gasoline product coming out into the retention pond in the southeast corner of the facility (photos 2 - 4).  I measured ambient Photo Ionization Detector (PID) values of 500 to 700 parts per million (ppm) around the drain outlet.   A 1/2" to 3/4" thick layer of free product gasoline atop water was found in the upgrade storm drain catch basin 1 (CB-1) that fed this outlet (Photos 1 thru 6).  (Note that Acadia refers to CB-1 as Catch Basin 2, this report will use MDEP's names, see also the site sketch of 4/27/09).  CB-1 was fed by CB-2 (Catch Basin 1 according to Acadia) which had no product but CB-2 did have 30 ppm of gasoline vapors.  CB-1 was also fed by a 6" diameter drain pipe coming southeast from the dispenser area and likely from the canopy drains (Photos 8 and 12).  My assessment was that the discharge was from the 6" drain from the canopy area; there was no evidence of a surface spill to this drain CB-1.  With Rodney Belanger of PetroServices we checked the gasoline dispenser sumps and tank sumps and found some low odor levels, but no free-product discharges within the sumps.
	The facility is a retail motor fuels Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility and convenience store with three double-walled USTs feeding ten product dispensers on five islands installed in the 1990s.  The underground UST components are owned and managed by Irving Oil Corp.  Circle-K Corp. has recently leased management and responsibility of the C-store, fuel management, surface discharges and aboveground dispenser equipment.
	On 5/14/09 MDEP staff confirmed further free product gasoline again discharging to CB-1 but not to the retention pond.
	Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) analysis on water and product samples from the drain outlet confirmed 882,000 ppm of GRO with benzene, confirming the discharge to be gasoline.

CLEAN-UP & INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS
	Monday 4/27/09: Working through Petroservice  and Acadia Environmental, MDEP required Irving to have the prohibited discharge in CB-1 immediately recovered as a public safety and environmental hazard.  A Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) vacuum truck arrived to recover the discharge from CB-1 and the drain outlet with a vacuum truck.  Free product was also recovered with sorbent pads.
	Monday 5/4/09: DEP's Stephen Flannery and I both checked and found no additional free product from the drain outlet.  No additional discharges to the dispenser sump but PID values of 10 ppm within the sump.
	5/7/09: Fearing a leak from the sump or a bad piping boot under Dispenser 10, MDEP required Irving to perform a Precision Test on the suspect piping and to perform a hydrostatic test on the suspect Dispenser 10 sump to test the sump's integrity to hold a discharge.
	Thursday 5/14/09: Irving had the Dispenser 10 sump tested and found a boot for a 1" diameter electrical conduit was ripped and allowed water (and therefore the gasoline discharge) t
P-290-2008*4/1/08: Berwick Public safety notified of a small gasoline discharge at the Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) station; cleaned up by CFG and Berwick Fire Department.  The quantity reported would not be required to be reported by CFG if it did not reach soil or waters of Maine.  No Response Service was requested or made at the time.
P-325-2008*	4/8/08: Downeast Energy (DEE) company reported a leak of about 2 gallons of #2 heating oil from a fitting of their bulk storage aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs) into the containment dike at this North Windham facility.  Ron, of DEE, stated that DEE and Clean Harbors cleaned up the leak and fixed the fitting.  No state response was requested or made.
	The site is the former Don Rich Oil bulk plant, is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and located behind and west of the North Windham Shopping Center.
P-385-2008*	4/22/08: The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Downeast Energy Oil Co. (DEE) of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at this rural residence.  Former leaks at this site include P-143-1993 and P-73-1998.  The outside AST had succumbed to corrosion of the tank bottom.
	Remediation in the past had been difficult because the discharge is next to the house which is near a steep embankment overlooking a pond.  Threatened by the discharge was the pond and potential oil vapors within the home; the area is on municipal water.
	DEE and I estimated less than a gallon of kerosene (K1) oil on the ground which DEE cleaned up.  They were removing the tank to replace with propane.
	Oil contamination to soil and groundwater is understood to remain on site, largely from the previous oil discharges, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or accessible.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment..

Note: Residence formally 4 COLLINWOOD CIRCLE.
P-388-2008*	Monday, 4/28/09: evening report by Raymond Fire Department (RFD), that they had responded to a Cadillac auto accident with a discharge of up to 20-gallons of gasoline on the road in front of 13 Webbs Mills Rd.   RFD reported the discharge was "cleaned up"; sorbents were applied and some of it evaporated.
B-506-2009*
Dead River Co. reported that they had a technician on the scene of an oil spill in Hampden.  They didn't have an amount released, but thought it could be substantial.
  On my arrival, I met technician Golding. The problem was that a firematic valve leaked fuel to the cellar floor.  The 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) stood on a proper slab that abutted on two sides.  The system was relatively new as evidenced by the shiny surfaces of the tank facility.  It was well installed to meet current codes.  The odor was mild.  The AST stood between the cellar's daylight door and a window which made venting easy.  Mr. Golding had talked with his office but they were uncertain as to the amount that the account may have used.  He guessed about 30 gallons was lost.
   This house is owned and rented out by Mr. Hawes who lives next door.  He had difficulty getting the tenant to move after failing to make the rent; but eventually the tenant left.  Mr. Hawes smelled oil while inspecting the vacated house and called Dead River Company.  Since the tenant was gone it was unknown when the drip started or ended or how much was lost.  Mr. Hawes thought maybe 100 gallons or more.  While it appeared closer to the 30 gallon number, a slow drip can wet a small surface area and saturate soil to a great depth.  There was no evidence of the oil breaking out at the surface and the residential area is on town water.  Since the issue here was simple odor control I explained to Mr. Hawes that the State would not require further action.  Mr. Golding said he would remove a layer of contaminated soil and seal the raw surface with fresh soil.  At the same time a fan would be placed in the adjacent window until the odors were gone.  No further Response action expected.
P-730-2008*	8/8/08: Karl Rawstron called concerned over the discharge of and exposure to fire retardant material accidentally sprayed on him while he bicycled past this under-construction office building the previous day, 8/7/08.  Rawstron complained that workers were non-responsive to his concern for the toxicity of the material.  He described the material as a sticky particulate.
	Upon calling Pat Keating of Pizzagalli Construction, I explained the situation and was sent the attached MSDS forms which I emailed on to Mr. Rawstron.  According the the MSDS, the MONOKOTE material should have no chronic or acute hazards if it is washed off promptly.  The MONOKOTE Accelerator could cause respiratory and skin irritation. The material does not appear to be a hazardous material in this situation.  I received no further calls or complaints.
P-363-2008*	4/15/08 morning report by CMP of discharge of 5 to 7 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground around the base of the utility pole due to a vandal shooting a hole in the 10 to 13-gallon transformer.  The shooter was unknown.  No oil was reported to have reached surface water.  CMP reported they remediated the discharge and hauled their waste to their Augusta facility for bulk disposal; see their report, attached, for further information.

S Brezinski
P-390-2008*	4/22/08: Report from CMP of a transformer on Pole 120.1 leaking onto the ground and an auto parked in front of 740 Main St.  Response and clean-up by CMP; waste brought to office for temporary storage and bulk disposal.  See the attached CMP spill report form for further information.
P-438-2008*5/16/08: Notice from CMP of a discharge on non-PCB transformer oil due to a vehicle collision with utility pole 53.  CMP reported no oil reached drains or surface water, the oil cleaned up from the asphalt paving and from the soil of the road's shoulder.
P-1062-2008*	11/25/08: Notification by Central Maine Power (CMP) of a discharge of transformer oil following a tree being blown down onto the pole.  The transformer dated from 1966 so had to be tested for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content, later found to be non-PCB (see attached analysis).  The discharge traveled down a drainage ditch along Brick Hill Rd and into Wright Brook.  CMP attempted clean-up the night of 11/25/08 but had to arrange for later soil excavation by their clean-up contractor Environmental Projects Inc (EPI).
	12/2/08: I met CMP's Roy Koster onsite and observed EPI excavating oiled soil from the ditch (see site Location Map 1).  Some oil was picked up with white sorbent pads.  Some of the oil appears to have been lost to the stream right after the discharge occurred and was not recoverable.  The area is rural residential served by private wells.  Clean-up was to the satisfaction.
I-176-2009*Approximately 1-2 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a broken hose on heavy equipment.  The spill was cleaned up with absorbent materials, shovel and pail and taken to the Fort Kent Irving Garage for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-165-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic fuel was spilled from a hose on the Wallagrass Road in the township of T16R8.  The spill was immediately cleaned up and disposed of at Voisines Garage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-166-2009*A broken Hydraulic hose on log loader in log yard caused approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to spill.  Absorbent pads and fines were used to clean the spill.  The absorbent pads were put in a waste drum while the fines were burned in the boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-175-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of Hydraulic oil spilled on the road caused by a broken hose on skidder.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and disposed of at the Fort Kent Garage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-491-2009*
The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department reported that they were on the scene of a single car accident on Route 1.  It seems a pickup truck went off the road and ended upside down in Kilkenny Stream. During this excursion, the truck scraped down the side of a bridge tearing off the gas tank's fill cap.  They believed about 14 gallons was spilled.  They responded by deploying sorbent boom and pads.  While it is impossible to even estimate the amount of gas recovered, they reported that they had searched down stream looking for gas trapped in pockets and ponds but found none.  All that could be done was done.  No further Response action expected.
A-578-2009*	An estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from a blown hydraulic line while conducting ditching operations with a back-hoe.  The equipment was quickly shut down and majority of the spilled oil was limited to the tractor itself and cleaned up using sorbent pads.  No site vist was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-581-2009*	An estimated two to three gallons of hydraulic oil spilled when a hydraulic hose failed on a roll-off truck.  The spill was contained on the pavement at the Hawkridge Composting Facility and was cleaned up by their staff using sorbent material.  No site visit was made and no additional Response actions are expected.
A-582-2009*	A release of an estimated eight gallons of bearing oil occurred when a return line became plugged and caused the oil to leak from the bearing housing.  The spill was entirely to the concrete floor and was cleaned up using speedi-dry.  The oil contaminated speedi-dry will be incinerated on-site during Dragon's concrete production processes.  The bearing oil's technical name is Castrol Alphasyn T-0.  No site visit was made and no further Response actions are to be expected.
B-473-2009*Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported that a transformer on pole 97, Route 1, Hancock, over heated and popped its top.  They estimated that about 0.25 gallons was spilled.  They removed the contaminated soil and followed up with speedi-dri on the lawn to absorb remaining free product.  The clean up debris will work its way to Pine Tree landfill in Hermon.  No further Response action.
B-463-2009*On August 10, 2009, Christopher Largay reported possible well contamination at 69 Rowe Brook Rd, Dedham, he did not know of a source for the contamination.  Mr. Largay owns the property and rents it to Steve and Jennifer Fahsel.  No source for the contamination was found, the case was referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action expected.
P-699-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was released to the paved road surface as the result of a ruptured hydraulic line on a Central Maine Power (CMP) utility truck. CMP personnel recovered the spilled product using absorbent material. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. No further response action is expected at this time.
P-290-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Thursday, 4/23/09: PO (Petty Officer) Maya of the US Coast Guard (USCG) notified of an apparent old oil discharge to soil discovered on their South Portland base..
	Friday, 4/24/09: The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notice from Mr. Howard of General Dynamics Corp. (GDC) that they had encountered possible oil-contaminated media while excavating for the foundation of a new communications system at the USCG base, apparently the same discharge reported the previous day.  Work ceased until I could investigate the following Monday.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENTS
	4/27/09: I noted dark natural organic appearing soils (see photos) with no odor and no measurable reading with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) around the groundwater (gw) table with a waxy sheen atop the gw.  Conditions suggested a natural organics sheen and I advised them to continue work.  Excavated soil was to go to CPRC Recycling, a licensed special waste facility.
	Fri. 5/1/09: CPRC Recycling reported to MDEP that some of the soil they were receiving from this site had an oil odor and requested that MDEP investigate.
	Monday 5/4/09: After my calling USCG, I was called by USCG PO Connell who advised DEP not to come and inspect the site.  This odd request caused me to respond.  On-site at 1230 hours I noted a much larger excavation than on 4/24/09 (see photos).  There was a fluid sheen on gw that appeared to be hydrocarbons (weathered oil) at the bottom which the contractor had been dewatering to an adjacent storm drain which feeds Casco Bay.  It appears that with the excavation they had encountered an oil contaminated zone.  I immediately advised the excavation contractor to cease dewatering to the storm drain and notified USCG and GDC of the MDEP's displeasure with the dewatering to a storm drain (see e-mail of 5/4/09).
	The source of the oil contamination was not evident.  There was no surficial evidence of a discharge and it is speculated that it is associated with a past #2 heating oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) for the Administration Building.  MDEP does not have have record of a UST in this location.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	5/4/09: I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form to allow the soil to be processed at CPRC Recycling. Oil-contaminated groundwater had already been discharged to the Portland Harbor.  I understand that no further soil was to be  excavated after 5/4/09.
	Friday 10/30/09: Mike Heath reported additional oil-contaminated soil at an adjacent excavation (see site sketch) for a new generator.
	11/3/09: I re-visited the construction work, checked the subject soil and issued an additional virgin letter for 2.75 additional tons for CPRC Recycling.
	In the future, excavations within the USCG base should be checked for evidence of prohibited discharges and those discharges promptly reported.  Oil-contaminated media shall be properly managed.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Response Services
A-546-2009*On 8/27/2009, DEP received notification that approximately one quart of hydraulic oil was discharged due to a burst hose on a piece of equipment.  The spill was remediated with sorbents by Colby College.  No site visit made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-547-2009*	An unknown motorist left a puddle of gasoline in the one hour parking lot at Roberts Hall on the Colby College campus.  The spill was discovered by the grounds crew who used clay absorbent to remove residual product.  No site visit was made.   No further Response action expected.
A-550-2009*On 8/31/2009 in Madison, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill of oil from an engine was located in the lower mill area of Madison Paper.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-554-2010*On 9/28/2010 in Canaan, Kelly Petroleum reported an oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill of Kerosene resulted from a leaking filter on an outside above ground storage tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The mobile home was a rental unit owned by Frank Holt Jr. The tenants of the home claimed they could smell oil in the water, my observation was the same. I elected to move the tenants out of the home, as a young woman living there was pregnant. A mobile home across the street shared the same well, I advised the residents not to drink or cook with the water until further notice.

On 9/29/2010 I hired contractor Diggin Riggin to remove contaminated soil from the site. I also called Norlens Water Treatment to have a carbon filter system installed on the well as soon as possible. During excavation it was discovered that bedrock was very shallow and only two truckloads of soil were able to be removed. I discovered several feet of oil floating on the surface of the well. I called Allstate Environmental to respond with a vacuum truck to remove oil from the well. Approximately 115 gallons of oil and water was removed from the well.

The site was referred to technical services for a pump and treat system on the well. Water sampling should continue as well.  No further Response action is expected.


A-555-2009*Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a quart of lube oil spilled to the track ballast at the Webb Road.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-556-2009*This office was contacted about a 5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at 99 Church Street.  The fuel oil spilled to pavement and soil.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  No contact information for this spill is available.  In 2015, Central Maine Hydro seeding was listed via the internet for this location, so it appears to be a commercial property.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-557-2009*On 9/2/2009 in Gardiner, the fire department reported a large structure fire at the former Yorktown Paper Mill.  A site visit was made to check for any possible contaminated runoff on the land and in the Cobbosseecontee stream from fire fighting activities.  No contamination was found, and any possible pollutants were most likely consumed by the intense fire.  No further Response action is expected.
A-560-2009*9/2/09 1148 Corinne Barber from Irving Oil reported that one of their oil burner technicians had found a spill of an estimated one pint to a concrete basement floor from a leaking fitting on a heating oil tank. They had cleaned it up with speedy dry and repaired the fitting. I contacted the owner Albert Douglass and he reported that there were no oil vapors in the living area. No site vicit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-562-2009*9/3/09 0845:  Chief Calderwood from the South Thomaston Fire Department reported that a vehicle was leaking gasoline from its fuel tank after filling up at Hoggy's store.  They had put down absorbent pads and speedy dry to contain the spill but the vehicle was still leaking fuel.  I went to the site and found that the leak had slowed.  The leak was at the tank top and could not be reached.  I packed absorbent pads around the tank and the vehicle was taken to a nearby service garage to stop the leak.  The spilled fuel was contained to the dispenser concrete pad and was collected with absorbent pads and speedy dry.  The absorbent material was taken to the DEP warehouse for consolidation and later disposal.  The vehicle owner reported that the fuel tank had the fuel gauge replaced the previous day.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-565-2009*In response to a kerosene spill which occurred on neighboring property (see Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill #: A-193-2009), the Moody well was placed on quarterly monitoring to assess for petroleum impacts.  Molly Zogby, MDEP geologist was assigned oversight of this project.

A dug well on the Moody property tested positive for fuel oil, however, the laboratory analysis indicated the compounds present suggested a very old fuel oil, not the fresh kerosene spilled at the neighboring property.  Additional investigation did not find any source of fuel oil spilled on the Moody property.  Further water samples tested clean, so the case was closed October 6, 2010.  (See attached letter from M. Zogby to R. Moody.)  No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-569-2009*On 9/4/2009 in Fairfield, Dave Garvis of Waste Management reported a spill of fruit and vegetable waste.  The estimated 2 yards of waste spilled from the load shifting in a container truck while rounding a corner.  The waste spilled to the roadway and some did reach a storm drain.  No oil or hazardous chemicals were released, the spill was cleaned up by Waste Management.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-571-2009*On 9/5/2009 in Waterville, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill leaked from a parked engine at the rail yard.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am, no site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-573-2009*On 9/7/2009 in Leeds, Pan Am reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil leaked from a parked engine.  Pan Am cleaned up the spill.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-576-2009*Dan Mallett of Madison Paper contacted this office by e-mail to report an hydraulic oil spill at the number 3 paper machine.  It transpired that this date was a state shutdown day and he sent an e-mail notification.  I replied and advised next time to report directly to the responder on call 24 hours even on state furlough days.

The spill occurred as a result of a plug coming loose on a roller.  The unit had been serviced, and perhaps it was not properly tightened.  The mill workers had never seen this occur before.  Oil spilled to the concrete surface and was recovered with sorbent pads and litter.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
A-577-2009*On 9/8/2009, DEP received notification that an aboveground storage tank in the basement of 1 Kimball Ave. in Mexico suffered a corrosion hole and spillage.  Approximately three gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged to the cement floor.  Dead River Co. responded and undertook a clean-up with sorbents which they disposed of appropriately.  No site visit made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-583-2009*9/10/09 1000:  Mackenzie Cronin from Lyman Morse boat builders reported a sheen of oil on Thomaston Harbor that appeared to be diesel fuel or lube oil.  I had been in the area in a Department vessel and had observed no oil sheens in the harbor, up river nor down river during the morning around 0900.  I observed one fishing vessel ("Renegade") being worked on at low tide next to the town dock and another tied to the town dock (registration # ME07708B).  Registration #ME07708B was pumping bilge as we came along side her and there was no oil visible.  When we returned to the boat ramp in the Harbor we did observe a small area of sheen that smelled like diesel.  The "Renegade had left the harbor motoring down river only minutes before and the tide was coming in near high tide.

I contacted Josh Gonzalez from the US Coast Guard and he informed me that both of these vessels have been under investigation for discharging oil into the harbor.  Registration# ME07708B for gasoline and lube oil, and "Renegade" for diesel spills.  We will continue to monitor and collect samples of future spills in the area to finger print oil.  No further action by DEP Response Services regarding this spill is expected.

B-489-2009*State Police dispatch reported that a tractor trailer rig had turned over on a curve on Route One on Verona Island.  Bucksport Fire Department personnel were on scene and reported that the truck was leaking diesel and they were unable to stop it.  I drove to the scene and found the Hannaford Brothers truck laying on its side and dripping fuel from the fuel caps.  There a pair of shut off valves to each tank which I closed.  While this reduced the drip, the bottom tank continued to leak.  An unsuccessful attempt was made to pack material around the cap.  Since the drip was controlled by sorbents and there was already contaminated soil that would have to be removed, I elected not to drill the tanks, but to wait for the tractor to be righted.  When this was accomplished, Wardwell Construction was hired by the company to excavate the contaminated soil . I was on site for clean up.  No further Response action is anticipated.
P-547-2009*	7/2/09: Mr. Trainer, of S W Cole Engineering (SWC), notified Geologist Brad Hahn of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about subsurface oil discharges found during a Phase-2 environmental site assessment of this property.  Hahn requested my assistance on past site history.  I visited the site on 7/15/09.  The site is located in a dense commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer.
	The facility was owned by Fieldings Oil Co. until 1995 and had operated it as a motor fuels facility with underground storage tanks (USTs).  MDEP UST registration files record indicated there were three 4,000-gallon gasoline and diesel USTs abandoned-by-removal on or about 10/1/1989.  I found no record of MDEP attendance to the abandonment or of prohibited discharges being reported.
	Discharges found by SWC could also be attributed to the many autos stored on-site waiting on repairs.  SWC also found discharges at the former kerosene oil dispenser.

1.	At this time quantities of the oils discharged and cleaned up are unknown; see records of MDEP Technical Services for further information, assigned clean-up goals, and final resolution for this site.
2.	As the discharges are from pre-1990 UST facility, were unreported, and/or are associated with facilities no longer in existence.

As the site has been referred to Technical Services, no further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
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B-521-2009*Marquis Heating reported that a customer, Susan Kramer, had suffered a spill at her residence.  It was reported that her filter canister had corroded through and released some #2.  It seems that Marquis serviced the system in July.  The technician placed the plastic bag the filter cartridge came in around the filter canister.  Sometime later the canister began to leak.  The plastic bag contained most of the leak until the home owner placed a coffee can beneath it.  About two or three cans were filled before the owner notified Marquis Heating who responded and fixed the problem.  The oil that reached the floor was described as tiny and I did not attend the spill.  No further Response action expected.
B-508-2009*Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported that a transformer on the Levensellar Road had lost an estimated quart of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) transformer oil through a faulty switch.  It dripped onto the ground and was cleaned up by excavation.  The dirt and vegetation was disposed in the Pine Tree landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-522-2009*Mr. Gessman reported that a company locomotive leaked about a gallon of lube oil to the rail bed.  He further reported that a mechanic had been sent to repair the engine and a crew to clean up the release.  I stopped by the site the next day to verify the clean up, but the rails were full of box cars and a locomotive was busily moving cars back and forth.  I assume the clean up was satisfactory.  No further Response action expected.
A-539-2009*	A spill of an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was caused by a leaking fitting at the boiler connection.  Maritime Energy was conducting routine maintenance on the hot air furnace at the Wilma Copeland Residence when they discovered the slowly dripping fitting.  The spill was suspected to be very minor, however the duration of the leak was not determined and no good estimate could be made.  The oil was spilled onto a dirt floor basement.  The home and surrounding homes are all served by public water.
	On August 26, 2009 a site visit was made to determine the necessary clean-up.  The furnace was completely moved by Maritime Energy prior to my arrival.  The leak occurred over a wet clay-like soil.  Sorbent pads were used to remove a small amount of free product on the surface.  A fan was installed to control oil vapor intrusion into the living areas until further clean-up of oil contaminated soil.
	On September 2, 2009, I met Environmental Projects Inc. to complete the clean-up.  The oil contaminated soil was removed utilizing hand tools and placed into a three yard dump truck. Speedi-Dri was used to clean a small area of the concrete that had minor staining.  A total of 1.04 tons of oil contaminated soil were removed and delivered to Commercial Paving and Recycling.  A photo ionization detector was used to measure the level of organic vapors present in the air and no readings above 1 part per million were detected.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-592-2009*Mike Abbott of Abbott Engineering called to report the discovery of a hydraulic leak in the parking garage elevator system.  The leak was from a 4-inch main on the ground level.

The spill was confined to the soils immediately around the pipe and was excavated with hand tools and transported to CPRC, Scarborough for disposal/recycling.  The urban setting is served by both public water and sewer.  The building is a parking garage  odor/vapor issues are not going to be a problem.

Beyond the removal of saturated soils/material no additional remedial work is planned by Response.
P-428-2008*	5/1/08: At the request of Ms. Rounds, a real estate agent, I granted a waiver of the required 30-day notification period for the abandonment-by-removal of this 500-gallon, residential consumptive-use, #2-oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) for the upcoming 5/13/08.
	5/14/09: Scott Cyr was in the area and arrived shortly before me.  The UST was removed and we noted no evidence or prohibited discharges or perforations in the UST.  The area is rural residential, located on Moose Pond, served by private water and septic system.

S Brezinski
P-299-2009*	Thursday, 4/23/08: I was notified by the television news coverage of a suspected weapons of mass destruction incident involving a 'mystery white powder' at the TD Banknorth Processing Center, Building-6, in Lewiston that occurred that morning.  TD Banknorth received an envelope with a blank paper and white powder postmarked New Jersey.   The report of the incident had not been passed on to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The powder was reported to have been analyzed as non-hazardous.  See attached documents for further information.
	During the investigation as the the status as to notification to the State of Maine, statements appeared contradictory and confusing.  The COBRA response team stated that had called and spoke to Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and to the Civil Support Team (CST).  I understand that Androscoggin County was tardy in notifying MEMA and MEMA found out by other means.  I found no notification to MDEP Response Division staff, though Androscoggin Emergency Management Agency (EMA) advised me that MEMA states they did notify MDEP.  I called Bob Gardner of MEMA and to a CST member in Waterville and they both stated they were not notified of the incident.  The MEMA duty officer that day advised me that MEMA was not notified by the Androscoggin EMA.  No further Response Services action is required at this time with regard to the incident.
P-384-2008*	4/16/08: While driving by I noted a CN Brown tank truck at the loading rack and used the opportunity to observe the fuel transfer.  On site I noted blobs of free oil floating on melt-water puddles under the loading rack (see site sketch) and pointed them out to the driver.  I could not tell if it was weathered fuel oil or weathered diesel.  On 4/29/08 I returned and noted that the oil had been cleaned up as advised, no more blobs.
	The facility has been a bulk fuel storage facility for motor fuels and for fuel oil for 50 years or more with both underground and aboveground oil storage tanks (USTs and ASTs), formerly receiving deliveries from the adjacent railroad line.  It was operated by Ripley & Fletcher Oil which is a sister company to C N Brown Oil Company.  Discharges could be from loading or offloading of the ASTs and trucks, or from former UST related leaks (see past spill reports).  The facility was pending abandonment later in the year (see P-880-2008), so further investigation and remediation was not pressed at this time.
	I advise a phase-2 environmental assessment prior to any redevelopment of the property.  The site is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though the area may be a non-attainment zone for groundwater.

S Brezinski
P-538-2009*The Department oversaw the excavation of diesel contaminated soil associated with a discharge from the Falls Inc. bulk storage facility during November 2008 (P-925-2007).  Following the excavation,  further subsurface investigation was conducted to determine the extent of remaining contamination.  An area of gasoline contaminated soil was discovered.  This contamination was not associated with the diesel spill of December 2007 (P-925-2007) and was considered a new incident.

The source of the spill is in question.  The owner, David Fall, contends that the bulk facility never stored gasoline in aboveground tanks or underground tanks.  The size and nature of the contaminated area, however, suggests otherwise.

An area determined to be excavated was delineated by the Division of Technical Services (see attached map).  Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services contracted with AL Doggett to excavate and dispose of the soil.

Excavation was completed under the direction of Peter Eremita, please refer to the attached letter for additional information.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-484-2008*	6/3/08: Downeast Energy oil company reported an engine fire in one of their peddler (delivery) tank trucks at their oil bulk plant, reportedly losing less than a gallon of engine oil.  No response requested or made at the time.
P-444-2008*	5/19/08: While working at the downriver former Goodall Worsted Mill area, a citizen, wishing to remain unidentified, suggested I  investigate this former mill for old oil tanks and potential oil discharges to groundwater and the river.  Based on the experience with the main mills in Sanford I thought it prudent to look for obvious problems at this former Springvale Mill.
	Whereas the downtown Sanford Mill was abandoned or demolished, this mill appeared redeveloped and intact.  I noted no obvious oil discharges.  There is one 1.25" vent-pipe like pipe associated with the Central Tire building on Water St. (see site sketch) that could be for an old removed or out-of-service underground oil tank .  I recommend no further Response Division actions at this time.

S Brezinski
A-523-2009*	A spill of an undetermined amount of diesel was reported from a 1,000-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located at the former Northport Grocery and Hardware. The cause of the spill was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank, which was likely caused by the secondary containment area filling with rain water during a period of inactivity. The water in the secondary containment also led to the oil being released to the soil around the containment. Northport Grocery and Hardware was out of service during the time of the spill and will soon be under construction.
	On August 21, 2009 I arrived at the former Northport Grocery and Hardware and met the owner John Wentworth. The AST was situated in the flooded secondary containment with a layer of diesel fuel on the surface. Visible staining was apparent around the containment area. Sorbent pads were used to absorb the diesel on the surface. The leak became apparent as droplets of oil emerged around the side of the tank. Mr. Wentworth called Thompson Fuel company to pump the remainder of the fuel out of the tank. The surface of the water was cleaned using sorbent pads and then the tank and containment were covered with plastic to avoid continued overfilling from rain.
	The tank contained 32.5 inches of fuel prior to removal by Thompson Fuel and  was estimated to be 600 gallons. The tank was not completely full when taken out of service and a comparison of the tank levels by Mr. Wentworth led to an estimate of 50-75 gallons of lost fuel. A plan was made to move the tank, containment, and begin excavation on the following Thursday.
	On August 25, 2009, Bart Newhouse and I pumped the water out of the secondary containment. An activated carbon drum filter was used to remove dissolved phase oil from the water and then discharged on-site. The water was discharged into a vegetative region located on the West side of the property.
	On August 27, 2009, the soil removal began. Bill Carver of Bill's Pump and Tank was on-site as a certified underground tank installer as required for any excavation within ten feet of underground motor fuels piping. Steve Roche, of Roche Enterprises, was the excavation operator. The tank was disconnected from the piping by Mr. Carver, and then the tank and concrete containment moved out of the way by Mr. Roche. The excavation area was approximately ten feet by fifteen feet and to a maximum depth of four feet. An estimated 36 cubic yards of soil were removed and taken to Thibodeau and Sons for treatment. Photo ionization detector (PID) readings were not utilized because the soil had a very "organic" odor giving off false positive readings. Field observations were used to determine the extent of the removal with confirmation lab samples taken to ensure the level of clean-up.
	The area around the underground piping was visibly saturated with diesel fuel. A call was made to Ted Scharf with Maine DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit to request a waiver for a site assessment requirement for piping removal as contamination was already located. He denied the request and the job was shut down until a site assessor could be made available. A thirty day removal notice waiver was granted and is attached.
	On September 1, 2009, Gary Creaser of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was also on-site to complete a site assessment for the piping removal, as I screened the soil and managed the spill clean-up activities. The piping run did not have any additional sections that could be positively identified as additional sources. Once away from the tank area the organic odor in the soil dissipated and PID readings were once again used for field determination (see attached spill map).  The soil removal began at the tank and continued along the piping run for an estimated 35 feet. The excavation area began approximately ten feet wide and tapered to four feet with a maximum depth of six feet. Two confirmation samples were taken to verify the clean-up (see attached
P-1127-2008*	12/19/08: Afternoon discharge of non-Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) containing transformer oil and vehicle antifreeze due to vehicle collision with a pole.  Waste sorbents managed by Central Maine Power (CMP) who collect and dispose of the material in bulk.  See attached CMP report form for further information.
P-952-2008*	11/26/08: At the request of John Dunlap of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground oil storage tank (UST) facility to check on its operational status.  The facility was taken by Gorham Savings Bank and was to be, or was sold at auction.  Now under UST registration number 19231, this facility was formerly known as Tower Gulf under registration number 6911.
	The facility was indeed out-of-service (oos) and the store closed.  The fillpipe caps were not locked as required as required for out of service USTs.  One of the dispensers had suffered a collision.  The facility was posted 'For Lease' through King Real Estate, 934-7622.  I noted no obvious surface oil discharges at that time.
	In August of 2009, I observed the business and UST facility to have recently re-opened and back in service.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions planned at this time.
	
I-181-2009*Approximately 3 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled when the hose fell out of the technicians hands when changing pockets.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy dry and taken to the MPG for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-182-2009*Approximately 2 gallons-of diesel fuel overfilled from a tank.  The spill was cleaned up using absorbant products and disposed of at the Irving Garage in Ashland.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-183-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of diesel spilled when the nozzle fell out during fill up at North Star Variety in New Sweden.  The spill was cleaned up using absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-184-2009*Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose on a skidder.  The skidder twitched some tree branches over the spill spot and spread out the remaining portion of the spill over the skid trail.  Of the 2-3 gallons that spilled a portion of that sprayed on tree leaves and branches.  The remaining portion was spread out over the skidder trail.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-534-2009*Mr. Peterson reported that someone had broken the firematic valve attached to an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  This was at lot #4.  The trailer was vacant at the time and the AST was practically empty. He estimated that less than 3 gallons reached the ground.  He immediately excavated the contaminated soil.  The park is supplied with town water.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-536-2009*Mr. Mitchell reported that a gallon jug containing used engine oil was run over in front of 18 Glooscap Road.  Reservation personnel had removed the contaminated dirt and he requested assistance to dispose of the dirt.  I issued him an oil debris form to take the dirt to County Concrete in Columbia.  No further Response action expected.
P-417-2009*	Thursday 5/28/09: While in Auburn I observed Gendron & Gendron Construction tearing down the building and canopy of this retail motor fuels facility.  I did a cursory inspection of the removed dispenser islands and noted elevated gasoline contamination over the Maine Notification Level under a location I identified as SS-1 (see site sketch).  I later notified Summit Environmental of this so they could advise their client.  The area is dense commercial and residential, served by municipal water and sewer.
	6/8/08: Summit Environmental notified me that they confirmed oil discharges over the tanks and in dispenser areas.  On-site in the afternoon I observed the single-wall fiberglass Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) being abandoned-by-removal with no incidents or problems by Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard.  I pensively considered threatened receptors, apparent moderate quantity of contaminated soil, and the disseminated areas of contamination and decided no remediation was required at the time.
	Oil contaminated media over detectable levels are understood to remain on-site and shall be managed properly if disturbed or if site conditions should change.  This report shall not be construed to be a site assessment nor a guarantee of no further action.  See UST Registration File 15268 and the UST closure assessment of 7/14/09 for further information.

S Brezinski
P-595-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday 7/24/09: In late afternoon the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Downeast Energy (DEE) oil company of a discharge of kerosene oil within the living room of Ms. Bryant.  While delivering oil to her tank she asked the DEE driver to check her monitor and the smell of oil.  With oil vapor problems inside I responded that afternoon.

LOCATION INFORMATION
	The site is a duplex and triplex condominium complex located adjacent to the Royal River.  The site is served by municipal water and sewer and with some foundation drains that go to the municipal storm drain and some to backyard woods.  Ms. Bryant's home is a two story wood duplex on a concrete slab floor, no basement.   Native soils are silty Presumpscot formation.  See also P-552-1995.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Ms. Bryant explained to me on 7/24/09 that she had had new carpet installed this past March and had Mr. Ken Gaudin of Ken's Monitor Sales (Ken's) remove and reinstall the monitor heater in her living room after the carpet was laid.  Since that time she had continually smelled oil odor in the living room and by this July was giving her headaches.  She stated, and Mr. Gaudin later concurred, that she had Ken's return at least once and that he knew that a fitting had been leaking oil to the floor (it is unclear when Ken's found and stopped the leaking fitting).   The discharge was given an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal with a focus to remediation through source reduction as being the most cost effective approach.
	On 7/24/09 I noted a visible staining and oil saturation in the carpet (photos 1 & 2), the living room smelled strongly of oil. I registered an ambient Photo-ionization Device (PID) value of 26 parts per million (ppm) off the carpet (Ion 3000 PID with 10.6 lamp, uncorrected with MDEP set point).
	7/25/09: With the carpet gone (photos 3-5, et al) there was a visible oil stain where oil had four months to soak into the concrete, despite being cleaned by detergent the day before.  I recorded a PID value of 65 ppm coming off the concrete floor.  The Clean-Up Goal was to reduce vapors within the home to the state action level (see MDEP Vapor Intrusion Evaluation Guidance document).   Removal of the contaminated wall material, the oiled concrete floor and any contaminated soil below was determined to be needed.  On 7/28/09 I met on-site with Megan Gaudin of Ken's, and on 8/5/09 with Ken Gaudin, MDEP engineer Eremita and Riverbend Condo Association representatives to explain this.  Mr. Gaudin & Ken's Monitor sales accepted full responsibility for the remediation under MDEP management while the Gaudins were away on vacation.  See the two attached Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreements for further details.
	During remediation we found that oil had migrated several feet up the back of the sheetrock and fiberglass insulation and down and under the wall footer to soil below the concrete slab floor.  Borings through the concrete floor to sand fill below found oil vapors measured by PID to be up to 84 ppm (uncorrected with MDEP set point).  Obvious and measurable oil odors remained in the home until the oiled wall material, floor and material below were removed and replaced.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Friday, 7/24/09: At my request Mr. Gaudin that evening and removed the monitor, the oiled carpet and washed the oiled area of the concrete floor.
	7/29/09 -7/30/09: Hired by MDEP, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) removed the oiled wallboard and insulation and wall footer while I screened the material for oil contamination.  The floor was washed with hydrogen peroxide solution in an unsuccessful attempt to degrade the oil so removing the floor would be unnecessary.  MDEP was requested to wait until Ken Gaudin returned from vacation before we removed the floor.
	8/17/09 - 8/18/09: EPI, now working directly for Ken's Monitor Sales, removed the concrete floor and soil below.  Much of the oil appeared to have soaked ont
I-185-2009*As a result of a gasket under high voltage connector on bushing being defective approximately a 1/2 gallon of transformer oil leaked.  The dirt at the bottom of pole #63024 was shoveled up and the asphalt was washed and swept twice then speedy dry was used to thoroughly clean up the spill.  The debris was placed in a plastic bag and put into a 55 gallon drum.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-732-2009*An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) filter broke and leaked an unknown amount of K-1 heating oil into the ground. Approximately 8 yards of contaminated soil were removed by Boom Technology, Inc. and disposed of at CPRC Recycling. Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) soil samples were collected in the dug soil pit for testing. The lab results are in a paper attachment. The hole was then filled with clean dirt, a new filter replaced the old filter, and the tank was placed on the existing cement pad. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-716-2009*The oil fired system for apartment 14A leaked from the copper line.  The line was above ground in blue conduit but head pressure caused the leak to discharge oil out both ends (the tank end and the furnace end). #2 oil discharged to the gravel stone underlying material clay base. Unsure of the true extent of contamination a clean-up contractor was called, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI). Hand excavation of the affected area yielded 0.85 tons of material for disposal/recycling.

Mr. Rubin was given an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement to sign and return (see attached) for housekeeping and bringing the system up to code.  He signed and return the document.  After the successful clean-up of the basement spill and written/verbal agreement to upgrade the system, DEP Response plans no further action at this time.

P-740-2009* Gary Bucklin of SW Cole Engineering, Inc. reported that an underground storage tank (UST) was discovered during construction activities. The tank had contained fuel oil and had likely been abandoned 30 or more years ago.   ENPRO Services was contacted and they pumped, cleaned and removed the tank.   Contaminated soil associated with the UST was discovered.  I instructed Mr. Bucklin to return the soil to the excavation as the contamination was minimal and a building and parking lot would be constructed in the area.  The soil was buried deep beneath where the parking lot would be.

A UST registration was filled out and submitted to the Department.  A site assessment describing the activities was submitted and is on file with the DEP.
B-538-2009*I was notified by Waldo dispatch that fire and police were at the site of an accident on Route 1 in Stockton Springs.  This happened 3 hours prior to my notification.  It seems a lobster transport truck and pickup had collided in the west bound lane.  The lobster truck had its front axle knocked into the saddle tank.  The truck caught fire as it slid down the pavement and into the ditch.  While much of the engine oil and diesel burned, a few gallons of diesel were found in the bottom of the burned out saddle tank.  A fireman bailed this out for disposal in a waste oil burner.  The road was sanded to reduce slippery surface although much of the free product had burned.  The roadway had been on fire at the time of the fire department arrival.  It was clear to me that most of the petroleum had been consumed by fire.  When I inspected the site the following morning, I found a few gallons of oil floating on water puddles in the ditch where the truck had burned.  I used a few sorbent pads to remove this remaining oil.  As the road ditch was water saturated, little oil escaped and wells in that area are not threatened.  No further Response action expected.
P-1025-2007*Leaking transformer.  Transformer oil leaked to outside of transformer.  No product found on ground.  No cleanup necessary.
P-549-2009*	7/15/09: While overseeing excavation of contaminated media across Pine Point Rd. I noted an old unregistered, apparently out-of-service, consumptive-use, non-compliant bare steel, underground  storage tank (UST) at this ice cream shop and former gas station.  I spoke with Ms. Provencher, gave her UST registration and abandonment forms and information, and followed this up with several mailings to her.  I advised her to have the 11" of fuel remaining in this tank promptly pumped out and removal of the tank planned.   After not hearing back from Ms. Provencher, MDEP's John Dunlap gave approval for me to register the UST for her on 9/10/09.
	The site is dense residential and commercial use, served by town water and sewer.  A Scarborough Public Works person told me the site was a former Texaco and then a Chevron retail motor fuels UST facility and repair garage taken out of service in the 1980s.  This period was prior to Maine's requirements for UST facility registration & regulation and requirements for UST Closure Assessments.  I understand that at this time, this consumptive-use UST must be abandoned-by-removal but no closure assessment is required.
	There is no visible evidence of motor fuel USTs remaining other than the two dispenser island scars.  Any remaining motor fuel or waste oil USTs and piping must be registered and properly abandoned.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-710-2009*	7/13/09: Pending a scheduled abandonment-by-removal I visited the site to become familiar with the site and its retail, motor fuels, Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility.  The area is dense commercial use, served by town water and sewer.  Besides the gasoline and diesel USTs out-of-service and planned-for-removal, there was also a new consumptive-use diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and two consumptive-use heating oil ASTs.  Fuel truck parking was in the rear and sides of the property.  The outer dispenser island had two dispensers while the inner island dispensers had been gone for years.
	7/24/09: Jace Pearson of Acadia Environmental reported evidence of leaks to me by phone reporting sporadic gasoline discharges exceeding the 100 parts per million (ppm) field analysis Notification Level.  No free product was reported to be on groundwater.  Based on reported contamination levels, site sensitivity, soil types and land use I required no remediation at that time.

I)	Reading Acadia's assessment I note that they did not encounter or investigate native soils outside the non-autochthonous fill around the tanks and piping.  From past experience this may leave the question of elevated historical oil-discharge contamination, from the previous pre-1987 UST facility (see P-65-1987).
II)	Oil-contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on-site though at levels not requiring immediate remediation.  Contaminated media shall be managed properly if disturbed or if site conditions and information changes.
III)	No new UST facility is scheduled for installation.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
A-341-2009*6/15/09 Keith Taylor of St. Germain & Associates reported encountering contaminated soil while doing a site assessment at the underground piping at the site of Downeast's bulk plant in Waterville. Keith reported that the soil smelled strongly of diesel or #2 fuel oil. I met Keith on site. The area of concern was at the piping run that went to the loading rack that was already removed. I ran bag head space on samples from the piping run. Results were .8 ppm and .3 ppm where the piping ran next to the building. Results for samples from the piping run that went from the side of the building to the now removed loading rack were 302 ppm and 290 ppm. All readings were corrected with set points for fuel oil in soil.

Keith asked if removal could be delayed until the major excavation for the new bulk plant installation is done. I agreed. Keith said that he had a report from S.W. Cole Engineering who had done soil borings around the site on May 14, 2009. ( See attached report) These soil samples had an odor of gasoline and were screened with a photo ionization detector using a set point for gasoline in soil. There were several readings that were 800 ppm to 5894 ppm in the area screened. I told Keith that I would get back to him with a clean-up standard after I discussed the site with the Department's Technical Services. We did discuss the close proximity to a long time and active railroad yard.

Upon discussion with Cheryl Fontaine (see attached memo) it was decided that the site would be classified as a Baseline 2 with a 400 ppm clean-up standard via bag headspace. This would include removal of the contamination that would be encountered during excavation to install the new facility. Excavation to remove contamination below the depth that is disturbed during construction of the new facility was not required to be removed at this time since it appears that this contamination is from underground gasoline storage tanks up gradient that were removed in the 1980's. Since there has been no evidence that this contamination has caused vapor problems in the buildings and the entire area is on public water it was determined that it poses no risk at this time.

Contaminated soils were removed and disposed of during the excavation of the site for the construction of a new above ground storage tank facility In October and November.  Soil screening and confirmation samples were performed by St. Germaine & Associates.  Site Assessment report is located in UST tank registration file 13590 (due to the underground piping).

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-585-2009*On 9/8/2009, One Steel called to report an approximate five gallon release of hydraulic fluid at their facility in Oakland.  One Steel undertook the clean-up with the use of sorbents and the removal of contaminated soil for disposal.  No site visit made and no further Response Service action is anticipated at this time.
A-586-2009*On 9/10/2009, DEP received notification that during a fuel transfer approximately one-half gallon of #2 fuel oil sprayed onto the technician performing the transfer and the cement floor. The spill occurred at 163 Knowlton Corner Rd. in Farmington.  The oil sprayed on the floor was cleaned up with sorbents by Webber Oil.  No site visit made and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-587-2009* The code enforcement officer of China, Scott Pierz, contacted the DEP concerning alleged oil spillage at Clayton York's property in Branch Mills.   The allegation concerns dumping oil "out back."  There was no one on the property during the first site visit; therefore, no investigation was conducted at that time.  A second site visit was made and I spoke with the property owner, Clayton York.  I surveyed his garage and the area "out back" and did not observe oil spillage or dumping.  There was a vehicle in the garage that he was working on; therefore, it was difficult to determine if there was a floor drain on premises.
  Scott Pierz had received an allegation that Clayton York was running a business repairing automobiles at this location.  I questioned Mr. York regarding this allegation and he indicated that he was working on a friend/relative's automobile.  No further Response Service action is anticipated at this time.
A-588-2009*DEP received notification that a truck had a mechanical failure which caused the release of an unknown amount of diesel fuel from the saddle tank.  The diesel was spread along Route 3 and recovery was unfeasible.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-589-2009*DEP received notification that a small amount of oil was discharged at the apartment building located at 21 Winthrop Street in Hallowell. The discharge was remediated with sorbents by the oil company.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-590-2009*This office was contacted in reference to a 5 - 10 gallon spill of K-1 fuel oil at an outdoor above ground storage tank that was disconnected from the oil burner.  The cause of the spill was reported as vandalism.  Remedial actions taken at this location are unknown.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-591-2009*While moving a full tank the filter was broken and a small amount of oil was lost.  The tank was pumped out and repaired by Farmington Oil.  No site visit made, no Response action is expected.
A-592-2009*9/16/09 1025 John Wright from PG Willy & Company heating oil reported that an estimated 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled when their delivery driver overfilled a basement tank at Jeff Boston's residence in Lincolnville. He reported that the fuel had come out of the vent pipe outside and the tank gauge inside. They had collected the oil with absorbent pads and speedy dry. I went to the site and found there was oil impacted soil under the vent pipe outside the building. PG Willy & Company had cleaned up the oil on the inside tank and underneath. I set up a ventilation fan in the house to evacuate the oil vapors. PG Willy & Company excavated an estimated 1 yard of soil that they were going to dispose of at Thibideau's & Sons Facility. Soil sample bag head space vapor readings measured with a photo ionization detector were below 100 ppm after the excavation of soil. After the clean up, no more oil vapors were detected in the living area of the residence, and the ventilation fan was removed the next day.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-593-2009*Maritime Energy reported a #2 fuel oil release in the dirt basement of the home of Carol Maines in Rockland.  The spill was a result of a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank.  DEP visited the site and installed a RAM fan in order to mitigate potential vapor issues in the home.  Maritime Energy returned at a later date to remove or remove and replace the stricken tank.  Ms. Maines was unsure at the time of the site visit what her future heating system would be.  There were other hazards in the basement such as asbestos covered pipes.  DEP returned to retrieve the RAM fan and odors were nonexistent.  Maritime Energy indicated that they would remove contaminated soil when the tank was removed.  DEP did not observe this action, but has not received complaints from the homeowner.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-594-2009*DEP received notification of an approximate 75 gallon spill of diesel fuel that resulted from a portable aboveground storage tank tipping over.  The discharge impacted soil which was excavated for disposal.  A total of approximately 38 tons of soil were disposed of at Dragon Products.  DEP conducted a site visit and determined that clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-596-2009*A small amount of diesel was lost during fueling operations.  The oil was immediately collected with sorbents and disposed of by the contractor.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-597-2009*	A Central Maine Power (CMP) bucket truck leaked an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil from its hydraulic jacks.  The spill was onto pavement, and was cleaned up by CMP personnel using oil absorbent rags.  See attached CMP spill report.  No further Response action expected.
A-599-2009*On September 18, 2009, Dead River Co. reported that gasoline had leaked into the interstitial spaces (secondary containment) associated with tanks 6 and 7.  This location is tank site number 645 located at 124 Madison Avenue in Skowhegan.  The certified tank installer, Stan Walker, investigated the potential cause of the tank leaks.  The product was removed from the interstitial spaces and Mr. Walker checked on the levels on a weekly basis.  Mr. Walker reported his findings to me and Ted Scharf of the Underground Storage Tank Unit, also within DEP.  Ultimately, tank 6 was determined to be leaking.  This tank was taken out-of-service in November 2009 and continues to be out of service. Please refer to the tank site number 645 for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-600-2009*On September 18, 2009, Webber Energy reported a tank leak at the property owned by Dr. Frank Reed.  This property is located at 164 Edelheid Road in Sandy River Plantation.  The cause of the less than one gallon discharge was a corrosion hole in the basement tank.  Webber Energy responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  They also scheduled the tank for replacement.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-381-2009*On 8/9/09, Ken Pellitier of Pan Am Railways reported a two cup spill of lube oil from an engine onto the railroad tracks off of Rt. 2 behind the Agway in Detroit.  The cause of the spill was a loose gasket on the engine.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am crew.  No further Response action expected.
B-543-2009*Mr. Billings reported that during a visit from the U.S. EPA it was noted that there was stained soil around an outdoor 275 fuel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  While the cause was routine spillage, it was noted and a clean up requested.  Mr. Billings immediately removed the AST and excavated the contamination down to clean soil.  About 3 yards was taken to Lane's batch plant in Ellsworth.  No further Response action expected.
A-566-2009*9/3/09 1540:  Missy Alexander from Downeast Credit Union reported that a small amount of oil had spilled to a flooded house basement while a contractor was pumping water out of the basement.  I contacted the contractor, Andrew Shute, by phone.  He said he was pumping the basement out Tuesday(9/1/09) evening when he saw oil on top of the water near the heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  He stopped pumping and found that the outlet from the AST had broken when the floating tank settled.  A small stream of oil was coming from the AST and Andrew plugged it.  I went to the site and used oil absorbent pads to collect some oil from on top of the water in the basement.  I retuned to the site the next week with a pump and carbon filter.  The basement was pumped out and water was filtered on site.  All oily debris was removed from the basement.  Attempts to contact the owner failed.  The owner was reportedly going through financial problems with several properties.  The small subdivision have private wells but the oil was contained to the basement.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-133-2009*07/15/09 17:00 hours, I received a call from Ira Dodge, Allen's Environmental Services, regarding a ruptured underground fuel line at the General Aviation Terminal at the Northern Maine Regional Airport.

07/15/09 17:05 hours, I arrived on-scene, met with Ira Dodge and Airport Manager, Scott Wardwell to get an update on the incident.  An approximate 3' X 3' excavation about 30" below grade had been made around the area where the underground aviation gas line had been punctured during the installation of perimeter fencing installation.  Scott showed me where the underground fuel line had been flagged to mark its location for the fencing company.  I asked Scott if Dig Safe had laid out the flags to demark the buried fuel line.  Scott said that Dig Safe was not required to be called on Airport property and that the fuel line had been marked by an employee of the airport.  The red flagged line was about 3 feet to the south of the where the actual fuel line was located, hence the puncture.  Asked Scott about how much aviation gas was spilled.  Scott thought that it was only a few gallons, maybe 3 - 5 gallons, and the excavation showed no free product.  Soils in the excavation were damp but not saturated.

Discussed with Scott the need to get the line repaired as soon as possible and to take the pumps out of service and to tag the tanks and pump island accordingly.  Valves to the pump island have been closed.  The underground fuel line is a pressurized line, but Scott stated given the low amount of product pumped he did not think there was much in the line.  Spoke with Ira Dodge, certified tank installer; he stated that it would be a week or so before he could get the piping materials to repair the line.  Told Scott to dig up the contaminated soils and spread thinly on area of the airport property to volatilize.  The excavated soils should be less than 1 cubic yard given the amount estimated to be spilled and the visual inspection of the excavation.  Told Scott to file a spill report on the incident as soon as possible and to follow-up with me when the piping is repaired and put back in service.

Week of August 24, I spoke with Kirk St. Peter, certified tank installer with County Environmental Engineering, Inc. (CEE), regarding the work of repairing the damaged aviation gasoline line at the airport.  Kirk felt that given the length of the underground line and its diameter, that the spill of aviation gas was much more significant than was earlier reported.  Kirk felt that the spill would be closer to 40 to 45 gallons than 3 to 5 gallons that was estimated back on the spill date (7/15/009).  I told him that I arrived on-scene shortly after the spill had occurred. Based on the amount of fuel I observed in the excavation it appeared to be less than 10 gallons.  Kirk was concerned as the line was a pressure line that had not been taken out of service during the fence installation work.  Kirk stated that CEE was meeting with airport personnel and putting together a bid to repair the piping and wanted to avoid any surprises.

Got a call from CEE informing me that they would be doing the piping repair/upgrade and would like a waiver from the 30-day notification.  I requested that the intent of notification be sent to John Dunlap and faxed to me and that I would send a fax of the waiver and send hard copies of the waiver to the involved parties.  The plan that CEE is going forward with is to use the existing containment pipe and install the new underground piping with this secondary containment piping.  The area where the puncture occurred will be spliced and soils indicating a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) headspace reading of greater than 1,000 parts per million (ppm) will be removed for disposal at the Presque Isle (PI) landfill under an oil spill debris form.

Week of Sept 7 - Nate Hersey, certified tank installer, CEE on-site at airport,  found about an estimated 30 gallons of aviation gasoline still in the fuel
I-140-2009*07/22/09 Matt Williams Heating called to report 20-25 gallons of #2 fuel oil leaked from the oil tank in the basement of a residence.  Matt said that he had done some service work to the filter on the tank and apparently the gasket of the filter had not properly seated itself.  Unfortunately, the tank is behind an interior wall and is hidden from regular viewing.  Shirley noticed an odor, came downstairs and observed a puddle of oil coming out from the wall across the floor of the room adjacent to the oil storage tank.  Matt arrived on scene, turned off the fuel valve and started soaking up the spilled fuel with sorbents.  Told Matt to open up some windows and set a fan in the window to ventilate the space.  Told Matt that I would be up to check on the site.

07/23/09 Arrived on-scene.  All the oil has been soaked up.  Floor and lower part of walls of this basement room were saturated with #2 fuel oil.  Told Matt that the floors and walls would need to be washed with simple green at least 2 times and gave Matt a ventilation fan and duct work to install the ventilation system to pull odors out of this space.  Explained the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund (Fund) and provided Shirley with an application.  Shirley said she would get some estimates on costs to replace some of the saturated wall and associated lumber.  Gave Matt an oil spill debris form to haul the couple of barrels full of sorbents and oil soaked carpet to the Tri-Community Landfill.

08/03/09 Processed Fund application from Steve Dixon.  Received oil spill debris form back from Tri-Community Landfill for the receipt of 0.06 tons of oil debris from the Dubay-Kimball home.  Stopped by the spill site.  All is cleaned up and fans are adequately ventilating the basement room where the fuel was spilled.  Recommended to homeowner to run the ventilation fans for a few weeks to completely vent any transient odors remaining from the spill.   No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-744-2009*On August 5, 2009, approximately 400 yards of gasoline range organic impacted soil were identified at Little Brook Air Park (UST Reg. # 5521) during a Geoprobe investigation.  This investigation was conducted in preparation for the Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal process.  The UST was to be removed under the Departments' direction using Federal Stimulus money.

The tank was removed in November 2009.  I was not contacted as the owner had not used the same consultant who had conducted the initial investigation and the owner had decided not use the stimulus money.  Sheryl Bernard of the Maine DEP was contacted  and her observations are documented in spill report P-875-2009. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-746-2009*Citizen complaint of sunken boat in Sebago Lake off Frye Island.  The caller stated the boat had sunken several days earlier and the owner was having trouble lining up some one to salvage it.   I contacted Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Warden Jeremy Judd and confirmed that his department was aware of the situation as they have jurisdiction over these matters.  I informed him to contact the DEP should any contamination beyond a sheen occur.  No further action by Response Services warranted.
P-747-2009*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that a discharge of less than 1 gallon had leaked from the filter of an aboveground storage tank that they were servicing.  The filter was tightened and DEE removed the affected soil beneath.  No further Response action expected.
P-563-2009*A locomotive's lube oil reservoir became over full which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  According to the report, visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-565-2009*A faulty filter gasket on an aboveground storage tank caused the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil before the leak was mitigated.  Product pooled on top of transient standing water below the filter assembly at the tank in a small depression in the hard packed gravel floor.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product then miscellaneous items that had been impacted by the discharge were bagged for disposal.  The Department does not believe gravel contamination exists or that indoor air quality issues related to this incident will ever be present. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-121-2009* Ted Haskell, of McGee Construction, called this office to report the finding of oil contaminated soil at 9 Mechanic Street, in Gardiner.  Savings Bank of Maine, f.k.a. Gardiner Savings Bank, had hired McGee Constrution to build a large retaining wall and parking lot. This site was a former automobile service garage.  This fact was not known at the beginning of the construction phase.
 I made several site visits throughout the construction process.
 The contaminated soil was excavated and a lab sample was collected for analysis.  It took some time but the soil was determined to be non hazardous.  As the project continued the problems multiplied.  Contaminated groundwater was pumped into portable tanks.  This water, and water from the excavation, was pumped and transported to the ENPRO facility in South Portland.  Next, an Underground Storage Tank was found and it had to be removed.  This tank contained waste oil.  In the meantime, more contaminated soil and groundwater was removed.  The retaining wall and parking lot had to have a solid base of gravel that met certain specifications.  Don Robbins, of EnviroInvestigation, was hired to assist in the site assessment, documentation, sample collection and site history review.
 Finally the project was completed.  Nearly 15,000 gallons of water and oil/water mix was pumped and treated off site.  In addition 1,730 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and disposed off at Commercial Paving and Recycling (750 tons) or New England Waste Services (Casella's Landfill) in Hamden.   No further action by Response Services expected.

P-675-2009*A homeowner called the Department concerned about an unknown substance in Little Sebago Lake. Upon arrival at the lake, samples were collected in a ziploc bag by staff in the Departments Bureau of Land and Water Quality. The unknown substance was identified by the staff the DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality as Blue Green Algae. This algae does not pose an immediate threat to the lake and therefore no other actions were taken.
B-551-2009*Verso Paper reported that a Wardwell Construction truck was delivering to the mill when a hydraulic hose failed on it.  It spilled an estimated three gallons to the paved yard.  Mill workers responded with sorbent pads and sawdust.  The sorbent materials to be burned in multi-fuel boiler.  No further Response action expected.
A-601-2009*On 9/17/2009 in Farmingdale, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulted from a delivery overfill.  The oil discharged out of the vent pipe and onto the ground below.  A site visit was made to assess the spill and check for physical damage that may have been done to the tank; none found.  The spill was cleaned up by Downeast, no further Response action is expected.
A-604-2009*On 9/21/2009 in Jay, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of lube oil from an engine occurred on the Verso Paper Mill property.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am, no site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-605-2009*9/22/09 0906 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to the paved road from a power take off pump on a truck. The spill was contained to the pavement, and was collected with speedy dry and absorbent pads. See attached CMP report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-606-2009*On September 21, 2009, DEP received notification that a small amount of kerosene was discharged from a dripping fuel line that connected the aboveground storage tank to the heating appliance.  The reporter repaired the line and DEP received no further calls from the homeowner indicating that there was an issue.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-608-2009*9/22/09 1126 The Maine State Ferry Service reported that an estimated 10 gallons of used motor oil was spilled on the ferry loading ramp at the Rockland terminal. The oil had spilled from containers that fell out of a truck while off loading the ferry. The truck kept going apparently unaware that the containers had fallen out. Ferry service employees collected oil from the ramp and the water using absorbent boom and pads. I went to the site and there was only a light sheen in the water around the ferry terminal and no further recovery was possible. The ferry service arranged for disposal of the oiled absorbent.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-612-2009*On 9/22/2009 in Bristol, Colby & Gale reported an oil spill.  The estimated 3 gallon spill from a delivery truck happened when the driver accidentally bumped the hose nozzle, spilling oil to the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up by the driver, a site visit was made to verify spill details.  No further Response action is expected.
A-613-2009*On 9/22/2009 in Rome, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 pint spill of less than 1 part per million PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) oil was caused by a tree damaging the transformer.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP, no site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
B-529-2009*On 9/16/09, Searsport Fire Chief Jim Ditmire reported that the basement of a vacant building was flooded with oily water.  When I arrived on site I found that the basement had about 6 inches of water throughout.  There was an obvious sheen on the water and areas of free product as well as emulsified product.  My PhotoIonization Detector (PID) registered 1 part per million (ppm) in the air, but the windows were open and there was good air movement in the basement.  The fuel oil line had been cut and electrical tape had been used to cap it off.  It was also attached by wire to a post support in an upward position.  The fuel line then went down into the concrete floor and back up to the filter on the fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The line had been disconnected from the filter but not capped.  There was no cap on the end of the filter.  The walls of the basement showed a water line approximately 4.5 feet high, the empty oil AST was not resting on all four legs, and the hot water heater was listing to one side.  This was all evidence to me that at one time there had been a significant amount of water in this basement.
The house had foreclosed 3 years ago and since then has had no tenants.  Chief Ditmire gave me the name of the property management company in Nebraska that handled the house.  I spoke with Rachelle Henry (402-874-9521) who informed me that she was just the middle person who put out work orders and did not have any information on which financial institution was the actual owner.  Searsport Town Office had Country Wide Home Loans Servicing listed as the owner but had no contact name or number on file.  In a round about way, I got in contact with Erica Trailer of Bank of America-Field Services.  I made her aware of the situation and that I had called out Clean Harbors to pump out the oily water and clean the basement.  She indicated that she would speak with her supervisor and get back to me.  Bekka Koroski from DEP's Cost Recovery division was able to reach Bank of America and settle the reimbursement issue.
No further Response action necessary.
A-374-2009*Mary Corr from the Planning Unit forwarded a phone complaint from Donna Zeegers, who contacted this office to report an oil spill at her residence.  A film was being made at the residence and oil spilled in the driveway.  Ms. Zeegers reported a stream and lake were nearby and at risk.  I responded to the site and met with Joey the "gaffer" for the film company.   There was a trailer mounted generator in the driveway and an oil stain, approx 3' x 4', on the pavement nearby.   Reportedly, the generator was filled with diesel fuel the previous day, then the sun came out, the fuel expanded, and over flowed through a vent, discharging to the driveway.  Joey and the film crew used speedi-dry absorbent to recover the spilled fuel.  He also indicated they used a simple green soap to wash the stain.  The oily debris had been collected and disposed of with other solid waste.  Joey introduced me to the producer, Sollinger.  I advised that oil spills are required to be reported and in the future please contact our office.  They agreed and seemed cooperative.  I walked into the woods nearby and inspected the area down gradient of the spill.  There was no oil odor in the forest litter and soil nearest the spill.  The home is served by private well; however, this is not at risk due to the small size of the spill and the recovery of the fuel.  As I was leaving the property, I met Donna Zeegers near my truck out on the roadway.  She was reluctant to speak with me in front of the film crew.  I advised her that the spill appeared small to me and that it did not present a significant risk to her well or to the lake.  She was concerned with the stain on the pavement.  I advised this was not an environmental risk, but an aesthetic issue.  I departed the site and required no additional action.
A-618-2009*On 6/11/09 Glen Wall from the Department of Environmental Protection Response Services was on site during an abandonment in place of a 4000 gallon bare steel underground heating oil storage tank at the Die Spitze Realty Trust property at 74 Pinewood Point Road, Mount Vernon occupied by June and Wayne Hollingsworth.  Mr Wall reported that after the Underground Storage Tank (UST) had been cleaned that it appeared to be intact.  Mr Wall took a sample of soil from under the UST bottom below the fill.  The sample was analyzed for diesel range organics to identify the presence of fuel oil in the soil. The lab report results indicated the presence of fuel oil in the soil sample at 12000 ug/kg.  The source of the contamination is most likely from overfills and spillage at the fill pipe over years of service.  Since there are no drinking water wells in the immediate area, no further Response action is required at this time.
P-726-2009*I was contacted by Plante Associates reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their tank.  The tank was empty and the homeowner estimated that it had approximately 50 gallons in it the last time she had looked.  The area around the house is served by both public water and sewer.  Bedrock outcrops were visible in the basement of the house and in the yard.  I arranged for Clean Harbors to vactor out the contaminated soil.  The excavation was 4 feet deep and was just getting into fractured bedrock.  We were unable to remove all of the contamination because we didn''t want to undermine the deck''s footings.  Two soil samples were collected to be analyzed for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) to document the contamination left behind.

I was contacted by Mark Durgin of Colonial Adjustment who represents the Montanese''s insurance company.  I provided him with the soil sample results.

No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-525-2009*
Mr. Cote reported that a town dump truck had a hydraulic line fail while traveling between the Public Works yard and Dirigo Drive.  He estimated that about 4-5 gallons escaped during this ? mile. There was a fine hole in the line and the oil escaped as a mist. They used speedi-dri where the truck stopped but collecting the misted oil was useless.  No further Response action expected.
A-780-2008*Fred Woodbury of Downeast Energy contacted this office to report a corrosion leak in a basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at this location.  The building is a rental unit.  There was a slow leak in the tank leaving a stain on the floor and odors in the building.  The owner reportedly refused to have Downeast replace the AST.  I responded to the apartment and met the tenant.  The AST was as described with sorbent litter beneath to absorb the spill.  I contacted the owner, Fleury, and spoke with Mrs. Fleury who indicated that her husband had purchased a replacement tank at Home Depot, and was going to have it installed.  I did not get response to follow up call, but assume the replacement resolved the issue.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-791-2008*Paula from C.N. Brown contacted this office to report a spill of fuel oil on the ground near Black Hall at University of Maine Farmington (UMF).  The driver slipped and hit the nozzle causing a small amount of fuel to be discharged from the delivery hose.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent and hand excavation.  I contacted Leo Deon, who works for UMF in the Safety and Environmental office.  Leo is formerly of US Coast Guard Atlantic Strike team.  He reported back the spill was minor and all cleaned up.  No site visit was made.  No further action from Response Services expected.
A-801-2008*This report was received by mail in January.  The spill occurred in November, but there is no record in the spill log, and no Department of Environmental Protection contact listed on the report.  It does not appear to be a serious environmental threat.  The spill involved an estimated 3 gallons of non-polychlorinated buphenyl transformer oil.  A tree came down on the pole and caused the transformer damage.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up with hand excavation.  No site visit was made.
B-554-2009*
Mr. Pelletier reported that a company locomotive dripped about a quart of lube oil while working in Northern Maine Junction.  A clean up crew responded and removed the contamination.  No further Response action expected.
B-570-2009*On 10/7/09, I received report of an approximate 50 gallon #2 oil spill from an inside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to a finished basement.  The oil migrated under the subfloor and out an old sewer pipe.  The cause of the oil spill was a loosened nut on the fuel supply line to the furnace.  The homeowner's story was, he was planning on servicing the furnace and loosened the nut.  He then went onto other things, not retightening the nut.  Unfortunately it was at that time that the homeowner's friend, as a gift, ordered 100 gallons of fuel to be dropped, not knowing the system was not operational.  Luckily the leak was noticed before all of the oil leaked out.

Leadbetter construction was hired to remove and replace the contaminated structures that were affected.
P-720-2009*SUMMARY
	This report covers additional remediation though source reduction at this former retail motor fuels gas station and fuel oil bulk plant.  Earlier clean-up was performed under reports P-611-1997 and P-256-2006 when owned by Mr. Wayne Titus.  Under P-611-1997 the clean-up of the location discharge(s) were given Ground Water Fund coverage.  In 2009, the property belonged to Pass Properties LLC with Curtis Pass as the primary contact, and the buildings an remaining bulk oil tank was gone.  Mr. Pass hired Sweet Associates (Sweet) to further assess the property at the request of the town of Lisbon prior to allowing further development.  Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division was MDEP primary contact.  MDEP staff Geologist Brad Hahn was primary MDEP Technical Services Div. contact.
	The site is located just off a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and just beyond the wellhead protection area for Lisbon's Anne Street Well (see the attached Response DTree Map).  The area is dense residential and commercial use, served by town sewer and water.  Oil vapors in local sewer and/or storm drains have been documented in the past but may have been from the Morse Brothers bulk oil facility discharges nearby.
	Future planned site use at this time is a wood pellet fuel distributor and a Volvo repair business.  No new retail or wholesale fuel storage is planned.

2009 SITE INVESTIGATION
	On 9/3/09 Sweet contacted MDEP for information and notification of pending additional investigation.   Sweet had been hired by Pass Properties LLC to perform a Phase 2 study of the site prior to an Economic amd Community Development loan.  (This work was not required, requested nor prior-approved by MDEP.)
	9/10/09: Sweet excavated 16 test pits to groundwater (gw) around the property and confirmed  gasoline and fuel oil contamination in soil and groundwater.  Brad Hahn met Sweet on-site in the morning to examine the test pits; S Brezinski met Sweet's Stephen Marcotte in the afternoon to access for further possible actions.
	9/14/09: I met with Mr. Sweet, Marcotte, and Mr. Pass at Sweet's office to evaluate Sweets data and further actions.  Mr. Pass signed off on Option 1 of the Clean-Up Actions Agreement requesting MDEP management.  Neither Sweet nor their excavator had current OSHA training for working with gasoline-contaminated media so MDEP hired Ray Labbe & Son's.
	10/5/09: Hahn checked the remaining monitoring well MW-3T, and noted no free oil on gw though did document petroleum odors.

YEAR 2009 INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Thursday 9/17/09: MDEP Response oversaw the excavation of 76.22 tons of gasoline and fuel oil contaminated soils from under the former bulk oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and the former dispenser area next to Bend St.  Groundwater was noted about seven to eight feet below grade (bg).  No free product was noted atop gw and no gw was treated or hauled off-site for disposal.  MDEP Response Div. screened soil by Chapter 691 Appendix Q field headspace with back-up laboratory analysis to document contaminated soil and water left behind.

CONCLUSION
A.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on-site, largely below the INTERMEDIATE clean-up action level and shall be managed properly if disturbed.  Oil contamination above the action level is understood to remain below Route 196 and Bend Street though Hahn and I believe it not to cost effective to address at this time, but further clean-up actions are possible in the future.
B.	See attached MDEP letter of 10/14/09 and attached photos and e-mail for further information and site clearance from MDEP, BRWM Response Division.  A more comprehensive environmental clearance can be attained though MDEP VRAP program.
C.	This report shall not be construed to be or used as an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
B-581-2009*10/16/09  Sprague Energy reported a spill from a tanker truck at the entered location.  Sprague advises that a gasket associated with a outlet valve on the truck failed and caused the leak.  The estimated two gallon leak of low-sulfur diesel fuel was cleaned up using speedi-dri and entered into Sprague's waste stream.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-550-2009*9/24/09  Washington County Sheriffs Office reported a tractor left a bridge crossing the Machais R. at the entered location.  The incident involved a fatality.  There was no major release of fuel and it was reported that only a sheen was observed.  It is suspected that some fuel escaped from the fuel cap vent and or grease and other lubricants associated with suspension or drive train parts may have contributed to the sheen.  No amount of oil was reported as recoverable.  Due to the nature of the incident and that no significant release was reported, as well as, the fire department and Cherryfield Foods response team was on site, DEP did not respond.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-571-2009*On 10/7/09, I received a call from the State Police.  Webber Energy had reported a spill of # 2 Fuel Oil at 286 Forest Avenue in Bangor.  I arrived on-site and the Webber Technician informed me that he had placed a magna-patch on the corrosion hole and that had stopped the leak.  He had also placed sorbent pads underneath the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The Moreshead's have the "Presidential Plan" and the "Tank Replacement Plan" with Webber Energy, and they hired a contractor to remove and replace the old AST the following day.  The tank was 7/8th's full and I saw no evidence of a large amount of oil loss.  The basement was finished off as an apartment space except for the room which contained the AST.  This part of the basement was a dirt floor.  The vapors in the room were 12 parts per million (ppm).
Also in the room was an old 55 gallon drum with perhaps 1 or 2 gallons of oil in it and a box that Mr. Moreshead said contained asbestos.  The Webber Technician and I removed the 55 gallon drum and over packed it outside.  I contained the box of asbestos in a plastic bag and secured the sides.
Before leaving I put a vapor barrier over the door to the oil tank room.
On 10/8/09, I spoke with Bill Blye from Webber Energy about the AST replacement.  I asked if the "Presidential Plan" included the removal of contaminated soil.  He said that they would be able to assist in the removal of soil so long as it wasn't a large removal.
I removed a quarter of a yard of soil and attempted to remove an old braided rug that had soaked up some of the oil.  There was a window in the room, however it was nailed shut and I could not hook a vent fan up unless I broke the window.  After the contractors had finished replacing the AST,  I returned at checked the vapors in the house.  The oil tank room had dropped to 8 ppm and the house was around 2 to 3 ppm.  I instructed the Moreshead's to run a fan during the day upstairs.  I put a vapor barrier on the floor and on the door.
Mr. Moreshead brought in some sand to replace the soil we took out.
When I returned on 10/16/09.  The vapors in the living space were 1 ppm and the vapors in the oil tank room were down to 6 ppm.  I removed more of the rug and told Mr. Moreshead that venting would be the best idea and if he started to smell the oil upstairs at all I could try to get the window open or remove one of the panes.  He didn't see the need from me to do that, but I left it as a option.
There were no additional costs incurred by DEP in the clean-up, all invoices will be paid directly by Webber.  No further Response action expected.
B-585-2009*10-16-09  Bangor International Airport (BIA) reports a five gallon jet fuel spill through a wing vent while fueling an aircraft at the entered location.  The spill was to the tarmac and cleaned up using speedi-dri and the waste entered into BIA waste stream.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-584-2009*10/17/09  Marquis Heating reported an approximate one gallon oil spill on the basement floor at the entered location.   The feed line from the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to the furnace developed a leak either by corrosion or a kink in the line.  A Marquis technician visited the site and shut off the oil to the feed line.  The spilled oil spread across a small area (approximately 5 ft. x 5 ft.)  The oil did not appear to penetrate the concrete.  I deployed speedi-dri and the home owners advised he would clear the area for the line replacement and clean up the remaining speedi-dri.  There were some additional cardboard boxes impacted by the spill and those were bagged up for disposal.  There was no saturated waste material and the limited quantity of waste was entered into the household's regular trash.  No further Response action expected.

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B-434-2009*On 8/2/09 I received report from the Maine Marine Patrol of an act of vandalism, dumping waste oil onto a lobster cart in Swans Island Harbor.  The next morning two officers from the Marine Patrol and myself went to Swans Island to investigate.  They had a suspect but no proof.  I used sorbents to recover some product from the cart.  No further Response action expected.
P-500-2009*	Saturday 6/27/09: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified of a large number of spent hypodermic needles found by residents in Harpswell's Edgewater Colony area.  MDEP's Scott Austin recommended a site visit by MDEP staff.  MDEP's media contact person Donna Gormley helped arrange a visit with locals and television news staff.
	7/2/09: I met on-site with neighbors and with a news crew from Portland Channel 6 (see attached photos).  117 needles had been discovered up to this day and had been taken by the Cumberland County Sheriff's (CCS) office, an additional nine were found this day and taken by MDEP for disposal as biomedical waste.
	At the advisement of MDEP Solid waste staff CCS took their 117 needles  to the Harpswell Transfer Station for disposal as "household waste."  Austin and Response Div. staff later agreed that a quantity such as this should be assumed to be a commercial quantity and should not have gone to the transfer station.  The nine sharps collected by MDEP Response were disposed of by OXUS Environmental.
	No responsible party for the needle discharge was found.  Because they were congregated upon a narrow beachfront of several hundred yards I believe the needles floated in from Middle Bay and likely from not far offshore to impact in such a small area; perhaps from a boat, or from a trash bag that had broken up just offshore.  The quantity and needle type suggests their deriving originally from a nursing home or medical center.
	I advised the locals that MDEP Response staff would respond and collect hypodermic needles and I gave them contact information.  I left heavy gloves and tongs with the local residents in case they found more needles in the future.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
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I-197-2009*09/23/09 After much pre-planning and numerous site visits over the past few years by various staff from NMRO and the Augusta tanks compliance unit, the day for removal of four 33 year old non-compliant bare steel Underground Storage Tanks (UST) has arrived.  The players are as follows:
County Environmental Engineering (CEE) certified tank installer responsible for any tank inerting prior to removal and overseeing tank removal and doing site assessment.
J.T. Noble - Contractor hired to excavate, pull, remove, clean, and scrap out the old steel UST's
Clean Harbors - tanker and driver hired to pump all free liquid out of the tanks prior to removal and haul said oily liquids to a DEP approved disposal facility.
DEP staff on-site observing removal- Lee Thomas OHMS - NMRO, and Paul Higgins, Geologist, EMRO.

09/24/09 all four bare steel tanks have been removed and taken to a disposal site for cleaning and scrapping.  No evidence of product spillage/leaking was discovered at the time of the removal.  A minimal amount of soil found to be contaminated - see site assessment done by County Environmental Engineering as part of Tank removal

Site has been back filled and stabilized. No further action is warranted by Response Services or Tanks Unit.
P-813-2009*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground surface from a dump truck at the Pike Industries facility located at 58 Main Street in Westbrook as the result of a ruptured hydraulic line. 8.53 tons of soil was excavated from the location and transported to CPRC Recycling of Scarborough for recycling. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-810-2009*According to the report, a small piece of plastic was somehow lodged in the belly valve of a tank trailer which prevented the valve from closing securely.  As a result, approximately 15 gallons of heating oil were discharged to the pad at the loading with facility.  Product remained on impermeable surfaces and did not impact the oil/water separator and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Response action expected.
B-533-2009*On 9/17/09, Scott Howell called to report that the fuel line on his small farm tractor had broken and he had spilled approximately 5 gallons of gasoline in the field on the northeast side of his property.  I instructed him to dig up the contaminated soil and put it in bags for proper disposal.  I visited the site and saw that he had dug up 1 yard of contaminated soil.  I tested the samples of the soil with a PhotoIonization Detector and let him know he had removed an adequate amount of soil.
I explained that the soil would need to be disposed of at a licensed facility and that he would need to pay for the disposal costs.  No further Response action expected.
P-811-2009*A truck accident resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of antifreeze and one gallon of motor oil.  The owner of the vehicle provided sorbent material to collect the free products which remained on the paved roadway.   No further Response action expected.
P-800-2009*A piece of heavy rail equipment blew a hydraulic line on a siding resulting in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to track ballast and gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by responsible party personnel who then transported the material off site for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-796-2009*According to the report, when a driver was finished loading his tank trailer he lifted the loading arm out of the tank.  The arm was not fully drained which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil.  Product impacted the trough atop the tank then ran down the drain spouts to the pavement below and was then recovered with sorbent materials.  No further Response action expected.
B-539-2009*On 9/18/09, Jerry Mirable of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a vehicle had collided with a telephone pole and caused the transformer on it to spill 4-7 gallons of oil onto the road surface.
A CMP crew was dispatched to repair the damaged transformer and to clean up the spilled product.  They soaked up the oil with sorbents and speedy dry and removed oily soil from the shoulder.  Lab reports show that it was non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil.  Two bags of contaminated soil and two bags of speedy-dri were collected.  No further Response action expected.
B-569-2009*On 10/7/09, Dead River reported that they had overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in West Enfield and that fuel oil was leaking out of the fill pipe at the home of Myron Doane in West Enfield.
I called Mr. Doane and he informed me that fuel oil was seeping out of the fill pipe but that he was catching it with paper towels.  Mr. Doane said that his AST was full and Dead River mistakenly came and gave him oil.  The technician turned the oil on but heard no whistle so he immediately shut the valve.  Oil came up into the fill pipe but did no overflow outside.  He said that no oil had spilled onto the floor yet.  He had called Dead River and asked them to return but they had not showed up yet.
By the time I made it out to the side Dead River had gotten there and taken the care of the oil soaked towels and pumped 20 gallons out of the tank.   There were no vapors in the house or evidence of a spill outside underneath the fill pipe.  No further Response action expected.
P-783-2009*A truck blew a hydraulic line resulting in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Response action expected.
P-755-2009*A locomotive's lube oil reservoir became over full resulting in the discharge of less than one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by responsible party personnel.  Excavated material transported off site for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-532-2009*On 9/1/09, Kathy Lindsey of Penquis Community Action Program called to report that a client of theirs, Rebecca Morgan, had a leak in her basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The leak was due to corrosion at the bottom of the AST and they were using a pan to collect the oil and keep it from spilling onto the concrete floor.
I spoke with Rebecca and she informed me that she had no funds available to replace the AST.  So I contacted Peter Moulton to see if there was money available from the state to replace the tank.  He said yes, and since I was sent out to another spill Bob Shannon offered to take the paper work up to the Morgan residence and check out the vapor situation.
Bob Shannon returned with the completed paperwork for Peter Moulton and said that the vapors were below health concerns.
Peter Moulton completed the tank replacement and there is no longer a vapor issue in the home.  No further Response action expected.
B-540-2009*On 9/17/09, Raymond Graves completed an annual inspection at Moose Crossing in Trenton.  The central alarm was going off and he found gasoline in the interstitial space.  He pumped off a half a cup of gasoline mixed with water.  When the water settled out he estimated that there was approximately one quarter cup of gas in the container.  He called to report this the following day (9/18/09).
After speaking with Mr. Graves, I called Patrick Hennesey in the Tanks Division and informed him of the leak.  He indicated that he would require vacuum testing on the tank to determine if it would need to be removed.  No further Response action expected.
B-590-2009*The U.S. Coast Guard reported that the fishing vessel Bay Boy had discharged a small amount of diesel from its bilge causing a 20 by 30 foot sheen.  The Coast Guard later reported that they had boarded the vessel and found that a pair of diesel fuel filters had been left on the deck.  With a rain, some of the diesel was washed overboard.  No further Response action anticipated by this office.
P-329-2009*A truck accident resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of motor oil.  Product impacted soil below the overturned truck; all visible signs of which was removed by an environmental contractor immediately after the truck was righted.
I-202-2009*7/21/09 Received notification of intent to remove a Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Lil's grocery store and gas station in New Sweden.  County Environmental Engineering has been hired to do the site assessment and oversee the underground piping removal which will be done by Soderberg's Construction company.

11/17/09 Talked with Nate Hersey from CEE regarding the site assessment related to the associated underground piping pull at Lil's grocery store.  Everything came out clean, there was no evidence of any tank leak/and associated spill with the facility operations below grade in the excavated areas.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-349-2009*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which downed its transformer resulting in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of transformer oil.  Product predominantly remained on the pavement but some did impact both shoulders.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product on the roadway then all visible signs of contaminated soil were excavated by hand into drums for off site disposal.  Contaminated soil removal occurred just hours after the discharge which is expected to have prevented anything more than surficial penetration.  Please see attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-353-2009*Mechanical failure on a locomotive caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of lube oil.  Product impacted track ballast and gravel.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed for off-site disposal by responsible party personnel.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-379-2009*	5/21/09: John Marchewka of MAI Environmental notified that a boring rig broke a hydraulic line discharging approximately one gallon of oil to the ground while boring at a 1,4-Dioxane contamination investigation area on the Naval Air Station, Brunswick.  Five pails of oiled soil were dug up and taken by ENPRO for disposal.  See attached records for further details. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
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P-721-2009*	Friday 8/21/09: while passing through I briefly visited this new, retail motor fuels Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility installation.  I had inspected this location the previous year for compliance with the new UST facility location law.  The contractor was blasting into bedrock for the new USTs and the old garage building was gone.
	9/1/09: On-site again I spoke with Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ken LaGasse.  The tanks were in and covered to the top with peastone fill (see photos).  I noted no prohibited discharges.
	LaGasse stated he was arguing for 15-gallon spill buckets as required in Maine though Cumberland Farms  had planned on only 5-gallon size.  I confirmed with Tim Rector that 15-gallon were required in Maine rules.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
A-623-2009*On September 28, 2009, J and S Oil reported the release of ten gallons of kerosene.  This occurred at the home of Jim Smith located at 78 McGrath Pond Rd. in Oakland.  The oil tank was located on the wooden deck and it fell over spilling onto the deck boards and the ground below. I arrived on-site and raked up contaminated leaf material for disposal.  A new tank was set on a proper concrete pad.  This tank was located closer to the drinking water well more closely than I would have preferred.  The homeowner was adamant that no soil removal using heavy equipment occur.  I collected a drinking water sample for analysis at a later date.  No petroleum hydrocarbons were detected in the sample.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-193-2009*A loader moving poles at Maine Public Service's pole yard leaked approximately 1 gallon of diesel.  The diesel was absorbed with pads and speedy dry and bought to the PI landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-483-2009*On 8/20/09, Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) called to report that while inspecting transformers on Knox Ave, he discovered a 3' by 3' area of lawn that was impacted by transformer oil.  The cause of the spill was a leak from the lowside bushing and heat.
The transformer was changed out, and the contaminated soil was removed plus an extra 1' buffer.  The transformer oil tested at 197 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl.  The lawn was then loamed, seeded and mulched over.
The total amount of contaminated soil was one 55 gallon drum and it was disposed of by BHE through TCI, Pell City, AL.  No further Response action expected.
B-485-2009*On 8/20/09, Tom Tardiff of Maine Montreal and Atlantic called to report that a power pack had blown a hydraulic hose line and 2 to 3 quarts of oil spilled.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.
B-513-2009*On 9/8/09, Dwight Norton at the US Border Crossing in Sandy Bay Twp reported a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a loader being used in construction at their facility.  The oil spilled to pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action expected.
B-737-2016*Sterns High School reported three private transformers had fallen during a heavy wind storm. Since the transformers were private it was the responsibility of the Millinocket School Department to test for PCBs and dispose of the contaminated soil properly.

I responded to the site with Clean Harbors. The soil was tested (please see attached results), which came back negative for PCBs. Clean Harbors was on site removing the soil into drums. The drums were disposed at the Millinocket Landfill and covered with a tarp to present leaching during the winter.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-299-2016*I received a call from Dead River (DR) Service Technician who was at the home of Marie Drost. DR had responded to a call from the homeowner who noticed that her tank was beginning to leak oil from a hole in the bottom of the tank. I arrived on scene and met with DR Technician who was successful in placing a Mag Patch on the pin hole leak. I  discussed with DR the need to pump off the oil tank. I told DR that I would bring a 35 gallon temporary tank that they could plumb into the home's heating appliance and transfer some of the oil into to keep Ms. Drost in heat, until her oil tank can be replaced.


No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-880-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 11/17/16, through the Maine State Police, the South Berwick Public Safety notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leak of about 40 gallons of heating oil to this condominium Unit-12 residential basement.  South Berwick Fire Department (SBFD) requested a response by MDEP that night.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 11/17/16, I noted about 20 to 30 gallons of red #2 heating oil covering about 2/3 of the basement floor and soaking up into belongings sitting on the floor and down into the concrete and into cracks in the floor.  Based on remaining volume in the tank after a fuel delivery that morning, we estimated the discharge at about 175 gallons through an internal corrosion hole near the tank's filter end.  We determined that the morning fuel delivery had stirred up tank sludge and the fuel broke through the tank bottom.  Over 100 to 130 gallons of the discharged oil had soaked down under the concrete floor since the leak entered the perimeter drain system.

Outside on the south side of Elizabeth Road 20 to 30 gallons of red oil had discharged south out of a drain pipe out over a grass and cattail wetland.  Oil was also found in a catch basin intermediary between the condo building and the wetland on the south side of the road.  The initial discharge was in Unit-12 at the west end of the building while the perimeter drain exited the building from under Unit-7 at the east end of the building.

On 11/21 and 11/24/16 we confirmed free product oil on groundwater under the floor of Unit-12.  It appears the oil also flowed east and west through connecting drain pipes.

There was considerable fuel oil odor inside Unit-12.  The next day, MDEP confirmed oil odor in the other five units in the building, reflecting a shared perimeter drain system.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.  A South Berwick town drinking water well is located about 2200 feet to the northwest off Willow Drive.  The area is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The units are heated with basement 275-gallon aboveground oil tanks (ASTs) with sleeved copper fuel lines under the concrete floor to forced hot water boilers.  The unit interiors and ASTs are individually owned while the building exteriors and grounds are owned by the Field Farm Condominium Association.

The 6-Unit condominium building is wood construction built about 1999, with individual concrete foundations and basements.   Under the 4.5" thick concrete floor we noted 4" drain pipe around the inside perimeter next to the footer, and surrounded by permeable 1" crushed stone.  Under the foundation footer and crushed stone I noted a relatively, impermeable brown silty sand native soil; this impermeable soil is apparently the reason for the wetland area across the road.  During partial removal of the basement floor at least one 8" diameter drain pipe penetrated the footer into the adjacent Unit-11 allowing oil to spread under at least this and possibly other condominium units.

Unit-12 and adjacent condo units are occupied by adults; no young children were noted.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 11/17/16, SBFD and P. Gagnon & Son, Inc., applied sorbents to the basement and the wetland, and attempted to plug the corrosion hole.  The wooden plug mostly stopped the leak for a while though eventually came out.  As is common, the plug also widened the hole in the tank bottom.  En route to the incident, MDEP authorized NRC-ENPRO Services respond for clean-up actions.  ENPRO and MDEP emptied the tank into three drums by drip pans and a small bilge pump, then removed oiled sorbents and oiled personal items.  Ms. Dockham was present and briefed during cleanup until we demobilized at 0330 hours on 11/18/16.

MDEP set up a Ram Fan to vent out the basement window and had ENPRO lay down a poly vapor barrier over the oiled floor.

On
I-319-2016*11/23/16 I received a faxed spill report from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Amity garage regarding a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hydraulic hose that occurred on a plow truck during winter salt/sanding operations.  The spilled oil was released over a 1 mile stretch of route 1 during which time sand/salt was being applied.  Due to the large spill pattern, winter conditions (stormy weather), and sand salt being applied onto the spilled oil, Response Services agreed with MDOT that there was no oil to recover.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-318-2016*On November 22, 2016 Mr. Pelletier called concerned that a Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) holding waste oil may have leaked. Once onsite the tank was inspected and found not to be leaking. However rain water had ran into the warehouse and down into the containment of the AST causing a heavy lay of used oil to float on top of the now contained water.

The water/oil mixture was pumped off and skimmed by the transfer station's employees. A plan to upgrade the storage unit is being put in place.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-320-2016*I received a report from Dead River (DR) Service Manager, Mark Bossie. The spill was a small amount (less a gallon) of heating oil from a damaged fuel line. Apparently the homeowners had jacked up their oil storage tank (AST) which resulted in damaging the fuel line (kink), causing a small leak. DR crews had dug up some soils beneath the spill site to remove the contaminated soils.


No additional action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-931-2016*A patch of contaminated soil was discovered in a gravel parking lot.  The product was suspected to be diesel and the source a commercial delivery vehicle, but ultimately those variables remain unconfirmed.   Approximately one third of a yard of gravel was hand excavated into a drum which constituted all visible signs of contamination.  The material will be disposed via the company's regular waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-514-2009*On 9/11/2009, Marie Champion of 163 Tannery Rd. in Lowell called to report that her heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in her basement was leaking.  An oil burner technician (Terry Smith and Sons) had come to do an annual inspection on the furnace and noticed the corrosion on the underside of the AST.  There was also debris under that tank that had absorbed the fuel oil.
When I arrived and inspected the AST, I saw that it had rusting and pitting on the underside.  I removed the debris and placed oil sorbent pads underneath.  Once the debris was removed the smell of fuel oil dissipated.   I contacted Peter Moulton to see if there was funding available to replace the Champion's AST.  I gave him their information and he instructed me to have them fill out the application and he would take bids from local companies to for the installation of the AST.
On 9/12/09, I checked on the tank and saw that only a small drop of fuel oil had wept out of the AST.
The tank should be replaced around the beginning of October.  No further Response action expected.
A-659-2007*   DEP received a report that heating oil spilled in this residential cellar over a day or two when a pump seal failed.  An estimated two gallons of oil went down a hole in the concrete floor.  Since the neighborhood is served by municipal water and there are no detectable odors in the house, no recovery was pursued.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-516-2009*On 9/12/09, I received a call from the State Police that a truck hauling approximately 35 cubic yards of "enviro soil" (organic fertilizer) had rolled over and the enviro soil was now laying in the ditch along side the road.  They also saw evidence that the saddle tanks were leaking oil.
When I arrived on scene the Stetson Volunteer Fire Dept. led by Chief Tracey was on-site as well as a wrecker company (T & W).  Ken Bell the operations manager for Soil Preparation who owned the enviro soil said that the soil was completely decomposed and field ready.  The load had been on its way to a field in Charleston.  He also explained that the truck did not run on a petroleum based fuel.  In fact he claimed that no part of the truck contained petroleum.  The fuel was vegetable oil based.  I inspected that saddle tanks and saw no damage to them.  The tow company then uprighted the truck and I checked for any more leaking out of the saddle tanks.  It appeared that they were only leaking from the caps when they were on the side.  The damaged truck was then towed off site.
A crew from Soil Preparation, the fire dept. and myself worked to clean up the oil from the road.  We soaked up the free product with pads and then applied some sand for better traction.
To clean up the enivro soil I asked Ken Bell to excavate the soil as soon as possible.  He indicated that he could set that up for Monday.
Per Thomas Smith's suggestion, I informed Rick Haffner of the situation Monday morning and he advised me to tell Ken Bell to disturb as little as possible during the excavation.  It would not be necessary to remove the land underneath the enviro soil.  He also advised that lyme be sprinkled on the ground once the enviro soil was removed.  I relayed all this to Ken Bell.  Rick Haffner followed up with Soil Preparation personally.  No further Response action expected.
B-520-2009*On 9/13/09, State Police reported that a pick-up truck had attempted to drive across Austin Stream.  The truck had driven off Route 16 just before the intersection with Route 201 and became stuck in the middle of the stream.  The responding officer feared that the older model truck may have leaked fluids while it sat in the stream waiting for the wrecker to pull it out.
When I arrived the truck had been removed from the stream and I saw no evidence of a sheen in the water.  There was no evidence of an oil or gasoline spill on the ground in the area were the truck had driven down along the stream bank.  No further Response action expected.
A-648-2007*   DEP received a report from this boat builder that a hydraulic hose failed on a newly launched boat.  One gallon reportedly went to the harbor; about half of this was successfully recovered using sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-649-2007*   DEP received a report from an oil company (J&S Oil) that one of their customers had suffered a small oil spill.  The tank involved was located inside a small shelter attached to the residence.  The filter had developed a slow drip that had been ongoing for a long period of time; my sense was that perhaps two gallons of oil may have been lost.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The subjects drilled well is approximately 60' away.  The nearest neighbor is more than 200' away.  Because of the difficulty of excavation and the minor nature of the spill, I recommended that no remediation be pursued.
B-537-2009*On 9/17/09, I received report of a diesel spill from a truck wreck on route 2 in Lincoln.  The cause was the truck driver smashed into the side of a passenger car then rolled over into the swale , cracking the saddle tank and leaking about 50 gallons of diesel.  The Department of Transportation was able to dispatch a crew and excavate approximately 18 yards of contaminated soil.
A-417-2009*7/9/09 22:00 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill of approximately 1 gallon of oil from a pole mounted transformer at pole #106 on the East River Road near the residence of Larry Morse in Whitefield.  The transformer was not tagged with the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil so samples were taken for lab analysis.  The transformer had been struck by lightning causing it to leak oil to the ground below.  It was reported that CMP had a crew clean up all visible signs of oil.

Gerry Mirabile reported to me the next day that the oil analysis results showed 80 ppm PCB content and he had a crew returning to the site to remove more soil.  I went to the site to inspect it.  There was still a rock that had oil stains on it and appeared to have stained soil under it.  I reported this to Gerry Mirabile and he sent a crew to remove the rock and additional soil.

No further action by Response Service is expected.
A-345-2009*6/17/09 01:05 Mark Dawson from Central Maine Power reported that there had been a spill of transformer oil from a pole mount transformer at pole #2 on the Waterville Road in Norridgewock.  The transformer was tagged less than 5 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content.  The pole had been hit by a motor vehicle.  No cleanup was possible due to a police investigation at the time.  I went to the site the next day and found an oil stain on the pavement that led to a storm drain.  I traced the storm water outlet to a down hill stream.  There was no sign of oil around the outlet or down stream.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-556-2009*Hancock Oil reported that a customer, Genevieve Ferguson, had called to say her oil tank was leaking. She felt it was quite severe.  Hancock Oil notified me and began a response.  On their arrival they found a pin hole leak in her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and they estimate that about a quart had escaped. Using sorbents they cleaned the oil off the concrete floor and plugged the AST which they will replace.  No further Response action expected.
A-256-2008*4/18/09  The code enforcement officer for the Town of Fayette, Mark Robinson, called to report that a camp owner, Mr. Bisceglia, on Parker Pond had reported that there was oil in the water along the shore at his camp.  I contacted Mr. Bisceglia and met him at his camp on Parker Pond.  There was an odor of fuel oil and weathered oil in the water along the shore out to the ice that was about 10 feet from shore.  There was oil in the wet area between Mr. Bisceglia's camp and the next camp.  There I inspected an outside  heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that was located about 30 feet behind the camp.  The outlet of the AST was cracked and there was oil in the snow and ground.  I secured the tank and cleaned up the contaminated snow.  I collected some oil from the pond shoreline with absorbent boom and pads.  Mr. Bisceglia's drilled well was near the shoreline next to the wooded wet area between the camps.  The camp next door, site of the leaking AST, had a dug well near the shoreline in front of the camp.  I contacted the owner of the spill site, Marie Monk-Smith, and informed her of the oil spill.  I told her I would need to hire a contractor to remove oil from the pond and contaminated soil from the spill area.  She agreed and was sent a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application and clean-up agreement.

Containment boom was placed along the camp's water front to prevent oil from going further into the lake and absorbent material was used to collect oil all along the shoreline in the cove.  Soil was removed from the AST area down to the camp and under it.  Under the camp oil soaked insulation was removed.  Oil impacted sod was removed along the water front of the Bisceglia's camp. Additional soil was removed from the wooded wet area between the camps but all contamination could not be removed because of the rocks and trees in the area.  Boom was placed in the pond where the wet area drained to the pond.
The Monk-Smith camp and Bisceglia's camp were referred to Technical Services for well monitoring.

Periodically I checked boomed area and changed out absorbent material that collected a small amount of oil.  The boom was removed when no sign of oil was seen for some time.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-169-2009*On 8-27-09 at 09:30 hours, this office received a call from the Caribou Fire Dept. that there had been an accident on Rte. 89 involving a pickup truck and tractor trailer. Report was the tractor trailer, to avoid hitting the pickup which had pulled out in front of it, went through a guardrail, down a steep embankment and into Otter Brook. There was fuel in the brook.
I responded and met with the Assistant Fire Chief on scene. Several fire fighters had placed sorbent boom and pads in the brook to help contain the fuel and stop its spread downstream.
Inspection of the saddle tank revealed it had ruptured and all contents (approximately 150 gallons, according to the truck driver) had discharged to the brook. I continued to work with the fire dept. for several hours, placing boom down stream and padding off fuel from eddies and natural dams.
A clean-up contractor was hired and arrived on scene at about 12:00 hours. More boom was placed and fuel recovered from the brook. The truck was removed by about 15:00 hours.
Maintained boom in brook for 2 weeks to see if fuel would leach out of bank instead of having to remove soil. Since little progress was seen, I had the clean-up contractor remove as much contaminated soil from the stream bank as possible. All work had to be done by hand as the bank was too long and steep for equipment.  No further response actions are required at this time.
B-562-2009*Mr. Hughes, operator of Hartland's waster water treatment plant, notified the D.E.P water quality section that his plant was being impacted by a #6 oil spill at the Prime Tanning facility.  He saw a sheen on the clarifier.  I contacted Mick Kuhns, Prime Tanning's environmental compliance officer and learned that a gasket in the boiler room had failed over night and allowed an estimated 100 gallons of #6 oil blended with a grease waste product to create a bio-fuel.  He said that the D.E.P. was not notified immediately because the night shift employees left a message on his cell phone instead of calling a second number where he could be reached.
   He was surprised that the spill was causing a problem at the treatment plant as he believed the oil had been contained on site.  A later conversation with Mr. Hughes confirmed this, as the sheen he reported was a normal condition that occurred occasionally within the plant.
   Eventually the mill's sewer lines were pumped out with over 1000 gallons of water and fuel recovered. There were no later reports of the fuel getting off site.  No further Response action expected.

P-666-2009*I received a call from the Oxford County Sheriff's Office regarding a train derailment involving several cars containing petroleum and other materials.  The cars were marked residual/empty which indicated that each car could contain up to 10% of its total volume.  Therefore, the breach of  a car could still result in a substantial discharge despite being marked residual/empty.  While in transit, I was informed that there was one car, marked as containing petroleum, with a large gash, but everything was contained.

When I arrived, I was informed that there were up to twenty (20) cars derailed, several containing hazardous materials.  Reconnaissances by aircraft had been conducted to determine the condition of the cars, but a better assessment would need to be performed on the ground.  The following is a list of cars containing hazardous materials:

	Denatured Alcohol/Ethanol -- six (6) cars one with a large gash;

	Petroleum/LPG liquid petroleum gas, not odorized -- two (2);

	Sulfuric Acid -- one (1); and

	Hydrochloric Acid -- one (1).

New Page's hazardous materials team was on-site ready to make an entry to determine the condition of all the cars and requested my assistance.  The entry team determined that none of the cars were leaking and there were no explosive vapors in the area.  At this point, St. Lawrence & Atlantic made their assessment and confirmed the entry team's assessment.  The site was secured for the night by St. Lawrence & Atlantic and the road was opened to traffic by the Maine State Police.

The following day I met with Jon Woodard, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist III, to oversee the recovery efforts and to monitor the vapors around the breached ethanol car.  Ethanol has an upper explosive limit (UEL) of 19% and a lower explosive limit (LEL) of 3.3%.  Ambient air temperatures, this day, ranged between 70 - 90 degrees Fahrenheit, increasing the volatilization of the ethanol.   Explosive vapors adjacent and in the car ranged between 3% and 15%, while one (1) foot away from the car there were no detectable explosive vapors.

RJ Corman Derailment Services, LLC arrived on-site late afternoon/early evening and were prepared to undertake recovery efforts throughout the night, which required monitoring of vapors and over- site of any discharges to the the ground.  Also, fire fighting apparatus was required on-site in the event of an explosion or fire.  Sheryl Bernard, Stephen Brezinski, and Scott Cyr, Oil and Hazardous Materials Specialists, monitored night and early morning recovery operations.  The only issue observed was a weeping valve on one ethanol car, which discharged less than a gallon until it was repaired.

On August 17, 2009, the final cars were recovered without incident.




A-382-2009*On 6/29/2009 in Knox, a hazardous material spill was reported by the Maine Department of Public Safety.  The spill resulted from a passenger vehicle failing to stop at the intersection of the Webb Rd. and Route 137, and colliding with a tanker truck.  The tanker truck was loaded with an estimated 5,000 gallons of a 50% sodium hydroxide solution with a pH of 13.  Public safety dispatch contacted me indicating that first responders on-scene needed hazard information on the chemical.  I relayed information from the Emergency Response Guide Book to isolate 150 feet in all directions and to stay upwind, I also relayed that the product was corrosive and would cause severe skin burns.

The tanker truck came to rest on its side approximately 30 feet from Half Moon Stream.  The tanker was severely damaged and was leaking product from the dome cover of the tank.  The truck also spilled an estimated 5 gallons of lube oil and a small amount of diesel fuel.  The passenger car was destroyed and lost an estimated 20 gallons of gasoline on the Horton property.

Upon arrival at the scene I met with the Knox Fire Chief and members of the GAC Chemical (GAC) hazardous materials (hazmat) team to assess the situation.  The initial response was to try and stop the leaking dome cover and this proved somewhat successful by reducing it to a slow leak contained with a bucket.  An estimated 20 gallons had spilled to the ground.  A decision was made to cut a hole in the side of the tanker to pump off as much product as possible before attempting to right the tanker truck.  GAC hazmat members commenced pumping the tanker and stated that they had pumped all but 500 gallons to another tank truck, this would later prove to be incorrect.

The next step would be to right the truck and trailer and remove it from the roadside using two wreckers.  As the tanker unit was righted and winched to the roadway, product began spilling from the hole that was cut in the tank.  An attempt by the wrecker operator to raise the tank trailer to stop the flow of chemical failed when the winch cables slipped and allowed the trailer to slam into the roadway causing a surge of chemical to spill.  The chemical spilled to the opposite side of the road on the Hayden property, an estimated 680 gallons was spilled.  As a precaution Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) was called in with sand and a back hoe for diking that may be needed.  The sand and back hoe were called into action and effectively prevented any sodium hydroxide from reaching Half Moon Stream.  During the commotion of the second release of chemical, two fire fighters were exposed to the chemical with one receiving minor burns.

The next phase was to ensure the damaged tanker was completely pumped empty and to decontaminate the trailer and wrecker.  A solution of citric acid was made for decontamination and an estimated 1,500 gallons of water was used and collected in a retention pond that was dug.  Several hundred pounds of citric acid was used to neutralize pockets of free product on the Hayden property.

On 6/30/2009 Clean Harbors was hired by GAC Chemical for clean-up of remaining chemical and contaminated soil.  Local contractor Clayton Larrabee was hired for removal of petroleum contaminated soil on the Horton property.  Additional pallets of powdered citric acid were brought in by GAC for the remediation.  The clean-up process of removing contaminated soil and pumping contaminated water from the retention pond took about a week to complete.  Soil was neutralized and the pH continuously checked by myself and Clean Harbors personnel.  Soil was removed from both Hayden and Horton properties and backfilled with clean material, grass seed, and mulch.

There are two wells on the Horton property and one well on the Hayden property that should be monitored for contamination. The site has been referred to Geologist Gail Lipfert for follow-up and well monitoring.  No further action by Response Serv
I-161-2009*A collision between a tractor trailer and road grader at the bridge on Shields Branch on the Robinson Road T15-R15.  Both pieces of equipment ended up in the stream and fuel from the tractor trailer spilled into the stream.  Approximately 60 gallons of diesel washed downstream.  Some contaminated gravel on the bank of the stream may be excavated 8/17/09 or 8/18/09 and will try to check downstream via canoe to check for any residual fuel during the week of 8/17/09.  On the 19th an employee of Seven Islands canoed downstream and found no evidence of oil after paddling 8 to 10 miles.  They reseeded the bank where the accident had caused damage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-195-2009*A renter broke off the tank valve-losing 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  Dead River was contacted and the spill was cleaned up using speedy dry.  The debris was taken to the local land fill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-194-2009*Slow leak in outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) - about 3 gallons lost onto wooden floor of shed.  Cleaned up with speedy dry and taken to local landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-763-2009*An anonymous complaint was received by DEP about concerns of the waste handling practices at Billings Hill Auto Repair (BHAR).  However the complaint listed the address at 392 but in actuality it is 396.  It BHAR was listed by name and the other property is a private house (currently empty/vacant).

I arrived and the small one bay garage across from a residential home was open, but no one was around.  As I was copying the phone number from the window, Mrs. Coffin came out of the house and we talked.  I explained the complaint and see told me her husband works there part time mostly doing State Inspections, but does not deal with antifreeze or much oil.  She said he could be reached later and gave me a business card along with the house number.   Later in the afternoon I spoke with Mr. Coffin and he reiterated his wife's statements, he works only part time weekends on cars, mostly inspections.  If he does engine work, coolant is collected and placed back in same vehicle (it's like gold he stated) if waste oil is generated he gives it to a friend in Harrison ("Connells") with a waste oil burner.

Mrs. Coffin is six months pregnant and during my visit with her I did not observe any significant staining or waste accumulation (usually the chronic problem at small garages).  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-769-2009*During excavation activities for the installation of a new parking surface at the Air National Guard Facility in South Portland the operator noted a fuel oil odor emanating from the excavation. DEP personnel arrived on site and observed small amount of oil stained soil in the excavation adjacent to the southwest side of the storage shed building.  Contaminated material was observed between 2 and 2.5 feet below ground surface (bgs) along the entire length of the concrete slab foundation and extended approximately 4 feet horizontally away from the slab.  Personnel at the facility indicated that a release of #2 fuel oil had occurred at the north side of the building approximately 6 years prior as a result of an overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).
	 DEP spill records indicate that a release of #2 fuel oil occurred in 1998 as a result of an overfill of two, connected ASTs (P-540-1998).  Apparently some of the released oil was discharged to a dry well via a floor drain located in the out building which houses the two ASTs.  It is possible that the contamination originated from this release.  The oil contaminated soil will be left in place.
No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-133-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified by Steve Masse of Dead River Company (DRC) of a leak from their customer's basement, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) due to a corrosion hole in the AST bottom.  They applied a Magna-Patch to the hole and applied sorbents but there was strong oil odors and a stain on the floor.  Mr. Masse requested a MDEP Response visit.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Tuesday 2/21/12: Onsite I met Mr. Masse and homeowner Amy Boston.  The neighborhood is dense sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  There was no basement sump and no history of flooding or water ingress into the basement.  Ms. Boston explained that the leak began about five days earlier with them noticing an oil odor.
	I confirmed a significant oil odor in the basement and the upstairs kitchen.  It appeared that discharged oil likely seeped under the concrete floor along the wall.  The MDEP Ram Fan was set up to vent out the side door to help keep oil vapors from rising to the living area upstairs.   I explained the MDEP role in clean-up and the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance for AST leaks.  On 2/24/12, Ms. Boston chose MDEP management of the clean-up.
	Wednesday 2/22/12: Don White and I drilled two holes through the floor next to the AST and discharge and confirmed ambient PhotoIonization Detector (PID) values up to 120-ppm, confirming an oil discharge under the floor.  MDEP authorized Allstate Environmental to respond and remove and replace the oiled floor after DRC emptied and removed the old AST.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Monday 2/27/12: Allstate cut out the oiled floor area and dug out oiled soil under a Residential Clean-Up Goal.  The floor concrete was found to be unusually porous allowing the oil to soak deep within the concrete.  Soil under the floor was clean medium sand to at least 20" below the floor; we observed no groundwater or wet soil.  Oil contamination lessened with depth and Allstate ceased removing soil at about 12" below grade.  Excavation was limited so as to not undermine the concrete-block walls.  MDEP engineer Don White oversaw installation of a sub-slab ventilation system and replacement of the concrete floor.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	Based on observation, PID bag headspace, and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) analysis I believe that the clean-up goal has been satisfied.  The sub-slab ventilation system should remediate remaining discharge not able to be removed.
2)	See the records of MDEP Technical Services for further details and for site closure.
3)	Oil-contaminated media may remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  The spill volume is estimated based on conditions observed and estimated tank volumes.
4)	This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the site is clean to original or pristine condition.

S Brezinski
P-773-2009*Passenger vessel capsized off the southern coast of Maine near the isle of shoals, 10 miles out to sea. Approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel was reportedly released.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-777-2009*Central Maine Power (CMP) Lisa Chapman called to report the discharge of approximately two (2) gallons of hydraulic oil from a lift truck, in Eliot.

The oil was confined to the pavement and shoulder of roadway.  North Augusta Service Center (NASC) staff were dispatched to clean and transport the spill clean-up debris.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  No addition clean up actions are planned by DEP Response.
P-772-2009*Reportedly 1/2 cup #2 fuel oil released to basement floor and cleaned. No further response action is expected at this time.
P-771-2009*Anonymous caller reported observing an employee from Jonesy's Restaurant dumping cooking grease into the storm water catch basin located outside the back door of the restaurant.  DEP personnel talked to the manager of the restaurant and he denied that any grease was dumped into the catch basin.  DEP notified the Biddeford Sewer Department of the incident.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-778-2009*Whatman Inc., Lindquist called to report the discovery of hydraulic oil in the parking lot adjacent to a trash compactor (presumed to have leaked over the weekend).

The system is included in their storm water runoff program, the spilled/leaked material migrated to a sealed catch basin, and was pumped to the asphalt and soaked in at the gravel/grass edge before making it to settling pond.  Clean Harbors has been retained to clean up the spill debris.  The estimated volume of impacted soil is two (2) drums, which will be taken to CPRC, Scarborough for disposal/recycling.

Based on the nature of the material and industrial setting, no DEP Response visit is planned.  However if conditions are discovered to be significantly different than the first call reported DEP will be updated.

No further action planned.
P-770-2009*A home owner reported that a small amount hydraulic oil had been released to the dirt road in front of her residence.  She reported that someone drove an excavator down the road and the machine spilled hydraulic oil.  DEP personnel observed that a small amount of hydraulic oil had spilled onto the dirt road surface.  It is unclear who owned or operated the excavator.  There was not enough released oil to warrant any clean up actions.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-776-2009*Geoff Brown of ENPRO Services Inc., called on behalf of his client Baker Commodities for a spill related to the collection of used cooking oil/grease at Bob's Clam Hut Kittery.

The spill area is described as gravel yard/lot, with residual oil/grease spread over a 100 ft. by 25 ft. area no more than a few inches in depth.  The plan is to scrape the area removing gravel and grease and restore/resurface the affected area.  Time constraints are patrons begin to arrive at 10:30 am so the remedial plan is likely to be carried out over two days.  Based on the information supplied, no DEP presence is planned, the spill is in an easily defined area, with minimal environmental impact beyond a nuisance spill.

No further DEP Response actions expected.
P-684-2009*On 8/31/2009, The Maine Turnpike Authority removed four underground storage tanks
(USTs) from the Lewiston Service Plaza at Mile 83 South Bound. Les Wilson & Sons conducted the removal of the three USTs which were approximately 19 years old. Chris Wilson oversaw the removal as the Maine Certified Tank Installer and Mike White conducted the site assessment. Contamination was discovered associated with the diesel pump island and Mr. White was directed to remove contaminated soil until field methods (poly bag headspace) determined the contamination was significantly subsiding. High contamination levels were observed and contamination did decrease in three directions and at depth; however, it did not decrease as significantly in the southwest end of excavation where an obstruction (drainage pipes) was met. Soil samples of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH), Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Diesel Range Organics (DRO) were conducted in the soil pits of where the tanks existed prior to removal.  Some contaminated soil was left in place due to inaccessibility around a drainage pipe. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-378-2009*Passenger vehicle hit utility pole and caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil to the ground surface. Central Maine Power excavated approximately 0.5 cubic yards of impacted soil. The transformer was tagged as containing <2 parts per million if poly-chlorinated biphenyls. The Central Maine Power Spill Report could not be attained. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-374-2009*Sheen observed emanating from vessel Frankie Joe. Most likely diesel fuel from bilge. U.S. Coast Guard reported that fuel tanks are near empty. DEP personnel observed no immanent threat of a release. Coast Guard placed sorbent boom around the vessel to confine the sheen. Coast Guard will issue a violation for the discharge. Several e-mail correspondences between the Coast Guard and the DEP have been made concerning the neglected state of the vessel (see attached). No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-677-2008*On 11/5/08 John Johnson of Dead River Co. contacted this office to report water in one of the premium unleaded Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) at Rumford Food Trend.  The UST was one of a series of six (4000) gallon single wall cathodically protected steel USTs installed on site in 1987.  Rumford Food Trend is an active convenience store selling retail gas, owned by Dead River Co.  A series of interactions began between the Department and Dead River concerning investigation of the environmental impacts of this leaking UST took place over the following months.

The issue with the UST began on or about 10/26/08 when vehicles that had fueled up at the premium pump began to stall out as they left the store.  Sales were suspended, and the two premium tanks were pumped out.  The two USTs were then washed and vacuumed out.  Following cleaning, groundwater was observed entering tank 11, and the report of a leak was made to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  The tanks were not scheduled for replacement until 2017 due to the manufacturer's warranty.  Dead River made a proposal to Ted Scharf, Oil Enforcement Unit, to keep the remaining tanks in service.

On 11/14/08 Scott Whittier, Director for Division of Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation (OHWFR) notified Dead River by e-mail approving a proposal to install a submersible pump in the remaining premium unleaded tank keeping it in service, and leave the leaking tank (11) out of service, but in place.

On 12/18/08 at the Department's request, Dead River hired Tanknology Inc. consultants to videotape the interior of the leaking tank (11) in an effort to determine the cause of the leak.  The video shows water entering the tank, however, the water level in the tank prevents the hole itself from being observed.

A series of 6 PVC wells were installed at the time of tank installation, one corresponding for each tank, as a means of leak detection.  The USTs were installed above a concrete slab poured to slope toward the 6 wells.  Subsequent to the installation, the rules pertaining to underground tanks were changed to allow statistical inventory and cathodic protection as a means to detect leaks.  The wells had not been regularly inspected or maintained in recent years.  The water in the wells was frozen and/or plugged with fines.  Dead River hired a vacuum truck to clean out the wells, and free product was measured in MW-12.  Meeting on site with DEP, Dead River, and Acadia Environmental consultants, made a verbal agreement to recover free product from the PVC wells associated with the USTs, or install a new recovery system if the existing wells proved unsuitable.  Dead River/Acadia also would survey the area to determine any private water supply wells within 1,000' of the site.  Dead River/Acadia would also place a minimum of 3 monitoring wells at site boundaries as determined by the representatives on site, such wells to extend to bedrock or the lowest seasonal water table.

On 12/30/08 A piping upgrade was performed by Simard & Sons, Lewiston.  The pump from the leaking tank 11 was transferred to the other premium tank.  Acadia collected data for the UST piping closure assessment.

On 1/23/09 Acadia Environmental consultants submitted a work plan to Dead River to investigate the discharged gasoline.  The proposal was copied to DEP staff.

On 1/27/09 Acadia Environmental consultants implemented the work plan.  The PVC monitoring wells water levels were recorded.  The wells were then pressure washed to remove fines and frozen debris.  Locations were marked for the proposed borings for down gradient wells.  Contaminated water was evacuated from the PVC wells with a vacuum truck following the pressure washing.

On 1/30/09 Acadia Environmental submitted the UST Piping Closure Assessment.
Internally, DEP response/tech services/OHWFR staff met to discuss the project and best way to move forward to assess the environmental impacts.  Juanita Ehior
P-387-2009*	5/29/09: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of gasoline contamination to soil found during the closure assessment for underground product piping at this retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Mr. Bachman of St Germain & Associates (SGA) reported photo-ionization detector (PID) field-headspace values exceeding 1,300 parts per million (ppm).  Reportable discharges were confirmed adjacent to dispensers, on tank tops and below sumps (see SGA's Soil Screening Table).  I do not know if SGA sampled out of the UST facility fill and in the native undisturbed soil where old oil-contamination may still reside.  SGA oversaw removal of oil contaminated soil which received a MDEP Oil Spill Debris From for off-site recycling at CPRC Recycling.
	The Tory Hill Variety site has been formerly known as Smith's General Store, is located in the Tory Hill area of Buxton and is rural residential and commercial use, served by private wells and septic systems.  The site has had a number of significant discharges in the past and remediation in the 1990s under a STRINGENT clean-up goal due to the proximity of residential wells.
	See the UST registration file #2836, records of MDEP Technical Services Division, and SGA's UST closure assessment of August 2009 for further details.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

1.	Based on St Germain & Associates' report and my limited observations no further initial clean-up actions are required at this time.
2.	Petroleum contamination may remain onsite, above and below the clean-up action level, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions and knowledge should change.
3.	This report shall not be used as, or construed to be, an Environmental Site Assessment.

S Brezinski
MDEP
P-781-2009*A flooded basement resulted in a furnace malfunction causing the release of an unknown amount of #1 fuel oil.  DEP responded and observed the spilled oil and vapor issue in the living area of the home.  Boom technology, Inc. was contacted to assist with clean-up activities which included the use of sorbents to remove the floating oil.  Once the sorbents were removed, the contaminated water was removed via vacuum truck.  The following day, the floor was cleaned of remaining oil.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-775-2009*A dump truck accident occurred on Route 111 in Arundel at approximately 10:15.  The truck apparently went off the road and rolled into the ditch, causing the diesel tank on the truck to leak into the water filled ditch.  Arundel Fire Department (AFD) placed 36 sorbent pads in the ditch to aide in absorbing the oil (3:15 P.M.). Upon arrival at the scene of the accident it appeared that no soil was affected or contaminated by the diesel and that the water was the only area that was impacted by the accident.  The sorbent pads that were placed by the AFD earlier that day were collected and secured in plastic bags and clean sorbent pads were placed on the water.  At 7:00 P.M. the sorbent pads that were placed at 3:00 were collected and secured in plastic bags and clean sorbent pads were placed on the water in the ditch.
09/31/2009- Returned to the site at 7:30 A.M. and collected the dirty sorbent pads in plastic bags and placed clean sorbent pads on the water in the ditch.  It appeared at this time that the diesel had started turning into a sheen in some areas of the ditch.  At 11:30 A.M. I returned to the site with Greg O'Brien to observe the sheen and the previously placed sorbent pads.  All appeared okay and were untouched.  That afternoon at approximately 3:30 P.M. I returned to the site to collect the dirty sorbent pads and place clean sorbent pads.  The sheen had gradually expanded to cover the majority of the ditch water and there was still diesel residue in the water.
10/01/2009- At approximately 10:00 A.M. I returned to the site for a final clean up.  I collected the dirty sorbent pads and placed clean sorbent pads on the water.  The sheen had covered most of the water and little diesel was noticeable.  I collected dirty sorbent pads that I had just recently placed and secured them in plastic bags and placed clean sorbent pads in spots that required more attention. After all the noticeable diesel spots in the water were absorbed, it appeared that the site was suitable to take no further Response action on it.
P-605-2009*While on site the Pine Tree Services loader experienced a leak in the radiator, spilling coolant to the concrete deck.  The loader was removed and repaired and the subsequent leak mixed with trash on deck.  The trash was processed as usual for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-779-2009*A complaint was reported by Gloria who is a home owner on Rustic Lane in Lyman.  It appeared that hydraulic fluid had been leaking from a back hoe at a neighbor's house who had been conducting yard work.  I spoke to the owner of the back hoe, Tim Serlis and informed him about the potential ground water contamination that could occur if he allows his back hoe to continue leaking on the ground.  He said that he had already fixed the leak and was not aware that it was leaking until he was finished with the project.  There was no further action taken with this incident.  No samples or clean up procedure were required for this complaint because it was on pavement and dried, and digging up the roadway was not option for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  No further Response actions were taken by DEP.
P-632-2009*Approximately four gallons of sulfuric acid were discharged from a rail car because a valve was not closed before the tank was pressurized.  Product impacted the gravel lot then soda ash was utilized to neutralize it.  Thereafter, the material was excavated into drums for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.  See attached Safe Handling Spill Report.
P-643-2009*Pump failure resulted in the discharge of approximately four gallons of hydrochloric acid.  Product impacted the concrete surface below the pump which was neutralized with soda ash then diluted with water.  See attached Safe Handling Spill Report.
P-630-2009*A valve on a tank trailer was left open which caused the discharge of less than one gallon of sulfuric acid to the paved parking lot while the trailer was in transit.  The trail of spilled product was neutralized with soda ash then recovered by Safe Handling personnel.  See attached Safe Handling Spill Report.
P-756-2009*A mystery responsible party abandoned two drums on the shoulder of the road.  With the assistance of an environmental contractor, the drums were determined to contain a pesticide and disposal was handled accordingly.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-146-2009*On 6-18-09, Alan Landeen of Dead River called to report that through test pits they conducted at their bulk plant in Fort Kent in preparation for reconstruction, contaminated soil was discovered.  They assume this to be associated with leaking seals on their diesel pump, over many years of use.  They planned to remove the soil at the time they removed and upgraded the tanks in July.

On July 20, I observed the removal of the diesel pump pad and about 200 yards of contaminated soil associated with it.  Soils are well graded gravel so migration was about 12 feet deep.  Excavation continued the next day, a total of about 490 tons of soil was removed.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-549-2009*Mr. Brackley reported that it had been noticed that a steel 4" line carrying waste water from the power house to the treatment plant had fractured at a weld and this water had made its way to Mattanawcook Stream where it caused a sheen.  The mill responded by cutting of the flow of thermal water and placed sorbent booms in the stream.  It was not possible to determine how much oil had been lost but he said it was all sheen and no free product was seen.  I did not respond.  No further Response action expected.


(See attached LP&T report)
P-439-2008*
5/17/08: Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) reported 1/4 tank gasoline leak due to an auto accident.  The leak was contained to pavement and cleaned up by BFD using sorbents and a drain pan.
P-440-2008*	5/17/09: Notification by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) of vehicle leak of about 4-gallons of transmission oil at the northbound tollbooth of Exit 36.  MTA crews responded and cleaned up the oil leak.
P-443-2008*	4/8/08: While driving, I noted this fuel delivery to the North Windham Big Apple by a C N Brown tank truck, with the driver standing in the door of his cab.  Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Maine Department of Environmental Protection rules require for a driver to properly monitor his fuel drop and being in this location does not adequately fulfill this requirement.  I explained this to the driver, and then I called Jody at C N Brown and advised her to educate their drivers on properly monitoring the deliveries.
P-199-2009*	3/24/09: While visiting this retail, motor fuels vaulted aboveground storage tank (AST) facility I noted a significant surface discharge of diesel fuel that had flowed and tracked from the diesel dispensers down across the parking lot.  The discharge appeared larger than the 10 gallon notification limit for facilities with registered buried parts.  It did not appear to have been remediated with sorbents and diesel fuel appeared to have spread across the lot for evaporation and also soaked to soil below through joints and cracks in the paving.
	I notified the facility manager, Lori Carrier, of the discharge and she sent out an employee to apply and sweep up sorbents.  She stated that she was unaware of the discharge and when it happened; the discharge was not in the facility spill logbook.  After checking with other Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff I contacted the Circle-K fuels business manager, Melani Taillon, and advised her of spill reporting requirements.
	Irving Corporation owns and is responsible for the below ground facility while Circle-K operates the store and fuel dispensing.  Though the tanks are below ground, because they are within concrete vaults they are registered as aboveground. The facility product and vent piping are below ground.
1.	At this time MDEP is not pursuing subsurface investigation as the quantity of fuel that seeped to soil and groundwater is not believed to exceed 5 gallons.  Continued discharges such as this may necessitate assessment and sampling for oil contamination to groundwater.  See also P-470-2004, et al.
2.	Oil contamination is understood to likely remain on-site and shall be properly managed if encountered or disturbed or if site conditions and information changes.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-792-2009*Received a call from the Portland Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of 600 gallons of diesel fuel at Concord Coach Line, Thompson's Point Road, Portland, ME.  The incident was the result of operator error while refueling a bus.  The nozzle was left unattended and fell from the fuel tank without shutting off, pumping approximately 600 gallons of fuel onto the ground.  The diesel fuel traveled down the paved area into a drainage ditch that flowed into a marsh area, eventually discharging into the Fore River.

I met with the Portland Fire Dept. and Dana Knapp, Maine Division Manager for Concord Coach Lines, on-site to assess the situation.  Some sorbents had been deployed by the Portland Fire Dept. but most of the fuel appeared to have flowed into an underground culvert that discharged into the marsh adjacent to the railroad tracks and the parking lot.  Clean Harbors was contacted by Concord Coach Lines to assist with the clean-up.  We flushed the drainage system with water, but only a limited amount of oil was collected.  It appeared most of the oil had made its way into the marsh.  Containment and sorbent boom were deployed at the outfall of the marsh, to collect the oil before it made its way into the Fore River.  Sorbents were also deployed throughout the marsh where they could easily be retrieved and oil was accumulating, to limit additional damage to the marsh.

24.31 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the area between the pavement and railroad tracks where the discharge originally occurred.  Oiled sorbents were replaced on a daily basis until the end of October and the area checked after every rain event by Concord Coach Lines.

I checked on the site until the spring of 2010 at which time it was determined the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response action anticipated.

P-791-2009*Received notification of a discharge of an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank.  Responded to the site where oil had been discharged to water in the basement of the building.  The water flowed out of the basement and ultimately discharged into a marshy area adjacent to the building.  Sorbents were deployed both in the building and the drainage area.  Arrangements were made with Clean Harbors to excavate contaminated soil and remove oiled objects from the basement which took place on October 14th.  DEP returned several times to replace oiled sorbents until oil was no longer observed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-545-2009*
Mr. Spear reported that while a line crew was replacing a transformer they caused another to spill an estimated one gallon of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil. The contaminated soil beneath the pole was excavated and taken to the Pine Tree landfill in Hampden.  No further Response action expected.
B-572-2009*
Mr. Boulier reported that during the fueling of an aircraft at the Avitat ramp an estimated 5 gallons of Jet-A was vented to the tarmac.  Apparently the aircraft's fuel sensors failed and the automatic shutoff didn't shut off.  They used sorbents to clean up the release.  No further Response action expected.
A-615-2009*This office was contacted about a pinhole leak in an aboveground storage tank at 185 Buttermilk Lane, in South Thomaston.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-616-2009*A small amount of oil was lost from this transformer to the ground.  Central Maine Power removed the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No further Response action expected.  See attached report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Dan Davis
A-619-2009*9/28/09 1840 Marc Theriault from Theriault Trucking reported that one of his trucks had developed a leaking diesel fuel line while working on the Gold Brook Road. They had stopped the leak, and collected the spilled fuel with absorbent pads. Impacted soil was removed along the road. I went to the site and confirmed that no oil had impacted the nearby stream, and that the clean up had been completed. The road is gravel road used to access logging operations and no wells are close by. Marc reported that Crossroads landfill accepted the oil debris an estimated 100 pounds.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-620-2009*9/28/09 1932 Gary Wallace from Webber Oil reported that a basement heating oil tank had discharged an estimated 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the concrete basement floor. He reported that there was a floor drain in the basement but he was not sure any oil ran into it. I went to the site and Gary had pumped out the tank and removed it. He said they would install a new one. He had cleaned up the oil with speedy dry. I inspected the floor drain and found no oil in it. I installed a ventilation fan to prevent oil vapors from entering the living quarters above. The area is served by public water.

I contacted the tank owner, Mrs LaCasse, the next week and she reported no oil smells even when ventilation fan was not running. I returned to the site the week after that and removed the fan.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-622-2009*9/29/09 1610:  Mary Waring from New England Organics Hawk Ridge Facility reported that 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the concrete pad when a line broke on a loader. The spill was contained and collected with absorbent material.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-624-2009*On 9/30/2009 in Jay, Susan Cassidy reported an oil spill at her home.  A site visit was made to the home to assess the spill and offer assistance.  The spill was very small, several drops to the concrete floor under the oil tank.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) itself was weeping and had just been filled, I advised Ms. Cassidy to have the tank replaced as soon as possible.  I placed some sorbent pads under the AST to catch any drips from the tank.  No further Response action is expected.
B-519-2009*On 09/12/09, Mike reported a spill of 5 gallons of Jet A to pavement.  Fuel was dripping from under the wing.  The spill was contained and 20 spill pads and speedy dry were used to clean it up.  The plane was taken in for repairs.  No further Response action expected.
A-625-2009*Madison Paper loader hose failure spilled a reported 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-626-2009*Camden Fire Department had a report of a minor spill of #2 heating fuel to the pavement at their fire station.  Typically, at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-630-2009*10/2/09 1430 Maryanne Brown reported that an inside heating oil storage tank at a neighboring residence had leaked an estimated 30 gallons of heating oil due to corrosion. I went to the site and met Steve Laney the tenant. He reported that the tank had leaked in August. The tank was in a basement with a rough concrete floor.  Oiled debris from the basement was removed. Oil had run outside the basement through the seam between the floor and foundation wall. The area properties have private wells. Arrangements were made to remove oil contaminated soil.

10/8/09 Contaminated soil on the outside of the foundation down to the footer was excavated, but all contaminated soil could not be removed due to the risk of undermining the foundation footer. Soil samples were taken of the remaining soil at the bottom of the excavation for lab analysis. The site was referred to Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services for drinking water well monitoring.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-631-2009*10/2/09 1630 Winslow Fire Department reported that an estimated 5 gallons of heating oil had spilled to a basement due to a malfunctioning furnace. They reported that they were on scene and had contained the oil with absorbent pads. I went to the site and the Fire Department and I collected the oil with absorbent pads. Oiled debris in the basement was removed. The duplex was ventilated to extract oil vapors from the living areas. I installed a ventilation fan in the basement to prevent migration of oil vapors into the living areas above. The owner agreed to wash the concrete basement floor. I returned to the site a week later and the basement was clean and no oil vapors were detected. The area is served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-632-2009*10/3/09 1100 Don Caswell from J&S Oil reported that he was called to a home by the resident who said their heating oil tank was leaking. He found a leak at the bottom of the tank due to corrosion. The owner had put a pan under the tank to catch the leaking oil. Don patched the tank and pumped out the remaining product. I went to the site and found the tank in the basement with a dirt floor. Oil was collected with absorbent pads and the pan of oil was secured. The soil under the tank was impacted with oil and I hand dug down two feet and found the contamination level appeared to be decreasing significantly indicating the spill was small. I covered the oil impacted area and installed a ventilation fan in the basement to prevent oil vapors from entering the living area above. I returned the next week and hand dug oil impacted soil until soil sample bag head space vapors were below 50 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector. The hole was back filled and the ventilation fan was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-633-2009*10/3/09 1350 The US Coast Guard Station Rockland reported that an estimated 1 quart of a two part epoxy paint was spilled while mixing during a painting process with some getting into Rockland harbor. Spilled product was collected with absorbent material but recovery of product in the water was limited due to the product sinking. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-634-2009*10/3/09 1750 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 quart of lube oil had spilled to the tracks and stone ballast from the containment tank on a locomotive. The spill occurred at Leeds Junction, and Pan Am employees were cleaning it up. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-635-2009*10/5/09 1100 Miles Hospital reported that less than a gallon of antifreeze had leaked from a leaking hose on a generator at the facility. The Fire Department was called and cleaned up the spill with speedy dry. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-637-2009*A reported half gallon gasoline spill from a vehicle fuel tank, located at 53 Main Street, Livermore Falls was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Typically, at small surface spills like this, sorbents are used to recover oily debris.  No other contact information for this spill is available.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-639-2009*CN Brown Company contacted this office to report a 20 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at their bulk plant in Pittsfield. Spills of petroleum would typically be recovered with sorbent material, however, no specific information is available for this incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-641-2009*This office received a report of an estimated 2 gallons of #2 oil spilled in the cellar of this doctor's office.  In 2015, Bhatta and Bhatta, M.D.s, was listed via the internet for this address.  Typically at small spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-642-2009*A vehicle overfill was reported as spilling to ground and flowing to storm drain.  Typically at small surface spills like this, sorbent is used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews  departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-644-2009*10/8/09 1350 Colby Currier from Sargent Corp reported that 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a broken line on a piece of construction equipment. I contacted Colby by phone and he reported that they had caught an estimated 11 gallons from the leak in buckets. He said the spill was in a wet area with standing water and absorbent pads were used to collect oil on top of the water.  I went to the site and the oil had been cleaned up. There was no evidence that the oil had penetrated the soil or that any oil had run to any waterways.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-645-2009*10/8/09 1337 Roy Koster from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of non poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil had been released from a leaking pad mount transformer. Oil impacted soil around the pad was removed, and speedy dry absorbent was used to collect the oil on the concrete pad. The size of the spill was later revised to a quart of oil. See attached CMP spill report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-647-2009*Mystery sheen of oil of unknown origin in harbor.    No source found and no clean up possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-648-2009*This report is a record of a truck accident on Route 220 in Waldoboro that resulted in the discharge of diesel fuel.   The responder for the incident has retired at the time this report was written and little information is available.   It was a dump truck accident that discharged diesel fuel.  It was responded to by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services and presumabley cleaned up to to the Commissioner's satisfaction.
A-649-2009*DEP received notification that approximately 20 gallons of #1 fuel oil were discharged at the Brookside Trailer Park off of Route 220 in Waldoboro.  The discharge was a result of a loose fitting on an aboveground storage tank.  The spill occurred to the soil below the tank which was excavated for disposal.  Daniel Brinkler, owner of the park, excavated approximately one ton of soil by hand which was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  After the excavation was completed DEP visited the site and determined that the clean-up was satisfactory.  The well for the trailer park is several hundred feet away and is not considered likely to be impacted from this spill due to the clean-up performed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-223-2009*Line corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown, but believed to be minimal, quantity of heating oil.  The tank was located within a crawlspace below the residence and the furnace in a concrete floored room attached to the garage.  Approximately five feet separated the two structures, between which the line traveled six inches below grade.  The discharge was reported by a burner technician providing burner service at the behest of the property owner due to a petroleum odor.  While on-site, an unrecoverable sheen on a tributary of the Piscataqua River was witnessed; an expected circumstance due to the location being waterfront property within close proximity of the bedrock coastline.  The property and is abutters are served by a public water supply and no indoor air quality issues were noted by the homeowner so the Department opted not to remove the contaminated soil rather let it naturally attenuate.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-636-2007*DEP received a report that a small aircraft had crashed on Rangeley Lake.  The plane had flipped on landing and was resting upside down on the water.  A State Game Warden (Egan) was on-scene and reported only a slight sheen.  The plane was towed to shallow water and secured, pending arrival of FAA inspectors.  The craft was eventually lifted from the water where it was determined that about 18 gallons of fuel was still on board, indicating very little loss of gasoline to the lake.
A-617-2007*   DEP received a report from an oil company (J&S Oil) that fuel had spilled at this rented mobile home via a broken filter.  The tenants claimed that the tank had been nearly empty, but it was evident that a small amount of oil had spilled at some point in the recent past and had migrated under the home slab.
   The common well (drilled, 400' deep) that supplies the mobile home park is located about 400' from the spill location.  It was decided that excavation was not practical or necessary given the minor nature of this spill event.
A-628-2007*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred at the Central Maine Power (CMP) Mason Station service center.  A transformer had been in the back of a truck in a heated building; when it warmed up a small quantity of oil weeped out of the transformer.  This was reportedly wiped up using sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-615-2007*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was evident on Boothbay Harbor.  Officials on-scene reported that the spill appeared relatively minor and had no discernible odor.  No source was determined, and no recovery was practical or necessary.
A-210-2007*   DEP received a report that several gallons of mineral oil spilled at this "tagged" (not containing poly chlorinated biphenyls) transformer as a result of storm damage.  One drum of contaminated soil was excavated for disposal. No site visit was made by DEP.
P-245-2009*A motor vehicle's fuel tank became compromised when it struck an elevated rock in a rutted road.  The impact caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of gasoline.  The local fire department deployed sorbents and speedy dry to standing product in the hard packed ruts and along the pavement.  A portion of the product ran off the pavement and along the sand shoulder.  The following day, the Department directed the excavation of approximately one yard of contaminated material which included sand and speedy dry off the pavement and the sand from the shoulder .  Though the local residences are all served by private drinking water wells, the immediacy with which the first response and excavation were undertaken precluded anything more than surficial penetration.
I-187-2009*10/2/09 Received a call from Michelle Hersey of County Environmental Engineering (CEE) regarding discovery of soil contamination during an after-the-fact Site Assessment of the Plourde and Plourde Inc.?s property in Caribou.  PhotoIonization Detector (PID) readings were taken of several geo-probe samples in the location of the old Underground Storage Tank (UST)  graves and piping runs.  The highest PID readings were in the vicinity of the old piping runs.  Asked Michelle to fax us a copy of the PID readings and a site map showing the locations of the geoprobing associated with the PID readings.  Michelle is having lab analysis done on several of the geoprobe samples that were above 500 PPM.  Received Fax from CEE on these findings.

10/14/09 Spoke with Butch Bowie, Tanks Unit MDEP Augusta.  Butch requested a copy of the fax from CEE RE: geoprobe/PID readings

Discussing the after-the-fact Site Assessment with Butch Bowie, it was decided that no corrective action/soils removal and or remediation would be needed at this time due to the area being served by public water supply and the fact that it is in a business area.  The level of contamination in the geo-probe locations are noted and included in the spill file and with the tanks compliance unit in Augusta.  No further action is warranted at this time.
B-573-2009*R. H. Foster Energy reported that during the inspection of a new customer's heating system they discovered that his Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was leaking.  It was obvious that this had been a slow long term leak as the concrete floor had an oil stain as large as the AST itself.  However, there was no odor problem and nothing to cleanup.  They put a temporary patch on the spot that leaked and were expecting to replace the AST.   No further Response action expected.
P-178-2009*Received a call from Jim Hubbard of Cash Energy reporting that his company had overfilled an above ground storage tank (AST) at 517 Poland Road in Auburn.  He stated stated that there were three fills and 1 vent to the manifolded tanks and no whistle.  I visited the site and met with the owner, Bill Patterson.  The company he owns is Versatile Plumbing and Heating and he had installed the tanks in question.   There were 3 Dehous brand tanks (plastic tanks inside stainless steel secondary containment sharing  1 common vent.  They had top feed product lines which joined together, and 3 separate fills.  All three tanks had whistles.   The oil delivery driver had filled the wrong tank, causing the overfill.  Product was released out the vent.  The tank in question was "bulged" and would likely need to be replaced as it had been over pressurized.  It was the middle of the three tanks, which were located under a stairway and only accessible from one end.  Since there was no leakage from the tank I agreed that Mr. Paterson could leave the tank in service until the product level in it and the one nearest the access were low enough that they could be moved.

As for the overfill outside, it was clear that it was more than the 1 gallon reported, and had not been cleaned up as had been initially reported by Mr. Hubbard.  There was a large stain on the vinyl siding and some staining on the grass.  I informed Mr. Hubbard that he would need to get this cleaned up as soon as possible.   I checked back with Mr. Paterson at a later date and he confirmed that the clean up had been completed to his satisfaction.
P-246-2009*A lube oil reservoir on a locomotive became overfull resulting in the discharge of approximately five gallons of lube oil to track ballast and the gravel roadway alongside.  According to the report, the crew excavated contaminated track ballast and gravel into 55-gallon drums for off-site disposal.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-292-2009*Abandoned five gallon buckets containing used motor oil were discovered dumped.  No product was spilled.  The Department facilitated their transportation and disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-794-2009*Flora Smith of 37 Circle Drive Lewiston (Country Lane Estates) reported that her outdoor above ground oil storage tank (AST) was leaking.  She had received  some fuel several days earlier (40 gallons) and was told that her tank was leaking and to call us.  She had no heat and there was an odor of kerosene.  I responded to the site and observed that the horizontal AST was located under her front porch, appeared very corroded and that there was stained soil under it.  I contacted Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to start a clean up the next day.

The next morning I met BTI on site.  The old tank and porch were moved and contaminated soil was excavated.  Backfill and the porch were replaced and a new tank was installed at a different location.  Country Lane Estates is served by public water and sewer and no vapor issues are expected in the mobile home.
P-358-2009*A hydraulic hose was found to be leaking, the discharge was estimated at less than one gallon of hydraulic oil.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-321-2009*A locomotive was discovered to be leaking lube oil.  Discharge was estimated at less than one gallon to track ballast which was then excavated for disposal by responsible party personnel. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-575-2009*On October 13, 2009, Lincoln Pulp & Paper Company reported Green liquor spilled outside and adjacent to the Green liquor tank at the mill.  The spilled material was flushed into the mill waste water system for treatment.  No volume was reported.

No further action is expected.
P-767-2009*On 10/2/09 I received a call from Connie Field at Dead River reporting a significant spill in a customer's basement in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I saw two Dead River technicians making repair to a furnace in the basement.  I learned that the homeowner, Melinda Campbell, had attempted to bleed her oil line.  When she did, she somehow spilled approximately 50 gallons of oil onto the floor in the basement.  At the same time, she suffered a medical problem and had to be transported to the hospital.  Since no one was there to act on her behalf, I made some decisions for her.  I hired Environmental Projects to respond to the site and assist me with the spill cleanup.  We removed all the oil puddles with sorbent materials.  We then used a citrus based degreaser and washed the floor.  I left a couple of windows open and my ventilation fan running to help clear out the oil odor which was significant.  I left the homeowner a note and asked her to call me.

When she returned from the hospital almost two weeks later, we made arrangements to meet at the home.  We met on October 14.  She had turned off the ventilation fan, but the windows in the basement were still open.  There was a very slight odor of oil noticeable.  I explained the Department's Insurance Fund to her and encouraged her to apply to cover the cost of the cleanup already completed.  It seemed like the odor was dissipating on it's own in a satisfactory way.  I asked her to call me if the odor did not continue to approve and that we would revisit any further cleanup action then if necessary.  No further Response action anticipated.
A-677-2009*	An estimated one cup of lube oil was spilled from the engine compartment of a locomotive to the rail bed.  The oil contaminated track ballast was removed by Pan Am personnel and taken back to the Waterville railyard to be added to their oil debris dumpster.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-678-2009*	One gallon of lube oil was spilled to the track ballast from the engine compartment of a locomotive.  The spill occurred at a siding on the railway near the Bellsqueeze Road in Clinton.  The contaminated track ballast was removed by Pan Am Personnel and transported to the Waterville Railyard to be placed into the oil contaminated debris dumpster.  A site visit was made on October 16, 2009 to verify the clean-up.  I met with Chris Guessman who showed me the location of the spill, and no additional clean-up was recommended.   No further Response action needed.
A-679-2009*Dwight Doughty of Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) contacted this office to report a roadside spill of diesel from a DOT truck near the Madrid and Township E line on Route 4.   The truck suffered a mechanical failure resulting in the discharge.  Sand was deployed to the roadway with some being collected for disposal by DOT.  The incident had occurred three days prior, and was completed before Dwight was notified by the Franklin County Regional office.  No residential property in the area so no wells at risk.   No further Response action expected.
A-680-2009*This office was contacted about a "minor" spill of #2 oil involving an aboveground storage tank at the residence at 100 Cony Road.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  No contact information for this spill is available.  In 2015, a three bedroom residence was listed via the internet for this location.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-681-2009*This office was contacted about a leak of #2 fuel oil at the cellar aboveground storage tank at 18 Otis Street.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  No contact information or quantity of oil involved with this leak is available.  In 2015, a multi-family residence was listed via the internet for this location.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
B-527-2009*On 9/17/09 I received report of a one gallon hydraulic spill from a blown excavator onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was bagged for disposal at Pine Tree landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-528-2009*On 9/16/09 I received report from the Jackman Border station of a seizure they made the night prior.  Two individuals were crossing the border and while Border agents where searching the car, they found a suspicious object.  After pictures of the object were analyzed by DEP staff in Augusta and Bangor, and other Jackman Border station staff, the object was determined to be a Carbon Tetra Chloride fire extinguisher.  Since no leakage or spillage came from the container it had to be given back.  No further Response action expected.
B-531-2009*On 9/16/09 I received report of less than a gallon of lube oil leaked along the tracks on Water Street in Old Town.  No recovery of the dripped product.  No further Response action expected.
B-557-2009*On 9/30/09 I received an anonymous report of oil dumping behind a chicken barn at 100 Curtis Road, Swanville.  When I arrived on scene I met with the home owner Joanne Smith.  After explaining why I was there, she informed me that her ex-boyfriend dumped the oil behind the barn and made the complaint against her.  Mrs. Smith agreed to shovel the contaminated soil into bags for disposal at Pine Tree landfill.  No further Response action expected.
I-207-2009*10/29/09 Received a phone call from Jeff Saucier from McCain Foods in Easton.  Jeff stated that a potato bulk body/farm truck had just filled up and had parked around the back of the plant on a slight side hill.  The side saddle tank must have been slightly overfilled because about 2 to 3 gallons weeped out of the tank and onto the compacted gravel parking area.  McCain crews put down speedy dry on spilled fuel, then picked up speedy dry and dug up underneath spill site (compacted gravel) and put debris in poly bag for disposal at TCL landfill.  Jeff will complete a spill report form and fax it to DEP.  I sent Jeff an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris to Tri-Community Landfill.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff.
P-853-2009*Approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the ground surface as a result of a ruptured hose that was connected to a #2 fuel oil pipeline. Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was using the #2 fuel oil as a cutting agent to aide in cleaning of one of the nearby aboveground heavy oil tanks. CHES responded immediately to the spill location and began excavation of the impacted soil using a vacuum truck. DEP personnel observed clean soils situated at approximately 1 foot below ground surface. 7.63 tons of oil impacted soil was removed from the site.
	Released oil may have entered the perimeter drain surrounding tank #6. The drain outfall's into an earthen berm engineered containment structure that collects water into an oil water separator and pump station. DEP personnel recommended placement of absorbent boom at the outfall of the perimeter drain as a protective measure. DEP personnel asked Bruce Yates of Global LLC to report any indication of oil coming from the drain, none was received. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-541-2009*The owner said that during a gathering a friend took a small amount of gasoline (less than 1 gallon) and poured some of the gasoline from the container into a depression in the ground to kill a nest of wasps.  These wasps were stinging kids while they played outside.  The major problem with this series of events is that the property owners drinking well was only 10 feet at most from the wasp nest.  A few days after the spillage of gasoline into the ground to kill the wasp nest, the owners detected a taste and odor in their drinking water.
	Upon arrival I did detect a slight gasoline smell from the ground where the gasoline spillage occurred and location of wasp nest.   I was not able to find any indication of gasoline in their well.  The owners were very worried about their quality of their water especially with two small children.  After discussing a few options they went with having a filter system installed.  Craig Winter was in the area and was able to install the system later that day.   The owners were aware that they are responsible for reimbursing the State for any and all costs associated with this spill.
	A sample was collected from their drinking water well but the result was non detect.  No further Response action expected.
B-561-2009*The 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was almost empty when the current owner hired an oil company to deliver 100 gallons.  The delivery must have stirred up the sludge in the bottom of the tank allowing oil to weep through the corrosion holes in the bottom of the AST.
	Prospective new owners hired Webber to inspect the AST and furnace.  Upon arrival Jim Tracy, Webber technician, noticed free product under the tank and a petroleum smell.  He called the DEP to report the spill.
	Webber, Bob Shannon and I transferred the remaining product from the AST into three 55-gallon drums, approximately 110 gallons,  and then cut the tank into many peices, cleaned it and removed it from the basement.
	Clean Harbors were hired and with their vactor truck removed approximately a yard of contaminated soil from the basement.   Backfill was placed and Webber then installed a new AST.
	Vapors were below 1 part per million on the PhotoIonization Detector in the basement after all work completed and everything looked good.  No further Response action expected.
B-595-2009*On 10/21/09, I received a call from David Caliendo of Bangor Real Estate.  He was concerned that a foreclosed property the agency was managing showed signs of an oil spill.  He wanted to report the spill and have us take a look in order to discuss clean up options.  The house in Levant showed evidence of vandalism and one of the 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) had been removed.  The line linking the ASTs was disconnected but uncapped and there was a 4 foot by 3 foot oil stain on the concrete floor.  There was one floor drain but the oil had not migrated to it.  Vapors in the house and basement were below 3 parts per million.  I suggested that the floor be cleaned with Simple Green or a similar cleaner and offered to return or talk to any clients interested in the property.
It was my assessment that the fuel line had been disconnected and what remained in the line spilled out on the floor.  No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
B-568-2009*Maine DEP personnel were involved in a tank removal and remediation at the Lighthouse Cafe/Pit Stop, 125 Main Street, Jonesport, in an effort to safeguard drinking water in Jonesport.  Contaminated soil was found and 369.57 tons of gasoline contaminated soil was removed for disposal at County Concrete in Columbia Falls.  Paul Higgins,  Maine DEP Technical Services hydrogeologist took the site as a referral from Response Services.  No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
P-609-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & INVESTIGATION
	Sunday 8/2/09: Following the discharge, Xtra Mart staff notified Scott Cyr of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Div. through the Maine State Police.  At 1310 hrs I came on-site for fuel and noted the discharge stain, odor and residual speedy-try sorbent; Scott Cyr had not arrived on-site and he gave me leave to oversee investigation and clean-up actions.  I met facility manage Mark LaRoche in the store and he explained that a motorcycle driver was filling his vehicle when the dispenser hose broke away from the nozzle without explanation and proceeded to thrash around drenching the ground, vehicle(s) and him in about 20 gallons of gasoline (volume is approximate based on the dispenser gauge).  This type of breakage, not on a manufactured shear point, is unusual.
	The gasoline discharge had soaked into soil along the edge of the pavement so I advised that further clean-up was required.  Gasoline also appears to have soaked to soil and groundwater below though cracks and joints in the paving.  None of the spill reached the storm drain (photo 3).  Gasoline contaminated soil was found under Dispenser 6, contamination likely unassociated with this surface discharge.
	The site was not located over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer, there are no adjacent basements threatened by vapors, and there are no drinking water wells within 300' so I assigned a moderate goal for clean-up.  The area is dense sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer.  Lisbon High School is located south-southwest across Rt. 196 and the gas station is a common travel route for students.
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INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Sunday, 8/2/09: Xtra Mart notified the Lisbon Fire Department who responded and applied speedy-dry clay sorbent to the spill on the asphalt and concrete pavement.  The sorbent was swept up, drummed and put behind the store for disposal.
	Monday, 8/3/09: I met William Hopper of Corporate Environmental Advisors (CEA) on-site who was hired by Xtra Mart to evaluate and remediate the discharge to State satisfaction.  Hopper dug up gasoline contaminated soil along the area (photo 5) which did not go deep, screening with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID).  See the CEA response report for additional details.

CONCLUSIONS
A)	This MDEP spill report shall not be construed to be or used as an environmental site assessment.  This report shall not be taken to imply that the site is remediated to original conditions.
B)	For this spill report Xtra Mart promptly reported and responded to the discharge.

S Brezinski
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P-352-2009*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer causing the discharge of approximately seven gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  The initial report stated product only impacted the roadway and a small portion of the shoulder and was cleaned up satisfactorily.  Upon further inspection by the Department, product was discovered to have run along the shoulder/drainage ditch into a small depression.  Two private drinking water wells were in very close proximity so further cleanup was requested.  Approximately ten yards of material were removed via excavation by the responsible party; the material was landfilled.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
B-555-2009*On 9/29/09, Arnie Fessenden of FGS/CMT, Inc. reported that while removing piping connected to two Underground Storage Tanks (UST) at 610 Hammond St. in Bangor, he uncovered contaminated soil that was above 500 parts per million (ppm) on his PhotoIonization Detector (PID).  I visited the site and instructed FGS to remove soil over 500 ppm that they uncovered during the excavation.  I informed FGS/CMT, Inc and the property owner that we would not ask them to chase the gasoline beyond the scope of their work.
The property owner planned to turn the building onsite into a take out restaurant and had no plans to dig a new foundation onsite.
FGS/CMT, Inc using S.O.B Earthworks of Enfield, removed approximately 14 cubic yards of contaminated soil.
The two 8000 gallon USTs were removed and there was no contaminated soil found in the tank graves.  No further Response action expected.
P-597-2009*A tow truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil to a gravel parking lot.  Product was recovered immediately by the responsible party with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-600-2009*
	Tuesday 7/21/09: An anonymous woman from Sanford reported that the old Sanford Mills (International Woolens Inc. (IWC)) had had many (oil and chemical) spills over the years, as well as at Jaeger Mill Rd and Emery Ave behind the town garage.  There was also oil at the bottom of No. 1 Pond but the town does not want to clean; and at the former CGA property.  No greater detail could she give.  Locations such as IWC and CGA has already been under extensive investigation and clean-up.  See Maine DEP spill reports and records of Maine DEP Remediation Division for further information.

S Brezinski
P-604-2009*Response Services received a citizen complaint regarding the allegation that her trees were being poisoned by her neighbor.  Response Services personnel responded and determined that the death of the recently planted trees was inconclusive, but not likely a result of poisoning.  No further Response Services action at this time.
P-607-2009*
Hydraulic line broke on Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck.  CMP personnel cleaned up affected area.  See attached CMP Spill Report for further details.
P-617-2009*An oil sheen was reported on the New Meadows River.  The Department deployed a reconnaissance vessel in an attempt to determine a cause or source; neither were determined.  See attached National Response Center (NRC) Report.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-620-2009*	8/5/09: I met Ms. Worth at her rural home and approved the abandonment-in-place of one of their two consumptive-use fuel-oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  The Worths wished to abandon the tank themselves so I gave them advice on transferring the fuel to the newer AST, opening the tank up, cleaning the tank and filling it with an inert fill.  I did not observe the abandonment and was not requested to return to the property or called about issues. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
A-627-2009* On Oct, 1 2009, J & S Oil called this office to report the release of oil at a home located in Waterville. J & S Oil overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that was located in the basement of this home. This home is located at 30 Carey Lane.  J & S Oil pumped approximately two gallons of oil out of the tank to relieve the pressure which was causing oil to leak out from the tank gauge.  Oiled personal belongings and oiled sorbents were disposed of by J & S Oil.  DEP made a site visit and installed a RAM fan to mitigate oil vapors from getting into the living space and to oversee the clean-up.  Several days later DEP returned to retrieve the fan.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-558-2009*On 9/30/09, Ken Pellitier of Pan Am Railways reported a 1 quart spill of lube oil from an engine at the Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The spill was on the tracks and was cleaned up by Pan Am personnel.  No further Response action expected.
B-535-2009*On 9/17/09, I received a report of a 10-15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil at the Verso mill in Bucksport.  The cause of the spill was a broken hose on a loader.  The oil spilled onto pavement and the clean up crew applied wood chips to soak up the oil.  The wood chips were later burned in their licensed boiler.  No further Response action expected.
P-988-2008*	Monday 10/27/08: M W Sewall Oil (MWS) notified through the Maine State Police that they were responding to a leak from a customer's oil aboveground storage tank (AST).  They estimated the leak to be 10-gallons of #2 oil to the concrete floor (though this volume estimate did not consider oil we later found that had seeped below the floor and into the sump).  MWS laid down sorbents and pumped out the AST and as things were stable, recommended I visit in the morning.
	Tuesday: 10/28/08: At 08:30 hours I met the building owner, Peter Kelly, onsite.  the building is a wood two-story apartment building in a dense, sub-urban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer.  Mr. Kelly declined the offer to bring in a clean-up contractor under a Maine Groundwater Fund coverage for his AST, and opted to clean-up the discharge himself with his tenants.
	I advised Mr. Kelly on clean-up technique and took the oiled sorbents for disposal.  Oiled wood would need to be cut off and disposed of, oiled blocks and oil under the water heater would need cleaning, and the floor would need washing with detergent and water.  I collected a small amount of oil that was found in the basement sump.  Sorbents were swept up and bagged by MDEP and the tenants.  Ann Marie Hinkley was in the middle stage of being with-child and was concerned with exposure to the oil vapors; I referred her and her physician to a State of Maine toxicologist at Maine CDC for guidance on this.  I advised the Hinkleys and Kelly to contact me/
	11/4/09: Mr. Kelly's wife told me by phone that all was okay.  There were no reports of lingering oil odor issues.  I did not return to the site and was not requested to.  No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Response Div.
A-295-2006*Ted Haskell, McGee Construction, contacted this office to report a fuel oil spill at the Guillmette/Reardon property in Manchester.  Ted had been subcontracted by Scott Lyon Construction of Manchester to dispose of an unused Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The property is for sale, a vacant lot overgrown with woody shrubs and trees.  No water wells were found on the property; however, a public water connection was located on the McCardle St. side of the property.  A concrete slab remains where a mobile home once stood.  During the course of removing the AST some fuel had been spilled due to human error.  Reportedly it was spilled out an open bung hole when the tank was being moved.  A stain on the ground was all that was in evidence when I met Ted on site.  I checked with the photoionization detector and found elevated soil concentrations greater than 1,000 parts per million (ppm).  I decided soil removal would be necessary since this was a residential site.  I contacted Dig Safe and obtained permit # 2006 220 6584.  I contacted the owner (Reardon) and explained the Groundwater Oil Clean up Find (Fund).  We met on-site and completed the Fund application and signed the Clean-Up Options Agreement.  The next week was rainy, so we didn't excavate until 6/13.  Scott Lyon brought over a rubber tired excavator and dug the soil.  I performed the bag headspace readings to a stringent cleanup level.  My field notes with the concentrations is attached.  We dug out two large truckloads of soil and sent to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company for beneficial reuse.  Lyons backfilled the next day.  No additional work should be required for this site.
I-203-2009*10/21/09 Received a spill report (FAX) from Dead River Company regarding a spill that occurred early today at their Bulk Plant in Houlton.  The spill of approximately 10 gallons of fuel oil, was a result of an overfill of a truck at the bulk plant loading rack.  Dead River personnel used speedy dry and sorbent pads to contain and clean-up the spill.  The spill was contained completely in the concrete dike was completely cleaned up.

Some of the spilled oil was recovered to the facility's waste oil drum. Sorbent materials were disposed of with the other oily wastes at Pine Tree Landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-157-2009*08/12/09 10:15 Received a call from the Houlton Fire Department's (HFD) Glenn Miller regarding their responding to an oil spill in the basement of Michael and Gillian Fitzpatrick's home in Houlton.  Spilled fuel went into and onto a pile of laundry and then into dirt basement floor.  HFD personnel have disconnected the broken fuel line and plugged the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to stop the leak.  They are in the process of applying sorbents and want assistance with cleaning up the spilled oil.  Told them I would be following up with the homeowner and thanked them for their quick response.

08/13/09 site visit to Fitzpatrick home, did a size-up.  Thus far all contaminated oil soaked personnel belongings (mostly clothing) have been removed from the area of the spill/leak.  Leak at the fuel line nipple connection with the old AST has been plugged.  Still a small amount of fuel in the tank.  Spill was a result of laundry and associated foot traffic pressing down and disconnecting fuel line from tank.  Homeowner had stopped using the oil tank/furnace with the installation of a pellet wood stove about a year ago.  The AST gauge was on empty and the homeowner did not think there was any oil left in the AST.

Discussed clean up plans with Gillian Fitzpatrick.  Plan includes pumping off the remaining oil in the tank and having the old AST cleaned and removed from the site.   Excavation of additional contaminated soils to prevent the generation of odors in the house.  Set-up and operate a sub-grade ventilation system.  Gillian said that her husband Michael will be doing the digging of the contaminated soils and disposal, gave her an oil spill debris form to dispose of the oily debris at either the Pine Tree landfill site or Steelstone Batch plant.  Told her to give me a call and I would come back to check if all contamination has been removed.

09/09/09 After discussion with Gillian Fitzpatrick, homeowners have requested the assistance of DEP to finish digging out contamination of oily soils in basement and setting up a ventilation system.  Talked with Dickison and London Contractors to complete the clean-up plan.

09/15/09 Checked on clean-up at Fitzpatrick home.  Still need to dig out an additional 6-8" of contaminated soils in an area approximately 5 ' X 5'.  Met with Brent Dickison to discuss remaining clean-up needed and installation of poly sheet and sub-grade ventilation system.

10/14/09 Site visit to check on Fitzpatrick clean-up.  All contamination has been removed from cellar.  Sub-grade ventilation system has been installed and is operational.  The homeowner said there are no more odors being generated from the basement and is satisfied.  Gave Gillian an application to the Groundwater Insurance Fund with instructions on what needed to be filled out by her.  Told her that we would leave the fan/ventilation system operational through the winter season and scheduled removal next spring.  No further action is warranted by Response Service staff at this time.


B-566-2009*On 10/3/09 I received report of an oil spill at the Derby rail yard in Milo, the following is a description of the incident.
The release occurred during filling operations of a 1000 gallon "day tank" which is used to provide #2 fuel oil to the boiler heating system.  The facility has a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan.  The release occurred when a railroad tank car was pumping #2 fuel into the day tank.  This transfer was initiated approximately 14:30 Friday October 2, 2009. The person conducting the transfer was called to another issue in the facility during which time the transfer of #2 fuel continued.  Night rounds were conducted on October 2nd, during which overflow of the the 1000 gallon tanks secondary containment was observed.  The transfer was terminated and the Environmental Director was contacted.  During the night the railroad hired a contractor and initiated cleanup of the boiler room floor, secondary containment and the area between the rail car and the day tank.
Prior to using the railroad tank car to fill the day tank there was a Underground Storage Tank (UST) outside the boiler building which provided #6 oil as boiler fuel via piping encased in a 2 ft by 2 ft concrete conduit.  Because of leakage, the UST  was removed in approximately 2005 and a remediation system was installed by the railroad.  This remediation system consisted of 20 - 30 pvc wells installed near the boiler building and on both sides of the rail spur (on which the rail car with #2 fuel  was located).

Once the railroad's contractor arrived on site early Saturday morning they vacuumed up the #2 in the boiler room and in the 2 ft by 2 ft floor drain which previously connected to the #6 UST. The railroad also vacuumed out product from the pvc wells. Approximately 300 - 500 gallons of product was recovered.  Additionally, sorbent material and booms were placed in the storm drain man holes and the outfall at the Piscataquis River.  Throughout, Sunday night vacuuming of the pvc wells continued when product was observable in the wells.

On Monday October 5, 2009, the rail car was moved and the soil on the north side of the rail spur (opposite the boiler building) was excavated.  The soils were extremely sandy and the #2 fuel was not observable.  However, photionization detector (PID) readings were elevated at 8 - 12 ft below grade surface (bgs).  #6 oil was observable approximately 14 ft bgs and this had a much lower PID reading.  Approximately 100 tons of soils with elevated PID readings were excavated by the railroad and shipped to a local landfill.  During this excavation all the pvc wells north of the rail spur were removed.  If product was observed in the remaining pvc wells that was vacuum out.

On Tuesday October 6, 2009, a horizontal pvc collection system was installed approximately 4 ft bgs prior to filling in the excavation.  Once the biotreatment solution is received by the railroad the horizontal pvc piping will enhance the delivery of the solution to the contaminated soils.  This biotreatment system had been previously engineered to address the #6 oil release.




B-565-2009*On 10/4/09 I received report of a 200 gallon diesel spill at the Domtar paper mill, the following is a description of the incident.

A description of the incident was prepared by Tim Andrews the shift supervisor and Robert Doran the employee who was driving the dozer.  A summary of the incident is that on 10/4 in the early afternoon Robert Doran maneuvered the D8T dozer near the small diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located at the north end of the chip yard to fuel up the dozer.  In order to fuel the dozer, the chip yard employees back the dozers up to the fuel AST at a 45 degree angle due to the oversize blades and location of the fuel nozzle in order to have the fill nozzle close enough to use unloading hose.  The arrangement of the Tank and barriers near the north tank allow the dozer to be backed inside the actual barriers.  On this occasion the dozer was backed within the barriers close to the AST and the dozer was filled.  When the operator drove away he turned the vehicle to the right and the rear of the track came in contact with the tank and ruptured both walls of the AST.  The outer hole was approximately 3-5 feet and the inner rupture was about 1 foot.
The fuel AST  holds about 500 gallons and had been filled earlier that morning.  Approximately 100 gallons was put in the dozer, in addition, after the leak started, the south yard loader was brought to fill and the shift oiler pumped off as much as possible to minimize the loss of fuel.  It was estimated that 200 gallons leaked out onto the paved ground and chips.  Additional chips and hog fuel were brought over to create a berm to contain and soak up any leakage.  The bark was ultimately fed to #9 boiler.  No further Response action expected.

B-596-2009*Ms. Barbara reported a small oil spill in Bangor.  It seems that a burner technician managed to knock over the can he uses to store the small amounts of #2 he collects while servicing oil burners.  He estimated that about a half gallon spilled onto the floor of his van with some dripping onto the road way.  He immediately collected the spilled oil with sorbent material which are routinely returned to the Irving shop for later disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-622-2009*On 7/2/09 I received a call from Monty Vogel reporting a sunken lobster boat at the public boat launch on Sabino Rd. in West Bath.  Mr. Vogel had noticed the sunken vessel the previous evening.  I responded to the site and found the boat tied to a tree on shore.  The boat was resting on the bottom and some tidal water was covering it.  Shortly after my arrival, the vessel owner arrived with a crew to remove the boat.  The gas tank for the boat had been removed the night before, but there was a very small sheen noticeable around the boat.  No further Response action required since the boat was being removed that morning.
P-624-2009*On 7/20/09 I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a small hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred when a trailer separated from a truck that was towing it.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-629-2009*On 8/6/09 I received a call from Jerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a quart of transformer oil spilled in Gorham due to damage done to a transformer by a vehicle.  An unknown amount of contaminated soil was hand excavated by Central Maine Power crews.  No further action required.
P-631-2009*A locomotive's lube oil reservoir became over full resulting in the discharge of less than one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed by responsible party personnel. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-635-2009*A motor vehicle crashed into a pond which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of motor oil.  Spilled product was recovered with sorbent materials.  The property owner was concerned about the resulting sheen was but was assured it would naturally attenuate and was merely an aesthetic issue posing minimal threat to the health of the pond and the native fauna that utilize it. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-636-2009*A utility transformer overheated resulting in the discharge of less than one gallon of mineral oil to brush at the base of the pole.  Vsible signs of contamination were removed by responsible party personnel.  Please see attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-637-2009*Corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank to the cement floor of a garage.  According to the report, no other items were impacted and spilled product was easily recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-640-2009*The gasket of a filter assembly associated with an aboveground storage tank seeped less than a pint of heating oil to the cement basement floor of this residence.  No other items were impacted and product was easily recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-642-2009*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which compromised an electrical transformer.   Approximately four gallons of mineral oil were discharged from the transformer onto tree branches as well as brush and pine needles at the base of the pole.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed which constituted one drum of debris.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Report.
P-644-2009*On 8/10/09 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a leak from a volt regulator at pole 23 on Poland Spring Rd, also known as Casco Rd, also known as Sand Rd.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials and contaminated soil was removed as well.  No further action required.
P-646-2009*
	7/7/09: Kennebunk dispatch reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil associated with a burning tractor/log-skidder, near a waterway.  Later clarification was that is was a small farm tractor in a hayfield 300' from a waterway.  What did not burn was cleaned up with removal of the burned tractor.  The nature of hydraulic oil is that it typically does not migrate deep into groundwater so is a minimal threat to any wells that may be nearby.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-435-2009*On 8/2/09 I received report from Pan Am railway, that they had a waste oil spill from a slope bucket on the tracks in Bucksport.  They cleaned up the spill and disposed of properly.  No further Response action expected.
P-650-2009*John Branscom of Turnpike Authority called to report fuel discharge from a vehicle as it drove down the road. Seen in the north bound lane near mile marker 22. Based on the nature and location of this spill no DEP assistance was requested none dispatched. DEP Response plans no further action.
P-651-2009*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground.  Central Maine Power managed the clean-up of affected materials. DEP responded to the site and observed that the clean-up was satisfactory. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-652-2009*DEP received notification that approximately ten gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The impacted materials were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  DEP responded to the site and observed that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-653-2009*DEP received notification that approximately two gallons of transformer oil were discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The impacted sorbents used to remediate the spill were removed for disposal along with four bags of contaminated soil.  DEP responded to the site and observed that the clean-up was satisfactory. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-656-2009*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an unknown reason.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted brush was removed for disposal.  DEP responded to the site and observed that the clean-up was satisfactory.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-657-2009*DEP received notification of a suspected deliberate discharge caused by a tenant syphoning #2 fuel oil out an aboveground storage tank prior to vacating the premises.  Approximately one gallon of oil discharged to the leaf litter and soil surrounding the tank.  DEP undertook a limited excavation removing the contaminated soil for consolidation with other contaminated materials and disposal by DEP.  The approximately spill area measured two feet by two feet and six inches deep.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-438-2009*On 8/4/09 I received report from Sibley Construction of the discovery of an old Underground Storage Tank (UST) at a residence in Sangerville, where they were doing earth work.  The house was recently purchased by an elderly couple who had no knowledge of the tank.  The contractor had exposed enough for me to stick the tank a determine that there was oil and water in the UST.

I contacted Environmental Projects Inc. and they were able to get on site that afternoon to strip the tank and clean it for proper disposal by the earth contractor.  No evidence of spillage in the soil.  No further Response action expected.
P-658-2009*DEP granted a 30-day waiver so that Environmental Projects, Inc. could remove an 8,000-gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST) located at the former Brunswick High School.  The building was being demolished in order to facilitate the construction of a new school.  Response Services personnel were on-site for the UST removal and did not observe contamination in the soils surrounding the UST.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-681-2009*DEP received notification from Downeast Energy (DEE) regarding a spill at a customer's house.  DEE noted that the customer's tank was out of compliance and was leaking from the fire-o-matic with approximately 1-1.5 cups of fresh oil on the cement.  It seems that this customer had a history of oil spills and tank issues and DEE was no longer going to deliver until the tank system was upgraded.  DEP contacted the homeowner and apprised him of the issues regarding tank compliance.  The homeowner did not request assistance from DEP regarding the current or historical spills.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-686-2009*	8/31/09: Report of accidental overfill of a fuel oil peddler truck belonging to Logan Oil Co., at Sprague Terminal's Loading rack 1, lane 2 while the truck top-loaded.  Spill reported as less than a gallon and to the paved containment area.  Reported to be cleaned up.  The area is dense commercial use, served by municipal water supply and sewer.  The area has suffered multiple historical prohibited discharges.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
P-697-2009*A yrad truck discharged som ediesel fuel (an estimated 3 gallons) when the fuel tank cap was imprperly secured.  Satff applied speedy dry and confined the spill to a small section of asphalt, no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched. Based on the scenariondescribed DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-700-2009*On 8/28/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power reporting a 1 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a leaking transformer in Norway.  Some contaminated soil was removed from the area.  No further Response action required.
P-612-2009*On 8/3/09 I received a call from Don Hood of Downeast Energy reporting a small diesel fuel spill that occurred at their bulk plan in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when a fuel cap was left loose on one of their tank trucks after fueling.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-567-2009*Corrosion caused a release of approximately one gallon of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank to a cement floored basement.  Technicians were able to recover unspilled product from the tank to prevent a catastrophic release.  According to the report, no other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-568-2009*
	7/20/09: Following notification by Yarmouth Fire Department I responded to this report of open 5-gallon drums of waste motor oil left at the end of a residential driveway.  The location is adjacent to the ferry wharf  and we presumed that the waste oil was abandoned by a boater visiting the wharf.  One open drum contained largely dark used oil and the second contained oil water and mud (resembling bilge slop).
	The spillage was wiped up and the containers or waste taken away; the oil for use as a fuel and the oily water to a licensed treatment facility.  The responsible party was never identified.  No further Response Services action are required at this time.

S Brezinski
P-570-2009*
	Monday 7/20/10: South Berwick Public Safety called in the evening notifying of a discharge of approximately 10-gallons of gasoline from an automobile on Rte. 235 near the intersection of Quarry Rd.  The spill was on pavement and none to soil or surface water.  Berwick Fire Dept. responded to clean it up and would clear the scene before I could respond.  The area is rural residential and farm served by town water.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-470-2009*On 8/17/09 I received report of a diesel spill on the asphalt at Pine Tree Landfill from a dump truck performing work there.  The cause was a fuel line leak and sand was used to recover the product, then it was disposed of at the landfill.  No further Response action expected.
P-571-2009*
	Monday, 7/20/09: late night notice from Pike Industries, through the Maine State Police, of a hydraulic truck discharge from one of their trucks to the roadway.  No oil reported to surface water or soil.  Cleaned up by Pike Industries staff. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-573-2009*
	Tuesday, 7/21/09: Report by Central Maine Power of a leak of non-PCB transformer oil to the vault holding the transformer; located at 10 Moulton St near commercial St and Long Wharf.  Clean harbors was en route to pump out the oil and water within the vault; no oil was reported to have escaped the vault.
S Brezinski
P-576-2009*DEP received notification of a mechanical failure in a bucket truck which released approximately 0.25 gallons of hydraulic oil onto a small area of a paved driveway.  Central Maine Power conducted clean-up activities which involved the use of sorbents.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-472-2009*On 8/18/09 I received report of an oil spill, thought to be diesel fuel down Mill St. in Brewer.  I arrived on scene to find that indeed some oil had been dripped along an estimated half mile stretch of Mill St.  No source found, all of the oil had wicked into the asphalt.  No Further Response action expected.
B-480-2009*On 8/18/09 I received report of a 1 quart hydraulic spill from a piece of equipment at the Scott's Miracle Grow facility.  The cause was a blown hydraulic line, the spilled product was recovered using speedy dry and disposed of at the landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-481-2009*On 8/19/09, I received report of numerous mercury vapor lamps broken at Waste Management's facility's in Brewer, the following is an account of the incident.

As far as I can put together, Pro Reality hired an electrician to do some rewiring of the former Nissan Bakery building in Brewer.  At some point they had a day laborer clean up some of the waste materials. Without knowing what he was doing he started tossing in the lamp fixtures, lamps and all!  When the roll off was dumped at the Waste Management transfer facility out came a pile of fixtures and lamps breaking all along the way.  Waste Management called Clean Harbors who (Jason) contacted us.  Jason lined up a crew of four workers who picked out the worst of the mess from the bottom of the roll off for cleaning and subsequent disposal.  They came up with approximately 22 whole and intact lamps.  The rest was all a broken mess that was swept and shoveled into 2 t-paks.  They also generated one five-gallon pail of ballasts before I let them know that electronic ballasts do not contain PCBs and can be managed as scrap metal.  The fixtures were all wiped down with the Hg-sorb that Clean Harbors uses and set aside to be managed as scrap metal.
Clean Harbors had readings of 0.08 and 0.07 on their Gerome meter at ground level. This was below their respiratory action level of 0.12.
I-199-2009*10/16/09 Received a call from Ira Dodge regarding a leak discovered at Buck Construction's Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility on the Mapleton Road, in Presque Isle.  Spoke with Ira Dodge this morning, Friday, 10/16/09, about this facility.  Ira was there to replace spill buckets and do some work with the electronics as part of an Annual Inspection.  During the work there he found gasoline in the interstitial space and it appears the gasoline tank has failed.  The current plan is to remove fuel from the UST, then remove the tank (or tanks) and install Double Walled AST's near the building to replace the UST's.  They may do just the gasoline tank or both, the owner still has not decided.  He will be filing removal notice(s) and dealing with the Fire Marshal about the AST issue.

10/21/09 Received a removal notice for both the gasoline and diesel UST (2000 gal each).  The planned removal date was listed as October 20, 2009.  This will be delayed as the owner is still trying to find a two compartment UST replacement tank that is available.  According to Ira the latest plan is to go with a 2 compartment double-walled fiberglass tank to replace the two 2,000 gallon tank currently in the ground.  The gasoline UST has been taken out of service.  Ira Dodge is doing the paper work on it.

11/1/09 Two tanks have been replaced with a new 4,000 gallon Double Wall Fiberglass tank with split compartment (2 - 2,000 gallon compartments) one for unleaded gas the other for diesel fuel- this is registered as Tank#6-17371.  The old UST's were removed and soils were sampled by County Environmental for any evidence of leaks.  All field PID reading were very low.  No evidence of leaks from the old tanks were apparent.  The piping is flexible double wall conforming suction system.  Pump Island was reconstructed with appropriate spill buckets.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-649-2009*Two calls were received reporting a sinking /sunken boat at the Harbor Rd Association Marina.  Area Fire and Haz Mat teams responded and staged waiting for DEP/Cyr.  Upon arrival a private boat (approx 20 ft in length with inboard motor) was found 3/4 sunken at the slip.  Motor/stern down, water depth approx 5 ft at slip, the conditions were slow current, with slight breeze out of the north.

The sheen created encompassed the slips and roughly 100 yds north and spreading south.  I proposed to the responders on scene to deploy a small test of a few sections of sorbent boom to show it would be very ineffective in trying to clean up a sheen.  I linked four sections together and swirled them in and around the slips and through the sheen to no avail, no appreciable amount of oil could be captured.  At this point I requested no other booms be deployed and I'd handle the existing sheen. with this new plan of attack the responding agencies cleared the scene.

A marina attendant offered to pull the boat (upstream and out of the water) to help with the clean up. The boat was removed partially floated and towed away. The next step was to physically disperse the remaining sheen and another boater offered to use his boat to accomplish this technique.  Much to my amazement his boat was a twin jet drive.

First we tied stern end toward docks and blew out the sheen from beneath the dock and then he somehow throttled down but full thrust went along the shore to push the sheen close to shore out into the current.  He then circled in a figure eight pattern to remove sheen from two neighboring docks/floats all in shallow water.  Some oil froth was collected but the majority of the sheen dissipated  into the open water.  No fugitive odors were noticed after the clearing motion of the stern drive.  The local members of the association were told to call me if any residual was discovered in the morning.  I also left a few pieces of boom and some pads to create a spill clean up kit for the dozen or so boats at berth.  No additional calls were received about any residuals, no further action planned.
B-482-2009*On 8/19/09 I received report of a transformer spill from a Bangor Hydro-Electric Transformer at 51 Bald Mountain Road.  The cause was a leaking bushing, which was repaired.  The oil analysis showed it contained 201 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  Bangor Hydro-Electric had the contaminated soil removed for disposal in Alabama in accordance with Federal Regulation 40CFR761.125(b).
B-511-2009*On 9/4/09 I received report of a quart of lube oil leaked from a busing on a train in Hermon.  The repair was made and a rail employee shoveled the contaminated soil into a bucket for disposal at the landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-512-2009*On 9/4/09 I received report of a quart of motor oil knocked over and spilled in the gravel driveway of the Spruce Run Shelter in Bangor.  The caller, an employee noted that the bottle was next to a stain of oil, but the bottle was empty.  She was wondering how to dispose of it.  I advised that she could scrap the oiled soil into a bag and place the bottle in the bag as well, then double bag it and dispose of in the dumpster to go to the landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-383-2009*On 7/9/09, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) in Topsfield reported that a dump truck had lost 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The cause of the spill was a bad fitting on the hydraulic lift.  The truck was parked in the DOT yard and lost the oil sometime during the night.  When workers arrived the next morning they saw that the oil had run down the yard into the culvert by the side of Route 1.
When I arrived I deployed boom in the culvert and used pads to collect the oil.  The DOT used a backhoe to dig up the soil in the yard that was contaminated.  They trucked the soil to Steelstone in Houlton for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-403-2009*On 8/17/09, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) reported that lightning had struck a transformer on Perry Rd. in Bangor and this caused a pint of non-PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) oil to leak onto the ground.  BHE repaired the transformer and removed 4 bags of contaminated soil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-561-2009*Eben Thomas contacted this office to request assistance with a property in Mount Vernon.  Eben is a realtor working to assist in conveying undeveloped property from Mr. Hazzard to a local land trust.  In the past, logging operations had been done at this site.  There were reportedly some drums which may have contained unspecified oil on this property.  Eben requested on behalf of Mr. Hazzard if DEP could inspect the site where the drums were located to assess any adverse environmental impacts.  I agreed, and on 9/8/09 we met near Wings Mills Dam and drove up Spring Hill Road.  The property is undeveloped woodland.  We looked in the woods where the drums had been staged.  There was no visual or olfactory evidence of discharge.  The vegetation in the area appeared plentiful and healthy.  I advised that whatever had been on site had not impacted the area, and it would be safe to convey to the land trust.  No further Response action expected.
B-599-2009*Mr. Matthews reported that a customer, Ernest Libby, Jr., had reported the smell of oil at their home the evening before.  The technician who responded the following morning found that the outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had developed a corrosion leak.  At the time it was dripping at a rate of a drop a minute.  A check of past oil use records indicated the current volume in the AST was consistent for this time of year.  The technician felt the amount of oil spilled was inconsequential.  This coupled with the fact the owner had only begun to smell the oil the day before indicates to me that the amount loss is minor.  I did not respond and expect no further Response action.
B-559-2009*On 10/1/09, I received a call from Tony Eaton of Elmer Eaton Heating and Plumbing regarding a #2 fuel oil spill in the basement of Arlene Wusterbarth's home (21 N. Main St.) in Stonington.
At 0400 hours that morning a vehicle had driven off the road and crashed into the granite foundation blocks of the home.  The force of impact shifted the blocks and broke parts of the mortar out.  The homeowners 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was directly on the other side of the blocks.  A small part of the fuel line was cemented into the ground and when the blocks pushed the AST the fuel line and filter broke clean off the tank causing a spill of approximately 100 gallons.
When I arrived on scene I saw that the oil had flowed underneath a platform which the toilet, shower, washer and dryer rested on.  I asked Tony Eaton to dismantle the platform because the floor would need to be washed underneath it.  Oil had also made it out through a break in the  cement floor where the septic pipe exited the building on the opposite wall of the AST.  I dug just outside the building and found that the soil was contaminated with oil.  The house is the first house on Rt.15 that is not on public water.
Vapors in the basement were high, 20-23 parts per million on the PhotoIonization Detector (PID) so I installed a fan.  I removed shelving that was saturated with oil and Tony Eaton removed parts of the platform that were oil saturated.
I hired Clean Harbors to power wash the cement floor and vactor out the contaminated soil.
On 10/2/09, I was onsite with Clean Harbors to begin the clean up.  Staying a foot from the foundation wall, Clean Harbors exposed the septic pipe and in the process found another buried iron pipe (possibly the old septic or perimeter drain).  Oil had traveled along both of these pipes contaminated the surrounding soil.  The excavation was 3 feet at it's greatest depth owning to large bedrock outcrops.  Free product had traveled easily along this surface.  Another PVC pipe was exposed but not connected to anything in the house.  When crew began clean the cement floor in the basement with a soap deodorizer solution they uncovered a hole in the  cement floor that was next to the AST.  I asked the crew to open up a 2 foot by 2 foot hole in the floor so that I might inspect underneath.  The soil was heavily saturated with oil, so I increased the size of the hole to 3 foot by 3 foot and had Clean Harbors vactor out the soil.  It also appeared that oil had migrated underneath the foundation wall to the soil underneath the addition on the house.  The foundation of the addition was sonitubes and the floor was plywood so Tony Eaton removed one hole section of the floor so that Clean Harbors could remove the oil saturated soil.  Clean Harbors also vactored out soil in and around the septic pipe inside the basement.   Once the vactor truck was filled with soil, pads and boom were placed in the excavation to catch any free product.  I asked Clean Harbors to bring another vactor the following Tuesday to finish soil removal outside.
On 10/6/09, Clean Harbors returned to remove 2 more yards of soil from outside.  The soil underneath the foundation wall was still contaminated above clean up goals but I could not undermine an already damaged foundation.  They also vactored out oily water that had migrated into the excavation outside as well as inside.  Due to equipment failure Clean Harbors was unable to open, clean, and remove the damaged AST.   The cement floor was power washed twice.
Byron Hutchinson was hired to back fill the excavations and Tony Eaton coordinated the replacement of the cement floor, subfloor in the addition and removal of the AST.
Mrs. Wusterbarth and the next door neighbor have been placed on quarterly monitoring and the house is being monitored for any vapor issues.  No further Response action expected.


P-752-2009*On Friday, September 25, 2009, David Chipman of 9 Magean St, Brunswick reported that he had discovered a leak in his indoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST had been filled with #2 fuel oil the previous day and he noticed a smell of oil in his basement.  When he checked the tank he saw oil leaking out the bottom.  He placed a screw in the leak and a pan under the tank to catch the drips.  He contacted his oil company (Downeast Energy) the next morning.  Downeast Energy informed him that he needed to contact the DEP.

Jon Woodard and Franki Dalton responded to the site.   The tank was located in a crawl space approximately 4 ft. high, located adjacent to a full foundation, with the bottom of the crawl space approximately 4 ft. above the basement floor.  It appeared as though it was an addition added to the house.   The crawl space area had a dirt floor and there was a very small diameter stain below where the tank had leaked.  It was determined that the tank would need to be removed and soil excavated.  Groundwater was approximately 4 ft. below the basement floor as measured in an abandoned well in the basement.  There was no product on the well surface.

ENPRO Services was hired to remove the tank and excavate contaminated soil.  Work began that day and continued for several days.  The tank was removed, soil excavated by hand and vactor.  Contaminated soil was removed to the groundwater, where a free product layer was found.   The majority of the contaminated soil was removed, a recovery well installed, and a radon ventilation system installed under the direction of Don White of the Division of Technical Services.   A concrete floor was poured over this to help suppress any potential vapor problems.   Don White installed a groundwater treatment system (trailer) and initiated free product removal.  There were several inches of product in the recovery well.

The site has been referred to Don White of the Division of Technical Services. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-782-2009*Daniel Higgins of Port Construction reported that recent lab results performed by Nelson Analytical Lab had indicated the presence of petroleum compounds from the well water of a newly installed well at 21 Harvest Circle in Alfred collected on 9/30/2009 (attached). The water was tested as a due diligence requirement for a real estate transaction.
	Additional water samples were collected by the DEP on 10/7/09 from both 21 Harvest Circle and the residence across the street; 32 Harvest Circle. These samples were tested for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH). Results confirmed the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons from the sample collected at 21 Harvest Circle and indicated no detection for the water sample collected at 32 Harvest Circle (See attached). Air and Water Quality Inc. was contracted by the DEP and installed a carbon filtration system at the 21 Harvest Circle for the incoming residents at the home.
	Based on a preliminary analysis of the laboratory results by the DEP the identified contaminants in the well water at 21 Harvest Circle indicate a release of gasoline. Potential identified sources include the Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) Facility that abuts the property to north. Two 2,000 gallon underground storage tanks were removed from this location in 1989. No information regarding the removal could been identified.
	In addition, analytical data from the sample collected at 21 Harvest Circle indicated above average concentrations of sodium and chloride. These constituents have historically been stored at the MEDOT facility and most likely emanated from that property.
	MEDOT was informed of the well contamination on 10/12/2009. As of 10/23/2009 Joshua Katz of the MEDOT confirmed that the source of the sodium and chloride is from the MEDOT facility based on ground salinity testing.
	Potential solutions to provide clean drinking water to the residents of 21 Harvest Circle include the installation of a new wells that extend to bedrock or to extend municipal water service from the county jail that abuts the site to the northwest.

The case has been referred to Bradford Hahn of the DEP Technical Services Division for further action.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-362-2009*On 6/28/09, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) reported a spill of 5 to 7 gallons of transformer oil.  A car struck a utility pole which caused the transformer to fly off and spill it's contents onto the ground.  The oil flowed down a drainage ditch through a culvert underneath Route 6 and down along a ditch beside the road.  BHE crew deployed sorbent boom and pads along the ditch.
Mona Spear met me on-site and we discussed soil removal.  Mona hired King Brothers to excavate the contaminated soil in the area.   King Brother's removed 4 tons of soil under my supervision.  Due to the proximity of a well to the spill, we both agreed that we should sample the Burrill's residence at 143 Lee Rd.
The transformer oil was non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) and the results from the Burrill water sample were non-detect.  No further Response action expected.
B-582-2009*R.H. Foster reported that a delivery driver overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) causing a spill of about a pint.  The driver cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials carried on his truck.  At the time of the call the service dispatcher did not know why the AST was overfilled.  No further Response action expected.


B-518-2009*On 9/12/09, Joshua Smith a Dead River Technician called to report that a pin hole in a customer's fuel line had caused approximately 20-30 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak out onto the concrete floor of the basement.  Oil made its way into two basement floor drains and discharged onto a steep bank towards the ocean.  When I arrived on-site vapors in the basement were around 10-15 parts per million (ppm).  They were around 1-2 ppm in the living space above.  I installed a RAM fan and inspected the bank were some of the oil had discharged.  The bank was too steep to safely excavate and it was far enough away not to pose a risk of sheening out in the bay.  I removed some saturated soil and placed pads into a bucket to collect any more oil that might migrate through the drain.  I confirmed that both basement drains tied into the perimeter drain and discharged in this one location by flushing the draining with dyed water.  I also caused more oil to move out of the drain so I flushed 4 gallons through and collected the discharge on pads.
I washed Mrs. Kaufman's cement floor three times with Simple Green and dried it with rags.  I also placed barriers over the drains so that they would not contribute the vapors in the basement.  After the cleaning and covering the drains the vapors in the basement were below 10 ppm.  I left the RAM fan in place for about a week.  No further Response action expected.

I returned on 9/14/09 and the vapors were down to 5 PPM in the basement and my meter did not go above 1 PPM upstairs.  I saw that I had collected a small amount of oil in pads out by the perimeter drain.  I washed the basement floor one more time and kept the vapor barriers over the drains in place.

Mrs. Kaufman's well was on the opposite side of the property in the woods and I saw no reason for it to be at risk for contamination.
B-386-2009*I received an anonymous call complaining that a Jason Chambers of Palmyra had a number of oil drums at the back of his property and that they were leaking.  I drove to the site.  Mr. Chambers did not respond to my knocks and, as there were no "No Trespassing" signs posted, I looked behind an old barn like structure (I later learned this had been a sawmill building).  There I saw about 8 very old metal drums sitting at the edge of a gravel pad.  It was apparent they had been there for a very long time.  While there was old oil contaminated soil around the drums, it was very old and no longer mobile.  After a long time I was able to contact Mr. Chambers.  At that time he had no mail address and no telephone.  He would use his mother's phone if needed.  In any case I showed him what the problem was and he explained that he had inherited the property from his father who had operated a sawmill there some years ago and it was used for the mill and the logging truck.  Mr. Chambers stated he had been unemployed for sometime and had very little money to spend.  I told him that if he was to put the drums inside under cover it would meet my need to protect the environment. Furthermore with a little work on his part he could probably find a heavy equipment company or such that would take the oil off his hands for free.  Of course, he said he would try to find someone.  I returned to the location in mid-September and found that the drums had been moved inside.  He had not yet found an economical way of disposing of the drums.  I explained that as long as the drums were not leaking I was satisfied.  The contaminated soil out back will eventually be remediated by nature and there is no threat to the environment or public.  No further Response action expected.
A-667-2009*	A minor spill of one quart of hydraulic oil occurred when a hose blew on a Department of Transportation (DOT) back hoe.  DOT personnel used sorbent pads to clean-up the free product from the pavement. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
P-701-2009*On 8/28/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department (PFD)reporting a gasoline spill from a car accident in Portland.  The PFD cleaned up the spillage with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further Response action required.
P-703-2009*On 8/29/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ken Pelletier of PanAm railway reporting a half gallon spill of lube oil from a locomotive at Danville Junction in Auburn.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
A-669-2009*	 A faulty quad seal on the blade tank at the Otis Hydro Station Unit likely caused the release of an estimated fifty five gallons of hydraulic oil directly into the Androscoggin River.  No evidence of the spill could be seen in the river itself, but the hydro station passes water at a rate of approximately 3,000 cubic feet per second.  The hydraulic oil used is Mobil Envirosyn 68 H, which was chosen because it is less toxic to aquatic organisms than traditional hydraulic oil.  All four quad seals in the blade tank were replaced prior to the station coming back online.  For additional information see attached Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill spill report. No further action by Response Services expected.
P-706-2009*DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding teens racking in the backyards of several properties and the caller was concerned regarding the stability of the septic systems they were driving over.  DEP responded and observed some minor used motor oil drips where the cars had been racing, but recovery was impractical.  DEP informed the caller that septic system integrity from teenage car racing was not under Response Services' purview. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-712-2009*Call received about a tank leak in the garage of the aforementioned address. When I called back and asked how he knew the tank leaked he replied "it is still leaking,"  I told him I would be right out.  Arriving I found a standard 275-gallon tank in the garage with a pan beneath it to catch the leaking oil. I explained to Mr. Dehart I had some magnet patches that should secure the problem until morning, one was applied and the wetness continued.  Adding two more the leak was all but stopped.  A speedy dry berm lined with plastic was created to capture any oil that leaked, with the plan to return first thing with a contractor to pump off remaining oil and cut/clean the tank for removal.

With the tank secured I called a contractor to meet me at 8:00 am at the home to finish the clean-up.  The remaining oil was pumped into drums, a temporary feed line was inserted into one, to supply oil until the replacement tank could be properly installed.  Upon satisfactory completion of  clean-up and removal, Mr. Dehart was instructed to make arrangements for the new tank installation and the contractor would return and pump over the fuel oil from the drums.  Based on the completion of tasks, DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-671-2000*B-671-2000
12/14/2000 14:30

     Norbert Lemieux, concerned resident in Cutler center, called to report that a tractor trailer delivering bait at the local dock slid down the ramp and jack knifed at the waters edge.  Spilled diesel was said to be observed in the water.  Not being able to get accurate details I started off for Cutler.
     When I arrived that evening I met the owner of the truck; William Coffin of Jonesport.  He stated that he plugged a leaking saddle tank the best he could at the time of the incident.  He also pumped off the remaining product from both saddle tanks into 55 gallon drums.  It was estimated however that at least 100 gallons were lost to the bay before the leak was controlled.  An inspection of the littoral zone in and around the docks at low tide shown very little sheen.  It is believed that the tidal action and the stormy conditions dispersed the fuel.  The tractor trailer was later pulled from the dock without incident.
B-439-1999*The state police called me to report that the Franklin Fire Dept. was reporting a 25-gallon spill of gasoline at the Smith Country Market in Franklin. I was given the phone number and contact name of Vera Smith. I called her and was told that the first report was greatly exaggerated by a customer and she believed that the spill from the overfilled automobile tank was about one quart. The fire dept.(which is next door) had put down some kitty litter. No gas had left the pavement.
No further action taken.
B-222-1999*On 5/4/99, 1330 hours this office received an anonymous message stating that the Cinco bulk plant in Danforth was not up to code.  The message indicated that spills were not uncommon and that the above ground tanks were sitting on soil and that there was no berm.  I made a site visit on 5/6/99.  Colby said that he did not have an SPCC plan and there was indeed no containment associated with the facility.  There had been some small releases from a couple of valves around the packings, but these were well contained by the gravel backfill.  Colby said that they removed such contamination on a yearly basis and that they replaced the soil with clean sand. The nearest well belonged to Colby and it was a quarter of a mile down grade from the facility.  I suggested to Colby that a major, unconfined release would probably impact his well.  The nearest surface water was about a mile away.  I passed on my observations to Donald Grant (USEPA) and he put Cinco on their list of facilities to inspect.

As part of this investigation I gleaned (from Bub Saunders) that the preferred secondary containment is cement and that it would have to be able to contain the contents of the largest tank plus 10% for a period of 72 hours.
A-456-2000*Ms. Ritchie called to report that a contractor had left oil stains in her gravel pit on New Portland Hill Rd. I found several small stains (12"dia. or less). PID bag headspace analysis returned low levels at the surface (6.5 ppm max) and evidence of oil ending at 4" depth. Ms. Ritchie seemed very concerned about contamination so, although soil contamination levels were below stringent cleanup standards, we removed the stained gravel to another location on her property.
A-13-1996*Received a call from Mark Sayer, kitchen supervisor at Mount View High School that there were odors in the kitchen that he thought were petroleum. I visited the school on 1/12/96. Mark said that the odors were much better now after maintenance had done some repair work to the boiler room. I spoke to maintenance and they reported that they repaired some sheetrock and the boiler room exhaust fan. There is a possibility that the broken sheetrock in the boiler room was allowing "boiler room odor" to be pulled into the kitchen by the kitchen exhaust fans. No problem was acutally encounterd. Putting a carbon monoxide detector in the kitchen was suggested to the principal as a possible precaution.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-296-1996* On 7-5-96 an anonymous caller reported that Silas Stevens had been dumping waste motor oil for years, into a pit inside of his garage. When I arrived a new garage was in the process of being finished. The old garage was in very rough shape and Mr. Silas told me that after he was done moving his tools and other things into the new garage he was going to have the local Fire Dept. burn the building.
 An inspection of the old garage revealed a 4 x 5 hole in the wooden floor. It was this pit that the caller was talking about. We could access this pit from the opening or by going around to the back of the garage, it was built on a slope. There was several pieces of metal debris and other stuff under the old garage.  I told Mr. Silas I would get back  to him about his plans for demolition of the garage.
 This case sparked quite a bit of interest (phone calls, and letters) from the anonymous caller.
 A second site visit on 8-14-96 was made and I requested that Mr. Silas remove some of the oil contaminated soil from the pit area. I also collected a sample and analysis later found it to be high in lead (910 PPM). During another site visit in October, I asked Mr. Silas to remove even more of this soil and place it into drums. Another soil sample was collected for TCLP analysis. Using only a hand shovel, Mr. Silas filled four 55 gallon drums with contaminated soil. The second lab sample revealed that the lead was not leachable and a result of 2.4 mg/l were detected. To my knowledge the four drums are still on site.
P-342-1996*On June 11, 1996 I was contacted by Scotty of Simard and Sons.  He called to report a spill at Parent Transportation that he had been contacted about.  I visited the spill site that afternoon.  approximately thirty gallons of diesel fuel had spilled from a truck while the owner was working on it, trying to repair a leak.  The spiller dumped sand on the spill area immedialtly to stop it from spreading.  The sand used as a sorbent as well as the affected ground had been dug up and stockpiled near the on plastic near the spill area.  I issued a virgin letter for the contaminated sand and soil to go to Commercial paving for Recycling. No further action.
A-424-1996*     DEP received an after-hours report that one gallon of sulfuric acid had spilled at this facility (see Boise incident report, attached).  Spilled material was reportedly neutralized with soda ash and washed to the plant sewer.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
P-502-1997*The Baldwin Consolidated School was referred to the Department of Environmental Protection from the Department of Human Services Drinking Water Program.  Groundwater from the school's source well has had various levels of chlorinated solvents since 1993.  1,1 dichloroethylene, 111 trichloroethane, and 1,2 dichloroethane have been detected consistently, with 1,1 dichloroethylene detected above the Department's action level since 1995.

A point of entry filter system will be installed in September 1997, and investigation of the source of the contamination will be conducted by the Division of Remediation.
B-649-1997*On November 10, 1997 I responded to a complaint and visited the C.F. Look Construction Co. on Route 1 in Jonesboro.  I met owner Tim Look and we walked around his facility and found sloppy operations around a pair of 550 gallon diesel skid tanks.  Numerous small overfills of the tank had stained the soil around the tanks.  The facility has no well and a drilled well across the street is already contaminated from salt that leached from an adjacent DOT salt/sand storage area.  I told Mr. Look that the culmulative effect of the spill is bad for his environment and bad for his wallet.  I also suggested that he mount the tank off the ground and preferrably with a berm around it.
A-299-2000*A transformer was damaged due to an auto accident. CMP staff cleaned up the spill. No site visit made. See attached report from CMP for more information.
A-329-2000*     DEP received a complaint from a tenant (Keefer) that his landlord wanted him to remove two drums of waste motor oil when he vacated his rental residence.  He claimed the drums were present when he occupied the property; the landlord (Hoover) claims the tenant placed and filled the drums during his tenancy.  DEP collected the drums.  One had been punctured, allowing minor spillage.  The area is served by municipal water and is considered environmentally non-sensitive; no soil removal was pursued.
B-809-1999*On 12/21/99, 1500 hours Frank Wezner passed on a call that he had received the previous day, along with an apology for the delayed transmission.  Fraser Paper had called in a release of hydraulic oil for a logging contractor that was working their woodland.  I ended up talking to Willard Hannington of Hannington Bros.  Their feller/buncher, which is a sizable machine, had blown a hydraulic line and lost thirty gallons of oil.  Some of the oil landed on the lags of the machine and some of it sprayed onto the forest floor.  They deployed sorbent pads and picked up some of the oil, but had not thought to recover the oiled leaves from the ground.  I suggested that they add this step to their clean-ups in the future.  He said that they would.

P-37-1990*
Report Update of 2/26/04

	Overfill of outside, 3000 gal. Sulfuric acid AST by Roy Brothers trucking during product delivery.  Unreported by trucking company.  Response by Sanford Fire Dept. and Maine DEP.  referred to DEP enforcement actions for RCRA violations.  See separate narrative and attachments for further details.
P-58-1997*  On Wed. 1/29/97, S. Brezinski responded to an emergency callout by Minot Fire Dept. regarding a 30 gallon discharge of gaso. from a pickup in front of the Minot General Store.  Onsite I met the FD and assissted in cleaning up oily sorbents and speedy dry.  The pick-up, driven by Ms. Nancy Gracia, apparently broke a strap holding up the gas tank soon after filling.  Dragging for a mile, the tank eventually holed and emptied onto the parking lot in front of the store (see site sketch).
  Little gaso. is believed to have soaked into the frozen ground and was recovered thru quick action be the FD.  No further action is anticipated.
P-597-1998*On 11/24/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bob Barrows of Downeast Energy reporting a spill at a clients residence in Falmouth.  The spill was reported as approximately 75 gallons of fuel oil that had spilled when a refrigerator was dropped onto a fuel line breaking the line.  The spill was contained and was being cleaned up.

I met with Mr. Barrows at the residence the next morning.  The spill only impacted a cement floor in the basement of the residence.  None appeared to have gotten into any drains or sump holes.  It appears that the original estimate of the amount spilled was high and that only approximately 5 to 10 gallons of oil may have spilled.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 25, 1998
P-348-1989*
Removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Facility owned by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) and operated by C N Brown Company.

See Maine DEP UST Registration file 5267, and records of Maine DEP Technical Services Division for additional information and site closure.
P-732-1999*  On Tues. 10/19/99, I was called by Ms. Corbeil who explained that she had a number of 55 gal. drums of waste oil on her property left over from the previous owner.  She hoped that the DEP would have them removed.  On Fri. 10/22, I met her at her rural residence off Rt. 124.
  Ms. Corbeil explained that she and her husband recently bought the property & mobile home from a Gerald Emmerson.  Emmerson had a bunch of scrap metal and a box trailer behind the home that the Corbeils agreed to keep so as to sell.  Later they found seven drums of used motor oil (from trucks) and 5 to 10 gal. of old (a year or more) spillage.  The dug well is about 150'-200' away in the horse pasture (see site sketch).  Considering the distance and amount observed spilled I do not think there is serious threat to the well at this time.
   On 11/8/99, Mrs. Emmerson called me back stating that the Corbeils agreed to keeping the junk there.  Though she did not feel obligated to taking it back, she would check with her husband to see if he would voluntarily pick up the oil.  As of 11/15/99 I have not heard back from the Emmersons or Corbeils.  I phoned Ms. Corbeil at least three times with no answer.  On 11/15/99, I wrote to Ms. Corbeil explaining her options, etc.  I believe the yard or so of oily soil can be satisfactorily remedied thru land-spreading on the long gravel driveway without threatening the Corbeil's or any neighbor's wells.
   See attached.  This report may be addendumed as necessary.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-238-2001* On 4/27/01, 1110 hours we were notified by the Orrington Fire Chief of a possible fuel spill from a residential AST at 134 Betts Road.  At the time of the report there was odor and an AST with a broken nipple. (It appeared that the tank had settled into the dirt and broke the nipple.)  They could see no product and thought that someone had taken it.  However, shortly after my arrival there was product coming out on the shore of Sweats Pond, which was about eighty feet from where the spill occurred.  The owner, Mildred Keiser, said that there was about forty gallons in the tank before the spill happened.

On the same afternoon Tom Malleck and I installed containment boom and backed it up with sorbent. Within a week over thirty gallons of product was recovered.  The total recovery was about 38 gallons.  By 5/17/01 there was no more oil coming out so the boom was removed.  It should be mentioned that during this time the plume widened and produced a sheen outside of the boomed area.  Some member of the public called this to our attention and Bob Randall responded by deploying more boom.  Yours truly was on vacation at the time.
I-159-1999*Corrosion hole in AST in cellar for Scottish Inn.

About 10- 5 gal pails of contaminted soil were removed by the owner with hand tools.


Case Closed
P-609-1997*   On 10/02/97 and 10/06/97 I noted autos being filled at the dispensers at this facility and a new 10/6/97 fuel delivery from Lampron Enterprises, though the facility is registered as "to be removed" and is beyond the 10/1/97 removal date.  On 10/24 I noted two autos being filled at the dispensers (see photo).
   On Dec. 1997, Maine DEP and US EPA performed a joint inspection.  On 12/9/97, I revisited the site and noted four cars being filled at the pumps (see photo) at very reasonable prices for the product.
   The facility is bare steel tanks and piping and listed as approx. 15 years old.  The facility owner is understood to be Mr. Morris Silva of Cash Energy, Inc. The CTI listed on the 7/2/97 removal notice was Simard & Sons, though Elwin Scott of Simards has told me he is not doing the job after all.  Further DEP actions possible with expected UST removal of replacement.  See attached documents and P-499-94, P-422-91, et al.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
B-101-1996*On 2/22/96, 0845 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric Company called to relay some information regarding an earlier spill.  During our conversation she indicated that they had had a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill on Hudson Hill Road in Hudson.  She said that this spill had taken place on 2/15/96 and that it had not been reported because there was doubt that it was a reportable quantity.  The spill had landed on asphalt covering a 4'x4' area, and it was picked up with 8 sorbent pads.  Considering all of the circumstances, it probably was not a reportable quantity; however, we decided that there was no harm in reporting it.
P-623-1999*31 August 1999, received report of waste oil contamination at facility location.  Consultant conducting site assessment reports that a 300 gallon UST, containing waste oil,  was removed and determined not to be the source of 2 cubic yards of contaminated soils. The cause of the discharge is believed to be from an overfill of the UST or an accumulation of small spills that occurred during transfer operations of oil to the UST.

Consultant assures, after ridged questioning of garage staff, that the UST contents is in fact waste oil generated from the servicing of town vehicles.  I completed a decision tree document and authorized the spreading of the contaminated soil, see attached excerpts from consultant's draft report.  An additional 13 cubic yards of non-contaminated soil was removed with impacted material totaling approximately 15 cubic yards of mixed soil spread.  Material to be turned several times a week and analyzed in 30 days.

13 September 1999, conducted site visit and observed spread material.  I did not detect a visual or olfactory indication of oil contamination.  An unidentified town employee informed me that he observed the material being turned but he could not vouch for how often turning occurred .  See attached Clean Harbors follow up letter indicating result of field test.

No further response action necessary.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO,
A-19-2001*I recieved a report of a 10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at C.N. Brown's bulk plant on Riverside Drive in Augusta.  Kevin Moore reported that the bulk plant operator had not followed C.N. Brown protocol for immediate spill reporting, and that the spill had occured at 11 PM the previous night.  He indicated he would take steps to ensure that this did not happen again.  The incident involved an overfill to a delivery truck.  Most of the oil was contained in the dome area of the truck, while some spilled to the concrete pad beneath.  All oil was sorbed up and disposed by C.N. Brown.  I did not conduct a site visit to the plant.
A-145-1997*Received a call from Mike Millet of Millet Associates concerning an underground tank removal. He was at the VA hospital at Togus. A 10,000 gallon gasoline and a 6,000 gallon diesel tank were removed. Mike reported that he had one hit at 1000 ppm and five other readings all under 350 ppm (PID field headspace). Mike and I also decided that the site should be classified as a baseline 2 site according to the "decision tree". Since all readings taken were at or below the cleanup standard of a baseline 2 site of 1000 ppm bag headspace, no further work is necessary. No site visit was made. Additional information can be found in the appendix P site assessment for UST site #10506.
A-192-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-157-1998*    On 4/16/98, S. Brezinski of DEP was notified by the tenant of this single family residence that #2 fuel oil was leaking from the basement AST.  Over the next week, DEP had Clean Harbors, Inc. remove oil contaminated soils and debris from the basement floor.     Though the floor was concrete, some of the spilled oil appears to have seeped down thru cracks into soil below.  The drilled well was sampled and came up ND.
    This case has been referred to DEP Tech Services for further evaluation.  At this time little is known of local geology and gw flow.  The area is rural residential/commercial and wooded.  DEP expenses were incurred for contam. removal and soil disposal at CRS.  Mr. Flemming was negotiating with the 7th Day Adventist Church to buy the property at the time of the clean-up and will be applying to the state AST Clean-Up Ins. Fund.  Mr. Flemming lived in part of the building and operated an organic healthfood bakery in another part.
     No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-315-1997*   This report is complementary to P-688-93, regarding a DEP site visit in response to an out-of-service UST complaint.  I understand that recently Mr. Boucher has been trying to have the site approved for redevelopment as a florist shop by the town and has been getting neighbor pressure to have an assessment done to answer questions as to remaining tanks and surface contamination from the junk (noted in the P-688-93 report).
   On Tuesday, 7/22/97, Mr. Dyre of EER advised me of the findings of his firm's test pitting/phase-2 assessment on this property.  22 test pits were dug around the property, with most showing no evidence of oil contam.  TP-2 showed a PID reading of 448 ppm, likely from former K1 AST's at that spot.  TP-16 had a reading of 270 ppm.  Bedrock was reported to be fairly shallow on the property, grading up to about 2' bg on the NE side.  Dyre reports that the area is on town water.
   Dyre further reported that Fire Chief Frizzle stated he was at the removal in 1983 and confirmed that all UST's were removed at the time.
  Based on Baseline-2 and the cunsultant's data, no sensitive receptors are believed threatened and no clean-up is warranted, though mild contam. is understood to be onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed (i.e. excavation, site development).  See the report of EER for further details.

S. G. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services,

cc: Steve Dyre, EER
A-474-1996* On 10-23 the Norridgewock F.D. reported a tractor trailer accident on route 2 in Mercer. The T/T had a partial head on collision w/ another T/T. The T/T owned by Graves Trucking ruptured one saddle tank and broke a utility pole. The transformer that was in this pole came down onto the truck.
 When I arrived on scene the F.D. had pumped 55 gallons of diesel into a drum. In addition, they collected 25 gallons of diesel and water in another drum. This drum of waste was brought back to the DEP for disposal. I placed pads into the drainage ditch to collect the remaining diesel. I check on this site several more times and changed sorbent pads as needed. No further cleanup will be required.
A-316-1999*On 6-7-99 a bolt of lightning struck a transformer. About 6 gallons of oil was released. Crews from NASC cleaned up the spill. The oil was analyzed and no PCBs were detected. No site visit was made by this office and no further action will be taken.
P-445-2000*   This case involves the eventual abandonment of one of two active but out-of-compliance UST facilities located at this Falmouth business park.  Ted Scharf of DEP's oil L & E unit has been working with the facility owner & operator, Mr. Tim Marr, since March of 1999, regarding the removal of two bare steel UST's at two of the sites' buildings.  After communications and site visits Marr finaly had both tanks taken out of service in late Nov. of 2000, and 500 gal. AST's installed.
   In early December I visited and confirmed that the UST for the southernmost office building was removed, by Portland Pump Co.  The UST for building #2 was out-of-service but still not abandoned. I understand that the required abandonment deadline for these tanks was no later than 10/1/97 and that Ted Scharf will seek increased enforcement action.  Further DEP Resp. actions possible.
   In January 2001, Mr. Scharf notified me that he believed that both UST's were now removed.  See the attachments and DEP UST Reg file #4297 for further information.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-783-2000*A city snow plow unknowingly hit the vent pipes to two manifold tanks in the basement of a main street business.  The tanks were knocked sideways into a leaning position.  The copper line to one of the tanks became separated and oil spilled to the concrete floor.  It is believed that appr. 20 gallons spilled.  Downeast Energy was called, they responded with speedy dry and sorbents and cleaned up the oil in the basement, and also repaired the tanks.  There were no indications of any of the oil escaping the basement.  No further action.
I-20-2000*On 3-9-00, a resident on Dobson St. in Presque Isle called to report oil on the street. I went there and found a sheen on the street for about 75 feet. It had rained and apparently a vehicle fuel tank leaked. The water spread the small amount over a large area. No effective way of picking it up was available and it seemed to be dissipating quickly.
B-112-2000*
DEP received a report in January, 2000, from first selectman of Cooper, Maine, that the town suspected PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) contamination of the town's sand & salt pile.  Reportedly, sand delivered for road spreading originated at Green Hill Quarry, a known Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance site.  DEP USP (uncontrolled sites program) staff collected samples from the Cooper sand pile and from the Green Hill Quarry pit, where the Cooper sand was mined. HETL (Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory) analysis detected PCBs in sand samples from both locations.  The town, the sanding contractor, and the quarry pit owner were notified of the analytical results.  DEP requested a spill number be assigned to the project and began making arrangements for disposal of the sand as special waste (PCBs <50ppm).  Plans to remove the sand to a special waste facility required disposal characterization;  those samples indicated the presence of PCB contamination >50ppm.  Contractors submitted bids to remove the sand for disposal as hazardous waste, however total project costs exceeded the USP budget for the project.  EPA Office of Site Evaluation and Response, agreed to review the project and determined that a removal action was appropriate under the federal program.  Between October 10 and October 26, 2000, Coastal Environmental (contractor to EPA) removed 2,398 tons of PCB contaminated soil to CWM, Chemical Services, LLC, Model City, NY.  On November 17 Coastal Environmental removed nine 55-gallon drums of PCB contaminated soil/water (decon material) to Jet-Line, Dover, NH.  The site is returned to productive use as the Cooper sand and salt pile.  Refer to Uncontrolled Sites Program (light blue)/Cooper Sand and Salt/Project File for more information.
A-232-1999*Received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power about a transformer leak. The transformer on pole #144 on Sand Hill Road suffered a lighting strike that caused a small amount of transformer oil to leak. Mr. Mirabile stated that the line crew cleaned up the transformer oil. Additionally, the transformer was untagged. A subsequent report from CMP showed that the PCB content of the transformer oil was 12ppb. No further action is necessary and no site visit was made. Further information can be found in the attached CMP report.
P-32-1998*19 January 1998, responded to a report that a gas was being discharged from a vent located on the roof of the facility. Mobil contact with Lewiston FD (LFD) indicated that the facility could not provide an MSDS for the material reported released, ethylene oxide, a flammable gas. Upon arrival I reported to the incident command center outside the hospital. LFD advised that Chemtrec faxed an MSDS for PennGas. I was soon escorted to the spill location inside the facility, where I was advised by a hospital technician that an employee improperly opened an access to a sterilization unit. The cleaning agent, a product simular to Penngas, escaped and was picked up by a sensor in the room which set off a safety alarm.

I spoke with Peter Shacke, Chief Operating Officer, who expressed humor in the fact that two local fire departments and a state emergency responder were conducting a hazardous material response under the assumption that the material released was pure ethylene oxide. Just then, the hospital technician provided me with yet another MSDS describing OXYFUME, the material apparently released and also a sterilant. I advised all parties present of the hazardous material release reporting requirement.

My findings indicated that a very small amount of Oxyfume 2002 was released into a vacuum sealed room and vented out an exhaust at the facilities roof. A safety sensor detected the release and sounded an alarm as designed. The facility does not maintain a SPCC plan and should have reported the release and provided the proper MSDS to arriving FD personnel.

20 January 1998, I contacted the Androscoggin Emergency Management Agency to express my displeasure that the proper MSDS was not provided to the local fire departments, and was only provided to the state DEP representative at the conclusion of the spill response.

Response Services will refer this matter to the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit for their consideration.


Nathan Thompson, SMRO (11May98).
B-625-1999*     On October 5, 1999 at 1425 we received a call from Hubert Saunders of R.H. Foster reporting a one gallon spill of kerosene at the home of Ms. Edna Curit of Etna.  Ms. Curit's tank had no whistle and the driver overfilled it spilling a gallon out the vent onto the tank and pad.  He recovered most of the fuel with sorbents.  Ms. Curit has no well and gets her water from her son's well which is about one hundred yards away.  I talked to Ms. Curit and she was satisfied with the clean-up.  Foster will install a whistle alarm in the tank.
P-503-2001*While undertaking renovations #6 oil was discovered by the boiler house.  The cause of the discharge was unknown, but was assumed to be historical.  DEP staff assisted with the investigation of the source and remedial plans (refer to the attached correspondence between DEP, Global, and Global's consultants).  In short, the investigation lead to excavation of soil, installation of recovery wells, and the abandonment of an old dock line that was filled with #6 oil.  The case was referred to the Technical Services Division, please refer to their files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-741-1989*
REPORT UPDATE OF OCT. 2004:

	Abandonment by removal of retail motor fuels UST facility.  Prior to 1991 requirement for CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment.  UST's removed and replaced by CTI Paul Bosse of A L Doggett Co.  I briefly visited this site following removal of the tanks and piping.  Contamination appeared to be minor at the time though Mr. Bosse not Ms. Carr informed me of the past site history and the contaminated well across Rt. 136 (see P-189-85).  No remediation required or performed at the time.

S G Brezinski
B-296-1999*B-296-99
Brewer

Friday May 5, 1999				1001

Mr. Mark Weisser (989-1759, x33) phoned to report a five gallon spill of a water soluble, mineral oil based metal working, coolant/lubricant.  The Blasocut 2000 is combined with water (6% lubricating coolant and 94% water).

The spill occurred when Sawyer Environmental was moving a dumpster that contained metal and the lubricant.

Nearly 4.8 gallons of the lubricating oil and water solution was cleaned up off pavement, by Brewer Automotive employees, using sorbent materials.  The generated waste was disposed of through the existing solid waste stream, as arranged by Mark Weisser.
B-478-1996*D-TREE=S.

     This is a Formerly Utilized Defense Site (FUDS).  The Army Corps of Engineers began investigating the area on 10/30/91.  At that time, they noted four potential areas of soil contamination.  This spill report is associated with the removal of contaminated soil from around the AST dike area.  Jay Malcolm (Franklin Environmental Services, Inc.; Wrentham, MA) contacted DEP for a "dirty dirt" letter after approximately 450 tons of soil were removed.  Plans were to ship the material to Aggregate Recycling Corp. in Eliot to be recycled through their batch process.

REC:  File report.
P-423-1998*   On 9/14/98 S Flannery handed off this spill case to S. Brezinski, regarding an ongoing diesel fuel leak from an H P Hood milk delivery truck.  Apparently truck ran over something on Johnson St. N of Rt. 25, that severed the fuel crossover line.  The truck then crossed Rt. 25 and travelled the short distance to Gorham House for a delivery, leaking fuel the whole way.  The driver apparently realized the problem when he stopped and the Gorham Fire Dept. (GFD) was summoned.
   The truck leak was within 5' of a storm drain but fortunately the fuel puddled on the asphalt lot.  Before DEP could arrive, the GFD laid pads down, then Public Works (DPW) spread sand.  DEP took four bags of oily pads for disposal and DPW collected about a ton of oily sand for landspreading at their landfill/transfer station (previously okayed for this use).
   DEP will seek reimbursement for the two bales of pads that GFD used from the truck owner, Ryder Truck Rental.  The spill was retained on the paving and none was observed to have reached surface or ground waters.  No further Dept. actions anticipated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-874-2001*10.23.2001 I contacted the VIP store manager in South Portland concerning a 10.21.2001 reported spill.  The manager advised that an electrical malfunction occurred in a trash compactor located behind the facility.  The malfunction or electrical short allowed the compaction motor to continually run, which resulted in an overheat condition that melted a plastic hydraulic fluid reservoir.  Waste Management, Portland, cleaned up the spill and repaired the unit.

I contacted VIP representative Bill Tanous, who works at the VIP headquarters in Lewiston.  I advised of DEP reporting requirements and sent applicable statutes for reference.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 10.26.2001
P-544-1999*29 July 1999, responded to spill reported 28 July 1999.  I observed a previously removed above ground storage tank and an excavation of approximately 1.5 cubic yard of oil contaminated soil .  The tank exhibited signs of oil staining and severe corrosion. The tank was unsupported while in service and rested on the ground. It is suspect that corrosion induced a leak .   John Richards of Friendly Village, advised that the tenant skipped out and that the residence was being refurbished and the tank brought up to code, when the discharge was discovered.

The removed soil emitted a mild fuel oil odor, but no characteristics of saturation.  I approved that this soil be spread for aeration in a secure area of the facility.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6jan00.
B-746-1998*B-746-98
Hampden

Friday November 20, 1998				0857

I received a phone call from Tom Hambrock (942-4111) of the Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant.  Tom reports that there is a sheen on the Penobscot River near the treatment Plant in Bangor.  I told Mr. Hambrock that I would be there shortly.

When I arrived I spoke briefly with Tom Hambrock then we went outside to the river which was shrouded in "pea soup" fog.  The air was still and I could smell oil as I strained to see the sheen through the fog.  The tidal stage would be  approaching high tide around 1140.

I checked the oil terminal next door for problems.  At Coldbrook Energy I noticed that there was a sheen that would periodically bubble to the water's surface.  This seemed to be the source of the oil sheen in the river.  I also went to Barrett Paving to see if there were any problems there.  None were found.

When I returned to Coldbrook Energy's terminal, Paul Gerald, Tim and I were in the process of installing about 400 feet of sorbant sausage type boom to contain the sheen in the varied phases of the tide.  The boom was installed at near full tide.  Paul indicated that they had been pumping.

Monday November 23, 1998			Late morning

I returned to Coldbrook Energy to see how the clean up was going.  I was told that they pumped in the vicinity of 45 gallons of product from the groundwater at Coldbrook.  While they believe it to be diesel I think there is at least some very old weathered gasoline in combination with the diesel product.  Paul Gerald took a sample to do a flash on and as we passed a match over the sample it flashed with vigor at about 70 degrees.  Pumping continued, as the product to water ratio greatly diminished.  About a week later no sheen was noticed on the river in the boomed area.  Pumping continued and the boom was removed.  Pumping of the groundwater then ceased a few days later.  In all more than 60 gallons of product, a mix of possible diesel and gasoline was recovered.
A-24-2000*Received a call from Mike Lovejoy of Cianbro Corporation reporting a spill. He reported that there had been an accident where a dump truck owned by Sargent and Sargent had its' oil pan punctured.  The original report was 51 quarts of oil.  The spill was to a dirt surface.  Three bags of contaminated sorbent pads and 2 drums of contaminated soil were taken to Sawyer Environmental for disposal.  The reported amount was later reduced to 10 quarts when they realized the truck did not contain an engine cooler.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-61-1996*The filter was changed on an AST.  The gasket was not correctly seated and the system leaked.  The product ran into mud puddles and was recovered with pads.  Some soaked into the ground.  The area will be treated with manure in the spring.  The site has city water.
B-380-1998*B-380-98
Solon

Thursday June 11, 1998				0938

I received a phone call from Mr. Chris Bishop (643-2766), an employee of the town of Solon.  Mr. Bishop phoned to report that an E.J. Carrier logging tractor-trailer had rolled over in Solon near the Blinking light on Route 201A.

When I arrived, in Solon, I saw the tractor trailer on the side of Route 201A.  I met Jeannot Carrier, the owner and Somerset County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Wilfred Hines.  Sgt. Hines would be involved in traffic control and Mr. Carrier was operating a backhoe to move and clean out the chips from the overturned trailer and ditch area.

After the wood chips were removed, Goodine's Truck Service (474-9471) wreckers
righted the tractor and trailer unit.  I directed clean up of a small amount of diesel fuel using a few pads and wood chips and excavating a small amount of soil on the side of Route 201A.  The spill debris was set to be taken to Pike Industries (formerly Tilcon), in Fairfield, by Carrier Inc. Logging.
A-400-2000* Union Oil Company was making a delivery to an aboveground storage tank when a fitting loosened and spilled at least 50 gallons of fuel. This spill occurred at Freedom Fuel, which is located just off Route One in the town of Newcastle. The majority of the oil spilled inside the dike area, which had several inches of water across the entire concrete floor. In addition, oil spilled onto the gravel driveway.
 Fleet Environmental was hired by Union Oil Company to clean up the fuel. A vac truck arrived to pump out the oil and water from inside the dike. Soil Removal was from the gravel entrance road.
 This site was forwarded to Tech Services for further evaluation and water samples.

P-777-1999*2 November 1999, responded to spill location at Shaws Plaza behind CVS drug store.  I observed a pool of oil (approx. 7.5 meters x 7.5 meters) contained near a storm water drain.  Windham Fire Department was on scene and deployed sorbent pads and speedy-dry to contain the spill.  Windham advised that they learned of the spill from a citizen compliant.

A hydraulic line on a container truck, owned by the subject, broke and the remaining system oil discharged onto the parking lot and entered a near by storm water drain.  The truck operator advised me that he threw some dirt onto the spill then departed the scene to get some speedy-dry.  Before the operator's return several vehicles drove through the spill spreading the oil.  The operator also advised that his supervisor instructed him to clean up the spill and not to report the incident.  I determined that the operator was not prepared nor equipped to clean up the spill and to contact his office for further assistance.  I also advised the operator of DEP reporting requirements.  I obtained authorization (from the operator who had called his supervisor via cellular phone) to manage the clean up with the understanding that reimbursement would be sought from the subject.  I contracted Clean Harbors, S. PRTLD, to conduct clean up operations.  The storm drain was pumped off using a vacuum truck and the paved area of the lot was cleaned up using speedy-dry and contained in 55 gallon drums.

My investigation concluded that no fluid migration beyond the impacted storm drain occurred.  I advised John Tuttle, Shaws manager, that an oil stain would remain after the clean up.  Tuttle agreed.

DEP to seek reimbursement from subject.  This spill should also be referred to the Oil Enforcement Unit for the subject's failure to report the spill.

No further response action warranted.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 9Dec99.
I-213-1998*On 10/28/98, Steve Wipperman of the Maine Forest Service reported the spill of about 100 gallons of hydraulic oil at the cutting operation of Maibec Inc. in T12 R17. A fellerbuncher caught fire and a hose burned through causing it to leak onto the ground. I later coordinated with Gils Burbe of Maibec for removal of all contaminated soil. This was accomplished on 10-30-98. Soil was taken to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.
A-333-1998*While enroute to a spill in the Farmington Falls area, Mary James called to ask me to look into a spill on Route 4 in the Fairbanks section of Farmington. It was reported that a MDOT wheeler broke a cross over line upon leaving the maintenance camp on Route 4 and spilled a trail of diesel fuel out Route 4 towards downtown Farmington. As I was traveling to the maintenance camp I saw a stain on the road for about two miles. There was sand on the majority of the stain. When I arrived at the maintenance camp, I spoke to the foreman. He said that they spread sand on the spill and swept up most of it. He reported that the dump truck broke a valve on the cross over line when it left the yard. No further work is needed on this site.
A-441-1999*     DEP received an anonymous complaint that the water at this residential property smelled like oil.  Jon Andrews (DEP) sampled the well on 7/20.  The property owner (Taylor) runs an auto repair business out of his residence; a small amount of waste oil spilled as a result of sloppy handling was noted, and Mr. Taylor agreed to pay more attention to handling waste oil responsibly.
     Results of the 7/20 water sampling showed the presence of fuel oil at 181 ppm.  At this point, Mr. Taylor recalled that his 275-gallon AST (located in the cellar) had suffered a line leak about a year and a half previously; he claims to have cleaned it up himself using rags.  The cellar has a poured concrete floor with no drain, but the well piping exits through the floor and may have served as a conduit for spilled oil.  The drilled well is located about 80' outside the cellar wall.  The cellar exhibited no evidence of spilled oil at the time of my visit.
     A filter was installed by DEP and the matter was referred for Tech Services attention (Alex Pugh became involved).  I anticipate no further Response involvement here unless contaminated soil is encountered.
A-376-1997* A small amount of oil was spilled into a tote. The tote was full and a very small amount of lube oil was released into the sewer. Workers from I.P. cleaned up the discharge and no further action will be required. No site visit was made.

B-176-1996*Mrs. Billings called to report that a transformer had spilled 8 gallons of non-PCB mineral oil along Rt. 116 in Argyle.  This was due to storm damage.  As always they would clean it up.  I drove by the site the next morning and saw that much of the oil had soaked into the sand in the bottom of the ditch. I later received a letter saying that only 1/2 a bag of surface debris had been cleaned up.  I contacted Mrs. Billings and told her that the rest of the oil need to be cleaned up.  I received another letter saying that two drums of soil had been recovered.  I returned to the site and found that there was still some saturated soil in the ditch.  I arraigned to meet with Fred Leight of BHE Co. at the scene and supervise the clean up.  This time they had a labor crew from Clean Harbors and, using the saturated soil test, we removed 8 more drums of soil.  This soil was 90% road sand and the ground water table was about 16" down.  The second factor prevented the hot oil from penetrating any further.  At this time I envision no further clean up.
B-309-1999*I received a call from Tom Wallace, the Northeast Harbor fire chief. He said that a Peter Bell had suffered a fire at his home at 125 Peabody Drive. While the chief and the state fire marshal were inspecting the remains to determine the cause of the fire, they noticed the strong smell of fuel oil and suspected that the oil tank in the basement had leaked.
   On 6/11/99 I met the chief and caretaker, Bill Nicholson, at the fire scene. It is believed that a lightening strike started the fire in the basement of the 110-year-old home. This basement was now full of a couple feet of charcoal and debris. There is a floor drain at the edge of the property that was discharging a small amount of clear water that did not exhibit any sheen or odor of oil.
I dug down to the bottom of the tank and found that the firematic valve had closed and the fittings at the tank appeared tight. I could not smell any fuel oil odor nor could Chief Wallace.
I cleared off the top of the horizontal 275 and opened a bunghole. The tank still contained 19" of fuel. The caretaker said that it would be reasonable for that time of year. I believe that the strong oil smell from the day before was caused by vaporizing fuel being emitted from the hot fuel in the tank caused by the bed of charcoal. In any case, I found no evidence of a leak. I did discuss the importance of carefully removing the tank when the clean up began. Mr. Nicholson contacted the fuel supplier, E.G.Jordan Co., and had the tank pumped out and later removed. Excellent response on Mr. Nicholson's part.
   I expect no further action will be necessary.
A-114-2001*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper reporting a small spill. He reported a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a leaking seal in the B-diffuser building. The spill was to a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbents.  See the report from International Paper for additional details. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this incident.
B-361-1996*7/12/96 @ 1515

I had just finished a site visit in Alton (B-344-96), when Mrs. Erma Ellis said that there had been a semi-truck roll over about three tenths of a mile North on Route 16.  When I left, I headed to the roll over to see if any diesel or other soils were spilled.

When I arrived, I saw Chips, Inc. wood chip truck on its side, on the soft sand shoulder, at the end of a curve.  Alton's Volunteer Fire Department was on the accident scene as was the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office Deputy Troy Morton.  The only oil that had been spilled was a little less than 1 qt of crank case oil that leaked from the crank case vent.  The fuel tank crossover line was then shut off.

The Fire Dept. and I played a waiting game and assisted Skips Auto Repair (827-4657), as they emptied the chip trailer unit using a bobcat and a small back hoe and loaded the chips into waiting dump trucks.  It was Skips Auto Body that righted the overturned truck, and did so without any additional spillage.

The approximate 2 or 3 hand shovels of contaminated soil were spread on the shoulder of Rt 16 at the accident scene. None of the approximate 75 gallons of diesel fuel remaining in the saddle tanks was spilled.
P-62-1996*On 1/25/96 I received a call from John Lyons at the Coast Guard reporting two 55 gallon drums that were floating near shore at the Coast Guard Station in South Portland.  I called Clean Harbors and asked them to pick up and dispose of the drums appropriately.  There were no identifying markings as to the owner or contents of the drums.  Clean Harbors later reported that one drums was empty and that the other contained approximately 15 gallons of gasoline.  They made arrangements for the appropriate disposal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-209-2001*
     This office received a call at 0815 on 4/18/01 from Bill Robinson (A.E. Robinson Oil Company; Dover-Foxcroft) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the basement AST at Gary Grant's residence on Pine Street in Brownville Junction had developed a leak.  An estimated 10 gallons of #2 oil went onto a dirt floor and flowed on groundwater over to a sump, which discharges onto the driveway out front.  The material then settled in a shallow drainage ditch a few feet away.  Sorbent pads were laid down to contain the oil and they will begin removing  some of the contaminated soil in the basement.  Plans are to replace the old 275-gallon tank.

     Proceeding to the site, I met with Mr. Robinson and Mr. Grant.  By this time, the fuel tank had been removed from the basement, along with several 5-gallon buckets of contaminated soil.  There was no obvious corrosion hole in the tank, but it appeared to have leaked along the bottom.  Due to a steady flow of groundwater entering the basement, a discharge hose had been installed on the sump pump, which discharges on the driveway, thus the leak was discovered shortly after it began.  Water in the ditch (6 to 8 inches wide) was keeping most of the oil up off the soil.  I was informed that the town highway, who Mr. Grant works for, is planning to remove sediment from the ditch sometime this summer.  Prior to leaving the site, I explained the AST insurance fund to the Grant's in the event they choose to use it.

REC:  File report.
B-186-1999*One of Bangor Hydro's bucket trucks leaked about a gallon of hydraulic oil onto the driveway at the Dennis Shubert property in Mount Desert.  See the attached BHECo report.
B-346-2000*B-346-2000
06/28/2000 08:45


     An anonymous complainant called this office to state that personnel from Walmart in Ellsworth were dumping photo lab wastes down the drain.  It was stated that the department store's photo waste recycling machine had broke over the weekend allowing the silver contaminated waste to build up.  The complainant reportedly witnessed the workers dumping over 30 gallons down a janitorial room's floor drain.
     A later on site investigation with Hazardous Waste Enforcement staff indicated that the material was in fact improperly disposed of.  Certain Walmart personnel admitted to the situation.  A lab sample from the store's lift station shown traces of silver contamination at .21 parts per million. Enforcement action is pending.  It may be noted that none of the silver was recoverable.

B-655-1997*On November 13, 1997 at 0730 we received a call from Mary Corrella at the Moose River Truck Stop reporting an eighty gallon diesel spill.  Ms. Corella was filling a tractor trailer and went back into the building to tend to a customer.  When she came back out the nozzle had fallen onto the ground and was spilling fuel.  She got sorbents which she spread on the spill.

I arrived at the site late that morning and met Ms. Corrella.  The spill occurred on a tarred area which prevented the oil from penetrating into the ground.  The truck stop's drilled well is located about four hundred feet away and is not in any danger.  I left the station another bale of pads to finish the clean up.
A-731-2000*   DEP received a report that a small (20') gasoline powered boat had suffered an "explosion" and subsequently sank in 4' of water (at low).  It is presumed that the few gallons of fuel on board probably burned.  No fuel containment/recovery was deemed necessary.
P-704-1996*Dana Harris of Harris Oil Company reported that a discharge of apporximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil had discharged at the June Hunnyfield residence in Westbrook as the result of a "pinhole" in the bottom of the tank.  The tank had been filled the previous day and approximately 240 gallons remained in the tank.  Harris Oil cleaned up all the discharge oil and none was believed to have entered the sump hole.  The spill occurred in a basement with a concrete floor and no impact to the groundwater is expected.

No further DEP involvement is necessary in this matter.




_______________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-60-2001*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled during a vehicle accident two days earlier.  Snow had fallen since then.  After speaking with public safety officials on scene at the time it was determined that fuel loss was insignificant and that no remediation was warranted.
P-230-2001*See attached report from CMP.
B-705-1998*Murial Freeman smelled oil in her basement and investigated, thereby discovering that her aboveground storage tank was leaking.  Fortunately, she smelled the odor before much more than a quart had leaked; she called Dead River and had the problem addressed right away.

The oil dripped directly onto ledge, so there was no recovery effort to be made.  That and the minor amount precluded any response from this office.
A-431-1997*This spill occurred when a skidder overturned and came to rest upside down.  The Sheriff's staff noticed product dripping the following day.  I found hydraulic oil, waste oil and what appeared to be new motor oil dripping from different areas.  No diesel was found.  The site was very steep and will not be used for well construction there is no need for remediation.
B-377-2000*Somerset Sheriff's Office called to report that a car had driven into a washout on Rt. 16 in Concord Township. This was about 3 miles north to the Embden-Solon bridge. There were no aggravating circumstances with this accident and the tiny bit of lube oil washed off the car was of no environmental consequence, particularly in light of the 5+ inches of rain that had fallen the day before thus causing the washout. The sheriff's office just wanted us to be aware.
B-384-1999*      On July 8, 1999 at 0810 we received a call from the Bar Harbor Fire Department reporting a spill of used motor oil at the Morang Robinson Auto Co. in Bar Harbor.  The fire department estimated that between fifty and one hundred gallons of used motor oil leaked from an outside 275 gallon storage tank.  A corrosion hole on the tank's bottom caused the spill.  The fire department and company workers had spread sorbents on the spill and stopped the leak with a wooden plug.  The area is on town water.
     I arrived on site that morning and met Mr. Robert Buck, who is the owner of Morang Robinson Auto.  The cause of the spill was as the fire department said and I thought that between fifty and seventy-five gallons spilled.  The oil was contained in the back parking lot and I had the workers start recovering the dirty sorbents.
     Since part of the spill area was dirt we made arrangements to excavate the contaminated soil and transport it to Thibodeau's batch plant in Prospect in Mr. Buck's dump truck.  We excavated between two and three yards of contaminated soil and Speedi-Dri.
P-672-1999*On 9/20/99 I received a call from Tom Bahun reporting a sodium hydroxide spill at their treatment facility.  The spill occurred during the delivery of the chemical to the facility.  Piping on the facility side of the transfer broke causing 10 to 15 gallons of spillage onto a concrete floor.  The spill was being cleaned up with sorbent material and the concrete surface would then be decontaminated with a neutralizing agent.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
B-455-2000*Ten and a half hours after the fishing vessel MOBY DICK sank at her mooring in Southwest Harbor, the Coast Guard MSD in Bucksport notified us.  USCG personnel in Southwest Harbor had put out boom to contain the sheen produced by the bilge slops, and were using sorbents to recover what oil they could.  The vessel's master said his plan was to raise her and tow her to Hinckley Boat in Manset for repairs.

Moby Dick's master filed a salvage plan with the MSO on 8/25 and on the 26th, she was raised.  The Captain of the Port would not approve the original plan to scuttle the vessel off Mt. Desert Rock, requiring that she be either refitted or dismantled.  ( Neither Response Services nor DMR had any objection to scuttling her, as long as no sheen resulted.)

According to the Coast Guard, on 9/4/00, the Moby Dick was taken under tow, ostensibly enroute to South Portland, when whataya know (?!) she sank 12 miles south of Mt. Desert  Rock at N43 57.78' W68 34.58'.  (DEP's Land & Water Bureau REALLY had a problem with this development, the biggest problem being they didn't like it, but they couldn't think of a regulation against it.)

There was no sheen reported coming from the Moby Dick at her new resting place.  See the letter to Mike Berzinis from COTP Nash.
A-548-1999*DEP received a report that oil was present on the lower waters of Clearwater Pond.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene; local fire officials were already standing by.  No source was determined, but it appeared that a small quantity of lubricating oil may have spilled from one of the boats at the marina.  Oil had flowed over the dam at the marina and onto a small mill pond immediately to the south, where it had been held by a second dam.  Responding personnel were able to collect most of what was spilled using sorbents.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-119-2000*   In the late morn of Sat. 3/4/00, Mr. Robbins contacted DEP thru the state police reporting free oil entering his basement sump and causing a strong odor problem in his house.  On-site I confirmed red oil in his sump and a strong odor.  Mr. Robbins explained that several days before he noted a drip from his outside 275 gal. AST (corrosion hole) so he replaced the tank not knowing the leak was bad.  On Sat. morn they noticed the oil odor.  We put a fan in a window to create a neg.-P which kept odor from the upstairs.  The house is located in a residential neighborhood on city water and sewer.  About 12' NE of the spill is an intermittent brook running SE, but with no oil reaching it at the time or later.
    On Mon. 3/6/00 I returned and recovered oily pads for a total of about 3-4 gals. recovered but oil still seeping in.  I discussed soil removal with J. Woodard and arranged remediation with Fleet Env.  Fleet and an oil burner-man moved the oil tank and put in a new sleeved line.  Over 3/9 and 3/10 I oversaw Fleet removing oily oil and free product from the recovery well.  New fill was brought in and put around a 6" recovery well.  Mr. Robbins allowed us to use a pile of soil, remaining from a new house extension, as loam over the spill area and on his lawn area.  Hay mulch was laid down in prep. for grass seed when the weather was warmer in April/May.  Grass was never seeded as explained in attached letters.  Over the summer, DEP had Fleet return periodically to pump-skim free product out of the well.
    Mr. Robbins chose Option 1 of the Clean-Up Agreement for DEP management and I notified the State Fire Marshal for AST Ins. coverage.  Clean-up expenses as of 9/00 are $5,810.31.   At this time the oil on gw is down to a skim.  No oil has been noted in the brook.
See attached letters, agreements and notes for further info.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-104-1997*After smelling what they thought was gasoline in their water, the Rousseaus took a sample which was found to contain 89ppb of MTBE by Northeast Labs. Shelby Rousseau called Tom Benn who refered her to me. I went to the site and took a sample to verify on 4/8. Results came back by phone on 4/10 at 57ppb MTBE so I arranged to have filters installed by Water Treatment, Inc.
There is no obvious source of this contaminate, as the Rousseaus live far from the road, and any neighbors. Their driveway is near their well, and, if the well was not sealed properly, could be the source.  I turned the case over to Tech. Services for their assessment.
B-195-2001*At about 1730 on April 10, a tractor-trailer belonging to Friendship Trap Co. went off the road on Rt. 191 in Cooper.  The driver said he'd lost control after hitting a frost heave.

The truck crossed the centerline and sheared off a utility pole on the west side of the road.  One of the truck's saddle tanks was punctured in the accident; an estimated 50 gallons of diesel was lost to the ditch under the snow.  Power in the area was lost.

This spill was not reported 'til almost 10 that night.  I arrived on site about 12:30, after everyone had left.  The fuel was in the ditch, under the snow bank, so I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to have a vacuum truck on scene 4/11 to suck up the contaminated snow.

With the arrival of daylight, it was apparent that the oil had migrated down the ditch and under the road, onto property owned by Melissa Yerxa of Jonesboro, 434-2577.  Clean Harbors personnel deployed sorbents to contain what oil they could find under the snow. The vac truck was used to remove contaminated snow from the ditch, but it soon became apparent that the soil along the ditch was also contaminated.  That material was removed on the 13th by Greg Hold of Baileyville, and disposed at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-125-1999*Shortly after Whitney's burner-man got done working on her furnace, Frances Stevens began to smell oil in the house.  After 2 days, she couldn't stand it anymore, so Whitney Energy sent a technician back, and he discovered a weeping flare connection where the oil feed-line connects to the furnace.  Most of the oil had run back along the line and onto the ground under the camp, but some of it had stained the carpet, linoleum and subfloor; that all had to be replaced, and Whitney hired someone to do it.

On April 7, Paul Richard and I installed a vent under Stevens' camp to vent away the oil fumes she still complained about.  On June 30 and one other, earlier occasion, PID readings of the fumes vented were 23 ppm, so apparently the vent is working.
A-545-1998* On 10-2-1998, Augusta Fuel Company reported the potential release of kerosene from an outside oil tank. The original estimate was 200 gallons of fuel oil lost. This oil tank is located at a rental property owned by Ted Wiederhorn on the shore of Torsey Lake in the town of Readfield.
 I made a site visit and the feed line had been broken from the oil tank. We checked the lake and did not find any oil leaching into the lake. In addition, no oil was found leaching out of the side hill. There is a steep gradiant from the tank location to the shoeline.
 In conclusion, there was some speculation as to what actually happened at this site and how much oil may have been lost.
 No further remedial activity by Response Services was conducted and no further action is expected.
P-102-2001*A corrosion hole in a 275 gallon #2 oil tank in the Cellar of the multifamily residence at 16 Tate Street caused 150 to 200 gallons of oil to spill to the ground.  The tank was located in the sandy floored cellar of the home, and replaced by Giroux Oil.

I investigated and found only a small stain beneath the old tank.  Presumably the oil all sunk into the very permeable ground.  I checked the storm and sewer drains in the neighborhood and notified Portland Sewer Dept.  Because of the age and close proximity of the homes in the area a clean up at this time is not practical.  No further action anticipated at this time.
I-119-2000*5 gallons of kerosene spilled when the coupling let go on hose.  3.5 gallons were lost on back of truck and 1.5 on ground.  Spill rags were used for clean up and taken back to Irving office on 10/17/2000.
B-409-2001*Investigating the aftermath of a spate of vandalism the previous night, Scott Taylor noticed a sheen on the Piscataquis River at Guilford of Maine's dam.  Responding, Jake Ward and I made contact with Taylor and Wendy Porter, and walked upstream looking for a source.  None was ever found.  There was no sign of spillage at Hardwood Products, and it certainly didn't come from Guilford.  Whether it was related to the vandalism or not was never determined.

The sheen was pretty much dissipated by the time we arrived and never reappeared.
A-234-1996*     DEP received a report that a sheen was visible on a small stream in Waldoboro.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The stream exits a culvert at the edge of the Irving Mainway; it carries stormwater run-off from route 1.  A sheen was evident at the time of my visit; analysis revealed the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons, but the source was unclear.  Irving performed a SIA on all USTs on their property; all passed this test.
     A politically charged atmosphere exists here regarding Irvings' plans to expand their facility. An adjacent property (the former Waldoboro Garage) was acquired by Irving to allow for this expansion; this property is known to have shown some contamination by waste oil.  Suspicions as to the source of the intermittent sheen on the stream did not re-focus on the existing Irving station until the UST removal of 1/97; two of the steel USTs were observed to have small (1/4") holes despite having passed SIAs several months earlier.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal/re-use.
     It is now believed that contamination originating at the original Irving facility entered the stormwater system via breaches in the culvert wall, and appeared as a sheen at the outfall.  This situation should no longer recur now that the source has been removed.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-136-1998*During a product changeover the # 2 oil pocket was pressurized.  The safety valve released and sprayed oil into the scuppers.  When the truck began to move it flowed out of the vent drain.  The fire department and Kalloch padded up the product and cleaned the top of the truck.
P-630-1998*On Dec. 9, 1998 I was contacted by Jay Moody of the Maine Bureau of General Services.  He was in charge of an underground tank installation at the Maine Correctional Facility in Windham.  While installing the new tank the contractor encountered what appeared to be old fuel oil contamination.  I went to the site.  The area being excavated had no record of a registered underground storage tank.  It appeared that there was most of an old building foundation in this spot.  The oil contamination was localized and mild.  Rather than try and deal with disposal issues, the contractor decided to find a new spot for the tank.  The new spot chosen had no contamination present.  The contamination levels in the original excavation were below clean up guidelines for this site, so no clean up was performed.  I suggested to Jay to be sure and document the oil contamination found in the first excavated area.  No further action at this time.
B-117-1996*Feb. 26, 96 1035

I received a phone call from Mona Spear (945-5621) of Bangor Hydro Electric.  Mrs. Spear phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill to Grindstone Road in Medway.

This spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on a line truck failed.  About 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled on pavement and the road's shoulder.  Clean up included using speedi dry and some excavation of the affected soil on the shoulder.  The spill debris filled about 1/4 of a 55 gallon drum.  This material was taken to the Lincoln line facility and will be disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  See attachments.
P-128-1996*On Feb. 27, 1996 the Dept. was notified of an oil truck spilling oil while going down the road. I contacted Breggy oil (the truck owner) who stated that the truck had been stopped and the oil on the road was being sopped up with speedy dry.  They also explained that the oil was leaking due to a bad seal on the top fill line and was only leaking when the truck went over a bump, the truck was only a couple of blocks from where it had been filled so it was believed that very little had spilled.  I was also told that the city had been notified and would be sanding the road.  No further action.
I-21-2000*On 3-14-00, Dave Page of Irving Oil called to report that one of their delivery trucks, while making a delivery to 7 Roberts Ave. had spilled about 20 gallons due to a frozen air eliminator valve. They dispatched a crew to clean up the oil in the street. They used wood shavings to absorb what was possible and shoveled up the contaminated snow and ice. All spilled product was effectively picked up.
P-627-1999*10 June 1999, Mr. Eames advises that a 1500 gallon fuel oil tank (reg#20156) failed cathodic protection, and that the facility is considering future options for the tank, which was installed in 1982.  Eames requested an abandonment in place determination.  I inspected the tank's location and granted the request.

This report referred to Oil Enforcement Unit for review.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (16Nov99)
B-89-2001*B-089-2001
03/07/2001 08:45

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the Gwen Trenholm residence on the Stage Road in Hermon.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked onto the driveway when the hose ruptured on their delivery truck.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.

B-29-1998*An Allegiance Healthcare truck was blown sideways across I-95 on the morning of Jan. 14.  Because of the extended period of rain in Maine that week, the snowbanks were rock-hard and ripped open one of the saddle tanks, spilling an estimated 50 gallons. The Interstate was closed for a time 'til the wreck was cleared; fortunately, the truck stayed on the road instead of plunging through the guard rails onto the tracks below.

The spill was not reported here 'til after 1500. Upon my arrival, the Lincoln Fire Dept. was on site, trying to lay down sorbent pads, but I discouraged their efforts, there being little or nothing, at that late hour, to pick up.  The oil had been tracked south by eleven hours of traffic, and there was no sheen to be seen.  Case closed.
A-441-1996*Received a call from Cinda Corriea  of Brooks that there were some underground tanks at an old service station next to her house. The house was being sold and she wanted to make sure that the tanks were properly abandoned. I went to inspect. I found the tanks on the propety which is on route 139. There are two small fill pipes. Ms. Corriea suggested that the tanks were hydaulic oil tanks for the old lift. No way to confirm that detail. Minor spillage from the open fills. I taped plastic bags over the fills to keep rain out of them. Product was probably leaking out by rain getting into the tank from the fills or groundwater leaking into the tanks. The tanks are unregistered and this case is being referred to Oil Enforcement. Further work is needed on the site to remove the tanks.
A-549-1996*see attached word document a54996
B-255-1996*Mr. Collier who is the first selectmen of Lamoine called to report that he had been notified that what was thought to be diesel had leaked out of a dumpster at the town trash transfer site which is located at the old town dump.  This spill happened the previous day when some unknown person walked past the locked gate and threw a container into the dumpster.  He had not been to the scene and would call back with more details.  On his return I learned that the product had been gasoline and a stain on the gravel was 6' x 2.5' in size.  He dug into the gravel and found it had sunk down 6"-12".  After learning that the nearest water well was several hundred yards away I suggested that the contaminated gravel be dug up and spread on site.  He then hired Jay Fowler, Contractors who dug up the gravel and spread it on a tarp.

I did not attend the site and selectmen Collier was comfortable with this.  I do not feel any further action is necessary.
A-581-1999*On 9-24-99, Dead River called this office to report an oil leak at the house that belonged to the Worth's deceased mother. I arrived on site and determined that soil removal would have to take place. The AST, which is located in the barn, had developed a leak. The oil leaked onto the wooden floor boards and into the ground below.

Mr. and Mrs. Worth had a friend help them. They first removed the wooden floor boards and then they removed the contaminated soil, using hand tools.

I made several site visits during the soil removal process and determined that more soil would need to be removed. In addition, I had the Worths coat the floor joists and beams with a sealer to reduce the oil vapors. Finally on 9-28, I collected two soil samples. The samples did not meet the stringent clean up goal, however I feel confident that the cleanup is adequate. The entire leak occurred within the footprint of the building and leaching of the remaining oil should be slight.

The dug well on site is located about 45 feet away and it was sampled on 10-12-1999. No hydrocarbons (DRO) were detected.
A-396-1998*The Department's assistance was requested with the disposal of a 55-gallon drum labeled "tetrahydrofuran" found in a storage shed behind the old Inmont Manufacturing building in Winthrop during a site assessment. As tetrahydrofuran ages, it forms unstable organic peroxides when exposed to air. These peroxides can initiate an explosion when exposed to heat or friction. Given the size of the drum, it was decided moving it was not prudent. The drum was probably left when the facility closed in the mid 1970s, along with drums of plasticizers, hydrofluoric acid, myriatic acid, still bottoms, and resins.

The following companies/individuals were involved in removal/disposal of the drum: Tom Schwarm, Acadia Environmental (performed site assessment); Brian Fons, Seacoast Ocean Services (cleanup contractor); George Walton, Reactives Management Corp. (chemical stabilization advisor); Tim Culbert, New England Chemical & Explosive Disposal Company, Inc. (explosives advisor); Bill Hufnagel (attorney); Mary James & Bill Wallace, DEP; Joe Young, Winthrop Police Chief; Hartley Palleschi, Winthrop Fire Chief; Vinnie Cerasuolo, Kennebec County EMA; and Ken Grimes, State Fire Marshal's office.

Disposal operations took place 7/24/98. A two-block area around the shed was evacuated. The drum was sampled through an existing hole. Results were positive for tetrahydrofuran using both Quantex strips and a potassium iodide/acetic acid test. The chemical was siphoned off a gallon at a time and neutralized with caustic soda. Destruction of the peroxides was verified by Quantex strips and wet chemistry. Hydroquinone was added to stabilize the mixture. Since no transporter was willing to ship the material, it was taken to a nearby landfill and blown up.

No further action necessary by Response Services.
B-278-2001*B-278-01
Bangor (BIA)

Thursday May 10, 2001				1058

I received a phone call from Gill Merchant (990-1245), of The City of Bangor's BIA Fuel area.  Mr. Merchant phoned and asked if they could abandon the former military piping that is located on the area of the city's bulk storage.

I explained that there were more than a few hoops that the City of Bangor needed to jump through.  During a site visit I explained that it would be beneficial to have an as built drawings, of the piping that is proposed to be abandoned.  He should also work in conjunction with a site assessor as Fessenden Geo-Environmental to develop a plan that they will implement.  I explained that I would be happy to review such a plan and most likely, because of the proximity to active piping, the abandonment would be approved.

While I was there I also mentioned that Bob Whittier was working on a case that the Hermon Town Manager phoned in.  The complaint was that there was oil coming from the airport into Hermon Bog.

Gill was interested in this.  We toured the entire perimeter of the BIA and the military area.  It has not rained for quite some time and the water we did see was standing highly stained with tannins and it even looked black.

You could see bubbles from decaying vegetation in the water and organic sheen in some area.  There was no petroleum-based sheen or oil leaving the air base or BIA.  I later went with Bob Whittier to check out the complaint (B-287-01).
A-244-1998*DEP received a report that a shallow (dug) well at this seasonal property was contaminated .  The property owner (Elliot) felt his neighbor had deliberately poured something into the well; I saw no evidence of this, although the contamination is consisitent with a one-time introduction of a small amount of gasoline (lab analysis indicates the presence of weathered gasoline).  DEP installed a carbon filter; the well was purged and soaped during the summer of 1998.  No recurrence was reported during 1999.
P-765-1999*    On Thus. 11/4/99, I checked out this active, retail motor fuels AST facility in relation to a discharge of red heating oil to the downgrade Mutiny Brook.  The heating oil leak was traced to a basement AST in a derelict house located between the brook and this gas station/repair garage; though I had to be assured at the time that this facility was not a source or contributor.  I found no indication of discharges from this site at the time except for small surface spills from trucks parked in the rear & front.  Though I was not able to check the building interior.
    The area is in South Waterford off Rt. 35 just south of the intersection with Mill Hill Rd.  It is rural residential & commercial and on private wells and septic.
    The facility consists of four steel AST's (approx. 500 to 2000 gal. sized) that appear to be former UST's (from this site).  The business appears very old (> 20 yrs.).  The tanks are within a concrete berm with a gravel floor on a hill above the garage.  Single-wall galvanized steel piping exits the tank tops, goes down the hill, and into the ground (see site sketch).  It runs underground about 20' to the pumps/dispensers.  Though the piping appears suction operated, the tank elevation keeps the piping under constant pressure.  No automatic leak detection was observed.  I noted no manway or pressure relief on the tank tops.  The tanks hold UR, U+, U Premium, and diesel fuel.  [It's proximity to the brook may require the AST facility to have a Federal SPCC Plan?]
   I found no UST Reg. number or spill reports on the site in DEP files; it's UST's may have been removed prior to the 1985 Maine UST regulations.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-47-2001*This was a request to abandon an UST in place. The tank is a 275 gal. steel tank which was buried near the house. Later a concrete porch was installed over the area where the tank was. The tank was removed from service and drained. The top of the tank was exposed, an access was cut. The tank was then pumped dry and cleaned. There was no evidence of leakage. The tank was filled with pea stone and abandoned in place. No further action is expected.
P-401-1996*On July 5, 1996 Georges Gendron of Gendron Oil reported that a discharge of approximately 100 gallons had occurred at Tut's General Store, Route 35, North Waterford, during a fuel delivery to the facility's underground storage tank.  The Waterford Fire Department had responded and put sand and foam on the gasoline, which ran into a ditch.  The Fire Department then placed weir dams in the ditch and placed sorbent pads on the liquid.  It appeared that the gasoline had been contained and adequately cleaned up.  I visited the site several days later and determined that there was no further migration of any gasoline or substatial impact to the environment.

No further action is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-445-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor fuel "weep" had been observed at this AST due to rusting. Some fuel had spilled to concrete; soil had not been impacted.  Fuel was transferred and the tank was replaced.
I-116-2000*2 gallons of fuel oil was spilled when the furnace broke trying to ignite it.  It was cleaned up by Paul Durepo with pads.
A-515-1998*     DEP received a report that a residential AST had lost oil via holes in the tank bottom.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It appeared that approximately two gallons of oil had spilled into the silt/clay soils in the building crawlspace.  Some product was puddled and sorbed; contaminated soils were not pursued due to the non-sensitive nature of the property (area served by municipal water).  Odors were not a concern in living spaces.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-330-2000*Received a call from the Town of Pittsfield concerning a small spill.  A hydraulic hose on one their large trash compactors broke spilling 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. Most of the oil stayed on the concrete platform but some of it ran off the pad into some soil.  Two drums of contaminated soil were removed and eventually transported to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
I-185-1998*SCOOPED CONTAMINATED SOIL INTO PLASTIC BBLS AND THINLY SPREAD SAME ONTO AN UNTREATED PORTION OF THE SPRAY BLOCK.  THE AREA WAS THEN COVERED WITH UNCONTAMINATED SOIL, LIMED AND SEEDED.  NO STREAMS OR BODYS OF WATER NEARBY.
P-241-1988*
	Removal and associated remediation of gasoline UST facility.
A-387-1999* The DEP received a call from Roy Koster at Central Maine Power about a tranformer which had caught on fire during a lightning storm.  About 1 gallon of oil spilled onto the ground at the base of the pole.  The Belgrade Fire Dept. was also called to the scene.  The oily dirt was removed along with some brush.  The transformer is located at the intersection of Route 8 and Route 11 in North Belgrade.
  No further action is required by the Response Unit at this time.
P-991-2001*Leak form vehicle on PNSY property.  Included with monthly report of small discharges at base.
B-285-1997*Lyndon Ross of Fiber Extrusion in Eastport called to report a spill of a material called "Dowtherm Preheater" at their facility.  Dowtherm preheater is heat transfer liquid used in the polyester extrusion process and contains a mixture of diphenyl oxide and biphenyl.  The material leaked from a ruptured disk on a pipe on the roof of the building spilling the majority on the ground below.  Because of the material is listed as a hazardous waste, Sea Coast Ocean Services was called in for the clean up.  Approximately 4 drums of contaminated soil were generated in the clean up and taken to a licensed facility in New York for disposal.
B-227-1996*On 5/6/96, 0900 hours Lynn Alexander called to report that a drum had appeared on her property over the winter. I told her that I would check it out the following day.  Bob Whittier and I checked it out on the afternoon of 5/7/96.  The drum was located in a wet area immediately along side of Black Road.  It had a spigot.  This means that it once served as heating fuel storage.  The interior of the drum was zero LEL and the Photon didn't budge.  It had a hole on its side next to its end plate.  The water that came out when we moved it did  not have a sheen.  There was some emulsified oil on the end of our sample tube.  We brought the drum back to our area so that others would not get the idea that it was OK to dump junk at that location.  It is possible that someone was hauling the drum to a junk yard when it fell of from their truck.  Milt will scrape the drum when he has a bunch of them to do.
I-36-1997*Contaminated soil found while excavting for new building foundation.

Frank Wezner was notified and was on site. A land spreading site was located on the owners propert and about 150 cu yds of soil was spread according to the guidleines.

Site meests baseline one goals for clean-up.
Case closed.
P-573-1997*AST leak due to corrosion.  Majority of product went into floor drain.  Drains tied directly to sanitary sewer system.  Saco Fire Department and Provencheur Oil Co. cleaned up remainder of product.  No further action necessary by the Division of Response Servcices is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-8-1997*The hose split at a site and some of the contents were lost to pavement.  This was quickly cleaned.  No site visit was made.
A-452-1999*Ms. Coggeshall reported that this was the second day she saw the sheen.  She didn't know if it was a single incident or two separate spills.  At the time of the call the sheen had nearly dissipated and she indicated that it would be gone by the time I arrived, so I did not go to the site.  She knew of A-214-99 and reports that this was smaller and a different product.  She thought this spill had a gasoline odor.   I reported this spill to both the Coast Guard and the CEO.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
B-82-1996*On 2/6/96, 2149 hours the State Police Dispatcher told me that there had been a truck accident, north bound at exit 41 and that there had been some oil spilled.  I indicated that I would be on my way shortly and she cautioned me that there was a fatality.  There was probably five or so gallons of crank case oil that had been virtually sprayed over an area that was 25-30 yds long and an average of two and a half yards wide.  Some of it was in the ditch and a lot of it was on the cement work that was associated with the structure of the bridge-including the rip-rap on the bank under the bridge.  The trucks coolant met with the same fate.  Considering the remoteness of the site, I was certain that no one would be offended by the spill, so I did not order a clean up.
A-139-1999*The driver reported that this was a minor spill and nothing had reached the ground.  He used pads to clean the tank.  However, the home owner later noticed oil on the cat.  Further investigation found some contaminated snow, which was removed.   I visited the site the following week and feel that the cleanup was complete.   No further action is anticipated.
P-358-1997*On June 26, 1997 I was contacted by Old Orchard Beach Fire Department.  Sometine during the night someone had spilled a powdery substance along Saco Avenue in front of Sparkle Car Wash.  The dispatcher stated that someone had touched the substance and it had burned slightly.  I called Lt. Genry (OOB Fire) on sight he described the substance and stated that personnel from the city's water department were en route to the scene, and that he would call me back with a pH of the substance.  I spoke with Lt. Genry again 1/2 hour later, he had learned that the pH was 4.5.  A pH of this level is acidic but not hazardous, the substance was most likely a commercial pool additive.  It was decided that the best thing to do with the material was wash it away with lots of water.  Lt. Genry called me back later that morning to tell me it was all cleaned up.  No further action at this time.
B-763-1998*B-763-98
Bucksport

Tuesday November 24, 1998			1630

Fred Crocker, of Fortin and Jewett Oil, phoned to report an above ground tank explosion at the residence of Jeremiah Pease.  Mr. Pease lives at 20 Nicholson Ave.  The spill (tank explosion), occurred when a Fortin and Jewett delivery driver hooked his scully fitting onto a new 138-gallon heating oil tank.

The problem with the tank was that it did not have a gauge, vent or any other opening on the tank.  That is until the end of it blew out and cut into the adjacent mobile home.  The empty tank took 72 gallons according to the truck's gauge when it blew out under the intense pumping pressure of the truck.  The razor sharp end cut into the metal on the mobile home.  Twenty-five gallons of oil were pumped from the tank in an area below where it split.  Fortin and Jewett cleaned up an additional 30 gallons of oil using pads and removing oil soaked debris.

The owner will be removing the contaminated oil saturated plywood deck during the Thanksgiving holiday.
B-457-2000*On 8/23/00, 1400 hours Mike Curtis of Fort James Corp reported a 3400-gallon release of sulfuric acid to secondary containment.  The virgin product is use to convert chlorate to chlorine dioxide.  However, the spilled product is no longer suitable for this, but it can be used for pH control in their waste water treatment plant.  That is what they plan to do with the product that they recover from the secondary containment.
P-191-2000*Resident spilled 5 gal can of kerosene in a storage shed, it spread to the ground and pooled water.  It was raining and there was a pool of standing water by the shed.  All visual traces of kerosene were removed.  Upon visual inspection the next day no sheen was observed and no further action is required.  The homeowner is satisfied with the clean up conducted.
I-35-1996*Peter Curran, Dead River, contacted the office on 3/19/96. Peter reported that a driver had had a small spill which was caused when a home heating oil tank was overfilled. The driver used pads to soak up the free product and recovered a bucket of contaminated soil.
I-28-2001*On 3-19-01, Lori Putnam called to report that her well was contaminated with what she thought was fuel. I met with Orin Putnam, the husband and sampled the water. There was a petroleum like odor that was evident in the cold water, and stronger in the hot water. I had a filter installed immediately and sent the sample to the Public Health Lab for analysis. The oil tank is in the basement with a dirt floor. Although no leaks or staining were observed, it's possible a problem had existed prior to them renting the house.
A-94-2001*Delivery driver failed to connect hose to UST fill connection before beginning fill. 50gal+ lost to ground. Driver and fire dept attempted to contain spill with sorbent boom, sand, and speedi-dry. Peter Blanchard visited the site the following day and instructed Downeast Energy to hire Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors was contracted to complete clean up and transport contaminated material to Commercial Recycling. No further action is expected.
A-204-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-89-1999*No site visit made.  Fuel came out an opening in the top of the 55-gallon tank.  Diane explained that the driver had delivered to this residence despite a company policy to not deliver to 55-gallon tanks.  I called the owner and advised her of the need to have a good tank installation, and mailed a fact sheet on AST installations.  She indicated that she would make upgrades.  I explained that financial help was available if needed.  No further action is anticipated.
P-552-2001*   On 7/10/01, I was contacted by Mr. Brown regarding the evaluation and remediation of an apparent buried fuel oil line leak at a suburban house he was trying to purchase.  The single family cape house was from the estate of Ms. Caroline Adams.  Ms. Adams reportadly left the property to the Salvation Army and it was being managed by Mr. Robert Ferdon in New York City.  The area is on municipal water & sewer.
   On Wed. 7/11/01, I met Mr. Brown onsite.  In the basement he showed me the old fuel line running under the concrete floor that he stated had failed a pressure test.  The underfloor run of copper fuel line was approx. 8' to 10'  from the 275 gal. AST to the furnace.  He also stated he had seen a little oil come out of the floor.  I advised him to have the problem checked by drilling or digging test holes, and to call me if a discharge is confirmed.
   Under his own expense and prior to buying Mr. Brown had the area of the floor near the furnace broken up and mild oily soil excavated.  He later reported that contam. was found and excavated out on 7/16/01.  On Tues. 7/17/01, I met him again onsite, noted the excavated floor was cleaned to DEP satisfaction, and issued a virgin letter for recycling of the soil at Commercial Recycling Svcs. in nearby Scarborough.
   At this time I understand the site is clean to DEP satifaction, no nearby potential receptors are threatened, and I recommend no further DEP Response Div. actions.  Amounts spilled and remediated are estimates.  No Maine DEP expenses were incurred.  A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Brown and to the estate manager.  See attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-520-1998*     DEP received a report that a fuel oil spill had occurred at this residential property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited.  Involved was a new tank installed at a new mobile home; fuel was placed into the tank before the installation was complete (the supply line was not connected).  The fuel delivery company failed to notice the problem, but construction workers on the property noticed the spill, closed the valve to prevent further spillage, and contacted DEP.  Spilled product sorbed into soil approx. 50' from the drilled well; contaminated soil was removed for disposal.
     While not totally at fault in this incident the housing contractor (Ralph's) agreed to cover remedial expenses.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
A-472-2000*A crane tipped over, jarring three transformers. Only a few drops spilled. See attached CMP report. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-683-1997*11/25/97 09:30

Gary Wood of Gary's fuel service in Penobscot called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Lawrence Hurd on the Jacob Buck Pond Road in Bucksport.  Mr. Wood informed me that his new driver delivered to the wrong house overfilling the tank.  Oil spilled both outside and inside the house.

The few gallons that spilled from a loose gauge on the tank affected a newly finished basement.  A professional cleaning crew was on site at the time of investigation washing the floor and other affected areas.  This is believed to take care of the minor fume problem.  Any property damage such as the oiled carpet and other items would have to be settled with the oil company's insurance.
B-195-1997*When first notified of this spill, it was my understanding that it'd been discovered at 0300 on April 28, not 29 as the attached USCG fax says.  That being the case, I didn't bother to respond; there would've been nothing to clean up after 31 hours.  The same is probably true after only 7 hours, but had I understood that the spill was only 7 hours old, I would have at least gone to take a look.
A-86-1996*CALLED IN BY ROGER MITCHELL OF MARITIME ENERGY CO, A SPILL AT THEIR BULK PLANT. BY THE TIME THEY CALLED THEY HAD CLEANED IT UP USING PADS AND EXCAVATION. NO SITE VISIT WAS MADE.
B-84-2001*     On March 5, 2001 we received a call from Dina Cole of 13 Lemon St. in Veazie reporting a fuel oil spill at her home.  On March 1, a Fettinger & Son truck,  Webber  Oil company, mistakenly delivered #2  oil to the Cole home.  Jackson Oil is the Cole's regular supplier.  Since the tank was already full, some oil sprayed out the vent onto the snow and house.  Some product also leaked out around the gauge on the basement tank.  Ms. Cole was home and the driver failed to tell her what happened as she watched him drive away. She contacted  Webber Oil but wasn't pleased with the clean-up.
     I contacted Webber and told them the spill was never reported and Ms. Cole wasn't happy with the clean-up.  I said I would check the site early that afternoon.  I met Ms. Cole and checked the basement where a good job was done on the clean-up.  However, there was no excavation of contaminated snow around the outside vent.  I contacted Hank Tyler of Webber who sent a crew to remove the contaminated snow.   The area is on town water.
B-536-2001*     On September 28, 2001 at 1500 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a one pint spill of #2 oil from a leaking fitting in the basement tank of John Perry at 113 Great Moose Drive in Hartland.  A Dead River serviceman fixed the leak and recovered the oil with Speedi Dri.  Mr. Perry has a cement floor basement and no oil reached any drain.
B-392-1996*Mrs. Byers contacted Cleve Leckey of this office requesting a waiver of the 30 day notice to pull a pair of old underground gas tanks on her property in Steuben.  He agreed and let her make arrangements. Unfortunately she scheduled the removal during Cleve's vacation and he requested that I attend the case.

On 7/22 the removal was started by Perry Construction of Cherryfield with Todd Sekera of S.W. Cole Eng. on scene to do the site assessment.  We found two welded steel 1000 gallon fuel tanks.  They both were full of water but no gasoline.  This water was removed by Haslam Septic Cleaners of Ellsworth and taken to Cherryfield waste water treatment works.  There was some upper level soil gas contamination in the area of 6000 ppm that appeared to be associated with an overfill of the eastern most tank.  Utimately 99 cubic yards of gasoline contaminated clay was removed and spread at a site the contractor owned on Perry Lane in Steuben.  The soil was cleaned up to below the Stringent Level as recommended by our clean up guidelines. As there is a drilled well about 25 feet away it was sampled by Mr. Sekera and he phoned me on 8/9/96 with the information that it had tested "non-detect" for any hydrocarbons.

I should give a brief history of the site as related to me by Mrs. Byers.  The tanks originally were operated by persons whose last name was Buzzell who ran a restaurant with store and gas station. Apparently they retired or at least stopped operating the facility about 1955.  Eventually the town took it for taxes and Mrs. Byers mother acquired it and never operated the place.  On her death the property was left to Mrs. Byer who was now selling the property to Mrs. Herbert (Gertrude) Clifford of Cape Elizabeth.
P-529-1996*On August 23, 1996 I was contacted by Frank Gehrling - Augusta Response.  He was reporting to me a call he had received from Androscoggin EMA.  Apparently a box of Sodium Dicyanite had begun to react in an office/warehouse due to the high humidity.  The substance began vaporizing in the building.  The Fire Department was on scene and had evacuated the building, Clean Harbors had been called. I worked closely with Joann at EMA and the Lewiston Fire Chief to find the best solutions to the problem.  The fire department removed the box from the building and roped off an area around it and let it react until Clean Harbors arrived.  Clean Harbors added dry cement to the chemical to stop the reaction, they then overpacked it and took it away for disposal.  No further action.
B-617-1996*Eugene Hack (Ty) owns a property in Lamoine that he built and lived in for some time.  He has since moved to VA and now he is trying to sell the Lamoine property.  Potential buyers (the Alleys) for some reason had the water tested and found that it was contaminated with gasoline including MTBE.  Actually it was Mimmie Alley that contacted me first.  Next player was Ty's Realtor in the person of Gary Fountain.  Gary indicated that I was not to get involved unless Ty asked me to.  When Ty contacted me, we discussed the filter option.  He was not happy with this because he felt that the value of his property was compromised by the presence of a water supply that was contaminated.  (I must say that the property strikes me as being an expensive piece of real estate).  When I heard about the case again a few days later, Ty had drilled another well.  He had hired CES to analyze the problem and their recommendation was to drill another well 300 feet away from the original one.  The new well (the second one) was more contaminated than the first.  We did a pump test on the new well and found out that it was up strike from the first well.  By this time tech services had accepted the case and Paul Blood is doing more exploration and handling details such as issuing third party damage claim forms.  We did install filters, but Ty would still like a clean well.
B-305-1999*Bill Hamilton called, saying that the Fire Chief in Lee had contacted him.  The Chief had found a large quantity of paint thinner abandoned in a field next to a brush pile.

Calling the Chief, I got directions to the site.  The Chief said it looked to him like the waste would've been burned, but that he wasn't issuing any burning permits, it having been so dry.  He said he thought the land and waste belonged to David Burt, who has an auto body shop adjacent to the land in question.

On June 17, Tom Maleck and I went to the site and counted 44 5-gallon pails of waste, some capped and some not.  Those that were capped seemed to contain paint or laquer thinner.

Confronting David Burt with what we knew, he didn't deny that the waste was his, but said it was mostly water.  He insisted that the 5 gallon pails of water would burn up just fine in the brush pile.  Shown that at least some of the waste was flammable,  Burt eventually agreed to comply with the hazardous waste regulations.

I explained to Burt what he'd have to do to dispose of the waste legally, and that he'd not be able to dispose of it any other way, now that we knew about it.  I explained to him that I was cutting him a major break, and that what he'd done was a felony.  See the attached letter.
A-117-2000* An anonymous caller reported that Mr. Williams was crushing automobiles and spilling gasoline all over the place. I made a site visit and found that this was only partly true.
 Mr. Williams has about three dozen junk automobiles on his property. I spoke with a man who was crushing the cars. He would drag them out the woods and remove the tires, next he would flatten the cars by dropping a large (4 foot by 4 foot) concrete or granite chunk onto them. There were no gas tanks connected to any of these vehicles. There was some spillage of motor oil and or gear oil and I asked them to clean up this material using sorbent pads. There was still some snow on the ground and several puddles of water had oil floating on them. No other action taken.
A-364-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-641-1996*THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF VALVE FAILED BETWEEN STOPS ON ONE OF WHITNEY'S DELIVERY TRUCKS ON 11/19/96.  WHEN THE DRIVER STOPPED ON FROST ST. AND ENGAGED THE DELIVERY PUMP, 4.8 GALLONS HAD ALREADY BEEN PUMPED ONTO THE TRUCK AND GROUND BY THE TIME HE GOT TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE PUMP AND WHITNEY'S CREW RECOVERED THE SPILLED OIL WITH SORBENTS.
P-59-1996*Snow and ice had fallen off the roof damaging the valve on the AST discharging approximately 150 gallons of K-1.  I observed no recoverable oil assuming that a majority of it had migrated under the building.  A water sample was obtained with no detection of fuel oil.  The Dubay's were placed on Quarterly Monitoring.

No further action required by Response Services referred to Technical Services.
P-542-2001*While driving by the Webber Bulk Plant on Washington Avenue in Auburn, I observed a large amount of staining on the ground under the loading rack.  Upon closer observation, I was able to determine that an overfill of a truck had obviously occurred at the loading rack and a rather substantial amount of oil had been discharged.  I contacted the facility manager and the discharge was cleaned up immediately.
B-305-1996*The air conditioner at UMO's Memorial Union quit working on the afternoon of June 12; the cause was traced to a leak in the piping.  Once found, the leak was repaired, and about 20 pounds of Freon 22 pumped back into the system.  None of the lost product could be recovered, of course.
A-478-1996*A hydraulic hose failed on a travel lift.  The operator shut it down immediately.  About 4 gallons was lost.  Some went into the harbor.  The majority was padded up, but a light sheen did develop on the harbor.  The sheen disappeared on the outgoing tide.
B-278-1996*Sally Taylor, Manager of Branscom's Oil in Northeast Harbor, called to report a clean up situation at their bulk plant off of Manchester Road.  It was reported that a 50K #2 fuel AST had recently been dismantled.  Some contamination was discovered around and beneath the tank area.

Investigation shown that the contamination was mainly due to spillage around the pump area and not from the tank itself.  Excavation proceeded in removing about 60 yards of material.  The contamination consisted of old discolored fuel oil amongst a cobble fill material.  PID readings were about 1000 ppm.  The contamination levels decreased substantially in the native clay soil beneath the fill.  The contamination was taken to Blanchard and Gray's facility where it will be screened and spread for aeration.

It may be noted that further excavation will be needed in the area of the second large AST.  Dismantling of this tank is pending.
B-437-1999*ATTACHED
A-244-1996* On 6-3-96 a small plane crashed into the Sebasticook River in the town of Winslow. The pilot was killed. The DEP was notified at 1720 hrs. and I responded to the scene. Detailed information was lacking when I called the Winslow dispatch. I arrived on scene and found the plane in the middle of the River and it was still leaking aviation gas. We made several calls to obtain hard boom. When the boom arrived it was not hard boom but sorbent boom. A lot of time was wasted waiting for the wrong equipment to arrive. The sorbent boom was used. However, by the time the boom was installed most of the gas had allready leaked from the plane. The next day Jon Andrews and myself assisted in the removal of the plane. A sample of the fuel was collected when the plane was removed from the water at the CMP boat landing. This sample was then given to a rep from the FAA. In conclusion, all 120 gallons of gas was spilled into the river and only a small amount was recovered. My recommendation for the future is to store 100 to 200 feet of containment boom at the Waterville F.D. to be used by anyone needed it in the greater Waterville area.
B-808-1998*B-808-98

A week or so before 12/18/98 Cricky Trasko said that she had found some drums that had contained (or did contain) ethylene oxide.  She had encountered these drums while looking for a source for the high conductivity that was happening in a nearby stream.  Ethylene oxide by itself is a very explosive gas,  I knew that ethylene oxide would not be stored in an ordinary 55 G drum, but I felt it was worth investigating for a possible explosion hazard.  On 12/18/98 we headed for the site.  The drums in question were labeled NEODOL 91-6,  which turned out to be a surfactant that is used to clean hard surfaces such as floors in an industrial setting.  The MSDS indicated that the ETO concentration was around 6 ppm.  The label on the drum indicated trace amounts of ETO.  ETO is reacted with alcohol to produce the product and there is a residual of unreacted ETO left. The head space in the drums, which seemed to contain only residual amounts of the product, reached 70 - 80 % LEL and gave PID readings of 2000-3000 ppm.  Although one would not be allowed to work in such an environment ,  the drums did not represent a hazard.  The reading were consistent with the vapor pressure given on the MSDS, which was <.1 Torr.  The material is a fatty acid alcohol (C9-C11) and it will burn at higher temperatures but it does not ignite easily.  There was no spillage around the bungs, which suggests that nothing had been added to the drums since their arrival at Hy-Way Services recycling yard.
B-297-1999*B-297-99
Bar Harbor

Tuesday June 8, 1999				0906

Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro-Electric phoned to report a transformer that was struck by lightening.  The transformer was discovered around 0600 this morning.  It is located on Pole 504 on the Eagle Lake Road (Route 233).

The 1976 McGraw Edison 10 KVA transformer had a blown out bushing from which about 1 quart of non PCB oil sprayed onto tree leaves and into the water in a drainage ditch and some nearby soil.  Sorbent pads and some excavation of other contaminated debris were included in the clean up.  About ? of a 55-gallon drum was filled with contaminated sod, leaves, gravel, pads and boom.  This material will be taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-88-1999*On 2/25/99, the Maine state Police reported that about ten gallons of gasoline was spilled on Rt. 228 as the result of a cruiser accident. The accident had occurred about 1/2 mile from Ouellettes store in Caribou. I visited the site later that day and could not find any evidence of the spill. It had rained very hard that day and possibly washed the fuel away.
A-343-2000*A pint of kerosene spilled. C.N. Brown staff cleaned it up. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-441-2001*     On 8/8/01, 1005 hours Theresa Thurlow, who does code enforcement for the Town of Enfield, passed on a complaint from a summer resident at Cold Stream Pond.  John Shedd was having a fuel line installed to a monitor heater and the valve from the AST got turned on for a short period of time without the heater being attached.  The release was located in the crawl space toward the center of the building.  This was about thirty feet from the shore of Cold Stream Pond and at an elevation of six feet from the water level.  The release took place about a month before the report and a small amount of sheen became noticeable a couple of days ago. The sheen was less than what would be produced from a drop or two of oil.  It had degraded to the point where it resembled organic sheen.  It was not migrating more than three feet from the shore.  I told the Shedds that I would deploy boom if the sheen became significant and threatened to move along the shore line.  The spill was not causing an odor problem because it was a small spill and because the crawl space was well vented.  The camp is not lived in during the winter months.
P-179-2000*   On Friday 3/31/00, I was reached by Mr. Bell who stated that the Maine state inspectors with Dept. of Labor had noted a container of partially used and expired Potassium Permanganate in their storage area, and had advised them to properly dispose of it.  Mr. Bell inquired if this material had to be treated as a hazardous waste.  After conferring with Mike Hudson of DEP's, BRWM RCRA unit and checking the MSDS (attached) I called him back and left a message that it was indeed a hazardous waste.  I also advised him to call me if he needed any further information or assistance.  As of 4/17/00 I have not heard anything further.
    Potassium Permanganate is a bronze to purple crystal used in water treatment, bleaching, dyes, and tanning leather, etc.  The MSDS describes it as a dangerous explosion hazard that may create toxic fumes when burned (D001 Ignitable).   It is a strong irritant due to its oxidizing properties.   See attached for further information.
 A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Bell.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-331-2001*While performing renovation work at 177 Cottage Road the plumber from Blake Plumbing and Heating broke the filter from the basement above ground oil storage tank (AST).  Mr Robert Blake assumed responsibilty for the clean up costs and signed the initial clean-up actions agreement as the "RP" responsible party.

The discharge of oil was estimated at 30 gallons, primarily confined to the basement floor with the exception of two (2) small unfinished concrete areas. The 1st area is directly behind the furnace and about 3 feet from the spill and the second is approximately six feet beyond the first.  Oil flowed along the floor in several directions with some draining into these unfinished areas, the remainder stained the finished floor and wooden framework of the wall and stairs as well as some sheet rock.

Guerin Associates was hired to clean, remediate, and investigate any possible migration of oil beyond the footprint of the building through the perimeter drain or other avenues.  Sub slab investigation revealed the migration of oil was limited to the immediate area of discharge.

Mr Hensley was not living at the location at this time (time of the discharge) and contact with the DEP will remain open should conditions change.

An assessment by the Division of Technical Services reported the likelihood of additional breakouts to the surface or lake were low,  therefore no additional work is planned based on the existing conditions.  Should Mr. Hensley wish additional consultation or clean up he will contact DEP directly.  No state funds were used and Blake was responsible for the financial portion of the clean up.
B-580-1997*A few days prior to 10/8/97 Ron O'Brien requested a waiver of the 30 day waiting period for a tank removal at his facility in Calais.  We agreed on 10/8/97.  There was contamination associated with the tank hole.  In fact it was pegging Arnie's PID.  However, there was no free product nor saturated soils.  THis part of Calais had been the site of a coal gasification plant, hence the B1 clean up level.

The tanks had been buried in clean gravel of intermediate grain size and they seemed to be in good condition.  The area had been covered with a fairly thick layer of asphalt, which would have suppressed the escape of product that found it's way into the gravel.
P-700-1999*    On Wed. 10/6/99 a 4000 gal. gasoline UST and a 6000 gal. diesel UST were abandoned by removal at this facility.  I had visited on 10/1/99 and met with Mr. Curt Vainio and CTI Don Cyr of Portland Pump Co., who stated that the UST's were to come out in a week or so.  Cyr was on-site finishing installation of a new, two-compartment, double-wall, gaso. & diesel AST with buried product piping.  These facilities supplied gasoline and diesel fuel for the airport's maintenance equipment & trucks.  The site is located across the opposite side of the airport from the terminal.
      As I was unavailable, DEP's Nathan Thompson visited in my stead.  Thompson's notes state that clay/silt soils were noted, and over-spillage around the UST fills.  The clay soils reflect the airport being built atop a wetland.  No clean-up was required under the Baseline Clean-Up Goal.  See attachments, UST Reg. #6743 files, and the UST removal site assessment performed by Doug Hannon of St. Germain & Assoc.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-286-1997*No site visit made.

Russ Bragg called to report that a small amount of soil near the waste oil fill pipe was contaminated.  The surrounding soil was clay and free of contamination.  I did not require any remediation.

See site assesment in tank file for additional details.

No further action is anticipated.
A-544-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that a lube oil spill at I.P. had resulted in a 25-gallon release to the plant sewer.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
B-834-1999*THE LESSEES AT THE BROADWAY EXXON APPARENTLY DIDN'T WANT TO COMPLY WITH THE WASTE OIL INVENTORY REGULATIONS ANYMORE, SO THE 1 K FRP TANK WAS TAKEN OUT.  NO SIGN OF ANY CONTAMINATION IN THE SOIL..
I-129-1999*While dumping a load of fill onto Vivian Libby's property, the dump truck hit the well casing with the saddle tank. The tank ruptured and spilled fuel around the well casing.

The truck was working for H.E. Sargent. Mr. Thompson had a backhoe excavate the contaminated soil around the well.

When I arrived on scene, I found about 4 inches of free oil in the well. I had more soil excavated until 100% of the contamination was removed. The oil entered the well through a 1.5 inch hole in the casing which was about 6 feet below grade.

All the free oil was bailed off the well (about 1 gal). Pads were left in the well to soak up any residual oil and will be changed daily by the spiller until no more oil is recoverd.

Well is not in use. Well owner was advised to contact me if she decides to use the well.

Paul Blood was advised.

Case closed.
I-7-1999*While filling Mr. Lougee's outside AST around 4 PM, the driver noticed a red stain in the snow at his feet. After driver moved the snow away from the tank, he was able to identify a leak and get a magnetic patch on it. The driver notified his office and the tank was pumped out by 6 PM.

The tank is on the uphill side of the camp. The camp is about 350 feet from Pleasant Lake.

An area about 12 feet in diameter was contaminated, including under the camp.

Kent Willigar was hired, at the owners request, to remediate the spill. Three cu yds of contaminated soil, ice & snow were removed with a jack hammer.

100% of the spill apppears to be removed.

Case Closed

A-559-2001* On 8-17-2001, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office called to report a release of gasoline. This release occurred at Dee's Variety located on Route 130 in the town of Bristol. The release occurred during an off-loading procedure by Maritime Energy. The quick disconnect fitting, that connects the delivery hose from the transport to the steel fill lines, failed and released about 10 gallons of gasoline. The Fire Dept. was on scene right away and used sorbent pads, speedi dri and sand to contain and collect the petroleum. There is one well nearby, down slope and behind the AST, that serves Dee's Variety.
 This site has been referred to our Technical Services Division and drinking water samples have been collected. No petroleum compounds were detected.
B-347-1999*B-347-99
NO 21 TWP

Wednesday June 23, 1999			1238

I received a phone call from Mary Pacquette of the Portland DEP Office.  Mary asked that I contact Tina Bodkins (888) 876-4080 of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline project about three-gallon hydraulic oil spill.

According to Tina Bodkins, there was a 3-gallon hydraulic oil leak from a binding machine on the Stud Mill Road at a location 10 miles southwest of Princeton.  The machine blew a hydraulic hose the ensuing spill was to the road surface.  Sorbent pads were used on the hard pan road.  This material was cleaned up using sorbent pads and then excavating the hard pan.  The soil was put into a 5-gallon bucket then taken to a storage area to eventually be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-292-1990*Investigation of historical special and hazardous waste soil contamination in area, used as backfill under gas station.
A-459-1996* A portable tank was being lifted onto a truck and it fell.  This resulted in the release of 150 gallons of lube oil onto the concrete floor in the truck bay.  Cleanup action was taken immediatley and nearly all of the oil was recovered using sawdust as the sorbent material. No site visit was made, see attached letter from B.C.
B-629-1999*     On October 5, 1999 at 1550 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A blown hose on a "digger" truck sprayed the oil onto the pavement where workers recovered as much as possible with sorbents.
I-43-1996*
While removing tanks and piping, contaminated soil was identified. The site was determined to be intermediate due to the proximity of the Caribou Office Park problem.(I/194/91)

By fall of 1996, a large amount of contaminated soil had been removed to the property line. Contamination above the intermediate clean-up standard still exists under the roads that abuts the property.

This site appears to be contributing directly to the Caribou Office Park. Monitoring wells that had been installed missed the plume from this site due to the contamination appearing to be channelized. Looking in the excavation, the contamination horizons don't line up with our monitoring wells.

For detailed information see the site assessment report in the tanks file.
I-62-2001*On 5-16-01, Daigle Oil called to report that while cleaning a furnace in Fort Kent they noticed the fuel line had been leaking. It had been laying on top of the concrete floor and all had gone onto the floor. They cleaned the oil with sorbent cloths and speedy dry. They requested I come and confirm the cleanup which I did that day.
B-511-2000*     On September 20, 2000 at 1500 we received a call from Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper reporting some contaminated soil around an old building at the Millinocket mill.  Mr. Akeley believed a kerosene tank was once located at the spot.  Workers excavated about three yards of contaminated soil and hauled it to the Dolby landfill.
P-304-1997*See attached.
A-395-2000*In response to a "no power" call, a CMP crew discovered a 4" hole had rusted out in the bottom of a transformer. Dirt and grass at the base of the pole was removed. See attached report from CMP. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-110-1991*Received a call regarding the discovery of a sodium hydroxide release which was the result of a broken fiberglass storage tank.  Jet-Line Environmental Services collected the released sodium hydroxide with a vacuum truck.  The collected product was to be pumped back into the tank after it was fixed to be used in its intended process.  For further details, see attached reports.
A-490-1997*The tank at the Waldoboro Town office was removed. Evidence of contamination from a suction piping leak was present.  Initially it was considered a baseline site due to the presence of city water.  Accordingly soil was removed using these standards.  The well head protection map showed the site on the edge of two wellhead protection zones.  Thus the cleanup goals were upgraded to stringent.  The presence of wetlands and a river between the town office and the two wells suggests that impact to the wells is unlikely.  Since the major source removal is complete, natural attenuation will meet the remaining remedial goals at this site.
A-166-1998*     DEP received an anonymous report that waste oil spillage was rampant on this property and that a waste oil UST (unregistered) had been removed here the previous year and found to have several holes.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 4/14; no one was on the property at the time of this visit.  The property appears to serve as a parking yard and maintenance facility for several commercial vehicles.  I observed several areas of minor lubricating oil spills to soil that are typical of this sort of operation; I did not feel that remediation was warranted.  There may have been some questionable use of solid waste as "fill" to create more useable land area, but this issue is beyond the scope of Response Services.  I called the phone number listed for the business to inquire about the UST; I was informed that no USTs were ever located on the property.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement at this property unless additional information is received.
A-312-1997*This was a slow leak onto a dirt floor.  Fortunately it is a wet basement and the sump was turned off.  Normally discharge is directly to the lake.  The Fire Department pumped the pooled product from the basement.  Most contaminated soil was removed by hand.  Water entering the basement until freezing conditions will run through a carbon filter and be discharged to the sewage treatment plant.

No further action is anticipated.
P-25-2000*On January 13, 2000, Mr Robert Burdick of Cianbro called to report a spill resulting from an equipment failure.  The main hose on a piece of equipment let go and discharged approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the frozen soil.  Cianbro crew used sorbent pads to clean up spill on site, no visit was conducted at the industrial site.  No further action required at this time provided no additional information received.
B-407-1996*According to Scott Young at the MSD, a fisherman off Turtle Head reported sighting a floating drum. An attempt was made to get a boat underway from USCG Station Rockland, to try and recover the  drum, but once they found out the report involved a drum of unknowns, they decided they couldn't touch it.  We therefore launched our own boat after trailering it from Bangor.

With two Coast Guardsmen aboard, we proceeded to the Turtle Head area, and searched for a drum. None was found and the sighting was attributed to short sections of tree trunk seen floating in the area.
A-398-2000*Hydraulic oil was lost from the #4 paper machine. Most of the product was contained in the moat, but about 10 gallons went to the process sewer. See attached report from IP for more information.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-105-2001*Received a call from Pittsfield dispatch concerning a spill at the town transfer station.  I called the transfer station and they reported that a roll off truck broke a hydraulic line spilling about 12 gallons of hydraulic oil.  They cleaned it up with sorbents and shoveled contaminated soil into drums.  A member of the Pittsfield Fire Department was on scene to observe the cleanup. He is also an employee of the transfer station.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-154-2000*See attachment.

No further action required.
A-651-1998* On 11-16-98, the CEO for the town of Warren called this office to report a leak at the residence of E. Ramsey.  This property is located at 65 Clements Rd. and is currently vacant.  I meet the CEO and found the problem to be a leaking fitting on the oil drums. There are two 55 gallon drums connected together and they sit atop a rickety wooden rack.  I stopped the leak and left the scene.  Several weeks later Bart Newhouse and I returned and transfered the kerosene into one drum.  We then brought that oil/water mixture back to the DEP warehouse.  This oil was later pumped out by Seacoast Ocean Services.  No further action required.
B-431-2000*A.E. Robinson personnel suffered a small oil spill while recovering oil from an above ground tank at a residence in Atkinson.   As oil was being pumped from the tank to a drum  aboard a service truck, the nozzle fell out of the receiving vessel.  An estimated 8 gallons was spilled before the technician could rectify the problem.

The spilled oil was recovered with speedy dry.
P-587-1997*On 10/8/97 at 1415 Stephen Dyer, a representative of Environmental Engineering & Remediation, Inc., who was performing an UST closure assessment at the Yarmouth Public Works Garage, North Road, Yarmouth telephoned to report that contamination had been detected during the tank removal.  I responded to the site and met with Dyer as well as a representative of Pollution Control Services, the contractor that had been hired to remove the USTs.  Dyer indicated that two 10,000 gallon tanks had been removed from the excavation and although there were no holes he had recorded PID readings in excess of the notification levels published in Chapter 691 beneath each.  The contamination however had been very isolated comprising less than the one excavator bucketful in each instance.
A DEP HYDROCARBON DECISION TREE completed for this site indicated that BASELINE-2     (BL-2)GOALS would apply. In consideration of the small quantity of contaminated soils encountered and the BL-2 designation I did not require any remedial actions.  No additional BR & WM involvement associated with this tank removal is anticipated.



                                     ______________________
                                     Steven J. Eufemia
                                     OHMS III


P-489-2000*The Jordon's had recently purchased a home in Cornish.  When they began to prepare the home for living in they found an oil drum outside the garage.  It appeared as though there was some spillage from slopping filling, otherwise the drum was in good condition and not leaking.  Ms. Jordon called Clean Harbors to remove the drum and also instructed them to dig up the impacted ground around the drum.  I inspected the clean up and found the contamination went only an inch or two into the ground.   Clean Harbors was able to remove nearly all of it.  No further action anticipated.
B-368-1996*7/15/96 @ 2230

Jim Moody (942-5501), of Webber Oil phoned to report a rusted out 138 gallon AST which leaked oil on the property of its owner.  The spill is located at number 1 N Street, in the Birch Hill Estates in Bangor.  The product reported spilled is called product 20, a combination of #2 heating oil and some #1 heating oil, for seasonal use in mobile homes.

When I arrived I met a Webber heating oil technician and Mrs. Gallant.  In the darkness, but with the help of lighting we found the spill area and pads were already in place when I arrived.  I was informed that the tank was last filled around April 30.  It appears that as much as 25 gallons may have been spilled.  I suggested that they remove enough skirting from around the mobile home to allow for cross ventilation.  The pads were picked up and disposed of by Webber Oil. About 1/2 of a cubic yard of contaminated soil was spread thinly.  The tank will soon be replaced by Webber Oil.
B-745-1999*On 11/19/99, 1121 hours this office received a Fax from the National Response Center that reported a bilge discharge from a fishing vessel.  The amount was estimated at less than ten gallons.  It was contained by sausage boom and there was some unrecoverable sheen.  The location was Cobscook Bay off the coast of Edmunds.  The name of the vessel was "Dorthy Marie".
B-114-1997*With the warming weather of March, Irving noticed that the regular no-lead tank at the Enfield Irving was taking on water.  Since this site has been identified as the source of the contamination of the Beverly Severance property, Irving felt it prudent to identify immediately the reason for the tank's acquiring water.

G. R. Adams of Bangor was hired to uncover the tanks. There being at least 3 feet of frost on top of them, it took some time to jackhammer through it and expose the tank tops. That done, the only plausible explaination for the water gain was aloose fitting on the tank top; when the weather was warm, meltwater would come into the tank hole and lay atop the tank. It wouldn't do that at night, when the weather was cold enough to cause the meltwater to freeze.
No loss of gasoline or measurable gain of water was observed once the tanks were uncovered. What was noticed, though was a loose coupling on the draw line; that was replaced with a union. Since Irving already had  in place a ground water treatment device, no attempt was made to recover the gasoline lost through the coupling; rather, that gasoline will be recovered at the treatment device.

The excavation also revealed that there are abandoned draw lines in the ground. It's theorized that that was done years ago as a result of a draw line leak; the two tanks presently holding no lead were manifolded together at that time.

Once the system was deemed ready to go back into service, Irving had it precision tested; it proved tight.
P-34-1997*  On the morning of Friday, 1/17/97, S. Brezinski was notified by Gorham Fire Dept., thru Dennis Phillips of the DEP, of a 100 gallon surface oil spill at this AST/UST facility.  Onsite before 0800 hrs, I confirmed the report of the red oil leaking out the AST, going across the parking lot and about 100 ft. S on Rt. 237 till it entered a storm drain and a brook.  The 275 gallon AST source lay on several blocks adjacent to a 500 gallon AST behind the station.  Next to the AST's was the motor fuel UST facility.  The operator, Neil Bickford, stated he noted the spill about 0530.
  The Fire Dept. had already contained the spill before I arrived, with sorbent pads and sand from Gorham Pub. Works. We proceeded to pick up the pads, collecting about 12 bags of waste.  I later reimbursed the FD for three bales of pads used.  Less than a gallon of oil reached the brook, and little soaked into the frozen pavement and soil.  Oily sand was left onsite to provide traction for the area and is not expected to cause any problems.
  I contacted facility owner Dana Lampron of Lampron Ent. and advised him of expected DEP expenses; the AST Ins. Fund; that he should consider putting a berm under, and rain cover over both AST's; and that he should watch for any potential sheen off remaining oily soil, etc.  Since DEP expenses are below the likely deductible for the AST Ins. an application by Lampron is unlikely.   The discharge is believed satisfactorily clean at this time.  This is not considered a sensitive area.
P-325-2006*A delivery truck attempting to gain entrance to the shipyard was witnessed leaking diesel.  One of the stabilizers had been rubbing through the saddle tank over time and it just so happened that a local bump caused it to leak at this location.  Approximately one gallon of diesel contacted the pavement prior to response crews applying sorbents and buckets.  The saddle tank was pumped off and the hole was patched by the responsible party.
I-91-2006* On 4-12-06, Craig Mornault of Daigle Oil Co. called to report that a customer of theirs had reported a smell of oil in the house. They found the tank, which was in the crawl space beneath the house, had leaked at the filter. It seems the tank settled and the flange between the filter and tank broke. I met with Mr. Danials the following day. Daigle Oil was hired to remove the tank and contaminated soil and replace it with a new tank.  No further action is required at this time.
B-230-2006*Mr. Walters reported that a water line had burst and flooded the small basement of a cabin owned by his company. The small cellar was about 7 x 7 feet and had about 4 feet of water. He was concerned, because this cellar housed a kerosene fired water heater. When the water heater became flooded, a sheen appeared on the water. With both the Kennebec River nearby and the facility's well, he was looking for assistance with the proper disposal of the flood waters. After a few phone calls, I was able to gain permission for the water to be disposed of at the Bingham Waste Water Treatment Plant. Mr. Walters reported that about 500 gallons were removed and disposed of.

B-248-2006*Mr. Gallent called to report that a support column fell and damaged a hydraulic line on his excavator that was being used to demolish the old Millinocket paper mill. He believed that about 40 gallons were lost. He reported the incident to Carl Ackley, Environment Compliance Manager for Katahdin Paper, who told him to report the spill to the D.E.P. The contaminated soil will be excavated and taken to the Millinocket landfill that is permitted to take this debris.  No Contaminated Spill Debris Letter was issued for this site.  All demolition debris was taken to the landfill.

B-183-2006*I received a call from the Kenduskeag Fire Department they were at the scene of a diesel spill at the Mid-Maine Communication building on the Kenduskeag-Levant Road. This call was at 19:34, but they had been notified earlier. It seems the tank bottom had rusted through on one of a pair of 275-gallon oil tanks used to store fuel for a standby generator. The oil had leaked under the garage door and down the driveway. Additionally, some oil had flowed to a floor drain. They had used sorbent pads and speedi-dri to capture the available oil, and burner man from Dead River was on site to stop the tank leak.
   I went to the scene the next morning and found things as described. The unusual part of this event is oil had run out the garage door and in another direction to a floor drain. This drain did not have an apparent outlet. I suspected that it went to the garage's perimeter backfill. While we could guess the amount of oil that got out the door, how much went down the drain was unknown. A worker at the scene, Wade Moffat, stated there was no oil on the driveway when he came to work at 08:00, but there was when he came out at 17:00. The site is on a sand/gravel aquifer and has a drilled well about fifty feet away. A residence next door has a drilled well about 300 feet away. The Dead River tech said the leak was pencil size.
   Due to the aquifer and close wells, it was decided the end of the floor drain be located and contaminated soil removed. This was done under the observation of Norm Gridley of Acadia Environmental using the stringent cleanup standard of 100 ppm. It turned out that the drain pipe ended just outside the garage's footing in the backfill. The excavation resulted in a sizeable amount of soil, because the oil had spread laterally in the gravel around the garage. Eventually, 20.3 tons of soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. These 20.3 tons also included some sand and loam off the front lawn of the neighbor, Mike Onerato. This contamination was the result of some oil that ran down the driveway, down the edge of the road, and onto the lawn area.
   I am confident that the cleanup was satisfactory and no further action will be necessary. No wells have been tested as the Mid-Maine Communications well is not used for drinking and the Onerato well is very far away. Nor would I expect the wells to be impacted due to the quick, through cleanup.
B-233-2006*
     This office received a call at 0915 on 5/1/06, from Don Back (3E Company Inc.) reporting a non-oil/non-hazardous spill.  He stated that one gallon of a water base poly acrylic stain fell off the shelf and spilled at The Home Depot in Ellsworth around 0845 this morning.  All of the material was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  No assistance from DEP was required.

REC:  File report.


B-250-2006*Bangor International Airport called to report that an estimated 2 gallons of Jet-A spilled from an aircraft vent onto the tarmac. The cause was expanding fuel. They cleaned it up with 10-12 sorbent pads.
A-235-2006*On 12/30/2005, Ryan Stephenson of the Federal Government's General Services Administration (GSA) reported an issue concerning the possible burial of drums containing agent orange in Coburn Gore. The alleged burial happened sometime around 1985, and was witnessed by now-retired agent Tom Macdonald. Due to winter weather conditions, the investigation was postponed until spring.

On 5/5/2006, I made a site visit with Mr. Stephenson of GSA and retired agent Macdonald. Mr. Macdonald witnessed several individuals burying five 55-gallon drums on the boundary line behind the customs station. Mr. Macdonald was told by the individuals that the material was agent orange and they were told to "get rid of it." I used a metal detector in the area that Mr. Macdonald indicated and was able to locate four buried metal objects. I informed Mr. Stephenson of GSA that I felt there was sufficient evidence to move forward, and the GSA, at this point, should retain an environmental consultant certified in hazardous waste to develop a work plan for further investigation and material removal. I also informed Mr. Stephenson that once a work plan was developed, it would need to be reviewed and approved by the Maine DEP.

On 8/22/2006, after making several contacts with Ryan Stephenson of the GSA, I felt that this case had become bogged down and the timeline of 45 days that I had given Mr. Stephenson to resolve this issue had more than doubled. I have referred this case to the DEP Hazardous Waste Enforcement Division for further action.

On 10/24/2006, Summit Environmental was retained by the GSA to perform a site investigation and remediation plan. On that day, DEP Geologist Rob Peale, and employees of Summit Environmental, and I began the investigation by digging test pits with a small excavator in the area pointed out by by Mr. Macdonald earlier. A total of 10 pits were dug to an average depth of 4 feet in what appeared to be native soils. No evidence of any drums or soil contamination was found. The investigation is closed at this point unless new information comes forward.
A-145-2006*On 3/9/06, Tim Rector, DEP staff, reported that a police report in the newspaper said that a residence in Fairfield had lost 100 gallons of heating oil. I contacted the Fairfield Police Department who gave me the contact information for the reporter. Sandra Herring, tenant at 233 Ohio Hill Road, Fairfield told me on the phone that she believes the oil was stolen. The owner Gaylen Libby of Madison had put 100 gallons in the tanks just two weeks prior to Sandra losing heat. She saw no oil on the ground, and there was no strong smell of oil.

 I arrived on-site to find a two-tank manifold system at the far end of the mobile home. There was no sign of a major release, and there were no vapors. Under the home, there were no signs of oil leaks on the supporting concrete pad. The two tanks appeared to be half full which would account for all the oil. Sandra reported that her furnace stopped, and when she put 35 gallons of kerosene in the tank the furnace started right up, which led her to conclude she had lost oil. There is a possibility that the tanks contained #2 fuel oil, and the insulation on the manifold and filters was not enough to prevent the fuel from gelling.
B-196-2006*B-196-2006
04/15/2006 13:22

     The Frankfort Fire Department called to report a gasoline spill at the Family Country Market on Route 1A in the center of Frankfort.  It was stated that there was some risk to the river since a heavy rain was occurring.  Investigation shown a heavy sheen on puddled areas in front of the store.  None of the sheen had made it to the river however.  A small amount of sorbent material was laid down as a precaution and picked up the following day.  The source of the fuel remains a mystery.
A-155-2006*On 3/17/2006 at 08:25, while I was at the scene of a truck rollover at Interstate 95 exit 130 southbound on ramp, the fire fighters on scene reported a pickup truck leaking fuel as it drove down the interstate exit 130 southbound exit ramp. The fire fighters and I put sorbent pads down and prevented any gasoline from leaving the pavement. Once the fuel tank cap was removed, the leak stopped. Apparently, the tank vent was not working, which caused the tank to pressurize forcing the gasoline out of the tank cap and fittings. The vehicle was taken away by ramp truck.

No further action by Response services is expected.
A-416-2005* A manure or silage truck, owned by Flood Farm, accidentally had the hydraulic tail gate in the up position. The gate smacked into the steel beams of the underpass on I-95. This caused the gate to fall into the cab of an oncoming milk transport truck. The driver of the milk transport, owned by Lyle Pierce of Newport, narrowly escaped serious injury. The milk truck lost control of the steering and flipped over onto its side spilling diesel and milk onto the roadway and shoulder.
 When I arrived, the Fire Dept. and wrecker service was on site containing the fuel and pumping off the remainder of the contents of the saddle tank. Sorbent pads were used to collect diesel fuel.
 The owner of the trucking company, Lyle Pierce, attempted to transfer the milk into another truck but the piping and valves were ruined. The truck was up righted and hauled away.
  Mr. Pierce gave me permission to do whatever cleanup was needed. I hired Clean Harbors to remove/excavate the oil contaminated soil and to restore the area. CH contacted Merton Richards to excavate and transport the soil to waste Management in Norridgewock.
 No further action will be required by Response.

A-228-2006*This site was referred to the Technical Services Division and the Response Division undertook no removal actions.
A-229-2006*On May 4, 2006, Maine DEP Response Services received a report of an abandoned aboveground storage tank (AST) on Stage Coach Road, Waldoboro. The caller also reported that some oil was seen leaking from the end of the tank.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site and indeed did find the AST on an undeveloped property by the side of Stage Coach Road. Maine DEP had the tank removed for disposal.  The quantity of oil spilled was not recoverable.  No further action is expected.
A-231-2006*   DEP received a report that hydraulic oil was spilled when a gasket failed on drilling equipment soon after drilling this well (220' deep, 20' casing, 8' to bedrock).  Oil was floating on puddled water and rain-saturated soil and was easily recovered using sorbents.  Negligible soil contamination remained.
   The area is rural-residential with only the subject well within 500'.  The home is under construction and currently unoccupied, with no pump yet in the well.  After discussion with geologic staff (Fontaine) it was agreed that this spill did not pose a threat to the subject well.
A-233-2006*An anonymous caller reported a sheen on the harbor of Matinicus Island on May 5, 2006.  The caller reported that the sheen was from Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) mounted on the deck of the vessel Bajupa and owned by M.K.M. Island Lobster, Matinicus.  According to the caller when the vessel Bajupa transfers fuel to the lobster buying dock, also owned by M.K.M. Island Lobster, a sheen often appears on the water.

Neither US Coast Guard or Maine Marine Patrol were aware of the sheen nor was either agency aware this had apparently occurred in the past.  Maine DEP will investigate as time and resources permit.  Sheens are short term events and though cause cumulative damage, are difficult to identify a responsible party with certainty.
A-236-2006*On May 6, 200,6 Maine State Police reported a Kris-Way owned tractor trailer hit a guardrail opening the curbside saddle tank and discharging an estimated 30 gallons of diesel fuel to the side of the road.  Maine DEP investigated the spill and hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the contaminated material for disposal at Dragon Cement. A total of 13.85 tons of soil was removed.

No further action is expected.
A-238-2006*On May 7, 2006, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill reported a 30-gallon hydraulic oil spill in the wood yard.  The spill occurred when a log loader transmission oil tank was struck by a log, causing the discharge of oil to a concrete pad.  International Paper took the loader out of service for repairs and used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

No further action is expected.
B-24-1998*B-24-98
January 14, 1998

This office received a call at 0915 on 1-14-98, from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting a possible oil spill from a downed transformer on the Clark Road in Kenduskeag, due to the ice storm.  The exact status of the situation was unknown at this time.  As soon as they can investigate, they will call with an update.

I was later informed by BHE the transformer was in fact down, but it did not discharge any product.  No clean-up was necessary.
P-302-2006*Received a call regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic on a aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Babour residence, 84 Hamlyn Drive, Wells, ME.  The discharge had been stopped, but at least 20 gallons of kerosene had been discharge onto the ground.

Upon arrival, it was determined that the AST would have to be moved to undertake soil removal.  Fortunately, Mr. Babour was in the process of emptying the tank and relocating it.  Once the tank was moved, we removed contaminated soil and placed it in a trailer that Mr. Babour had, until I could make arrangements to dispose of it.

On April 28, 2006, I returned with a dump trailer, and transferred the soil for disposal.

B-208-2006*On 4/20/06,0959 hours, Richard Backer (Environmental Compliance for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reported a transformer oil spill on Buck Street Extension in Bangor.  Strong winds broke the pole, causing the transformer to tip and leak.  The wind blown oil landed in about 40 spots on the pavement that were anywhere from a half inch to an inch in diameter.  The PCB status was not known at the time, but lab analysis indicated the level to be less than 2 ppm.  The transformer was removed and the spots double washed.  The washing liquid was collected in sorbents and rags, which were taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.

B-247-2006*
     This office received a call at 1415 on 5/4/06, from the Veazie Fire Department reporting a minor oil spill.  It was stated that Sunrise Materials (Orono) was working on a road paving project on Route 16 in Veazie when one of their heavy duty rollers rolled backwards into the ditch.  A small quart size spray bottle of diesel, that was sitting on the equipment, fell into the ditch and caused a sheen on surface water.  The Fire Department was notified and sorbent material (boom/pads) was laid down to contain and recover the oil.  No additional assistance was required from DEP.

REC:  File report.


B-180-2006*In November of 2005, Responder Jon Woodard of the Portland field office, who recreates in the Jackman area, reported mystery drums located at what he described as the 'old customs house' in Dennistown, which is in the Eastern Maine Regional Office response zone.  Responder Woodard advised that the drums did not appear to be an immediate threat, but requested that they be investigated in the near future.

While working spill B-172-06 in Greenville, I sent two dump trucks loaded with contaminated soil to Hampden.  Considering the weather conditions, I estimated a five hour turn around time for the dump trucks.  Contemplating how I would entertain myself for five hours I thought that perhaps I would find a stream or inlet and go fishing, taking compensatory time of course.  However, having failed to acquire a current fishing licence before opening day I could not risk the embarrassment to myself or the Department in the event I got pinched for fishing illegally.  I scorned myself for being so unnecessarily forgetful and began to wonder if this was an onset to some dreadful disease.  I discarded that worry and reluctantly headed for Dennistown to investigate those mystery drums that had been so conveniently brought to the attention of the Bangor office.

While traveling through Rockwood I observed several work trucks along the Moose River.  What raised an eyebrow was that one of the trucks was a Gaftek service vehicle.  I put on my yellow hazards and  angled my Response truck on the side the road.  I then immediately donned my hard hat, safety glasses, reflective traffic vest and put out my five orange reflective traffic cones in a cascading deployment behind the truck.  I approached the job site with coffee in hand and introduced myself to the Gaftek representative and asked him what he was working on.  He show me an AST facility that had been installed for a local marina and said that he was plumbing it up.  I generated some additional petroleum related small talk until my coffee was consumed then bided him a masculine farewell.

After reaching Jackman, I immediately pulled over to re-organize all my response gear and tools that ended up in a solid mass of matter in the bed of my truck, which resulted from my encounters with exposed portions of the earths crust between Rockwood and the North Woods.

I located the old customs house and the drums.  Well off the road I determined that deploying my five orange, reflective traffic cones in a cascading manner was not warranted.  My attention now on on the drums, I first noticed something was not quite right when my mind confirmed that I was seeing a a pile of skinned beaver carcasses laying next to the drums.  Their white furless bodies and long buck teeth sticking out...poor bastards.  I then focused on the drums closest the little stiffs and observed that they had 'easy lift off' lids which I had no intention of removing until I obtained more information, as per Department protocol.  I then observed another drum that was tipped over and what appeared to be a white powder on the ground.  I took a step closer and observed white, powdered donuts scattered about.  The word "bait" popped into my head and although my mouth was suddenly dry, I was able to utter the word: "Woodard!"

Reaching around to ensure that my duty belt was properly equipped for the hazard in which I may be exposed, I, with trepidation, tip toed toward the drums located toward the rear of the building.  Mid step, I saw movement to my right and quickly looked over to see that the wind had blown open an outhouse door.  I was relieved, so to speak, to see that no one was in the out house.  And although I probably could have utilized the facility at this point, I decided I had had enough and bee lined it back to my truck.  In the seemingly safety of my truck I saw that I had no cell phone reception.  I then looked out across the road to a house that had a Maine State Game Warden truck parked out
B-237-2006*
     This office received an anonymous call at 1100 on 5/1/06, concerning a diesel spill on the pavement at the MSAD 67 Bus Garage parking lot in Lincoln.  It was stated that the spill was observed at 0600 and again at 0830 this morning and no attempt had been made to clean it up.  They were not sure when the spill occurred.  I was informed that diesel and antifreeze spills occur in the parking lot on a regular basis and are not cleaned up.  Exactly what goes on inside the bus garage is unknown.

     Proceeding to Lincoln, I found the spill as was reported.  It appeared that a couple of quarts or perhaps a gallon at most had leaked onto the pavement in the school bus parking area.  What caused it or which bus it came from at this point in time was unknown.  It could have been from a leaky fuel pump or possibly from an overfill (heat expansion) after the bus was parked there.  After discussing the situation with the bus garage manager, they laid down speedi dri over the area (3 x 8 feet) to soak up the oil.  When I went around the yard, I noticed only a couple of other "old" oil stains on the pavement, none of which involved any drains or State waters.

CONCLUSION:  When you have twenty-five or so buses running in and out of the facility all school year long, they are bound to have periodic maintenance problems and the bus garage is where they go to have those maintenance problems taken care of.  Hopefully, folks (including the drivers) will be a little more careful in the future and see that their spills are contained and cleaned up.

REC:  File report.


B-204-2006*
     This office received an anonymous call at 1315 on 4/18/06, concerning a fuel oil or diesel tank leak behind Parker K. Bailey & Sons on State Street in Brewer.  It was stated that the soil around the tank was saturated with oil and some of it might be going into the river.  The problem was observed when this individual was walking his dog.

     Proceeding to the facility, I met with owner Craig Bailey, explained the complaint that we had received, and we went out back to look at the tank.  There was no "saturated soil" observed or any spillage on the ground around the tank.  There were several water puddles nearby, but none showed any evidence of a sheen.  And there was no evidence of a break out down over the bank between the facility and the river.  The only evidence of a spill was a small "stain" on the top and side of the 275-gallon AST where one of the drivers apparently fueled his/her vehicle and laid the nozzle on top of the tank after they were done.  A small amount of oil, perhaps 1/4 cup, leaked out of the nozzle and onto the tank, but again...no oil was observed on the ground and no further action was required.

REC:  File report.
P-316-2006*A tractor-trailer truck leaked approximately one and one half gallons of hydraulic oil from a hose coupling to pavement below.  Product was picked up with speedy dry then stored for bulk disposal.
P-317-2006*
	Wednesday, 5/3/06: responded to a report the previous evening, 5/2/06, from South Portland Fire Dept. [SPFD] of oily rain runoff coming from the boat storage lot of Sunset Marina, and into the harbor, across Front St.  I met owner, Dan Lilley, on site.  The spill location was a fenced-in area. SPFD laid down sorbents the previous night at the drainage areas by the fence [see attached site sketch].  I noted no spill at the motor fuels UST.
	The spill source appeared to be several small surface spills from different boat owners doing repairs, hit by heavy rain the previous night.  I noted no remaining sheen or NAPL in the morn.  I advised Mr. Lilley about better housekeeping of his lot and about spill response.

S G Brezinski
P-324-2006*On May 4, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of hydraulic oil was released as a result of a leaking support leg on a truck.  The discharge occurred to asphalt and was remediated with speedy dry.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action required at this time.
P-332-2006*On May 11, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately thirty-five (35) gallons of jet fuel was discharged from an aircraft.  The aircraft listed resulting in the jet fuel discharge from the lower wing.  Clean Harbors responded and remediated the spill with speedi dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-335-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 5/9/06: notified by Saco Fire Dept. that University of New England [UNE] employees complained to them of oil odor within their offices at 53 Beach St.  Two, old rusty fuel oil AST's in the basement were noted to be the source.  DEP response was requested.  The property owner, Ron Boutet, reached me before I left and informed me he had Clean Harbors en route to initiate a clean-up.  UNE had been noting the oil odor for more than a week.

ASSESSMENT & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	I met Saco Fire Captain Martin, John Swiger of Clean Harbors, and Ken Doumont (for Mr. Boutet) on site at 1300 hrs.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential and commercial use, on city water & sewer service.  UNE had offices on the first floor, the upper floor were apartments.
	The two AST's had been out-of-service for many years but still contained product.  Clean Harbors agreed to empty and remove the tanks, and then vacuum out oiled soil the following day.  On 5/10/06, Mr. Swiger indicated the job was complete.  Two soil samples he acquired for me from under the tank, after the soil removal, measured at 4.5-ppm & 1.9-ppm  [uncorrected bag headspace field method].  DEP was not able to attend the clean-up work.

CONCLUSIONS
	5/29/06: Ron Boisvert of Colonial Adjustment Co. advised me this spill would not be covered by Boutet's insurance policy.  On 6/8/06, I mailed Mr. Boutet an AST Insurance application at his request.
	No further clean-up actions required by DEP Response Div. at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-225-2006*On 4/27/06, I received a report of a one quart hydraulic oil spill from a failed hydraulic line on a backhoe owned and operated by Farley Landscaping.  The report was made by Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park.  Farley Landscaping was contracted to excavate for a new sewer line in the park.  The spill occurred on 4/26/06, at approximately 1400.  It was not reported to Mr. Bechtold until 4/27/06, at 0815.  Mr. Bechtold reported the spill at once to the DEP.  Mr. Bechtold did not have all the information at that time to answer my questions.

After a later conversation with Mr. Bechtold, it was discovered that the contaminated soil was excavated and not separated from all of the other soil from the excavation.  The spoils from the excavation were also already used as backfill somewhere he excavated.  Unfortunately no cleanup was possible.

Farley Landscaping was instructed on the proper procedures, should this occur in the future.


B-226-2006*On 4/27/06, I received a report of a small unknown amount of non-PCB transformer oil weeping from a pad mount transformer at Wagner Middle School in Winterport.  The Central Maine Power Company crew was able to apply absorbent boom around the transformer and schedule an outage for Saturday 4/29/06.  The outage went successfully and a small amount of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at a regulated landfill in Norridgewock.
B-227-2006*On 4/27/06, I received a report of a hydraulic line failure from a crane used at a construction site at the Lincoln Tissue & Paper mill.  The crane was a rental machine being rented by Spirit Construction.  When the line failed, workers contained the spilled product and then shovelled the contaminated soil into drums for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.
B-228-2006*
On 4/27/06, I received a report from The Home Depot in Ellsworth of a one pint gasoline spill inside a containment area.  The product was absorbed and disposed of properly by Northland Environmental of Providence, Rhode Island.
I-117-2006*05/08/06 17:25 hours, Received a call from the State Police dispatcher.  Brent Mckeen from Huber called in the spill.  The spill occurred in the Log Yard area T-7 when a O-ring ruptured on the swing motor of a loader.  The plant personnel Brent Mckeen and Don Wilson absorbed the spilled product with fine sawdust.  This fine sawdust was scraped up and fed into the plant's boiler.  The O-ring on the equipment was replaced.  Spill report Fax was sent to regional office at 17:33 hours on 5/8/06.  No further action is warranted at this time.
P-638-2011*Discharge was the result of a malfunctioning pressure relief valve and whistle on an aboveground storage tank (AST) system the City of Saco has to fuel vessels at the town dock.  The AST is housed in its own building situated inside a berm.  The fuel was displaced out the pressure relief valve due to overfilling because of an inoperable whistle.  The city was aware of the whistle issue, and was in the process of addressing it, just hadn't got around to it.  The oil was contained within the bermed area.

By the time I arrived, diesel fuel was being transferred into 55 gallon drums for later use.  No oil was observed outside the building or in the water.  The city was going to pump the fuel from the berm, until which time it was unfeasible and the remainder was collected with sorbents.

I checked on the site later in the week, and found the clean-up satisfactory.

No further Response action required.

B-232-2006*On 4/30/06, I received a report of approximately one pint of aviation gasoline spilled to the tarmac at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused by a faulty nozzle on the fueling hose.  The hose was taken out-of-service and the spill cleaned up using absorbent pads.
B-238-2006*On 5/1/06, I received a report of a one gallon weep of non-PCB oil from a pad mount transformer on the New Ripley Road in Dexter.  The cause was a failed bushing on the transformer.  Central Maine Power Company crews were able to perform an outage, make repairs, and drum the contaminated soil for disposal at Waste Management's landfill in Norridgewock.
B-256-2006*
On 5/10/06, I received a report of a hydraulic oil spill on the runway at Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused by a hydraulic line failure on a piece of aircraft maintenance equipment.  The crew was able to absorb the spilled product from the runway using absorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-257-2006*
On 5/10/06, I received a report of a one gallon jet fuel spill onto the runway at Bangor International Airport.  The cause was aircraft venting.  Crews were able to apply sorbent pads to the spilled product and recovered it.  The pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-258-2006*
On 5/10/06, I received a report of a sheen and smell of gasoline in front of 42 Stillwater Avenue in Old Town.  Apparently, last night a vehicle leaked some gasoline onto the street and with the rain, the gasoline had spread along a large section of the road.

Upon arriving on scene, it was apparent that gasoline had in deed been spilled onto the asphalt and created a large sheen.  Traffic had also tracked the sheen onto Wood Street and down Brunswick Street as well.  I searched the area for the source, which was reported to be a small car, light in color.  I found no vehicle with a gasoline leak.

Fortunately, the area is on public water.  I notified Old Town Fire Chief, Jim Lavoie of the incident and the sheen created from it.  It did not appear to be a large release of product.  However, it has been tracked through a sizable area.
P-327-2006*On May 5, 2006, DEP received notification of a sheen being emitted from a culvert into a stream that connects Long Lake to Crystal Lake near the intersection of Route 35 and 117 in Harrison.  Kara Walker (KW) dispatched to the site and observed that the Harrison Fire Department did a stellar job at containing the oil with sorbents pads and boom.   KW interviewed many people in the area and discovered that a small sheen was noticed on Tuesday (5/3), but the source was unknown.

On May 5th, a patron of the Village Tie Up made the owner aware of a sheen that was traveling into Crystal Lake when she was by the stream having a cigarette.  The owner contacted the Harrison Fire Department and containment activities ensued.  The fire chief performed an investigation as well and discovered that during a road improvement project, the contractor that was conducting the installation had a hydraulic oil leak from an excavator.  The hydraulic oil went into a series of storm drains that eventually lead to the culvert in question.  Representatives of the contractor indicated that they had deployed sorbents at the time of the spill and felt that the spill was properly contained.  Much to their chagrin it was not.  When the fire department responders opened one of the storm sewer grates and lowered a bucket, they discovered approximately one-half of an inch of oily product on the surface of the water.  Due to the amount of product remaining in the sewer system, KW advised the contracting company of the requirements to properly remediate the spill.

Later in the afternoon, Clean Harbors arrived at the scene and removed the mixed liquid media from the catch basins.  The sewer system was also flushed and the mixed liquid media was recovered from the culvert prior to entering the stream.  Fresh sorbents were also deployed in the area.

On May 11 and 18, 2006, KW returned to the site and changed out oiled sorbents for new ones and further secured the area.  Heavy rains provided for some natural flushing of the hydraulic oil out of the large boulders lining the stream.

On May, 26, 2006, KTW removed the remaining sorbents and containment boom.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-336-2006*I was contacted by Bill Souza of Citgo reporting that earlier in the morning a contractor working at their dock noticed a sheen in the water there.  Mr. Souza reported the sheen to the National Response Center, but not to the DEP.  United States Coast Guard (USCG) representatives arrived and viewed the sheen.  Apparently, it was obvious the sheen was not originating from the Citgo Terminal, as they were watching another large sheen floated toward them from the Portland side of the Fore River.  The USCG then left Citgo and proceeded to Vessel Services where they found a substantial sheen.  They spent some time trying to track down the source but were unsuccessful.  The sheen broke up and disappeared.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-70-2006*On 2/9/06, at approximately 1500, I received a report of an unknown amount of kerosene that had leaked from an aboveground storage tank at some time in the past.  The oil delivery company that reported the spill was Marquis Heating.  They had been called to make a delivery of fuel and noticed the old spill and asked the owner about the spill.  The owner said a fitting was loose and he had fix it.  Other issues concerning the tank and the system not being up to code, caused them to not make their drop.

Later that day, at approximately 1540, I was on scene and spoke to the owner, Mr. Sargent.  He informed me that the fitting connecting the fuel supply line to the fuel filter had leaked and a friend of his had just finished replacing it.  The tank is going to be replaced by Mr. Sargent around the end of the month.

After explaining the situation to Peter Moulton and receiving his approval for funding from the George Seal tank replacement fund, a new Gramby 20+ aboveground storage tank was installed in the horizontal position on 2/13/06, by Marquis Heating.  The owner is pleased with the new tank and location.

On 2/16/06, Clean Harbors Environmental Services and I were on scene to excavate the contaminated soil from behind Mr. Sargent's garage.  Due to thick frost, the full size backhoe was not able to effectively perform the work.  It would be reschedule once the frost is out.

On 5/8/06, Clean Harbors was back on scene and remove approximately 10 yards of contaminated soil.  The soil was disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

On 5/9/06, Clean Harbors went back to complete the work by backfilling the excavation, covering the site with loan, erosion matting, fertilizer, and grass seed.
B-222-2006*On 4/25/06, I received a report of kerosene in the cellar of the last house on Lake Shore Drive in Rockwood.  The report was made by R H Foster of Greenville.  They were notified by a plumbing contractor hired by the owner to perform work on another one of his houses in the area.  The plumbing contractor smelled oil and investigated the house and found the discharge.

I arrived on scene and met with the Rockwood Fire Department and an R H Foster representative.  They were able to show me where the spill had occurred in the first floor of the house and seeped through the first floor and down into the dirt and ledge cellar.  The cause was a monitor heater that was disconnected from the oil supply line from the tank, which was not capped after being disconnected.

After speaking with the owner, he confirms that his son disconnected the furnace from the fuel line 6-8 weeks prior to the spill being reported, because it was not working.  They believed the tank to be empty.  Due to the fact that there was a piece of wood jammed into one of the bung holes on top of the tank, it is believed that water was introduced into the tank and froze the low end of the system, the supply line to the heater.  With this being frozen solid, oil would not have been able to feed the furnace, thus it would not have worked.  When the owner's son disconnected it and no oil flowed, he assumed the tank was empty, left it disconnected, and the supply line un-capped.  Once the temperature warmed up, the line thawed and the oil flowed into the house.

It is unknown how much oil was spilled into the house, but the spilled oil did contaminate all of the fiberglass insulation below the sub-floor, as well as a lot of other material and debris in the cellar.

4/28/06, Clean Harbors was on scene to remove all of the contaminated material from the cellar.  They also dug a couple of holes in the cellar next to the ledge in an attempt to recover any of the spilled product.

5/1/06, Clean Harbors was back on scene to wash down the spill area with environmentally friendly cleaner.  No product appeared in the sump holes.  It is believed that all of the product that was spilled is unrecoverable.

5/1/06, John Selleck of Technical Services accompanied me to the site to advise if Technical Services would be able to install an extraction system of some kind.  John does not think it is likely that any product will be able to be recovered.  He is also in fear of the well.

5/2/06, I spoke to Mr. Carlson and inform him of our progress and concerns.  He has no intention of ever using the well again and will most likely demolish the house, not solely due to the oil spill.  I advised him that if he does change his mind concerning his well to please inform me, so I can gather  a water sample.
I-118-2006*Sean Bernard, DEP field staff member, observed a dark black plume pattern on the grass field out behind a building on the corner of Central Drive on the Skyway Industrial Park.  Sean and I went to the scene to do a site investigation.  Met with Dana Packard, an employee of Currie Chemical Co., he informed us that they had been cleaning up some old containers of fertilizer.  These containers had old fertilizer from last year that had been damaged by freezing and would not stay in suspension.  The containers were rinsed out and then the rinse solution containing the old fertilizer residue was dumped down the floor drain.  Dana went out back with us to see the outfall pipe from the floor drain.  All vegetation in a flow pattern from the pipe to a distance of 25 feet down gradient had been killed and was black from the fertilizer burn.  Told Dana that this discharge was not allowed and that he would have to make provisions with the Presque Isle Water Water Treatment Plant to dispose of this.  Also told Dana that this spilled area would need to be scraped up and stabilized and re-seeded.  Gave Dana my card and told him to convey this to the Company owner - Noel Currie and have him give me a call if he has any questions.

Called Noel Currie, owner of Currie Chemical, and left message to get in touch with me regarding the clean-up/remediation of spill site.

Spoke with Noel via voice mail.  Noel will add loam to site and seed it down/mulch site.  Noel said that all that was poured down the floor drain was organic fertilizer and some bio diesel and mostly water used to rinse containers.  He said that this was not going to happen any further and floor drain was going to be closed up.  No further action is required at this time.
B-173-2006*
     This office received a call at 1155 on 3/31/06, from Richard Backer (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of unloading a new non-PCB transformer at their stockroom on Main Street in Bangor this morning when they accidentally damaged the pressure relief valve.  Approximately two cups of oil spilled onto the asphalt at the unloading area.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with speedi dri and sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  A half a bag of oily debris will be taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.

REC:  File report.


B-163-2006*
     This office received a call at 1210 on 3/27/06, from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that they had found a small leak (4 oz) from a switch on one of the transformers in their equipment storage area this morning on Main Street in Bangor.  Since the PCB content of the oil is unknown, a sample of the material will be sent to the lab for analysis.  All of the oil was contained on gravel in a 6 x 6 foot area and will be cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

CONCLUSION:  Based on the results of the analysis (see attached), the oil turned out to contain less than 2 ppm PCB's.  A three gallon size container of oil contaminated gravel was removed and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  No additional action was required.

REC:  File report.


B-197-2006*B-197-2006
04/16/2006 09:50

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering an oil sheen on Phillips Lake off Rockridge Road in Dedham.  No other specific information was given.  After a lengthy search, it was discovered that an oil line had failed at the waterfront residence of Ken Lynch.  The sheen affected about 200 feet of shoreline.  It was suspected that the oil traveled through loose bony fill material and broke out at the shoreline.
     Later that morning, Clean Harbors personnel placed sorbent boom along the shoreline.  Dave Hamilton of Hamilton Construction was called to dig test pits to search for heavier concentrations of free product.  Two trenches were initially dug down slope from the spill.  Several gallons of free product were recovered with a vactor within the trenches.  Washed stone and recovery wells were installed for a later pump and treat system.  Once pumping had been initiated the following day, the sheen rapidly dissipated.   The case was then referred to Technical Services staff for a more elaborate pump and treat system.  It is expected that remediation will take place throughout the summer.  It may be noted that Mr. Lynch is awaiting fund coverage.
B-146-2006*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 3/16/06, from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that a pole mounted transformer on Marsh Island Lane in South Addison was discovered leaking at 1100 this morning.  The transformer, which is located on pole number RP 3/18 at the Marsh Cove Lobster Pound, was found to have a small rusty spot (corrosion hole) on the bottom.  An estimated 6 to 10 gallons of non-PCB oil leaked onto the soil and grass around the base of the pole and some sprayed onto an adjacent gravel road.  In all, the oil covered about a 10 x 10 foot area.  Plans are to excavate the contaminated material.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  The closest water is approximately 50 feet away.

CONCLUSION:  The size of the spill area was later revised to 12 x 20 feet.  Nine cubic yards of oil contaminated soil and debris were taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.


B-259-2006*
On 5/11/05, 0900 hours, Allen Cobb (Tech Construction Inc) reported a hydraulic oil spill at their bridge construction site off Route 15 in Guilford.  The spill came from a mulch truck owned by Linkletter Trucking, who are out of West Athens.  Tech Construction Inc personnel had contained and recovered the release with pads and excavation.  Because they are working on a Maine DOT project, Maine DOT will take care of the oil contaminated material.
I-119-2006*Approximately 5 gals of #1 fuel spilled due to movement of tank because of frost.  Shoveled and placed on plastic then allowed to bioremediate.  No further action required.
I-121-2006*2-3 gals of High Sulfur Diesal fuel spilled.  Cleaned up with pads and absorbent.  No further action required at this time.
I-122-2006*Homeowners aboveground tank leaked from underneath.  No cleanup as the oil leaked under a woodpile on dirt floor.  No complaints from the homeowners were received.
I-108-2006*MPG lost 1/2 pint due to break in a seal.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.
A-562-2005*Paul Kaminski of Ethan Allan Inc. contacted this office to report an oil spill at Andover Wood Products in Andover.  The facility operates as a sawmill and kiln for wood to be processed into furniture.  As a result of a facility audit, soil contamination had been discovered in a dry well located in a low basement area in the rough mill and finish process building.  The source of the spilled oil was attributed to past practices with lubrication of machinery and glue processing.  These practices have been discontinued, thus the source is no longer ongoing.  The stained material was an unknown oil, speculated to be lube oil for machinery, and was black in color.  The material was excavated by hand and placed in drums.  This soil was sampled and analyzed for hazardous properties and disposal characteristics.  The soil was disposed off site at Waste Management Crossroads landfill, Norridgewock.  Ethan Allan hired Johnson Company to perform environmental consulting services and prepare documentation of the investigation.  Johnson's report is attached.  The oil appears to have limited ability to migrate based on analysis.  There were no groundwater receptors identified in a survey of the vicinity of the mill.  The area is served by public water.  Rob Peale of DEP Technical Services reviewed the report and made recommendations, see attached memos.  The Johnson Company provided additional information in correspondence, dated February 2006.  The report concludes and DEP concurs that no further remedial action is necessary at this time.

I-123-2006*Maine Public Service (MPS) construction dept. bucket truck's hydraulic hose broke causing 2 qts of oil to leak.  MPS picked up gravel from side of road 3" deep in a 3' circle.  Disposed of in 1 bag.
I-124-2006*1/2 gallon of gas spilled as a result of corrosion of a tank.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.
B-211-2006*Mr. Currier called to report that an oil spill had occurred in the basement of a residence in Troy. The residence is an unoccupied home, owned by Maine Contract Farming. The home was used for a farm worker who watched after a chicken raising facility that has been closed for a while. Since the closure, the home has been empty. Mr. Currier was interested as a buyer and discovered this winter that the basement was full of ice and he smelled fuel oil. He told me that he had mentioned the ice and oil to both the realty company, Trundy Realty, and a worker for Maine Contract Farming. A month or so later, he checked the home again and found the ice had melted and there was red dyed oil on the water surface. He called me.
   On my arrival, I found that things were as described.  I contacted Mr. LeClair and explained the situation. I offered him the chance to take the cleanup lead or allow the Department to do the work. After he conferred with others, he called and told me to go ahead with the cleanup. The first thing was to collect the oil and this was done by floating sorbent pads on the water. After this, it was clear that I had a lot of oil contaminated water to deal with. The water level was 20 inches deep when I arrived. I discussed the problem with John Selleck of our Tech Services Division and decided the best way of disposing of this contaminated water was to pump it through a charcoal filter system. This was done on 5/10 and 5/11. On 5/12, the owners installed another sump pump. We will keep an eye out for any oil that might appear as groundwater leaks into basement.
B-262-2006*
     This office received a call at 1310 on 5/11/06, from Paula Smith (C.N. Brown Company; South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that one of the customers, at the Big Apple Store on Main Street in Orono, left the nozzle unattended while fueling their vehicle and it failed to shut off.  An estimated 1 to 1.5 gallons of gasoline went onto the concrete pad before they were able to shut it off.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  All of the oil was contained on the pad and cleaned up with speedi dri.  C.N. Brown will replace the nozzle.

REC:  File report.


B-260-2006*On 5/8/06, Peter Cooke past on a complaint from Cora Garrod, who lives in Franklin in the vicinity of Route 182.  The text of the complaint alleged that one of her neighbors habitually dumped sawdust, ashes, and (on occasion) oil into Springer's Brook, which goes under the road near the intersection of Routes 200 and 182.  On 5/11/06, Bob Shannon and I checked the site.  The stream was flowing well, because we had been having substantial rain.  We saw no evidence of dumping where the stream was accessible from the road.  Upon further investigation, this was the only location where the brook was accessible within a reasonable distance from the chain saw shop alluded to in the complaint.  We visited the shop (Bullets' Chain Saw) and discussed our investigation in order to let them know that if they had been dumping they should not.  We also visited a fire wood producing operation.  It was a one man operation where ten foot logs were loaded onto an apron and from there they were loaded into a machine that fitted the wood and loaded it into a truck.  Sawdust was being produced here, but there was no indication of it being dumped nor inadvertently getting into the brook, which was a good distance from the site and getting to it would involve ploughing through a lot of forest.
I-120-2006*Pelkey Logging of Presque Isle had an electrical fire which caused 20 gals of hydraulic oil to spill.  Contracted by Orion Timberlands LLC.  Pads were used for clean-up and disposed of by the responsible party.
I-145-2006*05/30/06 at 11:45 hours, Initial site visit/investigation.   Met with Ms. Artis Baker, she explained how oil sheen showing up on her ponds for the last few years.  The sheens ussually are most noticeable in the springtime with the water table being up.  Did a walk around the property.  I observed a very thin sheen on the smaller pond out behind the larger pond next to Rte. 11.  According th Ms. Baker the smaller pond is quite deep (32 feet) and the larger pond is approx 16 feet deep. Sheen was first observed approx 3-4 years ago by State Leg. Rep. Henry Joy when he responded to a complaint by Ms. Baker regading a fish kill in her pond adjacent to Rte. 11.  Ms. Baker called Rep. Joy to report the fish killed by what she suspected was caused by road salt run-off from Rte. 11.   Rep. Joy noticed that Ms. Baker might have oil in her pond at the time he visited her ponds - based upon the sheen he observed.
	Ms. Baker showed me several pictures of fuel delivery trucks parked in the Bates Fuels Storage and Filling station just adjacent and north of Ms. Baker's property.  These pictures showed pails under trucks collecting fuel product dripping from piping of trucks. Ms. Baker stated that a larger tanker truck had been parked at the Bates Fueling Station for awhile.  She stated that it also leaked fuel product when it was sitting in the yard.  There is a surface water drainage swale that runs from the Bates Fueling Station to the area of the smaller deep pond.  This swale runs behind Ms. Baker's residence in the area of her clothes line.  I walked around the Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) and fuel pump islands of the Bates Fueling Station.  Observed several dark spots where oil/ fuel product had been  spilled.  Called Mr. Bates at 365-4292 in order to discuss investigation and set-up meeting at site.    Received a call from Sue Gould of Bates Fuels (532-1166), I explained my site investigation and desire to meet with the owner/operator of Bates Fuels to discuss their property on the Station Rd. in Staceyville.  Ms. Gould said she would relay the message to Scott Bates, the owner.

05/31/06 at 11:00 hours, met with Sue Gould at Bates Fueling Station.  Ms. Gould gave me a tour of the facility and described the operations and specifics related to the capacity and type of products stored at the facility's three ASTs.  The facility is a key activated station that provides on-road diesel, off-road diesel, and home heating oil for the Bates Fuel delivery vehicles.  They have a small attendants shed where they store some supplies and absorbent pads in case of a spill.  The following tanks are in use at the Bates Fuels Bulk Plant in Staceyville:

1. 	1,000-gallon off-road diesel tank self-serve key activated system (AST).

2. 	5,000-gallon double wall tank split 3,500/1,000 used for on-road diesel.  This tank has 	underground piping to on road diesel pump which activated via self serve key system. 	Underground line is Environ double cased piping, with gravity feed back to a sump and 	alarm system. This AST was installed in 1995 (permit in bldg).

3. 	16,000-gallon double walled tank split 9,000/4,000/3,000 used for #2 home heating / off-road 	diesel/ and kerosene storage.  Tank is installed with a complete concrete SPCC that is enclosed 	with a steel roof.

All piping except as noted above is aboveground

Talked with Sue about contingency plans if a spill were to occur and what supplies the facility had on had.  Also discussed general house keeping items that facility users should be aware of.  Told Sue that I would be taking a sample of the sheen on the Baker Ponds for analysis for petroleum products and then get back in touch with her if further site investigation (i.e. test pitting is warranted).

05/31/06 sampled sheen on deeper (32') and smaller Baker Pond, requested Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis.  Informed Ms. Baker of what I was doing and that I would inform of results as soon as possible.

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P-431-2006*On 6/1/06, I received a call from Ron Wilson reporting a hydraulic oil spill that had occurred the previous day in Portland.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic line burst on one of their excavators at a new house construction site.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-368-2006*On 5/18/06 Jon Woodard received a complaint from the Harrison Water District that there had been an oil spill at a house that had burned down on Bear Pond in Waterford.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the house had burned down approximately 1 year ago.  An above ground storage tank could be seen inside the foundation of the home.  Due to flooding from a significant amount of rainfall, the pond level had risen and oil from the tank was now in the pond.  I hired Environmental Projects to place sorbent boom around the foundation.  We also pulled the tank out of the foundation area and pumped the remaining oil and water mixture from the tank.

Although little oil was recovered inside the boom, it seemed to be serving a purpose of keeping debris from the burned building contained.  The boom was left in place until June 30, 2006.  At that time, the water level had returned to it's normal level and the boom was left high and dry.  The contaminated sorbent boom was removed.  No further action required.

B-312-2006*On 6/1/06, 0910 hours, Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro) reported that the resident at 1088 West Avenue in Hampden had a four foot diameter oil stain on their property that had probably happened last February when a lumber truck collided with a telephone pole that had a transformer on it.  At the time there was no sign of a spill from the unit, but because the oil stain was in the vicinity where the unit had been it was assumed to be transformer oil.  The soil has been sampled and cleaned up to the PCB standard.  If the analysis shows PCBs they will do post clean-up testing.
P-434-2006*A quart of latex paint was spilled to the cement floor inside the store.  The spilled product was picked up with sorbent material then stored for bulk disposal.
B-305-2006*
On 5/27/06, 1031 hours, Bangor International Airport reported a half gallon spill of jet fuel to the tarmac.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads, which went to BIA's waste stream.
B-301-2006*
On 5/26/06, 1534 hours, Melissa (Dispatcher for Dead River Company) reported they were responding to a #2 oil spill at 115 Cedar Street.  She did not have much information on the spill, so I went to the site.  A fitting on the burner had seeped oil and it went down the sleeve that protects the line and came out at the AST filter which made it appear as though the tank was the culprit.  The spill oiled about a square yard of cement floor and pooled in a drain that was plugged with sand.  The tech had recovered all the oil that was recoverable and only the stain on the cement was left.  The owner was away on business, but his lady friend was there.  I discussed the AST fund and suggested the only problem that might arise from the spill would be odor, and should this happen, our Tech Services people could easily install a vent system that would take care of that at no cost.  Using Dawn dish detergent to pull the oil out of the cement was also discussed.  Venting the basement was also an affordable option.

I-146-2006*On 05/12/06 at 15:26 hours, Received a faxed spill report from Loring Fire Dept regarding a 3.5 gallon spill of kerosene from a pressure washer that fell off the back of a truck at the intersection of Connecticut Drive and Development Drive on the Loring Commerce Centre property.  Spill report was completed by Neal Haines, Facility Property Maintenance management.  I talked with Neal, he stated that the pressure parts washer had been lashed down with rope and some bungee cords.  When the truck hauling the washer turned the corner at the aforementioned intersection, the washer shifted and broke the rope and fell onto the roadway.  The impact caused the release of the kerosene.  Loring Fire Department and several personnel from the Maine National Guard responded.  Sorbent pads were deployed initially to soak up the spillage and prevent movement of the spilled product.  Maine National Guard personnel took 10 bags of speedy dry and spread these over the spilled kerosene and let the speedy dry soak up the kerosene.  Guard personnel then swept up the speedy dry and placed it in a 50 gallon drum along with the used sorbent pads.  The drum was taken back to Maine Military Authority facility to be disposed with other oily debris as part of regular scheduled facility operations.  No further action is warranted by DEP Response Staff.
I-147-2006*Driver had fueled his diesel truck and later traveled to a location where the ground was not level.  Due to this, less than 1 gallon of diesel fuel seeped through a vent.  The responsible party immediately used speedi dry and absorbent pads on the spill and then brought the material to John Noble's Shop for appropriate disposal.
I-148-2006*An operator was operating the Liebherr loader on the log pad when he noticed a spill coming from one of the fittings on the loader reclaimer.  Immediately when found, he cleaned up the spill and fixed the fitting.
A-299-2006* On 6-1-2006 Dennis Farrington called this office to report that the oil tank, in a home that he owns, had developed a leak. This house is currently vacant and the tank is located in the basement. The site is located at 45 Hammond Road in Wilton, Maine.
 I made a site visit the next day and found the oil leak to be a minor situation. A loose fitting was the problem and it had already been repaired. The is no reason to sample the on-site well. No further action by Response will be needed.
B-269-2006*5/15/2006,  Received report from Dead River Company, Calais, of a fuel spill at the entered location.  The oil technician, Neil,  advises that during a fuel delivery today to the 275 gallon residential tank, oil was observed leaking from the filter area.  The delivery was stopped and the filter piping hand tighten by the delivery person to stop the leak.  Neil responded to the site and serviced the tank.  He advised that the filter hardware was loose and that he could not identify any other problem.  The tank was filled in January and empty today and feels that the tank may have been tampered with and the oil removed.

I contacted Donovan Construction, Calais, to remove the contaminated soil.  The spill was limited and .57 yards of soil was removed.  I contacted the homeowner prior to the removal.  The property owner, who lives in New Jersey, approved of the clean up and informed me that they would contact the Sheriff's Office to report the incident.  I forwarded a fund application.

As of 10/19/2006, no problems were reported to DEP.

file/report


P-730-2005*While installing a radon ventilation system at the Dunn-Maguire residence, Jeff Newman of Radon Systems, LLC detected fuel oil vapors under the concrete cellar floor.  There was no on-going spill or evidence of free product.  Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services (Tech Services) visited the site and determined that there was no product to be cleaned up, and the radon system being installed sufficiently took care of the  fuel oil vapors.  Peter will continue to monitor the situation and as such the site has been turned over to Tech Services and there will be no further involvement by the Division of Response Services.
B-313-2006*
Mr. Bligh called to report that one of his technicians had responded to an odor complaint at the Smith residence at 9 Emerald Road in the Pine Tree Mobil Home Park in Holden. Apparently, the outside AST had developed a leak.
   On my arrival, I found a horizontal AST at the back of the trailer. The technician showed me the magna-patch he had installed on the center bottom of the tank. There was some oil saturated soil under the tank, but it did not extend beyond it. The next morning, I was there as the Webber Energy crew worked to replace the tank. Once the tank was removed, we found that the ground beneath the tank was gravel on top of the native till. The oil contaminated soil was removed. As the contamination was not extensive, I doubt that more than 5 gallons were lost.
   This tank appeared to be to code, although the concrete patio blocks had sunk their full depth into the ground. No other part of the system was in contact with the ground. The owner had a tank insurance program with Webber Oil and the replacement and cleanup was covered by this program.

P-832-2011*C N Brown called to report a faulty nozzle which created a small spill (estimated 2 gallons) when it failed to shut off as a customer was filling their car.  The discharge was confined to the pad and staff applied speedy dry and called Portland Pump to repair/replace the nozzle.  The site was visited and the spill appears to have been satisfactorily cleaned up. No further Response action expected.
I-184-2011*09/21/11 Received an e-mailed spill report from Thomas Osgood, Director Environmental Compliance with Maine Public Service Co (MPS).  The small spill of about 1/4 gallon motor oil was the result of engine failure on one of MPS's bucket trucks.  MPS crews applied sorbent pads to the spilled oil, picked up the pads and brought back to their maintenance for later disposal.  No Response action is needed for this spill.
I-152-2011*08/09/11 Received a call from Gene Weldon of Lane Construction reporting a spill of asphalt tack material on US Rt 1A in Hamlin.   The asphalt tack in the truck/wagon expanded when heated and spilled about 20 gallons into the road ditch.  Crews from Lane Construction are on scene and digging up the contaminated section of the road ditch.  I told Mr. Weldon that I would be up to check on the clean-up efforts this afternoon.  Mr. Weldon will be sending in a spill report on the incident.

08/9/11 15:00 arrived on scene, asphalt tack material has traveled about 250-300 feet along road ditch.  The tack congealed to the surface grass layer of the road ditch fairly quickly as it cooled.  Lane crews are in the process of digging up the tack contaminated sod lining the road ditch.  Advised them to re-seed this area, mulch it and stack sections with hay bales for sedimentation and erosion controls until the road ditch re-vegetates itself with grass.  The tack contaminated sod will be hauled to the Lane Batch plant for processing.  I will check on this site later in the summer.

09/19/11 Site visit to area of road ditch where road tar/tack was spilled.  Site is fully restored with no evidence of spilled tack.  Site is stabilized and no sheening in storm-water flowing in road ditch.  No further Response action is needed at this spill site.
I-13-2011*01/21/11 Received a call from Maine Public Service Co., (MPS) reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil/fluid as a result of a burst hose line on a service truck.  MPS Crew used sorbent material (speedy dry) to soak up the spill and then bagged the oily debris up for disposal with the other oily waste stream.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-119-2011*On 6-23-11, North Star Variety reported that 3 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled from a fuel line on a passenger vehicle at the Northstar Variety in New Sweden. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and debris transported to the Tri-Community Landfill.  No further action required.
I-116-2011*On 6-6-11, Huber Engineered Woods reported that approximately twenty five gallons of hydraulic oil was spilledfrom a leaking hose on a 610 Loader in the Slasher area .  Sorbent's pad were used to sop up the oil on the deck and wipe down equipment.  The pads will be wrung in the hydraulic room.  Wood fines were used to absorb oil in less accessible areas using heavy equipment the fines will be burned in the boiler. A contractor was called in to vacuum up the oil on crushed slate on the ground to be hauled to the landfill. No site visit was made by DEP Response.
I-178-2011*On 9-16-11, Seven Islands reported that 2 gallons of diesel spilled from a ruptured fuel line on a log truck owned and operated by Gerald Pelletier Trucking. The spill occurred at the scales at the Maine Woods Company in Portage.   The product was cleaned up using spill pads and sawdust and will be brought to the Maine Woods Company biomass boiler.  No further action required.
P-788-2011*Approximately 10 gallons of #1 fuel oil leaked from a 275 gallon above ground storage tank located outside the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. Released oil entered the underlying soils. Due to the small nature of the release DEP personnel undertook removing impacted soils from the spill location. .80 tons of soil was hand excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The tank was replaced. No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-186-2011*09/26/11 Received a faxed spill report from the Maine DOT regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil that occurred on the Shin Pond Rd (Rte. 159) about 1 mile past the Water Road turn off.  The spill of 5-7 gallons of hydraulic oil was the result of a broken hydraulic hose on some road maintenance equipment.  Maine DOT crews used sorbent materials and pads to soak up the oil spill.  Oily debris was placed in a container at the Houlton Maine DOT station for later shipment with other oily wastes.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-1059-2007*On April 18th, DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) of a spill related to a tree falling onto the wires nearest pole #5 on Woodman Street in Portland.  The transformer was tagged stating that the transformer oil was less than 5 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  Less than 3 gallons spilled to the ground and was cleaned up by CMP crews using speedi dri and excavation.   CMP disposed of appropriately.  No site visit and no action by Response Services needed.
P-1060-2007*On April 18th DEP received a report from Central Maine Power regarding an oil spill on Lord Road in Buxton due to storm damage.  A tree near Pole #23 hit the wire and the the transformer fell to the pavement and roadside.  The transformer was tagged stating that the transformer oil was less than 1 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  Approximately 20 gallons spilled to the ground and was cleaned up by CMP crews using speedi dri and excavation.   CMP disposed of appropriately.  No site visit and no action by Response Services needed.
P-1061-2007*On April 17th DEP received a report from Central Maine Power regarding an oil spill on Morrill Avenue in Gorham due to storm damage.  A transformer on Pole #5 fell to the pavement.  The transformer was tagged stating that the transformer oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  Approximately 5 gallons spilled to the ground and was cleaned up by CMP crews using speedi dri.   CMP disposed of appropriately.  No site visit and no action by Response Services needed.

P-1062-2007*On May 23rd DEP received a report from Central Maine Power regarding an oil spill on Fogg Road in Scarborough due to storm damage.  A transformer on Pole #1 fell to the pavement.  The transformer was not tagged for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  Approximately 5 gallons of oil spilled to the pavement and roadside.  CMP crews cleaned up with rags, excavation and washing of the road.   CMP disposed of appropriately.  No site visit and no action by Response Services needed.
P-1063-2007*On May 26th DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) of a car/pole accident and the subsequent spillage of approximately 15 gallons of transformer oil on Ocean House Road in Cape Elizabeth.  The pole #147 was not tagged for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.   The transformer fell onto the pavement and curb.  Speedy dri was used and some brush removal took place.  CMP disposed of the contaminated waste appropriately.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-1064-2007*On May 29th DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) regarding a small spill of transformer oil at their loading dock on Canco Road in Portland.  The spilled oil was from a unit that was removed from 411 Rivers Sands Drive in Scarborough and left on the dock.  CMP crews wiped down the dock, used speedi dri and removed the leaking unit for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1065-2007*On May 29th DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) regarding a small spill of transformer oil onto a parked vehicle at the Biddeford/Saco Industrial Park.  The unit was tagged at less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyl oil (PCB).  CMP crews wiped down the vehicle, applied speedi-dri and removed a small amount of gravel at the base of the pole and replaced the leaking transformer.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1066-2007*On June 21st DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) regarding a spill of transformer oil at Pole #3.2 on Roberts Street in Sanford.  This was likely the result of a fire the previous day that they later discovered had damaged a bushing affecting a 6 x 10 foot area around the pole.  CMP crews removed 2 bags of oily brush and disposed of it appropriately.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1067-2007*Received a call regarding a mistake C.N. Brown had made, twice, at 25 Spruce Hill Lane, Harrison, ME.  The caller stated that this was the second time C.N. Brown had filled the wrong tank and was up-set that they had the right to remove the oil from the tank.  I informed him that even though they filled the wrong tank, they could legally ask for payment for the oil or take it back.

He did state that there was some oil discharged during the process, the main reason for the call.  I followed-up on the complaint the following day and observed nothing.

No further action required.
P-1068-2007*DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) concerning a spill of transformer oil on Scott Drive in Westbrook.  A landfill truck backed into the padmount and 20 gallons of oil tagged at less than 2 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl spilled onto the pavement and dirt.  CMP crews excavated 2 drums of soil and used speedi dri to clean up the spill.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services expected.
P-1069-2007*DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) regarding small oil spill at Highland Lodge in Bridgton.  A tree hit a pole, knocking down the transformer causing  a half gallon of tagged transformer oil to spill onto the crushed rock at the base of the pole.  CMP crews excavated all visible signs of contamination.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services expected.
P-1070-2007*DEP received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP)  concerning a transformer that was weeping oil when it was returned to the Bridgton Service Center.   CMP crews cleaned up the oil and disposed of the sorbents appropriately.  No site visit and no further action by Response Services expected.
A-652-2011*	An estimated one quart of lube oil was spilled from a leaky locomotive. The oil was lost to the track ballast located near Hammond Lumber Company. Pan Am personnel removed the contaminated ballast and transported it to the Waterville Railyard for consolidation and disposal. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
I-103-2011*05/31/11 Received a report from Maine Public Service (MPS) regarding a small spill of unleaded gasoline at their fuel pump island at the Operation Center on the Parkhurst Siding road in Presque Isle.  The spill which was quickly cleaned up with sorbents was a caused by the fuel pump nozzle not  going to auto shut when the truck was filled up.  MPS will be bagging up the oily debris for disposal and sending in a spill report to MEP.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-191-2011*09/30/11 Received a spill report from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil from an Aboveground Storage Thank (AST) located at their Gas Station and C-Store named DOC's Place in Houlton near the I-95.  The tank has been pumped out/emptied.  A pin hole was discovered in the bottom of the tank.  The ironic thing is that the tank's thickness was measured ultra sonically by Boston Environmental (Tank Sure) on 09/21/11 approximately 10 days prior and it passed the ultrasonic testing and the visual inspection.  I e-mailed Dave Frazier the following disclaimer on the surety of tank testing alone.

During the information outreach portion of the AST corrosion ad campaign one the DEP's Division Director of Technical Services's George Seel said this in an e-mail:
"So why is the DEP encouraging home heating oil tank owners to consider this private sector program? Because it does in fact find tanks that will shortly fail due to internal corrosion that otherwise would only have been discovered after a leak occurs and is discovered and reported by the homeowner. Tank thickness testing is not without a margin of error (false negatives) due to its limitations and therefore can not be used to conclude a tank will not leak in the coming 12 months, but any one tank that is found failing this test is one less we have to cleanup after later."

I passed this info regarding the AST leak after it had passed the Tank Sure Ultrasonic test  along to George Seel, Dave McCaskill of the DEP's Technical Services for their information.  Also e-mailed the Tank Sure folks at: Jon Radjavitch [Jon_Radjavitch@bostonenv.com].

George Seel e-mailed back: "Thanks, Lee. Good to have concrete examples. This is why MDEP opposed MEMA/MODA's efforts to rely exclusively on this testing in the well head protection areas of community well fields rather than MDEP's proposal of requiring the use of double-walled or double-bottomed tanks for new and replacements. I do think that even if they only find 50% of tanks that will corrode through in the next 12 months, that is more tanks than can be replaced before the leak actually occurs."

The spill was remediated by DOC and no further Response Services action is required at this time.
I-190-2011*At 0715 on September 30, 2011, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a spill called in by the Presque Isle Fire Department (PIFD).  PIFD had responded to a spill of diesel fuel at Carroll's Auto Sales caused by a leak from a car transport tractor trailer.  When I arrived on scene, PIFD personnel were sweeping speedy dry to control the spill and the tractor unit had been towed to a local tractor trailer repair shop.  The spill occurred directly in front of the dealership's service center garage door and customer entrance door and near a storm water catch basin located in the parking lot.  Two small absorbent booms had been placed around the catch basin, but some spilled product was visible in this catch basin.  I asked the PIFD to contact the PI Public Works Department (PIPWD) for assistance with tracking the spill to other nearby catch basins.  I also called Frank Wezner and asked him to contact Allen's Environmental Services to send a vacuum truck and personnel to clean Carroll's parking lot.  I went to the other repair shop to question the truck drive about the incident.  The truck driver stated that a bolt on the engine had come loose and shot into a fuel injector line causing it to break and spill fuel.  He quickly responded by putting the boom around the catch basin and Carroll's repair shop personnel responded with bags of speedy dry.  PIFD personnel swept up the speedy and placed it in garbage cans, then left the scene.  Allen's personnel vacuumed out three impacted catch basins and power washed the parking lot to remove the spilled product.  All materials were hauled to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal. No Further action required.
I-56-2011*3/20/2011 Received a call from the Presque Isle Fire Dept. (PIFD) requesting assistance with spill containment at a car accident and fire on the Caribou Rd (US Route 1) directly across from the 96.1 radio station.  Arrived on-scene and determined that due to the fire associated with the vehicle accident there was very little oil/gas to be cleaned up.  PIFD was working with Maine Department Of Transportation and wrecker service to have the accident debris cleaned up and the road cleared for traffic.  No action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-817-2011*September 22, 2011, Alan Thibeault of the University of New England (UNE) received a 30-day waiver from me to remove an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at 716 Stevens Ave. in Portland. Allied/Cook Construction was hired by UNE to remove the UST.

September 26, 2011, the 3,200-gallon UST was emptied and cleaned by Clean Harbors and removed from the ground by Allied/Cook Construction. The soil around the tank was tested for possible contamination and the UST was inspected for any corrosion spots. Soil testing did not indicate contamination and no corrosion holes were identified.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division.
P-784-2011*The driver of a commercial pickup truck fell asleep at the wheel which caused his vehicle to veer into the rear of an oil delivery truck parked on the road shoulder.  The collision destroyed the engine compartment of the pickup releasing motor oil to the pavement.  In addition, the impact compromised the hose reel assembly piping on the delivery truck.  An elbow was party crushed which inititated a release of heating oil.  The discharge was contained in the trough below the hose reel, and was limited to the quantity of product present in six feet of three inch pipe.  All spilled products were recovered with sorbent materials.
P-785-2011*Scott Cyr received a call that there was an oil tank leaking in the garage of this residence.  There is no indication of what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-787-2011*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	9/22/11: Mr. David Fielding, of Fielding's Oil Company (FOC), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the previous day, 9/21/11, one of his delivery drivers filled this customer's oil tank and "it squirted out" (the vent pipe) onto the hot top pavement.  It was not reported that day as the driver "thought it was water".

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	9/23/11: I visited and checked the discharge and found a 12" diameter stained area on the pavement below the fill and vent pipes covered with speedy dry clay sorbent.  The Heberts were not at home.  The oil had soaked into Mr. Hebert's bituminous pavement and made it soft and crumbly.  I did not believe the Hebert's private water well to be threatened and I had no complaints of oil odor within the home.  The area is rural residential use and served by private well water and septic.  Bedrock is exposed next to the house.

1.	I advised Mr. Fielding that the homeowner may require him to repair the pavement.  Remaining speedy sorbent material needed to be picked up.
2.	Fielding's Oil Co. failed to remediate and report the prohibited oil discharge within two hours.  I do not understand how the driver could have mistaken the oil discharged out of the vent pipe for being water.  No further clean-up, or enforcement action for improper notification, is planned at this time.
P-789-2011*The Department of Environmental Protection (herein Department) received notification from Portland Montreal Pipeline personnel that a sheen was witnessed inside the containment boom of the south side berth.  Since a tanker was actively discharging product as well as receiving bunkers, operations were ceased until the cause and source were identified, per protocol. Upon arrival, Department staff met with the interested parties on the deck of Tanker Phoenix Alpha.  A heavy sheen was witnessed along the port side of the tanker tending to linger after the manifolds and towards the perimeter of the boom at the end of the slip which coincided with tidal activity that day; low tide was approximately 1345 hours.  Through conversations with Phoenix Alpha's master and engineer, the ship was easily disregarded as the source given the product on board, and particularly once the IG scrubber was engaged and its effluent scrutinized.  Focus then shifted to the Barge DBL-16 and Tug Rowan Mcallister.  The captain of the Rowan was quite confident his boat was not the source and welcomed an interview and inspection. Both occurred without revelation though the captain made reference to a diesel spill experienced on the barge during the overnight hours which his crew assisted with mitigating.  So finally, the barge was boarded and the tankerman interviewed.  The tankerman was not particularly forthright with information, which in itself suggested culpability, but more damning was the abundant presence of free product atop standing water within the containment on the main deck as well as outside the containment on the after deck.  Product appeared to be hydraulic oil and more viscous than a refined fuel like diesel but both certainly could have been present; both products were in use and being stored in bulk.  In addition, the tankerman conceded two contributing factors.  The first, for a reason he could not explain, he removed the containment plug allowing whatever liquids it was withholding to drain, and second, he lightered the barge forward tanks first which would have created a stern list influencing said liquid into the water.   A hydraulic release to coastal water would account for a heavy sheen.  From the Department's perspective and for its purposes, despite specific cause and source being unknown, these extenuating factors warrant deeming the tankerman the responsible party and the barge owner involved by default.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product which was conducted to the Department's satisfaction.
P-790-2011*Scott Cyr received a report that the wrong tank had inadvertently been filled by Diesel Direct at this location.  It is unknown what caused the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-791-2011*September 23, 2011, I received a phone call from Lance Bean of Oxford County Fairgrounds. Mr. Bean was reporting what appeared to be oil leaks on a grassy area on the fair grounds where Smokeys Greater Shows (Smokeys) had their equipment parked the week prior.

I responded immediately and met with Mr. Bean and Eddie and Dino of Smokeys. I evaluated the area in question and spoke with Dino and Eddie and asked "what type of equipment was parked here and what could they have potentially leaked?" Eddie and Dino both explained that carnival rides were set up here and they hold hydraulic oil. At this time, Mr. Bean agreed to have Smokeys return at a later date with a dump truck to remove the contaminated soil. Mr. Bean also agreed to supply the fairgrounds' John Deere tractor as a means to remove the soil.

September 27, 2011, I returned to the fairgrounds and met Eddie and two fairground workers who allowed us to access the premises. 5.43 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site and transported by Eddie to Waste Management in Norridgewock. The Oxford Fairgrounds agreed at this time that they would supply the back fill for the holes that were dug.

Oil Enforcement has since taken action against Smokeys Greater Shows. No further action taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Response Division.
P-792-2011*September 23, 2011 I received a phone call from Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy in South Portland. Mr. Hubbard was reporting an overfill of the "drip bucket" at the bulk plant. Approximately half a gallon of #2 oil spilled from the bucket onto concrete. Speedi dry and absorbent pads were applied to the oily area. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill. No further action was taken by the Division of Response Services.
P-794-2011*An individual caught a five gasoline can on fire by smoking while refueling a piece of small equipment.  Product that wasn't consumed by fire was recovered by local fire personnel with sorbent materials. No site visit was made as a result of the incident.
P-795-2011*The Department was notified of an oil spill by a contractor after a caretaker was overwhelmed by oil vapors within a seasonal residence.  Department staff confirmed the report and immediately initiated measures to introduce fresh air into the residence and evacuate odors.  This scenario was unique because the serious odors were the result of a boiler malfunction which caused an incomplete combustion scenario.  Fuel was not being completely burned so it was saturating the inside of the boiler.  In addition, the boiler became plugged so the unit was exhausting into the basement.  The air in this basement was so saturated, cobwebs were covered in tiny oil droplets.  Typically, excess fuel within a boiler is burned off under controlled circumstances but, after consulting the local fire chief, this option was deemed a severe public safety issue given the limited entrance/egress to the basement and its current state.  Therefore, the boiler was required to be removed.  Afterwards, all the cobwebs were removed with a wet/dry vacuum.  Dirt had accumulated below the furnace over time which became contaminated during this event so the area was scraped clean which revealed a rough concrete floor and cleaner/degreaser was used on this concrete as well as the stairs to the first floor.  Servpro worked in congruence with Department staff to install and manage air scrubbing technology; an effort guided by quantitative indoor air quality sampling conducted by Don White, Division of Technical Services.  After a few weeks, air quality within the residence had returned to below action levels.   No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-796-2011*The flare fitting at this outdoor tank failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of kerosene.  Product impacted leaves and miscellaneous debris on a cement pad.  No product left the pad.  The debris was collected then the pad was treated with an application of sorbent materials.
P-797-2011*
	9/23/11: Brunswick Fire Department reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and to National Response Center (NRC) a small discharge of vehicle fluids associated with a vehicle accident on Rt 24 in front of the Cook's Corner Norway Savings Bank.  Within the NRC report it is stated that one product released was Methyl Bromide (a solvent) antifreeze which may actually be Ethylene Glycol antifreeze.
	No discharge reported to drains or surface water.  During a later site visit I found the spill satisfactorily cleaned.   See the attached NRC report for additional information.
P-798-2011*
	9/23/11: Report of small transmission oil spill during transfer of the oil from a drum to a consumptive-use aboveground storage tank (AST) within the facility repair garage.  CMP staff responded and cleaned up the discharge.
	The area is dense commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  No oil was reported to have reached surface or ground waters.
	No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-800-2011*
INVESTIGATION
	9/26/11: Ms. Cari Munsey reported to Fred Gallant of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Land & Water Division, the presence of a brown floating scum with an odd smell located in the cove the past Wednesday, 9/21/11 (see attached photo by Ms. Munsey).  Mr. Gallant referred the investigation to the MDEP Response Division.  Scott Couture of Maine Marine Patrol had also been notified by the town of Harpswell.
	Tuesday 9/27/11: I met Ms. Munsey onsite by Rich Cove at the end of Harpswell By The Sea Road, off Route 24, in Harpswell.  Onsite I noted a light, patchy dust or pollen-like film on the water surface but no odor or brown scum like in Munsey's photo and description.  No oil or chemical-like material adhered to a sorbent pad.  I noted no fluid oil-like sheen.
	
CONCLUSION
1.	No conclusive evidence of a prohibited discharge has been noted; conditions as described by Ms. Munsey appears to have changed since she first observed them.
2.	At this time based on present information the mystery material appears to have been an algal bloom; the film I observed on 9/27/11 looked to be more like a pollen or dust film.  As of January 2012, I have heard no further reports or complaints and I recommend no further MDEP Response Division actions at this time.
3.	A copy of my photos and a link to aquatic phenomenon has been copied to Ms. Munsey.  As of February 2012 I have heard no further reports.
P-1078-2009*
	Notification of small discharge of non-PCB transformer oil to pavement below, cleaned up by CMP staff.  The area is sub-urban residential use on the coast and served by municipal water.  There was no Maine DEP response and inspection at the time.
P-1079-2009*
	Notice of auto collision to pole with mounted transformer causing leak to snow and soil below.  Clean-up by CMP staff on 3/11 and 3/12/09.  The spill area is rural residential use.
P-712-2011*
	Thursday 9/8/11: Wells dispatch notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of  an 8 to 20-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to soil from a commercial boom truck belonging to Sea-Vu Campground.  The discharge was reported to be in the area of 577 North Berwick Rd. at a Little League ball field (formerly a gravel pit).  None of the discharge was reported to have reached surface water.  Wells Fire Department's (WFD) Captain Nollette stated WFD applied four bales of sorbent pads, then workers of Sea-Vu campground had dug up and taken away oiled soil.

1.	At this time MDEP has replaced three bales of sorbent pads to WFD.  I recommend MDEP seek reimbursement from Sea-Vu Campground for cost of these sorbents.
2.	Sea-Vu Campground failed to notify MDEP of the discharge as required.
3.	At this time it is unknown the volume of soil that Sea-Vu Campground excavated and its final disposition.
4.	Based on the clean-up described by WFD, the area of the discharge and the properties of hydraulic oil I do not believe there is any threat to sensitive environmental receptors.

S Brezinski
I-193-2011*10/5/11 Received a call from Drew Blier of Ed Pelletier & Sons Construction Co.,  regarding a section of trench they were excavating had strong odors of gasoline coming from the excavated soils at about 7 to 9 feet below surface gradient (bsg).  The trench being excavated is part of the town's sewer main upgrade work.  Arrived on scene, Drew took me to the company's storage yard where they had stockpiled the gas smelling soils.  I did both Photoionization Detector head-space and Oleophilic test and both tested for soils having been impacted by petroleum.  Provided Drew with an oil spill debris form and instructed him to haul the oily soils into Tri-Community Landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-194-2011*10/4/11 Received a call from Tom Osgood regarding site assessment requirements required to do a piping upgrade at their Operations Center pump island.  The pump island is served by two above ground storage tanks.  Both tanks are 2,000 gallons in size and one is unleaded gasoline and the other is diesel fuel.  Maine Public Service Co. (MPS) hired Allen's Environmental Services, Ira Dodge, to upgrade the underground piping associated with these tanks and the pump dispenser island.  The existing piping is yellow pipe and is not compliant with the new E10 grades of gasoline.  Spoke with Ira and he requested a waiver to be able to complete the piping upgrades prior to the weather turning nasty.  Granted the 30-day waiver on 10/5/111.   Ira may try to do the upgrade work the later part of this week.

10/7/11 Site visit to MPS Operations Center on the Parkhurst Siding Rd.  Ira Dodge, certified tank installer - Allen's Environmental Services, had replaced the old underground yellow piping running between the AST's (two -2,000 gallon double walled tanks) and the pump dispenser island.  The piping was sleeved in PVC piping.  No evidence of leaks were discovered.  Took digital pictures (see attachments) of work completed and yellow piping removed. No further actions is warranted by Response Services Staff.
P-799-2011*
	6/3/11: While in this area investigating possible prohibited discharges in the area of 80 Fosters Point Rd., I drove by this commercial and residential property in response to an anonymous complaint about an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Without entering the property I noted a 100 to 130-gallon AST at the end of a mobile home mounted on a tall wood frame (see photo).  I noted no obvious oil discharges.  Checking with Maine Fire Marshal Stephen Dixon and with Peter Holmes of Maine Oil & Solid Fuels Board, they both confirmed the AST installation to be out of code (see e-mail for details).
	The area is dense rural residential and commercial use.  The Travis property appears to be both residential and for commercial use (excavation contractor or vehicle repair); it is next to Whorff Construction Co. property.  Municipal water runs up to this area so this area so this location may or may not be on private wells.

S Brezinski
I-128-2011*07/05/11 Received a call from Gloria Duncan, of Northern Maine Paving Co., regarding a small spill of motor oil (2 gallons) that occurred when one of their trucks blew a gasket when traveling on Route 89 just south of Dodo's market in Caribou.  Northern Maine Paving crew placed speedy dry on the spilled oil that was all on the road surface (most of it in the breakdown lane).

07/6/11 Site visit to area of spilled motor oil, the speedy dry has absorbed all the wet oil and has been mechanically dissipated by vehicular traffic.  No further action is warranted at this time.
B-609-2011*On October 5, 2011, Dave Wright of Dysarts called to report a 30 gallon diesel overfill at the Enfield Dysarts. The spill occurred early in the morning of the 5th when a vehicle was fueling. Apparently the automatic shutoff failed and the overfill resulted. Fuel was spilled to the gravel driveway and paved fueling pad. Dysarts personnel used 10 bags of speedy dri and many sorbent pads to clean up the spill. The diesel was contained to the parking lot and no other resources were affected.
P-1058-2007*A citizen reported that an apartment building in Limington was suffering a number of debilitating problems: wet cellar, leaking oil tank, mold, etc.    I informed him that I could check on the leaking tank but had no jurisdiction on the rest of it.   He said the town was aware of the situation.  I called the Code Enforcement Officer who was attempting to condemn the building.  He was unable to get in and could not confirm anything about the leaking tank.  I visited the site and was unable to make any determination as there were no signs of life at the place.   I had given the Code Enforcement Officer my number and asked that should he make contact and determine that there was a leaking tank that DEP  be notified.  I did not hear back from him and consider the issue closed.
I-197-2011*On 10-4-11, Perham oil reported that 6oz of #2 fuel spilled because of an overfill at the Maine Savings Bank in Presque Isle.  The product was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further action required.
I-196-2011*On 9-29-11, Maine Potato Growers reported that about 2 gallons of #2 fuel was spilled from a delivery truck, as a result of the end of the hose hit the truck when reeling in. The spill occurred in the driveway at 46 Barton St. in Presque Isle.  Speedy dry was used to clean the spill and brought to the PI landfill.  No further action required.
P-786-2011*On 9/22/2011 I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a very small spill of an unknown type of oil.  There was no indication where it had come from.  The Fire Department tried to clean up the spill with sorbents, but it was not recoverable.  No further action is expected by Response Services.
I-145-2011*On 8-3-11, Jim Brown, a contractor in Houlton called to report that while excavating for a new building on Military Street in Houlton, an old underground tank was discovered that appeared to be filled with waste oil. I recommended he get a consultant to perform a site assessment for removal.  He hired County Environmental.

The following day Nate Hersey(County Environmental) called to report that in the process of removing the tank, soil contamination was encountered. I met with him and Mr. Brown on site that day. There was an area near the tank with free product. I recommended removal of all that soil and stockpiled until Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis could be done for disposal.

While waiting for TCLP results to come back, excavation continued and another area of gasoline contaminated soil was discovered. Nate documented the removal of that soil along with a second area discovered later. All documentation is included in a site assessment included in the tank registration file. All contaminated soil was removed according to current guidelines and the waste oil soil was negative for TCLP parameters. Soil was disposed of at Tri Community Landfill and the building was re-designed with a passive ventilation system below the slab to eliminate any potential migration of vapors into the building.  No further action required.
I-192-2011*On the evening of 10/4/2011, Lou Pizzuti received a call from Public Safety - Houlton stating that they had received a call from the Fort Kent Fire Department ("FKFD") regarding a spill of heating oil in the basement of a Fort Kent home.  Lou called the FKFD and they gave him the number to the heating technician who had responded to the spill.  The technician told him that the fuel line from the tank to the furnace had gotten a kink and leaked some fuel into a finished basement.  The technician told Lou that they had most of the fuel cleaned up, but that there was a serious odor issue in the home.  Lou drove to the home and found that it did have a bad odor issue.  Lou explained to the homeowner that he was going to isolate the basement from the rest of the house and installed a radon fan to expel the fuel odor.  The homeowner had an installed ventilation fan in the basement, so they used plastic to seal the basement entryway and Lou told him to run the fan.  Lou said if the odor was still too strong, to open a basement window to help with air movement.  Lou gave the technicians some plastic bags for the disposal of some speedy dry and sorbent pads they used and told the homeowner another DEP responder would contact him regarding the spill's impact to the finished basement.

10/5/11 I (Lee Thomas) met with Maynard Plourde at his home to look over the basement area where the #2 heating oil spilled.  All the floor had been wiped up with sorbent pads and washed.  About 15 to 20 gallons of #2 oil leaked out of a crack in the fuel line and traveled across the concrete floor and underneath an interior wall of the boiler room.  This spill saturated the sill plate of this interior load bearing wall that partitions off the boiler room.  The boiler was on concrete blocks that were saturated at and around their base.  Both the wall timbers and blocks will need to be replaced to mitigate the odors that are currently being generated from the spilled oil.  I asked Maynard to get a couple of quotes to do the carpentry work to replace the contaminated structural wood.  I gave Maynard a copy of the Ground Water fund application and explained how the fund works and encouraged him to apply to the fund.  I gave Maynard the OK to call Gary Harvey, his Heating Contractor, to disconnect the boiler, and replace the contaminated concrete blocking to alleviate this odor source.

11/2/11 Maynard Plourde faxed me the quotes to do the above mentioned carpentry work involved in replacing the contaminated wooden structural components of his basement.  Spoke with Jim Cumming, Cost Recovery BRWM, he thought the estimates were reasonable for the work needing to be done.  Called his Insurance Co, Maine Mutual Group ( Tel#866-572-5211) to see what they would be willing to pay for/cost share on the clean-up.  Called the low bidder, Wilfred Pelletier, Jr. and explained how the clean-up project would work and sent him a Vendor Id Application form with instructions.

11/15/11 received the VIC application form from Wilfred Pelletier, Tel #834-5253.  Called and spoke with Wilfred on Thursday 11/17/11 to tell him to begin the quoted job on replacement of the impacted interior wall around the boiler room in Maynard Plourde's basement.  He will begin as soon as possible.  Contacted Maynard to let him know that Wilfred Pelletier has been authorized to begin the clean-up construction project.

11/30/11 Site visit to check on Wil Pelletier's construction work related to replacement of interior sill plates of boiler room walls to eliminate oil vapors from oil spill and finalize clean-up actions.  Oil soaked sills have been replaced as per quote/bid by Wil Pelletier's construction company.   No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this site.

P-825-2011*Approximately 75 gallons of motor oil was discharged to the ground when an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was overfilled at the facility. The discharged was reportedly caused by driver inattention. The oil was discharged from the vent pipe located on the exterior of the building and sprayed oil onto the underlying soils. An environmental contractor was retained by the property owner to remove impacted soil. 11.25 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough processing. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-840-2011*Approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil was discharged from a the vent pipe of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the building. The released oil impacted the side of the building and the ground below the vent pipe. The discharge was caused due to driver inattention. The Subject Spiller cleaned and disposed of impacted materials. DEP personnel responded to the incident and was satisfied with clean up efforts. No further action is expected.
A-645-2011*A small amount of off road diesel was lost from a piece of equipment in the quarry.  Dragon Products managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-646-2011*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to a gravel road in the local cemetery due to a failed hydraulic hose on a back hoe.  The soil was removed and disposed of at Hatch Hill.  No further Response action is expected.
A-647-2011*Verso contacted this office to report a 200 gallon discharge of lube oil to the waste water treatement system as a result of a sump failure in the A2 basement, first dryer.  Verso's spill report is attached.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-648-2011*This office was contacted about a less than one quart spill of hydraulic oil in Wales.  No contact information for this spill is available.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-649-2011*This office was contacted about a fuel oil spill at this residential location.  Estimated volume of the spill is unknown at this time.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  No contact information for this spill is available.  In 2015, a three bedroom, one bathroom single-family home was listed via the Internet for this location.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services



A-650-2011*On 9/29/2011 in West Gardiner, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill. The 1 quart spill of motor oil resulted when a pick up truck owned by Cianbro Corporation struck a rock damaging the truck's oil pan. The incident occurred near structure 212/36 and was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-651-2011*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a leaking locomotive at the rail siding near the Verso Paper mill.  The locomotives are unable to hold their liquids due to old age.  A quart of lube oil reportedly leaked to the rail ballast.  The oily debris was removed with hand excavation and sorbent.  No site visit was made by the Department of Environmental Protection, and no further action is expected.
A-653-2011*This spill report documents that a discharge of fuel occureed from an above ground storage tank at the Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol.  The spill was responded to by Jon Andrews of the Division of Response Services.  Mr. Andrews initiated response measures to remove the free product and conducted some excavation.  Mr. Andrews did not complete the report prior to leaving the DEP and no field notes are available.

The site was referred to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services.  MR. Pugh's Closure Memo is attached and confirms that the site was cleaned up the the Commissioner's satisfaction.
A-654-2011*This office was contacted about a 150 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to sewer at Madison Paper mill.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-656-2011*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ballast.  Pan Am employees managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-657-2011*	During a storm-water project in Rockland an abandoned underground storage tank (UST) was discovered in the Maine Department of Transportation' s (DOT) right of way. The UST was discovered when an excavator accidentally clipped the corner of the tank. Less than five gallons of what appeared to be black waste oil leaked out. The UST was not registered. Bill Boettger with the DOT requested and received a 30 day waiver for removal for the UST.
	On October 3, 2011 I met with Bill Boethger and Enpro Services personnel for the removal of the UST. Enpro used a vacuum truck to remove all free liquids and then cleaned the tank in place. The tank was a 500 gallon bare-steel tank that appeared to contain waste lubrication oils. After the tank was cleaned an excavator was used for removal. No contamination was found under the UST. Enpro removed the UST and waste for disposal. No further Response actions are expected.
A-658-2011*	A single vehicle accident led to the release of an estimated two gallons of E-10 gasoline. The accident was caused by the driver falling asleep and drifting off Riverside Drive and crashing in the ditch near Snow Pea Lane. The gasoline spilled onto wet debris and then into a drainage ditch. Sorbent pads were placed along the ditch by the Vassalboro Fire Department. After the vehicle was removed, I placed additional sorbent pads and removed and bagged some debris (leaves and brush) that were impacted by the gasoline. Follow-up visits did not require additional clean-up and no further Response actions are expected.
A-659-2011*	A spill of an estimated 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil occurred from a corrosion hole in an above ground storage tank (AST). The AST is located in the basement and the oil was lost to a concrete floor. The spill was discovered a few hours after an oil delivery. The tank was pumped out by Maritime Energy and they placed sorbent material down to absorb the oil. On October 4, 2011 I went to the home to investigate the spill clean-up. Some oil odors were present, and a photo ionization detector (PID) was used with levels at 10-12 parts per million (PPM) of organic vapor found.  I removed some oiled sorbent material and washed the concrete with a degreaser. Speedi-dry was placed over the stained concrete and a fan was installed for ventilation. On October 6, 2011 I returned to the home and there was significant improvement in the oil odors, and Mr. Philippi was satisfied with the clean-up. No further Response actions are expected.
A-660-2011*On 10/4/2011 in Skowhegan, Sappi Paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-661-2011*10/4/11 1146 Eric Greiner from Dragon Cement Products reported that 5 gallons of castrol hyspin hydraulic oil had been released to a gravel area when a seal failed on the clinker cooler. Employees contained the oil with absorbent material and removed all impacted gravel. The material was disposed of in the facility kiln that is licensed to treat oily debris. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-662-2011*On 10/5/2011 in Jay, burner technician Phillip Maurais reported an oil spill. The minor spill was the result of tank corrosion. The spill was cleaned up from the concrete floor with sorbent material and the contents of the tank were pumped to prevent further spillage. A site visit was made to assess the spill, and no further Response action is expected.
A-663-2011*10/5/11 1100 James McCarthy from Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services reported that gasoline contamination was found while conducting a site assessment during an underground fuel line replacement at Christy's Country Store in Belgrade. I met James on site and confirmed that the contamination was isolated to the area under the dispensers. The store and an abutting property had private drinking water wells. I met with Anthony Yotides the store owner and explained that the contaminated soil would need to be removed and disposed of to protect the wells from being contaminated. He agreed and signed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up. I also informed him of the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Insurance Fund and he completed an application.
	The next day S&J Fuel Services who was doing the piping replacement excavated the contaminated soil. At an estimated 3 feet depth there was a previously installed fabric barrier that had kept the contamination from penetrating any deeper. An estimated 15 yards of soil was removed before soils field tested with a photo ionization detector dropped to below 25 ppm. The removed soil was staged on site and later sent to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis and the site was referred to the Department's Technical Services Division to determine if well monitoring would be required.
	The soil laboratory analysis results were below soil remediation guidelines for petroleum Leaching to groundwater.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-664-2011*	A spill of an unknown amount of black oil was found leaking out of a dumpster located on Depot Street in Livermore Falls. Heavy rains caused the oil to cross a parking lot and flow into a storm drain that empties into the Androscoggin River. The Livermore Falls and Jay Fire Department's responded initially to the spill. They used sand to block off the storm drain and the used sorbent pads and boom to begin collecting the oil.
	When I arrived on-site absorbent boom was in place across the storm drain outfall and the oil's migration into the river was considerably slowed. The dumpster had been emptied earlier in the morning and pooled black oil was evident in the bottom and appeared to be leaching out of holes in the bottom. The oil appeared to be used motor oil, and it is suspected open containers were illegally placed in the dumpster and spilled when emptied. The total amount spilled is suspected to be less than 10 gallons, but looked significantly larger due to the rainy conditions. The dumpster company was contacted to ensure no further releases would occur and that the oily debris was going for proper disposal. I contacted Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to help finish the clean-up.
	When EPI arrived I had them use sorbent material to clean out the dumpster and any standing free product on the parking lot. After the free product removal we shovelled up the impacted sand and gravel on the parking lot and containerized it into two fifty five gallon drums. Once the parking lot and dumpster was cleaned up we went to the storm drain outfall and began the clean-up. Impacted vegetation was bagged and removed. A total of twenty-four bags of debris and sorbent materials were removed. Small globs of oil were still appearing intermittently and series of sorbent boom were placed in front of the outfall.
	 The boom was checked and changed periodically over the next two weeks to ensure no large amounts of product were hung up in the storm drain. After no product or sheen was discharging from the outfall the sorbent boom was removed. No further Response actions are expected.
A-665-2011*	Copper vandals stole the innards of transformers at the Cianbro training facility in Burnham, and caused the release of between five and thirty gallons of non poly chlorinated biphenyl oil. The spill was originally reported as less than one gallon; however, once the transformers were moved during the clean-up, the estimate was revised. All visually impacted soils were removed and containerized. Cianbro hired Clean Harbors Environmental to aid in the disposal of the oil impacted soils. I provided an oil spill debris form for disposal of oil contaminated soils at Juniper Ridge Landfill, in Old Town. No further Response actions are expected.
A-666-2011*	A tree was damaged during a storm and impacted and broke a utility pole causing the release of an estimated ten gallons of transformer oil. The transformer was untagged for poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content, but testing confirmed the oil was less than one part per million for PCB content. The oil impacted the gravel on the side of Porter Street.
	Central Maine Power hired Coutts Brothers to remove the visually impacted oil contaminated soil. They removed 4.5 tons of soil and transported it to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. A post clean-up site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-667-2011* On 10-5-2011, an anonymous caller reported the spilling or dumping of various oils and automotive fluids. This event occurred at the property owned by Jeannie Achorn at 114 Palermo Road in the town of Liberty, ME.
 I made a site visit some time later, after making contact with Mrs. Achorn.
 Mrs. Achorn's husband had passed away within the last year and left a lot of stuff on the property. He had started a sawmill business and the sawmill and spare parts were scattered about. In addition, there was a lot of metal material, lumber, firewood, plastic drums and buckets, etc. There were a few open containers of hydraulic fluid, gasoline cans, quart oil containers and at least one automobile gasoline tank.
 Mrs. Achorn and her friends have started to clean up the property, most of which would be considered solid waste. This process will take many, many months.
 During the site visit I also met with two men who were friends of Mrs. Achorn. They had been sorting through the metal debris for recycling. Together we poured some of the oil/water mixtures and the contents of the automobile tank into buckets for disposal.
 I next contacted the Town of Liberty and spoke with the code enforcement officer and or town manager. They did not have any funds to assist in the cleanup of this property.
 I made a second site visit on 4-19-2012, progress has been made. There was one open container of hydraulic oil and water. I secured this bucket.
 I will continue to monitor Mrs. Achorn's progress, when time permits and I am in the area.
 This concludes Response Services involvement.
A-668-2011*On 10/6/2011 in Rockland, Pine Tree Waste reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a garbage truck. The spill was cleaned up by Pine Tree with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
P-377-2011*
5/14/11: I responded to a 5/13/11 report of a small discharge from a basement, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Prindall of Downeast Energy (DEE) described a leaking fitting atop the tank down the tank side to the concrete floor, and the spill was cleaned up.  On site no one was home.  I noted no oil leak outside and through a basement window I noted no oil stains visible.

The home had two fill pipes and one vent indicating two manifolded tanks which could lead to greater pressure and fuel volume in one tank and oil forced out of tank fittings.  The home appeared to be rented at the time through Rentex Company, and for sale through Shore Frontage Century 21 realty.

S Brezinski
A-676-2011*	A spill of less than ten gallons of No. 2 heating oil occurred when the sight gauge on an aboveground storage tank (AST) was damaged from over pressurizing during a delivery. The system consists of two linked AST's and was over pressurized as the oil was filling the second tank. The oil was lost to dry sandy soil. The AST's were located up on a cinder block enclosed shelf in the utility room of a finished basement. The property is serviced by a private well.
	On October 10, 2011  I met both the homeowner and their burner technician at the home. A ventilation fan was installed to evacuate the oil vapors and a plastic vapor barrier was installed over the entryway into the utility room. Sorbent pads were placed under the tank to absorb dripping oil and the tank sides were wiped down. Four five gallon pails of heavily saturated sand were removed. An oleophilic dye shake test was taken and still indicated contaminated soil present. Additional soil removal was necessary.
	On October 13, 2011 I met with Tim Jarret from Ron's Oil Heat. The tank was pumped and an additional drum of contaminated sand was removed with hand tools. A section of the block wall was removed to gain access to the oil contaminated soil. The clean-up was verified using oleophilic dye shake tests. After verification the small excavation was backfilled with clean sand. Given the small nature of the release and the thorough clean-up, no confirmatory laboratory samples were taken. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-677-2011*	During the removal of an old aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Castleview By The Sea bed and breakfast an estimated one cup of No. 2 fuel oil was lost. The oil was lost to a concrete floor and Professional Heating Services personnel cleaned up the oil with sorbent materials. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-678-2011* On 10-7-2011 the Franklin County Sheriff's Office reported that diesel fuel had spilled at an accident scene. This fatal accident occurred on Route 4 in the town of Jay. A passenger vehicle crossed into the path of a truck owned by B & T Pallet Recycling.
 I made a site visit that afternoon, the wreckage was still on scene. I made another site visit on 10-12 to determine what type of clean up would be necessary. I stopped at the Jay Town Office to get a copy of the tax map for the area in question. I also spoke with the Water District representative, Mike Well.
 The area of the accident and subsequent spillage of diesel is not located on a sand and gravel aquifer and the area is served by city water. The nearest well is located at the end of Leon's Lane.
 These facts led me to conclude that no addition action by Response Services would be necessary.
A-679-2011* On 10-11-2011 Don McCollett, of Dead River, reported a release of no. two fuel oil at Dead River oil company in Hallowell. The spill was from an aboveground storage tank located in the garage, next to the office, at 21 Water Street. The tank was a standard 275 gallon tank and the oil spilled onto the garage floor. The cause was tank corrosion.
 I asked if they needed assistance in the cleanup, they did not. Dead River has been involved with several of these sorts of situations over the years, however it's usually at someone else's home/business. Dead River performed the cleanup themselves.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-681-2011*Jody Pulkkenen of C.N. Brown Company contacted this office to report a leaking above ground storage tank in the basement of this residence.  The tank had corroded and an estimated 2 gallons of fuel oil had discharged to the concrete basement floor.  C.N. Brown provided me the name and number of the owner, and I contacted Mr. Schoellkopf.  A magnetic patch was placed over the hole in the weeping tank, and an oil burner technician was hired to replace the tank.  Sorbent clay litter was placed beneath the tank, swept up and disposed by the owner.  Mr. Schoellkopf indicated he would contact me if odor issues persisted. He did not contact me, so no further action is expected by the Department.
A-683-2011*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ballast.  Pan Am Railways managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-684-2011*A small amount of heating oil was lost from this outside aboveground storage tank.  I hand excavated approximately one hundred pounds of oily soil for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-685-2011*10/14/11 1326 Sidney Fire Department reported that diesel fuel was actively leaking from a tractor trailer truck that went off the road during a rain storm on Rt 27 in Sidney. I went to the scene and found that the Fire Department had put oil absorbent pads to absorb the spilled oil in the roadside ditch and they had built dams to prevent the oil from traveling further down the ditch to a culvert. I put additional absorbent pads in place. I then examined the truck fuel tanks. The driver's side saddle tank was actively leaking so I put absorbent pads directly under the leak. I attempted to plug the leak but it appeared to be under the securing straps. I pumped out the leaking tank and the second tank to ensure it did not feed over to the damaged tank or get damaged during the vehicle recovery. The oil soaked absorbent pads were recovered and additional pads were left in place to contain and absorb any more oil. The site was checked over the weekend and absorbent pads were replaced.

10/18/11 I went to the site and changed out oiled pads. I dug some test holes with a shovel and found that the roadside ditch soil was oil impacted with the greatest concentration near the crash site. Arrangements were made to excavate contaminated soil the next day.

10/19/11 Coutt's Brothers excavated oil impacted soil at the site under my direction. Soil was removed until field testing with oil-in-soil shake test results were negative for oil in soil. The excavation was about 3 feet deep at the crash site in clay to 6 inches about 50 feet down the ditch. An estimated 24 yards of soil was removed. Oil impacted soil was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for treatment. Soil samples from the excavation near the crash site were sent for lab analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons to confirm the clean-up.

10/19/11 Results from the soil laboratory analysis were below the Department's guidelines for groundwater protection for petroleum products.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-686-2011* On 10-16-2011 the Rockland Fire Department, reported a release of kerosene. This spill was the result of overfilling a home delivery truck. This incident occurred at the bulk oil terminal owned by Webber Energy. This facility is located on Moran Drive, in the Industrial Park, in the city of Rockland. The Fire Dept. responded and assisted Webber in the cleanup.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services will be required.
A-687-2011* Bruce Galouch, the oil burner technician, reported an oil leak at the home of Joseph Giuffrida. This home is located at 15 Allen Street in Augusta, ME. The oil technician was on site for an annual cleaning when he discovered a line leak.
 I made a site visit and using hand tools we dug into the dirt floor of the basement. We removed one five gallon pail of soil. The spill was minor in size and there are no drinking water wells nearby. In addition, there was not an oil vapor problem in the home, therefore no additional cleanup was required.
 No further action will be required by Response Services.
A-688-2011*Mark Stebbins, mining coordinator for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)contacted the Southern Maine DEP Response office to report a diesel spill at the Turner Public Works garage.  Scott Cyr (DEP Response) forwarded the complaint to me.  The garage is located near the town sand and salt storage pile and associated gravel pit where the sand is mined.  Mark received a report from Charlie Poland (Turner Public Works) of a 2 gallon off road diesel spill and noted it in his periodic inspection report (attached).

I responded to the site on 10/21/11.  The garage was closed, a regularly scheduled day off.  There was a crew from Sullivan Tire on site changing the tires on a loader.  I inspected the diesel storage area.  The Town utilizes a tank trailer 38" diameter by 61" long.  This calculates to store an estimated 275 gallons of fuel.  An electric pump conveys fuel to off road vehicles.  The trailer is situated on gravel outside the main building.  No secondary containment is provided.  A small stain was in evidence near the tank.  I performed hand excavation and removed two five gallon pails of stained soil.  In Mark's inspection report, he requires the Town to provide secondary containment for the tank trailer and a concrete pad.  This is an excellent idea.  The town garage is not over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer, but it is very close.  I mapped the location of the spill on SSTS map.  No further Response action is expected.
A-693-2011* This property is owned by Dennis Foster and is located at 88 East Pittston Road, in the town of Pittston. The tenant detected a chemical smell in the drinking water, which is a drilled well located between the house and East Pittston Road.
 The property owner hired Bowie Brothers, a well drilling company, to investigate. Dan from Bowie Brothers and Nate Mckenna called me for assistance. Nate McKenna is the property manager hired by the owner. Using a disposable bailer, no oil was found floating on water column.
 I suggested a standard water test. A sample was collected and the results were satisfactory. The tenant and the property owner are still concerned. I was asked to collect a water sample to determine if there is anything in the water. I collected a water sample on 10-14-11, for Total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons analysis. I also made a site survey around the property and garage and did not find any evidence of spillage. The lab sample results were non detect. I asked Vera, at the lab, if she saw anything in the chromatogram, she did not.
 The drinking water still smells and I was asked to collect another water sample for Volitile Petroleum Hydrocarbon on 11-29-11. I sampled the cold water and the hot water, both non purge. I also collected a cold water sample after running the tap water for an additional 5 minutes. The results were non detect.
 During my investigation phase I spoke with Alex Pugh, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Vera Maheu, of the State of Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab for advice on sampling.

 In conclusion, I did not find any contaminants in the drinking water. No further involvement by Response Services is expected.
P-879-2011*Approximately 5 gallons of motor oil was reportedly released to the paved parking surface due to a mechanical failure of a truck. Spilled oil was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel using sorbent's. No further Response action is expected.
P-877-2011*Recent rain events caused runoff water to leak into the sump of the underground storage tank and caused the sump alarm to activate. The rain water was pumped out and disposed of by Simard and Sons, Inc. and the fittings around the sump were repaired. No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-878-2011*A barn located at 14 Hemlock Lane caught fire in the early A.M. of 9/16. DEP was notified of a potential release of oil and or hazardous materials later that afternoon. Upon inspection of the damaged barn, DEP personnel discovered a leaking 55 gallon drum of used motor oil that was lying on its side adjacent to the barn that had been involved with the fire. DEP personnel and the Limington Fire Department situated the drum in such a manner so that the drum would not leak. DEP personnel returned to the site on 9/19 and over packed drum into and oversized drum and transported it back to the DEP warehouse in Portland. In addition, three 1 gallon jugs of Ammonia were discovered in the ruble pile, packed into 5 gallon pales and transported back to the DEP warehouse. A sample of the oil from the 55 gallon drum was collected on 10/11 and submitted to Maine Environmental Laboratory for analysis. The sample was analyzed for a standard suite of testing as required for disposal (see attached analytical results). Results indicated that the waste oil contained PCB's and needed to be disposed of as hazardous waste. The waste was picked up from the DEP warehouse on 11/8/2011 by Environmental Projects Inc. of Auburn and transported for disposal at a licensed facility.
	A soil sample was collected from soils adjacent to the ruble pile of the former barn to determine if potentially hazardous materials had leached into the ground (see attached results). These results indicate no detection for any of the contaminates of concern.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-875-2011*A 35 foot Crestliner passenger vessel was reportedly cut from its mooring sometime in the early A.M. of 10/17. The boat ran aground and sank in the inter tidal zone of the Piscataqua River approximately 200 yards west of the Town of Eliot Public Boat Launch. Approximately 25 gallons of gasoline was pumped from the fuel tanks by a towing contractor and the vessel was winched onto shore and dismantled on 10/18. A very slight sheen was observed by DEP personnel during the recovery operation. The boat was dismantled on 10/19 and removed by a local excavation contractor.  No further action is expected by the DEP.
P-863-2011*Received a call from the Scarborough Fire Department requesting assistance in a possible biological incident at the Mercedes Benz dealership, 137 U.S. Route One, Scarborough, ME.  A UPS truck had a suspicious package containing agar.

I met with the Scarborough Fire Chief, the UPS delivery truck driver, and the manager for the UPS South Portland Distribution Center.  The story goes as follows:

Earlier in the day, a delivery of golf shoes turned out to be a box full of test tubes containing agar.  The discovery was made when broken glass was heard during the delivery, and the package opened.  There was no concern at the time, so the broken glass was returned to the package and the package taped-up.  The driver continued to make his deliveries, until later in the afternoon, after speaking with the golf shop, he became concerned that the package might be a terrorist act, and contacted his supervisor.

I was informed by the UPS manager that packages occasionally break open during shipping and require repackaging, sometime resulting in incorrect labeling, but they are usually marked with special labeling stating so, not so in this case which alarmed the driver.

Considering that the contents of the package appeared to be simple test tubes containing agar and agar is used to grow cultures under specific condition, the package was sealed in a 5-gallon container for transport to the UPS distribution center in South Portland.  An investigation was underway as we spoke, and if the situation was determined to be anything other than a mix-up, I was to be notified.

No further Response action expected.
P-874-2011*	Four, 5 gallon pales were deliberately abandoned on a vacant woodlot. 2 of the pales were filled with waste oil and had lids, and 2 of the pales were filled with engine parts and oil residue with no lids. A forester working in the area spotted the pales and reported them to the DEP. The two pales without lids had filled with water due to recent rain and had released a negligible amount of oil onto nearby soils. 	
	DEP personnel responded to the location, removed all of the pales and disposed of them. No further action is expected.
P-824-2011*October 03, 2011 I received a phone call from John Swiger of Maine Medical Center in Portland. Mr. Swiger was reporting that the cat scan unit had leaked approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil on the floor. There were no floor drains located near the spill. Clean Harbors was hired by the hospital to clean up the hydraulic spill. No further Response action expected.
P-826-2011*
10/4/11: Reported leak of power steering fluid/oil from a Dead River Oil Company truck to the paved ground; reported none to drains and cleaned up.  The spill area is sub-urban residential use and served my municipal water supply.  No further action required at this time.
P-827-2011*I was contacted by John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that one of their plow trucks had blown a hose and spilled about 5 gallons of anti-freeze on the pavement.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-828-2011*I was contacted by the Town of Paris' code enforcement officer reporting that a transformer that had been taken down after the storm and left in the ditch had been knocked over and spilled oil into the ditch.  Soon after I received a call from CMP reporting the spill.  Apparently they had left the transformer there to be picked up and it was overlooked in the wake of the hurricane.  CMP immediately went out and picked up the transformer (see attached photo) and scheduled the clean up of the ditch.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-829-2011*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in her tank.  The oil leaked out of the tank onto the concrete basement floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Downeast emptied and removed the tank and scheduled the replacement.  I spoke with the homeowner and she stated that the spill had been cleaned up to her satisfaction and there were no residual vapors.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-830-2011*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had been called to an apartment building where a tenant was complaining that there had been a 200 gallon oil spill that the owner refused to clean up and that it was not livable inside the building because of vapors.  I arrived and met the fire department and entered the basement of the building.  There were two oil tanks in the basement, one was in a normal condition, the other was not in use and its oil line had been disconnected from the tank and the furnace (see attached photos).  It appeared to me that someone had been attempting to get oil out of the disconnected tank through the fire-o-matic valve.  A small amount of oil staining was present in the sand directly underneath this valve.  There was no evidence of any more spillage than that.  I used my photoionization detector to check for petroleum vapors and got no readings in the basement.  I assured the tenant that there were no petroleum vapors in the building that could harm him.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-831-2011*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that the oil tank in the basement of their apartment building had leaked and the landlord wouldn't clean it up.  I contacted the owner of the building, Elliott Wincele, and he stated that he was having the tank removed and replaced because it had a corrosion hole in it.  He stated that the company that he had doing that work would clean up the small spill of oil on the basement floor.  I contacted the anonymous caller two days later and they stated that the situation had been resolved.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-833-2011*Scott Cyr received a report of petroleum odor in the soil during a catch basin upgrade project at this location.  The notes seem to indicate that some oil contaminated soils were taken to the Brunswick Landfill for disposal.  There is no evidence that a source was found.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-834-2011*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department reporting that a Pine Tree Waste truck had blown a hydraulic hose on Scottow Hill Road near the intersection with Payne Road.  I visited the site to find that there was a large stain on the pavement but the spill had been cleaned up with sorbent material very satisfactorily.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-835-2011*October 05, 2011 I received a phone call from Ted Libby of Webber Energy. Mr. Libby was reporting that during an automatic delivery at 4 Rocky Shore Avenue in Standish an accidental overfill of the AST (above ground storage tank) occurred. When the driver realized the AST was already full approximately 3 gallons had overfilled through the vent pipe onto the ground. Soil was removed that was saturated in oil. Mr. Libby notified Jack Parney, the homeowner about the overfill. The AST and basement were not impacted by oil. No storm drains or wells were affected. No further Response action expected.
P-836-2011*On 10/6/2011 I received a call from Erin Pike of Acadia Environmental reporting diesel contamination found during a piping replacement at the Shaw's distribution facility in Scarborough.  The soils were reported to contain 300 to 400 parts per million (ppm) of diesel as measured by Photoionization Detector (pid).  Although the contamination was not required by me to be removed, it was necessary to remove some soil to facilitate the piping upgrade.  No further Response action required.
B-641-2011*On October 17, 2011, Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a 3 gallon jet A overfill of a Sunrise Airlines Let 410 turbo prop airplane.  Sunrise Airlines is not a commercial carrier.  BIA personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product from the ramp area.  No further Response action is expected.
A-680-2011*I was contacted by Scott Nottingham of the Dead River Company reporting that a customer's tank was leaking in their basement on Westport Island.  I arrived to find that the fire-o-matic valve had broken off the tank and oil was being collected in buckets as it drained out of the tank.  It looked like a couple of gallons of oil had leaked out onto the concrete floor before th leak was noticed.  Kitty litter and sorbent pads had been used to contain the spilled oil.  Once the oil had drained out of the tank Mr. Nottingham was able to remove the remains of the valve from the tank outlet and install a new one.  The oil collected in the buckets was then poured back into the tank and the furnace was restarted.  I picked up all of the sorbent pads on that had been used on the floor and found that the concrete had a smooth finish and would probably clean up easily.  I discussed with the homeowners how to clean up the concrete with more kitty litter and soap and water.  They said that they could do that themselves.  I also discussed ventilating the space to keep the vapors from migrating into the rest of the house.  The basement was a daylight basement and ventilation was easily set up.  I took the used sorbents with me for disposal and gave the homeowners my phone number to contact me if they had any lingering problem with the clean-up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-893-2011*Scott Cyr received a complaint from a citizen that there was an abandoned mobile home at this location that nobody had occupied in about three years.  The concern was for an oil tank next to the garage that had fallen over.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-57-2011*03/29/11 Recieved a call from Peter Moulton requesting I do a field visit to Mr. Vincent's home to determine if he was in need of a new oil tank under the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program.

Met with Mr. Vincent to discuss whether his above ground storage tank (AST) was in need of replacement.  Mr. Vincent has had his AST (horizontal uint) placed underneath of his mobile home and in addition the tank has been wrapped completely in insulation.  Apparently Mr. Vincent did this to insulate the tank so he could use #2 heating oil instead of more expensive kerosene.  With the insulation wrapped around the tank it is impossible to know the condition of his tank. There is no visual or olfactory evidence of a leak on the ground beneath the tank.  In lieu of this info, I told Mr. Vincent to have a local heating contractor remove the insulation after the heating season and inspect the tank's condition.  I also did not want to take down the skirting around the mobile home as it looked fairly fragile and brittle and did not want to damage it to get at the AST.

I worked with Mr. Vincent to fill out the portions of the forms on income, residency and tank size, etc.  The info related to tank integrity will have to wait until the skirting and tank insulation can be removed.  I called Peter Moulton and gave his an update on my field visit.  Peter stated that he will refer this homeowner to the Aroostook Community Action Program (ACAP) office for further assistance with the AST if indeed it is needing replacement.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.

I-77-2011*04/20/11 Received a call requesting assistance from the Presque Isle Fire Department in responding to an indoor air toxin at the Presque Isle Dialysis Center that sickened several staff members.  Several staff members complained of headaches, sore eyes & throats.  These staff members went up to the Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) hospital to be checked out.  I met Chief Rider and his crew at the Presque Isle Fire house and did information gathering on the products and chemicals used in the Dialysis Center.  Called Chemtrec and got manufacturer of NaturaLyte 3301, an acid concentrate for Bicarbonate Dialysis.  Printed off the MSDS for this product (NaturaLyte 3301) which has an active ingredient - sodium bicarbonate. Went to the Dialysis Center and checked the indoor air quality with a multi-gas meter and ION Science Photo Ion Detector (PID). The patient area has a fan set up to ventilate the space.  Got nothing detectable on the multi-gas, and got a 20-30 Parts Per Million (PPM)  reading on the PID.  Chief  staff person explained how various chemicals are used for equipment disinfection.  As part of cleaning and rinsing the dialysis equipment staff use a combination of bleach and vinegar in the cleaning and rinsing procedure for disinfection of the dialysis equipment.  It appears that Dialysis Center staff may have inadvertently mixed bleach (base pH) with vinegar (acid pH) in the cleaning and rinsing procedure of equipment disinfection.  Reaction of the base and acid may have occurred in the plumbing drains/traps and off-gassed back through the open drains.  Mixing bleach and vinegar has the potential to release toxic chlorine gas.  Staff routinely use a fair amount of household bleach to disinfect the site surfaces - this solution is a strong oxidizer in itself and could be an upper respiratory irritant.  I discussed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for open containers of bleach in the patient treatment areas and better flushing of drains with plenty of water, and better air exchange of indoor air during cleaning operations.  Mark Bourgoin, Manager Safety & Security Service TAMC along with Dennis Kingman, from Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc., discussed reviewing the equipment cleaning SOPs, air exchange systems, and drains, and associated plumbing to insure these air toxins do not re-occur within the Dialysis Center.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-846-2011*A Phase 2 site assessment was conducted by Acadia Environmental Technology at Jackson's Country Store located at 1486 Alfred Road in Lyman.  A report of the site assessment was received by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on August 16, 2011.  The report outlines the site conditions, investigation conducted and results.  One monitoring well on site did reveal contamination levels above the Remedial Action Guidelines for groundwater use areas associated with petroleum contamination.

I reviewed the results and consulted with Brad Hahn, geologist in the Division of Technical Services and determined that no further investigation or remediation of this site is warranted at this time based on the information provided.
P-851-2011*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in his oil tank.  Dead River placed a magna patch on the tank and scheduled to remove and replace the tank.  I visited the next day and found that the tank was located in a room that was used to store firewood.  The entire room, including around the tank, had been stacked with wood.  The homeowner had removed all the wood and put some aside that had gotten oil on it.  He asked if he could still burn the oily wood and I told him it was OK as long as he was careful.  The concrete floor had been cleaned with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-852-2011*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that they had some gasoline spilled in the parking lot of their office building.  After some investigation they determined that a transport truck driver had stopped there the night before to use the facilities and a valve had been partially open on his truck.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-853-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-857-2011*On 10/12/2011 I received a call from Lee Nicely of Pine State Services reporting a leaking oil tank in the basement of a customer's residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a 275 gallon above ground storage tank with a corrosion hole in it.  Pine State had temporarily plugged the leak with a magnet patch.  The tank was out of service as the homeowner had converted over to natural gas several years ago.  The old oil tank and it's remaining oil were never removed.

Pine State pumped the remaining oil out of the tank that afternoon and I hired Boom Technology to clean up the spill the following day.  Oil was removed from the floor using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  Oily wood structure was removed and the concrete floor was washed and sealed.  A carpenter was hired to replace the structural components of the home that were removed.  No further Response action required.
P-858-2011*
	Wednesday 10/12/11: I was contacted by Mr. Topper West regarding his school department's requirement for a spill, prevention, countermeasure and control (SPCC) plan for the Falmouth Middle School's aboveground storage tanks (AST's).  A hazardous waste contractor for the school had advised him he did need one.  Based on his information I advised him that his school did indeed need the AST's registered with the Maine Fire Marshal's office, and an SPCC plan.  I referred him to Norris Bowie of Maine DEP for further details and assistance on the SPCC plan, and to Stephen Dixon of the Maine Fire Marshal's Office.
	On 10/18/11, while in the area I briefly checked on the AST facilities.  By the bus parking lot I confirmed a consumptive-use 5000 gallon Armor Cast concrete AST adjacent to a 1000 gallon gasoline AST, both within a fence.  I noted no fuel discharges.  I could not locate the reported 10,000 gallon fuel oil AST.  The Middle School is located next to the Falmouth High School in a rural residential area.  The MDEP Arcmap database does not show the location over sand & gravel aquifer or near a public water well.
	Dixon and Bowie confirmed the facility is not registered and does not have an SPCC plan.  Bowie stated he would contact Mr. West regarding this.
P-859-2011*
	Thursday, 10/13/11: Dead River Oil Co. (DRC) reported a small leak from the Rodden's consumptive-use, basement, heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST).  DRC applied a temporary magna-patch on the corrosion hole, put a stop-delivery order on the facility and wiped up the leak.
	Friday, 11/14/11: I visited the home and Mr. and Ms. Rodden showed me the AST and leak location.  The AST was about 50-years old.  The leak appeared adequately cleaned and though an oil stain remained on the floor.  DRC was scheduled to replace the AST which was still half-full.  I noted no significant oil odor within the home and no further complaints or questions from the Rodden's.  No further Response Division actions are expected.

S Brezinski
P-860-2011*
	Thursday 10/13/11: An anonymous caller reported a gasoline discharge at the Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) gas station at the intersection of Bath Rd. and Route 24 (Cooks Corner).  The caller stated that he/she noted a gasoline odor when shopping across the road and then noted the spill being washed off the property by rain, and a CFG store worker applying and sweeping up kitty litter.
	On calling the CFG environmental division they later called back and reported that a customer's gas stank had a hole, lost 1/2-gallon and that none of the gasoline spill had left the property.
	I visited the property the next week and noted the spill to be adequately cleaned.  This discharge was reported to be under the present 10-gallon reporting limit for underground storage tank (UST) facilities as long as it did not leave the property, among other conditions.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water service.

S Brezinski
P-861-2011*
NOTIFICATION
	Friday: 10/14/11: Sam Tibbets of the Berwick Fire Dept. (BFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that they were holding 75 to 80 pounds of oily waste from a discharge between a commercial truck and an SUV that had occurred the previous Tuesday 10/11/11.  The discharge had come from a commercial truck owned and operated by Greg Hilton Trucking Company (GHTC).  This discharge had not yet been reported to the Department.  BFD was requesting assistance with waste disposal and replacement of their sorbents.
	The Saw Mill Rd. spill area is dense residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

CONCLUSION
1.	On 10/14/11, I contacted Greg Hilton and advised him of the State's Statue 38 MRSA, sec. 543 (POLLUTION AND CORRUPTION OF WATER AND LANDS OF THE STATE PROHIBITED), the discharge of oil onto the lands of the State of Maine is prohibited and must be removed or remediated to the Department's satisfaction under the authority of 38 MRSA, sec. 548 (REMOVAL OF PROHIBITED DISCHARGES)."  Mr. Hilton agreed to pick up and properly dispose of the BFD waste and to replace the BFD sorbent materials.
2.	I briefed the BFD chief and I advised him to contact me if GHTC failed to carry through on the above obligation about the waste.	As of January 2012 I had not heard back regarding any problems or questions.
3.	BFD advised me that the discharge was cleaned up and no spill got to surface water or drains.  No further actions planned at this time.


P-862-2011*The Department received a call regarding a broken thermometer, containing mercury, at Ms. Kathleen Gerencer's  residences, 58 Tenney Street, Yarmouth, ME.  Ms. Gerencer stated that she was unaware of when the thermometer actually broke, and wanted to know how to proceed with clean-up and what to be concerned with.  Ann Hemenway, DEP, initially received the call, and informed Ms. Gerencer of the health concerns and how to initiate clean-up.  She also informed her that someone, other than her, would follow-up to assess mercury vapor in her home after the clean-up was completed and to assist if needed.

Due to instrument malfunctions and Ms. Gerencer schedule, I was unable to assess the situation until October 21, 2011.  Initial reading where in the range of 800 ng/m3, utilizing a Lumex Mercury Analyzer, in the bedroom where the discharge occurred.  Upon further investigation, mercury beads were found in a night stand where the thermometer had broken.  I assisted Ms. Gerencer in the recovery of the mercury.  Disturbance of the mercury produced reading that ranged from 2,000 to 4,000 ng/m3.  Ventilation of the area was suggested, in addition to sealing the room the rest of the building.  I checked the rest of the building and had reading that ranged from 400ng/m3 to 100ng/m3.

I returned to the property after the bedroom had a chance to ventilate, and observed reading below 100ng/m3.  The waste was disposed of by Ms. Gerencer at the Environmental Depot, Lewiston, ME.  No further response action anticipated.
P-1116-2010*
	Reported leak from untagged CMP pole-mounted transformer, reported cleaned by CMP.  No response visit at the time.
P-1117-2010*
	Initial report to Steve Flannery of an as yet unknown volume of oil discharged due to storm damage to a pole mounted transformer.  the report later corrected to indicate no discharge after all.
P-1118-2010*
	Report of small pole-mounted transformer leak of untagged transformer oil.  CMP staff reported to have wiped up and dug up oiled soil.  No response visit at this time.  The spill area is rural residential use served by private well water.
P-1119-2010*
	Small non-PCB oil leak from pole-mounted transformer to ground below; reported to be dug up by CMP.  Initially reported to be 2-gallons.
P-873-2011*Ruptured hydraulic hose on trash truck reportedly released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to paved road surface. Subject Spiller reportedly cleaned and disposed of using sorbents. No respone by DEP. No further action expected.
P-881-2011*Approximately 4 gallons of motor oil was reportedly discharged to the paved parking surface due to a mechanical failure of a passenger bus. Released oil was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by University of New England personnel using sorbent's. No further Response action is expected.
P-880-2011*Approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was reportedly released to the paved parking surface of the Amtrak train station parking lot. The released was caused by a mechanical failure of a portable generator situated on a trailer that was parked in the lot. The spilled fuel was reportedly cleaned and disposed by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel using sorbent materials. No further Response action is expected.
P-842-2011*A coolant line failure caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of antifreeze.  Product impacted a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Response action expected.
P-335-2011*Scott Cyr received an anonymous complaint of an oil spill at this location.  It appears as though Mr. Cyr investigated and substantiated a release at the property and made an attempt at reaching the owner by fax, though it appears that contact may not have been made.  The notes do not indicate a cleanup was conducted.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-443-2011*
On 6/27/11, report of small gasoline discharge to paved surface due to defective dispenser nozzle.  Spill was reported to be contained and cleaned up.  Suburban residential and commercial use area, served by municipal water and sewer.  (This is the Topsham GIBBS station across from the Topsham town offices and fire station, not the one near the Topsham Mall).  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-467-2011*Breach in secondary piping at underground storage tank facility caused ingress of water to sump.   The piping was repaired and no impact to the environment was observed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-490-2011*
On 6/30/11, received a report through Gorham Public Safety of a small gasoline discharge from a disabled vehicle located on Newell Street, Route 237 and was cleaned up by Gorham Fire Department.  The spill was reported to pavement.  The area is suburban residential, served by municipal water, located near the Little Falls Mini Mart.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-491-2011*
On 7/1/11, report of a small hydraulic oil leak to pavement from a roll-off container truck operated by Waste Management Inc.  The spill was reported to have been cleaned up and none reached soil or groundwater.  The spill area is suburban commercial and the location of NORDX laboratories, and is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-552-2011*I was contacted by Northeast Air reporting that they had overfilled an airplane and the excess jet fuel came out the wing vent and spilled onto the paved tarmac.  The spill happened at the private air terminal run by Northeast Air.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-623-2011*I visited this residence at the request of the homeowner.  They had a small spill from a leaking filter on an above ground oil storage tank (AST) in their basement.  The leak had been stopped and cleaned, however they wanted to be sure it was sufficiently taken care of.  I met the owner on site and observed the 2 manifolded 275 gallon ASTs and the area of concern.

The cleanup appeared adequate and there are no concerns with further impact.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-664-2011*Scott Cyr received a report that transformer oil had dripped onto brush and tree limbs below the transformer at this location.  There is no Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) report available for this spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-718-2011*CMP called to report a minor storm related spill involving a transformer.  Wires had be pulled by an external source most likely a tree and the bushing was leaking oil.  Minimal wetness was reported by the nearest resident and NASC dispatched a cleanup crew.  Based on the information received, small weep, and NASC was en route DEP Response plans no further action.
P-742-2011*
	Friday, 9/9/11: report by John of Downeast Energy (DEE) of a customer that suffered a cracked nipple between the firomatic fitting and basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank.  Something dropped onto the fitting causing the failure.  I spoke with Larry of DEE who estimated the leak as about 0.5 cup to the concrete basement floor, and that the discharge had been cleaned up and the firomatic repaired.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-743-2011*
	Report of small non-PCB transformer oil from pole-mounted transformer after a self-sacrificing squirrel physically shorted out the transformer.  CMP cleaned up oiled soil and pavement below the pole.  The squirrel did not survive the incident and there is no evidence the squirrel purposely sabotaged the transformer to cause the discharge.
P-744-2011*
	Tuesday 9/13/11: I checked and confirmed the reported discharge of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground from this pole-mounted transformer due to an auto collision.  I observed a new, replacement utility pole next to the street in front of a single-family house at 293 Park St.  A residual oil stain remained on the pavement and some on the grass and I consider cleaned up to state satisfaction.  The spill area is dense residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

S Brezinski
P-780-2011*September 21, 2011 I received a phone call from the Berwick Fire Department. They were reporting a motor vehicle accident at the corner of Rochester Street and Elenors Way in Berwick. Approximately 2 gallons of antifreeze was released into a storm drain. The storm drain's outfall is at the Salmon Falls River. No antifreeze recovery was possible. No wells were impacted. No further action was taken by the Division of Response Services.
P-837-2011*
	10/3/11: I met Mr. Southworth of Phoenix Property Services onsite with four contractors who were bidding on the abandonment of this 275-gallon, commercial, consumptive use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The tank was enclosed in a sand-filled concrete vault so therefore is managed as a UST in Maine.  The UST had to be registered and a removal notice completed.
	Monday, 10/24/11: I observed Allstate Environmental breaking down the concrete block wall to uncover the AST and remove the fill in pails.  I noted no oil-contaminated soil though later was contacted by Selleck of Allstate that they had found oiled soil behind and below the tank, apparently from previous overfills.  An Oil Spill Debris Form (a.k.a. Virgin Letter) was issued and soil sent to CPRC Group.

1.	No further Maine DEP Response actions is planned at this time.
2.	There are two 275-gallon, aboveground oil tanks (ASTs) in the basement manifolded together that looked old, >20-years (see photo 1).  I advised Mr. Southworth that he should look into replacing these tanks.
P-838-2011*
Friday 10/7/11: I met contractors with Bancroft Contracting at this dam site during recovery of a portable welding machine and a compressor that had accidentally washed over the Deer Rips Dam.  The dam is owned and operated by Nextera Energy, of which Florida Power & Light (FPL) is a subsidiary. Both pieces of light equipment were recovered with the welder empty of petroleum fluids, the compressor losing little or no diesel.  The workers reported a light sheen in the water but no recoverable oil.  See photos for more information. No further Response action expected.
P-839-2011*
	10/6/2011: Report of leak and clean-up of hydraulic oil from heavy equipment used in maintaining and repair of the track owned by Maine Department of Transportation.  Nothing to surface water or drains.  Location was at milepost 9.7 and south of Rousseau Road.  Estimated size of spill is a 4' x 8' in area.  Two drums of soil disposed of with Maine Track Maintenance company's routine waste to licensed landfill. No further Response action expected.
I-200-2011*10/14/11 Received an e-mail from Dave Fraser, Daigle Oil Co (DOC) regarding a spill of oil during delivery of product to their bulk plant in Oakfield by John T. Noble's tranpsort tanker truck.  According to Dave the incident occurred as follows:  Kevin of  JT Noble,  had just started the pump on his delivery tanker when he notice a fitting on the pump that delivers the oil from the truck to the bulk storage tank was leaking. He immediately shut the truck off and stopped the leak. He used oil pads from the on-site spill kit to contain what had leaked from his pump. Joyce Nobel of J T Nobel company will be calling this leak into the DEP office in Presque Isle.

10/14/11 Received a faxed spill report from Joyce Noble regarding the 3 gallon spill of #2 heating oil at the DOC bulk plant in Oakfield.  Joyce sent a driver down to check on the clean-up that was done by the delivery driver and pick up the sorbent pads and any soil needing to be removed.  No action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
I-201-2011*On 10/23/11, received a call reporting a small gas leak in a car in front of an apartment house on Second Street.  Advised the vehicle owner, Brian Clukey, to put down some speedy dry, sand, or kitty litter to soak up the gas, pick this up and poly bag for disposal.  Told him to have the gas tank repaired as soon as possible.  He will take care of this during the next few days.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-601-2011*On 10/2/2011 Dale of the Milo Police Department called to report that an unidentified vehicle had apparently developed a leak in it's diesel tank resulting in approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel being spilled over a 2 mile stretch of roadway in Milo. It appeared as though when the driver of the vehicle figured out what was happening, he or she brought the vehicle to a stop directly above a storm drain. roughly 20 gallons of diesel spilled to this storm drain and migrated to 2 others. I hired Clean Harbors to clean out the 3 storm drains with a vacuum truck. Contaminated water and oil were disposed of by Clean Harbors. No Responsible Party was identified despite the best efforts of Milo PD.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-602-2011*On 10/3/11, I received report from Josh Teel of Hawkeye, LLC., of a half-gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hydraulic line on a crane.  Hawkeye, LLC., is one of the contractors constructing the new power line for Bangor Hydro Electric company.

This spill occurred in Eddington in section 19 at line 64.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads.  Those pads were then disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-603-2011*	Rays Plumbing reported that a submersible pump in Alice Coggeshall's drinking water well failed causing oil to leak out into the well.  The pump was manufactured by Myers around 1977-78 so there was concern for the oil to contain pcbs.  Ms. Coggeshall's house at 13 Brady Brooke lane is a summer residence and was in the process of being winterized when problem was noticed.
	I observed a slight sheen on the water in side her well.  I took a sample of the water from the top of the well to be analyzed for pcbs and oil.  Laboratory results indicated no pcb's and 440 parts per billion for oil (EPH analysis).  Results were conveyed to the homeowner.  The site was referred to Jim Lavoie for possible well case cleaning in the spring.  No further response action expected at this site.
B-604-2011*On 10/4/11, Gene Welden of Lane Construction reported the discharge of 40-45 gallons of hydraulic oil from a live bottom trailer.  The trailer had suffered a broken hose while Lane Construction was re-paving Grand Lake Road in Princeton for the Maine Department of Transportation.  The Lane Construction crew was able to contain most of the oil on the pavement with a sand dike.  They then pumped the oil into a drum and used pads and speedi dri to clean up the rest of the product on the pavement. Some oil did migrate to the shoulder of the road and into the gravel.  Lane Construction excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at their asphalt plant in Ellsworth.
No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-605-2011*On October 3, 2011, the Medway fire chief called to report that days welding supply had caught fire. The chief ordered a large excavator into the burning rubble to sort debris and knock down persistent flames. While in the pile, the excavator operator accidentally knocked over a 275 gallon above ground storage tank which contained #2 fuel oil. Roughly 100 gallons spilled from the tank and ran across the property into a nearby seasonal stream. I deployed sorbent boom in the stream and sorbent pads to spilled oil in a gravel parking area. I hired Clean Harbors to vactor free product and oily water and with the assistance of the property owner removed roughly 4 yards of contaminated soil from the site. All contaminated material was disposed of at Juniper ridge Landfill. No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
B-606-2011*Jim McCoy reported an oil leak at Marsha Causton's residence in Ellsworth.  The underground line leaked where the line came up through the concrete floor near the furnace.   Oil flowed underneath the concrete floor emerging at the lower level of the basement.  The house is split into 4 levels, with the basement on two levels.  bedrock is just below the concrete floor.  The residence is on public water and sewer.
	The area where the oil was emerging had the concrete removed and a sump was installed.  Oil emerges slowly over time, a little quicker during heavy precipitation events.   A vent was installed to control vapors.
	A 2 foot by 3 foot area of the concrete floor was removed where the oil was emerging from the concrete floor.  The site is checked on occasionally to replaced pads.
	No further action by response expected
B-607-2011*On 10/4/11  I received report from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) of a transformer spill on Highland Avenue in Harmony.  The spill was caused when a tree fell onto the residential wires causing a non poly-chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) tagged transformer to blow, during a wind storm.   CMP crews responded promptly and no oil spilled onto the ground until the transformer was removed and placed onto the road.  Approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil was spilled on the pavement and sorbents were used to clean up the spilled oil.

CMP crews returned the following morning, applying speedy dry to the oil stained pavement which was disposed of at Norridgewock landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-608-2011*On 10/4/11, I received report of a sheen on the parking lot of the Shell Station on the corner of Routes 1 & 15, in Orland.  A customer noticed the sheen when she was leaving the station and reported the spill.

I arrived on scene and discovered a sheen in the parking lot, made to look much worse by the heavy falling rain.  I deployed some sorbent pads at the edge of the asphalt parking lot.  After talking to the manager, I discovered that they suspected a customer's gas tank on their personal vehicle was leaking, causing the spill.  However they had no idea whose car it was.

Before I left, I collected the sorbent material and disposed of it properly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-610-2011*Tracy Murphy of Spill Center Inc reported a 11 gallon motor oil spill in Machias.   A driver of a Werner tractor trailer drove off the parking lot, got stuck and while being pulled out the oil pan was damaged releasing 11 gallons of motor oil.   The contaminated soil was excavated and hauled to County Concrete for disposal.  No further action expected by response.
P-841-2011* Dead River called to report the accidental discharge of hydraulic fluid from a broken hose on a home fuel delivery truck.  The discharge remained mostly on the asphalt in front of the home but a few inches of grass were involved at the edge of lawn.  Upon my arrival the scene had been tended to, and the cleanup satisfactory.  No free product remained only a stain in the roadway and a small portion of grass (less than a square foot) had a slight shine.  No additional concerns were raised by park staff or the resident.  Based on my findings, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-855-2011*While attending a Portland Rowing Club demonstration I found a capped syringe on the beach.  I immediately placed it in a used empty soda bottle (plastic) and then transferred it to a DEP sharps container.  It will be consolidated and properly disposed of when the container is full.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-843-2011*September 30, 2011 I received a phone call from Kenneth Brown of Mountainview Inspection. Mr. Brown was reporting that a foreclosed house that he was inspecting had an oil smell in it and wanted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to investigate.
I arrived at the site to conduct an air reading from inside the house using my PID (photo ionization detector). The PID received no readings of oil vapors in the air. I investigated the crawl space area and saw no signs of oil on the water, however I still placed a sorbent pad inside the crawl space. I investigated the backyard and placed a sorbent pad under the pipe where the sump pump discharges from.
I returned to the site on October 4, 2011 and noticed that no oil was on the sorbent pad that was placed under the sump pump discharge pipe. The pad that was placed in the crawl space had a faint yellowish tint. Assuming it was oil I recommended that the crawl space should be pumped into a truck rather than allowing the sump pump to discharge it into the backyard and potentially contaminating No Name Pond.
October 06, 2011 I returned to the site and met with Mr. Brown and Clean Harbors (whom Mr. Brown hired to do the pumping of the water in the crawl space). It took approximately 4 hours to pump the crawl space dry. At this time, it was still unsure where the oil came from. No further Response action expected.
P-844-2011*
	Friday 10/7/11: In the morning during a drive by I noted a DOT 406 tank trailer truck operated by H A Mapes Company making a gravity drop of gasoline to this retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The driver was unseen around the hoses and emergency shut-offs so I turned around and pulled in.  I found the driver, Mark, sitting in the tractor cab doing his paperwork rather than properly monitoring the fuel drop as required by Maine DEP Chapter 691 and Maine Fire Marshal rules (NFPA 385).  I explained to the H A Mapes company driver the requirements prohibited him sitting in the cab and that his response time to a discharge, failed hose or connection, was greatly increased, likely resulting in a much greater volume discharge and greater public safety hazard.  He replied that he was unaware that he had to be outside by the hoses and emergency shut-offs.
	I later mailed H A Mapes a copy of a statement from the Maine Fire Marshal Dixon (attached).  I have not heard back regarding questions or disagreements.
	The location is dense residential and commercial use with heavy traffic flow, and served by municipal water and sewer.

S Brezinski
P-847-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-848-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-849-2011*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that a piece of railroad machinery had blown a hose and leaked 40 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the tracks and ballast.  The oil also traveled down the slope into a ditch that had standing water in it (see attached photos).  Sorbent pads and boom were deployed to collect the oil there.  I was told that they were planning to excavate the contaminated ballast/soil the following day and I attended.  Initially Pan Am had employees hand digging the contaminated ballast into buckets that they were then dumping into bags and placing in the back of a pickup truck but it became obvious that they needed a machine to do the excavating.  They got an excavator from another site and a roll off can from Enpro and completed the excavation that way.  I used shake tests to confirm the cleanup.  I was unable to give Pan Am a spill letter for the material so the roll off can stayed on site until they could get analytical results back and then it was disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-850-2011*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their customers had an oil spill in their basement.  Apparently the gasket on the filter assembly failed and allowed oil to leak out onto the concrete floor.  The gasket was fixed and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.




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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Responder I
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
312 Canco Road
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 822-6334 office
P-866-2011*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notice form York Public safety dispatch that they were responding to a 5-gallon discharge of used cooking oil to the ground located behind the Panda Sukora restaurant.  At about 0930 hours York Beach Fire Department (YBFD) called back to re-estimate the discharge at 40 to 50-gallons with some oil reaching a storm drain; they had applied sorbents, they requested MDEP assistance.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Onsite about 1100 hours I noted a 50-foot trail of oil flowing SW across Franklin St. and then SE along the edge of a road to a storm drain.  The spill area had been covered in speedy dry clay sorbent and sorbent pads (see pads).  Free product oil was evident on rainwater and soaked into the pads; the pavement was slick, greasy, with spilled oil.  The ground was wet with rain which made it difficult to ascertain the oil from the water.  Only about 0.25-gallons appeared to have gotten into the drain before YBFD got the spill under control.  Though not a petroleum oil this oil is considered a pollutant and therefore subject to required remediation.
	The area is dense, sub-urban, commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.  I understood the storm drain went to the ocean about 300' to the east.  The oil was an environmental threat to the surface water and ocean and posed a safety threat due to its slipperiness and posed a potential health hazard.
	The container that discharged was about 150 to 200 gallons in volume, designed to hold cooking oil for recycling, and on wheels.  YBFD and police believed that a delivery truck that was there at about 0800 hours clipped the tank of oil and knocked it over causing the spill; the truck driver denies causing the spill.  The container is owned by Baker Commodities Inc. (BCI) making the company a responsible party.  I contacted John Charest of BCI and he believed that BCI was not responsible.  MDEP attorney Peter Carney advised me that since the Panda Sakura controlled the oil and container which was on their property then Panda Sakura was primarily responsible for cleaning the spill.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	YBFD applied sorbents prior to my arrival; MDEP tended and checked the sorbents and applied additional sorbent pads.  At about 1200 hours time I gave Panda Sakura owner Johnny He storage bags for the waste and guidance on sweeping up the sorbents and on disposal.  He assured me that he would clean up all the waste that afternoon and then apply sand to the spill area to reduce slipperiness; a WBFD firefighter agreed to check on the clean-up and contact me if there were any problems.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	At this time cooking oil discharges are regulated as a pollutant under Maine Title 38 Section 413, not under petroleum oil discharge statutes 38 MRSA section 542 et. al.  There are presently no set reporting requirements or applicable clean-up standards for cooking oil discharges for Response Division to work under.
2.	I informed MDEP Bureau of Land & Water staff Stuart Rose of the discharge.
3.	Both US EPA and US Coast Guard, Marine Safety do regulate the discharge of animal and vegetable oils and their discharges.  MDEP notified USCG who stated they would visit and check on the clean-up.
4.	I heard of no further issues or problems over the spill clean-up and there have not been any Response follow-up visit at this time, nor are any expected.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-669-2011*On 10/6/2011 in Chelsea, Augusta Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at Soule's Auto Parts was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by the spiller with sorbent material. A call was made to store owner David Soule to verify spill details. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-670-2011*During a site inspection of the above ground storage tank system (AST) at the Maine School Administrative District 52 property, contamination associated with the gasoline dispenser for the AST was discovered.  The inspection was conducted by Andrew Flint and Scott Leighton.

The dispenser was removed and piping replaced.  Contamination was discovered during the removal.

The DEP Responder visiting the site was Jon Andrews.  Mr. Andrews left the Department prior to writing this report.  Soil disposal information was provided by CPRC Group in Scarborough.

The Notice of Violation based on the site inspection and the AST piping removal site assessment have been attached in lieu of a narrative from Mr. Andrews.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.
A-671-2011* 	On Friday, October 7, 2011 at approximately 1:30 AM a Langer Transport Co. tank truck rolled over on I-95 North bound at mile marker 111.5. The roll-over resulted in the loss of an estimated 400 gallons of NOPCOTE C-104 HS Free (see attached MSDS sheet). The chemical is a calcium stearate dispersion (fatty acids and unsaturated calcium salts) and is used as a defoamer in wastewater treatment. The Augusta Fire Department made the initial response to the accident. After  securing the scene and removing the driver, who suffered injuries requiring treatment, they realized the man-way on the tanker was slowly leaking product. The shipping papers were obtained from the tractor and CHEMTREC was contacted for additional information on the product (CHEMTREC incident #2011100700014). The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was contacted to establish a lane closure of I-95. Department was notified at approximately 2:40 AM.
	At 3:26 AM I arrived at the accident and met with Steve Leach of the Augusta Fire Department. He relayed information to me. The tanker was carrying 32,800 pounds of NOPCOTE C-104 HS Free. The product weighs 8.52 lbs per gallon, which translated to approximately 3,849 gallons on board. We did a walk around of the tanker. At this time a pool of product was forming at the rear of the tanker and was slowly running into the drainage ditch along I-95. Mainely Towing/Statewide Environmental arrived at the site with multiple wreckers and a skid steer. Utilizing the skid steer we created two earthen dams in an attempt to stop the material from migrating down the drainage ditch. They were created at 4:00 AM. An attempt to utilize a dome dog to slow the leak was unsuccessful.
	Langer Transport was unresponsive to phone calls so an Environmental Contractor used by Mainely Towing/Statewide Environmental was contacted to offload the remaining product. The first contractor called allegedly had the tank truck break down and did not arrive.   At 5:30 AM I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental to get a vacuum truck and vactor truck to remove spilled and unspilled product. After checking downstream of the spill, it was discovered product was dissolving into the water in the ditch and had created a white plume all the way to where the drainage ditch entered Stone Brook (see attached spill map). Stone Brook flows into Bond Brook, and then into the Kennebec River approx 1/2 mile downstream. Two additional dams were made in an attempt to further slow the products migration. After discovering the extent of the products migration notifications were made to DEP Division of Technical Services, DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality, and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The close proximity of a City of Augusta's public drinking water well was discovered when the Greater Augusta Utility District showed up on-site with serious concerns.
	Responders Bob Williams and Nathan Thompson arrived on-scene to help with product offload and scene management. At 915 AM the Clean Harbors vacuum truck arrived and we attempted to begin off loading product though the tankers piping. This off loading method was not successful. Nathan inspected the tanker and given the condition of the valves, piping, and the position of the tanker decided that cutting an access hole in the tanker would be the best method to offload the remaining product. We cut an access hole in the tanker using a gas powered chop saw. At 10:00 AM we began pumping through the  access hole and by 11:45 AM  3,468 gallons were successfully transferred to the vacuum truck. The material was subsequently transported to Clean Harbor facility in South Portland where they worked with Langer Transport to transfer the material to a facility for re-use. At 12:30 PM the tanker was successfully righted.
	The pool of product behind the tank was vacuumed up utilizing the Clean Harbors vactor truck. The clean-up crew worked their way down the ditch along I-95 concent
A-672-2011*A blown hydraulic hose on a roll-off truck caused the release of between five and ten gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved surface. The truck was owned by One Steel Recycling and the spill occurred on a Pike Industries property. The spilled oil was cleaned up using sorbent material by One Steel Personnel. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-673-2011*	A small amount of oil was discharged from an aboveground storage tank (AST) after a basement was flooded and the tank floated. The homeowner pumped the water out using a sump pump and discharged an unknown amount of oil into a drainage ditch. The home is currently vacant and the owner is attempting to sell it. The Jay Fire Department was notified of the discharge by an adjacent property owner, and shutdown the pump after attempts to contact the owner failed.
	I met the Fire Department at the site and we inspected the basement. There was several inches of water on the basement floor, and a few spots of free oil near the tank. Sorbent pads were used to remove the free product. The drainage ditch was inspected for free product, and none was discovered although there was some oil odors present, but no product recoverable. Mr. Brassbridges (owner) was contacted the next day and he insisted there was no oil in the tank and no oil on the water when he turned the pump on. There is no evidence that contradicts the small nature of the release. No further Response actions are expected.
A-674-2011*	A spill of greater than 200 gallons of K-1 was reported at a vacation home in Phillips. Two 275 gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST) were used to gravity feed monitor-type heaters in the home. The spill was the result of physical damage to the copper piping feeding the heaters. The cause of the damage is unknown. The spill was discovered after free product was weeping down the driveway, and the owners called Sandy River Cash Fuel. The tanks were topped off on October 6, 2011 and less than 250 gallons were recovered from the tanks by Sandy River Cash Fuel after the spill. The property has a private drilled well at risk located within twenty feet down gradient of the discharge area.
	On October 8, 2011, I went to the home to assess the clean-up actions required. It was 1:00 PM on a Saturday when I got to the property and saw the visible staining on the driveway (see attached photos). The property is steeply sloped and the tanks were located on a small hill on the left side of the home. The oil traveled down through the soil near the tanks and was weeping out of the side of the hill. A small trench was dug by hand near the bottom of the hill and quickly filled with oil. Sorbent pads were placed in the hole and were instantly saturated. The oil was visibly moving down the driveway. It was apparent the migration would need to be slowed or stopped using more than the hand tools available.
	I contacted Allstate Environmental to respond. Using a mini excavator we dug a two feet wide by three feet deep interception trench across the bottom of the hill  used to collect free product and slow its downward migration. A vacuum truck was then used to remove the oil and water collecting in the trench. An additional one foot wide trench was dug at the end of the staining on the driveway and lined with sorbent boom and pads. No soil removal or additional clean-up was feasible given the timing of discovery.
	On October 10, 2011, the clean-up actions were resumed. The oil contaminated soil was removed using a small excavator. Access up the driveway was limited so the soil was transported using two small dump trucks, and was delivered to Bruce Manzer Inc. Asphalt batch plant in Phillips.  The AST's were disconnected and removed along with two trees located near the discharge.  All visibly impacted soils were removed and other soils were field screened using a combination of field observations, photo ionization detector readings, and oleophilic dye shake tests. Clean soil overburden and large boulders were removed and set aside to be used as back fill later. The soil was a tight silty till that was riddled with large boulders. Water continuously entered the excavation from up gradient.
	Contaminated soil removal continued until October 17, 2011. A total of 374 cubic yards of soil were removed and transported to the asphalt batch plant. The total excavation area was large, but relatively shallow with a maximum depth of approximately eight feet. The excavation area down the driveway was very shallow as contamination was less than two feet in depth (see attached photos). A laboratory confirmation sample (soil A) was taken at the bottom of the excavation near the release site at a depth of approximately eight feet. A second confirmatory soil sample (soil B) was taken less than a foot from the well casing at a depth of approximately four feet. Both samples were analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). An initial drinking water sample was taken and analyzed for total EPH and VPH, and was non detect for contamination (see attached lab results).
	The excavation was backfilled and landscaped by Allstate Environmental. The driveway was damaged heavily during the soil removal and additional driveway stone was needed. George Berry And Sons Excavation delivered and graded out the driveway. The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring. No furt
A-675-2011*	An excavator leaked an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil. The oil was lost to the ground and Cianbro Corp. personnel used sorbent material to clean-up free product and shovelled up visibly impacted soils. Oil impacted materials were drummed and taken back to Cianbro's Pittsfield Facility for future disposal by an Environmental Contractor. No site visit was made, and no further Response actions are expected.
I-202-2011*10/24/11 Received a spill report from Maine Potato Growers (MPG) regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil that resulted from homeowner working on oil filter and subsequent leak at the filter.  The spill of 1-2 gallons was on a concrete basement floor with no cracks and was soaked up with potting soil and rags.  MPG responded per homeowner request and picked up the oily debris, bagged it and handled it along with their oily waste stream to the landfill.  MPG made needed repairs to the filter connection to stop the leak.  No action from Response Services is needed at this time.
P-869-2011*Approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located inside the residence. The release was caused when Downeast energy spilled oil on the ground while replacing the existing tank at the residence with a new tank..The oil was released to the gravel driveway.
24.35 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.
	Field screening of the remaining soils by the DEP indicated levels below applicable recommended guidelines. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-883-2011*
	Monday, 10/22/11: While proceeding SE down Read St. I noted over my right shoulder a small utility trailer holding two 275-gallon heating-oil, aboveground storage tanks (AST) and what appeared to be a 10' long oil leak from one AST on the paved parking lot.  Pulling in I confirmed an oil leak that had been covered by sawdust sorbent.  The offending AST had been lifted on its side (to curb the leak) and I noted significant external rust, two corrosion hole leaks (one at each bottom end, see photos).
	Within the building associated with the parking lot, I met Pat Coon of reVision Heat who admitted to owning the trailer and being the responsible party for the prohibited discharge.  The reVision Heat company's business is to removes oil burner equipment and replaced it with wood pellet boilers. Coon explained that on Saturday he had received an emergency call from a customer, his in-laws, that their outside AST was leaking (P-882-2011).  He responded and pumped out the leaking AST and took it back to his shop here; he stated the tank did not leak en-route, but did after he got it here.
	Onsite I advised Mr. Coon to have the leak cleaned up this day and I advised him on Maine's oil discharge requirements, which I reiterated  in a letter of 10/25/11.

S Brezinski
P-884-2011*Approximately 2 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released to paved drive surface due to an overfill. Released product was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by the Subject Spiller. No further Response action is expected.
P-885-2011*A 30 foot lobster boat "Karen Marie II" sunk sometime in the early A.M of 10/23 due to an undetermined mechanical failure. During the recovery of the boat, DEP personnel observed a diesel fuel sheen coming from the vessel. Sorbent boom was deployed around the vessel to catch the sheen. The vessel was re floated later that afternoon and dry docked later that evening. No further action is expected.
P-864-2011*Discharge was the result of broken hose of a trash truck resulting in the release of 6 gallons of anti-freeze onto the pavement in the area of 32 Brown Cove Road, Windham, ME.  The anti-freeze was collected using speedy-dry.  No response required.
B-665-2011*On 10/26/2011, Brent Corcoran of 3-Phase Line Construction called to report that a tracked material handling machine owned by Maine Drilling and Blasting had spilled roughly 2.5 gallons of hydraulic oil because of a blown hydraulic line. Mr. Corcoran oversaw the removal of roughly 1000 lbs. of contaminated soil for disposal by Clean Harbors at their Rumery Road facility in South Portland.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-640-2011*James McCarthy, of FGS/CMT inc, reported contamination at the Columbia Air Services facility at the Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton.   Columbia Air Services was removing their three 10,000 gallon underground storage tanks (UST) when the contamination was found under the first tank removed. The tank registration number for these tanks were 3463.   193 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the excavation and hauled to the Lane Construction asphalt plant in Hancock county.  FGS/CMT Inc performed a UST site assessment, dated November 10, 2011 for this tank removal and also documented contamination which was left.   Underground utilities and other structures prevented some of the  contamination from being removed.   Columbia Air Services applied to the State's underground storage tank fund.
No further action by Response Services is expected.
	
B-642-2011*On 10.17.11,  Central Maine Power reported a .25 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hose from a log handling machine.  The line was repaired and the spill cleaned up, generating approximately one cubic yard of soil and sorbents.  Mr. Cerretta advises that the waste would be disposed at Norridgewock Landfill, Norridgewock, ME.

No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.

B-643-2011*On 10/18/11, I received report from Brent Cocrane of a quart of diesel spilled from a transfer tank in the back of a pickup.  The cause was a leaking gasket, which was replaced.  The spilled product was wiped from the truck and pads used to recover the product from the ground.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-644-2011*On 10/19/2011, Nathan Brown, of the Marshall Healthcare Facility in Machias, called to report an oily sheen in an excavation associated with some construction at the facility. When I arrived, I found no contamination of any kind. A shake test revealed a negative result.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-645-2011*On 10/19/11, I received report from Dead River Oil Company of a small spill in the basement at 112 Kenduskeag Avenue, Bangor.  The cause of the spill was corrosion hole in the fuel supply line from the tank to the furnace.  The line was replaced and it was estimated that a half gallon of product was spilled to the concrete floor.

When I arrived on scene, the oil technician had absorbed the spilled product with absorbent pads and had put a deodorizer down in the affected area.  The vapors in the basement were approximately 5 parts per million (PPM) on the photoionization detector.  I offered to install a vapor extraction fan for the home owner, however they declined.  I called them the next morning to check the status of the vapors in the home and was told that the vapors had dissipated even more and there was not a problem.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-646-2011*On 10/19/11, I received report of a mystery sheen in Bar Harbor, close to a marina.  MST 1 Hagler of the United States Coast Guard was on scene and reporting the faint smell of gasoline, but no source found.  A short time later, the sheen dissipated.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-647-2011*On 10/19/11, I received report of an anonymous junk yard complaint at 15 North Road, Monroe.  When I arrived on scene, I met with the home owner's son.  I left my information with the son and asked him to inform his father of my visit.

Later that day, I received a call from the owner Mr. Benney.  He explained that he was in the process of scrapping the steel for money.  I explained that I had looked around briefly and had seen nothing to concern myself with.  I did, however, tell him that I would be calling the town office and inform them of the complaint.

I informed the town office of the complaint, and they told me they were already aware of Mr. Benney's unsightly property.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-648-2011*On 10/20/11, Wendy Warren of the City of Bangor reported that a 500 cubic yard pile of asphalt grindings in the Public Works stockpile area off of Maine Ave. had caused a sheen on the surface water and was flowing toward a storm drain.  She indicated that they had put down sand and sphag-sorb to stop the surface water from reaching the storm drain.   When I arrived on-scene, I observed more than just a sheen in the rainwater that had collected near one end of the pile.  I observed a black oil that was soaking into sorbent pads.
After speaking with Wendy, we decided that the best course of action was to remove the asphalt grindings that were producing the oil and dispose of them at Juniper Ridge.  Public works  also going to put a sand dike around the pile as it was still raining.  I asked Wendy to get in touch with me if the pile continued to produce a sheen or oil.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-649-2011*On 10/20/11, I received report of a 2 gallon spill of # 2 fuel oil from a Dead River Oil Company service van.  The service van was driving through the Wendy's drive-through when the uncovered slop bucket in the back of the technician's van tipped over, leaking the oil out of the van.

Dead River crews and myself applied speedy dry and swept the drive-through, bagging all of the waste for proper disposal at the landfill.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-650-2011*On October 19, 2011 Pam Hansberry called to report that her oil tank had leaked while she was away for a couple days. The spill occurred because of a corrosion hole in the tank itself and resulted in approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil being spilled to the basement floor. Fuel found it's way to a foundation drain and into the roadside ditch. Nearly 300 feet of ditch were affected with oil. In addition, oil migrated to a culvert and into a seasonal stream. I hired Clean Harbors to remove oil and standing water from the affected areas of the ditch. I also had Clean Harbors double wash the concrete floor under the tank. I installed a fan in the basement to control vapors in the residence.  No further action is expected.
B-651-2011*On 10/18/11, Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported the discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck.  The truck was working on a like on Main St. on Great Cranberry Isle when a hose blew out.  The oil impacted the pavement, roadside gravel and tree limbs.  The Bangor Hydro crew put down speedi dri on the pavement and removed the contaminated soil and tree limbs.  Approximately 50 lb (1/2 a bag) of contaminated material was disposed of at Juniper Ridge by Bangor Hydro Electric.
B-652-2011*On 10/18/11, Barbara Baker called asking for information on how to dispose of 2 gallons of waste gasoline she had found in her garage.  She said that the City would not take it, and she did not know of any other means to dispose of it.  I offered to take care of the waste gas for her.  I padded off 2 gallons of waste gas with sorbent pads and disposed of them at Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.  No product spilled.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-653-2011*On 10/19/11, Scott Toole of NES Rentals in their corporate office in Chicago reported the discharge of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The source of the oil was from one of their rented cranes. The location of the spill was at the Lowe yard of the Maine Department of Transportation, where a salt shed is being built.  Scott Toole explained that a crew from his company had removed the contaminated soil and placed it in drums.  The soil was then transported back to their facility on the Odlin Road in Bangor.  From there, the soil will be disposed of by Safety-Kleen, whom they contract to collect their waste.

Rick Lupo, a subcontractor of Nickerson and O'Day Construction (who is the general contractor for the building), was there when I arrived on-scene.  He showed me the impacted area, and I checked to make sure all the grossly contaminated soil was removed.  I anticipate no further Response Services action will be necessary at this time.
B-654-2011*On 10/21/11, Brent Corcoran reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a worn hose on a bucket truck.  The company was continuing work along the Bangor Hydro Electric power line when the leak developed on the truck.  The 3 Phase Line Construction crew used sorbent pads to  clean up the spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-655-2011*On 10/21/11, Brent Corcoran of 3 Phase Line Construction reported the discharge of a half a gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground along the Bangor Hydro Electric power line in Steuben.  An excavator blew a hose while clearing ground and the 3 Phase crew used sorbent pads to soak up the spill.  No further Response action anticipated.
B-656-2011*10.21.11  Mr. Thomas reported that he suffered a fuel oil discharge from his above ground supply tank at the entered location.  I made arrangements with AR Whitten Construction and Mr. Thomas to meet on site on 10.22.11.

Upon arrival I observed the spill area.  We removed a temporary, soft sided shed and removed contaminated soil to an approximate depth of ten feet.  Observing free phase product in the excavation a recovery well was installed.

Over the next several days, Clean Harbors of Maine pumped from the recovery well, recovering approximately 79 gallons less than 95% water.  The site was referred to Technical Services (TS) because of the site and area is serviced by private drinking water wells and the bedrock geology of the area.  I assisted TS installing a pump and treat trailer on site, several thousand gallons of oil and water was treated on site.  The system remained until weather condition dictated it removal, how ever at that time product recovery had declined significantly.

Further Response action anticipated; site restoration and land scaping.




B-657-2011*On 10/17/2011 Linda Noone called to report that her 275-gallon above ground storage tank was leaking. I arrived to find a very old tank that had not been in use for several years. The tank contained roughly 60 gallons of old product. It was apparent that some oil had spilled over a very long period of time. I removed the oil from the tank and disposed of it. Ms. Noone was in the process of switching to propane, so I also removed and disposed of her tank. In addition, I removed roughly 100 lbs. of contaminated soil from under the tank. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-658-2011*On 10-19-2011 Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro called to report that a customer had felled a tree onto a power line resulting in a broken pole and roughly 5 gallons of non-pcb transformer oil being spilled to the ground from a broken transformer. Bango Hydro personnel excavated a 55 gallon drum of contaminated soil and grass from the site and disposed of it appropriately.
B-659-2011*On 10/25/2011, Brent Corcoran called to report a 1 pint spill of oily water from a drip pan on a piece of heavy equipment. The spill occurred while a mechanic was changing a hydraulic oil hose. A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to the pan and then to the ground. Mr. Corcoran removed a small amount of soil and disposed of it accordingly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-660-2011*On 10/25/2011 David Bowen of Lakeside Burner Service called to report a spill at the residence of Richard Otto located at 12 Old Route 1 in Searsport. The spill occurred because of corrosion hole in the tank which was located in the basement. In all, approximately 30 gallons was spilled. When I arrived, vapor levels in the basement were over 125 parts per million. On the second floor levels were at 35 PPM. I set up fans and pumped the remaining oil out of the compromised tank. When I left vapors on the first floor had were reduced to 15 ppm. The next day I hired Clean Harbors to excavate contaminated soil from the basement using a vacuum truck. I installed a plastic vapor barrier in the home and backfilled with crushed stone. I left a fan in place for a few days to remove residual odors. 4 days after the cleanup oil vapors in the basement and on the first floor were below 2 ppm. No further response action is expected.
B-661-2011*On 10-25-2011 Josh Saucier of Bangor Gas called to report that he had discovered an unregistered underground storage tank at 170 park street while excavating for a service hookup. The tank was on property owned by Jodi Clayton. The tank was a 500 gallon bare steel tank typical of a 1950's era tank installed to contain #2 fuel oil. The tank had not appeared to have leaked but it did contain approximately 150 gallons of oily water. With the help of Bangor Gas, I pumped the contaminated water through a carbon treatment system. The tank was abandoned in place due to its location by filing it with sand. I granted a waiver of the 30 day waiting period and agreed that the tank should be abandoned in place. Removing the tank, which was immediately adjacent to the foundation, would have created an unnecessary risk to the structural integrity of the basement. No further response action is expected at this time.
B-662-2011*On 10/26/11, Maine State Trooper Bernard Brunette pulled a tractor trailer over for an inspection and discovered a small leak in one of the saddle tanks.  While pulled over the truck discharged 2 quarts of diesel fuel onto pavement.  Officer Brunette also called the spill into the fire department, who put some speedi dri down to sorb up the diesel and then swept it up.  The driver of the tractor trailer was able to drive less than a mile down the road to his garage where he repaired the leak.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-663-2011*Annales Hafford of Olver Associates called to report a possible problem at the Brewer Wastewater Treatment plant.   They have been performing work along the river bank including excavation.  They have excavated a large amount of buried wood debris which has a smell.  I did not observed any sheen and the excavated area had a smell of vegetative decomposition.  I performed a couple shake tests to see if oil was present.  Both shake tests were negative.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-664-2011*On 10/26/11, Neal Bohannon of Dead River Oil Company in Calais, reported the discharge of 2 gallons of # 2 fuel oil from a loose gasket on a filter for an oil tank.  The oil spilled onto a basement concrete floor and was cleaned up with speedi dri and sorbent pads.  Vapors were not an issue in the home.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
B-666-2011*On 10-25-2011, Josh Teel of Hawkeye, LLC, called to report a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a ruptured hose on a piece of heavy equipment. The spill was contained to timber wetlands mats and was cleaned up using sorbents. All materials were disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-667-2011*On 10/27/11, Jim  McCoy of Webber Energy reported a spill of 2 quarts of # 2 fuel oil at 55 Water Street in Castine.  The homeowner had called for fuel, but her tank was still full from a fill up in the summer.  The driver went to fill the tank but shut it down when oil came out the vent.  The driver used sorbent pads to clean up the oil on the ground.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-894-2011*
	Tuesday, 10/25/11: While en route to another gas station facility I peered over my shoulder and behold an open excavation over the gasoline underground storage tank (UST) area of this facility.  I stopped and confirmed that the excavation was indeed under the direct supervision of a Certified Maine UST Installer (CTI): one Ken Legasse of S & J Fuel Services.
	Legasse and owner George Gendron explained that the outer plastic shell of a Total Containment Inc. unleaded gasoline UST had split causing high groundwater to enter the interstitial space.  I witnessed a 2-cm long split at a tank-top fitting (photo) that bubbled when put under pressure and soaped up.  I informed Pat Hennessey of Maine DEP Tanks unit who was already involved and who would resolve the problem and whether this tank could be repaired.  The tank manufacturer Total Containment Inc. was out of business, so no manufacturer's-approved contractor or method was possible.
	I noted no obvious evidence of a discharge though did not take samples for field or lab analysis.  No groundwater was visible in the shallow excavation.
P-888-2011*A traffic accident caused a tractor trailer truck to careen off the road and crash into a single family residence. The diesel fuel tanks on the truck were ruptured from the impact and approximately 120 gallons of diesel fuel was released. The residence is located adjacent to Lake Auburn which is the drinking water supply for the surrounding area. Some of the fuel entered the underlying soils adjacent to the residence and some of the fuel drained into the basement of the residence. Oil that entered the basement then flowed into a drainage pipe that drained into the back yard towards the lake. Diesel fuel was observed flowing out of this pipe into drainage ditch towards the lake.
	 Emergency response actions included building a dam in the drainage ditch to prevent oil from entering the lake and using sorbent's to soak up oil.
	Excavation and removal of oil impacted soils began on 10/26/2011 and a total of 169.75 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for processing. The extent of excavation of oil impacted soils was determined using field screening techniques including including Hydrophobic-Dye Shake Tests and Photo Ionization Detector testing. Excavation was completed on 10/27/2011. Field screening indicated that remaining soils tested below the applicable standards. No further Response action is expected at this time.
I-204-2011*10/24/11 received a call from Jefferson Page regarding a pesticide container he had in his basement that was deteriorating and beginning to leak.  A few years ago he had noticed this container of an old pesticide (he said he wasn't sure what it was) was beginning to rust.  At that time he placed it into a larger plastic bucket. The other day he noticed that the inside metal container had rusted and leaked out into the plastic bucket a 1/2 gallon of the pesticide.  Jeff stated that the plastic bucket was starting to smell of the pesticide and that he wanted to get rid of it in an approved method.  I informed him of the Obsolete Pesticide Collection day just held last week here in Presque Isle at our regional office headquarters.  Told him this happens annually, also gave him the telephone number and contact person for Clean Harbors as another option, when they are up in the area servicing one of their clients.  I offered to pick up the pesticide, over-pack it, get information from him to register the pesticide for next year's Obsolete Pesticide collection event.

10/26/11 Site visit to Jeff Page's home to over-pack, and transport the pesticide back to the Presque Isle regional warehouse for storage until next year's Obsolete Pesticide collection event.  Will investigate the possibility of transporting it to Bangor for storage in their Hazardous waste storage building and processing with their hazardous waste stream.  No further action required.
A-708-2011*This office was contacted about a ten gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  Central Maine Power Company typically handles their waste transformer oil at their North Augusta Service Center.  No contact information for this spill was noted by the responder.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-709-2011*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ballast.  Pan Am Railways managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-710-2011*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from a piece of construction equipment.  Cianbro managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-711-2011*On 10/27/2011 in Rockland, Rockland Marine reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leak on an air compressor. The spill was contained to a paved area and was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-713-2011*DEP received notification of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a forwarder which released approximately 2 quarts of hydraulic oil onto soil.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-714-2011*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The oil was removed and the tank replaced.  The small amount of oil spilled was remediated with sorbents.  No further Response action expected.
A-715-2011*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to a loose fitting on the burner.  Downeast Energy employees removed the oil with sorbents.  No oil odor was evident in the home.  No further Response action is expected.
A-716-2011*A small amount of oil was lost due to an auto accident.  Central Maine Power (CMP) managed the cleanup and disposal of oily debris.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-717-2011*A vehicle leaked transmission fluid onto the ground at a bank ATM.  Gardiner Fire Department managed the cleanup.  No Response action expected.
A-718-2011*The Department website received an anonymous complaint referencing open buckets of used oil, behind a business, that overflow when rainwater displaces the oil.  The oil reportedly was contaminating nearby surface water.  I responded to the site on 11/29/11 and met the owner Don Parsons.  He offered to show me his workshop area, and used oil storage located outside behind the shop.  Don services and sells small engines and parts at the store.  The service area was neat and clean.  A 55 gallon drum behind the shop was used to store waste oil.  The bung was closed and there was a small degree of staining on the soil beneath the drum.  I estimated this staining to be weathered, and not a significant risk to human health.  There were no open pails of oil as alleged in the complaint.  Surface water has not been impacted.  There is a private well on site, no odor or taste issues were reported.  I recommended a concrete slab for secondary containment of the drum.  No further Response action is expected at this site.
A-719-2011*The Department received an anonymous letter alleging discharge of oil from land transportation passenger vehicle service operations.  I responded to the site on 11/29/11 and met the owner Bill Kelley, and an employee, Ralph.  Bill was on the phone when I arrived, so I chatted with Ralph who was flushing coolant on a late model sport utility vehicle.  The anonymous complaint alleged that antifreeze coolant was routinely discharged onto the ground.  This was not the case.  I observed the coolant being collected in a 5 gallon pail and conveyed to a drum.  The two bay garage is old, and it does have concrete channels in the floor.  Reportedly, the outlet from these have been plugged with concrete.  There was some oily water in the channels, and the floor was stained.  This is not unusual for an automotive repair business.  Bill got off the phone and agreed to show me around.  He had storage drums for waste oil, reportedly burned off site.  Out back there was a trailer with used tires.  Some tires can be re-used, but when the business accumulates a surplus, the tires are hauled off site for disposal. The anonymous complaint alleged tire burial on site, and "thousands of tires".  This is not the case. Generally, the shop appeared to be in compliance, with minor housekeeping issues with the containers.  I did not see obvious signs of environmental abuse or intentional dumping alleged in the complaint.  No further Response action is expected at this site.
A-720-2011* On 10-31-2011, Mary Waring reported a hydraulic oil release from a truck owned by New England Organics (NEO). This truck spewed hydraulic oil onto the roadway and shoulder at the intersection of Route 139 and the Reynolds Road. NEO's facility, locally known as Hawk Ridge, is located on Reynolds Road, in the town of Unity Township.
 NEO used sand as sorbent material and excavated additional soil from the road shoulder. This material was transported to the Juniper Ridge Landfill.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.

A-721-2011*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to a tree falling on power lines.  Central Maine Power managed the cleanup and disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-722-2011*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion.  Downeast Energy managed the cleanup.  No further Response action expected.
B-677-2011*On 11/1/11, I received a complaint for an auto salvage yard in Glenburn.  The caller claimed that the owner Scott Pearson had uncovered 55 gallon drums that were leaking.  The caller was unclear on where it was on the property that the drums were located and also did not know the address of the salvage yard, although he claimed to be a neighbor.  The caller did not leave a name or number to call back.

I spoke with my supervisor regarding this site and found out that the salvage yard had been inspected earlier in the month and there was no evidence of spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-495-2011*
	7/5/11: I checked on a reported 1-quart volume discharge of lube (used motor) oil and noted multiple oil discharges between and north of the Pan Am railways tracks.  I later called Ken Pelletier of Pan Am and advised him that the discharge(s) appeared under-reported and that further clean-up was needed; he agreed to respond that afternoon.  I re-checked a week later and found the discharges satisfactorily cleaned up, the oiled soil had been removed.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-723-2011* Dan Figueroa, of Dead River Company, called to report the release of approximately six gallons of motor oil. A truck owned and operated by Dead River developed a leak in the high pressure line. The spill occurred in a somewhat remote area of the town of Byron, Maine.
 A crew from Dead River used sorbents and shovels to clean up the spilled oil.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-724-2011*10/25/11 1105 Wendy Glenn reported that a few days prior gasoline had been spilled to her gravel driveway by the brother of her tenant who was moving out. Wendy was concerned that the spill would impact her well on the property. I met Wendy on the site the next day. There was a stain at the beginning of the driveway at the road. When I dug up some of the soil there was the odor of gasoline. The well on site was an estimated 75 feet away up gradient. I removed an estimated 150 pounds of soil before soil samples' bag head space vapor concentrations were below 100 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector. Considering the small quantity of impacted soil I estimated that less than a gallon of gasoline had spilled. Taking into account the small amount spilled and the distance to the well the well is not at risk from the spill. I attempted to reach Mr. Witherell, the owner of the truck that leaked the fuel but received no return calls when I left messages.
A-725-2011*A neighbor complaint of oil discharge was filed with this office.  I drove by the subject property and saw a variety of small engine equipment in various states of repair/disrepair on the property.  I spoke with the town office and found that they were working on enforcement action.  I turned the site over to our oil enforcement people to aid the town in enforcement proceedings.  Oil enforcement personnel visited the site and did not see evidence of oil discharges.  No further Response action expected.
A-726-2011*On 11/2/2011 in Mexico, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 7 gallon spill of transformer oil resulted from a vehicle accident with a pole. The spill was cleaned up by CMP by removing oily material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-727-2011*11/1/1011 Mike Daigle reported that an estimated 1 gallon of lube oil had leaked from a seal on a wind turbine at the Kibby Mountain Wind Project in Eustis. The leak had been discovered during routine maintenance. The impacted soil and vegetation was removed for disposal and absorbent pads were used to collect oil on the tower. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-728-2011*11/2/11 1135 Bob Martineau from Downeast Energy reported that an estimated 1 gallon of heating oil had spilled to a concrete basement floor from a leaking fitting on the line to the oil pump on the furnace. The oil had impacted the concrete floor at the oil tank and the furnace. I went to the site and Downeast and the maintenance contractor for the condominium development had stopped the leak and collected the spilled oil with speedy dry and oil absorbent pads. The oil had leaked at the furnace end of the line and the oil leaked into the oil line sleeve back to the tank. The line was replaced and the fitting repaired. The support concrete blocks under the furnace were impacted with oil. Downeast and the contractor would replace them and dispose of the oily debris. The area is served by public water. There were low levels of oil vapors in the upstairs living area but no one was living there at the time. The maintenance contractor said he would set up an exhaust fan. I gave him my contact information and told him to call if the oil vapors persist. I received no call.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-729-2011*Rick Kaselis, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Waste Licensing Unit, contacted me to request I return a citizen complaint in Searsmont.  Mr. Kaselis indicated there had been a kerosene spill behind a cabin, unknown volume, unknown address.

I returned the call that day and left a message on a generic answering device.  No return phone call was received.  I made another call on 11/4/11 and spoke with a young woman.  All she would say about the incident was "it's too late, the snow and ice has been thrown away, don't worry about it".  Then she disconnected the call.

No address was available, no further action is possible.
A-730-2011*An anonymous complaint was phoned in to the Department and routed to my office.  The complaint alleged automotive fluids were being discharged to a floor drain.  I responded to Mr. Tire and met with the service manager.  The facility does not discharge automotive fluids to a floor drain.  Fluids are managed on site in drums and transported off site for disposal.  No floor drains were in evidence.  It was reported that an employee had been recently terminated.  The complaint was thought to be retaliation.  No spill was found, and no further Response action is expected.
A-731-2011*	A junkyard complaint was received alleging the intentional dumping of gasoline, diesel, coolant, and engine oil. The complaint also stated they had thousands of tires and were dismantling mobile homes. An initial site visit on November 3, 2011 was attempted, but the property was not found. I contacted Calvin Beaumier the Town of Dixfield Code Enforcement Officer for some additional information. He indicated that the owner was dangerous and recommended a joint site visit.
	On November 18, 2011 Peter Blanchard and I met with Mr. Beaumier to investigate the illegal dumping allegation. The property had several older vehicles that the owner admitted were being scrapped. No large piles of tires or other wastes were witnessed. There were several small dark colored stains, but nothing that appeared to be intentional dumping and appeared to be incidental. No neighboring wells were at risk of contamination, and this appeared to be more of a tenant or neighbor dispute than a legitimate case of intentional illegal dumping. No further Response actions are expected.
A-732-2011*This office received a report of a transformer oil spill caused by a tree on the power lines.  A transformer was damaged and discharged oil to the ground beneath.  Central Maine Power Company personnel responded, removed the damaged unit and excavated impacted soil.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-735-2011*	A two gallon spill of no. 2 fuel oil occurred from a small leak in the fuel supply line. The oil was lost to a concrete floor and created a three by four foot stained area. The oil was cleaned up by the J & S Oil technician using sorbent material, and the faulty oil line replaced. I spoke with the technician and Mr. Batchelder. They both corroborated the small nature of the spill and Mr. Betchelder declined a site visit. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-736-2011* On 10-18-2011 Brenda and John Vanankeren called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection(DEP) concerning fuel oil in their basement. One of my co-workers, Dan Davis, made a site visit and placed sorbent pads onto the oil that was floating on the water in the basement. On November 3, 2011, I became involved with this site for a second time. Previous investigation by DEP is found under spill A-759-2007. This site is located at 123 Mill Court in the town of Pittsfield.
 During my site visit on 11-3-2011, I observed red fuel oil floating on the water in the basement. The basement has a dirt floor with a water problem. The sump pump must be used nearly everyday to keep the basement dry. I determined that the out of service oil storage tank, (tank #1) still contained some oil. This tank was missing a plug on the top of the tank. It also had a copper feed line attached to the tank, however, the line had been disconnected from the hot air furnace. The feed line was pointed upwards at an approximate height of 3 feet above the basement floor. This feed line had not been capped off as required by law and the fill and vent were still connected to the tank, also a violation of the law. The Scully fill connection and vent were on the outside wall of the house, with a small sign indicating "do not fill". In addition, there was a second out of service tank (tank #2) that still contained oil. The fill, vent and feed lines had been removed from that particular tank. A newer tank is in service and it is located outside of the home (tank #3).
 I placed sorbents onto the floating oil and spoke with the homeowners concerning the situation and how we should go about cleanup. I advised the owners of the Groundwater Oil Fund. I next called Clean Harbors. They sent a representative to the scene and we discussed further the remediation action that would be used. We also installed a radon fan to eliminate the oil vapors in the basement.
 Clean Harbors arrived the next day and pumped/vactored out the water and oil in the basement. They also pumped out the remaining oil in the two out of service tanks located in the basement (tank #1 and tank #2). They returned on Monday 11-7 and vactored out oil contaminated soil, placed a plastic bucket into a sump hole in the basement floor and backfilled the floor with fine pea gravel, which will aid immensely in the flow of water to the sump and sump pump.
 In conclusion, the two out of service tanks that were located in the basement will never leak again and the cause of this latest oil spill will never truly be known. It may have been left over from 2007, but the oil was still red. The sump pump may have failed which allowed the ground water level to rise forcing the oil out of the soil. The copper feed line may have fallen or was pushed onto the floor and the height of the oil in the tank caused oil to leak out of the tank through the feed line. We can only speculate as to what the cause truly was.
 I made a final site visit on 11-14-11 to collect the fan and make some adjustments to the insulation on the outside and inside of the basement. This should conclude Response Services involvement in this case.
A-737-2011*A written Central Maine Power spill report was received by mail in November.  No record of the report was found in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Services log book.

In any event, Central Maine Power reports that 2 gallons non poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was discharged to crushed rock as a result of a failed valve on a pad mount transformer.  The spill occurred at the Livermore Falls substation, and was hand excavated by Central Maine Power personnel.  No site visit was made by DEP, and no further action is expected.
A-738-2011*	An anonymous complaint was received concerning leaking oil drums on a woods road behind the NC Hunt Lumber yard. An initial call was placed to NC Hunt to schedule a time to do a site walk. They admitted to having some empty drums out in that area but did not believe any spillage had occurred. On November 16, 2011 I met with Norman Hunt to inspect the woods road behind the lumber yard. They had already removed the drums for metal scrap after my first phone contact with the previous week. I was able to identify two areas where there were still drum imprints in the ground; however, no spillage was apparent. No further actions are expected.
A-739-2011*This office was contacted about a one pint spill of fuel oil to the driveway at this location.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris. This address is shown as a single family residence on an internet search in 2015.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-740-2011*This office was contacted about a ten gallon lube oil spill at Dragon Cement Kiln.  The lube oil spilled to pavement.  Typically at small surface spills to pavement, sorbents are used to recover oily material.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-741-2011*A small amount of high temperature gear oil was spilled due to a leaky gasket.  Dragon managed the cleanup and disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-742-2011*John Arsenault of the New Page mill in Rumford contacted this office to report an overflow at a man hole cover near Morrison Motors in Mexico.  Farrington Mountain landfill receives wastes from area towns and the mill.  Leachate from the landfill is collected and pumped to the New Page waste water treatment plant.  As a condition of the landfill licence, control valves in the piping system between the landfill and the treatment plant have to be disassembled, inspected, and either replaced or put back in service.  Following replacement of one of the valves, the system failed, resulting in an estimated 20 gallon per minute discharge that eventually overflowed the man hole and ran over land toward the Androscoggin River.  The pumps were shut down, and repairs were made.  A vacuum truck was hired and recovered some of the spilled leachate which was trucked to the wastewater treatment plant for disposal.  The leachate is a special waste, not hazardous, not oil.  By the time the incident was reported to this office, the situation was stable, and had been shut down.  No further discharge was expected.  No site visit was made as no assistance was deemed necessary.

A letter report was submitted by New Page explaining the circumstances surrounding the spill, a copy attached.  Operating procedures were reviewed and discussed with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel from the Divisions of Solid Waste (landfill license) and Water Quality (wastewater treatment license).  No further action is expected.
A-743-2011*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost due to a hose failure. The oil spilled to a concrete pad and was removed by One Steel employees.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-744-2011*	A complaint was received concerning the drop off of two drums of unknown liquids at the Midcoast Solid Waste Facility. The drums were labeled R-11 refrigerant trichloroflouromethane, and were dropped off without facility personnel approval. I spoke with Sandy Carey on the phone and determined the drums were not leaking, mostly empty, and were in a secure location. I found a material safety data sheet (MSDS) online to help with determining the hazards for the R-11 refrigerant.
	The next day, November 9, 2011,  I went to the facility to evaluate the situation. One of the drums was completely empty and the second contained less than five gallons of liquids. A sample was retrieved from the drum and analyzed using the AHURA Scientific First Defender ramen spectrometer. It was positively identified as  diesel fuel or kerosene. The diesel fuel was absorbed using sorbent material in a poly bag, and both drums left on-site as scrap metal. No further Response actions are expected.
A-745-2011*	A spill of less than one gallon of No. 2 fuel oil was caused by a leaking union in a fuel supply line. The tank and line are both located underneath Unit #9 in a crawl space. The oil was lost to the concrete and created a three foot stain on the concrete. The spill was initially cleaned up by the Downeast Energy technician who also replaced the line with the union.
	After speaking with the owner of unit 9, I made a site visit to inspect the clean-up. Upon entering the crawls space the smell of fuel oil was readily detectable. A photo ionization detector (PID) meter was used to monitor the levels of organic (oil) vapor in the crawl space. Readings on the PID were below five parts per million in the crawl space and non detectable levels in the living area. There was no free product left from the initial clean-up. The concrete was still heavily stained and contributing to the oil odors, so a degreaser was used with sorbent material to further clean the area. No additional Response actions are anticipated from this release.
A-746-2011*on 11/10/2011 in Roxbury, Reed & Reed reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a fork truck. The spill was cleaned up by Reed & Reed with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-747-2011*On 10/11/2011 in Farmington, CN Brown reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-748-2011*On 11/10/2011 in Waterville, Fabian Oil reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of <1 gallon of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-689-2011*10/18/11 1320 Tom Kelly from Kelly Petroleum Products reported that there had been a spill of an estimated 25 gallons of #2 heating oil into a basement of a residence in Anson. I met Mr. Kelly and the property owner, Louis Paduela, on site. The oil had leaked from a cracked supply line to the furnace from the inside aboveground storage tank. Mr. Kelly had collected some of the oil with absorbent material and had repaired the line. I collected further oil with oil absorbent pads. The oil had run into a basement perimeter wall drain and some oil was removed from the drain with oil absorbent pads. There was no evidence of oil at the drain outfall area though the outfall was not visible at the ground surface. There were oil vapors in the house and a ventilation fan was installed in the basement to exhaust oil vapors. I explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-up fund to Mr. Paduela but he choose to remove the oil impacted baseboard and wash the concrete basement floor himself. The exhaust fan was left in place for two weeks. I returned to the site and no oil vapors were detected with a photo ionization detector. The fan was removed and Mr. Paduela was told to call if oil vapors were detected by him in the future. No call was received.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-690-2011*Spill of diesel fuel from excavator.  Cleaned up by responsible party.

No further information available.  Responder left DEP and disposed of records.
A-692-2011*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ballast.  Pan Am Railways managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-694-2011*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill from a track maintenance machine at their maintenance facility in Waterville.  The machine suffered an unspecified mechanical failure.  Impacted soil was hand excavated by Pan Am personnel for later disposal by ENPRO services.  No site visit was made by the Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action is expected.
A-695-2011*Kevin O'Leary of One Steel recycling contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred when a hose broke on their "HRV" equipment.  One Steel is a recycling facility that receives scrap metal for the purpose of re-sale.  The spilled oil was contained on a concrete pad and recovered with sorbent.   No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-696-2011*On 10/20/2011 in Madison, Joe Delacruz reported an oil spill. The spill of unknown volume had occurred at a vacant foreclosed home. The corroded outside oil tank had leaked less than 20 feet from Mr. Delacruz's well. A site visit was made to assess the situation and pump the remaining contents of the tank. It remains unknown who the owner of the home is. After consultation with supervisor Peter Blanchard, I was given permission to go ahead with the clean up to protect the Delacruz well.

On 10/25/2011, local contractor Diggin Riggin was hired for removal of contaminated soil. A total of 12.69 tons of contaminated soil was removed. The corroded and leaking tank was removed and disposed of.

The site has been referred to technical services for follow up and well monitoring. No further response action is expected.
A-697-2011*On 10/20/2011 in Gardiner, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 20 gallon spill of diesel was believed to be the result of an overfill during a truck refueling. The incident was not reported by any of the truck drivers. The fire department was called and sorbent material put out to contain the spill. A site visit was made to assess the situation.

Pine State hired Environmental Projects to clean up the spill from the paved area. Tank installer Simard & Son was also hired by Pine State to inspect the dispenser for defects that could have caused the spill, none were found. The spill appeared to have stayed contained to the paved surface of the dispenser area. No further response action is expected.
A-698-2011*On 10/20/2011 in Madison, Madison Paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured line on a paper machine. The spill stayed in a secondary containment area and was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-699-2011*Eric Haley of the Waterville School system contacted this office to request an abandonment in place of a 12,000 gallon #2 fuel underground storage tank at the High School.  He completed a written request form, and I agreed to meet on site to determine if the abandonment met the established criteria.  The school is undergoing renovations, and the fuel storage is no longer required.  I responded to the site and met Jim Reny, maintenance Director.  The tank is located such that the building foundation footing would be severely compromized if it were excavated.  I advised the abandonment procedures including posting the deed notice to document the location of the filled tank.  No spill was in evidence, so no further action is expected for this site.
A-700-2011*C.B. Haskell Fuel contacted this office to report a fuel oil spill at the Dickins residence.  I responded to the site and met Cynthia Dickins.  Cynthia reported she could smell fuel, contacted Haskell, who responded and replaced the leaking 275 gallon outdoor tank.  I hand dug several small test pits near the new tank.  Several of the holes were not impacted, but one area was contaminated.  The home is served by a private well approx. 100 feet up gradient from the spill.  I agreed to return with several drums and try to hand dig the contaminated soil.  Jason Fish and I returned on 10/24/11 and dug four drums of soil.  We were able to leave the tank in place.  Using the oleophylic dye shake test, we determined the removal was complete.  I estimated the volume that leaked to be small, and the risk to the drinking water well remote.  No further action is expected for Response at this site.
A-701-2011*Jon Andrews no longer works for the Department of Environmental Protection.  This report was compiled from available information from Cheryl Fontaine, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Geologist who was involved in the investigation of impacts to groundwater at this site.

This residential drinking water well was at risk as a result of a vehicle accident involving a fuel oil truck.  (See spill A-152-2011)  While on site sampling the residential well, Cheryl Fontaine noticed fuel oil odor and staining around the outdoor above ground storage tank.  There was weeping observed around the fuel oil tank filter. This was reported to Responder Jon Andrews.

Soil was hand excavated around the tank and disposed of by DEP staff.  No record of volume removed is available. The drinking water well was tested quarterly for one year, and was not impacted by the oil weeping from the tank, nor from the vehicle accident.

No further action by Response Services is expected. pjb
A-702-2011*On 10-21-2011 in Anson, Chet's Burner Service reported an oil spill. The reported 100 gallon spill of K1 heating oil resulted from an individual stepping on and breaking off the filter assembly of an outside oil storage tank. The leak was temporarily stopped and the remaining oil pumped into a temporary tank. A site visit was made to assess the situation. In my opinion the spill was much smaller than the 100 gallons that was reported.

Local contractor Diggin Riggin was hired to excavate contaminated soil from the site. A total of 16.92 tons of soil was removed and transported to Manzer Paving in Phillips for disposal. The area is served by a public water system and no further response action is expected.
A-703-2011*On 10/22/2011 in Whitefield, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of transformer oil resulted from a car pole accident. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and contaminated soil removal. A site visit was made to assess the cleanup, no further response action is expected.
A-704-2011*On 10/22/2011 in Belgrade, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of waste oil resulted from a leaking engine. The engine was parked in the Hammond Lumber yard. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-705-2011* Kelli Bragg reported an oil release at her home in China. The report (phone call) that was received claims that there was oil on the concrete floor. Numerous phone calls and messages were left by Jon Andrews, Glen Wall and Peter Moulton. No return call from Kelli Bragg was ever made.
 Glen Wall made a site visit on 12-14-11. Two vehicles were in the driveway, no one answered the door when I knocked on it. Again no one answered the phone. Numerous posted signs, "No Trespassing", were evident on the property. Based on my training involving curtilage, I did not look any further for the presence of an oil discharge.
 This concludes Response Services involvement.
A-706-2011* On 10-24-11 The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified of a fuel oil spill at the home of Wayne Ames on the island of Vinalhaven. The site is located at 70 East Boston Road. The oil tank located in the basement developed a leak and was discovered on 10-22. The tank had been filled on 10-21. A magnetic patch was placed on the bottom of the tank and the tank was pumped out on 10-23. The spill was not reported to the DEP until 10-24. I made a site visit on 10-28 and collected a drinking water sample from a neighbor, John and Linda Davis. Davis is located at 13 Cemetery Road. The Davis property is the only nearby property with a drilled well. All of the homes in the area are served by town water.
 I entered the basement of the Ames home and found substantial oil odors, along with speedi dri, Odor-Gone powder and an empty can of Odor-Gone spray. I had previously had a telephone conversation with Mr. Ames asking him to ventilate the basement. After my site visit, I reiterated the need for ventilation.
 I made another site visit on 11-02-11 and brought cedar shavings, speedi-dri and a fan. The oil odors had subsided. The fan was not used. Also at this time I discovered where the oil had drained to. A patch of dead oily grass was found along the property line on Ames and Davis. I contacted a contractor, Mr. Jones, and asked if he could remove some of the oil stained soil, he said he could.
 The soil removal did not occurred as soon as I had hoped. Mr. Ames did not want machinery to travel across his leach field and septic system. The Davis's had a pet cemetery near the location of the oil breakout. In addition, the town water line travels through the area.
 I spoke with Mr. Jones around Jan 10, 2012 and he had not done the soil excavation. He was waiting for the ground to freeze so that he could travel across the Davis property without damage.
 On 2-7-12, Mr. Jones called me and let me know that approximately 18 yards of soil had been removed. With my approval this soil was stockpiled at Jones's lot, pending final disposal. He also had nearly backfilled the excavation with clean soil. Bedrock is located close to the surface in this area and Mr. Jones told me that he excavated down to the bedrock in several locations. Unfortunately I was not aware of the date that this excavation occurred and I was not able to collect soil samples.
 Mickey Wing, from Central Maine Disposal, was contacted to transport this soil from the island to Juniper Ridge for disposal. The soil was transported from the island to Juniper Ridge on 2-13, and 2-17. A total of 21 tons of oil contaminated soil was transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill.
 This case has been referred to Technical Services for further review and action as necessary.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-707-2011*On 10/25/2011 in Rockland, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of 1 pint of #2 heating oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The spill was cleaned up by Maritime with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-712-2011* On 10-24-2011 Howard Holmes, of PG Willey, reported that an oil leak had occurred at the home of Seth Horton. This home is located at 173 Main Street in Lincolnville Center.
 I made a site visit and along with the technician determined that the leak was from the filter assembly. We determined this by adding 10 gallons of diesel to the tank and lifting the end of the tank and watching oil spray out of the filter. The technician on site disassembled the filter, checked the gasket and reassembled the filter. They lifted the tank and no oil was leaking.
 PG Willey had done an oil furnace cleaning and tune up a few days prior, on 10-19. On 10-24 the oil tank was empty. It should have contained 150 gallons, the last delivery was in April of 2011.
 PG Willey has accepted responsibility. Soil removal commenced on 10-25 and continued for three days. The excavation ranged from four to seven feet below the ground surface, it was an estimated 36 feet in length. This manufactured home rests on a poured concrete pad. Fuel oil had saturated the gravel layer under the concrete pad. In addition, oil was leaching out of the silt/till soil under the gravel bed, which is under the concrete pad. Water with oil was pumped out of the excavation on two mornings. An estimated total of 2,000 gallons of liquid was removed from the excavation. Sorbent pads were also used to collect the oil.
 Soil samples were collected from the soils that remained under the house. A recovery well was installed using a corrugated culvert. The site was backfilled and restored to near original condition.
 This site has been referred to Technical Services for additional review and work as needed. No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-207-2011*10/31/11 Received an e-mailed spill report from Tom Osgood, Maine Public Service (MPS) Environmental Compliance director regarding a small hydraulic oil spill that occurred in Washburn on October 28, 2011. The spill was the result of a blown hydraulic line on one of MPS's Line trucks.  MPS crews responded and used sorbent pads, kitty litter and excavated some of the impacted soils to clean-up the spilled oil.  The oily debris was placed in a drum for transport and storage back at their warehouse in Presque isle for later disposal with their other oily debris waste stream. No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
P-854-2011*October 04, 2011 I was visiting a previous spill site when Clay Merrill followed my truck to the site. He approached me because his aboveground storage tank (AST) at his residence had been vandalized and was leaking oil and wanted to know what to do about it. I set up a meeting with him to investigate the leak at his property.
October 05, 2011 I met with Mr. Merrill at his property at 82 Pinkham Brook Road in Durham. The AST was located in the basement with a concrete floor. Oil was discovered on the concrete floor mixed with water. A pipe in the floor was located and had water and oil in it. The pipe exited from the house and the outfall of the pipe reached the side of the property near the Androscoggin River. Soil samples were taken for oil contamination in the soil near the outfall. The shake test came back negative.
It was decided at this time that the AST would be removed from the basement and disposed of and the concrete floor would be removed. Mark Woodruff, Geologist for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was on site during the decision making of the cleanup. No wells were impacted during the leak.
ENPRO Environmental Services was hired on October 06, 2011 to begin the cleanup. Once the concrete in the basement was removed, I tested the soil in various locations for oil in the dirt. A recovery well was installed because of the ground water table being so high, it would be helpful to remove any free product that might be left in the ground.
November 10, 2011 I visited the site. No water or oil appeared in the recovery well.
November 22, 2011 I visited the site and no water or oil appeared in the recovery well.
January 22, 2012, the recovery well will be removed in the spring of 2012 if no oil is identified in the recovery well.
No further Response action is expected.
P-899-2011*On 10/27/2011 Jon Woodard received a call from the Newry Fire Department reporting a logging truck rollover with diesel fuel spillage.  Myself and Frank Delaney responded immediately.  Upon arrival we observed a truck belonging to Ron Lyons Trucking rolled over on the roadway.  Diesel fuel had spilled out of the truck and the Newry Fire Department had used a combination of sorbent pads, wood chips and sand to contain the spill.  Ms. Delaney and I collected the spent sorbent pads and shoveled up the chips/sand mixture and the Maine DOT transported the waste to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further Response action required.
B-758-2011*On October 21, 2011 this office received an anonymous complaint through the Governor's Office alleging an oil and hazardous waste dumping issue at several adjacent residences on Brook Street in Baring Plantation. I visited the site November 18 and found the allegations to be largely false. There was a substantial amount of trash and other solid waste on the property. There were no apparent oil and hazardous material spills. I spoke to a man who claimed to own the property but would not give me his name. He said he was not E. Paul Emery. I asked if he knew of any recent spills, he claimed to have no knowledge of any spills. This office plans no further action at the site.
B-198-2011*Richard Hayes unknowingly reported his own spill when he contacted Penquis CAP for assistance.  When I showed up we had a long discussion but eventually came to an agreement that I could assist with the removal of a little bit of the contaminated soil and overpack one of his drums which was slowly leaking.  He had a new tank installed the next day.  No further action by Response expected.
B-611-2011*Mr. Catruch called to report his fuel tank in his basement has started leaking.  He has a pan underneath the tank collecting the drips of oil.  Approximately a total of 1 gallon of fuel oil leaked into the pan.  A few drops of fuel oil fell onto the floor prior to the pan placement.  Upon arrival, I pumped approximately 200 gallons from the fuel tank into 55 gallon drums and placed a magnet patch over the hole.  Mr. Catruch had the tank replaced in the following days, and I returned and pumped the fuel from the drums into the new tank.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-612-2011*On 10/4/11 I received report of an estimated one pint spill from a transformer.  The spill occurred when a tree branch struck the transmission line breaking a bushing.  No spill was actually observed, or product seen on the ground.  Central Maine power crews, estimated that if a spill had occurred it could not be more than a pint.  As a precaution they raked up fallen leaves on the ground around the pole.

No further action required.
B-613-2011*On 10/5/11, I received report from Dead River Company that one of their one-ton dump trucks had a small anti-freeze leak from a hose.  They fixed the problem and used speedy-dry to recover the leaked product from the asphalt.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-614-2011*On 10/5/11, I received report of a trailer dump tipping over due to high winds.  The trailer dump was in the process of dumping a load of sand to a construction project, when a gust of wind laid it on its side.  Luckily, no hydraulic hoses parted.  We drained approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid into my collapsible pool in order to relieve pressure in the cylinder so it could be collapsed during the righting of the trailer.

When the trailer was back on its feet the oil was added back into the system, no spillage.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-616-2011*Mr. Magoon reported a 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a boom truck.  Oil spilled onto the machine and on the mats underneath machinery.  Sorbents were used to soak up oil.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-617-2011*CMP found a transformer with a broken bushing due to a tree falling on it.   No oil was found on the ground.   No further action expected by response.
B-618-2011*On 10/5/11, I received report from Orono Fire Department of a flooded basement at 4 Summer Street, that was thought to have oil floating on the water.  I arrived on scene and quickly determined that there was no oil on the water in the basement.  I met with the property manager and I explained that there was no oil on the water.  We agreed to let the water drain from basement and check the tank in the morning.

I arrived on scene and inspected the tank and oil system with the property manager.  There was no oil leak present.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-619-2011*Bill from No Frills Oil reported a 1 gallon spill of kerosene at 64 Sorrento Road.   During the delivery, a leg broke on the tank causing line to break near the firematic valve.  The delivery person plugged the hole.   They replaced the tank the following day.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-620-2011*On 10/6/11, I received report of a caustic soda spill on route 9 in Wesley.  The report was made by transportation manager, Jeff Weston of RST Industrial Transport.  This RST tanker was loaded at GAC chemical in Searsport and began its journey back to New Brunswick.  Somewhere on the journey, the gasket on a dome lid failed, allowing caustic soda to drip out of the tanker.  The driver noticed the leak when he stopped for a rest break in Wesley.

Once the driver noticed the leak he pulled to the side of the road and informed his manager of the problem.  Mr. Weston reported the spill to me, and asked if they would be able to treat the leaked product in place.

After discussing with fellow responder Thompson, we agreed that this would be a possibility.  I gathered some additional equipment, while Responder Thompson called and sought approval from Maine Department of Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste regulatory staff in Augusta.  Responder Thompson called me on the road and informed me that we had permission to do this.

When I arrived on scene, I met with Mr. Weston of RST.  We determined that the leak only occurred while the truck was moving.  The driver replaced the dome gasket and Mr. Weston and I wet pH paper with water then swiped the soil to determine the pH.  Using this method, we determined the extent and depth of the affected soil.

We shoveled the affected soil into a plastic over pack tote I had brought with me.  Once all of the affected soil was in the tote, we added sulfuric acid that Mr. Weston had brought with him.  Then we repeated the pH swipe process on the affected soil until it was neutralized.  Once the treated soil was removed we used that soil as backfill in the hole we had dug.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-621-2011*On 10/6/11, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a small transformer spill on Route 15 in Orland.  The cause was a tree branch striking the power line, breaking a bushing.  The small amount of oil leaked into the soil at the base of the utility pole and was excavated and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-622-2011*On 10/7/11, I received report from Charles Lyman that the well water at his family compound on Sutton Island smelled and tasted strange.  They noticed the water being "strange" earlier in the summer but did not know what to do or who to call.  Eventually during their last week on Sutton Island for the summer they notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of the potential problem.

I met Mr. Lyman the next morning and he brought me out to the island.  I saw no potential cause of a well contamination other than some old gas cans in the shed that had been built around the well casing.  I collected a water sample and presented that to DEP's technical services that next work day.

Analytical results indicated that the well was contaminated with a petroleum product.  At this point technical services wanted to gather another sample for further testing.  I transported them to the island with a DEP water craft.

At this point the case was formally referred to technical services for any future sampling or filter installation.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-623-2011*On 10/8/11, I received report of a strong smell of oil at Mrs. Beech's property in Lambert Lake TWP.  Mrs. Beech's daughter thought the oil tank may be leaking.  The elderly Mrs. Beech was unable to check the tank, but she thought everything was fine.

The next morning I was on site and confirmed that there was no oil leak.  The tank however was in need of replacement.  I filled out paper work with Mrs. Beech and applied to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's tank replacement program.  A few weeks later her tank was replaced.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-624-2011*On 10/8/11 I received report of a 738 gallon spill of lube oil at the Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill.  The spill was caused by a failure in a turbine's lube oil nipple assembly.  This failure allowed the discharge of product into the turbine room.

Approximately 40 gallons of the spilled product was recovered in the turbine room using sorbent material.  The rest of the product escaped the room via floor drains and ended up being captured in the mill's waste water treatment plant.  The recovered product and sorbents were disposed of in #8 boiler as fuel.

The DEP water bureau was notified of the spill.  No further action required.  See also P-628-2011.
B-625-2011*On 10/10/11, I received report of a car accident on the corner of Center and Forth Street in Old Town.  Old Town Fire Department placed sorbent pads under the leak from the gas tank, collecting the spilled product.  I collected the pads and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-626-2011*On 10/10/11 I received report of an 8 gallon transformer leak from a rusted out transformer at 559 Black Cove Road, Beals Island.  The contaminated soil and brush was removed by Bangor Hydro employees and disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further action required.
B-627-2011*On 10/10/11 I received report from the Millinocket Police Department of an act of vandalism that caused an oil spill at 2140 Medway Road, Medway.  Apparently the night before someone disconnected the fuel supply line from the oil tank to the furnace allowing approximately 150 gallons of oil to pour onto the ground.  To make matters worse the property has a dug well which they utilize approximately 20 feet away.

While on scene I met with Barbara Bottari, the daughter of the owner,  and the executor of the estate.  I explained to her the DEP's insurance fund and what work we would have to do in order to clean up the oil spill.  To complicate matters, the property was going to be sold at the end of the week.  This was now being held off until the potential buyer could speak with the DEP concerning the spill and the well.

The next morning I had Clean Harbors on site to remove the contaminated soil from the tank area and under the mobile home as much as possible.  We also set two recovery wells a distance away from the spill to monitor the spill's progress.  During the contaminated soil removing process we also vactored oil from the dug well.  The next day we continued this process and recovered a substantial amount of liquid product from the dug well with sorbent pads and vactoring.

On the second day of operations Technical Services of DEP was present.  Paul Blood and a consultant he hired were there to discuss the well issue and further cleanup with me.  We decided to continue removing contaminated soil with an excavator closer to the dug well.  At this point Paul also began the process of selecting a new site for a drilled well.

From this point Technical Services was the lead on the project.  As of 11/8/11 the spill has been cleaned up and a well is in the process of being drilled.  The real estate transaction is scheduled to be completed on 11/11/11.   No further Response Services action required.
B-628-2011*On 10/10/11 I received report of another spill at the Lincoln Paper & Tissue mill.  The same turbine from a few days prior had the same lube oil leak from the nipple assembly.  Approximately 50 gallons were recovered from the turbine room floor, the rest went to the mill's waste water treatment plant.  All of the recovered product and sorbents were disposed of in the mill's # 8 boiler that is licensed to incinerate that waste. See P-624-2011 for details of previous spill.  No further action required.
B-629-2011*Erica Cole called to report less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil spilled at an apartment building at 146-148 Lincoln Street.   The building is owned by Arnold and Estelle Gahagan.  I talked to Mrs. Gahagan and she said oil was dripping into a bucket.  The tank was replaced the following day with no additional spillage.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-630-2011*Mellissa from United Rental called to report a spill of 0.5 cups (2,304 drops) of diesel onto concrete.   Spill occurred from a problem with the hose associated with their skid mounted diesel tank.  Dead River fixed the hose and soaked up what they could of the diesel on the concrete with speedi-dry and pads.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-631-2011*Mr. Pinkham called to report a spill in his basement.  A new tank and furnace was installed by Larry Salvage Oil, but for unknown reasons the feed line was not connected to the tank and the firematic was not turned to the off position.  An oil delivery was made which resulted approximately 5 gallons to be spilled onto the concrete floor.  The delivery person shut the firematic valve off and then soaked up oil with pads as best as possible.  He also laid down a layer of powder to suppress vapors.  The owner had removed the powder.   I found very little oil on the concrete although there was some oil residue in the cracks in the floor.  The vapors were below one part per million.  I informed Mr. Pinkham that if anything changes to call me and I would return.    No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-632-2011*Central Maine Power reported that a transformer, which was struck by lightning, leaked out less than 1 gallon of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil onto tree leaves.  The transformer was replaced.  No further action expected at this time by Response Services.
B-633-2011*On 10/12/11, David Cote, Director of the Brewer Public Works Department reported a 30 gallon discharged of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a "basin cleaner" dump truck.  25 gallons was contained in the dump body and sorbent material was used to collect it.  5 gallons discharged out of the body and onto the ground.  This occurred at the construction and demolition debris transfer station in Brewer. Public Works removed about a 1/2 a yard of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge. No further Response action anticipated.
B-634-2011*On 10/12/11, Lieutenant Kevin Adam, a Warden for the Greenville area, reported that a crane truck had rolled off the barge it was on into Moosehead Lake.  The truck was sitting upright in about 6-8 feet of water.  A small sheen was visible but there was no evidence of fuel or hydraulic oil leaking due to damage from the sinking.  The sheen was caused by water now washing off the motor.

The owner, Bill Willard, (BW Crane and Barge Services) had had a crew working on the barge pulling mooring out and docks and the crane rolled off the barge due to a brake failure on the truck.

I arrived on scene and met with Mr. Willard to discuss his plans for retrieving the crane.  He said he planned to put the landing ramp on his barge down into the water and hoist the crane truck back up onto the barge with an excavator and a hydraulic winch.  Mr. Willard was just waiting for the approval of his insurance company to go ahead.

On 10/13/11, I returned to the site to monitor the truck as they brought it back up onto the crane.  The sheen persisted and sorbent boom was deployed as a precaution, but I saw no evidence of retrievable product on the water's surface.  The crane truck was brought up onto the barge without incident and the sheen dissipated.  No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
B-635-2011*On 10-12-11,  Bruce Albert reported a 60-gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was from a saw dust dumper (a lift that dumps tractor trailer chip trucks).  Mr. Albert advised that the spill most likely occurred on or before 10-11-11, because on 10-11-11 workers discovered the dumper reservoir low on oil and dispensed 60 gallons into it.  The reservoir is a 300 gallon supply tank that supplies oil to the hydraulic dumper.  The next day, 10-12-11, the supply tank was again approximately 60 gallons low on oil.  The supply line was discovered to have a leak and the line replaced.  Approximately, three to four cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill by Ireland Rubbish, a Maine Department of Environmental Protection Spill Debris letter was issued.

No further Response Services action is warranted at this time.

B-636-2011*Susana from Hammond Lumber reported a 2 quart spill from their fork truck, associated with their delivery truck.   A fitting broke on the fork truck spilling 2 quarts of hydraulic oil onto the paved parking lot.  This parking lot is right next to Moosehead Lake.   The fork truck was fixed onsite, and pads were used to soak up the oil.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-637-2011*On October 15, 2011 I responded to a spill near proposed structure 203-146 (east side of Rt. 7), reported by Burns and McDonnell.  Approximately 5-15 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out a broken weld in the fuel tank on a large piece of machinery owned by Myers.    The fuel leaked overnight during a rainstorm.  Fuel flowed overground with surface water to an embankment with evergreen trees and down this embankment to an small stream (intermittent?)/ wetland.  I walked approximately 500' of this stream/wetland but did not find any evidence of fuel.  The flow of water was mostly a sheet flow overland through bushes, trees and lots of leaves.   It was relatively slow moving through the leaves and vegetation.
	Myers and Clean Harbors had place pads wherever they saw fuel and also down the embankment and placed a bunch of pads along the edge of the bank of the stream/ wetland to prevent fuel from entering stream/wetland.   Clean Harbors, contracted by Myers, was on site when I arrived working on the area around the piece of equipment.   They continued to work another couple days (Monday and Tuesday) cleaning up the spill.
	The NRC was notified.  No further action expected by MDEP Response.
B-638-2011*The Troy Fire Department Chief, Larry, reported a garage fully engulfed in flames and numerous explosions had occurred.  Upon arrival, there was very little left except some metal, etc.  I took a walk around but did not see any concerns in the adjacent stream or land.  I checked any drums or containers still intact, but all were empty.  The owner said they were empty prior to the fire.   The explosions were from compressed gas vessels used for welding.   I checked the site again the next day and still found no environmental concerns.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-639-2011*Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported that another challenger plane vented 5 gallons of fuel while being fueled.  BIA used sorbents to recover the spilled product.   No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-668-2011*On 10/28/11, Lenny Jackson of Cianbro reported that the crane on a Bangor Hydro Electric truck blew a hydraulic hose line and discharged 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to gravel.  Cianbro used sorbent pads to remove the free product and then removed the contaminated soil.  They removed about a 55 gallon drums worth of soil.  Cianbro had Clean Harbors dispose of the soil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-210-2011*On 11/4/11, received a call from Joe Renda, of Acadia Environmental, regarding the discovery of some gas-contaminated soils while doing some test borings as part of a Phase II at the Dead River Shell gas station located at 283 South Main Street in Presque Isle.

Visited the site, and looked over the location and field PID results of the various bore holes done as part of the Phase II site assessment (which was part of a property transfer to the Circle K Corporation.  The bore hole on the southeast portion of the property had elevated field headspace PID readings at the 5 to 8 foot below grade depth.  As the boring went deeper the VOC number came down.  Allen's Environmental Services vacuum truck is on scene assisting with bore hole castings removal.  They have isolated the contaminated soils (approximately 2 cubic yards).  Provided them with an oil spill debris form and requested that this contaminated bore hole sample be lab tested for VPH, EPH, and TCLP metals.  The analytical results of the lab work as well as the Site Assessment report will sent to Department of Environmental Protection Tanks Unit as part of the Tank Registration transfer paperwork process.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

I-211-2011*11/2/11 Received a call from Penny Levesque reporting that her oil tank had developed a small leak, and she was concerned about the odor and her well.  Her oil storage tank is very old and Daigle oil company stated that it should be replaced.  Her tank was in her basement, which has a concrete floor and is about 100-150 feet from her private well.  I told Penny that I would be up in the AM to check on the tank and see if she qualifies for the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program.

11/3/11 Site visit to Levesque home.  Met with Larry, Penny's husband who showed me the location and condition of the inside above ground storage tank (AST).  The tank had a slow weep in the bottom that had been soaked up with cement dust and rags.  Tank is old, with a crimped end, and surface rust showing in several areas on the tank's exterior surface.  Assisted Larry in completing the application forms to apply to the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program.   I explained how the program worked and time frames for replacement of the oil storage tank.  I told them, based on a phone call with Peter Moulton, DEP Environmental Engineer, that the funds are available to replace their old tank.  Larry and Penny told me that DHHS has approved the Levesque's for $500 for Emergency Assistance to help them with the cost of tank replacement.  Contacted caseworker Gail Bourgoin to confirm this $500 assistance.  She faxed me a memo confirming this $500 assistance toward replacing the Levesque's tank.  Sent this document to Peter Moulton along with the DEP's Home heating oil tank replacement program application.  He will process them and put the work out to bid to area heating oil technicians/companies.

1/5/12 Site Visit to Levesque home.  Completed the post installation inspection of the newly installed double-bottomed Ecoguard AST in the basement of the Levesque home.  Installation of AST was done by Gary Harvey Heating Co.  and was done according to DEP specifications.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-212-2011*11/3/11 Received a faxed spill report from Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil as a result of driver error (over fill) at Kelly's Laundry mat on Main street in Presque Isle.  MPG crew used speedy dry and sorbent pads to soak up the spill off of the asphalt parking area behind the laundry mat.  Spill debris was bagged for disposal along with other oily debris.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-891-2011*Scott Cyr received a call from a neighbor concerned about swimming pool tablets that have been left in the woods at this location.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-895-2011*
10/27/11: Report of a small leak from a fill pipe fitting of a customer's consumptive-use, heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST).  Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels reported that Ms. Cleale had a leak in her fill spout that she was had attempted to fix with more pipe dope; apparently the repair was not successful and several ounces of oil spewed out under pressure.  Smith reported the leak to have been cleaned up. No further Response action expected.
P-896-2011*Scott Cyr received a report from Dead River Co. that one of their trucks had suffered a PTO failure on the truck resulting in about a half-cup of grease and oil released to the ground.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-213-2011*11/3/11 Received a call from Ron Lavesseur, owner of Napa Auto Parts in Presque Isle.  Ron has recently purchased the old Walker and Walker Auto Sales building and property on South Main St. in Caribou.  He discovered three (3) 55 gallon drums of what he believes in waste motor oil on the back side of one of the garage buildings on the property.  Ron would like some assistance in identification of the contents of these drums, as well as some guidance as to what he can do to recycle or dispose of these drums and their contents.

11/4/11 Met Ron Lavesseur on the former Walker & Walker property on So. Main street in Caribou.  Used the Ion Science Photoionization Detector (PID) and Mine Safety Appliances multi gas Altair meter to check for explosive hazards (%Lower Explosive Limit) as well as Volatile Organic Compounds.  Opened up each of the three drums.  The first drum had just water in it, with just a light sheen of petroleum on the surface (would not wick up on sorbent pad and PID = 0.0).  The second drum had about 35-40 gallons of waste motor oil.  The third drum was about 1/2 full and had mostly with water with a 4-5 inch layer (maybe 5 gallons of waste motor oil).  Talked to Ron about waste oil burners in the area.  He has a person that will come by for the drum of waste motor oil to be burned in a waste oil burner.  Ron has hired Chris Allen of Allen's Environmental Services to vacuum out the garage floor drains and grit traps.  I told Ron to have Allen's vacuum up the drum that has a mixture of waste oil and water when he vacuums up the floor drain traps & separators.  Ron will make the arrangements for safe handling and disposal of the waste motor oil in two of these three 55 gallon drums.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
I-209-2011*11/2/11 Received a faxed spill report from Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reporting an overfill of between 1- 5 gallons at the home of Susan McPherson on the Mars Hill road in Westfield.  MPG crews used sorbent pads to soak up the overfilled oil and bagged these pads up for disposal.  Called MPG's Energy Dept and Manager Bob Prestwood was heading out to the spill site to confirm that the clean-up was adequate. He will call if he needs anything.  No action is warranted at this time by Response Services staff.
A-726-2013*Mike Lilley of Cianbro Corporation (Cianbro) reported that a discharge of diesel fuel had occurred on the road surface of the Gardiner/Randolph Bridge on the Gardiner side.  One of their contractor's dump trucks had suffered a broken diesel injector causing the spill.  They had stopped the truck and were repairing the injector and no further product was leaking.  Cianbro was cleaning up the road surface.  I visited and observed the area of the staining.  The discharge appeared to be larger than the reported 1 1/2 gallons, however, it had been stopped, contained, and was being effectively cleaned up by Cianbro.  All product leaked to the asphalt surface and there was no impact to the Kennebec River.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-940-2011*On 11/10/2011 Greg O'Brien received a call through the Maine State Police from Giroux Energy reporting a leaking oil tank in the basement of a client's residence.  Sheryl Bernard responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an above ground storage tank located inside a concrete block wall.  There was oil leaking from the bottom of the wall running along the basement wall.  I learned the landlord was located in Massachusetts and was given his telephone number by a tenant.  I attempted to reach him and left a message for him at that number.

In the absence of the landlord, I took action to clean up the spill.  I hired Allstate Environmental to break down the block wall and remove the leaking tank.  Allstate also removed some wood benches and oily debris from the basement.  The floor was then cleaned and a sealer was applied to the affected area.

I eventually spoke with the owner of the building (on 11/15) and talked to him about the spill and the costs associated with it.  I encouraged him to apply to the Groundwater Insurance Fund and a letter was sent to him with an application.

No further response action required.
B-711-2011*On 11.14.11, Dead River Company reported an estimate three gallon home heating oil spill at the entered location.  According to the report, a pressure switch on a day tank failed that allowed the tank to overfill through the vent.  The spill was promptly noticed and the transfer stopped.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  The switch was replaced.

No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.

A-752-2011*	A spill of an estimated fifty gallons of K-1 was caused by the faulty installation of a filter gasket on an aboveground storage tank (AST). The tank was located under a set of covered stairs on the side of a detached garage and the oil was lost to the ground. The property is serviced by a private well and at least one other private well is at risk. The spill was discovered after the homeowner began to detect oil odors a few days after the tank was serviced, and found a steady dripping of oil from the filter assembly.  The AST was pumped and removed by Ron's Oil Heat in order to provide access to the area directly under the tank.
	On November 17, 2011 I met with Allstate Environmental to begin the removal of oil contaminated soil.  A vactor truck was utilized to remove the oil contaminated soils because access to the spill area was limited. A total of six cubic yards of impacted soils were removed and field screening of oil contaminated soils was conducted using oleophilic dye shake tests. The excavation area was approximately six by eight feet and dug to a maximum depth of five feet. Gravel fill was encountered during the first three to four feet of excavated soil before hitting a native organic and silty layer. At four to four and a half feet of depth surface water run-off began appearing along with a small amount of free product. Beneath this layer the soil was not impacted by the oil, and a laboratory sample was collected for verification and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH)(see attached HETL lab results). A small area of contamination was not followed as it was a thin layer that led down gradient away from the building.
	The removal did not seem to account for the total amount estimated to be lost, and either a sizable amount was lost down gradient or the estimated amount spilled was off. The spill was referred to Alex Pugh of the Department's Technical Services Division for continued groundwater monitoring. No continued Response actions are expected.
A-706-2013*     A spill of an estimated seventy-five gallons of K-1 occurred after the copper fuel supply line was stolen for the scrap money during a break-in. The oil gravity drained from the aboveground storage tank (AST) into the dirt floor basement. The property is an old farm house that has a fieldstone foundation and dirt basement floor. The property is serviced by a drilled private well located approximately fifty feet from the spill area. The home is owned by Elizabeth Gillespie, but power of attorney for the property is held by her son Bill Gillespie. I met Chris Clark at the site to assess the clean-up needs. The home was currently winterized and unoccupied so access and timing was flexible. Stained soils were easily identifiable, but confined by a large chimney base and the field stone foundation walls.
     On November 18, 2013 I met EQ Services at the site to vactor oil impacted soils. We removed an estimated six cubic yards of soil using vacuum and hand tools. Field screening of oil impacted soils was conducted using a combination of field observations and Oil-n-Soil dye shake tests. The extent of the excavation was limited by the foundation walls, chimney base, and hitting bedrock or large boulder at a depth of four feet. The excavation area was approximately six feet wide by twelve feet long. The soils encountered were very dry and hard packed. after the surface soils were removed we encountered a crumbly vertically layered soil that eventually hardened up and could no longer be removed. No wet soils or free product was discovered and contaminated soils were present right at the bedrock interface. A laboratory soil sample was taken near the bedrock interface and analyzed for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH), see attached Katahdin lab results.
     A six mil poly vapor barrier was installed and the excavation was backfilled with crushed stone. The fieldstone foundation was washed several times using a degreaser, but the staining remained. Photo ionization detector (PID) results were less than 5 parts per million in the basement and non-detect in the living areas. The temperature in the basement was low and could be retarding oil evaporation, and could potentially rise in the spring. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for ongoing monitoring. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-914-2013*While working on remediating an oil spill that had occurred at 9 Cushing Court (P-840-2013), it became necessary for me to extend that work into 8 Cushing Court due to continuing oil odors.  Oil from the spill at Unit 9 had extended through the wall into Unit 8.  During my work in Unit 8, I continued to observe oil odors in the utility closet we were working in. This was unexpected as most if not all of the oily materials had either been removed or were being treated with a ventilation system.  I began looking for the source of the oil odor and decided to investigate the above ground storage tank located in the closet of Unit 8 where we were working.  A close inspection of that tank indicated that the oil filter assembly attached to the tank was leaking.  There was a pink stain on the linoleum floor beneath the oil filter and the filter housing and oil line were visibly wet.  I wiped down the housing and oil line and placed sorbent materials underneath it.  I notified the homeowner, who contacted his oil company for a repair of that equipment.  I believe the amount of oil spilled from this tank to be very small, measured in teaspoons.  No further Response action is required.
P-882-2011*
INITIAL REPORTING
	Monday 10/24/11: I visited ReVision Heat about an unreported leaking aboveground oil tank on a trailer their parking lot (P-883-2011) and met Mr. Pat Coon who admitted the trailer and tanks were his company's;  ReVision Heat specialized in switch-overs from oil to wood pellet furnaces.  He explained that on the previous Saturday 10/22/11, his client, the Wirths of Phippsburg, called that their oil tank was leaking.  He responded to remove the tank but failed to report the discharge to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I noted the tank had extensive  bottom corrosion and oil leaks from both bottom ends.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Mr. Coon explained that he dug out soil from below the Wirth's tank and mixed it in with compost onsite but there was no actual oil leak to the ground.
	Phippsburg is a peninsula with shallow bedrock common.  A dripping leak could lose many gallons over time leaving little surface evidence.
	Monday 10/31/11: I met the Wirth's at their home and they showed me the former AST and leak location under the home at the end of Debery Road near the water's edge.  The surface water running under the home had no sheen, there was no sheen on the nearby ocean water and there was no oil staining or odor in the soil.  Mr. Wirth explained that they had caught the leak early and that he kept his finger on the leak until the tank was emptied  No further clean-up actions were required.

P-886-2011*October 24, 2011 the United States Coast Guard reported a mystery sheen on the Fore River near Custom House Wharf. The responsible party is unknown and the sheen was unrecoverable. No further Response action expected.
P-887-2011*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that a radiator hose had chafed on one of their trucks causing less than a gallon of anti-freeze to spill onto a dirt road at the intersection of Anglers Road and Shore Road in Windham.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and some soil was excavated by hand.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-890-2011*The aboveground supply tank at this location was overfilled by the delivery driver which resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of heating oil from the site glass.  The tank was housed behind a finished wall so, since the delivery was under pressure, product affected sheet rock and wood framework when it sprayed from the bung on the top of the tank.  In addition, product ran down the walls and tank impacting the cement basement floor.  Initial response action was to apply sorbent materials to the cement floor; the only immediate option given the finished wall.  The following day, the wall was dismantled and the tank and cement floor/wall were treated with a cleaner/degreaser.  That effort was expected to conclude remediation efforts though in the following days the homeowners complained about lingering odor issues.  Field air sampling was conducted and identified elevated petroleum vapors emanating from the seam between concrete slab and basement wall which warranted attention.  From the corner extending approximately six feet in both directions, a foot wide trench was created by removing concrete, then a triangle was created.  Free product was discovered atop standing groundwater in the perimeter drain which was recovered with the same vactor being used to remove contaminated soil/water.  The limits of the trench were sufficient to recover spilled product and contaminated soil.  Thereafter, a soil vapor extraction system was installed utilizing the existing perimeter drain to ensure their indoor air quality.  The Technical Services Division then oversaw the conclusion of the remediation effort which included confirmatory air sampling. No further Response action anticipated.
P-889-2011*SUMMARY
	This Response Division report covers the abandonment-by-removal of single-wall fiberglass gasoline product piping and dispenser islands for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The UST's installed in 1991 were not abandoned and remain active.
	The facility and/or property has been owned by Getty Petroleum Marketing, Getty Realty, and recently by Green Valley Oil Inc. (all owned by or part of  LUK oil Company since year 2000).  The facility is now owned by Michael Gendron who initiated the piping abandonment and eventual piping and sump upgrade scheduled for Spring 2012.  Gendron hired and assisted Simard & Sons Inc. under Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Mike Simard and Elwin Scott to perform the work.  Ms. Susan Chase of Summit Environmental performed the required Chapter 691 UST facility closure assessment for the removed piping.

PIPING ABANDONMENT & FACILITY HISTORY
	The facility last underwent facility replacement in 1991 with abandonment by removal of tanks with an internal corrosion hole in Tank T-3 found (see report P-488-1991).
	Friday 9/30/11: I visited the facility and found the paving broken but no ongoing piping removal yet.
	10/25/11: I met new owner Mike Gendron onsite who was loading broken concrete into a dump truck; CTI Simard had recently left.
	Wednesday 10/26/11: I met Gendron and CTI Elwin Scott onsite.  The piping mostly removed, the dispenser island areas excavated.  The actual UST's and vent piping not being disturbed.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is dense urban and sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service; it is not over a mapped aquifer nor near private or public drinking water wells.  In 1991 with the UST facility replacement, significant gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater was documented (see report P-488-1991).  I have found no evidence of complaints on petroleum vapor intrusion problems in the area from this site.  An Excavation/Construction-Worker Clean-Up Guideline was assigned.  Contamination levels did not meet or exceed the action level so contaminated media was not required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division to be removed.  Clean-up actions were performed to facilitate new facility installation (see initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement).
	10/25/11: I checked two dispenser locations and found low to moderate, gasoline-smelling contamination in local soil under one dispenser area (see field notes and photo 2).  Onsite I explained to Mr. Gendron clean-up requirements and soil disposal options.  By phone I advised Sue Chase of Summit Environmental about the prohibited discharge I had found.
	Wednesday 10/26/11: Ms. Chase called and reported that gasoline contamination levels in the silt/clay native soil underlying the UST facility piping fill had high levels of over 1000-ppm (Field headspace analysis).  Mr. Gendron reported that he needed to remove an estimated 50-cubic yards of this soil from the island area to provide good base for the new islands and new canopy footer.  The contaminated soil appeared weathered and residual from the 1991 remediation and largely not from the facility recently removed.
	Within two monitoring wells around the tank area I found groundwater (gw) at 3.5' and 4.5' below grade. I found no free product or oil sheen on the groundwater.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Mike Gendron excavated and transported to CPRC Group 39.59 tons of soil from the dispenser island area to facilitate a good base for the new canopy and dispenser islands.  I understand that no gw was treated or hauled offsite.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are recommended or planned.  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions or information changes.  I am not yet aware of any adjoining properties effected by these discharges.
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P-867-2011*SUMMARY
	Tuesday,10/25/11: I visited the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility is located in a commercial and residential area, served by municipal water though it is within the protection zone for a public water well for the Hyde School located to the south (see attached Response Spill location map).  The UST was a double-wall ELUTRON, fiberglass-clad-steel UST that earlier suffered an internal corrosion hole causing gasoline to seep into the tank's interstitial space.
	Onsite I met Mr. Cahill and crew from Simard & Sons under Mike Simard who was removing the old UST and installing a replacement UST in the same excavation.  Ms. Sue Chase of Summit Environmental had performed a Chapter 691 UST closure assessment, but had already left before I arrived.  Ms. Chase had advised me she measured and observed no reportable evidence of discharges.  Onsite I noted no sheen or product on the groundwater and no odor of gasoline discharges from the soil.  Also onsite was a 500-gallon K1-oil aboveground storage tank (AST) and two 275-gallon AST's (see photos).  I noted no obvious discharges from these AST's at the time.
	This UST installation is not within the same area of the tanks removed in 1994, so should not suffer gasoline-contamination from the old UST's that were located to the southwest.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	No remediation was required by Maine DEP at the time, to my knowledge no oil-contaminated soil or groundwater left this site during this abandonment and re-installation.
2.	This UST was located about 150' northeast of the tanks removed in 1994 (see P-642-1994).   The facility abandoned in 1994 had suffered a corrosion hole in at least one tank and with gasoline contamination in soil exceeding 1300-ppm bag headspace measurement.  This area is understood to remain contaminated and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site sensitivity should warrant remediation.
3.	This spill report shall not be construed to be or used as an environmental site assessment and does not imply that the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.
4.	In 1994 I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance to the Cahill's, but I am not aware if they actually applied for coverage for the discharges covered in P-642-1994.
5.	See the UST closure assessment from Summit Environmental, report P-642-1994, and the UST registration file 4536 for further information.
6.	Simard did not properly mark and placard the removed UST as required in Chapter 691 UST rules and MEDOT rules (see photo-II).

S Brezinski
P-868-2011*
	Tues. 10/25/11: In response to a citizen concern, I made a cursory visit to the retail, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST), bulk storage facility.  The facility is owned by Dead River Oil Company and located in a commercial and residential area off Route 196.  Onsite are a 1-million gallon capacity AST labeled as #2 oil, another vertical AST of about 15 to 20-thousand gallon size, and several AST's 275 and 500-gallon capacity.  Piping from the tanks to the loading rack appeared to be aboveground, but I could not observe well enough to guarantee that all product piping is aboveground.
	As noted in the attached photo log, I noted no significant oil discharges and the tanks appeared to be maintained well, so I did not bother Dead River Company and ask them to meet me onsite.
	A drainage grate under the fuel loading rack that appeared to be there to catch fuel spills was plugged with sand; I contacted Butch Bowie with Maine DEP about whether this plugged drain is a concern for their spill containment and required Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) plan (see photos B & D).  Bowie stated that he would call Dead River about the drain.
P-904-2011*Lebanon Public Safety dispatch called to report the discharge of gasoline at the "Train" convenience store.  A regular, elderly handicapped customer inserted the nozzle into his vehicle and began to dispense fuel. The only problem was the fill line of the vehicle was broken, loose or detached and the fuel was pouring directly onto the ground for 1 minute and 12 seconds (from video monitor, after the fact).  A passerby noticed the discharge and alerted the man, who stopped dispensing, went to a second vehicle and talked to them, returned to his car and drove off.  No immediate notification was made to the staff.  Shortly after the spill, they were alerted and the fire department called simultaneously.

Pads were applied and sand/gravel berm constructed successfully.  The weather was steady rain which did allow some of the fuel to reach the catch basin, however, none was absorbed at the outfall.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified.  I visited the following morning, and spoke with Mr. Pelletier and surveyed the spill site.  No lingering odors were present (possible indication of successful mitigation during the event).  I collected the remaining pads near the outfall (approximately 120 feet from catch basin, and another 100 feet to dispenser). The conditions were satisfactory and the emergency remedial actions were successful.  Mr. Pelletier was comfortable with outcome.  I contacted the Fire Chief and collected the other bags of sorbent pads used at the clean-up, and transported them back to Maine Department of Environmental Protection for disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-903-2011*Down East Energy called to report a discharge from a monitor heater at a customer's home.  The technician was on scene, and reported he was making repairs and had removed a small section of carpet from beneath and around the unit.  The tenant was moving out or had recently moved out and the landlord had knowledge of the incident.

I called Mr Griffin and told him of my/the Department's concerns for an interior spill and possible odor issues.  He was satisfied with the efforts of the technician and declined DEP involvement.  I restated my concerns and he again declined, saying he'd check the situation and call if there was a problem.

Based on the information I received and Mr Griffin's refusal of Department assistance, DEP Response plans no further action.
I-222-2011*11/25/11 Received a call from Shawn Gillen, Special Agent w/ Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) regarding a clandestine lab operating on the Presque Isle Rd (Rte. 1A) in Fort Fairfield.  MDEA is planning to meet on scene @ 15:00 to begin the entry and retrieval of paraphernalia, illegal drugs and any other substances, equipment used in the drug fabrication and/or ingestion process.

11/25/11 15:35 Received telephone call from Shawn Gillen stating that the meeting of involved parties/agencies in the lab seizure would be delayed until around 17:00 as the MDEA Chemist was delayed in leaving Augusta.

17:30  Arrived on-scene in Fort Fairfield and staged the response truck in close proximity to the Hot Zone established by MDEA around the motor home in which the clandestine lab was located.

18:30 DEA Incident Commander - Crandall provided a site safety briefing related to the planned entry into the Coachman motor home where the suspected bath salts and possible meth lab was located.  I set up several over-packs (10, 20, and 30 gallons capacity) with speedy dry in the bottom in preparation for receiving wastes from the clandestine lab activities.  Got in chemical suit with respirator and chemical cartridges and began receiving inhalation vessels and tubing from the MDEA entry team.  This paraphernalia was screened using pH paper and a multi gas meter and found to be pH neutral and to have no Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, and 0% Lower Explosive Limit.  Some of this tubing and empty containers were bagged for regular solid waste disposal.  Some plastic containers containing unknown liquids were over packed, labeled and transported back to Maine DEP's hazardous waste storage area at the Presque Isle warehouse.  Gave the MDEA Chemist my business card and asked her to send me the results of the analysis of the unknown clear liquid that I over-packed for disposal.

11/29/11 Transported the hazardous waste in over-packs to Bangor OHM  Hazardous Waste storage area to await analysis from MDEA and then appropriate disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-909-2011*
On 11/4/11, I visited this closed elementary school to view that abandonment-by-removal of buried #2-oil piping for a municipal, consumptive-use, underground storage tank facility (UST).  It was reported that the fuel line(s) suffered an air leak preventing proper suction of fuel to the school's boiler.

The school is located in a rural residential and commercial area and is served by private water wells and septic.  This elementary school recently closed and came into town ownership and had had a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) performed by Ransom Environmental Consultants for the town in July 2011.  The facility was formerly part of MSAD 75.  The 4000-gallon UST had replaced a 3000-gallon UST facility in 1989.  The copper fuel lines had no secondary containment nor leak sensors as they are required to have at present.

Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Tony Couture uncovered the UST and found a fitting for the fuel feed line to have corroded and it broke all the way through when he attempted to remove it (photo 4).  It is fortunate that the leak was in the feed (suction) line as a leak in the return line could have pumped many gallons of oil to the ground and groundwater.

Inside the boiler room, I noted evidence of an oil discharge(s) to the concrete floor below the boiler and fuel lines (photo 3) of unknown age, and that do not appear to have been reported.

This UST replaced a 1969-age 3000-gallon UST abandoned-by-removal in 1989.  There is a 1969-age 1000-gallon #2 oil UST registered under #16029, supposedly removed in 1989 who's former location is unknown.

CONCLUSIONS
1.The UST facility is now required to be upgraded to present standards for double-wall piping, sumps and leak sensors, etc.  Couture is recommending upgrading of the rusting vent pipe even though it was cathodically protected with an anode.
2.No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
3.I noted no oil stained soil or olfactory evidence of oil discharges within the UST excavation.  Soil samples around the piping and tank top was found to have bag-headspace measurements about 1-part per million (ppm) or below (Photo Ionization Device (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp, calibrated to 100-ppm isobutylene); well below remediation action level for this sensitive area.  Groundwater was not encountered in the shallow excavation.



B-669-2011*On 10-28-2011, Craig Jernigan of Webber Energy called to report an 8 ounce spill from a corroded tank in the basement of John Boardman located at 294 Hudson Road in Glenburn. The spill was due to a very slow leak and was caught quickly. Mr. Jernigan used a couple sorbent pads to clean up spilled product and disposed of them properly. The leaking tank was replaced. Vapors were not an issue.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-670-2011*On 10/29/2011, Josh Teel of Hawkeye LLC, called to report a 16 ounce hydraulic oil spill on a piece of equipment associated with a Bangor Hydro Electric line upgrade project. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material which was disposed of appropriately.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-671-2011*On 10/30/2011, Paul Ross, of Dear River Company, called to report a leaking tank at the residence of Mia Mettell located at 217 Ohio Street in Bangor. 2-3 gallons of #2 fuel had leaked to a concrete floor because of a corrosion hole in the tank. Dead River replaced the leaking tank and cleaned up a small area of concrete affected by the spill. Vapors in the building were not an issue.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-672-2011*On 10-28-2011 this office received an NRC report indicating that 2 gallons of unleaded gasoline had been spilled when a small skiff sank in Eastport. No recovery was possible as the spill dissipated quickly.
B-673-2011*On 10/31/11, Josh Teel of Hawkeye LLC, reported the discharge of 1 quart of hydraulic oil.  The cause of the spill was a blown hose on a bucket truck that was working on the Bangor Hydro Electric power lines through Bradley.  The oil spilled onto the truck and the mats below it.  Hawkeye used sorbent material to clean up the oil.  No further Response Services action anticipated.
P-930-2011*SUMMARY
	This report covers the November 2011 abandonment by removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned by Irving Oil Marketing, and operated for Irving by Circle K Corp.  The facility was abandoned by Gaftek LLC under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ed George and Dave Fielder, Gaftek safety coordinator.  Eriksen Phenix of Ransom Environmental performed Irving's required UST Closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contact, and with assistance from MDEP engineer Peter Eremita, but no actual referral to Technical Services was made.
	Old, weathered gasoline contaminated soil and groundwater was confirmed, first documented in report P-296-1992 and P-585-1996.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
	The area is dense sub-urban commercial and residential use that is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Two 6000-gallon capacity and one 8000-gallon capacity, single-wall, Xerxes Company fiberglass-reinforced-plastic (FRP) USTs were removed.  Installed in 1982, the tanks reached the end of their warranty period.  Yellow colored Total Containment Co. piping and blue sumps were removed though lengths of older single-wall piping that should have been removed in the 1990's.
	Prior to abandonment, Gaftek had planned to remove the tanks over-rich and purge them onsite aboveground.  Knowing the site's high groundwater (gw), the propensity of FRP tanks to break their tie downs and float, and the fragility of FRP tanks, I convinced George and Fielder to pump out the USTs before excavation.  Gasoline vapors, even with a 12' vent on the vacuum truck reached levels of over 100-ppm in the work area so I had United Industrial Services extend the vent another 5' higher.
	One UST was purged vapor free while still in the ground, Gaftek chose not to purge in-place the 2nd and 3rd tanks removed.  Unfortunately the 2nd tank broke during its removal and filled with water (see photos) which got further contaminated by residue from the tank and causing a brief gasoline vapor concern in the area.  The tanks had two or one tie down straps which is inadequate but a further problem was that the straps were not anchored down to anything like concrete dead men, this may be why the tank tops were buried 5' below grade, deeper than the typical 3' depth.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The most severe discharges were found localized in the four dispenser areas, not surprising since there were no dispenser sumps prior to 1996; field bag headspace measurements I acquired ranged from 3-ppm under TP-5, 138-ppm under TP-3.  Weathered gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater (gw) had been noted in 1992 and 1996 and appears to have been from historical and unreported overfill, vehicle and piping discharges.  During excavation we noted consistent oil sheen on the gw but no continuous oil free-product slicks.  See the report of Ransom Environmental further information and field sampling measurements in DEP Tank File 5458.
	Peter Eremita and I walked the area and evaluated for potential for gasoline vapor intrusion threat to utilities and neighboring structures.  Considering the level of contamination, soil types and that there are no known reports of vapor intrusion issues the site was given an Excavation/Construction Worker clean-up scenario; rather than require clean-up as a prophylactic measure the current MDEP guidelines call for mitigation after a sensitive receptor has been impacted.  No remedial actions were required by MDEP.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	In order to facilitate installation of a new larger UST facility Gaftek managed the offsite recycling of 186,759 gallons of oil-contaminated water and 1038.96 tons of oil-contaminated soil, much of it silt-clay.  MDEP advised Gaftek and Ransom that they should re-use soil onsite if possible.  See P-296-1992, P-585-1996 and P-194-1999 for further assessment and clean-up information.

CONCLUSIONS
I.	Offsite oi
B-674-2011*On 10/31/11, PO Demaris of the United States Coast Guard, Belfast, ME reported the discharge of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from the gantry crane of the vessel MV Star Derby at the Federal Marine Terminals in Eastport.  A hydraulic hose ruptured and sprayed oil over the vessel, dock and water.  USCG estimated that 2 gallons had made its way to the coastal waters of Cobscook Bay.  The crew on the ship deployed sorbent boom to help contain the sheen, and wiped down the affected areas with sorbent pads.
B-675-2011*On 10/31/11, Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reported the discharge of less than a cup of transformer oil.  The cause of the spill was storm damage to the transformer.  Oil spilled onto the brush and leaves surrounding the pole.  A Central Maine Power crew removed the oily leaves and brush and disposed of through their company's waste stream.  The oil was non- polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
B-676-2011*On 10/31/11, Jodi Beaulier of Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported the discharge of 1 gallon of lube oil from a mobile aircraft heating unit.  A BIA crew member was in the process of refueling the rig when a gasket failed and 1 gallon of lube oil spilled onto the tarmac.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further Response Services action anticipated.
B-678-2011*On October 28, 2011 Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro called to report a half gallon hydraulic oil spill at 250 main street in East Corinth. The spill occurred because of a loose filter on a boom truck. The filter was tightened and the spill, which occurred on pavement, was cleaned up with Speedy Dry.
B-679-2011*On 11/1/11,  Joe Rende from Acadia Environmental reported that while doing soil borings for a site assessment, the geoprobe damaged underground piping for the diesel tank at the Dead River Convenience store in Millinocket.  The pumps were shut down immediately while a certified tank installer assessed the damage.  It was determined that the geoprobe had drilled straight through the piping causing approximately 60 gallons of diesel fuel to discharge to the subsurface.  Joe Rende hired Gaftek to expose the piping and have them repair what was damaged. On 11/3/11, Clean Harbors was hired to removed contaminated soil.  Once the soil was removed, a recovery well was installed and Clean Harbors recovered approximately 55 gallons of free product.  On 11/6/11, the recovery well was removed and the excavation backfilled.  No further Response action anticipated
B-680-2011*On 10/24/11, Danny Rice, from Dead River Company in Ellsworth, reported a 1 pint spill of # 2 fuel oil to a concrete basement floor.  A small drip had developed from the connection between the fuel line and the filter.  Dead River technicians repaired the loose fitting and used sorbent pads to soak up the oil.  Vapors were not an issue and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-681-2011*On 11/1/11, Chris Gleason of Daigle Oil Company reported that a driver had failed to attached the scully properly and approximately 1 quart of oil sprayed out onto the side of the house and ground.  The Daigle Oil Company driver wiped down the side of the house with sorbent material and dug out 2-5 gallon buckets worth of contaminated soil and replaced it with new.  The soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.  The owner, Mr. Holmes, was happy with their clean up and there is no further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
B-682-2011*On 11/2/11, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reported that a transformer in Bradford on a dirt road off of Route 11 had been cut down off its pole by vandals.  This act caused a 3-5 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil to the gravel and leaves surrounding the pole.  The transformer was dragged to the main road and eventually recovered by the Milo Police Dept.
The Bangor Hydro Electric crew removed the oily leaves, soil and debris around the pole and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge landfill.
B-683-2011*On 11-3-2011, Rick McGregor of Dead River Company reported the spill of about a gallon of # 2 fuel oil at a customer's home.  The heating oil tank developed a corrosion hole at the bottom and caused the spill.  The Dead River technician pumped the tank out and put speedi dri and pads down to clean up the oil on the concrete floor.  Oil did not migrate to any drains or sumps.  Vapors were not an issue and the tank was replaced.  No further action by Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-684-2011*On 11/3/11, Mickey Kuhns of Prime Tanning in Hartland reported the accidental overfill of an above ground storage tank.  The tank holds a 50/50 mix of # 6 oil and vegetable oil.  Product came out the vent and spilled down the tank to secondary containment.  Mr. Kuhns estimated that 5 gallons spilled.  The product was pumped out of the containment and put back into storage.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-685-2011*On 11/4/2011, Ralph at Cash Energy called to report than one of their drivers had accidentally discharged a few gallons of #2 fuel to a gravel driveway located at 11 Ruth Avenue in Hampden. Cash Energy personnel removed a small amount of contaminated gravel from the driveway and disposed of it accordingly. The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-686-2011*Lanes Construction reported a hose broke on their portable screen unit spilling 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred in their pit in Ellsworth.  They excavated the contaminated soil and hauled it to their asphalt plant in Hermon.   No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-687-2011*On 11/4/2011, Pete Erikson of The Oliver Stores called to report that a contractor had discovered an orphan tank while excavating near a building for an expansion of the building. The excavator had punctured the tank while digging resulting in roughly 10 gallons of waste oil being spilled to the excavation. Luckily the excavation contained groundwater which prevented the oil from saturating into the ground. Mr. Erikson hired Clean Harbors to pump contaminated water and oil from the excavation, after which clean backfill was brought in. Contaminated water was disposed of by Clean Harbors. The orphan tank was removed, cleaned, and registered by the responsible party.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-688-2011*Dead River Company reported a cup of #2 fuel oil leaked out of a tank onto concrete at 1002 Odlin Road.   Dead River is making plans to replace the tank tomorrow.   No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-689-2011*On 11/5/11, Joshua Teel of Hawkeye, LLC, reported the discharge of a half a gallon of hydraulic oil. One of the hydraulic hoses on a low drill began to leak overnight and wept about a half a gallon of oil onto the ground.  Hawkeye, LLC, used sorbent pads to clean up the oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-690-2011*On 11/6/11, Al Kearns reported the discharge of 30 gallons of jet fuel at Bangor International Airport.  During a refueling of an aircraft, the wing vented the product onto the tarmac.  Airport crew members used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-691-2011*On 11/8/11, I received report of a quart oil spill from an oil tank in the basement at 11 Iver Street, Brewer.  The cause of the spill was a weeping oil tank.

The spilled oil was recovered using sorbent pads.  The tank was replaced and no vapors in the home.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-692-2011*On 11/8/11, I received report of a small waste oil spill at the Pratt Chevrolet dealership in Calais.  The source of the spill was a 1,000 gallon waste oil tank that the dealership uses at a waste oil supply tank for their heat system.  The cause was thought to be a small corrosion hole somewhere on the tank unable to be seen or located.

I spoke with the Dead River technician and the service manager at the dealership and neither was able to locate the leak.  I asked the service manager that he monitor the leak until I could arrive.  I explained that if it was leaking at a moderate rate we would have to pump the product out with a vactor, quickly.  By all accounts, the leak seemed to be slow or stopped completely.

I arrived on scene just before dark and inspected the closet drainage swale.  No indication of any oil or sheen in the water.  There also did not appear to be any way the spill area was connected to the swale.  A quick review of the design lay out of the parking lot area, did indicate that runoff water would pass into the swale however.  Unfortunately, this swale flows directly into the St. Croix river.

After weighing the options and more importantly the ramifications of no action, we decided to pump out the 1,000 gallon waste oil tank into drums and stage those drums in the garage until they could be consumed to heat the building.  Once this task was completed the tank was tagged out of service until the tank could be clean and inspected in the spring.
I-206-2011*11/1/11 Received a call from Ronny Schools regarding a spill of about 25 - 30 gallons of diesel fuel from a woods harvesting operations at 9 mile of the MacDonald Mountain Road in T6 R6.  His woods crew is currently working to tow the log loader out of the ditch and place sorbent pads down in the area of the spilled fuel.

11/1/11 Site visit @ 15:15 Schools woods crew has sorbent boom placed on both side of woods yard road.  The log loader truck was traveling up a steep hill and due to ice on the traveling surface of the road, the truck began to slip and spin its wheels.  The truck lost all forward momentum up the hill and began to slide down the hill on the icy surface of the road.  The driver of the loader was unable to keep the truck on the road and it rolled off the edge into a draw/swale.  The loader's saddle tank (driver side) was damaged and leaked about 25 -30 gallons of diesel fuel.  Schools' woods crew applied sorbent pads from their spill kits and collected these in a poly bag for disposal.  The crew put down fresh pads to further soak up the oil.  Told them to dig out a small depression area beneath the down gradient end of the road culvert going under the road in this swale area where the loader rolled over into.  They will place a section of sorbent boom at the down gradient edge of this excavation and place sorbent pads behind the boom.  These will be checked in a week and picked up and removed for disposal.  There is no surface water in the swale, it probably just carried water during snow melt and during extreme rain events.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-956-2011*November 16, 2011 I received a phone call from Ken Barrows at Garrett and Pillsbury Plumbing and Heating (GPPH), reporting that an overfill had occurred while filling the AST (above ground storage tank) at 11 Havey Ave. in Biddeford.
I arrived at the site and met with the home owner, Ron Gobeil and technicians from GPPH. At this time the techs were removing soil from under the fill pipe. I checked the AST inside the basement and there was no indication that oil had leaked from the tank. After conducting a soil shake test, it was confirmed that there was no traceable oil left in the soil. Mr. Gobeil was satisfied with the clean up. GPPH disposed of the soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. No wells or storm drains were impacted by the overfill.
No further action  is expected by Response Services.
P-959-2011*
	Friday evening, 11/18/11: Mr. Kauffman, a fuel driver for C N Brown oil company (CNB) called to report a discharge of about 5-gallons of gasoline from his delivery truck, while offloading to retail, underground storage tanks (USTs) at the Auburn Big Apple CITGO gas station (formally known as Main Street Mobil).  Kauffman stated a gasket on the hose end failed, some of the discharge went into the UST spill (overfill) bucket.
	Jody Pulkinen of CNB afterwards reported that the discharge was contained and cleaned up and that Auburn Fire Department also responded.  What did not evaporate, was picked up with sorbents.
	The area is dense residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer, and with heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic.  Storm drains may drain to the nearby Androscoggin River.  None of the discharge was reported to have reached drains or surface water.  When next in the area I found the spill appeared clean to state satisfaction, and no further actions required.

S Brezinski
P-960-2011*
	Saturday 11/19/11: Oxford County Sheriff dispatchers reported a discharge of about 5-gallons of gear oil associated with a truck accident on Route 26 to the roadway.  The viscous oil did not travel far and reportedly was cleaned up with sorbents and sanded; there was no threat to surface or groundwater and no further action recommended.  The truck owner and responsible party was not identified.

S Brezinski
P-961-2011*
	Sunday 11/20/11: Mr. Pelletier reported that a Pam Am Railways locomotive had lost several gallons of used engine lube to the ground at their Danville Junction railway facility in Auburn and that a clean up crew was responding.  The spill area is served by municipal water.  I checked the facility when next in the area, and no further actions are expected.
P-963-2011*Received a call from the Saco Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of oil in the City's Waste Water Treatment Plant.  They had encountered oil the previous day, but finally tracked down a source.  An oil discharge was found at 66 Beach Street, due to the theft of copper in the unoccupied building.  Not only did the thieves steal most of the copper piping throughout the house, they damaged the water line allowing water to constantly flush the basement of oil, into the waste water system.  Fortunately for the property owner, the thieves cut the copper fuel supply line, not damaging the fire-o-matic, and the drainage system was working properly limiting the amount of oil damage.  The fire-o-matic was capped and the water for the property turned off.  The AST was still half full, but not leaking.

I collected all the oiled debris for disposal and placed some sorbents in the area of the drainage outfall, to collect anything I missed.  I informed the property owner, Marjorie Sanborn, of the situation.  She informed me that this property was one of many she used for storage, and kept it heated to preserve the woodworking throughout the house and to have as a back-up dwelling.  She wasn't sure if she was going to continue heating the property under the circumstances.  I informed her that there was still oil in the AST and it should be removed.

I checked on the site the following week and observed no issue.

No further action required.

P-964-2011*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the assessment for abandonment-in-pace of a consumptive-use motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by R J Grondin & Sons construction company.  The contacts for R J Grondin was Mr. Chris Grondin, and his environmental consultant Grant Austin of Sebago Technics company.  The UST in question was a 10,000-gallon diesel UST installed in 1980 that had reached the end of its warranty and was required to have been removed in 2010.
	In response to a Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) 8/24/11, Notice of Violation (NOV) Sebago Technics submitted a brief 11/9/11 report requesting abandonment-in-place (see attached Request For Determination form).  Reasons given on the request were that the tank was: "inaccessible to heavy equipment..." and "positioned in such a manner that removal would endanger... nearby tanks...".  Diana McLaughlin of MDEP referred the request to me to visit and check on.

SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	The area is rural commercial and residential use (see attached Response Location Map) served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
	A 5000-gallon gasoline and a 10,000-gallon diesel UST were abandoned by removal in 1997 and a replacement gasoline UST was installed to compliment 10,000 diesel UST installed in 1980.  Oil contamination in soil below MDEP notification levels were documented (P-660-1997).
	Friday 11/18/11: I met Chris Grondin onsite whereupon he showed me the UST in question.  I denied the abandonment-in-place as it did not meet any of the four conditions for the following reasons:
	1.	The diesel UST was indeed accessible to heavy equipment with excellent access from three sides and adequate access from the fourth side.
	2.	The diesel UST was measured to be 11.5' away from the gasoline UST, and not directly abutting the gasoline UST as Sebago Technics portrayed on the to scale plan that Grant Austin submitted.  The Sebago Technics plan appeared drawn to incorrectly favor abandonment in place.
	3.	The gasoline UST was installed in 1997 without disturbing the older diesel UST so logic would imply that the diesel UST could be removed without disturbing the gasoline UST.
	4.	Chris Grondin stated that he wished to install a diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) upon the concrete pad of the UST so it was cheaper and easier to leave the diesel UST undisturbed.

CONCLUSION
I)	As required by Chapter 691 rules I could not approve the abandonment-in-place and I advised Mr. Grondin that he could petition the Response Division Director, Barbara Parker.  On 12/13/11, I sent my information to Ms. Parker after she was contacted by Grant Austin and I had a brief conversation with her on the issue.
II)	As of 2/6/12, I have heard no further word from Grondin or Sebago Technics on this UST facility abandonment.
III)	Further MDEP Response Division action is possible with the outcome of the variance petition from Barbra Parker.

S Brezinski
P-967-2011*
	Through September 2011, I performed routine visits when in the area to check on the pending abandonment-by-removal of these retail, motor fuels, underground oil storage tanks (UST).  The facility was owned and operated by C N Brown oil company and had been out of service for a year or more.  Portland Pump Company was initially scheduled to abandon the USTs for C N Brown with Michael White performing the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Another UST removal notice stated that A L Doggett Company (ALD) would remove the UST facility.
	On 11/18/11, I noted the UST facility had been removed.  Speaking later to Todd LaVallee of ALD he advised me that the tanks were removed and no contamination was reported observed (see P-397-1989).  No new facility was planned and the property is for sale.
	The facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though the area is served by municipal water supply.  To the south is a the location of the former Frank's Texaco gas station (UST Registration #6169) and repair garage, now redeveloped for Rt 26 and a town monument.

1.	This facility last underwent UST replacement in 1989; no evidence of discharges were reported and this was prior to Maine requirements for UST closure environmental assessments.  No further Maine DEP Response division actions are planned at this time.
2.	This report shall no be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to indicate the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.  See the UST registration file #9312 and the closure assessment of Michael White for further information.

S Brezinski
P-968-2011*An aboveground supply tank was overfilled which caused approximately one half gallon of heating oil to be released out the vent.  Product impacted gravel below the point of discharge which was hand shoveled by the responsible party.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further Response action expected.
P-969-2011*
NOTIFICATION
	11/21/11: I was notified by Carriage House Consultants Inc. (CHCI) that the abandonment by removal of this out-of-compliance underground piping was beginning this day however the discussed waiver of the 30-day notification had not been approved.  Fortunately the Maine notification period had recently been reduced to 10-days.

FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	The location is dense commercial use in the Pine Tree Industrial Park, is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility has virgin lube oil, waste motor oil and diesel fuel underground storage tanks (USTs).  Previous Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill reports have documented oil discharges to the soil and groundwater.
	Tuesday 11/22/11: I met onsite with Pat Korths of CHCI and with Petroleum Engineering.  The piping trench had been excavated and the old fiberglass and bare steel pipe was being removed.  The piping being removed was about 100' long from the motor oil UST adjacent to the garage building going to the dispenser area.  This piping abandonment did not involve the diesel fuel USTs which were on the east side of the dispenser islands.  Groundwater in the shallow excavation showed no oil sheen or other evidence of prohibited discharges.  Groundwater and soil samples taken by CHCI showed low levels of TPH (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons) in water and soil.

CONCLUSIONS
I.	No further MDEP, Response Division actions are required at this time.  Petroleum contamination was confirmed in the assessment and in previous spill reports, though it appears to be below the Construction/Excavation worker Clean-Up Guideline I believe appropriate for this site.  See previous MDEP spill reports, the MDEP UST registration file #15509, and the  Site Assessment Report (CHCI Project #ME090501B for additional information.
II.	No contaminated soil or water was required to be removed or remediated at the time.  Contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed in the future.
III.	This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to indicate the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
P-971-2011*I was contacted by Estes Oil reporting that one of their customers had an oil leak in their basement.  They told me that the leak emanated from a fitting on the oil filter which they replaced and reflared.  The tank had recently been installed by Estes Oil and I believe that any leaks related to the fittings were Estes Oil's responsibility.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor in the basement (see attached photos).  They had done a basic clean up but were going to return after Thanksgiving to finish the clean up.  I asked if there was a problem with vapors in the residence and I was told there might be but that the couple was old and probably couldn't smell it.  I went directly to the site and found that the house did smell of oil so I installed my Ram fan to ventilate.  I left the fan there for several days until Estes Oil came back and finished cleaning up the spill and then removed it with the owner permission.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-973-2011*
NOTIFICATION
	Sunday 11/27/11: Cumberland dispatch reported to Ann Hemenway of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services, that they had responded to a fire at a vehicle parked at a residence in Windham.  Some of the gasoline may not have burned off and may have contaminated the ground and run off with fire-fighting water.  Ms. Hemenway passed the call to Jon Woodard who requested I visit and assess.

SITE VISIT
	12/1/11: I met the homeowner/vehicle owner on site who gave me a tour of the incident.  A burned pickup truck was still there as well as sorbent pads and sorbent boom.  There was no petroleum sheen or free product on surface water puddles around the truck and no odor of gasoline.  The boom was dirty and damp with water but not petroleum contaminated.
	The area is rural residential use served by private water wells; the home's drilled well is located behind the garage about 15' to 20' from the spill.
	I collected the sorbents for disposal or re-use.  Most of the vehicle fluids appeared consumed in the inferno.  I did not detect a significant threat to the properties well to warrant further clean-up and I recommend no further action at this time.



P-974-2011*
11/28/11: Notification of small discharge to snow, contained and cleaned up by Irving Oil staff.  Residential area served by municipal water. No site visit was made by Response, no further action is expected.
P-957-2011*After discovery of oil staining on the inside basement wall, Brooks Brothers, Inc., called to report a potential spill.  Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to excavate oil contaminated soils from the drive-through lane area.  The soil was taken to CPRC Group for disposal.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services and some ventilation equipment was installed.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-976-2011*Received a call from Pit Stop Fuel regarding a new customer with a leaking, out of code aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST had no whistle, and a bare buried copper supply line which appeared to be leaking at the fire-o-matic.  They refused to fill the tank, and informed the owner that the Department would be contacting them.

I followed-up on the report and found the AST to be out of compliance and in jeopardy of experiencing a discharge, especially from the buried line.  There had been a small discharge of oil, which appeared to be from sloppy filling, but nothing of concern.  I observed no on-going leaks.  I informed Ms. Emma of the situation and that the AST couldn't be filled until it was brought into code.

She took my suggestions under advisement, and stated she would address them when the heating season was over.

No further action required.
A-767-2011*11/28/11 0728 Dwight Doughty from Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported that diesel fuel had been spilled inside the Northport DOT maintenance garage. The spill was discovered early in the morning by the first arriving employee after a long weekend. The small wall mount day tank that fed the heater for the garage was spraying oil out and the oil had run across the floor to the garage bays floor drain system. The outlet valve to the floor drain trough was shut off and oil absorbent pads, boom, and speedy dry were used to collect and contain the oil. The floor drain system was reported to be a closed system that empties to a holding tank. I went to the site. The wall mounted day tank was in a hardware store room. The day tank was fed from an underground tank that supplied fuel to the garage heater and to a dispenser that fuels vehicles. The pump shut off had failed in the on position overfilling the the day tank and spraying oil around the storage room. The oil in the floor drain system had drained to a holding tank in what was reported to be a closed system but the shut off valve was not holding at the end of the floor drain trough. I inspected the outside walls around the store room and there was no evidence that oil had escaped to the outside of the floor slab. DOT arranged to have the floor drain trough and holding tank pumped out by Environmental Projects Inc who reported that 1514 gallons had been pumped out with an estimated 414 gallons of that being oil. DOT and I agreed that testing the floor drain trough to ensure that it was liquid tight would be prudent. The site has a drinking water well and a private residence behind and down gradient has a drinking water well that may be at risk.

12/7/11 Dwight Doughty reported that the floor drain trough had been tested and one section did not hold water when isolated. Arrangements were made to bore holes in the slab to access the underlying soil to determine if oil had impacted it. On 12/20/11 holes were cut 36 inches away from  the floor drain trough. Boring into the soil was only possible down to 50 inches  below the floor slab surface due to refusal caused by rocks. The floor drain trough bottoms are 37 inches below the floor slab surface at their lowest point. The soil samples were all negative for oil using the field test oil in soil shake test. This was not conclusive since the soil was gravel fill and any oil discharged from the bottom of the floor drains would have most likely gone down several feet before pluming out. Considering the amount of oil recovered by pumps and absorbent it was estimated that possibly 40 to 50 gallons was unaccounted for. I referred the case to the Department's Technical Services Division for well sampling and engineering controls.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-768-2011*Jon Andrews no longer is employed by the State of Maine.  This report was compiled by interviews with other Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff (A. Pugh and P. Locklin) involved with the case and review of invoices paid.

Camden Fire reported a fuel oil spill from an outdoor above ground storage tank.  It appears that water collected in the filter and froze expanding the filter assembly and allowing oil to leak to the ground.  Approximately 200 gallons is estimated to have spilled.  Oil flowed over the ground toward a drainage ditch that runs through the mobile home park.  The Fire Department, DEP, and contractor PSC Industrial hired by DEP, worked to collect the spilled oil with sorbent pads, hand excavation, and vacuum truck.  An underflow dam was constructed downstream of a wooded wetland to allow surface water to drain while collecting floating oil.  Two public water supply wells that supply the park and one private well were at risk from the spill.  Water samples were collected by Alex Pugh of DEP.  No impacts to groundwater were detected. The Drinking Water Program was notified of the spill by Alex as the mobile home park well is a public water supply.

No further action is expected by Response Services.  pjb
A-769-2011*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonald contacted this office on behalf of Cianbro/Irby to report a 3 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred as a result of a loose fitting on a piece of timber harvesting equipment (forwarder).  The fitting was fixed, the stained soil was shovelled into pails and disposed off site.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-770-2011*On 11/28/2011 in Waterville, Dead River Co. reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil was the result of a corroded outside oil storage tank. The spill originated at 6 Ryan Drive in the Village Green Mobile Home Park, the spill impacted three lots in the park.

 Jon Andrews was the initial responder to the spill and hired Environmental Projects to assist him with initial cleanup of free product on the ground with sorbent material. I took over the case and hired Mackenzie Landscaping for removal of contaminated soil from the site. A total of 104.42 tons of contaminated soil was removed and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill.


Oil vapors were causing indoor air quality problems for Karen Boucher who was living in one of the three  affected lots at 5 Nicole Drive. Ms. Boucher was put up in the Best Western for several days until cleanup was completed. The area is served by public water. No further Response action is expected.
A-771-2011*This office was contacted about an aboveground storage tank leak in the cellar at this location.  No quantity or type of oil leaked was noted by the responder.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  No contact information for this spill is available.  In 2015, the property was listed on the Internet as a free standing retail property type, with a waiting/showroom area and a storage/utility room, along with a garage.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-772-2011*This office was contacted about a non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.  Central Maine Power Company typically handles their transformer oil spill waste at their North Augusta Service Center, and reports their transformer oil spills.  Contact and other information for this spill is limited.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-774-2011* On 11-30-2011 Fred Woodbury, of Downeast Energy, reported a diesel fuel release. This release occurred in the driveway of David Vachon, at 34 Park St. in the town of Farmingdale. Downeast Energy made a delivery of fuel oil the day before to Mr. Vachon's home. The saddle tank on the home delivery truck developed a leak spilling a small amount of fuel onto the paved driveway. Downeast Energy cleaned up the spilled fuel. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-775-2011*11/29/11 1320 Jeffery Vollers reported that there was a heavy sheen that appeared to be motor oil in the Weskeag river off his residence. I went to the site and Mr Vollers showed me the area. There was a light sheen that stretched about 20 feet by 50 feet just off the shore. There were several fishing vessels moored across the channel and the pass is access to a fueling marina but no source was found and the sheen was dissipating. There appeared to be no ongoing source.  No oil was recoverable.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-776-2011*On 12/1/2011 in Wales, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured line on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-777-2011*John Katzianer from Bisson contacted this office to make a late report reference a power steering fluid spill near the main gate south of the clean out trailer at SAPPI Paper.  A failed gasket on a truck caused the fluid to leak.  The spilled oil was reportedly collected with sorbents and hand excavation, however, no site visit was made to verify.  No resources are believed at risk from this spill, and no further action is expected by Response.
A-778-2011*Mark Queenan contacted this office to report an overfill of Backyard Farms underground storage diesel tank.  The tank is located near the employee parking area at the front of the building.  Kelley Petroleum was filling the tank and there was a splash back onto the pavement.  It appears that a liquid tight connection to the tank was not being employed by Kelley.  The spilled fuel was collected with sorbent litter and pads.  Mark e-mailed me a picture of the spill area, attached.  The spilled fuel is dyed red, indicating off road diesel. Less than a gallon was estimated spilled.  I advised Mark of the Rules requiring liquid tight connection.  No further action is expected as a result of this spill.

I-219-2011*11/19/11 Received a call from State Police relaying a spill that had been reported at Huber Engineered Woods by Larry Demerchant, Shift Foreman.  Called Larry Demerchant @ 488-6735, he stated that one of their log loaders had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled between 20-30 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The location of the spill at the facility was in front of the log magazine loading area and the spilled oil landed on pavement.  No oil made it onto the soil of the log yard area.  Huber crews quickly brought in wood fines to contain and soak/absorb the spilled hydraulic oil.  The oily wood fines were then taken to the fuel reclaimer pad area and fed into the plant's boiler system.  The Leihbre log loader was taken to the mobile equipment shop garage for cleaning of oil and hose replacement.  There is no further action needed by Response Services staff at this time.
B-704-2011*On 11/14/2011 Jerry Kirschenbaum, owner of Bucks Harbor Marine called to report that a 75 foot wooden sardine fishing vessel had sunk while tied to his dock in Brooksville. Jerry indicated to me he thought there was roughly 100 gallons of diesel onboard. Upon arrival I immediately boomed vessel and deployed some sorbent material. Jerry had exhausted the contents of two spill kits before I arrived. I estimate 40-50 gallons of fuel were spilled from the supply tanks. With the assistance of a diver the vessel was floated and dewatered. once floating and stable, I was able to strip the fuel tanks. In all I removed approximately 200 gallons of unspilled fuel and and additional 100 gallons of oily water. A mass balance calculation performed indicated that 35% of spilled fuel evaporated from the surface of the water. A small section of shoreline was impacted by heavy sheening as was the majority of the dock structure to which the boat was tied.

No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
P-972-2011*I received a call from David Marshall of MSAD 17 regarding a discharge or kerosene from an outdoor above ground oil storage tank (AST) at the Otisfield Community School.   Vandals had attempted to steal the copper line on the tank.  They had cut it but apparently when oil began flowing from it they were deterred and left it to drain.  I visited the site and confirmed what he had told me.  The tank was housed in a concrete berm, with a roof over it.  The line was cut on the outside of the concrete berm resulting in a discharge to the ground vs. inside the secondary containment.  The tank set up was located between two portable classrooms, and the product appeared to run under one of the portables.  The school is served by a drilled well on site, so a stringent removal was necessary.

I discussed the situation with Mr. Marshall and was given permission to undertake the clean up. The site would be covered by the MSAD's  insurance, however he preferred that the DEP oversee the clean up and hire the contractors.   I contacted Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to undertake the clean up. Rick Joyce of BTI visited the site and informed me that he could start the work on 12/5.  I could not be there on that date so Steve Flannery & Peter Blanchard agreed to oversee the clean up .

On 12/5/11, Stephen Flannery was present on-site.  Most of the day was spent moving structures (ramp and tank shed/berm) out of the way, to access the contaminated soil.  The oil appeared to have migrated the length of the trailer/classroom, following the skirting towards the transformer. Two dump trucks of contaminated soil (6.91 tons) were removed from the site, for disposal the following day.  At approximately 3 feet below grade, what appeared to be bedrock was encountered.  All screening of soil was performed using a Ion Science, Photo Ionizing Detector (PID), and all soil with any detected levels of volatile organic vapors was removed and sent to CPRC Group for recycling.  The site was secured for the night.

On 12/6/11, Flannery and Bradford Hahn on-site.  Soil removal resumed.  What appeared to be bedrock was actually hard packed glacial till.  The contamination migrated 8 feet below grade, where groundwater was encountered.  A slight sheen was observed, but no free product.  The contamination also migrated under the classroom, making removal  difficult.  Several trucks of contaminated soil were removed, in addition to some being removed by vactor.  A total of 23.33 tons of contaminated soil disposed of on this date.

On 12/7/11, Peter Blanchard on-site.  Determined classroom would have to be removed to access contaminated soil.  I visited the site and met with BTI and discussed the procedure with David Marshall.  A total of 30.14 tons of contaminated soil disposed of on this date.

On 12/8/11, Flannery present during removal of classroom.  The classroom was removed without incident.  Groundwater had accumulated in the excavation, with no free product observed.  Contamination appeared to have migrated a considerable distance in the area of the classroom.

12/9/11, Flannery and Hahn on-site.  Before excavation of contaminated soil commenced, removal of contaminated water was undertaken with a vacuum truck.  A slight sheen was observed, but no free product.  Six (6) dump trucks of contaminated soil was removed.  The contamination was migrating towards the front of the school to the depth of groundwater.  Samples were taken at the bottom of the excavation by Bradford Hahn (see Technical Services report for details).  The site was secured for the weekend.  A total of 24.71 tons of contaminated soil disposed of on this date.

12/12/11, Flannery on-site.  Water was removed from the excavation at which point soil removal commenced.  While waiting for the trucks to return, investigation into the extent of contamination by the transformer was undertaken.  The contamination migrated 3 feet below grade, 4 feet wide by 10 feet long towards the front o
A-761-2011*On 11/17/2011 in Monmouth, contamination was found during a piping removal at an aboveground tank (AST) site. The piping to an old dispenser island was being removed by tank installer Bill Carver. There were two areas of contamination found during the removal. The first area was just outside the AST containment area. Contamination was found at a depth of 2 to 3 feet with PID (photo ionization detector) readings of 2400 PPM (parts per million). The second area of contamination was found under the dispenser island and at a depth starting at 4 feet, with PID readings of 4100 PPM.

At this point I made the decision to halt any further excavation and refer the case to technical services for a possible geoprobe investigation to determine the extent of contamination, as the site had been selling motor fuel for decades. The area is served by several private drinking water wells.
P-914-2011*
10/31/11: Notification of small leak of non-PCB oil from pole-mounted transformer to the ground due to auto accident.  Response and clean-up by CMP staff.  Oiled debris, sorbents and soil removed, and one leaking transformer removed.  No report of discharge from the offending motor vehicle.  See also attached CMP Spill Report form.

P-915-2011*On 11/1/11 I received a call from Brock Mooney of Sprague Energy reporting a 3 gallon heating oil spill at the loading rack at their facility.  The spill was due to human error on the part of a truck driver.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action required.
P-916-2011*The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) contacted the Maine DEP regarding a construction project that they would be undertaking in 2012 at the Gray Service Area.   The site had been the subject of a previous clean up for contamination associated with underground storage tanks (USTs).   Several tanks were removed in 1992 and contamination was encountered.  Some contaminated soil was removed, however some contamination was left behind (SEE P-692-1992).  Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services and I had worked on the case in 1992 and the MTA wanted to discuss their options if and when they encountered contamination during their 2012 construction project.

10/26/11 The Maine DEP (Jon Woodard and Brad Hahn) met with Brian Taddeo fo the MTA and MAtt Muzzy of Sevee & Mahaer Engineers.  We agreed that the DEP would not necessarily require the removal of contamination left behind in 1992,  however any soil removed during construction must be disposed of properly and contaminated groundwater managed accordingly. The area in question was near former gasoline tanks and the soil had been tested for lead during the orignal tank removal in 1992 and was below any level of concern, therefore a letter could be issued to dispose of the soil as virgin gasoline.

On 6/14/12 I received a call from Mr. Muzzy requesting an Oil Spill Debris Form as they were beginning the construction and believed that they would have some contaminated soil to dispose of.  I met Mr. Muzzy on site and provided him with the letter.

A total of 108.36 tons of contaminated soil was disposed of at CPRC in Scarborough.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-917-2011*On 11/2/11 I received a call from Brandon Mace of Anderson Equipment.  He was reporting a heating oil spill that had occurred the previous evening at their facility in Cumberland.  They had cleaned up the spill but were still experiencing oil odor problems at the facility resulting in them sending employees home for the day.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that a gasket on a fitting to an overhead heater had failed causing a spill of approximately 60 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The oil had spilled onto a concrete floor below.  Although the spill had been cleaned up, there was still a stain evident on the concrete floor.  I instructed Randy Mace to clean the floor with a degreaser and try sealing it with epoxy.  I also instructed him to open the windows in the facility to help ventilate the oil odor.  I told him to call me back if cleaning/sealing the floor did not eliminate the oil odor.  As of 11/21/11 I have not heard back from them.  No further Response action is required.
P-918-2011*I was contacted by Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting that a pad mounted transformer at the Eliot Business Park had leaked.  Apparently the transformer corroded and leaked oil into the sump and out onto the ground.  The oil soaked into the soil around the pad and ran down a slope, across a driveway, and into a drainage swale.  CMP hired Allstate Environmental to empty the sump and excavated the contaminated soil.  I was present for the clean up (see attached photos).  Also see attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-919-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-920-2011*November 03, 2011 I received a phone call from Durham Oil. They were reporting that a furnace had leaked in the basement at 7 Beatley Street in Lisbon.
I arrived at the home and nobody was around except a Durham Oil Technician. I left a voice message on Michael Newman's voice mail stating that I was at his house and would like to speak to him about the oil on his basement floor. I waited approximately an hour and half and tried to contact Mr. Newman again. Once again I did not succeed. After 2 hours of being at the residence I left my business card at the house with my name and number on it and left the house.
I contacted Mr. Newman 4 more times between the dates of November 04, 2011 and November 17, 2011 and could only reach the voice mail of Mr. Newman. I left messages on the voice mail to please contact me about the oil leak from their furnace.
November 21, 2011 Mr. Newman's wife contacted me via phone. She explained to me that the oil vapors in her home were still very strong. I explained to her that I would like to meet her at her house and go over the clean up procedures that would reduce or even eliminate oil vapors in her home. She agreed and I met her that afternoon.
During our meeting I explained that we would need to move the furnace out of the way so we could cut a portion of the basement concrete floor out and take soil samples so I can tell if the oil reached the dirt. She agreed to the clean up.
November 22, 2011 I hired Allstate Environmental to move the furnace and remove a portion of the concrete floor that was impacted by the oil leak. Soil samples were taking in the area that was open. The shake test method revealed no oil was present above 300 ppm. Concrete was poured in the area and needed to sit for at least 72 hours.
November 28, 2011 Allstate Environmental put the furnace back in the original spot. The homeowners painted the floor where the new concrete was poured. Don White an engineer for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was on site to evaluate the oil vapors.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

P-921-2011*November 03, 2011 I received a phone call from Diane Ham of Dead River Oil Company (DR). Ms Ham was reporting that a driver for DR had overfilled an AST (above ground storage tank) at 122 Summit Spring Road in Poland.
I responded to the site and noticed that DR had removed what appeared to be a bucket full of dirt from under the fill and vent pipe. I took a soil sample using the shake test method. The reading showed that there was oil still in the soil. I contacted DR and told them of the results and they said they would return the next day with me to dig more soil. I notified the home owner, Helen Richardson and explained to her what would be happening the next day.
November 04, 2011, I turned to the site with DR and we began removing soil from the spill area. 1.35 ton of soil was removed from the site. The shake test revealed that there was no traceable oil left behind.
DR transported and disposed the contaminated soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.
No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-922-2011*	On 10/28/2011 the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) was notified by Joelle Corey Whitman,  the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Norway, of a stockpile of drums located at a unoccupied residence located at 14 King Street in Norway (Site).
	The MEDEP immediately responded to the Site and met the Joelle Corey Whitman. Three, 55-gallon drums full of liquid were observed located in the driveway of the residence in front of the detached garage. The drums did not appear secure as they were situated on a steeply sloped ramp, the bungs were not tightened securely, and necessary gaskets were not in place. The driveway area surrounding the drums appeared heavily stained with oil. During the assessment of the drums a neighbor approached MEDEP personnel and indicated that dumping had occurred in the back yard of the residence. MEDEP personnel went to the back yard with the neighbor and observed dark colored staining at two locations near the retaining wall. Visual, olfactory, and readings from a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) indicated that petroleum products had been dumped in both of these locations. The dumping site was located in a wetland area that drains into the Pennesseewassee River and is situated on the abutting lot to the South identified as 16 King street. It was apparent that the dumping had occurred from atop the retaining wall located in the back yard of 14 King Street.
	Due to the location and condition of the drums located in the driveway, the MEDEP moved them into the garage so they could be secure and out of the weather until arrangements could be made to have the drums removed.
	 Three 55-gallon drums full of liquid were observed inside the detached garage along with approximately twelve one-gallon containers partially filled with liquids.
	While the MEDEP was consolidating the various containers and drums inside the garage, the former resident (Mr. Virgil Salley Jr.) arrived at the Site with his two sons. Mr. Salley indicated that the drums and containers were full of used automotive fluids such as motor oil, gasoline, transmission fluid, and antifreeze. Mr. Salley indicated that he had been scrapping cars and that the fluids had accumulated from the scrapping operations. Mr. Salley also indicated that he had plans to remove the waste from the Site in the near future. Mr. Salley indicated that he had a friend who owned a waste oil burner and that he would give the used motor oil to this person to use. The MEDEP asked Mr. Salley if he had been dumping anything in the back yard where the staining was observed and he indicated that he had not. The MEDEP made arrangements with Mr. Salley to meet at the Site on 11/1/2011 at which time the MEDEP would oversee disposal of the fluids.
	Dan Young of the State of Maine Fire Marshal's office arrived on-site while the MEDEP was discussing plans with Mr. Salley to remove the stockpile of waste liquids. Mr. Young observed the drums and containers as well as the stained soils behind the residence. Mr. Young also observed a large pile of used tires situated adjacent to the back side of the residence and informed Mr. Salley that these posed a fire hazard and needed to be removed and disposed of.
	On Tuesday 11/1/2011, the MEDEP arrived on the Site with an environmental disposal contractor, Environmental Projects Inc. of Auburn. Two, 55-gallon drums of flammable liquids were removed from the Site along with a small amount of household hazardous waste consisting of aerosols, cleaners, and paint. Mr. Salley and his sons transported four, 55-gallon drums of used motor oil to Verill Excavation of South Paris to be used in a waste oil furnace.
	On 11/4/2011, MEDEP personnel collected a sample from the stained soils located adjacent to the retaining wall behind the residence and it was analyzed for waste characterization parameters and petroleum hydrocarbons (results attached). Results confirmed the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons.
	On 1
P-923-2011*November 05, 2011 I received a phone call from the Auburn Fire Department. They were reporting that a 5 gallon bucket was left on the side of the road near 31 Holbrook Road in Auburn. The rain had overfilled the bucket causing some of the diesel to leak onto the gravel. The minimal amount of diesel on the surface required no excavation of the dirt. No wells or storm drains were nearby. The bucket was removed by the Auburn Fire Department and disposed of. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-924-2011*November 05, 2011 I received a phone call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP). Mr. Mirabile was rpeorting that utility pole # 64 on Tatnic Road in Wells had a wire burn a hole into the transformer body. This hole allowed transformer oil to leak onto the ground. CMP workers removed approximately half a yard of grass and dirt. No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-925-2011*November 04, 2011, I was on-site with Clean Harbors Environmental Services (Clean Harbors) at the Boys and Girls Club (BGC) at 169 Broadway in South Portland. Clean Harbors was hired by the BGC to remove a 6,000-gallon underground storage tank (UST) from the facility.

During the removal contamination was identified by Clean Harbors. I responded to the site and  using a field screen "shake test" confirmed that there was oil contamination in the ground around the UST. Jim Vance, the representative for the BGC, said there was an overfill of #2 oil some time ago but was not sure of the amount or the extent of the clean up. No report was found at the Portland DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) regarding this overfill.

57.03 tons of contaminated soil were removed from site and disposed at CPRC Group in Scarborough. At that time a recovery well was installed because contaminated soil was left where the parking lot is.

The recovery well was capped and will be used if necessary.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-926-2011*November 05, 2011 I received a phone call from Harold Gilman. Mr. Gilman who was the home owner at 292 Notch Road in Hiram, was reporting an oil sheen that was flowing down his driveway.
I responded to his house and Mr. Gilman explained that there was an overfill that had occurred while Irving Oil was filling his AST (above ground storage tank). I investigated the area and confirmed a discharge had occurred after a soil shake test was administered. The shake test showed a positive reading of soil contamination. It was determined because of a nearby drinking water well that the soil would need to be removed.
I contacted Irving Oil Co. and spoke with Bill Fleming. Mr. Fleming agreed to remove the soil and hired TMC Environmental to remove the soil.
November 08, 2011 I met with TMC onsite and began removing soil. TMC used their PID (photoionization detector) to field screen soil for removal under DEP oversight. 1360 pounds of soil was removed and disposed at ESMI in New Hampshire. Dirt was used as backfill and no further action is expected by the Division of Response Services.
P-927-2011*A delivery driver overfilled an aboveground supply tank which resulted in the discharge of an approximate quart of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted soil below the vent.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed for disposal via hand excavation. I provided a spill debris letter to Downeast Energy for disposal at CPRC Group in Scarborough. No site visit was made by Response Services to this incident.
P-928-2011*November 07, 2011 I received a phone call from Pit Stop Fuels. They were reporting that when they arrived at 3 Earl Street in Falmouth to fill Abdul Ali's AST (above ground storage tank), they noticed the dirt under the tank was stained and had an odor of oil.
I contacted Mr. Ali about the oil stain under the AST and he insisted that the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) not respond to the site and that he did not want assistance. I informed him of the potential threat that oil could have to his well and the risk to his neighbor's well also. He still insisted that I not respond to his house. No further action was taken by Response Services.
P-931-2011*I was contacted by Randy Hughes of Portland Pipeline Corporation (PPC) reporting that they had come across some crude oil contamination while excavating to replace some valves at the site of Pump #5 (next to Tank #27) at the intersection of Preble and Henley Streets.  PPC arranged to have roll off cans delivered to the site so they could segregate the contaminated soils in them and ship it off for disposal.  A vacuum truck and sorbent pads was used to recover free product off the groundwater in the excavation.  The excavation went on for several days as they uncovered all the piping and valves that they were going to replace.  Finally we saw oil dripping from one of the flanges on one of the valves.  When it was removed from the ground and taken apart, the gasket was found to be worn out (see attached photos).  Also see the attached PPC letter and report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-933-2011*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday 11/8/11: Downeast Energy (DEE) notified Scott Cyr of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an approximate 5-gallon leak from this outside, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Cyr inspected the leak and talked to the tenant, Ms. Daralyn (Dell) Maxwell; DEE was to notify Cyr when the tank was to be emptied and moved so he could check for the severity of oil contamination to the soil if any.
	Thursday 11/17/11: I was contacted by Breggy Oil Company that they had replaced the oil tank (rather than DEE as originally planned) and were notifying of oil-contaminated soil under the AST.  Not knowing Cyr was already involved, I arranged to inspect the leak the next morning when I had finished with another discharge clean-up.  Breggy Oil was unaware that Cyr was to have been called.

ASSESSMENT
	The site is a single family mobile home within Duck-A-Way park located just west of Freeport's Winslow Park.  A marine coastal wetland lies adjacent to the north.  The area is dense rural residential use and is served by a park-owned public drinking water well about 200' from the discharge making this a sensitive geologic area for prohibited discharges.  Maine "Drinking Water Protection & Remediation Guidelines" for clean-up were assigned and implemented.  The homeowner, Judith Bragar lived in California; the mobile home park land was owned by Half Moon Properties with a contact named Lori Ann.
	Friday 11/18/11: I met the tenant Ms. Maxwell onsite in the morning and examined the discharge.  The old horizontal, 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) was gone but I was told the leak appeared to be from corrosion of the tank bottom.  Ambient air samples from stained soil under the AST location gave Photoionization Detector (PID) readings of 28-ppm @ 8" below grade (bg) and 280-ppm @ 16" bg.  I explained my findings to the tenant, and then to Ms. Bragar, advised that further investigation and likely clean-up actions were needed, I explained the GW Fund insurance for AST leaks.  Ms. Bragar had her tenant Ms. Maxwell sign Clean-Up Option-1 for her so I could proceed hiring a remediation contractor.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	11/18/11: As scheduled I met Allstate Environmental (AE) onsite about 1400 hrs. time and I screened soil while AE excavated to the limit of the machine to 11' bg.  Lateral and vertical excavation was limited by the home and new oil tank and by the small machine needed to fit between the trees.   Groundwater with a fluid oil sheen was noted at 10' bg.  MDEP geologist Woodruff showed up to assist with soil screening, monitoring well design and to take samples.  I advised Lisa Ann and Ms. Maxwell on what we found and the plans to install a recovery well the next day.
	Saturday 11/19/11: AE and I installed the monitoring well and backfilled with crushed stone.  An oil sheen was still visible on the groundwater.  Only 26-gallons of water could be purged from the well over a half hour; recharge was prompt but there was only a foot of gw in the monitoring well.  A maintenance representative from Half Moon Properties showed up and I briefed him on what we found.
	On Sunday I briefed Ms. Bragar by phone on the MDEP assessment and that we believe that the park water well did not appear significantly threatened at this time.  On 12/14/11, I received well-water lab analysis results from Maine Health & Environmental Testing Lab showing no contamination to the well (see attached).

CONCLUSIONS
1)	The exact discharge volume and time is not known but it appears to me to have been a slow dribble or drip over time with the oil seeping down to groundwater over weeks or months.  With no free product on the water table I estimate the volume lost to be under 50 gallons.
2)	Shallow gw flow is likely north toward the wetland, away from the water well.  During the clean-up I noted no evidence of oil seeping to the nearby coastal water.
3)	At this tim
P-934-2011*
11/8/12: Report of small vehicle fluid discharges to the paved roadway associated with a vehicle accident at the intersection of School Street and Gregory Drive.  The sill was reported cleaned up and no Maine DEP response was requested.  No further clean-up actions expected.  The spill location is sub-urban residential and served my municipal water supply.
P-935-2011*The supply line associated with an aboveground tank was compromised at the fire-matic which resulted in the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of heating oil to a basement.  The situation was compounded by a failure of the sump pump's discharge piping which allowed groundwater to rise to a depth of three feet.  The basement was filled with miscellaneous household items, all of which were covered in oil.  Everything was considered a loss and removed from the basement to a roll off dumpster.  Meanwhile, mixed liquid media was pumped out then the entire basement was hot water pressure washed and cleaned/degreased.  Product did impact groundwater sub slab but was recovered with sorbents over time until evidence diminished.  Abundant groundwater and an active sump disharging to the city sewer supplied efficient flushing system so no lingering affects are expected.
P-936-2011*An aboveground supply tank was overfilled at this location but not during a delivery.  The facility was operating two tanks whose supply lines were connected to support furnace needs.  This was a feed/return system which was sending unused fuel back to one of the tanks but the supply piping was plugged.  Eventually the tank was overfilled and released an approximate quart of heating oil out the vent.  Product impacted gravel below the point of discharge and was hand shoveled by their heating technician.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed. No further Response action expected.
P-937-2011*While backing up to a hot-topper, a dump truck laden with 17 tons of asphalt rolled over into a small wetland when the shoulder failed.  A diesel release was imminent but did not occur.  Only an approximate quart of hydraulic oil was released to the paved roadway while the truck was being righted.  After the truck was removed, speedy dry was applied to the roadway then all visible signs of asphalt were removed from the wetland with an excavator under Department direction.  The site was visited the following day to confirm a satisfactory cleanup.  The property owner and an abutter expressed concern for the health of the wetland as well as their private drinking water supply.  Neither are even remotely at risk. No further Response action expected.
P-938-2011*November 09, 2011 I received a phone call from Linda Frechette. Ms Frechette called to ask about what she should do about the couple drips of motor oil that her car leaked onto the pavement of her driveway. I suggested that she apply speedy dry if necessary and to sweep up the speedy dry and disposed of it in her trash. No storm drains were impacted from these drips and there are no wells nearby. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-965-2011*SUMMARY
	Friday 11/18/11: While traveling through Topsham, I briefly stopped to observe the installation of a new retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The new diesel UST was covered over and had a new concrete pad on top.  This was an additional UST with new dispensers and dispenser sumps to supplement the gasoline UST.   Meeting Maine Certified Installers Brian Barton and Todd Lavallee of A L Doggett Co., Todd stated that they found no evidence of leaks (contamination) while they were excavating for this new tank, they found groundwater was about 13' below grade.
	The area is rural commercial and residential use.  Though not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer the facility has its own public drinking water well making this a sensitive area for prohibited discharges.
P-870-2011*On 10/18/2011 I received a call from Vinny Marzilli of Dead River reporting a copper line leak at a customer's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  Mr. Marzilli found oil and water coming out of the sleeve that the copper line was inside of.  He replaced the leaking line and blew the remaining oil and water out of the sleeve and cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-871-2011*On 10/19/2011 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill due to mechanical failure.  CMP used sorbent materials to clean up the spill and removed some soil and oily leaves.  No further action required.
P-970-2011*On 10/20/2011 I received a call from Steve Woodhead of the University of Southern Maine (USM) reporting a diesel fuel spill in one of their parking lots on Bedford St. in Portland.  A school bus belonging to Ledgemere Transportation had suffered a mechanical problem with a fuel line and leaked the fuel in the parking lot.  It was raining lightly at the time and other vehicles in the area had spread the fuel throughout the parking lot making it largely unrecoverable.  A very small amount of fuel was collected in a sorbent pad or two near the bus.  I suggested USM have the parking lot sanded.  No further action required.
P-932-2011*On 11/7/11 I received a call from Dave Morton of Sprague Energy reporting a 3 gallon spill of diesel fuel at their loading rack.  The spill occurred when the driver of a C N Brown truck overfilled the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-962-2011*On 11/18/2011 I received a call from Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at an apartment building in Westbrook.  Approximately 6 oz. of oil spilled out the vent pipe while an above ground storage tank was being filled.  Most of the spilled oil went onto a sorbent pad being held by the truck driver but some oil went onto the brick foundation.  The spill has been cleaned up and the apartment owner notified.  No further Response action required.
I-205-2011*11/1/11 Received a call from Officer Dave Bell of the Caribou Police Dept., regarding an explosion at a metal conex storage box adjacent to the Caribou By-Pass project.  Apparently a sub-contractor, CPM, at the project was storing some of their bonding and activator compounds in containers inside this conex box.  These binding and activator agents needed to be stored at between 50 and 80 degrees F.  CPM crew had hooked up a Silent-Glo heater and generator to heat the metal box to deal with overnight temps below freezing.  Apparently the generator ran out of fuel.  The Silent-Glo went out but leaked propane into the closed conex box.  Crews arrived in the morning, refueled the generator, and attempted to re-start the Silent-Glo.  It ignited the propane vapor in the sealed conex box blowing the door off its latch. Non-life threatening injuries (sprains, fractures, and flash burns) were sustained by several CPM crew at the scene at the time of the explosion.

Did a walk through the explosion damaged metal conex storage box in level B with full face respirator.  Conex doors had been blown wide open, thus the inside was well ventilated.  Interior air did not have any noticeable Volatile Organic Compounds and there was no presence of flammable/explosive atmospheres.  Told CPM crews that there was adequate air free of any noticeable hazards.  Told them the spilled contents could be soaked up with concrete dust, or re-used if possible in bridge grouting operations.  No further action is warranted by Response Staff at this time.
I-218-2011*10/26/11 While picking up some obsolete pesticide (DDT) from the home of Jefferson Page I was asked to check on the condition of an old above ground oil storage tank (AST) in his basement.  The tank has crimped ends and according to Mr. Page is over 45 years old.  Bottom of the tank is wet and not actively dripping, but shows signs of corrosion/weakening of the steel at the bottom of the tank from interior corrosion.  Talked to Mr. Page about the need to replace the tank as soon as possible.  Also cautioned Mr. Page to check the tank  at least once per week until it can be replaced, for any drips/leaks from the bottom of the tank.  Explained the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program with Mr. Page.  Assisted him in filling out the needed paper work to apply to the program.  Mr. Page stated he would be willing to pay a portion of the replacement costs even though based upon his household income he qualifies for a zero deductible.

10/26/11 Called Peter Moulton, Environmental Engineer running the DEP's Home heating oil replacement program.  Explained the Jefferson Page tank condition and site specifics.  Income, closeness to private well and willingness to pay a deductible.  Peter stated that there were not funds available at this time, but that Mr. page would be put on a list for the next calendar year (2012), for tank replacement.  No further action required.
I-142-2011*07/20/11 Received Notification of intent to remove a 1,000 gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST) used for #2 heating oil by Main Street Associates in Fort Kent.  The expected date for removal is during the month of July 2011.

11/18/11 Called Main street Associates to check on the status of the planned tank removal.  Spoke with the George Dumont.  He stated that the tank and piping were removed in early September and that all the paper work confirming the tank removal had been sent in the mail to Augusta Maine DEP. George stated that the tank looked in great shape and that there was no spill or leaks evident.  The contractor doing the work was Jim Bouchard Building Contractors, Inc.  No further action is warranted by DEP Response Services staff at this time.
I-140-2011*07/22/11 Received a call from Jesse Thomas reporting a small spill of 3-4 gallons of gasoline in a wood shed on his property.  Apparently the night before a racoon or racoons got into his wood shed and tipped over a bunch of containers in search of cat food that was stored in bags in the shed. The coon(s) tipped over a partially full container of gas.  The gas spilled onto the wooden floor of the shed.  Told Jesse to put down some sorbent material (old newspaper, kitty litter, sawdust) to soak up the gas off the wood floor, and to open up the shed to allow for ventilation of the odors inside the shed.  The small amount of debris can be double bagged and disposed of.  Told him to call if there were any other problems encountered with this minor spill clean-up.  No additional action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-224-2011*On 11/27/2011 at 2011 hours, I received call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding spill responded to by Caribou Fire Department (CFD), given contact name and number for CFD.  Called CFD and told that they responded to a spill in the parking lot of the Caribou Rehab & Nursing Center.  Spill involved approximately 5 gallons of regular gas and other fluids from a 2002 Chevy Cavalier.  CFD cleaned up visible fluids and placed speedy dry to absorb any remaining product on the asphalt surface.  Did not respond to scene due to response by CFD.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
P-977-2011*On 11/28/2011 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the New Gloucester Fire Department reporting a truck accident with diesel fuel spillage on the Maine Turnpike.  I responded the following morning to observe the cleanup.  A little over 5 tons of soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.
P-900-2011*I was contacted by Downeast Energy to report that one of their customers had a leaking oil tank.  Downeast pumped the contents of the old tank into a temporary tank and removed the old tank.  The basement was flooded so the spilled oil was floating on the water and was easily recovered with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-901-2011*An aboveground supply tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil out the vent which contaminated leaf debris.  A small hand excavation was conducted to remove said leaf debris and a small quantity of soil.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed. No further Response action expected.
P-902-2011*
10/27/11: Report from Pit Stop Fuels of a small discharge of #2 heating oil during a fuel delivery to this newly constructed home.  Tim Smith reported that the tank's fill sloped away from the tank and about a cup of oil leaked to the gravel below.  Pit Stop reported they cleaned up the oil contamination and would contact the home builder about correcting the fillpipe as it was not to state installation code.

Heron Way is a new rural residential development and not on current maps.  The area appears to be on private well water but I understand that no nearby wells are threatened by this reported small spill.

No further Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-905-2011*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a tree branch physically breaking the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing less than 50 parts per million (50 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted pavement was cleaned using sorbent material which was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.
P-906-2011*Scott Cyr received a call about a transformer oil spill at this location.  He responded to the site and provided direction to Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) on cleaning up the spill.  See attached report from CMP.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-907-2011*As a result of Tropical Storm Irene another electrical transformer was downed.  The resulting discharge affected the street and sidewalk below spilling approximately five gallons of oil.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-908-2011*On 10/20/11 I received a call from Steve Woodhead of the University of Southern Maine (USM) reporting a diesel fuel spill in one of their parking lots on Bedford Street in Portland.  A school bus belonging to Ledgemere Transportation had suffered a mechanical problem with a fuel line and leaked the fuel in the parking lot.  It was raining lightly at the time and other vehicles in the area had spread the fuel throughout the parking lot making it largely unrecoverable.  A very small amount of fuel was collected in a sorbent pad near the bus.  I suggested USM have the parking lot sanded to prevent people and vehicles from slipping in the remaining fuel.  No further Response action required.
P-910-2011*October 31, 2011 I received a phone call from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways. He was reporting that lube oil had leaked from a locomotive onto the tracks near Danville Junction in Auburn. No more than a cup of lube oil leaked into the ground. Soil was removed and disposed of appropriately. No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-911-2011*November 05, 2011 I received a phone call from South Portland Fire Department. They were reporting that a mystery person had poured an unknown amount of gasoline into a storm drain. I recommended that they flush the storm pipes since sucking the water out with a vacuum could cause damage by explosion if not using the proper equipment. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was notified. I spoke with Brent England of the EPA and told him what we were doing and he agreed with the cleanup.
No other drains or wells in the area were impacted. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-913-2011*Mystery underground storage tank (UST) discovered in Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) right-of-way.  MDOT contracted with ENPRO services to remove tank.   UST was registered and removed according to DEP regulations.

No contamination was found.  No further Response action is necessary in this matter.
I-220-2011*On 11/23/11, 15:00 hours, received a call from Maine Drug Enforcement Agent, Sean Gillen, requesting assistance in sampling and over-packing chemicals and chemical residue from a backyard meth lab on outer State Street.

Arrived on-scene and set up over-packs and got in appropriate personal protection equipment to support receiving the hazardous chemicals retrieved and processed from the outbuilding/shed behind mobile home.  Over-packed various hazardous waste byproducts - sulfuric acid, liquid mixtures of spent "one-pot method" used in the production of meth.  Brought back to warehouse for over-packing, consolidation and transport to Bangor Response building for disposal with other hazardous wastes.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-105-2012*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking gasoline tank on a vehicle at the Tessier residence, 508 Jim Grant Road, Lebanon, ME.  The vehicle was recently purchased, with no mention of any issues with the fuel tank.  I followed-up on the complaint and confirmed the report.  Gasoline was discharge adjacent to the well, on frozen ground, possibly requiring soil excavation.  I removed contaminated sorbents, the fire department had placed down, for disposal, and discussed the situation and requirements with the property owners.

The following day I met with Mr. Tessier and Cavallaro & Son Construction to discuss the process of soil removal and disposal.  It was agreed upon to wait until the frozen ground thawed, to limit damage to the surrounding area, and possible damage to the seal on the drilled well.  The area was covered with poly sheeting to shed precipitation, limiting the downward migration of gasoline contaminates, and to possibly volatilize some of the gasoline.  The Tessiers were made aware of the hazards of consuming and inhaling gasoline, and the assistance the Department could lend.  A "Filter Agreement" and "Notice of Re-imbursement" were signed in the event that gasoline was determined to contaminate the drinking water.  I was to be notified if there were any issues/changes with the water, so water analysis could be under taken.

I returned to the site, the beginning of May, to collect the poly sheeting and check on the site.  A couple of test pits, by hand shovel, around the well revealed no gasoline contaminates.  Mr. Tessier stated that there had been no changes in the condition of his well water, and felt comfortable with not removing any soil.  He agreed to contact the Department if he suspected any issues with his water.

No further action required.

I-215-2011*11/17/11 Received a call from Bill Parker, Environmental and Safety Manager with Boralex, INC reporting a spill of about 3.75 gallons of hydraulic oil at their inactive Ashland Boralex facility.  During a routine monthly site inspection, Staff member Lyn Braebant discovered a leak/spill of about 3.75 gallons of hydraulic oil in the third truck dumper.  Bill stated that the filter housing in the hydraulic fitting of the truck dumper must have failed.  The spilled oil was completely contained in the secondary containment beneath the hydraulics of the truck dumper piston(s).  Bill plans on having the secondary containment sump pumped free of the hydraulic oil and put in a drum to be burned in their boiler in Fort Fairfield.  E-mailed Bill a spill report form and asked him to complete the form and e-mail it back to me ASAP.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-214-2011*On 11/15/11, received a call from Carl Allen, with Northern Maine Community College (NMCC), regarding technical assistance in proper disposal of mercury switches and thermostats from the campus.  Referred Carl to Lou Pizzuti, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Northern Maine Regional Office, for information regarding proper packing and disposal options for devices containing mercury components/universal waste.  No further action is needed at this time by Response Services staff.
P-941-2011*I was contacted by Roy Williams of the Portland Jetport reporting that they had a release of approximately 600 gallons of heating oil.  Apparently an employee left a switch in the wrong position which allowed oil to pump from their underground storage tank into a day tank in the boiler room.  After a short time the day tank filled and began to overfill forcing the excess oil up and out the tank's vent pipe which terminates on the roof of the building.  The oil then flowed across the roof and into a drain that deposited it in the Jetport's storm water system.  The oil then traveled in the underground drain pipe until it came out in a detention pond which it passed through and back into another underground drain pipe until it came out into a cove (outfall) on the Fore River (see attached aerial photo).  Clean Harbors was hired to respond to the spill by land and water.  Sorbent material was used to contain and collect oil at the outfall and sorbent material and vacuum trucks were used to recover oil from the detention pond.  Seth Barker from the State's Department of Marine Resources visited the site and mapped the extent of oiling in the cove (see attached email and aerial photo with GPS data).  Two snipes were oiled in the detention pond, they were caught and taken to the Center for Wildlife in York but did not survive.  The active clean up continued for about 24 hours and then was deemed complete by Greg O'Brien, DEP Response on 11/15/11.

The Jetport and their contractor, Turner, have written two reports on exactly what happened and how they are going to prevent it from happening again (see attached reports).

P-942-2011*November 08, 2011 I received a phone call from Dead River Oil Company (DR). They were reporting that the furnace at 16 Fortune Rocks Road in Biddeford Pool was leaking and a DR Technician was on site fixing the leak.
I arrived at the site and met with the DR techician. I evaluated the stain on the concrete floor that was approximately 4x4 feet in diameter and determined that the concrete would need to be removed to help with reducing oil vapors in the house. After PID (photo ionization detector) readings were taken and were higher then the acceptable level, I contacted the home owner, Virgina Ambrose to inform her about the situation and what should be done to clean this spill up.
Mrs. Ambrose agreed to the clean up and met with me at the house on November 15, 2011.
Allstate Environmental was hired to remove the concrete floor and pour new concrete. Soil sample tests were taken in the area where the concrete was removed. The shake test was administered and confirmed there was no traceable oil in the soil. New concrete was poured.
No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-943-2011*SUMMARY
	Environmental consultant Steve Marquotte reported that while the town of Poland was having K & K Construction excavate for new water and sewer lines, they encountered old gasoline contaminated soils under the former, Ma & Pa's General Store location.  Field headspace analysis measured levels up to 1000-ppm.  The area is rural residential and commercial use.  There have not been oil storage facilities at this location since 1991.
	The store building and motor fuel underground storage tanks (USTs) have long been removed.  USTs onsite were owned by the former W H Knightly Oil Company and by store owner Claude Rounds under different registration numbers, and both sets of USTs are known to have leaked.  See reports P-63-1985 and P-588-1989 and the 5/15/91 UST closure assessment by Shevenell-Gallen for further information.  There was no Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage at the time of abandonment.  I met Marquotte and K & K Construction onsite and issued an Oil Spill Debris Form (virgin letter) for soil disposal.

CONCLUSION
a)	Though the area is on private drinking water wells, a new public water line will soon negate the sensitive-area clean-up goal assigned to the site at the time of the discharge remediation in 1989 and 1991.
b)	Because of the age of the discharge's discovery, time of abandonment, and the UST facilities being out of compliance I understand that there is/was no applicable Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage.
c)	The intersection of Route 26 and 122 has been rebuilt and widened since the USTs were abandoned so the location of the former USTs is now closer to the roadway than in 1990.
d)	This clean-up work was performed to facilitate water and sewer line installation along route 26.  I understand that the cost of soil disposal was borne by the town of Poland.

S Brezinski
P-944-2011*November 14, 2011 I received a phone call from Jesse Parsons of Irving Oil. Mr. Parsons was reporting that a filter on an above ground storage tank at 44 Meadow Lane in Cumberland was dripping oil onto the concrete basement floor and they had a technician on site replacing the filter and cleaning up the oil.
I spoke to John Reimann, the home owner and he was satisfied with the clean up that Irving had done and that DEP response was not necessary.
There were no floor drains and no wells were impacted by the leak.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-945-2011*The basement of a barn was being used as storage overflow for utility/maintenance type items which included sinks and other porcelain products, miscellaneous scrap wood and a container of used motor oil.  The container of oil was unsecure so when a heavy rain event flooded the basement, the container discharged its contents.  Sorbent pads were used to recover free product atop standing water then a vacuum truck was used to the remove contaminated water.  Afterwards, the contents of the basement were separated.  Porous items were drummed for disposal and anything porcelain was salvaged. No further Response action expected.
P-946-2011*A motor vehicle collided with a utility pole which downed its transformer resulting in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  Contaminated soil was excavated under the direction of Central Maine Power's (CMP) environmental group.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-947-2011*An oil delivery driver inadvertently engaged the hose nozzle while in transit between the truck and the tank which resulted in the discharge of an approximate quart of heating oil to a paved driveway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Response action expected.
P-948-2011*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wednesday 11/16/11: Downeast Energy (DEE) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an estimated 90 gallon loss of K1 oil from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST) at this residence.

DISCHARGE AND AREA ASSESSMENT
	Onsite that morning I met with Barry Gordon of DEE, the homeowner Scott Barden, and the Colonial Gardens mobile home park owner, Mark Goddard.  The steel AST was reported to be 16-years old and was located under a preformed concrete step and landing (see photos).  There was little clearance around the tank and only about 1" clearance between the tank bottom and concrete pad below;  for this I understand that this AST installation is not approved in Maine code which requires 6" of clearance.  The bottom suffered severe external corrosion and sheets of iron oxide had peeled off till the bottom was perforated.  The tank may have been dripping slowly for weeks.
	On the side of the steps next to the home I noted moderate ambient VOC values of 20-ppm in soil measured by a Photoionization Detector (PID).  Colonial Gardens is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is dense sub-urban residential use.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	MDEP took oiled sorbents and leaves for disposal.  A test pit excavated on 11/18/11 found the discharge petered out by 27" below grade, so no remediation was required by MDEP and the soil returned.  No groundwater was encountered.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	There was still 3" of oil in the AST when I arrived onsite, so it had not emptied as first thought.  I re-estimated the discharge to be no more than 10-gallons in volume.
2.	Mr. Barden stated there was no oil vapor odor in his home.
3.	At this time I understand the site to be clean to state satisfaction.  Oil contaminated soil is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions or clean-up goal should change.
P-949-2011*
	Wednesday 11/16/11: Kevin's Burner Service reported a small discharge of #2 oil to a concrete basement floor from a copper fuel line that a carpenter accidentally punctured with a nail while installing flooring.  Kevin McGinnity reported that the leak was fixed and the spill was cleaned up; nothing to drains or groundwater, and no residual oil odor in the home.  The oiled wall material would be removed and replaced.  I was not requested to respond.
	The area is rural residential and farm use, served by private water and septic.  As of January 2012 I have heard not further complaints; no further action expected.
P-950-2011*
	11/17/11: Mr. Branscom reported that Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) workers were responding to a 10 to 12 gallon discharge of used motor oil from a tractor trailer that blew it's engine.  MTA bagged the oiled soil and sorbent for collection by Clean Harbors the next day.
	11/22/11: Branscom reported that the oiled soil was already gone when Clean Harbors went to retrieve it on 11/18/11; they think that the wrecker truck collected the soil.
	None of the discharge reached surface water or drains.  Based on Mr. Branscom's photo and information it appears the discharge has been remediated satisfactorily.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected.
P-951-2011*A loose fitting caused the discharge of an approximate half gallon of heating oil to a brick floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Response action expected.
P-952-2011*A pump seal failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were contaminated and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Response action expected.
P-953-2011*A vibrating hammer blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil.  Product was sprayed from the hose onto the barge and into the water.  Sorbent pads and boom were applied/deployed to recover spilled product.  A solid effort was undertaken by the responsible party despite rain, dusk and tidal conditions.  No further action is expected by Response as a result of this incident.
P-954-2011*A motor vehicle collided with a utility pole which downed its transformer.  Approximately one quart of mineral oil was released from the transformer to grass.  Sorbents and shovel were utilized to recover spilled product.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-955-2011*November 16, 2011 I received a phone call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company (CMP). Mr. Koster was reporting a leaking transformer on Pad 1 on Barefoot Cottage Road in Wells.
Mr. Koster explained that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was released in the pit under the transformer and was not accessible for clean up.
No storm drains or wells were impacted from the leak.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-958-2011*
	Friday 11/18/11: Report from Wells Fire Department through the Maine State Police dispatchers of a small discharge of used engine oil from a vehicle on Route 109 near Wood Road associated with an early morning vehicle accident.  Cleaned up by Wells Fire Department and the wrecker crew.   No Further maine DEP, Response division action expected.
	 (I could not locate Wood road on maps, it may be one of a number of small private roads off Rt. 109 in rural western Wells near Sanford.)
P-966-2011*An oil storage tank located in the basement of the residence released approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil due to corrosion. The property management company who maintains the residence discovered the leak. The tank was removed and disposed of and the concrete floor surface under the tank was cleaned with sorbent materials.  No further Response action is expected.
A-773-2011*	A spill of an estimated 1/2 gallon of no. 2 fuel oil was caused by a malfunctioning furnace pump. The oil was lost to the concrete floor. The technician used speedi-dry to clean-up the product and repaired/replaced the pump. A site visit was made on December 1, 2011. The spill was cleaned up, and no oil vapor issues were present as the tank and furnace are both located in a sperate area from the living space.
A-749-2011*	A spill of an estimated one half gallon of transformer oil was discovered and reported after an unexplained mechanical malfunction. The transformer was untagged for poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content, but through laboratory analysis was found to contain less than one part per million PCB's. The oil reportedly dripped down the utility pole and onto the ground below. The Central Maine Power clean-up person was unable to find any impacted soils to remove for clean-up and the malfunctioning transformer was replaced. No site visit was made. No Response action expected.
A-750-2011*	A dumpster fire at the Capital City Transfer/Pine Tree Waste facility in Waterville was caused by illegally dumped household hazardous wastes. The Waterville Fire Department originally responded to the fire, and once it was out and the material separated they contacted the Department. The dumpster originated from NRF, a warehousing company in Augusta. According to Steve Savage, the NRF representative, the chemicals originated from the owner's daughter's home. She was moving and brought in a pick-up truck load of waste in black trash bags which were placed in the NRF compactor. This is consistent with the types of wastes found in the fire (see photos) where the black bags contained common household chemicals, toys, photos, and clothing; while the rest of the dumpster contained mostly cardboard and clear bags of trash. The chemicals found included spa chemicals, paints, aerosols, and acidic cleaners.
	NRF hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to remove the chemicals from the dumpster. They arrived several hours later and I worked with the EPI labpack chemist to sift through the bags and remove the chemicals. He packed the material into one 55 gallon drum of mixed pool chemicals and paints, one 5 gallon pail of flammable paints, one 5 gallon pail of aerosol paints, one 5 gallon pail of acids, and one 5 gallon pail of alkaline material. The packaged material was taken to the Maine Environmental Depot and processed and disposed of properly as household hazardous waste. No further Response actions are expected.
A-751-2011*	A spill of an estimated six gallons of used vegetable oil was caused when two five gallon pails were accidentally knocked over. The oil was lost to the pavement and cleaned up by Colby College maintenance personnel utilizing sorbent material. No site visit was required and no further Response actions are anticipated.
I-223-2011*On 11-28-11, Tom Osgood of Maine Public Service reported a small hydraulic oil spill at their Operations Center on the Parkhurst Siding road. A backhoe's hydraulic hose had leaked. All spilled material was removed and taken to Presque Isle Landfill.  No further action required.
I-225-2011*11/29/11 Received a call from Connie Akerson of the Northern Maine Development Commission regarding an elderly woman, Pam Mooers looking for assistance with removal of some heating oil and a couple of old above ground oil storage tanks.  Connie stated that Ms. Mooers is a widow who has to get rid of the oil and the two tanks to be able to insure her buildings.  Told Connie I would call around to some of the contractors we work with to see if they may be willing to pump out the oil and remove, scrap the tanks for the value of the oil in the tank.  Called Bob Ferris of Bob's Plumbing and Heating and he said he would be willing to pump out and then remove and scrap out the tanks. Gave Bob the phone number of Ms. Mooers.  He will call her to set up the time for the pumping and tank removal.  Called Ms. Mooers and told her of Bob Ferris's interest in taking care of the oil and the tanks.  I told her to contact me if there is any issues related to this activity.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-723-2011*On 11/21/2011 Dan Dupuis of Maine Energy called to report that a bobtail propane truck had experienced a ruptured diesel tank due to some road debris. The accident resulted in approximately 30 gallons of diesel being spilled from the supply tank. 20 gallons was captured in a trash can and did not spill to the ground. An additional 10 gallons were spilled to the pavement and roadside ditch. A small amount of soil and grass were removed from the ditch. Some of the spilled product was collected with sorbents as well. All contaminated materials were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill by the RP.
B-724-2011*On 11/21/2011, Andy Wilkerson of Carmel Oil Company called to report that the oil tank in the basement at 67 Cottage street in Bangor had leaked due to corrosion. The spill resulted in 2-3 gallons of fuel being spilled to the concrete floor. Carmel Oil replaced the leaking tank and cleaned the floor. Oil vapors measured in the home were below 2 parts per million, with no ventilation installed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-753-2011*A small amount of oil was lost due to tank corrosion.  The oil was captured in sorbent pads that had been placed under the tank since J&S Oil staff had thought the tank looked pretty bad on their last visit.  The tank is scheduled for replacement.  No further Response action is expected.
A-754-2011*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground from a piece of construction equipment during work on Route 201 in Farmingdale.  The oily soil was removed and treated at the Pike Industries batch plant.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-755-2011*11/14/11 1335 Madison Fire Department reported that a logging truck had rolled over and spilled 300 gallons of diesel fuel to a field adjacent to the road. I went to the scene and made contact with the Madison Fire Department. The incident happened at about 1257 when the truck went off the road while  negotiating the curve near the intersection of River road and Park Street in Madison. The truck broke off a utility pole and rolled over into a field dumping its load of logs into the field. The passenger's side saddle tank was breached and spilled diesel fuel into the field along with fuel from the driver's side tank through the cross over line. Fire Department had used absorbent pads and a dump truck of sand to contain the spilled oil. I pumped an estimated 50 gallons of fuel from the driver's side tank. The crossover line was crimped to prevent residual fuel from passing into the breached tank during recovery and transport. The driver was on scene and uninjured. He estimated that he had 150 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the incident. I contacted the trucking company owner, Matthew Dion, and explained that an estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled to the field and impacted soil would be required to be removed to protect the drinking water wells in the area. I also contacted the land owner, John Prescott, and explained the clean-up that would be required. He agreed and gave his permission to excavate the contaminated soil on his property. I collected the oil soaked absorbent pads and put down additional pads.

11/15/11 I returned to the site and collected and replaced absorbent pads. I hand dug test pits in the area to define the extent of contaminated soil.

11/17/11 Excavation of contaminated soil was done. Soil was removed in the affected area to a depth of about 2 feet until field testing indicated no presence of oil in the soil. Soil samples were sent for lab analysis to confirm field testing. Below surface the soils were tight clay aiding to limited depth migration of the oil in the soil. No ground water was encountered during excavation. The excavation was back filled and seeded.

Soil sample Lab results were below reportable limits for petroleum (see attached). Due to the timely removal of contaminated soil and the limited depth of migration no drinking water wells are deemed to be at risk and no well water tests were done.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-756-2011*11/14/11 Roy Koster from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that 1 pint of oil had leaked from a pole mounted transformer to the ground below. All impacted soil and leaf debris was removed. The transformer was untagged so a sample was sent for lab analysis and results were less than 1 ppm polychlorinated biphenol content. See attached CMP report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-757-2011*On 11/16/2011 in Union, Rob Sibley of Penquis Community Action Program reported a possible oil spill. Susan Clark had applied for a heating oil tank replacement under a CAP program. During a home inspection it was discovered that the current tank was weeping and it was unknown how much oil had been spilled. A site visit was made to assess the situation. The bottom of the tank had a small  wet spot and did not appear to have leaked any significant amount of oil. There were no oil odor problems in the home and the tank was scheduled to be replaced the following week. No further Response action is expected.
A-758-2011*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill at the North Augusta Service Center.  CMP reported physical breakage of a site glass on a new transformer oil container resulting in an estimated 10 gallons of oil spilling on a trailer and onto the stone dust floor within the facility.  The trailer was wiped with sorbent and the stone dust was hand excavated for disposal.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-759-2011* On 11-15-2011, Burns and McDonnell reported a release of hydraulic oil. This release occurred from a bucket truck owned by D & D electric. The oil spilled onto the pavement on Ball Brook Road in the town of Greene, Maine.
 This activity is part of the Maine Power Reliability Project, (MPRP).
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.

A-760-2011*11/17/11 1543 Ron Belyea from Fabian Oil reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled an inside aboveground storage tank at an apartment house in Thomaston. He reported that there was oil on the basement floor and they were using oil absorbent pads and speedy dry to collect it. The owner had ordered a delivery of oil. When the delivery driver started to pump oil into the tank oil came out the vent almost immediately. When they checked the tank in the basement they found that the tank was full and oil had come out of a loose bung at the top of the tank. I went to the site and found that Fabian Oil had cleaned up the outside spill at the vent collecting a small amount of soil. They had collected the free product in the basement with absorbent pads and speedy dry. I installed an exhaust fan to remove oil vapors from the house. Vapor levels decreased significantly in an hour and I left the fan in place to control the oil vapors. The area is served by public water. I informed the owner that the oil impacted studded walls in the basement would need to be removed and the floor cleaned to prevent continued oil vapor problems. The owner chose to arrange for the removal and cleaning herself. I also informed the owner that an oil burner technician needed to check the tank and secure all fittings.

I returned to the site after the removal and cleaning were complete. There were no elevated levels of oil vapors in the house with the fan not running. The ventilation fan was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-762-2011*	A small amount of gasoline was spilled when a Colby College student was attempting to fuel an empty tank on a passenger vehicle. The gas was lost to pavement and the few drops of non-volatilized gas was cleaned up using sorbent material. No site visit was necessary and no further Response actions could be anticipated.
A-763-2011*A neighbor complained of a heating oil leak in a flooded basement.  I checked the site and found no evidence of a leak.  The basement was flooded but it appears that the home was heated with wood and no oil tank or furnace was apparent.  No further Response action is expected.
P-110-2012*Discharge was the result of an overfill, mostly likely from driver inexperience , at the residence of Lucille Damon, 77 Summer Street, Lisbon Falls, ME.  The discharge was all cleaned-up and the homeowner was satisfied.  Supposedly nothing was discharged inside the house.

On 2/8/12, I followed-up on the report.  There was a small stain of oil in the snow/ice under the vent, but other than that small amount everything had been collected.  The aboveground storage tank (AST), in the basement, was also checked.  There was some old staining around the fittings on top of the tank, and what appeared to be a weeping fitting on the fire-o-matic, but nothing associated with the overfill.  Sorbents were placed under the weeping area and Ms. Damon instructed to contact me if she noticed oil on the sorbents.

No further action required.

P-111-2012*Discharge was the result of a traffic accident where the oil pan and transmission were damaged releasing its contents.  The South Portland Fire Department collected the discharge using speedy-dry.

No further action required.
P-981-2011*I was contacted by Mr. Davis reporting that the oil tank at his rental property had a corrosion hole in it.  I responded and found that the single-wide mobile home was on a double-wide concrete slab and the tank was on the slab also.  Most of the oil was contained on the slab in the snow.  I hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to clean up the spill.  They removed all of the contaminated snow and removed a small wooden shed that the oil had soaked into.  We dug a small test pit at the edge of the slab but found no significant soil contamination.  Sorbent pads were left in the puddles on the slab and EPI checked them a couple of days later and there was no remaining oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-982-2011*I was contacted by Dead River reporting a small oil spill at a customer's home.  After the driver finished delivering the oil he disconnected the scully from the fill pipe and an eighth of a cup of oil came back out the fill pipe.  The driver said it happened because the fill pipe is pitched in the wrong direction.  I asked Dead River to make sure and speak to the homeowner about fixing the problem so this doesn't happen again and they agreed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-983-2011*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking steel step tank.  I arrived at the site to find that the step tank had been removed and that very little oil had spilled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-984-2011*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose on the tipping floor at Eco Maine.  The spill was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-985-2011*I was contacted by Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels reporting that oil had spilled while one of their drivers was making a delivery.  Apparently the homeowner had run out of fuel and put oil into his tank through the vent pipe.  When Pit Stop arrived to make the delivery and started pumping fuel the fuel that was still in the vent pipe sprayed out onto the driver and the ground.  Most of the spill was absorbed by the driver and the rest was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-986-2011*I was contacted by Brian Willis of TMC reporting that they had been called to the Irving station on Dow Highway in Eliot for a diesel spill.  Apparently a customer had pulled up to the diesel pump in the back of the station that has two fill nozzles.  The customer couldn't get the nozzle he wanted to pump without the other nozzle being on.  So he locked the nozzle in the on position and placed it back on the dispenser and the proceeded to use the other nozzle to fill his vehicle.  The whole time he was filling the other nozzle was spraying diesel onto the dispenser and ground.  The fuel ran along the pavement and across the grass.  The fuel on the pavement and concrete was cleaned up with sorbent material, and some of the grass was dug up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-978-2011*Persistent odors were reported at the property, after a previously deemed successful cleanup of a 2008 spill from an outside tank.  The odors were reported or made apparent to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) upon the listing of the property for sale.  The listing realtor pursued the notification of MDEP to get clearances and cleanup documentation.

The initial belief was residual contamination had surfaced, creating the new or more recent fuel oil odor.  When investigated by MDEP staff and the contractor, the closer examination revealed the installed copper line, behind the wallboard, was in fact one source of the fuel leak and source of the odor.  The other areas were soon revealed as the copper line was traced back from the monitor unit to the fuel supply tank.  The copper line had several unions and two other sites of contamination (i.e. the oil leaked from the fitting and traveled along the copper line until it was wicked up by the wallboard and contributed to the overall odor complaint).  This copper line was suspended above a drop ceiling.

The initial site or prominent location for contamination was behind the corner of the wall immediately adjacent to the monitor heaters location (recreation room).  Concrete floor (slab) shiplap wall boards (wainscoting) approximately 36 inches in height, the concrete floor and carpeting associated with that portion of the floor.  The carpet and concrete were removed along with a small volume of soil/gravel.

A gravity drain was created to direct any accumulated groundwater from beneath the slab away from the building and private domestic well.  Four-inch pipe was installed and backfilled with crushed stone and natural gravel, with discharge beyond a previously established terrace.  Further work has been designated, possible removal of sill plate of the affected wall, along with sealing or encapsulation of the affected framing timbers, and restoration of the finished carpentry.  For detail of these activities, please see MDEP Division of Technical Services, Don White's file/notes.  Based on the successful discovery of spill source and remediation to date, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action, however, our Division of Technical Services will close out the continued remediation project.
P-987-2011*I was contacted by the Lewiston Fire Department reporting that there was an oil spill in the basement of an apartment building at 83 Maple Street.  I arrived to find that there was a small spill to the concrete floor (see attached photos).  The owner of the building, Shawn Watkins, arrived and stated that he thought someone had vandalized the oil filter. No one really knew what had happened to it other than that it was now fixed.  Mr. Watkins immediately undertook a clean up using sorbent material and removing some saturated wood.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-988-2011*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle roll over on the New Dam Road near the pit.  The accident caused  3 quarts of motor oil to spill onto the pavement.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-989-2011*I was contacted by the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on the Milton Mills Road near the Acton town line.  The vehicle ended up in a marshy ditch and leaked some motor oil.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-990-2011*I was contacted by Irving Oil reporting that they had overfilled an oil tank at the Child Early Learning Center on Minot Avenue in Auburn.  The excess oil came out through the vent pipe and sprayed onto the pavement.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-991-2011*I was contacted by Lisbon Fuel reporting that one of their customers was out of oil and shouldn't have been.  Lisbon Fuel told me that Mrs. Jordan had her tank filled on October 19th and was empty on November 23rd.  I was told that her family put an additional 10 gallons of fuel in the tank that day and on November 25th it was empty again.  Because the residence is small, it should not have used that much fuel.  It wasn't easy to check the integrity of the tank because it was a fiberglass step tank (a tank inserted into a set of steps) but the fill and vent pipes were extremely loose to the touch and there was an odor of oil.  Given the historical issues I have seen with this type of tank I arranged for Boom Technology to come out and pull the steps, remove the tank, and excavate any contaminated soil.  In the mean time, I had Boom Technology set up a temporary service so the homeowner would have heat.  When the steps were pulled away from the house and the tank was inspected no significant leak was found.  The fill and vent pipes were just barely screwed in to the top of the tank and that was why they were so loose.  Removing the tank from underneath the steps rendered the tank unusable.  The steps were put back up against the house and leveled.  I contacted Peter Moulton and inquired if the Department could replace the tank at this residence and he said yes.  Unfortunately the park Manager, Bob Foss, would not allow us to install a vertical tank so the Department did not replace the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-992-2011*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that one of their engines had leaked some engine oil (lube oil) onto the ballast near Depot Road in New Gloucester.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and some ballast was shoveled up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-993-2011*I was contacted by the Goodwin's Mills Fire Department reporting that they had discovered an oil spill at an unoccupied house on South Street.  I arrived to find that an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the garage had a corrosion hole in it and was leaking onto the cement floor.  The oil was running a couple of feet over to the foundation wall and was going into the ground next to the house.  We found that the oil then traveled down through the soil into the perimeter drain system, all the way around the house (front and back), and into the basement sump.  The sump pump then pumped some of the oil out into the back yard.  At some point the sump pump failed and the basement then filled up with approximately 6 inches of water with oil on top of it.  The AST was emptied and removed, the water and oil was pumped out of the basement and it was cleaned, the Division of Technical Services installed a treatment trailer to deal with the water and oil in the sump, and the contaminated soil was excavated from the back yard.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.

Update:  Don White of Technical Services reported to me that he had found more contaminated soil underneath the garage floor that needed to be removed.  I hired Allstate and on July 18th, 2012 the concrete floor was opened and 2.62 tons of contaminated soil was removed.  The excavation was backfilled with clean sand and the concrete floor was replaced.
P-994-2011*	
	12/1/11: The daughter of Mr. Dennis Scott contacted Ms. Ann Pistell of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding a jar of elemental mercury (Hg) at her father's home in Kennebunkport.
	12/2/11: At the behest of Ms. Pistell I responded to the home and Mr. Scott turned the small plastic jar and a Hg thermostat over to me for proper disposition.  The location is dense, sub-urban residential use.  I was informed of and noted no discharges.
	Mr. Scott also showed me a gallon jug of liquid Diazanon pesticide and a used/contaminated applicator sprayer he also wished to rid himself of properly.  I informed him of the joint MDEP and Maine Board of Pesticide Control (MBPC) pesticide pick-up program and advised him to contact Stephen Flannery of MDEP Response Services Div. regarding signing up for the next scheduled pick-up in this region.

CONCLUSION
1)	The Hg has been collected and properly disposed of through the MDEP therefore keeping the toxic Hg out of the landfill and incinerator.
2)	See the records of Flannery and the MBPC for information on the planned disposal of Mr. Scott's Diazanon.  See the records of Ms. Pistell for further information.
P-995-2011*On 12/2/2011 I received a call from Chris of Southern Maine Towing reporting a diesel fuel spill and requesting assistance.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that a pickup truck belonging to Hawkeye LLC had run over a ladder in the roadway causing a puncture to the fuel tank.  The truck came to a stop in front of 202 Washington Avenue in Portland.  There was a puddle of diesel fuel under the truck.  I used a plugging material to temporarily patch the hole in the fuel tank and used sorbent pads to recover the spilled fuel.  No further Response action required.
P-996-2011*On 12/3/2011 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dubois Heating reporting a leaking above ground storage tank in the basement of a client?s residence in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the basement was divided into two parts separated by a concrete wall with only a small drain hole connecting them.  Oil had leaked out of the tank across one basement, into the next and out a sump pump discharge into the back yard.  See photos.

I hired Environmental Projects (EPI) to respond to the spill to help me clean it up.  Oil and water was removed by vacuum truck from the floor.  Sorbents were used to collect the remaining oil on the surface of the concrete floor.  The floor was then washed and temporary ventilation left in place.

Outdoors, the contaminated soil from the sump pump discharge was removed.  It appeared the cleanup was complete.  A few days later, I returned to the site to retrieve my ventilation fan and observed that oil had come up through the cracks in the concrete floor and that oil and water once again covered the surface of both sides of the basement.

It became clear that removal of the floor and subsurface contaminated soils would be necessary to mitigate oil odor in the home.  The necessary portions of the floor were removed allowing access to the contaminated soil beneath.  That soil was then removed and a new drainage system installed.  The drainage system allowed us to be able to connect a permanent ventilation fan to the system for oil vapor removal.  A new floor was poured and sealed and the ventilation system connected to the new drain.  No further action by Response Services is required.
P-997-2011*On 12/3/2011 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Joe Rossi of Dead River reporting an oil line leak at a customer's home in Cape Elizabeth.  Mr. Rossi reported the line was leaking at a compression fitting.  He was making repairs to the line and cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-998-2011*Sheryl Bernard received a call from the Biddeford Police Department reporting that they had arrested Alberto Gonzalez after finding him stealing oil from a residence on Freeman Street.  Sheryl Bernard transferred the spill to me on 12/07/11.  While trying to siphon oil from the basement oil tanks Mr. Gonzalez caused the release of approximately 15 gallons of oil onto the dirt floor.  Some of that oil went in to a sewer pipe while the rest soaked into the soil under the tank.  I contacted the City of Biddeford's Code Enforcement Office and they were able to tell me who owned the property at 15 Freeman Street, Mr. Norman Garcia.  I contacted Mr. Garcia and asked him for permission to take a look at the spill which he agreed to.  When I arrived on 12/09/11, there were still puddles of oil underneath the tanks and oil was running into the sewer line.  I alerted the Biddeford Public Works Department that some oil had gone into the sewer system.  The Biddeford Fire Department had placed a small collection pool underneath the back tank and it had approximately 5 gallons of oil in it.  I contacted Mr. Garcia to report what I had found and tell him that there was some clean-up that needed to be done right away and he gave me permission to proceed.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate) to clean-up the remaining puddles of oil along with the containment pool, and scheduled to vactor out the contaminated soil on 12/12/11.  I spoke with the property owner and he gave his permission for the clean-up and for the complete removal of the two oil tanks because of their age and because the building is unoccupied and he didn't want this to happen again.  On 12/12/11, Allstate removed the oil tanks and the contaminated soil.  Bedrock was encountered underneath the back oil tank.  A layer of plastic was laid down as a vapor barrier and the excavation was backfilled with stone.  The garden hose and plastic drum used in the theft were also disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-227-2011*On 12/5/11, received a report from Mr. Berry regarding a car accident and fire on Fourth Lake Road, about 7 miles East of Grand Lake Stream.  Mr. Berry was calling to report possible oil spill as a result of this crash and fire.  Due to remote location and lack of a call from law enforcement, Maine Forest Service or Inland Fish & Wildlife Warden Service related to an oil spill, Response staff will assume that any oil spilled from the car accident was mostly consumed by the fire at the accident scene.  Awaited call from State Police or Sheriff's department.  Hearing none, no further action is being taken by Response Services staff at this time.
A-783-2011*	While lighting the Christmas tree at the Blaine House, the Maine Dept. of Transportation's bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose. Less than five gallons were lost. Most of the oil was spilled onto the equipment and onto staged plywood set to protect the lawn. They used sorbent materials from an onboard spill kit to quickly clean-up the oil. No site visit was requested or made.
A-784-2011*	A spill of used engine oil was discovered in a parking lot at Colby College after heavy rain caused a rainbow sheen. The spill was from a parked car to a paved surface and the oil was cleaned up using sorbent material by Colby College staff. No site visit was made. No Response action expected.
P-999-2011*December 05, 2011 I received a phone call from Paula at C N Brown. Paula was reporting that a driver who was delivering oil to 7 Misery Gore Road in Raymond did not close a valve tight enough on the tank truck and approximately 4 ounces of #2 oil dripped from the valve onto the paved driveway. Speedi dry was applied to the oil spill and removed.
I spoke to Paul Roy, the owner of the property, and he confirmed that he was satisfied with the cleanup.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1000-2011*December 02, 2011 I received a phone call from Barry at Downeast Energy. Barry was reporting that a driver had dripped a couple of ounces of #2 oil on the paved concrete ground at 309 Main Street in Brunswick. Speedi dry was applied to the surface and removed. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the drips. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1001-2011*December 06, 2011 I received a phone call from Dead River Oil Company (DRO). They were reporting that an above ground storage tank (AST) was leaking #2 oil in the basement of 41 Glenwood Ave. in Portland.
I responded to the house and met with the home owner, Richard Watson. I investigated the leaking AST and the wet oil stain under the tank. I used my PID (photo ionization detector) for vapors in the air and got a high reading. I suggested because of the high PID readings that an environmental contractor should remove the concrete area that is saturated in oil. Mr. Watson agreed.
December 08, 2011 I hired Allstate Environmental and met them at the house to remove the old AST and remove the concrete floor area that was saturated in oil.
New concrete was poured in the area that was removed. PID reading show 0. DRO installed a new AST in the basement.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1002-2011*I received a call from Dennis Curran of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services reporting that he had found soil contamination above Department reporting requirements while doing test pits next to underground piping at Kettle Cove Marina (Marina) in Casco.  The Marina had received permission to run new, flexible product piping through the old, single walled, fiberglass piping that they had.  When the evidence of a leak was discovered through the test pitting it negated the permission to put the new piping in the old and the Marina had to remove their old piping and replace it.  At the time the contamination was found, the area where the piping was located was covered with boats being stored there over the Winter.  We agreed that the project could begin in the Spring of 2012 when the boats were put back in the water.

The work was divided into two parts financially.  First was the excavation, removal, and replacement of the underground piping which was paid for by the owner of the Marina.  The second was the removal of contaminated soil found around and under the underground piping and that was paid for by the Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund.  Mark Woodruff, Franki Delaney, Steve Flannery, or I were present when all contaminated soil removal was done.

On April 25th, 2012 work began on uncovering the underground piping at Kettle Cove Marina and the work was completed on May 3rd.  The underground piping was excavated and replaced in all but two areas.  The first is in the driveway of the cottage where a septic system was installed over the piping and the second is next to the decking from the parking lot down to the boathouse.  In those two areas they ran the new flexible piping through the existing single walled fiberglass piping.

Significant contamination was found in the area adjacent to the concrete tank containment both where the piping exited the containment and where the old dispenser was located.  The excavation went down close to 12 feet and all of the contamination was not able to be removed.  Most of the piping run had minimal contamination. Contamination was found in the rubber sheath that the piping was wrapped in.  This material was removed for disposal.  There was one other hot spot for contamination down by the boathouse where the original concrete "transition sump" was located.  That sump was removed and some soil was excavated but some contamination was left behind.

P-1004-2011*
	12/711: Report of small leak of untagged-PCB transformer-oil from transformer being transported to the Service Center in a CMP vehicle.  Clean-up by CMP staff.  No further action expected.
P-1005-2011*A tree limb fell on utility wires which pulled out the bushings on a transformer resulting in minor weeping of mineral oil to the side of the unit; there was no release to the ground.  The transformer was wiped with sorbents.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-1006-2011*On 12/8/11 I received a call from Dan Fitzpatrick of Dead River reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Auburn.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further action expected by Response.
P-1007-2011*
	12/8/11: Mr. Collins reported that on 12/6/11 and earlier he had noted that a trash truck collecting residential waste in his neighborhood (Mussey St. and Bayview Ave near Willard Park) had been dribbling an oil, possibly hydraulic oil, when stopping to collect (and compact?) the trash.
	I contacted the city of South Portland, Public Works Department (PWD) who stated they were unaware of the problem but told me that Pine tree Waste company had the contract to collect residential waste in that area.  I contacted Pine Tree Waste and spoke with Julie and later with Ron Theriault.
	12/13/11: Mr. Theriault called and informed me that he checked the area and noted no evidence remaining of oil leakage in the roadway.

	At this time I recommend no further actions.  From the report I understood that the leaks were sporadic and in low volume and may have degraded or washed away by the time the leaks were reported and investigated.  Similar leaks were reported into Franki Delaney of Maine DEP within the same area in November 2011.
B-746-2011*On December 2, 2011, Scott Arbo, of V.L. Tammaro Oil, called to report a weeping outdoor above ground storage tank at 10 Garfield Street in Calais. When I arrived, the tank was empty. It appeared as though the tank had been weeping for quite some time but it was not currently leaking. I removed a couple bags of contaminated soil and tagged the tank as out of service. I informed the owner, John Froio that the tank would need to be replaced. No further action is expected by Response Services at this time.
A-795-2011*A family spat motivated a family member and former tenant to (allegedly) cut the copper fuel line at this residence and cause an estimated 100 gallons of kerosene to be spilled to the concrete slab under this mobile home.  The fire department collected as much oil as possible with sorbent pads the night of the spill and Clean Harbors was dispatched two days later to collect the remaining oil with clay sorbent.  No further Response action is expected.
I-226-2011*On 12/1/11, Connie Akerson, environmental planner at the Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC), called asking for some assistance in disposal/recycling of anti-freeze for Brent & Curtis Leavitt living in the Houlton area.  Provided Connie info regarding Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) Diesel Automotive program anti-freeze recycling program. Told her to have Brent & Curtis Leavitt contact Bob Rice at NMCC @ 768-2777, who oversees the use of the anti-freeze recycling equipment.  Told Connie to call back if this option is not available.  Did not hear anything further on this matter.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-229-2011*On 12/7/11, received a spill report from Ryan Wishart, a Forester with Seven Islands Land Company, reporting a spill of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a busted hose on woods harvesting equipment operated by Brian Bouchard.  The contractor, Bouchard, mixed the spilled oil with sawdust on site and shoveled into containers.  The oily debris will be hauled to the Maine Woods Company Biomass boiler for disposal/burning with other biomass per license conditions.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-785-2011* On 12-6-11, Harjula Heating discovered an oil spill at the home of Connie Dyer. Ms. Dyer lives at 7 Otis Street in Rockland. Gerry, the technician from Harjula, was at the home for a no heat call. He cleaned the hot air furnace, located on the first floor and found some serious problems with it. However, he was prepared to make a few repairs to keep it operating for a few days. When he entered the basement to change the oil filter at the oil tank, he found oil leaking from the tank, in all likelihood from the fire-omatic valve. The leak was more than a drip and he reported it and then went about replacing the fire-omatic and pumping the oil into a temporary poly tank.  The Rockland Fire Department was called and they responded to the scene.
 I arrived on site sometime later and placed more sorbent pads onto the spilled oil. I installed a low volume fan in the basement to rid the area of oil vapors. I next discussed the Oil Cleanup Fund with the homeowner. I then called Clean Harbors and they sent a rep to the scene to assess the situation. Clean Harbors arrive the next day with a crew and vactor. They vacuumed oil, water and soil from the basement and also removed all of the oil stained debris, such as firewood, lumber, clothing etc. Clean Harbors washed the floor with a pink detergent.
 Several days later I retrieved the fan. No oil odors were detected in the home and a new propane heating system had been installed.
 No further action is expected from Response Services.
A-793-2011*	An ongoing slow leak from an aboveground storage tank (AST) was reported. An initial site visit was made and no leak was discovered. After a delivery, a slow leak developed. It was unclear if the leak was emanating from the fuel line or the tank. The homeowner insisted the leak was from the tank and hired a burner technician to verify. They contacted Peter Moulton with the Division of Technical Services to apply for the Department's tank replacement program. Sorbent pads were used to collect the slow drip of oil and removed. Less than on half gallon of oil is estimated to have impacted the soil and no further Response actions are expected.
B-1-2012*On 1.1.12, Verso Paper reported a hydraulic and diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  The truck dumper, a large, 75 foot long, lift used to raise and unload tractor trailers full of wood chips failed in the up position and came crashing down severely damaging the lift and trailer and destroying the tractor. The cause of the failure was malfunction with the left piston and when the left side cylinder gave way the right side also failed under the strain.

Approximately 100 gallons of hydraulic oil from the lift; 100 gallons of hydraulic from the tractor and 230 gallons of diesel fuel from the tractor discharged.  The oil was contained with wood chips around the accident site.  No receptors where impacted.  The gross contamination was cleaned up using wood chip and disposed in the mill's licensed boiler.  Clean Harbors of Maine was hired by Verso to clean up residual oil and the additional sorbent material was burned in the bio-mass boiler.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.



B-2-2012*On 1.2.12,  Webber Fuels reported a one gallon kerosene leak from a residential home heating oil tank at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was  a corroded 275 gallon supply tank.  The tank was pumped off and a new tank installed.  Webber Fuels technicians deployed sorbents to clean up the spill.  There was a slight nuisance odor that Ms. Bradbury did not have a concern with.  I did not observe any oil in the basement and surmised the spill may have been less than the reported one gallon.  No additional complaint received.  No further Response action anticipated.


I-233-2011*12/13/11 Received a faxed spill report from Dead River Company (DR) regarding a spill of about 1 gallon of #2 heating oil in a basement of Roland Ruest home on Main Street in Van Buren.  According to Mike Ouellette, District Manager for DR, Mr. Ruest called and said he had no heat.  A DR technician went to Mr. Ruest' home and checked the tank, it was empty.  Mr. Ruest did not believe the DR technician so the technician took the filter off the fuel line to show evidence of the tank not having fuel.  When the tech put the fuel filter back on the line it was not adequately tightened on the filter gasket.  DR delivered about 100 gallons of heating oil and once the tank had oil in it the filter began to leak/drip some oil onto the concrete basement floor.  DR technician returned tightened the filter and used sorbent materials - speedy dry and pads to clean up and removed the oily debris for disposal.  Mike stated that they had everything cleaned up and that there were no odor issues associated with the small spill.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
A-802-2011*	A spill of an unknown amount of no. 2 fuel oil occurred when a day tank, 600 gallon above ground storage tank (AST), was overfilled from a 2500 gallon underground storage tank (UST) . The overfill occurred as a result of a failed shut off float which caused the oil to exit the vent pipe located on the exterior of the building and impact the soil and side of the building. The spill was reported as small and was estimated at approximately five gallons; however, no verifiable amount spilled was available. The spill was discovered after personnel in the stockroom notice the oil odor from the building ventilation system. The property and those surrounding are serviced by public water.
	On December 14, 2011 I met at the site with Marc Theberge. A visible stain was readily apparent along the side of the building. It was approximately one foot wide and six to eight feet long. Two hand dug holes were dug to verify the oil had impacted more than just the surface. Oil was still encountered in the bottom of the hand dug holes, and a soil removal was needed. The catch basins located down gradient form the spill site were checked and found to be oil-free. The building ventilation intakes were located within feet of the spill so the area was covered with poly sheeting. The excavation was scheduled out two days because heavy rains were forecasted.
	On December 16, 2011 I met with Coutts Bros, Inc. to excavate the oil contaminated soils. A  mini excavator was used to live load dump trucks. Field screening of soils was conducted using field observations, photo ionization detector readings, and oleophilic dye shake tests. The clean-up guidelines chosen to guide the clean-up were the direct contact construction worker safety guidelines. The top layer of visibly impacted soil was a four inch layer of loam. Under the loam was a gravel fill.  As the excavation progressed, it was obvious that the spilled amount far exceeded the initial five gallon estimate. The width of contamination from the concrete wall was four to six feet wide, and traveled vertically through the soil. An estimated fifty cubic yards of oil contaminated soils were removed before reaching a depth of  eight feet, which exceeded the effective depth the small excavator could reach. Oleophilic dye shake tests from the bottom of the excavation continued to show saturated soil conditions, and further excavation was required. The excavation was blocked off using barricades and caution tape.
	On December 19, 2011 the excavation was resumed using a larger excavator. Freezing temperatures over the weekend allowed for clear observation of oil contaminated soils (see attached photos). An additional eighteen cubic yards were removed with an additional three feet of depth removed from the area directly under the vent pipe. Two confirmatory laboratory soil samples were taken and analyzed for both extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). Sample BMV A was taken at a depth of eleven feet directly under the vent pipe. Sample BMV B was taken at the farthest extent of the spill down gradient at a depth of approximately three feet. The excavation was backfilled by Coutts Bros Inc. and the final landscaping will be conducted by Building and Grounds Maintenance Services.
	The day tank system which caused the overfill is undergoing analysis to ensure it meets all applicable codes and to prevent future releases. No further Response actions are expected.
B-3-2012*On 1.2.12,  Bar Harbor Fire Department reported a #2 oil spill at the entered location.  A furnace malfunctioned, causing a release of an unknown amount of oil.  The Oil Technician with E G Jordan Oil Company, responding to the residential complaint noticed the oil and reported it to the Fire Department.  The Fire Department deployed some pads to the spill.  Upon my arrival, I did not observe oil in the basement, but there was water running across the floor and it is believed that the oil migrated and was flushed with the water to the city sewer.  The amount spill did not affect the sewer system.  I removed the pads for disposal.  E G Jordan was working on replacing the furnace.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-230-2011*On Friday, December 9, 2011, Gil Dufour at 44 Bradley Street in Caribou, Maine, had a delivery of kerosene at his residence.  The weight of the full 275 buckled a corroded leg on the tank and snapped off the filter.  Approximately 250 gallons of kerosene leaked under a large deck built above the tank.  Kevin Adams from Adams Heating was called on December 10, 2011 because the residents were no longer receiving heat.   Mr. Adam discovered the leak, and called the Department.  He also set a temporary 55-gallon drum in order to provide heat.

Soderberg Construction was hired to move the deck and remove the contaminated soil beginning on Monday, 12/10/11.  The deck above the tank had an attached wheelchair access ramp.  Mr. Dufour's wife will be at a physical therapy facility for the next 30 days which will allow the deck to be moved and not deny access to the residence.

12/12/11 Met with Jason Landeen, Foreman for Soderberg Construction Co., to discuss a clean-up plan.  The Dufours and all the residents in the neighborhood, within 1000 feet of the spill site, are on city water and there are no nearby surface waters that are threatened by the oil spill.  The primary objective of the clean-up plan will be to remove all saturated soils to prevent odors from impacting the air above the outside deck as well as prevent migration of oil and related odors from getting underneath the modular home slab/gravel base.  Discussed the clean-up plan with Donne Charrette, the daughter of the homeowners.  Donne agreed with the clean-up plan.  Discussed with Jason the option of removal of the deck ramp and then jacking up the deck to an adequate height to allow access to digging contaminated soils with a backhoe equipped with a boom extension.  Jason thought this was a viable plan and began using a forklift to lift/jack the deck up, after removing the deck ramp in sections.  Deck was jacked-up and cribbed, and digging of oily soils began.  At 4 feet below surface grade (bsg) I took several Photoionization Detector (PID) readings with an ION Science PID along the side walls of the excavation at the soil/air interface.  PID readings were 250-300 Parts Per Million (PPM).  Took a couple of soil samples and analyzed them using the Oleophilic Dye Shake Tests. Both of these came back as saturated soils.

Soderberg's crew continued excavating with the backhoe.  Daughter of the homeowner, Donne Charrette, stopped by and I briefed her on the clean-up plan and what still needed to be done.  I also explained the Ground Insurance Fund (GWF) program and assisted her with the completion of the GWF application.  I examined the old oil storage tank (a horizontal unit) with Donne.  It was heavily rusted and the mounts for the legs were badly corroded.  This is where the tank leg failed/collapsed causing the oil tank to tip down and break off the filter/output line and spill the kerosene.  Looking at the corroded tank, I told her it looked to be 30+ years old.  She stated emphatically that it was only about 11-12 years old and could remember when it was installed.  Donne said the rust on the tank was probably from the salt that her folks put on the deck surface to melt ice.  The salty water run-off leaked through the deck boards and laid right on the horizontal oil tank.  Discussed with Donne the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program.  She was interested in applying to the program for her parents. Worked with Donne to complete the application for the DEP's Home Heating Oil Replacement Program.

12/12/11 At 6.0 to 6.5 bsg the backhoe bucket encountered a brown clayish lens of soil, some small amounts of kerosene were seeping into the bottom of the excavation from the easterly sidewall of the dug out hole.  One truck load of oily soils (10-15 cubic yards) had been hauled to Tri-Community Landfill by this time.  Soderberg's crew took a lunch break and will shore up the cribbing around the excavation to prevent collapse of the de
I-231-2011*At 12:00 pm on December 10, 2011, workers of the Maine Potaot Growers (MPG) store at 2 Grange St. in Houlton, Maine discovered an oil sheen in their parking lot headed to a storm drain which empties into Pearce Brook.  No known vehicle was seen leaking oil.  MPG personnel spread sand and swept the parking lot.  They replaced contaminated sorbent pads which are permanently placed around the storm drain.  They also placed sorbent boom in Pearce Brook at the location were the storm drain enters the brook.

MPG reported the spill and Jim Gramlich inspected the storm drain and Pearce Brook.  He found no signs of the sheen in the storm drain or the brook.  No further action required.
P-929-2011*
	11/8/11: While overseeing a environmental assessment it the adjacent Yarmouth Irving gas station, Peter Eremita and I noted a 4" diameter steel pipe protruding through the asphalt paving in front of a retail building.  That the 4" pipe was hollow and was placed well back from the building. It did not appear to be the remains of a protective bollard or fence post.  I measured 32" down below grade before hitting refusal.  There was no cap or lid on the pipe.  The 4" diameter and the fact that it goes 32" deep it is very possibly associated with an old underground oil storage tank(UST), perhaps one filled (abandoned) in place.
	At this time I believe there is not enough cause/proof to require further investigation, although a Phase 1 or Phase 2 investigation would be prudent with any redevelopment or property sale.
B-760-2011*On 12/12/2011, John Holmes of Consumer Fuels called to report a 2 ounce #2 fuel oil spill in the basement of Steve Kelman at 17 Steamboat Avenue in Searsport. The spill occurred because of a malfunctioning burner and was cleaned up by the burner technician with sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-737-2011*On 11/28/2011, Brent Corcoran of 3-Phase Line Construction, a subcontractor for Bangor Hydro, called to report a 16 ounce hydraulic oil spill because of a ruptured hose on a piece of equipment. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents. All materials were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-761-2011*On 12/12/11, I received report of a gallon spill of transformer oil (no polychlorinated biphenyl) to the ground from a leaking transformer at Bangor Hydro Electric company's yard in Veazie.  The contaminated soil was scooped up and disposed of at the Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-759-2011*On 10/21/2011, Wynne Guglielmo, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection contacted me about a used motor oil spill on the property of Guptill's Logging located at 895 Main Road in East Machias. Lyle Guptill, owner of the facility, claims the spill occurred from a drum that was left on the property by an unknown party. Guptill's business is a local waste oil collector and burns it to heat their facility. I oversaw the removal of roughly 2 yards of contaminated soil, which Guptill's disposed of at County Concrete in Columbia Falls. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this point.
B-757-2011*On August 12, 2011, Dale Pineo called to report that 10-15 gallons of various types of oil had been left on the side of the road on property adjacent to the Hudson Transfer Station. Mr. Pineo is an employee at the transfer station, and reported that the product had been left after hours. The oil included lube oil, used motor oil, 2 stroke oil, and others. Many of the small containers that product had been left in were leaking or uncovered. As a result, product had leaked to the ground. I removed unspilled product and and a small amount of contaminated soil. The site of the spill was less than 20 feet from the transfer station's well so I referred the site to Technical Services for well sampling. No responsible party could be identified. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-756-2011*On 12/9/11, Ron, from the Pine Cone Trailer Park, reported a spill at one of the trailers at the mobile home park.  The trailer's owner died a year ago and no one has lived there since.  Attorney Roberta Winchell is overseeing the estate.   Oil appeared to have leaked out the firematic valve and worked its way down the back yard of the neighbors trailer and then a ditch.  The oil then flowed under the road through a buried culvert/pipe emerging into a man-made pond.  Approximately 10-15 gallons made it to the pond.  Heavy rains in the recent days had assisted in the movement of the oil.

Allen's Environmental Service was hired to vactor up contaminated soil and oil.   After Allen's completed their work, boom was placed in the pond, next to pipe outlet and at the extents of where oil had migrated, and also near the source.  Pads were placed at the source to soak up any oil remaining.  A few days later the pads and boom were removed.  Very little oil was observed at this time.  It appears most of the oil spilled was recovered.

Since the Park's closest public drinking well had just been sampled, it is not anticipated to sample this well again for another month or so.  This site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services to sample the Park's drinking water well.   No further action is anticipated for Response Services at this site.
B-755-2011*A leaky fitting on a pulp truck caused a 1/2 pint spill of hydraulic oil.  Oil landed on truck and wooden mats that were on the grounds.  A couple of pads were used to wipe up oil.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-754-2011*On 12.9.11,  Josh Teel reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location; a power line access road intersecting January Lane in Milford.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic line on a bucket truck.  The spill occurred on dirt which was dug up and ultimately disposed at a licensed landfill.  Mr. Teel report a five gallon bucket of soil was removed; an estimated 0.028 cubic yards.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-753-2011*On 12.6.11,  Dead River Company reported a fuel oil leak at the entered location.  They advised that they responded to a fuel odor complaint and upon arrival discovered traces of free phase oil in and around the supply tank.  Upon arrival, I was informed by the Dead River technician that the copper feed line from the 275 gallon supply tank failed.  The line was being replaced.  I investigated the spill and determined that the discharge was minimal.  I collected several ounces of free phase product around some hardscape erected between the tank room and shed area.  I dug a couple of test pits and did not observe any recoverable oil.  No additional complaints have been received.

No further Response Services action is warranted at this time.



B-752-2011*The Hermon Fire Department called to report a small amount of oil in a small stream due to a truck driven into the stream.   After the fire department padded up the oil only a sheen was left in the water.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-751-2011*The Orono Fire Department called us reported that a lady had some hazardous chemicals, an old extinguisher, some paints, pesticides, etc., in her basement and she would like to get rid of them.  Thomas Smith and I went up and collected and removed these items from her condominium.  We indicated to her any costs incurred by the State will be forwarded to her for reimbursement.  She was fine with that arrangement.   No further work expected by Response Services at this time.
B-750-2011*The Brewer Code Enforcement Officer reported a spill at an abandoned house at 17 Elm Street.  The owner left town over a month ago leaving the tenants in limbo.  Only one tenant still lives at this residence and is planning on moving out in the next few days.  It appears someone clipped the supply line to one of the above ground storage tanks (AST) in the basement and was letting oil drip into a soda bottle in order to supply another tank in the basement that is still connected to a furnace.   Somewhere in the scheme of things, a couple gallons of oil leaked onto the concrete floor, which already had a pool of water on it.  Thomas Smith and I proceeded to clean up the spilled oil and turned the firematic valve  off.  There appeared to be very little oil left in the AST.  No further Response Services action is expected at this site.
B-749-2011*On 12/7/11, Jim McCoy of Webber Energy reported the discharge of 10 gallons of # 2 fuel oil to a basement concrete floor at the Hilltop School/Daycare Center.  The nozzle assembly on the furnace had broken and sprayed oil onto the wall and floor.  Webber had used sorbent pads and speedi dri to recover the pooled product on the floor.

I arrived on scene and checked the basement.  The oil had been removed with pads and speedi dri put down on the floor.  I was getting readings of 130 parts per million (PPM) on my photoionization detector (PID).  I asked Webber to take the oil soaked pads out to my truck.  I went upstairs to check the air  in the classrooms.  All of the rooms on the first floor were around 10 PPM with a higher concentration (25 PPM) in the rooms right above where the spill occurred.  I explained to the Director, Stacey Shaffer that readings on a PID above 5 PPM were of concern for children.  Ms. Shaffer chose to close the school for the day while we worked to control the oil vapors.  I installed a RAM fan to ventilate the furnace room and put up a vapor barrier over the door leading into it.  I hired Bouchard's Cleaning out of Bangor to wash down and treat the oil impacted floors and wall.   At this point, I also got in touch with Robert Sypikowski, the senior environmental engineer in Bangor, to consult with him on the best course of action for ventilation.

By the end of the day, the PID readings on all three upstairs floors were below 5 PPM.  Bouchard's Cleaning returned on 12/8/11 for a second cleaning of the floor.  I checked the air again the morning of 12/8/11, and levels were still below 5 PPM on the PID.  I explained to Ms. Shaffer that the PID was a field instrument and cannot give the resolution required to adhere to health standards.  I turned the site over to Technical Services at this point so that they could do a summa canister analysis on the indoor air quality of the school.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-748-2011*On 11/29/2011, Kevin Peterson called to report a two gallon transformer oil spill at the Tibbetts Street Substation located at 15 Goodness Way in Bangor. The spill occurred while moving a transformer and resulted in oil being spilled to the ground. The transformer was sampled for PCB's and returned results of 170 Parts Per Million. Bangor Hydro Personnel conducted a "pcb cleanup" by which they remove an additional one foot buffer around the affected area. In total, 1 85 gallons drum full of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of out of state. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-747-2011*On 12/2/2011 Penobscot county dispatch reported a gasoline spill resulting from a single vehicle accident. The accident occurred at 349 Marcho Road in Etna when a vehicle left the roadway for unconfirmed reasons and struck a mailbox post which ended up rupturing the gasoline tank. I collected nearly 10 gallons of gasoline with sorbents and containment pool. Some gasoline did spill to the ground before I arrived, some was recovered with sorbents by Carmel Fire but some was lost to the gravel roadway. I estimate no more than a couple gallons was spilled to the road and is not recoverable. No drinking water wells are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-745-2011*On 12/2/11, I received report from Pine Tree Waste Services of a blown hydraulic hose on one of their trash trucks.  The spilled product leaked to the asphalt were it was recovered using speedy-dry.  The speedy-dry was recovered using a street sweeper which then disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.

B-744-2011*On 12/2/11, I received report of a one gallon overfill at 558 Riverside Drive, Eddington.  The cause of the spill was overfill.  The product leaked out of the fill pipe and onto the concrete floor.  The product was wiped from the floor using absorbent pads.  No vapor issue.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.


B-743-2011*On 12/2/11, I received report of a blown hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment at the power line restoration project in Bradley.  The oil leaked to the ground, where staff then shoveled the soil into bags for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-742-2011*Don Nelligan from Pine Cone Trailer Park (Park) reported oil in a ditch behind trailers on Emerald Rd in their trailer park.   The oil appears to have been dumped behind the trailer at 7 Emerald Road.  The oil then flowed down the ditch approximately 150 feet or so.  The ditch still contained a considerable amount of water, with oil floating on top of it.   The oil appears to be a weathered motor oil.   One of the Park's two Public Supply drinking water wells is approximately 200 feet away from the extents of the oil.
	The trailer has been vacant for over a month.  A shed had been moved recently but supposedly it was empty except for a few items, including a couple transmissions.  There was no signs that these transmissions had leaked or were leaking.  Peggy Bush called the Holden police to report the vandalism, spilling of the oil.  The Holden Police Chief, Gene Worcester, responded and proceeded to take information  concerning the vandalism.
	Clean Harbors were hired and proceeded to clean up the oil and contaminated soil.  After Clean Harbors finished I placed boom and pads along the ditch.  Clean Harbors hauled material to their Rumery Road for testing and proper disposal.  Two tons of material was disposed of by Clean Harbors.   I removed the pads and booms a couple weeks later.  I observed very little oil on the pads or in the ditch.
	I referred this site to Tech Services and Jim Lavoie sampled the Park's nearest Public supply well on 12/5/11.  Results were negative.  Another sample will be collected in a month or so.  The drinking water program, Jennifer Grant, was contacted and the sampling plan discussed with her.
	No further work expected at this site by Response.
B-741-2011*On 12/2/11, I received report from the Stonington Harbor Master of a dumping complaint.  When I arrived on site, I discovered a drum of waste oil and water, that had leaked some onto the ground.  The Harbor Master and I discussed its source and talked to the local fishermen.

The responsible party admitted to spilling some and shovelled the soil, under my supervision, into bags for proper disposal at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-740-2011*On 12/1/2011 Kendra MacDonald called to report that her basement above ground storage tank had leaked. The spill was the result of a corrosion hole in the tank itself and resulted in approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel being spilled to the dirt floor basement. I hired Clean Harbors to excavate contaminated soil from the basement. A plastic vapor barrier was installed underneath the fresh stone backfill. Due to the weather venting with a fan was not possible Though photoionization detector readings in the living space were below 2 parts per million when I left. Vapors will continue to be monitored. No further Response action is anticipated
B-739-2011*On 12/1/11, Ryan Kuhl, of Jackson Labs, reported the discharge of 15 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot at their facility.  A worker accidentally spilled the diesel while refueling a fork lift outside.  The fuel was immediately contained with sorbent boom and with no product reaching storm drains.  The Jackson Lab crew used sorbent pads and speedi dri to clean up the product and those materials were disposed of through the environmental cleanup company contracted by Jackson Lab.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
B-738-2011*On 11/30/11 I received report from Bangor Hydro Electric company of an estimated 8 gallon spill of lube/waste oil onto Interstate 95 from a drum in the back of one of their trucks.  The truck was transporting the oil back to their shop when it fell over in the back of the truck, leaking onto the roadway.

Myself, Bangor Hydro staff and a crew from Clean Harbors recovered the spilled product from the roadway using speedy dry and State Police traffic support.

No further action required.
B-736-2011*On 11/28/11, I received a call from Barbara Grindle.  Ms. Grindle was cleaning out her father's property after his death, and found various household chemicals and garden pesticides.  None of them were leaking or spilled, but she was unsure how to dispose of them.

The next time I was in the area, I over packed them and brought them back to our HAZ Store facility to await proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-735-2011*Police reported a truck which flipped over onto its side into the stream.  The driver of the truck tried to jump out of the truck prior to leaving the road, however, he only made it partially out of the truck, which then crushed him between the truck and the ground.   He died at the scene.   The police were unable to report if the truck was leaking or how much.  Upon my arrival, I was able to ascertain that the truck did not leak.  No further Response Services action expected at this site.
B-734-2011*On a chilly Thanksgiving day, Dead river called to report an 100 gallon spill in a basement at 132 Front Street in Old Town.  It appears the piping between the tank and firematic valve failed allowing oil to flow out onto the concrete floor.  Upon arrival there was approximately 35 gallons of oil in the northwest corner of the house.  I pumped this oil into a drum approximately 32 gallons,  and used pads to pick up the residue on the floor, approximately another 15 gallons.   The vapors were quite strong initially.
	Amanda and her newborn relocated to a family's residence in Bangor.  They continue to reside there until just before Christmas.
	In the next two weeks,  a 7 foot by 9 foot section of the concrete floor was removed towards the Northwest corner, stairs were removed, a vent system installed, contaminated soil excavated, two closets removed, floor cleaned twice, concrete floor replace, new stairs installed and a under slab vent system was installed.  Everywhere except where fresh concrete was laid, the concrete was sealed with epoxy paint, two coats.   Clean Harbors and Leadbetters construction were hired to perform work.
	Vapors were below 1 ppm when owners moved back into the house.
No further action by response expected
B-733-2011*Mr. Allen Colby tried to turn around in a construction site next to 2243 route 2 in Hermon.   He almost made it but did not see the well casing sticking out of the ground 8-10 inches due to a recent snowfall.  He proceeded to hang up on the well casing and called a friend to help.  They tried to pull the car off of the well casing but only accomplished ripping open the fuel tank on his car.  Gasoline spilled out all around the well casing.
	The following day I hired Gardner Construction to excavate the contaminated soil around the well casing.  43.26 tons of contaminated soil was removed from around the well.  A soil sample from the bottom of the excavation was non-detect.  After backfilling I taped a plastic bag to the top of the well casing.
	The well casing did not have a cover and was full of soil.   The owner of the land, Mrs. Tapley, indicated that the well would not be used for drinking water and it was going to be used for geothermal heat.   Shortly after DEP's excavation for the contaminated soil the site was graded and the well casing was buried under approximately 18 inches of soil by the owner.
	No further action by Response expected.
B-732-2011*Chris McKale reported that one of Pine Tree waste trucks blew an engine, spilling approximately 5 gallons of motor oil onto the road.  Pine Tree Waste used pads and speedi-dry to clean up the spill.   No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-731-2011*Coast Guard reported that they were escorting a 40-foot vessel back into port which had 100-125 gallons of diesel on board.  Nothing leaked on the way into port.  Some vapors reported on board.   No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-730-2011*State police reported that a tractor trailer was leaking diesel and possible transmission fluid due to a Subaru pulling out in front of the tractor trailer.  Approximately 5 gallons of fuel leaked out of the driver side saddle tank.  I used pads to clean up fuel from the pavement.  Fuel stayed on the pavement and was spread out due to numerous vehicles running through it.  No further action expected by Response.
B-729-2011*While changing a filter during routine maintenance, approximately a pint of fuel oil was spilled and cleaned up by Dead River Company.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-728-2011*On 11/22/11, Brent Corcoran of 3 Phase Line Construction reported the discharge of 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel due to an accidental overfill of one of their trucks in the equipment yard.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent pads that were disposed of by 3 Phase.  No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
P-170-2012*On 3/6/2012 I received a call from Brian Nereson of Ransom Environmental reporting an underground storage tank discovered during an excavation project in York for the Town of York.  Brian reported a slight fuel oil odor to the soil, no sheen on the groundwater in the excavation, and no oil in the tank.  I instructed him to have the tank removed and have the tank owner, the Town of York, file paperwork afterwards to register the tank.  No soils needed to be removed for the project so I instructed Brian to return any contaminated soils found to the hole from whence they came.  No further response action required.
A-779-2011* On 12-1-2011 Mary Holmes called to report what she believed to be a fuel oil spill. She is involved with the real estate transaction involving the property at 882 Main Street in Waldoboro. This property is the former Camden National Bank and most of the furnishing inside the building have been removed. A property management company is also involved.
 The buyers did not want to leave any oil in the tank, which is located in the basement. The property management company hired two incompetent guys to transfer the fuel out of this tank. The property management company did not want to spend any money, so these two clowns siphoned oil from the tank, located in the basement, into buckets. From there they carried the buckets up the steps through the first floor and then poured them into 55 gallon drums that were in the back of their pickup truck. When the siphon system would no longer work, they dug a pit in the dirt floor under the filter assembly. They placed smaller containers under the filter and opened the valve and attempted to drain the tank that way. However, sludge blocked the outlet and they were not able to drain the remaining 8 inches of oil.
 It was at this time that I became involved. I met Mrs. Holmes on site along with the two fellows from the property management company. They explained their process, which I have carefully outlined in the above paragraph. I stuck the tank with a stick to determine how much fuel was left. I suggested that the two workers hire an oil company to pump out the remaining oil. Using a shovel I checked the soil under the filter assembly, there was very little oil contamination. I asked them to remove a small amount of soil from under the filter.
 The property has been sold and no additional action by Response Services is expected.
A-780-2011* While returning to Augusta, via. Route 17, I observed a large oil stain in the lawn of Dean Shorty. I turned around to investigate. Mr. Shorty's home is located at 506 Rockland Rd. in the town of Windsor. A 275 gallon oil tank was sitting on the lawn behind the shed. An open container had been placed under the end of the tank. The oil stain extended from the container onto the lawn, covering an area about 36 square feet.
 I spoke with the owner and she said her husband knew about it. I asked him to call me. Mr. Dean Shorty called me and I asked him to remove the oil stained soil. Using a hand shovel he dug up the soil and placed it into poly bags. I made a second visit to inspect the cleanup. The cleanup was sufficient. I will return at a later date and pick up this soil.
 On 4-10-2012, I removed the soil and brought it back to the DEP warehouse for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-781-2011* On 12-2-2011 Rick Thurston, of Reed and Reed, reported that someone had dumped twenty or more five gallon containers into the roll-off container at the job site. Most of these containers had oil or waste oil in them, some of which leaked out into the roll-off. The site location is 6 Sophie May Lane and is the lot that the contractors used to stage equipment.
 Reed and Reed is the contractor that is building a replacement bridge over the Kennebec River in the town of Norridgewock, on Route 201a & 8. The bridge that is being replaced is the infamous cement bridge that took out my mirror on that dark and rainy night a few years back.
 Mr Thurston had already made calls to EPI for cleanup actions and the Somerset Sheriff's Office. EPI arrived on site and segregated the material in the roll-off. The oils that were left in the containers were poured into a 55 gallon drum. Oil impacted soil was removed with hand tools and placed into drums. An estimated 50 gallons of oil was collected along with 3 drums of soil. This oil was later found to be high in Chromium. The oil stained debris in the roll-off was placed into cubic yard containers (a.k.a. waste wranglers). The oil, soil and debris were shipped to General Chemical in Framingham, MA for ultimate disposal on 21-14-2011.
 EPI and Reed and Reed kept me informed of the cleanup status. Digital pictures are stored on the DEP spill management data base system. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-782-2011*	A spill of an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil occurred from a broken hose on a bucket truck. The oil was lost to pavement and grass. Central Maine Power personnel cleaned up the free product using sorbent material. A site visit was made during the following week to confirm the clean-up, and only staining of the pavement was discovered. No further Response actions are expected.
A-786-2011*On 12/7/2011 in Augusta, Summit Environmental reported the discovery of an underground tank. The estimated 500 gallon bare steel tank was discovered during the Augusta Utility District sewer line project. The tank was damaged by an excavator operator and a small amount of product was spilled. Environmental projects was called to respond with a vacuum truck to pump out the remaining product which appeared to be gasoline. Contaminated soil was stockpiled while awaiting analytical results for proper disposal.

 On 1/5/2012, 63.93 tons of contaminated soil was taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. The area is served by public water. For more information see the Summit site assessment in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection file room. No further Response action is expected.
A-787-2011*A small amount of heating oil was lost due to tank corrosion.  A sorbent pad was used to collect the oil from the wet concrete basement floor.  The tank is scheduled for replacement.  No further Response action is expected.
A-788-2011*	A spill of an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred when a hose on a bucket truck blew while conducting utility repairs. The oil was lost to the paved road and road shoulder. Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel used sorbent material to clean up the free product on the pavement. The gravel along the roadside that was impacted by the oil was drummed and removed. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
P-1003-2011*A plastic bucket with a small quantity of heating oil in it was stashed in the back of a Downeast Energy van.  The bucket cracked releasing its contents.  Most of the product remained in the van though some ran out the back door to a gravel driveway but was immediately reduced to a sheen by falling rain.  Nonetheless, sorbent materials were applied to the affected area.  No soil removal was deemed necessary as a result of this incident.
A-789-2011*On 12/8/2011 in Bristol, Michele Roberge reported an oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The truck was owned by Rusty Holmes, when I made contact with Mr. Holmes he stated that approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost over several miles of road. The fire department put out sorbent pads on the heavier spill areas. A site visit was made to assess the spill and collect the oiled sorbents. No further response action is expected.
A-790-2011*A small amount of transformer oil was lost from a transformer due to storm damage.  The oil was collected with sorbents and through excavation by a CMP hired contractor.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-791-2011*A tank corrosion problem was reported by Waldo County Oil.  I visited the site and found that the tank was not leaking but was scheduled for replacement since it had corrosion problems with the legs.  The was minor staining in the filter area probably due to sloppy workmanship when servicing the filter.  No Response action is expected.
A-792-2011*12/8/11 1324 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that 1 gallon of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mounted transformer to the ground below. They had sent a crew to remove all impacted soil visible. See attached CMP report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-794-2011*	A homeowner called and reported a loss of fifty gallons of kerosene. The delivery company insisted they delivered 100 gallons to a small 100 gallon tank that was already half full. A site visit was made on December 9, 2011 to see if a spill had in fact occurred. Both the basement and fill pipe areas were inspected. No evidence of any spillage was found. No further Response actions are expected.
A-796-2011*A small amount of gasoline leaked from a passenger vehicle on Maine Street in Camden. The local fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No Response action is expected.
A-797-2011*A small amount of gasoline was spilled due to a leaky fuel tank on a dump truck.  The truck was delivering firewood to the residence when the leak occurred.  The truck driver's insurance company hired Clean Harbors to remove a small amount of soil from the driveway.  No further Response action is expected.
A-798-2011* On 12-12-2011 Ramon Dow, of Maritime Energy, reported a spill of gasoline at the Maritime Farms Store (#51) in Belfast. This spill had occurred late the previous evening. A customer was not paying close attention and overfilled the automobile fuel tank. A total of $75.00 of gasoline was pumped through the dispenser.
 This gas station/convenience store is located on Route three, just east of Route one, across the street from the Belfast Fire Dept. The Fire Dept. responded to the spill and the spilled petroleum was cleaned up using sorbent material.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-799-2011*	A one quart spill of lubrication oil was reported. The spill was the result of a catch pan under the engine of a locomotive overflowing and dripping on the track ballast. The impacted ballast was removed by Pan Am personnel and consolidated into a roll-off can stored at the Waterville rail yard. No site visit was made. No further Response action expected.
A-800-2011*	A spill of two cups of No. 2 fuel oil was reported. The spill occurred from residual oil contained in the delivery hose and impacted a gravel driveway. The CN Brown driver removed the impacted gravel. I spoke with the owner Mr. Charles Cayford and confirmed the small nature of the release. No site visit was made. No further Response action expected.
P-1019-2011*Down East Energy (DEE), called to report a driver experienced an unbalanced moment while retrieving the hose and discharged a small amount (12 ounces) to the asphalt at the rear of the truck. It was stated his hand became entangled on the nozzle as the hose rewound on the reel and accidentally triggered the nozzle and spewed a small amount of fuel oil to the asphalt.  He quickly recovered and applied speedy dry and cleaned the spill.  He notified dispatch and the home owner (who was home at the time of delivery, and is a DEE employee).  The spill was cleaned to his satisfaction.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on information supplied and no additional calls, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-1010-2011*A truck accident caused the release of approximately 150 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents and approximately 150 lbs of spent sorbent's were disposed of by DEP personnel. Oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. 63.60 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a Photo Ionization Detector and hydrophobic dye shake tests. Remaining impacted soils fall below recommended petroleum cleanup guideline recommendations based on the exposure risks present at this location.
	
No further action is anticipated by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services.

I-232-2011*12/13/11 13:40 Received a call from Mark Bossie, Dead River (DR) manager, regarding a spill at the home of Elmer and Bertha Clark in Houlton.  Oil spill of about 25 gallons is the result of a corroded fuel line leaking oil onto the dirt basement floor of the Clark's home.  Dead River Technicians are on scene and padding off the puddled up oil on the dirt floor adjacent to the leaking fuel line.

12/13/11 14:45 Arrived on scene, did size up of the situation.  DR Technicians showed me the extent of the oil spill in the basement.  Met with home owner, Bertha Clark and explained the problem and what needed to be done to clean up the spill impacted area.  Explained to Bertha the Ground Water (GW) Insurance Fund and how to apply for it.  She was ok with having DEP take care of/oversee the clean-up the spill. I took some Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the living room where I was meeting with Bertha.  The PID readings were in the 15-20 Parts Per Million (PPM) range so advised Mrs. Clark to find another place to stay for the night.  She said she had a family member she could stay with.  Went into the basement and marked off the area needing excavation and contacted Dickison & London to begin the hand digging up of the contaminated dirt floor.  Set up a ventilation system in the basement window with duct work along the area of the contamination.  Gerald and Brent Dickison arrived on scene and began digging up and removing the contaminated dirt floor.  The Clarks have two Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) located in the basement.  The one plumbed to the hot air furnace in the basement is the one that had the fuel line leak.  The other 275 gallon AST is plumbed to an appliance upstairs in the living space of the house.  Both of these ASTs are 30-40 years old, have crimped ends, have surface rust on them , and are wet on the bottom surface between the tank legs.  Will talk with Bertha about the importance of replacing these tanks, possibly going from two tanks to one.  I will also discuss the DEP's tank replacement program if finances are a problem.

12/15/11 Site visit to Clark home to discuss the DEP's home heating oil tank replacement program and assisted the Clarks in completion of the application to this program as well as completion of the GW fund application to apply to the GW Insurance Fund.  Checked the air quality using the ION Science PID in the main floor living space - got no hits for any Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).  Went down in the basement and the ventilation system is working well beneath the layer of poly.  When the tank with the small leak that also had the line leak is removed there will need to be additional digging out of some contaminated soils and placement of a sub-grade ventilation pipe to pull VOC's out of the subgrade area.  Conveyed this info to Dickison and London Contractors and they will return when the tanks are being replaced to do the final digging.

1/9/12 Spoke with Peter Moulton, Environmental Engineer in Augusta.  The Clarks have been approved for the oil tank replacement program and Dead River Co. will be doing the work.  Called Mark Bossie, Service manager for DR, explained the additional digging needed once the tank(s) are removed and to coordinate his tank removal work with D&L Construction.  Gave Mark the telephone cell number of Brent Dickison - 694-0717.  Mark Bossie said that DR plans on starting the tank replacement work on Wednesday 1/10/12

1/11/12 Met with Brent & Gerald Dickison to check on clean-up/excavation/hand digging of contaminated soils in the location of the spilled oil and oil storage tanks in the Clark's basement. Took several PID readings of the soil: air interface at the base and side walls of the excavation area.  Area of the digging is 12" below surface grade (bsg) and an area of 8 feet X 10 feet in size.  Took a couple of Oleophilic shake test samples in the area directly beneath where the fuel line leaked oil.  PID readings and Ol
P-1009-2011*Texas Instruments reported that a small amount of diesel fuel was spilled onto the paved drive surface at their facility from a truck that was delivering merchandise. Rain caused a sheen to develop and sorbent boom was used to collect the product before it reached any storm drains or drainage ditches. No site visit made. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1011-2011*The home owner of this residence suspected that there may be an oil leak in the piping between the oil and the furnace. Irving oil was dispatched to location and determined that there was no leak. DEP personnel also responded to the location to investigate and concluded that there was no leak. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1012-2011*A furnace malfunction caused an incomplete combustion and a fire in the "power vent" of a furnace in the basement of a home.  The resulting smoke damage was being cleaned by SERVPRO .  Katrina Millet of SERVPRO contacted the DEP when she discovered some oily soot in the basement.

I met Ms. Millet on-site and observed the oily soot on the puddles of the low areas of the dirt basement.  The soot smelled of oil and was releasing a sheen.  Ms. Millet provided me with the contact information of the insurance company and homeowner.  The insurance company informed me that the clean-up would be covered and requested that I arrange for it.

I did so and on 12/19, Clean Harbors provided laborers to shovel and remove the affected area in the basement as well as a small area of ground outside the power vent.  The homeowner, Jim Leeman, was there at the time of the clean-up and both he and I were satisfied that it was effectively remediated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1013-2011*Approximately 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The house had recently been burglarized and all of the copper fixtures were stolen from the house including the copper oil line between the oil tank and the furnace. The house is serviced by municipal water and the basement flooded to about 4'' deep before the water could be turned off. DEP personnel responded to the location and observed a layer of oil floating atop the flooded basement. A vacuum truck was immediately utilized to remove approximately 3,000 gallons of water / oil from the basement. Due to the flooding in the basement, a sump pump located in the basement pumped approximately 25 gallons of oil out of the house and into the marsh area located behind the residence. Sorbent's were were placed in the marsh to collect oil. Oil impacted belongings were removed from the basement and disposed of via Pine Tree Waste. The floor and wall surfaces of the basement were pressure washed and cleaned with solvents. Oil has been observed in the groundwater inside the sump located in the basement. Strong oil odors persist inside the house. DEP has referred the site to the Division of Technical services to determine what additional mitigation efforts will be necessary. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1014-2011*The Hannaford supermarket in Sanford reported that someone dropped off a bag of recyclable bottles that had a gasoline smell. DEP personnel responded to the location, removed and disposed of the bag. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1015-2011*The owner of the commercial building located at 129 Front Street reported smelling an oil odor in the building. DEP personnel responded to the location and confirmed the presence of an oil odor; however a source could not be found. An oil spill did occur at the abutting building to the 2010; however it is unclear if this is the source. The site was referred to the Maine DEP Division of Technical Services. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1016-2011*The Sanford Fire Department reported that diesel fuel was spilled on the road from a 5 gallon jug of fuel that may have fallen off the back of a truck. The spilled fuel was released to the paved road surface. Sorbent's were utilized to recover some of the spilled product. No storm drains or surface water bodies were reportedly impacted. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-1017-2011*A loose fitting on a furnace caused approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil to leak inside the basement of the residence. A heating oil contractor responded to the house, replaced the fitting and removed a five gallon pail of impacted soil from the spill location. DEP personnel responded to the location and determined that cleanup was satisfactory. No further response action is  expected at this time.
P-1018-2011*	12/12/11: Notice of 2-gallon discharge of antifreeze from burst hose on Pine Tree Waste trash truck. No discharge reported to storm drains or surface waters.  Cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste staff and waste into trash stream.
P-1020-2011*C. N. Brown Co. reported a spill at their bulk plant, due to a hose break while making the delivery.  An estimated ten gallons of heating oil were discharged to the spill bucket, pad area and the interior of the dike containment.  Speedy Dry sorbent material was applied and a full cleanup would commence the following morning.  I met Tom Carleton of C. N. Brown Co. at the plant as he was cleaning up the pad area.  He showed me the accident location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1022-2011*An aboveground supply tank was overfilled which caused approximately one half gallon of heating oil to be released out the vent.  Product impacted gravel below the point of discharge and was hand shoveled by the responsible party.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further DEP action is warranted.
P-1023-2011*An automobile accident on the corner of Dyer Road and Lisbon Street in Lewiston was reported to this office.  A small amount of motor oil leaked from one vehicle and was cleaned up by Lewiston Fire Department.  I visited the site later that day and confirmed adequate clean up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-1024-2011*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that a citizen had called them concerned because he thought he had seen oil in the Fore River.  I went to the citizens home and he walked me down to the river and showed me what he saw.  It was definitely not oil it was a black organic layer.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1025-2011*
SUMMARY
	This Response Division spill report covers the discovery and abandonment of two, non-compliant bare steel, out-of-service, gasoline, underground storage tanks (UST's) with piping, discovered during UST facility replacement and upgrade work at this Irving Oil gas station.  See also report P-930-2011 for additional site information.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wednesday 12/14/11: Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ed George of Gaftek LLC, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a "mystery" old, out-of-service, UST while Gaftek and Scott Dugas Excavation excavated to repair the site's sewer line.  I responded and met Gaftek and Irving representatives onsite about 0830.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is dense commercial and residential use area, served by municipal water and sewer; the site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The underlying soil was a silt-clay Presumpscot Formation.
	Excavating the site we found two 64" diameter bare steel USTs with bare steel product piping and electrical piping (see photos).  The tanks appeared to be from a much older gas station UST facility not directly related to the adjacent Yarmouth Irving.  About 100' to the NNE is an old concrete foundation and narrow walkway reminiscent of an old gas station building.  The tanks were registered as part of the adjacent Irving facility on the same property.  Adjacent property that may be shared by these USTs was recently acquired by State of Maine from St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad.
	Silt-clay soil around these tanks had a bag headspace measurement of <30-ppm measured by Erik Phenix of Ransom Env.  There was no free product or oil saturated soils.  No remedial actions were required by MDEP.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	11/14/11: MDEP had Irving complete UST registration, and UST abandonment Removal Notice forms for the two new USTs and piping.
	11/15/11:   Clean Harbors pumped out both UST's which had been about 2/3 filled with water, no free oil.  Within T-6 I measured 5% and 2% LEL (lower explosive limit) and in T-7 was 0% LEL indicating T-6 to be gasoline.  Both tanks were oxygen deficient and deemed safe for abandonment.  Both USTs had suction stubs with foot valves which also confirms former motor fuel use.  A Chapter 691 UST Closure site assessment was required and Irving hired Ransom Environmental (see Ransom report of 1/18/12, Project 111.05053).
	As the tanks both went under the paved entrance to Yarmouth Crossing Drive and excavating would have closed commercial and residential access we agreed to abandonment-in-place of both USTs and removal of accessible piping.  After the water was pumped out of both USTs Irving had both tanks filled with concrete slurry and then the excavation backfilled (see photos).

CONCLUSION
1)	At this time no further MDEP, Response Division actions are required regarding these two non-compliant USTs and associated piping.  No soil or water remediation or removal was required nor done.
	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, below present clean-up goals, and this media shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions should change.  The extent of the contamination and its full severity has not been documented at this time to my knowledge.  This MDEP Response Division spill shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the UST facility and any discharges have been fully assessed.
2)	As these old bare steel UST facilities were required to have been abandoned and registered prior to 1997 I understand that no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance is applicable.
3)	It was common for old gas stations to have three or four USTs reflecting three grades of gasoline and diesel.  One or more old out-of-service USTs may remain onsite and shall be registered and removed if confirmed.  Part of these USTs and additional, at this time unknown, USTs may be on Irving property and or addi
P-1026-2011*See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1027-2011*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled the oil tank at 291 Hio Ridge Shores Road in Bridgton.  The excess oil sprayed out the vent pipe and onto the ground.  The driver used pads and excavation to clean up the spill.  I contacted the homeowner who went to check on the house and sent me an email letting me know everything was fine (see attached email).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-235-2011*12/15/11 21:40 Received a call from the State Police dispatcher regarding a spill reported to them from Huber Engineered Woods (HEW).  The hydraulic oil spill of 20 gallons was reported by Larry Demerchant of HEW.  Called HEW and spoke with Larry Demerchant to get an update on the nature and status of the spill.  Mr. Demerchant stated that the spill occurred when a ram hydraulic cylinder associated with the log magazine loading operations failed.  The rod came out of the bucket cylinder and hydraulic oil spilled out onto the pad area in front of the log reclaimer magazine.  HEW crews quickly used wood fines to soak up the oil, which was then taken to the boiler fuel staging area to be fed into the boiler as fuel.  Mr. Demerchant stated that the spill is all cleaned up and no assistance is needed from us at this time.  Mr. Demerchant will be faxing a spill report into the DEP.

12/16/11 Reviewed the spill report sent in by Larry Demerchant of HEW.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-234-2011*12/12/11 Received a spill report from Huber Engineered Woods, LLC regarding a 25 gallon spill of condensate from their boiler operations.  Apparently an employee noticed the condensate pump running and went to check if level was dropping in the sight glass, it was not.  The employee went outside to check the vent pipe, and found condensate coming out of the pipe and spilling on the ground.  The condensate spill soaked into the ground.  The condensate is just brackish water  with no hazardous chemical constituents or any oil.  Shared the spill report with the Land and Water Bureau staff for their info.  No action is warranted by Response Services.
I-236-2011*12/17/11 Received a call from Dave Pelletier, Fire Chief - Fort Kent Fire Dept. regarding a small oil spill that occurred on an ambulance on East Main Street in downtown Fort Kent.  The Fort Kent Ambulance blew a filter and spilled approx. 2.5 gallons of motor oil.  The spilled oil was contained on the road surface with sorbent materials (speedy dry & pads) and did not reach any storm water drain or other surface water conveyances.  Fire Dept. crews used sorbent materials to soak up all the oil.   No action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
P-1033-2011*
SUMMARY
	12/12/11: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was contacted by Mr. McElwain regarding information on this former retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Mr. McElwain was referred to me by John Dunlap of MDEP.  His company was evaluating the property for a loan and sought background information on USTs on the property.  The property is presently being occupied by S & J Tuxedo store.
	The property was formerly known as O'Grady's Garage, and has a 275-gallon capacity, unknown-product UST registered under Intown Motors in 1989 as abandoned-in-place back in 1974.  In 1974 there were no MDEP regulations on UST abandonments.  There is no documentation on an MDEP visit and approval of this UST in 1989 when the tank was registered.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	Friday 12/16/11: Onsite I noted a cracked and patched asphalt parking lot with an area resembling a former dispenser island scar.  The site is presently served by natural gas and municipal water and sewer.  The area is dense commercial and residential use.
	On the NW side of the building I found a five-foot tall 1" pipe with an old-style oil tank vent pipe cap (see photos 2 and 3).  A vent pipe like this would typically be for a heating oil or waste oil UST.  On the SE side of the building facing a residence I found three tall 1.5"-diameter motor fuel UST type vent-pipes capped by vent-caps typical on 1950 and 1960's UST facilities.  I noted no fill pipes obvious.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	On 12/19/11, I wrote to Mr. McElwain explaining my site observations and that the vent pipes shows that more than just the one registered 275-gallon UST have been at this location and that one or more UST may still be underground onsite, and that if so they may still contain product (see attached).
2)	I recommended that the vent pipes and the site history be further investigated.
3)	These vent pipes are required to be abandoned.  Even if the USTs were removed in the past it was common for the product piping to have been left in the ground.  Any underground piping or USTs found shall be properly abandoned and a closure site assessment be performed as required in Maine Chapter 691 rules.
4)	Due to the age/date the facility was operated I understand that the facility is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance.

S Brezinski

	
B-693-2011*Dead River Company reported a small spill (1-2 gallons) at 210 Main Street.  The tank had just been filled and a small drip was noticed under the tank.  Dead river wiped up the oil, put a magnet patch on the tank and started to make plans to replace the tank in the next few days.   There was very little vapor in the house.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-694-2011*On 11/9/11, I received report from Plumb Creek logging of an approximate 15 gallon hydraulic fluid spill from a crane at one of their operations.  The spill was caused by the failure of a hydraulic hose on that crane.

The spilled product sprayed onto the ground and leaked into a drainage ditch.  Plumb Creek crews deployed sorbent material to the spill site and in the ditch as they were instructed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff at the annual spring logging symposium.

All of the contaminated soil, leaves and sorbents were disposed of at the Waste Management landfill in Norridgewock.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-695-2011*On 11/9/11, Nathan Harrick of RF Jordan reported a 2 quart spill of hydraulic oil from a boom truck.  While working in the Bangor Hydro Electric Substation the truck suffered a broken hydraulic hose discharge the oil onto the gravel below.  RF Jordan removed the contaminated soil and used sorbent pads to clean up any free product on the ground.  They disposed of the contaminated soil at Lane Construction.  No further Response action anticipated.
B-696-2011*On 11/8/11 I received report from Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental services of a piping replacement job at Lucky Landing Marina.  During the removal, contaminated soil was discovered and reported to the Department.

After discussions with the certified underground storage tank installer, it was determined the spillage was likely from past overfills.  Overfills and spillage while filling likely migrated over time through the pea stone to the depth of the sample.

No further action required.
B-697-2011*On 11/9/11, I received report from Paul Cerreta of Burns & McDonnell of a quart of hydraulic fluid leaked from a forwarder.  A hydraulic line failure was the cause.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-698-2011*On 11/9/11, I received report of a 3 gallon motor oil spill from a truck leaving the Juniper Ridge landfill.  The oil pan on the truck was damaged on the landfill and the leak was noticed when the truck stopped on the scale to get weighed.  The leak was stopped and speedy dry used to recover the spilled product from the scale.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-699-2011*On 11/10/2011 Roland Foss of Webber Energy called to report a 25 gallon spill in the basement of a rental property owned by Nathan Lambert located at 16/18 Division Street in Bangor. The spill occurred because of a corroded tank and resulted in product being spilled to the dirt floor basement. Clean Harbors was hired to excavate 1.5 yards of contaminated soil from the site with a vacuum truck and to backfill the basement. Photoionization Detector readings in the living space were below 1 Parts Per Million when the cleanup was complete. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-700-2011*On 11/10/11, I received report of a overfill at 25 Steamboat Street, in Calais.  The cause of the spill was human error.   All of the spilled product sprayed out the vent on the oil tank, causing no harm to the oil tank or spill inside.

Tammaro Oil quickly dispatched staff to shovel the contaminated sod from the home owners front yard.  They will replace in kind.  The home owner was happy with their effort.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-701-2011*On 11/9/11, I received report of a half a gallon of #2 fuel oil spilled in the basement at 611 Corea Road, Gouldsboro.  The cause of the spill, a corrosion hole in a fuel supply line from the tank to the furnace.  The line was replaced and the spilled product was absorbed with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-702-2011*On 11/12/11, I received report of a vapor issue in a home from a small oil spill.  The oil spill was caused by a leaking oil line connection on the furnace.  The oil technician fixed the problem and cleaned up the spilled product.

When I arrived on site, I installed a temporary fan to remove the vapors.  The following week the vapors had dissipated and I removed the fan.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-703-2011*On 11/13/11 I received report of a 13 gallon transformer spill caused by a traffic accident.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Waste Management's landfill in Noridgeowck.  No further action required.
B-705-2011*On 11/14/11, Bruce Albert called to report a hydraulic oil spill at the Lincoln Paper and Tissue Mill.  Mr Albert reported that on 11/11/11 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was added to the chip truck dumper system.  They had to add another 30 gallons on 11/14/11 at which time they knew there was a leak somewhere.  No visible leak was observed in the areas above ground so the underground lines were uncovered and that's when the broken line was found.  A weld had broken allowing oil to leak.   The contaminated soil was removed and the line was replaced.   the contaminated soil was hauled to Juniper ridge landfill for disposal.  No further work is expected at this site by response.
B-706-2011*On 11/14/11, I received report of a quart overfill onto the ground at 31 Sterling Street, Ellsworth.  The cause was a faulty whistle on the tank.  The spilled product was collected using absorbent pads.  The faulty whistle was scheduled to be repaired.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-707-2011*Mr. Mike Twichell reported oil in his well.  He just bought the property unseen and without a loan from the bank.  Mr. Twichell bought the property while living in Texas.  Since a bank was not used, no water test was performed prior to the finalization of the sale.  Upon arrival, I tried to bail out the oil into bags of pads.  However after about two hours and still numerous inches of oil in the well I informed the owner that I would come back with a pump to remove the remaining oil.   I estimated the removal of approximately 10-15 gallons of oil.  The oil is old with a yellow color and very little odor to it.  It appears to be a kerosene or #2 fuel oil.  The owner was leaving for Texas for a couple weeks.

Jim Lavoie and I returned approximately a month later and with a pump and carbon.  We preceded to pump oil and water out of the drinking water well and treat it with the 85 gallon overpack full of activated  carbon.  We removed approximately 5-10 gallons of oil and left a sheen on the water in the well.   I referred the site to Technical Services at this time.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-708-2011*Andy from the Bangor Waste Water Treatment plant reported foam at their plant and it was coming from the Army Guard helicopter facility near the Bangor International Airport.  I talked to Lieutenant Colonel Mark Sullivan and he said that a mechanical coupling failed overnight allowing foam to be pumped into the pump room.  It appears that the foam leaked out for approximately an hour prior to anyone catching the problem.  The foam then entered a drain and found its way to the Bangor Waste Water Treatment Plant.   The Lieutenant Colonel was unsure how much foam was spilled but said approximately 20 gallons, as a best guest estimate.  They are having the fixed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-709-2011*Mike Leighton, of Dead River Company, reported an overfill at 114 Franklin Street in Ellsworth.  Dead River Company was filling an aboveground storage tank when it overfilled, spilling approximately 1 gallon onto pavement.  They cleaned it up.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-710-2011*Josh Teel, of Hawkeye, LLC, reported a 5 gallon diesel spill which resulted from a dump truck backing up, hitting a rough patch of ground and breaking a hose.   The soil was excavated and was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action expected by Response Services at this site.
B-713-2011*On 11/16/11 I received report from Arnie Fessenden, that he was on site at an underground tank removal at 611 Main Road North, Hampden.  The site was the office to a construction company years ago and has most recently been used as a residential property.

Mr. Fessenden had discovered some contaminated soil at a depth of seven feet.  However it appeared as though the contamination was local to that depth.  At that time I recommended boring a few monitoring holes in a the are to confirm the extent of contamination.

When the tank was removed no holes were discovered in the tank.  It is suspected that the contamination was from overfills.

NOTE:  S & J Fuel Services did not follow through and register this tank.  No records were found within the Tanks database.
B-714-2011*On 11.15.11, Bangor Hydro reported a half gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  The reporter indicates that a transformer faulted causing oil to leak out the top cover gasket.  It was reported the oil contained less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The oil impacted a paved roadway and a grass area.  Speedi-Dri was deployed on the pavement and the grass area, a 2' x 2' area, was removed.  Bangor Hydro indicated a twenty gallon container of waste material was generated.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-715-2011*On 11.16.11,  Hawkeye, LLC, reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The amount spilled was reported as less than a half-gallon.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic line on a rock handler machine.  The line was repaired and the oil impacted soil removed and stock piled.  Hawkeye's spill waste is picked up by a licensed contractor or disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-716-2011*On 11.16.11,  Eddington Fire Department reported an oil stain on the boat launch at the entered location.  They advise that there was not enough product to be absorbed with pads and were reporting the situation.  It appeared to the reporter that oil had been spill at some point.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff did not respond to the report due to additional spill priorities.  No further complaints have been received.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.



B-717-2011*The owner of the Dark Harbor Boat Yard had 6 drums of waste fuel and water that he was having a hard time finding a contractor to come get the drums and properly dispose of them.   The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the boat yard made arrangements for the DEP to go get them and make sure they are then picked up by a contractor for proper disposal.   The DEP used this opportunity to perform training and also assisted a local business, which is right on the water,  in properly disposing of waste.   No spills occurred in relation to this spill number.  No further action expected by Response Services at this site.
B-718-2011*Josh Teel, from Hawkeye, LLC, reported an 8 ounce spill of diesel fuel.  Spill occurred when they were filling a piece of equipment and overfilled the tank.  They used pads to clean up spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-719-2011*On 11/18/11, Gil Merchant from Bangor International Airport, reported a 300 gallon spill of Jet A fuel.  A fuel supply truck was accidentally overfilled while transferring product from one of the above ground storage tanks within the airport.  Fortunately, the fueling site is within a concrete berm and has a 30,0000 gallon oil water separator located below it.  All of the product was contained within the separator or within the concrete berm.  Sphag-sorb was used to remove the fuel from the concrete berm.  The oil water separator is scheduled to be cleaned out by Clean Harbors in the spring.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-720-2011*On 11.19.11,  Ms. Kelly reported a leaking above ground supply tank at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed two 330-gallon above ground storage tanks, one of which had leaked through a corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank after being filled today, 11.19.11.  The leak was discovered right off and an oil technician applied a magnet patch to stop the leak and deployed speedi-dri.  The drip appeared to be small and reported at a drip per minute.  The oil impacted area was to a crude, but effective bermed area around the tanks.  Photoionization Detector readings were limited to 2 to 3 parts per million (ppm) in the basement area and 0 ppm on the first floor living area.  A Dead River technician arrived to pump off the damaged tank.  The speedi-dri was removed and disposed through Dead River waste stream and a new tank installed.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-721-2011*The Maine National Air Guard, Brian Bernosky, reported that a refueling truck leaked 50 gallons inside their refueling maintenance bay.  Approximately 45 gallons made it to a drain which goes to a 1,000 gallon oil water separator.  Pads and speedi dry were used to clean up the concrete leading to the drain.  The Air Guard  hired Clean Harbors to clean out the oil water separator.  No further action expected by Response Services at this time.
B-722-2011*On 11/21/11, Chris Gulesian from Daigle Oil Company reported a 7-10 gallon spill of K-1 at their bulk plant on Haynes Street in Lincoln.  The spill occurred after a driver had completed filling his truck.  He shut the pump down and then disconnected the nozzle.  When he moved the nozzle arm away from the truck 7-10 gallons discharged down the side of the truck and onto the paved pad below.  Some oil migrated off the paved pad.  The cause of the spill was a valve failure in the pumping system that allowed product out of the fill pipe.
Daigle Oil removed approximately 2 cubic yards of soil and I allowed them to land spread it within the berm for their above ground storage tanks.  No oil migrated to any waterways or catch basins.  No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
B-725-2011*An anonymous complaint was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concerning a house that was foreclosed on 6 months to a year ago.   The basement had approximately 3.5 feet of water in it and it appeared the tank was just starting to float.  It was very hard to see exactly.   The windows were boarded up or impossible to see through.  I left a message with the Hampden Code enforcement officer concerning the situation at this residence.  I then tried to find out which bank owned the residence, however, Hampden's records indicated either CitiFinancial or Bangor Savings Bank owned it, but it was impossible for them to know who.  There was no oil observed at the residence, and so there is no further action by Response Services expected at this site at this time.
B-726-2011*An anonymous complaint indicated that Wilson's Line striping had a spill with their seal coat material.  Upon arrival, I noticed that a paved area around the portable tank was stained black.  After talking to the owner Keith Wilson, he indicated that approximately 5-10 gallons of sealer spilled onto the pavement and a little onto the adjacent gravel.  Since the sealer was spilled onto pavement where it's supposed to be used I didn't see an issue in leaving it.  I indicated that he needs to be more careful and he said they have already been changing protocols for handling material.   The chemical in question is Tarconite, which is contained within the sealer.
	He does have a couple plastic containers with solidified residue in them.  I indicated he will need to get rid of these containers properly.  He indicated that he would look into how to get rid of them.  I will follow up on the proper disposal of the containers, but otherwise no further action by Response Services is expected at this site.
B-727-2011*It appears that someone from Pine Cone trailer park moved the above ground storage tank, and did some earthwork and moved the tank back.  However, when they moved the tank back, they did not tighten the one fitting completely and a small drip occurred.  Wally, from Dead River Company, tightened the fitting, stopping the leak.  A small stain was observed on the ground under the filter.  While cleaning up the B-742-11 spill, a couple shovels of soil were removed from this area.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time  at this site.
B-762-2011*On 12/13/11, I received report of a passenger vehicle with a leaking gas tank that pulled into the Mobil on the Run in Newport.  The tank leaked until the product went below the puncture line.  Apparently the car struck something on the interstate causing the leak.

The local fire department deployed absorbent pads and recovered the spilled product that was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-763-2011*On 12/13/11, I was notified by Petty Officer Steve Demarest of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) that a 50-foot barge belonging to Great Bay Aquaculture had sunk on its mooring in Sorrento Bay off of Kearsarge Avenue.  A USCG vessel out of Southwest Harbor was en route to investigate, and I was told that the owners had deployed boom around the vessel to control any sheen.

I arrived on scene and met James Dahl, the operations manager for Great Bay Aquaculture.  He took me out to the sunken vessel and showed me the boom deployed around it.  He told me that he had already dove down and capped the fuel tank vents.  Although there was a small visible sheen, there was no evidence of a significant fuel leak.  James Dahl said that the boat had approximately 100 gallons of fuel onboard.

Great Bay Aquaculture's plan to recover the boat was to lift the boat off the sea floor using airbags and attach it to the sides of two barges.  The barges would then bring the boat to shore so that at low tide the boat could be dewatered.  Once it was refloated, it would remain attached to the barges and they would take it down to Hinckley?s in Southwest Harbor so that the boat could be hauled out and repaired.

Due to high winds, recovery of the vessel did not take place until 12/17/11.  I brought down 500 feet of containment boom as a precautionary measure.  The boat was lifted and brought to shore without incident.  A sheen was visible on the water, but Great Bay Aquaculture used sorbent pads to clean the bilge before removing any water and they left sorbent boom around the vessel during the entire operation.  The vessel made it to Hinckley's Boat Yard in Southwest Harbor with no further problems.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-764-2011*12.13.11  I met with Brent Burgess at the DEP office by way of referral from Jean Flannery of the Remediation Unit.  Mr. Burgess advised that his drinking water well was contaminated.  Mr. Burgess described that several months ago his wife smelled fuel in the water as did he recently while taking a shower and washing the dishes.  Mr. Burgess presented a lab analysis (Spectrum Analytical, Lab ID #SB40507-01) of his drinking water taken at the faucet.  The analysis indicated that a DRO sample was taken and that a concentration of 0.8 mg/l (800 ug/l) of an unidentified diesel range organic.  The 800 ug/l (ppb) exceeds known drinking water standards, however the DRO analytical method is not currently an approved DEP testing method.

Myself and Jean Flannery conducted a site visit and collected confirmatory water samples from the kitchen faucet and had them analyzed for the approved VPH and EPH methods.  I inspected the well, a shallow casing, 52' depth well that was pound driven.  The well is located directly adjacent the gravel drive way and across from a garage.  The home heating supply tank is located upgrade of the well approximately 150'.  I did not detect any olfactory or visual presence of oil after bailing the well.  The site is single family residential.  There is a garage and a couple of heavy machines stored on the site.  One of the machines, a grader, was dripping, what was described as lube oil.  Mr. Burgess advised that he does use diesel fuel on site and has had no spills.  I observed an out of service AST that was described as empty and was brought to the site.   I did not see any other evidence of a discharge.  There were no removal or clean up actions pending the lab results.

The VPH and EPH sample collected on 12.13.11 (HETL #G056683) did not detect fuel oil constituents above the detection limit.  This matter was referred to Paul Blood of the Technical Services Division for further evaluation, who's initial inquire indicated the possibility of a sacrificial anode in the hot water heater as being the cause for an odors.  The anode, used for chlorinated water supplies reacts with bacteria in ground water.  The home owner later had the anode removed and indicated a noticeable difference in the reduction of odors in the water.    Mr. Blood worked with the Maine State Lab and conduct additional TEPH and EPH analysis (HETL #G057364002, #G057364003, and #G057364001) resulting in the detection of hydrocarbons, but below drinking water action levels.  Department elected the installation of a water filtration system pending further Technical Services review.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-765-2011*On 12/14/11, I received report of a car in a brook in Holden.  The driver lost control of his car and splashed into the water.  The fire department responded and could smell gasoline and placed sorbent boom in the brook.

When I arrived on scene, a small sheen was noticed and the boom had recovered some product.  The sorbent was disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-766-2011*On 12/14/11, I received report of a two-gallon overfill to the ground.  The driver put down sorbent pads to recover the spilled product.  Then the pads were bagged for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-767-2011*On 12/16/2011, Josh Teel of Hawkeye, LLC, called to report a 1 gallon spill from a Madden Timberland Logging truck on their Bangor Hydro Electric upgrade project in Bradley. The spill occurred at the project's laydown yard. The spill was apparently due to a leaking fuel supply line and was quickly fixed. No recovery was possible. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-768-2011*12/16/2011: Kevin Peterson called to report a 20 gallon transformer leak due to storm damage. BHE crews removed 3 55-gallon drums of contaminated soil and tested the oil for Polychlorinated Bipenyl (PCB) content. Lab analysis returned results of less than 2 parts per million. Soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-769-2011*On 12/18/11, I received report of a one gallon spill of jet fuel to the asphalt of the tarmac at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused when the driver of the fuel truck did not ensure the hose was disconnected prior to moving the truck.  Sorbent pads were used to recover the spilled product.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-770-2011*On 12/19/2011, Liz Dawes called to report a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Graham substation in Veazie. The spill occurred because of a blown hydraulic line on a tow truck hired by Bangor Hydro Electric. The spill was cleaned up adequately using speedydry. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-771-2011*Mr. John McMullen, forester for Plum Creek,  reported a hydraulic oil spill at a roadside landing east of Tomhegan Pond on an unnamed logging road.  Approximate latitude is 45 degrees 48 minutes 45 seconds and longitude of 69 degrees 52 minutes 28 seconds.   It appears a piece of logging equipment broke a hydraulic hose spilling less than 10 gallons on roadside landing.   Plum Creek hired a local contractor to excavate contaminated material and then haul it to Juniper Ridge Landfill.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-772-2011*On 12/19/2011, Bill of Webber Energy called to report a small spill at the residence of Gerry and Susan Farlow located at 104 Forest Avenue in Orono. The spill occurred because of a corrosion hole in the tank itself, and resulted in approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel being spilled to a roughly poured concrete pad underneath the tank. Sorbents were used to recover free product from the slab and a small amount of contaminated soil next to the slab was removed. I disposed of all contaminated materials. I double washed the slab. Photo Ionization Detector readings indicated 2-3 parts per million in the living space. The situation will continue to be monitored but no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1028-2011*I was contacted by Dead River Reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled the oil tank at 36 Hannaford Cove Road in Cape Elizabeth.  The excess oil sprayed out the fill and vent pipes onto a deck.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and I checked with the homeowner who said he was satisfied with the clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1029-2011*Scott Cyr received a call that some unstable peroxide and ether at this facility was going to undergo emergency treatment by Environmental Projects, Inc.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1030-2011*The Department was notified of the results of a site assessment that identified petroleum contamination. The City of Brunswick acquired four adjacent residential properties and the houses on them were being razed to accommodate a municipal building.  An environmental consultant inspected the properties; the report is attached.  Within three of the basements, contamination associated with the heating oil system was discovered.  After the houses were razed, contaminated soil was removed from each location.  Field screening was conducted by an environmental consultant under the direction of Department which resulted in the removal of approximately nine yards of material for offsite disposal. No further Response action is expected.
B-773-2011*On 12/19/11, I received a report of a # 2 fuel oil spill from the Veazie Fire Department.  They said that the homeowner had specifically asked that they call the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), because we had responded to an issue at the home previously (see spill # B-582-2011).

When I arrived on scene, I met with the homeowner and she said that she and her husband were in the process of getting a divorce and no one was living in the home, but when she went in to pick up a few things she noticed the smell of oil.  She went down to the basement and found an oil stain on the floor as well as some oil soaked kitty litter.  She also saw that the fill pipe had been disconnected from the tank and that there was a 5 gallon bucket of oil on the floor.  She believed that her husband had been siphoning oil out of the tank and accidentally spilled some.

I told her that I would clean up the kitty litter and the other debris down in the basement that had soaked up some of the oil.  There were no drains in the basement and no sump.  The only thing affected was a 5 by 5 foot area on the concrete floor.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-774-2011*19 Dec 11,  Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a .25 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic line on a crane truck.  The spill was quickly cleaned up using sorbents pads and the pads entered into CMP waste stream for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-775-2011*Lanes Construction Corporation reported a 5-10 gallon spill from a portable screening unit.  Workers had disconnected a hose and then tried to operate the unit.  The disconnected hose leaked out 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground (sand).  Approximately 3 yards of materials was excavated and hauled to their Hermon Facility to be burned.  They did not get an actual weight for contaminated material, but they estimated 3 yards of sand was removed.  No further action anticipated by Response Services at this time.
B-776-2011*On 12-19-11, Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a reservoir tank on one of their trash trucks.  The tank had been filled to high and with the warm weather the oil expanded and some leaked out.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material which was disposed of by Waste Management.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-777-2011*On 12/20/11, Ellsworth Fire Department reported the discharge of 2 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the paved road as a result of a head on collision between a passenger car and a pickup truck.  The fire department put down speedi dri to absorb the gasoline which they later swept up after the vehicles were removed from the road way.  No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
A-808-2011*On 12/19/2011 in Vienna, DownEast Energy reported an oil spill at the town office. The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from a corroded outside oil tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill.

On 12/20/2011, local contractor Meader Construction was hired to remove contaminated soil. A total of 38.99 tons of soil was removed and transported to CPRC for disposal.  Depth to bedrock was very shallow in the spill area <1 foot in some spots. The town office does not have a well, but there are several nearby neighbors that do have wells. The case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
B-781-2011*On 12/21/2011, Reggie Beaulieu, of Gerald Pelletier Logging, called to report a 15 gallons hydraulic oil spill resulting from a ruptured hose on a feller-buncher machine. The spill resulted in oil flowing onto ice in a nearby ditch. Pelletier personnel used sorbents to collect product from the surface of the ice, and disposed of them properly. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-782-2011*On 12/21/2011, Jim McCoy, of Webber Energy, called to report a small spill at the residence of Louise Courtney located at 24 Burr Street in Brewer. On 12/19/2011, a subcontractor for Webber had been called to the house to do a tank replacement because the tank had been observed to be leaking. The spill was never reported. I estimate 2-3 gallons of fuel were spilled in all. Webber personnel removed approximately 200 lbs. of contaminated crushed stone and soil from underneath the tank before I arrived. I observed readings of 2-3 parts per million on the photoionization detector on both the first floor and in the basement. I removed some additional soil and applied moleculoc to the spill. Vapors will be monitored. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-783-2011*On 12/21/2011, Dave Cote, Public Works Director for the City of Brewer, called to report a 2 gallon motor oil spill resulting from a city sand truck tipping over at the city's transfer station. The accident resulted in no diesel being spilled. City personnel used sand to collect and contain spilled oil and disposed of it appropriately. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-228-2011*On 12/6/11, Todd Simpson of MPG called to report that a residence he had been called to had very noticeable oil odors in the home. The residence belongs to Phillip and Marilou Libby. I met Todd and the Libby's at the house that day. The Libby's explained that shortly after an ACAP contractor had installed insulation on their basement walls, in October they began to notice a smell. As the furnace began working more, the odor became more pronounced. Todd located the source as a flange on the oil line, where it comes through the basement wall as being cracked. this was most likely done while the insulation was being installed. Todd repaired the flange and I, after explaining the insurance fund to the Libby's, hires Soderberg Construction to remove all material that had become soaked with oil and to install a ventilation system in the basement. I checked with the Libby?s several days later and they reported no smell after the ventilation system was put in. No further action required.
I-241-2011*12/23/11 10:40 Received a call from State Police Dispatcher regarding a tractor-trailer truck and car accident on 855 Main St in Grand Isle.  Weather is snowy and roads slippery.  Tractor truck is leaking diesel from a damaged saddle tank on passenger's side.  I radioed dispatch that I was en route to the scene.

12/23/11 11:50 Arrived on-scene met with Grand Isle fire Chief and assessed the scene.  Tractor ran broadside into the car, totally crushing it.  Set up, staged pop-up pool under the passenger's side saddle tank that was heavily damaged on the front of the tank and leaking diesel fuel. Set up pump and lines after putting down additional sorbent pads and boom to contain already spilled diesel fuel.  Grand Isle firefighters assisted with pad and sorbent pick-up and placement.  Fire chief estimated, from info provided by driver of tractor trailer truck, that the truck had lost about 100+ gallons before I arrived and began pumping/capturing fuel.

I requested that the Town public works crew lay down heavy coat of sanding material to soak up remnants of oil, diesel, and antifreeze after the car and tractor trailer truck had been towed clear of the accident scene.

12/23/11 14:30  Left scene for Tri-community Landfill for disposal of oily debris about 8-10 double poly bags with sorbent pad/boom and speedy dry.  Scale house weight of debris = .33 tons

12/24/11 Returned to scene of traffic accident the next day after snow storm had passed and area was safe to determine if oil spill had impacted adjacent property (front yard @ Chasse home, 855 Main St.)  Took several photoionization detector (PID) readings of soil/air interface along lawn/curbside border.  Dug into soils (3"-6" below grade {bsg}) of lawn @ 20 feet, 27 feet, and 33 feet westerly from Chasse's mail box.  PID readings respectively from these sites were; 0.0 Parts Per Million (PPM), 3.3 PPM, and 0.4 PPM Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).  The middle reading is directly adjacent to where the tractor with the leaking passenger side saddle tank came to rest after the collision.  Took a soil sample @ 12" bsg for PID headspace and Oleophilic shake test in the center of the road ditch (in the property/lawn area of the Chasse's property). This test pit was about 8-10 feet into Chasse's property (southerly of spill site).  Did a PID Headspace using the ION Science PID.  PID readings= 0.0 PPM VOCs, the shake test came back as negative for presence of oil in the soil.  Spoke with Mr. Chasse about site investigation results and asked him where his private well (well nearest to accident spill site) was located.  The Chasse's well is located behind the house, more than 75' from the spill site.  Based upon the findings of the soils most adjacent to the spill site, it appears that the weather conditions (snow storm and road conditions - snow and slush covered roads) kept the spilled oil, diesel fuel and gas on the road surface until it was soaked up using a variety of sorbent materials - pads, boom, speedy dry, snow & slush, and road sand.  No further clean-up action is warranted by Response Services at this time.  Met with Gary Campbell, Public Works (PW) Director, Grand Isle regarding disposal of several drums of oil contaminated road sand picked up by the PW department after being used as sorbent/anti-skid material at the accident.  Told Gary I would contact about picking it up in a couple of weeks (after the holidays)

12/27/11 Received the accident report (SP11-095658) from State Trooper Timmy Saucier, via e-mail. Placed this crash report in the file as an attachment.

1/12/12 Called Gary Campbell, Public Works (PW) Director, Grand Isle and made plans to meet him at the Town garage.  Met Gary and loaded 3 full drums and a small pale of oil soaked sand into my truck.  Hauled the contaminated soils to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.  Scale house weight of debris = 1.01 tons.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
P-1057-2011*December 28, 2011 I received a phone call from Josh of Lampron Energy. Josh was reporting that an above ground storage tank (AST) was leaking at 31 Chadbourne Road in Standish.
I responded to the site and met with Josh and the home owner, Harry Libby. I took a soil sample from under the AST where the soil was most saturated. The shake test confirmed that at least 300 ppm of oil was in the soil. It was determined at that time that the AST would need to be removed and the soil would need to be excavated. At this time I also notified the Portland Water District because of the location of the spill and the close proximity to Sebago Lake.
December 29, 2011 I met with Boom Technology and we began the excavation. 34.29 tons of soil was removed and 3,834 gallons of contaminated water was sucked from the hole we dug.
Mark Woodruff, a geologist for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was on site to conduct soil sampling of the hole. At this time the hole would remain open until we could return to work on January 03, 2012.
January 03, 2012 we returned to site to evaluate the clean-up. At this time there was no very little oil visible on the ground water in the hole. Mr. Woodruff recommended that a recovery well should be installed in the hole.
January 09, 2012, the recovery well was observed and no visible oil on a sorbent pad appeared.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1058-2011*
12/22/11: Report of small used oil lube leak from locomotive, reported cleaned up by Pan Am staff; no response visit at this time, no further action based on Pan Am report.
P-1059-2011*I was contacted by Pit Stop Fuels reporting that they had found an oil stain underneath the fill pipe of a house they were delivering to for the first time.  I contacted the homeowner and he stated that they had run out of fuel and had poured some in from a bucket and had spilled some in the process.  There was a small area of grass that was stained and he said he would dig it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1060-2011*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that while making a delivery to their bulk plant one of their transport trucks had blown a hose.  Apparently a quirk with the valves and pumps at this facility can cause excess pressure when a truck uses its onboard pump to push oil into the aboveground storage tanks (AST).  The excess pressure causes the hose to burst right were it attaches to the fitting that connects to the facility's fill pipe.  The fill pipes are in a metal box that provides some containment and the concrete pad underneath the fill pipes is also engineered containment that drains to a catch basin that in turn drains into a holding tank.  Most of the oil spilled sprayed into the AST's concrete containment dike.  Oil was recovered off the surface of the ice and water in the containment dike, from the catch basin, from the fill pipe box, as well as off the concrete pad.  While investigating this spill I found that in order for the oil to drain from the catch basin into the holding tank a valve has to be opened which every truck driver is supposed open before he begins loading or off loading and then close when he is done.  At the time I was there it was obvious that the valve had not been touched for some time because it was encased in snow and ice. I also found, however, that there was a second valve between the first valve and the holding tank that was also in the closed position so even if the drivers were using the first valve as they were supposed to the oil would still not drain to the holding tank which significantly decreases the spill containment capacity.  I contacted Butch Bowie of our Spill Prevention Countermeasure and Control Program and he was going to work with Kevin Moore of CN Brown to rectify the issues.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1061-2011*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that a vehicle parked at the Home Depot on Alfred Street was leaking gasoline.  I contacted Home Depot and spoke with the manager and she said they would clean it up and dispose of the waste.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1064-2011*Received a call from the Brunswick Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of an oil discharge in the parking lot of the Hannaford Supermarket, Railroad Avenue, Brunswick, ME.  The oil was traced to a 5 gallon container of kerosene, that presumably fell out of the back of a pick-up truck.  The Fire Dept. collected the oil with sorbents pads, which I later retrieved for disposal.

No further Response action required.
P-1065-2011*
	11/16/11: Report from Mr. Theriault of small leak of used engine oil from a bag of trash they picked up, reported now cleaned up by Pine Tree workers.  No further Maine DEP actions expected.
P-1066-2011*Tom trainer of S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc. Reported that Petroleum contamination was encountered during soil testing at the Yarmouth Town Garage Facility located at 56 North Road. Soil testing was reportedly taking place as part of a site characterization for future construction project on the property. S.W. Cole was contracted by Sebago Technics, Inc to perform the Geotechnical Engineering Services. A draft copy of that report was provided by Grant Austin of Sebago Technics to the Maine DEP (attached).

According to the report, Boring B-101 revealed olfactory indication of petroleum contamination at approximately 9 feet below grade and a measurement of 700 PPM by field screening the sample with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID). In addition test boring B-102 also produce PID readings of 4ppm at 4 feet below grade and 3ppm at between 4 and 7.5 feet below grade.

The source of the contamination is unclear at this time; however petroleum contamination was encountered at this site in 1997 during the removal of two, 10,000 gallon Underground Storage Tanks (UST's) (reference P-587-1997). In addition, records indicate that in 1994 one of the UST's located on-site failed its yearly inventory analysis (reference P-73-1994).
	
The site is serviced by municipal drinking water and is not located near a public drinking water supply well, a source water protection area, or located on a sand and gravel aquifer.

If future development of the the site occurs, a soil management plan should be developed in order to adequately manage petroleum impacted soils on the site.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
B-189-2009*On April 1, 2009 Dead River Oil Co, reported a 1 quart overfill of #2 fuel oil at Northeast Enterprises, 679 River Rd, Orrington.  Dead River personnel cleaned up the spilled material.

No further Response action is expected.
P-1031-2011*Scott Cyr received a report from Downeast Energy that they had overfilled the oil tank at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1034-2011*
	11/29/10: While in the vicinity I visited this 2000-gallon, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility that was planned-for-removal by Simard & Sons Inc..  The school was closed and the UST inactive and not abandoned yet.  The area is dense sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.
	Friday 12/16/11: Visiting again when in the area I found the UST appeared to have been removed, natural gas hooked up to the building, and the building was near complete being converted to the Webster School Community Center.  I am not aware of prohibited oil discharges being reported during the UST abandonment.
P-1035-2011*
	12/16/11: As part of my normal duties I performed a routine check for the planned 12/12/11, abandonment-by-removal of an 8000-gallon, consumptive-use, gasoline underground storage tank (UST) facility (T-3).  The facility removal notice has Brian Barton of A L Doggett Company overseeing the abandonment with Don Robbins performing the required UST closure environmental assessment.
	I noted the area recently excavated, the dispenser island gone and evidence of fill and vent pipes gone; the excavation only looked a week or so old.  I noted no record that evidence of discharges had been reported during the abandonment.
	A 10,000-gallon diesel UST T-4 remains active onsite.  Two USTs, T-1 and T-2, were removed in 1994.  The area is dense sub-urban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer.   See the UST registration file #770 and the UST closure assessment for further details.
P-1036-2011*After having filled a skid tank at the listed property, the weather became unusually warm and the expansion of the fuel caused a minor discharge to exit the vent.  The customer reported it as a possible overfill to the oil company and they in turn called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Upon closer examination of the tank and conditions, it was plausible that the expansion of the oil due to the very warm conditions led to the discharge.  The owner was willing to clean it up and did not wish for MDEP involvement.  Based on the statements made by the oil company and wishes of the customer, no MDEP visit was conducted, believing the matter to be handled to the customers satisfaction.

MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-1038-2011*
	12/19/12: Notification of small overfill of residential, consumptive-use, heating oil tank.  Pit Stop Fuels reported that when they came to deliver, the fuel was already at the top of the fill pipe and spilled to the ground.
	The spill was reported cleaned up and with the small reported volume, I understand that there is no serious threat to drinking water.  The area is rural residential use, served by private wells.
P-1039-2011*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 12/20/11: At 1915 hours in the evening Ms. Katherine Albano notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) through the Maine State Police dispatch of a suspected oil odor within her apartment.  Calling her back, she stated that Portland Fire Department and Portland Water District people had already visited and found no source; not carbon monoxide, no leaks found.  Fournier Brothers Heating (not related to property owner) had recently switched her furnace from oil to natural gas.  Ms. Albano and her child were currently staying with her mother because of the odor which was intolerable to her since the past Friday, 12/16/11.  She also stated that the odor had been decreasing since that Friday.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	12/20/11: I responded and arrived on-site at approximately 2015 hours time and was given a tour of the apartment and basement.  Only Ms. Albano's apartment #2 suffered to alleged odor, not the first or third floor apartments.  The location is dense sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.
	Within Ms. Albano's tidy apartment I noted no discernible oil odor; I did note a faint odor that reminded me of a cleaner or treatment solution.  An MDEP Photo Ionization Detector (PID) from Ion Science (with 10.6 eV lamp, calibrated to 100 parts per million (ppm) Isobutylene) measured 0 ppm throughout the apartment and basement.  Ms. Albano told me the strongest odor was emanating from the apartment's steam radiator vents which had a 0 ppm PID reading.  Within the apartment I noted no obvious oil or chemical discharges though I did not search closets, under the sinks or within other private areas.
	Within the basement were three 300-gallon, vertical, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for #2 heating oil serving three steam furnaces, one per apartment.  Ms. Albano's apartment's AST was out-of-service and her oil furnace recently switched to natural gas and Fournier Brothers changed the heat exchanger.  Two ASTs had sleeved fuel lines partially under the concrete basement floor.  I noted no PID readings, no odor of oil, and no oil discharges evident in the basement (see field notes).
	12/21/11: I visited the office of R P Waltz Plumbing & Heating as they commonly dealt with commercial and steam heating systems.  A manager stated that the water within the steam heating system is not treated; but he did state that new heat exchangers had a coating of mineral oil inside to inhibit corrosion and this potentially could cause an odor (when the steam is vented.)  He postulated that this odor should eventually go away.  I called Ms. Albano and relayed this information.
	12/22/11: Ms. Albano called in the evening to report that Fournier Brothers Heating had been transferring the oil from her AST to another AST and that the burner technician had left with the bung open on top of a AST, and there was now an oil odor in the basement.  She said she would stuff a rag in the open bung to close it and call Fournier Bros. about sealing it properly.  I received no further calls.
	2/12/12: Referred by a local environmental testing laboratory, Ms. Albano contacted MDEP Technical Services Division engineer Peter Eremita regarding her problem, also stating that she was vacating the apartment.  I briefed Eremita on my earlier observations and assessment and I gave him copies of my field notes and draft report.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Within the home I found no evidence of prohibited discharges in the apartment or basement.  Oil vapors from the reported open bung on 12/22/11, were not measurable in liquid volume and should dissipate with closing the bung.  I could not locate what was conclusively causing the odor in Ms. Albano's apartment.
2.	Because of the reported oil vapors from the open bung I classified this spill report as an Oil Incident, though no oil was noted to have discharged to the ground or interior surfaces.
3.	4/17/12: Eremita com
P-1040-2011*
	12/22/11: In response to a reported discharge of approximately 5-gallons of #2 fuel oil to the building interior floor I visited and met with Branch Manager Brandon Mace.  Mr. Mace explained that they suffered a leaking oil-filter housing on their overhead furnace that leaked to the concrete warehouse floor below.  A similar discharge had occurred the previous November 1, 2011 and reported to Sheryl Bernard, of Maine DEP, Division of Response Services (P-917-2011).
	The location is rural commercial and residential use.  Residences in the area may be on private well water.  I noted no public water wells within 100' of the site.  I noted no evidence that oil got under the concrete floor.
	As seen in the attached photos the oil spill flowed south to an adjoining room that happened to hold the two 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for the furnace.  The discharge appeared adequately cleaned to state satisfaction but an oil odor lingered.  I advised Mace and Jankowiak of Anderson Equipment on further remediation and deodorizing.  Mace mentioned that they would soon be moving to the Portland area so I mentioned that the oil discharges may cause questions as to clean-up and lingering oil contamination (see attached e-mail of 12/22/11).
	At this time I recommend no further remediation and I do not think further Maine DEP Response Division actions are probable.  An application to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance was mailed to Anderson Equipment.

S Brezinski
P-1041-2011*
Sunday 7/31/11: York County Sheriff dispatch reported the previous day, Saturday, at a "mudding rally" one of the vehicles suffered a rollover and hit a tree.  A small but unknown quantity of vehicle fluids were discharged.  The spill area was reported to be about 1/4-mile into the woods off Carl Broggi Highway (Route 202).  No well water is understood to be threatened.   No Maine DEP response was requested.
P-1042-2011*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 200 gallons of kerosene.  The aboveground supply tank had sunk into the ground so product impacted land directly below the tank.  The tank was removed then an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  The grade of the property and the presence of a drilled supply well within ten feet of the tank complicated the effort but approximately 50 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal.  Material below the tank was coarse to fine sand.  Product migrated along the south side of the residence and down to groundwater.  Depth to groundwater is tough to describe, again due to grade, but it was accessible.  Free product was recovered off groundwater in the open excavation with a vacuum truck.  Thereafter, a recovery well was installed and the area was backfilled.  The recovery well was developed twice before the Division of Technical Services (Tech Svcs) could install an on-site pump and treat system.  Product also followed perforated drain pipe at the footer around the back side of the residence, carried under an addition situated on sonnet tubes, then discharged to grade.  That material was excavated as well.  Dye shake tests performed during that removal identifed approximately eight yards of material for disposal.  Contamination exists below both below the original residence and the addition but is currently inaccessible.  Tech Svcs oversaw long term remediation efforts.
P-1043-2011*
 INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Saturday 12/24/11, Thru Maine State Police, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified in the evening by Ms. Adam of Downeast Energy (DEE) oil company of an oil discharge in the basement of Mr. Verplank residence.   Not being able to reach Ms. Adam for further information I responded to the site.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
	The single-family home is located in a rural residential area served by private drinking water wells and septic.  Adjacent to the home is Mr. Verplank's Black Sheep Winery wine and cheese shop.  Mr Verplank's drilled well is behind and about 10' from the home.  Water in the basements indicates a high groundwater table.
	The basement floor was covered in 1" to 2" of water that had flooded the basement because a DEE burner tech had unplugged the sump pump earlier in the day. A gallon or two of red #2 oil had leaked due to a damaged fuel line fitting and sheen and red blobs or oil had spread intermittent across the water surface in the basement.  I was informed that DEE failed to deliver though on automatic delivery, so earlier in the day a DEE burner tech had to come out with a can of fuel and prime the furnace after the tank ran empty.  The fuel line was miss-connected after the burner tech disconnected it to prime the fuel line and then leaked.
	There was moderate fuel oil odor in the home but ventilation was difficult due to the cold outside.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	12/24/11: DEE repaired the leaking fitting.  I advised Ms. Adam and Mr. Verplank that MDEP considered Downeast Energy to be the responsible party for clean-up to state satisfaction.  DEE applied sorbents to the free oil and I instructed them to remove and properly dispose of oiled items in Verplank's basement.  Following clean-up of oil and oiled debris I gave approval for Verplank to dewater the basement outside to an area away from his well; the water would freeze and any residual dissolved petroleum naturally attenuate.

CONCLUSIONS
I.	I understand that no Groundwater Fund Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance will be applied for and that DEE covered remedial costs.
II.	12/29/11: I called Mr. Verplank who told me that there was still a mild oil odor but getting better.  I offered to lend him a MDEP Ram Fan for ventilation but he declined.  Since then I received no further calls or questions.
III.	The water on the basement floor kept the oil from soaking into the cement.
P-1044-2011*
	Sunday 12/25/11: Notified by North Yarmouth Police & Fire dispatch through Maine State Police I responded to a report of possible 100-gallon discharge of #2 heating oil from a basement aboveground storage tank (AST) involved in the fire.  I met North Yarmouth Fire Department (NYFD) Deputy Chief who showed me the basement AST that had over-pressurized and burst its end seams.  It was not known how much discharged and the building was too unsafe to enter, particularly in the dark.  I made plans to return in the morning.  The homeowner was unavailable.

	Monday 12/26/11: Onsite about 0930 hrs I was able to check the tank from the outside (see photos) and sticking the tank I  found about 20" of product within the AST.  The tank was split on one end down both sides to just above the product level.  It was unknown if the firomatic had closed, if oil was seeping out the fuel line, or how much oil lay under the fire debris.  Walking the property I found no oil coming out from perimeter drains.
	The site is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, is within 300' of at least two residential wells, and with the instability of the tank and house I judged that the AST should be emptied of oil immediately.  I notified the NYFD Fire Chief of this and he supplied me with the homeowner's contact information.  On explaining the situation to the homeowner (Ms. Roberge) gave approval to have the tank emptied.
	I authorized Boom Technology to respond with a vacuum truck and the pumped off 120 gallons of oil @ 1300 hrs time.  When the Maine State Fire Marshal examines to determine a cause the NYFD fire chief was to call me if they found evidence of oil discharges.

CONCLUSION
1.	On 12/26 I gave Ms. Roberge my contact information and I explained that she should have her insurance company contact me (Maine DEP) regarding reimbursement to the state of Maine for the pump-out costs.  I also told her about the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance and this could be available if her private insurance did not work out, but then she would have two deductibles to pay.
2.	At this time it appears that what oil discharged was consumed in the conflagration.  Further Response Division actions are possible pending further investigation when the home is razed and rebuilt.
3.	As of early January 2012 I received no further complaint of discovery of oil discharges to the environment.
4.	This report shall not be used as or construed to be or used as an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.
5.	A copy of the BTI invoice was sent sent to Ms. Roberge on 1/7/11, with another request to contact Maine DEP regarding insurance coverage and reimbursement.

S Brezinski

P-1045-2011*
	Friday 12/23/11: Evening report of gasoline discharge due to a "pump malfunction" that I understand was more accurately a fuel dispenser malfunction and spill to the ground.  Wells Fire Department responded to assist in clean-up.  No Maine DEP response was requested.  I understand that none of the spill reached storm drains or surface water.  This gas station and underground storage tank location is located in a dense, sub-urban commercial area.
	
P-1046-2011*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	12/1/11: Ms. Sally Harvey was referred to me by Wayne Paradis of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding a buried bare steel storage tank found by a property inspector at a rural parcel being considered by her client, Mr. Henry Ayers.  Over several weeks I spoke with Ms. Harvey and Mr. Ayers, and I e-mailed the seller's realtor Ms. Joyce Barter; the out-of-state seller chose to remain un-named.
	The storage tank was suspected of being for oil storage which would require registration and proper abandonment so Wayne Paradis sent Mr. Ayers forms for registration and removal.  Mr. Ayers, as probable property buyer agreed to take responsibility for investigating and potentially removing the tank.

SITE INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT
	Thursday, 12/22/11: I met Mr. Ayers onsite and found the half-buried steel tank as described by him.  The area is rural residential located off the east shore of Pleasant Lake, and is served by private well water making the area a sensitive geologic area.  I replied to Mr. Ayers regarding MDEP determination on 12/23/11, copying Ms. Krainan and Ms. Harvey (see attached).

CONCLUSION
1.	I noted no evidence of prohibited oil or hazardous material discharges and Mr. Ayer's soil sample from under the tank was non-detect (ND) for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) and for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons EPH analysis (see attached).
2.	It could not be determined if the tank was a former septic tank which is un-regulated by MDEP BRWM was an oil tank, or a regulated underground storage tank (UST).  As of January 2012, I understand that the tank has been removed from the property and disposed of offsite.
3.	At this time no further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned.  See the attached documents for further information.
4.	This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.


P-1047-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1048-2011*
	Thursday 12/22/11: Evening notification of gasoline discharge from vehicle that collided with a sign for the Camelot Home Sales.
	Friday 12/23/11: In the morning I assessed and met with the property owner.  There was gasoline odor in the grass area by the broken sign and fence.  We agreed that excavation of the spill area would be more disruptive than the discharge and we agreed to allow the spill to naturally degrade or attenuate.
	The area is dense commercial use area and is served by municipal water service.  The spill was very unlikely to reach the nearby river.
P-1049-2011*Scott Cyr received a report that there was a sheen of oil in the road about 200 feet long.  The fire department had the Public Works personnel sand the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1050-2011*December 23, 2011 I received a phone call from Sue Roberts at Downeast Energy in Springvale. Sue was reporting that during a fuel delivery to the Sanford Jr. High School, approximately 1 ounce of #2 oil dripped from the nozzle that was attached to the hose. Speedi dry was applied to the pavement and removed. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the drip. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1051-2011*I received a call from a concerned citizen reporting that he had just fueled up at dispenser #1 at the Biddeford Irving station and that the nozzle looked like it was about to fall off.  I visited the station on my way home and filled my car up at that dispenser and saw that the nozzle had been replaced and there was no sign of spillage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1052-2011*December 27, 2011 I received a phone call from Dead River Oil Company (DR). They were reporting that oil had leaked from a corroded copper line at 4 East Ave. in Kennebunkport.
A technician from DR responded to the leaked. The DR Tech. removed the old copper line and sleeve, where most of the oil was trapped. He replaced the copper line and sleeve. He used speedi dry to clean up the oil drips on the concrete floor of the basement.
I spoke to Barri Kramer, the home owner who was home at the time. Barri confirmed that the spill was cleaned up to their satisfaction.
No further action was required by the Maine DEP.
P-1053-2011*Approximately 200 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused when an outside structure was blown onto the filter assembly of the tank due to high winds. The oil was released to the underlying soils. The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 50 feet from the spill location.

Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID). The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 30 x 30 feet wide and 12 feet deep located in the back yard of the residence. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline PID readings and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests. A Total of 271.19 tons of impacted soil was excavated and transported to commercial paving for disposal. A groundwater recovery well was installed at the spill location and a water sample was collected from this well on 1/10/2012 and analyzed for contaminants of concern (COC's). Results of this sample indicate no detection for COC's (attached).

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1054-2011*December 21, 2011 I received a phone call from Pit Stop Fuels. They were reporting that an overfill had occurred by one of their drivers while delivering #2 oil at 1021 Chadbourne Road in Standish.
I responded to the house immediately. I used the shake test method to conduct a on-site soil sample test. It was confirmed by the change of color in the shake test that oil still remained in the soil under the AST (aboveground storage tank). I contacted Pit Stop Fuels and informed them that the soil under the AST still had a trace of oil existing in it and that they were responsible to remove the contaminated soil. They agreed and we met on Friday the 23rd to begin the soil removal process.
December 23, 2011 I met with Pit Stop Fuels and we began digging the contaminated soil under the AST. After removing a 55 gallon drum of contaminated soil and not being able to dig under the AST any further without removing the AST, Pit Stop agreed that the DEP (Maine Department of Environmental Protection) could hire an environmental contractor to continue the work further. I agreed to this and hired Boom Technology, Inc. to take over the clean up. At this time, Don White, an engineer with the Maine DEP was brought in to investigate oil vapors in the house.
December 27, 2011 I met with Boom Tech. at the site. First Boom Tech. removed the old AST and disposed of it. Then they began removing the soil with a vactor. 3.87 tons of dirt was removed from the site. Ground water was reached and we allowed the 5 foot hole to remain open for approximately 12 hours before we filled the hole in. This was to make sure oil was not existing on the ground water.
December 28, 2011 I returned to the site with Boom Tech. and crushed stone. We filled the hole in with crushed stone and sand. The home owners replaced their AST. No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
A-730-2019*Patrick Neal of Casella Waste Systems reported a 10 gallon overfill of the saddle tank on one of their trucks.  The discharge occurred at the Casella facility and was cleaned up by Casella personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-912-2011*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/24/10, Simard & Sons, Inc., notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) had suffered leak of gasoline product into the interstitial space at this UST facility.  The tank was taken out of service pending abandonment.  In September 2011, a removal notice was filed for the facility's two USTs and piping by Simard & Sons.

UST ABANDONMENT
On 10/31/11, I was on site for abandonment-by-removal of the two USTs and associated product and vent piping.  The tanks were double wall, cathodically-protected sti-P3 USTs with no external holes or major defects evident; the sacrificial anodes appeared to have been used up.  There were no containment sumps under the suction-pump dispensers.   The fill around the tanks was sand.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Though the sacrificial anodes appeared used up, there were no oil discharges from the tanks identified.  Under the northeast dispenser soil with gasoline odor and Photoionization Detector (PID) field headspace measurements over 1000-ppm were noted during abandonment.  As the dispensers had no containment sumps it is likely the contamination is from dispenser & sump maintenance and/or pipe leaks.  I have not found evidence these leaks had been previously reported to MDEP.

Groundwater (gw) was found 2' to 3' below grade.  There was no oil sheen or free product noted on the gw.

The area is on private well water making the location a sensitive area for prohibited discharges.  The site was judged to have a Groundwater Protection Clean-Up Guideline.  The area is rural farm, commercial and residential use.  Native soil is silt-clay Presumpscot formation.  No oil-saturated soil was noted.  An Oil-In-Soil field test for soil from the dispenser area was negative for detectable oil contamination (less than 500-parts per million (ppm) in soil).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The contaminated soil around the dispenser was required to be excavated to meet the clean-up guideline, but not undermine the concrete canopy footing.  CPRC weighed 16.88 tons of Virgin Petroleum Containing Soil (VPCS) received for recycling.  Groundwater in the UST area did not visually appear oil-contaminated and was allowed to be dewatered to a field southwest of the facility.  Gw from the dispenser area was not dewatered.

On 11/7/11, I called Mr. Ridlon and explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund, how to apply, and required clean-up actions.  The GW Fund deductible for this clean-up may not exceed the site deductible.

CONCLUSION
I. At this time the site is understood to be clean to Department satisfaction, though oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  I am not aware if the facility well has been tested.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
II. I have not yet found that the discharges to soil below the dispenser had been previously reported to MDEP and cleaned up.
III. The abandoned facility was replaced by a two-compartment UST with dispenser sumps.
IV. This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the site is clean to pristine or original conditions.
V. At this time, there have been no MDEP direct expenses for clean-up actions.


I-217-2011* On 11-17-11, Dwight Doughty, of Maine DOT called to report that one of his roadside cleanup crews had come across a plastic tub with two 5 gallon pails of a liquid. They were not sure what it was and decided for safety reasons to leave it alone. The location was mile marker 257 on Interstate 95. I met with the foreman of the Crystal DOT garage there that day and he showed me where the containers were. On closer inspection I found the material to be discarded, used hydraulic oil. I collected the containers and brought them back to Presque Isle Regional Office. They were later given to a local contractor with a waste oil furnace.  No further action required.
P-1055-2011*Received a call from the City of Saco regarding the discovery of oil in a drainage ditch & culvert adjacent to CID Performance Tooling (CID), 6 Willey Road, Saco, ME.  The discovery was made the previous week while cleaning out drainage ditches in the area.

I met with the City of Saco who showed me the area in question.  There was emulsified oil coming out of the culvert which was traced back to a catch basin in front of CID's loading dock.  The oil appeared to be a cutting oil or some type of lube oil.  I was informed that CID was made aware of the issue the previous week, when the discovery was first made.  After further investigation, it became evident that there was some type oil discharge at CID that made its way into the storm drainage system (staining around the catch basin).  While on-site, a representative of Clean Harbors showed up to discuss the work that need to be done.  CID had contacted Clean Harbors to clean out the storm drain, and remove all oiled materials.  It was unclear how the oil ended-up in the catch basin in the first place, but CID was willing to undertake the remediation.  Sobents were placed at the outfall of the catch basin to collect and contain the oil, until Clean Harbors returned.

On 12/29/11, I returned and oversaw Clean Harbors' work.  First, the catch basin by the loading dock was vacuumed clean of all materials and water.  Next, the area where the oil was first noticed was vacuumed and the drain flushed with water until no emulsified oil was observed.  All visible signs of oil contamination were removed from the drainage swale.  One section of sorbent boom was left in place to collect any lingering oil.

I checked on the area throughout January of 2012, and observed no further issues.  The boom was removed and disposed of.

No further action required.


A-801-2011* On 12-13-2011 Mr. Troy Sawyer, of Colby and Gale, reported a small oil leak at a home in South Bristol. This home is located at 2059 Route 129 and is a rental property. It is owned by Viola Glendinning, who lives across the street. According to Mr. Sawyer a 100 gallon fuel delivery was made the day before. It appears that the truck driver attempted to bleed the furnace at that time. There was some spillage overnight and oil odors were a problem. The next morning Colby and Gale was notified of the situation and sent a technician to the scene to fix the problem. The technician found that the bleeder screw on the filter assembly was loose.
 The DEP was notified when the technician made his diagnosis and repairs.
 I made a site visit and spoke with the owner, Mrs. Glendinning. Her son was also there and we had to move a lot of stuff out of the way in order to get to the oil tank. The spill appeared to be minor in size and suggested that her son remove some of the soil that was under the filter assembly. We also spoke to the tenant who told us that the oil odors were greatly diminished and they were ok.
 This concludes my involvement and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-803-2011*A small amount of used motor oil was spilled from drums poorly stored outside at this trucking company.  The owner assured me that he would get the drums emptied and improve  his waste management practices.  No further Response action is expected.
A-804-2011*A broken rail caused a derailment of a rail car carrying sodium chlorate.  The rail car bottom valve was damaged in the accident and a small amount of granular sodium chlorate escaped the container and was piled on the ground.  ENPRO, an environmental cleanup and disposal contractor was hired by Pan Am to manage the removal of the chemical.  I inspected the area during the later phase of the cleanup and found the work site to be well managed and the removal to be thorough.  No further Response action is expected.
A-805-2011*A bucket of water was left under the filter assembly at the diesel dispenser.  The water froze and damaged the filter assembly which began to leak into the bucket and onto the ground.  Sorbents were used to remove the standing oil and were disposed of by the contractor who maintains the dispensers. Public works dug up a small amount of oily soil and disposed of it.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-806-2011*On 12/19/2011 in Livermore Falls, the Boralex plant reported an oil spill. The estimated 25 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a seal failure on a hydraulic cylinder for a trailer dumper. The spill was cleaned up by plant employees with sorbent material. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill appeared to stay contained in the dumper area and no further response action is expected.
A-807-2011*	A pad mounted transformer leaked less than a gallon of transformer oil to the area of dirt and grass around the base of the concrete pad.  The cause of the release was unknown and the transformer was replaced. The transformer was tagged containing non poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil. Central Maine Power personnel used sorbent pads to clean free product from the concrete and removed the visibly impacted soil and grass around the concrete. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-809-2011*Jon Andrews is no longer employed by the State of Maine.  This report was compiled by interview with DEP Geologist Alex Pugh, and review of site investigation report "Phase II Environmental and Chapter 691 Facility Removal Site Assessment Report, dated 2-23-2012"  by A.E. Hodsdon Consulting Engineers, Don Robbins CG.

Don Robbins contacted this office to report detection of petroleum hydrocarbons discovered while performing an environmental site assessment at this former general store and gas station.  The facility had been closed in recent years, however, a new owner, Briar Lyons, and her husband John Phishman had purchased the property and were in the process of fixing it up.  The facility had several underground storage tanks, (USTs) (DEP Registration #3790) with two tanks removed in 1988, and one tank remaining abandoned in place beneath a porch.  Previous spill numbers associated with the UST removals at this site are (A-281-1988) (A-287-1988) and (A-23-1995).

The area around the general store is served by private wells.  After preliminary inspection and review of the case history, Alex Pugh specified that 7 drinking water wells should be monitored for gasoline impacts.  Results of his investigation may be found in the Technical Services file for this site.  In a nutshell, no gasoline contamination was detected.

In the process of demolition of a concrete containment berm and associated dry well, approx. 60 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil was removed for disposal off site.  The cause of the petroleum discharge was probably due to small delivery spills or piping leaks associated with the USTs.

Ms. Lyons, with assistance from Don Robbins, applied for/to the Voluntary Remedial Action Program (VRAP) to obtain review and approval of a work plan.  Corresponding documentation will be found in the site file for the VRAP program.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this site.   pjb
A-810-2011* On 12-20-2011, Burns and McDonnell reported a release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil. This release was caused by a hydraulic hose rupture on a piece of logging equipment known as a forwarder. This piece of equipment is owned by Cianbro/Irby. The spill location was west of the Blaine Rd. in Farmingdale. This work is the result of expanding and upgrading Central Maine Power Company's electrical transmission lines. The spilled oil was cleaned up and the material was containerized for eventually disposal at Waste Management's Landfill in Norridgewock,
 The project is known as Maine Power Reliability Project (MPRP).
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-811-2011*On 12/20/2011 in Lincolnville, Consumers Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill was the result of a supply line leak from an outside aboveground oil tank. The supply line ran under the Lobster Pound Restaurant and leaked into a crawl space. A site visit was made to assess the spill.

Clean Harbors was called and requested to respond with a Vactor truck to remove contaminated soil from under the restaurant. The oil had reached the groundwater table, and astronomical high tides occurring at the time were causing erosion problems preventing a satisfactory clean up.

There are private wells in the area, the case has been referred to technical services for engineering assistance in product recovery and well monitoring. No further Response action is expected.
A-812-2011*Don Caswell of J & S Oil contacted this office to report a weeping above ground storage tank located in the basement of this rental unit.  I responded to the home and met the landlord, and Don.  The leak was minor, there was very little oil that had dripped to the concrete floor.  No odors were an issue, but the tank needed replacement.  I advised the owner to replace the tank as soon as practicable with a licensed oil burner technician.  He was on the fence about doing the job himself, and how he would pay for it.  A bit of speedi-dry was all that was needed to clean up at this point.  The residence appeared very clean, well organized, and generally well maintained.  I expect this tank will be replaced soon.  No further action by Response.
A-813-2011* On 12-13-11 the Maine State Police reported a small diesel spill. The State Police were operating the weigh station, on the south bound I-95 location in Sidney, when they discovered that a tractor trailer truck from New Brunswick had a leaking saddle tank.  The trooper had the truck moved away from the nearby storm drain and also called a local wrecker service to empty the saddle tank. The saddle tank had been recently repaired and reattached to the tractor, however it was apparent that the weld under the hold down strap was inadequate. I made a site visit and placed a few sorbent pads onto the spilled diesel.
 No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-814-2011* 12-21-2011 Jedd Steinglass, of Credere Associates Inc., reported that they had discovered oil contamination during the underground tank removal at the Kennebec Journal building located in Augusta. This building and tank are located at 274 Western Avenue. This site had a prior oil release from a previously removed underground tank. That case is spill, A-544-2005. The soil and water contamination discovered by Credere Associates Inc. on 12-21-11 is a result of that previous spill. The building is being completely demolished and a new building will be built on site. The oil and water were pumped out of the excavation the next day by Allstate Environmental Services. Oil contaminated soil will be excavated and stockpiled on site. The soil will then be transported to Commercial Paving in Scarborough. I made a site visit and discussed the situation with Jedd Steinglass.
 This site has previously qualified for FUND coverage under spill no. A-544-2005. Therefore, the FUND will pay for the transportation and disposal of the oil/water mixture and oil contaminated soil under the 2005 spill number. In total, 126 tons of soil was transported to Commercial Paving. In addition, an estimated 662 gallons of oil contaminated water was pumped out of the excavation by Allstate Environmental Services and brought to ENPRO's facility in South Portland.
 No further action by Response Services is expected. For further details of this case see the Tank Closure Report in the UST file.  The site is also undergoing VRAP certification.
A-815-2011* On 12-21-11, an anonymous caller reported an oil spillage to Scott Pierz, the Code Enforcement Officer for the town of China. Mr. Pierz then called the DEP. Apparently Mr. Rick Martin Jr. hauls crushed autos and the flat bed was located at his residence at 75 Pleasant Ridge Rd. in China.
 According to the caller there was oil spillage at this location from the crushed autos. I called Mr. Martin and asked him to use sorbent pads to collect the oil. I suggested that he contact the China Village Fire Dept. for supplies. He said he would take care of the problem. It was snowing that day and I did not make a site visit.
 On 12-27, I did make a site visit and found a small amount of heavy oil, motor oil or oil from a transfer case in the driveway. I scraped this material up and disposed of it at the DEP warehouse.
 Many weeks later, while I was on call/standby and in the area, I stopped by and spoke with Mr. Martin directly. The driveway was clear of snow and ice at this time and there was no visual evidence of oil staining.
 No additional action will be required by Response Services.
A-816-2011*12/21/11 1400 Westley Dean from the Maine Marine Patrol reported that a lobster boat was sunk on mooring and was releasing fuel to the harbor in Spruce Head off the Spruce Head Lobster Coop dock. I met Mr. Dean at the site and saw the vessel submerged still tied to the mooring about 60 feet from the dock in a mooring field of fishing vessels. There was a sheen of oil but none was recoverable at this time. I received the owner's contact information from Mr. Dean who reported he had notified the owner that his vessel had sunk and he needed to make arrangements to float it. The vessel had reportedly sunk the evening of 12/15/11.

12/22/12 I contacted by phone the owner Mark Post the next morning and explained that he was required to take action to raise the vessel to stop the release of oil into the waters of Maine. He acknowledged his responsibilities and said he would call me back in the afternoon. I arranged to place a containment boom around the vessel to attempt to contain the oil being released by the vessel. I never received a call from Mr. Post and I called him and left a message. The US Coast Guard was made aware of the incident and were attempting to contact the owner.

1/5/12 After several failed attempts to contact Mr. Post by phone I sent him a letter stating his responsibilities to remove his sunken vessel. The letter was hand delivered to his address by Wes Post from the State of Maine Marine Patrol. Mr. Post never responded to the letter.

2/7/12 Representatives of the US Coast Guard, Department of Conservation, and I met at the site and it was determined that the vessel was continuing to discharge oil and was a threat to other vessels in the harbor.

The vessel continued to periodically discharge oil into the harbor and because of varying rough sea state the boom was not very effective in containing the oil. The Town of South Thomaston declared the vessel abandoned in a letter dated 2/16/12. The State Department of Conservation sent the owner notice on 2/23/12 that the vessel was to be removed from the waters, all hazardous materials removed, and the vessel stored for 60 days awaiting him to take action. If no action is taken by him it will be disposed of.

The vessel was raised and hazardous materials removed by a US Coast Guard contractor on 3/14/12. The vessel had broken up badly due to the time on the bottom and only containers, batteries, hull pieces and engine were recovered. A Department of Environmental Protection contractor took the vessel for storage and removed an additional estimated 2 gallons of oil from the engine. No communication was received from Mr. Post. the owner. The vessel pieces were disposed of on or about 4/27/12.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

I-239-2011*On 12/21/11, received an e-mail from John Dunlap, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Division of Oil & Hazardous Facilities Regulation regarding a planned underground storage tank (UST) removal on the Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) campus.  The UST planned for removal in February, 2012, is a 10,000 gallon tank, used to store #2 heating oil, and is located in the Residential Construction Lab parking lot at the Mailman Trades Building.  Soderberg Construction Company has gotten the job to remove the tank.  Told John I would do a site visit during the tank removal.

On 2/2/12, received a call from Carl Allen, Director of Safety & Security at NMCC notifying me that they would be starting the removal of the UST, on next Monday, 2/6/12.  Told Carl that DEP would stop by if we get a chance.

Tank and piping were removed as scheduled, no evidence of any leak was reported to DEP Response Services.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.

B-784-2011*On 12/22/2011, Jim Tracy, of Webber Energy, called to report a leaking tank in the basement of Fred Hardin's residence located at 516 River Road in Orrington. The spill was from a corrosion hole in the tank itself. Webber personnel used sorbents to collect a small amount of free product and replaced the tank. Oil vapors in the home will be monitored. Cleanup efforts are ongoing.
B-785-2011*On 12/22/2011, Brent Corcoran reported a 4 ounce hydraulic oil spill from a kinked line on a line truck's outrigger. Mr. Corcoran removed a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-242-2011*12/27/11 Received a visit from George Howe, Code Enforcement Officer for the city of Presque Isle regarding possible leaking above ground oil storage tanks (ASTs) in an apartment house at 21 Judd street.  There are two old AST's located in the basement of the apartment house.  One is heavily rusted the other appears to have some leaking around the oil filter.  Told George that I would do a site visit that afternoon.

12/27/11 13:00 Arrived on-scene and met the tenants of apt#1, Veronica Lopez and Melinda Michaud, who showed me the location of the AST's in the basement.  Took an ION Science Photoionization Detector (PID) to check for odors and evidence of leaks beneath each tank.  The tanks are plumbed separately and both tanks appear to be empty.  The tank closest to the outside concrete wall foundation is heavily rusted, has a crimped end, and is wet on the bottom of the tank.  This tank (nearest the wall) is plumbed to heat apt#2(upstairs apartment).  The 2nd AST is located alongside the older tank and appears to be in better shape, hardly any rust, and bottom of tank is dry.  It does have a crimped end.  This tank feeds the furnace for apt#1(first floor apt).  Took several readings beneath each AST as well as beneath the filter of each tank.  The tanks are on metal legs resting on crushed stone with a concrete floor having been poured around the tanks footprint, but not underneath the tanks.  I did not get any hits for petroleum Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from any location sampled around and underneath the tanks and filters.  Conveyed this information to George Howe, as well as the tenants of Apt #1.  Told George that the older and more rusted tank against the wall should be replaced as soon as possible as it is exhibiting signs of internal corrosion with a wet tank bottom.  George provided me with the property owner's name, Edgar Eldredge and address and phone number.

15:30 Called Mr. Eldredge and discussed my findings after completing a site visit to his apartment house on Judd St.  Discussed the importance of replacing the AST for apt#2.  Also recommended replacing the other AST at the same time - as this tank will need to be moved to gain access to removal/replacement of the AST in behind it.  Talked with Mr. Eldredge about how the concrete floor was poured around the two existing tanks.  Told Mr. Eldredge that this would be a problem if there was a spill as oil would get underneath the concrete floor and may require the floor to be jack hammered up to get at oil vapor issues.  Mr. Eldredge said he was going to have a contractor take a look at these issues and begin working to replace the old tanks and fill in the concrete floor.  I told Mr. Eldredge that I would be sending him a letter explaining my site visit finding and upgrades needed to his oil storage tanks.  No further action is needed at this time.

1/17/12  Wrote and sent Mr. Eldredge a letter summarizing our telecom and my site visit to 21 Judd street on 12/27/11.  Letter was sent certified mail return receipt requested to Mr. Eldredge's address.  Provided a copy of the letter to George Howe, CEO city of Presque Isle.
I-238-2011*On 12-1-11, Marc Bossie of Dead River called to report that an overfill had occurred by a delivery driver at Madigan Estates on 11-29-11. The driver though he had it cleaned up, and did not report it. They received a call from the facility regarding strong oil odors on 12-1. I met with Marc at the facility that day. A crew from Dead river was in the process of pumping out all 4 of the tanks to move them from the room so they could clean the floor beneath. The basement was being ventilated and no odor was present at the time. I asked Marc to place a piece of plastic down on the floor over the area they clean, with a 4 inch dryer duct beneath that they could attach a ventilation fan if necessary. All work was completed that day and no further odor complaints have been received since.  Because there had been a lapse in communicating the spill from the driver to Marc for several days, I asked Marc to conduct a refresher training with them soon. this was done on 12-2-11.  No further action required.
A-518-2011* On 8-12-2011 Dan Figueroa, of Dead River, called to report a minor oil spill at the home of Cynthia Bohren. This home is located in the town of Mexico, ME at 41 Fourth Street. I am not sure why Dead River was at this location, perhaps it was for the annual cleaning and maintenance, however they found an oil stain on the concrete floor. The oil technician on site found that the gasket on the oil filter was loose and also there was a compression fitting instead of a flare fitting on the oil line.
 The technician made the necessary changes and cleaned up the oil with speedi-dri.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-240-2011*At 2355 hours on December 21, 2011, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton that the Washburn Fire Department (WFD) had called in a spill as a result of a Department of Transportation (DOT) Plow truck overturning on Route 164 (aka Caribou Road) due to icy conditions.  The DOT truck overturned near the Washburn High School and the WFD dispatched to the accident because of a release of diesel fuel from the truck.  WFD estimated that approximately 2 gallons of diesel spilled, which they cleaned up with sorbents.  I did not respond to the incident due to small amount of spilled product and very hazardous road conditions.
I-216-2011*On 11-17-11, a spill at Huber engineered woods was reported, due to an improperly crimped hydraulic hose on a log grapple, about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was released. Staff from Huber used wood fines as sorbent and burned them in the boiler on site.  No further action required.
I-198-2011*On 10-11-11, Allen Green of Maine Potato Growers called to report that an employee at their Houlton facility had accidently dropped a pail of diesel in the front yard of that facility. Due to wet conditions, some had gone to a storm drain before it could be contained with speedy dry and sorbents. They hired Allen Environmental Services to pump out the storm drain, and placed sorbent boom in Pierce Brook, where the storm drain day lighted. A minor amount did get to the brook, and I asked Allen to make sure the boom was tended and changed as needed until the oil was gone. This was done for several days until the oil was no longer visible as a sheen.  No further action required.
P-1056-2011*Received a call from the Woodstock Fire Department regarding a traffic accident involving a logging truck on Route 26 South Bound.  The truck was leaking fluids, primarily diesel fuel, with wetlands in jeopardy.

I met with the Woodstock Fire Department on-site just South of Outlook Road, Woodstock, ME, the property of Lloyd Poland.  By the time I arrived, there was nothing to recover, except a few sorbents the fire department had placed down.  All of the fluids (hydraulic, diesel, anti-freeze, and motor oil) had soaked into the ground  requiring excavation.  There were no water bodies in the area to be concerned with, just frozen areas where water had accumulated.

I made arrangements with Mr. Poland, to excavate the contaminated soil on January, 3 2012.  Mr. Poland owned the property where the incident occurred, in addition to having the equipment to undertake remedial activities.  Also, a tree would required removal, which Mr. Poland stated he could take care of.

On January 3, 2012,  I met with Mr. Poland on-site.  The tree and stump had been removed, by the time I arrived, to facilitate soil removal.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated to a depth of approximately 3 feet below grade.  It appeared that most of the fluids were absorbed into the detritus limiting downward migration.  A total of 27.33 tons of contaminated soil and other debris were removed and transported to CPRC Group for processing.

No further action required.


I-245-2011*On 12/30/11, Danny Lavassaur, of Huber called to report that at about 6:00 AM the same morning, a private contractor's log truck, while unloading logs in Huber's yard, blew a hydraulic hose losing about 20 gallons onto the ground. A crew there used wood fines to pick up the oil and burned the fines in the facilities boiler.  No further action required.
I-244-2011*12/29/11 09:30 Received a call from Sean Gillen, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) Special agent, regarding his agency's plans to execute a search warrant at a clandestine methamphetamine (meth) lab operating in Presque Isle.  Sean requested assistance in sampling and over-packing chemicals and chemical residue from this meth lab in Presque Isle.  Sean said that the MDEA team would assemble at the Presque Isle Police Dept. at approx. 11:00 - 11:30 for a briefing prior to doing an entry into the clandestine lab.

12/29/11 Met with members of the MDEA, PI Police and Fire Departments to discuss operational plans for executing the search warrant.  Discussions covered proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), what chemical hazards were associated with the small clandestine lab.  The lab is primarily a "one pot" type of operation whereby the ingredients (Coleman fuel, pseudo-ephedrine,  lithium and drain cleaner chemicals) are placed in a 2 liter soda bottle. Then water is added to start the chemical reaction that converts the pseudo-ephedrine into methamphetamine.  Because of the volatile reaction of lithium when in contact with water and a combustible liquid (Coleman fuel), these 2 liter soda bottles have a potential to be little bombs or flares and if actively reacting, and not flaring up or exploding, they can be off-gassing lethal chloride gases.

12/29/11 14::00 - 16:30 Arrived on-scene, set up a perimeter staging area to support the MDEA entry teams.   As various chemicals in their original containers (Coleman fuel, liquid Draino, batteries, etc.) were brought out of the apartment I placed them in plastic over-pack lab pack containers of 1 to 15 gallons in size. The entry brought out several 1 pot methods, some still reacting (off-gassing).  MDEA's chemist, Maria, neutralized the acidic liquids in the 1 liter soda bottles once they were ventilated using baking soda.  Un-reacted lithium strips in the 1 Pot method 2 liter soda bottles was extracted using a dip strainer.  This lithium was reacted with copious amounts of water in the open air while entry team members were on Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and in flame retardant chemical suits.  Once all the mixed 1 pot method soda bottles were neutralized, Maria pH tested the liquid to verify it was pH = 7.0 -neutral. I added speedy dry and vermiculite to the liquids to turn them into a solid waste product.  All these wastes were over-packed in lab packs for disposal.  Took all unused tubing and other drug paraphernalia not containing any chemical residues and bagged into 6-mil poly bags for disposal.

Took all wasted related to this methamphetamine lab seizure back to the OHMR Warehouse for temporary storage, processing and proper disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-246-2011*On 12-29-11, Bob Aughinbough, of University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI) called to report that the day before, a leaking transformer at Merriman Hall had been discovered, due to a power outage. Maine Public Service worked with UMPI staff to clean the approximately 15 gallons of oil from the containment below the transformer. The cause of the spill was a leaking bushing and speedy dry was used to clean it up. No site visit was made and no further Response services action is expected.
P-1063-2011*Received a call from the Falmouth Fire Dept. regarding a traffic accident where a box truck collided with a utility pole, damaging its fuel tank and was leaking diesel fuel onto the ground.  In addition, it was raining, further complicating the situation.

By the time I arrived, the Fire Department  had contained the discharge using sand and sorbents.  They had also collected approximately 10 gallons of fuel in containers.  The discharge was contained to the pavement with what appeared to be two yards of sand and a great deal of sorbents.  I contacted Clean Harbors to assist in the clean-up.  A vacuum truck was used to collect the contaminated sand and water for later disposal.  All sorbents were removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.

I checked on the site the following week and found the clean-up to be adequate.

No further action required

I-247-2011*12/13/11 Received a call from Peter Moulton regarding a tank replacement Kevin Adams would be doing in Perham for Kathleen Williams.  The tank replacement job involves removal of two old corroded Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) that are beginning to leak.  The two old ASTs are manifolded together.  The two ASTs will be replaced with one AST.  Peter will call when the tanks have been removed and the new tank installed so that a post installation inspection can be completed.

12/28/11 Got an e-mail from Peter Moulton, Div. Tech Services, Augusta MDEP requesting that I complete a post AST installation inspection for Kathleen Williams' new AST that was installed recently by Adams Heating.  Could see the stain on the floor where the small amount of oil spilled from the old corroding ASTs had leaked onto the concrete floor.  Spill has been cleaned up satisfactorily with sorbent materials.

1/20/12 Completed Post Installation inspection of the new double-bottomed vertical tank @ Kathleen William's home. Sent results of the inspection along with digital pictures of the tank install to Peter Moulton.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-819-2009*Cianbro contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill near Pole 154, off Arnold Trail, Route 27.  Cianbro is contractor working on the Kibby Wind power project. Reportedly, Cianbro recovered the spilled oil with sorbent.  No record of a site visit is available.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-682-2011*Tom Griffin of Sappi Paper contacted this office to report an issue discovered during mill shutdown.  Shutdowns of the mill are required periodically to perform routine maintenance and improvements which cannot be done when the paper making process is ongoing.  As part of the inspection procedure for piping in the R-10 building, a remote camera was routed into the corrosive sewer pipe.  Groundwater was observed leaking at three joints in the pipe.  This would indicate that the piping could allow corrosive solution to leak out of the pipe system under certain conditions, e.g. head pressure when the pipe is full.  To resolve this issue, Sappi proposed to line the pipe with an inserted fiberglass liner, similar to the Insituform brand of piping replacement.  This method allows a fiberglass mesh tube to be inserted in the concrete pipe.  A resin is then injected into the fiberglass.  An inflatable inner liner is then expanded against the form while the resin impregnated liner cures.  Then the inflatable portion is removed, leaving a new slightly smaller diameter pipe that is continuous and secure.

The environmental impacts of the corrosive solution escaping the piping system are unknown.  It is unknown if a significant volume of corrosive solution escaped from the sewer pipe system.  There are no groundwater wells on the mill property used for potable purposes.  The industrial complex encompasses several hundred acres.  The mill continues to use large quantities of corrosive materials both acids and bases in the paper making process.  In the future, if the mill ever shuts down, a closure assessment should be performed to assess potential adverse exposures to human health and the environment as a result of mill operations.  Such an effort would provide a holistic view of the mill property based on expected future land use, and potential exposure pathways.  For the foreseeable future, the best reasonable course of action is being pursued by the mill.  That is performing periodic inspections of the piping that contain the corrosive solutions, and repairing them when the containment has been compromised. No further action is expected by Response Services.

P-1-2012*Discharge was the result of a loose fitting on the hydraulic pump.  One gallon of hydraulic oil was discharged to pavement and collected using sorbents.

No further action.
P-10-2012*Discharge was the result of a hydraulic line failure.  3-4 gallons of hydraulic was discharged to the pavement and collected with sorbents.

No further action.
P-11-2012*Received notification that a oil delivery truck was leaking oil at 1 Apple Ridge Drive, Biddeford, Maine, the residence of Jeff Paquette owner of Paquette Oil.  It was reported that oil was leaking out of the back of the truck onto the ground, with several wells in the vicinity.

I met with Mr. Paquette at his residence where the truck was parked.  There was a small stain on his driveway and on the road, but no free product.  Mr. Paquette stated that he had a problem with a gasket on the nozzle of the truck's delivery system, which had been repaired.  I observed no leaks, or other issues.

No further action.
P-1021-2011*On the morning of December 15th, Shawn Brown of the Norway treatment plant observed oil entering the treatment plant system.  He called Fred Gallant of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) who in turn shared the information with me.  Brown initially reported the oil was going through the aeration/grit tank and consolidating in a baffled chamber as well as the lagoon.

A call (odor complaint) was made to the Norway Fire Department the night before 12/14/11 at approximately 8:00 pm, in the vicinity of the Oxford Hills High School, which just happens to be uphill and downwind of the treatment plant.  No source was located by the fire department, however, when Brown showed up to work Thursday morning he found the oil in the system.  He and his staff traced the oil back through the system to Pikes Hill Street. but the last traces of oil were soon past and no link above that last manhole could be detected.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-662-2014*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt road surface when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. The Freeport Fire Department immediately responded and applied sorbent material. Disposal was handled by Irving.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-660-2014*A 200 by 200 yard oil sheen was observed off the State Pier in the Fore River in Portland. U. S. Coast Guard and Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location, but no sheen was observed upon arrival. See attached National Response Center Incident Report# 1092606.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-567-2014*Approximately 5 gallons of asphalt was discharged from a tank truck as it was loading from the aboveground storage tank 209 at the Sprague Oil Terminal facility. The release was caused due to driver inattention. The discharged asphalt was released to the paved surface of the facility. Sprague personnel cleaned the oil from the paved surface using sorbents. Approximately 50 pounds of sorbent material was used to clean the impacted surfaces and disposed by Sprague.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-1-2012*On January 2, 2012, Dead River Oil Company was called to service a home heating burner.  They found a leaking 330 gallon oil tank at 470 Crystal Road which is owned by Joe Monroe.  The tank was filled on December 29, 2011.  316 gallons were pumped from the leaking 330 gallon tank.  Dead River contacted the Department and Jim Gramlich responded to the call out.  Dickison and London was hired to remove the soil from the dirt basement of the residence.

1/3/12 Talked over clean-up plan with Brent Dickison, of Dickison & London Inc.  Brent and his dad Gerald will dig out contaminated soils and remove them from the basement.  I (Responder-LeeThomas) will come down in a day or to check on the spill clean-up and advise if further digging is warranted.

Got a call from Brent Dickison RE: Munroe Cellar clean-up, they struck ledge at about 6-8" below surface grade (bsg).  Told Brent I would check the VOC's in the floor and call him back with what needs to be still done.

1/4/12 Munroe Site spill clean-up check.  Took a couple of PID readings from edge of the soil/rock/air interface, PID readings with an ION Science PID were 20-30 PPM.  Called Brent to advise him to try and remove another 6" of material, using a pick axe / pry bar if needed.  Once this material is removed for disposal, they need to put down a 3-4" perforated pipe and connect this to ventilation duct work and a vent fan that I have left next to the spill site.  Once this perforated pipe is placed back fill the excavated area with crushed stone, and a poly layer, then finish the backfill with crushed stone.

1/10/12 Site visit.  Ventilation system has been installed and turned on, and remainder of digging/removal of contaminated soils has been taken care.  Took PID readings of ambient air in cellar PID = 0.0 PPM.  Took PID readings of vent exhausting outside of cellar = 2.5-3.0 PPM.  The ventilation system is working well and has been operational since 1/6/12.   Discussed the DEP's Home heating oil tank replacement program with Joe Munroe.  He is interested and so completed the paperwork to apply to the program.  When I arrived back at the Regional Office I called Peter Moulton and told him about this tank replacement applicant and faxed him the completed paperwork.  The originals are being sent to Peter via US ground mail.   Will check on this site in about 1 month to determine in ventilation fan can be turned off and removed.

1/24/12  Took PID reading at exhaust outlet pipe @ Joe Munroe's sub-grade ventilation system in Crystal.  ION Science reading = 0.0 PPM VOC's.  Spoke with Peter Moulton, Environmental Engineer, regarding Munroe's application to the DEP Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement program.  Peter stated that Munroe has been approved and will be funded for a tank replacement.  Peter is currently awaiting bids for the work from area contractors.  Peter is anticipating awarding the tank replacement job at the end of the January.

2/17/12 After receiving word from Peter Moulton that a new double bottomed AST has been installed at the Munroe home, I completed a post installation inspection of the AST install.  Took several pictures and sent satisfactory check list finding to Peter via fax.  Digital pictures of the new tank sent via e-mail.  Checked on ventilation system, there are still slight VOC oders (1-2 PPM VOC's) being exhausted from the sub-grade ventilation system.  Will check this again in May and probably disconnect the fan at that time.  No further action is needed by Response Services Staff at this time.

8/17/12 Nate Thompson performed a site visit and check of the sub-grade vapor extraction venting system.  PID = 1.7 PPM VOC's.  Nate spoke with homeowner Joe Monroe who stated that there are no odors in the home.  Will plan on removal of the fan in the next week or two.
A-818-2011*Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.  Roy Krout
A-819-2011*On 12/21/2011 in New Portland, the Maine Department of Transportation reported an oil spill. The estimated 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill occurred over several miles on Route 27 from the intersection of Route 146 and Poulin's Garage. No recovery was possible, no site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-820-2011*On 12/23/2011 in Waterville, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when a homeowner attempted to change the filter on the oil supply tank in her finished basement. The spilled oil soaked carpet and saturated the concrete floor in the tank area. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with initial clean up and to install a ventilation fan. A carbon filtered air scrubber was also installed in the basement.

On 12/29/2011, Allstate Environmental Services was hired to clean and seal coat the basement floor. The area is served by public water. No further Response action is expected.
A-821-2011*On 12/26/2011 in Rumford, the New Page mill reported an oil spill. The estimated 215 gallon spill was the result of a broken line on a paper machine. The first break caused a 130 gallon spill, the line was replaced, and broke again several hours later and spilled an additional 85 gallons for a total of 215 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled. All of the oil was lost to the mill's sewer system. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-822-2011*This office was contacted about a 1.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-823-2011*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to concrete.  Madison Paper managed the cleanup and disposal of oily sorbents.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-824-2011*Leak from hydraulic line on truck working on CMP ROW upgrade.  No further information available.
A-825-2011*A clandestine laboratory was raided by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  DEP assisted by disposing of process chemicals not needed as evidence.  Roughly fifty pounds of a combination of contaminated solid waste and corrosive and flammable liquid wastes were recovered for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-826-2011*A small amount of kerosene was lost from this outside aboveground storage tank to the concrete pad and the ground.  The oil contaminated soil was removed and disposed of.  The spill occurred in a trailer park which is served by an on-site well which is considered a public water supply.  The well is not considered to be at risk due to its location relative to the spill and the completeness of the cleanup.  No further Response action is expected.
P-4-2012*The set up at 1844 Minot Ave. had been discussed and was on the list of things to change but a last delivery proved the theory "what can go wrong' will go wrong".  The fill pipe is located on the side of the cape stye house along the busy road, and the vent whistle is located on the back corner of the home,  just beyond the line of sight of the driver making the fill.  While making the delivery the driver claimed he was having trouble hearing the whistle due to heavy traffic, but did notice a red liquid flowing off the small roof adjacent to the chicken  shed at the rear of the home and stopped the flow immediately.

A few gallons was discharged.  Based on the drivers statement and the physical distribution of oil to the shingled overhang, the spray on the chicken shed, and on the all but frozen ground, the estimate is plausible.  Speedy dry was applied and being removed when I arrived.  The shed was wiped and the the shingles addressed as well, however, the final remediation might be to replace the dozen or so shingles as soon as practical. Mrs. Ward was concerned about the possible exposure to the chickens so the ground was chipped up with a hand pick all visible traces of oil were affectively removed.  Then a bale of shavings was spread on the ground for winter coverage.  If she was still concerned this spring when things thawed, Dead River agreed to come back and assess further clean up.

Short of being called back in the spring, DEP response plans no further action at this time.
P-13-2012*A wheel loader was overfilled by a tank truck which caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel.  Product impacted the paved surface within the designated refueling area and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-8-2012*A drop tube at the loading rack inside the terminal was abandoned some years ago by merely capping the end.  The drop tube was part of an otherwise active piping system that supplied kerosene to the loading rack from an aboveground storage tank.  Over time, condensation accumulated in the cap then recently froze, cracking it.  This crack allowed approximately three gallons of oily water to be discharged to a cement pad.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover spilled product then the 10"  line was evacuated to accommodate a proper abandonment of this section of piping
P-5-2012*A burner technician conducting service work accidentally tripped on the filter assembly which compromised the supply piping.  As a result, approximately one half gallon of heating oil was discharged to a cement basement floor.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover spilled product.
B-802-2011*On 12-30-2011 Paul Cerreta called to report a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill caused by a leaking fitting on a piece of Heavy Equipment. CMP contractors removed 8 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Norridgewock. No further Response action is anticipated.
I-185-2011*On 9/23/11, Cheryl St. Peter of County Environmental called to ask for a waiver of the 30 day requirement to remove and replace piping connected to a # 2 Fuel tank at the Limestone Community School. I gave her the waiver for the removal to take place on 9/29/11. The removal/replacement took place without any problem.
P-21-2012*Mr. Ron Dalrynple reported that he had spilled approximately 1.5 gallons of motor oil which had come from changing the oil in his personal automobile.  He had cleaned it up and removed a small amount of soil.  He wished to dispose of the soil at Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) in Eliot.  With Mr. Dalyrynple's assurance that this was motor oil from a personal automobile I agreed to provide a soil letter to him for disposal of the soil at ARC.

I never received confirmation from ARC or Mr. Dalyrynple of disposal of the soil.  I suspect it may have been disposed of with his solid waste.

No further Response Services Action is warranted in this matter.
B-795-2011*12/27/11  Dead River reported a fuel oil spill from a 275 gallon capacity above ground supply tank at the entered location.  Paul Brown of Dead River advised that they had delivered 75 gallons of K-1 to the tank and were later called back when the home owner discovered the tank leaking.  Mr. Brown advised that water had frozen in the oil filter canister causing the filter housing to crack and the home owner discovered the leak shortly after.  The damaged was not observed when oil was delivered.  Dead River responded to the spill and replaced the filter housing, thus stopping the leak.  Mr. Brown advised that the tank was mostly empty; and that the ground was frozen and he was unclear where the oil had migrated.  I contact the residence and was advised that no odors are entering the house and that all the fuel was lost.  I responded to the location and did not observe migration off site and planned for an investigation the next day.

12/28/11   Met the residents and landowner on site and hired Emery Lee and Son's to removed the tank and excavate the impacted area.  Free phase oil was discovered at a four foot depth.  Approximately 10 gallons of free phase oil was recovered with sorbent pads from the excavation.  I did not detect oil vapors under the dwelling, a single wide mobile home.  The area is serviced by public drinking water supply.  The tank was corroded and not installed up to code.  Mr. Brown advised that the last oil delivery was a year ago.  I contacted Penquis Cap agency who advised that they are replacing the tank.   Emery Lee and Sons transported the contaminated soil to Old Town and back filled the area in preparation for a new supply tank install.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-779-2011*On 12/20/11, I received a report of the discharge of over 250 gallons of # 2 fuel oil from an outside above ground storage tank.  The tank had developed a corrosion hole at the bottom.  The homeowners explained that they started to smell oil a couple days earlier and then their furnace stopped working so they called their oil company (PRW Enterprises).  When the oil company went to look at the tank, they smelled and saw the oil on the ground.  They removed approximately 10 remaining gallons from the corroded tank and put it off to one side.
When I arrived, I assessed the spill and explained to the homeowner that I was going to being the clean up in the morning with a vacuum truck and a crew to remove the contaminated soil, water and debris.  I explained the above ground storage tank insurance fund and also explained that the fund would not cover the cost of a new tank.  I then asked the oil burner tech to move the propane tank out of the way so that I could remove soil underneath it.  He also set up a temporary tank for the owners to use.
I went inside the house with my PID to check the vapor load.  The owners said the only place they could smell the oil was in the living room and kitchen.  I was getting readings of 4-5 PPM, so before I left I installed a radon fan underneath the mobile home to pull the vapors away from the house.
I hired Clean Harbors for the clean up and met them there the following morning (12/21/11).
On 12/21/11, I began the removal of contaminated soil, oily water and debris.  I determined that very little oil had migrated underneath the mobile home.  Most of the oil had followed the drainage around the home.  The wooded area in back of the home was very wet and swampy and I removed pockets of oil around the perimeter of the house following it to a drainage swale. The oil had only migrated about 150 feet from the home.  I filled the vacuum truck that day and scheduled the crew  to return the following day.
On 12/22/11, I returned to continue the clean up and found that oil had migrated back to all of the spots in the backyard that were cleaned the day before.  Also the hole I had made the day before from all the soil removal had filled back in with water and a substantial layer of oil on top.  Soil removal continued that day as well as removing the oil from the drainage areas.  A lot of oil was trapped in and around the tree timbers, stumps and roots that remained in the ground or were used as back fill materials when the owners were building up an area to set the mobile home on.  Again, I filled the truck and asked the Clean Harbors to return again the following day.
On 12/23/11, I returned and found that fortunately only a small amount of oil had migrated into the excavation and that only a few of the swampy areas around the drainage were impacted again with oil.  I focused on removing as much contaminated soil as possible at this point.
The first 1.5 to 2 feet of soil removed was a sand/silt mixture (in some spots it was pure sand) followed by a thick layer of clay.  The part of the excavation that was the deepest (4 feet) was the area above where the tank had sat.  This area also contained the most tree roots and stumps.  The rest of excavation widened out to 30 feet but because of the clay layer it was not necessary to dig very deep (only 1.5 to 2 ft).
I left the excavation open for 3 days to see how much oil was going to migrate out to the drainage.
I returned on 12/26/11 and saw that little to no oil had migrated to the drainage and that it would be possible to back fill.
Back filling on the site was completed on 12/28/11.  The homeowners said that they no longer smelled oil in the house so I removed the vent I installed.
I will check the drainage areas periodically to make sure no more oil had migrated to them.  I have made Tech Services aware of the spill but I see no risk to the drinking water supply.  The well that services the mobile home also services the neighborin
P-374-2011*August 11, 2011 I received a phone call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP). Mr. Mirabile was reporting that an elevator had a leaking hydraulic cylinder and oil had leaked into the elevator shaft at the CMP building on 162 Canco Road in Portland.
I responded to the site to investigate the leak. It was determined that there was dirt and bedrock at the bottom of the elevator shaft.
CMP hired Clean Harbors to remove the oily dirt at the bottom of the shaft. Approximately 440 gallons of oily rubber sealant and 442 gallons of oily water and sand were removed from the elevator shaft and disposed at Clean Harbors on Rummery Road. No wells or storm drains were impacted from the leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-91-2012*Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a hydraulic spill from an auger truck at the Old Winthrop Road Facility.  The truck broke a hydraulic line spilling 5 gallons of oil to the ground near the pole brow.  Speedy dry sorbent and gravel were excavated for disposal.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
A-92-2012*Paula Smith of C N Brown Company contacted this office to report a gasoline spill at their facility in Gardiner.  A customer had a malfunction and squeezed the nozzle on the dispenser before inserting into their vehicle.  Fortunately, the customer was not smoking.  An estimated 3 gallons of gas spilled to the concrete pad.  C N Brown employees spread speedy dry on the spilled gas.  I responded to the site and observed the cleanup.  Sorbent materials were swept and removed.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-94-2012*Glen Swenson contacted this office to report a fuel oil spill.  He had a delivery from Augusta Fuel on January 31, 2012 (two weeks prior to contacting Maine Department of Environmental Protection).  Mr. Swenson reported that the driver had a mishap with the hose as the reel was being returned to the home delivery tank truck.  Fuel oil spilled to the gravel shoulder of the road.  Mr. Swenson reportedly complained about this to Augusta Fuel, but no assistance was forthcoming.  I contacted Augusta Fuel, and spoke with Steve Mitchell.  He indicated that the driver felt it was a very small spill with no clean up necessary.

I went to Mr. Swenson's residence to inspect the spill.  An area approx. 2' x 3' of gravel shoulder was stained.  Mr. Swenson let me borrow a pick to work the frozen ground since my hand tools were not making much of an impression.  I picked and shoveled the stained gravel.  I listened to Mr. Swenson discuss the general state of affairs.  Jeff Choate from Augusta Fuel arrived to inspect the site.  He worked with me to shovel the contaminated soil into an 85 gallon drum in my truck.  We removed 1/2 of a drum of soil.  I swept road sand from the edge of the road to fill in the hole.  I estimate that we captured most of the spilled oil.  The hand excavation would have been smaller and more successful if the spill had been reported when it occurred, a point I emphasized with the two involved parties. The home is served by a private well which is not at risk from this incident due to the small volume of oil spilled. No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-96-2012*On 2/14/2012 in Rumford, the New Page Mill had a late report of an oil spill. The estimated 260 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from a valve being accidently closed causing a system malfunction on a paper machine that lead to the spill. The oil was lost to the mill's sewer system and no recovery was possible. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-98-2012* On 2-14-2012, Fabian Oil reported a fuel leak at the home of David Grierson in South Thomaston. They had been to this site in January to replace a clogged fuel filter (fuel jelled?). On 2-8-12 a drip was found at the fuel filter.
 The spill was small in size and no resources were at risk.
 The spill was cleaned up by removing some leaves and sorbent pads.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-99-2012*Tim Winters of Sprague Energy contacted this office to report an overfill of a crane that happened at this construction site in Searsport.  The 2 gallon spill to paved surface was reportedly recovered with sorbent material.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Response Services at this time.
A-100-2012*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell (B&M), contractors for Central Maine Power, contacted this office to report a stain in the snow.  Kara was unsure of the source, but reported it was cleaned up.  The spill was estimated as one quart in volume.  No site visit was made, no further action by Response Services is expected.  No written report was available from Cianbro or B&M.
A-101-2012*Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell, a contractor for Central Maine Power, contacted this office to report a stain on the ground beneath an excavator.  An estimated 1 quart of motor oil leaked from the machine while it was parked for an extended period.  The stained soil was reportedly hand excavated for disposal off site.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by Response Services.  No written report was received from Burns & McDonnell reference this spill.
A-102-2012*Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell, a contractor for Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a waste oil spill.  A logging truck leaked an estimated 1 quart of used motor oil to the wooden mats used to cross wet areas in the utility right of way.  The spilled oil was reportedly recovered with sorbent.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by Response Services.  No written report was submitted by Burns and McDonnell associated with this spill.
A-103-2012*2/15/12 1405 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power reported that 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the North road pavement from a leaking hose on a bucket lift truck working on power lines. The oil had been contained and collected with absorbent material and pads. No oil was reported to have left the pavement. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-104-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to this concrete basement floor when thieves stole the copper fuel line.  The thieves were kind enough to close the firematic valve before removing the line so only a small amount of oil leaked by the valve.  The homeowner's oil company capped the valve to prevent further leakage and removed the oil from the floor with speedi-dri.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-105-2012*On 2-14-2012, Kara Wry, of Burns and McDonnell, reported a very small spill of hydraulic oil. This occurred on a piece of equipment that was used on Central Maine Power Company's large scale transmision line project. The location was at structure 135 near Fish Street in the town of Leeds.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-106-2012*On 2-15-2012, Webber Fuel Company reported a small leak at a condo complex in Sandy River Plantation. Someone other than a Webber Fuel employee did a filter change on this heat system. The gasket on the fuel filter was dripping. Webber Fuel made the repairs and wanted me to investigate.  I made a site visit and found the spill to be minor in size. No resourses are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-107-2012*     A spill of an estimated 1 pint of hydraulic oil occurred from a burst hydrualic hose on heavy equipment.  The oil was lost to the ground, and the spill was cleaned up by Cianbro personnel.  No site visit was made.  No follow-up spill report was recieved.
A-108-2012*2/17/12 1340 Tracy Markham from T&K Heating reported that an outside tank at a mobile home had leaked an estimated 30 gallons of oil from a leaking firematic valve. He was called to the residence by the owner, Bonnie Spiro when she had smelled oil in her laundry room the evening before. When Tracy arrived on site there was a puddle of oil under the tank and he had put absorbent pads down to contain it. I went to the site and collected oil under the tank and on the slab under the mobile home with absorbent pads. The soil around the tank was frozen with standing water. The tank was still half full and the owner reported that it did not appear that the tank gauge was too much lower than it had been before the spill. The tank was repaired to stop the leak and ventilation was put in place under the home to prevent oil vapors from entering the home. The next day T&K Heating removed the tank and pumped the oil into a temporary tank so contaminated soil could be removed.

Soil was removed in the tank area and up to the home concrete slab. Field testing using oleophilic dye shake tests of the remaining soil in the excavation and under the home slab were negative for oil. From the small amount of soil that was contaminated and the presence of standing water in the spill area it is estimated that only an estimated 5 to 10 gallons was spilled and the on site well  about 50 feet away is not at risk.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-109-2012*On 2/17/2012 in Islesboro, Murton Durkee of the fire department reported an oil spill.  The spill which was thought to be diesel fuel was spilled in the town office parking lot by an unknown source.  Mr. Durkee estimated two gallons might have been spilled to the paved parking lot.  Some sand was spread on the spill area to keep traffic from spreading the product.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
P-2-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	1/3/12: I was contacted by John Dunlap of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding the possible existence of an old, long out-of-service, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) located at the property of the Old York Historical Society (OYHS).
	Mr. Scott Stevens of the OYHS explained to me that they had an informal environmental assessment done of the George Marshal Store location and a photo from the 1930's showed a gas station there.  An informal magnetic survey found what may be buried piping but no conclusive UST.

SITE VISITS & ASSESSMENT
	1/3/12: Onsite I noted no evidence of a UST or UST fill pipes or vent pipes by the store or other buildings or the wharf.  There was a recent patch in the asphalt paving around the waterline valve.  There were no obvious oil discharges, questionable containers outside, or sheens on thew water.  The store building had a basement aboveground oil storage tank that appears to need the piping upgraded to code (see photo); I did not get inside to observe the tank.
	4/26/12: I met Scott Stevens and a OYHS maintenance person onsite.  We dug up two ends of a 2" diameter rusty steel pipe confirming what appeared to be UST product or vent piping.
	5/7/12: I examined the removed 20' long piping and found no evidence of a discharge or remaining UST.
	The area is sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  The site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and not within 100' of any known wells.  The building is now an art gallery and local historical landmark.
	
CONCLUSION
A)	No underground oil tank has been confirmed at this time.  See the UST registration file 21414, and the UST Closure Assessment for further information.
B)	At this time no further MDEP, Response Division actions are recommended.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
P-1062-2011*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday 12/30/11: Kate Cavanaugh of Estes Oil reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of 1 gallon of #2 oil at a school in York that occurred the previous day, about 21 hours earlier.  Calling back, Ms. Cavanaugh stated she believed the discharge was out the vent pipe of the school's (consumptive-use, heating oil) underground storage tank (UST) and on the concrete tank pad, and that it was cleaned up.   The delivery was made with a pump truck (peddler truck) used for home deliveries.
	I notified York Fire Department (YFD) of the discharge and Fire Inspector Apgar visited to check.  He reported back to me that the discharge appeared larger than a gallon and he applied additional sorbent material.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The school is located in a suburban residential area served by municipal water and sewer, and not over a mapped significant aquifer.  Though reported as a small discharge, because it was at an elementary school and the nature of the discharge occurrence the incident warranted greater attention than other discharges of it's size.
	The school UST facility is a 10,000-gallon UST of fiberglass construction with a flapper valve within the fillpipe to limit filling above about 90% capacity.  A pressurized delivery such as this inhibits the flapper valve from working allowing the tank to overfill through the vent pipe or fillpipe; excessive pressure could potentially damage the UST shell or fittings.  These types of deliveries are prohibited in Maine's Chapter 691 UST rules for these types of oil tanks.
	Tuesday 1/3/12: I noted that the discharge actually appears to have come from the fillpipe and not the vent pipe, likely from back-pressure when the delivery hose was disconnected if a tight fitting was used, or a burp out the fill if a loose stinger down the fillpipe was used.  It is not uncommon for the driver to have gotten oil all over him in these instances.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	It was reported that Estes Oil first responded to clean-up on 12/29/11, the day before notification so MDEP did not have opportunity to monitor and direct the clean-up right after the spill.  YFD also applied sorbents and reported the discharge needed further clean-up.  After advising Estes Oil and York School Dept. on 12/30/11, that the spill needed further clean-up, Estes Oil had ENPRO Services respond for additional clean-up.
	1/3/12: Clean-up appeared satisfactory.  Three drums of oily waste were onsite waiting for disposal.

CONCLUSION
1)	Counter to what was first reported, the discharge appeared to have reached soil and it came out the fill pipe, not the vent pipe.
2)	The discharge does not appear to have been satisfactorily cleaned up within 24 hours of the discharge.
3)	Estes Oil and York School Department have been notified that pressurized/pumped deliveries to this UST are prohibited; I faxed pages from Chapter 691 UST rules explaining this to Estes Oil.   This issue has been referred to MDEP's Tim Rector for further resolution with Estes oil and the York School Dept.  See attached e-mail memos for further information.
4)	On 1/20/12: MDEP's Timothy Rector, of the Underground Oil Storage Facilities Program, issued a Notice Of Violation (NOV) to Estes Oil Burner Service.

S Brezinski
A-5-2012*A small amount of lube oil was lost from a locomotive to the ground.  Pan Am employees managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-6-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to a paved driveway due to a hose leak on an oil delivery truck.  Dead River employees used clay sorbent to recover the spilled product.  No further Response action is expected.
A-7-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to the basement floor of this residence when a Downeast Energy delivery driver overfilled the inside aboveground storage tank at this residence.  The oil leaked out of a piping fitting at the tank top, down the tank exterior, and to the floor.  Downeast used various sorbents to remove the spilled oil.  No further Response action is expected.
A-8-2012*On 1/3/2012 in Belfast, Irving oil reported an oil spill.  The estimated spill of <1 quart of #2 fuel oil resulted from an oil burner malfunction. The spill was located in the basement of the local Masonic Temple.  The spill was cleaned up by Irving with sorbent material.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-9-2012*Mike from Downeast Energy contacted this office to report a delivery mishap at this office.  The driver had a malfunction while connecting the hose from the tank truck to the fill on the building.  An estimated cup of oil spilled down the side and onto the ground.  The spilled oil was wiped up with sorbent.  I contacted the customer and they were ok with the cleanup.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by DEP Response at this time.
A-10-2012* On 1-2-2012, the Augusta Fire Department reported that a dump truck had flipped onto its side.  This accident occurred on the off ramp located at the newest exit ramp.  This ramp is located at mile marker 113 northbound.
 I made a site visit and there were several workers there removing the material that had been spilled from the dump truck.  The amount of used motor oil that had leaked from the engine was minor.
 Employees of McGee told me that they would scrape up the oiled soil.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-11-2012*1/4/12 1502 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that 1 quart of hydraulic oil had spilled from a leaking line on a forwarder working on the Central Maine Power right of way in Leeds. I contacted Kara by phone and she reported that the spill had gone mostly to wooden mats and was cleaned up with absorbent pads and because of the low temperatures some oil was shoveled up.  The spilled quantity was later estimated to be 3 to 4 quarts. See attached report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-12-2012*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a hose leak on a bucket truck at this location.  An unknown volume of hydraulic oil discharged to the ground and was recovered with sorbent material by CMP.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-13-2012*Colby College contacted this office to report a coolant leak in the parking lot at the school.  The vehicle had departed and left a stain on the pavement.  No recovery was possible.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-14-2012*An anonymous report of dumping on the East Waldoboro Road was reported to this office.  No additional information is available to indicate what investigation was done, or the exact location of the incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-15-2012* On 1-4-2012 Burns and McDonnell reported the release of about one gallon of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred during the construction project known as Maine Power Reliability Program. A tree harvesting subcontractor discharged the oil onto the ground. Clean-up was started immediately. The location of the spill was near the Maxcy's Mills Rd. in the town of Windsor. No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
I-61-2011*On 4-6-11, Gailanne Cropley of the Hope and Justice Project called to report that while having a furnace replaced at their facility in Caribou, an oil stain was noticed on the floor by the plumbing and heating contractor, he said the piping looked like it had been weeping for a while. I met with them both at the facility and though there was a faint odor in the furnace room, none was noticed in the living area. The contractor was to use a soap and water solution to clean the floor. No further action is expected by Response Services.

The Hope and Justice Project provides assistance to people in domestic abuse situations and therefore did not want to disclose the street address of this spill.
I-175-2011*On 9-8-11, Andrew Flint, Maine DEP Project Manager on the Wallagrass (I-104-11) project called to report that while on site, he witnessed one of the homeowners in the spill investigation area overfill his tractor and spill about 2 gallons of diesel fuel onto the ground. Andrew was concerned this may impact the investigation and asked the homeowner Charles Theriault to remove all spilled product. He asked me to verify the cleanup. I went there the following day and found that Mr. Theriault had satisfactorily removed all contaminated soil from the driveway. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-182-2011*On 9-20-11, Paul Dubois, of Dead River called to report that there had been a spill at their bulk plant in Fort Kent. A fuel delivery truck began to fill its tank when it was discovered that the plug had been inadvertently left out of the bottom of the trucks tank. 180 gallons of off-road diesel had been metered into the tank, before the diver could stop pumping. All spilled fuel went into the bulk plant's containment area and traveled to the sump pit. I met with Kevin at the facility that day. Dead River had hired a local septic hauler to pump out the pit after they had washed the concrete in the containment area. Product was bulked with wood chips in the septic truck and disposed of at Tri Community Landfill.
I-199-2011*On 10-12-11, Steve Freeman, of the Presque Isle Water and Sewer Dept. called to report that while doing work to replace a sewer line on Industrial Street, some contaminated soil was encountered at 55 Industrial Street. I met with the earthwork contractor there and observed a minor amount of very weathered petroleum in the excavation. The source was not evident and probably due to an old spill. I asked the contractor to dispose of any soil they had to remove to replace the line. About 5 yards was taken to Presque Isle Landfill.  No further action required.
A-16-2012* On 1-5-2012, Burns and McDonnell, reported the release of a small amount of hydraulic oil. This release occurred on the access road north of the Coopers Mills substation in the town of Windsor. A piece of equipment involved in the wood harvesting operation leaked hydraulic oil onto the ground and swamp mats. This operation is part of the Maine Power Reliability Program. The spilled oil was cleaned up and placed into a container for disposal.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
I-168-2011*On 8-25-11, Mark Wilcox of Dead River called to report that there had been an overfill, resulting in a spill at their bulk plant in Caribou. I met with Mark at the facility that day. All spilled fuel was within the earthen containment area. About 8 yards of diesel contaminated soil was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill.  No further action required.
B-808-2011*On 10.17.11,  Dead River Company reported an approximate 35 gallon spill of #2 oil at the entered location.  Product was being pumped from a pocket on a delivery tank truck, when a vent failed in the dome cover causing an internal tank bulk head to cave-in.  The result of the bulk head failure cause the transfer hose to break away from the cam fitting and the spill ensued.  Sorbents were deployed to clean up the spilled oil and the waste entered into Dead River's waste stream for later contractor pick up and disposal.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-26-2012*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of kerosene.  The aboveground tank was located within a detached garage so product impacted the cement slab contaminating approximately 20 feet of 6x6 sill.  Product then ran under the sill impacting sand and gravel behind the garage. Initial response actions included pumping out the tank and applying sorbent materials to the slab.  Thereafter, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening guided the excavation which indentified approximately 35 yards of soil for removal.  Soil was removed from the utility line on side of the building around the corner along the back approximately 30 linear feet.  Along the back of the garage, the excavation extended ten feet out and 10 feet down.  Pursuit of contamination was hampered by the garage slab; to ensure it maintained its integrity, it was not undermined.  Inaccessible contamination remains on site though laboratory sampling confirmed the areas where contamination was removed were below action levels.  After the excavation was complete, oil saturated framework for the garage was removed and replaced.  There is a driven point well located in the bottom floor of the house so Technical Services was solicited for long term oversight.  The well was sampled and is not currenlty impacted.
P-12-2012*1/5/12 Jesse Parson of Irving Oil called to report the dispatch of a technician to the referenced address for possible leak service call. The subsequent details are the leak was at the burner, possibly a failed flare fitting.  The technician reported only a few drops of oil had reached the floor and the fitting was redone and the spill wiped out. No request for DEP response was made, none dispatched.  DEP response plans no further action based on the information received.
A-1-2012*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Waterville, Maine between January 1st, 2012 and December 31, 2012.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

2-22-2012	2 gallons	lube		Chris Gessman
3-18-2012	1 gallon	lube		Ken Pelletier
4-20-12 1400  Chris Gessman reported that 2 gallons of diesel had been spilled from an inter modal packer machine from a fuel line. An estimated 150 pounds of oil impacted soil was removed from the area. RJW
4-23-2012	1 gallon	lube		Ken Pelletier
6-4-12          0.25 gals	lube oil  	Ken Pelletier                dep GW
7-27-2012     1 gallon         diesel            Chris Gessman
8-2-2012       1 gallon         lube              Chris Gessman
8-5-2012       1 gallon         lube              Chris Gessman
11-10-2012    2 gallon         lube oil          Chris Gessman            dep RJW
A-2-2012*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Rumford, Maine between January 1st, 2012 and December 31, 2012.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

1-9-12		1 gallon to ground		Lube		Ken Pelletier
1-27-12	1 gallon to ground		Lube		Ken Pelletier
5-12-12	0.25 gals to ground/ballast	Lube		Chris Gessman
6-23-12	1 cup to ground		Lube		Ken Pelletier
7-18-12	0.25 gal to ballast		lube		Ken Pelletier
10-21-12       .21 gallons to ground          lube              Ken Pelletier
12-18-12       4 gallons                          Lube             Chris Gessman
A-3-2012*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard at Leeds Junction, Leeds, Maine between January 1st, 2012 and December 31, 2012.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here, but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

4-19-2012  	1 quart 	lube		Ken Pelletier
4-21-2012	1 gallon	lube		Ken Pelletier
6-12-2012	2 gallons	hydraulic	Ken Pelletier
6-18-2010	1 gallon	lube		Ken Pelletier
11-5-2012     2 quarts        lube              Chris Gessman
A-4-2012*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Jay, Maine between January 1st, 2012 and December 31, 2012.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

1-28-2012      1  quart        lube              Chris Gessman
5-5-2012	1 gallon	lube		Ken Pelletier
5-16-2012	5 gallons	hydraulic	Chris Gessman
5-23-2012	5 gallons	hydraulic	Chris Gessman
6-14-2012	1 gallon	lube		Chris Gessman
9-6-2012       1 cup           lube              Ken Pelletier
B-794-2011*On 12/27/2011, Joshua Teel, of Hawkeye, LLC, called to report a 16 ounce hydraulic oil spill resulting from a bad fitting on a forwarder. Oil spilled to snow and was cleaned up with sorbents and by removing a small amount of contaminated snow. All materials were disposed of appropriately. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-807-2011*On 12/30/11, responded to entered spill location and observed oil leaking from a residential, 275-gallon capacity, aboveground supply tank.  Spilled oil migrated through a surface drain to an underground sewer/water pipe that discharges to a catch basin in the street (Glen Mary Road) drain accessible at the street.  The home owner (Wood) had been conducting maintenance to the tank and accidentally damaged the copper feed line (later determined) at the tank filter and oil leaked slowly from the tank for an undetermined amount of time before it was noticed.  I observed the tank leaking at the filter, and shut off the tank valve that stopped the leak.  Sorbents were placed in the utility basin/receptor at the street.  Sorbents were also used to collect and stabilize the spill situation in the residential basement.  No detectable amount of fuel oil vapor was surveyed in the first floor living space.  Alternative heating arrangements on the first floor were made by the home owner and the fire department approved.  Sewer department personnel and fire officials inspected several more basins down range of the Wood address.  Fuel oil was observed olfactory, but no recoverable product.  No oil or oil odors was observed at the waste water treatment facility.

I met with Larry Jones, 43 Glen Mary Road, who had reported the spill and was observing fuel oil odors in his basement.  I surveyed the basement with a photoionization detector (PID) and was getting readings in the 2-5 parts per million (ppm) range, but did not notice an olfactory presence of fuel odor.  I revisited the site on 12/31/11.

On 12/31/11, met with Clean Harbors detail on site and conducted gross clean up of oil impacted areas in the basement.  The area was cleaned out as best as possible, but due to household items dominating the basement, space was limited.  The tank was practically inaccessible, but was not necessary to remove to facilitate clean up.  The basement floor was broken in the area of the tank, furnace, and drain area, and the spill localized in these areas.  It appeared that oil had migrated under concrete portions under the furnace.  The drain appeared hand-dug, through a portion of concrete and led to a utility drain that discharged to a utility district sump at the street.  What soil from the drain that could practically be removed was.  I hired Webber Oil to come and inspect the system and determine the exact cause.  The filter house and feed line was determined to be damaged, and replaced to permanently stop the leak and to allow the furnace to function.

I inspected the Jones residence again and deemed it necessary to install a radon vent fan in the basement.  The fan could be run as needed.  I surmised that vapors had entered the dwelling through the street water utility, but could not identify exactly how.  I did not determine a risk in the dwelling and installed the vent for peace of mind for the residents.

On 1/18/12, met Clean Harbors on site and attempted additional clean up.  It appeared that oil under the concrete was continuing to migrate and enter the adjacent hand dug drain in the basement.  We flushed and cleaned the area with cleaner attempting to move the product from under the concrete and out the drainage and collect what we could both in the basement drain and the street receptor.  We did this with limited success, but some additional oil was observed and collected.

Several more inspections of the Wood basement and street basin adjacent to the house were made and pads changed out.  Droplets of oil were being collected on pads in the basement, but were not causing any indoor air quality issues.   PID surveys in the basement indicated 1-3 ppm and 0 ppm in the first floor living area.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.






I-170-2011*On 8-30-11, Marc Bosse of Dead River called to report that while a technician was servicing a heating system at the residence of June Williams in New Limerick, he noticed her above ground storage tank was leaking from a corrosion hole on the bottom.  I met with him there that day and it wasn't clear how much had leaked but there was a small stain on the concrete floor.  The benefit to digging outside didn't seem to outweigh the disruption and cost because of the tank location, paved driveway and a deck. They do have a well but it is over 100 feet up gradient.  The technician was to clean the concrete.  No further action was seen as necessary.
P-1115-2010*Small Leak in transformer.   Cleaned up by Central Maine Power personnel.  No DEP site visit.  No further action by Division of Response Services is warranted.
I-8-2012*1/9/12 Telecom with Ira Dodge, certified tank installer (CTI) with Allen's Environmental Services regarding work he has been contracted to do on a rack stand for the former Porter's Cash Fuel underground storage tank (UST) facility in Island Falls.  The work will involve overfill prevention, and other UST requirements related to bringing an out of service back into service.  The UST facility has been purchased by Bates Fuels Inc (Scott Bates).

1/11/12 Received the registration materials transferring the UST facility over to Bates Fuels Inc.  Did a site visit of the existing facility and sent the digital pictures of current rack and tank condition to John Dunlap and Ted Scharf of the UST Facilities Compliance unit in Augusta.  Work by Ira Dodge is set to begin the next week (1/16/12)

1/24/12 Site Visit to check on upgrades to UST facility.  Met with Dale Chapman, a certified tank installer, who has been hired by Scott Bates to do the leak detection system checks on the sump sensors.  Took several pictures of the work to the UST completed by Ira Dodge and sent them with an e-mail to John Dunlap of the DEP's UST Licensing Unit.

2/14/12 Received a faxed letter from Bates Fuels Inc regarding agreed to modifications that will be made to the UST Facility Bates has just recently purchased in Island Falls, #21321.

2/17/12 Met with Scott Bates at his newly purchased UST in Island Falls to discuss modifications he has made and will be making to bring the site into operational compliance.  The following information was discussed and checked on.  Bates has had Dale Chapman, CTI completed a passing compliance inspection.  The UST will be used as a loading facility for Bates  Fuel trucks only with one central electrical box which will remain locked at all times unless trucks are loading. A lock has been installed.  The metal covers constructed over each compartment sump will be fitted with a locks.   A security light has been installed at the facility.  The 100 gallons spill containment for the loading rack will be completed in the spring when weather allows for proper placement of concrete berm.  During this transition time a series of temporary booms will be maintained during use of the site by Bates Fuel trucks & trained operators.  Bates employees will be present at all times during fueling and will be trained to operate this UST facility.  A stocked spill containment and clean-up kit is being maintained on site.  All Bates employees will be trained on how to property contain and clean-up any oil released during loading ops. All spill will be immediately reported to the DEP Response at 1-800-482-0777.  This spill reporting number has been posted in several locations at the loading rack.  Scott Bates will be contacting DEP with the date when the permanent Rack containment berm will be completed in the spring of 2012.  Told Scott that it was ok to train his staff on operational requirements at this UST, install and maintain the temporary containment boom for the rack, submit a date certain when the permanent berm will be completed.  Once this is done the UST can become operational for his business.

Scott Whittier told Scott Bates that Ted Scharf from our underground tanks unit has written a letter that he will forward to you shortly via e-mail. Please contact Ted Scharf at 207-287-7655 or Lee Thomas in our Northern Maine Regional Office in Presque Isle at 207-760- 3152 if you need any additional clarification or assistance with this matter.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.


P-1067-2011*
SUMMARY
	This year 2011 spill report covers the Maine Department of Environmental Protection  (MDEP) efforts in the planned continued or renewed remediation efforts for this abandoned gas station and motor fuels, underground storage tank facility.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP contact with guidance from MDEP staff geologist Brad Hahn.  See MDEP spill reports P-772-2006 and P-206-2008 for site and remediation history.
	In February 2011, I was contacted by Mr. Timothy Nevins, Environmental Scientist with Tyree company working for Getty Petroleum Marketing (Getty).  Tyree wished MDEP review of a February 2011, Environmental Assessment Plan to address unresolved gasoline discharges at this site following the 2006 Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility abandonment.  This plan from Tyree was not acceptable as outlined in the MDEP letter of 2/28/11 (attached).  Rather than further study, I advised that the 2008 Assessment Report Addendum by Tyree adequately documented remaining contamination and that Getty should instead use this effort and funds to remediate the site to its Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.
	In August 2011, Tyree submitted a revised Corrective Action Plan (attached) which was approved by MDEP as outlined in an MDEP e-mail letter of 9/12/11 (attached).

CONCLUSIONS
1)	As of January 2012, I have received no reply from Tyree or Getty regarding the 9/12/11 letter and the additional corrective action and assessment.
2)	At this time this site is understood to be not clean to MDEP satisfaction and that further MDEP Response Division actions are anticipated.  I understand that oil-contaminated soil in the piping and dispenser areas was not cleaned up with the 2006 clean-up work and remains.  Getty has not cooperated in a timely manner to remediate and assess the prohibited discharges.  Assessment as per Maine Chapter 691 rules and prompt remediation following the 2006 UST abandonment would have been the most cost effective.
3)	Based on locations of the contamination it appears that there were multiple historical discharges from both the USTs and the dispensers and piping.
4)	Since I understand the property is owned by Getty Realty and the UST facility owned by Getty Petroleum, and the site is no longer operated as a UST facility, I recommended in the 2/28/11 letter that Getty look into MDEP Voluntary Remedial Action Program review and clearance.
5)	Hahn and I advised Tyree and Getty in the 2/28/11 letter that a vapor intrusion study could be performed and the site then re-evaluated under the 2009 MDEP Remediation Guidelines.  Pending results of a vapor intrusion study, no further remediation may be required under the new guidelines.
6)	In December 2011, Getty Petroleum Marketing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and served notice that Getty Realty was violating provisions of the lease and obligations of Getty Realty by failing to perform Getty Realty's obligations of remediating environmental contamination at properties subject to its lease.
7)	On 1/17/12, I sent mail to Tyree and to Getty requesting a reply and status on the projected further assessment and clean-up actions.  On 1/30/12, Mr. Hahns of Tyree replied that they "will schedule these subsurface investigation for late Spring 2012 and will notify... of the scheduled dates."  If additional remedial actions are undertaken  a new spill number will be issued at that time.
8)	This MDEP spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-15-2012*A heavy haul tow truck was towing another commercial vehicle northbound on Route 26 in Poland.  The driver lost control of the vehicle and it left the roadway to the east and impacted a dense stand of hardwood trees just south of Lower Range Pond.  The collision mutilated the tow truck and compromised both saddle tanks resulting in a discharge of approximately 150 gallons of diesel fuel and motor oil.  Some puddles of free product at grade were recovered with sorbent materials but most immediately absorbed into the ground. The following day, the Department coordinated with an excavating company to dig test pits to assess the environmental impact, particularly the potential for groundwater contamination in an area within proximity to a major public drinking water supply.  Groundwater was approximately five feet below grade with only a minor sheen evident; no free product, a positive sign. On the following Monday, the Department undertook to remove contaminated soil from the affected area.  Field screening guided the excavation which resulted in the removal of approximately 150 yards of contaminated soil for off site disposal.  Capillary action was a contributing factor that prevented significant vertical migration of spilled product.  Laboratory analytical confirmed a satisfactory removal effort with only one small area identified as minor lingering contamination below current action thresholds.
P-16-2012*January 09, 2012 I received a phone call from Michael Kenny, the home owner of 82 Ocean Street in Ogunquit. Mr. Kenny was reporting that an old AST (aboveground storage tank) was in his crawl space and appeared to have leaked #2 oil into the ground.
I responded to the site to investigate the leaking AST.
Mr. Kenny explained that he was unaware that the leaking AST existed in the crawl space and when he discovered it he decided to take action immediately.
Mr. Kenny submitted soil samples to Analytics in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to characterize the soil and be able to properly dispose of the soil at Aggregate Recycling (ARC) in Eliot. Once Mr. Kenny received the soil sample results back he called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to report the spill. Mr. Kenny said he did not know he was suppose to report spills to the DEP.
January 17, 2012 I hired ENPRO Environmental Services to remove 3.21 tons of soil from the crawl space. They also removed contaminated concrete blocks. The AST was already removed and disposed of by Mr. Kenny. Mr. Kenny was hired by the DEP to demo and replace the concrete blocks in the crawl space that were contaminated totaling an additional 3 tons.
January 20, 2012 the site was complete.
Pete Eremita, an engineer for the Maine DEP conducted air sampling tests in the home of Mr. Kenny.
No further action was taken by the Maine DEP. No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak.
P-1068-2011*SUMMARY
	This Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report covers the assessment of proposed corrective action for this former retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank facility.  The UST facility, abandoned-by-removal in 2007, was owned by Getty Petroleum Marketing Incorporated (Getty or GPMI).  The property I understand is owned by Getty Realty Corp.; Getty Petroleum and Getty Realty are both owned by Lukoil USA Inc. which also owns Green Valley Oil.  Timothy Nevins and Gregory Hans, Environmental Scientists with Tyree  represented Getty; Maine Certified Geologist Judd Newcomb approved the proposed Corrective Action Plan.   Stephen Brezinski of MDEP, Division of Response Services was primary MDEP contact, with guidance from MDEP geologist Brad Hahn.
	The facility underwent abandonment-by-removal in 2007 and clean-up by source reduction.  Tyree appears to have not assessed and remediated prohibited oil discharges in the areas of the piping and dispensers during the UST facility abandonment.
	The purpose of Getty's Corrective Action Plan (CAP) dated July 2011, was to further delineate contamination within the product piping and dispenser areas, and along the east, south and west property lines.  See the attached CAP and attached site plans for details.
	9/12/11: After review by Hahn and I, Tyree was advised that the CAP were found acceptable and MDEP requested notification of their implementation so as to be onsite for the work to observe and document.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	During the 2006 and 2007 UST abandonments at these Getty facilities, it appears Getty and Tyree  had not known that the full assessment of the product piping and dispenser islands was required under Maine Chapter 691 UST facility rules, I have since advised them of that Maine requirement.
2)	  As of January 2012, I have not heard any updates on the expected completion of the UST closure assessment or further clean-up work.  On 1/17/12, I mailed both Getty and Tyree requesting an update (see attached e-mail).  On 1/30/12, I received reply from Greg Hans that they "will schedule these subsurface investigation for late Spring 2012 and will notify... of the scheduled dates".
3)	At this time this site is understood to not be fully remediated to state of Maine satisfaction.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and likely under adjacent properties, and this contamination shall be properly managed if it is disturbed or if required under the clean-up goal.  Further MDEP Response Division and Technical Services Division actions are possible.
4)	As the discharges are known to be historical, discovered at a time that Getty owned/operated a refineries, and from an unregistered, bare steel UST: I understand that the discharges are not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance. coverage (see P-326-2007 and attached documents).
5)	I recommended to Getty that this site would be a good candidate for MDEP VRAP assessment and clearance.  Hahn  and I advised Getty and Tyree that the site could be re-evaluated under Maine's 2009 Remediation Guidelines.
6)	In December 2011, Getty Petroleum filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization and served notice that Getty Realty was violating provisions of the lease and obligations of Getty Realty by failing to perform Getty Realty's obligations of remediating environmental contamination at properties subject to its lease (i.e. Getty 28002 and Getty 28032?).
7)	This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to imply that the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
P-40-2012*On 1/12/2012 I received a call from Dead River reporting a leaking tank at a client's residence in New Gloucester.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed two manifolded above ground storage tanks in the basement.  One of the tanks had a corrosion hole in the bottom which had been temporarily patched with a magnet patch placed there by a Dead River technician.  Very little oil had leaked out of the tank.  I estimate no more than 5 gallons.  Dead River cleaned up the spill and will make arrangements with the homeowner to replace the leaky tank.  No further action required.
P-3-2012*I was contacted by Dead River Oil Company reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their oil tank.  The technician put a magna patch on the tank to stop the leak and cleaned up the spill.  The spill was contained on the concrete basement floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Dead River pumped out the tank that day and said that they were going to replace it on January 6th.  I spoke with the homeowner and he was all set.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-6-2012*A locomotive released an approximate quart of lube oil to track ballast.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.
P-7-2012*Tank corrosion resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Product impacted a 2'x3' area and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other items or areas were impacted.
P-9-2012*The caller alleged the spillage of motor vehicle fluids to the ground at 118 South Main street. When in fact, the barn, farmhouse, and pickup described were at 250 So. Main Street.  The sign at the address reads Mis-Fil Farm, and the red Ford car carrier with Maine registration 1A 6013 was at the farm house, not by the out building where the majority of visual staining was located.

As  I was about to take some pictures before knocking on the door of the house Ms. Roderick appeared and we spoke briefly.  I explained oil spills on the ground could adversely affect her own and possibly the ground water both she and her neighbor use, if the spills were left unattended. She didn't seemed overly concerned as she explained  hauling junk cars to Maine Metal in Auburn routinely. I re-iterated the need for better house keeping as the homes are reliant on groundwater for potable water.

DEP response will refer the site to Technical Services as a potential problematic site, and will drive by as a visual follow up.  However DEP response plans no further actions at this time.
I-71-2011*On 4-21-11, Seth Lawler, of Dead River reported that while responding to a no heat complaint at an apartment house owned by Jim Brown, he discovered the tank had been leaking. I met with him at the house that day. It was clear the tank had been leaking, because of a corrosion hole in the bottom. There was nothing evident on the concrete floor, but the tank was next to an outside wall, and there was a large crack between the floor and wall. We looked outside in the ditch in front, about 50 feet away and found oil in the ditch. It had been there for a while, and went unnoticed because there was still  snow and ice cover. We found the source to be a foundation under drain pipe from the house. We placed sorbents down and I contacted the owner Jim Brown. He owns a local construction company and he and two of his foreman came to the house. I showed them how to construct underflow weir dams and 2 were placed in the ditch later that day. They were to monitor the dams and change pads behind each as often as necessary until the flow of oil stopped.
Monitoring and pad change out was carried out for about a month, at declining intervals. I had them remove the dams in early June and remove all contaminated soil from the ditch at that time. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-80-2011*On 4-28-11, a Service Technician with Dead River called to report that while responding to a no heat complaint, he discovered a piping leak on an above ground storage tank at the rental home of Michele Boyle at 328 Development Drive, Limestone. The home is owned by Peter Weatherhead, also of Limestone. I met with the technician and Pete at the house that day. The tank was in a containment vault behind the house, and the vault had filled with water, due to a leaking lid seal. Freezing and thawing of the water probably caused the piping to break. there was no evidence of fuel outside the vault. I left them with a bale of sorbents to pad off the water in the vault. They were then going to pump out the vault into drums and dispose of the water at the local wastewater treatment plant.  No further action required.
I-208-2011*On 10-24-11, Matt Deprey of Irving woodlands called to report that a log loader had rolled over in the St Croix wood yard, and spilled about 5 gallons of diesel fuel. It was all onto a compacted, well-traveled area. I asked him to scrape up the contaminated soil and thinly spread it out of the way. It was done the same day.  No further action required.
A-17-2012* On 1-6-2012 Ken Pelletier, of Pan Am, reported the release of one quart of lube oil. This release occurred onto the railroad tracks and ballast, in the town of Fairfield. This section of track is located east and north of Horn Hill Rd. in Fairfield.
 The spill was cleaned up by a crew from Pan Am. No site visit was made and no further action is anticipated.
I-189-2011*On 9-28-11, the maintenance department of the University of Maine at Fort Kent called to report that the interstitial  space alarm in a 6000 gallon #2 fuel tank was going off. They were going to have County Environmental check it. County checked it the following day and determined it to be a false alarm. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-188-2011*On 9-28-11, Jim Libby called to report that due to a log loader hydraulic hose break, about 25 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled in the yard of their facility on Rt. 212 in Oakfield. They were going to excavate the soil and take it to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal. I gave them an oil spill debris form for the disposal.  No further action required.
A-18-2012* On 1-10-2012 Burns & McDonnell reported a small release of hydraulic oil. This spill was in all likelihood from a piece of heavy equipment used in the timber harvesting operation. The spill was not discovered until after the equipment had been move out of the area. The spill occurred near Weeks Mills Rd. in the town of China. The spilled oil was cleaned up and the soil was placed in a container for disposal.
 No site visit was made and no further action is required.
A-19-2012* On 1-10-2012 Burns & McDonnell reported a small release of hydraulic oil.  This spill occurred at the power line project in the town of Monmouth, near Pease Hill Rd. A hydraulic hose on a drill rig ruptured. The oil spilled onto the frozen ground, ice and swamp mats. The spilled oil was cleaned up and placed into a container for disposal. Clean Harbors is the disposal company of choice.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-21-2012*A small amount of oil leaked from a roll-off dumpster that hadn't been properly cleaned at the recycling facility before being delivered to Lowes.  One Steel staff recovered the spilled oil with sorbents and replaced the dumpster with a clean one.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-22-2012*Ken Whittier, oil burner repairman, contacted Jon Andrews of this office to report a corrosion leak at the Pellitier residence.  Mr. Pellitier was advised of the Groundwater Insurance Fund and provided with an application.  The tank is located at the top of a steep slope that drains to a tributary stream approx 250 feet from Maranacook Lake.  At the time of the spill, the ground was frozen, as was the stream bed and lake.  None-the-less, the oil flowed by gravity seeping into the ground and into the stream, and ultimately the lake.  Environmental Projects (EPI) contractor was hired to place sorbent in the stream and outfall at the lake.  A 25'' section of boom was cut into the ice at the mouth of the stream to try to limit oil migration.  Sorbent boom was also staged to intercept oil in the stream and lake.  Over the weeks and months that followed, EPI returned to the spill site and collected sorbent material for disposal under the direction of DEP.  Jon Andrews left State service on March 6th.  Peter Blanchard took over management of the project.  With mild temps in March, the lake ice melted.  EPI continued to replace sorbent and tend the boom.  The ice went out on Friday March 23.  EPI returned with a vacuum truck and performed soil removal at the top of the steep slope, and down to the stream. Contaminated soils were monitored with oleophylic dye shake tests.  Some contaminated soil remains beneath the slab of the residence.  Two confirmation samples were obtained, results attached.  Sample A represents the soil remaining beneath the slab.  Sample B is at the base of the hole approx 3'' below ground surface.  The excavated site was stabilized with crushed rock, loam, seed, and jute to stabilize the slope.

A neighbor, Debra Sherman lives down slope of the spill.  The tributary stream passes through her yard.  She expressed her concerns with the oil impacting the lake on more than one occasion.

Bob Pellitier''s homeowner insurance hired Ambrose Environmental, Tom Wigglesworth of Massachusetts to assist with oversight of the remediation.

No further response action expected.
A-23-2012* On 1-11-2012 the Augusta Fire Dept. reported that a tractor trailer rig had spilled engine/motor oil on Water Street in Augusta. The truck attempted to drive under the railroad trestle/bridge on Water Street. The steel beams on the bridge, did not move and the trailer was smacked down onto its side. In the process the tractor was nearly taken down onto its side, however the tractor became lodged under the bridge, with the wheels on the driver's side airborne. The trailer impaled itself onto a street light fixture. It was quite a sight indeed.
 The Fire Dept. responded along with the towing company, Maine-ly Towing. Maine-ly Towing cleaned up the spilled oil with speedi-dri and sand. I made a site visit and none of the oil entered a storm drain system, which was very near the accident scene. No further action from Response Services will be required.
A-24-2012*On 1-11-2012, Kate Cooley, of Cianbro Corporation, reported an oil release at their facility in Pittsfield. This shop/garage is located at 117 Dobson Street. A hydraulic hose, on a loader, ruptured and sprayed oil onto the loader and ground. Cianbro cleaned up the spill immediately. No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is required.
A-25-2012*The Department received an e-mail complaint from Thomas Clough of Township D.  He indicated he had been walking along Bemis Mountain Road and observed a drum in the woods in a stream. He reported it was full of something.

Jason Fish and I drove to the area and searched for the drum.  Bemis Mountain Road is a dirt road that turns into a snowmobile trail in the winter.  The lack of snow allowed us to drive a good way into the woods following the road, and trying to locate the drum.  Mr. Clough was unable to provide a reference or mileage from an intersection to the drum, however, we did locate it.  It was frozen to the ground, but empty.  No spill occurred.  We returned the drum to the warehouse for disposal as scrap steel.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-26-2012* Dead River, an oil company, reported the release of several gallons of fuel oil at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.  This home is located at 1055 Tasker Road in the city of Augusta, Maine.  This aboveground storage tank is located in the garage and it suffered from internal corrosion.  Oil spilled onto the concrete floor and saturated a few cardboard boxes.
 The oil technician from Dead River had placed a magna-patch onto the bottom of the tank and was making arrangements to transfer the oil into a temporary tank. The technician also had placed speedi-dri onto the floor to contain the fuel oil.  I asked him to dispose of all the oil impacted card board and other debris.
 The oil tank was replaced a few days later.  There were no oil odors in the living area of the home and all of the oil was contained to the floor of the garage.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-27-2012* On 1-13-2012, C. B. Haskell reported a fuel spill at the home of Sara Cote. This home is located at 78 Grand Army Road, in the town of Whitefield. It appears that the oil tanks (2) in the basement of Mrs. Cote's home were filled to maximum capacity. Clint, the oil technician from C. B. Haskell, speculated that as the oil warmed up and expanded the oil leaked out of the site gauge. There was no oil that spilled from the vent, which would indicate an overfill during delivery. The two tanks in the basement of this home are manifold (piped) together.
C. B. Haskell removed some of the soil from under the tank. I made a site visit and installed a fan to assist in the oil odor removal. Sorbents were also used. I checked on the clean-up process for several days. I also used cedarific cat litter to mask the oil odors.

The fuel oil spill was remediated and no additional actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-28-2012*On 1-15-12, the Maine Warden Service reported that a snowmobile had gone through the ice on Salmon Pond, in the town of Oakland. The owner of the snowmobile was Mr. Daniel Workman. The next day I made a site visit with Mr. Workman and a friend of his. We walked out to the scene and found the snowmobile in about 12 feet of water with three inches of clear black ice on the surface. There was no evidence of oil or gasoline spillage. I placed a pair of orange cones with caution tape, at the scene.

Mr. Workman made arrangements to have the snowmobile removed. I was not informed of the date and time of this recovery operation.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-29-2012* On 1-16-2012 Jodi Spiller, of VERSO Paper, reported a small release of hydraulic oil. This occurred at one of the wood yards located on the mill property in Jay, Maine. It was estimated that five gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a hose on a piece of heavy equipment. A crew from VERSO cleaned up the spilled oil with sawdust. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-30-2012*On 1-16-2012, Clair Kirk, of Rumford Hydro, called to report the discovery of what she thought was lube oil. The oil was spotted on the ice below the rack rake at the hydro dam on the Androscoggin River in the town of Rumford. The oil in all likelihood came from the Rumford Hydro facility, but I cannot verify with 100 percent accuracy. It was much too dangerous to attempt to cleanup this small amount of oil. No site visit was made and no further action by Response is expected at this time.
P-344-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-237-2011*12/20/11 Received a faxed spill report from Huber Engineered Woods, LLC regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil as a result of leaking fitting on a bucket of the mill's log loader.  Huber shift crews placed wood fines on the spilled oil and then scraped up these fines and put them in the fuel reclaimer area to be burned in the mill's boiler.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
P-876-2011*I was contacted by Sprague Energy reporting that while doing some pressure testing they had a small leak of kerosene when the seal on a pump failed.  The oil spilled into a concrete containment area and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1069-2011*I received an email detailing an incident that happened to two Brunswick police officers while they were patrolling at the Brunswick Naval Air Station (BNAS) near a landfill called Sites 1 & 3 on the map (attached).  The officers experienced symptoms of chemical exposure, burning eyes, headache, nausea, etc. (see attached email).  I contacted Claudia Sait who is the Department's point of contact for all things related to BNAS.  She agreed to meet me in Brunswick at the Police Station where we would talk to the police chief and he would take us out to the location where the incident happened.  A US Coast Guard officer joined us for the meeting with the Police Chief but not the site visit.  We met and headed to BNAS where we met Bob LeClerc of the Navy Caretaker Site Office.  We all proceeded to Perimeter Road where I got out and took some ambient air readings with my multi-gas meter (O2, CO, LEL, H2S) and my photoionization detector.  We continued up Perimeter Road stopping every few hundred feet so I could get out of the truck and take ambient air readings.  I got no gas readings along the road.  There are 12 gas vents on the landfill that sit about 25 feet from the road.  I decided to get a reading from inside one of the gas vents (GV-6).  When I put my multi-gas meter into the vent the % oxygen dropped below 19% but none of the other sensors or my PID got any reading.  I checked several other vents and did not get the drop in oxygen again.  We spoke with Mr. LeClerc and relayed the findings.  We all agreed that access to the area should be limited and Mr. LeClerc had an employee place jersey barriers at the end of Perimeter Road.  At that point we left the base.  I consulted with Claudia Sait and since this situation was no longer an emergency we decided that Mrs. Sait would follow up with the involved parties and Environmental Protection Agency and set up an air monitoring plan.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1070-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1071-2011*I was contacted by Jim Adams of Clean Harbors asking if he could have a 30 Day Waiver for an underground tank removal in Cape Neddick.  The tank had just been found and the owner wanted to get it out of the ground before winter.  I agreed and attended the removal.  There was no evidence of any oil contamination or leakage from the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1072-2011*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1073-2011*I was contacted by Jim Adams of Clean Harbors asking if he could have a 30 Day Waiver for an underground tank removal in Auburn.  The owner wanted to get it out of the ground before winter.  I agreed and attended the removal.  There was no evidence of any oil contamination or leakage from the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-30-2012*Mr Yates of Dead River called to report a minor spill at the Bridgton Bulk Plant.  The new driver did not consider the amount of fuel oil in the arm as he swung it away from the trucks bulkhead.  The oil spewed into the trough and migrated out the overflow tube discharging to the pad.  Sorbent material was applied and the spill cleaned up.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched. Based on the information provided and remedial steps taken DEP response plans no further action.
P-38-2012*Approximately one half gallon of lube oil was released from a locomotive contaminating track ballast.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation.
P-39-2012*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil to a cement garage floor.  The floor drain within close proximity was not impacted nor were any other items.  Fuel remaining in the tank was pumped out and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
I-158-2011*On 8-22-11, a Highway Foreman for the Mapleton Highway Department called to report that a town dump truck blew a hydraulic hose while working on the Smith Road, and about 50 gallons was lost onto the road surface and some to the ditch.  The location was at the intersection of the Smith Road and Waddell Road.  I met with the road crew there and they were using speedy dry on the road to clean the oil. I recommended they shovel contaminated soil from the ditch and dispose of at the local landfill. I gave them an oil spill debris form.  No further action required.
A-20-2012*	An overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) caused the release of less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil.  The oil exited the vent pipe and impacted the home's siding and the soil below.  The driver visually checked the tank, which was located in the basement, to ensure it sustained  no visible damages.  The piping connections did weep out some oil onto the side of the AST, but there were no other observed issues.  The siding was wiped down and some soil under the vent was removed by a technician.  The property is served by a private drilled well.
	On January 10, 2011 I went to the home to check the clean-up.  Approximately six inches of soil were removed, but a strong odor of oil was detectable upon approach.  An oleophilic dye shake test was used and the result was positive for oil saturated soil.  I contacted Webber Energy and they agreed to send a technician out to the home tomorrow to continue the clean-up.
	On January 11, 2011 I met with the Webber Energy Technician to finish the clean-up.  An additional six five-gallon pails of soil were removed before reaching the end of the contamination.  Oleophilic dye shake tests were used to confirm the clean-up.  Because of the small nature of the release no laboratory samples were taken.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-19-2012*
1/9/12  During the later phase of demolition and earthwork for a new foundation, beneath the overhang of the former camp an old rusted above ground storage tank was discovered.  The excavator hooked the top corner of the vertical tank thinking it was part of the foundation and torn a small hole in the top (12"x8"). For a short period of time liquid  poured out the fill and vent pipes as the tank was held at an angle, the tank was quickly propped up and the discharge ceased.  At this point the contractor called the fire department who in turn called the Department.

Upon arrival the tank was sitting upright at a shallow angle with about 1/3 the volume of liquid still inside.  The surrounding soil type is predominately sand, roughly 90% sand of varying grain size and densities.  I called Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to pump off the tank and to have the vacuum truck available when groundwater was encountered.  The depth to groundwater at the near side of the excavation (closest location to tank set up) was approximately 11ft from the surface.  I had the excavator create a sump a few feet deeper than the level of the current groundwater as it settled in the existing hole.  The water migrating through the soil was soon exhibiting a rainbow sheen from several of the silt deltas as the formed in the hole.

Don White of DEP Technical Services was called in for vapor intrusion potential considerations, of the new building.  He assessed the situation and worked to site the placement of a perforated pipe within the footprint of the new to be poured foundation.  We also surveyed the water level compared to that of the lake some 100+ feet from the recovery well.  The laser level registered a four inch height difference from the sump water lever (being higher) than the lake ice/water level.

At this point it was  general consensus of those at the site, the tank had been leaking for an indefinite time before today's incident.  The current owner stated they only heated with electric or a wood stove, and claimed to be unaware of the tank.  The tank was pumped off and removed by AES along with the approximately 50 gallons of water/oil mixture.  The consolidated sheen in the hole (visual description of salad dressing) was not dyed red, supporting the statements of Mr. Fritzshe made about not using the tank, (current use or even historical used the last umpteen years would have been dyed).  The course of action was to install a 16" diameter recovery well to a bottom depth of about two feet below the  static water level in the hole.  The pipe was delivered, cut and wrapped with filter fabric and installed, backfilled and allowed to recover/settle overnight.  The following day 1/10/12 we recovered approx. 450 gallons of water/oil mixture (again very little visible oil) from the well. .

The monitoring plan was to have AES come down the end of the week and pump off a volume of water let it recharge and repeat  few times, once every five days initially.  A test pit was dug nearer the water in the fill area just inside the silt fence, groundwater was allowed to fill in and a sample for VPH and EPH were collected and returned to the lab for analysis.

No oil contaminates were detected on the samples taken in the field, the recovery well effort was discontinued.  Based on the sample results and conditions observed at the site DEP Response plans no further actions.

I-179-2011*On 10-12-11, Gary Bouchard called to report there was a smell of oil in the ditch behind his house, he suspected it was coming from a recently demolished and buried home next door. I met with him there and found there was a sheen in the ditch that seemed to be coming from what looked like a possible foundation drain or basement floor drain from the demolished home. Gary stated that he noticed it shortly after the home had been buried. I placed sorbents in the ditch. I contacted the property owner Wendell St. Pierre and he told me there was an old oil tank in the basement but he had given the fuel to a local resident who pumped it out. I spoke to that resident and he said that when he went to pump it out, he noticed the fuel line had been cut and fuel stolen from the tank.  He did not notice any smell or see any fuel in the basement and stated the line had been neatly crimped after the vandals had taken as much as they could. He pumped out the remaining 80 gallons. The vandals most likely used buckets to get the fuel out of the basement and some had spilled from the buckets as they carried them, most likely getting to the floor drain. A small amount it seemed. Sheen stopped several weeks later and Wendell removed any contaminated soil from the ditch.  No further action required.
P-409-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by the Gorham Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-302-2015*A small amount of lube oil was lost due to leaky railroad equipment.  Pan Am Railways staff collected the oiled ballast material.  No site visit made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-305-2015*On May 28, Clarence Begin called to report a spill of either diesel or hydraulic oil that occurred over the winter at a logging operation.  The spill was from logging equipment, and appeared to be less than two gallons.  The location of the spill was 45 41'4.59"N  70 12' 48.01 W.  No action is recommended other than scratching up the soil on site to discern it from potential future spills.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-432-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported a 1 cup release of #2 fuel oil from a dripping fitting on the fuel line from the boiler of the residence. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface under the boiler. Downeast reportedly tightened the fitting and wiped up the released oil with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-314-2015*On June 2, Wynn Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at their leaf composting facility at 938 Finson Road.  A hose that operates the piston crank broke and released approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil.  No one was injured and nothing left the site or made it into the on site storm water controls. The 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost when a piston on the loader broke.  The spill was immediately contained with sorbents and leaf litter.

The area of the spill was immediately diked/bermed using an 8 ft. Filtrex sock and a 2-inch white sausage boom.  The spill was picked up using absorbent pads.  Since the bermed area created a small round area, water ponded there and an oily sheen was noted on the surface.  Public Works personnel vacuumed up the water and sheen.  This water was sent to the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) via a wash-out bay and an oil water separator that discharges to the sanitary sewer system. The WWTP was called prior to doing this and was given the "okay".  All solids, including compost, pads and booms, were placed in one 55-gallon drum. The drum was labeled "non-hazardous" with today's date and will be picked up in August when Clean Harbors Environmental Services conducts our third quarter waste pickup. Total waste generated was one 55-gallon steel drum.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-313-2015*At 0855 hours on 6/2/15, Tom Tardif, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, reported a quart spill of diesel from one of their locomotives.  It all started after the locomotives were filled with diesel by Dysart's.  It appeared they were sloppy with the hose between the four locomotives causing a sheen in the heavy rain falling at the time.  This led to investigating the sheen.  A cracked hose was found on the top of one of the locomotive fuel tanks.   Approximately a quart of diesel leaked out.  Sorbents were used to soak up much of the spilled diesel.  The hose was replaced later in the day.  The locomotives were located at the end of Logistics Lane at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-820-2014*On October 13, 2014, Hancock Lumber in Bethel reported a hydraulic oil spill at their mill at 639 Walker Mills Road.  There was approximately 25 gallons that leaked from a broken hydraulic hose on a crane when the hoses got twisted and snapped. The oil was released onto dirt. Dirt and wood shavings were removed and disposed of onsite.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are anticipated at this time.
I-379-2014*On 12/16/14, I received a call from Matt Bard, Dead River Company (DR) Service Manager in Madawaska, reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil from a recently installed fuel filter at the home of Emilda Nadeau.  The customer called DR office complaining of fuel odor after recently having the fuel filter replaced.  A DR technician visited the residence at 14:00 hours and found a defective fuel filter that had leaked 1-1.5 gallons of #2 heating oil onto the basement floor.  According to Matt, there was a defective nut on the fuel filter, which allowed fuel to weep/seep by and collect on the concrete floor beneath the filter area.  DR crews used sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to wipe up and collect all spilled fuel on the concrete floor.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-405-2014*On 7/27/14, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a dump truck tearing down a utility power line, causing damage to the transformer.  Approximately two quarts of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (NON PCB) oil leaked to the ground.  The spilled product was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-406-2014*On 7/28/14, I received report from Dave Wright of Dysart's Oil Company that their driver accidently overfilled an aboveground diesel tank at Kennebec Lumber Company in Solon.  The spilled product leaked onto the concrete tank pad where it was recovered with speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-407-2014*On 7/28/14, I received report from Emera Maine of a transformer leak.  The leak was caused by the utility pole being pulled down by a truck.  The spilled product was excavated and the contaminated soil disposed of properly at the landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-408-2014*On 7/29/14, I received report from Emera Maine of a leaky gasket on a transformer.  Approximately one quart of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (NON PCB) oil leaked to the ground and was shoveled up for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-411-2014*On 7/31/14, I received report from Freightliner of Maine of a dump truck that drove around their yard, leaking hydraulic fluid.  The truck was fixed and speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oil sheen.  The speedy dry was recovered and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-413-2014*On 7/31/14, I received report of two small gas jugs left in someone's yard.  I arrived on scene to find that two small plastic gasoline cans, neither full, were left on the side of the road at 712 Hudson Road.  There was clearly old mixed gasoline in them, which I absorbed with sorbent pads and disposed of properly.  No spillage occurred.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-425-2014*On 8/1/14 I received report of a car crushing complaint in Stockton Springs.  The anonymous reporter stated that oil was being dumped on the ground.

I arrived on scene a short time later and found no oil spilled.  All of the oils were being collected in 55 gallon drums and being recycled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-441-2014*On 8/14/14, I received report from Mount Desert School Department of a stash of school laboratory chemicals accumulated over many years.  Nothing was leaking, and all were in the original containers.  I advised the school department that an environmental contractor would have to take care of the removal and disposal.  I provided them with three names and numbers of companies that could do the work.

They hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services who disposed of all of the waste properly.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-558-2014*On 10/13/14, I received report from Dead River Company oil technician, Arthur Hobbs, that he cross threaded an oil filter while pressure testing a fuel supply line in the basement of 11 Heritage Lane in Bangor.  The fuel line was plugged and Mr. Hobbs was attempting to un-plug it, but instead sprayed oil over the basement.  Some oiled cardboard boxes had to be disposed of as well as sorbents used to collect the spilled product.  Once all of the oiled material was removed from the home, I installed fans to remove the oil vapor from the house.

The following day, Jim Lavoie, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services, accompanied me to the site to install a more permanent vapor extraction system.  Jim Lavoie will assist the homeowners with the vapor concerns.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-210-2015*I received a call indicating a skidder had been parked in Great Pond at the entered location.  The facility is a boat ramp with a small dock.  A cable from the skidder had been attached to the end of the dock in what looked like an attempt to keep the dock from floating away.  The reporter alleged the skidder was causing a sheen in the water.  I found no such sheen.  I called the reporter and informed him of my findings.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-211-2015*At 0850 hours on 4/22/15, Pan Am Railways reported a 1.5 quart spill of lube oil from engine containment tanks on two locomotives.  The locomotives were located approximately 20 rail cars from the Route 220 overhead bridge in Detroit.  Approximately 50 pounds of contaminated ballast was removed and hauled to the Pan Am Railways facility for disposal by an environmental company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.








B-213-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location when a tree fell over during a storm event and caused damage to the filter housing on the outside above ground storage tank.  The tank was approximately 20 feet from Hadley Lake.  The incident resulted in about 50 gallons of kerosene spilling from the tank, into the ground and toward the lake.  I did observe slight sheening in the lake.  I boomed along the shore of the lake and placed sorbent material where possible to collect oil.  Because of the location, digging was not a viable option.  I monitored the site for the next several months until the sheening stopped.  I disposed of all contaminated materials.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-210-2015*Blanchard's Cash Fuel reported that a discharge had happened at 120 South Livermore Road in Turner when an outdoor above ground storage tank (AST) was overfilled.  I met Don Blanchard on site along with the home owner, Derek Cobb.   The house was being rented and the owners had requested a new gauge on the AST.   Mr. Cobb removed the vent/whistle/gauge fitting and replaced just a gauge.   When the tank was filled, there was no longer a vent and the AST over-pressurized, blowing out the end of the 150 gallon AST.  The oil was released to the ground on the back brick patio and dirt between the patio and house.   The house was built in the 19th century and was supported on granite blocks except for one end of the house which contained a stone foundation root cellar.   Kerosene was able to make it under the home along the groundwater to the root cellar, entering through the cracks in the stone foundation.  I contacted Environmental Projects, Incorporated (EPI) to vacuum out the oil and water in the basement and remove sorbent pads saturated with oil.   EPI was unable to provide further assistance to excavate the tank area and ENPRO was hired to begin the excavation of the patio area.

10-15 yards of contaminated soil was excavated from the patio area, getting as close to the granite house supports as we safely could.    The depth and 3 sides appeared by the oleophylic dye test to be sufficiently remediated.  Oil contamination did remain under the home, impacted the root cellar area and threatening the drinking water well, approximately 20 feet from the excavation.   A recovery well was placed in the excavated area as deep as possible to monitor the groundwater and treat as necessary.

A vapor suppression system (radon fan) was installed in the root cellar, and portable air filter unit placed in the living area.   The site was then referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-300-2015*Maine, Department of Transportation (DOT) called to report the discharge of hydraulic oil at the yard from a broken hose on a vendors truck.  The spill was confined to a small area and staff immediately took corrective action with sorbents.  No request for assistance was made, so none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-301-2015*I was contacted by Dave Winchel, the Road Commissioner for the Town of Acton, reporting that there was a large oil stain on the gravel boat ramp on Wilson Lake on Young's Ridge Road.  I visited the site and found an area about 5 feet by 20 feet stained with oil.  The stain extends to the water's edge, but no free product or oil sheen was seen on the water.  I spoke with neighbors of the boat ramp and members of the Wilson Lake Association, but no one knows what caused the oil spill.  After some investigation, it was determined that the Town of Acton owns the land the boat ramp is on, and although they did not cause the spill, they are responsible for its cleanup.  The Department offered to pay for the cost of having the soil sampled for disposal and for the cost of disposing of the soil, if the Town would excavate and truck the soil to the disposal facility.  The Town agreed.  I collected soil samples and had them analyzed for prequalification and they passed.  I was present when the Town excavated the contaminated soil and confirmed that they got it all.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-302-2015*On April 27, 2015, Nancy Thompson reported an oil sheen in the Royal River near a hydro dam in Yarmouth.  I responded to the site and met with Ms. Thompson. At that time, there was no longer an oil sheen but she directed me to the place across the street that controls the dam and the mechanics that operate it.

I spoke with Shayne who was familiar with the mechanics of the dam and he explained that they use a biodegradable hydraulic oil and that one of the hoses broke and leaked approximately 8 gallons of oil into the river. None was recovered.  I explained that regardless of the oil being biodegradable, that recovering it is still a good practice to commit to, and reporting an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) is also necessary.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-303-2015*
SUMMARY
On 4/23/15, while in the vicinity, I stopped by this former retail, motor fuels, underground storage tanks (UST) facility for a routine check of a planned UST abandonment.  The removal notice submitted by the facility owner/operator was missing the Certified Tank Installer's (CTI) signature and an expected date of removal, flagging it for a site visit.  The old gas station and auto repair building was gone or remodeled upon the old foundation.  The construction contractor I met explained that the UST facility had been abandoned by removal the past autumn and he was not aware of evidence of discharges found.  I discussed with the contractor about the tank abandoned-in-place under the fiber-optic cable, and possible residual oil contamination following the 1994-1996 spill clean-up work.

The UST Closure report by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services states the UST facility was abandoned by removal on 10/21/14.  The report states "Soil around and beneath the tank was observed to be clean, sand backfill" but the report does not clearly state that the native soil outside the UST facility backfill was sampled for evidence of a discharge.

In the 1980's and 1990's, the location suffered chronic gasoline vapor intrusion into ambient air and a large culvert running from this area to the ocean; during the 1994 UST abandonment, the facility was confirmed to be a gasoline discharge source.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) engineer Peter Eremita assumed management and investigation after the MDEP Division of Response Services initial actions.  MDEP spill report P-533-1994 concludes with the recommendation of further investigation by MDEP Division of Technical Services, though Fessenden's UST report states that the report concludes "No further action was seen as necessary", which is incorrect.

CLEAN UP ACTIONS
Based on the 2014 report, I understand that no clean-up actions were performed associated with the year 2014 UST closure.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time residual gasoline contamination likely remains though is not assessable under Route 1, the culvert, and the building areas.  With the discharge sources gone following the 1994 abandonment, the issues with vapor intrusion appears to have lessened and then ceased.  See the MDEP UST registration file 18809 and the year 2014 Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment, and records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for additional information.
2)  No remedial actions are required at this time based on present information.  Remaining gasoline contamination shall be properly managed if disturbed or if required.
3)  No new, replacement, UST facility was installed and the property is now commercial, retail use on a slab foundation.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the site is clean to pristine or original condition.
5)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-304-2015*SUMMARY
On 4/23/15, while in the area, I performed a routine check for the planned abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The building was closed up and re-signed Brewster's Market, no longer Brewster's Exxon.  The location is dense residential and commercial use and served by municipal drinking water.

The dispenser island was gone and the piping and UST T-3 and T-4 area was excavated.  I observed no UST vent piping or fill pipe road boxes.  The required UST facility closure assessment by Fessenden Geo-Environmental states the facility was removed by A L Doggett Co. on 1/8/15 and 1/9/15.  According to the assessment, no significant evidence of a discharge was documented.  No new, replacement UST facility was re-installed, and the site is no longer a gas station.  I found no evidence that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff were present for this year 2015 UST abandonment.  Previous USTs, tanks T-1 and T-2, are registered as replaced in 1992, and I found no indication Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff attended this abandonment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  I understand that no soil or groundwater was treated or removed from the property during the UST abandonment.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to imply the location is remediated to original or pristine condition.  See the UST Registration File 1081, and the UST closure assessment by Fessenden for further information.
3)  No MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-305-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 1 gallon of mineral oil was discharged from the pad mounted transformer as a result of damage from being struck by a vehicle. The oil in the pad mounted transformer was tested and contained less than 6 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Cleanup and disposal was performed by Central Maine Power Company using sorbents.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-306-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 12 ounces of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a snowplow hitting a pad mounted transformer. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company,

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-307-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 11 gallons of transformer oil was discharged as a result of corrosion of the transformer. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that the oil dripped down the utility pole but did not impact the ground.

Please refer to the attached CMP Spill Report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-40-2015*Barry Gordon of Dead River Oil Company reported that they had suffered an overfill of the bulk tank at their Boothbay Harbor facility.  Several gallons had spilled to the dike and was cleaned up by Dead River personnel using sorbent materials.   The product did not leave the secondary containment and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter.
B-248-2015*At 0815 hours on 5/7/15, Dead River Company reported a stain under the filter of an outside 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) while removing a propane tank from the residence located at 1655 County Road in Trescott.  The property has been abandoned for over two years according to a neighbor.  It appears that approximately 2 gallons or so of kerosene was spilled during removal of the copper line.  The stain can barely be seen and appears to have happened a couple years ago according to the manager of the Calais Dead River Company office.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-204-2015*On 4/8/15, an anonymous caller reported that there was a leaking furnace in the basement of an apartment house that was causing strong oil vapors in the apartments.  I contacted the owner of the building and told him of the complaint. He agreed to meet me at the building.  In the basement, I found a stained area about 10 foot in diameter on dirt with concrete below.  The owner showed me the fitting that had been leaking that was now repaired.  Besides the stained dirt, there was a lot of cardboard and scrap wood that had been oil impacted.  The owner agreed to remove all the oil impacted material.  I returned to the site the next week and found all the oil impacted material removed.  There were no noticeable oil vapors in the basement or the apartment above.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-207-2015*Jason from Maritime Energy, f.k.a. O'Brien Oil, called to report an oil spill at a business in Augusta. This spill occurred at Adams Speech Therapy located at 538 Western Ave. The sump pump failed to turn on and the basement flooded with an estimated twelve inches of water. This flood caused the oil burner to shut down. Jason used a broom handle to activate the sump pump. The water was discharged outside. At some point Jason noticed red oil floating on the water near the furnace/boiler, he used sorbent pads to clean up the spill. In addition, when the furnace fired, exhaust leaked into the basement. I installed a fan to ventilate the oil odors and exhaust.

Cleanup was completed and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-208-2015*On 4/20/15, Scott Giroux reported that his son's (Mat) vehicle was causing an oil sheen in a gravel pit pond.  Scott reported that his son, Mat Giroux, had been at a gathering in the gravel pit the night before and when he was leaving in the early morning hour, his vehicle battery was dead and would not start.  Mat got a ride home from a friend.  When Mat returned in the later morning, he found his car in a three feet deep pond of water in the gravel pit with an oil sheen around it.  I met Scott, Mat, and a towing company on site.  There was a light oil sheen in the pond, but no recoverable oil.  The vehicle was removed from the pond and towed away.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-211-2015*Brookfield Renewable Energy Group reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil had been released at the Rumford Hydro Station when a hose failed on the debris rake at the dam. No oil was reported to have reached the river and the oil was collected with oil absorbents. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-212-2015*4/22/15 0720 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 4 gallons of lube oil had spilled to the rail bed from two rail engine's containment tanks. Pan Am employees were removing oiled materials from the site. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-213-2015*4/22/15 0905 Lauren Johnston from Burns and McDonald consultants reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil was discharged from a broken hose on a piece of equipment working on the Central Maine Power right of way. The oil was collected with absorbent pads and a small amount of oil impacted soil was removed. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-215-2015*Dead River Company reported that an estimated 10 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled to a paved parking lot by a propane delivery truck. She reported that no oil had run into any storm drains and employees were collecting the oil. A hydraulic hose on the truck broke. I checked the site the next day to confirm the clean-up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-216-2015*On 4/22/15, Raymond White reported that there was an ice fishing shack tied to the shore at the waterfront of his property on Damariscotta Lake with an oil sheen in the water around it.  He said he did not know who owned the shack. I went to the site and found the shack partially floating and tied to a tree on the lake bank.  There was an oil sheen in the water around the shack, but no recoverable oil.  Inside the shack I found a small gasoline can on its side and a container of chainsaw bar oil also on its side.  Both containers were seeping their contents onto the water-covered floor of the shack.  I took the containers to stop the discharge.  Attempts to contact the owner by the information on the door of the shack were unsuccessful.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-217-2015*On 4/23/15, Cianbro Company reported that an estimated half-gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel parking lot when a hose broke on a logging truck loading track mat timbers.  The oil was contained and cleaned up with oil absorbent pads.  The oil impacted soil was removed.  I went to the site to confirm that the cleanup was complete.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-218-2015*On 4/23/15, Amanda Graham reported that she had discovered a 55-gallon drum on the side of the gravel road that abuts her property.  The drum had been illegally dumped there and she had made a complaint to the Oxford County Sheriff's Department.  I went out to the site and found the 55-gallon drum on its side and leaking from the bung.  I uprighted the drum, stopping the leak.  I dug up a small amount of soil, before the soil tested with a photo ionization detector no longer indicated any gasoline in the soil.  There were no identifying labels or markings that would identify the person who dumped it.  There was also an old boat gas can with liquid in it that appeared to be mostly water.  I had a contractor collect the drum and debris for disposal.  The site is over 600 feet from the nearest home.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-219-2015*I received an email from Bill Butler from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Division.  He explained that while he was looking into a complaint about tires on a property that was recently purchased in Windsor, he found four 55-gallon drums of oil. Some were leaking because they were outside and no bungs were in place, and black staining could be seen on the ground. I visited the site and found that a total of 13 drums existed on site. Most were in a fallen down shed beside the garage area. There were also numerous cans of paints, and two 275-gallon heating oil tanks. The drums were all full of waste oil. I used a DEXIL kit to test the oil for hazardous materials. All of my tests came back negative for Halogens and PCB. After talking with the new owners, I found out that the drums were a result of a previous owner, who operated a vehicle maintenance shop from this location. As part of the real estate transaction, the oil was supposed to be removed prior to closing on the property. Due to a large amount of snow, the buyer could not see what was removed, and what remained.

At this time, I passed on the information for three environmental companies so that the drums and paints could be properly disposed of off site.  The homeowner chose Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to perform the work. EPI removed all liquids from the drums, the 275 gallon tanks, and collected all the paints for disposal as household hazardous waste. They also hand dug the small amount of black soil located in front of the garage main door.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-221-2015*Mr. Ray Breton reported a sheen of oil in Mill Stream in North Vassalboro adjacent to an abandoned home located at 221 Main Street.   I visited the site and noted a sheen coming out of the embankment directly behind the property.   Mr. Breton joined me on site and let me in (he was in the process of purchasing the property) and showed me the oil tank in the basement.   Although there did not appear to be an ongoing leak, the tank was empty and there was evidence that it had been filled through a bung several times and overfilled onto the floor.  This may have been the source of the sheen, although there was no fresh oil present.  I spoke with the administrator of the estate selling the property to Mr. Breton (Theresa Veilleux) to get permission to investigate and/or clean up the property and have her apply to the Groundwater Oil Clean Up Fund.

I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to dig test pits, however, we found no evidence of any oil, or route to the stream.   We also discovered what appeared to be a fill pipe for an old underground oil storage tank (UST). Since the property would be demolished, it was decided that the basement would be cleaned and the UST removed at the time of demolition and further exploration could also be done at that time.

The site was referred to David Brooks of the Remediation Division for long term project management and as such no further action by the Division of Response Services was expected.

The site was not completed under David, and he left the Department.  I was able to hire EPI to complete the site.  The home had been demolished so the basement floor was cleaned.   There turned out to be two USTs which were cleaned, filled with sand and left in place due to proximity of the utility pole.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-222-2015*On 4/24/15, at 0715 hours, the Waldoboro Fire Department reported that they were at the scene of fire that had consumed most of an auto repair shop. They reported that the fire was out and the cellar hole had oily water in it. They needed to remove the water to search the structure for an unaccounted occupant. I advised them to contact a contractor to pump out the cellar and that I would be go to the site. Jeremy Greenman, from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services, went to the site and oversaw the cellar pump out by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. I met him on site and we removed oil products that had survived the fire on ground floor. The Fire Department and State Fire Marshal's personnel had a contractor collapse what was left standing of the building and clear access to the cellar. The Fire Department and State Fire Marshal's personnel recovered the remains of a body in the cellar. I then surveyed the cellar. There were six 30 gallon drums that appeared to have oil or grease in them stored in an area with partially collapsed structure over it. No safe access was possible. There was a 275 gallon heating oil tank in the cellar that was accessible. An estimated 50 gallons of heating oil and water were pumped out of the tank. The drainage ditch behind the structure had a pipe draining into it that appeared to come from the structure. Trace amounts of oil and sheen were observed at the pipe outlet. Oil absorbent boom was placed at the pipe outlet as a precaution. The boom was checked periodically over the next weeks and no sign of oil was observed.

It was later reported by the estate lawyer of the deceased owner that the contractor that completed demolition at the site removed all the drums before filling in the cellar hole.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-223-2015*On 4/26/15, Dead River Company reported that they found a leaking filter on an outside heating oil tank while there for a service call.  I went to the site and found that the filter canister had a corrosion hole in it. It was hard to tell how much had leaked out because the tank was located under a deck.  The home is owned and operated by Spurwink Services.  I met the property manager, Jarrod Desjardins, on site, and explained that the contaminated soil would need to be removed.  He had the representative from Spurwink, Dan Bonner, contact me and I sent him a Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund application.  Mr. Bonner also completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I tested the air inside the home and there were no elevated oil vapors present.

On 5/6/15, I arranged to have a contractor excavate the contaminated soil.  Oil impacted soil was removed next to the building until the footer was reached.  No further soil removal was possible next to the building without jeopardizing the footer's structural integrity.  Soil was removed running away from the building until field testing with oil in soil test kits results were negative for oil.  A soil sample was taken at the footer for laboratory analysis.  The area is served by public water.
A-224-2015*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reported that they had found the debris from a one pot methamphetamine production site in the woods. I met the agents on site and retrieved a small amount of weathered containers with trace amounts of low level caustics residues. I packed the material for transportation and secured it in the hazardous material storage locker at the Division of Response Services warehouse.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-254-2015*On 5-5-15, the Monmouth Fire Department reported a large fire at the business of A. D. Electric, Inc.. This business is located at 235 South Monmouth Road. The fire was intense and with the aid of a strong breeze the two story wooden structure burned quickly. There were drums of waste oil and several bucket trucks and other heavy equipment in and around the structure. All of these things burned.

The Fire Department called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concerning the oil in the runoff water. They placed sorbent boom and pads onto the oil.  The next day staff from A. D. Electric used an excavator to attempt cleanup of the oil impacted soil that was located in the field. With the help of Clean Harbors Environmental Services, the soil was removed and sorbent pads were placed into the trenches.

Rob Johnson of Clean Harbors and I made a site visit on or about 5-7-15. In the rubble of the burnt building we found one transformer. Clean Harbors sampled the transformer and lab analysis found it to contain PCB oil at 559 PPM.

At the last site visit on 9-29-2015, sorbents were still in the field and trenches. A drum with the PCB containing transformer was still on site.  I called Rob Johnson to get this done.  I sent an email to A. D. Electric requesting the transformer be removed/disposed within 5 days.

Glen Wall retired from state service shortly after this site visit.  The site was transferred to project manager Richard Kaselis to required completion of disposal and any testing necessary.




A-225-2015*Clinton Fire Department reported that an estimated 10 gallons of heating oil had been discharged to a gravel driveway and paved road.  The Fire Department reported that the discharge was the result of some workers pumping out a flooded basement at an abandoned house.  I went to the site and found that the Fire Department had contained and collected the oil in the street with oil absorbent pads and boom. There was some oil stained gravel in the driveway.  The workers had been hired by the property owner to pump out the basement and did not see the oil until it was pumped out onto the driveway with the water.  The neighborhood is on public water supply.  I inspected the basement and there was no more oil visible.  I spoke to the owner and had him have his workers dig up the oil impacted gravel from the driveway.  I collected the oiled absorbents from the street.  The owner arranged to dispose of the soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-226-2015*It was reported that a homeowner found black oil in his well. I responded to the site and spoke with the homeowner. He was in the process of changing out his well pump and found a thick black substance on the well pump and water supply line to the house. The well pump was removed and I was able to do some field testing with the oil shake test, sorbent pad test, and photoionization detector (PID). In all accounts, the result was negative for petroleum. It did not react with the oil shake test, it did not absorb into an oil sorbent pad, and the PID did not read it. I determined at that time that the product was not petroleum related, but most likely a buildup of an organic material in the well. I took a sample for the homeowner and instructed him to bring it to the lab in Winslow to be tested for petroleum. I referred this case to the Division of Technical Services geology the following day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-228-2015*Dead River Company reported that an estimated four gallons of #2 heating oil had been released to a customer's paved driveway during a delivery. They reported that the hose broke during the delivery.  The oil was contained to the pavement with oil absorbent pads and was picked up with speedy dry sorbent material.  It was reported that no oil ran off the pavement.  I contacted the homeowner, Mr. Michaud, and he confirmed that the spill had been cleaned up.  No site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-229-2015*On 4/28/2015 in Skowhegan, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill, the estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further response action is expected.
A-230-2015*The Clinton Fire Department reported what they believed to be an oil spill. A site visit was made, and it was quickly determined to be an iron bacteria bloom and not oil. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-231-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1 cup of lube oil had spilled to the rail bed from a containment tank on a rail engine. The spill was being cleaned up. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-232-2015*On 4/30/15, Cianbro Corporation reported that an estimated five to nine gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled in their Windsor laydown yard from a broken hose on a tracked boom truck.  The oil had impacted the truck and the gravel surface under it.  Cianbro reported shoveling up all oil-impacted soil into a drum for later disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  I went to the site to confirm the cleanup and there was no visible oil-impacted soil in the spill area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-233-2015*Joseph Flagg, of Maritime Energy, reported a leaking oil pump on a furnace at a residence in Rockland.   The pump had leaked a few gallons onto the concrete floor.   The Maritime Energy technician repaired the pump and cleaned up the affected area.  No site visit by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was needed and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-260-2015*Barry Gordon, of Dead River Oil Company, reported that they had discovered a leak in a 20,000 gallon tank at their bulk facility in Boothbay Harbor.   The tank contained approximately 9,300 gallons of off-road diesel and was leaking from the bottom.   By chance, a driver had gone to the bulk plant and discovered the leak.   An estimated 15-20 gallons had leaked into the concrete dike.

Dead River had transport trucks at the facility off-loading the remaining oil, and they were cleaning up the product in the secondary containment.  No product was left the secondary containment and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-263-2015*A small amount of lube oil was released from the locomotive containment tank when it was overfilled.  Pan Am staff cleaned up the spill.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-264-2015*An oil sheen was reported on standing water near the Rail Trail walking path in Farmingdale.  The area is adjacent to a former service station that recently had underground storage tanks removed, so I visited the site immediately.  I found a puddle with an iron bacteria sheen and no sign of oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-106-2015*On May 11, 2015 a Daigle Oil Company (DOC) delivery drive overfilled a diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) that was placed inside TNT Road Company's service box trailer. The release impacted a ten foot by fifteen foot soil/gravel area.

On May 12, 2015 the spill was reported to Response Services. Once on site, contaminated soil was removed by Portage Construction. Contaminated soils were disposed of at Tri-Community landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-501-2014*Jason Seyfried of Brookfield called to report a spill of hydraulic oil that occurred on September 17, 2014.   The spill occurred at the entry gate of Wyman Dam, Station Road in Moscow.  The spill was from a forklift rented by Bancroft, a contractor hired by Brookfield.  A hydraulic line leaked on the forklift, spilling an estimated 1 ounce of hydraulic oil on a gravel road.   The contaminated soil was shoveled into a 5 gallon bucket and will be disposed of in Brookfield waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-574-2014*Dead River Company reported a quarter cup #2 oil spill at the entered location.  Oil discharged out through the vent during a delivery to a residential aboveground supply tank (275 gallon capacity) with a difficult fill.  The reporter indicated a fill pipe issue and that a technician was en-route.  Upon my arrival, no one was present.  I detected an oil odor at the rear of the house where the oil tank was located in an insulated housing.  It appeared that the fill and vent pipes were longer than normal and horizontal.  It did look like a difficult fill situation.  I did not think any additional cleanup was necessary, but I could not inspect the tank house.  I left my card in the door and as of 12/10/14, have not received any additional complaints.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-408-2015*A citizen complaint indicated that several drums had been left on a property that was under foreclosure proceedings. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed seven 55-gallon drums left on the property. Three of the drums were not covered properly, in poor condition, and were susceptible to leaking if tipped. MDEP personnel moved these drums into the garage on the property so they would be less susceptible to leaking. Observations indicated that the product inside the drums was waste oil. There was no indication that the drums had leaked. The real estate agent for the property was contacted and informed the material would need to be disposed of.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-284-2015*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to a hydraulic hose failure.  Pan Am Railways employees recovered a small amount of contaminated ballast material for disposal.  No site visit made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-286-2015*An oil stain was found at the bottom of a utility pole.  Central Maine Power could not determine the cause of the spill but replaced the transformer and removed 8 drums of oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-287-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the road due to a loose fitting on a piece of construction equipment.  McGee Construction Company staff collected the spilled oil with speedi-dri.  No site visit made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-249-2014*8/20/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Josh Caron, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands reporting a spill of 3-5 gallons of hydraulic oil from busted hose on woods harvesting equipment off a branch Road on the 23 mile of the Blackstone Rd.  The spill occurred on the woods road surface and was cleaned up by Irving Contractor crews using sorbent product.  Oily debris was placed in buckets and returned to contractors maintenance building for storage and disposal with other oily waste stream at a later date.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-462-2014*At 1050 hours on 8/27/14, Mr. Jeff Pelletier of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 4 gallon spill of off road diesel (#2 fuel oil) due to a nozzle not shutting off during a fueling event.  Fuel spilled onto the gravel.  This occurred at the Hampden Landfill, 358 Emerson Mill Road.  They used equipment to scrape up the contaminated gravel and hauled it to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  They had the nozzle fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-536-2014*On 10/2/2014, Scott Beal of Woodland Pulp, LLC, called to report they had encountered contaminated soil on a construction project.  The source of the contamination is unknown, but there is a history of underground tanks in the area.  Because I couldn't identify a source of the contamination, all the soil was characterized and hauled to the mill's own landfill under the supervision of Lou Pizzuti of the solid waste division of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  In all, approximately 7000 yards of contaminated soil were removed from the project site.  No other resources were obviously at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-537-2014*On 9/30/14, Adam Corcoran called to report a vehicle had gone off the road at the entered location and landed in a tidal marsh area.  The incident resulted in about a 5 gallon loss of gasoline from the vehicle.  When I arrived there was some free product locked up in the marsh grasses.  I used sorbent material to recover what I could and expected the rest to dissipate naturally.  I disposed of all contaminated materials.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-315-2015*On June 2, Mike Weider, from Maine Drilling and Blasting Company, called to report a spill in Greenbush.  The spill occurred near 369 Greenfield Road, between poles 133 and 134.   The spill occurred due to a loose bushing on a drilling rig.   Less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was lost on to a cement pad.  It was cleaned up with sorbents.  The sorbents will be disposed of in Maine Drilling and Blasting waste stream.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-319-2015*On 6/3/15, Knight Marine, in Rockland, reported that their one-ton dump truck had rolled into the harbor when the brakes failed. Rockland Fire Department put absorbent boom out to contain and collect the small amount of fuel that was discharged. Knight Marine employees collected a small amount of fuel with absorbent pads. I went to the site and stayed until a crane and diver removed the truck from the harbor. A light sheen remained in the area, but no more fuel was recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.

B-331-2015*At 0905 hours on 6/5/15, Wayne Paradis, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), reported that A. E. Robinson Oil Company (AE Robinson) was working at the Rockwood Marine Center, 13 Store Street, in Rockwood Strip.  They were working on getting the two 3,000 gallon underground storage tanks (UST), MDEP UST registration number 11419, back in service since they have been out of service for over a year.  When the one UST was investigated, they found water in the interstitial space.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., (Clean Harbors) was hired and removed approximately 600 gallons of water and gasoline from this tank according to Clean Harbors.  Water was observed coming back into the UST according to Bill Robinson of AE Robinson.  This UST was taken out of service and the adjacent UST will be used to supply gasoline at this facility.  Piping from the in-service UST goes over the UST which is unable to be put back into service.  Both USTs will be removed in 2022 according to Wayne Paradis.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-740-2014*Anonymous complainant indicated that a neighboring residential property was being used as a scrap yard and they were concerned of potential oil spills. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and spoke with the resident of the property. He indicated that he had produced waste oil from cutting and cleaning a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank and did not know how to get rid of the residual oil. The oil was contained in several plastic buckets on the front lawn that were not secure. MDEP personnel offered to dispose of the waste, the offer was accepted and the waste was disposed of by the MDEP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-778-2014*A small amount of #2 fuel oil was spilled to the ground due to an overfill during a residential delivery.  The oil came out the vent pipe onto the house and ground, and no problems were observed in the basement.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-337-2014*On 10/25/14, Mike Pinette, of Daigle Oil Company (DOC) got a call from Marsha Reed, at 156 Main Street in Fort Fairfield, complaining of an oil smell in her basement.  She had been out of town for a few days and smelled fuel when she returned.  The DOC technician saw a puddle of oil in front of the oil tank.  The spill size was about 3 feet by 4 feet near the tank.  A flare nut at the burner was leaking oil into the oil sleeve and going back to the tank.  The estimated amount of the spill was about 3-4 gallons of fuel oil. Mike called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and began cleanup of the spill.  DOC put down some oil-dry to absorb the spill.  This home has a combination oil/wood hot air furnace. It was observed that the oil line is run adjacent to a small wood pile used to feed the furnace.   It is possible that wood may have hit the line causing it to leak.  The leak appears to have occurred recently. I requested that DOC technicians replace the oil line, and re-locate the new line along the wall, in an area more protected from falling wood and other debris.  Division of Response Services staff put down speedy dry and then Moleculoc, and placed a poly sheet barrier over the spill site on the concrete floor.

On 11/7/14 I spoke with Marsha Reed.  She has not smelled any more fuel odors in her home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-880-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to the paved road surface when a bulldozer fell off the trailer it was being hauled on.  The local public works department spread sand on the spill and collected it with a street sweeper. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-884-2014*On October 30, 2014, the Department was contacted by David Watts, Air & Water Quality, Inc., regarding the well water of Ms. Edna Talbert, at 60 Anglers Road, Windham, ME.  He stated the water had an odor resembling oil and was concerned the well might be impacted with a petroleum product.  The water source had recently been switched from being drawn from the lake to a driven point, and had only been in use for about a month.  The homeowner stated that the odor was progressively becoming stronger.  Air and Water Quality ran the basic water analysis on the water and found nothing alarming.

I conducted a file search of the area, and found no oil releases in proximity of the property. The property is heated with propane and there was no evidence of any releases.  I obtained a water sample and had it analyzed for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) & Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH), which tested negative for oil components.  While collecting the samples, the water did have the odor of old oil or gear oil which dissipated quickly.  I informed David Talbert, son of Edna, of my findings, and that additional analysis would be required to determine the smell in the water.  I also stated that the smell could be naturally occurring, but without further analysis I could not be certain.  We both agreed that investing in a treatment system would be more beneficial than additional analysis.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-586-2014*At 1400 hours on 10/30/14, Mr. Johnathan Crosby reported a stain at a residence that he is the caretaker for at the corner of Main and High Street in Dexter.  Going up the hill on Main street, it is the house on the right as you turn onto High Street from Main Street.   An oil stain with a distinct odor of diesel was observed on the dirt and leaves and debris.  The dirt was hard packed and the oil did not penetrate much more than a couple inches.  I removed some of the oily leaves, soil and debris.  It appears to be a small spill, probably around 2-3 gallons.

Mr. Crosby said over the phone that the contractors working on High Street had parked some of their equipment in the driveway the past few days.  The following day I questioned the local contractor who was paving and performing other work along High Street.  He denied that his company had anything to do with it and said they carry pads and are 40 hour trained.  He has a subcontractor who is actually performing most of the work, but they did not admit to anything either.  Mr. Crosby did not see anyone spill anything at this site.  I called Mr. Crosby and tried to leave him a message concerning what I found and what I did, but he did not answer and never called back.  I also talked to a Town official who was in charge of this work and he said he did not see anybody spill anything.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-289-2014*On 6/9/14 I received report from Scott Knowlton of an oil spill in a pond by his house.  Upon investigation it was determined to be pollen.  No spill.

No further action by Division of Response Services expected.
B-710-2014*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported the State of Maine owned fishing vessel, Burton G, was taking on water and had 100 gallons of diesel on board.  Pumps were operating and were keeping up with the water entering the vessel.  A company was hired to perform an emergency haul out of the vessel.  The vessel was hauled out later in the day.  No fuel was spilled during these activities.  The USCG and Maine Marine Patrol oversaw the activities.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-104-2015*The weeping nipple was fixed by the homeowner. He also absorbed the spilled product and properly disposed of the paper towels he used.  The oil vapors which prompted the call to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection by the tenant, were controlled by opening the basement windows.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-105-2015*The meth lab was large in size and took many hours to completely break down and sort all of the waste. Once all of the waste was sorted, I transported to our facility to secure until it could be properly disposed of by an approved hazardous waste disposal company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-106-2015*The Bangor International Airport fuel crew absorbed the spilled fuel using absorbent pads. All of the spilled fuel leaked onto the tarmac where it was all recovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-637-2014*On 10/1/2014, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill in Winthrop. The estimated 3 quart spill of lube oil resulted from a leak on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-638-2014*On 10/2/2014, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill in Oakland. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a track machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am by removing contaminated ballast. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-639-2014*On 10/2/2014, C. N. Brown Company reported an oil spill in Augusta. The estimated 1 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from a customer overfilling their vehicle while refueling. The spill was cleaned up by C. N. Brown and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-640-2014*On 10/5/2014, the Maine Warden Service reported a boat fire in Litchfield. The fire happened earlier in the day and the boat was believed to have had 10 gallons of gasoline on board.  A site visit was made when the incident was reported, but by the time I arrived wind and wave action had dissipated all signs of pollution. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-371-2015*On Friday, 5/8/15, in response to an inquiry on this site's status from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Augusta staff to MDEP geologist Brad Hahn, I made a routine visit while in the vicinity.  I noted the facility to be still active, still dispensing fuel.  The business is a small, active, general store.  I relayed this information back to Mr. Hahn.

The facility is a retail, motor fuels, suction operated, underground storage tank (UST) facility, located in a residential and commercial area of downtown Parsonsfield.  The facility is registered as over a significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The present tanks T-1 and T-2, replaced tanks T-3 and T-4 that were reported removed in 1986.  In year 1986, a Chapter UST closure assessment was not required.

1)  Because of the location over a mapped aquifer, possible lack of dispenser sumps, and close proximity to residences, it would be prudent for MDEP attendance at the eventual UST facility abandonment by removal.
2)  This spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.  See the MDEP UST registration file 11779 for further information.
3)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
B-265-2015*On May 18, Steve Clisham, of Clisham Construction, LLC, called to report a diesel spill at 24 Trundy Road in Searsport.   The spill occurred at a construction site.   A truck and trailer tipped over, and a fuel line was broken when the vehicle was being righted.

Trundy Construction Company excavated the site before I arrived.  Approximately 27 yards of contaminated soil was removed.  I determined that the excavation was clean to the Department's standards.   I spoke with Vaughn Thibodeau.  He said he was licensed by the Department to receive contaminated soil.  I authorized the contaminated soil to go the Thibodeau facility.  Because of ownership changes at their facility, I was never able to get a copy of the oil spill debris letter.  However, I did witness the truck of contaminated soil enter the facility.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
P-1077-2014*On October 07, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred on Chadbourne Road in Standish.

I responded to the site and met with CMP workers. They explained that a motor vehicle crashed into the utility pole and broke the pole causing the transformer to drop and break on the ground. Less than 13 gallons of transformer oil leaked onto the soil and brush.

CMP workers removed the oily brush and soil and disposed of it properly. CMP offered well testing to the property owners where the transformer oil spilled.  No confirmation of water testing.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-269-2015*I received a call indicating that a corrosion hole in one of two manifolded tanks had resulted in a very small amount of oil being spilled onto the concrete floor.  Dead River Company personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and patched the tank until it was replaced the next day.  Vapors in the residence were not a concern.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-414-2015*Discharge was the result of a leaking radiator on a trash truck.  The engine coolant was collected with speedy-dry and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste.  An after the fact site visit was made confirming the cleaned-up was adequate.  No further action by the Division of Response Services required in this matter.
B-389-2014*At 1115 hours on 7/21/14, Mr. Scott Beal of Woodland Pulp reported finding contaminated soil during their excavation for a new addition.  Piping from lube and diesel underground storage tanks (UST's) that were installed in the 1930's and 1940's were found along with some contaminated soil.  The UST's had been removed long ago.  They removed the contaminated soil and piping and hauled the soil to their landfill for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-546-2014*On 10/7/14, I received report from the Ellsworth Fire Department that they had units on scene along with Ellsworth Public Works, investigating an oil spill into the Union River in Ellsworth.  They were unsure of the source and requested assistance.

I arrived on scene an hour later, and was informed that the investigation had been narrowed to a few buildings across the street from Dead River Company's bulk plant.  While the investigation had been going on, the Fire Department had deployed sorbent boom in the river around the stormwater drain.

I was able to utilize my photoionization detector to detect the leaking fuel oil vapor and narrow our search to one building.  This building is owned by an eel purchasing firm and due to the eel season not in harvest, the building was unoccupied.  Luckily one of the firefighters located an open window, which he was able to gain access into the building.  Once inside he let the rest of us in.

I quickly located the problem.  In the basement there was a leaking oil tank.  I placed a pail under the leak to stop the oil flow into the floor drain, which lead to the storm drain, then to the river.

With the cause of the spill located and the leak controlled, I then called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor out the affected catch basins and decontaminate them to remove any oil left behind.

My next action was to contact the owner to inform him of the spill and the action that I needed to take to control this oil spill.  I informed him that the oil had reached navigable waters and the National Response Center (NRC) would have to be notified.  Due to a slight communication barrier, I offered to contact NRC for him to ensure that all of the proper federal agencies were notified.

I then informed him that I had hired a contractor to clean out all of the affected catch basin.  This action was going to cost money, that he would be responsible for.  Then I requested permission to pump out the remainder of the oil in the tank to ensure that it did not leak as well.  He gave me permission and asked that I dispose of the oil as cheaply as I could.

Finally, I told him that due to the fact that no one was at the property to ensure his interests and property were protected, I had requested from the town a police officer to stay at the property the entire time I was there working to ensure that when I had completed all of my tasks, that the building was locked and secured on my departure.  The City of Ellsworth complied with my request and an officer was on station until I had pumped out the tank, cleaned the basement floor and floor drain of oil.

The next day I returned to remove the boom from the river.  No oil sheen remained.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-390-2014*At 1230 hours on 7/21/14, Owen J. Folsom reported a blown hose on one of their trucks spilling approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  The spill occurred at their facility at 299 Gillman Falls Avenue in Old Town.  They excavated the contaminated material and hauled it to the Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-156-2015*At 1530 hours on 3/30/15, Dear River Company reported a possible spill at 2040 Park Drive in Hermon.  Dead River was on site replacing the supply line between the aboveground oil storage tank and the furnace, when the oil technician observed a stain under the trailer.  The copper supply line had a piece of hose attached to it going to the furnace.  The residence is a mobile home in a mobile home park.  No one currently lives in the trailer.

I investigated the spill that evening and found a 3-foot stain underneath the middle of the trailer.  A water leak from the trailer was dripping water onto this stained area.  No sheening was observed.  Much of the soil was frozen, however, I was able to collect soil from two different locations for field testing with Oil-in-Soil test kits.

When I called Maine Real Estate Management, LLC, to inform them of my findings, they informed me that last October (2014), vandals had stolen the copper which resulted in a petroleum spill.  The spill was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Further information can be found in MDEP spill report B-577-2014.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-159-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hydraulic hose on a feller-buncher.  The spill was mostly contained to the machine itself and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly by the spiller.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-288-2015*A small amount of oil was lost to this dirt basement floor due to tank corrosion.  Maritime Energy pumped out the tank, removed it, dug out some oily soil, placed a new tank, then reported the spill a day later. I suspect that the late reporting is due to an internal lack of communication rather than deceit, so no enforcement referral is warranted at this time. I left several messages with the homeowner and did not receive a call back.  I can only assume that the spill was cleaned up satisfactorily. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-309-2015*PAN AM Railways reported a discharge of 3-5 gallons of lube oil from the oil treatment system at thier facility in Waterville.  The pumps at the plant could not keep up with the heavy rain.  The 3-5 gallons overfilled the tank and was cleaned up immediately by PAN AM staff.

No impact to the environment outside the railyard is expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-292-2015*On May 28, Paul Nichols drove by an accident scene.  The scene had been cleared, however, there was sawdust, truck parts, and broken guard rail. When I inspected the site, I found a heavy sheen on the roadway and some motor oil on pads in the ditch.  I picked up and disposed of the pads.  This accident had not been called into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

I spoke with Somerset County Dispatch to find out who was dispatched.  I spoke with Deputy Jackson of the Somerset County Sheriff's office.  He told me that there was not a leak of diesel, only motor oil.  Deputy Jackson told me the sheen on the road was from a broken hydraulic hose on a backhoe (spill B-293-2015).

I also spoke with Chief Rollins of the Solon Fire Department.  He was able to confirm the details of the truck wreck.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-274-2015*A hot air furnace had malfunction and spilled oil onto the floor of the interior of a rented trailer unit. The caller was complaining of a headache over the phone. I responded to the site. Once there, I found that the trailer was part of a multi-unit trailer park. I used a photoionization detector (PID) to check the trailer breathing air for organics. When I approached the furnace closet, the readings started to climb and peaked at 25 parts per million (ppm) inside the closet. The carpet outside the door was visibly impacted by oil, as was the subfloor and part of a wall. I covered the area with plastic to help control the odors. I then opened the skirting under the trailer and found impacted soil directly under the furnace, and oil dripping out of the duct work supplying heat to the unit. I used the emergency switch to shut off the furnace to prevent a fire. I then made contact with the park owner to inform him of the issues at hand. He sent out his maintenance team to fix the problems. They removed the furnace, carpet, subfloor, and duct work. All removed items were replaced with new products.  They then hand dug under the trailer until no oil was present in the soil. This was supported by the oil in soil shake tests. At that time, the PID readings in the unit were between 1ppm and 0. I attributed the 1ppm to Joyce burning candles while I was clearing the house with the PID. The maintenance crew disposed of the oily debris at Juniper Ridge landfill facility, and the park owner paid directly for the disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-275-2015*It was reported that an electrical transformer lost some oil to the ground. The caller stated that it had been cleaned up already and a new transformer was installed.
No Response Action needed.
A-276-2015*An aboveground storage tank (AST) in a basement had corroded and leaked. The homeowner called Maritime Energy when he found the leaking tank. Maritime used a pump to remove the remaining fuel oil and temporarily store it in 55 gallon drums. I instructed Maritime to use speedy dry sorbent material on the oil stain, then wash it with simple green and reapply speedy dry. I spoke with the homeowner and he did not want me to respond to the site because he felt that the technician's on site had done a great job. The corroded AST was removed and a new one put into place.
No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-277-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle had gone into Long Lake in Livermore. It was located at the boat launch and completely under water. The fire chief and crew were able to remove the car in a timely manner, and he was calling to just notify of vehicle fluids that may have been lost while the car was in the lake. When I arrived on scene, there were no signs of sheen on the water, or odor of gasoline. There were no plates on the vehicle, or paperwork inside so the owner is unknown at this time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-657-2014*A slow drip was discovered at the burner-front of the boiler at this multi-family home.  The crawlspace floor is sandy soil.  The spill occurred the day following a very large rain event and the groundwater was only about three inches below the ground surface in the basement.  I dug down and though there was oil odor in the soil, there was no standing oil on the water. I installed a fan to control the oil vapors and scheduled a return visit in a few days to see if the water level would drop.

Upon my return visit, the groundwater level had dropped in the basement so I dug down approximately 18 inches in several locations and found very little oil odor in the soil.  In one area, I removed a bucket of oily soil and field tested the soil at the bottom of the excavation with an oleophilic dye test and the test was non-detect. The oil odor in the crawlspace had disappeared, so I recovered my fan and told the first floor tenant to contact me if there were any further concerns.

As of September 9th, there have been no further complaints.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-245-2014*On 5/14/14, I received report from Sprague Energy Corporation that they had an estimated five gallon #6 oil spill at their loading rack.  The product leaked past a gasket which had failed.  All of the product was recovered from the engineered containment system using speedy dry sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-192-2014*On 4/16/14, I received report from a Dead River Oil Company technician of an oil spill in a basement.  The cause of the oil spill was a boiler malfunction.  Approximately 10 gallons of product leaked from the boiler and onto the concrete floor.

The oil technician used sorbent pads to recover the product from the floor.  When I arrived we removed all of the sorbent, which I disposed of.  At this point I installed a fan to remove the oil vapor from the home.  With the fan installed, I washed the basement floor.

The oil vapors only persisted for a couple of days, then I removed the ventilation system.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-328-2015*On June 4, Robert Seegmiller, of Cianbro Corporation, called to report a spill of Harris Form Release "oil" at 369 Greenfield Road in Greenbush.   Harris Form oil is a wood preservative and was spilled while applying to wood.  It was all cleaned up by excavating the small amount of soil and disposing in the Cianbro waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-308-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the oil tank.  Approximately a half-gallon of oil was spilled to the concrete floor where it was cleaned up by Dead River Company personnel. The leaking tank was pumped out immediately and replaced.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly by Dead River.  A call to the property owner revealed vapors in the building were not a concern.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-329-2015*At 1720 hours on 6/4/15, Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., (CLT) reported a 2 gallon spill of antifreeze from a hose malfunction on a pulp truck approximately 1/4 mile along AFM Road from Greenfield Road.  A small amount of soil was removed for disposal.  Approximately a 5 gallon bucket of contaminated soil was taken back to the CLT facility in South China, Maine for eventual disposal by an environmental contractor.  Most of the antifreeze was caught in a bucket and recycled.  The hose was fixed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-332-2015*On June 5, Dan Grajewski, of Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., called to report a spill.   The spill was caused by a pinhole leak in the feller buncher cylinder.  The machine was immediately shutdown and repaired.  The oil sprayed on shrubs and trees that were to be removed then chipped up.  No oil was reported to be on ground.  No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-333-2015*On 6/5/15, I was returning to the office from another spill, when I noticed what appeared to be a hydraulic stain along State Street in Bangor.  I followed the stain along State Street to Broadway then on to Oak Street where I came upon the broken down street sweeper owned by the responsible party.  The sweeper came to a rest just as it crossed onto the Penobscot River Bridge.  I immediately deployed sorbent material to keep oil from drains leading to the river.  The result of the breakdown was a blown hydraulic line.  After a couple attempts to repair the sweeper in place, it was towed to a nearby parking lot so as to restore the flow of traffic over the bridge.  While in the parking lot, it appeared as though more oil was spilled.  The responsible party put more sorbent material down in the parking lot to recover free phase product.  All contaminated materials were recovered and disposed of by the responsible party. No drains or water bodies were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-334-2015*On June 5, Tania Allen, of 180 Old County Road in Brooklin, called with questions about an abandoned boat located at her other property at 184 Old County Road in Brooklin.  The boat was abandoned by a former tenant.  It had filled with water where oil and other lube was floating in the water trapped in the boat.  Tania wanted to remove the boat from the property, but was curious about the oil in the water.  I investigated the location and I did find a significant amount of oil floating in the water in the boat.  I told Tania that it would need to be pumped out by an environmental services company and disposed of properly.  At her request, I sent a letter to the effect.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-337-2015*On June 5th, Chris Bailey, of the Hampden Police, reported a spill of approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze due to a car accident.   The antifreeze was cleaned up with speedi dri sorbent material, and disposed of in the municipal trash. The driver information is unknown.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-342-2015*On June 8, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, e-mailed to report a spill at Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred on June 5.  Challenger 604 aircraft fuel high-level shutoff system malfunctioned, releasing approximately 3 gallons of Jet A to the GA ramp surface.  The spill was initially contained using absorbent pads, and then cleaned up using additional absorbent pads.  No known release to the air/water/soil was observed.

Approximately 30 absorbent pads and manual labor were used to clean all possible spilled Jet A fuel.  Spill material was disposed of properly following cleanup.  I advised aircraft crew to have maintenance personnel repair the aircraft fuel system before next refueling.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-340-2015*At 1040 hours on 6/6/15, Becky Carroll, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., (A.J. Coleman) reported a 1.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on an excavator at the Passadumkeag Mountain Wind Project.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil.  A.J. Coleman disposed of the sorbents.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-646-2014*The refrigeration unit on a tractor trailer truck released approximately three gallons of diesel fuel to the paved roadway while it idled during a delivery.  Spilled product was influenced down the street by falling rain which affected two storm water catch basins.  Sorbents applied to the roadway were ineffective because all that lingered was a sheen.  Product that collected atop standing water in the catch basins was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-554-2014*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which downed its transformer causing the discharge of approximately two gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted grass at the base of the pole as well as paved roadway and sidewalk.  All visible signs of soil contamination were removed via hand excavation, then the pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
P-543-2014*A truck leaked approximately one quart of hydraulic oil to a gravel access road.  All visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See also attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
P-545-2014*An aboveground tank was overfilled which caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil to the ground. The 5000 gallon tank is outfitted with both visual and audible alarms but neither were operational due to mechanical failure.  Both the operator and the delivery company allege the other was aware of the issue.  Whatever the truth, the tank was filled until product was discharged out the pressure relief valve down the sides of the tank. The tank was wiped down with sorbent materials then a vactor was utilized to remove contaminated soil.  Approximately three yards of material were removed from the area which consisted of detritus and general growth on the pad as well as gravel around the perimeter of the tank pad between it and the rear of the building.  Visible and olfactory evidence of contamination were used as clean up criteria in this industrial park served by public water. No further action is necessary at this time.
P-548-2014*A motor vehicle crashed into the woods resulting in the discharge of approximately two gallons of gasoline.  The Maine Turnpike Authority  (MTA) oversaw the removal of less than one yard of contaminated soil, removed by hand excavation.  According to the MTA, no private wells are within proximity. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-535-2014*An utility transformer overheated, which caused the release of less than one gallon of mineral oil.  Spilled product was discovered to be leaking down the utility pole and was recovered with sorbent materials.  According to the report, no land contamination occurred.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
P-536-2014*A Public Works Department mower developed a hydraulic oil leak while in transit, which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid along a 100' stretch of sidewalk and city lawn.  Sorbent material was applied to the affected areas. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-537-2014*An excavator blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The excavator had been fracturing bedrock with a ram in the driveway, so the area surrounding it was all fractured rock and standing water.  Spilled product impacted the rock and the nooks around them, and the associated gravel and standing water.  Sorbents were applied to recover free product, but a significant quantity of it could not be effectively accessed.  All the rock in the vicinity of the spill was removed with an excavator for offsite disposal leaving standing water behind.   Small pockets of lingering product were recovered with sorbent materials.

Though an oil spill atop fractured bedrock in an area served by private drinking water wells is generally distressing, the presence of standing water should have prevented any oil from penetrating into the bedrock.  As such, the well on the property, and any in the vicinity, are not expected to be impacted by this event.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for their consideration.
P-530-2014*A failed bushing caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Product impacted a paved sidewalk and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
P-518-2014*Approximately one pint of mineral oil was discharged from an electrical transformer during a routine change out.  Product impacted pavement below the transformer and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
P-493-2014*A fitting vibrated loose on a drill rig which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product impacted the surface of drill mud below the rig and was recovered with sorbent pads.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-633-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Monday 8/18/14: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was contacted by Mr. Chris Baldwin of the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (CCSWC) regarding a creosote smell and dark stained soil found during excavation for new stormwater drain pipe at this location.  Mr. Baldwin is a former environmental engineer with JB Plunkett environmental consultants.   Wishing to dispose of the soil properly they requested MDEP assistance.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
  The location is a commercial property and owned and leased by Littlefield Associates LLC, occupied at the time by Nova Chiropractic.  Municipal records state that the building was built in 1974.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service and the area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  A stream is shown running on the west side of the property.  The new 12" drain system appears to manage and treat drainage from the adjacent Comfort Inn property to the Northeast (see location maps).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   On site about 1130 hours time and I met at the site with Grant Austin and Bob McSorley of Sebago Technics, and Shaw Brothers Excavation Co. workers and was greeted with a strong odor of creosote in the ambient air around the excavation.  An area of the asphalt paved rear parking lot was being excavated for a new water treatment system and the replacement drain pipes.  On the ground were two sections of what appear to be cut up utility poles (see photo).  In the trench I observed dark colored soil and clay bricks that appear to be non-native fill material layered with tan sand fill.  Based on past experience it appears that this area was a low area filled-in with non-native material during construction of the building which may date this dark creosote smelling material as about that age or in or about 1974.
   The area is under a paved parking lot and I understand it will be repaved after construction work is completed.  I advised Mr. Austin and McSorley that at the time the dark soil did not have to be chased, only remove that which cannot be re-used back in the excavation from whence it came.  Eric Hamlin of MDEP Solid Waste division advised me that this material is characterized as urban fill.
   There is a concern that if the material is found hazardous or petroleum contaminated, then contaminated groundwater could seep into the drainpipe and flow offsite.  Groundwater (gw) in the trench was about 4' to 5' below grade (bg) and exhibited a silty scum on the surface (see photos) but no obvious oil-like sheen nor free product layer.

LAB ANALYSIS
   CPRC Group was contacted as a potential disposal/recycling facility. A grab soil sample was collected by Sebago Technics staff for laboratory analysis as per CPRC license requirements.  The analysis by Katahdin Labs showed that contaminants exceeded CPRC's allowable levels in their license so CPRC rejected the soil, though did offer to "cut" the contaminated soil with sand which I was informed Sebago Technics declined.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   8/18/14: Shaw Brothers, under direction of Sebago Technics, excavated the soil in question and agreed to place it upon and under poly sheet while lab analysis characterized any detectable contaminants.  A MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) could not be issued as there was no evidence the material was contaminated with a virgin petroleum product.  The contaminated media was not required to be chased beyond the area excavated for the drain pipe.
   About 40-tons of soil was hauled by ENPRO Services to ARC in Eliot, ME for encapsulation and supposed inerting with asphalt binder.  Any groundwater needing to be removed in order to install the new drain pipes did not show up on the waste Bill of Lading or manifest.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMENDATIONS
1)   Source of the apparent special waste contamination is unknown at this time but appears to be non-native fill material.  The creosote odor
A-742-2014*A truck accident occurred on Route 27 in Jim Pond Township when a tractor trailer carrying woodchips went off the road and down over an embankment.  The saddle tank on the truck leaked some diesel fuel, however, it could not be cleaned up until the truck was recovered.   The truck was removed the next day, and I arranged to have the contaminated soil excavated by Allstate Environmental Services.    Approximately 5 cubic yards were removed by Allstate and disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarbororough.   I was then contacted by Glen Bigney of EFI Global, the insurance company representing the trucking company.   He wished to meet me on site and see if any further work needed to be completed.  He took some samples of the area of the clean up terminus.  The samples did show contamination above the "Leaching to Groundwater Standard" and he wished to arrange further clean up.   I did indicate to him that he could leave the site until spring or summer, resample and determine if it needed to be cleaned up at that time.   He felt it was better to do the clean up as soon as possisble and would arrange with contractors to have it done.

Mr. Bigney arranged for the excavation and disposal of additional soil at a later date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-308-2015*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called to report the execution and seizure of drug paraphernalia from a lab found at aforementioned address (residential).  Meeting the agents on scene, the materials were collected, processed and I packaged the materials for transport, temporary storage and eventual disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions in this case.
P-309-2015*While walking the property in advance of listing for sale, a 55-gallon drum was found towards the rear of the yard.  Concerned, they called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for assistance/assessment of the situation.  Upon arrival, I met with the realtor and Mrs. Berube, and was pointed in the direction of the drum.  The intact drum was closed, appeared full by weight (push test) although sunken into the ground several inches and leaning, but secure.  The bung was too rusted to remove, so the determination was made after short discussion, that it was likely an oil mixture from the late Mr. Berube.

I gave them the names of a few disposal companies, which were called and arrangements made for the retrieval, transportation and disposal of the drum.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired and I told them what I knew and observed.  They were retained by Mrs. Berube and paid directly by her.  With no evidence of discharge from the drum, a licensed company was hired to remove.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-310-2015*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved parking lot surface of the condominium complex. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-311-2015*On April 27, 2015, Nathan Johnson reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at his property at 326 Brown Street in Westbrook.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Johnson. The aboveground storage tank (AST) was in his basement. Mr. Brown explained that while he was moving the AST out of the basement, one of the legs broke which caused the AST to tip and release approximately 10 gallons of #2 oil onto the concrete floor of the basement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the floor. At that time, Mr. Johnson agreed to apply to the groundwater fund and allow the MDEP to handle the clean-up.

On April 29, 2015, I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate). Allstate removed the AST from the basement and disposed of it properly. Allstate removed the speedy dry that was on the floor and washed the floor with simple green and warm water. Mr. Johnson said he would seal coat the floor himself and that he was satisfied with the clean-up.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-312-2015*An anonymous caller reported that there were two crushed oil tanks with oil still in them on the front lawn of 12 Ware Road in Freeport.  The tanks had been put out for "pick-up" but had been there for several days.  Both tanks had some oil still in them (see attached photos).  I used sorbent pads to recover what oil I could get at.  I contacted the owner of the property and tanks, and told him that the spilled oil would have to be cleaned up and the tanks disposed of properly.  Mr. Shockley arranged for the tanks to be picked up by a scrap metal handler (scrapper), and after they were gone, I visited the site again and found no visible contamination.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-316-2015*On 4/29/15 I received a call from the Hollis Fire Department reporting a hydraulic oil spill at a truck accident on Cape Road at Frank Savage Road in Hollis.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a tractor trailer off the road into a ditch.  The truck involved in the accident did not suffer any release of oil.  However, the tow truck sent to recover it blew a hydraulic line while attempting to remove the truck from the ditch.  Buckets had been placed under the leaking hose to contain some of the oil.  Some oil had spilled onto the roadway and had been well contained by the Hollis Fire Department prior to my arrival.  We allowed the remainder of the oil in the hydraulic system to empty into the buckets until empty.  Stewart's Trucking, the owner of the tow truck, removed the buckets of oil and picked up the sorbent pads and speedy dry that had been used to clean up the spill.  They took care of the final disposal of those materials.  No further action required.
B-236-2015*On April 30th, I received a call from Forest Dudley from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  They requested our assistance in retrieving discarded meth bottles from a dump site.  The site was located 294 Springfield Road in Danforth.  In all, 8 bottles of reacted Methamphetamine from a one-pot cook were collected.   In addition, some lithium from opened batteries was collected.  The lithium was in a Tupperware container in oil.

The bottles were disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.  The lithium will be sent to Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-198-2014*On Tuesday, 3/11/14, responded to notice by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) of a discharge of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a snow plow truck at their Kennebunk Maintenance Facility, near the MTA Exit 24.  Before they could respond with sorbents, the oil spread across the parking lot on meltwater and into a storm drain.  MTA advised me they notified Kennebunk Public Works Department and Sewer Department officials to watch for possible oil in their systems.  It appears 5 or more gallons discharged to wet asphalt pavement, and that most was caught in sorbent pads.  See attached photos for additional information.

The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
P-897-2014*A small amount of #6 oil was lost to the ground when a containment bucket was allowed to fill with rainwater which floated the oil out onto the ground.  Wyman staff applied sorbents to the spill and hired a cleanup contractor to remove the sorbents and some contaminated soils. No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-898-2014*A small amount of anti-freeze was lost to the ground due to a vehicle hydraulic system leak. The spilled material was collected with sorbents. No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-902-2014*During the replacement of the dispensers at the Quick Mart, Portland Pump Company found gasoline contamination under dispenser #2.  2.62 tons of gasoline impacted soil was removed from the location and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the removal of the impacted soils and field screened soil with a photoionization detector (PID). The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in readings. Some impacted material remains in place, but it is below the applicable standards for the area.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-304-2014*On 6/14/14, I received report from an anonymous hiker of a diesel spill at a skid tank at a logging operation in Days Academy Grant.  I arrived on scene to discover that the spill was caused by thermal expansion of the diesel in the black tank.  Very little product oozed out the vent.  No soil was impacted.

In speaking to the owner later that day, I advised that perhaps they paint the tank white and not fill it so much in the future.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-281-2015*On May 24, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a spill in Greenbush.  The 2 quarts diesel fuel spilled from a locomotive at mile post 32.  The spill was on the ballast, ties, and rail.  It was collected with sorbents.  The material will be disposed of in their waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
A-291-2015*Madison Paper Industries reported the release of about 35 gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on Paper Machine 3. Madison Paper estimated that seven gallons of this oil entered the mill's process sewer and then into the Waste Water Treatment Plant.  The oil that could be recovered was cleaned up with sorbent material. This waste material was bagged and disposed of.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-745-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill at the intersection of Route 231 in New Gloucester.  Approximately 1 gallon of lube oil leaked from a locomotive onto the ballast. Rocks were removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted from the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-510-2014*On 9/22/14, Jessie Parsons of Irving Oil Corporation called to report a small spill resulting from a malfunctioning hydraulic jack on the burner at the entered location.  The incident resulted in about two cups of oil being spilled to the concrete floor under the burner.  Irving personnel used sorbent material to remove free product from the floor and then cleaned the floor.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-786-2014*An estimated fifty gallons of #2 heating oil was released to this basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The tank was no longer in service since the home had been converted to natural gas years ago.  The homeowner was very upset that the spill had occurred and stated that if anyone had advised him to remove the oil from the tank, he certainly would have done so.  A contractor was hired to empty the remaining oil from the tank and clean the concrete floor with sorbents.  In the process of cleaning the floor, we observed several places where oil could have found a pathway to below the concrete floor.  The Division of Technical Services was advised of the situation and elected to take over management of the cleanup since indoor air quality was impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-825-2014*A small amount of jet fuel was lost when the wing tank on this aircraft was overfilled.  Employees used sorbents to collect the spilled oil.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-845-2014*A street sweeper blew a hydraulic line while underway, which caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The paved travel lanes of Water, Main, Mason and Union Streets were affected.  A puddle developed on Union Street, where the unit stopped after the situation was identified.  Sand was applied to the roadway then recovered with another sweeper.  The sand will be disposed at the local municipal landfill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-848-2014*SUMMARY
On 10/22/14, I visited this registered motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in response to an inquiry from a Ms. Baker, a local realtor, as to the status of the UST facility at this location.  The 1986 UST Registration #369 lists four gasoline USTs at this site, abandoned-by-removal with a status date of 10/1/86.  Note that the 10/1/86 status date, is not necessarily the date of the actual UST abandonment.  The UST registration lists the site as being in the neighboring Springvale, Maine.  I believe that this reflects not the physical location, but the mailing address for the property when registered in 1986.  Prior to 1991, there was no Maine state requirement for Chapter 691 UST closure (abandonment) assessments.  I found no record of a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division spill report on this facility or site visit to this past abandonment.

The location is rural commercial and residential use and served by drinking water wells.  Across Route 109 is a public water well for Ted's Fried Clams restaurant.  The location does not appear to be over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The area slopes down to the southwest toward the southeast end of Mousam Lake.  At the time of my 10/22/14 visit, the business and home were not occupied and were for sale through Century 21, (741-2727).  The home and the store had fill and vent pipes, indicating basement heating oil tanks.  I noted no obvious outside surface oil discharges.

The front was asphalt paved, with concrete pads in front of the garage entrance and in front of the former store.  In front of the store is the scar of what appears to be a former motor fuels dispenser island, that was patched in with asphalt.  I noted no UST fill pipes or vent pipes.  At the northwest end was a large area, about 15 feet x 20 feet of the asphalt paving that appears to have been disturbed and repaved.  This may be or may have been the area of the USTs.  The tanks are registered as single-wall bare steel with steel piping.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   At this time, based on my file review and site visit, MDEP cannot give assurance that the UST facility was properly abandoned or not, and any prohibited discharges reported and properly addressed.  I advised Tammy Baker and Rick Gagnon, that further investigation or a Phase II assessment, starting with well water sampling, and a metal detector or ground penetrating radar survey, would be prudent to help determine if the UST facility remains.  In the 1980's, it was not uncommon for old, out-of-service, USTs and piping to be simply paved over, sometimes with product remaining within the tanks.

2)   This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.

3)   If any remaining, orphan USTs and piping are found they are required to be registered with MDEP, and properly abandoned with a UST closure assessment.

4)   No further actions by MDEP Response Services Division are required at this time.

P-855-2014*Approximately .5 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface from a gasoline filling nozzle when passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. The Hollis Fire Department responded and applied sorbent material. Disposal was handled by the Lil Mart Station.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-866-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor using absorbent materials and disposed of by the oil service technician. The tank was pumped out and scheduled for replacement.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-700-2014*Brenda Clark of VERSO Paper in Jay reported that a turbine at the mill had suffered a leak of vegetable oil.   A valve had leaked approximately 25 gallons of the vegetable oil to the Androscoggin River.  The valve was repaired and the leak was stopped.   The product which leaked to the river was unrecoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-928-2014*On 11/18/2014 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Sanford Fire Department.  They reported a small amount of gasoline and power steering fluid discharged in the area of 288 High Street in Sanford due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spilled fluids went onto some wet leaves in the area.  The fire department cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-356-2014*On November 19, 2014, Daigle Oil Company delivered fuel oil to the wrong home.  While removing the unwanted product, a gallon of fuel was spilled due to a pin hole in the pump hose. Daigle employees cleaned the tank and other areas in the basement that were impacted by the release. During an onsite investigation, I noticed the tank was poorly wiped down and that the dirt floor of the basement had been impacted. The tank was cleaned a second time and a small amount of contaminated soil was removed. Maine Department of Environmental Protection disposed of the contaminated materials.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

A-751-2014*On 11-24-2014, the China Fire Department reported the release of gasoline at 690 Pleasant View Ridge Road. Kenneth Casey was operating his private vehicle when the strap holding the automotive gasoline tank broke. This resulted in gasoline leaking onto the gravel driveway of 690 Pleasant Ridge Road.

I arrived on site and we finished draining the gasoline from the tank. The owner of the vehicle and the Fire Department did the best they could to recover the gasoline from the tank.  There was a puddle of gasoline and water in the driveway, and we used pads to collect the gasoline. It started to rain before I left the scene.  The well that serves the home of Sarah Casey, (at 690 Pleasant Ridge Road) is very near the spill location. We decided that soil removal should occur.

Mr. Casey hired Wayne Chadwick of China, Maine to excavate the gasoline contaminated soil. I made arrangements to have disposal of the soil at Dragon Products in Thomaston.  Soil removal started the next day and an estimated 18 tons of soil was transported to the Dragon Products Company facility.  This site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for further review and well water sampling.  This concludes my involvement and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


A-752-2014* On 11-24-14 Mike, an oil tech from Dead River, reported the release of fuel oil at the home of Sherman Cookson Jr. This home is located at 15 Perkins Rd. in the town of Burnham, ME.
 I made a site visit that evening and found that the oil line developed a leak and oil leaked onto the basement floor. The floor was wet and had some crushed rock to help drain the water to the drainpipe discharge. The next morning we found that some oil did make its way into the drainpipe and to its terminous at the roadside ditch.
 I informed the homeowner of the FUND and hired EPI to assist in the cleanout of the basement. EPI arrived and removed some of the contaminated soils and crushed rock. They also flushed water through the basement drain and collected oil at the roadside ditch.

This oil tank system needs some upgrades and compliance.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-754-2014*On 11-25-2014, Carol Zalucky reported a fuel oil spill at a vacant home in Boothbay Harbor. This mobile home on a concrete slab is located at 11 Bradley Street. Ms. Zalucky is the personal representative for the owner. The owner is Warren Ellis Walworth, who is deceased. The outside oil tank developed a leak from, in all likelihood, internal corrosion. I made a site visit that evening to assess the situation. Oil had leaked onto the ground and drained into a wet area. The oil appears to have migrated to the property line of a neighbor. The area is served by public water and there are no private wells.

I hired Enpro Environmental Services to cleanup the site. Soil removal occurred around 12-2-2014. Sorbent pads were also used. In addition, a recovery well was installed in the wet area. Darryl from Enpro checked on this site several times and changed sorbent pads. I also changed sorbent pads a few times.  The final action occurred on or about 7-8-2015, when Enpro cut off the recovery well, filled it in, and loamed and seeded the site.  This concludes my involvement and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-755-2014*Tracy Markham of T & K Heating Service reported that one of his customers had a slight oil leak. This spill is located at 232 Fayette Road in the town of Livermore Falls. The outside tank had developed a drip in the area of the filter assembly. I made a site visit and met with the owner, Mr. Robinson. The spill was minor in size and a small amount of soil and leaves were removed.

Mr. Robinson was somewhat interested in using a different fuel source, other than kerosene. I made a few phone calls to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff and asked about propane. At the time of my phone call, the rules were such that if a new furnace was purchased by a government agency, then the fuel choice had to be the same.  Many months after my site visit, the MDEP policy on oil tank replacement vs. propane installation changed.  In any event, the spill was cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-756-2014*On 11-26-2014, a Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff person called this office to report the release of automotive fluids. This release occurred at Kennebec Scrap, Incorporated, in the Town of Oakland. An eight or ten passenger van caught fire and the Oakland Fire department responded. The fire and ensuing response caused some spillage. David Ladd and Scott Reynolds made an inspection for storm water control shortly after this fire.  They asked me to look into the oil spillage. The soil had been removed and placed inside the building by the time I arrived. I estimated that there was about two yards of soil. The owner of Kennebec Scrap told me that the soil would be going to Waste Management.

Scott Reynolds requested an email from me so that he and the federal EPA could do a follow up inspection on or about December 16, 2014.  This ends my involvement, and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-757-2014* On 11-26-2014 the Vinalhaven Fire Department reported the release of fuel oil. This occurred at the home of Donna Doucette located at 21 East Main Street in Vinalhaven. The fire department responded and pumped out fuel from the tank and used sorbents to clean up the spilled oil. They also removed some contaminated soil. The waste material was stored at the Vinalhaven Fire Department and was picked up sometime later by my coworker Robert Williams.

 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-758-2014*On 11/26/2014, the Wayne Fire Department reported that a tank truck carrying sodium hydroxide went off the road. This occurred at the intersection of Route 133 and Kings Highway in the town of Wayne. There was a huge snow storm happening at the time and I slowly made my way to the scene. I got there just in time to watch the tank truck drive away. The truck did not go off the road but was spinning his wheels and sliding sideways. The hazmat situation was avoided by using sand and speedi dri sorbent material in order to give the truck the needed traction. No spill occurred at this scene.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-759-2014*A Central Maine Power bucket truck caught on fire and lost the contents of its fuel tank, an estimated 40 gallons, of diesel.  Much of the diesel was consumed by the fire.  The remaining diesel was collected with sorbents.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-760-2014*On 11-27-2014 the Dept. of Transportation reported the release of about five gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a hose failure. The oil leaked out of the plow truck over the course of many miles, therefore clean up was not attempted. This occurred along the Route 27 highway.

No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-761-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was spilled due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power contractors excavated the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-762-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the snow due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff collected the oily snow for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
B-663-2014*At 1025 hours on 12/2/14, Mr. Scott Wilkerson of The University of Maine (UMaine) reported oil in the sump adjacent to a 4,000 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) next to the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) New England Plant, Soil, and Water Lab on the UMaine campus at Orono (Campus).  This facility is located along Portage Street.  The cause of the leak was not determined and oil could have been in the sump for some time.  Piping connections are located in this sump.  This AST supplied fuel for three different buildings with boilers, prior to the Campus switching to natural gas.  This tank is used as a backup in case of problems with the natural gas.  A contractor was going to secure the piping from the tank so it could not leak outside of the tank's secondary containment.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-59-2015*On February 5, I received an National Response Center Report (Incident Number 1107384).  The Jasmine Marie, a 40-foot fishing vessel, was sinking in Pigeon Hill Bay off Harrington.  I contacted the reporter, Brian Strout.  Mr. Strout was the caretaker of the vessel while the owner was on vacation.  He told me the vessel had capsized on a ledge, but was not leaking any fuel.  Mr. Strout had lined up a diver and another vessel to recover the Jasmine Marie.  I also spoke with Petty Officer Woford of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) about the incident.  The USCG had no plans to look at the vessel until the next day.

On February 6, I received a call from Petty Officer Woford.  He was advised that the Jasmine Marie had been recovered and was back on the mooring.  The plan was to remove the vessel from the water and bring to a shipyard for repair.

No further action is anticipated from the Division of Response Services.
B-601-2014*On 11/5/14, I received report from the Bangor International Airport of a three gallon aviation gasoline spill from an aircraft venting. The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-607-2014*On 11/5/14 I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a half-gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  The spilled product was recovered by removing oiled snow and leaves.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-608-2014*On 11/6/14 I received report of a transformer damage in a storm.  The oil that leaked out was washed into a storm drain and directly to Castine Harbor.  No recovery was possible.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-139-2015*On March 23, Mark Theriault, of Maine Department of Transportation, called to report a spill in Wesley.  The spill occurred at 4250 Route 9 near Day Hill.  It occurred due to a vehicle accident.  A state snow blower was working to clear drifts on Route 9 when it was hit by a vehicle.  The snow blower lost approximately 5 gallons of transmission fluid.  The spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbents.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-295-2015*I received a call indicating a locomotive had been overfilled at the entered location.  Central Maine and Quebec Railway personnel removed a small amount of contaminated railroad ballast from the site and disposed of it properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-330-2015*The City of Rockland Fire Department reported that a nearby vacant home had a flooded basement. The high water in the basement caused the oil tank to float, shift and break some of the attached piping. This resulted in an unknown amount of oil to be released.  The Rockland Public Works Department had pumped this basement out with a sump pump. This vacant house, located at 35 Broadway, is now owned by the city of Rockland.

I made a site visit, and under the suggestion of the firefighter, I wore a respirator because of the mold issue. The basement had some debris scattered on the floor. There was no water and only a few ounces of oil collected on some debris.  The Public Works Department will be finishing the clean out of the basement.

I checked the discharge area of the sump pump and did not find any evidence of petroleum.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-341-2015*On June 8, Sam Andrews, of Andrews Timber Company, called to report a spill off the Ki Road in Greenville that occurred on June 6.  The approximate coordinates of the spill are 45.452306, -69.473039.  The spill was a result of a broken hydraulic line on a log loader owned by Family Traditions Trucking in Skowhegan.   The crew dug up and bagged the contaminated soil.  The .45 tons of soil was brought to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-338-2015*At 1600 hours on 6/5/15, the Penobscot Sheriff's Department reported a biohazard bag on the side of Route 2 in Milford.  I found the biohazard bag on the northbound side of Route 2.  When I bent down to inspect it, the face of Ironman was staring back at me.  I carefully put it into another bag and transported it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) warehouse.  I donned proper personnel protective equipment and carefully opened the bag and inspected the Avenger's movie pillow case, with Ironman, the Hulk and Captain America on it, over a pillow.  I saw no signs of staining or indicators of a bio-hazard.  I placed the pillowcase and pillow in a clear plastic bag and threw it out.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-343-2015*At 1020 hours on 6/8/15, the Ellsworth Police and Fire Department reported a 8-12 gallon spill of gasoline from a vehicle.  The spill occurred at 2334 hours on 6/7/15 at the Circle K service station at 85 High Street in Ellsworth.  Brianne Gravit, owner of the vehicle, fueled her vehicle with 8.7 gallons, but then a considerable amount leaked out onto the pavement.  It was reported that the fuel line malfunctioned.  The Ellsworth Fire Department used 5-6 bags of speedi-dri sorbent material to soak up the gasoline from the pavement around midnight.  Circle K disposed of the speedi-dri.  The vehicle was towed to a repair facility for repairs.  I was on-call that evening when the spill occurred, but never received a call concerning this incident until the following morning.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-341-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	5/3/12: I received notice through Patrick Hennessey of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a "very minor weep' of diesel oil from a dispenser for this 15,000-gallon capacity consumptive-use, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  It was reported that Portland Pump Company had already been to the site to repair the dispenser and they had dug out two 5-gallon drums of oiled soil.

ASSESSMENT
	Thursday 5/3/12: I met John Koris and a pit manager and checked on the reported discharge and UST facility.  Plans were to replace the old dispenser due to shortage of parts.  Further excavation and assessment of the discharge was not possible without removal of the dispenser and adjacent pavement which I took risk to decide this was not cost effective at this time.
	The area is rural commercial and residential use served by private drinking water wells.  See also report P-83-2008, et al., for additional information.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	I issued to Koris a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) for the two 5-gallon drums of contaminated peastone.  This small amount of oiled peastone was agreed could be recycled at this Pike Industries gravel pit and paving plant.  No further clean-up actions were required or implemented at this time.  Later notification stated the soil recycled at the Pike Fairfield plant.  The new fuel dispenser was reported to have been installed on 6/6/12.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	On 6/25/12, I contacted John Koris regarding MDEP not yet receiving the signed virgin letter back assuring MDEP that the oiled soil had been properly processed.  Koris stated that he would have the form tracked down and sent to me.  The form then received by MDEP was a Pike Industries form with information Whited Out and new information filled out by hand.  This issue seems consistent with Pike's non-compliance with oiled-soil management described in P-347-2007.
2.       On 8/22/12, MDEP finally received the processed Oil Spill Debris Form requested again in the MDEP's letter of 8/10/12.
3.	No further MDEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.  Further Response Services actions are likely when the facility is upgraded or replaced when a new spill report will be generated if necessary.

S Brezinski
P-342-2012*Scott Cyr received a report that the oil tank at this residence was overfilled by and cleaned up by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-343-2012*    Thursday 5/3/12: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a 10 to 15-gallons of diesel oil when a diesel dispenser suffered a filter gasket leak.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
    That morning I met facility manager Dana Guay at the spill site.  The facility is a regional fuel oil delivery office for Dead River Co. (DRC), and retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The area is commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The dispenser had no containment sump so the fuel sprayed out onto the ground next to the dispenser and into soil under the dispenser.  It was not possible to fully assess the extent and volume of oil contaminated soil below the dispenser island and paved parking lot.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
    Oiled soil at the surface SE of the dispenser had already been dug up for offsite disposal/recycling by Dead River's contractor.  No clean-up under the dispenser island was possible at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   No additional MDEP Response Division actions are planned in the immediate future.  It was agreed with Dana Guay of DRC that further clean-up can wait until future UST facility maintenance and/or replacement.  No immediate sensitive receptors such as indoor vapor intrusion, surface water and drinking water wells appeared to be threatened.
2)   Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or need requires.  The reported spill volume is an estimate based on DRC.
3)   This MDEP spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to indicate the site is clean to pristine or original conditions.

S Brezinski
P-345-2012*May 03, 2012, Richard St. John, the Code Enforcement Officer for Otisfield reported that two 275 above ground storage tanks (ASTs) appeared to be leaking at a house that had burned to the ground 4 years ago.

I met with Mr. St. John and we inspected the property owned by Randy Hicks. At the time of the inspection, the tanks did not appear to be leaking, but there was oil on the concrete floor under the tanks.

I notified Mr. Hicks about the oil on the concrete floor and that the tanks would need to be drained and removed to eliminate any further contamination to the property. Mr. Hicks agreed to take care of the tanks as soon as he could.

I notified the Otisfield Town Hall that Mr. Hicks said he would take care of the tanks.

There is a well on site, not at risk at this time.

No further action was taken by the Division of Response Services.
P-346-2012*May 05, 2012, Harrison Fire Department reported an unknown sheen floating towards Naples on the Crooked River. Harrison F.D. explained that the sheen had a diesel odor to it but they were not sure where the source was.

I arrived at the site where the Harrison F.D. had deployed sorbent boom across the river to capture the rainbow sheen. At that time it was dark and the sheen did not appear rainbow and there was no diesel odor.

Randy Hughes and Thomas Hardison of Portland Pipe Line Corporation had met me at the site. They had already shut down one of the pipes that passes through the town of Harrison and through the Crooked River. At that time no holes or leaks were found around the pipe.

As I walked the river with a local fire fighter we discovered an open gasoline container. I dipped a sorbent pad inside the container and it dyed the pad red indicating that it was not gasoline.

At that time, the investigation was suspended until daylight. The Pipeline was reopened.

May 06, 2012, I contacted the Cumberland County Sheriffs office for any further evidence of a sheen that day. They reported that there was no longer a sheen on the river.

I returned with Steve Flannery, a responder with the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, on May 07, 2012 to removed the gasoline can from the Harrison Fire station for proper disposal, and to walk the river again to evaluate the area. No sheen was visible at that time.

No further action was taken by Response Services.
P-347-2012*A fuel filter became unseated while a locomotive was underway, which resulted in a release of diesel fuel.  The locomotive stopped at Rigby Yard but remained running so diesel continued to be released until it was discovered by the engineer who shut down the engine.  Product impacted the engine room of the locomotive then ran down a drain tube to track ballast below.  Product migrated no more than a couple inches contaminating the gravel layer on top of clay.  Free product was recovered with sorbent materials then contaminated ballast and gravel was removed for disposal by responsible party personnel though a licensed hazardous waste contractor.  The impacted area was confined to the foot print of the tracks, approximately four ties long.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-348-2012*On Monday 5/7/12, in response to a Friday, 5/4/12 notice of a small gasoline discharge from Mr. Johnson's auto, I visited and assessed the discharge and potential threat to the nearby drinking water well.  The location is forested, rural residential use and is served by private water and sewer service.  The Johnson's own drilled well is about 10' from the spill.

As advised, Mr. Johnson had excavated contaminated soil, about 0.25 cubic yard, from the gravel driveway and had piled it on poly sheet.  In the hard packed gravel driveway, I noted low gasoline vapor readings of 3.5-parts per million (ppm) and 21.4-ppm using the bag headspace analytical procedure; this soil had no obvious gasoline odor.  I advised Johnson that he could land spread the soil thin on Blanchard Road, and the volatile gasoline should quickly evaporate and naturally degrade.  At this time, no further clean-up is expected or required by Response Services.
P-349-2012*   5/4/12: Mark Goodwin notified of a small hydraulic oil from heavy equipment at a small CMP substation working on a CMP power grid upgrade project.  The waste was reported removed and contained for offsite disposal.  The spill area is rural residential use.  No Maine DEP response was made at the time.
P-350-2012*A natural gas leak associated with underground natural gas line occured at the Bath Iron Works East Brunswick Facility.  Maine Natural Gas (MNG) and Brunswick Fire Department Responded.  The site was controlled soon thereafter and no further Division of Response Services assistance was necessary.
P-351-2012*Report of leak of hydraulic oil on USCG Cutter MARCUS HANNA due to broken hydraulic line.  The rain washed oil off deck into water.  The product was not recoverable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-352-2012*A vessel took on water and was sinking at its mooring at Chandler's Wharf in Portland.  The vessel did not submerge totally and only a sheen of gasoline escaped, and was unrecoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-397-2012*Saco Fire Department reported that they had responded to the Corner of Country Woods Road and Ashwood Drive where there was what appeared to be #2 fuel oil in the roadway.   It likely had leaked from either the hose or slop bucket of a fuel oil delivery truck and did extend up the roadway (staining).  The Saco Fire Department cleaned up what was recoverable and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.l
I-90-2012*Jim Gramlich responded to a call at 138 pleasant street in Madawaska and found an empty 275 and an estimated 50-gallon pool of kerosene under the resident's trailer.  With no means to pump the oil, he contained the pool with sorbents and poly until the morning.

05/23/12 I responded to and followed-up on a spill initially responded to by Jim Gramlich on the previous evening (5/22/12).  Met with homeowner, Brian Mino who showed me where the tank had leaked through a faulty fire matic valve and old filter gasket.  He estimates that he lost about 1/3 of a 275 gallon above ground oil storage tank (about 80+- gallons) over a short period of time (2 days) and observed a strong fuel odor in his house.  Explained the clean-up plan that would need to be implemented and discussed the Ground Water Insurance fund set up to assist homeowners to pay for some of the clean-up costs.  Provided Brian with an application to the fund.  With permission of homeowner, I contacted Long Lake Construction and contracted with them to assist in beginning the spill clean-up actions.

Set up my diaphragm pump and began pumping free kerosene oil out of a depression/pocket beneath the rear of the mobile home/adjacent to the leaked out AST.  Pumped 40 gallons into over pack containers for use in contractors waste oil furnace.  Had Alan Morin of Long Lake Construction move the oil storage tank and associated concrete pad to an area of Mr. Mino's yard away from the spill clean-up activities.  Discussed with Mr. Mino and Alan Morin the need to remove the saturated soils beneath and adjacent to the mobile home.  Based upon the depth of oil movement through the impacted soils there may be a need to set up a sub-grade ventilation system at the base of the excavation to mitigate any oil vapor/odor issues.

05/23-24/12 After having Dig safe and town of Madawaska UD visit the site, started excavation and removal of the saturated soils from beneath area where AST was located as well as the adjacent area underneath Mr. Mino's mobile home.  Used the oelophilic dye test field screening method and PID Headspace measurement to guide the extent of the excavation.  Primary objective being to remove soils that are saturated to prevent minimize and mitigate potential oil vapors/odors from impacting the residence.  Completed excavation of oil impacted soils and had LLC crew haul loads of contaminated soils to Tri-Community Landfill under an oil spill debris letter.

Established a sub-grade ventilation system with perforated pipe consisting of 3 laterals manifolded together to a ventilation fan (radon type) all piping was bedded in stone.  Also set up a ventilation van above grade in the crawl space beneath the mobile home.  Will monitor these ventilation fans over the next several months.  LLC crews will be back in a few days to compete the site grading, seeding and mulching.

5/29/12 Mino Site visit Below grade vent system - PID = 3.9 PPM VOC's, inside home = 0.0 PPM VOC's, above grade vent - PID = 0.1 PPM VOC's
Brian Mino is moving on June 5th, possibly to the west coast, he will be trying to rent or sell his home.

6/8/12 Mino Site visit.  Below grade vent system - PID = 2.3 PPM VOC's, still pulling up vapors.  VOC's from below grade vent reduced from 3.9 PPM to 2.3 PPM; above grade vent-PID 0.0 PPM VOC's turned this fan off and removed the above grade vent system.  Skirting still needs to be replaced and oil tank  & pad put back in place.

6/15/12 Site visit to Mino spill site.  Site is still not vegetated and mobile home skirting still needs to be replaced/repaired.  Sub grade vent system - PID = 1.5 PPM VOC's , down from 2.3 PPM on previous site visit.

6/20/12 Mino Site visit. sub grade vent system = 2.2 PPM VOC's.  Weather is hot(85 deg), windy and dry.  Skirting has been repaired, site is still not landscaped (graded, seeded, and mulched) Spoke with Alan Morin to get site graded, seeded, and mulched.

7/10/12 Mino Site visit.  Site has been loamed
P-399-2012*May 08, 2012, Auburn Public Works removed 8.19 ton of contaminated soil from an abandoned home at 140 Foster Road in Auburn.

I conducted a field screen test by using the "Shake test" method in the contaminated area where an aboveground storage tank was. It appeared that it was leaking or overfilled at one point.

The soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-400-2012*April 30, 2012, Ann Fantasia of Downeast Energy reported an oil leak at 21 Idlewood Lane in Kittery.

I responded to the house of Grayce Chapman. It appeared that the underground copper piping had been leaking and was bubbling to the surface of the yard. Downeast Energy had recently (Please see spill# P-130-2012) reported this stain on the ground as a drip from the hose during a delivery they did in February. Complaints from neighbors about oil vapors instigated an investigation into the stains on the ground.

Downeast Energy replaced the copper line, and I removed approximately half a yard of contaminated soil from the site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by Response Services.
P-401-2012*
Mr. Scales of CMP reported that a truck carrying a CMP elctrical transformer was involved in a collision at Route 26 and Heikkinen Road in Woodstock.  10-gallons was reported discharged to the paved roadway and cleaned up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  The transformer oil tested out as non-PCB.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected; see the attached reports of CMP.
P-402-2012*May 23, 2012, Bob Walton of Ray Labbe and Sons, Inc. reported and an oil leak from a buried copper line at 41 W. Marginal Road in Brunswick.

I responded to the site and investigated the leak. It was explained to me that while demolishing the concrete basement floor, the excavator operator was unaware that the copper line had not been drained and when the floor was pulled up the copper line snapped and released an unknown amount of #2 oil into the ground. Sorbent pads were applied immediately to the area. To avoid well contamination soil was removed from site and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.

Soil samples were taken at the site and submitted to Katahdin Analytical in Scarborough.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-248-2012*Brad Sloat, of CES, Inc., reported a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a backhoe.  The backhoe was working at the Callahan Mine as part of the remediation work to clean up environmental problems at the mine.   A hydraulic hose broke on the front of the backhoe spilling 3 gallons on the ground.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil until the backhoe was fixed and then it was used to excavate approximately one 55-gallon drum worth of contaminated soil.  The area of the spill was not in the hot zones for other contaminants.  The soil will be hauled off with other soils to Norridgewock landfill.  No further work by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-320-2012*April 30, 2012, Tim Smith of Pit Stops Fuel reported that during a delivery at 58 Hill View Road in Gorham, approximately 6 ounces of #2 dripped from the delivery hose onto the paved driveway.

Mr. Smith explained that speedi dry was applied and removed immediately by his driver.

I spoke to the home owner, Meredith Bradley, and she said she was satisfied with the clean up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-274-2012*A sheen was reported by a concerned citizen at the Northport Village area near an ongoing pier construction site. After receiving the call, a site visit was made to the construction area. I met with the JBI excavation operator who explained the excavator had blown a hydraulic hose and the rental company arrived onsite to conduct repairs. A small amount of oil had sprayed onto the rocks and into the water causing the sheen. The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads. No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-275-2012*A small amount of lube oil was discovered in the road.  I collected what I could with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-276-2012*A small amount of diesel fuel was spilled to the paved road in Wayne.  With the help of Wayne employees, I collected the oil with speedi-dri and hand dug some oily sand from the roadside ditch.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-277-2012*     A spill of an estimated five gallons of #2 fuel oil occurred during a fuel delivery. A small amount of oil was lost out of the vent piping and some weeped out of a loose bung on the top of the aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement. No private or public drinking water wells were at risk from the release.
     On May 17, 2012 I met Dan Dumais with J&S Oil at the home. J & S technicians used pads and speedi dry to remove the free product from the concrete floor. A fan was installed to help evacuate the oil vapors, and then the concrete was washed using a degreaser and brushes. The tank was also wiped down with sorbent pads. Initial photo ionization detector (PID) readings in the basement were between 30-40 parts per million (PPM).
     On May 18, 2012 I met Dan Dumais at the site. The soils underneath the vent pipe were removed using hand tools and five gallon pails. Twelve pails of soil were removed with a maximum excavation depth of two and half feet. PID readings taken at this time were less than 1 PPM in the living areas and between 5-7 PPM in the basement. The large fan was replaced with a smaller radon fan for continued ventilation. Subsequent visits showed a further reduction in PID readings and the fan was removed after several weeks of venting. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-278-2012*     A spill of an estimated twenty gallons of gasoline was caused by the failure of the fasteners on the fuel tank of a passenger vehicle. The gasoline tank fell off the vehicle and gasoline was lost to a paved surface with a small amount running into a storm drain before the Waterville Fire Department responded with sorbent material. I met the Waterville Fire Department at the site and removed the gasoline contaminated sorbent pads and speedy-dry. The storm drain cover was removed and no product was recoverable. No further Response actions are expected.
A-279-2012*A spill of an estimated ten gallons of gasoline occurred when the gas tank fell off of a passenger vehicle. The straps holding the tank to the vehicle rusted and failed. The gasoline was spilled onto the pavement and then ran onto the gravel shoulder. The Manchester Fire Department made the initial response and cleaned up the free product using sorbent pads and speedy-dry. The spill occurred adjacent to a home with a private drinking water well.

On May 23, 2012 I met with Environmental Projects Inc. to conduct contaminated soil removal along the roadside. We removed 2.8 tons of contaminated gravel from an excavation that was fifteen feet long by four feet wide to a maximum depth of one foot. Field screening of the soil was conducted using a photo ionization detector (PID) to conduct bag headspace analysis with no readings in excess of 40 parts per million (PPM) left in place. The excavation was backfilled with gravel and compacted. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated.
A-280-2012*     A spill of an estimated one gallon of the pool clarifier "Bioswim" was reported. The material was spilled to a concrete floor after the plastic container it was in failed after being moved. The leaking container was placed into a five gallon pail by the homeowner. The homeowner then called the Waterville Fire Department after vapors from the material built up in the garage. Waterville Fire called the Department after arriving at the home to find the clarifier had also spilled onto some tubing and other pool parts.
    I met with Waterville Fire and the homeowner. After inspecting the container and conducting some research, the hazardous constitute associated with this pool clarifier was identified as hydrogen peroxide, which is a strong oxidizer. The spilled material was solidified using speedy-dry and placed into a five gallon bucket for later disposal as a household hazardous waste. The tubing and other parts associated with the pool were decontaminated by rinsing them into the pool. No further Response actions are anticipated.
B-245-2012*A tenant at 83 Lincoln Street, which is owned by Matthew Willette, reported that Mr. Willette was dumping numerous hazardous materials, including oil, in the back yard.   I investigated the property and found lots of brick, some asphalt shingles, two old engine filters, an empty gas can, and few pieces of possible asbestos siding.   I did not find any indication of oil contamination.  I referred the solid waste issue to Cyndi Darling, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and the possible asbestos siding issue to John Bucci (MDEP).   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-337-2012*May 02, 2012, Harrison Fire Department reported a logging truck had collided with a passenger vehicle on Norway Road in Harrison. At that time diesel was leaking from the tractor trailer but was contained in a ditch. Greg O'Brien and I responded to the scene immediately.

Upon arrival at the scene, Greg and myself observed the leaking saddle tanks and decided that the tanks would need to be pumped before the truck was removed from site. James Coffin, the owner of the truck agreed and hired Allstate Environmental Services, Inc. to pump the diesel from the saddle tanks. The tractor trailer was safely removed from the site and soil clean up was required.

May 03, 2012, I met with Mr. Coffin on site and we began removing oily soil. Heavy rain event caused the clean up to be delayed and Allstate Environmental were called back to the scene to remove 2,956 gallons of oily water. 9.11 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site.

It was determined by the Department (Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Response) that the soil contamination was removed to satisfaction and will be observed if future contamination is spotted.

No further action was taken by the Department of Response.
P-338-2012*May 02, 2012, Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Navy Shipyard (PNSY) reported a spill of approximately 35 gallons of oily water near the dry deck area #2 at PNSY.

In an attached Email, Mr. Bateman explained the incident; " Triumvirate Environmental was picking up oily waste from various sites on the PNSY. Upon completion and filling the 6,000 gallon tanker, the driver proceeded towards Building 357. The driver failed to notice that a plastic tie wrap remained around one of the dome cover securing bolts which prevented the dome cover from closing completely. As the tank truck with a full tank maneuvered and braked while traveling, oily water mixture spilled from the tank man-way, filled the dome secondary containment and overflow hose and continued to fill and discharge over .9 miles to Building 357".

Mr. Bateman explained that speedi dry and sand was applied to the oily concrete areas and removed immediately and disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Center in Eliot.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-243-2012*Mrs. Mariam Watson reported that a logging truck rolled over into the ditch just before the St. Aurelie checkpoint at the Canada-U. S. border.  Rolled over onto its side, diesel fuel leaked from the fill cap on the driver's side saddle tank on the truck.  It appears approximately 15 gallons of diesel leaked into the ditch.  Land Vest placed a bunch of pads into the ditch along with a hay bale dam.   It appears that they had contained the spill and the pads were able to soak up a majority of the fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-249-2012*Mrs. Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, reported that less than a cup of transformer oil leaked out of a transformer due to a rust spot.  They removed a small amount of soil, grass and leaves impacted by spill.  Bangor Hydro-Electric Company will dispose of contaminated material.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-266-2012*A spill of kerosene occurred from a leaking filter assembly on an outside above ground storage tank (AST). The amount and timing of the spill was disputed by the homeowner and Houle's Plumbing and Heating (Houle's). There was a no heat call in January and Houle's responded and changed the filter. On April 18, 2012 the CN Brown delivery driver noticed oil discharging from the filter assembly and ceased the delivery. Houle's was once again called and the technician allegedly told Ms. Vigue the previous repair was conducted improperly. It is unclear why the spill was not reported at this time. Contact with Houle's Plumbing and Heating disputes Ms. Vigue's claims and they believe the leak was caused by tampering with the filter; additionally, they claim there was no significant oil spillage at this time. The property and those surrounding are serviced by private drinking water wells.

On May 14, 2012, the day the spill was finally reported to the Department, I went to the site to assess the spill. A large area of visibly stained soil and leaves were easily identifiable. A noticeable odor of spilled oil was also present. I spoke with Ms. Vigue about the clean-up and the Groundwater Fund. She was very resistant and refused to sign any paperwork. I left copies of both the Clean-up Options Agreement and Groundwater Clean-up Fund Application for her to review with a lawyer.

On May 24, 2012, after receiving a signed Clean-up Options Agreement, the removal of oil contaminated soils began. The AST was moved by Kelley Petroleum to allow for the excavation. Clean Harbors used a vactor truck to remove soils from the spilled area. The area was congested with tree roots making the removal arduous. The soils were a very wet fine grain almost clay-like soils. Field screening of soils was conducted using a combination of field observations combined with Oil-N-Soil shake test kits. Two laboratory samples were taken and analyzed for both extractable petroleum hydrocarbons and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons.  Soil sample A was taken at the bottom of the excavation with a passing shake test. Soil sample B was taken at approximately three feet in depth in an area of known contamination left in place to avoid destabilizing the mobile home support. The excavation took two days  to complete with an estimated fifteen cubic yards of soil removed. In addition to the soils removed, free product and water were also pulled with the vactor truck. Field estimates were between ten and fifteen gallons of product recovered in this fashion.

The excavation was backfilled using a sandy fill and compacted. A crushed stone pad was created to re-set the AST and the disturbed areas were covered with loam and re-seeded. The spill was referred to the Technical Services Division for quarterly well monitoring. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
	
B-138-2012*On 3/22/12, I recieved an anonymous complaint that someone that lived in the Penny Lane Mobile Home Park had changed the oil in their car in a lot near the front entrance and that they had just let the oil spill onto the ground.
I went out to the site to investigate but found no evidence of an oil spill.  I called the park manager Dale whom I had dealt with during a fuel oil spill back in 2010 to see if he knew anything about the location of the supposed oil spill.
When he called me back he explained that he allows residents to work on their cars in the lot so long as they clean up after themselves.  One resident had been changing out the thermostat on his car that day and spilled some antifreeze onto the ground.  The resident informed Dale of the spill and together they had shoveled up some of the dirt.
Since I could find no evidence of an oil spill anywhere I assumed that whomever called in must have mistaken the antifreeze for oil.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-139-2012*On 3/22/12, Dustin Coston reported that he thought oil was seeping out of his driveway.  He said he was afraid that he DOT has spilled oil while they were repaving the road and now it had migrated down his driveway.
I visited the site and determined that it was only an organic sheen.  I double checked the soil with a Cherion Shake Test Analysis which came back negative for hydrocarbons.
No further Response action necessary.
B-141-2012*On 3.23.12, Roland Foss of Webber/Dead River Oil Company reported the accidental overfill of an indoor heating oil tank.  Less than 1 gallon of # 2 heating oil came out of the vent pipe and onto the mulch below.  The oil delivery driver shoveled up the oily mulch and it was disposed of by Webber/Dead River.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-159-2012*On 4/5/12, I received report from Tom Tardif of Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway of a small spill of "curve grease" on the ground by their shop.  "Curve grease" is used to lube the rails for the trains.  A five gallon bucket of this was knocked over, spreading very little onto the ground.

Mr. Tardif hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to shovel the contaminated soil into buckets for proper disposal.  While they were on site, they found more buckets that Mr. Tardif had them dispose of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-160-2012*On 4/6/12, I received report from the Town of Stonington's harbor master of a knocked over bucket of waste oil in the back of a pickup truck.  I responded and recovered the oil using sorbent pads.  The disturbing part is that I was unable to contact anyone associated with the company.  Reportedly, the company has gone bankrupt and left.  I am still attempting to contact someone to discuss a tote of waste oil on the property.  As for the spill, no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-161-2012*On 4/6/12, I received report from Webber Oil Company of a spill at 2862 Hudson Road, Hudson.  Apparently Webber Oil's technician did not apply pipe thread to a nipple on the oil tank, allowing a leak to develop.  Webber Oil dispatched a crew to make the repairs and remove the contaminated soil by shoveling it up.  Only a small amount of contaminated oil was discovered, which was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-162-2012*On 4/7/12, I received a call from Mr. Dinnerman.  He was interested in purchasing his elderly neighbor's property and suspected there may be an old underground diesel tank on the property when the place was operated as a farm years ago.  This tank posed a wrinkle in his plan and he needed guidance.

I informed him of the paperwork that would need to be done prior to and after the removal.  I also advised him on the work that would need to be done and provided him with some names and numbers for contractors that could perform the work.

On 6/5/12, the tank was removed and disposed of without incident.  Soil samples from the excavation were taken by Paul Blood, geologist of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.


B-163-2012*On 4/7/12, I received report of an approximate one gallon spill onto a concrete floor from a corrosion hole in the bottom of an oil tank.  Irving Oil Company staff noticed the spill while performing maintenance on the furnace.  They pumped out the tank into a new tank and cleaned up the oil spill using absorbent pads.  The basement window was left open to control the vapors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-164-2012*On 4/7/12, I received a report of an approximate one gallon leak from a corrosion hole in the fuel supply line from the oil tank at the Jackman Border Station.  Officer Rodriguez noticed it quickly and called the oil company.  Hall & Smith Oil was quick to arrive, make repairs and put sorbent material on the spilled product on the concrete.  Fortunately, no oil left the concrete pad.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-166-2012*On 4/10/2012, Gus Morrison called to report that the filter housing on his tank had suffered a small leak. The tank was located in his garage. A small amount of wood paneling around the tank was affected, which the homeowner said he would remove. In addition, a small amount of fuel had leaked off the slab and into the gravel around the garage. I suggested a small amount of gravel be dug up and disposed of. The home is on town water and no resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-168-2012*On 4.11.12, Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine to the tracks.  The cause of the discharge was a loose fitting.  A Pan Am crew used sorbent material to clean up the oil.  The oil contaminated sorbents were disposed of by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-169-2012*On 4/3/12, Liz Dawes of Bangor Hydro Electric Company (BHE) reported the discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a boom truck.  The oil impacted a 2 feet by 2 feet patch of frozen gravel and snow on the ground.  The BHE crew cleaned up the oily snow and used sorbent pads to collect the rest of the oil.  They estimated approximately 5 gallons of oily snow and ice was recovered and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-170-2012*On 7.29.12,  United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported a fishing vessel taking on water at the entered location and that diesel fuel was on board.  After the USCG initial investigation, and contact with Wade Day, the harbor master, it was determined that the vessel was not a threat.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-171-2012*On 4/11/12, Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 gallon of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil.  A customer was cutting down a tree when it fell in the wrong the direction and hit the transformer on the pole.  The damage caused oil to leak out of the transformer.  CMP personnel responded and repaired the transformer.  They collected all visible signs of oil from the ground below.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-172-2012*On 4/12/12, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), reported the discharge of approximately 2 quarts of hydraulic oil to the pavement and gravel from a broken hose on a hydraulic gun on one of their boom trucks (#4311-3).  Oil affected an area approximately 8 feet by 15 feet.  The BHE crew put speedi-dri down on the oil on the pavement, and shoveled the oil contaminated gravel into a 55 gallon drum.  They filled one and a quarter drums with gravel and speedi-dri.  The material collected was disposed of by BHE at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-173-2012*On 4.12.13, Bangor International Airport reported an estimated half-gallon Jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  Apparently, the fueling truck cargo tank was overfilled and the product expanded and discharged through a vent.  The tank truck was parked on the tarmac when the leak was discovered and it was cleaned up using sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-209-2012*On 5.3.12, I responded to an anonymous complaint of oil spilled at Bomarc Self Storage on Bomarc Road in Bangor.  The spill occurred in front of an unlabeled storage building.  On the ground in front of the garage door was a 55 gallon drum cut in half and a pick-up truck.  There was a large motor oil spill underneath the pick-up truck.  It appeared that perhaps the responsible party had attempted to catch some of the oil in the drum but since there was spillage around the drum I was not sure which was the source.  The oil had migrated across the pavement to the middle of the lot.
I put speedy dri down on the spill and worked it in as best I could.  I then left my card and instructions to clean up the speedy dri and dispose of it.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-212-2012*On 5/4/12 I received a report of contaminated soil found during a site assessment at the variety store on the corner of Route 1 and the Lubec Road in Whiting.  I informed DEP geologist Paul Blood of the report and issued a spill number.

It is expected that more work will be performed by the Division of Technical Services at this site in the near future.
B-213-2012*On 5.3.12, the Holden Fire Department reported that they were testing Viking Lumber's sprinkler system and their back up water source and they smelled gasoline odors coming from the water.  They explained that Viking Lumber has two 3,000 gallon underground storage tanks filled with water as back up water supplies in the event of a fire.  The fire department was purging some of the water out of the tanks as an exercise and smelled a petroleum odor coming from the water.  They also believed that they saw a greyish sheen on the water coming from the tank.

I arrived on scene and agreed that the water smelled strange, although I did not believe it was a petroleum odor.  I could understand the fire department's concern that perhaps these old tanks had some residual product in them and that the water would be unsuitable to use to put out a fire.  I assured them that the sheen they were seeing on the water was definitely an organic sheen and that the smell was most likely from stagnant water sitting for years in an underground tank.  I confirmed that petroleum vapors were not volatilizing off of the water by using my photoionization detector and I also put the water in a Cherion Shake Test kit.  I told the fire department that I saw no evidence that the water was contaminated with a petroleum product, but if they were interested I could take a sample to the lab for analysis.  They indicated that they would share my investigation with their Chief and get back to me regarding a lab test of the water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-215-2012*On 5.5.12,  Woodland Pulp mill reported an estimated 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill along a dirt road to the facility lagoon.  A hose on an excavator blew causing the discharge.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the waste entered into the mill's waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.




B-216-2012*On 5.11.12, Orono Fire Department reported a small gasoline spill at the entered location.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection did a drive by and looked at the spill.  There appeared to be some spilled gasoline in the grass adjacent the roadway.  Heavy rain and evaporation dissipated the spill.  No cleanup feasible and any remaining odors are expected to dissipate.  No additional complaints received as of 1.22.13.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-218-2012*On 5/9/12, Webber Energy Fuels called to report a 1 quart overfill at the entered location. The tank suffered no damage from the overfill. Oil spilled to the ground beside the tank. Webber personnel removed a small amount of contaminated soil from the area to the home owner's satisfaction. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-223-2012*On 5.11.12,  Mr. Oleary reported a two quart spill of diesel fuel from a pump truck, possibly due to an overfill of a piece of equipment.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the waste stored for later contractor pick up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-224-2012*Mr. Chris Guessman reported a 2 quart spill of lube oil from a locomotive that was operating along the Northern Maine Junction tracks.  These tracks run parallel to Route 2.  They removed some ballast and wiped the locomotive down with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-225-2012*On 5.15.12,  I received an anonymous complaint of a K-1 spill at the Village Green Land Lease Community on Lot # 29.  The complainant said that they could smell oil and had observed the tenant siphoning the fuel they receive through heating assistant out of the tank and selling it.
When I arrived at lot 29 to investigate no one was home.  However, next to the front door was their above ground heating oil tank.  The tank was out of code and from what I could see not even hooked up to the fuel line.  There was a very small area of snow that was stained with oil.  I left my card and a note in the door explaining my concern for the state of their oil tank. Also, I stated that this spill did not constitute a clean-up but if this continued or got worse I would have to come back and reassess.
I left a message for the park owner Dan to get information on the tenant and to make him aware of the state of the heating oil tank for Lot 29.  The owner never returned any of my messages. But I received no further complaints regarding Lot 29.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-226-2012*On 5/14/12, I received a faxed anonymous report of spillage taking place at a junkyard during a car crushing operation.  I arrive on scene at the junkyard and found no evidence of any spillage.  To the contrary, I found the neatest car crushing operation I have seen yet.

K.P. Enterprises had two employees on site, carefully draining waste fluid into properly labeled drums.  They had a spill kit on site and answered any question I had correctly.  While talking to the owner, it became clear that this was a neighbor dispute.  He had not installed a fence to conceal the junkyard yet, because he was told by the town that he did not have to.  I informed him that it was a town issue and I thanked him for keeping such a clean and smoothly operating junkyard.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-227-2012*On 5/14/12, I received report from rangers at Acadia National Park of a bucket of what was thought to be waste oil on a path in the park.  I arrived on scene and confirmed the suspicion.  I brought the bucket back to the warehouse where I padded off the product for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-228-2012*On May 15, 2012, Mr. Kiaser reported an estimated five gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location. A line on a forklift failed causing the spill.  The spill was contained and cleaned up using sorbent material and removing a small amount of soil.  The waste material was disposed through Boyle Associates, Environmental Contractors in Dedham, Maine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-229-2012*On 5/15/12, I received report of a 13 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer spill from a broken transformer on the Old Bangor Road, Newport.  The spill occurred when a contractor of Central Maine Power broke a utility pole, causing the transformer to fall, splitting and spilling its contents.

The contractor excavated a quarter of a yard of soil on the edge of the road and deployed speedy dry to the road to recover the spilled product from the road.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-230-2012*On 5/15/12, I received report from the Blue Hill Fire Department of a truck wreck on the Mines Road in Blue Hill.  Driver inattention was the cause.  The tractor's oil pan was gashed open from impacting a rock.  The fire department was able to collect some of the free product using oil absorbents, which were disposed of properly.

Three days later the contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-231-2012*On 5.16.12, I received a report from a homeowner that her outside home heating oil tank was leaking around the flare fitting.  She had an oil burner technician on scene repairing it, but that a small amount had spilled onto the ground and the burner technician had advised her to report it to the Department.

I went to the home to investigate and found that the area impacted by the oil was small.  I estimated less than a half a gallon was lost.  I shoveled up some leaves and debris and brought them back to the office for proper disposal.  The homeowner did not complain of any smell in the home and there were no drinking water supplies at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-232-2012*On 5/17/12, I received a report from Chris McHale, of Pine Tree Waste Services, of a 5 gallon hydraulic fluid spill from a blown hydraulic hose on a trash truck.  The fluid spilled onto the ground where it was recovered by shoveling into the trash truck.  It was then disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-233-2012*On 5/17/12, I received a report of a spill of 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The reporter was Mr. Donald Brinkham of Reed and Reed Construction Contractors, who is working on the Bullet Hill Wind Power Project in the Eastbrook area.  He explained that a hydraulic line was leaking on a fork truck, owned by their subcontractor, Underwood Electric, while working on the Spectacle Pond Road.  Underwood Electric excavated approximately 3 yards of contaminated soil from the area, and had Allen's Environmental Services dispose of the soil in the Presque Isle landfill.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-206-2012*On 5/1/12, I received report of a small spill under a weeping oil tank in the basement at 100 Bennoch Road, Orono.  Webber Oil Company staff was on site servicing the system and noticed a small spill approximately one gallon on the concrete floor.  The technician pumped the oil from the tank and into a peddle truck until a new tank could be installed.  I provided a temporary tank for the technician to install until the permanent tank could be installed.  No vapors noted.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy dry.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-207-2012*On 5.1.12, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, reported the discharge of 1 quart of hydraulic oil from a boom truck working on the Central Maine Power Company transmission line corridor.  The cause of the spill was a blown hydraulic line.  The oil sprayed onto the truck and ground and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-373-2012*Discharge was the result of an overfill of an underground storage tank (UST), due to a miscalculation by the driver of the delivery truck.  The kerosene was displaced out the vent and dispenser/pump.

By the time I arrived,  55 gallons of kerosene was removed from the UST through the dispenser and contaminated soil under the vent was being removed.  The kerosene that was discharged onto the pavement was collected using sorbents.  A total of 2.59 tons of soil was removed by Allstate Environmental and disposed of at CPRC Group.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-344-2012*May 07, 2012, Mark Espeaignette of Pine Tree Waste reported that a Pine Tree Waste trash truck had a hydraulic hose break and leak approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement near 86 Washington Street in Bath.

Speedi dry was applied to the pavement and removed and disposed of appropriately. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-365-2012*May 09, 2012, Julie of Pine Tree Waste reported a hydraulic oil leak from a cracked hydraulic hose on a Pine Tree Waste trash truck. Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto the pavement near 45 Saco Street in Scarborough.

Speedi dry was applied to the pavement and removed and disposed of appropriately.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-283-2012*	A report of illegally disposed of paint was received stating it was stacked off of a dirt road in Waldo. The paint was a mixture of latex, oil based, and thinners. All the material was still intact in cans, and no spillage was detected. The paints were collected and delivered back to the Response warehouse where the latex paint was solidified and disposed of. The oil based and flammable paints were disposed of as household hazardous waste. No evidence was present to indicate a responsible party. No further response actions are anticipated.
A-829-2011* On 10-20-2011, Arthur Spencer called this office to report that oil or gasoline contaminated soil was being buried or otherwise mishandled at a site in Edgecomb. The site is a bulk oil plant owned by MW Sewall & Company and is located on Cochran Road near the intersection of Route One. There is a large aboveground oil tank at this location which is covered with a wooden structure.
 I made a site visit and found that construction was occurring at the facility. It appears that a catch basin under the loading rack is being upgraded with two catch basins or oil water separators. I checked a pile of soil that was on site and I also checked the soil that was below grade a few feet away from the aboveground tank. I did not find any indication of oil contaminated soil.
 While I was on site a dump truck arrived to deliver gravel mix. I spoke to the driver about oil contaminated soil. He did not know anything about the  alleged contamination. He gave me the phone number for Chad the job foremen. I called Chad and he told me that they did not encounter any oil contaminated soil during site work at this facility.
 A few days later the caller spoke to me via telephone and seemed to be miffed that I did not find any oil contaminated soil.
 No further action from Response Services is expected. The facility has a DEP registration number of 21657. The ownership is in question as of this date.
A-230-2012*It is unsure what exactly happened to cause this filter to start leaking.  The homeowner suspects that the his children were playing near it and may have struck it.  The oil leaked onto the ground but it was during a significant rain event so much of the oil stayed suspended on water.  The homeowner collected oil with pads for two days until the water receded and an excavation was possible.  The site was referred to technical services for further groundwater investigation.  No further Response action is expected.
A-233-2012*On 4/26/2012 in Nobleboro, Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill. The estimated 7 to 13 gallon spill of <1 parts per million of PCB oil was the result of a car pole accident. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, no site visit was made and no further response action is expected.
A-234-2012*On 4/26/2012 in Monmouth, Burns & Macdonald reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-235-2012*On 4/26/2012 the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested assistance with disposal of meth lab chemicals. The clandestine lab was raided in Waterville and the chemicals were transported to the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab in Augusta by MDEA. Myself and Jason Fish responded to HETL to overpack and remove the assorted chemicals for disposal. The chemicals in their original packaging included; palladium chloride, military grade aluminum flakes, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, methanol, sulfuric acid, and an unknown white powder in a bag labeled C35. The white powder was analyzed with the departments Auhra instruments and followed up with a reach back to the instruments manufacturer without an identification of the substance. No further response action is expected.
A-236-2012*On 4/28/2012, in Sandy River Plantation, the Maine Department of Transportation reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill happened on Route 17 in Sandy River Plantation, and continued on to Township D before being discovered. No site visit was made and no recovery was possible due to the distance over paved roadway that the spill occurred. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-237-2012*On 4/28/2012, in Greene, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill. The estimated 4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a track machine. The spill was located by Maine Poly and was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-238-2012*On 4/25/2012, in Oakland, Don Robbins reported smelling gasoline vapors in a catch basin. A site visit was made to the area in question, Kennedy Memorial Drive and Forest Avenue. I checked several catch basins with a four gas meter between box 813 and 826 on Kennedy Memorial Drive and could find no odors. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-239-2012*Dan Dumais of J & S Oil Co. contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic oil at the J & S Oil convenience store/gas station.  E C Berry was hired by J & S to remove sand from the parking lot with a street sweeper.  During the course of operations, the sweeper suffered a mechanical failure and discharged an unknown volume of hydraulic oil to the pavement leaving a stain around the main building.  The spill happened on Saturday, and was reported to DEP the following Monday.  The action of the sweeping gathered up some of the spilled oil, and the remainder was firmly adhering to the pavement.  No recovery was practicable.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-240-2012*Kevin Bernier of Brookfield Power contacted this office to report a mechanical failure on a gate seal at the hydro dam on the Kennebec River.  The seal was slowly leaking hydraulic oil and would not be able to be repaired unless the water level was lower.  The interim measure was not to operate this gate.  The discharge was underwater and spilled into the fast flowing discharge from the dam, so no recovery was practicable.  The gate seal was proposed to be replaced as soon as practicable, but no time estimate was able to be given by Mr. Bernier.  The spill was also reported to the National Response Center.  I took a call from the US Coast Guard in regards to the spill and explained that recovery was not practicable given the volume of oil discharged vs the high flow rate of the river.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-241-2012*On 4/30/2012, in Gardiner, the Public Works Department reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a street sweeper. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-242-2012*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways called to report a spill of lube oil from a locomotive near Main St. in Livermore.  The locomotives are old and worn out and leak oil to a pan beneath the diesel motor.  Rain water fills the pan and it slops over onto the ballast.  DEP gets dozens of similar reports annually.  The one quart spill was reportedly being hand excavated by rail personnel for off-site disposal.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-243-2012*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a spill of lube oil from a locomotive to the ballast between the rails.  The locomotives are old and worn out and leak oil to a pan beneath the diesel motor.  Rain water fills the pan and it slops over into the ballast.  DEP gets dozens of similar reports annually.  The one gallon spill was reportedly being hand excavated by rail personnel for off-site disposal.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-244-2012*Paul Cerreta of Burns & McDonnell contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill estimated at 2 cups in the Central Maine Power Right of way.  The spill occurred when a hose failed on a man lift.  Oil spilled to gravel and was reportedly hand excavated for disposal off site.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-245-2012*Dave True of Webber Energy Fuels contacted this office to report a spill of diesel fuel at the fill plant.  The catch system for the air eliminator malfunctioned discharging an estimated 1/2 gallon of diesel.  The spilled fuel was collected with sorbent for off site disposal.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-246-2012*Karl Anderson of the Bank of Maine contacted this office to report potential discharges of petroleum at the closed Wiscasset Raceway.  The Bank has foreclosed on a loan to the property owner, Doug White, and has control of the property, currently scheduled for auction sale.  Karl also contacted Bill Butler of DEP Solid Waste, and Nick Hodgkins of DEP Voluntary Remedial Action Program, (VRAP) to request their involvement in assessing the site.  The Bank hired MAI environmental consultants to perform a site assessment.  MAI found several containers of waste petroleum abandoned at the edge of the property, prompting the report to DEP.  There is also a 2,000 gallon above ground storage tank with unused petroleum, possibly racing fuel.  We agreed to meet at the site and inspect the property.

The race track is closed having held a single race in the fall of 2011 reportedly to maintain status as an active facility per municipal permits.  We toured the property on 5/3/12 with reps from DEP, MAI, and Bank of Maine.  I observed several drums of what appeared to be waste oil abandoned at several locations at the rear of the property.  There has been extensive landfilling over the years with buried metal and plastic debris in evidence.  A steel tank trailer had been pushed down into a rivine and abandoned years ago.  Parts of cars including hundreds of tires have been abandoned as well.  A perimeter stream runs along the back of the property, and leachate from the landfilled debris appears to be impacting the stream.  The acute impact that could be mitigated was removal of the drums of waste petroleum.  The material was discolored and milky in appearance, having the look of been exposed to the weather.  In follow up discussion, we planned to have DEP remove the waste oil and drums.  The land fill issues would be addressed by Bill Butler.  If a prospective owner came forward and wanted to perform some voluntary remedial measures, they could deal with Nick Hodgkins.

On 5/18/12 I met with Karl Anderson and representatives from Allstate Environmental.  We removed several drums of waste oil and a 275 skid tank that had been abandoned.  Using field analysis we determined the oil was non hazardous.  It was disposed off site at ENPRO facility in South Portland.  The steel tank trailer was investigated and found to be empty.  It had hardened asphalt material around the fill manway.  The above ground storage tank had 14" of product in it, estimated at 400 gallons of fuel.  The tank is a newer double wall tank in concrete containment and is not in danger of discharge to the environment.  The tank was left on site to be included in the auction sale of the property.

Further investigation of the property will be in conjunction with the DEP Solid Waste Program, and/or Uncontrolled sites program.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-248-2012*A small amount of oil was lost from this inside aboveground oil supply tank.  The oil was confined to a concrete pad under the tank and poses no environmental threat.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-249-2012*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground due to an overfill of woodyard equipment.  Verso managed the cleanup.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-250-2012*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a car/pole accident.  Spiller collected transformer oil and a small amount of gasoline with speedi-dri.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-251-2012*A small amount of mercury was spilled to the floor of the Maine Department of Transportation sign shop.  A mercury switch failed within a machine in the shop causing the spill.  I discovered an array of beaded mercury under the machine that contained the switch.  I collected the mercury with our mercury vacuum.  Lumex readings in the building were significantly below Department of Labor standards for mercury vapor in the workplace.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

OSHA PEL for mercury: 100,000 ng/M3
NIOSH REL for mercury: 50,000 ng/M3
Lumex readings in the workspace 300 - 400 ng/M3

A-252-2012*A small amount of diesel fuel was lost from a skid steer working at the waterfront park in Gardiner.  McGee employees collected the spilled oil with sorbent pads.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-253-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to the bilge of a fishing vessel.  The US Coast Guard oversaw the removal of the oily water from the bilge.  No site visit made.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-254-2012*A small amount of propylene glycol was spilled to a storm drain which drains to the mill sewer system and sedimentation ponds.  No recovery was practical.  No site visit made.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-79-2012*5/11/12 Received a call from Huber Engineered Woods LLC, regarding a spill of about 15-20 gallons of hydraulic oil hose on an unloader that failed.  Crews from Huber put down wood fines to soak up and contain the oil.  Allen's Environmental services vacuum truck was dispatched to the scene to suck up all the oily debris and haul it to an approved landfill (Tri-Community Landfill).  Huber staff - Justis Murchison prepared and submitted the spill report on the incident.  No further action is needed by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-353-2012*Petroleum sheen in Portland Harbor.  Source could not be identified and sheen was unrecoverable.  no further action by the Division of Response Servces is necessary.
P-354-2012*Joe Drabeck of Simard & Sons reported that he had been called to the Portland Fire Department's Munjoy Hill Station to investigate an underground storage tank (UST) alarm.  He discovered that alarm had occured due to ice build up.  He cleaned out the affected area, confirmed no discharge had occurred an put the system back in service.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-355-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1-2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a weeping gasket.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 50 parts per million (50 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted area was wiped down with sorbent pads which were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-357-2012*	Tuesday 5/8/12: I responded at 0900 and confirmed a discharge of hydraulic oil from a trash truck emptying dumpsters at this commercial property.  Pine Tree Waste later assured me that the discharge had been remediated and their waste soil and sorbents sent to their landfill.  The area is dense sub-urban commercial use and is served by municipal sewer and water.  I noted that the discharge did not reach storm drain or surface water.
P-358-2012*   Monday 5/7/12: Notification of a small hydraulic oil discharge from small motor removed from a dry-docked submarine that discharged to the dry-dock deck and a drain then to the river and coastal water forming a 20' by 80' oil sheen.  Little spillage was recovered.  No Maine DEP response was requested or made and no further actions planned.  See attached for more information.
P-359-2012*
   5/8/12: At the request of South Portland School Department I met maintenance director Russ Brigham onsite.  The consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) appeared easily assessable to heavy equipment and did not fit the criteria for abandonment-in-place and I advised Mr. Brigham that the UST would need abandonment-by-removal.  Les Wilson & Sons was contracted to remove the UST along with others operated by the school department.  This UST replaced 8000-gallon tank T-1 in August of 1995, but there is no spill report record for the 1995 UST replacement.

    6/28/12: I briefly visited the location and noted the area recently excavated and that the fill roadbox and vent pipes were gone.  I found no record that evidence of a discharges was found during the removal and had been reported to Maine DEP.  No further MDEP Response Division actions expected at this time.
P-360-2012*
On 5/8/12, Russ Brigham of South Portland School Department took me to this municipal, heating oil, consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) facility with request for a determination as to abandonment-in-place.  The 2000-gallon UST was located adjacent to the town office building and next to a shed and buried utilities so abandonment-in-place was approved and allowed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Response Division.

The location is dense urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is not over a mapped aquifer.

Through the summer and autumn of 2012, I re-visited several times and found the facility un-abandoned; in October the city considered not abandoning the facility.  On 1/10/13, I noted surficial evidence of the UST appeared to be gone; Ms. Mary Perry of the City reported that around the end of November 2012, the UST was cleaned in-place under Les Wilson & Sons Inc., by Clean Harbors.  Ms. Perry advised me that no evidence of discharges or other problems were noted or reported during the UST abandonment.  No further Response Division actions are expected at this time.

1.  As this is was a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no UST Closure Environmental Site Assessment was required by the State of Maine, and I understand no voluntary assessment was performed by the facility owner.  With the nature of abandonment-in-place and no excavation of surrounding earth and groundwater, prohibited discharges may remain undetected.
2.   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to indicate that the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
P-361-2012*
5/8/12: At the request of Mr. Russ Brigham of South Portland School Department I accompanied him to examine underground storage tanks (USTs) owned and operated by city departments.  At the South Portland Community Center, located near the High School, I confirmed a heating oil UST located under a grassy hillside next to the entrance.  I understand that this UST had been unregistered.  The UST had no spill bucket under the fillpipe; a vent pipe extended up next to the building (see site sketch).  The area is dense residential use, served by municipal water and sewer; the area is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

The UST did not meet the requrements for abandonment-in-place.  After several site visits to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal, I found on 10/11/12, that the UST piping was gone and the area disturbed, appeared recently excavated implying the UST was removed.  Maine UST registration file has that the 5000-gallon tank T-3 was removed on 8/21/12 (by Les Wilson & Sons).  Two earlier UST's at this location, T-1 and T-2, were removed in 1990 and 2000 respectively.

As this is a consumptive-use heating-oil UST facility no UST closure environmental assessment was required; so I requested that South Portland notify me of the planned removal date so that I could attend but I received no notification so cannot give assurance that there were no discharges or leaks from this UST facility.  I have found no record that evidence of a discharge was reported by the removal contractor.

S Brezinski

P-362-2012*    9 May 2012: Ms. Pierce reported a 2-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil discharged to the Avon Street roadway from a Pine Tree Waste trash truck.  The spill was reported to the pavement, none to water or drains and that the spill was cleaned up.  No further action and no Maine DEP response at this time.
P-364-2012*   February 2012: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notice of piping abandonment-by-removal and replacement at this motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Because no contractor or site assessor was noted on the removal notice, and because of past documented gasoline contamination (see P-834-1994): I monitored the site for the replacement work.
   On 3/9/12 I visited and noted the business closed, the UST facility out-of-service, and undergoing upgrading of the building, the name being changed from Kwik & EZ Convenience to 5-Point Smoke Shop.  On 7/12/12, I noted the facility back in operation.  The facility piping was replaced in February 2012 by Simard & Sons Inc. by removing the old piping and slipping in new plastic piping though the chase-pipe without excavation and exposing the soil.
    The location is dense commercial and residential use along the southbound side of Route 1, not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  In 1994 an estimated 40-yards of contaminated soil was land spread-remediated onsite when four USTs were removed and replaced by a single 2-compartment UST (see UST closure assessment of Shevenell Gallen & Associates).
     Based on the 1994 UST replacement I understand that oil-contaminated media remains onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as site conditions require.  No further MDEP Response Division actions planned at this time.

S Brezinski
P-366-2012*May 09, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a transformer was leaking but there was no visible transformer oil near the utility pole or on the ground.

CMP removed and replaced the transformer.

No clean-up required.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-367-2012*May 02, 2012, Adam McNaughton of Gerard's Plumbing and Heating reported oil under the basement floor at 408 Main Street in Saco.

I responded to the house and met with Mr. McNaughton. He explained and showed me the area where oil was appearing in a sump hole. The sump hole pipe leaves the property and discharges into the Saco sewer system. At the time there was no oil on the water but a field screen "shake test" identified that oil was present in the soil in the sump hole. I suggested that at the home owner's expense that they could conduct drill holes into the concrete floor and test the soil under there if they wanted to remove the contamination. However, with no oil vapors in the home and no wells impacted it was determined unnecessary to dig holes and remove any contamination. The home owner was satisfied with no clean up.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-368-2012*May 08, 2012, Nick Clark of Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) reported oil vapors in a basement at was being remodeled at 22 Pine Street in Auburn.

I responded to the site and met with Mr. Clark. Sue Chase of Summit Environmental had already been on site and took a PID (Photo Ionization Detector) of the basement air. It was unclear at that time where the oil generated from but after a soil screen "shake test" it was clear that oil was in the dirt under the concrete floor. It was suggested by the building owners that possibly there was a leak from the buried copper line or from the boiler that was in the area of the contaminated soil area.

I recommended that the soil should be removed and a vapor system should be implemented in the basement since a radon system was already hooked up. The building owners, Tedford Housing agreed to the clean up and hired EPI to complete the dig and install the vapor system in the basement.

May 11, 2012, I returned to the site and initiated another on site soil screen "shake test". After 2.04 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the basement floor, the test showed that oily dirt was under a freshly poured concrete floor and brick pillar. The concrete floor and pillar were installed by Great Falls Construction. I spoke to Jon Smith of Great Falls Construction and he said that there were no oil vapors in the basement during construction while they were there.

Clean up was suspended due to a brick pillar acting as a structure support for the entire building. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-369-2012*
Wednesday 5/9/12: In response to notification from Mr. Allocca, I responded and met a Fairpoint employee who showed me the two hypodermic needles dumped behind the small Fairpoint building.  Using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) I contained the two hypodermics and took them for eventual proper disposal with other hazardous waste.  No responsible party (RP) was identified.  The incident location is densely populated commercial and residential use.
P-370-2012*   Wednesday 5/9/12: Report through the Standish Public Safety Dispatchers of a black liquid washing up on the shore of Sebago Lake and extending into the water for about 100', located on the west side of Frye Island at Harmon's Beach.  The caller reported it to be a dark frothy materials with no odor or feel of oil, and appeared through the water column rather than floating on top like oil would.
    Prior to responding to something that did not appear to be a prohibited or polluting discharge I contacted Mr. McGilt at Portland Water District (PWD) located in Standish and explained the report and details.  McGilt agreed to have a staff person visit the site and get back to me.  PWD later responded that they identified the problem as the concentrated remains of a large bug (insect) hatching of a bug species unidentified at the time.
    No further Maine DEP actions expected at this time and no response visit.

S Brezinski
I-84-2012*On 5-16-12, Hollie Umphrey, the Town Manager of Portage called to request a site visit of the property formerly occupied by Camp Lumber in Portage. She had not been to the site but was told there was possibly spilled oil on site. The complaint alleged drums of oil scattered throughout the property. The former cedar mill has been abandoned for several years and Norstar Credit Union currently owns it through foreclosure.

I met with Hollie and we inspected the site. There was no evident contamination seen, although there is most likely some because of the former use of the site. Nothing worthy of immediate action. There were 8-10 55 gallon drums that had been staged on pallets in the yard and several had varying amounts of hydraulic fluid.  I called Paul Berube of Norstar Credit Union and requested the drums be taken care of before they caused any problem and suggested a local contractor, Marcel Theriault take them for re-use. Marcel had been to the site while we were there and had indicated he could use the oil. I also explained the possibility of this site fitting into the state Brownfield Program if he had an interested buyer for the property.  Paul called later the same day to inform that he had Marcel remove them that day. No further action was necessary.
I-82-2012*On 5-14-12, Hilton McBreairty of Allagash called to report a spill. He had been allowing Irving Woodlands to store a 550 diesel tank for re-fueling their vehicles in the entry to his gravel pit behind his house for several years. He discovered a spill at the tank in spring. I met with him that day and found a stain on the ground next to the tank dike about 15 feet long, 23 feet wide. looked like an overfill of a truck. I stopped in at Irving's office in St. John and explained the situation to Josh Philbrook, a Forester with Irving. He dispatched a crew the following day and removed about 16 tons of contaminated soil and disposed of it at Tri Community Landfill. no further action was necessary.
I-83-2012*On 5-15-12, an anonymous complaint was received by this office regarding several drums of an unknown material near the wood line on the property of the Presque Isle Airport. He had been walking his dogs and came across them the previous day. The concern was the some of them looked to be contracting inward, because of weather exposure.
I found the drums that day. There were 6 full plastic drums labeled "Dirty Foam", AFFF, with a date on one 5/07. Three of them were contracting in. They were most likely out of date, fire fighting foam.
I called Scott Wardwell, Director of the Airport and explained it to him. He was going to notify the Presque Isle Fire Chief and have the drums placed indoors until they could be properly disposed of.
B-244-2012*At 0910 hours, on 5/23/12, Mr. Curt Davis, of the Maine Air National Guard, reported a 4 gallon spill of JP-8.  The spill happened while they were fueling a foreign plane on the tarmac at the Maine Air National Guard Base in Bangor.   It appears that the foreign plane's vents require a slightly stronger pressure then what the Maine Air Guard's system delivers.  The plane's vent shut after discharging approximately 4 gallons to the tarmac.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.   No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-236-2012*Mrs. Laurie Karnes reported a spill at the house she currently rents.   The owner of the property allowed access to a couple of individuals for the purpose of removing an aboveground storage tank from a former trailer which burned down last year.  During the removal process oil was spilled over approximately 80 feet.   It occurred approximately a week ago during the rains.  There was a lot of water allowing the oil to spread over a large area.   I dug some test pits but found very little impacted soil beneath the surface.  It appears that maybe  5-10 gallons of kerosene was spilled, and the rains and people driving through large water filled depressions in the ground spread the oil over a larger area.

There is an access road through the back field which was impacted the most from the spillage of oil.  Besides a couple of patches of dead grass, I did not find any "hot spots' of oil requiring soil removal.   The tenants indicated that their chickens were laying deformed eggs since the incident.  They are checking with their vet, which I had recommended also.   I did not see any chickens in distress.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-80-2012*On 5-11-12, Sean Gillan, of Maine DEA called to report that they were going to be seizing a Meth Lab in Connor that afternoon. Briefing was at Caribou Courthouse at 11:00 AM. After the briefing all went to the residence of Jason Sirois, 35 Sheen Road in Connor. I collected and over packed small quantities of Sulfuric Acid, caustic drain cleaner, ether, Lithium residue and several smoke generators for disposal as Hazardous Waste.
I-62-2012*On 4-12-12, Tom Powers came into the office to explain that while in the process of a Phase I site assessment, an unregistered UST had been discovered at the site of Presque Isle Public Storage in Presque Isle. The assesment was done by CES. He wanted to know if they could remove it, as the property was being sold to Cavendish farms. I gave a waiver of the 10 day notification and gave him the registration form to fill out and mail to Augusta.
In the process of removing the tank, contaminated soil was discovered. i went to the site and conducted several shake tests. About 40 yards of soil had to be removed, under the supervision of CES to get below the 500 PPM level necessary for site cleanup requirements. Tank removal report was completed by CES.
P-363-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sunday 5/13/12: York County Sheriff Dispatch contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) reporting a surface discharge of approximately 400-gallons of diesel fuel at this Big Apple gas station in North Hollis due to a motor vehicle impacting the dispenser for an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The estimated loss was later revised to about 300-gallons.  The vehicle operator responsible for the discharge was not known at the time of my involvement.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	It was reported that sometime during the evening a vehicle, likely an auto due to the impact location, hit the suction-operated diesel dispenser for a 500-gallon single-wall steel AST.  The AST and a K1 oil AST were located within a concrete and roofed dike.  The facility, formerly known as Deer Pond Variety, also has several suction-operated underground storage tanks (USTs) and dispensers for gasoline.
	Bare-steel product piping exited the tank top, went down into the ground outside the dike and then up though the dispenser pad to the suction dispenser.   There was no working anti-suction device on the product pipe so when the product pipe broke at the base of the dispenser the diesel fuel siphoned out of the tank and soaked into the ground under the dispenser and ran across the asphalt paved parking lot and into soil at the back (south) of the property (see photos and site sketch).   There was no dispenser sump so fuel also soaked into the soil below the dispenser.
	The area is rural residential and commercial use served by private water wells and septic.  Poland Spring Company operates several public water wells about 2-miles to the north.  Bill Maples, manager with Poland Spring Bottling visited to express concern over their commercial water well about 2-miles distant.  There are five drinking water wells within 300' of the spill.  A UST area monitoring well, on the day of the discharge and inital clean-up, was dry down to 11' below grade (bg); gw was later measured at 17' bg.
	I was told that there are two mobile homes on the NW side of the Big Apple that have been purchased by C N Brown for a planned new and larger store and UST facility.  See also report P-123-2003.
	The discharge was managed under the MDEP Drinking Water/Groundwater Remediation Guidelines.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	5/13/12: Prior to my response, C N Brown had Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) respond with tools and sorbents.  Liquid diesel puddled on the asphalt paving was pumped up with a vacuum truck.  Multiple applications of speedy-dry sorbent were applied and picked up.  While MDEP screened soil for contamination levels, CHES excavated soil at the rear of the property for trucking to CPRC under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  A 30' x 12' area, 3' to 4' deep was dug out.  See the attached Field Sample Recording Sheet for field analysis results.  Clean-up costs this day were born by C N Brown Co.  No clean-up was initiated in the area of the diesel dispenser and AST at the time as this would have entailed removing or moving the AST facility; an action I deemed needing further consideration before doing.
         6/25/12: At the request of MDEP geologist Hahn, I issued a 2nd Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) for excavation of oiled soil in the area of the diesel AST and dispenser.  Hahn oversaw excavation by MarWin Construction Co. of 8.06-tons of contaminated soil; MarWin being hired by C N Brown and having a certified tank installer required to excavate near a UST facility.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	At this time I understand, based on field analysis, that the oiled soil at the rear of the property to have been satisfactorily remediated by source reduction.
2)	See the records of MDEP, Technical Services Division geologist Hahn, and the August assessment report of Michael White, for additional site information, clean-up in the area of the ASTs, and eventual site closure for this discharge
A-255-2012*Brian Tarbuck of Greater Augusta Utility District contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill as a result of a broken hose on a jet truck.  A jet truck is used to clean sewer lines when making repairs. An estimated 10 gallons was spilled to soil and removed by excavation.  Contaminated soil was scheduled to be disposed at the city landfill.  I provided a spill debris letter for the disposal.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-256-2012*On 5/8/2012, in Livermore Falls, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart of lube oil spilled from an engine. The location was reported as 160 feet West of Otis Falls bridge. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-257-2012*On 5/8/2012 in Winslow, Marc Averill of Lohmann Animal Health reported a 475 gallon spill of animal vaccine. The spill was the result of a valve being left open on a 1500 gallon tank in the manufacturing laboratory. The vaccine was an avian reo killed virus vaccine that contained 70 % mineral oil. The spill was lost to the building's sewer system. A call was made to the local treatment plant operator, they had been informed of the spill and did not feel it posed a threat, but would keep an eye out for anything unusual. No further response action is expected.
A-258-2012*5/7/12 Dwight Doughty from Maine Department of Transportation reported that train operators for the Maine Eastern Railroad found a black oil in the drainage ditch next to the rail tracks at the Rockland rail yard. I met Dwight at the site and there was a significant amount of oil in the drainage ditch that ran into a stream. At the head of the ditch water was running into it from under a rocky area. Just up from there were several poly 55 gallon drums. I found two drums in the ditch and when I removed them I found residual amounts of a black oil in them. There did not appear to be any oil in that part of the ditch but the drums had been there for some time. The other drums that were still stored  adjacent to the ditch were uncovered, split open in some cases, with open bungs. The drums contained various levels of water and oil mixed. The drums appeared to have split when the water froze. There were various areas of oil impacted soil around the drums. I contacted the property owner and owner of the drums, Wayne Stinson of Beaver Enterprises. Mr. Stinson told me that the drums had been there for years and at one point he lent them to a friend to hold waste oil in temporarily. He assumed they were clean when his friend brought them back. I told him that they had leaked and could be the source of the oil in the ditch. I secured the drums to prevent any further leaking. I had oil samples from the drums compared to the oil in the ditch by the Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory. The laboratory results indicated that the oil in the ditch did not come from the drums.

I collected the oil in the ditch with oil absorbent pads and boom. I left oil absorbent boom and pads in place to collect additional oil and prevent the oil from migrating down into Marsh Brook. The boom and pads were changed out weekly and continued to collect oil but at a lessor rate.

5/25/12 Samples of the oil impacted soil in the ditch were sent for laboratory analysis to meet disposal criteria at a secure landfill. PSC was on site with a crew to collect oiled debris from the ditch and change out the oiled absorbent pads and boom.

6/7/12 An oil sample was taken from Maine Eastern Railroad engine #3573. This sample was compared to samples of the spilled oil in the ditch and according to the Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory the oils contained common lubricating oil. Dennis Mohn, Maine Eastern Railroad, was notified of this and agreed to help in the investigation into how the oil was discharged into the ditch from the rail yard operations that includes a maintenance garage. The case was referred to, Andrew Flint in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Oil and Haz Waste Facility Regulation Division and he issued a Notice of Violation to the Morristown and Erie Railways owner operator of Maine Eastern Railroad.

6/29/12 I met Dennis Mohn at the rail yard to dye trace the drains. A railroad worker identified a catch basin by a side track that had been covered up when the track beds had been renovated several years earlier. The basin was uncovered and oil was found in the basin. Dye put into the catch basin came out at the inflow of the oiled ditch. Absorbent boom was put into the catch basin to prevent further discharge of oil. An oil sample from the catch basin was compared to the oil in the ditch and they were found to be similar.

7/12/12 Dennis Mohn had Clean Harbors pump out the oil in the catch basin and in the train garage sumps. I had PSC remove oiled soil and debris from the drainage ditch and replace the absorbent boom and pads. Dye injected into the train garage sumps never appeared in the catch basin or the ditch.

7/26/12 Sean Dougherty, Maine DEP, and I attempted to trace the connections from the oiled catch basin to possible sources in the rail yard using a ground penetrating radar. We could not trace the connection pipes from the basin nor from the train garage and turn table. I informed Mr. Mohn of the results
A-259-2012*5/8/12 1104 Troy Nelson from Maritime Energy reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had spilled when he dropped the fueling hose while returning it to the oil delivery truck after filling a heating oil tank. I contacted him and he said he thought he had contained the spilled oil to the pavement. I went to the site and confirmed that the oil had been cleaned up and no oil had run off the pavement since rain storms were in the area. When I got there Maritime Energy had just completed the clean up using oil absorbent pads and speedy dry. It was estimated that only a gallon of fuel had been spilled and no fuel had run off the pavement. Maritime Energy took the oiled absorbent material for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-260-2012*On 5-9-2012, Janelle Gunning, of FMC BioPolymer, reported the release of isopropyl alcohol. The spill was estimated to be 46 gallons. A mechanical seal, located near a flange, failed allowing alcohol to spill into the stainless steel containment structure. This structure contains an above ground tank that stores isopropyl alcohol at 99 % concentration.  There were no readings using a combustible gas indicator, according to FMC. The stainless steel containment is located outside and there was an estimated 350 gallons of rain water inside this structure, when the leak occurred. The spill occurred at 0700 hrs. and was reported to me, via. the State Police, at 0737 hrs. According to FMC, Clean Harbors arrived at 0740 hrs. Clean Harbors pumped approximately 339 gallons of waste water and alcohol.

In conclusion, none of the spilled product entered the environment and no health or safety issues were noted. No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected at this time.
A-261-2012* On 5-7-2012, the Sidney Fire Department reported an automobile accident that occurred on Goodhue Rd. A vehicle towing a boat went onto/into the road shoulder and the woods. This caused the release of a few gallons of gasoline (oil/gasoline mix) into the wooded area. The wooded area had some standing water which assisted in the recovery of the product. I made a site visit and cleaned up the spilled gasoline.
 No further action from response Services is expected.
A-262-2012* On 5-10-2012 Burns and McDonnell reported an eight ounce spill of hydraulic oil. This occurred at Central Maine Power Company large scale construction project on the electrical transmission lines. A subcontractor, Maine Drilling and Blasting, had a leaking hose on a piece of equipment. This spill occurred near the east end of Northern Ave. in the town of Farmingdale.
 Cleanup was swift. No site visit and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-263-2012*On 5-10-2012, an anonymous caller reported that a gasoline leak had occurred at Mic Mac Market. This convenience store and gasoline station is located at 994 Heald Highway in the town of Union, ME. The caller reported that a hose on the dispenser had blown out. I made a site visit that day and spoke with the clerk inside at the store. She told me that a vehicle had run over the gasoline dispensing hose. She said that a small amount had leaked out and caused a rainbow sheen.  I checked out the dispenser and found fresh pipe thread compound on the hose connection. The nearby catch basin and outlet from this basin did not contain free product, however there was definitely a gasoline odor. No cleanup was deemed necessary.  This anonymous report could have been the result of a customer getting sprayed with gasoline. In any event no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-264-2012* On 5-10-2012 a logging truck drove off the swamp mats and busted the oil pan. This occurred in the town of Monmouth at Central Maine Power's large scale construction project on the electrical transmission line west of Bonin Rd.
 Cleanup was done by the owner of the pulp truck, Cianbro Irby.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-265-2012* On 5-11-2012, the Dept. of Transportation reported a truck accident on I 95 in the town of Burnham. The local Fire Dept. responded and placed boom around the spill site. The truck created a bath tub effect which filled with water. This allowed the easy recovery of petroleum products. I returned to the scene a few more times and then removed all sorbent material.
 No further action from Response services is expected.
A-267-2012*     An estimated half-gallon of gasoline was spilled from a gas can in the back of a pick-up truck parked in a paved parking lot at Colby College. Colby personnel cleaned up the spilled product using sorbent material. No site visit was made and no additional Response actions are anticipated.
A-268-2012*     A small skiff sunk next to the wharf in the harbor. An estimated four gallons of gasoline was lost. Vinalhaven Fire Department responded and recovered some product using sorbent material. The skiff was removed. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-269-2012*A report was made concerning a flooded basement in Fairfield with a potential oil spill. The property was foreclosed on and Lockdown Property Management was hired to pump out the basement. They suspected an oil spill and called the Department of Environmental Protection. On May 16, 2012, I made a site visit to the property. Inspection of the flooded basement revealed some black sooty material floating on the water near the furnace, but no fuel oil. Lockdown then pumped out the basement. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-270-2012*	A spill of an unknown amount of K-1 was reported anonymously, and occurred on an unoccupied property. The oil was left in the aboveground storage tank (AST) while the home was vacant, and developed a corrosion leak. Accoding to Greg Lumbert, who manages the trust for the property, the AST did not contain much oil and the amount lost is estimated to be less than 5 gallons. The property and those surrounding are all serviced by the Town of Richmond public drinking water system.
	On May 17, 2012, I met with Mr. Lumbert at the site. There was visible staining on the ground under the AST in an approximate two foot  diameter circle. The AST itself was propped up and no longer leaking. I discussed clean-up options with Mr. Lumbert. I decided to come back at a later time to pump the remaining oil out of the AST, and Mr. Lumbert would then remove the tank as scrap. After the tank was moved out of the area I would come back and hand dig the oil contaminated soils.
	On May  May 23, 2012, I pumped approximately 20 gallons of old fuel oil from the tank, but did not have time to complete the soil removal.
	On July 13, 2012 I returned to conduct the soil removal. The two foot diameter area of stained soil and debris was removed and excavated to a maximum depth of sixteen inches. An estimated 1/2 cubic yard of oil contaminated soils were removed. Under the first six inches or so of top soil and sandy gravel the soil became clay-like which slowed the downward migration of the oil. Field screening of oil contaminated soils was accomplished utilizing a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. No confirmatory laboratory soil samples were taken because of the small nature of the release. No further Response actions are expected.
	
A-271-2012*Paul Cerreta of Burns & McDonnell contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill discharged to soil in the Central Maine Power Co. right of way.  An estimated 1 pint of oil was spilled from a failing hose on an excavator.  Impacted soil was reportedly excavated for disposal off site.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-272-2012*On 5/17/2012, in Norridgewock, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a broken hose on a track machine. The location of the spill was on the tracks approximately 1/2 mile West of the Kennebec River Bridge. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am by removing contaminated track ballast. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-273-2012*A spill of an unknown amount of No. 2 fuel oil occurred from a fitting leak on an above ground storage tank (AST). The property is seasonal and is only used during the summer  months. The property and those surrounded are serviced by private drinking water wells. The spill happened over the previous winter and was not reported until the town code enforcement officer was made aware of the spill and reported it to the Department. The caretaker, Mr. Steve Randle, was contacted and he insisted the spill was minor and he did not think it was of a reportable quantity.

On June 1, 2012, I made an initial site visit to assess the spill clean-up needed. A large visibly impacted area of dead grass was easily identified (see attached photos). The area was approximately fifteen feet long by ten feet wide. An oleophilic dye shake test was taken at a depth of eighteen inches and the soil failed, indicating greater than 400 parts per million (PPM) of petroleum hydrocarbons present. Soil removal was scheduled with Paul Hatch Jr. Construction, and the spill was referred to the Division Technical Services for drinking water monitoring.

On June 19, 2012, I met with Paul Hatch at the spill to conduct the oil contaminated soil removal. An excavator was used to directly load dump trucks. All the visibly impacted areas were removed to a depth of one to two feet in depth. Oil-N-Soil dye shake test kits were used to field screen the soils after all visible signs were removed. Along the foundation wall was a gravel backfill that the oil seemed to follow, so we excavated to a greater depth. The gravel was removed down to the bottom of the foundation footer. A small amount of free product was found near a piece of rotted lumber near the footer and a sorbent pad was used to recover it and no additional oil recharged the excavation. The clay-like soils beneath the level of the  footer passed the Oil-N-Soil dye shake test, and bedrock was also hit just below at approximately five to six feet in depth. Confirmatory laboratory samples were taken and analyzed for both extractable petroleum hydrocarbons and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons. Soil A was taken in an area which tested clean with field screening in the down gradient area of the excavation. Soil B was taken from the bottom of the excavation directly under the tank near the foundation wall.

The basement was also checked on for potential indoor air and contamination. The basement has a crushed stone floor over a plastic sheeting barrier. There was a minor oil odor, but no contamination was discovered under the plastic sheeting. The odor is suspected to be emanating from the basement window located right at the spill. The excavation was backfilled and then loamed and re-seeded by Paul Hatch Jr. Construction.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.

P-334-2012*April 30, 2012, a spill was reported anonymously to the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection. The anonymous complaint was reporting that they witnessed Charlie Gammell of Charlie's Auto Body dumping oil, anti freeze and paint thinner onto the ground on his own property.

I responded to the site and met with Mr. Gammell. He explained that he had just returned home shortly before I arrived and that the only drums he had on site were stored on a grassy area in his yard. There was a puddle under a drum that was containing used motor oil. Mr. Gammell said he has Pit Stop Fuels pick up his waste oil and dispose of it properly. Tim Smith of Pit Stops Fuels confirmed this statement.

I explained the hazard that the waste oil had on ground water and that it would need to be removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center (CPRC) in Scarborough. Mr. Gammell agreed and hired Leavitt Excavation to dig and remove the contaminated soil and transport to CPRC.

No further action was taken by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-394-2012*On May 22, 2012, Jim Gager of Clean Harbors Environmental Services reported a half gallon spill of waste oil at Dayton Sand and Gravel in Dayton.  Mr. Gager explained that while unrolling the hose to fill the waste oil tank, approximately half a gallon of waste oil spilled from the hose onto a concrete pad. Speedi dry was applied and removed immediately. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-371-2012*Received a call from DownEast Energy regarding a small oil discharge while filling the aboveground storage tank at 109 Abner Point Road, Bailey Island, ME.  There was some issue with the fill pipe, but it was unclear what the actually issue was.  There was something with the pitch of the pipe, and oil spilled onto the stone beneath it.  Sounded more as if the driver messed-up.  The service manager was going to follow-up and contact me if there were any major issues.

I followed-up on the report the following day and observed no evidence of any oil discharge, especially an overfill.

No further action required.
P-372-2012*Upon responding to a no heat call, Webber Energy Fuels, Inc., tested the oil line at this residence and it failed to hold pressure.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called, I responded, and the remediation began.

Upon arrival, I met with Mr. Smart of Webber, and Ms. Laing, the homeowner.  We discussed the details that brought us together, and the assistance that MDEP could offer.  The tank had recently been serviced (April) and a delivery of oil received (4/23/12), and the tank was now empty.  The on site private well is located approximately 37 ft. from the tank location (front basement wall), with the furnace being located dead center of basement, and copper line running beneath the concrete floor.  Having the tank recently filled, we estimated at least 250 gallons of fuel oil spilled.  The neighbors are on private wells and there are bedrock outcrops visible on this property as well as the neighbors.  I contacted Brad Hahn, MDEP Geologist, regarding my groundwater concerns and asked for his assistance with sampling, etc.

I called Allstate Environmental Services to excavate immediately next to the foundation, at the front and side of the house directly in the path to the well.  At the front, we inadvertently dug below the wall ("no footer") in front, with no evidence of oil in the soils we encountered.  This was puzzling, and then we hit bedrock as we decided to abandon the hole.  On the side, we achieved a depth equal to the basement floor.  Again, we found no oil.  I spoke with MDEP Engineer Peter Eremita, and we discussed coring the floor or boring test holes to try and determine the path of migration below the slab.   This plan was carried out.  The extent of vapors went from the furnace looking toward street and to the right (the direction of the well).  For depth and concentration numbers, see Eremita's report.

We encountered bedrock inches below the floor and densely packed glacial till in vertical veins.  The oil seems to "have gone south" beyond what we could practically recover.  The excavation inside the basement was completed by hand.  Reaching the extent of what could be reasonably achieved, the decision was made to backfill with a ventilation system installed.  A vapor barrier was installed and a new concrete floor poured.  The Division of Technical Services will monitor vapor recovery system and water as needed.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-374-2012*
   Friday 5/11/12: Auburn Public Safety, through Maine State Police dispatchers, notified of a small discharge of gasoline and engine oil associated with a vehicle accident.  Auburn Fire Department reported they cleaned-up the discharge with sorbents, no waters were effected, and no Maine DEP response was requested.  No further clean-up actions expected.
P-375-2012*
   Saturday 5/12/12: Late evening notification from Sagadahoc Sheriff Department of a discharge of about 30-gallons of hydraulic oil from a streetsweeper operated by Goodall Landscaping company to the paved parking lot of the county courthouse in West Bath. The spill left a trail of about 100' and was reported not to have reached drains or surface water.  Goodall Landscaping was responding to clean up the discharge from their vehicle.  The area is sub-urban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water.
    No further clean-up actions are expected at this time.  No notification by Goodall Lanscaping was received in violation of Maine statute.
P-376-2012*Citizen complaint indicated that they smelled fuel oil in the soil adjacent to their home while excavating. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and used soil field screening methods to determine if the soils were contaminated. The results did not indicate that a spill had occurred.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-377-2012*A faulty seal on a piece of equipment associated with raising and lowering the flood gates on the dam at North Gorham Head Pond caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of gear oil into the water. The released oil was captured with sorbent's and disposed by the responsible party.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-378-2012*A citizen complaint indicated that three, 5 gallon jugs of fuel were observed on the banks on the Crooked River approximately 1/2 mile up river from his residence in Otisfield. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel responded to the location, traveled up the river via canoe and recovered the three jugs. The jugs contained #2 fuel oil and it is unclear why they had been left. The oil was consolidated by the DEP for later use in the State's waste oil furnaces.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-379-2012*An unknown quantity of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in a crawl space of the residence. The release was caused from a corrosion hole in the filter assembly of the AST. The oil had migrated through the underlying soils and traveled into a portion of the residence that was underlain with a full basement. Cleanup efforts were focused in this area of the residence where the released oil had accumulated. The oil-impacted soils inside this portion of the basement were saturated with oil and caused vapors to enter the living areas of residence. Vacuum excavation was used to remove the impacted soils. 8.85 tons of oil impacted soil was removed and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Bedrock was encountered approximately 1 foot below ground surface and all of the soils in the basement were removed. The bedrock was then washed with degreasing agents. The site was monitored for 6 months to determine if any additional oil would appear in the basement and none was observed. The site is serviced by municipal water and sewerage systems. Oil vapors are not prevalent in the residence after the cleanup actions were completed. The residence is currently vacant.

The Site was referred to Brad Hahn the Maine DEP Division of Technical Services.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



	
P-380-2012*On 5/15/2012 I received a call from Grant Austin of Sebago Technics who was supervising the removal of an underground storage tank at R H Grondin in Gorham.  There was evidence of diesel contamination found during the removal.  A Photoionization Detector (PID) measured the contamination at 160 parts per million (PPM).  There was no sheen on the groundwater observed in the excavation.  The contamination appeared to be the result of overfills.  Approximately 50 yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving.  No further action required.
P-382-2012*
5/10/12: Report of small hydraulic oil leak from front-end loader to the soil, dug up for disposal with other oily waste generated by Bath Iron Works.  The spill area is commercial/industrial use and served by municipal water service.  No Maine DEP, Response Division response at the time and no further clean-up actions expected.
P-383-2012*On 5/9/12, notice of small diesel discharge to drain with some product reaching the river forming unrecoverable oil sheen.  No further clean-up reported to be possible, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-384-2012*   5/18/12: Burns & McDonnell staff, consultants for a Central Maine Power power grid upgrade, notified of a gallon discharge of diesel fuel due to an overfill of an aboveground storage tank serving heavy equipment installing new power poles and lines.  The spill was reported cleaned; no Maine DEP response visit was made.
P-385-2012*On 5/18/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Alan Scales of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 3 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a failed transformer.  The spill was cleaned up by hand excavation.  No further action required.
P-386-2012*On 5/19/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Steve Harriman of Dead River reporting a 10 gallon spill of heating oil from an above ground storage tank located in a customers basement.  The spill occurred due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  Dead River placed a magnet patch over the hole and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads.  I instructed them to open any basement windows/doors that they could to air out the oil smell.  I gave my telephone number to Dead River and requested they give it to the homeowners.  I instructed them to call me in a few days if the odor wasn't gone.  I received no further calls on this spill as of July 9, 2012.  No further action required.
P-236-2018*A fan blade punctured the radiator of a trash truck which initiated a release of antifreeze.  Approximately three gallons of spilled product affected the pavement and shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Then the responsible party hand-excavated the top two inches of gravel shoulder over the visibly affected area as a precautionary measure, due to the proximity to the marsh.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-387-2012*On 5/19/2012 I received a call from the North Yarmouth Fire Department reporting a suspicious package at the Guay residence in North Yarmouth.  The homeowner there had reported receiving a syringe in the mail filled with "green goo".  I completed the "Protocol for Suspicious Substance Incidents Screening Tool" over the telephone with the incident commander and determined there was no likely threat involved.  I responded to the scene.

Upon arrival, I met with the incident commander, Nelson Smith and two deputies from the Sheriff's office.  After a brief conversation, the deputies and I approached the package.  It was inside a plastic bag, inside a trash bin, located in the driveway.  I carefully opened the bin and dumped the contents onto the ground.  I located the plastic bag with the package in it and opened the bag.  Inside I found a white paper padded envelope with both the shipper's address (China) and the recipient's address.  There was also a customs form adhered to the envelope.  The form indicated the contents were Injection Needle Tube, Ball Point Pen, and Novelty Toy.  I removed the item from the envelope and discovered the item was a ball point pen made to look like a Syringe.  The "green goo" was just a dyed liquid inside the barrel of the pen.  There was no spill and no suspicious substance involved.  No further action required.h
P-388-2012*On 5/20/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jay Prindle of Downeast Energy reporting a one gallon spill of Kerosene at a customers residence in Auburn.  The spill occurred when the oil filter snapped off the above ground storage tank located outside the home.  A Downeast technician repaired the tank.

I visited the site the following day.  Upon arrival, I observed that the homeowner had dug up approximately 1 yard of contaminated soil from under the formerly leaking filter of the tank.  He had placed the soil on a tarp in the yard.

I spoke with the homeowner over the telephone.  He agreed to transport the contaminated soil to Commercial Paving in Scarborough for disposal.  According to CPRC the soil was never received.    The disposition of the waste is unknown.
P-389-2012*On 5/20/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tim Delaney of Delaney Furnace Services.  He reported a 2 gallon spill of oil in a customers basement.  The oil had leaked out a bleeder screw on the furnace.  Apparently the homeowner thought she had run out of oil.  She called Dead River and they filled the tank, but it wasn't empty.  Someone, tried to bleed the oil line and did not fully tighten the screw.  Dead River was adamant that their driver never touched it and the homeowners are disabled so it seems unlikely they could have done it.  The person who did it was never discovered.

I cleaned up the oil the following day with speedy dry.  I also removed a small section of carpet that had become oiled.  I washed the floor and let the basement air out for several days.  At the end of the week, the homeowners were satisfied that the oil odor was gone.  No further action required.
P-390-2012*May 21, 2012, Ted Libby of Dead River Oil Company reported a spill of diesel from a tank truck in front of the Dead River Oil Company bulk plant at 488 Hollis Road in Hollis.

Mr. Libby explained that after the driver of the tank truck had completed his fill up of diesel, he did not tighten the cap on the diesel tank and drove off and accidentally spilled diesel onto route 202 in Hollis. Dead River Oil Company applied speedi dry to the oily area and removed it and disposed of it properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

I notified the Hollis Fire Department about the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-391-2012*A loose fitting on a piece of heavy equipment released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil between poles 48 and 49 on the Central Maine Power Right (CMP) right of way located off Webster Road. The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by Cianbro. See attached spill report provided by the reporting party. DEP personnel did not visit the site. No further Response action is expected.
P-392-2012*Citizen complaint about possible oil sheen in brook on their property. Department personnel visited the site and determined that the sheen was caused by organic decomposition.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
	
P-395-2012*As bunkering operations were commencing, the barge operator increased the rpm's on the diesel generator.  As a result, diesel soot that had built up in the diesel particulate filter was released out the exhaust stack.  This diesel soot caused a nuisance sheen on the deck of the barge, the ship it was bunkering, and inside the containment boom.  No recovery was possible.  The filter was changed which alleviated the issue.  No further action necessary.
P-398-2012*   5/22/12: Small hydraulic oil to paved roadway from trash truck, reported cleaned up and none to drains or surface water.  The incident area is dense commercial and residential use served by municipal water.  No Maine DEP response requested or made at time; no further actions expected.
B-260-2012*Mr. John Cronin of the Maine Air National Guard Base in Bangor reported a 4 gallon spill of JP-8 fuel from an aboveground tank vent. The oil discharged into a spill containment area.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spill and the waste entered into Air Guard waste stream for licensed hazardous waste contractor.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-267-2012*On June 1, 2012, Gaftek, Inc. reported a line leak to secondary containment at the Irving Big Stop, 32 Houlton Rd, Baileyville, Maine (registration 1956).  According to Gaftek personnel a crush washer at the terminus of the line from the tank to the dispenser was incorrectly installed leading to a leak to the interstitial space of the double walled piping.  The leak was discovered when a Veeder-Root alarm in the system detected an anomaly.  Gaftek personnel have repaired the line and tested the system.  At the same time it was noted that one of the sumps was cracked, it is scheduled for replacement in the second week of June 2012.

No further action is expected.
B-275-2012*Mike McGraff reported a 3 gallon spill of jet fuel from a vent on a challenger aircraft at the Bangor International Airport at 1635 hours on June 4, 2012.   They soaked up the fuel with sorbents.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-276-2012*At 0313 hours, on June 5, 2012 Jody Beaulier reported a 20 gallon spill from an Aircraft wing vent.  Apparently as soon as they shut off the generator, there was a pressure buildup in the wing which caused fuel to spill from a vent in the  aircraft wing.  They used their vacuum and sorbents to remove the fuel.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-416-2012*A ruptured hose on the fuel system of the Songo River Queen caused a release of diesel fuel in the engine compartment of the vessel. Some of the released oil leaked from the engine room and into the lake through various openings and created an oil sheen surrounding the vessel. DEP personnel and the Bridgton Fire Department deployed sorbent boom around the vessel. The engine room was thoroughly cleaned and the ruptured hose was repaired. Sorbent boom was left in place overnight to absorb sheen. The boom was removed on 5/4 and the unrecoverable sheen was allowed to dissipate.

No further action on behalf of the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-277-2012*At 0649 hours on June 5, 2012 Rick McGreager of Dead River reported a 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel in the basement of a house owned by Scott Clement.   Dead River soaked up oil with sorbents but indicated that the vapors were bad.  I visited the site and installed a Ram fan to remove vapors from the basement and placed some moleculec on the floor to soak up any residue oil on the concrete.   Oil impacted possibly 18-24 inches of a non structural wall underneath the stairs.   I indicated that this portion of the wall should be removed otherwise it will continue to emit vapors for some time.   He will consider it.  Dead river was replacing the tank that morning during my visit.  No further action by Response is expected.
B-256-2012*Mr. Whitten reported a small spill at his gravel pit on Ridge Road.   I visited the site and performed a field soil test on soil beneath the tank that appeared to be impacted by oils.  The field test came back negative.   Mr. Whitten said the tank was used for oils drained from vehicles which were crushed and removed for scrap metal.

I informed Mr. Whitten that he needs to properly handle the fuels inside the tank, possibly 25-50 gallons.  He said he plans to take the used motor oil to a facility that has a waste oil burner.  I told him that the tank then needs to be cut and cleaned.  The tank can then be disposed of as scrap metal.   I indicated that he should get written documentation from the place accepting the oil and the scrap metal business.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-261-2012*Rick from the Bangor Water District reported a 0.25 gallon spill of unleaded gasoline from their pump, which is supplied by an underground storage tank.   The shutoff didn't work properly causing the spill.   They are having an licensed tank installer inspect piping pump and tank.  They will call if any problems are found.  No further action by response expected.
P-440-2012*Leak of hydraulic oil from broken line on street sweeper in Bath Iron Works (BIW) Harding facility parking lot.  BIW crews cleaned up what they could, however some did get into storm drain.  Due to excessive rainfall the storm sewer was running quite rapidly and further clean up was not possible.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary.
P-443-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from the Auburn Fire Department about an explosion, fire, and waste oil discharge from a facility in a flooded condition.  The fire department asked for a response to assess environmental damage and possible cleanup scenario.  I responded to the Washington Avenue North location to discover that the facility is an auto/salvage junkyard.

I met with the yard owner, Mr. St. Germaine, and the State Fire Marshal inspectors.  I was briefed on the incident, which occurred as follows.  Two workers went to inspect drums of waste liquid stored in a school bus shell.  The bus was located between a couple of vans and a wooden fence adjacent to the river.  They apparently encountered a flammable atmosphere.  One gentleman had a lit cigarette in his mouth and an explosion and fire ensued.  The other escaped relatively unscathed, while the primary victim received second degree burns to the front side of his body.  He self-rescued himself and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

I volunteered to inspect the "bus area" for the fire inspectors.  I put on my waders and made my way to the bus for a short inspection.  The water level was still rising and the drums appeared stable as I took a few photos with the state fire marshal camera.  When I touched one of the drums, it was warm to the touch and I immediately retreated from the bus.

Plans were made to return after conditions stabilized and contact was made with a local licensed hazardous waste contractor, to assess, package and transport the remaining and any other applicable wastes.  Other areas of interest were the waste oil storage trailer. Dozens of drums are located here, some full,  some with less, some hanging over the edge precariously.

Upon my return, Mr. St. Germaine and I walked through the bus area and inspected the drums, some with liquids,  others all but empty.  Some fuel oil odors were still present.  I mentioned to him that these would need to be handled by a licensed contractor and he acknowledged the need to handle and dispose of the materials.

I asked to walk around the yard.  He granted me permission but excused himself to attend to business. Several areas had oil staining, but no large amount of free product was found throughout the yard.  It likely washed away during the flooding.

The hiring of a licensed contractor to consolidate, collect and properly dispose of waste materials was discussed again.  There are several other agencies with interest in this case and administrative actions are pending.  Based on the conditions found after the follow up inspection, MDEP Division of Response Services will be available if the contractors or agencies need information, but plans no further actions with this scenario.
P-1093-2011*Downeast Oil Company reported that they had visited a residence in West Baldwin to inspect the above ground storage tank (AST) prior to filling.  They discovered statining on the cement pad and tank where the homeowner had filled the tank while filling himself.  No clean up was possible as a the time only stained concrete remained.  Downeast Energy inspected the tank and made necessary upgrades so they could deliver fuel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-278-2012*An anonymous complaint reported oil all over the basement floor from one or two leaking tanks.  When I arrived at the site, the owner, Geoff Holmes, was talking to a plumber.   I asked if I could look at the basement since an oil spill was reported.   The owner, the plumber and I looked around the basement but found no signs of a large spill.   I did notice that the tank appeared to have a possible beginning of a leak.  It was wet around the filter end and what appeared to be sludge in a couple places forming stalactites on the bottom of the tank.  I indicated to the owner that the tank should be replaced before filling.   The tank could have a huge leak during or just after the delivery with the conditions observed.  He said that he would have the tank replaced and talked to the plumber.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-310-2012*A small amount of lube oil was lost from a locomotive to the tracks.  Pan Am managed the cleanup.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-93-2012*06/01/12 Received a call from Mark Bosse, Dead River Co. (DR) reporting a small spill from a leaking oil line in the basement of the home of Shaunalea Bartman on 25 Week St.   DR Technician have replaced the corroded fuel line and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent materials.  Mark did not think he needed any assistance from Response Services Staff at this time
P-436-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	5/29/12: Mr. Pesce reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that several years before an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) overfill by C N Brown Oil Co. (CNB) at his neighbor's house (Gerald Mathieu) ran down to his (Pesce's) property and appeared to have killed a line of five ornamental trees on Pesce's property (see photos).  Pesce claimed that the 2009 oil spill was more like 30-gallons rather than 5 to 10 gallons.  I kept Jody Pulkkinen of CNB informed of the complaint and the MDEP investigation.

INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
	Friday 6/1/12: I met at 57 Prospect St. with Mr. Pesce and with Robert Picard of C N Brown Co.  I noted a line of five cedar trees perpendicular to the spill about 7' tall that appeared stressed, brown and near dead.  The surrounding lawn area and flowers did not appear stressed though Mr. Pesce stated that his strawberries and flowers were not as lush as last year.  Looking at Photo-I from report P-205-2009 the trees did not look lush at the time of the discharge but were green.  Based on photos and my response in 2009 the oil stain in the grass and snow extended to within several feet of the stone wall along the property line.
	At the base of the wall by the trees I probed to 4" deep below grade (bg) in the soil and measured organic vapors from the two holes at 0.5-ppm to 2-ppm, background levels, measured with a Photo-Ionization Device (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp.
	The location is dense suburban residential area served by municipal water and sewer.  There are no complaints of indoor vapor intrusion and there were no drinking water wells threatened.
	Tuesday 6/19/12: MDEP geologist (Brad Hahn) and I probed to 4' below grade (bg) in the areas of the trees and up to the spill area on Mathieu's property, advancing four GeoProbe points and eight samples at 2' bg and 4' bg.  All samples were background levels of 1.2-ppm to 2.2-ppm with no significant oil contamination was confirmed.  No laboratory analysis of soil samples were sent in at the time.
	
CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	During this 2012 year period there were no clean-up actions.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	No further MDEP Response Division actions are planned or recommended at this time.
2.	No significant oil contamination in soil was found during this investigation; anything not removed in 2009 appears to have naturally degraded.  We noted no surface spills old or new.
3.	We did not determine why the trees died.  What made me skeptical that the trees were affected by the 2009 oil spill was the length of time from the discharge to their being affected, and the trees 20' further away laterally from the spill location were in the same stressed condition.
4.	Mr. Mathieu claimed that C N Brown failed to clean the siding of his home adequately in 2009 and there was evidence that oil got behind the vinyl siding with oil-dissolved foam insulation, and brown staining on the white siding; but he wished not to complain.  Mr. Mathieu's garage AST still has the fillpipe inside and the vent outside which may be out-of-code because the overfill-whistle is hard to hear.
5.	I and Hahn advised Pesce and Mathieu that no evidence of an oil discharge remained and that we did not believe that the 2009 discharge was the cause the tree's demise.

S Brezinski


P-404-2012*May 08, 2012, Goodwins Mills Fire Department reported a skidder had caught fire and leaked approximately 20 gallons of diesel onto the ground.

I arrived at the site and met with the fire deptartment. I applied sorbent boom and pads to contain the diesel until further clean up. I contacted Tregg Cliche, the owner of the skidder and scheduled to meet with him on the 9th of May.

May 09, 2012, I met with Mr. Cliche and discussed a clean up plan with him. Majority of the diesel was removed using sorbent boom and pads at that time. Soil removal was scheduled for May 25, 2012.

May 25, 2012, I met with Mr. Cliche and an excavator and we removed 15.37 tons of contaminated soil from the site and disposed of the dirt at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-259-2012*On May 30, 2012, Jim Tibbetts at Red Shield Acquisitions (Old Town Fuel & Fiber) reported a 600 gallon Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) (52% strength) release from an above grouind storage tank at the Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) plant.  According to the report, a level sensor in the H2O2 day tank failed thus allowing the tank to be overfilled.  Most of the product went to containment, however, some quantity flowed outside containment to the ground.  Old Town Fuel & Fiber personnel used water to dilute the H2O2 not in containment, reportedly flushing it toward the plant waste water system.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
P-431-2012*Discharge was the result of a truck hitting a dispenser where the flap under the shear valve didn't  close, allowing gasoline to flow from the dispenser into a storm drain.  The fire department was on-site , and was requesting assistance.  Fortunately, a store employee noticed the incident shutting down the pumps limiting the amount of gasoline released.

I met with the fire department on-site who informed me that sorbents were placed down on the pavement, but no attempt was made to collect the gasoline in the storm drain.  The Saco Wastewater Treatment Department was notified and was present on-site, before I arrived, and stated that this particular storm drain lead to the treatment plant.  I placed sorbents in the basin, and inquired whom and when the clean-up contractor was arriving on-site.  I was told that all appropriate notifications were made, and the contractor would be there when they get there, by the store supervisor.

While waiting for the contractor, I removed what gasoline I could with sorbents,  but a vacuum truck would be necessary to properly clean the catch basin.  Tyree Environmental eventually showed-up, but was unaware that gasoline had actually made its way into a storm drain.  They were under the impression that the discharge was all cleaned-up and they were there to repair a pump.  At this point, Cyn Environmental was contacted, by Cumberland Farms, and dispatched a vacuum truck and crew to clean up the mess, but by the time they arrived the skies opened up flushing the catch basin of any remaining gasoline.  Being pro active, I had collected all waste I could access, for disposal before the contractors arrived.

Gasoline was removed from the under the dispenser and from the top of the underground tank (UST) were it had collected.  The other dispensers were check for any accumulating gasoline, from this incident, and none was observed.

No further action required.
P-432-2012*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident where all the vehicle fluids were lost, except some gasoline still left the in tank.  Fortunately, recent rains limited the downward migration of the fluids where they could be collected with sorbents.  I collected what fluids I could and place down additional sorbents for later retrieval.

I later returned to the site and collected all the sorbents for disposal.  Only minor staining on the vegetation was observed.

No further action required.

P-433-2012*Received notification from U.S. Coast Guard regarding a sunken vessel at the Aspasia Corp. Marina in South Portland, ME with 40 gallons of gasoline aboard.

I followed-up on the report and observed only a small sheen adjacent to the vessel, but was informed by the marina operators, that a large sheen was present earlier in the day in the general vicinity (see P-437-2012).  There might have been a small release from the vessel, but I could not confirm.  While on site, I assisted with the recovery of the sunken vessel.

It was removed from the water with out incident.

No further action required.
P-434-2012*Discharge was the result of a flooded basement with small amount of oil being released.  The fire department requested assistance while pumping out the basement, due to the release of oil and possible other materials.  The owner of the property had stated that he had left a small container, on the floor, he used to bleed the furnace that might had spilled over.

I responded to incident and collected the small amount of oil with sorbents while the basement was being pumped.  It appeared that the oil was released from the hot water heater or possible the lines to the furnace.  There were no other issues, except oil odors that could be easily remedied with natural air circulation.  I left sorbents and bags with the owner of the property, in case the basement flooded again, and to collect any oil that I might have missed.

I revisited the site on 6/7/12 to collect the remaining sorbents and to reassess the situation.  The owner had cleaned the basement and disposed of the water damaged debris.  I observed nothing of concern.

No further action required.

P-435-2012*Discharge was the result of a loose bleeder screw on a aboveground storage tank(AST) filter, after a recent service.  Discharge was onto concrete and collected with sorbents.

No response or further action required.
B-274-2012*Mrs. Liz Dawes of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 1/4 of a cup of hydraulic oil leaked onto pavement in three spots along School Street in Lubec.   Sorbents (speedi-dry) were used to soak up oil from the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-449-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	6/1/12: I was contacted by an employee of Mechanical Services inquiring as to an oil facility they had examined was an aboveground storage tank (AST) or an underground storage tank (UST); without seeing the facility I advised that it appeared to be an AST but would best see the facility to make a final determination.
	6/4/12: Wayne Paradis of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contacted me regarding a referral from Mr. Al Bingham about an oil storage tank characterization at the Woodford's Congregational Church in Portland; this turned out to be the same facility as Mechanical Services called about.

FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	6/6/12: I met onsite with Mr. Bingham and with Mr. Stuart who escorted me to the facility in question.  I found the basement tank to be an AST by MDEP definition and is described in the attached e-mail of 6/6/12.  The AST was out-of-service, reported top have been cleaned, and I noted no evidence of discharges.  The location is dense residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer.
	I advised that the tank fill and vent be removed or otherwise secured as required in Maine rules and NFPA recommendations.

S Brezinski
P-445-2012*An anonymous reporter stated an SUV (sport utility vehicle) and motorcycle were partially submerged and discharging oil to Sabattus Lake. I stopped at the property and spoke with a gentleman as he loaded his recyclables into the car.  He didn't exchange names when I introduced myself, nor was he willing to look at the potential vehicle in question a Jeep wagoneer. From the vantage point of the road the rear of the vehicle did appear to be in the water if not just inches beyond the high water (at the time of inspection).

I left the scene and stopped at a vacant camp just a few lots up from camp of interest, and viewed the vehicle from waters edge.  The rear tires do appear to be in the water, however the flood conditions are receding and no visible discharge observed (no visible sheen, no fuel odors etc).  Based on the observations and current flood stage conditions I do not see the need for any further DEP Response action.
B-257-2012*On May 29, 2012, Bangor Hydro Electric (BHE) reported a lightning strike to a transformer, Pole 5, Young's Mountain Road, Bar Harbor.  An estimated 1 quart of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was discharged to the ground.  BHE personnel removed some soil, leaves and debris to clean up a 3' x 3' stain on the ground.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-421-2012*Discharge was the result of a loose bleeder screw on the filter.  At the time of the call, an undetermined amount of fuel had been lost with obvious oil contamination.

I responded to the complaint and found the tank to be full, and was later told it was filled the beginning of May.  There were some oiled leaves and debris under the filter, and a section of fence that had absorbed some oil, but nothing of major concern.  It appeared that maybe 10 gallons of oil might have been discharged to the ground.  The building was checked for oil vapor, and none were detected.  I removed the oil leaves and debris for disposal.

No further action required.
A-281-2012*A small amount of motor oil was spilled to sandy soil near a gravel road.  The area is near a popular trout stream and was reported by Maine Department of Environmental Protection employee, Jim Cumming.  I was returning from cleaning up a spill in Rangeley and stopped in Madrid and removed the oily soil.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-279-2012*At 1455 hours, on June 5, 2012, the State Police reported a spill due to a traffic accident involving a motorcyclist and a tractor trailer.   The fuel line in the front of the truck was broken during the fatal accident.  The fire department did a good job of damming the fuel with sorbents and soil until I got to the site.  I pumped off both saddle tanks of the tractor trailer and removed as much of the fuel from the pavement as possible.   Very little fuel flowed off of the pavement. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-280-2012*At 2335, on June 5, 2012, the Maine State Police reported a submerged car in the Atlantic.   It appears a gentleman somehow drove his car a ways out and it became submerged.   The gentleman told the officer that he looked left and then the tide washed over the car.  A person who lives nearby heard the man's cries for help and rowed a boat out and rescued him.  Apparently the man was standing on the vehicle when he was rescued but no vehicle was seen.   There was no evidence of a spill but very little could be seen from shore at midnight on a cloudy night.   They hauled the vehicle the following morning.  Again no signs of spillage.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-282-2012*At 1021 hours on 6/6/2012, Brian, from the Maine Air National Guard Base, in Bangor, reported a 1 gallon spill of fuel from an aircraft.  Personnel were working on the plane when a check valve malfunctioned.  The check valve will be replaced.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-417-2012*McCleary Crop Production Services reported that they had suffered a discharge of approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel from one of their trucks in their yard due to a broken fuel line.  The discharge was to their parking lot located at 71 Commercial St. in Lewiston.  McCleary Crop Production Services personel were able to mitigate the spill using speedy dri.   No product reached the storm drain.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated in this matter.
B-283-2012*At 1846 hours on June 6 2012, Captain Riley of the East Millinocket Fire Department reported a 1-2 gallon spill of #2 fuel at 17 Main Street in East Millinocket.   It appears that during a delivery oil was spilled and according to Captain Riley the piping is sloped at an angle conducive to allowing oil to drain out onto the ground.   The Fire department used sorbents and removed a couple shovels of soil.  I talked to Maine Property Management who said they would look into the piping and have it fixed so another spill doesn't occur.  No further action by response expected.

On 6/25/2012 the case was referred to Cecil Hafford, Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board inspector.
B-234-2012*On 5/19/12, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) reported the discharge of approximately 1 gallon of  transformer oil.  The transformer overloaded and blew oil out of the bushing onto the pavement and two vehicles.  There was also a light spray of oil over the lawn.  BHE put speedi dri down on the pavement, washed the two vehicles and removed the contaminated soil and grass that was impacted.  The 55 gallon drum of speedi dri and soil/grass was taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill by BHE for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-423-2012*A front end loader blew a hydraulic hose and leaked or dripped hydraulic oil onto the rip rap at this location.  The staining on the rocks was very minor, but in a few small areas (less than a square foot each) the oil did contact the surface water directly.  About an hour after the initial incident and cleanup, a small rainbow sheen was observed in the eddy below the roadway.  Sorbent boom was immediately applied and the sheen confined to a 10ft x 20ft surface portion of the eddy (which was a natural formation of the bedrock).

Shaw Brother's Construction, Inc., removed the stained rocks from the roadway and excavated down to soil/gravel between the bridge and roadway.  This material was hauled to CPRC Group, Scarborough, under an Oil Spill Debris Letter for disposal/recycling.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services managed the boom which needed minimal attention as there was no more than a rainbow sheen.  Based on the corrective measures applied and the limited volume of materials spilled, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.

No paperwork for the soil disposal available.
P-405-2012*An outage resulted in the discovery of an empty electrical transformer.  A small corrosion hole released approximately 19 gallons of mineral oil to coastal water over time because the pole hung over a bluff.  No evidence of oil was witnessed on the water so no cleanup was attempted.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-450-2012*DEP received notification of a broken hydraulic line on a Ram-hoe which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto soil and timber mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1092-2011*DEP received notification that an unknown amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a leaking transfomer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained less than 50 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted brush was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-264-2012*On 6/1/12, Scott Wilkenson, from The University of Maine, reported the discharge of 8 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a front end loader.  The spill occurred out behind their service building on Rangely Road.  The oil was contained to the gravel in the ground and pads were placed on standing oil.  A University crew excavated the saturated soil and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-263-2012*On 5.28.12, Annalise Hafford, of Olver Associates reported the discharge of 8 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Calais Transfer Station.  The spill came from a broken hydraulic line on a trash truck owned by Cilley's Downeast Waste Removal.  Cilley's excavated the oil saturated soil and brought it for disposal at Lane/Sunrise Materials in Ellsworth.  Oil did not migrate to any drains, catch basins, culverts or waterways.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-438-2012*Through a news report the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was made aware of a hazardous materials incident at the Quantum Clean facility located at 5 Gibson Road in Scarborough.  Reports indicated a mixture of several chemicals including hydrofluoric acid had occurred and 3 individuals had been transported to the hospital.

I contacted the Scarborough Fire Chief who reported that they had, in fact, responded to what was originally reported as fire at the facility (neighbors saw smoke) and identified it as hazmat incident upon arrival.

His information was that a metal component had been "washed"  in the wrong solution and caused a reaction.  The solution, according to him was 1/3 hydrochloric acid, 1/3 hydrofluoric acid, and 1/3 ionized water.

It was unclear what, if any of the solution was released and/or if it or the off gas is a hazardous matter and the case was referred to the hazardous materials enforcement unit for further investigation.

I received a call from the manager of Quantum Clean.  He clarified that the product was a reaction of a metal and acid in the normal production.  The problem was that the material sent by the semi-conductor company (the metal) was not properly labeled and the wrong amount of acid was removed.  The resulting reaction caused the exhaust stack to overload and what appeard to be smoke was released from the building.   There was no spillage of material per se, as it all remainded in the engineered containment.  The "smoke" that was seen was water vapor.

No further aciton by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-175-2012*08/22/12 Received a call from Kimberley Hitchcock, Maine Public Service (MPS) Environmental Specialist, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from one of their bucket service trucks operating on the Centerline Road in Fort Fairfield.  The hydraulic oil spill was the result of a broken hydraulic line and was less than 3 gallons.  MPS crews were on scene and applying sorbent pads to the spilled oil.  Sorbent materials will be collected and bagged for disposal with MPS oily waste stream.  MPS does not need any assistance from Response Services staff on this minor incident.
A-415-2012*8/8/12 1030 Peter Broberg from Sargent Corporation reported that 2 to 3 gallons of used motor oil had spilled to pavement and gravel at the Crossroads Landfill when a compressor motor failed on a dump truck owned by O'Brien And Sons. The oil was reportedly mostly contained to the pavement of a road in the landfill. O'Brien And Sons was working on a construction project at the landfill headed by Sargent Corporation. The oil was contained and collected with a vacuum street sweeper and oil absorbent material that was disposed of in the landfill. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Service.
I-88-2012*5/24/12 Received a call from Gene Weldon of Lane Construction Co.  During excavation/construction of the company's new crushing plant on the Reach road, a couple of old bare steel tanks were uncovered.  The tanks did not contain any oil, but had some residual water in them.  I told Gene that I would drive out to the batch plant and look over the site and give plant manager Tim Ring some guidance as to how to proceed.  I told Gene that I would fax him some registration forms to register the tanks and a tank removal notification form, to cover removal of these bare steel tanks.

05/24/12 I met with Tim Ring, Lane Batch Plant manager.  Tim showed me the excavation pit that had exposed the two bare steel tanks.  I told Tim that he should contact a local certified Tank Installer to oversee the tanks removal and to document with some field testing of the soils directly in contact with these tanks that the site is clean.  Tim stated that he would be contacting County Environmental Engineering staff to be on-site for the tank removals.

Received an e-mail from Gene Weldon requesting waiver of the 10 day wait on the tank removal notification.  Sent a fax of the waiver granted to Gene.

County Environmental Engineering (CEE) staff- Nate Hersey CTI#376 was on scene during the removal of the two (2) UST's. One was 500 gallons and believed to be used for fuel oil.  The 2nd was a 450 gallon tank used to store make-up water for the old concrete batch plant.  There was a slight contamination of soils from the 500 gallon tank.  CEE performed Photo Ionizing Detector (PID)  headspace and the highest concentration = 103 PPM VOC's.  An oleophilic dye test was done on these tank grave soils which yielded only a "slightly positive" result.  These soils samples had been taken at depth of 10 feet below ground surface (bgs).  A lab analysis was performed on these field screened soils and the results were well below MDEP action guidelines.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services Staff.

Received the UST Removal field report from CEE on June 25, 2012.
I-89-2012*5/7/12 Myself, Nick Archer, & Lou Pizzuti met with the Blaine Town Manager, Chappy Clark, and a prospective buyer, Wayne Garrison at the Blaine Town office on Monday, May 7th to discuss the current status of the former Northern Maine Truck Stop, and what issues need to be addressed in the potential future re-development of the site. The site has been Out of Service since October 2008. The Town of Blaine has taken ownership of the former Underground Storage Tank Facility (UST), Reg.# 2313. Currently there are four USTs along the front, westerly side of the parcel (between US Route 1 and the pump islands).

Issues discussed between the parties present included drinking water wells nearby (2) and a history of the tanks installed and removed on site according to a UST Site Assessment report prepared by County Environmental in 1992 and a review of department tank registration records.

The four tanks still in the ground have been out of service for over 3.5 years and the Department stated that these tanks need to be removed as soon as possible. The Department will provide the town with the UST Removal Notification Forms, a list of Certified tank Installers and Site Assessors. In addition, the Department will provide the town with a UST Facility Change of Ownership Notification form.

In the UST Site Assessment Report prepared by County Environmental (CEE) in1992 a number of spills and leaks of various petroleum products were documented from 1983 & 1992 ( DEP SPILL #'s I-142-1987, I-152-1989, I-114-1992). In addition, a Statistical Inventory Analysis (SIA) Report completed in August 1986 showed a product loss of 6 gallons/day of regular gasoline from tank #4.  During the numerous tank removals, soil contamination was encountered and removed to Maine DEP approved land spreading sites. in August 1992 when two tanks were removed the excavation area was not cleaned up to meet Maine DEP Intermediate clean-up standards. It was noted in the spill report I-114-1992 that this site will need to undergo further investigation and remediation at a later date.

Nick Archer, regional Director strongly recommended to Chappy Clark that the town hire a site assessor to perform an up to date Phase I and possibly Phase II Site Assessment to see what site remediation issues need to be addressed. Nick also recommended that he and Chappy get together with Jay Kamm, of the Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) to investigate utilizing the Brownfields Program to assist the Town with site clean-up and redevelopment efforts. The importance of putting a priority on removal of the four (4) current Out of Service USTs was stressed.

07/12/12 Chappy Clark came into the Presque Isle office to inform Nick Archer and myself that there was an error by him in the lien acquisition process of acquiring the Northern Maine Truck stop property.  One of the partner//owners of the property had not been duly notified of the tax lien.  The process must be re-started by the Town of Blaine, and no tank pulling on the site can begin until the town has title right or ownership or unless the current owners agree to having the tanks pulled.

8/28/12 The owner of the house across the road from the Truck Stop, Dana Beals (449 Military Rd), gave Jean Flannery permission to stop in and sample even though he is not there.  Sampled Dana Beal's water; his house is located across the street.  Jean was also able to sample the water supply for the trailer that sits just North of the truck stop, that well also services the garage that sits in the parking lot beside the truck stop.  Both wells were sampled for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons )VPH), and all of the samples came back non-detect.

11/2/12 Spoke with a potential buyer (Steve Burt) today regarding his interest in purchasing the former Northern Maine Truck Stop.  Discussed the need to address the removal of the 4 out of service tanks as well as UST piping and pu
B-293-2012*On 6/14/2012 Jerome Emery called to report 150 gallons of waste oil had been spilled from a storage tote onto the ground. Mr. Emery has an on going feud with a local resident resulting from a timber theft incident on Mr. Emery's property. It appeared as though the valve on the tote was deliberately opened resulting in approximately 150 gallons of waste oil being spilled to the ground around Mr. Emery's garage facility. Mr. Emery owns a landscaping business. Sorbents were put down to absorb as much free product as possible and roughly 10 yards of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. There are no drinking water wells at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
A-403-2012*7/30/12 1313 Petty Officer Duvall from the US Coast Guard reported that Coast Guard Station Boothbay reported a 10 foot by 40 foot reddish brown sheen smelling like diesel fuel on Sheepscot Bay. I contacted Petty Officer Duvall and he reported that the sheen was located in Cozy Harbor near Pratt Island and a Coast Guard vessel had investigated and no siurce was found. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-282-2012*A dispenser leak was discovered by DEP staff during an inspection.  A contractor was hired by the station owner to correct the problem and to remove what soil could practically be removed from under the dispenser.  The owner and I discussed upgrading to dispenser sumps.  No further Response action is expected.
A-284-2012*Alan Scales of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill.  A tree branch fell against the unit causing a short circuit resulting in a hole being burned in the shell allowing the oil to leak out.  The location of the pole was in a rural area, and detailed directions are attached.  Coutts Bros. excavation was hired to excavate contaminated soil for removal.  Sorbent material was also used to wipe down the area.  The unit was replaced and oily debris removed from the area.  No further action is expected to be required.
A-285-2012*5/21/12 1900 Petty officer Offord from the US Coast Guard reported that a citizen had reported to them that three 5 gallon buckets of waste oil had washed ashore at Crescent Beach in Owls Head. I contacted Mr. Scalzo, the citizen who reported the buckets. He told me that he had moved the buckets up the beach above the high water mark but one bucket had spilled oil impacting a narrow strip of beach for an estimated 25 feet. I went to the site and found the three buckets and secured them in my truck for transport to our warehouse for disposal. I inspected the beach and found no spilled oil on the beach above the water line. The tide had come in since Mr Scalzo had first encountered the buckets. I observed no oil sheen in the water. I briefed Petty Officer Offord by phone of my findings. I returned to the site the next day at low tide and observed no oil staining on the beach.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-286-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a blown hydraulic hose which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the soil.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

No Burns and McDonnell report was received.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-287-2012*On 5/22/2012, in Oakland, One Steel Recycling reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a "Fuch machine". The spill was cleaned up by employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-288-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost due to a hose failure.  Soils were collected and taken to the Dixfield office for disposal with collected catch basin grit.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-289-2012*An oil sheen was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection by the US Coast Guard. The sheen was reportedly 1600 yards long and was seen in Rockland Harbor, but no source could be discovered. No recovery was possible and no further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
A-290-2012*5/23/12 1630 Litchfield Fire Department reported that they were at the scene of a diesel spill at the intersection of Small and Plains Road in Litchfield. There was a dump truck broken down at the intersection. The diesel reportedly had run across the road to a drainage ditch and to a nearby stream. The fire department had used oil absorbent pads and boom to contain and collect the spilled oil. They had also built a dam with sand to contain the spill. I went to the scene and interviewed the driver of the dump truck. He denied that the diesel had come from his truck that broke down because of a broken clutch cable. The spill area was on the road directly under the dump truck but there was no sign of leaking fuel from the truck. Trooper Munzing of the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Inspection Unit arrived at the site by request of the Fire Department. The officer interviewed the driver and the mechanic fixing the truck. The officer inspected the truck and could find no evidence that the truck had leaked the fuel. The Litchfield public works dug out oil impacted soil from both sides of the Small road. The Fire Department assisted me in cleaning the road with speedy dry and picking up the oiled absorbent pads and boom. The oil absorbent boom was left in the ditch to insure no residual oil impacted the stream downhill. There was no sign of oil sheen in the ditch several days later and the boom was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-292-2012*Oil leaked from the filter gasket because the bolt was loose.  The situation was unusual in that the bolt was very loose as if someone had intentionally loosened it.  There were no signs of tampering at the other tanks nearby, and the threads in the filter bowl were intact.  The cause of the loose bolt is unknown.  I was not able to reach all of the oily soil due to the nature of the excavation, but I suspect there is very little left.  I told the property owner to contact me if they noticed a change in their water quality.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-293-2012*On 5/29/2012 in Litchfield, Fontaine HVAC reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill at the home of Trudy Lamoreau, was the result of a corroded oil supply tank located in the basement. A site visit was made to assess the spill and begin clean up. Free product was removed with sorbent material and a ventilation fan was installed.

On 6/1/2012, Allstate Environmental was hired to removed oil saturated interior walls and other debris, as well as clean the concrete floor. The floor was sealed with an epoxy sealer, and carbon air scrubber was placed in the basement to help with odor control. No further response action is expected.
A-294-2012*On 5/29/2012, in Andover, Mike Belanger reported an oil spill. The spill on 26 Pine Street was reported to be 30-40 gallons of oil from an overfill that had taken place several weeks ago. A site visit was made to investigate. I made contact with building owner Brenda Stickney, and arranged for a meeting about the spill. Upon arrival I noticed a slight petroleum odor in the basement, and noticed oil dry material on the basement floor, as well as some oil staining on the top of the tank, indicating an overfill had taken place at some time. I advised Ms. Stickney of oil spill reporting requirements in the State of Maine. I also informed Ms. Stickney that the oil dry material should be cleaned up and disposed of, which she indicated would be taken care of.

Brenda Stickney informed me that the tenant was in the process of moving out, and that there was an on-going dispute over money, that may have prompted the complaint. I do believe that an overfill happened, but a much smaller volume of oil spilled than the 30-40 gallons that was reported. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-295-2012*On 5/29/2012 in Winthrop, the Fire Department reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill at the Public Works Garage resulted from a vehicle overfill during refueling. The spill was cleaned up by the Fire Department with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-296-2012*5/30/12 0900 Dean Young reported that his logging truck had rolled over on the Sappi Paper Somerset Mill log yard access road spilling a small amount of diesel fuel and antifreeze. He reported that the truck went off the road at a slow rate of speed and rolled over slowly in the ditch. The truck had been righted and removed. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect the spilled diesel fuel and antifreeze. I contacted Tom Griffin from Sappi Paper and he confirmed that it had been a small spill and Mill employees had helped clean up the area. He confirmed that a small amount of soil was removed and absorbent pads collected the spill. Tom also reported that no streams or running water were in the spill area. Mr. Young brought one 5 gallon bucket of oil impacted soil to the DEP warehouse for proper disposal and the Mill arranged for the absorbent pads disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-297-2012*A tote containing an estimated 150 to 200 gallons of bilge water with an estimated 5 gallons of motor oil in it was accidentally overturned in the parking lot of Rockland Marine. The mixture collected in a low area of the parking lot and some was pumped up and the remainder cleaned up using sorbent material by Rockland Marine personnel. No oil made it into the harbor, and no site visit was made. No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
A-298-2012* Augusta fuel reported the release of about two ounces of fuel oil at a  home in Manchester. This home is located at 1 Ryan Drive. This spill occurred during a furnace cleaning and was minor. The oil technician cleaned up the oil with a rag. I spoke with the homeowner and he was satisfied with the cleanup.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-299-2012* A diesel fuel spill was found and reported by CN Brown at their C-Store facility in Fairfield, located at 114 Middle Rd, a.k.a. Route 139 and Route 104. CN Brown made arrangements to excavate the diesel contaminated soil. I could not be present on the day of this operation, therefore, I requested that CN Brown hire a consultant to oversee the soil removal. Mike White was hired by CN Brown and EPI was the firm hired to excavate the oil contaminated soils. About one yard of soil was removed and transported to CPRC.
 There is a drilled well on the property and the surrounding area is served by groundwater resources.
 Mr. White screened the soil and collected two soil samples for analysis. Both samples were below the regulatory requirement for the DEP Tier 1 Soil Remediation Guidelines.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-300-2012*On 5/30/2012 in Anson, Pan Am Railway reported an oil spill in the Cousineau Yard off Union Street. The estimated 1 cup of engine oil leaked from an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-301-2012*On 5/30/2012 in Edgecomb, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of storm damage. A site visit was made the following day due to being in the area for other reasons. I noticed oil stained grass and some debris from the old transformer on the front lawn of a home at 496 Cross point Road. I called Janet Dyer of CMP to report my findings, she indicated that it would be cleaned up. No further response action is expected.
A-302-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a blown hydraulic hose which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the enviro mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit was made, and no Burns and McDonald report was received.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-458-2012*
	Tuesday 6/12/12: Upon notification by Dead River Company (DRC) I responded and met DRC staff in the process of emptying oil out of a leaking basement, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Sorbents had been applied to the floor and a magna-patch over the corrosion hole.  The second 330-gallon AST was still full and the manifold valve closed.  The spill, estimated at several gallons did not appear to spread beyond the floor under the tanks.  No oil reached drains.
	The location is a single-family home located at the point of Merepoint peninsula served by private wells.  The homeowner, Ms. Von Schack stated that though the basement smelled of oil she noted no oil odor upstairs in the living area.
	While DRC was arranging for replacement ASTs I advised that she hire a professional clean-up company empty and move the second tank and then complete the floor cleaning, and that they call me first for guidance as to clean-up requirements.  Ms. Von Schack later stated that she had Environmental Project Incorporated (EPI) clean the floor, however I received no call from the contractor first.
	On 6/18/12, I returned for a second oil leak (see P-484-12) and found the basement spill to be satisfactorily cleaned and no residual oil odor; no further MDEP Response Division actions are expected.

S Brezinski
P-1094-2011*
DEP received notification that approximately 1/2 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained less than 1 parts per million (>1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted debris were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-316-2012*On 4/27/12 I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a one cup spill of transformer oil due to a failed bushing on a transformer.  There was no evidence of oil on the ground, therefore, no clean-up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-340-2012*On 5/3/2012 I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Main St.  As a result of the accident, 1 gallon of motor oil and antifreeze spilled onto the roadway.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-455-2012*
   6/11/12: Mr. Keith Thomas of Raymond Town Heating reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that at this duplex home he had noted two apparently out-of-code, residential, heating, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), and with a small amount of oil leakage in the basement.  Thomas had been called to the home to clean the funace.  Tank T-1 had a leg missing and two legs rusted through.  Thomas stated that T-2 for #140 Cumberland was in worse shape with the tank being supported by an auto jack and by the vent and fill vents.
    Mr. Crommie, who owns the property, housed his mother in one of the two apartments.  The location is dense sub-urban residential use across from the SAPPI S. D. Warren mill, and is served by municipal water supply.
    Mr. Crommie stated that he would fix or replace the tanks himself and clean-up any leaks, and that he did not wish a visit or assistance from MDEP.  As of September 2012 I have had no further updates from Mr. Crommie, and no reports of additional oil discharges.

S Brezinski
P-456-2012*June 06, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer failure on Long Beach Road in York.

Approximately 1 gallon sprayed from the transformer onto trees. No other areas were impacted by the spill.

I responded to the site and confirmed that clean-up was not necessary.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-457-2012*On 6/12/12, received notice from Auburn Fire Department (AFD) of used engine oil discharge to the roadway associated with vehicle collision and rollover.  Response and clean-up by AFD.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services requested at the time, though I did check the area when next in the area and found clean-up satisfactory.  The area is dense urban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-459-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Saturday 6/16/12: Morning notification to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) from Maine State Police (MSP) dispatch of a tractor trailer accident with an estimated discharge of approximately 75-gallons of diesel fuel.  The cargo was a box trailer of drinking water being hauled by MM Global Transportation (MMGT).

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	6/16/12: Onsite about 0930 hrs I noted a tractor and box trailer off the southbound lane of Route 26 wedged into the drainage ditch and soil berm for a farm pond.  Copp Motors was onsite but was waiting on additional wrecker trucks and unloading the cargo of bottled water.  Free product diesel fuel was leaking from one or both saddle tanks that were partially embedded in the soil.  Diesel was found puddled on surface water at the nose of the tractor and several hundred feet downgrade (south).  The surface water in the drainage ditch and the rip rap rocks appeared to inhibit oil soaking deep into the soil.  Waste oil had leaked from the engine to soil and the pavement.
	The location is rural farm and residential use on private well water, located about a mile south of the Shaker Village area, and with the nearest residence about 350' east.  Minimum Maine state clean-up requirements require removal of free product oil and oil-saturated soil.
	 MSP onsite stated that it appeared the truck driver fell asleep after leaving Poland Spring Bottling several miles north.  Copp Motors hauled the tractor and two parts of the trailer offsite about 1500 hrs.
           I judged the site to have a Construction Excavation Worker clean-up goal based on expected brief exposure only of MDOT crews, and no expected residential or commercial use, no exposure to the farmland, and no use of drinking water within 300'.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Saturday 6/16/12: MDEP applied sorbent pads on fuel around the tractor and contacted and authorized Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to respond to assist in clean-up under direction of MDEP.  I could not contact MMGT on the number from the driver (847-439-0106) as the phone number was no longer in service.  The cross-over valve between the two saddle tanks were shut by responders.  AES arrived onsite about 1100 hrs and proceeded to pump out the two saddle tanks and apply sorbent pads down the drainage ditch.  We built a sandbag weir dam downstream to collect floating oil using MDEP bags and sand supplied by MDOT.
	Monday 6/18/12: AES and MDEP staff flushed the drainage ditch with water and collected more free product with pads.  At this time MDEP had still not received notification from MMGT reporting the discharge.  MDEP notified National Response Center of the oil discharge.
	Wednesday 6/20/12: AES changed sorbent pads at the request of MDEP.
	Friday 6/22/12: Onsite with AES we changed sorbent pads.  The volume of oil found and recovered was significantly less this day.  An Iron bacteria plume in the water appeared unrelated to the oil discharge.  This day I contacted Nina Anglova, Safety person at MM Global Transportation, and advised her of the oil spill from their truck and MDEP manage clean-up and costs, and that MDEP would be seeking reimbursement of clean-up expenses.  She indicated that MDEP should send invoice requests to her.  She nor other representatives of MMGT expressed interest in or took action to take over the spill clean-up or to monitor the MDEP or its contractors actions.
          7/6/12: At MDEP request AES retrieved remaining sorbent pads for disposal and took apart the sandbag dam and disposed of the sand and bags.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	MDEP clean-up equipment and contractor costs will be recovered from MMGT and/or its insurance carrier.  MMGT did not advise me of their insurance company.  I recommend that MDEP recover expenses for Maine DEP materials used and for personnel response time involved.
2.	At the time no drinking water wells were assessment to be threatened so no referral to MDEP
B-679-2002*B-679-2002
12/21/2002 21:27

     Susan Urquhart, resident at Street's Trailer Park off of Route 16 in Alton, called to report suffering a spill of #2 fuel from her outside oil tank.  It was estimated that about 200 gallons were lost when the tank settled with the frost breaking off the filter.  The fuel subsequently ran off the property into a flooded wetland. Red #2 fuel covered about a quarter acre of the wetland.  Clean Harbors personnel later recovered a large majority of the fuel with sorbent material during the following two days.  Some soil excavation may be necessary come spring.  It may be noted that the tank is owned by Vance & Susan Ogden of Mohnton, PA.  AST fund coverage is pending.
P-1010-2002*On 11/18/02, Jon Woodard received a call from Daniel Bell, the park manager at Reid State Park reporting containers of unknown substance washed up on the beach at the park.  He had moved the containers to the park office.

On 1/6/03, Jon asked me to identify and remove the containers.  I responded immediately.  I met with Environmental Projects on site and determined the material in two out of the three containers to be waste oil.  The material in the third container was just water.  A Dexol kit indicated there were no solvents present in the oil.  The oil was removed by Environmental Projects.  There was no indication on the containers as to whom the oil belonged to.  No further action required.
B-690-2002*        On December 30, 2002 at 1300 we received a call from Larry Fettinger of Fettinger Oil reporting that one of his home delivery trucks had overturned off the East Ridge Road in Charleston.  The driver didn't believe the hatch covers were leaking but wasn't sure.  There are no wells or surface waters in the area.
        I arrived on site and met the driver who had a nearby farmer pull the truck from upside down onto its side.  One compartment was empty and the full compartment was not leaking around the hatch cover.  We installed dome dogs on the hatch cover as a precaution.  A Stewart's wrecker arrived about 1445, righted and hauled the truck out of the ditch without problems.  About five gallons of diesel leaked from a saddle tank which we recovered with sorbents.
B-624-2002*B-624-02
Bangor

Monday November 25, 2002	1035

I received a phone call from Charlie Mitchell (945-4400 Ext: 321) risk management, of the City of Bangor.  Mr. Mitchell reported that there were two pole mount transformers that came down during a high wind event sometime on Sunday November 24.  He indicated that the two poles were snapped off in the Bass Park area.  The poles and attached transformers were located in the parking lot, behind the grandstand at Bass Park.  We made arrangements to meet at the spill scene.

I arrived at Bass Park and met Charlie Mitchell and Jerry Hughes (942-0220), of Bangor Public Works.  I was shown the spill area of two transformers and the remains of the power poles.  It appears that the poles had dry rotted over the years and were in poor shape when the high winds took them down.  The spill area had been bermed up with soil and sand as to contain the oil that made it off the pavement.

I suggested that if they had any oil left in the transformers that they had previously removed to sample them for PCB's prior to any clean up of the area.  In the mean time it would be wise to cover the spill area with polyethylene tarp or sheeting until the sample results were known.  The clean up could either be as simple as an oil spill or as complex as a TSCA clean up site.  I suggested if the results came back >50 PPM PCB's then they should get a contractor to do the clean up and disposal.

The laboratory results all indicated a result of < 2 PPM PCB's.  A conventional oil spill clean up was initiated by the city.  The oil spill clean up produced .8 Yd3 of contaminated speedi-dri and soil.  This material was taken to Bangor Public Works and spread thinly.
P-980-2002*Received a call from Downeast Energy regarding a stain they had discovered on the concrete pad at a new customer's residence, 69 Northern Spring Drive, Poland, ME.  They stated that they had not observed the stain before, because snow was covering the area.  The home heating oil tank (AST) was checked, and found to be free of any problems.  They assumed the stain to be from an old spill, most likely a 55 gallon drum used for K-1.  They wanted the department to be aware of their discovery.

I checked on the area, and observed a large stain on the concrete pad used both for the heat oil tank and mobile home.  The stain appeared to be either very old heating oil or waste oil from its dark color and lack of odor.  Also, there was no free product to be collected.  There was a shed next to the area containing small engines, and a 55 gallon drum between the home and shed, filled with what appeared to be ice.  I observed nothing of concern at this time.
B-629-2002*B-629-02
Bangor

Tuesday November 26, 2002	2105

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Kit Carson (278-7287), of the Dead River Company in Brewer, concerning a spill of number 2 heating oil to a basement in Bangor.

According to Mr. Carson, 10 to 15 gallons of heating oil was spilled to the concrete basement floor of an apartment building at 47 George Street in Bangor.  The owner Kern Feeney is located in Florida.

It is believed the spill occurred as a result of a do-it-yourselfer gone wrong.  One of the tenants was showing the owner a small leak sometime in the past.  The tenant apparently took it upon himself to remedy the situation.  The tenant tightened the fitting, and sheered off the nipple connecting the tank to the filter.

The resulting spill stayed on the concrete floor.  The cellar drain was plugged.  The oil was cleaned up with speedi-dri.  Dead River disposed of the speedi-dri.

This happened on Tuesday November 26 and was reported around 0020 to the toll free number.  This information was not passed to Orono nor me until 2105.
B-630-2002*B-0630-02
Newburgh

Wednesday November 27, 2002	0840

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was notified that there was a pick up truck in a stream off the Mudgett Road, in Newburgh.  I was informed that state police officer Darin Vittum was on the scene.  The dispatcher was unable to contact officer Vittum.

I proceeded to Newburgh.  When I arrived, a charcoal grey Ford pick up truck was ready to be towed away.  There was only a light sheen in the stream.  It was not feasible to place sorbent pads or boom in the rapidly flowing stream.  No clean up was necessary.
P-97-1999*DEP received a notification of a potential intentional dumping in Ogunquit.  Upon investigation it was discovered that there were small, unrecoverable kerosene spills along Shore Road to Captain Thomas Road bridge.  Please refer to the attached police report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-103-1999*It was reported to the department by Burt Comp he discovered a small discharge from his inside AST, though the cause is unknown.  Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged to the basement floor which appeared to be basically a stain.  No clean-up was deemed necessary.

No further action required.
P-282-1999*CMP called to report that a car had hit a utility pole in Lisbon causing the transformer to leak.  The spilled oil fell onto the lawn and onto the paved road.  The oil that fell onto the road ran down the road and into a storm drain.  CMP excavated the contaminated soil, used sorbent material on the pavement, and cleaned out the storm drain.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-283-1999*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting there was a strong smell of diesel fuel near their home in Dayton.  The caller stated they lived behind the gravel pits along Route 35 and further believed the odor was coming from the pits.  I went out and searched the area and was unable to smell any diesel vapors or find a potential source.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-520-1999*Sometime during the night an individual driving north on Route 100, near Jay Brothers Variety lost control of their vehicle and went off the road resting in a stream.  The sole occupant of the vehicle was killed in the accident.  A small amount of motor oil and gasoline leaked from the vehicle which was collected with sorbent pads.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-532-1999*DEP received notification of contamination discovered during construction near 70 Main St, which was formerly the Kennebunk Convenience Store.  Due to the historic nature of the contamination it was left in place.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-556-1999*As an employee of Richardson's Boatyard was driving through the intersection of White's Bridge Road and Route 302, a drum containing gasoline fell off the back of the pickup truck.  The employee was on Boatyard business, transporting the gasoline between their facilities.

I contacted Clean Harbors to clean up the spilled gasoline which they did by excavating a small amount of contaminated soil and applying sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-613-1999*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in a suction line to the 30" main line located at the tank farm, 30 Hill Street, South Portland, ME.  The discovery was made during hydrostatic testing.

A total of 115.29 tons of contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The section of pipe was replaced.  For further details, see attached report.  No further response action required.
P-654-1999*A car overfilled its tank at Cloutier's Market in New Gloucester.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-657-1999*A motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 35 and Thomas Road in Standish caused an unknown amount of unleaded gasoline to be spilled on the ground.  Standish Public Safety put sand down on the road.  Grondin cleaned up the sand.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-689-1999*I received an anonymous call that an individual who lived off Route 124 in Minot had several drums of waste oil that were leaking.  I drove by the location and saw no evidence of drums or spillage.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-846-1999*Received a call that there was a large sheen on the Kennebec River in the vicinity of the Arrowsic Road Bridge.  It was assumed that it might be from a tug or an ongoing discharge.  I followed-up on the complaint and observed nothing.  I checked several points up and down the river, but found nothing that might suggest that there was a large and/or ongoing discharge.  No further response action anticipated.
P-850-1999*While filling a peddler truck from an above ground tank located at the Buxton Oil Company bulk oil plant, inattention caused the truck to be overfilled.  Discharged oil remained within the secondary containment and was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1001-1999*Hydraulic line blew on the "Transporter".  See attached BIW report.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-431-1998*I received a call regarding the discovery of a corroded copper supply line located under the floor.  The discovery was made due to a small stain on the concrete.  The discharge was assumed to be minor, since the only evidence that the line leaked was the small stain.  I informed the homeowner to contact me if they experienced any issue from the oil spill.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-633-2002*Thursday November 28, 2002	1149

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mattawamkeg's Assistant Fire Chief, Hans Miller (736-2931), concerning a 100 gallon gasoline and other vehicle fluid spill.

According to Chief Miller there was an automobile driven by an elderly resident who apparently pulled out in front of an oncoming logging truck.  The Canadian logging company was Jeff Cook & Son from St. Stephen, N.B.  The accident resulted in the driver of the automobile being sent to the hospital and the saddle tank on the truck had holes in it.  Diesel fuel was actively spilling onto the roadway and into the provided bucket.  I asked Chief Miller if he could get his hands on two closed-top 55-gallon drums so I could pump out the saddle tank when I arrived.

When I arrived I set up the dual diaphragm air-powered pump.  It failed to work.  I tore the pump down and cleaned the area where the check balls were.  The pump was re-assembled and it failed to work.

We had about 4 people there at the time that were willing to work and we opened the fuel drain cock on the saddle tank and began a bucket brigade.  The diesel fuel was caught in one of four 5-gallon buckets and then the bucket was dumped into the 55-gallon drum.  When the tank was empty the wrecker hooked to the semi tractor and took it back to Canada.  Meanwhile some of the oil contaminated snow was excavated with a front loader.  The snow will be placed on a polyethylene tarp, and covered to await disposal.  The sorbent pads were bagged and taken to DEP's temporary storage facility in Bangor.  I later returned home for Thanksgiving leftovers.
B-688-2002*Jody Pulkkinen called from C.N. Brown Oil Co. to report that one of their drivers delivered to the wrong oil tank at the Helen Carmichael residence in Palmyra. He put fuel in a disconnected AST and then noticed it running out of the tank. He put a plug in the outlet and put down what sorbent pads he carried in his truck. He called the office for assistance and help was sent to the scene. They put down more pads and speedi-dri. They are confident that it was all captured as they had a quick response time.
B-682-2002*Mr. Perkins called to report that his company had spilled about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil as the result of a hydraulic hose failing on an outdoor conveyor system. The oil fell to a concrete pad and abutting frozen ground. They cleaned it up with speedi-dri. I did not go to the scene. No further action expected.
B-634-2002*B-634-02
Baileyville

Friday November 29, 2002	1358

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mike Tammaro (427-6500) at V.L. Tammaro, in Baileyville concerning an oil spill to a crawl space at a home in Baileyville.

According to Mike there was a broken nipple on an outside tank at the Howard Allen residence.  Tammaro Oil replaced the Fire-O-Matic valve and broken nipple, on Monday November 25.  At the time very little oil was noted or found outside near or under the tank.  Howard Allen reported to him that there was a strong odor of oil in his house.  Mike asked for someone from DEP to come down to tell Tammaro Oil what needs to be done to rectify the situation.

When I arrived in Baileyville it no longer was snowing lightly, the snowfall intensity had increased.  Mike and I proceeded to the Allen residence.  He and I went into the dirt crawlspace.  There was a strong odor of Odor-gon in the house and crawlspace.  I suggested to Mike that he have one of his technicians dig out some of the contaminated soil, and purchase a roll of 6-mil polyethylene plastic sheeting.

The plan is to install a vent system and the polyethylene sheeting or to just use the polyethylene sheeting on the ground.

Wednesday December 4, 2002	1115

John Selleck (DEP Technical Services) and I arrived at Tammaro Oil.  We then proceeded to the Allen residence with a service technician.  The technician had previously removed 4 or 5 five-gallon buckets of contaminated soil from the crawlspace.  There was no significant odor problem when John and I were there.  The three of us spread a 10 by 25 foot section of polyethylene sheeting and placed rocks on the edges.  After doing that there were no perceivable odors, not even Odor-gon, noted.   The lightly contaminated soil was taken to the Tammaro bulk plant berm area.   This soil will be spread in the spring.
B-636-2002*B-636-02
Danforth

Sunday December 1, 2002	0624

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Darin McClellan (454-8396) of the Eastern Maine Electrical Co-operative, in Calais.

According to Mr. McClellan a power pole crashed to the roadway on the Baker Ridge Road, in Danforth when an automobile driven by Nickolas Parker struck the pole early this morning around 0330.  There was a pole mount transformer that contained 5 gallons of transformer oil on that pole.  The contents of the transformer ended up on the road surface at a location 2.5 miles in from route 169.

Clean up involved picking up speedi-dri and contaminated snow.  The material filled a 30 gallon container.  This material will be disposed of by the Eastern Maine Electrical Co-operative.
B-635-2002*B-635-02
Cambridge

Friday November 29, 2002	1730

At about 1730 I received a call on the state police radio concerning a truck accident in Cambridge.  It was snowing heavily and driving conditions were poor.  It was located at the beginning of Route 9 in Calais.  Travel speed was between 20 and 40 miles per hour on Route 9, with semi- units pulled over waiting for the snow plow.

I suggested that they may want to call the Supervisor on call as I was about 2.5 hours travel time (at this current rate) from either Bangor or Ellsworth.  I was returning from (B-634-02), a Baileyville spill.

Sometime later while progressing down Route 9 I received a phone call from David Sait (Maine DEP supervisor on call).  David indicated that a semi tractor unit had struck near a bridge and tore open the saddle tank.  This happened on Route 151 in front of the Cambridge Fire Department and just feet from Cambridge Pond.  Following the semi was a DOT plow truck with a salt/sand mix in the dump body.  The mixture was dumped to prevent the diesel from reaching the pond.  Dave said I could call him in the morning and check out the spill then.

I phoned Dave Sait and received directions to the spill scene on Route 151 in Cambridge.  When I arrived in Cambridge, I saw a black oily substance leaching from the asphalt.  The oil had eaten up the asphalt during the spill and the melting snow was chasing some of the oil into puddles close to Cambridge Pond and would run into the pond without interdiction.  I put pads down and picked up about 2 liters of the diesel asphalt oil.  Then I placed 2 sorbent booms at the leading (down hill) edge of the oil stressed asphalt.  This helped prevent oil leaching out of the pavement from reaching the pooled area which lead to the pond.

I tried to phone Chief Rob Folsom of the Cambridge Fire Department, but there was no cell phone reception.  As luck would have it, he showed up.  Chief Folsom asked if there was anything that could be done about the shape the pavement was in and I explained that they could put down a thin layer of sand or speedi-dri and leave it to be ground into the pavement.  In the meantime it would provide a better slip resistant surface and might prevent some of the pavement and oil from being washed away.
B-593-2002*Kerry Kier called from the Penquis Cap agency to report that a client's heating oil tank had leaked. This tank is outside of their garage that is heated to protect a well water filter system. The client is Earl Severance, Sr. of Lee. Mr. Severance and his wife are an elderly couple that both have severe health problems. Mr. Severance told her that the tank had lost about 100 dollars of #1 over a period of time due to a corrosion hole in its bottom.
   I went to the site. The outside 275 was properly mounted on a concrete slab and not under the drip line of the roof. The tank gauge said it was empty and the bottom of the tank was wet and somewhat rough from rust. There was mild oil staining on the slab. In general, it did not appear that a great deal of oil was on the ground, but this could be due to the evaporation of the #1 on the concrete surface during the summer. I checked the soil types for the area (silty loam over tight till) and, in discussing the well with Mr. Severance, learned it was in excess of 150' deep. It is about 75' upgrade of the AST. I believed that no further action was necessary.
B-666-2002*B-666-02
Brooklin

Monday December 16, 2002	1026

I received a complaint for investigation that originated as a phone message on Cleve Leckey's telephone.  Brent Morey (359-5507), of Atlantic Boat phoned to express concerns about a fire on Thursday December 12 that destroyed a building at the boatyard.  I was informed that the fabrication building was totally destroyed during a fire on Thursday night.  The only area that survived was a fire resistant room that held fiberglass resins and other chemicals.

There were 3 heating oil tanks on scene.  One was totally burned up with no fuel in it at all.  There were no indications of a spill.  The other 2 tanks were manifolded and were each three-fourths full.  The manifolded tanks were involved in the fire to the extent that they burned; the fuel burned in them until there was about one-fourth gone.  The building has (had) a concrete floor which remained intact.

No soil contamination related to the fire was noted.  Plans are to take the twisted steel from the building to Bangor Metals.  The concrete will be buried on site as per instructions from the Bureau of Solid Waste.
B-467-2002*Mr. Mirabile called from CMP to report that a truck had hit pole #22 on the Scribner Road in Swanville and between 7-13 gallons of oil had been spilled. At the time of the call he didn't know the PCB content, but called the next day to report that it was non-detect for PCBs. It seems a tractor trailer rig hit the pole which resulted in the transformer landing between the tractor and trailer which traveled an estimated 300' down the road. All the time spilling oil. CMP attempted to recover as much as possible. The actual amount collected is vague even though a drum of speedi-dri and a bale of pads were used in the attempt. However since the PCB content was non-detect and the oil was spread over a large paved area, I do not expect any harm to the public or environment.
B-671-2002*B-671-02
Chester

Wednesday December 18, 2002	1516

I received a phone call from Jim Foley (341-2250), of the Cianbro Corporation.  Cianbro is currently involved with the construction of High voltage electrical power transmission towers, in the Chester area.

Jim Phoned to report a spill of 50 gallons of environmentally friendly anti-freeze.  Jim stated that Cianbro was using a ground heater to thaw frost in the ground.  The spill was noticed at 0600 this morning when employees returned to work.

A hose on the ground heater, which circulates anti-freeze burst and leaked into and on the ground.  At this location, adjacent to the Keene Road, a base for an electrical high voltage electrical power transmission tower will be constructed.  The location is about one-half mile from the nearest house.

The anti-freeze is a 70% propylene glycol with the commercial name Cryo-tek-100.  Plans are to cover the area with soil, a concrete pad and construct a power transmission tower on the concrete pad.
B-662-2002*B-662-2002
12/16/2002 07:36

     Monson Fire called to report a vehicle accident on the River Road in Willamantic.  It was stated that a mini-van went off the road into Davis Stream spilling some motor oil.  Fire personnel deployed boom across the stream and placed pads on the shore in oiled areas.  Investigation revealed that a large majority of the oil was recovered in the sorbent material.  Some of the oil however was lost to the stream.
B-485-2002*B-485-2002
09/17/2002 09:00

     The Bar Harbor Fire Department called to report a small spill of anti-freeze at the Abbe Museum on School Street.  It was stated that about a gallon leaked from a cooling unit.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.  No further action was taken.
P-909-2002*Received a call from the Portland Fire Dept. regarding an ammonia release at Americold Logistics, 165 Read Street, Portland.  They stated that they were unsure of what caused the release or the extent, but would contact me if assistance was required.  I heard nothing further.  I later contacted the company to ascertain what actually transpired.  They stated that they had lost power resulting in the refrigerator system shutting down, and when the power came back a valve did not seat properly discharging ammonia into the building.  One person was exposed to the ammonia and taken to the hospital for treatment.  The valve was properly seated and the ammonia was reported as dissipating after an hour of ventilating the area.  A written report was requested by the department, but had not been received by 12/31/02.

For further details on incident, see attached NRC report.
B-248-2002*B-248-02
Bangor

Tuesday April 30, 2002	1100

I received a phone call from Tim Dysart (942-4878) of Dysart's Truck Stop.  Mr. Dysart phoned to report the occurrence of a small #2 heating oil spill to the pavement at the Lane Construction Yard on the Odlin Road in Bangor.

During the delivery of heating oil at Lane Construction by Dysart's, a delivery hose cracked and caused about 15 gallons of #2 heating oil to be released to the pavement.  Sand, which was readily available, was put down on the pavement to soak up the oil.  The sand will be picked up and most likely put through on site thermal treatment.
B-249-2002* B-249-02
Baileyville (Woodland)

Tuesday April 30, 2002	1300

Claire from the Portland DEP office phoned to report that Brian Cook (427-3311) of Domtar Industries had phoned to report a diesel spill to the pavement and nearby ground.

According to Brian Cook, a Phillips Services truck had recently been filled up.  The truck was parked on a grade.  The saddle tanks are interconnected and this allowed flow from the upper tank to the lower tank causing it to overflow.

The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and soil removal to their landfill.  Later some residual fuel was treated with Fuelsolve, which is a bioremediation agent.  I visited the cleaned up area while at Domtar for spill B-250-02 on May 1.
P-70-1996*On January 29, 1996, at 09:05 hours, the South Portland Fire Department contacted the Department regarding gasoline vapors at Bancroft & Martin, 27 Main Street, South Portland, ME that were exceeding 50% LEL.

I responded to the complaint and met with the South Portland Fire Dept. and Clean Harbors who stated that the following events had occurred before my arrival:

1.  Bancroft & Martin detected gasoline vapors in their building and asked Clean Harbors if they could check the building to see if it was safe to occupy;

2.  Clean Harbors checked the building with an explosion meter and detected LEL's above 50% and told Bancroft & Martin to evacuate the building, in addition to, notifying the South Portland Fire Dept.;

3.  Clean Harbors contacted both the Mobil and B. P. Terminals to inquire if they were experienced any problems with their bulk gasoline tanks or piping;

4.  The gasoline vapors were traced to a NYNEX underground utility located in front of Bancroft & Martin that had at least one foot of gasoline in it.  The gasoline vapors were entering Bancroft & Martin via a NYNEX conduit; and

5.  Gasoline was also discovered in the storm drain and sanitary system.

It was unclear where the source of the gasoline was originating from, but David Smith, B. P. Oil Co. Terminal Manager, stated that he had left a message for Steven Eufemia, ME, DEP, to call regarding a possible problem at the B. P. Terminal.  He stated to me that they were experiencing a loss of gasoline at the loading rack and were not sure if it was the meter or the underground supply line (they detected a problem around 1/15/96).  He did not think it was the line, because it was taken out of service and another line was being used.  He suspected that the meter was the problem.  Steven Eufemia later spoke with Dave Smith who informed him that there was a problem with the meter, but this problem did not substantiate the losses they were experiencing.

As of 10:00 hours, no one had taken responsibility for the gasoline release, so I instructed Clean Harbors to remove the gasoline and water from the NYNEX underground utility.  While waiting for equipment to arrive, and during the removal of the gasoline and water from the NYNEX underground utility I made the following observations:

1.  There was an intermittent sheen (occasionally heavy) at the storm drain outfall located at the end of Main Street, in the Fore River;

2.  Gasoline was detected in the storm drains and sanitary system from the end of Main St., by Clean Harbors, to as far South as the B. P. Oil Co. Terminal.

3. While removing the gasoline and water from the NYNEX underground utility we observed large quantities of gasoline and water entering the utility via a conduit suggesting the possibly of more contaminated NYNEX, underground utilities up-gradient.  With assistance from NYNEX, we located three additional NYNEX underground utilities.  The NYNEX, underground utility located directly up-gradient of the previously mentioned utility also contained large quantities of gasoline while the other two utilities exhibited no evidence of gasoline contamination.  The location of the other two utilities, void of gasoline, strongly supported the contention that the gasoline release had originated at B. P. Oil Co. Terminal.

To further support our contention, it was discussed and decided upon that a test pit would be dug in Clean Harbor's storage yard adjacent to B. P. Oil Co.'s loading rack.  At about 3' below grade, free phase gasoline was encountered.  At this point, it was clear that B. P. Oil Co. was the source of the gasoline release, and assumed responsibility of the discharge.

Overall objectives for the project were established as follows:

1.  Remove NAPL from groundwater;

2.  Prevent migration of NAPL and vapor into storm drains, sanitary sewers and other utilities;

3.  Prevent sheen or product from entering Fore River;

4.  Prevent off-site migration of contaminated groundwat
P-271-2002*After an initial RCRA hazardous waste inspection another call was rec'd referencing additional drums.  A subsequent visit identified drums and tanks not earlier inventoried or observed by inspection team.  D A Wilson staff contended the materials in the drums were waste oils for the burner that for reasons failed to meet their needs (coolant mixed in, to viscos/thick etc) and had been stored/staged out back indefinitely.

Dexsil field samples resulted in positive hits on a number of containers (the presense of halogenated compounds), therefore initially characterized as potentially hazardous wastes.  A RCRA NOV was issued and work continues.  The two (2) sites of concern are the storage area beyond the stream behind the shops, and a second area across the street adjacent to the pit.  As clean up continues hydrogeological data will be gathered also.  This information to be included as it is produced following any other RCRA directives.
P-284-2002*The body shop at Main & Forest is untidy and miscellaneous debris litters the surrounding lots.  A small (possibly seasonal) stream runs parallel to the shop and beneath the street and creates a wetland on the opposite side of the street.  Here the majority of the debris accumulates (spent oil containers, oil filters, cardboard packaging, a few tires, automotive batteries etc.).

At the initial visit no one was at the shop to question.

It appears to be a local ordinance problem, a non-compliant business adjacent to a neighborhood.

The Solid Waste Division of Maine Departmnet of Environmental Protection was notified and suggested the town code enforcement officer pay the site a visit and enforce local codes.  This site is not within the jurisdiction of the Response Division, as it only appears to be a solid waste littering violation.

No further action to be taken by Response Division.
B-475-2002*
     This office received a call at 0900 on 9/12/02 from Diane Choiniere (Hermon) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that D.A. Pearson Heating Oil (Hermon) was in the process of making a fuel oil delivery at her residence on Main Street yesterday when they spilled some oil on her driveway.  She was not exactly sure what caused it, but it was due to a problem on the truck.  The driver cleaned up some of the oil, but not all of it.  She was now inquiring about her liability if some of the oil gets off her property.

     I then called D.A. Pearson Heating Oil to see if they were aware of the spill and if they were planning to do any additional cleanup.  Mike Pearson agreed to meet me at the site.

     Proceeding to Hermon, I met with Mr. Pearson and Ms. Choiniere.  It was obvious from the 5x8 foot stain on the gravel driveway that some additional cleanup was necessary.  Ms. Choiniere indicated that the rain we received the previous night had washed some of the oil down the driveway towards Main Street.  Since it was just a light sheen, there was not much that could be done about that.  Mr. Pearson was not aware of the spill, but agreed that additional cleanup was needed.  He would hire a contractor to come in and remove/replace the contaminated soil.  From what he could determine, it appeared that the driver overfilled his delivery truck and some of the oil went out through the hatch cover on top of the truck.

CONCLUSION:  I was later informed that about 3 cubic yards of contaminated soil were hauled off for aeration nearby.

REC:  File report.

B-250-2002*B-250-02
Baileyville (Woodland)

Wednesday May 1, 2002	0801

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked me to make contact with Laura Hunt (427-4030), of the environmental department, at Domtar Industries in Baileyville.

According to Ms. Hunt, there was a 500 gallon spill of Bunker C oil.  The spill occurred when a gasket failed on a Bunker C discharge pump around 0700 this morning.  The pump is located in the pump building.  Oil flowed to the building's floor and out the door.  The oil then traveled about 15 feet to a small recovery pond.  This spill is believed to have occurred from 0700 to 0720 when the pump was shut off and locked out.

Upon inspection of the spill, it was clear that much more than the original reported 500 gallons was spilled.  The good thing is, it was all contained in a fairly small area which consisted of the building's floor, a small amount of sloping land, and the containment / recycling pond.

Philips Services used vacuum equipment to remove the oil from the floor and pond.  This oil was added to hog fuel and incinerated in the power boiler.

Thomas DiCenzo Construction excavated a little less than 2 yards of contaminated soil.  The soil was removed to the Domtar landfill.
B-428-2002*B-428-2002
08/17/2002 18:34

     Bonnie Lyons of Lyons' Towing called to report that a vehicle rolled into the water at the Robbinston boat launch.  No sheen was evident.  The vehicle was stated to have been removed without incident.
B-251-2002*B-251-02
Bangor

Tuesday April 30, 2002	1733

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked that I contact Alise Libby (942-1208) about motor oil that spilled on her driveway.

According to Alise, about 4 quarts of oil were spilled after an oil change on her driveway.  It is believed the pan that caught the oil was overturned causing the spill.  She was concerned that her cats may wonder through the oil and damage their pads.  Since she had cats, I suggested that she put down some kitty litter to soak up the oil.  I told her I would check out the spill in the morning to see if any further action was needed.

Wednesday May 1, 2002	0804

As it turned out, I was off to Baileyville B-250-02 for a 1700 gallon #6 spill.  I asked Cleve if he would check this out for me.

Cleve indicated that there was a 6 foot by 2.5 foot stained area where kitty litter had been spread.  It did not appear oily.  The driveway was hard pan soil.  No further action was initiated.  Cleve could not make contact with Alise as she apparently was not home.
B-444-2002*B-444-02
Orland

Tuesday August 27, 2002	1646

I received a page from April that Paula Smith (743-9212), of CN Brown phoned to report a spill in Orland.

According to Ms. Smith a gasoline customer was filling his vehicle and kept on filling it until 3 gallons of gasoline had spilled on the pavement.  The store gasoline attendant shut off the pump from inside.  Teresa Pinto (469-2504) is the contact person.  I phoned the Big Apple and spoke with an employee who informed me of the customer pumping gasoline and spilling it onto the asphalt pavement.  I was informed that the spill was cleaned up with cat litter.  This material was bagged and awaiting disposal.  I explained that I would drop by in the morning.

Wednesday August 28, 2002	0730

I arrived on scene at the Orland Big Apple, which is located at the junction of US Route 1 and Route15, in Orland.  I observed the area of pavement where the customer overfilled his pick up truck's gasoline tank.  There was a small amount of cat litter left on the asphalt to soak up any remaining gasoline and to prevent further damage of the asphalt.  The day manager said that Teresa shut off the power to the dispenser to stop the spill yesterday, after telling the person to shut off the pump was unsuccessful.
P-28-2002*At 17:04 on the evening of 1/7/02 while refueling in "Hangar V" a valve failure caused the discharge of 169 gallons of AV-gas.  The majority of the spill was contained to the flight deck area and the drains blocked, however some fuel was detected on the spill detention pond.

Based on information received from BNAS, it appears to be a routine spill well within their means of management.  There is no DEP assistance requested and no reason to believe BNAS cannot manage the spill and disposal properly.

No additional response planned or expected.
P-976-2002*A blown hose caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to High Head Rd in Harpswell.  Those on scene quickly covered it with sand and awaited a drum.  The drum was filled with that sand and some additional from the shoulder to be disposed of at Thibedeau's.
P-1001-2002*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately one gallon to the basement floor at 4 Sixth St.  Contractor cleaned the spill with speedi dry and pads.
P-975-2002*Approximately 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged to the basement of a residence on Moody St in Portland.  Contractor made a quick response and the discharge was cleaned via speedi dry.
B-446-2002*B-0446-02
Blue Hill

Wednesday August 28, 2002	1328

I received a phone call from Mike Astbury (374-5049).  Mr. Astbury's excavation contracting company was involved in renovations around what used to be a carriage house on the property of Seven Chimneys.  Seven Chimneys is an estate located off the Steamboat Warf Road in Blue Hill.

I asked if there was any product or liquid in the tank.  He was pretty sure that there was about 12 inches of product in the tank.  Mr. Astbury  believes the tank to have been an oil tank for the building.  I explained that he would need to get the tank pumped out and make arrangements for the proper disposal of its contents.  He said he would be ready to remove the tank on Tuesday, September third.

Tuesday September 3, 2002	0730

I arrived on scene in Blue Hill.  I spoke with members of Mike Astbury Construction and shortly spoke to Mike.  He said he could not pump out the tank as his pump jammed.  Upon seeing the tank and the obvious check valve on the top of the tank and not seeing any copper feed lines or hook ups it was clear that this was used as a motor fuel tank.  I stuck the tank and found it to have 11.5 inches of water with some congealed product.  I could not say with certainty that this tank most recently held gasoline, but that is what I believe.  There was so little product on the water in the tank and what product was seemed as it could have been very old leaded gasoline.

The tank was pumped out and the contents were disposed of by ENPRO.  The tank was to be taken to Bangor Metals, for disposal.
P-969-2002*Homeowner was removing soil from basement and thought some smelled curious.  DEP was notified and visited site.  After inspection, DEP determined homeowner did not have an issue.
P-45-2002*On the morning of January 12 at 6:25 am Tim Parker of LL Bean called to report a small spill of sulfuric acid from a lift truck.  The battery, while charging boiled over releasing approximately two (2) quarts of acid to the floor of the distribution center.

A slurry of caustic soda was applied to the spill and the material cleaned up. A contracted disposal company managed the waste stream. No request for help was made and the notification was timely and no further actions are expected from this spill.
P-190-2002*On  March 8th Joleen Thompson of De Wolfe realty called with a concern for a listed property at 41 Free St., OOB.  The inspection detected fuel odors from around the external AST.  Steve Garland was initially called, and he in turn had JT notify DEP.

The discharge appeared very minor and staining limited to the surface layer of soil barely penetrating the leaf litter.  With this DEP/Cyr elected to hand excavate the soil and dispose of it.  Garland informed DEP the system was to be totally changed out, and the AST would, at that time, be properly disposed of.

Upon removal of all the stained soil, it was packaged and added to the DEP stockpile for disposal at  CRS, Scarborough.

No additional work is planned for this spill site.
P-194-2002*On or about 3/12/02 a complaint was rec'd by DEP about the accumulation of waste material and automobiles at the property 90 Riverbend Rd., Brownfield.  The caller claimed to be a member of the Saco River Shores community, a semi-private neighborhood.

Upon visiting the site, the typical residential/commercial garage was found.  Two (2) permanent structures, a home and shop, were observed.  A few trailers, both recreational and commercial, were noted, and as many as 19 vehicles cars, trucks comm., trucks and equipment also.  Numerous small containers littered the property, also cans, pails and a 55g drum or two.

No one appeared while I looked around the property from the driveway.  The resident dog should have alerted anyone nearby as he seemed quite agitated with my presence.

There was evidence of spillage around the yard, but no major spills observed.  Further, or more detailed inspection of the property may reveal other findings and possible environmental threats.

With no one around to question about site activities an additional visit or written request to the town, & property owner may yield satisfactory answers.  Pending this communication, the site remains a potential clean-up site.  The potential for ground water contamination is present with the somewhat haphazard collection of motor fuel wastes.
P-195-2002*Upon returning to the office it was learned that MVAS in fact has a decorated DEP history.  See any  related Spill # for details.
P-205-2002*DownEast while delivering to the home experienced a small discharge as the scully fitting was not secure as the transfer started.  The  driver shut off the nozzle and reported the discharge.

Based on the information rec'd no DEP response was warranted.  The simply notification and timely response by DE should suffice.  No complaint was rec'd by the home owner.
P-208-2002*While installing a deck on the rear of the home, the excavation for deck posts revealed an unknown UST in the flower bed & portion of the driveway.

Instrument readings were almost non detect and the tank opened.  A shallow layer of sludge and water (thought to be condensation)  were found and removed by EPI.  The tanks location between two structures the house and garage necessitated abandonment in place.  Back fill was delivered and the tank filled and compacted.

No additional work is planned for the site.
I-202-2002*Jim Gramlich received this call on Sunday. The reporter, Jay LaDuc, stated a 25 gal overfill had occurred at an unmanned aboveground storage tank (AST). The reporter also stated that he would get a crew to take care of the spill and would call Jim back when the clean-up would take place. That call wasn't received until late on Monday indicating clean-up would be done by Clean Harbors, but wasn't taking place until Tuesday. M.r LaDuc did not return phone calls on Monday.

When I arrived on site at 1000 hrs on Tuesday, I meet Irving representative Alan Kinney who signed the Clean-up Actions Form. We agreed to clean-up complete by 1/2/02 and a copy of the Fire Marshal's Permit by 1/8/02.

The tank had 6,995 gallons in prior to the delivery and 3,345 was added to the tank for a total of 10,337 gallons delivered to a 10,000 gal tank. The product was high sulfur off-road diesel fuel.

Spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors on 12/31 & 1/1/2003.

It appears that a potential of 337 gallons or more may have been spilled. Looking in the containment area I would guess at least two hundred gallons were lost.
P-994-2002*On 12/30/02, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill resulting from a snow plow hitting a transformer.  Approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil spilled.  The transformer was tagged "< 50 ppm PCB".  The oil spilled onto snow in the immediate area.  The contaminated snow and some sorbent materials were removed from the site.  No further action required.
B-678-2002*B-678-2002
12/21/2002 09:30

     Jim Robinson of A.E. Robinson of Dover-Foxcroft called to report a spill of diesel fuel at Bennett Construction on Route 150.  It was stated that approximately 25-50 gallons of fuel spilled to the ground when a corrosion hole developed on their 1000 gallon outside tank.  The fuel, which ran out onto a wet icy surface, was recovered in sorbent material.  The remainder of the fuel was pumped out of the tank.  No drinking water wells were noted to be in the area.
I-180-2002*On 11-8-02, this office was notified by Del Thibideau that his well water at a rental house they owned smelled like fuel oil. I hired County Environmental to go there and take a water sample and look for obvious sources. This was done on 11-11. According to Mrs. Thibideau, a fuel oil line that ran from the outside tank to the furnace was struck by a lawnmower during the summer. This is most likely the source as the water analysis shows 1300 ppb weathered fuel oil. Filters have been installed and the Thibideaus have been sent an application to the AST insurance fund.
P-217-2002*On March 29, 2002 Chief Burbank of Kezar Falls FD called to report fuel odors from an old home in Parsonfield. The Drost residence abuts the Ossippee River with the basement AST approximately 100 feet from the rivers edge.  The tank is located in the century old home on a partially excavated slab, bedrock, till foundation.  The origin of the leak is a corroded line but the time span is unknown, however, the extent of the staining is shallow upon visual inspection.  Bricks from within the hole do not appear heavily stained and the contaminated soils were excavated by hand.  Five to six bags were used to collect the soil.

To the extent possible, the stained materials were successfully removed with instructions to the Drost family to report any further odor complaints should they arise.  No additional work is planned, and the Drost's have not called with any other complaints.
I-162-2002*On October 16, 2002, a wood cutter called this office to report that there was a drum with military markings he discovered while cutting that day off the Maysville Road in Presque Isle. I looked at it that day and found it was an old military green drum labeled as parts solvent. It was empty of liquid and had a small amount of dirt inside. No action was taken.
B-227-2002*B-227-2002
04/16/2002 16:00

     Kerry Scates, Licensed Tank Installer for the Maine Department of Transportation, called to report that a piece of DOT heavy equipment backed over a fuel pump at the their maintenance facility on the Gilpin Road in Orland.  Investigation of the pump and soil beneath the island revealed no spillage.  Repairs were made and the facility was back in business.  No further action was taken.
I-165-2002*On 10-18-02, the attendant at the Presque Isle  landfill reported that a truck owned by Northland Roofing had overturned on the road entering the landfill. A small amount of motor oil had been lost. I went to the site and observed the removal of the truck. Contaminated soil was removed by Northland Roofing and taken to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.
P-923-2002*10.23.02   Scarborough Fire Department reported the spill and cleaned up the discharge.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO 1.2.03.
B-553-2002*
     This office received a call at 1400 on 9/13/02 from Scott Taylor (Guilford of Maine, Inc.; Guilford) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the town of Newport had recently installed a new water line near their facility on Mill Street and had encountered some gasoline contaminated soil near the property line.  Guilford of Maine, Inc. was planning to tie into that line and would be excavating through an area where they use to have a 20,000 gallon gasoline tank (removed in 1978 or 1979).  To avoid delays during the project, they were requesting DEP's presence on site.  A site assessor from Woodard & Curran, Inc. (Bangor - 945-5105) would also be present.

October 23, 2002 (Wed.):  The project proceeded as scheduled on this date.  Haley Construction, Inc. (Sangerville) was hired to do the excavation.  The only contamination found during the dig was 25 ppm on a PID meter near the edge of the road.  There was no other evidence of leakage or spillage in that area.  Whether the contamination was from operations around the old tank or from another source is unknown.  I was informed that the new water line would be used for their fire fighting system at the facility.  Due to the minor amount of contamination involved and the fact that the surrounding area is on town water, no further action was required at this time.

REC:  File report.

I-166-2002*On 9-16-02, this office recieved a report from Maine Public Service regarding a spill of non poly chlorinated biphenyl containing transformer oil at the West Caribou substation. Apparently a racoon had got in and shorted out a transformer. No word yet on the fate of the racoon.
I-177-2002*#2 fuel was spilled at Clarence Lavertu's home.  Approximately 2 gallons inside and 2 gallons outside.  Dirt outside was picked up and double bagged.  Inside was cleaned up with pads and powder.
I-168-2002*On 9-23-02, Irving Oil called to report that due to an overfill of a log truck the day before, about 25-30 gallons had been spilled onto the parking area. They had faxed the original report the day of the spill. They used speedy dry to adsorb the diesel from the asphalt and are having Clean Harbors come pick up the material for disposal.
P-230-2002*At approximately 3:15, Mr. Abrams overfilled his vehicle gas tank by an estimated five (5) gallons. He paid for his transaction, but neglected to inform the attendant of the spill.  The next customer notified the staff as Mr. Abrams drove away, but not before his tag number was recorded.  The fire dep't was called and the island closed down.  Gasoline migrated across a significant portion of the lot and to Rt. 26, before berms could be constructed.  Sand, pads and foam were used to confine the gasoline and fumes.

No actual recovery of gasoline was possible but the stained area was covered with foam and sand to mitigate explosive atmospheres.

State Police were notified and Mr. Abrams license run.  Gray FD said they would send him a bill for the negligence in his actions and failure to report a spill he knowingly created.

No additional work is planned.
P-232-2002*On the morning of March 31 Ms. Reilly returned home to discover the cat had jumped on and broken the oil filter on the basement AST.  She called Giroux Oil to repair the system and subsequently called DEP for assistance in the clean up.

EPI vacuum truck was used to remove oil/water from floor sump.  In an attempt to create a vacuum affect for the surrounding floor space the Vac was applied beyond the actual removal of liquids.  No additional oil was recovered after the initial attempt.

D White was notified and a vapor extraction system installed.

There has been no subsequent odor complaints from Ms Reilly, therefore no additional remedial work is planned.  Any subsequent work will be managed by D White.

I-169-2002*The spilled 2 gallons of diesel fuel, caused by overfill,  was cleaned up with speedy dry and put in
sealed drums.
P-233-2002*On the afternoon of 3/31 while managing a brush pile in the gravel pit, the excavator in which Mr. St. Clair was working caught fire.  The fire consumed the excavator and a portion of the stump dump/brush pile.

In that the incident took place in a gravel pit, the local officials were initially concerned with the loss of motor fluids from the excavator posing a threat to the groundwater.  Upon inspecting the scene the fire was quite complete in destroying the machine, and with that I tend to believe most of the fluids were sufficiently consumed also.  Some staining was observed on the ground, however, the ash & burnt area closely resembled the stain.

No free product was observed, pools of water were soot laden, but no petroleum contamination detected.

No additional work is planned.  Subsequent clean up and machinery recovery should suffice in remediation of and residual contamination.
I-167-2002*Employee finished unloading wax rail car.  Employee was disconnecting hose and while attempting to drain hose into wax catch pan, hose was dropped and some wax came out.
I-170-2002*On 9/30/02 approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to corrosion.  The soil was shoveled into clear plastic bags on 10/1/02 and delivered to Tri Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield on 10/2/02.
B-340-2002*
     This office received a call at 1620 on 6/21/02, from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the underground piping from their aboveground diesel storage tank at the Eastport substation was found to be leaking.  The line is contained inside secondary piping and is buried in a trench adjacent to other piping.  They were estimating that only two or three gallons were involved and all of that was contained inside the secondary piping.  Rather than dig up the line and possibly damage some of the other piping, plans were to reroute the line and temporarily abandoned the old line in place.  Any contaminated soil encountered during the process would be disposed of through Pine Tree Landfill in Hampen.  This procedure was acceptable.

REC:  File report.

P-234-2002*On  the evening of 3/31 a car lost control while cresting the hill of Valley Road, skidding into the ditch.  It first contacted the Myers mailbox & post, traveled up the driveway incline through some bushes, surfing along the top of a primitive stone wall (very large boulders) before coming to rest against a large tree.

The marks along the stones indicate several points of contact.  The oil pan and transmission taking the brunt of the impacts and releasing motor oil and transmission fluid (TF)  along the skid path.  Not enough oil to recover nor TF although some visible in pools of rain water left behind from the evening storm.

The Myers well is approximately 50-75' from the impact site, therefore, initiating concerns for the well and possible contamination.  Based on the small amount of fluids released and the standing and flowing storm water the permeation potential for the contaminates is low, also the slope involved hastened the removal away from the well into the surrounding woods.

A brief discussion with Tech Services also leads me to believe the site well is not at risk.  There is no additional work planned for this site.
B-680-2002*       On December 23,2002 at 1415 we received a call from Rick Moore of the Brewer Public Works reporting a twenty to twenty-five gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A bucket loader lost the oil on Industrial Way which connects the PERC plant to route 1A.
        I arrived at the site and met Russ Wilson of the Brewer Public Works.  Some of the spill occurred in a dirt parking lot and we scraped off the top contaminated layer of a couple inches.  Workers also spread sand on the streak of oil on Industrial Way.
I-171-2002*On 10/01/02 a ruptured hydraulic hose burst causing 5 gallons to spill.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry, absorbent pads and washed the area with power clean.  Pads and speedy dry were put in drums and taken to Tri Community Landfill.
P-245-2002*At some point in the morning a public works vehicle was brought to the garage for hydraulic maintenance, unbeknownst to the supervisor it had been leaking the entire trip.

According to statements rec'd from PW staff the parks dep't vehicle was driven to and temporarily parked outside.  The rain magnified the spread of hydraulic oil to a large portion of the lot and onto Hanover Street where some citizen called it in.

The sheen was shown to the PW supervisor at the time who acknowledged its presence but was unable to actually clean it up.  Steps would be taken to better identify vehicular problems to avoid such incidents in the future.

No recovery was possible as it was truly a sheen and no free product observed.
P-905-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Tues. 12/3/02, I met a building tenant onsite in response to a concern over what was thought to be an unusual high fuel use.  The tank for the apartment had been filled in the spring and now it required another fill-up.
	That afternoon I met and was shown the system.  The triplex-house is a three story wood apartment building in an urban residential area near Brighton Ave., on city water & sewer.  There are three separate furnaces and fuel tanks in the basement, one for each apartment.
	I noted a small (1 gal. or less) fuel oil leak at one of the furnaces, possibly related to recent fuel line upgrades (see attached photo).  This spill had not been reported or remediated.  The oil supply and furnace maintenance was by Breggy Oil Co.
	The fuel tank for the apartment in question was located behind a cinder-block wall and immersed in sand: making it an Underground Oil Storage Tank (UST) in need of registration and abandonment, not an AST,  There was no obvious oil leakage around this tank though it has happened before that a slow leak went down a gap before the concrete floor and wall.  The other tanks and furnaces appeared not to be leaking.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	That afternoon I left messages for the two owners, Glen Austin and Jack Jensen.  On 12/4/02 I mailed their company an explanation letter along with UST registration and removal forms.
	On Tues. 12/31/02, I met Austin and Jensen onsite while they broke down the wall to abandon the tank.  The sand fill was dry and we noted no evidence of a leak.  At the bottom we found coal indicating past use for one of the furnaces.
	The small oil leak by a furnace had been cleaned up.
	No oil-spill remediation was warranted or required and no further DEP actions are expected.  The tenant's unaccounted for oil may be what was normally used to supply hot water over the summer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-173-2002*A broken hose caused 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid to spill from loader.  Cleaned up with sorbent pads.
P-1-2003*
Notice of 5-gal. hydraulic oil leak from CMP Line truck at Pole 159.1 on Bath Rd.  Response by CMP who excavated oil contam. snow.  No DEP response.  Sub-urban commercial area.

S G Brezinski
P-953-2002*Investigation of "red liquid" coming from drainage area at 33 Island Avenue.  Report was from City of Portland inspectors (see attached e-mail).  Visited the site and was unable to confirm any substance.
I-174-2002*A broken hose caused 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  Spill was contained and cleaned up by hand with sorbent pads and put into 50 gallon drums.
I-176-2002*A log loader caused 8-10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was soaked up with pads and absorbants and taken to Oakfield garage where it was disposed of by the responsible party.
P-988-2002*
	Report of leak of product and water into K1 dispenser sump, first received by Response Div. on 8/5/02.  Found during routine inspection on 6/7/02.  See DEP Reg. file 4177 for further details.

S G Brezinski
I-203-2002*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled due to an overfill.  The affected media was cleaned up by the responsible party.
I-210-2002*A  minor aboveground storage tank (AST) stain was identified during a site assessment.
The consultant suspects the source to be overfills or minor spillage when the AST was removed.

Water samples of 3 adjacent wells were taken by the consultant and all were found to be clean.

Site is located 45 52 52 N, 68 25 12 E

No further action required

Case Closed
P-316-2002*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole and brought down the transformer spilling about ten (10) gallons of mineral oil.  A routine non regulated clean up performed by trained CMP staff.

No additional assistance requested no additional information noted, spill clean up completed without amendments.
I-211-2002*Level control float failed and recycle tank overflowed.  Some flow went to containment, but some went outside into a drainage ditch where it was contained. The spilled product did not reach the storm water system.

Cleanup was done by drying the material with wood fines ( sawdust) and burning the recovered fines in the mill boiler.

Response case closed.
P-317-2002*On May 3, 2002, the Department received a call about the accumulation of vehicle debris and possible crushing activities at the Haskell/Hilton property on Demerritt Rd. in West Newfield.

On May 6, 2002, Fred Gallant II of L&W, Eric Hamlin of Solid Waste, and myself conducted a site investigation based on the complaint.  Solid waste and potential water issues prompted the team approach for the initial visit.  The cars are said to have originated in the Wakefield, NH garage operated by Hilton.  Neighbors reluctant to report situation according to the caller, semi-automatic gun fire also noted during the night.

Found on site were approximately one dozen cars, trucks, a few trailers and a snowmobile.  Dozens of 55 gallon drums (some leaking, most in poor condition) waste oil, tainted waste oil.  Many smaller containers, misc contents strewn throughout the property.  The gunfire can be explained by the paintball remnants and balls found all over the property.

Adjacent to the entrance of the junk yard portion is a trailer with an AST in very poor condition.

This site is primarily a local and solid waste case until such time as DEP Response is directed to clean up potential contamination and petroleum wastes.
I-212-2002*A flex hose that leads to the main hydraulic press broke, allowing about 600 gallons of thermal oil to be released inside the press room. This spilled product was recovered and placed into the Hot ponds were the oil and wood debris will be sent to the boiler for disposal.

case closed
I-213-2002*Minor stains were identified by the oil company technician when he serviced the system.
I visited the site and spoke with Ms. Bradshaw. She will advise when she will be doing the excavation of the contaminated soil in the basement.

She removed a small amount of stained soil from the basement at a later date.  No further action required at this time.
I-214-2002*A leaking fitting was identified by the oil delivery person when this system was filled the first time by this oil company.

The fitting was tightened by the driver.

The stain is minor and doesn't require any cleanup at this time.

No further action by response expected.
I-204-2002*Due to corrosion of an aboveground storage tank, approximately 5 gallons of kerosene leaked out.  A small amount of soil was excavated.
I-205-2002*An accident caused 2 gallons of waste oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and taken to Oakfield Bulk Plant.
P-989-2002*
	Report of leaking diesel dispenser into sump.  Found during facility sump inspection performed by DEP contractor on 7/18/02.  Still not reported as required to DEP by RP by 8/1/02.  Product weeping from most unions under dispensers.

	Facility owned by Webber Energy Co.  Located in sub-urban commercial & residential area, on city water & sewer.  This facility operators also suffered unreported waste oil spills earlier in 2002 (P-435-02).  See DEP UST facility registration #7903 records for resolution, and P-594-94 and P-595-95 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-233-2002*B-233-2002
04/18/2002 18:46

     The Kingman Fire Department called to report a vehicle accident with an associated fire at the bridge crossing Mattawamkeag stream in Kingman on Route 170.  It was stated that there was some residual gasoline left on the road after the fire was extinguished.  The suggestion was made to cover the area with sand to provide for mainly traction.
I-206-2002*Because of a hole in a oil tank, 2 to 3 gallons of oil leaked out.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and returned to shop at Irving.
P-995-2002*11.15.2002, Larry Laverriere of Dead River Co. reported an oil spill that occurred on 11.1.2002.  After delivering oil on 11.1.2002, Dead River made a service call to the location to investigate an odor complaint.  The AST was discovered to be leaking due to corrosion.  A temporary patch was applied and the tank later pumped out into a stand-by tank and a new tank installed. Approximately one gallon leaked onto the basement, concrete floor and was cleaned up with Speedi-Dri.

A drinking water well is located in the basement, but no threat of an impact as a result of the small spill existed.  Response Services noted the scheduled installation of the new tank for a possible site visit, but due to other events did not respond to the spill.  Initial and follow up phone contact indicated a satisfactory clean up.

I spoke to Mr. Laverriere about DEP reporting requirements.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 1.3.2003.
P-435-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY	
	On Fri. 6/21/02, I confirmed a late afternoon report of waste oil discharges at this facility.  The spillage was located on a paved area behind the building near the hillside going down to a wooded area.  It appears to have been from poor handling of the waste oil drums and pans.  I found no record that these discharges were properly reported to the DEP when they happened, or promptly remediated.
That afternoon I contacted Mark McNeilly of Webber Energy, the facility & property owners, advised him of the spill, and required immediate attention.  Mr. McNeilly, several days later, informed me Phil Storey of Gould Equip. had responded and cleaned up the spill (Webber owns Gould Equip. Co.).
	I confirmed that the liquid had been cleaned up though a stain remained.  Containers and racks had been moved in front of the area to restrict contact and view of the outside oil drums.  I recommend that the drums be stored in an area with roofed-over spill containment.
	The site is a repair garage with gasoline & diesel UST's.  The area is sub-urban commercial and residential, on city water and sewer.  See also P-989-02, et al. for further site history.
	
I-172-2002*On 10-1-02, John Keller of Fraser paper reported a spill of #1 fuel at their facility. While a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank inside the plant was being filled, it for some reason, became pressurized and burst along  a seam. All contents came out into the diked area. They pumped the oil from the dike and re-used it after replacing the tank.
I-188-2002*On 11-27-02, Allen Landeen called to report that they had discovered oil seeping up through the ground in their bulk plant on Industrial St. I met with him and Peter Curren (also Dead River) there that day. It looked as though #2 (dyed red) was coming up with the shallow water table there; a considerable amount of rain had fallen several days before. We dug test pits to delineate the area and none was encountered near the tanks. It became clear the source was one of several bulk trucks that park in the area. About 15 yards was removed and 2 underflow weir dams placed in the ditch in front of the bulk plant to protect the road ditch and capture oil presently there.
In October the following year about 348 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the area identified the previous year. All soil went to the Presque Isle Landfill.
P-1004-2002*5.29.2002, spill reported and clean up to DEP satisfaction.  Unknown as to the exact cause, but source was a U.S. Government vessel.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 1.3.03
I-207-2002*A switch associated wth an aboveground storage tank system was broken.  Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel was lost.  It was cleaned up with sorbents and taken back to shop for proper disposal.
I-208-2002*10-12 gallons of diesel was spilled as the result of an overfill of a saddle tank  It was cleaned up with drizite and sorbents and double bagged.  It was taken back to the Daigle Oil shop in Houlton for consolidation with like wastes for disposal.
I-175-2002*On 10-21-02, Irving oil reported that while responding to a service call for an out of order furnace, they discovered an oil leak in the fuel oil tank. I met with them at the residence that day. It looked like a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. Judging from the size and age of the oil stain on the floor, probably no more than 20 gallons was lost. Irving used sawdust to absorb oil on the floor. I had them install a vent fan in basement to alleviate any indoor odor problem.  No further action is required at this time.
B-434-2002*
     This office received a call at 1450 on 8/20/02 from Peter Goodwin (GAC Chemical Corp.; Searsport) reporting a hazardous chemical spill at their facility.  He stated that approximately 100 to 150 gallons of sulfuric acid were spilled around 1415 today while they were in the process of unloading a tank truck at their alum reactor plant.  The cause was due to a valve that had been left open on the system.  That allowed some of the acid to flow back into the truck and out through the rupture disc.  All of the material was contained on hot top and soil in the loading/unloading area.  After closing the valve, personnel immediately diked the area off and began recovery.  They pumped up as much of the liquid as possible for recycling and neutralized the rest with soda ash.  Plans now are to dig up the contaminated soil along the edge of the asphalt, neutralize it, and transport it to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


I-220-2002*While loading a helicopter with Herbicide (Accord+Entry+water), about 2 quarts was spilled.

This material was cleaned up with sorbants and the contaminated soil was excavated with a hand shovel.

Pesticide Control Board was notified by Irving.

Case Closed
B-586-2002*B-586-02
Sedgwick

Thursday October 31, 2002	1550

I received a phone call from Mike Astbury (374-5049), of Astbury Construction, in Blue Hill.  Mike called to inform me of an oil spill in Sedgwick that occurred when an outside AST fell over.  Arrangements were made to meet him early at his garage in Blue Hill, then proceed to the Don Reiman (359-2316) property in Sedgwick.

Friday November 1, 2002	0800

I met Mr. Astbury, then followed him to the spill scene in Sedgwick.  Soon I met the property owner, Don Reiman.

According to Mr. Reiman,  he had recently placed an outside 275 gallon vertical tank behind his garage/shop building.  The tank had legs with pipe flanges on them.  This tank was not properly installed.  The leg flanges were in contact with the ground.

Mr. Reiman said that he ordered 100 gallons of heating oil to be delivered to his tank.  On Wednesday Hensler Oil filled the tank and late Wednesday night Mr. Reiman noticed that his tank was on the ground and had spilled all but about 15 to 20 gallons of heating oil.

Access to the area which needed to be excavated was very limited at best.  A small rubber tired backhoe was used along with a 3.5 to 4 yard small dump truck was used.

Excavation went slowly, the furnace area on the building had to be supported as so the excavation equipment could remove the nearby oil contaminated soil.  Excavation continued until darkness fell.  As we were putting a wrap on the soil excavation until Monday, oil and a small amount of ground water began to flow into the excavation.  About 5 gallons of oil was recovered using pads and a small transfer pump.  I left some sorbent pads with Mr. Reiman and he said he would use them and his pump to recover what oil entered the excavation.

Monday November 4, 2002	0800

Excavation continued today.  Over the weekend Don Reiman said that he recovered 25 gallons of heating oil using his small pump.  The oil was pumped into the heating oil tank.

On Monday another 10 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed from the excavation.  Sorbent pads were taken to the temporary storage area in Bangor.

The PID readings that were measured in the excavation were in the range of 13.1 to 61.3; the outside temperature was 29 degrees F.

The water table in this low lying area rose to about 10 inches below normal grade while the excavation was open.

Plans are for Mike Astbury Construction to fertilize and spread the 25 cubic yards of contaminated soil, currently under 6mil polyethylene, in the spring of 2003.

At my request, John Selleck, of Technical Services, has asked that Mr. Reiman's drinking water well be placed on quarterly monitoring.
I-216-2002*On 11-22-02, Mike Keil of HP Cummings Construciton Co. called to report that a bulldozer owned by McGillan Inc. working at the Aroostook Medical Center had backed over a fuel can, crushing it and spilling 1-2 gallons onto the ground. They scraped it off the gravel and put it in a drum for later disposal.
I-217-2002*On 12/9/02, Maine Potato Growers called to report that a driver had overfilled a 275-gallon residential tank because of an  improper whistle. About 1-2 gallons spilled onto the snow in the driveway. The driver shoveled up the snow and took it back to the office for treatment.
I-218-2002*On 12-13-02, Don Chasse called to report that a container of Sodium Hypochlorite 12.5% had fallen off a forklift and broken open spilling 80 gallons onto the parking area. The area was covered with snow and ice and he proposed scraping all snow and ice off, placing it in drums and allowing it to melt down. By the time it was water, most of the bleach would be gone. I agreed and told him to check the pH and residual chlorine before disposing of the water at the sewage treatment plant.
P-865-2002*11.15.2002, responded to spill location and met with Steve Stairs of Portland Country Club.  Stairs informed me that one of the facility's ASTs corroded and was leaking.  Irving Oil technicians had placed a temporary patch on the tank and cleaned up the Speedi-Dri that had been deployed on the spill. I inspected the system that consisted of three 330 gallon ASTs, one of which was patched at that bottom. I requested that Portland Country Club and Irving make arrangements to have the tank pumped off with in the next several hours.  Both party's agreed and I was later informed that that work had been completed and that a new tank was to be installed at a later time.


No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO 1.3.03
P-1007-2002*On 11.14.2002, Doug Whittier of FPL Energy reported that FPL had six drums of contaminated soil.  Whittier advised that the transformer had been leaking and last July or August the transformer was removed.  Stained soil was observed under the transformer and subsequently removed, hence the generation of the drums of contaminated soil.  The waste soil was tested for disposal requirements and came back 1.64 ppm PCBs.  Clean Harbors of Maine, So. Portland, was contracted to remove and dispose of the waste.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 1.3.03
I-209-2002*On the Center Limestone Road in Limestone, the Caribou MPS responded to a transformer which was damaged by someone shooting it with a rifle.  Approximately 8-10 gallons of transformer oil was lost.  It was cleaned up by removing sod and soil.
A-760-2002*The filter was sheared from the tank and several gallons escaped despite attempts on the tenants part to stop the flow. Downeast Energy sent a crew to repair the tank and recover oil with pads. On a subsequent day, I supervised an excavation to recover the oil that escaped initial efforts.
P-1003-2002*A site assessment was conducted on the APA Transport property, 87 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough.  The assessment revealed some petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater associated with former or current underground tanks on the site.  Stephen Brezinski of the DEP had conducted an extensive clean-up of the site in 1993 (P-759-93) and at that time had concluded that the site had been cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction.

A review of the Phase 1 site assessment submitted by Adler Geoscience, Inc. gives no conclusive evidence that any contamination beyond that which was evident at the time of the P-759-93 investigation, and as such no further action on the site is required by DEP at this time.

According to DEP records, there are 4 underground petroleum storage tanks still in the ground at the 87 Pleasant Rd. site (UST Reg #6085).  All 4 tanks are registered as out of service as of 5/1/02.  The operator of the site should contact the DEP's UST Licensing and Enforcement Unit prior to placing these tanks back in service.

Any future discharges on this site, whether from the UST's or surface source(s) should be immediately reported to the Department and will be addressed at that time.
A-534-2002*Mike Light of H.E. Sargent called to report a broken hydraulic line on their excavator.  Sargent was working at the Camden YMCA, in Rockport at the time.  The oil spilled to soil.  It was convenient that they had an excavator right on site.  Repairs were made, and contaminated soil was stockpiled on site.  I faxed a spill letter to Vaughn Thibodeau in Prospect, and Sargent delivered the contaminated soils for disposal the next day.  No site visit was made.
A-714-2002*The valve at the bottom of the AST leaked discharging an estimated 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the floor and soil at the home of Ray and Jean Ouellette 209 Green Road Fairfield, Maine (207 453 9915).  The spilled oil ran across a floor and drained onto the ground approximately 6 feet from the well serving the property.  DEP Response Services had the site excavated by McGee Construction with 26.74 tons of  contaminated soil trucked to Commercial Paving in Scarborough, Maine.

For the excavation it was necessary to remove the section of building connecting the house and the garage.  As the excavation progressed it appeared as though there had been a previous spill at the same site.  The soils at the site were generally dense clay material to a depth of 6 or 7 feet below grade.  Below the clay is a layer of sandy material, perhaps 12 inches in depth followed by highly friable bedrock.

The contamination from the initially reported spill did not extend deeper than 2 feet into the soils.  Furthermore, what is apparently previous contamination, increased from a depth of 3 feet below grade to the sandy material and bedrock.  The path of contamination also appeared to move under an addition on the mobile home and away from the reported spill.  Owing to the construction of the mobile home and addition is was not possible to remove all the contamination from the site.  A small amount of contamination remains under the addition (600 ppm bag head space).  The remainder of the excavation is clean.

Upon arrival at the site the homeowner, Jean Ouellette, reported the water was contaminated.  DEP personnel took a water sample to HETL in Augusta for DRO analysis.  The result confirmed the well to be contaminated (see attached analysis).  The analysis also shows the oil contaminating the well to be weathered fuel oil suggesting it had spilled some time ago.

The site has been referred to Technical Services for follow up and long term remediation.
A-558-2002*Cathy Buck, Science Department Head at Lincoln Academy called to report a mercury spill at the school.  The spill occurred when a student accidently broke a thermometer.  Ms. Buck estimated less than a gram of mercury had been released to a linoleum floor.  The school had a mercury cleanup kit which she had employed to recover the mercury.  The windows in the room where the spill had occurred were also opened to ventilate the area.  Ms. Buck demanded to know what DEP would require done as a result of the spill.  I offered to bring our mercury vapor detector instrument, the Lumex, to the school to assess air quality.  Ms. Buck was certain that was not required.  The prospect of oversight by the State bureaucracy seemed quite irritating.  No site visit was made.
A-17-2003*   DEP received a belated report that a minor oil spill had occurred when a hose failed while fueling a tank.  Reportedly, spill was to pavement and was entirely recovered.
   No DEP site visit was conducted; I anticipate no further DEP action as a result of this incident.
A-14-2003*   DEP received a report that an AST overfill had occurred at this school.  It transpired that approx. 2 gallons of oil exited the vent pipe at roof level, spraying the school siding near the entry.  Contaminated snow was collected for disposal.  The drilled well serving the school is located 200' away and is not considered at-risk by this minor event.
   While not evident at the time of my visit to this site it was feared that slight petroleum odors might become noticeable in the front of the school due to the proximity of the spill to the entry doors.  After removal of contaminated media, several pounds of activated carbon was placed for odor absorption.  The location of the vent (at roof level, near the entry) has reportedly caused odor problems in the past while filling the tank as saturated air was displaced; this is beyond DEP regulatory control, though the school and Irving have expressed a desire to remedy the situation.
   I anticipate no further DEP activity as a result of this incident.
A-607-2002*John Johnson, Director of Public Works, called to report a spill of Power Steering Fluid from one the town trucks.  The spill occurred inside the municipal garage to a concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-223-2002*   DEP received a report that a "large grease spot' was evident on the pavement at the intersection of Route 3 & Route 32 (Southbound).  Upon investigation, it appeared that a 1-gallon container of waste oil had fallen or been ejected from a vehicle, spilling to the road surface.  Passing traffic had spread the material over a large area, making recovery impossible.
   The area is rural, and the nearest well is several hundred feet away and not considered at-risk due to this event.  I anticipate no further DEP activity here.
P-490-2002*
	Response to mystery UST found during routine city road construction.  On 7/18/02, I met CTI Mike Simard and city workers onsite.  The tank location was at the corner of the parking lot for the Great Falls parking lot (see site map).  It was believed that the site was an old, long out-of-service gas station location.  The area is on city water and sewer.

	The removed tank was a rusty, riveted bare steel of about 300 gallon size.  Old city plans indicate two UST's for a gas station.  The tank was full of water, pumped out by Clean Harbors.  A product line of 1.25" was found.  I issued a UST registration form to Mr. Gerry so as to register the tank.

No contamination over 1 ppm noted.  No CMR 691 UST removal assessment required or done.  No further actions expected at this time, though it is possible that a second old UST remains under this corner still.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-609-2002*Joel Glatz called from Frontier Oil to report a minor overfill at the Lorraine Brann residence.  The fill whistle malfunctioned and oil was sprayed out the vent.  Frontier used sorbents to clean up the spilled oil.  The tank needs to be placed on a concrete pad, the line needs to be sleeved, and the vent whistle needs replacement.  I contacted Ms. Brann by phone and confirmed the spill was minor and no cleanup issues remained.  She confirmed the spill was small, and acknowledged the need for maintenance of the tank.  No site visit was made.
B-465-2002*GREAT LAKES HYDRO IS THE NEW OWNER OF THE FORMER GREAT NORTHERN PAPER HYDRO SYSTEM.  IN LATE SUMMER OF 2002,  ENGINEERED PRODUCTS WAS ENGAGED IN EXPLORATORY DRILLING AT THE NORTH TWIN DAM, TO DISCOVER HOW MUCH RENOVATION THE DAM WOULD HAVE TO UNDERGO.   THE DRILL RIG, PERCHED ON THE  APRON BELOW THE DAM GATES, LEAKED AN ESTIMATED 2 TABLESPOONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL THROUGH A LOOSE FITTING.

SORBENT BOOMS WERE PLACED IN THE RIVER TO CONTROL THE SHEEN, BUT AT ONLY 2 TABLESPOONS WERE SPILLED, I HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE THE BOOMING WAS.
P-557-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	DEP attendance at abandonment and remedial actions for 1000 gal. FRP, municipal consumptive-use heating oil AST abandonment-by-removal.  The UST facility was abandoned after the school building was torn down (see site sketch).  A school area, falling over a mapped S & G aquifer and given a Stringent Clean Up Goal.  Dense commercial area off Route 302 just south of the Windham mall area.

	Soil screening done by St. Germain & Assoc. with tainted soil being recycled at CRS.  All sandy soil noted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-206-2001*Mr. Campbell observed pink snow when shoveling around his external AST and called the DEP.  His property abutts the Wisharts.

The design of his pad and cradle for the half-sized AST successfully confined the oil to the surface of the pad by way of the wooden frame being slightly raised above the concrete surface.  Fifteen (15) bags of snow and ice were removed and transported to DEP for separation.

No further observations of oil were made.  Mr. Campbell was satisfied with the clean up.

No further action is warranted for this clean up scenario.
A-756-2002* On 12-26-02, a multi vehicle accident occurred on Route 201 in the town of Vassalboro.  This accident occurred near the Kennebec Hotel about 0.5 miles south of the Winslow town line.  The local Fire Dept. was on scene along with the Kennebec Sheriff's Office.  When I made a site visit the Fire Dept. was still there but the box truck and automobiles were gone. I dug a few holes through the snow into the ground, but did not find any large quantity of  petroleum. I released the Fire Dept. and then drove to Freddie's Service Center in Vassalboro. They towed the box truck away. I spoke with Freddie and an employee, and they told me that one saddle tank was intact and the other still had fuel in it even though it was damaged. Based on this info and my site visit no further action will be required.
B-413-2002*B-413-2002
08/06/2002 08:52

     Larry Winchester of Gould Equipment called to request a waiver to "abandon in place" a tank at the Hill Top School at 218 Ohio Street.  Investigation shown that the 500 gallon tank was situated within a concrete earthen structure within the school's basement.  Since the structure was part of the foundation it could not be easily removed without causing damage.  As of the end of the year, the work still had not been completed.  Enforcement staff is looking into the issue.
P-43-2002*Ness Oil tank truck leaked at the pump while in transit.  Leak was repaired and spill cleaned up by Ness Oil.
B-622-2002*B-622-2002
11/22/2002 13:30

     Martha Witham of MSAD #13 in Bingham called to report that a janitor placed waste from a broken thermometer in a toilet.  The waste reportedly had not been flushed into the system.  Chem Safe was reportedly called in to pump out the mercury waste.  No further action was taken.
A-757-2002*See attached IP report. No site visit was made.  Late report.
P-8-2003*Discharge was the result of a loose bung on top of the tank.  The discharged oil was noticed by the homeowner while the tank was being filled.  There previously had not been a problem at this property, and the whistle was working properly.  The oil was cleaned up and the bung tighten by C.N. Brown.
P-9-2003*Discharge was the result of a failed gasket on the delivery truck's pump.  Most of the oil was contained within the spill containment of the truck, although a small amount made it to the ground.  I checked on the site to assure that there was no remaining oil.  I observed nothing.
I-132-2002*A truck used to haul a chipper , got stuck and broke the line to the fuel tank.

Spill was cleaned up by the spiller and the contaminated soil was spread in accordance with the guidelines on Irving land.

Case Closed.
I-4-2003*A single vehicle traffic accident involving a tractor trailer truck, caused an unknown amount of diesel fuel to be spilled into a swampy area next to the highway.

Free product was recovered with 4 bales of pads. Contaminated soil was excavated and transported to the landfill.

Case closed.
B-488-2002*B-488-2002
07/29/2002 12:39

     An underground tank dispenser and pump inspection turned up evidence of a leak at MC's Market on Route 186 in Gouldsboro.  It was stated that small gasoline concentrations were detected beneath the pumps.  Some staining was also evident.  It was believed that the filters to the pumps were weeping.  Other than repairs being made no further action was taken.
I-1-2003*A broken hose caused 10 gallons of transmission fluid to spill.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry and taken to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.
B-677-2002*B-677-2002
12/20/2002 14:10

     The Somerset County Sheriff's Office called to report a vehicle accident at the intersection of Hartland and Taylor Roads in Athens.  It was stated that there was some significant gasoline spillage associated with it.  Upon investigation of the site it appeared that the gasoline was washed entirely away with a heavy rain.  No further action was taken.


A-759-2002*The City of Rockland Pollution Control Facility (207 594 0324) reported petroleum coming into the plant from a pump station at Scott and Ocean Streets in Rockland.   Pollution Control Facility personnel requested DEP assistance to remove the oil contained in the pump station.

In the south end of Rockland storm water and waste water systems are commonly both terminating at the waste water treatment plant.  Sorbent pads were used to absorb as much oil as possible at the pump station (estimated 5-10 gallons).  Pollution Control personnel began "pulling manhole" covers in an effort to find the source of the oil.  A leaking AST was found at 30 Cresent Street in Rockland near a storm water drain.  A very small quantity of oil was found in the drain catch basin but no "oil trail" from the AST to the drain (See spill A-762-2002).

No direct source was identified however a second likely source was reported on January 1, 2003, at 216 So. Main Street in Rockland (see spill A-2-2003).

No further action is expected.
P-7-2003*On the morning shift of 1/6/03, Bob was fueling his truck.  He went to the garage area and upon returning found the nozzle on the ground with what he stated as a small stain.  No report was made about the initial spill.

Throughout the morning while working in the yard, John McCloud noticed strong diesel like odors, he thought emitting from the loader he was operating.  He was then told by the salt handlers there was a stain area at the diesel dispenser.  Upon this discovery DEP was notified.

Eighty-five (85) gallons of diesel had been pumped, the truck on a previous fill took 60 gallons, a guestimation of 20 gals was postulated.  Contact was established with DOT Environmental, D Doughty and he contacted ENPRO to remediate the spill.  Areas of concern were flagged by DEP/Cyr and ENPRO commenced clean up activities.

In a conversation with Jeff Brown on 1/7, saturated snow, slush and ice were contained, as well as 5-7 cu yds of soil from the swale (some pea stone, cobbles and soil).  The site will be revisited to remove speedi dri and any other soils now visible in the daylight.

No further DEP Response action is planned, with DOT & ENPRO having a contracted service agreement.
B-560-2002*B-560-2002
10/18/2002 11:03

     Roy Brothers Oil in Old Town called to report discovering an oil sheen off of a driveway at 21 Main Street in Milford.  It was stated that it was not associated with any of their operations.  Investigation revealed that it was a minor sheen probably associated with a leaky vehicle on the roadway.  No further action was taken.
I-5-2003*An AST was overfilled by an inexperienced driver.

Spill was cleaned up by the driver and the debris taken back to the MPG office.

The property manager, Steve Freeman, was unaware of the spill when I contacted him at 1015 hrs.

Case closed.
I-145-2002*A  minor stain oil stain was identified under an aboveground storage tank. When the oil burner technician investigated , he found a corrosion hole that was patch with a magnetic patch until the tank could be replaced.
P-1011-2002*Received a call from Paul Metivier, Super Value, Inc. regarding the discovery of diesel fuel on the snow/ice covered pavement in the produce and meat receiving area.  He was unsure how the incident occurred, or for that matter how much was discharged, but was asking for assistance.  I met with Mr. Metivier who showed me the area in question.  There was a small amount of oil among a great deal of slush, most likely the result of an overfilled saddle tank.  The amount appeared to be less than 5 gallons and was spread over a large area by the heavy truck traffic in this location.  The suggestion was made to place sand over the area to contain the oil and limit its migration outside the receiving area.
I-139-2002*Homeowner had bled furnace on 7/10 but had failed to retighten the nut.

When the homeowner smelled oil, the oil co was called to fix the problem, which they did by tightening the loose fitting.

Case closed
P-209-2001*Received a call regarding a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 24 Campground Road, Arundel, ME that was discovered when the tenant lost heat.  The fitting was broken by heavy snow.  Oil had run under the snow and was flowing down the driveway into the street.  The well was located within 100' of the discharge slightly up-gradient on the opposite side of the trailer.  Sorbents were placed down to limit the migration of oil and arrangements were made to excavate the area.

On March 27, 2001, Environmental Projects, Inc attempted to excavated the contaminated soil, but was unsuccessful, due to the great deal of snow and high water table.  A pit was dug adjacent to the driveway and sorbents placed in it to collect the migrating oil.  I check on the area several times over the  course of several months to change oiled sorbents.  Also during this time period, I collected a water sample of the well on April 30, 2001, which tested negative for oil (see attached Analytics' report #45267).  The property was also placed on the Department's "Quarterly Monitoring Program"  which detected no evidence of contamination (see attached Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory reports).

On July 18, 2001, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc and excavated as much contaminated soil as physically possible.  There were several trees and their associated roots in the area making excavation difficult.  Clay was encountered at approximately 5' below grade limiting the downward migration of oil.  On this day, work was completed.  The well water monitored for contamination, and as of 10/01/02 analysis detected no evidence of contamination.


I-138-2002*Mr. Lizotte tripped over the fuel line & broke it, spilling less than a gallon of fuel.

Oil company repaired an cleaned up the spill with pads & speedi dri.
I-137-2002*A lube oil leak was identified in a locomotive by a Maine Public crew who were picking up new poles.

Spill source was a lube oil hose on the locomotive LMS-100.

I completed a initial cleanup agreement with the crew on site:
1. remove contaminated soil
2. Store out of weather
3. Sample for heavy metals for disposal
4. Dispose of at license facility
5. Call me when disposal is completed

As if 1/6/03, no info has been received that this material was properly disposed of.

1/7/02, I received a call for Ken Liepold, who stated that he dropped the ball. The contaminated soil had been recovered and was in drums under cover in the old IP building. He will work with the local landfills to get the soil sampled and prepared for disposal.
P-668-2002*Ms. Gurski reported oil odor complaint to Davis Oil, which upon inspection a small corrosion hole was noted.  The external AST is on a pad.  Speedi dri was applied, and the tank emptied and moved aside.

Davis notified DEP and Cyr responded, noting a minimal spill beyond the concrete pad/slab.  The speedi dri was not saturated but the odor of fuel was detected in the leaf litter.  A phone conversation with Gurski & Davis outlined the remedial steps and expected outcomes.  Davis was confident they could manage the spill adequately, however if conditions changed they would notify DEP.

As the area is served by public water, no significant threat was noted based on small amount of the spill.

No additional work is planned nor has any information been submitted.
B-600-2002*Mrs. Langerak called this office to say that there was some diesel stained soil around the above ground diesel tank and, since she was planning on selling the store, wanted to know how to clean it up. I went to the store. There was a 550 gallon tank with a small tank mounted pump. At the front end, the ground was stained. I'd estimate about 5 'X 5'. I noticed that at one time there had been another pad mounted pump dispenser connected to the tank.
  I spoke with Mrs. Langerak and described what needed to be done. The contaminated soil needed to be removed and, as she owns a large piece of rural land, land spread at an approved site. She felt that her husband, John, could dig up the contamination and spread it himself. I told her to call me when they were ready so that I could check to see that the removal was adequate.
   Winter has arrived before the clean up and I will try for the spring of 2003.
P-701-2002*A secondary environmental clean up at the DA Wilson facility from an unreported gasoline spill in 2001 at the company picnic.

As the story goes a golf cart struck the dispenser causing a discharge of fuel to the ground.  The system is fed by aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in a bermed enclosure and the area immediately affected was the driving/parking gravel portion of the yard.

There are are several RCRA issues pending for the DA Wilson site, this petroleum spill is believed to be confined to the area immediately adjacent to the AST storage area.  Follow up ground water sampling will follow (conducted by M Woodruff DEP) and the system planned for removal.

Actions for this area will be clean up and removal of associated piping from the dispensers. Dispensers and associated piping removed on August 20, 2003. Very little soil was found to be contaminated, and this was brought to Commercial Paving and Recycling (CPRC) for disposal/recycling.  The bottoms of the dispenser island were lined, beneath both units gasoline and diesel there was installed a synthetic liner, which successfully confined the fuels within the soils above the liner.  Several hundred pounds of soil were removed to clean/clear the subsurface of any residual fuel products, none was documented beyond the liner.  This material was consolidated with other like wastes and transported by DEP to CPRC for disposal.
P-950-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY & INTRO.
	On 12/18/2002, DEP Resp. visited the site with Bob Williams of the DEP Oil Enf. unit, and met with CTI Scott Letellier of Portland Pump Co. (PPC) and CTI David Howe of H. A. Mapes Oil Co.  This site had been undergoing remediation of a gasoline discharge since 1994 when the UST's were changed (see report P-448-94).  A recent spike in MTBE levels in the contaminated groundwater pump & treat system had caused the need to investigate for a possible new discharge(s).
	 The facility is a C-store and retail, motor fuels UST and AST facility, owned by H. A . Mapes Oil Co.  The present facility operator is James Dillon.  The area is rural residential and commercial located at the intersection of Rt. 202 and Rt. 112 in the Bar Mills area of Buxton.  Being within 300' of a private well the area was given a Stringent Clean-Up Goal in 1994 by DEP's Steven Eufemia.  I understand that there has been at least one contaminated drinking water well.  James Pray is the DEP Project Manager and John Beane the Geologist for the remediation.
	See the DEP UST Reg. file # 2836, and the attached maps, photos, reports for further information.

SITE VISIT
	Problems were noted with the line leak detection due to the nature of the installation and conversion of the Special product to Regular Unleaded.  This may mask a leaking product line.
	No surface-spill log was maintained at the facility.  The spike in well could be the result of an un-logged spill(s) that reached groundwater.  These spills to concrete paving and soil may not leave a stain.  I recommend that the operator be advised/reminded of state reporting and clean-up requirements for prohibited discharges.
	Williams noted a cracked boot in one submersible-pump sump, this may have allowed any product collecting in the sump to leach out to groundwater.
	The spill buckets around the fill pipes were the type that have a gap between the narrow bucket opening and the roadbox.  This is a direct source for spills to groundwater from delivery hoses and tank overfills.  I recommend these types of spill buckets be discontinued and replaced.
	Another source for a spike in the MTBE levels could be a spill/leak from an auto accident leak on Rt. 202.  I understand that Williams will check with the Buxton Fire Dept. for an event like this over the past year or more.
	There was an unreported and un-remediated spill of diesel around the diesel AST.  I instructed Howe to have this cleaned up.

	See the records of DEP Tanks Unit and Tech Services Div. for resolution of this issue and greater detail.  I will check on the remediation of the diesel AST related spill(s), otherwise no further response Div. actions are likely at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-702-2002*A call was received about a broken mercury (Hg) thermometer in a home.  DEP/Cyr responded and removed the broken thermometer in its case from the home.  It was transported to the DEP office for consolidation with other Hg contaminated items awaiting disposal.
A-568-2002* On 9-23-0,2 the Maine State Police called me to report a logging truck accident that occurred in Buckfield. This logging truck is owned by Carrol Russel Trucking and the accident occurred on Route 117. The truck smashed into the concrete guard rails on the bridge that spans the East Branch of the Nezinscot River. This action caused the release of ten gallons of motor oil onto the bridge deck and road shoulder. The Buckfield Fire Dept. responded and placed sorbent boom into the river along with sand on the bridge. After the logs were off loaded onto another logging truck, the wrecked logging truck was removed via a wrecker from Auburn. At this time we shoveled the sand contaminated w/ used engine oil into two 55 gallon drums.
 Several days later Bart Newhouse loaded these two drums onto the state pickup truck, using the power tailgate. The drums were stored in the DEP warehouse for several days and then taken to Commercial Paving for disposal. EPI was hired to transport these two drums to CP. No further remediation will need to be done at this site.
I-219-2002*On 12-24-02, Maine Potato Growers called to report they had mistakenly put 16 gallons of fuel oil in a tank that had been abandoned in place years ago. The fill and vent pipes had been left in place. They were concerned because the well is close to the tank. I checked records and have no record of an abandonment in place waiver have being given. Have tried several times, leaving messages for Mr. Chandler but have not received a reply yet.

1-7-02, Spoke to Mr. Chandler, he said the tank had been abandoned in place 10-15 years ago and had the documentation. He will get back to me with that. I gave two options, the tank can be abandoned in place if it meets the requirements or will need to be removed in spring.
I met with Mr. Chandler on 1-10-03. He had all the documentation showing he had requested and received permission from DEP to abandon the tank in place. A description of how that was done was also there.

On October 8, 2003, the tank was exposed and the oily fill removed from the tank and disposed of appropriately. Please refer to the attached environmental report for further information.
I-6-2003*On 1-6-03, this office received notice from Boralex that they had a small spill of Lube oil from a broken seal on the oil purifyier  in the plant. All material was picked up with wood chips as sorbents and burned in the boiler on site.
A-761-2002*Webber Energy fuels sent a new driver to deliver #2 fuel oil to 16 Patterson Place in Augusta.  Patterson Place intersects with Patterson Street in Augusta, as a result the driver delivered fuel oil to the wrong address.  Kevin Galiard is the building owner and landlord.  The building is a 4 unit apartment structure.

The tank into which the oil was delivered had been disconnected from the furnace several years ago by a tenant then renting an apartment in the building and not capped.  The resulting slow leak discharged an estimated 25 gallons to a dirt floor in the cellar.  Kip's Home Services was hired by DEP to remove the contaminated soil to mitigate the odor in the building.

There was a tag on a fill pipe indicating the tank was no longer in use.  Unfortunately, owing to the snow, the tag was not visible to the driver.  Webber Energy Fuels pumped out the tank on January 2, 2003.

There maybe some dispute between the owner of the building, Kevin Galiard, and Webber Energy Fuels as to who is at fault.

No further action is expected.
P-744-2002*Mr. Merrill called asking for assistance in getting rid of two jars of mercury.  He was cleaning out an old chest of drawers and found the jars.  Approximately two (2) pounds of mercury were recovered and transported to DEP for eventual disposal.
I-7-2003*While pulling out the hose for a fuel delivery, Scott Michaud, a new driver, accidentally hit the delivery nozzle, allowing oil to be discharged. The spill was cleaned up with speedi dri and sorbents.
A-762-2002*During the investigation to find the source of a spill impacting the Rockland Pollution Facility (spill A-759-2002) Pollution Facility personnel identified a leaking AST at 30 Cresent Street near a storm drain.  DEP personnel investigated the site and found a leaking AST with a bowl under the leak to catch any oil discharged from the tank.  The tank is located less than 12 feet from a storm drain.  A small quantity of fuel oil was observed in the storm drain which was removed with sorbent pads.  However, no path of oil was observed between the tank and the storm drain nor was there a high odor load.  Maritime Energy was to replace the tank and bring it up to current AST standards.

No further action is expected.
I-221-2001*There was a leak in the piping at the #2 pump.
P-333-2002*While excavating for extended foundation wall for the salt shed, petroleum contamination was unearthed.  The shed is directly down gradient of the fueling island and UST location.  The UST piping was upgraded in 1990 (2x 10k gas, 1 diesel), contamination noted by former DEP staff J. Gordon.

Test pits revealed dark soil layers in the excavation walls.  The thought is that possible contamination from the upgradient piping may have migrated down to the shed location.  The soils generally appear no worse than soils discovered throughout the public works facility.  Therefore no removal action is justified, beyond the materials removed for the foundation footer.

Auburn will notify DEP if significant changes in soil characteristics are noted, but it is not likely given the fill nature of the yard.

No further work is planned for the site adjacent to the salt shed.
B-684-2002*TAMMY NEWELL RENTS A TRAILER ON ALDER LANE FROM REGINA PETIT.  LATE ON 12./23 OR EARLY ON 12/24, SOMEONE DELIBERATELY BROKE THE FILTER OFF THE TANK, AND SPILLED IN EXCESS OF 200 GALLONS OF #1 FUEL OIL TO THE GROUND.  OIL RAN ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY AND LAWN,  SINKING INTO THE GROUND NEAR THE TANK AND NEAR THE TRAILER'S UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC SERVICE.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND PUT DOWN SORBENT PADS.   FIRE CHIEF LIBBY SUGGESTED THAT SINCE I HAD SO FAR TO DRIVE TO GET THERE, THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE DIGGING WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD.  I ACCEDED, AND UPON MY ARRIVAL, INDIAN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC WORKS HAD REMOVED AN ESTIMATED 20 YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL.

THE HEAVILY CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED THAT DAY, BUT THE EFFORT WAS COMPLICATED BY THE TRAILER'S UNDERGROUND WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE.  I ASKED THAT AT LEAST THE HOLE NEAREST THE ELECTRIC SERVICE BE LEFT OPEN, SO THAT OIL FLOWING INTO IT COULD BE RECOVERED.

THAT EVENING, OR CHRISTMAS DAY, ANOTHER TRAILER UPGRADIENT, BELONGING TO BOBBY NEWELL WAS VANDALIZED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.   AGAIN, THE FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOT RIGHT ON THE SPILL, DOING GROSS CLEAN-UP ON CHRISTMAS DAY.  (B-686-2002)

FURTHER CLEAN-UP OCCURRED AT BOTH SITES ON 12/31, WHEN I HAD CLEAN HARBORS SUCK CONTAMINATED SOIL, SNOW AND GROUNDWATER INTO A CUSCO UNIT.  MORE CLEAN UP WILL OCCUR AFTER SNOWMELT IN THE SPRING AND AFTER THE SITES ARE DIG SAFED.

I-160-2002*Doug Blackstone of H&G Produce phoned to report a spill of diesel fuel from a potato truck working the potato harvest.  A broken fuel line on the potato truck belonging to H&G Produce resulted in the spilling of 50.99 gallons of diesel fuel into a farm field.  The field is located behind a residence at 452 Station Road in the Town of Easton.  The home belongs to John and Deb Dion.  The well for the residence is located approximately 135 feet from the area of the spill.  I had Mr. Blackstone excavate the area of contaminated soil, resulting in approximately 10 cubic yards of material being hauled to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.
B-524-2002*B-524-2002
10/07/2002 08:00

     John Dunlap, Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management in Augusta, called to request an underground storage tank siting inspection at the new City of Brewer Public Works building at 221 Green Point Road.  The proposed facility was inspected for all the required parameters.  No wells were observed to be in the immediate area.  The check list was filled in and sent on to Augusta for review.  No other information was requested.
P-10-2003*Discharge was the result of a hole in the delivery truck's hose.  The oil was sprayed on snow adjacent to the building.  All stained snow was removed and the side of the truck cleaned with sorbents.  The homeowner was satisfied with the clean-up.  No response was required.
P-968-2002*12.8.2002 spill reported.  DEP conduct brief site visit.  No problems observed.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.6.03
I-221-2002*While replacing a manhole around the submersible pump, a piping leak was identified. A union was weeping that was below the pump.

The spill was reported to Jim Gramlich who was on call. Jim reviewed the daily inventory sheets and found a discrepancies that he felt should be reported as as indication of a leak. They have very small amounts going through this system.

The following as the over /under for the month in gallons per month
Dec	-37.9
Jan	  -26.1
Feb  	  -60.5
March	+37.9
April	+28.0
May	+16.3
June	+57.3

Contaminated soil was excavated starting 7/15. Most of the sand back fill around the tank was contaminated below the pump level. Contamination ran under the tank, but I had them leave it as any more being removed would have threaten the integrity of the other tanks.

Contamination did not appear to go outside the back fill, to verify this Geoprobes were conducted at the end of the tanks down 12 feet, no contamination was encountered.

Response case closed
B-537-2002*B-537-2002
10/09/2002 08:46

     An anonymous complainant called to report that the rack at Mobil Tanks had a leaky gasoline fill hose that had been leaking since the summer.  Investigating the rack area with Mike Tatarcyk, manager for the facility, shown no evidence of leakage.  Mr. Tatarcyk did say that the hose was slated for repairs and did have some drips from time to time in the past; nothing significant.  It appeared that the anonymous caller had been a disgruntled former employee.


P-14-2003*On 1/8/03, I received a call from John Gill of the Saco Police Department reporting a tractor trailer accident.  Approximately 1 - 2 gallons of  hydraulic oil spilled from the truck as it was removed from a ditch.  No diesel fuel was spilled.  No further action required.
P-983-2002*
	Notice of gasoline discharges to soil under three dispensers.  Source not confirmed though contamination in these locations under dispensers are commonly from leaking fittings, careless maintenance, and filters.  Further investigation and/or remediation of the discharges is inevitable.

	The regular unleaded (RU) gasoline UST is reported by Marcel Moreau Assoc. to be not registered.  See reports P-695-99 and P-579-93, and DEP UST file #8182 for further info.   This facility is formerly known as a Christy's gas station and store.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-984-2002*
	8/5/02: Report of fire at commercial recycling facility, responded to by Portland Fire Dept.  Notice form Fire Captain Pendelton about potential runnoff with ash.  Pendleton assured that there was minimal runnoff compared to last year's fire which did create problems.  He also reported no haz. material or oil storage that could pose a problem.  There was no DEP response.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-986-2002*
	Report of small, 1 quart oil leak from bad fitting of fuel line at the furnace.  Leak repaired by DEE.  No DEP response.  No product to drains or groundwater.

S G Brezinski
B-692-2002*       On December 31, 2002 at at 1830 we received a call from the state police reporting a tractor trailer off the southbound lane of I-95 in Edinburg.  There was leakage of diesel fuel from a tank that ran the refrigeration unit for the trailer.  When I arrived on site that night the trooper had left but I was able to stop the leak with Plug & Dike and laid sorbents in the hollow beneath the leak to recover any spilled oil.
       When I returned the next morning, January 1, 2003, a crew from Brewer Wrecker Service in Mars Hill was unloading the cargo of potatoes.  The Plug & Dike held overnight and there was no further leakage.  The wreck was hauled out late that day with no further spillage.  There are no open waters in the area.
B-232-2002*A mishap occurred during MeANG's efforts to refuel a NIMROD, which is some kind of British military aircraft; an estimated 150 gallons of fuel was forced out the plane's vents, and onto the tarmac.   It was recovered with sorbents.
P-15-2003*On 1/8/03 I received a call from Steve Hofacker of FPL Energy reporting a small leak from a transformer at their facility in Yarmouth.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up a non-PCB transformer oil spill.  No further action required.
B-336-2002*LIKE ALL RAILROADS, THE B&A MAINTAINS AN OLD BOXCAR AS A MOBILE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.  INSIDE IS A 275 GALLON TANK, HOLDING DIESEL TO POWER A GENERATOR.

ON THE 20TH OF JUNE THE TANK WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, AND WHOEVER DID IT DIDN'T CONSIDER POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE FUEL AS IT WARMED UP.   NEXT DAY, THERE WAS OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE BOXCAR AND ONTO THE GROUND; TOM TARDIFF ESTIMATED A GALLON SPILLED.
I-136-2002*A valve on a hydraulic tank was left open allowing about 15 gallons of oil to be spilled  before the valve was shut.

The spill was cleaned up with sawdust and the debris was burned on site in their boiler.

Case closed
I-108-2001*DEP received notification of containers of hiotrol bottomside in Island Falls.  The containers were overpacked and left in Island Falls for disposal.  Further information is located in the attachments.
A-488-2002*Brad Tyrone of Hillier & Associated contacted the Department to report a spill of PCB oil to soil at the closed Burliegh Building, AMHI complex, Augusta.  The building is surrounded by chain link fence. Over the past year, several electrical transformers and other equipment had been staged inside the chain link fence as a temporary storage area.  This was thought to have been done as part of the renovations and demolition ongoing at the AMHI campus.  One of the transformers had leaked, and was tagged 140 ppm PCB.  The original location of the transformer is unclear.  The Bureau of General Services is the custodian responsible for these transformers.  They contacted Hillier to assess the environmental impact of the spilled oil.  Hillier, in turn, contacted our office.  The unit in question was small, estimated to contain less than 5 gallons.  BGS hired Central Maine Power (CMP) to excavate stained soils and dispose of the leaking unit and contamination.  Hillier took soil samples to confirm the contamination was removed.  I visually checked the area, and no evidence of staining could be seen.  The soil sample results came back less than 1 ppm.  The remaining tranformers were arranged for disposal and removed from the site.  Photos and a site report by Hillier is attached.
P-1002-2002*During a routine service call Downeast Energy discovered that a filter to an AST had been leaking.  DEE repaired the leak and cleaned up the affected concrete floor.
A-808-2001*Maine Yankee reported a hydraulic oil spill from a piece of portable equipment. The unit was located near the old circulation pump house. The spill was cleaned up internally by MY staff.  No site visit was made.
A-809-2001*A dump truck working on the decomssisioning leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil. The spill was cleaned up internally by MY staff with sorbents. No site visit made.
B-8-2003*On 1/06/03, 1730 hours Christine of R H Foster reported that they had a propane delivery truck off the road on Eagle Lake Road in Mt Desert.  It was not releasing at the time but they were concerned because they couldn't off load it while it was on its' side and the wrecker people wouldn't right it while it was full of product.  I offered to show up with an instrument that would sense explosion potential.  She talked to the R H Foster team that was on its' way to the site and they said they would call me when they got there.  At 1900 hours EPA called in the person of Rich Hayworth.  He wanted to know if I had been contacted, which I had.  He said that when they called him the unit was back on its' wheels without incident.  I talked with Christine the next morning.  She said that the Jackson Lab Haz-Mat team became involved along with the local fire department and Webber Oil.  Webber was contacted because they had experience with similar situations.

On 1/07/03,1645 hours, Bob Dalton, who is the safety director for R H Foster, called me with an update as to what actually happened.  The fire department was first to respond and they enlisted the Jackson Lab Haz-Mat Team.  R H Foster called Webber to perform the off loading.  Webber have equipment to do this and Foster does not.  Consequently,  Webber responds when Foster has a propane truck incident.  When they all met at the site they agreed that it would be better to deal with the situation by daylight.  Because of the way the vehicle was situated there were safety concerns with doing it in the dark.  So the off loading and righting of the truck actually took place on morning of 1/07/03.
A-565-2002* On 9-19-02 at 1703 hrs. Wayne Gifford called this office to report a potential leak from an underground tank. This tank is located at Jeff's Market on Route 3, in Augusta Maine. There are two underground tanks at this location. Tank one (8,000 gal) was taking on water in the interstitial space. Tank two (10,000 gal) was taking on water and gasoline in the interstitial space. Tank two was taken out of service ASAP and tank one was uncovered and some repairs were made to the monitoring well.
 Mr. Gifford tried contacting the tank manufacturer without much success. He kept me informed on updates. Eventually he decided to replace the two tanks with one large split/compartment tank.
 The tanks were removed on 12-3-02. The groundwater was being pumped out and onto the paved driveway, which then flowed into the storm drain system. This water then flowed into the road side ditches and swale areas. I collected a sample of this water from the 1.5 inch discharge hose on the pump. The results of this sample are attached to this report. A total of 4,280 ug/l (BTEX/MTBE) were found in this groundwater sample.
 There was some gasoline contaminated soil found in the area of the fill pipes. Eighteen tons of contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Recycling.
 This newest tank is at least the third generation of UST's installed at this location.
 Jeff's Market has a water well on site, exact location unknown, and therefore this site qualifies as a stringent cleanup goal via the D-TREE. In addition, this site shall be referred to our Technical Services group because of the dissolved components of gasoline in the groundwater.
A-688-2002*This spill was reported as a small overfill of an AST.   Maritime Energy cleaned up the spill by hand excavation of snow and ice. No site visit was made.
A-721-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-723-2002*No site visit made. See attached report.
A-724-2002*No site visit made. See attached report.
A-725-2002*Maine Yankee reported a small hydraulic oil spill to pavement. No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made.
A-729-2002*Approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel spilled as a result of a vehicle accident in Wilton.  The spilled product was sorbed up by Fire Department staff. A quick site visit confirmed that there are no wells in the area. There is a brook nearby but likely far enough away to be at very little risk and there was no sign of oil in or near the brook.
A-745-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
B-337-2002*THE SITE OF SPRAGUE'S NORTH TERMINAL, AT HARRIMAN COVE ON THE PENOBSCOT, IS A VALUABLE ONE INDEED, BUT THE VALUE IS COMPROMISED BY THE QUANTITIES OF #6 OIL IN THE SUBSTRATE UNDER A NOW DEMOLISHED BULK STORAGE TANK.

IN 2002, SPRAGUE WAS RE-DEVELOPING THE SITE;  THEIR EFFORT WAS COORDINATED WITH NICK HODGKINS IN AUGUSTA, AS PART OF THE VRAP PROGRAM.  THAT PROGRAM REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF 432 YARDS OF #6 OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL, TAKEN TO THIBODEAU'S ASPHALT PLANT IN FRANKFORT TO BE MADE INTO ROAD SURFACING.
P-1000-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	During the morning of Mon. 12/30/02, DEP's Jon Woodard requested I respond to a 40+ gallon diesel spill that just occurred at the Biddeford Irving.  A very busy facility, the station has suffered past spills as well.  The station is a self-serve retail UST facility, owned & operated by Irving Oil Corp, located in a sub-urban commercial area.

INCIDENT EVALUATION
	Onsite that morning I met Irving station manager, Mark Cloutier, and the asst. manager sweeping speedy dry over the large surface spill.  As drawn on the site sketch, the spill went from the dispenser and flowed down toward Rt. 111.  A larger spill may have reached the highway.  Cloutier explained that the Yarmouth Lumber driver was on the other side of the truck when the nozzle fell out of his truck's saddle tank and the product flowed down the asphalt paved lot.  I am surprised that he did not notice it sooner as 60 gallons takes several minutes to pump.
	It was mentioned that Yarmouth Lumber had opened up an account with Irving because the DEP had shut down Yarmouth Lumber's UST facility in Gray.  I corrected Irving that the DEP has had an open remediation at the Gray fueling facility due to multiple unreported discharges and that Yarmouth Lumber appears to have put their facility out of service as their spill remediation and maintenance costs were prohibitive.  Their Gray discharges appear to have been much caused by driver inattentiveness, as this Biddeford spill appears to be caused by.
	The two Irving workers were cleaning up the spill themselves.  More speedy dry sorbent was needed so I contacted Irving and advised they needed more supplies and help.

CONCLUSION
	No product reached surface water or drains.  Irving performed a prompt and effective response and clean-up.  Some damage to the asphalt may have occurred and some product may have reached soil and groundwater through paving cracks or joints.  No DEP clean-up expenses were incurred.  Better monitoring by the truck driver and the facility operator would have prevented or lessened the discharge.  A copy of this report will be sent to Irving Corp.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-384-2002*ACCORDING TO THE MEDWAY FIRE DEPT., A TRACTOR TRAILER PULLED INTO THE BIG APPLE STORE/RESTAURANT AND WHILE THE DRIVER WORKED TO PATCH A LEAKING SADDLE TANK, AN ESTIMATED 3 GALLONS OF DIESEL WAS LOST  ONTO THE PAVEMENT.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SUMMONED AND THEY RECOVERED THE FUEL WITH SORBENT PADS.
B-6-2003*     On January 3, 2003, at 1555 we received a call from Laura Hunt of Domtar reporting a twenty gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their paper mill in Baileyville.  A hydraulic hose on a cut size machine blew open and spilled the product onto a concrete floor.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents before any oil reached a drain.  The two drums of contaminated sorbents were burned in the mill's biomass burner.
P-4-2003*Sanford Fire Department called to report that they had recovered an 8 oz. jar of mercury from a home in Sanford.  The glass bottle was intact and none had been spilled.  They brought the bottle to the station and asked if I could come get it.  I did and added it to our mercury collection for disposal here at the office.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-11-2003*Mr. Lipp called to report an oil leak from his basement AST (a dual manifold system) which caused a stain beneath the AST.  He was there at the onset (but went to work), but left Union Oil technicians to clean up and repair the leak.  The leak was at the filter supply line connection.

Mr. Lipp did state a sump was near the AST's, but did not believe any of the oil entered the sump.  He was calling from work and was vague on the details, however he believed the situation to be minor.  If conditions were other than what he declared he would call back and schedule a visit for an additional assessment.

Based on the information received, no DEP visit has been conducted and no subsequent call received, it is my belief no further action will be required.
I-178-2002*Aboveground storage tank leak reported at this residence.

This was a new system last year, installed to the stringent DEP standards by ACAP.

Since it was installed, the oil company has installed a suction line out of the top of the tank, leaving the filter assembly on the bottom of the tank.  The water in the filter froze and the filter cracked.  The bottom valve was open enough to allow oil to be discharged through the now cracked filter.

The oil company (Dead River Co.) should have repaired system last summer, since that was when the problem would have been easiest to deal with.

Dead River Co. stated that water must have been in the tank when they installed it new.

Either the installers didn't check the tank for water prior to installation or water was delivered to the home.

Contaminated soil was excavated, no further actions are required at this time.
P-990-2002*
	Report of contamination under dispensers found by DEP contractor during inspection (see attached).  From leaking filters observed also by BAQC inspection.  A reportedly unregistered #2 oil UST noted by Moreau Assoc. is actually registered.  Leaks and contamination are apparently post UST 1992 replacement.  Contamination under so many dispensers appear to indicate pervasive poor maintenance and/or lack of care.

	A follow-up DEP tank's unit inspection, and enforcement actions and education are recommended because of past history of poor compliance.  August 2002, facility inspection report by Portland Pump Co. showed that all three UST's failed their inspections due to spill buckets, sensors not placed properly, non-operating leak detection consoles, and/or water insumps.  The severity of the gasoline discharges under the dispensers have not been determined at this time.  Further investigation of the discharge and clean-up is intended.  See past reports and UST Reg. file #3373 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-687-2002*  Reid McLaughlin called on 12/27/02, to report that he believed that there was oil in his well. He did not know a source only, that the water had begun to smell Christmas day. I met Mr. McLaughlin at his home that morning. His water did indeed have an odor. I collected a sample that was sent to Northeast Labs in Winslow for a Diesel Range Organics test. While there, I inspected his basement oil heat system and found no leaks. Mr. McLaughlin stated that there were spots on his lot where the ledge was exposed and in general it was close to the surface. He believed the drilled well was between 240 and 270 feet deep with little casing.
   I checked the heating oil systems of his two closest neighbors and found no leaks. At this point, I thought it best to wait for the lab results before taking any further action.
   On 1/8/2003, I received the lab results which showed the water sample to have contained 210 PPM. However, the chromatogram showed it to be weathered gasoline. I was not surprised, as the reasonably close heating oil systems appeared tight. Although Mr. McLaughlin and family are snowmobile enthusiasts and there are a number of vehicles in the dooryard, he did not know of any gasoline spills.
   I brought the problem to the attention of Paul Blood, our Technical Services geologist. He immediately placed the well on quarterly monitoring and contacted a water treatment company, Norlens of Orrington, to install a filter system. I contacted Mr. McLaughlin with the results and told him that Norlens would soon contact him. He appeared satisfied.
   As the ground in Holden is covered with a couple of feet of snow that fell the day after Christmas and on following days, I am not able to do a surface inspection in hopes of locating and removing the contaminated spot. I will do this when the ground becomes bare.
A-602-2001*   DEP received a report from a property owner that diesel oil had spilled from a boat stored on the property.  It transpired that the boat (a 36' wooden fishing vessel) belonged to a friend of the tenant; oil spilled to the bilge sometime during the previous winter, and leaked through the hull to soil.  The boat was moved and contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  Due to the age of the spill total recovery was not achievable.
   The area is rural/residential and served by private wells.  An abandoned dug well is located 300' directly downgradient of the spill site; this well is considered marginally at risk.  The drilled well serving the residence is not considered at-risk but was sampled (DRO; non-detect) as a precaution.  I do not anticipate further DEP activity as a result of this incident.
A-1-2003*A two wheel drive Subaru sedan left Beech Hill Road in Northport coming to rest upside down in Sucker Brook.  A small quantity, estimated 1 quart, of automatic transmission fluid (ATF) was discharged into the ice near the front of the vehicle.

The incident occurred at 0330 on January 1, 2003, but was not reported to Waldo County EMA or the Northport Fire Department until 0945 January 1, 2003.  DEP personnel arrived on scene before the vehicle was removed from the brook and found only a slight discharge.  Sorbent pads were used to remove as much of the spilled ATF as possible.

The Pitcher Pond Association visited the site as Sucker Brook discharges into Pitcher Pond.  The contact name and address for the association is recorded in the contact section of this report.

The Fire Department deployed a section of sorbent boom which was frozen to the ice and will have to be removed in the spring.

No further action is expected.
A-2-2003*MBNA New England owns a property at 216 South Main Street in Rockland as well as 218 South Main Street.  The buildings are very close together (less than 48" apart, see attached photograph).  Between the buildings are three 275 gallon AST's, one of which failed a seam at the bottom of the tank due to corrosion.  It was estimated by the Rockland Fire Department and Webber Energy Fuels (Kalloch) that 100 gallons were lost over a 36 hour period beginning before 1, January 2003.

The fuel oil appears to have entered a storm drain on South Main Street and may have contributed to the mystery spill (A-759-2003) which was reported by the Rockland Pollution Control Facility on 31, December 2002.

DEP personnel inspected the site and collected two pails of used sorbent pads from the Fire Department.

No further action is expected.
I-191-2002*Overfill by delivery person caused approximately 5 gallons of heating oil to leak from fill piping, vent piping, and tank plug.  In addition, soil oil spill on snow outside of house.

Technician from Daigle Oil Co.(DOC) began excavation of contaminated snow and soil in basement.

Tank was not up to regulatory standards, was on crumbling concrete blocks and piping to furnace was buried under dirt floor.  Tank and piping in very poor condition.  Directed DOC and homeowner to replace tank and piping, both into house and to furnace.

A private well that serves the three residences owned by Dale Dionne is located 25 feet from tank.  Put on quarterly monitoring.
I-135-2002*A broken hydraulic line under the trimmer on the Green chain caused about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.

The oil was cleaned up using sawdust which was burned in the boiler.

Case Closed
B-527-2002*B-527-2002
10/08/2002 09:50

     Dead River Oil Co. called to report a small spill of #2 fuel from one of their delivery trucks on the Happy Town Road in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately one-half gallon leaked from a failed meter.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-758-2002*  On 12-30-02, Randy Foster of Maritime Energy reported a release of 50 gallons of fuel oil at the Chemrock facility. This business is located on Buttermilk Lane in the town of Thomaston. The spill occurred during a delivery to a large, 10,000 gallon, AST. Maritime Energy delivered 7,500 gallons into this tank, which the owners had previously "stuck" and determined the quantity of fuel to be 2,100 gallons. The spill occurred when the driver of the transport had to blow out the delivery hose and fill pipe. This action caused the release of an estimated 50 gallons of fuel oil.
  When I arrived, several men from Maritime Energy were on site shoveling red snow into poly bags. In addition, they were placing speedi-dri onto the ground. I checked the area to make sure they had the situation under control. The tank rests on a concrete pad and the oil had run off this pad onto the frozen ground. Cleanup was progressing quite nicely. As far as disposal, I suggested they stockpile the bags of snow and speedi-dri on a tarp and have Clean Harbors collect it. I mentioned to them that it may not be legal to transport bags of oil and snow over the roads. I asked Mr. Foster to call me later that day with an update and information on disposal. Mr. Foster called later that day and told me that Clean Harbors would be there the next day to remove and dispose of the oily debris. The bags of oil and snow would be on a tarp and covered overnight. No further action will be required.
B-262-2002*B-2002-02
04/26/2002 14:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report the existence of abandoned bare steel tanks at the Trend Store on Main Street in Stockton Springs.  It was stated that the owners were attempting to hide the pump island by placing planters on top of the piping area.  The report was later confirmed during a site inspection.  The situation was then referred to Diana McLaughlin of the Tanks Enforcement Staff in Augusta for swift resolution on the matter.
B-452-2002*RYAN ANNIS NOTIFIED US OF A WEEPING PIPE JOINT UNDER THE DIESEL PUMP AT THE DOT'S RT.9 MAINTENANCE LOT IN EDDINGTON.

THE PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED BY KERRY SKATES THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THROUGH THE EXCAVATION OF THE EFFECTED AREA.
I-193-2002*A broken nipple to a pressure gauge in the oil line for paper machine #3 released approximately 350 gallons of lube oil.  The machine operator doing his rounds noticed the leak and took actions to contain the leak in a concrete berm surrounding the oiler.  Most of the oil was contained in the berm containment area and was cleaned up using a vacuum and absorbent pads by Fraser's Haz Mat Team.  The team collected approximately 175 gallons of oil from the berm containment area with the vacuum and used approximately 24 absorbent pads to clean up oil outside the berm containment area.  Some of the oil that got outside the berm (approximately 140 gallons), flowed to a catch basin system in the floor, mixed with water, and flowed into Fraser's waste water treatment system.  The machine was shut down to replace the nipple / oil pressure gauge assembly.

Upon arrival at mill, I met with John Keller and went to the waste water treatment clarifiers.  There was a light sheen of oil in the inner ring of Clarifier #1.  Then we went inside the treatment plant and directed a worker to collect a water sample from the discharge side of the clarifier and instructed him to collect one sample every 4 hours.  Sampling began at 1230.  We then went inside the plant to inspect the area where the spill occurred, under paper machine #3.  The Haz Mat Team had completed clean up operations and no visible product was outside the berm containment area for the oiler.

Bill Sheenhan of Maine DEP was notified of the spill and the impact on the waste water treatment system.
P-987-2002*
Small basement AST leak.  Response by C N Brown Oil Co.  No DEP visit at this time.

S G Brezinski
B-12-2003*Dana Irving called from R.H.Foster Oil Co. to report that gasoline had been discovered in the Super sump at Tom's Mini-Mart in Machias. It seems that they had been experiencing trouble with the Red Jacket leak detector and after service the owner found about 4 gallons of gasoline floating on the water within the sump.
   The Super pump was shut down until the line could be pressure tested by Portland Pump Company. This was done the next day and was found to be tight.
   How did the gas get into the sump? Mr. Irving felt that it was connected to the original service work done by licensed installer John Sims. I spoke with Mr. Sims and he did not have an answer for the gas in the sump. I also spoke with the store operator, Bill Thompson, who was also unsure how the gas got there, but he expressed concern about it and was keeping a daily watch on the sump. As of the afternoon of 1/13/03 (four days later) no gas had appeared.
   While I have no definite answer to the question, I am mollified, because of the interest and concern of the operator. Inspection of the sump will tell us if this was a one-time event or not.
B-325-2002*B325-02
Bangor

Wednesday June 12, 2002	1730

I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Mr. Bob Jankowski (942-5494), of Harley Plumbing, about a heating oil spill at Shaw House, in Bangor.

According to Mr. Jankowski, he is currently working at the Shaw House replacing their heating boiler system.  As part of his job of replacing the boiler, he noted that one of the 2 heating oil tanks had leaked heating oil onto the basement's concrete floor.

This leaking tank had a small corrosion hole in it and is located in a far corner of the basement.  He said that about 10 gallons of oil was on the floor.  This oil was soaked up using speedi-dri.  The speedi-dri was disposed of by Harley Plumbing.
P-981-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	On the morn of Tuesday 12/24/02 I visited this urban multi-family house in response to a 12/23/02, incident of a broken mercury thermometer.  The wooden house is located in the CMMC area of Lewiston which is on city water & sewer.
	Ms. Brooks, a tenant, explained that on 12/23/02, a city Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) was visiting in response to a complaint about the building water temperature being to hot.  She explained that he borrowed a thermometer from her to measure the hot water exiting the kitchen tap.  The problem being it was a medical thermometer which reads only up to about 105 degrees F.  Under water reportedly hot enough to make tea, the thermometer promptly burst: draining silver mercury down the kitchen drain.
	I advised Ms. Brooks not to use the sink till I could visit the next morn, as the heavy mercury likely settled in the sink trap.
	That following morning I drained the water and trap sludge into a plastic container and large plastic bag.  The waste was disposed of later that day by the DEP along with other mercury waste.

CONCLUSIONS
	No further remedial actions are expected at this time.  A copy of this report will be sent to the Lewiston CEO.  The city CEO representative reportedly holding the thermometer was also a responsible party for this hazardous materials discharge and should have reported it to the state DEP as well as LAWPCA.  It is not know how much mercury if any reached the sewer system.
	A meat or other high temp. thermometer would be best used next time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-329-2002*B-329-02
Carmel

Thursday June 13, 2002	1346

I received a phone call from Paula Kimball (743-9212), of CN Brown.  Paula phoned to report a small spill of #1 heating oil to the pavement at Leavitt's Trailer Park, in Carmel.  According to Paula, the heating oil delivery driver flushed the line and spilled 1/4 cup (2 ounces or .015 gallon) of product onto the pavement.

The pavement was in front of the mobile home of Charles Kimball (848-3291) at Leavitt's Trailer Park.  The CN Brown delivery driver used a sorbent pad to soak up the small amount of heating oil on the pavement.
B-346-2002*B-446-02
Harrington

Thursday June 27, 2002	1030

I received a phone call from Les Sims ((800) 424-8802), of the National Response Center.  Mr. Sims called to report that a 500 ml metal container of outdated medical grade ether, from the biology lab at Narraguagus High School, had been found and reported.

He said that the report come to him from Glendon Carter (483-2748), of the Harrington Fire Department.

The state police bomb squad had been notified and they recovered and disposed of the container.  There was no spill or leak of the ether.
B-457-2002*A LEAKING SWITCH HANDLE ON A TRANSFORMER RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AN ESTIMATED 2 PINTS OF TRANSFORMER OIL.   SEE MONA SPEAR'S ATTACHED REPORT.
B-582-2002*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, Larry Winchester (Webber Oil Company; Bangor) began the removal of one 275 gallon underground #2 oil tank at John Hoctor's residence on Westwood Drive in Orono on 10/31/02.  The reason for the removal was in preparation to selling the property.  I was informed that the tank was full of water prior to the removal and had not been used in years.  Webber Oil pumped it out on 10/30/02.  The tank was pretty rusty and caked with dirt.  It's age was unknown.  The piping was a combination of galvanized (fill/vent) and copper (feed).  Soil surrounding the excavation was a clay-loam type of material.  PID meter readings around the tank were in the 73 to 124 ppm range.  At the bottom of the excavation, it was 262 ppm.  The cause of the contamination is unknown.  No corrosion holes in the tank or problems with the piping were observed.  The spillage may have been from minor overfills at one time or another or from water forcing oil out of the tank after it had been abandoned.  There was no groundwater present in the excavation.  Since the residential area is on town water, this site would come under DEP's baseline 2 cleanup guidelines (i.e., removal of contaminated oil over 400 ppm).  Other than cutting up the tank for scrap metal, no further action is required at this time.

REC:  File report.

B-348-2002*B-348-02
Brewer

Friday June 28, 2002	1333

I received a phone call from Fred Leigh (973-9543), of Bangor Hydro Electric.  Fred phoned to report a small hydraulic oil leak (or spraying).

Hydraulic oil was sprayed thinly in a residential area on a lawn.  The property is located near the intersection of Allendale and Robin Hood.  The hydraulic oil was sprayed over a 12 by 4 foot area (48 square feet), on grass.  Fred indicated that Clean Harbors will be contacted.

Monday July 1, 2002	Morning

Fred Leigh called.  He used a pad and checked the area.  He found little or no oil.  I went to the spill scene and he and I spoke with the property owner.  If his lawn died back and he wanted new grass he would contact Fred Leigh.  If there is no die off then no further clean-up is required.
P-12-2003*At16:10 Keith Deschaine (UIS) called for his client Superior Carrier who has experienced a discharge at the GE plant in Auburn earlier.  While delivering Sodium Hypochlorite a valve/fitting failed discharging an estimated 35 gals to the asphalt/snow/ice.

SC & UIS staff were cleaning the area according to statements from Deschaine.  GE was aware of the situation and satisfied with remedial efforts.  Given the hour and minimal daylight no visit was made by DEP/Cyr.

A conversation with GE Mr. Jocher (786-5171) noted conditions acceptable to GE, the two contractors did a satisfactory clean up and transported the waste off site for disposal.  He expected a summary report detailing the incident and would have that on file for review.

Based on the information presented by the affected parties no DEP visit was conducted.  The commercial setting and nature of the spill pose no significant threat to the environment if clean up actions accurately detailed.  No further action required.
B-361-2002*B-361-02
Winter Harbor

Monday July 8, 2002	1335

I received a phone call from Mr. Roger Barto (963-2235), Winter Harbor's City Manager.  Mr. Barto phoned to report that a 25 gallon blue plastic container had been recovered and is now at the city hall.

The plastic container was found on the side of Beach Street.

I arrived in Winter Harbor, met with Mr. Barto, then he showed me the plastic container.  I picked up the container and noted that it was less than one half full of waste oil (used crankcase oil).  The container was taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor to await proper disposal.
B-362-2002*B-362-02
Clifton

Tuesday July 9, 2002	1038

I received a complaint for investigation from an anonymous citizen.  According to the complainant there was some black stuff on the water at Sibley Brook, in Clifton.  The complainant believes that the black stuff could be crank case oil.

That afternoon I did a site visit and walked some of the banks of the brook. I went through the Walter Cotton property, followed a 4-wheeler path to the stream.  The water appeared black.  The cause of the black water was not petroleum.  It was likely the result of cellular breakdown of cellulose which included the breakdown of slash, wood and leaves on and in the water.  This breakdown tends to leave the lignins which would account for the black coloration of the stagnant water.  Also there were pockets of marsh sheen and the mosquitoes were in rare form during their feeding.
B-365-2002*B-365-02
Parkman

Wednesday July 10, 2002	1040

I received a phone call from Mike Dexter (343-0199c), of the C.L. McKusick School in Parkman.  According to Mr. Dexter their 6,000 gallon heating oil tank was filled around June 30, by the Chase & Kimball Oil Company.  He thinks there has been a 180 to 200 gallon oil spill to the floor of the tank containment building.

Upon arrival at the McKusick School, I spoke with Mike Dexter.  He said that he has not been to the tank room in a week or 2 and was shocked when he saw the spilled product on the concrete floor.  After looking at the 6,000 gallon tank it was discovered that there was some staining around a large man way cover on the top of the tank.  The man way was loosely bolted as to allow an overfill to enter the concrete containment area.  When we checked the liquid on the floor we found most of it to be water.  There was an estimated 2.5 gallons of heating oil on the water.  I met Bob Randall when he showed up on scene as he was working with A.E. Robinson.  A.E. Robinson Oil was also informed of the spill as they just received the contract for filling the tank at the McKusick School.  Sorbent pads were left by me and the oil company for Mr. Dexter to clean up the oil on the water located over the concrete floor of the tank's containment area.  The pads were disposed of by Chase & Kimball Oil.
P-13-2003*According to the driver and confirmed by the State Police Commercial inspectors, a fixture on the rig was broken in transit causing the air brakes to set initiating a skid and the eventual jack-knifing of the truck and trailer.

No other vehicles were involved.  The weather was overcast and cool.

The position of the rig & trailer were upright and on the road, however the driver side saddle tank had been partially crushed.  This created a slow, steady leak of diesel from several surfaces on the tank. SFD applied pads, sand and speedi dri to minimize the migration of the fuel.  The remaining fuel was transferred to the on site emergency vehicles, to mitigate any additional spillage while in tow.  Me DOT spread some sand on the spill site after all the wreckage was removed.  Natural conditions and traffic should satisfactorily remediate any residual fuel.

No further action is warranted for this clean up.
B-391-2002*B-391-02
Gouldsboro

Monday July 22, 2002	0900

John Fuhrman (963-5589), the codes enforcement official, for Gouldsboro phoned to report another incident of waste oil dumping at a municipal  dumpster located on the Shore Road off Route 186  (see also B-95-02 & B-137-02).

I visited the site with Mr. Fuhrman and explained that he or the town of Gouldsboro needs to crack down on the type of behavior that causes the regular appearance of a 5 gallon pail of waste oil, usually with a filter, being placed along side the municipal dumpster.  It appears it was time for an oil change since B-137-02.

I explained to Mr. Fuhrman that it is neither the purpose nor duty of the DEP to be a public oil pick up outfit for the town or the individual who likes to discard oil in this manner.

I wiped up the small amount of waste oil that was on the ground and recovered the open top pail by putting it into a container with a top.  These materials will be taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor to await proper disposal.
B-461-2002*THE AUTO SHUTOFF FAILED ON ONE OF THE PUMPS AT THE CHECKOUT CONVENIENCE STORE;  THERE IS ONE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT THAT CLAIMS IT WAS VANDALISM, BUT THAT COULDN'T BE PROVEN.

THE GLENBURN FIRE DEPT. RECOVERED THE SPILLED PRODUCT WITH SORBENTS.
P-749-2002*Mr Levassuer reported a no heat call to Dead River.  Upon arrival, the staff found an older tank in rough shape.  Upon closer inspection, the tank was found to be leaking.  The exact location of the leak not defined but the belly of the AST was wet and created a stain on the concrete beneath the tank.

DR set up a temporary tank for heat, and would return soon to remediate any conditions necessary and remove and install a new tank.

The soil and pads excavated and used on the evening of 10/8 were collected and transported by DEP for disposal.  Additional waste materials would be handled by DR.  The area is serviced by public water any residual left behind poses no significant threat to the surrounding environment.

No further actions are warranted for this clean up.
B-399-2002*B-399-02
Franklin

Monday July 29, 2002	1430

I received a phone call from David Brailey (667-7575), of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office.  Mr. Brailey phoned to report an accident at the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (422-8918), at 33 Salmon Farm Road, in Franklin.  He indicated that on scene Ellsworth Fire Chief Bob McKinney (266-2053c) requested a DEP presence.  He said there had been a fatal accident at the research facility.

I proceeded to Franklin.  When I arrived, there was a light drizzling rain.  The narrow access road was nearly choked with vehicles from the various television channels.  When I tried to go around these vehicles I went off the road into a ditch.  I left the truck and walked in.

I spoke with Chief McKinney and was informed that the fatality was due to a confined space rescue in a vertical concrete tank.

The vertical concrete tank was about 6 feet in diameter (interior) and 20 feet tall.  The tank is used much like a bubbling filter is used in a home aquarium set up.  It is a fluidized bed of sand that converts ammonia to nitrate and re-circulates into the smaller fish tanks.  It is unclear why the tank needed to be cleaned.

However, the act of taking the tank out of service allowed the anaerobic decay of organic matter in the sandy sediment and thusly when this sediment is disturbed would release hydrogen sulfide gas.  When released in a confined space the gas (depending on concentration and length of exposure) can be damaging or fatal to unprotected workers.

Apparently this tank had not been cleaned in recent history,  someone decided that it needed to be cleaned.

The workers who were involved either had no idea of what a confined space is or ignored all safety procedures.  Sadly a youth 16 year old was to clean the tank.  He had no breathing protection, such as an air supplied SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) or other known protective clothing.  The atmosphere in the tank was not monitored prior to entry.  There was no emergency escape plan that would not place a rescuer in peril.

When the young worker in the tank went down, Mr. William O'Coin went in to rescue him to get him out of the tank.  It is clear that Mr. O'Coin acted heroically, giving his life to rescue his co-worker.  The sad part is none of this needed to happen if proper procedures were followed and the workers were trained for confined space entry and rescue.  It appears that the workers were not trained and as such should not have entered the tank.  A contractor should have been hired to clean the tank.

There was no material spilled and no cleanup initiated during this investigation.
B-404-2002*B-404-02
Brewer

Wednesday July 31, 2002	0843

I received a phone call from Larry Doughty (989-6181).  Mr. Doughty phoned to report that he has a leaking basement 275-gallon heating oil tank.  He said that there is a Dead River service technician on scene.  He gave me directions and I went to 17 Goupee Street in South Brewer.

Once there Larry was telling me that he used kitty litter and a large rock to build a temporary dike to protect the floor drain from receiving any of the spilled oil.  The Dead River service technician placed a magnetic patch over the small corrosion leak in the old (1954 bottom feed) basement tank.  The nearly full tank (filled on 07-30-02) will be transferred to a new tank by Dead River.  The homeowner will dispose of a small amount of speedi-dri.
B-447-2002*B-447-02
Medway

Wednesday August 28, 2002	1620

Mona Spear (973-2542), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company phoned to report a small transformer leak.  According to Mona there is a 100 KVA transformer leaking at the Sunrise Materials (Tilcon) Asphalt plant on route 116 in Medway.  It was unclear as to how much has leaked (they hold 50-60 gallons) or if the item was PCB contaminated.  In her initial report, Mona said that one-half gallon of transformer oil was spilled to pavement.

Tuesday September 3, 2002	1437

Mona Spear phoned to report that in fact no transformer oil made it to the pavement.  She said about 2 ounces of transformer oil (which tested as non-PCB) was spilled to the outside of the transformer case.  The material seemed to originate around the seal on the transformer.  The transformer was not leaking at the time it was wiped down.  Mona said that this transformer will be changed out as soon as a new transformer is located and placed into service at this location.  The wiping down of the transformer did not generate any debris according to Mona Spear.
B-402-2002*Chris Swain of the D.E.P.-Augusta Uncontrolled Sites called to report that while investigating long term gasoline contamination of groundwater in downtown Harmony, he had discovered two abandoned underground gasoline tanks. I met him at the site and he showed me around the area. In order to keep continuity with the project, Mr. Swain asked that he be allowed to oversee the removal of the tanks. I provided an Oil Spill Debris form for the disposal of the contaminated soil. After receiving supervisor o.k. I withdrew from the case.
   A more detailed report can be found in the site assessment from Michael J. White, C.G.
B-263-2002*B-263-2002
05/06/2002 12:30

     Bill Robinson of A.E. Robinson of Dover-Foxcroft called to report discovering a 10,000 gallon underground storage tank at the Maine Warden Service's seaplane base on Moosehead Lake in Greenville.  Investigation shown that the tank had been previously abandoned back in 1982 prior to the Department's Chapter 691 UST tank rules.  The majority of the tank was filled with sand.  No further action was taken.
P-19-2003*The discharge was the result of a traffic accident between a jeep and a tractor trailer.  Fluids from both vehicles were discharge along the side of the road with the largest amount being diesel fuel from the tractor.  Most of the diesel fuel accumulated in the parking lot of Enefco International, 1130 Minot Avenue where it was collected using sorbents.  Also, a great deal of snow had absorbed the diesel which required removal.  A few locations on Minot Avenue had areas where oil could be collected with sorbents, but in other areas where the snow and slush hampered recovery,  sand was placed down.  The area will be revisited in the spring after the snow as had a chance to melt to see if any further work is required, such as soil removal.
B-462-2002*M/V ''KATAHDIN'' WAS USED FOR YEARS ON MOOSEHEAD LAKE TO BOOM PULP WOOD ACROSS THE LAKE TO BE DRIVEN DOWN THE KENNEBEC.   AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT, THE MOOSEHEAD MARITIME MUSEUM ACQUIRED THE VESSEL AND USES IT TO RUN EXCURSION TOURS OF MOOSEHEAD FOR TOURISTS.

DURING THE NIGHT OF 9/6 AND MORNING OF 9/7, THE WATER SERVICE LINE TO THE VESSEL BECAME SEVERED, FLOODING THE BILGE WITH FRESH WATER.   THE "KATE" DIDN'T SINK, BUT IT WAS NOTICEABLY LOWER IN THE WATER WHEN DUKE McDIEL ARRIVED ON THE MORNING OF 9/7.

ALL THAT WATER  FLOATED OFF THE LUBE OIL THAT COATS MANY OF THE BELOW DECKS SURFACES.   THERE WAS NO DISCHARGE OF BILGE WATER TO THE HARBOR, BUT THE DISPOSAL OF THE OIL CONTAMINATED WATER PROVED TO BE A PROBLEM.

McDIEL WAS AWARE HE COULDN'T PUMP THE WATER OVERBOARD, AND CAUSE A SHEEN.  WHEN HE CALLED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT, HE SAID HE'D MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO PUMP THE WATER THRU A DUMP TRUCK LOADED WITH SAND, THAT WOULD FILTER THE OIL OUT OF THE WATER.

NOT CONVINCED THAT THE SAND WOULD FILTER THAT MUCH, I TOLD HIM I'D PREFER THAT THE WATER BE SEWERED, RATHER THAN JUST DUMPED ONTO THE GROUND AFTER FILTRATION.    I ASKED HIM TO CONTACT LEW WORTMAN AT THE SANITARY DISTRICT TO SEEK PERMISSION TO SEWER THE WATER.

I HEARD NOTHING MORE, SO ON SUNDAY I CALLED THE MUSEUM AND THE SECRETARY SAID THE WATER FROM THE "KATE" HAD BEEN RUN THROUGH SAND AND DUMPED ON THE GROUND.  I CALLED THE SANITARY DISTRICT AND LEW SAID THAT HE HADN'T BEEN APPROACHED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, SO IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT McDIEL DID WHAT HE INTENDED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.  AT LEAST NO COMPLAINTS WERE GENERATED.
B-672-2002*B-672-2002
12/18/2002 19:52

     The Irving Mainway in Princeton called to report a small gasoline spill at their facility on Route 1.  It was stated that a passenger vehicle developed a leak in it's gas tank spilling about 3 gallons onto the paved surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sand by the town's fire department.  No resources of the State were reportedly effected.
B-463-2002*BOB LITTLEFIELD FROM THE GUILFORD FIRE DEPT. CALLED, SAYING THEY'D BEEN TO A SPILL OF DIESEL ON THE PARKMAN ROAD.  AN ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS WAS SPILLED ON THE ROAD, ON A SHARP CURVE, INDICATIVE OF FUEL FLOWING OUT OF AN OVERFILLED SADDLE  OR FUELING TANK.  NO SOURCE WAS DISCOVERED.
A-4-2003*Downeast Energy (800 773-3050) reported a 1 pint AST overfill to pavement at 6-12 Toward Street in Waterville.  The multi-unit residential building is owned by Arthur Tumelle (207 859 9756).  Downeast Energy personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  No site visit was made.

No further action is expected.
A-7-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-663-1992*
Report update of 1/10/03.

No further DEP actions since initial spill, visit and partial remediation of 9/17/1992.  See separate narrative for further details.  Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  Primary responsibility for any remediation mostly lies with Veilleux Oil Co. do to faulty service work.
A copy of this report sent to Ms. Holly Cook of Floatation Technologies, @ Fax 284-8098 at her request.  In Dec. 2002, & Jan. 2003, DEP was contacted regarding this discharge by Flotation Tech. because of refinancing or a potential property transfer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-334-2002*Upon returning to the peddler truck the hose was dropped, a small amount of oil was released to the hot top and adjacent soil.

DE crew removed the stained soil ( 1' x 1') and replaced it with clean soil.  The owner has not reported any dissatisfaction with the remedial effort and given the minor nature of the release no DEP visit was conducted.

No further action is warranted for this site.
P-20-2003*MSO USCG Portland reported a sheen off Cushing Island.  The size was estimated at 15 ft x 60 yds.

The rainbow sheen was migrating towards Portland headlight.  No vessel was observed in the area, no clean up action possible without further detail or source location.
A-489-2002*Arthur Corwin purchased the old roller rink on Route 130 in Bristol to use as a art gallery, office,  and maintenance shop.  The building was served by an outdoor AST heating oil tank located in the rear of the building.  The AST was removed prior to Mr. Corwin's purchase of the property in 1999.  New heating oil tanks have been installed inside the building.  The new tanks were inspected and found to be sound.  At some point in the past, a spill had occurred from the outdoor tanks.  No history of a spill for this site was found in the Response files.  The spill was discovered when Mr. Corwin was in the process of digging test pits at the rear of the building in preparation for pouring a foundation.  The test pits encountered shallow soils above bedrock contaminated with fuel oil.  An attached building was jacked up and moved aside.  Glen Wall oversaw removal of contaminated soils as I had a schedule conflict.  The soils were stockpiled on site, and then transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.  The foundation was poured, and the building was moved back onto the new foundation.   A water well serving the building is located approx. 70' from the former AST location.  I obtained a water sample for diesel range organic analysis.  The result was non detect.  No further action should be required.
P-95-1979*
	June 1979 account of response to leaking gasoline UST.  See separate narrative for details and later reports P--503-97.  Report update by S G Brezinski, 1/21/03.
B-685-2002*AT 0130, ACCORDING TO THE BANGOR DAILY NEWS, AN UNKNOWN MOTORIST ATTAINED SUFFICIENT SPEED ON RT. 15 TO LAUNCH HIS VEHICLE OVER THE SNOW BANK.  HURTLING THROUGH THE AIR, THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE TIPPED THE VEHICLE NOSE DOWN, SO THAT WHEN IT HIT A UTILITY POLE AT ABOUT 15 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE'S ROOF WAS CRUSHED IN.  THE POLE WAS SNAPPED OFF, AND THE TRANSFORMER ATOP IT CAME CRASHING DOWN, SPILLING ITS CONTENTS ON THE GROUND.

THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE SERVICED BY THE TRANSFORMER WERE AWAKE WRAPPING PRESENTS WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND SUMMONED THE AUTHORITIES BY CELL PHONE.

HYDRO AND CLEAN HARBORS CREWS CLEANED UP THE SPILLED OIL.   NO RECENT WORD ON THE MOTORIST.
P-998-2002*
INITIAL REPORT & ASSESSMENT
	On 12/29/02, DEP visited this rural property in response to a 12/27/02, notice of a fuel oil leak at this house.   A patchy slick #2 oil product had been noted atop water on the basement floor by the tenant and confirmed by an M W Sewall Oil Co. burner tech who fixed a leaking fitting at the tank.  The area is residential and commercial use.  The marine waters of Sebasco Harbors is about 15' from the house.  Groundwater likely flows downgrade toward Sebasco Harbors.  The Andrew's drilled well is located upgrade approx. 100', and is shared with #23 Carrying Place Rd., Alan Hart residence (see site sketch).
	The Andrews lease the house from the Purdys who were living and working in Uzerbajan.   The gw in the basement is also heavily effected by red Iron bacteria which made the red fuel oil look much worse that initially thought.  I estimate approx. a gallon of oil was discharged.  There was no strong oil odor problem in the house.  The basement AST is a vertical 275 gal. on a slab.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	I applied sorbent pads to adsorb free oil, little of which was evident.  I returned over the winter and changed the pads several times.  By April, 2003 I advised that I felt no need or returning.
	A 12/30/02, water sample of the Andrews/Hart well was "undetected" for DRO.  A DRO sample of the contaminated water in the basement showed 20.5 ppm [see attached lab data].

CONCLUSIONS
	The house's well was not put on the DHS QM program.  A request for reimbursement of the lab analysis cost was submitted to the Purdys.
	No product is believed to have reached the nearby marine surface waters.  At this time the discharge is understood to have been remediated to state satisfaction.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-42-2003*While fueling up at Sprague Energy, a breach in the tank of an oil delivery truck owned and operated by Peaks Island Fuel was discovered.  The resulting leak was not discovered at the onset of the loading operations, rather after 1700 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been loaded.  The dispatcher in the Sprague building noticed the oil spewing from the tank "as if it had been hit by a bullet".  He promptly called Clean Harbors.  Luckily, Clean Harbors is located two buildings down and responded immediately.

An estimated 150 gallons was lost and 1550 gallons were pumped off the truck.  The spilled product was limited to the asphalt.
B-686-2002*A NIGHT AFTER VANDALS BROKE THE FILTER OFF THE AST AT A TRAILER OWNED BY REGINA PETIT, (B-684-02) THEY OR SOMEONE LIKE THEM DID THE SAME THING AT BOBBY NEWELL'S.

THE OIL RAN DOWN THE HILL AND ONTO THE LAWN AT THE GABRIEL RESIDENCE.

EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CHRISTMAS DAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED, THE INDIAN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC WORKS PERSONNEL STARTED DIGGING THAT MORNING, RECOVERING THE MAJORITY OF THE OIL SPILLED. ON THE 31ST OF DECEMBER, I HIRED A VACUUM TRUCK FROM CLEAN HARBORS TO SUCK UP MORE OIL UNDER THE SNOW ON GABRIEL'S LAWN.

MORE EXCAVATION WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE DONE IN THE SPRING.   THERE LIKELY IS SOME OIL STILL IN THE GROUND AROUND THE SEWER PUMP STATION MANHOLE BEHIND NEWELL'S TRAILER.
B-385-2002*JENNIFER JONES, TOOLING SOUTH ON RT. 100 IN PALMYRA ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 20, SWERVED ABRUPTLY TO AVOID A VEHICLE TURNING INTO THE PLEASANT ACRES TRAILER PARK.   SHE MISSED THE CAR, BUT FETCHED UP HARD AGAINST THE WELL SHAFT OF ONE OF THE PARK'S WATER SUPPLIES.

THE PALMYRA FIRE DEPT. WAS SUMMONED AND CHIEF DON CHUTE REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT HAD RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS OF ANTIFREEZE FROM THE JONES VEHICLE DOWN THE WELL SHAFT.

SINCE NO MENTION WAS MADE OF ANY OIL SPILLAGE, I DID NOT GO TO THE SCENE.  I GOT THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE PARK MANAGER FROM THE CHIEF AND CALLED JEFF WHITNEY, LEAVING A MESSAGE ON HIS ANSWERING MACHINE.  I RECOMMENDED THAT SINCE ANTIFREEZE IS SO WATER SOLUBLE, THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO PUMP THE WELL SEVERELY TO PUMP OUT THE CONTAMINANT, THEN SAMPLE THE WATER FOR ANTI-FREEZE.   SINCE THE WELL IS A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, I FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE NOTIFY THE DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES.

I HEARD NOTHING FURTHER ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT WEEKEND, AND ON THE 22ND, HAVING FULFILLED MY ON-CALL DUTIES, WENT ON VACATION.

DURING MY ABSENCE, THE FACT THAT THE WELL WAS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND THAT HUMAN SERVICES HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BECAME A VERY CONTROVERSIAL INDEED.

ON THE 24TH, A MEETING WAS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE TRAILER PARK OWNER AND SOMEONE FROM THE DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES.  ONE OR BOTH OF THEM WANTED A DEP REPRESENTATIVE THERE.

BOB RANDALL ATTENDED THE MEETING AND SAMPLED THE WELL.  ANALYSIS FOR MOTOR OIL SHOWED THAT THE WELL MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED, BUT THE SAMPLE HAD BEEN HELD FOR TOO LONG TO PROVIDE VALID RESULTS.  ANALYSIS FOR ANTI-FREEZE PROVED NEGATIVE.

HUMAN SERVICES' POSITION WAS THAT SINCE THE WELL SHAFT BENT, IT COULDN'T BE SAFELY STRAIGHTENED SO THE WELL SHAFT WOULD BE SEALED FROM SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION, THEREFORE, THE WELL HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WANTED DEP TO PAY FOR IT.

SUBSEQUENT SAMPLING BY PAUL BLOOD IN THE EARLY AUTUMN OF 2002, COULD NOT RULE OUT OIL CONTAMINATION, SO PAUL SITED A NEW WELL FOR THE PARK AND THE GROUNDWATER FUND PAID FOR IT.
P-851-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	During the evening of Sunday 11/10/02, the DEP was notified by the PNSY fire Dept. of an estimated 170 gal. loss of (red offroad/marine) diesel fuel to the Piscataqua River after a crane broke and another crane fell into 30" of water.  Representing the state of Maine, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Stephen Brezinski arrived that evening about 1915 hrs.  I met with PNSY assistant Fire Chief Whitehouse, Bob Moshete of the USCG MSO, and other reps. for the naval shipyard.  The incident occurred within the high security area (see site map).  OSHA also investigated the cause of the mishap.

INCIDENT EVALUATION
	At Berth 13, a Cianbro Corp. owned barge-mounted crane was reported to have been lifting a PNSY crane off its pedestal mount so the PNSY crane could be scrapped.  For reasons unknown at this time, the Cianbro crane became unstable, dropping the PNSY crane into the water next to the Berth, and the Cianbro crane appears to have snapped back crushing a deck mounted fuel tank on the barge (see photo).  Attached with this report is a table of fluids that may have been on the crane that fell in the water.  Much of these fluids may have been removed in preparation for scrapping the crane.
	I noted little free product in the water on 11/10/02.  Much of the oil was caught on the barge deck, and much may have been washed away by the brisk tides there.  It did not appear to be >150 gallons in the water.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	The evening of the incident the PNSY Fire Dept. and Response Team applied multiple strings of fence and sorbent boom around the barge and berth.  This boom was kept in place and the sorbents replaced as needed.  During the night of 11/10/02, I noted one corner of the boom where red oil had collected.  Over the next several weeks, Wayne Bateman of the shipyard kept DEP informed of the progress in recovering the sunken barge and discharge.  Clean Harbors soon took over managing the boom and sorbents once the emergency phase was over.

CONCLUSIONS
	As of Jan. 2003, the sunken crane has been recovered, the booming demobilized, and no further actions are expected by the DEP.  PNSY estimated about 98 gallons of oil was recovered.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-598-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	DEP Response to gasoline discharge out auto after driver, Mr. Flynn, was inside store during fill-up.  Initial report of 35 gallons I estimate at actually 5 gallons or less.  Sanded, and the sand later picked up for disposal at Commercial Recycling, in Scarboro.  Some product to onsite stormdrain.  Response by Simard & Sons and Chris Baldwin for Gibbs Oil.

S G Brezinski
DEP, BRWM
P-806-2002*
	Investigation of out-of-service retail gas station @ rural C-store.  Installed in 1987 and reported problem with CP anodes.  See DEP reg. file 8205 for further information.  The area is on well water and would have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal in the event of a discharge.  I noted no entries in the Response spill files under this facility name.  With a possible property transfer, the facility may need removal or upgrade of CP.
	Presently out-of-service and for sale.  On 1/21/03, I was contacted by a possible buyer for the property who I referred to DEP tanks unit.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-429-2002*
	Investigation into reported 1 to 2 gallon gasoline leak from auto parked in gravel driveway of rural house (see site sketch).  The house is located atop a knoll about 1000' back off North St.
	 The discharge was about 50' from the house's drilled well.  After examining the spill, I advised Ms. Hopkins to excavate the spill location to 1' depth x 4' x 4' and then spread the contaminated soil thinly, < 1" depth, in the open, adjacent fields.  With this accomplished promptly, I do not believe there will be any threat to the well.  I advised Ms. Hopkins to contact me if she had any questions or felt a need to test her well water.  I did not inquire as the the name of the friend with the leaking gas tank though Ms. Hopkins has advised them about the leak.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-189-2002*   DEP received a report that a private vehicle (pick-up truck) was parked along a public road and was leaking gasoline.  It transpired that the driver had recently purchased the truck and had filled the tank unaware that it leaked; it stalled while he was driving it home, at which time he noticed the leak.  The leak was temporarily patched to allow the truck to be driven to a garage for repair. DEP cleaned up some of the fuel with sorbents.
   The area is rural/residential and served by private water wells.  While some gasoline spilled to pavement and soil shoulder, it is not likely that this incident will affect any neighboring wells.
P-993-2002*On the 31st of December, a Webber Energy delivery truck slid off an icy driveway and onto its side into Muddy Brook.  Despite a seal issue, which allowed for the discharge of approximately 50 gallons as a slow leak, the integrity of the vehicle remained intact.  Once on scene, DEP responders O'Brien and Thompson decided the vehicle should not be "righted" prior to evacuation of its compartments.  A unified response was initiated which included Buxton and Hollis Fire and Clean Harbors Environmental Svcs.  DEP responders proceeded to cut open each compartment and suck out remaining product.  Once complete, the vehicle was righted and removed from the scene with only a minor portion of Muddy Brook afflicted by this incident.  Discharged product was soaked into pads, boom and hay bales to be disposed of by aforementioned contractor.

Please refer to attached Webber Energy incident report for additional information.
A-627-2002*Dwight Doughty, hydrogeologist for Maine DOT called to inform DEP that an underground storage tank had been encountered in the DOT right of way on High St. in Freedom.   DOT's crew was working on drainage way improvement.  Dwight indicated they intended to register and properly abandon the tank.  The site was registered #20722.  Upon excavation, there were actually two tanks found.  They were rusted and holed, but no contaminants were discovered.  The site is not in a sensitive area.  Based on anecdotal information from local sources, the site was fomerly a blacksmith shop.  The tanks were believed to have held fuel oil, installed in the 1920's.  Dwight oversaw the removal, monitored with a PID and found no contamination in the tanks or in soils.  I did not conduct a site visit as I have complete confidence in Dwight Doughty representing the State's best interests.   Dwight's detailed report with site location and PID readings is included as an attachment.
B-24-2002*Ms. Spencer called to report that the regular gas underground piping had failed at the Orono 7-11. The regular pumps were shut down and a helium test was being scheduled. That was conducted on 1/17/02, and indicated a leak near the tank sump. On 1/22/02, G.R. Adams excavated the piping and found a misaligned joint between a galvanized pipe at the tank side and the single wall fiberglass running to the dispenser. The frozen soil under this joint was saturated with gasoline.
   I ran through the decision tree and because of the fact that the same site was previously contaminated to the ground water and is in a heavily built up section of town, it came out as Base-line 1.
   Through Ms. Spencer, I requested that they do some test borings to determine is any saturated soils exist below the leak area.
   During that summer, 7-Eleven decided to sell the store and remove the tanks. They contacted Tom Maleck of this office and he oversaw the removal. He found further contamination below the pump island. It was decided that a clean up level of Baseline-2. Approximately 133 tons of sandy soil were removed. For further information on the removals see spill report B-375-2002.
   While it is possible that all contaminated soil were removed, it is also possible that the long-term line leak had penetrated to greater depths. With this in mind, I have asked 7-Eleven, Inc, through ENSR International to do test borings over the two release sites. Specifically they would be determining whether any saturated soil or free product on the ground water remains.
   In a letter dated 10-11-2002, Ms. Spencer outlined a boring plan that she would pursue when granted approval by 7-Eleven, Inc. As of 1/13/03, the plan is approved, but no borings have been done as winter weather limits opportunities. I will post an addendum with the results when I receive them.
7-28/2003
I have received a report from Julie Spencer detailing the results of test borings done in April of 2003. The borings reached the water table at about 77 feet. They encountered no petroleum contamination below the areas they selected for the drilling rig and most importantly found no free product layer on top of the ground water. This satisfies the state's request to prove that there was no free product to recover.
A-661-2002*I was contacted by Norman Shultz of EBS concerning a spill of hydraulic oil.  EBS lumber truck was making a drywall delivery to the Wyman residence.  The boom on the delivery truck broke a hydraulic hose causing a spill of 10 gallons est. to the gravel driveway in front of the garage.  EBS immediately hired Stoneybrook Excavation to respond to the site and dig away the contaminated soil.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Wyman and Pudge Mongeon, proprietor of Stoneybrook.  We excavated approx. 4 cubic yards of material.  By visual and olfactory means determined the spilled oil had been removed in entirety.  Mr. Mongeon agreed to place clean gravel and compact to complete the job.  Soils were taken to a DEP permitted land spreading site in Monroe, Richard Atkins farm.  The response was immediate, the hydraulic oil did not have an opportunity to leach, and therefore the drinking water well on site was determined not to be at risk.
B-14-2003*On 1/12/03, 1035 hours Betty of Mattawamkeag Fire reported that they had a ten gallon release of kerosene at their facility.  Irving had fixed the problem but she needed more pads and wanted to dispose of the oiled pads that they had collected.  The release had come from a day tank that had been part of the system when they had an underground tank.  Since their current supply is above ground this part of the system was not needed and repairing the leak involved bypassing it.  The release had covered a 50 square foot area to an average depth of about a half inch.  Some of the product ran through a hole in the wall that separates the boiler room from the fire department building.  They had sorbed this and washed the cement floor with detergent.  This part of the release covered another 50 square foot area so a considerable amount of the release evaporated because the temperature in both areas was about 70 degrees F.

The AST is in an out building that is about eight feet from the boiler room.  The fuel line to the boiler room is under ground and it appeared to me that it was not protected with a plastic sleeve.  I pointed  out to Betty and the assistant fire chief that this was a leak waiting to happen and that it would impact their well if it did.  I suggested that Irving should bring the system up to code because they have worked on it.  They said they would approach the town manager regarding this issue.
B-136-2002*     This office received a call at 1205 on 3/4/02 from Roland Petrin (DEP-Portland) reporting an oil spill.
He stated that Patricia Hodgkins had just called to report a spill at her residence on the Gouldsboro Point Road in Gouldsboro.  It was indicated that her outside heating oil tank was just filled this morning by R.W. Mathews & Sons (Cherryfield; #546-7525) and had tipped over on the back lawn.

     When I returned Ms. Hodgkins' call, I was informed that a leg had broke on the 275-gallon tank, which caused it to tip over.  Oil then went out through the vent and onto her lawn.  She was able to collect some of the oil (about 35 gallons) in containers as it leaked from the vent.  Since there is a drilled well on the property, I inquired if she knew of any excavation contractors in the area that could assist her with the cleanup.  I also suggested that she might want to contact with her homeowners insurance to see if they would cover any of this.  As we were speaking, a crew from R.W. Mathews & Sons arrived on scene to assist.

     After obtaining directions to the property, I proceeded to Gouldsboro.  By the time I arrived at the residence, R.W. Mathews personnel had transferred the contents of the damaged tank into a temporary tank and had moved it out of the way.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dry were being used on the lawn to soak up some of the oil.  Unfortunately, the ground was not frozen, so most of the remaining oil had seeped into the ground.  To complicate matters, the oil had settled into an area around her septic tank.  Since the oil was totally contained on her property and would not affect any of her neighbors, it was her option as to whether she wanted to proceed with a cleanup or not.  I warned of possible fumes in her trailer in July and August (hot weather) if she did not remove it and also informed her of DEP's AST insurance fund, which would cover most of the cost of cleanup.  Initially, she wanted to think it over and later decided to proceed with the cleanup.

March 7, 2002 (Thur.):  Mark Wright Construction (Columbia) was hired to do the excavation and removed approximately 24 cubic yards of contaminated soil on this date.  The material was hauled to Lane Construction's batch plant in Hancock for processing.  Most of the oil flowed away from the trailer and into sandy backfill around the edge of her septic tank.  Soil on site was a glacial till or fill type of material and clay was found about four feet below the surface.  Very little ground water was observed, but it did have a trace of a sheen on it.  PID meter readings ranged from 0.0 to 1536 ppm.  All of the readings were below 100 ppm when we finished.  After backfilling the hole, R.W. Mathews & Sons installed a new AST at the residence.  I do not believe Ms. Hodgkins' well will be impacted by this spill, but instructed her to contact me if she detects any problems with her water.

REC:  File report.
A-702-2002*I received a call from Paula @ C.N. Brown Co reporting an overfill at Douglas Woods residence in Jay.  The spill was estimated at less than 1 gallon sprayed to the ground from the vent pipe.  The delivery person was not paying attention to the whistle.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbents and hand excavation of leaves, sticks and minor percentage of dirt.  This material was disposed by CNB.  I contacted Mr. Woods by phone and he confirmed the minor nature of the spill.  There were no odor issues, and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-201-2002*   DEP received a report that the oil supply tank at this business had lost fuel due to corrosive holes on the bottom.  It appeared that the amount spilled was not great; given the environmental non-sensitivity of the area (municipal water supply present) and no vapor issues, no remediation was deemed necessary.
A-207-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor oil spill occurred at this residence when a driver dropped a refueling nozzle.  Reportedly, oil spilled to pavement and was completely recovered using sorbents.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-755-2002* On 12-26-02, at 1630 hours a gasoline spill was reported to the DEP.  This spill occurred at the Big Apple Store on Stone Street in the city of Augusta.  I was in Vassalboro at the time so when I arrived on scene the Fire Dept. was there. They had placed sorbent pads onto the spilled gasoline. The spill was caused when the dispenser nozzle broke off of the one inch product dispensing hose. A customer discovered the problem and notified the clerk inside that gasoline was spilling out of the hose and onto the ground. The clerk immediately shut off the power to the dispensers. The Fire Dept. was then called. It is speculated that a customer did not replace the nozzle into the dispenser but rather drove away. This action resulted in the nozzle being struck by the concrete bollard, causing it the break at the "elbow." The dispenser was still activated and it pumped out a total of 71 gallons, before the clerk shut off the electrical power. This gasoline traveled across the pavement and into a storm drain/manhole.
 EPI was called by CN Brown to start cleanup, and I made a site visit to the waste water treatment plant. During my discussion with the operators, we determined the manhole in question was connected to the storm drain system and not the sewer system. The employees then called the Augusta Water District. I met with an employee of the Water District and we checked several catch basins and one pump station for vapors and product. Only one catch basin had any odors.
  Back at the CN Brown Big Apple Store, EPI had shovelled contaminated snow into several drums. They would return the following day to finish the operation. A total of 26 drums of snow were eventually removed from the site. No further action is required.
A-190-2002*   DEP received a complaint from a citizen (Bellmore) that a neighboring business was causing a white powder to drift onto his property during recharging of fire extinguishers.  Previous complaints had been made to local police, who had visited but not been impressed that a problem existed.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff, but the business provided a MSDS and agreed to take greater care to avoid particulate drift.   The product allegedly being discharged was ABC dry chemical latex based powder.
B-610-2002*B-610-2002
11/18/2002 10:25

     Maine DOT called to report a small hydraulic oil spill on the Lincoln access road in Lincoln.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hose on a plow truck.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-588-2002*Frank Gormley called from his mother's, Mary Gormley, home to report that there had been an oil spill there four day's earlier. I went to the site on the Pullen Road in Dexter.
   It seems that Mrs. Gormley had run out of heating oil the previous week and had called her supplier, A.E. Robinson who filled her tank on Wednesday. Unfortunately, they made another delivery the next day. This caused an overfill. This spill was not reported to Mrs. Gormley or to this department. By Saturday she began to smell oil in her bedroom. She investigated and found that oil had leaked out of the top of the tank and piping and run down the sides to the concrete floor. From there it worked its way into her bedroom closet which is against the wall that separates the bedroom from the oil tank room. She called the oil company who sent out a worker that day who cleaned the tank and tank room floor. Mrs. Gormley said that he said he did not have the authorization to remove the oiled carpet until given the o.k. by the boss who would not be available until Monday. The boss, Jim Robinson, came to the Gormley home on Monday morning. According to Mrs. Gormley, he told her to hire whoever she wanted to repair the damage. I spoke with Mr. Robinson the next day and he acknowledged that Mrs. Gormley was essentially correct in her statements.
   In addition to the oil that leaked out of the tank and piping, there was a noticeable amount of oil on the ground below the fill and vent pipes. Because the vent pipe did not have a vertical riser at the outside, the vent cap faced the vinyl siding. As the oil was forced out the vent, it was driven under the siding and migrated some distance away. The well was on the opposite side of the home and, since the contamination has been cleaned up, I don't believe it to be at risk.
   Mr. Robinson also stated that the tank was out of code because the tank was not properly pitched nor were the fill and vent lines. To that end he had contacted Dale Hershey, an inspector for the Board of Solid Fuel and Oil Burners. While the items may have been out of code I don't believe that they contributed to the overfill of the tank.
   Mrs. Gormley hired the firm that built the house to clean up the spill. This firm, G.H. Enterprises, removed the closet carpet, wallboard and studs that had become oil saturated. Outside they removed the contaminated soil and replaced the oiled siding. The soil removal was overseen by John Engle, Engle Environmental Service, who was hired by Ambrose Environmental Management who was hired by One Beacon Insurance Company who insured A.E.Robinson Company.
   I have viewed the clean up and found it satisfactory. Mrs. Gormley is satisfied with the cleanup but has had some problems with a satisfactory settlement for damaged luggage and clothing. I expect no further clean up.
B-322-2002*B-322-2002
06/10/2002 09:49

     Ryan Annis of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil from a piece of excavation equipment off of old US Route 1 near Phillips Lake  in Dedham.  Approximately one gallon spilled from a failed hose.  The material was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were affected.
A-709-2002*I received a report of a transformer oil spill from Central Maine Power.  The report is attached.  No site visit was made.
A-716-2002*Ryan Malloy of Central Maine Power called to report a spill of gasoline at at the Fairfield Service Center.  A meter truck developed a frozen fuel pump spilling gasoline to the asphalt.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
B-11-2003*On 1/8/03, 1645 hours a caller reported that he had picked up some sand at the town garage in Waltham that was contaminated with diesel fuel.  He told me that the sand had come from a pile that was outside of the dome roofed building.  I asked what he had planned on doing with the sand and he said he was going to sand his driveway.  The surface of the driveway was dirt and his well was not far away.  I suggested that he put the sand back where it came from and try to find some clean sand.  I got directions to the facility and checked it out the following day.  My plan was to see if there really was contaminated sand and if it was true I was going to get in touch with the proper authorities and have them take care of the situation so that others would not be spreading contaminated sand on their property.  However, my investigation failed to reveal any diesel contamination in any of the sand at the Waltham Town Garage.
P-16-2003*Call received 8:45 pm on 1/10/03, from State Police regarding a spill involving an AST in a basement at 92 Academy Street, South Berwick.  The fire company was on scene and the conditions stabilized waiting for DEP and remedial instructions.

The home owner, Ms. Lynda Simpson and daughter live in an old home with a fieldstone and soil basement floor.  The inside AST is adjacent to a sump (for seasonal water control), but appears dry at the outset (not having discharged water during the spill event). A relatively new furnace and propane fired hot water tank also occupy the space.

S & S Energies Corp of Newington, NH is the potential responsible party noted for the rupture and discharge from the AST.  Steve (last name not yet recorded) president/contact for S & S not taking responsibility for the incident claiming we can not blame his driver ("he didn't even know it happened") for the destruction of the AST and subsequent loss & damages.  S & S's initial response was to bail free product from the sump and containerize it in any available bucket, pail, wastebasket, etc., also committing to hooking up the temporary fuel supply.  But S & S stated they were unable to contact their insurer or clean up company until Monday.

With the fire threat minimized, the fire department began to depart, and the clean up contractor, EPI was called in to secure the site for a controlled mitigation.

Upon arrival, an assessment to the extent of the contamination was performed.  Soil were deemed hot/heavily contaminated, but to an undetermined depth on virtue of staining and odor.  The field stone foundation and soil floor will be limiting factors in the removal/recovery efforts.  The stained stone in the wall can be washed, the timbers cleaned to a practical degree.  The containerized oil will be transferred to a drum as part of the temporary supply system.  Ventilation will be applied as practical and poly covering the floor as a simple vapor barrier for the evening.

After successfully initiating the clean up response recovery of free product, set up of temp system, ventilation and covering the floor, S & S tech (Kevin) re-lit the pilot for the hot water tank.  The immediate events that followed were not witnessed by DEP/Cyr, however the conditions were soon realized and controlled.  As witnessed by EPI staff Armstrong, Cressey, and Smith, the actions Kevin took ignited more than just the pilot.  An accumulation of oil in the switch control area of the water tank flared, igniting the tank wrap and causing a fire.  Armstrong first communicated to Cyr a request for a fire extinguisher, shortly after the request was reiterated by Cressey.  At this point, Cyr made his way to the basement grabbing Ms. Simpsons ABC extinguisher  from next to her wood stove, he went thru the kitchen, where Ms. Simpson and a friend were talking. She then asked "is there a fire!?" Not believing or knowing if in fact there was a fire, Cyr replied "naughaaa" and entered the basement to find G. Smith knelt along side the hot water tank partially engulfed in flames patting them like a "big bear" he had pulled the insulation down and the wrap from around the tank while trying to extinguish the flames with his gloved hands.  Cyr then instructed him to move aside and discharged the extinguisher and put out the fire.  At this point, Ms. Simpson again asked "Scott is there a FIRE" knowing something was wrong as all the white particulate escaped the basement stairway.  Cyr replied "NOPE". She apparently sighed and went back to the kitchen.  Cyr later defended his answers as the first time she asked, in fact he did not know if there was a fire or not, just that the request for the fire extinguisher was made with some hint of urgency, and the second time the fire was in fact out, so technically there wasn't a fire when she asked.  She smiled and thank all those involved in the effort.  Complete statement from EPI staff are included in the report as attachments
B-535-2002*B-535-2002
10/08/2002 15:23

     Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of waste #2 fuel in the parking area to their main office.  It was stated that approximately one quart of oil leaked from an overturned bucket onto the paved surface.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-466-2002*According to the complainant, a carload of celebrants missed a curve on the Campbell Rd. during the early morning hours of Sept. 8, and plunged into a pool formed by the Kenduskeag Stream.  A sheen was formed from oil coming off the engine, but that event was not reported until 17 hours later.

I arrived at the scene at dusk, but could see only a light sheen on the pool.  Extreme low water conditions prevented the sheen from moving downstream;  by that late in the day, it was too thin to pick up with sorbents.  I did retrieve a baseball and a highly valuable propane lantern that lacked only mantles and globe.
P-3-2003*Falling snow caused the flange of a horizontal AST to break off discharging approximately 50 gallons to the ground.  Initial response actions were to remove snow to expose afflicted area.  It was decided that an excavation was necessary but a cement block foundation with crawl space inhibited our ability to chase contaminated soil completely.  As much was retrieved as possible to ensure structural integrity of the establishment was maintained, the hole was backfilled and tank replaced.  Given presence of a well within close proximity and abundance of bedrock in the area, the case was referred to Tech Services.
P-25-2003*Sometime during the evening of 1/13 or early morning of 1/14 an individual overfilled a public works vehicle or bus at the Scarborough Public Works fueling facility.  It was found by PW employees the morning of 1/14.  Scarborough PW employees cleaned up the spill with speedi dry.  A site visit confirmed that the appropriate measures had been taken and no further action is necessary.
B-509-2002*THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN WHEN THIS SPILL OCCURRED AND WHEN IT WAS REPORTED IS A REFLECTION ON THE STATE POLICE DISPATCHERS, NOT ON CMP.  BECAUSE THIS OFFICE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS EVENT IN A TIMELY MANNER, THERE WAS NO VISIT TO THE SCENE.   ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT IS SUMMARIZED ON THE ATTACHED CMP WRITTEN REPORT.
B-510-2002*A DEAD TREE CRASHING DOWN ACROSS THE POWER LINE CAUSED LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSFORMERS MOUNTED ON THE POLES AT EITHER END OF THE STRETCH.  CMP CREWS REPLACED THE TRANSFORMERS THAT NIGHT, THEN CLEANED UP THE SPILLED OIL THE NEXT DAY.
B-274-2002*B-274-2002
05/15/2002 08:00

     Scott Leighton of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement staff reported that a piece of equipment called a "comminuter" was slated for removal and disposal at Orono's wastewater treatment plant on Broadway Street.  There was some concern since the item contained mercury.  Personnel from Clean Harbors however disconnected the device and overpacked it in a drum without incident.  None of the mercury escaped to the environment.
B-515-2002*A HOOD'S DRIVER, ROARING UP THE INTERSTATE IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF OCTOBER 1, FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE SLIGHT CURVE OF THE EXIT RAMP.  HE SAID HE FELL ASLEEP, BUT HE WAS AWAKE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE EXIT, A MERE 200 YARDS PREVIOUS TO GOING OFF THE ROAD;  I THINK HE WAS JUST GOING TOO FAST.

THE TRUCK LAID OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, LOSING FUEL FROM ITS SADDLE TANKS.  UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, THE NEWPORT FIREFIGHTERS DID A GOOD JOB OF RECOVERING THE SPILLED OIL WITH SORBENTS.  SINCE THEY WERE ALREADY DOING WHAT I'D DO, I WAITED 'TIL WORK HOURS TO GO THERE.

ON ARRIVING, THE TRUCK WAS BEING RECOVERED (PHOTOS), SO I JUST CHANGED OUT THE SORBENTS.   THERE WAS NO NEED TO DO ANY EXCAVATION AT THIS SITE.
B-390-2002*Mr. Merchant contacted this office to see if it was permissible to fill some abandoned underground piping within their tank farm. I went to the site and was given a tour. It seems that at one time both the military and the city used the same tank farm. A few years ago the military stopped using the system. There are now inactive lines parallel to active lines and under structures that are now used by the city airport. I felt that the conditions were met to allow the abandoned piping to be filled in place with concrete slurry. As of 1/14/03, Mr. Merchant reports that about 90% of the work was done on Oct. 28 and he expects to complete the work this spring.
B-512-2002*B-512-2002
09/28/2002 19:07

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet fuel out on the ramp.  It was stated that approximately 9 gallons spilled when an aircraft was overfilled.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-2-2002*B-002-02
Glenburn

 Wednesday January 2, 2002	1420

I received a complaint for investigation from Mr. Dick Watson (818-4275 pager), of the Town of Glenburn code enforcement.  I was informed by Mr. Watson that he had multiple complaints of oil and oil dumping on the Pinkham Used Cars property.  The property owners have recently asked the town for a permit to once again operate a used car dealership on the premises.  The former Pinkham's Used Cars is located on Outer Broadway (Route 15), at the McCarthy Road.

We made arrangements to meet at Pinkham's, on Thursday, January 3, at 0900.

On Thursday we met on the property and walked around.  He showed me the approximate area in which oil may have been dumped.  We finally found someone home in the mobile home on the property and just asked if we could look around, explaining that we were investigating oil-dumping complaints.  During the course of the investigation no oil or staining was found because of the snow cover on the property.  I explained that we could check the area at a later date if Mr. Watson wants to.

I was contacted by Mr. Watson in late March and we went over the property again.  We noted that there was no evidence of oil spillage or staining.  It is unclear if fill material had been added in the past, as this is a low lying somewhat muddy area.  No fill had been added since the complaint was received in early January.

The area has a proposed use as a used car lot, but first must meet established criteria of the town of Glenburn.
B-414-2002*Bernice Mains, acting administrator for the town of Lubec, called to report that she had received a report that some type of oil had been discovered during the excavation for a foundation at 160 Lower Water Street. The property is owned by Janet Rier and the excavator was John Willson.
   On my arrival at the site the odor in the air made it obvious to me that the report was correct. On the ocean side of the four foot deep excavation a layer of gasoline contaminated soil had been exposed at about the 18" level. No one was at the site at the time so I drove to the South Bay Campground in Lubec which is the address of John Willson and where I had been told that the contaminated soil had been taken.
  There I met Mr. Willson and Ms. Rier. I explained why I was there and Mr. Willson said that he had not noticed any gasoline contamination during the excavation. He was using the excavated soil as fill to create a base for an equipment shop on a hillside behind the campground office. There are no wells in the area and it would have been an acceptable spread site. I'd estimate that about 115 c.y. of marine clay had been removed from the total excavation. It is impossible to say how much of the soil was contaminated but I believe it was a small percentage of the total. The excavation site is on town water. There still remained some amount of contaminated soil on the lot but due to the clay and its location there was no fear that it would be a risk to the environment or human health. I told Mr. Willson and Ms. Rier this and added that if they decided to remove the rest of the contaminated soil I must be informed. However the disposal site was adequate if needed.
   On Oct. 15th they removed another 12 yards of soil. I was not available at the time and can not say if all the contamination had been removed. I will restate that such removal was not required but was done voluntarily.
   I expect no further action.
A-720-2002*Paula from CN Brown contacted our office to report a spill of fuel oil.  Waterville Heating Oil's delivery tank truck developed a leak in the piping associated with the Kerosene compartment.  The driver noticed it was dripping after making a delivery.  He drove the truck, leaking, to Vassalboro from Waterville.  When he got back to the Waterville Heating facility garage, they placed a bucket under the drip, and used sorbents to pad up what product had leaked.  Estimated loss was less than 5 gallons.  CN Brown brought another truck over to the site and they transferred the product.  The truck was then taken to have the piping repaired.  I spoke with Vera on 12/17/02, and confirmed the leaking piping had been repaired with no further spillage.  I did not conduct a site visit.
B-296-2002*
     Sometime in late April or early May 2002, Mary Bolin (Washington-Hancock Community Agency; Milbridge) called to report an old underground storage tank that needed to be removed under their County fuel assistance program.  The tank in question was located at Elizabeth Harden's residence on the Pomroy Road in Hancock.  Arrangements would be made through Mark Wright Construction (Columbia) to pull the tank.

     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, Mr. Wright removed the tank on 5/29/02.  It was a 500 gallon capacity, asphalt coated steel tank, which had contained #2 fuel oil up until its removal.  The age of the tank was believed to be around 26 years old.  It had been backfilled with non standard material.  Piping on the tank was a combination iron (fill/vent) and copper (feed).  The surrounding soil was a clay-loam type of material.  No groundwater was encountered during the excavation.  Although the tank was pretty rusty, no corrosion hole in the tank or problems with the piping were observed.  There was some minor contamination found along the bottom of the excavation.  PID meter readings were in the 12.8 to 82.6 ppm range, with the average being around 40 ppm.  I was informed that the well for the property is located out back, behind the house.  Due to the small amount of contamination involved and the clay soil surrounding the excavation, I do not believe there will be any impact on the well.  All of the material remained on site.

REC:  File report.

A-739-2002*Adam Doran from Central Maine Power called to report a hydraulic oil spill.  A bucket truck working on Pole 21, Gray Road in Vassalboro broke a hydraulic hose releasing hydraulic oil to the ground.  CMP environmental crew responded and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and hand excavation, scraping up leaves and litter.  No site visit was made.
B-197-2002*B-197-02
Brooklin (W. Brooklin)

Wednesday April 3, 2002	1243

I received a phone call from Mr. Horace Wardwell (359-8959), of Wardwell Oil.  Mr. Wardwell phoned to report that an outside heating oil tank had tipped sometime in March.  I was told that the owner is Patrick R. Needham (359-5033).

According to Mr. Needham the tank had heating oil in it on March 1 by March 29 the tank was empty.  The outside heating oil tank had shifted and the threaded tank nipple was sheared off.  This caused the tank contents to spill out and contaminate nearby soil.  An estimated 70 gallons of heating oil was spilled over a period of time in March.

I arrived at the Needham residence on the Flye Point Road, off Route 175, in Brooklin.  Then we went to their other home which is located on Route 175 in the Riverview section of Brooklin (about 3 miles East on Route 175).  The home is an unoccupied one that they rent to visitors to the area in the summer.  The tank is located near the eve of a kitchen add-on.

Sometime during the winter perhaps late February or early March the tank's oil filter was sheared off.  It is unclear if the breakage occurred due to snow and ice falling on it or the ground thawed unevenly and the tank shifted.

What was clear is that the tank was no longer evenly situated and the pipe nipple to the filter was sheared off.  It was also clear that the spill occurred a while ago.  As there was a low lying area where the foundation perimeter drain empties into and there was perhaps 3 to 5 gallons of oil noted on the wet grass.  Also there was a small amount, perhaps 2 liters, of the red-dyed #1 heating oil located on water in the corner of the cellar nearest the outside tank.  The entire yard was wet as it had recently thawed and the snow was gone.

Plans were made to excavate an area where the tank is situated and to excavate a shallow area near the perimeter drain outfall.  The problem was that the Needham's were leaving on a vacation in the next day or two and would be gone for 2 weeks.  I compounded the problem by stating that I would be gone from May 12 for a week at training in the Kennebunkport Area.

When I returned from training I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to do the excavation and clean up.  They wanted to wait about a week hoping for dryer conditions to move equipment on the Needham's property.

On April 29th I arrived at the Needham property, Clean Harbors arrived soon after.  We had to use 4 by 8 plywood sheeting, under the wheels of the dump truck and tractor, to allow them to get onto the property without sinking up to their axles and tearing up the property.

Clean Harbor removed 8 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the area near the foundation and the outfall from the perimeter drain.  The material was taken to Vaughn Thibodeau Construction in Prospect for thermal treatment.  The area was later backfilled and the tank was to be brought up to code by Wardwell Oil.
A-740-2002*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company called to report a spill on Park Lane in China.  A vehicle accident broke a pole and dumped the transformer to the ground.  10 gallons of transformer oil were estimated to be spilled.  CMP crews used sorbents and hand excavation to remove the contaminated soil.  I did not conduct a site visit.
B-530-2002*UNBELIEVABLE AS IT MAY SEEM, THERE ARE OIL BURNER TECHS WORKING WHO BELIEVE THAT AN AST FILTER NIPPLE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND ON.

SUCH WAS THE CASE AT 103 LINCOLN ST., ACCORDING TO JACKIE AT DEAD RIVER, WHEN THE VALVE AND NIPPLE WERE SHEARED OFF THE AST AT TAMAR MATHIEU'S HOUSE.  A REPORTED 1/2 GALLON OF #2 OIL WAS SPILLED TO THE BASEMENT FLOOR, AND CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY.

THE LAG TIME BETWEEN OCCURRENCE AND REPORTING CAN ONLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO EMBARRASSMENT.
A-741-2002*I was contacted by Jody from CN Brown who reported a spill at the Jane Croteau residence in Mexico.  CNB's driver filled the tank even though the whistle was malfunctioning.  As a result, the tank overfilled, spraying oil out the vent.  2 gallons were reported spilled and cleaned up with sorbents from the side of the house and ground.  I contacted the Croteau's and spoke with Mr. Croteau.  He confirmed the minor nature of the spill, there were no odor issues inside the home, and he was satisfied with CNB's cleanup.  I advised him of the importance and legal requirement to have his whistle replaced.  He acknowledged the  problem, and stated he would have it repaired.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-743-2002*Brock Clukey, Game Warden for Maine IF&W contacted the office to report a submerged vehicle in Roxbury Pond.  The vehicle owner, Jeff Patenaude, lent his F-150 pickup to his stepson who thought the ice was safe, but found out otherwise.  The truck came to rest 12' below the surface near the island.  The boy was ok (until he got home and told his parents).  Two days later the truck was removed using a Rube Goldberg type framework to lift the now junk truck back onto the ice.  A minor amount of fuel was discharged, estimated at 5 gallons.  No recovery was feasible.  Mr. Patenaude called back on 12/23 to confirm the vehicle had been removed.  I did not conduct a site visit.
B-252-2002*B-252-02
Bangor

Tuesday April 30, 2002	0950

Paul Baron (945-5673), of Larry Baron's Propane & Town Taxi phoned to report that he was getting something like gasoline coming through the wall in the taxi garage.  Upon inspection of the location, it was clear that something was coming through the concrete wall.  I was informed there were old underground tanks that were on the site.

Paul said that he believed that some of the tanks had been there since the 1940's.  He was not sure but he had already rented a small backhoe and was excavating near the backside of the building.  I told Paul the problem appears to be much larger than one he could adequately or safely handle. I suggested that he stopped digging and I placed sorbents on the product which appeared to be old leaded gasoline.

Paul ceased his operation and we discussed what needed to be done.  Soon Paul had his ducks in a row.  Ed George (941-1939), of Gould Pump was hired as the licensed tank installer, to disconnect fittings, and piping and oversee the tank removals.  Clean Harbors was hired to pump out the contents of the tanks.
Arnie Fessenden was hired to do the site assessment of this, intermediate cleanup location.  The proposed tank removals of three known tanks were scheduled for Tuesday May 7, with Vaughn Thibodeau Construction doing the excavation.

Excavation and tank removals began on May 7, a waiver was written for the removal of tanks on the property.  We removed a tank that was next to the foundation.  It was a vertical cylinder that had a conical bottom.  I had seen tanks like this before at Bangor Laundry, on Palm Street.  This tank would have a capacity of about 300 gallons Clean Harbors pumped this tank out along with the remaining contents of tank 2 (a 2,000 gallon UST) and a 1,000 gallon tank to the rear of the building.

I asked Clean Harbors to stand by in the event other tanks were found and needed to be pumped out.

Arnie Fessenden monitored the soil contamination during these tank removals

Two more vertical mounted tanks with a conical (mixing end) bottom were found, pumped out, then removed.  These tanks had multiple holes in them.  The large tanks were cleaned, the small 300 gallon tanks were crushed, and the tanks were taken to Bangor Metals.

108 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed to Thibodeau Construction for thermal treatment.  The area was backfilled on Wednesday May 8 Th.
B-9-2003*Chief Erickson called to report that his crew was at the scene of tractor-trailer accident on northbound I-95. While they reported a few gallons of diesel lost, there was more engine oil spilled than diesel. It was a mess and wanted me to know. I went to the scene. A tractor-trailer owned by Donnelly Farms had run into the rear of another tractor-trailer owned by Maine Oxy while both were travelling northbound. The impact drove the Donnelly truck cab about 3 feet backward into its trailer. The engine was also driven back, shattering the base pan. This spilled about 10 gallons of motor oil down the highway for about 300 feet. The two trucks, locked together, came to a stop in the breakdown lane. Four or five gallons of diesel were also spilled as a result of the fuel to the engine being pulled off and falling below the saddle tanks elevation allowing the fuel to siphon out. Firemen on the scene simply wired the line higher than the tank. They put down a few sorbent pads and recovered a gallon or two.
   The oil that had been spread down the road was not reasonably recoverable and was sanded to prevent a slippery road surface and left on site. There were no nearby wells or stream courses that would be impacted.
   The trucks were separated without further spillage. No further action anticipated.
B-255-2002*B-255-02
Brewer

Wednesday May 1, 2002	1846

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with the Penobscot County Dispatch (945-4636) about a diesel spill at the Hawk's Nest on Wilson Street in Brewer.

I phoned the area dispatcher and was asked to make contact with Captain Gary Parent (989-7002), of the Brewer Fire Department.

According to Captain Parent there has been a 15 gallon diesel spill to the ground.  The spill occurred when a Vermont Transit bus driver (Dennis Adams) was fueling his bus and left the area to go into the store.  The nozzle failed to shut off.  It was determined that this is more a peculiarity of the bus, than the nozzle actually failing.  No diesel fuel made it to the storm drain.  There is a reason for people to stay with their vehicle while fueling it.
B-531-2002*THE WARMING WEATHER OF OCTOBER 1 WARMED THE OIL IN SEMANTHA REYNOLDS' NEWLY FILLED OIL TANK.  AS PREDICTED BY A MODIFICATION OF GAY-LUSSAC'S LAW, WHICH IS ITSELF A MODIFICATION OF CHARLES' LAW, THE VOLUME OF THE  LIQUID IN QUESTION CHANGED PROPORTIONATELY WITH TEMPERATURE, GIVEN THAT PRESSURE REMAINED CONSTANT.

THEREFORE, IN RETROSPECT, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SURPRISED WHEN AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS OF PRODUCT WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE TANK VENT AND ONTO THE GROUND.
A-750-2002*I received a call from Mike Mitchell, USCG MSO in Bucksport.  The Coast Guard had responded to a report of vessel in distress and observed F/V "Son of a Gun" sink near Bay Ledge, 4 miles south of Vinalhaven.  No oil sheen was reported visible after the sinking by USCG personnel.  "Son of a Gun" was a 38' fiberglass lobster boat, with twin 125 gallon fuel tanks and 24 gallon hydraulic tank.  The cause of the sinking was a malfunctioning sea strainer gasket.  The vessel owner, Richard Bickford and his assistant were able to escape with survival suits and a life raft.  They were picked up by another boat the "Shitpoke".  Any port in a storm, I guess.  In any event, the vessel sank in 84 feet of water.  I contacted the owner to determine what they planned to do.  He estimated 50 gallons of fuel on board, however, he suspected it had been displaced by seawater at this point.  He was insured, and the broker Carl Beal, was prepared to call the fishing boat a total loss.  Mr. Bickford wanted to salvage the boat, and was in negotiations with a salvage firm to raise the vessel.  The volume of fuel aboard was minor, the risk of being out on the open ocean in December is not insignificant, especially in a small craft.  I did not make a site visit.  I asked Mr. Bickford to inform me of the fate of the vessel.    No further action expected.
B-676-2002*On 12/20/02, 1600 hours Pamella Pultz, who lives in Greenville, called to report oil spills at a tree harvesting area in Katahdin Ironworks TWP.  She named a company but I do not wish to include it in this report because I never got to see the operation first hand.  I asked her how to get there and she said that she would have to show me because the directions were very complicated.  I called her on 12/26/02 to arrange the trip and she said that the the tree harvesters had moved out of the area and that there was probably nothing to see.  I contacted her again a few days later to see if she had re-established a need for my visit.  She indicated that she would check it out and get back to me.  It is now 1/14/03 and I haven't heard from her.
A-753-2002*I was contacted by Gary Nash of Main St. Fuel.  He had made a delivery of #2 fuel oil to the residence of Chris Tomascic.  The house appeared to be newly constructed with piles of new demo debris outside.  When Main St. Fuel went to fill the tank in the basement, there was no whistle, so the delivery was discontinued.  Down in the basement, oil had sprayed out of the fittings, rupturing the sight gauge and spilling approx. 3 gallons.  The cause of the spill was because the carpenter removed the fill and vent pipes to the AST when the vinyl siding was put on the house.  By code, these pipes must be the same diameter.  The carpenter accidentally put the pipes back on in reverse, so the fill was on the vent, and vice versa.  So the blast of oil delivered into the vent fitting and was restricted by the scully whistle.  The oil sprayed onto the walls of the basement.  Main St. Fuel used sorbents to clean up the spilled fuel, and arranged to repair the misplaced fittings.  I was unable to contact the owner by phone, so I drove out to conduct a site visit.  No-one was at home, but the cellar was open and fuel oil vapors were evident.  I found Mr. Tomascic's father in law, Proprietor of Jim's Cabinet Shop in a nearby building.  I left my card with him, and offered assistance if necessary for odor mitigation.  No further contact has been made.
I-9-2003*This report came in 51 hours after the spill happened.

A hydraulic system that feeds the slasher developed a spill from a loose pressure gauge on the storage tank/pump unit.

The entire unit is contained in it's own room and has a berm that will contain the  entire contents of the tank.

Spill was completely cleaned up when I inspected on 1/14/2003.

Response case closed
B-2-2003*       On January 3, 2003, at 0915 we received a call from Sam, a Dead River Oil dispatcher, reporting an oil spill at 22 Paradise Lane in Hudson.  She said they were notified at 1730 the previous afternoon and called the state police but I was never notified.  Patrick Evans of Judson owns the property but rents it to Wendy McCoy and Rosemary Sidelinker.  The system is a two tank set-up with one vertical and one horizontal tank.  The Dead River dispatcher said the oil came out a faulty gauge and she wanted me to check the clean-up that workers did the previous evening.
       I visited the site and found a good initial clean-up but the Speedi-Dri left on the concrete pad was oil soaked and I found an area where the oil flowed under snow and away from the trailer.  I contacted Marc Ouellette of Dead River who sent out a crew who finished the clean-up.  Mr. Evans didn't believe the gauge was broken but the delivery driver who filled the tanks on the 31st said that no product came out the vent when he delivered fuel.  After more thought on how the spill occurred, I had Mr. Evans meet me at the site on Monday the 6th and confirmed my theory.
       The driver filled the horizontal tank and then the vertical tank.  The two tanks are connected by a 3/8 inch copper line.   Unfortunately the vent for the flat tank is not higher than the halfway mark of the vertical tank.  Therefore, the oil in the tall tank drained into the horizontal tank, filled up the 20-25 gallon void space and then came out the vent.  This process will take 30 to 60 minutes to occur.  By this time the driver has left the site.
       The cause of the spill was an improper installation.  I estimate that 25 to 30 gallons leaked.  Luckily, workers recovered most of the oil and what wasn't recovered flowed away from the drilled well which is about two hundred feet away.
B-328-2002*Dwight Doughty called from the Maine Dept. of Transportation to report that while doing road improvement on Route 1 in the downtown area of Machias, they found a pair of abandoned underground tanks. This location is between the two bridges that cross the Machias River.
   I issued a waiver of the 30-day removal notice and the tanks were removed on June 17, 2002. The state hired Fessenden Environmental to do the required site assessment and John Sims as the licensed tank installer.
   While there was no evidence above grade to explain the tanks' purpose, locals remembered that there had been a gas station there in the past. The tanks were small 1000 gallon sized containers that were heavily rusted and had many holes. Despite the holes there remained no evidence of gasoline contamination.

   No further action expected.
B-675-2002*B-675-02
Orono

Friday December 20, 2002	0922

I received a phone call from Dan Curtis (827-4416), of Roy Brothers Energy.  Mr. Curtis phoned to report a small spill at the home of Fred Melegh.  He said that they were notified, by the owner, that the tank was leaking on Saturday.  There was a small pan with sorbent pads noted under the tank when I arrived there on a drizzly Friday morning.

There was a very slow leak and a Roy Brothers service technician was on the way.  Their plan is to pump out the contents of the current tank, replace the tank with a new one, and transfer the oil back to the new tank.

A very small amount of surface soil was removed and the sorbent pads were picked up by Roy Brothers.
B-691-2002*B-691-02
Chester

Monday December 30, 2003	1330

I received a phone call from Jim Foley (341-2550 c), of the Cianbro Corporation.  Jim phoned to report another (see also B-671-020) problem with the rented ground thawing apparatus they are using.  At about 0700 this morning the Cianbro crew noticed that all the liquid propylene glycol had leaked from the blown hose on their ground thawing equipment.  It is possible the material leaked out on Saturday December 28.

This time, another 50 gallons of Cryo-tek100 (70% propylene glycol) leaked.  This material is sold as environmentally safe and biodegradable.  This area will be backfilled and gravel will be placed over it prior to the installation of the base for the Bangor Hydro switching station and high voltage transmission towers.
The hose has been replaced on the ground heater and it now has all new hoses.  The other hose was replaced after the (B-671-02) spill of 10 days ago.
B-407-2002*B-407-02
Dover-Foxcroft

Friday August 2, 2002	1040

I received a phone call from Earl Frazer (800) 491-7841), of Chase & Kimball Oil, in Dover-Foxcroft.  Mr. Frazer phoned to report a tank overfill at the Dover-Foxcroft branch of Eastern Maine Technical College.

During a Thursday oil delivery, at the technical college, the tank was overfilled.  An estimated 6 gallons of heating oil sprayed from the vent.  The resulting spill covered an area of 10 to 12 feet in diameter and most likely damaged the flat tar roof.

Clean up involved using some sorbents and removing the contaminated roof rock in the affected area.  The roof rock was taken to the Chase & Kimball bulk storage plant and spread thinly within the confines of the containment berm.

The main complaint was that the tank whistle could not be heard at the remote vent during the tank filling.  Chase & Kimball will repair the roof and change the tank piping.
B-417-2002*B-417-02
Cutler

Monday August 12, 2002	0950

Dave Bowery ((757) 445-1340), an environmental protection specialist, phoned to report a transformer explosion that happened on July second, a good 5 weeks ago.  Mr. Bowery phoned from Norfolk, Virginia.  He said that a non-PCB transformer was struck by lightning and a short time later it exploded around 1215 on July 2, 2002.

The transformer, most likely a RF type, was located in the North Antenna Array at Panel N5 of Tower N6. at the Navy's NCTAMS Lant detachment in Cutler.

According to Mr. Bowery there was no sign of the potential 21 gallon oil spillage at the scene.  He believes that the material was destroyed, burned or vaporized in the explosion.  No clean up was initiated.

When speaking to Mr. Bowery and also Mr. Paul Poisson (259-8460, environmental person at Cutler), I strongly suggested they make an effort to improve on their reporting times.  Such spills should be reported as soon as is possible, or ASAP as spoken in the military.
B-4-2003*Joe Murphy called from the 14th Street school to report that early in the morning about 05:30 an Irving Oil Corporation delivery truck leaked a couple of gallons of engine oil while making a delivery. Had been told that the company would clean it up but as of noon they had not. He was concerned as the oil was in an area used by the children and also a snowstorm was forecast for the afternoon. I went to the site and found it was as described. I spent the next three and a half hours trying to get someone from Irving to clean it up. I was told that they knew about it and would get to it soon. Finally at about 4:15 P.M. a single Irving employee arrived. With the help of myself and a custodian from the school we were able to get it clean before total darkness. Later that night we had about a foot of snow. I'd say they cut it pretty close.
B-445-2002*B-445-02
Indian Twp Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation

Wednesday August 28, 2002	1058

I received a phone call from Darrin McClellan (454-7555), of Eastern Maine Electrical Co-operative, in Calais.  Mr. McClellan phoned to report a transformer shooting and subsequent transformer oil spill in an out of service transformer in Indian Township.  According to Mr. McClellan the transformer is PCB contaminated, because it has a concentration of PCP's >50 and <500 parts per million.

I explained that if that is the case, this clean up falls under the TSCA and he could have his crew clean it up or hire a contractor.  I was informed that Clean Harbors will be hired to do the clean up.  The area should be sampled after the clean up to determine if all the material was, in fact, removed.

The clean up generated 12 drums of clean up debris which included soil, leaves, branches and the power pole.  The material was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  The PCB contaminated transformer is scheduled for disposal with Trans-Cycle Incorporated.
P-28-2003*Discharge was the result of a loose fitting on a hydraulic hose on a Central Maine Power truck.  The hydraulic oil was cleaned up with speedy-dry.  No response was required.
B-455-2002*B-455-02
Blue Hill

Friday August 30, 2002	1948

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked that I make contact with Chief Denny Robinson (374-2435, or 266-2858 c), of the Blue Hill Fire Department about a vehicle in a brook.

According to Chief Robinson a vehicle had been stolen a few days ago and was left in the area of a brook off the Kingdom Road.  Recently the car was further vandalized in that it was pushed into the brook (Camp Stream).

Chief Robinson said that the fire department had put out some pads and asked if I could look at it.  I responded to the vandalized stolen vehicle spill of about 5 gallons of gasoline.  It appears that every thing was done as best they could.  There was even some sorbent boom put out.  There were no saturated pads or boom to replace.  I phoned Denny Robinson to inform him of the situation.  The used pads were ultimately disposed of by the Blue Hill Fire Department.
P-29-2003*Discharge was the result of a driver error.  The oil was quickly cleaned up with sorbents.  No response was required.
I-223-2002*Vehicle accident sheared off gasoline pump.
0.5 gallon of gasoline reported spilled.

Maine Potato Growers (MPG) was called to remove the damaged pump and the product that was in the pump. Some product ran into the ground under the pump prior to MPG's arrival on 12/30/02.

I meet Paul Blood on this site on 1/14/03, it is a historical spill site (I-178-1989) that we were planning on doing more work at the site the next summer.

I informed the owner that a precision test would have to be conducted on the piping prior to putting the system back into service.

The contamination from this spill is impossible to locate due the the extremely cold temperature on site and the frozen ground.

The owner had hired Guerin Associates to begin the repair; they started to remove the frozen soil with a backhoe. After the backhoe beat on the frozen ground about 45 minutes, he reached the piping. The operator then managed to remove an 18 inch section of the buried fiberglass piping.

1/15/03, I assisted the owner in completing the Fire Marshall's application for the Groundwater Oil Clean up Insurance Fund.

The tank installer on site, Ira Dodge, stopped the operation until he could get something to thaw the ground around the piping and pump island where he had to work.

The piping was repaired, some contamination removed with the rest to be addressed during the clean up associated with I-178-1989.
B-507-2002*B-507-2002
09/27/2002 15:45

     Steve Daigle of Daigle Oil called to report a fuel spill at their Citgo location on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 18 gallons of gasoline spilled from a passenger vehicle when it was overfilled.  The fuel, which was contained on a paved surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were affected.
P-30-2003*Discharge was the result of the oil expanding within the tank, which in return displaced out one of the fittings on top of the tank.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents, in addition to removal of a small amount of oil from the tank to account for any remaining expansion.  Service Master was contracted by C. N. Brown to conduct the final cleaning and administer odor control on 1/16&17/2003.  No response was required.
A-15-2003*An H.O. Bouchard Inc. (207 862 4070) Tractor Trailer loaded with #6 Fuel Oil had a dome cover gasket fail allowing an estimated 15 gallons of #6 oil to leak out of the tank and onto the top of the trailer.  Some oil ran down the side of the trailer and the back of the trailer with a small quantity discharging to the road surface.  The oil was loaded at a terminal in South Portland, Maine; its' destination was Sappi Paper, Hinkley Mill in Skowhegan.  The Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Inspection unit (Troop K) was inspecting trucks at the weigh station on Route 201 in Hinkley and reported the spill.  The State Police detained the truck until DEP personnel ensured the oil was no longer a spill threat.

H.O. Bouchard, Inc. dispatched a clean up crew to the scene and the spill was cleaned up under the direction of Maine DEP personnel.  DEP followed the truck to the Sappi facility (an estimated 1 mile) to ensure no additional spillage occurred.  The truck successfully discharged the remaining cargo and returned to H.O. Bouchard, Inc. in Hampden for repairs to the dome cover gasket.

No further action is expected.
B-504-2002*B-504-2002
09/25/2002 15:00

     Scott Leighton of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit here in Bangor reported that a resident on Montgomery Street had an antique barometer break in her home.  The resident, Randy Rowe, had cleaned up the mercury the best she could a few weeks previous.  There was some concern that vapors were an issue.
     An investigation of the home utilizing a "Lumex" instrument revealed high concentrations in a carpet at the spill area above the action level of 300 nanograms/cubic meter.  Personnel from Clean Harbors later washed the floor and removed the carpet.  No further action was taken.
A-16-2003*While loading a CN Brown home heating oil delivery truck at the C N Brown bulk plant in Waldoboro the driver, snow and truck were sprayed with an estimated 3 gallons of fuel oil from the loading arm.  CN Brown personnel used sorbent material and removed contaminated snow to clean up the spill.  No site visit was made.   No further action is expected.
P-32-2003*Josh Bjerrum contacted the DEP regarding a home which he was considering purchasing.  There had apparently been a leaking AST in the basement (corrosion) for an undetermined length of time.  The current homeowner had replaced the tank, however there was stained concrete left behind.

I visited the site on 1/16/03, and observed that the concrete floor was stained in the area of the new AST.  Beside the stained area was a trench in the concrete that went along the length of the basement and terminated at a pipe connected to the sewer.  There was water in the trench with no sheen or other visible signs of oil.

The discharge had obviously gone on for a long time, with the oil absorbed into the concrete floor, and what did get into the drainage trench was a very small amount at a time which drained into the sewer system.

No detrimental environmental impact resulted from this discharge and no further action is required by the Department.
P-27-2003*An operator was reeling up his hose when the nozzle got caught discharging approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the driveway of Edgewater Farm B+B.  The spill was cleaned with pads by the operator.
P-31-2003*Falling snow broke the line off the AST at 26 Armour Drive in Kittery discharging approximately 20 gallons of K-1.  The site was visited but due to tank location, the decision was made to reevaluate the homeowner's situation come spring.  The site was again visited.  Homeowner did not complain of any odor issues and requested we not pursue the remediation of her property.  Those potentially affected by this incident are zero so her request was granted.
B-581-2002*     This office received a call at 1440 on 10/28/02 from Sylvia Smith (Prospect Harbor Trading Company; Prospect Harbor) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that a fishing vessel ran aground near their facility on Saturday and was now leaking oil.

     After contacting the Bucksport Coast Guard Station, to see if they were aware of the situation, I then proceeded to Prospect Harbor.  The boat was tied off to the shore and was partly under water.  Due to tide conditions, you could not walk out to the vessel at this point in time.  A light sheen was observed coming from the vessel.  It flowed past the end of the Prospect Harbor Trading Company pier and into a little cove beyond that.  None of the oil had collected where it could be recovered and it was too thin on the surface of the water to be absorbed with sorbents.  Discussing the situation with personnel at the Trading Company, I was informed that the vessel is owned by Tom Saad (Gouldsboro).  It had broken away from its mooring and grounded further up the cove earlier initially.  It then re-floated during rough seas and drifted down to its current location.  There was concern that it would break up if it happened again and they would lose whatever fuel is still on board.

     When I called Mr. Saad, he indicated that the vessel has four 50 to 75 gallon capacity tanks on board.  Three are nearly empty and only one is full.  It was stated that there is quite a bit of damage on the bottom of the boat.  Since he did not feel that he was in a position to deal with this situation, ownership of the vessel was transferred to Theo Tainter (Gouldsboro), effective on this date.  He and the new owner would be at the site in the morning in an attempt to get the boat up so they can work on it.

October 29, 2002 (Tues):  By the time I arrived on scene around 0900, both Mr. Saad and Mr. Tainter were working on securing the boat.  There was no sheen any where around the vessel.  It had all dispersed during the night.  Personnel (Dave Gonyea) from the Bucksport Coast Guard Station arrived on site shortly after I did.  We discussed the need for pumping off the remaining fuel on board, but since the vessel was pretty much still intact, Mr. Gonyea felt that it would be sufficient if they just sealed the vents on the four tanks.  Due to the angle of the vessel and the offset piping on the tanks, they would be pretty difficult to pump off.  There was very little evidence of spillage on the boat or in the bilge.  Plans were to patch the bottom of the vessel and re-float it sometime during the next tide or two.  This was agreeable with all.  Prior to leaving, another gentleman (carpenter, fisherman, or boat builder?) showed up to assist Mr. Saad and Mr. Tainter with the recovery.  He seemed to have a good handle on what needed to be done.

REC:  File report.
P-33-2003*Discharge was the result of a malfunction attributed to the meter/pump air eliminating system on the delivery truck.  Most of the oil was collected with sorbents, except for a small amount that made its way into the snow.  The snow was removed, and later disposed of with wood shavings.  I checked on the site the following day to assure that the cleanup was complete. I observed nothing.
B-500-2002*B-500-2002
09/25/2002 07:05

     The Bar Harbor Fire Department called to report a chlorine leak at the Bar Harbor water treatment facility on the Eagle Lake Road.  It was stated that personnel from the Jackson Lab Haz-Mat team were on site attempting to remedy the situation.  Investigation shown that the leak was stopped after about 8 pounds were discharged to the atmosphere.  A leaky valve assembly appeared to be the culprit.
P-22-2003*Simple notification, after the fact, as the spill occurred the night before.  No request for DEP assistance was made, and from the information rec'd, none required.  Veilleux Oil should be equipped to handle such a call.  No complaints have been rec'd from the owner, no further action is planned.
P-35-2003*On Jan. 16 at 14:30 Jody Pulkkiene of CN Brown called to report a spill at the Bethel Big Apple from the previous day.  Initially reported as a #2 spill from an AST in containment (dike area), but later details reported it a UST spill from an overfill and the product is kerosene.   The store staff did not report to Jody until the next day which she will address in the next management meeting.

At the time of the report, the CN Brown staff were enlisted to clean up the spill.  Based on the information provided, the spill was confined to snow in the dike, speedi dri was applied and collected.  The final disposition of the clean up material can be obtained by contacting Jody at CNB.

No further action planned.
P-997-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On the morn of Tuesday 12/31/02, I responded to a notification by Ms. Savage of a mystery oil spill on her property.  I met Ms. Savage at her rural, single-family home at about 0900 hrs.
	The home on Beaver Woods Rd. is in an area of new development located off Meadow Rd.  The area is rural residential on private wells and septic.  Two years ago this location was all forest.  Ms. Savage purchased the house about three months before (September) from Steven M. Keane & Dan Labbe, of S. D. Associates.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT & RESPONSE
	Ms. Savage took me to an open location in the snow where the plastic-pipe foundation drain of her house emptied into the woods, about 100' from the house and near her property line.  Atop surface water was a sheen, and at the pipe end was a floating collection of gooey black tar-like oil.  I estimated 1 to 3 gallons.  The oil appeared too thick for used motor oil but asphalt/tar would normally be a solid at these temperatures (< 30 degrees F).  Ms. Savage discovered it after her dog tracked it into the house.  Her neighbor, Laurie Belden told her that she (Ms. Belden) had already found and pointed this oil out to one of the developers (Dan Labbe) this past Spring 2002 after Ms. Belden's dog got into the oil also.  We tried to reach Mr. Keane of S. D. Assoc. that morning of my visit but could track down no phone number.  I left a message for Mr. Labbe to call me back on Fri. 1/2/02 after finding out his name, and then his number from the phone book.
	Considering that: I could not quickly reach Mr. Keane or Mr. Labbe that morn, it appears they had six months to clean it up, and considering upcoming bad weather, I received approval from Woodard to hire a contractor to clean up and dispose of the oily waste that day.
	Two workers from Clean Harbors, under DEP authority, arrived about 1030 hrs and we cleaned the oil & oily debris, then lay down pom-pom sorbents to collect oil still coming out of the drain pipe.  It appears that with fluctuating water table since summer, some of the oil was in the debris at the bottom of the water and some oil was floating on top of the water.
	
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	On 1/2/03 I spoke with Mr. Labbe who had returned my call.  Mr. Labbe was initially upset about not getting first opportunity to clean up the discharge and denied having known about it earlier.  I explained that as the seller and with statement from Ms. Belden that she had shown him the spill, the DEP considered he and Mr. Keane (a.k.a. D D Assoc.) to be responsible party.  At this time S. D. Associates could deny responsibility and risk further DEP enforcement action, bill collection and potential injury to their accountability in the eyes of their customers.
2.	The discharge was unreported when it happened though I surmise that it may be foundation waterproofing spilled by one of the contractors (Larrabe Construction according to Mr. Labbe).
3.	On 1/6/02, I met onsite with Mr. Labbe and we re-checked the spill.  The sorbents were still down and black oil still evident, though much less than before.  Mr. Labbe and Ms. Savage's sister agreed to my intention to leave the sorbents in-place till spring.  Mr. Labbe expressed regret in not responding and cleaning up the discharge earlier.  I understand he agreed to reimbursement of Clean Harbors' response cost to the state.  No enforcement actions are recommended at this time.
4.	 In November 2003, I made a final site inspection.  Ms. savage and I agreed that the oil appeared to have concluded its discharging from the drain.  In writing I advised S. D. Assoc. that they should recover the waste and fence.  See the attached notes, photos and documents for further information

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-649-2002*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, the City of Bangor began the removal of one 1000 gallon waste oil tank at the Bangor Motor Pool (BIA) on Maine Avenue in Bangor on 12/9/02.  G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Bangor; #862-6312) was the primary contractor for this project.  Dale Chapman (C&C Contractors, Inc.; Brewer; #843-5600) did the excavation and Adam Meyer (FGS/CMT, Inc.; Bangor; #947-3184) was hired to do the site assessment.

     The tank was fiberglass coated steel construction and had been backfilled with pea stone.  It was installed in November 1995.  The reason for its removal at this time is to replace it with a new 6000 gallon tank.  Although no corrosion holes in the tank or problems with the piping were observed, contaminated soil was found around the tank.  PID meter readings were in the 6.8 to 1825 ppm range.  The exact source of the product could not be determined.  It may have been from overfills, previous contamination on site, or some other undetected problem.  Fortunately, the surrounding soil is a silty-clay type of material, which helped to contain the oil in a relatively small area.  There was a light sheen on some of the groundwater seeping into the bottom of the excavation.  Throughout 12/9-10/02, approximately 189 cubic yards of contaminated soil were hauled off and temporarily stockpiled on a concrete pad nearby, pending disposal arrangements.  Due to some of the oil leaching under the Motor Pool building, we were unable to recover all of the contamination.

     There were plans to replace the piping on a 20000 gallon diesel tank and a 15000 gallon gasoline tank at the facility at this time, but that was postponed for a while.

REC:  File report.

P-24-2003*
INITIAL NOTICE & RESPONSE
	On the morn of Tues. 1/13/03, DEP responded to a notice of a 100+ galloon surface discharge of K1 oil from the residential heating oil tanks of Mr. & Ms. Condon.  Soon after Mr. Condon reported the spill, the town CEO, Lee Rainey, also reported it.   I met Mr. Condon onsite @ 0930, evaluated the discharge, and went over clean-up options, potential threats to the wells, AST Ins. Fund, and management options.  Mr. Condon chose DEP management and agreed to prompt excavation.
	After returning from vacation Mr. Condon had found both of his 275 gal. outside AST's empty.  Footsteps in the deep snow indicated someone had stepped on (likely accidentally & unknowingly) and broke the fuel line and firematic off a tank, causing both tanks to discharge to the soil.  The last fill-up by Bert's Oil Co. was on Nov. 13, 2002, and we estimated up to 300 gallons lost.  Pink, oily stained snow was evident all around the tanks.
	That afternoon I arranged for Ray Labbe & Sons Const. to respond the next morning for removal of contaminated snow and soil.  I initially arranged with ENPRO (former ECC treatment facility) to receive oily snow though later they advised me they could not accept it if brought in by a general contractor as a special waste.  Clean Harbors agreed to accept any oily snow though.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is rural residential on city water & sewer.  The property is on the east side of Rt. 209 just north of Sam Day Hill Rd.  There are three to four residential wells (including Condon's) within 300' of the discharge.  The Condon's home lies atop a long, narrow bedrock ridge.  Bedrock lies near the surface and fill had to be added to locate the home and build up the yard.  Obvious bedrock fractures evident after the soil was removed ran north-south.   The area falls within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal recommendation.  Much of the oil is believed lost into the bedrock fractures and the shallow overlying soil rather than the snow.
	To the east, about 1500' away is the Phippsburg Transfer station and location of the former town landfill that was closed in the early 1990's.  This landfill closure supplies us with some hydro-geological information that may be helpful in assessing the spill (see attached).

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Tues, 1/14/03, Labbe excavated the spill area down to the convoluted bedrock surface, approx. 18" to 30" bg (see photos).  Small puddles of red oil seeped into the troughs of the bedrock which we picked up with sorbents (DEP recovered sorbents for disposal).   Soil removal was based on PID levels and obvious odor.  We could not excavate too close to the house in fear of undermining it, but on the soil bank pink, oily ice formed from contaminated water seeping out.  CRS received 53.7 tons.
	DEP authorized the moving of the two AST's in order to excavate under them.  Following new, clean replacement fill, DEP had the two tanks returned, and then re-hooked up to code through Bert's Oil and Mesplay Heating.  In the spring the DEP will have the disturbed area re-landscaped with loam, grass seed and mulch.

CONCLUSIONS
	Initial clean-up actions are complete at this time.  The case has been referred to DEP Geologist Pat Seaward for further investigation and actions.  Ms. Seaward will determine further investigations.  Based on past experience and the geology, wells north and south of the spill may be most threatened, though this is not guaranteed without further study.
	Mr. Condon's well has been put on DEP QM for DRO.  With further analysis Ms. Seaward will add neighbors to QM as she deems appropriate.  If a well is oil contaminated then POE water treatment will be offered.
	I understand that Mr. Condon will be applying to the state AST Oil Spill Clean-Up Fund for coverage of allowable costs.  All contractors (Labbe, Bert's Oil, and CRS) will be invoicing the DEP directly.  A copy of this report will be sent to the town CEO and to Mr. Condon.

S G Brezinski
Maine
I-10-2003*Approximately 5 gallons of fuel oil was spilled in private driveway due to a failed air eliminator.
Product was cleaned up with sorbents and put in drums to take back to Irving office.
I-11-2003*Approximately 20-25 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to a fitting breaking loose on the hydraulic hoses that run from 850 hydraulic motor to the sander in-feed pinch rolls.  It was cleaned up with sorbents, put waste in clean-up container; labeled and set aside to await pick up by safety clean.
P-37-2003*Mr. Ellis reported a small amount of oil had been detected in the sump of a newly constructed residential home in Scarborough.  The 3200 sq foot home has recently been listed and when the realtor came thru recently, they and the perspective buyer noticed an oil odor in the basement.  Upon closer examination, the sump was found to have a small volume of oil ( slightly red colored liquid).  The thought is last week the furnace/boiler was cleaned and the amount of oil reported closely resembles the amount that would be bled off the fuel line at the start up, initial firing of the furnace.

No one is directly admitting fault but the amount of oil is almost insignificant.  It can been easily cleaned and the odor should go as quickly.
P-36-2003*I scream, you scream, we all scream, for Ice cream!  It was not for ice cream that they screamed, rather they screamed in disbelief.  After unhooking from an ice cream reefer trailer, an HP Hood driver pulled  away and watched in his rear view mirror as the trailer slowly sank to the ground.  Apparently something had previously weakened the landing gear and it buckled under the weight of the trailer.  Ordinarily this would not necessitate a response from the DEP, however in an attempt to lift the trailer, the lifting equipment actually punctured the 35 gallon diesel tank housed under the trailer.  The fuel was used to power the compressor for the refrigeration unit.  HP Hood, contacted their insurance carrier who hired ENPRO to clean up the spill.  I visited the site and observed that the contaminated ice and snow were being effectively cleaned up by ENPRO.  The trailer was back on the truck and given that it was 11 degrees F, and was not expected to warm above freezing anytime in the near future, the trailer's contents were in no danger of melting, and no clean-up of ice cream was necessary.

Have a Harry P Hood day!
I-12-2003*Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled near T12 R16, near Depot Road, due to a loader blowing a hydraulic hose.  It was shoveled up and taken to contractor's garage for proper disposal.
B-427-2002*B-427-2002
08/17/2002 15:52

     Mike Pearson, concerned resident on the Camp Road in Enfield, called through the 1-800 number to report that his outside oil system developed a leak spilling upwards of 250 gallons of fuel into the ground.  Investigation shown that Mr. Pearson recently placed his tanks on concrete blocks so they would be more stable. It appeared that the line was disrupted somehow allowing a leak.  Since private wells were in the vicinity the contaminated soil was removed.  Approximately 15 yards were excavated by King Bros. and taken to their facility for landspreading.  PID readings at the bottom of the excavation shown no trace of residual fuel.
P-2-2003*On 1/2/03, I received a call from Donald Cartonio regarding his wife's property on Main St. in South Portland.  Union Oil Company had refused to fill the outdoor AST as it was leaking.  I visited the site that day and observed that the tank for the two unit apartment is located on the back deck in an enclosed shed.  The deck is "cut out" in the area of the shed so that the tank is setting on concrete patio blocks on the ground. The tank was very corroded on the bottom and the soil was black with contamination.  I did not see an active drip, but did not dare to touch the tank or actively investigate too closely as the corrosion was flaking off the tank and I did not want to make things worse.  Cartonio's did not live at the facility and I had planned to meet Mr. Cartonio on site.  Due to delays on both of our parts we did not meet up, but I was able to see what I needed to and contacted him following my visit.

I made contact with Mrs. Cartonio (legal owner) on 1/3 and she agreed to let the Department take the lead on the clean-up and she would apply for AST Fund coverage.

I arranged for Union Oil to deliver and hook up a temporary tank so that I could remove the tank to conduct a clean-up.

On 1/6/03, ENPRO removed the front of the shed to get the tank out and cleaned up the contaminated soil.  The heaviest contaminated soil was removed, however due to the deck being built around the shed, not all soil was removed.  It is considered a baseline 2 site, and therefore was effectively cleaned up.

No further action is necessary in this matter.
B-532-2002*A FAULTY TRANSFORMER RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AN ESTIMATED 1.5 GALLONS OF TRANSFORMER OIL.   SEE BHECO'S WRITTEN REPORT, ATTACHED
B-611-2002*BERNADETTE DUNPHY HAS LIVED AT HER CURRENT ADDRESS FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS.  IN THAT TIME, SHE'S NOTICED, THERE IS A SMALL PATCH OF LAND BEHIND HER HOUSE ON WHICH NOTHING EVER GROWS.   SHE WONDERED IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF CONTAMINATION PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF NEW VEGETATION.

I VISITED THE SITE ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER, AND TRIED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A CAUSE FOR THE LACK OF VEGETATION.  THE SOIL BEHIND THE HOUSE IS A SILTY SAND.  THE PATCH WHERE NOTHING GROWS IS A MARKEDLY DIFFERENT COLOR FROM WHERE VEGETATION IS GROWING, BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO REAL DIFFERENCE IN pH, NOR COULD I PICK UP ANY CONTAMINANT USING A PHOTO-IONIZATION DETECTOR.  THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ABANDONED CONTAINERS;  THE GROUND APPEARED TO BE FARM OR PASTURE LAND REVERTING TO WOODLAND.

I SHORTLY EXHAUSTED ALL MY IDEAS AND LEFT.  THERE WAS NO POINT IN SAMPLING THE SOIL UNLESS I HAD AN INDICATION OF WHAT TO LOOK FOR.  THE NEXT DAY I ARRANGED THROUGH THE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE TO HAVE A SOILS TEST KIT SENT TO MS. DUNPHY, AND INFORMED HER OF THAT BY LEAVING A MESSAGE ON HER ANSWERING MACHINE.
B-650-2002*DELIVERING OFF-ROAD DIESEL TO IRVING'S BULK PLANT IN MEDWAY, THE DRIVER FOR CONTRACT HAULER ABENAQUI TRANSPORT FAILED TO WIRE DOWN THE LEVERS ON HIS EVERTITE  REDUCERS.  THE TRANSFER HAD JUST COMMENCED WHEN THE PRESSURE OF THE PUMP BLEW THE 4X3" REDUCER OFF THE TRUCK MANIFOLD, SPEWING AN ESTIMATED 50 GALLONS INTO THE DIKED UNLOADING AREA.  MOST OF THE OIL FLOWED TO THE FLOOR TRENCHES AND THENCE TO THE OIL WATER SEPARATOR.

CLEAN HARBORS WAS SUMMONED AND RECOVERED ALL THAT WAS SPILLED IN LIQUID, SNOW AND SORBENT PADS.
P-1013-2002*The Lewiston Fire Dept. contacted the DEP regarding a "white substance" in the road in Lewiston.  Although it was highly unlikely that it was an intentional placement of a dangerous substance, given recent events with anthrax it was taken seriously and responded to as a dangerous substance. Upon closer look, it was determined that the best choice would be to contact a local environmental contractor to determine if it was a suspect material.  The contractor determined that it was, in fact, asbestos, and it was cleaned up and disposed of accordingly.
I-13-2003*Dan Levassure contacted the state police and advised that his company had had two spills in the last two hours.

The first occurred around 1400 hrs at the "wilderness pump house". After replacing the impellers in primary pump and installing a new back-up pump, the system was put to the test when it received boiler blow down water and log pond overflow water at the the same time. It was anticipate that volume of water this would be a potential problem and observers with radios were standing by. When the well began to fill over the pumps, the pumps were shut down, but before the discharge pumps could catch up. About 100 gallons was discharged to the ground and a small drainage ditch.

The second spill occurred  at 1530 hrs outside the corner of the boiler house a pump pit discharged about 20 gallons of boiler blow down water.

Case refer to Water Bureau.
B-661-2002*AN ESTIMATED 1/2 GALLON OF #2 OIL WAS SPILLED AT NARRAGUAGUS HIGH SCHOOL WHEN THAT QUANTITY OF OIL SPURTED OUT THE TANK VENT AS IT WAS BEING FILLED.
SPILLED PRODUCT WAS CLEANED UP WITH SORBENTS.  NO WORD FROM MATHEWS ON EXACTLY WHY THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.
B-229-2002*B-229-2002
04/17/2002 12:03

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the Bear Brew Pub on Main Street.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons spilled when their tank was overfilled.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents.  Fumes were reportedly not an issue.
B-432-2002*B-432-2002
08/19/2002 08:36

      An anonymous complainant called to report sloppy junk yard operations at a property on the Marston Meadow Road in Glenburn.  No other information other than it's location was given.  An inspection of the property revealed nothing in the way of spillage.  Only a few junk vehicles were evident.  No further action was taken.
P-940-2002*
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail motor fuels UST facility.  A DEP rep. was unable to attend the removal though the assessor reports no reportable contamination found during the tank removal (see CMR 691 UST removal assessment).  It should be noted that 400 yards of gasoline contaminated soil was removed from the site during UST facility replacement in 1990 (See reports P-441-90 and P-28-90).  Following that 1990-91 clean-up, the new facility was installed in new, clean backfill so it is not surprising that no significant contamination should be found during the 2002 abandonment.  No gw was noted during the Dec. 2002, facility abandonment, where it was noted during the July, 1990 abandonment.  As of Jan. 2003, the facility is still registered as owned by C N Brown Co.
	In reviewing the 1990 spill report P-441-90 it should be kept in mind that contaminated soil still remains in areas not accessible to removal: under the sidewalk and streets, under the building, and below gw table, etc.  In-situ treatment in the form of SVE was used as well.  I understand that MDOT performed soil borings in this area in preparation of doing work on Rt. 302 and may have noted gasoline contamination adjacent to this property.
	No further DEP Response Division actions are required for this facility property at this time.  Regulated petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite and the surrounding area, and shall be properly managed by state and federal requirements if this contamination is disturbed or managed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-669-2002*STEVE MCGLAUGHLIN HAS PLANS TO PIECE BACK TOGETHER THE FAMILY'S FORMER FARM AND WOODLAND  HOLDINGS IN NEWBURGH, AND THEN PUT THE WHOLE THING INTO A LAND TRUST.  A QUICK WALK OVER THE PROPERTY IN THE EARLY AUTUMN OF '02 REVEALED 8 OR 10 DRUMS ABANDONED ON THE PROPERTY ALONG WITH SOME SCRAP STEEL.  MCGLAUGHLIN THEREFORE CONSULTED US BEFORE HE BOUGHT A POTENTIAL BIG PROBLEM.

ON DECEMBER 18, BOB WHITTIER AND I MET MCGLAUGHLIN ON SITE, AND ASSESSED THE DRUMS.    ALL WERE FROZEN INTO THE GROUND, ONE SO CORRODED THAT IT CAME APART WHEN KICKED TO FREE IT.  MOST WERE EMPTY;  THREE HAD ICE INSIDE.

WE RECOVERED 8 OF THE 10 DRUMS, ALL WE HAD ROOM TO CARRY,  BROUGHT THEM BACK TO BANGOR AND CUT THEM OPEN.  THERE WAS NO SHEEN SHOWING ON THE ICE AS IT MELTED, AND NO DETECTABLE EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL.   THREE OF THE DRUMS SHOWED TRACES OF CLEAN GEAR OIL.






THE DRUMS WERE WIPED OUT, CRUSHED AND DISPOSED AS SCRAP.
B-670-2002*DECEMBER'S WHEN THE GROUND FREEZES, BEFORE THERE'S SNOW ARE GOOD ONES TO GET A JUMP ON MOWING THE BLUEBERRY FIELDS, AND THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE WOOSTER LOT IN TWP 24, OWNED BY CHERRYFIELD FOODS.

A VALVE ON AN EXPANSION TANK WAS ACCIDENTALLY BROKEN OFF A FLAIL MOWER, DRAINING AN ESTIMATED 50 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL OUT OF THE TANK.   BUCKETS AND SORBENT PADS WERE USED TO RECOVER SOME OF THE OIL.  SINCE THE COMPANY HAD A BLUEBERRY GROUND BURNER RIGHT ON SITE, I RECOMMENDED THAT THEY USE IT TO BURN OFF THE UNRECOVERED SPILLED OIL.

SEE THE ATTACHED WRITTEN SPILL REPORT FROM SID REYNOLDS.
P-885-2002*
This report should be considered complimentary to P-503-97 which covered the abandonment of retail, gasoline UST's at this urban location.  In Sept. 2002, Haley & Aldrich Inc. (H & A) performed a limited Phase-2  investigation of this site for a potential buyer.  I visited during the borings on 9/2/02.  I understand the borings were mostly in the pre-1997 UST area and no permanent wells were installed.  The property had lay fallow since the 1997 facility abandonment and the buyer wished to know any environmental potential liability.  Acadia Env. monitored the boring work for the property owner, Irving Corp.

I understand contamination was confirmed, which was expected, though I was informed verbally that it was not severe and matched that found and left unremediated in 1997.  Though both H & A and Acadia agreed to give DEP copies of their Sept. 2002, reports, nothing has been received thus far.  As stated in P-503-97: oil contaminated soil is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  Under the Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal no remediation of the gasoline contam. is required though, at this time.

This facility should not be confused with the newer Irving facility further south on Rt. 1 in Brunswick.  See also report P-95-79.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-28-2003*On 1-29-03, this office received an anonymous complaint regarding an accident that had occurred in New Canada on 1-27-03. Apparently a snow removal truck owned by Jerry Humphrey had overturned near a small brook on the Fox Road. I looked at the site and called Mr. Humphrey and requested he remove the 3-4 yards of salt/sand which was laying on the ice on the brook. He agreed to do that.
P-23-2003*Detailed incident chronology and response attached.

Given the material (300 gal  fire fighting foam) and it's confinement to the collection system, no response action taken.  Notification taken and summary report rec'd.

No further action planned.
P-21-2003*The external AST was totally encased in snow from both the roof and accumulations on the ground.  The settling of the snow bank broke the firematic/filter off the tank causing a discharge of approximately 200 gallons of blended #2 and K-1 to the surrounding snow and asphalt driveway.

A call for no heat after only four days since the last fill lead to the discharge discovery.

Upon finishing up for the day at South Berwick EPI was employed to remediate this incident.

Mr. Spencer was satisfied with the efforts and would institute the necessary precautions to prevent another mishap.

No further work planned.
P-34-2003*On the afternoon of 1/14/03 Mr. Klenk called to notify DEP of an overfill at his residence.  CNB had filled the tank earlier and some oil leaked from the top of the tank (at fill gauge) enough to cause a small puddle on the floor.

CNB immediate actions are not known.  No report of discharge thru the vent.

Mr. Klenk will contact DEP again if the spill is beyond his ability to clean up sufficiently.

No additional information has been rec'd regarding this call, it appears to be cleaned to the satisfaction of Mr. Klenk.  No further DEP action warranted based on the  information received to date.
P-567-2002*
	Wed. 8/7/02, late evening response to initial report of 100 gallon leak of #2 oil from an inside AST facility.  Onsite I met Mr. Fields, and Mr. Houghton of DEE, and found that the discharge was closer to 10 gallons.  DEE was emptying the tank to another one, setting up to replace the AST, and had sorbed up most of the spill at that time.  The spill was in a utility room in the house's basement.  No further DEP visits were made.  No further action warranted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-591-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	In the evening of Sunday 8/11/02, DEP was notified of a purposeful release of chlorine contaminated pool water from Westbrook's Westcott Junior High by school officials to the public storm drain and then to the Presumpscot River.  Strong odor of Chlorine was evident in the storm drain by Cumberland St.  Fire Dept. Captain Gammon stated that he had responded to the same incident from this school two years before.  He estimated 100,000 to 200,000 gallons of water.  Discharging chlorinated water to public waters is prohibited by state and federal laws and can cause harm to wildlife and the environmental food chain, particularly in these quantities.  It is also a public nuisance.
	There was no possible recovery or treatment possible at the time.  The following morning I notified DEP BLWQ water quality people at the SMRO for further investigation.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-437-1990*
	Investigation into leaking gasoline UST piping, installed in 1988.  See separate narrative for details.  This facility sold to Irving Oil Corp. in mid-1990's.  Wales' son then purchased and operated the former Texaco facility across the street as a Mobil station, supplied by Downeast Energy.
P-78-2003*On 1/30/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill as the result of a car accident.  The spill was covered with sand.  No further action required.
P-76-2003*At approximately 10:45 a driver from CPM Construction, Freeport was filling his truck at the fleet dispenser outside the Depot Street bulk plant.  In the process of filling his truck inattention to the nozzle allowed it to fall to the ground and discharge an estimated 30 gals.  He told DE staff he had a small spill and left the scene.

Only after his departure was the actual severity of the spill discovered.  DE notified DEP and cleaned up the spill, reimbursement for expenditures will be sought from CPM for the clean up.

DEP/Cyr visited the site and spoke with Peter Holmes, about the spill and subsequent actions.  The spill site was cleaned to DEP satsfaction and it appears to be a matter between DE and CPM.

No further action is warranted, with the exception of a note to enforcement about CPM's lack of response to the spill initially.
P-70-2003*On 1/29/03, Ann Hemenway received a call from Kalub Emmons at the U S Coast Guard (USCG) reporting oil in the water at ExxonMobil in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed black oil staining amongst the ice in the water at the dock.  The oil appeared to be either bunker oil or bilge slops.  There was a tank ship (Eberhardt Artic) at the dock at the time.  USCG marine inspectors observed the spill when they boarded the ship for a routine inspection.  Pollution investigators for the USCG were also on site investigating the spill.  An inspection of the ship as well as interviews with ship and shore crews indicated that the ship at the dock was not responsible for the spill.  The cause and source of the spill are unknown.  Clean-up of the spill was not possible for safety reasons.  The spillage could not be accessed by boat due to the ice conditions and it was not safe to send personnel out onto the ice to clean it up.  No further action required.
P-79-2003*Snow broke off filter on AST on an unknown date.  On 01/03/2003, Davis Oil delivered 133.1 gallons of Winterblend oil which filled the 275 gallon tank.  On 01/27/2003, they received a no heat call from the same location.  They went out, found the tank was empty, put 143 gallons into the tank, and restarted the furnace.  Three days later on 01/30/2003, the tank was again empty and they determined that the tank was leaking and called DEP.  We excavated as much contaminated soil as we could without undermining the chimney.  We then installed a recovery well.  We have pumped the recovery well several times and will continue monitoring it for oil.  No further oil appeared in the well.  The monitoring well was removed on 07/07/2004.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-80-2003*CN Brown called to report that while filling their K1 UST they overfilled it by about 30 gallons.  They hired EPI to clean up the spill.  All of the product was caught up in thick ice that covered the parking lot so all of the ice was chipped up, drummed, and disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-88-2003*I received a call from Mr. Randy Greenleaf reporting that there were leaking drums of oil left at the Portland Fish Pier.  This site has a history of containers of liquids being left by fishermen for the city to take care of.  This practice is not encouraged by the City of Portland.  On this particular instance, I found 3 empty 5 gallon hydraulic oil buckets and a 30 gallon trash can full of a liquid and covered with plastic.  A gentleman from the City of Portland was plowing the pier and informed me that the City was aware of the situation and Clean Harbors would be removing the waste.  As there appeared to be no active leak I was satisfied that this was the appropriate action.
P-30-2002*On the evening of January 11, 2002  a call was received by DEP/Cyr for an oil discharge at the home of Jose Arroyo and Patricia Deforge-Blackman, at 20 Chestnut Drive, East Poland.  George Heutz of Heutz Oil had responded to a no-heat call, to find the underside filter had been broken by a frost heave.  This caused a release of between 150-175 gallons of oil to the ground.

On the morning of 1/12, Cyr met with cleanup contractor EPI onsite to begin remedial activities.  Staging of materials from the deck, removal of the deck to access contaminated soils, removal of the AST, excavation of soils begun, perimeter test pits dug to access the lateral extent of migration, low end open pit recovery sump created, 8+ yards of soil staged in roll off container for disposal.

With no disposal options available for the weekend the operation was halted.  The plan was to return Monday with more trucks to haul material away and transport the materials in the roll off.  The remainder of the deck would be dismantled and removed.  The soils would be screened with a PID, the soils were somewhat uniform in depth +/- four (4) feet to the clay surface.   A temporary tank was installed by George on the opposite side of the trailer, until such time as the replacement location can be secured.  Also temporary entry stairs were built to accommodate the main doorway.

As conditions of spring stabilize the AST, another tank will be reinstalled on a pad and the deck reconstructed, and landscaping finished.

The remedial work continued Monday and Tuesday without any problems.  The excavation was filled and the deck area backfilled with crushed stone.  Jose and Patricia are satisfied with the clean up and understand the plans for completion come spring time.

Landscaping completed and the deck re-attached fall of 2002.  The deductible has not been paid and notices of this have been sent out.  The final stage of the restoration is the relocation of the fuel tank beneath the deck.  It is currently on the far side of the trailer in a secure position working sufficiently.  Upon receipt of the deductible, a work order will be issued for completion of this task.
P-71-2003*On 1/29/03 I received a call from Mark Grover at FPL that they noticed a sheen around their dock at their facility.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the tug "Alice B. McAlister" and the barge "B. No. 160" tied up to the dock.  The barge had been in the process of discharging #6 oil to FPL.  Sheen was evident within the boom mainly near the stearn of the tug.  A closer inspection of the sheen indicated it was possibly lube or hydraulic oil.  A thorough inspection of both the tug and barge yielded no evident source of the spill.  I could have been a stern tube discharge on the tug, but that couldn't be confirmed without a diver's inspection which I did not require.  I allowed the barge to continue off loading it's cargo.  The sheen was so light, it was not recoverable.  No further action required.
B-689-2002*GAIL FRUTCHEY REPORTS THAT AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS OF OIL SPIT BACK AT THE DRIVER WHILE HE WAS FILLING THE TANK AT UMM'S KIMBALL HALL.  A DRUM FULL OF OIL CONTAMINATED SNOW WAS SHOVELLED UP, THEN MELTED TO ALLOW THE OIL TO RISE TO THE TOP.  THE OIL WAS REMOVED BY SORBENT PADS, AND THE WATER WAS THEN SEWERED.
B-355-2002*Mona Spears called from Bangor Hydro Electric Co. to report that a transformer had blown up at the Bar Harbor Campground. It blew out a tar like substance that was difficult from them to recover. Even though less than a quart was estimated to have been lost, six 55-gallon drums of soil and spill debris was collected and disposed at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden. The substance lab tested less than 20 ppm of PCBs.
A-181-2002*   DEP, Response, received a referral from another DEP unit regarding waste oil spillage observed during a facility inspection.  Upon investigation it transpired that minor sloppy spillage had occurred at an AST used to collect waste oil from residential customers (the facility is a municipal transfer station).  Contaminated media (sawdust) was excavated and reportedly transported to an incinerator prior to characterization.  The area is environmentally non-sensitive and not likely to be impacted by this incident.
   Some potential problems were identified involving training and handling practices employed by facility staff.  Similar problems have been noted at other municipal transfer stations.  These problems are beyond the scope of Response Services.
P-648-2001*Mr. Cote discovered an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the rear of the residence when excavating for a deck post.  The close proximity of the home to garage negated any chance for a removal.  The tank was unknown to Mr. Cote until it's discovery, it appeared to be the fuel tank for the apartment building prior to his ownership.

The tank was solid and piping intact, no contamination was noted in soils excavated around the tank.  The small amount of sludge less than 10 gal was scraped after the vacuum truck had removed the remaining fuel.  The interior tank was free of pits are corrosion.  The tank was cut open with a reciprocating saw and filled with sand & gravel.

The area is serviced by public water and the condition of the tank (very good).  Based on these facts the abandonment of the tank in place satisfies the Maine DEP the closure is complete.  No further work is planned.
P-51-2003*Received a call from C. N. Brown regarding the discovery of a puddle of diesel fuel at their pumps at the Mile 24, North Bound Service Station on the Maine Turnpike.  They were unsure how the incident happened, but assumed it to be an overfill of a tractor.  The diesel was cleaned up with speedy-dry.  No response was required.
P-52-2003*Received a call from the Bath Fire Dept. regarding the vessel "Atlantic Frost" taking on water at its berth at Stinson Seafood Co.  A pipe had broken in the engine room allowing water to enter the vessel, displacing the oils within the bilge.  The fire dept. stated that Stinsons was in the process of capping the pipe, and would call if further assistance was required.  Also, received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard stating that they were sending representatives to the scene to assess the situation, and would call if there were any issues.  Everything was contained within the bilge of the vessel.

The following day I responded to the incident as a follow-up.  The intake pipe for one of the engines had frozen and broke.  Water was just below the floor decking, with a thin layer of oil upon it.  The intake pipe was plugged allowing no additional water to enter the vessel.  Clean Harbors attempted to pump the water from the vessel, but was unsuccessful because the hoses and pump kept freezing from the extremely cold weather.  Most of the water was transferred to a stern ballast tank, and the remaining water/oil left in the bilge, until which time the temperatures permitted removal of the liquids from the vessel without equipment freezing.
P-430-2002*
Report of small discharge of diesel fuel from MTA truck on the southbound on ramp of the Turnpike, from broken fuel line.  Response by MTA.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-432-2002*
Report of non-hazardous oily water (a Special Waste) discharged from a faulty valve while off-loading a rail tank car.  Reported to be on an impervious secondary containment area for off-loading oil.  I also discussed the incident with David Feeney of Safe Handling since it was on their property.  No DEP visit was deemed necessary.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-752-2002* On 12-25-02 Jon Cronin, of International Paper, reported a spill of 300 gallons of hydraulic oil at the mill in Jay. This spill occurred when a hose ruptured on a front end loader.  This is a very large loader with a payload of 4.5 cubic yards.  The hydraulic oil spilled onto a paved area and was cleaned up by Mill employees. None of the oil reached any of the nearby drains. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-21-2003*   DEP received a report from the Waterville Fire Department that a C.N. Brown fuel delivery truck spilled heating oil along several sections of paved road.  It transpired that a pump body had fractured; an estimated 40 gallons of oil was lost before the driver noticed the problem and stopped the truck near a residence at 95 Mayflower Hill Drive.  Most oil that spilled at this parked location ran downhill for about 100 yards.  Fire personnel provided initial response; a contractor was employed to excavate oily ice/snow along Mayflower Hill Drive.  Other affected roads were only lightly oiled; remediation was not feasible.
   The area affected is dense residential and is served by municipal water.  Gross spillage was recovered but it is likely that oil odors may become apparent as warm weather arrives.
P-438-2002*
On 6/19/02, I responded to a 6/18/02, complaint about a bright green chemical-like material dumped in a grassy area adjacent the Saco River, by FPL's  Hollis Hydro station.  Onsite Mr. Towns showed me the area in question.  On close examination, the material appeared to be a green fertilizer mulch that is often sprayed on roadsides to prevent erosion.  It appears that perhaps an MDOT or contractor truck had cleaned out their applicator in this spot.  No further action is recommended.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-18-2003*An inspection of Big Rig Shop in Oxford by the DEP's enforcement division revealed undisclosed petroleum discharges.  In an NOV issued later, responsibility to deal with one in particular was placed in their jurisdiction which, from what I understand, they dealt with diligently.  It was requested of the responders that we provide a Virgin Letter to Big Rig Shop so they could dispose of the soil.  Unfortunately, a plethora of snow precluded me from inspecting the afflicted portion of property but given the RP's willingness to participate, devious behavior is not anticipated therefore warranting no spring inspection.

Please view attached NOV for additional clarification.
B-497-2002*B-497-2002
08/24/2002 10:04

     An underground tank dispenser inspection revealed diesel range organic concentrations of about 1500 ppm beneath one of the pumps at Dead River Oil on South Main Street in Brewer.  It appeared that there was a weep at a union joint.  Repairs were made.  No further action was taken since the area is served by a public water supply.
B-496-2002*B-496-2002
09/23/2002 11:45

     The Somerset County Sheriff's Office called to report a log truck accident on Route 201 in Jackman just north of town.  It was stated that fire personnel were on site dealing with some diesel spillage.  Investigation shown that what little fuel had spilled appeared to be consumed by fire associated with the accident.  Approximately 75 gallons of unburnt product however was recovered from the saddle tanks.  No water resources or wells were in the immediate area.
I-14-2003*Due to employee failing to completely tighten oil cap, approximately 2 gallons of engine oil was spilled.  Debris was cleaned up with wood chips and taken to boiler.
B-333-2002*B-333-2002
06/18/2002 12:30

     Craig Zievis, concerned resident on Parks Pond in Clifton, called to report what appeared to be oil or some sort of hazardous material on the shore in front of his camp on Parks Pond off of Mill Lane.  Investigation revealed that the material was simply the iron fixing type marsh sheen.   A simple explanation as to the material's  origins was given prior to vacating the site.
P-53-2003*I received a call from Jeanne Shrum of 1405 Westbrook St., Portland.  She was reporting that her 275 AST was weeping onto her concrete cellar floor.  Union Oil had been to the site and informed her that she needed to contact the DEP prior to their replacing the tank.  I met with Union Oil technicians on 1/23.  The 50 plus year old tank had developed a leak due to corrosion and had been leaking for some time onto the concrete floor.  At the time of their initial visit, Union had placed a bucket under the leak and approximately 1/2 gallon was in the bucket.  The tank was replaced and Union cleaned up the oil stained floor.  I informed Ms. Shrum that if the smell persisted that she should contact me to implement the appropriate mitigation measures.
P-56-2003*On 1/23/03, I received a call from Andrew Moore of the Maine Army National Guard reporting a hydraulic oil spill at one of their facilities in Auburn.  The spill occurred as the result of physical breakage of a hydraulic system on a piece of heavy equipment.  A drip pan was placed under the leak and Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
A-375-2001*Received a report from Effie Nichols of Readfield that there had been a small gasoline spill at her property.  I went to her house in Readfield and found the problem she had described. Apparently the Nichols had a recreational vehicle parked near their water well. When they moved the RV, they noticed that there had been a spill from the gas tank of the RV. Unfortunately the spill was very near their well. Sampling of their well subsequently indicated that the well was impacted. Remediation was by excavation by McGee Construction. Bedrock was encountered in the base of the excavation and was impacted by the gasoline.  Also, the excavation extended to include the area around the Ms. Nichols' water well.

Additional sampling of the neighborhood was done by Response Services and Technical Services. Three wells were eventually found to be impacted. The Nichols, Hillier and Boyman wells were impacted with various amounts of MTBE. No filters were installed after discussions and advice from Technical Services. The spill was then turned over to Technical Services for monitoring. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
B-482-2002*
     This office received a call at 1230 on 9/17/02, from Todd (A.L. Doggett, Inc.; Gray) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of removing the aboveground storage tank system and associated underground piping at the former Neally's Corner Store at the junction of the Kennebec Road and Route 69 in Hampden and had encountered gasoline contaminated soil.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Hampden, I met with Todd and went over the situation with him.  In preparation to installing a new underground tank at the facility, they had removed a 4000 gallon AST out back and were digging up the old piping on the left side of the store (between the building and Route 69) when the contamination was discovered.  Upon investigation, it appeared that the cause of the leak was due to loose fittings on the piping.  This was in an area where four underground tanks had been removed in 1988 (SEE CASE # B-448-88).  At that time, there was very little evidence of contamination around the tanks.  Whatever spilled, apparently occurred after those tanks were removed.  It was indicated that the bank had foreclosed on the property and it had been out of service/vacant since sometime in 1997 or 1998.  Todd was not sure when the pumps and pump island had been removed.  By the time I arrived at the facility, A.L. Doggett had removed all of the piping from the ground and had piled it behind the store.  It was rusty and appeared to be galvanized for the most part.  Some of the sections were wrapped with a black protective coating, for whatever reason.  Several loads of contaminated soil were also piled to the right of the store pending disposal arrangements.

     I was informed that Mark Arsenault had just purchased the property from the bank and was in the process of upgrading the facility prior to opening.  Up to this point in time, he had not operated the store or the gasoline supply system.  And the kicker is...that the bank had certified the property as contamination free (based on a Phase I site assessment), which it was not.  Since the surrounding area is on well water, this site would come under DEP's stringent cleanup guidelines.  When Mr. Arsenault arrived on scene, we briefly discussed what needed to be done for a cleanup.  Throughout the day on 9/17/02, 9/18/02, and 9/19/02, approximately 1176 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed along the side of the building and across the front yard to the opposite right hand corner of the building.  This was quite a bit more material than any of us expected.  All of the soil was taken to Vaughn Thibodeau & Son's batch plant in Prospect for processing.  PID meter readings on the soil ranged from a low of 8.9 ppm up to a high of 5894 ppm.  Most of the contamination was removed, except where it extended into the roadbed under the Kennebec Road and under the store's foundation.  Clay was found along the side walls and on the bottom of the excavation, which helped to contain the oil in the immediate area of the store.  As a precaution, the drilled well for the facility has been placed on quarterly monitoring for one year.  Sample analysis results from 11/18/02, indicated that nothing was detected down to the reporting limit.

REC:  File report.

A-726-2002*  On 10-17-02, Spencer Aitel contacted this Department concerning an underground tank at the Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset, Maine. This property is owned by the S.P.N.E.A., Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. I talked with him at length about the removal process. This tank was not registered and had been out of service for many years. I met Mr. Aitel on site on November 2, along with Scott Allocca of EPI. We filled out the necessary paper work and checked the tank for liquids. We found about 0.25 inches of gasoline floating on the water. The tank was about half full of water. A sample was collected at this time.
  The tank was pumped out and removed on 11-13-02, Dan Davis of this office was on site. Given the location, there are no water wells in the area, no soil removal was required.
  I had a phone conversation on 1-23-03 with Scott Allocca and he told me that the water inside the tank was analyzed for lead and found to contain 1.5 mg/l. The soil sample had a level of 15.8 mg/l of lead.
P-39-2003*17 January 2003, Greg O'Brien and myself responded to entered location.  The oil line associated with a above ground supply tank corroded causing the discharge of K-1.  The oil migrated down grade of the tank and impacted snow and ice.  A drinking water well is down grade of the spill approximately 100 feet.  O'Brien and myself oversaw the removal of all visible traces of oil contaminated ice and snow.

Site to be put on Quarterly Monitoring program.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson. SMRO. 2.28.03
P-44-2003*
	Reported small discharge of K1 oil tank during delivery of product.  No overfill protection on the tank?  Commercial area, on city water.  No discharge to groundwater or surface water reported.  Response and clean-up by C N Brown.  No DEP response requested or needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-46-2003*1.19.2003, responded to pleasure boat fire at Chandler's Wharf in Portland.  No discharge occurred as a result of the fire so I cleared the scene.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.1.03
B-505-2002*B-505-2002
09/27/2002 08:00

     Dead River Oil called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Gail Ballesteros on 10 Park Avenue in Brewer.  It was stated that approximately a gallon and a half leaked out onto the concrete floor when the burner safety device failed.  The oil was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were involved.
I-16-2003*Due to vehicle running over pump piping, approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was spilled. I visited the site on 1/28/03 and found that replacing the piping was the only practical thing to do. Job was completed by 2/1/2003

From an e-mail 1/23/03
Dear Carl Allen,
I had a diesel pump damaged only lost about 2 gallons of fuel (soaked up with absorbo pads). However, damaged double walled pipe going into the tank below pump. Contacted Ira Dodge, he is willing to do the job. But I need a permit Dodge says in order to have the work done. It is only about 8 feet from the sump on the tank to the pump. Would like to start this project this weekend if possible. Please forward the necessary permits. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Frank M. Porter
G.R. Porter & Sons

From an e-mail 1/23/03
In reference to dates and times the damage was done late on the 21st. Have not gotten a hold of Ira Dodges number to get in touch with him that day but called him the following day. He then informed me that I should have contacted you. My apologies for not doing so sooner. The pump is repairable but the pipe will need to be replaced. Very little lost, 2 gallons or less, it is a suction system on that pump. The person who ran over the pump was Galen R. Porter Sr. (My father). The insurance company is involved because of the cost. Sent all necessary information back to Ira Dodge today the 27th for the permit. Thank you for stopping in the other night. If there is anything else I need or should know for information please feel free to call me at the garage at 207-463-2255 or email to this address. Sincerely, Frank M. Porter
A-22-2003*   DEP received a report that an estimated half gallon of transformer oil spilled onto parked cars when a vehicle backed into a utility pole guy wire at this site.  The oil was tested and found to be Non detect for PCBs.  Clean-up was conducted with rags, and owners were advised to go to a car wash to remove any residual oil.  No site visit was made.
A-24-2003*   DEP received a report that approx. 30 gallons of fuel oil spilled at this bulk terminal when an AST was overfilled by a sub-contractor (Grant) of J & S Oil.  Spilled oil went to snow within the diked containment area.  J & S assumed responsibility for the spill and contracted Clean Harbors to remove contaminated snow.
   The area is rural and is not served by municipal water.  A private residence is located approx. 500' away; it's well is not considered at-risk by this incident.  Historical spillage is evident within the diked area; The owner (Nash, of Main Street Fuel) intends to replace the facility during the summer of 2003 at which time contaminated soil will be addressed.
P-57-2003*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage (AST) from a corrosion hole at 68 Anderson Road, Windham, ME.  The discovery was made when the homeowner smelled oil and found the tank to be leaking.  Ms. Hardy placed containers under the the leak and collected approximately 2 gallons, until which time B & D Burner Service attached a magnetic patch on the tank stopping the leak.  Some oil had made its way into the sump located next to the tank.

I responded to the incident and collected all the oil (approx. 3 gal) from the sump, in addition to the oil that was collected by Ms. Hardy.  Cat litter was placed on the stained areas under the tank for removal the following day when the tank was scheduled for replacement and there would be better access to the area.  I informed Ms. Hardy of the possible effects of exposure to oil vapors, and if she felt sick, she should find other lodging until the clean-up and tank replacement was complete, and the basement had a chance to air out.  She stated that she would contact me if she had any questions or concerns.
A-33-2003*   DEP received a report that a supplier overfilled an AST at this bulk terminal.  Spilled oil was confined to snow within a concrete containment dike; this snow was collected by the spiller for treatment at their facility in Hampden.
A-177-2002*   DEP received a report from C.N. Brown that a delivery truck had rolled onto it's side on a public roadway but had already been righted/removed with no spillage.  A phone call to local fire officials confirmed that the situation had been resolved with minimal spillage.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-175-2002*   DEP received a report that gasoline had spilled at this service station as a result of a vehicle overfill.  The area is environmentally non-sensitive, and the event was relatively minor and confined to pavement.  Speedi-dry was placed to recover spilled product by Mobil staff.
P-1005-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Fri. 11/22/02, while in the area, I briefly visited this former retail, motor fuels UST gas station & repair garage for a routine UST removal check.  I noted that the pavement had been broken, tank and pump island areas excavated, and the island was gone.  The building was closed.  On checking with Ms. Allison Jones of Acadia Env., the env. consultant for the removal, she stated the facility was abandoned-by-removal on 11/18/02, with no reportable contamination detected.  See their report in DEP UST Reg. file #4528.  A waiver of the 30-day notification period had been granted by DEP's Flannery and myself.  I understand the facility will be rebuilt as a retail establishment.

	The facility had been a repair garage.  It is located in a dense rural & commercial area (see site sketch).  The original address lists it as 103 Main St. (Rt. 109), though the street numbers were changed with introduction of a 911 system and I believe the present address is about 513 Main St. based on neighboring house numbers.  The area is on city water & sewer, and is located over a mapped S & G Aquifer.

	Past spill report history included P-205-94 covering a facility upgrade.  P-91-99 covers a surface gaso. spill at the neighboring Getty (a.k.a. Gulf) facility of Rowell & Watson Oil Co.  See DEP UST Reg. #4528 and Acadia's CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  The adjacent Gulf/Getty facility, formerly owned by Rowell & Watson Oil is now owned, or soon to be owned by Mapes as well.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-272-2002*B-272-2002
05/14/2002 10:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report the possible existence of a bare steel underground tank at the Heritage Inn on Central Street in Millinocket.  No other information was given.  Records did show that 2-500 gallon tanks were removed back in 1991.  No tanks are listed at this facility.  An on-site investigation remains pending.
P-58-2003*Vivian called to report oil was observed at the Lewiston headworks.  A sheen at the time of report no recovery possible, but should source be located or volume increase notifications will be made.

No further actions pending, no DEP response based on information.
P-135-2000*Ms. Stock reported smelling oil some time after Christmas 1999 but had no idea of it's origin.

A pin hole (identified after a pressure test) was found in the run of copper line from the external AST at the rear of the home which fed a furnace in a root cellar (basement) towards the front of the home.  Oil was observed beading up in the sump.

With no practical means of recovery given the location of the leak beneath the home, pads were inserted in the sump and collected routinely until such time as Ms. Stock no longer reported a problem.  Several trips were made to collect and change the pads, the frequency downgraded to when in the area later on.

The area has a very high water table and surface runoffs are noticeable adjacent to the home.  The area is served by Public water.  No additional complaints were received upon entering the next seasonal fluctuation of groundwater levels.
P-488-2000*Unidentified customer overfilled their vehicle and left scene without reporting discharge.  Mobil staff applied speedi dri and notified DEP of situation.  DEP removed sorbent materials pads and speedi dri for disposal.

No further action planned.
P-600-2000*Upon returning home Cyr/DEP came upon an accident scene near the house.  Obliging the Yarmouth safety staff he rendered assessment assistance of the discharged vehicular fluids.  Coolant, engine oil, and battery acid were the prevalent materials observed as they were strewn throughout the surrounding flora at the accident scene.

The battery acid was most notably realized after the accident scene assessment.   It appears the guardrail which retarded the car's best efforts to reach the river took the brunt of the collision and acted as collection point for the sulfuric acid.  As I found out upon the washing of jeans (which soon became swiss cheese like) when climbing over the guardrail the acid film/residual soaked into the denim material and the rest is history, one pair of Levi's acid washed to the extreme.
P-913-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On 12/5/02, I attended the abandonment-by-removal of this consumptive-use, 6000 gal. Owens Corning, double-wall FRP UST and FRP piping.  CTI Todd LaVallee, of A L Doggett Co. (ALD), supervised the removal.  Allan Lyscars of Field Services, Inc. performed the required CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  John Sylvestry was onsite for Masonite Corp.

SITE SENSITIVITY & HISTORY
	The plant is an industrial business producing fiber board.  Though adjacent to the Androscoggin River, the gasoline UST facility was on the opposite side of the plant near Rt. 196 (see site map).  The immediate area is industrial/commercial use, on city water and sewer.  A Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal was recommended based on the present knowledge and observations (see attached DT).  There are a number of past DEP spill reports for the facility, mostly small discharges.  Presently masonite has a spill reporting agreement with Masonite.

UST FACILITY INFO. & REMOVAL
	The gasoline tank had been out of service pending the removal.  One item in question was a 120' or so long old product line that went around and to a former dispenser in the sheet-metal warehouse building (see site sketch).  This FRP line was reported to have been installed with the tank in 1990, then later disconnected and taken o-o-s.  I approved abandonment-in-place of this line.  Another short run of product line to a newer dispenser I understand to have been removed by ALD.
	Two feet of hard frost hampered and slowed the tank removal.  Peastone backfill was around the tank, the native soil was very bony, and groundwater was noted at 3' bg.  No free product was noted, and at first no evidence of a discharge was found.  Eventually a gasoline sheen on the gw and a gasoline odor was noted.  I understand that no new UST facility will replace this one.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time no remediation is required by the Maine DEP under the BS-1 Guideline; though gasoline contaminated soil and groundwater (though not extensive) is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed according to state and federal requirements.
	See DEP UST Reg. file #411 and Field Services' CMR 691 UST removal assessment for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1014-2002*
	Report of mystery sheen on river.  No source identified.  No clean-up possible as a sheen of oil can not be sorbed and is typically left to evaporate and naturally degrade.

S G Brezinski
P-946-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	After granting a waiver of the 30-day underground oil storage tank (UST) abandonment notification period I attended the abandonment-by-removal of this consumptive-use, motor fuels, 500-gallon Xerxes fiberglass-reinforced-plastic (FRP) UST on Tuesday 12/7/02.  I met a Precision Tanks Co. (PT) crew on-site, as well as Tom Trainer of Jaques Whitford Co. who was performing a required Chapter 691 UST abandonment assessment.
	 The UST fueled an emergency generator for the telephone facility and there was already a new UST installed to replace this one.  The area is primarily dense residential.  I observed no free oil or sheen on the groundwater in the excavation.  Trainer stated that the UST excavation appeared clean though there had been some oily soil found during the installation of the new tank on about 10/18/02.  This had been reported to DEP's Jon Woodard by David Allwine of Jaques Whitford Co. (JWC), an environmental consultant for Verizon.  I understand that contamination levels in the soil were not very high (up to 260 parts per million (ppm)).
	Following the 12/7/02 tank abandonment I noted that I had received no new UST registration material.  DEP's John Dunlap confirmed that the new UST here in Kennebunk, and a second in Sanford, Maine had been installed by PT without required prior registration with the state of Maine.  Dunlap forwarded these two violations to DEP oil enforcement unit for action against Verizon and Precision Tanks to help prevent a re-occurrence.  It was explained to me that PT had given the UST registration material to JWC for filing with the state, but JWC failed to submit the registration material.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time the DEP understands the site to be remediated to state satisfaction.  Oil impacted soil & groundwater may remain on-site and should be managed properly if disturbed in the future.  A UST installer is required to have UST registration material & DEP reply on-site during installation, if this had been followed the certified tank installer would have realized the material was not filed and this unfortunate violation could have been prevented.
	See DEP UST Reg. file #9108 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-601-2000*The Stockly's reported a leak in their basement AST, to which Cumberland Fire, DownEast and DEP responded.  The tank had been filled earlier in the day and the smell of oil prompted the Stockly's to investigate, only to discover a 1/4 inch corrosion hole at the base of the tank next to the filter.

It was temporarily patched (with a pencil I believe), and then the FD arrived to start the initial clean up.  The dual 275 AST's were to the immediate left of the bulkhead access door.  The spill area was beneath the pair of tanks, slightly beyond the wall inwards, and out beneath the stairs of the bulkhead.

Early in the clean up actions a stair tread was removed #3 or 4 of 6.  This was done to access the oil beneath the stairs, and was negotiated throughout most of the clean up.  Downeast had begun the transfer product to a truck upon my/DEP arrival.  The FD soon after left the scene.

The clean up was progressing well for the next few hours.  At which time the DE tech was returning to the basement and fell while descending the  stairway.  I was knelt down looking at the tanks and heard his head hit the floor, and the umpf that follows a fall of that magnitude.  He was grasping his wrist (seriously deformed) and  in some discomfort.  EMS was called and he was taken to the hospital for surgery.

The clean up was completed the following day, and no other complaints were rec'd from the home owner.  The tech's injuries were significant (serious multiple fractures of wrist).  Lesson learned only take apart stairs temporarily if needed to access spillage, and mark the area CLEARLY for the duration of the opening, and close asap.

The oil was confined to the surface of the concrete floor and did not migrate beyond the immediate area.  No  additional clean up actions are warranted or planned.
B-479-2002*     This office received a call at 1145 on 9/13/02 from Brad Kelso (Domtar Industries, Inc.; Baileyville) reporting a hazardous chemical spill at their facility.  He stated that a few 1000 gallons of weak black liquor had spilled into their process sewer and spill containment pond.  The incident started around 1030 this morning and appeared to be due to a pump or piping failure in the pump house.  Due to the high temperature of the chemical, they were not exactly sure what the cause was at this point.  They were trying to divert the liquor to their spill containment pond where it would be recovered.  Their black liquor is a combination of water, sodium hydroxide, wood solids, and wood extracts.  He would call later with an update.

     At 1244, a fax from the National Response Center, concerning the incident, was received in Bangor.  This was initially sent to Barbara Parker's (DEP-Augusta) attention and then forwarded to me.  It indicated that the EPA Criminal Investigation Division (Region I), National Environmental Emergency Center (Canada), NOAA (1ST Class BB Reports For Maine), MSO Portland (Maine), and Maine Emergency Management Agency (R. Gardner) were also notified at or about 1201 on this date.  A second copy of the fax was received in Bangor from Augusta at 1411.

     Mr. Kalso called again at 1515 with an update.  I was informed that the chemical was still too hot to get near.  It was about 170 degrees around the pump house.  The black liquor tank, containing about 450,000 gallons, was 50 to 52% full.  In an attempt to stop the leak, they shut the pumps down in the pump house for a short period.  When that had no effect, they started them back up again, figuring that they could transfer the contents of the tank much quicker and thus minimize the amount spilled.  However, both pumps burned up shortly after they were started for some reason.  The mill's haz mat response team made several attempts to enter the pump house to stop the leak, but were driven back due to the temperature, high pressure, and corrosiveness of the liquor.  Without the pumps or access to the pump house, there was nothing they could do to stop the tank from draining to their spill containment pond, which is what the system is designed to do.  Currently, the tank is down to 23% and will be completely empty in a few more hours.  The pH of the material is around 12 to 14.  It was indicated that Leak Tech, a private contractor, had also been notified to see if they could stop the leak, but were unable to approach the pump house.  I inquired if they were monitoring the river for any possible breakout of the chemical and it was indicated that they would continue to do that.

     During the afternoon, Tanya Hovell (DEP-Bureau of Land & Water Quality; Bangor) indicated that she had been notification about the spill from mill officials and would probably be going to Baileyville on Monday to do an inspection.  Ed Logue (DEP-Bangor) was also informed of the situation.

     At 1930, Tim Andrews (Domtar Industries, Inc.; Baileyville) called to report that black liquor had just been discovered (1900) leaching into the river near the spill site.  They were estimating about 14 liters (3 gallons) per minute.  The material appeared to be coming out of fractured rock along the river bank and was quickly dispersing in the river.  It was stated that the tank had stopped leaking by this time and an estimated 460,000 to 470,000 gallons had been discharged to their spill containment pond.  Plans were to start pumping the material back into other tanks for reuse.  They will have to lay out 800 feet of piping to do that, but once pumping begins, they figure it will take about 37 hours to recover the liquor.

     Proceeding to Baileyville, I met with mill officials (mill manager, fire chief, Scott Beal, Tim Andrews) and went over the situation with them.  They explained what had been done or attempted, since the leak began.  The main thing was th
P-603-2000*220 gallons of #2 oil were delivered on 9/27 and the 10/5 call was for no oil.  The fuel line is bare copper beneath the slab, approximately 12  ft to the furnace.  Upon inspection it failed a pressure test.  The building is on a rise with sharp topographical features leading down to the roadway (sewer) and nearby river within 500 ft.

No outbreaks of oil were observed and no complaints from adjacent properties noted.  Brad Hahn visited the site for reference, no immediate plans stated.

Although the loss is significant, the practical ability to trace or recover any oil is nil.  Unless other evidence of oil is documented, this case is determined to be an unrecoverable loss to the soil, with no odor complaints associated.
P-61-2003*The homeowner dropped a piece of wood separating the fire-o-matic from the tank and initiating a discharge.  She immediately set up berm with rags and other related materials and contacted her oil company who cleaned the mess (aprox 5 gallons) with speedi dry and pads.
P-62-2003*Discharge was the result of the tank somehow becoming pressurized, resulting in oil come out the fill when the hose was disconnected.  The oil was discharged onto snow and the side of the building.  The snow was removed and the oil on the building cleaned with sorbents.  A service technician was to check out the problem before the tank was to be filled again.
B-294-2002*B-294-2002
05/27/2002 09:59

     Mike Little of Irving Oil called to report a spill of diesel fuel at the Howland/I-95 Irving on Route 155.  It was stated that about 30 gallons leaked out the vent of a 3000 gallon above ground storage tank when it was overfilled.  No immediate efforts were made for a clean up.  Irving Oil appeared to place the responsibility on the owner, Tom Soucier, even though one of their drivers overfilled the tank.  After some "foot dragging" Clean Harbors and King Construction removed the contaminated soil.  Approximately 15 yards were removed and taken to Lane Construction for batching.  The facility as of the fall of the year was being upgraded with overfill protection and diking.
I-17-2003*A hydraulic hose which burst on a snowplow caused 8 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was scooped into a barrel and taken to Raffords shop in Ashland to be melted, separated and burned in a multi-fuel burner
P-609-2000*The bus enroute to Lewiston to pick up passengers had a fuel line failure.  The mechanic who repaired the leak, stated a fuel line was severed by a hose clamp from the vibrations of the bus motor.  While under pressure the fuel was discharged from the hose causing a sheen in the road and parking lot.

Sand was spread to minimize the pooling and vapor emissions.  DOT & MTA staff would discuss the removal of the sand if warranted.  The bus was repaired and left the scene.

No further action taken by DEP.
P-725-2002*
	Response to report of mystery drum dumped off logging road on property of Hancock Land Mgmt. (associated with Hancock Lumber Co.).  The steel, ring-top, 55-gal. drum was labeled as Flammable Liquid UN 1868 [Resin Solution?].  There was no ownership markings or address.  Meter readings indicated an organic material.  Onsite I met Mr. Peter McKinley of Hancock Land.
	DEP's Jon Woodard authorized me to have EPI pick-up the drum for disposal as a hazardous waste.  No RP was ever found.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1015-2002*
	Report of 7/22/02, concerning the leak of gasoline into the interstitial space of a UST at this facility.  No discharge outside the tank was reported.  Investigated by Maine CTI Bill Carver.  Further actions turned over to DEP BRWM Tanks Enforcement Unit for resolution.  See DEP UST Reg. file#13451 for further information.

S G Brezinski
P-63-2003*Received a call regarding a 5 to 10 gallon gasoline overfill of a vehicle at J. D. Express Mart located at the intersection of Route 111 and 35 in Lyman.  The cause of the overfill was unknown, but the Goodwin Mills Fire Dept. was on-site and had the situation under control.  I checked the area the following day to ensure the clean up was complete, which it was.
B-1-2003*Customer Harding had notified Dead River that he could use 80 gallons of oil, so the company's driver showed up at Harding's residence, dialed in the 80 gallons on the meter, and started filling the tank.  After what he deemed to be an appropriate time, the meter had not stopped the delivery, so the driver was moseying back to the truck to check it.   While there, oil started exiting the tank at the vent, because the automatic shutoff on the nozzle failed.   The meter hadn't shut down the delivery yet, because, in fact, the tank couldn't hold 80 more gallons.

Dead River personnel shovelled up the oil contaminated snow, rendered it down to oil contaminated water, and disposed of it with their slop oil.
P-612-2000*On the morning of 10/9/2000, Mr. Pennell was mowing his lawn and noticed the gas cap loose and vibrating on the deck of his walk behind mower.  The surface of the deck had pooled some gasoline and he feared discharged gasoline to the ground as well.  With a 270' drilled well in the yard he was concerned.

The small amount of gas lost and short duration in which it was discovered lends this incident o be minimal or of no significance based on conditions and release volume.  Perhaps a cup at most was lost over several hundred feet of lawn.  No adverse affects to the grass were observed and none foreseen in the future.

Mr. Pennell was satisfied with the information and relieved at the findings.

No further action taken.
B-10-2003*On the afternoon of January 8, Paul Wintle notified me that they'd been smelling what seemed to be fuel oil at the headworks of the Orono Wastewater Treatment Plant.  He further said that they'd traced the oil back to a manhole at the Forest Ave. Mobile Home Park.

Next day, I made arrangements to meet with the Park's superintendent, Mike Denis.  I inspected the fuel system at the former owner's house on the Park grounds, and ruled that out as a source.  Mr. Denis informed me that there'd been a spill from an AST at #28, so he and I went to look at it.  While the oil had not been properly cleaned up, and the spill not properly reported, I couldn't see how the relatively small amount of oil spilled there could've made it to the sanitary sewer.

Oil was still coming into the sewer on the 10th, so I again met with Mike Denis, and he and I both looked at the manhole; there was no doubt that there was oil in the sewer, and that it had to be coming from the back two rows of trailers in the Park.  The oil in the manhole, however, did not seem to have a red tinge to it, as fuel oil would have.

Although he said he'd already inspected all the fuel oil systems in the Park, I asked him to do it again, this time crawling under the trailers, and inspecting the feed lines.  He did that and called the following week to say he's found nothing.

There are some privately owned trailers in the Park, and it's possible that an owner might have had a furnace problem and called a contractor to handle it.  Denis said he wouldn't necessarily know about such a case.  However, any big spillage problems would have been revealed by crawling under the trailers.

The volume of oil in the sewer diminished, then ceased the following week, so the only other plausible explanation I can think of is that someone dumped some waste fuel oil or diesel down a drain in one of the trailers.
P-707-2000*Driver and crew of new hoper (residential trash) truck failed to negotiate the intersection of Hollis and Hight Roads, causing the truck to roll over and discharge a small amount of hydraulic fluid, coffee and paperwork.

None of the crew (3) were seriously injured and the truck received light damage considering it was all the way over and down an embankment.

WM had equipment coming in to excavate the small amount of contaminated soil and regrade the surface.  No more than 10 gals is believed to have been lost.

No further action taken.
P-64-2003*Discharge was the result of the tank system (dual 275 AST'S) somehow becoming pressurized and releasing fuel when the nozzle was disconnected.  There was the release of 1 to 2 gallons of kerosene onto the ground which was cleaned up with sorbents.  A service technician was to checkout the tanks and piping to find out what caused the system to pressurize.  No response was required.
P-478-2002*
	Limited subsurface investigation was conducted by St. Germain & Assoc., Inc. at a former gas station located on 609 Main St., South Portland.  As this was historic petroleum contamination which was addressed in 1989 (see P-40-89), no further remediation of the site is warranted.

See attached SGA report for further details.
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P-253-2001*At rack one, meter one, Mr. Bernie Gordon was filling his peddler truck and experienced an overfill.  The amount estimated at 50-100 gallons, discharged to the top of the truck and the snow covered ground.  The oil was confined to the immediate area around the truck in the snow/slush & ice/water.  Initially pads were used to collect oil and snow was utilized as dikes until a Clean harbors Vac truck arrived.  Clean Harbors collected the contaminated materials with the Vac truck and transported them back to Rummery Rd for disposition.

No further DEP actions were taken.  Detailed disposal information can be reviewed at DE.



P-1016-2002*Standard underground tank removal.  No evidence of leakage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-576-2001*On July 18, 2001, a vessel moored near the Badger Island Marina sank due to rough seas.  The vessel was removed without incident.  A small amount of gasoline did leak from the vessel, however it was in the form of a sheen and unrecoverable.
P-255-2001*Received a call regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 134 Beaver Road, Sabattus, ME.  The discovery was made, due to a no heat call.  It was assumed that snow had fallen off the roof breaking the fitting.  Oil had stated to migrate under the building in a crawl space allowing vapors to enter the living space.  I met with Mr. Corson on-site to assess the situation.  Considering that free product was accumulating under the building, the Corson's were advised to obtain other lodging until the situation was under control.  The well was located within 100' of the discharge, but up gradient.  I contacted Clean Harbors, and made arrangement to commence work the following day.

On 4/3/2001, I returned with Clean Harbors and started removing contaminated soil.  The oil had migrated the full length of the house and was collecting in a sump hole that lead to a drainage pipe.  Also, the soils making up the floor of the crawl space were predominantly clay, limiting the downward migration of the oil, and facilitated the collection of oil with sorbents on top of accumulating water.  We removed 1.91 tons of soil and better developed the sump hole.

On 4/4/2001, we returned to remove more soil, but a great deal more water had accumulated in the crawl space, due to snow melt, making soil removal difficult.  Some oil had collected on the sorbents left overnight.   Also, the oil appeared to be trapped on the opposite side of the frost wall where it was inaccessible to equipment.  The oil was slowly weeping from under the wall, so a drench system was developed the length of the building to the area of the sump in order to facilitate oil collection.  We removed 3.28 tons of a soil/water mix and again developed the sump.  In addition, we covered the entire floor with poly sheeting to control oil vapors, until a ventilation system could be installed.  Again, sorbents were placed in the area of the sump to collect any oil.

On 4/6/2001, I returned to the site and changed oiled sorbents.  The drainage system was working, but  the water had accumulated in the crawl space to the point where the installation of a water/oil control system, would be required, in addition to vapor control.

On 4/10/2001, I returned with Clean Harbors and Renaud Electric Co. to install an oil/water separator in the sump and a ventilation system under the poly we had placed down.  First, we removed all the oiled soaked sorbents, which all had some degree of oil on them.  Next, we pumped the water/oil mixture with a vacuum truck, until we could install an electrical service.  Approximately, 227 gallons were collected with the vacuum truck.  After control of the water was established and the sump better developed, both the oil/water separator and ventilation system were installed.  We assured that both systems were working properly before we left.

On 4/11/2001, I returned to assure the systems were still working properly and to check the vapors in the living space.  Both systems were working as expected.  Vapor levels in the living space were still high attributed to the carpeting and other furnishings, because the vapor levels in the crawlspace were much lower.  The Corson's contracted a cleaning company to finish the cleaning and treatment of the living space.  The following week the Corson's finally return to their property.

I checked on the site throughout the summer and into the fall, changing sorbents from the oil/water separator as needed, and assuring that the ventilation system was still working.  As of May 2002, I observed no oil in the oil/water separator, and the vapors being emitted from the ventilation system were non detect using a photoionizing detector.  Both systems were left in place to control water vapor which was a problem in the house previous to the oil discharge.





P-21-2002*Tom Dobbins called to report that one of their large aboveground tanks was leaking.  They transferred the tank's contents to another tank which stopped the leak.  The affected tank was repaired with little impact to the environment  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-19-2002*Hydraulic powerpack blew a line and spilled around 20 gallons of oil onto the drydock and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Approximately one quart went into the water and was boomed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-328-2001*On 4/24/2001, DEP/Cyr was notified that a home owner (G. St Clair) experienced an oral thermometer break in the home (bedroom).  The notification came thru several channels HSTU J. Brown, BRWM John James, and then to Cyr.

Ms St Clair was shaking the Hg thermometer when it broke, in the fashion of her motions and recollection the majority of the thermometer and its contents landed on her bed.  Her son was sick and in the bed at the time.  She removed him from the room and bundled the bedding up and walked it out of the bedroom, down the stairs, thru the dinning room, kitchen and outside.

The home is carpeted and well cared for.  The Lumex meter was brought to the home and measurements taken.  The readings were recorded and are attached.

After consultation with Andy Smith, State Toxicologist it was determined aeration of the home should suffice in adequately venting the vapors and reducing the levels.  As recorded in the second set of readings the levels were significantly reduced.  The target number was 300, and with the window open all readings fell below the target.

No additional remediation is planned for the home.
P-329-2001*Ms McGahey reported a K-1 odor from a loose fitting in the basement.  The small amount of K-1 was intensified by the introduction of melt water which had seeped into the basement by the bulkhead.

The appliance and belongings had been removed from the room.  The carpeting was stained which resulted in its removal.  Ms. McGahey contacted her insurance company, but they declined coverage of the K-1 spill, citing it as a pollutant and expressly exempt from policy.

Upon removal of water, simply cleaning the afflicted area should remedy the vapor problem.  If not, the home owner will call.  No calls have been rec'd, therefore, no additional work is anticipated.
P-437-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	In the wee morning of 6/22/02, DEP was notified by Lewiston Dispatch, thru the State Police, of a 15-gal. surface spill at this C N Brown Co. gas station.  Daniel Roberts was apparently inattentive and allowed his auto to overfill.  About 2 to 5 gallons had reached the nearby catch basin after the spill ran down the pavement to the street, a rather hazardous situation (see site sketch).  The Fire Dept. applied sorbents and felt that no DEP response was needed.  During the evening, I received no notification from C N Brown.
	The following morn I visited and noted the stain of the product from the dispenser to the street.  There was no product remaining atop the water in the catch basin and a zero% PID reading.  The assistant manager was unaware as to why I received no call from them.  On 6/25/02, I spoke with Environmental Projects Inc. and they confirmed that they had responded at C N Brown's request and cleaned up the waste, so it appears that the response was properly responded to.  It is likely that some product reached soil and gw through cracks and joints in the pavement.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-439-2002*
	In the afternoon of Sat. 6/22/02, DEP was notified of an ultralight aircraft that impacted Lake Arrowhead in Limerick the previous day or evening.  As the plane had no floats and the Lake was not frozen it did sink.  Recovery crews were attempting to remove the crash.  The Limerick FD was onscene and applied PR boom, though no gasoline or motor oil product was recoverable.  No long term adverse effects are expected.  No DEP response was requested or made.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-27-2003*The Monmouth Kwik Shop suffered a fitting leak under the K-1 dispenser.  The spilled product was absorbed by snow and ice until that medium became saturated; whereupon the leak was detected by the Monmouth Kwik Shop owner.  The local Fire Department was called and responded with sand to contain and absorb the product while it was still on the pavement.  No K-1 left the property or entered the storm drain system.  The Fire Department reported the incident to DEP.

DEP personnel responded to the spill as did Dean Drisko, at the request of the Monmouth Kwik Shop owner, Michael Willette.  Mr. Drisko is a certified tank installer and inspector employed by 3D Petroleum Services (207 724 2885).  Mr. Drisko discovered the source of the discharge under the dispenser.  The dispenser was connected to a 275 gallon fuel oil tank located less than 18" from the side of the building.  The dispenser was supported on cement blocks and had no protection against damage or collision.  The installation was not registered and did not meet current standards and Mr. Willette agreed to bring the installation up to standards or remove the dispenser before selling anymore K-1.

The contaminated sand and soil was removed to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal in a DEP supplied open top drum.  Mr. Willette was informed all charges for disposal and the drum would be billed to Monmouth Kwik Shop for reimbursement.

No further action is expected.
A-227-2002*   DEP received a report that petroleum contaminated soil was encountered during work at this facility.  The property is not considered environmentally sensitive and is known to have historical contamination (ref. DEP spills A-113-91, A-292-94).  Though not required under existing DEP remedial guidelines, Cumberland Farms elected to transport excavated soil for off-site treatment/disposal.
P-330-2001*The Irving driver was off loading bulk diesel to the Nissen AST (fleet fuel storage) when the hose ruptured.  This caused a discharge of diesel to the asphalt and adjacent  lawn.

BFD was first on scene along with Nissen staff who applied speedi dri to the lot.  Irving dispatched for CHI to remediate the spill debris.  Initially calling for a vactor, it was changed to a crew with shovels and brooms.

No fuel entered any sewer or out falls, it was successfully confined to the surface area.

No disposal info was forwarded to DEP.  Details may be accessed thru Nissen or Clean Harbors.

No further action taken.
A-228-2002*   DEP received a report from Maine Yankee that an unidentified private vehicle had spilled a small quantity of oil to a paved parking lot.  This was reportedly entirely cleaned up. No site visit was warranted for this small discharge.
P-494-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	On 7/11/02, C N Brown Co. reported a small discharge that had occurred the past June 7, 2002, and had reportedly gone unreported by their fuel delivery driver.  I called Mr. Greg Bell at the hatchery and he stated that they noted yellow oil stain on the building siding and soil below, then they notified C N Brown on 7/10/02.  C N Brown reports the tank had no whistle and the spillage was when the driver disconnected and the fuel came out the fillpipe.  I advised C N Brown of the sensitivity of this site to pollution.  C N Brown Co. would deal with their driver for not informing his supervisor.
	I advised C N Brown that, at minimum, they were required to wash the building and dig out oil contaminated soil.  At this time, I understand that the site has been remediated and no further action is warranted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-692-2000*Received a call from Anita Neiderer concerning a potential fuel oil spill at her house.  I went to the site in Augusta and she showed me the problem.  There were approximately 500 gallons missing from her tank.  This had been calculated from usage when she unexpectedly ran out of oil.  The oil line from the tank to the boiler was buried in the concrete basement floor.  There was suspicion that there was a bad section in the fuel line and it had already been replaced with a new line above the floor. I had many holes drilled through the concrete slab with a core drill. None of these holes contained any evidence of oil. The house was built into the side of the hill and I investigated to see if there was any breakout of product, but could not find any.  There were no oil odors in the house.  The house is on town water as is the neighborhood. No further work is needed on this site unless there is other evidence of the missing product.
P-66-2003*On 1/29/03, I received a call from Bob Rundstrom at the Exit 12 Irving Mainway in Auburn reporting an overfill spill of approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel.  The spill occurred when a pump was left unattended by a customer and the pump failed to shut off when the tank on the vehicle was full.  The spill area was limited to the concrete pad and surrounding pavement.  Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to contain and clean up the spill.  No further action required.
A-461-2001*This spill was caused by an AST tank bottom leak. A small amount of oil was lost to the concrete slab in shed/entryway. The tank was located approximately 70 feet straight up from the beach. Some oil followed surface water travel path to beach and was swept away with the tide. The rest was removed with sorbent pads.
P-67-2003*On 1/29/03, I received a call from Russell Hughes of Downeast Energy reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence in Yarmouth.  The spill was cleaned up by Downeast by using sorbent materials and excavating a small amount of snow and soil.  No further action required.
P-38-2003*On 1/17/03, I received a complaint from Megan Chute, a tenant at Princeton Properties on Massachusetts Ave. in Portland regarding oil smell from a spill that happened in the basement of her building.  After a couple of phone calls to Princeton Properties and Dead River, I learned that there had been a small oil spill in the basement the previous day.  The spill occurred due to an abandoned fill pipe being accessed by the delivery driver.  The old fill pipe was no longer connected to a tank.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy dry.

I made arrangements to meet with the maintenance supervisor for the property and Dead River on site that morning.  Upon arrival, I did not detect any oil odor in the basement.  The complaining tenants apartment was directly above the spill site.  I suggested that Dead River further clean up the spill by using a surfactant and hot water.  I also suggested that Princeton Properties ventilate the space for a few days to eliminate any further vapor migration into the above apartment.  No further action required.
P-481-2002*
INITIAL NOTICE AND ASSESSMENT
	On 7/1/02, I confirmed a neighbor's report of waste oil spillage at this rural gas station.  On one side of the building were two steel drums of waste oil with one to three gallons of spillage producing dark oil stain in the soil below the drums (see photos 2 & 3).  About 25' away is a drinking water well for the neighboring North Scarborough Fire House.  On the opposite side of the building was fresh diesel spillage in front of the diesel AST, including some to soil (see photo 1).  Counter to requirements of statutes 38 MRSA Sections 543, et al., these spills had not been properly reported nor cleaned up by the RP at the time of the discharges were reported to DEP by a neighbor.  Neither spill fits the requirements for logging as with some UST related discharges.
	This facility underwent thousands of dollars of worth of remedial and investigation costs in 1991 (P-178-91) following unreported contamination from an earlier removal of an H A Mapes UST facility.  At least one well was found contaminated with gasoline.  The area is residential, on private wells and septic: fitting a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.

REMEDIAL REQUIREMENTS & ACTIONS
	Following my confirmation of the discharge, I contacted Dennis Dillon of Lampron Energy and advised him to promptly have the waste oil and diesel contaminated soil excavated and properly disposed of (as required under 38 MRSA Sec. 543, 548, et al).  Mr. Dillon stated he knew of the drums and discharge, claiming it was from the previous occupant.
	On 7/10/02, I came by the property and noted the oil drums were gone and the dark soil dug up.  There were new, ring-top drums on the other side of the building which I suspected was the contaminated soil waiting on disposal.  The waste oil contaminated soil was in need of passing US EPA required TCLP analysis for disposal as a non-hazardous product as it was not a virgin product contamination (see 4/8/03 letter of Michael Parker, DEP, DSWM), and no virgin letter could be issued.

WASTE DISPOSAL
	By January 2002, I had not received any confirmation of proper soil disposal.  On 12/13/02, I had sent a letter to Lampron Energy regarding disposition of the soil before 1/1/03 (see attached).  On 1/9/03, Mr. Dillon hand delivered a copy of a haz. waste manifest indicating the disposal by ENPRO of three drums of "#2 fuel oil contaminated debris, Non DOT Non RCRA Regulated Material" (see attached).  Disposal should have been for a special-waste waste oil contaminated debris with passing TCLP analysis, or as a Hazardous Waste if untested or if failing TCLP.  I understand this disposal option taken by ENPRO to be a violation of federal and state hazardous waste management laws and counter to normal practices of DEP Response Div.
	I contacted Leslie Mencher (ENPRO Corporate Compliance Officer) regarding why they had transported waste oil contaminated soil as #2 oil, non RCRA regulated.  As noted in my phone conversation notes, Ms. Mencher stated that the #2 oil designation was a clerical error of ENPRO's and that they transported the soil to Norridgwock Landfill believing that the material was diesel tank cleanings.  [It is possible that Lampron Energy mis-stated the drum contents.  Some of the soil in these drums I understand to also have been diesel contamination as well.]  No analysis was performed on the soil by ENPRO or Lampron and no virgin letter had been issued by DEP.  ENPRO emptied the drums out as fill at the landfill so it appears the soil cannot be recovered at this point.
	Ms. Mencher and Mr. David Cowie of ENPRO advised me that they believed that they could manage the contaminated soils as the did oiled sorbent pads and so they transported this waste to the Waste Management Landfill in Maine.  DEP's Michael Parker confirmed that this belief and practice of ENPRO was incorrect and that he would notify ENPRO and Waste Management to correct this (see letter of 4/8/03) so it did not reoccur.  This
P-26-2003*On 1/14/03 I received a call from Larry Davis reporting a spill at his seasonal residence on Peaks Island.  Approximately 200 gallons of Kerosene had leaked from an outside above ground storage tank when the weight of ice and snow had broken off the filter and copper line from the tank.  I explained the DEP's insurance fund to Mr. Davis and made arrangements to travel to the Island the following day with Clean Harbors to evaluate the spill.

On 1/15 I visited the site.  Stained snow was evident around the filter area of the tank.  Due to the close proximity of utilities and other structures, excavation by heavy equipment was not possible.  Arrangements were made with Clean Harbors to return to the site on 1/16 and excavate the contaminated snow and what soil we could remove by hand.

We returned to the site on 1/16 and removed 4 drums of contaminated soil and 2 drums of contaminated snow.  The snow was taken to Clean Harbors for disposal and the soil was taken to Commercial Recycling.  The site was cleaned up to a baseline cleanup standard.  No further action required.
I-18-2003*J M Huber reported 250 gallons of  stack condensate which Huber calls black water was spilled near their stack.  Sawdust was used to contain and soak up the black water.  The sawdust was then burned in their boiler.
P-69-2003*Guerin Oil called to tell me that one of their customers had called them because she thought they had overfilled her tank.  Guerin went over and checked it out and found that her tank had corroded and was leaking from a seam.  They secured the spill and told the homeowner to call the DEP.  At that point my other phone line rang and it was the homeowner calling to report the spill.  She had Irving Oil Co. at her house cleaning up the spill, emptying the tank, and replacing it.  Approximately 3 gallons of oil spilled onto her cement floor, most of which was contained with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-68-2003*Paula called to report that one of their peddler trucks had been "flushing out" at the Cutts residence and had sprayed 4.1 gallons of oil onto the truck and snow and ice in the driveway.  The driver had chipped up the ice and used sorbents to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-69-2002*Ice off the roof broke off the filter of this AST.  Owner found the tank empty so she had 100 gallons of oil delivered, which leaked out.  I hired Fleet to vactor out as much soil as we could get to.  The area was all sand and cobbles down to 6 feet bgs.  Then we hit a mixture of concrete and gravel that we could not get through but there was heavy contamination at that level.  We then tried to vactor out some test holes but the large cobbles made this nearly impossible.  We left it that if Ms. Pappas noticed any odor or free product she should call us.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-140-2002*The outdoor AST sunk into the very soft ground and broke the filter assembly off the tank causing all of the oil to drain out.  There was approximately 150 gallons of winter blend oil in the tank and all of it leaked out.  The oil then went into a utility trench and ran 40 feet and came out on the driveway.  The Woodstock Fire Department dug a small hole and bailed about 20 gallons of pure product off the water.  I hired Fleet to dig a larger hole and install a sump, to scrape up the surface of the driveway where it was contaminated, and to dig another hole at the base of the utility trench and install a well.  Fleet also brought in 4 loads of stone to replace the soil we removed and to stabilize the driveway so we could get equipment up it (it was extremely muddy).  I will continue to monitor the well and sump and pump them off as necessary.

The sump continued to have product coming into it and then the owner called to say that there was free product on the ground around her porch.  I went out and looked at it and decided that we should excavate more soil.  We excavated the utility trench that was the pathway for the oil.  We also excavated along the back of the house and out into the driveway.  I hired Renaud Electric to temporarily reroute the phone and power so we could excavate where they had run.  The second time around we excavated 110.65 tons of soil.  We did not reinstall the sump after the new excavation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-28-2003*        On January 27, 2003 at 1545 we received a call from William Carlsbad of Power Tel. reporting a ten gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a tracked vehicle.  The spill occurred in the powerline right of way in TA R07.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
P-181-2002*The Newfield fire department called to report that they had a complaint that Roger Winn was burning an AST at his Wakefield Road property on Rockhaven Lake.  Frank Coombs of the Newfield FD said that he had been by the site and that there was no evidence that the tank had any oil in it.  The Fire Department made him put the fire out.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-182-2002*Small overfill at the Cumberland Farms in Mechanic Falls.  All spilled product was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time
A-685-2001* On 10-23-2001, the Jay Middle School reported a release of what they thought was a hazardous material. The material that was released is a combination of two chemicals that are used in boiler systems and associated hot water heating pipes. The concentrations of these chemicals render them non hazardous. The chemicals are sodium hydroxide and sodium nitrate.
 This boiler water leaked from an overhead pipe into a classroom. It appears that this pipe run has thinner walls than standard schedule 40 pipe. The carpets were cleaned using standard janitorial procedures.
A-630-2001* Jennifer Nizzbit, of CN Brown, called this office to report a release of 5 gallons of fuel oil at the Union Elementary School. The oil leaked from the delivery truck owned by CN Brown. They cleaned up with sorbents and did hand work to remove soil.  No further information is available.
I-19-2003*While unloading a Rail tank car of MDI(methyldiioscyanate), an employee noticed some product had puddled on the floor in the storage tank room. Upon further investigation another puddle was located probably from an old spill.

All spill material was cleaned up and put into drums for disposal.

Response case closed.
I-25-2003*On 1-28-03, Al Thomas of the Aroostook Cty. Sherrifs Dept. called to report there had been a spill of diesel fuel as the result of a vehicle accident in front of the Post Office in Fort Kent. A passenger vehicle had collided with a log truck and the contents of the saddle tank were lost. The fire department responded and cleaned the spill with sorbent cloths. A visit to the site that day showed the cleanup complete.
I-24-2003*On 1-27-03, MPG reported that they had a spill of fuel oil at the residence of Dawn Grounds on the State Park Road in PI. The seal on the pump on the truck was not seating properly and about a gallon leaked onto the ground. The driver cleaned it up by shoveling the snow up.
I-15-2003*On 1-22-03, a trooper with the  ME. State Police called to report that a truck carrying transformers had lost one near the DOT garage on Rt. 1 in Mars Hill. The transformer broke and the contents had spilled out onto the shoulder of the road. I checked with MPS and they were expecting this shipment. They sent a crew to shovel up the mineral oil contaminated soil and took it to a local secure landfill.
I-26-2003*An employee was transferring hydraulic oil into a 55 gal drum and allowed it to overflow due to inattention.

Spill was cleaned up with sorbents & wood fines.

Response case closed.
I-23-2003*On 1-27-03, Seven Islands reported a spill of 8 gallons of hydraulic oil from a burst line on a snow plow operated by M. Rafford Trucking. The spill took place in a wood yard in T12 R6.  Snow and product were shovelled into a barrel, then melted and burnt in multi-fuel burner.
I-22-2003*On 1-27-03, Daigle Oil reported a small spill in Patten. Off road diesel was spilled onto the snow at Mike Craigs on the  Clark Road. Snow was shoveled up and taken to shop for melting and decanting.
A-112-2001*Received a call from Randy Murray of Murray Oil concerning a spill at a customers house. I went to the house of Mrs. Dunn in Turner.  Her tank had suffered a failure from snow sliding off the roof. Mrs. Dunn was complaining of oil odors in her house. There definitely were odors present in the house. I suggested that she leave the house while the cleanup was ongoing. Family members agreed (actually insisted on) that she move in with them for the duration of the cleanup.  The house was post and beam construction with a small crawl space under the house. Unfortunately that is where all the oil went.  Oil was found from the tank to the other side of the house in the crawl space. Environmental Projects (EPI) was hired to clean up the oil in the crawl space.

Initial work consisted of padding up what oil could be picked up and removing oil contaminated snow. The bulk of the work mainly consisted of removing the contaminated soil  from under the crawl space by hand. The crawl space was considered a confined space as there actually was only crawling room in there and only one access point. EPI eventually manufactured another access point through the cement block frost wall.  Mrs. Dunn's well was mildly impacted and she was put on quarterly monitoring by geologist Cheryl Fontaine. No further work by Response is indicated. The case was referred to Technical Services for further monitoring and work.

I-20-2003*On 1-9-03, JM Huber lost 15 gallons of black water because of a failed weld on a tote. Wood fines were used to absorb the spilled material and they were later burned in the boiler on site.
P-59-2003*
	Report of hydraulic leak from MDOT (plow?) truck on Chasse St.  Chasse St. is a cross, connector between the N and S lanes of Rt. 100.  MDOT reported they cleaned up with sorbents and no oil to drains or surface water.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-21-2003*On 1-23-03, while filling a 275 gallon tank in the furnace room of Paradis Shop n Save, about 65 gallons of fuel oil was spilled onto the floor in the furnace room. The driver of the delivery truck apparently did not hear a whistle due to the vent being frozen. He continued pumping anyway. Daigle oil sent a crew to clean up the spill.
P-72-2003*On 1/29/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Buxton Police Department reporting a car accident at the Salmon Falls Bridge in Buxton.  The car involved landed on the ice on the Saco River.  Approximately 1 gallon of motor oil from the engine was spilled.  The fire department on scene shoveled the contaminated snow into bags and removed them from the site.  No further action required.
I-8-2003*On 1-10-03, Denise Freedman, a case worker for DHS called to report that she had just come from a home where there had been a spill several days before.  She was concerned because there was a strong odor in the house and there were small children. I went there that day and spoke to the owner, Larry Sawyer. Apparently the furnace had gone out at night and in the process of trying to fill the tank by hand some was spilled over the tank and onto the floor. I hired JR McGillan to clean the basement and to vent the house. The couple and children were going to stay with relatives for a couple nights until the odor was gone.
A-214-2002*Received a call from Pittsfield Fire Department that there had been an oil spill at a house on Route 11 (Grove St.)  When I arrived Pittsfield Fire was containing and cleaning up a spill at the home of Marvis Chambers. A piece of fire wood fell on to the filter assembly causing it to break off her tank.  This allowed about 100 gallons of fuel oil to drain onto her concrete basement floor. All the oil went to the sump where the sump pump quite efficiently pumped most of the oil out of the sump onto the side lawn. From there the oil traveled down the street until it intersected a small stream. An unknown but small amount of oil did reach the stream. Pittsfield Fire had done an excellent job of containing the oil and starting the cleanup. They had put out several bags of sorbent pads and together we picked them up. The biggest problem was that we could not turn off the sump pump as the risk of the basement flooding was real. I rigged a small oil/water filter system with boom and pads to catch any free product that was being discharged from the end of the sump pump hose.

I contacted Environmental Projects (EPI) to finish the cleanup. They excavated the side lawn and a small portion of the road shoulder.  They also finished padding up what oil they could get in the basement, then washed the basement floor with a power washer. All the wash water was collected and hauled away.  This part of Pittsfield is on town water. No further work is necessary on this site.

P-184-2002*The Kittery Harbormaster called to report that several containers of waste marine diesel, gasoline, and motor oil had shown up on the Town Dock.  This is a recurring issue.  We discussed the issue with the Fire Chief and the Coast Guard.  We all agreed that most likely fishermen that do not have another way of disposing of their wastes are dumping them there.  The Town is going to take the issue up at the next town meeting.  I consolidated and disposed of the product that was there that day.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-183-2002*Tree limb hit transformer causing a leak onto the roadside.  CMP cleaned it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-188-2002*A woman was cleaning windows and used the filter/flange setup as a stool.  It broke off.  She was able to plug the hole and place a pan under what was left of the leak until a burner tech arrived to alleviate the situation.
P-187-2002*A friend reported that Mrs. Siclano had a 55 gallon drum that was serving as a tank feeding a heater in their garage, had corroded and leaked about 20 gallons of oil onto her paved driveway.  I responded and cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads which Guerin Assoc. agreed to pick up and dispose of free of charge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-7-2003*
     This office received a call at 1130 on 1/30/03, from C.N. Brown Company (South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that approximately one gallon of #2 oil was spilled at Stratham Tire, Inc. in Bangor today at 1000.  The cause was due to a tank overfill.  All of the oil was contained by snow on ice.  Sorbents were used to soak up some of the oil and all of the contaminated material (snow, oil, ice, sorbents) was hauled off for disposal by C.N. Brown Company.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  It was indicated that the customer was satisfied with the cleanup.

REC:  File report.

P-73-2003*Claudette Townsend of Dead River Oil Company (DR) reported that there had been an overfill of an AST in the basement of an apartment complex the previous day.  The amount of the overfill was estimated at 20 gallons.  I visited the site and met Claudette Townsend, DR technicians, and the maintenance supervisor for Princeton Properties, owners of the complex. DR had placed speedi-dry on the floor and was prepared to clean it up as well as clean and scrub the affected concrete.  The AST was a manifolded system with two 275 gallon tanks joined by a crossover.  The tanks had apparently been overpressurized and the level guage had broken off.

Clean up measures were sufficient and no further action is necessary in this matter.
I-27-2003*An odor of oil was reported to the main office of the Fort Fairfield Housing from Apt 27 at 12 Borderview Drive.

A maintenance person responded to investigate because an oil delivery was made the previous day by MPG.

While the maintenance man was investigating, MPG was called and they responded with a small crew.

While the MPG crew was enroute to the site, Alan Green and I made contact. The driver who had delivered the day before stated he had not had a spill, but he had seen a red oil spill  that he thought was hydraulic oil or transmission oil.

MPG clean up the spill next to the fill pipe.

When I arrived, I visited the site with Mike Troicke. We found two separate spills, one was in the driveway and obviously a transmission fluid leak from a vehicle. The second spill was behind the building going uphill from the fill pipes toward the satellite dish. This was an old spill as it had a layer or two of snow on it. This also appears to be transmission fluid, but appears to have been dumped near the satellite dish and the oil ran toward the fill pipe on top of an ice layer.

I tracked down Philip McMann at Bob's Service, Philip explained that he had repaired an leak in the transmission of Shiloh's car last week. He stated that he cleaned it up and disposed debris in the garbage. I left him some sorbent pads to complete the job.

P-115-2003*Received a call regarding the discharge of #2 fuel oil from the sight glass on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Willard's property, 10 Linsawsig Pvt. Way, Falmouth, ME.  The tank was recently installed, and the homeowner was overseeing the first fill when oil was displaced out the missing sight glass, spraying oil onto the basement floor, wall, floor joist and onto Ms. Willard herself.  She stated that she was overly concerned about the oil, because the house was being constructed to clean environment specification, due to their child's sever alleges, which limits the amount of building materials containing volatile organic compound (VOC's).  I contacted Clean Harbors to conduct the clean-up.

When I arrived, Mr. Willard was on-site and showed me the area of the incident.  Hamilton Plumbing and Heating had installed the tank. Inadvertently, the sight glass was not installed, in addition to the vent and fill being backwards, resulting in the oil being displaced out the area of the missing sight glass.  Speedy-dry had been placed down on the floor by the contractor, who had left to pick-up more supplies.  While waiting for Clean Harbors to arrive, the plumber returned, and moved the tank for easier access to the affected areas.

Clean Harbors whipped all the affected areas down with rags, except for the floor where speedy-dry was used, and then applied "Citra Solv" to all the same areas and whipped them down again.  The application of "Citra Solv" and wiping was conducted at least twice to all the areas that had oil on them.  The tank was reinstalled without incident.  It was agreed upon that air sampling for VOC's would be conducted just before occupancy.

On 2/18/2003, I received a call from Mr. Willard stating that some oil had wicked through the first floor, and the joist in the basement still smelled of oil.  She asked if there was anything that could be done, short of removing the oiled areas.  I suggested sealing the areas with a latex sealant.  Hamilton Plumbing and Heating later removed and replaced a small portion of the floor that was affected by the oil.

On July 9, 2003, 24-hour Summa canisters were placed on the first floor and the basement to determine the amount of VOC's in these areas.  The testing was conducted by Peter Eremita, Environmental Engineer with the ME, DEP.  For further details, see attached letter dated August 5, 2003.  Air sampling indicated that VOC's concentrations were below the DEP's chronic action levels requiring no further action.
A-615-2002*  While in Belfast on another case, I stopped in at the Boynton Oil Company's Bulk Plant. Without leaving the cab of my state issued Dodge Ram, I was able to detect a leak from the valves at this Bulk Plant. I called Boynton Oil and John Boynton arrived shortly thereafter. He tightened the packing nut on several valves and stopped most of the leaks. He told me the he would have the valves repacked soon. The oil drips all occurred inside the dike and the wooden walkway is heavily stained. None of the oil reached the ground surface. No further action will be required.
B-24-2003*Bangor Fire Department called to report that an estimated 10 gallons of gasoline had been spilled at Leadbetter's Convenience store on Stillwater Avenue. They had personnel on scene, but requested my presence. On my arrival I found that the spill estimate was accurate. It seems that a car drove away with the nozzle still in the fill pipe and broke off the hose. The firemen had laid down a bunch of speedi-dri and sorbent pads to contain the spill. From the size of the stained area, I believe the spill was more like 20 gallons. None of the gas went into the roadside storm drain as ice and snow had built up around the drain. The firemen had chopped up this snow and ice and we spread this on site to evaporate. The sorbents were removed to the EMRO storage building. It was 7 below zero at the time of cleanup.
A-212-2002*Received a call from Mike Gabriel there had been a small spill at the plant. He reported that one of the drill rigs was over filled with diesel fuel.  When the rig was started, 1 teaspoon of oil came out of the breather tube. It was cleaned up by plant personnel. No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed.
B-50-2003*FOR REASONS KNOWN ONLY TO THE GODS OF ELECTRONICS, AN ENGINE AT THE CUTLER COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY, THOUGH NOT RUNNING, CALLED FOR FUEL ANYWAY.  THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS SET UP, FUEL UNBURNED BY THE ENGINE IS SHUNTED TO A PURGE TANK, INSTEAD OF BACK TO THE FUEL TANK WHENCE IT CAME.
IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE THE ENGINE WASN'T RUNNING, ALL THE FUEL WENT TO THE PURGE TANK, WHICH SOON OVERFLOWED, THERE BEING A LOOSE GASKET ON THE TOP.

OIL FLOWED OFF THE TANK AND WAS CONTAINED BY THE DIKE AROUND IT.  THE MISHAP WAS DISCOVERED BY THE DAY SHIFT OPERATOR WHEN HE CAME ON DUTY.  THE OIL WAS RECOVERED BY PUMPING AND BY SORBENTS.
A-84-2002*Received a call from Ron Dorian of Maine Yankee reporting a small spill. A Diesel locomotive on Maine Yankee property was leaking some lube oil. Ron reported that the spill was found when the engine was moved. Maine Yankee informed the railroad and cleaned up the contaminated ballast. No further work is needed.
B-419-2002*B-419-02
Searsport

Tuesday August 13, 2002	0842

Bill Littlefield (548-2531), of the Sprague Energy Terminal, in Searsport, phoned to report a liquid caustic soda spill to the pavement at the caustic loading area.

The Superior Carriers tank truck driver was top filling his tank truck, at the loading dock, when he noticed that the bottom valve had been left open.  The loading ceased and the bottom valve was closed.  During this time, 55 gallons of caustic soda spilled to the pavement.

The material was mixed with sand.  United Industrial Services sampled the pH of the resulting material and it was 9.  This material was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  The roughly 1.5 tons of soil was transported to Hampden in a poly lined Thibodeau Construction dump truck.
A-48-2003*Ice fell from the roof of a maintenance building and sheared the filter from a 275 gallon outside AST.  Test pits were dug down grade from the spill site and nothing was found.  Directly beneath the spill site, oily soil was removed until reaching the bedrock surface.  Oil was still leaching into the excavation from the practical limit of excavation.  The hole was left open and oil was collected from the surface of the standing water for several weeks. When the oil stopped flowing, the excavation was filled and the case closed for response activities. Alex Pugh, DEP Tech Services, bedrock groundwater investigation is ongoing.
P-120-2003*Discharge was the result of an overfill of a bulk aboveground storage tank allowing oil to escape from the vent and sight glass.  The oil was contained within the bermed area, and a crew from H. O. Bouchard was scheduled to conduct the clean-up the following day.  By the time I arrived on site, the following day, only a small amount of contaminated snow was left, which the crew was in the process of removing.
B-422-2002*B-422-02
The Forks

Wednesday August 14, 2002	0940

I received a phone call from Mark Kahler (474-5121, Extension 245) of Oakland.  Mr. Kahler phoned to report a stolen Jeep in Holly Brook.

According to Mr. Kahler the vehicle, a Jeep CJ, was crashed into Holly Brook off the Hangtown Road near the Caratunk, Forks line.  The Hangtown Road goes from Pleasant Pond to Route 20 North.  The vehicle was believed to have been stolen and crashed into the brook on Saturday night or early Sunday morning (August 10th or 11th).  There were 3 or 4 dead trout and the brook was at low flow.

Mark said he saw the vehicle early Sunday morning and it was removed around 2:00 PM.
P-121-2003*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident.  Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was discharged onto the frozen road and surrounding snow.  The fire dept. stated that the clean-up was complete, but considering that drinking water wells were in close proximity to the accident, I followed-up on the report.

Speed-dry had been left on the area of the discharge which still contained gasoline.  I removed the remaining speed-dry, in addition to snow and ice that contained gasoline.
B-449-2002*B-449-02
Jackman

Thursday August 29, 2002	0800

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher (624-7076), from Augusta.  I was informed of a semi-tractor trailer unit in the Moose River off Route 201, in Jackman.

When I arrived in Jackman, I saw a semi-trailer unit setting on its side on the Route 201 bridge over the Moose River.  There were 5 to seven large paper rolls in the river from the broken box trailer.  I met with Bill Jarvis, Jackman's Fire Chief and current incident commander.

The saddle tanks were in tact, but the lower one was leaking slowly at the cap.  The fire department had successfully put sorbents down and prevented the small amount of spilled diesel from reaching the bridges scuppers.  The scuppers were blocked with sorbents.

Soon, Goodine's Truck Service (474-9471), from Skowhegan arrived on scene to right the overturned tractor trailer unit.  The remaining paper rolls from the wrecked box trailer were off loaded.

After the semi was righted, any small amount of diesel and/or crankcase oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Before the bridge was re-opened to two way traffic, speedi-dri was put down and left on the oil stained areas for safety reasons.
B-454-2002*B-0454-02
Mount Desert (Somesville)

Friday August 30, 2003	1600

I received an anonymous complaint for investigation.  The caller said that the drinking or tap water at T.A. MacIntyre Painting is contaminated.  The caller said that the painting outfit has continually, over the years, cleaned paintbrushes and other painting materials out back using gasoline.  That gasoline is then dumped on the ground.

The caller said the water in the bathroom is toxic and is not used for drinking.  I suggested that he have the owner contact me, if the water is bad, and I will sample it.  Short of that, I gave the caller instructions to have Northeast Labs send him a sample kit and have him sample the water for GRO, gasoline range organics.  When the call was over I asked around to see if anyone has heard of this.

Apparently Thomas Varney had this situation and spill B-276-00 and is well aware of the contamination with a GRO of 14,000 PPB.  The technical services unit is also involved.
P-122-2003*Discharge was the result of two machines containing batteries falling off a truck in snow/slush covered roadway, breaking open the batteries.  Due to the snow and slush in a busy roadway, no recovery or neutralization was under taken.  Late reporting was a misunderstanding by the driver, whom has since been instructed of the reporting requirements.  For further details, see attached report.
P-124-2003*After filling Mr. Whitten's oil tank the truck driver backfed the hose into the wrong tank truck pocket causing the pocket to overfill.  The product came out through the top of the truck and ran down through the drain onto the driveway.  The driver then used sorbents and chipped up the contaminated ice.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-25-2003*Kevin Bernard called from the Calais office of the Dead River Co. to report that one of their home delivery trucks spilled 7 gallons of K-1 on Lower Union Street near the Heritage Center, which is #36 Union Street. Some how the lever on the delivery nozzle was partially open and when the driver turned on the PTO, 7 gallons was metered to the pavement. The spilled oil was collected with pads, which were returned to their shop for later disposal through a waste contractor.
P-123-2003*Received a call regarding a discharge of #2 fuel oil at 2 Holmes Road, Waterboro, ME.  Mr. Day stated that an oil company (he didn't know who) had delivered oil the previous day to one of his tenants, and spilled oil on the driveway and left.

By the time I arrived on-site, Mr. Day had acquired the name of the oil company (Perron Oil), who I called and requested they return to clean up the mess.  While waiting for Perron Oil to arrive, I collected all the contaminated snow on the driveway.  Perron Oil arrived with speedy-dry which was placed on the area of the discharge to collect any remaining oil.  The Speedy-dry was later removed.

It was explained to me that bumpy roads had dislodged the nozzle on the truck, and when the power take off was engaged, oil was sprayed out the nozzle.  Most of the oil was collected in a bucket, in addition to some collected on the ground with sorbents pads.  The remainder did not appear all that serious, so it was left there.  I informed Perron Oil that no oil is acceptable.
B-55-2003*ACCORDING TO RICK HOWARD AT BIA, AN ESTIMATED 30 GALLONS OF JET A WAS SPILLED ONTO THE RAMP AT GATE 8 ON 2/15.  HE SAID THAT ICE IN THE NOZZLE ON THE FUELING TRUCK PREVENTED ADEQUATE SEATING INTO THE PLANE'S FUELING PORT;  ONCE FUEL STARTED FLOWING FROM THE HYDRANT SYSTEM, IT SPRAYED ONTO THE TARMAC.

THE SPILLED FUEL WAS RECOVERED WITH THE AIRPORT'S "SUPER SOPPER".
P-126-2003*Motor vehicle accident where one vehicle ended up in Mill Pond.  A small amount of gasoline leaked from the vehicle.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-127-2003*Dead River overfilled an AST by approximately .5 gallons.  The oil came out the vent pipe onto snow.  Dead River cleaned up the spill using sorbents and digging out the contaminated snow.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-118-2003*Please see attached.
P-119-2003*Please see attached.
B-418-2002*B-418-2002
08/13/2002 08:00

     Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff here in Bangor reported the discovery of both gasoline contamination and fuel oil contamination at the R.W. Mathews bulk plant on the Willey District Road in Harrington.  It was stated that an assessment was conducted by Acadia Environmental in Portland revealing the contamination at the site.  A series of seven borings were made in the vicinity of the loading rack and tanks.  Both DRO & GRO levels in soil exceeded stringent clean up standards.  Further investigation with a subsequent clean up is planned for 2003.


B-459-2002*B-459-02
Bradley

Thursday September 5, 2002	0900

I received a phone call from Kevin Moore (432-4211), of CN Brown.  Mr. Moore phoned to report a tank overfill at the Viola Rand School in Bradley.  According to Mr. Moore about 2 gallons of heating oil was spilled when an audible high alarm failed during the filling of the tank by a CN Brown delivery driver.  I got directions and went to the elementary school.  The driver used sorbent pads on the spill area.  CN Brown disposed of the pads.

I suggested that they may want to spread speedi-dri on the stained concrete pad, then they should get the alarm tested and fixed, if necessary.
B-490-2002*B-490-02
Orland

Friday September 20, 2002	1021

I received a phone call from Charlie Kimball (469-5996), of Orland.  Mr. Kimball phoned to report issues of improper storage and some spillage of oil and anti-freeze.  He also stated that there were areas of buried appliances and many of the employees were undocumented workers.  I said that I would be paying H.O.M.E. Inc. a visit.

When I arrived at H.O.M.E. Inc., initially no one would speak with me, as I do not speak Spanish well.  Eventually someone did go get the director.  We had a discussion regarding my identification, as the director wanted proof that I was in fact a representative from the DEP.  Following that discussion, I asked for his identification.

The inspection began once I explained to him why I was there.  Oil and anti-freeze were stored outside in small open (5-gallon) containers.  I explained  that was not a good idea and the waste product should be stored in a covered container inside the garage.  I waited until the situation was corrected.  I said they need to be more vigilant so that oil stains that I saw do not become more prevalent and larger.

I was told that the waste oil would be used in a waste oil heater.  While I agreed I had real concerns that this was just an act for my benefit.  I left there knowing that I most certainly had not changed their standard operating procedures.  While leaving, Steve Ames explained that he was a little gun shy as they had recently been fined $40,000 by OHSA.
B-265-2002*B-265-02
Lincoln

Thursday May 8, 2002	1033

Mike Whitney (794-8300), of Whitney Energy phoned to report a spill at the residence of Kyle Rideout, at #6 West Street, in Lincoln.  Mike indicated that there had been a slow leak that must have been going on for some time.  The oil filter on the outside heating oil tank had been leaking for some time at the filter gasket.  He asked for DEP assistance.

I arrived on scene and met Mike and (2) burner technicians.  Together we all took turns digging out some contaminated soil using hand shovels.  There was a little sand and gravel located over clay which we hit at a depth of about 8 inches.  Mr. Rideout is on municipal water.  Even part of a concrete slab was broken up to get to contaminated soil under it and under the Rideout mobile home.

The soil was shoveled into the bed of a pickup truck and was taken to the Whitney bulk plant to be spread thinly in the bermed area.
P-31-2000*Peter Graffam, a licensed burner technician, was installing a new furnace at Mr. Ruel's rental property.  After installing the burner Mr. Graffam attached the copper supply line that came up through the floor near the burner.  He then went outside and opened the valve on the nearest oil tank.  As fate would have it, the oil tank that he turned on was not attached to anything.  The copper line simply dead ended    in the crawl space under the building.  The entire tank of Winter blend oil emptied into the crawl space.  The line he had attached to the burner went to another oil tank in the crawl space under the building.  If Mr. Graffam had sheathed the copper supply line from the tank to the burner (as he was required to by State Law) this incident could have been avoided because he would have discovered which tank he was attaching to.

We vactored the contaminated soil out of the crawl space, vacuumed some oily water out, installed a drainage/product/vapor recovery system, and put in clean fill.  I contacted the Oil & Solid Fuel Board and the sent an inspector out to investigate Mr. Graffam.  Mr. Graffam was required to bring the entire system up to code.  Part of that process required that the oil tank under the building be removed and a new one installed at the end of the building up to the current codes.  On April 13th 2001 this newly installed tank was damaged by heavy snow and leaked (refer to P-307-01).

This case was turned over to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-39-2000*Lampron Oil truck saddle tank leaked in the Sanborn's driveway while making a delivery.  Lampron's used sorbents to pick up some of the oil that night.  I required Lampron's to come out the following day and excavate the remaining contamination.  Nathan Thompson oversaw the excavation and stated that there was no indication of migration [beyond] excavated area.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-888-2000*Steve Flannery got a call about a spill at the Riverton Mobil Station on Outer Forest Ave.  I went out and determined that while making a delivery to the AST, Kleen Oil Ko had broken the hose on their peddler truck and sprayed oil across the parking lot and onto several cars parked nearby.  Kleen Oil Ko had left the site and had made no attempt to clean up or report the spill.  I contacted Kleen Oil Ko and told them that they would have to come back out and clean up the spill.  I checked the following day and the spill had been cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-52-2000*A Pratt Abbott delivery truck broke a hydraulic line and leaked less than a gallon of oil onto the parking lot at Durastone.  It was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-81-2000*Historic contamination found during excavation of old foundation/pilings.  It was unclear what the product was or where it had come from so I told Mr. Barom that they would have to have analytical testing done on the soil in order to dispose of it.  We determined that they would dispose of whatever soil they removed for the foundation of the new construction.  They excavated and disposed of the soil on March 15th and 16th.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-36-2003*THE SHACK THAT DANIELLE WITHAM LIVES IN, I BELIEVE, COULD LEGALLY BE CONDEMNED AS UNINHABITABLE, IN PART BECAUSE IT'S NOT INSULATED MUCH, IF AT ALL.   A HUNDRED GALLONS OF KEROSENE WERE DELIVERED THERE DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20, BUT THE SEVERE COLD WEATHER OF THAT WEEK CAUSED THE OCCUPANTS TO USE ALMOST ALL OF IT BY THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 30.  IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE FURNACE FUELLED, WITHAM'S BOYFRIEND PICKED UP THE REAR OF THE OUTSIDE TANK, TO TIP FUEL TOWARDS THE TANK OUTLET.

IN DOING SO, HE ALSO CRACKED THE FEEDLINE; FORTUNATELY, THE TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY, SO NOT MUCH SPILLED OUT.  THE PROBLEM MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN NOTICED HAD THE FURNACE FIREBOX NOT, FOR SOME REASON, FLOODED LATER THAT NIGHT OR THE NEXT DAY.

JEFF PERKINS WAS SUMMONED TO SERVICE THE BURNER , DISCOVERED THE LEAKING TANK AND REPORTED IT.

INVESTIGATING THAT AFTERNOON, I FOUND VERY LITTLE OIL  SPILLED FROM THE TANK, BUT THE INTERIOR OF THE DWELLING REEKING OF FUEL OIL, UP TO 21 PPM BY PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTOR.  I EXPLAINED TO MS. WITHAM THAT BY OUR PROTOCOL, IF I WERE TO STAY IN THAT ATMOSPHERE FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS, I'D HAVE TO WEAR A CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR.  SINCE I KNEW SHE DIDN'T HAVE ONE, AND SINCE SHE DID HAVE A 2 MONTH OLD INFANT LIVING THERE, I SUGGESTED THAT SHE SEEK ALTERNATE SHELTER FOR THE WEEKEND. SHE AGREED.

FUMES INSIDE THE SHACK ON 2/3/03 WERE DOWN TO 0.2 PPM, SO I INFORMED MS. WITHAM THAT FROM A FUEL OIL FUME STANDPOINT, IT WAS SAFE TO RE-OCCUPY THE PLACE.

P-86-2003*On 2/2/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a bus accident that toppled a power pole with a transformer on it.  CMP crews shoveled transformer oil contaminated snow into containers.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional information.
P-85-2003*On 2/1/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power (CMP), reporting a small transformer oil leak in a vaulted transformer in Portland.  The seal was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-84-2003*On 2/1/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Leo Morissette of Dead River reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Harrison.  The spill area mainly affected the deck area of the residence and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-83-2003*On 2/1/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at their bulk plant in Springvale.  Approximately 30 gallons was released within the secondary containment structure.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-17-2003*B-17-03
Steuben

Monday January 20, 2003	1000

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked that I make contact with Mike Robitaille (266-2782 or 667-4681) of Dead River, about a spill of at least 100 gallons of fuel on the floor of a school basement in Steuben.

When I arrived in Steuben at the Ella Lewis Elementary School, on The Village Road, I drove around the back of the school and met Mike Robitaille.  They had just pumped a 275 gallon tank full of # 2 heating oil from the basement of the boiler room.  Their truck and tank would go to Ellsworth then make a return trip to pump a total of about 490 gallons of heating oil from the basement.  In the interim I had contacted Clean Harbors and explained the situation and that we needed a basement clean up and potentially would have to remove some of the concrete floor to determine where the oil went.

Clean Harbors arrived about 15 minutes after Dead River had pumped out the oil.  They used a Cusco vacuum truck to remove contaminated snow, soil and oil from the area near the day tank's outside vent line and the side of the building to the entrance to the boiler room.   Then they began a clean up of the basement.

They used the vacuum truck to remove some standing oil and speedi-dri that was placed there by Dead River.  They pumped out a concrete sump and then the clean up took them under the stairs.  After removing a stair plate they were able to recover nearly 50 gallons of additional oil from under the stairs.  It was at that time they found a floor drain.  They used the vacuum truck to vacuum out the drain and the oil kept flowing back to the drain.  This went on for about 4 or 5 times then the oil did not return.  The basement area was then scrubbed with detergent, rinsed with water then vacuumed up using Clean Harbors Cusco.

The school or superintendent of schools Harvey Kelley (422-3522) contacted a plumbing & heating contractor named Ty Page.  Mr. Page was at work in the boiler room checking out the switches and sensors that are supposed to give audible alarms an shut off the oil flow from the outside 2,000 gallon storage tank to the inside 70 gallon day tank.

Apparently the only 2 devices that worked were the low level switch which called for oil from the outside tank and the shutoff, for when the day tank was filled.  There was a high level alarm for the day tank.  This included an audible alarm and a shut off when the level went past the shut off level in the tank.  Should this fail there is a redundant float switch alarm shut off in the containment area that surrounds the 70 gallon day tank.

While all these safety alarms and shut off switches are a great idea, it would be of the utmost importance to insure that they are connected.  None of these devices were electrically wired.  So this spill of an estimated 1230 gallons into the basement, the ground and groundwater was nearly guaranteed to happen the only question was when.

The spill was initially discovered around 0700 on January 20.  However someone in the building Sunday night thought they smelled oil and just thought it was the boiler.

I made plans with Clean Harbors to come back (it would be Wednesday) to break up some concrete in the floor to determine the extent of the oil contamination and migration.

On Tuesday they took the contents of their Cusco vacuum truck to Pine Tree Environmental in Hampden.  The contents included speedi-dri, soil, sorbent pads, oil and water.

Wednesday January 22,2003	0800

John Selleck, Paul Blood, and I arrive in Steuben.  Clean Harbors was delayed and was expected to be there around 1400.  Jack hammering of the concrete floor began around 1450.  The floor turned out to be non-reinforced concrete (no-rebar).  I suggested instead of breaking a small section up and vacuuming it that they concentrate on breaking up the area of the floor and try to vacuum it tomorrow.

Thursday January 23, 2003	0830

The jack hammering of the floor continued and the us
P-82-2003*On 1/31/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Hal Westwig of Dead River reporting an overfill spill in Westbrook.  Most of the spilled oil, estimated at 0.1 gallons, ended up on the delivery driver.  The remainder was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-95-2003*On February 4 Alan Chamberlain of Dead River called to report his driver had experienced a minor discharge from the vent while attempting a fill at 533 Preble Street.  He stated the driver dropped 5.8 gals when oil appeared at the vent, about a gal discharged into the snow.  He cleaned the stained snow, however was unable to ascertain any possible problems in the basement.

No additional information has been rec'd from customer or property manager therefore no additional response actions warranted based on information furnished to this point or lack of additional info.

respectfully submitted

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services
P-81-2003*On 1/31/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Phillip Morgan of Seltzer & Rhydholm in Auburn reporting a hydraulic oil spill at their facility.  The spill had occurred the previous day.  Approximately 10-12 gallons of oil spilled onto the floor in the facility and into a floor drain connected to the city sewer.  City officials were notified the previous day about the spill.  I explained to Mr. Morgan that spills of this nature were to be reported within 2 hours and suggested he review any response procedures to make sure they are reported within that timeframe in the future.

The spillage on the floor was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The spillage affecting the floor drains was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-94-2003*On 2/4/03, I received a call from Peter Holmes of Downeast Energy reporting a spill that had occurred the previous day at a client's residence.  The client had called Downeast back today complaining of oil odor in the home.  I met the homeowner, Peter Holmes and Bill Jones of Hall Bros Roofing on site that morning.  The spill occurred when roofers were stripping old roofing off the residence.  Ice, snow and possibly some roofing materials fell onto the copper line for the tank and broke the line off the tank.  The roofing contractor noticed the breakage right away and took steps to contain the leak and shoveled up the contaminated snow from the spill area.

I did not detect any remaining oil under the tank.  I also did not detect any oil odor in the home.  The homeowner agreed that there was no longer an oil odor.  There was no sump in the basement and no other visible evidence that oil had gotten into the home.  I gave the home owner my card and requested he notify me if the odor returned.  No further action anticipated.
B-31-2003*        On January 29, 2003, at 1030 we received a call from the Brewer Fire Dept. reporting a layer of oil on South Main St. on the base of the hill near the Orrington town line.  I visited the site and found a thin layer of #2 fuel about forty feet long in the north bound lane.  I advised the fire dept. to have a public works truck spread sand on the spill.  This was done within a half hour.  The likely cause was an overfilled tank truck.
P-1008-2002*While conducting lab analysis  on neighborhood wells in the proximity of a major remediation project on Tenney Hill Road in Casco, Kathy Niziolek of the Division of Site Remediation discovered MTBE contamination in the well located at 99 Tenney Hill Road.  The level was 21.1 ppb which is below the action level, however the presence of the MTBE in this as well as 93 Tenney Hill Road (P-1009-02)--both drilled wells may have been a coincidence, however I opted to  have the wells tested again in 3-4 months to see if there was any increase or decrease in the number.

There was no significant change.  The case was not pursued as the contaminate level is below the action level.
P-1009-2002*While conducting lab analysis on neighborhood wells in the proximity of a major remediation project on Tenney Hill Road in Casco, Kathy Niziolek of the Division of Site Remediation discovered MTBE contamination in the well located at 93 Tenney Hill Road.  The level was 17.7 ppb which is below the action level, however the presence of MTBE in this well, as well as 99 Tenney Hill Road (P-1008-02)--both drilled wells may have been a coincidence, however I opted to have the wells tested again 3-4 months to see if there was any increase or decrease in the number.

There was no significant change and the case was closed as the contaminant level remained below the action level.
P-90-2003*
	Report by DEE of small AST overfill at duplex house.  Tank was reported by DEE to be on automatic delivery but was already full when they delivered.  Response & clean-up by DEE.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
P-91-2003*
	Report of small auto accident on Leech Hill Rd. in Casco near an electrical transformer station.  Response by local public safety.  No DEP response advised.
P-92-2003*
	Brief DEP visit to facility on 2/3/03, to confirm an upgrade to the motor fuels UST facility.  The facility is registered as at 624 main Street, though with recent changes to property addresses for the 911 emergency system I understand the street address has changed.  A neighboring house is 920 Main St.   On site I noted a new tank pad with apparently new sumps and overfill containment.  I am unaware of reports of contamination reported during the work.  No obvious surface oil spills.  See attached information and DEP Reg. files for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-97-2003*
	Report of mercury discharge through broken thermometer on office of veterinary clinic.  I advised Dr. Bukowski to have a qualified contractor respond and remediate the spilled mercury and to check the air in the clinic.  I gave him the name and number for EPI in Yarmouth.

S G Brezinski
P-75-2003*Received a call from Dr. Angelos stating he had spilled some type of fluid on himself, unfinished doors and a wall in the basement, from a pump a contractor had left at his house after installing an oil fired hot water heater.  He also stated that he had contacted the contractor (Bruce Garrett Plumbing and Heating) inquiring what the liquid consisted of, and was told they didn't know or wouldn't know for at least a week.  The incident happened when Dr. Angelos moved the pump to place it outside.

I contacted Bruce Garrett Plumbing and Heating and was told the pump was a transfer pump and contained either water, fuel oil or a combination of both.  I contacted Dr. Angelos and informed him of my findings, in addition to asking him what color the liquid was.  He stated that it was red, confirming that the liquid was #2 fuel oil.  At this point, Dr. Angelos insisted that someone was responsible for his damaged property, and wanted it replaced.  I informed him that both he and the contractor were somewhat responsible for the discharge, and regardless the contractor should be given the opportunity to clean the area if possible or remedy the situation.  I also stated that I would be willing to meet the contractor and himself on-site to discuss the situation.  I was later contacted by Dr. Angelos stating that the contractor was unwilling to meet on-site, and that any further correspondents should be directed through their lawyer.

I made arrangements to met with Dr. Angelos on-site to gain a better understanding of the situation and to assure that there were no vapor problems within the property.  At the property, I made the following observations:

	The pump in question was a small transfer pump, possibly containing a cup of oil.  The pump had no caps on the intake or discharge;

	There was no odor of oil in the basement where the incident occurred;

	Speedy-dry had been placed on the effected area of the concert floor by Dr. Angelos;

	There were small stains on the lower portions of both the unfinished doors and sheet rock walls; and

	No free product was observed.

I informed Dr. Angelos that there was not anything I could do, and he should contact his insurance company.  He also mentioned that he had spilled oil on his clothes (which I did not observe) and also wanted them replaced, because he felt they could not be cleaned.  I disagreed.

After our discussion of the incident, Dr. Angelos asked if I could return the pump to Bruce Garrett Plumbing and Heating, because he wanted no further contact with them.  I returned the pump the following day, and suggested that in the future caps be placed on the pump's  intake and discharge to eliminate any similar incidents.

In closing, both Dr. Angelos and Bruce Garrett Plumbing and Heating are equally responsible for the discharge, because even though the pump, was mistakenly forgotten,  had no caps on either the intake or discharge, and was the property of Bruce Garrett Plumbing and Heating, the discharge would not have occurred if the pump was not moved, and Bruce Garrett Plumbing and Heating was given the opportunity to retrieve the pump.

B-37-2003*Somerset County dispatch called to report that they had fire department personnel at a truck wreck on south bound I-95 below mile marker 153. They said that about 15 gallons of diesel was estimated to have been spilled and there was potential for more.
   On my arrival, I found that a tractor trailer rig, owned by Hartt Transportation Systems, had rear-ended a State Police cruiser in the passing lane. After striking the cruiser, the truck continued down the road for 300 feet or so before going into the snow of the center median. The left front tire had been driven into the left saddle tank that had received at least two large punctures. That tank was empty on my arrival. The right hand tank was still full. A company representative said that the truck tanks had been filled in Bangor. Each tank had a capacity of 108 gallons. I estimate that as much as 5 gallons had been used before the accident. Thus an estimate of a loss of 103 gallons is ballpark.
   A lot of this fuel had been spread down the passing lane before the truck went off the road. The road was sanded and left on site. I inspected the area around the truck and found no free product. I believe some diesel had been soaked up by the ground under the truck, but most of the missing fuel was on the highway. I will check the site this spring but expect no further action.
B-33-2003*       On January 30, 2003 at 1330 we received a call from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport reporting a one gallon spill of Jet A fuel.  The product vented out of a private plane and onto the tarmac where workers recovered it with sorbents.  The spill occurred during fueling at 0800.
P-7-2002*Report of contamination during #2 fuel oil UST removal.  Site is Baseline-1 and no clean-up was necessary.
P-238-2002*Investigation of arsenic in water at Hollis Middle School.  Referred to Division of Technical Services (B. Hahn) for consideration.
P-383-2002*Breach in Acid tank (sufuric acid & phosporous mixture).   Spilled material contained in secondary containment.  Neutralized and cleaned up by Clean Harbors.  See attached report from General Dynamics.
A-446-2000*Received a call from Pam Wegman concerning a contaminated well. I went up to the camp and sampled the water.  The camp is actually owned by her brother William Wegman. I did smell a slight odor of something in the water. Ms. Wegman told me that sometime earlier that summer, the pump had failed and Odie Bachelder of Rangeley Plumbing had replaced the pump the same day.  She stated that the time between the failure and the repair was only hours.  I sampled at the kitchen tap and tested for PCB's, Gasoline Range Organics and Diesel Range Organics. Only the DRO found some contamination with a result of 58ppb total hydrocarbons.  I ordered filters from Water Treatment, Inc who installed them.  Retesting showed that there was breakthrough. The filters were replaced and I washed the well and retested. There was only a minor amount of product recovered on the first sorbent I put down the well bore. After the filters and at the kitchen tap there was no petroleum found.    Seeing it was late in the season and they were preparing to close the camp, we would see how things went next season.

The next season, the plumber, our mechanic and I pulled the pump. The pump was slimy with emulsified oil or bacterial growth, probably both.  All plastic parts of the hose and pump assembly were replaced. The down hole pump was washed with soapy water. The wash water was also pumped through the pump. Water samples were taken two weeks later and returned a result of 90 ppb DRO before the filter.  The kitchen tap and the after filter were below quantification. It was decided by the Wegmans to keep the filters in place for another season. During the 2002 summer season the Wegmans were deciding if they should drill a new well or not.

There was never any evidence of a fuel oil spill in the area. I had always thought that the contamination was caused by a failing well pump. When the pump failed and the plumber changed the pump out within a very short period of time, I assumed that the mineral oil did not have time to gather at the surface of the well. Eventually the oil in the well entered the new pump and contaminated the whole system. Remediation centered on the concept that it was a pump failure that caused the discharge of the oil.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated.



B-254-2002*B-254-02
Hermon

Tuesday April 30, 2002	0900

Butch Furrough (942-9573), of GR Adams Jr., Inc phoned to make arrangements for the removal of a 1000 gallon waste oil tank on the property of the former Bangor Tire Company at 519 Coldbrook Road, in Hermon.  He requested a tank removal waiver.  Plans were to remove the tank on Thursday May 2 due to a paving project in progress, and a potential property transfer.

Thursday May 2, 2002	0820

Tank removal of the previously pumped out 1,000 gallon waste oil tank went without a hitch.  Bub Saunders, of FGS/CMT Inc. was doing the site assessment.

A very small amount of lightly contaminated soil was found at the top of the jacketed waste oil tank near where the piping entered the tank.  This amounted to one hand shovel full of waste oil contaminated soil.  The excavation was backfilled and compacted and the contamination was spread very thinly (it was thrown) on the property just prior to the asphalt paving.
B-256-2002*B-256-02
Dover-Foxcroft

Friday May 3, 2002	0840

I received a complaint for investigation from Randy Jewel (585-2029).  Mr. Jewel noticed between 9 and 11 fifty-five gallon drums in the area of the graveyard near the Piscataquis River, in Dover-Foxcroft.  The drums were reported seen by Mr. Jewel 9 years ago.  They are between 100 and 200 yards from the river off a continuing road from the west entrance to the graveyard.

The graveyard is located off Vaughn Street.

Bob Whittier and I went on the drum caper to discover if there was a problem.  We discovered the very rusty remains of 55 gallon drums.  None of which could hold liquids now.  We counted 3 drum hulks in the woods and 5 more at a turn near the river.  There was no material in the drums as they were not intact.  It is our belief that we found the remains of the drums that were seen 9 years ago.
B-258-2002*B-158-02
Millinocket

Friday May 3, 2002	1505

I received a phone call from Mike Little (942-7000), of the Irving Oil Corporation.  Mr. Little phoned to report that there was a 10 gallon diesel spill to the pavement at the Millinocket Irving Mainway, on Central Street (Route 157).

The spill occurred when the driver (Michael Bragdon) was not watching as he was filling the saddle tank on a Bragdon Energy Service truck.

The spilled product on the pavement did not make it to a storm drain and was soaked up with some sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The speed-dri was placed in containers and will be picked up at regular intervals by Clean Harbors for disposal.
B-260-2002*B-260-02
Bangor

Saturday May 4, 2002	1236

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher and was asked to make contact with Ryan McDonald (942-0567).  According to Mr. McDonald he heard from a neighbor that Gene McKinney the owners of the former Mid Town Market at 141 Third Street buried some asbestos behind the store.  He said that the property owner buried asbestos siding in the back yard of 141 Third Street last fall.

I explained that if the material was double bagged and buried on his own property there may not be a violation.  I also said that I would forward this complaint for investigation to Ed Antz, in Augusta.
B-261-2002*B-261-02
Searsport

Monday May 6, 2002	0729

The state police dispatcher contacted me and asked me to make contact with Peter Goodwin (548-2525), of GAC Chemical about a 250 to 300 gallon 93% sulfuric acid spill.

According to Peter Goodwin there was a leak in a flange gasket on a pipe near the discharge side of the pump which is located on the 5,000 ton (723,870 gallon) 93% sulfuric acid storage tank.

The leak at 0615 this morning was due to a corroded and broken bolt in the discharge flange on the sulfuric acid storage tank's transfer pump.  Much of the spill was in a containment area consisting of an asphalt area near the tank and its piping.

The sulfuric acid that was contained was pumped into a tote tank.  Nearly 275 gallons with some water was recovered this way.

Soda ash was used over the spill on the gravel area which was outside the containment area.  The material was then drummed up for disposal.  The 24 resulting drums of neutralized contaminated spill debris consisting of mostly soil will be disposed of through either Pine Tree Waste Services or United Industrial Services, according to Peter Goodwin.

The bolts on the stainless steel flange, that failed, were constructed of mild steel.

These bolts will be replaced by 316 stainless steel alloy bolts.  These bolts are to be included in new monthly inspections.
B-290-2002*B-290-02
Atkinson

Thursday May 23, 2002	1410

I received a call from Paul Mason (800-552-2004), of the Irving Oil Corporation.  Mr. Mason phoned to report an overturned Irving propane truck.  The 6,500 gallon dual axle propane delivery truck overturned and got caught on a guardrail on the Stage Coach Road in Atkinson, near the Sebec line.  The truck was southbound.

Sometime after I arrived on scene, they were going to do a pressure transfer of product into a single axle 3,000 gallon propane delivery truck to lighten the load prior to trying to right the larger truck.  While on scene, I noted that no diesel or crank case oil had been spilled at this accident.  The transfer equalized pressure in the two trucks and the rolled over propane truck was righted.
B-42-2003*        On February 6, 2003, at 0830 we received a call from Bob Marquis of Marquis Heating of Old Town reporting a spill a 2 Burnurwurskek Ave.  The feedline from an outside AST to a furnace leaked in the furnace room onto the cement floor.  I visited the site and found that the fire department had recovered the oil with sorbent pads.  I estimated that a couple gallons spilled and no fuel left the furnace room.
B-44-2003*On 2/7/03, 1123 hours Paula of C N Brown reported a small (less than a cup) spill at 26 High Street in St Albans.  The fill pipe had a crack in it.  It became apparent that the pipe was made of PVC.  It had been painted so that it looked like a metal pipe.  The driver wiped the area with a pad and bagged some snow and debris that had contacted the product.  These materials went to C N Brown's waste stream.
B-528-2002*B-528-02
Bangor

Thursday October 3, 2002	0930

I received a phone call from Bonnie (989-2770), a dispatcher at the Dead River Company.  Bonnie phoned to report a small tank overfill at Millers Restaurant on Main Street in Bangor.  Less than 0.5 gallon of heating oil made it to the pavement.

The oil was picked up using a sorbent pad and a small amount of speedi-dri.  The sorbent materials were disposed of by the Dead River Company.
A-765-2002*Received a call from a private citizen reporting an oil spill on Great Pond. He stated that it was a huge oil spill. Thomas Smith and I went out to investigate. We met Mr. Peter McManis at the public landing that is off of Route 27 near Belgrade Lakes village. He had a boat so we did not have to launch ours. He took us out to Hoyts Island and we did see a sheen. He indicated that it had been quite extensive at one point. The sheen Thomas and I saw was a light sheen, but possibly from a 2-cycle gas/oil mixture.  The sheen was not heavy enough to consider starting collecting operations.  No source was found. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-51-2003* On 2-1-03, Chris Brook, of Kalloch Fuel Service, called this office to report an oil spill that occurred earlier that day. During delivery to an underground tank at Rockland High School about two gallons of fuel were spilled. The overfill alarm did not work properly, which allowed the tank to overfill and oil squirted out the vent. An employee from Kalloch has cleaned up the spill.
 The school and tank are owned by SAD 5 and they have told Mr. Brook that they will repair the alarm.
No site visit was made.  No further action will be required by Response.
B-536-2002*B-536-02
Franklin

Tuesday October 8, 2002	1015

I received a phone call from Debra Howes (422-3642) of Franklin.  Mrs. Howes phoned to report that her neighbor is involved in a granite block reclamation operation.   He stores and spills diesel fuel for his equipment there.

When I arrived at the old granite area, no one was there.  I phoned the number on the sign (460-3693), which was the cell phone of Scott Lee.  I told Scott I was responding to a complaint and would like to do a walk through with him on his operation.

While waiting for Scott to arrive, I visited Debra Howes to determine what the problem was as she saw it.  Mrs. Howes did not like the new activity going on across the road from her house.  She said there were fuel containers in the woods that could be spilled or dumped.  She said her young son plays in the woods sometime over there.

I left to go across the road and wait for Scott.  When Scott arrived, we talked.  Scott said he was involved in recovering much of the granite that was cut or broken and left on the property.  As we walked in, he and I discovered that he had previously placed diesel in old covered hydraulic oil containers.

The containers had been dumped out and the diesel was on and in the ground.

I told him how to clean this up and suggested a flat sunny area of access road that should be able to accommodate the excavated soil.  I asked him to spread it as thin as possible and that I would be backing tomorrow, if that was convenient with him.

I notified Scott and then went to Franklin.  He and I walked through to the spread area, which was spread 1 to 2 inches deep.  He excavated about 4 cubic yards of soil.
B-550-2002*B-550-02
Lincoln

Tuesday October 15, 2002	1120

I received a phone call from William Chubbuck (794-6767), of Lincoln.  Mr. Chubbuck phoned to report his concern of open and possibly spilled containers of gasoline and heating oil on a property that he abuts.  The property, on the Millett-Mallett Road,  is in foreclosure and is currently offered for sale through Burnell & Bragdon Realty in Lincoln.  Mr. Chubbuck is also interested in the accusation of that property.

I contacted Burnell & Bragdon Realty (794-2700) and spoke with April Burnell about the complaint.  She passed it off, as Mr. Chubbuck wants to acquire the property at low cost.  April gave me directions to the property and I told her that I would call her tomorrow when I was nearly there, to give her the opportunity to walk the property with me.

Wednesday October 16                                                                            Morning

I contacted the Burnell & Bragdon agency.  They said that they could not make it out there, but wanted to know what I find.  During my walk around on the property, I found 2 plastic 5-gallon gasoline containers that contained less than 2 gallons each and a kerosene container that had less than one gallon of product in it.  They were in a low area of the property and exposed to the elements and potential vandalism.  There was a small spot about the size of a shovel that I checked out.  It had a faint smell of gasoline.  Also, there was an abandoned red Honda Prelude automobile.  A neighbor came over when I was nearly finished.  I contacted the realtors and asked if they could put the gasoline and kerosene containers in the locked garage.
A-56-2002*A Verizon line truck (bucket truck) had a hydraulic hose failure while the boom was in use resulting in an estimated 15 gallon hydraulic spill to ground.  Verizon contracted with Enpro to dispatch a cleanup crew.  Enpro used sorbent pads and excavation to remove the spilled material.  No further action is expected.
A-31-2003*  On 1-15-03 Glen Wall, of the DEP, was driving north on route 27 when he spotted a home delivery truck in the ditch. He stopped and assisted the truck driver with traffic control. Mr. Wall also noticed that fuel oil was dripping from the tank on the truck. He pointed this out to the driver and then placed sorbent material under the tanker.
  After several futile efforts to drive the truck out, the driver finally called a wrecker service. Mr. Wall called the Maine State Police for assistance in traffic control. The spill was minor and no further action will be required.
A-200-2001*Received a report from the Rockport Fire Chief that there had been a small spill at a summer home. Chief Woodward said that the basement of the house owned by William Slade flooded causing a one gallon can of gasoline to spill. The sump pump eventually started working and pumped out the water. Some of the gasoline collected in the sump and was able to be padded up. Some was obviously pumped onto the snow of his neighbors lawn. I visited the site. My recommendations were to keep the windows open as much as possible and let the basement air out. There was not enough pumped onto the lawn to clean up. No wells were in the area. No further work is necessary on this spill.
I-38-2003*A hydraulic system seal failed on one of the stationary log loaders. When the seal was changed, the piston collapsed, draining the oil out.

Spill was cleaned up with sawdust or fines, which were burned in the boiler.

Case closed.
A-109-2002*A hydraulic line on a Town owned grader blew during snow removal.  Contaminated snow was collected and transported to the Public Works Garage.  The snow was melted and transferred to the garage's oil/water separator.  The oil was collected with sorbents and the water was discharged.
P-105-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Notification by Downeast Energy of the accidental overfilling of a customer's 550-gal. residential, inside heating oil AST.  Oil reported to have exited the outside vent pipe and tank top.  Responded to by DEE workers and by the apartment building manager.  No DEP visit requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-108-2003*Anonymous caller reported that there had been an oil spill at the Wilson School in Cumberland.  She was unsure of the details but stated there were vapors in the building and that a pregnant teacher had been sent home.  I contacted the Maintenance Supervisor for the school and he confirmed there had been a 1-2 gallon discharge when the level gauge on the tank leaked around the seal and that the discharged oil was limited to the surface of the AST and the concrete floor.  Speedi-dry was used to clean up any product on the floor and the affected areas were wiped down.  More cleaning would be undertaken if the vapors got any worse.  He further stated that the malfunctioning gauge had been replaced.

I informed him of the reporting requirements for oil discharges, and he agreed that future spills would be reported.
P-439-2001*While inspecting the lake conditions Mr. Winn's F150 pick up truck rolled down the boat launch incline and into the lake.  It drifted about 30 feet beyond the dock before submerging to the bottom.  The outline of the truck could be seen, and the headlights were still on as it remained submerged.

Mr. Farley dove down to hook up the recovery line from the tow truck to pull the truck from it's watery rest.  No motor fuels were observed as the 1994 truck was in good repair and shape, and after alittle soap should be quite clean inside and out.

No further action warranted.
B-45-2003*        On February 7, 2003, at 1545 we received a call from Gil Merchant at Bangor International Airport reporting a two gallon spill of jet fuel at the general aviation refueling area.  The product vented out the wing tanks during refueling and workers picked it up with pads.
I-39-2003*A window plow truck developed a hydraulic leak at the intersection of Maysville & Fort Streets.

Spill was cleaned up by City Employees and debris taken to the PI landfill.

Case Closed
B-625-2002*When I checked my voice mail on the morning of 11/25/02 I heard a message that had been left by Everett Mathews of R.H. Mathews & Sons, Inc.  The message was reporting a small product release at the Cherryfield Baptist Church.  One of their techs had found a small leak in the fuel line.  His impression was that the release was so small that there was not enough to clean up.  I discussed the situation with Dickie Fickett, who is one of the church officers.  He indicated that everything was okay.  I asked him to get in touch with me if any problems such as odor occurred.  He thanked me for calling and said he would.  Later the same day, Tom Maleck responded to a sheen report on the Narraguagus River, which parallels the street that the church is on.  Tom's investigation traced the sheen to the church.  He was able to collect a small amount of product in a catch basin.  Apparently the leak had been going on for some time and it followed the perimeter drain of the church basement to the catch basin across the street.  Also it seemed that the church had an odor problem, which Tom had John Selleck treat with a vent system (see additional narrative written by Tom Maleck).

B-625-02 (written by Tom Maleck)
Cherryfield

Monday November 25, 2002	1602

I received a phone call from Perin Yeates (546-7241), of Cherryfield.  Ms. Yeates phoned to report that she saw and smelled oil in the Narraquagus River, near her home.

Ms. Yeates lives on Main Street (route 193) in the third house north of the US Route 1 bridge over the Narraguagus River, on the bank of the river in Cherryfield.

Tuesday November 26, 2002	0815

I arrived in Cherryfield, and walked along the bank of the river.  I noted an eddy current at Academy Pool.  In the current I could see sheen and smell oil.  I checked across Main Street at the American Legion Building.  There were no apparent problems with the oil tanks or lines that fed the furnace.  I then proceeded to a nearby storm drain.  I also noted that the First Baptist Church was located next to the American Legion Hall.  The church had an apparent problem in a furnace feed line ( Cleve's B-625-02).

I contacted Bill Mathews, of R.W. Mathews.  He informed me of the problem at the First Baptist Church.  I asked him if we could contact someone to gain access to the church.  He called Reverend John Good (546-2977).  Reverend Good let us in to the church. I entered the basement, the odor of oil was evident.  I was told that about 2 weeks ago, around November tenth or so, there was an odor in the basement noted during Sunday school.  The fuel feed line had been leaking for awhile and was temporarily repaired on Friday.

I phoned John Selleck (DEP tech services Bangor), to inform him that we needed a vent system.  I asked Reverend Good if he could get some 6 mil thick polyethylene sheeting.  In the mean time Bill Mathews and I placed sorbent booms in a storm drain man way to prevent oil or oil sheen from entering the river.

When John arrived he and I placed the vent piping and the polyethylene sheeting and hooked up the blower.

I contacted Reverend Good's wife on Monday December 2 and was told that there no longer was an odor problem and that she did not get a headache during teaching Sunday school.

B-48-2003*MONSON TRANPORT'S DRIVER, DELIVERING BANGOR DAILY NEWSPAPERS TO THE ROUTE DRIVERS IN ELLSWORTH,  DECIDED TO TURN AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY AT THE BRYANT MOORE SCHOOL.  BACKING AROUND, HE FAILED TO SEE, BUT DID NOT FAIL TO HEAR, A GRANITE CURB STONE AS IT TORE OPEN HIS SADDLE TANK.

AN ESTIMATED 25 GALLONS OF DIESEL WAS SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND AND INTO THE NEW SNOW.

THE DRIVER WALKED DOWN THE HILL AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT  TO THE POLICE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND LAID DOWN SORBENT PADS AND SPEEDY DRY, THEN SHOVELED UP THE OIL CONTAMINATED SNOW INTO GARBAGE CANS.

UPON MY ARRIVAL I REIMBURSED THE FIRE DEPT FOR THEIR PADS, AND GAVE MONSON'S PERSONNEL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO DISPOSE OF THE OILY DEBRIS.
A-710-2002*  On 12-5-02, Dead River discovered a fuel leak at the residence of Maurice Goggan. Dead River was making a fuel delivery on that day and the discovered the leak. The outside tank still had fuel in it and the driver did not make the delivery until after the tank/nipple was repaired.
  I made a site visit that afternoon. The outside tank was on a concrete slab and it was difficult to determine the exact loss of oil. I feel that the leak was minor and no soil removal has occurred. The well for the property is located about 40 feet away. The owner did not have any information on the depth of this well.
  This site has been referred to Pat Seaward of our Technical Services Division. A water sample,
(02E DOR 07229), was collected on 1-6-03 by Pat Seaward and it was ND.
  No further work by Response is expected at this time.
P-611-2002*I accompanied Andrew Slusarski of the RCRA Enforcement Unit on an inspection of Sanford Precast located behind the Sanford Municipal Airport.  During the inspection it was determined that both unreported hazardous materials [concrete additives & releasing agents] and petroleum [hydraulic and other unknown oil(s)] had occurred.  The chemicals had been sandblasted or otherwise cleaned up, with the resulting grit being mixed with concrete.  It was reported that the petroleum impacted soils were added to a burn pit where the company was burning off scrap wood.  I tested the burn pit area with PID and found only negligible readings.  Given the amount reported spilled, the negligible PID readings, and industrial setting, I did not feel that it was necessary to take a sample of the ash for laboratory analysis.

This was considered an enforcement case by Andrew Slusarski and he proceeded with enforcement actions.
A-45-2003*As part of the third bridge construction in Augusta by Maine DOT several properties were taken by eminent domain.  One property at 259 Riverside Drive was found to have 4 UST's.  The previous owner reported the tanks to have been used for heating oil only but had not been used for sometime.  Three of the tanks were empty or nearly empty.  The fourth tank contained an estimated 75 gallons of waste oil.    Enpro Services had been contracted by DOT under the direction of Dwight Doughty, DOT Hydrogeologist, to remove the remaining liquids, cut the tanks and remove any tank bottom residuals.

Because the composition of the material in the fourth tank was unknown Enpro Services was unprepared and unable to remove the liquid.  When the tank was lifted out of the ground a hole developed in the bottom at one end discharging an estimated 30 gallons of waste oil to the ground.  DEP and DOT personnel responded and removed an estimated 20 gallons of liquid to an open top drum.  Sorbent pads and excavation removed the remainder of the contaminated soil.  DOT contracted with Katadin Analytical to test the waste oil and soils.  The soils were containerized and transported out of Maine for processing.

The area is part of a new road project through Augusta, this site will become part of the roadbed.  No further action is expected.
B-41-2003*        On February 5, 2003, at 0630 we received a call from the state police reporting a truck accident on route 9 in Clifton.  A vehicle slid on the snow into a General Freight Carriers tractor trailer resulting in a loss of fifty to seventy-five gallons of diesel fuel onto the road.
        By the time I arrived, the fire department had the DOT spread sand on the spill area.  I contacted the DOT to return and scrape up the contaminated sand and lay down a clean layer.  This was done before 1000 and the DOT hauled five yards of contaminated sand to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
A-58-2003*At 1740 on February 8th, 2003, it was reported that Mr. Russell Coston of Weeks Mills was burning old wire in a barrel in his yard in order to remove the insulation. I went for a site visit but when I was greeted by two very large dogs I decided to return during daylight hours. I didn't see any smoke or fire at the time but it did look like there was a bunch of wire in the yard and old drums.

I returned the next day to find the dogs still there but now there was an added complication. A very large, very confrontational, very hairy man (it is questionable whether he or the dog is hairier but he wins hands down in the bad disposition department). Again I saw no smoke or fire but did not get onto the property for a close look.

In an attempt to pawn this site off on the air bureau I've discovered that the air bureau, the China CEO, the fire dept., and the county SO already know this guy and none of them have dealings with him without armed escort.

My investigation plan consists of letting someone else be assaulted by Mr. Coston and just before he makes bail I'll sneak back in a cowardly manner onto his property and see if he has been using (spilling) any accelerants  on his property.
P-109-2003*Please see attached.
P-111-2003*A fuel line not attached to a fuel tank caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the pad of Cumberland Farms #1817 when the MV operator attempted to fill his tank. Cyn Environmental was contracted to clean the mess.
A-279-2002*   DEP received a report from IF&W that an intact drum containing an unidentified liquid had been abandoned on a remote State-owned property; IF&W staff had already transported the drum back to their facility in Sidney.  The drum was brought to the DEP warehouse pending disposal.  It was characterized and disposed of as waste oil.
B-43-2003*Todd Sawyer called from Dead River Co. to report that their driver had overfilled a skid tank at the yard of R. F. Jordan Co. on the Surry Road in Ellsworth. For reasons unclear at the time of report, the driver decided that the tank gauge was more accurate than the tank whistle. When the diesel poured out the vent he learned he was wrong. Fortunately for Dead River there was a containment tub around the tank and it caught the spilled oil. Dead River recovered it with a pump and gave it to R. F. Jordan for their waste oil burner.
I-40-2003*A seal failed in a hydraulic cylinder on the tree length deck, spill was cleaned up with sawdust (fines).
I-41-2003*Mrs. Marshburn reported that her 30 gals of heating oil she had put into her tank was gone and that she had a odor of oil.

Steve LaPeair, the manger for the apt complex, checked it out and told me that a small stain was on the tank around the fill pipe. There was no stain on the floor. Most likely the oil was burned not spilled.

Case closed.
B-566-2002*B-566-02
Gouldsboro

Thursday October 10, 2003	1431

I received a complaint for investigation from Dana Myrick.  Dana said that there are open buckets of oil on the property of Andy Stone.  Mr. Stone is a septic truck operator and has a small septic business at his home, on the Libby Road, in Gouldsboro.  Apparently this complaint is a turn around on a complaint by Andy Stone against Dana Myrick (See also Spill B-502-02).

Dana Myrick complains that there are open oil containers on the Stone property.  According to Mr. Myrick, the septic tank pumping truck has an oil catch muffler on his pump motor that Mr. Stone drains in buckets.  Then he runs over the buckets or the buckets are left open without covers on them. When it rains enough, the oil runs out and is displaced by the water.

On Friday I checked the situation on the Stone property and there were buckets with a very thick almost gel oil in them along with water.   Also a few oil spots were noted.  The spots were small, as on a parking lot.  Mr. Stone was not home.  I left him a phone message telling him what corrective actions he needed to do.  I added that I would be by on Tuesday to check that he did what was required.

On Tuesday October 15, I stopped at the Stone property.  The small individual buckets were gone, and in their place, was a 55 gallon drum that was covered and wrapped in a blue plastic tarp.  I phoned and told Mr. Stone that there was a general improvement, but he should get a top on the drum and keep the bungs in tight.  I explained that ideally, he should have a closed top drum with tight bung plugs when not putting oil into the drum.
B-569-2002*B-569-02
Milford

Wednesday October 23, 2003	1350

Oil was spilled and entered the mobile home of Tammy O'Donnell after she received an oil delivery from Riverside Heating (827-5919).  Previously a Riverside Energy oil burner technician had inspected her furnace, condemned it, and disconnected the oil line at the furnace burner.  This may be a proper procedure if the oil burner technician would have also shut off the Fire-O-Matic valve at the outside heating oil tank.

Apparently, not knowing, or not remembering that the furnace had been disconnected,  Tammy O'Donnell ordered and Riverside Energy delivered oil to her outside tank.

When the level of oil in the tank exceeded the height of the disconnected oil line, oil spilled and entered the heating ducts of the mobile home.  This allowed the odor of oil to permeate the mobile home.  Also, oil dripped under the mobile home.  It appears that 5 gallons of oil may have leaked from the disconnected furnace heating oil line.

I contacted Riverside Oil and explained the situation.  I also phoned Andrew Humes (947-6203) and explained what had happened, when talking to his wife.  Mr. Humes is the trailer park owner.  I worked with Tammy's boyfriend in cleaning the majority of oil from the trailers ductwork.  We used sorbent pads, detergent, and water to clean the heat ducts.

On Friday, Clean Harbors was called to do a clean up of soil under the mobile home.  1.5 cubic yards of soil were removed and a vent system was installed to divert any odor and vent the soil.  The contaminated soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden under authorization number 66500A.  Terry Smith (827-5919), of Riverside Heating, agreed to pay the  clean up and disposal bills.
B-568-2002*B-0568-02
Corinth

Tuesday October 22, 2002	0426

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact the Penobscot Dispatch (945-4636) regarding a truck rollover and gasoline spill.  The East Corinth Fire Department was on scene.  A pick up truck driver hit a deer and rolled his truck.

According to the dispatcher, at Penobscot County Unified Dispatch, a vehicle struck a deer on the Ledge Hill Road, off route 15 in West Corinth.  The overturned pick up truck came to a rest in a ditch abutting the Wendall Bean property.  The pick up truck had a 100 gallon auxiliary gasoline tank on the bed area of the truck and spilled 40 gallons of gasoline.

I arrived on scene and met the property owner, Jeff Bean (285-3170).  He said the fire department was on scene and soaked some of the gasoline up and hosed down the area, as an apparent safety precaution.   This action may have created more problems as the contamination had spread.  I could not notify the truck driver and shortly I contacted Clean Harbors.

An estimated 2 cubic yards of spill debris was excavated by hand by a small Clean Harbors crew that day.  The material consisting of 5 drums of debris and many small bags were taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  Jason Babbage indicated that there is no way they got all the contamination and said it was quite ripe with gasoline vapors.

I went back to check the ditch as Jeff Bean's well was located about 80 feet away.  While there I met the driver of the truck.  Dean Boeman said that he was taken to the hospital to get checked out.  I thanked him for getting back to me as the only contact I had for him was someone else's cell phone.  I informed him that I would need to hire an excavation contractor.  He suggested a local contractor.  Charlie Conners (285-3181) of C & C Foundations was contacted.  Mr. Conners came by to look at the situation.  He said that he would be able to dig the rest out on Wednesday morning (October 23).

I arrived early Wednesday morning.  Charlie and crew were putting the finishing touches on a poured concrete slab.  After that they came to the site and began to excavate contaminated soil.  An additional 30 yards of gasoline contaminated soil was removed from the ditch.  The material was spread thinly on a flat clay area in Hudson.

Dean Bowman, the pick up truck driver, told me to send him the bills from Clean Harbors and Pine Tree Landfill when I receive them.  He said he would present them to his auto insurance agent for payment.

On February 5, 2003, I was notified that a Clean Harbors bill and Pine Tree Landfill bill were outstanding.  On the 6th, I contacted C & C Foundations to see if they had been paid.  I was told that they were recently paid (about one week ago).  I was informed that Mr. Bean received a check as did the driver Dean Bowman (884-6091).  Dean then paid C & C Foundations and should pay Clean Harbors and Pine Tree Landfill.
B-576-2002*B-576-02
Dover-Foxcroft

Friday October 25, 2002	1015

Roger Davis (564-8351) of Foxcroft Academy phoned to report an oil spill in the maintenance shop area of the school.  They had an irrigation pump in for maintenance.  Apparently it was up on a stand when it fell to the floor.

The fall cracked its aluminum fuel tank.  This caused a spill of about 15 gallons of #2 (red dyed) product to leak into a sump in the garage.  Mr. Davis was not certain where the sump went.

When I arrived, we contacted Bill Littlefield of the Dover-Foxcroft wastewater treatment plant.  He said he had not received any oil that he noticed.  He was not certain about the plumbing in the school or the route it took.  We left a message for Elwood Edgerly, a local plumber that is believed to have knowledge of the system.

In the meantime, I hooked up my diaphragm pump and pumped the material from the drain into a 55-gallon drum.  Turns out, according to Elwood,  the sump that the oil was in was designed to separate oil and grit.  So, it is believed, from the amount recovered, that we got nearly all the product that was spilled.  I did not get the very bottom of the sump as I was concerned about damaging the pump.  We used pads and a pole to get what remaining oil we could from the sump.

The recovered oil will be used in a waste oil heater.
B-579-2002*Machias

Tuesday October 29, 2003	0840

I received a phone call from Mr. Allen Hall (255-8875), of Machias.  Mr. Hall phoned to report that Lilac Sunrise Disposal Company, a local transfer site in the Machias Industrial Park, has groundwater that in the past has smelled.

He reported that he found a basketball in a puddle.  He said when he picked it up it caused his tongue to have a funny taste and his fingers to tingle.  He believes that there are hazardous chemicals in the water.

I received directions to the site and to his house.  When doing a site investigation, I noted that there were municipal type garbage trucks parked in the area.  There was in fact a puddle about 15 feet long and 5 feet wide that had a thin layer of ice on it.  This is the area in which he found and retrieved a basketball.  The water was clear.  It had some fast food wrappers and soft drink cups in it.  No other hazardous material was spotted.

I spoke to a worker at Lilac Sunrise.  I was informed that the garbage trucks when done with their routes are parked on the lot.  Also, some truck maintenance is preformed there.  This is not a transfer station, but occasionally partially full garbage trucks are parked there overnight.

When I left Lilac Sunrise, I went to Mr. Hall's residence, workplace, at 34 Elm Street.  There was no one answering the door, just 2 large Rottweiler dogs.  It was time to return to Bangor.
P-117-2003*Spill of hydraulic oil from equipment at DOT Maintenance Yard.  Cleaned up immediately by DOT personnel.  No detrimental environmental impact expected.
B-589-2002*B-589-02
Alton

Friday November 15, 2002	0907

I received a phone call from Alden McLaughlin (732-6115) of the Maine Department of Transportation.  Mr. McLaughlin phoned to report that a plow truck blew a hydraulic hose and leaked or sprayed oil over a 700 foot long narrow area on Interstate 95 in the northbound lane.  The stain was about 9 inches wide.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spillage on the side of the road where the truck stopped.

The oil staining on I-95 N was not sanded.  The sorbent pads were disposed of by the Maine DOT.
B-47-2003*        On February 10, 2003, at 0530 we received a call from the state police reporting a diesel spill from a tractor trailer in the southbound lane of I-95 in Medway.  A piece of metal in the road bounced up and punctured a saddle tank on a Foster Farm truck.  The vehicle pulled over to the roadside and the driver tried to plug the hole.
        I arrived on scene and found that the Medway Fire Dept. had spread sorbents on the fuel and we transferred the remaining oil from the leaking tank to the good tank.  I estimated that about fifty gallons of fuel leaked onto the road.  We recovered almost all with the sorbents and then spread a layer of sand over the area.
P-116-2003*A mercury blood pressure was broken in an examination room of Dr. Woodrow Lee.  Dr. Lee contacted Bruce Hacket of Environmental Safety and Hygiene Associates, Inc. (ESHA) who, in turn subcontracted with Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) who are more familiar with mercury clean-ups.

EPI was able to do a thorough mercury clean-up by removing the carpet and exam table linen.  They then tested the area with a Jerome meter and did not detect any mercury readings.

I visited the site on 2/7 with Mr. Hacket and checked the area with a Lumex meter.  Although I did get some mercury readings, they were similar to those measured as background, outside the building.
P-1019-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-1018-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-1017-2002*No site visit made, see attachment
A-422-2002*  On 7-9-02, an anonymous caller reported that there were drums stored leaking into a nearby brook. This supposedly had occurred on the Wyman Hill Rd. I investigated the site and found two empty 275 gallon AST's stored on the property in question. The owner of the property showed up and we spoke. There is no oil in the tanks and no spillage has occurred. It appears to be a neighborhood dispute. No further action will be required.
A-312-2002*  On 5-24-02, Lincoln County reported that a diesel spill had occurred at the local diary farm on Route 194. This farm is locally known as "Cow Shit Corner". The tractor caught fire as it was traveling along the road way. The farmed had to jump off the tractor and watch as his John Deere burned intensely. The rubber fuel line also burned releasing diesel onto the ground. The farmer told me that the diesel was burning as it traveled down the drainage ditch. I used a spade and dug several small holes along the ditch and found only a moderate amount of contaminated soil.
  The farmer owns a home and several buildings in the area.  No further action is expected.
P-93-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & EVALUATION
	On the evening of Monday 2/3/03, DEP recived notice of an estimated 200 gal. loss of K1 oil from the outside, consumptive-use heating oil AST at Mr. Vaillancourt's Bath house.  Oil was reported to be entering the crawlspace under the house causing an odor problem.  Effective actions that night would not be cost-effective so I made arrangements to meet a Clean Harbors (CHES) foreman onsite the next morn.
	On the morning of Tues. 2/4/03, I met onsite with Mr. Vaillancourt, and with Jeff Small of CHES.  We noted a shallow ditch in the crawlspace against the downslope wall and next to the outside AST location.  There was red fuel oil on water in the ditch.  Outside, the offending AST was under the deck in the back of the house.  On short legs, it had apparently settled into the ground, but the fuel filter & line protruding off the end had not.  The filter & pipe bent up as the tank went down causing it to break part way and dribble out till empty.  A neighbor noticed the odor outside and made Mr. Vaillancourt aware.
	Our first priority was to mitigate the strong oil odor in the house and then recover product and contaminated soil.  I went over clean-up & cost options, and the state AST Ins. program: Mr. Vaillancourt chose Option 1 for DEP management.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE & REMEDIATION ACTIONS
	A CHES team arrived about 0900 hrs on 2/4/03.  A blower was set up in a crawlspace window to create negative pressure and ventilate the house, pulling vapors out before they could effect the living area and allowing safe entry of the crew to the crawlspace.  DEP engineer, Don White responded at my request and specified a vapor barrier and supporting structure.  White returned later in the day with materials for a permanent blower and stack to mount on the outside of the house. The venting worked well and no oil vapors could be  smelled by the afternoon.
	In the crawlspace: free product, oily soil and water was vacuumed out by CHES creating a trench for dewatering and vent piping.
	On Wed. 2/5/03, CHES carefully removed planks from the backyard deck, moved the old oil tank out of the way, and vacuumed out contaminated soil.  We expected to find free product near the footer but did not.  Soil contamination was below saturated levels.  Jack-hammering the frost was required for soil removal.  The outside spill location was not accessible to an excavator.  White was onsite working on the ventilation and liquid recovery systems.
	In the late morning I was notified of oil vapors effecting a downgrade house belonging to Ms. Barter.  With Bath Public Works, we checked storm and sewer drains in front of her house and noted mild oil vapors in the storm drains and sheen on the water.  The neighborhood storm drain system runs through the large grassy area below Vaillancourt's house and above Barter's house (see site sketch).  Oil odors were later reported in 57 Denny, next to Barter's and the drain system.   Over the next several weeks CHES and I checked the drains in the street and behind the houses and noted no free product, only sporadic sheen and odor.   Fluctuating freezing and thawing made the problem difficult to check.  A neighbor told me that the houses have a crushed rock area at one corner with a drain pipe going to the storm drains.  This makes sense seeing that we found only tight clay, no sand fill around the foundation.  The foundation only went 2' or less below grade where normal is 4'.  I suspect that oil is slowly seeping around the foundation and slowly dribbling into the municipal drain system.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	Mr. Vaillancourt installed a new AST, not under the deck, as both M W Sewall and I thought the old tank to be too rusty, old and in questionable condition.  As the outside AST was moved to facilitate a clean-up the DEP had the tank re-hooked back up.  The new tank is on blocks, crushed rock and is several feet away from the eve of the house.
	At this ti
A-319-2002*  On 5-28-02, a dump trailer tipped over at a construction site and spilled 10 gallons or more of hydraulic oil. This dump trailer is owned by McGee Construction and was in service at the construction site of the new Winthrop High School, located on Charles Street. The dump trailer suffered a bent ram and had to be repaired. The contaminated soil was excavated by McGee and transported to Commercial Paving. I made a site visit later that day, no further action will be required.

NOTE:  The attachments for this report were inadvertently misplaced, therefore, not attached.
P-900-2002*12.3.02, I responded to a bus fire incident involving a bus used to transport University of Maine students from the Portland and Gorham campuses.  A fire in the engine compartment caused a discharge of power steering fluid and combustible material housed in the engine compartment.  The spill occurred along a busy rush hour part of Route 114 and VIP was not properly equipped to clean up the residual oil and fire debris, I contracted with Guerin Associates, Gorham, to clean up the spilled material.

I visited the VIP offices later in the day and spoke to Ray Penfold regarding the spill and expenditures  we would be seeking reimbursement of.  Mr. Penfold was not happy about the situation, but appreciated my visit.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.5.03
P-1023-2002*10.23.2002, CMP reported spill.  No DEP response, phone contact indicated satisfactory clean up.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-314-2002*  A citizen found two box trailers, without tractors, parked on Bond Brook Rd. in Augusta Maine. The location is directly under I 95 and very close to Bond Brook. One of these trailers was leaking diesel from a saddle tank. This saddle tank is connected to the refrigeration unit of the box trailer. The Augusta Police Dept. was on scene when I arrived. After many phone calls I located the owner of the trailer, KCV Trailer Rental. These trailers were used for storage of material to be used in a construction project. Jack Callahan, of KCV, had no idea that one of them had diesel in the refer tank.
  I called KDT Towing and asked them to assist me removing the diesel from the saddle tank. The next day Enpro was hired by KCV to excavate the contaminated soil. The two box trailers were removed and soil excavation took place on 6-5-02.
A-442-2002*  On 7-16-02, the Richmond Police Dept. reported a diesel spill at the Intersection of Rt 138 and 201 in the town of Richmond. A logging truck owned by F.E. Peaslee had been parked at the intersection all night long and a small amount of diesel leaked from the saddle tank. When I arrived I looked the situation over and then tightened the cap on the saddle tank. The leak then stopped. The truck was parked on a slight slope and that caused the fuel from the opposing side to equalize. The truck was not registered and therefore was driven 500 feet to the DOT lot, pending further Police involvement. In conclusion, a small amount of diesel leaked onto the roadside shoulder and no further action will be required.

I-60-2003*While fueling my vehicle, I noticed a large red spill in the next fuel lane (about 3 ft diameter). Most likely source, due to the location next to the pump was a transmission leak on a passenger vehicle.

Someone from the store had seen the leak because salt had been broadcast on top of the spill and around the pump islands.

After I completed my fueling business, I mentioned the spill to the attendant at the counter; I  suggested that he clean-up the spill. I also asked to see his spill log to verify the spill had been entered. He looked puzzled for a second or two, then went to the manager, Scott, who had to search around for a minute or two in the office locating the log.

When I finally got to look at it, the last entry was in Nov of 2002.

Based upon what I saw, I completed an Initial Clean-up agreement with the Manger, Scott.

The agreement he signed had two action items:
1. Check Spill log daily and record if no spills
2. Clean-up all spills ASAP.

Case referred to Ted Scharf in the Enforcement Division.
Response case closed.
I-59-2003*Due to a hydraulic bucket cylinder coming apart, 10 gallons of hydraulic fuel was spilled.  It was cleaned with sorbents and sent to boiler.
P-1022-2002*10.31.02, DOT reported spill that occurred on 10.30.02.  A hose broke on a truck that caused the discharge of hydraulic oil along a stretch of the roadway.  Sand was spread on the oil and not recovered.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.6.03
I-61-2003*Bert Levesque called and reported a seal had failed under a pump.

The leak had been repaired immediately upon identification.

Site will be Geoprobed next spring to verify we are below the clean-up standards for the site.

6/1/03 - Site has been Geoprobed and no contamination was identifed.

Case Closed.
B-51-2003*Dwight Doughty called to report that there was some diesel contaminated sand at the Athens D.O.T facility. It seems that about a week prior to his call a truck had gone off the road in Harmony. The truck was on its side and some diesel had leaked out of the fuel cap vent. About 5 gallons of sand had been shoveled under the drip to collect the fuel. After the truck was righted the D.O.T. personnel on scene collected the contaminated sand and stored it at their facility in Athens. Other than the date Mr. Doughty had no more details.
   I picked up the contaminated sand and spoke with the foreman who remembered that it had been an ice delivery truck, but had no further details other than the location, which was near the Higgins Brook bridge on Rt. 150.
   The sand was taken to our storage facility for later disposal. No further action is anticipated.
A-446-2002*  On 7-19-02, the Waldo County dispatcher reported a release of gasoline at 52 Crossroads Store, located in Lincolnville Center. A customer drove off with the hose and nozzle still stuck in their automobile. This action resulted in the discharge of about 13 gallons of gasoline onto the pavement. The Fire Dept. was on scene and they would clean up the spilled gasoline. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
I-62-2003*A spill of wax was reported to the on call person. The reported also stated that the spill was cleaned up.
I investigated the following morning and was told that a fire had occurred in the same area.

The most likely scenario, according to the plant Manger, was that a heat exchanger line with thermal oil leaked into the wax system. (Thermal oil is used to heat the wax.)

A fire had occurred in that wax tank room earlier in the evening, most likely damaging the thermal oil system. This overfilled the Wax tank and was the spill that prompted the initial report.

While trying to get the wax system back on line, another fire resulted from the effort and more wax & thermal oil were spilled.

The fire water, wax & thermal oil were clean-up with a vac truck and materials were disposed of by dumping onto the wood/ wood debris pile used for fuel.

Response case closed
I-63-2003*A busted hose on a self-loading log trailer caused 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  The contaminated snow was shoveled into barrels for recovery at approved site.
B-58-2003*IN THE FIRST PART OF FEBRUARY 2003, ROBERT AND KIM McGOWAN WERE TRYING TO SELL THEIR TRAILER TO HEATHER BLAKE, ALSO OF SEARSPORT.  WHEN THE FURNACE QUIT IN FEBRUARY'S  BRUTAL COLD, THE SALE WAS POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED.

JIM'S BURNER SERVICE WAS SUMMONED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND WHILE JIM WAS INSIDE DETERMINING IF THE PROBLEM WAS AT THE FURNACE END, HIS EMPLOYEE, DUANE NICKERSON,  EXAMINED THE FILTER ON THE TANK.  FINDING IT NOT FROZEN, HE REASSEMBLED IT.  MEANWHILE, JIM REPLACED THE PUMP ON THE FURNACE.

OIL WAS DELIVERED, AND MUST HAVE BEGUN TO LEAK.   WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THE McGOWAN'S HAD TO  ORDER ANOTHER 100 GALLONS OF  OIL, THIS TIME FROM FAMILY PATTERSON FUEL OF STOCKTON.   ACCORDING TO MRS. McGOWAN, IT WAS DURING THIS DELIVERY THAT  PERSONNEL FROM PATTERSON'S NOTICED THE LEAKING FILTER, AND STOPPED DELIVERY AT ABOUT 40 GALLONS.  MRS. McGOWAN FURTHER SAID THAT HEATHER BLAKE HAD REMARKED THAT THAT SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE  BURNED 100 GALLONS IN LESS THAN A WEEK, AND THAT THEREFORE THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

JIM'S BURNER SERVICE WAS RE-SUMMONED ON 2/17, AND JIM NOTICED THE RED SNOW AND REPORTED THE SPILL, OVER, HE SAID, MRS. McGOWAN'S OBJECTIONS.

 THAT AFTERNOON I MET MRS. McGOWAN AND MS. BLAKE ON SITE, AND GAVE MRS. McGOWAN AN APPLICATION TO THE AST CLEAN-UP FUND, JUDGING THE McGOWANS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPILL, SINCE IT WAS THEIR OIL AND THEY DID NOT REPORT THE SPILL. MRS. McGOWAN REMARKED THAT THE FAULT LAY WITH JIM'S  BURNER SERVICE, SINCE THEY'D NOT TIGHTENED THE FILTER SUFFICIENTLY.

THE NEXT DAY I HIRED A CREW FROM CLEAN HARBORS TO RECOVER THE OIL WITH A VACUUM TRUCK.

ON 2/21 I MET JIM ON THE SITE, AND HE SAID THAT DUANE NICKERSON HAD INDEED DISASSEMBLED THE FILTER, AND THAT HE WAS NOT DENYING HIS POTENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY.  HE CLAIMED, THOUGH, THAT THE McGOWANS HAD BEEN SHOVELLING SNOW OVER THE OIL TO COVER IT UP.

I SUBSEQUENTLY CONSULTED DIVISION DIRECTOR DAVID SAIT, AND HE JUDGED JIM'S BURNER SERVICE TO BE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY, SINCE IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE OIL DID NOT START TO LEAK UNTIL DUANE NICKERSON DISASSEMBLED THE FILTER.
A-763-2002*The Clinton Water District noticed an oil sheen on the primary settling pond at the waste water treatment plant.  Water District personnel traced the origin of the oil to a single family residence at 25 Main Street in Clinton.  The owner of the property was Perley Doyon (deceased); his estate had rented the property.  The last tenant had removed most of the copper piping in the cellar including the fuel oil nozzle from the furnace.  The disconnected oil line was left with an open end.  An estimated 100 gallons of oil discharged into the basement as a result.

Because the plumbing piping had been removed, the cellar flooded.  A sump pump connected to the town waste water system pumped the water and oil out of the cellar and thus the spill was discovered.  Water District personnel turned off the water to the house and disconnected the sump pump.  A small quantity of oil soaked into a broken concrete cellar floor along the foundation.  Because the property is located over the secondary recharge area for the Clinton Water District, DEP undertook a clean up of the contaminated areas.

The property has been foreclosed upon by Conseco Finance and is for sale.  Access to the property by DEP personnel was not granted until one month after the spill was reported.  EPI was hired to clean up the cellar and restore the sections of concrete floor removed for clean up.  1.24 tons of soil was removed to Commercial Recycling for processing.  An additional 7 bags of contaminated material was removed to MMWAC for disposal.  EPI removed 130 gallons of #2 fuel oil from the tank and removed the tank.

Owing to concerns the cellar may flood in the spring a new sump pump was installed with the discharge run to the outside of the house.

No further action by DEP is expected.
P-84-2000*Estes Oil Co overfilled the AST at this residence.  The tank's vent pipe exited the porch roof and ran all the way up to the second floor roof.  When the tank was overfilled the oil came out the vent pipe and sprayed down the building's siding.  Because the vent pipe was so tall it held a lot of oil and the back pressure caused the tank fittings to leak.  The oil company came back and used sorbents to clean up what was on the ground and pumped some oil out of the tank to stop further leakage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-115-2000*Portland Pipeline called to report that there was a sheen inside the boom around the vessel Falster Spirit at Pier 2.  I went down to look at it and apparently some crude oil slop on deck was allowed to go out through the ship's scuppers.  The QI for the vessel, Ed Turner, hired Clean Harbors to clean up inside the boom.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-139-2000*I was contacted by the City of Portland to let us know that they had seen a black, oily substance discharging from a storm drain into a wetland.  I went out and took a look but couldn't find a source.  The best guess we have is that one of the contractors building new houses in the neighborhood had spilled some concrete foundation sealer.  I hired Clean Harbors to come out with a vacuum truck and suck the oil out of the drain pipe.  We also used sorbents to collect and contain the oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-142-2000*Northern Maine Hauling truck carrying logs rolled over, hit a telephone pole, ruptured one of its saddle tanks, went into the woods, and spilled around 50 gallons of diesel.  When we arrived the Fire Department told us that they had pumped off the remaining oil from the saddle tanks.  But when the truck was righted, approximately 25 gallons of diesel spilled out of the ruptured saddle tank.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the mess in the road and to excavate some soil.  This location is very close to the Cornish Water District well field.  Since this was only one in a long string of accidents that have happened in this location, I discussed with Brad Hahn, writing a letter to the Water District requesting that they collect samples from a nearby monitoring well and ccing DOT about additional signage and a guardrail.  Brad wrote the letter and talked with DOT.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-54-2003*       On February 14, 2003,  at 1530, we received a call from Paula Smith of C.N. Brown in South Paris reporting a less than one gallon kerosene spill.  The spill occurred about 1130 that morning when an Abanaki Transport delivered the load of fuel at the Dexter Heating bulk plant on the Dover Road in Dexter.  The driver didn't report any spill to the plant manager, but a worker noticed a 4' by 4' stain on the ice in the discharge area right after the truck left.  Workers picked up the kerosene with sorbent pads.
P-170-2000*Mr. Lalemand called me to inquire about removing the fuel oil tanks in his basement.  I went out to take a look.  He had three standard 275 gallon vertical tanks next to each other with a brick wall around them and then the free space has been filled with gravel.  I informed Mr. Lalemand that these were technically underground tanks and that they didn't meet code and had to be removed.  I helped Mr. Lalemand get two quotes for the removal and he had it taken care of.  There was no evidence the tanks had ever leaked.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-49-2003*   DEP received a report from an oil company (Maritime) that a minor oil spill had been repaired at this residence (Mustapitch) several days previously.  It transpired that Maritime had conducted an annual service on 11/29/02.  The service technician opened the valve to a second AST (the residence had tandem 275-gallon ASTs in the cellar; one had been isolated for a period of years) allowing oil to flow into it from the primary AST.  The homeowner noticed oil on the cellar floor on 1/17/03, and contacted Maritime, who came out and placed sorbent materials.  Maritime reportedly told the homeowner at this time the tanks were empty and placed 30 gallons into the primary tank; they returned on 1/18, and reportedly removed 36 gallons from the primary tank and 40 gallons from the secondary tank,  and identified a small leak in the secondary tank.  Notification (of a spill) was made to DEP on 1/28/03.
   Maritime agreed to contract for removal of the leaking AST (a small corrosive hole was found on the bottom) and removal of contaminated soil under DEP supervision.  The cellar consists of stone walls and a skim coat (1") concrete - over 4" soil - over bedrock floor.  It was obvious that oil had under-ridden the wall near the tanks; upon excavation it appeared that this amount was negligible.  A cellar drain located a few feet away from the tanks was probed for oil; none was detected, and it is believed that no oil left the cellar by this route (note: no outfall could be located due to snow cover).
   The neighborhood is rural-residential with private wells for water.  The subject residence has a drilled well of unknown depth located approx. 30' from the site of the spill; water sampled here was non-detect for DRO.  While technically considered "at risk", I feel it is unlikely that this well will be impacted given the apparently minor nature of this release.
A-624-2002*  On 10-16-02, Dale Rowle, of the Waldo County EMA, called this office to report that there had been an auto/truck accident in Unity, ME the day before. The accident occurred on Route 202 north of Sandy Stream on the evening of 10-15-02. An automobile was stopped in the roadway and the truck owned or operated by Keith Small ran into that car, in addition, a third vehicle was involved.  Then the wrecker had a problem when the truck wreckage fell off the wrecker. This second incident occurred north of Sandy Stream.
  I arrived on site before noon on 10-16-02, and with the assistance of a fire fighter, we removed the grate to the catch basin and recovered some diesel. Bart Newhouse arrived shortly thereafter with two DOT approved 55 gallon OT drums. We shovelled speedi dri and soil into these two drums. These drums were brought back to the DEP warehouse and were later removed for disposal by EPI.
  We placed a few sorbent pads at the outfall of the catch basin. No further action will be required.
A-76-2003*A small amount of oil was lost from a loose gage connection during an overfill. Some oil made it to the concrete basement floor. Dead River used Speedi-Dri and Odor-Gone for cleanup. No vapor issues detected.  No site visit was made.
A-553-2001*A strange odor and taste in this well was reported to Jon Woodard. The homeowner lives near a farm and Jon had found certain compounds in wells near farms before so asked me to sample the well. The lab found nothing of note in the water.
A-554-2001*It was reported by the new tenant at this property that the previous tenant had left several drums of waste oil on the property. The drums were losing some oil due to loose bungs and subsequent displacement by water.  There were several places with stained soil. The property owner was contacted and advised to clean up the contaminated soil. EPI was hired to handle cleanup. See attached report.
A-696-2002*  On 11-25-02, Gus at Colby College, called this office to report the finding of an oil discharge. He found black oil collecting in a retention pond. This pond is located between the parking lot, that serves the hockey rink, and Interstate 95.
  I arrived on site the next day to evaluate the situation. This retention pond has two storm drains discharging into it, one of them had a small amount of black oil staining. This retention pond had two large diameter green sewer pipes on the discharge side. It appears that this retention pond may be a weir dam construction from a previous spill. The pond is about 14 feet in diameter and has a lot of silt/fine sand in it, along with a small amount of black oil.
  Gus told me he would call Clean Harbors and have them clean out the oil.
  There have been numerous #6 oil spills at the Colby campus over the years. Gus and I tried to located the source of this spill, however no source could be found.
  I stopped by the site several days later and cleanup had been done.
A-59-2003*This spill was caused by tank bottom corrosion. A small amount of oil was lost to the concrete floor. I installed a fan for the time between discovery and tank replacement. All is well now. The fan was removed at the homeowner's request.
A-605-2001*A small, underground, former heating oil tank was removed. No evidence of leakage was found.
P-77-2003*
INITIAL INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
	On Fri. 11/22/02, I briefly visited this facility while in the area, pending its scheduled UST abandonment.  The site is a former Rowell & Watson Oil Co. (RWC) retail motor fuels UST facility and repair garage.  In 2002, RWC sold off its Maine facilities.  This facility appears to have been purchased by J. Mapes of H A Mapes Oil Co., who also owned & operated the adjacent Springvale Texaco facility (see P-1005-02) and arranged for facility abandonment by removal under Rowell LLC.  I noted only one previous DEP spill report, P-914-99, covering a small gasoline surface spill.
	This facility is located in a dense residential & commercial area, supported by municipal water & sewer.  DEP is not aware of prohibited discharges effecting residences or utilities at this time.  On site I noted a 1 to 3 gallon waste oil spill outside around a horizontal laying 275 gallon AST.  I have found no record that this discharge had been reported as required.
	Though over a mapped S & G aquifer, it is an urban location of two former gas stations and there are no known public or private water wells within 100' so I categorized the location as having a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal at this time.

UST ABANDONMENT
	Acadia Env. notified me of gasoline contamination under the dispenser island area on 1/31/03.  On site on Mon. 2/3/03, I met Mr. Pierson and CTI, Grant.  The single 3-compartment UST was reported removed on 1/31/03, with no reportable contamination in the immediate UST area.  After talking to Ms. Jones of Acadia, PPC arranged for disposal of the contaminated soil found under the island with a DEP letter.  No spill containment had been required or installed under the island in 1989.   Ms. Jones was not aware of the waste oil discharge but would contact Mapes regarding its remediation.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
a.	UST related gasoline and/or diesel contamination is understood to remain on site, though I understand it is presently under the BS-2 Goal levels for required remediation at this time.
b.	As of 2/20/03, I have not heard anything regarding the waste oil spillage.  The waste oil surface spill was not documented in the UST closure assessment from Acadia.   Remediation of the waste oil contaminated soil is/was required and is not exempt from remediation under the BS-2 Goal.  This site cannot be considered clean to Dept. satisfaction until proper clean-up and management of the waste oil surface spillage has been documented as required under 38 MRSA.
c.	See the CMR 691 UST abandonment assessment, and DEP UST Reg. 7279 for further information.  This report will be amended as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-556-2001*During excavation Hallowell employees discovered an oily odor when digging behind their maintenance garage. They were digging to install an oil/water separator which was replacing their old system which was merely a floor drain that discharged to the ground. This floor drain is likely the source of the oily odor. I had them set the oily soil aside for sampling. Approximately forty yards in two small piles. While driving by the site later, I noticed that the piles were gone. The town administration had changed and nobody knew a thing about what had happened. Finally someone came up with an idea and said that the soil was used as fill when they removed a small UST from the property. Even if they did use a few yards for fill I still can't find the other thirty some yards. In an unrelated observation, the property where the soil was located is only a few hundred feet from the city sand pile.
A-3-2003*See attached report. No site visit made.
A-42-2003*Mead Paper called to report a 200 gallon hydraulic oil spill that occurred due to a mechanical failure.  Most of the oil was reportedly collected with sorbents.  A smaller portion was discharged to the sewer.  No site visit was made.
A-43-2003*CMP reported a 1/2 gallon transformer oil spill that occurred as a result of storm damage.  No site visit was made.  The CMP incident report is not available for this spill.
A-44-2003*See attached report. No site visit made.
A-55-2003*The fishing vessel Margaret E sank at her mooring with 200 gallons of diesel on board. The vessel was raised and transported to the town dock. When I arrived there was no evidence of oil spillage and the tanks still contained diesel fuel. I don't believe there was a significant loss.
P-102-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On 12/6/02 I granted a waiver of the 30-day Underground Storage Tank (UST) notification period for a 1000-gallon, consumptive-use, commercial diesel UST facility at this Sanford, Maine location.  Abandonment-by-removal was for Verizon's Kennebunk facility (P-946-02). Mr. Tom Trainer (an environmental consultant contracted by Verizon for the CMR 691 assessment) advised me about the already installed replacement UST.  This new Kennebunk UST was later found to have been installed prior to the required registration, 10 days before the installation.
	On Monday 2/3/03, I visited this Sanford Facility and confirmed that there was a new replacement diesel facility that was also unregistered.  John Dunlap of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) referred this, as a violation of CMR 691 and statute, to Robert Williams of DEP oil enforcement, who then contacted me.  Like in Kennebunk, this new Sanford UST facility appears to have been installed prior to the 12/18/02 removal.  A copy of this report will be sent to Williams.
	I am not aware of any contamination being reported during the abandonment of this Sanford facility.  The area is largely urban & suburban residential, and is served by city water and sewer.  This area may be over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-64-2003*Hampden Fire Dept. called to report that a car had leaked gasoline onto the parking lot and into a catch basin at Roe Village apartments. I went to the scene and met the firemen and the responsible party, Mr. Mayhew. It seems that a rubber hose that connects his fuel line to his fuel filter had come free and about a half tank of gasoline was lost. He believes that the tank holds about 12 gallons. There was an oil stain from the car's parking space to a catch basin about 15 feet away. We don't know when the leak started or even where. Due to the warm temperatures there was a lot of water flowing through the catch basin. There was not even a sheen on the water upon my arrival. The drain discharges into a snow-covered ditch that is about a mile from the Penobscot River. There was nothing to recover and I believe that the environmental impacts were negligible.
P-112-2003*Discharge was the result of a tractor trailer accident that resulted in the saddle tank being damaged when it met with the guard rail.  An unknown amount of diesel fuel was discharged into the snow bank in the median.  No free product was observed, even after digging down to the frozen ground, although one could smell the fuel.  A small amount of anti-freeze and motor oil was also discharged, but not enough to recover.  It was decided to wait until the snow melted, to remove soil if needed, unless oil was observed before then, at which time it would be dealt with.
A-63-2002*This spill was caused by a vehicle fire. The vehicle was a pickup that had a portable tank in the back which carried diesel for the woods equipment's use. When the truck burned so did most of the fuel. I found a few small stains in the snow in the area but very little. This was obviously a very hot fire and very little fuel survived.
A-140-2002*See attached report.
A-354-2001*Mead reported a spill of 1,500 gallons hydrogen peroxide (50%) to State Police.  The cause of the spill was reported as a malfunctioning pump.  Mead's haz mat team diked and pumped the spilled hydrogen peroxide.  The incident was completed by the time it was reported to DEP.  Mead's report is attached.  No site visit was made.
A-54-2003*  On 2-5-2003, an anonymous caller reported a diesel fuel spill at Tobey's General Store in Palermo. I made a site visit that day and spoke with the owner, Thad Barber. Together we looked at the site near the diesel AST and found an area about one foot by eight foot in size. I asked him to clean it up by chipping the ice and snow off the parking lot. I also left him one bale of sorbent pads for any future spills.
  There have been numerous diesel spills at this location. Mr. Barber claims that he did not know about this spill. No further action will be required.
A-85-2003*An unknown brown substance was reported oozing down the street. It appears to be some sort of run-off from a nearby lawn related to a recent rain event. Below the snow on the lawn that appears to be the source is just frozen soil. This may be residue from some kind of natural bacteria feeding on the lawn fertilizers. No sheen, no odor, no pH oddities, likely no problem.
A-12-2003* On 1-6-2003, Howard Holmes, of P.G. Willey, (Oil delivery & Service Company)  called this office to report an oil leak at the residence of Steven Cobb. Mr. Cobb is located at 8 Thomas Street in Camden ME. The AST was last filled on 12-3-03. On 12-17-03, Mr. Cobb detected an oil odor outside. He called P. G. Willey and a service technician could not find any thing leaking at the tank. On Saturday, 1-5-03, Mr. Holmes was called to the home and he found that the outside tank was indeed leaking. He placed a magnetic patch on it and the tank was pumped out on Monday. A total of 60 gallons of fuel was pumped out on 1-6-03.
  Based on heating degree days Mr. Holmes estimated a loss of 40 gallons. I made a site visit sometime later and there is no vapor problem in the home and there are no private wells in the area. The tank is located outside the home and there is a slope toward the driveway. In my opinion if a large quantity of oil had leaked from this tank it would have leached out of the slope or entered the basement of the house. No further action will be required.
B-56-2003*With the demise of Great Northern Paper, assets have been sold off piece meal; first to try and keep the company afloat, then to try and placate creditors.  Brascan dba Great Lakes Hydro LLC acquired the hydro electric system.  To maximize profits, hydro electricity will be wheeled into the New England grid;  to do that a new line had to be cut through the woods at Medway, and tied into the Bangor Hydro system.

As with all operations of the sort, hydraulic lines on equipment occasionally burst.  That was the case on 2/16, according to William Kosbab of Tel Power.  The snow contaminated in the incident was shovelled up and trucked to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
A-143-2002*Liquid Hg was discovered under floor tiles during asbestos abatement in the old State Prison facility. Fleet Environmental was hired to enter asbestos abatement area and remove Hg by manual recovery or vacuum. No site visit made.
A-148-2002*This master mariner decided that it was too much work to take his boat out of the water in the fall, put it on the trailer, drain it, park it, and cover it up. So, he just left it on it's mooring. Everything looked fine all winter; the boat didn't go anywhere but just sat quietly in the ice in front of his house. Then came spring. The days getting longer, the snow melting away to let the spring flowers poke their little heads above the recently thawed soil. Silence, except for the pitter patter of a soft spring rain, the groaning sound of the melting, shifting ice and the burble of gasoline rising to the surface as the rain filled boat heads slowly to the bottom of Pleasant Pond.

We pulled the boat to the shore. It was filled with ice and various forms of oil. The boat owner didn't want me to use a demo hammer to chip the oily ice out of the boat because the boat was so valuable(???) so he promised to pump the oil out as it thawed. I left him a drum and a pump and an extension cord and everything I could think of to make this an operation that no-one could screw up. I know what you're thinking, you're thinking that I'm going to say that he screwed it up but I'm not because he didn't. In fact he never touched all of that fancy stuff that I left for him. I don't think he ever even went down to the shore to looked at it. The boat just sat there.

I couldn't rely on him to pay attention to the boat and it's contents so I told him to pull it out of the water and he could use the DEP's heated garage to melt the ice and we would collect the water and dispose of it for him. When I returned he said that he couldn't pull the boat out of the water because it would make ruts in his lawn. I told him he had one week to get the boat out of the water or I would do it for him.

DEP responders went to the site a week later and the boat, an 18' bowrider stern drive, had been winched across the lawn and was gone.  There was very little evidence of spilled petroleum in the lake and no means of recovery possible.
B-60-2003*        On February 18, 2003, at 0900 we received a call from Jody Pulkkinen of C.N. Brown in South Paris reporting a five gallon spill of kerosene while one of their trucks was loading at the Webber Tanks bulk plant on South Main Street in Brewer.  The driver said that a stuck valve on the loading rack caused the spill and he recovered the oil with sorbents.
         The spill occurred at 1445 the previous day and reported to C.N. Brown's main office, which is empty due to that day being a holiday.  The driver left the spill notification on an answering phone.   I told Ms. Pulkkinen that this procedure was inadequate and the driver or someone else at C.N. Brown should have called the 800 spill reporting phone number the day of the spill.
B-66-2003*IRVING'S DRIVER WAS DELIVERING TO THE NEWTON RESIDENCE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME PRODUCT LEAKING BY THE THREADS ON THE SCULLY CONNECTOR.   AS HE WENT TO TIGHTEN THE CONNECTION, THE WHOLE THING BLEW APART; BEFORE HE COULD GET THE NOZZLE SHUT DOWN, AN ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS OF OIL HAD SPRAYED OUT ON THE SNOW, AND NEWTON'S WOOD PILE.

IRVING DISPATCHED A TECHNICIAN TO THE SITE TO HELP THE DRIVER SHOVEL UP THE CONTAMINATED SNOW.  I TOLD MRS. NEWTON THAT SHE NEED NOT FEAR BURNING THE OIL CONTAMINATED WOOD IN THE WOODSTOVE.
A-5-2003*  On 1-3-2003 Erich Kluck, of Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc., called this office to report the finding of soil contamination during a tank removal.  One waste oil tank was removed from Bill's Tire Service in Winslow ME. This facility was not in operation at the time of removal and is located on Route 201 near the intersection of Route 137. A second 500 gallon fuel oil tank was removed (without my knowledge) sometime during that same day.
  I arrived on site later that morning and spoke to Mr. Kluck and the current owner Mr. Poulin. After some discussion about new LUST procedures we agreed to collect soil samples and have them analyzed for SVO, VOA and RCRA metals.  See attached site assessment for details and a table of laboratory results.
  In conclusion soil analysis did reveal low levels of contaminants, however the levels did not warrant soil removal at this location.
P-65-2003*Received a call regarding the discharge of approximately 17 gallons of #2 fuel oil at 91 Lovers Lane, Gorham.  Somehow the the power takeoff on the delivery truck engaged while at the same time the nozzle on the hose was opened (an unfortunate chain of events).

By the time I arrived on-site, most of the oil had been collected with sorbent pads or removed in the ice and snow that covered the driveway.  There was concern for the well located in close proximity to the discharge, but considering that the ground was frozen, it was highly unlikely that the remaining oil could affect the well.  Of a greater concern, was the fact that the area was used as a playground by the children that were taken care of at the property.  After as much contaminated snow and ice was removed, sorbent pads were placed down over the area to collect any remaining oil, and to limit any contact one might have with it, until the following day when the area could be excavated.

On 1/29/2003, I returned to the site to oversee the removal of soil.  The sorbents that were left in place overnight had collected some oil.  They were collected before the soil removal commenced.  John Engel, Engel Environmental Services, Inc., was on-site representing Lampron Energy during the soil removal, while Leavitt Earthwork performed the removal.  In addition to the soil removal, a water sample was obtained from the well, detecting no diesel range organics (DRO). For further details on soil removal and analytical results, see attached report By Engel Environmental Services.
A-28-2003* On 1-14-03 Mr. Dick Hartkopf called this office to report an oil leak at his apartment building in Rockland. This multi unit structure is located at 226 South Main Street.
 I met with him at the apartment building. There are several units at this building and together we inspected the outside tanks. Some recent work on the nipple and filter assembly had been done. There were no oil odors in the basement and no vapor issues in the apartment building. In addition, the area is served by city water, therefore no further action will be expected.
P-148-2003*On February 20, 2003, Jamie Bisson of Affordable Well Drilling contacted Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services to report that a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had occurred at the Galen Jordan residence.  He stated that the spill had been cleaned up with speedy dry.

On February 24, Galen Johnson called to report the spill and to complain that speedy dry, sorbent pads, and product remained behind.  I visited the site with Brad Hahn and observed that Mr. Jordan's complaint was not unfounded and checked several places in the snow/ice on the driveway and did find hydraulic as well as diesel fuel.  Mr. Jordan stated that the diesel fuel was a result of the well drilling rig damaging its saddle tank on a rock in the corner of the driveway.  He also took the opportunity to ascribe that Affordable Well Drilling drilled one well unsuccessfully and dumped the oil contaminated soil in the hole when they filled it in.  He requested that we require them to re-excavate the hole and remove the contamination.  We were not persuaded to pursue this avenue, however we assured Mr. Johnson that the well driller would be required to return and complete the clean-up.  Other factors which could potentially contaminate the new well such as dogs being kept near it and an AST on site which had a spicket on it for filling a fuel can were pointed out to Mr. Jordan at that time.  (An AST set-up such as this is not to code)

I contacted Mr. Bisson and after several attempts to schedule a clean-up he arranged to be on site March 24 to complete the clean-up.  I could not be present on that day so Greg O'Brien and Brad Hahn did visit to assure a complete clean-up.

The clean-up was made more difficult due to the icy conditions which were not expected and as such more clean snow and soil were removed.  While excavating, contamination in the form of buried debris and oily soil were encountered that were not associated with the Affordable Well Drilling Spill.  As such the excavation was filled in and clean-up discontinued.

The Department is not requiring any further work on this site, however should well contamination be discovered on this site "self contamination" should not be ruled out.
A-296-2002*Received a call from Earl Bickford of Bickford Transportation concerning a spill. While delivering a load of gasoline to Pine Market in Eustis, to the above ground storage tanks, some product was discharged out the vent. Mr. Bickford originally estimated 10 gallons. I went to the site the next day. The above ground tanks are in a dike which has a roof over it. The vent pipe sticks out above the roof. When the discharge occurred, the gasoline hit one pitch of the roof and came down along the drip edge. I dug along the drip edge. Contamination was there, but did not go deep. The soil was sandy and I hand excavated the contaminated soil and spread it past the drip edge. There was not evidence of 10 gallons being spilled. A sample of the well at on site was taken later date and returned a result of non-detect for gasoline. Additional sampling may be necessary.

Additional sampling was done on 6/25/2003, and returned a result of non-detect for gasoline.
No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-134-2003*Exxon-Mobil reported a sheen at their terminal on Saturday the 22nd of February.  Upon DEP inspection, a sheen was definitely present but was entirely outside the boom and being emitted from the abundant ice.  No further action by DEP Response.
P-152-2003*Standard overfill by CN Brown.  Driver chipped up ice and snow and bagged for bulk disposal.
P-135-2003*Please see attached.
P-129-2003*A part of one of CN Brown's peddle trucks broke discharging approximately five gallons of #2 fuel to Coburn St in Lewiston.  CN Brown response team used speedi dry and pads to clean the mess.
P-153-2003*The Wood's residence burned to the ground and Gorham Fire called to have us deal with the fuel oil tank.  It remained in tact through the ordeal but its structural integrity was definitely in question post blaze.  Guerin Associates was hired to pump off the tank.
P-125-2003*While it was being filled, an air pocket in the UST at Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough caused the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel to the parking lot.  Clean Harbors was contracted by the spiller to clean the mess which entailed excavating contaminated snow and ice.
B-40-2003*       On February 3, 2003, at 1730 we received a call from Webber Oil reporting a fuel oil spill in the driveway of an apartment house at 17 Fourth Street in Bangor.  R.E. Adams, a contract hauler for Webber Oil, had delivered a load of fuel to the location around noontime.  There was now oil in the driveway and some had run down to the street.
        I arrived on scene and met Bill Bligh of Webber Oil and Robert McLellan of R.E. Adams.  A crew had spread sorbents on the oil in the driveway.  There was no stain in the snow around the fillpipe or between the fill and the truck.  The driver said he didn't spill any oil but all the evidence pointed to a spill at the truck.  Webber brought over a backhoe and scraped up the contaminated snow and ice and laid down a new layer of sorbents.
        I met Larry Winchester of Webber Oil at the site the next morning and he had a Webber crew continue the clean-up of the driveway that morning.  The following morning a Webber worker found some oil leaching out the bottom of the snow bank along the side of the driveway.  He followed this back a few feet and found a plastic pipe coming out of the house onto a concrete pad on the ground.  There was also fresh oil on the ground but covered by clean snow in this area.  He had a tenant let him into the basement and found the leak.  The two tank system had a cracked nipple near the oil filter in one tank which leaked the oil into a sump which pumped it out through the pipe which he had just discovered.  The leak was small enough so the furnace still received oil through the feedline and didn't shut off.  I estimate that between 50 and 75 gallons spilled.  Webber pumped out the tank and recovered the oil in the basement with sorbents.  They also continued any oil recovery on the driveway.  I contacted the building owner, Paul Newman, informed him of the leaking line and the AST insurance fund.
B-74-2003*       On February 27, 2003 at 1020 we received a call from Bonnie Hill at Dead River Oil reporting an overfill of a basement tank at 10-16 Hemlock St. in Bangor.  I checked the site and found a small area of stained snow beneath the vent pipe.  Dead River workers shovelled this contaminated snow into a drum for removal.  The area is on town water.
A-127-2002* On 2-26-02, Rose Marie, from Community Energy, called this office to report an oil spill at the residence of Richard Roberts, due to mechanical failure of the burner. This home is located on Averrill Rd. in Dixfield. I arrived on site and found 5 gallons or less of fuel on the floor of the basement. There was a lot of water on the dirt floor. The owner has placed crushed stone on the floor and dug channels to divert the water to the sump. I removed the sorbent pads the oil company had placed down and recovered all of the free floating oil. I next checked the discharge point on the sump pump and found no evidence of oil there. There was only a minor vapor issue in the basement and no oil odors in the living area.  No further remedial actions will be needed.
A-142-2002*  On 3-7-02, Maritime Energy reported an oil leak at the summer residence of Harold Trenka. This home is located at 18 Ginn Point Rd. in the town of Owls Head. I made a site visit and no one was around at the time. During my site visit I found where the tank used to reside in a small shed. There had been recent activity on the property, the tree branches where freshly cut and the shed was partially torn down. The AST was now located near the home. I could only find a small amount of spilled fuel at the shed. There is a well on the property, but its location is so close to the ocean that I question it's potability. The site was referred to Tech Services for further decision making or well testing.
P-157-2003*For the second time in three weeks the incompatable nature of the UST system at Thorton Academy and the delivery unit of Dead River have caused a release of oil to the environment.  The drop tube for the 6000 gal UST has a flapper valve and when filled with a pressure system such as the peddler truck (used for access limitations) the resulting combination creates a spill.

The flapper valve initiates and closes so quickly the resulting volume fills the drop tube and rushes back out the tube showering the driver and surrounding environment.

Stephen Flannery responded to a similar incident and will be asked to forward his finding for a referral to Oil Enforcement for follow up.

The spill was clean up by the Dead River crew through the utilization of sorbents.  At the time of the notification, most of the spill clean up had been completed, therefore, no DEP visit was conducted.

No further response action is planned beyond a referral to Enforcement for site modifications and or engineering changes.
P-41-2003*18 January, 2003, responded to a structure fire at entered location.  Upon arrival, I met with Brunswick FD representatives who directed me to a discharge from the 275 gallon home heating oil supply tank.  I observed that the filter had been broken off the tank and a wooden dowel placed in the hole.  It appeared or I suspected that during the fire fighting effort that took place near the tank, that the filter got stepped on or something fell on the filter and broke it off.  The Brunswick FD representative reiterated to me several times that they do not know how the spill occurred, only that they observed the spill and took actions to contain the product in the tank.

The fire was extinguished in a timely manner and the mobile home habitable.  I remained on site and stockpiled oil contaminated snow to be picked up by Ray Labbe & Sons, Brunswick, and taken to Clean Harbors, South Portland, for disposal on 19 January, 2003.  A Dead River Oil Company technician arrived to repair the tank and filter and I cleared the scene.

No further clean up action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 28 Feb 03.
P-163-2003*Received a call regarding the discharge of #2 fuel oil at Thorton Academy during the filling of one of the underground tanks (UST) located on the property.  The tank was located in close proximity to the front entrance of the school.  Somehow, oil was displaced out the fill pipe, supposably from air in the delivery hose after switching pockets on the truck.  I checked on the area, and observed additional clean-up that needed to be performed.  I brought the situation to the attention of Dead River, who stated that it would be taken care of promptly.
A-167-2002* On 3-18-02, CN Brown reported a three gallon gasoline leak at their Big Apple store in Pittsfield. The gasoline spilled onto the parking lot and was cleaned up by CN Brown employees. No site visit was done and no further action will be required.
A-171-2002*  On 3-19-2002 an anonymous caller reported that the persons living at 9 Church Street had dumped waste oil and anti freeze onto the parking lot at the apartment building. This oil and antifreeze was then (according to the caller) running down the hill.
  I made a site visit and there was only a small amount of oil in the road and some in the parking lot. It appears that someone from 9 Church Street made some automotive repairs over the weekend and did not clean up the spilled fluids.  I spoke to a woman who lives on the first floor apartment and her male friend had made the repairs over the weekend. She was visibly upset that someone called the State DEP, and I just educated her on proper cleanup techniques. No further action shall be required.

A-172-2002*  On 3-20-02, Mr. Ron Chabot called this office and was quite upset that the guy up the road, (Mr. Corbin) who owns a junkyard, turned around and spun out in his driveway and spilled/leaked oil and anti-freeze. I checked out the site and there was indeed a small amount of fluid spilled. I made a phone call to Mr. Corbin and asked him to shovel up the debris from Mr. Chabot's driveway. No further action will be required by Response Services.
A-173-2002*  On 3-20-02, at 2259 hrs. the Rumford Fire Dept reported a truck accident in Rumford Center. They told me that they had the situation under control. I did not make a site visit. No further details are available, no site visit was made.
P-100-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	This DEP spill report involves the investigation and remedial actions for a late-reported discharge of #2 heating oil to the basement floor of a rental property belonging to Mr. Rory Holland of Biddeford.  The discharge was cleaned up to state satisfaction by Mr. Holland and a helper.  The investigation and remediation were hampered and made more complicated by legal and building code issues between Mr. Holland, and the city of Biddeford.   With the Maine DEP: Stephen Brezinski was the initial and primary investigator, with guidance from DEP's Jon Woodard and Jon Wathen.  Technical guidance was attained from Peter Eremita, DEP Engineer.
	At this time no further Maine DEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services clean-up actions are planned.  See the text below and supporting documentation for further details.

INITIAL DEP RESPONSE
	During the evening of Wednesday 2/5/03, DEP was notified of a 5 to 10 gallon discharge of heating oil in the basement of a rented house in Biddeford.  The spill was to soil and a concrete basement floor and may have reached a basement floor drain.  The Biddeford Public Safety dispatch requested a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) response that evening.
	I arrived onsite about 2145 hrs. and met with Tim Nelsen of the Biddeford Code Enforcement Office (CEO) and several police officers.  The lights were on in Mr. Holland's house at 58 South St., and an officer told me they had seen him come home but no one answered when I knocked at his front door (Mr. Holland later told me that he filmed our response).  Before I arrived, the city had already taped off the entrance to the garage and basement of 56 South St. which I understand closed the area to un-authorized access.   Temperatures that night were well below freezing and there was snow cover.  I was onsite for approximately 30 to 40 minutes.  I understand the tenants had already been evicted by Mr. Holland before city or state response.  Besides the oil discharge, the city advised me that the building was also closed for plumbing and electrical code violations in addition to the oil discharge.
	Making this DEP case more difficult is an apparent past history of disagreement between the city of Biddeford and Mr. Holland which I was unaware of before the initial response.

DISCHARGE & AREA ASSESSMENT
	Located in Biddeford's downtown area, 56 South Street is a two story house with a garage underneath next to the basement.  It appears to be associated and uses the same parking area, like as a carriage house, with 58 South St. which is larger and next door (see site sketch & photos).  I understand the residences are on city water & sewer.
	The city officials explained that the tenant(s), Ms. Natalie Dion, had left and were evicted (that night?) when Mr. Holland apparently turned off their electricity and heat.  Temperatures were below freezing.
	Escorted by CEO Nelson into the basement of 56 South St., I noted two furnaces and two vertical heating oil AST's of about 275-gallon capacity each.  Sleeved copper lines went from the tanks partway to the furnaces then the lines were connected to narrow, un-sleeved, flex-connectors similar to those to supply water to toilets (see photo).  These hoses T'd off to supply each of the two furnaces.  I have never seen these hoses used for this purpose and advised Mr. Nelsen that they may not be in code, which Mr. Nelsen was already aware of.  A work-card on one of the furnaces recorded the last service call of about 1989 or 1998.
	I noted the odor of oil in the air within the basement which Mr. Nelsen and others noted also.  On the floor around or next to oil stains were three un-capped, red-plastic gasoline-type fuel containers of about 5-gallon capacity each, and a small open-top cut-off plastic jug of about one quart size.   The small quart-size container was overflowing with fuel oil.  On the ground next to the two oil tanks was a long clear plastic hose of about 1/2"
A-174-2002*  Maritime Energy spilled an estimated ten gallons of fuel while making a fuel delivery to a customer located at 57 Acadia Street.  The property is owned by Donna Hebert and the tenant is Francoise Hebert. According to Maritime Energy the pocket on the truck emptied and when the driver switched to the full pocket, oil squirted out the dome cover.  This oil then traveled along the top of the tank truck down the vent. The oil then landed onto the pavement and into the snow. Maritime Energy attempted cleanup by removing the snow and collecting oil from a nearby storm drain. No further action will be required, no site visit was made.
B-57-2003*ACCORDING TO BRIAN AHERN, AN ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS OF LUBE OIL LEAKED OUT OF A GEAR BOX AND ONTO THE DECK SURROUNDING A COOLING TOWER AT DUKE ENERGY.   THE SPILLED OIL WAS RECOVERED WITH SORBENTS.
A-178-2002* On 3-23-02, a tractor trailer truck traveling in Kingfield hit something and ruptured the saddle tank. The trucking company and the local Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled diesel. No further details are available and no site visit was made.
A-179-2002*  On 3-23-02, Central Maine Power reported a small release transformer oil at a pole located on the Line Rd. in Greene. Oil leaked out the vent of the transformer. No further details are available, no site visit made.
A-508-2002*  On 8-21-2002, Mr. Wingate of Downeast Energy reported an oil release at the residence of Mrs. Albert. The AST located in the basement corroded and discharged a small amount of oil onto the floor. I made a site visit and removed some oil contaminated debris and installed an exhaust fan. A new tank and piping was installed and no further action will be required.
A-345-2002* On 6-11-02, Don, from Wadleighs, called this office to report an oil leak at the home of Brian Snow, located at 64 Newland Ave., in Augusta. The AST located in the basement had developed a leak due to corrosion. I investigated the leak and found that it was minor in nature and asked Mr. Snow to replace the tank and upgrade the feed line ASAP. He had already received a bid from Wadleighs. None of the oil reached the floor drain and there were vapor issues. No further action by Response Services will be required.
P-55-2003*1.20.2002, responded to site location.  Upon arrival I observed a local oil company off loading an above ground supply tank that is located in the basement of a multi-unit apartment house.  Oil migrated from the leaking tank, across a designed trench in the concrete floor and into a floor drain that discharges to the local waste water sewer facility.  The Saco Public Works representative on site advised me that no evidence of oil was detected at the plant.

I was advised by fire officials on site that a corrosion hole developed in the bottom of the  AST.  Mr. Alijabbari, not wanting to have a qualified oil technician respond to the problem, attempted to repair the leak himself and on the advise of the oil company over the phone, inserting a screw into the corroded hole.  The leak worsened to the point that one of the residents called the oil company who then responded.  The Saco FD also responded to the scene.

Approximately 200 gallons of oil was recovered from the tank and containers placed under the leaking tank.  An estimated 40 gallons of  product did migrate along a trench drain and into a receptor as mentioned above.  There were three remaining ASTs in the basement that the 200 gallons of un-spilled  product was transferred to.  The spill was limited and sorbent's applied as part of the response were used to clean up the spill.  Although no further action was required, I did advise Mr. Alijabbari that it may be in his best interest to hire a professional contractor to wash the impacted oil stained areas to remove the remaining nuisance odors. PID readings this site did not exceed 14 ppm.  Ventilation was employed by opening the basement windows.  It took some time to make Mr. Alijabbari understand this was necessary, as he continually kept shutting the windows.

1.21.2003, I visited the site and found the basement windows closed.  Access to the basement was restricted by a locked door, so I opened the one window I could and departed the site.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2.1.2003
P-54-2003*1.20.03, spill reported.  Dead River advises that during a routine service call one of their technicians broke the brass fitting that connects the filter to the 275 gallon supply tank.  Dead River estimated that 10 gallons spilled onto the ice and snow and was being clean up.  I contacted the home owner who told me in very few words to not be concerned.  Being the wily veteran that I am, I immediately decided that a drive-by was in order.  It was refreshing that my visual inspection of the area revealed the spill had been clean up and my suspicions of being lead aloof were unfounded.

No further actions warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2.1.03
A-687-2002*While working on the Pleasant Pond Road a Central Maine Power company bucket truck split a hydraulic hose. About 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the pavement under the truck. Cleanup was with clay sorbent and available soil.  No site visit made.   See attachment for additional details.
A-680-2002*Received a report from Adam Doran concerning a spill in Sumner. A tree fell onto a wire and damaged 2 transformers. One transformer was tagged <1 ppm PCB and the other wasn't tagged. Testing on the oil from the second transformer returned a result of non-detect for PCB. No site visit made.  See attachments for additional information.
I-44-2003*Seven Islands Company faxed in a spill report for Hannington Bros, who had a spill on a Seven Islands Job.

A hydraulic line broke. The contaminated snow was picked up and melted down to recover the oil.

Case closed.
A-678-2002*CMP reported a car accident which broke the pole and caused a spill of 4 gallons transformer oil.  No site visit was made, see attachment.
A-625-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-77-2003*        On February 27,2003 at 1330 we received a call from Bill Mathews of Mathews Oil in Cherryfield reporting a three to four gallon spill of fuel oil in Harrington.  The spill occurred the previous day but the driver didn't report it until the next day.  The house was just built and the owner is in Florida.  The next door neighbor, who built the house, saw the spill and found a small stain around the vent.  He also checked the basement and found a couple gallons on the floor that leaked from a loose vent pipe connection to the tank.  He and the driver recovered the oil with sorbents.  No oil reached the basement drain.
P-164-2003*On 3/3/03, I received a call from Peter Holmes at Downeast Energy reporting a fuel oil spill at a client's apartment building in Biddeford.  Downeast Energy responded to a complaint of oil odor in the apartment building.  Upon arrival, they observed that someone (not Downeast) had put a tank gauge in the first tank of a two-tank manifolded system.  That is not permitted by regulation because when the first tank becomes full and the second tank starts filling, the gauge on the first tank will leak, which is what happened in this case.  Approximately a gallon of oil weeped from the gauge.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill and made the necessary repairs to the system.  No further action required.
B-83-2003*Nathan Hastings called from Holden Fire Dept. to report that they had some diesel-contaminated sorbents and needed replacements. It seems that an accident had happened early this morning. A tractor trailer rig had run into a wrecker that was trying to pull a car out of the ditch on Route 1-A. The impact killed the wrecker operator and caused an unknown amount of diesel spillage from the wrecker. They used a dozen pads to collect what remained in the tank but an unknown amount was lost to the highway.
   I inspected the scene. There had been a snowstorm a few hours before the accident and the road shoulder was covered with snow and frozen slush. There did not appear to be any recoverable fuel. There are no wells or major water courses threatened. No further action is anticipated.
B-62-2003*       On February 19, 2003, at 1530 we received a call from Mike Gramlich reporting a leak from an outside AST at his camp at 11 Getchell Lane on Chemo Pond in Clifton.  An unknown amount of kerosene leaked when the fitting between the filter and tank broke due to the weight of the ice and snow.  Mr Gramlich said there wasn't much stained snow.  I had him make arrangements for a backhoe and truck to meet us at the site on Friday.
        I met Mr. Gramlich and contractor John Faulkner at the site and found that due to the impeding storm Mr. Faulkner's equipment was busy restocking the town's salt/sand supply.  We used hand shovels and I found only a small area of contaminated soil.  Perhaps only fifty gallons had leaked.  I told Mr. Gramlich to cover the tank and area with plastic and we would excavate on Monday.  We met as scheduled and removed about five yards of contaminated soil including some from beneath the camp.  We dug down to the clay layer,  Mr. Gramlich's drilled well is about thirty feet away and I put it on quarterly monitoring.  Faulkner hauled the contaminated soil to Pine Tree landfill and brought in clean soil to full the hole.
P-131-2003*
	Notification of small #2 heating oil discharge from a delivery tank truck (a.k.a. peddler truck) onto the driveway of a customer, Elaine Esposito @ 20 Pitt St., Portland.  Occurred on 2/17/03, though not reported to DEP till 2/21/03.  The spill responded to by Union Oil rep. who removed the pink, oily snow.  New snowfall on 2/18/03.

S G Brezinski
P-136-2003*See attached report from Enpro.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-141-2003*MVA on Route 196 in Topsham about a mile past the mall towards Lisbon Falls.  Around 10 gallons of diesel spilled onto the road.  The Fire Department cleaned it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-49-2003*1.16.2003, responded to roll-over incident.  Upon arrival, I observed a rolled-over dump truck that had been hauling sand, approximately 8 cubic yards, that spilled out of the dump body.  Sorbent pads were deployed to collect leaking engine oil.  Approximately 10 gallons of motor oil impacted snow was shoveled out and included in the salvage bags that contained the motor oil impacted sorbent pads, that were disposed at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn.

There was an olfactory presence of diesel fuel, but no visual identification or leak could be made even after the truck was righted.  I suspect the right side saddle tank, embedded in the snow, leaked initially from the fuel cap vent and the diesel fuel was absorbed by snow and the spilled sand.  The diesel fuel and any residual motor oil was lost in the spilled sand and snow when it was loaded back in the righted dump truck.  The level of contamination in the sand would not be feasible to quantify and is considered insignificant.  The load was transported back to the Dubois facility for re-use, as approved by Responder Thompson on site.

The area impacted by the accident is private property used to train sheep dogs.  I advised the home owner to contact the Department if any residual oil remained or the restoration efforts that were to be done in the Spring were inadequate.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.4.03
P-151-2003*
	On Wed. 2/26/03, I visited the reported site of the spill.  I noted a small oily stain beneath the fill and vent pipes exiting the side of the house.  The paving looks undamaged and cleaned to state satisfaction.  No oil appears to have reached storm drains or soil.
	Dense residential area on city water & sewer.  Located off east side of Rt. 123.

S G Brezinski
P-156-2003*While at BIW the USS MASON had a malfunction in a hydraulic pump creating a discharge that entered the Kennebec river.  The pump was small and the estimated loss less than a gallon according to Samuel Pennington, USN.

The spill was inside the boomed area but recovery of such a small volume impractical.  No DEP response requested, simple documentation of notification made and along with NRC incident report 637995.

No further action warranted for this spill.
P-166-2003*Discharge was the result of a tractor accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile 25 south bound.  The tractor jumped the guard rail opening both saddle tanks discharging the fuel onto the north bound side.  No one was sure how much was lost, but it was estimated at 75 to 100 gallons.  Anti-freeze and engine oil were also lost.  As much free product was collected with sorbents pads, approximately 50 gallons, while the remainder was plowed into the median and the roadway sanded.  The area will be checked in the spring.
B-693-2002*B-693-2002
10/30/2002 16:00

     An underground storage tank dispenser inspection revealed trace diesel contamination in soil beneath the pump at Cyr Bus Lines on Gilman Falls Avenue.  A PID reading of 179 ppm was noted.  Since the concentration was small and that the area is served by a public water supply no further action was taken.
I-46-2003*A hydraulic hose broke causing 10 gallons of fuel to spill.  Oil and snow/debris were shoveled into plastic bags and transported to the Hannington Garage in Kingman, Maine.  These were put into steel barrels to melt and separate.  The oil will be burned in a waste oil furnace.
A-567-2002*Winthrop public safety dispatch reported a release of waste oil on Route 132 in the town of Monmouth. The oil was spread out over a long distance on the road, and was located near the transfer station. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-512-2002* The Rangeley Fire Dept. called to report a truck accident that spilled a lot of diesel into a roadside ditch and wet area. This accident occurred earlier on the day of 8-22-02, on Route 16 in Dallas Plt. I made a site visit the next day and picked up many bags of saturated sorbent pads. The Fire Chief helped me with the job task. The sorbents were transported back to the DEP warehouse and placed into open top 55 gallon DOT approved drums. The pads were eventually repackaged and transported to MMWAC for final disposal (thermal reduction).
B-67-2003*         On February 25, 2003, at 0945 we received a call from Wayne Ware of 16 Bucktail Drive, which is off route 16 in Alton, reporting a kerosene leak at his home.  Mr. Ware's son had shovelled snow off the trailer's roof onto the outside AST's filter and broke the fitting.  Based on the last delivery and usage we estimated that fifty to one hundred gallons leaked.
         I arrived on site and we shovelled the contaminated snow into a drum.  The tank was on a cement pad and the snow absorbed much of the spilled oil.  The ground was still frozen and the oil didn't seem to penetrate it at all.  Mr. Ware has a drilled well, which is upslope and about 200 feet away.  The spill site has a steep slope in the opposite direction towards the septic tank and leach field.  Any oil which we didn't recover should flow away from the well towards the leach field.
A-40-2003*Jack Bell is the former owner of the Monhegan Island Store.  During his ownership of the store he operated a fuel oil delivery business with two above ground storage tanks (2200 gallons and 2500 gallons) located on the town pier.  Mr. Bell did not remove the tanks when he moved off the island to Bangor.  One tank was empty, the second tank had more than 130 gallons of fuel oil remaining.  The bottom of the tank corroded to a pinhole discharging an unknown quantity of fuel oil to the intertidal zone and harbor.  The local fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the discharged oil and removed the remaining 130 gallons from the leaking tank.

Mr. Bell has agreed to pay the charges to remove the tanks from the town dock and have them properly disposed of by a licensed tank installer.  No further action is expected.
A-47-2003*A customer's vehicle at the CN Brown Service Station at 94 Main Street in Jay discharged an estimated 3 gallons of gasoline to the pavement from a leak in the vehicles fuel system.  CN Brown personnel called the Jay Fire Department for assistance with the clean up.  CN Brown disposed of the sorbent material. No site visit was made.

No further action is expected.
A-50-2003*The AST in the basement of a residence at 822 Route 135 in Monmouth discharged an estimated 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to wood debris and a dirt floor in the cellar.  The residence is owned by Duncan Bond.  Most of the spilled material was absorbed by the wood debris below the tank.  The cause of the leak was corrosion in the tank.  Winthrop Fuel reported the spill and assisted with the clean up and replacement of the tank.  The wood debris was disposed of by Maine DEP at MMWAC.

There is a dug well located slightly up gradient of the spill location and approximately 120 feet away.  Owing to the quick response and complete clean up no contamination of the well is anticipated.

I-45-2003*On 3-3-03, this office was notified of the head on collision of two wood chip trucks on route 11 about 1 mile south of Ashland. High winds and blowing snow had made extreme conditions and visibility poor.   The dog didn't even want to go out this morning. The collision had ruptured the saddle tanks on the southbound truck and the fuel was lost onto the shoulder of the road. I hired a contractor to dig up the contaminated snow and take it to an approved landfill for disposal.
A-362-2002*  On 6-21-02, the Knox County Regional Communication Center, reported a release of kerosene. It appears that a container of kerosene tipped over in the back of a pickup truck and spilled onto the roadway. This action resulted in the loss of about 4 gallons of kerosene. The spill occurred on Lions Lane, in Camden.  The Camden Fire Dept. responded and no site visit by DEP was made and no further action will be required.
I-32-2003*On 2-6-03, I was called at 1800 by Jay from Dead River to report that a customer had a fuel spill at their home in Mapleton. Because of drifting snow around the tank, the homeowner had cracked the fuel line with a shovel while trying to uncover the tank. I investigated the following day and it appeeared about 75 gallons had been lost into the snow and ice. I hired a contractor to remove the contaminated material through excavation.
A-240-2002* On 4-17-02, Edward, "EJ", of Fabian Oil, called this office to report a release of about 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil. This spill was the result of overfilling an above ground tank at their Bulk Plant on Jerry St. in North Jay. The spill was completely contained inside a concrete dike. Cleanup will be done by Fabian employees and no site visit was made by DEP.  No further action will be required.
I-47-2003*Operator was operating a front-end loader when the hydraulic line let loose.  The equipment was parked until morning and hydraulic oil was scooped up with snow and put on fuel pile.
I-42-2003*On 2-10-03, this office was notified of a spill at the home of Marlene Forbes at 5 Washburn Road in Presque Isle. The basement tank had leaked about 10 gallons of fuel onto the basement floor because of a corrosion hole in the bottom. I hired a contractor to work with the oil company to clean with sorbents and install a venting fan.
A-242-2002*  On 4-18-02 Glen Hutchins, of Boothbay Region Boatyard, called this office to report the release of about two gallons of diesel fuel into the ocean at Ebenecook Harbor. During sea trails of a pleasure craft, they were actually getting the vessel ready for compass swing, the diesel tank overflowed. A few gallons of diesel leaked into the harbor. I am unsure if the leaked occurred while filling the tank or when the vessel was in the harbor swinging. No site visit was made.
A-70-2003*The Town of Randolph water street pump station ran out of heating oil causing some of the piping to freeze.  CN Brown delivered #2 fuel oil to the tank resulting in a 4 gallon overfill to snow.  CN  Brown personnel collected the contaminated snow and disposed of the material.  I inspected the site and found no traces of staining.  No further action is expected.
P-48-2003*1.17.2003, received report from Downeast that occurred as a result of the nozzle slipping from the hand of the delivery person.  The nozzle tapped the truck which caused the nozzle to trigger open.  The delivery person quickly shut off the nozzle, and cleaned up spilled product with sorbent pads.

Phone contact indicates a satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.4.03
A-247-2002* The Hallowell Police Dept. reported that an automobile had slid into the Kennebec River. I arrived on site and there was no indication of oil or gasoline leakage or spillage. No further action required.
P-168-2003*Overfill of AST.  Cleaned up by Dead River.  Site visited and no adverse impact observed.
A-97-2003*Following the filling of a delivery truck from the Belfast bulk plant a small amount of oil was lost to the ground. The valve that was supposed to stop the flow of oil had apparently frozen somewhat open and leaked when removed from the truck. The driver then moved the valve inside the containment berm. Some oil hit the ice outside containment and more hit the ice inside containment, C.N.Brown employees removed the ice. When I checked the area the following day I saw no evidence of oil remaining.
P-40-2003*1.20.03, responded to entered facility location.  Upon arrival, I observed a Dead River technician replacing an underground copper feed line with an aboveground line that is up to code.  The technician advised me the underground line had failed.  I observed free phase product in the basement sump adjacent to the discharge.  Dead River completed their work and departed the site.

I explained to Mr. Mitchell the AST Insurance Fund and one option that I felt was applicable in this situation that included pumping the sump out and the potential installation of a low impact vapor recovery system in the event odors became an issue.  Mr. Mitchell's response was to advise me that tearing up his driveway and excavating down to the foundation to recover the small amount of oil was not practical; when all he had to do was pour Sea Bowld, a heavy duty bilge cleaner,  in the sump and the oil will go away.  I  told Mr. Mitchell that regardless of the "horror stories" he may have heard, the DEP cleans up oil & hazardous chemical spill on the basis of risk to human health or the environment and that I did not assess such risk at this incident and that if he wanted to handle the situation that was fine with me, as long as I had an opportunity to remove the free product from the sump.  Mr. Mitchell agreed.

Mr. Mitchell went on to advise me that Dead River was there a day or two earlier conducting a furnace cleaning and at that time purged or flushed the underground copper feed line.  It was his suspicion that the line failed as a result of that cleaning.  He also noticed that when they were finished working today that they did not even say good bye.  I felt that there was something to Mr. Mitchell's observations, but not to a degree that would benefit any involved party or change the outcome of the situation.  To date DEP has not been contacted regarding this site.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.5.03
I-48-2003*Soaked up with sorbents , picked up and put into reclaimer for boiler fuel
B-86-2003*On 3/3/03, 1646 hours Dwight Doughty, who is an environmental liaison for MDOT, reported that they had encountered diesel fuel at their bridge repair project in Etna.  He indicated that the situation was stable and that the following morning would be a good time to deal with it.  At the time of my visit, it had become apparent that the diesel powered generator had been the source of the spill.  The product had landed on the icy surface beneath the machine and proceeded to the road ditch, which was inclined toward the excavation associated with the project.  The approach was to side cast the uncontaminated snow and excavate a few inches off the surface of the ditch.  Both the initial excavation, which was done to install gabbion cages, and the ditch (excavation) filled with surficial groundwater.  Sorbent pads were deployed on the water after seven cubic yards of slightly contaminated soil had been removed.  So far, less than a gallon of product had been recovered, but the plan is to continue with pads for a few weeks. The work area had been enclosed with plastic over a wood framework and the product was first noticed inside this enclosure.  The area is heated so that cement will cure properly.  This probably allowed the groundwater to run towards the site.  Four of the seven cubic yards came from inside the enclosed area.  The soil was taken to Pine Tree Landfill.

I suspect that the generator had developed a high pressure leak, such as from an injector pump.  The entire engine compartment was oiled and the area under the machine seemed to be uniformly oiled.  I suggested to Dwight that they might go after the company that leased the equipment.  He said he'd run it by his upline.
P-834-2002*Please see attached.
P-463-2003*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a rental property at 43B Atlantic Avenue, Old Orchard Beach.  Kleen Oil Co. was on-site replacing the tank at the time of the report.

I meet Kleen Oil Co. on-site who showed me the area in question.  The tank was located on the ground floor of the building within a sunken floor, in addition to being fully enclosed and insulated.  The structure around the tank had been removed, and the contents of the tank pumped into a new tank on the opposite side of the building by Kleen Oil.  Most of the discharged oil was assumed to have been absorbed by the insulation, because no one had any idea how much had been lost.  The tank was last filled somewhere around the beginning of March, and was at least half full at the time of the discovery.  A small amount of oil had migrated outside the building through a crack in the foundation into a flower bed.  Also, there was some oil on the concrete floor under the tank, that was inaccessible until the tank was removed.  The discovery was made when a strange odor were detected in the building.  At first, it was thought to be propane, but after a propane leak was ruled out, the tank was checked and found to be leaking.  I collected the oil soaked insulation for disposal and instructed Kleen Oil to place speedy-dry on the concrete floor after the tank was removed.  I informed Kleen Oil  and Ms. Newsome that I would collect the speedy-dry at a later date, and check the site for any additional developments, such as a large amount of oil seeping into the back yard, since the discharge could have been larger than what it appeared.

On 6/26/03, I returned to the site and removed the oil soaked speedy-dry.  There were still some oil vapors in this section of the building after I removed the speedy-dry.  I asked the occupants if they had any issues with vapors in the other parts of the building, which they stated no.  I informed them to ventilate the area as much as possible.  Also, I checked the outside of the building for any additional oil that might have migrated, and found the area the same as the previous week.  I informed Ms. Newsome to contact me if any oil was discovered in the back yard.
A-502-2002*  On 8-17-02, the Somerset County Sheriff's Office reported a slight oil discharge from an automobile accident. This single vehicle accident occurred in the town of Starks and the auto went off the road into a small stream, Hilton Brook.  I made a site visit but the automobile had been removed by the time I got there and there was no visible oil in the stream. No further action will be required.
P-165-2003*Received a call regarding an overturned oil delivery truck on Clark Road, near the Global Terminal's entrance, in South Portland.  The truck had only discharged approximately 5 to 10 gallons of oil onto snow and asphalt, so far, but had the potential of discharging 1,500 gallons of oil into a fresh water marsh.  Due to the position and location of the truck, it was decided to drill the tank truck and pump the product off, rather than risk the possibility of righting the truck and having something happen.

After all safety considerations and preparations were undertaken, the drilling commenced.  Drilling and pumping occurred without incident, and approximately 1,250 gallons of oil was removed from the truck by Clean Harbors.  The truck was up righted, and the only oil discharged was the initial 5 to 10 gallons, which was cleaned up by Clean Harbors.
B-70-2003*   A.E.Robinson Oil Co. called to report that 19 gallons of #2 had spilled at Morrell Hardware in Greenville. They were making a routine delivery when the driver realized something was wrong (no whistle). On investigating he found that the fill pipe was broken.
   I went to the site. I found that the fill pipe is quite long, at least 30 feet. It is mounted outside on the store's wall. The Scully is at the front of the building and the 275 AST is at the rear of the building inside thus the need for a long run. Snow had been shoveled off the roof and pushed up against the wall from the parking lot. Apparently this pile of snow settled and pulled the fill pipe downward. This caused the pipe to pull out of an elbow completely parting the line.
   The snow absorbed the spilled oil. The contaminated snow was shoveled into drums and melted. Once melted they recovered approximately 12 gallons of oil. I'd consider this a good recovery rate. Some of the oil is soaked into the lawn and will be left to degrade in place.
   The oil went into the fuel tank of a front end loader owned by Muzzy Construction and the melted snow to the wastewater treatment facility.
B-87-2003*On 3/4/03, 1650 hours Tim Andrews of Domtar reported a 200 gallon hydraulic oil release from their truck tilting lift in the chip yard.  A hose that supplies hydraulic pressure to one of the rams on the lift failed.  They recovered the release with several cubic yards of bark.  The oiled bark will be burned in their power boiler.
A-72-2003*A passenger vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 95 at Webb Road in Pittsfield hit what was reported as scrap metal in the roadway.  The oil pan sustained damage to the bottom discharging the contents of the oil pan, approximately 1 gallon of waste motor oil.  Maine State Police reported the incident.  Maine DOT was dispatched to spread sand on the spilled material for absorption and traction but did not recover the sand or the spilled oil. No site visit was made.

No further action is expected.
B-88-2003*On 3/5/03, 1045 hours Symantha of Dead River reported that they had dealt with a small release of #2 heating oil at the residence of Marylou Colbath, which is located at 19 Spenser Street in Orono.  The spill came from a leaking Firematic valve on the facilities' AST.  They estimated that the amount was about a pint. It landed on cement, but some got into a sump. They were confident that they had gotten it all.  I left a message with the resident explaining that we would be able to correct any odor problems should they become problematic.
A-74-2003*Steve Whitcomb, safety manager for HO Bouchard, reported a #6 oil spill to pavement at the oil unloading connection for International Paper, Androscoggin Mill in Jay.  An HO Bouchard driver found an estimated 5 gallons of discharged oil and assumed it was from previous delivery.  HO Bouchard reports they were the only company making #6 fuel oil deliveries to the IP mill,therefore, it is believed the incident occurred as a result of faulty hose disconnection.

HO Bouchard dispatched a crew to clean-up the spilled oil using sorbent materials and disposed of the contaminated material.

No further action is expected.
A-443-2002*  On 7-17-02, Randy Foster, of Maritime Energy, reported that a leak/spill had occurred at the Bulk Plant in Warren. This Bulk Plant is located on Route One and is next to their Maritime Farms C- Store. According to Mr. Foster a leak occurred at the air eliminator and a few gallons of #2 fuel leaked inside of the concrete dike. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-1041-2002*4.17.02, CMP reported transformer leak.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1236-2001*4.5.01 responded to dump truck roll-over.  The truck was resting on its side along the bank of the Androscoggin River.  The fire department had estimated that about 40 gallon of diesel fuel may have leaked out, but I did not observe that large of a discharge.  I did not see any evidence that oil entered the river.  Sorbent pads were used to wipe up recoverable amounts of diesel fuel and placed under the engine to collect dripping motor oil from the engine.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
A-64-2003*   DEP received a report that this minor hydraulic oil spill occurred during a hose rupture on a vehicle.  Spill was confined to pavement and reportedly cleaned up completely. No site visit was made.
A-63-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST when ice/snow packed around the filter sheared the nipple.  Oil flowed to an adjacent stream, and was then carried to West Harbor Pond approx. 300' away.  A trench was cut in the pond ice (app. 12" thick) and rigid containment boom placed shore-to-shore.  The situation was then monitored through ice-out to collect as much product as possible.  As of early May there was no visible oil at the pond or stream.
   The area is rural-residential and is served by municipal water.  It is likely that some contaminated soil underlies the spillers' residence; this is causing no vapor problems and is not further degrading the pond.
A-372-2002* The details are limited on this case however, an anonymous caller reported an oil sheen in the harbor in Bristol. I checked into it the next day and there was no sheen anywhere near the boat docks. No further action.
I-30-2003*On 2-2-03, Tim Lowell of the State Fire Marshal's office called to report that he had just come from a fire investigation at the residence of William Stedt on the Thibideau Road in Woodland and had found a significant oil spill there. It was not related to the fire. Apparently the tank had leaked over a period of time, as the floor was covered with oil and a sump in the floor was full of fuel. I met Mr. Stedt at the house that day. There was a strong odor in the house also.
I hired a contractor to clean the basement floor, the sump, and install a vent fan to alleviate the odors in the house. Mr. Stedt was to stay with his ex-wife until it was ok to return to the house. The well is far enough away up gradient not to be a concern.
P-201-2003*Mr. Desrobert called to report what he thought was an oil discharge stagnating in the stream at his property.  The unnamed stream from Wadley Pond at the base of the road is melting and in an eddy there is a mass of what appears to be emulsified oil.  Closer examination and a dip of the material reveals it to be a swarm, cluster, herd of "springtails" or commonly known as "snow fleas".

At the waters edge they are almost inanimate however once removed from the cold water/ice they spring to life.  A few specimen were collected in a vial and shown to Mr. Desrobert much to his disbelief and relieved curiosity.

No further action warranted.
A-563-2002* On 9-18-02, C.N. Brown reported their service technician had kicked the bucket. This resulted in the bucket dumping about one half a gallon of fuel oil onto the paved driveway. This occurred at the residence of Julie Berry on Bean Street in the town of Turner. The technician cleaned the oil up before he reported it. No site visit and no further action will be required.
I-73-2003*Operator of a bucket loader, performing snow removal at the plant, was refueling machine when a hydraulic hose broke causing approximately 55 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the snow.  Operator got another machine and scooped up the contaminated snow and placed it on the facility's fuel pile (wood chips) to be burnt in the facility's boiler.  Operator took some uncontaminated wood chips back to the site to soak up any remaining oil and took that material to the fuel pile.  Visual inspection by responder found no product on ground at site of spill.
A-224-2002*   Contaminated soil was encountered during construction work at this property.  It is suspected this was due to tank overfills over a long period of time.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is rural-residential/light-industrial and is served by municipal water.
B-102-2003*B-102-03
Enfield

Tuesday March 11, 2003	1541

I received a phone call from Theresa Thurlow (732-4270),  Enfield's Town Manager.  Ms. Thurlow phoned to report that there was a big black mess of oil on the road.  She indicated that the mess was located on Route 155 just before the road leading to Morgan Beach.  I asked her if she had seen the spill and could describe it to me.

Theresa indicated that the spill had been reported to her by Kempten Spencer (732-4743).

According to Mr. Spencer, there was 15 to 20 feet of oil spilled.  Some of it was in the snow bank.  He said it was running into the pond (Cold Stream Pond).

When I arrived on scene, it appeared to have been either an accident in which an oil pan on a vehicle had been torn open and lost its contents or someone dumped about a gallon of crank case oil.  The oil spill seems to be fairly old as it looks as though it was spilled, covered with snow, then the snow plow went through and much of the black staining is now on the snow bank on the edge of the road.

There is a very small quantity of pooled product in the depressions (small pot holes) on the shoulder.  I placed sorbent pads in them and then "scrubbed" out the depressions.  This recovery method yielded only a little over one pint of oil.

On Wednesday morning, I phoned Theresa Thurlow and asked if a town crew could sand the area.  I said it would require about 6 or 7 hand shovels of sand.  Then leave the sand in place.  She said she would ask a crew to do it.
P-204-2003*An underground water line installation below the Gray marsh accidentally discharged a bentonite slurry to the main stream in that area.  This substance is clay based so no new materials were introduced to the area per se; just a lot more than there was prior to.  Shaw Bros called Clean Harbors to suck out a good portion of the slurry in an attempt to alleviate flow while it settled.  Doug Burdick of L+W, who approved the project, was notified and he lacked concern as did all others involved.
B-103-2003*B-103-03
Bangor

Wednesday March 12, 2003	0920

I received a phone call from Heidi Giles (989-2770), of Dead River, in Brewer.  I was informed that there had been a heating oil overfill at 30 Fourth Street in Bangor.

I was told that 3 to 5 gallons of oil was spilled.  The building owner is Maine Development Association.

I arrived on scene to find that there was a Dead River oil burner technician on scene.  He said that the driver tried to deliver to a full tank and shut off the truck as soon as he could.  The spill appeared to be about 1.5 gallons of product, which may have come from the fill pipe or the delivery hose.  No product sprayed from the vent.  The area was cleaned up by Dead River, using sorbent pads; he also removed a small bag of snow & ice.  These materials were disposed of by Dead River.

The oil burner technician also removed 2 gallons of oil from the tank so there would be no leaking from the area around the tank gauge or the oil charged piping.
P-199-2003*While a Jenkins Fuel delivery driver was reeling up hose at 187 1/2 River Rd in Eliot, some product was discharged from the nozzle to the driveway.  All free product was retrieved with pads but a warm, wet driveway caused a sheen for which no mitigation is possible.
B-101-2003*The Dead River Co. called from Ellsworth to report that a customer, Harvey and Sally Crowley, had suffered a leak from their outside AST. The firematic valve had cracked. The escaped oil had caused enough odor to get the homeowners attention and call the oil company. It was difficult for them to estimate the lost. There was no puddled product to recover, but last year for the same time period about 100 gallons less had been used. However this year Mr. Crowley had been ill and was at home where last year no one stayed at home during the day. Also this winter was much colder that last winter.
   I went to the site and found the situation as described. While there was some oil stained ice around the tank there was nothing to reasonably collect. It did not appear that anything near 100 gallons had escaped. I spoke with the Crowley's daughter who was at home. She said that the oil odor had past. Their drilled well is about 75' away and somewhat up hill; however, the soils are quite shallow.
   In any case, I believe that no further action is necessary. I asked Mrs. Crowley to contact me if the odor reappears or she notices an odor to the well water.
A-278-2003* This was a small transformer oil spill of unknown cause.  Oil was cleaned up.  See attached CMP report.
P-193-2003*A driver for Mcallister Trucking overfilled his rig discharging approximately 15 gallons to the parking lot of Big Apple in Poland.  The issue was mitigated successfully with no thanks to the driver who neglected to mention the accident to the clerk.
A-278-2002*   DEP received a report that gasoline was spilled during this single-vehicle accident.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal under DEP direction.  Contaminated soil was disposed at Dragon Cement.  The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water, but no impact is likely from this event due to the distances involved.
A-440-2002*  Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power, reported the release of a few gallons of transformer oil in the town of Dresden. This was the result of a thunderstorm, which caused several (4) other similar problems in the area.  This incident took place on Middle Street. No site visit was made and no paper work from CMP has been found.
A-494-2002* At 05:44 hrs. on 8-14-02, the Sidney Fire Dept. reported an automobile accident. This accident occurred on route 27, pole # 21,  across from the business "POWER EQUIPMENT". I arrived on site later that morning and the wreckage had been moved. It was difficult to determine the exact spot where the gas spilled onto the soil. This site was referred to our Technical Staff for further decision making and remedial action if needed.
B-82-2003*  Jay Laduc, Irving Oil Corp. Environmental Affairs Cirector, called Monday morning, 3/3/03, to report that a gasoline spill had occurred at their Searsport terminal on Saturday, 3/1/03. While the spill had been immediately reported to his office, he delayed reporting to us as he believed they did not have to report the spill as it was contained within the dike. He said that in Massachusetts they were not required to report dike spills. I explained that once it escapes its container it must be reported in Maine.
   It seems that an outside contractor was working inside the dike and dropped a piece of heavy material against a gasoline pipeline breaking off a one-inch nipple. A worker fashioned a plug from a 2X4 and reduced further lost. I spoke with the terminal manager, Drake Bell, and he felt that the original reported estimate of 50 gallons spilled was accurate. Clean Harbors, Inc. was called in to clean up the site. They removed 3 fifty-five gallon drums of soil.
  No gas escaped the dike and no further action is anticipated.
P-932-2002*12.9.02, received the compliant of abandon drums from Mark Manuel.  Mark advised the drums were not leaking.  12.10.02, I contacted Diana Cerce, Dwight Manuel's wife, in North Carolina, who informed me that herself and Dwight own the property, they have been gone from Maine for four years and that Mark checks on the property.  Mark discovered the drums during a visit to the property.

12.13.02, I responded to the site  and observed three 55-gallon drums discarded on the property.  A storage building is the only building on the property and I was satisfied the waste was not generated by activities on this site. This is the third similar drum dumping to take place in Buxton over the last year or so.  I reported the incident to the Buxton Police Department and they responded to the scene.

I authorized a DEP removal action and ENPRO Environmental was hired to test, transport, and dispose of the material.  The material was categorized as hazardous waste.  The material was listed on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest as tetrachloroethylene and contained high level of lead.

Further actions by DEP may take place upon identification of responsible parties by the Buxton Police Department.

No further Response action at this time.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.6.03
B-79-2003*       On February 28, 2003, at 1340 we received a call from Shorey Oil of Pittsfield reporting a kerosene spill at their Citgo station on Main Street in Newport.  Barbara McAvoy of Saint Albans had filled up a few storage containers for kerosene that were in the back of her pickup.  She said she backed up, hit the kerosene pump and drove off.  Unfortunately, she had the pump nozzle caught in her bumper and ripped the hose off the pump.  The pump meter registered that thirty-seven gallons leaked from the pump.
        I arrived on site and met the Newport fire chief whose men had spread sorbent pads on the kerosene.  We recovered the used sorbents from the parking lot.  I met Ms. McAvoy who explained what happened and I informed her of her responsibilities.
A-500-2002*  On 8-15-02, Wadleigh's reported a fuel leak at the residence of Albert Walton. His home is located on route 201, a.k.a. 1650 Brunswick Rd., in the town of Gardiner. I arrived on site later that day and found the technician also on site. He had found that the tank had corroded and was in the process of pumping the oil out and replacing the tank. He found this leak during an annual service of the furnace. I checked the area for signs of breakout especially at the foundation drain, no oil was found. There was never a vapor/odor problem. No further action will be required.
I-64-2003*20 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Most was distributed over snow.  Pads were taken to Portage.
P-176-2003*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a sheen in the vicinity of the Sprague Terminal in South Portland.  I responded to the complaint, and found not a sheen, but a large plume of coal dust moving away from shore stretching from the William's Terminal to the Sprague Terminal.  A ship was at the Sprague dock off-loading coal, creating a lot of dust.  Heavy rains were washing the dust into the water.

I followed-up on the complaint the following day, and observed large patches of a silverish sheen most likely produced by the coal dust that was washed into the water.  In addition, the water had a dark color to it.

I informed both the Divisions of Air Quality and Water Quality of my findings.
I-65-2003*A hose broke at fitting on bucket cylinder for #62 log loader.  The hydraulic oil was scraped up with loader and mixed in fuel for boiler to feed into reclaimer.
A-308-2002*  On 5-22-02, International Paper reported an oil release at their mill in Jay. The phone report that I received stated 10 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had been lost. However the paper work from IP, that was received sometime later, stated that 120 gallons had been lost. I am not sure exactly what the discrepancy is, but I speculate that it appeared to IP staff to be a 10 to 20 gallon spill and the rest of the oil went into a floor drain. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
I-66-2003*A busted hydraulic hose caused 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with sawdust and later burned.
I-67-2003*A seal blew on a portable compressor rented from McQuades causing 2 quarts of oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with wood dust to go to boiler.
P-175-2003*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident, where anti-freeze and motor oil were released.  Sorbents were used by the fire dept. to collected the fluids.  No response was required.
B-73-2003*
     This office received a call at 1625 on 2/26/03 from Shawn Fogg (H.O. Bouchard, Inc.; Hampden) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that around 1230 or 1300 today, personnel accidentally overfilled the waste oil tank at their facility.  An estimated 5 gallons or less went onto the concrete floor inside the building where it was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.

P-174-2003*Received a call regarding the discovery of accumulated oil in a furnace at 217 High Street, Portland, ME.  The property is presently being used by the YMCA.  The discovery was made, due to a no heat call from a tenant.  Approximately 1/2 a cup of oil was pumped into the furnace without being ignited, because of a malfunctioning ignition system.  The oil was collected with sorbents, and the furnace allowed to air out overnight.  No response was required.
I-68-2003*A broken pump caused 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with pads and taken to Fort Kent Sawmill site.
P-1024-2002*2.16.02 spill reported as broken nozzle on delivery hose of tank truck.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  One gallon sprayed on driveway that was wiped up with pads.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.6.03
I-69-2003*A hydraulic hose burst causing less than 5 gallons of fuel to spill.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads (cellulose type) and combusted in boiler furnace.
P-1025-2002*9.26.02, received report of the spill.  Phone contact with Mr. Defillips indicated that the spill was confined to an area around a 'day tank' used to supply #2 fuel oil.  During a test of the facilities emergency generator, the day tank, an aboveground supply tank, was overfilled due to an attendants inattention.  Approximately 20 gallons discharged to the city sewer system, who was advised of the release.  The leak was stopped and a contractor was en route.

Phone contact with Lewiston Fire Department indicated that a DEP response was not necessary and the spill was described as 'not that bad'.  At the time, DEP was involved with multiple spills that warranted our attention and we did not respond to Lewiston.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO,
P-1026-2002*10.22.02, responded to entered location.  A barge, the Boston #30, was off-loading 28,000 bbls of K-1 when a sheen was observed.  Myself and other response representatives inspected a small tug boat (push tug) where the suspected leak was coming from.  The tug bilge was pumping a water and oil mix that was causing the sheen.  Roger Hale repaired the bilge pump and secured the discharge.

I consulted with the USCG representative and we concurred that,  Clean Harbors was to return on 10.23.02, to finish clean up operations.  The oil was confined in boom.  The oil was very thin and it was difficult to determine if any of the material was recoverable.  Sorbent's would be used to recover and clean up residual oil.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO. 3.6.03
B-65-2003*Jim Sullivan called from Webber Oil Co. to report a spill at the Eaton Oil bulk plant in Deer Isle. Webber was making a delivery of on-road diesel to the on-road diesel tank. The problem was that Terry Eaton had ordered off-road diesel, as that tank was essentially empty. When the driver began to pump into the on-road tank it overfilled much quicker than expected because it was not empty. They estimate that about 75 gallons was lost. From what I saw I'd say it was a reasonable guess.
   The spilled fuel appears to have stayed in the area around the tank and was collected with sorbent pads. I checked the low point of the upper dike and found no oil.
   Webber cleanup personnel used about six bales of pads. I returned to the site after a rain event three days later and found the dike and outlet free of oil. I'd say the situation is under control and, other than a site visit this summer, expect no further action.

I-70-2003*Because a hose broke on the cat log loader, approximately 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Fines were spread over the spill and scraped up and put on the fuel pile.
B-16-2003*B-016-03
Newport

Thursday January 16, 2003	1841

I received a phone call from Jon Andrews (DEP Augusta, on call).  Jon phoned to relay a spill that he received from  the state police dispatcher in Augusta.  The information I received was that some one named Kristen (884-7739) was filing her gasoline tank on her automobile when the nozzle did not shut off due to operator error.

I phoned Kristen Mosher (884-7739), of Levant.  According to Ms. Mosher she was filling her car when the nozzle did not shut off and about one-half gallon of gasoline spilled to the apron.  She went inside to inform the clerk what had happened.  The clerk said they would put some speedi-dri on the spill.  I thanked Kristen for reporting the spill and explained to her that even R.H. Foster did not have to report the spill as long as they cleaned it up and kept a spill log of spills of less than 10 gallons.
B-18-2003*B-018-03
Millinocket

Sunday January 19, 2003	1402

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Carl Ackeley (723-8061) of Bowater Great Northern Paper in Millinocket about a failure at the GNP Millinocket treatment plant.

According to Mr. Ackeley there was a pipeline failure at the force main, at the Millinocket Mill's wastewater treatment plant.  The failure of the effluent line under the pavement bubbled up, ran over the parking lot, and into Millinocket Stream.  This was noticed around 0830 on Saturday January 18.  The flow at this time was about 5,000,000 gallons per day.  The mill is down.  Since then the flow was reduced to 1 to 2 million gallons per day.  I explained to Carl that I would be contacting Jim Sohns of the Water Bureau concerning this release.

I made contact with Jim Sohns at 1510 and reported the situation and gave him Carl Ackley's phone number.

On Wednesday January 22 a number of people from the Maine DEP attended a meeting at Great Northern Paper's facilities in Millinocket.  Those people from DEP's Eastern Maine Regional Office included the following: Robert Randall, Scott Leighton, Cyndi Darling, Ted Perkins, Tanya Hovell, and Ed Logue.
P-181-2003*On 3/6/03, I received a call from Tracy Johnson of Webber reporting a spill at a client's residence in Westbrook.  The spill of approximately 2 gallons was the result of an overfill.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up free oil and contaminated ice and snow was shoveled up by hand.  No further action required.
I-71-2003*When a loose hydraulic hose started leaking, approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled.
It was cleaned up with fines and sawdust and taken to the boiler.
P-182-2003*On 3/7/03 I received a call from Nick Keene at Clean Harbors reporting a 50 gallon overfill spill at their facility in South Portland.  The overfill was caused by a partially frozen discharge pipe on an above ground storage tank.  Much of the product spilled froze to the side of the tank.  The spilled material will be washed off the tank and added back into the treatment process at the facility.  No further action required.
A-504-2002*On 8-18-02, Petty Officer Graff, of the USCG, reported that a private craft had been towed to a local boat launch to prevent it from sinking. The vessel "HOLLY INN" struck ledge and damaged the lower unit and stern and was taking on water fast. The USCG pumped out the water and towed it to the boat launch in the northern section of Linekin Bay in East Boothbay. They also placed sorbent boom around the vessel to prevent spreading of the estimated 150 gallons of fuel on board.  I arrived on site and a wrecker service was dragging the vessel up the paved ramp to a point higher than the high water mark. There was less fuel in the tanks than reported, and only a small amount of gasoline was released. The owner and his relatives made arrangements to remove the vessel within the next few days. No further action will required by DEP.

B-19-2003*B-019-03
Bangor

Sunday January 19, 2003	1452

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Gil Merchant (989-1641) of Bangor International Airport about a fuel spill.

According to Gill, a MD 90 aircraft, which is a commercial craft belonging to Federal Express, was overfilled at the Tango Run jet fueling area.  He estimated that about 10 gallons was spilled to the pavement around 1400 today.  The jet fuel was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The pads were placed in a drum to await proper disposal by Clean Harbors.
B-20-2003*B-020-03
Veazie

Tuesday January 21, 2003	1330

I received an anonymous complaint for investigation today.  The complainant said that there was a new business opening up at the former J.C. Auto, which is on the Route 2 (State Street) in Veazie.  The location is at the end of Mount Hope, where it terminates at Route 2.

The complaint indicated there is hazardous oil in the ground and that he thinks it is a mess and that there is oil under the building there.  The complainant did not say if there had been a recent oil spill or what type of oil had been found.

An investigation of the premises when there is no snow cover may be necessary.

I see this property on a regular basis and have yet to see any oil on the surface.  There has been DEP activity in the past on this site.  In November of 1993, two tanks were removed from the former Veazie Mobil site and a passive ventilation system was installed.  See also B-663-93.
P-132-2003*On 2/24/03 Ann Hemenway received a call through the Maine State Police from the Hollis Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at Deer Pond Variety in Hollis.  The Hollis Fire Department requested immediate assistance from the Department.  Because she was unable to respond immediately, Ann contacted me at home and requested I respond which I did immediately.  From Ann, I learned that the spill involved a C N Brown tank truck filling an underground tank at the facility.  I also learned that the Fire Department had called for sand to cover the spill.  The Hollis Fire Department was unable to reach C N Brown by telephone.  Ann had called Clean Harbors and requested they send a crew to the site.

When I arrived at the site, I observed a strong odor of gasoline.  I also observed a significant amount of sand covering the spilled product.  When I arrived, the tank truck involved was still connected to the underground tank.  The vapor recovery hose was not connected, although I was told by the driver that it had been connected during the attempted delivery.  There was free gasoline in both sumps for the fill and vapor recovery.  The gasoline was bubbling as air was attempting to escape the tank.  It appeared as though the tank was under pressure.  I learned from the driver that he had arrived at the site early that morning to deliver fuel to the facility.  He stuck the unleaded tank and determined that there was 768 gallons in the tank prior to delivery.  The tank capacity was 10,000 gallons.  He connected delivery and vapor recovery hoses to the tank and began to fill the tank.  At some point during the delivery, the gasoline was no longer flowing into the tank.  The driver shut down delivery and disconnected the delivery hose and reported that a "geyser" of gasoline jumped 3 feet out of the tank opening filling the sump bucket around the fill pipe and traveling across the parking lot.  He reconnected the delivery hose and notified the store operator that he had a spill.  He had only delivered 1754 gallons to the tank.

My concern was how to disconnect the delivery hose without spraying gasoline all over the person disconnecting the hose.  When the vacuum truck from Clean Harbors arrived, the free gasoline in both the sumps was sucked out.  After the sumps were cleared, it was evident that a significant amount of ice was built up in both sumps, possibly blocking the vent system for the tank and thus causing the spill.  At this point the delivery hose was very gently released and no further gasoline spilled.  The tank however, appeared to be still under pressure.  I requested that the tank owner contact a licensed tank installer to check the system for damage and to figure out why the tank was not venting.  Simard & Sons was contacted by the tank owner and made arrangements to respond to the site.

While awaiting the arrival of Simard & Sons, the spill was cleaned up.  Sorbent materials that had been placed on the spill by the fire department were bagged and removed.   A front end loader was brought in to pick up the contaminated sand.  During the clean-up, I observed the store had a drinking water well located a short distance from the spill area.  The extent of the spill was evaluated and determined not to have left the paved area of the store parking lot.  Because of this and the fact that the spill was cleaned up so promptly, I do not believe the store well is at risk from this spill.  I advised the store owner, Bob Doyle, that testing the well for petroleum in the near future would be advisable.

Mike Lewis from Simard arrived a short time later.  He removed the vapor recovery connection and observed significant ice blockage in the vent system.  The ice was cleared and the tank began to vent normally.  Repairs were made to the vapor recovery system.  After the tank settled, it was determined that 1732 gallons of gasoline was in the tank.  Subtracted from the 1754 gallons that were delivered, that showed 22
B-29-2003*B-029-03
Newport

Friday February 28, 2003	0940

I received a phone call from Ben Ayer (368-4660, 735-1192 wk).  Mr. Ayer is the owner of an apartment building at 80 Elm Street in Newport.  During the early morning, at midnight a large stone fell out of the foundation wall and broke off the oil tank filter.  This caused a release of an estimated 18 gallons of #2 heating oil onto the dirt floor.  Number 2 heating oil was in a 3 by 5 foot area.  The oil spill was cleaned up by oil burner technicians from Staples Oil (487-5121) in Pittsfield.  The technicians used sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The cellar was vented while the residents were put up in a hotel overnight.

A-444-2002*  On 7-16-02 the Maine State Police reported that a private plane had crashed into Sheepscot Pond in Palermo. The warden service was also en route.
  I responded to the scene along with Bart Newhouse. We found the plane, a 1947 Piper, and placed sorbent boom around it. The plane was partially submerged and had drifted until it hung up on the bottom of the pond. There was some gasoline burping out of the tanks.
  The owner of the plane, Kenneth Ireland, spent the next day and half trying to float the plane off the bottom, the water was about 12 feet deep at that location, and towing it to shore.
  The plane was eventually towed to shore and they dismantled it and loaded it on a trailer. No further action will be required.
P-74-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION, RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On Thurs. 1/30/03, DEP received notice from Sagadahoc County Dispatch, of an approx 80 gal. discharge of oil inside the garage @ 156 Weston Rd. in Woolwich.  Onsite that afternoon I met Ms. Gilbert (property owner), Dana McLean (resident) and the Woolwich Fire Chief.
	The large unattached two-bay garage is located behind the house.  A 125-gal. capacity outside AST supplied fuel to a heater on the 2nd floor workshop above the garage (see photos).  The fuel pump apparently malfunctioned pumping the tank dry onto the floor of the 2nd story workshop.  I noted oil saturated 2nd story plywood flooring, oily plywood walls & outside T111 siding, oily concrete floor, and oily tools, boxes and personal items (see photos).  Outside and oil stain went down the siding to the pink snow and soil below.    Woolwich Fire Dept. had applied clay sorbent over the floors.
	With Gilbert & McLean and the Fire Chief I discussed the Maine AST Ins. Program, clean-up requirements, allowable costs.  Ms. Gilbert chose DEP management (see attached Actions Agreement and Options Agreement).  I quickly determined that clean-up would require: Oil contaminated wood and fiberglass insulation needed replacement.  The concrete floor and the joists needed cleaning and impregnating.  Oil contam. debris needed off site disposal.  Oily soil would need excavation though it was difficult to tell how much oil reached the soil.  Though Weston Rd. has a public water line, Ms. Gilbert uses a drilled well in the front, about 100' down slope of the spill giving the area a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	Ryan Crosbie of Jacques Whitford Co. (environmental consultants) met us on site several times over the next week, representing Ms. Gilbert's  insurance company (Liberty Mutual) though eventually claimed that her insurance did not cover her spill.  I understand that there will be no assessment report from Jacques Whitford submitted to DEP.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	On Tues. 2/5/03, and EPI crew began removing oily flooring and wall material.  We also discussed soil removal in the rear, outside.  Thus. 2/6/03, an EPI crew removed floor and wall material, cleaned rafters.  Fri., completed most of restoration.  Mr. McLean assisted EPI with some of the work, lent them power tools, and restored with some modifications.  I advised Mr. McLean and Ms. Gilbert that not all restoration work would be covered, such as we would clean the floor joists but not remove and replace them.
	On Mon. 2/10/03, EPI began removing oil contaminated soil behind the building (see photos).  The amount of oily soil was greater than we had originally estimated and soil removal went into Wed. 2/12/03.  Soil was frozen, undulated bedrock was found 0.5 to 0.6 meters bg.  Initial soil removal was by hand and jackhammer, but a small tracked excavator was brought on site on 2/11/03.  Access was difficult due to snow and trees, etc. and much soil had to be wheel-barrowed to the small dump-trailer.  Soil removal was relatively inefficient the first several days.  A small dump truck was acquired on 2/11/02.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	At this time the site has been remediated to state satisfaction as best, reasonably possible.  It appears that oil contamination reached shallow bedrock behind the garage.  Some oil contamination likely remains under the garage that is not easily accessible.  Ms. Gilbert has been put on QM for DRO for her drilled well.  DRO will be watched for for at least four clean quarters.
2)	I understand that Ms. Gilbert will be applying to the Maine AST Ins. Fund for coverage of allowable remedial expenses.  Dana McLean has submitted expenses for his work to DEP for reimbursement and these have been forwarded to DEP Claims for processing.
3)	DEP managed the clean-up and have incurred approximately $9500 in allowable clean-up expenses at this time.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Mat. Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-101-2003*On 2/6/03, Steve Brezinski received a call through the Maine State Police from Glenn Laferriere of Laferriere Heating reporting a spill from an above ground storage tank (AST) in Buxton.  I responded the following day and observed oil contaminated snow around an AST behind a mobile home belonging to Sharron Hanscom.  The spill occurred when ice and snow fell off the roof, breaking the copper line off from the tank.  I shoveled up as much of the contaminated snow I could access by hand and took it back to the DEP warehouse for melting.  I explained the insurance fund to the homeowner and she agreed to apply to the fund.

I made arrangements with Laferriere to temporarily move the tank so I could access the spill area with heavy equipment.  I made arrangements with Environmental Projects to begin snow removal and subsequent excavation on 2/10/03.  Snow removal activities to access the spill area were completed on 2/10.  Excavation of the spill area began and was completed on 2/11.  Twenty Eight tons of contaminated soil was removed.  Not all of the spilled oil was able to be removed due to the size of the excavator we had to use because of very tight quarters behind the home.  During the excavation process, the water line from the drilled well to the home was snagged with the excavator and repairs had to be made.  Repairs were completed and the excavation backfilled.  Backfill activities were completed on 2/12.

Because not all of the spilled oil could be removed, the homeowner was placed on a quarterly monitoring program for her drinking water well located only a short distance away from the spill.  Further action may be necessary pending the outcome of the monitoring results.  Brad Hahn of Technical Services was advised of the risk to the well and is on the copy list to receive monitoring results as they are completed.

Landscaping work to restore lawn area disturbed during the clean-up will need to be completed in the Spring when site conditions allow.
B-49-2003*B-049-03
Devereaux Twp

Tuesday February 11, 2003	1230

I received a phone call from Joe Lacerda (584-3411), of the Maine Department of Transportation.  Mr. Lacerda phoned to report a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to the pavement of Route 9 in Township 29 at a location 4 miles east of the Beddington DOT Maintenance Lot.  The spill occurred around 1110 today when a hydraulic line burst on a DOT plow truck.

The sorbent pads were used when the truck stopped.  The narrow 150 foot long stain on the roadway was sanded.  The sand was left in place.  The DOT disposed of the 3 to 5 sorbent pads.
A-452-2002*  Scott Hawkins from Charlie's Cash Fuel called this office to report a fuel oil leak at the Bulk Plant on Route 201 in Skowhegan. Apparently the CB antenna hit the swing joint on the delivery arm at the bulk plant. This caused the arm to fall, spilling the residue oil from the lower section of the arm onto the truck. He cleaned up the spill himself and no site visit was made and no further action will be required.

I-72-2003*A pin hole in the hydraulic hose leaked about 2 gallons of oil.  Absorbent pads and fines were used.
B-52-2003*B-52-03
Dover-Foxcroft

Thursday February 13, 2003	1537

I received a phone call from Wanda Kimball (564-7136), of the Dover-Foxcroft Irving Mainway, on W. Main Street (Route 15).  Wanda phoned to report a diesel spill of 17.5 gallons to the fuel apron at the Irving Mainway.

The spill occurred when a Country Kitchen / LePage Bakery bread truck driver drove off with the fuel nozzle in his truck.  Prior to driving off the driver left the bread truck unattended, went into the convenience store to get coffee.  The nozzle shut off.  He paid for the diesel fuel then drove off with the hose and nozzle in his truck.

Wanda indicated that this was not the first time that this particular driver drove off with the nozzle still in his truck.  Shawn Houghes has done this before.

The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The pads were placed in plastic trash cans to await periodic pick up by Clean Harbors.
I-224-2002*A farm truck roll-over caused about 6-7 gallons of motor oil to spill.  It was covered with dirt and speedy dry, cleaned up and taken to his farm roads.
B-53-2003*B-053-03
Old Town

Friday February 14, 2003	1115

Kim Tuttle (827-4416) of Roy Brothers Fuel, phoned to report that there had been a 50 gallon number 1 heating oil spill at the Roy Brothers (Webber Oil) bulk heating oil plant, on Water Street in Old Town.  She asked for DEP assistance.

I arrived on scene and spoke with Chuck Martin, the Manager of Roy Brothers.  There was an employee shoveling stained snow.  I asked Chuck how the spill occurred.  He said that a driver was about to fill his truck using the top fill pipe.  When he moved the fill pipe using the attached rope the rope tripped the valve and sprayed oil to the surrounding area.

He asked what could be done with the contamination.  I suggested that the snow could be put into a truck and taken to Pine Tree Landfill.  He hired O.T. Folsum Construction to do the job.

Twelve cubic yards of contaminated snow were taken to Pine Tree Landfill under authorization 69115A.
B-61-2003*B-061-03
Lubec

Wednesday February 19, 2003	1350

I received a phone call from Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, Jim Drinkwater (469-2394), of the Marine Safety Field Office, in Bucksport.  Chief Drinkwater phoned to report what he called a possible future oil spill.

The aged Nova Scotia type lobster boat "Loose Change" has been rescued by the Coast Guard Group from Eastport on February 15 and 17.  The Coast Guard plans to pump the bilge again today.

The concern is that the boat has fuel, crankcase and hydraulic oils on board and may soon sink.  I was given the phone numbers of the owner.  The coast guard said they have not been able to contact Kevin Wilcox.

I made initial contact with Clean Harbors and then I tried and succeeded at calling the boat's owner, Kevin Wilcox.

According to Kevin, his plans are to tow the boat to the dock for necessary repairs sustained in a collision last fall.  He said that the fuel tank was pumped out, the crankcase has been drained, and there was no hydraulic oil on board.

I contacted a somewhat shocked Chief Drinkwater and relayed to him what was told to me by Kevin Wilcox.
B-72-2003*B-072-03
Bangor

Wednesday February 26, 2003	1625

I received a phone call from Jim Sullivan (942-5501), of Webber Oil.  Mr. Sullivan phoned to report a spill that occurred during a product transfer from a tank truck to a receiving tank at Queen City Exxon, on State Street in Bangor.  He said he was unsure at this time how much was spilled, but some may have entered a storm drain.  I arrived about 8 minutes later and found that the Bangor Fire Department was on scene.  There was gasoline spilled on the asphalt pavement that clearly entered the storm drain.

While the driver was there, I asked him what happened.  He said that after he connected the drop hose to the tank and began dropping his load of unleaded gasoline, he decided to raise the forward most set of wheels on his tri-axel tank trailer.  When he did this, the tractor trailer unit moved backward.  This motion caused the clamp on fitting to come off at the truck.  Gasoline poured out at a rapid rate.

But how long did the gasoline come out?  Did the driver go to shut off the valve or go to the tractor to re-apply the breaks?

Apparently, the only brakes that were applied were the breaks on the triple set of wheels on the tank trailer.  Breaks work better in the forward direction.  When he lifted the front set of wheels on the tri-axel, he lost nearly one third of his breaking.  Then, if the driver went to the tractor first, gasoline poured from the trailer for a longer period of time.  If the driver first shut off the valve, then less gasoline was spilled.  While on scene, we believed that around 50 to 80 gallons of gasoline hit the pavement and storm drain.  We recovered around 20 to 22 gallons of gasoline in 5 sorbent booms.  The fact remains, the driver violated one rule that made all the difference and caused this spill in the first place.  Perhaps he did not set the brakes on the tractor unit.  Perhaps he did.  However, if the driver had properly placed wheel chocks, there would have been no spill of gasoline.

We had just placed the 6th boom and planned to leave it overnight.  I mentioned to Jim that there may be people with old basement drains or dry traps that may get gasoline vapor in their homes.  That is how we used to hear about leaking UST's.

Shortly Dr. and Mrs. McGill of State and Howard Streets walked down and said that they have a strong gasoline odor in their old carriage house area behind their home.  The carriage house is a reception area for Dr. McGill's practice.

I told him I would be right up as soon as we finished here.  Shortly there after, Jim Sullivan, some Webber burner technicians, and I went to the McGill's.  The gasoline vapor was very strong inside the building.  There was no odor in their attached home.  During our excursion into the crawl space, we could not find a floor drain or source.  However, the odor was very strong near the base of the plumbing tree.

I made the decision to contact the Bangor Fire Department and flush the municipal storm drain now.  We pulled the sorbent boom and the fire department began to flush the storm drain.  I asked one of the firefighters if he could go to the office of Dr. McGill and check out the gasoline smell after the flushing of the storm sewer is complete.  Shortly after 1815, I went to unload the sorbent boom and restock the truck.  When I returned, the fire department had cleared the scene.  They flushed an estimated 35 to 40 minutes.

On Thursday  Morning, I went to speak with Jim Sullivan.  I was told that inventory indicated a loss of around 267 gallons of unleaded gasoline.  This amount does not allow for sales taking place, stick readings, and sales closing reports.  A more accurate estimate would be between 100 and 200 gallons.  After hearing that, I went to the storm water outfall to the Penobscot river, which is iced in all the way to Winterport, to see if there was any indication of gasoline in the nearby ice.  No indication of a gasoline spill could be foun
B-75-2003*B-075-03
Machias

Thursday February 27, 2003	1250

I received a phone call from Gail Frucci (255-6664), a dispatcher for the Dead River Company, in Machias.  Gail phoned to report that there had been an overfill of 15 gallons of #2 heating oil at the Gym or Reynolds Building, on the campus of the University of Maine, at Machias.

The delivery driver overfilled the tank at about 1130 today.  Sorbent pads were placed near the storm drain.  Some oil made it to the storm drain and was 0.5 inches below the outlet pipe in the storm drain.  Two and one half gallons were recovered from the storm drain.  An additional 3.5 gallons of product were removed from the fill bucket.  There was a small amount of contaminated snow, also removed.

A catch basin, about 15 feet away, had no oil in it.  I spoke to Jim Miner at the University of Maine.  Jim said that the oil went into the storm drain, but did not get into the catch basin.  He guessed that about 10 gallons were spilled.
P-128-2003*The Durgin's tanks were manifolded and one of the tanks burst releasing in excess of 100 gallons into their basement.  EPI was hired and excavation took place both inside and outside the foundation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-76-2003*B-076-03
Newport

Thursday February 27, 2003	1258

Paula Smith (743-9212), of CN Brown, phoned to report a one pint #2 heating oil tank overfill at the John Burgess (368-5765) residence in Newport.

According to Paula Smith, the delivery driver had a difficult time hearing the tank whistle.  One pint of oil either came out of the vent line or was spilled when the driver disconnected his delivery hose.  A small amount of oil was wiped from the house and some of the oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  Also, a small amount of stained ice was chipped away and bagged.  The two bags were disposed of by Pittsfield Heating Oil.
B-91-2003*On the afternoon of 3/7/03, this office got a memo from Augusta that stated the concerns of an anonymous caller.  The person, who claimed to be a citizen of Milford, was concerned about residual gas in the snow that had been plowed from between the dispenser pumps to the edge of the river bank.  We had not had any spill reports form that station.  I checked several samples of snow taken from the banks and did not detect any gasoline.  Also, there was snow melt next to the piled snow, however, there was no sheen.   I expect if there had been some small spills in the snow the product would volatilize over a period of time.  I don't feel the Penobscot will be affected by any petroleum product that might possibly be there.
P-1028-2002*7.31.02, received report of spill.  No DEP response.  Satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.8.02
P-1029-2002*7.3.02, spill reported and satisfactory clean up conducted.  No DEP response.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.8.02
P-1030-2002*8.29.02, responded to truck accident on the Turnpike.  Deployed sorbent on an area where diesel fuel had collected along the median and under the leaking saddle tank.  It was raining heavily and the oil was running off into the grassy area of the road's shoulder.  The towing company dragged the truck up the road a piece and spread the oil out leaving a sheen along the road.  The remaining spilled material could not be recovered.  This area of the roadway was not well turn-piked and was under construction for the on-going widening.  The oil in the grass is not expected to contain measurable levels of contamination and is not considered a risk.

DEP not to seek reimbursement due to the limited amount of pads used.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.8.03
P-1031-2002*10.9.02, Ms. Diane Carney reported the release.  Carney advised me that a contractor working on a refrigerator unit accidental turned the wrong valve that caused the release.  The valve was immediately shut off and the evacuation fan started.  The facility was evacuated and the area is being ventilated.  Detector tubes were used to monitor the atmosphere in the area of the spill and those results indicated zero readings.

DEP did not responded to the incident.  It is estimated that 5 to 10 pounds of material was released.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.8.03
P-1032-2002*4.4.02, spill reported and satisfactory clean up conducted.  No DEP response.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-1033-2002*5.15.02, spill reported.  5.16.02, conducted site visit and observed a small amount of oil floating on top of a puddle of water.  I deployed pads to recover the oil.  Meet with Mr. Cox of Shaws, who advised me that an independent trucker had a leak from the saddle tank of his truck.

I recovered the limited amount of spilled product that remained.  A stained soil patch did remain, but was not saturated and poses no risk to human health or the environment.

No reimbursement requested due to the limited amount of sorbents used.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-186-2003*While filling his saddle tanks Mr. Magarychev noticed an odd smell.  He jumped out of his truck and realized that the nozzle had fallen out of the tank he was filling.  For some reason, the pump did not shut off and continued dispensing diesel until he grabbed the nozzle and shut it off.  Approximately 20 gallons of diesel ran across the pavement, down Route 1, and into a storm drain.  The Fire Department responded along with the Police Department and Public Works.  They were able to stop most of the oil with sand before it got into the storm drain.  I asked the Police to stay to control traffic while we cleaned up what was in the roadway.  I called Enpro to come out and clean up the sand, apply speedy dry, sweep that up, drum everything up and dispose of the waste.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-187-2003*Received a call from the Auburn Fire Dept. regarding a leaking delivery truck on Gammage Avenue.  At the time of the call, it was unclear how the discharge occurred, but it was assumed to be a leaking line on the truck.  The oil was running down the street, so the the Auburn Public Works Dept. placed sand down to slow its migration, in addition to speedy-dry placed down by the fire dept.

By the time I arrived on-site, C. N. Brown had determined that the tank on the truck was actually leaking, and was in the process of transferring the oil into another truck.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) had been dispatched, and was on their way.  To complicate matters warm weather was melting the snow in the area, causing the oil to migrate from the sand and speedy-dry that was placed down.  While waiting for EPI to show-up, I made several dams with sorbent boom and pads in an attempt to collected the oil and to slow its migration.

When EPI arrived, all contaminated materials were collected and drummed for disposal.  After the clean-up was complete, the Auburn Public Works Dept. again placed down sand to be left in place for safety reasons.
P-914-2002*12.5.2002, responded to spill location.  Upon arrival I made initial contact with Portland Fire Department (PFD), Clean Harbors of Maine, Irving Oil officials, and residents of the property.  I proceeded to assess the situation and implement measures to control the scene and potential hazards.

PFD advised me that several hundred gallons of oil spilled in the basement and that the electrical power to the building had been turned off.  City officials were actively inspecting storm drains and adjacent basement sumps for oil migration.  PFD later advised me that no migration had been observed.  PFD had deployed a ventilation fan at one of the basement windows to draw out fuel oil vapors.  I took initial photo-ionization readings to gauge the level of fuel oil vapors in the three story dwelling.  First floor readings indicated 23 parts per million (ppm) and 43 ppm at the stairway leading to the basement.  From the top of the basement steps, I observed that sorbents had been deployed on the basement floor.  I deemed it necessary to limit access and human exposure to fuel oil vapors in the basement and to stop the tracking of oil from the basement to the first floor areas.  I requested and received the cooperation of all parties not to access the basement until qualified individuals arrived on site to initiate the clean up.  I installed an additional vapor extraction fan on the first floor near the basement door and exhausted it to the outside.

I met with the residents and advised them of the DEP's oversight role at oil and hazardous chemical spills, answered their questions regarding health and related concerns and outlined the elements of the impending short-term and potentially long-term cleanup actions.  I advised the residence that the DEP would include them in all decision making.

Clean Harbor's supervisory, safety, and work crews began arriving on site to begin removal/cleanup actions.  Sorbents, spilled product, and remaining oil in the tank (approx. 10 gallons) were removed.  The impacted concrete floor was washed twice with a cleaning agent.  Oil impacted items were removed from the basement for cleaning or disposal.  I installed a vapor recovery fan on the sump located in the basement for initial control of vapors.  It is suspected that a majority of the oil spilled migrated to the sump, located in the basement floor,  and into the underlying soil.

I met with Irving Oil representatives Ed Gale, Service Manager, and Gil Soucy, Claims Manager, the day of the spill.  Gale advised me that he spoke to the driver and that the driver indicated to Gale that during delivery of the oil that he (the driver) heard a faint vent whistle while transferring the oil and that the tank 'blew-up' before he was done the delivery.

We proceeded to dismantle the supply tank and discovered a restriction in the vent piping.  The vent pipe had a build up of rust material and ice.  The restriction caused an over-pressurization condition of the tank during delivery and the integrity of the tank failed at a seam.

I discussed liability issues separately with both Irving Oil and one of the property owners.  The home owner is obligated to maintain a properly functioning oil supply tank and that the cause of this spill was a restricted vent.  The determination that the home owner apply to the Above Ground Storage Insurance Fund, was made on the basis of the equipment failure and that Irving Oil did not over-fill the tank or deliver oil to the wrong facility.

Acadia Environmental was initially contracted the day of the spill by Irving Oil.  Acadia assisted in assessing the spill and remediation options.

This site was referred from DEP Response Services to DEP Technical Services for long-term remediation oversight.  Initial remediation actions taken by Response Services included washing of the floor, geological probing to determine the existence of a subsurface contamination plume or off-site migration of oil, cleaning of hous
A-767-2002*Late report, no site visit made, see attachment.  This was a spill that we have no record of receiving.  The written report was received in March 2003.
P-772-2002*10.17.02, assigned and responded to site location for spill that occurred on 10.16.02.  The spill was reported to the Department on 10.16.02, but due to other spills taking place at the time was of a lower priority.

Upon arrival, I observed an older AST.  The copper feed line was broken.  A contractor was on site painting the apartment complex, but when asked had no knowledge of the spill.  Dear River repaired the copper line.  There was some oil impacted soil in the flower bed, but it was not saturated, therefore, did not require a clean up.  I notified Ms. Avalvarez and informed her of the latest Oil & Solid Fuel Board tank standards and that her tank appeared to be on it's last legs.

No further problem reported to the Department and no additional Response action anticipated.  Hoss system would not let me set myself as primary responder.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1034-2002*10.18.02, responded to entered location.  Spill occurred or more specifically was discovered on 10.17.02.  The facility is an auto repair shop that is under going expansion and renovation.  Buildings are being constructed and older portions removed.

During ground work activities oil contaminated soil was discovered.  Maine DEP did not require the removal of the soil, but the material had to be removed to facilitate construction activities.  Carter's made arrangements with Commercial Paving to dispose of the material.  The waste oil contaminated soil was tested and accepted for reprocessing, per DEP disposal facility licensing.  I advised Mr. Carter that if other areas of contamination are un-earthed that DEP should be notified to assess any additional clean up requirement that may be warranted.  The area has no sensitive receptors and is served by town water and sewer.

The cause or the source of the contamination is unknown.  It appears that the contamination is historical and I am informed that auto repair activity has existed at this location for decades.

Additional Response and or clean up activity may be warranted, pending additional reports of contamination.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-139-2003*Mrs. Barker broke an oral thermometer in her kitchen on 02/16/03.  She vacuumed the area and then called Poison Control.  Poison Control told her how to collect the mercury that the vacuum cleaner had missed and told her not to use the vacuum cleaner again.  They also told her to contact John James of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to find out how to dispose of the mercury she had collected.  They then gave her the impression that she was all set and that everything was cleaned up properly.  After a couple of days, a new vacuum cleaner, and several cleanings, Mrs. Barker called John James who immediately referred her to Response.  I arrived at the home with EPI and did some initial screening with the State's Lumex which indicated that even in the entry way of the house the mercury levels were well over the State's standard for women and children.  EPI cleaned up the kitchen area and packaged up all of the mercury contaminated debris including both vacuum cleaners.  The readings on the Lumex started to go down.  We arranged with the homeowner to leave the house the next day with the heat turned up as high as they could for a couple of hours.  Then one of them was to return to the house, turn the heat back down, and open up all the windows.  They then called us and we went back out with the Lumex and rechecked the house.  All of the reading were significantly lower, all but one were below the State's standards.  I recommended that Mrs. Barker call Dr. Andy Smith on Monday to talk to him about health issues.  When Mrs. Barker spoke with Andy on Monday he recommended that we do follow up sampling with the Lumex to assure that the cleanup was complete.  At this point I transferred the case to Scott Cyr.

Subsequent readings were below the State guidelines but Mrs. Barker had some underlying concerns for the children.  This was to be addressed with talks Andy Smith, State Toxicologist.  Based on the information and details of the spill, the removal of source (i.e. oral thermometer) and subsequent clean up and air exchange of the home and sufficient reading declines, no further Response actions are planned.
P-727-2002*30 May 2002, responded to site, historically a family owned and operated residential/commercial property.  It looked as though the facility was used for a variety of activities including logging, scrap metal, and equipment maintenance.  An underground tank was removed from this site, but prior to my current response.  The property was under contract for sale and was being purchased by Duck Blind Associates.  I met with William Ball of Acheron, who is representing Duck Blind.

Contaminated soil was discovered on site and the residential drinking water well was tested and determined to be contaminated with MTBE.  These factors initiated Mr. Ball to contact the Department.  This case was referred to Bradford Hahn of Technical Services.

Approximately 100 cubic yards of soil was tested and later spread on site as a means of disposal.  The material was turned and sampled on a regular basis, consistent with land spreading guidelines.  An adjacent well was sampled by DEP as a bench mark procedure.  The site's own contaminated well was to be fitted with a filter to treat the contaminant.  Mr. Hahn later issued a closure letter for this site.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
A-766-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.  This was a spill that was not recorded.  We received the report in March 2003.
B-71-2003*        On February 26, 2003 at 1445 we received a call from Sharon Plante of Home Heating of Searsport reporting a spill from an outside AST.  The spill occurred at the home of Barbara Bonner of RR 2  Box 2482 in Swanville. Ice fell off the roof and broke off the filter from the tank.  This occurred sometime in the previous two or three days.
         I met workers from Searsport Home Heating and Ms. Bonner at the site and we dug out the contaminated snow into drums and brought them back to the Searsport Home Heating garage.  Ms. Bonner had a delivery of 100 gallons a couple weeks earlier and likely lost about fifty gallons.  She has a drilled well, which is located about 100 yards upslope and across the road which is not threatened.
P-815-2002*10.28.2002, responded to spill location.  Upon arrival I observed Al Merola and JTL Oil Company removing oil from two 330 aboveground supply tanks and various buckets that had been used to collect leaking oil.  The Gorham Fire Department was on-site monitoring the off-loading.  An estimated 550 + gallons of un-spilled product was off-loaded.  The fire-matic fittings between the two tanks cracked causing the leak.  It is suspected that the manifolded tanks "walked" apart during oil deliveries breaking the brass fittings.  The tanks were subsequently retrofitted with sperate fills.

The spilled product migrated through the foundation perimeter drain and into an ephemeral stream that drains into Westcott Brook.  Containment boom was deployed into the brook and product confined.  A vac truck was used to recover the spilled product and oil contaminated water.  Approx. 940 gallons of oily water was recovered along with sorbents and sorbents used to collect product from the impacted sump in the basement.  I installed a Ram fan in the basement to control vapors overnight.

10.29.02, DEP environmental contractors and the Gorham Fire Department flushed the ephemeral stream to clear out pockets of oil.  The residual oil was collected at the containment boom and recovered with a vac truck.  An additional 68 gallons of oily water was recovered.  Pads were used to collect any remaining and partially emulsified oil from the stream.  Containment boom was left in the brook and monitored.  The boom was removed at a later date when it was determined it was no longer needed.

Additional Actions:

Even though the calculated loss of oil was only 30 gallons, a test pit was dug down outside along the foundation.  An impermeable clay layer was encountered at the foundation footing.   No oil or water was observed at the foundation footing.  A four inch monitoring well was installed in the test pit and later abandon when it was determined that no product was migrating away from the sump in the basement.

Residents of the house continued to complain of strong fuel odors.  The sump was located in a perched water table and when the water level was up, free phase product was collected on the pads in the sump.  The pads were changed out as needed throughout November and December.  Photo-ionization readings from the sump the day of the spill indicated fuel oil vapors of 156 parts per million being emitted into the basement.  I installed a vapor extraction fan to control vapors.   I contracted with Engel Environmental to conduct indoor air sampling for fuel oil on November 12, 2002.  The results were below DEP sub-chronic action levels.  Building insulation in the rafters above the supply tanks was removed and replaced.  Adjustments were made to the vapor system to insure no leaks were occurring.

Odors and free phase product in the sump depreciated over time and complaints of oil odors stopped.  The Merola's drinking water well was sampled and results where non-detect for fuel oil.   DEP to conduct an additional site visit to finalize remediation activities and assist in Fund coverage issues.  On the basis of oil recovered from the tank and amount observed in the containment boom, the estimated 30 gallons loss of oil appears accurate.  No impact to soil was encountered or observed.  The Merola's were lucky in that they discovered the spill early, took prompt action, and that the spilled oil was on surface waters where it was easily recovered.

No further Response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-167-2003*Please see attached.
P-1027-2002*During a RCRA inspection on the Miller Industries (Miller) facilities in Lisbon Center, Lisbon Falls, and Lewiston, a number of discharges of oil and/or hazardous materials, as well as, hazardous waste storage issues were observed.  The initial site visits were conducted by Andy Slusarski and Tim Wright of the RCRA Enforcement Unit & Jon Woodard of the Division of Response Services.  Subsequent visits were conducted by Woodard, Wright, & Slusarski, as well as, Nathan Thompson and Greg O'Brien of the Division of Response Services.  Due to the size of the facilities, amount of substances discovered, and complexity of the sites, this report will give a basic overview of the actions taken at "Building 14", located on the Worumbo Mill property in Lisbon Falls.

Building 14 is a two story brick building which at the time of the inspection contained some 212 containers of various sizes (mostly 55 gallon drums).  Most had liquid in them, and the majority were full.  They contained oils, dyes, and other waste materials from the manufacturing process.  According to the Miller employee who accompanied us, many of the materials were never used and were being stored in hopes of their eventual use.  Slusarski explained that if they could not be used for their intended purpose and exhibited hazardous characteristics they were hazardous waste and must be disposed of accordingly.

Miller received a notice of violation and was required to profile and dispose of all wastes in the building, as well as, determine if the floor drain was sealed (and to clean it out).  These actions were eventually accomplished.  Documentation of this case can be found in the RCRA files regarding the Miller Industry case in the DEP's BRWM file room.  Reports and documentation can also be found in the SMRO files (site assessment files).

This case is an active RCRA enforcement case and the only Response Services involvement will be to assist in any site visits or clean up actions that may become necessary in the future.  As all known regulated wastes have been removed from Building 14 no further action is expected.
P-237-2002*4.1.2002, responded to entered location and met with Lisbon Fire Department and Downeast Energy representatives.  I observed an outside aboveground supply tank that had corroded and leaked onto the ground.  A temporary supply tank was installed.  No sensitive receptors are located in this area.

Dig Safe contacted and within a couple of days the contaminated soil and water could be removed.    The spill extended under a portion of the trailer and several inches of soil were removed from that area.  The skirting was removed to allow ventilation.  The main excavation, in addition to soils removed from under the trailer, adjacent to the dwelling, yielded contaminated soil and oil impacted water.  The excavation was left open for several days and the groundwater recharge monitored.  No appreciable amount of oil re-entered the excavation and the area was backfilled.

The impacted area was restored and some follow up the summer of 2003 may be warranted.  The tank was replaced as part of the DEP sponsored tank replacement program.

No further remediation warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-110-2003*The listed property at 491 Roosevelt Trail (Rte 302) Casco was discovered to have staining on the dirt floor in the basement.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) and furnace are located here, the property has been vacant for "some time" prior to the discovery.

The listing realtor asked for a DEP assessment of the situation.  Upon arrival the small house was being remodeled and the heating system furnace and AST needed some attention to bring the system up to code.  Staining at and around the AST indicated at a minimum a small amount of oil had been discharged to the soil.  The copper feed/supply line to the furnace was bare and in the soil.  At the furnace burner staining was also evident.  Visually the soil had some oil staining and what appeared to be seasonal water seepage, this may have or may not have been connected to the oil staining.  No Photo Ionizatoin Detector (PID) measurements were taken at the  investigation, only visual observation made.

These findings were communicated (in a letter) to Mr. Walton and his prospective client.  The degree of initial assessment and remedial activities pending the client's interest.  Minimally staining around the AST should be addressed and the supply line brought up to code along with any other heating deficiencies.  A well water test was prudent given the source of groundwater is a private well.

No further actions are warranted at this time.

P-769-2002*10.16.02, responded to UST removal site.  A small area at the pump island was discovered to have gasoline contamination at 400 ppm.  The soil was not saturated.  The area is a baseline site and I did not  require the removal of the limited amount of soil.

It is suspected that the spill was caused by overfills at the pump island.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-95-2003*On 3/11/03, 0907 hours  Gill Merchant of BIA reported a four gallon spill of Jet A that had taken place the previous day at 1300 hours.  The product spilled from the wing vent of a General Aviation aircraft and landed on the cement surface of Customs Ramp.  The release was recovered with fifteen pads, which were taken to BIA's waste stream.
P-172-2003*Please see attached.
P-180-2003*A standard overfill to the parking lot on Water St caused the uproar of a neighboring store owner.  The spill, which effected snow and ice, was allegedly causing remarkable odors indoors but upon inspection with a PID, no major ambient air quality issues were detected.
B-96-2003*On 3/11/03, 0910 hours Gil Merchant of BIA reported a 9.5 gallon release of Jet A from the wing vent on a General Aviation aircraft to the General Aviation ramp.  The spill was recovered with 30 pads, which were taken to BIA's waste stream.
P-185-2003*3.11.03 spill reported. No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up. The primary control valve failed on the burner spilling fuel oil onto the basement floor. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill. Valve repaired.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
		
P-188-2003*While unloading salt at the Westbrook Public Works, a tractor trailer dump truck tipped its trailer back too far and rolled over.  Diesel and hydraulic oil spilled and I cleaned up what I could off the frozen ground with sorbent pads.  Given the location, I allowed the remainder to be left in place.
P-189-2003*Please see attached.
P-1035-2002*11.8.2002, responded to late report of a chemical spill at entered location.  Upon arrival I was advised by the Newfield fire chief that the incident was over.  A school employee dumped a drain cleaning chemical down a drain in the kitchen and a reaction occurred.  The yielding vapor entered the school's ventilation system and was dispersed around the school.  The school was evacuated and a hazardous material team called to the scene.   The drain was flushed to a private septic system.  A pH reading indicated that the drain was neutral.

Upon arrival I inspected the quart sized container used and discovered that the material was pure sulfuric acid and required specific instruction for use.  Nobody at the scene could indicate that the material was used in accordance with the instructions.

DEP was not notified of the incident.  DEP became aware of the incident through the media that contacted out office.  I reviewed DEP spill reporting requirements and DEP statutory responsibilities.

DEP attended a post incident response meeting with all agencies involved on December 8, 2002.  I recommended that the school review its drain cleaning practices and inventory chemicals being used at the school, and to work on an emergency response plan.  School officials advised the product had been removed and that a response plan is being re-worked and reviewed.  DEP plans to promote educational outreach efforts through York County Emergency Planning to local response agencies regarding statutory requirement and DEP response capabilities.

Education outreach anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

B-63-2003*B-063-03
Mount Desert

Wednesday February 19, 2003	1545

I received a phone call from John James (of the Maine DEP).  John phoned to report that he had received information of a mercury contamination case in the town of Mount Desert.  According to John, Meg Stewart (244-0451) phoned to report that she broke an antique barometer and released mercury into her home.

I phoned Meg Stewart.  She said that an old barometer was broken and the mercury ran on the plank floor of a third floor room and most likely ran between the planks.  I explained that we did not have instrumentation to adequately monitor the problem nor did we at this time do clean ups in individual homes.  I referred her to Clean Harbors,  a mercury clean up contractor.
B-78-2003*B-078-03
Brewer

Friday February 28, 2003	1315

I received a phone call from Paula Smith (743-9212), of CN Brown.  Paula phoned to report a spill of about 2.5 gallons of # 2 heating oil in the basement of the Brewer Town Hall, on North Main Street in Brewer.  According to Paula Smith there was a broken gauge on the first tank (tank connected to the fill pipe) of a twin 275 gallon tandem tank setup.

In this set up the first tank must fill to the top before product pumps over through the manifold to the second tank.  I phoned the Brewer City Hall.  No one was there who had any detail on the spill.  I arrived shortly to find out what had happened.  There was speedi-dri on the concrete floor and an oil odor in the building.

I suggested they vent the building soon.  Also put the tank gauge on the second tank.  Their plan, according to David Russell (of Codes Enforcement), is to put the tank gauge on the second tank.
P-192-2003*I noticed a trail of diesel fuel on Route 302 in North Windham.  I then happened to see a tractor trailer unit parked in front of the mall with its hood up.  I pulled in and saw a puddle of diesel under the truck.  I spoke with the driver and he said that his fuel pump had cracked causing the leak.  He had sorbent pads under the truck.  I gave him my card, explained that he needed to report spills like this to the State, and had him call the 800 spill line.  He had the fuel pump fixed and cleaned up the spilled diesel.  I then left and was able to follow his diesel trail all the way back to the Turnpike in Gray but it did not appear that he had stopped anywhere along the way.  There were no puddles of recoverable product.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-80-2003*B-080-03
Medway

Friday February 28, 2003	2021

I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Chief Peter Nodin (746-5184), of the Medway Fire Department about a spill on a concrete pad at the Medway Big Apple.

According to Chief Nodin a snowmobile at the Medway Big Apple ignited a previous spill that was on the concrete service area pad.  The fire was put out and the remaining gasoline was cleaned up using pads and a small amount of snow was removed.  The sorbent pads were disposed of by the Medway Fire Department. It is not known who spilled the estimated 3 gallons of gasoline that was ignited by the snowmobile.
A-598-2002*   DEP received a report that an oil AST had fallen over at this residence several days earlier.  Oil flowed into a wooded section of the subject property and toward a neighbor's yard.  Contaminated soil and duff was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential with private wells providing water.  Wells at the subject and down-slope neighboring properties are considered at-risk; DEP Tech Services assistance was requested.  No further DEP involvement is anticipated unless one of these wells shows evidence of impact.
A-89-2003*DEP received a report of a discharge near the outdoor AST at 205 Bowman St.  The modular home is unoccupied and owned by Mechanics Savings Bank, also the reporter.  Upon arrival at the site DEP personnel found the tank empty, and pink snow in evidence.  We moved the empty tank to provide access for excavation.  Fill records from Gagne Fuel indicated in excess of 100 gallons was lost.  It appears that snow, ice, and frost action shifted the tank breaking the nipple between the tank and the supply line to the furnace.  Unfortunately, the drilled well which supplies the home was located 25 feet away from the spill.  Pat Seaward was assigned the case for Tech Services.  Two other homes across the road have private wells which are at risk.  Pat took samples of these wells for baseline purposes.  I obtained the DIGSAFE permit and oversaw the excavation done by McGee Construction  Over 200 tons of soil were removed.  Some stained soil was in evidence beneath the concrete slab supporting the modular home, however, this was a very small portion of the spill, and could not be accessed without compromising the integrity of the foundation.  The hole was filled and graded.  Disturbed soils were loamed and seeded in May.  Tech Services will continue to oversee the groundwater investigation.


P-138-2003*Lampron Energy overfilled Mr. Moore's AST while he was away on vacation.  They did not report or clean up this spill.  Later when the Moore's returned from vacation, they noticed there was oil around their fill pipe outside and underneath their tank in the basement.  Lampron's contacted Peter Coggins who went to check the spill out.  Mr. Coggins removed some contamination from around the fill pipe and then called DEP to report the spill.  When I spoke with him, he stated the oil under the tank was not from the overfill that it was from a weeping filter.  After talking to the homeowner again, he stated that the oil was not from the filter it was running down the side of the tank from the fill and vent pipe fittings.  This was consistent with the overfill scenario and I informed Mr. Coggins to contact Lamprons and let them know that they needed to clean it up.  I contacted the homeowner again and told him that if Lamprons didn't clean the spill up to his satisfaction to call me back.  I did not hear back from Mr. Moore so I believe the spill was taken care of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-140-2003*Ice fell off the roof and severed the oil filter.  About 5 gallons of oil leaked out before Mr. Schildroth noticed it.  He placed a pan under it and a stick in it to stop the spill.  I arranged for Guerin Assoc. to deliver several open top drums free of charge for Mr. Schildroth to shovel the contaminated soil into.  I told him that I would collect the drums and dispose of the water/oil when he was done.  Chris Estes picked up the drums, melted them and disposed of the oily water.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1040-2002*2.18.2002, No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  A crack in a gasoline station, dispenser hose caused the leak.  CN Brown dispatched a maintenance crew to repair the pump and clean up spill.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-694-2002*B-694-2002
09/16/2002 11:48

     An underground tank dispenser inspection revealed contamination beneath the pumps at "The Store" on Main Street in Greenville.  PID readings in the soil beneath the pumps were above 1000 ppm for gasoline.  It was thought that one of the dispenser's meters was weeping.  Other than repairs being made, no further action was thought to be warranted.  The area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply.
B-81-2003*B-081-03
Newport

Saturday March 1, 2003	0650

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Eric Shorey (341-0411, 487-5121), of Staples Oil in Pittsfield, concerning a 200 plus gallon kerosene spill at the Main Street Citgo in Newport.

According to Eric Shorey, there was over 200 gallons of kerosene on the ground at the Main Street Citgo.  The Fire Department had been contacted and public works would be spreading sand.

When I arrived, sorbent pads were down in the area of a storm drain and in front of the convenience store.  Public works was spreading some sand using a sand spreader truck.  Eric Shorey was on scene.

I suggested he get more sand down on the kerosene.   I advised him to contact a local contractor if at all possible.  Eric was able to get Stanley Norris, of Norris Construction, to do the clean up.  Then get some 6 mil polyethylene sheeting to place the material on.  He was able to do that prior to going to a Newport town meeting.

When Stanley Norris arrived, he applied more sand over the kerosene.  Most of this was quickly saturated.   He then got a front loader and scraped a large area of contamination to the right, in front of and to the rear of the convenience store.

The contaminated sand was then placed on the polyethylene sheeting and the material was covered with sheeting.  The plan is to move this material on Monday to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  During the cleanup Dale Mitchell and I were shoveling up contaminated sand that the large front loader could not easily get.  We also placed boom in the storm drain to the rear of the store.  An approximate 3 quarts of kerosene were recovered from the storm drain.

On Monday March 3, I met Eric Shorey at the Maine Street Citgo.  Shortly there after, Stanley Norris arrived.  The 4.5 yards of contaminated sand would be transferred to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, under authorization # 69440A.

This spill happened as a result of poor communication and no action taken as a result of a spill that occurred on Friday, February 28 (See also spill B-79-03).

On Friday, someone purchasing kerosene drove off with the nozzle and hose, which tore spilling about 37 gallons of kerosene before the pump was shut off.  Clearly no action was taken.  The hose was not replaced, the pump was not disabled, and no electrical breaker was locked or tagged out.

So, when the pump was energized around 0600 on Saturday, March 1, the pump emptied the 500 gallon AST of its product.  It metered out an additional 211 gallons before running out of kerosene.
A-436-2002* On 7-12-02, Ted Haskell reported that the interstitial alarm had activated at the UST located at Sisters of Saint Joseph. This UST is fiberglass clad steel with an interstitial alarm. Ted checked into the situation and found one and half inches of water in the inner space. He removed the water and replaced the cap, gasket, sealant and adapter on the monitoring pipe/riser. No further problems developed. No site visit was made and no further action by Response is required.
P-194-2003*The date on the DEP Initial Spill Reporting Form is incorrect; the correct spill and reporting date is 3.11.03 and not 3.10.03.

3.11.03, No DEP response, phone contact with Jim Brown of Waste Management (WM) indicates satisfactory clean up.  The driver of a container backed over a sign post, that was buried under snow, and ruptured a saddle tank on the truck causing the leak.  A WM crew was dispatched to the site and the area cleaned.  DEP issued a Virgin Product letter for disposal of approx. 20 tons of oil contaminated snow, soil and sand.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
		
A-32-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil had been spilled at this residential AST when the owner attempted to change the oil filter.  The shut-off valve was located after the filter, and so failed to stop flow once the filter was dismantled.  Oil in the tank was at ambient temperature (est. 10 degrees F) and the owner suffered severe frostbite when he came in contact with spilling product; the situation rapidly escalated out of control.  Oil flowed into snow/soil around the tank and puddled under the residence (a mobile home).  A contractor was hired to excavate contaminated media.
   The area comprises a trailer park, with several other residential units within 500'.  The park is served by municipal water.  Gross contamination has been removed; this may be sufficient, but DEP may become involved again if reports are received that vapors are a problem once warmer weather arrives.
P-195-2003*On 3/11/03, I received a call from Scott Shepherd of Bath Iron Works reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic hose on a conveyer belt.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-196-2003*On 3/12/03 I received a call from Robert Fox of the U S Postal Service reporting a diesel fuel spill from a leaking fuel line on a truck.  The spill was contained within the parking lot of their facility in Auburn.  The Auburn Fire Department had placed sorbent pads and sand on the spillage.  The Auburn Fire Department removed the spent sorbent pads and Clean Harbors was en route to remove the contaminated sand.  No further action required.
A-36-2003*   This relatively minor oil spill occurred at a paper mill.  Spilled product was routed to the plant sewer, which is a licensed treatment facility.  It remains unclear, however, whether it is licensed or effective at treating spills of this nature (ref A-537-96).
A-41-2003*   DEP received a report that a small spill of  solvent (petroleum naptha) had spilled to a concrete floor at this facility.  All spilled product was reportedly recovered. No site visit was made.
P-1021-2002*CMP transformer spill.  No DEP site visit made.
P-1020-2002*Transformer spill, cleaned up by CMP.  No DEP site visit made.
P-1039-2002*5.30.02, responded to spill reported on 5.29.02.  Upon arrival, I met with Scott Dixon of Summit Environmental who was performing a site development assessment for the city of Auburn.  The site was being developed as a vacant lot or parking facility.  I inspected the contaminated soil.  The material was dark, but it did not exhibit oil saturated properties and did not appear to pose a risk.  The area is a non-attainment zone.  I asked that the material be reused as backfill on site.  Mr. Dixon and other contractors on site advised that they could use the material.

Mr. Dixon informed me that the site was a former garage.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-93-2003*B-093-03
Bangor (BIA)

Monday March 10, 2003	1230

I received a phone call from Gil Merchant (990-1245), of the City of Bangor's BIA Tank Farm.  According to Gill, a corporate jet leaked 6 gallons of jet fuel when a fuel valve opened (translation; the jet aircraft was overfilled).

Six gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the G.A. Ramp and was cleaned up using one spill kit and sorbent boom.  These sorbent materials were placed into a 55-gallon drum to await periodic contract disposal by Clean Harbors.
P-854-2002*P Gagnon & Sons (Gagnon) while delivering oil to the Burns home on School Street created an over pressurization of the manifolded above ground storage tank (AST) system.  This caused the first tank to burst and discharge oil to the floor and adjacent soils of the fill/vent lines.

Mark Leach of Gagnon initially responded by physically curtailing the discharge and called for assistance.  The remaining contents of the damaged tank were transferred to a temporary tank and the intact tank isolated.  The second tank was also  then pumped off, both were removed from the basement to allow cleaning of the contaminated area.  The basement was cleaned and additional contamination found in the soils of the sump migrating from were the fill and vent lines were located.

The additional soils were remediated under supervision  of the Division of Technical Services (using a vactor).  As the area and home are serviced by public water and sewer no addition receptors were noted.  Vapor control and contaminated soil recovery were the objectives.

Initial response actions were carried out by Gagnon staff, Gagnon accepting responsibility for cause and effect and financial obligations for clean up actions. DEP there initially and throughout for mitigation of residual contamination and closure.

No additional response actions planned.
P-1038-2002*5.13.02, received report of spill that occurred on 5.12.02.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  A copper feed line failure at the supply tank's filter leaked onto the concrete pad and was cleaned up by Downeast service technicians.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1036-2002*10.27.02, Mr. Shelton reported an oil sheen or some type of liquid around the self-storage units at entered location.  I responded to the U-Haul facility and inspected the drains around the storage units and did not observe a spill, ground staining or odors.  I re-inspected inside the first lane, 3/4 the way down, as that was where the spill had been report to have been.  I did locate a drain there, but did not observe a problem as indicated above.  I suspected that due to the heavy rains we had the drains were backed-up when Mr. Shelton was at the facility.

I called Mr. Shelton back in Massachusetts, but received an answering machine at which time I left a message informing Mr. Shelton of my findings.

No further complaints have been received and no further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-105-2003*ON MARCH 11, JON CULLEN OF THE LAND BUREAU TOOK A COMPLAINT FROM AN ANONYMOUS CALLER WHO SAID HE'D JUST BEEN FIRED FROM HIS LOGGING JOB.  JON SAID THE COMPLAINANT CLAIMED THE LOGGER HAD OR HAD SAID HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE OIL IN HIS SKIDDER BY DRAINING IT ONTO THE GROUND.  JON TOOK THE DIRECTIONS AS BEING 2 MILES FROM NASON'S STORE ON VILLAGE ROAD.

IN THE FIRST PLACE, NASON'S STORE ISN'T ON VILLAGE ROAD.  IN THE SECOND PLACE, THERE ARE NO LOGGING OPERATIONS WITHIN 2 MILES, 3 MILES, 4 MILES OR 10 MILES OF NASON'S STORE.  VILLAGE ROAD IS IN JACKSON, AND THERE ARE NO LOGGING OPERATIONS ON IT, EITHER.

THIS JUST BEARS OUT MY CONTENTION THAT 99% OF ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS ARE BOGUS, AND A CASE COULD BE MADE TO NOT EVEN ACCEPT THEM.  AT THE LEAST WE OUGHT NOT TO ACCEPT THEM UNLESS THE INVESTIGATING OHMS CAN TALK TO THE COMPLAINANT HIMSELF, TO ASCERTAIN THE COMPLAINANT'S LEVEL OF SINCERITY, VERIDICALITY AND SOBRIETY.

NICE DAY FOR A RIDE AROUND THE BACK ROADS OF NEWBURGH, DIXMONT, JACKSON AND MONROE, ON STATE TIME, THOUGH.
P-143-2003*At 1:46 am DEP/Cyr received a call from the State Police/Biddeford Fire that a significant diesel spill had ocurred at the exit 4, Rte 111 Irving Mainway.  The driver, Paul Rummery, signed a statement of responsibility for causing the discharge and release of an estimated 50+ gallons of diesel from the truck/commercial dispenser island.

While simultaneously filling both saddle tanks of his Oakhurst dairy truck one nozzle fell from the tank and discharged to the ground.  Rummery reportedly went to the station to report the incident without taking any actions to mitigate the continuing discharge.  By the time the system was shut down a flow of diesel left the pad, flowed towards the gasoline dispensers and pooled by the lower entrance to the station.  The contamination was partially contained by 13 + bags of speedi dri, pads and boom applied by the Biddeford Fire Department and the snow and ice built up around the perimeter of the yard.

Guerin Associates were called in to clean-up the sorbent material and any remaining free product.  The diesel island was temporarily shut down and when opened restrictions were imposed on access and exiting for the trucks (not a popular action).

At approximately 8:30 am the majority of the yard was open for passage and fueling.  Direct billing will be sent to Oakhurst for costs associated with this clean up.

No additional work is planned for this response action.

A-509-2002*  On 8-21-02, Fred Wingate, of Downeast Energy, reported a small oil spill/leak from the copper line in the basement of Elaine Fuller. This home is located at 487 Pond Rd., in the town of Manchester. According to Mr. Wingate, the spill was about one quart and contained onto the concrete floor. A service technician was in the process of replacing the copper line and cleaning up the oil.
  I followed up with an e-mail to Mrs. Elaine Fuller and she replied that everything was OK. No site visit made and no further action required.
P-159-2003*Upon opening the shop, Mr. Emmons noticed the odor of fuel oil, which led him to inspect the outside AST behind the shop.  It was at this moment he noticed a hole in the belly of the tank leaking oil to the pad and soil beneath the tank.  He immediately placed a bucket beneath the discharge and called Downeast Energy.  DEE responded and placed vacuum on the tank, meanwhile transferring product from the leaking AST to a temporary supply tank.

Upon DEP arrival, the transfer was about complete and the leaking tank ready for removal.  The area had a persistent oil odor and the snow/ice/soil was stained red/pink.  Mr. Emmons was asked if he had staff to initiate the clean up (original intent to remove stained snow and ice) and investigate the vertical extent of contamination.  He did not and the AST fund application was explained and a call to EPI was made.

DEE removed the offending tank and hooked up the temporary service, allowing clear and open access to the spill site.  EPI removed approximately seven (55g) drums of snow/ice and three of contaminated soil.  A few days later the fill was brought in and the area prepared for the replacement tank.  No additional outbreaks of oil were observed, nor any odor complaints within the florist shop.  The discovery and subsequent remediation all coincided to affect a tidy clean up with minimal loss of product and removal actions.

No additional response actions are warranted.
P-202-2003*3.13.03 received report of spill.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  A hose on a home heating oil delivery truck developed a leak and oil spilled onto a paved driveway.  The spill was wiped up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-62-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST.  It transpired that the tank was located under an enclosed porch; the filter was sheared as frozen soil forced it upwards.  Oil flowed into soil under the porch and under the concrete slab home (double-wide mobile) foundation.  Excavation under the porch and undermining the slab successfully recovered most spilled product.
   The area is rural-residential and dependent on private wells for water.  Several wells are located within 1000' of the spill location.  The subject well is reportedly 300' deep and located 50' from the spill.  Technical Services assistance was requested due to the geologic sensitivity of the site.
B-94-2003*       On March 11, 2003, at 0930 we received a call from Eric Clapp of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a one pint hydraulic oil spill from a company truck.  The spill occurred the previous day at 1310 on Fremont Street in Bangor.  A leaky hose spilled the oil which the driver recovered with sorbents.  No oil reached any storm drains.
I-89-2003*During quarterly stormwater inspection, Danny noticed film of hydraulic oil in puddles.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and fines.  Pads were taken to totes for waste service pickup and fines to boiler.
P-215-2003*An Interstate Batteries truck was involved in an accident.  Apparently a couple of batteries (its cargo) broke discharging approximately one gallon of battery acid to Route 302.  Sand was applied to the discharge.
I-90-2003*A broken bucket cylinder caused 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with fines and sorbent pads and burned in boiler.
P-230-2003*
	3/24/03: Response to call of motor oil leak form a tractor trailer delivering to Plasmine Co.  The Wright Transportation driver reportedly ran over a snowbank while turning into the lot and cracked the tractor's oil pan leaking oil as he drove through the lot.

	Plasmine Co. had called EPI to respond to the discharge and they were remediating the discharge during my visit.  Wright Transp. is recognized as the primary responsible party for the clean-up.
	No state expensed were incurred.  No further response Div. actions are expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-240-2003*3.26.03, received initial report and notified Auburn Fire Dept.  Responded to entered location.  PID reading at front entrance = 40 ppm.  Observed free phase product on basement floor.  Initial PID reading at spill area of basement = 250 ppm, averaged at 175 ppm.  Installed two Ram fans for ventilation, subsequent PID reading of 65-75 ppm.  Observed corrosion hole in 275 gallon above ground supply tank.  Contacted Enpro Environmental Services, So. Portland, to respond to spill location.  Enpro recovered  spilled oil with sorbent pads, approx. 75 gallons, and deployed speedy-dry.  Huetz Oil Co. also responded and later in the day returned to install a new supply tank.  Huetz pumped an estimated 150 gallons from the source/defective tank to the new tank.

Spill date to current: Removed oil impacted media, including building material to finished room and limited personal property.  Cut out oil impacted framing, wall materials, flooring and repaired or installed replacement(s).  Cleaned concrete basement floor.  Initiated indoor air sampling due to respiratory condition of occupant.

file/report n.t.
P-207-2003*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of #2 heating oil to the basement of the residence at 2 Old Chases Pond Rd.  There are both fortunate and unfortunate aspects of this incident.  The basement's history of high water prevented the homeowner from storing much in the basement and what was present was off the ground. This allowed for the majority of spilled product to be absorbed with the utilization of pads.  What lumber and other miscellaneous items that were impacted were removed from the basement and taken for disposal.  However, this high water issue also meant there was a sump pump present that runs a good portion of every day, especially during a spring thaw.  Accordingly, an amount of product was also pumped onto the front yard, 50' from her drilled well.  This soil was excavated immediately in an attempt to prevent well contamination but given such high groundwater, it is not considered a high risk issue.  Nonetheless, the homeowner was added to our QM Program.  Both divisions of Tech Svcs were notified yet the majority of the burden was placed in the hands of Pete Eremita due to lingering odor issues.
P-244-2003*3.27.03, responded to spill location, a newly constructed single family house.  I observed a fuel oil spill in gravel drive way next to the AST fill and vent pipes.  I hand dug down within the stained area and determined that the spill penetrated the ground enough to warrant removal.  I do not feel that the spill was significant enough to be a migration issue.  At a later date I also inspected the basement and observed an oil stain on the inside concrete wall and concrete floor adjacent to the AST facility.

Ms. Snow advised me that the builder, Peter Busque, had the AST filled back when the tank was installed, but due to the snow cover the spill was not noticed until the Spring thaw.  I contacted Mr. Busque who advised me that one of his workers did have an oil spill at this location; when an attempt was made to fill the AST from a portable tank in the back of a pick-up truck.  Peter could not tell me the exact cause of the spill, so the DEP will attribute the spill to human error.  Also, Mr. Busque couldn't tell me how the oil spilled in the house was clean up or where the clean up material was disposed.  DEP assumes the material was disposed as commercial waste.  Based on my observations I do not feel the amount of waste potentially generated should warrant concern.

Mr. Busque agreed to pay for the clean up, additional disposal, and water sample taken as a result of this spill.  Water analysis indicated that the well was not impacted.  I advised Mr. Busque of DEP reporting and special waste disposal requirements.

No further action anticipated at this time.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-999-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	Report thru state police of Ford F 150 pickup truck accident on Rt. 117 in Limington approx. 1000' west past Joy Rd.  Rural residential area on private wells.

	Onsite @ 1115 hrs.  As described in the site sketch, the spill area was on pavement on the downslope side of the road with two houses within 300', upgrade.  The FD and vehicle had already left the scene.  There was heavy snowfall and snow banks on either side of Rt. 117.  There was an odor of gaso. in the air, in the immediate vicinity of the accident area but no free product.  I contacted the town who agreed to have a sander come out and sand the road there.  A small amount of gasoline appears to have likely gone off the road and under the snow bank and was not cost effective to recover at the time.

	At this time no further actions are believed necessary.  Much of the gasoline spilled either evaporated or recovered by sorbents.  There is a forested wetland immediately downgrade of the accident site and no residences within 300' downgrade that I understand to be threatened by the gasoline.  I feel there is little threat to the upgrade wells at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-249-2003*An AST in Scarborough was overfilled by Guerin Associates resulting in the discharge of approximately one quart of #2 heating fuel from the vent to the soil outside the residence.  A small amount of contaminated soil was excavated by Guerin personnel.
B-133-2003*        On March 29, 2003, at 0600 we received a call via the State Police from Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a two quart spill of non PCB mineral oil from a transformer in Harrington.  A tree limb fell on the unit which is on Route 1A near the Lobster Ranch.  Workers excavated a 3' by 8' area of soil around the base of the pole.
B-136-2003*        On March 30, 2003 at 0200 we received a call from the Hampden Fire Dept. reporting a three to five gallon spill of gasoline from a car accident at the intersection of Routes 9 and 1A.  A car driven by Nathan Roberts of Alfred went off the road at 0130 and smashed into a house.  Firefighters recovered the oil with sorbents.  The area is on town water.
B-137-2003*        On March 31, 2003 at 0230 we received a call from the state DOT reporting a diesel spill from a logging truck accident on Route 201 in Moscow.  A truck went off the road during a snowstorm near the DOT garage in Moscow and spilled a couple gallons of diesel fuel out the saddle tank fill cap.  DOT workers recovered as much fuel as possible with sorbents.
B-139-2003*
     This office received a call at 1245 on 3/31/03 from Mike Corbin (DHS-Division of Health Engineering; Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a water sample had been collected at the Kermit S. Nickerson School on Route 131 in Swanville on 3/25/03.  The analysis indicated that it contained 60 ppb MTBE.  DHS would request that the well (190 feet deep) be re-sampled to confirm it.  The contact person at the school is Mitchell Brown, who can be reached at #338-2430.

     Mr. Corbin called back a short time later after talking with Mr. Brown.  According to this gentleman, they had a small gas can leak at the facility on the day that the sample was collected.  Norlen's Water Treatment, LLC (Orrington; #825-4964) was called to check the filter system and re-sample the well, which came back negative (it was clean).  Norlen's figured that some of the fumes got sucked into the aerator.  The gas can was secured and the leak cleaned up.  No additional assistance was required.

REC:  File report.

P-161-2003*The Graffam's suffered a discharge from their basement AST when the valve on a second "outside" tank failed.  This caused the oil to gravity feed to the basement tank overfilling it and discharging fuel oil out the vent pipe to the ground surface beneath the vent.

Oil was then later noticed in the basement sump and DEP was called.  The initial response used sorbent pads and a vacuum truck to remove the oil from the sump, later realizing the majority of the oil was still beneath the home and basement slab.

The next day, the crew returned and excavated contaminated soils and installed a recovery well (to a depth just below the footer of basement walls) about one foot out from the foundation wall.  Crushed stone was placed in the hole as primary fill to allow for good water flow towards the recovery well.  The ground conditions are still frozen but melting rapidly.

After three weeks, the snow is all but melted and the groundwater moving freely (as evident in the basement sump).  Approximately 1200 gallons has been passed thru the Mycelx & carbon filters.  The recovery well has yielded approximately 300 gallons in two hours of vacuum at the high end volume rate.

The Mycelx filter media clogged on day 20 which lead to a small volume of sump water and oil sheen to stain the basement floor.  This was scrubbed with a citra-solve solution and removed with the vac.  The Mycelx filter media was removed and will be changed out (one of two filters) asap.

Water samples collected from the two adjacent wells, one on site and other at a neighbor's (same side of street) home, reported non detect for levels of DRO.  This non detect result has lasted three consecutive rounds so far.

Mr. Graffam suffered a heart attack Wednesday night (3/19) and was diagnosed with lung and prostrate cancer along with a referral for triple bypass surgery.  He is refusing treatment and has returned home for the immediate time.  Mr. Graffam died shortly after returning home from multiple medical complications.

For this reason, I am seeking a waiver of the insurance fund deductible for his wife for expenses paid for in the course of remediation by DEP and the contractors EPI, & ERR.  The short term plan is to vacuum the well every few days as the groundwater continues to flows.  The two homes, Graffam & neighbor, are enrolled in quarterly monitoring with DHS.

As the season continued, DEP Tech Services, Mark Woodruff has managed the maintenance issues and treatment system.  Additional entries will be for services and equipment ordered by Tech Services and recorded in SSTS.  No further Response actions are warranted with the site passed along to the Division of Technical Services.

P-197-2003*A TT/MV accident caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of motor oil.  Arundel Fire used sorbent pads to mitigate the issue.
P-170-2003*Compacted snow caused the the fitting of an AST to loosen discharging approximately 10 gallons of "winter blend" to a cement containment at Berwick Early Learning Center.  Two tanks were actually present but only one was being used.  Due to their age and the inability to successfully recover spilled product, both were cut, cleaned and removed.  Free product was sucked out and contaminated ice and snow was drummed for disposal.
A-238-2002*   DEP received a report  that oil had spilled over a period of time at this residential cellar AST via a leak at the filter.  Some oil was sorbed into the dirt cellar floor, but most had flowed to a nearby floor drain that empties to the municipal treatment system; the POTW was contacted but had noticed no evidence of oil.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal and a fan was placed for vapor control.  The area is dense-residential and served by municipal water.
P-179-2003*A truck driver for Watkins Transport, who rents space from BSP, planned on beginning his day early.  Since it's been so cold, and wanted to arrive to a warm rig, he left it running overnight.  Unfortunately, the fuel filter was not affixed tight enough so as the truck ran, it continuously discharged diesel to the parking lot.  This warm diesel cut a stream through the iced-over parking lot and to a snowbank.  Remedial actions were to speedi dry the pavement and ice (free product was still present) and remove contaminated snow and ice from the snow bank, in addition to excavating two drums worth of contaminated soil.
I-223-2018*Don Morton of Maine Woods Company reported that a mobile log loader and crane at their Portage Wood Products facility had ruptured a hose.  This led to approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil spilling onto the ground.   Facility personnel immediately used sorbent pads and sawdust to absorb the spilled product and the hydraulic hose was replaced.  Cleaned up debris was fed into the facility wood boiler system per the facility's approved standard operating procedure.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
I-203-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release that impacted interior soils. Response Services meet onsite with Dead River who aided in moving and pumping of the leaking AST. Allen's Environmental was hired to remove contaminated soils and backfill.

During the excavation bedrock was encountered at depth of four and a half feet with minimal contamination. No further soil removal was possible and no impacted to ground water is expected however a subgrade ventilation system was installed to eliminate interior vapors. The site has been cleaned up to the Departments standards.


The home owner applied to the Ground Water and Surface Water insurance fund and the AST replacement program.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.



B-571-2018*During the delivery of two pallets of stone to this residence the Grandville Stone and Hearth fork truck spilled hydraulic oil (oil) up and down the driveway, approximately a couple hundred feet one way, and some along the side of the driveway.  It appears that the fork truck operator moved the pallets a few times.  Mr. Dyer asked me to stop by for a visit a few days later after the guests had left.  By the time I made it to the site the oil had dried and there was nothing to do concerning the removal of the oil.  There were no sensitive receptors in the area.

On my way back to the office, I stopped and talked to the General Manager of Granville Stone and Hearth, Justin DiFrederico.  We had an in depth conversation about preventing spills, cleaning them up, reporting etc.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-947-2018*On 12/11/2018, I received a call from Bob Smith of Dead River Company reporting a small leak from a customer's oil line in Lewiston.  The spill, described as a few drops, was limited to the concrete floor of the basement and was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-497-2017*On 6/21/17, I received an anonymous complaint regarding deliberate dumping of oil drums at the VIP Tires & Service facility in Saco.  I contacted Stacy Thompson with the City of Saco and asked her if she might have time to visit the site and check on the complaint.  Stacy called me back and indicated she had visited the site.  She reported some full and some empty drums of waste oil.  She reported some staining on the pavement around the drums which appeared to be the result of poor housekeeping rather than a deliberate discharge.  She indicated VIP would have Clean Harbors Environmental Services remove all the drums and clean up the spillage.  She said she would check back to confirm the work had been completed and would contact me if it hadn't been done.  As of 7/21, I haven't heard back from her and presume the matter closed.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and no further action required.
P-730-2017*On 9/18/17, I received a call from the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a diesel spill at the Exit 53 north exit ramp.  The dispatcher said a truck had run over debris in the road, causing the spill.  The truck exited at 53 and continued north on route 100.  They had crews responding to the site as the truck had spread a thin layer of diesel as it exited.

A short time later, I received another call from the Falmouth Fire Department indicating they were on scene with the truck at the Portland North Truck Center.  The truck was still leaking diesel fuel.  I responded immediately.  By the time I arrived, the driver of the truck had stopped the leak with a temporary patch.  As the truck was already at a mechanic shop, there was no need to move it.  I placed a tub under the temporary patch to contain any further spillage that might occur during the night.

The roadway was sanded extensively and that sand was taken to the CPRC Group for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1161-2017*The Town of Cape Elizabeth Recycling Center reported that a hydraulic hose on their compactor had failed and caused about five gallons of hydraulic oil to spray onto the ground.  The spilled hydraulic oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1162-2017*Maine Turnpike Authority reported that a truck had caught fire in the breakdown lane at mile 2 northbound in Kittery.  The Kittery Fire Department responded and put out the fire.  In the process of putting out the fire, the release of antifreeze was washed away so there was nothing left to recover.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1163-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in her indoor oil tank.  Dead River responded and placed a magnetic patch on the hole stopping the leak.  They arranged with the homeowner to pump the remaining oil out of the tank and replace it.  The corrosion hole caused about a quart of oil to spill onto the basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1164-2017*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that one of their untagged transformers had been damaged in a storm.  When CMP's cleanup crew arrived on scene, they found that the transformer had leaked but there was no evidence of oil on the ground underneath it.  The oil on the outside of the transformer was wiped off and the transformer was removed.  The oil in the transformer was tested and came back less than one part per million (ppm) PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl).  See attached CMP Spill Report for more details.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1165-2017*Hancock Lumber reported that while making a delivery to a construction site one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose causing 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the dirt driveway.  I arrived at the site to find a large stained area in the driveway and told Hancock Lumber that they would need to excavate the contaminated soil.  Hancock Lumber hired National Response Corporation (NRC)/Enpro Services to conduct the cleanup.  I stayed on site to confirm all the contamination was removed.  The contaminated soil was taken to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1166-2017*Melissa Libby of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reported that while excavating for another project they found an unregistered underground storage tank.  I advised them that I would give them a waiver of the 10 day removal notification requirement.  They could go ahead and remove the tank and that they would have to fill out all the required registration and removal forms.  I also advised them that any contamination found should be documented and left in place.  More information can be found in the site's underground tank file.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1167-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled an oil tank at 25 Morning Street in Portland.  The overfill caused excess oil to spray out the vent pipe and onto the side of the house and the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1168-2017*Portland Pump Company reported that they had been hired by Tabor's Variety to diagnose a sump alarm.  The previous week Portland Pump had done a tank top sump replacement at the facility.  When they came back they found that there was a leaking union on the product line in a tank top sump.  About five gallons of gasoline was found in the bottom of the sump, well below the outlets.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to clean out the sump and the union was fixed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1169-2017*United States Coast Guard reported that they had discovered a green/brown sheen in the water at South Port Marine.  I visited the site and met with the staff.  They showed me what the Coast Guard had seen and I found no evidence that it was a petroleum product and it was most likely something natural/organic.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1170-2017*Kittery Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 120 Rogers Road.  The accident caused about a gallon of motor oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1171-2017*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that a sheen had been seen in the water around the Cutter Reliance at its Portsmouth Naval Shipyard berth.  The sheen was believed to have come from the Cutter but they didn't know exactly what had happened.  The sheen was not recoverable and there was not a continuing leak, so it dissipated naturally.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1172-2017*Southern Maine Community College reported that while servicing their portable toilets, Blow Brothers spilled several gallons of the unused blue neutralizer that they use.  The driver left without cleaning it up and students started driving through the puddle and it was getting spread around.  I contacted Blow Brothers and explained the situation and they told me they'd be back to clean it up.  Blow Brothers returned to the spill location and cleaned up what they could.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1173-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a tank that was weeping along a seam.  The house had two manifolded 275-gallon oil tanks in the basement, so Dead River pumped the oil from the weeping tank into the tank that was still good and removed the bad one.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1174-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their tagged transformers had failed causing oil to spray down onto the trees and shrubs below.  The contaminated shrubbery was removed and disposed of.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1175-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a car had hit one of their poles, breaking the pole and a tagged transformer causing about 10 gallons of oil to spill onto the ground.  CMP's cleanup crew removed the contaminated soil and used sorbent material to clean the paved roadway.  See attached CMP Spill Report for more information.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1176-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported that a customer had spilled some gasoline while filling their car at the dispenser.  No one witnessed the incident and the next customer to drive up reported it to the attendant.  The spilled gasoline landed on the concrete pad under the dispenser and then ran across the pavement to the concrete sidewalk.  All of the spilled gasoline was contained on impervious surfaces and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I spoke to C. N. Brown about the fact that they did not report the spill to us for over 17 hours.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1177-2017*Downeast Energy reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  The homeowner smelled the oil quickly, so very little oil spilled onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The oil tank was pumped off and replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1178-2017*Irving Oil Corporation reported that one of their customers had broken the filter off their basement oil tank.  The broken filter caused a couple of gallons of heating oil to spill onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1179-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that one of their drivers had overfilled a customer's oil tank.  The excess oil came out of the vent pipe onto the porch.  Less that a quart of oil was spilled.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1180-2017*Ogunquit Fire Department reported that a dump truck had broken down near 307 Main Street.  After the truck was towed they realized the truck had blown a hydraulic hose.  Since there was no pressure in the system, less than a gallon of oil spilled onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1181-2017*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that there was a sheen in the water at Vessel Services, Inc.  They determined that the pleasure vessel Helen Louise had come in to Vessel Services the day before after losing propulsion and at some point had pumped its bilge causing the sheen.  Vessel Services deployed some sorbent material, but the oil was quite weathered and wasn't easily recoverable.  The sheen dissipated naturally.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1182-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had blown a transmission line causing several gallons of transmission fluid to spray out onto a dirt road while the truck was moving.  Most of the spilled oil was not recoverable, but where the truck stopped there was a puddle, and it was cleaned up with sorbent material and some soil was scraped up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1183-2017*St. Germain & Collins reported that there was gasoline inside the containment sump at the Windham Mobil.  There was a leak in the valve housing in the submersible turbine pump sump (STP).  National Response Corporation was hired to pump the gasoline out of the sump and the valve housing was fixed.  All of the gasoline was contained in the sump.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1184-2017*Yarmouth Fire Department reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Route 1.  The accident caused less than a gallon of gasoline to leak out onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1185-2017*Julie Isbill reported that an outdoor oil tank at her home had leaked.  I met Ms. Isbill on site and she showed me the tank in question.  It appeared that the copper oil line had been severed.  There had been a contractor on site cutting back the brush and that may have been how it happened, but no one is sure.  The tank was not being used.  I was told that about 2 gallons or more of kerosene had leaked out of the tank.  Ms. Isbill and I discussed the location of the spill and determined there were no sensitive receptors for the oil to affect and therefore determined there was no need to excavate the contaminated soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1186-2017*The York Code Enforcement Officer reported that she had received complaints from a citizen concerned that a truck had leaked oil in a ditch near her home.  She reported that there was an oil sheen on the water in the ditch.  It turned out that a neighbor had received a delivery of building supplies and when the truck tried to turn around it got stuck in the muddy ditch.  The sheen that the concerned citizen had seen may or may not have been some grease from the truck's wheels but there was no spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-199-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report an oil leak at the Straw Road substation.  Being an active station, upon my arrival, I observed the affected area from outside the fence.  A drip pan had been placed beneath the leaking unit and a work order was being developed.  Upon implementation of the cleanup plan, CMP would contact me.  Based on the confined nature of the spill and CMP's ability to manage it, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-201-2018*Downeast Energy (DEE) was notified of an oil odor from the residence.  Upon arrival, the technician repaired some portion of the feed line adjacent to the burner.  The oil stain on the floor was minimally cleaned and treated with oil odor powder by the DEE technician.  DEE did not inform Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) nor explain to the homeowner that she needed to call MDEP.  Thus, the stain sat for several weeks.  Mrs. Doering tried several internet remedies before she was advised to call MDEP for assistance and guidance.  When I arrived, I observed the radiant heat floor in the basement was significantly stained around the furnace and the odor was moderate but non-descript (from fuel oil, internet remedies, powder, etc.).

I applied speedy dry sorbent material but there was virtually no free product to absorb.  The homeowner and I discussed the events that led us to this current situation, and explained the need to properly address the cleanup with proven actions.  She was concerned about possible community "neighborhood association rules", but I explained we do this all the time and work for a common resolution.  The complication was the property was on the market with a potential buyer involved with current issues.  With this third party involvement the initial response was delayed and communications strained.

Eventually the cleanup contractor and I returned.  We scraped up and removed all the expansion cracks of residual dust/powder, thoroughly washed the floor, replaced the blocks beneath the furnace and water tank, sealed and coated the floor.  This was allowed to dry and without the radiant floor heat turned on, appeared to be sufficient, but wasn't.  As soon as the heated floor was turned on, the vapor level elevated to beyond acceptable levels.  The thought was maybe seal the entire floor, but this was replaced with the plan to remove the affected area.  A thermal imaging camera was used and the floor mapped as it heated up, outlining where the floor piping was placed and open spaces of concrete.

The next phase was to cut and remove the designated concrete while hoping to not damage the heating system.  Saw cuts were made, and power chisel was used to remove remaining concrete.  The gravel/fill beneath the floor was shoveled into buckets and hand carried to trailer outside.  Several rounds of monitoring by Don White were completed and the site was turned over to him for final remediation.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services



P-208-2018*The Department received a complaint regarding a collection of 18 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) that are located behind a residential dwelling.  The Department visited the site and made the determination that there was no active leak from any of the AST's and noted that the neighbor's drinking water well is located approximately 103 feet to the nearest AST.  The Code Enforcement staff for the Town of Casco also inspected the property, and will pursue the tanks and other solid waste debris, and have them removed from the property.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-209-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic line break at the Biddeford Walmart store that resulted in the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil into a catch basin.  The spill was caused by a faulty line on snow removal equipment which is kept at the store.  The catch basin drained into the facility's storm water management pond, where it was collected.  No hydraulic oil was observed in the nearby stream.  Walmart hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to conduct the cleanup which included pressure washing the pavement and pumping out catch basins and collecting product from the pond.  Cleanup was completed in the same day.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-210-2018*The owner of Alma-Lea's Dance Studio reported that a sheen was discovered in a flooded basement of the establishment.  Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and determined that the likely cause of the sheen was from a tipped over general use container containing an unknown petroleum product.  The sheen was so small that it could not be recovered and the basement was pumped out to the outside.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-372-2018*The spilled gasoline leaked onto the asphalt where most of it was absorbed on the sunny warm day.  Some of the gasoline was able to be recovered using oil absorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-482-2018*Downeast Energy reported that an estimated half gallon of heating oil had spilled when a transfer pump hose broke while transferring oil into a replacement tank.  They reported that most of the oil sprayed onto a worker who immediately shut down the pump.  They said a small amount had spayed onto grass next to the pump and that was collected with oil absorbent pads.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected.
P-631-2018*One gallon of gasoline was released to the water from a boat owner who accidentally missed the fill port of his boat while fueling.  Sorbent boom was used to collect the released gasoline by the Marina personnel.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-632-2018*On 8/23/18, Kailee Reeves of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection performed an inspection at an underground storage tank (UST) facility in Westbrook.  Ms. Reeves discovered that an air eliminator had been installed improperly (upside down) under the fuel dispenser of the suction system.  Fuel had been dripping from the air eliminator for an unknown time, although no such leak was noted during an inspection by Portland Pump in June of this year.  It is unknown how much gasoline was lost, though it doesn't seem like a large amount based on conditions observed.  The facility is planned for a significant upgrade either this fall or the following spring.  Based on the small amount likely spilled and the planned facility update, I did not require any remediation at this time.  It is understood that gasoline contamination is likely under the fuel dispensers and should be managed at the time of removal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action anticipated at this time.
P-633-2018*On 8/23/18, I received a call from Zach Briggs at the Portland Jetport reporting a one gallon spill of Jet-A fuel from a cracked air eliminator valve in their fuel farm.  The spill was contained on concrete and cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-634-2018*Approximately 1.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during the replacement of the AST by Downeast Energy of Springvale. The release was caused by Downeast Energy personnel while they were transferring oil from the AST in the basement to a storage container located outside.  Apparently the hose in the basement was unattended and jumped out of place, causing the oil to spill onto the concrete floor.  Downeast Energy personnel immediately cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent materials.  Downeast Energy did not immediately report the spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill was reported to the MDEP several weeks later by the homeowner.  MDEP staff visited the property and determined that the cleanup was not satisfactory.  The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services.  Additionally the lack of timely reporting was reported to MDEP enforcement and a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued for lack of timely reporting and failure to clean up the spill to the satisfaction of the MDEP. Pease see the attached NOV for additional, detailed information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-635-2018*A concrete truck leaked approximately three gallons of antifreeze to gravel.  All visible signs of affected gravel were hand excavated into a drum for off site disposal.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-636-2018*On 8/22/18, I responded to a complaint by a concerned C. N. Brown Company representative regarding this out of service, retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I confirmed the facility was out of service and the clerk stated that it had not operated for about two years.  I later referred this to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tanks Compliance unit, who replied that this was an active investigation for their unit (see attached).  In the past this facility and area has been subject to investigation of mystery gasoline vapors in the city utilities.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information
P-637-2018*Approximately 1 gallon of used motor oil was released from a sunken vessel located at the Loon's Haven Family Campground. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and placed a piece of sorbent boom around the vessel.  The vessel was removed from the water later that afternoon and the waste material was disposed of by campground personnel.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-638-2018*On 8/24/18, Kim Carson, a concerned citizen, reported possible drums dumped at this address in Parsonsfield.  The property is currently vacant and for sale.  Ms. Carson expressed interest in the property to a neighbor, who cautioned her against it because of the alleged drum dumping.  She was told the dumping could be seen from the road when there are no leaves on the trees.

I spoke with Josh Cahill, owner of the property, and made arrangements to meet him at the property the following week.  On 8/28/18 I visited the site.  Mr. Cahill had given me authorization to walk the property prior to his arrival.  I walked the open area of the property and found no evidence of the drums. I then walked the edges of the property, ending my walk through the bushes on the Mudgett Road side of the property, where I found one very old and rusted drum.  It was crushed and had holes in it.  No evidence of discharge was seen under or around the drum.  It is presumed to have been empty when it was left there.  Vegetation around the area is quite healthy, giving no indication of any discharge.  I reported my findings to both Mr. Cahill and Ms. Carson.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-639-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Cash Energy that one of their delivery drivers suffered discharges of heating oil when delivering to this residence.  MDEP response was requested and made.   Cash Energy, represented by Josh Cleaves, agreed to responsibility for cleanup actions.  The Hardisons owned and operated the aboveground storage tank (AST) facility and contracted with Cash Energy for fuel, so are also responsible parties for the discharge.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services was primary representative for overseeing initial cleanup actions to State of Maine satisfaction.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is a split level wood construction with a full basement on the west side.  The home is heated by forced hot water boiler and 275-gallon vertical aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The initial discharge was reported as 15 to 20 gallons, but MDEP Division of Response Services re-estimated the discharge as approximately 30 gallons or more.  Fifteen gallons or more of #2 oil was overfilled outside, under the outside vent pipe, and oil sprayed over the siding of the house.   Cash Energy and MDEP attributed the discharge to driver error and inattention.  I noted significant odor of oil vapors within the basement.

Within the basement, about 15 gallons of #2-oil sprayed out the tank gauge when the plastic cover burst up, and oil saturated the wood and insulation on the wall and ceiling.  Oil spread out across the concrete floor and down through cracks to soil below the floor (see photos).  The floor was in general good condition, but with some cracks.  MDEP Division of Technical Services engineer confirmed oil vapors within the basement and living area, and below the concrete slab floor.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On Friday 8/24/18, upon arriving on site, I met with Josh Cleaves and with homeowners, Ms. and Mr. Hardison.  I assessed the discharge and explained to them the MDEP cleanup requirements and assistance.  Cash Energy workers were already cleaning up sorbents inside on the floor, and outside were digging up oiled soil under the vent pipe.  MDEP Division of Response Services issued an Oil Spill Debris Form for disposal of oiled soil at CPRC Group.  Cash Energy hired Rainbow International Restoration, a small local company, to take over cleanup of the oiled basement.  Ventilation fans were set up in the basement windows.

On 8/27/18 and 8/28/18, Rainbow International washed the oil tank, wood ceiling and walls, and concrete walls and floor, and lifted the boiler for cleaning underneath.  Cash Energy completed hand-digging out oiled soil to MDEP satisfaction and backfilled.  Excavation was down to the foundation footer.  Oil-contaminated soil was left behind, unremoved, and is expected to degrade with time.  Radon Systems, LLC, later installed a sub-slab depressurization system for venting oiled soils below the floor and enhance natural degradation.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  See MDEP Division of Technical Services information for final closure of the cleanup.
2)  Cash Energy took responsibility for remediation to State of Maine satisfaction.  No Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Insurance Fund application or coverage is expected.
3)  Cash Energy was reminded of the need of their peddler truck drivers to properly monitor their fuel deliveries.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-640-2018*On 8/24/18, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting 2-3 quarts of motor oil spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-641-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of jet fuel onto the tarmac resulting from an overfill.  The Jetport staff and Portland Fire Department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-642-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 5 gallon spill of concrete release liquid that ran from the road down onto a driveway.  The concrete liquid is used during the concrete pouring stage and on the footers to prevent them from sticking to the cured concrete.  The 5 gallon pail likely fell off of a passing truck as it went around a tight corner.

At the time of the incident, a puddle had formed at the beginning of the driveway, which was collected by the fire department in sorbent pads.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was applied and swept up that night.  Some contaminated soil from the edge of the driveway was removed.

Due to the heat, product was releasing through the pavement cracks.  Additional speedy-dry was applied to the area for approximately 2 weeks.  Much of the free product had been removed and a stain was left.  The on site drilled well is located approximately 145 feet from the spill site and is approximately 120 feet deep.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

A-65-2017*The Randolph Fire Department reported a basement oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from stacked storage containers falling over onto the filter assembly of an oil tank, breaking the piping. The Fire Department was called by the homeowner.  Augusta Natural Gas was called to repair the tank piping. A site visit was made to assist with cleanup. Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired for removal of oiled personal belongings and to clean and seal coat the concrete floor. The home is served by public water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-92-2017*An unknown sheen was reported with an unknown cause. The sheen dispersed quickly, and no source was found.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this tims.
B-93-2017*On 2/24/17, Responder Paul Nichols oversaw the excavation of contaminated soil from the property at 49 Libby Hill Road. The job was not completed that day. The following Monday, Paul was back to see the completion of the contaminated soil be removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-94-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine lab at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-96-2017*I received a call indicating the above ground oil storage tank at the subject location was leaking. I responded to the site and found what I would classify as a small leak from a fitting on the tank. The spill impacted a small amount of snow and ice underneath the tank. I was able to recover nearly all of the spilled product by shoveling up contaminated snow. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-400-2017*The discharge was the result of a broken fuel line on a truck releasing approximately 2 gallons of diesel fuel on the paved parking lot.  The fuel was collected with speedy-dry and disposed of properly.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-401-2017*5/17/2017 at 16:00 I received a call that a vehicle crashed on Washington Summit, Portland which had leaked about 2 gallons of gas onto the roadway. Portland Fire cleaned up the gas with sand and speedy dry. No site visit was made. No further action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
B-635-2017*I arrived on site and found a small amount of contaminated soil.  The old tank had already been removed which made my digging up of the contaminated soil very easy.  I removed the contaminated soil and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-636-2017*A leaking tank was reported at the subject location.  When I arrived on site, Dead River Company personnel had already begun the process of pumping out the leaking tank and made arrangements for a replacement.  A small area of concrete floor in the basement was impacted by the spill which was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I installed a radon fan for vapor mitigation until readings were within normal limits.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-640-2017*I met Mr. Thornton on site in his gravel pit and he showed me the small, old weathered oil stain on the ground.  It appeared to be from a piece of equipment that moved long ago.  The soil was negative on both my field screening methods, shake test and photo-ionization detector.

No remediation required or necessary at this point in time.  No further Division of Response Services action.



P-20-2018*In the evening of January 5th, Downeast Energy delivered to the above address.  The driver spilled product while coiling up the  delivery hose onto a snow bank (approx. 3 feet by 15 feet area) along the edge and part of the driveway.  On January 10th, the customer had noticed vapors in house and product in the snow and called Downeast.  Downeast was on site the same day to clean up contaminated snow and ice by hand and called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to report and assist.

I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.  No further action required by Response Services at this time.
B-139-2018*During the fueling of a excavator an air pocket or something caused diesel to back splash at the start of the fueling.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1041-2017*A car fire resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of gasoline.  Spilled product ran along the curbing towards a catch basin, but was absorbed by leaves and debris.  Sorbent materials applied by the fire department also prevented impacts to the basin.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1042-2017*On 12/1/17, I received a call from Becky at C. N. Brown Company reporting a 10 gallon spill of heating oil from one of their tank trucks in Acton.  While at the specified location, the driver had some sort of mishap involving the transfer of oil after a pocket switchover on the truck.  The spilled fuel was all to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1043-2017*On 12/1/17, as part of duties with underground storage tank (UST) management, I visited this planned UST piping removal and replacement.  The location is a consumptive-use, heating oil UST facility for a municipal school.  At this time I noted a new manway and concrete patch in the tank pad (see attached site plan).  The old piping appears to have been replaced.  There appears to be an inside heating oil day-tank for the school heating system and I noted no evidence of discharges around the UST or the aboveground storage tank vent pipe.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time based on present information.
P-1044-2017*On 12/4/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a 3 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a car hitting a power pole.  The oil spilled onto the paved roadway.  The oil was recovered with speedy dry sorbent material and the road surface was washed.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-263-2019*The Department was notified of a .25 ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The driver noticed a weak whistle and noticed the overfill when it came out the vent pipe and onto the siding.  The AST was inspected and was not compromised.  The Department spoke to the homeowner who indicated the siding around the vent had been washed by Dead River Company and they were satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-264-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from an engine malfunction on a garbage truck.  The spill was contained to the roadway and was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services and the waste was disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-93-2019*Division of Response was notified by a homeowner that the snow on his property was mysteriously red.   Response went to the site and found that the snow was discolored due to organic matter and discussed this with homeowner.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-500-2018*The Department was notified of a .75 gallon antifreeze spill which resulted from an overheated piece of equipment.  Pine Tree Waste Services conducted the cleanup and disposed of the waste.

No site visit was made and no further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
B-400-2018*On July 2, 2018 the Maine Department of Transportation called to report that while they were working on the riverwalk construction project they had demolished part of a building to open the site for the riverwalk.  In that building was an unknown electrical transformer. The transformer was knocked down during the demolition and leaked into part of a foundation they were back filling. The transformer oil was tested and cleared to be disposed of along with the demolition debris. No resources were at risk from my observations during my site visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-401-2018*On July 2, 2018 Pan Am Railways had a leak, overflow, from engine 319's engine containment tank due to rain.  The spill contaminated the ballast under the track and gravel.  The contaminated ballast was removed and the tracks and ties were wiped down. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-402-2018*On July 2, 2018 Calais Fire Department called to report that an unknown source of possible hydraulic oil was leaked all down the center of Main Street along house numbers 600-800. The town had put down sand and used a street sweeper to collect the sand which was disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-403-2018*I received report from Chris Cronin of the Maine Air National Guard that he had a small spill of gasoline in his own driveway.   While filing his lawn mower less than a quart spilled onto his paved driveway. Most seeped into the pavement, but he was able to recover some using a couple of shop rags.  He brought the shop rags to me for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-404-2018*I received report of a Brewer wastewater treatment pump station explosion.  I was requested to assist to help with air monitoring to confirm the area was safe and repair work could begin.

I arrived on scene and helped investigate, but was unable to find a source of the explosion.  With my air monitoring instruments, I was able to confirm that there was a volatile petroleum compound in the atmosphere.  I suspected it to be gasoline by the smell.

I was also able to confirm that their pump station, a confined space, still had lower explosive readings.  I used my intrinsically safe air mover to exchange the air in the space, confirming the atmosphere was safe.  Once this was confirmed, the work could be completed to get the station back on line.

An investigation continued, but no perpetrator was found. The cause remains unknown.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-405-2018*Thankfully no one was injured at the accident, and a very small amount of oil was leaked to the asphalt where it was absorbed into the pavement.  No recovery possible.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-406-2018*I responded to a vehicle accident at 2244 Route 2 in Hermon. I applied pads to the dripping gasoline area and drained the remaining product in the tank for proper disposal.

The following week I was on site with an excavator to remove 3/4 of a ton of contaminated soil from the property.  This was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-407-2018*I received a complaint of what was thought to be a vandal, dumping an estimated quart of oil in the paved driveway of Mr. Dunton.  The oil had soaked into the pavement and was unrecoverable.  Strange situation and no suspects known.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-408-2018*A front end loader at the railyard had a small oil leak.  The oil dripped to the ground.  Rail employees shoveled the contaminated soil into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-409-2018*On July 3, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report that a piston went on one of the locomotives which caused the engine containment tank to overflow. Lube oil overflowed onto the ties and the gravel beneath. Pan Am employees wiped the ties and excavated the contaminated gravel to be disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-410-2018*On July 5, 2018 Scotts Company called to report that a wheel loader was moving products around the company's yard and had a small hydraulic leak. The leak was fixed and company employees hand dug up a small area of contaminated soil to be disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-411-2018*On July 6, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that they received a call from an oil technician who reported there was oil leak in the basement of the building. Upon arrival the technician had stated there was a leak in the line that had been replaced. I put down sorbent material and then used a degreaser to clean up the basement floor. A ventilation fan was installed to control vapors within the basement along with the opening of windows for cross ventilation. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-656-2018*On 9/4/18, I received a call from Chris Bogue of Downeast Energy reporting a small leak from a customer's oil tank.  Approximately 1 cup of oil was reported to have leaked due to gasket failure on the filter housing of the tank.  The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-657-2018*On 9/4/18, I received a call from John Ouellette reporting that he had smelled oil last January and suspected his oil tank had been leaking.  I responded that afternoon.  I learned that Mr. Ouellette had the tank filled in January, and smelled oil from January through March.  He did not report this event earlier to anyone.  I looked over his oil tank which was located underneath a porch outside the mobile home.  I was able to see one side, plus the two ends of the tank and could not see any sign of leakage or smell any oil odor.  I suspect he was just seeking assistance in getting the tank replaced.  It was very corroded and definitely in need of replacing.  I learned Mr. Ouellette is on heating assistance and I offered to try to help him with a new oil tank.

I contacted Peter Moulton, who oversees the Department's oil tank replacement program.  In this particular case, we were not able to replace the oil tank because of a disagreement with the owner of the mobile home park on what kind of tank to install, however, we could convert his home to propane if he so chose.  I left Mr. Moulton in charge of handling any potential tank replacement or propane conversion.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-649-2018*Upon returning home from vacation, the Hassetts noticed oil odor but not enough to be concerned.  At closer inspection, they noticed some oil on the floor and called their oil service provider, Charlie Burnham (CB), who in turn called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

The release was limited to roughly the footprint of the tank plus a few feet and then into the adjacent partition wall. The filter housing had leaked due to corrosion and degradation, not the tank itself.  The oil had wicked into the sheetrock approximately 9 feet in length and in the middle to about three feet in height.

CB replaced the filter and Mr. Hassett was instructed to call his homeowner's insurance, with the understanding they were less than likely to cover the cleanup costs.  The MDEP has a cleanup insurance fund for this specific reason, and I proceeded to call a cleanup contractor to begin as soon as possible, independent of who covers the cost.

Arriving shortly after, Allstate Environmental Services was able to pump off remaining oil into drums.  CB would set up a temporary fuel system to continue hot water through the furnace. The tank was removed from the room.  The affected wall framing and sheetrock were removed for disposal.  The floor was dry rubbed and washed, and vacuumed to remove the wash solution.  A fan was installed and a plan was made to return and re-wash the flooring and structural framing.  On the third day, the wall would be reconstructed, a few 2x4's coated with Gel-Magic sealant, and the drywall rehung and mudded.  Mr. Hassett agreed to paint it and CB would install a new tank at the request of Mr. Hassett later in the week.

All parties are satisfied with the cleanup and restoration and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions here.
P-661-2018*Scott Cyr received a report from Maine State Police that an unknown tractor trailer had struck a bridge at Moderation and River Roads in Hollis.  The truck had ruptured its saddle tank, but did not stop.  The State Police requested assistance from the Department.  There is no indication what remedial actions, if any, were taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-663-2018*Topsham Fire Department called to report a motor vehicle accident at the aforementioned address, with the loss of coolant to the roadway.  Some possibly migrated into the storm drain.  With no sensitive receptors in the line, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was conducted.  Based on the information received MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-668-2018*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the garage of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Allstate Environmental Services was contracted to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.  The leaking AST was subsequently removed by Dead River Company personnel.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.



B-563-2018*On September 1, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 95  North involving a recreational vehicle (RV) that was currently leaking diesel fuel from the saddle tank.  Upon arrival the RV was in the woods in the median. I was able to pump out the saddle tank that was exposed which had leaked minimally. Once the vehicle was moved, the other saddle tank, which had been severed due to the crash, was exposed. Diesel fuel was visible on some of the trees. An oil in soil shake test showed minimal contamination in the ground. The remainder of fuel in that second saddle tank was removed with sorbents. All disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-564-2018*On September 2, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that a pickup truck had rolled over and in the process lost diesel fuel and a small amount of motor oil onto the dirt road. The fire department on scene had put down sorbent material, along with hand digging the small area of contamination, which was disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-428-2017*On 6/1/17, Tom Fitzgerald, of Downeast Energy, reported an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Otisfield.  A small amount of oil was spilled onto a wooden deck and stone below.  Downeast cleaned up the deck with sorbent materials and excavated a 5 gallon bucket worth of stone/soil.  They will make contact with the owner of the property regarding the spill to the deck.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-441-2017*On 6/5/17, I received a call from Norma Rugg of Lampron Energy, Inc., reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Falmouth.  It was reported that 1 gallon of oil was spilled outside the home.  Allstate Environmental Services was dispatched to clean up the spill.  Allstate removed five 5-gallon pails of contaminated soil from under the vent pipe.  Lampron made contact with the homeowner and made arrangements with him to get inside the home to make sure nothing had spilled inside.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
A-467-2017*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported that a discharge of less than 8 gallons of hydraulic oil was released as the result of a broken hose on a track machine.  The affected vegetation and ballast was removed and disposed of by Pan Am crews.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-468-2017*Josh Slaney reported that a sheen was occurring in the Kennebec River near the outfall of the Pan Am Railyard water treatment discharge.  This is an ongoing issue and hard booms had been placed to minimize the impact.  On this day, the water was particularly low and the wind was causing sheen to escape the boom.  Josh indicated that he would place more sorbent boom in the area and adjust it as he could to minimize the impact.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-670-2017*A small spill from a city bus was reported at the Bangor Public Works.  The spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered by the responsible party with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-718-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday, 9/16/17, Ms. Valerie Morin, of Dead River Company (DRC), contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services to report an estimated 30 gallon leak of heating oil "bubbling out of the ground" onto Ms. Lebel's basement floor.  (The discharge volume was later re-estimated to 5 gallons or less.)  Ms. Lebel requested that MDEP respond.  En route to the site, I requested two spill workers and equipment from National Response Corporation (NRC).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a suburban residential area adjacent to the Kennebec River and is served by private drinking water wells.  Topography slopes downward east toward the river.  Ms. Lebel's home is a cape style home with a full basement.  In the basement are two aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  One is for K1 oil and a monitor heater, and the other is #2 oil for a hot air furnace.  Under the concrete basement floor is an interior perimeter drain that drains to the river (see site plan and sketch)

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Ms. Lebel has had two previous and small basement oil discharges: see reports P-785-2015 and P-733-2007.  Potential sensitive receptors include her drilled drinking water well, indoor oil vapors, and discharges out the perimeter drain and into the river.

While on site on 9/16/17, I noted an oil stain on the painted floor from the oil filter running east toward the sump (see site sketch & photos).  DRC advised that the leak was from a pinhole in the side of the oil filter.  The painted floor inhibited the oil soaking into the concrete.  There was strong to moderate oil odor in the basement and the upstairs living area. A small volume of red oil was found in the sump.  The sump sits under a basement sink and the sump is connected to the interior perimeter drain which drains out at the southeast corner of the house.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On Saturday, 9/16/17, DRC had cleaned up most of the oil with sorbents and repaired the leaking filter housing.  Ms. Lebel requested MDEP help, and I explained cleanup needed. I explained the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (Groundwater Fund) coverage and gave her a Groundwater Fund insurance application.  I assisted her in completing the application, then contacted Julie, with Neighbors, Inc., who assists with caring for Ms. Lebel, and who sent in the application for her client.  A MDEP Ram fan was set up in the basement and vented out a window for several days to create a negative pressure and help inhibit oil vapors from intruding into the living area.

On 9/16/17 and 9/22/17, MDEP had NRC respond, wash the oiled floor and oiled washer and dryer, and remove the oiled sink stand.  MDEP later had a contractor install a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS) to ventilate oil vapors.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Residual oil contamination is expected to naturally degrade and be managed by the SSDS venting.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further remedial actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-719-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In April, 2017, Mr. C. D. Armstrong, of Deering Lumber Company, contacted John Dunlap, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), regarding the fuel facility and discharges at the Holly's Gas station adjacent to his Biddeford property.  Mr. Armstrong was negotiating with Mr. Ralph Leo for purchase of the gas station and removal of the underground storage tank (UST) facility so Deering Lumber could expand.  Mr. Armstrong was concerned for his liability and what he may find should he raze the building.  Mr. Dunlap referred Mr. Armstrong to me.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  At this time, the facility is an active retail, motor fuels UST facility.  It has been an active repair garage.  In recent years, the property has been a fuel oil retail office and parking location for oil peddler trucks.

Holly's Gas was formerly operated as Roger's Service Center and has gone through several generations of motor fuels, waste oil and heating oil USTs.  Discharges of free product petroleum have been documented to storm drains and to the nearby Saco River and the ground, as early as the 1980's (see P-120-1982, P-118-1980, P-310-1989 and P-762-1990, et al).  The discharge sources were found to be steel suction-operated product piping that appear to have leaked over many years every time the fuel line was charged by the dispenser pump.

The significant issue at the time was the status of UST fill pipes located at the rear, north side, of the garage building.  The fill pipe road boxes were filled with concrete prior to 1990 so the status of potential USTs under them could not be easily checked.  There was good possibility that tanks existed under the garage building and in 1996 these tanks were granted approval for abandonment-in-place (see report P-797-1996).  Chapter 691 rules in 1996 for abandonment in place require that the tanks be pumped out, purged and cleaned, and filled with an inert material, typically concrete slurry.  At this time in 2017, I have found no evidence any tanks under the building had been opened and cleaned and properly filled in the past.  I have not noted a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for any tanks under the building and required in 1996.

I advised Mr. Armstrong that he should consider MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) review and advised Nick Hodgkins of MDEP VRAP that he may be contacted.

In March, 2018, the new owner, Rocco Rinaldi and his brother, advised me that Ralph Leo had broken up the floor of the garage building, and that Mr. Leo claimed that he found no evidence of USTs under the floor.  The MDEP had not been informed of this and did not get opportunity to check under the floor.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  After conferring with other MDEP staff, I advised Mr. Armstrong that if anyone razes the current garage building and confirms UST's, that they would be responsible for proper UST facility abandonment and a closure assessment.
2)  As any possible UST facilities under the garage building were taken out of service prior to 1990, were probably of non-compliant construction, and associated discharges were pre-1990, the facility would ineligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance for clean-up actions.
3)  In September, 2017, Mr. Armstrong informed me that Ralph Leo had found another buyer for his Holly's Super Gas property.  I later sent information on this facility's USTs and discussed with him in person the possible old, out of service UST's under the garage building.  Mr. Rinaldi told me he did not bank-finance the purchase, so did not have a Phase-1 or Phase-2 site assessment done.  I advised Mr. Rinaldi that he would have liability for oil discharges on the site and any UST facility remaining.
4) Oil contaminated media is understood to remain under the property and shall be properly managed if
P-720-2017*On 9/27/17, while in the area, I made a routine abandonment confirmation visit to the Sabattus Public Works (SPW) garage for their consumptive use, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The location is rural commercial and residential use and served by private water wells.

I missed the UST removal by three weeks.   A SPW representative stated there were no problems found during the removal.  The 20,000 gallon capacity, 2-compartment UST had been replaced by a new 12,000-gallon double-wall, 2-compartment UST facility with new dispenser island.  See the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) UST Registration file 8192, and the UST Closure assessment of St. Germain-Collins for more information.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-722-2017*A five gallon container of UN 2922 Bacticide became punctured in the back of a straight job delivery truck during transit.  Approximately three gallons of spilled product impacted the decking at the door, the liftgate and pavement below the truck.  Baking soda, water, and rags were used to neutralize and clean the truck and liftgate.  Sorbent materials were used to treat the paved parking lot. The damaged container and spill debris were overpacked and disposed by an environmental contractor.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Corrective Action Report.
P-724-2017*On 9/18/17, I received a call from Cianbro Corporation reporting a 3-5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil when a hydraulic filter came off an excavator during use.  Cianbro removed a small amount of soil from the area.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-725-2017*A pressure washer was overfilled which resulted in the release of an approximate pint of gasoline to the deck of this ship.  A portion of spilled product also affected the river.  Sorbent materials and evaporation were used to mitigate affects to the deck.  No action was taken on the water.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-726-2017*On 9/18/17, I received a call from Cindy at C. N. Brown Company, reporting an estimated 5 ounce spill of kerosene when one of their drivers disconnected the scully after making a delivery at this facility.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-728-2017*On 9/18/17, I received a call from Laurie Daniels of Tambrands, reporting a small spill from some leaking batteries stored on a pallet outside during a construction project.  Baking soda was applied to the area to sorb and neutralize the spill.  Then that material and the affected soils below were removed, drummed and placed in their hazardous waste storage area for future disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-729-2017*On 9/18/17, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a 1 cup spill of antifreeze due to a motor vehicle accident in the area of 156 Country Club Road in Sanford.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-732-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which caused less than one gallon of heating oil to be forced out the bungs. Product ran down the sides of the tank to the concrete basement floor.  All visible signs of free product were recovered with sorbent materials by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-733-2017*On 9/19/17, I received a call from Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reporting a 2 quart spill of hydraulic oil from a tamper onto the tracks between Greely Road and Route 9 in Cumberland.  The affected ballast was removed by Pan Am.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-734-2017*On 9/21/17, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting a small spill at a customer's residence in South Portland.  The fuel pump on the burner had been leaking, causing a 2 foot stain on the concrete floor.  The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-737-2017*On 9/22/17, I received a call from Andy at Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting an overfill spill of approximately 1/2 gallon of oil while filling a tank at this location.  The spill was wiped up with sorbent pads.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-738-2017*On 9/23/17, I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a small spill from a transformer at this location.  It is unknown why the transformer leaked.  The homeowner that lives next to it alerted CMP as to its status.  A small amount of soil, leaves and brush were removed from the base of the pole.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
P-739-2017*On 9/24/17, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of antifreeze due to a motor vehicle accident in the area of 47 Washington Street near the 3rd Alarm Diner.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-740-2017*On 10/2/17, I received a call from the Androscoggin County Sherriff's Office reporting a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Pine Street resulting in the discharge of motor oil and antifreeze to the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-741-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that one of their propane delivery trucks had blown a transmission line in a customer's driveway.  About a quart of transmission fluid was spilled on the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-742-2017*The York Fire Department reported that a Green Thumb Farms truck had a damaged fuel line causing diesel fuel to spill onto the roadway and the driveway at the Cliff House.  I arrived to find the truck parked in the driveway of the Cliff House and a mechanic was working on it.  The spilled diesel was contained on paved surfaces and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-743-2017*The Limerick Fire Department reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Main Street and Elm Street.  The collision caused about a quart of motor oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-744-2017*On Tuesday, 9/26/17, I responded to this 9/25/17 notification of a petroleum discharge in the back yard of this residence.  Ms. Bugenske reported that her son had kept his 21' lobster boat in her yard for about 10 years and after he moved it off, she found an apparent dark oil stain in the soil below were the boat had been.  Her neighbor had complained about the discharge affecting his property.

The boat was gone at the time of my visit.  I confirmed a dark oil stain about 3" to 4' deep in the soil and about 3' to 5' around.  The leak had not left the Bugenske property (see field notes).  There was a little odor of used engine oil and the discharge appeared a year or more in age based on weathering.  The spill volume is based on the typical engine lube-oil capacity for a boat this size.  Ms. Bugenske stated that the neighborhood is built on an old landfill and digging around I found buried bricks, seashells and bits of metal.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

Ms. Bugenske agreed to my recommendation that she dig up the stained soil based on color and dispose of the soil in her municipal waste.  I estimated several 5-gallon pails of waste soil.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-745-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In August, 2017, A. L. Doggett, Inc., (ALD) notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a planned abandonment by removal of this out-of-service retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  On 9/27/17, MDEP Division of Response Services confirmed gasoline contaminated soils under the dispenser locations.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a dense urban, commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer services.  The UST facility was owned and operated by Mr. George Gendron.  The facility has been known as Gendron's Mobil and then as Gendron's U-Save.

The native soil in this area is Presumpscot Formation silt clay with high groundwater.  The area is not over a mapped aquifer and there are no known water wells within 100'.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Discharge remediation during the 1990 UST facility replacement is covered under spill report P-232-1990.  The product piping was Total Containment single wall plastic within a ribbed plastic piping chase (see photos).  The four dispenser locations did not have sumps and I noted fuel staining, weathered gasoline odor, and contamination in the soil below the dispensers.  Reports P-1123-2003, P-882-2005 documented dispenser leaks.

During facility abandonment, evidence of minor discharges were confirmed in small areas around the tank tops.  See the UST Closure Assessment for more information.  The fill material around the piping and tanks is new replacement fill from the 1990 facility installation.  No evidence of free product fuel on groundwater, nor oil-saturated soils were noted in the area of the gasoline UST facility.  Groundwater was lower, at near the tank bottoms, than was noted in 1990 during facility replacement.

On 9/29/17, in the area of the diesel UST, FGS noted some significant contamination levels in field headspace analysis.  Based on phone notification, I understand this diesel discharge was local around the tank,.  See the attached Sample Plan, and the UST Site assessment for further details.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No remediation or removal of soil or groundwater was required by MDEP at this time and I understand no cleanup actions were initiated by the facility owner.

UST FACILITY REMOVAL
This facility, abandoned by removal in September, 2017, was done by ALD under Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Tod Lavallee and Brian Barton.  Frank Wezner, of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services (FGS), was on site for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

These USTs, installed in 1990 under Clean Harbors Environmental Services Certified Installer Gordon Pott, were plastic clad steel, double-wall tanks made by Total Containment, Inc.  The post-1990 UST facility has been out-of-service for an extended time, and I understand due to fuel product in the tank interstitial spaces, typically due to corrosion perforations of the steel inner tank shell.

The product piping was listed as double-wall fiberglass though actually were Total Containment Company plastic within a plastic chase.  The piping was found to have low spots, dips, and not sloping properly back to the tanks in violation of installation rules.  ALD cut the product piping and drained 10 to 15 gallons of fuel from the piping, and water from the piping chase.  If ALD had flushed the piping as required in Chapter 691, this fuel trapped in the pipe should have been removed.

National Response Corporation (NRC) was contracted to purge and clean the tanks on 9/28/17.  NRC had to return on 9/29/17, as several tanks had elevated Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) levels due to improper cleaning, and removal delay.  Entry holes had been cut in the tank tops, though the contractor had not entered the tanks on 9/28/17 to remove gasoline saturated tank sludge.  NRC returned and completed cleaning the sludge out on 9/29/17.  The venting vapors had an unusual sweet acetone-like odor, which we
P-746-2017*On 9/26/17, while traveling through Freeport on Route 125 (Wardtown Road), I noted a fresh oil spill on the gravel roadside and asphalt pavement next to a new utility pole laying on the ground.  It looked like a halfhearted cleanup was done with some speedy dry clay sorbents.  I found no record that this improperly cleaned discharge had been reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill is at the driveway of a residence served by a private water well (see photo).

On 9/27/17, upon checking with Central Maine Power Company, I was informed that this pole is owned by Fairpoint Communications who was setting poles for a new development, 'Baird Landing', across Route 125.  Scott Allocca, Risk Management Director with Fairpoint, confirmed it was one of his company's discharges and that he would have it investigated and remediated.  The leak had been from a truck delivering or setting the new pole.

On 10/2/17, I contacted Mr. Allocca again after seeing that the discharge had still not been cleaned up satisfactory.  Mr. Allocca hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to perform the cleanup and would re-educate his employees on spill reporting and cleanup.

On Friday, 10/6/17, EPI completed the cleanup with soil removal.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-747-2017*On Monday, 10/2/18, I met John Monroe of Native Maine Produce to check on cleanup of a diesel spill at their consumptive use, commercial, motor fuel, aboveground storage tank (AST).  During fueling of a truck, I understand that the hose broke off causing fuel to discharge to the paved parking lot toward a storm drain and the adjacent wetland (see photos and site map).  None of the discharge reached the wetland and waters of the state.  The location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer.

The hose had been repaired and the discharge still needed some oiled soil removal to be adequately cleaned up.  Oiled soil was disposed of with their special waste.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-748-2017*On Thursday, 9/28/17, Freeport Fire Department (FFD) reported a small gasoline discharge to pavement from an auto that was being cleaned up.  The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use.  I checked the spill location following their work and found cleanup satisfactory.

No further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-749-2017*In response to notification by Ms. Cannon of AECOM, for her client, Cumberland Farms Inc. (CFI), I responded and met on site with Adam of AECOM, on Friday, 9/29/17.

The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, and is located in a rural-suburban commercial and residential area.  This present UST facility replaced tanks and piping removed in 2003.  See earlier spill reports and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) UST registration file 9061 for additional information.

Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Mark Winslow and Steffan Winslow, of MarWin Construction Company, were upgrading the facility's septic system and noted the oil-contaminated soil while excavating.  This contaminated area is at the southeast corner of the property on the opposite side from the UST's and just south of the dispenser islands.  Groundwater at about 3' below grade exhibited a fluid oil sheen.  The native soils were Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.

After field assessment and knowing past site spill history, I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form to allow disposal of oiled soils that could not be reused at CPRC Group.  CFI and its contractors arranged disposal and costs.

1) Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and should be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  Considering the site conditions, soil types, and lack of sensitive receptors, no further remediation source reduction was required at the time.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time I understand that this old discharge and remediation is not covered by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance coverage.
4)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-750-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 10/1/17, Waterboro Fire Department (WFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a gasoline discharge associated with a pickup truck fire.  The truck's fuel tank was reported full at the time of the conflagration and it was unknown how much burned up and how much soaked into the ground.  The site's drinking water well is nearby so a MDEP Division of Response Services visit in the morning was prudent.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill location is rural commercial and residential use and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  The Denis' drilled well is about 100' to the southwest.  The discharge is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.

The property is owned by Deer Pond Fuel, Inc., which transports and delivers fuel oils.  I noted no stationary bulk oil storage facility on site.  There was a large mobile aboveground motor fuels storage tank/dispenser facility on site that appeared to be out of service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/2/17, I noted an odor of gasoline and burned vehicle in the area of the spill site.  Ambient Photoionization Detector (PID) readings over the soil were 2 to 20 parts per million (ppm).  The gasoline discharge appeared to have flowed southwest (SW) and northeast (NE) of the burned vehicle with firefighting water across the compacted gravel parking lot (see photos).  At the SW and NE sides, the WFD had built low gravel berms to help contain the discharge and water.  Sorbent pads along the berm were saturated with product.

Chris Denis stated that he wished the gasoline discharge removed from his property.  Based on potential threat to the nearby water well and the sand & gravel aquifer, MDEP required remediation to State of Maine satisfaction under Maine Statute.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 10/2/17, I reached Fred Bird and advised him of the requirement for remediation.  Mr. Bird stated that Progressive Insurance told him that he was not covered for cleanup of the discharge as he was not directly responsible for starting the vehicle fire and the associated gasoline leak.  This statement was later backed up by Mr. Denis and by Ms. Koroski of MDEP.  Ms. Koroski and I later contacted Progressive Insurance and advised them of Mr. Bird's liability for cleanup of the discharge whether they would cover Mr. Bird or not (see attached e-mail communications).

Neither Mr. Bird nor Progressive Insurance were able to initiate a prompt cleanup deemed necessary by MDEP.  MDEP negotiated that cleanup actions were required and Mr. Bird was primary responsible party under Maine statute and Progressive Insurance agreed to accept the contractor's invoices for direct payment.

Allstate Environmental Services (AES) was authorized by MDEP to remove gasoline contaminated soil and backfill with clean appropriate backfill.  AES removed 10 tons of soil down to 4" to 6" below grade.  Campbell Environmental Group was hired by MDEP Division of Response Services to screen and document the cleanup and found that gasoline-contaminated soil had been removed to non-detect levels.  AES backfilled with approved gravel to support vehicular traffic.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, the oil-contaminated media is understood to have been removed to state of Maine satisfaction.  This incident has been referred to MDEP geologist Mark Woodruff for further evaluation as needed.
2)  MDEP will seek reimbursement from Mr. Bird and/or Progressive Insurance for remediation expenses.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-756-2017*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of a reported five gallons of hydraulic oil to the gravel road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and a small amount of soil was scratched up with a shovel.  The material was disposed by Hammond Lumber Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-757-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location.  Approximately one quart of heating oil was released from the vent affecting a shrub and soil.  According to the reporter, all olfactory evidence of contaminated soil was removed by hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-759-2017*An electrical transformer dripped onto a mailbox and paver stones while it was being changed out.  Less than one gallon of mineral oil was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The mailbox was cleaned.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached spill report.
P-760-2017*Late report of a hydraulic oil spill was received, discovered during a mining inspection.  The hydraulic hoses on a previously out of service screener were being pressure tested and one of them failed.  Less than ten gallons of product were released to the ground.  Spilled product impacted gravel base layer atop loamy sand.  Visible observation during the removal indicated only the gravel layer was affected.  Said layer was removed over the extent of visibly stained area, which is within a significant gravel pit and far from any off site receptors.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-761-2017*On 9/13/18, Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) notified that due to a motor vehicle accident there was a discharge of motor oil to the paved road at this location.  No spill to drains or soil and cleaned up by BFD personnel.  I found cleanup satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-762-2017*On 9/27/17, Pad #6 transformer leak to the concrete pad, soil and grass next to the residential mailboxes was reported and cleaned up.  The spill area is rural residential use served by municipal water and sewer.  I found the discharge cleaned satisfactory.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.

P-763-2017*Response was made to a leak of hydraulic oil from a trash compactor operated by Maine Medical Center facility at this suburban commercial location.  The hydraulic oil hose ruptured and the discharge was cleaned by Troiano Waste Services who was emptying the compactor at the time.  The leak was to pavement and cleaned satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-764-2017*Approximately 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the loading rack while filling a tank truck.  The release was caused by operator inattention.  The oil was released to the paved road surface below and was cleaned and disposed of by Sprague personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-765-2017*During the removal of a natural gas regulator, elemental mercury was released to a concrete basement floor at the bottom of the basement steps.  The mercury smashed into tiny beads.  A significant portion collected in a depression in the floor for the sewer clean out, but the rest dispersed in various directions.  A specific mercury vacuum was utilized to recover rogue beads, then the affected surface area was treated with an amalgam while ambient air in the residence was exchanged.  Swipe testing indicated a satisfactory recovery effort which was confirmed with a Lumex meter.  The readings were low enough to allow inhabitance and would continue to trend lower over time.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-766-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 10/5/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Frederick Brothers Oil & Propane Company (FBO) of an estimated 70 gallon leak from this customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  An immediate MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a dense, residential, mobile/manufactured home located among others within Hillcrest Retirement Community.  The location is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Buried power and communications went to each mobile home.

Ms. Fay Bowker was the AST owner and her son, Stephen J. Carini, stated that he was her agent.  The property contaminated by the discharge belonged to State Manufactured Homes, Inc., with Ms. Theresa Defosses as the primary contact.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
An internal corrosion hole was discovered near the filter end of the tank. The 275-gallon tank had recently been filled which may have disturbed the tank sludge and instigated the corrosion hole leak.   About 207 gallons of K1 oil was pumped out of the tank, indicating about 60-gallons had been lost.  A strong oil odor and staining was found around the tank.  The small oil stain indicates the oil dribbled out and soaked down into the soil without spreading laterally.

Hillcrest Retirement Community wished the oiled soil removed from their property, and source reduction would reduce oil vapor intrusion into the home.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
FBO responded at the request of the homeowner to put a temporary patch on the tank.  After I explained cleanup recommendations and the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund), the MDEP hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond.  On 10/5/17, NRC pumped out the tank and we made plans for moving the tank and for excavation in the morning.  FBO replaced Ms. Bowker's AST facility.

On Friday, 10/6/17, MDEP oversaw excavation of the oiled soil under the AST leak area down to 4' below grade where we hit bedrock refusal and ceased source reduction.  The severity of the oil contamination in the soil lessened with depth (see attached Sample Record Sheet).  The medium tan sand fill near the surface and the native gray boney sand below was dry then moist at the bedrock.  Oiled soil removal was restricted by the adjacent home and buried communication cables.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Residual oil contamination is expected to naturally degrade with time.  No other residences are known to be affected at this time.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-767-2017*The aboveground tank at this location was overfilled.  Less than a pint of heating oil was discharged out the vent.  Spilled product impacted soil and all visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the delivery driver.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-768-2017*A hose split on a garbage truck while it was underway, which resulted in an approximate two gallon loss of antifreeze to a long stretch of pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-769-2017*A delivery driver connected to a scully intending to fill an aboveground tank but stopped after only delivering 25 gallons.  When he gained entry to the utility room, heating oil was discovered to be draining out of the tank from the filter assembly.  He immediately closed the firematic to prevent any further release.  Approximately 15 gallons of spilled product affected an approximate 10'x10' slab on grade addition off the original barn structure.  Miscellaneous building materials and the pressure treated sill plate were affected as oil migrated across the cement floor.  The barn's foundation was granite supplemented with fieldstones which allowed oil to penetrate through it, entering a void space below the floor.  This barn was being renovated and the (re)construction is difficult to describe, but the oil ultimately sat on a newly poured slab providing the foundation for a knee wall used to support the first floor.  The void space was abutted on one side by an interior bathroom wall for a basement apartment.  Oil vapors penetrated the wall into the living space.  The result of the spill could be visually confirmed by removing a section of the subfloor, but otherwise inaccessible for the purposes of cleanup.  Speedy dry was applied to treat the addition's slab, then it and the sill were encapsulated.  The best option to manage the oil and associated vapors in the void space was to install a fan to evacuate them.  This effort was approved and overseen by the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

As an aside, this was a new installation.  Two indoor tanks had been plumbed with vents/fills terminating outside, but the supply lines were not connected.  The firematics were left open and there were no caps on the filter assemblies.  During the cleanup, the other firematic was closed and both filters were capped to prevent a recurrence.  After further review of the ticket, the driver was supposed to be filling a tank on the left side of the building, not the left side of the addition, which does render them partially liable, but better work practices by the technician would have prevented the scenario altogether.  It's worth noting the oil company funded the encapsulation of the floor and installation of the vapor recovery fan.
P-770-2017*On Saturday, 9/30/17, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to notification by Biddeford Fire Department of a fire at this industrial property with potential for hazardous materials discharges.  While en route, and after being debriefed by Fiber Materials, Inc., (FMI) I updated MDEP Supervisor Robert Shannon.  I called and briefed National Response Corporation (ENPRO) in the event a hazardous materials cleanup was needed.

HAZARD & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
While on site, I met Joseph Randall of FMI and fire departments from surrounding towns.  Mr. Randall gave me a facility tour and showed me a potentially threatened hazardous materials area located behind Building 3.

Based on information from Mr. Randall of FMI, carbon in an oven in Building #3 was burning uncontrolled.  Firefighting water could not be applied due to danger of a steam explosion.  Nitrogen gas was being released into the building to try and stop the fire.  After several hours on site Shannon and I agreed that MDEP Response could demobilize.  The fire was expected to burn for several days.  On 10/2/18, Mr. Randall stated the fire was largely extinguished.

CONCLUSIONS
a)  I understand that no hazardous materials discharges occurred.
b)  See the facility's SPCC (Spill Prevention Countermeasures & Control) Plan for further information on hazardous materials storage.  In 2014, the FMI facility earned a fine from U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to report toxic materials storage.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
c)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions based on present information.
P-771-2017*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located adjacent to the outside of the residence.  The release was caused by overpressurizing of the tank during a fill-up. The AST was not equipped with a vent and therefore burst after an oil delivery truck pumped 90 gallons of oil into the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils adjacent to the building and percolated through the ground entering the shallow groundwater table.  66.21 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated from the site and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in readings from a Photoionization Detector (PID).  A groundwater recovery well was installed to allow access to the impacted groundwater.  The groundwater was pumped with a vacuum truck twice.  A sample was collected from the recovery well and analyzed for contaminants of concern.  The results of the analysis indicated no need to pump and treat the groundwater for any long term basis.  The dwelling is served by a private drinking water well on the property, but is not thought to be at risk based on its construction. The site was referred to Donald White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services.
	
No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-772-2017*On 10/10/17, John Luongo received a call from Hancock Lumber Company reporting a diesel fuel spill of 10-20 gallons from one of their trucks.  A driver had been attempting to position the truck to make a delivery at this location when he hit a large rock on the side of the road.  The accident pushed the fuel tank out of position and broke a return line to the tank.  The driver applied sorbent materials from his spill kit, but the spill soaked into the ground below the truck.  A towing company responded and pumped approximately 50 gallons of unspilled fuel from the tank.

On 10/11/17, I met National Response Corporation (NRC)/ Enpro Services, Inc., on site to supervise an excavation of the contaminated soils.  We were able to get some out that afternoon and I returned to the site the following morning to complete the work.  The soils in the area contained large boulders and ledge.  All of the contaminated soil could not be removed, but I feel like I got most of it.  I referred the site to Mark Woodruff of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to evaluate risk to any nearby wells.  Mr. Woodruff responded to the location and did not believe any wells were in jeopardy from this spill.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-777-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the granite foundation and leaves on the ground.  The granite was wiped down and the leaves were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-159-2017*Cody Freeman reported that an abandoned home in his neighborhood was dilapidated and he was concerned about the oil tank in the basement leaking.  I met him at his home and we went over the place in question.  The house was in disrepair and appeared that it would likely cave in at some point.  There are fill and vent pipes to an aboveground tank in the basement of the home.  I could smell no oil directly outside area where the tank is.  Mr. Freeman is concerned about the asbestos siding, oil, and mold getting into his well.  I did explain that the asbestos siding posed no risk to his well, the mold likely did not and there was no way to know if there is even an oil spill in the basement.  I informed him that the best I could do at this point was to contact the owners and make them aware of the risks of an oil tank containing oil in the basement of this home.  I contacted the Caribou Tax Assessor's Office and was given the name of the owner of the property.

I sent a letter to the owners of the property informing them of the concerns regarding possible oil discharge at their property.   Until such time that a discharge is confirmed and the property is safe to enter, no more involvement by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-169-2017*On 7/24/17, I received a spill report from Shawn Bugbee, Manager with Seven Islands Land Company, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil from a woods harvesting operations by logging contractor, Morris Logging, Inc.  The spill was the result of a broken hydraulic hose on a wood harvesting feller buncher unit.  The logging contractor's crew used sorbent pads to soak up/pick up the spilled oil.  The oily debris was placed in some five gallon pails and properly disposed of at the Morris Logging Co. maintenance shop.  The spill coordinates reported are;  N 46 degrees 39.475'; W 068 degrees 46.679' .

No action by the Division of Response Services staff is warranted at this time.
B-830-2017*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole.  Dead River Company was attempting to make a delivery to the home and the driver had the good sense to check the tank after filling it because as it turns out there was a corrosion hole in the bottom.

I arrived on scene before the delivery truck had departed, so I pumped the oil from the leaking tank back into the delivery truck. Dead River personnel deployed some sorbent material to the basement floor but some oil did seep into the dirt floor. Mr. Woehr excavated a small amount of contaminated soil from the site by hand and the tank was replaced.

I returned to the site several weeks after the spill, and could detect no oil vapors in the living space of the home or in the basement.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-832-2017*A small spill was reported at the subject location resulting from a failed valve on the oil storage tank. The incident resulted in a small amount of oil being spilled to the concrete slab under the tank where it was contained and cleaned up by Whitney Oil personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1122-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of used motor oil was released as the result of a motor vehicle accident. The oil was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up and disposed of by the Portland Fire Department.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-9-2018*01/12/2018 - received report of spill at Irving Woodlands Log storage yard in Nashville Plantation.  An estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the ground in the log storage area designated by zone D2, lane 1 - south, from a ruptured hose on the crane bucket.  A bucket loader and sawdust was used to clean up spilled product and the contaminated sorbent material was feed into the mill's boiler unit and burned per the facility's standard approved procedure.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services at this time.
B-30-2018*Linda reported a sheen and smell of an unidentifiable vapor smell coming from the ditch/drain behind her house. I arrived and could not find a reliable source for the sheen.

No further action is required from Response Services.

P-55-2018*On 1/23/18 I received an after-hours call from the Alfred Fire Department reporting a collision between a tractor trailer truck and a passenger car.  It was reported that an estimated 5-15 gallons of power steering fluid spilled from the tractor trailer.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-749-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-183-2018*Another hydraulic hose failed on the rented lull spilling a small amount of hydraulic oil in front of the maintenance shop.  The hose was fixed.


No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-888-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-889-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-890-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-891-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-892-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-396-2017*5/20/2017 at 09:00 I received a report of a small spill in the basement of 18 Applewood Dr. in Saco. It appeared that the filter had some sort of mechanical failure and spilled approximately 2 gallons of K-1 oil onto the basement floor. Frederick Brothers Oil had repaired the leak by the time I arrived. There was an area rug on the floor underneath the tank which soaked up a lot of the spilled oil. I cut up the carpet and bagged and removed it.  I then speedy dried the oiled area twice. I left a layer of speedy dry down on the area to help soak any oil that might bleed through to the surface. I ventilated the area with household fans. When I left the residence, the readings with my Photoionization Detector (PID) in the upstairs living area were below 0.5PPM. I went back to the residence on 5/22/17 and found that the upstairs PID readings were 1.0 PPM. I told the homeowner to keep ventilating, and that I will be back on the morning of 5/25/17 to reevaluate with Technical Services.  It was determined that further action was needed, and the floor was cleaned and painted to seal any remaining oil vapors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected. Referred to Technical Services.
B-919-2017*CN Brown was filling the oil tank during the removal of the fill hose the fill pipe burped and 1/4 cup of product was spilled on to the snow. The snow was cleaned up and brought to the office for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-86-2018*An anonymous complaint was received by Scott Cyr regarding car fluids being discharged and leaking from containers.  It is not clear if this complaint was ever investigated by Mr. Cyr.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-107-2018*Pine Tree Waste Services suffered a small hydraulic oil discharge while servicing the trash dumpster at this commercial property.  The leak was reported to pavement and cleaned up.  The spill location is commercial use and served by municipal water service.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-108-2018*Approximately 2 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the fuel tank of a dump truck due to a ruptured fuel line.  The fuel was released to the paved ground surface below and was cleaned up with sorbents by Harry C. Crooker, Inc., personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-162-2018*Valley Gas & Oil Company (Valley) reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a mobile home in Kingfield.  They had been called to the home for a "no heat" call and discovered the tank empty.  The tank was estimated to have been 3/4 full.

I met with Valley and the tenant and determined an excavation of the soil would be necessary.  Valley removed the AST and I arranged for an excavation the following day.

I met with Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) on site and oversaw the excavation of 5.79 tons of contaminated soil from under the tank pad and mobile home.

The area is served by public water, and no vapor issues are expected in the dwelling.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-44-2018*A call came in from a Dead River Company oil technician that while they were removing the oil tank, switching the homeowner from oil to propane, they noticed a stain in the sand underneath the oil tank.  During the site visit and a conversation with the homeowner, he stated they had drained out the last little bit of oil that was in the tank and spilled a small amount into the sand.  The sand was hand-excavated and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-47-2018*A vehicle broke down on the highway and spilled its motor oil onto the pavement.  By the time I was able to find the location, there was nothing to clean up.  The vehicle was hauled off for repairs.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-48-2018*I stopped at the residence in question and talked with the current owner and the current owner's mother.  They gave me permission to look around but I did not observe any areas of concern.  It appears to be an unfounded complaint.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-52-2018*A call came in from the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) that an anonymous citizen reported a 20-foot cleared section of pavement that had a sheen by the boat launch and Coast Guard area. After having a conversation with the Coast Guard it was stated that the area had just been treated with road salt and the dump truck had dumped the remainder of salt from the load in that area and no sheen was visible.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-53-2018*A report came in from the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) that a vessel had sunk of Hershey Point in approximately 80-feet of water. The vessel had an estimated 50 gallons of diesel on board when it sank. The Coast Guard had verified there was no sheen on or in the area of where the vessel went down. It was determined that the vessel did not pose a hazard and will not be retrieved but the area will be monitored for any signs of oil or sheen. See attached National Response Center Report.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-55-2018*On January 23, 2018 Pan Am Railways reported the engine containment compartment on Engine 344 had overflowed due to snow and ice.  A small amount spilled onto the tracks and ground which was cleaned up with sorbents and hand dug by employees at the rail yard.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-56-2018*Dead River Company tried to deliver oil to a brand new underground storage tank (UST) at this residence.  A problem with the installation of the UST by C and C Contractors made the delivery impossible at this time.  They were going to have the issue resolved shortly.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-134-2018*Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill reported an estimated 5 gallons of diesel fuel had leaked to ice and snow covered gravel lot from a stored trailer pump.  The pump trailer was in storage and the fuel tank rusted out.  The oil had impacted some snow and ran over the meltwater on the lot.  Workers had collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and had excavated oil-impacted soil in one area.  I went to the site and confirmed that the spill had been cleaned up completely.  The absorbent and soil were disposed in the landfill on site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-67-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of brake fluid to snow from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents and shoveled up snow to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses of Response Services at this time.
I-68-2018*Seven Islands Company reported a 30 gallon release of hydraulic oil to soils/snow from a ruptured hose. CNA trucking employees used sorbents and removed snow to clean up the release. Contaminated debris were disposed of through a soilid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-69-2018*Maine Woods Company Reported a release of liquidized calcium to soils from a ruptured tire. Maine Woods Company employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their proper channels.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-70-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
A-348-2017*On June 26, 2017, Irving Oil Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of #2 oil dripped from the hose of a delivery truck while filling an indoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil dripped onto pavement and speedy dry sorbent material was applied to absorb the oil. The speedy dry was removed and disposed of properly.

The homeowner, Nancy Lloyd, was contacted about the spill.  No wells were impacted.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-189-2017*EMERA Maine reported a discharge of transformer oil which had resulted in a auto accident where a utility pole was struck and the transformer breached.  A small amount of transformer oil was released.  The affected area was cleaned up by EMERA crews.

No futher action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-628-2017*On September 06, 2017, Belfast Fire Department reported a motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 2 quarts of motor oil leaked from a school bus on Townhouse Road in Swanville.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement.  I responded and disposed of the speedy dry.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-629-2017*A tank truck had developed a pin hole leak in its delivery hose while making a delivery at the subject location.  The resulting spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered by the driver with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-630-2017*I received report from Magoon's Transport and Fuel (Magoon's) that they were at a residence that had suffered from an unknown amount of oil spilled for an unknown period of time.  I met Gary of Magoon's on site. He explained that he had responded to an issue in the winter at this residence.  At that time he found a small amount of oil in the snow.  He assumed the owner had changed the filter and spilled some. He saw no problems with the tank or the system.

Unfortunately, on September 12, 2017 while on site, Gary discovered a small corrosion hole in the filter canister.  It is unknown how long this hole had been present.  Also unknown is how much oil has truly leaked.  I pumped the oil tank into my drums and discussed the cleanup options with the homeowner and David Magoon, owner of Magoon's.  Mr. Magoon agreed to pay for Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor out the contaminated soil as I had laid out to him.

Once the contaminated soil was removed, it was apparent that the oil spill was larger than initially thought.  A recovery well was installed for Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services to recover free product oil from until the recoverable oil has been collected.

Once the Division of Technical Services thinks they have recovered all the free product, the site will be closed.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
P-182-2018*The Department was notified through the National Response Center by Brunswick Fire Department of a small gasoline spill at residence.  A vehicle in the driveway malfunctioned and caused the leak.  Brunswick Fire Department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-512-2018*The Department was notified of an 8 ounce #2 heating oil spill as a result of an oil pump failure.  The pump was replaced and the oil was cleaned up by the oil company.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-516-2018*The Department was notified of a transformer leak that resulted in approximately 1/2 gallon of mineral oil leaking onto a driveway.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) had a crew clean the driveway and dispose of the waste.

A follow-up site visit was made at the request of CMP as the landowner was requesting additional remediation measures be taken.  The Department visited the site and observed a heavily stained area of pavement where the transformer spilled.  The area had been washed by CMP twice and the area had received heavy rain events before the Department's visit.  The Department contacted CMP and instructed for the stained pavement to be removed as well as some of the driveway fill material below.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-517-2018*The Department was notified by the Fire Department of various containers of oil and miscellaneous barrels about the property.  The complaint resulted from the Fire Department responding to an open pit burn by the homeowner.

Upon investigating the property, the Department found three containers of vegetable oil, a half-sawn aboveground storage tank (AST) with kerosene, two partially full AST's, two barrels of used motor oil behind the house, an unused AST attached to the house, and two barrels of expanding foam solutions.  None of the containers were leaking, though one of the barrels of expanding foam solutions was off-gassing.

The two barrels of expanding foam were picked up by a contractor and disposed of.  The remaining barrels will be brought to an individual with a waste oil burner.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-444-2018*On July 11, 2018 a call came in from the homeowner reporting that a van had rear-ended another vehicle at the end of their driveway and the van caught fire.  The homeowner thought that anti-freeze or motor oil could potentially travel to the homeowners well, which was within the vicinity of the accident. Upon my arrival I checked the accident area. There was no visible staining, no vapors detected on the photoionization detector, or ground contamination determined by an Oil in Soil shake test. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-446-2018*On July, 2018 Dead River Company (Dead River) called to report they received a service call regarding an oil smell outside the homeowners house near the home heating oil tank. Upon arrival the Dead River oil technicians had pumped out the remaining oil and removed the old tank. The tank was on a concrete slab which had some staining on it along with a small area of soil alongside it. Dead River technicians had hand dug out the contaminated soil which they disposed of properly. The slab was cleaned with a degreaser. There was no vapor issue within the home and no drinking water sources was at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-450-2018*A pole mount transformer leaked product to the ground.  Emera employees removed the contaminated soil and repaired the transformer.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
A-190-2018*Josh Slaney reported a spill of lube oil from a locomotive at the Pan Am Railways facility in Waterville.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected asphalt and arranged for disposal of waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-628-2018*A car was found in a stream with no license plate.  The State Police hired a tow truck to remove it.   I arrived shortly after the vehicle had been removed.   I walked downstream of the vehicle and found a small amount of motor oil near the middle of the stream in an eddy in front of a boulder and tree debris.  I was not able to retrieve it.  I did not observe any other signs of petroleum further downstream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-629-2018*A customer had trouble fueling their vehicle and spilled gasoline.  The customer panicked and called 911.  Speedi-dri was used to soak up the spilled gasoline.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-633-2018*I received a call indicating a gasket on the oil burner had failed at the subject location resulting in a small oil spill to the concrete floor.  The reason for the failure was unclear but R. H. Foster Energy Company had recently been to the residence for a routine cleaning.  In any event, R. H. Foster personnel removed the spilled oil with sorbent materials to the tenant's satisfaction.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-609-2018*On 11/5/2018, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that eight gallons of mineral oil had been discharged in Gardiner.  The transformer discharged mineral oil due to storm damage.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB), so no testing was required.  Coutts Bros., Inc., excavated contaminated soil and CMP North Augusta Service Center (NASC) handled the disposal.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
B-721-2017*The United States Coast Guard reported a fishing vessel which had sunk on its mooring. The vessel had run out of fuel to get to the mooring but had lost a 5 gallon container of gasoline from the boat once it sunk. The vessel was retrieved at the next tide cycle. No gasoline can was retrieved, no sheen was observed and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-722-2017*I received a call from the homeowner Betty Thompson that her oil tank had leaked onto the basement floor. The homeowner's oil company had pumped out the homeowners tank, along with removing and replacing.  I cleaned a small area under the tank with a degreaser and water which was disposed of properly.

No resources were at risk. There is no further action by the Division of Response Services expected at this time.
B-723-2017*On October 17, a Dead River technician called in to report a leak of home heating oil that he noticed from his service call. Upon arrival I met with the technician who stated there was a small leak in the oil line. I followed the staining which led to the homeowner's basement. Once in the basement, which was mostly ledge, a water channel drained to the exterior of the basement which then led to a culvert, a ditch, and then to a marsh.  I had used sorbent pads and boom to collect any free product in the marsh and the ditch. A small excavation was done by hand in the basement to remove  contaminated soils. The line was replaced and the well did not appear to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-724-2017*I received a report of up to 100 gallons of oil spilled at the subject location resulting from a damaged oil supply line.  I arrived at the site and found that the line had been damaged somehow, but there was only very minor spillage apparent.  I removed a small bag of contaminated soil which appeared to resolve the problem.  I then surveyed the area with a soil auger and found no further evidence of contamination.

A call to the homeowner revealed she does not track her oil usage very closely as it wasn't a primary heat source.  She also had no idea how the line was damaged.  The reason for the report of 100 gallons of oil missing was not clear to me.  In any case, no other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-725-2017*On October 17, 2018 a call came in from Joshua Teel that one of their machines for digging holes had blown a hydraulic line and a small amount leaked onto the dirt.  The operator had cleaned up the hydraulic oil with sorbents and dug up a small area of contaminated soil. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-840-2017*Due to storm damage, a tree hit a transformer, causing it to leak. The leaves and soil have been cleaned up and removed from the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-848-2017*Maine Marine Patrol reported that 20 gallons spilled into Little Bay Lobster in Stonington. Details on how the spill occurred are unclear. Marine Patrol was told a fisherman was filling his boat, someone had a medical problem and he ran to help them and the boat overfilled. No clean up initiated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
A-660-2017*Central Maine Power reported an un-tagged transformer oil spill. The spill was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up , and no further Response Services action is expected.
A-661-2017*Central Maine Power Company did not supply a report for this transformer spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-662-2017*Central Maine Power reported a non-PCB transformer oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up , and no further Response Services action is expected.
A-663-2017*Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a spill of an estimated less than a gallon of diesel fuel to a paved road.  They reported that the spill came from a dump truck's leaking fuel filter gasket.  The spill was collected and contained with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-664-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-665-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-666-2017*Michael Smith, Director, Somerset County Emergency Management Agency, reported a concern that had been forwarded from the Unorganized Territory Coordinator regarding leaking car batteries at a residence in Upper Enchanted Township.   I was able to visit the site and did find the batteries in question.   They appeared to be from some sort of machinery (not car batteries) and there were several dozen strewn about.  None appeared to be leaking and they were on private property so there was no imminent threat.  There were also 55-gallon drums on the property.  They appeared to be empty and there was no indication that there had ever been oil leakage from them.  The occupant, Peter Mostowitz (AKA Alaskan Pete), was in the hospital, thus I did not make contact with him.  I relayed my findings to Mr. Smith that it was not an emergency, however, we would like to assist with the disposal if necessary.

I had not heard back from anyone by the summer of 2019 and the case is considered closed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-667-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a small discharge of transformer on Outlet Road in Augusta.  CMP crews were able to clean up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-668-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer on Tasken Road in Augusta.  The leak was minor and CMP crews were able adequately clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-669-2017*Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a discharge of approximately 1 gallon of waste oil on the Central Maine Power Company Right of Way in Windsor.  Northern Clearing cleaned up the affected soil and arranged for proper disposal.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-670-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank resulting in a discharge of a very small amount of #2 oil limited to the siding of the house.  C. N. Brown personnel wiped the oil off the affected siding.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-671-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of transformer oil at their Stratton Service Center.   The affected area was cleaned up and waste disposed of by CMP.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-672-2017*Contamination was encountered during construction activities on Main Street in Hallowell in the vicinity of the boat ramp parking lot.  The cleanup standard was "Construction/Excavation" and no cleanup was necessary.   The contaminated soil was left in place.

No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.
A-673-2017*The Oakland transfer station reported a discharge of hydraulic oil at their facility as the result of a broken hydraulic hose.  Transfer station staff cleaned up the affected area and dispose of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-701-2017*On October 119, 2017 a Dead River Company's technician called to report that one of their clients home heating oil tank had a pin hole leak which resulted in a small amount spilled onto the basement floor. Once I arrived on site the Dead River's technician had set up a temporary tank and had transferred the product. I cleaned the contaminated area on the cement floor with sorbents and degreaser. The family renting the home, along with the home owner had no issues with vapors in the home.

No resources were at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-910-2017*Approximately three gallons of gasoline was reported spilled at the subject location due to an automatic shutoff failure.  The driver of the vehicle involved in the incident left the scene.  The fire department was called and cleaned up the spill using sorbent materials.  All spilled product was contained to impervious surfaces.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-912-2017*I received a call indicating that the fishing vessel "Hilda Bay" sunk on its mooring in Southwest Harbor. The vessel was reported to have about 20 gallons of diesel on board when it sunk and was observed to not be polluting. The vessel was recovered the next day without incident. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-48-2018*Approximately 100 gallons of kerosene was released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by broken piping of the AST due to a frost heave underneath the filter assembly. The oil impacted the underlying soils and the shallow groundwater table.  Additionally, the oil migrated through the block wall foundation and impacted the soil and groundwater inside the crawl space of the residence.  The oil vapors permeated into the living space of the residence and forced the tenants to seek alternate living quarters until the remediation was complete.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel (MDEP) responded to the location and oversaw the remedial efforts.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted to perform the cleanup operation.  63.88 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated from the spill location and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  A groundwater recovery well was installed in the excavated area adjacent to the residence and a vacuum truck was used to remove oil impacted water.  A temporary vapor extraction system was installed in the crawl space of the residence in order to remove oil vapors inside the residence.  The oil vapors inside the residence were reduced to a level that allowed the tenants to reoccupy the dwelling on 1/25/2018.

The site was referred to Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services to further monitor groundwater impact and oversee the installation of a semi-permanent vapor extraction system.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-1187-2017*On 3/6/18, Central Maine Power Company reported a spill from the October 2017 wind storm.  Snow had recently melted exposing an empty transformer on the ground.  The transformer was removed, but there was no sign of the spill remaining since several months had passed since the storm.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-302-2017*A concerned citizen reported a tractor trailer accident and oil spill that occurred on his property.  I made a site visit and cleaned up a small amount of what appeared to be hydraulic oil from the ditch of U. S. Route 2.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-472-2017*Rich Carmosino from Schnitzer New England reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel lot when a hose broke on a roll-off truck.  The spill was contained with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  Rich reported that Clean Harbors Environmental Services was coming to remove any oil impacted gravel.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-483-2017*A tote containing waste oil was tipped over by a loader at the Catalyst Paper facility in Rumford.  Catalyst employees cleaned up the affected area with sawdust as a sorbent material.  The sawdust was then transferred to the sludge pad to be hauled to the facility's landfill.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
P-309-2018*This Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services spill report covers the year 2018 assessment and cleanup actions of historical prohibited oil discharges associated with the past abandonment by removal of a retail motor fuels facility in year 1990.

DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 5/7/18, while attending this motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility abandonment by removal, I noted and measured significant and shallow discharges of diesel fuel and gasoline under the two dispenser locations and primarily covered in report P-303-2018.  I notified Certified Tank Installer Rick Hazel of Gaftek, LLC, of the soil contamination.  On 5/8/18, I notified Mr. Wezner of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services (FGS) about the discharges, who was performing the Chapter 691 UST Closure site assessment for the new property/facility owners.

Stephen Brezinski was primary representative with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, and who was on site for the UST and piping removal, and soil excavation.  On 5/8/18, MDEP measured both gasoline and diesel fuel discharges under the two dispenser islands.  These contemporary leaks appeared co-mingled with a greater volume of deeper and weathered gasoline contamination from pre-1990 (see MDEP spill report P-399-1990).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This UST facility is located in a suburban commercial and residential use area, located adjacent to a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is out of the 1000' buffer for the Town of Lisbon's Ann Street Public Water Wells.

Native soil observed is medium tan sand and some clay beds.  Groundwater (gw) was observed about 5' to 6' below grade (bg) within the UST area.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
In 1990, Webber Energy removed three active, retail, gasoline USTs, and an unregistered, out-of-service, 550-gallon gasoline UST.  These three UST's had corrosion perforations in the single-wall tank shells.  Also removed in 1990 were an unregistered 550-gallon fuel oil UST behind the building and an unregistered 550-gallon waste oil UST located in front of the building (see P-399-1990 site map).  No Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required by statute in 1990.  In 1990, the concrete dispenser island was re-used so as not to disturb the canopy footer.  No dispenser sumps were installed.

In 2018, the double-wall piping, the concrete island and the canopy were removed by Gaftek, LLC.  The three crash valves installed under the northern dispenser, D-1, were not in compliance (see photos).  A new Rusty Lantern UST facility was installed by Gaftek to the west.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
There is a former retail UST facility and an out-of-service retail UST facility across Lisbon Street, both with confirmed prohibited discharges.

On 5/7/18, before the dispenser island was removed, I measured diesel and gasoline contamination in the soil under the dispensers.  The fuel appeared weathered by the staining but near the surface it smelled like fresh fuel and had high PID (PhotoIonization Detector) readings.  Mr. Wezner advised me on 5/8/18, that a Phase-2 assessment had been done for the new owners (Lisbon Property Holdings, LLC) before redevelopment.  A report of fuel contamination found in the dispenser area was apparently then reported to MDEP Brownfields and VRAP staff.

A test pit on 5/9/18 under the dispenser island uncovered gray moist sand down to the 9' depth, reached before the sand collapsed in.  This contaminated material had a very strong odor of weathered, anaerobically degraded petroleum.  A 20-gram bag headspace soil sample, SS-3 @ 4' below grade (bg) measured at 1720-parts per million (ppm) petroleum.  An Oil-In-Soil test of SS-3 was almost oil-saturated.  With groundwater apparently flowing west and south toward the river, this contaminated dispenser island area appears to be
A-318-2018*A hose broke on a bucket truck causing a small leak on the road and shoulder.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and by excavating a small amount of soil.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-235-2018*On May 14, 2018, the homeowner called to report that her oil tank had just started leaking and needed assistance.  Upon arrival, the tank had a very slow drip from a corrosion hole.  I pumped out the tank and secured the oil into drums on site.  The old tank was removed and a new tank was setup within a few days.  The oil was pumped into the new tank.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-188-2017*A tractor trailer truck was involved in an accident at the subject location which caused damage to a hydraulic tank located on the trailer.  The collision caused physical damage to the tank, however oil only leaked from the tank cap.   The tank was wiped down with sorbent pads.  No resources impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-254-2017*4/6/2017 11:27 I received a spill report of a 25 gallon Glycol spill at Proctor and Gamble in Auburn. I called Lori the Environmental Leader at Proctor and Gamble about the spill. Lori informed me that one of their outside air compressors had lost 25 gallons of Glycol, but the Glycol is cut with 50% water, so the actual spill amount was 12 gallons of Glycol. I visited the site in Auburn. It appears that a valve had been slightly hit which opened it causing the spill. The reason why the valve was open slightly is unknown, but the most likely cause for it to open would be falling debris or snow from the roof. The spill happened on an area that is mainly crushed stone and would be easy digging by hand. Lori had told me that Proctor and Gambles Standard Operating Procedure is to excavate the area and remove the contaminated stone and soil. Cianbro was already at the factory doing other work at the time, so Lori made arraignments for them to dig up the contaminates. No storm drains or wells were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-876-2017*On December 6, 2017 Pan Am Railways called to report a secondary containment tank overflow on a locomotive due to melting snow on Engine 310. The spill contaminated the ballast under the track. The contaminated ballast was excavated by employees and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-878-2017*On December 6, 2017 CN Brown Energy called to report that while filling a supply truck at the bulk plant the filling hose leaked spilling home heating oil onto the gravel and pavement.  The driver used sorbents and hand dug the contaminated area which was then disposed of properly. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-879-2017*Fabian Oil Company called on December 6, 2017 to report that a homeowners oil tank had leaked due to construction work on the house. The house was being raised and one of the I-beams fell and hit the oil filter on the tank breaking it. A small amount leaked out while the construction workers plugged the broken fitting.  Once I arrived, I pumped out the remainder of the oil in the tank into drums. A Fabian Oil technician was on site to repair the fitting on the tank. The tank was put back into service and the oil was pumped back into the tank. The small amount on the floor was cleaned up with sorbents and cleaner.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-880-2017*Pan Am Railways called on December 7, 2017 to report locomotive 315 had an engine containment tank overfill due to rain and melting snow which contaminated a small area of ballast. A Pan Am Railways employee dug up the contaminated ballast and disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-882-2017*During a fueling operations 2-3 gallons spilled onto the tarmac. The fuel was recovered using sorbents and put into a storage locker for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-883-2017*A small overfill had occurred at the subject location.  The delivery driver used sorbent material to clean up a small amount of oil from under the vent pipe and checked the tank inside to make sure it was sound and found it to be.  The homeowner indicated they were satisfied with the cleanup efforts.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-884-2017*On December 7, 2017 a call came in from Maine Department of Public Safety that a logging truck was leaking diesel fuel from the saddle tank. Upon arrival the truck had been pulled over on the main road. Due to the high crest of the road diesel fuel was leaking from the vent on the cap because of the fullness of the tanks.  I pumped out approximately 40 gallons into a drum to be disposed of properly and hired a contractor to excavate the area of the spill. The site was referred to technical services due to the closeness of a homeowners well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-345-2018*On 6/11/18, Daniel Cote, from Cote Crane & Rigging reported the release of an unknown amount of hydraulic oil from a mobile crane that had a hydraulic hose break.  He said the oil was over several miles of U. S. Route 3 in the China area. The crane was now on the side of the road and the driver had deployed absorbent pads and containers to collect the oil.  I had Daniel contact the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) to inform them that there was oil in the road.  Daniel said that the company had sent a mechanic to the scene and was following with workers and oil absorbents to start the cleanup.  I went to the site.  The MDOT had just started to put sand on the miles of oiled road.  I observed no recoverable oil on the road. The crane was on the side of the road partly on the gravel entrance to a church gravel parking lot.  I put additional oil absorbent pads down to collect oil and a containment pool to catch oil dripping off the vehicle's frame.  After the leak was stopped, the crane was moved off the side of the road into the parking lot.  Cote Crane employees used speedy dry sorbent material to collect oil on the paved roadside.  They removed oil impacted gravel until my field testing was negative for oil.  The speedy dry, oil absorbent pads, and the oil impacted gravel were taken to Cote's Crane shop for later disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

On 6/13/18, Dan Cote informed me that the crane had been repaired and removed from the parking lot.  I checked the area and saw no signs of any additional spillage.  The driveway entrance gravel area at the spill site had been backfilled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-668-2017*A small spill had occurred due to a loose flare nut on the oil line at the subject location.  The reason for the loose fitting was unclear, but Dead River Company had been at the residence not long before the incident for a routine service call. In any event, about a gallon of oil was spilled to the concrete floor where it was cleaned up by Dead River Company personnel.  A call to the homeowner confirmed that he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-669-2017*A minor overfill was reported at the outside tank subject location.  The reason for the overfill was unclear, but the driver cleaned up the spill properly with a couple sorbent pads.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-191-2018*Hammond Lumber Company (Hammond) reported that they had spilled approximately 1/2 gallon of gasoline while at a customer's location.  Hammond cleaned up the affected area and disposed of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-192-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of a small amount of lube oil from a locomotive at their Waterville Railyard.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected track and ballast.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-193-2018*On 3/25/18, I responded to a site that was reported anonymously.  Report was that a neighbor, a tenant renting the property, was cutting up used home heating oil tanks and just dumping the sludge and residual oil on the ground near Bond Brook in Augusta.  On site I found no one home and oil soaked wood chips and sawdust.  Oil sheen was running in the melt water toward Bond Brook approximately 40 feet away.  I took measures to contain the oil to the wood debris pile and padded up free oil in the wood debris pile.  Upon inspection, no oil was visible in the brook or on the bank down to the brook.  Open containers of waste oil were found distributed around the property.  Some were at the edge of the steep bank above the brook.  All containers were secured to prevent further spillage.  The property owner was notified of the situation and he was co-operative.  The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection oil enforcement.  The owners arranged for a contractor to clean up the site with my oversight and direction.  The site is downstream and on the opposite bank of the City of Augusta's well field on Bond Brook Road.  Greater Augusta Utility District was notified of the spill and location.  They determined the wells were not at risk.

Cleanup of oiled debris and soil was completed.  An estimated ten cubic yards of oiled wood debris and soil were removed for disposal.  An estimated 25 gallons of oil-water mix from buckets on site was consolidated in a drum and removed for disposal.  The property owner was on site at the end of the cleanup.  The tenant could not be found.  Photos are attached of the site before and at end of cleanup.  Augusta Code Enforcement Officer is discussing with owner the removal of solid waste around property.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-195-2018*On 3/29/18, Maine State Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in securing and transport of hazardous chemicals from a methamphetamine one-pot drug production operation.  I met DEA agents on site and secured the hazardous materials for transport to the Division of Response Services hazardous material storage shed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-196-2018*It was reported that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked its contents to the soils and waters of the State of Maine.  I responded to the site and confirmed that an oil discharge had occurred.  I provided the business owner with the necessary paperwork to apply for the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund, as this spill was associated with an AST.  I hired ACV Enviro and McNaughton Brothers Construction Corporation to remediate the site.  Due to heavy rain, the oil had migrated to numerous water runoff points throughout the property of Pine View Homes.  It also made its way to the neighboring trailer park where puddles of oil could be found.  A catch basin that is located in the retail lot of Pine View Homes was also impacted.  This drainage lead to an outfall in a seasonal water runoff, where an underflow dam was built to collect free product, if any should make it that far.  ACV used a liquids vacuum truck to empty the catch basin to minimize the likelihood of impacting the waterway.

We used vacuum trucks from ACV and heavy equipment from McNaughton Brothers.  After the free product and oil entrained water was removed, a series of excavations were done. These excavations were located in each area that oil had pooled up the previous day.  The contaminated soil was brought to Waste Management, Inc., for disposal.  I used the oil-in-soil shake tests to confirm that the excavations were clean prior to backfilling them.  As I worked around the facility, I noticed that there were numerous ASTs that were installed in a non-compliant manner.  I spoke to Patricia about these tanks and asked her who maintained her systems and if Pine View Homes had an SPCC plan. She explained to me that one of her workers does the AST hookups and that he is not licensed, and she did not have an SPCC plan.  I called Bruce Bristow, who is with the State of Maine Oil and Solid Fuel Board Inspector unit.  He made a site visit and cited many violations with the ASTs.  There were 7 total ASTs on the lot, 2 in the basement of the office area and 1 in the garage.  All of which had code violations.  Given the severity of these violations and lack of an SPCC plan, Patricia agreed to have the tanks emptied and taken out of service.

The impacts of this incident were primarily on the surface and all of the impacted areas were cleaned up to the commissioner's satisfaction.  This includes the impacts in the neighboring trailer park.  The site was restored to its original state.

No further actions are needed at this time by the Division of Response Services.
A-198-2018*RSU 4 reported a hydraulic spill from a blown line on equipment.  I met an RSU 4 representative on site and verified that the discharge had been effectively cleaned up.  The waste was disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection bulk oil waste container.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-199-2018*Cumberland Farms in Waterville reported that an estimated three gallons of gasoline had spilled at the dispenser island due to a customer overfill.  They reported that the spill was contained and collected with speedy dry sorbent material. They said no fuel had run to any storm drains.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-200-2018*On 3/30/18, Probst Electric reported a spill of an estimated 15 gallons of used motor oil to the gravel lot at their staging yard.  The drum was punctured by a forklift.  Workers had used sand and absorbent pads to contain and absorb the spill.  They had removed some of the oil-impacted soil to drums.  They were making arrangements for Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come tomorrow to collect the drums of oil-impacted soil.  I was on site the next day to oversee the removal of all visibly oil-impacted soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-510-2018*The Department was notified by Lewiston Police Department that an individual brought in a 4 ounce jar of liquid mercury.  None of the product had been spilled and was contained until the Department arrived to pick it up.  The Department transported it to the Canco Road facility where it was stored until the next drop off.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-511-2018*The Department was notified of a 7 gallon hydraulic oil spill which resulted from a broken hose to a trash compactor.  The hydraulic oil spilled underneath the compactor and ran down the concrete sidewalk to a parking space.  The Fire Department spread speedy-dry sorbent material around the spill and swept up what was in the parking space.

Upon the Department's arrival, a puddle of oil had formed and had started to run down the concrete again towards the parking lot.  Additional speedy-dry was used and was swept up the following morning.  At that time, no further oil was observed coming out from under the compactor.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-431-2018*A call came in from the homeowner stating that she had recently purchased a house and while going through the garage she found an old container of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) mixed with xylene. The container was picked up and overpacked to be disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-33-2018*On January 16, 2018, Bangor International Airport called to report that an aviation fuel dispensing truck had a blown gasket and leaked fuel.  Most of the fuel was recovered in containment by employees and reused.  Any product that was spilled onto pavement, the airport employees put down sorbent material, which was then removed and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-34-2018*A. E. Robinson Oil Company reported that while a driver was filling his truck, the filling probe malfunctioned which leaked home heating oil into the secondary containment area of the bulk plant.  The driver and employees had put down sorbent material to soak up any free product which was then removed and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-37-2018*I arrived on site and met the Dead River Oil Company technician.  He had applied sorbent pads to the spill.  I collected them and washed the floor in the affected area.  The homeowner did not want a fan installed for the oil vapors.

The tank was pumped out and removed.  A new tank was scheduled to be installed.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-54-2018*On March 7, 2018 a home owner called concerned about mercury in her home. Once onsite Response Services was pointed to an old thermostat.  Ms. Guillemette was informed the thermostat did contain mercury and if broken it could be an issue but the intact thermostat could be turned in for a rebate. Ms. Guillemette removed all mercury containing thermostats to be replaced at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-17-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of unleaded gasoline resulting from a vehicle overfill.  The driver of the vehicle was not attending to the pump and did not realize the fuel tank had overfilled until he noticed the amount charged for the fill-up.  Once the service station attendant realized what had happened, the Fire Department was called and speedy-dry sorbent material and pads were placed on the puddles of gasoline.  Weather at the time was pouring rain and slushy snow causing the gasoline to leave the scene and enter a nearby catch basin.  The catch basin discharges into a creek then to Goosefare Brook and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.  The Department contacted the National Response Center and made notification (Incident Report #1234881).

Once the Department arrived on scene, much of the gasoline had washed away and could not be recovered.  Sorbent boom was placed around the catch basin and saturated sorbent pads were removed from the ground.  The gasoline pumps were barricaded by the Fire Department until National Response Corporation (NRC) arrived on scene the next morning for the cleanup.  The catch basin was metered by the Fire Department for flammable vapors and none were found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-61-2019*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location.  When I arrived on scene, oil was still leaking from the outdoor tank so I made arrangements to pump the oil into a temporary oil tank that was provided by A. E. Robinson Company. The spill resulted in oil finding its way into the basement via an old water line.  Oil ran across the entire length of the concrete floor and into a sump where the sump pump pumped it back out of the basement.  Some of this oil was discharged into a nearby ditch.

I used sorbent materials and detergents to clean the entire basement floor and to remove oil from the sump.  I also hired Lawsons Construction Company to excavate contaminated soils from the site.  I removed 47.25 tons of contaminated soil and backfilled as appropriate.

After the cleanup work, vapors in the home had to be controlled for a time with a radon fan.

No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-75-2019*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location when a town plow truck slid off the driveway while attempting to turn around.  The incident resulted in diesel fuel being spilled across the gravel driveway.  The Town of Howland Public Works Department excavated soil and ice from the site and trucked it to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  The drinking water well is within 20 feet of where the spill occurred, so the site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-55-2019*Division of Response Services was notified that a ruptured hose on a Emera Maine transportation truck caused the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil to snow.   Sorbents were used to clean the contaminated snow and subsequently brought to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-15-2018*It was reported that in the course of making a delivery or possibly after the delivery was complete, the system discharged (was overfilled, or thermal expansion of oil from heating up in basement).  The minor discharge out the vent beneath the cafe deck discolored some snow and ice.  It also discharged from the bung seal of the gauge whistle, with oil accumulating on the concrete floor beneath.

Arriving with the Allstate Environmental Services, we observed some pink snow and ice beneath the deck.  The fill scully is out beyond the lattice work, yet the vent does not terminate beyond the deck.  The piping pitch is also quite flat with very little pitch in the long run of piping from termination to where it enters the building.  Snow was collected and bagged, the concrete deck pillar was washed, and other surfaces wiped down.  Inside the free product was padded off the floor, speedy dry sorbent material rubbed in, collected and reapplied.  The tank was washed and wiped down and allowed to drip dry into the speedy dry below.  The furnace was run on high for a few hours to burn off fuel to evacuate the vent line of excess oil. The plan was to return the following day to collect the speedy dry and thoroughly wash and dry the floor.  Returning the next day, after removal of speedy dry, there was barely a stain observed, but the floor and walls were washed/dried.  This wrapped up the cleanup and all parties concerned were satisfied with the results.  Based on successful remediation, the Division of Response Services plans no further action.

Update was received on 2/2/18.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection again received a call from the oil company that the driver experienced a discharge of oil as soon as he engaged the pump.  He immediately stopped delivery and reported the discharge.  No other attempt was made to complete the delivery and he left.  Upon arrival, it was a mirror image of the previous overfill with the exception of the driver metered less than eight gallons pumped.  Allstate Environmental Services was called again and would be over as soon as possible.  While waiting, I began to chip up the affected ice and frozen soils.  I removed the lattice work to gain access to the soils beneath the deck and discovered the vent piping was deteriorated quite badly and most of the support brackets were broken.  Shawnee staff were made aware of the situation.

The cleanup contractor arrived and the materials were packaged and loaded.  Inside the basement, the outer surfaces of tank were wiped down, but no appreciable amount of oil was observed.

The common conclusion reached is that with the lack of sufficient pitch in the vent pipe back towards the tank, enough residual oil remained from prior overfill.  The exhausting air from the attempted fill caused a "burp" of oil to expel from the vent line, also explaining the small amount of oil discharged.  Shawnee has been asked by the oil company to upgrade the fill and vent lines before they will deliver again.  And again with successful cleanup and planned system maintenance upgrade, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

P-22-2018*While transferring fuel from the AST (aboveground storage tank) to a generator, the hose fell and so fuel leaked to the ground surface.  Pink snow and ice were observed by a passerby who reported the discharge.  Upon arrival at facility, I talked with the mechanic and he called Mr. Harkin, the general manager, and he explained the situation.  It was agreed they would shovel up the pink snow and put it in bags/barrel to melt.  Oil would be collected from the meltwater with sorbent pads and discarded in the regular waste stream from the garage area.

Based on the findings of my visit and discussion with Mount Abram staff, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is confident the cleanup will be completed satisfactorily and plans no further actions.
P-24-2018*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a plastic water bottle as the result of a flooded basement.  The water bottle had been used as a container to hold oil while the furnace was primed by the tenants sometime in the past.  The basement became flooded due to a nearby water main break and caused the basement to flood.  The oil was released from the water bottle and into the water of the flooded basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and supplied sorbent pads for the property management company to use to collect the oil.  The property management company was asked to dispose of the waste materials when complete.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-29-2018*An oil delivery company overfilled the aboveground tank at this residence.  Heating oil sprayed from the vent impacting the paved driveway, then spilled product migrated off the driveway into gravel below the front porch.  The driveway was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Below the porch, field screening identified a six inch wide by six inch deep by two foot long area of contamination abutting the pavement.  Said area was hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-30-2018*The Department received an anonymous complaint regarding an oil spill that occurred at this site on the previous day. The complainant stated a 55-gallon drum was hit by a snow plow and released its contents to a gravel lot.  The complainant stated the spill was not cleaned up and alleged the owner of the company had threatened to fire any employee if they said anything about the spill.  Staff from the Department's Division of Response Services arrived at the site to investigate the complaint.  Department staff observed a large pile of oil contaminated snow and ice at the edge of the parking lot as well as standing oil on the ground at the original spill location.  Oil contaminated snow and ice had been removed from the original spill location with a loader and dumped in a pile in a drainage swale at edge of the property.  Under the guidance of and alongside Department staff, Maine Recycling employees used sorbent pads provided by the Department to recover the remaining standing oil in the vicinity of the point of discharge.  Thereafter, all visible evidence of contaminated ice and snow from the drainage swale was excavated and deposited into a dump trailer pending disposal arrangements.  Oil/meltwater was recovered with a vacuum truck for off-site disposal.

There were various other deficiencies identified during a tour of the facility provided by an employee.  The circumstances were referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Oil Enforcement group which initiated a Notice of Violation.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-31-2018*Approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel was released from tank truck after it was involved in a collision with a plow truck.  The fuel was released from the piping of the tank truck located on the under belly of the tank vessel.  The fuel was released to the paved road surface below and mixed with freshly fallen snow.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was contracted to remove the snow/fuel mixture with a vacuum truck.  The remaining diesel fuel product in the tank truck was pumped into another tank truck by CHES.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MEDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-34-2018*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which caused oil to seep from the gauge and run down the side of the tank, impacting a cement floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-35-2018*Storm damage caused the release of approximately one quart of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected snow at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were hand-excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-36-2018*A pinhole in a supply line released approximately one pint of heating oil from an aboveground tank to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-37-2018*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one half gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted dirt, leaves and debris.  All visible and olfactory signs of contamination were hand-excavated by the responsible party. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-38-2018*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The tank was plugged as spilled product was collected with an application of sorbent materials.  After the tank was pumped out, the floor was washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-39-2018*The reporter alleged the work practices of an excavating contractor were inappropriately affecting the water quality of Macintosh Brook.  Division of Response Services staff investigated due to Saturday report.  The contractor was dewatering an excavation to make an emergency repair to a broken water line.  There were no erosion control measures present, but the hose was discharging 20' from the stream and filtered through snow covered shrubby area.  Best practices were mentioned, but leniency was offered due to emergency nature of event.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Land and Water Enforcement staff was notified on the following business day, and they pursued their own resolution.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-40-2018*I received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 11 Margarine Acres, Alfred, ME.  I followed up on the report and found a small amount of oil had been discharged to the concrete pad and gravel around it.  The AST had been patched with "Magne-Patch" and was scheduled to be replaced.  I removed the oil pads and small amount of gravel for disposal.  Nothing additional was required other than replacing the AST.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-41-2018*Gasket failure caused the release of two gallons of transmission fluid from a forklift.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-42-2018*An oil delivery truck released approximately one pint of antifreeze due to hose failure.  Spilled product impacted a paved driveway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-123-2017*I received a report of a tanker transport truck carrying #6 oil being involved in an accident and going off the road and rolling over in a marsh.   I headed to the scene along with responders Dan Davis and Darian Higgins who was at the Central Maine Regional Office when I received the call.   Upon arrival I did see the transport on its side in the marsh.  The tank appeared to be intact and it was impossible to determine any damage to the saddle tank as it was buried in the mud.

The tanker was rolled upright and pulled out of the marsh.  The only #6 oil had been lost through the vents on the dome at the initial impact of rolling over.   A substantial amount of diesel was lost to the marsh, however, it was buried in the mud and a return visit later in the summer would be needed to see if there was any effect or need for cleanup.

The area appeared to restore to its natural state and no ill effects of the incident were apparent at the end of the summer.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-403-2017*5/23/17 at 11:15 I received a report of a small "1 gallon or less" #2 oil spill onto concrete. I responded to 325 Fowler Rd., Cape Elizabeth where the spill occurred. Downeast Energy was actively working on replacing the aboveground storage tank and in doing so spilled a small amount of oil onto the floor. Astrid the homeowner was worried about oil vapors in the air. With my Photoionization Detector (PID), I measured 0.0 PPM in the upstairs living area and a 2.0 in the room where the tank was located. I told Astrid that the PPM will likely go down once Downeast was done with their installation and clean up. She seemed to understand, and we agreed that she should keep the door shut on the oil tank room with the window open. I gave her the spill number and the spill phone number in case she had any further concerns.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-48-2018*The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a K1 fuel oil spill.  The estimated 200 gallon spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  The tank was located outside of the home.  The oil saturated the ground under the tank, and leached into the stone foundation of the home.  ACV Enviro was hired to vacuum soil from the dirt floor basement, and soil outside the home.  Local contractor, Gene Lazaro, was hired to change out sorbent pads as they become contaminated in the basement.

The basement continues to be ventilated as of this writing.  The site has a private drinking water well, as well as several others nearby.  The site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for engineering support and well monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1148-2017*On 2/6/2018, I received a late report of an oil spill that had occurred during the October 2017 wind storm.  A transformer had been knocked down losing all of its contents.  At the time of the report, there was no remaining evidence of oil left at the site.  It is presumed that rain and snow over the previous 2 months had diluted any oil to the point of no longer being visible or recoverable.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-63-2018*On 2/1/18, I received a call from Kevin Descotaux of Dead River Company reporting a small leak in a tank belonging to a customer in Wells.  The tank had developed a slow weep due to tank corrosion.  Dead River pumped out the tank and replaced it.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-66-2018*On 1/29/18, late afternoon, Mr. Brett Deyling of Summit Geoengineering Services reported a discharge of about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil at the property of their client, Federal Distributors, Inc.  A geoprobing unit suffered a burst hose discharging oil over the snow and ground on the northwest side of the building.  The location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water.

On 1/30/18, in the morning, I visited and assessed the incident and found the discharge had been cleaned up satisfactory by Environmental Projects, Inc.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-75-2018*Approximately 1 gallon of motor oil was reportedly released from a passenger vehicle as the result of a traffic accident.  The oil was released onto the paved road surface, cleaned with sorbents, and disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-77-2018*An unknown amount of diesel fuel was discharged onto the roadway from an unknown source.  The fuel was spread along the roadway for approximately 1/4 of a mile.  The Lebanon Fire Department stated that the Lebanon Public Works Department would spread some sand on top of the roadway to reduce the likelihood of a car losing traction.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-78-2018*A radiator hose failed on a trash truck which resulted in a release of one gallon of antifreeze.  Spilled product affected pavement at their facility and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-79-2018*From a motor vehicle accident, 1 gallon of antifreeze and motor oil was spilled.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-80-2018*Irving Oil reported that while pulling his hose back to the truck after a delivery, one of their delivery drivers dropped the hose in the parking lot and about a half a gallon of heating oil spilled onto the pavement.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-81-2018*N. S. Giles Foundations, Inc., reported that while working on the Ocean Gateway Project, one of their cranes blew a hydraulic hose causing about a gallon of oil to spray onto asphalt.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-83-2018*Westbrook Fire Department called to report the discharge of hydraulic fluids at the scene of a motor vehicle accident at or during recovery operations.  The fire department applied sorbent material, and wanted to notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as it is a more rural section of road with possible receptor concerns.  Upon arrival, it was evident the majority of the hydraulic fluid was confined to the asphalt and no sensitive receptors were documented.  The morning commute had begun and the sorbent material was being worn in and away leaving a tire tread stain in the lane.  No additional remedial actions were taken, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-84-2018*Westbrook Fire Department called to report a discharge of oil to the roadway and migrating to the catch basin nearby.  Upon arrival, the sheen was visible and the discharge point evident, but no source was found.  Sorbent pads were deployed and some oily snow collected.  This was taken back to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to be melted and minor amounts of oil absorbed off.  No source was identified and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-87-2018*The City of Westbrook's Public Services Department reported that one of their loaders had blown a hydraulic hose while moving snow around at the City's snow dump on Warren Avenue.  The rupture caused about two gallons of hydraulic oil to spray onto the ice and snow.  The employees collected all the contaminated snow and ice.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-89-2018*I was contacted by Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting that a plow truck had blown a hydraulic hose at their Buxton Substation.  The incident caused less than a gallon of hydraulic oil to spill onto the snow.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  See attached CMP Spill Report for more information.
P-90-2018*Sprague Energy Corporation reported that Cash Energy had been top-loading their tank truck at the loading dock when the driver overfilled it.  The excess oil spilled onto the sides of the truck and the engineered containment underneath the truck.  About five gallons of heating oil were spilled.  The spill was contained in the engineered containment and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-92-2018*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released from a filter gasket that had been recently improperly tightened by a service technician.  The oil was released to the soil below the tank.  Three 55-gallons drums of oil impacted soil were excavated from the spill location and disposed of at ESMI of N. H. by Strategic Environmental Services.  The excavation was backfilled with gravel and a poly vapor barrier was buried several inches below grade.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup actions.  The cleanup is satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-93-2018*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had blown a coolant line while in front of 148 Nash Road in Windham.  The blown hose caused about six gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-94-2018*A truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product affected a concrete pad and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-95-2018*The Yarmouth Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident neat 118 East Elm Street.  The accident caused some antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-283-2018*The Department was notified of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) from the Fireomatic valve.  Dead River Company had spread speed-dry sorbent material in the affected area and placed a bucket to contain the leak.  The Department removed the soiled speedy-dry and placed a sorbent pad inside the bucket for better absorption.  Indoor air quality was at 6 parts per million (ppm) at the basement stairwell before cleaning.  After cleaning was done, the air quality dropped to 4 ppm.  No detection in the living areas.  The landowner and Dead River were scheduling a time for the tank to be pumped out and replaced as well as an unsleeved buried fuel line from the AST to the boiler.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-284-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/27/18 through 5/2/18, Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services observed the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels and heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was performed by Mike White for A. L. Doggett Company and for the facility owners, Joyce and Michael Brady.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  The property is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though on the edge of a public water wellhead protection zone.  There are at least two private drinking water wells within 300' of this facility making this a Sensitive Geological Area (see Response Spill Map).

Soil visible in the UST excavation was tan medium sand.  Groundwater was evident about 10.5' below grade.  To the west behind the facility is a lower area with a brook.

The location has a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline for cleanup.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Within the UST area excavation no oil stained or oil odiferous soil was noted and no oil sheen of product on groundwater.  Soil within the dispenser locations appeared weathered, dark stained with diesel range fuel.  Low levels, below "reporting level", of petroleum in soil was measured in the dispenser locations and UST T-2 by field headspace method.  This contamination is likely from leaking pipe fittings and/or potential careless maintenance.  I found no record these leaks had been reported as required.

The K1 oil dispenser against the store building and the basement oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) were not removed at the time MDEP was on site and I understand were not assessed by Mr. White.

UST & AST FACILITY & ABANDONMENT
The UST facility was installed in 1992 by A. L. Doggett Co., and the area appears partially non-native fill.  The two 8000-gallon, double-wall steel, CP-protected tanks were cleaned in-place by National Response Corporation.  A. L. Doggett, under Brian Barton and Todd Lavallee, abandoned the UST facility.  The USTs were scraped during removal and the coating peeled off.  I observed bubbling in the tank coating.  There were no dispenser sumps.

The K1 oil dispenser against the building was not removed at time of the UST abandonment.  There are two USTs evident at the northeast corner of the building basement and were not observed by MDEP nor assessed by Mr. White to my knowledge.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No remedial actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  I am not aware of any voluntary cleanup actions.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, a not significant volume oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  See the year 2018 UST Closure Assessment, the MDEP UST Registration file, and report P-560-1992, for additional information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-285-2018*On 5/1/18, I met Mr. Kierstead, MSAD #15 Facilities Supervisor, and approved the abandonment-in-place of this consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility, based on the underground high voltage electrical lines over the top of the tank to the school building.  I explained the requirements to have the tank fully cleaned out and fully filled with a flowable fill material.  The tank T-1 is registered as a 10,000-gallon, double-wall cathodically protected (CP) steel UST, installed in 1988.  The school will be switched to a new aboveground storage tank (AST) facility situated atop of the abandoned UST.

On 8/8/18, I inspected and found the UST appeared to have been filled in place, which was confirmed by Chris of A. L. Doggett Co. (ALD).  A new concrete pad was present atop the UST location (see Photo-2).  I advised Chris of ALD that his crew still needed to remove the UST vent pipe still up against the building.

No UST Closure Site Assessment was required by Maine Chapter 691, and I am not aware of one being done so knowledge of leaks to soil and to groundwater is unknown.  Maine DEP staff were not present when the tank was uncovered, cleaned and filled in-place.  A Phase-2 site assessment would be prudent prior to any redevelopment so as to check for evidence of prohibited discharges.

The location is rural commercial and school use and served by private well water.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-286-2018*The discharge was the result of a blown hose on a trash truck releasing approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  The released oil was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-287-2018*The discharge was the result of a blown hose on a trash truck releasing approximately 6 gallons of antifreeze onto the pavement.  The discharged antifreeze was collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-332-2018*An anonymous caller reported that a neighbor was spreading oil on the road to control dust.  I went to the site the next day and found a section of the road in front of 335 Sawyers Mills Road that had something spread on it.  Upon inspection I determined it to be calcium chloride, common dust control material.  I met with the owner, Earl Sterry.  He said he had spread the calcium chloride on the road to control dust.  I told him he might want to ask the town before putting anything on a town road.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-882-2018*The Department was notified of a 100 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a split copper line connected between the aboveground storage tank (AST) and a monitor heater.  The homeowner states that the pump for the fuel came on but stopped and he did not notice the leak until the following day when he smelled it.

The Department visited the site and determined that oil had made its way underneath a covered wooden porch (12 feet by 24 feet) around the corner from where the AST is located.  Shake tests were used to confirm the presence of oil.  National Response Corp. (NRC) was hired to vacuum the soil from underneath the porch.  The excavation was approximately 12 feet by 18 feet.  Upon doing so, groundwater was found approximately 18-24 inches below grade and showed oil coming in from the sides.  Because of this, a recovery well was installed before backfilling the hole.  Test pits along the foundation wall behind the AST also showed indications of oil due to high groundwater.  As such, a trench was  dug, approximately 16 inches wide by 18 inches deep.  This trench leads back down to the recovery well.

On December 7th, than Department returned to draw down the groundwater in the recovery well.  The Department found that groundwater was approximately 8 inches from the bottom of the recovery well and when drawn down, a sheen was being produced from the filter fabric.  Recharge into the well was slow and recovered only to 6 inches, not the previous 8 inches.  No visible oil product was found and the sorbent boom was also clean.  A water sample was taken by our Division of Technical Services from the tap of the homeowner.

Additional follow-up in the spring and fall of 2019 took place regarding water samples and no issues were found.  The top half of the recovery well was removed from the property, with the bottom three feet hard pipe remaining.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-118-2018*Maggie Pierce report a sheen on portage lake after ice out. Once on site Response Services deemed the sheen as organic caused organic debris washed into the lake.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-119-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from Madawaska police Department. Meth precursors/hazardous materials have been overpacked and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-565-2018*During a snowstorm the previous winter, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was plowing and a hydraulic hose ruptured on one of their trucks.  In the rush to fix the hose and continue plowing, they forgot to report the mishap.

During the summer a patch of vegetation did not grow and a nearby landowner investigated and discovered the oil spill. He reported to the MDOT, who notified me of their error.

The following week I was on site to oversee the removal of the contaminated soil and proper disposal of that soil.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-711-2018*An oil tank had suffered a leak during a house fire at the subject location.  The exact cause of the leak was unclear, but there was substantial damage to the structural components of the basement.  The owner of the building hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services directly to remove contaminated materials, water, and oil from the basement before the building was demolished.  All contamination was confined to the basement where it was recovered.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-712-2018*On November 19, 2019, Owen J. Folsom, Incorporated, called to report that when employees came into work, one of the site dump trucks had leaked overnight.  The saddle tank had been filled the previous day and was parked on a hill which allowed fuel to spill from the vent.  Employees on site hand excavated the area of contamination and to be disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-639-2017*A tractor trailer truck struck a deer, breaking a fuel line.  This caused an estimated 140 gallon spill of diesel fuel.  The fuel ran across the road, and down a gravel driveway at Box 446 Route 27.  Contractor Meryl Lloyd was hired for removal of contaminated soil from the property.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-50-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which caused less than one gallon of heating oil to be discharged out the vent.  Spilled product impacted snow and ice covered pavement.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product and all visible signs of pink ice and snow were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-52-2018*During the replacement of the aboveground tank at this location, the technician discovered the fill pipe was pitched toward the Scully and not the tank.  This caused oil to sit at that piping connection.  The pipe dope had dried so the seal at the threads was not completely competent.  As a result, a small quantity of oil wept from the piping connection.  The fill pipe extended from the basement underneath the porch, protruding through lattice work at the perimeter.  Spilled product affected the land underneath the porch, just inside the latticework.  Hand excavating this small area of contaminated soil would require removing the lattice and trim; an effort that is not required because it will not affect indoor air quality.  The area is also on public water, and human contact will not occur due to its location.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-53-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous call about an uncontrolled oil discharge behind the building at 127 Pleasant Avenue.  It was described as a storage area with a few vehicles around.  Arriving at the aforementioned address, it is the Salvation Army.  In talking with the manager, the property out back is owned by Mr. Bodwell, with no contact information available.

I went to Bodwell Motors down the street to learn that he is a brother of the Dealership Bodwell, but not on speaking terms.  He thought the ladies in the office might have a number for him.

I spoke with Bill Bodwell and explained my concerns.  He said he thought he might know the responsible party, a former storage unit renter.  He said he would have it cleaned up.  I asked to be notified when it took place.  After a few weeks of no contact, I drove by and the spill was cleaned up, but no further contact was achieved with Bodwell.  Given private property with no sensitive receptors, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions here.
P-58-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 1/25/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of a K1 oil discharge by Everett Propane Company at this customer's home.  Initial volume lost was estimated at 25-gallons but later re-estimated at approximately 75 gallons.  I responded promptly and met Ms. Cleveland on site.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural residential and forest and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  Ms. Cleveland's drilled well is about 50' south of the leak.  There are two other residences less than 300' from the leak location.  The home is a 1970's or 1980's age mobile home with crawl space underneath.  Ms. Cleveland lives there with her 8-year old daughter and three dogs.

Prior to the discharge, the home was heated by a vertical 275-gallon residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  There is a bare copper fuel line from the AST and up through the wood floor to the space heater location within the living room (see photo).  The fuel line is underground in a plastic sleeve for a short distance to under the skirting for the crawl space.  At this time the oil AST is out of service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Ms. Cleveland stated that her AST was 1/4 full before the leak, and on 1/25/18, we found it empty.  I noted a dark oil stain in the floor around the space heater (see photo) and oil odor in the home.  Under the heater location was a large oil stain in the soil and significant oil odor from the soil.

Ms. Cleveland stated that she had been smelling what she thought was propane for about two weeks, since the replacement propane heater had been installed.  Everett Propane came out and identified the odor as actually fuel oil.

Based on statements from Ms. Cleveland and from Scott Everett, it appears the discharge happened after Ms. Cleveland and her brother removed the old K1 fueled space heater which they claim had a closed shut-off valve.  Ms. Cleveland believes that the technician from Everett Propane cut off the shut-off valve and shoved the copper fuel line down through the hole in the floor so as to install a new propane heater.  The uncapped fuel line was now below the fuel level in the outside AST, so gravity discharged out to the underside of the floor and soil below.  Mr. Everett denies any involvement in causing the leak.

During excavation we found strong oil contamination in the soil under the home going down into the soil with little horizontal spreading.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 1/25/17, Ms. Cleveland opted for MDEP Division of Response Services management of cleanup actions.  I explained to Ms. Cleveland the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance for AST leaks and the application form.  Cleanup goals were to evaluate the discharge, remove soil contamination to reduce indoor oil-vapor intrusion, help protect the water well, and to assist with natural degradation.  MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) who came out on 1/27/18, to assess the cleanup with MDEP.

On 1/30/18, AES removed and replaced the approximate 2' x 3' area of oiled living room floor and insulation under the space heater.  Everett Propane disconnected the new propane heater.

On 1/31/18, AES attempted to excavate the oiled soil behind and below the home with a mini-excavator, though the area was confined by trees, snow, and could not navigate and adequately swing the excavator.  After impact-hammering the frost, oiled soil was hand excavated into a miniloader which carried the soil to the dump truck.  We excavated down to about 18" to 24" below grade, and had to cease to keep from destabilizing the mobile home's concrete block supports.  MDEP Geologist was contacted for a referral.

On 2/1/18, the excavation under the home was backfilled with 3/4"-stone, and gravel and vapor barrier.  A 4" diameter slotted vent pipe was buried within the crushed stone and a riser outside
A-56-2018*Fabian Oil Company reported the overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 52 Greenville Road in Hallowell.  The discharge was less than 1 gallon and was limited to surface of the tank in the basement of the home.  Fabian personnel were able to effectively clean up the affected area to the satisfaction of the homeowner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-97-2018*Dead River Company (Dead River) reported that a discharge of less than 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil had occurred due to the overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 1751 Clarry Hill Road in Union on 1/13/18.  A Dead River technician had cleaned up the discharge which was limited to the concrete floor and AST surface and verified that the AST was sound.   He was ill and had not reported to management until 1/16.

The homeowner was satisfied with Dead River's response and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-16-2018*Emera Maine reported a hydraulic pump that released a small amount of hydraulic oil to a paved road. Emera Maine employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Oily debris were bulked up and disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
B-214-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with a methamphetamine lab.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-272-2018*On May 7, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report Engine 327 and Engine 503 of Pan Am Railways had leaks from engine containments due to rain.  The spill contaminated the ballast under the track and rails.  The rails were wiped down and some ballast was removed for proper disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-273-2018*I received a call indicating a spill occurred at the subject location due to a broken nipple on the oil storage tank.  The reason for the damage was not clear.  The customer contacted her oil company who dispatched a technician to fix the leak.  The technician also cleaned the spill from the concrete floor to the satisfaction of the homeowner.  I placed a call to the homeowner who indicated she needed no further assistance.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-277-2018*A padmount transformer leaked and was replaced the following day.  A small amount of soil was removed for proper disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-278-2018*I arrived to approximately 13 gallons of #2 fuel oil puddled in the corner of the basement around the aboveground storage tank (AST).  A triangle area of 8 feet by 8 feet of painted concrete floor was affected.  Dead River pumped out the leaking AST into a temporary tank, located outside, while I soaked the oil up with sorbents.  After Dead River had removed the AST I was able to clean the oil impacted floor with simple green.  I had also installed a fan to vent the petroleum vapors to the outside.

I revisited the site the next day and found vapors still emitting from the painted floor.  Vapors were minimal but I made arrangements with the owner to come back the next day to clean the floor again.

The following day I cleaned the affected floor with a two-step cleaner.  The upstairs was non detect for petroleum vapors with my photoionization meter.

I checked the site a couple of times over the next few weeks and all appeared to be good.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



B-279-2018*See attached Emera Spill report. No site visit needed and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-282-2018*I received a call indicating a dump trailer had suffered a blown hydraulic hose on a gravel roadway within Juniper Ridge Landfill.  The spill affected gravel only and was cleaned up by excavating the impacted area.  All materials were disposed of on site.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-893-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-894-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-895-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-896-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-897-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-898-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-899-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-237-2018*An old drain pipe from a former building at the airport was found during replacement of storm water pipes.  A small amount of old petroleum material was found in the pipe.  A shovelful of dirt around a joint of the pipe was removed for disposal also.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of response services is expected at this time.
A-291-2018*Discharge of oil to the Kennebec River from Pan Am Railways water treatment system was reported.  This is an ongoing issue and boom has been placed in the river to contain these spills.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up affected area with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-115-2018*An individual reported that Caribous' Public Works (CPWs) ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing a small hydraulic oil to asphalt however CPWs never reported or cleaned up the release. Response Services investigated the release finding an oil sheen for over two hundred feet on the road surface at this time CPWs director was informed about the release. CPWs cleaned up the release and disposed of contaminated sorbents at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-28-2019*A busted hose on a harvesting head released 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the road surface.  The contractor used sorbent pads to clean road and disposed of pads in the contractors waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response Service action is needed at this time.

I-29-2019*A busted hose on a forward bucket caused a release of a two gallons of hydraulic oil to road surface.  The spill was cleaned using sorbent pads and disposed of in contractors waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
I-31-2019*A ruptured hose on a debarker caused the release of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was cleaned using bark and sorbents which were later disposed of in the Louisiana Pacific central heating unit.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-97-2019*McGee Construction Company reported a discharge of an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on an excavator.  The spilled material impacted the excavator and snow.  The product on the excavator was wiped off and the impacted snow was removed and brought back to the shop to be melted down and disposed of as oily water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-715-2018*On 9/18/19, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a diesel spill that had occurred the previous day at this residence.  A gasket on their tank truck's fuel tank had leaked.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and the Sanford Fire Department was notified of the spill.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and no further action required.
B-627-2018*Jet fuel came out of a wing vent on a KC-135 during fueling.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-7-2019*A ruptured hose released approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil to the soil.  Sorbents were used to clean the area and then disposed of in the mill boiler.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-288-2018*A broken hose fitting on a log trailer caused a release of five gallons of hydraulic oil to the soil.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents and these were disposed of at the mill boiler.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-291-2018*A car accident caused a release of transformer oil to soils.  Emera Maine was able to use sorbents to clean the area and  all contaminated materials were brought to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-293-2018*Approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a loader to soils due to a ruptured boom hose.  Site was cleaned sorbents and these were brought to the mill boiler for disposal.


No further Response action is needed.
I-306-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a quart of hydraulic oil released to asphalt due to a broken hose.  McCain Food Employees used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of the contaminated sorbents through the facilities waste stream.

No further actions should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-218-2018*ND Paper staff reported a discharge of hydraulic oil at their Woodyard Swing Dumper location where large trucks are emptied of wood chips.  A hose was reported to have burst and sprayed into the truck and onto the paved area.  Wood chips were used to adsorb the discharge and the oily chips were fed to the wood boiler with the rest of the chips delivered to the site.  ND Paper staff stated that there was confusion and poor communications within their company, which delayed satisfactory notification to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No discharges to soil or waters of Maine were reported.  The location is commercial and industrial use.  See the attached documentation for further information.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-145-2019*The release was the result of a traffic accident where the tractor trailer flipped on its side.  A mixture of diesel fuel, hydraulic oil and engine oil were released to the pavement.  By the time I arrived on site, the oil had been contained with sorbents and 200 gallons of diesel fuel was removed from the fuel tanks by National Wrecker.  Once the truck and trailer were removed from the area, speedy-dry sorbent material was applied to the remaining oil, and collected for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-146-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of antifreeze to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-147-2019*The Department was notified of a five to 10 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a leaking fuel filter and piping coming from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner contacted Branch Brook Fuels after discovering the oil in snow and ice around the two AST's.  The AST's were positioned parallel with the home and on a concrete pad.  They were manifolded together at the bottom and each had filter issues where oil was being discharged.  The inside AST (the one up against the house and the only tank receiving fuel) was the AST that needed new piping due to leaking joints and not being doped.  The outside tank had a fuel filter leak and that was stopped by tightening the filter.  Prior to Branch Brook Fuels leaving, the outside AST was fully disconnected from the system and was propped up.

Ice and snow was removed by Branch Brook Fuels and the Department and was disposed of by the respective facilities.  The oil leaked over an area where the septic field is located, but there were several inches of ice covering the system.  Given that the property is located within the Branch Brook watershed, the Department investigated the stream below the property and did not locate any oil or sheen in the waterway.  A dug well, approximately 26 feet deep, is located 75 feet from the spill location and has not been affected.

A follow-up investigation once snow and ice left showed oil contamination within 10 feet of the concrete slab.  A patch of dead grass showed how the oil moved away from the tank.  Due to the unknown proximity of the oil spill to the septic system (tank and leach field), the Department used Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to locate the edges of the system prior to excavating.  Excavation showed contaminated soil above the septic tank and running along the side of the house towards the road.  A Photoionization Detector (PID) was used to screen soil with a highest reading at approximately 350 parts per million (ppm) at the drain pipe to the septic tank and five ppm along the foundation edge of the house.  The excavation reached a depth of 5.5 feet where contaminated soil was still found but excavating further could potentially compromise the septic system.  Soil tests were taken at the bottom of the excavation and at two feet from below grade.  The soil tests showed low levels of contamination that our Division of Technical Services determined was not substantial for further remediation.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-872-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a junkyard operating on a residential property.  Upon inspection by the Department, no leaks or issues were identified by the MDEP.  The Town of Shapleigh Code Enforcement Officer also visited the property and observed no issues.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-873-2018*The Department was notified of an aboveground storage tank (AST) overfill of approximately 1 cup.  A burner technician was sent to clean up the spill and inspect the AST.  No bulging of the AST was observed and the spill was addressed.

No further action of the Division of Response Services required at this time.
B-744-2018*Received a National Response Center report about a sunken vessel in Prospect Harbor.  The boat was estimated to contain 20 gallons of diesel fuel, none of which was released.  The possible sheen seen on the water was from used motor oil within the bilge.  The vessel was safely recovered by a salvage crew a few days later.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-745-2018*A peddle truck was loading at C. N. Brown Company's bulk plant.  When the hose was disconnected fuel spilled into the engineered containment area.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents including speedi dry.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-893-2018*Approximately four gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the garage of the residence.  The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion.  A magnet patch was placed on the tank to stop the leak.  The released oil was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents.  The tank has been replaced by the homeowner.  Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the MDEP.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-894-2018*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe of a 275-gallon #2 fuel oil aboveground storage tank located inside the establishment.  The release was caused when the tank was overfilled during a delivery.  The oil was released from the vent pipe to the paved driveway surface and was cleaned using sorbent materials and was disposed of by Conroy's Oil Service.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-895-2018*Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by an oil service technician using sorbent materials.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-896-2018*Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved driveway surface of the facility during maintenance of a tank truck.  The release was caused by a mechanical failure on the pump system of the truck. Sorbents were used to wipe the released oil from the driveway surface and disposed of by the delivery company.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-897-2018*Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction.  Released oil was confined to the interior concrete surfaces of the basement and was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents.  Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the MDEP.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-924-2018*The Department was notified of a 20 gallon gasoline spill resulting from a ruptured hose line from the dispenser.  The gasoline spilled onto the concrete pad and pavement.  The fire department used speedy-dry sorbent material on the spill and the service station disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-925-2018*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-926-2018*During routine service, the burner technician accidentally and unknowingly pinched the oil filter gasket.  A couple days later, a tenant discovered heating oil impacting the cement basement floor of this multi-family home.   Approximately ten gallons of heating oil had been released from the tank affecting concrete and miscellaneous debris.  The basement is habitually wet, so the oil maintained a water bottom and did not penetrate the concrete.  Items/debris impacted by oil were bagged for disposal, then the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-927-2018*Division of Response Services received notice of an engine oil discharge associated with a fire in a dump truck that had pulled into the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) Mile 57 Northbound Service Plaza.  Gray Fire Department and MTA responded and cleaned up the oil discharge with sorbents.  I later found the discharge to be cleaned satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-303-2018*Irving Woodlands contractor ruptured a bucket hose resulting in the release of hydraulic oil.  The contractor used sorbents to clean the spill and then disposed of in the contractor's waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
I-143-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from an abandoned hidden camp. All meth precursors/hazardous materials have been over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-47-2019*35 gallons of kerosene was lost due to corrosion in an aboveground storage tank, which was replaced with a temporary tank until a new tank could be put in place.  The soil had a layer of clay about one foot down from the surface, so the spill spread out down across the back lawn.

The contaminated soil was removed and replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.

This report was finalized after the responder, Matthew Cameron, left state employment.  It was completed with the information available at the time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended.
A-46-2019*An overfill caused two gallons of kerosene to spill onto the fill valves and soil.  The tank was pumped down and cleaned, along with the impacted soil removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-30-2019*An overfill of less than one gallon due to a failed tank whistle caused a couple of drops to seep out of the level gauge. The tank was scrubbed down after being pumped down to the appropriate level.  The tank is in good shape and not compromised.  No product made it onto the floor.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-31-2019*A garage flooded causing the motor oil catch bin to float out into a puddle between two houses. The puddle had a sheen on it and the container was recovered with all the remaining oil in it.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-32-2019*A basement flooded due to pipes bursting on the first floor of the home.  The tank had some product in it which contaminated all the items in the basement during the spill.  The last time the tank had been filled was October 5th, with 90 gallons.  The contaminated items were removed for disposal, tank was removed, and the impacted stairs repaired. No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-673-2018*The discharge was the result on a blown power steering hose on a trash truck, releasing the entire contents of the power steering system (approximately 1.5 gallons) to the pavement.  The power steering fluid was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-840-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled, which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil out the vent. Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
A-154-2019*On 3/23/19, I received an after-hours call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting an estimated 7-13 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a vehicle hitting a power pole.  CMP hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to remove the oily snow.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-279-2018*A leak occurred from a hydraulic tank on a logging truck that released  0.25 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The facility used sorbents and a drip pan to contain spill. The sorbents were brought to facility boiler for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-163-2019*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than five gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Product migrated across the floor of the tank room then down a few concrete stairs to a lower level and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The floor was painted which limited penetration but it was treated with cleaner/degreaser as a precautionary measure.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-165-2019*The vent and fill piping for an aboveground tank transited beneath the garage floor to get into the basement.   Unbeknownst to the homeowner, a crack in the concrete allowed water to penetrate the floor which corroded the pipes over time.  After a recent fill, oil was discovered to be seeping up onto the garage floor from below.  Concrete was removed, then contaminated gravel was excavated.  Field screening guided the removal until evidence of diminishing returns which yielded approximately three yards for off site disposal.  The old lines were abandoned.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-168-2019*Approximately ten gallons of gasoline were released from a passenger vehicle.  Spilled product migrated across the parking lot into a catch basin.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and the gasoline/standing water in the catch basin were removed with a vacuum truck.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-170-2019*On 3/4/19, I received a call from the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reporting an oil tank actively leaking in the basement of a residence in their town.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a significant active leak in the oil tank.  Advanced Heating was on site pumping unspilled oil out of the tank.  The fire department had placed sorbent materials down on the concrete floor under the tank, but it was evident that oil had leaked under a nearby partition wall into a finished area of the basement.  I could also see that oil was spilling onto an adjacent concrete wall and sheeting down the wall and into a joint between the basement wall and floor.

I hired Allstate Environmental Services to respond to clean up the spill.  The efforts that afternoon centered around getting the tank emptied and removed, cleaning up standing oil on the floor and cleaning the affected areas with Simple Green.  A portable ventilator (RAMFAN) was deployed to ventilate the basement.  I also notified Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services regarding the need for indoor air quality assessment and remediation.

The following day, the oiled section of the partition wall was removed.  The impacted area of the concrete floor was cut and removed and oil contaminated soil was removed to facilitate installation of piping that would be connected to a radon fan for oily vapor extraction.  A new floor was poured and our Division of Technical Services supervised the installation of a radon fan.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-171-2019*An estimated 33 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a Maine Department of Transportation's (MDOT) plow truck due to a blown hose.  The release was sprayed approximately six miles down Route 302 in Naples and Bridgton, starting at the intersection of Route 11 and terminating at MDOT's Bridgton Camp.  Most of the oil was unrecoverable, but what was recoverable was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-173-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
This report covers the abandonment by removal and replacement of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, and management of virgin-petroleum contaminated (VPC) soils and groundwater.   On 3/5/19, prior to excavation, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services field-sampled and confirmed reportable evidence of leaks under dispenser locations.  MDEP notified the removal contractors, St. Germain-Collins & Associates, and the facility owner of the contamination.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This retail UST facility was formerly known as Fill It Up Please.  This location is within a high traffic, dense urban commercial and residential use area, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  There are three other active or former gas station locations with 1000' of this facility.  I have no record the facility was a repair garage that may have suffered waste oil and solvent discharges.  MDEP Division of Response Services assessed this site to have a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario remediation goal.

The site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and there are no known drinking water wells with 1000'.  Groundwater was noted about seven feet below grade.  Soil material around the pea stone backfill of the piping was medium sand.  PPC reported some silt/clay soil found below the tanks; the new planned tank, T-9 was 10' diameter and buried two feet deeper than the previous USTs.  Bedrock interfered with plans for this new tank.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Todd Adjutant and Portland Pump Company (PPC) were contracted to remove and replace this UST facility, who subcontracted with Les Wilson & Sons for excavation and trucking.  St. Germain-Collins & Associates was hired by the facility owner for the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  The facility removed in 2019 consisted of four single-wall, Owens Corning fiberglass tanks with single-wall fiberglass piping.  The concrete pad in the tank area was significantly broken up in places such as around the fill pipes (see photos), allowing any past surface spills to reach soil and groundwater.  The facility had no spill containment sumps around the submersible turbine pumps, nor under the eleven dispenser locations (see photos).

On 3/11 and 3/12/19, PPC started the facility abandonment by breaking up and removing the concrete pads around the dispenser and tank area.  The tanks were reported dry-ice inerted on 3/8/19.  Brezinski and Wehr of MDEP observed the excavation and removal of T-8, the 8' diameter, 12,000-gallon, single-wall fiberglass UST, in good condition.  PPC drained and cut out the 3" and 2" single-wall product piping.  Though vacuumed, there was considerable free product fuel within the piping.  Chapter 691 requires the piping be flushed with water back into the tanks.  Four vent pipes were under the heated exit mat for the carwash, so I instructed PPC to drain and cap this underground piping (see photos).

On 3/15/19, eight-foot diameter Tanks T-7, T-6 and T-5 were abandoned by removal before MDEP arrived on site.  I observed T-5 to be undamaged and no obvious defects.  Tanks T-8 and T-5 that I observed hauled off site were properly marked "Not Gas Free", and "Dry Iced".  On 3/15/19 and 3/18/19, PPC removed product piping to the dispenser islands while SGC sampled the fill material.

The new replacement UST could not be installed due to bedrock that would have to be removed to install the wider tank; installation was delayed and new narrower USTs were substituted in May 2019.  The replacement facility install was not complete till autumn of 2019.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
There are multiple MDEP spill reports covering surface spills at this location, several under the previous facility name Fill It Up Please.  I found no record of a MDEP spill report or discharges being reported to MDEP during the 1989 facility replaceme
B-164-2019*I received a complaint that an oil tank under the trailer at the subject location had developed a leak resulting in oil being spread over the driveway, back yard, and abutting yard.

I arrived at the site and found it largely as described. No one was living in the trailer at the time so indoor air quality was not a concern. The park is also served by Bangor city water and no wells are at risk.

The park maintains personnel and equipment suitable for excavating contaminated soil so they were hired to remove soils from the site to my satisfaction. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-165-2019*I received a call indicating that the outdoor oil storage tank at the subject location developed a leak due to corrosion. Much of the leaking oil was collected in containers, but nonetheless, oil was spilled to the ground and migrated across the front yard and into the road.  As a new tank was being installed, I contained the spilled oil as best I could with sorbent materials and then contracted an excavation company to remove contaminated soils and snow.  Soil removal was completed the next day and backfilled appropriately.  The home is served by public water.  Indoor air quality was not compromised.
B-168-2019*A small overfill had occurred at the subject location.  The delivery driver cleaned up the very small amount of oil that spilled out the vent pipe with sorbent material.  The indoor tank was checked by a caretaker and deemed to be just fine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-388-2018*An anonymous caller reported that a camper was dumping their wastewater into the lake at 3 culvert camp site.  The caller said they saw the wastewater pipe from the camper going right towards the lake.  I contacted Scott Stevens from the Maine Warden Service and asked him to check on this complaint.  He went there in the early morning and met with the people camping at the site.  He reported back to me that he did not observe the wastewater pipe going towards the lake.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-741-2018*A mason jar of fuel treatment was found at the facility.  The facility doesn't have fuel tanks and haven't had any for some time. They were afraid that the jar would be broken or spill and cause damage to the nearby waterway.  I removed the mason jar for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-742-2018*A call came in from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency that a drug manufacture site was found. Four, one-pots, lithium, fuels and other drug related items were obtained from the site. The waste will be disposed of through the departments waste stream and by Environmental Projects Incorporated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-956-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in a release of heating oil out the gauge.  Product was not emitted from the vent so the driver was not aware, rather the homeowner smelled oil inside the house after the delivery.  Product continued to seep from the threads, down the tank to the cement basement floor, then impacting some household items.  The homeowner wrapped sorbent materials around the gauge until approximately one gallon of fuel was drained from the tank.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials and contaminated items were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-962-2018*On 12/13/18, I received a call from Kevin Mitchell of Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reporting a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Mechanic Falls.  Murray-Heutz had received a report of the boiler running erratically.  Upon their arrival and investigation, they smelled oil upon entering the basement and saw oil on the floor near the furnace.  They determined a loose fitting was the cause of the oil leak.  They also indicated it appeared as though some oil entered a sump hole nearby.  I responded immediately.  By the time I arrived, Murray-Heutz had cleaned up the oil on the floor and in the sump hole with sorbent materials.  The sump is direct plumbed to the city sewer system.  There was no oil odor in the basement when I was there.  With the leak secured and cleaned up, and no odors in the home, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-957-2018*I was contacted by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting that a tagged transformer had been knocked down by a tree.  I visited the site and saw no evidence of oil spillage from the transformer that was still on the ground.  For more information see attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-195-2018*A broken trailer hose resulted in the release of  3 quarts of hydraulic oil to be released.
Sorbents pads were used to clean spill and subsequently bagged up and brought back to the Madawaska Public Works shop for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
B-5-2019*I received a report that a fishing vessel had grounded at the subject location during a high wind event.  The vessel broke its mooring for an unknown reason.  The vessel grounded on a gravel beach and listed to the point that diesel fuel began spilling from the vent.  Once the fuel level in the tanks drained below the vent, the leak stopped.  I arrived at the site later in the day and removed the remaining fuel from the boat to eliminate the threat of a further leak.  The boat was floated off the beach and taken to a marina a day or two later.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-6-2019*I received a report that a fishing vessel had slipped its mooring during a high wind event and ended up grounding at the subject location.  The vessel was not observed to be leaking, but was in a precarious position and reported to have at least 300 gallons on board.  After consultation with the Coast Guard, it was decided that I would remove the fuel from the vessel as a precaution as it was thought the vessel may need to remain in place for several weeks until the next king tide.  In all, I removed almost 450 gallons of unspilled fuel from the boat and returned it to the owner once the vessel was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-7-2019*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from an improperly tightened filter gasket.  This spill was initially cleaned up using sorbent materials and "Brake Klean" which only made the indoor air quality impacts worse.  After several cleanings, venting, and sealers, vapor levels in the home were finally brought down to acceptable levels.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-520-2018*The overflow tank on the locomotive leaked some oil onto the ballast of the rail bed.  The oiled ballast was shoveled into bags for proper disposal by Pan Am Railways employees.

No further Division of Response Services action needed.
B-521-2018*The blown hose was fixed on the machine and the spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-522-2018*The oil technician from V. L. Tammaro Company was able to fix the problem with the furnace and use a sorbent pad to recover the spill product from the concrete floor.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-523-2018*The hydraulic leak was fixed and the spilled product soaked into the soil.  That soil was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-524-2018*I received a report of a car versus utility pole accident at the subject location which resulted in a small transformer oil spill to pavement.  Emera Maine personnel used sorbent to clean up the affected area and removed a small amount of contaminated brush.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-525-2018*I received a call indicating a pile of tires had somehow ignited at the subject location.  The fire also spread to a nearby fiberglass boat.  Chief Perham was concerned about runoff from extinguishing the fire impacting a nearby stream.  When I arrived, I did not observe any runoff issues at the site.  The reason for the fire was a mystery and the landowner was uncooperative.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-380-2018*On 10/11/18, I received a call from Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reporting they had overfilled one of their kerosene tanks located within engineered containment at their bulk plant in Turner.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the spill was limited to the containment dike around the kerosene tank.  Murray Oil employees were in the process of pumping the spilled oil out of the dike and into a drum.  I loaned them a pump from my response truck when theirs appeared to be no longer working.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-946-2018*Approximately three gallons of lavatory fluid was released to concrete due to operator error while loading a transport vehicle at the jetport's bulk storage location.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.   See attached Safety Data Sheet (SDS).  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-948-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than one pint of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product affected snow.  All evidence of pink snow was removed by the delivery driver.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-949-2018*The Department was notified of a 50 gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a tractor trailer (TT) accident.  The TT was making a left hand turn and ran into a telephone pole (CMP Pole #5) causing the pole to break at the base and fall onto the cab of the truck.  The transformer on this pole broke open and spilled the contents.  Due to the accident at Pole #5, a pole connected by power lines (CMP Pole #6 and approximately 270 feet away from the accident) also broke in the center of the pole and caused the transformer on that pole to break open.  The contents of this transformer went into a catch basin that drains a parking lot.  At the time of the accident, the transformer oil at Pole #5 was untagged and not known whether to contain polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The transformer at Pole #6 was tagged as having no PCBs.  After sending a sample to Katahdin Labs, the Pole #5 sample came back negative for PCB's and was disposed of with the rest of the speedy-dry sorbent material.

Two catch basins were pumped out using a vacuum truck and both areas had speedy-dry placed on them to collect the remaining oil.  Catch basins and outfall further down the system were checked by the Department and no oil or sheen was observed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-950-2018*Approximately two gallons of used motor oil was discharged from two separate five-gallon pails onto the ground surface of the gravel pit.  The release was caused because the pails were left outside without covers and the oil eventually overflowed onto the ground surface due to precipitation.  .49 tons of impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-722-2018*An estimated 90 gallons of kerosene was lost into the soil underneath the aboveground storage tank for the house.  The soil is very sandy in composition, so the lost oil went straight down through from where the leak had occurred.  Soil was excavated to the safest depth possible and filled with clean soil.  The owner's tank will be replaced through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Tank Replacement Program on January 31, 2019.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-216-2018*A busted hose resulted in the loss of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto hard pack gravel.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill and disposed of in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-218-2018*A damaged container lead to a spill of approximately 10 gallons of motor oil over an area of at least a half mile.   Sorbent material was attempted to be applied but unable to be cleaned.


No further Response action needed at this time.
P-184-2019*Sprague Energy Corporation reported the release of approximately one gallon of red dye additive oil from a leaking gasket associated with a bulk aboveground storage tank.  Oil impacted soils were cleaned from the asphalt surface and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-187-2019*Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in the road in front of 1307 Main Street.  The accident caused about a quart of gasoline to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-135-2018*A duplicate ticket for fill was produced, so when the driver attempted to fill the tank, the tank was already full (filled the previous day).  He immediately shut off the nozzle, but not before some oil discharged through the vent pipe and subsequently the sight gauge on the tank in the basement.  A minimal amount of oil was expelled through the vent.  The oil on the floor was limited to concrete and tile beneath the footprint of the tank.  Several rounds of calls (poor cell service) and a couple of photos shared negated my immediate response.  Dead River Company stated they were putting in a fan and would be back to finalize the cleanup.  My attempts to reach the homeowner went unanswered, however, I did contact Dead River to arrange a site visit when they return.

The cleanup consisted of wiping down the tank, removing some tiles haphazardly arranged on the floor, and a thorough washing of the floor.  The cleanup appeared satisfactory and no other complaints from the resident have been received.  Based on the information given and situation found, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-81-2019*Sean Bernard was for a #1 kerosene leaking into basement of residential home.  Upon arrival, fuel was observed on earthen floor and adjacent concrete floor and was discharging to a floor drain leading with a discharge point unknown at that point.  The above ground outside storage tank had been filled the day before and the remainder of the product (approximately 180 gallons) was transferred to temporary storage with the assistance of a Dead River Company fuel technician and 1 Monticello fire personnel.  Sorbents were used to collect free product in the basement.

Further actions were discussed with responder, Jesse Clark.

The release allowed kerosene to migrated through the homes basement wall and into a passive floor sump. The sump discharges down an embankment 400 feet from the North Branch Meduxnekeag River and 30 feet to a unnamed stream. The DEP hired Brown Construction to remove contaminated soils at the out fall of the sump discharge pipe and around the home. Due to the amount of oil released near the home foundation a Allen's Environmental Services was hired to remove interior soils. A small square of concrete was removed from the basement floor and Vac down to install a recovery well. A DEP treatment trailer was installed to treat additional water and oil that flows into the recovery well. No impact to either water body was found.

The site has been backfilled, loamed, seeded, and the basement floor repaired.

The drinking water well will be monitored.

Site Referred to Paul Higgins.
Site Referred to Jim lavore.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-54-2019*An overfill caused a discharge of two gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The tank was pumped down and the impacted area cleaned by Augusta Fuel Company technicians.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-57-2019*An overfill caused approximately two gallons of product to spill out onto a driveway.  The spilled product was cleaned up using sorbents and the tank was pumped down.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-77-2019*I responded to a report of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 16 West Street in Rockport.  I arrived and met with the homeowner, Brad Olsen, who showed me the tank in question.  The outdoor AST had developed a corrosion hole and was dripping oil to the ground beneath.  I installed a magna-patch and made arrangements to clean up the site the following day.

Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to remove the housing around the tank, remove the tank and excavate the contamated soil.  The structure was put back and set up so a new tank could be installed.

3.73 tons of contaminated soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-406-2017*On 7/29/17, at 0715 hours, South Thomaston Fire Department reported that a pickup truck had rolled down the boat ramp and into the water.  I contacted the Fire Department and they told me that the truck was half submerged in the water and there was an oil sheen on the water.  A tow truck was on its way to pull the truck out.  I met the Fire Department at the scene. The truck was out of the water and was leaking neither fuel nor water.  The Fire Department had collected a small amount of gasoline and motor oil with absorbent boom.  There was still a light oil sheen on the water but there was no recoverable oil.  I took the oiled absorbents back to the warehouse for later disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-350-2018*The blown hydraulic hose was repaired on the track crane.  The spilled product reached the soil where it was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-351-2018*A small amount of motor oil was dumped into a dumpster at the transfer station.  The dumpster had a hole in the corner of it, where the oil leaked onto the sand the dumpster was located on.  The dumpster was moved and the sand was shoveled into a trash bag and deposited into the dumpster for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-352-2018*Hampden Fire Department was able to apply speedy dry sorbent material to the anti-freeze leak once they removed the victims from the accident.  They also recovered the speedy dry and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-623-2018*I received a call indicating contaminated soils had been discovered during a routine underground storage tank removal at the subject location.  Both an Oil-in-Soil shake test and a 200 gram bag headspace sample taken during the removal returned positive test results.  While both results tested positive, both also indicated that contamination levels were below the cleanup standard set for this particular site.  Due to this, all contamination was allowed to remain on site.  No other receptors are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services anticipated at this time.
I-72-2019* Division of Response Services was notified that a clogged fuel line caused a backup of diesel fuel to the second tank on the truck.  The backup of fuel was released due to the overflow and three gallons of diesel was spilled onto gravel and snow.
The spill was covered with sorbents and then brought to the mill boiler for disposal.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-272-2019*The Department was notified of a six to eight gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a knife puncturing a passengers fuel tank while traveling on the roadway.  Portland Fire Department was on scene and used speedy-dry sorbent material to contain the spill on the roadway.  The waste was bagged and placed on the tow truck for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-32-2019*Approximately 25 gallons of a waste oil and water mixture was released to the paved ground surface due to a hose becoming disconnected during a transfer operation.  The oily water mixture emanated from the bilge of a submarine and was being stored in a frac tank.  The mixture was released to the paved drive surface and cleaned up with sorbents.  Waste material was disposed of by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the incident.

No further action by MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-33-2019*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was contracted to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.  The leaking AST was removed and disposed of by CHES.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-34-2019*A tractor trailer accident caused the release of approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-30-2019*Approximately one gallon of diesel fuel was reportedly released onto the asphalt surface of the airport caused by the overfilling of a pushback tug due to a human error.  The release was cleaned by jetport personnel with sorbent material and disposed of.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division (MDEP) Division of Response Services did not respond and no further action is expected at this time.
P-31-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of a residence during a delivery of oil.  The release was caused when the driver accidentally opened the valve of the supply hose while reeling the hose onto the truck.  The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by the oil delivery personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-40-2019*C. N. Brown Company reported that one of their trucks had spilled oil while flushing the hose between products.  I arrived to find the delivery truck still on site and a large (50 feet x 20 feet) area of paved roadway wet with oil.  The driver had deployed the 10 or so sorbent pads he had and didn't know what to do next.  I contacted C. N. Brown Company and explained that this was not a spill that the driver could clean up alone.  They hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services who responded to the site immediately.  Clean Harbors used sorbent material to clean up the pavement and used shovels to check underneath the ice at the edge of the roadway for any more oil.  No more oil was discovered.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-42-2019*Downeast Energy reported that one of their customers had a leaking piston on their burner.  The leak caused about a gallon of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The technician from Downeast repaired the problem and cleaned up the spilled oil.  The oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-70-2019*The aboveground tank at this location was overfilled.  The majority of spilled product sprayed into the utility room, coating miscellaneous items, washer/dryer, exercise equipment, and padded flooring in heating oil.  A small quantity of oil was released out the vent onto a wooden deck and snow.  Contaminated materials were bagged and removed from the premises into a construction dumpster already on site.  Sorbent materials were then used to recover any remaining standing oil and the floor was washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  A large crack in the middle of the floor where the spill occurred allowed oil to penetrate the slab and a gap between the slab and foundation also proved to be emitting vapors.  To manage this issue, the cracks were sealed with an epoxy and sub slab ventilation fan was installed.   Outside the utility room was a basement dentist's office with treatment and staff areas.  A lack of windows limited ventilation so portable air scrubbers were provided to exchange the air in the practice.  The scrubbers were effective and the practice was reopened after a voluntary two day closure.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-36-2019*A broken bucket hose caused the release of one quart hydraulic oil to snow.  The contaminated snow was saturated with sawdust and bagged up for disposal in the mill boiler.

No site visit was warranted.   No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.

A-634-2018*Report of discharge of six to eight gallons of hydraulic oil at the Irving Forest Products facility in Dixfield.  Spilled product was cleaned up by Irving Forest Products personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-639-2018*Transformer damaged from storm lost three gallons of mineral oil on to the road and gravel beside it.  Crew cleaned up the product, and no further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-391-2017*5/19/2017 at 14:25 I received a report from South Portland Public Works of a 2 gallon gasoline spill at the city's gasoline pump. A police officer had overfilled his vehicle which resulted in an about 2 gallons spilling onto concrete. Public Works used speedy dry to clean up the spill. No site visits was made.  No further action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
B-566-2017*A car accident caused a small gasoline spill to the road bed. No clean up possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
I-187-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an accident involving a dump truck loaded with heated asphalt. The truck traveled a ways onto an abandoned private lawn and rolled over crushing one of the saddle tanks. An estimated 40 gallons of diesel fuel was release to soils.

Once onsite Response Services pumped off the remaining fuel into drums and aided in righting the truck. Response Services and the truck owner scheduled a Ed Pelletier and Sons to remove contaminated soils and back filled. Response Services used Department field screening methods to determine proper removal of contaminated soil.

No further action should be required of Response at this time.
I-3-2018*A Dead River driver overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) resulting in a small release of fuel oil to a concrete basement floor. Dead River employees used sorbent to clean up the spill.
Ron (representative from Madigan Estates) stated that he was pleased with the clean up Dead River preformed.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-17-2018*Greg Marquis reported that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had oil on the top of the tank, side and some in the snow.  He would not fill the AST until we checked it out.  I talked to the owner's husband and he admitted to filling the AST himself and spilling a little in the past couple weeks.  There was nothing to clean up.  I observed maybe a handful of reddish snow spread out over 5 feet and signs of some oil dripping down the side of the tank from the top.  The owner had raked the area so he could put a protective cover over the filter.

I called Greg Marquis back to let him know he was all set to fill the AST.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-159-2018*I received a report of a substantial oil spill at the subject location resulting from the tank settling due to frost action. The outside tank was located up against the home, but I was able to excavate to four clean sides and a clean bottom. A well on site is not at risk.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-274-2018*A ruptured hose was the cause of a ten gallon release of hydraulic oil to the soil.  The  sawdust and pads used to absorb the oil were brought to the mill boiler for disposal.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-280-2018*A blown hose caused a release of 6 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Sorbents were used to clean spill and then brought to Tri-Community landfill for disposal.


No further Response action needed at this time.

I-191-2017*On 8/16/17, I received a report of a small spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on an excavator owned/operated by Thomas Dicenzo, Incorporation  I spoke with job foreman, Charles Davis, and he stated that the spill was all cleaned up, with no impact to any surface waters.  Dicenzo's crew placed sorbent pads down on spilled oil and wiped down the excavator.  The hose was replaced and the excavator dug up about 1 -2 cubic yards of oil impacted soils.  The spill happened during construction to replace a box culvert on Route 2.

No further action is needed by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-502-2018*The Department was notified by a caller stating there was an oil/gasoline sheen on the Mousam River at the Route 9 bridge.  The caller observed the sheen during an outgoing tide on Friday, July 6th.  The caller also stated that a likely source was from the Cumberland Farms service station located on Route 1 also on the Mousam River.

The Department visited the bridge during the afternoon outgoing tide and did not observe a sheen or staining on the beach.  The Department then moved upstream to the Roger's Pond Park and did not observe sheen or staining on rocks that would have indicated a petroleum spill.  Likely cause of the sheen is from the large span of marsh that is upstream of the Route 9 bridge.

Further conversation with the Underground Storage Tank unit, determined that there were no issues with the Cumberland Farms underground tanks and that an inspection had recently occurred at the facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services required at this time.
P-230-2019*On 3/20/19, I received a call from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a Dead River Company heating oil tank truck rolled over and leaking at the intersection of Bragdon and Curtis Roads in Freeport.  Myself and John Luongo responded immediately.  Upon arrival we learned that the truck contained approximately 2,200 gallons of #2 heating oil.  Dead River personnel had secured the manway openings with dome dogs.  We applied a patch to the rain water drain on the belly of the truck which drains water from the top of the truck.  This drain located between the front and rear pockets of the truck was leaking oil indicating that internal compartments of the truck had been compromised.  There were also indications of a small diesel leak from the saddle tank of the truck and motor oil from the engine.

Sorbent materials had been placed on visible areas of spillage around the truck.  Dead River hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc., to help transfer cargo out of the truck and clean up the spill.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff provided access to the cargo with a pneumatic drill and Clean Harbors pumped off the unspilled #2 heating oil and diesel fuel.  Once the truck had been uprighted, a small crack could be seen in the side of the truck that had leaked some #2 oil as well.

Ray Labbe provided an excavator and loaded oily sorbent materials, oil contaminated ice/snow and oil contaminated soil into a roll-off container provided by Clean Harbors.  The material was then transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  No resources appear to be at risk from the spill given the small amount spilled and the prompt cleanup which followed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-762-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-763-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-764-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-765-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-766-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-767-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-768-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-769-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by MDEP to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-770-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-771-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-772-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-773-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-774-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-775-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-776-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-777-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-778-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-292-2017*An underground oil storage tank was discovered at this property during a renovation project. I advised and provided paper work for the registration of the tank and the removal of the tank. I was on site during the removal and found no evidence of any oil spillage from the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-113-2017*On 5/17/17, the Division of Response Services received a call from Nate Hersey, Certified Tank Installer with County Environmental Engineering (CEE), regarding a problem with the super unleaded underground storage tank (UST) line at Coffin's General Store.  They were going to head over to do an assessment of the problem.

On 5/18/17, Nate called and stated that they had completed numerous checks on the super unleaded line and determined through pressure testing that the problem appeared isolated to a check valve that was not properly seating itself and consequently all the product in the piping ling was draining back to the super unleaded compartment in the UST.  Nate stated that there was no spill or leak to the environment as a result of this equipment malfunction.  CEE was in the process of replacing the check valve and some associated fittings on the super unleaded line and then testing it again before putting the super dispenser pump back in service.  Tim Rector from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Petroleum Division has been notified of this issue.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-143-2017*On 6/22/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received the Notice of Intent to Remove an Underground Storage Tank and associated piping (NOIT) from the City of Presque Isle's Riverside building located at Riverside Park.  This NOIT was submitted after the fact as it came in with the Removal Confirmation form stating that the UST Tank#560 was removed on June 19th.  The tank was a 550 gallon, double-walled, cathodically protected tank used for #2 heating oil storage.  The tank was listed as 27 years old.

On 6/19/17, removal confirmation for the 550 gallon UST #560 was received.  Removal was completed by the City of Presque Isle's Public Works Department.  No evidence of an oil spill was reported during this tank removal operation.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-438-2017*This small spill was mostly contained to the excavator itself and the timber mats underneath the machine.  Cianbro Corporation personnel used sorbent material to recover the spilled oil.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-439-2017*A small amount of lube oil spilled from a four wheeler at the subject location.  Apparently, an error was made while the oil was being changed in the piece of equipment.  All spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-446-2017*I arrived on scene and shoveled up the contaminated soil from the small amount of diesel that leaked out of the fill cap on the saddle tank from the slightly rolled-over truck.  No other impact to the environment.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-447-2017*The small hydraulic leak was wiped up using a sorbent pad.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-448-2017*I responded to the truck wreck and fortunately the logging company had used sorbent pads and sand to collect the spilled product.  I took the waste for them and scraped up some additional sand for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-449-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an electrical transformer leaked mineral oil onto the pole and ground below it.  Central Maine Power Co (CMP) dispatched their internal cleanup crew to assess the discharge.  Once on site, they called me and stated that the oil had not made it to the soil but was on the pole.  I did not respond to this incident, and I did not receive a CMP internal spill report for this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-463-2017*The Maine State Police reported a discharge of diesel fuel that had been the result of an automobile accident.  A dump truck had been involved in an accident with an automobile and the fuel tank on the dump truck was leaking.  I arrived to see that the towing company and fire department were catching leaking fuel with buckets.  The gash in the fuel tank was about half way down, so we drilled a hole in the bottom to drain the remaining fuel from the tank.  After the truck was removed, I dug about 1/3 yard of impacted soil from the road shoulder.  The fuel and soil were taken back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse where they were consolidated with like wastes for bulk disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-251-2018*McGee Construction Company reported a hydraulic oil spill. The estimated five gallon spill resulted from a ruptured hose on an excavator. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-252-2018*Cumberland Farms in Waterville reported an estimated half-gallon spill of gasoline at the dispenser island due to a customer overfill.  They reported that the spill had been contained and collected with speedy dry sorbent material and no gasoline had ran to any storm drains.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-253-2018*An anonymous caller reported that McGee Construction Company was dumping gasoline contaminated soil from an underground storage tank removal at a lot down the road near a wetland stream.  I went to Mulligan's Gas Station at 926 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine where the tank replacement was ongoing.  The excavation was open awaiting the delivery of the replacement tank.  The tank installer from Simard & Sons, Inc., informed me that no contaminated soil was found at the site during the removal.  He had arranged for McGee to remove soil from the site.  I went down the road to an empty lot that McGee was filling and leveling with the soil from the tank site.  There were some wet areas around the perimeter that had bacterial sheens in them and there were areas of the silt fence that were need of maintenance.  I took soil samples in several areas around the lot.  They all tested negative for organic vapors in bag head space measured with a photoionization detector.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-254-2018*Augusta Fuel Company reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had spilled to a basement when they overfilled the tank.  They reported that there was no whistle on the tank.  I met Augusta Fuel on site and found that there was about two gallons of oil in a wet basement.  The oil was being contained and collected with oil absorbent pads on top of water.  There were no sumps in the basement that were impacted by the oil.  The oil was seeping from the piping fittings on top of the tank.  The tank had been recently installed by a general contractor and not an oil burner technician and no overfill whistle had been installed.  Augusta Fuel pumped down the tank and cleaned up the oil.

I contacted Tom Oliver an Augusta Country Club board member representing the Club who was the property owner.  I explained to Mr. Oliver that the tank had been installed improperly and needed a licensed oil burner technician to bring the tank up to code.  He agreed to have an oil burner technician correct the installation of the tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-255-2018*on 4/21/18, an anonymous caller reported that there were several five-gallon buckets that were leaking black oil into the roadside ditch.  I went to the site and recovered three five-gallon buckets containing a mix of water and oil.  A small amount of oiled vegetation and soil were removed from the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-256-2018*Downeast Energy technician reported that he had found a leaking filter on a basement home heating oil tank when he was called to a residence because of oil vapors.  He said that the quantity spilled was unknown since it was in a wet basement.  He did report that the owner was complaining about oil vapors in the upstairs living area.  I went to the home and set up ventilation in the basement and collected a small amount of oil floating on water in the wet basement.  No sumps were found and all oil was in the immediate area of the tank.  I talked to the owner and he said the odor was much better.  I measured the air for organic vapors with a photo ionization detector.  The results were between .2 and .5 parts per million (ppm) that are very low.  I asked the owner to contact me if the oil odors persist.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1023-2018*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil result from a delivery overfill.  The oil had spilled onto the concrete floor where it was addressed by the homeowner prior to contacting Dead River Company.  Dead River cleaned the siding, aboveground storage tank (AST), and the floor.  Oil vapors were not detected in the living space and reached a high of .5 parts per million (ppm) in the basement where the spill occurred.

Dead River washed the floor and utilized a carbon filter, which was at the residence for approximately three weeks.  No further oil vapors have been observed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-207-2019*The Department was notified of a two to three gallon spill of diesel fuel leaking from a fuel storage container in the bed of a pickup truck.  Portland Jetport (Jetport) staff identified the source and tipped the container back upright.  The diesel ran from the truck, through several puddles, to a catch basin.  The catch basin is connected to an oil/water separator inside the airfield.  From there, the water is discharged through a pipe that runs below Fed Ex and outfalls to the Fore River.  Jetport staff checked the oil/water separator and observed no free product or sheen.  A boom was placed at the outfall as a precaution.

Jetport staff used speedy-dry and other sorbents and all waste was cleaned up after a site visit was made by the Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-339-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a loader spilling 5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-705-2018*The Department was notified of a motor vehicle that crashed into a stream and rolled over.  Due to the crash, the vehicle lost approximately 4 gallons of gasoline and 2 quarts of motor oil into the stream.  The Department deployed boom to contain the oil and gasoline from traveling downstream and sorbent pads to address the contents in the stream.

A dug well, approximately 97 feet from the crash site, is utilized for the Bowdoin Town Store with an unknown depth.  Our Division of Technical Services was contacted regarding the proximity of the accident to the well.  Further exploration of the stream determined that the oil and gasoline had not traveled directly in front of the well and that the wells distance to the stream reduced the likelihood for it to become contaminated.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-707-2018*The Department was notified of a 5 gallon gasoline spill as a result of a watercraft accident.  At the time of notification, the watercraft was docked at the homeowner's residence and was partially submerged.  The gasoline had leaked from the fuel tank into the bilge and the remainder of the vessel, however, it was contained and not spreading through the water.

The Department used sorbent pads to collect the gasoline and did not observe subsequent fuel leaks before leaving the scene.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-710-2018*The Department was notified of a vehicle in the Androscoggin River at Boat Launch #1, which is the unimproved boat launch on Water Street.  The vehicle had been submerged approximately 3 years ago and the owner failed to report it missing.  A recreational diver located the vehicle and reported it to the Brunswick Police Department.  Upon removing the vehicle from the river, the truck rolled and the remaining contents spilled along the shoreline of the river.  With an incoming tide, the oil and gasoline remained on the shoreline and was collected.

The Department collected the pads and used boom and disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-699-2018*A 15 foot by 40 foot sheen was observed on the ocean near shore by the entrance to Sawyer's Cove.  No source was found by the United States Coast Guard.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-700-2018*A corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST) allowed a small amount of #2 fuel oil (oil) to leak into the ground.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soils.  The first three feet of soils were non-native soils, sandy gravel, and then the native soils were encountered.  The oil went down through the non-native soils and encountered the native soils and spread horizontally.  I removed most of the contaminated soils, however a small amount of saturated soils were left under the concrete slab of the house.  Initially it was unsure how much oil had leaked but after the excavation I am confident that the spill was small, most likely around 5 gallons.

I referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to their drinking water well within 60 feet.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-990-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 10/23/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mathew Hill, of Sanford Pubic Works (SPW), regarding an apparent former retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility at this address.  SPW was repaving this area and wanted clarification if there were remaining USTs.  Mr. Hill offered information on the believed prior removal of USTs at this former gas station.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a concrete block commercial building with a basement and two garage bays on Sanford Map K30 Lot 22.  The area is dense suburban residential and commercial use.  The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though is served by municipal water and sewer service.  According to SPW staff, groundwater is deep here, over 15' below grade.

Past MDEP investigation of this property (under MDEP report P-966-2006), noted evidence of a dispenser island scar and three motor fuels UST vent pipes (see photo).  The remaining vent pipes often indicate old out-of-service USTs, and this facility was referred to MDEP UST Enforcement Unit in 2006, for an inspection.

New information in 2017, revealed that in the past this property was associated with and owned by Ballenger Auto at 8 Roberts Street, and this 15 Roberts Street property was apparently the subject of MDEP report P-354-1987.  P-354-1987 covers the reported abandonment-by-removal of three gasoline USTs, without notification to MDEP.

There appears to be a heating oil AST in the basement.  Before repaving in 2017, there appeared to be a round road box in front of the garage bay that may be for an old UST, but this road box is now paved over and not visible.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In 1987, there was no evidence of discharges reported and MDEP did not have opportunity to inspect the removal and check for contamination.  In 1987, there was no requirement for a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No leak cleanup actions known at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I have contacted Mr. Dunlap and Mr. Bispham of MDEP and recommended that the address for UST Registration no. 9522 be changed from 8 - 10 Roberts Street to 15 Roberts Street.
3)  In 1987, it was common for contractors to remove the tanks but to not remove associated product and vent piping, hence the remaining three vent pipes on the building side.  Chapter 691 rules in 1987 and today require removal of all UST piping.  This facility piping appears to be in violation of Maine rules and should be removed.  If removed in the future, a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment is required for any UST and piping.  I have referred this facility to the MDEP UST Compliance Unit for inspection.
4)  I understand that due to age and construction of the UST facility, Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance is not applicable and available.  UST facility construction in 1987 was typically bare steel as was the old UST facility found at 8 Roberts Street in 2017 (see P-182-2017).
5)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  Prior to any property sale and redevelopment, I recommend a Phase-2 Assessment.
6 )  At this time, based on present information, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services pending further information and any future facility abandonment.
P-1019-2017*The Department received a call from the State of Maine, Drug Enforcement Agency regarding (MDEA) regarding the discovery of two containers assumed to have been used in the attempted manufacturing of Methamphetamine.  The containers had caught fire and were thrown out the window while traveling down the Maine Turnpike (I-95).  MDEA had the containers at their Augusta office and wanted assistance disposing of them.  Jon Woodard obtained the containers for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.

P-1020-2017*On 11/28/17, I received a fax from the National Response Center reporting a mystery sheen in the area of the Seaview Lobster House on the Piscataqua River.  I contacted the United States Coast Guard who had investigated the sheen and learned that it was a weathered oil sheen dissipating rapidly.  The source was never found.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1021-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than five gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product affected a cement basement floor.  Unspilled product was transferred out of the tank, then the tank was removed.  The cement floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1022-2017*After an underground tank, piping and dispenser were installed, the concrete pad was formed and poured.  During the forming process, a stake punctured the supply piping but no one was aware.  The tank was filled and during the priming process, falling pressure indicated evidence of a leak.  The cause was easily discovered.  Approximately 8 tons of gasoline contaminated peas stone and gravel were removed from the piping trench to accommodate piping replacement.  For a detailed account of the site history, event description and remedial actions, please refer to attached report from Woodard & Curran, Inc.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1027-2017*Approximately 30 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by of corrosion of the tank and the oil impacted the underlying soils.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the excavation of 9.21 tons of oil impacted soils at the tank location.  Excavated soil was transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot for disposal.  The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in photoionization detector (PID) readings.  Some oil impacted soils underneath the slab were inaccessible and were left in place.  The site is served by public water supply.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


P-1028-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of used motor oil was released to the paved road surface as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent materials.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1029-2017*Approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a tractor trailer truck due to an unknown mechanical failure. The fuel was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up with sorbents by Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) who was hired by the subject spiller.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.  CHES disposed of the material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1030-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by an overfill due to human error.  The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface and was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1031-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the crawl space of the residence.  The oil was released due to a leaking flare flitting near the filter of the tank.  The oil was released to a wooden floor structure located adjacent to the AST.  The impacted wood material was removed and disposed of by the homeowner.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location to oversee the cleanup and provide air monitoring with a Photoionization Detector (PID).  The PID readings in the residence declined sharply after the impacted material was removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1032-2017*Approximately five gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The oil was released after a delivery was made to the tank and leaked from the filter assembly because there was no piping connected to it and the Firomatic valve was left open.  The oil was released to the soil below the tank.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and excavated approximately .5 tons of soil. The impacted soil was stockpiled and staged for consolidation and disposal at the MDEP Southern Maine Regional Warehouse.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-1033-2017*On 11/20/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  When CMP cleanup crews responded to the scene, they were unable to see where the oil had gone to.  Presumably, it washed away in the rain.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1034-2017*On 11/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1035-2017*On 11/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1036-2017*On 11/29/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1037-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1038-2017*On 11/30/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a 1 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a mechanical failure of a transformer.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-157-2018*On March 21, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report that locomotive engine #344 had a containment overflow due to melting snow. A very small amount of lube oil spilled onto the tracks beneath the train. Employees used sorbent pads to clean up the rails. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-161-2018*On March 23, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report that locomotive engine #344 had an engine containment overflow due to sloshing from the locomotive moving.  A small amount leaked onto the ground beneath the tracks. Railway employees hand dug the contaminated area and disposed of the ballast properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-162-2018*The engine containment tank on a locomotive overfilled spilling oil onto track ballast at their siding.  A small amount of ballast was removed and hauled to their Waterville facility for disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-164-2018*A loose fitting allowed a small amount of oil to leak out onto concrete floor in garage.  Vapors were not a problem according to owner.  Dead River tighten the loose fitting.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-220-2017*An unknown amount of oil leaked from the oil tank over the winter.  I transferred product from the oil tank to drums in order to relocate the tank while the excavation of contaminated soil took place.  The contaminated soil was disposed of properly and the hole backfilled.  Once the area was ready for the tank, I transferred product back into the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-222-2017*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-224-2017*During an underground storage tank removal contaminated soil was discovered. The consultant removed the contaminated soil and performed analytical testing on it for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-230-2017*I received report of a small spill cleaned up by Pan Am Railways.  The waste was disposed of properly.  The cause of the spill was an overfull slop tank of hydraulic fluid.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-233-2017*A corrosion hole in an Emera Maine transformer resulted in a leak of approximately 1 pint of oil. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove and dispose of the contaminated waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-234-2017*I responded to 663 Hadley Mill Road for an oil spill report. When I arrived on scene, I met with the homeowner and confirmed there was an oil spill. It was unknown how much oil was spilled. We discussed the options for cleaning up the oil spill. It was decided to hire a contractor with a vactor truck to remove the contaminated soil and replace with clean backfill material.

Once this work was completed, I referred the site to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring if they determined it was necessary.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-254-2017*April 25, 2017 I received report from Mr. Danforth of a patch of dead grass across his driveway which also smelled of oil. I arrived on scene and traced the oil back to a mobile home at 23 Neptune Road. The tank outside the residence leaked due to a hole that had been plugged. There was no remaining oil in the tank. The tank was decommissioned. I hired an  excavator, along with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist with the cleanup effort.

The location of the spill had one well at risk shared by two properties therefore I referred the site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-855-2017*A home owner called for a fill of the above ground storage tanks. The house has two tanks that are piped together. The tank was overfilled. The fill pipe started to leak due to the lack of thread sealant on the threads. Product leaked down onto the tank and on the concrete floor. Standing product was cleaned up, the tank was pumped down and sealant applied to the threads. The floor was cleaned with speedy dry and then washed. The floor was then covered with a sheet of plastic. A vent was established to remove vapors under the plastic.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-28-2018*On January 31, 2018 Irving Woodlands reported a small release of anti-freeze to snow from a ruptured hose. Irving woodlands employees removed contaminated snow and disposed in their waste anti-freeze disposal drum.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
A-173-2018*I received a call regarding the discharge of motor oil at the Prompto 10 Minute Oil Change in Rockland.  The oil was reportedly running out the building and puddling in the back yard.

I was able to reach the assistant manager of the facility who was arriving at the scene.  He reported that pipe connected to the 10W 20 motor oil tote had broken and leaked onto the floor and an unknown amount had leaked into the driveway.  He had shut off the valve to the tank and begun putting speedy dry sorbent material down.  I responded and met with the assistant manager and another worker who had contained the leak.  The manager had been called, who in turn had called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come and remove waste in the morning.  I surveyed the situation and suggested they have Clean Harbors respond immediately to clean up the area as it was more than the two would be able to effectively clean up.

Clean Harbors arrived to clean up the speedy dry and wash the affected floor and driveway.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-296-2018*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a mystery sheen on Muscongus Bay.  No source of the sheen could be located.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-443-2018*A vehicle lost its oil pan leaving a streak on the road from 89 to 57 Western Avenue in Hampden.  The larger pools of oil were recovered with speedi dri sorbent material.  The remaining product was left on the road.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-584-2018*On September 18, 2018 RH Foster Incorporated called to report that a set of aboveground storage tanks were leaking due to a corrosion hole. The tanks were located within a secondary building off the side of the business. Upon my arrival  RH Foster technicians were in the process of pumping out the two tanks and removing them. Sorbents were put down on the floor to clean up any free product and the floor was then cleaned with simple green. Vapors were not an issue within the building and the facilities drinking water supply was not at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-588-2018*On September 21, 2018 McKusick Petroleum Corporation called to report that while onsite for a service call to replace an oil line the technician noticed a stain on the porch that smelled of home heating oil.  Upon my arrival I noticed the stain on the porch as well. The homeowner had cut a hole into the porch to see if any oil had spread to underneath the porch and under the home. A minimal amount of oil was noticed underneath the porch, but some oil had gone underneath the slab. There were no vapors within the home. The site was referred to Maine Department of Environment Protection Technical Services due to the close proximity of the drinking water well, approximately 6 feet away from the spill.  No soil was removed from beneath the slab due to structural integrity and the small amount that had leaked from the line. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

I-93-2002*On 6-12-02, Fernand Ouellette called to report that he thought his well had gasoline in it. It had been a problem since he had a new well drilled the previous year. His new well is 100 feet deep, and the old one was a shallow, dug well. I sampled his water and analysis showed old gasoline contamination. His next door neighbor also had low levels of Benzene.
I hired County Environmental to conduct an investigation of a property across the road from Ouellettes that had been a gas station/pub years ago. Geo probes and test pits showed high levels of soil contamination to bedrock in the areas of old fuel tanks. About 480 yards of soil was removed. Mr. Ouellette and his neighbor, George Dubois are currently on filters.
I-97-2002*On 5-24-02, Bill Murphy of Seven Islands called to report that they discovered that someone had dumped about 5 gallons of waste oil at the Oxbow gate. They cleaned it up and wanted to take the soil to the landfill. I gave them the paperwork and also offered to cover the landfill cost.
I-102-2002*On 6-21-02, the Oakfield Fire Dept. called to report that a truck owned by Katahden Forest Products had rolled over at the intersection of the River Road and Ridge Road. Some of the crankcase oil had spilled onto the shoulder of the road. I went there and because a private well was within 50 feet of the accident, had a contractor dig out the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Tri-Community Landfill.
P-422-2002*6.17.2002,  responded to spill location.  Observed a 330 gallon above ground supply tank leaking from a corrosion hole.  Dead River burner technicians pumped off oil remaining in the tank, then removed the tank from the basement.  Initial PID reading were approx. 9.5 to 15.5 ppm in the basement.

6.18.2002, on site with Enpro Environmental who conducted the oil spill clean up work and disposal of regulated materials.  A fan was used to engineer out the vapors and reduce PID readings during clean up operations.  Free phase product was absorbed and contaminated soil removed by excavation.

No further Response actions anticipated.
Nathan Thompson,
P-434-2002*On 6/19/2002 Environmental Projects Inc., of Yarmouth spilled 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a pump truck while pumping contaminated fuel oil and water from a nearby contaminated well. The spillage was confined to the paved driveway and the abutting shoulder. Sorbent pads were used to recover oil on the paved driveway and approximately a half a yard of soil was excavated from the driveway shoulder. No further action taken.
P-878-2000*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-408-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-10-2002*
INITIAL SITE INVESTIGATION
	On Fri. 1/4/02, I briefly visited this commercial location in response to an inquire as to UST's remaining on the property.  The site is a urban commercial/residential area, across Park Ave. from Hadlock baseball field (see site sketch), and is on municipal water & sewer.  The site is now used as a parking lot, the building stands unoccupied, and with a sign for "Stewarts, 775-5848".  [This may refer to Dick Stewart who operated a gas station on Congress St. in years past and also had a trucking and UST installation business (Stewart's Trucking).]
	The cinder-block building onsite is an old gas station with repair bays.  The scar of an old dispenser island is in the front.  Going up the building rear are four old, tall motor fuels type vent pipes and one shorter diesel, fuel-oil or waste-oil type vent pipe.  There is no fill pipes evident coming thru the pavement, though the paving is very broken up and patched and remaining fills could be covered over.

RECORD SEARCH	
	In DEP SMRO records I could find no paperwork on an UST removal at this location, and no listing for UST's here, at this time.  If tanks were removed, they may have been taken out prior to the 1986 Chapter 691 UST regulations for registration, etc.  Any UST's may also have been filled-in-place or simply had piping removed and the tanks covered over.
	A #2 oil UST is registered at 284 Park Ave. (#18825) which was reported to have been removed in 1994.  Which may be this property, but there is no listing for any motor fuels UST's.
	On 7/15/02, I returned to the area to check on a complaint to DEP's John Dunlap, of out-of-service UST's at 295 park, which is across Park Ave.  This building appears to be an old fire house or garage but I found no present evidence of UST's.  Perhaps the complainer actually meant 286 Park?
	No records of any spill reports were found and I am not aware of any contamination issues in this immediate area.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	On 1/4/02, I referred this investigation to DEP, BRWM Tanks unit for further investigation and resolution.  Status as to remaining underground tanks and piping is inconclusive at present.  A copy of this report will be sent to J. Westen Walch Publishing for their information.  If tanks are determined to have been already abandoned, I understand that product piping should also be abandoned (removed), and the vent pipes taken down.  This report may be amended as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services

P-407-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-409-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-410-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-411-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-412-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-413-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-414-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-415-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-416-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-417-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-418-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-419-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-873-2002*Adam Doran called me to report that two transformers were knocked down by fallen trees on Ocean Avenue.  CMP was responding to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-603-2002*BRAD KELSO REPORTS THAT A BURST HOSE ON A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AN ESTIMATED 14 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL.   THE OIL WAS SPILLED TO THE GROUND AND HALF OF IT MADE IT TO DOMTAR'S WASTEWATER SYSTEM.   THE OTHER HALF WAS RECOVERED WITH SORBENTS.
B-601-2002*BOB OECHSLE WAS HIRED TO REPLACE THE OUTSIDE TANK AT ROBERTO RAYES' RENTAL PROPERTY ON ROOSEVELT AVE.   WHEN HE WENT ABOUT IT, HE NOTICED THAT THE GRASS AROUND THE OLD TANK WAS OIL STAINED, ALTHOUGH THE TANK DID NOT SEEM TO BE LEAKING; PERHAPS THERE'D BEEN A SMALL OVERFILL.

REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, I JUST ASKED RAYES TO DIG UP THE OBVIOUSLY CONTAMINATED SOIL AND PUT IT IN THE GARBAGE.  IF THE GARBAGE CREW BALKED AT PICKING UP SOMETHING THAT HEAVY, I GAVE RAYES A VIRGIN LETTER TO TAKE THE SOIL  TO PINE TREE LANDFILL.
B-636-2001*B-636-01
Troy

Wednesday November 7, 2001	2350

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Janet Dyer (750-3500 c), of Central Maine Power Company about a transformer spill in Troy.

According to Janet, there was a transformer on pole #8, located on the Whitaker Road, in Troy.  The transformer suffered a catastrophic failure when apparently it was gunned down.  There was a bullet hole in the case out of which bled some 3 gallons of transformer oil.  The PCB concentration was not known so it will be cleaned up according to TSCA specs while CMP awaits the results of the analysis.  One drum of spill debris consisting of brush, leaves and contaminated soil were recovered.  The spill area on the leaves and brush was about a 10 by 10 foot area.

I received a telephone message on Friday that indicated the PCB concentration was <3 PPM.

The spill debris, consisting of one drum of brush, leaves and contaminated soil was placed in temporary storage by CMP.
B-637-2001*B-637-01
Bingham

Wednesday November 7, 2001	2359

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Janet Dyer (750-3500 c), of Central Maine Power Company about a transformer spill in Bingham.

Along with reporting a transformer shooting in Troy (B-636-01), Janet Dyer phoned to report that a damaged transformer and subsequent one cup (8 ounces) transformer oil spill to the ground at the base of the broken pole 23.1.  The spill occurred as a result of storm damage and high winds, which downed tree branches on the power lines.  The added weight broke pole 23.1 and damaged the attached 10 KVA Westinghouse transformer.

The spill is located on Murray Street about 200 yards from a school.  The clean up generated 1 bag of pads, and leaves.  The power pole and transformer were replaced by CMP.
P-1237-2001*9.24.2001, Mr. George Duranleau contacted the Department reporting an underground tank at the entered location.  I advised Duranleau of the required registration and removal notification process.  The required documentation was sent to Duranleau, who completed the registration and removal notice.  On 10.5.2001, I inspected the location and approved an abandonment in place request.  CAB Services, P.O. Box 8, Dover, NH, is the contractor performing the UST removal and new heating supply tank upgrade.  This work is being completed as part of the York County Community Action Program AST upgrade program.

No spill occurred.  Fuel oil was removed from the underground tank and the tank removed.  No problems concerning the removal were reported to the Department.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6.26.2001
B-660-2001*B-660-01
Lincoln (Eastern Paper Co.)

Wednesday November 28, 2001	1413

Sean McCahill (794-6721), a senior environmental technician with Eastern Paper in Lincoln phoned to report a spill of water activated flexible grout to the Mattanawcook Stream near the area of the Mill Pond dam.  A contractor was involved in applying the grout to a leak in the forebay, the mill's raw water intake tank that borders Mattanawcook Stream.

The water leak caused some grout and residual to be carried from the work area via Mattanawcook Stream.  About one quart of this material was seen in the stream and it was recovered using oil sorbents and skimming the area.  This uncured material has a density of slightly heavier than water 1.0725 (+0.025) and according to the MSDS that I received, this material contains 4,4 Diphenylmethane Disocyanate, which is subject to reporting requirements of SARA and 40 CFR part 372.
B-338-2002*Grover Glatfelter, 43 Court St., Augusta, called to report an abandoned drum on his property in Brownville. He did not know the street address but it was a green house located on the corner of Rt. 11 and Charles Street. He reported that the drum was 80% full of hydraulic oil and he believed that Lynch Construction of Dedham had left it while involved in laying municipal pipes of some kind. He had contacted Lynch Construction, the town police and the town manager and had not received any satisfaction. I contacted Lynch Construction and spoke with Mike King who was familiar with the Glatfelter complaint. He said that they had worked in Brownville three years ago. He had checked the drum and believed that it was not from Lynch Construction.
   On 6/24/02, Bob Whittier and I went to Brownville. I was unable to find Charles Street. I did find a police officer who was familiar with Mr. Glatfelter and led us to the address. It turns out that due to the installation of 911 services Charles Street had been changed to Page Street. I was able to locate a rusted 55-gallon drum that held an unknown amount of liquid. We removed the drum to our facility where I opened it and found that it contained about 10 gallons of water contaminated with a little bit of virgin gear oil. I added this contaminated water to another container of oil contaminated water that will be disposed of at a later date.
   Since I have no one that will accept responsibility for the drum I have recorded this incident as mystery spill.
P-137-2002*2.17.2002, Liberty Oil Company reported this spill after responding to a no heat compliant at the entered location.  A Liberty Oil technician found the feed line from the supply tank broken and leaking oil.  The feed line ran along side the house near the back door.

Upon my arrival, I met with Kerry Lockhard, who advised me that her dog broke the line.  I observed that the line was repaired temporally and advised Lockhard that the feed line is required to meet certain standards of the Oil & Solid Fuel Board code for installation.  The spill was minor and impacted a small 2ft. x 2ft. area of soil outside under the porch area of the dwelling.  I dug out the stained soil with a shovel determining that the oil had penetrated the soil a couple of inches and that the soil was not saturated with oil.  No sensitive receptors were at risk.  I turned the soil to promote evaporation of the volatile components of the contaminant and left the soil in place.

No clean up required and no further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO 6.26.2002
B-682-2001*B-682-01
Bangor

Friday December 7, 2001	1231

I received a phone call from Samantha Landry (289-2770), of Dead River.  Samantha phoned to report a small 8-ounce (.06 Gallon) heating oil spill to the basement floor.  The small spill occurred as a result of a corrosion leak in the 275 gallon heating oil furnace supply tank at the David Blackwell residence on 14 Th Street in Bangor.

A magnetic patch was attached until the tank can be pumped down and replaced.  One sorbent pad (.00125 yd3) was used by Dead River to clean up the spill.  Dead River disposed of the sorbent pad.
B-334-2002*On 6/20/02, 0945 hours Butch Furrough of G.R. Adams requested a waiver of the 30 day waiting requirement for an underground, fiberglass piping removal at Tideway Market in Hancock.  I went to the site with the paperwork.  G.R. Adams was in the process of making changes to the facility so that it could market more product.  Butch said that Irving Oil had given the operator funds to make the changes.  The piping in question had been abandoned for years and was completely dry.  However, there was slight evidence of gasoline contamination at the flex connector. A few excavator scoops down revealed that there was much more at 3 to 4 feet from grade.  Water and bedrock were encountered at 6-7 feet and there was 2-3 feet of clay above the bedrock that appeared to have been impacted by gasoline some time ago.  There was evidence of burned debris and we were told that there had been a product marketing facility at the site that had burned two or three decades ago.  The product did have a sour smell, which indicated that it had been there for a long time.  After removing 28 cubic yards of the contaminated soil, it became apparent that the extent of the contaminated area was beyond what could be accomplished in a few days.  There was also a question of funding for the clean-up.  The bottom line is that we have to clean it up and the disposition for reimbursement will be decided later.
B-690-2001*B-690-02
Calais

Saturday December 14, 2001	0800

The state dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Dick Ramsey (454-7511), of the Dead River Company, in Calais.

According to Mr. Ramsey there had been a spill of #2 heating oil to the concrete basement floor at the Manford Bryant residence, on Swan Street in Calais.  Dead River was notified around 0000 this morning.  Their oil burner technicians responded to the complaint and used two-thirds of a bale of sorbent pads, 1 bag of speedi-dri and odor gon powder to clean up the nearly 12 gallons of oil that had pooled on the concrete basement floor.  There was no sign of the oil making it to or near the sump pump.  The oil spill debris was picked up and disposed of by the Dead River Company.
P-209-2002*On or about 3.6.2002, responded to site location to inspect an underground tank.  Upon arrival I met with Richard Maurer, the home owner.  Maurer advised that the tank was discovered as part of a pending real estate transaction.  The tank was empty and the partial excavation gave no indication of a discharge.  Mr. Maurer indicated from his inquest of the tank, that in the past the tank was intended to supply diesel fuel to a generator.  I issued the required registration and intent to remove notification.

The tank was later removed by a licensed contractor and disposed at Maine Metal Recycling.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO 6.26.2002
P-372-2002*
INITIAL NOTICE
	On Thus. 5/30/02, I was notified by St. Germain & Assoc. regarding a fuel oil discharge under the fill & vent pipe for a residential, consumptive-use basement AST at this rural residence.  St. Germain & Assoc. (SGA) is an environmental consultant representing a bank holding the property.  The spill was reported, possibly a year old or older.  The area is on private drinking water wells.  This discharge had not been reported by the spiller as required.  The property is presently for sale through ERA Masiello Group and was unoccupied at the time of my visit.    It was not known if a fuel oil delivery was the source, or if the former occupant caused the spill.

SITE VISIT
	On the morn of Fri. 5/31/02, I visited and confirmed the discharge.  Dark oil-smelling and oil-stained soil lay under the AST piping on both sides of the fencing below the deck (see site sketch).  A dug well for the property was 40' to 60' behind the house.  The property is surrounded by woods, and with other nearby residences across the street and on one side.
	Based on site sensitivity, the site works out to a Stringent Clean-Up Goal (see attached DT).

REMEDIAL ACTIONS & CONCLUSIONS
	On 6/3/02, SGA oversaw the clean-up of 1.87 tons of oil contaminated soil and sent the soil to Commercial Recycling under a DEP issued virgin letter.  DEP was not able to attend.  SGA later reported that a lab analysis confirmed about 12 ppm DRO in soil sample after the clean-up.  Though this was over the 10 ppm DRO action level, I attained approval to require no further remedial actions.
	Quarterly Monitoring of the residential well may be prudent though I do not see a serious threat to the nearby water wells.  No further DEP actions are required at this time.  A copy of this report will be sent to SGA as requested.  See the report of SGA for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-335-2002*On 6/20/02, 1500 hours Ed Crossman (owner of North Country Variety in Bingham) called this office regarding a spill at his facility.  There was some gravel between his piping sump and the steel retainer ring that supports the ground cover to the sump.  Evidently there had been an overfill to one of his 5K above ground gasoline storage tanks.  The spill went to the systems containment and when the water was drained from the containment, the contaminated water ran into the gravel that rimmed the piping sump bucket.  Ed and I removed the contaminated gravel with trowels.  We recovered two five gallon pails, which we spread thinly on a nearby gravel surface.
P-92-2002*2.8.2002, Nick Clark of Guerin Assoc., reported a K-1 spill at the entered spill location.  Upon arrival, I observed a spill from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank.  The tank is used as storage to collect kerosene that is brought back to the facility by oil service technicians in the field.  The tank is not a supply tank and was not connected to any device.  The oil is then used by company personnel for various applications, such as portable heaters.  After dispensing product from the storage tank to a smaller container, an employee failed to shut off the valve.  Oil discharged from the storage tank and migrating down the driveway and onto Riverside Street.

Guerin Associates responded to the spill initially and reported it to the DEP on behalf of the subject.

No further Response action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6.26.2002
B-342-2002*On 6/23/02,1542 hours the State Police Dispatcher passed on a call from George Smith, who is the fire chief for Lamoine.  The report had to do with a car in a pond.  I tried several times to contact George for more information so that I could respond, if needed.  I left my phone and pager numbers with his answering machine.  He got back to me a few hours later.  He said that the vehicle had been removed from the pond and that there was no evidence of a spill.  I asked him to get in touch with me if future observation revealed that there had been a release.
B-673-2001*     On 12/04/01, 0915 hours Bob Bechtel (environmental liaison for NSGA) reported a two gallon diesel spill that had resulted from overfilling a generator supply tank.  The vender added fuel to the tank when it was already full.  The spill was recovered along with a quarter yd3 of gravel that was in the spill area.  The unit has a policy of not adding fuel to tanks unless they are less than three-quarters full.  Bob indicated that more staff training was in order.
B-678-2001*     On 12/06/01, 1650 hours Dead River reported that they had responded to a leaking AST at 224 Wilson Street in Brewer.  The release was from corrosion and was estimated to be five gallons.  It landed on dirt. I was able to contact the owners' maintenance person the following morning.  He (Ken Backus) said that he didn't think it was as much as five gallons and that it made a stain that was about a foot and a half square.  I explained the fund as well as our venting systems and asked him to get back to me if there was a problem with the spill.
P-1026-2001*
	Small transformer discharge following auto accident.  Response & clean-up by CMP.  No PCB's reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-704-2001*B-704-02
Machias

Wednesday December 26, 2001	1315

I received a phone call from Mr. Jean Proulx (255-401), of RH Foster, in Machias.  Mr. Proulx phoned to report that there had been a spill of #1 heating oil from the outside heating oil tank at a non-occupied property at 6 Freemont Street in Machias.  The oil leaked from a loose filter housing.  According to the heating technician 2 threads were exposed.

I met with Jean and an oil burner technician, and phoned and tried to contact Dr. Weisberger.  Upon inspection of the spill scene it was obvious that the majority of the oil spilled from the source and ran down the basement wall and entered the building.  Much of the oil was on the standing water in the dirt floor basement.  I suggested that all oil soaked wood or boards be removed and disposed of.  I also suggested that they might tend the sorbent pads on a regular basis.

Thursday December 27, 2001	0948

I spoke with Dr. Steven Weisberger and told him that because of the wet basement and oil flow into it he or someone will need to tend the sorbent pads until he was ready to proceed with the clean up.  He apparently has plans to sell the property.  There is a for sale sign in the front yard.  I told him the amount of oil may increase in the spring if it is not cleaned up by then.  He also said he may want to do some improvements to the basement.

Tuesday February 5, 2002	1400

I received a phone call from Steve Mosley (fax 667-7984), who is an insurance agent for Dr. Steven Weisberger's property.  He informed me that they will soon be starting clean up.  I explained that he may be eligible for the State Fire Marshal's AST clean up fund.  I faxed the form to the state fire marshal and then faxed the form to him.  I asked him or someone to contact me when they are ready to begin clean up.  The clean up should include some outside excavation and potentially some soil removal, from the basement.

There was no more contact until Jake Ward received a call from Don Page (255-8067), of Hanscom Construction, in Machias early on May 25 2002.  I phoned Mr. Page and headed to Machias to oversee what was supposed to be a clean up.

When I arrived, I saw an area of the foundation removed with a small Bob Cat front loader driving inside the basement.  Yesterday some soil from near where the tank was had been excavated.  Hanscom Construction was involved with some cleanup, but mostly renovations to the vacant property.  Plans are to excavate about 8 inches of soil from the entire basement.  I explained that this method goes way beyond any clean up I would authorize as it relates to the oil spill.  I suggested what part of the soil removal they can submit.  I also explained that the DEP would most likely not pay for the installation of an under drain, nor the installation of 6 to 8 inches of gravel nor the concrete basement floor, and most likely would not pay for the rebuilding of the foundation wall.  All these items were done to increase the likelihood of selling the property.  To this date, no invoices have been submitted for payment. The contaminated soil, as well as non-contaminated soil was taken to a flat clay area, of the Hanscom Construction gravel pit. Located in the Jacksonville area of East Machias.  The contaminated soil was spread thinly.
B-324-2002*Guy Carmel called this office to report that while on Swans Island the previous weekend he had spotted a tank trailer being used as dead storage for heating oil. He related that he had attempted to do this at one time and was prevented from doing this. He also was concerned about the local groundwater, as he believes it was leaking badly. He did not know the name of the company but gave me directions to the site.
   The next day, I took the ferry out to the island and found the place. No one was there on my arrival and I inspected the trailer that he discribed. I could not find any active leaks. Also I did not see any signs of past spills that alarmed me, however it had been raining and its possible that I missed something as the wet gravel can mask oil staining.
   The trailer is an older 305 model originally owned by Merrill Transport. The license plate was last registered in 1994. While I did not look for the specifications plate, this trailer can probably hold something like 7000 gallons. The trailer was supported in the front by a crib work of timbers. The tires supported the rear. After talking with the owner, Bill Banks, I learned that he has oil delivered by an oil wholesale company that pumps from their tanker into his. To get the fuel into his home delivery truck, he has a 2" hose connected to valve in the bottom to the tank and its other end is connected to the draft side of another delivery truck that is no longer used for that purpose. By using this truck's on board pump he pumps oil into its storage compartment. To get the fuel into the current delivery truck, he uses the hose reel from the old delivery truck to fill the compartment of the new delivery truck. This new truck is a used Hamel Oil Co. truck, which at the time of my visit was still marked as Hamel Fuel Company.
   The owner, Bill Banks, came from his home/real estate office across the road and we introduced each other. I explained the nature of my visit. He was cooperative and explained his operating procedures. I told him that I had not found the leaks as described by the caller but I was not sure that the set up met with other agencies rules or codes. We discussed the need for careful fuel handling as there is little soil in the area and wells could easily be impacted if oil was spilled. He understood and said that he was always careful. I then left.

P-1050-2001*
Violation of regulations regarding fuel delivery.  See attached letter and earlier spill report(s) on this location.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-26-2002*
Confirmatory DEP site visit of 1/10/02, checking on proximity of private and/or public water wells in area of new motor fuels UST facility.  See attached evaluation and site map, and DEP UST registration file.  No prohibited discharges known of in this area, at time of my visit.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-51-2002*
	Report of small hydraulic oil discharge from forklift truck to frozen ground.  Response by BIW  workers with sorbents.  No DEP visit at time.  No sensitive receptors understood to be threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-107-2001*B-107-02
Lincoln

Thursday March 15, 2001	0955

I received a phone call from Betty Barkowski (794-3467) that her basement heating oil tank had problems and may be leaking.  She indicated that it is damp on the bottom of her heating oil tank.  She said that a service technician, Dommique Federico (746-3379, page 759-2543), of CN Brown was afraid to tighten any of the fittings on her tank as it looked like a leak, or disaster waiting to happen.

Upon visiting the Barkowski residential heating oil tank in her basement I was amazed that there was no spill.  This derelict wreck of a tank, did not look like anything I would want to adjust or tighten a fitting on.  Whitney Energy was also contacted they suggested that I make contact with Mike Cairuso (973-3546), of WHCA, as Ms. Barkowski is on heating assistance.

I left a message with Mr. Cairuso about the situation and that taking some action soon could prevent a more catastrophic event and expensive clean up.

On Tuesday March 20 Mike Cairuso phoned to tell me that the CAP would fund the tank replacement for Betty Barkowski.
B-100-2001*B-100-01
Brewer

Sunday March 11, 2001	1540

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher asking me to make contact with Sharon Plante  (800-552-2004), of Irving Oil.  I phoned the number I was given and spoke with Kike Little of Irving Oil.  Mike reported that there had been a 50 gallon diesel spill that resulted from a bulk storage tank overfill.  An Irving clean up crew will be responding to the spill, from Searsport.

The spill occurred when the driver loading the Bulk storage tank overfilled it.  About 50 gallons spilled into the concrete containment area.

On Monday March 12 Mike Sauerteig (506-202-2933), of Irving Oil phoned and wanted to know if they need to do anything else concerning their bulk plant spill.

After a brief visit to the Containment area I got back to him and said that much of the diesel fuel is still there and needs to be removed.  By Wednesday March 14 the spill had been cleaned up by, an Irving Oil, clean up crew.
B-347-2002*On 6/20/02, 1500 hours our office asked me to contact Officer 4, who was at phone number 853-6208. The officer, who turned out to be Ricky Jamison, wanted to know how to handle a can of ether that he was encountering at a residence in Eastport.  He indicated that there was no crystalline material on the container, which(if true) meant that ether oxide (which is a detonable) was not present.  To be safe, I suggested that they keep people away from the container and get a bomb squad to deal with it.  They were able to get an explosives expert from Presque Isle who took charge of the container.  I assume that he exploded it with det cord.  Alma Green, who was the owner of the property that the container was found, said that her son found it in a green house that was part of the property and that he had brought it into their house.  She also said that several people had handled the container.  We still don't know what would have happened if someone had unscrewed the cap.  Much of this activity took place before our office was called.
P-447-2002*Received a call from Portland Pipe Line Corp., U.S. Coast Guard, and the South Portland Fire Dept. regarding a sheen in the vicinity of the tanker vessel "Gaetanio D'Alesio" docked at Portland Pipe Line Corporation's Pier #2 Marine Terminal.  I responded to the report and met with representatives of Portland Pipe Line and the vessel. I was informed that the sheen appeared to have originated from Port Harbor Marine and was collecting in the boom at the stern of the ship.  Some of the product had been collected on a sorbent pad by Portland Pipe Line and was determined to be hydraulic oil or a similar type of lube oil.  I was assured that the ship had no such product aboard it.  At this point, I conducted my own assessment of the situation and observed the following:

Heavy accumulation of product at the stern of the vessel within the boom surrounding it and only a sheen outside the boom, strongly suggesting that the product was released within the boom;

Several drums of hydraulic oil were being stored on the deck of the of the vessel at the stern, confirming that the vessel did indeed used hydraulic oil; and

While inspecting the drums for leakage (there wasn't any), the captain of the vessel became quite agitated, and stressed that he was certain that the product had come from the direction of the marina, and had witnesses.

After conducting my assessment, I found it hard to believe that the oil could have jumped the boom, and was confident that the oil was from the vessel, but had no proof.  The U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer on-scene was convinced that the incident was only a minor sheen originating from the marina.  I have strong suspicions that he was led to this assumption by both the Ship's Captain and Portland Pipe Line, because I was informed of and led to believe the same.  If I had not been more diligent and skeptical, I would have believed them.  In addition, I was amazed that no effort was made to collect the oil, even though Clean Harbors was on-site with a boat.  I informed Clean Harbors that an effort had to be made to collect the oil, and supplied them with sorbent pads and agreed to pay them for their time.  An estimated 20 to 30 gallons of product was collected considering that 2 1/2 bails of pads were used.  Portland Pipe Line agreed to dispose of the waste and pay for Clean Harbors' time.

The next morning, I returned to the area and checked the marina for any signs of oil, although I still suspected the "Gaetanio D'Alesio" to be the source of the discharge.  I found nothing in the marina that resembled the oil observed the previous night.  I contacted the U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, and informed them of my suspicions and suggested that they take another look at the vessel.

I returned to Pier #2, and checked the area within the boom for any remaining free product and observed only a sheen and a small amount of  scum that could have been emulsified oil.  Just before my departure, the U. S. Coast Guard returned to the vessel for further investigation.  I was later informed that a problem with the rudder shaft was discovered.

A-50-2002*Approximately 80 gallons of oil was spilled at this residential AST when the filter was damaged by ice/snow.  Some oil was collected using sorbents, but most flowed under the mobile home and was carried off the property to a stream. An interception basin was placed to collect product.

The area is a rural/residential with two wells potentially at-risk; neither has yet shown evidence of contamination. DEP Tech Services has been made aware of this case.
A-377-2002*Received a call from John Koris, a supervisor at Pike Industries. He reported a 50 gallon spill at their batch plant in Fairfield. He also reported that it was being cleaned up as we were speaking. I went to the site later that afternoon and met Kevin Keller, yard foreman. He showed me the spot where the spill occurred, the recycled asphalt pile. A front end loader was attempting to go around a grizzly (gravel screening device) when the steps on the loader caught the edge of the grizzly.  The steps were attached to the fuel tank which was ripped from the loader also, spilling the fuel.  Kevin indicated that sand was put down to soak up the fuel. The sand was stockpiled and was scheduled to be run through the batch plant. The spill site has many feet of recycled asphalt depth. There is little risk that the fuel would leach through four feet of asphalt.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-112-2001*B-112-02
Orono

Tuesday March 13, 2001	1420

I received a phone call from Ginny Pratt (827-4416) of Roy Brothers Fuel, in Orono.  Ms. Pratt phoned to report that the oil leaked from a basement 275 gallon heating oil tank in a dirt floor basement at 42 Hillside Street in Orono.  This is the residence of Gerald Howard.

An approximate 60 gallons of #2 heating oil leaked from the corroded tank, the rest of the contents were pumped out.  When I arrived at the Gerald Howard residence, Mr. Howard showed me to the dirt floored crawlspace / basement.  It was high enough where you did not have to crawl, but not high enough to stand nearly erect.  The dirt floor was very wet.  Water was about 4 inches below grade and the flow was toward the small stream which ran through his basement.

Recovery consisted of using sorbent booms in his small stream with many pads and placing pads on the area of high soil water oil concentrations.  This process and the periodic replacement of those pads and boom recovered nearly 46 gallons of product.  The replacement was every second day for about a week and a half.  Then periods of once a week were used.  Soon every other week I was replacing sorbent pads.  With the water flushing the soil the clean up was complete by late May.  In all nearly 3 bales of sorbent pads and 4 sorbent booms were responsible for recovering an estimated 46 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The pads were periodically taken to the DEP temporary storage in Bangor.
B-172-2001*B-172-01
Brewer

Friday April 6, 2001	1315

I received a phone call from Nancy Howe (989-2770) of the Dead River Company.  She phoned to report a basement oil spill at 57 Parker Street at the residence of Mr. William Grant she also indicated that a Dead River oil burner technician was on scene.  I explained that I would be there shortly.

When I arrived I met the Dead River technician and spoke with Mrs. Grant.  Then I went down to the basement.  There tucked under the stair well on ledge was an odd looking aluminum military surplus tank.  I learned that this tank had not been in service for at least 8 years and was assumed to be empty.  The source of the leak was the fuel line connected to this tank.  It appeared that about 1 gallon of #2 heating oil may have leak from this line onto the ledge  which was this area of the "basement floor".  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads the area was wiped with pads.  A small amount of speedi-dri and odor gon was put in place by Dead River.  The sorbent pads were removed to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.
B-645-2001*B-645-01
Veazie

Thursday November 15 2001	1115

I received a phone call from David Hersey (945-5627), of the Veazie Fire Department.  Mr. Hersey phoned to report an oil spill at the Veazie Community School.   When I arrived at the school a CN Brown truck was there along with elements of the Veazie Volunteer Fire Department.  The information received was that the inside 4,000 vertical vaulted tank was filled with #2 heating oil on Monday the 12.  School was not is session due to Veteran's Day holiday.

The fire department checked the outside remote fill and found that the high level alarm, both audio and visual signal worked.  All the spilled oil seemed to leak from around the weld or lack of at the top of the vertical cylindrical tank.  CN Brown was involved with pumping the oil from the concrete vault containment area.  They recovered a metered 61.1 gallons of oil.  Industrial Services (989-3211) was hired to complete the clean up and clean the concrete containment area in the school.  All debris and material generated by this clean up was disposed of by Industrial Services.
B-107-2002*B-107-2002
02/22/2002 15:17

     Cheryl Mesick, concerned resident on the Sawyer Road in Plymouth, called to report that ice broke off the filter to her outside home heating oil tank spilling upwards of 50 gallons.  It was stated that she was on a public water supply and her drilled well was already contaminated from a nearby "uncontrolled site," and odors were not an issue so no action was taken.
P-382-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 6/3/02, DEP's Troy Smith referred to DEP SMRO, a complaint from Ms. Dixey Hamrick that her rural Bowdoinham property may have been contaminated from possible gasoline-contaminated runnoff coming from their neighbor's well.  The Patchells across the road from her had reportedly been dewatering a long inactive drinking water well that had been found to be contaminated in 1988.  The runnoff was traveling down the Patchell's yard and flowing onto the Hamrick's lawn.  This rural residential area (former farmland) is on private wells.

SITE HISTORY
	John Dunlap's DEP spill reports P-471-88 and P-498-88 describe the investigation of a gasoline UST related discharge from an old consumptive-use farm tank, formerly located next to the Patchell's old barn.  The tank was earlier owned and operated by the Wallentines and I understand was abandoned by removal.  In 1988, both Burrow's and Patchell's wells were found contaminated with gasoline compounds, including MTBE.  The Hamrick's water was found to be below action levels at the time.  Working with Rob Peale of DEP Tech Services, new wells for Patchell and Burroughs were located and drilled, and the new replacement wells put on QM in 1989.

SITE VISIT OF 6/4/02.
	On Tues. 6/4/02, I met Ms. Hamrick at her home and she showed me the old well and route of the water flow from the Patchell's dewatering.  As noted in my site sketch and photos of 6/4/02, the runnoff water route was  down the Patchell's driveway, left along the road and under Wallentine Rd. through a drain culvert and then onto the Hamrick's lawn.  The culvert end is approx. 50' from the Hamrick's well.  I acquired a water sample from Ms. Hamrick's for GRO analysis.
	The Patchell's were not at home though I left a message with Gary Patchell's mother offering to test the well without charge.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The Patchells later called me back and assured me that they would abandon attempts to purge their well and they declined my offer of a water test.  I explained that dewatering their well could potentially spread contaminated water and they would be liable for any resulting damage, that this dewatering was prohibited by Maine statute, and that it would do little or nothing to remediate the water, or remediate the well enough to clean it up.
	No gasoline, MTBE or BETX compounds were detected in the Hamrick's GRO (Gasoline Range Organics) analysis water sample (see attached), taken on 6/4/02.
	No further DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.  See the attached notes and 1988 spill reports for further details and site history.
	Copies of this report will be mailed to the DEP's Rob Peale, the Patchells and the Hamricks, and to the Bowdoinham Code Enf. Officer.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-110-2002*B-110-2002
02/25/2002 08:19

     Bruce Valley, concerned resident on the Bond Road in Corinna called to report that his well water possibly had oil in it.  Investigation shown that the water had a sheen.  Lab analysis, however shown "non detect" for diesel range organics.  It was suggested that he call the drinking water program for further testing.
P-457-2002*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a capsized vessel in Bald Head Cove-Small Point, Phippsburg, ME.  They stated that the vessel still had an estimated 30 gallons of gasoline on it, and there was concerned that the vessel might break apart in the surf if left for any period of time.  At the time of the call, no gasoline had been discharged, but the boat was located on a rocky shore with heavy surf, and the tide was scheduled to flood with high tide around 24:00.

I met with the owner of the vessel, Gary Scavette, and proceeded to the area of the incident.  Mr. Scavette stated that he was in the process of having the vessel removed from the rocks, but was having difficulty finding someone that was willing to perform the salvage.  I checked the vessel for leakage and found none.  Due to the position of the vessel, access to the fuel tank was impossible.  It was decided to remove the boat from the shore at high tide, and to stand-by with sorbents in the event there was a discharge.

The salvage crew that agreed to remove the vessel, felt that removing the vessel at night was unsafe, so the plan changed to securing the vessel for the night and keeping a watch until the tide ebbed.  Mr.  Scavette and I secured the vessel, and while keeping a watch removed debris from the shore.  The flooding tide came and went without incident, and the following morning the vessel was removed from the area.  The only discharge I observed was fluids from the four cycle outboard engine (gasoline and motor oil).  A small amount was discharged while it was sitting upside down, and while it was being removed from the vessel at the dock.  The discharge at the dock was contained within the vessel, and quickly cleaned-up using sorbents.  To the best of my knowledge no gasoline was discharged from the tank.  The vessel was out of the water by 15:00 on 6/29/2002.
P-459-2002*The final underground storage tank was removed from the site owned by New England Public Warehouse on July 1, 2002.  The removal was witnessed by myself and was uneventful, founded both visually and via the soil taken and sampled on site by the site engineer.
P-458-2002*Received several calls regarding a sheen on the Kennebec River in and around Bay Point and Long Island Narrows, Georgetown, ME.  It was difficult obtaining additional information about the sheen, because when I returned phone calls either the individual making the report was not home or unavailable.  What I did obtain, was that a boat had beached and was pumping diesel fuel into the water.  I responded to the report, and found only a minor sheen (spotty at that) with a diesel odor.  There was no boat in the area, and the individuals I spoke with knew nothing.  I checked other areas up river, and found nothing.
I-107-2002*A piece of ledge flew up and hit the truck fuel tank, breaking off a fitting causing 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel to spill.  It was cleaned up immediately with absorbent pads and put in a 15 gallon barrel.
I-108-2002*A broken hose caused 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with pads and put into buckets and taken to Kingman shop.
I-109-2002*Due to a broken hydraulic fitting, approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  The spill was cleaned up on June 19th.  Sawdust was placed on the spill to absorb the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated sawdust was collected using a bobcat.
I-110-2002*A fuel spill was reported at this residence, which resulted from a pin hole leak in the fuel filter.

The leak was a result of an improperly set up AST that allowed the filter to chafe on the cement pad. The chafe point was the leak point.

The site has bedrock within 2 feet the majority of the oil went directly into bedrock.  The contaminated soil was excavated from the site.

The residence well is located about 50 feet from the spill and overflows the casing about 9 months out of the year.

Well will be placed on quarterly monitoring for a year.

Response case closed.
P-325-2002*Received a call from Jodi Mosher, Marine Patrol, regarding improper disposal of engine fluids in the intertidal zone of White's Cove, Georgetown, ME.  I met with Ms. Mosher whom showed me the area in question.  Some individual(s) were making the effort to collect fluid waste, i.e. waste oil, anti-freeze and bilge waste from their vessels, but for unknown reasons were leaving them on the shore.  There were at least 20-one gallon containers scattered throughout the area, and an old skiff containing used sorbents.  Ms. Mosher had an idea of who the culprits were, but had no proof.

We decided to approach the town for help. We suggested to the selectmen that if the waste was removed from the area, and placed in an accessible area (the location was extremely difficult to access by land) that the Department would dispose of the waste with no questions asked as long as the practice was stopped.  The individual(s) were given a week to comply.  If the waste wasn't removed, than the Department would hire a contractor, and solicit the assistance of the U. S. Coast Guard to find the responsible party(ies).

The following Monday, I received a call from the town stating that the waste was removed, and that it could be picked-up at the intersection of North End Road and White Cove Road.  The waste was picked-up on this day and brought back to the Portland Regional Office and consolidated for disposal thru in-house processes.  I later spoke with Ms. Mosher whom stated that the clean-up was adequate.  She would keep an eye on the area, and contact me if there were any further problems.
P-326-2002*Received a call from Downeast Energy that they had overfilled the AST, because it was already full.  The property was on an auto-delivery program, and somehow the previous fill was over looked or it was not accounted  for.
P-327-2002*Received a call from the Lewiston - Auburn Water Control Facility stating that their phosphoric acid tank had been overfilled.  The phosphoric acid 62% is diluted with water before it is used to treat the water.  Somehow the hose was left on, and the mixture overfilled the 6,500 tank into its secondary containment.  It was stated that the solution was diluted by at least 10%, and was going to be pumped from the containment into the system.
A-239-2002*The CEO of Damariscotta, Neiland Campbell, reported a sheen on a stream at the intersection of Church Street and Route 1.   No source was determined but it was suspected to be used/waste motor oil.  Mr. Campbell said there were no sheens at the time of his call to DEP.  Furthermore, Mr. Campbell stated he would investigate the potential incident and get back in touch with DEP.

No further action is expected, Mr. Campbell has not telephoned.
A-323-2002*Land and Water Quality in Windham, Maine was hired by William Clough to investigate an odor in a new drilled well on his property on Morrison Road in Bristol.  The water test showed Propanol contamination from an unknown source.  Land and Water Quality did follow up testing with no detections.  No further action is expected.
A-325-2002*While completing his morning maintenance rounds at the Maple Crest Nursing Home in Madison, Roger Lakebody noticed a strong fuel oil odor from the AST storage shed.  Upon further investigation, Mr. Lakebody discovered approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil had leaked through a corroded pipe fitting in the bottom of the AST.  The local fire department responded using sorbent pads and material cleaned up the spilled product.  All of the product was spilled to containment.  The nursing home has replaced the tank.

No further action is expected.
A-330-2002*Safe Handling Trucking picked up a load of Nalco product 7341 Sodium Hypochlorite (12.5%) in Merrimack, New Hampshire.  The driver failed to close the vent line resulting in an unknown amount of discharge between the loading point and Sappi Fine Paper.

Gate Security at Sappi noticed liquid dripping from the rear of the truck and moved the truck to a concrete pad near the gate.  Sappi personnel using sorbent material cleaned up the spill and off loaded the remaining product from the truck.  No further action is expected.
P-328-2002*Received a call from the City of Lewiston Water Company regarding a caustic soda discharge, due to a faulty pump.  All the product was contained within the secondary containment.  Clean Harbors was contacted and removed the product with a vacuum truck and cleaned the area within the containment.  The collected product was later pumped back into the tank after the pump had been replaced.
P-329-2002*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a tanker that had hit the Fore River Bridge.  The tanker was on its way to the Global terminal when it struck the bridge for unknown reasons.  Also during this incident, the ship's anchor was dropped jeopardizing the natural gas line in the area.

I met the ship at Global's dock after the anchor had been cut.  The ship had a large dent on the forward port side, with no visible signs of leakage. I remained aboard ship until the soundings of the tanks and underwater inspection of the damaged area was undertaken.  This was completed around 21:00.  There were no visible signs of leakage or additional water in the tanks.  I was present during most of the interrogation of ship's crew and pilots (usually only one pilot, but one was training) as to the cause of the collision, but was bewildered by the various versions of events that led up to and after the collision.  The task of determining the cause of the collision was left to the experts of the U. S. Coast Guard.  The ship's anchor was removed without damage to the natural gas line.

The ship appeared to have only suffered superficial damaged and was allowed to off-load in port, before proceeding to the Global terminal in Boston, MA.
P-462-2002*On 7/2/02, I received a call from Bill Bunn reporting dead fish and oil seen in the Presumpscot River near Martin's Point earlier that morning.  I responded a short time later by boat.  The tide was outgoing during my visit.  I checked both upstream and downstream around the area of the siting and did not see any evidence of dead fish or oil.  No further action required.
A-332-2002*A customer fueling a truck at the Manchester Irving Mainway left the nozzle unattended for a short time resulting in a 10 gallon diesel overfill.  The product was contained to the property and cleaned up using sorbent materials.  No further action is expected.
A-338-2002*A bulldozer working on the demolition of the Maine Yankee turbine hall had a hose failure resulting in a reported one quart of hydraulic oil spilled to the concrete pad.  Maine Yankee personnel cleaned up the spill.  No further action is expected.
A-339-2002*CMP pole 572 on Town Farm Road in Oakland suffered storm damage on June 6, 2002, resulting in the discharge of an estimated 5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground.  CMP crews excavated 8 yards of soil at the spill and used sorbent material to clean up the free product.

No further action is expected.
A-87-2001*I received a call from John Duplessie of DownEast Energy's Bulk Plant in Waterville. While taking a load from a transporter, some product came out the the AST vent. The spill was to concrete and was cleaned up with sorbents. No further action is needed.
P-464-2002*Cam lock connection on loading arm was not fastened tightly causing very small discharge of crude oil.  Problem was immediately fixed by Portland Pipeline personnel.  No clean-up was possible.  I visited the site and was satisfied with PPL's actions.  The sheen was no longer visible at the time of my site visit.
P-465-2002*Jim Jones of the South Portland Pollution Abatement Department/Waste Water Treatment Plant reported that a discharge of 200-500 gallons of Sodium Hypochlorite (12%) had discharged at the facility due to a process failure.  Sometime over the previous evening the discharge had occurred and had been discovered during morning inspection.  The product was contained inside a bermed area within the building.  I allowed Mr. Jones to pump the product out of the berm and back into the process.
P-1238-2001*
Report of a mystery "green & black slime" floating in Range Pond coming thru narrows between ponds.

From description it did not appear to be a water-soluble material, and did not appear to be an oil.  Fits description of natural, organic material, such as algae.  No DEP response.  No further complaints.

S G Brezinski
B-354-2002*
     This office received a call at 1130 on 7/3/02 from the Orono Fire Department reporting a hazardous materials spill.  It was stated that Freon R-22 was found leaking in the basement of the Edward Bryand Global Sciences Building at the University of Maine in Orono.  Initially, the source was believed to be from a refrigeration unit, but was later determined to be from piping on an air conditioning system compressor.  Approximately 350 pounds of freon was released into the air during the incident, none of which was recovered.  There was also a small amount of AB Compressor Oil spilled from the unit.  That material was cleaned up with speedi-dry and will be disposed of with other oily debris.  There were no injuries reported during the incident.

REC:  File report.



P-467-2002*Leaking gas tank of automobile at Big Apple parking lot.  CN Brown personnel cleaned up spilled product and disposed of waste.
B-356-2002*   John Gay, service man for Webber Oil Co., called to report that an oil spill had occurred at the residence of Nora Smart, 14 Griffin Road, Levant, due to an overfill of her outside AST. The tank had been filled two days before and on the second day the oil had expanded and run down the outside of the tank. They responded and removed about two gallons of oil from the system and used speedi-dri to absorb the spilled oil. Apparently they did not remove enough because on the third day (7/4/02) more oil was expelled from the tank. Again speedi-dri was used and about 5 gallons was removed from the system. They also dug up a bit of soil around the tank's slab.
   Ms. Smart's nephew had looked into her well and expressed concern that there was oil in it. The water in the well is within 12 inches of the top of the casing; in fact, it occasionally bubbles out the top. The well was drilled by a "pounder" 33 years ago. Mrs. Smart did not know the amount of casing but thought it was about 100' deep. On the suggestion of the original well driller, once a year she pours a gallon of bleach into the well. She had done so just prior to the overfill and the water smelled of bleach. What the nephew took as oil was actually rust particles floating on top of the water. The casing is very eroded on the inside and I believe the annual gallon of bleach poured into the well causes the release of rust particles, thus the oil like blue and red flakes. Also it appears that the water level in the well is as high or higher than the ground on which the spill occurred. It would be impossible for oil to reach the well so quickly, if ever.
   Ms. Smart's outside oil tank is also 33 years oil and, while it has a gauge and proper sized vent, there is no whistle. Because of this, the delivery driver filled the tank to the top and left no room for expansion. The two days that the tank overflowed were in the high nineties, the tank is painted black and is on a south-facing wall. All the events combined to cause an expansion overfill.
   I'd estimate that about 3 gallons was spilled. The responsibility for clean up is clearly that of Webber Oil Company. By filling a tank without a whistle, they accepted the possible consequences. Ms. Smart has had Webber as her oil delivery and burner maintenance company for many years. She was told by one of the Webber people cleaning up the spill that the absent whistle had been reported to the head office at least twice; however, Ms. Smart says that she was not informed.
   The clean up appeared satisfactory to me and I expect no further action is required.
P-6-2002*Received a report that a discharge of 50-100 gallons of diesel had occurred at the Hudson Bus Lines facility in Lewiston.  I visited the site and met with the general manager, Glenn Sirois who did not know of any spill.  We checked the fueling area near the UST and there was a substantial stain. I instructed Mr. Sirois that all spills must be reported and cleaned up.  Mr. Sirois agreed to clean up the spill at the fueling area and spread the soil very thinly on the other side of the property.
P-378-2002*While nitric acid was being pumped from a storage tank to a neutralization tank, the mixer in the neutralization tank was inadvertently started while the pumping was in process and the acid splashed off the mixer impeller up over the top of the tank. All of the spilled acid was captured within the secondary containment and returned to the tank where it was neutralized.
P-38-2002*Overfill of tank truck at Northeast Air Terminal, Portland Jetport.  Cleaned up by Northeast Air.
A-333-2002*A citizen complained of solid waste dumping behind Champions Fitness at 6 Elm Plaza in Waterville.  The Waterville CEO was contacted and met DEP personnel at the site.  The dumping has been going on for years and is extensive.

The property is owned by Andy Rosenthal who owns and has owned a number of commercial and residential properties in Waterville, including Elm Plaza and Champions Fitness.

The case has been referred to Carla Hopkins at the Solid Waste Division.

See attached letter to Jim Glasgow with accompanying photographs.
P-364-2002*Discharge of power steering fluid from tractor trailer onto tar.  Cleaned up by Poland Spring personnel.
A-52-2002*DEP received a report from a homeowner that an unidentified vehicle had "bottomed out" while conducting a turn-around in his front yard. Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled into snow; visibly contaminated snow was collected for disposal.
A-47-2002*An overfill occurred while fueling a truck at this facility. Approximately 1.5 gallons of oil was spilled to snow; snow was collected for disposal by the spiller (CN Brown).
A-64-2002*Approximately 1 gallon of oil was spilled when an AST was overfilled at this facility. The spiller collected contaminated snow for disposal.
A-69-2002*DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred when a valve was left open at the loading rack at this facility. The spiller reported that oily snow had already been collected by Downeast staff. No site visit was made.
A-45-2002*DEP received an after-hours report that aviation gasoline was spilled when a plane flipped on take-off. After righting the plane, approximately 13 tons of contaminated snow and soil was excavated foe disposal. The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-46-2002*DEP received a report from a property owner (Ledwith) that her well water had been analyzed and determined to have the gasoline additive MTBE at 438 ppb. A treatment system was installed. No source was immediately identified, although unrelated oil/chemical spills (ref. A-114-02 and A-115-02)were discovered during the course of this investigation.

This case has been referred to DEP Tech Services for resolution. Several other residential wells are located within 500 feet of the subject property.
P-330-2002*Received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. stating that an oil truck was involved in an accident on Rt. 302  just outside of town, and was leaking fuel into a storm drain that lead to a pond, near a water source.  I inquired if the oil company had contacted a contractor to assist with the clean-up.  I was informed that a crew was on their way.

I responded to the incident, and ascertained that no clean-up contractor had been contacted, and the only effort being made to collect and contain the oil was by the fire dept.  Most of the oil (between 200 and 400 gallons) had made its way into a retention pond that fed into Highland Lake (Duck Lake).  Luckily the retention pond held the oil in place until efforts could be made to collect it.

I asked the oil company "Lampron Energy"  why no effort was being made to contain and collect the oil (the only effort they had made so far was to remove the truck from the scene) and was first told that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) took care of these type of incidents for them, and secondly that they didn't feel it was their responsibility, because they didn't cause the accident.

At this point, with assistance from the fire dept. containment boom was placed at the outfall of the retention pond with sorbent boom in front of that.  I contacted Clean Harbors for a vacuum truck and planned on corralling the oil with containment boom to one end of the pond and collecting it with the vacuum truck.  This method proved to be successful, and approximately 300 gallons of fuel oil was collected.  The remaining oil (between 100 and 200 gallons) was collected using sorbents over the course of the following two weeks.  I checked on the site several times, with no observation of oil in Highland Lake (Duck Lake).  Not even a sheen was observed in the brook below the retention pond.

The speedy-dry that was removed from the road by the town was placed in the town's salt shed until Clean Harbors could remove it.  Clean Harbors also removed the speedy-dry from the road that was left by the fire dept.  An attempt to removed sediment from the catch basins was foiled by heavy rains that washed the oil and sediment into the pond.  The only issue left was the damaged driveways and road, which I informed the insurance carrier of Lampron Energy to deal with.  Most of the damage was to Rt. 302 where the oil had softened the asphalt.  There were also some considerable stains to at least three driveways, and the homeowners were informed to contact Lampron Energy.

As of the beginning of July, no oil or evidence of oil contamination was observed in the pond.


B-317-2002*      On June 6, 2002, we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reporting that a citizen found an old pole with a transformer down in the woods near route 46 in Eddington.  A Hydro crew found the unit and hired Clean Harbors to excavated the area since a field test showed over 50 ppm of PCB's.  Later lab tests showed a level of less than 2 ppm so the oil wasn't hazardous waste.
P-879-2000*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-880-2000*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-877-2000*No site visit made, see attachment.
B-330-2002*      On June 14, 2002, at 0845 we received a call from Todd Sawyer of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reporting a three to four gallon diesel spill at their bulk plant on Water Street.  The plant has a key lock pump system for off hours diesel use.  Sometime between 2000 on 6/13, and 0630 on 6/14, someone used the system and overfilled their truck's fuel tanks.  The diesel fuel went into a drain that empties into a catch basin.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents and by pumping the fuel from the catch basin which is tied into the sewer system.  Sewer plant operators reported no sign or smell of product.
A-769-2001*Received a call from Tanya Gailloux concerning an oil spill at her residence. She was complaining about an oil odor in the house. I went to the site on 12/13/2001. The story she told me was that an outside tank that had leaked. Mr. James Whittemore, the landlord had removed the tank but had not done any cleanup. I was shown the crawl space under the house where the landlord was putting in a new tank. I was told by Ms. Gailloux that the landlord was doing the work himself. The new tank was not installed to code as there were some violations and it was dripping oil. I put a pan and sorbents under the tank to catch the dripping oil.

When I went up stairs, I had a Photoionization Detector (PID) with me. Readings were above 20 ppm total organic vapor. I also did find the source of oil in the living room.  It was in the furnace which was an old Miller type hot air furnace that is often used in mobile homes. I inspected the furnace and saw that the burner was leaking oil. According to my readings on the PID this was the source of the oil vapor.  Over the weekend, the tenant decided to evacuate the building due to the landlord taking out the burner and leaving them with no heat. The Department agreed to pay the cost of the motel as it was involving the cleanup or reduction of oil vapors.

Additional visits were made to the site.  Attempts have been made to contact Mr. Whittemore by phone with no success. Several messages were left on his answering machine and no return call was received by him. Additional work is needed on this site.
A-601-2001*Received a report from Pike Industries that a paving crew had spilled some asphalt at a job site on Route 104 and it went into a stream. Myself and Thomas Smith of this office went to the site. Pike already had a crew on site cleaning up.  There was a mistake made with an asphalt spreading machine which spilled about 20 gallons of asphalt.  Unfortunately the spill occurred on a small bridge over  James Brook. The hot asphalt ran down the embankment and into the stream.  The Pike crew quickly reacted and by the time we arrived, they were well on their way to cleaning it up. Most of the cleanup was in wiping rocks that had been coated with the asphalt.  All the product was contained to the area of the bridge. No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-310-2002*
SUMMARY
	On Fri. 5/17/02, DEP was notified of and responded to a notification of gasoline contamination uncovered during the piping replacement at this gas station and convenience store.  During the afternoon I met onsite with Maine CTI, Don Bubar of GR Adams Co., and with Jim Montegue from Environmental Compliance Svcs. (ECS) representing Cumberland Farms.
	The area is a busy commercial & residential area, on city water & sewer.  The product piping and islands had been removed for upgrading.  Old galvanized piping installed by George Erskine Sr. had been removed.  new spill-buckets and pump sumps were being installed over the three UST's (see site sketch).
	The major contamination area was under the northernmost canopy footer & island of the three islands and appears to have been from leaking piping or dispenser fittings.  Groundwater was about 3' bg.  Native soils were silty clays.  I noted a small skim of black free product gasoline on gw in this spot as well as gaso. impacted soils.  The discharge appears to have been weathered,  slow and over months or years time.  Under a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal, I advised ECS to remove accessible contam. soil and free product but we both agreed that removing or undermining the canopy footer was impractical at the time.  A non-Maine approved PID was in use by ECS and they were to back up their PID readings with a GRO sample.  DEP is not aware, at this time, of any nearby negatively effected sensitive receptors.
	On 6/21/02, Cumberland Farms notified DEP of a second problem consisting of a loose connection.  Repairs were made by G R Adams, the system returned to service, and I understand there were no no leaks to soil or gw.

RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION
	The remedial work was done under the management of Cumberland Farms, with no state expenses and no state UST Ins. Fund application expected.
	Some EPA 8260 and GRO analysis values (see attached) for remaining soil after the clean-up were above the prescribed action level.  As remaining contamination from this (these) discharge is not sufficiently significant for this area to disturb the paving and installation, and considering further soil removal may undermine the canopy: no further DEP required remedial actions are required at this time.  Contaminated media is known to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.   See the attached report of ECS, and DEP UST Reg. file # 14576 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-460-2001*Line leak discovered during tank removal. Substantial amount of impacted soil removed and disposed of. Soil contamination was largely localized to fill area due to the viscous nature of #5 oil and the tightness of the undisturbed natural till in the area.
P-58-2002*
	Report of approx. 1 gal. of motor oil discharged to Lincoln St.  A tri-axle dump truck owned & operated by St. Laurent Const. Co. mistakenly was traveling down the road with its bed up.  The bed caught overhead wires causing the truck to hang up and flip on its side, initiating the leaking motor oil.  No oil was reported reaching the drains.  Lewiston Public Works Dept. is reported to have sanded the soil and picked up the sand.  The area is urban commercial and residential.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-351-2002*      On July 2, 2002, at 0810 we received a call from Larry Pelletier of Gerald Pelletier Inc. of Millinocket reporting a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The leak actually occurred on June 27, 2002, when workers replaced a cylinder on a forwarder and lost the oil.  A couple gallons were collected in a bucket and about three gallons with sorbents.  The spill occurred on the Indian Pond Road in T7 R12.  No state waters were threatened.
I-142-2001*On November 7, 2001, Peter St. Peter called to notify me that a spill of approximately 5 to 10 gallons of off-road diesel at fuel pumps onto gravel driveway occurred at Coffins Store in Portage Lake, Maine.  Mr. St. Peter advised me that the clean-up was already taking place.  Approximately 5 cubic yards of contaminate soil was removed and hauled to Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield, Maine on November 10, 2001.
I-66-2002*On April 27, 2002, at 9:45 AM, Bart Peters of Houlton Regional Hospital called the State Police Houlton Barracks to report a spill of approximately 40 gallons of #5 heating oil.  State Police called me at 9:50 AM to report spill, and I asked them to notify the Houlton Fire Department for assistance.

The spill was caused by a flange gasket failure on one of the hospital's fuel oil heaters.  Hospital maintenance responded immediately by blocking off the three floor drains located in the boiler room.  Some product did flow into two of the floor drains; however, the drain system backed up due to a drain pump failure.  The pump failure caused water and any spilled product in the drain lines to backup into the boiler room.  Houlton Fire Department personnel arrived on-scene at approximately 10:00 AM and starting using sorbent pads and booms to recover spilled product.  Upon my arrival, hospital maintenance staff and fire personnel were wringing spilled product from the sorbent pads into buckets and then transferring the product into 55 gallon drums.  Allen's Septic Service of Presque Isle was called to clean up any remaining free product and to suck out the pump sump hole and floor drains.
A-59-2001*Central Maine Power reported a broken pole as a result of wind storm.  The transformer was damaged and discharged approx. 7 gallons of oil.  CMP's crew cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and hand excavation.  No site visit was made to this location.
P-453-2002*
SUMMARY
	On Fri. 6/28/02, I responded to a reported discharge of an unspecified contaminant within the right-of way for Rt. 136 in Durham, a state road.  Onsite I met with Dale Doughty of MDOT, Office of Environmental Services and others.  The location is approx. 6 miles north of Rt. 95 Exit 20, and on the north side of the powerlines.  The area is rural residential with the nearest home approx. 400' southeast.
	Maine DOT was having major road work done on Rt. 136 in this area and when excavating drainage on the east side of the highway they uncovered a patty of very viscous, black, asphalt-like material.  The patty was about 1" to 2" thick and about 5' x 6' wide.  Thick bushes were growing on a thin layer of soil on top of the patty.  The material was hard but got gooey in the hot sun.  No odor was noted.
	I collected a sample for PCB analysis.  We agreed on a plan that if it tested non-hazardous its inertness would pose no real threat to groundwater or public safety.  As it was covered in soil and shrubs, and it appeared old and may have been covered in soil after the spill to hide it.

CONCLUSIONS
	Lab analysis indicated 0.308 ppm PCB's in the sample which is well below the 50.0 ppm level to make the material a hazardous waste.  It appears that the material is likely from a spill or dumping of road asphalt during past roadwork on Rt. 136.  The presence of the PCB's in what appears to be road asphalt implies that someone had illegally mixed PCB contaminated material in with road asphalt in years past.
	No remedial actions are required at this time though it is documented that this material exists and it should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-350-2002*       On July 1, 2002, Dana Wardwell of the Bangor Public Works Dept. called and reported that a crew found a buried tank while they were demolishing the old Kobritz building on Railroad Street.  The tank was empty and he needed a waiver notice so he could remove it the next morning.  I granted the waiver and they removed the 2,000 gallon tank without problems and found no contamination.
P-60-2002*
SUMMARY
	On Sunday 1/27/02, I responded to a report of a 5 to 10 gal. K1  oil discharge from an outside copper fuel line for a Step-Tank for this Phippsburg mobile home.  The area is rural residential on private wells (see site sketch).  I met Downeast (DEE) workers who had completed padding the oil and were replacing the line.  The home was on a concrete pad and all spillage was contained on the concrete.  No further remedial actions are expected.
	I did not meet the owner but requested that the DEE workers advised him/her to have the Step-Tank replaced because they are prone to corrosion.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-365-2002*It was reported to the DEP that a motor vehicle had struck a utility pole in Lisbon downing it.  All but one gallon of the 10 gallons it contained were discharged.  It was late night not to mention dreary and rainy so actions taken were applying sorbent boom to the portion of a nearby stream that may have been afflicted by this incident.  On the following Monday, CMP performed an excavation of the road's shoulder yielding 16 tons of contaminated soil.  A virgin letter was issued for disposal and the shoulder was backfilled.
P-421-2002*
SUMMARY
	In the afternoon of Mon. 6/17/02, I was called by Mr. Dave Field of Union Oil Co. requesting a virgin contamination disposal letter (virgin letter) from the DEP for reportedly oil contamination originating from several small discharges at one or more spill locations.  These spills had not been previously reported and DEP did not have the opportunity to examine the clean-up.  I explained to Mr. Field that there is no minimum reportable quantity for spills of this nature and that DEP virgin letters are assurances that a DEP rep. has examined the discharge and that the contaminant is not a hazardous waste, excusing it by agreement from Federally required TCLP analysis.  If the spill is not reported, and we do not examine the clean-up, then the DEP cannot give this assurance of the contaminant type or if the clean-up is to state satisfaction.
	Onsite on Tues. 6/18/02, I was shown the soil.  It was mostly loam and sand, approx. 1-yard distributed between 4 drums and with a mild odor of fuel oil.  No free oil oil or oil saturation.  The contam. soil reportedly came from a discharge at Super Valu Inc., Milliken Rd. in Portland.  It was not known when the spill or spills occurred there.  I will be checking the Super Valu site as well.  After conferring with Jon Woodard, DEP, we agreed to issue a virgin letter for disposal of this soil at CRS.
	I also noted a diesel spill(s) of approx 1 gal. at Union Oil's diesel AST (see site sketch) and advised that this should be cleaned up as well and disposed of with the other soil.  The Union Oil facility is nestled among Sprague's oil tank farm and, like Super Valu's property, is understood to be on city water & sewer.

RECOMMENDATIONS
	Discharges of oil are required to be reported promptly to the Maine DEP and the responsible parties can be subject to fines if not reported within two hours and promptly cleaned up to state satisfaction [38 MRSA Sections 543, 548 and 550].  Spills cannot be cleaned to state satisfaction unless they are reported and a DEP representative has opportunity to observe the spill and clean-up actions.
	A copy of this report will be sent to Union Oil Co. and to Super Valu Inc. with the reminder that both are responsible under Maine statute to promptly report oil discharges they are involved in such as this that contaminate the land or groundwater of the state.  Licensed Oil Burnermen/Oil Tech's are further required to report discharges under Oil & Solid Fuel regulations.  I recommend no further soil disposal letters (virgin letters) for clean-up of unreported discharges which will result in required TCLP analysis.

Stephen Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Mat. Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
P-452-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 6/26/02, I granted a waiver for early removal to H C Crooker Co. to abandon-by-removal this 8000 gal. #4 oil UST facility.  The High school was undergoing major renovation and the tank was in the area of a new auditorium.  This UST also had a non-functioning electronic monitor with a temporary variance to hand-monitor until abandonment (see attached letters).  My contact for the removal was CTI John Bishop of H C Crooker Co.
	On 7/3/02, I visited the site and confirmed the abandonment though the excavation had been filled in by then; and I later checked the tank at Grimmel Ind. awaiting scrapping.  The tank had been cleaned by EPI on 6/27/02.  No contamination was reported.  See attachments and UST Reg. file for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-352-2002*      On July 1, 2002, we received a call from Robert Young of Northeast Plumbing and Heating in Northeast Harbor.  Mr. Young was excavating for a foundation to an addition to a building on Main St. when he found a 350 gallon buried tank.  He pumped out 125 gallons of water/gasoline which Clean Harbors later hauled away.  I informed him he needed a licensed installer and site assessment for a gasoline tank removal.  He lined up the proper people and scheduled the removal for July 3.
      I was at the site and the site assessor from S.W. Cole found some contamination below the tank.  We hauled away fourteen yards of contaminated soil to Thibodeau's batch plant in Prospect.  The tank was abandoned in the early 1960's or earlier and had a pencil sized hole.  However, none of the adjacent buildings had experienced any fumes from the tank.  The area is also on town water.  We removed contaminated soil to a level of 500 ppm.  This meant that we excavated to a level below the foundation floors of the adjacent buildings.  Since there was no history of gasoline from the tank entering the basements over the past forty years and we excavated below the basement floor level there should not be any fume problems in the basements.
P-484-2002*On 7/11/02, I received a call from Brad Frost of Bancroft Construction reporting small spills of used motor oil and antifreeze from a blown engine on a truck.  Some of the spilled material was recovered with sorbent pads.  The remaining spilled material that soaked into the ground was dug up and placed in a drum for future removal by Clean Harbors.  No further action required.
B-364-2002*      On July 10, 2002, at 0945 we received a call from Robin Wardwell of Wardwell Construction reporting possible oil contamination of soil at one of their work sites in OldTown.  I went to the excavation site at the Old Town treatment plant and met Robert Wardwell.  He showed me the soil which was a sandy gray clay mixture which did resemble the color of contaminated soil.  However, this soil had no smell nor oil present in it.  The color was the natural color of this soil.
B-363-2002*
     This office received a call at 0825 on 7/10/02, from Bill Robinson (A.E. Robinson Oil Company; Dover-Foxcroft) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the filter on an outside aboveground storage tank at 272 North Guilford Road in Monson was found to be leaking.  They had dug down 18 inches beside the tank and could still smell kerosene.  A hand dug well for the residence is located 8 feet from the tank.  Arrangements were being made to excavate the contaminated soil.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Monson, I met with Bill Robinson and the owners of the property, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Coburn.  The tank was located along the left side of the house.  I was informed that A.E. Robinson Oil Company had recently performed maintenance on the tank and furnace.  Oil odors were first noticed around the tank shortly after that and the actual leak was discovered Wednesday morning.  The cause of the leak appeared to be due to a defective fitting that had been installed on the tank.  An excavation contractor from Abbot arrived on site with a backhoe shortly after I did and removed 6 cubic yards of contaminated soil during the morning.  PID meter readings ranged from 0.0 to 276 ppm.  Clay was encountered about 4 feet below the surface, which helped to contain the oil in a relatively small area.  There was no groundwater present in the excavation.  All final PID readings were in the 0.0 to 31 ppm range.  Soil removed was taken to Haley Construction in Sangerville for processing.  As a precaution, the Coburn's well has been placed on quarterly monitoring for one year.

REC:  File report.

I-153-1998*Received a complaint of a contaminated well at G.G. Trailer park. Complaint turned out to be invalid.
I-175-1998*Received a call regarding a small oil spill in the home of Steve Allen.  Spilled product was mopped up with sorbents and disposed of according to regs.
I-184-1998*On 6-16-98, this office was informed of a spill at the Pinkham Lumber Mill in Portage. About 75 gallons was lost from a diesel oil tank that was thought to be empty. 50 yards of soil was removed and landspread on-site.
P-553-2002*On 8/2/02, I received a call from Robert Forrest of Environclean Technology reporting a spill of 49% Potassium Hydroxide.  The spill occurred when a 55 gallon drum of the material was punctured while being moved.  Approximately 1/2 gallon reached the floor of the facility and 2 - 3 gallons was contained inside a containment pallet.  The remainder of the material was pumped into a new container.

The spill occurred the previous day and Mr. Forrest was informed that these spills need to be reported within one hour.  I gave Mr. Forrest a verbal warning about reporting requirements and requested he comply with the requirements in the future.

Clean Harbors will be retained to remove the spill debris.  No further action required.
P-554-2002*Report of a sheen on a mud puddle outside building # 79.  No source identified.  Spill cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-555-2002*Report of a contractors vehicle leaking power steering fluid.  Spill cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
I-122-2002*A head on accident between a farm truck and a pick up resulted in about 5 gallons of Bravo ZN to be spilled onto the road way.

The farm truck was carrying two 300 gal. "nurse tanks " for spray material. One tank contained about 2 gallons of raw Bravo ZN and was mixed with about 90 gallons of water. Two unopened containers on the truck were broken when they hit the ground, a third container was found leaking and was upright, losing less than 1/2 it contents. It appeared as though 7 containers hit the ground but were not damaged.

After conferring with the Pesticide Control Board and the Fire Dept, we decided to clean-up anything that was obvious with brooms.  Liquids were cleaned up with peat moss. All of this material was disposed of in accordance with the spreading rate on the container.

Pesticide Control Sampled the well of Ralph and Anna Barnes, who own the property adjacent to the spill.

No DEP expense were incurred.
No further DEP action required
Case Closed
I-222-2002*This spill was reported when Mr. Lavaway returned home from work.

It appeared that a container of pesticide had leaked while being carried by a farm truck
B-271-2002*       On May 13, 2002 I met Lt. Phil Winchester of the Maine Air Guard asking about an abandonment in place for a jet fuel tank on their base.  I inspected the site and found numerous conduits, storm water, and motor control lines etc. which ran over the tank.  Lt. Winchester hoped they would be able to remove the fuel lines during the job which would take place in mid summer.  I granted the tank abandonment in place waiver.
       I received a call on July 31 from contractor Butch Furrough asking for an abandonment waiver for the pipes as the collection of lines and pipes around the fuel lines made the fuel line's removal too difficult and dangerous.  I checked the site the next day and granted the waiver.
P-485-2002*On July 12th and 13th , Gates Formed Fiber Products had spills (also P-540-2002) discharging two spin finish products.  Actual products are identified in the attached laboratory results package.  Both were cleaned up with speedi-dri and sorbent pads and disposed of by Safety Kleen.
B-406-2002*Etna fire chief, Walter Gibbons, called this office to report that his department was responding to a 10-20 gallon fuel spill on Rt. 143 where it meets I-95. On my arrival, I found that fire personnel had shoveled sand from the shoulder onto an oil stain in the southbound lane of Rt. 143. Chief Gibbons said that a Me. D.O.T. water truck had been seen at this site earlier that morning (I received the call at 11:25).  Furthermore he felt the amount of oil spilled was 2-3 gallons. There is a large beaver pond next to the road and it seemed likely that the oil might have spilled while the truck was drawing water. The fire department crew swept the contaminated sand to the shoulder while I looked for the responsible party.
   I talked with D.O.T. personnel who were adamant that it did not come from their trucks and my inspection of the trucks gave me no reason to believe otherwise. One of the drivers said that he had seen a man with a small blue pickup shoveling sand on the oil that morning.
   I went back to the site. A closer examination of the oil told me that it was not diesel, heating oil, or gasoline. Perhaps lube oil was the culprit. I then began to follow oil drips from the site westward on the Plymouth Road and a few miles later they turned into the door yard of Herbert Reynolds where I noticed a blue Ford Ranger pickup with a broom, snow shovel, and container of sawdust in its bed. I spoke with Mr. Reynolds and learned that while he passed under I-95, the grapple fell off his small pulp truck, breaking a hydraulic hose. The truck's hydraulic tank held five gallons and it appeared to be half full, thus, he estimated a loss of 2-3 gallons. After getting the damaged truck home he returned to clean up the oil but found that the sawdust he intended to use did not work as well as the roadside sand. He spread sand on the oil and intended to return later when he felt the oil had been absorbed.
   At my request, he and his son returned to the site and removed the contaminated sand. I'd estimate that about 30 gallons of sand was recovered. This was taken to his property on the Plymouth Road in Etna. No further action is anticipated.

B-389-2002*
     This office received a call at 1030 on 7/19/02, from Bob Bechtold (Acadia National Park; Bar Harbor) reporting a possible oil spill.  He stated that there was a car fire in the parking lot near their Eagle Lake office on Route 233 sometime during the night.  The Fire Department and a Park Ranger responded to it.  Mr. Bechtold did not know who owned the vehicle, but believes that the Park Ranger has that information.  They were now inquiring about the procedure for cleaning up the debris (i.e., fire fighting foam, melted pieces of plastic, metal springs from the car seat, etc.) that was left over after the vehicle was hauled away?  Good question...we generally do not get involved in that aspect of the cleanup.  I suggested that he might want to discuss it with whoever hauled it off, DOT, or their local public works garage.  He was under the impression that DEP paid for these cleanups.  I then explained what the fund did and did not cover.  He was not sure if any gasoline spilled during the incident, but agreed to go out and check.

     When he called back a short time later, he indicated that there was some gasoline contaminated soil along the edge of the parking lot where some of the oil had run off the pavement.  He would get a couple of their personnel to remove the material (two 55-gallon drums) and they would aerate it nearby.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
B-403-2002*            On July 30, 2002, at 1330 we received a call from Jim Robinson of A.E. Robinson reporting a 4'x4' sheen in the Piscatiquis River below the Dover dam on Main St.  The sheen was in an eddy on the same side as Robinson's gas station.  The area had just had a extended shower/thunderstorm and the street drains empty into this area.  I called back in a couple hours and there was just one small sheen under a foot in size.  Due to a historic intermittent sheen above the dam,  I checked the site the next morning and found no sheen above or below the dam.  Street run-off during the rain was the probable cause of this sheen.
P-561-2002*A private aviator overfilled their plane discharging approximately 10 gallons of jet fuel.  The Jetport Fire Dept responded and cleaned the mess with speedy-dri and sorbent pads.
P-536-2002*As a money saving measure, the tank at Mrs Smith's residence in Durham had been patched with fiberglass.  Approximately one gallon of kerosene leaked from the patch to the soil beneath the tank.  It was excavated by Ray Labbe and Sons and will be disposed of in bulk by Downeast Energy.
B-412-2002*On 8/5/02 a report of a sunken fishing vessel in Winter Harbor was generated by NRC.  BRO received a copy of the FAX on 8/6/02.  The owner, Patrick Faulkingham, had notified the NRC.  It seemed that Patrick had loaded an unusual number of lobster traps onto the stern end of the vessel and the extra displacement caused water to come through the scuppers at a rate that the bilge pump couldn't match.  The report indicated that most of the oil, which was predominately hydraulic, was contained on the deck with sorbent material.  The fuel tank vent had been plugged and the tank was tight.  A small sheen, less than ten square yards was produced.  The vessel was out of the water on the same day.  The MSO of USCG in Bucksport conducted the investigation.
B-411-2002*On 8/4/02, 1740 hours a sheen was reported to us by Joyce Mcintosh who happened to be on the town dock in Somesville.  I contacted the Coast Guard unit in Bucksport and they had received calls about it.  Chief Gonya said that 1.5 hours after the call the sheen was seen breaking up, which meant that there was no ongoing source.  He also indicated that he planned on advising the local harbor masters so that they would be on the lookout for vessels that might be discharging oil.
P-479-2002*Received a call from Deborah Larson, Chalmers Realty, regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a property she is representing at 12 Main St., Hiram, ME.  The discovery was made during a home inspection.  She stated that the inspector observed some type of leak, but was unsure of the extent.  In addition, there was concern for the driven point well also located in the basement.  The tank was being considered for removal, and I told Ms. Larson that I would make myself available for the removal.

On July 9, 2002, I met with Ms. Larson and McBurnie Oil on-site.  Before the removal commenced, I obtained two soil samples for head space analysis from a stained area located beneath the tank.  I also checked the area with the photo ionizing detector (PID) and obtained no readings.  In addition, there was no petroleum odor, usually associated with an oil discharge.  The tank gage read 1/4 full, and the tank appeared to be intact, suggesting that the stained area was from the tank coating or a leaking fitting.  There appeared to be no holes in the tank, but there was some corrosion on the bottom.  It was my understanding that the heating system had not been used for sometime, so it was difficult to determine if the tank had leaked any oil.  The basement had been flooded several times possible displacing the oil from the tank, but no one had any knowledge of this.

Both soil samples produced readings below 10 ppm, except for the interference of water vapor during the analysis of the second sample, where the reading was well above 10,000 ppm.  After the tank was removed, I dug in the general area of the stained soil to a depth of at least 1 1/2 feet.  No oil contamination was observed at this depth, and a sample was obtained.  Due to water vapor interferences, an accurate reading could not be obtained.  The only contamination I observed, in the area of the tank, was the small stain directly under the tank.

I observed no cause for alarm, but did suggest that a Diesel Range Organics (DRO) water analysis be performed on the well, just as a precaution.
P-420-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-371-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On 5/30/02, DEP received a complaint from Ms. Toni Cassidy regarding the discharge of oil on her neighbor's property just upgrade of her drinking water well.  On Fri. 5/31/02, I met Ms. Cassidy and her young son at her house and confirmed what appeared to be a gallon or more of hydraulic-oil spillage on soil on Towle's property approximately 20' from Cassidy's dug well.  This amount of heavy oil did not appear to be a significant threat though continued leaks would eventually pose a threat.  Ms. Cassidy later contacted State Toxicologist Andrew Smith regarding drinking and showering with the water.  There were BC Trucking Co. dump trucks and a box trailer at Ms. Towle's and much of her land had recently been filled in adjoining Cassidy's property.  Ms. Towle owns & operates BC Trucking.  Making the investigation more difficult was poor neighbor relations over the property-boundaries, the filling of the land, parked BC trucks and a trailer on Cassidy's property, and the unreported oil spills on Towles land.

SITE INFORMATION
	The area is rural residential, on private wells.  Ms. Cassidy's well is dug, Towle's well is drilled bedrock, Boody's (the property across the street) is buried and may be a driven point.  From Ms. Towle's property at #20, the land starts to slope steeply downhill west toward the Saco River.  I noted depth to water in the dug well to be about 6' bg.  The well is approx. 15' from Rt. 112.
	 On 5/31 and on 6/4/02, I tried unsuccessfully to reach Ms. Towle regarding a clean-up.  On 6/5/02, I spoke with Ms. Towle and explained my visit and the need for a prompt clean-up.  On Thus. 6/6/02, I faxed a Initial Clean-Up Agreement to Ms. Towle (see attached) explaining that this discharge of oil is a violation of state law, and that it needed clean-up and disposed of prior to 6/15/02.

INVESTIGATION & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Saturday morn 6/8/02, I was called by the state police dispatcher that Mr. Bill Huff was waiting on a DEP virgin letter at Commmercial Recycling (CRS) in Scarborough.  Correctly so, CRS would not allow him to deliver his soil from Towle's clean-up without the DEP letter.  In talking to Mr. Huff he explained that he had dug up the soil that morning (ignoring the 6/6/02, requirement to give me two day's notice on the clean-up so as to check it).  I advised Mr. Huff that he will have to wait till the following Monday to get soil disposal approval, at the earliest.  On 6/17/02, I received confirmation that 1-ton of soil was received by CRS (see attached).
	On 6/19/02, I met Ms. Cassidy and took a GRO sample.  While there I met Mr. Huff, who I understand was dating Ms. Towle and worked for her company.  I explained to Mr. Huff  the need to prevent spills of oil and to promptly clean them up when they do occur.  Mr. Huff explained that all his vehicles leaked oil.
	On 6/26/02, DEP received lab results for the GRO sample indicating 26 ppp of MTBE and 14 ppb GRO.  The 26 ppb was just over the Maine DEP MTBE action level of 25 ppb and a confirmation sample was needed.  I sent copies of the lab results to Ms. Cassidy and to Ms. Towle with a letter explaining the need for a confirmation sample of her well and of her neighbor's wells, and explaining  where the contamination may have come from (see attached).
	DEP's Mark Woodruff and I sampled Towle's, Cassidy's and Boody's wells on Monday 7/1/02, for EPA 524.2 lab. analysis.  This analysis type better defines volatile organic contam. in drinking water and looks for other oxygenate gasoline additives and BETX components of gasoline.  While there, we noted another, though smaller oil leak in the same area of Towle's property that had not been reported or cleaned up as required under state law.
	  On Tues. 7/9/02, Cassidy's water was confirmed to have 25 ppb MTBE and 2 ppb TAME; Towle's and Boody's drilled wells were undetected (U) for Oxygenates & BETX [see attached analyses].  That afternoon DEP Geologist, Brad Hahn a
A-327-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-193-2002*DEP received a report that a small spill of mineral oil from a "tagged" (>50 PPM pcb) transformer had occurred at this CMP facility.  Spill was confined to a trailer bed and was completely recovered using sorbents.
A-282-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-287-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-313-2002* An automobile accident took down a utility pole and the transformer was damaged. CMP cleaned up the spill by removing soil. This oil spill debris then was transported to NASC for storage and disposal. The PCB content was determined to be < 2 PPM by laboratory analysis.
 No site visit made, see attachment.
I-105-2002*On 6-26-02, Glen Gagne of Irving called to report that because of an overfill at the pumps, about 10 gallons was spilled onto the pavement. All was cleaned up using sorbent pads.
B-372-2002*The Dead River Co. called to report that they had responded to an oil odor complaint at the Roy Ziegler residence at 78 Third St. in Bangor. They found that the basement AST had corroded through and leaked about 1/2  gallon of #2 onto the painted concrete floor. None had reached a drain. They placed a temporary patch on the tank and cleaned up the oil with sorbents.
A-9-2002* On 1-4-2002 Randy Murray, of Murray Oil Company, called this office to report an oil spill at the residence of Ruth Tucker. Mrs. Tucker is located on the Streaked Mnt. Rd. in the town of Buckfield.
 EPI was hired to clean up the site. A total of 26.72 tons of oil contaminated soil was removed and transported to CP. The drilled well is located less than 50 feet from the spill site. During excavation the water line was broken and repaired, unknown to anyone a second break had also occurred. This second break caused the partially backfilled excavation to become flooded with water. This water was pumped out of the excavation the next day, by ENPRO. The water line was put back together at this time.
 A water sample was collected and lab analysis was ND for DRO, sample collected on 1-31-02.
 The AST should be replaced with a new tank that meets current standards. Murray Oil Company set a temporary AST.
I-103-2002*On 6-19-02, Carl Soderberg called to report that they had a spill at the site of a cemetery construction project in Caribou. About 20 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled due to an overfill of a bulldozer. All contaminated soil was removed.
I-86-2002*On 5-31-02, this office received an anonymous complaint regarding the burying of 55 gallon drums of oil at Albert Martins gravel pit on the Parsons Road. I met with Albert that day and discussed the matter with him. He didn't know of anything like that happening, and we walked the gravel pit and I didn't see any evidence of buried drums. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-368-2002*On 7/12/02, 1030 hours this office was contacted by Connie Sands, who is CEO for the Dover-Foxcroft.  She had received an anonymous complaint alleging that Herman Michaud was storing about two hundred gallons of waste oil in the woods near his establishment.  I gleaned from our conversation that Herman was junking cars and the amount of waste oil was going to grow.  I wanted to talk with Herman to discuss this activity and find out what his plans were regarding the ultimate disposition of the waste oil.  I tried several times to make phone contact without success.  On the afternoon of 7/15/02, I located Herman's place on Fern Road.  Herman showed me his waste oil storage.  It was a 275 AST that had 20-30 gallons of waste oil.  A friend of his use to burn it to heat his house, but he sold his house and could not use the oil as fuel anymore.  Herman took the product off his friend's hands because he can use it as chain saw and bar oil.  It did not appear to be an auto recycling facility.
B-370-2002*       On July 13, 2002, at 1900 we received a call from Dave Gonya of the U.S. Coast Guard in Bucksport of a diesel spill at Winter Harbor Marine on Sargeant Drive.  Warren Pettigrew, the marina owner, spilled the fuel while filling a vessel.  The nozzle stuck and around 15 gallons spilled in the water around the boat while Mr. Pettigrew ran to shut off the pump.  Mr. Gonya visited the site and said most of the oil was recovered with sorbents.
B-371-2002*      On July 15, 2002, at 0200 we received a call from David Thayer of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a 2 pint leak of non PCB transformer oil.  The leak occurred on the  Kingdom Road in Blue Hill when a car hit and snapped a pole.  The small amount leaked onto the road shoulder and a clean-up crew shovelled the contaminated gravel into a drum.
B-162-2002*B-162-02
Millinocket

Friday March 15, 2002			0850

I received a phone call from Mr. Joe Bailey (723-4328), of Irving Home Heating Oil, in Millinocket.  Mr. Bailey phoned to report a 1 pint spill of #2 heating oil.  The spill occurred as a result, of a tank overfill, during a heating oil delivery.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The fuel spill area according to Patricia Montgomery, consisted of an area of driveway from the garage to the steps about 5 to 6 feet.  I checked to see if the spill to her driveway was cleaned up to her satisfaction.  She said that the spill was cleaned up, but was worried that there may have been some damage to her driveway.  Joe Bailey of Irving oil said that there did not appear to be any driveway damage, but would spring for some driveway sealer in the late spring or summer if there was some damage.

Wednesday July 10, 2002			0950

I received a phone call from Patricia Montgomery.  Ms. Montgomery was concerned about her driveway.  I asked her if I was to look at her driveway would I see any staining or damage caused by the oil spill of March 14, 2002.  She said that I would not see any damage.  I asked her what type of relief she sought.   She said that Irving should put some sealer on her driveway.  I explained that I would come and look at her driveway and also I would talk with Joe Bailey.  According to Mr. Bailey, Irving Oil would seal her driveway for her.  I thought this was above and beyond what I would expect. Plans were made for a site visit when I returned from vacation.

Monday July 15, 2002			1450

I phoned Joe Bailey and told him I would be heading to Millinocket in the morning (July 16).  Joe said he would not be there, but he would brief Dave and have Dave go to the spill scene with me.

Tuesday July 16, 2002			1004

I arrived at Dead River in Millinocket and was soon joined by Dave.  I followed Dave to the Patricia Montgomery residence, at 91 Pine Street.  Once there we met and spoke with Ms. Montgomery.  I saw an 8 inch piece of driveway with a small crack in it located below the vent pipe.  The only sign of an oil spill was the discoloration near that small crack.  She thought that Irving Oil should seal her driveway.  I neither agreed nor disagreed, but stated that would likely be above and beyond what was expected, at least by the department, as that would be returning her driveway to a condition that would be better than it originally was at the time of the small spill.

I was informed that there is a long pipe run from her tank to the outside.  Upon inspection of her tank  with Dave the following items were noted:
	
	A horizontal mounted tank on nearly 36 inch threaded pipe legs.	
	
	The copper feed line pieced together with fittings (three pieces noted). This feed line was not 	encased (inside a protective plastic line).

Ms. Montgomery was unsure of the age of the tank, but added that it was very old.  I explained that should an accident or corrosion event occur she may have difficulty in getting fire marshal coverage with a tank and system that is not up to code.  We went over this a few times and concluded that any arrangement between Joe Bailey and her was in fact between the two of them.  I asked Dave to have Joe Bailey contact Patricia to dispel any misconceptions that may have arose since this spill of about 1 pint of oil that occurred in March.
B-369-2002*      On July 13, 2002, at 1340 we received a call from Ted Bazenas of the federal E.P.A. reporting a complaint of used oil spillage at Jim's Auto, a junkyard owned by James Phinney on route 186 in Gouldsboro.  Michael Brooks of Gouldsboro made the  complaint and I was unable to reach him until July 15.  Mr. Brooks said that Mr. Phinney doesn't drain the vehicle's oil before crushing and just lets the oil drain onto the ground.
       I visited the site on July 16, met Mr. Phinney and inspected the property.  Mr. Phinney does collect the oil into drums and burns it in his wood stove, or gives it to a friend in town who has a waste oil burner.  There was some small spillage around a couple drums so I gave him a bale of pads for cleanup.  I found no sign of overt oil dumping or major spillage.  The area I saw was only a foot or so in diameter.
P-487-2002*A boat sank off of Rt 114 in Sebago.  The pressure of the water forced what could be no more than four quarts of motor oil out the dip stick tube.  DEP personnel were present for the extraction of the vessel as well as Portland Water District.  The process went without issue except for latter stated discharge.  Unfortunately, no remedial actions would have been more productive than nature's own ability to heal.  Once the boat was sufficiently afloat, our presence was discontinued.
A-363-2002*Adessa Impact on Hinckley Road in Clinton holds and sells wrecked and recovered vehicles for insurance companies.  A truck being held on the lot discharged an estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground before the yard crew could remove the remaining fuel.  Adessa Impact excavated an estimated 16 yards of contaminated soil, which was allowed to remain on site.  No further action is expected.
I-114-2002*Due to a broken hose and fittings, 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled from a logging rig.  Oil pads were used for clean up.  It was deposited at the Irving Garage in Fort Kent.
P-489-2002*Mr Twitchell was rearranging his garage and his floor jack accidentally fell over breaking the flange off of one of his tanks.  He immediately called Dead River to aid in this issue.  While waiting for their arrival, he had his fingers stuffed in the fire-o-matic after closing his floor drain to prevent any more product from discharging or leaving the garage.  They arrived and fixed the setup.  In addition, they utilized speedi-dri to sop up the oil that had made it to the floor.  A next day inspection was proof that adequate measures were utilized and this helpful homeowner was in fine shape.  Embarrassed, but in fine shape.
B-266-2002*Sheila Rogers, a realtor for Town and Country Realty, called me this spring to ask the proper procedure for dealing with a previously unknown UST on a property that was for sale. I explained procedures and sent her a registration form and removal notice. I also gave her the contact phone number for the tanks enforcement people in Augusta D.E.P.
   A potential buyer, Tom Gardner, had found a subdivision plan for the lot he wanted to buy and that plot showed a heating oil UST and a gasoline UST. The heating oil tank was located on the lot for sale and the gasoline tank appeared to be on the abutting lot (owned by Michael and Theresa Hafford). Mr. Gardiner hired a backhoe and exposed the heating oil tank and reported this to Bob Randall, EMRO OHMS III. Mr. Randall turned this information over to me.
   In discussing the problem with Mr. Gardiner, Ms. Rogers, and the lot owner, Ron Hastie, I found that the parties had come to an understanding the tank was to be removed.
   The gasoline tank did not show on the surface, but I did locate what possibly was the suction line where it came above ground at the foundation wall of a burned out barn on the land owned by Mr. Hastie. I attempted to locate the gas tank by metal detector, but due to the large amount of metal in the ground, I was unsuccessful. It seemed to me that the most practical way of determining if there was a gasoline tank was to excavate. I contacted the property owner, Mr. Hafford, and explained the circumstances. He agreed to find the necessary equipment and would call me when the arrangements were complete so that we could find a mutual time to excavate. As of 7/15/2002, Mr. Hafford had not made an attempt at locating and removing the suspected tank. As such, this problem has been separated from this spill investigation B-266-2002 and has been assigned the number B-376-2002.
   On 7/2/02 I attended the removal of the heating oil tank on the Hastie property. Clean Harbors Inc., an oil spill clean up company with experience in tank removals, did the removal. While Mr. Hastie was not there, Ms. Rogers and Mr. Gardner were. The removal went with out incident. Three hundred and thirty nine gallons oil and water were sucked out by vacuum truck and the tank was removed by a backhoe. There were no holes in the tank and no evidence of oil contamination. The tank was heavily rusted. I should add that the tank was not a standard underground oil tank. There was no protective coating, lifting loops, and typical bungs. While it was of welded 1/4 inch steel, one head was concaved and the other convexed! It appeared to be about a thousand gallons in capacity. There were two 1 1/4" bungs at either end of the tank. With only two small bungs, the installer had used two "y" fittings that accommodated both the feed and return lines and also acted as the vent and fill. The fill was 4 inches in diameter to accommodate a tank truck delivery hose and at the tank side it had been reduced down to the 1 1/4" "y". It must have been difficult to fill.
   In any case, I could find no oil contamination at the tank site.
I-115-2002*Because of a valve being left open, less than 20 gallons of kerosene was spilled.  It seeped into dirt and was excavated.
P-497-2002*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of what has been disclosed as less than one gallon to a concrete pit for the boiler.  It was cleaned up by Downeast Energy personnel with speedi-dri and pads.
P-463-2002*On 7/2/02 Ann Hemenway received a call through the Maine State Police from the Goose Rock Fire Dept reporting a small spill.  The spill occurred when their rescue unit leaked diesel fuel during a call.  The leak occurred because a fuel drain valve was accidentally left open during recent maintenance work.

I responded the following day and observed a diesel stain in a gravel driveway at the Deteso residence.  The spill occurred approximately 50 feet from a drilled well on the property.  Due to the close proximity of the well, I asked the fire department to remove the stained soil which they did on 7/3.  The soil was taken to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.
A-83-2002* On 2-10-02, Ron Doiron, of Maine Yankee, reported a release of one pint of hydraulic oil from a piece of heavy equipment in the parking lot. He also reported that the oil had been cleaned up. No further action will be required by this office.
B-382-2002*On 7/18/02, 1651 hours Wayne Newman reported a small transformer oil release from the unit on pole number 10, which is on Iron Bridge Road in Millinocket.  The release was a few drops, which most likely had been forced out of the unit because of expansion.  The release landed in gravel and BHE personnel recovered it along with a couple shovel fulls of gravel.  This went to BHE waste stream, which is Clean Harbors.
A-388-2002* On 6-24-2002, Susan Marcus called this office to report that her well water was greasy. After some detail questions, I was convinced that the oil was from her submersible pump.
 Bart Newhouse and I made a site visit later that day and lifted the pump out of the well a few feet. Next we used a clear bailer to collect a sample from the top of the water column. There was indeed oil floating on the surface of the water. This oil was taken to a lab for analysis for PCB's. No PCB"s were detected. We did the best we could to recover the oil from the well with sorbent pads.
 Mrs. Marcus then hired a well drilling company, Bowie Bros., to replace the submersible pump. Using the new pump, we let the water run for quite some time, through the garden hose to clear it of rust color and chlorine, which Mrs. Marcus had dumped down the well prior to calling us. We also drained the hot water tank thinking that it may contain some oil.
 As of this date no further action is expected.
P-503-2002*The aforementioned subject had created his own biodiesel concoction and was transporting it in a 275 gallon tank on a chassis.  Its axle broke deeming the use of a flatbed wrecker necessary.  During the loading process, the tank became punctured discharging approximately 20 gallons of product onto Route 295 South.  Portland Fire responded as well as ME DEP but neither agency felt compelled to make a bigger deal out of this issue than was necessary.  The material was absorbed with soil from the shoulder and subsequently discarded back merely for safety concerns.
P-502-2002*A head-on collision caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of fuel and motor oil that was cleaned up by Oxford Fire.
P-488-2002*A lobster boat experienced an overfill of approximately one gallon.  Kittery Fire responded as well as PNSY response (with guns blaring).  What was still on the deck was padded up, what wasn't went on a trip to the ocean.
P-499-2002*A Verizon crew blew a hydraulic line on an auger off Rt 112 discharging approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the shoulder.  Clean Harbors was contracted to clean the mess. They excavated two drums of soil and 5 bags of grass.  All materials to Rumery Rd and they will backfill accordingly.
I-116-2002*The driver of a truck drove off with the nozzle still in the trucks fuel tank.

The disconnect on the hose worked and little or no damage was done to the pump itself.

The spill was cleaned-up by the spiller, and the spiller disposed of the debris from the clean-up.

Response case closed.
I-117-2002*This spill occurred a few weeks ago.  After a new furnace was installed, the home owner noticed an oil smell. The oil company came back and found a leaking gasket.

The oil company removed as much contaminated wood, rugs and other floor coverings as they could identify as having oil in them.

On 7/18/02, Mr. Bouchard visited our office in Presque Isle to determine if anything else could be done, because he still had an oil odor in his bedroom

On 7/19/02, I visited the site and after calibrating m PID for fuel oil, I investigated the furnace room floor and the beams under the mobile home. The highest reading I received was 15.9, which could very easily be the Odorgon product used by the oil company.

The oil company will install a fan to remove the vapors from under the trailer, hopefully thereby eliminating the odor in the residence.

Response Case Closed
P-506-2002*On 7/22/02, I received a call from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a spill of gasoline at the Irving Station on Rt. 1 in Scarborough.  The spill occurred when the nozzle of a dispenser failed to shut off causing the tank of a passenger vehicle to overfill.  The fire department contained the spill to the surrounding concrete and asphalt with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The spill debris was bagged up and left on site for Irving to dispose of.  The fire department also placed the nozzle in question out of service until a maintenance person could check it for proper operation.  No further action required.
B-366-2002*B-366-2002
06/28/2002 15:12

     Ms. Mapleton, concerned resident on the Wyman Road in Milbridge, called to report that she had about 5 pounds of Chlordane to get rid of.  I attempted to explain to her about the pesticide pick up program.  I quickly discovered that Ms. Mapleton was elderly.  The pesticide was later picked up while on another investigation in the area.  It's now held in the EMRO haz-store building for later disposal.
B-357-2002*      On July 8, 2002, at 0930 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a five gallon spill of non PCB oil on the Cobb Road in Lee.  A power surge caused the oil to spray out the unit.  A crew removed about one drum of oil contaminated brush and soil.  No waters were threatened.
P-99-2002*2.13.2002, responded to site location.  Observed two, two hundred and seventy-five gallon aboveground supply tanks located in the newly retrofitted basement.  A compression fitting on the feed line from the tanks to the furnace leaked.  I observed free phase product discharging to the basement in the sump area of the basement.  The installation of the fitting is prohibited per State of Maine Oil & Solid Fuel Board rules.  The RP is taking responsibility for the discharge and clean up.

Clean up actions consisted of;  a) pumping of oil contaminated water from the sump by Davis Oil recovering mostly oil and some water for disposal by Davis,  b) soil removal of approximately 9.03 tons by Clean Harbors of Maine, disposed at ARC, Eliot, ME,  c) pumping contaminated ground water through the sump pump system and treating that water with carbon filter drums, by CAB Services, Dover, NH.  Sorbent's were also used initially and disposed by Davis Oil.

This case was referred to Bradford Hahn of the Technical Services Division as a drinking water well is a risk.

No further Response actions anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 7.23.2002
I-118-2002*Approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel was spilled from a tri-axle truck.  Sawdust and absorbent pads were used to collect the diesel fuel which was spilled on the ground.  The contaminated sawdust and pads were collected and sent to the boiler where they will be burned.
B-379-2002*B-379-2002
07/18/2002 08:36

     Paul Blood, Technical Services Staff here at EMRO, reported that additional contamination was discovered at the Burr's Store site on Route 2 that was not associated with "B-488-01".  Mr. Blood stated that the contamination was probably either due to former underground tanks at the site or from another off site source.  Approximately 300 yards of this gasoline contaminated soil was removed and landspread at Madden Construction's property in Greenbush under the auspices of Technical Services.
B-367-2002*B-367-2002
07/11/2002 08:00

     Sandy Russell, concerned resident on Birch Lane in Beals, called to report that  D&S Bait was possibly using hazardous chemicals to clean out their bait trucks. No other information was given.  A later investigation of the area shown no evidence of hazardous materials.  Only bait staining was noted on the driveway.
A-74-2002* On 2-9-02, at 2045 hrs., Russell Montgomery, of Montgomery Oil Co., reported that an estimate 200 gallons of fuel oil had leaked from a residential AST.  The tank is owned by Linwood Thompson (ie. Cappy) and the site is on Route 131 south of the Baptist Church in the town of St. George.
 I made a site visit the following day and met with Mr. Thompson, Mr. Montgomery, and Kip Cline (a contractor). The tank had developed a leak in the bottom and most of the oil had spilled onto the floor and into a crack/hole in the floor. Kip used a sledge hammer and busted up the floor. The soil under the floor was contaminated, therefore I decided to hire Clean Harbors to use a vactor to remove the concrete and contaminated soil.
 On 2-12, Clean Harbors started busting the concrete with jack hammers. This material plus the soil was removed using the vactor.  This material was transported to Commercial Paving. It appears that the oil flowed through the porous sand under the concrete floor and into the floor drain. The next day I found where oil had broken out of the ground behind the storage barn/garage. The area between the barns and the area behind the garage was excavated during the next several days. We left the trench open between the barns to recover any oil that may leach into it. The area behind the barns was backfilled at this time.
 Kip Cline monitored the recovery trench for quite some time and changed sorbent pads as needed. A total of 57 tons of soil were transported to Commercial Paving. Kip backfilled the trench later in the summer of 2002. An area between the house, across the driveway to a spot in front of the barns, was never excavated. I collected water well samples on two occasions.
 The new Tenants Harbor Water District well(s) are located near this property. This case has been referred to our Technical Services Unit.
P-358-2002*5.17.2002, responded to spill location and observed a leaking, 275 gallon, aboveground supply tank located in the basement.  Union Oil technicians were on site pumping off the remaining oil, approx. 220 gallons from the tank and 20 gallons from a sump in the basement floor.  Speedy dry had been deployed on the remaining spilled oil, approx. 15 gallons.  The spill had been detected early after an oil delivery.  A prompt clean up was conducted.  A corrosion hole was detected on the bottom of the tank and determined to be the cause of the leak.  The tank was removed from the dwelling.

No further compliant received regarding this spill and no further Response action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 7.24.2002
P-509-2002*On 7/23/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Robert Foley reporting a spill in his neighborhood that occurred earlier that had not been cleaned up.  The spill occurred when a Nappi's towing truck broke a hydraulic line while picking up a vehicle at 49 Mitchell St.  Nappi's had placed speedy dry on the spill, but had not returned to remove the spill debris and heavy rain that afternoon was mobilizing the spill.  I responded immediately and observed that the spill had indeed traveled beyond it's original impact area to Mr. Foley's driveway.  I called Nappi's and asked them to return to the site that evening and complete the spill cleanup.

I returned to the site the following morning and observed that the old speedy dry had been removed and a fresh layer put down.  I called Nappi's and asked that they have all the spill debris removed by that evening.

I returned to the site on 7/26 and confirmed that the spill had been cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-510-2002*On 7/23/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jerry Mirable of Central Maine Power reporting a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their bucket trucks.  The spill occurred due to a broken hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-343-2002*B-343-02
Corinth

Tuesday June 24, 2002	1525

I received a phone call from Jolie Dawson (285-7161).  Ms. Dawson phoned to report that the horizontal mounted, 275-gallon outside heating oil tank at her mobile home was leaking oil onto, and into the ground.  She said the tank was seeping oil at the tank seams, and the tank is only 5 years (1997) old.  It is unclear as to when this seeping began, but it was noticed earlier today.  Mike Polyot (285-7998, work 942-0220) was involved with pumping the tank out into three 55-gallon drums.  He had already excavated some contaminated soil and placed it on a tarp when this spill was reported.  I suggested to Mr. Polyot that he may want to hire a local contractor to excavate the soil, or at the very least have one aware that his services may be required early tomorrow.

Wednesday June 25 2002	0830

I arrived at the Dawson residence in Corinth.  I checked the soil which had been removed to a depth of about 10 inches in an area under where the tank was formerly located.  Because of its proximity to a well (about 60 feet), I decided to do a stringent clean up.  The contractor, B.L. Grand and Son was contacted and they arrived soon with an excavator and a dump truck.  An additional 7.5 cubic yards of medium to very lightly contaminated soil was removed from this location.  The excavation was approximately 4 feet to 52 inches in depth.  This soil along with the previously excavated soil was removed to the Pine Tree Landfill, under authorization # 61193A.
B-375-2002*B-375-02
Orono

Wednesday July17, 2002	0830

I arrived on scene for a tank removal at the 7-Eleven convenience store in Orono.  Some of the cast of characters on scene were as follows:

	Fred Anderson: Licensed tank installer for Guerin Associates hired by 7-Eleven.  Guerin Associates will be doing the tank removals and clean up.
	
	Thibodeau Construction will be transporting contaminated soil to their Odlin Road location.  The soil is to be "cooked" in their asphalt plant.
	
	Gregory Montgomery: Site assessor, ENSR International and on site representative for the 7-Eleven Corporation.

	Joe Renda: Site assessor, Acadia Environmental, hired by the purchaser, Webber Energy Inc.

Activities on site today included cracking up the concrete pad over the underground tanks and some preliminary work at the service island.  The reinforced concrete pad material was transported by Hughes Brothers.  The service island was to be dismantled by G.R. Adams.  After it appeared that the single walled fiberglass tanks were not coming out today I left the site for the office.

Thursday July 18, 2002	0820

The tank tops were excavated.  The tanks are Xerxes single wall fiberglass with Amron fiberglass piping that transitions from galvanized steel swing joints to fiberglass.  At the service island, it is single wall galvanized steel.  This piping confusion was most likely no problem when installed, but it lead to a January 2002, spill (B-24-02).  The piping when installed in 1985 did not require the installation knowledge of a licensed tank installer.  This piping should have been upgraded to double walled piping around 1995.  It is likely such an upgrade would have prevented the January spill.

Soil contamination in an area near a galvanized T fitting (photograph) and in the area below the right dispenser unit was in the range of 5,368 PPM at 12" .  At 18" the concentration was 4,986 PPM and at a depth of 24" the concentration was 7,403 PPM.  Clean up goals have been set at baseline 2.

Tank 2 which held an unleaded plus product was entered via a permitted confined space entry and cleaned then removed in pieces and placed in a Pine Tree roll-off container.

Friday  July 19, 2002	0825

Guerin Associates cleaned the 2 remaining tanks, tank 1 (regular unleaded) and tank 3 (premium unleaded).  The tanks were removed in broken pieces and placed into the Pine tree roll-off and crushed using the excavator's bucket.

Contaminated soil in the vicinity of the regular unleaded tank that exceeded baseline 2 requirements was removed and taken to Thibodeau's Odlin Road facility.

The concrete service pad was removed to reveal single wall galvanized piping (photograph) which should have been upgraded to double wall about 7 years ago.  A galvanized "T" fitting near the right dispenser unit had gasoline contaminated soil near it.

Monday July 22, 2002	0900

Removal of contaminated soil with PID readings >1,000 PPM continued in the area of the "T" fitting and right dispenser unit.  At a depth of 5 feet excavation ceased as there was concern about the 1.25 inch pipe and undermining the canopy foundation support.  The pipe appeared to be an old water service line.

All tons of contaminated soil were taken to Thibodeau Construction, on the Odlin Road, in Bangor.  This material is to be treated in their asphalt plant.

Webber Oil plans to install a large compartmented tank in early August.  In the event the soil they remove for this installation exceeds the DEP notification level and is off specification for use on sight, then it must be disposed of properly.  I believe both 7-Eleven and Webber are aware of this.
P-511-2002*See attached report from Cyro Industries.
P-505-2002*A freighted six-wheel dump rolled over off Broad Turn Rd in Scarborough.  Approximately 20 gallons were lost from the passenger side saddle tank; ten gallons of which were recovered via sorbent pads.  The rest of the discharged product was saturated into the soil along the bank heading to a stream at the bottom of the hill.  Guerin Associates was contracted to excavate the shoulder and backfill.
P-507-2002*The City of Portland manages an AST on the Portland Fish Pier to accept waste oil from the plethora of fisherman in the area.  Apparently, the tank became overfull and discharged approximately 20 gallons onto the pier.  Quick response from the PFD prevented any product from reaching the water and Clean Harbors was contracted by the city to clean the mess.  As a side note, it was quite a mess over there; between 20 and 30 five gallons pails were strewn about, some full some empty in addition to miscellaneous 55 gallon drums.  It was only a matter of time before that problem reared its ugly head.
P-454-2002*Lakes Region Convenience experienced an AST leak in their bottle redemption center.  Loss estimates are around 50 gallons.  Some of the product was soaked into the insulation and other materials present behind and under the tank, although the majority made it between the wall and slab to the ground behind the building.  For starters, the tank and associated piping were drastically out of code so I had their oil company come in and remove the tank, clean behind/below it, bagging up contaminated debris for my disposal and replacing the tank up to code.  In addition, I utilized the services of Todd Zaggarella to excavate contaminated soil.  Our options were limited because there was no foundation (the building was all slab), and a septic system behind us.  We safely excavated 10 tons of contaminated soil and backfilled accordingly.  Note: Amidst the excavation we encountered a portion of the now unused septic line.  A one foot portion to be exact removed via excavator.  The store manager was notified and I offered to repair it prior to backfilling but the offer was refused due to its use status of discontinued.
A-722-2001*   A minor oil spill occurred at this residential AST via a corrosive hole.  Saturated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered geologically sensitive.
P-513-2002*Steve Flannery & I responded to a truck accident in Poland involving a fully loaded concrete truck which had gone off the road and rolled over, landing wheels up in Middle Range Pond.  The engine oil, some diesel fuel, and chassis lube oil were prevalent in a slick around the toppled truck.  There was also a 20 gallon hydraulic oil tank on the mixer body, however it was unknown if any product had leaked out.  We placed sorbent boom around the truck, and monitored the site while body extraction occurred.  The salvage crew was unable to remove the unit as a whole due to its weight and that it had sunken ito the mud.  The mixer was cut off, and some hydraulic oil was released during the process.  The truck was then removed and we cleaned up what product we could from the water surface.

I contacted Clean Harbors to respond the next morning to remove the sorbent boom and pads and to clean up the shore line.  Sheryl Bernard checked the site later that day and determined that the clean-up had been sufficiently completed.
B-394-2002*I received an anonymous call that Rowland Robinson was dumping batteries into a brook that ran into Dyer Bay. The caller claimed to have seen Mr. Robinson doing it. He had no explanation why this would be done. The caller could not give me an address or directions to the site, but only said that Mr. Robinson was in the phone book. The caller was very vague about details.
   I went to the site the following day. I learned that Mr. Robinson has a repair garage and junkyard about 1000' from where Dyer Bay Road crosses Dyer Brook. Mr. Robinson was not home when I called but his daughter, Rachel, said it would be all right if I looked around. I did. I found that there is a small stream about a foot wide that runs through the woods that is part of the junkyard. This stream would drain to Dyer Brook. The stream appeared healthy with the normal amount of bug and plant life. There were a few batteries here and there throughout the area, but with one exception that had fallen on its side, were all set on firm surfaces. I got the impression that the batteries had been purposely set aside for later attention. I did not find evidence of dumping directly into the brook or otherwise.
   I later spoke with Mr. Robinson by telephone and explained my visit and the results. He said that he had such an experience a few years before. He stated that he took his surplus batteries to Terry Rumery who operates an Interstate battery dealership.
  In any case, I failed to find evidence of said dumping.
P-514-2002*On 7/25/2002, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a passenger car leaking gasoline on the Maine Turnpike.  The spill occurred when the vehicle ran over debris in the road puncturing the fuel tank of the vehicle.  Portland Fire Department responded and contained the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-386-2002*      On July 22, 2002 at 0850 we received a call from the Ellsworth Police dispatcher reporting a diesel spill from an overturned cement truck on route 3 in Trenton.  Trenton fire officials thought that sixty gallons may have spilled.  The accident occurred around 0800.
      I arrived on site and met the Trenton fire chief and Ed Nason of Sunrise Materials who was the owner of the cement truck.  The actual amount of diesel that spilled was between forty and fifty gallons.  The truck overturned just off the road shoulder and the oil quickly drained into the ground.  I talked to the owner of the property who ran a nearby driving range and found that the driving range's drilled well was 300 to 350 yards away.  I left the material on site as any excavation would likely cause more harm than good, plus the accident potential caused by stopping traffic in late July on route 3 which is the only access to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
P-517-2002*See attached report from Central Maine Power.
P-1063-2001*Town of Casco reported that they had discovered several containers (milk jugs) of waste oil that had been dropped off and dumped at the "Scenic Turnaround" on Rte 121, near its intersection with Rte 11., making it not so scenic.  To preserve not only the quality of the nearby Parker Pond, but to also preserve the view for all to enjoy, they cleaned up the unsightly mess.  A leisurely trip to the location while en route to another, more serious incident confirmed that they had, in fact conducted a successful clean-up.
P-1077-2001*Small gun oil spill cleaned up by plant maintenance crew.
P-518-2002*Small spill reported on dock.  Small sheen in river on Maine side.  No detrimental impact to environment.
P-519-2002*Spill of #2 fuel oil on paved driveway while filling AST.  Spill cleand up by oil company.
P-520-2002*Small hydraulic spill from CMP bucket truck. Cleaned up by CMP and disposed of in their normal waste stream.
P-521-2002*Report of drum leaking oil over winter.  Could not confirm report. No further information available.
P-522-2002*I received a call on March 20, 2002, from David Cairns stating that he was concerned the aboveground tanks (ASTs) at his neighbors (Lake Region Furniture) were not up to code.  I informed Mr. Cairns that the Department does not regulate AST's, and he would have to contact the Fire Marshal's Office.  I informed him that I would check out the site.

At Lake Region Furniture, I only observed staining in the area of the tanks, probably from overfilling trucks or sloppy practices.  The staining was contained to the general area of the tanks, and was mostly upon asphalt.  I observed no free product, or for that matter anything recoverable.  Taking in consideration the location of the property, a baseline site, I saw no need for further work.

On June 14, 2002, Mr. Cairns contacted me again stating that Lake Region Furniture's property showed signs of ground contamination.  Thinking that I might have missed something the previous visit, I returned to the site.  During this visit, I observed no staining (the area had been re-paved or re-surfaced) or dead grass, and that the AST's had been up-graded.  There was some iron bacteria in a drainage ditch adjacent to both properties, but no observable petroleum contamination.  I informed Lake Region Furniture of my findings, in addition to Mr. Cairns concerns.

On July 3, 2002, Mr. Cairns. contacted me and stated that he was still concerned there was contamination that needed to be addressed.  I informed him that I had visited the site and found nothing that was of concern.  I  agreed to meet him on site so he could show me the areas of contamination that he was concerned with.

On July  10, 2002, I met with Mr. Cairns at which time he showed me  pictures he had taken of the contamination.  It was the same staining I observed on my initial visit, and again I did not see anything on site which required clean-up.

In closing, I found nothing at Lake Region Furniture that required further work, except for being more attentive while fueling trucks. I observed no stains on my last two visits, suggesting they have become more attentive while fueling trucks.
P-523-2002*Report of small spill at Cumberland Farms left on answering machine of office over the weekend.  No further information available.
P-524-2002*Report of mystery sheen from USCG.  No source found.
P-525-2002*Small spill reported by Downeast Energy.  Cleaned up by DEE personnel.
A-424-2002* On 7-2-2002, this Dept. was notified of an oil spill at the residence of Susan Barker in Buckfield, ME. This site is located on Gershom-Davis Rd. The firomatic fitting had broke and was recently discovered. The spill was discovered by the homeowner the day before and she called James Reid, an oil burner service technician, who then in turned called the DEP.
 I made a site visit later that day. The tank is located outside and was on a cement pad, however the tank was not located on the gable end. There was some stained soil under the tank. I then checked the lowest area of the lawn and found where the foundation drain terminated. This area was also oil stained, about 3 feet by 15 feet. The oil did not appear to penetrate very deep in this area.
 On 7-25-02, Glen Drake a local contractor, excavated the area under the tank and right next to the foundation. The soil was heavily contaminated when we reached 3 feet below grade. In this area, the foundation drain was backfilled with crushed stone and fine gravel. Under this drain we found native soils that were densely compacted. I chose not to remove and chase the drain pipe all the way to its termination point. The entire drain system was perforated black poly.
 The well that serves this home is located about 50 feet away and is mostly side gradient. It is a dug well about 16 feet in depth. I removed the cover and found the static level to be about 6 feet blow grade. I collected a water sample for DRO analysis from the kitchen tap.
  No further action will be required.
P-526-2002*Anonymous complaint of vehicle leaking motor oil and gasoline. Some staining to pavement, no clean-up necessary.
P-1239-2001*Anonymous complaint of antifreeze dumping into drain.
P-527-2002*See attached report from CMP.
P-528-2002*Small leak of antifreeze from crane.  Cleaned up by PNSY personnel.
P-529-2002*Machine reportedly leaking hydraulic fluid at PNSY.  Spill cleaned up by PNSY personnel.
P-1060-2001*Reported sheen on water in basement. I visited site and determined it to be an organic sheen.
P-1061-2001*Fleet Environmental reported cleaning up a 10 gallon spill of heating oil by Union Oil.  No report was received from Union Oil.  Site was satisfactorily cleaned up.
B-353-2002*Fred Leigh called from the Bangor Hydro Electric Co. to report that lightning had struck a transformer on Rt. 86 in Edmunds. It was known that it held non-PCB oil. The contaminated soil and vegetation was transported to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-289-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the 4/25/02, abandonment by removal of Avis Corp.'s consumptive-use, motor fuels UST facility and associated remedial actions.  The facility was being abandoned to make way for a large new Jetport parking garage.  Avis had constructed a new location at another area of the Jetport.  The area is on city water and sewer.  See also reports P-13-78, P-282-87, P-462-89, P-359-92, and P-59-00 for further site (spill) history.

FACILITY INFORMATION & ABANDONMENT
	The 12,000 gal. O/C, FRP tank was installed in 1988 and was removed by Clean Harbors on Thus. 4/25/02.  On my arrival, I noted that the required Maine CTI, Gordon Pott was not onsite supervising.  I was forced to stop the removal until the CTI returned in the late afternoon.  I understand the tank came out in good condition (see photo).  See DEP UST reg. file 4608 for other details.

REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND ACTIONS
	Little contamination was noted by Mr Averill during the tank removal.  Under the dispenser, next to the building, Averill noted low though extensive levels of gasoline contamination going down through fractured silty clay.  Some of this may be from recent dispenser leaks though some was obviously old and possibly from the previous UST facility piping and dispenser.  See older reports, such as P-13-78, for further spill history information.  Groundwater was kept artificially down about 20' bg through continuous dewatering for the new construction.  I noted no product or sheen on this gw.
	All of this contaminated soil was below the BS-1 Clean-Up Goal and was therefore not required to be removed or treated.  The large, about 1000' x 1000' x 20' deep, excavation for the new parking garage encompassed this Avis location and as this soil was to be removed for the new garage it could not be treated as clean fill.  For Avis Corp., MFG Inc. screened the soil under DEP guidelines while CHE arranged trucking.  Contaminated soil went to Comm. Recycling under a DEP virgin letter which only exempts the soil from otherwise required TCLP lab analysis.    I observed soil removal actions on 5/9/02 (see photos).  Avis and its reps. managed the clean-up actions.  During soil removal, I talked on the phone with Averill often and kept abreast of the work.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time I understand all soil excavated as contaminated was sent to CRS for recycling.  Avis may be applying to the Maine GW Clean-Up Fund for reimbursement of allowable clean-up expenses.  DEP has incurred no remedial expenses at this time.  No clean-up was required of the site.  I understand that soil removal was done to facilitate new construction only.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1100-2001*See attached report from CMP.
P-1099-2001*Report of transformer oil spill at substation.  Cleaned up by CMP.
P-881-2000*Gravel pit inspection report received from Mark Stebbins.  Contamination was cleaned up by spiller.  No further response action is necessary.
A-451-2002*This was reported as buckets of oil and hazardous materials discarded on the side of the road. Pease Road is a dirt road that meanders through an area that is predominately gravel pits. As such, by longstanding Maine tradition, this is where you can take stuff that you no longer want hanging around under your trailer and don't feel like paying to take to the transfer station. There were easily identified items here such as refrigerators, couches, old tires, burned remains of mattresses, old hydraulic oil pails(empty, no stain), and assorted garbage. Also available for viewing were a few items more difficult to identify such as the possible remains of a big brown bean bag chair that had been ravaged by a pack of wild dogs and assorted metal do-dad's, what's-it's, and thing-a-ma-jig's. UFO crash site maybe?? No obvious hazardous materials though, referred to solid waste for any further action.
A-457-2002*While making a delivery to the UST's the driver spilled an estimated 15 gallons of gasoline to the pavement. Oakland FD responded and started cleanup. I arrived just before the CN Brown cleanup crew. Minor spill, confined to pavement. Cleanup complete. A parade was going by so I put my orange lights on. They gave me candy.
P-530-2002*On 7/26/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Standish Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill at the intersection of Chadborne and Standish Neck Rds.  The spill occurred when a passenger vehicle suffered a broken drive shaft that punctured it's fuel tank.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department using speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-531-2002*On 7/27/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Police Department reporting a car accident with transmission oil and antifreeze spillage.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-532-2002*On 7/27/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a small spill of marine grease from a pleasure craft at their marina.  The grease was leaking from the propeller hub.  Sorbent boom was placed around the vessel and the vessel eventually was removed from the water.  No further action required.
P-1241-2001*See attached report from CMP.
P-1242-2001*Report from Auburn Police Dept that a 19 year old male swallowed and spilled gasoline while attempting to siphon fuel from a container.  The spilled fuel went directly to the sewer system.  No further action required.
P-1243-2001*Report of mercury spill caused by employees "playing with" a sphygnomometer.  Clean Harbors responded and cleaned up the spill.
P-1244-2001*Police department pulled over dump truck with a ruptured fuel line.  Auburn Fire Department cleaned up with sorbent pads.
P-1245-2001*Anonymous complaint of heating oil spillage.  Could not verify the report.
P-1246-2001*Anonymous complaint of asbestos dumping.  Found not to be true.  The reporter also alleged that there were old UST's filled with sand on site.  This too, was proven unfounded.
P-1247-2001*Complaint of leaking waste oil drums. I visited the site.  The alleged drums had apparently been removed.
P-1248-2001*Report of truck spilling diesel fuel while filling up at Southbound Plaza on Maine Turnpike.  Cleaned up by Maine Turnpike crew, impact only to asphalt.
P-533-2002*One square foot area of stained soil discovered on gravel area near dispenser.  Notified John Rearick, general manager.  He agreed to have it cleaned that day.  Returned on July 23, 2002, to inquire about disposal of contaminated soils.  Two 55-gallon drums in the storage garage are used to hold contaminated soil.
P-1249-2001*Small spill by Downeast Energy on asphalt driveway.  Cleaned up by Downeast.  No detrimental impact expected.
P-1250-2001*Complaint of 5 gallon bucket of waste oil left on site.  Bucket was picked up by Department and properly disposed of.
A-132-2002*   Approximately 20 gallons of fuel oil spilled at this residential AST over a period of time.  The tank had been recently installed through a local CAP program; the gasket on the filter had been improperly seated, allowing a slow leak to develop.  After discussions within DEP it was decided to recommend that the homeowner apply to the AST clean-up fund.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
P-1251-2001*Report of broken firematic valve on aboveground storage tank in basement.  Spill cleaned up with pads and speedy dry.  Remaining oil in tank removed.
A-281-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil was spilled at this residential AST.  A corrosive hole had opened at the bottom of the tank; oil spilled to the concrete garage floor and flowed to soil.  The spill was discovered several days later when the owner returned home.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal and a recovery well was installed.
   The neighborhood is rural-residential with several wells within 1000'.  Fractured bedrock was encountered approx. 6' below grade; bedrock has been impacted.  Technical Services assistance was requested, and a pump-and-treat system was placed.
P-534-2002*Used motor oil leaked from the engines of two disabled tractors (P-907 & P-48).  Also, saddle tank had been removed from P-908 and fuel lines were allowed to bleed onto the ground.  Contaminated soil was removed from the area and stockpiled with soil from other small spills on site pending lab analysis.  John Rearick was notified of the spills.
P-1252-2001*Report of leak in pump of an underground storage tank system.  Reportedly contained within pump sump.  No further information available.
P-1253-2001*Reported contamination found during test pitting.  Contamination was not at a level which would require clean-up.  See attached report from Wright-Pierce.
P-882-2000*Report of a spill while fueling the USCG vessel 'Dependable' at the Maine State Pier.  Spill occurred while disconnecting a pressurized hose on a tank truck after delivery.  No product recoverable.
P-883-2000*Contamination reported found during test pitting.  800 parts per million reported.  Site is in industrial area and no clean-up based on those numbers is required.  Gary Bucklin of SW Cole was informed of this and that if any soil were to be removed in the future it should be handled and disposed of appropriately.
P-884-2000*Report of a broken hydraulic hose on a barge mounted excavator. Sheen to Kennebec River.  No clean-up possible.
B-377-2002*B-377-02
Ellsworth

Thursday July 18, 2002	1323

I received a phone call from Rose Weglinski, of Ellsworth.  Ms. Weglinski phoned to report that she smelled some oil in her recently excavated new cellar hole.  She indicated and was very sure that a neighbor had an underground tank and the oil came from there.  I explained to Rose that the problem could in fact be her own.  There was a spill from a partially buried heating oil tank on her property in 1995, (see B-397-95).

Upon inspection of the wet cellar hole I noticed a heating oil odor.  I placed 3 pads in the water and moved them around.  Very little product was recovered.  I looked around and noted that her above ground oil tank had been disconnected and was in proximity of the spill.  I suggested that the spill was from this activity or was in the ground from the 1995 spill as we were in the same area of her property.  Also her feed line ran underground then to her furnace.  I told her to make sure that her heating system was brought up to code when the construction was finished.

There was some lightly contaminated soil in the soil pile (soil pile amount about 7 cubic yards, very little of it was contaminated) I saw on scene.  I suggested that the contractor (a foreman from Morgan Bay Builders (664-2559) ) spread the entire amount thinly, in a flat location not near water or wells.  I also said that leaving the excavation open may help in the compact clay soils and that I would pick up the pads early Friday morning.

On Friday morning, I retrieved the sorbent pads.  They had not soaked up any more oil than they did when I did a sweep, over the area on Thursday.  Plans are to place collection piping leading to a sump area and then put a gravel bedding and then pour the concrete basement floor.  The sorbent pads were placed in temporary storage in the DEP storage area in Bangor.
P-1090-1999*Anonymous complaint of oil spillage around aboveground storage tank.  Visit by Department confirmed not widespread dumping as alleged.  Minor spillage was found around 1 drum.  Owner to be notified and informed on necessity of cleaning up and reporting spillage.
P-695-1998*Anonymous complaint of waste oil dumping. Not able to confirm.
P-885-2000*Anonymous complaint of dumping unspecified oil, antifreeze and other chemicals.  No further information available.
P-886-2000*Complaint of stained soil near garage.  Visited site and was unable to confirm report.
P-887-2000*Complaint of skid tank storage and use.  No further information available.
P-1011-1999*Complaint of improper storage of oil.  Was only able to determine solid waste dumping.
P-1012-1999*Complaint of improper storage of oil.  Visited site and was unable to confirm any area of oil spillage.
P-535-2002*Thirteen disabled tractors have been parked at the rear of the Yarmouth Lumber parking area.  Moderate soil staining was discovered beneath the rear axles of 2 tractors.  While there was significant staining beneath the engine of a third tractor.

On June 17, I spoke with John Rearick about clean-up.  By June 18, the contaminated soil beneath the rear axles had been removed.  On July 2, spoke with Mr. Rearick again about soil staining beneath tractor engine.  By July 16, most but not all of the this contaminated soil had been removed.  Proper clean-up will require moving the tractor out of the way.
A-169-2002*DEP received a report that heating oil had spilled via a hole in this residential AST.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is rural with only the subject well (dug, 250' from the spill) in the area; it is not likely that this well will become impacted by this spill.
B-195-2002*B-195-2002
04/03/2002 08:12

     Brian Cook of Domtar in Woodland called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 30 gallons of oil leaked from a failed low pressure feed line.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with wood chips and burnt in their boiler.
B-182-2002*B-182-2002
03/27/2002 08:45

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Hughes Medical Building on Mount Hope Avenue in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately a half gallon spilled onto the tank's concrete pad from an overfill.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up and disposed of.
B-226-2002*B-226-2002
04/16/2002 15:43

     Tim Holster of Sargent & Sargent called to report a small spill of diesel fuel from a dump truck out on Route 202 in Hampden.  It was stated that the fuel line had broke spilling about 15 gallons out onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was then excavated and taken back to their facility for landspreading.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-241-2002*B-241-2002
04/23/2002 15:00

     Steve Downey, Land Surveyor from Ellsworth, called to report discovering some suspicious piping along the railroad tracks behind Friend & Friend Motor Sports off of Route 1A.  Investigation shown that the piping was associated with an old fuel loading rack and above ground storage tanks.  All that remained of the facility was some piping and concrete structures.  The case was not further investigated.
B-405-2002*Max Upton called from Great Northern Energy to report that a seal on a turbine governor had failed and 80 gallons of oil was lost to the govern sump. They collected 70 gallons of free product from the sump and another 8 with sorbent pads. They estimated that 2 gallons had made it to the Penobscot River. When it was noticed, they had a 150'X150' sheen on the river below the dam. They encircled the discharge pool with containment boom, but of course they were dealing with sheen and, while it limited the movement of the sheen, no real free product would be collected. They maintained the boom until the sheen dissipated. Their response seemed timely and well thought out. No further action is anticipated.
B-393-2002*B-393-02
Etna

Wednesday July 24, 2002	1433

I received a phone call from Sonny Gogan (441-7792), of the Maine Department of Transportation.   He phoned to report that a DOT worker while mowing the grass in the median strip at mile 163 hit some metal debris that went through the bottom of the plastic fuel tank on the Case diesel tractor.

The contents of the fuel tank, about 12 gallon of diesel, were spilled over a distance of about 25 feet on tall grasses.  Upon inspection of the spill scene the decision was made to leave the soil in place as there were no water bodies or potential wells in the area, and to initiate a clean up would involve closing at least one of the southbound lanes and would put workers at risk.
B-400-2002*On 7/29/02, 1500 hours Nelson McLaughlin, who lives at 38 Starlite Drive in Brewer called to complain about hydraulic oil that had been spilled on his property.  He indicated that Granville Lumber, who spilled the oil  from their crane, had agreed to clean it up but that it had been a week and they hadn't done it yet.  Nelson expressed concerns about pets and neighboring children getting into the spill area and tracking the product or possibly realizing harm from the exposure.  I told him I would contact Granville Lumber and discuss their liability and responsibilities.  I talked with Donna Priest, who is the manager at Granville Lumber.  I explained that the longer the spill remained unremediated the greater the number of bad things could happen, and that they would be liable.  I also discussed reporting requirements as well as advantages of having us be able to assess the actual nature and potential damage associated with the spill.  I met with Mike and another gentleman from Granville Lumber the following morning.  Nelson joined us.  There was a total of six square feet that had been oiled, judging from the area of dead grass.  At that time, wiping this area did not seem to transfer any product.  Possibly the rain and the sun dried the oil.  The penetration was about four inches.  The calculated volume of the spill was about .25 gallons.  Granville Lumber agreed to excavate an area 14' X 4' to a depth of eight inches and to replace the soil and seed it.  The cubic yard of soil excavated had less than two cubic feet of slightly oiled soil so I told them that they could spread it at their facility in E. Holden





B-397-2002*     This office received an anonymous call at 1515 on 7/25/02, from an individual reporting a possible oil spill.  She was inquiring if it was illegal to spill or dump a few gallons of diesel into the ocean; yes it is illegal.  She also wanted to know if we had received any spill reports today involving the ocean; none had been according to our log.  It was then suggested that if "personnel at the Jonesport Coast Guard Station stepped out the door, they should be able to smell it".

     I then called the Bucksport Coast Guard Station to see if they were aware of any problems in Jonesport.  Petty Officer Gray stated that they were not and would contact the Jonesport Station.  When she returned my call a short time later, it was indicated that nothing was found and it was suggested that perhaps this individual had smelled diesel from a vessel that was fueling in the area.

July 29, 2002 (Monday):  Petty Officer Mike Mitchell (Bucksport Coast Guard Station) called at 1210 to inquire if we had received any reports of a spill in Jonesport.  Seems that their Lieutenant just crossed over the bridge to Beals Island and had spotted a sheen in the water near the bridge.  I relayed the information from last weeks report, but there was nothing new.  He stated that he would have Jonesport personnel check around and see what they can find.  Our suspicion was that it was probably bilge from one of the fishing vessels in the harbor.

NOTE:  Cleve Leckey (DEP-Bangor) was also contacted concerning this incident.  See his report below.

     Subsequent to the above on 7/29/02, 1935 hours Maureen Hart (Sawyers Cove, Jonesport; 497-5417) contacted this office via the on-call person (Cleve Leckey) to discuss a sheen on Sawyer Cove that had been there for three days.  She said that the Coast Guard had been involved, but to her knowledge, they  hadn't found a source.  She had become aware of Darryl Luce's involvement with a situation on Beals Island and was wondering if that situation was producing the sheen, which was distressing to Maureen-judging from our conversation.  I told her that I would find out more about it and get back to her. On the morning of 7/30/02, Darryl indicated that they had remediatied a small spill by removing 28 cubic yards of soil and that there was no way that spill could have gotten to the ocean.  The Coast Guard hadn't found much, but they said that it was foggy.  They said that they were going to take another look and they would get back to me.  Later on the same day, they reported that they had found the source.  It was a fishing vessel that was pumping it's bilge.  Apparently the pump had not been disconnected and (to make things worse) the fuel tank was leaking into the bilge.  The Coast Guard had boarded the vessel, disconnected the pump line, boomed the vessel, and had Clean Harbors en-route.  I got back to Maureen.  She had seen the above described activity and was surprised to learn that a source of that size could produce such a sheen.  I explained that a gallon of diesel could easily sheen a square mile on a calm day.
B-395-2002*B-395-02
Tremont (Bass Harbor)

Wednesday July 24, 2002	1635

While returning from a spill in Etna (B-393-02), I answered a page.  I was informed that there had been a spill at Morris Yacht Yard in Bass Harbor.  The contact person was Jeff Toman (244-5509).

I proceeded to Bass Harbor.  When I arrived, I met Jeff Toman.  Jeff had initiated clean up and was a bit embarrassed about the spill.  Jeff was transferring diesel fuel from a 55 gallon drum into the tank that serves as a supply tank for the large blue maintenance building.  The 4,000 gallon tank is in a concrete vault.  Jeff started a transfer pump from the drum to the tank's outside fill pipe and was involved with something else.  Later when he walked by, he would see that some of the oil had spilled near the fill and entered the nearby rocky (blasted ledge fill) soil.

Jeff had used a small back hoe to begin excavation and placed the contaminated soil on plastic sheeting.  Plans were made to cover the soil and contact Doug Gott to finish the excavation and remove the contaminated soil.

Thursday July 25, 2002	0820

Jeff Toman phoned to let me know they needed an oily debris form.  I told him I would be there in about 80 minutes.  When I arrived we spread more polyethylene sheeting and Doug Gott's back hoe began excavating.  In all, nearly 6.5 cubic yards of rock and soil were excavated.  The mixture was taken to a screen at Gott Construction, and once screened the approximate 4.5 cubic yards of diesel contaminated soil will be taken to Lane Construction's Asphalt Plant in Hancock.
I-119-2002*Due to overfilling gas tank, 1 to 2 gallons of superunleaded gas was spilled.  Soil and plants were removed and sealed in a container for Clean Harbors to pick up.
I-120-2002*Due to inattention, approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was spilled.  It was cleaned up with pads and speedy dry.  Soiled debris went to office of DEP.
B-396-2002*B-396-02
Barnard Plantation

Tuesday July 23, 2002	1825

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with John Gabarra (973-2530), of Bangor Hydro Electric about a transformer spill.

According to Mr. Gabarra lightning struck a pole mount transformer in Barnard Plantation and blew the cover off it.  He estimated that 1 gallon of non-PCB transformer oil was sprayed over localized tree branches and brush in a 5 foot diameter area.

The 10 kVA  McGraw Edison transformer was attached to pole 11 on the Ladd Road.

The area was cleaned up by trimming oil sprayed brush and branches.  This material was bagged and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.
I-115-1998*On 6-1-98, JM Huber had a small spill at their facility. All was cleaned up.
A-361-2002*Tank corrosion caused a leak in the AST at this site.  Based on investigation, the 25 gallon estimate of spilled fuel oil appears high. The oil stain on the el fresco concrete pad was relatively small. I checked the dirt floor in the basement and found no odor. The soil around the tank was also quite clean. I instructed the homeowner to sample the well in about a month through HETL or sooner if he notices any change in his water quality.
A-365-2002*Pine pollen floating on water.
A-367-2002*Kip Cline, oil burner repairman, was on-scene replacing an above ground tank.  He discovered a small amount of oil had been lost when the tank bottom corroded.   The spill was reported to DEP by Kalloch Fuel who was also on site. Oil contaminated soil was removed by hand excavation.  The area is served by public water, and no vapor problems are expected.
A-471-2002*DEP personnel came upon a vehicle rollover on Route one just south of Middle Road in Edgecomb.  No police or fire had arrived at the scene yet.  DEP personnel verified Lincoln County Communications was aware of the scene.

The driver of a vehicle southbound on Route 1 apparently fell asleep at the wheel and departed the road at speed after crossing the northbound lanes.  The driver suffered some injuries and was removed from the vehicle through the shattered rear window.

DEP observed the gasoline fuel tank to be intact but the engine oil pan to be destroyed and the contents (an estimated 5 quarts) discharged along the side of the road, shoulder and rock outcropping on the east side of Route 1.  No further action is expected.
A-472-2002*As a result of an automobile accident a non-PCB transformer was knocked down off a pole on Hosmer Pond Road in Camden.  The transformer leaked an estimated 3 gallons of transformer oil to the ground.  CMP used sorbents and excavation to remove the contaminated soils.

After hitting the guy wire supporting the telephone pole (causing the top to break off) the car careened over the embankment coming to rest in Hosmer Pond.  A small quantity of transmission oil (most likely from the power steering pump) was discharged into Hosmer Pond.  The Camden Fire Department used sorbent pads in an attempt to contain and clean up the spill.

No further action is expected.
A-351-2002*There was no site visit was made; see attachment.
A-326-2002*Received a call from Adam Doran of CMP reporting that a tree limb had come down causing the pole to break. The transformer leaked onto the lawn of D. Conant. CMP excavated the soil and sent it to the NASC for eventual disposal. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-386-2002*Received a call from Janet Dyer concerning a spill at their Fairfield facility. While loading a pallet of transformers, the pallet fell. One of the transformers leaked. CMP personnel cleaned it up. The transformer had possible high PCB's. Tests on a sample showed that the oil in the transformer was only 95 ppm.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-390-2002*There was no site visit made; see attachment.
A-396-2002*There was no site visit made; see attachment.
A-439-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-438-2002*There was no site visit made; see attachment.
A-496-2002*Tex Tech Industries in North Monmouth reported a 40 gallon #6 fuel oil spill to pavement.  The fuel oil pressure relief valve opened, previously the pressure relief line discharged into a slop tank.  However, the plant engineer reports the slop tank was removed some years ago and until this incident there had been no discharges as a result of an over-pressure condition in the fuel supply line.

Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action is expected.
A-264-2002*Birch Island in South Bristol is privately owned by the Ogburn Family Trust.  The island is accessed by a wooden foot bridge (200 feet long) leading from Rutherford Island to Birch Island.  At the Rutherford Island end of the bridge is a fill pipe for two 275 gallon AST's on Birch Island.  The 2" fill transitions to a 1' galvanized pipe which crosses the bridge and runs along the ground for at least 600 feet to the AST's  The AST's are higher in elevation than the fill point and not visible from the fill point.

A valve at the Rutherford Island end of the bridge closes off the oil in the line leading to the tanks so the truck hose can be disconnected.  The valve showed evidence of leaking.  To catch any oil discharge when the truck hose is connected or disconnected a 5 gallon plastic pail has been hung on the end of the pipe.  The top of the pail is open to the weather and it is impossible to empty the pail without discharging the contents to the salt marsh. There is ample evidence this discharge has occurred on more than one occasion.  DEP personnel emptied the contents of the 5 gallon pail.  No soil remediation was necessary as the previous discharges had been scoured by tidal action.

The case has been referred to the Oil and Solid Fuel Board inspectors.
B-409-2002*On 8/2/02, Scott Wiles, who is an environmental manager for the Oriented Strand Board Plant in Baileyville, reported an eighteen gallon release of hydraulic oil from a chafed hose on their saw line.  It landed on cement and was recovered with a half cubic yard of sorbent material, which included pads and sawdust.  This material was taken to their power boiler.
P-143-2002*On 3/4/02 DEP rec'd a call from the Yankee Green Mobile Park the new owner of a mobile home discovered or smelled fumes from what is believed to be a leaking tank.

Lot #60 was the referenced lot, P Thompson and I met at the lot to find a newly installed "propane tank" no oil tank no fumes.

We informed the park administrator Becky Bragdon of our findings and informed her that several of the neighboring AST's were in poor condition and likely non-compliant in configuration.  Thompson informed Bragdon of Guerin's ability to upgrade the deficient systems and help resolve the noted problems.

No further action is anticipated with this call.
B-410-2002*On 8/4/02, 1000 hours Carl Akeley reported a 600 gallon hydraulic oil  release from their #6 machine calender stack.  The release was caused by an O-ring that failed.  This was a first according to Carl.  Four hundred gallons stayed in the secondary containment, where the bulk of it was pumped out and used for fuel.  The secondary container was further cleaned with sorbent material, which was disposed of as solid waste.  Two hundred gallons overflowed the secondary containment and went to the wastewater treatment system.  This has built in skimmers, which recovered most of the escaped product.  Carl reported that there was no impact to the wastewater treatment process nor the river.
P-483-2002*
INTRODUCTION & 7/11/02 NOTIFICATION
	On Thus. 7/11/02, DEP received notice from Mr. Jace Pierson of Acadia Env. that he had identified gasoline contamination over state notification levels during the abandonment of a gasoline UST.  I arrived onsite approx. 1210 hrs. to meet with him, Maine CTI Paul Brown of Portland Pump Co. (PPC), and with Mr. John Oddy, the facility owner & operator.  Acadia Env. performed the CMR 691 UST assessment under PPC.

AREA INFORMATION & SITE HISTORY
	The site is sub-urban residential and commercial, located on the busy Rt. 9 in the Cape Porpoise area of  Kennebunkport.  The surrounding area is understood to be on city water and sewer.  Behind the facility is a large marine wetland.
	Mr. Oddy stated that DEP's Steven Eufemia was onsite for removal of oil contamination in 1990 which was landspread by A L Doggett at a location of Eufemia's approval.  I have found no notes or report of this action at this time, and we have no information on where this alleged soil was landspread.

UST FACILITY & ABANDONMENT
	This facility is registered under #16979, owned & operated by Mr. John Oddy who had it installed by A L Doggett Co. in March 1990.  The 1990 UST was a two-compartment 12,000 gal. dbl-wall Stp3 tank with the anodes essentially used-up.  The tank coating appeared in good condition though a metal spill bucket has a 2 cm hole.  The tank was abandoned by CTI #257 Paul Brown on Thus. 7/11/02.  I confirmed the UST was removed over-rich for flammable vapors with a % vapors of >30%.
	DEP records show this 1990 Facility #16979 replaced Facility #13891 which had been owned & operated by Ms. Ann Connors Nunan.  The 1990 removal notice states that four 1969-1972  age UST's were abandoned by A L Doggett for Ms. Nunan sometime between April & December of 1990 (after the new UST installed?).  Three of these UST's are listed as "unknown" size and products, one as a 3000 gasoline.
	On Fri. 7/12/02, while excavating contam. soils Acadia and PPC found a second, out-of-service and illegally abandoned mystery UST.  This was reported as a 750 gal. very old riveted-steel tank that likely belonged to the group of tanks removed in 1990.  Acadia Env. would have this tank registered.
	There was a 500 gal. K1 or diesel AST onsite which had no observed leaks (see photo 1).

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
	First noted was fresh-appearing gasoline contam. soils found around and below a fill pipe of the 12,000 gal. UST.  This is likely from the fill pipe spill-bucket with the hole near the bottom mentioned above.  We estimated this as approximately 10 - 15 yards of soil.  We noted no free product on the gw which was approx. 6' bg.  While excavating under the dispenser island Acadia identified what smelled and looked to be very old oil contaminated soil.  On further excavation, this turned into a significant amount of contam. soil in need of removal under a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal.  On 7/12/02, I took a QA/QC sample for GRO and EPA 8260 analysis with results of 1130-ppm GRO.  The 8260 analysis showed significant amounts of Benzene compounds, Napthalene, Xylenes which are all typical of gasoline.  No groundwater sample was collected though groundwater is undoubtedly contaminated as well.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Acadia Env. screened soils to BS-2 levels while Portland Pump Co. excavated contaminated soils.  Excavation was limited to one side by Route 9.  No gw was treated or recovered as no new facility was being installed.  I encouraged the property owners and Mr. Oddy that they should consider a remediation beyond requirements though this extra remediation would not be GW Fund coverable.  See the UST Closure Assessment of Acadia Env. for further details.
	Mr. Oddy covered remedial expenses and is expected to seek reimbursement for allowable remediation expenses.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time this site is considered clean (remediated) to Dept. satisfaction and no further Response Div. actions are required at t
P-369-2002*
	Report of mystery spraying of chemical on the roadside.  Further questioning indicated the material was green fertilizer/mulch compound.  Non-hazardous.  No further action.

S G Brezinski
P-370-2002*
Report of 5 to 8 gal. diesel discharge @ dispenser.  Spill reported all to paving.  No DEP visit at time, though checked clean-up on later day.  Diesel contam. may have reached soil through paving joints and cracks.   See also spill report P-1000-02, and others for further information on this site.

S G Brezinski
P-100-2002*2.12.03, Irving reported an overfill at entered location.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Oil came out vent and onto the driveway.

No further Response warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-111-2002*
	Report of small overfill of inside, consumptive-use, residential heating oil AST.  Response and clean-up by C N Brown, no DEP response.  No further actions expected.

S G Brezinski
P-112-2002*
	Report of small used motor oil discharge from National Guard vehicle onto snow.  Clean-up by National Guard and late reported to state of Maine.  I later explained spill reporting and faxed information to Mr. Moore.  No further action expected.

S G Brezinski
P-154-2002*Fleet was removing an old AST in a dirt floor basement and there was some old oil contamination found.  The owner asked that they remove it and Fleet did so.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-539-2002*The leaking gas tank of a passenger vehicle parked at UNE's Portland campus caused a discharge of approximately two gallons of unleaded gasoline to the parking lot on Stevens Ave.  The car was towed and the spill was cleaned up by UNE personnel with speedi-dry.
P-562-2002*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately 5 gallons of Diesel at the intersection of Fort Hill and Wescott.  Gorham Fire cleaned the spill with speedi-dri.
P-537-2002*The pony tank on a pick up truck discharged approximately one gallon of kerosene to the parking lot at Poland Spring Bottling.   PSB personnel cleaned the spill with speedi-dri.
P-563-2002*Reported motor vehicle accident with 1/2 gallon of gasoline spilled.  Cleaned up by Kennebunkport Fire Department.  No further action required.
B-408-2002*On 8/2/02 1600 hours I took an anonymous call alleging that oil was being dumped on the ground at Discount Towing in Carmel.  The caller said that she observed this while she was picking berries either on or close to the property.  I talked to Michael Mellot about the allegation and he said that he wouldn't dump oil because he has a waste oil burner and he needed more than he could generate with his current fleet of trucks.  He used to have a fleet of thirty trucks.  At this time he generated enough waste oil to run the furnace throughout the winter.  However, certain factors caused him to reduce the size of his fleet down to a couple of trucks and he now welcomes waste oil from any reasonable source.  Having seen the facility I don't understand how anyone could see onto the property because of the density of the woods.  Discount Towing gets a clean bill of health.
P-409-1991*Received a call from the Portland Fire Dept. stating that strange odors were noticed at One Hour Mortonizing, 672 Congress St., Portland,ME.  The odors were first noticed by Ernest Villeneuve, 630 Congress St., Portland, ME.  The fire dept. was on-scene when I received the call, and stated that personal had experienced ill effects from the chemical odors.

By the time I arrived, the fire dept. had ascertained that the chemical odor was Tetrachloroethylene also known as Perchloroethylene (CAS# 127184) a common dry cleaning solvent.  Due to the location of the discharge (basement of the building) and the characteristics of the chemical, additional assistance was requested.  Steven Eufemia responded to the incident and entered the building with me.  We ascertained that a dry cleaning machine had leaked its contents onto the floor. We applied sorbents and contacted Clean Harbors.  Clean Harbors drummed the contaminated sorbents for later disposal.  The building was ventilated for the remainder of the night.

I checked on the building the following day and observed no odors.  I met with the owner Steve Keene who stated that he was unsure why the machine leaked, but was going to have it checked out.  He thought that maybe a hose became loose.


P-486-2002*This resident questioned her water quality after she filled her hot tub and "the colorations like when you  run an outboard engine" were present.  Obviously, the proper word here is sheen but I let her explain it how she chose as an attempt to judge the legitimacy of the complaint.  I sampled her well which came back negative for DRO.
P-500-2002*This resident explained to me that she had some oil product in her toilet and coming out of her faucet.  Upon investigation, I believed the "sheen" to be ferrous in nature but given the presence of a newborn in the household I opted to be safe as opposed to sorry.  DRO results came back negative.
B-128-2002*B-128-02
Perry

Monday March 4, 2002	0950

David Simonsen (941-4570), of the DEP's Bureau of Air Quality reported to me that a neighbor of Fred Erb is concerned with the possibility that Mr. Erb's junk yard may contaminate his drinking water well.  Mr. Joseph Grattan (853-0967) was the person that David Simonsen had been in contact with.  I tried on 3 occasions to contact Mr. Grattan.  When he called back we discussed the possibility of contamination.  He was concerned about the material that may be in the air as a result of smelting activities at the junk yard.  He was also concerned that the various oil drips and spillage may contaminate the groundwater and ultimately, his well.   I suggested to him that he get his well sampled and then let us know the results as he also claimed to have results that indicated some contamination I asked him to mail the results to me.  To date there has been no response.

Scott Leigthton, of the hazardous waste enforcement unit, and I were making plans to visit the junkyard when we were told not to go as there was some concern about the Department's policy on junk yards.  Largely the municipality and their codes enforcement officer are responsible for enforcing or allowing a junk yard to operate.  It's possible that other activities at another Washington County junk yard and the department's expenditures may have caused some concern or policy change.

On May 14 of 2002 Mary Corr of Uncontrolled Sites, for reasons unexplained visited the site.  During her site visit, is was raining lightly.  Mary noted a sheen from past junkyard operations and oil was observed under some heavy equipment that is used in the junkyard. Mary Corr later wrote the attached (paper attachment) Notice of Violation to Mr. Erb.
P-397-2002*An illegal dumping complaint was called in to the Department.  Walmart had allegedly dumped a 55 gallon drum of a orangish greenish material over the embankment next to the building.  In an investigation the following day with Andy Slusarski, a 55 gallon drum had indeed been dumped except the circumstances were different than they had been presented.  Apparently, Walmart receives their washer fluid in 55 gallons drums and transfers it to a holding tank in their pits.  This empty 55 gallon drum had been placed outside bungless and subsequently filled with rainwater.   Safety Kleen came to retrieve this and other drums, saw it contained material (which they will not haul), and employees were directed by their manager to dump it over the side.  The orangish color was drum rust and the greenish color was most likely residual washer fluid.  However, while there we noticed blatant poor housekeeping with respect to their waste oil container behind the building.  It was covered in oil, overflowing and there were numerous five gallon waste oil containing pails surrounding it.  They were directed to deal with this issue immediately and provided a NOV by Enforcement for those issues discussed and others that were related yet trivial.  The following attachments should provide sufficient documentation relative to Walmart's post inspection behavior.
B-137-2002*B-137-02
Gouldsboro

Tuesday March 5, 2002	1320

Toby Zabot, of the Portland DEP office phoned and asked me to make contact with an anonymous caller, who is complaining about waste oil spilled near the municipal dumpster and running into the ocean as an oil sheen.  I phoned the caller and found out that the situation was very similar to the spill Darryl Luce covered (B-95-02).

I phoned Gouldsboro's code enforcement official, John Fuhrman (963-2363).  He agreed to meet me at the location of the town provided dumpster on the Shore Road, in Gouldsboro.  When I arrived I used a few pads to wipe up a small amount of oil that was previously locked up in ice and snow.  This oil was now in a few pockets that were forming sheen, from the run off water.

I suggested that the town take what ever action necessary to insure that people do not consider the area around the dumpster as a waste oil drop off location.  I explained that the mission of the Maine DEP is not to pick up after a particular boat owner each time he changes crankcase oil.  I also made suggestions that they might post a sign at the scene stating that oil can be taken to a certain garage and auto repair facility in Gouldsboro.  The sorbent pads from the clean up were taken to the Maine DEP's temporary storage location in Bangor.
B-140-2002*B-140-02
Waltham

Wednesday March 6, 2002	1347

I received a phone call from Rick Cole (667-2923), of Emerson Energy.  Mr. Cole phoned to report that an Emerson Energy home delivery oil truck had overfilled a basement heating oil tank at the Judy Michaud residence on Route 179, in Waltham.

I was told that the spill was cleaned up by Emerson Energy employees using sorbent pads, speedi-dri and odor-gon on the dirt basement floor.  I phoned Judy Michaud and got directions to her residence.  When I arrived she showed me the basement tank and the cleaned up area.  The clean up looked good.  Ms. Michaud was concerned about the probability of potential well contamination.  We tried to find where her well was located.  She was not sure if it was a drilled or dug variety as she had not lived at this location very long.  We went out into her yard and looked around in the probable direction of her water supply piping to the well.  Then I saw a small opening near a tree.  I got down and peered into the small hole to find out that I was in fact looking into a dug well with surrounding rock.  This well is clearly susceptible to surface water run off.  I suggested she do something to make surface water run away from the well not into it.
B-155-2002*B-155-02
Old Town (Indian Island)

Wednesday March 13, 2002							1002

Toby Zabot, of the Portland DEP office, phoned and asked that I make contact with Malenfant Fuel (827-4003) in Old Town about an oil spill at 17 Bear Ridge Road, on Indian Island. I spoke with Louis Malenfant.  According to him, a Malenfant heating oil delivery truck spilled about 6 gallons of heating oil to the driveway of Wendy Reed on March 12 at about 1515.  The spill occurred as a result of mechanical failures on the delivery truck.

During fast idle, the pressure blew the truck idle  wide open.  This blew the top of the air eliminator off  and the heating oil ran down the driveway.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dri were put in place and cleaned up.

I explained that I would be heading to Indian Island to monitor the clean up and it would be good if a company representative would meet me there.

When I arrived we used some pads and excavated some of the surface soil using hand shovels.  In all, an additional .6 yards of topsoil and grass was removed.  This material will be replaced by Malenfant Fuel.  The plan is to replace it with sand and later loam in seed in late spring.
P-583-2002*At 9:40 am on 8/12/02, Dead River dispatch (Margie) called to report a minor residential discharge and repair at the Bryant home 45 Ivanhoe Dr. Topsham.

Service records at DR indicate the last service call was 12/2000, and the last fuel deliver 5/2002, the tank gauge now reads 1/2 full.  The amount of loss is unknown.  The technician repaired the leaking line but was unsure of the amount of contamination, therefore prompting the call to DEP for further assessment.

Upon arrival, Cyr met with Ms. Bryant and she explained the situation in detail.  She first noticed a fuel odor last week but thought it from a neighbor.  On Saturday (8/10) she was closer to the tank (located beneath the raised deck) and observed the odor emitting from the filter end of the tank.  She called DR, but with the call-out fee decided to provide self containment until Monday. The tank had been placed outside about a year ago, inspected and brought up to code (according to statements by Ms. Bryant).

Exploration of the soil showed a shallow migration beneath the filter and fuel line.  Approximately 75 pounds of sand/clay soils were removed.  At this time, the odor was significantly reduced.  Ms. Bryant was instructed to leave the hole open for the day and make note of the odors, if minimized to her satisfaction she could back fill the hole with materials she had on hand.  The area is served by public water and the the extent of contamination appeared minimal.  No further action is expected with this clean up.
P-589-2002*Received a call from Pike Industries, Inc. regarding a hydraulic discharge at their yard at 81 Boyd Rd, Wells, ME.  The discharge was contained to a concrete pad and covered with sand.  I responded to the report and ascertained that the discharge was the result of a pump seal failure that was not noticed until that morning.  The discharge was on concrete and covered with sand.  They stated that they were going to have Clean Harbors dispose of the contaminated sand.

On 08/01/2002, Jon Woodard was contacted by Pike Industries stating that they needed an "Oil Spill Debris Form" to dispose of the waste at Commercial Recycling Systems, and that United Industrial Services would be transporting it.  The form was issued under spill number P-551-2002, but later had to be changed, because of an internal Department, misunderstanding.
B-168-2002*B-168-02
Sedgwick

Monday March 18, 2002	1020

I received a phone call from Toby Zabot (Portland DEP office).  She asked me to make contact with Russell Grindle (352-2511) concerning a hydraulic oil spill at the Department of Transportation in Sedgwick.

According to Mr. Grindle the dump truck was parked late Friday in the DOT salt building.  Over the weekend the truck leaked an estimated 6 gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete floor of the building, from a blown hydraulic hose.  The oil was cleaned up by DOT personnel using sorbent pads, peat moss and sand.  This generated an approximate .3 of a cubic yard of hydraulic oil contaminated sorbents and sand.  This material was disposed of by the Maine DOT.
P-331-2002*Received a call from Harvey Multer, Multispec, regarding a leaking AST at 65 Green Ghost Road, Shapleigh, ME.  The leak was the result of a corrosion hole in the tank.  An estimate of between 3-5 gallons was discharged into the soil under the tank.

I responded to the report and observed that the tank and discharge was located next to the house, and the property was serviced by a community well located a great distance from the property.  In addition, the amount of contaminated soil appeared to be minor.  I contacted Harvey Multer and asked if there were any problems with oil or vapors in the building, which he stated no.  I made the suggestion that the soil be removed and spread on the driveway for aeration, due to the minor amount.  I informed him that if the discharge was worse than first expected or the homeowner was unhappy with this method, to contact me and other arrangements would be made for disposal of the soil.  I never heard anything further.
P-594-2002*Weekly site visit to Yarmouth Lumber lead to the discovery of 4 areas of soil staining in the tractor parking area.  Diesel stained soils were observed beneath disabled tractor #P-921.  Ten feet east, more diesel staining was observed where a tractor had been parked.  Diesel staining and an undetermined spill were found beside tractor #P-82.  Soil samples were collected from these areas and subsequently were positive for DRO.
In addition, 2 other motor oil spills were found, but not sampled.  They were located at the beginning of the parking area nearest the maintenance garage.
All the spills mentioned above were reported to John Rearick.  By August 9, 2002, the stained soil had been removed.
A-324-2002*The Town of Kingfield, CEO, Bruce Knoll noticed an odor as he drove by on Riverside Road coming from 136 Riverside.  He stopped and found the 275 gallon AST to be leaking from a cracked fitting at the end of the tank.  Mr. Knoll reported the spill to DEP and notified the owner, who lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.

DEP investigated the site and confirmed the spill.  DEP contacted the owner and discussed options.  Because the odor load in the trailer was high and there was a stream within 100 feet of the spill a clean up was initiated.

Dimitrios Xerikos, the property owner, reported the tank had not been filled for two years and that he didn't believe there was more than 50 gallons in the tank two years ago.  20 yards of soil were excavated and hauled off for processing.  The excavation extended to soil with a PID bag head space reading of less than 50 ppm.

Mr. Xerikos has completed the AST Insurance Fund paperwork.  No further action is expected.
P-741-2001*On September 14, 2001 Logan Oil delivered #2 fuel to the Espey home.  It was witnessed by the Espey's daughter as she left for work.  Upon returning home Inga discovered one of the two basement above ground storage tanks (AST's) had burst and released a significant amount of oil to the basement.  Westbrook Fire Department was called the fire dep't shut off power and called DEP.

Upon delivering the fuel, Logan exceeded the holding capacity of the dual tank system and burst the first tank in the lower quarter.  This initiated the release of oil from both tanks to the basement, floor drains and surrounding environment. Initial attempts to contact Logan representatives proved futile, so Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was called to begin the cleanup in a timely manner.  Sorbent pads and a vacuum truck started the process of oil recovery.  The basement is finished laundry area, recreational room/bar, with unique tile floor and bathroom.

Mr. Mazziotti (Logan Oil) arrived some time later and claimed no responsibility for the event as he had spoken with his attorney prior to arriving.  The situation was explained to him in detail and he was asked to provide information about his insurance carrier for further development.  Eventually Ambrose was contacted and Cliff Ambrose himself contacted Cyr to expedite the process.  Mazziotti was in turn made aware of his responsibilities and the cleanup became a cooperative venture.  EPI was retained and Ambrose took over the daily operations.

Small amounts of oil were removed from a nearby catch basin but lingering odors permeated the basements of the Allen's #64, Calucci's #61 and Buffard next door.  With the exception of sealing off floor drains no additional complaints were received by DEP regarding offsite contamination.

The following actions were implemented with and without DEP presence; interior items clothing, furnishings, tile, paneling, a bar, a complete bathroom and some miscellaneous items were staged for an adjusters review and eventual disposal.  Exhaust fans introduced, walls removed, sections of flooring cored, removed, replaced, cleaned during phases of the remediation.  AST's removed and replaced.

The settlement issues were negotiated between Espey-Ambrose minimal state funds were expended.

No further DEP Response actions are planned, and pending some civil matters the cleanup is complete as far as the DEP is concerned.  Based on field observations and general acceptance of post clean up conditions this case is closed.
P-984-2001*Mr Legare was advised by realtor to contact DEP about oil tank in basement in a minimal access area.  I surveyed the location and explained I could cut and clean it.  The tank had been out of service for awhile, was intact and appeared 100% solid.  The fact the last addition to the home was more or less built around it complicated the extraction of the tank.

The tank was cut in thirds and the small amount of oil/sludge removed for incineration.  The tank carcass was recycled.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-471-2001*On 6/13/01, I received a call from the Falmouth Fire Department reporting a Chlorine leak at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth.  The leak was in progress and occurring at the swimming pool area of the club.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the material involved was Calcium Hypochlorite, a water treatment chemical used in the pool.  For some unknown reason, the chemical was reacting causing a chlorine odor in the area.  The Cumberland County Hazmat Team was on site as well as the Falmouth Fire Dept. and several other mutual aid communities.

I directed the hazmat teams' actions.  Entries were made to evaluate what the current status of the leak was.  It was determined by visual methods, thermal imaging camera, and colorimetric detector tubes that the reaction had ceased.  It appeared as though the reaction occurred due to human error.  Calcium Hypochlorite was added to an automatic feeder for the pool.  Another employee turned some valves causing the water level in the feeder to get too high, contacting the chemical.  In the closed container, the reaction began releasing heat, oxygen, and chlorine which produced a salt.  All that remained was a salt slurry.  The hazmat team used water from a garden hose to rinse down the salt from the outside of the automatic feeder, and scooped the remaining salt out of the inside of the feeder and placed it in the pool.  The country club called its pool company and made arrangements to have the system serviced.  No further action required.
A-356-2002*A citizen complained there were, " oil drums near the railroad tracks, about to roll into the pond," on Depot Street in Warren.   DEP personnel investigated the complaint and found three sealed 55 gallon drums of hydraulic oil next to the railroad tracks and not in immanent danger of rolling into a nearby pond.  Safe Handling Rail, which operates on the line, was called and asked to please move the drums to a more secure location.

No further action is expected.
A-357-2002*Sue Larue at 1176 High Street, West Gardiner, called to complain that her neighbor had been, "sorting trash and garbage," out of packer truck owned by Dick Rines Waste Hauling.  The odor was quite strong and there were piles of debris crossing the property line onto the Larue property.  Ms. Larue had called the town CEO to complain and DEP Solid Waste where it was referred to Carla Hopkins.  Ms. Hopkins inspected the site and determined there was no Municipal waste, therefore not a site for Solid Waste.  Ms. Hopkins also sent a letter to the West Gardiner CEO.

In the absence of oil or hazardous waste, this site does not meet the Response Services criteria as a spill.
A-374-2002*BGS had a contractor installing a perimeter drain around a temporary parking area on the AMHI Campus near the intersection of Blossom Lane and Arsenal Street.  During the excavation the contractor discovered what smelled to the equipment operator like, "oily dirt."  A sample was taken by DEP to HETL for analysis.  The soil contained petroleum and grease not in the HETL library.  The material has been allowed to remain as parking lot fill on site.
A-376-2002*A crane hose developed a small leak resulting in a reported pint of hydraulic oil discharged to pavement at the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further action is expected.
A-379-2002*Western Maine Community Action (CAP) replaced the fuel oil tank at the residence of Robin Ellicott at 14 Hare Street, Avon.  The CAP called to report the old tank had been leaking throughout the winter potentially discharging 100 gallons of fuel oil.  One of the residents in the trailer is on oxygen at night and is considered a health risk.  The odor load in the trailer was noticeable.  The area is served by town water.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection agreed to remove the oil tank and a limited quantity of soils under the tank to reduce the health risk in the trailer.  Approximately 5 yards of soil was removed along with the tank.  No further action is expected.
A-492-2002*Reported sheen on the Carrabassett River. It was a thick orange goo. Slight sheening but the material appeared cellular and had no oil odor. Likely a bloom of iron bacteria. Certainly not a petroleum product.
A-478-2002*Reported sheen on pond. Fire Dept told reporter that it was not oil. Reporter insisted so I went. Found mixture of pollen and various floating debris from runoff (evergreen needles, sticks, loamy soil, etc.).
A-479-2002*The transfer station takes in plastic bottles of all shapes, sizes, colors, and, materials (ostensibly empty)and crushes and bails them for shipping. The bailing machine accepts the material from the top, crushes downward and then wraps the compacted block in stretch wrap. The weak link in the system is that the residual liquids from all of the bottles mixes in a haphazard manner and it is quite surprising that we don't get more calls of this nature.

In this case, two or more incompatible, unknown, liquids mixed and gave off vapors that caused injury to the workers.  The best estimate is that ammonia and bleach (sodium hypochlorite) were mixed releasing chlorine gas.  Responders were able to stop the reaction with copious amounts of water. This is a very dangerous situation but apparently an acceptable work practice. If your kids are trying to decide on a career path gently dissuade them from this.
A-380-2002*Kathy Fowler (partner of Larry Olivia) at 1066 Church Hill Road in Augusta called to report what appeared to be a sheen on the water discharging from the perimeter drain around his house.  DEP personnel took a sample of the discharge water to HETL for a DRO analysis.  The results of the basic DRO were inconclusive and not within the range of known hydrocarbons in the HETL library.  A Mass Spec analysis was added to the sample with the results being sent to Deb Stahler at DEP for review.  The results were consistent with leachate from the house septic system.  No further action by DEP is expected.
A-381-2002*A hydraulic hose on CMP bucket truck failed at the CMP Service Center, 205 Center Road, Fairfield, Maine discharging an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement.  CMP used sorbent material to clean up the spill.
A-382-2002*Laurie White, an employee of Central Maine Power, was informed she needed to call her insurance company and purchase a new car.  The Augusta Fire Department was dousing the flames emanating from her Subaru parked in the CMP employee parking lot on Edison Drive in Augusta.  CMP agreed to use sorbent pads, once the pavement cooled, to clean up any petroleum products not remediated in the blaze.
B-378-2002*Velton Peabody, chairman of the Beals board of selectman, called to report the finding of an oil spill adjacent to the town landing. It seems that an old refrigerated trailer had leaked an unknown amount of diesel fuel. A note on the side of the trailer says that the tank holds 125 gallons.
   I went to the scene on 7/18/2002 and met with Mr. Peabody. He took me to the site. There was an oil stain about 5X10 feet under the trailer and it had obviously come from the trailer's refrigerator unit. The leak had been stopped the evening before so I did not see the exact cause of the leak. Mr. Peabody had been told that the leak was not at the tank but at the motor. The amount of oil spilled is unknown but it is reasonable to expect it is less than the tank's 125 gallon capacity. There are both drilled and dug wells close to the spill site. The closest (I'd estimate about 75' away) are both drilled well and dug well owned by Broderick Alley. There are numerous others within 300 feet. It was obvious that the contaminated soil needed to be removed by the property owner.
   The ownership of the property has recently changed. Ralph Smith had given the land to the United Penticostal Church of Jonesport who was in the process of selling the portion of concern to the Town of Beals. Mr. Peabody said that the town had not yet accepted the property. I contacted Mr. Smith who said that, as a member of the church's governing board, he could act for it in this matter of clean up.
   I explained that the soil needed to be removed. He agreed to locate a contractor and begin arrangements so that I could be there at the time of excavation. He called me Monday morning, 7/22/02, to say that he had contacted a local oil company, Carver Oil, to remove the diesel and motor oil from the trailer prior to moving it and had been prevented from doing this by town officials. He asked that I fax him a letter supporting this action and I did so.
   On 7/29/02 I met Jim Carver, Carver Construction, at the site. With his excavator and dump truck, 28 cubic yards of soil were removed. State guidelines for this site require that contaminated soil be removed down to a level of 100 ppm or less (as detected by an accepted photo-ionization device). I monitored the clean up. We stopped digging when the soil numbers reached 28ppm, well below the stringent clean up record. It was well that the soil beneath the trailer was clay, which limited the depth of diesel penetration. Because of the clay layer and the level to which the site was cleaned up, no well testing was necessary. The soil was removed to a remote property owned by Jim Carver and spread thinly. This will allow the diesel to safely weather and be degraded by natural bacterial action.
   No further action is anticipated.
A-383-2002*A crane working on IP property in King & Bartlett Twp hit a rock in the dirt road, rupturing the crossover fuel line discharging an estimated 5 gallons of diesel fuel.  IP personnel stopped the fuel discharge and excavated an estimated 3 yards of contaminated soils for disposal at an IP facility.  No further action is expected.
A-392-2002*A lightning strike to a pole mounted transformer caused the bushing to fail discharging an estimated 2 gallons of mineral oil on Pole 18, Pung Hill Road in Fairfield.  CMP crews used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.
A-405-2002*An anonymous complaint on the Permenter Road in Palermo one mile from Route 3 reported a skidder had burned discharging oil to the ground.  DEP personnel investigated the incident and found no skidder and only a marsh like sheen on a small pool of water.

The reporter called again to complain nothing had been done and in fact accused DEP of not investigating the site.  DEP personnel again visited the site and removed, by pumping, 10 gallons of water with marsh sheen to a drum.  No petroleum was found in the soils in or around the small pool of water.  DEP removed the recovered water and consigned to the Augusta sanitary district treatment facility.  No further action is expected.
A-406-2002*A transformer on Pole 32-2, Mechanic Street Camden split a seam and began to weep transformer oil.  Approximately one gallon was discharged.  CMP changed the transformer and used sorbent material to recover the discharged material.  No further action is expected.
B-358-2002*Merle Ricker called to complain that he believed that a local contractor had used oil contaminated fill as road building material and that oil was now getting into a small stream that ran by his house. He was also concerned about his well water. He also had numerous non-oil complaints against the contractor, Keith Bridges. Mr. Ricker said that the contaminated soil came from Ted Bottomley's home in Brownville. This is a 2001 spill, B-304-2001, handled by Tom Varney of this office. I spoke with Tom and we both went to the scene.
   The oil sheen turned out to be marsh sheen. There was no evidence of oil contamination. We then visited the Bridges landspread site used for the Bottomley soils and found it undisturbed.
   No further action anticipated.
A-407-2002*The City of Belfast is upgrading the storm water drain line on Miller street just down gradient from the intersection with High Street.  While excavating the trench they encountered fuel oil contaminated soil.  An estimated 100 yards of contaminated soil were removed for processing.  No source for the contamination was determined nor a time frame when the contamination might have occurred.  The city reports several houses and businesses along the excavated section of Miller Street have basement floor drains which discharge into the street sewer or storm water systems.  No further Response action is expected.
A-425-2002*A dump truck fuel tank ruptured while traveling southbound on Interstate 95 near Waterville discharging an estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel.  The truck spread the fuel over a 2 mile distance before exiting the highway at exit 33, Memorial Drive.  The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) dispatched a sanding truck to the scene, spreading sand over the spilled material.  DOT subsequently swept up the sand for disposal. In the area the discharge occurred there is only one lane in each direction and no shoulders due to the construction.  No further action is possible.
A-426-2002*An automobile traveling on Stone Point Road in Cushing departed the pavement and ultimately collided with two 120 gallon propane tanks located at the side of a barn.  The Maine State Police and Cushing Fire Department requested DEP assistance for air monitoring.  The local fire department has no experience with propane tanks.  DEP personnel, using an MSA 5 star four gas monitor approached the tanks.  The atmosphere remained below 10% LEL.

DEP personnel inquired if the fire department had tried shutting off the valves on the top of the tanks, they had not.  DEP shutoff the valves ending the propane discharge.  A breeze was blowing and no low areas were observed to pool the gas.
A-427-2002*FPL Energy had a small hydraulic discharge from service machinery at the Lockwood Station in Waterville.  An estimated 1 pint was discharged to the Kennebec River with no possibility of recovery.  The equipment was shutdown and repaired.  No further action is expected. See attached NRC report.
A-428-2002*A mercury thermometer broke at the residence of Althea Haskell on Louise Ave in Waterville.  DEP personnel responded and measured the air using a Lumex mercury detector.  The readings exceeded the state recommendations for households with small children and women of child bearing age particularly in the area where the thermometer broke.  After passively ventilating the house overnight the readings on the Lumex were between 950 and 1230 ng/m3.  300 ng/m3 is the state maximum recommended levels in air.

EPI was hired by DEP to clean up the discharged mercury and remove the contaminated materials Ms. Haskell had used to clean up the mercury on the night of the incident.  EPI used a vacuum cleaner designed to recover mercury and Tri-Sodium Phosphate.  Ms. Haskell was advised to ventilate the house as much as possible.  No further action is expected.
B-398-2002*B-398-2002
07/25/2002 12:30

     Jim Charette, Chief Operator for the Town of Millinocket's waste water treatment facility, called to report discovering possible photo waste bubbling out of a manhole cover in the parking lot of the Katahdin Inn.  It was stated that the photo waste was believed to be coming from the adjacent Rite Aid store.
      Investigation shown that the waste fixer covered a large section of the parking area; perhaps a strip with the dimensions of 30 feet by 150 feet.  It was found that a clog in the sewer forced the waste to the surface.  I later spoke with the manager of the Rite Aid; John Haugen.  He admittedly stated that the photo fixer treatment equipment had malfunctioned.  The generated waste had been reportedly dumped down the drain.  Believing that the material had hazardous levels of silver waste a clean up was initiated.
     The following day workers from Clean Harbors pumped out the manhole area and pressure washed the parking area.  Later lab results of the waste material shown no hazardous levels of silver waste.  The case was handed to the DEP - Hazardous Waste Enforcement staff for possible action.
A-429-2002*A CMP transformer at the Capitol Street Sub Station in Augusta "burped" an estimated 2 gallons of mineral oil through an open vent line.  CMP crews noticed the oil on the side of the transformer and a small quantity on the ground.  Leaping to the task of saving the environment they conscientiously converged on the offending transformer with sorbent materials and cleaned up the oil.  No further action is expected.
A-430-2002*A wheeled backhoe, owned by the town of Fayette, transmission hose failed discharging an estimated 2-3 gallons of transmission oil to the pavement on Route 17.   The discharge occurred near the Fayette town offices.   Fayette road crew used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  No further action is expected.
B-420-2002*       On August 13, 2002, at 0915 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a small #2 oil spill at the home of Basil Newton at 51 Wiley St. in Bangor.  A loose flare nut on the oil burner leaked about one gallon of fuel onto the cement floor which workers cleaned up with sorbents.  No oil reached the cellar drain.
A-431-2002*See attached Mead Westvaco written report.
A-432-2002*The Gardiner Fire Department reported a liquid with strong odor coming from a puddle in the dirt at the edge of the Hannaford Brothers parking lot on Bridge Street.  The material had been driven through by a local police cruiser resulting in a stinky police car.  DEP investigated the site and found the puddle to be largely evaporated.  The most likely source was runoff from a trash packer truck.  No action was taken.
A-433-2002*The CEO of Dixfield reported an unknown black substance spilled on Route 17 near Seavey Hill Road.  The CEO requested DEP investigate the spill.  DEP personnel found the substance to most likely be a driveway sealer or roofing tar.  The spilled material had hardened to the road surface by the time DEP arrived.  No further action is expected.
A-434-2002*A Maine State Police cruiser traveling South on Route 4 in Avon failed to negotiate a turn in the road just south of Mount Blue Road.  The cruiser departed the roadway coming to rest inverted in a shallow stream which empties into the Sandy River.

A local fire official noticed petroleum in the water 18 hours after the accident occurred and long after the cruiser had been removed.  The local fire department deployed sorbent pads and sorbent boom in the stream to collected any gasoline or waste motor oil remaining from the accident.  The Avon Fire Department reported the incident to DEP and requested DEP investigate and collect the sorbent materials.  DEP collected the sorbents and delivered replacement materials to the Fire Department.  No further action is expected.
A-435-2002*Webber Energy noticed a small drip at the filter of an AST under a vacation home in Rangeley.  The property is owned by Christine Taylor and is located at Camp 280 Route 17.

Webber Energy stopped the leak and removed the contaminated soils below the filter.  DEP investigated the spill as the tank is located less than 50 feet from Rangeley Lake.  No sheen was observed in the lake and no further action is expected.
A-456-2002*A customer at the Big Apple store on Route 1 in Waldoboro overfilled a tank discharging an estimated 5 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the pavement.  The overfill was due to inattention on the part of the customer.

CN Brown personnel used sorbent materials to contain and clean up the spill, which was confined to the  pavement.  CN Brown Maintenance Department disposed of the sorbent materials.  No further action is expected.
A-5-2002*The Gardiner Fire Department called to report a spill at a house trailer.  The report was months late and the details about the location of the spill, the clean up or circumstances were not available from the fire department.  The telephone number was disconnected and the name given by the Fire Department could not be traced by other means.  In the absence of a location other than "Gardiner" DEP could do little in way of investigation or clean up.
B-415-2002*The state police advised me that a front-end loader had rolled over on the Hale Farm Road in Lee and personnel on scene were reporting an estimated loss of 50-60 gallons of diesel spilled. I went to Lee.
   On my arrival, I found that a more accurate estimate of spilled fuel was about 30 gallons, but the rest of the report was accurate. An older model Michigan loader owned by Earl Severance of Lee was being operated by an acquaintance. He was driving the loader up a steep portion of the gravel road when the motor stalled. The owner's son, Randy "Duke" Severance says that the machine had no brakes and should not have been operated by this acquaintance. That appears true because without power it began to roll backward. There is a report that the operator dropped the bucket but was unable to halt its backward travel. The loader then veered towards the wooded roadside but rolled over in the road. This happened many hours before it was reported and the fuel tank's contents spilled onto the gravel road and ditch. Mr. Severance said that there was more like 30 gallons in the machine. The fine material on the gravel road and ditch had absorbed the oil. While contained for the moment it would wash out onto a private lot a bit further down the hill. It was well into the evening before the loader was righted and moved off the road so I arranged to meet Mr. Severance at the site the next day. I showed him what I wanted cleaned up and he agreed that he understood. He said that he would remove it just as soon as he got the damaged loader running again. During that visit he showed me a site nearby owned by his sister that would be a satisfactory spread site. Mr. Severance indicated that money was difficult to come by and hoped that I would give him time to clean up the spill. I agreed to this provided it is recovered before the next heavy rain.
   On 8/11/02, he used hand shovels to collect the contaminated dirt. It was stock piled on property owned by his sister for later remediation. I reviewed the clean up and found it to be adequate. No further action is anticipated.
P-601-2002*On 8/12/02, I received a call from Fred Farnham, the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Buxton, reporting an unregistered underground tank discovered during excavation on a property in Buxton.  The property had formerly been a "mom and pop" convenience store with a gas pump.  The discovered tank was believed to have contained gasoline.  Fred indicated at the time there was no evidence of contamination around the tank.  I advised Fred that the tank owner would need to complete registration and removal paperwork, have a licensed tank installer/remover on site and complete a site assessment due to the fact that the tank had been a motor fuel tank used for marketing and distribution.  The tank was removed on 8/14 without event.

On 8/15/02, I received a call from John Engel of Engel Environmental Services reporting another tank had been discovered on site.  This time there was evidence of gasoline remaining in the tank and contaminated soil immediately under the tank.  After completing a decision tree over the phone with Mr. Engel, the site was determined to meet stringent clean up standards.  It appeared as though a small amount of soil contaminated at >2000 parts per million would need to be removed.  I issued a virgin letter for disposal of the soil at Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.
P-596-2002*On August 15, 2002, the Department received a call regarding the ongoing leakage at the Oxford public works facility diesel dispenser on Rte 26.  The caller stated the leak had been observed for some time but no corrective steps taken.  He was worried about possible groundwater contamination as he believed an aquifer to be nearby.

A visit to the facility was conducted.  I introduced myself to Steve, the manager, and explained the DEP had received a complaint about a leaking fixture at the diesel dispenser.  The soil around the dispenser was heavily stained in an area approximately 6x4, the depth was not determined.  He showed me the corrective measure taking place in the garage with the floor drain and the installation of a catch basin as per EPA directive.  The fuel station will be upgraded next, optimistically in the next two weeks, according to statements made by Steve.

Steve was instructed to call DEP at the time of the excavation to insure the proper disposal option for the soils which he agreed to.
B-416-2002*Charles Strong called to express concern over a powerboat that sank in Green Lake that morning. It seems that Bill Lyons had done some repair work to his Bayliner and then launched it at the Ellsworth landing. Unfortunately the repairs were insufficient and the boat took on water faster than it could get rid of it. Helpful boaters towed the partially submerged vessel back to the landing. Mr. Lyons was able to pump out the boat and refloat it. This action left a large sheen on the water and I explained to Mr. Strong that sheen was uncollectable, and since it was gasoline it would soon evaporate. I did request that the state police advise the Maine Warden Service as they have a responsibility to cause the removal of sunken vessels in inland waters.
   Warden Hosford called me later and asked that I view the situation. On my arrival, I found the boat tied to the shore and no longer causing a sheen. On the rocky beach there was a very minor oily build up that smelled mostly of gasoline. This would be the result of the onshore wind at the time. There was no free product and to excavate the estimated 75' of shoreline would be more damaging to the environment than allowing the gas to evaporate.
   I explained the situation to both Warden Hosford and Mr. Strong. They both seemed to understand.
   No further action is anticipated.
P-595-2002*While performing a pump maintenance at the diesel island location the fiberglass pipe was nicked and a minimal amount of diesel wept from the pipe.  The fuel was confined to a small less than 1 cu ft of soil within the excavation.  At the request of Portland Pipe, the release was called into the DEP for investigation.

Given the minimal amount released it was hand dug into a bucket and DEP (Cyr) agreed to properly remove it from the site and dispose of it with the other miscellaneous soils collected by DEP.

Cyr signed off on a visit to the site and agreed the maintenance of the pump could continue without delay or concern.

No further action is anticipated at this location.
B-345-2002*Central Maine Power Co. called to report that a pole-mounted transformer had spilled its contents of non-PCB oil (later estimated as 13 gallons) as the result of an automobile striking the pole it was on. CMP workers dug up the contaminated soil and transported it to their Augusta facility for later disposal.
P-602-2002*Reported truck leaking diesel fuel on Rt. 1 bypass near Gorges Rd.  Cleaned up by Kittery Fire Department.  No further action required.
P-603-2002*Report of personal vehicle leaking antifreeze at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Cleaned up by facility response team.  No further action required.
B-174-2002*B-174-02
Searsport

Wednesday March 20, 2002	,1325

The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with Peter Goodwin (548-2525), of GAC Chemical Corporation, in Searsport concerning a sulfuric acid spill.

According to Mr. Goodwin, a GAC employee was loading a compartment of an acid trailer when he overfilled it.  The loading meter indicated that 1027 gallons of acid was pumped through it and the compartment on the trailer held only 1000 gallons.  The acid spill was to asphalt pavement.

The employee notified his supervisor and the plants response / cleanup team went into action.  The material was neutralized with soda ash and drummed up.  The resulting debris filled four 35 gallon drums.  The material will be disposed of through Clean Harbors or United Industrial Services.
B-179-2002*B-179-02
Bangor

Thursday March 21, 2002									2054

The state police dispatcher contacted me and asked me to call Pat Hardy (843-5171) or Rich Nielson (989-2770), of Dead River about a spill of 1 gallon of heating oil.  I phoned Ms. Hardy without response, and then I phoned Dead River.  Rich Nielson returned my call shortly thereafter.

According to Mr. Nielson, oil leaked from the pipe joints onto the dirt basement floor.  This was called in as a possible over fill.  Standing oil in the fill pipe is a strong indication that the tank was overfilled.  On the other hand the pipe joints should have been adequately tightened or sealed to prevent the spillage.  A Dead River delivery driver overfilled the tank to the extent that there was standing product in the fill pipe.  He should have stopped pumping oil when the whistle stopped.

The spill to the dirt basement floor was cleaned up by Dead River.  They disposed of the sorbent pad (s), and speedi-dri.
B-180-2002*B-180-02
Hampden

Sunday March 24, 2002					0916

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Ervin Smith (843-7894), of H. O. Bouchard about a diesel spill at their Coldbrook Road facility in Hampden.

According to a somewhat frustrated Erwin Smith, an H.O. Bouchard driver defeated the automatic shutoff latch on the fuel nozzle.  While this driver was not in attendance at the fuel pump, about 30 gallons of diesel fuel overflowed his saddle tank and on to the asphalt pavement.  About 5.5 cubic yards of sand was spread on the spill and cleaned up.  The 5.5 yards of diesel contaminated sand will then placed on a tarp to await removal and disposal at Pine Tree Landfill.

The truck driver received a 3-day vacation without pay.
P-473-2002*Car accident.  All spilled product recovered with speedy dry.  No further Response action required at this time.
P-590-2002*Received a call from the Freeport Fire Dept. regarding a drill rig that had fallen over at 8 Baker Road, Freeport, ME, which was leaking hydraulic oil and diesel fuel.   I responded to the site and met with representatives of the fire dept., and Estabrook Well Drilling who were drilling the well when the drill rig fell over.  The fluids were confined to the paved driveway and drilling spoils on the front lawn (sand at this point, bedrock had not been reached), and were contained with sorbents.  I proceeded to collect saturated sorbent pads, and check the rig for leaking fluids.  The only leaking tank (there were several tanks on the rig) I observed was the small diesel tank on the tractor.  Sorbent pads were placed under the area until the rig could be up-righted.  The only area of concern was a drain at the end of the driveway that lead past the dug well on the property.  The boom of the rig had punctured the asphalt next to the drain allowing hydraulic fluid to enter the soil under the pavement.

A crane up-righted the rig, but the boom was stuck in the up-right position.  To alleviate this problem, hydraulic fluid had to be released from the rams, discharging oil onto the spoils under the rig.  Some of the oil was collected with sorbents, but most of it was contained within the sand.  After the rig was secured, the area around the drain was removed to check on the extent of contamination.  None of the oil made its way into the drain, and the site was secured until the rig could be removed and the area around it excavated.

On 8/14/2002, the well drilling rig was removed from the site, and excavation of the contaminated spoils and damaged asphalt commenced.  I checked on the site the following day and observed that most of the soils and driveway had been removed from the site.  I pointed out an area around the drain that still needed further excavating, but overall the area looked satisfactory.  I was informed that the excavated materials were being brought to Bill Whorff, Inc's yard for later recycling.  90% of the material was the asphalt from the driveway that could be later used.



P-339-2002*Received a call from the Bath Fire Dept stating that residence on Whiskeag Creek Rd were concerned about gasoline contamination from a car accident the previous night.  The fire dept. stated that they only observed a sheen on the creek and could not find any free product.  They had placed sorbent boom out as a precaution, but the residents were insistent that the Department respond.  I responded to the report and met with the fire dept., and saw no need for additional work.  There was only a sheen in the area of the accident (just as the fire dept. had stated), and the fire dept. had placed enough boom in the creek to address any problems that might arise.
A-449-2002*The Richmond Quick Stop reported having three incidents where a propane hot water heater flashed.  On the third incident a small fire started in the basement of the store resulting in minor damage.  Fire and Explosion Investigations was hired by the RP insurance company to identify the source.  DEP was called to provide air monitoring in the basement.

Initial readings on an MSA 5 Star gas monitor found LEL at the floor level near the floor drain to be in excess of 67%.  LEL at the breathing level were less than 10%.  O2 levels near the floor were depressed to 19.6%.  DEP recommended re-installing the temporary plug in the floor drain as it was the most likely source of the contamination.  No H2S was detected.

DEP proposed a 24 hour SUMMA canister air test to determine what the contaminate was.  The canister was sent for analysis to California.  DEP installed  a ventilation fan after the drain plug was re-installed to reduce the air contamination in the basement.

The results of the air test showed elevated levels of propane.  As this is not a DEP clean up site and DEP was asked only for air sampling and monitoring assistance no further action on the part of DEP is expected.
A-458-2002*A waste oil line to a boiler at Sappi Fine Paper in Hinckley leaked an estimated 2 gallons of waste oil to pavement.  Sappi personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  The line has be repaired.
A-459-2002*Vessel owner Tony Hooper found his mooring to be cut by vandals and his 26 foot lobster fishing vessel missing in Thomaston.  The vessel was found aground and flooded near Stones Point Road in Cushing on the Saint George River.  Mr Hooper reported the incident to the US Coast Guard.

Mr. Hooper removed the vessel gasoline tank by diving on the vessel.  The tank was recovered with an estimated 12 gallons of gasoline.  The engine held 5 quarts of motor oil.  The vessel was raised on a later tide and removed from the water for repairs.  No further action is expected.
A-460-2002*An 18 foot gasoline power pleasure boat (registration #ME 6776 Y) sank at the dock on Little Lake St. George when the battery operating the bilge pump discharged.  The vessel sank because a bolt was missing from the rudder fitting at the hull.  Local residents reported seeing a sheen and smelling gasoline to the Liberty Fire Department.

The Fire Department deployed sorbent boom down stream from the sinking to catch any product which might move with the natural current.  The Fire Department also removed the vessel from the water stopping any further discharges.  No further action is expected.
A-464-2002*During road paving of Route 41 near Mt Vernon an unknown quantity of road tack (asphalt like substance) was sprayed on the side of the the road and embankment.  An anonymous caller reported the spill.  The product was sprayed on to hay and soils in the road ditch.  No further action is expected.
P-606-2002*Received a call from a concerned citizen regarding a sunken boat on Moose Pond, Denmark, ME.  The caller stated that the boat had been there all day and was leaking oil and gasoline.  He also stated that the fire dept. and police had responded, in addition to contacting the Warden Service who had not responded.  He could not understand why the boat had not been removed, and wanted some action.  I informed the caller that the Department did not salvage vessels, but would address the leaking fluids.

I attempted to contact the fire dept. for additional information, but had no success and decided to check on the boat myself.  I was fortunate enough to obtain a ride out to the boat (the boat was approximately 200 ft. off shore) from a very nice couple, and observed no oil or gasoline, not even a sheen.  I also checked the shore and found no evidence of any petroleum.
B-184-2002*B-184-02
Levant

Thursday March 28, 2002	1018

I received a phone call from Kevin Fish (942-4878), of Dysart's.  Mr. Fish phoned to report an ongoing spill at Cantwell's Country Store, formerly known as Piper's Country Store #2 in Levant.  It seems a Dysart delivery driver just dropped 2,800 gallons of Regular gasoline into an above ground tank that had a broken valve.

When I arrived, I was less than happy this spill even happened.  I was informed that this is the same tank with the same problem that caused spill B-119-02.  I told Dysart's to blank off the fill pipe to that tank using a pipe wrench and pipe fitting.  This was done in short order while I was there.  The blank is to remain in place until after the broken tank drain valve is removed and a proper water plug installed, and its integrity tested.  Had this simple step been done on February 27 th. There would have been no additional assault to the environment, no spill.

Elements of the  Levant, and the Hermon Fire departments were on scene along with a member of Bangor Fire Department.  The gasoline was pouring from the tank through a 3/4 inch cracked orifice where the valve had frozen in the ice within the containment berm in February.  A month has gone by with no repair of the problem.  The delivery driver was on vacation, according to those at Dysart's and was not informed that he should not deliver to that tank at Cantwell's Country Store.

Dysart's was involved with pumping out the containment area this area had been foamed by the fire departments to keep the vapor concentration down.  The wind kept most of the readings below 10% LEL.  It is difficult to judge the amount of gasoline that entered the containment as it was a continuous leak and the fire department put a water bottom in the leaking tank to further reduce gasoline vapor and the gasoline spill.

According to Jeff Canwell, the current store owner,  it is Dysart's that has control over the storage tanks.  Dysart's fill and maintain them.  They are or should be involved with the tank maintenance and repair.
B-186-2002*B-186-02
Brewer

Friday March 29, 2002	1332

I received a phone call from Kylie Gosselin (942-5501 ext: 241), of Webber Oil.  Mr. Gosselin phoned to report a tank overfill at the William Morin residence, at 9 Middle Court in Brewer.

When I arrived I met Mrs. Gosselin and a Webber service technician.  We looked around at the spill scene.  There had been small spills in the past, this one was believed to be an estimated 2 gallons.  One problem and apparent code violation is that the fill pipe is located in a garage structure that is attached to the home.  The vent pipe is located on the rear of the house.  It is very likely that the delivery driver cannot hear the whistle with his delivery truck going.

While I was there I stressed to Mrs. Gosselin that her piping should be located near each other so that the driver can hear the whistle.  The plan is to move the fill pipe to the rear of the house so that it will be next to the existing vent pipe.

One drum of spill debris consisting of speedi-dri and contaminated gravel and soil were removed by Webber Oil and transferred to Pine Tree Landfill.
B-425-2002*UNITED TECHNOLOGIES' POLICY HAD ALL THEIR MERCURY THERMOMETERS PHASED OUT AS OF LAST YEAR.  TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE THERE WERE NO MERCURY THERMOMETERS IN THE PLACE.   BUT THEY WEREN'T COUNTING ON THE RESOURCEFULNESS OF ONE OF THEIR NURSING INSTRUCTORS, WHO BROUGHT IN AN OLD FASHIONED MERCURY THERMOMETER TO SHOW THE CLASS.  SURE ENOUGH, SHE BROKE THE DAMN THING.

GREG MILLER AND THE HEAD OF MAINTENANCE PERCEIVED MERCURY BEADS ON THE LINOLEUM JOINTS, SO I WAS SUMMONED TO PROVIDE READINGS OF MERCURY IN THE ROOM'S ATMOSPHERE.  THOSE READINGS DID NOT APPROACH THE OSHA CEILING OF 0.1 MG/M3, RANGING FROM .003 TO .010 MG/M3.  NONETHELESS, FOR SAFETY AND PRUDENCE SAKE, MR. MILLER DECIDED TO HIRE CLEAN HARBORS TO VACUUM THE CLASSROOM.   THAT WORK WAS DONE ON THE MORNING OF 8/16.
B-175-2002*B-175-02
Howland

Wednesday March 20, 2002	1430

I received a phone call from Beverly Richardson (941-4500) of the Maine DOT.  Beverly phoned to report that a snow removal crew in the Howland area found at least 13 five-gallon containers of oil on the South side of the Lagrange Road, Route 155, in Howland.

Friday March 22, 2002	1000

Tom Varney and I collected the 13 five gallon containers and found out that they contained used fry-o-later grease and cooking oils.  It was not known how long these items have been on the side of the road, nor their restaurant, or place of origin.  The contents of the containers were put into a 55 gallon drum and there were only a few containers that did not fit into the drum.  The drum and containers were taken to the DEP temporary storage area for proper disposal or recycling.  No spillage was observed at the side of the road "dump" area.
P-608-2002*Received a call from Betty Davis regarding a sheen on Long Lake by her property at the end of Blake Lane / Fire Lane #102, Bridgton, ME.  She stated that there was a sheen washing up on the beach that smelled like gasoline, and that she could not go swimming.  She assumed the sheen to be from the increased boat traffic on the lake, but was unsure and wanted someone to check it out.  I informed Ms. Davis that I would be out the following morning to investigate the situation.

I met with Ms. Davis who showed me the area in question.  I observed no sheen or any evidence that there was any large discharge of petroleum, although a sheen would have dissipated over the night.  She also pointed out that several snails were washing up on the beach on a regular basis, something she had not noticed before, except for a few times a year.

From my observations, it was obvious that Ms. Davis's concerns were caused by the increased boat traffic on the lake, and the hot humid weather.
P-568-2002*	
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On the morning of Tuesday, 8/6/02, I was notified by Scarborough Fire Dept. (SFD), of a 1000 gal. gasoline discharge from a tank truck located at the PENSKE Truck Leasing facility in South Portland.  The spill quantity was later corrected to 3500 gallons.  The gasoline spill was reported as entering a storm drain uncontrolled then going to a brook heading for Scarborough's Nonesuch River, which feeds the Scarborough Marsh (see maps).  En route I notified DEP's Barbara Parker and Jon Woodard about 0700 hrs.  DEP responders, Jon Woodard and Sheryl Bernard both also responded.  Jon Woodard notified the USCG MSO.  Abenaqui Carriers notified NRC @ 1529 hrs.

INITIAL SPILL ASSESSMENT
	Onsite @ 0730 hrs I noted at least one Clean Harbors (CHES) vacuum truck onsite at Pleasant Hill Rd. vacuuming free product gasoline from catch basins (see Photo 2).  Fire Chief Thurlow (IC) briefed me that a tank trailer had struck an AST facility it had just delivered to, causing a discharge from its bottom (wet) piping.  All it had left onboard at the time was 3500 gal. of gaso., all of which was lost by that time.  At this time it was not known why the internal shut off valves (internals) had not worked.
	While CHES recovered product, I, CHES and SFD checked the drains and area with explosion-meters.  Except for in the drains and in the open brook all levels in the large work area were safe.  An emergency dam appeared to be keeping product from reaching the river.  Flammable vapors were our primary concern and SFD had evacuated the surrounding area which was all commercial.  There were no known drinking water wells within 1000' of the spill.  Weather was warm and dry but with a good continuous breeze.
	The Abenaqui tank truck had hit a the concrete berm as it attempted to take a right turn around the berm, damaging the bottom piping (see photos).  There was no leakage from PENSKE's diesel AST from this incident, though there was some older (unreported and not cleaned up) spillage at their dispenser.  PENSKE also had an older unreported small waste oil overfill out of the vent for their AST (see site sketch).

INITIAL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Acting quickly, a Scarborough Fire Capt. had the nearby Maietta Const. Co. build an emergency dam at the end of a drainage ditch (see photos, Press Herald newspaper story and site sketch).  Maietta fortunately built and knew the drainage system in the area.  Vacuum trucks recovered most of the product from the dam area and stored it and water in two Frac-tanks.  The spill area and drains were later flushed by SFD to move all recoverable product to the dam.  The flushing worked well.  The brook was also flushed with a medium velocity spray to move product held up in pockets.  The following morning, the remaining contaminated water was recovered by CHES and the dam removed under DEP's Greg O'Brien.
	On 8/21/02, the Maine DEP was contacted by Ms. Ann McBrady, of Pleasant Hill Dev. Co., which owns the Hannaford Bros. office building property, and by Richard Campbell of Campbell & Assoc. environmental company representing Ms. McBrady.  McBrady was concerned over potential impact of the spill to their property.  Campbell noted PID levels in soil along the drainage ditch to be up to 900-ppm.  They would be geoprobing the Hannaford site to check for subsurface impacts.  A storm drain catch basin by Hannaford's door was found to have residual gasoline contamination, likely due to contaminated water that backed up to the drain during flushing on 8/6/02.  I contacted Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors who vacuumed out the catch basin for his client, Abenaqui Carriers.
	On 9/20/02, Clean Harbors excavated out the weir dam as it was not needed any more and it was causing the drainage ditch to overflow during heavy rain.  The contaminated soil was sent to CRS.

INVOLVED PARTIES
	As the first DEP responder onscene, OHMS 1 Brezinski remained primary DEP rep. for the incident.   OHMS
P-872-2001*Five (5) gallon containers of waste oil were collected and removed from the property in Shapleigh.

Later analysis reported a mixture of volatile compounds mixed with the waste oil therefore the liquid deemed hazardous waste.  This was in turn transferred to a larger 55 gallon drum and disposed of through EPI.

A second waste stream "TEXXAR" was also included on the shipment/billing slip.
P-550-2002*5.29.02, responded to spill location,  a construction site for the new school being built and met with Mr. Jeff Bennit of Sargent.  The spill occurred on 5.28.02.  Upon arrival, I observed approximately three cubic yard of gravel contaminated with diesel fuel.  The gravel was piled off to the side of an access road used by dump trucks at the site.  The fuel leaked from a dump truck's saddle tank.  Apparently the truck's saddle tank cross over valve or pipping became damaged en route or at the construction site.

The soil was not saturated.  I advised Mr. Bennit to spread the soil onto the access road and allow the contaminate to evaporate, then reuse the material as fill on site.

No further Response action warranted.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.20.02
A-465-2002*A patron at the Gardiner Subway Sandwich shop was inside, having a sandwich "custom created" by a Subway "sandwich artiste" when the Ford Probe, which conveyed them to the food emporium, rolled unattended over the embankment and into Cobbosee Stream.  Though there was the potential for a discharge, none occurred, and the offending automobile was towed out of the stream.  No action expected.
P-549-2002*5.17.02 received report of spill at facility location. No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Wayne Wing of FPL advised that during hydrostatic testing of transfer lines a leak was discovered at a relief valve.  It was later determined that the valve was left open by mistake.  It is not clear to this responder if water or oil was used for the testing.  Regardless, #6 oil discharged as a result.

No further actions anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.20.02
A-466-2002*An anonymous complaint was filed regarding anti-freeze disposal at Universal Tire in Waterville.
The complainant reported anti-freeze and Speedi-Dri being dumped down the storm drain at the facility.  DEP personnel made a site visit and found no spilled anti-freeze or Speedi-Dri on the ground.  No further action is expected.
A-467-2002*A contractor working at the Maine Yankee site in Wiscasset had a hydraulic hose leak.  A reported teaspoon of hydraulic oil discharged to pavement.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spill.
P-609-2002*Received a call from the Raymond Fire Dept. regarding a sunken boat in Sebago Lake in front of 82 Leisure Lane, Frye Island.  The boat had sank sometime over the night and still contained between 20-30 gallons of gasoline.

By the time I arrived on-site, the boat had been brought ashore and was surrounded with sorbent boom.  The only oil I observed was motor oil contained within the boat which was collected with sorbent pads.  Fortunately, the bow of the boat (location of the fuel vent) remained above the water, limiting the release of gasoline.
P-428-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On the afternoon of Wed. 6/19/02, S. Brezinski of the Maine DEP responded to a reported discharge of 40 to 50 gallons of #2 oil from a basement AST facility for this house.  I arrived onsite about 1400 hrs to meet workers of Dodge Oil Co. who had initially responded and then notified DEP, as required of them.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
	The discharge occurred in the basement of a new house still under construction.  I noted red oil covering about 1/3 of the concrete basement floor.  Dodge Oil had laid down speedy-dry sorbent and I followed with sorbent pads to contain all the free product.  The spill source was a new copper fuel line that the burnerman from Lyle's Plumbing had failed to hook up to the furnace.  Dodge Oil Co. then proceeded to make the first fuel delivery.  The brand new, previously unused copper line was encased in a PVC tube under the concrete floor till it got near the new furnace.  The copper line then ran up straight into the air near the furnace.  There is no indication the line had been ever attached (hooked up) to the furnace (see photos 2 & 3).
	 A new drilled well was outside the rear door of the walk-in basement (see photo 1) and was threatened with heating oil contamination if a prompt clean-up was not initiated.  Under emergency authority, I authorized a crew from Clean Harbors Env. Services to respond.  Richard Dearborn's mother put me in contact with Mr. Ron Bovier of Colonial Adjustment Co. who initially accepted coverage of the remediation and who would then seek reimbursement from Lyle Plumbing Company.  Mr. Bovier later opted for direct recovery from Lyle Plumbing's insurance carrier (Zurich).

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	While waiting for CHES, I bagged up oily waste, took photos, and evaluated the spill.  A CHES crew arrived @ 1500 hrs and completed cleaning up the oily sorbents.  On my request, CHES returned on 6/20/02, to power wash the concrete floor.  Oil contaminated debris such as boxes and mattresses were also disposed of.  There was also oil damage to a wall footer that would need replacement.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Because of the threat to the drinking water well and vapors within the residence, the Maine DEP authorized an emergency response by Clean Harbors to remediate the discharge.
2.	As the fuel line was not hooked up by Lyle Plumbing though the rest of the installation appeared complete, there was no known warning to the homeowner not to use the furnace, and because there was no written warning of notice posted not to fill the facility with oil, the Maine DEP has determined that Lyle Plumbing is the responsible party for the discharge, and any associated damages and remediation.  Maine DEP will seek reimbursement from Paul Lyle dba Lyle Plumbing.  A copy of this report and the paid Clean Harbors invoice will be sent to Lyle Plumbing's insurance carrier (see attached).
3.	Based on the prompt response, and that deep drilled wells are often less susceptible to surface discharge contamination, the Maine DEP recommends no further actions at this time.

Stephen G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services

P-548-2002*5.29.02, conducted a site visit.  City of Auburn is constructing a parking garage.  Summit Environmental, consultants to the city, reported that oil stained soil was encountered and stocked piled on site.  The material was field analyzed using a photo ionization detector and determined to have a parts per million level of 80.  The material was unknown, so I am not clear what value the number has, but assumed it was a petroleum product.  The material did not pose a risk and could be used as fill on site, so that is what I instructed.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.20.02
A-469-2002*A Kennebec County Sherriff's deputy was filling his patrol cruiser at the unattended KMD Citgo on Kennedy Drive in Waterville.  Apparently the auto-stop feature shutdown the nozzle but the line pressure separated the hose from the nozzle discharging and estimated 10 gallons to the pavement.  The Waterville Fire Department responded with sorbent materials and sand.  Some gasoline did enter the nearby storm drain.

DEP personnel, using an MSA 5 Star monitor measured the %LEL in the storm drains leading to the exit of the storm drain system.  No explosive vapors were detected.  The fire department and DEP placed sorbent boom at the exit to the storm drain system and flushed the storm drain with water to reduce any explosion hazard which might have existed.

Repairs were made to the broken hose and the station was reopened.  This is an unattended service station.  No further action is expected.
P-566-2002*
This report on the property of Carla & Jeffrey Robbins at 586 Seashore Dr. is complementary to Maine DEP spill reports P-902-01 and P-498-02 [which cover the presence of oil contaminated soil brought to the property across the street from the Robbins @ 27 Whaleback Rd., a.k.a. Battery Cravens.]  While investigating the extent, quantity and nature of the oil contamination at Battery Cravens, the DEP investigated neighboring areas to better assess the risk to the area wells.

Contaminated soil associated with a leaking filter on the AST in the Robbins' crawl space/basement was discovered during an investigation of the area.

Mr. Robbins opted to hand excavate the contaminated soil himself, and did so in the fall of 2002.  In February 2003, I was able to make contact with him, and he informed me that the clean-up was complete.  I visited the site on 3/4/2003, and using a PID bag headspace method determined that the site was satisfactorily cleaned up.

I advised Mr. Robbins that he should consider putting a catch pan or bucket under the filter to avert future leaks from impacting the soil.  He agreed that it was a good idea, and further stated that the tank would be replaced in the near future when an addition will be built on his home.

I removed the soil that Mr. Robbins had excavated and it was disposed of with other small excavations at CRS via EPI.

This site has been satisfactorily cleaned up and no further action is necessary in this matter.  The Robbins' well will remain on quarterly monitoring associated with P-902-01.
P-613-2002*Received a call from Global Company LLC regarding a leaking transfer hose.  The discharge was approximately 1/2 quart of #2 fuel oil contained to the deck of the ship, and cleaned up using sorbents.  In addition, a drip pan was placed under the leak to contain any further leakage.  The transfer line was being taken out of service until it could be replaced.
B-387-2002*Cornelia Whalen called to report that lab test showed that her drilled well had 470 ppb of fuel oil in the water. Last year she smelled what she thought was oil in the water and sent a sample into the state HETL. It returned a DRO of 104. She then called her local plumber, Snow's Plumbing, North Brooksville, 359-8953. A technician named Hap came to the residence and inspected her heating system. The only problem found was a small drip from the tank mounted firematic valve. He also looked outside and found no evidence of an overfill or spill. The valve was fixed and some speedi-dri was used to clean the concrete floor beneath the tank. They also flushed the well. Since the reported level was small she hoped that the oil would be gone by the next summer (location is a summer home).  She had asked a Helen Blake to sample the water before she arrived for the summer, but due to some mistake the water was sampled for gasoline and came back below the detection limit. However, when she returned she began to smell oil after a few weeks. She sent in a second sample on 6/26/2002, which returned with 470 ppb in the fuel oil region but too weathered to say exactly what product.
   I spoke with Frank Snow, now retired from Snow's Plumbing. He remembered that the well was not too deep, 50'-60' or so. Although the cellar has a concrete floor he believes the bedrock is just below the floor. This was based as much on the shallow and multiple levels of floor as much as memory. The 275-gallon AST sets next to the cellar wall and there is an expansion groove between the floor and the wall. It is very probable that even a small release of oil from the tank would use this joint as access to the bedrock below. The well is about 25' from the AST.
   After considering all the information available to me I felt that any clean up attempts would be futile and the most correct action would be to have a charcoal filter system installed. I notified Norlen's Water Treatment Co. and asked that they install one.
   While at the home, I discussed the AST insurance fund with Ms. Whalen and including the deductible portion. She filled out the application for the fund, which I forwarded, to the Fire Marshal that day.
P-614-2002*See attached CMP report.
P-615-2002*See attached CMP report.
P-620-2002*On the morning of August 23rd, the transfer pump in the fuel supply system malfunctioned causing the release of approximately 70 gallons of diesel to the service area asphalt lot.

The initial spill 50+ gallons happened in the early morning hours as the crew rested, the secondary release occurred when the truck was moved and prepared to go back on the road.  At the secondary spot fuel was discovered to be leaking and the MTA, CNB staff were notified and R&B Towing & Transport were called.

CNB called Environmental Projects Inc to remediate the discharge, and called to notify DEP.

Pads were used to sorb up the pooled diesel and speedi dry applied to remediate any of the wet areas.  Materials were collected and transported to CRS for disposal.  Billing issues are between EPI/CNB and Worth. An oil spill debris letter was issued for materials transported to CRS by EPI.

No additional actions are expected for this discharge.
B-438-2002*LAYING A NEW SEWER LINE INTO THE BROWN RESIDENCE, PLUMBER, BILL MACOMBER ENCOUNTERED AN ABANDONED UST, 1000 GALLONS.

BY 1100, I WAS ON-SITE, AND HAD DETERMINED THERE TO BE 6" OF PRODUCT ABANDONED IN THE TANK.  MRS. BROWN, THE OCCUPANT, SAID THEY'D MOVED THERE IN 1964, BUT HAD NEVER USED THE TANK, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS AWARE OF ITS EXISTENCE.

I GAVE HER THE PROPER PAPERWORK, A. E. ROBINSON CAME TO PUMP OUT THE TANK, AND BY 1300, THE TANK WAS OUT OF THE GROUND AND ON ITS WAY FOR DISPOSAL.  THERE WAS NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE; TWO SOIL SAMPLES TAKEN UNDER THE TANK AND ANALYZED BY PID SHOWED 4.1 AND 17. 3 PPM, RESPECTIVELY.

NO LEAKAGE, NO SPILLAGE= NO CLEAN-UP.  CASE CLOSED.
A-358-2002*Tank bottom corrosion caused a leak in an AST at the Pare residence in Augusta. A small amount of oil was spilled to the concrete basement floor.  The concrete was broken in one area, so the contractor removed a small amount, and replaced it with competent concrete.  There were no odor issues, and the area is served by public water.
A-359-2002*A small volume of hydraulic oil was lost to the treatment lagoon at this facility due to a hose failure on a piece of stationary equipment. The spill was treated in place.
P-32-2002*Jack  Moore of C&G Heating had responded to a call for no heat at 586 Norway Rd N. Waterford.  Upon arriving at the home he discovered the external AST had failed.  There was a 1/4 inch hole in the belly of the tank and several other deficiencies.  He then called the spill line to report the discharge.  The home owners had other means of heating so the system was left inoperable until clean up and repairs could be made.

Upon arrival the tank was noted as have several major compliance issues.  The fill pipe appeared broken, and was covered by a soup can; there was no fill gauge; the vent in fact was 1 1/4 inch in diameter, if operational at all; the vertical tank was positioned on four blocks in an uneven set up; one leg was two shorter threaded pipes connected together no feet/flange bases; the oil filter had foreign material screwed into the threaded end (plastic from the bag wrapped around it for insulation), the material beneath the tank soil/leaves were stained with oil and had a strong to moderate odor, a 1/4 inch hole was in the belly/underside of the tank; the copper feed line was unprotected as it went under the home and soil; and lastly the AST had a boiler/water valve in the belly/underside.

Several questions were raised, the first being "who would deliver to such a tank" and secondly how long had this tank been leaking?  The home owners (Stanley & Hazel Ridlon) are an elderly couple on SSI and receiving fuel assistance from the Community Concepts program in Paris.  C N Brown is the oil company and has been delivering fuel to this location regularly for the past 12 months at least.

The oil migrated beneath the trailer portion of the home.  The decision was made to call for a vactor and begin the clean up early the next morning.  The soil was a dry sandy material as theorized in the initial assessment.

The remediation began by removing the trailer skirting to access the contaminated soils.  The surficial staining was from left to right with the left being closest to the AST location.  The staining was at its widest 4-5 ft feathering down to less than a foot approximately 12-15 ft from the wall near the wheels.  The vertical extent was 4 feet at its greatest depth.  Soil staining was very evident and easy to follow given the soil colors.  This staining was extensive and leads to the conclusion this tank had a chronic leak before the final failure (1/4 hole developed) draining the tank empty.

Twelve yards of soil were removed in total 11 by the VACTOR the last by hand around the AST location and service lines.  Crushed stone was backfilled in the excavations; 1) beneath the trailer, and 2) the former location of the AST, graded and prepared for the new slab and tank.

Two separate discussions were conducted while the clean up progressed the first was with Mark Cyr of CN Brown.  With the question of why the driver never reported the broken fill (according to statements from the homeowner it was broken at an earlier delivery), and why oil was repeatedly delivered to such an out of compliance tank or a tank in such poor condition.  No immediate answers were available, digital photos were shown to M Cyr, who stated he would look into the driver/delivery history.  This lead to a site visit from Mary Waterhouse-Spear also of CNB to document conditions (although the clean up was well underway).  The second call was to Community Concepts, a message was left for Charlie Allen, heating manager, who in a return call stated a replacement tank would be installed for the Ridlon's.

The cleanup is completed.  The well is at the far end of the property away from the AST discharge.  The soil removal would suggest contamination was removed, and discussions with Tech Service staff lead me to believe the well on site is not at risk.  No additional work is planned for this site, unless the Ridlon's call.
P-444-2001*I was contacted by John Branscom of Pioneer Plastics reporting that 15 gallons of Phenolic Resin had leaked onto the concrete floor in their warehouse.  Apparently a valve was not closed and the resin had leaked out of a reactor.  The material was cleaned up with sorbent material and drummed for disposal.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-797-2001*Discharge was the result of a broken fire-o-matic associated with an aboveground storage tank which caused the release of approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil.  DEP responded and removed a small amount of contaminated soil for disposal.  Although the driven point well, also located in the basement, was in close proximity to the spill, DEP does not feel that it is at risk as the contamination was removed quickly after the spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-810-2001*I was contacted by Lampron Energy reporting that one of their new customers had oil under her tank and they thought perhaps her tank was leaking.  It ended up that the oil was from careless filling by the owner who had tried to fill the tank herself.  Lamprons did check the tank for leaks and all was OK.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-481-2001*The original call was a hypothetical, from a realtor, with follow up from Paul Bosse.  A home was on the market but an inspection revealed a possible AST (aboveground supply tank) leak and the option for an escrow account was proposed and agreed to.  A site visit identified an older AST with stained soil beneath, the depth appeared shallow and Bosse was more than capable of conducting a clean up.

The transaction went forward and no other calls were received about the property.  DEP response plans no further action.
P-813-2001*The Above ground storage tank (AST) in the alley behind the club had a broken filter assembly when the DEP was called.  Upon arrival I met with Mr. Bouthot the owner and Mr. Remillard Sr. the town inspector.  The situation was discussed and the area affected (alleyway) was determined to be one foot in depth, up to three feet wide, with a length of 20-25ft.  Mr. Bouthot chose Clean-Up Option II.

Oil contaminated soils were disposed of a Commercial Paving.  Based on the urban commercial development and the area served by public water and sewer, DEP response plans no further action.
P-820-2001*I was contacted by Coastal Women's Health Care to report that while packing for a move to a new location they broke a mercury thermometer.  The thermometer was in a drawer and all the mercury had been collected and packaged for me to pick up.  I arrived, took the spill debris and a couple of undamaged thermometers that they wanted to get rid of.  I placed the thermometers and debris in our collection for disposal at the office.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-826-2001*A blue plastic barrel approximately half full was reported to have washed up on Parson's Beach Kennebunk.  The local Fire chief Nichols and PNSY (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard) hazardous materials team responded initially. The drum was transported to the local transfer station and was later collected by DEP personnel.  The contents of the drum were water.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-523-2001*DEP received a citizen complaint regarding her neighbor across the street (first house on right after crossing the railroad tracks).  DEP personnel investigated and found no spills of concern.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-832-2001*
	Waiver granted for the early abandonment by removal of consumptive-use diesel UST.  The removal notice first stated #6 oil and no site assessor noted, which caught my attention.  I called Gendron & Gendron and advised them that the hospital is required to have site assessment for this facility, whether diesel or #6 oil.
	No reportable contamination per assessment.  DEP could not attend removal as planned.  See attached assessment.

S G Brezinski
P-834-2001*Diesel was discharged to the roadway adjacent to the Tire Warehouse and was attended to by public works and the Fire Department.  It was not reported until three days later, no DEP response action taken.  The area is serviced by both public water and sewer
P-836-2001*The Department (DEP) received a call about mixed wastes being dumped on the property at the end of Proctor Road. Contacting the land owner, permission was received to inspect the alleged dump site.

A cluster of material was found, weed and feed containers (household size and quantity), wood preen, sonolastic sealant, several air conditioner units, crete clean (chimney cleaner, again household size and quantity) demolition debris, wooden pallet etc.  The owner was hopeful for some assistance, but understood his role in the clean up and improving accessibility to the location.  Based on the materials found (household quantities and residuals, no free product) and remote location at the end of undeveloped road, DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-852-2001*
	Small pole mounted transformer discharge and clean-up.  No DEP response at time.  See attached CMP report.

S G Brezinski
DEP, BRWM
P-869-2001*DEP received notification that jet fuel was discharged to the pavement at the Portland Jetport.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-871-2001*The Department received a report of intentional dumping of hydraulic oil and some other small containers at the listed property.  Upon inspection the material was found and the property owner notified of the material and advised to clean it up.  Without a credible reporter it is impossible to know the responsible party therefore it falls back on the property owner.  Based on the material found and no other complaints  DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-884-2001*A minor discharge was noted at this residence due to a leaking aboveground storage tank that was out of service.  The small amount of spilled product was cleaned up with a sorbent pad which was disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-894-2001*I was contacted by Safety-Kleen to report that, while one of their vacuum trucks was off loading into a rail car at Safe Handling's facility in Auburn, a fitting broke causing 200 gallons of waste oil and water to be spilled onto the ground.  I arrived to find that the 6 inch cam-lock fitting had cracked in two.  The product was puddled up in the dirt parking lot.  Safety-Kleen handled the clean up with sorbents and vacuum trucks (see attached Safety-Kleen spill report).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-896-2001*DEP received notification of a vehicle accident in Eliot at the intersection of Routes 236 and 101.  The gasoline spilled was remediated by the fire department with sorbents and they were disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-909-2001*During renovations, the City of Portland discovered contamination that is likely associated with a historic underground storage tank removal (see P-292-1996 for further details).  DEP provided an oil spill debris form for soil disposal.  A total of 45.59 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in order to facilitate the completion of renovations not due to more stringent clean-up guidance on DEP's part.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-913-2001*DEP received a report of a minimal spill of #2 fuel oil at a residence.  Contaminated soil was excavated by hand by DEP personnel and disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-924-2001*A caller reported their concerns for the debris and refuse dumped along the Westfield Street area along the railroad (RR) tracks.  Investigating the area it is littered with construction debris, some furniture, tires, and there is a battery carcass smashed on a rock. No clean up was initiated, based on the historical urban setting and continued used of the are as a dumping ground, despite RR signage warning trespassers and would be dumpers.  Based on the findings and area history DEP response plans no further actions.
P-925-2001*DEP received notification of a motor vehicle accident on Brighton Ave.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the materials.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-936-2001*Ms. Gibson reported spilling a small amount (two cups) of Diazanon powder in her garage.  With assistance from Cumberland Fire staff and direction from Dept of Agriculture, the powder was collected and packaged for transportation and disposal by DEP.  The material would be consolidated and held until the next obsolete pesticide day.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-944-2001*Maine DEP received notification of a valve leaking crude oil in the tank farm at Portland Pipeline.  Contaminated materials were excavated and disposed of appropriately by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-958-2001*DEP Response received a request for UST (under ground storage tank) removal from Augusta, for the property mentioned.  A waiver was issued 11/21 to Paul Bosse/A L Doggett with a projected removal date of 11/27/01.

No report of contamination was made, DEP response plans no further action.
P-985-2001*EPI was contracted to remove and out of service underground waste storage oil tank from the aforementioned property.

The tank was removed and no contamination found, the site assessment was performed by EnviroInvestgations, Vassalboro.

P-987-2001*Discharge of small amount of ammonia from system at Barber Foods.  Responded to and cleaned up by Barber staff and contractor. See attached report from Barber Foods for details.
P-1016-2001*
	Routine area and inspection for proposed motor fuels UST installation in geologically sensitive area in relation to 38 M.R.S.A. Section 563-C.  See attached and DEP UST Reg. files.

S G Brezinski
P-1019-2001*I was contacted by Motiva reporting they had a leaking valve/flange on one of their tanks.  They repaired the problem and excavated some contaminated soil (see attached Motiva spill report).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1021-2001*Overfill of tractor trailer saddle tank observed during DEP groundwater monitoring activities on site.
P-1071-2001*Spill of a small amount of diesel fuel during construction activities.  See attached report from CIANBRO.
P-1075-2001*Report of dumping of pesticides behind KMART in Auburn.  Report was confirmed to be accurate and site was cleaned up under the direction of Dept. of Agriculture and Mary Corr of the the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.
P-1229-2001*Brunswick Fire Department's Haz mat team responded at the request of Lisbon Fire Departmetn to a home in Lisbon Falls where a chemical reaction had occured in the home's basement.  Apparantley a small coantaner of sufuric acid had tipped over and reacted with nearby materials.  The Brunswick Fire Department was able to stabilize the situation.  It is unclear why it was reported to the NRC by the Fire Department 3 months later.
P-527-2001*Electrical transformer hit by lightning.  CMP cleaned it up by hand-excavating contaminated soil and applying speedi-dry.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-530-2001*I was contacted by an anonymous caller who reported that BIW has a blower that, during certain times of the day, blows out dry paint waste.  The caller claimed to know that it was a hazardous material.  I referred this complaint to Rick Perkins of the Air Bureau.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-623-2002*A Garland Oil customer was switching to propane service.  When the technicians came to remove the tank they discovered contaminated soil which they excavated and we picked up for bulk disposal.
P-558-2001*Downeast experienced an overfill of a truck at the diesel pump discharging an estimated 10 gallons of diesel to the gravel and asphalt.  Labbe was called in to clean up the affected soils and a Spill Debris letter was issued.  Contaminated soil was taken to CRS, Scarborough for disposal.

No further action planned.
P-560-2001*M W Sewall reported a small spill at a rental property more than 48 hrs ago.  They would respond and clean up, report anything more than a small drip/spill.  No additional information was received, no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP Response plan no further action at this time.
P-564-2001*A caller reported a small sheen of what they suspected as diesel as a vessel left the dock.  No name was given for the vessel nor did the caller identify themself.  Based on the lack of information and that there were no follow up calls about the discharge, DEP response did not investigate. No further actions are anticipated based on the limited information presented, but should any substantial information surface a thorough investigation will be initiated.
P-565-2001*DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding concrete trucks being cleaned with diesel and discharging on the roadside.  DEP personnel investigated and found no signs of diesel mixed with the concrete slugs that were present along the roadside.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-566-2001*A hose rupture at the Forest Avenue Mobil station created a spill of approximately 15 gallons.  Both Portland Fire Department (PFD) and Clean Harbors (CH) were called to the scene and DEP was advised of the release. CH applied sorbent material and collected saturated and packaged for disposal.  PFD stood by for potential flammable conditions and later cleared the scene. With the rapid response, and the area being served by both public water and sewer, with now significant receptors identified,  DEP response plans no further action.
P-569-2001*Linda at C N Brown called to report a spill of gasoline from a customers car at the Trap Corner store on Rte 26.  An estimated 7 gallons was lost to the pad and pavement.  CNB staff applied speedi dri to the spilled fuel and managed the clean up debris.

No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information given and the defined location of the loss I am confident CNB will manage the scene properly, and a drive by inspection the next time I'm in the area should suffice.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-591-2001*DEP received a notification of an ATV accident in a gravel pit impoundment near 79 Town Farm Road.  The ATV came to rest upside down in a stream.  Minor sheening was noted, but unrecoverable.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-594-2001*Exxon Mobil reported a pressure leak (mist) of #2 oil from a pipe/line on the pier which fell onto the water.  The explanation given was expansion of oil in the pipe due to heat from sunlight.  National Response Center (NRC) was notified report # 574624 was assigned. (however not attached)

I also spoke with US Coast Guard Jim Paul who was planning a visit and would call if anything found different from reported incident.  No additional call was received, no DEP actions taken none planned based on the event reported.
P-155-2002*Minor MVA on Guinea Road cleaned up by Biddeford Fire Department.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-388-2002*
	Small spill.  No clean up.  No further action!

SGB, OHMS, DRS
DEP, BRWM
P-157-2002*While working on or around the AST Mr. Poore broke the firematic.  He immediately plugged the hole and called  Downeast for assistance.  DE in turn notified DEP of the incident and the minor amount of oil lost.

Based on the information received from both Poore & DE,  no DEP visit was conducted nor requested.  There is no plan for further action.
P-399-2002*Mr. Williams called to report that his truck had blown a hydraulic line and leaked 3-5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the gravel beside the road.  They excavated the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-401-2002*Gas tank on car leaked while being filled.  Used sand to contain and vacuum truck and pads to clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-158-2002*Linda Richards wrote a letter to In Our Backyard (attached) which was eventually received by Response Services.  An investigation was not able to be completed due to the inability to contact Linda to complete said investigation.  No further Response Action is expected at this time.
P-403-2002*
	Routine investigation of abandonment-by-removal of out-of-service, consumptive-use heating oil UST for commercial/residential property.   Reported to have been pumped out and taken out of service in 1989 (about the time of the severe UST discharge & associated clean-up at the nearby Wales Mobil).  On 5/30/02, I issued a waiver of the 30-day notice period and on 6/6/02, I visited and confirmed the tank location.  I understand there was a pending property sale.
	On 6/10/02, Mr. Solari reported the UST was being excavated and removed.  No problems were reported.  DEP did not attend the removal.

S G Brezinski
A-370-2002*Received a call from the State Police for a transportation accident spilling 100 gallons of diesel to the median of I95 in Pittsfield. The spill was not reported to the State Police for nearly 24hrs. Couldn't reach the contact person for another 24hrs. I was then informed that the fuel had been burned off by the Fire Dept. I visited the site and found it to be quite remote. No wells in the area and no vapor issues expected.
B-713-2001*AN ANONYMOUS COMPLAINANT SUPPLIED SCOTT LEIGHTON WITH THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT.  IT'LL BE INVESTIGATED WHEN THE SNOW MELTS IN THE SPRING OF 2002.

On April 17, I visited the site but found it unoccupied.  There was no sign of any serious spillage or tank leakage at the generator site, although the twin 275 gallon tanks, manifolded together, were just waiting to spill oil, the filters, nipples and feed lines being unprotected.

A larger issue was the 2000 gallon gasoline above ground tank on the shore.  It was undiked, the rear of the tank resting on the soil.  A short length of the single wall piping was buried;  the wiring to the pump, energized by a small gasoline generator, lay on the ground, spliced in at least one place.

On May 9, I returned and expressed my concerns to Janet Reeves, one of the Campground owners.  She  said I'd have to speak to her husband, Billy.  I did that the next day.

On May 10, Mr. Reeves and I stood outside the generator shed, and I conveyed to him my concerns about the likelihood of spillage and leaks from his tank system.  He said that in 2003 his plan was to put  the whole system in a new garage.

Moving to the 2000 gallon gasoline tank, I pointed out the violations with the tank, their lack of an SPCC plan, the buried piping violation, and what I perceived to be violations of the Fire Marshal's regs with the wiring of the gasoline pump.  Mr. Reeves said they sold very little gasoline, and that the easiest way out of the situation was to replace the 2000 gallon tank with a 500 gallon one, which he had on site already.   Pump problems could be solved by using a hand pump.

On May 30, I summarized what I thought was our agreement in a letter to the Reeves, attached.

That letter elicited no reaction, and a re-inspection of the problems on August 21, 2002 showed that nothing had been done.  Mrs. Reeves said she wouldn't talk to me, that I'd have to talk to Billy, who wouldn't be there 'til 8/22.   I said that I thought we'd had an agreement, and that I was forwarding the case to enforcement.   She followed me outside saying that Billy didn't understand that we'd an agreement, to which I pointed out that I'd written them a letter detailing what I thought was our agreement, to which I'd had no response.  If we'd had no agreement, it would have seemed prudent to respond to my letter.

In any case, the case is now forwarded to enforcement.

In September of 2002, I called Bill Miller at Prentiss & Carlisle in Bangor, who manages the land for the lessor,Webber Timberlands.   I described the problem to him, and he was most interested, realizing that if anything should spill from the tanks in question, the lessor would be ultimately responsible.  He said he'd convey to the Reeves P&C's dismay.

A re- inspection on 4/14/03 proved that whatever Miller said to the Reeves made an impression, because everything that I'd asked the Reeves to do was done.  See the photos.
A-470-2002*A CMP ground mounted transformer discharged an estimated 5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil to pavement at Valley Distributors, Inc. on Belgrade Road in Oakland.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled material and replaced the transformer.  No further action is expected.
B-433-2002*       On August 19, 2002, I was at an uncompleted home on route 102A in Southwest Harbor for a tank removal.  The Rhoda Carney Trust owned the property and the 500 gallon #2 fuel tank which was never used but did have 220 gallons of fuel in it.  Clean Harbors pumped out this oil before they removed the tank.  Workers removed the tank without any problems and I found no sign of contamination or hole in the tank.  I forwarded this information to Gary Fountain of Hinckley Real Estate who acted as the trust's agent.
P-607-2002*On 8/9/02, the Department received a copy of a letter sent to the Department of Transportation (DOT) from the Town of Woolwich complaining about oil spillage, garbage and unsafely stored railroad ties at a railroad construction site near the Robert E. Dewick Recreational Area.  I responded to the site, accompanied by Bob Williams, on 8/16.  Upon arrival at the site, we met with DOT, Town Officials, and Atlas Railroad Construction.  We looked at the site and determined that housekeeping around the construction site needed attention.  Atlas was already in the process of moving the railroad ties and had picked up some of the trash around the site.  There was also evidence of hydraulic oil spillage from heavy equipment used at the site.  I advised Atlas to do a better job of equipment maintenance so that spills were less likely.  They were also advised to report spills and clean them up immediately.  During that meeting we made arrangements to return to the site on 8/23 to clean up a couple of oil stains that were evident on the access road to the site.

On 8/23 I returned to the site and supervised excavation of the spilled areas identified on 8/16.  Approximately 9 yards of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action is anticipated.
B-437-2002*On the morning of 8/23/02, Butch Furough of G.R. Adams requested a waiver of the 30 day waiting requirement to remove a 2K UST that had held diesel for Concord Trailways.  The facility had recently  installed a 10 K UST because the 2 K wasn't big enough to fuel their bus fleet.  I went to the site and witnessed the removal and tended to the paperwork.  There was evidence that product had been spilled in the vicinity of the fill pipe and there was one bag headspace reading of 1100 ppb about a foot below the tank but they dropped to less than 10, a foot or so further down.  The reading would have averaged less than 200 ppb and the site was obviously base line so I did not call for any soil removal.  We did encounter surficial ground water at about 10 feet from grade and there was no evidence of product on it.
P-515-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	While enroute to the Maine Turnpike on the morning of Thursday, 7/25/02, I noted planned facility upgrade work at this gas station and stopped for a routine inspection for contamination.  Onsite I met Maine CTI Arthur Grant (of Portland Pump Co., a.k.a. PPC) performing the piping & sump replacement instead of the planned CTI Paul Brown.  The facility from the former pump islands to the UST area was all dug up and the old piping removed the previous day.
	The site is sub-urban residential and commercial usage, on municipal water & sewer.  The facility tanks & piping had last been replaced in 1989 which was investigated by DEP's John Dunlap.  Dunlap reports that in 1989 C N Brown removed over 500 yds of contaminated soil after a 400 gallon gasoline release (see P-336-89).  Underlying soils are silty clay so it is not surprising that groundwater is high.  See also the 2002 assessment of Mike White for further details.

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
	Onsite on 7/25/02, after my asking, Arthur Grant stated that he had noted gasoline smelling soils around the two former islands (see site sketch).  He had two small piles of mildly gasoline smelling sand fill piled up.  On my asking, Mr. Grant stated that he had not reported the contamination to DEP but that he would be leaving that to his supervisor at PPC.  I reminded Grant that as a CTI he was obligated to have reported it the previous day.
	While leaving I noted a stream of water from a hose draining to a street-side storm drain.  I traced the hose to a sump in the UST area (see photos).  To allow piping work PPC was dewatering to keep the shallow excavation dry.  PPC and C N Brown had failed to analyze the groundwater in the UST area or get approval to dewater to the city storm drain.  Based on knowledge of this facility and gas stations in general there is good evidence to believe that the groundwater is contaminated.  I ordered Grant to immediately cease dewatering until he got approval.  Offsite I called Kevin Moore of CNB and advised him of the problem and of not reporting the discharges and improper dewatering.  DEP's Stuart Rose of BLWQ also visited with a City of Portland rep. and advised PPC to discontinue dewatering.  The drain was to a combined sewer/storm system so did not drain to surface waters.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Fri. 7/26/02, I was called by Maine CG Mike White who had been hired by CNB to investigate the contamination.  We agreed to a BS-2 Clean-Up Guideline.  White identified areas exceeding the 1000-ppm bag-headspace action level, up to 10,000 ppm.  PID screening the soil, over 36 tons of contaminated soil was sent to CRS for recycling under a DEP virgin letter.
	At this time, no further Response Div. actions are expected.  DEP enforcement actions for failure to report and for improper dewatering are possible.  I understand that contaminated (DEP regulated) media remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.
	See the attached documents for further details.  This report will be addendummed as needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-423-2002*       On August 14, 2002, at 1130 we received a call from Fred Leigh reporting a ten gallon spill of transformer oil from a blown unit on a private road off Route 155 in Lincoln.  A wire burned a hole in a unit which leaked the product onto the soil beneath the pole.  Clean Harbors excavated seven drums of contaminated soil.
B-442-2002*An anonymous caller used the 1-800 # to report that the owner of an apartment house at 111 Garland St. in Bangor had drained an oil tank in the back yard. The caller said that an AST was removed from the cellar and its contents were poured onto the ground on Saturday, 8/24/02. The caller also said that the fire department came to the scene, but did nothing (no record of the fire dept. calling this department).
   I went to the site and found a 275 AST cut in half and apparently being used as trash containers. There was no odor or what I saw that resembled oil; however, there was newer soil on top of the ground in front of the tank halves. About then, a tenant arrived and I introduced myself. She partially confirmed what the anonymous caller had said although the dates were different. She said that on Thursday she had complained to the landlord about the odor of oil coming from the halves that were filled with water at that time. She said he drilled some holes in the tanks to let the water drain and threw some dirt over the resulting wet area. I found the holes but even after scratching under the new dirt I could not find any oil contamination. Either there was a very small amount of oil to evaporate or they smelled a strong odor of something else. I could smell a strong garbage odor but did not see the source.
   In any case, I found no oil.
P-638-2002*The owner David Woodbury while filling the Chelsie Beth inadvertently removed the nozzle splashing the fuel from within the hose onto the rail, deck which caused a sheen on the water.

No response action taken given the nature of a sheen and the information supplied by Mr Woodbury.

No subsequent issues arose from the incident no additional reports.

SRC
P-641-2002*On 8/29/02, I received a call from Carl Hodgdon reporting historical spillage around his aboveground storage tank.  Mr. Hodgdon believed the spillage had resulted from filter changes on the tank over the years.  He'd had the old tank removed and was installing a new one.  He excavated a small amount of contaminated soil and I provided a "Virgin Letter" enabling him to take the soil to Aggregate Recycling in Eliot.  No further action is anticipated.
P-642-2002*On 8/28/02, I received a call from the Raymond Fire Department reporting a crane had toppled over onto an excavator resulting in some diesel fuel spillage at a new home construction site in Raymond.  I responded immediately upon their request.  When I arrived, I observed a crane operated by Woodward Thomsen, tipped over onto an excavator belonging to P & K Sand and Gravel.  Diesel fuel had spilled from both pieces of equipment.  Some of the spilled material had been recovered using plastic buckets.  Additional spilled material was recovered using sorbent pads.  There was stained soil around both pieces of equipment.  Arrangements were being made to upright the crane and excavate the contaminated soil.  I provided a "Virgin Letter" for disposal of the soil at Commercial Recycling.  No further action is anticipated.
P-146-2002*SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION
	On the morn of Monday 3/4/02, DEP was notified by the Town of Harpswell's municipal Strawberry Creek Recycling Ctr. that they had suffered an approx. 200-300 gal. spill of waste oil over the weekend (later estimated at 300-400 gallons).  It was not discovered till Monday morning (see attached notes and town report of 3/7/02, for further details) whereupon it was reported to DEP's Jon Woodard who in-turn requested I respond.  Mr. Webber advised me that they had sanded the spill area (see photos) and were collecting the contaminated sand & speedy dry.  I met Mr. Webber onsite in the afternoon to observe the pavement being swept up.  I explained the AST Ins. Fund coverage, contacted Commercial Recycling (CRS) regarding soil analysis  & disposal, and outlined state clean-up requirements.  The soil would be stockpiled while CRS ran TCLP, as required for waste oil spills.

SITE LOCATION
	The rural site is near Strawberry Creek which is a saltwater inlet of Harpswell Sound.  To the immediate west is the adjacent Harpswell Town Office.  The area is on private wells.  The waste oil spill reached within feet of the Transfer Station's well, though Webber states this drilled well is not used for drinking.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Tues. 3/5/02, I changed sorbent pads for emulsified oil in the drainage area.  Oil sat atop water in the drainage though no oil got to the culvert under Mountain Rd. which flows to Strawberry Creek (see site sketch).  The transfer station was closed that day so I dropped an Initial Actions Agreement off with the Harpswell Town Manager to share with Mr. Webber (see attached).
	I revisited on 3/22/02.  According to CRS, the soil had passed TCLP for disposal as a special waste, not hazardous, at CRS.  The soil was being stored under a tarp onsite awaiting recycling.  Sorbent pads were still down and I reminded Mr. Webber they needed to be picked up.  I also again advised Webber about applying to the AST Clean-Up Ins. program for approved clean-up, soil analysis and disposal costs.
	At my request, I received the waste processing info. from CRS stating 12.85 tons of Non-Virgin fuel contaminated soil was received on 3/27/02.  As of August, 2002, I have not received copies of the reportedly passing TCLP lab analysis of the spilled waste oil from the Town of Harpswell, which will delay reimbursement for that expense.

CONCLUSIONS
	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected and the site is understood to be clean to Dept. satisfaction.  DEP Solid Waste Division may seek prescription actions for violations of the recycling center's state license to operate.  The reportedly unused drilled well near the spill should not be put in sue without confirmatory lab analysis.  The Town and Transfer Station should initiate changes to prevent further spills and to take visual or automated monitoring measures to discover discharges sooner.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-570-2002*	
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	On Saturday afternoon I received notice, through the State Police, of  reported deliberate discharge of up to 20 gal. of gasoline around a West Paris apartment building.  A neighbor complained that the property owner, James Johnston, had applied gasoline with a garden watering can to kill weeds on the dirt driveway around his building on 8/8/02, and since then the odor has been unbearable and causing headaches and discomfort for the tenants and neighbors.  Weather had been hot and dry.
	En route to the incident, I left a message for West Paris Fire Chief Akers to contact me regarding this, as this was also a public safety issue.  I arrived onsite and met with several neighbors and tenants.  The building is a four unit apartment building in West Paris' downtown area.  The area is on municipal drinking water, and private septic.
	I noted a strong to moderate gasoline odor.  With the MSA PID I noted ambient vapor measurements of 10 to 30-ppm, and bag headspace values up to 135-ppm (isobutylene standard, uncorrected to Set Points).  In a porch closet, a tenant showed me four or more plastic gasoline cans that neighbors stated was the source of the discharge by Mr. Johnston that they witnessed (see photo).  A tenant had been been raking the soil in an effort to dissipate the vapors, as they were making his pregnant wife/girlfriend ill.  The summer heat made it difficult to keep the windows closed.
	I advised the tenants and neighbors that there was no fire hazard at the moment but the discharge had to be promptly remediated.  DEP, Supervisor On-call, Blanchard, agreed that immediate clean-up that afternoon was not required.  If they wished to stay in other lodgings they may be reimbursed by the state, and cost recovered from the RP.  I then drove to Mr. Johnston's nearby home and left a card and memo outlining required Clean-Up Actions (see attached).  Mr. Johnston owned the local hardware store and had access to herbicides.
	Returning to the site, I noted West Paris Fire Dept. had arrived.  Fire Chief, Akers, had the spill area foamed to keep down vapors and also had all the tenants sent to stay at a nearby motel (at Mr. Johnston's expense).

REMEDIATION
	On 8/11/02, I reached Mr. Johnston by phone.  He stated he had received my memo and he apologized for his mistake and causing so much trouble.  He stated he spilled only a gallon of bad gas he had.  Johnston arranged for Ken Poland of The Poland Corp. to excavate the tainted soil the following day under DEP oversight.
	On Monday 8/12/02, I met Johnston and Poland onsite at 0900, and notified Dig Safe of the emergency actions.  None of the tenants were seen.  Poland Corp. scraped up the soil with a loader all around the building where I noted soils 10-ppm or greater vapors.  The left side was the strongest where we took soils up to 8" deep.  A DEP Virgin Letter was issued for approx. 12 yards to CRS (see attached).

CONCLUSIONS
	At this time, the deliberate discharge has been remediated to state satisfaction and  no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected.  The following week an insurance rep. for Mr. Johnston called me asking about State of Maine/DEP insurance coverage for this "accidental" spill.  I advised her that DEP evidence was that the discharge was deliberate and that there is no state clean-up insurance coverage surface spills of this nature.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-424-2002*       On August 14, 2002, at 1450 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a one-half gallon spill of transformer oil from a unit on pole #11 on Sunset Strip in Pleasant Point.  Workers noticed the leak at 1320, took the unit out of service and excavated one drum of contaminated sod and soil.
B-443-2002*       On August 27, 2002, at 1130 we received a call from Andy Murphy of Heaten Oil reporting a less than one gallon spill at the home of Kelly Morris on Stillwater Ave. in Bangor.  The spill occurred the previous day but Mr. Murphy said the new driver didn't tell him until now.  The oil sprayed out the vent onto the house and ground.  Darryl Luce and I visited the site and found that workers had shovelled a 5 gallon pail of soil and cleaned off the siding.  The area is on town water and Ms. Morris was satisfied with the cleanup.
B-450-2002*Phil Rossi called from Maine D.O.T. in Ellsworth (Div. 2) to report that they had discovered a hydraulic oil spill on the roads in Ellsworth. They had already sent out a crew to sand it. The 6" wide trail began east of Bridge Hill on Rt. 1 in Ellsworth and traveled about 5 miles to Washington Junction to the Franklin Sand and Gravel Co. yard.
   Ellsworth P.D. who had an officer, Brian Dow, at the company's yard also contacted me. He had found the truck and learned it was owned by Franklin Sand and Gravel Co. and was operated by Scot Piccard. The vehicle was a 93 Kenworth towing a heavy equipment low boy trailer. This trailer had a hydraulic system and, while passing through a construction area, a coupling in the hose line broke and the hydraulic oil began to spill out. Officer Dow had checked the hydraulic tank, which was designed to store 50 gallons, and found that about 20 gallons was missing.
   The weather forecast says there will be no rain for at least four days. In that time the oil will be hardened and no damage to the environment should result from this spill. No further action is anticipated.
P-61-2002*
SUMMARY
	On the afternoon of 1/23/02, DEP received notice from Lewiston Public Works Dept. that city workers had recovered five garbage bags suspected to be hazardous bio-medical waste.  The bags were placed in drums and stored in a secure area of the PWD yard off Adams St. until DEP could pick them up.  On the following morning I met Bill Stratton of the Lewiston PWD and picked up the six black plastic garbage bags.
	At SMRO, Stephen Flannery and I investigated the bags using proper PPE and safety measures (see attached memo to DEP's Scott Austin for a list of contents).  Austin and I agreed that the nature of the contents did not fit the definition of medical waste and a bio-medical hazard.  It appears that the bags perhaps fell off a garbage/trash hauling truck.  DEP disposed of the waste via normal trash which went to a local incinerator.  No further DEP actions are expected.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to involved parties.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-436-2002*Jim Wallingford called from Bridge Construction Corp. to report that one of his dump trucks had broken a fitting on its saddle tank and spilled less that ten gallons of diesel. This happened in the town of Caratunk on a portion of Rt. 201 that they were working on. They had used an excavator to remove the oiled dirt and were ready to dispose of it. They requested that I assist them in order that they could take the soil to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. I faxed an oil spill debris form to Brian Gordon at the landfill and he found it to be satisfactory. No further action is anticipated.
B-439-2002*Larry Sumner called from the Hogan Road Maine Dept. of Transportation lot to report that they had spilled nine gallons of hydraulic oil. It seems that a crane they call the cherrypicker blew a hose and spilled the oil onto the yard pavement. None of it left the yard. They used their oil sorbent materials to clean it up. The oil spill debris will be picked up by Pine Tree Waste Services.
P-643-2002*8.30.2002, met with Mr. Stalford and EPI representatives on site at approx. 0830 hours.  Stalford advised that the drum was left at the facility on 8.28.2002, and I determined the incident a hazardous material mystery.  EPI conducted field sampling and identified the material as 'non-regulated' material and classified the liquid as a surfactant and proceeded to over pack and transport the material for disposal.

No further action warranted.  DEP to pay for spill expenses.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO 10.8.2002

B-431-2002*Millard Dority called from the College of the Atlantic to report that the maintenance department had discovered that the reservoir for the elevator in the Arts and Science building was down about 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid. They had worked a sorbent sock into the hydraulic ram's borehole and recovered some oil. He knew from past experience that the borehole did not have a standing water table. Since the college is located at the shoreline and on city water, it is reasonable to believe that the aquifer is not threatened. While waiting for repairs, they monitored the level of liquid in the hole for five days and found that it did not change.
   Since the initial report, they were able to pump out the hole and recovered a total of 5 gallons of liquid. Two gallons was water and three was oil. They will dispose of it through their waste hauler, EPI.
A-437-2002*Tenant/Landlord dispute. This reporter has made false claims against Mr. Dostie to several agencies. I inspected the site and found it to be free of any improperly stored waste oil drums.
B-435-2002*        On August 21, 2002, at 2130 we received a call from the Hampden Fire Dept. reporting a #2 spill from a basement tank at the home of Karen Libby at 38 Monroe Rd.  Ms. Libby's son, Eric, broke off the tank filter while kicking a soccer ball in the basement.  However, he did alertly use a deflated ball to plug the hole.  The fire department believed thirty gallons leaked onto the cement floor with possibly fifteen to twenty gallons entering a drain.  The owner didn't know the location of the drain's outfall.  I talked to a Dead River technician on site who said the amount of oil lost was likely a little less than the fire dept.'s estimate.
       I visited the site the next morning and met the son, Eric, who showed me the basement.  There was no sign of any fuel and Dead River had replaced the broken fitting the previous night.  We checked the woods behind the house and found the drain's outfall.  The location is on the opposite side of the house from the drilled well and downslope of the well.  The outfall is near the home's leach field .  There was only a slight amount of fuel at the outfall and we recovered it with a sorbent pad.  The oil shouldn't effect the well since the drainage is away from the well, hence that is also the location of the septic system's leach field.
A-519-2002*Truck accident in the median strip of I-95 in Benton.  It appears that the saddle tank was sound until the truck was moved. Most of the spill was to pavement and was removed using sand as a sorbent. The Benton FD handled the cleanup because I was called away to another spill.
A-520-2002*Reported 35 gallon gasoline spill. I estimate the spill to be less than 5 gallons. It appears the tank on the vehicle was about a 20 gallon tank and was at least 3/4 full. The fill pipe leaked. By the time I arrived on-scene the tank had been removed from the truck and was being repaired.
A-521-2002*During a delivery of lube oil, the delivery hose burst because the receiving tank valve had not been opened. Most of the oil went to concrete and some to gravel. Guilford personnel removed the oil with pads and dug up any visibly stained soil. The initial report was 200 gallons but after sticking the truck it appears that only 95-105 gallons were pumped to the closed valve. The hose contained about 40 gallons leaving only about 60 gallons for release to the environment.
A-518-2002*Report of sheen on brook. Reporter said that a well driller had rinsed hoses in the brook. The sheen turned out to likely be an iron bacteria bloom. The well driller had just pumped some water from the brook to use during drilling.
A-523-2002*This spill was caused by a broken hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment. Soil with visible staining was removed and disposed of by DOT at Waste Mgt in Norridgewock.
P-32-1989*Report Addendum

During UST removal activities of 8/28/02 DEP was notified of old, weathered oil contamination in the clay soils under the dispenser area (see P-640-02).

This initiated an historical search for the site.  DEP 's Brezinski and Dunlap initially visited the facility as CTI Greg Pollard of A L Doggett had already removed the old UST facility and installed and buried the new facility.  No contamination was reported at the time.  Removed soil and water was documented but no reporting it was contaminated.  Observation of 8/28 and 8/29/02 revealed that the tank area had no reportable contamination detected, though the island area had old, noticeably smelling oil contamination exceeding 2000-ppm (field method) under clean sand fill.  At the time of the 1989 UST abandonment, both the property owner and CTI Pollard were required to have reported this contamination at the time.

Further contaminated soil and groundwater may be present and should be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
P-377-2002*There was no site visit made; see attached CMP spill report.
B-448-2002*      On August 29, 2002, at 0815 we received a call from Dave Martin of the Orono Fire Dept. reporting a less than one gallon spill of #2 fuel at the home of Allison Desrochers at 91 Park St. in Orono.  Old Fox Fuel overfilled the tank the previous day and Ms. Desrochers smelled the fuel and called the fire dept. at 2330.  The oil came out the vent and a loose plug on the tank top but no oil reached any drain.  The fire dept. had Old Fox Fuel people come that night and clean up the spill.
P-647-2002*
	On the morn. of Friday 8/30/02, I happened upon the active removal of this #2 heating oil facility for the MTA Exit 12 toll plaza.  Ms. Chase of summit Env. was onsite and she reported no contamination/discharges or problems encountered.  I noted no sheen on the gw (at 6' bg) nor other evidence of a discharge.  The tank was 1000 gal. Xerxes FRP tank.  No damage to the tank was noted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-635-2002*A Jenkins Fuel maintenance technician was servicing a burner at Marshwood Estates in Eliot and he accidentally spilled a couple pints to the basement floor.
P-57-2002*
SUMMARY
	Afternoon 1/22/02, report of slow AST corrosion leak from inside, residential, consumptive-use 275 gal. AST.  Most of the leakage was caught and about 5 gal. to the floor.  No discharge reported to outside of basement, or to groundwater.  No DEP response possible at the time.  Clean-up by Foster & Russell Oil Co. who transferred remaining product to a new AST.  No AST Ins. Fund application expected.  No further complaints or problems reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-630-2002*
	While in this area on 8/2/02, I visited this facility in effort to try and clear up the site's address confusion.  This retail, motor fuels UST facility was registered as 157 Main St. (Rt. 109).  Following Sanford's initiation of the 911 emergency system, the address was changed several years ago to 845 Main St.  The location was formerly the site of a Gibb's gas station owned and operated by BP Corp.  In 1987, I understand the property became a Mobil Oil facility and new UST's were installed with a FRP FibreTrench piping system.  This 1987 UST facility had non-liquid tight sumps and I recommend that it be upgraded.  Much of the Main St. Sanford area is a mapped S & G Aquifer though I have confirmed no drinking water wells within 300'.
	I noted water in the sumps though no discharges other than surface stains on the pavement.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-307-2002*
Report of small gasoline spill caused by customer not monitoring fill up of vehicle and possible faulty nozzle.  Response by Lewiston Fire Dept.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-313-2002*A box fell off the oil tank and broke the filter off.  More that 100 gallons of oil spilled into the basement.  I called Guerin Associates and they helped me clean it up.  We then ventilated the basement for a while.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-315-2002*While moving bark mulch around a hydraulic hose broke contaminating some mulch and the adjacent asphalt.  The contractor is affiliated with Pine Tree waste and removed the contaminated mulch and transported it to the Hampden facility to the satisfaction of both DEP & AS&L.

No additional clean up or attention is necessary.
P-335-2002*A complaint was received about an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) without containment and an abandoned drum, which was not found by the responder.

There was no call back information as the caller wished to remain anonymous. There have been no reports from the Mead Chip Plant regarding a mystery drum.  The Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Response Division plans no further action without additional information to substantiate the concern.
P-337-2002*See attached EER report for details.

More or less a routine UST removal from a commercial facility, #2 oil tanks for business heating needs.

Localized contamination at tank sites, but no remedial action taken as the surrounding conditions also contaminated slightly from historical events onsite.
P-345-2002*Motor vehicle accident on Rte 302 adjacent to Fishermans Net.

Raymond FD responded, gasoline confined to roadway and sorbent material applied.

No request for DEP visit, only notification.  Based on information rec'd no further action warranted.

SRC
P-356-2002*Ron Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons reported that contamination had been discovered during site improvement excavation at 195 Lisbon Road, Lisbon.  The site had been a former gas station and although the clean-up had been completed, some marginally contaminated soil remained on site.  The soil which could not be re-used on site was sent to Commercial Recycling systems.
P-359-2002*Broken hydraulic line on production equipment resulted in loss of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Cleaned up by Hussey Seating.
P-404-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	A CRS dumptruck reported to have flipped over while dumping initiating the leak of approx. 1 gal. of fuel from the saddle tank.  Response and excavation of contamination by CRS and recycling at Scarborough CRS facility.  No product reported to have reached Sebago Lake or other waters.  No DEP visit at the time.  The site is a commercial campground resort and may be on well water.  The spill occurred near the Maintenance Bldg.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-427-2002*
	Report of transformer leak atop water in underground vault.  CMP reported to have responded, recovered oil, contaminated water, and bottom sludge.  No DEP response at the time.  See also attached CMP report.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-213-2002*
	3/21/02 afternoon complaint of strong oil odors across the South Portland and Cape Elizabeth area to Spurwink Road.  Fearing a significant oil spill, the DEP and South Portland Fire investigated, but no source was found.  Portland Pipeline was transferring high sulfur crude at time, but no firm connection made to this marine terminal.  Odor eventually dissipated on its own.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-431-2002*
Report of oil-based UV paint spill.  I understand within building on impervious surface.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-214-2002*Naples public safety/dispatch called to make notification of a vehicle accident involving a plow truck at the intersection of Rte 114 and  Marathon Rd.  A small fire involving the spilled fuel negated any successful clean up effort.  DEP made no site visit, no response was requested.  No additional follow up is planned or expected.
P-436-2002*
	Report of 7-8 gallon discharge of non-PCB transformer oil from Pole mount after collision with auto.  Spill onto road, driveway and lawn.  Response reported by Fire Dept. and by CMP.  No DEP response at time.  See attached CMP report.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-229-2002*Down East Energy responded to an odor complaint from a customer and found a pin hole leak in the basement  aboveground storage tank (AST).  They notified the Department, (DEP)  and were advised to call if the situation was anything greater than initial call.  No follow up call was received, no DEP assistance requested.  Based on the information given DEP response plans no further action.
P-440-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On the afternoon of 6/23/02, DEP received notice of a small hazardous materials release at a private residence at 42 Stokewood in Lebanon.
	The homeowner apparently was washing out a used 30-gallon drum/bucket that had contained dry pool chorine.  The homeowner was overcome by the Cl2 gas released from the residual Chlorine powder initiating hospitalization and a response by Lebanon Fire Dept.  I spoke with Fire Chief Wood.  The reaction had ceased and stabilized so we agreed that a DEP response was unnecessary.  The Fire Dept. would complete washing out the drum.

S G Brezinski
P-257-2002*
SUMMARY
	DEP response to leak of lube/cooling oil from submersible sump pump in basement sump of the house.  Free product sorbed with pads.  Sub-urban residential area on city water and sewer.

S G Brezinski
P-294-2002*Syringe found on Old Orchard Beach by DEP Land Bureau Staff.  Syringe was placed in solid container and delivered to Response Services Staff.  Disposed of through local medical facility.
P-296-2002*I was contacted by Bruce Yates of Global to report that they had a rupture at a gasket on one of their pipelines (see attached Incident Worksheet).  Clean Harbors was called to clean it up.  They used vac truck and excavation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-444-2002*Mr. Louis called to report that he had hit a piece of concrete with his car in his driveway and split his fuel line.  Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline spilled onto his gravel driveway.  Mr. Louis dug up the contaminated soil and took it to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-449-2002*
Report of manufacturing process water accidentally discharged to river.  No petroleum of hazardous/toxic level chemicals present.  See attached letters.

S G Brezinski
P-455-2002*Step tank corroded spilling around 50 gallons.  Guerin excavated contaminated soil and replaced the supply tank with money from the State.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-456-2002*
	Report of gasoline discharge at dispenser.  Response by FD.  No discharge reported to surface or ground waters.  No DEP visit requested or made.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-461-2002*
Response to small discharge of hydraulic oil from a crane to soil.  Excavated by Cianbro Co. equipment.  No further DEP actions expected.  Non-sensitive area on public water.  No spill to surface or groundwater.

S G Brezinski
P-469-2002*Janet Dyer of CMP called to report that a transformer blew its top off on South Road on Chebeague Island.  CMP responded the following day and cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-471-2002*Chief O'Brien called to report that there had been and MVA on State Road near the 7-11.  Less than a gallon of motor oil spilled onto pavement.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-477-2002*The Freeport Fire Department called to report that a five gallon bucket of used motor oil had apparently fallen off the back of a truck and broke open on Desert Road.  No one saw it happen so we don't know who the RP is.  They used sorbent material to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-600-2002*A CMP line truck blew a hydraulic hose that resulted in half a yard of contaminated sand which was spread on the spill by Lewiston DPW.
P-480-2002*
	Incident involving a #4 oil discharge after construction equipment broke a buried UST product line.  Though CTI Paul Thompson is listed as CTI on the Reg. amendment submitted.  I met CTI Fred Anderson on-site while it was being repaired.  The UST and piping area is located behind the university cafeteria (see field map).  The area is suburban residential and school property, on city water and sewer.

	No product is understood to have reached drains or the Saco River.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.

S G Brezinski
P-604-2002*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel leaked from a basement AST to the dry sandy floor of an apartment building in Auburn.  It  became stirred up during the tank's removal making remedial actions futile.
P-495-2002*
Notification of small motor oil leak from tractor truck onsite onto pavement.  Due to rain some of oil reported to reached drain.  No DEP response requested or initiated.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-540-2002*Spill of lubrication material from scrubber.  Waste material cleaned up and disposed of by Safety Kleen.  See attached laboratory analysis for description of material.
P-617-2002*A CN Brown driver accidentally overfilled an AST in Lewiston discharging approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the ground which he immediately picked up with pads and a shovel.
P-618-2002*A leaky transformer caused to discharge of approximately one gallon of mineral oil to the back of a service truck that was cleaned up with speedy dri.
P-621-2002*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the cement floor of a residence in Auburn.  Spilled product was absorbed with speedi-dri by a Murray Oil technician.
P-622-2002*A leaky vehicle caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of gasoline to a parking lot on Bowdoin College's campus.  It was cleaned with speedy dri.
P-629-2002*A 1055 resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of antifreeze to 225 Post Rd which was cleaned up with speedi-dri by Wells Fire.
P-631-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report is a continuation of P-548-01, covering the continued abandonment of outside, consumptive-use heating oil AST's.  On 7/4/02, I visited the area again after receiving notice of the ongoing work by Mr. Clement.  I did not note any further heating oil discharges needing removal other than a few spots.  At #26 Bluff Rd. I noted a small motor oil leak to the paved driveway.

	The area is a large complex of duplex and quadplex townhouses, on city water and sewer.  See P-548-01 for further details on the area.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP,BRWM
P-634-2002*A 1055 resulted in the discharge of two quarts of motor oil to the Route One which was picked up with sorbents by Kittery Fire.
P-636-2002*A compressor owned by Bancroft Construction located at the Gulf Island Dam had a leaky coupling that discharged far less than a gallon into the water.  The area was boomed and padded.
P-639-2002*What was left in a five gallon pail of concrete sealer was inadvertently kicked off the pier by Cianbro workers.  I guess it was water based but had a plastic component.  What didn't dissolve was picked up with window screens and other household items for standard disposal.  Clean Harbors was on site for a booming and Cianbro had their own boats on scene as well.
P-541-2002*5.15.2002, received report of spill.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  For details, please see the attached CMP report.

No further Response action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.14.2002
P-547-2002*6.5.02 Enpro reported a discharge at entered gas station location.  Some type of upgrade or piping repair was taking place at the pump island where the contaminated soil was discovered.

The material was cleaned up and disposed and DEP did not respond.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3.6.03
P-67-2000*Durastone has an elementary neutralization system at their facility.  Someone bypassed that system and allowed 900 gallons of pH 1.9 wash water to go to the sewer.
P-76-2000*A Union Oil truck making a delivery at 143 Webster Street broke its hose and spilled about 15 gallons of fuel oil into the street.  Union oil hired a contractor to clean up the mess.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-123-2000*DEP received notification that a customer at the Mobil station overfilled his/her vehicle.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the service station.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-151-2000*There was no site visit made.
P-558-2002*Please see attached.
P-183-2000*Northeast Air called to report that they had overfilled an airplane by a couple of gallons.  The Jet Fuel spilled onto the tarmack and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-560-2002*A drum was reported in an open lot off the Crazy Water Creek Rd in Limington.  DEP dispatched Cyr & Estes to retrieve the drum and arrange for it's disposal.  The drum was transported back to the DEP warehouse and stockpiled with other unclaimed mystery drums & materials for disposal as hazardous waste.

No leakage or staining of the soil was observed at the time of removal.  No additional Response work planned for this site.
P-564-2002*I was contacted by Jean Cormier to report that her car had leaked a small amount of gasoline onto her driveway.  I discussed the spill with her and so little was spilled we decided to just let it evaporate.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-318-2000*There was no site visit made.
P-333-2000*CMP transformer spill, no site visit made.
P-347-2000*I was contacted by the Kennebunkport Fire Department reporting that there was a diesel spill at Yachtsman Marina.  I arrived to find that the piping carrying product down the the dispenser at the end of the dock had weeping fittings.  A contractor was called to empty the piping of product so repairs could be done.  Sorbents were used to recover as much oil as possible, but it was mostly just a sheen.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-349-2000*Lamprons called to report that while making a delivery to CW Harmon's aboveground tanks their truck had a leak.  Apparently the nozzle on the PTO was open and about 10 gallons of clear diesel leaked onto the gravel driveway.  They cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-506-2002*J & S Oil Co. was delivering unleaded gasoline to the Maine Veterans Cemetery maintenance facility in Augusta and overfilled the tank discharging an estimated 10 gallons of product to the pavement.  The spill was contained with sorbent materials and cleaned up by Cemetery personnel and J & S Oil personnel.  No gasoline left the pavement.

The tank was overfilled because there is a discrepancy between the reported capacity and actual capacity of the tank.  The discrepancy is approximately 200 gallons.  The original spill estimate was 60 gallons.  DEP personnel arrived on scene to find the spill cleaned up and significantly less than 60 gallons of collected materials.  No further action is expected.

P-440-2000*DEP received a call from the Standish Transfer Station indicating that they had a one gallon container of muriatic acid dropped off by an unknown person at their facility.  As this is a hazardous material they could not dispose of it in their regular waste stream.  DEP responded and collected the intact container for beneficial re-use.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-441-2000*DEP received notification that approximately 15 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a vehicle accident.   The impacted materials were removed for disposal.  DEP visited the site and determined that clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-442-2000*Due to a power failure, approximately 500 gallons of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) was discharged to the interior of a hangar at the Brunswick Naval Air Station.  Approximately five gallons of AFFF did reach a drain which was contained and collected.  Clean Harbors was contracted by the spiller to remove and dispose of the discharged material.  DEP responded and determined that the initial report of the spill was accurate and clean-up was proceeding accordingly.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-508-2000*I was contacted by Wayne Warner the Maintenance Director for the Freyburg School Department, reporting they had a leaking underground copper line at the Molly Ockett Middle School.  The line had become damaged somehow and was replaced.  Approximately one ton of contaminated soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Paving for disposal.

No further Response action is needed at this time.


P-538-2000*DEP received notification that a leaking aboveground storage tank discharged approximately 0.25 gallons of #2 fuel oil onto the concrete of a residential basement.  DEP responded and the property owner had her oil company cleaning up the spill.  DEP determined that clean-up was proceeding satisfactorily.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-539-2000*Dead River contacted the DEP indicating that during an upgrade to the residence's aboveground storage tank system, they determined that it was likely that the underground line being currently replacing may have leaked. DEP did not observe any issues associated with the potential release.  DEP suggested to the homeowner that they apply for insurance coverage as a result of the spill in case there were issues associated with this potential release in the future.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-540-2000*DEP received an anonymous tip that there was oil located at the intersection of Beach Rd. and Fairfield Dr.  DEP investigated and determined that indeed some sort of slippery substance had been discharged, but the source could not be determined.  The town was called upon to spread sand over the slippery substance to mitigate potential traction hazards.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-541-2000*DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding pesticide application in a field in Gray.  DEP responded and met with the anonymous complainants and explained that DEP did not regulate pesticide applications.  The site was referred to the Pesticides Control Board.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-542-2000*Discharge was the result of a leaking aboveground storage tank which discharged approximately ten gallons of #1 fuel oil onto the concrete  floor of a garage and into a sump hole.  The fire department responded and placed sorbents on the spilled oil.  DEP later responded and collected the oiled sorbents for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-574-2002*I was contacted by the USCG reporting that there was a mystery sheen on the water in the Breakwater Marina in South Portland.  I went out and saw the sheen but was unable to track down a source.  The sheen was dissipating at that time so I do not believe there was an ongoing source.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-543-2000*DEP investigated a claim that effluent was being discharge directly from the sewer treatment plant into the Saco River by the Saco Yacht Club.  DEP met with Mr. Bolyard and determined that the substance was organic matter.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-579-2002*Janet Dyer of CMP contacted me to report that a transformer had been knocked down during a thunderstorm.  They were responding to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-584-2002*A forklift split a hydraulic hose and spilled 3 gallons of hydraulic oil onto a paved surface.  BIW personnel cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-566-2000*I was contacted by Scott Collins of St. Germain & Associates reporting they had come across contamination at an old UST site in South Portland.  The site was being leveled and a new medical office building was proposed.  Most of the contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling.  A small amount was spread on site in a location that was going to be paved.  The site went through the VRAP process.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-586-2002*Car leaked a couple of gallons of antifreeze onto a paved parking lot.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.
P-592-2000*DEP was notified by Portland Pipe Line Corp (PPL) concerning the discovery of historic contamination found while conducting upgrades at their tank farm.  The contamination was attributed to a historic discharge from a malfunctioning valve.  PPL under took an excavation to remove the contamination under DEP supervision.  A total of 105.43 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-588-2002*
	Small spill of hydraulic oil from forklift at Dock #2.  Response by PNSY.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-592-2002*
Sunday, 8/11/02.  Report of hyd. oil leak form 28' motor vessel following collision with rock reef in river.  Boat proceeded to Royal River Boatyard trailing sheen.  No product recoverable.  No DEP response at time.
P-593-2002*
Report of failed pole-mounted Non-PCB transformer.  No DEP response at time.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
P-597-2002*Oversight of a UST removal at the school.

The tank was in perfect shape, relatively new install.  Soil conditions dry well drained sand, no corrosion of UST, no signs of leakage.  No remedial action warranted.

No further Response actions warranted based on visual observations at time of removal.
SRC
P-607-2000*Two (2) cars collided on the exit 16 south bound ramp of the interstate.  Causing the vehicle to discharge fluids, coolant, motor oil and battery acid to the asphalt.  Speedi dri was applied but no practical recovery of free product was possible.

The occupant of the vehicles were treated and cared for and the vehicles removed from the road way.

No further actions were taken.
P-599-2002*Please see attached CMP report.
P-615-2000*I was contacted by Clean Harbors reporting the Town of Cape Elizabeth had found an UST while excavating near their salt storage shed.  I visited the site and gave them a Spill Letter so they could dispose of the contaminated soil.  Approximately 65 tons of soil were removed and transported to Commercial Recycling Systems.  St. Germain & Associates oversaw the soil and tank removal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-629-2000*Discharge was the result of corrosion in an aboveground storage tank which was exacerbated by the recent oil delivery.  Approximately one gallon of oil was discharged to the concrete basement floor.  The spill was remediated with sorbents that were put down by the fire department.  DEP collected the oiled sorbents for disposal and deemed the clean-up satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-630-2000*Discharge was the result of a broken line from a truck's saddle tank resulting in an unknown amount of diesel being released.  The discharge occurred in the ME Turnpike northbound rest area and was remediated by the ME Turnpike Authority with sorbents.  DEP observed that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-631-2000*DEP received a request for an abandonment in place of an underground storage tank, which was granted.  DEP observed the abandonment and found it satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-67-2002*
Report of  minor leak of forklift hyd. oil hose on pavement.  No spillage to water.  No DEP response.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-72-2002*
	Report of small waste oil spill from vehicle leak or purposeful dumping.  Response by Lebanon Fire Dept. who applied speedy dry sorbent.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-685-2000*The Windham Fire Department called to report that their ambulance had broken its drive shaft which then punctured its fuel tank.  Approximately 20 gallons of diesel spilled into the gravel parking lot in front of Coulthard's Greenhouse.  The Windham Public Works department excavated the contaminated soil and took it to Commercial Paving for disposal which amounted to 9.15 tons.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-697-2000*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-714-2000*Upon arrival at the described accident site no evidence of petroleum contamination could be seen.  The heavy rains and higher than usual water table had (likely) dispersed any evidence of an automobile accident that may have been present at the time of the EMS response.  No remedial actions taken.  No further actions warranted for this incident.
P-752-2000*Discharge was the result of the overfilling of a school bus which released and unknown amount of diesel fuel to the pavement which ran into a gravel driveway and into a catch basin.  C N Brown used sorbents to remove oil from the paved areas and catch basin and conducted a small excavation.  Contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.  Other oily debris was disposed of appropriately by C N Brown.  DEP visited the site and deemed the clean-up to be satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-3-2001*
Report of transformer oil discharge.  Response by CMP, no DEP visit at time.  No attachments.

S G Brezinski
P-757-2000*An approximate 100 gallon discharge of diesel fuel was reported at the northbound Kennebunk rest area. Clean-up was undertaken by the Maine Turnpike Authority with the use of copious amounts of sorbents which were disposed of appropriately.  DEP observed that clean-up was satisfactory. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-758-2000*Discharge of motor oil was a result of a traffic accident.  DEP responded and the clean-up had already been completed satisfactorily.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-759-2000*DEP received notification that approximately three gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of someone putting a bullet hole in the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and was non-detect for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil and brush were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-760-2000*DEP received notification that approximately three gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than one parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil and sorbents were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-761-2000*DEP received notification that approximately one cup of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an unknown mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The small amount of oil was released to the outside of the transformer and did not reach the ground.  When the transformer was replaced the hazard was mitigated.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-32-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-767-2000*I was contacted by DOT reporting one of their contractors, TriState Painting, had a leak from their truck.  Apparently a loose fitting on a radiator hose allowed a quarter of a cup of antifreeze to leak onto the bridge.  See attached Spill Report.  It was cleaned up, and no further Response action is needed at this time.
P-127-2001*DEP received notification of a discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of broken line on a truck.  The spill occurred in the garage and migrated to the soil outside the door.  The Department of Transportation deployed sorbents and excavated a small amount of soil from outside the garage and incorporated it into the sand/salt pile.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-128-2001*DEP received notification that approximately 0.5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged the outside of a transformer as a result of it overheating.  The oil in the transformer was tested and was non-detect for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbents were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-131-2001*DEP received notification of a twenty gallon diesel spill that occurred as a result of an overfill.  Union Oil employees deployed sorbents to remediate the spill.  DEP responded and determined that the clean-up was satisfactory.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-135-2001*DEP received the several notification of spills on 3/1/01 from a project undertaken by Cianbro on the Carlton bridge.  Please see the attached spill reports for further information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.


P-140-2001*Discharge was the result of a motor vehicle accident involving the release of an unknown quantity of diesel fuel from the saddle tank of a tractor trailer.  DEP responded deploying sorbents and excavating contaminated snow. The materials were disposed of by DEP. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-151-2001*Leak of hydraulic fluid from Cianbro Crane during construction activities.  Discharge was remediated with sorbent pads and speedi-dry, and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-152-2001*While conducting construction activities on the Carleton Bridge in Bath,  a bucket of waste oil was disturbed and approximately 1 gallon was released to the bridge surface.  The spill was cleaned up without incident.
P-156-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-157-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-169-2001*Internal AST with exterior vent & fill, incidental overfill of 1-2 gallons splashing from vent onto siding and snow.  Downeast to clean all surfaces and remove contaminated materials.  Vent to be reconfigured also.

No additional complaints received from home owner therefore no additional work planned or expected.
P-184-2001*100 gallons of oil spilled when snow caused a filter to break off an outside residential AST.  Oil was contained to frozen snow.  Snow was shoveled up, melted and oil recycled.
P-235-2001*A vehicle accident caused a quart of transmission fluid and approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil (please see P-236-2001) to be spilled on the road.  The Fire Department reported they cleaned up as much as they could as it was snowy and icy.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

A-507-2002*A truck delivering telephone poles to the Central Maine Power lot on Old Winthrop Road in Augusta had a hydraulic hose failure resulting in the loss of an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  CMP personnel repaired the hose and cleaned up the spilled oil.  No further action is expected.
A-510-2002*A lube oil line failed under the number 3 paper machine at International Paper's Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine discharging an estimated 100 gallons of oil to the plant sewer.   The treatment plant personnel recovered the visible oil in the primary clarifier with sorbents.  Residual oil began its journey to the Atlantic.  No further action is expected.
A-511-2002*A small lube oil leak was detected under a piece of equipment at the Maine Yankee facility in Wiscasset.  The reported quantity spilled was 2 ounces to pavement in the industrial section of the facility.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spilled material.  No further action is expected.
A-499-2002*A large transformer at the CMP Maxcy Sub-Station in Windsor leaked an estimated one pint of non-PCB transformer oil to the side of the transformer and ground.  CMP personnel shovelled the contaminated soil and transported it to its Augusta Service Center.  No further action is expected.
P-237-2001*See attached CMP report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-239-2001*An unattended car was found leaking gasoline on Route 1 in Brunswick.  The Fire Department responded and cleaned it up with sorbent pads and some sand.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-312-2001*Discharge from electrical transformer.  Minimal impact to ground.  All debris cleaned up and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company crews.  No CMP spill report received.
P-342-2001*DEP received a citizen complaint regarding oil discharges on the subject property.  DEP investigated and observed a sheen in a drainage ditch which was impractical to recover.  The site was referred to the Solid Waste Division.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-345-2001*DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding a hazardous material in a drainage ditch in Kennebunk.  DEP responded and observed iron bacteria in the drainage ditch.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-346-2001*DEP received an anonymous complaint regarding sloppy work practices regarding drum handling and storage at Genest Concrete in Sanford.  DEP responded and observed minor staining in the vicinity of waste oil and anti-free containing drums.  DEP advised Genest Concrete regarding proper work practices.  Genest Concrete informed DEP that a contractor, Advanced Liquid Recycling Inc. of Connecticut (Scott Estes), was coming to recycle the drummed waste.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-357-2001*See attached CMP Spill Report.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-361-2001*Discharge was the result of a damage aboveground storage tank while moving it.  Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged to the ground.  Mackey Restoration Services conducted soil reomval and disposed of 4.08 tons of soil at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.  No wells are threatened as the residence is served by public water and sewer.  Visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-395-2001*1 gallon of petroleum naptha parts cleaner was spilled at the Standish Public Works facility.  The spilled material was cleaned up and dispose of by Safety Kleen.
P-628-2002*Two ATV operators discovered six five gallon containers containing Form Release Oil in the West Kennebunk River in Arundel.  They had been tossed over an embankment so some product was discharged onto the bank as well as into the stream and on the bed.  Free product was padded up and what was left in the pails was transferred into a drum for disposal.
P-715-2001*The trailer is abandoned completely left unattended or maintained.  Personal affect strewn throughout the property, unsecured doors windows.  There are 5-6 inches of fuel measured in the above ground storage tank (AST) at the rear of the building.  Slight staining beneath the fire-matic, leaves and detritus were collected and bagged for consolidation back at DEP, for eventual incineration.

The neighbor claims to have shut off the fire-matic valve and volunteered to recover the remaining oil, he was not dissuaded and advised to be careful if carried out.

Based on the total abandonment of the residence, no DEP response actions are planned unless called for by town or property owner.
P-407-2001*Mrs. Craib called to report she had discovered about two (2) pounds of mercury in some items as she was going thru the garage.  She asked for disposal assistance as not to cause an environmental problem later.  DEP collected the intact container of mercury and transported it back to DEP collection locker at Canco Rd for consolidation and future disposal.

No further actions warranted or planned.
P-719-2001*I was contacted by a citizen reporting there was a strong chemical smell at the outlet of Little Pond in Otisfield.  He had also contacted the Portland Water District and reported the problem.  The PWD collected a sample for analysis (VOC by TSN 524.2) which showed nothing.  The PWD had received another complaint of a strong odor in the Crooked River just a short way downstream and had not been able to find a source or pollutant.  I went by the site on several occasions and was never able to detect an unusual odor or observe a visual indication of contamination.  I told the citizen to call me when he noticed the odor and I would come right up and check it out.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-408-2001*The Department (DEP) received a complaint about a junkyard in Alfred.  Upon completing a site visit a referral was made to Eric Hamlin of the DEP solid waste unit, for case management. The inspection documented junk cars, automotive batteries, debris associated with the masonry business, and other general containers strewn throughout the property.  Mr. Hamlin issued a Notice of Violation, this and additional documentation can be reviewed in the DEP Solid Waste files.

DEP Response plans no further action, unless the situation changes or assistance is needed.
P-725-2001*I was contacted by John Branscom reporting that about 3/4 of a gallon of Isopropyl alcohol and water mix were spilled onto the concrete floor at their facility.  The product was cleaned up with sorbent material and packaged for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-409-2001*This open property,s once a gravel pit/borrow pit has several fifty-five gallon drum strewn around the property, with oil staining associated with the drums and miscellaneous containers.  It appears to be a random collection of old motor oil and like materials. There is a small impoundment 100' x 30' adjacent to a small shed, doesn't look great but more housekeeping than actual contamination as there seems to be plenty of aquatic life frogs, polliwogs, etc in the water.

After contacting the owner (Mr Staples), he secured the services of Environmental Projects Incorporated EPI to clean up the property and remove any regulated wastes and debris.  EPI confirmed the contact and plans to properly remove waste materials.  Based on the confirmation of a licensed clean up company DEP Response plans no further action.

P-422-2001*Material spilled was Sodium Hydroxide.  See attached email and Panolam Spill Report.
P-424-2001*The Naples Fire Department called to report that a dump truck had rolled over on a corner of Route 114 near Trickey Pond.  They reported the truck lost diesel fuel, hydraulic oil, and some lube oil.  All of it was cleaned up by the Fire Department with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-745-2001*A passenger vehicle was carrying a five gallon gas can in the truck and it tipped over. The resulting saturated trunk discharged some gasoline to the road, which was observed by a passing police cruiser, called into the Fire Department and subsequently DEP.  The spilled  gasoline was mopped up with sorbent pads and collected for disposal by DEP, the name of the car owner was not known at the time of the response.  DEP response plans no further action.
P-753-2001*
	Report of small spill of gasoline and automotive fluids following auto accident in front of Well's High Pine Fire Station.  Response by WFD.  No DEP response requested or made.  Spill reported to be on paved area.

S G Brezinski
P-774-2001*DEP received notification that approximately one half gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged from the tank-level gauge as a result of an overfill by Yorkie Oil.  DEP responded and remediated the spill with sorbent pads.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-472-2002*        On September 11, 2002, at 1100 we received a call from Ted Scharf of the DEP who was inspecting the tank system at Bay City Mobil in Eastport.  He found a slight leak around the pump seal beneath the dispenser.  He said the leak was just a drip every minute or so.  There was some contamination of the pea stone fill beneath the dispenser.
        I talked to station owner, James Lowe, who shut down the pump and called tank owner R.H.Foster   who replaced the pump the following week.  Less than a wheelbarrow of pea stone was removed and spread for aeration on the tarred parking lot.  The area is on town water.
P-724-2002*Please see attached spill notification log from Pioneer Plastics Corp.
P-710-2002*A TT/MV accident caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of diesel to the turnpike.  Spilled product was absorbed with sorbent pads, sand from the shoulder, or collected into five gallon receptacles.  Pads were bagged, soil was loaded into a MTA dumptruck for disposal at CRS, and the diesel in pails was drummed for disposal at ENPRO.
P-508-2002*
DISCHARGE SUMMARY
	In the afternoon of 7/22/02, I was contacted by DEP's Jon Woodard passing on that Colin Clark of the DEP Bureau of Air Quality was reporting an ongoing and significant free product gasoline discharge occurring at the 5-Points Mobil UST facility [see Clark' attached Incident Report of 7/22/02].  Onsit, I confirmed Clark's report that two of the three tank sumps had suffered large leaks and had 50 to 100 gallons of product collected in each one.  Clark had been onsite with Crompco Co. working on vapor recovery and line testing.
	The facility is comprised of two 10,000 gal. and one 12,000 gallon FRP UST's with FRP product lines.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. file 2618 for further info.  The facility is owned by Exxon/Mobil Oil Corp. and leased to Mr.  David Fillenger, the operator.  The area is dense residential and commercial at a busy intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 111.  Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (GES) performed a hydo-geo investigation under the authorization of David Baker of Exxon/Mobil Corp.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION & INSPECTION
	The plastic sump housing the submersible pump for the premium unleaded (PU) UST had 11" of free product in it when Clark discovered the problem.  This level had dropped to 7.5" in the 40 mins. it took me to respond.  The special unleaded (SU) UST had an initial 7" of gasoline and had only 4.5" when I arrived.  The regular unleaded (RU) sump & fittings had no observed leaks.  From the wet stain on the sides of the PU and SU sumps we could observe product draining out of the sump and into the fill around the tanks.
	Inside the store, I found the Veeder-Root TLS-350 (FMS Site 130010) to indicate that all functions were normal [see attached copies of sensor reports].  The facility's Interstitial Sensors for the interstitial spaces indicated "normal" for all three tanks (see attached printouts).  The sump sensors were "normal" for all three tanks, despite two sumps being 1/4 to 1/3 full of gasoline.  Common sense told me that something was not right here.  Checking the sump leak-sensors, we measured them at seven or more inches up off the bottom of the sump.  This sensor hight defeats the purpose of prompt detection of a reportable discharge (see photos).  Though the product level in both sumps had risen above the bottom of the sensors, the sensors still had not indicated a discharge.
	I understand that the facility was last checked by a maintenance contractor for Exxon/Mobil only a week or two earlier and replaced several submersible pump fittings.  I presume the discharge occurred after that visit.  It appears that the maintenance person either did not note or care about the improper position of the sump sensors, or this is when the sensors were raised (perhaps because the alarms were annoying employees?).

INITIAL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	After I arrived, Compco Co. pumped most of the product from the sumps back into the tanks as an emergency measure to inhibit further leaks out of the sump.  I noted explosive level vapors above the discharge which also meant levels above PEL.  I authorized Clean Harbor (CHES) to respond to complete the clean-up of residual product and water in the sumps.  [Exxon/Mobil later accepted payment for this invoice by CHES.]  Onsite I notified DEP's Diana McLaughlin of the problem and potential violations.
	Onsite I completed an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement and gave it to Mr. Fillinger, and later sent a copy to Jeff Bricker of Exxon/Mobil.  The agreement required the PU and SU UST facilities to be taken out of service until: their sumps were repaired and proven tight, the leak sensors were returned to proper working order, and the source of the two leaks was repaired (see attached).  Considering that we did not know how long the two pump units had been leaking, and which sump fittings were not tight, the exact amount of the discharge could not be determined, 100's or 1000's of gallons?  Based on potenti
P-728-2002*The primary bushing of a transformer let go discharging a pint of oil to the sidewalk and adjacent soil.  Speedi dri was used to absorb product on sidewalk and afflicted grass was dug up.
I-121-2002*Mr. Lavway reported a film on the road by his driveway.

When I investigated, it was determined that the product could have been a pesticide due to the odor.

That night clean-up took place as if it was a pesticide, but the next day we were able to determine that the source was most likely a farm tractor, although no one in the area will admit to a problem.

Case Closed
I-144-2002*Mr. Cohen's vehicle was identified by the Houlton Police Dept as the vehicle that had left a trail of gasoline through Houlton.

I was in Houlton so the Houlton Fire Department called me to help stop the leak.

When I tried to patch the vehicle's fuel tank, I found it  had a 2 inch slice in the tank.

A contractor was called to assist Mr. Cohen with the clean-up and disposal.

Case closed
I-152-2002*Lou Pizzuti received a call from the State Police concerning gasoline vapors in Martin's General Store in Sinclair.

When Lou arrived he found free gasoline in the sump hole in the cellar of the store.

Due to the long term implications of the clean-up, Lou called me at home and asked that I respond.

When I arrived, I found vapors around 400-500 ppm (PID) in the main cellar, and in the front cellar over 2000 ppm. In the retail area of the store, the readings were around 20 ppm.  An explosion proof fan was installed to help reduce the vapors.  In addition, a monitoring well from a previous spill was opened and 3 inches of gasoline was found on top of the water.

The store has two aboveground gas tanks connected to a pump island by double walled fiberglass piping. The valves to the underground lines were closed as soon as I found the gas in the monitoring well.

A trench was excavated next to the building to control vapors from free product that was getting under the foundation.  After the vapors and free product were under control, the contaminated soil was removed, this included removing the pump island and the piping.

The interstitial space on both lines contained gasoline and water, but when the lines were taken apart, the interior line was intact.

The source appears to be the air eliminator. The owner stated that when he began operating the sytem in May of this year the air eliminator was leaking and he had to raise the discharge of the air eliminator above the top of the tank. The boots on the double wall piping were not intact and it is very possible this is how the product got into the interstitial space as well as the ground.

06/28/07 Rcvd a call from Jennie Beaulieu requesting a copy of the final report of this spill.  faxxed this info along to Jennie @ (207) 543 6297. - OHMS Responder Thomas
I-131-2002*Mr. Graham reported that his alarms were going off on his underground piping. Investigation reveled that the inner line was damaged, but no product had been released to the environment.

Mr. Graham will hire an installer to repair the line or replace as needed when the line is excavated.

response case closed.
P-748-2000*See attached report from Masonite Corporation.  No further narrative.

NOTE:  The attachment associated with this report was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached.
P-94-2006*On 1/12/06, I received call from both the Wells Fire Department and Central Maine Power (CMP)reporting a transformer oil spill in Wells.  The spill occurred when a car hit a power pole knocking the transformer off the pole and into the vehicle.  Oil spilled into the vehicle as well as on the ground.  The oil in the transformer contained 120 parts per million of Polychlorinated Bipheny's (PCB's).  The spill was cleaned up using a combination of removal techniques, sorbent materials and washing.  The details of the spill can be found in the attached report from CMP.  No further action required.
P-440-2006*On 6/5/06, I received a call from John Koris at Pike Industries reporting a hydraulic oil spill due to a burst hydraulic line on a paving machine in Wells.  Some of the spillage was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the remaining oil that spilled onto soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Paving for recycling.  No further action required.
A-197-2006* The property in question is located on Water Street in Waterville, across from the bar "The Chez." It is leased by Doug Michaud from Mrs. Sweet. During my involvement there is a worsening relationship between these two parties.
 Site visit on 4-25-06. Many drums outside some have oil in them, most are empty. One white plastic drum contains a brown liquid that smells like old gasoline. Inside the shop it is very sloppy and oil is stored in 55-gallon drums, 300-gallon plastic tote and steel tanks. Some of these steel tanks are used underground tanks placed on the concrete floor. I estimate that there are 500 gallons of waste oil inside the shop.
 Also there is a floor drain/trench and this terminates into a sump area. This sump area had oil in it.
 I asked the employee to move the drums of oil into the shop, clean up the inside of the shop and the drain/sump area.
 Return visit on 5-11-06, it appears that no action has been taken. No one was around and the doors were locked.
 Later a phone call to the operator, Doug, he is in the process of selling the business and all the contents, including the waste oil. He had recently purchased an Onni waste oil furnace.
 Site visit on 5-15-06, Doug is on-site loading the Underground Storage Tank (UST) and Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) onto a flat bed trailer. With the exception of a drum or two, all of the waste oil inside the garage has been given to Bard in Sidney, according to Doug. The 55-gallon drums on the outside have not been removed. The owner of the property, Mrs. Sweet was also on-site and I spoke to her about the drums, the out-of-service fill and vent pipes attached to nothing, (AST had been removed) and the oil in the floor drain.
 5-18-06, site visit, Doug on-site removing metal debris and cars. The garage door is locked; therefore, the drums cannot be put inside. A telephone call to Mrs. Sweet and she indicated that she doesn't want the drums in her garage, and she claims some young man is going to take all of the drums and other debris away. I asked for his name and address. She said she would get back to me.
 5-19-06, site visit to D & L revealed no action on the drum removal. I take photographs and mark some of the drums with a grease marker. I continue on to Sidney to a business called "Roger Bard." Roger's son bought the waste oil furnace and waste oil from Doug Michaud. There are 5 plastic totes (each containing about 300 gallons) on-site containing waste oil. Mr. Bard will be building a new garage on the property this summer. In the meantime, the waste oil will be pumped into 55-gallon drums and stored along his driveway. I stopped in at this location several times and the oil in the totes was never transferred to drums like he said they would be.
 Scott is helping Mrs. Sweet. The drums of oil will be taken by someone who has a flat bed and used for fuel in a waste oil furnace.
 Several phone conferences with Mrs. Sweet concerning the disposal of the waste oil in drums that are located outside. She claims that they will be given to someone in Norridgewock. I ask her to provide me with the name of the person, she could not.
 Several more site visits. The drums of oil have been moved approximately 25 feet to a location outside the rear overhead door. I had asked Mrs. Sweet to move the drums inside the building.
 7-11-06, the drums are still located outside.
 Eventually the drums of waste oil were taken by the guy in Norridgewock according to Mrs. Sweet. I never could verify that the drums of waste oil made its way to Norridgewock.  No further Response Services action at this time.

A-205-2006*4/19/06 1640	Greg Drummond of Highland Plt. reported that there was a spill of what appeared to be an oil product on the road and running off to the roadside on Long Falls Road at Jerome Brook just past the Appalachian trail crossing in Carrying Place Township. Mr. Drummond stated that he had observed the spill area the weekend before while at a friend's camp in the area. I told Mr. Drummond that I would visit the site the next day.

4/20/06 On-site on Long Dam Falls Road about 17 miles  north of the Route 16 intersection in North New Portland. There was a stain in the road that ran for about 100 yards. At some areas the stain ran to the road side and left light soil stains of about 1 to 2 feet diameter. There was no noticeable odor in the stained soil or the road stain. Soil samples did read 50 parts per million (ppm) in bag head space and areas of asphalt did appear corroded which would indicate an oil product. I hand dug the stained soil spots and returned it to Response warehouse for disposal. There was no sheen on the water of the brook and no indication that the spilled product had gone any further than a couple of feet off the paved road onto the roadside. Observations indicate the possibility that a vehicle or other piece of equipment had broken a hydraulic line. There was a DOT crew working in the area clearing road side brush but when I questioned them they said they had not been that far up the road and had not seen the area. I called Mr. Drummond and left a message informing him what I had found and done in the area.

No further response actions are expected.
A-39-2005* On the evening of 1-22-05, the Augusta Fire Dept. reported an oil spill at the residence of Rev. Richard Stoopes. This home is located on Wilson Court off route 27 in Augusta. A snowmobile hit the outside AST and knocked it off the concrete blocks. The impact was severe enough to slightly damage the exterior vinyl siding.
 I called McGee Construction while en route to the site. Ted Haskell arrived sometime later. He called in several laborers and together we shovelled oil contaminated snow onto a tarp. I made a couple of site visits during the next week to check the perimeter drain outlet. At no time did oil exit this outlet pipe.
 I called McGee Feb 1, to schedule soil excavation. We made arrangements to excavate soil for Monday 2-7-05. Ted had to cancel Monday morning.
 2-9-05, soil removal commenced. The AST had been moved to the gable end of the house and we excavated several yards of soil and contaminated snow from the area. We excavated as far down as as the perimeter drain and did not find any oil at that location.
 Mr. Stoopes will apply to the FUND for coverage. The Pentecostal Church owns this home along with several other buildings in the area. The well that serves this home is several hundred feet away. No further action is expected.
P-343-2006*On May 15, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately seventy (70) gallons of kerosene oil was released from a monitor heater to a residential basement as a result of flooding.  Kara Walker responded and determined that the actual amount spilled was more along the lines of ten (10) gallons.  The oil was atop approximately five (5) inches of water.  KW collected spent sorbents and deployed fresh ones.  Clean Harbors was contacted to pump the contaminated water out of the basement.

On May 16, 2006, KW returned to the home to collect residual sorbents and other oiled materials.

No further action is required at this time.
P-378-2006*On May 19, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of gasoline were discharged to the concrete floor of a garage as the result of a toppled container.  The spill was remediated with kitty litter.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-338-2006*On May 11, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) pint of hydraulic oil was released from a hose onto the pavement of Route 117.  The spill was remediated with sorbents pads.  Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway stopped by and determined that the spill was cleaned up to the DEP's satisfaction.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-217-2006*On 4/22/06, 2335 hours, Larry Kruger (The Home Depot) reported that they had spilled a quart of "Rustoleum" onto a cement floor.  They deployed speedy dry and recovered the spill.  They swept up the speedy dry and stored it in a flame proof cabinet where it awaits removal by their waste contractor.
A-263-2006*On 5/18/2006, Lincoln County EMA Director Timothy Pellerin reported an oil spill in the town of Whitefield. The spill was the result of an unknown individual illegally dumping drums of waste automotive fluids. The drums contained mixtures of waste lube oil, gasoline, paint thinner and grease. The Whitefield Fire dept. was the first on scene and contained the leaking drums with sorbent materials. Upon arrival, Dan Davis and myself over packed a couple of the leaking drums and secured the area. EPI was called to repackage and transport the drums for disposal.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's dept. was called to investigate the incident. Lt. Rand Maker was the investigating officer from the Sheriff's dept. Steve Gorrill who lives nearby, called me the next day and believed he had witnessed the truck that had dumped the drums of oil. I passed the information Mr. Gorrill had given me on to Lt. Maker via his voice mail. I placed a second call to Lt. Maker and left a message on his voice mail about an anonymous tip I had received identifying the spiller and the details of his vehicle used. After several weeks had passed without any reply from Lt. Maker, I placed a call to Sheriff Todd Brackett and explained the situation. Sheriff Brackett indicated that he would have Lt. Maker look into the case and return my call. As of 9/13/2006, I have not had any reply from Lt. Maker or anyone else from the Lincoln County Sheriff's dept. No further action is expected.
B-282-2006*On 5/19/06, 1532 hours, Chip Williams (RW Mathews) reported that one of their delivery trucks developed a pin hole leak in it's delivery hose.  The amount spilled was estimated to be a half gallon.  It landed on wet pavement about four feet from a storm drain.  The driver immediately placed five pads around the drain and another course of pads between the first five and the spill.  The pads closest to the spill took up most of the oil, while the ones nearest the drain remained fairly free of product.  Chip indicated that the Narraguagus had not developed a sheen.
P-322-2006*On May 3, 2006, DEP was notified by the Portland Fire Department that an employee of AAA dropped off a cooler filled with hazardous materials that was found in a roadway in Portland.  Kara Walker (KW) retrieved the cooler and catalogued the contents.  Less than a half liter (<0.5 L) of the following materials: sulfuric acid, zinc acetate, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, and hydrochloric acid.  The contents  appeared intact and KW contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) for disposal.

On May 19, 2006, KW transported the materials to EPI for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-127-2006*At 19:22 hours on May 15, 2006, received call from Public Safety regarding spill in Oakfield involving a street sweeper.  In route to Oakfield at 19:30 hours.  A street sweeper owned by Jackett Enterprises had a hydraulic hose break that caused the release of approximately 20.99 gallons of hydraulic oil onto Station Street.  The spill occurred in front of the Oakfield Fire Station, so the fire department was first to respond to the scene.  The fire fighters used absorbent pads, speedy dry and sand from the sweeper to absorb oil spilled onto road surface.  Brewer's Towing was used to remove street sweeper and clean up of spilled oil was completed.  No further action warranted at this time.
I-129-2006*At 15:15 hours on May 21, 2006, received a call from Public Safety regarding spill at Huber Engineered Woods (Huber) in Easton.  Called number given and spoke with Digeo Bobpesto at Huber.  He stated that approximately 1.5 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a piece of heavy equipment onto a concrete floor.  Used absorbent materials to clean up spill.  Saturated absorbents placed in drum for disposal.  No further action is required at this time.
B-280-2006*The fishing vessel "UNDAUNTED" is new to DC Air & Seafood, having just been brought over from Shelburne, Nova Scotia.  On the morning of 5/19, she was tied up to the town wharf, the intention being to ground her out when the tide dropped, so welding could continue on the superstructure being added to her deck to convert her to a quahog dragger.

During the night, the wind shifted and pushed her away from the pier.  When the tide went out, the vessel heeled onto her starboard side.  Having just been fueled, diesel was discharged from the vents onto the deck and out the scuppers into the water.

The Winter Harbor Fire Department responded and circled the Undaunted and pier with sorbent boom previously supplied to them by the DEP.  Their efforts took time, however and not all of the boom was compatible, so very little oil was collected before the tide was gone.   A south wind pushed the oil up the harbor, where it concentrated near the Winter Harbor Fisherman's Co-op.  Going to investigate, ace response OHMS, Robert F. Shannon suggested that we emplace a containment boom across the harbor and let the oil come to us.  That done, sorbent boom and pads were deployed to recover the oil.  The sorbents and oiled seaweed were recovered that afternoon and eventually sent to MMWAC in Auburn to be burned.  ( According to Jason Babbidge at Clean Harbors, even though the disposal and transport was covered by their insurance, someone at DC Air refused, initially, to let Clean Harbors take the load.  That debacle was eventually overcome, and the oiled material disposed there.)
P-340-2006*Report of a discharge from an aboveground oil storage tank in a basement due to flooding conditions.

Due to extenuating circumstances with regard to flooding in York County, no further information is available for this spill.  No additional calls were received, no further actions planned based on lack of information and the amount of time lapsed since initial report.
P-341-2006*A call came in from Saco Fire Dept. about a flooding basement and an oil release to the basement.  Upon arrival, the basement was flooded about 6 inches with water rising, and a slight oil sheen on the water.  The oil was from either the sheathed line running beneath the floor or the base of the burner unit which was at water level.

A sump pump was introduced and the water removed, the discharge was run through sorbent pads before it was discharged.  Minimal oil residue was observed at the beginning of the pump off and pads were applied at the sump as the oil was drawn in.  Only small amounts of emulsified oil were seen at the sump collection hole, and the remaining water exhibited only a light sheen. Any residual oil left behind on the floor was washed and wiped by the home owners.

The sump pump was left on site for the duration of the storm event, long enough for the Tougas's to purchase and install a sump pump system.

DEP/Response plans no further actions pending this flooding event and associated oil spill.
P-342-2006*York Fire Station at 18 Railroad Ave. was flooded and the AST in the shop floated in flood waters, along with two drums of waste oil fuel, releasing the oil mixtures to the surface of the flood water.

The area suffered catastrophic flood during a 48 hour period more than 13 inches of rain fell, flooding streams, marshes, coastal impoundments and the village of York.

This was one of several emergency pump offs completed in the wee hours of Sunday into Monday evening.
P-345-2006*
	Sunday, 5/6/06: as yet, un-named vehicle operator collided with a CMP utility pole causing, among other problems, the electrical regulator [similar to a transformer but different duties] to fall and impact the ground.  Approximately 60-gallons of non-PCB mineral oil discharged to ground.  Court Brothers of Randall, ME excavated and transported said oiled soil to CPRC for recycling under CMP supervision.  No DEP response visit at the time.

P-347-2006*On 5/14/06, Scott Cyr received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) reporting abandoned drums at the former drive-in theater property on Route 1 in Brunswick.  Cyr responded to the scene and along with members of the BFD secured the drums in over-pack containers for the night.  None of the drums were leaking and appeared to contain waste oil.  One drum had a noticeable gasoline odor.

I returned to the site on 5/15/06, with Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and supervised the removal of the drums by EPI.  No further action required.
P-351-2006*While investigating a request for an abandonment in place at the Union Oil facility in Biddeford, I came across two drums of roofing tar in the woods. One of the drums was upright and full the other drum was on its side and some product had leaked out.  The property belongs to the City of Biddeford and I contacted them to see if they wanted to clean up the mess.  They declined, but gave me permission to do the clean up.  I hired Boom Technology to remove the drums and clean up the spilled material.  No evidence of who the drums belong to could be found at the site.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-360-2006*On 5/1/06, I received a call from Joe Lembo reporting a sheen at a Marina associated with Harbor Place Condominiums located at A & B Streets in South Portland.  The caller stated that the seaweed at the property looked brown and that there were "swirls" in the water.

I investigated the complaint on 5/4/06, and found no sheen or anything else that looked amiss.  No further action required.
P-363-2006*On 5/17/06, I received a call from Mary Flynn reporting diesel fuel in the water on Pine Point Beach between Pine Point and The Pier near some large buildings.  I walked the entire beach area she described that afternoon and found nothing but sea foam.  No further action required.
P-367-2006*A street sweeper broke a hydraulic line and discharged approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the pavement of the breakdown lane of the Maine Turnpike.  Sand was put on the affected area then cleaned up and disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling in Scarborough.

P-370-2006*I received a call from Independent Energy (oil delivery co.) regarding a discharge from the vent pipe of an above ground oil storage tank (AST) at the Charles Enders residence 102 Starbird Rd., Portland.

I investigated and was shown where the spill occurred.  Apparently, the pitch is not steep enough from the long fill & vent lines to the tank, and may in fact pitch slightly backwards.  A small amount of oil spilled on the driveway which was cleaned up by Independence Energy and the pipe unions were weeping inside and causing an odor.  The homeowner was satisfied that no further clean up was necessary and he would have the lines repaired by a licensed burnerman to avoid similar situations in the future.

No further action is necessary in this matter.
P-372-2006*Melinda Muse reported that there had been a discharge of oil during the previous winter at a home adjacent to hers and the spill had affected her property.  I visited her property at 11 Stetson Street and observed that there had been a discharge associated with an outside aboveground kerosene storage tank (AST) located at 23 Jordan Avenue, and the product had run across the ground affecting both properties.

I was able to contact a representative (John Goodenow) for the owner of the residence at 23 Jordan Avenue (John French), and arrangements were made to clean up the affected area.

The site was sufficiently mitigated, and no further action is necessary at this time.
P-375-2006*I received a call from the York Beach Fire Department regarding an aboveground storage tank (AST) that had fallen over during a storm, due to flooding at 15 Ocean Avenue, York Beach, Maine.  The fire department had placed down sorbent to contain the oil that had been discharged from the tank.

By the time I arrived, the tank had been up-righted and the oil confined to a general area.  I collected all the sorbents, which contained most of the discharged oil.  It appeared that around 50 gallons had been discharged.  Luckily, due to the large amount of water, there was limited impact to the soil.
P-377-2006*On 5/19/06, I received a call from Paul Dest of The Wells Reserve reporting a fuel oil spill in their basement due to flooding from a significant storm event.  The spill was causing an oil odor in the building.  The Wells Reserve had hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.  They requested, and I provided, an application to the Above Ground Storage Tank Insurance Fund to cover the costs.  No further action is required.
P-383-2006*On May 23, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of gasoline were released from a passenger vehicle onto the gravel driveway of Goodwin's Mills General Store.   Kara Walker (KW) followed up with the owner of the store and he indicated that it was much less than 2 gallons and no clean up was requested.

No further response action is required.
A-241-2006*A leak in the premium dispenser at this gas station caused gasoline to collect in the tank sump.  Portland Pump was hired by the station owner to remove the gasoline from the sump and repair the dispenser.  No gasoline escaped to the environment.  No further action is expected.
A-249-2006*On 5/14/06 at 19:30. David Hooper, Maritime Energy, reported a gasoline spill of 4 or 5 gallons at the Maritime Farms service station in Waldoboro. The spill occurred when a dispenser hose broke while a customer was dispensing fuel. Gasoline was spilled to the paved area around the dispensers. Waldoboro Fire Department responded and cleaned up the spill with speedy dry, which Maritime Energy will dispose of. The fire chief, when contacted, confirmed that all was cleaned up and no gasoline ran off the paved area.

No further action is required by Response Services.
A-253-2006*Dragon Products employees discovered a drum of waste oil during excavation and punctured it allowing much of its contents to escape to the sandy soil.  I did not issue a virgin letter due to the unknown nature of the drum contents but required Dragon, as a licensed disposal facility, to sample and dispose of the material in compliance with their license.  No further action is expected.
A-256-2006*On 5/17/06, Leo from the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) reported an oil leak at the campus. The tank located in the basement of the Woman's Study Building developed a leak and spilled a gallon or less of oil onto the concrete floor. The leak was discovered late the previous evening.

Leo, from UMF, spoke to me and was in the process of having a new tank installed. They did not have any odor/vapor problems and the oil was contained on the concrete floor. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-258-2006*Charles Wilson from Downeast Energy called this office to report a small spill of fuel oil. This spill occurred at the Hallowell Fire Department. The aboveground storage tank was overfilled, and some oil squirted out the vent. The service manager and a technician cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads. No further action from Response Services is expected. No site visit was made.
A-262-2006*A portable generator was overfilled resulting in a minor spill to the parking lot at the IP mill in Jay.  Workers cleaned it up with sorbents. No further action is expected.
A-269-2006*Mark Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, reported a sheen in the harbor.  He was unable to locate a source, but estimated that it was diesel based on odor, and relatively minor based on observation.  He also reported that it did not appear to be an ongoing spill.  No site visit made.  No further action is expected.
A-271-2006*An employee accidentally knocked over a bucket of hydraulic oil, which spilled to a concrete floor.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil. No site visit was made.  No further action is expected.
A-274-2006*A broken fitting allowed a small amount of hydraulic oil to be lost to the process sewer. No site visit made. No action expected.
P-385-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting they had a leak at their bulk plant on Paul Street in Brunswick.  Apparently they were having some welding work done on the piping system.  They thought that all the electrical system had been locked out but an electric valve at loading dock #2 opened unexpectedly while the welding was underway.  Luckily the fuel oil didn't ignite and the valve was closed quickly.  About 2.5 gallons of oil was released, approximately 1 gallon landed in a bucket and the rest landed on the gravel driveway.  Downeast excavated the contaminated soil and took it to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-130-2006*Hydraulic hose broke on machinery in concrete block manufacturing plant.  3 gals of hydraulic oil leaked onto floor.  Absorbent pads were used to clean 100% of spill.
I-131-2006*Nozzle on delivery hose broke spilling 1/2 pint of #2 fuel.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.
I-132-2006*Hydraulic oil from bucket truck.  1/2 cup spillage, soil excavated and rags disposed of at a landfill.
B-294-2006*
On 5/23/06, 2225 hour, the State Police dispatcher passed on a report from The Home Depot in Ellsworth.  The message described a few drop spill of "Bug Fogger".  The initial report came from Kimberly Debellis, who most likely is a manager at the store.  However, there was no answer at the return call number, which probably was because they had closed for the day and no one was there.  The following morning, I talked with the day manager, who said the spill was contained in a black, closed bucket.  I also talked with a representative from 3E Company, who does Haz Mat waste disposal for The Home Depot.  The hazard for Bug Fogger Aerosol is that it is ignitable.
B-213-2006*
     This office received a call at 1640 on 4/21/06, from Richard Backer (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a minor leak was discovered around the fill plug on a pad mounted transformer at the John Bapst High School on Broadway in Bangor.  An estimated 3 ounces of non-PCB oil leaked inside the casing and onto the concrete pad below the transformer.  All of the oil was contained.  In order to repair the transformer and do a cleanup, they will need to schedule a power outage at the high school sometime in the near future.  To do so now would be disruptive for the school.  In the meantime, the transformer is no longer leaking, sorbent pads have been placed on the pad to catch any drips, and they will continue to monitor the situation until the work is completed.

REC:  File report.
P-390-2006*On May 23, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of latex paint was spilled in the store of an unknown cause.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-875-2005*Thibeault Energy undertook a soil clean-up at their 19 Summer St., Brunswick.  The clean-up was due to a property transfer. The site had previously been dealt with through the VRAP process.  After several conversations with the consultant (Charlie Wallace), Diana McLaughlin of the UST Enforcement Unit and Nick Hodgkins of the VRAP Unit, it was determined the site would need to be cleaned up to the baseline-2 standard, and would not be eligible for Groundwater Fund Insurance.  The Owner opted to clean the site under the VRAP program.

No further Response actions are required in this matter.
I-133-2006*On 6-5-06, Cheryl St. Peter of Daigle Oil called to report that in the process of a site assessment during a tank removal for Daigle Oil, a small amount of contamination was encountered beneath the end of one of the tanks. We did a decision tree and determined a BL-2 cleanup level. Soil was below that standard and was not removed.
I-134-2006*20 gals of hydraulic oil spilled because of a broken hose.  The contaminated material was excavated for disposal.
P-214-2005*Hydraulic spill from equipment at Wal-Mart Distribution Center construction site.  I visited site and verified that the clean-up was complete.  No detrimental impact expected.
P-1078-2005*A real estate transaction site assessment revealed the presence of oil contamination at the Day property in Hebron.  Approximately 70 pounds of soil was removed from the site and dispose of at ENPRO Services of Maine.
P-568-2005*Contamination associated with abandoned #6 fuel oil tank at the former Beech Street Mill.  The tank was removed and a subsurface investigation was undertaken to determine the extent of the contamination.

Contamination was  found on the groundwater at depths exceeding 10 feet.  Although the Decision Tree suggests the removal of saturated soils, it was determined that removal would be impractical at this time.

The attached report form Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. accurately outlines the actions taken.
B-210-2006*
     Peter Gormley and Glen Bigney (both from Saint John, New Brunswick) came into the office at 1130 on 4/21/06, to report a trailer truck accident that had occurred on Route 9 in Aurora, one-half mile beyond the DOT garage, on 4/19/06.  The initial report that they received from the State Police was that no oil had been spilled.  When they came to Maine today to check the site, they found a couple small spots of diesel along the edge of the road and on the asphalt.  The cause of the accident appeared to be due to the truck tires going off the pavement and onto a soft shoulder on a curve.  The driver then tried to bring the truck back onto the pavement, over corrected, crossed the opposite (westbound) lane, and went into the ditch.  From the evidence at the scene, the spill may have occurred when the truck was being towed out of the ditch.  At any rate, they were now inquiring as to what DEP would like done for a cleanup.  Based on their description, it did not appear that very much, if anything, needed to be done.  I agreed to check the site and would take care of it.

     Proceeding to Aurora, I met them at the site a short time later and we went over the situation.  Since very little oil had been spilled (less than half a gallon) and there was no surface water nearby, I turned the contaminated soil over along the shoulder of the road to aerate and spread some clean sand on the oil stain that was on the asphalt.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.
P-733-2001*I was contacted by CMP reporting that a lightning strike had damaged a transformer in North Berwick causing about 2 gallons of transformer oil to be spilled.  CMP did a cleanup, but I was contacted by the landowner stating that there was still oily debris at the site.  I visited the site and noted there was still oily shrubbery and grass.  I contacted Janet Dyer to let her know they needed to complete additional  cleanup.  See attached CMP spill report.

No further Response action needed at this time.
A-282-2006*On 5/24/2006, Jim Ellsworth reported an oil spill in Oakland. The spill occurred the day before in the basement of the apartment building he lives in. Mr. Ellsworth lives in the second floor and could smell oil vapors in his apartment. I arranged a site visit with owner Lisa Stevens on 5/25/2006. Ms. Stevens pointed out a fitting on the tank that had leaked and was repaired by her boyfriend. The fittings on the tank were compression fittings.  I pointed out to Ms. Stevens that compression fittings were not legal to use on oil supply lines and they should be upgraded to flair type fittings. I also advised her to have the work done by a licensed oil burner technician. The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry, and the basement was being ventilated. The oil odor in the building was barely noticeable, and no further action is expected.
B-123-2006*
     This office received a call at 0900 on 3/7/06, from Earl Sutherland (Maine Dept of Transportation - Supervisor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had just discovered oil along the shoulder of I-95 southbound, near the Bangor-Hermon town line, where a fatal auto accident occurred last week.  Apparently, due to a snow storm at the time, the oil went into the snow and was not noticed.  Mr. Sutherland was wondering if anyone was planning to clean it up or whether DEP would like them to just go ahead and spread sand over the area.  Since I was not aware of the incident, I indicated that I would take a look at the site before anything was decided.

     Proceeding to the Bangor-Hermon town line on I-95, I found the spill as was reported.  Diesel had spread along 150 feet of the break down lane (on asphalt) and some had gone onto a grassy area adjacent to the road.  There was more oil involved than I expected; perhaps 40 or 50 gallons.  However, most of this was just a wet stain (due to snow melt) on the break down lane, at this point in time.  It would have been nice to get in there with sand and/or speedi dri and attempt to recover some of the oil.  The problem is, while I was on site for 10 or 15 minutes, traffic was whizzing by 5 or 6 feet away at 60-70-80 mph.  Trying to recover a few gallons of oil in that location would not worth the risk, in my opinion.  I would not stand out there for an hour or two sweeping the break down lane, nor would I ask anyone else to do it.  The oil that went off the pavement and onto the grassy area could only be recovered by excavation and that would cause more damage then if you just left the area along.  There is nothing nearby that the oil will effect.

     When I later discussed my findings with Mr. Sutherland, he indicated that they could have a crew on site the following day to block off that lane, if DEP requested it.  To me, it was still not worth the risk.  Consequently, I suggested that if they wanted to spread some sand on the break down lane and the contaminated grassy area adjacent to the road, that would be fine.  This they agreed to do.

CONCLUSION:  The accident occurred during a heavy snow storm on 3/2/06.  At the time, a pickup truck, being driven north on I-95, lost control around 0930, went across the median strip, and into the southbound lane where it collided with a trailer truck, owned by Hartt Transportation Systems of Bangor.  The driver of the pickup truck was killed on the spot.  See attached Bangor Daily News report for additional information.

     I checked the site several times in March, April, and May to see if any additional cleanup was needed or if there were any problems.  All of the oil stayed pretty much in place and the grass along the edge of the road appears to be growing fine.  No additional remediation is necessary.

REC:  File report.
P-392-2006*On May 24, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately a half (0.5) gallon of latex paint was discharged to the floor when it fell out of a box.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-292-2006*
On 5/23/06, I received a report of a small amount of hydraulic fluid spilled from a front end loader's hydraulic hose at the Folsom Construction process plant on Route 16 in Alton.  The report was made by owner, Jason Folsom.  Apparently, earlier that morning or late the night before, vandals had set fire to a couple of pieces of heavy equipment in the pit.  No diesel fuel was spilled and only a minor amount of hydraulic fluid was lost from a hydraulic line.  Folsom Construction employees applied speedy dry to the spill area and will dispose of the waste at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
A-226-2006*Andrea LaPointe, Maine DEP staff, reported an oil spill behind David Brooks, Goldsmiths, 190 Water Street, Hallowell on May 3, 2006.  The report was for oil soaked into soil that had not been cleaned up.  Maine DEP Response Services staff investigated and found there was a large oil stain.  DEP staff contacted Manchester Heating and found that while they were pumping out an aboveground storage tank being replaced at 190 Water Street, about 10 gallons of oil had spilled.  Manchester Heating used sorbent materials to clean up most of the spilled material.

As an experiment, Maine DEP hired Kip's Home Services to apply Spill Buster PRP to the soil and rake the material in.  PRP is a bio-remediation product.  As of May 24, 2006, results of the application appeared promising.
P-8-2006*On 1/6/2005, I received a call from Ron Roberge of Save On Fuel reporting a 100 gallon spill from an above ground storage tank (AST) at a client's residence in South Berwick.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the South Berwick Fire Department had placed copious amounts of sorbent pads on the spill and CAB Services was cleaning up the spill on behalf of Save on Fuel.

The spill occurred when the homeowner, Greg Budhan, hired King Mechanical to replace his existing AST.  Apparantly, Ken Brown of King Mechanical ran out of parts during the installation and left the residence to retrieve the necessary parts.  While he was gone, Save On Fuel arrived to deliver oil to the tank.  The fill and vent pipe were not connected to the tank.  In spite of this fact, the delivery driver made a delivery of 100 gallons of oil directly to the basement.

Much of the oil was recovered with sorbent pads.  An undetermined amount of oil went into a drain that drained out to the side lawn of the residence.  I never observed oil coming out of that drain pipe and it is unknown how intact the pipe was to begin with.

CAB services cleaned up the spent sorbent pads and left fresh sorbent on the concrete floor in the basement.  They returned to the site and cleaned the concrete area.  I suggested to Ken Brown of King Mechanical they should plan on sealing the concrete floor to mitigate the remaining oil odor.  I left a ventilation fan in place to assist with removing the oil vapors.

The fan was left in place for several weeks and eventually the floor was sealed.  I told Mr. Budhan and Mr. Brown to contact me if the odor problem persisted.  No further action required.
B-293-2006*
On 5/17/06, Cleve Leckey received an anonymous report of an unlicensed junkyard in a flood zone on the Bancroft Road in Bancroft.  I received a complaint last year on the junkyard as well, therefore the complaint was issued to me.

On 5/24/06, I revisited the site.  The status of the junkyard was the same as last year.  No evidence of spillage was found.  I spoke to first selectman Gary Lindsey via phone and he informed me that Mr. Harrington runs a clean operation and provides a service to Bancroft and neighboring communities by collecting the junk cars and other metal and recycling them.  He informed me that it is not a junkyard as much as a staging area for the crushing, which should be taking place next month.  I reminded him that junk yards are to be registered by the town for more than three unlicensed, unregistered cars at a site.  He knew of the rule.  He also informed me that the area is not in a flood zone.  I informed Mr. Lindsey that I would be writing a report to document the visit and our conversation and reminded him that if there was any spillage or if he needed any assistance, to please call me at once.
A-243-2006*On 5/12/06 at 07:53, Ron Welch of Kalloch Fuel Services reported a spill of 20 to 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the basement of a business building at 77 Park Street, Rockland. The release occurred during a pump off of an aboveground storage tank. The building was unoccupied as it was being renovated.

When I arrived on-site, Kalloch Fuel Service had a crew there cleaning up the oil with absorbent pads and speedy dry. The workers reported that they were opening the top bung of the tank to start pumping off the contents and as soon as the bung was removed, oil came spilling out of the top of the tank and onto the basement concrete floor.  The workers believe the tank was over-full and the vent and fill pipes full were of oil. Overfill was probably the result of the tank not being used during renovations and continuing on automatic delivery. The oil hit some stored items in the tank area but was contained on the basement floor and the wet sump hole. The concrete floor was sealed and the sump pump had no power to it. The area is all on town water. Kalloch Fuel Service will ventilate and clean the basement. They will dispose of oiled debris and absorbent material.

No further action is anticipated by Response Services.

B-298-2006*
On 5/25/06, 0720 hours, Don Black of 3E company in California reported there had been a one quart spill of latex paint at The Home Depot in Bangor.  3E handles spill reporting and advises on cleanup procedures for The Home Depot.  I asked Don about the hazard with latex paint; he said there was no hazard associated with latex paint, but that it was The Home Depot's policy to treat all spills as though they were hazardous.  Evidently they think that is less expensive in the long run.  The spill had been cleaned up and properly stored for disposal by a haz-mat contractor.
A-248-2006*5/14/06 1300 State Police Dispatch relayed a report from Henry Ross that a tenant in a neighboring building had just informed him that there had been an oil spill of 35 gallons in the basement a couple of weeks ago and it smelled of oil in the building. Mr. Ross was concerned for the health of his children and the children who lived in the neighboring apartment building. I attempted to contact Mr. Ross by phone  and had to leave a message on his answering machine. Because of the vapor concerns, I went to the location. Mr. Ross was not home. I asked another neighbor and they did not know of an oil spill in the area. The apartment building across the street had a basement window open but there was no oil odor in the area. The neighborhood was on public water.

5/16/06 After contacting Mr. Ross on the 15th for further information, I contacted the apartment house owner James Dolloff. He confirmed that there had been an spill at his 480 Virgin Street apartment house the last week in April around the 26th. He said it was a small 3 to 5 gallon spill and that he and the delivery driver had cleaned it up. I met Mrs. Dolloff at the apartment house. The basement had no detectable odors and though the concrete part of the floor was stained the dirt floor and the standing water in the basement showed no sign of oil.

I told Mrs. Dolloff of the requirements and benefits of reporting oil spills in a timely manner. I also informed her that the furnace oil supply line needed to be sleeved to prevent corrosion and damage that would result in a leak.

No further action expected by Response Services.
P-159-2006*On 3/2/2006, I received a call from Mike at B F Emery reporting a small fuel oil spill when off loading a tank truck at their bulk plant in Kennebunk.  The spill was due to an unspecified driver error.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-296-2006*
     This office received a call at 1535 on 5/24/06 from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that a forklift was being used to move three transformer down hill at the Graham Station in Veazie when they accidentally fell off the pallet.  Approximately six gallons of oil spilled onto the gravel driveway from two of the transformers.  Since the PCB content of the oil was unknown, a sample would be sent to the lab for analysis.  In the meantime, they have assumed that it is over 50 ppm and have cleaned up accordingly.  Four and a half 55-gallon drums of contaminated soil have been excavated and are stored nearby, pending the results of the analysis.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident, which occurred at 1340 today.

CONCLUSION:  The results of the analysis turned out to be non-PCB oil.  As such, the contaminated soil will be taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  No further remediation is required.

REC:  File report.
P-208-2006*On 3/27/2006, Jon Woodard received a complaint from a Planning Board member from the Town of Cornish regarding dumping at a High St. property in Cornish.  I visited the site that afternoon.  No one  was home when I arrived.  I looked around the property and saw several old steel tanks, tires, and some used auto parts.  I saw evidence of only one spill from a small fuel tank of some sort.  The tank was sitting on top of a piece of wood which had contained some of the spill.  I saw no significant risk to human health or the environment.  It appeared as though much of the "junk" at the site was being retrieved from various locations on the property for disposal.  I did show the photos taken to the DEP's Solid Waste program staff regarding the junk and tires.  They said it was a town issue and were not interested in pursuing it further.

I called the planning board member back regarding my findings and suggested she have the town's Code Enforcement Officer check out the property for possible junkyard licensing.  No further action required.
P-263-2006*On 4/13/2006, Jon Woodard received a call from the Wells Fire Department reporting a diesel fuel spill at the Shaws Distribution Center in Wells.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that a Shaws' trailer had separated from it's tractor and the front end of the trailer had landed on the ground, causing a leak in the diesel fuel tank on the trailer that feeds a refrigeration unit in the trailer.  The spill had occurred near a storm water catch basin.  The fire department and Shaws' employees had contained much of the spill with sorbent materials, but some had reached the catch basin.  The basin drains into a retention pond on the property.  Sorbent boom had been placed in the pond as a precautionary measure, although no evidence of diesel in the pond was evident.

Shaws hired Cyn Environmental to respond to the site and remove the spent sorbents, as well as pump out the affected catch basin.  I checked the site the following morning and found the site cleaned up to my satisfaction.  No further action required.
P-190-2006*On 3/20/2006. I received a call from John Johnson of B & L Oil reporting a spill from an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) at Weston's Farm in Fryeburg.  I responded immediately and met John and the farm owner, George Weston, on site.  The oil line from one of the tanks servicing the greenhouse area had leaked for an unknown reason.  It was believed that there was 40 gallons of oil unaccounted for.  A large area of dead grass and an oil stain was evident around the tank, running down a dirt access road to the greenhouse.  The site is served by public water.

I hired Boom Technology to excavate the contaminated soil.  The excavation took place from 3/29 to 3/31.

Boom Technology returned to the site on 5/25 and loamed and seeded the excavation area.  No further action required.
P-401-2006*On 5/20/2006, I received a call from the Norway Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at White's Marina in Norway.  It was reported to be soaked into the ground.  They provided no information on where the spill came from.

On 5/22/2006, I received a call from both White's Marina and Kevin Moore of C N Brown.  Apparently the spill occurred when C N Brown overfilled an Above Ground Storage Tank at the site.  C N Brown had hired Environmental Projects to clean up the spill.  I looked at the site later that afternoon and found it cleaned up to my satisfaction.  No further action required.
B-297-2006*On 5/23/06, 1140 hours, this office received a fax from the National Response Center.  The message was initiated by an anonymous caller and it alleged that Daigle Oil had dumped gasoline at an unknown location, dumped spill pads into a dumpster, and also hadn't updated its UST book.  Since the gasoline dumping complaint was at an unknown location, my only choice was to contact Daigle Oil to get more insight into the allegation.  I was put in contact with Bert Levesque, who is the fixed facility manager for Daigle Oil.  Regarding the dumping issue, he said that back in March a customer had complained of getting gas from them that had water in it.  They proceeded to pump from the bottom of the tank and got about a gallon of water and close to a drum of gasoline.  They allowed the water to freeze and put the gasoline in one of their Bangor facility tanks.  Perhaps there are some issues here.  Maybe transporting a hazardous material without a license.  Maybe not reporting evidence of a possible UST leak.

While I was talking with Bert, I got a call from Scott Leighton (Hazardous Waste Enforcement - Bangor).  Scott indicated the issue with Daigle went beyond the complaint I was dealing with.  Apparently, the same anonymous caller had reported behavior at the Daigle Oil management level that could be considered criminal.  Additionally, the UST allegation is an issue that needs to be referred to our UST Enforcement Unit.  A referral has been made to Scott Leighton, and he indicated  I did not need to refer it to Oil Enforcement, because he and Ted Scharf were working on this together.
P-318-2006*
SUMMARY
	This report describes the Maine DEP response to the Thursday 5/4/06, fire and destruction of the former Stinson Seafood Canning Co. facility in Bath, Maine.  Bruce Poliquin, of Dirigo Holdings LLC, was the owner at the time and is reported to have recently purchased the property for redevelopment to condominiums.  With planned future use and information gathered, this report also covers historical problems and previous prohibited discharges and waste management in order to form a more complete assessment.  The town-listed owner was still Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC of San Diego, CA.  Recent assessment work was contracted through George Weston Limited, of Toronto, Canada.  The day of the fire, Maine DEP authorized Clean Harbors Env. Services [CHES] to respond to assist with recognized and potential discharges of oils and hazardous materials.  Maine Fire Marshal and US ATF later confirmed the fire was arson caused.

NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	No notification to DEP was received by the State Police from the responsible party or fire department during the morning of 5/4/06.  Stephen Brezinski of DEP heard of the fire on the radio and television news.  Knowing some of the material stored at the facility, he wisely chose to respond and investigate as a representative from the State DEP.

SITE HISTORY
	See the 6/9/89, Env. Audit by Eco-Analysts and the 1/26/00, Phase 1 Assessment done by Environmental Resources Management containing much historical information and description of the parcel.  Parts of these assessments are included with this report.  Copies of these reports may also be reviewed in DEP RCRA files.  Prior site use included boat/ship building, and then a fish processor & cannery for the last half century.
	Previous DEP recorded discharges and investigations include: P-461-2000 regarding an ammonia discharge, P-52-2003, P-419-01 regarding fish waste, P-841-1999 regarding a discharge from the #6-oil AST, and P-821-99 covering a discharge to the river.
	A #6-oil UST of 1946-age is reported to have been abandoned-by-removal in 1989, prior to the Maine requirement for a CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Previous assessments note surface oil discharges atop the tank area.  I have found no DEP reports that these prohibited discharges were properly reported or cleaned-up as required by Maine statute.
	J B Plunkett & Assoc. in 1989 documented elevated Pb at 350-ppm and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons [TPH] at 2640-ppm in soil samples.  I have found no record this contamination was reported or remediated as required.

AREA DESCRIPTION & SENSITIVITY
	The plant occupies 5.6 acres of riverside property below Bowery St. [Bath property Map #20 Lot 341].  To the north is the Bath sewage treatment plant.  W and S are residential housing [see attached maps & site sketch].  The area is on municipal water and sewer service.  Borings noted in ERM's year 2000 Phase-II assessment document sand and clay-silt throughout the lot with wood debris.  Some or much of this is non-native fill, such as the southern side of the lot.

INITIAL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Thursday, 5/4/06, On site for initial response 0830 hrs.  After meeting with Fire Chief Hinds, I later met with Maine State Fire Marshal investigators for mutual briefing.  The Maine Fire Marshal and US ATF investigators wished knowledge of any threatening haz mat before searching the wreckage.  Property owner, Bruce Poliquin was not on site or available till about noon.  Much of the buildings were destroyed.  Bath Fire Dept. [BFD] reported that flames have been coming out from the #6 oil AST, and earlier there had been a light sheen and soot entering the river with fire fighting water.  After I updated DEP's Steve Flannery and Babara Parker; DEP requested Clean Harbors Env. Services (CHES) respond on an emergency basis to lay prophylactic river-boom along the river, and secure or empty containers of oil and haz mat.  Dick Grimm and CHES crew later on site and boom was dep
A-207-2006*On 4/20/06 at 16:13, Cory Cummings of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil leak from a concrete pad mounted untagged transformer at a vacant industrial building in Waterville. He said that it looked like the transformer had been hit during winter snow plowing and had developed a small leak. The oil tested at 89 parts per million plychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). A work crew had removed the transformer, cleaned the pad, and dug a small amount of soil between the pad and paved parking lot.

On 4/21/06, I met Cory on-site. The vacant building was located behind a automobile dealer, off College Avenue in a commercial area of Waterville. The transformer is located on the left side of the building. CMP had installed a new transformer and the pad had been cleaned. There was a hole about 1 foot deep and 1/2 foot wide next to the slab where soil had been removed. I asked Cory to sample the soil in the hole for PCBs to establish if further excavating would be necessary. He agreed and will send the results. Results were below limits.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-361-2006*On 4/28/06, I received a call from Bill Locke, a commercial bait fisherman, reporting heavy oil in a pond behind Walmart on Route 26 in Oxford.  He stated the oil was in the bottom of the pond.  I had previously recovered abandoned buckets of waste oil at that site this past winter and told the complainant I would check out his story.

On 5/15/06, I got another call from Adam Bellisle, the business partner of Bill Locke repeating the same complaint.  I investigated the complaints on 5/17/06.  I found a small amount of oil sheen on top of the pond, and a significant amount of black sediment on the bottom of the pond.  It had been raining for two weeks and this pond is a retention pond for the entire parking lot at the Walmart facility.  The oil on top was likely from runoff from the parking lot and the sediment was particulates from the runoff.

I went inside and spoke with the Assistant Manager for Walmart, Greg Boom.  I suggested perhaps they chain off access to the pond area given the past dumping complaints.  He indicated they were in the process of doing that.

No further action required.
A-246-2006*On 5/12/06 at 13:00, Ted Haskell, McGee Construction, reported a spill of 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a dump truck at the Associated Grocers' warehouse in Gardiner.  The truck hit the dispenser canopy while doing paving work on the parking lot. A crew was cleaning the spill up. The spill occurred around 12:10.

When I arrived at the spill location, I met Ted. The dump truck broke a hydraulic line when it hit the canopy, spraying oil onto the pavement and building. Facility and construction workers responded immediately with oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil. The building was wiped down. A small amount of oil hit the dirt between the pavement and the building.  A small amount of soil was removed immediately by the equipment on-site.

No further actions by Response Services are expected.
B-295-2006*
On 5/24/06, 1116 hours, Dead River Company reported that they were responding to a small spill at "The Fountain Inc." on Route 15 in Bucksport.  While doing a routine tune up, the tech noticed the AST was dripping from a corrosion hole.  The release was slow enough so a single pad was able to contain the release until the tank could be replaced.
P-398-2006*On May 25, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of Stone Mason Grease & Oil Stain Remover was discovered to have fallen off a skid and ruptured on the floor.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

Kara Walker conducted research into the constituents of the product, which is predominantly aromatic hydrocarbons.  Further information in included on the attached Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

No further response action is required at this time.
P-362-2006*On 5/17/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Berwick Fire Department reporting a flooded basement with an oil spill associated with it.  I spoke to Chief Gorman on the phone.  He indicated that the entire contents of an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) at the Karen Price residence had emptied due to flooding.  There was a strong odor of oil in the area but nothing other than a sheen could be seen.  He indicated the spill was not recoverable and had entered the Great Works River.

I also received a call from the homeowner on 5/19/06, reporting the same event.  She had just made it back to the residence after being evacuated for a number of days.  There was oil odor in the house, but no oil sheen on the water still in her basement.  I told her that it was likely residual odor from the event earlier and that if the odor did not go away after a few days of ventilating the basement, to call me back and I would come down and look at it.  As of 5/25/06, I have not heard from her and assume the odor has dissipated.  No further action required.
A-288-2006*On 5/25/2006, an anonymous caller reported an oil sheen at the Porter trailer park in Litchfield. The caller stated that there was a large sheen on water running through a drainage ditch in the park. A site visit was made, and it was determined that the sheen was iron bacteria. No further action is expected.
B-289-2006*
On 5/23/06, 1057 hours, Mike McLaughlin (manager for HC Haines Inc) reported that one of their trucks had gone into a wooded road ditch and lost some diesel fuel through the fuel cap vent.  They deployed a spill kit they had on hand and recovered most of the release.  About twenty pads were used and these went to their waste steam.


A-158-2006*3/17/06 1740 Cory Cummings, of Central Maine Power (CMP), reported a spill of about 1 gallon of anti-freeze in the parking lot of the CMP Service Center on Winthrop Street in Augusta. The spill was found under a parked truck and was the result of a leaking hose. Speedy dry was used to clean up the spill.

No further action expected by Response Services.
B-291-2006*
On 5/23/06, 1550 hours. Richard Backer (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reported a one gallon spill of transformer oil at Graham Station. The spill happened when a transformer fell off a pallet, while being moved.  The spill area (5' x 5") was cleanup to PCB standard (40CFR 761.125 (B).  This consists of triple rinsing with a non polar solvent.  Each rinse is recovered with sorbent pads.  The final disposal of the cleanup material awaits the PCB analysis.  An analysis reported on 5/26/06 indicated that the PCB concentration was less than 2 %.
I-90-2006*On 4-11-06, Ralph Bridges of Maine DEA called to report that they were going to enter and clean up a methamphetamine lab recently uncovered in Caribou that day. They needed a representative from DEP to assist in overpacking and disposing of any hazardous chemicals they were likely to find. A variety of flammable and corrosive materials were found during their entry and removal. I overpacked them as they brought them out and took materials back to DEP storage facility for later disposal.
I-135-2006*Mike Beaulieu's pick-up truck had a pin hole in his gas tank.  It leaked about 1/4 - 1/2 gal on the side of the road.  The spill was contained by a small wheel track depression in the road, and cleaned up as soon as it was noticed with spill pads which were disposed of appropriately.
I-136-2006*20 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled because of a broken hose.  Cleaned up with shovels and pails, all spillage was in the road on a hard surface.
I-137-2006*Street sweeper hydraulic hose broke spilling 2-3 gals of oil.  Spill was spread out and soaked into pavement.  When spill occurred, soaked up with dirt, absorbed it, cleaned pavement and disposed of materials appropriately.
I-138-2006*Leaking gasket on primary bushing caused 0.5 gals of transformer oil to spill.  Hand excavation of soil to a depth of 6 inches and placed soil and clean up debris in metal drum.  No further response action required at this time.
I-93-2006*On 4-15-06, Leo Hebert of Caribou reported that after an old house had been demolished down the road from him he noticed an oil tank on its side behind the rubble. He also noticed some oil had leaked out. I visited the property and a minor amount of oil had leaked out, some getting to a small vernal pool directly behind the rubble. I spoke to the contractor and had him remove the tank. Only a sheen in a small area of the pool, that would naturally degrade.  No further action is required at this time.
I-95-2006*On 4-17-06, Bill Sheehan of this office reported he had noticed some motor oil containers and an area of spilled motor oil on an empty lot in Woodland. I went to the site and found what looked like someone had change oil in a piece of machinery and left several open containers of used motor oil. I shoveled the oil impacted debris into containers on-site, capped the open containers and left them on site.
I-96-2006*On 4-18-06, Craig Morneault of Daigle Oil reported that they had been called to a customers home because of an oil smell. They found a leak near the filter on the tank outside. They removed approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil beneath the area of the leak and under the house. This seemed to alleviate the odor inside.  The soil was landspread.  No further action required at this time.
I-139-2006*A technician was removing piping from a tank to replace tank valve.  3-5 gals spilled when valve broke.  The spill was contained to a concrete floor and was cleaned using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action is required at this time.
I-140-2006*Mercury droplets were discovered on a ledge while replacing siding on the ash storage building.  Evacuated and secured area.  Clean Harbors was contacted, investigated, and conducted a clean up.
I-88-2006*On 4-6-06, Toby Hall of Bridgewater reported that he had heard the town public works garage had leaked the week before and was concerned. I called the highway foreman and he explained the tank had leaked due to a corrosion hole in the bottom but it was discovered very close to the time it happened. A very small amount had actually escaped the tank. They had it immediately pumped by Maine Potato Growers and replaced the same day. MPG confirmed that.  No further action required at this time.
A-239-2006*On 5/10/06 at 09:40, James Breau reported seeing a continuous sheen on Route 17 as he drove from Roxbury to Mexico. He said there was a smell of diesel. He also mentioned passing a logging truck parked on the side of the road after which the sheen disappeared. He would not give his address, but he did say he was from out of state and was just traveling home from vacation.

I arrived at Route 17 in Mexico around 11:30 and could not find any evidence of oil sheen on the road all the way to Roxbury. It had been raining most of the morning, but even in the dry sections of the road there were no fresh oil stains. I checked around mill entrances in Mexico and found nothing indicating an oil spill.

No further action is expected by Response Services.
I-87-2006*On 4-5-06, Mary Kay Moreau of Mapleton called to report that in December of 2005, a town plow had overturned in her driveway. Melting snow had recently revealed where some oil had been left behind on her lawn. I looked at the area and there were several spots in the yard that motor oil had been lost. I contacted the highway foreman and he had a crew remove contaminated soil that day. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-141-2006*Hydraulic hose blew  apart at coupler on compact tractor on the hot top driveway at the home of Claude Boucher.
P-415-2006*On May 26, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) ounce of roofing tar was discharged to the floor of the store.  A customer requested that the bucket be shaken prior to purchase and the shaking apparatus punctured the bucket.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-416-2006*On May 26, 2006, DEP received notification of the discharge of approximately two (2) gallons of diesel fuel into the Harraseeket River.  The spill occurred as a result of an overfill caused by the inadvertent transfer of fuel into a tank which was already full.  Sorbent boom and pads were deployed to remediate the spill.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-419-2006*On May 27, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of latex paint was discharged to the concrete apron in front Home Depot as a result of a customer dropping the can.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-535-2001*Mystery seen was reported near DiMillo's.  No source was found, and the sheen was unrecoverable.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-422-2006*On May 29, 2006, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that an unknown quantity of transformer oil that did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was discharged onto pavement as a result of storm damage.  The spill was remediated with speedy dry.

For additional information please refer to the attached Central Maine Power spill report.

No further action is necessary at this time.
P-424-2006*On May 29, 2006, the Department of Environmental Protectin (DEP) received notification that approximately five to twenty (5-20) gallons of transformer oil were discharged as a result of a motor vehicle hitting a pole.   The oil was discharged into the vehicle, onto the driver, and on the surrounding land below the pole.  The oily soil was removed and all affected vehicles were cleaned.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is necessary at this time.
I-142-2006*Hose chaffing on a fitting caused it to burst spilling 7-8 gals of hydraulic oil.  The spill was remediated with sorbent fines which were burned in the boiler.
P-394-2006*On May, 27, 2006, DEP received notification that an unknown quantity of hydro seed material was being released into a stream that runs below Huston Road.  An officer came upon a landscaping truck with a hydro seed tank on the back.  The operator of the truck as pumping water from the stream into his tank and subsequently releasing the water mixed with hydro seed back into the stream.  As some mixtures of hydro seed may contain fertilizer, Kara Walker referred the issue to Stuart Rose for further investigation.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-387-2006*I was contacted by the ME Turnpike Authority reporting that a pick-up truck had blown its engine and sprayed engine oil along a stretch of the Turnpike.  There weren't any puddles of oil, just a spray on about 500 yards of road.  The Turnpike cleaned up what oil had sprayed into the breakdown lane.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-388-2006*On 5/23/2006, I received a call from Donna Praydon stating that her basement had flooded during a significant storm on 5/14/06.  Her complaint was that her basement smelled like oil.  I investigated the complaint the following day.

Upon arrival, I observed no evidence of oil odor.  I checked both her furnace and oil tanks and saw no evidence of oil discharge.  No further action required.
P-400-2006*
	5/25/06: Michelle from Downeast Energy Oil Co [DEE] reported that they had responded to a customer who, while attempting to replace his fuel line, initiated a leak of 1 to 3 gallons (I suspect exaggerated and closer to 1-gallon) to the concrete basement floor.   Cleaned up by DEE workers.  No DEP response requested or made.  I tried to call Mr. Attra several times the next day to check on the clean-up but could not reach anyone.  As of Feb. 2007 DEP has received no complaints or questions.  No UST Ins. claim expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
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P-403-2006*
	5/25/06: A report was made by Central Maine Power (CMP) regarding a pole-mounted transformer leak due to a lightening strike.  CMP reported that they had removed soil and oiled debris.

S G Brezinski
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P-405-2006*On 5/20/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks in Falmouth.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic oil hose broke.  The spill was cleaned up by excavating a small amount of soil.  No further action required.
A-283-2006*On 5/24/06 at 14:48, Terry Lamar of Home Depot in Rockland reported a spill of 1 quart of Minwax oil-based wood stain to the store floor. The spill was cleaned up, and the material was contained in waste container for disposal. No site visit was made.
A-284-2006*On 5/25/06 at 07:25, I received a report from John Whipple at Home Depot in Waterville that one-gallon of latex paint had spilled to the floor and been cleaned up.
A-285-2006*5/25/2006 1130 hrs., Chuck Kraske from the International Paper Androscoggin Mill reported the release of 5 gallons of used oil during the start up at the mill. Contractor left line disconnected and uncapped. Spill occurred at 1055 hrs. Absorbent pads were used to recover all but 1 gallon of oil that went to the mill wastewater treatment plant. No site visit was made.

No further action expected.
A-291-2006*On 5/27/06 at 14:45, Gloria Weisheit reported seeing a large sheen and smelling oil in Webber Pond at her camp on the pond earlier in the day. I arrived at the location at 17:00 and spoke to Gloria. There was no visual sheen observed and no smell of oil. I checked along the shoreline in both directions and found no evidence of oil. I checked neighboring camps and houses and found no evidence of oil spills in the area. I asked Gloria to contact me if she observed the oil sheen again. I received no call. No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-407-2006*On 5/25/06, I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks at their service center in Alfred.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-410-2006*On May 25, 2006, DEP received notification that an unknown quantity of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill.  CN Brown conducted an excavation and the impacted soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-411-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that they had overfilled one of their customers' tank.  Apparently it was a small overfill that came out through the vent pipe and landed on the ground underneath.  The oil was cleaned up by Downeast.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-412-2006*Discharge of Diesel at bath landfill property.

See attached report from Bath Department of Public Works for more detail.
P-414-2006*On May 26, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of premium unleaded gasoline was discharged to a puddle in the containment area of Tank #28.  After the process of product transfer from Tank #28 to another was completed (as #28 was going out of service for cleaning) the piping was disconnected above a bucket in order to capture residual product.  The bucket was simultaneously being pumped out by a vacuum truck.  The spiller indicated that the process 'got away' from the attendant and gasoline was discharged to a puddle.  The vacuum truck removed the gasoline impacted puddle for disposal with the residual gasoline already on board.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-337-2006*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a leak in a fitting at their furnace in their basement.  Apparently the owner of the home is deceased and the house is for sale.  The realtor noticed the smell of oil and called Dead River who sent out a technician to fix the problem.  I arrived to find a stain about 10 feet by 3 feet on the concrete floor originating under the furnace.  I hired Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to come out and use sorbents to clean up as much of the oil off the surface of the concrete as they could and then to scrub the surface with soap.  After that was done a layer of speedy dry was laid down and left for several days.  BTI then returned and swept up and disposed of the speedy dry.  Although there is still a slight stain on the floor there is no residual odor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-144-2006*An O-ring failed on a solenoid valve on a tree length slasher in the press hydraulic room.  Absorbent pads and a pump were used by employees to clean-up the spill.   The debris was burned in the boiler.   Shift supervisors will continue to perform inspections of the hydraulics each shift to rectify this problem
P-430-2006*The brakes of a peddle truck malfunctioned causing it to roll down a hill and over a telephone pole.  Westbrook Fire was concerned for the integrity of the tank, particularly when the removal process occurred.  The tank was not in jeopardy and the removal process occurred without issue.
B-309-2006*
Mr. Fletcher called to report that an accident at their marina had caused a mild sheen on the waters of Beaver Cove, Moosehead Lake. It seems that their fork truck stalled and without the engine the brakes failed and it rolled into the water. While they were still recovering the fork truck, he believed that it had run out of diesel fuel. In any case, there was only a sheen and no recoverable oil on the water. No further action anticipated.

B-306-2006*
On 5/27/06, 1414 hours, Trooper, Brian Higgens (Orono Barracks) reported that he was investigating a dumping complaint on Foss Road in Garland.   He stated there were a couple drums of waste oil and one of them had ruptured and spilled.  Some of the oil had gotten to water in a ditch that drains via a narrow (foot wide) tenth of a mile long stream to a bog.  The initial caller is a camp owner from New Hampshire named Bill Hoitt.  Brian said that Bill would be waiting at the intersection of Foss and Oliver Hill Roads.  On scene, the drum that was intact was at an awkward angle and too heavy to put up onto the side of the road where it could be retrieved.  To cope with the situation, we pumped it to a secure drum.  We also dumped the remaining product from the drum that had ruptured into the secure drum and applied pads to the product that had gotten into the water.  These materials were picked up with a lift gate and transported to DEP's Eastern Maine Regional Office and are awaiting disposal.
P-376-2006*On 5/18/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Trainer reporting a kerosene spill at his residence.  The spill occurred when his outside Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) collapsed due to flooding in the area.  Mr. Trainer, coincidentally, is a licensed geologist in Maine and is familiar with oil spill cleanups.

Mr. Trainer reported that there was approximately 250 gallons of oil in the tank at the time of the spill.  He said that he had searched the area around the tank and his home and had only discovered very light oil odor.  He is on public water.  Due to the facts that no significant evidence of oil remained and he is on public water, no cleanup was conducted.  No further action anticipated.
A-330-2006*   DEP received a report that several drums had been discarded on a remote section (N 44 10.982, W 69 34.040) of a rural property located in Jefferson.  It is believed the drums may have been dumped several months prior.  Some material had spilled to soil from leaks at bungs.  Liquids in the drums had the appearance of waste oil.  100 gallons of liquid was removed for disposal, as well as about 1/3 ton of oily soil.  The subject property is pasture/woodland with no wells located within 1000 feet.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-331-2006*   DEP received a report that a dump-body truck blew a hydraulic line, losing a two gallons of oil to the road.  Local fire officials reportedly recovered all of the spilled oil.
A-335-2006*On 6/21/2006, Barbara Hersey of Maritime Energy reported an oil spill in Rockport. The spill at the Filderman residence was the result of a leaking pump on a delivery truck. I made a phone call to the homeowner to verify the one-quart oil spill and clean up. The homeowner stated it was about one quart, but it was not cleaned up. I placed a phone call to Ms. Hersey at Maritime Energy and advised her to send someone back to the residence to clean up the spill.  She stated that she would. No site visit was made, and no further action expected.
A-338-2006*   DEP received a late report that this minor hydraulic oil spill occurred from a back-hoe at this facility.  Contaminated soil had been excavated and sent to the cement kiln on-site.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this event.
B-29-2006*B-29-2006
01/18/2006 22:27

     Dean Butler, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small dielectric oil spill from a transformer on Beacon Street in Brewer.  It was stated that a line burned a hole in the unit after a heavy wind event.  The approximately 2 cups of oil that spilled to the ground was cleaned up and disposed of.  It may be noted that the fluid was considered to be "non-PCB".
A-341-2006*6/22/06 Maine Drilling and Blasting reported that one of their drill operators had run into and tipped over a site skid tank spilling about 15 gallons of diesel to the ground at Broad Cove road in Friendship. They had padded up some of the spilled diesel and had dug some contaminated soil in the area. I arrived on site to find the spill site just 50 feet from the high tide line of coastal waters but some 100 yards down grade from the residence's wells. I had them continue to dig contaminated soil till bag head space PID readings were below 50ppm at which point we encountered salt water.  Soil was transported to Dragon Products Company.

No further action expected by Response Services.
B-21-2006*B-21-2006
01/13/2006 13:22

     Sustainable Forest Technologies of Milford called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid from a piece of logging equipment on the Stud Mill Road in Township 35.  Approximately one gallon leaked onto the ice covered road when a hose failed.  The fluid was then cleaned up and disposed of through their waste stream.
A-345-2006*   DEP received a report that 1/8 of a cup of oil spilled at this residence through a cracked hose on a home delivery truck.  The spill was reportedly confined to the paved driveway and was recovered using sorbents.  The homeowner expressed satisfaction with the clean-up.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this spill event.
A-348-2006*On June 24, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil was discharged as a result of the transformer overheating.  The oil was discharged to asphalt, gravel, and lawn.  The impacted soil was excavated for disposal by Central Maine Power (CMP).  Please refer to the attached CMP Spill Report for additional information.  No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
P-350-2006*I was contacted by a concerned citizen reporting that there was oil being dumped at a gravel pit off Spur Road in Cornish.  I found out that the gravel pit is part of a larger project for a subdivision.  Only one home has been built but there are plans for many more in this area.  When I visited the site I found several issues.  I found 20 or so five-gallon buckets of various petroleum products.  Most of the buckets were hydraulic oil and were empty but several had residual oil in them.  Two buckets and one red gas can were found to have gasoline in them.  I also noted a large loader that had a good sized puddle of hydraulic oil underneath it and in another corner of the pit, a pile of sand blast grit (black beauty).  I contacted the owners of the property (Mike Haskell & Joe Brown) and found that they had allowed a Frank Sanborn of Limerick Steeplejack to access the gravel pit.  This gravel pit was only supposed to be used for construction of the subdivision.  Mr. Haskell told me that the loader was his responsibility along with the buckets and gasoline, but that the sand blast grit was Mr. Sanborn's problem.  I referred the sand blast grit to Randy McMullin for enforcement/clean-up.  I asked Mr. Haskell to have all the buckets removed and their contents properly disposed of.  I also told Mr. Haskell that he would have to excavate the contaminated soil from underneath the loader and have it disposed of at a licensed facility.   I never heard back from Mr. Haskell about his plans for soil removal.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-359-2006*I was contacted by Mr. Ellis reporting that there had been a small spill of kerosene in his crawlspace.  I arrived to find that Mr. Ellis recently purchased the home and was changing over to propane when the contractor found a leaking fitting in the copper oil line that fed a monitor heater.  The oil leaked out of the line and fell onto the sand under the home's breeze-way.  The spill appeared to be small and wasn't likely to migrate anywhere that would be a problem.  I suggested that the homeowner simply bury or cover up the contaminated soil in place to prevent vapor problems.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-381-2006*On May 22, 2006, DEP received notification of an abandoned Aboveground Storage Tank in a stream across from 93 Bigelow Road.  The fire department responded to the tank, which was tipped sideways into the stream.  It is unknown how much oil was discharged into the stream, but the fire department did recover approximately one (1) gallon with sorbents.  The tank was filled with approximately sixty (60) gallons of stream water when the fire department righted it.  Kara Walker (KW) and Ann Hemenway went to the area to locate the tank and assess future clean-up actions.   On June 2, 2006, the mixed liquid media in the tank was pumped out via vacuum truck and the tank was cleaned and cut for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-449-2006*On 6/5/06, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their bucket trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-382-2006*On May 22, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one and a half (1.5) gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the cement floor of a garage.  Kara Walker was flabbergasted to find out that a youth returning his family's lawn mower to the garage inadvertently scraped the tire of the vehicle against the filter housing, resulting in it falling off.  The youth, unable to find anything more suitable, covered the exit port with his finger until a representative from the oil company arrived on scene.  The most amazing part of this story is that the quick thinking of the youth kept what could have been a catastrophic tank failure spill to only 1.5 gallons.

The spill was remediated with speedy dry.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-447-2006*On June 5, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately ten (10) gallons of low sulfur diesel was discharged to the pavement below an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) as a result of an overfill.  The spill was remediated with sorbents (speedy dry and pads).  Kara Walker (KW) dispatched to the site and the spill was cleaned up to an acceptable degree.  KW followed up with Union Oil to ensure that the malfunctioning alarm system would be repaired.  Union Oil indicated that a representative from Adams and Fogg repaired the system on June 5th.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-617-2005* Mike White called this office to report the finding of contaminated soil and ground water at Andrews Gulf in Boothbay Harbor. The station is located at 92 Townsend Ave. This property was in the process of being sold and Mr. White had been hired by the buyer to assess the environmental conditions at this gasoline service station.
 The first call I received on this site was in the Fall of 2002. The real estate transaction failed to materialize and the Phase 1 report was sent to me in April of 2003.
  The data collected at this time consisted of soil gas probes, soil samples with head space screening and lab analysis of water samples from a monitoring well. There were three elevated head space readings of 672, 1,617 and 2,199 ppm. One elevated soil gas reading of 319 ppm. The lab analysis found low levels of DRO at 700 ug/l. The results for GRO and MTBE were non detect. I determined the site to be a B-2 cleanup goal. This information is all included in the Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, dated October 2002.
 This Bureau's Oil Enforcement Unit/UST Program has repeatedly contacted the owner, Mr. Malcom Andrews about non compliance issues concerning the underground tanks. Escalated enforcement actions were in the process.
 Now, jump ahead to December 2005. Mr. White called me indicating that another buyer was interested in the property and they hired him to do further site investigation. Additional samples from the monitoring well were collected. This time the results were 85 DRO and 11 MTBE.
 The buyers, the bank, and Malcom Andrews arrived at an understanding and new piping was installed starting in late April and early May, 2006. Also at this time, the Bank or the Buyers decided to go through the VRAP process. This complicated matters somewhat.
 Mike White did an extended search, out to 2,500 feet, for any private or public drinking water wells. He found two private wells that were about 300 and 350 feet away. This now makes the site a stringent cleanup goal.
 On 5-10-06, soil removal occurred at Andrews Gulf. About 44 tons of soil were removed. Most of this material was from one location. Also during the process of upgrading the piping, the contractor encountered several tons of soil and this material was stockpiled and then removed on 5-10.
 This ends activity on this site for Response Services.
 Additional work will need to be done by VRAP and the two wells will be sampled by Mike White.
P-389-2006*On May 23, 2006, DEP received notification that a youth had constructed a bomb in a 2-liter plastic soda container filled with a half (0.5) gallon of gasoline and a half (0.5) tablespoon of mercury.  The police department was made aware of the bomb by the suspect's mother and she removed the bomb from his possession.  Later in the day, the bomb was dropped off at the police station and Kara Walker (KW) was contacted.  KW indicated the proper storage for the materials and coordinated to retrieve the bomb the following day.

On May 24, Greg O'Brien retrieved the bottle, placed it in secondary containment, and secured it in the DEP's hazardous waste storage area awaiting disposal.

At a later date it was discovered that the father of the suspect had a quantity of elemental mercury in his possession, which is where the suspect retrieved his sample for the bomb.  The father indicated that he wanted to dispose of the mercury.  Arrangements were made and Stephen Flannery picked up approximately ten (10) pounds of mercury and placed it in the DEP's mercury storage area pending bulk disposal.

On June 8, 2006, KW transported the gasoline/mercury mixture for disposal at Environmental Projects, Inc. facility in Gray.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-391-2006*On May 24, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of oil based paint was found flipped over due to an unknown cause.   The spill was remediated with rags, which were disposed of by Home Depot.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-393-2006*On May 26, 2006, DEP received notification that there was a suspected sheen on Long Lake traveling into Brandy Pond.  Kara Walker (KW) dispatched to rendezvous with the town Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) at the scene.  While en route, KW received further information that the CEO determined that the sheen was caused by pollen, not petroleum.  KW confirmed the CEO's determination.

No further response action is necessary at this time.
P-408-2006*On May 25, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of latex paint was spilled in the parking lot.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-417-2006*On May 26, 2006, DEP received notification that there was an unknown quantity of oil on a public roadway in the Jetport.  Originally, it was indicated that it was a minor spill and no oil was available for collection because vehicles had run through the area and spread out the spill.  On May 27th, Kara Walker (KW) checked the area and discovered that the spill was much larger than originally reported.  Speedy dry was used to remediate the spill and left in place overnight.  KW swept and collected the speedy dry for disposal and contacted a Jetport representative to collect some additional information regarding the spill.

The representative indicated that he found the hydraulic spill and dispatched Jetport employees to clean the spill with speedy dry.  When he left the scene on the 26th, the speedy dry was being swept up for disposal.  He indicated that perhaps they had dispensed a fresh batch of speedy dry without his knowledge.  KW indicated that she had several bags of speedy dry, but there was some that was under a puddle that needed to be removed.  The representative indicated that it would be taken care of.

KW checked the area at a later date and the area was cleaned satisfactorily.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-313-2006*
SUMMARY
	5/1/06, DEP Response was notified of a previously unreported oil discharge to the basement of the Herr residence in Westbrook, Maine.  About 15-gals. of red #2 oil had discharged from a leaking AST oil filter gasket onto the concrete floor of the basement back on 3/20/06.  Avery Services returned for a partial clean-up though no party reported the discharge to the DEP as required.  See the 5/3/06, DEP letter to Avery Services and later e-mails for further details & chronology.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS CHRONOLOGY
3/20/06: Avery representatives performed initial clean-up work.  Maine DEP was not notified so as to insure a satisfactory clean-up.
4/5/06: heavy rains and an unplugged sump-pump caused the basement to flood and oil contaminate or re-contaminate items.  Avery responded.  Middlesex Mutual Assurance [Avery's carrier] calls in ServPro to clean the basement twice over the following weeks.  Clothing and wood items removed.
Tuesday, 5/2/06: DEP first evaluates after notification by Ms. Herr on 5/1/06, and I replace oiled stained sorbent pad from under oil tank filter.
5/8/06: Avery Services digs up oiled soil under the deck & sump outlet.
5/9/06: I found a ring of red oil spots under the filter confirming a continuing oil leak from the filter.  I advised Avery Services to fix.  Oiled clothes outside not removed yet.  Still oiled leaves under deck to remove.
Thursday, 5/11/06: DEP Engineer, Peter Eremita replaces oiled pads from under the filter.  Confirms oily sorbent still under tank against wall.
Wednesday, 5/17/06: Avery Services replaces filter canister.  Ms. Herr states they claim leak is from the brass firematic fitting, not the canister.  Brezinski and Mr. Holmes of Oil & Soil Fuel Board inspect after and determine that leak was from canister, not the firematic.  Oil odor still in home.  More oiled debris recovered under deck by Avery.
Thursday, 5/18/06: Ms. Herr contacted DEP stating that fresh oil drops on new pad under filter.  On an emergency basis, DEP has EPI send a burner tech to check and stop the leak.  EPI reported that he found a fitting atop the filter canister was the leak source.
5/24/06: Bruce Avery requested DEP management of remaining clean-up actions.
Friday, 5/26/06: EPI disconnected, emptied and moved the AST then cleaned the floor and wall.  Eremita then acquired an air sample from the basement for lab analysis over 5/30-5/31/06.
Wednesday, 5/31/06: EPI coated/sealed the basement floor in the proximity of the AST.  [Ms. Herr arranged with EPI for a new AST which will be reinstalled in place of the old 20+ year age AST.]

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	The air sample acquired on 5/31/06, was found to be below the DEP's chronic action level and Eremita considered the home safe for occupation in accordance with DEP's Field Guideline.  These results will be copied to Ms. Herr, Avery Services, and to Eric Frohmberg of Maine DHHS.
B.	Remediation of the oil discharge to state satisfaction could have been completed sooner had DEP been notified sooner.
C.	DEP's will seek reimbursement for remedial expenses from Avery Services.  I understand there is no AST Insurance coverage or application.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM



P-265-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Saturday, 4/15/06: DEP's Sheryl Bernard notified in the morning by Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Dept. [SCSD] of a truck accident and discharge of 20-gallons of hydraulic oil from the vehicle.

RESPONSE, ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Tuesday, 4/19/06: On Monday Ms. Bernard requested Stephen Brezinski take over the case, therefore I visited the site the following morning.  The location was in the triangular island at the northbound lane of Rt. 127, coming from Georgetown, directly across from the M W Sewall Clippermart gas station.  The area is sub-urban, commercial and residential use, serviced by municipal water.  On site I noted the disturbed area where the truck had rolled on its side, matching the location on the SCSD Traffic Accident Report.  The soil was saturated with discharged hydraulic oil.  I bagged oiled sorbent pads placed by the Fire Dept. and laid new pads.  The responsible party (RP) was unknown to DEP, at the time.  The RP appeared to have not made an effort to remove the oiled contamination and re-landscape the area.
	Removal of oiled soil was beyond the capability and available time for me to perform, at the time, so DEP hired Boom Tech Inc. to remove contaminated soil.  Boom Tech remediated the site and spread replacement loam-fill, 4/24/06.  CPRC received 3.48 tons of soil under a DEP Virgin Letter.

	At this time, the discharge is understood to be remediated to State satisfaction.  The driver, Tony Mosier was cited for excessive speed in causing the accident and along with the owner, Mr. Holbrook, is considered a Responsible Party for the discharge.  Maine DEP will recover clean-up expenses from the vehicle owner, Mr. Lester Holbrook of Woolwich.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-149-2006*4.2 gallons of off-highway fuel came out of a fuel truck nozzle due to operator error.  Fuel dripped from the nozzle onto a dirt turn-around.  There is a brook located about 300-400 yards away, but the spill was contained on the road surface and cleaned up within an hour with spill pads.  The spill occurred on the 3 mile branch road off the 106  road (T17R12).  Go in about 3 miles, and it was on the right had side.  Spill was cleaned by White Oak Logging, and the final disposal site is the Fort Kent garage.
I-150-2006*10-20 gals of diesel fuel spilled due to a drive shaft on a skidder breaking.  An excavator and dump truck dug up the contaminated soil and brought it to the Pinkam site for disposal.
I-151-2006*10 gals of hydraulic fuel spilled due to a breakage of a hose in the engine.  Contaminated soil was deposited in two 55-gallon drums for later disposal.
A-298-2006* On 5-31-2006, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reported that a very small amount of oil had seeped out of a portable tank. This occurred at the substation in Fairfield located on Benton Ave. A fitting had developed a leak and spilled less than one gallon of oil to the ground. The oiled soil was later excavated and brought back to CMP's North August Service Center (NASC).

No site visit was made and no further action from Response is expected.
A-301-2006* On 6-4-2006 the Rockland Fire Dept. reported the release of an estimated twenty gallons of diesel fuel. This release occurred at Knight's Marine Service when the wind and rain caused a ship support jack(s) to shift , resulting in a sailboat falling over.

The diesel fuel leaked from the tank on the sail boat and into a shallow depression at the boat yard. This depression was flooded with the recent rainfall. The fuel oil floated on the water allowing the Fire Dept. and the DEP to recover/clean-up the oil with sorbent pads.

Clean-up was sufficient and no further action is expected.
A-303-2006*On July 6, 2006, Alex Pugh, DEP Technical Services, was assigned this spill and requested a spill number.  DEP Response Services has had no involvement with this case.  Please see the attached information from Alex Pugh.
A-304-2006*On May 7, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a spill of 13 gallons of transformer oil that did not contain poly-chlorinated biphenyls.  The spill occurred as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The contaminated soil was excavated for disposal at Waste Management's facility in Norridgewock.
A-305-2006*   DEP received a report that a tractor trailer accident had occurred on this remote section of Route 27.  Saddle tanks had ruptured and diesel oil had spilled to soil at the road shoulder.  The truck was removed and contaminated soils were excavated under DEP supervision; recovery was thorough.
   The area is rural and is not served by municipal water.  Two seasonal (unoccupied) camps are within 1000' of the spill; neither is considered threatened by this spill event.
P-418-2006*On May 27, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one quarter (0.25) cup of latex paint was discharged to the floor when a customer dropped a can.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-58-2006*Through the auspices of a good samaritan, Helen and Johnny Gorczynski had a trailer and small plot of land deeded to them on Blaine Avenue in Guilford.  They moved in, along with Mrs. Gorczynski's 78 year old mother, during the week of January 27, having lost their previous abode, for a reason unknown to me.   On February 2, they exercised their entitlement to LIHEAP money and 191 gallons of heating oil was put into the tank (see attached photos).  Sometime subsequent to that, the tank started leaking and by Saturday morning, all the oil remaining in the tank was on the ground and running down the street, because of Friday's rain.  (It's curious to me that none of the neighbors noticed the sheen or at least the odor of oil in the air and reported it.)  Shamrock Oil in Guilford suggested to Rev. Rozelle that he report the incident to the DEP.

I arrived at the site by 1100 on Saturday 2/4, assessed the situation, made out the proper paperwork, and contacted Clean Harbors to do the cleanup on Sunday (see attached photos).  I got Hall & Sons to set up a temporary tank, away from the cleanup area.  It being Saturday, I assumed there would be no one at the social service agencies to okay payment for an emergency oil delivery.  So, with the Division Director's approval, I agreed to pay for 100 gallons.

The cleanup on Sunday went as smoothly as could be expected, given that it occurred at least 3 days after the spill and 2 rainstorms.  A lot of oil was recovered from a hole on the back side of the trailer; it looks to me as though oil had been spilled there before.  The property's well is only 15 feet away from the tank; a water sample will have to be obtained sometime in the future.  In the spring, an assessment will be made to determine if soil needs to be excavated from the site.

On 3/20/06, I collected a sample from the drilled well adjacent to the spill site, and analysis, incredible as it may seem, showed the well water to be free of hydrocarbons.  On May 31, once the roads were unposted and the property DIGSAFED,  35 tons of contaminated soil were dug out next to the trailer.  The physical constraints of the site made it impossible to remove all the existing contamination: the well and the power/water lines were in the way, as was the replacement oil tank. At the seven foot level, PID readings in the soil still showed 500 ppm.
P-436-2006*Transformer spill due to lightning storm.  I allowed CMP to wait for laboratory analysis before cleaning up site.  Lab analysis was ok for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill and site was sufficiently cleaned up on 6/5/2006.
P-439-2006*Please see attached CMP report.
P-441-2006*A pickup truck went into the Little Androscoggin River just above the Barker Dam.  Though it is not known if any fluids were released, it was suspected, but the circumstances precluded those on scene from enacting any cleanup or containment measures.  The vehicle was removed from the river within a few hours.
P-442-2006*A motor vehicle driver left the fueling station with the nozzle still in the vehicle.  It is suspected that approximately five of the fourteen gallons the dispenser pumped actually reached ground.  Cumberland Fire Department cleaned the area with speedy dry.
P-445-2006*A lobster boat sunk at its mooring discharging approximately two gallons of motor oil.  At the time of my arrival, the boat had been dragged to within 20 feet of the shoreline at lowtide, and the plan was to right it at the next high.  I was told that this did occur.  Some oil was seen on seaweed and other native flora, but its recovery was neither feasible nor warranted.
P-446-2006*A half gallon of latex paint spilled to the parking lot picked up with sorbent material.
P-450-2006*On 6/7/06, I received a call from Don Strout of Bath Iron Works reporting a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a street sweeper.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-43-2006*B-43-2006
01/19/2006 18:15

     Dean Butler, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of "non-PCB" transformer oil at 743 Goodell Farm Road in Hampden.  It was stated that a tree branch fell on a line pulling the pole to the ground.  The transformer on the pole sustained damage resulting in a spill of about 8 gallons.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to cleanup the affected area with sorbent material and excavation of contaminated soil.
P-420-2006*On May 28, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of stain was discharged to the floor as a result of a forklift accidentally running over it when a customer left it in an aisle.  The spill was remediated with sorbrents.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-421-2006*On May 28, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one quarter (0.25) cup of latex paint was found spilled in the parking lot.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-860-1999*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT
	On Fri. 12/10/99, Ms. Freilich contacted DEP regarding an oil-like odor that had been noted in a condo/townhouse she owned @ 93 Park St.  On 12/15/99 I met her onsite and confirmed the mild odor of fuel oil, strongest on the lower floor near the SE brick wall.  Outside I noted an inside heating oil AST facility immediately on the other side of this wall in the basement of #91 Park apartments.  The manager of 91 Park is a tenant, Mr. Bruce Carver @ 775-6189; the owner is a Ms. Ingles.  Ms. Ingles later told me that Carver had noted an oil odor in the basement.
	The area is dense residential townhouses and apartments served by city water & sewer.  Multi-story brick and wood buildings in the neighborhood are are heated by basement fuel oil AST's and by natural gas.  Ms. Ingle's building and Ms. Freilich's building are abutting with no alley separation making investigation difficult.  The site was managed as an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
	On 12/17/99 I arranged with Ingles and Breggy Oil Co. to check out a reported oil-tank "weep" while Breggy changed the tank.  On Mon. 12/20 I met Breggy burner-men onsite who removed the 275 gal. vertical tank and replaced it with a new, horiz. AST.  We noted no large stains on the ground indicating a tank leak, though did note an oil stain on the tank side from the fill-pipe fittings.  Breggy replaced the old line which ran along the wall under a skim of concrete.  The old line & coating was pulled up and no leakage was noted.
     The brick wall between the AST and Ms. Freilich's townhouse was crumbling and apparently very porous.  As no significant oil spill was noted I surmised that Ms. Freilich's warm townhouse was drawing in the oil-smelling air thru the wall like a chimney effect.  Ms. Freilich was unavailable for a month or so for personal reasons.  At her request DEP hired SERVPRO company to deodorize the residence over the weekend of 2/12 and 2/13/00.  Mr. Carter of SERVPRO reported satisfactory results in deodorizing.  Unfortunately the odor later returned and primary management of further actions were passed to DEP engineers Peter Eremita and Don White.

CONCLUSIONS
a]	As no significant oil spillage was found that the odor problem could could be pinned on, DEP will not seek reimbursement from either property owner.  See attached for further info.
b]	The sources of the oil odors I suspect to have been a residential fuel oil line or AST within any of the many nearby buildings, or potentially one or several discharges to the ground during oil deliveries.
c]	Over the next year or more Eremita and White investigated further.  A venting system was installed by DEP to keep oil vapors out of Ms. Freilich's living space.  See the records of DEP Tech Services for further details.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-322-2006*
On 6/7/06, 1451 hour, Bart Newhouse (OHMS I in August) passed on a call he had received regarding oil on the ground at 106 Bishop Road in Troy.  Bart had left a message with the caller stating that someone from our area would contact him.  I called the number and requested a return call.  The caller had not answered my call either.  I visited the site and found a truly small amount of oil that was producing a sheen which could have been caused by a few drops of oil.  The property owner (Dean Hargreave) said that his front end loader could have leaked some hydraulic fluid even though it is a new machine.  The oil was in the form of sheen only, so there was nothing to pick up.  I gave  Dean a handful of pads, so that he could wipe the machine down another time.
P-423-2006*On May 29, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of lubricating oil was discharged to the Androscoggin River when the lower housing unit fell off of the outboard motor of a work boat.  The current of the river dispersed the spill making it unrecoverable.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-37-2006*B-37-2006
01/20/2006 18:06

     Jeff Gray, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of dielectric oil at pole #7 on the Wells Cove Road in Brooklin.  It was stated that a line was pulled down in windy conditions, in turn, tipping a transformer and spilling about one gallon onto the ground.  The dielectric fluid contained a PCB level of 470 ppm.
    The affected area was thoroughly cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel.  Approximately 3 drums of contaminated vegetation, soil, and debris were generated and disposed of in the cleanup.  It may be noted that subsequent testing of the affected area shown "non detect" for polychlorinated biphenyls.
A-116-2006*On February 21, 2006, Virginia Hallowell, 61 Leeman Arm, Palermo, reported her oil tank had been damaged as the result of a structure fire.  When the fire impinged upon the tank, the Fireomatic valve closed, containing the oil within the tank.

Ms. Hallowell request assistance from Maine DEP in removing the oil and disposing of the tank.  Maine DEP staff removed an estimated 70 gallons of #2 fuel oil and recommended several contractors to dispose of the tank.

If the tank had ruptured and the oil not been consumed in the fire, it is possible the well could have been impacted.

No further action is expected.
A-181-2006*On 3/30/2006, Herbert Irish reported the dumping of drums containing waste oil on a vacant lot in Benton. After researching tax records at the town office, I found the property owner was Fred Zeytoonjian of Enfield Connecticut. I contacted Mr. Zeytoonjian and informed him of the oil drums and lead acid batteries I had discovered dumped on his property. I also advised Mr. Zeytoonjian that a drilled well on his property was missing a cap and should be sealed or properly abandoned.  Additionally, I informed him the property had become a target of illegal solid waste dumping and the property should be secured to prevent this. Mr. Zeytoonjian stated that he would have the oil and batteries properly disposed of and work on securing the property.

On a drive by a month later, I noticed that the drums were gone. On 6/8/2006, I made a call to Mr. Zeyzoonjian to inquire where the oil was disposed of.  He stated that on 4/12/2006, Raymond Lepage delivered the drums of oil to Doug's Garage in Benton to be burned in a waste oil furnace. I made a phone call to the owner of Doug's Garage, and he confirmed receiving the oil. No further action is expected.
A-192-2006*On 4/11/2006 Viola Begin reported a possible oil spill in Smithfield. Ms. Begin is the owner of this rental property and had recently evicted the tenant. During clean up of the property Ms. Begin noticed a patch of dead grass and the odor of oil on the lawn. I made a site visit to investigate and estimate about a five gallon spill of a fuel oil. There was no obvious source of the spill and the spill appeared to have happened several months ago. I left an empty drum with Ms. Begin and told her if she wanted to shovel up the area I would take care of disposal for her. No further action is expected.
A-210-2006*On 4/21/2006, Ronald Walsh of Kalloch Fuel reported an oil spill in Belfast. The spill was the result of tank corrosion. The oil tank was located in the garage of a multi-unit condominium. The spill was discovered by caretakers, as the owners primary residence is in Pennsylvania.

The 200-gallon spill leaked out of the garage and into the perimeter drain of the building, making its way to the drain's outfall, 100 feet from Belfast Harbor. I was able to boom off the outfall with sorbent material and hired contractor Suydam and Sons for contaminated soil removal.  The following day, 108 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau and Son's for disposal. Several days later, the area was backfilled and seeded using a woven ditching mat to prevent erosion problems due to excessive surface water runoff.

The interior of the garage was also contaminated, with oil saturating the cement floor and sheet rock walls. Cliff's Painting was hired to pressure wash the cement floor and restore the garage area. The floor was then sealed with epoxy paint to prevent problems from oil vapors. The walls of the garage were fire rated double layer sheet rock and were saturated with oil two feet up from the floor, as were the insulation and wooden studs. The studs were painted to keep oil vapors sealed, the insulation and sheet rock were replaced and re-painted.

There is a small retention area at the outfall of the perimeter drain that continues to collect a small amount of product after heavy rains. The area is lined with sorbent boom and pads and will continue to be monitored as needed.
P-425-2006*I received a call from Downeast Energy regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 120 West Street, Biddeford, Maine.  The tank was located inside the maintenance building that had flooded, and there was concern for the adjacent pond.

I responded to the incident and determined that we could start pumping water from the building, until we reached the oil.  In the meantime, I contacted Boom Technology, Inc.  to have the oil/water removed and all oil soaked materials.  The AST was later removed and disposed of.
A-565-2005* On 11-15-05, Keith Harper called this office to report an oil leak at their home in Appleton. Their home is located on Fishtown Rd. Maritime Energy had recently serviced the boiler and a fitting became loose after the service/cleaning. This service work was done on 11-7-05. The oil leaked onto the concrete floor and wood partitions in the finished basement of the home. The Harpers called Maritime the next day to notify them of the oil odors. Maritime returned on 11-8, to clean the oil on the floor. Maritime returned again 11-10 after the Harpers called to complain of additional odors. Maritime then called Norm's Cleaning for a deodorizing treatment. Norm checked the house on 11-11, and did the treatment (fogging treatment w/ Thermo 55) on 11-12. The Harpers called Maritime again on 11-14. Maritme made another site visit. They returned on 11-15 with "Orange Burst" deodorizer to kill the odor.
 The Harpers became frustrated with Maritime Energy and called the DEP on 11-15. I arrived and met w/ the homeowners and a technician from Maritime Energy. The fitting on the boiler was not tightened and this is the cause of the release. The boiler is located on the first floor/basement level. This home has a daylight basement and the kitchen and living rooms are located on the first floor. I installed a Ram Fan to assist in the odor elimination.  I was on vacation and Peter Blanchard was contacted by the Harpers with continued complaint of oil odor.  Photoionization detector readings were non detect in the home, however, a faint oil odor could be smelled.  The site was referred to Tech Services, Pat Locklin who ordered a Summa Cannister for indoor air quality sample.  On (12-6-05) we installed a Suma Cannister. After a 24 hour collection, the air was analyzed  and found to contain slightly elevated levels of Naphthalene, commonly known ingredient in moth balls.
DEP advised continued ventliation.  No additional odor complaints have been made by the owners, and no further action is anticipated.
I-154-2006*06/11/06 05:17 hours, Received a call from State Police Dispatcher in Houlton regarding a vehicle accident involving a pick-up truck roll-over that ended up in the Aroostook River in Washburn.  Responded to scene at 05:45 hours, met with Washburn Police Officer Callamore and Fire Chief Troy Heald.  Pick-up truck driver, Gary Milton, was on his way home from a shift on the Ashland Police Dept. and fell asleep at the wheel.  Milton's pick-up truck left the road at the intersection of the Castle Hill Road and the South Wade Rd.  The vehicle rolled over several times and ended up on its roof in the Aroostook River.  The pick-up was about 3 feet from the southerly bank of the river.  The accident occurred at approx 2:30 AM. Mr. Milton freed himself from truck and walked to his house where he notified the police of the accident. Gasoline tank appeared to be intact and not leaking any product from the tank.  Motor looked to be intact without any noticeable cracks.  A minor sheen was weeping from the front bumper area of the truck.  Assisted Bernier's towing in righting the vehicle and towing the vehicle up on the riverbank.  After pick-up was back on its wheels and on the bank, did not observe any leaks from the motor crankcase or gas tank. Observed a small sheen along adjacent to where the pickup truck entered the river.  Deployed one bale of sorbent boom to contain/absorb sheen product where truck entered the river.

06/14/06 13:00 hours, Site visit to accident scene.  No further seepage from river bank or sheen on edge of river is evident.  Collected the sorbent boom, poly bagged it and took back to regional office for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

A-150-2005* On 4-6-2005, Sabrina Downing of Irving reported the release of five to ten gallons of gasoline. Seth, an employee of G.R. Adams, a petroleum contractor, was on site making the necessary compliance and maintenance checks when a crash valve failed spewing gasoline at the dispenser. This incident occurred at the Irving store on Route 201, in Skowhegan.
 The spilled gasoline was cleaned up by G R Adams employees and the necessary repairs were completed. No site visit was made.  No further action is expected.
P-458-2006*A Decoster Egg truck hauling chicken manure lost the better part of a cubic yard of manure to the roadway at the Rt. 117 & 119 interchange (bridge over Stoney Brook).  Brad Frost of Paris Fire called for clean up guidance, as the odor was bad and getting worse.  Some locals wanted him to simply wash it into the stream, he refused and called for assistance.

It was later discussed with Greg Inman of MDOT, he had applied sand and was in the process of having the travel lane swept clear.  He also stated he would have Decoster notified and have them remove the remaining manure/sand mix for proper disposal.  At this point, the spill clean up appears to be well underway and in capable hands.  No DEP response was requested and none dispatched.

Based on the information received, no further Response actions are planned.
P-459-2006*Mr. McClay called on 6/12/06 to report the accidental spillage of "Chlordane" in his attic. He wore his respirator (the one he uses when working with insulation) and used rags to wipe up the free product.  The rags were secured in a closed 5 gallon pail.  He then used a fan to ventilate the area. He was calling for any further advice DEP could provide.

The spill actually occurred 6/6/06 and after having thought about it or after discussions with others the McClay's worried about potential exposures to the chlordane.  I called Pesticide Control (PC) and spoke with Henry Jennings and he wasn't overly concerned but would conference with Lebelle Hicks upon her return to the office and have her make the official determination for the case.  I gave him the McClay's phone number and in turn called Mr. McClay to brief him on the status of the case as it has been referred to PC.

Based on the information provided and the inter-agency referral DEP Response plans no further actions, unless directed to do so.

P-455-2006*On 6/8/06, I received a call from Steve Milliken reporting that he had smelled petroleum near the Rite Aid in South Portland for several days.  I responded to the area the following morning.  I observed no petroleum or any other unusual odor at the time.  No source was located.  No further action required.
P-433-2006*Hudson Bus Lines, through Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) & Bill Carver, set in motion the steps to removed three Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) at the 280 Bartlett St. property in May 2006 with an anticipated removal date of 6/1/06.  The known tanks were perpendicular to the rear of the building with dispensers at either rear corner.  On that day all convened on the property and began to excavate the three tanks with registration #6680 and were documented as: #1) 6,000 gallon gasoline, #2) 6,000 gallon diesel, and #3) 4,000 gallon of #2 fuel oil.  The assessment was conducted by Erikson Phenix of Ransom Env. and Bill Carver was the Certified Tank Installer for the project.  Tanks 1, 2, and 3 were removed and seemed competent.

While working, a fourth tank (#4) was discovered parallel to the rear of the building.   Tank #4 had water in it, but due to the presence of clay surrounding Tank #4, it is unlikely that oil released/migrated.  The mixed liquid media was removed prior to the tank being abandoned in place.   Yet another tank was discovered in the driveway of the facility (Tank #5).  Due to a broken fill pipe, surface water drained into the tank which contained a small amount of weathered K-1.  This mixed liquid media was removed prior to the removal of the tank.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-327-2006*On 6/8/06, 1000 hr, Carol Bennatti, who chairs the science department at George Stevens Academy, reported that they had a small mercury spill (the size of a BB) in one of their classrooms.  The spill came from a thermostat.  Because it was a school, I was reluctant to assume responsibility for the cleanup, so I suggested Clean Harbors, thinking they were qualified and capable of dealing with the situation.  I had mentioned to Carol the air should be monitored for mercury concentration.  Clean Harbors applied mercury-sorb and recovered it with a vacuum cleaner that was suitable for that purpose and put all of the cleanup materials (including their protective clothing) into a sealed bucket, which was left on site.  When asked about monitoring, they (Clean Harbors) indicated they did not have the equipment to do so, but another $300 they would.  The bill so far was $700.  Leaving the windows open was recommended.  Carol called the following day to tell me what had happened.  I volunteered to check the mercury concentration in the air with the understanding I was not responsible for the numbers.

Room 7, which is where the thermostat broke, is an English classroom.  The reading here (after the windows had been open over the weekend) was 433 ng/M3.  Room 8 (general science) was 313 ng/M3; the biology lab was 450 ng/M3; and the chemistry lab gave a reading of 1000.  The hallway read 250 at waist level and 784 on the carpet in the hallway.  The OSHA level 8hr/day, 40 hr per week is 50,000 ng/M3.  At the outside of the entrance door, the reading was 50 and about 20 feet away it was 4.
B-334-2006*
On 6/12/06, Dave Ladd (Land & Water Quality Control) asked if we could help with the disposal of a couple cubic yards of soil that had been contaminated with hydraulic oil.  He had inspected the yard at Leighton's Auto in Monroe and found a hydraulic oil stain that he wanted cleaned up.  It occurred to him after the fact the disposal would go more smoothly if we could furnish an "Oil Spill Debris Form".   Dave had Mr. Leighton call me with the particulars and I faxed the completed form to Thibodeau's.
P-406-2006*On 5/25/2006, I received a call from Tiffany Lachance reporting her outside Above Ground Storage tank was leaking.  She had also called her oil company, Veilleux Oil.  I responded immediately.  Upon my arrival, the tank had been patched with a temporary magnet by Veilleux Oil and arrangements had been made to pump the oil into a temporary tank.  Oil staining of the soil was evident under the old tank.  I explained the Above Ground Storage Tank Insurance Fund to the homeowner and encouraged her to apply.  She asked if she and her husband could hand excavate the soil themselves.  I said they could and to contact me when they were finished and I would check the excavation to make sure they had removed enough soil.  The home is served by a drilled well located approximately 50 ft. away.

I received a call from Mrs. Lachance the following day stating that the contamination went deeper than she had realized and requested help removing the remaining contamination.  I hired Clean Harbors to do that with a vactor truck.  The excavation took place on 6/6/06.  All of the contaminated soil could not be removed due to the presence of bedrock in the excavation.  Because all of the contaminated soil could not be removed, I placed the Lachance's on our quarterly monitoring program to monitor the status of their drinking water well.  Pending four consecutive quarters without contamination of the well, no further action is planned.
P-460-2006*On 6/14/06, I received a call from Robin Saunders of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a small sulfuric acid spill on the Turnpike in Kittery.  The spill occurred when a vehicle ran into a Turnpike Authority arrow board.  The board contained batteries with the acid in them and were broken as a result of the accident.  Turnpike Authority crews used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
I-155-2006*At 11:15 on 06/13/06, Dick Boisvert of Maine Public Service Co. (MPS) called to report a blown transformer on a utility pole located on 248 East Limestone Road (Rte. 1A).  Dick stated that the transformer did not contain poly chlorinated biphenyl oil and that a crew from MPS had been dispatched to clean-up the spill.

Site visit at 14:30 on 06/13/06,  area approx 8-10 feet in diameter at the base of the pole holding the blown transformer has been excavated to a depth of 6 to 8 inches.  Spilled product has been removed, no further action is needed.
B-335-2006*
Southbound on Route 15 from Greenville, a flatbed truck belonging to American Concrete Industries veered off the road, cut off a utility pole, and flipped over, killing the driver. An estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic and motor oil were spilled to the pavement.   A crew from the Glenburn Fire Department put down sorbent pads to retrieve the spilled oil.  I replaced their supply and picked up the oiled pads for disposal after the wreck was righted.  See the attached photos and newspaper story.
B-336-2006*
There is a 10,000 gallon underground tank buried at the Hutchins Center at Bangor Theological Seminary and throughout the winter, the Seminary had been on automatic delivery.  15 June, 2006, was the date that automatic delivery suggested that Dead River deliver the usual 2,000 gallons, so that's what the driver tried to do.  Unfortunately, he did not stick the tank first.  Not that he had been told to, mind you, but if he had, he would have seen the tank would not accept 2,000 gallons.  An estimated 15 gallons were squeezed out the vent, contaminating the mulch and soil underneath.  Dead River personnel shoveled that up.  Procedures will be changed.
P-464-2006*On 6/16/06 I received a call from Ron at Downeast Energy reporting a small Kerosene leak from an Above Ground Storage tank at a customer's residence in Casco.  The leak was caused by tank corrosion.  The spill had run down the side of the tank and onto the concrete pad below.  Downeast stopped the leak and had made arrangements to pump out the remaining oil from the damaged tank.
I-158-2006*06/15/06  Received a call from Huber Engineered Woods regarding a small spill of waste oil from a tipped over bucket.  Apparently an employee was driving a company pick-up when he noticed a spill behind it.  A bucket with an open lid in the back of the pick-up tipped over and spilled about 1/8 of a gallon of waste oil.  The employee, Luc Levesque, soaked up the spill with wood fines/sawdust and disposed of the fines with fuel being fed into the wood boiler per license conditions.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-338-2006*Bob Gingras notified the Hampden Fire Department that a 55-gallon drum of trisodium phosphate had washed up on his beach at Hermon Pond.  He knew it was TSP, because the drum said so on the side. Jason Lundstrum at HFD notified the State Police, who notified me.

Despite being given incomplete directions on 3 of 4 attempts to find the place, I finally arrived on scene at dark.  The plastic drum in question was indeed marked Trisodium Phosphate and was down over a 25 foot bank, floating in the shallows.  Opening it, I determined that it contained about 10 gallons of kerosene ("Oh, THAT'S why I smelled kerosene!" -Gingras).   There was no sheen around the drum and the product inside appeared uncontaminated when Cleve Leckey and I poured it off the next day.
A-306-2006*An oil stain was reported on the Mt. Pisgah Rd. in Winthrop near the Tappan Farm Rd.  I visited the site and found an oil stain but nothing serious and it appears that nothing left the pavement. No further action is expected.
A-307-2006*On June 12, 2006, Bank of America personnel reported a leaking Fernco fitting at the secondary containment allowed some oil to pool within the sump and secondary containment.  The line was changed and oil cleaned up by Guerrin Associates.  The Underground Storage Tank (UST) (registration 20357) is used to supply a standby generator for the facility.  No further action is expected.
A-308-2006*On June 6, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharge to asphalt and a gravel shoulder as a result of a motor vehicle accident involving the pole the transformer was mounted on.   The transformer was not tagged and required laboratory testing which indicated that the oil contained less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls.  The soil was excavated and transported to Waste Management's facility in Norridgewok.  Please refer to the Central Maine Power Spill Report for further information.  No further Response action is expected at this time.
A-315-2006*On June 14, 2006, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, Jay, reported a 40-gallon hydraulic oil spill from a failed hydraulic line on the #3 paper machine.  Most of the oil went to the plant sewer and waste water treatment facility.

No further action is expected.
A-320-2006*On June 14, 2006, a Waste Management roll off truck was delivering a dumpster to 34 Pleasant St, Benton, when a hydraulic hose failed discharging an estimated 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  Waste Management personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

No further action is expected.
A-323-2006*On June 15, 2006, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported 1 quart of used motor oil was spilled in their parking lot on Edison Drive.  The owner of the vehicle was not reported to Maine DEP.  CMP personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spill.

No further action is expected.
A-326-2006*On June 16, 2006, International Paper's Androscoggin Mill reported a one gallon #6 fuel oil spill from a pressure switch at the "A" kiln oil set.  International Paper personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil and replaced the pressure switch.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-329-2006*On June 17, 2006, Marie Scott from Cianbro Corp reported a 10-gallon hydraulic oil spill from a front end loader at the Cianbro fabrication shop in Pittsfield.   Cianbro personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, and no further action is expected.
I-159-2006*Contractor spilled 1 gal of hydraulic oil due to break in a hose.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents which were disposed of by the responsible party.
I-160-2006*8 GALS OF HYDRAULIC OIL SPILLED DUE TO A BROKEN HOSE.  THE SPILL WAS REMEDIATED WITH SORBENTS.
B-206-2006*
CMP reported that wind had taken down a transformer on the Dore Hill Road in Athens the day before. Mr. Cummings said that he tried to contact the State Police as it was after hours, but could not. He reported it at 0900 the following morning. He told me the PCB content was unknown, but a sample would be taken. He went on to say that the spill of an estimated 10 gallons was to be cleaned up that day.
   I went to the site the next day and found that it had not been cleaned up. The stained area was out lined in fluorescent orange. A few minutes later a crew from CMP arrived to continue work on the installation and informed me that the cleanup was planned after the lab test returned. This was reported to them on 4/24/06, as non-detect for PCBs.
   On 5/5/06, they got around to cleaning it up. Six point 28 tons was taken to Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock.

P-684-2000*REPORT SUMMARY & NARRATIVE UPDATE of 6/19/06, by SGB

   On Wed. 11/8/00, DEP was notified by Geof Brown of ENPRO Services of an old #2 heating oil UST just found while excavating @ Dick Bourniville Dodge (DBD) dealership in York.  That afternoon I met on-site with Mr. Brown.  H. L. Smith company was the contractor removing silt/clay soils from the former location of Vehicle Village auto dealership.  DBD was a new building & dealer and was clearing this adjacent plot for a parking lot.  A foot of the silt/clay was being removed over an approx 100' x 150' area and replaced by a geo-barrier and new fill.  An old, bare steel, UST filled with oil & water, and associated with the now gone Vehicle Village was found (see site sketch).   DBD contacted ENPRO to pump out the UST and clean-up the discharge.  Free product and oil saturated soil was evident around the tank.  A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal was judged.
   While the product was being cleaned up by ENPRO and H L Smith Const., I had Mr. Wilt of DBD complete a UST registration and a removal notice and issued a DEP Virgin Letter for Brown's estimation of about 30 tons of oily soil that H L Smith would transport to ARC in Eliot, Maine.
    On about 12/4/00 I contacted John Doherty of ARC regarding soil disposal who informed that ARC received 100 tons and not 30 tons I authorized.  I was concerned over where this extra 70-tons of soil came from and how ARC accepted it without question and DEP approval, contrary to their license.  At my request, ARC ran TCLP analysis on the extra soil, but after it was already processed (see attached).  On 1/12/01, Scott Cyr of DEP advised me he was investigating a complaint of oily soil used for a berm at H L Smith's Eliot site (P-713-00).  It turns out that H L Smith had illegally stored the oily soil at their site for about a month before shipping it to ARC, initiating Cyr's investigation.  I have referred this to BRWM Solid Waste Unit for invest. though no actions will be pursued at this time.  See P-713-00.

a.	I understand that no Maine UST Clean-Up Fund coverage is applicable as this bare steel facility missed its abandonment deadline.
b.	Maine DEP incurred no remedial expenses.
c.	No further Maine DEP response actions are planned at this time and I understand that the discharges associated with this UST are remediated to state satisfaction.  Oil contamination below Baseline-2 Goal action level may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
d.	In June 2006, ENPRO submitted a brief assessment of the tank removal and soil clean-up for DEP review in order to expedite sale of the property to a new owner [see attached].  This letter was at DEP request for the  site clearance.  In Nov. 2000, I mistakenly thought that Bournival Chrysler had authorized ENPRO to write an assessment of the work and would submit a copy to DEP.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-469-2006*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Department reporting that they had been called to a rental property where the tenants had found some chemicals in the basement.  The tenants had been cleaning the basement out after a flood and came across a can of "Cyanogas", a two gallon glass jug with a two phase product in it, and 3 one gallon glass jugs with a brown liquid in them.  While moving the containers from the basement to the shed one of the one gallon glass jugs was broken in the basement and the contents went down into the sump hole.  When I arrived I looked at the containers and could see that they needed to be secured and disposed of.  The weather was bad and the area had flooded recently so I didn't feel that the containers were in a safe place.  I contacted EPI and they came down and collected the containers and field tested them.  The "Cyanogas" is calcium cyanide.  The 2 one gallon glass jugs had hard cider in them and the two gallon glass jug had a mixture of gasoline (or some other light solvent) and kerosene.  The cyanide was overpacked in a five gallon bucket and the jugs were consolidated into a second five gallon bucket.  The materials were taken to the Maine Environmental Depot for disposal as Household Hazardous Waste.  After discussing the financial situation with Barbara Parker, I contacted a representative of the owner of the property (Keith, the son-in-law) and we agreed that the DEP would pay for the after hours collection of the materials and the property owner would pay for the disposal costs.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-289-2006*5/26/06 1120 hrs, Gearry Ranger reported that there had been an oil spill at his deceased mother's residence at about 1400 hours on 5/21/06. The spill was discovered by a relative who went to the house after returning from the funeral. While the family was at the funeral an unknown person broke into the house and stole the monitor heater leaving the fuel supply line spilling fuel into the house. Mr. Ranger notified the Farmington Fire Department who responded and collected the spilled oil in the house with absorbent pads and dug some oil saturated soil from the front of the house where the oil had run under the wall to the outside. The Fire Department never notified Mr. Ranger that the spill should be reported to the DEP. Mr. Ranger was notified of the requirement to report by the insurance company.

5/27/06 0945 hrs, I met Mr. Ranger at the Farmington residence. The family had removed the carpet from the concrete slab floor. There was a strong smell of fuel oil in the house and the floor and walls in the spill area were stained with oil. The oil had run under the wall and door sill into the ground. The house and surrounding properties are on wells. The well on-site is in the rear of the house. I explained to the Ranger family that the interior surfaces would have to be removed and that soil in front of the house would have to be excavated to remove the oil. I explained the clean-up options agreement to them and they chose to have the Department manage the clean-up. I gave them an application for the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund and explained the process.

6/2/06 Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) began work removing oil contaminated wall materials. They scraped adhesive off the concrete floor and removed portions of the wall board, insulation, and wall structure. The entire door had to be replaced due to contamination soaked into the door sill and frame. The floor was washed and sealed in the oil stained area. Soil was excavated down to the frost wall footing where the perimeter drain was uncovered. Interior work to continue and soil removal.

6/5/06 Oil was found in the perimeter drain. Further soil removal was done along the front of the house. The drain outlet was traced to a wooded, low, wet area. There was some contaminated soil at the outlet. The soil was hand dug and absorbent pads were placed to catch any more oil traveling through the drain system. The Division of Technical Services was called in to plan an engineering solution to the site. Juanita Conner-Ehiorobo, DEP engineer, came to site in the afternoon. She evaluated the site and we determined that a vapor recovery system should be installed along with some interior air sampling once work is completed. A floor drain in the attached garage was discovered to connect with the perimeter drain. This was plugged to prevent infiltration of oil vapors from drain into the house.

6/6/06 EPI completed excavation of soil and installed a vapor recovery system in the excavation before backfilling. The perimeter drain pipe was broken into and only a small amount of oil was found within the immediate area of the break. Soil sample bag headspace readings in the excavation were 600 parts per million (ppm) to 800 ppm along the bottom and 40 ppm to 50 ppm on the sides at the bottom. Juanita will arrange for fan and stack installation at the site.

No further actions by Response Services is expected.
P-743-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY with UPDATE of June, 2006
	Maine CTI, Chris Wilson, confirmed with me that the retail-use, gasoline UST facility had been abandoned-by-removal on 9/8/03.  No problems or evidence of a discharge were reported.  These tanks and piping had been installed by CTI Dick Simard in 1989.  I had visited the facility several times in September 2003, while in the area hoping to observe this removal.

	The facility is located in the congested downtown area of Topsham not far from the bridge over the Androscoggin River to Brunswick (see site sketch).  I understand that no new UST's were installed in 2003 though the site continued to be an auto repair garage & taxi business.  The facility was formerly the LeClerc Sunoco owned by David LeClerc, who's father operated it before him.  The area is served by public water & sewer.  See the required CMR 691 UST closure assessment for further information.

UPDATE of 6/2006 by SGB
1.	In June, 2006, the adjacent neighbor to the south at 13 Main St. noted strong, dark gasoline contamination on her property when she began excavating behind her building for an addition.  Contamination appeared to be coming from the rear of the upgrade at the former gas station property [see site sketch of 6/20/06].  DEP OHMS, Bob Williams was first to respond before passing management on to Hahn and Eremita of DEP Tech Services.  The neighbor had Summit Env. under consultant Mark Bourgeois perform sampling (see attached report of 6/9/06).
2.	The discharge appears to be flowing south from the back of the former LeClerc SUNOCO onto 13 Main St. following the path of an old municipal sewer drain.  At this time the contamination appeared to be very old and unleaded-gasoline, though further analysis may be needed to confirm.  See records of DEP Tech Services for records of further investigation and resolution.
3.	Probable sources include: historical discharges down the garage's floor drains that leaked out and around the clay drain pipe; or discharges from the old dispensers and the UST's that used to be situated under the front and the N sides of the garage.  The 1989 UST Removal notice has a hand note, apparently based on a phone call, that "Tank out, one leaker.  No contamination found.  Not visited (by DEP)."  At that time the term "leaker" was typically used for a UST that had a hole in it.  See P-263-1989 for further details.  Being before the required CMR 691 UST Closure Assessments, contamination may have been missed or not reported.
4.	Quantity of the product(s) discharged and time(s) of the discharge(s) unknown.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-275-2006*5/22/06 1515 David Hooper of Maritime Energy reported that there had been an oil spill at the Penelope Ray residence in Rockport. Steve Hale, contractor, had hit and pulled the underground fuel supply line out of the outside tank while he was excavating in the area between the house and the tank. Mr. Hooper estimated that 30 to 50 gallons had spilled before Mr. Hale could stop the flow of oil.

1630 on site. An excavator built a soil berm on the down slope area of the spill. Maritime Energy had used absorbent pads to recover oil from the spill and were pumping off the tank. Steve Hale agreed to excavate and truck the contaminated soil under my supervision. Soil that was impacted with oil was removed by about 1900 hours.

Soil samples bag head space readings at the bottom and sides of the excavation were between 30 parts per million (ppm) and 60 ppm with the use of a Photo-ionization Detector. Mr. Hale will arrange for fill in the hole. Maritime Energy will repair and reset the tank.

This case was referred to Alex Pugh, DEP Division of Technical Services, to determine if further clean-up is required since there are two wells on the property.

No further action expected by Response Services.
A-153-2006*3/16/06 at 1545 hours Chuck Kraske, from International Paper Company, reported that there had been a spill of about 100 gallons of lubricating oil at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay. The spill occurred at about 1400 hours. The #3 paper machine was starting up and the oil was too cold causing it to flow out of the bearing housings. Most of the oil was kept from entering the mill sewer and was recovered with absorbent pads and shoveled into containers. The Mill Spill Incident Report is attached.

No further action expected by Response Services.
B-285-2006*
Mr. Mahan called to say that a transformer overheated and lost an estimated 2 quarts of oil past a switch seal. The PCB concentration was unknown, so it was cleaned up one foot beyond the visual contamination. The lab results came back as non-detect for PCB's a few days later.
  This event was at pole #8 on the Rockend Road in Northeast Harbor.
B-339-2006*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 6/16/06, from PO Brett (?), USCG-Belfast, reporting a potential oil spill.  He stated there was a truck in Gleason Cove off Route 190 in Perry.  Although the truck has been in the water for a couple of hours now, there is no evidence of any pollution and there were no injuries reported.  The owner of the vehicle and the cause of the incident is unknown at this time.  Plans are to remove the truck from the cove at 2143 (low tide) tonight.  A USCG vessel from Eastport is presently on site monitoring the situation.  They were inquiring as to who would be available from DEP tonight (Tom Varney) in the event that some additional assistance is needed.

     Since no additional contact was made concerning this incident, I assume the truck was removed from the cove without a hitch.

REC:  File report.
I-162-2006*Block 6782 in township T16R11.  Spill was caused by overfilling the fuel tank.  Approximately 3-4 gallons went on the road surface.  The other 4-5 gallons were caught in a barrel and placed back in the fuel tank.  Spill was contained on the road surface with spill pads, then placed in a garbage bag.  Spill happened right on the road and did not go into the ditch.  Stream about 200 yards away, but no threat to water.  No further action required.
I-163-2006*3-5 gals of hydraulic oil spilled.  The cause of this spill was a broken hose on a backhoe.  Absorbent pads and sand were used for clean-up.  The debris was disposed of at the Houlton Town garage.
B-175-2006*1 April, 2006, Carl Akeley of Katahdin Paper reported an approximate 3000 gallon release of sulfuric acid from a 12000 gallon aboveground storage tank, located in the boiler room at the Millinocket Mill.  Mr. Akeley advised that the spill migrated though engineered containment system (grated floor drains) to a waste neutralization pit located outside the boiler room.  The spill was contained in the pit and no threat to human health existed.

I responded to the spill location and met with Shawn Mulroomeu, an engineer on-call for the Millinocket Mill's environmental unit.  We inspected the spill location where I observed two 12000 gallon corrosive liquid tanks, one acid and one caustic.  The acid tank containing approximately 3000 gallons of sulfuric acid had breached at a flange at the bottom of the tank.  The flange was broken away from the tank in what looked like to be because of corrosion.  The contents leaked into the floor drain system that leads to a waste tank, also known as a waste neutralization pit.  The floor area around the tank and trench drains exhibited signs of impact and were discolored.  I was advised that these corrosive liquids are used to clean the boilers and the waste pit is used to neutralize the waste liquids generated in the cleaning process before the waste is sent to the on-site waste water treatment plant.

I inspected the Millinocket Mill's waste water treatment plant.  At approximately, 0445 there had been a 2 pH spike of liquid going into the facility.  At 0530 the level was at 7 pH.  No indication of a discharge exceeding 9.5 or below 5.5 pH had occurred, per my inspection and interview with the treatment operator.  System operators at the boiler room and treatment plant were aware of the spill and monitoring the systems.

I felt that the spill was contained and under control.  I was advised that an 0800 meeting was to take place and a plan devised on how to treat or dispose of the liquid waste in the waste pit.

At 0930, I contacted Mike Hudson of DEP and advised him of the situation.  An emergency treatment plan was to be requested and review of the facilities SPCC plan sec. 856(6)(I).  At 0945 Mr. Akeley contacted me advising that Clean Harbors was to dispatch a tanker truck to pump off a portion of the waste pit, so the remaining waste in the pit could be neutralized before being pumped to the Millinocket Mill treatment facility.  This temporary storage was necessary, because the waste pit was full (approximately 45000 gallons) and no additional liquid could be introduced to the pit.  The liquid in the tanker would then be re-introduced to the pit, so it too could be neutralized prior to entering the treatment facility.  This plan was approved by DEP as an emergency treatment action under 38 MRSA Sec 1318-B(3).

DEP was notified a couple of days later that Katahdin varied from the approved emergency plan and approximately 5000 gallons of sulfuric acid waste pumped on to a tanker truck was transported without a hazardous waste manifest to the East Millinocket Mill and dispensed into that facility's waste water treatment facility.

This matter was referred to the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.


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B-344-2006*Mr. LaFlamme called to report that about 20 gallons of used lube oil was spilled at the Irving Tanning Co. on June 21, 2006. The facility has a slop tank that is used to receive various used lube oils that are produced in the mill. An employee was emptying this tank into a larger holding tank when the connection broke and the oil spilled onto the ground. This occurred at the #6 oil transfer site which is bermed in concrete. The spill was being collected with sorbents which were drummed up and shipped off site with other wastes.

B-284-2006*Mr. Doucette called to report that he had learned of a Jet-A spill about 0400 that morning at the general aviation ramp. It seems that about a half gallon of fuel spewed out of an aircraft wing tank while it was being fueled. It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and reported to him at 0700 when he came to work. He knows that it should have been reported right away, but the fuel tender felt the spill was so small that there was no need to bother anyone at that time of the morning. He states that he has told the employee to report immediately.

B-345-2006*Mr. Jennings called to report that one of Granville Lumber Co. trucks blew a hydraulic hose at Avalon Village. He estimated that about six gallons spilled onto the ground. They used sorbent pads to catch the free oil and removed a bit of contaminated gravel, too. The debris will be taken back to the Granville yard and shipped out by a licensed waste hauler.

B-346-2006*6.20.06,  Mr. Smith reported that a hydraulic cylinder associated with a lift gate on the dam leaked oil from a seal in the cylinder.  The cylinder had been leaking and was wrapped with sorbent material  until the leak worsened and the pads became saturated.  It is estimated that less than or about a gallon leaked and perhaps half of that was recovered.

The pads were entered into the facility waste stream for disposal.  No further Response actions warranted.


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B-342-2006*6.20.06  I responded to entered location.  I met with Ms. Beal at Cherryfield Foods.  Ms. Beal advised me that a tenant who lives next door at 6 Park Street, had the fuel tank fall out of their car and gasoline was spilled in the roadway and parking area between the buildings.  I observed three fuel stains in the road where the tank hit the ground or was dragged.  I also observed stained soil under the car in the parking area.  The car belongs to Blanch Clark.  Ms. Beal was concerned about Cherryfield Food's septic area and the neighbor's drinking water well.  The neighbor is Mary Knapp, the owner of the 6 Park Street building which is a combination beauty solon and apartment building.

The tank was strapped back up prior to my arrival and the leak stopped.  There was some odor present, but seemed to be dissipating.  After considering the site conditions and speaking to Ms. Knapp, I learned that the well was some distance away and drilling to several hundred feet.  I determined that no risk to human health or the environment existed and expected the fuel to evaporate quickly.  Also, I did not feel that the septic was at risk of damage.  I did spread a small amount of sand on the larger fuel stains in the road.  No recovery was practical, and I estimated the spill at no more than three gallons.

I spoke with Ms. Clark on 6.21.06, and advised her to notify her auto insurance of the mishap.

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B-340-2006*Mr. Beaudoin called to report that about 40 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to their treatment plant as a result a lube oil distribution line not being closed after repairs to a paper machine. The majority of oil went to the treatment plant, but some stayed on the concrete floor and was recovered with sorbent pads.

B-341-2006*6.19.06  Mr. Burton reported four, mystery 5-gallon buckets located in the woods off the Hathaway Road in Medway.  I responded to Mr. Burton's house and we drove to the site.  Approximately, 20 feet past utility pole number 33, tucked back into the woods another twenty feet, were four, white 5-gallon containers with blue tops.  The containers were labeled to contain urethane, but the odor present was not consistent with urethane.  At first I thought the odor was more septic.  I bagged the containers and transported them to the DEP warehouse.

6.20.06  Donning an SCBA, I opened one of the containers and discovered meat that appeared to contain animal hair.  I contacted the Warden Service and on 6.21.06, Warden James Fahey and myself inspected the containers.  Two containers had skinned beaver carcasses in them and the other two appeared to be wild game meat or skinning's from butchering.  Fahey took possession of the material.  Fahey was in contact with Warden Jim Davis of Medway and advised me that they would look into the possibilities of the matter, but felt that someone may be curing meat for the up coming bear hunting season, but weren't sure.

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I-164-2006*2.25 GALS OF MINERAL OIL SPILLED FROM A CRACK IN A TRANSFORMER AT POLE # 13760 LOCATED IN FORT FAIR FIELD.  THE SPILL WAS REMOVED BY EXCAVATING 6-8 INCHES IN DEPTH OF AN AREA OF 6 X 6 FEET FOR DISPOSAL.
A-336-2006*On 6/21/2006, Joe Renda of Acadia Environmental reported a gasoline spill in Augusta. The spill was discovered during an underground storage tank removal at the former Bangor Street Exxon. The spill appeared to have been caused by either a leaking dispenser or piping. A total of 678.43 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site. Clean-up goals could not be met due to the water table being reached at a depth of 10 feet. Contamination was still being discovered as high as 3000 parts per million on a photoionization detector, using the bag head space method as the excavation was nearing the West property line and Bangor Street. The clean up was stopped at this point due to the low risk of any environmental resources.

The case has been referred to Technical Services for further review. No further response action is expected.
I-128-2006*At 14:00 hours on May 21, 2006, received a call from Public Safety regarding spill of fuel oil at Town & Country Apartments (Town & Country) in Presque Isle.  In route to scene at 14:15 hours.  Spill occurred in maintenance shop at the apartment complex.  Involves two 330-gallon storage tanks hooked together.  One tank was in use, the other was shut off.  The tank involved had a corrosion hole on bottom.  Oil spilled onto dirt area below tanks, with a small amount getting onto an adjacent concrete floor.  Oil that got onto concrete floor mixed with some water on the floor and got into the sewer system (septic system).

According to the delivery person, the tank(s) were full on May 19, 2006.  They were called back on May 20, 2006 and delivered another 100 gallons because one tank was empty.  Furnace required priming to fire up.  Another 199 gallons were delivered on May 21, 2006, resulting in discovery of problem with storage tank.

Speedy dry and absorbent pads used to contain spilled oil.  Dead River service person has pumped remaining oil from corroded tank into 55-gallon drums.  Turned over to Frank Wezner for further investigation and clean up activities.

On 5-22-06, I met with Greg Hedrich, owner of the facility and John Shaw,  maintenance staff at Town & Country. After looking in the septic tank, considerable product was seen there. Hired Delmont Wood and Sons to pump product off tank. About 170 -200 gallons was recovered from the tank over the next 4 days. Approximately 20-30 gallons was recovered from a sump pit installed beneath the tank area the following day. A fuel recovery system has been installed in the tank area to be monitored until no more fuel enters.

Paul Higgins of Tech Services was on site 5-23-06 to asses local drinking water well impact. None likely but samples of two private wells in the area, the facility public well, and effluent from the septic system is to be sampled.

From 5-29 to 6-5, about 30-40 gallons of product was retrieved from the septic tank. No more fuel is entering the recovery system in the maintenance building as the water table has dropped. The system will remain in place until high groundwater levels return. Sludge from all three septic tanks were pumped on 6-16. Since then, no oil has been seen in those tanks. Total oil recovered from the tanks and recovery system is estimated to be 250-270 gallons.

Results of Paul Higgins samples were received 6-22. All drinking water wells are below detection limits. The distribution box has 8 parts per million (ppm) oil and the effluent is 0.6 ppm. A final round of samples will be taken the week of 6-26.

On 4-24-07, spoke to Greg Hedrich. He reported that a lot of water was coming into the system but no oil has been seen. Will wait to hear from him when water table drops, and have system removed.  The site was transferred to Technical Services and further information can be found in those files.
B-307-2006*5/30/06m  The Home Depot reported a spill of one gallon of paint.  A store associate or customer accidentally dropped the container onto the floor.  The material was cleaned up using sorbent material and placed in a secure container, labeled, and stored for future pick up by a licensed hazardous waste hauler.


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B-303-2006*On 5/30/06, I received a report from the homeowner at 70 Atkinson Road in Charleston concerning a smell of oil in her well.  She noticed it the day before and waited until after the holiday to report it.  I was on scene to meet with her after she returned home from work.  At that time, I saw no indication of an oil spill, but did notice that the old copper supply line from the tank to the burner had been buried in the concrete unsleeved.  The owner has been living in the house for four years and has never had a problem until now.  The current supply line is to code.

That evening I gather a water sample and delivered it to the lab the next morning for analysis.  The sample came back with a hit of 300 ppb.

At this point, I turned the case over to Paul Blood of Tech Services.
P-396-2006*I was contacted by the Transportation Director for the South Portland School Department reporting there had been a spill at the fuel depot on O'Neill Street.  Apparently, after fueling his bus, one of the bus drivers forgot to put the fuel cap back on.  As the bus drove down Highland Avenue to the High School diesel fuel sloshed out of the bus' tank.  South Portland Public Works sanded the spill and then used a street sweeper to clean up.  The contaminated soil was taken to Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-199-2006*In the late winter of 2006, Maynard Ross purchased the former Glen's Garage in Corinna, intending to make it into an antiques shop.  Along with a treasure trove of collectibles inside, he discovered an abandoned UST outside and a drum that had leaked a few gallons of kerosene onto the ground.

The UST is probably of 500 or 1000 gallons and used by the former owner to store waste oil.  It was not connected to any inside appliance, nor was it filled from the inside.  Upon vacating the property, the former owner pumped the oil out of the tank, then FILLED IT WITH WATER! I gave Ross a tank registration form and a removal notice and explained to him the process.  Because the tank had held waste oil, I explained that he would have to have a site assessment done.  I gave him a couple names and numbers of site assessors and a couple of cleanup firms that could dispose of the tank's contents for him.

On June 13, the 56th anniversary of the author's humble birth and the start of his journey to a successful career protecting Maine's environment, the waste oil tank was removed (photos).  Frank Woodworth Inc. did the digging, after Clean Harbors sucked out the tank contents, 1000 gallons of contaminated water.  There were no corrosion holes in the tank.  A site assessment was done by Jeff McElroy of S.W. Cole Engineering and will eventually be attached to this report.   An estimated 12 yards of lightly contaminated fill was pulled out of the hole and disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill.  McElroy's PID read in the vicinity of 800 ppm at the 7 foot level, but he was using the correction factor for fuel oil and PID readings in wet clay under a waste oil tank are virtually useless.   At that depth, I suggested that we wait for the lab analysis.

The local hangers-on had recently informed Mr. Ross that the former owner had buried vehicles on the property, so I used a metal detector to try and find them.  What I found was an abandoned steel septic tank, junk car parts, and some scrap metal, none of which posed a threat to the environment.  There was no sign of a tank buried on the north side of the building as I had feared.
B-276-2006*5/17/06  Moreen Bacon of North Woods Trading Post reported a spill during a fuel drop at her convenience store/ gasoline station.  I responded to the report and met with Ms. Bacon and a store employee, Penny Kerwock.  Ms. Kerwock informed me that she observed part of the delivery made by A.E. Robinson employee Jason Lang.  Ms. Kerwock said that the delivery person (Mr. Lang) stuck a tube down the fill pipe of the Underground Storage Tank (UST) and removed the secondary recovery cap, but did not attach a second hose.  Ms. Kerwock informed me that only one hose was used, and at no time did she see two hoses used.  A few minutes later she said that the delivery personnel (Lang) asked her to call the fire department because there had been a spill.

I conducted a phone interview with Mr. Lang who told me that he had conducted the delivery using a drop tube and that during delivery he observed vapors coming out of the UST vent that is affixed to the outside wall of the store.  Lang informed me that it was a pressure drop and secondary recovery was not used because he did not believe he had the correct fittings.  Lang said that during the delivery, gasoline suddenly began to stream up and out of the fill pipe and onto the paved lot.  Mr. Lang said that he had gauged the tank prior to delivery of the unleaded gasoline and determined that approximately 9 inches of product was in the tank, equating to approximately 223 gallons, and that he had delivered 720 gallons at the time of discharge from the underground tank.

My interview with Ms. Bacon revealed that the underground tank uses a flapper valve in the fill pipe for overfill protection.  A review of the stores underground tank records did not reveal any inadequacy, and the  inventory control records appeared to be up to date and consistent.  Prior to delivery, the tank was recorded to be less than 300 gallons.  Ms. Bacon gauged the tank to have 9 inches of product and said that only 700 or so gallons were delivered to the 1500-gallon tank.  This is consistent with what Mr. Lang told me during our phone call.

The spill was cleaned up by the store owner and Mr. Lang.  Speedi-Dri was used, and I estimated the spill to be between 10 and 15 gallons.  The sorbent material was entered into the store's waste stream for disposal.

On or about 5/30/2006 I spoke with Jaime Robinson of A.E. Robinson about the spill.  I said that by filling the underground tank in the manner described above violated several state rules.  I asked A.E. Robinson to send me a letter describing how they would avoid a reoccurrence and if they would consider a training event or special meeting with their drivers to discuss this issue.  I told Mr. Robinson that I would be referring this matter to our Oil Enforcement unit, and that a letter may help their cause.  The Department of Environmental Protection has not received a correspondence as of 6/26/06.

This case was referred to Ted Scharf of the Oil Enforcement Unit.


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B-348-2006*
     This office received a call at 1500 on 6/26/06, from Richard Backer (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled on the Lagrange Road in Howland today around noontime due to a broken fitting on one of their bucket trucks.  The oil covered a 5 x 5 foot area on the pavement.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with speedi dri.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.
P-519-2006*On Just 27, 2006, DEP received notification that an approximate half gallon of gasoline was discharged from the tank of a passenger vehicle onto pavement.  The fire department responded with sorbents to remediate the spill.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-133-2006*On March 3, 2006, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported a 4-gallon paint spill in the back of a DOT truck.   The spill occurred when several paint cans fell over and opened.  The paint was contained to the truck and cleaned up by DOT personnel.

Maine DEP staff did not make an inspection of the truck.  No further action is expected.
P-533-2006*Spill of contact cement at Biddeford Home Depot.  Cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of by Home Depot personnel.
P-534-2006*Report of Brinks truck losing a "substantial amount" of antifreeze to Middle St., Portland, and running into storm drain.  I contacted Portland Public Works who confirmed that the storm drains in that area ran to the sanitary sewer and they volunteered to respond and deal with the problem, if necessary.  No detrimental impact is expected as a result of the discharge.
P-366-2006*I received a report of a heavy sheen of diesel in Mackerel Cove on Bailey Island.  I responded and by the time arrived the sheen had dissipated quiet a bit and there were just scattered pockets of light sheen and emulsified product on the shore line and around the docks of the Marinas.  I attempted to speak with several fisherman who had not time to discuss such trivial matters.  I was successful in discussing it with two sperate marina operators.  Both indicated that the product was much heavier early in the morning.  Neither had thought to call the DEP at the time.

I determined that it did not come from any of the fueling areas of the marinas and that it was likely from a vessel that had long since left the harbor.  The sheen was very dissipated and no product was recoverable.  I reminded those I spoke with to contact the DEP immediately the next time they observed  such an event and perhaps we could initiate a clean-up and/or determine the culprit.
P-328-2006*Auto accident resulted in broken transformer.  Spill was to concrete pad.  Pad was broken up and transported for disposal at ARC.  Transformer was tagged <1ppm PCB.
B-372-2006*7.6.06,  Mr. Tom Tardif of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MM&A) reported a lube oil spill from a locomotive that derailed at approximately 0400.  Mr. Tardif  advised that two locomotives and a general service tank car, carrying fuel oil, derailed over a switch in the tracks at the Millinocket rail yard.  One set of wheels on the tank car were off the tracks and they planned to repair the rail under the wheel to put it back on the tracks.  No product transfer was necessary to complete this task.

A lube oil tank on one of the locomotives was ruptured during the derailment and leaked approximately ten gallons.  Sorbents were used to cleanup the spill.

I spoke with Mr. Tardif regarding the State's reporting requirements.  I expressed my concerns to Mr. Tardif:  1) that four or five hours after the spill was too long for reporting and violates State statute and that if the Department did not act upon this breach of statute that it would set a negative precedent for future reporting;  2) assessments concerning the severity of a spill situation were being undertaken for the Department.  I advised Mr. Tardif to report the spill within two hours and allow the Responder to make the assessment if a response is warranted.  Mr. Tardif said he was aware of the reporting requirement.

My experience with MM&A Railway is that they have been good about reporting and report incidents that pose a potential threat.  I am not recommending an enforcement referral in this circumstance for the reason this is the first conversation regarding reporting I have encountered with the railway.


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A-349-2006*6/26/06 1550	Adam Webber from North end Lobster coop reported a spill of diesel that ran off their dock into the water at the north end of Westport Island. A tractor trailer delivering bait had a leaking saddle tank. They put a container under the leak and had put out a few absorbent pads. When I arrived at the site I put more absorbent pads down to collect the fuel that was on the paved drive leading downhill to the dock. The driver had shut off the crossover between the saddle tanks. We pumped the fuel from the leaking tank into the other fuel tank and patched the hole. Absorbent boom was deployed from the dock to contain and collect the oil that ran into the water. The leak was discovered when they saw the oil sheen in the water so they estimated about 1 to 2 gallons had made it to the water. I reported the spill to Marine Resources. We cleaned up the driveway and left the boom in place till the next day. When the boom was removed there was only a small very light sheen.

No further action by Response Services expected
A-355-2006*A CMP transformer that dies not contain poly chlorinated bipenyls developed a bushing leak and allowed an estimated one gallon of oil to leak to the ground. A Central Maine Power (CMP) clean-up crew was dispatched and removed all visible signs of oil. No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-356-2006*On 6/28/06 at 14:30, Camden Fire Chief Gibbons reported that there was a large sheen of brownish oil in the outer harbor. He and the Harbor Master were towing absorbent boom through the sheen to try to pick it up. I went to the harbor to meet them at the dock. The boom they had was discolored brown and had a slight smell of diesel fuel. They reported that the sheen had broken up and was almost all gone. We surmised that a fishing vessel had pumped out its bilge while leaving the harbor. The United States Coast Guard was notified of the sheen. The absorbent boom was returned to a DEP warehouse for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-361-2006*On 7/1/06 at 09:25, Roy Koster from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a release of mineral oil from a transformer due to a fallen tree hitting the pole.  The oil did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  CMP crew used absorbent pads to clean up spill of about 1 pint. CMP will send a report.

No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-363-2006*On 7/1/06 at 17:40, Roy Koster from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of mineral oil from a transformer that was hit by lightning in Knox on the Weed Road. The transformer was tagged as containing oil with less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). A CMP crew removed brush that had been sprayed with oil. CMP will send a report.

No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services expected.
A-366-2006*On 6/29/06 09:00, Vicki Gammon of International Paper reported the discharge of 50 gallons of lube oil to the mill's waste water treatment plant from the overflow of a bearing lube oil reservoir. Oil went to the sewer system connected to the waste water plant. The immediate area was cleaned up with absorbent pads, and the reservoir return line was repaired. See the attached mill spill incident report.

No further action is expected.
A-369-2006*A homeowner was mowing her lawn when she struck the filter on her oil tank and broke it off. She quickly plugged the hole with a stick so minimal leakage occurred. We cleaned up the oily grass in the area and the park owner agreed to replace the soil with new loam and seed. No further action is expected.
A-370-2006*On 7/5/06 at 12:30, International Paper's Androscoggin Mill reported that there had been a discharge of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil on 6/30/06 that had leaked from a turbine generator and gone to the plant waste water treatment plant. Some of the oil was picked up with absorbent pads. No site visit was made.

No further action is expected.
A-364-2006*7/2/06 1450 Report from Oakland Fire department that they were at 150 High Street in Oakland where an outside heating oil tank was leaking. They had slowed the leak and were catching the dripping oil in containers. They could get no oil delivery companies to come to repair or pump out the tank. I arrived on scene at about 1555 to find a tank at the mobile home dripping oil from the outlet that once was attached to the filter and valve. I patched the leak to stop the leak. The area is on town water and sewer. After several attempts to contact oil delivery companies to pump out the tank I pumped the remaining oil into drums and tipped the tank up to keep the remaining oil away from the outlet area. The tank was 3/4 full and the last delivery was 5/24/06. The tank supplies only the heater in the home. I estimated that 50 gallons had been released to the soil around the tank. The story I got from visiting relatives who discovered the spill was that they smelled oil and found the leaking outlet. When they tried to bend the piping back up it broke off. They plugged it with their finger and then put a stick in the outlet but it still leaked so they called the Fire Department.

I contacted the out of state owner Geraldo Figueroa and the vacationing tenant Karen McQueeney to explain the clean up required and the AST insurance fund. They agreed to have the Department manage the cleanup and they would apply to the insurance fund.

7/3/06 I contacted Fabian Oil who agreed to lend me a temporary tank to store the oil on sight until the owner had the tank repaired. I also contacted an excavator, Lou Dewilt, to remove the contaminated soil. Digging began around noon and bag head space readings by PID on soil samples in the excavation of less than 100 ppm were achieved by 1530. Contaminated soil was stored on site till 7/6/06. Castonquay trucking took the soil to commercial paving and Dewilt excavation filled in the excavation and restored the site.

No further action by response expected.
P-463-2006*On 6/15/06, I attended the removal of two underground storage tanks at the University of Southern Maine for which I had given a verbal 30-day waiver for.  The removal was generally uneventful.  The only evidence of release was a hardened mass of #6 oil around a steam input valve.  No removal of contaminated soil was required.  No further action required.
P-86-1998*SUMMARY

	This report describes the Feb. & March 1998, abandonment-by-removal of three bare-steel, retail, gasoline UST's and subsequent investigation of confirmed prohibited discharges.  The location on Congress St. near Route 295  is dense residential and commercial use, served by municipal water & sewer service.  A Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal was assigned [see attached clean-up Decision Tree].  Oil contaminated soils were transported offsite in order to facilitate the new UST installation; no soil removal/clean-up was required by DEP at the time.
	Mr. Morris Silver, the facility owner & operator opted for Option-1 Maine DEP management of soil disposal and DEP would seek reimbursement afterwards.  I understand that Maine UST Ins. Fund will cover disposal [tipping] fees for the soil removed to install the new UST facility though not excavation or transport.

CONCLUSION
A.	Tank installer violations and a discharge, associated with the UST abandonment, were documented.
B.	Gasoline contamination is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions change.  See attached narrative, photos and other attachments, and the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment for further details.  See also DEP reports P-609-97, P-422-91.
C.	In 2001, the facility was rebuilt by M W Sewall Oil Co. with a new C-store building.  Report P-799-2001, describes the discovery and abandonment of two previously unknown oil UST's.
D.	In year 2006, Maine DEP initiated cost recovery of the state's unreimbursed soil disposal cost of $12,626.63 from Mr. Silver.  At the time I understand that Mr. Silver had not applied for any potential Maine state UST Clean-Up Ins. coverage.

S G Brezinski
P-384-2006*I was contacted by Mrs. Hammond because she was concerned that her neighbor was dumping oil close to her property.  She noted several drums in his yard that she believed contained oil.  I contacted Scott Cyr who was in the area at the time and he went to the property and took a look.  Scott reported back to me that he met Mr. Zannini and looked at the drums.  They were being used for compost and not for oil storage.  I reported his findings back to Mrs. Hammond.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-165-2006*B&L Logging spilled 1/2 gal of hydraulic oil because of a broken cylinder.  The spill was cleaned up with absorbent pads.
A-637-2005* On 12-7-2005, Central Maine Power Company reported that a hydraulic hose on a bucket truck failed. This resulted in the release of an estimated ten to fifteen gallons. This estimate was amended later to thirty seven gallons of hydraulic oil. This release occurred at the substation located at Stickney's Corner in Washington Maine.
 Due to the frozen ground, soil removal was delayed until the spring of 2006. On or about April 25, 2006, soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving.
  No further action is expected at this site.
P-426-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 5/30/06: DEP notified in morning of estimated 50-gallon discharge of #2-oil to the concrete basement floor of a new home that Gary St. Laurent was having built within the sub-urban residential neighborhood.  The leaking fitting [see attached photos 2 & 4] likely began dripping the previous Friday when oil was delivered to the new installation.  The builders discovered the discharge upon returning to work following Memorial Day.

DEP ASSESSMENT & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	On-site at 1030 hrs., I met Lewiston Fire Dept. and Mr. St. Laurent.  The leak was determined to be from a fitting of the copper fuel line to a flex-hose at the furnace [see attached photo 2].  The plumber, Richard Perron, was believed to be the responsible party, but I could not reach him at that time. With oil all over the basement floor, strong odors, and oil draining to the forested wetland behind the home: Mr. St. Laurent agreed to DEP management and getting a clean-up contractor on site as soon as possible.  Mr. St. Laurent explained that the former owner of the house had passed away last autumn, and as the home was in disrepair and she was undiscovered for eight weeks, he had to raze the house and build anew except for the foundation.
	After EPI began clean-up, Mr. Perron arrived and agreed to have EPI invoice him directly for the response.  EPI swept up the sorbents and bagged the debris for disposal at MWAC.  Additionally, EPI picked up oiled sorbents in the outside drain & woods area [see attached photo 7], replaced oiled blocks under the furnace and water heater, and washed the floor.  I left sorbent pads for Mr. St. Laurent and asked him to monitor residual oil in the basement sump.
	Tuesday, 7/11/06: In response to a concern from a neighbor (see attached 7/8/06, e-mail to DEP) I revisited, changed water & oily pads below the drain pipe and put new pads in the sump.  I left pads with a St. Laurent worker and advised that the sump be checked every other day.  A sheen in the forested wetland appeared to be natural, waxy sheen from organic degradation within the wetland.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Mr. St. Laurent agreed to change oiled pads in the sump to absorb residual oil collecting there.
b.	No further DEP Response Div. actions are likely and any remaining oil odors in the home I expect to dissipate.  Fortunately the home did not yet have furniture and carpeting that could have absorbed oil odors.
c.	I understand that Mr. St. Laurent was building the home for eventual sale and was not living in it.  No residential water wells are threatened.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
I-166-2006*10 gals of hydraulic oil spilled from a grapple skidder that had a punctured oil filter.  The spill was removed with sorbent pads and excavation of debris.  Taken to the Robinson Lumber Co., shop in St. Pamphile, ME.
P-137-2006*On February 21, 2006,  DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil was discharged from a jarred transformer as a result of a tree falling on the line.  The oil was tested and poly-chlorinated biphenyl content was less than two parts per million (2 ppm); therefore, the oil is considered non-PCB oil containing.   Contaminated grass and gravel was not removed.

For further information please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-453-2006*Report of spills at CYRO facility for January and February, 2006 reported as per MOU.
P-457-2006*On June 12, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately ten (10) gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of a leaking filter.  The discharge was onto a concrete floor and was remediated with sorbents.  Union oil managed the clean up for the customer.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-461-2006*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 23 Mills Road, Cape Porpoise, ME.  The oil had made its way into the floor drain that discharged into the adjacent marsh.

The Kennebunkport Fire Department had placed down sorbents throughout the area and Downeast Energy had transferred the oil into a temporary tank.  The oiled sorbents were changed out and additional sorbents placed in the area of the outfall.  The site was revisited several times over the summer and oiled sorbents were replaced until no oil was observed.

P-466-2006*I was contacted by Prime Tanning reporting that they had a small spill of heat transfer oil.  Apparently they fill a small reservoir from a larger tank and while doing that they overfilled the reservoir by about 2 gallons.  The oil landed on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-203-2006*On March 23, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) quarts of motor oil was discharged from contractor's equipment.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-354-2006*6.27.06,  Ms.Debbie Greenacher of Infrasource reported a one and a half gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a drill rig mounted on a truck.  The cause of the spill was a worn or blown seal.  The spill was excavated and the waste packaged in a drum pending analysis and disposal.

Infrasource has a pre-arranged waste disposal plan with Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, Maine.  Ms. Greenacher advised that the material was required to be tested per Pine Tree requirements.

The spill location is approximately 11 miles east of the old Costigan Mill on the Stud Mill Road in Milford.  The location is 44 degrees 58 minutes 8.8 seconds North  68 degrees 26 minutes 17 seconds West along the power lines.


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P-468-2006*I was contacted by home Depot reporting that one of their customers had dropped a gallon container of an herbicide/insecticide.  The container spilled out onto the concrete floor.  Home Depot employees cleaned up the spill and containerized the waste for disposal at a later time.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-489-2006*On June 21, 2006, DEP received notification that a resident had approximately one half (0.5) of a pint of nitric acid in her basement.  On June 23, DEP retrieved and transported the intact container for storage pending proper disposal.

The nitric acid was disposed of at Environmental Projects, Inc. facility on June 26, 2006.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-313-2006*Jared Pendleton, Assistant Fire Chief for Bristol, reported a dump truck accident at 48 Sprowl Hill Road in Bristol.  I responded to the scene and met Jared, the responsible party John York, and the homeowner Doug Houston.  The accident happened when two dogs reportedly ran into the road in front of the driver who swerved to avoid hitting them.  The road is narrow and is bordered by trees and a stone wall.  The dump truck ran over the stone wall, brushed against an oak tree and crashed headlong into a large pine tree.  The accident path lead across the lawn and driveway of the Houston residence.  A drilled drinking water well was reported to be approximately 50 feet away from the accident site.  In the process of running over the stone wall, the crankcase pan and hydraulic tank for the dump truck were damaged.  Oil ran along the driveway and onto the ground near the pine tree.  Sorbents were deployed by Fire Department volunteers in an effective manner.  John York owns an excavator that was just up the road at another job site.  He brought the machine down and pulled the dump truck free from the tree.  The damaged truck was towed from the scene.  John then used the excavator to load contaminated soil into a one-ton dump.  The pavement of the driveway was badly stained.  I advised the homeowner (Houston) and responsible (York) that repair to the driveway was to be settled between them, and that no further environmental risk was expected.  Complete and speedy removal of spilled oil and contaminated soil prevented any risk the the drinking water well.  Good job was done by the Bristol Fire staff.  I provided replacement sorbent pads and boom to the Fire Department.  York transported contaminated soil to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company the next day.
A-321-2006*On June 14, 2006, David Chittim, Rockland City Engineer, reported a milky green material in a drainage ditch behind the former Sweetser building in Rockland.  It was reported the Sherwin-Williams store, 96 Park St, Rockland, had cleaned a painting tinting machine in the parking lot using water.  The water, now well tinted, drained into a nearby catch basin and was discharged to the drainage stream.  The trade name for the material is Blend-A-Color.

Maine DEP investigated the site and found some milky green water in the drainage ditch.  At the time there was little or no flow.  An estimated 5 to 10 gallons of tinted water had been discharged.  DEP staff contacted the store manager, Jen Campbell, for details on the incident.  She said during the machine cleaning she noticed the well tinted water and stopped the cleaning operation.  The reason store personnel had decided to clean the machine in the parking lot was the material safety data sheet (MSDS) did not describe the product as hazardous.  DEP staff explained that although this is true it was still a waste material and the MSDS did not recommend washing the material into a storm drain.

DEP staff called Sherwin-Williams headquarters in Cleveland for details on the material.  It has a slightly elevated pH and contains Italocyanite pigment, ethylene glycol, talc and surfactants.  Proper disposal for the material is to drum the waste and ship as non-hazardous waste.

No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.  The incident has been referred to Land & Water Bureau.
P-386-2006*I was contacted by Mr. Giancola reporting that when he had his annual maintenance done, by Downeast Energy, oil had been spilled in his home and hadn't been cleaned up.  On May 2nd, a technician (apprentice) from Downeast Energy came to Mr. Giancola's home to do an annual maintenance on his furnace and oil tank.  Apparently when the technician replaced the filter he didn't reseat the gasket correctly.  When the system was turned back on oil leaked into the closet where the tank is located in Mr. Giancola's finished basement.  The problem was recognized and corrected and Downeast made a half hearted attempt to clean up the spilled oil, but the oil had soaked into the two by fours in the wall and under the wall and soaked into several square feet of the carpeting in the next room.  Downeast did not report this spill to the DEP.  Mr. Giancola dealt with several managers at Downeast trying to get the spill cleaned up but to no avail.  Finally Downeast contacted their insurance company, One Beacon, and handed the problem off to them.  An insurance representative visited the home 9 days after the spill and hired Kip Kline to take care of the clean up.  When Kip Kline visited the site on May 22nd, he asked the homeowner if the DEP was involved and when the homeowner said no, Kip told him to call the DEP and that he couldn't do any clean up until we had been contacted. Mr. Giancola contacted DEP on May 23rd.   I visited the site on May 25th, and saw the staining.  At that time nothing further had been done to clean up the spill.  I took pictures of the damage and contacted Kip Kline and let him know to go ahead with the clean up.  I also contacted Downeast and spoke with the Service Manager, Jack Coonce, who had dealt with Mr. Giancola.  Mr. Coonce was quite rude when talking about the situation, he seemed to feel that Mr. Giancola was exaggerating the damage.  Mr. Coonce told me that their insurance company was now dealing with the case.  I reminded Mr. Coonce that the spill should have been reported to the DEP.  I also spoke with Steve Doyle of One Beacon Insurance Company.  He assured me that the spill would be cleaned up.   I left it with Mr. Giancola that if the spill wasn't cleaned up to his satisfaction he should contact me.  I have not heard back from Mr. Giancola.  I will be referring this case to the Oil Enforcement Unit.  No Further Response action is needed at this time.
P-467-2006*I was contacted by the York County Dispatch reporting that there had been a fatal vehicle accident on Route 202 in Alfred.  The Fire Department reported that they had put down some sorbents as a precaution but very little fluid actually leaked.  The weather at the time was very bad (heavy rain) so some fluids may have gotten diluted in runoff water.  I went by the scene the following day and couldn't find any remaining petroleum products.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-167-2006*A log truck got stuck in the road and had to be helped out with a skidder  In doing so the trucks oil pan received a small crack in it.  The leak was noticed and spill pads were used to pick up the oil.  Approximately one gallon was spilled and most of it was cleaned up.  It happened on the 2nd new road off the Brown Brook Road in T16R11.   No threat to water and no further action required.
P-470-2006*I was contacted by Home Depot reporting that a customer had spilled some Minwax wood stain on the concrete floor.  Home Depot employees cleaned up the spill with sorbents and containerized the waste for disposal at a later date.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-471-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-472-2006*I was contacted by Bob Bohlman of York County EMA requesting information about mold.  Apparently he was dealing with a homeowner who's home had become infested with mold after the recent floods.  The homeowner had questions about air sampling to determine if the home was clean.  I didn't know the answers to these questions but did some research on the internet and found a very helpful website (written below).  Basically the information I found said that there is no point in doing air sampling for mold because it is not reliable and there are lots of mold spores even in a "clean" home.  The information said that if you can smell mold or see mold you have mold and the only way to clean it up is to remove all moisture from the area and all items with mold on them.  I gave Mr. Bohlman the website for future use.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

www.miaqc.org/interim%20Mold%20(Links).htm
P-473-2006*I was contacted by the Eliot Fire Department reporting that there had been diesel spill at the Irving station on Route 236.  I arrived to find that the main diesel pump had a broken crash valve that had sprayed out around 10 - 20 gallons of diesel.  Most of the fuel had sprayed onto the pavement and flowed down toward the store but some of the fuel was in the sumps underneath the two diesel pumps.  Dennis Davis of GR Adams was on site fixing the crash valve.  No one had any explanation for why the crash valve broke as there hadn't been any diesel sold from that pump that day.  Irving hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

Note:  This Irving station is the one with "vaulted tanks."  They are physically underground but they are considered Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs).
P-474-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-475-2006*On June 19th the Portland Office of the DEP received a National Response Center Report of a release that had happened the day before in Diamond Island Cove.  Apparently the Falmouth Harbor Master noticed a sheen in the area and tracked it down to the pleasure vessel "Donna's Dream" owned by Harmon Smith.  The vessel was having mechanical problems and had diesel fuel leaking into its bilge.  Before Mr. Smith knew there was a problem some diesel fuel was pumped out by the bilge pump.  Mr. Smith promptly turned off the power to the pump and tried to determine what the problem was and fix it.  Apparently there was a loose fitting on his fuel line which was fixed.  The spilled fuel was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  When I spoke with Mr. Smith I let him know that this type of spill needs to be reported to the DEP.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-476-2006*See attached Home Depot Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-397-2006*I was contacted by Diane Hamilton of Cote & Howe Realty regarding a property she was listing in West Newfield.  She reported that there was a leaking AST on the property and she was unsure of the process of getting it addressed.  I visited the site and observed an AST behind the abandoned mobile home which appeared to have been leaking for some time.  There were many installation code violations with the AST and it appeared the leak had occurred due to a loose filter housing.  The oil had leaked from the tank and there was an obvious stain approximately 30 ft. by 4 ft., running along the frost wall of the mobile home.  The discharge had occurred approximately 30 ft. upgradient of what appeared to be a dug well.

Further investigation revealed the well was not a dug well, rather it was a well tile with a drilled well casing within in it.

I explained the situation to Ms. Hamilton and she retained permission from the owner (Ameriquest Mortgage) to initiate the clean-up.

I arranged for the clean-up on 6/6/6.  The soil was excavated to 4-5" below groundwater.  At that depth, stringent clean-up goals were met on the soil samples taken (field headspace method), however it was clear that the groundwater was contaminated.  A composite sample of the soil in the bottom of the excavation was taken for laboratory analysis as well as a sample of the groundwater.  A sample was also taken directly from the well.

9.5 tons of soil was disposed of at ESMI in Loudon, NH.  The lab analysis revealed the so8il sample to be contaminated @ 44 mg/kg, the groundwater @ 297,000 ug/L and the well @ 131 ug/L.

The site was referred to Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services for further action.  Response will assist with any further action necessary under the direction of Technical Services.
P-477-2006*On June 9th, the Portland Office of the DEP received a National Response Center Report of a release of diesel fuel from the fishing vessel "Calculated Risk".  Apparently the vessel sank at its berth in the Piscataqua River near Spinney Creek.  The USCG was notified because the vessel's EPIRB was activated.  The vessel's owner, Mike Waldron, arrived and the vessel was pulled out of the water.  Sorbents were used to collect what fuel they could.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-353-2006*Hauling gravel to his work site on the Turnpike Road, Wes Catlin apparently hit a rock and made a hole in his driver's side saddle tank.  Then, entering Route 1, he laid down a stripe of diesel about a mile long, until he turned right onto the Turnpike Road and drove to the end, where a house is being built. All told, an estimated 15 gallons were spilled.

There was no cleanup possible until he got to where he was going (photo).  I advised him to dig up the contaminated gravel as soon as he could get his excavator on site.  I asked that he notify me when that would occur, because I wanted to be there with a PID meter.  I gave him a permission slip to take the waste to Thibodeau's asphalt plant.

On the 30th of June, Catlin called, saying he wanted to get the cleanup behind him.  I said I would meet him on site, where I approved his taking the oiled road gravel to Thibodeau's batch plant in Prospect.
P-479-2006*I was contacted by Curtis of the 3E Company reporting a spill of polyeurethane at the Home Depot in Portland.  Apparently a customer dropped a 1 gallon container of polyeurethane in the parking lot.  Home Depot employees cleaned up the spill using sorbents and the waste was containerized for disposal at a later date.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-497-2006*I was contacted by the Denmark Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at 200 Denmark Road.  The FD reported that there was a small gasoline spill related to the accident and that they were using sorbents to clean it up.  They did not request any assistance.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1051-2005*The overfill of an AST by a peddler truck was reported by C N Brown.  The tank was located inside a shoddy enclosure that was lined with insulation.  Product was emitted from the vent and encountered the insulation, wood making up the structure and eventually puddled below the tank.  Initial response actions were to dismantle and remove the structure and its associated insulation in addition to absorbing free product.  Per DEP direction, the homeowner was not allowed to keep the tank so after temporary service was established, the tank was pumped off and cut and cleaned which provided access to the soil below.  Once the weather permitted, a small excavation was undertaken which yielded the removal of 1.41 tons of contaminated soil.  The site was backfilled to grade and the tank replaced at the homeowner's expense.  The incident occurred in an area supplied by public water and sewer so there are no concerns in that regard.
P-498-2006*I was contacted by the 3E Company reporting a spill of latex paint at the Topsham Home Depot.  Apparently a customer dropped a can of paint and it spilled onto the concrete floor.  Home Depot employees cleaned the spill up using sorbent material and the waste was containerized for disposal at a later date.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-992-2005*
SUMMARY
	Based on a complaint from an anonymous citizen, I accompanied the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Ted Scharf for a facility inspection of the fuel oil bulk plant.  The complaint was that a faulty valve was allowing oil to discharge to a catch basin and over the employees.  The complaint was corroborated by previous spill reports P-833-05 by DEP's Ann Hemenway and P-8-05 by Greg O'Brien, which both cover a leak due to back pressure on a bulk plant valve.

SITE VISIT
	Thurs. 12/8/05: Mr. Scharf and I met on site with the facility manager and a manager from the Kennebunk office.  They explained the situation with a faulty valve ,which they were unable to prevent from leaking.  The facility appeared new and in good condition, and I understand that it had been upgraded in recent years.
	Though my e-mail message of 12/9 mentions "found no discharges", my notes record oil-stained soil found under a loading point on the west side of the dike (see Photo 3).  On neighboring property to the south is a dug well that may be inactive.  A Stringent Clean-Up Goal is judged at this time until further information is collected for a potentially more accurate assessment.  No cleanup actions are necessary at this time.  At this time (June 2006) neither Scharf nor I have received any updates as to the final correction of the faulty valve problem.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-26-2006*1.18.06 - Jerry Mirlabille reported that a tree blew over and made contact with a transformer, breaking the bushing, and causing a leak of approximately 7 to 13 gallons.  The oil leaked onto snow.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.  CMP requested deferment of cleanup until Spring due to access of the remote area.  DEP determined that little to no risk existed and agreed to a delayed cleanup.

6.27.06 - Cory Cummings of CMP reports that they recovered approximately a half of a 55-gallon drum of soil and organic debris for disposal.

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P-85-2006*It was reported to the Department that a spill of kerosene had occurred at a tenant occupied residence in Phippsburg.  The property owner indicated that in an effort to stabilize the AST, the unsheathed copper line was inadvertently split which caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons.  Concern for the health of the bedrock well within forty feet prompted the property owner to call, though not until a month later.  Product ran from the line to the ground, and then underneath the mobile home and traversed laterally until it reached bedrock, ultimately contaminating the well.  Steve Flannery oversaw the excavation of 11 tons of soil, from grade to bedrock half the length of the home, and Technical Services was requested to deal with the well contamination.  Post excavation, Response Services stepped aside.
B-172-2006*3.31.06 - Received a report from Kim Brooks that an oil leak occurred from an above ground supply tank at her parent's camp in Lily Bay TWP sometime over the last two weeks.  A caretaker, at the location getting the water going noticed the spill.  I responded to the spill location and discovered a large, oil stained area that ran from an old AST, located next to the garage, into a garden area and down the driveway to Moosehead Lake.  I did not see any evidence that oil made it to the water.

I made arrangements with Indian Hill Construction, Greenville, to excavate out the impacted soil.  Although the soil smelled of fuel oil, I did not see that the soil was oil saturated.  Permafrost was still present at a depth of two to three inches.  I located a defunct 275 gallon AST that appeared to have leaked it's remaining contents due to corrosion.  We scraped the contaminated soil and gravel off the permafrost and back-filled the driveway area.  Some odors remained, but did dissipate over the following weeks.  The site is serviced by a drinking water well and two samples taken thus far indicated no fuel contamination.

Because the garden was impacted and some indication of residual contamination is present, the garden loam was removed and new loam back-filled.  No further clean up action by Response Services is warranted.

I made phone contact adjacent property owner, John Booth, 11 Plymouth Rd., W. Hartford, CT 06119, 860-236-0602, and discussed the AST located at their camp.  The tank installation appeared to be out of compliance and I advised of the clean up that took place on the Bailey site.  It's my understanding the tank was removed this summer, 2006.

file/report

P-484-2006*The fuel tank of a passenger vehicle became compromised while traveling through a construction zone so when they attempted to refuel shortly thereafter, product was discharged from the tank to the ground below.  Enough fuel was discharged that it traversed the cement pad over pavement to a storm drain.  Portland Fire Department (PFD) deployed sorbents to the storm drain which successfully absorbed all the product within; however, an explosive atmosphere still existed so fresh air was introduced to the basin via ram fan.  While that was occurring, PFD checked the surrounding basins for explosive atmospheres yet none was encountered.  Once the explosive limit in the afflicted basin was zero, the equipment was demobilized and speedy dry was used on the pavement and pad.
P-125-2006*On behalf of a homeowner, Bridgton PD reported a mercury spill due a broken thermometer.  The single elderly woman dropped it to the linoleum in her bathroom.  DEP was able to recover all that was believed to be spilt via duct tape then by washing the floor with a zinc oxide amalgam on a sponge.  Post cleanup, Lumex readings in the home were high but as expected.  The homeowner was directed to introduce as much transient air as possible to the house.  A return trip for readings a week later yielded Lumex readings well below ambient air standards for inhabitance.
P-172-2006*While inspecting our barge in South Portland, I witnessed free product resembling #2 fuel oil wrapped up in some boom that was tied up alongside the barge.  Also, there was a heavy sheen being emitted from the storm drain outfall at the end of Main St. nearby  Together with the managers from Clean Harbors (their office is across the street), we traced the sheen back to the shoulder of Lincoln St. where it intersects with Main.   Given the location (terminal laden landscape), we surmised that somehow a peddler truck experienced an overflow to its rollover protection which drained to the street and associated storm drains, producing the sheen on the river.  Whatever the case, although no initially, it was now obviously a one time, short lived event.
P-201-2005*Mr. Burham called to report the discharge of fuel oil from his outside AST at his residence.  The spill discharge occurred prior to the 3/17 notification, exact date and time is not known.

Reacting to no heat, Mr. Burnham removed some of the snow from around the exterior tank only to discover red/pink snow adjacent to the tank.  Upon arrival at the home, the scene was assessed and the close proximity of the tank and spill to the drilled well was a major concern.  The total distance from tank to well was less than 30', with the water line within feet of the tank.  The danger here is the oil migrating thru the soils and along the waterline or slope of bedrock back to the well.

EPI was called to begin an excavation to remove the impacted soils and minimize any additional migration of the fuel oil.  The soil was excavated and removed with a conventional excavator and a vacuum truck.  Once the frost was broken through, the vactor removed soil in a strategic pattern following the contours and chasing the water line back towards the well.  Excavations were halted beneath the modular home at the request of Mr. Burnham for fear of compromising the concrete slab.  There was evidence of migration beneath the home, but he was adamant we were not to pursue.

The excavation beyond the foot print of the home went in a sloping manor as bedrock was encountered 3+' to 5+' dropping back towards the well and water line.  This concerned staff enough to enlist Tech Services help to install a recovery/monitoring well and manage any groundwater recovery efforts in the future.

It was explained to Mr. Burnham the materials left beneath the home could potentially affect the environment but the DEP recovery/monitoring well was a safety measure not only as a recovery well but as a monitoring point intercepting any potential plume migrating towards the drinking water well.  The spill site was backfilled and contoured after the installation of the wells were complete.  The abandonment of this monitoring set up will be dictated by Tech Services.

Mr. Burnham's insurance company, The Concord Group, sent a representative to collect a water sample and assess the clean up operations. However, the coverage did not include any soil remediation or clean up of soils.  Damaged property, the tank and associated piping, and water treatment were eligible for coverage.  Follow up administrative letters have been exchanged for the reimbursement to the AST fund and requests for submission of an AST fund application which Mr. Burnham has neglected to file.  Tech services is monitoring the well and groundwater, this in response to the incomplete removal of affected soils beneath the Burnham home (at his insistence).

DEP/Response has referred the case to Technical Services for follow up and monitoring as needed. No additional remedial actions are planned by Response.


I-113-2006*At 19:40 hours on April 26, 2006, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton.  They had a person on the phone with a complaint regarding a sheen of oil going into the Aroostook River near the Caribou Dam.  After speaking with the person, I drove to the site of the reported sheen.  I found that the oil sheen was coming out of a large (approximately 4 feet in diameter) concrete culvert located about 100 to 200 yards downstream from the dam.  I immediately placed 2 absorbent booms and 20 pads at the end of the culvert in an effort to stop the sheen from getting into the river.  After placing absorbents, I started looking around the area for the other end of the culvert.  During this time, an employee of the Caribou Utilities District came to ask me what I was doing.  I explained to him that I was looking for the other end of the culvert and he proceeded to tell me where that culvert originated and the area of Caribou that drained into that culvert.  With that, I went into the neighborhood and started sniffing storm drains.  By 22:00 hours that evening, I had isolated the storm drain line the sheened water was flowing through.

On the morning of the next day, I called Caribou Public Works for assistance.  I also called County Environmental Engineering, Inc. and Soderberg Construction for assistance.  With the help of people from each of these entities, we traced the sheened water to a storm drain located outside of the service bays of Gagnon's Auto Sales, Inc.  After some investigating, we found that the oil/water separator was full and had not been pumped out since its installation approximately 8 years ago.  The oil/water separator is located near the outside wall of the service garage, very close to the building's perimeter drain.  The roof drains also flow into the perimeter drain system.  We put dye into the roof drain downspout and found that the perimeter drain emptied into the storm drain line that the sheened water was coming out of.  I then called Allen's Drain Cleaning Service for a vacuum truck in order to clean out the oil/water separator and the garage bay drain system.  After the oil/water separator was sucked out, we found a nearby sewer, cleaned it out and put vacuum to it.  By doing this, we established that the oil/water separator was most likely connected to the sewer line, not the perimeter drain line.  I had Gagnon's plug the inlet to the oil/water separator so that a more thorough investigation of both the perimeter and sewer drain systems could be done.  I turned the site over to Frank Wezner.

On 4-27-06, I met with Mr. Gagnon and agreed to a clean-up options agreement with him. He was to maintain sorbents in the storm drain on his property for several more days (until all oil was out of the system) and I would have a contractor maintain those at the river. He is also to repair the separator so  employees could observe the water in it routinely and repair the leak to eliminate the possibility of the same thing happening again. Mr. Gagnon is to pay all bills relating to this clean-up and investigation.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-500-2006*I was contacted by the York County EMA reporting that there had been a hazardous material released at the Hannaford in Sanford.  I arrived and found that several Hannaford employees had been overcome by a strong odor of chlorine in the bottle return area.  The employees removed the bin from the affected return machine and wheeled it out to the parking lot behind the store.  The bottle return area was evacuated and ventilated.  Nine Hannaford employees were taken to the hospital to be checked out.  They were suffering from headaches, burning eyes, coughing, etc.  The York County Haz. Mat. Team did a Level B entry on the bin in the back parking lot and found a plastic Coke bottle with a white crystalline substance in it.  They tested the material with Ammonia and Chlorine Draeger tubes and both were negative.  After looking at the substance we all agreed that it was most likely some kind of pool chemical that someone mixed in the Coke bottle and then didn't think twice about putting in the return machine.  The Sanford Fire Department collected all the bottles out of all the bins and I am going to dispose of them.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-505-2006*Don Strout Environmental Mngr. for BIW called at 11:18 am to report the release of approximately 25 gallons of lube oil to the interior of the compressor pump room at the Hardling Plant, Brunswick.

The main compressor blew a gasket or seal and sprayed lube oil inside the pump room, it is a contained structure not drains and constructed of concrete.  No material was observed on the exterior of the room.  BIW staff were to manage the spill clean up using absorbents and BMP's for an oil spill.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched, based on the scenario described and BIW's ability to handle such a spill.  DEP/Response plans no further action regarding this spill case.
P-510-2006*Ann of DownEast Energy "DEE" called to report a customer (John McBride) of Cape Neddick had a leaking AST in his garage.  The Tech on scene reported a small stain beneath the tank and had applied a magna-patch to stop the leak.  He had ordered a pump off which was to happen in the afternoon and the spilled material would be clean as well.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched, based on the information provided.

DEP/Response plans no further actio,n based on the information provided, however should the information be updated or other significant discoveries brought to light the response will be adjusted accordingly.
B-360-2006*Peter Moulton asked for a spill number for this event.  Upon investigation, it was found that none of our responders had received a call.  After the fact, I learned from Melissa of Dead River that they had responded to a leaking AST at 2 Mosquito Lane on Indian Island in Old Town on 5/17/06.  It had lost only a few drops to the cement pad, which they had wiped up with a pad.  They mag patched the tank to hold it until arrangements could be made to replace the tank.  Apparently, Peter became involved because of a tank replacement issue.

B-318-2006*On 6/5/06, I received a report of an approximate 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a boom truck owned by Ellsworth Building Supply.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic line on the boom truck failed.  The driver shut down the system as soon as he noticed the mishap.  The driver then applied oil absorbent pads to the spill scene and called in the spill to his supervisor.

The supervisor reported the spill to the DEP.  I advised him to begin shovelling the contaminated soil into plastic bags or a trash can for disposal.  I informed him that I would meet him at his store as soon as possible.

Once I met with the manager, we visited the site and finished removing the contaminated soil.  The soil was disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

Unfortunately, the owner was not home at the time.  I was told they were on vacation.  I left a message explaining what happen and ask that they call with any questions.  Their well is located no where near the spill site.
B-319-2006*On 6/5/06, I was investigating a car crushing operation at a location where we have had concerns in the past.  When I arrived on scene, I noticed that K.P. Recycling's fork loader had a leaking gasket on one of their hydraulic rams.  Hydraulic fluid was leaking out of the machine as they used it in the car crushing operation.  I provided the operator with absorbent pads and duct tape.  He was able to affix a band-aid onto the machine to continue working.  I advise that a replacement gasket should be purchased and replaced by the following day by my return or the operation would be shut down until they could comply.

The next morning, I arrived on scene and repairs were being performed on the loader.  Once repairs were complete, I advise the crushers to collect the slightly contaminated soil and deposit it into the crushed cars for disposal.
P-501-2006*I was contacted by Lewiston Dispatch reporting that there had been a spill of gasoline at Stephen's on Sabattus Street in Sabattus.  Apparently a customer had overfilled his/her car gas tank.  The fire department was on scene and had the spill contained and cleaned up.  The spill was completely contained to the paved area.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-362-2006*Mr. & Mrs. Disston noted an odor of oil in their Battle Avenue summer house on the morning of June 30.  Investigating, the source turned out to be a newly developed pinhole in their AST.  Discovering the problem just in time, they notified their supplier, Webber Engery, who reported the incident to us.

A small amount of oil was discharged outside via the basement floor drain; Webber personnel deployed sorbent pads to recover it.  June 30 was a rainy day and upon my arrival, I could see little or no sheen on water being discharged from the basement.   A check of the soil at the mouth of the basement drain on 7/5/06, showed there was not enough contaminated soil to justify doing any kind of  cleanup.
B-359-2006*On 6/26/06, 1415 hours, this office took an anonymous complaint regarding barrels and car parts that were being stored on an adjacent property.  Another person who had been contacted regarding the same complaint was Charles Boynton (Selectman for Prospect).  Charles revealed the person making the complaint was concerned about a high Uranium concentration in her well water. She was also concerned about the possibility of aggravating the neighboring property owner. The property in question belonged to the Macavoy family, and it had been used to store junk that would be sold when the market was right.

We, in Response, had been made aware of the relationship between oil spills in the ground and elevated Arsenic concentrations in the groundwater, which is that the anaerobic conditions caused by the spill increases the amount of Arsenic released to the groundwater.  However, our John Beane (who specializes in Geo Chemistry) indicated that these same conditions have the opposite affect on Uranium.  Namely, these conditions precipitate Uranium, which would lower the concentration of Uranium. He also indicated that a lot of wells in Maine are over the limit for Uranium. The site in question was investigated by Tom Maleck (B-312-88), who found only one oil stain that was caused by drainage from a couple of engine blocks, and no other anomalies.
P-506-2006*I was contacted by Jeff Eaton of Guerin Associates reporting that while doing a UST inspection he found two piping sumps with water in them.  He stated that tank #4's sump had eight inches of water in it and tank #5's sump was completely full of water.  Mr. Eaton stated that he believed that the Environ lids were not properly seated, causing the water to get in.  They planned to pump the water out of the sumps and make sure that it did not come back in.  Mr. Eaton had already notified the Underground Storage Tank Unit in Augusta (Butch Bowie).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-507-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a small spill.  Apparently Downeast had been called out to the home to fill the oil tank.  When the driver arrived he noticed a small stained area under the tank and some oil on the side of the tank.  It appeared that the homeowner had possibly filled the tank himself and spilled a little in the process.  Downeast spoke to the homeowner, who denies that he spilled any oil, and agreed that if the homeowner dug up the contaminated soil (about a 5 gallon pails worth) they would dispose of it with their wastes.  I told Downeast to let me know if they notice any more spillage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-509-2006*I was contacted by the York County Sheriffs Office reporting that there was an oil sheen on Little Ossipee Pond in Waterboro.  I went out there an met a fire fighter who showed me around.  I was unable to see anything that looked like oil, no rainbow sheen, no petroleum odor.  What I did see and what was described to me by the fire department representative that was there was a sooty looking substance. It was very black and seemed more particulate than liquid. It adhered to sorbent pads but was not absorbed. It was brought to my attention that there are a couple of recently paved roads in the area and that could be the source, but I am really unsure given the information I have. I didn't think it was a "chemical spill" because I haven't seen a chemical like that before. I left it with the fire department that they could call me if they got any more complaints and I would come back out and look at it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-511-2006*I was contacted by 3E Company reporting that the Home Depot in Auburn had a spill of latex paint.  Apparently an employee dropped the paint while stocking shelves.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material.  The waste was containerized for disposal at a later date (see attached Home Depot Spill Report).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-380-2006*On May 22, 2006, DEP received notification that an excavation for a foundation had oil on the surface of the water.  Kara Walker (KW) and Ann Hemenway dispatched to the site to investigate the complaint.   Conversations with the complainant indicated that the property was the former location of a house that burned the year prior.  The owner at the time had some debris removed, while the rest of the debris was buried on the property.  The property was recently sold and the area was excavated for a new foundation.  A very slight sheen was noted on the surface of the water the excavation.   Surrounding soils were also inspected in an attempt to locate the source of the sheen.  No source was found, but a small portion of the stockpiled soil appeared to be mixed with construction debris.

After an extensive search, the current owner of the property was located.  KW informed them that the water from the excavation had to be pumped through a carbon filtration system prior to discharge due to the surrounding drinking water wells.  Also, the soil mixed with construction debris required disposal at an approved landfill.

The case was referred to technical services for additional follow-up.  No further response action is required at this time.
P-503-2006*On June 27, 2006, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately three (3) gallons of transformer oil were discharged when the top of a transformer disengaged as a result of overheating.  Oil from the pole-mounted transformer disturbed brush and soil below.  Central Maine Power (CMP) removed the affected brush and hired a contractor to conduct an excavation.

On July 5, 2006, the soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company for disposal.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-364-2006*
     This office received a call at 1430 on 7/3/06, from Richard Backer (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had found a 4 x 4 foot hydraulic oil stain on the ground near the medal dumpster at their Main Street facility in Bangor at 1305 today.  The source of the material was unknown.  They were estimating that about 3 gallons of oil were involved.  Apparently, a hydraulic line or fitting had failed on something.  All of the oil was contained on a gravel surface and shovelled into a 55-gallon drum.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  The material will be disposed of at the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

REC:  File report.

I-168-2006*Received a call at 13:06 hours on 7/03/06 from Jim Gramlich.  He stated that Anthony Bahovich, a private citizen, called in to report an abandoned vehicle had been driven into the Burnt Land Brook.  The crossing is located about 3.5 miles past the end of the East Chapman Road in (Burntland T10 R3 WELS).  Met Game Warden, Allan Dudley, at the scene at 13:30 hours.  A small black Mazda car, ME Lic # 8958 MP Vin#1YVGD31A6K5202613, had been driven into the Burnt Land Brook along the southerly bank.  The car left the road on the east side and the front end up to the driver's side door was in the brook.  No noticeable sheen was evident on the brook or in any eddys just downstream of the site.  There was no apparent odors of any petroleum products and no visible product spilled or dripping from the vehicle.  At 13:45 hours a wrecker from TA Service was dispatched to tow the vehicle out of the brook and take to a salvage yard (Cowett's Junkyard).  No further action required at this time.
P-281-2006*
SUMMARY
	Friday, 4/21/06: DEP's Stephen Brezinski visited the site and confirmed the discharge(s) of diesel fuel to the ground & soil under the fill pipe for the diesel AST [and around diesel dispenser].  Though the tank has a steel secondary containment, the fill pipe comes out beyond the tank's edge and has no spill containment below [see attached photo].  It may not be possible for a delivery driver to disconnect a fill hose without discharging some fuel from the hose.  I have not found any record at this time that the discharge(s) had been reported to DEP.  The afternoon of 4/21/06, I contacted Mr. James Sullivan regarding spill clean-up and fitting a spill bucket under the pipe.  A representative from Simard & Sons later called me to advise they were responding to a request to excavate the contaminated soil which several weeks later I confirmed had been done.
	The site is a retail, motor fuels AST and UST facility served by city water & sewer.  Native soils in the area is Presumpscott silt/clay and groundwater is high with potential for off site migration atop groundwater and buried utilities.   See report P-615-92 for further site information and the 1992 UST replacement.
		
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	 Though prohibited discharges may be unavoidable with this fill pipe set-up, Webber personnel are still responsible for promptly reporting and remediating discharges.
2.	In late May 2006, I noted no spill containment yet fitted to the fill pipe.  I recommend that Webber Energy promptly add a spill overfill box.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-478-2006*	Mon 6/19/06: I met ENPRO workers and Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) representatives Steve Gouche and Ms. Saunder of GZA Geoenvironmental, Inc. (GZA), on-site while excavating the consumptive-use heating oil Underground Storage Tanks (USTs).  The MTA southbound UST facility was being removed to allow razing of the old restaurant building and construction of a new building.  Both northbound and southbound rest areas were being rebuilt and the old heating oil USTs were being removed.  I could not remain at the abandonment until fruition.  I later heard no news as to contamination being found and reported or not.
	No UST closure assessment was required and not performed despite GZA being on-site.  The question of discharges remain open at this time.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-480-2006*On June 8th, a fax came in from Main Street Fuel reporting a spill at a residence in Bowdoinham.  The fax was placed in my mailbox where I did not find it until June 13th, because I was out of the office at training.  I called Main Street Fuel and they reported that the homeowner's tank had sunken into the mud and had fallen over and broke a leg off.  They reported that some oil spilled, but not a lot, and it was all cleaned up.  I felt that it would be appropriate to follow up with the homeowner or tenant to confirm that the spill was cleaned up.  I requested assistance following up from Jon Woodard.  I gave him all the information I had and he said that he would call and check on it.

On July 13, I inquired with Jon as to wether he had followed up on it or not.  He stated that he had called several times and hadn't gotten an answer.  He handed the paperwork back to me.  I called the tenant and found that the phone number I had been disconnected.  I contacted Main Street Fuel and asked for the phone number of the property owner.  I called Richard Dunbar Jr. and inquired with him about the spill.  He stated that the tank was immediately pumped out by Main Street Fuel and that less than a quart had actually spilled.  He also stated that what little had spilled had been cleaned up right away.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-328-2006*A one-quart can of Rustoleum was spilled inside Home Depot, 26 Stephen King Drive, Augusta on June, 17, 2006.  Home Depot personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-325-2006*On June 13, 2006, an anonymous complaint was received reporting oil spilled on Hanslip Road, Wilton.  Maine DEP staff investigated and found a heavy gear oil had been spilled from logging equipment owned by Gerard Castonguay, 1467 Park Street, Livermore Falls, Maine.  Mr. Castonguay was contacted by Maine DEP regarding the spill.  On June 2, 2006, DEP staff met Mr. Castonguay on site, and he agreed to removed the spilled material for disposal.

Maine DEP staff returned to the site to verify the clean up had been completed and to collect the contaminated soil.  No further action is expected.

B-361-2006*On 6/30/06, at 0940, Jim Sullivan of Webber Energy reported that one of their delivery trucks had a spill at 9 Poplar Street in Bangor.  Apparently, some product had collected on the top of the tank and it came off when the truck took off after a delivery at 9 Poplar Street.  Jim was contacted immediately, got the cleanup stared, and called the spill in to us.  About three square yards of pavement had been impacted.  It had been raining, so there was not much penetration of product into the asphalt.  Webber personnel had been deployed and were recovering speedy dry at the time of my arrival on scene.  They had used about a bag of speedy dry.  The odor of product was barely perceptible.
A-127-2006*Dead River Company reported an approximately five-gallon discharge on March 1, 2006.  The owner, Cora Dunn, 79 Morrill St., Buckfield, complained to Dead River about an "oil smell."  Dead River personnel used sorbent materials to clean up approximately 5 gallons of spilled #2 fuel oil.

Maine DEP staff spoke to Cora Dunn, and no further action is expected.
A-324-2006*On June 15, 2006, J & S Oil Company reported a 1.5-gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil from an overfill at the Key Bank Plaza, Water Street, Augusta.  The overfill was reportedly caused by an faulty overfill alarm system, oil filled the gauge and leaked over the tank.  A small quantity of oil was spilled to the ground outside the building when the delivery truck hose was removed from the fill pipe.

No further action is expected.
P-483-2006*	6/20/06, leak of non-tagged transformer oil to ground.  Suburban residential area on city water.  Oiled soil excavated and shipped to landfill for disposal.  No discharge to drains or surface water.

S G Brezinski
P-485-2006*
	Tuesday, 6/20/06: Morning report by 3E Company for Home Depot about an 8-oz spill of concrete sealer.  The sealer is often flammable or combustible.  Discharge was cleaned up with sorbent material and stored by Home Depot for later disposal.
P-486-2006*
	Thurs. 6/23/06: I visited this area in response to a complaint by Mr. Peacock of a solvent/thinner type odor around new bridge construction that may indicate a prohibited discharge.  I noted a newly constructed bridge with fresh asphalt and concrete, but no sheen in the brook, no puddles, no mysterious or questionable materials, and no containers.  I did note a detergent-like odor and stains, which did not appear to be petroleum on the new concrete.  No further actions are expected.

S G Brezinski
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B-168-2006*Engaged in a site assessment just North of Route 2 in Hermon, Arnie Fessenden smelled and then saw oil on the water of the swamp he was working in.  Just down gradient and slightly offset from the underground heating oil tank at the Hermon Middle School, he logically assumed that to be the source and called here to notify us.

I met him on site.  He showed me the area and later we presented our findings and suspicions to Larry Dearborn, head of maintenance at the School.   The tank is double wall cathodically protected steel, with leak detection, and did not seem to be the source.  The fill box had some oil in it and was loose on the fill pipe, but it's hard for me to believe the fill box is the source of the oil.

Having gotten back the analysis results on April 7, I re-examined the site and discovered an oil contaminated area adjacent to a ditch draining the school's property.  Dyeing the floor drain in the boiler room did not turn up any color in the ditch, so my conclusion is that someone, during the winter, dumped a small amount of oil next to the ditch behind the school.    On April 12, four backhoe buckets of turf were peeled back from the ditch wall.  While the first scoop turned up a small amount of fresh red oil, there was no oil in the soil under the grass.  Unless this problem persists, I'm calling it a deliberate discharge.

5/15/06  No further evidence of oil has turned up on the drainage ditch.  Case closed.

June '06- Case reopened.   Arnold Fessenden informed me that he'd seen another sheen on the ditch, and traced it back upstream to a corner of school beyond the footbridge.  He said disturbing the soil on the bottom of the ditch turns up an oil sheen.   Investigating later that week proved him right; I advised Larry Dearborn to obtain a backhoe and start digging.

On July 5, I went back to the school and Larry Dearborn took me into the old boiler room.  There are two boilers there fed by copper lines in a crawl space back to the UST.  The room, below grade, is constantly wet.  There are 3 sump pumps to keep the room from flooding; it was assumed that they discharge to the ditch.  There was no sign of any oil on the floor, walls or sump surface.  Larry had arranged for a backhoe, and in my presence, started cleaning out the drainage ditch.   In the corner of the ditch nearest the classroom with the bow window, the perimeter drain and the discharge pipes from the boiler room were exposed.  While the soil had some oil in it, there was no sign of fresh oil discharge.  As previously, I told Dearborn that I'd keep an eye on the ditch to see if any fresh oil appeared.   He mentioned that this summer, the boiler room is going to be abandoned, with the boilers moved above grade.  While that work is ongoing, he intends to re-route the sump pump discharge into their oil/water separator.
P-488-2006*
	Wednesday, 6/22/06: while en route to another incident, I briefly stopped at this rural gas station and repair garage that appeared out-of-service.  At the north end of the lot are multiple surface oil stains [unreported discharges] matching those from vehicle leaks.
	6/26/06: I referred this facility to DEP Oil Enforcement Unit based on buried product piping, illegal use of former UST's as AST's, and a questionably secure dike.  See also P-765-1999.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-322-2006*On June 14, 2006, an automobile (whose owner was not reported to DEP) was involved in a traffic accident near 1391 Main Street, Dixfield.  As a result of the accident, approximately 1 gallon of transmission oil was spilled to the ground.  The Dixfield Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-494-2006*
	Saturday, 6/24/06: Spill of 3/4-gallon of latex paint to the parking lot by a customer.  The brand and color of paint not specified.  Nothing reported to have reached storm drains or surface water.  The incident was cleaned-up with sorbent material and stored for later disposal.

P-504-2006*Central Maine Power (CMP) discovered a weeping transformer due to a burnt bushing on the Cobb Line, Naples.   Roy Koster dispatched the Bridgton Service Center crew to the scene and the removed both the transformer and oil contaminated soil beneath (at base of pole).  One bag or 1/4 of a drum of soil were removed and packaged along with the transformer.

The Kuhlman 25 KVA transformer (s/n 4091244591) was tagged non-PCB.

No DEP assistance was requested and none dispatched.  DEP/Response plans no further actions for this event.
P-508-2006*Please see attached CMP report.
P-515-2006*A Bickford Transportation employee was receiving a 300 degree load of 'cutback' which is a blend of asphalt and kerosene.  The tanker had water inside which, at 300 degrees, boiled immediately which displaced a portion of the load.  Product ran down the sides of the tanker surrounding the truck and loading rack.  Sand was applied to the mess and the new concoction was scraped up as it cooled.  Remediation efforts were performed by Clean Harbors under DEP direction.
A-278-2006*On 5/23/06 at 10:50, Douglas from 3E Company reported that a spill of contact cement was discovered on a shelf, while Home Depot employees were cleaning the shelves. The cement was set, so it was scraped up and put into waste container.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-264-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	4/14/06: Mr. Drouin notified DEP of an ongoing leak from his basement fuel oil AST.  The leak had been ongoing since the previous day and he had tried to stop it and clean up the discharge himself.  An oil company he contacted to pump out his tank advised that he call DEP.

ASSESSMENT & INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	4/14/06: On site about noon with Mr. Douin.  Dense sub-urban, residential area on city water & sewer.  Topography slopes to the SE and SW [see attached site maps].  Drouin's home is a single-family wood structure with a concrete basement floor with a drain & sewer access sump.  Oil was still dripping from the tank bottom and there was oil across much of the floor and in soil in the sump.  Additionally, there was strong oil odor.
	Mr. Drouin had applied clay sorbents.  I applied a magnetic patch which stopped the leak, and then laid down sorbent pads.  Drouin requested DEP management, and while awaiting a contractor to arrive, I advised Drouin of State clean-up requirements and recommendations, and of the AST Insurance Fund Program.
	EPI pumped remaining oil out of the AST, then picked up the oiled sorbents and washed the floor.  A DEP Ram-fan vented the basement over the weekend.  Later, EPI had to return and re-wash to remove lingering detergent odors.  Oiled soil was dug out of the sump and disposed of by EPI; then a cover to control vapors was laid over the sump.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time, no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected, and I have heard no further concerns from Mr. Drouin.
b.	Oiled soil and groundwater likely remains under basement floor that is presently inaccessible for cost-effective removal.  If assessable and disturbed in the future, this media shall be properly managed.
c.	Mr. Drouin had EPI remove and dispose of the old AST at his expense.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-237-2006*On May 5, 2006, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a 1-quart transformer oil spill at Pole 15, Camp Winedbesa Rd, Augusta.  The transformer overheated, causing a gasket to fail and the oil to be discharged to the side of the transformer, leaves, and soil below.  The discharge was cleaned up by CMP personnel.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-234-2006*On May 4, 2006, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill at Pole 72, County Road (Route 197) in Richmond.  An estimated one-quart of transformer oil was discharged to the side of the transformer and soil below.  The oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) containing.  CMP personnel removed an estimated 40 pounds of soil during the clean up.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-232-2006*On May 5, 2006, CN Brown reported a customer's automobile gas tank leaked an estimated one gallon of unleaded gasoline to the pavement.  The spill occurred at 94 Main St, Jay.  The underground tank registration for the site is 18248.  The customer's name was not reported to DEP.  CN Brown staff used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-287-2006*On 5/25/06 at 15:15, Ross Dubord of Strong Chevrolet reported a spill of 7 gallons of used motor oil to the asphalt parking lot. They had scooped up about 3 to 4 gallons of the product and put down oil dry.

At 16:15, I arrived on scene to find that most of the oil had been cleaned up. There was still speedy dry to be picked up and additional cleaning to be done. The spill happened due to a malfunction of the overfill shut off valve on the waste oil storage tanks.  Employees scrubbed the pavement with speedy dry and brooms. Ross said he would have Clean Harbors Environmental Services pick up and dispose of the oily absorbent material.

He will have the overfill valve solenoid repaired.

No further action is expected
P-517-2006*On June 27, 2006, DEP received notification of the release of one (1) quart of Armstrong floor finish.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-518-2006*On June 27, 2006, DEP receive notification that approximately twenty-five (25) pounds of weed and feed fertilizer was released to the floor.  The spill was collected for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-520-2006*On June 29, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of vegetation killer was discharged within the store.  The spill was remediated with paper towels and stored prior to disposal

No further response action is required at this time.
A-193-2006*On April 12, 2006, Representative Arthur Lurman reported abandon containers with unknown liquids at #5 Lancaster Place, Augusta.  The property was reported to be abandon, this proved not to be the case.  Maine DEP staff inquired to the Augusta City Hall for information concerning ownership of the property.  Both #3 and #5 Lancaster Street are being held in a realty trust, Sheilah McCarthy is the Trustee.  Maine DEP staff contacted Ms. McCarthy concerning the containers and disposal of the material.

DEP staff removed the containers, which were later determined to contain waste oil, for disposal.  It was apparent the containers had been in their location for sometime.  For example, one container was firmly held in place by tree roots, which had grown around the bottom of the metal container.  DEP staff used a chain saw to removed this particular can.

No oil appeared to have been discharged.  No further action by DEP is expected.
A-215-2006*On April 25, 2006, David St. Laurent, Fisher Engineering, 50 Gordon Drive, Rockland, reported a 15-gallon hydraulic spill from a 55-gallon drum.  The leaking drum was found in the warehouse, and all the spilled oil went to the concrete floor.  Fisher staff used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  No cause for the leak was reported.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-290-2006*5/27/06 1335 hrs, a report from Chief Townsend of Boothbay Harbor Fire Dept. indicated that a Dead River Company oil delivery truck was found leaking at the bulk storage facility on Middle Road. The truck was leaking from the bottom piping and they had slowed the leak and were catching the dripping oil in containers. Absorbent pads had been put down where the oil had run across the asphalt parking lot and into the ground.

1415 hrs, on-site the fire department had caught and padded up much of the oil. The public works department had dug up some of the contaminated soil at the edge of the parking lot. The fire department bagged up absorbent pads and covered the excavated soil pile. Dead River Company will have a contractor remove additional soil this week. The residences in the area are on public water.

6/1/06 Dead River Company excavating contractor, Jordan Construction, dug up and removed the diesel soaked and damaged asphalt from the parking lot and excavated contaminated soil from the areas where the diesel had run off the asphalt. Soil was shipped to commercial paving. Photo Ionization Detector bag head space levels for soil samples were all below 50 parts per million. Clean Harbors removed absorbent pads for disposal.

No further Response action expected.
P-127-2006*On February 19, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three (3) gallons of mineral oil were discharged as a result of storm damage.  A DEP representative visited the site and confirmed that there was no visible sign of the spill.  Analytical results of oil tested indicated that poly chlorinated biphenyl content was less than two parts per million (2 ppm).

See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-367-2006*On 7/5/06, 1046 hours, 3E Company Inc. reported a broken fluorescent bulb at The Home Depot in Bangor.  It had been swept up and properly contained, presumably to be disposed of properly, since these bulbs contain mercury.
P-451-2006*A tank trailer hauling 9,500 gallons of diesel rolled over onto the soft shoulder of Route 236 in Berwick.  The entire conveyance including the saddle tanks remained intact.  Four pockets were drilled in the tank and one in each saddle tank.  Unspilled product was removed from each of the units and the truck was righted without issue.
P-369-2006*I received a call from Mr. Robert Pease of Pease, Snow Associates, Inc. who was representing the J J Nissen Co., and overseeing the removal of 2 hydraulic lift stations at J J Nissen, 413 Presumscot St., Portland.

The site is considered Baseline-2 by the DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree.  As hydraulic oil is not readily measured using the field headspace method, I required all soil visibly contaminated be removed.

14.26 tons of soil were removed and dispose of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Company in Scarborough.



P-365-2006*I received a call from Janice Bryant of 2 April Drive, Otisfield reporting that her ex-boyfriend had allegedly contaminated her well with diesel fuel.  According to Ms. Bryant she returned from a trip out of state on 5/9/06 she noticed that her well smelled like petroleum.  She contacted the Fire Department and they responded using sorbent pads to remove oil from the surface of the dug well.  Ms. Bryant had some threats from her ex-boyfriend, Michael Stevens, and felt that he was the perpetrator of the event.  After several attempts to contact her we were able to set up an appointment to visit the site.  Mark Woodruff made the initial visit and confirmed that the well was contaminated with what appeared to be diesel fuel.

I contacted the Maine State Police (Trooper Angela Porter) regarding the details of the alleged vandalism.  Trooper Porter explained that she had referred the case to the Oxford County DA's office requesting an arrest warrant on Michael Stevens  on the charge of Criminal Mischief.  The Oxford County DA's office determined that the case was not going to be pursued as Ms.  Bryant was not considered a dependable witness.  I have referred the case to the Oil Enforcement Unit to determine if the DEP/AG will pursue the issue.

I followed up with a site visit with Brad Hahn and we had Guerin Associates pump the dug well.  It appears as though only the Bryant well is threatened by the discharge.  The site has been referred to Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services for further well clean-up.

B-205-2005*B-205-2005
04/18/2005 10:30

     Mike Snowman of Snowman's Variety called to report that contamination was discovered during the removal of tanks at his store on Route 152 in the center of St Albans.  Fessenden Geo-Environmental was reportedly on site for the assessment.  A 3000 gallon diesel tank and a 6000 gallon gasoline tank had been removed.
     Investigation that afternoon shown the presence of gasoline contamination in the fill material.  Two truck loads of this material was removed and taken to the Snowman property on the Grant Road for future spreading.  The area of the tank excavation was cleaned up to below 100 ppm.  It was a different situation however beneath the pump island.
     Cleve Leckey of this office supervised removal of contamination beneath the island area the following week.  It was stated that approximately 3000 yards of gasoline contamination was removed and taken to the same spread site.  The case was immediately transferred to the Technical Services staff for further investigation.  It may be noted that the material at the spread site was screened, spread, and tilled during the summer.  It was later tested to be gas free by Fessende Geo- Environmental.
P-525-2006*On March 20, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of transformer oil was discharged as a result of storm damage.  The oil that was discharged to the ground below the pole was excavated for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Spill Report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-526-2006*On March 20, 2006, DEP received notification that a fluorescent light bulb was broken in the store.  The material was swept up for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-527-2006*On June 17, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of wood finish was discharged in the store.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-529-2006*On July 5, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) cups of ZEP cleaner-degreaser was found to have leaked from a container located on a pallet.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-357-2006*6.29.06, Mr. Chris Horr of the Dead River Company reported a small spill at the entered location.  Mr. Horr reported that on the morning of 6.28.06, an oil delivery was made to the residential AST, and approximately a cup of oil spilled out of the vent.  Mr. Horr also stated the only reason he was reporting the incident was because the homeowner complained about the spill to the Dead River.

I advised Mr. Horr that in this circumstance, Dead River is required to report in accordance with State statute.  We briefly discussed the reporting requirements before I responded to the entered location.

I met with Mrs. Verow, who advised me when she got home from work the evening of 6.28.06, she smelled oil at the fill and vent pipes located on the exterior, back wall of the house adjacent to the rear deck.  She also said she observed oil on the siding of the house at the pipes.  She went on to say that Dead River did come out this morning (6.29.06) and wiped down the siding and removed three shovel loads of dirt, but she still smelled oil and the service manager had also come out and advised that some additional soil would be removed.

I advised Mrs. Verow that no threat to human health or the environment existed, but that all visible signs of oil should be removed and if she ran into difficulty to contact me .  I estimated the spill to be larger than a cup and entered an estimated .25 gallon into the report.  I contacted Mr. Horr and advised him of my response and that I approved of the additional work Dead River intended to complete.

I have not heard from Mrs. Verow and am assuming the additional cleanup was conducted to her satisfaction.

Referred to Andrew Flint of DEP Oil Enforcement Unit.


B-369-2006*On 7/5/06, 1558 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a transformer oil spill at 10 Douglas Loop Road in Blue Hill.  The estimated volume was less that a quart, which covered an area 2' by 3'.  They had no way of determining the PCB level, so they treated the cleanup as though it were PCB and submitted a sample to be tested.  Bangor Hydro hand-excavated approximately 1/4 cubic yard of soil and disposed of said material at Pine Tree Landfill.


P-568-2006*The pump of a peddle truck malfunctioned, discharging approximately 15 gallons of #2 heating oil to a paved parking lot before it could be stopped.  Spilled product was picked up with sorbent material by CN Brown personnel.
P-571-2006*
	6/14/06: Brief site visit performed while traveling thru the area and noting the UST facility & business to be out-of-service for several months or more.  The site is a former Getty gas station & UST facility and inactive repair garage, located in a dense urban residential and commercial area.   The facility appears to be a pressurized system, last replaced in 1994.
	The UST fill pipes were locked as they are required to be for out-of-service tanks.  I did not check the site monitoring wells.  No significant discharges noted other than small surface stains.

S G Brezinski
P-572-2006*A male subject was allegedly mixing pool chemicals with water, when he was overcome with fumes and became incapacitated.  DEP sampled liquid media on-scene and confirmed presence of chlorine.  The liquid media was overpacked and transported to a DEP warehouse where it was neutralized.  It was then disposed of using the city sewer system as was appropriate.  The subject was treated and released.
P-576-2006*
	7/10/06: Mr. Jocker reported that the previous Thursday 7/6/06, Cyro Industries employees suffered a small discharge of a 2.5% to 10% Butyl Acetate liquid to the concrete floor in the Giebel Building.  Mr. Jocker explained that he was on vacation and apparently Cyro's reporting procedure had failed following the spill.  Nothing was discharged to drains, surface waters or groundwater, no injuries reported.  Cyro workers responded for the clean-up.  Mr. Jocker and I discussed the requirements for reporting to the Maine DEP.
	The discharged material is from Germany and is a mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons and butyl acetate.  See the attached MSDS for further information on the solution discharged.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-578-2006*An aboveground storage tank in a garage experienced failure due to corrosion.  It discharged approximately five gallons of #2 heating oil before the leak was fix.  Product impacted the cement slab and the wood and sheet rock comprising the wall around the tank.  Union Oil recovered approximately 250 gallons from the tank and performed the removal of the wall and clean up of the floor.  Though the odor was substantial initially it was expected to dissipate once the contaminated materials were removed from the scene.
P-591-2006*Leaking aboveground storage tank due to corrosion.  Initial report by Fire Department was 60 gallons. Site visit confirmed that it was more like 6 gallons; however, the actual amount is unknown.  Sorbent materials were used to remove any recoverable product.  Tank will be replaced.  No further action is necessary in this matter.
B-423-2006*
     This office received a call at 0830 on 7/19/06, from a concerned citizen (anonymous) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that the hose on the #6 diesel pump at the Tideway Market on Route 1 in Hancock was leaking around one of the swivels.  As far as this individual could tell, no effort was being made to correct the problem.

     Proceeding to Hancock, I checked the #6 pump at the market and found that the hose did in fact appear to be leaking.  There were a number of small stains on the concrete pad around the pump.  When I discussed the situation with the manager, she indicated that they had called maintenance about it yesterday and left a message on their answering machine, but no one has returned their call yet.  While I was on site, she called a couple of other numbers and was referred to GAFTEK LLC in Bucksport for the repairs.  They would be on site on the following day to make the repairs.

     All of the oil, perhaps a quart at most, was contained on the concrete pad around the pump.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
B-418-2006*
     This office received a call at 1245 on 7/18/06, from John Gabarra (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a homeowner, who lives at 122 Waukeag Avenue in Sorrento, had just called to report a leaky pole mounted transformer near their residence.  The amount spilled, type of oil involved, and the cause were unknown at this time.  They had a crew en route with a bucket truck to investigate.

     Shortly after the crew arrived on site, Mr. Gabarra called to inform me that approximately one pint of oil had sprayed onto a four foot area of moss and rocks around the base of the pole.  Due to the type of transformer involved, they felt that it was at low risk for PCB's.  However, they would send a sample of the oil to the lab in Winslow for analysis to confirm the PCB content one way or another.  The cause of the spill was due to an old bracket that had failed, which provided support to the transformer on the pole.  Consequently, the transformer was tipped at an angle and some of the oil leaked out around the bushings.  There were no State waters involved in the incident.  Although there is a well on the homeowners property, it is unlikely that it will be affected by this spill.

CONCLUSION:  I was later informed that the sample analysis came back 28 ppm PCB's.  At that level (below 50 ppm), it would be considered a non-PCB mineral oil transformer.  Two drums of oil contaminated debris were removed from around the base of the pole and taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.



B-384-2006*
     This office received a call at 1335 on 7/10/06, from Buddy Webber (Old Town/Orono Fire Department) reporting a chemical incident.  He stated that three-quarters of a gallon of "dish washer liquid" had been spilled inside the building at the Indian Island Health Center in Old Town.  For some unknown reason, that resulted in several people being injured and sent to the hospital.  The dish washer liquid has since been removed from the building and is stored in a container outside waiting disposal arrangements through Clean Harbors of Maine.  There was no material safety data sheet (MSDS) available for the liquid and no other chemical was mixed with it to their knowledge.  When the spill occurred, Health Center personnel tried collecting the material in an aluminum cooking pot.  Consequently, whatever ingredients were in the liquid may have reacted with the aluminum pot.

     When I inquired if they needed any assistance on site from DEP, I was informed that the Indians were dealing with a number of DEP issues and did not want us on site.  They specifically requested that the Fire Department should not notify DEP.  Since the incident was essentially over by this time, except for Clean Harbors hauling the material off for disposal, and the Indians did not want us on site anyway, I did not see any point in pushing the issue any further.  Response Services has never had any problems with responding to spills on the island before (that I am aware of), so I am not sure what the reluctance was is all about.

     Both the Old Town Fire Department and the Orono Haz Mat Team had everything under control, which is fine.

REC:  File report.


B-401-2006*Brothers-in-Law, Amie Dempsey and Daniel Elliot, are feuding for a reason I figured out early I was not interested in.  Amie builds race cars at 83 Rogers Road in Troy, a property he rents from Elliot's daughter, Rockie.  Daniel claimed that Rockie was trying to sell the place and that Amie did not want to leave, so according to Daniel, Amie told Rockie's realtor that he had been dumping oil and anti-freeze on the ground.  Daniel further implied that Amie was dangerous, crazy, on drugs, always armed, an ex-Marine, an out patient at Togus, and that I should expect trouble.

Elliot let slip that two State Troopers had been to HIS property on 7/12, to arrest his son, something to do with the property on Rogers Road.  Elliot said he was not sure what for, exactly, because he was drunk and almost did not wake up in time to see his son hauled off.  As it turned out, that and Amie's being an ex-Marine were the only truthful things he told me.

On 7/17, Trooper Elijah Fowlie returned a call from me.  I described to him my involvement and he said he doubted Amie would give us any trouble.  If anything, he would be more concerned about Elliot.

On 7/19, Nathan Thompson and I checked out the allegations.  Amie builds stock cars on the property, but has only been there a year and is moving back to New Hampshire.  There is no sign of oil spillage on the property.  Amie is very careful about that, because his neighbor's well in New Hampshire became contaminated.  For a year, he was under suspicion of being the source.  Only test wells installed by our counterparts in New Hampshire absolved him.

Coincidentally, Danial called later that afternoon, inquiring what we had found.  When I told him nothing, he did not seem surprised.  He seemed more interested that Amie was there when we were, "So at least he knows".  I can only infer from that last statement that Elliot knew we would find nothing and was only using us to harass his brother-in-law.
B-408-2006*On 7/15/06, 0900 hours, Michelle Cote reported that a Currier truck was leaking diesel fuel in their parking lot at the Irving Big Stop in Newport.  She had tried to contact Currier Trucking, but got no response.  I took the information on the truck and headed for Newport.  When on site, I found that Alan Rich, who is the director of Safety and Compliance for Currier, had taken care of the spill.  Apparently, the driver had filled his saddle tank to capacity and parked the truck.  As the product warmed to ambient temperature, it expanded and overflowed the tank.
B-73-2006*
     This office received a call at 1605 on 2/9/06, from Scott Austin (DEP-Augusta) relaying a request for assistance.  He stated that Roger and Lisa Preston (Roque Bluffs) recently purchased a property near their residence on the Duck Cove Road from the town.  The residence was a former drug house and when the owner (a drug dealer) was sent to prison for two years, the town took over the property for back taxes, and sold it at auction.  When the Preston's started cleaning up the site, they found used needles (sharps) in a coffee can inside the residence, some in a hole in the back yard, and more in an old washing machine out back.  They were looking for some assistance in getting the material removed from the property and properly disposed of.

     When I returned Mrs. Preston's call, she relayed essentially the same information.  After they purchased the property from the town at auction and started finding medical waste on site, they contacted the town for assistance, but was informed that the they did not have the resources to deal with the problem and could not assist them.  She was then referred to Scott Austin.  Directions to the property were provided.

February 10, 2006 (Fri.):  Proceeding to Roque Bluffs on this date, I met with Mrs. Preston and went over the situation with her.  I was able to collect all of the loose sharps that we could find, but due to frozen water in the old washing machine out back, I was not able to recover all of the sharps in that location.  A second trip would have to be scheduled during warmer weather.

March 29, 2006 (Wed.):  Following a warm spell, I was able to recover the remaining sharps that had been frozen in the ice and (as a precaution) I added some Chlorox bleach to the water in the washing machine to kill any potential organisms, which might be present.

CONCLUSION:  In all, we removed two 5-gallon containers of sharps and assorted other debris from the Preston property.  With the assistance of Scott Austin, all of the material was disposed of through Sterilogic Waste Systems, Inc. in Pittsfield on 3/31/06.

REC:  File report.
P-538-2006*I was contacted by 3E Company reporting a small spill at the Auburn Home Depot.  Apparently a container of fibered roofing tar was found on its side in the store and about a cup had leaked out.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and the waste was containerized for disposal at a later date.  See attached Home Depot spill report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-375-2006*6.24.06, The 3E Company, the reporting agency for The Home Depot, reported a spill of Drain-o at the entered location.  I contacted Mr. Coldwell at the store and he advised that a container fell off a display and onto the floor.  The material was cleaned up using sorbents and put into a disposal container for future pick up by a licensed waste hauler.  Mr. Coldwell complained about vendors setting up and placing products on flimsy displays that are easily knocked over by shopping carts.

file/report

A-175-2006*On March 31, 2006, Dead River Oil Company reported a one-gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil at the Rock Tide Motor Inn, 35 Atlantic Ave, Boothbay Harbor.  Dead River personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer.

Maine DEP staff did not make s site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-312-2006*On June 12, 2006, Home Depot, 231 Camden Road, Rockland, reported a 1-gallon spill of kerosene from a portable container.  The spill occurred in the store.  Home Depot staff used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff did not make site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-183-2006*On April 4, 2006, Maine DEP Response Services received an anonymous report of oil sheen running down a roadside ditch on Route 220 in Montville.  The caller stated the source was Sonny Bailey's farm at 2028 Route 220, Montville.  Maine DEP staff investigated the report and found no oil sheens in the roadside ditch, nearby stream, or nearby pond.

No further action is expected.
I-171-2006*Received a call from State Police dispatcher at 06:50 hours on 07/08/06.  Presque Isle Fire Dept (PIFD) was responding to a accident in Marden's Parking lot involving a tractor trailer truck collision into a light pole.  PIFD reported approx 40 to 45 qts. of motor oil had been spilled onto the parking lot.

Arrived on scene and got an update from Firefighter Rich Wark, Dep. Chief of PIFD.  Rich and his crew had deployed sorbent pads and speedy dry in area of spilled motor oil and anti-freeze to contain and soak up spilled product.  Bernier's & Sons Wrecker service of Mapleton was on-scene and preparing the tractor trailer truck for over the road towing to Bernier's yard in Mapleton.  Some of the leaking anti-freeze (about 2-3 gallons) was caught in a 5 gallon bucket and returned to DEP/NMRO for disposal

Spoke with the Truck driver, Greg Prest.  According to Mr. Prest, he had spent the night sleeping in his rig in this parking lot after making a return trip from New Jersey the day before (07/07/06). Mr. Prest woke up this morning to finish driving to St. David.  He was turning the truck around in the parking lot while taking his blood pressure pills and drinking a soda.  As he turned the truck the sun came right into his field of vision and temporarily blinded his sight.  His truck then struck the light pole. Truck was a 1999 Freightliner.

Truck VIN: 1FUYDSEB4XLA43032
Insurance Company Canal Insurance Company  (policy from 09/06/05 to 09/06/06)
Agent:  Corbin Insurance Agency
PO Box 1000
Colchester, VT 05446-5000
tel# 800-654-4500
fax# 802-654-4514
cell  800-322-8782

I called Star City sanitation and arranged for the oily debris ( sorbents and speedy dry) which totaled approx. 6-7  bags (50 gal size) to be hauled to Tri-Community Landfill (TCL).  Star City owner/operator - Edgar Leblanc said he would be hauling the oily debris to TCL today.  No further action required at this time.

B-320-2006*On 6/6/06, I was traveling through a Department of Transportation construction site and was stopped by one of the DOT employees.  Mr. Kevin Dennison had seen my State truck and knew that I respond to oil spills.  He informed me of oil in his well.  I asked if his pump had failed or malfunctioned, but he insisted the pump was not the problem.  He also informed me that he had no spill of oil of any kind.

I informed him that I would make a visit to his home and collect a water sample and most likely turn the case over to Technical Services.

Once I returned to the office, I addressed the problem with Paul Higgins of Technical Services.  He informed me that either himself or Paul Blood would be able to collect a water sample and handle the case from this point.

Later that day, Paul called and spoke to Mr. Dennison and was informed that the well pump had failed the previous night.
P-306-2006*SUMMARY
	4/28/06: DEP brief visit in response to anonymous inquiry as to status of an old gas station property.  The site is a small lot across the street from the Worumbo Mill building in a dense commercial & residential area.  A public 'Anne Street' well is about 1/4-mile to the west and the area is over or adjacent to a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  There is an old dispenser island in the front and two [repair] bay doors in the building.  The owner of Titus Oil confirms this site to be a former gas station that operated UST's.  There is an active 275-gallon heating oil AST in the rear.
	A search of DEP files found no UST facility registered at this address.  I understand that this facility went out-of-service prior to implementation of DEP UST regulations in 1985-86, such as closure site assessments.  I noted no fill or vent pipes evident, though at old facilities it was not uncommon for old UST facilities to be covered over and not removed so it is possible that buried piping and tanks remain at this site.  In years past, DEP has overseen extensive assessment of this area because of mystery petroleum in the buried municipal drain systems.
	A Phase-2 Env. assessment of the property may be prudent.  Any underground UST facility discovered shall be properly registered and abandoned.

S G Brezinski
P-550-2006*I was contacted by the Saco Fire Department reporting that there had been a spill of Kerosene at the Saco Xtra Mart on Elm Street.  There was an Abenaqui truck there making a delivery.  The driver reported that he had a hard time getting his hose attached to the kerosene tank's fill.  He tried several times and finally made the connection.  He then walked over to his truck and threw the switch to start the transfer.  Kerosene immediately started to spray out of the connection point.  The driver then shut the truck off.  Approximately 10 gallons of kerosene was released onto the concrete and ran onto the grassy area adjacent to it.  The Fire Department was called and was able to contain the spill with speedy dry.  The driver replaced the gasket at the end of his hose and reconnected to the kerosene tank's fill and completed the delivery without any further problems.  When I arrived the driver was completing his delivery of gasoline.  He stated that a technician from Abenaqui was being sent to complete the clean up.  I spoke with the driver's boss at Abenaqui and inquired how long it would be before the technician arrived and he stated about an hour.  I wanted the technician to clean up the speedy dry, check the monitoring wells, excavate the contaminated soil, and replace the Fire Department's speedy dry.  I went into the station and wrote down the four things that I wanted the technician to do and my phone number and told the station manager to call me if there was any problem.  I received a call from the station manager informing me that the technician was refusing to do anything other than sweep up the speedy dry.  When I arrived back at the station the technician told me that all he was sent to do was sweep up the speedy dry.  After a discussion he agreed to dig up the soil and put it in the back of his truck, which I oversaw.  A spill letter was not issued because the technician said that he didn't need one.  We also checked the monitoring wells to assure that no oil had gotten in through their covers.  The technician stated that he didn't have any speedy dry with him but that he would have it "shipped up."

I contacted Abenaqui Carriers on the following Monday and confirmed that they are going to drop two bags of speedy dry off at the Saco Fire Department and I also reminded them that they should always call us and report their spills even if the Fire Department or anyone else says that they already called it in.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-542-2006*On July 5, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three to four gallons of transformer oil were discharged when a tree caused a short in a transformer.  The spill was remediated by removing the brush effected and excavation of impacted soil.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-452-2006*
	6/5/06: DEP received a complaint from Ms. Vallee that a former boat engine repair location had been dumping oils and/or cleaning chemicals that were reaching the wetland behind the thrift store she worked at.  For the past six months she'd noted a strong oil odor in the basement and swamp in the back.
	6/6/06: During a site visit, I recognized the location as being a long term DEP uncontrolled site clean-up location from the late 1980's.  The area is rural residential & commercial, west of downtown Norway, served by private wells  A manager in the cat shelter advised me that DEP has been monitoring the site for years.  I noted no oil or unusual sheens, stains, or odors.
	I later contacted DEP's Kathy Howatt who confirmed that this was a long-term uncontrolled sites clean-up.  The former site user was  a company that experimented with rubbers and discharged their wastes to the drains and a dry-well on-site.  See the records of DEP Division of Remediation for further information.  No further DEP Response Div. actions expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-546-2006*On July 7, 2006, DEP received notification that a sheen was detected in Falmouth Harbor.  The source of the sheen was unknown and no product could be recovered.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-549-2006*On July 9, 1006, DEP received notification of a mystery sheen in Portland Harbor.  The type and source of the oil is unknown.  There was not enough oil for active recovery, as it was just a sheen.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-286-2006*
	Thursday, 4/20/06: As part of Maine's UST installation siting requirement law, I visited this incoming, proposed UST facility & C-store to check on potential proximity to drinking water sources.

1.	The UST facility location was not marked well, though I located the general area based on the construction there and the site plan.  The area is rural, residential and commercial.  Across Rt. 100 off Station Road are two single family homes that appeared to be on private wells (see attached photo 1 and site sketch).  These are the only water supply wells I noted within 300'.  I do not know about the future use of the old house to the SW of the new store, which appeared to be part of the same property as the new development.
	I advised DEP's John Dunlap of the possible well conflict.  He contacted the developers who had Sebego Technics supply DEP with a plan showing the two wells to be outside the 300' setback [see attached Proximity Plan].

2.	Next to the property's old house and behind a large soil pile, I noted an old, crushed steel UST [see photos 2 & 3] that looks to have been removed during the property's recent re-development.  Dunlap and I have found no record that this UST had been registered or a removal notice filed.  I was not able to ascertain the tank's former contents.

3.	Next to the old barn [see site sketch and photos 4 & 5], I noted two, old 275-gallon heating oil tanks.  Under the tank's valves & lines were a gallon or two of old oil discharges.  These appear to have not been reported nor remediated by the tank operators, or during recent property assessing and re-development.  The D-tree Form worked out to a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The threat to nearby wells did not appear serious.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-551-2006*On July 10, 2006, DEP received notification that a small amount of anti-freeze was discharged as a result of a motor vehicle accident in front of the residence located at 464 Elm Street.  Biddeford Emergency Services remediated the spill with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-553-2006*On July 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately twelve (12) pints of transmission oil (80-90 gear oil) discharged to the ground as a result of a malfunctioning transmission on a vehicle.  Free product was remediated with sorbent pads, while oil contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.

On July 11, 2006, the contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-376-2006*
     This office received a call at 1545 on 7/7/06, from Glen Wall (DEP-Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had received a fax from the National Response Center this morning concerning a large sheen, 26 kilometers long by 100 yards wide, that had been spotted 30 miles south of Great Wass Island, which is off Jonesport in the Atlantic.  The information came from the Canadian Coast Guard (Halifax, NS) via Petty Officer Steiger (USCG Marine Safety Office; Belfast).  Since the source of the oil was unknown, both the Canadian Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard were planning to do separate over flight in the area to verify the report.

CONCLUSION:  No additional word was received on this incident.  Whether the report was false or the sheen had disappeared before the Coast Guard could get over the area is unknown.  There would not have been much that we could have done about it that far off shore anyway.  Based on the description, my guess would be that someone was probably pumping bilge (oil/water mix) over the side.

REC:  File report.
A-588-2005*Rick Kaselis, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management, Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation, Licensing Unit, contacted me referencing a cleanup that was planned for the inactive oil terminal facility at Mason Station, License #341, in Wiscasset.  The facility had been operated for years by Central Maine Power Co., headquarters in Augusta.  The large above ground tanks were located in earthen berms and stored #6 oil to power boilers which created steam, spun turbines, and generated electricity.  The plant closed several years ago and the tanks were cleaned and removed with DEP oversight.  In accordance with the license provisions, soil testing was required before the land could be sold for redevelopment.  This testing revealed soil contamination.  I conducted a site visit and met Rick Kaselis (MDEP) and Roy Koster of CMP.  Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to excavate contaminated soil.  Over the course of several weeks, 2,098 tons of soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  The project was halted by severe weather in January and wet conditions.  Work plans to resume in Spring 2006 and will include additional soil removal as well as fractionation tanks to manage contaminated groundwater encountered during the excavation.  Rick is primarily the project manager on this remedial effort.  See terminal license file #341 for additional documentation.
B-381-2006*On 7/10/06, 1030 hours, Brad Kelso or Domtar Industries reported a 250 gallon spill of 12.5 % sodium hypochlorite solution.  A 350-gallon tote of the material was being delivered to the facility by a fork lift truck when one of the forks snubbed up against the incline of the floor, causing the unit to stop suddenly.  This action cause the tote to fall off the forks and to spill 250 gallons.  Two hundred thirty gallons went to the process sewer and the remainder was recovered with sorbent material.  The process sewer flows twenty to twenty five million gallons per day.  Additionally, there is more than enough organic material in this flow to utilize the hypochlorite.  Hypochlorite is typically added to the sanitary sewer.
A-132-2006*On a dark and blustery March 3, 2006 morning, well before sunrise, Dale Luce was traveling the Long Falls Dam Road on his way to a work site.  It was a route he'd traveled many times, through snow and rain, warm and cold...but this morning was different.  This morning the wind was blowing a Siberian cold across the Bering Sea, down the Canadian tundra and into Maine.  Without wind chill the temperature was well below zero, with the wind it was unimaginable.  Yet Mr. Luce packed his lunch, said goodbye to the cat, and headed for the woods.

Unfortunately, the cold air had been preceded by freezing rain, the roads alternated between ice, pavement, and snow.  On his way down Long Falls Dam road Dale noticed the Poland Spring plant was open, trucks were beginning their run to the bottling plant.  On down the road he continued, winding left and right, undulating up and down until the downward grade to the Dead River....

Without warning Dale's truck was sideways in the road!  He spun his wheels the other way and the truck followed, but it was TOO FAR!  Again he tried to correct before the narrow bridge across the river and again the truck swung widely back the other direction, but it was too late and he had run out of road.  On to the bridge sideways!  Up on the weeny steel guardrail!  And finally STOPPED, teetering to and fro, balanced like a gymnast, but only for a moment....  The truck slid backwards and tumbled upside down into the river, then all was silent.

Dale managed to scramble out of the truck, through the ice and water, up on the bank lucky to be alive.  But it was still dark, and now he was wet and the wind was still blowing...not another vehicle could be heard or seen in any direction.  His only hope was to make it to the Poland Spring plant one mile up the road and up hill.  On adrenaline alone he trudged the mile to the plant, his clothes frozen to his body, but he didn't feel the cold, not yet, not until he was inside the plant did he reflect on his ordeal....

The local fire department responded and Maine DEP staff were dispatched to the scene.  Upon arrival a tow truck was standing by, the dam operator had reduced the flow and the truck was largely out of the water.  In the bed of the truck was a cross bed tank with an estimated 70 gallons of diesel fuel, mostly unspilled.  Likewise, the  truck gas tank had been ripped open as the truck went over the bridge, but almost nothing of the twenty gallons it contained spilled and as the truck was upside down remained contained.

Maine DEP staff used an air powered diaphragm pump, one 55-gallon drum for the gasoline, one 85-gallon over pack for the diesel fuel, and removed the fuel before the truck was removed from the river.  Sorbent materials were in place should there be a release, but none occurred.  The truck was successfully removed.

No further action by DEP is expected.  Mr. Luce bought himself a new truck and washed his clothes.
A-350-2006*On 6/26/06 at 17:18, Ronald Begin reported that shortly after noon, a tractor trailer had gone off the road and crashed onto his property. The State Police and the local fire department had been on scene at the time of the accident and had had the vehicle removed, but they had left the spilled diesel fuel and crank case oil all over his property and running down his driveway in the direction of his dug well. He said the the tractor trailer owner's insurance adjuster had just been on scene and had told him to report the incident to the DEP.

When I arrived on scene, there were puddles of black motor oil and a strong odor of diesel fuel just 30 to 40 feet up grade from the dug well. Absorbent pads picked up much of the motor oil and some diesel floating on the puddles in the driveway and surrounding area. There was a large depression in the area just off the north end of the driveway where the tractor trailer must have come to rest. In the depression, there was soil saturated with diesel fuel. Absorbent pads collected some of the diesel. Mr Begin told me that the tractor trailer had broken it's right saddle tank when it hit a tree just 5 feet from his dug well. I told Mr Begin that I had collected most of the oil and would be back the next day with an excavator to dig up any contaminated soil from the accident. I contacted the insurance adjuster, Kyle Mueller, to inform him that the site of the accident would require excavation to clean it up and that the tractor trailer owner would be responsible for the costs involved.

On 6/27/06, I met Lou Dewilt on scene to excavate the contaminated soil. It appeared that most of the oil and diesel had been spilled passed the well starting about 30 feet up grade. The most contamination was in the area where the tractor trailer had come to rest. It apparently had broken open the saddle tank when it hit the tree just past the well and dumped diesel on its way across the property emptying the remaining fuel from the saddle tank when it came to rest. Some motor oil and diesel had run down the driveway toward the well, but the area around the well appeared to be uncontaminated. Contaminated soil was removed from the driveway, the area up grade from the well, and the depression at the north end of the driveway where the tractor trailer had stopped. A large tree in the depression area had to be removed to get at contaminated soil. All excavated areas soil samples were below 50 parts per million base on photoionization detector bag head space readings when excavation was completed. Soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling Company for treatment.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-300-2006*
	Tuesday, 4/25/06: DEP notified by excavation contractor that diesel-type fuel contaminated soil was encountered at this urban, commercial property.   Both Stephen Flannery and I of DEP responded that day.  I determined a Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal.  No oil-saturated soils or free-product oil were noted, though with a concrete pad being installed the soil could not be re-used on site so it needed off site disposal.  Maine Commercial Tire [MCT] opted not to land spread.  I issued a Oil Spill Debris Form (virgin letter) for off site soil disposal @ Commercial Recycling [CPRS].  The area is commercial use, on municipal water & sewer.
	Later that afternoon, Mr. Gallant called again to report they had uncovered an old, previously unknown underground storage tank (UST).  Advising him on pumping out, and registration and abandonment requirements, I planned a visit in the following morning.
	Wednesday, 4/25/06: On site 08:30 hours, I confirmed an old, out-of-service bare steel UST of about 1,000-gallon capacity.  Clean Harbors responded to empty the tank of oil & water on Thursday.  Based on the tank's proximity to the trucking bays and the pipe-fittings atop the tank, it appeared to be an old diesel tank, not fuel oil, and out-of-service for 10+ years.  I briefed Jim Lynch of MCT on UST registration and removal requirements.

1.	No further remediation is required at this time.  Soils contaminated in low levels are understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
2.	There is no evidence that MCT knew of the UST beforehand.  The UST has been registered.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-174-2006*Technicians were removing piping from an aboveground tank in order to replace tank.  At that time a valve was broken off from bottom of tank.  The spill was contained to a concrete floor.  The spill was cleaned using absorbent pads and speedy dry.
B-390-2006*On 7/11/06, 1015 hours Tom Ronco of McKusick Petroleum reported that they had found a leaking AST at 48 Union Square, due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  The property is a combination office/apartment building.

It was difficult to judge how much oil had leaked, but they felt most of it was contained in about a quarter of a cubic yard of soil which was removed by hand-excavation.  At a depth of two and a half feet, they encountered shale.  They are on public water and the river is a good distance from the spill.
P-523-2006*A garbage truck blew a antifreeze hose, which caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of antifreeze to the roadway and shoulder at 56 North Street.  Product was picked up with speedy dry by Pine Tree Waste personnel.
P-532-2006*
	7/5/06: Safety Kleen Co. informed DEP that on 6/30/06 one of their trucks suffered an overfill when pumping out an Aboveground Storage Tank of waste oil at Form Fiber Technologies, Inc. [Form Fiber] in Auburn.  The reported small spill was responded to by Form Fiber personnel but the driver failed to notify DEP.  No DEP check at this time.  See attached report from Safety Kleen for further details.
	The area is known to be suburban industrial, commercial and residential area, located across from the Maine Turnpike Exit 75 [former Exit 12].  Houses to the south are on private wells.

S G Brezinski
P-535-2006*On 7/5/06, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a small transformer oil spill in York, due to undetermined circumstances.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and hand-excavating soil.  No further action required.
P-536-2006*
	On the evening of Friday 6/22/06, a report was made of small hydraulic oil spill from a dump truck involved in a rollover.  Denmark Fire Department responded.  No DEP response was requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-537-2006*
	7/3/06 report of 1-gal. discharge of 'untagged' transformer oil to the ground.  Testing completed by Central Maine Power indicate that there was less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls.  Response and clean-up by Central Maine Power.  It is unclear if the fire at the base of the pole caused the discharge or was a result of the transformer problem.

S G Brezinski
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P-539-2006*I was contacted by the 3E Company reporting a spill of Minwax in the parking lot of the Auburn Home Depot.  Apparently a customer dropped a can and it broke open on the pavement.  Home Depot employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  The waste was containerized for disposal at a later date.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-540-2006*There was a leak in a compressor hydraulic system.  Approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil discharged.  The discharge was cleaned up by Bath Iron Works (BIW) personnel.  This has been an on-going problem, and BIW is replacing the compressor.
P-554-2006*A quart the liquid pesticide "Terminate" spilled to the cement floor inside the building and was picked up with sorbent material and stored appropriately for bulk disposal.
P-556-2006*A towtruck blew a hydraulic line in the gravel driveway of this residence.  The responsible party removed the contaminated soil and backfilled the location.  Though originally transported to their shop for disposal by fire, product was removed and taken to CPRC under DEP direction.  The product, quantity, location and removal action do not warrant concern for the well being of any private water well in the area.
B-389-2006*On 7/11/06, 0910 hours, Tom Tardiff of Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway reported a thirty gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their Kidder Siding in Searsport.  The release took place over an eighth of a mile of siding track and it came from a failed pump on their Petebone, which is a large machine that is used for heavy lifting.  All of its power transmission is hydraulic, so the machine became immobilized in an eight of a mile.

The crew wiped the oil off the ties and rails, but they did not remove the bedding material which had traces of oil to a depth of about three inches.  I would expect that the product would degrade with this much exposure to the elements and based on our collective experience, product migration is highly unlikely under these circumstances..
A-19-2005*I seem to have lost all of the information related to this spill except what is in my head. A woman called stating that she had used an excessive amount of oil for the year and was concerned that she had a leak. I visited the site which was a multi-unit apartment building in downtown Rumford. There were several oil tanks and furnaces in the basement. After figuring out which one went to her apartment, we took a real close look at it. The tank was sound and had all the proper fittings. The furnace was old but had no signs of leakage. The line connecting the two was un-sleeved and ran in a groove in the floor covered with boards to protect it. We lifted the boards and found no sign of leakage. I contacted the company that managed the building and told them that although having the boards protect the oil line was a good idea it was technically illegal to have the line out of site and un-sleeved and that it was a very cheap thing to bring the line up to code by sleeving it. The building manager said that he would have his maintenance people bring it up to code.
A-375-2006* On the evening of 7-6-06, the U.S. Coast Guard notified me of a diesel spill in North Haven Harbor. Mr. Steiger of the USCG took the original phone call from the owner of the vessel "M/V LOON". The owner of the vessel is James Lannon. The spill was an estimated three gallons of diesel that spilled into North Haven Harbor. Mr. Steiger and I both tried to contact the owner of the vessel and the Harbor Master but were unsuccessful. No further action could be taken.

A-378-2006* On 7-10-2006, International Paper reported a release of about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil. This release occurred when a hydraulic hose ruptured. The oil was contained to the concrete floor and cleaned up using sawdust. See attached report from Verso Paper. This spill event continued into the next day.
A-379-2006*During an annual inspection a tank was discovered to be leaking due to corrosion. The tank was replaced and a small amount of oil was collected with sorbents. I responded to the site and determined there are no odor problems, and no threat to groundwater. No further action is expected by Response.
B-388-2006*On 7/10/06, 2017 hours, Rick Wickett of The Home Depot in Bangor reported they had a spill of "clear floor adhesive".  The initial reported stated that it had been cleaned up with sorbent material and stored for future disposal.  The caller (Rick) was not available for more details.
B-387-2006*On 7/10/06, 1850 hours, Ann Ryder of Central Maine Power Company reported a two gallon release of dielectric oil at their substation on South Street in Dover-Foxcroft.  The product was non-PCB and it was recovered by hand-excavating contaminated gravel from berm.  Contaminated soil was transported to CMP - No Augusta Svc. Ctr. for later disposal.


P-521-2006*On July 4, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of BEHR Premium Plus PVA Drywall Primer was discharged as a result of being dropped.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and stored prior to proper disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-374-2006*7.7.06, Received a report of a mystery container in the woods at the entered location.  Responder Shannon meet the complainant and inspected the container, which he described as a one gallon plastic jug that typically contains anti-freeze.  Shannon advised that a black liquid was both in the container and on the adjacent ground.  Shannon's assessment was that the waste resembled septic material.  A small sample was taken to further visually assess the potential for the liquid to be a petroleum product.  It was determined that no oil characteristics were displayed and the material was disposed as septic waste through the Bangor waste water system.

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P-301-2006*SUMMARY
	4/20/06: DEP's Stephen Flannery notified and responded to prohibited discharges confirmed during abandonment-by-removal of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  The UST was abandoned after the interstitial space of Tank-5-1 failed with product intrusion.  Flannery passed DEP management to Stephen Brezinski.  Mr. Renda of Acadia Env. performed the CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  Portland Pump Co. replaced the UST facility.  The Mobil facility was owned and operated by C N Brown Oil Co. [CNB].

DEP DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	P-263-1984 covers a response by DEP's Jim Daye to a 50-gallon discharge.  P-543-90 covers a DEP response to a gasoline discharge from the facility to a storm drain, and then to the Presumpscot River.  This initiated a replacement of the UST facility and clean-up of free-product gasoline on the water table and about 700 yds. of contaminated soil off site for disposal.
	Acadia Env. reported water table at 12' bg in April 2006; which agrees with my observation of the tank excavation back in 1991.  Acadia described the area as silts & sand.  I noted only fine-medium sands during my 1991 observation of the excavation.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential and commercial.  I judged an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal based on potential vapor intrusion to adjacent buildings, buried drains, and the river, as documented in P-543-90.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	During Flannery's response on 4/20/06, CNB and Portland Pump were allowed to backfill the gasoline contaminated fill so sheet-piling could be installed and the soil removed without excessive slumping of the sidewall's soil.  Because of the small area of the property, the gasoline contamination could not be chased far without undermining Main St., Spring St., and the C-store building.  After the piling was installed, 360 tons of soil were transported off site to CPRC.  I am not aware of treatment or disposal of any groundwater.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Maine DEP incurred no direct clean-up expenses.  C N Brown may apply for reimbursement of allowable remediation expenses thru the Maine UST Insurance Program.  As I found no significant discharges have been reported since 1990, it appears the clean-up is largely associated with that in 1990.
II.	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are required.  Gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater likely remain, though at this time appears inaccessible or below the Intermediate Goal action level.
III.	The failure of the interstitial space of the StP-3 [dbl-wall steel tank] is unfortunately not uncommon.
IV.	See the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment and UST Reg. file 8937 for further details.

S G B
MDEP BRWM
B-343-2006*6.20.06,  Nate Hersey of CES reported the discovery of a 1,100 gallon underground storage tank at the entered location in Palmyra during site restoration or construction activity.  Hersey advised that the site history and the presence of a dispenser indicated an UST may be present and that Gaftek of Bucksport, is the certified installer on site.  Clean Harbors was hired by Hersey to pump off the oil and water mixture contained in the tank for disposal.  I gave a verbal OK to remove the tank and assess any environmental impact.

6.21.06,  Mr. Hersey contacted me and advised that no contamination was observed, but confirmatory soil samples were taken from the excavation and water samples from an adjacent building's water supply.  No problems were detected.

I met with Mr. Hersey and presented him a registration, 30-day notice, and a waiver to the 30-day removal notice.  Mr. Hersey advised they would generate a site assessment in accordance with the UST requirement.



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B-396-2006*7.13.06,  Ricky Howard reported up to a couple of gallons of Jet-A spilled in one of the containment buildings at Bangor International Airport.  Apparently, a 275-gallon above ground day tank overfilled.  The tank is used to contain sump fuel, which is removed from sumps during cleaning and/or filter changes.  The spill occurred on a concrete floor of the building, was contained, and cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The waste will be stored for contractor pick up at a later date.

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B-397-2006*7.13.06,  Mr. Richard Backer reported a spill from a transformer at the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company facility in Lincoln.  A bushing leaked, causing oil to run down the transformer housing and onto the floor around the unit.  The transformer was put into a transformer sack that contains sorbents and will be stored until transported to Veazie for service.


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P-185-2006*SUMMARY
	Monday, 3/20/06: Morning response to a report of the evening of 3/19/06, regarding a small leak from an outside, residential heating oil AST.
	The area is rural residential, on private water wells and septic.  Though an address of 45 Canopy Lane, there is only one other home on this short road, located off Rt. 127 and adjacent to Robinhood Cove (see attached site sketch).  The land slopes NW steeply down to Robinhood Cove.
	I noted PID values under the mobile-home indicating little to no oil seeped under the home and skirting.  On the tank pad oil had seeped down into soil below and under the pad.  I dug up a cubic foot of soil to aerate there.  Considering the volume discharged, the drilled well did not appear to be greatly threatened and groundwater flow appears to flow W or NW rather than SW toward the drilled well.
	Further remediation warranted if the home is moved in the future.  It did not appear cost effective to excavate under the concrete pad at the time.

S G Brezinski
B-394-2006*On 7/12/06, 1607 hours, the State Police contacted me regarding a contentious issue (non-Response Services related)  taking place on George's Pond Road in Franklin.  They were sending a trooper to the site. The Town of Franklin had hired a back hoe to remove rocks away from the inlet of a culvert and the back hoe blew a hose and spilled hydraulic oil to the water.  On site, I observed the project had been aborted and the Franklin Fire Department was there and had immobilized the oil spill with sand.  I recovered the oiled sand, which was a few shovels full and spread it further away from the stream that was coming from the pond.  The firemen had checked down stream and indicated that there was no sign of oil in the water.

B-392-2006*
     While discussing a recent Notice of Violation with Ronald Jack of The Telford Group, Inc. (Bangor), Scott Leighton (DEP-Bangor) was informed about a one gallon Jet A spill that occurred at the Bangor International Airport on 7/8/06.  It was indicated that a fuel oil nozzle was accidentally dropped on the tarmac.  Speedi dri was then used to recover the material.  For additional information, I should contact Mr. Jack at 945-3517.

     When I later returned Mr. Jack's call, he stated that a small 300-gallon Bowzer (portable military fuel cart) was being used to transfer some Jet A from an aircraft when the spill occurred.  This was in what they call the 600 area of the ramp at BIA.  The discharge occurred when the nozzle hit the tarmac.  All of the oil was contained and cleaned up with speedi dri.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.

B-398-2006*Lorraine Johnson complained to the Gouldsboro Code Enforcement Officer about the oil surfacing on her lawn.  He went to look at it, decided it looked like oil, sort of, and convinced himself that it had an oil-like odor.  Talking to him when he forwarded the complaint, I could tell it was marsh sheen he was looking at, but went to see for myself anyway.

WILL I EVER TIRE OF BEING RIGHT ?  I drove 3 hours to do a 30 second investigation, but that did not include explaining to Lorraine why I did not know why the phenomenon had never occurred on her lawn before.  Good thing it was a nice day to go to Gouldsboro.
A-442-2005* On 9-18-05, at 1800 hrs., the Monmouth Fire Chief reported that a gasoline spill had occurred on Holeway Lane. Holeway Lane is located off N. Main Street. I meet the Fire Chief and a police officer on site.
 Mrs. Ellison reported the gasoline spill to the police Dept. around 1530 hrs. Upon my arrival, the Fire Chief told me what he had found. There was a sizable stain of gasoline on the driveway, this stain was about 65 feet long. Gasoline odors were quite evident when I stepped out of the truck. The gasoline spill started at the end of a one-ton truck and continued down Holeway Lane. There were a total of three trucks parked on Holeway Lane that belong to Rick Whitney, including the one-ton. The gasoline tank on the one-ton was full. Truck # 2 (dodge) did not have a gasoline tank. Truck # 3 had a used gasoline fuel tank in the bed, which contained a mixture of gasoline and water. The Fire Chief believes that Mr. Whitney was working on this fuel tank and spilled or dumped gasoline onto the ground. The Fire Chief believes that Mr. Whitney then moved the fuel tank from the area of the one-ton to the back of truck # 3. Mr. Whitney was questioned by the Fire Chief several times and he insisted that the gasoline was not from the one-ton. When asked about the gasoline in the fuel tank he said that he didn't know anything about that. To make matters more complicated there were two fuels cans, one gasoline, the other kerosene on truck # 2. Also of note is that there is a lot of tension/friction between Whitney and the Ellison's.
 I made arrangements with Gerald MacKenzie to excavate the gasoline contaminated soil. An estimated 17 tons of soil were removed and transported to Waste Management.
 Efforts to collect money spent on this site have begun. Mr. Rick Whitney claims that he is not responsible for the gasoline spillage. Staff from the DEP have met with Mr. Whitney to discuss this matter. However, information  from the town Police/Fire Dept. was missing or never generated, and a second mtg. was called for. As of this date (7-13-2006), the second mtg. has not occurred.
P-563-2006*On July 13, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately three (3) gallons of unleaded gasoline were discharged as a result of a customer overfill.  The spill was remediated with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The gasoline did not reach manways on-site.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-522-2006*On July 5, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately four (4) ounces of Valspar concrete sealer was discharged to the interior of the store.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-391-2006*
     This office received a call at 1150 on 7/11/06, from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting a minor oil spill.  It was stated that one of their customer's had called concerning some dead grass around the fill pipe at their residence.  A technician was then dispatched to the property and confirmed that there was some oil contaminated soil present.  They were presently in the process of removing that soil.  The homeowner is Sue D'Errico and she lives at 10 Pond Road in Eddington.  It was estimated that less than a gallon of oil was involved.  Exactly when the spill occurred was unknown.  It could have been during an installation or from an overfill.  The last time they were on site was back in January.  No assistance was needed on site.

     Around 1320, Chris from Dead River called to report that they had removed half a pickup truck load of contaminated soil (approximately half a cubic yard) and needed an Oil Spill Debris Form to get the soil into Lane Construction's batch plant for processing.  When I asked again if they needed any assistance on site, they indicated that they would not mind if someone came out to check the soil.

     Proceeding to Eddington, I met with Dead River's crew and went over the situation with them.  Everything was pretty much as they had reported it.  The spill was contained in a small area, along the front of the house, under the fill pipe.  Based on the type of soil involved (fairly tight clay-loam), it did not appear that the oil had gone very far.  It was their impression that some of the contamination may have been from an older spill in the past.  They had dug a hole approximately 3 or 4 feet wide by perhaps 1.5 feet deep.  Very little oil could be detected in the soil at this point.  There is a drilled well on the property nearby, but it seems unlikely that it will be affected by this spill.  After discussing the situation with the homeowner, they backfilled the hole with clean soil.  Prior to leaving the site, an Oil Spill Debris Form was issued for the disposal of the contaminated material.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.
A-225-2006*The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported finding an unregistered underground storage tank in the right of way at the Lincolnville Beach Store, Route 1 Lincolnville,  Approximately 250 pounds of unspecified gasoline contaminated soil was removed for disposal by Enpro Services, Inc.  DOT registered the tank.  The registration number is 21143.  The area is served by municipal water.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-569-2006*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that they were on the scene of an AST discharge at the Linhaven Trailer Park in Brunswick.  I arrived and met with DEE personnel who had pumped off and removed the old tank.  A contractor had been hired by the homeowner to construct a new porch/ramp. Upon removal of the old porch, the leaking tank was discovered.  The tank had been on a very large concrete pad (support for the porch) which measured approximately 5' by 8'.  This greatly reduced the amount of product which could impact the soil.  I removed the speedy dry and pads placed by DEE and cleaned up the contaminated debris.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-177-2006*Broken main cylinder of Feller Buncher caused 2 gals of hydraulic oil to spill.  Absorbent pads were used to clean the spill and disposed of by the spiller.
B-404-2006*7.14.06,  Debbie Greenacre reported that a dump truck got hung up on tree stump and ruptured a fuel line.  Approximately, two gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the material will be stored for future pick up and disposal by a licensed contractor.

The location of the spill was off the Stud Mill and County roads.  The exact GPS location is: North 44 degrees 68 minutes 7.1 seconds; West 68 degrees 28 minutes 49.74 seconds.

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B-405-2006*7.13.06  Richard Backer of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a mystery oil stain (spill) observed in the rear parking lot at the entered location.  Mr. Backer advised it was in an area where snow moving equipment was stored by a contractor and it may have been one of these machines that leaked motor oil, lube oil, or hydraulic oil.  There was no electrical equipment stored in this area, but Mr. Backer advised they have taken a composite sample of this spill and from spill B-406-06 and will have the waste profiled for PCB's as a precaution.  Some sorbents were used and the area dug up amounting to a 55 gallon drum of waste generated.  No PCBs were detected in the analysis.  The material was disposed at a licensed landfill and no further Response action warranted.



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B-406-2006*7.13.06   Richard Backer of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company report a mystery oil stain (spill) observed in the rear parking lot at the entered location.  This report is a separate spill from B-405-06.  Mr. Backer advised that it was in an area where snow moving equipment was stored by a contractor and that it may have been one of these machines that leaked motor oil, lube oil, or hydraulic oil.  There was no electrical equipment stored in this area of the parking lot.  Mr. Backer advised that they have taken a composite sample of this spill and from spill B-405-06 and will have the waste profiled for PCB's as a pre-caution.  Sorbents were used to cleanup the spill and approximately one 55-gallon drum of waste was generated.

If PCB's are identified the spill report will be amended.

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P-541-2006*The Wells Fire Department reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred at a residence on Sanford Rd. in Wells, due to a leaking above ground storage tank.  They estimated that 100 gallons were released in side a garage.   I responded to the site and met with Wells Fire Dept., Union Oil representatives, and Kevin McCabe, resident of the home.  The garage contained two 275 gallon tanks which drained into a common copper feed line.  The line was buried in the concrete garage floor and ran through the cinder block foundation of the attached house, then to the furnace.  The discharge occurred due to a corrosion induced hole in one of the tanks.  The product leaked to the garage floor and appeared to be in the cinder block wall, as staining was apparent both outside the building and on a spot on the interior basement wall.  There was a perimeter drain in the basement which had been installed interior to the foundation and it drained into a sump hole.  The hole was bone dry, and other than the stain on the cinder block there was no evidence of oil inside the house.

I hired Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to initiate a clean up of the site.  BTI removed the oil tanks and all the stained concrete floor in the garage.  The original plan was to remove the contaminated soil out from under the floor to at least the foundation footer until groundwater was reached.  A recovery well would then be backfilled in the hole.  Affected cinder blocks would be removed as it appeared the oil had gotten inside the blocks.  6.59 tons of sand were vactored from beneath the floor until bedrock was encountered at the foundation footing.  No groundwater was reached.  It was revealed the the cinder blocks were, in fact, not filled with oil, rather cracks in one had allowed some oil to wick through.  We therefore did not attempt removal of the affected blocks, rather they would be cleaned and sealed.  The hole was backfilled with crushed stone and ventilation piping.  The ventilation piping was capped at the floor level and would be used at a later date should vapors become a problem.

It appears that the majority of recoverable product was removed with soil excavation and unless vapor issues arise or product shows up in the sump hole in the future, no further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted in this matter.
P-581-2006*On July 17, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 32 ounces of rabbit and deer repellent were spilled from a broken container.  The repellent, which contains vegetable oil, was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-582-2006*On July 17, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged as a result of a pinhole leak in the oil line on the roof.  The spill was remediated with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-380-2006*This is a complaint from one junkyard owner against another one. I visited the site and though it is not a pristine site and there are occasional areas of stained soil, it is not unusual for the type of business being conducted there. No further action is expected by Response.
A-381-2006*Verso Paper reported a release of about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a loader. The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sawdust. The same incident occurred the previous day on the same piece of equipment. It is unclear to me if these two hose ruptures where the same line or just the same piece of equipment.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-382-2006*  On 7-11-2006 the Greene Fire Dept. reported that a jeep had gone off the rd. and spilled some transmission fluid. The caller stated that this oil may have gotten into the nearby stream. The Fire Dept. placed some sorbents.  I made a site visit and by the time I got to the scene, the jeep had been removed. There was no evidence of transmission fluid in the stream. No additional action is expected by Response.
A-514-2005*Spill was caused by an overloaded circuit in a power transformer. Approximately six gallons were lost to the support structure and ground. Oil contaminated soil was collected and disposed of by CMP personnel. No DEP site visit made.
P-502-2006*The Biller's came back from a trip to find the basement oil tank had leaked, due to corrosion in or near the seam on the face of the tank.  The entire contents of the 330 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank were lost to the basement floor.  Incorporated in the floor was an engineered hole next to the furnace as a drain for evaporative water or condensation.  It appears the majority of oil exited the building by way of this drain.  The immediate subsurface is sand, as the home sits in the sand dune adjacent to the beach.

The basement floor was initially cleaned with speedi dri.  Personal items located on shelving in the area of staining were removed and relocated to the adjacent garage bay. The remaining residual oil was doubled washed with citra-solve, and allowed to air dry.  The tank was removed intact, to be cut and cleaned back at the shop.  A verbal referral was made to Peter Eremita for potential subsurface investigation.

The following week, core borings were taken and a section of concrete removed to gain access to the contaminated soils beneath the floor.  Using a vactor, soil was excavated for disposal.  For details on monitoring or removal criteria, please see Peter Eremita's field notes.  At this point, no additional actions are planned by Response.  Additional work and restoration will be completed by Technical Services Eremita or his designee.
A-137-2005* On 3-28-05, this office was notified of a release of heating oil at Hawkes Florist and Garden Center.  This business is located on Route One (a.k.a. 632 Bath Rd.) in Wiscasset. The owners are Edwin and Margerie Hawkes. They are in the process of selling this property. The buyers requested a Phase I and Phase II site assessment.
 Mrs. Hawkes called this office and we spoke about what needed to be done. The site assessment found three locations that where contaminated with fuel oil. The greenhouses would be taken down sometime in the next two months. After several delays, the green houses were removed or demolished.
 On June 1, 2006, I made a site visit to oversee the removal of oil contaminated soil. Mark Hawkes, son of Marge and Edwin, was on site to excavate the material and haul it to Commercial Paving. The three locations in question located at the small greenhouse and the large greenhouse were excavated. This soil was transported to Commercial Paving for recycling. PID readings that I took that day were 0 ppm at the large greenhouse. PID readings of 135 ppm and 220 ppm were obtained at the small greenhouse. A soil sample was collected at this location and lab analysis found the level to be 3,500 mg/kg.
 Given the low risks to area wells (no wells were identified in the site assessment), and the fact that this is a commercial property with access to city water, no further action was deemed necessary.

P-584-2006*Discovery of an old, abandoned 275-gallon aboveground storage tank  in the crawl space of the home prompted the owner Ms. Harris to have the old tank removed.  The home was formerly her grandmother's and most recently her mother's, both are deceased and she inherited the property.  During a home inspection it was discovered, hoping by its removal the property would sell, Ms. Harris contacted Garland to remove the tank.

It was propped up on one side and as the tech moved it he observed a hole (the reason for it's initial abandonment perhaps).  The tank was moved and the sludge oil sloshed and some escaped and hit the sand.  It was immediately picked up and the tank successfully removed to the outside.  The sludge within the tank was removed with sorbents and impacted soil was excavated.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-178-2006*3 gals of hydraulic oil spilled.  Spill was caused by a breakage in the elbow of a pipe on one of the industrial machines.  Sorbent pads were used to soaked up the oil and disposed of appropriately.
B-421-2006*Mr. Butler of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. called to report that a tree had fallen on utility lines and pulled a transformer off pole 2, 19 Guzzle Road, in Gouldsboro. He estimated that approximately 10 gallons of non-PCB mineral oil was lost to the lawn.  A contractor, Skip Grindle, was hired to remove approximately four cubic yards of contaminated loam and transport to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
I-179-2006*Five gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken line.  Pads, shovels, and brooms where used for the cleanup.  Debris went to the Houlton State Garage.
P-23-1986*
SUMMARY & Update of July 2006 by SGB
	DEP investigation & response to gasoline contaminated well complaint in Upper Gloucester area of New Gloucester.  Dense rural residential & commercial area.  Gasoline contamination traced neighboring retail motor fuels UST facility: Samson's Service Center.  Nearby Cloutier's gas station also a possible contributor.  Long term investigation by DEP with Emery & Garrett Groundwater env. consultants.  Water carbon-filter treatment installed at wells @Thompson Trucking, McCann properties [these may not have been associated with contamination effecting LoaCoste property?].  A gw aeration system was installed @ LaCoste's apartment building.
	This incident occurred prior to implementation of the DEP Clean-Up Decision tree.  See the records of DEP Tech Services, reports P-141-92, P-717-95, P-303-99, P-564-06 and UST Reg. file #1121 for further details and follow-up work.
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B-419-2006*On 7/18/06, 1530 hours, Toby (DEP-Portland) passed on a spill that was reported by Carol Paulding, whose residence is at 22 Channel Road in Brookton.  A rubbish hauler was loading discarded shingles from her residence when a hydraulic line burst and sprayed an area of driveway that was five feet on a side.  Mr. Paulding said that they had removed soil from the spill area to a depth of four inches.  The driveway surface was very hard, so cat litter and sawdust were used to recover the oil that had not penetrated.  The well is thirty feet from the spill.  It is 165 feet deep and the over burden is about eight feet, therefore, I do not believe it is threatened.
P-929-2005*
SUMMARY
	11/17/05: Steve Brezinski of Maine DEP noted that this retail, motor fuels UST facility continued to be out-of-service since the previous month, or earlier.   There were no dispenser hoses.  DEP UST Licensing Unit had not been notified by the facility owner/operator as required, so was still registered as active.  DEP UST Enf. Unit was notified for further potential action as they deemed appropriate.  Other than drips and spots on the pavement, I noted no significant surface discharges.
	This appears to be the former J D MOBIL and previously had the address 367 Main St before being re-numbered for Sanford's 911 Emergency system [see P-709-92 of John Dunlap].  The location is dense sub-urban residential & commercial use, located over a mapped S & G aquifer, though served by municipal water.

S G Brezinski
B-417-2006*On 7/18/06, 0820 hours, Dave Wilder (Dennysville Fire Chief) reported that they had responded to a vehicle fire on Shipyard Road.  He indicated that some gasoline may have spilled, but it must have burned in the intense heat.  The fire was hot enough so that he pulled his crew away from it, because of the possible explosion hazard.
P-560-2006*Joe Payne  of the "Friends of Casco Bay" recieved a report of what the caller thought to be an oil discharge to a property along Surfside Rd.  He in turn called DEP, and I responded.  Joe and I met as we were both looking for the site.  We arrived together to find a black liquid migrating across the lawn and down the gravel road towards the shoreline.

I took a few photographs and took a closer look at the liquid.  Mosquito larvae were abundant in the clear phase of the liquid which led me to believe the black liquid was not oil.  I discussed this with Joe and proceeded to dip a sorbent pad into the column of liquid and none adhered to the pad.  There was no obvious smell associated with the liquid and it was black on the surface and more tea colored beneath the surface.  The liquid was migrating off site and down gradient following the gravel road toward the rocky coast.  See attached photographs.

Joe and I left the scene and I went to the local Code Enforcement Office and met with Bruce Smith.  I inquired about the property owners and their use or none use of the property. He had a file for a McLean property with a 1989 septic system plan.  At this point I officially verbally referred the site to Bruce and he said he follow up on it.

DEP Response plans no further  action here, based on the findings and observations.
A-293-2006*5/30/06 0030 hrs, Kirt Treadwell from International Paper Androscoggin Mill Jay reported a spill of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil that overflowed from a collection tote during a process upset at 2230 hrs on 5/29/06. The overflow was stopped, but not before releasing 30 gallons of oil to the mill's sewer system.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response expected.
P-734-2005*Worried about possible off site, adjacent property contamination, Heidi Holt & Larry Corriveau called to request water sampling of their well.  Several factors were discussed, from possible health related conditions of a minor in the house, to neighbor/family disagreements of land use, and possible foul play or intentional acts.

The new well is a deep (700') drilled well, with Mg & Fe, but no other analytical test reported.

Worried about activities across the road at Eagle Excavation (Heidi's brother).  He allegedly changes the oil on the machines in the gravel driveway with less than 100% collection of the waste oil. Worried this might contaminate the aquifer she called DEP.  The garage can be seen less than 1000 ft. across the road, slightly up gradient of the new well.  At the time of this investigation, no one was at Eagle to question or inspect the property.

A water sample was collected from the drilled well and analyzed for EPA 8270 acid/base neutrals and EPA 8260 volatile organics both of which came back ND (non-detect).

No evidence of contamination is present in the water samples.

Mr. Corriveau asked that a copy of the sample results be sent to a third party,  Dow's Law office, attention Ted Dilworth, as he believes his mail has been tampered with.

With a negative or non detect in the initial samples, DEP/Response plans no immediate actions.  If facts are brought forward additional investigations may be conducted.
B-321-2006*On 6/7/06, I received a report of an approximate 5 gallon hydraulic leak from one of Bangor Hydro-Electric's auger trucks.  While the truck was in use, it suffered a blown hydraulic hose, spilling approximately 5 gallons onto the ground.  The crew was able to stop the leak and used pads to recover free product and shoveled the contaminated soil into a drum for disposal.
P-585-2006*I was contacted by the Home Depot in South Portland reporting that a container of paint tint/colorant had broken open and spilled on the concrete floor and had splashed on to the paint chip display.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and the waste was containerized for future disposal.  See attached Home Depot Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-324-2006*On 6/8/06, I received a report from Jim Sullivan of Webber Energy of an approximate 10 gallon diesel spill at Walls Cole Terminal in South West Harbor.  The spill occurred when the driver, making the drop, allowed the fuel supply line to drain onto the ground.  He quickly applied pads to the free product.  However, in the rain, not all of the product could be recovered.

Once on site, I looked at the facility and was very alarmed by the lack of maintenance and general run down condition of the bulk plant.  The plant is located approximately 20 feet from the ocean.  I asked the owner/operator if I could review the facilities SPCC plan.  He informed me that he was not sure if he had one.  I explained to him what it was and why he needed it.  I also contacted Sara Brusilla and ask that she speak with him.

Before I returned to Bangor, I received a call from Mr. Carroll, the owner, and he informed me that he had decided to close the facility and truck the product from Ellsworth.

On 7/19/06, I briefed Peter Moulton on the status of the plant, which has been empty since approximately 6/19/06.  Peter has now taken over Sara Brusilla's duties due to her leaving the DEP.
P-590-2006*On July 19th, at approximately 1034, the DEP Southern Maine Regional Office received a fax from the National Response Center (NRC) detailing an oil spill that had occurred earlier in the morning at the Coast Guard (USCG) Station in South Portland.  Apparently Clean Harbors (CH) arrived with a vacuum truck to pump off the bilges of the USCG Cutter Jefferson Island.  USCG and CH personnel attached all the appropriate hoses to the Cutter and the truck.  At that point, there was some confusion and the Cutter started pumping the bilge fluids to the truck but the truck's valve was not open.  The hose was over pressurized and burst, spraying a fine mist of oil onto the pier and a little in the water.  The pump on the Cutter was shut off and the hoses were disconnected.  When the hoses were disconnected a little bit of oil was spilled into the water also.  USCG and CH personnel cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads (in the water) and speedy dry (on the pier).  The USCG reported the spill to NRC but not to the Maine DEP.  CH did not report the spill at all, stating that they thought the USCG had made all the appropriate calls.  I educated the newly arrived Commanding Officer of the Jefferson Island about the Maine reporting requirements and reminded Clean Harbors about the reporting requirements.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-587-2006*I was contacted by the DOT reporting that one of their dump trucks was towing a pull-behind sweeper on the Empire Road in Poland when the sweeper blew a hydraulic line.  The driver didn't notice for about 300-400 yards down the road so the oil had sprayed along that whole distance.  The DOT immediately used sorbent pads to soak up the wet spots and then they spread sand on the spill.  After the sand was applied there was a strong thunderstorm before they could pick the sand back up.  After the storm the DOT swept up what sand they could and they got about 25 bags of sand.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-363-2006*Mr. McComb called to report that an oil sheen had been discovered on Mattanawcook Stream. At the time of the call, he did not know the source, but they had installed sorbent boom in the stream and were looking for the source. It was later determined that the oil was lube oil that had leaked earlier and had gone unnoticed until a power failure caused it to escape to the stream. For more details, see the attached Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC report.
B-325-2006*On 6/9/06, I received a report of a mishap at the Charleston Correctional facility on Route 15.  Apparently, during the night prior, one of the operators at the facility opened the wrong valve, while they were transferring product between tanks.  The wrong valve was left open, overfilling the 20000 gallon aboveground storage tank, and causing product to spill into their concrete containment dike.

I arrived on scene and offered to pump the product from their containment system into the correct tank.  They accepted.  We pumped 1482 gallons of oil and water from the containment system into the correct tank.  Over the weekend, they were able to bleed off the water into their oily water separator,  recovering all of the 1000 gallons of oil that was lost.


B-409-2006*On 7/15/06, 1827 hours, the State Police Dispatcher passed on a spill report from The Home Depot regarding gasoline spilled from a vehicle to their parking lot.  They had recovered what they could with sorbent pads.  The spill most likely happened because of thermal expansion.  If a tank is filled to capacity and allowed set out on a hot day, the product will expand and overflow.  We had a couple of similar reports during the same spell of hot weather.
P-592-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled a tank at the residence of Eula Rand in Alfred.  The driver overfilled the tank which was in the garage.  The oil leaked out from the vent pipe and from around the fittings at the top of the tank.  Most of the oil landed on the cement floor and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  I reminded Mr. Cole that we would have like to hear about the spill sooner and he acknowledged that he had gotten busy and didn't call as soon as he normally would.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-411-2006*On 7/16/06, 1625 hours, Graham Fortune (3E Company) reported a one quart spill of Cherry Stain for The Home Depot in Bangor.  They had instructed them (The Home Depot) to recover the material with sorbents and store it in a flame proof container until it could be appropriately disposed of.
P-184-2006*
SUMMARY
	Sun. 3/19/06: DEP notified by Portland Pipeline (PPC) that they had just discovered that their Tank-9 at their Hill St tank farm had suffered a unknown but small quantity surface discharge of crude oil from a faulty valve; later estimated @ 10 gallons.  Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES) was responding at PPC's request.

	Onsite that morning I met PPC and CHES workers as they cleaned oil off the side of the tank, repaired the gate valve, and later excavated the soil after I left [see photos for further details].  The area is dense residential & commercial use, served by municipal water & sewer.  I noted no odor problem outside the berm and immediate spill area.  No discharge appears to have reached groundwater or left the berm.  No further DEP Response Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
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B-347-2006*Jim Robinson, A.E. Robinson Oil Co., called on 6-22-06, to report that a customer, Robert Stone, had suffered an oil spill as a result of his outside 275-gallon AST falling over. From their records, they estimated that around 100 gallons had been lost. The actual date was unknown, as the system was still operating when it was discovered by a burner tech making an annual inspection. The tank had been filled on 6-12-06. The cause of the fall was splitting of some concrete patio blocks allowed the full tank to tip away from the house wall and the oil had escaped from the now horizontal vent pipe.
   Mr. Stone's well is about 25 feet away and has only 4 feet of well casing with a drilled depth of about 88 feet. Clearly, the well was in jeopardy. I explained the circumstances to Mr. Stone, recommended that the contaminated soil be removed, and explained the AST Insurance Fund Program to him. He allowed me to oversee the cleanup.
   On 6-26 and 6-27, a cleanup was done by PSC using a vacuum truck, hand tools, and a small jack hammer. We had to stop at about 6 feet down as there was a risk of falling stones. We did not reach bedrock at this point, but I believe that it was not too much further. Soil samples with a PID meter indicated contamination in excess of 10000 ppm to the bottom of the excavation. Introducing heavy equipment, such as an excavator or backhoe, would have threatened the house's posted foundation. The hole was filled with a tilly-sand and a plastic dome covered this fill just below grade. This was done in order to slow the migration of any contamination as a result of rainfall.
   After the cleanup, I visited the site with Paul Blood, our in house geologist, and turned the site over to his capable crew in Tech Service.
P-586-2006*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department reporting that a car had T-boned a dump truck on Payne Road.  The car's impact had punctured the dump truck's hydraulic tank causing 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to leak out onto the street.  The Fire Department applied speedy dry to contain the spill.  Steve Flannery drove by the spill location later that day and confirmed that the spill had been properly cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-557-2006*A tractor trailer rollover resulted in an approximately two-gallon discharge of diesel fuel from the cap of the saddle tank.  Kennebunk Fire Department used sorbent pads to collect leaking fuel.  Some contaminated soil was left behind but was not considered to be an issue.
P-565-2006*
7/5/06 notice to DEP from Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Brown of Portland Pump Co.  Diesel fuel contamination discharge(s) to soil was found under the dispenser.  No remediation appeared cost effective at this time based on the CTI's report and low site sensitivity as the clean-up would involve removing the dispenser and paving.  Further remediation probable in the future, but nothing further at this time by Response.

S Brezinski
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A-439-2006* On 8-1-2006 Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, called this office to report an oil leak. The oil spilled from a bucket truck when the hydraulic hose ruptured. This incident happened on Quiet Harbor Rd. in the town of Mount Vernon. The oil sprayed onto the bucket truck and clean-up consisted of using rags to wipe down the truck. No site visit was made and no further action will be required by Response.
A-360-2006*On 6/30/06 at 13:10, Dawna Farnham from Downeast Energy reported that one of their drivers had spilled about 0.5 cups of kerosene to the ground at a delivery in Wayne. The spill came from the delivery hose. Downeast had workers remove the stained soil in the area and dispose of it.

No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.

A-380-2005* On 8-14-2005, the Skowhegan fire Dept. reported that a five gallon pail of roofing cement had fallen into a drainage area along High Street. The Fire Department was on scene and I asked if they needed our assistance,  they did not.  Discharged product was cleaned up with sorbent material which the town of Skowhegan disposed of.

  No further action will be required.
B-462-2006*
     This office received a call at 0830 on 8/2/06, from Tom Tardiff (Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railroad; Hermon) reporting a hazardous chemical incident.  He stated that sometime in the last few days, someone had put several bullet holes in the Dolby switch box, which is located off Route 157 between East Millinocket and Millinocket.  There are a number of 35 to 40 lbs niccad batteries stored in the steel cabinet.  Exactly how much liquid spilled from the batteries is unknown.  All of the material would have been contained in the bottom of the cabinet.  Nothing was found outside.  He was headed to the site to remove the damaged batteries and see what, if anything else, needed to be done.  No assistance was required from DEP at this time.

     Mr. Tardiff called again at 1145 to report that only two of the eight batteries had been nicked.  They were estimating that 1 to 1.5 gallons (at most) might have been spilled.  All of the material was contained with speedi dri in a tray at the bottom of the cabinet.  Both batteries and the speedi dri have been removed and will be disposed of with other hazardous waste.  The switch is located near the J M Huber Road crossing off Route 157.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident and no additional remediation is required.

REC:  File report.


B-466-2006*A private aircraft being ferried to Europe stopped in Bangor to be fueled prior to the hop.  According to BIA personnel, it is common for this type of small aircraft to have the seats removed and a "ferry" auxiliary tank to be placed in their stead, so the plane will have enough fuel to make it.

The automatic shutoff on BIA's fill nozzle failed during the fuel up and spilled an estimated 2 gallons of 100 octane low lead to the interior of the aircraft and the ground.  I could hear the pilots complaining from here.  Fuel was remediated with sorbent material.
B-465-2006*An automatic shutoff failed on a gas pump at the Blue Canoe (aka Ellsworth Mainway) in Ellsworth.  Store employee's said maybe 20 gallons were spilled.  Fire Department personnel said maybe 4 gallons and that was stretching it.

The product was cleaned up with speedy dry.


P-383-2005*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 5/16/05: An anonymous caller called DEP stating that DEP should check out the ongoing UST abandonment here.  That afternoon I met Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Scott Cyr of Tyree Org. on site removing the tank's concrete pad and noted an unreported hydraulic-oil leak from a Tyree skid-steer on the concrete.  [Tyree replaced to leaking machine the next day on my advisement.]
	Tuesday, 5/17/05: on site ECS notified me of oil contaminated soils around the tanks.  [This contamination was expected based on DEP's Nate Thompson's overseeing several hundred yards of contaminated soil removed following abandonment of UST's in 1996-97.]

FACILITY HISTORY
	Several UST's were abandoned by removal in 1996-98 (I have noted a conflict in dates in the records).  Cumberland Farms wished to abandon the tanks in place, but as they were extended partially under one or both roadways, the town of Gorham required them to be removed. Oiled soil totalling 356 yds. was disposed of at an off site licensed facility.  A 1998 closure assessment was done by Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations.
	The tanks removed on 5/17/05, were 8000-gal. approximately 21 years old, s/w FRP tanks.  The newly installed replacement tanks were hooked up to the dbl-wall product piping installed in 1997.  The tanks had no tie-down straps despite very high ground water; this can lead to catastrophic self-removal of the tanks when the top cover is taken off; and therefore not to manufacturer's installation specs.  Soils were sand and slumped readily down during excavation.
	Three 8000-gal. UST's [T-8 thru T-10] were installed by Tyree under Maine CTI, Cyr, in June 2005.  P-508-96 outlines UST product piping replacement.  P-19-97 covers a problem with a new UST.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is dense commercial and residential near downtown Gorham, served by city water & sewer.  The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though during earlier remedial work this was not realized until the aquifer maps were updated.  A Baseline-2 Goal was assigned in 1996 and this was carried over in 2005.  I understand there is no active use of ground water within 1000' of the Cumberland Farms.  An Intermediate Goal was not given due to the sub-urban land use and lack of groundwater use.  DEP is not aware of any problems with gasoline/petroleum vapors to residential structures or buried utilities, etc.
	Groundwater was noted at 5' to 6' bg and soils sandy.  Oil sheen on the ground water was noted but no LNAPL.   Soil/fill surrounding the tanks was dark and smelled sewage-like, appearing to be very old and weathered gasoline discharges.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	In addition to clean-up needs, fill from around the tanks was excavated in order to install the three new UST's.  The excavated soil was very wet, and I ordered care so no runoff reached storm drains.  Commercial Paving & Recycling reported they received 405 tons of water saturated oil-contaminated soil.  Tyree installed sheet-metal shoring prior to removing soil.  Soil removal was constrained by the two roadways and the canopy and island area.  Oil contaminated soils could not be chased under the roads.
	DEP Geologist, Brad Hahn, assisted with decisions while I was away.  Ground water was de-watered to a Frac-Tank for off site disposal.
	
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time no further initial clean-up actions are required by DEP Response Svcs. based on present information of site conditions.
b.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and likely within adjacent properties, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  Oil contaminated groundwater and soil is believed to be reasonably inaccessible under the public roadways and dispenser island & canopies, at this time.  The BS-2 goal was assigned though a BS-2 remediation was not able to be fully attained at this time.
c.	This DEP spill report is not intended to be a site assessment nor th
A-148-2006*  On 3-14-2006, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of about one quart of transformer oil. This occurred in the Town of Andover on the East Andover Rd. This transformer was not tagged; therefore, a sample was collected and sent to a laboratory. Lab analysis found that the poly-chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content was less that 2 parts per million.  The oil was cleaned up by a CMP crew. No site visit was made. No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-611-2006*Discharge resulted from a faulty valve which in return caused a overfill of 675 gallons of hot asphalt.  The asphalt was allowed to harden, scraped up, and placed in bags.

For further details see attached report.
P-612-2006*Small weep in an aboveground oil storage tank developed after a recent fill.  The homeowner placed a pan under the tank to collected the oil.  Arrangements were made to have the tank replaced in the near future.
P-618-2006*A small corrosion hole caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil to a cement basement.  The basement had a concrete berm constructed around the perimeter to deal with water issues, into which the product entered and from which it was recovered.  There was some suspicion that a small percentage of what had been discharged had entered the floor drain to the sewer, but that notion was ruled out.  Lingering odor issues due to lingering free product should subside after the cleanup.  No further action is necessary.
A-517-2006*On September 7, 2006, the Mexico Department of Public Works reported oil had been dumped in a catch basin opposite 9 Holman Ave, Mexico.  The Department of Public Works received a report from a witness who had seen personnel allegedly from Lazarou Motors wheel one or more 55 gallons drums out of the garage discharging the contents into the catch basin.

Maine DEP staff investigated the report and found the catch basin contaminated with oil but fully contained.  A vacuum truck from Boom Tech was hired by DEP to remove the contaminated liquid for disposal at Enpro Services, South Portland.  An estimated 340 gallons of oil and water was removed.  The Mexico Department of Public Works used a portable pressure washer to wash residual oil from the sides of the catch basin which was then removed by the vacuum truck.

Maine DEP staff discussed the incident with Mark Ross, owner of Lazarou Motors, he denied any knowledge of the activity.

No further action is expected by Response Services.
B-589-2006*Joe Sampson called from Hancock Oil Co. to report that a customer's AST had corroded through in his basement. The customer is Dwight Eaton, 5 High St., Bar Harbor. The leak had been discovered during routine maintenance. It was described as a slow drip. They temporarily patched the tank and cleaned up what was available on the floor. There was a drain not too far away that it reached and he was unsure where it went. In any case we were not searching for a source of sheening and I'd guess it went to the sewer plant.

No further action is expected.
B-606-2006*On 9/28/06, 0845 hours, the Hancock Sheriff's Office passed on a report from the Blue Hill Fire Chief that they were responding to a ten gallon  spill of hydraulic oil on Route 15, 2-3 poles south of Granville Lumber.  A container of the product had fallen off a truck and broke open, which caused the spill.  (This is the most likely explanation-no one saw it happen.)  I asked Lesley (the office dispatcher) to have Denny Robinson (Blue Hill Fire Chief) call me if he needed a response from us.  She told me what had taken place so far.  Namely, they had deployed speedy dry and had requested that DOT sand the area.

P-619-2006*A call was received by the Department (DEP) regarding an abandoned or scuttled boat on the rock in Brown's Cove.  The only access in was along a right-of-way path, barely wide enough for a pick up truck.

An open console inboard boat was found on the rocks, the cover was off the motor compartment and the engine scavenged/vandalized.  Oil had leaked into the the hull which was partially flooded, as the out drive was mired in the mud and one third of the interior flooded.  The weathered oil was skimmed off the water and the carcass pulled up out of the water.

Concerned neighbors worried about further vandalism or leakage prompted a search for an owner and eventual removal.    No identifying numbers were found, no recent registration numbers or documents were found.  The old, expired by several years, registration numbers lead to a summer camp that had auctioned off the boat a few years ago.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was contracted to clean the oil discharge and remove the boat from the area. It was dragged from the remote area and placed on a flatbed for transport.  The carcass was cut up and hauled to the junkyard as scrap.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-621-2006*On 7/29/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a small transformer oil spill in Harpswell.  The oil leaked from a bushing on the transformer, but no evidence was found of oil on the ground.  No clean up conducted, no further action required.
I-176-2006*On 7-12-06, the Oakfield Fire Dept. reported a spill at the residence of Larry Burpee in Oakfield. They had been called by him. They were in the process of removing approximately 150 gallons of fuel oil that had  leaked onto the basement floor. The apparent cause was that a piece of firewood had hit the fuel line while being thrown through the basement window.  I hired a cleanup contractor to meet the fire dept. there, as I was monitoring the cleanup of a 150 gallon transformer spill at the entrance to a local hotel. Between the fire department and contractor, approximately 100 gallons of oil was recovered and placed in drums the oil company provided.

The following day I met with Jerry London (cleanup contractor) and Mrs. Burpee. I placed her well on quarterly monitoring.  We removed part of the concrete floor to get at contaminated soil beneath, places a soil vapor extraction system below the slab and another ventilation fan in the basement.  The water sampled clean for four quarters and was removed from the program.  No further Response action is required at this time.
I-191-2006*A broken hose caused 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to spill on road surface.  Absorbent products were used for clean-up and disposed at the Fort Kent Garage.
B-414-2006*The last 4 cars of an 80 car freight train derailed at the grade crossing on the Dodlin Road at about 1500 on the 17th of July.  The apparent cause was a sun kink in the rails just North of the crossing; dragging 76 rail cars across the kink only worsened conditions until the final 4 cars jumped the track, 3 falling over and one remaining upright (see attached photos).

Liquid carbon dioxide is a refrigerant, if not a cryogen.  When the cars flipped on their sides, the valving and joints that previously had been in contact with vapor were now in contact with liquid.
Because of the extreme cold, the valves are never strictly vapor tight.  In contact with liquid, the valve joints dripped a little.   Loss was minimal, estimated at 2 gallons over the course of the entire incident.

The question then, in our minds, became one of if and when pressure would build up enough inside the cars to force the spring loaded safety valves on each car to cycle.  If they DID cycle, they would pass liquid that would then vaporize. Because of the extreme humidity that day, the vapor cloud would have been enormous.  Though more water vapor than CO2, the effect would have LOOKED bad. Perhaps an even bigger question was would the valves re-seat after cycling or freeze open?

Another question to consider was whether internal pressure would build up enough to blow out the frangible discs.  If that happened of course, the cars would, it seemed to me, vent uncontrollably.  We would have to be prepared for that.

The problem at any derailment is that the railroad personnel do not know anything about the cars they haul around.  They do not load them and they do not maintain them.  I was curious to see if there was any kind of pressure gauge inside the dome to indicate to us the build up of internal pressure.  I therefore cut the seal on the dome and discovered there is no way to know what the internal pressure is.

Shortly thereafter, the railroad cop told me he had been in touch with the shipper in St. John and had been assured that the cars posed no danger of venting.  The reason for that was the cars had only been on the road for 3 days and could not have accumulated enough heat to build pressure.  The people in St. John said they do not worry until the cars have been in transit for 14 days.

Capt. Joel Sides of Howland Volunteer Fire Dept. had requested help from the Orono Haz Mat team, and 2 people from there arrived about 1630.   Their testing of the atmosphere by Draeger tube showed only 400 ppm CO2 inside the dome cover. OSHA PEL/TWA is 10000 ppm.

Pan Am personnel started arriving on site as I was leaving at 1800 and they worked all night rebuilding the rail.  Upon my arrival the next morning, they had re-railed the upright car and removed it to a siding at Enfield Station.  When Barbara Parker and I revisited the site at 1030, they had the second car partly re-railed.  At that time, we were able to talk with Tom Freuler of Praxair, who told us the cars had been bound for the Anheuser Busch brewery at Merrimac, New Hampshire.   He said that even if the frangible discs blew out, the car would only vent for a while until a portion of the liquid inside turned to dry ice.  At that point, that would present them with a problem, though not an environmental one.  Transporting a rail car with a plug of dry ice floating around inside would do internal damage to the car.  They therefore would replace the frangible disc and let the ice re-liquify.
P-481-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 6/20/06, 1715 hrs: DEP notified thru State Police of a discharge of engine oil from a disabled truck on Rt. 1 in Yarmouth, a location I had just passed five minutes earlier.

ASSESSMENT & RESPONSE
	While en route north for an engine repair a Keeley Co. crane truck had blown it's diesel engine, trailing motor oil along Route 1 for about 150' [see attached photo 1].  There was a puddle of free oil under the truck engine [see attached photos 2 & 3].  Yarmouth Fire and Public Works Depts. were spreading sand on the spill.
	I advised James Keeley, company president, that he needed to have someone clean-up the spill as soon as possible.  Beside's the chance of oil being washed to the drains, the oil was quickly degrading the asphalt paving.  Mr. Keeley chose Clean Harbors [CHES] who we called on my phone.  Foreman, Dick Grimm of CHES arrived shortly, living nearby.  The CHES staff had just gone home for the day so they needed to re-assemble at their office to respond.  Before CHES could arrive with sorbents and tools, a brief but very-heavy thunder shower arrived and washed most of the oil away to the storm drain just north on Route 1, even cleaning out the oil from within the sand we applied on the spill.  Some remaining globs were caught on pads, but the vast majority was lost.  We traced oily runoff down the roadside ditch, east across DeLorme Mapping's property where it feeds the Cousin's River.  As the oil reached the river, I advised Mr. Keeley he had to report the discharge to the NRC.
	At my request, CHES returned the following morning, 6/21/06, to better clean the roadway and haul away the bagged sorbents.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
1.	Keeley Crane failed to report the discharge to DEP and the local Yarmouth Fire Dept.  If the discharge had been reported 40 minutes earlier then workers could have had the chance to pick up the oil & sorbents before the rains washed them away.
2.	Keeley	paid CHES for their response directly.  There were no direct DEP costs for materials or contractors.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-85-2000*Received a call from Jeff Summa, Roy Hill Road, Great Chebeague Island, ME regarding the discovery of an oil discharge at his property.  A loose fitting and/or malfunctioning pump on his kerosene monitoring system was the cause of the discharge releasing approximately 10 gallons of kerosene under the first floor and onto the dirt basement floor.  There were oil vapors within the house and he was concerned for his and his neighbor's well.

I met Mr. Summa on-site who showed me the area in question.  He had removed some of the wood flooring that was oiled, and had collected some of the oil with sorbents.  Access to the basement was restricted to either through the removed flooring or a basement window, because the bulkhead had been winterized and was covered with snow.  Scott Cyr and I dug approximately 1/3 of a yard of contaminated soil and placed it in poly bags until it could be removed from the basement and transported off the Island.  Mr. Summa was to contact me in the spring to arrange for disposal of the contaminated soil, and to contact me if there was any change in his or his neighbor's water.  DEP never heard back from Mr. Summa and it is likely that he disposed of the contaminated soil.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-53-2006*
	1/23/06: DEP received customer complaint of a gasoline discharge at this facility she claimed was not properly responded to or taken seriously by the facility operators.
	Tuesday, 1/24/06: I visited the facility and met with Mr. Ralph Leo.  This facility is the former Ralph's Getty station [see P-118-1990 and other spill reports].  In the 1990's Mr. Leo transferred ownership to his daughters, though he still appears to be primary contact & operator.   The area is dense, sub-urban residential & commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer.
	Mr. Leo showed me the dispenser where the discharge was to have occurred.  Clean-up appeared satisfactory.
	Mr. Leo and the Holly's facility did not have a spill log, as required in CMR 691 Section 5.D(13)(c), nor been reporting discharges as required in CMR 691 5.D(13)(b), and Mr. Holly appeared ignorant of these requirements.  I explained these requirements to him.  Upon my referral of the facility to DEP Tank's Unit, I was informed the Tank's Unit had inspected him and already gone over this issue [see attached e-mail].

S G Brezinski
A-403-2006*On July 18, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a 1 -2 gallon release of hydraulic oil to the ground from a bucket truck on the Cobbosee Line, Manchester.  Central Maine Power personnel removed oil contaminated soil for disposal.

No further action is expected.
A-402-2006*On July 19, 2006 Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill at Pole 33.1, Maranacook Road.  This was in error as the transformer had not spilled.

No further action is expected.
A-399-2006*On July 19, 2006, Central Maine Power suffered extensive storm damage in Augusta area.  Pole 11.2, Nathason Line, suffered a transformer failure resulting in an estimated one gallon of non-PCB transformer oil being released.  CMP excavated the contaminated soil for disposal.

No further action is expected.
A-397-2006*On July 19, 2006 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a 2-3 gallon non-PCB transformer oil spill due to storm damage.  The transformer was located on the Allen Line, Allenwood Park Road, Augusta.  CMP personnel removed one drum of contaminated soil for disposal, no further action is expected.
A-404-2006*On July 20, 2006, a violent storm in the Augusta region caused multiple transformer failures and power outages.  On Pole 25.1 a transformer suffered such a fate discharging an estimated one gallon of non-PCB transformer oil to the ground and brush.  CMP personnel cleaned up the contaminated material.

No further action is expected.
P-596-2006*On Monday, July 17th, the DEP's Soild Waste Division received a call from an anonymous caller who had some questions for that Division.  While speaking with Randy McMullin, the caller recounted the events of the previous Friday, July 14th.  The caller reported hearing a truck pull up on the road near his property.  He went out to see what the truck was doing because the road dead ends right there.  He reported seeing a Guerin Oil truck parked in the turn around with the driver standing at the back of the truck.  As the caller approached the truck, the driver saw him coming and walked to the front of the truck to retrieve a plastic pail.  The two met at the back of the truck and the caller reports that the driver was draining oil from an "overflow tank" into the newly retrieved pail.  There was a wet stain on the ground under the pail where the driver had previously been draining the oil directly onto the ground.  The caller stated that the driver used the pail to collect the rest of the draining oil and later climbed to the top of the truck to empty the pail before driving off.

This information was passed from Randy McMullin to Jon Woodard who asked me to investigate the site.  I arrived at the site the morning of Tuesday, July 18th, and was immediately able to find an area of soil that was stained (there hadn't been any rain that weekend).  I determined that the soil was contaminated with oil.  At that time, an individual drove up and asked what I was doing.  This individual turned out to be the original caller.  I had him tell me again what he had seen and he confirmed the information I had gotten through McMullin and Woodard.  I then asked him where the contaminated soil was and he pointed to the stained soil I had already noted.  At this point, I decided that a sample of the soil should be collected.  I contacted the Technical Services Division and asked for someone to collect a sample of the soil for DRO analysis.  Don White drove out to the site while I waited there and brought the sampling gear.  Mr. White collected the sample, and I took photos of the soil before and after sampling.  Mr. White then left and took the samples to Katahdin Analytical Laboratory for analysis.  I remained at the site and dug up as much of the contaminated soil as I could by hand.  I shovelled the soil into plastic bags and put them in my truck to be stored back at my office.

I received the analytical results on Thursday, July 20th.  The analysis revealed that the soil contained 8,300 ppm Diesel Range Organics.  The laboratory was asked to "fingerprint" the contaminant.  The lab compared the chromatogram of the sample to standard chromatograms for gasoline, JP-A, JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, kerosene, mineral spirits, fuel oil #2, fuel oil #4, fuel oil #6, coal tar, and motor oil.  The lab determined that the sample's chromatogram most closely matched fuel oil #4 (see attached Katahdin Analytical Laboratory Narrative).  I think that the oil spilled was actually fuel oil #2 but because the sample wasn't collected for 3 days the hot weather and sun had degraded the oil so it looked like fuel oil #4.

At this point, the site should be investigated further to determine if any more clean up is necessary.  I am also referring this case to the Oil Enforcement Group.

I attempted to contact the witness for further information but had no luck.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-407-2006*On July 20, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill at Pole 6, Hurlbutt Line, Winthrop from storm damage.  An estimated 1 gallon of non-PCB oil was released to brush and soil.  Central Maine Power personnel cleaned up the spill site.  No further action is expected.
A-389-2006*On July 18, 2006 Central Maine Power reported a 17 gallon transformer oil spill to the ground as the result of storm damage.  The transformer was located on Pole 3, Sewall St, Augusta.  Central Maine Power personnel cleaned up the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
A-388-2006*On July 18, 2006, Central Maine Power reported an 8 gallon non-PCB oil spill at Pole 6, Spruce Street, Augusta.  Wind had caused tree limbs to interfere with the transformer pulling out bushing and causing the spill.  Some oil went to the ground and some to the storm drain.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled oil.  No further action is expected.
B-432-2006*On 7/21/06, 1506 hours 3E Company reported a two gallon spill of "Class & Seal" at The Home Depot in Bangor.  No hazard was indicated, but the material was recovered and stored as though it were hazardous.
B-437-2006*
     This office received a report from the 3E Company (Carlsbad, CA) reporting a chemical spill.  It was indicated the approximately 3 pounds of "Grubex Grub Control" had been spilled at The Home Depot on Longview Drive in Bangor around 1108 this morning.  All of the material was contained and swept up for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


P-314-2006*
	On 6/6/06 I investigated a neighbor complaint, channeled through the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) David McCaskill, of an old derelict home in Casco with an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in danger of falling over.  In searching for the location neither a local store owner nor I could find Poland Street on a town map.  He suspected that what I was looking for was Poland Spring Road, which is the same as Route 11 in Casco.  I found the area of #575 on Route 11 above Crescent Lake, and could find no home as described by Deborah Randall to McCaskill.  Just north of #989 and #994 I did find an old derelict camp building (Site #2 on the location map) and an abandoned house at #994.  I found no tanks evident.

S G Brezinski
B-352-2006*
     This office received a call at 0910 on 6/27/06, from Scott Wilkerson (University of Maine; Orono) reporting an oil spill.  He stated they were in the planning stage of removing and replacing a building at the UMO campus.  As part of that process, a number of test borings had been done through the floor and around the site.  Oil odors, which appear to be gasoline, were detected in a sample under the building.  A PID meter reading of 7639 ppm was obtained.  However, there are no gasoline sources near the area, they are aware of.  Consequently, they think it might be from a hydraulic oil spill (equipment failure) that occurred in that area years ago.  I indicated I did not think  hydraulic oil would give you a PID reading that high.  What might have been done on site before the building went up is anyone's guess.  Plans are to remove the building sometime in the next 3 or 4 months prior to laying a new foundation.  They will keep us posted on their schedule and we will have a chance to check the soil when they open the hole.

On 11/21/06, Cleve Leckey, who agreed to do the follow up work since bob Randall retired, visited the site to check the location of the bore hole where a strong petroleum odor had been observed by SW Cole during their site evaluation.  Scott Wilkerson and Carol McMullen took him along with the construction foreman, and the crew was directed to remove the concrete from the area.  Since the concrete had not been disturbed, the material that produced the 7639 ppm PID reading should still be there.  However, there were no PID hits nor any odors from the gravel surface to three feet below grade.  What caused SW Cole's observation is a mystery.  The gravel is considered to be top quality and there is no reason why they can't use it as they see fit.

REC:  File report.
B-351-2006*
     This office received a call at 1200 on 6/27/06, from Steve Sargent (Oak Point Associates; Portsmouth, NH) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that some gasoline contaminated soil was found in a test boring a couple of weeks ago at the Middle School on Forrest Avenue in Ellsworth.  The contamination was detected in the parking lot, 2 to 4 feet below the surface, approximately 50 feet from the old school wing.  A PID meter reading of 10000+ ppm was obtained.  Since there are no gasoline sources in the area, the only thing they could figure is that perhaps there might have been a minor spill or leak from someone's vehicle at one time or another and the oil settled in that location.  To me, it does not seem likely that a small gasoline leak on the surface would have a concentration of 10000+ ppm, 2 to 4 feet below the surface.  At any rate, the source of the oil is unknown and they were looking for some recommendations from DEP.

     Based on the level of contamination involved, not knowing where it came from, and the problems that it could cause if it migrates off the property, I suggested that it might be a good idea for them to get a backhoe on site and open up the hole.  That way, they would know one way or another if they were dealing with a small, insignificant problem or something more serious.

NOTE:  The Ellsworth Middle School was replaced with a new building.  No further action is expected.

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I-180-2006*Blown hydraulic hose caused three gallons of oil to spill onto Van Buren railroad tracks mainline mile post 19.  Cleaned up spill with spill kit, put into barrel and took to the landfill.  No further action is needed
I-181-2006*07/19/06 Hydraulic oil seal broke causing 2 gallons of spillage on mile post 23 on Van Buren main rail line.  Debris was cleaned up with a spill kit and bagged, taken to Houlton Shop.  Spill materials stored at Houlton shop will be picked up by licensed contractor for disposal at a licensed facility.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-605-2006*On July 24, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of unleaded gasoline were discharged from a passenger vehicle due to a corrosion hole in the vehicle's tank.  The spill occurred on asphalt and did not enter storm drains.  The fire department remediated the spill with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-447-2006*On 7/25/06, 1050 hours, Brent Burgess (Plant operator for Maine DOT) reported a 5 to 7 gallon release of hydraulic oil from their stacker at the Plymouth Asphalt Plant.  He had deployed pads, which had captured the product that had not sunk into the asphalt grindings.  The whole area was floored with a three foot thick layer of asphalt grinding.  These grindings pack very tightly and they are oleophilic.  Brent offered to dig up the area and add it to the material they were processing.  I felt it was better to leave the layer as it was.  The pads will proceed through Maine DOT's waste stream, which ends up in Augusta.
P-786-2005*Hancock Lumber called to report the discharge of approximately 50+ gallons of hydraulic oil in the "debarking" pump room.  Through the constant vibration of the machinery, the filter mechanism worked its way loose and consequently drained the hydraulic system to the concrete floor of the room.  The floor is constructed in a way as to minimize the migration of oil.

Hancock asked and were granted permission to use dry pine shavings to confine the spill and soak up the oil.  The oil soaked shavings were then burned in the on-site incinerator.

An inspection of the area confirmed the reported incident and the oil was confined to the concrete floor of the containment room.  Corrective measures outlined in an internal memo list; installing a low level shut off so the pump will automatically shut off, if the oil level drops below a pre-determined level.

Hancock staff managed the spill and clean up material, no assistance was needed from DEP.  DEP/Response plans no further action based on the observed incident and planned corrective measures.
I-182-2006*The CAT mechanic spilled 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid under the limber while removing the turntable motor.  Oil pads were placed on the spill but the contaminated soil could not be removed until the limber could be moved (7/25/06).  The oil pads and contaminated soil were removed and put in bags as soon as the limber was moved.  Debris was burned at Hanington's garage.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-444-2006*On 7/25/06, 1018 hours, Charles Rohn reported a lube oil spill at Darling's Service on Sylvan Road.  They had just had their storage tank filled when product started leaking through a crack in the tank.  The spill landed on the cement floor and was recovered with sorbent pads.  No drains were involved.
P-130-2005*While walking along the lake on February 20 a neighbor reported to Mr. Demers what he thought was the odor of and visual red appearance of fuel oil at the 112 Sewall Shores Rd. property's beach.  Mr. Demers called the fire department who in turn called DEP.  The home (the basement) was entered and the aboveground storage tank (AST) was found to have leaked and the discharged oil covered the floor and entered the sump.  The sump is gravity fed and intersects the perimeter drain discharging down gradient by the water's edge.

The exact amount/volume of discharged oil is unknown.  The Lebanon fire department applied pads to the free product, and located the discharge point which was the end of the 4" perforated pipe just above the high water mark.

Eastern Oil & Propane were on-scene as the supply company for the home. The homeowner (Ms. Dubois of Merrimack NH) was notified and she  arrived on scene approximately 15:30, she was appraised of the situation and clean-up goals for the spill.

CYN Environmental was called, but was unable to assemble a crew for this remedial event.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was called and the remedial activities began at approximately 16:00.  The initial clean up was to remove saturated pads and remove personal items from the basement and segregate the contaminated or soaked items from the unaffected ones.  Survey the damaged area and formulate a clean-up strategy.

Initial thoughts were for a vacuum truck to remove free product from the lake and sump areas, additional pads and boom for the residual oil.  A rubber tire back-hoe for soil excavation and thru the ice (30+ inches) exploration and a pump and treat system from DEP Technical Services.

Over the following months numerous visits and field action have taken place including but not limited to, removal of oil AST, clean and wash basement floor, cut and remove contaminated ice from lake, cut a recovery/interceptor tench in the ice in which fence boom was placed (the idea to minimize migration of oil outward in the lake at ice/water interface), free product management as it appeared in the lake (open water), installation of a 36" monitoring/recovery well, removal or existing drainage pipe leading to lakeside via gravity drain from sump, removal of 70' pine tree adjacent to building (roots negatively impacted by repeated excavations), jetty probed and excavated to remove trapped oil, design, construction, installation of oil water separator & vapor recovery system,  design and construct heated insulated  room for water treatment equipment & filters, landscape repairs to lawn and beachfront, restoration of jetty, seal concrete floor, many operation and maintenance visits by electrician and crew to clean, adjust, water treatment system components.

For records of soil and liquid disposal and a detailed account of continued remedial activities see Peter Eremita or Don White of Technical Services Division.

B-442-2006*On 7/24/06, 1550 hours, Craig Eslar (Cold Planner Foreman for Pike Industries) reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil release from their Cold Planner.  The product landed in gravel at the road construction site  they were working at.  Pike Industries excavated approximately 15 cubic yards of oiled soil and took it to their asphalt plant.
P-920-2005*DEP received a third party complaint about an unreported oil spill at a Fryeburg residence in November 2005 .  Service Master "SM" had been called to the Walker home to mitigate oil odors.  Realizing the situation was more extensive than the original complaint, SM notified a clean up contractor who called DEP with an anonymous complaint.  DEP Responder, Scott Cyr asked the Fryeburg Fire Chief to conduct an initial site assessment and report back any findings.

On 11/16/05, Chief Sheaff and CEO Gould visited the home and reported the conditions back to Cyr. An elderly lady lived in the main house and another elderly lady in the adjoining annex.  The odors were strong and had been persisting for some time according to statements by Mrs. Walker.

The details for the failure to report the initial spill to DEP  is "foggy".  Mrs Walker (MW) called the Oil supplier B & L who on repeated occasions visited the home and could not locate the source of the odor according to MW.  Eventually, the basement tank was fully examined and was found to have a very small hole.  The basement portion where the tank sat was wet fill (combination wood debris and sand) and perpendicular to the tank was a manmade trench to allow groundwater to flow thru the basement unrestricted following the natural contours.

This unheated portion of the basement was dark and wet, the adjacent portion was more finished and lightly insulated with a poured concrete floor and partial walls.  This area had a formed trench and moderate oil odors.

Remedial actions were to remove replacement tank and relocate it in the finished portion of the basement on the concrete floor; vactor the soil beneath the tank (former location of old leaking tank) and replace with crushed stone to allow flow to continue; remove the copper supply line from trench area and replace it above ground; and vactor well on the outside of foundation wall to access the subsurface conditions (in the area or recently dug public water hookup).  This area, being recently dug, was suspected of being loose and therefore an area of least resistance and possible collection site for subsurface oil.

The site was then referred to MDEP Tech Services, Don White, for vapor control measures.  He applied a plexi-glass cover to the concrete trench and installed a blower.  Beyond that see Tech Services project file for detailed remediation activities.

DEP/Response plans no further action based on remedial activities to date and continued follow up by Tech Services.
P-583-2005*Central Maine Power, Janet Dyer, called to report the loss of one (1) pint of mineral oil from a tagged unit in the substation.  The oil was confined to the gravel and was cleaned up by staff by hand-excavating contaminated soil and applying sorbent material.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.

P-463-2005*Responding to a no heat call the oil technician observed an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) beneath a home in a crawl space, and the tank was recessed in a containment berm.  The tank had corroded and leaked oil into the sump. When the foundation was poured Mr Cox had a tank size sump incorporated to contain any leakage or spillage from the AST beneath his home.  The technicians were not prepared or equipped to remove the tank and clean up the spill, therefore they called DEP to respond.

Upon arrival Mr Cox informed me how to access the AST by way of a doorway at the far end of the home using the creeper.  The distance from the doorway to the tank was approximately 40 feet with a low height of 38" between the floor joists.  The concrete floor was smooth and the tank was situated in a sump designed to contain any leaks from the tank.  Oil could be seen in the bottom of the sump.  It would have to be cut into sections to remove it and it would not likely pass beneath the piping slung beneath the home.  EPI was called to assess and man handle the AST, the only option was to cut an access panel in the side of the crawlspace wall and pass the tank parts out.

 No oil was lost beyond the concrete sump.  The tank was cut and cleaned and removed for disposal. The sump was likewise cleaned, the replacement AST would have to be located outside.

No additional Response work is planned for this spill scenario.
P-969-2005*An anonymous call came in stating that the business at the old Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) facility was processing old cars, and the odors were getting worse.  The caller complained about the smell of gasoline.

Kara Walker and I visited the site.  We were met by Butch Sanborn, and he stated that autos were not being processed at the site.  The flatbed was in the garage as it needed service, but the cars associated with it were not processed nor were they scheduled for process.  The only active work going on at the time of our visit was the processing of old RTG tires (separation from the rims and shears).  The shredder  was not operating.

Butch showed us the inside of the garage, and there was no evidence of vehicle processing nor the familiar odor of old waste gasoline often present at the site if vehicles were processed. Inside the shop were 5-gallon pails of waste oil, which were poured into the Aboverground Storage Tank (AST) for the waste oil furnace; Butch repeated, "no gasoline here".  However, he did say, " we are processing cars at Dave's a quarter mile down the road and we haven't told Barbara yet as we aren't crushing yet; we'll call as soon as we start".

He invited us to look around and excused himself to return to work.  We continued to look around and before we left the site we drove to a satellite area roughly to the north.  Several box trailers were parked, and some tire processing remnants were seen but, again, no vehicle processing was observed.

We then proceeded to Dave's down the road.  There, we met Mike ( a new hire < 2 weeks) in the very wet and muddy yard.  The site looked good considering the wet conditions and overwhelming amount of mud.  Dave came out and introduced himself and showed his waste oil collection system.  He explained that he removes all the gas tanks inside, so almost all the cars in the yard are dry of gasoline.  To date, he was satisfied with Lin Cor's work.

Satisfied that Lin Cor was not crushing vehicles today, we left and returned to the shop to report our findings.  No additional Response actions are planned for this specific complaint.
P-512-2006*SUMMARY
	Friday, 6/30/06: I attended an SPCC inspection of this retail & commercial AST and UST facility by Ms. Morash, a US EPA On Scene Coordinator.  C N Brown's Maintenance Supervisor, Kevin Moore, was unavailable and we were given a tour by Ms. Jody Purkkinen of C N Brown (CNB) and who also provided SPCC Plans dated 5/28/2002.  [We also inspected CNB's  nearby Ripley & Fletcher Oil Co. bulk plant this day but is covered in report P-514-06.]  The facility is the main maintenance facility and offices for C N Brown Company.   The site SPCC plan lists the facility as "Ripley & Fletcher Gas Bulk Plant", though is not the same facility as the Ripley & Fletcher bulk plant facility off Western Ave. and 1/3 mile away.
	The area is dense, commercial and residential use, served by municipal water & sewer, and located over a mapped S & G Aquifer.  Storm drains go to the Androscoggin River.  The site has been the subject of previous DEP reports: P-612-90, et al.  It can be argued the site falls within a non-attainment zone and therefore with a Baseline-1 Goal, though with the threat of discharges to the nearby Androscoggin River, I advise a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.
1.	On-site are two 10,000 gallon capacity horizontal AST's for gasoline [see attached DEP photo-2, and EPA photos-3 & -4] that are reported to be out-of-service and are scheduled to be dismantled.  Spill containment was not adequate for the tanks nor loading area.  The berm floor is soil.
2.	East of the AST's and next to the garage, are three AST's of about 550-gallon capacity and next to spare drum storage [see attached DEP photo 1 and EPA photos 6 thru 8].  The center tank had a gallon or more of oil stain on the ground near the corner of the tank-berm that appeared to be a leak from the concrete berm (see attached EPA photo-10).  I advised Ms. Purkkinen to look into this and mitigate.
3.	At the UST area, I noted diesel spills around the dispenser [see attached DEP photo-3].  Exact volume is unknown, but I suspect it is many small spills over time.  This UST facility is used for CNB vehicles and possibly by contractors.   If the facility does not have dispenser sumps, I recommend them.  Due to time, we did not check on the UST spill log nor for containment sumps.
4.	CNB parks 10 to 15 or more tank trucks/trailers on-site, east of the AST area.	I noted none leaking or significant oil stains on the ground [see attached EPA photo-13].

CONCLUSION
	This report will be updated as needed.  I understand that EPA will be contacting C N Brown regarding addressing any deficiencies.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-413-2006*On 7/14/06, 1400 hours, Michael White (Certified Geologist working for C.N. Brown Company) advised this office of contamination found at the now abandoned "Big Apple Store" at 76 North Main Street in Hampden.  Michael had recently (5/8-9/06) done a site assessment for the removal of the UST's that had been installed in the mid 1990's and found no evidence of leakage nor spillage.  However, a hydro-geological  assessment done in July found contamination that probably was from a previous generation of UST's.  Along with his report of contamination, Michael requested a D-Tree determination from this office.  The D-Tree indicated an intermediate cleanup, which would require all soils at or above 5 mg/Kg GRO.  Some of the hot spots at this site were considerably over; namely 47 ppm and 2900 ppm at a couple of the monitoring wells.  I referred this site to Paul Blood of MDEP Technical Services for additional over sight and remediation.


B-410-2006*On 7/16/06, 0720 hours, Brad Kelso (Domtar Industries) reported a fifteen gallon spill of #6 oil in their fuel pump house.  The fuel filters had been serviced and apparently were left with a loose fitting.  The product was recovered with ten bags of organic speedy dry and burned in their biomass boiler.  Organic speedy dry is made of corn cobs and cost $3.00 a bag. No further Response action expected.
P-599-2006*I received a call from Union Oil reporting an oil discharge from an above ground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of an apartment building on Pool St. in Biddeford.  The AST was corroded and had been weeping for some time to a dirt/ledge floor.

I visited met with Union Oil and the property manager, confirmed the discharge and explained the clean-up process and Groundwater Insurance Fund.

The owner's representative, Michelle Ferrini, obtained permission for me to facilitate the clean-up.

I hired Clean Harbors to vactor out the affected soil to bedrock and the tanks (another abandoned one was also in the basement) were removed.  A total of 1.28 tons of contaminated soil were removed.

The site is in an urban area served by public water and no long term impact is expected.
B-445-2006*Mr. Kearns called to say that a WWII era B-17 was resting at the Avitat (general aviation) ramp and would be there for about a week. It seems that all four engines were dripping oil. They had placed a 55-gallon drum under each of the four engines and spotted a few sorbent pads around them to catch drops that the wind blew beyond the barrels. I went to the site and found it as described. A very strong wind was blowing and some droplets were spotting the freshly sealed tarmac. What few drops that escaped were landing on the very hot asphalt and will be of no consequence to the environment.
B-383-2006*On 7/10/06, 1125 hour, John Cullen (Maine DEP, BLWQ) passed on an anonymous call from a neighbor of 1191 North Main Street.  The complaint was about an odor of gasoline that was coming from a car scraping operation in the neighborhood.  John had suggested that the scraping operation was a municipal issue.  The complainant indicated that he had tried that approach.  A site visit (on the same day) revealed that a scraping operation was going on and that there had been some minor spills of petroleum product.  However, there was no odor of gasoline.  Mrs. Walker said that her husband was very careful about spills, but that his son was not.  I asked that they be more careful in the future, especially with gasoline.  She indicated that the son would probably be prohibited from the operation.
P-593-2006*I was contacted by St. Germain & Associates reporting that a hydraulic lift was being removed from beneath the concrete floor at Sullivan Tire in Falmouth.  Some contamination had been found.  I arrived to find that the lift was surrounded by sand that was not stable at all.  The hole in the concrete floor was already significantly undermined from the removal of the upper parts of the lift.  The contamination was minor so I gave them permission to leave part of the lift and backfill with the material that they had already removed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-595-2006*While excavating for the replacement of a catch basin the machine hit and discovered an underground tank between 6 and 8 feet below grade.  Liquid could be seen through a tear in the top of the tank.  This prompted local officials (Auburn Public Works Gary O'Connel) to call DEP for assistance.

Upon my arrival at the scene, the tank was observed in the bottom of the excavation.  City officials were asked if they had a preferred contractor for the removal.  It was initially thought that it was a gasoline tank, a certified tank installer (CTI) would be needed. The city did not have a preference, and they were happy to go along with whoever the DEP could arrange to complete the job.  Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was called to pump off the contents of the tank and call for a CTI in the morning to complete the task.

The city, meanwhile, conducted a little history search about the possible uses of the tank as it related to the former tenants of the building.  As this search continued, EPI arrived and set up to pump off the tank.  From the excavation work the tank was estimated to be a 500-gallon tank.  When the wand was lowered into the tank it became apparent the tank was mostly full of gravel with a shallow layer of liquid above it.  The vacuum truck would not be useful in this situation.  Although a road box was in place, the tank was outside the box's protective walls, and another would be needed.

The following morning Bill Carver CTI and EPI returned, in cooperation with Longchamps (city contractor on-scene) the tank was removed from the hole and the assessment completed.  EPI cut, cleaned, and properly handled the contaminated gravel from within the tank carcass.

No further response action is required at this time.

No additional actions are planned for remedial work.

A-216-2005*A hose failure on an industrial compacter allowed forty gallons of automatic transmission fluid to spill. The oil went to a concrete berm that is designed to catch liquids leaking from the compacted materials. It was collected with sorbents and disposed of. No further action is expected.
P-598-2006*I was contacted by George Stanley reporting that his mother's well water smelled funny so they had it analyzed and it has MTBE and other gasoline components in it.  I went out to the site to resample.  After collecting a new sample, I looked around the property and could find no obvious source for the gasoline.  When the new analytical results came back and were basically the same as the original results, Brad Hahn and I visited the site and looked around, and again could fine no obvious source for the contamination.  This case has been referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-601-2006*SUMMARY

	Monday, 7/24/06: On this day while in the vicinity, I initially visited as part of a routine UST removal confirmation visit.  The site was previously owned and operated by Rowell & Watson oil Co. before being sold to H A Mapes in 2002.  Originally operating as a gas station and Foreign Autoworks auto repair, the facility was later renovated and operated as a C-store.
	On site I noted an orphaned 5-gallon unopened drum of a chemical labeled both as "paint thinner" and "concrete prep".  The drum looked to have been sitting by the door for months.  I called H A Mapes Co. and the dispatcher gave me okay to take the drum as a potential public safety hazard.  We speculated the drum was left there by persons unknown [though it is possible the drum was left over from earlier remodeling of the store].
	The UST area had been dug up and the facility appeared removed as scheduled by Portland Pump Co. in late 2005.  As of July 2006, no new facility has been installed and the site was for sale thru Century 21 Samia Realty.  See UST Reg. file #1640, the CMR 691 closure assessments, reports P-303-91 and P-370-95 for further details.  Petroleum contamination may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions & information changes.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
P-572-2005*While cleaning out the overhead storage area of the garage, the " Nadeau family " noticed silvery beads of mercury on the concrete floor.  Upon closer examination, the mercury containing barometer (antique) was discovered poorly packed in a box and stored in the overhead space. At this point, they called DEP for clean up advice.

Upon arrival, I observed the beads on the concrete floor and then climbed the ladder and observed the overhead storage area and apparent source. Several layers of corrugated boxes formed flat surfaces in which beads were found, they were also found on the timber framing of the garage.

The  old barometer was all but empty of mercury and the tube was removed from the rest of the instrument for the family to keep.  The tube was bagged for disposal.  The old garage was not attached to the home (living quarters) and was very open, creating a well ventilated area. To clean the beads of mercury from the overhead area, I simply removed the cardboard sheet by sheet and consolidated the beads as I went.  The collection of beads were then transferred to a poly baggy and the process continued until all the beads were consolidated and collected or all the materials had been inspected at least once.  The beads on the floor were more spread out than initially thought.  The 8 foot fall to the concrete floor created quite a spray pattern.  It was all simplified by the accumulation of grit and dust as well as a strategically placed wooden beam on the floor.  The beam was placed so the auto would not roll ahead too far as to hit the back wall, but it's placement was advantageous to stopping the mercury from covering a much larger portion of the garage floor.  Using the mercury clean up kits carried in the truck, the powder was applied the material swept into the poly bags.

The clean up was straight forward, beads of mercury were easily visible and trapped in dust or free standing on the concrete floor.  The color contrast made detection quite easy.  The open air construction of the garage, two large bay door with side entry door and three large windows allowed for significant air exchange, also it was not attached to the residence  Based on all this information,  use of the Lumex was thought to be unnecessary (no way to seal off room to monitor a single room's volume of air).  It was suggested to the Nadeau's to allow the garage to air out for a few days and leave the car outside, which they agreed to.
With the successful removal of all visible traces of mercury and ventilation of the garage, DEP/Response plans no further actions here.  The Nadeaus  were very satisfied with the response and clean up, and thanked me for my efforts.
P-606-2006*On July 26, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two tablespoons of hydraulic oil were discharged as a result of operator error from a hydraulic jack in berth 11C.  Of that two tablespoons, approximately two drops of oil were discharged into the Piscataqua River.  Because the quantity was so limited, none was recoverable.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-607-2006*On 7/26/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill due to a car hitting a transformer in Gorham.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and hand-excavating soil and grass.  No further action required.
P-608-2006*On 7/26/06, I received a call from Dennis Sweatt reporting a sheen on Horne Pond in front of his residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a very light oil sheen.  The sheen was not recoverable.  I was unable to locate a source of the spill.  No further action required.
P-609-2006*On July 26, 2006, DEP received notification that #6 fuel oil was seeping out of an embankment at the Global Terminal.  The source of the oil was unknown, but was thought to be linked to a spill in 2001 (P-503-2001).  Global conducted an excavation of the impacted soil and transported it to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-610-2006*On 7/26/06, Jon Woodard received a call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a tractor fire in Gorham.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a small hydraulic oil spill from the afflicted tractor.  The spill had been cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.

I-183-2006*On 07/24/06 at 16:00 hours,  Jamey Reitmeyer arrived at Lazy Acres Mobile Home Park (LA) to investigate a septage complaint.  During the site visit Jamey observed several Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) that were either tipped over or leaning and unstable.  Several of these five ASTs that were observed had stained areas beneath the tanks and one was actively leaking product.  Jamey took six (6) photographs of the tanks he saw (attached).

07/26/06 at 11:30 hours, Lee Thomas and Jamey Reitmeyer arrived at L azy Acres to do a site assessment of the leaking and unstable ASTs.  Based on this assessment a high priority was given to ASTs that still had measurable product in the tanks.  These tanks associated with abandoned mobile homes numbered #1, 2, 8, and 18 (see site map/aerial photo) need to pumped off, cut-open and cleaned of sludge, and scrapped.  Talked with Basil Little, Property Manager for LA, and explained what needed to happen.  He stated that he would prefer to use John Noble to do the work.  Basil called his boss, Bradley McCurtain, who is the new owner of LA.   I talked with Basil and Bradley about the need to determine the level of contamination in the ground as a result of the spilled oil around several of the ASTs.  I discussed with Bradley and Basil the process of developing a Clean-up Actions Agreement that both DEP and he (Mr. McCurtain) would agree to and sign-off on.  This would detail the actions that would be taken to clean-up the site and protect the drinking water well that serves the park residents.  According to Basil, there are approximately 11 mobile homes that are actively being used by residents of the park.

I contacted John T. Noble, dba Northern Welding & Repair, to pump-off four ASTs listed above, clean, and scrap these tanks.  While at John T. Noble's speaking with Don, I received a call from Mr. McCurtain asking if his manager, Basil, could pump the ASTs off instead of contracting to do it.  Mr. McCurtain thought his business may be able to reuse the oil product remaining in the tanks.  After checking with my supervisor on-call, Peter Blanchard, I gave Mr. McCurtain authorization to have pump-off the leaking ASTs into a good leak tight container, and store it in a secure location out of the weather.  Mr. McCurtain stated that he would be relaying this to Basil, who would be in touch with me.  Mr. McCurtain stated that Basil would be probably pumping off the oil product into a 50 gallon drum(s) and store these in the machine shop/garage for either proper disposal or reuse.  Talked to Mr. McCurtain about the need to cut open and scrape/clean the ASTs before they can be scrapped.  Mr. McCurtain said that he would pass that along to Basil.

07/28/06- Spoke with Basil Little.  Basil said he had pumped 3 of the leaking ASTs into a 55-gallon drum and was working on the remainder of the ASTs needing pumping.  Basil said that he had made arrangements with Anderson's junkyard to have them come and haul the empty tanks to their salvage yard in Caribou for scrapping out.  I requested that Basil leave the tanks at LA and that DEP would arrange to have the tanks cleaned and removed as part of the over-all site clean-up.

07/31/06, met with Bill Sheehan, Frank Wezner, and Larry Girvan (public drinking water  program) to discuss a site clean-up plan for the contamination areas.  The decision tree, attached, was used to govern site clean-up standards.

08/04/06 Spoke with Bradley McCurtain owner of LA.  Brad stated the name of his company that owns the trailer park is Cornerbrook Associates, Inc.  Discussed the clean-up actions that will need to take place at the trailer park.  I told Mr. McCurtain that based upon our discussion I would be faxing a draft Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement to him for his review and comments.

08/10/06 I  agreed to send Mr. McCurtain a list of contractors who work in the field of oil spill clean-up and remediation and hydro geological evaluations.

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I-184-2006*07/26/06 at 10:30 hours, Received a call from John, of G.R. Adams Co., a contractor out of Bangor hired by Ferris Oil to install a new set of pump dispensers (fuel pumps) at an old gas station site that Ferris Oil purchased and is re-opening as Ferris Oil Quick Stop.  During excavation to install pumps and associated piping, the contractor encountered strong gasoline odors and discolored till/fill material in the area of the excavated pit.  I asked John to have the fuel contaminated soils stockpiled onto a piece of poly and cover it with some poly, and that I would be down to check out the site as soon as possible.   John said he would leave the pit open until I arrived to inspect the site.

07/27/06 at 08:45 hours, Arrived on scene did a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) probe of the excavated fuel contaminated soils removed from around the pump island.  PID readings ranged from 200-300 parts per million (ppm).  I re-zeroed and calibrated the PID and then took readings from the excavated pit.  Readings ranged from 80 to 145 ppm with the average being approximately 100 ppm.  Talked with colleague Peter Blanchard regarding the level of clean-up needed in this excavated site.  Peter asked about use of the decision tree and gave me some guidance based upon my limited experience using this procedure.  Peter indicated to check on Public drinking water supplies in area and any private wells within 1000'.  If these were not issues, Peter said that getting the excavated area to be at readings of approximately 100 ppm was adequate.   I gave Jeff McCarthy, the new manager of Ferris Quick, an oil debris letter to send the contaminated soil to the newly licensed batch plant, Steelstone Industries.

I stopped by the Houlton Town office to obtain public/private well water information from code enforcement officer Wade Hanson.  Wade reviewed the utilities maps of the area around Ferris's new store.  The area is serviced by public drinking water, the source of which is miles away.  There are no private wells within 1,500 feet of the site/excavation area.   I stopped by Steelstone Industries, spoke with Chris Putnam, and told him that a small load of contaminated soil would be headed to his plant from the new Ferris Oil Quick Stop.  Chris said that they just received their Permit-by-Rule recently and they were all set up to stage and then process material.  I called Jeff McCarthy and informed of my actions and said that the excavated area was adequately cleaned up and that Steelstone Industries was aware of the contaminated soils headed their way.

No further action is warranted at this site at this time.
A-393-2006*On 7/19/06 at 12:50, Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a release of mineral oil from an untagged transformer that had been hit by a falling tree in a storm. CMP crew could not clean up oiled area until debris was removed. By the time they returned to clean the area, a loader had removed all signs of the oil spill. CMP will send a copy of their report.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-394-2006*On 7/19/2006, Paula Smith of CN Brown reported a gasoline spill at the Big Apple store in Waterville. The one gallon spill was the result of a nozzle falling off a dispenser hose. The spill was cleaned up by store employees. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-395-2006*This is one of many reports that came in during a period of high winds and heavy damage to electrical systems in central Maine. Bob Williams provided a spill debris letter for this spill.  The transformer oil was tested and did not contain greater than 2 parts per million of poly chlorinated biphenyls.  Impacted soil and gravel was excavated for disposal.


A-400-2006*This is one of many reports that came in during a period of high winds and heavy damage to electrical systems in central Maine. Bob Williams provided a spill letter for debris disposal.  No site visit was made by DEP.  See attached CMP spill report.
A-411-2006* On 7-18-2006 Dead River Co. reported the release of about one cup of # 2 fuel oil. This spill occurred on the walkway of a home owned by Robert Hanley located in the town of Wiscasset.  Dead River was on site to replace the oil tank and spilled a small amount of oil. No site visit was deemed necessary and no further action is expected.
A-414-2006*On July 22, 2006, a customer at the Park Street Puffin Stop, 191 Park Street, Rockland, overfilled his or her vehicle tank through inattention.  An estimated 5 gallons of unleaded gasoline was spilled to the pavement with some getting into the storm drain.  The Rockland Fire Department used sorbent materials to contain the spilled product.

No further action is expected.
A-415-2006*On July 22, 2006, Maritime Energy reported a 5-gallon #2 fuel oil spill to a basement at 470 Main Street, Rockland.  The property is occupied by Critter Outfitter.  The spill cause was tank corrosion.  Maritime Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the basement.  Maritime personnel also replaced the tank.  The area is served by municipal water.  No oil escaped the basement, and no further action is expected.
A-417-2006*A camp owner discovered that his filter was leaking so he called his oil company who called us. By the time I arrived the homeowner had already hand dug a large amount of oil contaminated soil and had placed it on a tarp in the front yard. He was interested in saving money and was willing to transport the soil himself so I let him use his trailer to move the soil to Hatch Hill since he lived in Augusta. No further action is expected.
A-421-2006*Jody Pulkin of CN Brown contacted this office to report a diesel overfill at CN Brown's Pittsfield service station.  The vehicle operator was not recorded.  The spill was reportedly confined to pavement and cleaned with sorbent pads.  No site visit was made.
A-422-2006*A small pleasure vessel sunk in Clearwater Lake and leaked a small amount of gasoline. The local Fire Department did what they could with sorbents. No site visit made. No further action expected by Response.
A-423-2006*A small amount of oil was released to the concrete basement floor of a residence in Hallowell when the tank developed a leak due to internal corrosion. The tank was replaced, and the floor was cleaned with sorbents. I responded to the site and collected sorbents for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-424-2006*On 7/24/2006, Sherry Cahoon of Dead River Company reported an oil spill in Boothbay Harbor. The one-cup heating oil spill was the result of a leaking tank. Dead River employees placed a magnet patch on the leak and cleaned up the spill. The homeowner plans to have the tank replaced. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-428-2006*DEP received a report that diesel fuel spilled during a truck rollover.  The truck was removed and contaminated soil was promptly excavated for disposal.  The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  Clean-up was thorough on this event, and no resources are considered threatened.
A-382-2005*A box truck with a mixed load overturned on I-95 northbound. The manifest listed two hazardous materials on board in small quantities. They were both cleaning solutions, one with hydrochloric acid, one with sodium hydroxide. They were both contained in plastic bottles. My fear was that during righting they would leak, mix, and react giving off a dangerous vapor in a confined space. It proved to be too difficult to unload the trailer on it's side to find the containers so we had to right the truck first then enter to find the hazardous items. The trailer was righted, the hazardous materials found and secured. Some non-haz soaps had leaked but neither of the two hazardous chemicals leaked.

This incident involved call out of the Regional Response haz-mat team V from Waterville, Dave Lafountain, Captain.  Activation of the team was an appropriate decision based on the available cargo manifest and placarding of the truck.  The major interstate through Maine (Route 95) was closed as a result of this accident.  Roadway Express Westbrook was unwilling or unable to provide a timely response identifying the location of the hazardous lading in the truck.  The Waterville team performed monitoring and entry to ensure that hazardous materials were not leaking and would not emit hazardous vapor in the confined space.  Their timely response and technical work ensured the vehicle was uprighted safely and the roadway re-opened for commerce and public safety.   There has been ongoing delay in payment by Roadway/Yellow/YRC Enterprises of the invoice for the emergency response.  Several documents are attached referencing collection attempts by DEP and the Waterville team. (pjb)
P-613-2006*Discharge was the result of a failed hydraulic hose on a trash truck.  Most of the oil was collected with sorbents, but some stone from the driveway had to be removed.
P-516-2006*On 7/3/06, Steve Brezinski received a call from Tom Berriault of Fryeburg reporting there had been a truck accident on their property the previous week and there was still spillage on their property.  I was in the area at the time of their call and Steve Brezinski asked me to respond.

When I arrived at the Berriault residence, I observed diesel and engine oil staining on soil where the truck had landed.  I made contact with Officer, Richard Murray of the Fryeburg Police Department and requested information on who owned the truck involved.  I received that information and made contact with Randy Wales.  I asked Mr. Wales to have the spill cleaned up.

He hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to excavate the contaminated soil.  This was completed on 7/6/06.  No further action is required.
B-453-2006*On 7/28/06, 1217 hour, we received a fax from PO, Greg Steiger about a sheen east of Bear Island that was a third of a mile long.  There was no odor associated with it and the USCG was on scene.  Gred did not think the sheen would make landfall, but if it did it would land at Seal Harbor.
B-452-2006*On 7/28/06, 1156 hours, Toby passed on an anonymous complaint regarding oil and gas coming from a boat at South Branch Lake in Seboise Plantation.  Since there was no way of getting more information, such as where and how much, I contacted Joan Sage (Secretary for the Warden Service) and asked to alert the warden in that area.  I asked that the warden contact me if there was an issue that we should deal with.  She said that Mike Boyer would look into it.  I did not hear back from the Warden Service.

P-496-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 6/27/06: On the Channel-6 news I first heard of an attempted arson of the Brunswick Post Office the previous evening or early morning.  An unknown person poured a flammable or combustible liquid around the rear of the building, under several post office vehicles, and also broke a window and poured the liquid thru the broken window.  The person was unsuccessful in igniting the liquid.  On Wednesday, 6/28/06, I noted the attached article on the incident within the Portland Press Herald newspaper.  From the article, I understand that the Maine Fire Marshal, US ATF, and Brunswick Fire Dept. had responded.  By 7/3/06, I confirmed no record of the incident being reported to the Maine DEP as required.

DEP VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	On Thursday, 6/29/06, I drove through the property and noted residual speedy-dry sorbent down on the ground.  At the time, I declined to investigate further as the spill appeared responded to and I needed confirmation whether it had been reported.
	Thursday, 7/6/06: I met Mr. Dave Brannon [Customer Svcs. Supervisor] and Postmaster Steve Harris on-site.  After explaining my purpose, I explained the requirement for reporting to the Maine DEP, and I was given a tour of the spill areas.  A petroleum or solvent stain was still evident on the asphalt paving in the back near the NW corner (see attached site sketch).  No product had reached the storm drains.  Some product was reported to have been poured around the outside propane tanks.  The basement window at the SE corner was broken and the liquid had been splashed on the floor and equipment inside, creating an interior vapor problem.  Mr. Brannon stated that Post Office maintenance people had cleaned up the liquid spill both inside and outside themselves.
	After leaving the Post Office I visited the Brunswick Fire Dept. and spoke with the Fire Chief.  The liquid spilled was understood to have been a flammable or combustible but neither the Post Office managers nor Fire Chief new the exact identity.  The Fire Chief apologized for their not notifying DEP, as they typically do.  The volume spilled is an estimate.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	This discharge went unreported to the Maine DEP as required in statute.  As property owners/occupants, the US Post office was obligated to report.  In addition to the statutory requirement, Maine DEP responders are among the most experienced within the state in identifying & responding to oil & hazardous materials discharges.
2.	At this time, the discharge appears adequately cleaned up.  In order to clean up to state satisfaction as required in statute, DEP must know about the discharge in due time so as to observe the remediation.
3.	I advised Mr. Brannon that Post Office personnel may not have been allowed under US OSHA rules to respond to and clean-up a flammable liquid discharge.  As the material was an unknown at the time, a Level-B or Level-C response would have been prudent.
4.	This report will be updated as needed.  As of August 2006, I am not aware of the spiller being identified.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-391-2006*7/18/06 0945 Livermore Falls Fire Department reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil into the basement at 35 Bellaire Drive, Livermore Falls. I responded to the site and met A. Maurais & Son Inc. oil burner technician. The discharge was from a pin hole in the oil supply line near the boiler and had apparently been leaking for about a week or two. The oil had saturated a 6ft. X 8ft. area rug and appeared to have been contained on the painted concrete basement floor. The Fire Department had removed the rug, used absorbent pads to collect some oil and left the basement windows open for ventilation. Vapors were less than 10ppm in the basement and the living area up stairs. I ventilated the basement with my Ram fan. Oil was still visible under the piping run and boiler. I had EPI come to clean the basement floor and A. Maurais & Son to move the boiler in order to clean under it and replace concrete blocks under it. All work was completed and basement windows were left open. I returned the next day and vapors were less than 5ppm in the basement and the upstairs living area. The owner, Mrs. Blanchard, completed the Fund application.

No further action expected by Response.
I-185-2006*On 07/28/06 at 13:10 hours, Received a call from Dead River Oil Co. (Dead River) dispatcher Alyson Wheeler regarding a customer, Clyde Jepson, reporting a leaking 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Dead River had been to the Jepson home earlier in the day with a fill-up of heating oil.  Clyde called around 13:00 hours and said he went down in the basement to get some tomato juice and noticed the AST was leaking across the concrete basement floor.  Ms. Wheeler said that she had a crew dispatched to the scene and that they would be pumping the tank off into a temporary storage tank until the tank could be replaced early next week.  I called Clyde and asked him to catch product coming off the tank with a pail/bucket/pan to minimize the amount on the basement floor.  Clyde said Dead River was there and putting a patch on the tank.  I told Clyde that I would be heading up to assist with the clean-up.

I arrived on scene at 13:45 hours,  Dead River's crew was on-scene and had put a magnetic patch on the leaking AST stopping the leak.  The tank was being pumped off to a temporary holding tank outside.  Dead River had put down a layer of speedy dry where the oil had spilled and traveled along the basement floor.  I installed a ventilation fan in the basement window and advised Clyde to keep the upstairs door shut to minimize odor migration.  Also advised Clyde to keep a few windows open to facilitate venting oil odors out of the basement.  No further action is required at this time.

A-544-2005*   DEP (Ted Scharf) received a report that product was discovered in the interstitial space of a UST (10,000 gallon #6 oil) at this property; the report was forwarded to Response.  No oil appeared to have leaked from the tank.  The neighborhood is commercial and is served by municipal water.  The tank owner agreed to remove the tank; removal is pending as of 3/10/2006.

   On 5/16/2006, a removal contractor (G. R. Adams) contacted DEP to report that heavy contamination was evident in the excavation.  Inspection of the tank revealed extensive corrosion of the inner and outer walls.  345.83 tons of contaminated soil were excavated for disposal at Commercial Paving.  Fractured bedrock was encountered in the excavation (it appeared that a basin may have been created in the bedrock to place the tank) and full recovery of all spilled oil was not practically achievable.

   See also Fessenden UST site assessment (included in Tank file # 3328).

 The replacement tank was removed in December of 2011, as part of a real estate transaction that included the demolition of the KJ building. Oil contaminated soil was removed at that time. See spill report A-814-2011.
I-190-2006*Operator was fueling the Liebehr loader when he noticed fuel overflowing from the fuel tank.  Upon further investigation it was determined that the cause was due to the nozzle not shutting off when the tank was full.  Absorbent pads and wood fines on the floor were used to soak up the spill of 3-4 gals. of diesel.  The cleaned-up debris was fed to the boiler.  The nozzle was returned to the Dead River Company for replacement.  No further action required at this time.
B-458-2006*
     This office received a call at 0820 on 7/31/06, from Tobie (DEP-Portland) relaying a hazardous material incident.  She stated that Monty Caler (Cherryfield Foods Inc; Cherryfield) had just called to report that an anhydrous ammonia cylinder ruptured at their facility this morning around 0730.  They were in the process of charging the cylinder, which is located in their engine room, when the incident occurred.  The 150 pound cylinder was not full at the time.  There were no injuries.

     When I returned Mr. Caler's call, he stated that they did not know what caused the cylinder to rupture.  Fortunately, there was no one in the engine room at the time.  Their transfer hose was still attached to the cylinder and they have not gone anywhere near it since.  For some reason, the safety valve did not go off.  Sounds like it may have been plugged or defective, which caused pressure to build up inside the cylinder until it ruptured.  They were venting the ammonia from the room with a fan and were waiting on additional recommendations from DEP.  It was indicated that the cylinder is owned by Lynox Welding out of Bangor.  That being the case, I suggested that they contact them and see if they could figure out what caused the problem.  I was later informed that the cylinder was leased from Lynox Welding, but is actually ownership by Tanner Industries (#800-643-6226).

     While waiting for company officials to arrive on site and take control of the cylinder, Mr. Caler finished venting the engine room.  He estimated that the cylinder was less than half full when the incident occurred.  No recovery of the chemical was possible.

CONCLUSION:  I do not know if they eventually figured out what caused the cylinder to rupture or not, I was not informed.

REC:  File report.
A-431-2006*On 7/31/2006, Dale Clark of the Anson-Madison Sanitary District reported a hydraulic oil spill. The 10-gallon spill resulted from a ruptured hydraulic hose on a sweeper truck. The spill was contained and cleaned up by sanitary district employees. A site visit was made to inspect the clean up because of the close proximity to the Kennebec River and a storm drain. No further action is expected.
P-615-2006*See attached detailed report from Monson Companies.  I concur with the report they submitted.  No further action required.
P-620-2006*On 7/29/06, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer leak in Bath.  The spill site was excavated and the soil taken to Crossroads Landfill.  No further action required.
P-452-2001*A neighbor "anonymously" called to report the accumulation of CRT's and years of electronic tinkering at the Frank Schmidt property.  Piles of old television sets, and vacuum tube appliances were found throughout the property near the home and barn.

MDEP Solid Waste Division was contacted and a letter sent to the Schmidt family absentee owners.  They responded and had the materials removed for proper disposal.

Based on this information, no further DEP Response actions were warranted.

A follow up site visit was conducted after the DEP, Office of the Commissioner received an anonymous call from an individual concerned about the clean up actions.  The caller was concerned the clean up was not complete.  I revisited the property and found the vast majority of electronic appliances had been successfully removed.  Only a few dozen items or partial items could be found.  Also, a major clue as to why the electronics were there in the first place was discovered. Mr. Schmidt, or perhaps professor Schmidt, had several subscriptions for electronic publications.  It appears he was a faculty member at the "Gorham State College" Department of IND ED TECH. Hundreds of magazines from 1968-1970+ were found strewn through out the barn (which had previously been closed and locked up).  Based on the letter stating the materials were properly removed, the visual confirmation, and the discovery of the last clue (the magazine subscriptions), this site has been successfully cleaned.  No further work or investigations are planned by Response.
B-439-2006*The owners of the Penobscot Outdoor Center (POC) want to sell the place, and they therefore commissioned an environmental site assessment in July of '06.  The only problem identified was a little leakage/spillage around the diesel generator shed.  (See attached photos)  The diesel was the result of a little leakage around the filter at the tank; on the other side of the building, it looked like lube oil had leaked from the generators themselves.

POC personnel shovelled up the contaminated soil and transported it to the landfill in Norridgewock.  I re-inspected the site on 7/28 and was satisfied with the cleanup.
B-438-2006*A truck belonging to G & H Trucking of Hermon, hauling a load of woodchips, failed to negotiate the curve where Ledge Hill Road meets the Mudgett Road, and piled up on the Ellis's property at 96 Line Road.  (The town line between Corinth and Levant runs down the middle of the road.  On the Gazetteer it's Mudgett Road; for mailing purposes, it's Line Road, at least in Levant.)  Before the truck could be righted, the chips had to be moved out of the trailer; the saddle tanks were leaking fuel the whole time.

The Sherriff's Department reported the incident, estimating 50 gallons lost; Paul Glockner says 30 gallons.  Investigating at the site, I could not account for that much fuel, unless it went straight down into the soil, which did not seem likely. ( I found out later that someone at the the Ellis household had recovered some of the diesel as it leaked.  No mention of that was made at the time.) Because of the proximity of private wells near the site, I deemed it prudent to remove what contaminated soil I could find, so I hired Clean Harbors to vacuum up the contaminated soil, haul it to Pine Tree, backfill, grade and seed the excavation.  (See attached photos.)
B-393-2006*It's the same old story and yet another example of how the junkyard law isn't working.

According to the complainant, someone has moved some junky old trailers onto a lot on the Shore Road, belonging to a man named Bubier.  They reportedly buried a lot of junk there, which turned out to be true (photos) and spilled oil when they bulldozed a garage, which turned out to be untrue.  Junk refrigerators were dumped on the site.

A site visit on the 27th of July revealed no oil on the ground or discharged into the woods.   If there was anyone in the trailer, I couldn't rouse him from his drunken stupor.

Turned this case over to the Solid Waste people for further inaction.
A-463-2005*   DEP received a report from a realtor that this vacant residential property had several areas of contamination.  The former owner (Todd Noble) passed away during 1/2005.  His estate is held in trust.  Mr. Todd's mother (Anna Good, address unknown) is believed to be the trustee.
   Inspection of the property with the listing agent showed several areas of minor spillage associated with sloppy handling of vehicle fluids.  Several drums and 5-gallon pails were also stored; contents are unknown.  Two large piles of solid waste were observed, as well as scattered debris of various types.  Mr. Noble allegedly had run a small trash collection business from the property; a garbage truck was present at the time of this initial visit.
   The area is rural with only the subject drilled well within 1000'.  Characterization/collection of drummed materials by DEP as an emergency removal was discussed and rejected due to funding problems.  It was decided that the DEP VRAP program is appropriate for this site and to date two prospective purchasers were encouraged to pursue this option; neither has done so.  As of 3/2006, the property remains substantially unchanged.
   During early 6/06, DEP Solid Waste staff (Bill Butler) became involved at the site following a call from the town CEO.  Field Asset Services agreed to hire a contractor to remove liquid wastes; this removal was conducted on 7/5/06.  Further removal of non-hazardous solid debris may be requested by DEP, but is not a part of this removal action.
P-547-2001*EPI was hired by Roak's Greenhouses to decommission seven (7) "lethalaire"cylinders as part of the shutdown of the greenhouse and redevelopment of the property.

This was done by bubbling the contents of the cylinders (lindane) in a #2 oil bath and then shipping the drum of oil and drum of solids for hazardous waste disposal.

The preparation and execution of the cylinder decommissioning went as planned and the waste safely handled.

DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-743-2001*Ms. Atripaldi called and complained about oil odors in her home.  Greg O'Brien and I went to the home to investigate the complaint.  We met with Ms. Atripaldi, an elderly woman, and inspected her fuel oil system (mainly the tank and associated piping).  We discovered the fill pipe has leaked over time and oil has soaked into the floor/ceiling joists adjacent to the fill pipe.  We informed her of the condition and suggested a clean up plan.  She was hesitant and wished to not pursue it.  I left her a card with a number to call should she change her mind.

Without her consent DEP is unable to clean up this private residence and will note the conditions should a future report be received.  Upon that receipt, a clean up will be undertaken.

P-598-2001*An anonymous caller of the Yacht Club called to report large amounts of brown foam congregating at the club docks. His concern was it was an industrial waste discharge from the mill complex up stream.  This is a repeated complaint to the office.  To date DEP believes it to be an biological (natural occurrence) a brown algae, not industrial waste. A drive to the location only revealed a brown foam, to this inspector a naturally generating algae.  DEP response plans no further action.
B-443-2006*     This office received a call at 0905 on 7/25/06, from Scott Taylor (Interface Fabrics; Guilford) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that an aboveground fuel oil tank had "foamed over" at their facility.  Although the tank is located inside a containment vault, some of the oil went out through a drainage pipe that they were unaware of.  When they started smelling oil outside the vault, they found where a cap or plug had broken off the end of the pipe and an unknown amount of oil had gone into the soil beneath the mill.  The area is located pretty close to the river.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (Hampden) was being called in to assist with the cleanup.  DEP's presences was also requested on site.

     Proceeding to Guilford, I met with Mr. Taylor and went over the situation with him.  I was informed that they filled the 4000 gallon #2 oil tank on 7/20/06.  Although they could detect some fuel oil odors in the air around the tank at that time, they did not think much about it, since it is a fairly common occurrence after a delivery.  When they could still smell oil inside the building after a couple of days, they got to looking around and discovered the problem this morning.  According to Clean Harbors personnel, depending on how a tank is filled, "foaming over" is not an uncommon occurrence with fuel oil or kerosene.  The soil beneath the drainage pipe was stained pretty dark, possibly from old spills or drips, but it was not saturated.  Since this is in the basement of the mill and only 20 or 25 feet from the edge of the river, removal of the contaminated soil would be pretty difficult.  However, they were planning to bring in a vacuum truck and get as much as they can.

July 26, 2006 (Wed.):  After gaining access to the basement through a side window and removing some debris around the end of the drainage pipe, Clean Harbors started sucking up dirt, small rocks, and whatever else the vacuum hose came in contact with.  Upon removing a foot of contaminated soil adjacent to one of the dye kettles, we lucked out.  For some reason, there was a concrete floor and several small retaining walls under the dye kettle.  Exactly why they put a foot of soil over the concrete floor is anyone's guess.  Perhaps they thought it would act like a filter if any dye spilled from the kettle.  At any rate, Clean Harbors was able to remove most of the contaminated soil and debris from under the kettle.  Prior to leaving the facility, Mr. Taylor and I checked checked along the edge of the river, but did not find any evidence of oil leaching into the water.  Arrangements were made to haul the contaminated soil and other oily debris to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  No additional remediation was required.

REC:  File report.
A-430-2006*The 36' pleasure vessel 'Silver Lining' lost an estimated 15 gallons of diesel to her bilge and and estimated two gallons were pumped overboard. The local Fire Department initiated a cleanup under the supervision of U.S. Coast Guard representatives. No further action is expected by Response.
A-433-2006*7/31/06 1125 Chief True from Togus reported a gasoline spill in the Veterans Administration Center's parking lot from a leaking vehicle fuel tank. Sorbent material was used to collect an estimated 1 cup of fuel and the leak was stopped.  DEP collected the pads for disposal.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-461-2006*DEP received a report that oil had leaked from this "untagged"  transformer over a period of time.  Analysis subsequently showed <2 Parts Per Million of Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls.  Grossly contaminated debris/vegetation was excavated for disposal.  Bio agent spread to facilitate degradation of remaining oil.

The area is rural-residential and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this event.
A-464-2006*   DEP received a report from a homeowner that oil spilled at their cellar above ground storage tank when the system was serviced a week previously, and the technician failed to tighten the filter sufficiently.  Upon inspection, it was as described; the spiller subsequently tightened the filter and cleaned the concrete cellar floor.  The spill was of a very minor nature, and no further problems are anticipated here.
A-470-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report that 4-oz of tub and tile cleaner had spilled to the concrete floor of this large store and had already been cleaned up by store staff.  No site visit was made by Department personnel.
A-473-2006*On August 15, 2007, the US Coast Guard reported the vessel Equinox had accidentally discharged bilge slops via the bilge pump to Rockland Harbor.  The vessel is owned and operated by John Morin, 1 Spring Street, Camden.  No recovery was possible, Journey's End Marina personnel secured the bilge pump to prevent further discharges.
A-474-2006*On August 14, 2006, Verso Paper, LLC, Androscoggin Mill reported a 2-gallon spill of #6 fuel oil at the B lime kiln.  The spill occurred when a pressure switch on the kiln fuel system failed.  Verso personnel used sorbent materials to cleanup the spill oil.

No further action is expected.
A-477-2006*On August 17, 2006, Maritime Energy reported a 1/2 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at the loading rack.  Maritime Energy personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-478-2006*On July 17, 2006, an excited transfer station attendant at the Windsor transfer station reported an unknown person had just dropped off an estimated 5 pounds of mercury in a glass bottle at the transfer station.  When the attendant attempted to persuade the person to take it to a hazardous waste disposal company the person stated, "this jar of mercury isn't going to make it back to my house today, so...."
Prudently, the attendant accepted the container of mercury.

Maine DEP staff collected the container for disposal.  No further action is expected.
A-483-2006*On August 19, 2006, Dale Rowley, Waldo County EMA Director, reported a contaminated pond at the home of James & Sally Fernald, 436 Bagley Hill Road, Troy.  Maine DEP staff made a site visit and found a large farm pond with dead trout floating or having been removed from the pond and a distinct manure odor.  Next door and up hill from the Fernald pond is a dairy farm owned by Wayne and Jennifer Schofield (207-948-3272).  The Schofield's manure pit, up gradient from the stream which feeds the Fernald pond, has reportedly not been properly maintained; as a result, liquid manure was discharged down the embankment, into the stream and thus into the pond.  Most of the stream flowage bypasses the pond and continues toward Plymouth Pond.

During the investigation the stream bank and water was observed to have an odor and streaks of black sediment.  It was reported to DEP staff that visibility in the Fernald pond is normally greater than 4 or 5 feet, at the time of the inspection the visibility was nil.

This site does not fall under oil or hazardous materials and was referred to John Glowa, Maine DEP Land and Water Bureau.  Land and Water subsequently and by prior agreement has referred the case to the Maine Department of Agriculture.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-484-2006*On August 20, 2006, Verso Paper, LLC, reported an 8-gallon lube oil spill from a gear box on a paper machine drive system.  The oil was spilled to the plant's sewer and to the treatment plant.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-1039-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP & INTRO
	This report is complementary to P-283-05.  In November 2005, DEP Response received a copy of a US EPA inspection of this facility confirming discharges noted during the SPCC inspection.  EPA photos showed oil discharges to soil under the loading rack area.  These discharge(s) had not been reported nor cleaned up to state satisfaction as required by Maine statute.
	The facility is owned and operated by Robert Kaler Jr. and Robert Kaler Sr.  The Kaler's engineer for remediation and the new AST facility is Mr. Charles Wallace of Resource Systems Engineering specializing in sound proofing.

SITE INFORMATION & DEP ASSESSMENT
	The site is rural residential & commercial, on private well water and septic.  In addition to being within 300' of two or three residential wells (all possibly owned by Kaler family members).  The location is within the wellhead protection zone for the Bath County Club, located across the road [see attached PDWS Atlas map 64].  A STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOAL is assigned.  There is currently up to 66,000-gallons of storage of fuel oil, diesel and gasoline; mostly in four bulk tanks of 20,000 and 15,000-gallon capacity [see attached EPA report for details].  EPA found no SPCC plan and the facility appears to be significantly out of Maine and US EPA codes for fire safety and spill containment.  See attached site map and photos for further information.
	Tueday, 12/20/05: As described in my letter and photos of 12/22/05, I confirmed the discharges.  At Kaler Oil's office nearby I left a card and requested that Mr. Kaler call me regarding clean-up.  On 12/22/05, I sent the attached letter.
	In early January 2006, I received a call from Mr. Charley Wallace who informed that he was an engineer working with Kaler on upgrading the facility in response to the EPA inspection.  Mr. Wallace wished to initiate a clean-up in the spring 2006, after the ground thawed, seeing that none of the neighbors tasted oil in their well water.  I advised him that taste and odor is not a reliable indication of the lack of low levels of oil contamination in water.
	Tuesday, 5/16/06: After no updates or schedules of anticipated clean-up, I met on site with the Kalers and Mr. Wallace.  I noticed no concrete pad was installed in the loading rack area, and no decision reached whether to re-use or replace the tanks.  They agreed to dig test pits in early June during drier weather, but no commitment to a clean-up.
	Friday, 6/8/06: DEP's Mark Woodruff and I met Wallace on site.  Woodruff sampled Mr. Gray's well and took GPS readings of the facility and nearby wells [Gray's water was found to be "Undetected" for DRO analysis).  I advised and discussed with Mr. Wallace about test pit locations.  I argued on source reduction of contamination found as long as it did not compromise the facility integrity, fearing that a thorough discharge clean-up may be a long time in coming.
	During the next week of 6/15/06, DEP Geologist, Brad Hahn, observed several test pits excavated in front of the loading track while I was unavailable to attend.   Hahn reported later that he noted oil contamination to the soil.   Water sample H2O1 was measured at 2050-ppm DRO.  Soil sample SS#1L was analyzed to be  U (undetected) and soil sample SS#2L was analyzed to be 231-ppm DRO.  Much of the worst of the discharges were under or too close to the AST facility foundation to safely remove.  See project file records of Brad Hahn for further details.
	In September 2006, I received copies of the well water sample analysis that the Kaler's had acquired on 5/8/06, from Rose & Mike Kaler, and from Ron & Missy [Kaler?].  The samples had been run for GRO rather than DRO [Diesel Range Analysis], the more likely contaminant.  On 9/14/06, I sent the attached e-mail to Mr. Wallace and the Kaler's requiring sampling of the neighboring wells for DRO analysis.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	None at this time.  On 6/15/06, Hahn required no clean-u
B-528-2006*
Chief Pooler called to report that a car had gone off Route 1 in Searsport and while it was being extricated, the gas tank was damaged. He was estimating that between 10 and 20 gallons had been spilled. I arrived a few hours after the vehicle was removed. While there was some odor, I did not find extensive contamination and it did not seem that more than five gallons had been lost. The fire department personnel had used some sorbent pads to collect what gasoline they could.
   I spoke with a neighbor across the road and learned that there was over 35 feet of clay overburden. I returned to the site one month later, and there was no evidence of a gasoline spill and the vegetation was healthy. It appears that the amount lost was minimal.
P-663-2006*	8/14/06: Deputy Fire Chief Haskell relayed to DEP a complaint by John Raney [767-2563] of a sheen on water next to 25 Karynel Drive.  Haskell advised me that it may be a natural 'marsh' sheen.
	Wed. 8/16/06: I visited the area and investigated the forested wetland and brook near 24, 25 and  23 Karynel Drive.  I concurred that the sheen looked natural and was due to heavy organic decomposition.  No remedial action taken.

S Brezinski, Maine DEP
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P-665-2006*
	This report briefly covers the scheduled replacement of Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility piping by Greenwood Construction Co.  In 2005, Greenwood replaced sumps and other buried equipment [see P-474-2005].  As in 2005, this year groundwater had to again be pumped into a Frac tank in order to access the tank tops and piping.  Most of the gasoline contamination appeared to be in the groundwater rather than the UST's peastone fill.  High levels of Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in groundwater were confirmed to remain.  The area is on municipal water and underlain by clay, making the groundwater table very high.
	When on site on 8/17/06, I met a Greenwood technician and representatives from Abenaqui Carriers who deliver fuel to the facility.  The three were trying to work out problems with the fill pipes, apparently connected to installation problems.  One drop tube and fill was so low that the hose fitting could not be attached.  One fill pipe fitting was squashed oval rather than round so that the tank truck's hose fitting could not be securely attached for deliveries.  I impressed upon them that these needed to be fixed before deliveries could be made.

S G Brezinski
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P-667-2006*During a tank removal at the Maine School Administrative District 75 Bus Garage, in Topsham, contaminated soil above notification level was encountered.  The site is characterized as Baseline 2, and no clean up was required.
P-672-2006*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the discovery of an overturned vessel in Casco Bay by the end of Chester Street, Portland, ME.  The person making the report was complaining of gasoline vapors.

By the time I arrived on-site, the vessel had been up righted.  No gasoline was observed on the water, nor any gasoline vapors detected, so no recovery was feasible.  The owner, of the vessel, and U.S. Coast Guard were on-site trying to determine the cause of the overturning, but felt it probably would never be known.

P-674-2006*
SUMMARY

	This report is complementary to P-974-2005, but covers the abandonment-by-removal of this previously abandoned-in-place UST.  On 8/22 and 8/23/06, the Hansen's contractor's excavated the old UST while Mr. Newcomb of Edwards & Kelcey performed a UST closure assessment.  The original home was being razed for construction of a new home so the old tank had to be removed.

	The old tank was buried deep at 6' below grade and was indeed of all concrete construction.  A Clean Harbors [CHES] vacuum truck operator recalled being on-site in 1991 when CHES cleaned out the tank for filling-in-place.  On 8/22/06, we found the tank had been only marginally filled with sand in 1991, therefore not considered properly filled in place, as required in CMR 691 rules.  Lightly oiled water was pumped from the tank interior.  The tank was within highly fractured bedrock which had been blasted to install the tank and basement.
	No oil leaks/contamination was evident leaving us with the question as to the source of the oil sheen found in the pool area.  See P-974-05 and the attached assessment for further information.

S G Brezinski
P-677-2006*
	Wed. 8/23/06: Notification by Biddeford Fire Department of an estimated leak of 3-4 gallons of gasoline from an auto owned by Scott Valliere, to the roadway while he traveled up Bacon, Alfred & Sullivan Streets.  Biddeford Fire Department responded with sorbents.  No discharges reported to drains or surface water.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
B-477-2006*   This office received a letter from the legal firm of Murray, Plumb, and Murray that advised us they were acting for the Sweet Water Trust organization. This organization had noticed that a pair of underground tanks were still buried at a farm owned by Charles Fitzgerald under the name of Wildlands Covenant. They were concerned the tanks might, or may have leaked.
   Checking our UST removal notices, I found one from Mr. Fitzgerald, dated 7-27-2006. I contacted the contractor identified to do the work, A. E. Robinson Oil Co., and asked to be notified when the removal was to be done. Mr. William Robinson told me they would be removed on 8-22-06. I was on site the morning of 8-22-06, and observed the removal of the two tanks. Once the tanks had been removed, I inspected the soil immediately below the tank beds and found no contamination. Further inspection of the tanks showed no holes. However, I would say the removal was quite timely, as both tanks were heavily rusted and large rust flakes fell from their sides as they were removed.

I-192-2006*A broken hose caused 1 gallon of oil to spill on the road surface.  Spill was cleaned-up with absorbent products and disposed of at the Fort Kent Garage.
A-446-2006*On 8/4/2006, Vickie Gammon of Verso Paper reported an oil spill at their Androsoggin mill. The spill was the result of a leaking piece of equipment being moved out of a building. The one-gallon spill of lube oil was cleaned up by mill personnel. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
B-468-2006*6.21.06 - Central Maine Power Company reported a transformer spill due to storm damage.  The spill impacted the ground at the pole.  No migration observed and approximately one half of a 55-gallon drum of contaminated soil was removed.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.


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B-469-2006*2.27.06 - Mr. Oxley reported a spill from a tank truck along Main Street in Veazie.  A valve on the delivery hose nozzle malfunctioned and oil in the hose leaked out.  The driver observed the spill and clean it up with sorbents on the truck.


file/report
B-470-2006*6.2.06 -Bangor International Airport reported that an antifreeze pipe, connected or associated with hanger dock #11, was accidentally broken by a contractor working near the pipe in the hanger. Approximately 5 gallons of antifreeze discharged from the pipe. The spill impacted the concrete hanger floor and was cleaned up using Speedi-dri.

file/report

B-471-2006*6.2.06 - Washington County Deputy Moore reported a motor vehicle accident, where the oil pan on the subject's vehicle cracked, causing a discharge of approximately one quart of motor oil.  Deputy Moore advised that he did observe an undermined amount of oil or oil sheen entered a storm drain prior to the fire department's arrival and cleanup.  The amount that migrated to the storm drain is considered unrecoverable and no DEP response was conducted.  The fire department cleanup the remaining oil with a limited number of sorbent pads and disposed of the material in the municipal waste stream.


file/report
P-628-2006*Received a call from the Lewiston Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a sheen and the odor of oil in a brook running under Brault Street.  By the time I arrived on-site, the fire dept. had determined that the sheen was the result of a discharge of an asphalt product used to adhere new asphalt with old asphalt.

The discharge occurred when a valve stuck opened.  Sand was placed on the area of the discharge, but heavy rains caused some of the product to flow into a storm drain by 430 & 433 East Avenue that emptied into the brook that ran under Brault Street.  Most of the product was concentrated at the outfall of the storm drain where it adhered to brush and other debris in the brook.  Northland Asphalt Products hired Clean Harbors to undertake the clean-up which involved the physical removal of globules that had sank and debris, such as tree limbs, leaves and other plant matter.
B-176-2006*4/1/06 - Mr. Philbrick reported a twenty gallon hydraulic oil spill from a utility bucket truck at the entered location.  Mr. Philbrick advised that the spill occurred on 3/31/06, and that he had called Clean Harbors to potentially cleanup the spill.  I responded to the spill site and observed the impacted area.  The spill was localized to this property.  Mr. Philbrick was not home, but contacted me later that night.  I advised that the soil be removed to lessen a perceived threat to his well located adjacent the spill area.   I conducted another site visit in the PM on 4/2/06, in hopes of meeting with Mr. Philbrick, but I missed him.  I left a completed Virgin Product Letter as a means to facilitate the expected removal and disposal process, because I was scheduled to be out of town.

Mr. Philbrick made arrangements over the course of the next day or two to move the damaged bucket truck and excavate the impacted area.  I conducted a site visit late on 4/5/06, and was satisfied with the soil removal as was Mr. Philbrick.  I did not approve the oil contaminated soil be spread on his driveway in response to his inquiry to that possibility.  Mr. Philbrick sought my approval to remove the soil to Pine Tree Landfill on 4/8/06, and I agreed, as long as the stock piled soil remained covered.  I recommended that the well be sampled at some point to ensure no additional problems exist.  Mr. Philbrick said he would test the well in about six months.

I felt a threat to the well existed as I logged this spill, because there was a delay in reporting and cleanup actions did not occur for several days after the spill.  The spill was a spray over the house and ground around the truck and approximately thirty to forty feet from the drilled drinking water well.

As of 7/14/06, I had not received a Virgin Product Letter back from the Pine Tree Landfill so I began to make inquires.  Pine Tree advised they did not receive the contaminated soil.  Harriman Brothers Trucking advised that they did do work for Mr. Philbrook, but did not take soil to Pine Tree.  Mr. Philbrook, returning my call, advised that due to a communication breakdown between himself and Harriman Brothers, the soil was accidentally spread on his driveway and that it was not done intentionally.

I requested that Paul Blood look at the site and determine or give an opinion as to the risk that may be present to the drinking water well.  Mr. Blood advised me that he met Mr. Philbrook on site and that they back hoed test pits, but could not locate impacted soil.  Mr. Blood advised that the situation was not threatening in his opinion and did not necessarily recommend any action.

I do not feel that making Mr. Philbrook dig up his driveway will serve a purpose to the Department, Mr. Philbrook, or adjacent properties (that are well over 300 feet away).  I do not feel that the oil is migratable off the property based on the house and well location, setting, and distance to other properties.  I was disappointed that the situation was mishandled.  I advised Mr. Philbrrok that there was no fund coverage for self contamination and recommended that he test the well in the future as a precaution.

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B-472-2006*8.4.06 - Bangor International Airport reported an overfill of a smaller plane at the airport.  The overfill occurred when the fuel attendant attempted to dispense the requested amount of fuel.  Approximately one gallon discharged and was cleaned up with sorbent pads for later disposal by a licensed contractor.


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I-193-2006*1-2 gals of used motor oil spilled.  Clean-up was done and product burned.
I-194-2006*A transformer was struck by lighting at the Irving Forest Product Mill Yard in Nashville Plt.  This caused 3-4 gals of transformer oil to spill.  Absorbent pads and grass have been contained in drums for disposal.  No further action required.
P-635-2006*The Bryars allege that Bruce Hatchis was dumping waste solvent (transmission cleaning chemicals) in the swamp.  Cecil Bryar Sr. stated that Cecil Bryar Jr. would gladly meet on-site to identify the areas of interest.  Based on the complaint and descriptions given, the offer was declined, however, if conditions warranted their offer would be solicited.  The statements lead me to believe that Cecil Jr. was a former employee of Bruce Hatch and had witnessed the alleged disposal.

On August 3rd, I traveled to Harrison and found the site quite easily.  At the end of a rural gravel road is an old quonset hut and a newer metal fabricated garage adjacent to a home.  I was greeted by Bruce, and introductions were exchanged.  I told him I was responding to a complaint about his waste disposal methods.  Bruce said he would show me his shop and explain his operations.

Outside the shop, a half dozen partially filled 55-gallon drums were visible.  The waste oil was stored and used in a waste oil furnace to heat the two buildings in the winter months.  His usual waste volume gets him through most of February.

The first appliance he showed me was his parts washer (a Safety Kleen unit)  There was a one-gallon can of cleaner that is a white powder with the consistency of regular dish washing detergent.  He uses  very little, so he gets it from a friend at another shop/store.  The smallest container it is customarily sold in is a five-gallon pail.  I asked for a material safety data sheet for the product, but he did not have one for the reasons stated earlier; he gets it from a friend.  The parts cleaner itself is cleaned about once a year.  A putty knife is used to remove the sludge, which is then thrown out with the regular shop garbage.

He also has two smaller 20 to 30-gallon can-mounted parts washers.  The red one, another Safety Kleen appliance, is broken (the pump is gone) and at this point simply a storage sink. The other an R&D blue unit is filled with mineral spirits (a Monson/Maine Lubrication product 1 Shell Sol OMS) and is functional.  When the mineral spirits become too dirty to use as a parts cleaner, he uses the solution to mop the floors.  His explanation was he can not use speedy dry to sorb oil spills, because the dust is detrimental to the transmission repairs and rebuilds he performs, so to clean the floor he mops with the mineral spirits which have become to dirty to wash parts with.  At the time of the inspection, Bruce had three mop buckets of mineral spirits and small container that were designated as floor cleaning materials.

The last compound documented was a carburetor cleaner (NAPA 6406) a five-gallon can with dip basket.  Bruce said the cleaner was used up totally consumed from the dipping process.

Recommendations made were:
1) Consolidate open mop buckets of mineral spirit into a closed container, and only dispense what is needed at the time it is needed when cleaning the floor.
2) Consolidate waste oil into good drums and minimize their distribution throughout the yard.
3) Keep them close together and monitor the filling and storage.

These findings will be discussed internally if there is a need to make a referral or second site visit with complainants who state they can identify the site of dumping.  No further actions are planned by DEP Division of Response Services.
B-473-2006*
Ms. Jones called the 1-800 number to report that an oil substance had washed ashore in front of her cottage on Bass Harbor. It covered about 40 yards of shoreline. It smelled like linseed oil. She had first seen the substance on 7-5-06, about two days before the call. I went to the scene and found that rocks and debris and a few tidal plants had a light coating of a dry golden material that was sticking and smelled like linseed oil. I agree with Ms. Jones assessment. It appears likely that someone spilled about five gallons of the material that entered the harbor and washed ashore.

No action was taken, as the best thing to do would be to allow the elements and bacteria to break it down without disturbing the resident biota.
A-442-2006*On 8/2/06 at 12:50, Stacey Palmer reported an overfill of a vessel at the Journey's End Marina in Rockland. Approximately 3 gallons of diesel were spilled to the water. The spill was contained and collected with absorbent boom and pads at the marina.

No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-448-2006*On 8/4/2006 at 15:30, a diesel spill at the Shore Hills Campground in Boothbay was reported by an anonymous caller. The caller reported that they were denied a campsite because the previous occupant had leaked diesel onto the ground from their truck on the site. I arrived at 16:00 and spoke to Jean Reny at the campground office. She directed me to the site where I found stained soil area of about 6 feet by 6 feet. The soil had a distinct odor of diesel fuel, and absorbent pads did collect some product in the stained area. I relayed my findings to Mrs. Reny, and she agreed to have her husband's excavation company did up the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-449-2006*8/4/06 2040 report of 1 gallon of floor stripper spilled to the floor at Home Depot Augusta. I called reporter Jamie Haag at the store. She reported that spill was less than a pint and had been cleaned up. No site visit was made.
P-637-2006*Received a call from the Scarborough Fire Dept. regarding a leaking drum of Hydrochloric Acid at New England Motor Freight, 7 Manson Libby Road, Scarborough, ME.  It was unknown why the drum started to leak.  Three people had been exposed while off-loading the trailer and the building had been evacuated.  Quick thinking employees moved the trailer away from the building.

When I arrived, I was briefed on the situation.  Acid was leaking from the trailer causing a vapor cloud.  There was concern for other products in the trailer reacting with the Hydrochloric Acid, specifically a peroxide listed on the manifest.  There was also concern that heavy rains were predicted for later in the day which would make containment difficult.

A level-A entry was  undertaken to assess the situation and neutralize the acid with soda ash.  The leaking drum was over-packed and the area covered with soda ash.  Once the area was deemed safe, Clean Harbors conducted the clean-up and removal of the waste.
A-451-2006*This was an anonymous complaint of a junkyard operators wrongdoing. I visited the site with Mary Corr of the hazardous waste enforcement unit and discovered that the owner had many hazardous waste violations such as a drum of old gasoline and a pallet of lead acid batteries stored improperly. There were also some stains that appeared to be used motor oil. I instructed him to restrict his messy jobs to his garage where he has a concrete floor to control any spilled fluids. I also instructed him to scrape up the stained area which he did in my presence. The stain was surficial and I allowed him to dispose of the soil in his dumpster as there was a very small volume. I also instructed him that if I came back and found more staining that I would not allow him to dispose of the soil in that manner and that he would have to pay for sampling expenses. Mary is working with him to come into hazardous waste compliance. I have stopped by since and he seems to be making efforts to keep his yard clean. No further response action is expected.
P-564-2006*
SUMMARY
	Thursday, 7/13/06: DEP advised by New Gloucester Code Enforcement Officer [CEO] of a complaint by a resident of a gasoline odor and flavor in well water at the 21 Bald Hill Rd. apartment house.  DEP's S. Brezinski performed the initial investigation in 2006, and acquired a well water sample for EPA 524 analysis.  At this time I was unaware of earlier DEP involvement at this site and the immediate area.  The case was referred to DEP Project Manager Chris Swain, Brad Hahn, and Jon Woodard who had investigated the area earlier [P-717-1995, P-23-1986, and P-141-1992].

WATER ANALYSIS RESULTS
	The 7/13/06, sample was run by Maine Env. Lab and initially had an estimated 132 parts per billion [ppb] of benzene.  With dilution the sample was re-run and found to have 120 ppb benzene, over the Maine Maximum Contaminant Level of 5-ppb and action level of 3-ppb in drinking water.  No methyl tertiary butyl ether, toluene or xylenes were detected.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Mr. Sturges was notified of the problem and he had Culligan Water Treatment Equip. promptly replace the old carbon cylinders in the basement.  Over the phone I briefed Mr. Sturges regarding a 1994 agreement and his responsibility for the carbon water treatment.
b.	On 8/7/06, I mailed Mr. Sturges, CEO Debby Parks and Ms. Farwell, the tenant, a letter describing recommendations for the filter system and copies of the water analysis results.
c.	I understand that at this time neither Lionel Samson nor Gerald Turcott applied to the Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund for coverage of allowable clean-up expenses from 1992 and 1995 [Maine DEP expenses exceeded $100,000].  DEP staff Sherrie Edwards or Rebecca Koroski may be contacting Mr. Turcotte regarding a late application.

S G Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM

A-387-2006*On July 17, 2006, Maine DEP received a report of an unknown substance floating just below the surface of the Duck Trap River at Howe Point.  Ovid Santoro was fishing in the river and detected an odor and reported seeing a "distinct layer" in the river on July 16, 2006.  Maine DEP staff investigated the report but found no evidence of the substance described by Mr. Santoro.

No further action is expected.
A-314-2006*On June 13, 2006, Central Maine Power reported a minor non-PCB oil spill at the Boothbay Harbor Sub-station on Townsend Ave.  Central Maine Power personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
I-196-2006*A World Wide Freight tractor trailer, driven by Mark Johnson, was heading south on Route 11 from the Town of Eagle Lake towards Winterville Plantation.  Mr. Johnson had just crossed the Fish River Bridge when he noticed that a fuel delivery truck had stopped in front of his rig in preparation of crossing a set of railroad tracks.  Mr. Johnson abruptly applied the brakes, causing his rig to jack-knife and go off the road.  During the accident, one of the rig's fuel tanks was cut open, spilling its contents of approximately 100 gallons.  During the rescue operation of the rig, the second fuel tank was ripped off by the tow truck.  This is when someone decided it was time to call the Eagle Lake Fire Department for assistance.  The Eagle Lake Fire Chief, Ike Heffron, asked the on scene State Police Officer (car #611) to notify the Department of the spill.  I was paged at 17:25 hours. Eagle Lake fire personnel placed three sorbent boom dams (1 1/2 bags) to slow down the flow of diesel fuel in the drainage ditch.  The accident occurred one-tenth mile from the Fish River.  I arrived on scene at 19:00 hours to find only three people from the Eagle Lake Fire Department.  The truck, wrecker, and state trooper were gone from the scene.  I checked their sorbent boom placement and collectively we placed some sorbent pads in some standing water in the ditch to soak up some fuel.  Most of the fuel was absorbed into the ditch soil.  No fuel had reached the river.  Left the scene at 19:50 hours.  I placed a call to the Houlton Barracks and requested a copy of the police report for the file.

Note: World Wide Freight has insurance through Accord Insurance of Indiana, policy # 1849CTP343397.

On 8-8-06, Soderberg Costruction was hired to perform soil removal of the ditch the oil had been laying in since 8-7. Soil removal was complete by 8-10.  No further action required at this time.
B-479-2006*
     This office received a call at 1220 on 8/7/06, from Claudia Sait (DEP-Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  She stated she was at the Cutler Naval Base working on an old remediation project from a couple years ago.  A contractor was in the process of clearing an area for a temporary batch plant when they uncovered 7 drums.  One of the drums was accidentally damaged and some of the oil drained onto the ground.  The exact amount and type of product involved was unknown.  Since the cleanup of this material was not included in the contractor's contract, they were not planning to address it.  She was not sure who would take care of it, but thought that it might be personnel from the Brunswick Naval Air Station.  They would probably need some additional guidance from Response Services on sampling the drums, cleaning up the site, and disposing of the material.  She would advise Naval personnel to report the spill directly to DEP in Bangor.

     Louis Plaud (Naval Facilities Engineering Command; Winter Harbor) called this office at 1100 on 8/8/06, to officially report the incident.  He stated that while preparing the site for a temporary batch plant, the contractor uncovered 6 or 7 old rusty/crushed drums in the brush.  One of the drums had oil in it, which leaked onto the ground.  This was in an area where the old fire training pit use to be.  The type of oil involved was unknown, but they suspected that it might be diesel or fuel oil.  There was about 5 inches of free product contained in a 6 by 10 foot area.  Some sorbent pads had been laid down to soak up the material.  Whose responsibility it was to clean it up was still undecided.  Since it was not specified in the contractor's contract, they were not planning to take care of it.  Consequently, other trained personnel on base or someone from the Brunswick Naval Air Station would probably come up to oversee the cleanup.  Rather than recover 5 inches of free product with sorbent pads, I suggested that they might want to transfer the oil directly into another 55-gallon drum and any contaminated soil that they recover could probably be burned in their batch plant.  When the actual cleanup was being done, I would go to Cutler to assist.  He indicated that he would make a few phone calls and get back to me.


REC:  File report.
A-334-2006*On 6/20/06, Bruce Mathews, Maine State Housing Authority, reported that there appeared to be a substance that could be oil floating on top of the dug well at Gerald Daigle's residence, 650 Main Street Dixfield. He said that it appeared to be seeping in at the seam of the top two well tiles. The owner, Mr Daigle, said that about a month ago he heard a crew doing excavation work at his home say they had a hydraulic leak from their excavator.

On 6/21/06 I met on-site with Mr Daigle ,  Mr Mathews, and Cheryl Shattenburg of Community Concepts. There was a reddish brown film on the top of the water in the well. When it was stirred, it broke up into pieces, and it did not appear to be oil. There was a reddish brown stain beginning at the seam between well tiles. There was no oil-stained soil visible in the area. Down gradient from the well there did appear to be a liquid with a slight sewage odor coming from the soil bank down gradient from the neighbor's property. I advised Mr. Daigle to contact the town code enforcement officer to inspect for a possible overloaded or failed septic system. Mr. Daigle will also contact the Department of Health and Human Services for a water test. I will return to take a water sample to test for diesel range organics (DRO) for which he agreed he would reimburse the Department.

On 6/28/06, I collected a water sample from the Daigle residence and sent it to the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory for DRO analysis.

Water analysis results for DRO came back non-detect. I called Mr. Daigle to inform him of the results and mailed him a copy of the lab report.

No further action is expected.

P-631-2006*Ron Dyer of Poland Springs called to report a contractor (transport truck) discharged some antifreeze to the asphalt in the loading area.  Environmental Projects Inc. was on site for other maintenance service and was able to clean up the spill and manage the spill clean up debris.  They used speedy dry to sorb the spilled liquid and packaging it in a drum for transport.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  No further DEP/Response action planned.
A-65-2006* On 1-24-2006 Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported that a transformer had been knocked off the utility pole. An automobile accident was the cause of this release on the Felt Rd. in the town of Whitefield. The transformer was tagged non PCB and a cleanup crew responded and cleaned up the spilled oil and transformer. No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-443-2006*8/2/06 1500 Sherry Cahoon from Dead River reported that their oil burner technicians were at 22 Lobster Cove Road in Boothbay Harbor where an outside Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) had been leaking to the ground outside a two apartment house. Dead River had stopped the leak and were pumping out the the tank. Sherry said that the owner was on site and was waiting for DEP to arrive. I arrived at the site at 1615. There was no one on site, not even a tenant. The tank was gone and the soil at the tank location was heavily oil stained and Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings in bag head space sample were over 1000 Parts Per Million (ppm) one foot down.  The tank had been located under a second story deck stairway. I put absorbent pads on the heaviest stains and they picked up some oil. On the back side of the house I found another tank in very poor condition but not leaking. It was drum shaped with no labels or markings supported by rusty legs and propped up on boards. The area is on town water and the house is built on a slab with no basement. I received the owner's contact information from Dead River. After making multiple phone calls to the contact phone numbers and getting no answer I left a message for the owner to contact me. The owner contacted me at about 1910. He could not tell me how much oil was in the tank originally or how much was lost. I explained to him that the soil was contaminated and would need to be removed. I also informed him that the second tank on the property needed to be replaced before it caused another spill at the property.

8/3/06 0900 I met Mr McLellan at the site explained the cleanup options and AST insurance Fund. He completed the forms and chose DEP to manage the site.

8/8/06 At site with Environmental Projects Inc crew and a vactor truck. Due to the location under the deck an excavator could not be used. Approximately 4 yards of soil was removed before soil samples were below 100 ppm. Actual PID bag head space readings were 89 ppm at the excavation bottom and 56 ppm at the side of the excavation. Soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-509-2005* On 10-19-2005, Beth Copeland reported the spillage of diesel at Tobey's. This is a convenience store located on Route 3 in China, ME. There is an aboveground tank at this location which has been involved with several small spills over the years. In most of the cases, like this one, diesel is spilled as a result of fleet trucks overfilling the saddle tank(s).
 In this case the soil was scraped and shovelled onto a tarp. This store was undergoing a major expansion and somehow this soil was spread out and covered with pavement.
A-441-2006*8/2/06 1100 Dick Guerette of Winthrop fuel reported a leaking Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) in the dirt basement of his customer Elizabeth Smith's house at 32 Adell Road, Readfield. He was on site with his employees and had stopped the leaking fitting at the tank. His crew had collected spilled #2 fuel oil with absorbent pads and were digging out oil contaminated soil from around the tank and furnace areas. I arrived on site to find what appeared to be a spill of about 5 gallons of oil. The owner said they first noticed the oil odor this morning in the basement at about 8 am and had called Winthrop Fuel. The oil had leaked from a fitting on the oil tank and run down the line under about a three foot section of concrete floor to the furnace which like the tank is in a dirt floor area. Soil was removed from under the concrete and dirt floor areas around the tank and furnace. The soil was sent to Commercial Paving for disposal. Soil sample bag head space Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings were 95 to 105 Parts Per Million (ppm) at the end of digging. Plastic sheeting was put over the excavated area.

8/9/06 at Smith residence to check for oil vapors. Elizabeth Smith said she had smelled oil in the past two days. PID readings for fuel oil vapors were 0.0 ppm in the house where she had smelled oil in a hall directly over the basement tank location. PID readings in the basement directly over the excavation area were 1.6 ppm. An exhaust fan was put in the basement to ensure all vapors from the spill are removed. Stone will be used to fill the excavated areas.

No further action by Response Service expected.
A-354-2006*On 6/27/06 at 07:20, Sarah Hedrick of International Paper reported a 10-gallon release of waste oil at the Jay Mill. The release was the result of a small leak in a supply line to the waste oil furnace. The spill was contained and cleaned up with absorbent pads. See the attached Androscoggin Mill Spill Incident Report.
A-447-2006*On 8/4/06 at 14:30, an anonymous caller reported that a lobster boat owner had left an uncovered 5-gallon bucket of used motor oil on the Newagen town dock in Southport. A bait delivery worker had accidentally knocked the bucket and spilled oil on the dock and into the water. The bait deliver had sponged up the spilled oil and washed the dock. The caller said that the vessel "Julie" had left the bucket of oil on the dock.

I arrived at the dock at 17:15 to find an uncovered bucket of used oil still on the dock with approximately 4 gallons in it. There was a black oil stain on the dock boards. Absorbent pads were used to collect a small amount of oil from this area and the bucket of oil was removed and returned to the DEP warehouse for proper disposal. The vessel "Julie" was on its mooring and no crew was available. I left my business card and a note asking them to call and not leave open oil containers on the dock. No call was received as of 8/10/06.

No further action is expected.
A-434-2006*Bill Parker, Boralex Fort Fairfield office, contacted DEP to report a diesel spill at the Livermore Falls plant.  Boralex operates biomass boilers for electrical generation.  The spill occurred in the evening of July 30, although the exact time is unclear as is the volume spilled.  It was initially reported as 600 gallons, however, this estimate was revised to approx 200 gallons based on knowledge of use.  Workers at the plant were not clear on reporting procedures.  They did effect a good response using a few tons of wood chips stockpiled on site to sorb the oil and prevent further spread.  Workers were fueling heavy equipment and apparently left the pump unattended.  Spilled fuel flowed across a paved roadway and into a paved drainage swale.  The swale typically catches storm water leaching from the huge pile of wood chips.  This water is dark color with tannins from the bark and wood pile.  The swale runs several hundred feet to a catch basin which then flows to a lined surface impoundment.  From there the water is used as makeup water for three cooling towers and is subsequently discharged to the Androscoggin River.  Diesel ran all the way to the catch basin based on stained pavement, however, it did not reach the pond.  No sheen was in evidence and there had been a fairly heavy rainfall the evening of the 30th.  I made a site visit 8/1 and met Bob Wranowsky.  There is an on site well that provides potable and process water, however, it is well upgradient from the spill area so not at risk (with timely cleanup).  I was concerned oil had leached beneath the paved area through cracks as there was heavy staining near the supply tank, a 2,000 gallon above ground storage tank.  Boralex hired Jean Castonguay Trucking of Livermore to excavate contamination.  Soil and pavement were taken to Commercial Paving in Scarborough.  I oversaw the excavation and performed field headspace to confirm cleanup.  I contacted Kurt Tidd of DEP Air Enforcement reference burning the oil contaminated wood chips used for sorbents.  He advised that Boralex was approved up to 5000 gallons waste oil could be burned, and this would qualify as waste oil.  I advised Boralex the wood chips could be burned.  Also recommended they power brush the drainage swale and place new chips to soak up any residual.  This was done while the soil excavation was being performed later that afternoon.  I further advised Boralex staff on proper reporting procedures in the event of a future spill.
I-199-2006*10-12 gals of diesel fuel spilled from a forklift that overturned.  The debris was removed by digging and then burning.
B-490-2006*8/5/06, 3E Company, The Home Depot's reporting contractor, reported a one gallon porch enamel spill at the entered location.  An employee accidentally dropped the container on the floor where it broke open.  The spill was confined and cleanup with speedy dry and stored for later disposal through a licensed contractor.

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B-488-2006*8/5/06, 3E Company, The Home Depot's reporting contractor, reported a hydraulic oil spill from a forklift at the entered location.  Approximately, a quart spilled and was contained and cleanup with speedy dry.  The waste was stored for later disposal by a licensed contractor.

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I-201-2006*Hydraulic oil hose broke causing 30-40 gals to spill.  Spill pads were used and a dirt dam hauled to Fort Kent for disposal.
B-489-2006*8/5/2006, Bangor Hydro reported a 5 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  A bushing failed on the unit and oil leaked onto the ground at the base of the utility pole impacting a 5 ft. x 8 ft. area.  Speedy dry was deployed and Clean Harbors, Hampden, was hired to clean up the spill.   I inspected the site and observed an excavation at the base of the pole.  The area was in a residential setting, but only an adjacent lot was next to the spill.  Mr. Clapp reports that a private vehicle was sprayed with oil which was sent to the car wash.

No further Response Services actions anticipated.

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A-450-2006*8/5/06 1430 Kelly Maloney of Maine Kayaks reported that while leading a kayak tour one of the company guides saw a diesel slick that stretched from Broad Cove in Bremen to Hog Island at about 1330 hours. The slick was reported as quite thick. They also discovered two dead seals on the north end of Louds Island during the tour. The seals looked like they had been shot. I asked Kelly if she had reported the dead seals to Maine Resources or the Marine Patrol. she said she had. I went out to the area to investigate the oil slick. I stopped at several boat docks and landings off route 32 from Bremen to Round Pound. I saw no signs of the slick on or near shore. I asked two groups of kayakers, who had just come ashore, if they had seen signs of oil in the area and both groups had not. I contacted Marine Resources about the seals and they said they had already received the report.

No further action expected.
I-202-2006*3 gals of hydraulic oil spilled when a hydraulic cylinder came apart.  A spill kit was used and put into a sealed barrel.  The ballast was removed and also put into a barrel.  No further action is required at this time.
B-450-2006*B-450-2006
07-27-2006 08:02

     Bob Marquis of Marquis Heating in Old Town called to report a #2 fuel spill at the Holy Family Catholic Church on Main Street.  It was stated that a corrosion hole developed in a 275-gallon fuel tank housed in a small room adjacent to their large reception hall.  Approximately 100 gallons spilled onto the floor over a carpet surface, and down concrete steps exiting the building.  Clean Harbors personnel were called in to remove sorbent material, contaminated carpet, and some dry wall.
     The sub floor beneath the carpet consisted of concrete, which allowed for a fairly easy cleanup.  Once oil was removed from the flooring with sorbent material, it was scrubbed with a detergent.  Repairs to the dry wall is pending.  The hall will remain well ventilated until it's occupied come September.
P-524-2006*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 7/5/06: DEP's Sheryl Bernard was notified through Maine State Police of a vehicle accident and gasoline discharge.  No immediate response was requested.  Ms. Bernard requested I visit when in the area, the next morning.

DEP ASSESSMENT & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Thurs. 7/6/06:	At 0800 hrs I retrieved spent sorbent pads laid by the Durham Fire Dept. the previous day.  Digging into the spill location along the roadside (see photos & site sketch) I noted soils strongly contaminated with gasoline with ambient PID values >3000-ppm [MSA PID, 10.6 eV lamp].  The volume actually discharged from the crash is unknown though a pick-up truck typically holds up to a 30-gallon tank.  The area is rural residential, on private wells & septic.  The Clean-Up DT worked out to a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  based on my observations, the site should have been visited the previous day.  Not knowing the vehicle owner & RP the DEP initiated a clean-up on an emergency basis.
	Environmental Projects Inc. [EPI] responded at DEP request by 1000-hrs that morning to excavate and transport soil offsite for disposal.  Durham Fire Chief St. Michelle met me onsite.  I met the resident of #247 Old Brunswick Rd. and explained the situation.  Groundwater was found at about 2.5' to 3' bg in sandy soil.  DEP screened soil by bag headspace method down to approximately 15-ppm [uncorrected].  6.14 tons of gasoline impacted soil was transported by EPI to CPRS for recycling.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	At this time no further DEP Response Div. actions are expected.  I believe the bulk of the gasoline spill to soil has been removed before rain and time could disperse it greatly and seriously threaten the residential wells.  No groundwater was recovered or treated.
B.	Further evaluation and remediation has been referred to DEP Tech Services Div.  DEP Geologist Mark Woodruff visited the site in mid July to further access the threat to nearby wells.
C.	In response to photos and a note I mailed to Mr. Newell, on 8/11/06 I got a call from Cindy Mains who identified herself as Newell's mother.  She believed the response to be unnecessary and the DEP expenses we were trying to recover were a "crock of shit".  Ms. Mains stated that her son did not intend to make a claim against his liability insurance and that we should recover from Jessica Laird.  Ms. Mains claimed that Laird took the pickup without permission and her son should have filed it as stolen but will not.  I explained that as the truck was Mr. Newell's, he was primarily liable and that his liability insurance should cover the clean-up expense.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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I-204-2006*08/11/06 09:30 hours, Received a call from Frank Wezner, OHMS, DEP NMRO.  Frank stated that Soderberg's Const. crew had encountered a pocket of contaminated soils during the site demolition work at the old Slipp's Ford property on South Main St. in Presque Isle.  Frank said that Soderberg's needed an oil spill debris form to send the oil contaminated debris/fill to the Presque Isle Sanitary Landfill.

Met with Mitch, the excavator operator of Soderberg's Const. crew, at the Slipp's Ford property.  He showed me the 25 cubic yard pile of excavated soils and gravel that had been dug up from the southeast corner of the old Slipp's Ford Auto Dealership/garage. Mitch had placed the contaminated soils/gravel onto a poly tarp.   I pawed into the pile and could smell some gasoline odors volatilizing off the spoil.  I gave Mitch an oil spill debris letter for disposal of the 25 cubic yards of contaminated soils at the Presque Isle Sanitary Landfill.  Mitch stated that the owner, Neil Griffith, was planning on constructing a new Mercury Ford Car Dealership building a little bit further back on the bldg. lot and combining the new bldg. in with an existing car wash bldg. on the back end of the parcel.  No further action is warranted from Response Division at this time.
A-460-2006*On 8/11/2006 in Augusta, the Maine Bureau of General Services reported a hydraulic oil spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic line on a bucket truck. The truck was being used for tree work at the time and the operator was stranded in the bucket in the raised position. The Augusta Fire Dept. was called to rescue the operator. A site visit was made to assist BGS personnel with the clean up. No further action is expected.
I-203-2006*Received call on 8/9/06 at 16:50 hours from Ms. Dottie Belanger the home she had rented from a Mr. Michael Chapman had been vandalized after she had begun moving out.  Apparently the well water for the house is being impacted by septic wastes and so Ms. Belanger moved out after renting the house for approximately 1 month.  Ms Belanger stated that the owner, Mr. Chapman, had arranged for some people from Limestone to come over to the house and take whatever they wanted.  Ms. Belanger stated that these vandals also cut her fuel line to her personal vehicle when they stole her household possessions.  Ms. Belanger reported the incident to the police.

08/10/06 12:00 hours, Site visit to Chapman house on the Davis Rd.  Inspected the area around Ms. Belanger's car, a Buick Park Avenue 4-door mid-size sedan.  The vehicle was unlocked with the driver's side window rolled down.  There was a car battery on the driver's side floor board.  The well to the house was approximately 4 feet northerly from the driver's side door of the car.  The well casing was about 3 - 4 feet above grade.  Upon a walk around and look under the car, I could find no evidence (staining of soil/odors) of any gas spill from alleged fuel line cutting.  Sketched a site map of the area where the car and house and garage were located.

08/10/06 12:15 hours, Contacted the State police and asked to speak to Trooper Stetson.  Dispatcher said that Trooper Stetson was off-duty today.  Left message with Dispatcher to have Trooper Stetson call me when he comes back on-duty to discuss his investigation.

08/11/06 09:15 hours, Telcom with Ms. Belanger.  Spoke with Ms. Belanger's boyfriend who was around when the car fuel line was cut.  He stated the car was located on the asphalt driveway when the fuel line was cut.  He also stated that the gas tank had very little fuel in it at that time (not enough to start the vehicle) and that only a about a cup dripped out of the fuel line.  He stated that he wiped it up with a rag.  I then spoke with Ms. Dottie Belanger who confirmed what her boyfriend stated about the fuel being spilled. Trooper Stetson will follow-up with Ms. Belanager on theft and vandalism issues and Town of Woodland's code enforcement officer will follow-up with drinking water and wastewater/septic issues.  No further action is warranted by Response Division at this time.
A-465-2006*8/11/06 0900 Franklin County dispatch reported a tractor trailer leaking diesel from a punctured saddle tank onto Route 27 and a gravel parking area in Eustis. Thomas Smith, DEP response, and I responded to the site. The Fire Department had contained and recovered spilled product with absorbent pads and boom in the parking area. The truck saddle tanks had been pumped out to prevent further discharge from the hole in one saddle tank. The truck had been traveling south on route 27 from Canada through Eustis when it hit a piece of metal in the road which apparently put a hole in one of the truck's fuel saddle tanks. The driver discovered this when he stopped at the parking area some 5 miles down the road. The sheriff and Eustis Fire Department responded to the scene to stop the leak and contain the spill. The trail of diesel fuel on the road was not recoverable. I had J.L. Brochu Inc excavate the contaminated soil in the gravel parking lot and transport it to Waste Management Crossroads in Norridgewock for disposal.

No further action by Response Services expected.
I-205-2006*08/08/06 11:15 hours, Received an anonymous call reporting leaking hydraulic fluid coming from an excavator hoe being used in a gravel/loam pit located on an unnamed logging/camp road in Linneus.  See attached copy of Delorme Gazetteer page 52 for approx. location of spill site.

08/08/06 12:15 hours, located area where excavator is parked adjacent to gavel/loam bank.  Excavator had leaked 2-4 gallons of hydraulic oil from several loose fittings/seals.  Excavator had got a Dickison and London contractor name on it.  Put down several absorbent pads to soak up spilled hydraulic fluid and keep spilled material from flowing toward surface water in excavated pit area.

08/08/06 12:45 hours, Spoke with Gerald Dickison, he sold the excavator in question to a Colin Bartlett who has a machine shop/garage in Amity/Weston area along Rte. 1.  Called Mr. Bartlett and left message with secretary regarding leaking oil from excavator in Linneus.

08/08/06 14:48 hours, Received message from Colin Bartlett that they will be cleaning up the spill.  No further action required at this time.
P-211-2006*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Friday, 3/17/06, Morning notification from Bridgton Fire Dept. [BFD] of a 15 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from a tree de-limber [a commercial logging machine looking like a large tracked excavator].  Aaron Buckley, the spiller and machine owner, applied clay sorbents and BFD laid down sorbent pads.   No immediate DEP response was requested.  A visit the following week was planned.  On 3/21/06, Maine Forest Ranger, Mayhew, called DEP regarding the spill.  Deputy Fire Chief, Glen Garland, of BFD later called and requested we meet on site with the property owner regarding further clean-up and liability.

AREA SENSITIVITY & ASSESSMENT
	Tuesday, 3/21/06: I met on site with Mr. & Ms Sprinkle, and Deputy Fire Chief, Garland.  On the road was a fresh stain of heavy oil cleaned up with speedy-dry type sorbent.  There was residual oil in the soil along the side of the road, oil in the soil & grass where the de-limber had been cut apart by a torch, periodic oil spots on the field along the path where the machine had been recently driven, and hydraulic oil stains where the machine had sat for over a year.  The area is rural residential & farm use, on private wells.
	Sprinkle explained that Mr. Richard Noke had logged his property over a year before, left the machine there and had not paid him for the logs; then the machine owner [Aaron Buckley] would not retrieve the machine from Sprinlkle's land, so it sat there.  [This is complicated so pay close attention.]  Buckley supposedly would not recover the machine left by Noke so eventually Sprinkle sold the machine to Mark Childs for $1000 for scrap.  The day that Childs was to come for the machine, Aaron Buckley came for it and got it started and drove it across the field, leaking hydraulic oil.  Buckley tried to drive it onto a trailer, but a hydraulic line blew, making the machine unsteerable and spewing oil onto Middle Ridge Road [see attached photo 1].  This is when BFD responded to help with clean-up.  At this point, Buckley gave up on the machine and left it in the field [photos 2 & 3].  Childs came later that day (3/17/06) and cut the machine up with a cutting torch, spilling more hydraulic oil, some grease, and lightly burning Sprinkle's field (see Photos 2 & 3).  Mr. Sprinkle wished DEP to hold Buckley and Noke responsible for the discharges to his land.
	I was unable to find a location for Richard Noke nor Childs so could not contact them.
	Aaron Buckley returned my call on 3/31/06.  Buckley confirmed the spill on the road was his indeed.  Buckley stated the machine had been missing and at Sprinkle's property for near five years.  He refused culpability for the spillage in the field where the machine was dismantled.
	After consultation with DEP's Jon Woodard and reviewing Maine statute, it was judged that all four parties [Noke, Sprinkle, Buckley, & Childs]  were PRP's and in-part liable for clean-up expenses.  I later contacted Sprinkle by phone and offered that DEP will dispose of soil if he will excavate and load.  Mr. Sprinkle stated he would think about it and get back to me.  By mid-July I had not heard back from Sprinkle so authored and mailed the attached letter of 7/17/06.  As of 8/11/06, I have heard naught from Mr. Sprinkle, or the other involved parties, and it appears that he is no longer interested in a clean-up.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Mr. Buckley and BFD cleaned up the estimated 10-gallon hydraulic oil on the pavement, leaving some still in the soil and small patches across the field.  None of the other parties made any effort to report clean up of the other oil spills, as or after they occurred.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Over the past one to five years, hydraulic oil leaked to the ground where the machine sat, which went unreported and un-remediated.
2.	Since Mr. Sprinkle sold the machine to Mr. Childs, and Childs cut it up on Sprinkle's property with the Sprinkle's approbation: both Childs and Sprinkle are liable
A-230-2006*On May 5, 2006, Dead River Oil Company reported oil stains under a deck at 110 Hall Hill, Rumford.  Dead River personnel used sorbent materials to recover what they could of the #2 fuel oil product though the spillage appeared to be "old."

The property is occupied by Denise Benedix, repeated calls to Ms. Benedix by Maine DEP were unsuccessful.  On August 11, 2006, Maine DEP and Dead River staff went to the site.  The tanks were on a thick concrete pad, surrounded by an insulated pressure treated plywood box under the deck.  The fill pipes were at the front (driveway end) of the deck and the vent pipes terminated under the deck, facing in the opposite direction.  Maine DEP staff removed one end of the enclosure to get a more complete look at the tank system.  Ms. Benedix reported the tanks were about 6-years-old ,and at the time of the inspection they appeared to be in good condition and were well supported.  DEP staff requested Ms. Benedix re-route the vent pipes to better facilitate the delivery driver hearing the whistle and observing any possible overfill.  She agreed to have the work done.  The well serving the property is not at risk at this time.   No further action is expected.
I-189-2006*08/05/06 13:45 hours, Received call from Aroostook county Sheriff regarding the spillage of 25 to 30 gallons of motor oil alongside Page Farms machine shed on the Bog Road in Limestone.

08/05/06 14:35 hours, arrived at Page Farm.  Site inspection revealed that some person(s) had broken into the machine shed at Peter Page's potato farm and had deliberately taken 25 to 30 gallons of virgin motor oil from his bulk storage tank and carried it in a pail and dumped it out into the gravel driveway between Peter's home and the machine shed.  Most of the oil only soaked into the compacted gravel approx. 2 inches.  Several gallons (3-5) pooled up in a puddle of stormwater at the end of his driveway, adjacent to the Bog Road.  I worked with Norman (Peter's father)  and the Sheriff's patrolman to deploy sorbent boom to soak up any free oil product on the driveway surface as well as oil floating on the puddle of surface water.  Given the fact that Peter's wellhead was on the back lawn of his house lot which was in close proximity to the spilled oil (within 25 feet) I worked with Norman to have the spilled area excavated and placed on a poly tarp.  Norman used a bucket scoop on his tractor to dig down 3 to 6 inches in the area where the oil spillage occurred.  The area of the ponded oil/puddled stormwater was excavated to a depth of 8" and stockpiled on the poly tarp.  Norm scraped the spill area with the scraper blade of his tractor when he finished scooping out the spilled product.  Scrapings from the gravel surface were taken out back of his machine shed and feathered out to further volatilize remaining motor oil.  The area where ponded surface water and floating motor oil had been was mulched to soak up any remaining oil.  Gave Norman an Oil Spill Debris form to ship the excavated contaminated soil/gravel to Tri-community Landfill (TCL).

08/10/06 13:00 hours, Follow-up site inspection of spill site.  Met with Peter, the oily debris material(gravel/sorbents/hay) was hauled to the landfill (TCL) on Tuesday 8/8/06 for disposal.  It was raining at time of site visit, so I told Peter that when things dry out, to scrape up the straw mulching from end of driveway and land apply it to some hayland/pasture on his farm.
No further action required at this time.


P-655-2006*On August 11, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of diesel were discharged as a result of the overfilling of a portable blasting unit.  The diesel discharged on pavement and a small amount fell onto soil.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and a small excavation.  The excavation removed impacted soil from a three foot by one foot area to a depth of approximately1.5 inches.  The soil was drummed and sent off-site as oily debris by Bath Iron Works.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-206-2006*At 0945 hours on August 12, 2006, I received a call from Bill Sheehan, fellow DEP person, that a person called his dad regarding a strange substance found on the surface of Mattawamkeag Lake in Island Falls.  I called the spill reporter, John Getchell, and he told me that he found a plastic wrap type material floating on the water near the Mattawamkeag Fish and Game Club boat dock.  I left home at 1000 hours and arrived on scene at 1130 hours.  Upon arriving I found the material that Mr. Getchell had called me about.  I also met a man named Arthur Smith who helped me check the boats moored at the dock for leaks.  We discovered that when one boat was moved, a petroleum sheen would come out from underneath it.  After only seconds, the sheen would turn in a plastic-type material that looked a lot like dried varnish.  The fuel tank on this boat is within the hull of the boat.  I recovered as much of the material as I could and placed sorbent boom around the boat.  Mr. Smith told me that he thought the boat belonged to a Mr. Douglas Lane from Patten.  I called Mr. Getchell to inform him of what I found and asked him if he knew Mr. Lane.  He said he did and tried to contact him be phone, he did not reach him.  I asked both Mr. Getchell and Mr. Smith to have Mr. Lane call me immediately if they see him at his boat on Sunday.  I received no call.  On Monday August 14, 2006, I contacted a Ms. Eleanor Savage because she keeps records of the boats moored at the boat dock.  She informed me that the boat in question did indeed belong to Mr. Lane.  I tried to contact Mr. Lane at his home and got no answer.  I've asked the Island Falls Forest Rangers to check out the area this morning to see if the boat is still at the dock.  If so, we will be contacting a contractor to have the boat fuel tank pumped out and have the boat hauled out of the water.  The Forest Ranger verified that the boat was pulled out of the water.  It was determined that the source of the leak was a crack in the hull in the area of the fuel tank. No further Response action is required at this time.
B-385-2006*B-385-2006
07-10-2006 14:50

     Mike Curtis of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Randall Herring on Route 16.  It was stated that lightning struck the house, arcing to the 275-gallon fuel tank in the basement, in turn rupturing both it's ends.  The house was subsequently gutted by fire.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to cleanup the residual oil that had not burned on the basement concrete floor.  Approximately 3 yards of contaminated sorbent and woody debris was removed and disposed of.  It is not believed that the residence's well is at risk to any contamination.
P-514-2006*SUMMARY
	Fri. 6/30/06: Representing Maine DEP I accompanied the Ms. Morash of the US EPA Region-1 on an Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan [SPCC] inspection of this CN Brown Co. [CNB] owned & operated oil bulk plant, and the adjacent LM Longley oil bulk plant [see report P-513-06].  While CNB owns the bulk plant facility, I understand that they lease the property from St. Lawrence & Atlantic railroad.  Ms. Jody Purkkinen and Mr. Larry McAllister of CNB accompanied the inspection and provided a copy of a  SPCC Plan dated 6/3/02.
	The facility is located between Western Ave. and Main St. [Route 26] in a commercial and residential area.  The area has municipal water & sewer.  The site lies over or adjacent to a mapped sand and gravel aquifer that parallels the nearby Androscoggin River.  I understand that storm drains  in the vicinity of the site go to the river.  The bulk plant contains six bulk tanks of 12,000-gal. up to 20,000-gal. capacities and one 275-gal. Aboveground Storage Tanks [AST] for Actane fuel additive [see EPA Photo-14].  The facility appears manned only during maintenance, loading or off loading.  Two tanks within the property are owned & operated by LM Longley Oil Co. [see P-513-06].  See DEP reports P-1004-01, P-698-96, and P-21-01 for further site history.

DISCHARGE & FACILITY ASSESSMENT
a.	The location worked out to a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal with action levels of 200 parts per million (ppm) DRO and 500 ppm GRO [DEP field headspace].  This guidance was based site history, present site use and no use of local groundwater even though the location appears to be over a mapped aquifer.
b.	I noted the piping at the loading area for T-3 & T-4 had an active drip of diesel oil outside the berm [DEP Photos 7 & 8 and EPA Photo 27].  I pointed this out to Ms. Purkkinen and later spoke with Kevin Moore by phone regarding fixing the leak and cleaning up the soil.  This area was not clean to state satisfaction at the time.
c.	Under the loading rack for T-6 & T-7 [DEP Photos 3 & 4] there was oil staining on the concrete berm and soil, likely from multiple small discharges.  I noted no active leaks.  This oil contamination may be residual from P-21-01.  This area was not cleaned to state satisfaction at the time.
d.	All tanks except for T-5 have a bare soil floor.  T-5 has concrete [See EPA Photos 19-21].  The tanks had concrete berm walls though some may be too low for holding their required volume of a potential tank leak.  Several cracks were noted in the concrete berm for T-3 & T-4 [see EPA Photo 25].  The tank farm did not have sufficient fencing.  I understand that berm construction and security are not within Maine DEP jurisdiction though EPA will be addressing these issues.
e.	Photo 2 shows a product pipe from T-1 that travels on the ground and appeared to have an elbow leak.
f.	T-6 and T-7 contain #2-fuel oil though have placard "1203" indicating a Flammable Liquid (i.e. gasoline).  This may cause confusion in a response to a fire.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	7/24/06: I received a call back from Kevin Moore who stated that he is looking into the repair of the leaking valve at T-6 and cleaning up the soil there.  During soil removal at the adjacent Longley Oil site I noted that the valve appeared not to be dripping anymore

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The property appears to have long been subject to oil discharges in its use as a fuel storage location and when off loading from the railroad and from tank trucks.  Strong subsurface oil contamination was noted during the excavation of Longley Oil on 8/1/06.  Exact determination of what contamination is attributable only to CNB, to Longley Oil, or only to St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad may be difficult.
2.	Oil, and possibly gasoline, contamination is understood to remain on site and may be pervasive across the property as well as under Western Ave. and the railroad tracks.  This contamination shall be properly managed if disturbed or ma
B-302-2006*On 5/30/06, I received a report of a kerosene leak from an aboveground storage tank at the Dodge family camp on East Grand Lake on Lydic Lane in Forest City.  Mr. Dodge, the owner, was ill and being cared for by his daughter, Sherry King.  Mr. Dodge died on 6/21/06, and Mrs. King was named the trustee to the estate.

At an unknown time during the winter, the aboveground storage tank heaved due to frost and slid off the patio blocks it was placed on.  When the tank slid off the blocks, it cracked the nipple, leaking the contents of the tank.

On 5/29/06, a neighbor, Glen Reynolds, went to check on the tank.  He knew the condition of the tank and the lack of gravel under it.  Upon looking at the tank, he could see that it had shifted and oil had been spilled.  The next day, he contacted the DEP.

On 5/30/06, I arrived on site and confirmed the tank was empty.  The lake, which is approximately 15 feet away, did not have any sheen and did not look impacted at all.  I suspect that during the winter the oil had migrated to the lake in small amounts and was dispersed naturally.

Due to the fact that the camp was approximately 2 miles down a winding ill-maintained camp road and we received a large amount of rain this early summer, a cleanup effort was not able to be done until 7/13/06.

On 7/13/06, Clean Harbors was contracted to remove approximately 3 yards of contaminated soil.  Once the contaminated soil was removed, clean bank run gravel was used as backfill material.

B-330-2006*On 6/11/06, I received a report of a 2 quart spill of Jet A on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.  The cause was an aircraft venting.  The spilled product was absorbed with oil pads and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-491-2006*8.5.06 - Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that less than one gallon of transformer oil spilled from a transformer, pole #38.5, at the entered location.  A bushing began to leak on the unit and spilled onto the driveway and grass area of residential property.  The transformer was suspected of containing a PCB oil and 54 ppm was detected when analyzed.

Clean Harbors, Hampden, was contracted to remove and dispose of the contamination and generated nine 55-gallon drums of soil and one 55-gallon drum of sorbent material.  Mona Spear advised that the property owner is out-of-state and they are attempting to make contact.  The spill area was limited to around the utility pole and driveway entrance.

file/report
B-507-2006*8.2.06,  3E Company, The Home Depot's reporting contractor, reported a used oil spill from a piece of machinery at the entered location.  It was unclear what the exact cause of the spill was, but a gasket is suspect.  The sorbent material entered into storage for later contractor pick up and disposal.

file/report
B-331-2006*On 6/11/06, I received a report from the State Police of an anonymous complaint of Charleen Eaton, owner of a brown Toyota, plate number 832 MI, draining the waste oil from her car onto the asphalt parking lot of the housing community where she lives.

I arrived on scene, confirmed that the community is provided by public water, saw the oil stain next to her car, and proceeded to locate Ms. Eaton.  Once I found Ms. Eaton and explained why I was there, I  was verbally assaulted by her.  After a few moments of attempting to converse with this woman and continually being called every name in the book, I told her to have a wonderful evening and try not to spill any more oil, because it was against the law.
B-506-2006*Mr. Wickett called to report that a car had rolled over into the Kirkland Road ditch near his home on the previous Friday. The car had leaked a large amount of transmission oil onto the ditch water which was still there the day he called, Monday. I went to the site and found his description to be accurate. I'd estimate that about a gallon of red transmission fluid was floating on the ditch water amongst the weeds. The ditch water was barely flowing and the majority of oil had not moved. I used a dozen sorbent pads to recover the oil. No further action is anticipated.
B-278-2006*Neal called from the Calais Dead River Co. office to report that one of his technicians, Denny, was at the scene of an oil spill, caused by a 275-gallon AST that had fallen over and leaking from the gauge. This was at the Hayward residence in Northfield. The initial spill estimate was 5 to 10 gallons. The Dead River Co. was sending a crew to cleanup the spill and reset the AST. On the following day, I was told that a new estimate was made by reviewing the fill records for this tank and Dead River was now estimating a loss of 40 to 60 gallons. I went to the scene and met with the owner, Janelle Hayward.
   Ms. Hayward's mobile home is on a rocky hill side with more rock than dirt. Her drilled well is about 50 feet away. It was hard for me to tell if the rocky out crops were rocks or dirt. In any case, Dead River had removed three 55-gallon drums of soil and vegetation and this seemed to have collected the majority of contamination. They reported that after the hole was created, water coming into it had no sheen. While records indicate a potential loss of 50 gallons, evidence at the site indicated that the first report of 5 to 10 gallons may have been accurate.
   On my arrival, the tank facility had been moved closer to the trailer. The cause of the spill had been that the concrete patio-type blocks had crumbled due to old age and poor quality. Other than the use of blocks, the system appeared to be up to the oil burner codes and had been set out away from the building to prevent snow from falling from the roof and damaging the tank.
   I explained the AST insurance program and she filled out an application for coverage. At this time, it appears the well is not impacted and she elected to take a wait and see approach instead of quarterly monitoring. As there are no children or elderly living in the home, I think this is a safe approach.
I-175-2006*On July 12, 2006, Maine Public Service (MPS) reported a transformer spill at the Northeastland Hotel in Presque Isle. A pole with three 50-gallon transformers on it broke and all three transformers ruptured. I met with representatives of MPS and the Presque Isle Fire Dept. on scene. The fire dept. immediately deployed sorbents and boom on the parking lot to stop the flow of oil to a nearby storm drain. Some oil had however already entered the storm drain. The city of Presque Isle was also called to provide sand to dam and absorb oil flowing in the parking lot. The spill was in control within 2 hours but oil in the storm drain was found to have migrated through the system near the outfall at Presque Isle stream. Boom was deployed that day at the outfall. A contractor was hired to maintain and check the boom through several rain events. The spill was remediated to State satisfaction; therefore, no further action is warranted.
B-243-2006*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, Sylvan Properties LLC and/or Webster Management (Bangor) began the removal of a 10000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank at the former Osram Sylvania, Inc facility in Bangor on 5/4/06.  S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc (Bangor) was hired to coordinate the removal and do the site assessment; Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons, Inc (Bangor) did the excavation; and Clean Harbors Environmental Service, Inc (Hampden) was hired to clean out the tank.

     According to the registration, the tank was installed in or around October 1990.  It was being removed at this time, because the building is vacant and the property is being sold.  The tank was a single wall, coated steel, construction.  It had double containment flex piping and was backfilled with pea stone.  No corrosion holes in the tank or problems with the piping were observed.  The surrounding soil is a glacial till type of material.  Groundwater was encountered only a few feet below the surface.  Consequently, the tank was anchored to a concrete pad when it was installed.  The only contamination or spillage found during the excavation occurred when the flex piping was being removed.  Perhaps a quart or so of oil drained from the end of the pipe into the excavation and most of that was recovered with sorbent pads.  Once the tank was out of the ground, Clean Harbors cut into it, cleaned it out, and Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons hauled it away for disposal.  No additional cleanup or remediation was required.

REC:  File report.

P-626-2006*The odor of petroleum initiated a small investigation on Roxane's Way which yielded the discovery that the fuel line associated with the AST had been tampered with.  An associate of the homeowner was able to mitigate the discharge but not before approximately 30 gallons of #2 heating fuel was discharged to the ground.  Initial remedial actions were to separate the line from the tank, cap each off, then remove the product and the tank from the site.  Thereafter, an excavation was undertaken to remove the contaminated soil.  Product tended to follow the terrain of the property away from the home towards the wetland.  At its deepest, the excavation was approximately three feet deep and ten feet wide which tapered off to grade both vertically and horizontally in approximately 40 feet.  It is the current belief of the Department that the well does not appear to be in jeopardy.
P-627-2006*A leaking fuel tank discharged approximately two gallons of gasoline to a parking lot in Hollis.  Buxton Fire Department responded, provided sorbent material to scene, and cleaned up the discharge.
P-634-2006*On August 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately ten (10) gallons of jet fuel were discharged into secondary containment associated with Northeast Air's Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs).  The spill was remediated with sorbent pads, which were disposed of by Northeast Air.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-641-2006*I was contacted by the Wells Police Department, who reported that the Wells Fire Department's Ford pickup truck, that is used to tow their boat, had blown its engine.  The engine leaked a gallon or so of motor oil onto the paved road.  The Fire Department used sorbents to clean up the oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-480-2006*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, Ferris Oil Company (Houlton) began the removal of a 2000 gallon #2 oil tank at the residence of Gilbert Langill on the Springfield Road in Danforth on 8/9/06.  The tank was constructed of asphalt coated steel, had a copper feed line to the furnace, and galvanized fill/vent pipes.  It was installed 20+ years ago and had been backfilled with non-standard material.  The surrounding soil appeared to be a fill type material.  No groundwater was encountered on site.  Minor contamination in the 4.8 to 11.5 ppm range on a PID meter was detected in the bottom of the excavation.  The source of the oil was unknown, but may have been from a small overfill at one time or another.  Based on the location of the material, it did not appear to be from any thing recent.  There is a well on the property, but it is off to the side and unlikely to be affected by this spill.  I did not observe any corrosion holes in the tank or problems with the piping.  No additional remediation was required.

     Since the Langill's are on the fuel assistance program, the installation of a new aboveground tank in the basement and the removal of the old underground tank next to the garage were covered by the CAP.  Plans were to clean the old tank out on site and cut it up for scrap metal.

REC:  File report.

P-643-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-647-2006*I was contacted by the Fryeburg Fire Department.  They reported that there had been an accident involving a tractor trailer truck on Route 5.  The accident was minor, and only about a gallon of diesel fuel was spilled onto the road surface.  The fire department used speedy dry to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-648-2006*I was contacted by the 3E Company reporting a spill of Latexite Oil Spot Primer at the Home Depot store in South Portland.  The product was spilled onto the floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached spill report form).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-650-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-652-2006*I was given a complaint form by Kara Moody of the Bureau of Land & Water Quality.  The complaint alleged that there was oil spilled on a property in Eliot.  I visited the site and was unable to find any evidence of an oil spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-386-2006*On 7/10/06, 1729 hours, Jane Boudreau (Brewer Automotive Components) reported a one gallon spill of machine tool coolant, which in their case is a vegetable oil.  The product was recovered with sorbent material and disposed of in the company's waste stream.
P-661-2006*On August 1, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately ten (10) gallons of unleaded gasoline was discharged as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The vehicle was removed prior to the next tide.  Gasoline was not recoverable due to the tidal influences in the marsh.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-662-2006*On 8/14/06, I received a call from Dennis Hanson of Technical Construction reporting a fuel line rupture on an excavator in Lewiston.  Contaminated soil resulting from the spillage was transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.
B-441-2006*On 7/24/06, 1535 hours, Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.) reported that they had discovered a transformer leak at 64 East Ridge Road in Charleston.  There was a three foot diameter oil stain at the bottom of the pole.  The spill had been a slow leak from a switch handle.  The unit was rated non-PCB.  The cleanup generated about 0.2 cubic yards of oiled soil, which was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill.
B-165-2006*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, A.L. Doggett, Inc. (Gray) began the removal of underground tanks at Mike's Car Service on Main Street in Old Town on 3/28/06.  A.L. Doggett provided both the licensed tank installer and excavation on site.  Don Robbins (Environinvestigations & Remediation, Inc.; Brunswick) was hired to do the site assessment for the project.

March 28, 2006 (Tues):  When I arrived on site around 1300, the agreed upon time, A.L. Doggett personnel were standing around waiting to get started.  Seems that the tanks had not been pumped out yet.  They both contained about 6 inches of product.  Plans were to do odds and ends on site during the afternoon and get ready to dig first thing in the morning.

March 29, 2006 (Wed):  Arriving at the facility at 0900, I found conditions pretty much the same as yesterday.  The tanks had not been pumped out and the contractor was killing time.  The concrete pad over the tanks was still in tact, but they were working on removing the inner piping from the secondary containment between the tank sumps and the pump island.

March 30, 2006 (Thur):  When I arrived on site at 0900, C.N. Brown (So Paris) was in the process of pumping out the tanks.  Fortunately, to save time, A.L. Doggett had already removed the concrete pad over the tanks and had dug down beside the first tank.  They were standing by, waiting for the pumping to be done.  Once that was completed, it was onto the excavation.

     Two tanks were scheduled for removal.  One was a 12000 gallon gasoline and the other was a 10000 gallon gasoline.  The 10000 gallon tank had two compartments; one was 6000 gallon capacity and the other was 4000 gallon capacity.  Both tanks were double wall, fiberglass over steel, construction.  They were installed in 1994 and had been backfilled with sand.  There was some contamination found on site.  Don Robbins got a PID meter reading of 2.7 ppm in the bottom of the excavation under the 12000 gallon tank.  On the 10000 gallon tank, the fill box was corroded and he got 300 ppm readings under that.  In the excavation under the 10000 gallon tank, he got readings from 0.5 ppm (far end), 22.5 ppm (middle area), and 115 ppm (end below the fill box).  Based on all the readings, it did not appear that very much oil was involved.  Removal of the material would have been difficult, because the tanks were sitting just above ledge.  There was some groundwater in the excavation, but no sheen was observed.  No additional remediation was required.

     Both tanks were scheduled to go to B & S Salvage in Hudson to be cut up for scrap metal.  However, the local police department stopped A.L. Doggett's truck, with the 12000 gallon tank, on Gilman Falls Avenue when they thought they could smell gasoline coming from it.  They then called for a State Police truck weigh unit, because they thought there were a number of transportation violations and it was all down hill from there.  The local fire department was called out, A.L. Doggett's truck was escorted to a remote area at the Old Town airport (over kill), and the driver was read the riot act.  The State Police did sight a number of violations (i.e., driver's haz mat transporter license had recently expired, gasoline tank had not been cleaned out or properly placarded for over-the-road transport, and I am not sure what else).  They also wanted both tanks cleaned out before being transported anywhere.  In the past, DEP had allowed gasoline tanks to be transported over rich with "Not Gas Free" painted on them.  According to the State Police, that is a Federal violation.

REC:  File report.
A-138-2005* On 4-1-2005, the Mexico Fire Dept. reported an oil spill on the Androscoggin River. By the time I arrived, the Fire Dept. had located the source of the leak. A 275 gallon tank located at a vacant home owned by Lem Cissel had developed a leak at the fitting/filter assembly. Further discussion with Mr. Cissel revealed his displeasure in the oil company's technician who Mr. Cissel blames for the release.
 Mr. Cissel then washed the oil, that leached into the basement, into the floor drain. This floor drain is connected to the Androscoggin via the storm drain and culvert systems. Mr. Cissel claims that he did not know this drain was connected to the river. I assisted Mr. Cissel and installed the Ram Fan to eliminate the oil odors from the house and basement. I also left him sorbent pads to collect the small amount of oil (and water) that was leaching into the basement. I told Mr. Cissel that I would not refer this case to enforcement (for non reporting and washing oil into the River), if he cooperated with me on the clean up. He agreed. As you can see from the rest of the story it has taken Mr. Cissel quite some time to finalize this case.
 The building is still vacant as of 5-4-2006. Mr. Cissel plans on using the building for storage for his business.
 5-4-06, phone conference with Cissel. The tank has been taken out of service (valve closed), but still contains oil (1/3 full). I asked Cissel to disconnect the fill and vent from the tank and to empty the oil from the tank. He was reluctant to do that and I suggested that he give the oil away to someone who has a waste oil furnace. I asked that this be done by the end of the month.
 5-31-06, Mr. Cissel called me to report that he had disconnected the fill and vent, but needed more time to pump the oil into drums in order to give it away. I offered to assist in pumping the oil out but he wanted to do that himself.
 A phone call to Mr. Cissel on 8-16-06, half of the oil has been pumped out and used for fuel elsewhere. Mr. Cissel assured me that he will remove the remaining oil and use it as fuel in another furnace.

B-505-2006*On 8/14/06, 1100 hours, Rick Mayberry of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MM&A) reported a ten gallon release of hydraulic oil from one of their rail repair machines at a site 28 miles north of Jackman Station.  Their cleanup consisted of removing and replacing the oiled rail bedding.  Rick indicated that MM&A had a disposal facility that they used.

A-239-2005* On 5-25-05, Jeff McElroy of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc. reported the finding of oil contaminated soil at the former Webber / Purelace Dairy & Poultry Products of Maine. This facility is located near the intersection of Route 201 and Carter Memorial Drive in the town of Winslow. A Phase I and Phase II had previously been completed and # 6 oil was found in the area of an underground tank. This tank (reg. # 14577) had been removed in November of 1990.
 The buyer of the property Fortin's TV & Appliance went forward with the cleanup. About 450 tons of soil were removed and transported to Waste Management landfill in Norridgewock.
 Cheryl Fontaine of the DEP BRWM was also involved in the decision making at this site.  I made a site visit during the soil removal process.
 For further details of this case see the attached report from S.W. Cole., dated August 12, 2005.

B-504-2006*On 8/12/06, 1350 hours, Coleman Fortin of The Home Depot reported that they had a broken fluorescent bulb at their Bangor store.  As per instruction from 3E Company, they had contained it in a red bucket and put it into their hazardous storage facility to await proper disposal.
I-186-2006*Received a call/fax from Maine Woods Recycling regarding a spill of 15 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil from woods operation (loader/wood processor) broken hydraulic line.   Spill occurred on 07/26/06 at 17:30 hours and was cleaned up with pads, and contained with dirt and boom until cleaned- up.  Contaminated soil, pads, and other oily debris was bagged and taken to the company's shop for storage until picked up for disposal.  See attached map sketch for location of spill site.  No further action by Response Division is warranted at this time.
B-503-2006*On 8/12/06, 1310 hours, Bob Gilbert of The Home Depot reported a one gallon spill of latex paint at their facility.  The spill had been cleaned up with sorbent material which was placed in the company's waste stream.

A-413-2006*On July 23, 2006, Maine DEP received a report of foundation sealant floating on water and being discharged into a wetland at the Waterman Meadows sub-division, South Thomaston.  The caller stated she had discovered the discharge the previous day and placed hay bales in way in an effort to reduce the flow into the wetland.

The discharge occurred because personnel from North American Homes (Ray's Homes) had sealed the foundation with an asphalt material just prior to a significant rain storm.  Before the material hardened and fully adhered to the concrete foundation a significant quantity was washed into the foundation excavation, through the perimeter drain and onto the drainage ditch to the wetland.  Kip's Home Services and Clean Harbors were hired to clean up the discharge.  Approximately 1350 gallons of contaminated water was removed by vacuum truck for disposal.

No further action is expected.
I-187-2006*Received a call and follow-up fax from Wheelabrator Sherman Energy Co. regarding the spillage into a secondary containment system within the plant of 208 gallons of muriatic acid (32% HCL).  Spill occurred when the Muriatic Acid storage tank's discharge flange leaked.  Leak was caused due to the failure of bolts securing the flange to the tank.  Spilled acid was caught and contained inside the tanks secondary containment structure.  The acid was transferred to a tote and neutralized with a caustic and the pH was monitored until neutralized.  This treated wastewater was then worked into the process water for use as quenching water in the ash quenching area of the plant.  Future preventive measures planned by plant personnel include increasing the inspection frequencies of the flange to implement repairs before leak develops.  No further action by Response Division is warranted at this time.
B-502-2006*On 8/12/06, 0615 hour, I was contacted by Maine State Police about a boat that had sunk at the Searsport Town Dock.  It had produced a gasoline sheen about a mile long and fifty feet wide.  The call had been given to Jon Andrews, who was the CMRO on-call person.  I contacted Jon to get his information and to let him know I would investigate.  He gave me the Waldo County SO number and I proceeded to respond.  The sheen had disappeared by the time I got there.  The Harbor Master (Wayne Hamilton) said that some gasoline had come from the vent, but that stopped as soon as they had leveled the vessel.  They had deployed a circle of sorbent boom around the area where the boat had sunk.  The boom probably collected a gallon or so of product, thus preventing further sheen formation.  The cause of the sinking remains a mystery.  The bilge pump was still running when the vessel was raised.  It was floating after they got it up.
P-660-2006*Saturday August 12th at 18:00 York Fire Department (YFD) called to report the loss of 250 gallons of #2 fuel from an external Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Freeman home 231 Clay Hill Road.  The tank had been filled Wednesday and when the resident returned home Saturday she noticed the smell of oil and called YFD.

The tank is empty and the point of discharge is approximately one foot from where the sheathed copper line enters the home just below the appliance connection.  Drips were observed and the sheathing looked stressed (slightly swollen or something other than regularly shaped), the soils beneath the deformity were saturated with K-1.

The point of breakout appeared to be a nearby stream Josias Stream an estimated 250-300 ft. away, down a steep embankment.  The natural contour of the land has been altered with the placement of the home and lawn.  Significant fill has been added and this sits on a predominantly clay base, this clay feature appears to be the leading cause for the increased distance from the release point to the breakout point.  Peter Eremita was called and site conditions discussed, however he was out of the office until Tuesday.  On Monday, Greg O'Brien made the first daylight site assessment and applied pads and boom to the stream bed.

The home's well is drilled (100' in depth) and approximately 40 feet upgradient from the discharge point.  Excavations closer to the well proved negative, the K-1 does  not appear to have followed the perimeter drain in the direction of the well.  However the well will be put on quarterly monitoring to verify the initial findings.

Remedial actions conducted were to excavate and remove contaminated soils from the area immediately in contact with the building, and fill with clean well drained stone/gravel.  DEP also assessed the perimeter drain and it's branches to determine the flow pattern of the K-1 towards the stream/lower area.  One predominant feature is a filled in swale/gully area which looks to be at least 8-10 feet in depth (most likely route of transport) leading directly to the lower discharge area.

The site was referred to DEP's Division of Technical Services, please refer to their file for additional information.

No further Response action is required at this time.

A-454-2006*On August 8, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 6-7 gallons of transformer oil was discharged as a result of a storm causing a tree to fall on a line.  The oil was discharged to the road and a yard.  The transformer was not tagged, but analysis later determined that potential polychlorinated biphenyl content was less than 2 parts per million.  The impacted soil was excavated and disposed of at Waste Management's facility in Norridgewock.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Spill Report for further information. No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
A-456-2006*   DEP received a report that a small amount of a latex-based additive had spilled at this large store during the early morning.  The spill was reportedly recovered by store employees.  No site visit was made by Department personnel.
I-225-2006*B & L Road Company spilled 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The hose broke on an excavator causing the spill.  Landowners are Orion Timberlands, LLC from Fort Kent.  Spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and brought back to Fort Kent for disposal.  No further action required at this time.
P-706-2006*During site construction, underground piping was encountered. It was obviously old, yet the product inside was mobile.  The contractor began collecting the oil in a five gallon bucket as a crew unearthed the rest of the pipe.  The section was 20 long, and both ends were dead.  Some contaminated soil was witnessed, but given the 'baseline' location the contractor was advised to reuse the soil on site.  The pipe was drained then dried with contaminated materials to be disposed of by the Maine Department of Transportation.
I-226-2006*1 gallon of hydraulic oil spilled due to a hose breakage.  The spill was contained with pads, sand, and then taken to the For Fairfield garage for disposal.  No further action required at this time.
P-710-2006*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-711-2006*I was contacted by York County Dispatch, who reported that the Lebanon Fire Department was on the scene of a gasoline spill.  Apparently, a gas can had fallen out of a pick up truck and spilled onto the pavement in a parking lot.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-719-2006*A complaint was received regarding a "Larry Whittier" draining a vehicle of fluids in the parking lot of the Four Seasons Bingo on Elmwood, Westbrook.

I went to the site and inspected the parking lot for staining.  I observed two areas of staining the first was just off the pavement on gravel which was grassed.  This area was darkened, and appears to have been stained with an oil discharge, minimal odors from the stained area.  Towards the back left of the lot another stained area was observed, this portion of the gravel is wet and appears to have a clay component.  This is the area where gasoline was drained and subsequently discharged/lost (see attached photograph).

The observed stained materials were hand excavated and transported for disposal at Commercial Paving Recycling Corp., Scarborough.  Mr. Whittier will be sent a request for reimbursement for his intentional discharge of waste liquids to the ground.

DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-513-2006*
FACILITY INSPECTION & HISTORY
	Thursday, 6/29/06: As a state DEP representative I accompanied Ms. Melanie Morash of the US EPA for a federal Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasures [SPCC] inspection of the Ripley & Fletcher oil bulk plant.  While there we noted this smaller Aboveground Storage Tank [AST] bulk plant within the same property but owned and operated L M Longley & Sons Co. [LML] of Norway and an inspection of this bulk plant was also performed by Ms. Morash and I.
	The facility appeared very old [approx. 100 years] and was likely served by the adjacent railroad.  The property is owned the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad [SLA], and occupied by AST oil bulk plants owned and operated by LML and by C N Brown [CNB] who lease the property from SLA.  Both CNB and LML share entrances and exits to the property.  While there are some historical discharges records at the CNB facility, it appears LML reported no discharges here in the past.  In 2001 while at a CNB spill clean-up I noted an oil discharge under LML's loading rack [see P-53-2001].  My contact with LML was Mr. John Longley.  LML has two ASTs and I noted no buried piping or Underground Storage Tanks [USTs].
	The area is mixed commercial, light industrial and residential use; over or adjacent to a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and served by town sewer and water.  Storm drains on the street likely drain to the nearby Androscoggin River [see attached map & site plan].

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Tues. 8/1/06: Following a 7/5/06 phone call and 7/19/06 letter to LML, Mr. Longley had Wayne Kennagh Co. excavated oil-tainted soil under the fill pipe area [see Photo 3 and field notes] down to 6' below grade.  Dark oil-stained sandy soil was noted on both sides and base of the trench at levels of 54 to 100 parts per million [Maine DEP photoionization detector bag head space method].  Source reduction ceased at a 6' depth and at 15.89 tons with the decision that digging further would undermine the concrete berm wall.  Also, the oil-contaminated area also encroached on the truck travel lane and contaminated soil here likely mingled with old spills from the CNB facility.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The area appears to have suffered multiple oil spills of varying volume over the years of its operation.  Based on the excavation on 8/1/06 and in 2001 [see P-1004-01 & P-514-06] the property is underlain by oil contaminated soil, possibly across the property and under Western Ave. and the railroad tracks.  At this time I am unaware of discharges reaching the river.  A full clean-up to a Baseline-2 Goal may be impractical at this time until the AST bulk plants are removed or rebuilt.  An extensive clean-up is expected at some time in the future.
b.	In order to fulfill the containment & SPCC requirements of the US EPA, the LML and the CNB bulk plants may have to be rebuilt or either company may chose to abandon the site.
d.	Oil contaminated soil [and groundwater] is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if made accessible or disturbed.
e.	As property owner, SLA railroad is also a responsible party for the oil discharges.  Oil contamination may have have come from off loading railroad tank cars and from diesel locomotives.
f.	Discharges here had not been reported as required under Maine statute.  Reporting requirements were explained to Mr. Longley in my letter of 7/19/06.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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I-215-2006*On August 29th, this office received a call from the State Police regarding a vandalism report they received from Ann Williams of Castle Hill. Someone had gone into an old machine shed on her property and tipped over three 55-gallon drums of used motor oil. I met with her that day and because the condition of the floor was deteriorated, much of the oil went into the soil around the outside of the building. I hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil around the building for disposal.  No further action is required at this time.
B-463-2006*B-463-2006
08/01/2006 08:00

     John Larson, Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Stockton Springs, called to report what appeared to be gasoline contamination in a ditch in front of the Fort Pownal Trend convenience store on Main Street.  It was stated that it had been long since known that the facility had abandoned underground storage tanks.   An investigation revealed that small amounts of gasoline sheen with associated odor were escaping to the ditch just down slope from the facility.  The owner of the facility, Eugene Ellis of Stockton Springs, agreed to allow the Department to remove the tanks and assess a possible clean up.
     Arrangements were made with Gaftek, Fessenden Geo-environmental, and Lynch Construction to have the tanks removed.  On August 3rd and 4th all three gasoline tanks were removed without incident.  It was revealed that gasoline contamination within the loose fill around the tanks escaped through a drain to the ditch.  Approximately 390 yards of contaminated soil was removed on the road side of the excavation and taken to Thibodeau Construction for disposal.  The majority of the excavation cleaned up to the 100 ppm stringent goal.  Since an unknown quantity of contamination exists beneath the road the case was referred to the Technical Services staff.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-308-2006*At the power plant at the Cutler Navy Base are 4 large day tanks to feed fuel for the generators.  These tanks are in turn filled on an alternating schedule from a large above ground tank.  On May 30, one of the 2 tanks to be filled that day was "stuck" and it was determined that it had sufficient capacity to receive a charge of oil.  It was assumed, since that tank was piped in tandem with its neighbor, that THAT tank would hold an equal volume.

Trouble was, whoever was doing the filling didn't notice that valving was actually set to send oil to the other two tanks; the ones that were already full and hadn't been measured.  If a high level alarm sounded he didn't hear it; ditto the high, high alarm.  An estimated 3800 gallons were discharged through the tank vents to the containment dike under the tanks.   Clean Harbors was summoned by the Navy to recover the spilled oil and contaminated gravel from the dike interior.  Over the course of a few days the gravel cover was removed, the liner inspected and then recovered.

There appeared to be some leakage of oil into the soil under the liner where it was not properly adhering to the concrete tank supports, and around the weather drain from the dike to the oil / water separator.  The oil / water separator was cleaned out as was oil in the basement of the power plant building.  It's assumed the oil in the basement stems from this incident, but it's not been determined how it got there.
P-636-2006*Received a call from Guy Torrey, Vessel Services, Inc.  regarding an overfill of the fishing vessel "Retriever" resulting in the discharge of 50-100 gallons of diesel fuel into the water.  Sorbent boom had been deployed and Clean Harbors was on their way.  The U.S. Coast Guard was contacted, but was unavailable.

I met Mr. Torrey on-site who showed me the area of the discharge.  Most of the oil had been collected with the sorbent boom.  Some of the oil did made its way in and around the fishing trawlers tied-up in the area making collection difficult, due to the unsafe conditions.  A large sheen could be observed throughout the harbor.

I checked on the site the following day, and observed a considerable amount of oil near shore adjacent to the fishing trawlers.  Clean Harbors was contacted and collected the remaining oil.  I checked on the site, again, the following day and only observed a small sheen around the fishing trawlers.
P-617-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Monday, 7/31/06: Mr. Helkowsky notified that in the evening of the previous day, 7/30/06, he had reported to Borderline Fuels that he had several inches deep of fuel oil in part of his basement floor and his AST was empty.  On the morning of 7/31/06, Borderline Fuels reported this to Maine DEP.  On calling Mr. Helkowsky, he confirmed this, adding that he had first smelled oil two weeks earlier before his tank was refilled.  Borderline Fuel had checked his tank and furnace at that time but could not find the odor source; the tank was later refilled.  Mr. Helkowsky had also notified his insurance company, Liberty Mutual, for potential coverage of the clean-up.

LOCATION INFORMATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	On the morning of 7/31/06, I met Mr. Helkowsky and agents from Liberty Mutual Group insurance company [LMG].  The site is located in a rural residential area of northern Berwick near the North Berwick border, served by private wells & septic.  The home is a wood-construction cape style house heated by forced hot water; and with a drilled well in front and a septic tank & leach field in the back, both threatened by the discharge.  I noted no neighbors within 300' of the discharge.  DEP's Mark Woodruff took well depth & installation information.  Oil odor permeated the upstairs and basement of the home.
	I confirmed about 2" deep of red fuel oil sitting in the bulkhead area of the basement, oil stains in the concrete in front of and left of the bulkhead area, and an oil saturated carpet.  There was also oil-stained concrete floor to the left under the washer & dryer and an inch up the wall [see attached photos 4-8].  An oil stain around the base of the furnace appeared unrelated to this particular line leak.  Fortunately no personal items were oiled and in need of disposal.  Oil vapors in the sump were >100-ppm, being fed through the interior perimeter drain.  Based on fuel use and a now empty tank, I estimate 200 to 300-gallons lost, 90% now under the basement floor.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	7/31/06: Ms. Davis with LMG agreed with my calling ENPRO for an emergency response while LMG pondered coverage or not.  ENPRO workers under Scott Alloca responded in the afternoon, applied sorbents and picked up free product, and washed the floor with cleaning solution.  I filled out and gave to Mr. Helkowsky a copy of the DEP C-U Actions Agreement.  ENPRO installed a high-power blower in a basement window to create a negative pressure and keep vapors out of the living area.
	Tuesday,8/1/06: ENPRO drilled six 4" holes in the floor to check for  extent & severity of oil under the floor.  DEP Engineer, Peter Eremita, met ENPRO on-site.
	Wednesday, 8/2/06: Oil odor in the basement much lower and under control.  I checked the drill holes.  Oil vapors in drill holes below 10-ppm except for the >100-ppm from the hole near the bulkhead.
	Thursday, 8/3/06: Met Mr. Helkowsky on-site who the past day agreed to a 10" recovery well with roadbox.  ENPRO under Matt Doughty dug down to 3' then found soil too hard & boney to go further.  PID levels in soil immediately below the slab was <10-ppm, native sandy & rocky fill under slab @ 400-ppm [ambient].
	Friday, 8/4/06: ENPRO rebuilding stairs & door.  Vacuumed oiled soil out to get deeper and try to make a cavity but encountered bedrock @ 3.5' bg.  Well installed as planned.  Some red free oil atop a skim of groundwater in the bedrock folds & fractures [see attached site sketch in field notes].  Radon Systems LLC, hired by DEP, installed a vent system connected to the under-slab perimeter drain [see attached photo 2] by 2000 hours.
	8/7/06: DEP Geologist Hahn sampled the well for DRO [found to be undetected].
	8/11/06: Remaining odor emanating from the stained concrete: Eremita and I agreed to cutting out the oiled floor and remove more oiled soil.  8/16/06: ENPRO jack-hammered oil stained floor [see attached photos 12].  8/17/06: ENPRO vacuuming soil
P-547-2006*On July 8, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one-half gallon of herbicide was discharged onto the floor as a result of a broken bottle.  The spill was remediated with sorbents, which were disposed of by Home Depot.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-548-2006*On July 8, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately six (6) ounces of herbicide was discovered discharged from a container as a result of an unknown reason.  The spill was remediated with sorbents, which were disposed of by Home Depot.

No further response action is required at this time.
I-209-2006*08/22/06 at 08:22 hours, Received a call from Mark Crawford manager of Wheelabrator Sherman Energy Co regarding the spillage of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Spill was the result of a broken hydraulic line on equipment operating near the ash quenching station at the plant.  Spill occurred onto pavement and was contained in place with sorbent pads and sawdust.  The oily debris/spilled product was then swept up and fed into the plant's boiler.  There was no release off of the pavement and all product was soaked up and removed for disposal via boiler fuel mix.  The broken hydraulic line has been repaired.  No further action by Response Division staff is warranted at this time.
I-210-2006*Larry Beaulieu of JSB Energy Co. called at 12:30 on 08/03/06 to report spillage of 2 gallons of #2 home heating oil at the home of Lorn Dumont during delivery of home heating oil.  Spillage of 2 gallons occurred onto the homeowner's asphalt driveway.  Spill was contained and soaked up using speedy dry.  Speedy dry was then swept up and double bagged for disposal at the licensed landfill that serves the region. No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-679-2006*Mr. Hobson noticed the smell of oil in his basement.  When he examined the area around his tank he observed some oil on the floor and called Downeast Energy (DE), his supplier.  Upon arrival, the DE technicians identified a small hole in the belly of the tank, and tried to apply a magnetic patch without success.  They called for assistance and proceeded to pump the remaining fuel (approximately 170 gallons) into the recovery tank and then set up a temporary supply.  His last delivery was noted at 5/26/06 at 162.4 gallons.

DEP was notified and upon arrival, found the situation almost remediated.  The tank had been drained and the oil transferred.  Also the tank removed from the basement, loaded, and awaiting transport.  I met with Barry Gordon (Delivery Manager) and we discussed the situation.  The tank was a 40 plus year old tank, sheathed copper line above ground.   DE would work up a replacement tank quote.  We then met with Mr. Hobson and inspected the basement.  We observed the former location of the tank, the stain, and subsequent speedy dry application and removal.  A five (5) gallon container was set up as a temporary system, until the replacement tank could be installed.  Odors were minimal, however I did request Barry have his staff wash down the spill area with a detergent/surfactant and dry prior to the installation of the new tank.  He agreed.

Based on the information reported and conditions observed, DEP/Response plans no further action here.  Mr. Hobson was given a business card should he or his family have any questions about the clean up, removal, and subsequent completion of the tank replacement.
A-71-2006* On 1-29-2006 David Pinkham reported the release of an estimated 45 gallons of fuel oil. It appears that vandalism played a role in the breakage of the nipple on the outside Aboveground Storage tank (AST). The local law enforcement were also notified. They were gone by the time I arrived.

The property is owned by Thomas Barber and is located behind the "Market and Deli" on Route 3 in the town of China.

After arriving at the site Mr. Pinkham and his employee and I used hand tools to dig a trench. Fuel oil was flowing into this trench at a slow rate. We used sorbent material to recover the free oil.

I contacted Thad Barber, son of Thomas, and discussed the cleanup process and potential funds available to him. He gave me the approval to begin the cleanup. Kempton Tobey was hired to remove the contaminated soil. This material was transported to Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock, ME. Some of the oil flowed under this house, which is a wooden structure on posts and concrete blocks, and could not be recovered. Most of the oil flowed away from the home. There was never a vapor or odor problem in this home.

The Market and Deli has a drilled well very near the spill site and for this reason this site was referred to Technical Services for further review and water sampling.

I mailed the Cleanup Options Agreement to Thad, he never returned it. I also send him the a groundwater fund application. This was denied the first time because it was incomplete. A second attempt was successful.

This concludes Response Services involvement with this case.
A-490-2006*On 8/24/2006 in Winthrop, Dorothy Libby reported a possible oil sheen on Maranacook Lake. I responded to the Libby residence to investigate the sheen. The sheen was brown in color and did not appear to be a petroleum product to me. The substance would not be absorbed by an oil sorbent pad, nor did it appear to be staining any boats that were moored nearby. After driving along the shoreline for several miles in search of any runoff that might be causing the problem, I determined that the sheen was organic. No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-68-2006*
SUMMARY
	Friday, 1/27/06: In response to a 1/26/06, complaint.  I met Ms. Halsey at her Bowdoinham property to check out a possible leaking old, out-of-service basement AST [see attached site sketch].  The area is in a rural residential area, served by private well water.  The Halsey's drilled well is approximately 200' away from the tank,and located next to the old house.  Ms. Halsey's family resides in a new home on the property, yet her old family home still stands [in part], and is beginning to fall in on itself, due to decay.
	In previous days, they noted an oil odor, and an Irving Oil tech thought it the smell of #2 oil.  We noted no oil odor the day I visited.  Mr. Halsey thinks there is 2" to 4" of oil still in the old, rusty 275-gallon basement AST [photos 1 & 2].  Thru a window, I noted some dark oil staining on the tank.  I dared not enter the dark basement of the old home to confirm.  I did advise Ms. Halsey to have the tank emptied as soon as possible, and to call DEP after the home is razed and we would check for a discharge.
	As of 8/24/06, I have heard naught regarding this question & property.

S G Brezinski
P-658-2006*Neighbors along the 300-282 block of Cumberland Ave., Westbrook, called and reported the release of one-hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of pool water to the adjacent body of water (seasonal ditch, runoff) behind their homes.  The runoff discharge is coming from the middle school's olympic sized pool the result of an annual maintenance draining.  Matt Hight of DEP's Bureau of Land and Water Quality (BLWQ) was called in to inspect the situation.

Arriving at the Wescott property first, 282 Cumberland Ave., Mrs. Wescott showed Matt and I the stream which was flowing at a moderately high volume and the distinct odor of "chlorinated water" was present.  A closer look at the flowage revealed most if not all the worms and aquatic invertebrates associated with the flow were dead.  The discharge could be traced back to a large 48" culvert pipe close to the Severino's Store property (a corner lot of Cumberland and Bridge Street) on which the school is located.  From there it appears to stay underground originating under the school grounds somewhere.

Matt and I went inside and met with Lisa (pool manager) who said the pool was draining in order to perform needed maintenance.  Her understanding was a couple of years ago the same situation was brought up, but she understood the complaint to be resolved.  DEP in fact has a copy of a complaint  and that dye tests were conducted and showed the drainage appeared to be properly directed to the sanitation sewer not the storm water outfall.  However today's findings have proven the situation has changed, the discharge is in fact entering the stream/seasonal ditch behind the homes on Cumberland Ave.  Lisa was instructed to cease draining the pool (using the main drain) until such a time as the plumbing could be traced.  She was allowed to use a sump pump and discharge the water directly to the showers in the girls locker room (known to be hooked up to the sewer).

The City of Westbook was issued a Notice of Violation which can be reviewed in the BLWQ files.  After an inspection by BLWQ personnel, the City of Westbrook is now discharging the pool water in an appropriate manner.

No further response action is required at this time.
B-535-2006*  I was notified by police dispatch that Medway Fire Department was reporting that approximately 15 gallons of #1 had been spilled on Route 116. While they had the spill under control, they asked that I be notified. Although the dispatcher had some details, my attempts to contact someone at the scene and at the fire station that evening failed. I went to the site the next morning and learned that Doug Deloge had been given the fuel left in a 275-gallon AST owned by Monica Kimball. He transferred the oil from the tank into a plastic 30 gallon garbage can and placed it in the back of his truck. He backed out of the Kimball driveway at 3 Savage Street and turned left onto Pattagumpas Road (Route 116). This movement caused the can to fall over and leave a trail of oil down Pattagumpas Road and into the driveway at 275 Pattagumpas Road, which is the resident of his friend, Paul Burleigh. who is also Mrs. Kimball's sister's husband. Both residences are next door to each other with driveways on different streets.
   The highway department spread sand on the oil on Pattagumpas Road to keep it from being too slippery. There was a trail of oil up the gravel driveway of Mr. Burleigh and Mr. Deloge assured me that he would rake the spots on a daily basis until the oil had evaporated. The weather report calls for four days of bright, dry weather and I believe the oil will be evaporated before any rain should fall. No further action is anticipated.

P-250-2005*On April 22, 2005, Response Services was notified that during a routine inspection in the fall of 2004 (by Mark Stebbins of the DEP) that the facility had some environmental issues with regard to diesel discharges around the property.  Mark informed the owner of the facility to contact response services in the spring to coordinate a site visit to determine what clean-up would be required by the DEP.

On July 20, 2005, Kara Walker (KW) and Mark Stebbins inspected the property and noted several areas that required remediation.  On July 29, 2005, KW provided the facility with a letter detailing the work that needed completion (see attached letter), including excavation in waste oil storage areas, as well as in the diesel dispensing area and several other surficially stained areas.  The facility owner was to contact KW in late August to coordinate the activities under DEP supervision.

After several attempts by KW and Mark Stebbins to contact the facility owner, no response was received.  Therefore, KW provided the facility owner with a follow-up letter on November 10, 2005, (see attached letter), detailing additional stipulations for clean-up, specifically, the requirement for the procurement of an environmental consultant to assess and coordinate clean-up activities.

Activities completed at the site (12/7 - 1/4) were provided by a representative of Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI):

12/07/2005 - EPI cleaned three waste oil tanks (10,000-gallon, 4,000-gallon, 1,000-gallon).  An unknown quantity of usable waste oil was transferred into a new tank that was installed inside and newly constructed containment area inside a building.  Five-hundred and ninety (590) gallons of oily water was transported for disposal and oily sludge from the inside of the tanks was transported to Mid-Maine Waste for disposal.  P & K Sand & Gravel disposed of the tanks for scrap.

12/22/2005 - EPI cleaned and cut three oil tanks (two 275-gallon, one 500-gallon).  Oily solids from the tanks were disposed of at Mid-Maine Waste.  P & K Sand & Gravel disposed of the tanks for scrap.

01/04/2006 - EPI, on behalf of P & K Sand & Gravel, contacted John Cressey of Summit Environmental Consultants Inc. (Summt), in order to facilitate clean-up activities on their behalf per DEP's request.

On April 19, 2006, excavation activities commenced in the vicinity of the former diesel AST area.  Soils were continuously screened with a photo-ionization detector (PID) until readings were below the Intermediate clean-up goal of one-hundred parts per million (100 ppm).  A summary of excavation activities as well as specific PID readings are included in the attached Summit report.  A total of 91.88 tons of diesel impacted soil was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.

On April 20, 2006, excavation activities continued with the removal of soil in the gravel drive to the west of the P & K building and the former equipment storage area.  Soil was removed until the clean-up goal was achieved.  A summary of excavation activities, as well as specific PID readings are included in the attached Summit report.  This soil was composited for sampling along with soils removed during excavation activities at P & K's gravel pit in Casco and a total of 133.56 tons was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling.

On April 21, 2006, Summit collected a drinking water sample from the within the P & K building for laboratory analysis.  Results indicated non-detects for all analytics listed with the exception of Tetrachloroethylene, which returned a result of four parts per billion (4 ppb).  Kara Walker referred the well contamination to Technical Services on August 22, 2006.

With the excavations and a referral to Technical Services regarding potential groundwater contamination complete, no further response action is required at this time.
I-211-2006*2 cups of hydraulic oil spilled due to a hydraulic hose failure.  Sorbents and excavation of a three foot diameter area were used to remediate the spill.  Materials were disposed of by the responsible party.  No further action is required at this time.
I-212-2006*3 gals of hydraulic oiled spilled due to a blown hose.  The contaminated debris was put into waste barrel and sealed.  Taken to Madawaska Yard for disposal.  No further action required.
P-567-2018*Indoor air quality was impacted by a home heating oil spill that was discovered and reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on July 29, 2018.  An estimated 250 gallons of #2 heating oil discharged to the finished basement through a corrosion hole in the 275 gallon heating oil tank.  Approximately 1/3 of the basement was impacted.

Scott Cyr, Oil and Hazardous Material Responder, enlisted Clean Harbors Environmental Services on July 31, 2018, to remove available free oil from the floor as well as heavily oil-impacted flooring and wall materials.  Removal activity continued for several days and included taking up sections of concrete floor along the north and east poured concrete foundation walls to remove contaminated concrete and access oil-impacted soil and groundwater below the floor.  The floor had openings for drainage and sewer access that allowed for a significant amount of oil to migrate below the floor.  The oiled section of the sub slab drainage pipe was replaced and additional piping and a six mil poly barrier were installed in and over the sub slab backfill to enhance the effectiveness of the planned sub slab depressurization system (SSDS).  The removed section of concrete floor was replaced and the SSDS was installed in August of 2018.

Through October, 2018, photoionization detector (PID) screening located additional vapor source material above the slab and those items were addressed by removal, cleaning and sealing.  No further Division of Response Services actions are planned.  Longer term management and closure were referred to Peter Eremita of MDEP's Division of Technical Services.


Peter M. Eremita
Senior Environmental Engineer
MDEP


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-442-2019*Dead River Co. reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  The excess oil sprayed out of the vent pipe and landed in the soil underneath the pipes.  The driver used sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  He also dug up a little bit of the sod that was contaminated.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-292-2020*Irving Oil Co. reported a small discharge of #2 fuel oil due to the scully not initially being secured tightly.  The discharge impacted some siding and asphalt driveway.  Irving crews cleaned up the affected area to the satisfaction of the homeowner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-313-2020*On June 20, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a release of #2 home heating oil to a concrete tank pad in Rome.  David McGrouph, a burner technician from Dead River Co., was on-scene and reported that a pin hole in the bottom of the tank had begun leaking a few hours prior to report.  The homeowner, John Costley, had caught the leak very early on after walking outside and smelling petroleum vapor; he placed a container below the drip to catch the leaking fuel.  Mr. McGrouph applied a magnet patch to the leak and collected the spilled product with sorbent materials.

Responder Caputo attempted to contact the homeowners the night of the spill, but encountered difficulty getting a response to telephone calls. Responder Caputo was able to connect with the owners an hour after report; the owners refused assistance the evening of report due to it being late.  Responder Caputo arranged to inspect the tank the following day.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found Mr. Costley had already pumped off his tank using his own equipment and had arranged for a tank replacement with Dead River the following Monday.  The petroleum stain on the tank pad was superficial and small.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1108-2019*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting a spill at a customer's home.  They reported that the leak from the basement oil tank was caused by a bad seal on the filter gasket.  About half a gallon of oil was spilled onto the concrete basement floor, no cracks or drains were involved.  Downeast cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent materials.  According to the homeowner, the small leak may have been going on for months, but she didn't report it until it got bad.  It is possible that the filter gasket had been pinched the last time Downeast serviced the system.  I spoke with the homeowner and she reported that there was no lingering vapor issue after the cleanup so I did not visit the home.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-110-2020*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of two gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface.  The released gasoline was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Lebanon Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-18-2019*On January 22, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of #2 home heating oil to asphalt and snow at the Waldo County Prison.  Maritime Energy staff reported that an estimated five gallons of fuel spilled to the asphalt during delivery through the aboveground storage tank (AST) vent line.  The Waldo County Prison AST is equipped with a "high level" alarm, which the delivery driver stated never sounded.  Sorbent material was applied to the free product; contaminated sorbents and snow were collected for later disposal at the Maritime Energy facility.  To remove oil from the fill and vent lines and lessen the pressure on the AST, Maritime Energy later pumped down the fuel to tank design capacity.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-386-2020*Responded to aboveground storage tank discharge, and observed evidence of a small #1 oil spill.  The spill impacted a portion of the concrete pad and small two foot by six inch area of soil on the outside of the pad, away from the mobile home dwelling.  Colby & Gale, Inc., responded to the spill and clean it up with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) made an application of Oil Solutions on the impacted section of the tank pad and adjacent soil.  No photoionization detector (PID) readings for fuel oil were detected under the dwelling or inside the dwelling.  MDEP revisited the site and no PID reading was associated with the small amount of impacted soil.

The homeowner, who just moved into the dwelling, called to have the tank inspected prior to filling.  Colby and Gale, according to the homeowner, sent out an unlicensed (Oil & Solid Fuel Board) person who said the system looked good.  When the tank was filled, it leaked from the filter area.  The leak was seen quickly and control and cleanup measures were immediately implemented by Colby & Gale.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.


A-221-2020*On 5/1/2020, Winthrop Fuel Company reported that two to three gallons of #2 heating oil had been spilled inside of a garage.  A bad O-ring, on a recently changed filter, was the cause of the discharge.  The product spilled onto the concrete floor, but it did not contaminate any building materials or personal items in the garage.  The burner tech used Speedi Dri sorbent material on the floor to remove the free product and the garage windows were left open to help it vent.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-147-2018*A lobster boat sunk in Cundy's Harbor off Hen Island.  The Coast Guard deployed a vessel to search for a release, but none was observed.  See attached National Response Center Incident Report #1205920.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-148-2018*On Wednesday, 3/7/18, in response to a Monday, 3/5//18, notification by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) of this pole-mounted transformer discharge, I found CMP Pole 31 on Allen Road (see photo-1).  I noted a broken and replaced pole, but no oil discharge to the snow or land.  Investigating further, I found the discharge about 0.5-mile northeast by 463 Allen Road below Florida Power & Light utility pole FP 31.  An oil stain remained on the asphalt pavement and the soil along the roadside was still oiled.  The utility pole and transformer had been replaced.

I phoned and texted Adam Marquis of CMP a photo and instructions to excavate the remaining oiled soil.  I advised Mr. Marquis that a physical "911 address" also should be included with the notification to prevent location confusion in the future.  The discharge occurred on Saturday 3/3/18, but not reported till 3/5/18, in violation of Maine statute, and not adequately remediated; at this time CMP's spill MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) had expired the previous autumn 2017.  CMP stated the spill cause was "Wind Storm damage" though according to records I checked, there was no storm event that weekend.

CMP reported that they returned on 3/7/18, and removed additional oiled soil.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-149-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/5/18, while traveling through the area, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services noted this ongoing abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels gas station.  While on site, I noted about five separate oil discharges to the ground, previously unreported and not cleaned up.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban residential and commercial-use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility was previously a Lido branded gas station (see P-437-1986) before becoming a Getty gas station.  Two replacement underground storage tanks (UST's) of 300 degree double-walls, were installed in 1986 (tanks T-3 and T-4).  After installation it appears the piping was replaced by double-wall fiberglass product piping.  Getty had double-wall, steel, gasoline UST T-10 installed in 1990, apparently later upgraded to plastic product piping.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In spill report P-437-1986, the contractor described the soil "around the tanks was very contaminated".  An unrecorded volume of contaminated soil was removed.  No Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required in 1986, and none known to be done.  I found no spill reports or reported prohibited discharges for 1990 piping replacement.  I understand that being prior to April 1990, the 1986 discharges are not covered by the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST or UST insurance.

The sources of the multiple surface oil discharges onto the soil are unknown; options include diesel leaks from trucks, spills transferring heating oil between tank vehicles, and/or during fuel delivery or pump off from the USTs or the ASTs.  I understand that these discharges are not covered by the GW Fund AST or UST insurance.  I advised the assessor from St Germain-Collins Company (SGC) to document these in his assessment as required in Chapter 691 Appendix P.8.D.  SGC initially failed to note the surface oil discharges in the assessment; after MDEP advised SGC to revise the report it was mentioned as a neutral "stained soil".

No evidence of significant oil discharges were noted with these USTs and piping, just unreported surface discharges.  I did not note or sample the native soil outside the facility backfill.  See the Closure Assessment by SGC for additional information.  No groundwater was observed.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 3/5/18, the concrete pad was removed by Portland Pump Company (PPC).  The SGC assessor for the Chapter 691 Closure Assessment was not on site to assess the sumps and spill buckets before being disturbed and damaged during concrete removal (Chapter 691 Appendix P.7.B.)

On 3/6/18, Portland Pump Company removed the three USTs and associated piping.  The center UST was found with peeling and bubbling coating on top and to be corroding (see photos).  Tank T-3 had been out of service since about 2010, due to a failed outer shell.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
I advised the assessor from SGC to document the surface oil discharges.  PPC agreed to excavate these previously unreported surface oil discharges and use the soil as on site backfill to remove it from human exposure.  Rinaldi expressed he was satisfied with this option and did not express interest in off-site disposal of the oiled soil.  I advised Mr. Rinaldi about prompt spill reporting and cleanup.  I understand that no oil-contaminated media left the site nor was required to leave the site at this time.


CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time minor volume of oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The oil-contaminated media mentioned in 1986 appears to have been largely removed or naturally degraded.
2)  The surface discharges I pointed out to SGC were initially not documented in the SGC Closure Assessment as required in Chapter 691 Appendix P requirements.  Harrison Bispham of MDEP addressed this with SGC.  I reminded Mr. Rinaldi of the requirement
P-150-2018*On 3/5/18, while in the area in late morning, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services opted ongoing work on this consumptive-use, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility is used by Saco Public Works Department (SPWD) and by the municipal school buses.  The location is rural commercial use adjacent to Route 112 and the Maine Turnpike.

On site Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Scott Letellier and Arthur Grant of Portland Pump Company (PPC) were replacing spill-containment buckets for the 10,000-gallon gasoline UST and the 14,000-gallon diesel UST that are registered as installed in 1995.  I noted obvious diesel contamination to the soil around the UST fill pipe, unreported to MDEP at this time.  The PPC installers assured me that the contaminated soil would be returned to the ground, and not leave the site for disposal.

1)  At the time, MDEP Division of Response Services required no cleanup actions or further investigation based on the observations of the soil, site use and sensitivity, and facility leak detection.
2)  The PPC tank installers are aware of the requirements to promptly report the prohibited diesel discharges discovered during their UST excavation.
3)  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  A Phase-2 environmental assessment would be prudent with any future redevelopment and excavation.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-151-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
During a site visit on 3/6/18, to observe the removal of underground motor-fuel piping, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services confirmed prohibited discharges of petroleum contamination to the soil.  At the time, the facility was being upgraded with partial new piping, new dispensers, and with sumps.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility is located in a dense commercial use area, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and not within 1000' of known drinking water wells.  The facility was formerly a Getty gas station and is now owned by Lehigh Gas.  It is still signed as a Getty branded gas station.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Spill report P-368-1990 documents corrosion holes in the removed USTs and about 1,550-tons of oil-contaminated soil being excavated and shipped off site to Aggregate Recycling Corporation, in Eliot, Maine.  Groundwater was high, up around the tanks.

On 3/6/18, David Cherry and I noted some stained pea stone and native soil, some with an odor of weathered petroleum.  Most bag-headspace field analysis measurements were below 10-parts per million (ppm), though St. Germain-Collins noted one sample near 400-ppm.  The contamination appeared spotty and localized indicating small leaks due to occasional dispenser leaks since the new fill material was placed in 1990.

UST FACILITY
At this time, this UST facility has been out-of-service for four to five years.  The suction operated facility has a 6,000 and 10,000-gallon gasoline USTs and a 8,000-gallon diesel UST, with single-wall fiberglass piping installed in 1990.  At the time of this work, I found the tank leak-detection system to be shut off.

Gaftek, LLC, had been hired by Lehigh Gas to install sumps under the dispensers where none had been before.  Gaftek, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ed George, initiated the removal work.  Then, CTI Paul Thompson finished the new piping and sump installation.  On 3/5/18, Ed George found he would have to remove 5' to 8' of the old fiberglass piping which required the submission of a Maine UST facility removal notice.  I allowed continuation of the work without waiting the 10-day notification in order to keep the work moving.

These three UST's and the underground facility piping are due for replacement in year 2020.  Diana McLaughlin of MDEP Oil Compliance Unit is working with Lehigh Gas regarding compliance issues.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Due to the low environmental sensitivity of the facility location, and low levels of contamination, no cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time in 2018.  MDEP advised Gaftek to reuse the excavated soil on site if possible.  Gaftek shipped 19.6 tons of excess fill material to CPRC Group for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The UST area was undisturbed and not assessed during this work, and no groundwater was observed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the piping removal assessment from Fessenden Geo-Environmental for additional information.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-152-2018*On 3/5/18, I received a call from a contractor representing the Canadian owners of a property located at 56 Surf Street in Saco.  The contractor indicated a spill of heating oil from the oil tank located in the basement of the residence.  We had just been hit by a significant coast storm.  The storm surge had impacted the residence, causing damage to the foundation.  The oil tank, located in the basement, had floated when the storm surge entered the basement, causing the oil line to be severed.  In anticipation of the storm, the contractor had run the furnace in the unoccupied home until the oil ran dry.  The amount of oil spilled would have been very minimal.  I noted no evidence of any oil remaining in the basement.  It is likely that whatever small amount of oil that was spilled was carried out with the surf.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-858-2017*On 11/05/17 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to storm damage  which resulted knocking the transformer off the pole.  The spill was cleaned up via a contractor by a small excavation of the contaminated area which was disposed of properly.  No site visit was made and no resources were reported to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-859-2017*On 11/09/17 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to storm damage  which resulted in knocking off three consecutive transformers off their poles.  The spill was cleaned up via a contractor by excavation of the contaminated area.   I visited the site but found no resources at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-860-2017*On 11/09/17 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to storm damage  which resulted in knocking off three consecutive transformers off their poles.  The three spills were cleaned up at the same time via contractor by excavation.  A site visit was made but no resources were found to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-861-2017*On 11/03/17 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to storm damage  which resulted in knocking off three consecutive transformers off their poles.  All three spills were cleaned up at the same time via contractor by excavation.  A site visit was made but no resources were found to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-901-2017*This incident was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP, and/or their contractors, removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by MDEP to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-902-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-903-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-904-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-905-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-906-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-907-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-908-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-909-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-910-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-911-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-912-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-913-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-398-2017*A caller reported a sheen on Echo Lake.  A site visit was made to investigate.  After traveling along the camp road of the lake I found no sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-537-2017*A leaking switch on a transformer caused a small amount of dielectric oil to leak from a transformer.  Contaminated soil, moss, sticks and leaves were removed for proper disposal.  Refer to Emera Maine Spill Report Form.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-421-2017*On August 07, 2017, Maine State Police reported a motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene and assisted with draining a motor oil pan on a tractor trailer.  The truck accidentally drove onto a guardrail which punctured the pan.  Speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-634-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) received a spill report from Dead River Company in Ellsworth that a veteran driver over filled the tank causing product to come out of the vent pipe. The small amount of product ended up on the ground. Clean up involved some sorbents pads. The pads where taken to the office for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
P-181-2018*The Department was notified by National Response Center of a sunken vessel with a visible sheen on the surface.  The first individuals on scene deployed a floating boom around the entire vessel, but it had been compromised by the incoming tide.  The Department observed diesel fuel coming from a seam in the aft deck of the vessel and deployed additional boom.  The Department was later informed that the vessel had a capacity of 500 gallons of fuel, but only 100 gallons were on board.  After speaking with the owner, the fuel level remained the same as it was before.

During the afternoon of the 19th, the vessel was raised, and during a follow-up inspection on the 21st, the vessel was still floating.  The owner was going to remove the boom and dispose of it.  On the 21st, a sheen was observed coming from the boom still in the water.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

I-102-2017*The oil spill was cleaned up by Huber employees and the waste disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-170-2017*7/27/17 Louisiana Pacific (LP) Corporation's facility leaked approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto a concrete pad in their log yard from a log crane with damaged hydraulic hoses.  LP used  log bark to soak up the oil.  The contaminated bark was then burned in LP's CHU(Central Heating Unit) per Maine Department of Environmental Protection License conditions.

No further actions are needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-195-2017*On 8/18/17, I received a spill report from Doug Churchill, Shift Supervisor with ReEnergy Fort Fairfield, regarding a small spill of engine oil from a front end loader.  The filter housing on the front end loader broke spilling engine oil onto the plant yard area.  Crews quickly placed wood shavings onto the spilled oil to soak it up.  All oily debris was picked up and taken to the plant's boiler to be added to the boiler per Maine Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-196-2017*On 8/18/17, I received an e-mailed spill report from Greg Foster of Irving Woodlands, regarding a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill as a result of broken hose on woods harvesting equipment in a logging road turn around.  Irving contractors used shovels and sorbent materials to soak up and shovel up contaminated oily debris into buckets.  Oily debris was taken to logging contractor garage for disposal with other oily debris waste stream.  Spill Coordinates for harvest block are as follows: 69 degrees 18 minutes 30 seconds; 47 degree 00 minutes, 30 seconds.  According to Irving Woodlands Supervisor Greg Foster, the closest surface water is 1,500 feet to the south of the spill area.


No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time
B-588-2017*On August 29th, 2017 at 1050 hours Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received a spill report stating that 3/4 of a gallon of hydraulic fluid was discovered on the concrete beside a C5 Air force Aircraft. The spill was cleaned up with absorbent pads and the pads had been placed in the Maine Air National Guard waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-723-2017*On 9/18/17, I received a call from the City of Westbrook reporting a 10-15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their street sweepers at the corner of New Gorham and Longfellow Streets in Westbrook.  The spill was due to a burst hydraulic line on the sweeper.  The City used sand to clean up the spill and disposed of it at the CPRC Group in Scarborough.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and, no further Division of Response Services action required.
B-703-2017*A blown hydraulic line on a forklift in the parking lot of the subject location resulted in a small amount of oil being spilled to pavement.  The oil was recovered appropriately with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-704-2017*United States Air Force had a vent leak out fuel from the aircraft sitting in the sun. Report was 20 gallons of Jet A spilled out on the tarmac. The tarmac was cleaned up with sorbents and speedy dry.

No further action by the Division of Response services is expected at this time.
B-679-2017*I received a call from Dead River Company indicating the home heating oil tank at the subject residence was leaking from multiple corrosion holes. The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the dirt floor and impacted indoor air quality in the home. I hired Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soil from the site and to install a vapor barrier under the backfill. The old tank was removed and replaced. Upon completion of cleanup activities, impacts to indoor air quality were no longer a concern. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-687-2017*On October 5, 2017 Robert Gray had called to report one of his customers had had a leaking oil tank and a small amount had leaked out. Upon arrival the oil company was transferring the rest of the oil from the leaking tank, and some oil had leaked into the sump pump that discharged into a perimeter drain inside the cement foundation which then led to an outside embankment. There was no visual product outside where the drain exited and the home owners stated they had no issues with oil vapors inside the home. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1045-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mr. Nick Adams, who reported an estimated 50 gallon discharge of K1 oil at this property.  Mr. Adams was acting as an environmental consultant and friend of the property owner, Jeffrey Kvaracein.  MDEP was informed that the spill was the result of vandalism to the fuel line.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential on the north shore of Sebago Lake, served by private water wells and by septic systems.  The home's drilled well is located outside the back about 10' from the spill. There are several other drilled and dug water wells within 300' of the spill.  Sebago Lake's Maple Cove is about 50' southwest and downgrade of the home.  The septic system is in the front under the paved driveway.

The home is a single story wood construction home with a flat roof.  A low crawl space is under about 2/3 of the house, and a walk-in basement is under the downgrade rear of the house (see photos).  The basement walls are mortared concrete blocks with the base sitting near the ground level  The home was heated by a fuel oil fired hot air furnace, which was removed and is planned to be replaced by a non-oil heating system.

The soil noted was rocky sand.  Large boulders were visible protruding from Mr. Kvaracein's lawn and from the shallow waters of the lake.  Boulders were dug up in the basement.

Mr. Kvaracein had owned the property for a week or two at the time of the discharge.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the initial site visit on 12/4/17, I noted a strong odor of fuel oil from the discharge outside the home, and within the home.  The ambient Photoionization Detector (PID) reading in the first floor living area was about 10 parts per million (ppm).  Near surface PID bag-headspace readings in the soil exceeded 1100 ppm, but not oil-saturated.  Some of the excavated sandy soil was visibly oil-stained, but most soil was not oil stained.

The discharge appears to have been caused by an unknown vandal that bent the copper fuel line up and down until it split.  I advised Mr. Kvaracein to file a police report.  Mr. Kvaracein estimated 1/4 of the 275-gallon residential consumptive-use aboveground storage tank (AST), and 50 to 70 gallons of K1 oil, leaked down into the dirt floor of the basement.

Sensitive receptors for the spill included indoor oil vapor intrusion, the home's and neighbor's drinking water wells, and oil reaching Sebago Lake.

During oiled soil removal, bag-headspace field screening showed high levels over 1000 ppm at the base, down to 30", while most sidewall samples were below 100 ppm.  No groundwater (gw) was encountered in the excavation.  Gw is estimated to near lake level, about 7' below grade in the basement.  It is likely that gw flow is southwest toward Sebago Lake.

On 12/19/17, I noted no obvious oil odors in the basement nor the living area.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
During the weekend of 12/2/17, Mr. Kvaracein had excavated a yard of the oiled soil into a small trailer before a friend and consultant, Nick Adams, advised him that this is required to be reported to MDEP.  After assessment by MDEP and explanation of the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup (GW Fund) AST leak insurance, Mr. Kvaracein agreed to MDEP management of the cleanup.

On 12/6/17 and 12/7/17, MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) for excavation of oiled soil, while MDEP Division of Response Services managed the project and field screened soil.  White and Woodruff of MDEP Division of Technical Services visited to assess geology and air quality mitigation, etc.  Soil was trucked to CPRC Group under a Maine Oil Spill Debris Form.  Because of the shallow block foundation, the soil had to be sloped down away from the walls limiting the volume of oiled soil that could be safely removed.  When done, the bottom of the excavation was 30" below grade within the basement.

The exca
P-1047-2017*On 12/4/17, I received a call from Lisa Coombs of Bowdoin College reporting a small hydraulic leak from a bobcat at their facility in Brunswick.  The spill details can be found in the attached spill report from Bowdoin College.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1048-2017*A homeowner reported evidence his aboveground tank was leaking identified by the odor of petroleum and visible staining beneath the tank.  A burner technician was dispatched to assess.  The bunghole in the bottom of the tank, which was supposed to be filled with a threaded steel bung, only had a thin factory placeholder.  The placeholder corroded through and was replaced at that time.  In the following days, the tank was moved to accommodate a contaminated soil removal.  Approximately five yards of material were removed as guided by field screening which mitigated the threat to the drinking water well.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1049-2017*On 12/4/17, I received a call from Lisa Coombs of Bowdoin College reporting 2 incidents including this one.  At the time of her initial call, she had little to no information on this spill.  I received the complete information on this spill later in the afternoon.  The details of the spill can be found in the attached spill report from Bowdoin College.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further actions required.
P-1051-2017*On 12/5/17, I received a call from Emergency Response & Training Solutions (ERTS) reporting a spill on behalf of Oakley Transport.  The small hydraulic oil spill occurred at the Toms of Maine facility in Sanford.  TMC Services, Inc., was hired to clean up the spill.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1053-2017*An electrical transformer leaked approximately one gallon of mineral oil due to a failed bushing.  Spilled product affected soil at the base of the pole which was removed by hand excavation.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached spill report.
P-1054-2017*A transformer was discovered to be leaking due to bushing failure.  Approximately one quart of mineral oil dripped to the ground.  All visible signs of affected leafy debris was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.
P-1055-2017*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to a hard packed gravel roadway.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed by hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached spill report.
P-1057-2017*On 12/6/17, I received an after-hours call from Dead River Company reporting a small oil spill in a customer's basement in Saco.  The Dead River technician I spoke to, Kevin Descoptaux, indicated there was a bad flare fitting on the oil line.  He repaired the fitting and cleaned up the spill.  I followed up with the homeowner, Debbie Johnson, and visited her home the following afternoon.  Oil odor in the residence was nearly undetectable.  I told her the spill cleanup was satisfactory and nothing further was needed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1058-2017*Geno at Pine Tree Waste Services called to report the breakage of main hydraulic line on front end load truck and the discharge of approximately forty gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Most of it spilled onto asphalt, but there was a potential for a small amount (few gallons) into a catch basin.  Licensed contractor EPI (Environmental Projects, Inc.) was called to clean up.

Fellow Responder Luongo was in the area, I asked him to put eyes on it.

The situation was as stated and cleanup underway.

Based on information received and cleanup conducted, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-705-2017*On 9/11/17, at the request of Robert Libby, of Robert T Libby & Son Excavating Company, I met on site with Mr. Libby and with the Limerick Code Enforcement Officer to investigate an unregistered "mystery" or "orphan" heating oil underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Libby told me that the tank had been discovered last year and that it had been temporarily uncovered and pumped out.  During this visit, there was no surface evidence of the UST.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) John Dunlap and I went over the removal notice and registration requirements.  I gave advice on a safe removal and cleaning the removed UST, and requested that Mr. Libby contact me so I can attend the removal and check for evidence of discharges, and to confirm the facility size, contents and use.  As this was an apparent consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was required.

The location is suburban residential and commercial use, on municipal water, and located downgrade of a public water well.  The property is a former small store on the 1st floor and residential on the 2nd floor.  In trying to sell the estate, a long out-of-service, bare steel UST was discovered in the front next to the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the building.

1)  Mr. Libby reported the UST facility abandoned-by-removed on 9/21/17.  I did not receive adequate notice in order to attend the removal.
2)  No evidence of discharges was reported, though no site assessment was performed and no competent person was on site to sample for discharges.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  As this was an unregistered facility of non-compliant construction, I understand that this facility is not eligible for potential Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund UST insurance coverage for cleanup expenses.
5)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned based on present information.
A-630-2017*JCR Construction Company reported an estimated 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on an excavator. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-619-2017*On 11/10/17, Maritime Energy reported finding a leaking fitting on a basement heating oil storage tank.  They had been called to the residence for an oil odor.  They estimated that five gallons or more of oil had been released.  I met the burner technician and owner on site.  A basement water control system had been installed in the last few days and the workers must have loosened the line fitting while moving it around during the installation work.  There were a couple of gallons of oil in the bucket built into the raised floor.  That bucket had overflowed onto the new floor and then down into the water collection system under the floor.  Oil was removed from the bucket and absorbent material was used to collect oil on the floor surface and into the water collection system.  The basement sump was checked and no oil was found to have made it that far.  There were oil vapors in the living space above so ventilation was put in the basement and an air scrubber was put upstairs to control the oil vapors.  The owner completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup. The owner also completed an Oil Cleanup Fund application.

The oil absorbent pads were changed several times over the next four weeks until no more oil was collected.  The basement floor was cleaned.  The ventilation and air scrubber were removed when the living area air measured with a photo ionization detector showed less than 1 part per million for organic vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-804-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-805-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-1149-2017*On 11/14/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-32-2018*A ruptured fuel line on a Steelstone truck released diesel fuel to soils. Huber employees used woodchips as absorbents to clean up the release. The contaminated sorbents were disposed of through Huber's boiler per their permit.

No future action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-33-2018*On February 4, 2018 Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
P-345-2017*The saddle tank of a dump truck was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted a concrete pad and was recovered with an application or sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-342-2017*An antifreeze hose blew which resulted in the discharge of approximately four gallons of antifreeze.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-336-2017*An antifreeze hose blew which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of antifreeze.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-371-2017*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer initiating a release of approximately two gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted the gravel shoulder.  All visible signs of contamination were removed with an excavator.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-372-2017*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-373-2017*On 5/19/17, I received a call from Frank Wezner of Fessenden Geo Environmental reporting contamination found during an underground tank removal at the Lewiston Twin Stop in Lewiston.  Mr. Wezner reported Photoionization Detector (PID) readings of 103 parts per million (ppm) in the soil on the sidewall of the tank excavation.  No evidence of contamination was found around the dispensers or piping.  Given the location of the facility in an urban area with no sensitive receptors nearby, I instructed Mr. Wezner that the contaminated soils may remain on site.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-374-2017*Irving Oil Corporation reported that one of their delivery drivers has spilled a couple of drops of heating oil on a customer's paved driveway while pulling the hose back into the truck.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-375-2017*Northeast Air reported that during a wing to wing fuel transfer, the receiving tank was overfilled and about three gallons of Jet A spilled onto the ramp area.  The spilled fuel was contained on the ramp and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-376-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a radiator hose while on Longmeadow Road in Scarborough.  Less than a gallon of antifreeze spilled onto the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-377-2017*Randy McMullin reported that he had received a complaint from a citizen that there were fifteen 55-gallon drums of waste oil on a nearby property and he is concerned about the oil spilling.  A Fire Inspector from the Gorham Fire Department visited the site and was told that the drums of waste oil belonged to Ossipee Trail Motors and they are just being stored there temporarily.  The drums were not actively leaking, but were covered with plastic to get them out of the elements.  Ossipee Trail Motors sold the waste oil and it was removed from the site without any spillage.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-378-2017*I was contacted by Dewey Giles of 40 MacChipkay Road reporting that his neighbor, Bill Stilphen, at 13 Stilphen's Way was keeping heavy equipment and trucks on the property that he was not supposed to and that they had seen people removing soil/mud by the bucketful in a pickup truck.  Mr. Giles saw the soil being moved, knew that the year prior Mr. Stilphen had a bulk oil trailer on site, and also knew that the Town of Arundel was about to take legal action against Mr. Stilphen and surmised that he was trying to hide contaminated soil by taking it off site.

I contacted Jim Naigle, the Town of Arundel Code Enforcement Officer, who told me that the town had a long history with Mr. Stilphen.  Mr. Naigle said that the oil tanker had been removed at the town's request a year earlier.  Mr. Naigle planned to visit the site, so I met him at Mr. Giles home and together we went over to Mr. Stilphen's property after getting permission from the town's lawyer and Mr. Stilphen himself who met us on site.  We walked the site with Mr. Stilphen who explained that he was growing medical marijuana in the barn, and the soil that the neighbors had seen them moving from that operation was being recovered and reused by another farmer.  In the large parking lot, that was partially paved and partially dirt, I saw several small oil stains on the ground.  I spoke with Mr. Stilphen and explained that he needed to be more careful handling his equipment and oil at the site, and that he should use sorbent pads if he had a piece of equipment that was dripping oil.  I saw no evidence of any significant oil spills on the property and I saw no evidence of oil being stored on the property improperly.  When we finished with the site walk, Mr. Naigle and I returned to the Giles residence and explained what we had seen and that there was no evidence of any activities that could affect their property or drinking water well.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-379-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident near 527 Hanson Ridge Road in Springvale.  When they responded, they used sorbent material to clean up what little oil had spilled.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-380-2017*Holly's Oil reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled an indoor oil tank in Old Orchard Beach.  The excess oil came out the vent pipe and sprayed onto the mulch in the garden.  Holly's used sorbent material and removed the contaminated mulch.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-381-2017*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that a TruGreen Lawn Care Services van was on fire in front of 17 Alexander Drive.  The van's gasoline tank was involved in the fire and most of the fuel was consumed in the fire.  A light sheen was seen on some of the runoff going into a catch basin, so some sorbents were used.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-382-2017*Eldredge Lumber reported that one of their drivers had overfilled his diesel tank before parking the truck at their facility overnight.  In the morning they found that some of the diesel fuel had leaked out of the truck's saddle tanks.  All of the fuel was contained on a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-383-2017*The City of Westbrook reported that there was an oil sheen in a drainage ditch near 84 Warren Avenue.  I arrived to find the ditch running full of water and that water had a rainbow oil sheen on top of it.  I deployed some sorbent boom and searched for the source of the oil.  I followed the sheen up the street to a box truck parked outside Northeast Spray Insulation.  I finally found an employee and learned that inside the box truck was a diesel powered generator that had been overfilled.  The excess fuel drained out of the truck and, because it was raining, was transported across the parking lot, down the street, and into the drainage ditch.  I informed them that they needed to get sorbent materials to contain the spill and they did so.  They kept the sorbent booms out for several days until I told them it was okay to remove them.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-384-2017*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that a dispenser hose had ruptured at the 7-Eleven on Maine Street.  About three gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled before the valve closed.  The spilled gasoline was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-385-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their pad mounted transformers had failed and leaked about 20 gallons of oil onto the lawn at 388 High Head Road in Harpswell.  I arrived to find the transformer in the yard of the house at 388 High Head Road and there was an area of dead grass extending downhill from the transformer.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers, Inc., to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  The transformer was tagged.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-386-2017*A concerned citizen reported that there was an oil tank that had been thrown down the banking of the Androscoggin River in Brunswick.  I arrived to find that the location is a cemetery that people walk in and dump trash down the steep, high, bank of the river.  I looked with binoculars and found the item that the caller had described and it was a water heater not an oil tank.  I scanned the rest of the trash on the bank and did not see any evidence of an oil tank or spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-387-2017*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that a vehicle in the Hannaford Supermarket parking lot had leaked transmission fluid onto the pavement.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-388-2017*Dead River Company reported that due to a mistake their technician made during a tune-up, a small amount of heating oil leaked onto the floor of a customer's basement.  The spill was very small, was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-389-2017*The University of New England reported that there had been a leak of diesel fuel at their Portland campus.  A large portable generator that was parked and not in service had been filled several days prior.  The weather conditions caused the diesel to expand and push about half a gallon out onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled diesel was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-390-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had failed at 86 Ocean Avenue in York.  The spilled oil was contained on an impervious surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-392-2017*On 5/15/17, I responded to a reported hydraulic oil leak to the ground at this urban commercial property.  A truck from RPM Engines Company's delivery contractor, Irving Oil, leaked at the business' north side bay door.  I found the cleanup at this spot satisfactory.

On the way north to the address, I noted a fresh and long oil stain on the roadway for about a mile in length and ending just before RPM Engines.  I suspected this oil discharge to the roadway is from the same Irving vehicle as that suffering the leak at 459 Washington, but it could not be proved at the time.  There was no recoverable oil volume on the road and it was allowed to naturally degrade.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.

P-393-2017*The oil filter at Mr. Kelso's home leaked shortly after being serviced by Mr. Kelso's service contractor, Irving Oil.  Irving representative, Tina, reported the spill was "all cleaned up".  In addition to the sorbents, I advised Irving to wash the oiled concrete floor with detergent.  The leak in the oil tank's filter gasket was fixed.  The homeowner did not express any further problems.

At this time Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requires no additional actions.
P-395-2017*5/21/2017 at approximately 14:00 I received a call from Dead River Oil about a small spill in the basement of 37 Brown St in Kennebunk. I responded to the residence and found a drip coming from the connection of where the tank meets the filter. My Photoionization Detector (PID) was reading 20PPM upstairs in the living area and over 100PPM in the basement where the leak occurred. I speedy dried the affected area and set up my ram fan to ventilate. I sealed off the room where the tank was located with poly plastic. Before I left the residence, I went upstairs to the living area and got a 0.0PPM on my PID. Dead River set up a temporary tank and transferred the oil on 5/23. Dead River will replace the aboveground storage tank within the next week or two.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-398-2017*5/19/17 at 14:39 I received a report of a gas can that fell off a vehicle and landed in the roadway of East Elm St.  and North Rd.  The Yarmouth Fire Department cleaned up any spilled gasoline and disposed of the can. No site visit was made. No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
A-698-2017*Colby & Gale, Inc., reported a #2 fuel oil spill in a basement.  The small spill was the result of a loose fitting on an oil burner supply line.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-224-2017*The maintenance department for the Aroostook Band of Micmac housing reported a discharge of heating oil to the basement of one of their housing units.  I met with the crew on site and observed the oil covering an area of the basement floor by the aboveground oil storage tank (AST).  The leak had not come directly from the AST.  There were two 30-gallon drums and a jig pump next to the AST.  The occupants had been pumping oil from the AST to the drums.  I was informed that the oil is provided "free" and they pump it off and sell it.  It initially appeared as though a hose from the pump had been left in the tank and it had siphoned oil out and run on the floor.  As we began removing oil soaked debris from the basement and cleaning the oil off the floor, it became apparent that it was one of the drums that was actually leaking.  We removed oil soaked debris and sorbent pads, then cleaned the floor with speedy dry sorbent material.  The oil remaining in the drums was pumped back into the tank.  The debris was bagged and disposed of the next day by the Micmac maintenance crew.  They also returned to remove the speedy dry and washed the stained area of the floor with a degreaser.

I met with them the following day and they were satisfied that the site was sufficiently cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-482-2017*On 9/13/17, Karren Merrow reported that the outside heating oil tank at her house was leaking.  I went to the site and found a corrosion leak in the bottom of the tank.  I had a local fuel oil company pump out the tank.  They recovered about 50 gallons from the tank.  The residence is served by a dug well some distance from the spill.  Karen reported that the tank had been between a half and a quarter before the leak.  I explained the Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund to Karen and she completed an application.  She completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 9/15/18, the tank was moved and excavation of oil impacted soil began.  The oil had run under the deck supports so the deck had to be supported to remove contaminated soil.  Not all oil impacted soil could be removed because some oil had run toward the building. Our Division of Technical Services evaluated the site and determined that the wells were not at risk from the oil impacted soil that could not be removed.  The area was backfilled and restored.  Mrs. Merrow arranged to have the tank replaced through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's tank replacement program.

No further action by the Division of Reponse Services is expected.
P-811-2017*While moving a large propane tank, a hydraulic hose on the boom truck failed, released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the gravel driveway.  The discharge was quickly contained with sorbents, but a small amount had migrated onto the lawn and penetrated the driveway.  Arrangements were made with Ray Labbe & Sons to excavate the remaining contamination.

On 10/23/17, I was present during the removal of the minor amount of contaminated driveway and the lawn bordering the driveway.  Due to the difficulty of removing a packed gravel driveway, more material was removed than required.  Approximately 1 cubic yard of material was removed, and would be added to Ray Labbe & Sons' reclaim pile to be used as road base.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-687-2018*V. L. Tammaro Oil Company employee accidently left a valve open on a transport, allowing oil to leak to the concrete pad at their facility. Tammaro Oil employees quickly applied sorbents to the product and recovered the spilled oil.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-530-2017*On October 04, 2017, Dead River Company reported a #2 oil overfill at their bulk plant in Madison.  Robert White of Dead River Company explained that while a driver was filling his delivery truck at the filling station, he lost track of what he was doing and accidentally overfilled one of the pockets on the truck.  Approximately 2 gallons of oil spilled from the truck onto the pavement.

Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
A-323-2017*A caller reported oil on the roadway.  I made a site visit and discovered some type of oil over several hundred feet of pavement.  The oil had soaked into the pavement and no recovery was possible.  No source was found, and no further Division of Response Service action is expected.
A-470-2017*McGee Construction reported an estimated 20 gallon hydraulic spill. The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on an excavator. The spill flowed into some standing water form a rain event.  Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to recover the oily water mix from the pit.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-461-2017*McGee Construction Company reported an estimated 20 gallon hydraulic spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a crusher.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-460-2017*A concerned citizen reported a truck was dumping into a storm drain near Tacoma Lake.  The caller provided a plate number for the truck.  After some investigation, I discovered that the truck was actually cleaning out storm drains in the area, not dumping into them.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-458-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil as the result of an auto accident.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected soil and made arrangements for disposal of the contaminated media.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
A-457-2017*Dead River Company reported an estimated three gallon diesel fuel spill.  The spill was the result of a leaking power take off (PTO) unit on the truck.  The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-455-2017*Report of discharge from Central Maine Power Co. transformer damaged by an excavator.  CMP arranged for cleanup and disposal of contaminated soil.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-454-2017*On August 27, 2017, Waterville Fire Department reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site of a demolition project of a residential property.  It was unknown to the contractor that the aboveground storage tank (AST) was still in the basement with #2 oil in it.  The AST was accidentally hit by the excavator bucket and the filter broke off.  Less than a gallon leaked onto soil.  The AST was pumped.  I disposed of the soil with like material.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-350-2017*An anonymous caller reported a vehicle leaking brake fluid on the road near her well.  I made a site visit to investigate, and I found a small oil stain on the pavement that was soaked in and unrecoverable.  No source was found, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-349-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that locomotive released lube oil from the containment tank below the engine.  The oil was lost to the ballast and railroad ties below the train.  The caller stated that a crew was dispatched to clean up the discharge.  I did not respond to this incident, and I did not receive confirmation of a cleanup or materials that were disposed of.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-144-2018*The homeowner contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding a weeping leak at the bottom of the storage tank in the basement.  Sorbent pads had been placed under the tank by a Dead River Company representative prior to the MDEP arriving.  A very small amount of fuel had leaked onto the pad under the filter.  A replacement tank will be installed in the coming week.

I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-287-2018*During an inspection by a Weyerhaeuser forester a 4 foot diameter area of stain soil was found.  It appears that a piece of logging equipment had a hydraulic spill over the winter in a staging area.  The stained soil was about an inch deep.   Weyerhaeuser scaped up a small amount of soil for proper disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Divison of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-332-2017*On 6/20/17, the Town of Weld reported that oil had come out of a plugged catch basin during a rain storm.  They reported that the oil had come out onto soil and ran into a nearby home's driveway.  I went to the site and found oil in three connected catch basins in front of the town office.  There was some oil stained soil around the catch basin that had overflowed.  The oily water had run across to a driveway next door to the town office.  I put oil absorbent boom in place to contain and collect any additional runoff of oil from the catch basin.  A contractor was called to pump out the three catch basins.  I checked the home abutting the furthest upgrade catch basin and found an old rusted heating oil tank that was empty in the basement.  There was a hole in the fieldstone foundation downgrade from the tank location.  It was evident that water and probably the oil from the rusted tank had run out of the basement through the hole.  The corner of the foundation where the hole was located was just upgrade from the catch basin.  There were no significant oil vapors in the home.  The homeowner used the home seasonally and had not used the heating system for several years.  He did not know how much oil was left in the tank.  I explained the cleanup actions that were necessary and he completed an application to the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund.  He also completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  The catch basins were pumped out of all oil and water.  Absorbent boom was put to contain and collect any oil in the roadside drainage ditch across the street where the catch basin system discharged.

On 6/26/17, a small amount of soil was removed in the dirt floor basement where the tank had leaked.  It appeared that the wet basement had prevented the oil from penetrating the ground deeply.  Removal of all oil impacted soil was not possible.  Additional soil removal next to the field stone foundation would have jeopardized the structural integrity of the foundation.  A utility pole was in the path of the oil impacted soil and soils could not be removed around the base of the pole.  The area is served by private wells so the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the wells.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-333-2017*A k1 fuel oil spill was discovered during a home inspection.  The cause of the unknown amount of fuel was the result of internal corrosion of the oil tank.  Contaminated soil was excavated, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-334-2017*Mark Tracey from T & K Heating Service reported finding a leaking valve on an inside heating oil tank when called to the home for a smell of oil.  He was not sure how much oil had leaked to the dirt basement floor.  I met him on site.  There was a one foot area of visibly oil impacted soil just under the outlet of the tank.  Mark reported that it was a very slow drip before he replaced the valve.  I set up ventilation to exhaust the oil vapors.  Six five-gallon buckets of soil were removed before field testing was negative for oil in soil.  The area is served by public water supply.  I left the ventilation in place over night.  The next morning the ventilation was shut down and the living area air was measured for oil vapors with a photoionization detector.  The readings were less than .5 parts per million (ppm) throughout the living area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-335-2017*On 6/23/17, Adam Marquis from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 6 gallons of transformer oil had spilled to a gravel road when a vehicle crashed into a utility pole the night before.  He reported that the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil was unknown.  He was running samples for laboratory analysis.  No streams were impacted and CMP workers had collected oily debris and used speedy dry sorbent material to do an initial cleanup.  Laboratory results showed the PCB content of the oil was 3.7 parts per million.  CMP sent an environmental contractor to the site to do additional soil removal.  I checked the area and found all signs of oil had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-336-2017*Catalyst Paper reported a discharge of an estimated 125 gallons of hydraulic oil from machinery in the mill that occurred over a 12-16 hour period.  The oil entered the the mill's water treatment system.  It is unclear if mill personnel attempted to recover any oil as they consider the treatment system satisfactory engineered containment and treatment.

As such no recovery was possible once it entered the treatment system.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
A-337-2017*Lisa Vargas reported that a tow truck had spilled hydraulic oil on her property when picking up a vehicle.  She reported that the spill is upgrade from her well.  The spill happened the night before and she saw the oil stained area on the grass today.  I went to the site and found a grassy area that was oil impacted.  I dug a couple of test pits and determined that the oil had not penetrated the sod.  The area was about five feet by six feet.  The oil impacted sod was dug up and taken for disposal.  The well was far enough away that it was not at risk.

No further action by Division of Response Services is expected.
A-338-2017*On 6/24/17, at 1040 hours, I received a report from an anonymous reporter that they had found a large oil sheen on Woodbury Pond in Litchfield near the boat ramp.  The reporter said they could smell gasoline in the area.  I went to the site and did find a sheen just southeast of the boat ramp.  There was a slight odor of gasoline but the sheen was oil.  I found no containers on the shore or in the water near shore.  The sheen appeared to be from a mix of gasoline and oil from a two stroke engine.  There were no boats visible on the pond.  No product was recoverable and the sheen was dissipating while I was in the area.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-307-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of lube oil to the Kennebec River at the outfall of the oil water separator in the facility's water treatment plant.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area, which has a permanent boom.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-610-2018*The discharge was the result of what is assumed to be a worn-out/damaged engine of a bus.  A local police officer noticed motor oil being released from the exhaust pipe of a bus for approximately 3/4 of a mile.  Fortunately, the bus was stopped before the issue became serious.  The Town of Scarborough sanded the oiled area, and later picked up the waste with a sweeper.  The collected material was later added to the town's asphalt spoils to be used as road base.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-771-2017*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-352-2018*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that while inspecting the oil containment boom in the Kennebec River at the Railyard's water discharge point #003A, an oil sheen was observed behind the boom.  He said they would use absorbent to attempt to clean it up.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-717-2018*On November 19, 2018, Dead River Company called to report that they had been called to a no heat call.  Upon their arrival, the oil filter had frozen and some oil had spill onto the snow surrounding the filter.  The technician had fixed the filter and removed the contaminated snow.  No other resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-718-2018*On November 20, 2018 the United State Coast Guard (Coast Guard) called to report that while fueling the Coast Guard Cutter the nozzle had a malfunction allowing diesel fuel to spill into the water. Coast Guard personnel put down sorbent pads to collect any residual fuel on top of the water, which they disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk. No site visit was needed. See attach National Response Center Report.

No further action by the Division of Response services is expected at this time.
B-719-2018*On November 19, 2018, CES, Incorporated, called to report that while on site digging a new sewer line for the City of Bangor, two old drums were found.  The drums seemed to be contaminated with some sort of petroleum product mixed with dirt.  A contractor was hired for the removal, testing and disposal of the contaminated drums and any contamination in the soil around them.  No other resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-721-2018*On November 20, 2018, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle accident that had reported leaked gasoline.  Upon my arrival a vehicle was spun around near a ditch and the gas tank was compromised by a sign post. The fuel line had leaked a very minimal amount to snow which I removed.  The vehicle was lifted and towed away to be repaired.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-722-2018*On November 20, 2018, a Dead River Company technician called to report the he was on a service call because the homeowner smelled heating oil.  Upon his arrival the tank had a pin hole leak.  The tank was pumped and replaced.  The technician had cleaned the area with sorbents and simple green.  The homeowner stated vapors were not an issue within the home.  No Division of Response Services site visit was needed and no other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-723-2018*See attached Emera Maine Spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-724-2018*On November 21, 2018, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that the Bangor Fire Department was on scene at a motor vehicle accident that had leaked a small amount of motor oil onto the pavement from the accident. Firefighters on scene had put down sorbent material to collect the spilled oil, which was picked up and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-725-2018*Fabian Oil Company called to report that while on site delivering heating oil to the residence, a small amount had spilled out of the vent due to a mouse nest that was inside the pipe.  The nest was cleaned out and the delivery driver cleaned up the contaminated snow to be disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-726-2018*On November 22, 2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle accident that leaked a small amount of antifreeze onto the pavement.  The Bangor Fire Department put down sorbent material to clean up the antifreeze, which they then disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-727-2018*On November 23, 2018, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report that while they were transporting a fuel storage tank in the back of a pickup truck for a delivery, a leg on the tank broke off.  The tank shifted in the bed of the pickup severing the shutoff valve.  Home heating oil spilled into the bed of the pickup and on the road.  The technician had heard the shift of the tank and immediately pulled into the parking area where he was able to stop the leak.  Upon my arrival, I had to pump the remainder of the tank into a transport truck that was waiting.  The technician had put down sorbent material and snow to contain the spill.  R. H. Foster had called more employees, along with a lift gate and drums to clean up the contaminated area.  All to be disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-728-2018*On November 23, 2018, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that the Charleston Correction Facility had a broken gauge on the facility's heating system which allowed the aboveground storage tank to leak.  The tank was located directly over a drain that leads to the septic system.  The facility manages all septic waste on site and stated the system could handle the discharge.  The system was repaired and no oil was able leave the system.  No other resources were at risk.  No Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-729-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that Sprague Energy Corporation had contacted them regarding a caustic soda leak in one of the condensate lines from their aboveground storage tank.  The leak was contained in the engineered containment and the line was shut off to be repaired.  Sprague employees dug up the contaminated snow and ice to be disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-730-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a complaint from the homeowner.  The homeowner stated that he was in the process of disconnecting the old furnace and oil line to convert to a new system.  He had thought that he shut off the valve from the burner, disconnected the fuel line from it and put the end into a container.  He left it overnight and when he came down the next morning his container had slightly overflowed.  A minimal amount leaked onto a paver and the dirt floor.  Upon my arrival there was only a small stain under the burner on a paver and minimal sheen on the dirt.  The homeowner requested the oil in the tank be pumped out.  I pumped it into secure drums and disposed of properly.  No oil had leaked out anywhere else.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-731-2018*On November 25, 2018 The United States Coast Guard called to report a 36-foot sunken fishing vessel in Lubec Narrows. The boat sank with approximately 120 gallons of fuel on board. The boat owner had made arrangements to salvage the boat. He also stated that he had closed the vents before the boat went down. No visible sheen and the boat was pulled out without incident. No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed. See attached report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-733-2018*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-898-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil out the threads of the gauge.  Spilled product ran down the side of the tank to the concrete floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-899-2018*Notice was received of small diesel oil discharge to the ground and to a storm drain leading to the Kennebec River due to an overfill of a compressor.  Bath Iron Works staff reported the discharge cleaned up.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-901-2018*The jeep operator rear ended a box truck which compromised the truck's fuel tank initiating a release of gasoline.  Approximately 15 gallons of spilled product affected the paved roadway.  Sand and speedy dry sorbent material were used to dam the gasoline from traveling into a drainage ditch.  Contaminated sand and speedy dry were shoveled into drums for landfill disposal.  Materials had to be shipped as hazardous waste due to flash point.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-902-2018*Tank corrosion caused the release of approximately five gallons of kerosene.  The horizontal tank was located beneath the drip edge at the corner of the building by the front door.  Spilled product affected standing melt/rain water beneath the tank and was contained by an icy snow plow berm.  Miscellaneous debris around/beneath the tank was also affected.  Contaminated debris was removed, then sorbents were utilized to recover spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-736-2018*On November 25 the United States Coast Guard called to report a sunken vessel in Lubec Narrows during a rescue of the individuals on board.  The 42-foot fishing vessel sank with an unknown amount of fuel onboard but no visible sheen was observed. The Coast Guard deemed the vessel a non-navigable issue and the boat remains on the sea floor at a depth of approximate 200 feet. No other resources are at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-737-2018*A truck had suffered a broken driveshaft which managed to puncture the saddle tank of the truck at the subject location.  The incident resulted in about 10 gallons of fuel being spilled to the roadway where it was contained with sorbents by the fire department.  I recovered the contaminated materials and pumped the remaining unspilled fuel from the ruptured tank.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-739-2018*Received a call about a tractor trailer rollover due to inclement weather conditions on the interstate.  After assessing the situation, it was deemed a precautionary measure to pump off the saddle tanks to prevent a spill during the righting of the truck.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-200-2019*On 4/17/2019, ND Paper reported that 330 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a dryer lubrication tank.  The spill occurred from a cracked sight glass on a flow meter bank.  The hydraulic fluid went to ND Paper's sewer, which goes to the mill's wastewater treatment facility.  The mill stated that the wastewater treatment facility has the capacity to handle the product.  Repairs were made to the system and no further leaks were observed.  The ND Paper report is attached.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-237-2018*I received an anonymous report of drums in the median area of Interstate 95 in Pittsfield.  The caller could not be more specific with location.  I drove the Interstate through Pittsfield and miles north and south.  I was not able to locate any containers or drums in the area.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-234-2018*I received a call indicating an asphalt reclaimer suffered a blown hose while working at the subject location.  The incident resulted in about 40 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to pavement.  The affected area was ground down further with the reclaimer once the damaged hose was replaced.  This action resulted in about 15 yards of reclaimed asphalt being recycled through a local asphalt batch plant.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-740-2018*A small spill was reported by the owner.  Upon my arrival I observed oil spread out over approximately 35 feet around the back yard.  Much of the oil was on top of standing water, puddles.  The owner had placed sphagnum moss over the worst area, which did a good job of soaking up oil.  I dug a couple test pits and found oil 12-15 inches below the ground surface.   I used sorbents to soak up as much of the surface oil as possible that evening.  I hired Clean Harbors to excavate the next day.

The following day Clean Harbors excavated 10.11 tons of soil from the backyard with a vacuum truck.  We encountered old contamination during this excavation.  This old contamination was next to the foundation on the backside of the structure and went under the foundation.   No free product was observed coming out of this old contaminated soil.  This old contamination started around 18 inches below the surface.  All of the flowing oil was observed in the first 15 inches of the ground, from this recent spill.  Mr. Dodge's daughter had made flower beds and had raised the soil in this area around the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was removed for disposal by Clean Harbors.

I left the excavation open for the night to try to recover any oil under the foundation, a slab, and to see if a recovery well was needed.  The following morning I found a lot of water but very little oil.   A couple sorbents were pink but the majority of the sorbents were still white.  I had Clean Harbors backfill the excavation.

I left contaminated soil next to the foundation and under the foundation slab for this structure, which Mr. Dodge's daughter lives in.  This may have been a garage at some point in the past which was turned into a livable area.  This property had been abandoned for approximately 5 years prior to Mr. Dodge purchasing it.

The drinking water well (well) that supplies both buildings was approximately 25 feet from the origin of the spill.  Oil flowed within 10 feet of the well with surface water.  A oil detection field test was negative 6 inches below the surface at this location.

This site was referred to Paul Blood and Justin Leavitt due to the proximity of the drinking water well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-197-2017*In the process of making home deliveries of fuel oil, the peddler truck blew a transmission.  The breakage released transmission oil under pressure and sprayed in the general vicinity of the truck.  The cleanup consisted of applying ample amounts of speedy dry to the area, and removing it.  A brief attempt of applying a surfactant was made, with not much success due to frigid temperatures.  Visual inspection of the cleanup effort was made, and satisfactory conditions were achieved.  There is an area of staining or discoloration from oil and speedy dry in the street, approximately 40 ft. in length and varying width, but all free product is removed.  Based on the actions taken and observed cleanup, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-306-2017*Fitting failure caused the release of approximately six gallons of antifreeze from a trash truck.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-308-2017*A heavy sheen was reported by a member of the working waterfront.  No cause or source was evident.  Wind and sun broke up the sheen, so no intervention was required. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-310-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/2/17, Maxim Heating reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a leak from this residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  He requested MDEP Division of Response Services meet him on site.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The area is dense residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is part of the Country Village Estates mobile home park.  Ms. Maxim owned the mobile home and the AST facility suffering the leak.  Country Lane Estates owned the oil-contaminated property and is the landlord.

The discharge appears to have been caused by a corrosion hole in the tank bottom.  The tank was found corroded both on the inside bottom and on the bottom exterior (see photos).  Country Village Estates requires only top-feed oil ASTs with a return line in their mobile home park, so water collects on the bottom under the oil, causing internal corrosion.  We also found an out-of-service, lone bare-copper fuel line under the home which may be from the old hydrant-like underground storage tank (UST) fuel system abandoned in the early 1990's.

On site I noted a strong fresh oil odor outside, and Mr. Maxim stated the homeowner noted a strong odor inside her home so she and her young daughter were staying elsewhere temporarily.  The soil under the AST and about 8' under the home was stained with oil-saturated soil.  At about 18" below grade (bg) we noted red free-product oil on groundwater (gw).  At 4' bg the hard silt was uncontaminated.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 5/2/18, after going over recommended cleanup actions, options for management, and the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance, Ms. Maxim requested MDEP management.  MDEP Division of Response Services hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to initiate cleanup the next morning under MDEP oversight.

On 5/3/17, EPI excavated oiled soil and trucked it to CPRC Group for disposal.  Soils were silty sand over hard dense silt holding gw near grade surface.  Under the AST, we excavated to 4' bg so as to install a recovery well.  Under the trailer, we removed oiled soil to 8' horizontally under the home and about 8" deep.  The excavation was partially backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone.

On 5/4/17, horizontal vent piping and a vertical riser were laid and backfilled with stone, then a vapor barrier, and backfilled to grade with loam, seed and hay mulch.  EPI was advised to pump out free product and groundwater from the recovery well the next day.  Radon, LLC, was hired to install a vent fan and pipe above roof line on 5/12/17.  Peter Moulton of MDEP was contacted by Ms. Maxim regarding a replacement fuel facility.

On 5/5/17, EPI pumped the recovery well and completed landscaping.

On 5/12/17, Radon Systems, LLC, installed the soil venting system fan and riser.

On 5/22/17, EPI pumped the recovery well and reported free product oil recharging into the well.

On 5/23/17, the vent fan was operating.  EPI pumped the well down and I authorized the well to be abandoned by cutting it down below grade and backfilling with soil.  Further actions were transferred to Peter Eremita of the MDEP Division of Technical Services.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Remaining contamination is expected to degrade naturally and with assistance of the vent system.
2)  I recommended to Bob Foss and to maintenance manager Bill Roy that the Estate's tenant's oil tanks be reinstalled higher off the ground for better ventilation to prevent external corrosion and look at bottom feed to prevent water accumulation and internal corrosion.
3)  See the records of MDEP engineer Peter Eremita for further actions and final closure.
4)  This report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time no further MDEP Divisi
P-311-2017*Approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a dump truck to the paved drive surface during a delivery of mulch to the Hid N Pines Campground. The release was caused by a ruptured hoses on the truck. The spilled oil was cleaned from the ground with sorbent materials and disposed of by Casella Organics.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-312-2017*5/3/2017 9:55 I received a report of a hydraulic spill in Poland on the West View Rd., off of route 26. I called Adam Strout who was the point of contact from the Town of Poland Public Works. Adam informed me that their street sweeper had lost 10 gallons of hydraulic oil and they managed to catch 5 gallons in a bucket. Adam and the crew used sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean up the 5 gallons that spilled onto the roadway. Adam also said that none of the oil had left the roadway. No visit was made. No further action from the Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
A-263-2017*Maritime Energy reported that an estimated two cups of #2 fuel oil had spilled to pavement under the vent of an inside heating oil tank when they overfilled the tank.  I asked them to check the tank inside to ensure there was no tank damage or spillage inside.  They reported that there was no spillage in the basement.  I contacted the homeowner and they reported that there were no oil vapors inside and the spill on the paved outside area was cleaned up well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-261-2018*On 4/26/18, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that a drop of oil was observed causing a sheen on the river surface water behind a containment boon at outfall 003A.  He reported that he had found a pipe letting an oil sheen run into the stormwater system and he had plugged it to prevent further infiltration into the stormwater.  He reported that they also had replaced the oiled absorbent boom in the area of the sheen.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected for this discharge.
I-29-2018*On February 2, 2018 a faulty Underground Storage Tank (UST) whistle caused a small release of fuel oil to pavement. Dead River employees cleaned up the spill to the best of their ability. Response Services visited the and removed a small amount of fuel oil soaked snow.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-30-2018*On January 30, 2018 Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to ice/soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees removed contaminated ice/soils and disposed of them through a solid waste hauler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
P-287-2017*At the time of the delivery, after about 33 gallons were delivered, the driver noticed oil leaking profusely from the filter assembly.  Unable to shut the Firomatic valve off, an unknown amount of oil discharged to the ground.  Dodge Oil & Propane Co. was there digging by hand upon my arrival.  Several bags later, it was decided machinery would be needed to properly address this spill cleanup.

Al Butterfield of Dodge was to make arrangements for an excavator, and to contact Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the time of the dig.  The coordination of this effort did not go well.  The machine brought to the site was not adequate nor the operator versed in this type site work.  At this point it was recommended a professional cleanup contractor be brought in to complete the needed cleanup.  Dodge agreed to take care of their customer and agreed to the upgraded plan.

Allstate Environmental Services of Gorham was called and completed the remediation.  We hand dug initially, as the gravel and cobble strewn soils were impossible to reach with a machine.  Tight building constraints included a deck/porch/ramp, tiled landscape, and a mature deciduous tree made access difficult.  Eventually we decided a Vactor might work better and we employed an ENPRO Services Vactor to complete the excavation.  A total of 24.6 tons were removed.  As the excavation approached the entryway landing/deck it was discovered the decking was built upon a step tank.  The fiberglass tank held about 12-18 inches of fluid (oil and water).  The soils removed for the most part were on the exterior of the house footprint, and minimally removed from beneath the stairs/step tank.  The area was screened by MDEP's Don White and Mark Woodruff until acceptable levels were reached.  A local contractor was hired to rebuild the decking/ramp, which was removed to allow for excavation.  The excavation was backfilled with crushed stone, adjacent area was loamed and seeded.

The new tank would be set by Dodge Oil & Propane Co.  Based on the successful remediation and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services


A-314-2017*Mike Cain of Sebago Technics reported finding contaminated soil during a road construction project on Route 27.  The contamination appeared to be old and possibly from an underground tank that was removed in 1989.  The contamination was several feet below grade and weathered, and after consulting with Geology staff, it was decided the contamination could remain in place.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-315-2017*Thomaston Fire Department reported a diesel fuel spill on Route 1.  The estimated 5 gallon spill over 1/2 mile of roadway resulted from a driver forgetting to put the fuel cap back on the tank after a fill-up.  The fire department cleaned up what they could, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-316-2017*Janet Gray reported a sheen on Messalonskee Stream.  I made a site visit and determined what she was seeing was actually pollen on the water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-317-2017*On June 15, 2017, Weyerhaeuser reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was discovered near Pierce Pond in Pierce Pond Township.  Tom Short of Weyerhaeuser assumes it was from logging equipment since it was in the logging area.

No waterways were impacted by the spill and the contaminated soil was removed for proper disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-318-2017*The Androscoggin Sherriff's Department reported a discharge of transmission fluid to the Fayette Road in Livermore Falls.   The vehicle that released the product was not found.   The discharge was spread out over a stretch of road and was unrecoverable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-319-2017*Lincoln Health reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The spill was the result of a leaking valve.  Heating contractor, Colby & Gale, Inc., was on site repairing the leak.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-320-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that outfall 003A discharged oil to the Kennebec River.  Oil, sheen and globs could be seen within the boomed area.  Sheen was escaping from the boom due to heavy current pulling the boom.  Dana Banks of Pan Am Railways stated that the area would be cleaned up, however, I did not respond to this incident.  I did not receive confirmation that the area was cleaned up or if anything was disposed of.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-321-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) leaked onto a concrete floor in a garage.  I responded to the site and met with the technician from Bob's Cash Fuel Co.  The tank had corroded and leaked onto the concrete garage floor.  The technician had placed speedy dry sorbent material on the stain to help absorb the product.  I assisted the technician in pumping out the AST and cleaned up the stain with Simple Green cleaner and speedy dry.  After the area was clean, I cleared the site.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-322-2017*Fabian Oil reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The estimated five gallon spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-324-2017*An estimated two gallons hydraulic oil was reported spilled from a wrecker.  The wrecker was involved in a vehicle recovery operation when a hydraulic hose ruptured, spilling oil onto the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-238-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 5 gallons of lube oil dripped onto the ballast from a locomotive. The ballast was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-235-2017*On May 03, 2017, Consumer Fuels Company reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  While delivering a propane tank, the boom on the truck broke a hydraulic line and approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the hose into a water puddle.  Sorbent pads were used to soak up the oil in the water puddle.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-36-2018*A homeowner was performing maintenance on his oil storage tank, and the filter gasket was not put on correctly.  This caused 150 gallons of oil to leak from the tank over a week.  The oil appeared to travel across the lawn under the snow.  A large oil stain was near the well.  The well cap was removed no oil or oil vapor was observed or detected.

Contaminated soil was excavated from a large area.  Soil was removed until satisfactory results were detected on the shake test.  The spill was referred to tech services for potential well contamination.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-1-2018*Oil was lost to the ground and siding on the house from an overfill.  The homeowner worked for Dead River Company, who overfilled the storage tank.  Because of this, the employee did not want assistance with the cleanup.  He managed the spill cleanup by himself.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-2-2018*On 1/3/18, the Augusta Fire Department reported that they had been called to a dental business the previous day and again this morning for a complaint of a strange odor that was causing the occupants some respiratory irritation.  I met the fire department and the property manager on site.  We screened the building with a photo ionization detector (PID) and a four gas meter.  Oxygen level was normal, no carbon monoxide was detected, no hydrogen sulfide was detected, and no lower explosive level was detected. The PID detected only slightly elevated organic vapors in one closet and the back hallway.  There was a strange odor that smelled chemical in nature.  The denture lab did have elevated organic vapors due to the chemicals used in that room, but their odor was different than the one in the other areas.  No definitive source was found.  The property manager installed an activated carbon air cleaner than helped with the odor and he was going to check the building air handling system.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-3-2018*A hydraulic spill was reported at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport.  The estimated 15 gallon spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a loader.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-5-2018*On 1/4/18, at 1230 hours, Winthrop Fire Department reported that they were at the scene of an oil delivery truck that had rolled over during a snow blizzard.  I went to the site and found that the truck was on its side in a roadside ditch. The truck had over a thousand gallons of #2 and K1 heating oil on board.  There was a slow leak of oil out of the tank vents and fuel tank was not leaking.  Oil absorbent pads were collecting the oil.  The tank was drilled and the oil was transferred to another tank truck.  The truck was righted without incident.  The area was checked and it appeared that the oil pads had caught all the spillage.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-6-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill.  CMP did not provide a spill report for this incident. No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-93-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a leaking hydraulic line on a plow truck which had occured on Route 17 between Somerville and Washington.  Approximately 60 gallons were lost in the process.   No cleanup was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-54-2018*I received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in Spruce Head.  I responded to the site and met with the St. George Fire Department, oil burner technician, and homeowner Steven Miller.  The AST had leaked due to corrosion.  Mr. Miller had called his oil burner technician, Jerry Harjula, who had put a magna patch on the leak.   After pumping off the tank, it was estimated that approximately 50 gallons had leaked onto the ground.  Sorbent pads were used to pick up the free product puddled on the ground and Donald Mecklin, Inc., was contacted to excavate the affected area the next morning.  16.13 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at CPRC Group.  There was an abandoned, drilled well within 10 feet of the discharge and a drilled well in use 30 feet from the discharge site.  This was  referred to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter.
A-914-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-915-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-916-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-917-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, Central Maine Power Company was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-918-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-919-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-920-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-921-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-922-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-923-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-924-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-925-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-926-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-927-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-928-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-929-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-930-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-931-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-932-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-288-2017*On 4/18/2017, I received a call from Chief Curtis of the Greenwood Fire Department reporting oil floating on water in a residential basement in Greenwood.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met Chief Curtis and the homeowner, Bruce Kenyon.  Mr. Kenyon had contacted the fire department asking them to pump the water out of his basement.  When the fire department arrived, they observed the oil on the water.  Mr. Kenyon's oil tank had suffered a corrosion induced leak.  It did not appear to be a significant quantity of oil, however, it had spread out into a thin layer coating almost everything in the basement.  The basement had a dirt floor.

I set up ventilation in the basement to reduce the oil odors in the home and made arrangements to return the following morning with a contractor to begin the spill cleanup.  The following morning I met NRC-Enpro Services on site.  We pumped oil and water out of the basement and removed the oily belongings into a dumpster.  The work resolved the oil odor in the home.  I left some sorbent pads in the basement to collect any remaining oil that might seep out of the mud on the floor.

On 4/20, I received a call from Mr. Kenyon stating that water was building back up in the basement.  I hired NRC-Enpro to respond to the home that afternoon and they placed a sump pump in the basement to keep the water out of it so the floor could dry enough for a new oil tank to be installed.  The installation of that sump pump proved to be insufficient and I hired Allstate Environmental Services to go to the site on 4/21 and install a second sump pump.

Mr. Kenyon did not have the financial resources to have a new tank installed, so I requested a tank replacement through a program managed at Maine Department of Environmental Protection by Peter Moulton.  Mr. Kenyon's oil company was not able to install a new tank in a timely manner, so I hired Bass Heating Company to install a temporary tank.  That installation was complete on 4/21.  Oil was delivered to the tank that day and Bass was able to get the furnace running.

NRC-Enpro returned to the site on 5/4 and removed the remaining sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-443-2017*Scott Cyr received a call about a structure fire at this location with the release of oil occuring at the time.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial actions took place at the time.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-444-2017*Enroute to apply fertilizer to the field, Mr. Carrol's tractor with attached tank, was struck by a car that failed to negotiate the corner at intersection.  The collision cracked the plastic container and the solution began to leak.  Instead of discharging it in front of a home he drove down the road to a family-owned turnaround and parked in the gravel.  The local fire department applied wood shavings from the farm and swept them up, leaving only a yellow stain in the roadway, and no visible liquids.  Likewise the gravel would be excavated and mixed with the shavings and the amended mixture applied to the field.  No other issues were found.  Spilled material was successfully absorbed in shavings and gravel and applied to field as originally intended.  Based on the actions observed and undertaken, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-453-2017*Approximately 50 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by of corrosion of the tank and the oil was released to the underlying soils. Excavation activities were performed on the south end of the mobile home and 17.42 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation activities and were satisfied with the cleanup.  Oil impacted soils remain at the site.  The site is served by public water supply and therefore no drinking water wells are at risk.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-455-2017*Wells Public Safety Dispatch called to report a vehicle and pole accident in the 900 block, where vehicle fluids were released in close proximity to stream/river.  They requested cleanup assessment assistance to the location.

Upon arrival the scene is along a curved portion of the secondary road, and a minor discharge of vehicle fluids, motor oil, some coolant and washer fluid appear to make up the mixture.  A small pool of oil was mopped up with sorbent pads and transported for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no additional actions here.
P-456-2017*At some earlier time, a vehicle appears to have leaked fuel along the roadway, onto the shoulder and continued northbound.  Brunswick Fire Department was notified and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the situation.  At the time of the call, no responsible party had been identified, but a search was being conducted.  Some fuel had stained the roadway and a minor accumulation found where the vehicle stopped alongside the roadway before it drove off to an undetermined location.  No sensitive receptors were impacted, and no additional calls have been received about the spill scenario.  Based on evidence found, minimal impact to environment, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-457-2017*It was reported that a pleasure boat with a 100 gallon in-board fuel tank was leaking at the station.  Upon arrival, it was discovered that the leak was from an overfill and/or heat expansion, not a breach in the tank itself.  The discharge was limited to approximately five gallons on the concrete pad at the station.  The fire department had the situation well under control.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-458-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their bucket trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while working at 16 Oak Street in Mechanic Falls.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-459-2017*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of consumptive-use heating oil and motor fuel underground storage tank (UST) facilities and associated cleanup actions, and cleanup of a hydraulic oil vehicle lift discharge.  The facility was being razed for redevelopment and purchase by the City of Lewiston.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired to remove the USTs and perform cleanup actions.  Ransom Consulting, under Ms. Riley Dow, performed the environmental assessment.

Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) had earlier denied a waiver of the 10-day UST removal notification period.  Becky Blais and Troy Smith were primary MDEP site representatives for the MDEP Brownfields Program involvement.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is urban commercial use with Lewiston Public Works across Bartlett Street to the west, and Lewiston High School uphill to the northeast.  The area is served by municipal water, storm drains and sewer service.  The area is underlain by urban fill and Presumpscot Formation silt/clay soils.  The property had been a bus garage and repair facility, and a storage facility of motor fuel, heating and lube oils, etc.

I deferred the assignment of cleanup goal to Becky Blais and to Troy Smith who had been initially involved.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I noted multiple MDEP spill reports going back to 1986 associated with USTs, aboveground storage tanks (AST) and surface discharges.

On 6/13/17, I met on site with EPI staff and with Riley Dow and Peter Sherr of Ransom Consulting.  The USTs had been removed the previous day and were gone from the property, though old steel piping remained lying atop the ground.  The building was gone.  On the northeast side of the former building within a UST excavation, I noted high groundwater (gw) and black scum atop the gw but no free product oil or sheen.

In the center of the former building area I noted what I understood was a former hydraulic lift location with black free product oil atop clay soil identified by Ransom as hydraulic oil.  A Phase-2 Assessment by Ransom indicated no evidence of hazardous waste/discharges in the soil and groundwater.

I was told by Mr. Sherr that during future redevelopment about 2' of new fill would be added to raise the topography and to better cover any contaminated material.  I understand an environmental covenant will be put on the property.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
After conferring with Becky Blais and examining lab analysis data, I agreed to issue a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Letter (Virgin Letter) for soil disposal at CPRC Group.  Ransom planned to remove oil-saturated soil by the former UST areas and the hydraulic lift leak.  I recommended that the non-oil-saturated material, soil, be reused on site.

While I was on site, EPI vacuumed up the free product hydraulic oil spill.  No groundwater was required by MDEP to be removed or treated.

I advised Sherr and Dow that the pre-1990 oil discharges and the hydraulic lift discharge would not be covered under any potential Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed by the responsible party and property owner, and as required by MDEP.  See the reports of Ransom Consulting, MDEP Brownfields Program, and the MDEP spill reports for further information.  See MDEP Brownfields Program staff for final site closure.
2)  I understand that UST related oil discharges predating 1990, non-UST related discharges, and hazardous matter contamination are not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up fund (GW Fund) insurance.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-460-2017*Anna Clayton reported that her copper oil line was leaking.  I visited her home and she showed me a gooey stain on the plastic cover of a suspended ceiling light.  She showed me how the oil line ran overhead above the suspended ceiling.  It turned out that the stain was not heating oil.  It appeared to be something related to the fluorescent light ballast.  I suggested that she call an electrician because it looked like it had gotten hot.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-954-2017*Mr. Stokes noticed a fuel oil odor in his bathroom and went outside to inspect his oil tank.  He and his family have only been in the house six months and discovered the tank actively dripping to the soil below.  He called the oil company and they advised him to put a pan under the drip and monitor and they would respond as soon as possible.  Upon their arrival they confirmed the leak and applied a magnetic patch.  Then they set up a temporary tank and started to transfer the remaining oil in the tank to the temporary tank.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called and notified of the leak and asked to respond for remediation guidance and consult with the homeowner.

Upon arrival I met with the Dead River technicians and Mr. Stokes.  We discussed the nature of the leaking tank and the fact he had only been in the home six months or so.  He was very unhappy the home inspector missed this potential scenario.  I explained we could assess the spill better in the light of day after the transfer was complete and tank could be oriented out of the way so a cleanup assessment could begin.  He was agreeable to assessment in the morning and said that odors were not noticeable except in the bathroom, and they were dissipating.  The contents were transferred into the temporary tank.  The area beneath the tank was quickly inspected.  It was mostly leaf litter (quite saturated) and shallow soils likely affected as well (bedrock predominant characteristic for yard).  Daylight assessment necessary.

Upon returning in the morning, I met with Mr. Stokes.  He expressed serious concerns about what MDEP really needed to do.  This comes from his wife (Ninette) who is very suspicious of government intervention and asked for 100% disclosure of MDEP intent and necessary involvement.  This discussion lead to the acknowledgement of the spill and the need to assure the cleanup was conducted properly and to the Department's satisfaction.  I expressed my willingness to conduct as much of a remediation as possible by shovel with the only expenses being the disposal fee for the soil removed.

This was an agreeable solution to the cleanup requirements and at the same time minimizing the Stokes' financial outlay.  Mr. Stokes and I moved the tank from directly over the release and I continued to removed leaves and detritus.  The main substrate was crushed rock, likely put in with construction of the on-slab building.   The excavation was roughly six feet in length, and 18" to 48" wide from slab to bedrock outcrop, a maximum depth of 30' following slope of bedrock.  Roughly 500-600 pounds of material were removed and transported for disposal.

The excavation was left open to observe if any additional liquids (water or oil) migrated in.  I also constructed a plastic tent over the hole to minimize any runoff from the roof from rain predicted over the next few days.

Returning a few days later, the excavation was clear with no additional water or oil in the bottom of the hole.  No elevated readings were recorded and the cleanup is deemed successful.  The hole will be backfilled and a replacement tank installed at the Stokes' convenience.

Based on successful remediation and recycling of materials MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-956-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-957-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-958-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-959-2017*Scott Cyr responded to the report of a transformer oil spill at this location.  Central Maine Power Co. removed one drum of oily soil and debris.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-961-2017*On 11/6/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-962-2017*On 11/29/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., removed a drum of oil contaminated soil from the site.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-963-2017*On 11/6/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One bag of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-964-2017*On 11/9/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-965-2017*During a storm the transformer at the aforementined address was damaged and leaked/spilled oil to the ground beneath the pole set.  Please see attached Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) report for additional details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-966-2017*On 11/9/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Two yards of oily soil were removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc., and taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-967-2017*Snow removal equipment sat stationary since its last use.  Over time, an estimated quart of hydraulic oil was released from a fitting.  Spilled product impacted hard packed gravel and was treated with an application of sorbent materials, then the top layer was removed by hand.  Spill debris was entered into the responsible party's regular waste stream. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-968-2017*On 11/14/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-969-2017*On 11/14/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-972-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 11/13/17, Linda of Pit Stop Fuels notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 100-gallon leak of fuel oil from this customer's outside, consumptive-use, residential heating oil, aboveground storage tank facility.  The leak was initially reported to be from a corrosion hole in the tank.  The discharge was not cleaned up at the time and MDEP response was requested.  Aaron Ryerson advised me that as one of the AST facility operators, he would be primary contact for cleanup work though he was not the property owner.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and served by private water wells and septic systems.  The spill location was first reported as 141 Frost Farm Road, though the Town of Bridgton lists it as 148 Frost Farm Road, Map 13, Lot 0, Sub 99.  The spill location is a mobile home reported by Mr. Ryerson to be owned by Aaron Ryerson and his girlfriend Becky Ferguson, but located on the property owned by Ferguson's grandmother, Anne Frost.

The 148 Frost Farm Road home did not yet have its own water well or septic system, so Ferguson and Ryerson largely stayed at Ferguson's parent's home of Kenneth R. Frost at 162 Frost Farm Road.  The closest well to the discharge is a dug well at 162 Frost Farm Road, about 100' to 125' northeast from the spill.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Mr. Ryerson stated to me that he had changed the AST filter and had apparently not installed the gasket properly so a 100-gallon fuel delivery leaked out overnight.  Ryerson initially thought that Pit Stop had not delivered the fuel, but later realized the gasket leak.  The spill volume is based on the metered delivery the previous day.  The tank was empty on 11/13/17.

During my initial visit on 11/13/17, I confirmed oil stained and smelling soil under the AST filter area.  Ryerson stated he would be primary contact and I explained the recommended cleanup, the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance and the application form.  Ryerson requested MDEP Division of Response Services management which hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond the next day for source removal.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 11/14/17, CHES excavated oiled soil to a roll off container and to a dump truck for transport to CPRC Group for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter).  Mr. Ryerson was on site for several hours of the soil excavation.  While on site I called and updated Ms. Ferguson.

MDEP Division of Response Services screened soil for oil-contamination levels.  Contamination levels gradually lessened with depth to about 9' where soil removal ceased, indicating the leaked oil mainly migrated down through the sandy soil.  At 9' below grade (bg) the source reduction ceased.  See the attached field sampling record for more information.

No groundwater (gw) was observed in the 9' deep excavation and therefore no gw was remediated or assessed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The bulk of the oil discharge is understood to have been removed on 11/14/17, and remaining oil contamination is expected to naturally degrade.
2)  As facility operator, Mr. Ryerson agreed to apply to the GW fund insurance with the application I gave him; on site I assisted him in filling it out.  By early February no application had been received, so on 2/5/18, I wrote Ryerson and Anne Frost about submitting the completed GW Fund application, and mailed them an additional form.  The Fire Marshal notified MDEP of receiving the application on 3/21/18.
3)  I discussed this discharge and cleanup with MDEP geologist Woodruff and we agreed that further Division of Technical Services actions appeared not to be needed at the time.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)
P-973-2017*SUMMARY
On Monday, 11/13/17, Durham Fire Department (DFD) reported this oil discharge to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  A passenger vehicle had slid on icy road into a small unnamed pond near 33 Rabbit Road in Durham and discharged vehicle fluids.  MDEP assistance was requested.

On site I met DFD responders and assisted with sorbents in the open patches in the ice.  The vehicle and driver were gone at the time.  Red free product indicated brake and/or transmission oils.  I determined it was necessary to promptly recover the oil to prevent it from flowing off site and from contaminating the shore.  I authorized National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond with two workers in the morning to help retrieve and dispose of the oiled sorbents.  MDEP replaced the DFD's sorbents they used.

The accident area is rural residential and served by private wells.  The spill contaminated area is not occupied or owned by the spillers.

In the morning of 11/14/17, I met two NRC workers and advised them to complete padding any remaining oil and to recover the oiled sorbent pads and boom.  On the morning of 11/15/17, I picked up the remaining sorbents on the south side of the road.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Cleanup appears to be complete at this point in time.
2)  Cost for contractor spill response should be recovered from the vehicle owner and their insurance carrier.
3)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
A-262-2017*On 5/15/17, Bryan Alves reported finding an area of oil stained soil across the road from his property and he was concerned that his well and a nearby brook may be threatened.  The land had been actively logged in the past two weeks and the stain was where wood chipping operations had been.  I contacted the town and they reported that the land was owned by a Daryl Flagg and he was logging the land.  I contacted Mr. Flagg on site and did find a small area of oil stain from a leaking hydraulic fitting.  A larger area was found to be a decaying wood debris and bacterial sheen.  Mr. Flagg and I removed a couple of buckets of oil impacted wood chips and soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-266-2017*Underground storage tank (UST) removal was reported.  Contamination was likely from UST removal in 1995 (A-194-1995).   No cleanup required a this time.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-267-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a discharge of approximately 1 gallon of gasoline at their facility located at 400 Main Street in Pittsfield.  The discharge was the result of a ruptured hose on the dispenser.   C. N. Brown Company personnel cleaned up the discharge and no environmental impact is expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-268-2017*Cianbro Corporation reported a spill of 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil at their Pittsfield facility from a leaking hose on a piece of construction equipment.   The discharge was to the dirt floor inside a storage building.   The stained soil was removed and will be disposed of by Cianbro along with other oily waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-269-2017*A tree fell in a storm and landed on electrical lines, taking down a pole and transformer.   The transformer was untagged as to whether or not it contained PCBs.  Central Maine Power (CMP) crews cleaned up the affected ground and debris and took a sample to analyze for PCB content.  The analysis was negative for PCB.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-270-2017*On 5/19/17, the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) reported that employees from One Pallet Company had been sent to the Franklin County Hospital after feeling ill while working on a wooden pallet that had a red residue on it that gave of a powder when the pallet was handled.  The Farmington Fire Department was assisting the hospital with deconning the patients. I went to One Pallet and met with the Livermore Falls Fire Department and a company manager.  They reported that the suspected source pallet had been moved out of the building into the outdoors storage lot. They reported that the foreman that moved the pallet had no ill effects.  I did a recon entry to the pallet with the Livermore Falls Fire Department assistance.  There were no radiation readings above background. There were no readings of organic vapors with a photoionization detector with a 10.6 ev lamp.  There were no readings for lower explosive levels, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide.  Oxygen levels were normal.  Wet pH paper on pallet's red stain read neutral and there was no reaction to oxidizer detection paper.  I took a sample of the red residue on the pallet.  I cut out the portions of the wood pallet that had the red substance on it.  I contained and secured those portions and transported them to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Haz-Store building.

The next day I ran samples on the First Defender and the Tru Defender chemical identifying instruments with no results.  I engaged the Army Civil Support Team to try to identify the substance.  They ran the sample on multiple chemical identifying instruments with no definitive results.  One unconfirmed result was that the substance had lidocaine, an over the counter topical anesthetic in it.  Since One Pallet receives wooden pallets to repair from many sources it was not possible to track the place this pallet came from.  The affected workers' symptoms were mainly upset stomach.  They said they had dropped the pallet on the work table and a dust came up from the table. Momentarily after that they experienced symptoms.  The sample and debris will be disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-271-2017*On 5/20/17, at 1045 hours, I received a report that there were several five-gallon buckets in the roadside ditch of the North Road in Boothbay, leaking black oil.  The caller said it was on the east side of the road, just south of the Pension Ridge Road intersection.  I went to the site and found four five-gallon buckets that had some water in them with very small amounts of used motor oil. There was a small amount of oiled vegetation in the ditch and a couple of spots on the ground.  It appeared that the buckets had been used to store used motor oil, but only had residue in them when abandoned in the roadside ditch.  I removed the buckets and a five gallon bucket full of oiled vegetation and soil from the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-272-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked due to corrosion.  The caller stated that they were called to the site for the smell of oil.  I responded and met with the Dead River technician on site.  The technician had placed a magnet patch on the hole, and stopped the leak.  The concrete below the tank had a small stain on it, which I used Simple Green cleaner for cleanup.  I used a fan to vent the basement area.  This allowed me to drop the vapor levels in this area considerably.  This case was referred to our Division of Technical Services for a possible new tank installation.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-470-2017*Gorham Sand & Gravel, Inc., reported that a crusher at their Alfred pit had leaked about 12 gallons of engine oil onto the ground.  The crusher was fixed and moved and then the contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-472-2017*On 6/19/17, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a small spill at the heating oil office.  A driver was flushing products on a tank truck and did not properly secure a valve causing approximately 1 cup of oil to spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-474-2017*The local code enforcement officer reported a suspected oil spill to a dirt crawlspace; the odor of petroleum was the indicator.  This house and its infrastructure were in a state of complete reconstruction.  The property owner was not present, but a relative was removing debris from the basement/crawlspace and granted entry.  Consistent water issues were evident by rot, mud and muck.  In the front corner of the building was a drain that likely leads to the city sewer but was not confirmed.  In the vicinity were droplets/layer of heating oil on puddles of standing water amongst bricks and other solid debris.  Sorbent pads were utilized to recover free product; probably the equivalent of a pint.  The cause and quantity were unknown.  Some oil likely entered the drain.  The potential for residual contamination exists, but the affected area receives routine flushing from stormwater reducing the need to pursue a removal.  Also, the relative indicated a waterproofing system was scheduled to be installed which would dually act as a vapor barrier.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-475-2017*Joe Myshrall reported that the night before a drunk driver had crashed on his front lawn.  The crash caused some gasoline to spill from the vehicle onto Mr. Myshrall's driveway and lawn.  He was concerned about gasoline killing his grass.  I told him that if gasoline was spilled it would likely kill the grass.  Given the small amount of gasoline spilled and that the area is served by public water and sewer there were no sensitive receptors.  I suggested he contact his homeowner's insurance company and submit a claim.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-476-2017*On 6/19/17, I received a call from the Waterboro Fire Department reporting a 13 gallon diesel spill at 13 Sokokis Trail.  It was reported that a fuel tank fell off a truck causing the spill.  By the time I returned their call, they had upgraded the spill amount to 50 gallons and were requesting a response.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed the Waterboro Fire Department assisting National Distributors with a cleanup of the spill, which was estimated to be approximately 5-10 gallons.  The fuel tank fell off the truck when he stopped to make a delivery at the facility.  National Distributors pumped the remaining fuel out of the tank and cleaned up the spillage with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  The cleanup was completed satisfactorily.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-478-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that they had a leak from one of their T-3 transformers at their Topsham Substation.  The transformer oil spilled onto a concrete pad and some rocks.  The contaminated concrete was cleaned and some contaminated rocks were removed for disposal.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-479-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported that a vehicle accident had caused a small amount of engine oil to be spilled at the intersection of Lebanon and Oxford Streets.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-480-2017*Brunswick Fire Department reported that a passenger vehicle had crashed on the fire station front lawn and spilled some gasoline.  The spilled gasoline was cleaned up by the firefighters.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-481-2017*The Topsham Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Lewiston Road and River Road.  The collision caused a small amount of gasoline to spill from the vehicles.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-482-2017*Jeremy of Willow Creek Fuel reported that he had hooked up to the fill pipe at a residence to deliver fuel and didn't get a whistle so he immediately shut off the pump and contacted the homeowner.  It was found that Mike Pelletier of Pelletier Heating & Property Service had worked on the heating system and left the fill pipe disconnected from the oil tank.  Mr. Pelletier claims he put a rag in the fill pipe but the oil delivery guy said there was nothing there when he hooked the Scully up.  Since the oil delivery guy shut off the flow of oil immediately when he didn't hear a whistle only 3.8 gallons of oil was discharged into the basement.  The oil sprayed out of the fill pipe onto the concrete floor and walls and directly into the basement sump.  Willow Creek and Pelletier immediately undertook the cleanup of the spilled oil but after a couple of days there was still a vapor issue in the residence so Allstate Environmental Services was called to do more to clean the concrete and to install a radon fan on the basement sump.  The sump was also fitted with a tight lid.  The case was referred to our Division of Technical Services for continued indoor air quality monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-483-2017*The Sanford Regional Communications Center reported that an excavator had caught fire on a house lot in Limerick.  I visited the site and found that some of the hydraulic lines on the excavator had been damaged in the fire.  Most of the oil was probably consumed in the fire, but many of the puddles around the excavator had an oil sheen on them.  The water was from extinguishing the fire.  I supplied sorbent material and bags and we cleaned up the oil on the puddles and left some boom in place to collect any remaining oil.  I returned to the site a couple of days later and collected all the used sorbents and took them back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for storage and disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-484-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  The smell of oil was detected by the homeowner as soon as it started leaking so very little oil was spilled.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Dead River pumped the oil out of the tank and arranged for a new tank to be installed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-485-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported that one of their transformers had failed and spilled some oil onto the ground under the pole.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-486-2017*An anonymous caller reported that there was someone at the Standish boat launch acting suspicious and dumping oil from a boat.  I contacted the Standish Fire Department and they sent someone down to take a look.  They found no evidence of any illegal activity or oil dumping.  I also contacted the Portland Water District.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-487-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  A very small amount, described as a tablespoon, of oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-488-2017*A concerned fisherman reported some strange colors in the water at the Worthley Pond boat launch.  The color turned out to be organic, probably an algal bloom.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-489-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled the indoor tank at 42-44 Irving Street in Saco.  The small amount of excess oil came out the vent pipe and spilled onto the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I contacted the homeowner and confirmed that there was no oil spilled in the basement.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-490-2017*On 6/19/17, I received a call from Geno Gervais of Pine Tree Waste Services.  Mr. Gervais reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-719-2017*On 12/29/17, at 0810 hours, Bill Paradis, the owner of a mobile home park in Windsor reported that an outside tank at one of the rental units had leaked an estimated 100 gallons of K1 when the filter leaked.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Responder Bart Newhouse met Mr. Paradis on site and found a small amount of oil impacted snow next to the home where the tank had leaked.  There were no reports of oil vapors in the home.  Mr. Paradis chose to remove the oil impacted soil himself since he owns a construction business.

On 1/11/18, I oversaw the removal of oil impacted soil on site.  Soil in the area was removed to a depth of an estimated 5 feet before field testing with oil in soil test kits were negative except for soil under the home.  Soil under the home could not be removed without impacting the structure's foundation.  Soil samples were taken from under the home for laboratory analysis.  The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services to monitor the park's drinking water well.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-206-2017*An aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked to the ground outside a residential home.  I responded to the site and found the AST had been patched with a magnet patch.  This site is on the coast of Maine and as such it is completely exposed bedrock.  The oil that was lost was not visible, and it could not be smelled or picked up on the monitoring equipment.  I monitored this site for two weeks to see if the oil surfaced anywhere, and it did not. The homeowner had the AST replaced with a new double-bottom Grandby AST.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-80-2017*On 4/19/17, Roger Dicker called the Maine State Police for a vandalism complaint on his property at 166 Cambridge Road.  Five gallons of an unknown oil product was left on his property in a bucket.  I was contacted by the State Police, and did a site visit and determined the oil was most likely lube oil.  I over packed the lube oil container for transportation and disposal.  The lube oil will be placed in the Division of Response Services oily debris storage building and bulked up and disposed of during the next scheduled trip to the landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-211-2017*On April 19, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 2 gallons was released when a tractor trailer blew a hydraulic line.  The oil was released to gravel.  The contaminated gravel was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-212-2017*Tom Short of Weyerhaeuser, Inc., reported a discharge of fuel oil on their property in Canaan as the result of abandoned buckets of the product.   I met with Mr. Short and followed him to the location and observed the 4 five gallon buckets which had been left on the side of the logging road (Scott Road).   I removed the buckets, one which had leaked.  I cleaned up the affected grass, leaves and soil and bagged it for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-213-2017*Tom Short of Weyerhaeuser reported a discharge of what appeared to by hydraulic oil on the Scott Road in Canaan.  I met Mr. Short and followed him to the site of the discharge.   It appeared that a logging truck, skidder, or other piece of equipment had burst a hydraulic line and leaked the product to the side of the road.   Weyerhaeuser would remove the soil and arrange for proper disposal.

I confirmed with Mr. Short that the soil had been scraped off the road and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-214-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of transformer oil at 22 Morrill Road in Belmont.  This discharge was the result of a leaking transformer.  The oil was tagged as non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (non-PCB) and the cleanup of the affected media was conducted by Coutts Brothers.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-216-2017*Discharge from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck was reported.  It was cleaned up by CMP staff.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-217-2017*Gary Blackman reported a #2 fuel oil spill in a basement from a supply line leak.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired for contaminated soil removal from the dirt floor basement.  The site is served by a private drinking water well, and has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-218-2017*The Augusta Fire Department reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the Big Apple on Riverside Street in Augusta.  I met with the fire department and Augusta Police who were on scene.  Video recorded an unmarked school bus driving into the parking lot area of the Big Apple and leaving a trail of diesel behind it.  Then the video showed the school bus leave the parking lot with no evidence of a leak, which indicated there were repairs done while on the property of the Big Apple.

Augusta Police attempted to track down the owners of the bus but were not successful.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the saturated areas of the diesel spill on the pavement.  No storm drains were impacted by this leak.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-221-2017*On April 25, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of lube oil leaked onto pavement when the engine containment on a locomotive overflowed.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-223-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a basement had flooded due to hard rain over night.  The oil fired boiler malfunctioned and pumped free product onto the water in the basement.  I responded to the scene and found water and free product being pumped into the sewer via a sump pump. I immediately unplugged the sump pump in the basement to stop the pumping of oil into the sewer system.  I called the local sewer department to notify them of what had happened.  They sent out the code enforcement officer to inspect the hookup.  I called Mr. Belanger and requested to meet him on site.  He arrived and I explained the Cleanup fund to him and my cleanup action plan.  He chose Option 1 of the Cleanup Options Agreement.  I used a vacuum truck to collect free product on top of the water. The remaining water was pumped through a carbon drum system that I installed.  After the water had subsided, I used pressure washers and simple green to clean the residual oil off the walls and floor.  Contaminated materials were removed and disposed of per state regulation.  I ran the sump pump discharge water through carbon for the following two weeks.  At that time, I determined that it was no longer needed and it was removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-224-2017*Main Street Fuel Company reported a one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in a finished basement.  The spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-226-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a diesel fuel spill from a truck.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of a small hole in the truck's fuel tank.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-228-2017*On April 28, 2017, Dragon Products Company reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 2 gallons of lube oil leaked from the shredder onto pavement when a gasket failed. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the leak.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.

A-230-2017*M. W. Sewall & Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Bob Kennett of M. W. Sewall explained that an overfill occurred during filling an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Less than a gallon of oil sprayed out from the vent pipe outside.  The oil spilled onto rocks and a little soil.  The rocks and soil were removed and disposed of properly.

The owners of the Thistle Inn were satisfied with the cleanup and no harm was done to the AST inside.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-231-2017*On May 01, 2017, Augusta Fuel Company reported an K-1 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the home and met with homeowner, Phillip Fecteau.  It was explained to me that they had a friend change the filter on their outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  The seal on the filter wasn't tight and it leaked oil from it.

After careful investigation, the AST didn't need to be pumped out, but the filter was fixed in the meantime so it wouldn't leak anymore oil.  Contaminated soil was excavated and removed, but because the house was on top of the spill, I wasn't able to remove all contaminated soil.  A recovery well was installed and pumped on periodically to recover oily water.

Mrs. Fecteau was supposed to let me know when the house was to be lifted, so the MDEP could continue investigating the spill further under the home.  At this time, no contact has been made with Mrs. Fecteau. Water tests have been taken.  The site has been referred to Laura Donovan of MDEP Division of Technical Services.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-232-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a pipe carrying sulfuric acid corroded inside Verso Corp. paper mill.  The steel pipe corroded due to its age and released sulfuric acid into engineered containment.  However, the containment drain was left open and this allowed the acid to drain into the mill's sewer system.  The acid tank was shut off and water was used to wash down the containment area.  This water ran into the sewer drain and to the waste water treatment system on site.  I did not respond to this incident, as all of the product went into the onsite treatment system.  I did not receive an internal incident report from Verso Corp. mill.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-233-2017*Dead River Company reported what they believed to be a basement oil spill.  I made a site visit to the dirt basement home.  What I found was some staining from years of bad housekeeping during heating system services.  The contamination is minor, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-275-2017*May 5, 2017 CN Brown reported a small gasoline overflow to the pavement at the Big Apple gas station. The attendant had put down adsorbent material (speedy dri) and had swept it up to be disposed of properly.

No site visit was needed and there is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-276-2017*Andy Deck called on May 3, 2017  to report a track vehicle that was parked on an incline had a leaking gasket. The gasket was replaced and a small stained area underneath the vehicle was excavated and disposed of properly.

There is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-277-2017*I received a report indicating a small boat had overturned in the Penobscot River. The portable gas tank in the boat caused a small sheen. The tank was secured and removed from the boat resolving the incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-278-2017*A waste truck overheated causing it to loose antifreeze in a parking lot.  The antifreeze was collected with sorbent materials.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-297-2017*On 4/22/2017, I received an after-hours call from William Gelinas of Gelinas HVAC Services.  He reported a corrosion leak from a customer's oil tank in the Friendly Village trailer park.  I visited the site on 4/24/2017 and met with the homeowner, Jane Hunt.  I observed oily soil below the tank.  I learned that the tank had been filled approximately 5 weeks prior and was now empty.  I explained the Department's Groundwater Insurance fund to the homeowner and encouraged her to apply.

The park has its own water supply well, though this site was not very close to it.  I referred the site to Mark Woodruff of the Division of Technical Services.

I made arrangements for Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil on 4/25/17.  Due to a scheduling conflict, this work was supervised by John Luongo on my behalf.  A little over 25 tons of oil contaminated soil was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-93-2018*On April 23, 2018, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto the floor at Louisiana Pacific Corporation from the flaker unit.  Louisiana Pacific used wood chips to absorb the oil.  The chips were then sent to the Teaford heating unit to be burned.
P-415-2017*On 5/30/17, I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill from a vehicle that had occurred the previous day.  The fire department had used the wrong telephone number to report the incident and had left a message on the voicemail for the Commissioner's office rather than using the spill reporting number.  The Commissioner's office called them back on the 30th and told them to call the correct number.

The cause of the spill was not specified and the dispatcher had little detail regarding the incident.  It was reported that the South Portland Fire Department had responded to and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-414-2017*A trash truck got "sucked" into a drainage ditch due to a soft shoulder.  The impact compromised the saddle tank which resulted in the release of approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel.  Spilled product affected soil and stormwater in the ditch.  There was a culvert in the exact location of the accident that went under the road and discharged directly into Lake Auburn.  The culvert was plugged with sorbents, and sorbents were deployed to standing water while the truck was extricated.  All visible signs of free product were removed.  A sheen was lingering from surficial soil contamination.  Said soil was excavated from the area to overly protect Lake Auburn.  No oil or sheen reached the lake.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-417-2017*A tractor trailer truck failed to negotiate a curve, crashing into a dry drainage ditch. The truck was hauling individual 50lb paper bags of potato starch.  The abrupt stop shifted the load and the bags were in varying states of ripped.  The truck was offloaded by hand, then extricated from the ditch.  Powdered starch was spread across the ground.   A vactor was utilized to recover all visible signs of remnant starch.  Also of note, the tractor released less than a gallon of motor oil to the paved roadway when it was righted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action was necessary.  See attached spill report from Edge Environmental.
P-418-2017*A mystery sheen was reported at the mouth of the Saco River.  No obvious source or cause was evident, but the perimeter was identifiable which suggested it was a one-time discharge from a vessel.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-419-2017*A transmission failed, which resulted in the release of approximately four gallons of transmission fluid.  Spilled product was confined to the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-420-2017*A falling object sheered the Firomatic off the aboveground tank at this location.  Approximately two gallons of heating oil were released to a dirt basement prior to being plugged by the property owner.  The tank was pumped out and removed to facilitate an excavation.  One yard of contaminated soil was removed via vactor from the corner of the building along the foundation approximately six feet, out approximately three feet, and down 18".  Field screening guided the excavation.  Drinking water is provided by the lake and will not be impacted.  No further action necessary.
P-421-2017*This report covers the routine and required Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) site inspection for compliance with the Maine new underground storage tank (UST) facility siting rules.  On 4/28/17, I met the general contractor overseeing removal of asbestos containing material from the closed Aubuchon Hardware building before being razed.  I noted no visible underground storage tank (UST) facilities, and no drinking water wells, and no surface spills obvious.

The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The site is not over a mapped aquifer.  In the new UST area, bedrock was near the surface and groundwater (gw) was 5' to 6' below grade.  The new Cumberland Farms #1862 facility's location is not to be confused with the adjacent and older Cumberland Farms #1824 gas station at 701 Main Street.  This new facility is a replacement and larger store and area, and the older adjacent facility is expected to be abandoned-by-removal in 2018.

During redevelopment of this former Aubuchon Hardware commercial property, contractors for Cumberland Farms, Inc., (CFI) happened upon an out of service, old, bare steel orphan UST.  Cumberland Farms was razing the building and moving a large volume of bedrock, before abandoning the adjacent Cumberland Farms at 701 Main Street.

On 4/28/17, I met the general contractor with D. L. Poulin, Inc., and examined the site before the building was gone and noted no obvious evidence of the UST.

On 5/23/17, I noted the building gone, and bedrock being blasted to lower the topography.  On 5/31/17, I visited in response to a request for a waiver of the 10-day removal notice period for a freshly discovered mystery UST.  This UST appears to have been for the former Aubuchon Hardware store and was unregistered.  The waiver was agreed for that morning after I and AECOM arrived on site, though we found that D. L. Poulin, Inc., had removed the UST the previous afternoon.  I later expressed my displeasure with this early removal, and violation, to CFI and to AECOM, who agreed to speak with their general contractor to prevent it from reoccurring.

On 6/9/17 and 6/13/17, I revisited. Maine Drilling and Blasting Co. and an excavator were removing bedrock for the new UST's.  Visible gw had no visible oil contamination.  Gw was being dewatered to the municipal sewer system with permission of the local authorities so as to facilitate installation of the new USTs.

1)  As of Autumn 2017, this new CFI UST facility and store is active and the adjacent older CFI facility is out-of-service and waiting for abandonment by removal in 2018.
2)  I understand that oil contamination associated with the unregistered UST facility was not significant.  CFI and AECOM had the oil-impacted soil excavated and disposed of off site as it was in the area of the planned northern dispenser island.  No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  Oil contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
3)  As this UST was unregistered and of non-compliant bare steel construction, I understand that Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance is not available.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this point in time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.


P-424-2017*On 4/24/17, International Paper Company (IP) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the leak alarm for the diesel, underground storage tank (UST) had alarmed, indicating evidence of a leak to the containment of the UST facility.  I notified MDEP Tanks Enforcement Unit of this re-occurring leak alarm problem (see report P-882-2016 and others).  At this time this UST facility was scheduled for abandonment-by-removal by Simard & Sons Company.

On 5/23/17, I visited the facility and confirmed that the diesel UST facility appeared to have been recently removed: the tank pad and dispenser had been replaced by unpaved backfill.  I found no record that MDEP staff attended the removal nor that evidence of discharges that had been reported during the UST abandonment-by-removal.  A Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required and was listed as being done by St. Germain-Collins environmental consultant.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time based on present information.
P-425-2017*On the afternoon of 5/30/17, I checked out the cleanup of this small fuel pipe leak reported by Holly's Oil Company.  During a 32-gallon delivery by Holly's, the driver noted the fill pipe fitting dripping to the ground below.  Holly's dug out oiled soil and put a small drip pan below with sorbent pads.  Holly's reported that they checked the tanks and found one tank empty and the other 1/4-full and no leaks reported at the tanks.

I found two fill pipes protruding from the side of the deck and a single vent pipe indicating manifolded aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  I could not see tanks under the deck, so it appeared the tanks were in the basement.  It appears the vent pipes slope away from the tanks which is why the pipe fitting continued to leak after the delivery was stopped.  After Holly's collected the oily sorbents, I found the cleanup satisfactory.  I advised Holly's to not deliver more fuel until the property owner had the leaking left fill pipe fitting repaired.

The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building is a wood construction duplex apartment building.

At present, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements based on present information.
P-427-2017*Supply line corrosion caused the discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil.  The spill was initiated inside the sheathing, then began dripping out onto the concrete basement floor.  No other items were impacted.  The line was removed, then spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-327-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the loss of less than 1 gallon of transformer oil due to a tree falling and striking the transformer.   The affected brush was cleaned up by CMP crews and bagged for disposal.  The transformer was not tagged regarding the level of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) that may be contained.  The oil was checked and PCBs were undetected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-355-2017*On July 01, 2017, Damariscotta Fire Department reported a tractor trailer accident to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene and assisted with the cleanup of 10 gallons of diesel.  The majority of the diesel that was released was on pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and removed and disposed of by MDEP.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the diesel release.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-165-2017*An Emera bucket truck suffered a hydraulic hose failure on the side of the road in Caribou.  Emera crews applied sorbents and speedy dry to recover the oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-207-2017*RSU 38 reported that a driver overfilled a school bus during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-313-2017*Supply line corrosion caused the release of approximately two gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor, then migrated along the perimeter of the room to a small area of broken concrete.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover free product.  The broken concrete (two feet long by less than six inches wide) was removed to allow for approximately 30 pounds of gravel to be removed from the area.  Thereafter, the hole was filled in with concrete.  Mild contamination was inaccessible and remains below the slab, but this condo property and its abutters were already outfitted with radon mitigation systems which will prevent any vapor intrusion into the living space.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-491-2017*A locomotive's containment tank overflowed releasing approximately one half gallon of lube oil.  Spilled product impacted track mats and ballast.  Sorbent materials were used to recover free product, then all visible signs of contaminated ballast were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-703-2017*It was reported that a bare steel underground storage tank had been found while building onto a house in Wilton.  I provided Richard Hunltley with the proper paperwork to register the underground tank, and I assissted him in the removal process.  ACV Enviro was utilized to help remove, clean and dispose of the tank.  After it was removed, I followed the TSOO4 sampling parameters as well as the oil in soil shake tests.  All showed no sign of a discharge.

No Further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-712-2017*

This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-204-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Cumberland Farms, Inc., (CFI) and by AECOM staff of the pending abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  MDEP had documented petroleum discharges from the 1996 UST facility replacement, so MDEP planned to attend this tank closure so as to assess remaining contamination and assist with waste soil and water disposal.

Paul Thompson, Certified Tank Installer (CTI) with Gaftek, LLC, was primary representative for the UST abandonment and re-installation.  Jason Currier, of AECOM, performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for CFI.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense, suburban, commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and groundwater was high and recharge was strong, causing difficulty in dewatering for the new UST facility.  For 2018, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario for cleanup of prohibited discharges.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Significant gasoline discharges were documented during the 1996 UST facility replacement (see P-257-1986, P-400-1996 and P-545-1996).  During this year 2018 UST facility replacement, oil discharge contamination was below the cleanup action level.  No oil sheen or free product oil was noted on groundwater.  No oil staining or odors were evident during excavation.  No significant oil staining or oil odorous soil was noted around the tanks, sumps and piping.

UST FACILITY REPLACEMENT
The three 8000-gallon, Xerxes company fiberglass USTs, located near the corner of Bath Road and Gurnet Road, were abandoned in good condition.  I understand that AECOM and Gaftek did not make opportunity to properly assess some of the tank top fittings before being damaged by the facility excavation on 4/3/18.  Two new, 20,000-gallon, two-compartment USTs were installed at the far east side of the property.  See the AECOM's May 2017, UST Closure Assessment and attached site maps for further information.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No soil nor groundwater remediation, treatment or removal was required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.  Groundwater dewatered for the new facility installation could not be pumped to storm drains.  AECOM arranged for groundwater to be pumped to three Frac Tanks and run through carbon filters to a municipal sewer drain with permission of Brunswick Sewer Treatment officials.  AECOM documented water quality with lab analysis to comply with the treatment plant's license with MDEP.  Excavated soil was reported to have been reused as fill material on the site; no soil was reported to have been trucked off site.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed, though below cleanup action goals at the time.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance for allowable & MDEP-approved cleanup costs was applied for at this time to my knowledge.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-357-2017*On July 03, 2017, Hawk Ridge Compost Facility reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  George Belmont reported that less than 20 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hose on a piece of heavy equipment in their yard.  The oil was released to pavement.  Sawdust and speedy dry sorbent material were applied to the oily surface to absorb the oil.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-358-2017*On July 03, 2017, Irving Oil Corporation reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  A pin size corrosion hole on the belly of the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of 12/14 Crestwood Drive leaked less than a gallon of #2 oil.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the floor and absorbed and disposed of properly.

The AST was pumped, and removed.  I spoke with Joe Pawmill, the management for the duplex, and he confirmed proper cleanup by Irving Oil and was satisfied.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-359-2017*On 7/5/17, at 1030 hours, Thomas Meiser reported smelling oil on his deck under which is his heating oil tank. I met Thomas at the site and found that the tank was leaking from a corrosion hole in the bottom. I put oil absorbent pads under the tank and had an oil company pump out the tank, remove it, and set up a temporary tank to supply the hot water heater. I explained the cleanup options and the Oil Cleanup Fund to Mr. Meiser. He chose to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the cleanup and he applied to the Cleanup Insurance Fund.

On 7/10/17, I met the contractor on site with a vactor to remove contaminated soil from under the deck.  At about 12 to 18 inches below surface we encountered fractured rock.  The oil did not appear to have spread laterally too far, but went down into the rock.  We removed about another foot or so of the fractured rock.  We never encountered any free oil.  The material between the rock was positive for oil using the oil in soil field test.  The site is on a steep slope down to Lower Narrows Pond.  I checked several spots down the slope and saw no indication that the oil had broken out of the slope.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for drinking water well testing.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-360-2017*The Winslow Fire Department reported that an estimated five gallons of gasoline had spilled when a customer at Cumberland Farms dropped a nozzle while filling their vehicle.  The Fire Department had gone to the site and contained and collected the fuel with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  They said the fuel had run down the parking lot and into the street but had not gotten into any storm drains.  I went to the site and confirmed no storm drains were affected and no further cleanup was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-362-2017*On July 06, 2017, Livermore Falls Fire Department reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene where the side saddle tank on a tractor trailer was punctured and leaking diesel onto the ground.

I pumped the saddle tank and the crossover was turned off.  I confirmed with State Police Commercial Unit if it was okay for him to drive the truck to the garage and they said yes.

The diesel I pumped was disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-363-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 1/4 gallon of diesel fuel had spilled to the parking lot of their Riverside Station facility.  The fuel had spilled out of one of their delivery trucks that had just refueled and the fuel tank cap had not been put on.  The fuel spilled over a short distance in the facility paved parking lot before the truck stopped.  They reported that no storm drains were impacted and the spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site to confirm the cleanup.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-364-2017*Cody Lachance from Weyerhaeuser reported finding an oil impacted soil area at one of their logging operations area.  He said it was a hydraulic spill probably from last winter's harvesting operation.  Six five-gallon buckets of oil impacted soil were removed and taken for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further actions by Division of Response Services is expected.
A-365-2017*On June 30, 2017, Waldoboro Fire Department reported a motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 5 gallons of motor oil leaked from a punctured oil pan on a dump truck traveling on Route 32 in Waldoboro.  It was assumed that debris in the road caused the puncture in the pan.

Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of by MDEP.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-366-2017*On July 07, 2017, the South Thomaston Road Commissioner reported a diesel smell at the public boat landing to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene and met with him. He gave me a bucket full of seaweed that he believed smelled like diesel.  I didn't smell diesel.  I used my photoionization detector (PID) and got a 0.0 parts per million.  I wiped the seaweed with sorbent pads and didn't get any oily residual on the pads.  I checked the area where he said he picked the seaweed up and couldn't identify any oil sheen or oily products on the seaweed or rocks.  There was no visible sheen on the water either.

At that time I could not find evidence of an oil spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-367-2017*On July 09, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 7 gallons of transformer oil was spilled from a transformer when a motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole causing it to snap.  Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-368-2017*On July 09, 2017, Murray Oil Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the home and met with homeowner Janis Kiberth and a Murray Oil technician.  It was determined that a valve on the furnace was loose from a recent cleaning.  That caused less than 2 gallons of oil to leak from it onto the concrete basement floor.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to absorb the oil.

I used my photo ionization detector (PID) to complete my investigation.  I measured 5.0 PPM (parts per million) upstairs in the living space.  I returned to the home on the 12th, and the readings on my PID dropped to 0.0 PPM.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-369-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that oil had discharged to the Kennebec River through outfall 003A. Oil globs could be seen within the boomed area, and sheen was escaping outside of the boom.  Due to very high current in the river, no product could be safely collected.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-371-2017*On July 10, 2017, Casella Organics reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked when a hose burst on a dump trailer.  The oil leaked to the soil and was contained.  No storm drains were impacted by the release.  The soil was excavated and disposed of properly.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-426-2017*On August 08, 2017, Augusta Fuel Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than half a gallon of #2 oil dripped from the belly of an indoor home heating oil tank. The oil was absorbed with speedy dry sorbent material applied by the Augusta Fuel Company technician.

I contacted the homeowner and they said they were satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-74-2017*A Tractor Trailer carrying bagged potatoes slid off the interstate down an embankment and landed on its side.   The truck was within 15 feet of a brook.  Due to the orientation, location down the embankment and the nearby natural resources I decided to pump the fuel tanks off.   The fuel tanks filled with diesel and the refrigeration tank on the trailer were pumped out.  In all 150 gallons were recovered.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-127-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATIONS
On or about 2/10/17, I was contacted by realtor Gail Landry, of Town & Shore Properties, regarding a potential mystery underground storage tank (UST) at this home.  Ms. Landry represented a potential buyer and had been given my name by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Augusta office staff.

LOCATION & FACILITY ASSESSMENT
The location area is urban residential located atop Portland's Western Prom near Maine Medical Center, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building is a brick residential structure that formerly also held a medical office.  At the time of my 2/17/17 and 2/22/17 visits, there was an active 275-gallon consumptive use aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.

There are two bare copper fuel lines protruding in through the basement wall on the west (front) side of the building in the proximity of the exterior fill and vent pipes (see attached Photos-2 and -3).  It appears the suspect UST is located at the northwest corner of the house under a large shrub.  The fill pipe was offset; I noted no direct fill pipe in order to stick the tank for contents.  An old Petrometer located on the basement wall indicated a 500-gallon size UST.  Based on the apparent age and that is has been long out-of-service, the UST is likely a bare steel UST.  I found no record a UST was registered at this location as is required.  It was not known how much fuel remained within the UST.

During a 2/22/17 visit, I met with Landry and Fortier of Town & Shore, Scott Dugas of Dugas Excavation, and the potential property buyer.  I explained the requirements for registration and abandonment-by-removal of the UST, or potential abandonment-in-place.  As excavating through frozen ground could damage the stone and brick foundation we agreed to excavating the UST after the spring 2017 thaw, and that I would be on site to determine if the UST could be removed.

In September, 2017, the UST was registered by the new property owner.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
At the time of my February, 2017, site visits, prior to excavation, I noted no evidence of discharges.  On 10/12/17, I met the new facility owner, Rich Meoli, on site, just after the 500-gallon bare steel tank had been excavated and hauled off site.  In the open excavation, I noted no oil staining in the soil, no oil odor or other evidence of discharges.  I did not witness the tank abandonment and the tank condition, such as corrosion and holes.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remedial actions were required or initiated at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Being an apparent consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.
2)  I understand that this non-compliant unregistered bare steel UST facility was required to have been properly abandoned prior to 1997, and is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance for remediation.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
A-130-2017*T&K Heating Service reported a basement spill of #2 fuel oil from a corroded oil tank.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to pump out oil and water from the spill.  The spill appeared to be contained to the basement, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-163-2017*On March 14, 2017, Fielding's Oil and Propane Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Carl Larrabee of Fielding's Oil said two gallons were overfilled during a delivery. The oil was released from the sight gauge on the indoor above ground storage tank (AST).  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete basement floor and removed.

I spoke with homeowner, Richard Poier, who was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-162-2017*On March 25, 2017, Houle's Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site and met with Jeff Pellerin.  Mr. Pellerin explained to me that somebody had left the siphon hose in a full 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was in secondary containment and inside a shed.  The majority of oil was absorbed by the wooden shed floor once it spilled over the plastic secondary containment.  Approximately 5 gallons leaked onto pavement and snow.

Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-160-2017*On March 24, 2017, Gregg Hobart, of Hobies Home Heating, reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the mobile home park and met with Gregg and homeowner Dale Sukeforth.  After careful investigation, it was determined that the filter on the aboveground storage tank (AST) had broken off from snow and ice built up around it and no filter protector.

At that time, there was no room in the area for an aggressive cleanup, so I shoveled the visible pink snow and came back at a later date for soil removal.

On May 16, 2017, I returned to site to excavate the soil and wetland area.  Soil testing was done with the "shake test" method.  No wells were nearby for potential threat.  Soil was disposed properly at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-159-2017*On March 22, 2017, Tidewater Oil Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene of an oil delivery truck that was leaking heating oil onto pavement. At that time, less than 50 gallons was released to the pavement. The closest storm drain was not impacted, but sorbent boom was placed around it by the Belfast Fire Department.

The leaking truck was in the process of being offloaded into another delivery truck. The leak occurred when the driver failed to put the truck in park and E-brake, and the truck rolled backwards.  It stopped when it hit the concrete curbs, causing the truck to become punctured and leak.

Speedy dry was thoroughly applied to the oily pavement and later removed and disposed of properly.  No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-158-2017*On March 22, 2017, Augusta Fire Department reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the multi-residential unit on Eastern Avenue, in Augusta.  The fire department had already applied sorbent pads to the oily concrete floor under the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil had followed a trench between the foundation wall and concrete floor to a hole in the floor.  The hole was filled with crushed stone and soil.  I removed the crushed stone and soil and suggested that the landlord fill the hole with concrete to cap the oily vapors.

I spoke with the tenants and they said they would stay in another location until the corroded AST was replaced.  The fire department condemned the building until the landlord fixed the exhaust on the furnace.  Augusta Fuel Company could not hook a new AST up until this was accomplished.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-257-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine lab at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-77-2017*On 4/17/17, I received a report of leaking transmission oil from an old farm tractor at a residential property in Westfield.  I arrived on scene and met the landowner who showed me the area of soils impacted around the rear wheel hubs of an older model John Deere "B" tractor.  The homeowner was concerned because he smelled the oil when he was outside around his home, and was concerned about his wellbeing impacted.  I shoveled up into poly bags about 25 lbs. of oil impacted soils. In addition I wiped down the leaking seals around the rear wheels of the tractor.  I told Jesse that the little bit of oil (less than a 1/2 gallon of transmission oil) only traveled less than 1 foot in the soils, and his private well is over 100 feet from this site.  I gave Jesse some extra pads to place around the weeping seals with instructions to replace as they get saturated over time from leaking seals.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
I-148-2017*Donny Morton of Maine Woods Company reported a discharge of approximately 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil from a leaking line on a piece of equipment at the facility.  The spill was contained in sawdust on site.  The sawdust was cleaned up and treated on site in the biomass burner.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-222-2017*On 9/11/17,  received an e-mailed spill report from Bryan Roussell, Shift Supervisor with Irving Woodlands Ashland Sawmill, reporting a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a leak from the hydraulic lines on a CAT Log crane operating in Zone DG of the Ashland Log yard.  Irving crews used sorbent pads and sawdust to soak up free product on the ground and on crane equipment.  This oily debris was then taken to the sawmill boiler for burning per MDEP license conditions.  The next day soils impacted by the spill were excavated and trucked to Presque Isle Landfill on 9/12/17 for disposal.  According to Bryan Roussell there is no threat to water from this hydraulic oil spill.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-829-2017*A ruptured hose on an excavator caused the release of approximately one quart of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Westbrook Public Works Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-830-2017*On 11/2/17, I received a call from Jamey Dunbar, of Pine Tree Waste Services, reporting a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to pavement from a broken hydraulic line on a trash truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-831-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  CMP hired National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., to excavate contaminated soils from the site.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-832-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  I visited the site and took a photograph (attached).  Sample results for the transformer oil later came back at 69 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the contaminated soil.  I was not able to be on site during the removal of the soil.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-833-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of speedy dry sorbent material and removed by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  I visited the site and took a photograph (attached).  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-834-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  I visited the site and found no evidence of a spill either.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-835-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Four drums of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP and their contractor, National Response Corporation (NRC).  I visited the site after CMP's first cleanup, but before the final cleanup by NRC.  See attached photos (2).  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-836-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  I visited the site and took a couple of photographs (attached.)  Coutts Brothers, Inc., excavated 5 yards of oil contaminated soils and disposed of the waste at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-837-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  CMP crews removed the damaged transformer, but were not able to find any evidence of the spilled oil.  Presumably the oil washed away in the rain.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-838-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  I visited the site before the cleanup and took a photograph (attached)  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-839-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  I visited the site prior to the cleanup and took a photograph.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-840-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  I visited the site prior to the cleanup and took a photograph.  Oily soil and debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc.  The debris was taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-841-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily soil was taken to CPRC Group by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  Steve Brezinski and myself both made site visits at separate times prior to the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-842-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  I visited the site prior to the cleanup.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-845-2017*On 10/31/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris and soil was removed from the site by CMP's contractor National Response Corporation.  The waste was taken to CPRC Group.  A Division of Response Services site visit was made prior to the cleanup.  No further action required.
P-846-2017*Storm damage caused the release of approximately 15 gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected pavement, a section of road shoulder, and heavily coated the tree/branches that downed it.  The brush was removed and the pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Contamination was removed from the visibly affected section of shoulder.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-342-2017*On June 26, 2017, Dragon Products Company reported a hydraulic spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 65 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the concrete floor in the raw mill when a fitting became loose on the kiln.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete surface and disposed of on site.  No floor drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-425-2017*The asphalt storage tank at the subject location was accidentally overfilled while being supplied with a tank truck.  All of the spilled product was contained in engineered containment, where it was solidified and recycled into the batch plant on site.  The reason for the overfill was unclear.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-361-2017*On July 06, 2017, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to 14 Sawtelle Road and met with a Dead River technician who was in the process of applying speedy dry sorbent material to the oily spot on the concrete basement floor. The technician explained to me that the gasket on the filter wasn't installed properly and leaked about a gallon of oil.

I spoke with homeowner, Elaine Perry, and used my Photo Ionization Detector (PID) upstairs in her home.  The results were low, but I insisted I come back in a week to conduct another round of PID samples.  Ms. Perry agreed and was satisfied with the overall cleanup of the oil spill.

I returned to Ms. Perry's home on July 18th and received lower results on my PID and Ms. Perry was happy with the results.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-156-2017*7/11/17 A lightning strike caused two gallons of transformer oil to be leaked from a transformer on pole #73205 at 1509 Hamlin Road in Hamlin, Maine.  Emera Maine hired Soderberg Construction to remove and bring a 10' by 10' section of sod to the landfill.  Site is all cleaned up, seeded and mulched.

No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-167-2017*On 7/24/17, I received notification of a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil at the Lane Batch /Processing Plant on the Reach Road.  I contacted the plant foreman, Ralph Bouchard, and discussed status of the spill and cleanup.  Ralph stated that the spill has been contained and quickly cleaned up using the Plant's skid steer and front end loader.  Spill-impacted soils/gravel yard area and was scraped to below the oil spill/stain and placed on the re-claim pile for feeding into the facility's batch plant process.  Lane's shift crew wiped down equipment surfaces with sorbent pads to cleanup sprayed hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a hose rupture.  No assistance was needed by Division of Response Services staff and no further action is warranted at this time.
B-487-2017*A small amount of waste oil had been spilled from a drum at the subject location.  The spill occurred in a gravel parking lot, so a drum's worth of contaminated soil was removed from the site and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-488-2017*I received a report of an overfill at the subject location.  The incident occurred while crews were defueling an aircraft onto a tanker truck.  Apparently a miscalculation was made and the truck was overfilled.  The incident resulted in fuel being spilled onto the paved tarmac where it was recovered with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-493-2017*I received a report of a transformer spill at the subject location resulting from storm damage.  The spill was to the roadway and an area of soil immediately adjacent to the roadway.  The responsible party contracted the cleanup to a local contractor who removed contaminated soil from the site until all visible signs of oil were removed.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-693-2016*Cash Oil Energy reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Ralph with Cash Oil explained to me that while the delivery hose on a truck was being reeled back it, that it accidentally smacked against the truck and dripped a few ounces of #2 oil onto the road. Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the drips.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-896-2017*On December 12, 2017 Pan Am Railways called to report a locomotive engine containment tank overflowed due to melting snow. The spill contaminated the ballast under the track along with some snow and ice. The contaminated area was excavated by employees and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-900-2017*On December 15, 2017 Solartechnic Contractors called to report that as they were working on the house and replacing the filter on the above ground oil tank the previous day, it had leaked overnight.  The technician had come back and fixed the seal on the filter. Upon my arrival the homeowner had put down sorbent material. We had swept up the material, took any contaminated rugs out, and I cleaned the floor with simple green. I also installed a fan to control any residual vapors. No well was at risk.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-904-2017*On December 15, 2017 Bobby Gray from Robert L. Gray Oil Company (Oil Company) called to report an accidental fill to an aboveground storage tank that was not hooked up. Approximately 4 gallons of home heating oil discharged to the basement floor of the residence. One of the oil company's technicians had put down sorbent material. I arrived onsite and cleaned up the sorbent material along with cleaning the floor with simple green. Vapors were not an issue as the house was under construction and the well was not anywhere within the vicinity of the contamination.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-302-2017*SUMMARY
In April, 2017, I attended the abandonment-by-removal of a 10,000-gallon capacity, bare steel, commercial consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) that had been abandoned-in-place in 1989 (see P-658-1989).  Engineer Patrick Gere of CLD Consulting Engineers was the primary contact for the removal.  The UST, already abandoned in place, was not required to be removed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The removal was voluntary on the part of the property owner.  As the tank formerly held #6 heavy oil, a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was required.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.  Ms. Pamela Green was the MDEP Project Manager for the site redevelopment and had set the required cleanup action level.

LOCATION INFORMATION
The location and UST facility owner was the former Sprague Electric Company.  At the time of the UST removal, the factory building had been razed and the property was being redeveloped to an auto dealership.  The location map shows the building's concrete floor after the building wall and floor had been removed.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In addition to documented oil discharges and heavy oil UST removals in the past, the area under Sprague Electric is documented to be contaminated with chlorinated solvent discharges.  There were no Chapter 691 UST Closure assessments required during the pre-1991 UST abandonments.

Prior to the removal, I noted no obvious oil discharges around the tank in soil.  No groundwater (gw) was observed in the excavation.  When the tank was peeled open to remove the concrete plug inside, free product oil and water flowed out.  The black oil inside indicated that the tank had not been properly cleaned, and therefore not properly abandoned-in-place back in 1989.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
During the UST removal on 4/27/17, contractors applied sorbent pads to the oil found in the tank around the concrete.  MDEP Division of Response Services required no additional cleanup actions.  No groundwater was observed in the UST excavation and no gw was required to be sampled or treated.  I referred further assessment, closure, and cleanup actions back to Ms. Green, MDEP Project Manager.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The issue of the chlorinated solvent contamination in soil and gw has been deferred to the MDEP Project Manager.  Contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed.  See the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment by CLD Consulting Engineers for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-303-2017*On the afternoon of 4/27/17, Yarmouth Fire Department (YFD) reported this estimated 10 gallon gasoline surface discharge to Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  YFD was responding and requested an MDEP response.  Flannery requested I visit to assess and guide cleanup.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a dense suburban residential and commercial area, and bordered by two busy roadways.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location has been the site of previous spill reports.  The present facility owner and operator is Global Montello Group (Global); previous owners were Alliance Energy, and Mobil Oil Corporation.

On site I met YFD, store manager, Ms. Rhonda Fenderson, and later Mr. Brian Bachman, an environmental consultant representing the facility owner.  The discharge came from a split dispenser hose from Dispenser-1.  The hose was split or cut for several feet lengthwise down the hose (see photos).  After discovery of the initial hose leak, the dispenser was promptly shut down.  The system was later mistakenly turned back on, resulting in additional second discharging of gasoline to the ground.

From the visible fuel stain and sorbents on the ground, I estimated about 20 gallons of gasoline discharged 26' to the concrete pavement, ran east onto the asphalt pavement then 40' north along a curb and 17' toward Portland Street.  Based on experience, some of the gasoline seeped down through pavement joints and cracks to soil and groundwater below.  A strong odor of gasoline was in the spill area.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/27/17, hired by Global, a National Response Corporation (NRC) crew swept and bagged the sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent put down by YFD and by NRC workers.  A significant volume of spilled gasoline is understood to have evaporated.  A Portland Pump Company (PPC) technician replaced the split dispenser hose and we checked the other facility hoses for problems.  NRC replaced the sorbents used by YFD.

1)  The dispenser hose may have been cut by a vandal using a razor or knife.  PPC took the hose for examination but I never heard back with their assessment.  Yarmouth Police were on site investigating the possible crime of vandalism.
2)  The surface discharge is presently cleaned to state satisfaction.  Gasoline contamination may remain in soil under the pavement though at this time, considering no significantly affected sensitive receptors, I recommend that remediation cleanup of soil below the pavement may wait till site re-development.  The soil contamination is expected to also naturally degrade.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-304-2017*Containers of household hazardous waste were recovered from the side of the road and disposed through Environmental Projects, Inc.  They were intact and not leaking.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-240-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that someone had dumped diesel fuel next to a homeowner's water supply well.  I responded to the site and met with the homeowner.  I found a large stain on the ground next to a chicken coop and a drilled well.  I hand dug in three areas to determine the depth of the oil permeation into the ground.  It had leached approximately three inches down over a large area.  This home was off the power grid and miles back into the woods.  The owner stated that a landowner-neighbor dispute had been going on for months, and it could have been the cause of the discharge, though she had no proof of this.  I decided to hand excavate the materials and I filled two 55-gallon steel drums with oil contaminated soil.  I used oil in soil shake tests to determine the extent of my excavation.  The drums were brought back to the warehouse to be compiled with other materials for disposal.  I did not backfill the area, as the property owner was taking care of that part.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-241-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a locomotive discharged lube oil to the ballast of the tracks. Pan Am Railways dispatched rail personnel to dig up the ballast rock and dispose of it.  I did not respond to this incident and cannot confirm if the materials were cleaned up, or disposed of properly.

No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-243-2017*McGee Construction Company reported a hydraulic spill in one of their gravel pits.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a loader.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-244-2017*On May 05, 2017, Skowhegan Fire Department reported a K-1 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the mobile home with the aboveground storage tank (AST) leak.  I determined after digging under the mobile home that the copper line is the cause of the oil leak.  The line had numerous small pin size holes in it.  At that time, the vapors in the home were minimal and the tenants were no uncomfortable with living in the home.

Soil was excavated from the site and disposed of properly at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  The area was on public water and no wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-245-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a tractor owned by Colby College sustained a mechanical breakdown and it leaked diesel fuel to a paved surface.  Workers at Colby used wood chips and sand to act as sorbent material to collect the free product.  It was reported to me that there were no waterways or catch basins involved, and the spill area was contained and cleaned up very quickly.  I was told that the College has a dumpster for oily debris, which is at their maintenance facility.  The materials recovered were placed into this dumpster for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  I did not respond to this incident.

No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-247-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of waste oil to the Kennebec River from their water treatment plant.  The discharge occurred as the result of overflow of storm water into the system.  Pan Am personnel placed sorbent boom at the outfall to try to minimize the impact to the river.

No site visit by Maine Department of Environmental Protection was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-664-2017*On September 27, 2017 Cianbro Corporation called to report that a hydraulic line broke on a piece of heavy equipment, which resulted in a small leak onto soil. An employee dug out the area of contaminated soil which was then disposed of properly. No site visit was needed nor were any resources at risk.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time
P-173-2018*A Central Maine Power Company (CMP) truck broke a hydraulic hose while making repairs to Pole #54.  The hydraulic oil spilled onto the road and nearby snow bank.  The Department visited the site and did not observe additional contamination or staining on the roadway.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-172-2018*Strategic Environmental Services (Strategic) contacted the Department regarding a spill as a result of an overfilled diesel tank.  The caller reported 15-20 gallons had spilled onto the pavement of the facility.  Strategic had a crew on site with speedy-dry sorbent material and adsorbent boom and would be conducting the cleanup.  Due to the snow storm at the time, the contractor placed boom inside each of the catch basins on the property and had their vacuum truck remove 2200 gallons of product and water from the facility's oil-water separator.  A section of contaminated snow bank was also removed that had been plowed before the cleanup began.  Strategic later followed up with photos of the cleanup effort.

The Department visited the site and observed no staining on the pavement and noted a section of boom in the catch basin nearest the Route 1 Bypass.  Strategic stated that the boom would be removed.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-167-2018*On March 27, 2018 Pine Tree Waste Services called to report that one their trash collecting trucks had blown a hydraulic hose. The line leaked onto pavement and into the nearby culvert.  Pine Tree employees used sorbent pads to collect any oil on the pavement.  Contamination was removed from the culvert.  No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-168-2018*Cianbro Corporation called to report that while working onsite on March 27, 2018 a bucket loader's hydraulic hose had a small leak. The line was fixed and a small amount of dirt underneath the equipment was excavated and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-170-2018*On March 27,  2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle accident and due to the collision some motor oil had leaked out of one of the vehicles. The fire department had put down sorbent material to collect the oil which was then swept up and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-991-2016*The Wells Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 94 Boyd Road.  The accident caused some motor oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-992-2016*The York Beach Fire Department reported that the day before, a truck had gone off the road and ended up at Coastal Landscaping at 941 U. S. Route 1.  The tow truck that came to pull the truck back onto the road blew a hydraulic hose spilling 5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the paved roadway.  The tow company called CAB Services to come clean up the spill.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-993-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 18 Goodwin's Bridge Road.  The accident caused a small amount of gasoline to be spilled on the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-994-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a tree cutter had damaged the transformer on pole #8 on Mount Kineo Road in Kennebunkport.  The damage caused the untagged transformer to drip oil onto the snow and ice at the base of the pole.  The spill was cleaned up by removing the contaminated snow and ice.  A sample of the oil was sent for analysis and came back 3.8 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-995-2016*The North Yarmouth Fire Department reported that the boiler at the elementary school had blown an oil line.  The blown line caused about 4 gallons of oil to spill onto the concrete floor.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the concrete and it was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The following day I went to the Public Works garage and picked up the waste for disposal and left fresh sorbent pads for the fire department.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-996-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Country Club Road #1.  The accident caused a small amount of gasoline to be spilled onto the roadway.  All of the spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-997-2016*Dead River Company reported that after a recent service, one of their customer's filter leaked.  The leak caused about a quart of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-998-2016*The Auburn Fire Department reported that a customer had backed into the diesel dispenser at the Cumberland Farms on Center Street.  The impact of the vehicle had cracked the crash valve, but didn't break it enough for it to stop the flow of diesel fuel.  I arrived to find the Fire Department had spread sorbent material on the spill and had prevented the diesel from entering the ditch downgradient of the dispensers (see attached photos).  Cumberland Farms hired ENPRO Services, Inc., to respond to the site and finish cleaning up the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-999-2016*Dead River Company reported that they had overfilled a customer's indoor basement oil tank.  The pressure from the overfill had caused one of the tank's seams to start to split.  Less than a gallon of oil spilled onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1000-2016*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that a motor vehicle accident had caused the spill of a small amount of antifreeze onto the roadway near the Burger King.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled antifreeze.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-233-2018*I received a call indicating a resident's vehicle appeared to have developed a diesel leak sometime over the night.  The incident resulted in about five gallons of diesel being spilled to the paved parking lot outside Kineo Hall. The driver of the vehicle drove off without doing anything.  Staff from the school deployed sorbent materials to contain the spilled fuel.  I removed the sorbent and disposed of it.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-464-2018*On 8/14/18, Maine Coast Petroleum reported that an estimated 7 gallons had been discharged from a broken hose on a hydraulic transfer pump.  The hose broke when the fuel barge was delivering fuel to a landside storage tank at the Vinalhaven Lobster Co-Op dock.  It was reported by Maine Coast Petroleum and confirmed by the Vinalhaven Fire Chief that most of the oil was contained on deck with only 1 or 2 gallons running into the water.  The oil was contained and collected with oil absorbent pads and boom.  There was a sheen on the harbor after the cleanup, but no recoverable oil. Maine Coast Petroleum arranged for disposal on the main land.

No further action by Division of Response Services is expected.
A-624-2017*Brookfield Renewable Power reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Kennebec River.  The estimated 1/2 cup spill resulted from a seal failure on a hydraulic cylinder.  No recovery was possible, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-471-2017*On September 05, 2017, Simard and Sons, Inc., conducted an underground storage tank (UST) removal at the Dead River Co. gas station at 500 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.

For the following three days (5th, 6th, and 8th), I witnessed USTs removed, contaminated water pumped into a vac truck, and soil tested by St. Germain-Collins, Inc., for proper disposal at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

Contaminated soil was disposed of because there was no room left on site for it to be buried.  The groundwater pumped from the excavation holes was presumed contaminated since the soil around it was.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.

A-473-2017*On September 11, 2017, Hydro Kennebec reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  According to Kyle Murphy, of Brookfield Dam, "Approximately 2 tbsp. of hydraulic oil dripped from a spill gate hydraulic cylinder seal into the Kennebec River, creating a sheen.  Crews responded quickly by deploying oil boom and pads containing and cleaning up the sheen.  Pads were disposed of properly and the boom left in place".  No further MDEP Divisiion of Response Services action required.
A-94-2018*On 2/1/18, at 1554 hours, Dead River Company called to report less than 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled from the fill pipe of a home heating oil tank during a delivery.  I contacted the technician on site and he said the oil had run out of the fill pipe when the delivery hose was disconnected.  They had collected the oil impacted snow and used absorbent pads to collect oil under the fill pipe.  The inside tank had been checked and no oil had leaked inside.  The home is a vacation home so no one was there at the time.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-85-2018*Pan Am Railways called to report that two locomotive engines #518 and #344 had their engine containment tanks overflow due to rain. The lube oil spilled onto snow and ice. Railway employees chipped up the ice and snow and disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-89-2018*A steering hose broke on sidewalk snow thrower.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-90-2018*An aboveground storage tank leaked approximately 100 gallons of kerosene into the ground.  Kerosene emerged into the nearby ditch along the paved parking area along the building.  I hired Bill Banks to excavate the contaminated soil down to bedrock.  The excavation filled with water prior to backfilling and very little kerosene was observed.  How much kerosene made it into the bedrock is unknown.  I would estimate that I recovered around 50 gallons from sorbents and excavation activities.  The excavation was backfilled with fill from the mainland.

This site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Paul Blood due to two nearby drinking water wells.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-761-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-821-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-822-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-226-2018*
SUMMARY
At request of Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) and Petroleum Maintenance Systems (PMS), Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services assessed and approved abandonment-in-place of two, consumptive use, #6 heavy heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facilities in April of 2018.

Primary MDEP Division of Response Services staff were Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry.  Contacts for CMMC were Mike Lewis of PMS and Aaron Walston of CMHC.  The USTs were cleaned for abandonment by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI).  Mr. Tom Trainer of S. W. Cole Engineering Company produced the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  It is not located over a mapped aquifer.  Based on work at a nearby 7-Eleven UST facility, groundwater is believed to be near or below the bottom of these two USTs.  Because this is a large urban hospital, it is required to have a back-up fuel facility, and could not have interrupted operations.  Final abandonment was delayed until a new heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) facility could be installed.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Tanks T-5 and T-6 are 15,000-gallon double-wall, fiberglass clad steel USTs installed in 1992 for heated #6-oil. T-6 had been out of service since 2012 due to failure of the interstitial space.  T-5 had recently been taken out of service in 2018, due to failure of the fiberglass outer shell.  I understand that T-5 received MDEP approval to receive temporary repair so it could be converted to hold #2 oil until a replacement AST facility became active.

Abandonment-In-Place was approved by MDEP Division of Response Services as the tanks were close to the building, new buried natural gas lines and communications lines.  On 4/20/18, I observed the two USTs to have been adequately cleaned out by EPI.  In June 2018, T-5 was emptied of #2 oil and both USTs filled with flowable fill.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
S. W. Cole Engineering did the site assessment based on my 4/12/18, e-mail requirements and guidance from MDEP Engineer Harrison Bispham.  No evidence of prohibited discharges was reported to be found.

No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services, and none initiated to my knowledge.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See also MDEP UST registration file #37, and the UST Closure Assessment from S. W. Cole Engineering.
2)  At this time, no MDEP Division of Response Services requirements based on present information.
P-227-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
During the inky darkness of midnight, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Kittery Fire Department (KFD) of a 50 to 75 gallon discharge of diesel fuel at the dispenser area for commercial trucks at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  KFD Chief O'Brien described the spill as over 100' down toward a storm drain and into soil.  The truck involved in the fuel overfill had left over two hours earlier and the KFD had not been notified for close to two hours after that.  KFD reported the discharge was under control and advised me to visit at daylight.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal sewer and water service.  The facility was formerly Howell's Truck Stop.  See earlier spill reports and environmental site assessments for additional site information.

Irving Corporation owns the UST facility and is responsible for leaks from the buried facility.  Circle-K Corporation leases and operates the UST facility and is responsible for surface discharges such as the vehicle overfill at the dispenser.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 4/11/18, I noted the discharge from the northeast-most diesel dispenser which flowed 100' to 150' down the parking lot and then about 75' along the edge of the pavement and into soil.

I noted a second unrelated oil discharge at the northeast side of the area that appears to have been from a truck saddle tank leak (see Photo-10).

When being redeveloped from Howell's Truck Stop to an Irving Corporation owned facility, the site underwent significant oil spill cleanup during UST facility replacement.  Apparent oil sheen and dissolved oil contamination had been observed during UST facility replacement and remains flowing off site at the southeast side of the property (see site map and Photos 8 and 9).

On 4/11/18, I noted little water and no oil within the site retention pond.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
During the night of 4/10/18 - 4/11/18, KFD applied sorbents and stabilized the discharge.  I understand that spill contractor Strategic Environmental Services (SES) responded after 0400 hours and continued the cleanup.

During the day of 4/11/18, after oiled speedy dry had been swept up, I oversaw SES excavate oiled soil along the edge of the parking lot.  Oiled soil was trucked to ARC in Eliot for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Colorimetric Field analysis showed the soil at the base of the 18" excavation to be non-detect for petroleum.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The discharge was not reported by the Circle-K nor by Irving Corporation staff as required, in violation of Maine Chapter 691 Rules.  I advised the managers on duty, Debbie Harris and Penny, of the requirement to report such discharges to MDEP and to promptly log the discharge and cleanup.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-228-2018*DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On 4/9/18, Mr. Bruce Morrone called requesting assistance with the cleanup of diesel fuel on his residential property from a truck accident that had occurred the previous December 22, 2017.  Mr. Morrone stated that a Colex Excavation, LLC, dump truck had rolled over on his property and leaked diesel fuel from the saddle tank (see photos).  Mr. Morrone stated that Colex was not responsive to Morrone's request to clean up the discharge.  Neither Colex nor responding personnel had reported the fuel leaks to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as required.

LOCATION & SPILL ASSESSMENT
On 4/10/18, I met Mr. Morrone and confirmed a dark stain of a diesel discharge in the grassy area adjacent to his driveway and by the road.  During the discharge, it appears that fuel leaked from the saddle tank and flowed down over the frozen lawn and pooled in the back (see photos).  The Morrones supplied photos of the 12/22/17 truck accident.  Colex estimated a gallon leaked, but based on the stain and past experience, I estimated up to 10 gallons or more.  The location is rural residential and commercial use, and served by municipal water.  In the 1990's, the area was given municipal water service after private wells were contaminated with gasoline from nearby gas stations.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
After contacting Jason Cole of Colex, he agreed to mobilize, and excavation and truck, to remove his oiled soil from the Morrone's property.  On 4/12/18, I met Colex on site and oversaw and documented the cleanup actions.  Oiled soil was trucked to CPRC Group under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris form.  Mr. Morrone negotiated with Colex about re-landscaping.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The discharge appears to be cleaned to State of Maine satisfaction.
2)  I advised Mr. Cole and Colex that this discharge should have been promptly reported to MDEP, and promptly cleaned up.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-232-2018*An anonymous caller reported that there was an overwhelming smell of sewage in the air south of the Beach Street bridge in Ogunquit.  I visited the area and smelled an odor that I could not identify.  I contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Water Bureau that licenses treatment plants.  It turned out that they had also been contacted about the odor and along with town employees had determined that the odor was coming from decomposing seaweed on the beach.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-233-2018*Sanford Regional Communications Center reported that the Sanford Fire Department had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 282 River Road in Springvale.  The accident caused less than a quart of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-234-2018*The Department was notified by Brunswick Fire Department of a hydraulic line break on Jordan Avenue.  Approximately 40 gallons was released onto the roadway with an unknown quantity making it into four catch basins. The basins discharge to the nearby treatment plant.  Brunswick Public Works and Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material and sand to clean up the spilled product on the roadway.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-224-2018*It appears that a couple of the locomotives spilled engine oil (oil) over the winter along the tracks.  The spilled oil was spread over a couple hundred feet of track.  Tom Tardiff and I walked the tracks looking for any free product to soak up with sorbents.  A small amount was found here and there.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-225-2018*A pipe failed at a joint resulting in a spill of #6 oil in the diked area between Dikes 1 and 3.  Contaminated soils were excavated.  The pipe was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-226-2018*A pipe in the ground broke allowing antifreeze to leak into the soil.   Clean Harbors was hired to removed contaminated soil and liquid.  An attached report by TRC outlines the work performed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-227-2018*Poor communication between rail employees resulted in a partial response from numerous people.  Ultimately it was determine that there was no spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-232-2018*I received a call indicating a blown hydraulic line of a utility truck resulted in a couple gallons of oil being spilled to a customer's gravel driveway.  The oil was recovered with sorbent materials to the customer's satisfaction.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-248-2018*A hydraulic hose on a truck failed while installing telephone poles on the property of Lincoln Pulp LLC.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-249-2018*I observed a small sheen in two small locations of the secondary containment (diked area).  A large generator is located inside this diked area, approximately 10 inches high, and is in the process of being removed.  The contractor had broken the dike on one end to let the water out.  Sorbents were placed at this location.  I looked at the sorbents but did not observe much petroleum.  I also looked at the area where the water drained out and did not see any indications of petroleum.  The concrete inside the diked area is heavily stained and I observed some signs of grease and heavy oil underneath the large generator.  This diked area has not been maintained since the Lincoln Paper and Tissue Mill closed, which indicates to me that this area has overflowed numerous times in the past from winter snow melt and heavy rain storms. They have drained most of the petroleum tanks on the generator and will drain the remaining tank prior to moving it.  I did not observe any indications of a recent spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-252-2018*The cause of the oil spill was an "over-flow" tank not being pumped out.  The liquid level became too much for the tank and approximately one half gallon of oil leaked to the ground.

Railroad employees removed the oiled soil and rocks and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-254-2018*A transient German fighter aircraft leaked fuel while on the tarmac.  They have a history of leaking fuel while on the ground due to the way they are manufactured.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-933-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-934-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-935-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-936-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-937-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-938-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-220-2018*On April 13, 2017 the Maine Air National Guard (Guard) called to report that while fueling one of their aircrafts a valve malfunctioned which leaked aviation fuel to the pavement. Employees of the Guard used the vacuum truck to clean up the fuel that had leaked and disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action is expected from the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-221-2018*The top of the transformer blew off spilling approximately a gallon of mineral oil.  A small amount of soil was removed.  The transformer was replaced.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-222-2018*The owner of the house found a couple of bags of trash next to their house containing materials to make methamphetamine (meth) and called the police.  We recovered 3 one pots and some other meth making materials for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-223-2018*During cleaning activities by the owners a barometer with mercury fell onto the floor and broke.  The mercury landed on the rug covering the hallway.  My initial readings in the house were slightly over 1,000 nanogram/meter cubed (ng/m3) and where the mercury was actually spilled readings were at least 50,000 ng/m3 with the Lumex meter.  I donned appropriate personal protective equipment and removed the affected rug.  Approximately 3 hours later, after I was able to remove the rug, readings with the Lumex were below 400 ng/m3 everywhere in the house including the area of the spill.

I observed readings under 200 ng/m3 with the Lumex meter throughout the house during my last visit to this residence approximately a week later.  Clean-up levels for women of child bearing age is under 300 ng/m3.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-262-2018*On 4/26/18, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that less than a gallon of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer due to a bushing leaking.  A property owner had put a bucket under the transformer when he noticed the leak, collecting an estimated .5 gallons.  CMP employees removed the bucket of oil and dug up oil-impacted grass and soil at the base of the pole.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-349-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine lab at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-350-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine lab at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-352-2017*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-353-2017*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-354-2017*I received a report of an odor emitting from the drinking water at the subject location.  I responded to the site and found no evidence of an oil or chemical spill.  The subject location is heated primarily with propane.  I advised the residents to contact a local drinking water lab to test for basic potability if they still had concerns.  No resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-355-2017*I received a report of a strong smell of gasoline stemming from a motor vehicle crash at the subject location.  The responding officer was unsure if anything had spilled, but there was a strong smell of gasoline in the air and a stream nearby.  After a thorough look around the vehicle I could find no evidence of a significant spill.  I stayed on site until the wrecker operator had removed the vehicle and I was able to inspect it for leaks.  I saw none.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-356-2017*I received a report of a hydraulic oil spill on Route 15.  The spill began near the Shirley town line and continued through Greenville and beyond before vanishing near Rockwood.  I was unable to find any source for the spill.  None of the oil spilled was recoverable, and none of it left pavement.  I suspect a truck lost its hydraulic system as it was traveling Route 15 but never realized there was an issue.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-357-2017*I received a complaint from Ms. Trussell indicating that she was concerned about the quality of her well water. There is some history of underground tanks in the area and her residence is also sited next to an old decommissioned power substation.

I investigated the property to eliminate obvious sources of oil discharge and found none. I referred the site to the Technical Services Division to help advise Ms. Trussell on testing her well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-778-2017*On November 11, 2017 I received a call from the Maine Department of Public Safety that the Hampden Fire Department was responding to a call of a burning trash truck. The truck had a fuel line leak that discharged a small amount of diesel fuel to the ground, which then caught fire.  The truck was destroyed and the burned area was excavated and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-779-2017*On November 10, 2017 Bangor Fire Department called to report a motor vehicle accident. The accident resulted in a small amount of anti-freeze discharged to the pavement. The Bangor Fire Department put down sorbent material which was swept up and disposed of properly. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-780-2017*On November 8, 2017 Bragdon Oil Company had reported that while filling the homeowner's aboveground storage tank (AST) a large leak occurred. This resulted in oil leaking all over the basement floor, into a secondary room, and underneath the stairwell. Upon arrival I had set up a fan to move the contaminated air out the basement and hired a contractor to hot wash and vacuum up contamination materials and oil from the basement.

This home is on town supplied water and the site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services for vapors within the home.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-781-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at the time.
B-782-2017*On November 11, 2017 Dead River Company (Dead River) called to report the person renting the house was bringing tires into the basement for storage and accidentally hit the oil filter on the oil tank. Some oil had spilled onto the floor and the rest was contained while the oil feed was turned off.  The Dead River's technician replaced the filter, applied sorbent and cleaned the small contaminated area. The homeowner stated that there was no vapors in the house and did not want a site visit.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-974-2017*On Wednesday, 11/1/17, Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) dispatch reported that the previous night a vehicle pulling a small trailer had a drum of K1 oil fall over.  This leaked down Hills Beach Road through the campus of University of New England and residential area.

BFD Captain Dussault described the leak as down the pavement for about a mile.  The spiller and responsible party apparently failed to report the discharge.  The discharge was hours old and had dispersed such that little cleanup was possible.  I later found that cleanup was satisfactory.

No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-975-2017*On 11/15/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services made response and assessment following multiple small surface oil discharges from heavy equipment at this rural, commercial, gravel pit.  All three discharge locations were remediated to Division of Response Services satisfaction.  I also discussed this with Mark Stebbins (MDEP, Mining Program).

Portland Sand & Gravel excavated and trucked the approximate eight tons of oiled soil to CPRC Group.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-976-2017*Pit Stop Fuels reported a discharge of heating oil from a pair of 330-gallon, basement, aboveground storage tanks.  The fuel came out a broken plastic tank gauge to the concrete basement floor.  The spill location is rural residential.

Mr. Charles opted to finish the cleanup and vent odors out a window, and we advised him on washing the oiled floor.  I offered to visit to help and inspect, though Mr. Charles did not request a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-977-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 11/15/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by John Shepard, of Dead River Company (DRC), of a 15 to 20 gallon overfill of this customer's consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  MDEP Division of Response Services promptly responded that morning.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense urban and suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though I understand that there are no drinking water wells with 1000'.  I was told that groundwater is about 15' or more below grade in this area.

The building is for the city government.  During a year 2007 oil discharge, the local police dispatchers operated in the basement.  In 2017, the basement was used by county Emergency Management Agency.

The UST is a 4000-gallon double-wall steel UST, installed in 1985, with anodes and is located adjacent to the rear parking lot and a cooling tower on large concrete pad (see photos and site maps).  In 2007, this UST also supplied a generator making the UST a "motor fuels UST facility" and under different rules than a heating oil UST.  After spill P-340-2007, I understand that the city had a separate aboveground tank for the generator installed and this UST was operated as a heating oil facility.  I was told that the UST and its whistle overfill protection passed its recent annual inspection, meaning the whistle was reported as working.

An apparent square manway on top of the tank had what appears to be a blue plastic manway cover about 3' below grade.  The access over the plastic manway is an old wood box (see photo); the plastic cover was covered in soil and appears not to have been opened in a year or more.   A 1985 site plan shows the vent pipe coming from this tank top manway.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
This UST is registered as having a tank whistle to warn of overfilling during a fuel delivery.  Jeff Wolfahrt of DRC stated that he was on site with the delivery driver and that they heard no whistle during the delivery.  They stated that the tank was reported empty, so they came prepared to deliver 4000 gallons but the tank overfilled with about 2000-gallons delivered.  It is estimated about 20 gallons of #2 oil was forced out the vent pipe onto soil around the vent pipe and down the concrete stairs to the doorway and drain at the base of the stairs.  On 11/15/17, I noted the EMA offices were impacted by oil vapors.

Based on present information, MDEP considers Dead River Company to be primary responsible party as they were in control of the oil at the time of the discharge, and that they chose to deliver with no known working overfill protection.  MDEP considers the City of Sanford to be a responsible party for the discharge in having a UST facility with no apparent or working overfill protection.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 11/15/17, DRC applied sorbents to the oiled concrete stairs and dug up oiled soil below the vent pipe.  I advised DRC and Sanford representatives that the oiled concrete should be washed with detergent before the day's end.  Care was to be taken to make sure the oily liquid did not wash down into the French drain at the bottom of the stairs and further oil-contaminate the soil and groundwater under the property.

On 11/16/17, I noted the stairway to the basement to be adequately cleaned.  Some oily water still remained in the drain under the concrete landing.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site within the UST backfill and around the French drain and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Ted Scharf of MDEP UST compliance unit was contacted for facility information.  I recommend a UST facility inspection by MDEP UST compliance staff, and I recommend that the overfill prevention be checked and a working system
P-978-2017*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately one gallon of antifreeze to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.

P-979-2017*On Wednesday, 11/15/17, notice was received of leak from outside, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The leak was minor and leaking due to corrosion along an end seam bottom.  The location is rural residential use.  The home is a duplex with no basement.  The drinking water well was deemed not threatened.

Falls & Webb Oil Company had removed much of the oil and tipped the leaking end up to stop the leak and still provide fuel for heating the home.  The tank was to be replaced the next day and the oiled soil dug out and disposed with the sorbents.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-980-2017*In the morning of 11/15/17, Mr. Hennessey, of Bath Iron Works (BIW) Environmental Unit, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a spill of about 30-gallons of lube oil.  The spill occurred within the motor vessel USS Thomas Hudner, then under construction.  The discharge to the ship's bilge had occurred four days previously and BIW staff had failed to report to MDEP as required.

Later on 11/15/17, Ms. Deb Nadeau of BIW reported a 800 to 1000-gallon leak of lube oil to the ship's bilge.  Like the previous discharge, the oil was contained within the ship's bilge.  The oil was pumped out and wiped up with sorbent pads.

On the morning of 11/16/17, I met Mr. Hennessey and other BIW staff and was shown the discharge area within the bowels of the ship.  In the Kennebec River, adjacent to the ship, was an oil sheen.  It was unclear if this sheen was the result of these oil leaks.  See the attached BIW reports #17050 and #17051 for additional information.

I advised BIW staff about the late reporting for the 30-gallon spill.  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-981-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released from an overturned tractor trailer unit on Route 302 in Bridgton. The diesel fuel dripped from the fuel filling caps of the fuel tank of the truck and the oil impacted Moose Pond, which is located directly adjacent to the roadway.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and placed sorbent materials in the water to collect the released product.  The tractor trailer unit was removed from the water and the leak was stopped.  The oil impacted materials were disposed of by MDEP.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-982-2017*A previously unregistered underground tank was discovered at this location.  The tank was located immediately adjacent to the porch and to the left of the steps.  Its location warranted abandonment in place to prevent affecting the structural integrity of the porch of this old farmhouse.  Approximately 20 gallons of heating oil remained in the tank, which was cut, cleaned, and filled with a concrete slurry.  No effects to land occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-983-2017*On 11/15/17, notification was received from Lampron Energy Company of what they thought was their overfill of this customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The location is rural residential.

Lampron Energy had Allstate Environmental Services (AES) respond to clean the leak.  AES reported back to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that they found the leak to be due to a corrosion hole in the tank, not a delivery overfill.  AES also stated that the homeowner wished to finish the oil leak cleanup himself (rather than incur a contractor's cleanup cost).

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.

P-984-2017*On 11/16/17, the Division of Response Services responded to notification of gasoline discharge to the pavement at an unknown time the previous evening.  GeoInsight, representing Nouria Energy, estimated about 5 gallons of gasoline ran downgrade to a storm drain catch basin with rainfall.  The spiller and co-responsible party is unknown.

On site, I met Mr. Trainer of GeoInsight.  Speedy dry sorbent material was spread on the spill area around Dispenser-10.  There was a petroleum sheen down to the catch basin.  National Response Corporation (NRC) showed up at Nouria's authorization to clean up the speedy dry and remove the fuel in the catch basin.  We checked the downgrade retention pond and found no evidence of fuel (see site map).

Below the retaining wall south of the store and the car wash, I found an overflowing five gallon drum of what appeared to be waste motor oil.  NRC dug up the waste oil contaminated soil and overpacked the drum for off site disposal.  The generator and source of the waste oil drum is unknown.

At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-986-2017*Portland Jetport reported a discharge of about 300-gallons of lavatory "Blue Juice" to about 300 to 400 meters of the jetport's concrete aircraft apron.  The fluid is from Blue Juice Products (of Portland, OR) used in airliner lavatory toilets and in static portable toilets ("porta potties").  It is not a placarded hazardous material but is considered a pollutant and should not be allowed in the waters of Maine.  The discharge occurred in the early morning due to a broken pipe on a storage tank as it was being driven across the airport apron.  Jetport staff applied sorbents and boomed drains.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-987-2017*Dead River Company (DRC) reported a corrosion hole leak in this customer's basement, residential, heating oil tank.  DRC reported they applied a Magna Patch, then cleaned up the small oil puddle on the floor.  I understand that the oil tank was later pumped out and replaced.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit was requested by the homeowner.  The location is dense suburban residential use and served by municipal water.

No MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this point in time.

P-988-2017*INTRODUCTION
From 11/16/17 to 11/21/17, Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, observed and assessed the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Facility owner Global Montello Group hired Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Arthur Grant to remove the UST facility.  St. Germain-Collins (SGC) was hired for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION AND ABANDONMENT
The facility was formerly owned and operated by Mobil Oil Corporation before being bought by Alliance Energy, which was later absorbed into the Global Montello Group.  See spill report P-574-1996 and others, and the MDEP UST registration file #2647 for further information.  Groundwater was very high and native soils were Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.

The single-wall fiberglass UST's were abandoned-by-removal by PPC in good condition.  The Environ Company plastic product piping and sumps were also removed (see attached photos).  This facility had replaced a single-wall steel UST facility in 1986-1987.  No new UST facility was planned for installation at the time and the property was marked for sale.  As of December 2018, the property remained undeveloped.

The facility and location was assigned an Excavation/Construction Worker Scenario Cleanup goal by MDEP Division of Response Services.  Elevated field bag headspace levels were found in some dispenser locations, but below the cleanup action levels.  No oil-saturated soils were observed, and no oil sheen or free product oil was observed on groundwater in the UST area.  I advised SGC to acquire a VPH and EPH groundwater sample from within the UST excavation to document groundwater quality since muddy soil from the excavation bottom would be difficult to sample.  The water sample quality would be valuable in the event of future dewatering for construction.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions for soil or groundwater were required by MDEP Division of Response Services, nor known to have been initiated at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed, such as  during any future redevelopment and dewatering of groundwater.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.

P-989-2017*On 11/17/17, Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to this report of a possible 100-gallon loss of K1 oil from this residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The reported possible oil leaks were from the home's furnace in the crawlspace under the home.  The location is suburban residential served by municipal water and sewer service, and located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

After crawling under the home to inspect the furnace area (see photo), I advised the tenant, Nichole Gould, that I noted no significant leaks or oil odor under the home.  No remediation was warranted at the time.  I noted no leaks from the outside AST.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.

P-991-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a radiator hose causing five gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-992-2017*A truck was overfilled at this location which resulted in the discharge of approximately four gallons of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted concrete and pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-43-2018*On 1/17/18, at 0927 hours, C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been spilled at their Augusta bulk plant when an oil delivery truck was overfilled.  They reported that it had occurred the evening before and was cleaned up with absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I contacted the C. N. Brown office and they reported that no oil had run off the pavement.  I checked the area and there was no visible signs of the spill left in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-73-2018*While dismantling a tug boat for scrap, a fuel tank still containing fuel oil was breached releasing its contents into the hull of the vessel.  Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the water, but the remaining fuel was contained to the vessel.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was contacted by Turner Island, LLC, to boom the vessel and remove the remaining fuel for the hull.

I followed up on the report and met Mr. Hale and the U. S. Coast Guard on site.  NRC was in the process of booming the vessel with both containment and sorbent boom.  Only a sheen was evident around the vessel.  The majority of the fuel had pooled in the bow of the vessel and was going to be removed with a vacuum truck once it arrived.

I revisited the site the following day (2/1/18) and found the recovery and cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.




A-326-2018*Maritime Energy reported that an estimated 1/2 cup of diesel spilled when they overfilled a heating oil tank at Brooks Trap Company.  They reported that the oil came out the vent and on to a set of wooden steps.  They cleaned the steps up with absorbent pads.  I checked with the company by phone and Mark Brooks reported that there were no leaks inside and he would have the overfill whistle checked.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-137-2018*On May 29, 2018, a loose Firematic valve leaked less than one gallon of #2 heating oil on a cement basement floor at 31 Pleasant Street in Houlton.  Dead River Company used absorbent pads and Simple Green to clean the small oil spill.  Contaminated pads were brought to landfill.

The Division of Response Services contacted Dead River Company for information.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-297-2018*A concerned citizen reported what he believed was an oil sheen in a ditch.  A site visit was made to investigate.  I was able to identify the sheen as iron bacteria and showed the citizen how it's identified.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-141-2018*On May 31, 2018, Dead River Company reported that approximately two gallons of diesel leaked from a pump seal into its containment dike at its bulk plant at 14 Buffalo Street, in Houlton.  Speedy Dry and absorbent pads were used to clean the spill.  The contaminated materials were brought to the landfill.

No future Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-199-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a neighboring property own with open containers of oil exposed to the elements. Response Services made a site visit and found several container half full with used motor oil outside. No personal contact was made with the property owner though a note with contact information was left behind by the Department. No call was received but a later site inspection found that the containers had been removed.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-9-2019*A customer filling their vehicle had some gasoline burp out when filling.  Speedy dry sorbent material was used to attempt to collect what could be recovered.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-10-2019*A loose fitting caused a loss of one gallon of lube oil while working on one of the train's engines.  The spill was contained and cleaned up by Pan Am Railways personnel.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-460-2017*I received a report of an oil spill at the subject location.  When I arrived, I found fairly heavy staining in the intersection with a trail of staining in two directions.  I followed the spill in both directions, but never found the source of the incident.  All the oil was contained to pavement and none of it was recoverable.  In all, the spill covered nearly two miles of roadways.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-462-2017*A transport had overfilled the underground storage tanks at the subject location, resulting in approximately 25 gallons of gasoline being spilled onto the paved parking lot.  The driver of the transport quickly contained the spill after realizing what had happened.  A small, insignificant amount of product left the paved driveway, but did not spread more than a few inched from it.  The driver recovered the remainder of the spilled product with sorbent material and disposed of the materials appropriately.  The reason for the overfill was unclear.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-162-2017*7/18/17 I received a spill report from the National Response Center for a very small spill of gasoline at a residence in Easton.  I called Mr. Rooney, the homeowner and spiller of a few ounces of gas, to get status of spill and action taken.  Everything is all set, the area is minimal and spill has evaporated.  I informed Mr. Rooney that on these small spills it would be better to just contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Regional office instead of going to the National level.

No further action is needed by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-568-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 7/21/17, Mr. White, representing C. N. Brown Company (CNB), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of reportable evidence of discharges found during this motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility replacement.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility has been owned and operated by CNB and has been known as Gorham Gibbs, and Gorham SUNOCO gas station.

The facility is located in a small shopping center within a suburban commercial and residential area, over mapped sand & gravel aquifer, but served by municipal water and sewer services.  With municipal water and other inactive and active gas station locations nearby, I assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario remediation goal.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the 7/20/17 site visit, I noted no obvious evidence of discharges to soil and backfill material.  Gasoline contaminated soil was later identified by Mike White in native soils below the UST excavation backfill.  We believe that these are residual discharges from the previous UST facility replaced in 1988 (see P-155-1988).  I understand that there was no groundwater observed in the facility excavations.

Based on site sensitivity and contamination levels reported, MDEP Division of Response Services required no remediation actions.

UST ABANDONMENT
On Thursday, 7/20/17, I inspected the ongoing abandonment-by-removal of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I noted workers from Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), purging with a Copus blower and cleaning the USTs without the required Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) on site supervising.  I advised EPI to cease purging work until CTI Winslow returned to supervise.  I requested MDEP tanks enforcement staff to contact CTI Winslow about not leaving during purging operations.  I called and left a message for Kevin Moore of CNB to contact the CTI and have him return before cleaning can resume.

On 7/20/17, I noted the plastic and fiberglass piping and the dispensers had already been removed from the ground. Backfill material around the single-wall Xerxes fiberglass tanks was pea stone.

On 7/21/17, Mike White reported the three USTs removed.  Removal operations were from 7/19 through 7/21, when White should have been on site to document soil, sump and piping and tank conditions.

The product piping is listed as having been installed in 1988, though this plastic piping is likely a post 1988 upgrade.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
I understand that with the 2017 UST facility replacement, no oil-contaminated media had to be treated or removed from the site.  Based on White's sampling it appears that old post-1988 backfill was removed as uncontaminated material and its final disposal location is unknown to me.  I understand that no groundwater was removed or treated.  The old residual contaminated soil found under the tanks did not have to be disturbed for the new facility.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The evidence of discharges reported appears pre-1988 and I understand is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance for UST facilities.
2)  See the Maine UST registration #9424 and the UST Closure assessments for further information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-203-2017*On 8/24/17, I received a spill report from Travis Powers, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, LLC, regarding a small spill of diesel fuel from a logging truck saddle tank.  The spill was the result of a damaged saddle tank expansion seal that allowed diesel fuel to slosh out when parking the truck.  The spill occurred in the truck clean-out area at the Ashland sawmill yard.  This is approximately 700 meters from a brook and it occurred directly on the road surface.  The spilled material was cleaned up using spill pads, and the tank was shut off/plugged immediately.  After the direct incident was managed, the truck was brought to the contractor's garage for repairs immediately.  Oily debris was placed in buckets and taken to the Irving Woodlands oily debris storage area in the maintenance shop for storage until scheduled waste disposal.
I-213-2017*A spill of hydraulic oil from log trailer occurred when a hydraulic hose of the loader ruptured, causing an estimated 12 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the ground.  A catch pan and sawdust were used to contain the oil.  Allen's Environmental Services vacuum truck was used to collect sorbent material, spilled product and contaminated soil.  All material was disposed of at the licensed Presque Isle Landfill facility.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-875-2017*On December 5, 2017 I received a call from the City of Bangor that one of their transit buses had a fuel injector line fail resulting in a small diesel spill onto pavement. A city employee deployed sorbents from their spill kit, cleaned the small containment area and disposed of the contaminated materials properly. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1083-2017*The Kittery Fire Department reported a vehicle accident near 429 U. S. Route 1.  The accident caused the diesel-fueled pickup truck to spill about a half gallon of diesel onto the roadway.  The spilled diesel was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1091-2017*Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had received several calls regarding oil odors in basements on Puritan Drive and several adjacent streets.  The big concern that they had was that the Buckeye Pipeline passes underneath the neighborhood and they were concerned that it might be leaking.  I contacted Buckeye and met them and the fire department on Puritan Drive.  We searched basements, utility manholes, and the track of the pipeline.  Although I did smell the oil odor that had been reported, we found no evidence of what the source could be.  We did determine that the Pipeline was not the source because they tested it and also they had been pumping gasoline for a week or so and the oil odor we smelled was not gasoline.  One family went to a relative's home for the night, but when I checked back the following day no one was smelling the odor anymore.  I asked the homeowners and fire department to contact me if the odor returned and it never did.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1092-2017*The Kittery Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer truck had gone off the Maine Turnpike at mile 1.5.  The weather conditions were treacherous so they decided to leave the truck in the ditch until they could work on it in safer conditions.  I spoke with John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority and he said that his people had secured the diesel saddle tanks and they were no longer leaking.  Later that day, the truck was recovered from the ditch.  During that process some diesel fuel was spilled on the roadway.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1093-2017*The York Fire Department reported that a homeowner had poured two types of drain cleaner, one containing sulfuric acid and one containing chlorine bleach, into a bathtub to try and remove a clog.  The chemical reacted creating a corrosive gas that sent the homeowner to the hospital (he was not badly injured).  The fire department was trying to figure out how to clean up the bathroom.  At that time they were not measuring any gas in the air.  I suggested covering the drain and letting the drain cleaner do its job, but they decided to fill the tub with water which then created a much larger volume of waste.  Luckily someone was finally able to dislodge the clog with a snake.  The drains opened and everything drained to the sewer.  Problem was solved.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1094-2017*The Sabattus Fire Department reported that they had responded to a home where the homeowner had been trying to change the oil filter on one of the oil tanks and had caused a couple of gallons of heating oil to spill.  The oil spilled onto the concrete slab that the tanks sat on in an attached shed.  The Fire Department assisted the homeowner with getting the spilled oil cleaned up and a burner technician arrived to help correct the issue with the oil filter.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete slab and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1095-2017*I was contacted by Tom Trainor of S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., reporting that contamination had been found during the removal of an previously abandoned 2000 gallon underground storage tank (UST) at the former Blue Rock/Pike Industries facility on Main Street in Westbrook.  The site was under a Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) no action assurance (NAA) letter/agreement.  VRAP required the UST to be removed and the surrounding soil to be remediated to the construction worker exposure scenario (from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Remedial Action Guidelines).  The UST was removed on December 20th, 2017, and the soil was left in place for a future cleanup.  On January 16, 18, and 22, 2018, they returned to the site and excavated the contaminated soil down to the residential exposure scenario (lower than required in the NAA) at the developer's request.  About 1600 tons of soil was removed and disposed of at CPRC Group's facility in Scarborough under a spill letter given to them by Becky Blais from VRAP.  Field screening and analytical testing confirmed the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1096-2017*The Lewiston Department of Public Works reported that about 30 gallons of calcium chloride had spilled in their sand and salt shed when a hose to a pump failed.  The tank is in secondary containment so the spilled product was contained.  They hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come and pump the product out of the containment.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1097-2017*Southern Maine Community College reported that one of their plow trucks had hit one of their pad mounted transformers.  This transformer had been replaced in 2013 and had been filled with vegetable oil instead of mineral oil.  The spilled oil was caught up in the snow.  The contaminated snow was collected in trash cans and taken inside to thaw so the oil could be separated.  Sorbent material was then used to recover the oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-325-2017*5/8/2017 13:45 I received a report about a hydraulic spill onto pavement in Kittery at Woodlawn Ave. I called Jessa who reported the spill, and she told me that the street sweeper was sweeping the sidewalk when the operator noticed a small trail of fluid behind him. The driver stopped the leak. The public works crew put speedy dry down and swept up the mess. No site visit was made. No further action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
A-250-2017*Shane Chontor reported that there was a reddish liquid in the drainage ditch between his home and the newly installed manufactured home next door. I went to the site and found an iron bacterial sheen, some reddish brown residue, and silt in the ditch water. This is most likely the result of the abundance of rainfall rinsing the fill material that was used as the base for the new home install. I contacted Shane and informed him of my observations and assured him that there was no signs of oil or chemicals.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-514-2017*TDS Telecom reported an estimated two gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned up from the roadway, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-844-2017*On 11/2/17, I checked on this reported transformer leak associated with the storm damage.  I noted the subject transformer had been replaced and fallen tree limbs removed.  I found no evidence of leaks or oil spills to the ground.  I later spoke with Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company who confirmed this agreed with their latest information also.  The area is rural residential use and located 2.4 miles south of Route 11.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
B-54-2018*The homeowner noticed pink snow on the ground and called the oil company who installed a magnet patch to stop the leak.  I pumped out roughly 115 gallons of kerosene.  The contaminated snow was removed and brought back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection office for disposal.  The trailer is on town water supply, and no vapors were in the home.

No further actions are required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

A-69-2018*I received a call from Robert Gardner of the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) regarding the removal of fuel tanks from the scene of a military helicopter forced landing in a marsh in New Vineyard.  The information had been relayed to him by the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency Director who was on scene.  Mr. Gardner relayed that the incident had happened three days prior and the fuel tanks had been removed from the helicopter and were being pumped off.

I responded and met with the New Vineyard Fire Department and Captain Andrea Bailey and Captain Brian Toczek, members of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464.  They brought me to the scene of the helicopter landing on the marsh.  The chopper had since been repaired and flown off.  During the landing it had jettisoned two auxiliary fuel tanks per protocol.   One had been slightly damaged and leaked a small amount of JP-8 fuel.  It had crashed through the ice, into the water, however, the damaged portion was above the ice.  Captain Toczek, the hazmat officer, directed removal of all visibly contaminated snow and used sorbent material on the water.  When I inspected the area, there were no signs of contamination.

Both tanks were pumped off and product was shuttled back to the roadside and off loaded.  This process was repeated until the tanks were empty, then they were removed from the ice.   The undamaged tank had been removed in this manner the previous day, and the damaged tank was almost pumped off at the time of my visit.

An estimated 835 gallons were pumped off from the 2 tanks.  The tanks held a total of 860 gallons, which gives an estimated loss of 25 gallons.

This site appears to be sufficiently remediated and no further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
B-772-2017*On November 8, 2018 the Maine State Police called to report a motor vehicle accident that had occurred and leaked a small amount of engine oil and anti-freeze onto the pavement of the scene.  The Milford Fire Department had put down sorbent material, swept it up and disposed of it properly. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1144-2017*Notice was received by Ann Jenkins of small overfill during delivery to customer's residential heating oil tank.  Jenkins Fuel Company reported the spill cleaned up and the customer was happy.  The spill location is rural residential.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-1145-2017*On 1/12/18, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  No sign of the spilled oil was visible either during the site visit in January or a re-check on 5/10/18.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and no further action required.
P-17-2018*A town-owned sidewalk snow plow/blower blew a hydraulic hose but the operator was unaware.  A trail of hydraulic fluid contaminated snow was laid down as the equipment progressed down the sidewalk from the fire station toward the convenience store.  All visible signs of affected snow were hand shoveled into a loader, transferred into a truck, then melted in the town garage oil water separator.  No further action necessary.
P-18-2018*Approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a ruptured hose on a crane.  The oil was released to the paved ground surface and was cleaned up with sorbents.  Bath Iron Works (BIW) personnel disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-19-2018*On 1/10/18, I received a call from the Cumberland Fire Department reporting a spill from a bus and car collision on Blanchard Road at Partridge Lane.  It was reported that transmission oil, antifreeze and windshield washer fluid was spilled as a result of the collision.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  I visited the site later that afternoon to confirm the cleanup was complete, which it was.  No further action required.
P-21-2018*I received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at Days Hardwood.  I followed up on the report and found that the AST had a slow weep.  A container was collecting the leaking fuel while arrangements were being made to replace the AST.  Only a small amount of oil was released to the concrete pad under the tank which was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-23-2018*On Friday, 1/5/18, small engine oil discharge to pavement from motor vehicle accident on Route 295 in South Portland was reported.  The discharge was cleaned by South Portland Fire Department.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested or made at the time.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at present.
P-25-2018*On 1/12/18, Dave Leon of Downeast Energy reported an overfill spill of approximately 1/2-1 gallon of heating oil.  A duplicate ticket had been printed by accident, causing the driver to attempt to fill an already full tank.  The oil spilled onto snow and meltwater below the vent pipe and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-26-2018*Heavy snow displaced the filter protector then broke the filter off an aboveground tank.  The tank was housed by a shed attached to the rear of the mobile home.  Approximately 200 of gallons of kerosene were discharged to partially frozen ground.  Spilled product that did not penetrate soil migrated from within the shed to its perimeter impacting snow.  It was also raining at the time which further mobilized the oil towards and underneath a detached storage shed, approximately 15' away.  Sorbent pads were utilized to recover free product as contaminated snow was shoveled into drums; an effort that continued into the evening.  The next day, sorbent boom and pads were changed out.  In the following days, approximately 40 tons of contaminated soil were removed from between the mobile home and the shed, though both structures limited the extent of the excavation.  Contamination beneath the home was limited to within a foot of the rear exterior wall, at grade.  Contamination beneath the shed extended an unknown distance beneath and was deemed inaccessible.  The other two sidewalls were rendered clean by field screening.  To manage vapor intrusion into the home, less than one yard of material was removed from beneath the home, backfilled with stone and perforated pipe, then covered with poly.  A vent fan was installed to displace oil vapors.  A well survey conducted by our Division of Technical Services yielded no wells in jeopardy.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-22-2018*A driver overfilled his vehicle at this facility.  Heavy rain was falling during the spill.  The fire department laid down a bunch of sorbents and speedi-dri sorbent material.  They said they were able to absorb 10 gallons with the sorbents.  The rest was taken away with water due to the heavy rain.  They could not confirm that gasoline made it to the nearby river, but it appears it would have with the amount of water flowing from the facility towards the river.  They declined a visit by me since there wasn't anything to do at that point.  When I called them to find out what was going on, the fire chief said they had collected as much gasoline as possible.  The heavy rain washed away anything they hadn't been able to collect.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-174-2018*The Department was notified by Scarborough Fire Department of a 15-20 gallon diesel spill at the Irving Service Station (Irving).  The cause of the spill was the result of an accident at the dispenser earlier in the week that did not turn off the pump.  An alarm in the service station had notified the attendants of the leak.  Upon arriving at the Irving, product was observed leaving the diesel pump dispenser pad and draining towards a catch basin.  A small speedy-dry sorbent material berm had been placed around the entire catch basin and two puddles were noted on two sides.  An inspection of the stormwater basin noted a light sheen that had made it into the basin.

The product in the two puddles at the catch basin was soaked up using pads and speedy-dry was used on the concrete pad and pavement leading down to the basin.  The attendants collected the used speedy-dry and would dispose of it.

A follow-up inspection the next day showed staining on the pavement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-176-2018*This was a gasoline spill as a result of a driver pulling away from the dispenser with the hose still connected.  The hose disconnected from the dispenser and showered gasoline onto the concrete pad.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean up the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services required at this time.
P-207-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services staff noted unreported oil discharges in the location of the diesel fuel dispenser at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP assessed the discharges and notified Nouria Energy of the discharges that had not been cleaned to state satisfaction.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural commercial and residential use and is served by private well water (see location maps).  The adjacent First & Last Motel to the south has a Transient Public Water Well.  The facility does not appear to be located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.

The facility has double-wall, retail, motor fuel, underground storage tanks (USTs) and four dispensers on two islands.  On the south edge is a separate island for a diesel fuel dispensers.  A drainage ditch adjacent and south of the diesel dispenser drains east toward Route 302.  Behind the store building is a fuel oil bulk plant of two 15,000-gallon single-wall steel aboveground storage tanks (AST) within a low concrete berm.  The berm was partially full of ice and snow and appeared to not have the required 110% volume needed to contain a discharge of a full tank's content.  This AST bulk plant was being operated by Stone Road Energy, LLC (1-800-640-3346), but owned by Nouria Energy.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 4/12/18, I met Dan Dumais of Nouria Energy and Allstate Environmental Services (AES) staff to access the discharges and make plans.  Soil and snow next to the diesel fuel dispenser was dark with weathered oil and smelled of spilled diesel fuel.  These prohibited discharges appeared similar to that remediated in 2016 (see P-560-2016) and by other MDEP responders.  This oil contamination in the soil and on the pavement appeared to be from fuel spills at the dispenser; and by oily sorbents that were plowed off the pavement into the drainage ditch.  Maine statute and Chapter 691 rules require these discharges to have been promptly reported to MDEP and to have been satisfactorily cleaned.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Cleanup by source reduction was delayed till the ground was less frozen.  On 4/20/18, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP,  oversaw removal of oiled soil by AES.  Oiled soil was trucked to CPRC Group for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Letter (Virgin Letter).  This cleanup was similar to that under P-692-2017 and P-560-2016.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I advised Mr. Dumais of Nouria and AES that Nouria needs to take action to have these oil discharges promptly cleaned up, prevented from reaching soil and waters of Maine, and promptly reported to MDEP when required, such as when oil discharges reach soil, groundwater or surface water.
3)  I advised Mr. Dumais and AES that Nouria needs to keep the oil AST berm free of water, snow and ice, which reduced the required volume of oil discharge the bulk plant berm can hold.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services for this 2018 remediation, based on present information.

I-65-2018*Maine State Police Dispatch reported that a potato truck had tipped over on Richardson Road in Easton.  Diesel fuel had spilled from the saddle tank.  A valve to the heating unit had also loosened up causing a small amount of diesel to spill onto the pavement.  Some spilled potatoes had come in contact with the spilled fuel.  Speedy Dry and other sorbents were used to recover residual fuel oil and a small amount of hydraulic oil that was spilled from the boom hydraulic piston as the potatoes were being offloaded.  Contaminated potatoes along with the sorbents were double-bagged and will be disposed of at the secure Presque Isle landfill.  No residence or wells were noted to be in the near vicinity of the spill.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services needed at this time.
B-231-2018*The spilled oiled was prevented from penetrating much into the earth by the frozen ground.  This allowed sorbents to be used to recover free product oil.  Some contaminated soil was present and was excavated for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-130-2018*Response Services noticed a release of oil to the road surface on Missile Street. The release could be followed to the town of Presque Isle's public works building. No report of the release had been received nor had anyone tried to clean up the spill.

Once onsite Response Services found several new and old spills around the Public Works building. Response Services was able to get access to the building and found that a street sweeper had ruptured a hose releasing an unknown amount of hydraulic oil to multiple streets and to the floor drain in the building. The floor drain has an oil water separator  and a large holding tank.

An onsite meeting was setup with the Deputy Director public works to discusses proper spill response and spill reporting.

Due to the age of the release no cleanup action was implemented.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-336-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic oil spill on the Pam Am Railways line in Cumberland.  The spill, approximately .25 miles from the Greely Road Crossing, occurred when a rail tie picker machine had a hydraulic line failure and released approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Due to the rail line being active for Amtrak, the picker machine was moved onto an inactive line and further released hydraulic oil onto the ballast and sprayed onto nearby shrubs.  Ballast was noticeably stained and shrubs were heavily saturated with oil and was approximately 400 linear feet long by 20 feet wide.

At the time the Department arrived, National Response Corporation (NRC) was on site with a vactor truck removing the top 1-2 inches of ballast within the affected area.  The removed ballast was being placed to the side of the rail tracks on a blue tarp until an excavator and dump truck can access the site.  Vehicle access is limited due to the construction of the access road.  The Department agreed with the ballast removal plan and requested the contaminated shrubs be removed.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-56-2018*On 1/24/18, I received an after-hours call from the Maine State Police reporting a collision between two tractor trailers on Killick Pond Road at the Plains Road intersection.  It was reported that diesel fuel had spilled from one of the trucks involved.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a Western Express truck jackknifed into a Carlisle Carriers truck.  A hole was punctured into one of the saddle tanks on the Western Express truck near the top of the tank.  A small amount of fuel spilled during the accident.  Ray's Towing pumped the unspilled fuel out of the tank and I cleaned up what spilled on the road with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-424-2018*The Department was notified by an anonymous caller of milk being discharged into a retention pond, oil barrels being improperly stored, burning trash, and inside issues related to the milk processing facility.  The Department notified the appropriate outside agencies of the complaint.  No issues were found with oil barrel storage at the facility.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-383-2018*A piece of machinery was being scrapped and deposited into a dumpster, but was not drained of oil.  The oil leaked out of it and onto the asphalt where it was recovered using sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-391-2018*Less than one gallon of antifreeze spilled with water pumped from dike due to container not being properly sealed.  It was cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.
A-393-2018*On 7/9/18, Mary Waring from Casella Organics reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at their facility when a hose broke on a piece of equipment.  She reported that the spill was immediately contained and collected with sawdust that is stockpiled on site near the spill.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-397-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from equipment at their Augusta facility.  The discharge was to the asphalt and was cleaned up by MDOT.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-398-2018*Report was received of overfill of two gallons of #2 fuel oil to an aboveground oil storage tank.  Product impacted outside of tank and concrete floor.  Spill was effectively cleaned up by Dead River Oil Company personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-404-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of mineral oil from a transformer on Main Street in Boothbay.  CMP cleaned up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-411-2018*A vessel grounded and was leaking hydraulic oil through a hole in the bow, causing a sheen in the harbor.  Journey's End Marina hauled the boat out of the harbor.  The United State Coast Guard responded and determined no cleanup of the spilled product was possible as there was only a sheen.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-416-2018*Jessie Parsons, an employee of Irving Energy's Service Department, reported a spill of two tablespoons of #2 fuel to pavement.  Upon Maine Department of Environmental Protection investigation, Irving Energy reported the spill actually occurred from a leak in the motor and was waste fuel.  The truck was taken out of service and returned to the shop for repairs.  The waste fuel was cleaned up with a sorbent pad and disposed of at the Irving Energy facility in Fairfield.  No action required from the Division of Response Services.
A-420-2018*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a spill of one gallon of lube oil to the ground of their maintenance area.  This spill was a result of an overflow of the train engine containment.  A cleanup crew was dispatched to the spill site where they used sorbent materials to collect free product.  The cleanup crew then excavated the contaminated top soil and disposed of on site.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-424-2018*The Town of Oakland transfer station reported a small discharge of hydraulic oil from equipment at the facility.  The impacted area was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of by the transfer station.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-426-2018*Mr. Peter Egeli reported a discharge of fuel from his vessel after he had fueled it and started it at the Carousel Marina in Boothbay Harbor.  He immediately stopped the engine and leak.  A sheen was observed and no cleanup was possible.
A-428-2018*On August 8, 2018, William Kulakowski of the Kennebec Sheriff Department reported a motor vehicle accident (MVA) that resulted in a discharge of transmission fluid to a small, unnamed stream connected to Messalonskee Lake.

The MVA involved a passenger truck rolling over an embankment and landing upside-down with its engine positioned over the stream; transmission fluid began to leak as a result of damage incurred to the vehicle.  The accident occurred late at night on Five Fingers Road, Belgrade, Maine, which is infrequently traveled.  The scene was not discovered until the following morning and the responsible party did not report the accident to emergency services.  Most of the transmission fluid was lost or already degraded by the time Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was on scene.

Allstate Towing Services was hired to clean up the accident debris and MDEP was on site to collect oily materials.  MDEP used sorbent materials to collect what oil was left in a pooled stream area.  Two sorbent booms were laid across the stream and left for three days to collect any residual oil.  No impact to the environment was scene downstream.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-429-2018*Josh Slaney of Pan American Railways (Pan Am) reported a spill of eight gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground of the tracks on Temple Street, Waterville.  This spill was a result of a burst hydraulic line.  A cleanup crew was dispatched to the spill site where they used sorbent materials to collect free product.  The cleanup crew then excavated the contaminated top soil and disposed of at Pan Am's Waterville facility.  Two bags of contaminated soil were collected and one bag of pads.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-430-2018*Janet Dyer of the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of mineral oil from the transformer on Pole 511 at 116 Vigue Road, Whitefield, ME.

The spill was caused by a dump truck colliding into and snapping the pole.  The transformer landed in the road and spilled eight gallons of mineral oil to the road and ground.  A CMP cleanup crew was dispatched to the area to clean up debris, excavate oily ground and collect free product in the road.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) arrived after the CMP left and found the cleanup to be insufficient.  MDEP requested further excavation of the ground (2' by 15') immediately adjacent to the road and pole. CMP dispatched their crew the following day to complete cleanup.

Pole 511 was untagged for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content.  A sample was collected and analyzed at Katahdin Analytical Services; results for negative for PCBs.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-453-2018*I visited the site to observe removal of a 550-gallon #2 oil underground storage tank (UST) that had previously been abandoned in place.  The UST was removed as the building was being demolished.

No contamination was encountered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-454-2018*Discharge of lube oil to Kennebec River occurred at outfall of Pan Am Railways storm water treatment outflow.  The discharge was to the boomed area and the product was cleaned up as well as possible by Pan Am personnel using sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-455-2018*A diesel spill to Rockland coastal waters was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by Petty Officer Karl Haslaver of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).  Journey's End Marina had discharged an estimated 20 gallons off the pier's edge after a transfer hose ruptured during fueling.  Journey's End staff laid out sorbent boom to contain the sheen and dispatched a boat dragging sorbent materials to collect free product on the coastal surface.

Upon MDEP arrival, a sheen was visible around and under the fueling pier, covering an estimated 200 square feet.  MDEP Responders Nina Caputo and Jeremy Greenman requested staff retrieve more sorbent material to collect the free product before degradation.  Gustaf Aprans of Journey's End Marina assisted with cleanup and explained the cause of the spill as a burst fueling hose.  The hose had already been disposed of.  When questioned on how the hose burst, Mr. Aprans explained the line was old and compromised.  In order to prevent repeat occurences, Responder Greenman suggested creating a standard operating procedure for fueling and making inspection of the fueling equipment, such as before and after each use, a mandatory component.

MDEP Responders further advised the Journey's End staff to keep a spill containment kit on the pier near their fueling area, use double-walled hoses, use hard boom for containment and to get sorbent materials into the water with greater speed.

It was confirmed the tide was going out at the time of the spill and there were no water intake valves nearby.

MDEP Responders relinquished management of the site to USCG officials upon their arrival.
P-869-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 quart spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the disconnection of the delivery truck fill hose from the house.  The oil went onto the siding of the house and impacted the crushed gravel below it.  Dead River Company was on scene and wiped down the siding and removed the gravel from the site.  An inspection of the aboveground storage tank found no impacts.  A conversation with the homeowner determined that they were satisfied with the response.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-285-2018*A broken hose caused a release of hydraulic oil to the soil.  The soils were excavated and brought to the Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-35-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their bucket trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while working on a pole on Industrial Park Road in Saco.  The hose failure caused about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-36-2019*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 349 Grammar Road in Sanford.  The accident caused antifreeze to spill out of the vehicle onto the roadway.  The spilled antifreeze was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-37-2019*Cianbro Corporation reported that one of their skid steers had blown a hydraulic hose while working in the right of way at the Central Maine Power Company substation project.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-38-2019*On 1/16/19, notice was received from Dead River Company (DRC) of a small overfill out a vent pipe during a delivery to a customer's already full basement, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The discharge was reported outside onto basement and promptly cleaned up by DRC.  The basement AST was checked and found not to have leaked.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-847-2017*On 11/1/17, I received a call from Lisa Coombs of Bowdoin College, reporting a diesel fuel leak from their generator at the college in Brunswick.  I responded that morning and visited the location with Ms. Coombs.  Oil odor was present in the generator room.  Oil had leaked from a broken fitting on the fuel filter housing for the generator.  It was estimated that 25 gallons was lost to the floor in the generator room.  Bowdoin College hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to clean up the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.  See attached report from Bowdoin College for more information.
P-848-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one quart of heating oil out the vent.  According to the reporter, spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-849-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of petroleum discharge contamination identified during pre-removal soil borings and during the November, 2017, abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The primary contact with Cumberland Farms, Inc., (CFI) was Ms. Angela Pimental.  Mr. Dvorak was the environmental consultant representative for CFI.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use served by municipal water and sewer service.  The UST facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Across Emery Street, next to the Sanford Fire Station, is a former gas station and repair garage, now a Domino's Pizza.  This facility should not be confused with a larger new replacement Cumberland Farms facility located to the west on the other side of Maine Street, Route 109.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
No replacement UST facility was installed following this November, 2017, facility removal.  The facility removed (tanks T-4, T-5 and T-6), replaced a UST facility installed in 1997 by Cumberland Farms' contractors (see spill report P-331-1997).  The 1997 facility replaced bare steel tanks T-1, T-2 and T-3, and two previously unregistered "mystery" USTs T-8, T-9 and T-10.

On Thursday, 11/9/17, I attended this facility abandonment by Gaftek, LLC, under Maine Certified Installer (CTI) Rick Hazel for their client Cumberland Farms, Inc.  Robert Jeffrey, of AECOM, performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for Cumberland Farms, Inc.

Arriving just after the north UST had been removed "over rich", according to Gaftek staff, I had to shut down the removal as Gaftek did not have the proper meter to measure the UST as over rich.  I explained the proper use of their explosimeter.  Gaftek opted to purge the remaining two USTs in the ground.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In 1997, the site was managed as a Baseline-2 Cleanup Goal.  In 2017, we managed the removal as a Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario Cleanup Goal based on the lack of known sensitive receptors at the time, other known prohibited discharges in the area, and lack of use of groundwater in the area.

After the November, 2017, facility abandonment, myself and the AECOM staff became aware of a past MDEP and CFI soil gas survey that found residual gasoline contamination in the ground under this facility, causing gasoline vapor intrusion into the adjacent house on Emery Street.  I understand that at the time, the homeowner wanted CFI to buy his home or mitigate the problem.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services and records of CFI for further information.

I understand that gasoline contamination had been confirmed during their pre-removal borings.  AECOM also noted low levels of gasoline contamination during the UST abandonment.  See AECOM's December 2017, UST Closure Assessment, and the 1997 UST Closure Assessment, for further information.

No groundwater was observed in the 12' deep excavation, so groundwater was not evaluated.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
In 1997, soil from the facility was sent to a licensed facility as it could not be reused on site, though no cleanup was required by MDEP.  In 2017, no soil or groundwater was again required to be managed, removed from the property, or remediated by MDEP Division of Response Services.  At this time, I am not aware of any voluntary remediation on CFI's part.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The property is for sale or lease and may undergo future redevelopment and excavation.
2)  The Gaftek CTI and crew should have been familiar with Chapter 691 Appendix J, and NFPA requirements on purging and monitoring flammable liquid tanks and understanding limitations of their explosimeter.  I recommended that they r
P-850-2017*On Friday, 11/3/17, following notification by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) of this 10/30/17 discharge, I assessed and dug up the oiled soil on the side of Verrill Road.  CMP was overwhelmed with many downed transformers at the time.  Three bags of oiled soil I left on the side of the road and called Janet Dyer of CMP with instruction to have them picked up for proper disposal (see photos).  The discharge cleanup was satisfactory.  The spill area is rural residential.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-851-2017*On 11/1/17, I received an after-hours call from Pan Am Railways reporting a 5-8 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic line on a tamper.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  It was reported that no oil reached catch basins or surface water.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-852-2017*On 11/1/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  I visited the site prior to any CMP cleanup.  CMP's report indicated that the crushed rock contaminated by oil was treated with "Gator".  In 2018, CMP revisited the site and conducted cleanup.  See attached CMP spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-773-2017*An oil tank was built into the wall between the fireplace and the foundation wall. The tank was dripping from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. The tank was pumped out and put into drums in the driveway. Approximately 225 gallons had been pumped and put into drums. Dead River Oil Company from Millinocket removed the tank and broke the bathroom toilet bowl water fill. The access to the tank was through the wall inside of the bathroom. Dead River removed the tank and disposed of it.

No further Response action.
P-74-2018*Sanford Dispatch reported approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The antifreeze was found on a neighboring lawn area.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-469-2018*On Jul 27, 2018 Pan Am Railways called to report the while moving locomotive engine #326 the engine containment tank overflowed onto the tracks and ballast below. Pan Am employees used sorbents to clean the rails and hand excavated the contaminated soil. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-470-2018*On July 27, 2018 Howland Fire Department called to report a motor vehicle had leaked gasoline onto the street due to a hole in the tank. The vehicle had stopped leaking and was towed to be repaired. The fire department put down sorbent material and swept it up.  I removed the sorbents for proper disposal.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-471-2018*On July 28, Ellsworth Fire Department called to report that a few days prior a motor vehicle accident had happened causing a small transmission fluid leak onto the pavement. The fire department had put down sorbent material, swept it up and disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-472-2018*On July 29, 2018 the United States Coast Guard called to report that a cruise ship anchored out in the harbor was using a life boat to transport patrons to the mainland. When the life boat was being lifted from the water a sheen was noticed on the water from diesel fuel that had discharged out of the exhaust.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-473-2018*On July 29, 2018 the United States Coast Guard called to report that a cruise ship anchored out in the harbor was using a life boat to transport patrons to the mainland. When the life boat was being lifted from the water a sheen was noticed on the water from diesel fuel that had discharged out of the exhaust. This was the second time this vessel has caused a sheen on July 29th.  This vessel was taken out of service after the second sheen was observed for repairs.  Refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Spill Report B-472-2018 concerning the first sheen from this vessel.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-475-2018*A hose failed on a manlift at their facility.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-476-2018*A call came in from Dead River Oil Company that while on a service call the oil technician noticed some staining on the underside of the home heating oil tank while in the process of switching the home over to propane.  Upon arrival the tank had already been pumped and moved. I checked the soil and surrounding area where the tank was located for contamination. None was detected with an Oil in Soil shake test and a photoionization detector. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-371-2018*On 7/31/18, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of approximately 8 gallons of transformer oil at this location in Turner.  It was reported that a downed tree had broken the power pole that this transformer was attached to, causing the spill.  Oily debris was removed by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-372-2018*On 8/2/18, I received a call from Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reporting they had overfilled a customer's tank in Greene.  The overfill was estimated at 5 gallons.  Murray-Heutz staff hand-excavated oil contaminated soil from beneath the fill pipe and made contact with the homeowner to make them aware of the situation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-663-2018*A sheen was observed along numerous streets in Bar Harbor.  The vehicle responsible for the spills was not found but appears to be from a garbage truck.  The local company was notified by the Fire Department.  They are looking into it.  Sorbents were placed around drains as preventive measures.  The fire department said they are all set.  They will call me back if anything changes.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-580-2018*I received a call from a citizen regarding some mercury she had found in an old toolbox that had belonged to her father.   I responded and met with the lady at her residence and she showed me the toolbox in question.   The vial was intact and had not spilled like she had suspected.  I removed the container of mercury and brought it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste Storage Shed where it was stored until it was disposed of with other household hazardous wastes.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-194-2018*Dead River reported a leaking 330 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) in a detached garage that released a small amount of fuel oil to the garage's concert floor and to exterior soils. Once onsite The Division of Response Services pumped down the AST.  Response Services cleaned up the spill with sorbent and removed a small amount of contaminated soils. Dead River scheduled the tank for replacement. Response Services contact the property owner to give directions on further cleaning of the concrete floor.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-408-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a sheen in the Kennebec River which had resulted from oil overflowing their oil/water separator in their water treatment plant and being released through the outfall pipe from their facility.  Sorbent material was used to remove as much product as possible, however, a sheen remained.   This is an ongoing issue that Pan Am is working to correct.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1147-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Upon receiving notification of this pending replacement of this motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services contacted the facility owner regarding management of potential new and historical oil discharge contamination.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural commercial and residential use and located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The facility is surrounded by public, commercial and by residential drinking water wells.  The facility was signed as a Luk Oil gas station.  It has been formerly known as McConkey's Store and Presto Deli.  In 1987, and in 1990, the facility was owned and operated by J. P. Cullinan Oil Company.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The three motor fuels tanks and piping facility removed in November 2017, were installed in late April-early May 1985, which replaced an earlier set of three tanks.  On a 1990 map, another set of three USTs are shown at the southeast end of the property (see site maps).

In October 2017, MDEP inquired into management of potential contamination with the facility owner, Sam Patel.  Mr. Patel agreed to MDEP management Option-1 on the MDEP Clean-Up Options Agreement.  During the UST facility abandonment-by-removal and replacement MDEP was not notified so was not able to observe and document the tank work.  On 11/13/17, I inspected the finishing stages of the new installation (see photos) and noted no issues or concerns.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Based on earlier spill reports P-743-1990 and others, I understand that gasoline contamination was attributed to the pre-1987 facility, but was not observed or detected during the 1987 UST facility replacement.  In 1987, no UST closure assessment was required.  The prohibited discharges were discovered when nearby residential wells were found to be contaminated with gasoline.  J. P. Cullinan Oil was the responsible party for the environmental discharge investigation and cleanup actions.  Based on the year of the discharges and that they were not promptly reported, I understand that this contamination was not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance coverage.

Because of the past gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater and the contaminated wells, MDEP Division of Response Services wished to attend the abandonment and help assess for discharges.  No evidence of prohibited discharges were reported during the 2017 UST replacement.  The required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was listed as performed by consultant, St Germain Collins.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  I am not aware of the disposition of the old tank fill excavated for the new facility, nor management of any groundwater.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, historical, pre-1990, oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-63-2018*On March 20, 2018, Maine Department of Transportation reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil leak from a plow truck at the Sherman garage.  Contaminated soil and absorbent pads were collected and brought to landfill.

No action is needed from the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-823-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-209-2018*The leaked oil was recovered by shoveling into two five-gallon buckets.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services will collect the waste and dispose of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-211-2018*The impacted asphalt was cleaned using the City's street sweeper.  The waste collected was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-212-2018*The spilled oil had dripped from the delivery truck's hose onto the asphalt.  The driver used an absorbent pad to wipe up the oil.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-193-2018*The leaked gasoline was recovered with sorbent pads used by the Orono Fire Department. The sorbent pads were disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-111-2018*On May 7, 2018, Adams Heating was called to an odor complaint at 223 Burleigh Road in Westfield, Maine.  Adam's Heating found a leaking home 275 inside the wet basement.  He placed absorbents pads on the wet floor to collect most of the estimated 5 gallons of spilled heating fuel.  A pan was placed under the leaking tank seal.  At 22:00, he contacted the Department.  Jim Gramlich used a pneumatic pump to empty the tank of over 200 gallons of number 2 fuel into four 55 gallon drums.  Additional sorbents were put into place.  Very little product was detected.

The tank was replaced and drums were returned on May 8, 2018 by Adams Heating.  The oil leak is considered cleaned.

No future actions from response is needed at this time.
B-302-2018*On May 17, 2018 a call came in from the Tradewinds Variety gas station stating while a customer was pumping gasoline the hose had cracked and had leaked gasoline onto the pavement. A gas station employee turned the pump off and deployed the sorbents. The pump was shut down until repaired. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

I-66-2018*Bates Fuel pumped down a leaking aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that had release a quart of fuel oil to a concrete basement floor. Bates clean up the spill and scheduled the tank for replacement. Response Services contact the home owner who was happy with how Bates cleaned up the release.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-100-2018*4/28/2018 - received call from Tim Wood, owner of Mapleton Oil Company reporting an overfill spill of  regular unleaded gasoline at his Fort Fairfield  24 hour gas station on Main Street in which the driver had driven off.  At approximately 17:45 I met with Tim Wood as well as the Fort Fairfield Fire Department onsite.  Fire department personnel had put speedy dry and sorbents on the spilled product and bagging this material.  The area impacted was noted to be approximately 8 feet by 5 feet and was located entirely on pavement.   I observed a mud puddle in the lowest point nearby  that did not have any sheen on it.  Contaminated sorbents and speedy dry were taken by Tim Wood for disposal at the Presque Isle landfill.

No further action should be required of Division of Response Services at this time.
I-86-2018*Report of a large sheen on Little Machias lake was received. The reporter though Irving woodlands or one of their contractors may had caused the release.  Once onsite Reponses Services found an organic sheen on the water. The complainant was contacted and informed that an organic sheen is natural. No other impact to the lake could be found.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-87-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. The onsite contractor used sorbents and disposed of the contaminated debris in Irving's boiler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-88-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of a 400 gallons of hydraulic to a press pit. LP's employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The wood fines were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-762-2018*A skid steer blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately one quart of hydraulic fluid to gravel.  All visible signs of contaminated gravel were hand-excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-870-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Mr. David Chapman of Sebago Technics, that during a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment he had noted underground storage tank (UST) with significant corrosion holes in Tank T-10, and untypical odor from fill material around the underground storage tank (UST) T-10.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services contact for the initial investigation and assessment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The property has been the municipal Public Works Department (PWD) facility for over 30 years.  At this time in 2018, a new South Portland PWD facility had been built and this property was being prepared for redevelopment; possibly for residential housing.  The property is located in a dense suburban residential and commercial area and is served by public water and sewer service.  The soils I understand to be a sandy glacial outwash and no groundwater was observed in the 11' deep UST excavation.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Sebago Technics reported no significant evidence of petroleum discharges to the soil detected during the field sampling and observations in the area of the gasoline and diesel UST T-6 and T-7 facilities.  See the UST Closure Assessment by Sebago Technics, and the MDEP UST Registration file 3630 for further information.

Sebago Technics reported no significant evidence of petroleum discharges to the soil detected during the field sampling and observations, despite the plethora of corrosion perforations in T-10, the waste oil UST.  National Response Corporation (NRC) and Sebago Technics reported that T-10 had been only partially filled with concrete when it was supposed to be abandoned-in-place (circa 1990).  The tank had free product waste oil atop the concrete tank fill, but they could not determine if this waste oil was already in the tank before the poured in the concrete in 1990, or if PWD staff added the waste oil after the tank was half-filled with concrete.

I noted no black staining, typical of waste oil leaks, in the backfill soil around T-10.  The sandy soil at seven feet below grade (bg) under T-10 had an odd sweet fruity odor unlike typical oil discharges.  MDEP bag headspace readings were 16-parts per million (ppm) and 2.6-ppm indicating apparent contamination of a volatile or semi-volatile compound around T-10.  The Oil-In-Soil dye test of this soil indicated contamination of a dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) (see photo).  MDEP required that Sebago Technics further investigate with EPA 8260 lab analysis of this soil to better identify the apparent contaminant.  Lab analysis 8260, and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) analysis of samples LS-3 LS-4 for soil under tank T-10 indicated detectable levels of tetrachloroethene (PERC or PCE), and trimethylbenzene, and other volatile and semivolatile contaminants (see the UST Closure Assessment for further information.)  Tetrachloroethene (a DNAPL) and trimethylbenzene are hazardous materials used as solvents among other uses and sources.

When I arrived on site, the motor fuels UST facilities T-6 and T-7 had been removed and backfilled so MDEP did not observe the soil conditions at the time (see the UST Closure Assessment for further information).  No groundwater was observed and assessed during this UST abandonment.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
UST facility T-1 through T-5 were abandoned by removal in 1989 or 1990, when T-7, T-8 and T-9 were installed as replacements, apparently by Certified Installer George Erskine.  Facility T-9 was removed in 2001 by Les Wilson & Sons.   The double-wall, Xerxes fiberglass UST facilities T-6 and T-7 were abandoned by removal by NRC on 10/31/18.  The tanks were punctured by the excavator during removal.

Bare steel tank T-10, within the garage building, was registered and planned for abandonment-in-place in 1990, though in 2018 was f
B-695-2018*A tow truck which was hauling a septic truck when it lost control going around a corner in the road.  The tow truck's saddle tank was damaged allowing diesel to leak out.  The diesel fuel leak out around a telephone pole, which was also damaged.   I dug around the pole removing a small amount of contaminated soil.  The 30 gallons estimated to have been spilled was from the police officer who had responded to the site.  No one was at the site upon my arrival.  It may have been 30-gallons but difficult to say with the little I was able to observe.  No streams or drinking water wells were anywhere close.

The electric company placed a temporary fix on the damage pole and would return in the next month or so to replace the pole.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-696-2018*I followed a trail of diesel stains along numerous streets and roads starting in Brewer and terminating at the Sam's Club parking lot.  At Sam's Club parking lot the vehicle appeared to have stopped and leaked a small amount but there was no staining found after this location in the parking lot.  There should have been since they would have turned numerous times exiting the Sam's Club parking lot and the general area.  It appears they had fixed the problem or the diesel was no longer able to spill.  No responsible party was found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-694-2018*While filling their vehicle, it was discovered that the fuel tank had a leak in it which has caused one-two gallons of gasoline to spill on to the pavement.  The local Fire Department cleaned up what remained with speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-311-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a bad fitting. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through Irving's boiler. No site visit was required.

No further action should be required of the Division of Reponses Services at this time.
I-173-2018*A citizen called to report a smell behind the Northeastland Hotel.  Upon arrival and inspection it was noted that a waste vegetable oil disposal bin was leaking.  Allen's Environmental was called to vacuum and hot wash the area.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-179-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a punctured saddle tank on a semi-truck caring a box trailer. Once on site Response Services found a release of diesel fuel to newly paved road and the newly ditched road side. Lane's road crew had captured over 30 gallons of diesel fuel from the leaking saddle tank. The tank was drained of all fuel and temporarily patched. The driver was informed of the release and the damage done by the release. The truck driver was allowed to leave the site and go to the nearest repair shop.

Lane's Construction removed and disposed of contaminated soils. The soils were allowed to be disposed of through Lane's onsite mobile asphalt plant. Maine Department of Transportation may require that a part of the newly paved road be removed.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-184-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a small release of motor oil pavement.  S.W. Collins employees used sorbents to clean spill up the release. No site visit was required.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-309-2018*Approximately seven gallons of hydraulic oil was released to pavement due to a broken hose on a dump truck.   Sorbents were used to clean the site and then disposed of at Tri-Community landfill.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-310-2018*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a loader due to a ruptured hose. The spill was covered and saturated with sawdust.  The contaminated material was then picked up and brought to the mill boiler for disposal.


No further Response action needed at this time.
P-73-2019*The Department was notified of an underground storage tank (UST) removal occurring at the above address and that there were issues regarding the removal of the vent pipes for the UST's.  The vent pipes terminated at the convenience store and would have affected an attached sidewalk and adjacent structure due to frost on site.

The Department instructed the vent pipe to be cut closest to the edge of the sidewalk and at the top of the sidewalk so as to fully disconnect the vent system.  At that point, the excavation could be filled back in.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-123-2019*On 2/13/19, I received an after-hours call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a truck accident with approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel spilled.  It was snowing heavily at the time.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that Greeley's Garage had pumped out the remaining diesel fuel from the tanks and had a skid-steer on site to scoop up the oil contaminated snow.  The snow and some speedy dry sorbent material that had been applied to the spillage were brought back to Greeley's shop in Auburn.  They planned to melt the oil soaked snow inside their shop and have Environmental Projects, Inc., come to retrieve the liquid.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-124-2019*On 2/12/2019, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a weeping pad mounted transformer in Saco.  A repair was made to the transformer and the oil was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-120-2019*On 2/8/19, gasoline discharge was reported from aircraft in the paved tarmac area of the jetport to pavement.  No spill was to storm drains.  The spill was reported cleaned up.  No further Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-80-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/5/19, in the evening, Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) reported this discharge of heating oil to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  SFD requested a response from MDEP that evening.  The facility owner could not be reached to complete a cleanup, so MDEP contacted National Response Corporation (NRC) to also respond.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a condominium complex of about six buildings in a dense suburban residential and commercial area.  Each building has four units.  The location is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The discharge source at unit-9 was owned by Ms. Meng Zhang and Mr. Zack Wang of Reading, Mass.  Unit-9 was being leased to the Prabodha Ekanayaica family that includes a child of toddler age.  The neighbor at Unit-10 affected was Ms. Mellissa Duval.  Some homes are heated by propane, electric and some are outside K1 oil, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The neighbor, Duval noted the oil odor and red oil on the ground out her back door.  SFD and I noted a significant volume of red free-product oil atop the ground, snow, meltwater, up against the fence for the neighbors, and under the wood deck of Unit-9 (see photos).  The fuel tank was empty, though we could not determine if the leak was from a fuel line fitting, the filter or a tank corrosion hole.  We estimated a discharge of about 140-gallons to the ground.  The discharge posed a public health threat, indoor oil vapor intrusion to the living areas, and contamination to neighbor's property.

The Condo Association property manager was Mike Drinan of Drinan Property, Inc.  Ms. Ann Vanier was the Grounds Manager at Willowood Condominiums.

AST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Wang's & Zhang's vertical 275-gallon AST was not required to be removed in order to clean up the discharge.  Mr. Wang stated this AST facility and space heater had not been used in about four years, primarily using electric heat.  I advised Ms. Zhang and Mr. Wang to not refill and use the AST facility until it is inspected and repaired or replaced. With Ms. Zhang's approval, I had NRC cut and drain the exposed fuel line.  Mr. Wang later had the old AST removed for disposal.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 2/5/19, with prompt cleanup actions by SFD, by MDEP Division of Response Services, and by NRC, the free product oil was prevented from further spreading over Condo Association property and the adjacent neighboring residential property.  SFD and MDEP applied sorbent pads to the oil.  NRC arrived and under MDEP supervision we recovered oily sorbents and vacuumed the free product oil.  A considerable volume of spilled oil was pumped up from under the wood deck.  On 2/6/19, Ms. Zhang gave approval to dismantle the oil-contaminated deck.

On 2/7/19, NRC removed the deck material, much of it oil-contaminated, so as to access the free product oil and the soil below.  On 2/11/19, NRC vacuumed the oiled soil down to 6" to 8" below grade under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter), while MDEP Division of Response Services sampled and screened soil.  NRC later backfilled with gravel.  MDEP had no involvement with replacement of the removed deck.

On 6/4/19, MDEP inspected re-landscaping and cleanup.  The out-of-service oil AST was removed though the fuel line under the deck door remained.  Ms. Duval appeared satisfied with the cleanup.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time any residual oil-contaminated media found to remain on site shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Initial efforts were for the facility owners personal or property liability insurance coverage for allowable cleanup expenses.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-92-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/6/19, while on site for the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, Gaftek, LLC, and the AECOM site assessor notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that they had documented significant oil-contaminated soils during excavation the previous day, 2/5/19.  I reminded them of the requirement to report within two hours of discharge discovery to escape a potential fine.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, served by municipal sewer and water service.  The convenience store and UST facility was owned and operated by 7-Eleven Corporation.  This location is being discontinued as a motor fuels UST facility and is being sold by 7-Eleven.  To the southwest was an active Irving Corporation motor fuels UST facility, and to the northwest across Main Street was an active Puffin Stop UST facility.  Groundwater was noted four to five feet below grade in silt-clay native soil.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Gasoline discharges to soil and groundwater were documented during the 1989 UST facility replacement (see spill report P-484-1989).  During the 2019 abandonment-by-removal, AECOM reported field bag headspace measurements up to 1000-parts per million (ppm) under the dispenser island location.  I noted dark stained soil and an odor of weathered, degraded petroleum and of fresh gasoline contamination.  AECOM stated they also noted fresh gasoline leaks under the dispenser.  I am not aware that leaks under the dispensers had been previously reported to MDEP during required yearly facility inspections.

Fill in the UST area did not appear significantly contaminated.  The groundwater at six to eight feet below grade exhibited no oil sheen.

Based on the site location and past use, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Cleanup guideline.  Based on the severity of the contamination noted, no remediation or removal of contaminated soil nor groundwater was required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 2/4/19, Gaftek with AECOM broke up the concrete facility pads.  Five old out-of-service UST vent pipes were noted in the rear of the building (see Photo-3).  I advised Gaftek and AECOM that these vent risers and underground pipes are required to be removed and assessed in the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

On 2/5/19, contracted by 7-Eleven Corporation, Gaftek, LLC, removed the dispenser island and double-wall plastic product piping; there was no spill containment sump under the dispenser.  This facility being removed had replaced six USTs abandoned by removal in 1989 (see spill report P-484-1989).

On 2/6/19, fiberglass double-wall, Owens Corning Company tanks T-7 and T-8 were abandoned by removal under Gaftek's Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ken Lagasse.  The tanks were excavated and removed prior to being inerted or purged, then purged on site above ground (see photos).  Maine Chapter 691 rules and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) require that these gasoline tanks be made safe prior to being excavated and removed.  Gaftek stated they would drain and contain the brine out of the interstitial space.  The tank backfill was peastone.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
As 7-Eleven Corporation was not reinstalling a new facility and the property was for sale, AECOM requested and was issued a MDEP Oil Spill Debris letter for voluntary cleanup and disposal of virgin oil contaminated soil.  Gaftek excavated about 129 tons of oil contaminated soils for disposal at CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  AECOM screened soil removal.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site though largely below the cleanup action level, and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environ
P-595-2018*The automatic shutoff on a gasoline dispenser failed which resulted in a saddle tank being overfilled.  Approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the pavement then migrated across the parking lot into a catch basin that drains directly to the bay.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover diesel off the pavement then free product atop standing water in the basin was recovered with a vacuum truck.  The interior of the basin was power washed and that water was recovered also.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-596-2018*A trash truck leaked less than one gallon of antifreeze.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-597-2018*Less than one gallon of gasoline was released from a passenger vehicle.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-598-2018*Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with dismantling a clandestine laboratory.  Materials consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were consolidated, overpacked and disposed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-599-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Bill Boettger of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), about weathered gasoline contamination found during the abandonment by removal of consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) facilities.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 8/6/18, I visited the facility to assess the facility and check on status of the coming abandonment.  The location is rural commercial use and served by private drinking water wells.  Due to nearby drinking water wells, the area is considered to be a sensitive geologic area for oil discharges. To the south is an auto salvage yard.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP spill reports P-303-1996 and P-320-1996 cover removal of diesel and gasoline UST facilities and associated gasoline and diesel discharges.  During this 2018 UST abandonment, MDOT reported weathered gasoline contamination in the area of the 2500-gallon #2-oil UST.  The prohibited discharges were assessed as not to be significant enough to be remediated at the time.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The UST facility diesel piping removed by Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) under Maine Installer Tim Soucy.  Bill Boettger of MDOT performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for the diesel UST piping; no closure assessment was required by MDEP for the #2 heating oil UST facility.  On 8/8/18, Stephen Flannery of MDEP Division of Response Services responded to the UST abandonment as I was not available at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP at the time and none performed by MDOT.  Soil removal remediation was done for the 1996 UST removals.  See the MDEP UST Registration file 4907, and the UST closure assessment for further details.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  See MDOT's facility assessment for additional information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-603-2018*On 8/9/18, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a tractor-trailer leaking diesel fuel at the Mile 24 North Service Plaza in Kennebunk.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that a previously patched hole near the top of a saddle tank on the truck had let go again causing diesel to leak out of the tank.  Sorbent pads and sand were placed on the spill to contain it.  The spill was limited to pavement and did not reach any storm drains.  The owner of the truck drained the tank below the level of the hole, stopping the leak.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services removed the sorbent pads and swept up the sand used a sorbent.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-605-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice of the pending abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  During the facility abandonment, reportable levels of weathered gasoline contamination in soil was reported by Michael White while doing the Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment for C. N. Brown Company (CNB).

During removal of the last UST, T-5, flammable vapors within the tank interior ignited and flames and smoke were discharged out the tank top.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use along a high traffic road, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  I am not aware of drinking water wells within 300'.  Native soils noted are dense silt/clay forming "bathtubs" for high groundwater to collect in excavated areas such as the UST area.  The UST facility has been inactive for a year or more.  At this time, the location has operated as a CNB heating oil office; the building has not been used as a repair garage for years.  The building has active consumptive-use heating oil and retail K1 ASTs within the building, and an active Acetene-A fuel additive tank outside.

UST FACILITY & ABANDONMENT
In 1989, the motor fuels facility was removed and replaced by C. N. Brown's Certified Tank Installer.  CNB removed four single-wall bare steel USTs and steel piping, and #2-oil and waste oil USTs.  Two 6000-gallon (T-6 and T-7) and one 10,000-gallon (T-5) double-wall, CP-Protected, steel tanks were installed.  The product piping was replaced by Portland Pump Company with double-wall plastic, and new sumps installed in 2002.  The facility removed in 2018, was a pressurized system with containment sumps over the tank and under the two dispesners.

In August 2018, Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Stephan Winslow of MarWin Construction had the tanks pumped out prior to the abandonment, then uncovered the three gasoline tanks.  On 8/21/18, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired by MarWin and CNB to purge the tanks with a Copus Blower, and cut open the tanks for cleaning.  When EPI measured safe levels, a worker entered under personal protection equipment (PPE) to clean liquid and sludge.  MarWin removed and transported off site T-6 and T-7, after purging and cleaning.  Within T-5, I noted the tank to be dry and EPI measured vapor levels @ 0% LEL (lower explosive limit) and O2 (oxygen) level at about 20%.  I noted damage or leaks from the two 6000-gallon, double-wall steel USTs and associated piping.

On 8/22/18, arriving at 0945 hours time, as I first arrived that day, I witnessed a flash of flames and smoke from the 2.5' x 2.5' saw-cut entree hole in the top of T-5 (see photos).  CTI Winslow was using a gas-powered cut-off saw to cut the steel tiedown straps and associated sparks entered the UST interior through saw hole igniting flammable vapors, despite this UST being measured as purged the previous afternoon.  Portland Fire Department responded though the fire had extinguished itself already.  An hour after the flash fire, MDEP measured 17% LEL and EPI measured 7% LEL within the tank T-5.  An investigation was initiated by MDEP as to the cause of flammable vapors the morning after the tank had been purged and measured as 0% LEL.

This is the fourth such UST flash fire known to MDEP that occurred during or after purging and cleaning.  MarWin had not re-checked the flammable range in the UST prior to beginning work in the morning of 8/22/18.  EPI was called back to the site to purge UST T-5 again to make it safe for transport (see Photos-14 and -15).  Research has found statements that flammable gasoline vapors can regenerate within a cleaned steel tank interior.  During the purging operations on 8/21/18, I noted no deficiencies in EPI's method or equipment.

No new replacement UST facility was installed.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMEN
P-606-2018*A motor vehicle rolled from the driveway down the yard into the pond which caused a release of vehicle fluids.  The vehicle was completely submerged.  Sorbent booms were deployed as a preemptive measure during the vehicle's removal.  Spilled products surfaced as a sheen and were unrecoverable, so the booms were removed and the sheen was allowed to naturally attenuate.  No further action necessary.
P-607-2018*A tractor caught fire along the tree line adjacent to South Street, approximately 200' from the house.  The fire compromised fuel lines, but any fuel released is believed to have been consumed in the fire.  The well is a significant distance away and not in jeopardy.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-608-2018*Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with dismantling a clandestine laboratory.  Materials consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were consolidated, overpacked and disposed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-609-2018*An underground tank was overfilled during a delivery.  The delivery driver had multiple tank pockets open, and with a common vent, overfilled a separate pocket forcing product out the fill, as opposed to fuel being released out the end of the vent line; an infrequent occurrence.  Spilled product affected the spill bucket and concrete surrounding it and was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-535-2018*Methamphetamine materials, a one pot bottle, was found floating in the Penobscot River by a person boating.  They finally handed it over to the police after having it in their house for a month.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-647-2018*Scott Cyr received a complaint from Ms. Sutherland that her landlord rents garage space on the property to someone who removes parts from old cars and in the process, leaks oil and antifreeze near the well to the property.  There is no indication that the accusations were investigated or substantiated.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-650-2018*On 8/28/2018, I received a call from Mark Mapes of the South Berwick Fire Department reporting a 5-7 gallon spill of gasoline at Cumberland Farms in South Berwick.  The fuel shutoff did not operate properly, causing a passenger vehicle to be overfilled.  The Fire Department assisted Cumberland Farms staff with cleaning up the spilled gasoline with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-652-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/28/18, Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, visited this facility at the request of MDEP Oil Tank Compliance Unit regarding the planned abandonment of consumptive use, motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative.  Kailee (Mullen) Reeves and Ted Scharf were MDEP Oil Compliance representatives on site.  Quirino (Skip) Lucarelli was the required Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) hired by Maietta Construction, Inc., (MCI).  Dave Chapman of Sebago Technics performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for MCI.  The excavation contractor was MCI for their own UST facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is developed commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facilities at 154 Pleasant Hill Road and at 142 Pleasant Hill Road are owned by MCI, a significant excavation and construction business.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the excavation of facility #605, I noted no oil stained soil around the tanks.  Much of the soil and fill material on top the tanks and the island was removed before MDEP staff and the site assessor could check it, so oil discharges may have been present but not documented.  The soils observed were sand and peastone with no filter fabric to keep the sand and peastone from mixing.  We noted no groundwater in the 12' deep excavation.

See the UST Closure environmental assessment by Sebago Technics for additional information.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The submitted removal notice listed the wrong site assessor, had no expected date of removal listed, and did not list the Maine CTI.  I understand that the 32-year old facility was two years past its required removal year.  The tanks were single-wall fiberglass by Owens Corning Company, with single-wall pressure system fiberglass product piping.  The submersible pumps were in plastic sumps.  Tie down straps over the tanks were observed.  I did not see if the dispensers had containment sumps or not.

On 8/28/18, I noted the two tanks largely uncovered, with the product piping, sump and the dispenser island already removed.  I did not find the Certified Tank Installer (CTI), nor the site assessor on site for this work as is required.

On 8/30/18, UST T-8 abandonment by removal was observed by MDEP staff S. Brezinski, K. Reeves and T. Scharf.  As the piping and sumps were already removed, MDEP and Sebago Technics could not check them.  Both tanks had punctures from the backhoe which posed a safety hazard with flammable vapor discharges, and potential petroleum liquid discharges.  T-8 still had 1' to 2" of liquid still in the tank.  The gasoline UST T-8 had large black patches on the top, one where the sump had been, that the CTI stated had been opened up to add the dry ice.  The single-wall fiberglass piping was observed broken up and in with the soil pile.  A federal OSHA inspector arrived to inspect for safety issues.  We were told that the diesel UST T-7 would be removed on Friday 8/31/18 when OSHA was due back, so MDEP staff left.  Mr. Chapman called in the afternoon of 8/30/18, to say that T-7 had been removed that afternoon.

I heard no information as to the scheduled removal of MCI's adjacent facility #18197 at 142 Pleasant Hill Road.  CTI Lucarelli did not exhibit knowledge of the requirements and Maine Rules for abandonment of flammable liquid tanks, the proper inerting with dry ice, nor the use of a explosimeter (LEL Meter).

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
MCI staff applied speedy dry sorbent to the hydraulic oil leak from the flatbed tractor after I discovered it.  No cleanup actions were required for the UST facility #605 and no remediation known to be done at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, no significant oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site, but this media shall be properly managed if disturb
P-654-2018*Pit Stop Fuels notified the Department that the previous day one of their drives tried to fill a non-existing aboveground storage tank (AST), and the property owners were complaining that their house smelled of oil.  Additionally, there were several articles in their basement that had oil on them.  Pit Stop Fuels informed me that Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate) had been hired to assess and remediate the mishap.

I met Allstate on site.  The driver had tried to fill a fill pipe that had been disconnected from the AST and capped.  There was no vent which should have been a clue to the driver that something wasn't correct.  For reasons unknown, the AST had been replaced or moved to a different location in the basement, with the fill and vent obscured by shrubbery.  Fortunately, the fill pipe was capped and that limited the area that the oil affected.  The oil had dripped onto articles being stored under the capped end of the pipe.  All oil materials were removed, and either cleaned or disposed.  The offending pipe was removed and the basement floor cleaned.  Oil vapors were minimal and the homeowners were to contact me if they felt there were any lingering issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-655-2018*The Department was notified of a 275 gallon #2 heating oil spill as a result of a cracked bushing in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The actual fuel spilled was reevaluated to be approximately 180 gallons.  The AST is located in the basement of a residential building, in a room used for storage.  The room measured approximately 18 feet long by 11 feet wide.  A standing two inch puddle of oil was observed by Dead River Company at the time of the initial response.

At the Department's arrival on scene, the standing puddle had decreased to several smaller puddles due to the porous concrete and cracks.  The Department had National Response Corporation (NRC) bring a vacuum truck and crew to assist the Department.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings for volatile organic compounds in the air space in the living space above was at 10 parts per million (ppm) and the storage area was at 32 ppm during the removal of goods from the storage room.  A portable ventilator (Ramfan) was placed to decrease the vapors in the work space.

Once all of the contaminated and non-contaminated goods were removed from the room, the AST was removed and remaining oil was padded up.  Our Division of Technical Services drilled five test holes through the concrete floor, one in each corner and one in the center.   A one foot by one foot square area of concrete was removed to determine soil type below the concrete slab.  This showed the soil type to be hard pack sand and a plastic liner underneath the concrete.  A 150 foot drilled groundwater well is located on site and serves two residential buildings, the homeowner with the spill and the neighbor.  Our Division of Technical Services was notified of the well system.

The following day, NRC and the Department began the process of removing the concrete floor within the affected area.  This resulted in the determination that the plastic liner below the concrete shed the oil to the footers of the structure and no pooling of oil below the concrete was found.  A one foot by one foot wide trench was dug around the perimeter of the basement and a sub-slab depressurization system was installed.  The portions of the walls that were affected by the pooling oil were washed, primed, and sealed.  A new concrete floor was also installed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.



B-566-2018*Following vehicle accident on Interstate-95 assistance was provided to local fire department in removing motor oil, contaminated soil, and contaminated vehicle parts.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-59-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to a concrete basement floor due to a corrosion hole. Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbents and washed the floor. The residence were pleased with Dead River's work.

 No further action should be required of Response Services
A-436-2018*A hose clamp wore a small hole through a antifreeze hose allowing antifreeze to spill onto the dirt road while working along Central Maine Power Company transmission line.  A small amount of affected soils was removed.  The hose was replaced on the truck.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-435-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on an Maine Department of Transportation excavator while it was ditching along Turner Road.  Affected soils were hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill.   The hose was replaced.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-241-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a rented lull while it was being operated near the maintenance shop at the Mallinckrodt Site.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-95-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an estimated 40 gallons of fuel oil to soils  due to snow/ice damage. Once onsite Response Services found a small area of contaminations around the AST and flowing into the backyard.

Allen's Environmental Services was hired to vacuum up contaminated soils, sorbents, and free product. Allen's Environmental Services also removed contaminated soil with heavy equipment. Paul Higgins of Technical Services was informed that one well may have the potential to be impacted.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-271-2018*On May 6, 2018 the United States Coast Guard called to report a vessel had sunk on its mooring. No sheen was visible at the time. A barge was hired by the owner to right and float the vessel to the boat launch. The boat had approximately 80 gallons of gasoline on board. The vents were shut and very minimal amount of gasoline had leaked out when the boat was being put onto the trailer.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-69-2019*I received a report of a downed transformer resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  Central Maine Power Company personnel responded and used sorbent material to recover the very small spill of non-PCB (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1098-2017*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 243 Harpswell Road.  The accident caused about a quart of transmission fluid to spill onto the paved surface.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1100-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leaking oil line in their basement.  The copper oil line had corroded and leaked oil into the corrugated sheath.  About one cup of oil came out of the sheath at the end by the furnace.  The burner technician replaced the entire oil line and sheath.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-113-2018*A dispenser's automatic shut off failed which caused a motor vehicle to be overfilled.  Approximately ten gallons of gasoline migrated off the concrete curtain, across the pavement, and into a storm water catch basin.  The concrete and pavement were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Gasoline was skimmed off standing water in the catch basin, then the remaining water was removed.  The basin was then washed with a cleaner/degreaser and water rinsed; that water was recovered also.  Lingering vapors in the basin warranted mechanical removal so a ram fan evicted air from the basin until the levels decreased.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-115-2018*On 2/21/18, I received an after-hours call from Dead River Company reporting a leaking oil tank at a customer's residence.  The Dead River technician on scene reported a small leak due to corrosion.  He was not able to get a magnet patch on the tank.  The tank was pumped out that night and sorbent pads were left under the tank to collect the spilled oil.

I visited the site the following morning.  Nobody answered the door at the residence, even though there was a vehicle in the driveway.  I inspected the tank and spillage.  The tank was located under the steps for the mobile home.  It did not appear the leak was significant or had been ongoing for very long.  There did not appear to be any resources at risk from the spill.  I determined removal of the oil contaminated sorbents would be sufficient for cleanup in this case.

The tank was replaced, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-116-2018*On 02/21/18, I received a call from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting 2 gallons of gasoline spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-117-2018*On 2/21/18, I received an after-hours call from Central Maine Power Company reporting an estimated 1 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a transformer failure.  I visited the site the following morning and encountered a crew from National Response Corporation (NRC) cleaning up the spill.  Speedy dry sorbent material had been used to clean up the oil in the roadway, and some oil contaminated soil was removed by hand.  I instructed them to remove a small tree that had been covered in oil.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-118-2018*Pit Stop Fuels reported that after making a delivery and as he was reeling in the hose, the driver fell and a small amount of heating oil spilled onto the driveway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-119-2018*Biddeford Fire Department reported that there had been a leak from an indoor oil tank at 25 Pool Street.  The oil tank in the basement had developed a corrosion hole and started dripping.  Tenants in the office building smelled the oil and reported it right away.  The Fire Department was able to clean up the concrete floor with sorbent material.  The owner of the building said he would call his oil company and get the oil tank pumped off and replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-120-2018*Dead River Company reported that one of their drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  The excess oil sprayed out of the vent pipe and onto the driver, the siding, and the ground.  About a quart of oil was spilled.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The driver was able to enter the home and determined there was no spill from the oil tank in the basement.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-121-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported that while removing an oil tank at a customer's home, they found some contaminated soil underneath it.  The outdoor oil tank was being removed to make way for propane.  C. N. Brown reported that the oil underneath the oil filter was "a little stinky."  They took a couple of shovelfuls of soil out and found that the contamination did not exceed six inches.  They bagged up the contaminated soil and disposed of it at their facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-122-2018*The Bath Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Federal Street.  The accident caused about a quart of gasoline to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-124-2018*B & C Oil Company reported that after they had delivered oil to 56 Glen Street they got a call from the owner saying they had filled the wrong tank.  Apparently there were 2 oil tanks in the front yard only one of which was connected to the furnace.  Because there was 2 feet of snow on the ground the driver couldn't see that the tank he filled wasn't connected to anything.  Mr. Carr was irate about the mistake and would not allow the oil company or myself on the property to do an investigation into how much oil had leaked or a cleanup.  Mr. Carr said he would clean it up himself.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-125-2018*Dead River Company reported that one of their drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  The excess oil sprayed out of the vent, but also wept around the gauge sight glass on the tank in the basement.  The driver used sorbent material to clean up the oil that sprayed on the siding outside and to clean up the oil on the cement floor in the basement.  I spoke with the homeowner and she stated that there were no lingering issues.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-127-2018*Responding to an odor complaint, the licensed oil technician found the union in the copper fuel line was not of sufficient grade material and was leaking.  The simple stress of union vibration and being outside the building caused the flare fitting to fail and begin a slow drip. The technician called to report the discharge as it had soaked into the ground beneath the union.  Upon arrival, the technician was replacing the union with proper grade fitting, and had scratched the surface (semi frozen soils) to check conditions.

I spoke with both the technician and the owner and it seemed small enough that hand-digging with shovel should be adequate.  The technician completed his repairs.  I began to shovel and bag the soils.  A small excavation was created (24" x 24" x 2').  Satisfied with the removal, the homeowner said he could get the hole filled back in easily enough.  The few bags of soil were loaded into my truck and transported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for consolidation with other miscellaneous materials sent to CPRC Group for disposal.  Based on the successful repair and remediation, and no other receptors, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-128-2018*On 2/23/18, I received a call from Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting a 1 gallon spill of #2 oil when a tank was overfilled at this location, which happened to be their own facility.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-129-2018*On 2/24/18, I received an after-hours call from Rolf Westphal of Sprague Energy Corporation reporting a tank leak from tank number 114 at their terminal facility in South Portland.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that a gasket on a flange near the bottom of the tank had failed.  At the time of the event, there were 14,000 barrels of oil in the tank.  A plastic drum had been placed under the leaking flange, and a vacuum truck was removing the oil from that barrel as fast as it was pouring in.  A large area of the tank dike had been impacted by the spilled oil, there was no evidence any oil had left the dike area.  Sprague was also in the process of emptying the tank, but that was expected to take a couple of days.  Due to the nature of the incident, I notified my supervisor, Steve Flannery, and my Division Director, Jeff Squires.  Steve responded to the site later that morning.

National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., and Clean Harbors Environmental Services had been hired to clean up the spill.  A large quantity of sorbents was used to collect the spilled oil in the tank.  Another vacuum truck was also brought in to recover oil from the dike.

Sprague was eventually able to make a temporary repair to the leaking flange to stop the leak.  A Sprague employee watched the temporary patch around the clock until the tank was emptied the following day.

Once the tank had been emptied and the spill cleaned up, the water that had built up in the tank dike was drained into the oil/water separator.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-130-2018*On 2/24/18, I received an after-hours call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting an 11-17 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a tree limb falling onto a power line and snapping a pole with a transformer on it.  Oily soil, snow and debris were removed from a driveway at the location.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-131-2018*On 2/24/18, I received an after-hours call from Tiffany Bailey of Brunswick reporting a 2-3 gallon spill of kerosene at her residence.  She stated that a 5 gallon container of oil had tipped over discharging about half its contents to the lawn area next to her oil tank.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I saw oil that was emerging out of the ice and snow next to her tank during the melt we were experiencing that day.  It appeared as though most of the oil was limited to the top of the ice.  I gave Ms. Bailey a bag of sorbent pads so that she could clean up the spill herself.  She was instructed to place the spent sorbents in the plastic bags I provided her and place them out with her household trash for removal.  I told her that there would likely be a dead patch of grass visible in the spring from the spill.  She was not concerned with that.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-132-2018*On 2/25/18, I received an after-hours call from the Sabattus Fire Department reporting a car accident that had occurred earlier that morning.  The vehicle involved had struck the well casing on a private drinking water well and discharged motor oil and antifreeze.  The owner of the well was concerned about the discharge.

I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I could see motor oil stained soil around the well.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., to hand excavate the oily soil from around the well, as well as to remove oily snow and sorbent materials from a nearby ditch.  Four drums of soil, snow and sorbents were removed from the site.  The excavation was backfilled a couple of days later.  A layer of bentonite was placed at the bottom of the excavation around the well, and then bagged soil was placed on top of that.

I referred the spill to Mark Woodruff of our Division of Technical Services for his attention in regards to any risk to the well.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-133-2018*On 2/25/18, I received an after-hours call from Scarborough Public Works reporting a 25 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on a plow truck.  Some oil contaminated snow from the area was removed and brought back to the public works garage for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-394-2018*On 6/4/18, I received a call from Robert Wespiser reporting his oil tank was leaking at his residence in Naples.  He was not home at the time, but made arrangements for his son, Bill, to meet me at the home.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I applied a magnet patch to stop the leak in the tank.  A small amount of oil had spilled to the floor and the homeowner's son had applied kitty litter to that spill to contain it.  I removed the oiled kitty litter and provided Bill with instructions on how to clean and seal the floor if needed.  I also made recommendations for ventilating the basement and living space.  I provided Bill with my contact information and told him to contact me if the odors didn't subside after he followed my recommendations.  Mr. Wespiser's oil company, Dodge Oil, will pump out and replace the leaking tank.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-227-2018*The spill was absorbed using oil absorbent pads. Repairs were made to the structure.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-228-2018*While a trash truck was driving through the school parking lot, it accidently drove over a light pole base and tore off the transmission pan.  The spilled product was recovered using speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-229-2018*The Fire Department arrived on scene and applied sorbent pads to the spilled gasoline. They bagged the pads and I took them for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-447-2018*On Tuesday, 6/19/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited this ongoing abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility and property were being abandoned by 7-Eleven and would cease to be a gas station and UST facility, and be sold.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  I understand that the facility had been a gas station with USTs since about 1978.  Across Main Street was another retail UST facility gas station abandoned-by-removal in the 1990's.  To the northeast behind the 7-Eleven is the former St. Ignatius School, now residential housing.

The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Native soil observed on the sidewalls of the UST excavation was compact sand with cobbles, rock and boulders.  I noted no groundwater in the 11' deep tank excavation.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Gasoline discharges were confirmed during the 1991 UST replacement.  During the 2018 facility abandonment-by-removal, AECOM field analysis indicated no significant evidence of petroleum discharges within the tank area.  AECOM found discharge levels below notification level.  See also spill report P-739-2015.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
For 7-Eleven Corporation, Mr. Luis Ferreira of AECOM Technical Services was my primary contact for the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment, with Mr. Tom Croft the AECOM staff person on site.  I understand that AECOM contracted with Environmental Products & Services (EPS) to perform the UST abandonment.  Mr. Joe Wickham was the EPS foreman on site.  EPS subcontracted with Portland Pump Company for the required Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Tom Carleton.

The facility removed consisted of two 8000-gallon, double-wall with brine, gasoline tanks from Owens Corning Corp. (see P-512-1991).  The product piping had been replaced in 2014 (see P-1025-2014).

Significant violations by EPS of Maine Chapter 691 rules were observed and/or recorded and documented, including: no required CTI supervision during tank pad removal and spill bucket and fittings removal on 6/18/18, no CTI present during purging operations on 6/18/18, the purging of flammable vapors with a non-compliant method using a vacuum truck, unapproved flushing the tanks with water during purging, and excavation within 10' of the UST facility without a Maine CTI on site.  On site I explained the removal violations to the EPS crew, to AECOM and to the CTI from PPC.

MDEP was not on site for removal of the dispenser island, product piping and vent piping on 5/20/18.  During the removal, green-dyed brine solution discharged from the interstitial space after a fiberglass tank had been punctured by the excavator.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
During the June 2018, UST removal MDEP required no cleanup actions.  I understand that no voluntary cleanup actions were initiated at this time by 7-Eleven Corp.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  See the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment by AECOM for further information.
2)  See the UST closure assessments and the MDEP UST registration file 2443 for additional information.  This property may undergo MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) evaluation.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  EPS and 7-Eleven were referred to MDEP Underground Oil Storage Facilities Program for enforcement actions regarding the facility abandonment violations.
5)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-244-2019*The Department was contacted regarding an abandoned drum off Switzerland Road.  Upon the Department's initial inspection, the barrel appeared to be intact and no vapors were detected using a 4-Gas meter or Photoionization Detector.  Further examination determined that the barrel had been compromised and was stained black around the outside of the rim.  No further vapors were detected and a sample was collected from the barrel, which found that it was likely waste motor oil.

The Department collected the barrel and disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-50-2018*Maine Department of Transportation released a small amount of hydraulic oil over several miles. Clean up action could not be performed due the release being spread out over a large area.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-575-2018*A head on collision resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of motor oil.  Spilled product was confined to the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-758-2018*Harlan Electric Company reported that a boom truck had a small leak from a loose fitting.  An estimated single gallon of hydraulic fluid was lost onto the pavement of the Bangor Mall's parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up with speedi-dri sorbent material and pads. The waste was given to EMERA Maine for disposal through Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-12-2019*On 1/7/19, Jill Pridham reported a leaking oil tank in her basement in Acton.  I responded immediately.  I arrived just a few minutes before her oil technician.  We applied a magnet patch to the bottom of the tank, which appeared to stop the leak.  A gallon or two of oil had been collected in drip pans below the tank placed there by Ms. Pridham.  The oil technician removed that oil and we applied sorbent pads to the stain under the tank.  Ms. Pridham is a client of York County Community Action (YCCAP) and would seek a replacement of the tank through them.  I instructed her to call me if the leak got worse or if YCCAP was unable to assist her.  There was no significant oil odor in the home.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-96-2019*A leaking AST was reported due to The Aroostook River flooding the home and floated an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). The AST started leaking once the homeowner began to pump out the basement. Response Services had the homeowner stop pumping his flooded basement, removed electrical hazards and arranged for a vacuum truck for the next day.

Sean Bernard and Jim Gramlich pumped off approximately 160 gallons of un-spilled product from two AST tanks.  Vacuum trucks removed contaminated water which was hauled to the Mars Hills treatment facility. Contaminated basement debris was removed and left on site.

The site was turned over to Jesse Clark. Response Services hired Allen's Environmental Services to steam clean the basement and dispose of the contaminated debris. The ASTs were moved outside. No impact to the drinking water well is expected.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.


I-172-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a 5 gallon open top bucket mostly full of motor oil. The reporter had noticed the bucket during an inspection of flood damage to the nearby road surface. Once on site Response Services found the bucket and disposed of it through a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-148-2019*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a well had been contaminated by a vehicle fire.  The caller stated that the water inside the home was foamy and smelled strange.  Due to the nature of this complaint, I made a referral to our Division of Technical Services and a Hydrogeologist responded to the site with me.  We conducted our initial site investigation and learned that the fire took place on February 28, 2019, and the Mexico Fire Department used AFFF foam to control the fire.  We could see rills in the snow leftover from the firefighting water runoff, and they led directly to the homeowner's dug well.  I removed the cap and could immediately smell gasoline vapors, as well as see a visual sheen on top of the water.  The well looked to be about 30 feet deep, and Katie told me that it was dug a few years ago.  Once we confirmed that the runoff water had impacted the well, we moved inside the home.  We ran water from the tap into a cup and it looked to be very foamy, and smelled like a mixture of diluted gasoline and foam.  At this time Technical Services staff took water samples from the tap in the kitchen and sent them to the lab for analysis.  The samples came back positive for volatile petroleum hydrocarbon (VPH).  Please see the attached water samples from this test.  Because there is no cleanup necessary at this time, I made a full referral to our Division of Technical Services for long term oversight.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-405-2018*Downeast Energy reported that one of their technicians had knocked over his slop bucket while getting something out of the back of his truck.  The spilled oil landed on the paved parking lot.  All of the oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-408-2018*On 6/7/18, I received a call from Jamie Dunbar of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 7 gallon spill of antifreeze due to a burst hydraulic line on a trash truck.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-409-2018*The Department was notified of a vehicle accident which resulted in the loss of 1 gallon of transmission fluid.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-410-2018*The Department was notified of a spill which occurred while the driver was coiling the delivery hose.  The Department observed that the spill was cleaned up and only a stain remained on the pavement.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-411-2018*On 6/7/18, an after-hours call from Brian Goda at Eimskip reported a spill at their facility on Rummery Road in South Portland.  The initial report was for 10 gallons of motor oil from a YRC Freight System, Inc., truck.  Mr. Goda was looking for guidance on cleaning up the spill as the truck had left the facility.  I told him to put some sorbents or speedy dry on the spill, sweep it up, and put it in their dumpster.

A little while later, I received a call from the South Portland Fire Department indicating the spill was larger than 10 gallons.  It was already dark at that point, so I decided to wait until morning to inspect the site.

I responded first thing the following morning.  Upon arrival, I observed what I estimated to be a 30 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The oil had run across the pavement to a dirt area where there was standing water in the form of large puddles.  Oil had pooled on the surface of the water.  Sorbents had been placed on the spill, but nothing had been cleaned up.

I contacted YRC Freight and learned that a representative (Derek Cunningham) was on his way to the site.  Upon his arrival, I discussed his cleanup options.  Since there was a large amount of oil and water, I suggested they hire a vacuum truck to remove the oil/water mix.  They hire National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond to the site.  They also hired another company to remove the oily soil and speedy dry.  NRC removed the oil/water mix and the sorbent pads.  The speedy dry and contaminated soil was taken to CPRC Group.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-412-2018*The last noted oil delivery was on or about May 5, 2018.  Responding to an odor complaint on June 8, 2018, the Frederick Brothers Oil & Propane Company technician discovered the tank to be almost empty and a significant stain on the ground adjacent to the pad/home.

It was estimated that 200-240 gallons had been lost and a significant excavation would be required to remediate.  Although the current conditions were bone dry, the area is susceptible to wet seasonal flooding.  The contractor and I discussed a cleanup plan to begin Monday.  An excavator was needed big enough to remove moderate sized stumps immediately adjacent to the excavation, beneath the tank, home and small shed, but with swing radius small enough to get between homes and load truck or trailer on the lawn or roadside.  Mrs. Graham did not need the tank for heat so the work began Monday morning.

It appears from the invoices that a recovery well was installed and oil/water mix was pumped out of it at least once.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-413-2018*On 6/8/18, I received an after-hours call from Jonathan Hughes of Garthwaite Energy reporting a leaking oil tank in a customer's basement.  Garthwaite had arrived on site to replace the tank and found it was already leaking a small amount.  Garthwaite removed the tank as planned and cleaned up the small spill on the concrete floor.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-414-2018*The Department was notified by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency of a clandestine lab they had processed the night before.  The waste had come from 71 Colonial Drive in Standish.  Most of what he had was household trash and was disposed of.  The remaining items, some lye, wet coffee filters and used ice packs were packaged and stored at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bell Street facility pending disposal arrangements.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-415-2018*On 6/8/18, I received an after-hours call from Eric Hamlin of Maine Department of Environmental Protection reporting a METRO bus leaking antifreeze on Steven's Avenue near Crosby Street.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the spill which was limited to the paved road.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-416-2018*On 6/9/18, I received an after-hours call from Bob Dupuis, of Jewett and Noonan Transportation, Inc., reporting a 10 gallon spill of gasoline at J Brothers Variety in Cumberland.  The spill occurred as the result of an overfill.  Noonan hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the site for cleanup.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-417-2018*On 6/9/18, I received an after-hours call from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting gasoline spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-418-2018*On 6/9/18, I received an after-hours call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident near 428 Portland Road in Berwick.  There were two vehicles involved, a Honda Civic and a Ford Explorer.  Both vehicles were heavily damaged and lost both antifreeze and motor oil to the pavement.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-419-2018*On 6/9/18, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a half-gallon spill of diesel fuel due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-420-2018*On 6/10/18, I received an after-hours call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting 0.5 gallons of transmission fluid spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-430-2018*A crane blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-429-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of one pint of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-461-2018*The Department was notified of a #2 heating oil spill resulting from a furnace tune-up.  Approximately 1 ounce was spilled and was cleaned up by the oil company.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-683-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a spill of one gallon of jet fuel which resulted from a leak in the aircraft's fuel tank.  The spill was cleaned up and waste disposed of by Portland Fire Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-684-2018*The Department was notified by the Wells Fire Department of a strong smell of gasoline coming from a home.  Upon arrival on scene, the Department observed a 55-gallon barrel with a square hole cut in the top of it and dark staining the soils surrounding the barrel.  The barrel was approximately 1/4 full of #2 heating oil.  Further inspection of the property noted three aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), one of which had fuel in it.  The other two were not connected nor did they have anything inside them.  The home that the AST was connected to was not occupied and was in the process of being cleaned out.  A plastic bag was placed over the open barrel to prevent further contamination by rainwater.

The property owner stopped by and the Department discussed with her that since the home was not in use, the AST and barrel with oil needed to be removed from the property.  She indicated that the fuel would be taken to a relative's home and would be used there and that the ASTs would be disposed of along with other scrap metal on the property.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-646-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report that there had been a spill of diesel at the Dragon Products Company quarry.  There was no record of the spill being reported so I contacted Michael Martunus at Dragon to inquire.  I was told that there had been an overfill of a fuel truck at the quarry and the contamination had been cleaned up.  Mr. Martunus was unaware that the incident had not been reported to the MDEP.   He forwarded me a report of the spill which is attached.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-703-2018*A chafed hose on a bucket truck resulted in a small spill.  The hose was replaced.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-704-2018*On November 13, 2018, Central Maine Power Company called to report that while work was being done on the transmission line, a dump truck cylinder leaked hydraulic oil.  The spill was contained to a small dirt area beneath the truck.  The truck was fixed and a contractor was hired to excavate out the contaminated area.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-705-2018*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-707-2018*I received a report of a small motor oil leak onto pavement at the entered location.  The spill was recovered with sorbent materials which were disposed of properly.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-708-2018*I received a report that an aboveground oil storage tank at the subject facility had been overfilled due to a miscalculation.  Oil flowed out of the top of the tank and into the concrete containment structure surrounding the tank where it was recovered with sorbent materials.  All materials were disposed of on site in a biomass boiler.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-963-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 home heating oil was reported to have been released from the loading rack of the Sprague Oil terminal facility.  The release was caused by the driver who did not properly affix the loading arm to the receiving tank truck.  The oil was reportedly released to the paved ground surface and cleaned up with sorbents by Sprague personnel.  Disposal of the waste materials was also handled by Sprague personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-1010-2018*Approximately three gallons of diesel fuel was released from a saddle tank on a tractor that was overfilled and parked on an incline.  The discharged fuel was immediately collected with speedy-dry sorbent material.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1011-2018*There was a small release of oil while filling the aboveground tank (AST), which sprayed onto some leaves and other debris located below the vent.  The discharged oil was immediately cleaned up, and oiled materials were removed.  Since the residence is a seasonal property, a contractor for the property owner had to check the AST inside the building to make sure no oil had been released from any of the fittings.  No oil was observed inside the building.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1012-2018*Report received of small overfill of retail, motor fuels aboveground storage tank (AST) to paved ground.  It was reported cleaned up.  This is a commercial airport and aircraft servicing use area, served by municipal water and sewer service.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-1013-2018*On 12/28/18, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting an overfill of the kerosene underground tank at this facility.  The initial report was a spill of 100 gallons.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I found the spill was much smaller.  I estimated around 10-15 gallons.  There was a fresh coating of snow on the ground which had acted as a natural sorbent to contain the oil, which had flowed out the vent pipe for the tank.  Oil impacted the paved parking lot and a grassy area on top of the tank.  It was raining at the time of the spill.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services responded and hand excavated the oily snow and applied sorbent pads where necessary.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1014-2018*On 12/28/18, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a spill at their bulk plant in North Windham.  I responded immediately.  Upon my arrival, I observed Clean Harbors Environmental Services removing the spilled oil from a large puddle of water under the loading arm for the #2 oil tank.  It is not known exactly what occurred, but the spill appeared to have come from the loading arm.  Speculation is that the arm was not fully raised by the last driver using it, allowing the arm to lower and spill its contents to the ground.  The cleanup completed by Clean Harbors was satisfactory and no further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-1015-2018*On 8/18/18, I met with Mr. Tom Croteau of Maine Maritime Museum.  After assessing the location of their consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility, I approved abandonment-in-place.  This was based on the UST's location close to the building foundation and beneath an active water line needed for facility firefighting.  See attached for additional information.  Actual abandonment is expected in spring of 2019.  Installed in 1987, I understand that abandonment schedule for this UST facility was to be 2017.  Product piping is to be removed, though the tank may be cleaned and filled in place.

The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use next to the river, and served by municipal water.  No Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment is required for this facility.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
I-174-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a backpack picked up by Limestone Police Department. Once onsite all meth precursors/hazardous materials have been over packed and disposed of by the Division of Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
I-294-2018*11/27/2018 - reported spill of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Cause determined to be from a ruptured hose on the yard loader.  Location was identified as area DA-1 by the railroad track #1.  Mill yard personnel used sawdust and woodchips were used to absorb spilled material which was then burned as fuel in the facility's biomass boiler.

No site visit was completed by Response Service for this event.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
P-254-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of kerosene spilled as a result of a broken stem at the aboveground storage tank (AST) to the fuel filter.  The delivery driver noticed the leak after approximately nine gallons of fuel had been placed in the AST.

The Department used a pan to collect the dripping oil and putty to attempt to seal the leak at the tank.  A shake test done just outside the enclosed shed showed no signs of oil in the soil.  After speaking with the homeowner and Dead River Company, the last scheduled delivery was made on February 10th for 87 gallons which filled the AST.  Although the homeowner was nearly due for another delivery, there is suspicion that fuel had been stolen from the AST.  Based on the staining of the ground, lack of evidence outside the shed, and the amount of fuel that would have been lost, it is likely that someone was removing oil from the AST.

The homeowner was set up with a temporary tank by the Department and Dead River hooked it up.  Approximately 40 gallons of oil was placed in the drum before both Dead River and the Department left for the day.  The homeowner opted to replace the AST with a propane system.

At the time the replacement system was being installed, the Department checked the underlying soil and found a small amount of contaminated soil leftover.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-751-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-752-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-364-2018*The report of an oil spill in a storm drain at Penobscot County Health Care facility was actually pollen.  No oil was present in any storm drain or water at the property.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-132-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested Response Services assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a impounded car at Houlton's State Police Barracks. All meth precursors/hazardous materials have been over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-653-2018*On October 23, 2018 a call came in from McKee Energy LLC that one of the homeowners dual aboveground home heating oil tanks had just started leaking in the basement. The reporting technician from McKee Energy LLC stated he had applied a magnetic patch and the tanks were scheduled to be pumped out and replaced. He also stated there was a small pan under the tank that had caught any product from the pin hole in the tank. The technician was disposing of this product properly. I contacted the home owner regarding the spill and the potential for oil vapors within the home. The homeowner refused a visit from Department of Environmental Protection staff.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-4-2019*A ruptured hose caused a release of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was cleaned using sorbent pads and sawdust which were disposed of in the Ashland Sawmill boiler.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-46-2019*On 1/25/19, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting an overfill spill at this residence.  They were seeking guidance on how best to clean up the discharge as some of the oil had gone under a wall in a finished basement.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with a Dead River representative on site.  They had applied speedy dry to the spill inside and were making repairs to the vent whistle on the tank.  I could see where oil had gone under a partition wall into an adjacent bathroom and a hallway.  I told Dead River that the best way to clean up the spill would be to hire a carpenter to remove the oiled structures and replace them.  I provided him with my card and told him to contact me if he'd like me to visit the site again.  As of 3/7/2019, I have had no contact from either the homeowner nor Dead River.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-48-2019*On 1/25/19, I received an after-hours call from Dead River Company who reported an overfill spill at this address.  The driver, Jessie Fendley, inspected the inside of the residence and no oil was found there.  He cleaned up what he could outside with speedy dry sorbent material and left additional speedy dry on the spill.  He planned to return to the site the following day in the daylight to complete the cleanup.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-49-2019*On 1/27/19, I received an after-hours call from Tammy Dumont reporting a gasoline spill at this facility.  It was reported that customer inattention was the cause of the spill.  Ms. Dumont indicated that gasoline had flowed across the parking lot and she stated she did not have enough sorbent material on hand to contain the spill.  I directed her to contact the Arundel Fire Department (which she already had) and a cleanup contractor.  After some discussion, I was led to believe that she didn't know who to call for cleanup and I gave her the names/numbers of three companies who could assist her and directed her to call back if she needed further assistance.  A short time later, I received a call from Garrett Fox of the National Response Corporation (NRC).  He was responding to the site to clean up the spill.  I directed him to contact me if the conditions at the site were anything but what was described in the initial response.  I received no further call from either party.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further Response Services action required.
P-128-2019*On 2/14/19, Jennifer Kreiser of International Paper in Auburn reported a small waste oil spill at their facility.  Their waste oil collection vendor, Enpro Services (aka National Response Corporation (NRC)), spilled approximately one-half gallon of oil out of the transfer hose on their vacuum truck when they were reeling the hose back onto the truck.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-129-2019*The City of Westbrook's Public Services Department reported that one of their loaders had blown a hydraulic hose in their yard.  The spilled hydraulic oil was contained on the frozen ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-130-2019*Approximately 55 gallons of jet fuel was released onto the paved asphalt surface from the overfilling of a jet aircraft. The pavement and multiple stormwater catch basins were impacted.  A small amount of fuel made its way into the Fore River via the catch basins.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted to clean the spilled material from the asphalt surface with sorbents and remove impacted water from the catch basins.  Please see the "Corrective Action Final Report" provided by Emergency Response and Training Solutions (attached) for additional information.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location, oversaw cleanup activities and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-131-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than two gallons of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted ice and snow.  All visible signs of pink ice and snow were removed with a small hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-132-2019*On 2/14/2019, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a leak from a valve at their bulk plant in Yarmouth.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed Downeast Energy making repairs to a valve in their tank farm that had leaked.  It appeared to be just loose and tightening the bolts appeared to stop the leak.  The tank dike was filled with ice/snow.  An area of pink snow and ice stained with oil could be seen in the area.  Downeast Energy hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the ice/snow with a vacuum truck.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-133-2019*On 2/14/2019, I received an after-hours call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting a snowmobile through the ice on the Salmon Falls River in the area of 3 Bridge Street in Berwick.  The dispatcher indicated a Maine Game Warden was responding to the scene.  It was not known when the snowmobile would be removed from the river.  I was aware that the river is a drinking water supply for the Berwick Water District.  Although the snowmobile was approximately 3,400 feet downriver from the surface water intake, I notified the Water District as a courtesy.

The following morning, I followed up with Warden Mike Pierre regarding the status of the removal of the snowmobile.  He stated the owners lacked the resources to remove the sled from the river.  Since the river is a drinking water supply, I agreed to arrange for the removal of the sled.  I contacted National Wrecker and requested they respond with the necessary recovery equipment and a diver since the sled was at the bottom of the river, below ice.

I met National Wrecker on site the morning of 2/15/19 and supervised the removal of the sled, which was taken back to National Wrecker for the owner to collect.  Some oil sheen could be seen coming from the sled when it was pulled out of the water.  The sheen dissipated quickly and was not recoverable with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-134-2019*On 2/15/19, a truck accident was reported that had occurred on the Maine Turnpike at Mile 50.5 North.  At the time of the report, personnel were clearing the scene.  John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority told me that he would be returning to the site the follow week to complete the cleanup.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired and removed oil contaminated ice/snow and oil-contaminated soils under the direction of John Branscom.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-793-2018*A cracked nipple on an oil tank caused a small discharge on to the snow.  The actively leaking tank was discovered quickly and repaired.  There were no indications of anything but minimal oil reaching the soil under the leak.   Observations of the snow and shake tests were negative.  Contaminated snow was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1026-2018*There was a small release of oil while filling the aboveground tank, which sprayed onto the side of the building and some leaves located on the deck below the vent.  The discharged oil was immediately cleaned up, and oiled materials removed.  The homeowner was contacted and satisfied with the cleanup.  No oil was observed inside the building.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected.
I-84-2019*Response Services was notified and responded to a release of #2 heating fuel to a basement. The basement was filled with potable water from a faulty shut-off valve.  The level of the water went high enough to push residual #2 fuel from 2 - 300 gallon above ground storage tanks also located in the basement.  Soderberg Construction personnel had used sorbents to capture floating product while the contaminated soil and water mixture was pumped into Allen's Environmental vacuum truck and hauled to the local wastewater treatment facility (Caribou Utilities District) for further treatment.  Just a small sheen was observed on the surface of the water and all contaminated sorbent pads were collected and disposed of at the local secure landfill.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
I-47-2019*Response Services was notified that a log lift boom truck had tipped over releasing approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil and an estimated 2 gallons of used motor oil from the engine onto frozen ground and adjacent snow.  Responder Sean Bernard visited the site and observed that facility staff had immediately used sorbent socks and mats along with a sorbent boom sock to contain the spilled products.  Upon removal of the tipped over heavy equipment, facility personnel shoveled the contaminated snow and oil into 3 - 55 gallon drums and additional wood chips were used to clean up additional residual on the frozen ground.  The drums were brought into the boiler house and snow was melted.  Once in a liquid state, the oil/water mixture was burned off in licensed boiler with contaminated wood chips while contaminated snow melt water was discharged into the Presque Isle municipal wastewater system for further treatment.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
P-61-2018*On 1/28/18, I received an after-hours call from Julie McLellan reporting her oil tank was leaking in her basement.  She had called her oil company and they instructed her to call us for assistance.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I saw a small amount of oil beneath the tank.  Ms. McLellan had placed some kitty litter on the oil to soak it up and placed a drip pan under the corrosion leak in her tank.  I was able to stop the leak with the application of a magnet patch.  I removed the oily kitty litter from beneath the tank and gave her instructions to mop the floor beneath the tank with a cleaning agent to remove any remaining oil residue.  I also instructed her to keep a couple of windows open in the basement as she deemed necessary to ventilate the oil odor.  She had just recently been approved for heating assistance through Opportunity Alliance.  I told her to call them first thing Monday morning and tell them she needed a new oil tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-60-2018*On 1/27/18, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident in the area of 1364 Main Street in Sanford.  It was reported that one quart of motor oil leaked from the vehicle involved.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1146-2017*Report received by Captain Dassault of Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) that they had responded to a discharge of K1 heating oil down Route 9 the previous evening.  The discharge was not reported by the spiller as required by Maine statute.

BFD reported that a drum of the oil on a trailer had tipped over while Andrew Simpson towed the trailer down Pool Street.  The oil spread in a narrow line down from the St. Andre's area down Pool Street to Mr. Simpson's destination at 82 Hills Beach Road, in the University of New England area.  Sand was spread on the spill area, but I understand the spill was too narrow and light so that none was recoverable with sorbents.  On my next visit to the area I found cleanup satisfactory.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-45-2018*Approximately 4 gallons of diesel fuel was dumped into the drilled well that serves the residence.  The homeowner unknowingly dumped the oil into the well under the assumption that it was the oil tank fill port for a home heating oil tank.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and pumped the diesel fuel out of the well.  In addition, MDEP personnel scrubbed the interior of the well casing with soap.  The homeowners ran copious amounts of water through the system and there was no visual or olfactory indications of any remaining contamination.  MDEP personnel disposed of the diesel fuel.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-46-2018*Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged from a bulk storage aboveground storage tank (AST) at the B & L Oil and Propane Company Bulk Storage Facility.  The release was caused due to overfilling of the tank due to human error of the delivery operator.  The discharged oil was released to the frozen, ice and snow covered ground surface, as well as an engineered secondary containment structure.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was retained by the facility to clean the oil from the ground surface and the containment structure, using sorbents and vacuum excavation.  Approximately 350 pounds of sorbent material and several hundred pounds of impacted snow were removed and disposed by CHES.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw cleanup operations. The release was cleaned to the satisfaction of the MDEP.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-47-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved road surface from a ruptured hose on a forklift.  The oil was cleaned from the road surface with sorbents and disposed of by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-64-2018*Pit Stop Fuels called to report their receipt of a call from customer that their pipe threads were weeping oil from a possible overfill during that day's delivery.  They had called Allstate Environmental Services to respond and conduct a cleanup.

According to follow-up statements, very little oil dripped to the floor, just beneath the tank and the threads were wet.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and the floor surface washed.  The tank was wiped down and five gallons of oil drained (to minimize the chance of heat expansion contributing to the situation). The homeowner is satisfied with the cleanup.  Based on the information I received, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit was conducted, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-65-2018*During an oil delivery, the delivery hose split which resulted in the release of approximately 25 gallons of heating oil to the ground.  Spilled product impacted the paved driveway, patio, and lawn adjacent to the driveway.  Initial response actions were to recover spilled product with an application of sorbent materials, and shovel/chip impacted snow/ice along the house. Though not originally identified at the time of the original spill, oil migrated between the pavement and foundation and was mobilized in the following days during a rain/thaw event.  The result was oil being discovered on the basement floor atop melted snow/surface water penetrating the basement from underneath the sill of the basement window.  Indoor air quality was affected as identified by meter sampling.  Water/oil ran down the interior foundation wall then across the floor.  Free product was recovered with sorbent pads, then the wall and floor were washed and speedy dry sorbent material applied.  Pallets and miscellaneous household items in contact with the floor and impacted by oil were removed.  To mitigate this oil/water intrusion, a trench was excavated (2'Wx25'Lx4'D), then backfilled with gravel.  Indoor air quality was intermittently monitored by our Division of Technical Services over the winter and consistently improved.  Otherwise, the property was remained in stasis until better weather conditions prevailed.  In the spring, contaminated soil was excavated from the front yard along the driveway, then loamed and seeded.  In addition, impacted pavers were removed from the patio then contaminated material was removed from beneath.  The original pavers were merely placed on the clay and were heaved.  The area was backfilled with gravel then new pavers which exactly abutted the pavement and remaining pavers and matched the contour of the garage siding.  Final resolution was resolved between the homeowner and the responsible party's insurance company which involved replacement of the basement window.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-71-2018*A call was received by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) from Ms. Roderick stating there had been an oil leak from an oil tank in the basement of her rental, and she expressed concerns it was not being properly taken care of.

Upon arrival at the property no one was there, but I was approached by a gentleman associated with an adjacent business (Berube's Auto Body).  I explained the reason for my visit and he said he would contact Mr. Berube (the owner) shortly thereafter.  Berube arrived and we discussed the situation.  Initially I didn't see the fill and vent piping (beneath the wall mounted mail boxes), but he pointed them out to me.  We entered the building.  I detected very little oil odor on the first floor, what would be expected from a small leak in the basement.  Mr. Berube and Murray-Heutz Oil and Propane Company had applied and swept up speedy dry sorbent material to remove the free product, leaving the telltale stained concrete, but minimal odors.  There was a patch/plug applied to the tank and container placed to capture any leakage until such a time as the new tank could be installed.

All appropriate steps have been taken to remediate the spill scenario.  Discharged oil was soaked up and cleared from the property, a temporary patch was applied by a licensed oil burner technician, with plans to replace the tank at the earliest mutually agreed upon time.  Any residual vapors will dissipate with time, given the small nature of release and limited spread.  MDEP Division of Response Services is satisfied with cleanup completed and planned tank upgrade.  Based on observations and actions, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-72-2018*For some reason, a bung had been removed from an aboveground tank but was not replaced securely.  During the next delivery, approximately four gallons of heating oil were released from the bung hole.  Spilled product ran down the sides of the tank affecting the cement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-301-2019*On Sunday, 4/14/19, responding to a citizen complaint, this location was visited and assessed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services for a possible oil discharge to surface water draining into the Fore River.  The area is adjacent to the Greenbelt hiking trail, railroad tracks, Fore River and Global Oil Terminal (see map).  The area is on municipal water and sewer service.  A concern before the visit was that this sheen may be associated with a problem at the Global Oil Terminal.

Below the trail was a drainage swale for this area of a residential neighborhood (see photos and map).  Above the swale are apartment houses that appear to be built on fill material.  The surface water had significant orange rust in suspension and a light sheen on the surface.  The rusty discoloring appeared to be natural degradation and iron bacteria; I noted no evidence of free product oil, such as heating oil from adjacent homes.  Due to severity of the iron discoloration, this area may be reported for investigation to MDEP in the future.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
I-316-2018*12/24/2018 - Department of Environmental Protection staff person, Bill Sheehan, called in a spill of what appeared to be oil on Route 163 in the area of the town line between Presque Isle and Mapleton.  He stated he observed a large pool of oil in the road.  Responder visited the site but by the time of arrival, it appeared that someone had cleaned oil up with speedy dry.  Small remaining oil stain noted on pavement but no further action needed.

Site visit was completed by responder.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services  at this time.
A-67-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a residence in Oakland.  I responded and met with the homeowner, Angela Jurdak, who showed me her outside AST which was leaking through a corrosion hole in the belly.  It was estimated that 50-100 gallons had leaked.  I arranged to have the contaminated soil excavated and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  The site was backfilled and the MDEP was able to provide a new AST to Ms. Jurdak through its tank replacement program.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-53-2018*On March 8, 2018, Dead River Oil Company reported a service call from the previous day.  The technician reported that heating oil sprayed from an oil pump seal inside a trailer, at Lot 89, 872 Main Street in Caribou, Maine.  At the follow up investigation, the resident reported no leak or odors, and refused department assistance.

No future actions from response is needed at this time.
A-61-2018*A Pan Am Railways locomotive discharged less than 1 gallon of lube oil to the track ballast at the Rumford siding.  Pan Am crews were dispatched to remove the affected ballast.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-62-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank of less than 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil at 7 Aglainic Drive in Augusta.   C. N. Brown personnel were able to clean up the affected area sufficiently.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessay in this matter.
A-68-2018*Portland Pump Company reported that there was water in the interstitial space of an underground storage tank at the Central Maine Power Company facility in Farmington.  Portland Pump Company determined that there was no leak in the tank or outer wall and the water infiltrated around bad seals.  The seals were replaced and the water removed from the interstitial space.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-197-2018*Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reported an oil discharge in the basement of a home in Greene.  They had responded at the request of the homeowner when he discovered one of his indoor aboveground storage tanks (AST) leaking.  I met with the technicians from Murray-Heutz on site and they introduced me to the homeowner, Roger Couturier.   Mr. Couturier had taken a walk that morning and upon his return had smelled fuel oil in his home.  He checked the basement and saw oil on the floor.  Murray-Heutz had determined that one of the two tanks was leaking through a corrosion hole in the belly of the tank.  They turned off the firematic to the leaking tank and transferred the oil to the other tank.  I called Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) who cleaned up the affected media on the basement floor and cleaned the area of the floor affected by oil with degreaser.  The tanks could not be removed at that time as one was full and they were connected together.  I informed Mr. Couturier that I would make arrangements to pump out the tank and install a temporary one outside, remove the old tanks, and complete the cleanup, as soon as I could arrange it with an oil company.

He had a new tank installed and the temporary tank was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-253-2018*The old spill was on the ground under the "track machine" which had leaked a small amount of oil in the past.  A shovel full of contaminated soil was placed into a bag for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-107-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety reported a logging truck crash and oil spill.  An estimated five gallons of lube oil spilled from the logging truck that landed on its side.  The spill was cleaned up by me and the Eustis Fire Department. No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-108-2018*Catalyst Paper Company reported a discharge of approximately 100 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a piece of machinery in the mill.  Catalyst personel cleaned up the affected area and disposed of resulting waste.

The discharge was limited to the interior of the building and adequately cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-110-2018*Fred Bess reported that an unknown amount of heating oil had leaked from an outside heating oil tank at one of the mobile homes in the mobile home park he owns.  He reported that there was oil in the snow and water around the home.  I met Fred at the site and there was oil in the drainage area just behind the home.  The oil had migrated a hundred feet or so down the drainage area.  Mr. Bess agreed to have the Department manage the required cleanup.  I contacted a contractor to begin collection of the oil.  I installed oil absorbent boom to contain the oil and prevent the oil from migrating further down the drainage system that ran towards the park's drinking water well.  The tank filter had apparently had water in it and froze breaking the filter gasket and causing the leak.  The shipping bungs had not been replaced with threaded plugs, which is the reason water had gotten into the tank and filter.  I informed Mr. Bess of this since he supplies the tanks to homeowners, but homeowners arranged for the installation.  The tank was empty now and from the owner's information had a 100 gallon delivery just a couple of weeks ago.  The soil around the tank was oil impacted and the oil had migrated under the home toward the home supports.  I contacted the homeowner, Michael Griffin, and he completed an application for the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund.

Over the next two days, oil impacted snow, ice, and debris were removed.  Soil under the home was removed until further removal would impact the home's supports.  Following the removal of snow and debris, an excavation company removed oil impacted soil next to the home and in the drainage area until field testing with oil in soil kits was negative.  Since oil impacted soil was left under the home, the site was referred to our Department's Division of Technical Services to evaluate the risk to the drinking water well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-483-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with a methamphetamine lab.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-484-2018*The mobile home park maintenance person found stained soil around the aboveground storage tank (AST) at 4 Park Road.  I dug a couple of test pits, 2 and 4 feet deep, which indicated saturated soils for oil. The owner of the mobile home and associated AST said that it had leaked in April.  She had turned the valve off and had not used oil from this tank since according to the owner.  Everything I observed indicated that the spill was at least a few months old.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soils.  6 yards of contaminated soil was removed.  Oil saturated soils were left around the septic pipe and underneath the trailer.  I did not notice any oil coming out of the soils at any time.  There were no vapor issues inside the mobile home.  The excavation was backfilled a few days later.

I referred the site to Technical services since the well which supplies water to 4 residences is approximately 150 feet away.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-485-2018*A hydraulic hose on a rental manlift failed allowing a small amount of hydraulic oil to spill on the driveway.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-486-2018*I arrived to the site with the aboveground storage tank (AST) still leaking #2 fuel oil (oil) into a 5-gallon bucket.  The owner had noticed a small spot underneath the AST and rubbed his hand along the bottom of the AST causing the intermittent drip to become a stream of oil flowing out of the tank.  The Fire Department had stuck a stick into the hole to reduce the flow and placed a 5-gallon bucket under the oil leak.  I placed wax around the stick to further reduce the flow of oil and proceeded to pump 150 gallons out of the AST into drums.  The oil from the six 5-gallon buckets and 20-gallon trash can were then pumped into a 55-gallon drum.

The sorbents were picked up and new ones placed down.  I then worked on scrubbing the oil impacted floor with simple green (degreaser).  I also installed a fan to vent the oil vapors out the basement window.

The basement still had a large amount of vapor but the living space was barely detectable with my meter.

The site was checked 3 days later by Jim Lavoie of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.  Everything was going good.  I had planned to install a larger vent but both the owner and Jim Lavoie said it wasn't needed.  The site has been referred to Jim Lavoie.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-487-2018*The engine containment tank on locomotive 326 overflowed onto the ground.  A small amount of ballast was removed for proper disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-488-2018*I checked approximately 500 feet of the ditch on both sides of the road, Dodge Road, but only found a biological sheen and bacteria growth, brownish material under the surface.  The original compliant was for the area around a spring, white pipe discharging water into ditch, along the ditch near 2 Dodge Road.  Again nothing was found around the white pipe nor along both sides of the road.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-489-2018*The boom of the crane toppled while moving into position to remove a blade from a wind turbine.  The falling debris damaged the diesel fuel tank and severed numerous hydraulic lines.  Sorbents were placed where possible shortly after the accident.  No further clean-up was possible until the crane was moved.  The damaged crane was moved from the site approximately 6 weeks later.

I observed the excavation of approximately 40 yards of contaminated soils on September 24, 2018.  Contaminated soils were found to a depth of approximately 24-30 inches over an area approximately 12 feet by 30 feet.   The depth of excavation was limited to 30 inches due to underground utilities.  Field test results of the bottom of the excavation were negative in one area and slightly positive in two other locations.  I did not require any further excavation of soils.  The excavation was backfilled that day.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-201-2018*The Division of Response Services informed of 200 gallon polymer spill that impacted a gravel driveway.  Polymer is diluted to a 0.4% solution with water to aid in solids removal of anaerobic sludge. The caller did not go through proper standard reporting procedures and called an off duty Responder. McCain's hired Allen's Environmental cleanup to clean up the release.

Response Services performed a site visit 2 days later due to improper reporting. The site was cleaned up to Response Services guidelines.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-202-2018*A pinhole in an above ground storage tank  resulted in approximately 2 gallons of heating oil to release on a basement floor. Dead River used a pail, speedy dry and simple green to clean the floor.  The homeowner was content with the cleanup process.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-209-2018*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was released onto a gravel driveway.  The contractor used sorbents to clean area and these were disposed of in the contractors waste stream. No site visit was deemed necessary by Response Services.


No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-211-2018*A valve was left open on a Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) used as a day tank. This valve released an estimated 400 gallons release of fuel oil. Once onsite The Division of Response Services found that the fuel oil leaked on to the concrete floor and through a frost joint in between the wall and floor impacting exterior soils.

Soderberg Construction removed contaminated soils from the nearby area and backfilled, however some contamination was left behind due to buried hospital utilities in the excavation. No oil was found in the perimeter drain around the building at this time. No sensitive receptors are expected to be impacted. However Response Services will periodical monitor the site for breakouts.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-39-2019*A sunken vessel was reported to be leaking what oil-based fluids it had on board due to the vessel being broken apart.  The United States Coast Guard was notified and would make arrangements to check on it and notify the Maine Department of Environmental Protection if there were any issues to deal with.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-158-2019*A loader had developed a hydraulic oil leak while parked at the subject location.  The incident resulted in the release of about 30 gallons of hydraulic oil being spread out over a large area of asphalt parking lot. City of Bangor personnel spread sand over the spill as a sorbent material and swept it up for proper disposal.  No storm drains were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-160-2019*I received a report of a small overfill at the subject location.  The reason for the overfill was not clear, but it resulted in a small amount of oil spilling from the vent pipe to the paved sidewalk where it was recovered by Dead River Company personnel with sorbent material.  The tank was checked and was deemed to be secure.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-162-2019*A small spill had occurred at the subject location.  The spill impacted a small area of concrete in the basement including a floor drain.  I recovered the majority of the free phase product with sorbent materials including from the floor drain where standing water in the drain prevented the oil from escaping.  I then cleaned the floor with degreasers.  After the work was completed, indoor air quality was not compromised.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-399-2017*On July 25, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of lube oil leaked out of the locomotive containment when it filled up with water and overflowed onto the ballast. The ballast was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-400-2017*On 7/25/17, Dead River Company reported that they had discovered a leaking heating oil tank at a residence in Camden where they had been called to for a complaint of an oil smell.  The tank was in a crawl space under a section of the house and the Dead River Company technician reported that they were arranging to pump out the tank.

On 7/26/17, I went to the house and met the owner.  The tank was in contact with the soil under the house and the bottom of the tank was damp with oil.  The soil under the outlet end of the tank was oil-impacted.  I dug out soil from under the tank and put down oil absorbent pads.  The tank had not been pumped out yet, so the owner contacted Dead River again to arrange to have it pumped out.  I tested the air in the house with a photo ionization detector and the result was 0.0 parts per million (ppm) for organic vapors.

On 7/27/17, I went to the site and found the tank had still not been pumped out.  I contacted Dead River directly and had them come to pump out and remove the tank.  The tank had no defined hole, but the seam around the outlet and directly below were weeping.  The tank had been filled in April and 256 gallons were pumped out of it, indicating that a small amount of oil had been released.  I covered the oil-impacted area with oil absorbent pads and plastic to contain the oil vapors.  I explained the Oil Cleanup Fund to the owners and they filled out an application and competed the Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup. Arrangements were made to remove the oil-impacted soil to ensure oil vapors would not get into the house.

On 8/1/17, oil impacted soil was removed to a depth of three feet or so.  Excavation was stopped as the hole came close to building supports.  Field tests of soil using oil in soil kits resulted in partial positives.  This indicated that there was no saturated soil left and only low levels of contamination remained.  The excavation was backfilled up to grade.  The area is served by public drinking water supply.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-401-2017*On July 25, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  It was unknown at the time where the spill originated from, but CMP used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the oil residue on the pavement.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-402-2017*An anonymous caller reported that there was a gasoline tank at a campground next to Cobbosseecontee Lake that was leaking gasoline into the lake.  The caller said that the campground sold gasoline from the tank to the boaters.  I went to the site and met with the manager, Phil Roy.  He informed me that there was a leaking fitting on the dispenser hose and he had a service person coming to fix it.  I inspected the tank system.  The system consisted of a 500 gallon double wall steel tank mounted on a trailer with a pump and hose to dispense fuel.  There was a fitting leaking a drop of fuel every few minutes.  Mr. Roy had put a container under the leak, but there were signs that it had run down the trailer bed to the water before being discovered.  There were presently no signs of fuel in the lake.  They had stopped dispensing fuel until the leak was fixed.  I put some oil absorbent pads on the trailer deck to collect any potential spilled fuel.  I asked Mr. Roy to notify me when the leak was fixed and I told him he should contact the State Fire Marshal to confirm that his system is to code.  I went back to the site the next day and confirmed the fitting was no longer leaking and picked up the oil absorbent pads.

No further action by Division of Response Services is expected.
B-72-2018*On January 30, 2018 a call came in from one of the contractors working on the transmission line off the center road. He stated that the log slasher had blown a hydraulic line on the machine. The driver shut the machine down, deployed his spill kit and used sorbents to catch any product from the leaking line. The line was repaired and the driver hand dug any contaminated soil from underneath the machine. No resources were at risk and not site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-185-2018*A plug in the engine containment tank on a locomotive let go as its designed to do when the water temperature gets close to freezing.  The plug fails allowing the water and some oil to discharge prior to freezing.  The oil was caught on the track mats.  I observed maybe a gallon or so of oil on the track mats.  At some point these track mats will be replaced.  I did not see any issues with this plan.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-188-2018*There was a physical breakage to an aqueous ammonia pipe at the Woodland Pulp mill.  The break occured underground. The release was noticed and the system taken offline until repairs could be made.

No adverse effects or damage from the break.  No recovery of lost product possible.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-361-2018*A corrosion hole in the transformer allowed the dielectric oil to leak to the ground under the pole.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services removed the contamination and Emera Maine replaced the faulty unit.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-943-2018*The Department was notified of a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a blown hose on a fork lift.  The hydraulic oil spilled onto pavement and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.  No oil made it into the catch basins.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-660-2018*On 11/26/2018, Jonathon Adkins of Cooke Aquaculture reported a spill at their facility.  He reported that less than three gallons of oil had been discharged in a boiler room, when a high level switch failed on the daytime tank.  Number 2 oil was discharged to a metal floor that had no drains.  It was contained and cleaned up with a spill kit that was onsite.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-54-2019*A broken hose on a forwarder caused the release of five gallons of hydraulic oil to a gravel road.  The operator of the forwarder was able to clean the spill using sorbents.   All sorbents were disposed of in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-154-2017*Fabian Oil Company reported that they had discovered a leaking outside heating oil tank the previous night on a service call.  They reported that they had patched the tank and put down oil absorbent pads but the oil had soaked into the ground.  They were going to pump it out this afternoon.  I met Fabian Oil technicians on site and found that the oil tank had been leaking for some time by the oil saturation of the soil.  The home is served by a private well.  I checked the air inside the house and there were no areas where oil vapors were present.  I met with the owner and he completed a Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 3/29/17, I had a contractor remove oil contaminated soil at the spill site.  Brick and rubble was encountered during the excavation with a vactor.  Ledge was hit at two to three feet depth and no further excavation was possible.  A soil sample was taken for laboratory analysis.  The site was backfilled.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-484-2017*On September 11, 2017, Mark Rousseau, Forest Ranger, reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I investigated the area of the spill on September 13th, with Ranger Rousseau. After careful investigation, it was evident that the company working on demolishing the bridge had a hydraulic hose burst.

Contaminated soil was removed by JML Trucking and Excavating Company, and disposed of properly at Crossroads Landfill facility in Norridgewock.  No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-768-2018*A vehicle accident resulted in the spillage of the vehicle's motor oil and transmission fluid.  The fire department had laid down sorbents and had placed cones around the spill.  No one was at the site upon my arrival.  I placed additional sorbents, speedi-dri, down and then shoveled them up into plastic bags.  I dropped the fire department's cones off at their fire station.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


P-1027-2018*On 12/31/19, morning notice was received of overfill of heating oil while filling a commercial, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company.  The area is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  C. N. Brown reported the discharge cleaned up.  I later visited and cleanup appeared to be satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-166-2017*Verso Corporation reported an operator error caused the release of 7,708 gallons of sodium hydroxide to their treatment system.  An employee found an open valve and stopped the release.  No recovery was possible, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-167-2017*The Boothbay Fire Department reported an oil spill to an outside oil tank.  The estimated 100 gallon spill resulted from falling ice and snow from the roof of the home.  The tank sat on a base of crushed stone directly on top of bedrock.  The oil was lost to fractures in the bedrock, and no recovery was possible.  The site is served by a private drinking water well, and has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-168-2017*Dead River Company reported a delivery driver bumped the nozzle during a delivery spilling an estimated one quart of #2 fuel oil.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-169-2017*RSU 38 reported a driver overfilled a school bus during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-170-2017*The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported that a vehicle had spilled an estimated five gallons of gasoline to a storm drain on the turnpike.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by the MTA to pump out the storm drain.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-171-2017*Damon's Quick Stop reported an estimated five gallon diesel fuel spill.  The spill was the result of a customer overfill while refueling.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-172-2017*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated five gallon spill of lube oil.  The spill resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-174-2017*Pan Am Railways reported an eight gallon spill of lube oil.  The spill resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-175-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a two quart spill of lube oil.  The spill was the result of an overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-176-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a two quart spill of lube oil.  The spill was the result of an overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-177-2017*The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The one gallon spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-178-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) was found leaking.  A burner technician found the tank leaking during an annual furnace cleaning and inspection.  Mr. Boudreau was able to stop the leak with a magnet patch.  I responded to the site and did a damage assessment of the affected area.  The leak was small and the concrete was stained under the tank.  Mr. Boudreau washed the area with simple green cleaner and this was enough to control the odors in the home.  The AST was replaced the following day.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-179-2017*On 4/3/17, Shawn Shorey reported that his outside fuel oil tank had leaked an estimated 100 gallons to the ground next to his manufactured home.  I met Mr. Shorey at his home.  Oil absorbent pads were used to collect some of the oil but most had run into the soil.  I had the tank moved out of the way and had a temporary tank installed to supply heat to the home.  On inspection, it appeared that the filter gasket on the tank had failed.  I explained the Cleanup Options and Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund to Mr. Shorey.  He completed a Fund application and Cleanup options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 4/7/17, I had a contractor under my direction remove oil contaminated soil.  Excavation stopped when groundwater was running into the excavation.  The soil samples on excavation walls away from the home field tested negative for oil. Soils under the home field tested positive for oil, but could not be removed without undermining the house supports.  Free product was observed on the groundwater coming into the excavation so a recovery well was put in place when back filling.  Over the next few weeks oil and water were pumped out of the recovery well.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and continued oil recovery from the recovery well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-180-2017*On April 03, 2017, Camden Fire Department reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site immediately and met with the fire department and P. G. Willey & Company (PG).  PG was the company on scene that was servicing the aboveground storage tank (AST) at 33 High Street.  At that time, 37 High Street had what appeared to be at least 50-plus gallons of kerosene in the yard pooled up on snow and ice.

The immediate threat to the basement of 37 High Street escalated the situation to be severe.  I asked PG to contact their point of contact for the responsible party, but they said nobody was available.  I determined at that time that emergency cleanup was necessary to prevent any further damage to the property.

On April 04, 2017, Packard Excavation was hired by the MDEP to begin excavation of the contaminated soil and snow. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vacuum the oily groundwater during excavation.  Recovery wells were installed and the site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for further remediation.  The AST at 33 High Street was removed and disposed of properly. The soil was remediated around the AST.  No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-181-2017*On 4/3/17, Springbrook Ice & Fuel Company reported finding a broken outside tank outlet when called to a home.  They reported that the owner had smelled oil and seen oil in the abutting Messalonskee Lake.  They had repaired the broken outlet and put oil absorbent pads down to collect oil under the tank.  I went to the site and the snow around the tank area was oil impacted.  I checked the lake and there was oil between the ice and shore.  I explained to the owner the cleanup actions needed and he completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I had a contractor come to vacuum oil from the lake and the oil-impacted snow.  The owner completed a Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application.

On 4/4/17, removal of oil leaching into the lake continued.  An oil containment boom was put along the shore by cutting into the ice.  This successfully contained the oil to the spill area shoreline.  Arrangements were made to excavate the oil-impacted soil.  An air scrubber was installed in the home to control oil vapors.

On 4/11/17, excavation of the oil impacted soil began after the tank was moved away from the spill site.  Soil was removed down to the footer of the building where water was encountered and a recovery well was installed.  Soil removal ran along the south side of the building that sloped steeply to the lake.  A recovery well was installed at the southeast corner of the building.  Soil was removed between the building and the lake.  Soil stopped within 5 feet of the lake bank.  The recovery wells were pumped regularly to recover oil and control water at the site.  During backfilling, silt cloth was used and installed in the excavation nearest the lake to prevent silt runoff into the lake. The area was backfilled and stabilized, but final restoration needed to wait till later in the spring because of the extreme water flow in the area.  The recovery wells were pumped out periodically.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring, indoor air issues, and to continue oil recovery from recovery wells put in place.

On 5/17/17, the hay erosion control and silt fence were removed.  Loam and seed was installed after the recovery well at the southeast corner was removed and filled.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services is expected.

I-20-2018*On January 29, 2018 a Dead River Delivery truck was overfilled causing a small release of fuel on to icey pavement. Dead River employees removed contaminated ice from the spill site. On inspection a small amount of fuel oil could still be found. Response Services removed a small amount of contaminated ice. All oily debris will be disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of response Services at this time.
A-721-2017*A broken hose on a bottle compactor released 30 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to contain and collect the released oil, which Clean Harbors Environmental Services cleaned up and disposed of.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-722-2017*Scott Reed of Catalyst Paper reported a discharge of 500 gallons of #6 oil from an aboveground storage tank in their boiler room.  The spill was a result of a filer in a thread pipe nipple.  The discharge was limited to the interior of the boiler room and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-728-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-729-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-730-2017*This incident was reported to by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-160-2018*Rob Shibley of Bob's Cash Fuel reported a discharge of kerosene at this address.  His company had been hired by the town to deliver 50 gallons of kerosene to this residence.  His driver had discovered oil contaminated soil under the tank filter, leading him to believe that the tank had leaked and did not initially deliver oil.  He spoke with the owner of the property who had explained that he had replaced the filter, but had not shut the tank off all the way and spilled the oil the process.  He had no idea how much oil might have spilled.

The driver was convinced the tank was not leaking and delivered the 50 gallons of kerosene.

I visited the site to see if there was a cleanup needed.  Upon my arrival, three people came out of the house, an elderly couple and a younger man (40's or 50's).  He approached me and told me to get off the property.  I introduced myself and told him I had been informed that there might have been an oil spill here and I would like to look at it.  He continued to approach me in a very aggressive way and said "There is no f**king oil spill here.  I don't know who told you there was"  As I tried to let them know that I only wanted to check and there was a fund to cover the cleanup, he yelled at me to "Get the f**k off the property" as he got even closer.

I took this as my cue to leave.

I was unable to determine if, in fact there was a discharge.  The owners were likely the elderly couple who were in the doorway when he approached me.  Should the Department be called to this place in the future if the spill is discovered by another oil company or well becomes contaminated, law enforcement assistance will be requested.
B-769-2017*Less than one gallon of oil leaked from the tank's supply line to the furnace. I washed the floor to control vapors. Vapors started to drop after the removal of debris and a second washing.

Referred to Technical Services.
B-120-2018*A tractor trailer jackknifed during poor weather conditions causing a saddle tank to leak.  I oversaw the soil removal a few months later.  Refer to attached EFI Global Remediation Report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-51-2018*Hodgton Custom Tenders reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at their facility in Damariscotta.  The leak was caused by a corroded AST and less than 1 gallon was reported to have impacted the concrete floor.  The leak was stopped, affected area cleaned up, and tank was pumped off.  The tank would be replaced as soon as possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-154-2018*On 3/16/18, at 0819 hours, C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 3 gallons of gasoline had spilled to the concrete and pavement around the fuel dispenser at a Big Apple Store when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  Store staff contained and collected the spilled fuel with speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-92-2018*Dead River was called in for a "no heat" service. Due to ice falling from the roof, the line from the outside tank to furnace was severed. The oil technician found the dirt basement covered in oil with the sump pump pumping oil contaminated water outside the home. Jim Gramlich responded to the call-out and collected the contaminated pads and protected the sump discharge area.

On April 21, 2018, Allen's Environmental vacuum truck was used to remove the majority of contaminated snow and soil.  A fan and vapor barrier were installed in the basement.

The well, which also serves a neighboring home, is located 5 feet from the basement wall and is in danger of product impact.

The Department hired McGillian construction to remove contaminated soils, backfill, loam, and seed  under the supervision of Response Services Robert Shannon.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-773-2017*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Waste Management, Inc.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.

P-774-2017*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 3 gallons of oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time
P-775-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of antifreeze was reported to have discharged from a motor vehicle as the result of a transportation accident.  The antifreeze was discharged to the paved road surface.  Granulated, dehydrated clay substrate was applied to the released product for absorption and was reportedly left in place for vehicle traction.  The material was eventually swept away by the passing traffic.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-776-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of 32% hydrochloric acid solution was released from a 5,000 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the facility.  The release was caused by a leaking fitting in the piping of the AST.  The released material was discharged into a concrete secondary containment structure.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) of Auburn, Maine, was contracted to perform cleanup activities.  The released material was cleaned from the secondary containment by neutralizing with soda ash and rinsing/washing the concrete surfaces into a concrete, fiberglass lined sump.  The mixed liquid media was pumped into drums and was disposed of through a licensed disposal facility (EPI).  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the site at the time of the spill and observed the response actions taken by the facility to stop the leak.  Based on subsequent correspondence with the facility regarding the completion of the cleanup, no further Response action is expected at this time.

Please see the attached Pioneer Plastics Spill Report Log for additional information regarding this spill.
P-788-2017*On Monday, 10/16/18, I responded to notification of a truck that rolled down the Falmouth Town Landing and into Casco Bay about 100' offshore.  Minimal oil discharge was believed to have occurred and sheen had dissipated and the vehicle was recovered by the time I arrived in daylight.  The vehicle owner/operator was not identified.

No further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-789-2017*On 10/16/17, report received of "small amount" of diesel discharged when a vehicle went off the road into the trees.  Fuel discharged to the road and some soil in the roadside ditch.  The spill location is rural residential, forest and farm use.  Westbrook Fire Department advised me the area was served by municipal water service.

Westbrook Fire Department initiated cleanup.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-790-2017*Notice and response to leak of untagged transformer oil from pole mounted transformer to ground at base of utility pole.  The transformer was replaced and I noted the discharge clean to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services satisfaction.  The location is suburban residential use.  The oil was analyzed as containing less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyls (<1 ppm-PCB's) and non-hazardous waste.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-791-2017*Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately 3 gallons of lube oil to stone ballast near the South Street crossing. The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand-excavating approximately 25 lbs. of crushed stone track ballast and was staged for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-792-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of heating oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released from a leaking flare fitting on the piping of the AST and the oil impacted the concrete floor surface below.  The oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents by Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane personnel and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-793-2017*Approximately 12 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and cleaned up/disposed of the spilled oil with sorbent materials.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-794-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company called to report that a homeowner accused them of spilling oil on their property during the fill up of their home heating oil tank. The homeowner suggested that the oil had spilled onto the soil and killed a patch of grass.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed a dead patch of grass.  The soil was excavated and screened with a Photoionization Detector (PID), but there was no indication that the soil had been impacted with oil.  There was no evidence of an oil spill at the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
B-827-2017*A wind storm caused a tree to fall on a pole, breaking the pole and knocking the transformer to the ground and causing it to leak out of a small crack on the side. Clean Harbors was hired to remediate the oil spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-828-2017*A wind storm caused a utility pole to break and fall to the ground causing the transformer to leak. Clean Harbors was hired to clean the pavement and remove all the contaminated debris.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-829-2017*A wind storm caused a pole to break and fall to the ground. This caused the transformer to leak. The area was cleaned up, the leaves and a small amount of soil was removed from the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
P-1056-2017*C. N. Brown Company called to report a discharge from Big Apple Store in Poland.  A customer stated the shutoff failed on pump #3.  Staff shut down the dispenser and planned to have a service technician look at it in the morning.  Staff were cleaning up and packaging spill cleanup debris for a contractor to dispose of at a later date.  No immediate Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services action planned, but will check next time staff are in the area.  C. N. Brown Company will update MDEP if any serious anomaly found with the dispenser.
P-33-2018*Dead River Company called to report their driver was having some issues at the time of an attempted fill.  The rate of flow was severely compromised and after a short while, the driver ceased and went to check the system.  He found that somehow the vent fill caps had been switched.  Noting the problem, he called the office and had the piping set corrected.  The minor spill was cleaned up and the customer was satisfied with the effort.  Based on the information given and situation, the Division of Response Services did not visit and plans no further actions.
A-129-2018*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported the overfill of a 10,000 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in a building in Livermore Falls.  I spoke with the DEE technician and he confirmed that the AST was 10,000 gallons and was inside a building.  He estimated 5 to 6 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been discharged and was on the sides of the tank and concrete floor.

I made a site visit and met with the maintenance staff for the building.  The AST was in an enclosure by itself, attached to the apartment building.  There was a considerable amount of staining around all the apertures on top of the tank as well on the concrete floor.  It appeared that more than 5-6 gallons had been discharged or there had been multiple discharges over time.  The facility did have an overfill alarm, and the gauge read approximately 9500 gallons.

I spoke with the owner, Tom Wright, and he indicated that he would visit the site the next morning and would hire a contractor to inspect the system and assure the alarm was operable.

The free product had been removed and though staining remained, the site appeared to be sufficiently cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-136-2018*Sanford Fire Department called to report their response to a motor vehicle accident along Jagger Mill Road.  Vehicle fluids were lost to the pavement and sand was applied.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and no sensitive receptors were identified.  Based on the information given, no MDEP Division of Response Services assets were dispatched, and no further actions planned.
P-137-2018*It was reported that one of the large units in the lead acid battery backup power configuration was leaking.  The rack holding the batteries is in the basement of the office building and access secured.  A licensed cleanup contractor was preparing to clean up.  They removed the unit from service while plans to replace the unit were formulated.

Based on the information given, low volume, controlled space, professionals on hand, and situation well under control, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services did not visit the site.  No additional concerns have been raised, and no further Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-138-2018*It was reported that while making a fuel delivery, the driver experienced a discharge described as a possible overfill.  The tank is in a basement and the fill and vent are behind the building in an alley/parking area.  The minor discharge was confined to broken asphalt and gravel and some detritus along the building foundation.  The building was wiped and the interior tank checked (no problems observed inside).  Outside material was collected (scraped, swept and shoveled) and bagged for disposal.  The location is in the center of town and no sensitive receptors were affected.  The observed cleanup was satisfactory to all parties and Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
P-139-2018*Wells Public Safety Dispatch called to report a demolished home as the result of storm surge at approximately 23:00 the night prior.  Upon arrival at the scene, the basement and two of four support walls were washed out and the contents of the basement were strewn throughout the area.  The fuel tank had been jostled and the line broken, draining the contents of the tank.  Due to the severity of structural damage, access to the spilled material was nonexistent.  Sorbent pads were tossed into the space and immediately soaked up the fuel oil, but retrieval would have to wait. Unfortunately this action was disqualified, as another tidal surge displaced the barriers erected after first surge, and what remained of fuel oil spill and little remaining personal items within the footprint of home.

The second visit consisted of picking up pads that had washed several hundred yards up the street and into adjacent tidal wetlands (Eldridge Road, Wormwood Drive, and Hatch Lane).  Several dozen pads were recovered, but minimal oil remained in the pads.  The streets were severely eroded and traffic limited to emergency response public safety vehicles.  The area was revisited, but no appreciable amounts of oil were found, nor many pads collected.  No practical recovery was possible or completed, and based upon severity of storm damage Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-141-2018*On 2/27/18, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to building demolition activities.  I responded to the site immediately, as the initial report indicated that three large transformers had been knocked down when a building was undergoing demolition.  Upon arrival, I observed the three transformers.  They were not currently in use and were placed on a concrete pad next to an unoccupied building.  It appears as though quite some time ago, a portion of the wall adjacent to the transformers was knocked down, tumbling concrete block onto the transformers.  They did sustain damage during the event, but I observed no spillage as a result.  CMP was unable to remove the transformers until equipment could be brought in to remove the debris around the transformers, which occurred on 3/5/18.  CMP indicates in their report that some oil was cleaned up at the time of removal.  Perhaps they observed some spillage during the removal activities.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-145-2018*Notification was received of small overfill of this commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility during delivery to already full tanks.  The location is a nursing home in a rural residential use.  The facility consisted of four 275-gallon tanks manifolded with two vents and two fills.  The spill to the ground and siding was cleaned satisfactory.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
A-525-2018*Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a spill of hydraulic oil at the Rockland Marine Corporation (RMC).  Responder Caputo called Matthew Coleman, an employee of RMC, who was on site.  Mr. Coleman reported that an oil drum, thought to be empty, had tipped over and leaked an estimated two cups of residual oil to the concrete.  Staff used sorbent pads and Speedy-Dry sorbent material to collect free product.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-528-2018*Tank truck rolled off the side of the road onto its right side.  None of the tanks were compromised, so both tanks were drilled and pumped out before re-righting the truck.  The truck was removed with no product loss.  No further Division of Response Services effort is required at this time.
A-540-2018*The Thomaston Fire Department reported a discharge of 10-15 gallons of gasoline to a dirt driveway.   I responded and observed the stained soil and saturated dpeedi dry that the fire department had put on the liquid.  A resident (Melissa Johnson) of the multi unit facility had run over her son's bicycle and the peddle had punctured the gas tank.  I explained to Ms. Johnson that the soil would have to be excavated and she agreed that it needed to be done.  I cleared it with the property owner and hired a contractor to excavate the affected soil and replace it.

The contaminated soil was disposed of at Dragon Products Company and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-541-2018*I received a call from a citizen reporting that she believed that there had been an oil spill at her neighbor's home as there was a very strong smell of kerosene coming from their property.  I visited and met with the son of the homeowner.  He said he had done "some work" on the outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) and that may have been the cause of the spill.  I checked the area and saw no visible signs of a spill around the AST.  He would not let me in the home to check for vapors.

Although there were no signs of a spill, it is likely something did happen and he cleaned it up before my arrival.  The site is served by public water so there is no risk to any drinking water wells.
A-543-2018*A leaking fitting on a furnace was reported which had caused the discharge of an unknown amount of oil to the dirt basement floor of a Skowhegan residence.  I responded and met with the homeowner and burner technicians.  The leak had been repaired and the burner technicians had cleaned up all the affected area, leaving no trace of fuel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-189-2018*A small amount of contaminated soil was found near one of the dispensers next to the supporting retaining wall.  This site is right next to the river with a large retaining wall, main retaining wall, holding it back.  In the late 1980's a massive flood washed away most of this property including the underground storage tanks (USTs).  It appears that this contamination is from then since there was no signs of contamination in soils above next to the current piping and dispensers.  It also has an old varnish smell to it.  The supporting concrete wall, approximately 20 feet from the main retaining wall, has cables imbedded in it to help support the main retaining wall.  One of these cables runs right over the contaminated soil.  Due to this infrastructure no contaminated soils were removed.  No new UST's were installed since this site will no longer sell gasoline.

I observed the UST's being removed and numerous field samples collected by Mike White.  None of the samples indicated contamination requiring removal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-190-2018*I received a complaint from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  A drug manufacture site was found.  Thirty-one one pots, many acid generators, precursors and lithium were removed.  The waste will be disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services it expected at this time.
B-191-2018*On April 9, 2018 Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that the Quirk Auto group had a leaking drum of gasoline inside the maintenance garage. Upon arrival the employees and owner of the garage had pumped the drum of gasoline into a generator to be used. They had put down sorbent material to pick up any free product that ran across the floor. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-194-2018*On April 5, 2018 a Dead River Oil Company technician called to report that while they were converting the homeowners heating system from oil to propane they noticed a small stain underneath the location of the old oil tank.  Upon arrival, the old tank had already been removed.  After a conversation with the homeowner, who said the oil tank had been empty for a long time and stated that there had been some oil spilled during a filter change long ago.  An oil-n-soil shake test revealed a minimal amount of contamination in the soil and there were no vapors in the basement or home.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-195-2018*On April 5, 2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a log hauling truck had rolled over. Once on scene I observed the front end of the truck had hit the rock road barrier damaging the oil pan and front end before flipping onto its side. I also noticed the fuel saddle tank had been damaged but not leaking due to the truck being on its side. I pumped out the remainder of fuel from the saddle tank. The logs from the truck were removed.  The truck was righted and hauled away. I hired the Department of Transportation to bring in road sand to soak up the motor oil and other fluids that had leaked from the truck engine.  All of which was swept up and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-197-2018*A sheen was noticed at the Bangor Waste Water Treatment Plant (Bangor WWTP).  Workers were able to follow it back to the Kenduskeag Stream pump station.  I investigated the area around the Kenduskeag Pump station looking for signs of heating oil for a couple of hours but could not find any signs of it. I popped numerous manhole covers in the process of looking for the oil.  There had been a considerable amount of rain over the past 24 hours. The sheen disappeared by the next morning at the Bangor WWTP.  No source was found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-200-2018*I received a call indicating an unknown individual had damaged the filter housing on a tank at the subject location. McKusick Petroleum personnel were contacted to repair the damaged filter.  While there, McKusick also used sorbent material to clean up spilled oil.  The spill was contained to a boiler room and did not impact air quality in the residences. No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-202-2018*On April 6, 2018 the Town of Hartland called to report that the snow plow vehicles, which were contracted for the winter and stored at the facility had leaked hydraulic oil at some point in time. Upon arrival the vehicles had been repaired and moved from the facility but a large stain was left on the ground where they were parked. The owner of the vehicles had equipment to excavate the contaminated area which was then deposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-204-2018*A complaint came in from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on April 9, 2018 that drug manufacturing items were found in a dumpster.  One one-pot and precursors were removed.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-205-2018*I responded to a complaint concerning the apartments, specially #2 and #3, at McNally Terraces.  I was able to access from one of the owners to Apartment #2, currently empty, and furnace room, which are in the same building.  Apartment #3 is across the street in a totally separate building which didn't match up with the complaint.  Apartment #2 had no detection of petroleum vapors on my photoionization meter in either the main living area nor the basement.  The basement had a steady flow of water across it but no signs of oil were observed.  We visited the furnace room and observe a small amount of oil adjacent to the furnace.  It appears to be from the last maintenance performed on the furnace.  It had an older look and appeared to have been in that location for a while.  No leak was detected.  No vapors were detected either.   The furnace room is under apartment #4 which has a current tenet in it.  There have been no complaints from Apartment #4 tenet.

No further action by the Davison of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-206-2018*On April 9, 2018, DA Pearson Heating Oils called to report that the homeowner contacted them regarding a no heat issue. Once the technicians arrived they had checked the home heating oil tank and stated that it was empty and there was a stain underneath. Once I arrived I noticed there was a corrosion hole in the tank and oil technicians had removed it. I hired contractor to excavate the contaminated area. Due to the closeness of the drinking water well, this site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-207-2018*I observed a couple of small stained areas along the road where equipment had been parked over winter.  We scraped off the impacted material into bags with shovels.  The impacted soils were maybe 1-3 inches in depth.  Field soil tests were negative at 2-3 inches in depth.

No further action expected by the Division of Response Services at the time.
P-229-2018*On 4/10/18, a Simard & Sons, Inc., technician reported that this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) suffered an ingress of 2" of water into the 1000-gallon, Premium Unleaded gasoline, UST T-3.  Simard & Sons found a fiberglass product pipe was loose and allowing the water to seep in.  Being installed in 1990, I understand that this jacketed double-wall UST facility is due for removal and replacement in year 2020.   I understand that the leaking pipe fitting was repaired, and that no fuel was released from the UST facility.  The location is a rural commercial resort and served by private well water.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-230-2018*On 4/11/18, late evening report of discharge of vehicle fluids to the roadway with vehicle accident was received.  Spill location is rural commercial and residential use.  A later check found cleanup satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-235-2018*On 4/11/2018 Scott Cyr received a report of a small amount of mercury spilled at this facility.  The spilled mercury was placed in a jar for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-237-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/12/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Ms. Angela Costa of an overfill of her residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  She advised that the previous day, Sea Land Energy (SLE) delivered to the wrong home and overfilled out her AST's vent pipe, and then Sea Land Energy failed to report this prohibited oil discharge to MDEP as required.  They also failed to cleanup the discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use, single family home, and served by private well water (see location map).  sensitive receptors to this oil discharge are: contact exposure by the homeowner's family, potential oil vapor intrusion, and potential threat to the residential water well.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Friday, 4/13/18, outside under the fill pipe, I noted oil smelling soil.  In bag-headspace soil samples of the spill area, I confirmed 403-parts per million (ppm) (SS-1) and 104-ppm (SS-2), and the Oil In Soil dye test indicated POSITIVE for petroleum contamination.  These field results indicated the discharge was not cleaned satisfactory.  The inside basement oil tank had a visible fresh oil stain with residue of white absorbent powder that had been applied by SLE.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
After the overfill on 4/11/18, I understand that SLE applied oil absorbent odorized powder to the oiled tank top.  On 4/13/18, after several calls I reached Ryan with SLE who committed to a response and cleanup on Saturday, the next morning.  On Saturday 4/14/18, I met the Costas and oversaw Ryan of SLE hand-excavate oiled soil into a trailer, removed to State of Maine satisfaction.  SLE hauled the oiled soil to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (virgin letter).  I advised that the oiled tank top be washed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The Costas appeared satisfied with the final cleanup actions.  At this time a small volume of oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I advised Ryan and Angela of SLE the requirements in Maine for prompt spill reporting and cleanup.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further cleanup actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-238-2018*A logging truck struck utility wires which broke the utility pole.  The attached transformer was suspended upside down as a result.  Approximately one gallon of mineral was released to a gravel road.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed by hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-239-2018*A ruptured hose on an excavator caused the release of two gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved road surface.  The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the owner of the excavator.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-240-2018*On 4/12/18, while en route north, I happened upon this motor vehicle accident where an auto's front wheel had come off and collided with two other vehicles.  Without one front wheel, the auto engine went to the pavement causing a discharge of engine oil to the pavement.  Portland Fire Department had already responded and expressed why Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) had stopped, to which I explained that it was MDEP responsibility to respond to oil discharges.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and the vehicle eventually towed away.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-241-2018*SUMMARY
On 9/25/17, I visited this property for the routine responsibility to check this proposed retail motor fuels facility location as part of the siting law for Underground Storage Tanks (UST) installations.  No drinking water wells were found nearby and the facility was approved for installation.  The new facility was being installed within the same area as the old UST facility, so Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) had concern over the management of potentially old gasoline contaminated soils and groundwater.

FACILITY HISTORY
The facility location was previously known as a SUNOCO gas station and auto repair garage operated by the Garcelon's and a UST facility owned by Webber Energy.  An estimated three gasoline USTs were removed prior to or around the time that UST registration was required in 1986 (see P-154-1991), prior to the 1991 requirement for Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessments.  A heating oil and waste oil UST facility was later removed in 1996 (P-519-1996) and the building razed.  Between 1996 and 2017 the property was inactive.  In 2016, Drumlin Environmental performed a Phase-2 assessment on this property, but MDEP Division of Response Services did not receive a copy as was requested (see P-576-2016).

The area is dense residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  Across East Avenue to the west was the Elizabeth Ann UST facility gas station.  To the north across Sabattus Street was the former Gendron's Mobil-2 UST facility gas station.

NEW UST FACILITY
On 4/13/18, I visited the site but had missed the excavation of the UST location by Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard of Simard & Sons, Inc.  There was a groundwater dewatering/recovery well pump and hose within the tank area (see Photo-3) which was not operating at the time.  I am not aware of where the groundwater water was pumped to.  See the photos attached and UST Registration 9337 for information on the new UST installation.

I found no log entry indicating that petroleum discharges had been reported to MDEP during the excavation of the new UST facility and store building.  I noted no obvious issues with the new, replacement UST facility being installed by Simard.

1) Oil-contaminated media may remain on site from past UST facilities and this media shall be properly managed.
2)  This spill report shall not be considered to be, or used as, an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, there are no further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements, based on present information.
P-242-2018*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of five gallons of antifreeze to the paved road surface of the Brown Elementary School parking lot.  The released antifreeze was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by the South Portland School Department using sorbents.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-243-2018*A ruptured fuel line on the fuel system of a delivery truck caused the release of two gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface at the B & M Baked Beans facility.  The released fuel was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by facility personnel.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-246-2018*Hydraulic oil leaked from Goodwill Store's trash to the pavement  It was reported cleaned by Pine Tree Waste Services, who took the oily waste for disposal.  No discharge reported to drains, soil or waters.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
A-308-2018*Helena Starr of 463 Intervale Road, Temple reported that L & L Well Drilling, Inc. had drilled a well on her property and in the process discharged oil from the rig.  I met Ms. Starr on site and she showed me the area between two wells where there was oil stained soil.  I was told that he was drilling the second well as the first one had not been done correctly, so both wells were conduits to the bedrock aquifer.  I took a sample of the soil for later confirmation that it was a petroleum product.

Ms. Starr contacted me several days later to inform me that she had found an area where Mr. Libby (L & L Well Drilling) had dumped oil in the woods.  When I arrived she showed me some photos of a yellow anti-freeze gallon jug which had been cut on one side and placed under the well rig as a drip pan.   She said he had thrown it in the woods.  I checked the area she showed me and found the container, with fuel in it and some oil on leaves and the ground.  We also found a Gator-Aid bottle that appeared to be oil covered.  I took both containers and samples the oil inside the antifreeze jug.

I explained that I would contact Mr. Libby and arrange to meet with him on site to conduct the cleanup.  I assured her that the site would be cleaned up to the Commissioner's satisfaction.

I contacted Mr. Libby and inquired as to clean up of the site.  He said he usually did that when the site was complete.   I explained that it would need to be done immediately and he agreed to arrange for the cleanup on June 4.  I was unable to visit the site on June 4 and Jeremy Greenman visited the site in my place.  His narrative is attached.

Ms. Starr was unhappy with the landscaping and I visited the site to check it with her.  I brought Molly King of the Division of Technical Services with me and she took a water sample at that time.  The grass had begun to grow at the time of the visit and, though not perfect, Ms. Starr would live with it.

No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-851-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-852-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-853-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-854-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-635-2017*Amy Hill, of 16 Davenport Street, Augusta reported a leaking tank at her residence.  I went to the location and did verify that an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) behind her garage was dripping at the connection of the line to the firematic valve.  Ms. Hill had placed a bucket under the leak and collected some oil.   I turned off the valve and cleaned up the area around the tank, as well as the product in the bucket.  I returned later that day to verify that the leak had, in fact stopped.  It did, so I informed her not to use it until she had the connection repaired.  She said she would be replacing the entire tank and would not use it until she did so.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-637-2017*Fabian Oil Company reported a discharge of 2-4 gallons of #2 fuel oil from one of their delivery trucks at a residence in Rumford.   The discharge occurred as the driver was flushing the hose and it came out the drain.   The discharge was to frozen ground and the homeowner helped the driver clean up the affected soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1141-2017*On 12/29/2017, I received a call from Jeremy Jordan of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting one of their contractors, Cianbro Corporation, had spilled some oil on one of their barges at the shipyard when changing oil on a generator.  Cianbro cleaned up the deck of the barge with sorbent pads and some sorbent boom was used to collect what they could from the water.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
I-31-2018*2/6/2018 - received call from Robert McNeally, Environmental Manager for Louisiana Pacific Corporation in New Limerick that an estimated 1255 gallons of heated thermal oil had leaked into a hot pond from the heat exchanger.  Response services arrived onsite at approximately 8 pm and observed the oil was located on the south log hot pond and mixed with logs used for making oriented strand board.  At that time, due to its location and that it was fully contained, a determination to shut off the air to the pond to stop foaming and let the oil cool was the best course of action until the following morning.

2/7/2018  Responders, Sean Bernard and Jesse Clark arrived onsite at  8 am and Allen's Environmental Services as utilized to vacuum oil from the surface of the pond.  This task was found to be hindered by the fact that by shutting the aeration off caused all the existing logs to float to the surface and become coat with the thickened oil.  Approximately 3200 gallons of oil and water mixture was vacuum from the pond and mixed with wood chips from the manufacturing process and immediately burned in the facility's wood boiler system per the permitted process.

Due to the fact that it was contained and coating the logs, a determination to run the logs through the manufacturing process as normal would be the best approach and any oil would be burned off during the heating process.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
B-664-2018*I received a call from Prentiss and Carlisle Company about an anti-freeze line breaking and spilling two gallons of anti-freeze fluid off the road on a powerline right-of-way.  Most of the fluid was contained on the truck and wiped up, some fluid made it onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was shoveled up by Prentiss and Carlisle personnel and disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental Services waste stream.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-276-2018*10/30/2018 - received a call from a concerned citizen, Jeremiah Donovan, that there was a large oil sheen coming from the intersection of Spragueville Road and Rose Lane and enter the adjacent driveway.  Upon arrival at the site, it was observed that the oil sheen went the entire length of Rose Lane.

10/31/2018 -  Allen's Environmental Services vacuum truck was used to collect contaminated soil alongside of road for approximately 1/2 mile.  Further investigation by Response, Jesse Clark revealed that the source of the release was from a Presque Isle Public Works plow truck. The truck had ruptured a hose and did not report the release to the Department nor at the time clean up the release.

Presque Isle Public Works assumed responsibility of all cost associated with the release. No long term impact is expected.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-51-2019*Heatable reported that while delivering heating oil to Xpress Natural Gas, the driver noticed a small leak from the truck's pump.  The pump malfunction caused less than a pint of heating oil to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-52-2019*C. N. Brown Company reported that their delivery truck driver had overfilled an indoor oil tank at Bridgton Academy.  The excess oil sprayed out the vent pipe and landed on snow and ice.  The indoor tank was checked and found to be fine.  The contaminated snow was excavated and removed and some of the oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-57-2019*Dead River Company reported that one of their technicians had responded to an odor complaint at the Chinese Gospel Church in Cumberland and found that the furnace had a leaking fuel pump.  The leaky fuel pump caused about a pint of heating oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The leak was repaired.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-58-2019*The Cumberland Farms at 975 Main Street in Sanford reported that a customer had overfilled their vehicle's fuel tank.  The overfill caused about 3/4 of a gallon of gasoline to spill onto the concrete pad.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-64-2019*Dead River Company reported that one of their drivers had overfilled the indoor oil tank at 295 Cundy's Harbor Road in Harpswell.  The excess oil sprayed out the vent pipe and onto the ground which was snow and ice covered.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbents and by chipping away some of the ice and snow.  The indoor tank was checked for leaks and only a small amount of oil was weeping around the tank's gauge and that was cleaned up with sorbents also.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-65-2019*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled the oil tanks at Bessey Motors in South Paris.  The excess oil sprayed out the vent and onto the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and by chipping up some ice and snow.  The indoor tanks showed no evidence of leaking.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-63-2019*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted Allstate Environmental Services was to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant. The leaking AST was removed and disposed of by Allstate.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-608-2017*On August 03, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  While removing a transformer from a utility pole, it started dripping oil from the bottom.  Less than a gallon was released to the soil.  The soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-182-2019*A tractor trailer accident caused the release of five gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  MDEP responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-183-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction.  Released oil was confined to the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned by Downeast Energy personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents.  Oil impacted materials were disposed of by Downeast Energy.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-175-2018*The Division of Response Services was notified of soil contamination during the removal of one 500 gallon regular gasoline aboveground storage tank (AST) and associated underground product piping at Reggie's Store. Removal of contaminated soils was not required as field screening samples were below departments removal standards.

No further action Should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-143-2018*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement in a parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-406-2018*Colby & Gale Oil Company reported a discharge of 150 - 200 gallons of #2 heating oil in the basement of Amy Galen in Waldoboro.   The discharge was onto a dirt floor and within 50 feet of the drinking water well.   Jon Woodard responded to survey the area and determined a cleanup would be necessary.  However, due to the age of the home and rock foundation, concerns were raised about whether or not the home would have to be shored up prior to excavation.   Morse's Enterprises was hired to undertake the project as they had a structural engineer on staff.   It was determined that excavation could commence.

The cleanup was overseen by Jeremy Greenman and Matthew Cameron.  The stone floor had to be removed to obtain access to the soil underneath.  After removal of the stone floor, two feet of crushed brick and mortar were found to be laying on top of the soil.  The brick and mortar were removed by hand and bucket due to the restricted access to the basement.  After the two feet of brick and mortar were removed, it was revealed that large rocks covered most of the area of the contaminated soil.  Before removing the large rocks, a support beam for the building was replaced to assure structural integrity.  The large rocks were moved to the cellar access and removed by an excavator, and the contaminated soil was removed by a vactor truck after the large rock removal was completed.  The space was filled with gravel, topped with concrete, and a vapor barrier with a vent system.

The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for further monitoring of the drinking water well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-160-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported that their delivery driver had disconnected the delivery hose too quickly after making a delivery and spilled product onto a brick patio.  Approximately 1/4 cup was spilled and speedy-dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were used to clean up.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-390-2018*On 7/1/18, Brian Lawson, from Irving Forest Products Dixfield Sawmill, reported that an estimated 15 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled when an industrial forklift fuel tank was punctured by a metal grate.  The operator saw the leak immediately and used oil absorbent pads and sawdust to collect and contain the spill.  Brian reported that no waterways nor stormwater catch basins were threatened or impacted.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-585-2017*On August 28, 2017 Cianbro Corporation called in to report a hydraulic line on a bucket truck had a loose fitting which resulted in a small leak.  The hydraulic oil spilled onto timber mats. An employee had put down sorbents which were then disposed of properly. No site visit was needed nor were any resources at risk.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-620-2018*On October 9, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report there had been an accident involving a dump truck. The truck had lost it brakes and hit a tree on the homeowners lawn and was currently leaking diesel and motor oil. Upon my arrival the truck tank had emptied and the truck had been towed back to its shop. The construction company that owned the dump truck brought excavation equipment to dig out the contaminated soil for proper disposal. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-621-2018*I received a call indicating that a newly installed aboveground oil storage tank was overfilled upon completion. Apparently, when the sun warmed up the side of the tank, it caused the oil to expand and a small amount of oil came out the vent. Spilled oil was contained to the concrete slab under the tank where it was recovered with sorbent material.  The installer bled out a small amount of oil to prevent the incident from repeating itself.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-626-2018*A small corrosion hole allowed a small drip to occur over the past few days onto the dirt floor in the basement.  Dead River Company installed a temporary tank emptying the leaking tank in the process.   I removed 4 bags of contaminated soil for proper disposal.  Vapors were not a concern.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-165-2012*On 3/17/2012 in Augusta, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an outside oil supply tan. The tank and home are owned by Philip Marson. A site visit was made to investigate and assist with the clean-up. The Augusta Fire Department responded and placed sorbent material at the spill site. Some oil did reach nearby Riggs Brook and sorbent boom was placed in the brook.


Clean Harbors was called and asked to respond with a Vactor truck and crew to complete the cleanup. A total of 6.63 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site. The entire length of Riggs Brook, from the spill site to Route 201 was checked and pockets of oil padded up. A neighbor indicated that the tank could have been leaking for as long as 2 weeks. The area is served by a public water supply and no further response action is expected.
A-166-2012*On 3-15 -12, Penny Durgan reported that the oil tank located in the basement of her rental property may be leaking. Oil had been delivered the day before, 3-14-12. The oil delivery person told the tenant that the tank was leaking. She had just found out about this situation and was not able to leave work to look into it.

I made a site visit on 3-15-12. I inspected the tank and at first did not notice any oil dripping from the tank. I placed sorbent pads under the tank and several minutes later oil had stained the pad. I attempted to find the leak and patch it with a magna patch. The first attempt to stop the leak was not successful. I tried another magna patch and the results were better. I discussed the situation with the owner P. Durgan and we came to an agreement that the tank should be pumped out. I then called O'Brien Oil and Propane. Their technician, Jack, arrived and together we pumped about eighty gallons of fuel oil into two drums. I placed an "out of service" tag on the fill pipe. Jack set up a five gallon bucket, under my direction, as a temporary storage container, so the tenant could have heat.

On or about 3-20, a new oil tank was installed outside of the home by a family friend, who is an oil burner technician. The old tank is in the basement and Ms. Durgan will cut that in half and remove it from the basement. The entry door is too narrow to remove this 275 gallon tank intact.  Clean up and tank replacement are completed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-134-2012*On 3/21/12, Paul Cerretta of Burns and McDonnell reported the spill of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred in the Central Maine Power right of way off of the Troy Rd.  The main hydraulic line on a forwarder broke discharging the oil to the ground.  The contractor hired by Burns and McDonnell excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at the Norridgwock landfill facility.
B-133-2012*On 3/20/12 I received report of oil dumped on the power line in Prospect, accessed by Blanket Lane.  After confirming with Central Maine power that they did not have a spill in the area I went to investigate.

On scene I found a 5 gallon pail of hydraulic fluid that had spilled an approximate three gallons when it was thrown into a large brush pile.  I recovered the bucket and the free product using sorbent material.


no further action
P-139-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	2/22/12: Mr. Yates of Dead River Oil Company reported a 2-gallon discharge of #2 oil from this residential, consumptive-use, basement heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The facility was reported as consisting of two inside ASTs manifolded together with a 2" diameter cross-over pipe.  A bung atop one of the ASTs was reported to be loose, likely leading to the discharge during a fuel delivery several weeks before.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Yates reported sorbents applied to the spill on the concrete floor and a minor oil odor and oil stain under the tanks.  I later reached Ms. Crittendon who reported to me that she and the tenant (Stacy @ 393-7868) were pleased with the clean-up.
	The spill location is rural residential area in west Norway served by private wells and septic system.
P-140-2012*February 23, 2012, Charlie Burnham of Charlie Burnham Heating Services reported that there had been an oil leak from an above ground storage tank (AST) at 16 Aucocisco Lane in Harpswell.  The leak was reported to have been from a lose flare nut.

I responded to the site and met with Charlie Burnham and David Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell is with David Blackwell Plumbing & Heating Services in Brunswick. Mr. Blackwell explained that during the first week of January 2012 he installed a new furnace at the residence of Sarah and Emil Schoedel. At this time he was certain that the flare nut under the AST was completely tightened.

Since this is a seasonal residence, it was not until the week of February 13th that Sarah Schoedel was at the house and could smell oil vapors in the home. She reported the vapors to Mr. Blackwell who responded to the home and sealed the window near the exhaust pipe from the furnace figuring Mrs. Shoedel was smelling the exhaust vapors in her home. The vapors continued inside the home and there was oil discharging from the perimeter drain outside the home into the ocean. Mr. Blackwell investigated further and noticed the leak coming from the flare nut that was not tightened enough when installed by himself earlier in January. At that time it was undetermined how much oil was lost.

Before leaving site I had applied sorbent boom around the discharge pipe and double checked that the flare nut under the AST was not leaking anymore.

February 24, 2012, I returned to the site with Brad Hahn a Geologist with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP). Mr. Hahn and I met with the Schoedel's, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Burnham and the abutting neighbors to the Schoedel's property, Ron and Kathy Littlefield. At this time the biggest concern was to prevent anymore oil from discharging into the ocean. With permission granted by the Littlefields to install a weir dam on their property, I hired ENPRO to set up a weir dam in the area that the discharge pipe was releasing the oil. It was determined that excavation of the contaminated soil in the crawl space and excavation outside the home near the discharge pipe would begin on Monday February 27, 2012. All parties on site were in agreement to the scheduled clean up date.

February 27, 2012: I arrived on site with ENPRO and a vactor truck to begin the soil removal process from the crawl space. Charlie Burnham Heating had already emptied the AST and set up a temporary AST outside.

Between the dates of February 27th and March 9th, 2012, approximately 36.38 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the crawl space. The area outside the home where the perimeter drain pipe went through the yard was also tested for oil contamination by administering a soil screening test method called "the shake test". The shake test did not trace oil in the soil. A recovery well was installed in the crawl space and a ventilation system along with a newly poured concrete floor.

Don White of Techinal Services for the ME DEP was also on site and installed a pump and treat system. This system was connected to the end of the perimeter pipe where it discharged into the ocean. On April 20, 2012 the system was removed from the site as requested by Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield because they did not want this system on their property while in the process of selling the house. Soil and leaf debris was also removed in that area and erosion control mix was laid to prevent erosion as requested by Mr. Littlefield.

This site has since been referred to the Division of Technical Services.
P-146-2012*March 21, 2012, State Police reported that a reefer tractor trailer had gone off the road and collided with a tree resulting in a diesel leak. The accident occurred around Mile Marker 40, north bound on 295 in Bowdoinham.

I arrived at the scene and met with the owner of the trucking company that had the accident. I explained to them that the soil would need to be removed because of the contamination. They agreed to the clean up. Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contaminated soil from the area that was impacted by the diesel leak from the saddle tanks on the tractor trailer. There was also transmission fluid and and motor oil in the contaminated area of the spill.

1.41 tons of soil were removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.

March 23, 2012, I returned to the site to remove sorbent pads that were left at the site in the area of the spill.

No wells in the area were impacted by the leak. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-147-2012*Christina Stacey of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, gravel pit Division reported a diesel overfill spill at the RN Willey & Sons gravel pit in Raymond.

I inspected the site and determined that the oily soil would need to be removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

.65 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-148-2012*March 22, 2012, Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy reported a spill that occurred on Main Street in South Portland. The spill was caused by a Downeast Energy truck and another vehicle colliding. A sludge bucket that was kept in the back of the Downeast Energy truck tipped over during impact of the collision and released approximately half a gallon of #2 oil sludge onto the pavement.
Speedi dry was applied immediately and removed from the oily spot. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-159-2012*On 3/2/2012 I received a call from Joseph Patti reporting a heating oil tank at a neighboring property which was leaning heavily to the side.  He reported the property was vacant and had been since just before Christmas of 2011.

I responded immediately.  When I arrived I observed no sign of spillage and the tank appeared to be be empty.  No further action required.
P-161-2012*Wells Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire which occurred within close proximity to a private drinking water well which triggered the notification.  Department staff visited the site on two separate occasions to assess risk.  Any petroleum products released as a result of the fire are expected to have been consumed by fire negating risk to the water supply.
P-162-2012*A dispenser's automatic shut off failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately four gallons of gasoline to the concrete pad.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials and was drummed for disposal.  No further action required.
P-163-2012*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole which downed its transformer.  Approximately 10 gallons of mineral oil were released as a result.  Product impacted the paved roadway and the snow banks along both shoulders.  Sorbent materials were used to recover oil on the road and all visible signs of contaminated snow were removed via hand excavation. See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-164-2012*A motor vehicle's gasoline tank became cracked which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of gasoline to a paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-165-2012*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of transmission oil to a paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-166-2012*Shortly after a new furnace installation the home owner noticed a lingering oil odor.  She called her oil company, Down East Energy and expressed her concerns. A technician was sent and removed the oil line as it was wet and oil was observed in the sheathing (blue corrugated plastic pipe).  He installed a new coated line, the length was about 12ft from furnace to tank, running under some storage shelving.   The technician had applied odor-b-gone to mask the original leak and spread it beneath the shelves too.  There was a secondary issue, as the rubble from the new installation was left for the homeowner to clean up and there was still a lingering odor.

Upon my arrival, I met with Mrs Lavoie and she showed me the area of concern.  There was a slight oil odor and I observed three potential sources: 1st the staining at the furnace end of the supply line, the stain could be more thoroughly dried/wiped.  Secondly the tank surface itself needed a good wipe down as it has a film of oil from where the fill pipe enters the tank (caulking dried).  Lastly the debris generated from the new system install was left in a pile behind the furnace and was contributing a small amount of fugitive fuel oil vapors. Down East was called and apprised of the situation. The technician was on his way to correct the issues we discussed.  Upon his arrival, Mrs Lavoie, he and I discussed the items I had outlined and agreed a little attention to the three listed items should eliminate the odors. If Mrs Lavoie had any questions or issues after this visits she was told to call.  No additional calls were received, therefore, based on the site visit, recommendations acknowledged and technician on site DEP Response plans no further action.
I-43-2012*3/8/12 01:23 AM Received a call from the State Police Public Safety Dispatcher regarding a spill that had been reported to them by Gabe Haines of Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) LLC of Easton.  Apparently a hydraulic hose broke and spilled about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was inside the plant and contained with a berm and sorbent materials.  Huber staff does not need Response Services assistance at this time.

3/8/12  08:30 Called Huber and asked to speak with Daniel Levasseur, the Environmental Coordinator for HEW.  Dan was not there, so I requested that he send me the spill report on the incident early this morning regarding the hydraulic oil spill.

3/8/12 10:30 Daniel Levasseur, e-mailed me a copy of the spill report as well as a picture of the slasher equipment where the hydraulic hose failed.  After reviewing the incident and assessing the amount of oil lost from the equipment, the spill total was updated to 70 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spilled oil was absorbed with wood fines and vacuumed up with a vacuum truck.  The oily debris was taken to the hog fuel storage area and spread on wood fines fuel to be burned in the plants' bio mass boiler.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-193-2012*On 2/27/2012 I received a call from Keith Bennett of Avery Fuels reporting a small spill at a customers residence in Westbrook.  The homeowner had run out of fuel the previous night and while attempting to bleed the oil line to restart the furnace, spilled approximately 1 cup of oil onto the floor.  Avery Fuels cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-188-2012*I received a page from the York County Hazardous Materials Team (HazMat Team) reporting that there had been a chemical explosion at the Corning Factory in Kennebunk.  I responded to the scene and learned that there had been an explosion in a portable clean room inside the building.  The building was evacuated and three employees were treated in an ambulance, one ended up going to the hospital.  The HazMat Team made two entries into the building to find the source of the blast and eventually cleared the space for entry without protective gear.  We found that a 30 gallon stainless steel drum in the clean room that was used to collect waste nitric acid (70% solution) and water had exploded, demolishing the portable clean room and knocking a nearby set of doors off their hinges (see attached photos).  The drum was found 10 feet off the ground wrapped around one of the room's supporting beams and the bottom of the drum was found 40 feet away amongst some machinery.  According to Corning the process that was taking place in the clean room had only been done at their facility for 3 to 4 months and during that time they had been adding nitric acid and water to the drum after a washing process.  At some point employees also started adding waste acetone and waste methanol to the drum which are not compatible with nitric acid (see attached Corning report).  A chemical reaction started in the drum which eventually built up enough pressure to cause the drum to fail, explosively.  Corning hired Violia from MA to clean up the spill and debris.  Violia sprayed all of the affected surfaces with a caustic solution and then wiped them down with rags.  They also subcontracted to another company to remove the heavier debris.  The clean up was completed the following day (see attached photos).

The Corning employees did not seem to know about the State's reporting requirements and around 2330 the evening the spill happened I informed them that they needed to call the 800 number which they did.  I received a call from the State Police at 0107 reporting the incident to me.  This case has been referred to the Department's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-189-2012*I was contacted by Mark Dobransky of Tambrands reporting that they had suffered a spill of the cotton material they use to make tampons.  Apparently a security guard saw the material "puff" out the side of the building while watching the security cameras.  Employees found that a vent had broken causing the material to blow out the side of the building.  The material was described as the same thing as "cotton balls."  The cotton was raked and shoveled up off the ground.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-196-2012*I received an anonymous complaint that chemicals were being dumped behind the doctor's office at 20 Mussey Road.  I visited the site and found that there is a ditch and a detention pond back there.  I saw no evidence of any chemicals but I did see a significant amount of iron bacteria.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-197-2012*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-198-2012*I was contacted by the Maine Warden Service reporting that a small plane had crashed while trying to take off from Pleasant Lake in Otisfield.  The Federal Aviation Administration was on scene investigating the crash.  The plane had 10-15 gallons of aviation gas in its tank and very little was spilled in the accident.  The Warden warned me that the ice was not safe so I did not go out to the location of the crash.  The owner had towed the plane to the shore with an all terrain vehicle so I was able to see that the plane was not actively leaking fuel.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-171-2012*A burner technician responded to a no heat call and identified the cause as fitting failure.  The fitting at the aboveground tank discharged approximately three gallons of heating oil.  The tank was located in the basement of the home and sat atop a cement slab surrounded by a dirt floor.  Following the spill, it was removed and the slab was cleaned.  Thereafter, a small hand excavation was undertaken.  Grade in this 400 sq ft basement was at the same level as the footer for the cement block foundation and structural support beams for the house were adjacent to the pad so access to contaminated soil was limited.  A trench around the slab was created approximately 6" wide and 6" deep which accounted for gross removal.  A vapor barrier was installed then the area was backfilled.  The location and vicinity are served by public water.  No further action necessary.
B-132-2012*On 3/20/12, Paul Brown of Dead River Company in Millinocket reported the discharge of 1 gallon of # 2 fuel oil from a peddle truck while making a delivery at 18 North Chester.  The driver parked and transferred oil to the heating oil tank without incident however when he returned to the truck and secured the hose he saw that oil had leaked out around the gasket on the truck's pump.  He placed sorbent pads and speedi dri down on the oil on the pavement and then bagged them for disposal.  The driver drained the lines and waited to make sure no more oil would spill.  The truck was brought back to the service shop.  No further Response action necessary.
B-131-2012*On 3/20/12, Brent Corcoran of 3 Phase Line Construction reported the discharge of approximately 1 quart of diesel.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of a pony tank on the back of one of their pick up trucks.  The tank had been filled in the morning up to the very top then parked on a slope for the day.  As the temperature increased the diesel expanded and began to drip from the fill cap.  3 Phase used some sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  This occurred on the Bangor Hydro power line near Rt. 1.  No further Response action necessary.
B-130-2012*On 3/20/12 I received report from Webber Oil of a small oil leak from a leaking gasket on a furnace onto a clay basement floor.  The technician had applied oil sorbent pads to the spilled oil, pooled up on the clay and into the sump filled with water.

Luckily it appears as though the oil did not penetrate the wet clay barrier but rather flowed over the top and into the sump bucket.  A small amount of oil did get pumped out of the basement and onto the ground outside.  I raked up the contaminated leaves and soil and disposed of them along with the sorbent pads used to recover the free product from the floor.

After this work was complete we washed the floor with simple green and water and ensured that no other oil remained on the floor that could be pumped outside by the sump pump.

No further action
B-129-2012*On 3/20/12, Tom Tardiff of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway reported that over the winter two engines parked next to each other on the tracks had leaked lube oil onto the ground.  He estimated that 20 to 30 gallons was lost.  He arranged to have Clean Harbors on site the following day to excavate the contaminated soil, ice and snow that remained.

The oil was contained between the tracks and on 3/21/12 4 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed.  The contaminated soil was disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further Response action is necessary.
B-128-2012*On 3/19/12, Everett Mathews reported that the outside heating oil tank at the Sawyer Memorial Church had developed a corrosion hole and less than a gallon had discharged onto the cement pad underneath it.  Mathews Oil pumped out the remaining product from the tank and replaced it the following day.  The technician used sorbent pads to clean up the oil underneath the tank.  No further Response action is necessary.
B-127-2012*On 3/19/12, Kevin Peterson, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), reported the discharge of approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil due to a fault in the transformer that caused the unit to pressurize and spray oil.  The spilled oil impacted the crushed rock around the pole, pavement and the side of a wooden boat house.  The BHE crew put down speedy-dri on the pavement, shoveled up the crushed rock and wiped down the boat house.  Later, BHE hired a contractor to pressure wash the side of the house.  BHE sent a sample of the oil off for analysis in order to confirm that it was less than 2 parts per million for polychlorinated biphenyl.    Bangor Hydro disposed of two 55-gallon drums of crushed rock, speedy dri and sorbent pads at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-126-2012*3.19.12  Pine Tree reported an estimated 5 gallon hydraulic spill at the entered location.  A blown hydraulic line on a roll-off truck was the cause of the spill.  The spill was on paved surface and cleaned up using Speedi-Dri.  The waste material was entered into Pine Tree's waste stream and the truck serviced.

No further response action anticipated.

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B-125-2012*On 3/18/12 I received an anonymous complaint indicating that a dump truck parked at the R. F. Jordan facility on Water Street in Ellsworth was leaking diesel fuel into the Union River. I arrived on the scene and found it much as described. I estimate 10 gallons of fuel had leaked out of the saddle tanks and onto pavement. Some fuel had spilled beyond the pavement and onto the river bank. I did not observe and fuel in the water though it was very close. I deployed sorbents in the river as a precaution and to absorb fuel on the pavement. Because I could not locate anyone at the facility or over the phone I pumped off approximately 45 gallons of unspilled fuel into a drum and left it at the site. The next day Bob Shannon of this office oversaw contaminated soil from the river bank and parking lot. 6.9 tons of soil were removed from the site and disposed of at the Lane batch plant in Hancock. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-124-2012*On 3/18/2012, Donnie Kennedy called to report a 275 gallon above ground storage tank supplying his garage had leaked oil under his garage and onto his driveway. I estimate the spill to be in the vicinity of 30 gallons. Mr. Kennedy's well is roughly 25 feet from the spill location. I removed 21.23 tons of contaminated soil from the site. We encountered ledge at depths from 6 to 24 inches. The site was backfilled with clean gravel and Mr. Kennedy's well was placed on quarterly monitoring. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-123-2012*On 3/15/12, Greg Marquis of Marquis Heating reported a 2 oz spill of K-1 to snow.  The spill occured when Mr. French the owner attempted to fill his tank with a 5 gallon can and a small amount dripped down the side of the tank onto the snow.  Mr. Marquis noticed the spill while servicing the outside heating oil tank.  He removed the oil impacted snow and disposed of it himself.
No further Response action anticipated
B-122-2012*The United States Coast Guard reported a 50 foot sheen floating in Northeast Harbor.  No source was found.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-121-2012*On 3.14.12, Mary Boyd reported that the well drilling company she had hired to drill her a new well had spilled hydraulic oil on her property.  When I investigated I learned that the Williams and Taplin well drilling rig had suffered a blown hydraulic line and discharged approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Mark Taplin had been running the rig at the time and explained that he had contained most of the oil with leaf bags and sorbent pads that he had with him.
Together we put down more pads to soak up the oil.  Since Mr. Taplin had been drilling at the time there was a lot of standing water in the area and we were able to pad up a lot of oil floating on top of the water.  I removed some of the leaf bags that were saturated with oil.  There was some filter fabric underneath the rig that would have to wait to be removed until after the well was finished drilling.  I put out some sorbent boom around the area so that any oil that was still underneath the rig would be caught.  I asked Mr. Taplin to contact me when he was finished and had removed the rig so that I could finish my clean up.
On 3.21.12, I returned and collected more bags of leaves and the filter fabric.  I picked up the remaining pads and boom.  Satisfied that the oil had been properly removed, I told Mr. Taplin to expect no further clean up action from The Department, but that I would stay in touch with Mrs. Body in case she noticed any further oil on her property.


No further Response action anticipated.
B-120-2012*Mr. Ken Pelletier reported a 1-2 gallon spill on railroad tracks just outside the gates at the Verso Paper Mill in Bucksport.    Mr. Pelletier indicated that the oil could have leaked from a locomotive or it may have been from oiling the nearby switch.  Either way they were cleaning it up.  No further action by Response expected.
P-169-2012*On Sunday January 15th, Ms. Zagarous called Downeast Energy (DEE) for assistance as she had no heat.  She stated she could not reach her Community Concepts (CC) oil company "Lisbon Fuel Company", and previously DEE had been her oil company.  The technician came out and reported a frozen filter and repaired it.  On February 7th, 100 gallons of fuel oil was delivered.  On March 8, Lisbon Fuel Company went to deliver another 100 gallon allotment and discovered a discharge, visually pink snow and ice, and the strong odor of fuel oil filled the air.  The assessment was a faulty filter installation, the gasket slightly pinched, and the tank was all but empty.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called by Lisbon Fuel Company.

Upon arrival, Ms. Zagarous was inside her trailer with the oven open to heat the living space, complaining of intense oil odors throughout the home. The system is a forced hot air furnace with the intake being from beneath the trailer.  I explained the game plan and that we should have the system up and running within hours, and a cleanup might carry over the better part of a few weeks.

I called Lisbon Fuel and they returned and we discussed the need to get the system fired up, they replaced the filter assembly.  They were asked to deliver fifty (50) gallons, enough to heat the home for immediate future but light enough to allow the tank to be moved while clean up took place.  EPI was called and sent over a crew and vacuum truck to begin the remediation.  Shortly after the initial calls, it was discovered that the oil had migrated well beyond the initial discharge point, in fact it had gone approximately 90 feet down and back following the natural drainage swale, at this point, gone right about 90 degrees and another 130 feet roughly--pooling in the back yard of the property #15 Spring Street.

The vacuum was successful in recovering water/oil mixture, however with fading light we called it an evening with a return the following day with vacuum and excavation equipment.  Returning the next morning the true magnitude of the spill and area affected was realized.  Not only outside in the open, but a significant area beneath the home was wet, standing water and of course oil.  Plans were revised and MDEP Division of Technical Services called to configure/design a treatment system for the affected surface/melt water with applicable discharge considerations.

Hand excavations beneath the home were transported to the bucket on the Bobcat and placed in a roll off for transportation to disposal/recycling facility CPRC Scarborough. Don White, Division of Technical Services, visited the site and plans were made to create a recover well just outside the house footprint, adjacent to a utility pole and the tank itself.  This was at the head of the swale, and the collective thought was it could influence the remaining oil beneath the home to migrate to the well for extraction.

Significant soils were removed along the approximate 240 feet of the affected area. The neighboring properties were accessed to clean up the swale (ditch) and finally another excavation took place at the St. Pierre's back yard.  This was the natural lowest point in the area, where water routinely pooled to a depth of up to 6 inches.  The yard could not be restored until late spring to early summer as the wet conditions did not allow access, but the lawn was eventually loamed and seeded.

EPI was used to pump the recovery well and collect oil/water for disposal.  At this point, MDEP Division of Response Services concluded lead activities, and the site will be managed by the Division of Technical Services.  Division of Response Services was available for assistance, but the cleanup had concluded.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-190-2012*While loading or off loading a vehicle on a flatbed carrier, the exhaust hung up puncturing the plastic gas tank.  The staff at Hewitt's Auto Body applied speedy dry and a Yarmouth Fire Department member present called DEP. The initial application of speedy dry (now wet) was collected and placed in two 5 gallon pails, which were to be managed by the towing company. After a visual inspection and talking with Hewitt's, DEP response plans no further actions.
I-61-2012*4/11/12 Received a notification of intent to remove an old UST at the Bob's Neighborhood convenience store and gas station in St. Agatha.  There are new owners that are pulling the old tank due to its failure to hold a vacuum.  There is a problem with the inner tank lining.  There is no evidence of any leak at this time.

Week of May 14, 2012 the UST associated with the former Bobs Neighborhood Store in St. Agatha was removed and replaced with a new double wall UST split compartment (4,000 unleaded/2,000 premium). certified tank installer Nate Hersey, County Environmental Engineering, was on-site for the installation.  I did not make it up until the following week due to In-Service Training down in Augusta.  New owner  Craig Lawrence, Name of business is Our Father's Place.  They are open at this time.  No contamination was discovered in the old tank grave by County Environmental Engineers - Nate Hersey.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff. Took several digital pictures and filed them as well as sent a copy to John Dunlap, MDEP tanks unit - Augusta
P-191-2012*While performing maintenance on a crane, a 20 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to pavement occurred.  Not following proper operating procedures, while performing maintenance on the crane, was cited as the cause of the release.  The oil was contained and collected using sorbents.

No further action required.
P-202-2012*Received a call from the Maine Dept. of Transportation regarding the discharge of hydraulic oil from a plow truck.  The hose for the slusher blade developed a leak and sprayed hydraulic oil from mile 28 Northbound in Brunswick to the mile 38 crossover in Bowdoinham.  The discovery was made when the slusher blade would not lift.   The only area of recoverable oil was at the crossover.

I followed-up on the report and found the clean-up to be sufficient.  In addition, no oil was observed on the side of the road.

No further action required.
B-119-2012*On 3/13/12 I received report from CES consultants that the Agvest freezer facility had been foreclosed upon.  They were in the process of completing and environmental impact assessment of the facility for the bank and reported that the chiller unit still had approximately 4,000 pounds of Ammonia in it that was not leaking.

After months of trying to sell the commodity and the facility the bank finally decided they could wait no longer and hired American Refrigeration to evacuate the system.

In mid-November the system was safely evacuated and all of the threat was removed.


no further action
B-118-2012*On 3.13.12, I received a complaint from a man who identified himself as the driver of a chip truck that had rolled over the day before. He said that the truck had leaked roughly 30 gallons of hydraulic oil. He also informed me that the truck was owned by County Concrete in Columbia Falls. I called County Concrete who indicated they did have a truck rollover and they had used wood chips to clean up the spill. County reported they had a drum of contaminated chips that needed to be disposed of. I filled out an Oil Spill Debris Form so they could dispose of the material at Juniper Ridge Landfill. I visited the site a few days later and found it had been cleaned up appropriately.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-205-2012*On 3/20/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Stephanie Wright of Borderline Fuels reporting a heating oil spill from an above ground storage tank at a client's residence in Wells.

I responded the following morning.  Upon arrival, I met with the homeowner, Donna O'Brien.  I learned that approximately 30 gallons of oil spilled from the filter assembly of the tank.  It is not know what caused the leak.  Ms. O'Brien's home is served by a drilled well.

I returned to the site the following day and began a hand excavation of the contaminated soils with Allstate Environmental.  The excavation was limited by the cement pad for the mobile home on one side and a central air conditioning unit on another side.  Excavation depth was limited due to safety hazards associated with a person in the excavation doing the work.

Because the homes in the area are served by private water supplies, I referred the site to Brad Hahn of the Technical Services Division.  Mr. Hahn was present during the excavation work which was completed on 3/23/2012.  No further response action required.
I-52-2012*3/21/12 Maine DEP staff observed an oil spill located in an area of the old capped town dump where they were investigating an issue with the town's salt sand pile.  It appears that the salt sand truck has been leaking in this area for a while as we also observed a drip pan with an oil water mixture under the truck.  The town manager said the truck belonged to the contractor hired to do the town's road work.  His name is Joel Quint.

3/22/12 Called Mr. Quint left a voice message stating the need to clean-up the spilled oil. Requested he contact me with his plan to clean-up the spill as soon as possible. Mr. Quint called back, gave him guidance on what clean-up needed to occur at the spill site on the town owned property off the Skagrock road in Haynesville.  Told Mr. Quint that I would mail him an oil spill debris form for him to haul the oily debris, in drums into the Pine Tree Waste Transfer Facility in Houlton.  Mr. Quint was headed to Haynesville this morning to pick up the oily contaminated soils around his truck parking area.  I told him to give me a call when he thought he had the site cleaned-up and I would come down and check it out.

Mr. Quint called to report the spilled oil had been dug up, put in drums that will be taken to Pine Tree Waste Transfer station for hauling to a landfill.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.   A couple of weeks later, Sean Bernard of Maine DEP was in the area and stated the spill had been cleaned up.  No further action required.
A-382-2012*On 7/18/12, 0803 hours, Tony Vawter, from Walmart, reported that 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled in the back parking lot when a hydraulic hose broke on a Pine Tree dumpster truck. I called him and he reported that the truck was over a manhole cover at the time of the spill and there was oil on standing water in the dumpster area. The oil had sprayed onto the lawn but did not get into a nearby storm drain. I met him and Pete Gorczok from Pine Tree on site. Pine Tree was collecting the oil with speedy dry and oil absorbent pads. I inspected the manhole cover area and removed the lid. There was very little sign that the oil had gotten into the storm drain system under the cover. I checked the retention ponds that collected the storm water on site and there was no evidence of oil. Pine Tree arranged to remove the oil-impacted grass. The oil had not penetrated the sod. Pine Tree sent the oiled sod and absorbent to Juniper Ridge Landfill. The truck's hydraulic tank required 9 gallons of oil to refill. The estimated amount spilled was 5 gallons since the tank was probably not full at the time of the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-135-2012*	A spill of an estimated 100 to 150 gallons of kerosene was reported by the Livermore Falls Fire Department. The spill occurred as a result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost to the snow and ice and followed melt water under the mobile home. The homeowners discovered the spill after strong oil odors were detected inside. The home and those surrounding are serviced by public drinking water.
	On March 5, 2012 I met with the Livermore Falls Fire Department. They had disconnected and propped up the AST and evacuated the home. Oil impacted snow and ice were shoveled into drums. The Fire Department also had the homeowners stay overnight at a different location. The home had a strong oil odor present and photo ionization detector readings (PID) were elevated. Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was called and they responded with several technicians and sorbent material. They continued to remove oil impacted snow and ice, and they used sorbent pads and speedi dry to removed oil from the concrete slab. A fan was installed inside and ran overnight to exhaust the oil vapors present. A survey of the snow covered areas around the mobile home did not indicate any oil migration off the concrete slab.
         On March 6, 2012 EPI resumed working on the concrete slab under the home. They used a degreaser and speedi-dry to clean the slab again. Once the slab was cleaned a plastic vapor barrier was put in place with a radon fan. PID reading inside were still slightly elevated at 5-6 parts per million (PPM) readings for organic vapor. A carbon filtered air scrubbing fan was installed inside the home to aid with bringing the organic vapor levels down. A temporary fuel tank was also installed and the heating system re-fired by A. Maurais and Son, Inc. The next day I went back to the property to check on the oil vapors in the living areas. PID readings were down significantly to less than one PPM and the next day no oil vapors were detected.
         On March 19, 2012 the carbon filtered air scrubbing fan was removed. The oil vapor readings in the home continued to be undetectable by the PID, and no odor complaints were observed. The snow that had obscured the areas around the mobile melted and still no signs of oil were discovered on around the concrete slab. The area directly under the AST did have some contaminated soils, and failed an oil-n-soil dye shake test at a depth of 12 inches.
         On April 2, 2012 Peter Blanchard and I traveled to the home to remove the oil contaminated soils. One drum of sandy soil was removed. Field screening of soils was conducted using a combination of field observations and oil-n-soil dye shake test kits. No laboratory soil samples were taken due to the small nature of the release to the soils. The excavation was backfilled with sandy fill. The temporary tank and radon fan were recovered. No further Response actions are expected from this spill.



P-177-2012*DEP received notification of a bucket truck which released approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground and wood chips.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-178-2012*I was contacted by Coutts Brothers reporting that one of their forwarders had a leaking hydraulic hose.  They noticed the problem quickly and took the machine out of service so the hose could be fixed.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-185-2012*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that there was a hazardous materials incident in Biddeford.  I contacted the Director of York County Emergency Management and was told that a call had come in from the Northern York County YMCA (YMCA) in Biddeford reporting that multiple people were have upper respiratory irritation.  The Director told me that she had contacted the MEMA duty officer.  The YMCA was evacuated and several people were treated by EMTs and a couple went to the hospital.  The York County Hazardous Materials Team responded and did some air monitoring.  Apparently the regular pool manager was off that day and the person filling in accidentally injected too much sodium hypochlorite into the system.  This mistake coupled with the fact that the ventilation system's exhaust and intake are close together caused the atmosphere in to pool room to become irritating.  The space was ventilated more and the problem went away.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-136-2012*Daniel Patterson of Windward Petroleum contacted this office to report a 2 gallon spill of new motor oil.  Windward was making a delivery of bulk oil to a container at Atlantic Motor Car Services.  The driver experienced a malfunction shutting off the nozzle, and spilled an estimated 2 gallons to the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was absorbed with sorbent.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-137-2012*Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell, a contractor for Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), contacted this office to report an coolant spill in the CMP Right of way between structures 219 and 220 in Greene.  The source of the anti-freeze was not able to be determined, probably a leaking seal on heavy equipment used in the utility corridor improvement project.  The coolant and snow mixture was hand excavated for off-site disposal by licensed contractor.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Maine DEP Response.
A-138-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was released from a bucket truck hose failure.  A contractor was hired to remove the oily debris.  No site visit made. No Response action expected.
A-140-2012*3/7/12 1730 The Islesboro Fire Department reported that 30 to 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled from an outside heating oil tank a residence on the island of Islesboro. I spoke to Chief Durkee by phone and he said they had contained and collected oil with absorbent pads and the area was very wet. They had removed some of the skirting from the home and porch and found the oil had run underneath the  home that was on brick pilings. The leak source was the tank filter gasket that was found loose. The leak stopped when the filter was tightened.

I went to the site the next day. The absorbent pads had collected oil onto of standing water in the area. Oil had migrated under the home but did not appear to be far under. A test pit hand dug indicated that the soils 6 inches under the sod was clay and the oil had not migrated very deep. I made arrangements with a local excavator to remove contaminated soils the next week.

3/14/12 Contaminated soils were excavated on site. Field testing showed that oil had not migrated very deeply except for around the support pilings. Soil removal was stopped when integrity of the support pilings became a concern. Soil samples were taken from the area that field testing indicated oil contamination was still present and sent for lab analysis. The owner indicated that the support pilings would be replaced later in the spring. I asked to be contacted if oil contaminated soil was encountered. I received no call. The site was referred to DEP Technical Services to test the property well.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-141-2012*On 3/7/2012 in Greene, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 cup spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leaky hose on an excavator. The spill was cleaned up by employees, no site visit was made. No further response action is expected.
A-142-2012*On 3/7/2012 in Madison, the fire department reported a structure fire containing two aboveground oil storage tanks. The fire was at a vacant large multi-story commercial building on Main Street in Madison. A site visit was made to assess the situation. Oil sorbent material was put out to collect any oil that might be in the firefighting runoff. Two tanks were located in the basement and all of the oil appeared to be either lost to the fire or absorbed by the fire debris. No further Response action is expected.
A-143-2012*Andrew from Webber Energy contacted this office to report a spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement of this residence.  Webber was performing a cleaning of the furnace.  A fitting on the burner was loose, resulting in an estimated 1 gallon spill to the concrete floor.  Spilled oil was collected with sorbent material.  I contacted the owner, Virginia Gross, by phone.  The home is served by town water.  She was satisfied with the work by Webber, and did not have concerns with oil odors.  No site visit was made, and no further Response work is expected.
A-144-2012*Dan from Dead River Oil contacted this office to report an overfill of a Roth double wall above ground storage tank at the Mexico Town garage.  It was unclear why the tank was overfilled, whether it was due to inattention of the delivery driver, or some issue with the vent on the tank.  An estimated 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged from the vent and fittings attached to the tank onto the concrete floor.  The interstitial space between the double wall of the tank also had oil in it. The Dead River burner technician replaced the interstitial monitoring gauge and wiped up spilled oil with sorbent rags and speedy dry.  I contacted the Town and spoke with the Clerk.  She indicated the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-145-2012*Dan Mallett from Madison Paper Co. contacted this office to report a 30 gallon hydraulic spill at the mill.  A loose fitting on the paper machine caused the spill with some oil being discharged to the licensed waste water treatment plant, and some oil being discharged to the concrete floor.  Sorbents were used to recover spilled oil by mill personnel.  No recovery was feasible for the oil discharged to the sewer due to dilution.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-146-2012*Dan Mallett of Madison Paper contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at the ground wood mill.  Two hoses failed on a gripper feed system resulting in an estimated 55 gallons of oil to the floor.  Mill personnel cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected in regards to this incident by DEP Response.
A-147-2012*Warden Gary Allen contacted this office to report a snowmobile through the ice in Androscoggin Lake.  He gave me the owner's (Mr. Jordan) phone number.  I contacted Mr. Jordan and he indicated he had contracted a diver from Aqua City Dive Shop in Waterville.  We arranged to meet on Saturday 3/10 at the boat launch in Wayne.  We proceeded over to a private camp road West Shore Acres, and across private seasonal property to the shoreline near where the snowmobile went through.

I learned that Mr. Jordan and his son had started an ice fishing trip the previous morning.  Due to the heavy rains and unusual warm temps, a lead of open water had opened up near shore (unknown to them).  With the sun in his eyes, Mr. Jordan explained he drove right into open water, and the machine quickly sank.  Mr. Jordan's son made a great effort and got a branch from shore to assist his father out of the water.  They were able to safely reach shore and head back to the boat launch to dry off and warm up.  That was the end of the ice fishing expedition for that day.

The diver, Randy had a 4 wheeler, chain saw, screw anchor to attach ropes to the ice, a dry suit and SCBA tank.  He was very careful and assessed the location of the sled prior to entering the water.  He cut a trench in the ice sufficient to winch the disabled sled onto the surface.  He then entered the water and recovered Mr. Jordan's cell phone and a pair of creepers that he had lost.  He came to the surface and hollered "It?s a Polaris, are you sure you want to save it?"  We all had a good laugh at Mr. Jordan's expense.  The water was about 6 feet deep and sandy bottom.  Randy attached two plastic float bags to the skis of the sled, then he inflated them under water.  The sled slowly rose to the surface as more air was added to the bags.  Then Randy's assistant used the winch on the 4 wheeler to pull the sled onto the ice.  I used some sorbent pads to collect gas and oil that was draining from the sled.  I bagged these up for disposal.  I would estimate that less than a gallon was lost to the lake.  Randy towed the dead Polaris back to the boat launch with his 4 wheeler and we all departed.

No further Response action expected.
A-148-2012*Kara Wry contacted this office to report a diesel fuel spill on the Central Maine Power Right of Way in Windsor.  The circumstances of the spill were unclear, however, the spilled fuel and snow and ice was excavated for disposal.  No site visit was made by DEP. No further action is expected in regards to this incident by DEP Response.  No written report was received for this incident from Burns & McDonnell.
A-149-2012*3/8/12 1642 hours, Daniel Dumais from J&S Oil Inc. (J&S Oil) reported that up to 1,500 gallons of used motor oil had been released from a tanker trailer at their facility in Manchester. I contacted Daniel and he informed me that the oil had run into a field and throughout a neighboring property, Clark Marine on Puddledock Road. He said that the tanker was not actively leaking at this time. He reported that J&S Oil employees were using oil absorbent pads and boom to contain the oil. I went to the site and found that the tanker trailer that was used to store used motor oil from their oil change business was located at the edge of the parking lot of the J&S Oil's bulk plant behind the main office. The oil had discharged from the tanker trailer to the abutting field and ran on the snow melt water down grade through Clark Marine's lot into the road drainage ditch along Puddledock Road and through a culvert under the road and north in the road drainage ditch for several hundred yards. I deployed containment boom and absorbent boom in the roadside ditch and in front of the culvert to contain the oil to the spill side of the road. Containment boom and absorbent boom were than deployed in drainage flows to the north of Clark Marine and across the access road to the south. J&S Oil employees worked in the field collecting oil with absorbent pads and deployed absorbent boom to attempt to contain the oil in the field. I met with Daniel Dumais, Cassie Babb and Chris Hopkins from J&S Oil and they contacted Clean Harbors to send equipment and personnel to work on the clean-up of the oil. I inspected the tanker trailer and no oil was actively leaking. I surveyed the site and established that the oil had run on the snow melt water into a storage building at Clark Marine and under and between the 100 or so boats parked on the property. Throughout the night until approximately 0200 hours Clean Harbors and J&S Oil employees used vacuum trucks and oil absorbent pads to collect oil on top of the  snow melt water in the field and Clark Marine's property. J&S Oil contacted an excavating company, Al Doggett, to be on-site the next day to begin excavating oil impacted soil.

3/9/12 Elise Jakabhazy, Federal EPA On-Scene Coordinator, arrived on-scene, and I briefed her on the incident and clean-up operations. She toured the scene and met with the J&S Oil.

At 0900 hours a planning meeting was conducted. Ongoing clean-up operations objectives were set and safety concerns and required personal protective equipment were set. Clean-up operations would continue in the field area removing oil impacted soil and on Clark Marine property collecting free product with vacuum trucks and absorbent pads. Oil impacted stone fill and snow removal would continue by Clean Harbors in the Clark Marine lot and storage garage. It was determined that the boats stored at Clark Marine would need to be removed and relocated to access the oil. J&S Oil would coordinate with Clark Marine to plan for the transport and storage of the boats. Clean Harbors continued to collect pockets of oil with vacuum trucks and absorbent pads. The excavator arrived on-site and built underflow dams in the drainage ditches. Contained oil was collected with vacuum trucks. I inspected the tanker trailer and found no evidence that the tank, piping nor valves had failed causing the discharge. The tank trailer discharges were all capped. There was oil on the pavement under the tanker trailer but only on the discharge side and it appeared that the oil had mostly discharged into the abutting field. Oil impacted soil was removed from the field and contained in roll-off containers and then staged in a bermed plastic lined area in the field abutting the tanker trailer. Clark Marine identified that it had a drinking water well on-site. I inspected the well location. The oil had run within 10 feet of the well head. The site was referred to Maine DEP Technical Services to test the well for pe
A-150-2012*3/9/12 0250 Mike Maver from Madison Paper reported that 80 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released inside the plant when a hydraulic line broke. Most of the oil went into the paper machine with a small amount going into the sewer. Workers collected oil on the floor around the machine with absorbent material that was disposed of in the mill oil waste stream. No site visit was made. See attached Madison Paper report.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-151-2012*3/10/12 1545 Mike Daigle from Transcanada/Vestas reported that a wind turbine on Kibby mountain had leaked an estimated 5 gallons of gear oil. The oil had run down the tower and impacted snow around the base. Workers had wiped the oil from the tower with absorbent pads and had collected oil impacted snow from around the base. Clean Harbors was brought in to do any additional clean up and dispose of the oily debris. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-152-2012*3/11/12 0910 Ken Pellitier from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 gallon of lube oil had spilled to the tracks and ballast from a railroad locomotive. A crew had been sent to clean up the oil impacted area and remove oiled ballast stone. Oiled debris was returned to the Waterville rail yard  for consolidation and later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-153-2012*3/11/12 0950 Mark Gallison from Lowes reported that an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked to the back parking lot from a trash compactor. I contacted Mr Gallison and he reported that they had contained the spilled oil with absorbent material and sand. He said the machine was shut down and was no longer leaking. I went to the site and used absorbent pads to collect oil under the compactor. The store employees had kept the oil from entering a nearby sewer access. Lowes had called ENPRO environmental contractor to come and clean up the spill. I check the site later in the day and ENPRO employees were just finishing the collection of oil and cleaning the concrete surface.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-154-2012*3/11/12 1530 Joe Flagg of Maine Energy Inc. reported that an estimated 4 to 5 gallons of heating oil had spilled to a concrete basement floor in Camden due to a furnace malfunction. I contacted Mr. Flagg by phone and he reported that there were no floor drains and the spilled oil had pooled in the basement. They were cleaning up the spill with absorbent material and the owner was there helping. He reported that the area was served by public water. He reported that there were oil vapors in the mixed use building but he and the owner were exhausting the building with fans. The owner was asked if he required me to come and install additional ventilation and he responded that he did not. I informed him to call if the oil vapors persisted. I did not receive a call from the owner.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-155-2012* On 3-11-12, Mr. Leeman reported an oil leak at a vacant house. This house is located on Bolin Hill Road in the town of Liberty. The staff person who was on call that day could not respond. I was assigned to this case. I met Mr. Leeman on 3-12 at Lake St. George State Park. Mr. Leeman filled me in on all of the details pertaining to the situation. Mr. Leeman had been caretaker for G. Coughlin for many years. Mr. Coughlin's son, Gerald Jr., was now in charge of the property and house on Bolin Hill Rd. Sometime over the weekend Mr. Leeman was denied access to the property. He called the Waldo County Sheriff's Office seeking assistance in retrieving his tools. Mr. Coughlin's lawyer is also involved.
 After learning all of this, I decided to call Waldo County SO.
 Officer Seekins met me at the State Park and together we made a site visit. The oil tank appeared to be empty and there was no obvious spillage. This house is in a remote location and has been vacant for many years.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-156-2012*John Churchill of Fayette Fire Department contacted me to report a structure fire in Fayette that occurred early that morning.  A fuel oil spill occurred associated with the spill, but he was not sure how much had discharged.  I responded to the site and met with John.  The owner (Judd) was not on site, nor was the tenant (Danforth).  The residence had been an older mobile home and was leveled by the fire.  A 275 gallon above ground storage tank was located at the front of the building.  The fire-o-matic valve had melted and closed the fuel line.  I stuck the tank and it had 8" of fuel in the bottom.  On the rear of what used to be the trailer, a narrow trail of red dyed fuel oil and water run-off from the fire drained toward a low land area on the back of the property.  The Fire Department had placed sorbent boom and pads along this pathway with some oil being absorbed.  I collected these sorbents for disposal.  The site is served by a dug well approx. 50 feet away from the mobile home.  I attempted to contact the owner and tenant via a neighbor that had allowed the tenants to stay in their home after the fire.  Mr. Judd was reportedly at work at a local mill.  I left my card and asked for him to contact me.

I was not successful in contacting Mr. Judd, but I did meet Mr. Danforth at the property on 3/15/12.  He indicated that a 5 gallon container of K-1 fuel oil was near the corner of the mobile home, and that was what likely melted and burned in the fire allowing some oil to seep along the ground.  Mr. Danforth was living in an RV trailer on the property.  The metal and burn debris had been cleared away.  I used my soil auger to check the ground near where the pads and boom had been.  No evidence of oily soil was found.  It appears that any oil discharge as a result of the fire was minimal or consumed by the fire for the most part.  No further action is expected by Response.
A-157-2012*On 3/12/2012 in Farmington, CN Brown reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from an overfill to an emergency generator at the Farmington Fire Department building. The spill was cleaned up by CN Brown with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-158-2012*On 3/12/2012 in Madison, Madison Paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leaking gasket on a paper machine. The spill was contained to the interior of the mill and cleaned up with sorbent material by mill employees. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
P-192-2012*At the intersection of College Ave and School Street the Down East truck blew a hose and discharge motor oil to the asphalt.  Speedy Dry was applied and the vehicle towed for repairs.  The crew swept up the sorbent material and will manage it properly.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched, based on the information given and nature and location of spill no further actions are planned.
I-49-2012*3/15/12 Received a call from Paul Berube, Collections Coordinator with NorState Federal Credit Union (NFC).  Paul was inquiring about what the best strategy would be to pursue related to bringing an Out-of-Service (OOS) gas station, Bob's Uptown Variety, back into business and in compliance with UST regulations.  Paul stated that the OOS facility was taken over by the NFC under foreclosure proceedings.  NFC worked with County Environmental Engineering (CEE) to have the facility taken Out-of-Service according to DEP regulations about 1 year ago.  NFC has an interested buyer and was in the process of closing on the sale.  As part of this sales agreement, NFC had CEE perform a vacuum test on the tank and associated piping.  The UST is registered at UST #19142.  The UST is a split compartment unit with a 9,000 gallon compartment for gasoline, and a 3,000 gallon compartment for Premium gasoline.  The UST is a jacketed double walled tank.  There has been some work done to the riser pipe.  The tightness/vacuum test done by CEE failed, was repeated and failed to hold a vacuum again.  There was nothing found (product or water) in the interstitial space of the UST.

Paul had talked with Tim Rector, UST compliance unit in Augusta, and is unsure of what is the best way to proceed, given the unknown integrity of the UST and associated costs to remedy the situation.  Paul asked if I could talk with Tim and determine what may be some options.

3/15/12 Telcom with Tim Rector (207 287-7858).  Tim discussed the potential problems that may be associated with this UST.  The reason for the failed tank tightness test could be one or more of the following reasons:

Bad outer fiber wrapped jacket - with pockets in resin wrap called "holidays";
Bad pocket(s); or
Bad welds around the riser pipe for the interstitial space.

The challenge for this type of UST is the related to way it was constructed: the UST is a Plasteel? Double Wall Elutron? Jacketed Tank.  The inner primary steel tank is assembled, welded and tested for tightness. The primary steel tank provides the underground structural performance for the Plasteel? Double Wall Elutron? Jacketed Tank.  The inner steel shell is then wrapped with aluminum foil material to provide the interstice, then an outer fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) secondary containment jacket is applied 360? around the inner primary tank creating an interstitial space. The interstitial space between the primary tank and the secondary containment jacket is designed to provide access to detect a liquid in the interstitial space and containment of the liquid. These tanks have had a history of defects in holding a vacuum, due to problems with defects in the outer fiberglass  jacket.

Tim stated that the challenge is in testing the outer jacket for defects, which would involve excavation of one side, the end walls, and the other side in a sequence that would not compromise the UST's integrity.  As each side of the tank is exposed, a liquid soapy solution would be applied to the outer fiber wrapped and a vacuum would be applied.  This may or may uncover a defect in the fiber jacket.  If this did not uncover the problem, then each compartment could be tightness tested.  The final potential problem could be with the riser welds/connections to the UST.  If this is the problem, the tank is not repairable and would need to be scheduled for removal.  The tank was installed in August of 1995, so has been in service for 17 years.  The piping is a single walled suction system, so if the tank was removed the piping would be ok to use.  May need to upgrade the dispensers with sumps.

Called Paul Berube and discussed with him the further testing options and uncertainties in addition to the associated costs that may be incurred.  Paul said he has requested Dave Beaumont, a Certified Tank Installer, look at the facility this coming Monday  3/19/12 and give him some guidance on what may be some possible options going f
B-77-2012*On 2.13.12, Penquis CAP reported a weeping 275 gallon oil supply tank at the entered location.  Mr. Sibly advised that they are in the process of replacing the tank, but it may take several weeks to replace the tank under the Penquis program.  I inspected the corroded tank and determined that it could fail at any time and that oil not be dispensed into it.  The tank was currently very near empty.  The new tank was later installed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.





B-78-2012*Mr. Scott Arbo, of V. L.Tammaro, reported a #2 fuel oil spill in the basement of Mr. and Mrs. Wormell's residence on the evening of 2/22/12.  Darian Higgins and I responded to the residence.  We padded up as much of the oil as possible, and left additional pads around the interior surface perimeter drain.  Vapors were minimal.    Subsequent visits indicated no issue.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-79-2012*The Maine Discovery Museum reported a 2 gallon spill of floor epoxy in the basement.  An old plastic bucket of the material sprung a hole in the bottom and the material slowly leaked out.  Since the material is mixed with water to harden, it started to harden quite quickly due to moisture in the basement.  The material was used on floors over plywood and concrete to make a non-skid walking surface.  I removed the bucket and scraped up what I could from the concrete floor.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-80-2012*On 2/17/12, Kevin Peterson called to report a 1 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location. The spill occurred when a truck carrying oversized equipment snagged a line pulling it down. The spill affected the roadway and was cleaned up using sorbents which were disposed of properly. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-81-2012*On 2/20/12, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell called to report a half gallon diesel spill resulting from the overfilling of a forwarder. The fuel was cleaned up with sorbents and by excavating one half cubic yard of contaminated soil. All materials were disposed of appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-82-2012*On 2/10/2012, Liz Dawes, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), called to report a 1 cup transformer oil spill at the entered location. The spill resulted from a leaking fitting which was replaced. BHE personnel removed contaminated soil and tested for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  Lab results indicated a 17 parts per million PCB concentration. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-83-2012*On 2/21/12, John Dionne, of Penobscot Job Corps called to report a Waste Management Inc., (WMI) trash collection truck has suffered a ruptured hydraulic hose resulting in 5 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to a paved parking lot at Job Corps. Job Corps and WMI personnel used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of them properly. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-84-2012*On 2/22/12, Terry Hall reported that he had discovered over the weekend that his tank had developed a corrosion hole and had been weeping slowly.  He first noticed the smell as the snow was melting and then saw that the grass was dead in that one area.  He called Osborn Plumbing and Heating to come and replace his tank.  They did, but did not report the spill and did not advise Mr. Hall to report the spill either.  When Mr. Hall reported it to his home owner's insurance company, they explained to him that he needed to report the spill to the Department and that the State had an above ground storage tank insurance fund available.  Mr. Hall's homeowners insurance would not cover any of the costs for the clean up.

I met with Mr. Hall and the insurance adjustor on 2/23/12 and gave him the paperwork for fund coverage.  I explained that I would hire Gardner Construction to come and dig up the contaminated soil and replace it with clean soil.  Mr. Hall's well was located over 100 feet from the spill location and I am confident that it will not be impacted.  Based on the size of the area of stressed vegetation and Mr. Hall's oil consumption, I estimated that at most he lost 20 gallons.
On 2/27/12, I oversaw Gardner Construction and the removal of 12.03 tons of contaminated soil.  All soil remaining tested negative on the Cherion Shake Test.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-85-2012*The State Police reported that a tractor trailer jackknifed at the top of a hill on Route 9 in Wesley.  The trailer punctured the driver's side saddle tank as the truck jackknifed.  The roads were very icy.   The fire department did a good job containing the spill with sorbents, including sand.   Some fuel made it to the ditch and with all the recent rains traveled very quickly down the hill.   I removed the sorbents, including the sand.  I also pumped approximately 25 gallons from the saddle tank with the hole.  Someone had shoved a piece of the fiberglass broken from the truck into the hole in the saddle tank slowing the discharge of fuel immensely.     No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-87-2012*I responded to the residence of Ms. Rose McInnis at 125 Arno Road.   She indicated that her tank has been leaking.   I took a look underneath the tank and noticed a little bit of oil clinging to the bottom of the tank.  It must of been a pinhole leak.  I didn't see any oil drip after I put pads down and then found a magnet patch (10 minutes or so).   I placed a magnet patch over the spot where the hole appeared to be and also placed a plastic tub under the tank with numerous pads in it.   The tank was replaced the following week by Penquis Cap.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-88-2012*Mr. Danny Rice of Dead River Company reported a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel from an overfill at 10 Arata Drive in Bar Harbor.   They used sorbents to wipe up the spilled fuel around the vent on the aboveground storage tank, and then pumped 5 gallons out of the tank back into the delivery truck.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-91-2012*Mr. Bill Hall of Double H Contracting reported a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a piece of logging equipment.  They used buckets and sorbents to contain and clean up the spill.  The spill occurred on a spur of the Joe Mary Lake Road in Long A Township.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-93-2012*On 2.28.12, Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a 2 gallon Jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  Mr. Hoover reports that fuel discharged from the wing vent of an aircraft due to a computer malfunction.  The fuel was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste disposed through BIA waste stream for later contractor pick up.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.


P-203-2012*It was reported a vegetable oil filled transformer had overheated and discharge oil to the ground below. North Augusta Service Center NASC, staff were on their way to repair and clean up the spill.  Full details were not immediately available.

No immediate DEP Response actions are planned.
B-100-2012*On 3/5/12 I received report of a quart hydraulic spill on the power line project.  The spill was caused by a loose hydraulic hose fitting.  The spilled oil reached the soil and was excavated and disposed of properly.

no further action
B-101-2012*On 3/5/12 I received report of a 425 gallon spill at the Coldbrook Oil Terminal on Route 1 A, in Hampden.  The cause was a cracked vent line from a tanker truck.  Water had entered the vent line and froze, cracking it and allowing the product pumped into the pocket to drain out.  Luckily the oil drained out of the pocket and ran over five feet of asphalt then into the oil/water separator, where it was collected.

Clean Harbors was called to pump out the oily water separator and dispose of the waste product.

No further action
P-172-2012*A trash truck's hydraulic line blew which resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-173-2012*Downeast Energy called to report a delivery truck blew a fuel line and discharged less than half a gallon of diesel fuel to the roadway.  The hose/line was repaired the small spill cleaned up, no request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched. Based on the information given DEP Response plans no further action.
P-174-2012*Approximately 125 gallons of used motor oil was released from a 275 gallon waste oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside the establishment. The AST was located adjacent to the back of the building. The AST was used to store used motor oil from passenger vehicles after oil changes were performed. The release was caused due to corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. A soil sample of oil saturated soil was collected and sent for laboratory analysis for waste characterization purposes and the (results attached).

19.47 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. (Generator Special Waste Processing Information) Attached.

Field screening by the DEP during excavation activities with the use of a Photo Ionization Detector and Hydrophilic Dye shake tests indicate that remaining oil impacted soils fall below the applicable recommended guidelines.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-175-2012*A delivery driver filled a 40 gallon plastic trash barrel with heating oil.  The barrel was located outside the residence in the side yard adjacent to the vent and fill for the aboveground supply tank at this location.  The barrel had an axle which allowed product to be released from it, impacting snow and ice.  The release was not discovered until an abutting property owner noticed a puddle of heating oil atop ice in their back yard.  Product had migrated below the snow impacting soil from the point of discharge to the property line, then under a fence to the neighbor's yard.  Sorbent materials were used to recover free product then an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil. Field screening was conducted by the removal contractor which guided the excavation and identified approximately five yards of material for disposal, which encompassed affected areas on both properties.
P-176-2012*The nozzle jet within a furnace failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to the inside of the furnace and a cement basement floor.  The nozzle was fixed and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials though lingering odor issues caused the homeowner to move out.  That sequence all occurred with no Department interaction until a representative from the homeowner's insurance company solicited the Department at the suggestion of another involved contractor. The site was visited by both Response Services and Technical Services.  It was evident Response Svcs was not a necessary participant so Tech Svcs coordinated with the adjuster/homeowner and other involved parties to reach a resolution which at least involved cleaning and sealing the cement floor.  No further response action required.
P-179-2012*Report of suspicious substance/white powder discovered at Coastal Ridge Elementary School in York.  Two hazmat teams responded.  I recieved notification from Maine Emergency Management Agency and responded.  En route I was informed substance was determined to be none threateninga and the scene had been cleared.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary.
P-180-2012*Gene Weldon of the Lane Corporation reported that they had suffered a discharge of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil at their Westbrook location (gravel pit) when a hose on an excavator burst.  Lane staff cleaned up the affected area with sorbent pads.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-181-2012*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the piping of the tank that was compromised due to over pressurization. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the oil delivery company using absorbent materials. Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and deemed the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-182-2012*Anonymous complaint indicated that car crushing operations were occurring at the West Paris Metals facility and that this operation was causing the release of automotive fluids. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) personnel visited the site on 2/28 and found no such evidence of a release.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
	
P-183-2012*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was discharged to a grassed area adjacent to the driveway of the residence. The release was caused when a passenger vehicle caught fire and some of the fuel leaked. 1.87 tons of gasoline impacted soils were excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot for disposal. Soil field screening with a Photo Ionization Detector determined the extent of the excavation. Sorbent materials were disposed of by DEP personnel. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-184-2012*While drilling a hole in the floor of a Hannaford Supermarket during renovation of the deli area, a worker drilled through a refrigerant line, releasing the refrigerant R-22.  The South Portland Fire Department was dispatched.  The DEP was not informed of the release and upon speaking to the Fire Department the next day, they informed me that they had ventillated the site as they felt it was primarily an asphyxiate.  The product, however does contain chlorodiflouromehtane, an ozone depleating gas.

Given the site was ventillated there was no recovery possible.
P-186-2012*An employee was digging up a shrub when his shovel impacted something hard below grade.  Upon further investigation, an underground tank was discovered.  The tank was suspected to have been installed 40+ years ago to service an onsite generator.  It was oddly sized at approximately 150 gallons and contained 30 gallons of unleaded gasoline (confirmed by laboratory analytical).   A waiver for its removal was granted by the Department and the tank was removed with ease.  No contamination was identified.
P-187-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	Thursday 3/15/12: Ms. Bragdon reported evidence of a discharge related to a consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility located in the basement of a foreclosed apartment building that her company was managing for Freddie Mac.  She explained that with electricity shut off in the unoccupied building: the basement had flooded and the AST floated.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	3/15/12: I met contractor Dave McLore who was boarding up the building and preparing it for later demolition.  I noted the 275-gallon vertical AST floating but still attached to the fill and vent pipes.  There were also two plastic fuel jerrycans of about 10-gallon size.  Across the water were wispy slick of emulsified red oil I estimated at one to three gallons.  More oil was estimated to remain in the tanks and jerrycans.  The water was about 2' deep in the low basement.
	The area is rural residential and commercial use, served by private wells and septic.  Groundwater is high.  Retail, motor fuel underground storage tanks (UST) and ASTs were abandoned by removal in 2012 at the adjacent Hollis Car Care gas station.  An old, removed, rusty steel UST was found in a drainage swale behind the building which appears to have been a heating oil UST for the apartment building or adjacent Your Country Store; I noted no evidence of oil discharges with this UST.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	3/15/12: I contacted Terry Bragdon and advised her that clean-up could wait several days but that the floating AST should be secured and emptied as soon as possible, something she needed to have approved by Freddie Mac.  Boom Technology could not respond to access that day so she had Allstate Environmental respond.
	3/16/12: We agreed that the deeper water could be pumped to a grassy, downgrade field behind the home and the top several inches with the floating oil could be pumped to a tank truck for offsite disposal.
	4/2/12: Allstate Env. updated me that on Saturday 3/17/12, they had dewatered as instructed, emptied and cut up the AST for disposal, removed the fuel jerrycans, padded up the free product, and recovered about 800-gallons for offsite disposal.

No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.  No referral to Technical Services because of the small volume discharged.

S Brezinski
	

P-199-2012*I was contacted by Officer Diffin reporting that he had just caught an individual intentionally dumping used motor oil into a drain at the Gull Crest Fields.  I arrived to find a 1.5 foot square area of oiled rip rap rocks in front of a plastic drain pipe (see attached photos).  Cape Elizabeth Public Works employees were on hand to clean up the spill.  They removed the oily rocks, dug up the contaminated soil, and padded up the free oil in the drain pipe.  Because there was no water in the ditch at the time the oil only ran about three feet into the drain pipe.  I placed a piece of sorbent boom at the outlet of the pipe so that when it rains the boom will collect any residual oil.  The Public Works Department was going to submit an invoice for the clean up to Officer Diffin.  I gave Officer Diffin the phone number for our Augusta office so he could get in touch with our Oil Enforcement Group because he wanted to know if the DEP had any charges he could add to the littering citation he was going to give the responsible party.  I referred this case to Andrew Flint in Oil Enforcement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-245-2012*Received notification of a vessel sinking.  The " F/V Plan B" had sunk and had released some oil in the process, producing a sheen.  Considering that the vessel had sunk in 286 feet of water, a mile off the coast of Kennebunkport, ME, no action was being considered.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-790-2011*On 12/24/12, Paul Greenlaw, owner of Northern Bay Market reported that the interstitial space alarm went off for his unleaded gasoline underground storage tank.  He reported that water was present in the interstitial space.  I advised him to get in touch with his certified tank installer and recommended that he empty the tank of product.  He said he would, but asked if he could leave the empty tank in the ground  until spring.  I advised him to get in touch with the Underground Storage Tanks Division in Augusta for guidance on that issue.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-805-2011*On 12.30.11,  3-Phase Line Construction reported a one gallon hydraulic oil leak caused by a broken fitting on a tracked-dump truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste to be picked up by a licensed contractor.  The spill occurred on an access road, off Route 182, during power line clearing operations.

No further Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-135-2012*On 3/21/12 I received report from a coworker of a spill at 1224 Tibbettstown Road, Columbia Falls.  My coworker was at another site and unable to cover this spill, so I took it.

Apparently at some point during the winter the oil filter canister gasket leaked on the oil tank, allowing an estimated 125 gallons of kerosene to leak onto the ground.  Both the oil company and the oil technician claimed that it was not there fault.  With no other option the home owners decide to apply to the oil tank insurance fund.

When the home owners arrived home from wintering in a warmer climate I met with them and we discussed the clean up options.  Later that week Foss Construction excavated 38 yards of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly.


No further action

***UPDATE***

On 5/1/13 I received a call from Mrs. Clay informing me that there was dead grass in her yard from this oil spill.  Since I was back to their property in March of 2013 for another oil spill they had, I assumed she was talking about the most recent one.

Unfortunately this was not the case.  I arrived on scene the next day to find that I had not removed enough contamination from their first spill.  I can only guess that they spilled more than they had originally thought.

I hired Mark Wright construction to excavate another 39 tons of contaminated soil and dispose of.  Once the contamination was removed, they backfilled loamed and seeded.

No further action expected.
B-137-2012*On 3.22.12, Webber Energy reported the spill of less than 5 gallons of K-1 from a corrosion hole in an outside heating oil tank.  The oil stained the slab underneath and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  A 5 gallon bucket of soil was removed and disposed of by Webber.  I visted the site to double check the clean up and I spoke with the homeowner to see if there was smell of oil in the house.  He said there wasn't any.  Webber pumped the remaining oil from the tank and replaced the tank that day.
No further Response action anticipated.
A-175-2012*On 3/21/2012 in Southport, Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of spilled K1 fuel oil was the result of an outside corroded supply tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The tank was pumped and removed from the site. Clean Harbors was hired to respond with a Vactor truck to remove contaminated soil from the area. The soil in the area was very shallow to bedrock and only .62 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site.

The site has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
P-238-2012*Received a call from Garth Armstrong, Summit Environmental Company, regarding the discovery of oil contamination in front of 380 Lincoln Street, Lewiston, ME.  The discovery was made the previous day while excavating for a City of Lewiston storm water project.

I met with Mr. Armstrong,  Jeffrey D. Beaule, P.E., Project Engineer, Department of Public Works City of Lewiston, and the Cities' contractors on-site.  The area in question was to have an under drainage system installed through it, which would eventually discharge into the Androscoggin River.  There was mention that an underground tank (UST) removal took place at 380 Lincoln Street (P-581-1997), but there was no mention of any contamination observed.  There was also mention that BP stored gasoline in the area adjacent to the railroad tracks, but there was no record of a discharge.   Not having a source for the contamination, or for that matter what type of petroleum was present (had the odor of very old gasoline), the project was redesigned to cross the road, and avoid the area completely.

On April 10, 2012, I was notified by the City of Lewiston (see attached e-mail) that they had run into contamination on the other side of the street, but not as bad, and had to modify their work again.  They also mentioned that the contamination was most likely from two USTs,  gasoline and fuel oil, shown on sewage works improvement plans from 1965 (see attached plans).

No further action required by Division of Response Services at this time.

P-212-2012*On 3/21/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Doug Leighton of Downeast Energy reporting a release of #2 heating oil from a customer's above ground storage tank at their residence in Kennebunk.  Mr. Leighton requested that I respond right away, which I did.

Upon arrival, I met with the Kennebunk Fire Department, Downeast Energy, and Kristen Burns (homeowners' daughter).  I learned that this was a rental property and the owners were in Florida.  Ms. Burns represented the homeowners.  Approximately 100 gallons of oil leaked out the oil filter assembly due to unknown reasons.  The tank was located outside, adjacent to the home.  Oil saturated the ground under the tank and made its way into a dirt crawlspace for the home.  Free oil was observed on top of standing water in the crawlspace.  Further complicating the issue was the fact that the home had suffered significant structural damage (unrelated to the spill) and the floor of a bedroom was collapsing into the crawlspace.  The combination of structural damage and oil spill damage was enough to prompt the Kennebunk Fire Deparment to declare the building a safety hazard and unlivable, forcing the tenants from the home.

That night, I installed a ventilation fan in the crawlspace window, and applied sorbents to the standing oil in the basement.  This work was completed by Boom Technology.  During the course of the evening, we also discovered that a very small amount of oil had made it through a crawlspace drain into a drainage swale adjacent to the home.  Sorbent materials were applied to this area as well.

I returned to the site the following day and met with the homeowner, Ron D'Orso (flew in from Florida).  I also met with the Kennebunk Fire Chief and the Assistant Code Enforcement Officer.  I told them I was not able to clean up the spill while structural issues remained with the home, as it was not safe to enter to do the necessary cleanup.  The tenants remained unable to occupy the home.

Eventually, Mr D'Orso hired a carpenter to remove the rotting floor and support the structure.  When this was completed, I returned to the site with Boom Technology to begin excavation with a vactor both outside adjacent to the foundation and inside the dirt crawlspace.  I removed as much oily soil as I could being confined on the outside of the home by the foundation and an adjacent septic tank.  On the inside, excavation was limited by support pillars holding up the home.

On the outside, I installed a short piece of 4" drain pipe attached to a riser so that I could pump out any oil contaminated water in the future.  On the inside, a sump bucket was installed with two pieces of 4" drain pipe connected to it for the same reason.

A site visit during the first week of May indicated that oil was collecting inside in the sump and also outside in the open excavation.  I had Boom Technology visit the site weekly and pump the oil/water mix out of the excavation and the sump hole. This occurred 7 times, with the final pump out on 6/7/12.  At that point, oil was no longer visible in either location.  No further action is anticipated.
P-222-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 3/27/12: A resident in this area called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division regarding a mystery oil odor that they and other neighbors had been smelling regularly in their neighborhood for the past month.  The caller reported the odor was most prevalent when the wind was blowing but they could not pinpoint a source.
	Wednesday, 3/28/12: The caller contacted me again with further information about them checking oil tanks and about my visit to the neighborhood the previous day.

SPILL INVESTIGATION & SITE SENSITIVITY
	The area is rural residential use served by west of the Maine turnpike and the Saco Tannery Waste Pits and the Leary Site remediation locations.  The area is over a mapped significant sand and gravel aquifer, and the homes are on either driven point, dug wells or drilled wells.  Based on this the area would have a Groundwater & Drinking Water Remediation Guideline.
	3/27/12: I met onsite with Dick Lambert of Saco Code Enforcement Office (CEO).  We met with Jason Brooks who gave us a tour of his father's (Gordon Brook's) property; the Brook s repair and scrap cars and trucks on the site.  Saco CEO has been working with Brooks to clean up his property  of tires, scrap and old vehicles.  Onsite the grounds appeared freshly graded so no significant spills were evident.  In front of the repair garage we noted a small, fresh spill of motor oil.  From the garage we noted mild odor of motor oil; no where onsite did we smell fuel oil in the neighborhood.  There were 40 to 60 tires and several fuel drums.  The Brooks have a fuel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) in their basement and a dug well in the rear.
	Other homes in the area use fuel oil but based on the initial complaint information and no oil odor evident this day we did not check further this day.  I later spoke with Eric Hamlin of MDEP, Solid Waste Division who stated that he had no knowledge of the site and Brook' s auto facility has restrictions based on it's location in a sensitive geologic area for prohibited discharges but is regulated by the town or city, not the state.
	3/29/12: Again visiting the area I noted the following additional issues: Mr. DeSilva's basement AST at 322 Flag Pond Rd. was out of code (Photos 1 & 2);  Ms. Harvey-Carro's outside AST @ 320 Flag Pond Rd. was out of code and had a minor leak (Photos 7 - 10); and there were unsecured containers of paint, fuel and a drum of what may be waste oil outside at 4 Spring Road (see Photo 4).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Jason Brooks agreed to scrape up his oiled-soil and dispose of it in his waste stream.  The leak from Carro's AST spread across he tank but did not reach the ground.  I noted no obvious discharges threatening to nearby drinking water wells.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	Working through MDEP's Peter Moultan: Mr. DeSilva and Ms. Carro were set up to receive assistance for replacement AST facilities.
2)	The mystery oil odor detected by the DeSilva's appears to be traced to the monitor heater exhaust from Ms. Carro's poorly tuned heater (see Photo 6).  I understand that Ms. Carro would have her heater tuned up with her AST facility replacement.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM

A-805-2008* On 5-19-2008 Michael Martunas reported a thirty gallon release of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred at the Dragon Products facility in Thomaston, Maine.
 The spill occurred in the Rawmill Lube Room and the cause was a cracked fitting on a hydraulic hose. The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and a crew from Dragon cleaned up the material with speedi dri.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-167-2012*On 3/19/2012 in Winthrop, the fire department reported a diesel fuel spill. The estimated 25 gallon spill resulted from a tractor trailer rollover. The truck was hauling a load of salt to the Department of Transportation garage on the Metcalf Road. The driver pulled to the edge of the road in front of the garage and rolled the truck over due to the soft road shoulder. A site visit was made to assist with the cleanup. The fuel was recovered with sorbent material and removing contaminated soil. The area is served by public water, no further response action is expected.
A-168-2012*A fax from the National Response Center was sent to DEP on Saturday 3/17/12.  I received the report the following Monday.  I contacted Rockland Fire reference the spill, but the officer who had responded was not available, no further information.  The NRC report indicated 0.5 gallon gasoline spill to the roadway.  No site visit was made, no further action by DEP.
A-169-2012*On 3/17/2012 in Lincolnville, the fire department reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of gasoline at Drake's Corner Store was discovered by a store employee with no source identified. The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-170-2012*On 3/15/2012 in Madison, Madison Paper reported a hydraulic oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill was the result of an o-ring failure on a paper machine. The oil was contained to an onsite oil water seperator and the oil was reclaimed and incinerated in the mill's boiler. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-171-2012*	A spill of an estimated one gallon of used motor oil was reported leaking from a metal 55 gallon drum. The drum had been at the current location for several years and was left by the homeowner's deceased father. The homeowner was seeking assistance in removing and disposing of the material. The property is serviced by a private drinking water well.
	On March 19, 2012 Dan Davis and I went to the site to remove the leaking drum and assess additional clean-up required. We over-packed the drum of used motor oil. The drum was bowed out at the ends and appeared to have a corrosion hole in its seam. A small amount of oil had leaked onto the ground. We shoveled the visibly impacted soils into an open top drum. We recovered about half a drum of oil impacted soils. Two other plastic drums were present and had mixtures of oil and water in them totaling approximately 50 gallons. These drums were not leaking and contained large amounts of ice and required pumping out at a later date. No further Response actions are expected.
A-172-2012*On 3-20-2012, Cianbro Corporation reported the release of about one quart of hydraulic oil. The spill occurred from a crane. This crane was used in Central Maine Power Company's large scale electrical transmission line upgrade.  Cianbro cleaned up the spill and no site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-173-2012*On 3/2/2012 in Fairfield, Mary Tracy, daughter of the property owner, reported an oil spill. Property owner Catherine Lord is elderly and lives out of state.  The estimated 250 gallon spill of #2 heating oil was the result of vandalism and theft of copper piping in the vacant home. A site visit was made to assess the spill and begin cleanup operations in the basement of the home.  The home is served by town water, no groundwater resources are believed at risk.  Oil vapors are an issue at this home.

On 4/3/2012, Allstate Environmental was hired to jackhammer and remove a portion of the concrete floor, and vacuum contaminated soil under the floor. Some contaminated soil directly under the foundation walls was not removed to maintain structural integrity of the building.  Soil samples were taken to represent the soil left beneath the footings.

A separate room off from the basement was also impacted with oil and water. Clean fill and a new concrete floor was poured in the main part of the basement. The addition off the basement was backfilled with crushed stone, a vapor barrier, and sand over the barrier. A sump was installed in the center of the room for further recovery of product that was being brought in by ground water seepage. The case was referred to technical services for engineering assistance and installation of a water / oil treatment trailer.

On 6/14/2012, due to a delay on the installation of a treatment trailer, Allstate Environmental was re-hired to remove 885 gallons of oil and water, and 2.21 tons of contaminated soil from the addition portion of the basement. The top layer of sand was removed, the crushed stone was left in place. A treatment trailer was later installed at the site. No further response action is expected.
A-174-2012*A small amount of oil leaked to a concrete pad in the basement.  Oily pads on the slab were removed and disposed of.  The tank has been replaced and there are no odor issues or threats to groundwater.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-176-2012*	A Cessna making a flight from Bar Harbor to Portland attempted to make an emergency landing at the Belfast Municipal Airport, but had to land on Route 52 instead. The plane's wing hit a telephone pole and severed the wing causing the release of an estimated ten gallons of aviation gas. Both the pilot and passenger were not injured in the crash. The gas was lost to the pavement and the Belfast Fire Department used sorbent material to recover the free product.
	 On March 21, 2012 I went to the crash site to ensure no aviation gas made it off the pavement or to a storm drain. A visibly stained area of pavement was readily visible and no evidence was found of product migration. No further Response actions are expected.
A-178-2012*Dylan Coutts contacted this office to report a spill of diesel fuel along Route 3 in China.  Coutts was hauling a trailer with a portable diesel tank in secondary containment.  The tank has an electric pump and dispenser hose.  During transport, the hose became disconnected and a siphon was created causing fuel to be discharged to secondary containment.  An estimated 50 gallons of diesel and water mixture was transferred to drums.  No fuel was discharged to the environment.  This waste oil mixture was transferred to DEP warehouse, and DEP facilitated disposal with other waste oil.  No further action by DEP Response expected.
A-179-2012*A structure fire caused the release of an unknown amount of lube oil, hydraulic oil, heating oil, diesel fuel and adhesives (see attached MSDS sheets). RTD Enterprises stored an estimated 50 gallons of motor oil, 5 gallons of hydraulic oil, 5 gallons of the HH-66, and 20 gallons of M-700. Much of the spilled products were consumed in the fire; however, the Madison Fire Department deployed sorbent pads and boom to collect any petroleum products in the water run-off created during firefighting operations.

An initial site visit was made on March 23, 2012. I met with the Madison Fire Chief and Troy Emery with RTD Enterprises and we discussed the products that were in the fire and potential run-off. No survey inside the structure was possible due to the elevated temperatures. I spoke with Mr. Emery about the potential need to recover any unspilled or spilled product that was not consumed by the fire. The sorbent material was also left in place.

On March 26, 2012, I went back to the site. I recovered the sorbent material and bagged it up for disposal. A survey of the burned out structure did reveal two drums of lube oil that were still full, and the flammables cabinet contained some containers of the HH-66 and M-700 products. I contacted Mr. Emery and instructed him that the material needed to be properly disposed of. He contacted Environmental Projects Inc. who conducted the chemical removal (see attached email message). No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-232-2012*See attached report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-233-2012*See attached report.  No additional Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-148-2012*Dead River Company reported a kerosene spill at the residence of Mr. Woodward.  At first, Mr. Woodward was reluctant to have me look at the spill and perform any work on his premises.  After a few days, I was given permission to go ahead with the clean-up.   Clean Harbors was hired and we removed approximately 5 yards of contaminated material from along the side of the residence.   A recovery well was installed where a little oil was observed coming back into the excavation.  Oil had made it under the dwelling and due to numerous factors excavation did not continue under the dwelling.

The homeowner's well is within 40 feet or so of the excavation.  This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-227-2012*An unnamed driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the bridge abutment on Hasty Rd. at a high rate of speed. The vehicle deflected across the road to (New Hampshire side) careened off that and back over the shoulder on the Maine side.  Coming to rest upside down in a wetland in the road right of way.  In the process he obliterated the initially impacted abutment and scattered vehicle parts everywhere and discharged his load of what looked like residential painting supplies (paint soaked cloth tarp's, two sheet rock mud pails semi solid, some paint brush fragments, etc.).

A concerned neighbor (Elliots) in New Hampshire was worried that the stream impacted by the accident could impact their small pond a few hundred feet down stream.  The material was removed from the stream (no more than 15 ft across) , the deepest part of the small stream maybe 3ft deep.  The debris was collected, bagged, and transported to DEP for disposal.  Mr. Elliotts came out during my removal action, and was happy with the response, DEP Response plans no further action.
I-44-2012*3/8/12 17:10 Received a call from Larry Willette, Huber Engineered Woods, reporting a small spill of slack wax at the Huber mill in Easton.  The spill was the result of some cracks in the corners of the waste storage tote for the wax.  The wax sets up and forms a solid fairly quickly, so Huber crews shoveled up the wax into a good tote.  The leaking tote will be taken out of service and repaired (if possible) or discarded.  Larry will be sending along a spill report on the incident.

Received a faxed copy of the spill report for the HOSS file.

3/22/12 Called Dan Levasseur, Environmental Coordinator for HEW, requested that he fax over the MSDS for the slack wax that was spilled on 3/8/12.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
B-136-2012*On 3.22.12,  L.E. Myers reported an estimated five gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hose on an excavator.  The oil impacted soil was removed and placed in a container for disposal at a licensed facility.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-210-2012*On March 23, 2012,  I followed-up on the report of oil vapors at the dwelling, and found the fitting/line under the fire-o-matic actively leaking.  I contacted Kaler Oil Co., Inc., the oil company for the Kellett's, to have the problem corrected which required a new flared fitting at the fire-o-matic.  Somehow, a small hole in the copper line materialized just under the fitting.  The copper line had recently been replaced by Kaler Oil, due to damage to the old line by T.C. Hafford Basement Systems while undertaking a basement sealing project.  Supposedly, only a small amount of oil was released at that time and was immediately cleaned-up.

The oil had migrated into the sump, adjacent to the aboveground storage tank (AST), and was pumped into the backyard.  I checked the sump for any remaining oil and found only a small amount, which I collected with sorbents.  All visible signs of oil were collected with sorbents.  In addition, I left sorbents under the fitting to determine if the fitting was fixed, or if there was another part of the system leaking.  There was a small area of dead grass at the discharge for the sump, but no recoverable oil.  Sorbent were also left in this area as a precaution.

I later spoke with Tony Hafford, T.C. Hafford Basement Systems, who stated he still had some work to complete at the property, and would be more than willing to assist in assessing if there was any remaining oil under the membrane used to seal the basement.

On March 27, 2012, I returned to the site to check the fitting, and observed no issues.  Also, the Kellett's stated that they were no longer experiencing any vapor issue.  The wood floors had recently been sealed, so checking with a photo ionizing detector would have been unreliable.  Additional work would be required in conjunction with work necessary by T.C. Hafford Basement Systems to complete the basement sealing project.

On April 9, 2012, I returned to the site with T.C. Hafford Basement Systems to determine if there was any oil under the membrane, and to bury the supply line for the heating system.  No issues were observed at the time of the visit.  No further response action required.
P-213-2012*On 3/21/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a one gallon spill of transformer oil from a transformer for unspecified reasons.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and a small amount hand excavated.  No further action required.
P-207-2012*On 3/21/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a small diesel fuel spill at the Hannaford Warehouse.  Speedy dry was used to clean up the spill which came from one of Hannaford's trucks due to a broken fuel line.  No further action required.
P-206-2012*On 3/20/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Peter Beaumont of Downeast Energy reporting a small oil line leak at a customer's residence in Portland.  The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-154-2013*Spill of Hydrochloric Acid due to damaged container.  Discharged material was soaked up by material of out container.  Entire container was removed and repackaged.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-53-2012*On 3-23-12, Trooper Mark Brooks called to report that he had received a complaint by a jogger that there was diesel fuel that was spilled on the side of the road, in front of 325 Timmony Lake road in Smyrna. He had gone to look at it before calling and felt it was significant enough to report.

I visited the scene that day. There was a stain of fuel on the road shoulder that extended down the bank. It looked like between 10 and 20 gallons had been lost. Spoke to the residence owner Felicia Suiter. She said her boyfriend, Hawthorne Hall had parked his Tractor Trailer there one night in February and thieves had siphoned fuel from one of the saddle tanks. Fuel was probably spilled in the process, and when snow melted carried down the bank.

I hired a local contractor to remove the contaminated soil. No further action was required.
P-231-2012*The Division of Response Services documented fiberglass pieces and what appeared to be the bottom of a fiberglass underground storage tank (UST) in a trench where an unassociated excavator was working.  An 8,000 gallon heating oil tank had supposedly been removed from this location in the recent past.  The circumstances were forwarded to the UST enforcement group for review.  The removal contractor admitted the UST was not completely removed from the ground.  For further explanation, solicit the UST enforcement group.  The tank had been cleaned by an environmental contractor so what remains in the hole qualifies as solid waste in an already 'urban filled' environment so the Division of Response Services did not require complete removal of the remains at this time.
P-1076-2011*A property sale initiated the registration and abandonment in place of an underground storage tank (UST).  The current property owner never used the tank and had lived at the home for 40 years. The tank was located in front of the detached garage under a roof.  The garage was constructed in 1912 and it is expected the UST was installed at that time.  The tank was constructed of galvanized steel with riveted joints and was odd sized at approximately 370 gallons.  The tank was opened and cleaned by an environmental contractor who recovered 24 gallons of gasoline which suggests it was intact.  The drilled water supply well on the property is not expected to be in any jeopardy.
P-275-2012*Discharge was the result of an improper fitting on a fuel supply line at the fire-o-matic resulting in a small discharge of #2 fuel oil onto a concrete floor.  It appeared that the fitting had been weeping for a while by the discoloration of the stain.  The line was replaced and sorbents applied to the oil on the floor.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-274-2012*Discharge was the result of a leaking seal on an elevator shaft.  Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was released.  The oil was collected with a vacuum truck and disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further action required.
P-200-2012*I was contacted by the Lewiston/Auburn 911 Center reporting that there was a car leaking gasoline in front of 176 Main Street in Auburn.  The dispatcher stated that the Fire Department had already cleaned up the spill and the call was just a courtesy.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-201-2012*I was contacted by the Scarborough Police Department reporting that a vehicle had gone off the road near the Nature Center on Pine Point Road and ended up in the Scarborough March.  The car was completely submerged in the Marsh and a slight oil sheen could be seen on the surface of the water.  The car was removed from the Marsh without further leakage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-204-2012*
	3/21/12: Notification of small transformer oil discharge from pole mounted transformer to ground with removal of over 3-tons of soil to Crossroads Landfill, an unusually large volume for a reported discharge of 1-gallon.  See attached CMP Spill Report form for additional details.
P-208-2012*A syringe was found on the ground behind the Midas Muffler on Forest Avenue in Portland. It was removed and disposed of by Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

No further action by the Response Services is expected at this time.
P-209-2012*An electrical transformer leaked due to corrosion which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of transformer oil to the ground.  Contaminated soil was removed via hand excavation by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel. See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-211-2012*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call from the Windham Code Enforcement Office about an accumulation of drummed waste oil at the property.  The business and elder Jackman's (deceased) home lots are contiguous, sharing a common driveway and access to back portion of property.

I met with Mr. Jackman (son) and discussed the potential problems with accumulated wastes in secondary (used) drums.  He agreed he could downsize and keep only what he could consume with oil burner/furnace.  He then contacted ENPRO Services for a waste removal and consolidation.  ENPRO field tested the drums, some were visually inspected and consolidated.  Approximately twenty six drums of liquid waste oil like material were pumped off (vacuum truck) for transport and disposal.  Four drums however failed Dexil halogenated field screen and would be handled separately.

The four drums are identified as 1) white plastic drum, appears to be blue paint, drum exhibited brittle shattered look (has been exposed to sunlight for a long time) not DOT transportable. 2) black metal drum all but full waste oil like liquid. 3) "CAT" black and yellow banded drum, full again waste oil like liquid, lastly 4) metallic gold colored drum full waste oil like liquid.  These were repacked and transported for proper disposal.  Mr. Jackman requested a few drums for storage of good waste oil (not mixed with anything else), he would construct a storage trailer with roof near the shop door for better winter access.

Based on the successful removal and disposal of accumulated wastes, Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-214-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	3/20/12: Upon request, I granted Mr. Blanchette a waiver of the 10-day notification requirement for abandonment-by-removal of the diesel, consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) facility at this commercial location.
	3/23/12: Onsite for the abandonment I noted a fluid oil sheen on groundwater (evidence of a reportable discharge) around the fillpipe area of the UST.

LOCATION & FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	The location is dense urban commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area does not overlie a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and I have not found any drinking water wells within 1000' of the UST facility.
	This UST facility replaced on abandoned by removal in 1997 (Tank T-1) and documented within spill report P-513-1997 and a UST Closure Assessment performed by Field Services.  At this time I know not if this UST facility, T-2, was installed within the same location as T-1 back in 1997.  T-2 was removed because of reported ingress of groundwater in the interstitial space of the double-wall tank.  The exact route of this water into the space was not found to my knowledge.
	Minor to moderate oil contamination in soil was found during abandonment of T-2, and I observed a petroleum sheen on groundwater around the fillpipe (Photo-2).  No free-product oil layer or oil-saturated soil was noted within the tank excavation.  It is undetermined at this time if this sheen was residual from 1997 and T-1, or the result of more recent oil discharges.

USE FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	When I arrived onsite on Friday 3/22/12, I found the diesel product piping and dispenser island had already been removed by Dube Gravel the previous day, 3/21/12.  I explained to Mr. Blanchette and to the Dube foreman that starting the UST facility abandonment a day early was counter to the agreed upon day of 3/22/12 and Chapter 691 rules.
	The removed fiberglass-clad, double-wall steel UST had no visible defects though a bad bung seal was suspected for the water ingress.  Being a suction UST system there was no pump sump on the UST.
	As the piping and dispenser island up against the building were removed a day earlier than agreed, I did not get opportunity to check the product piping or dispenser for leaks.  A dispenser sump is not required under a suction dispenser so this is a source of fitting leaks to the soil and groundwater below.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	I assessed the location to have a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Goal.  Based on the contamination levels observed: no remediation was required at the time.  I understand that no voluntary remediation was initiated by the responsible party (RP).

CONCLUSION
1)	At this time, based on present information, no remediation has been required or initiated.  Further Response Division actions are possible depending on results of yet to be completed UST assessment.
2)	Upon reviewing Summit's UST Closure Assessment I noted that they had failed to assess the 8' to 10' of product piping run and dispenser area for discharges.  I recommend that the RP be required to fill in this missing information in the site assessment so a more effective site closure can be made.  I have referred this issue to Harrison Bispham of Maine DEP.  Further actions, and clean-up is possible pending assessment of the dispenser area.
3)	I am unaware of any Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage for the site at this time.

S Brezinski
P-215-2012*
	Friday 3/22/12: I was notified and responded to a report of a discharge of an unknown volume of heating oil associated with David Griswald's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) located within his garage.
	The Dead River Company (DRC) oil burner technician explained that when he blew out the sleeve of the fuel line oil came out, and that there was stain in a crawlspace area, both cleaned up.  The fuel line and sleeve went under the floor from the garage and came out in the furnace room within the home about 10' away, it is unknown if the sleeve went the whole way.
	The burner tech and I agreed that the leak appeared minor and there was no oil vapor intrusion problem within the home.  The fuel line was in the process of being replaced.  The area is rural residential and served by private drilled wells and located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Mr. Griswald's well is 500' deep.
	I advised Mr. Griswald that he could get his water tested for fuel oil if he was concerned otherwise there was no requirement for further action.  While onsite I recovered several gallons of waste motor oil from Mr. Griswald for recycling.
P-216-2012*
	On 3/16/12, at his request I accompanied Tim Wright of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for a hazardous waste facility inspection.  Dasco Signs constructs and maintains commercial signs, in particular for Duncan Donuts franchises.  While replacing signs, Dasco Signs collects usable and spent fluorescent lighting tubes, a special waste due to mercury content; I understand that this facility has had violations in the past.
	During the inspection I noted no prohibited discharges and no broken bulbs.  See the records of the MDEP hazardous waste unit for evaluation of the waste storage and compliance issues.  No further MDEP Response Division actions planned at this time.

S Brezinski
P-217-2012*
	Monday 3/26/12: I met Quarry Superintendent Frank Ring and inspected the discharge and clean-up actions for this 30 to 40 gallon hydraulic oil discharge due to a hose burst on heavy equipment.  The location is a rock quarry with no drinking water wells within 300' of the spill.  The discharge was reported to have sprayed out over the ground  under high pressure.  I found the leak satisfactorily remediated.
P-218-2012*
	3/26/12: Report of transmission oil leak from an employee vehicle while at the LL Bean Order Fulfillment Center warehouse.  The area is rural commercial and served by municipal water and sewer.  No leak to storm drains; reported controlled and cleaned.
P-219-2012*While filling a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence, it was determined that there was a leak in the fill pipe to the tank. The leak was caused by loose and deteriorated pipe threads. A small drip was observed inside the basement of the residence. The released oil was cleaned up and disposed of by the oil delivery contractor. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel contacted the home owner and informed them that they needed to make necessary repairs.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-220-2012*March 26, 2012, Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) reported a waste oil spill at the PNSY in Kittery. Approximately 40 gallons of waste oil and water discharged from the waste oil tank accidentally when the tank was overfilled. Speedi dry and sorbent pads were applied to the concrete area where the discharge was contained.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection will have a guided visit on April 26, 2012.
P-221-2012*March 26, 2012, Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a #2 oil leak at 5 Beaver Brook Road in Scarborough. A corrosion hole in the fill pipe attached to the above ground storage tank (AST) allowed an estimated amount of 1 gallon of #2 oil to leak onto the surface of the concrete basement floor.

Josh Groshon notified DEE of the leak on March 26, 2012. DEE responded to the leak and replaced the pipe with a new fill pipe. Speedi dry was applied to the oily concrete surface and removed and disposed of appropriately.

At this time I also spoke to Mr. Groshon and asked if he was satisfied with the clean up and he was.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-145-2012*Lawrence "Sonny" Stanley of Double S Company reported a 10-15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a EBS delivery truck.  A hose broke on the EBS truck during a delivery at Isacc Stinson's property (165 Minturn Rd, swans Island).  Double S company was hired by EBS to clean up the spill.  They excavated dirt from the driveway and placed it  into a Gott's dump truck to haul the contaminated soil to Lanes Asphalt plant in Hancock.  No further action by response expected.




B-146-2012*The State Police Bomb Squad reported that Mrs. Edna Huntley had chemicals in an old shed that were once used for making fireworks.   They were in the process of burning the very old dynamite next to another shed.   There were approximately 16 chemicals, mostly poisons, in two cardboard boxes in an old shed near the house.   The State Police requested that I remove these chemicals due to the likelihood that she will not dispose of them properly.   She said her son used to make fireworks in the summer about 40 years ago.  They were disposed of properly.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-151-2012*Mr. Rob Howard of the Blue Hill Transfer Station reported a 2 quart oil spill.  It was found near the metal pile.  No source was found.  It may have been from someone dumping metal off or from one of the pieces of equipment at the site.  A small bucket of soil was removed and hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-157-2012*As I was traveling on Route 1 towards Beals Island, I noticed a chip truck on the side of the road with a puddle under the cab and a line of dark material on the road behind the truck as far as I could see.  I stopped and talked to the sheriff on scene, and then proceeded to remove as much of the spilled product as possible.  The truck's drive shaft came apart, and when it did, it sheared a hydraulic line.  This allowed approximately 35 gallons to drain over a mile of Route 1 and puddle under the truck when it came to rest.   They moved the truck a couple miles down the road to a Department of Transportation lot to have it fixed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-1121-2010*CMP reported downed transformer due to fallen tree. See CMP Oil and Chemical Spill Report for details. DEP response plans no further action.
P-1122-2010*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported downed transformer due to plow truck striking pole.  See CMP Oil and Chemical Spill Report for details.  No request for DEP made.  None dispatched. DEP Response plans no further action.
P-223-2012*On 3/27/12, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified by Pit Stop Fuels (Pit Stop) that one of their customers called to report an oil spill in the driveway. The customer indicated that the oil spill occurred in their driveway sometime over the winter during a delivery when there was snow on the ground and it wasn't until now that they realized what happened. Pit Stop indicated that they are not aware of any spill occurring at this residence.

DEP personnel responded to the site and observed oil staining on the asphalt driveway and the concrete paver walkway that leads to the front entrance of the house. In addition, some staining was observed in the bark mulch and soils adjacent to the driveway and walkway.

The DEP recommended raking up and disposing of the stained soils and scrubbing the walk and driveway with a degreasing agent.

The DEP contacted Pit Stop and asked if they would be willing to assist the DEP in attempting to clean the spilled oil. Pit Stop was adamant that they did not spill any oil at the residence. However, they agreed to help and sent out an employee to assist the DEP in the cleanup.

The DEP could not determine the type of oil spilled, when the spill occurred, or the source of the spill.

Oil impacted debris was raked up and disposed of by the DEP. The oil impacted walkway and driveway were washed and scrubbed with a degreasing agent.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.
P-224-2012*March 27, 2012 Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported a lube oil spill on the Central Maine Power (CMP) ROW (right of way) at structure 24 south of Old Greene Road in Lewiston. Ms Wry stated that the spill occurred because a metal joint was over lubricated and the oil oozed onto the wooden mats. Sorbent pads were used to recover the lube oil. The sorbent pad was disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.
P-225-2012*The call was received about a total failure of a large pole mount transformer with approximately 50 gallons of untagged oil released when transformer exploded.  There was a fire associated with the overheated oil release (see photos).  Clean up was not immediate as laboratory data was required for PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) potential, results were less than 2 parts per million.  Therefore the clean up was routine for an oil release performed by Coutts Brothers. Volumes and amounts are listed in the attached Central Maine Power Oil or Chemical Spill Report.

DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-226-2012*Gorham Fire reported a citizen had dropped off mercury in a jar within a paint can, and wished assistance in it proper disposal.  I responded to find a two pound small container in a paint can.  No name was given but she was described as an elderly woman, who found the mercury at the old farm house. The container was collected and transported back to DEP for consolidation with other mercury items until shipment for recycling/disposal.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-228-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call about leaking basement oil tank in a multi-unit residence.  The first floor tenant noticed the odor a few days before, but didn't want to bother the landlord, so it went unreported for those few days.  Finally a visiting friend convinced her to call and that led to Maxim's coming to service or investigate the source of the odor complaint.  He discovered a failed fire-matic valve, such that no matter how tight it was turned, it dripped.  He then called to report the spill.  Upon arrival, I met him and we spoke with the tenants and went down into the basement for a look around.  The wet floor was a mixture of clay, loose gravel and what can best be described as wet ash (possibly from coal or wood fired system in the past).  There was a definite oil presence in the floor material.  The access to the basement was limited to rickety steep marginal stairs, as there was no bulkhead, and the windows were deteriorated badly.  The decision to use a vactor was made and arrangements secured.

A short while after plans were made, Mr. Labozzo (the property owner) arrived and offered to put the tenants up for the night, but they declined.  He was briefed on our findings and plans.  He was satisfied with the findings and agreeable to the remediation plans.  The objective was to have the basement cleaned by mid-afternoon, and restoration would be coordinated after removal operations.

One complication was the City was having some major roadwork/utility done (street closure and trenching) along the building(s), and positioning the vactor might be limited.  The vactor backed into the driveway, and after all the cars were removed, it was completely off the street.  The removal of materials ranged from a few inches to 12-18 in the more heavily contaminated areas.  There was a flow path in the clay/ash which at one point terminated in an open pipe to the street storm drain/sewer.  This had long been blocked by sediment and debris.  The pipe was unearthed and a slotted cover placed over it and back filled with stone.  This would also improve drainage and possibly create a small dry space on the floor for storage. As it turned out, the contractor worked with us, allowing us access in and out without a complication, and allowing us to complete our tasks in a very timely, efficient manner.

Crushed stone was chosen as the restoration media.  The dump truck backed up to the deck and stone was shoveled into buckets and carried to the top of the stairway and dumped in.  In the basement, the stone was raked and levelled.  It was also decided at this time that the tank should be replaced.  The legs were crumbling and rust was heavy all over the tank.  The owner agreed and the tank would either be replaced or the whole system changed to natural gas.

The owner and tenants were satisfied with the elimination of the odor and  restoration.  Based on the successful remediation and future plans for a system upgrade, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-229-2012*It was reported the a drill rig on the project cracked a filter and discharged about a gallon of oil to the wooden mats.  This was mopped up with sorbent pads and the materials consolidated for pick up by the licensed contractor.  No request for assistance wass made none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP Response plans no further action.
P-230-2012*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that an oil discharge had been discovered at the aforementioned address.  The reporter was either a listing realtor or visiting broker.  After several convoluted telephone calls, the Keller Williams agent was reached and she gave me the entry code, and had to refer me to Complex & Emerging Risk Claims unit (C&ERCU).  There was a claim number HD-150-021817317-01, with prior (2/3/12) vandalism related incidents as related to copper piping/wire removal. The oil spill was news to her, and she would have to consult within.

The property was visited and the conditions noted.  The home had been ravaged by vandals: copper wire pulled out of walls outlets to the ceiling, baseboard radiators peeled out, sheetrock smashed, copper piping in the bathroom pulled out of the tub/shower unit.  The copper pipe in the basement was removed, and copper line to the tank cut and presumed oil taken.  There was a small pool of oil on the floor and a small pail of oil.  The pail of oil was removed and the free product absorbed with pads.  Looking around the property, open garage, yard, no other items of concern were observed.  No additional concerns have been received.  Based on that, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-234-2012*A motor vehicle accident cased the release of 1.5 gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbent's and was disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-235-2012*An unidentified female driver had the wisdom to call 911 when she discovered her car's fuel tank leaking after putting gasoline in, at the unattended service station.  She was advised not to drive her car and had already come to that conclusion on her own, also had the presence of mind to apply speedy dry from the spill kit located next to the dispenser.  She was on the phone with me discussing the incident right until the Waterboro Fire Department (WFD) arrived.  She was instructed to have the WFD call me direct if conditions worsened or they needed assistance.  No call was received, no DEP response made.  Based on the conditions described by the caller and the fact WFD responded quickly the situation seemed well in hand, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-236-2012*Mr Anderson called to report tenants or handymen at the aforementioned address were digging (likely sewer line) and discharging to adjacent catch basin.  The site was visited and indeed some gentlemen were knee deep in grey water with a pump and hose discharging to the street side catch basin.

I referred the situation to the Portland Public Works Department (PPWD).  Dispatch took the call and indicated that they would have some one inspect it and update with findings.

I did not hear back from PPWD so I revisited the site later, the gentlemen were still tending the hose but did say PPWD inspector had been by and just required they obtain a permit (postmortem, Monday morning).  The situation was a broken pipe and no hazardous or special  concerns beyond back up and odors.  Based on the findings of visits and no additional calls from city or complainant, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-237-2012*Biddeford Fire Department called to report a fire at a local saw mill, with 5-6 drums of hydraulic oil involved and compromised.  Upon arrival I was met by Owner Mr. Hussy (face quite swollen from second degree burns) and family, I introduced myself and told them the Fire Department called with concerns.  "No need" was the immediate response and we talked briefly, with no deviation whatsoever from the denial of access to the property and scene.  I offered them a half bail of sorbent pads should they encounter any residual leaks from the affected drums, they accepted and agreed to be careful.

Based on the staunch denial of access and assistance, the property is large enough and site isolated by hundreds of feet to any sensitive receptors, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-239-2012*Anonymous complaint indicated that chemicals had been spilled at a boat repair facility. DEP personnel responded to the location and found no evidence of a release.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-254-2012*Received a call from Grenier Fuels regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 1 Clayton Drive, Saco, ME.  The leak had been slowed and they were in the process of obtaining a temporary tank to transfer the remaining fuel into until the tank could be replaced.  It was unknown how much fuel had been lost.

I met with the owner, Mr. Benson, and Grenier Fuels on-site.  Mr. Benson stated that he had smelled fuel earlier in the day, and discovered the AST to be weeping.  When he wiped the wet area, the tank started to leak.  He placed a container under the tank, and contacted the fire dept.  He didn't think he lost more than 10 gallons.  He was surprised that there was an issue with the tank, because it was only three years old and he was diligent with painting the tank.  The remaining kerosene was transferred without incident.  After the leaking tank was empty, we determined that the cause was a pencil size corrosion hole.  The many layers of paint had limited the extent of the discharge.

I returned the following day, and removed 0.28 tons of contaminated soil for processing at CPRC Group.  Mr. Benson's estimate of  lost fuel was fairly close.

No further action required.



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I-59-2012*4/6/12 12:30 Received a call from Joyce Noble, who called to report a small spill of #2 heating oil at the Daigle Oil Company's (DOC) Bulk Plant in Madawaska.  Joyce said that the delivery driver reported that a cap came off during the fuel delivery and about 4-5 gallon of #2 heating oil spilled onto the concrete pad.  John Noble and a few of his crew are headed up to the bulk plant to make sure the spill is adequately cleaned up.  Asked Joyce to contact DOC to inform them of the spill and action being taken.
Joyce will do this when she gets off the phone with me.  Joyce will also be faxing in a spill report on the incident.  I asked Joyce to call back if John needs any assistance with the clean-up.  No site visit was warranted and no further action by Response Services staff is expected.
A-196-2012*	A spill of an estimated 100 gallons of diesel occurred when a 275-gallon plastic tote was damaged by a fork lift. The oil stored in the tote was used to eliminate frost from forming on the feed belt for the large conveyor to the incinerator. The tote was being moved because the warmer spring temperatures no longer required its use. The oil was spilled onto a concrete pad and flowed into a storm drain which connected to a lined retention pond. The outfall was plugged by ReEnergy personnel and they then used pumps to recover 90 gallons of spilled product. A small amount of diesel fuel did reach the containment pond (see attached photos). Sorbent material was used to collect free product from the concrete slab.
	On April 4, 2012, I met with David Ettinger at the facility. Clean Harbors was on-site with a vacuum truck. They cleaned up any residual product in the drainage pipe and cleaned product from the retention pond. A small amount of visually impacted soil was discovered around the edge of the concrete slab and they were instructed to also remove this. The oil contaminated solids were stockpiled and then ran through the incinerator located at the site. It appeared most of the spilled product was recovered through the clean-up efforts of both ReEnergy and their contractor Clean Harbors. No further Response actions are anticipated.
B-165-2012*Mr. Tony Gonzales, of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill along Route 6 in Milo.  The spill occurred when a hose broke on a power broom being towed behind a DOT truck.   As soon as the driver saw the leak, he stopped and placed sorbent pads down.  Hydraulic oil was spilled over a 100 feet or so by 1 foot wide of Route 6.  Sorbent pads were used to soak up as much of the oil as possible.   Sand was then placed on the spill to recover additional spillage, and then swept up and taken to Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal.  The spill occurred between the railroad tracks and railroad bridge on Route 6.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-227-2009*This Underground Storage Tank Service station & convenience store has gone out of business.  The tanks have been taken out of  service.  The tanks unit in Augusta is aware of the facility status.  No action is needed at this time by Response Services staff
I-220-2009*11/19/09 Received an anonymous complaint of a person walking by the airport in the vicinity of the General Aviation Terminal that they smelled gas, possibly aviation gas in the road ditch running from the terminal building at the Presque Isle Regional Airport

Took a PhotoIonization Detector and a multi-gas meter and went over to the area along Central Drive and took readings with both instruments.  Got no detectable readings from the instrument survey of the road ditch in front of the General Aviation terminal.  No further action is warranted at this time
A-180-2012*DEP received notification of an overfill of an excavator which released approximately 1 pint of hydraulic oil onto wooden wetland mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-181-2012*Dead River Company called this office to report the release of a small amount of fuel oil at the home of Tom Danylik.  This home is located at 7 Allen Street in the town of Wilton. The leak was less than a gallon. The oil tank located in the basement developed a corrosion induced leak.  No resources are at risk and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-182-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a mechanical failure in a bucket truck which released approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil onto a gravel driveway.  Central Maine Power Company conducted clean-up activities which involved the use of sorbents and hand excavation.  No site visit made.

No Central Maine Power report was received.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-183-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to the road when a diesel truck overturned.  The fire department collected the oil in sorbent pads and Maine Department of Environmental Protection removed the pads for disposal.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-184-2012*An excavator caught fire in this residential back yard.  Most of the spilled oil was consumed in the fire but there were areas of oil stained soil as a result of the leak.  A second excavator was used to remove the oily soil and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling in   Scarborough for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-185-2012* On 3-27-2012, the Department received a report of an oil tank leak at a vacant home. This home is located at 451 Town House Rd. in Vienna. I was in the area retuning from another job site, so I made a site visit. There was an oil stain (6 x 5 feet) on the gravel/grass area adjacent to the tank. The cause of the spill appeared to be from a loose fitting at the oil filter assembly.
 I called the listing agent (home is for sale and also going through foreclosure), and they gave me the phone number of David Thibault at the Franklin Somerset Federal Credit Union. I made contact with David Thibault and explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund. He chose not to use the Clean-up Fund, based on the deductible amount.
 After much delay the soil was excavated on 6-11-12. Approx. 8 yds. of soil was removed and then backfilled with clean soil. I collected a soil sample to confirm the contaminated soil had been removed. This sample was analyzed at the Maine State Health and Environmental Testing Lab (HETL) for total extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (TEPH). Results of the soil sample are attached. The guideline for one parameter, Naphthalene, was exceeded slightly for the Leaching to Groundwater clean up criteria.  Well water at this site, however, will be monitored quarterly by the Department to ensure no adverse impacts result from this spill incident. This site has been referred to Molly King, Division of Technical Services for well water sampling.  No Further action is expected for the Division of Response Services.
 Water sample was collected on 8-7, using 12 volt pump.
A-186-2012*Eric Grenier of Dragon Products contacted this office to report a broken hydraulic hose on a truck in the loading/unloading area.  The spilled oil was discharged into pet coke, a byproduct of the petroleum industry burned in the lime kiln for energy recovery.  The impacted material was excavated, and disposed in the kiln per normal operations.  No site visit was made.  No further action by DEP Response expected.
A-187-2012*Kara Wry contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill from a digger derrick used on the Central Maine Power Co. utility corridor improvement project.  Cianbro-Irby owned the equipment and reportedly excavated impacted soil.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-188-2012*Gasoline contamination was discovered under the dispensers during an underground storage tank replacement project.  The contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  There are wells at risk so the site was referred to technical services for further groundwater investigation.  No further Response action is expected.  More detailed information is available in the environmental site assessment in the file room.
A-189-2012*A Clean Harbors Environmental Services truck had a malfunctioning boom which vibrated out to the side.  When the truck went through the toll booth the boom struck the toll booth and broke a hydraulic line.  A small amount of oil was lost to the ground which Clean Harbors employees collected with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-190-2012*A valve failed to close which allowed an estimated 3000 gallons of white liquor (12% sodium hydroxide) to be released to the mill process sewer.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-191-2012*During the cleaning of fryolators at this restaurant, some fryer oil got on the floor and drained under the building and into the river that leads to Camden harbor.  Camden Fire Department traced the sheen back to the restaurant and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Restaurant employees cleaned the spilled oil from interior surfaces to prevent more sheening.  The restaurant is in violation of codes relating to grease traps and will be working with the town to resolve deficiencies.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-242-2012*April 02, 2012, Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reported an engine leak of lube oil at Danville Junction in Auburn. Approximately 1 gallon of lube oil leaked from the engine onto the ballast. Approximately 8 pounds of rocks and dirt were removed from the area of the leak and taken to Pan Am's Waterville yard for consolidation with like wastes and disposal of at a licensed facility. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-243-2012*I was contacted by Mr. Klockow reporting that while excavating in his yard for a new garage he found an underground storage tank.  I provided Mr. Klockow with all the paperwork to register and remove the tank.  Mr. Klockow had the tank almost completely excavated and then he hired a contractor to come with an excavator to pull the tank.  Environmental Projects took the tank away for recycling.  There was no evidence of oil spillage anywhere around the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-244-2012*Discharge was the result of a back hoe rolling over, for unknown reasons, releasing motor oil onto the ground.  For further details see attached report.

No further action required.
P-246-2012*
    4/3/12: Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported a small overfill of a pair of residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tanks (AST) at this location.  DRC described that the peddler truck driver had switched to fill the 2nd tank but "lost the whistle" for a second resulting in an overfill out the vent pipe to the ground below.  DRC reported they cleaned up the oiled grass and soil.  The ASTs inside were checked and found to not have any fitting leak.
     The location is rural residential use with private drinking water wells and septic.  No further clean-up is expected and no Maine DEP response was made at the time.

S Brezinski


P-247-2012*Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) responded to an overfill of passenger vehicle at 7-Eleven, and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  BFD applied some speedy dry sorbent material and was told the staff of 7-Eleven would clean up and make arrangements for waste disposal.  No request for MDEP assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-248-2012*An electrical transformer failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon to the cement pad on which it sat.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-249-2012*A storm-downed transformer released approximately eight gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  Some product was presumably washed away during the storm, but contaminated soil was identified at the base of the pole. One drum and one bag of soil were removed from the site.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
I-57-2012*On 3-29-12, Maine Public Service reported a spill of about 1/2 gallon hydraulic oil as the result of a blown hose on a bucket truck. The incident occurred at the corner of Market and S. Perley Brook road in Fort Kent. The crew used sorbent to clean it up.  No further action required.
I-39-2012*On 2-27-12, Maine Public reported a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill at their operations Center in Presque Isle, due to a blown hose on a bucket truck. Employees used sorbent pads and speedy dry and also shoveled up some contaminated snow. No further action deemed necessary.
I-55-2012*On 3/22/12, Orion Timberlands reported a spill that occurred by one of their logging contractors on 3/14/12 in T7 R9. It happened at mile 4 on the Oxbow Road. A blown hydraulic hose on a log crane caused about 5 gallons to be lost on the road. The contractor, Robert McBriearty and Sons cleaned it up using sorbent pads.  No further action required.
I-56-2012*On 3-27-12, Huber Engineered Woods reported a spill of hydraulic oil in the log yard. While being repaired, a valve was broken on a log loader boom, causing about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost. They used wood fines as sorbent to clean it up, and the fines were burned in an on-site boiler. No further action was necessary.
P-264-2012*See attached report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-58-2012*On 4-3-12, Chris Langille, a local contractor called to report that while in the process of moving an oil tank at the residence of Richard Nedeau, they discovered it had been leaking, because of an area of dead grass around it. I met with the contractor and Mr. Nedeau on site. The contractor removed about 5 yards of topsoil and replaced it with clean material. Contaminated soil was land spread in Langille's equipment storage area. No further action was required.
I-54-2012*On 3-20-12, Bob Prestwood of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) called to report that an aboveground diesel tank at Smith Farms in Limestone had lost about 10-20 gallons through the vent. The tank had recently been filled, and due to abnormally warm weather, the fuel in the tank expanded and came out the vent. MPG responded and used sorbent pads on the surrounding ice to pick up the fuel. I visited the site the following day and determined there was no more cleanup necessary, as the pads had picked up all recoverable fuel.  No further action required.
B-140-2012*On 3/22/12 I received report from the Department of Transportation, Jackman yard of 3 gallon jug of some chemical they recovered on the side of the route 15.  A spring clean up crew was traveling along route 15 picking up winter trash and discovered a clear jug with a corrosive sticker placard on it.

They recovered the jug and returned it to their shop.  At some point they decided that it was Hydrofluoric acid, based solely on the corrosive sticker on the jug.  No other markings on the jug.

I drove to Jackman after receiving the report to recover what was possibly Hydrofluoric acid.  When I arrived on site I donned the appropriate PPE and overpacked the chemical for transit.  Due to the hour and the darkness I was not able to safely sample the pH of the chemical that night.

The next morning my supervisor, Thomas Smith and I donned the appropriate PPE and checked the pH.  Luckily the chemical was not Hydrofluoric acid but a mildly acidic one instead.

The chemical was properly disposed of by Environmental Projects. Inc.


No further action

P-1123-2010*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported downed transformer due to storm damage.  CMP, NASC, and Coutts Brothers conducted clean up activities.  See CMP Oil and Chemical Spill Report for details.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-258-2012*Received a report from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a report of a propane and oxygen tank washing ashore at 231 Front Street, South Portland.  I followed up on the report and found nothing, checking from 231 to 301 Front Street, South Portland.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-269-2012*On 4/6/12 I received a call from Veronica at Dead River reporting a 3/4 gallon spill of heating oil from one of their tank trucks.  The nozzle on the truck opened somehow causing oil to spill onto the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required by Response Services.
B-150-2012*On 3/29/12, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), reported the discharge of 8 gallons of transformer oil from a transformer. It was being moved when it fell off the fork lift and impact with the pavement caused the spill. The transformer tag indicated there was no polychlorinated biphenyl content in the transformer. The BHE crew used sorbent pads and speedi dri to contain and clean up the oil from the pavement.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated in this matter at this time.
B-143-2012*On 3.25.12, I received a report from the Bangor Fire Department of a spill of # 2 fuel oil in a basement on South Park Street in Bangor.  The tenant had called the Fire Department when they smelled the oil.  The Fire Department explained that it looked like the fitting coming out of the tank that goes to the filter had been broken off.  When I arrived on-scene, Bangor Fire Department was present, as well as Jesse McCue, the representative for the property owner, Maine Real Estate Management.  He had already called Dead River Company to come and repair the tank.  It was estimated that the tank could have been at least 1/2 full.  I estimated between 125 and 150 gallons of product could have been lost.  I explained the Above Ground Storage Tank Insurance Fund to Mr. McCue, and told him that the first thing I needed to do was check the air in the house to see if the smell of oil was above health standards.  I used my photoionization detector (PID) to check the oil vapor load in the house.  The meter read 15 parts per million (ppm) down in the basement and on the first level of the house 10 ppm.  Upstairs the meter dropped down to between 5 and 7 ppm.  I explained that these numbers were high and of concern, especially if there were children living in the house.  Mr. McCue made other arrangement for his tenants for the night.

I set up ventilation in the basement and waited for Clean Harbors to arrive with a crew and a vacuum truck to being removing contaminated soil in the basement.  Half the basement floor was concrete but on the other half where the tank was and where the oil impacted the floor consisted of 2 inches of pea stone followed by a layer of plastic sheeting and then clay.    Fortunately, the tenants did not store anything in this area, so there were no personal items impacted by the spill.  Once Clean Harbors arrived we began removing the pea store and clay.

Clean up continued into 3.26.12.  We removed 12.92 tons of contaminated soil.  Oil had migrated 3 to 3.5 feet below grade.  Fortunately, I saw no evidence that oil had spread underneath the concrete floor of the basement.  Although air quality had improved after the contaminated soil was removed, I installed 4 inch perforated piping below grade so that if the smell of oil was still an issue after back filling was complete, I could simply hook a ventilation fan up to the piping and vent the subsurface.  Backfilling continued into 3.27.12.

On 3.28.12, I returned to check the house again with my PID.  I found all readings to be below 1.0 ppm.  I saw no need to install a ventilation fan down in the basement.  I also consulted with Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, who joined me on site.  Their only concern was that some of the duct work for the forced hot air heating system had holes in it.  They felt that this was a potential route for oil vapors to take when the furnace turned on, so we spent a few minutes covering the holes with duct tape.  I got in touch with Mr. McCue and explained that the clean-up was complete, but if there were any issues that developed or the tenants complained of the smell of oil returning to please give me a call.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-144-2012*On 3.25.12, Milford Fire Department reported a flooded basement with oil on top.  The home was a foreclosed property owned by Bank of America.  Neighbors had seen the front door ajar and called the police.  Milford Police Department (MPD) responded and found no one inside, but smelled oil and checked out the basement.  The officer could see red # 2 heating oil floating on the water.

When I arrived on-scene, I found that the copper line from the oil tank to the furnace had been removed.  MPD also documented other acts of vandalism to the interior of the property.  Power had been shut off to the house since its foreclosure, but this was a home that needed a sump pump running to keep the basement dry.  My best guess as to what happened was that someone had waded through the flooded basement to steal the line, and the contents of the tank spilled out onto the water.  The level of the water may have fluctuated, but I can be reasonably certain that at no time did this basement dry out.

I had no idea when the oil had actually spilled, but fortunately found no evidence that it had discharged or been pumped outside.  The sump pump was actually plumbed into the sewer line, so if it had been running, the oily water would have been pumped to the waste water treatment plant.  I called for a vactor truck from Clean Harbors to remove the oily water in the basement as well as a crew to assist in the removal of several items in the basement that were now soaked with oil.  Several hundreds of gallons of oily water were removed.  I confirmed that the tank was empty and disabled the fill pipe outside.  I notified Bank of America of the incident.

Once the oily debris and water was removed from the basement the smell of oil dissipated.  I notified the Fire Department and the Milford Police Department that the clean-up was complete.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-215-2012*4/16/12 Eric Grainger from Dragon Cement Products reported that 5 gallons of a heavy lube oil had leaked from the kiln rotator at the plant. The heavy oil was collected with shovels and speedy dry that was disposed of at the plant. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-216-2012*4/16/12 1150 Kara Wry of Burns & McDonell reported that Cianbro Irby workers on the Central Maine Power right of way found an area of stained soil that smelled like diesel fuel. The amount was unknown. They were digging it up for disposal. The spill is in an area where a theft of diesel from equipment had occurred earlier in the year. I met Dave Hall from Cianbro Irby at the site the next day. They had removed about 100 pounds of stained soil and there was no indication any oil impacted soil was left.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-217-2012*4/16/12 1255 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that 1 pint of antifreeze had spilled to the ground in the Central Maine Power right of way from a loose hose on a piece of construction equipment. The antifreeze had spilled onto wood chips and the impacted material was collected and disposed of by Cianbro Irby employees. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-66-2012*4/20/12 Received a call from Mark Bosse of Dead River, regarding a spill of oil from a leaking aboveground storage tanks (AST) at the home of Fern Sewell in Littleton.  Mark stated that his crew was headed to the home to put down some speedy dry and sorbent pads and pump off the leaking AST.  Mark was not sure how bad the spill was, but would like Response Services at the scene.  Told Mark that I would meet his crew at Ms. Sewell's home to assist with the clean-up.

4/20/12 Met DRY technicians at home of Vern Sewell.  They are in the process of removing the tank.  Assisted them in lifting tank out of cellar.  Cleaned up the spots where the AST had corroded and started to leak.  Odor is minimal.  Put down some sorbent/odor eater - Moleculoc in the wall and floor seam of the concrete basement.  Will come back in several weeks to sweep up this material.  New AST installed in a different location in the cellar.  It appears that a constant drip from some plumbing was keeping the outside of the tank wet.  Dripping water/condensate rolled around the oval tank surface and clung to the bottom of a relatively young tank (11 years old) and caused it to rot out from the outside surface area.

6/7/12 Returned to Vern Sewell home, swept up the sorbent - Moleculoc.  Checked with Vern, she does not smell any odors.  Case closed, no further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-67-2012*4/19/12 Received a report from MDOT driver that an oily substance looked like it had been dumped on the road ditch adjacent to the Welcome to Portage Lake sign along Route 11.

Drove to the site and did not see any oily debris in the road ditch.   Found a spot where someone had dumped some wood ashes that had been spread out by rain water.  No further Response action is needed at this time
P-300-2012*On 4/24/12 I received a call from Chris Gessman of Pan Am reporting a leaking locomotive at Rigby Yard in South Portland.  It was reported that one 5 gallon pail of contaminated ballast was removed as a result of the spill and will be taken to Pan Am's Waterville facility for bulking and disposal.  No further action required.
P-36-2012*January 16, 2012, Gorham Fire Department reported that a gasoline tank on a passenger vehicle had broken off the car while the owner of the vehicle was filling the tank. The spill occurred at the Irving Station at 593 Main Street in Gorham.

The Fire Dept. responded to the scene and applied speedy dry to the concrete that was wet in gasoline. The speedy dry was removed and disposed of by contractors hired by Irving. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-37-2012*
Small surface discharge from equipment fuel tank leak.  See attached report for details; no further actions expected.
P-49-2012*Reportedly less than one gallon of #2 fuel was spilled onto paved drive surface from vent pipe caused by overfilling of 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the residence during a delivery. Cleaned up and disposed of by the Responsible Party with sorbent material. No further Response action expected.
P-194-2012*A broken hydraulic hose on a Kennebunk Public Works truck leaked approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to the road.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necssary.
P-195-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million ( 1ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted materials were removed for disposal Central Maine Power.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-250-2012*I was contacted by the City of Bath reporting that one of their street sweepers had blown a hydraulic hose while sweeping on Charles Street.  They used speedy dry to contain the spill on the pavement, no drains were reached.  The Public Works Department cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-252-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customer's had a corrosion hole in their oil tank.  They reported that a "glob of sludge" fell from the bottom of the tank indicating that a hole was imminent.  Downeast was able to clean the sludge off the concrete floor, pump the tank out, and replaced the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-253-2012*I received a complaint from the Department's website that reported there was an oil sheen in a small stream that passes under Burnham Lane in Hollis.  I contacted the complainant, Hazel, and discussed the possibility that it was an organic sheen.  She stated that there was construction going on up stream and she thought the heavy equipment might be leaking into the stream.  I visited the site and saw no evidence of organic or oil sheen.  I drove up the road and was able to talk to the person who was putting in the subdivision and crossing the stream and he stated there had been no oil leaks from his equipment.  I looked around the site and saw no evidence of oil leaks.  I believe that this is a case of an organic sheen that was washed away when someone opened up the clogged culverts under Burnham Lane (see attached photos).
P-255-2012*Approximately 10 gallons of used cooking oil grease was released to the paved road parking surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by an environmental contractor.
	
No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-256-2012*
	4/6/12: I responded and assessed a reported discharge of gasoline to the ground from a vehicle accident and fire near the Nonesuch River off the Gorham Road (Route 114).
	The vehicle and responders were gone when I arrived though the burned area was evident and a mild odor of gasoline.  I noted no free product or gasoline-saturated soil, or any particular concentration of spilled fuel in the burned area.  I noted no petroleum sheen in the river.  The area is sub-urban rural residential served by municipal water and sewer service.   It appears most of the vehicle's gasoline had burned off and remaining discharge will naturally degrade (attenuate), and that source reduction through excavation would be more environmentally damaging than the discharge of volatile petroleum; no further action recommended.
P-257-2012*April 06, 2012 Jim Hubbard or Downeast Energy reported an overfill of diesel at the 172 Main Street bulk plant in South Portland. Mr. Hubbard explained that a driver for Downeast Energy was filling their work truck and accidently overfilled approximately half a gallon of diesel onto the concrete pad fueling area. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill. Speedi dry was applied and removed from the oily area.
No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-259-2012*April 09, 2012, Ted Libby of Dead River Oil Company (Formerly Webber Oil) reported an overfill of #2 oil at the Dead River Oil Company bulk plant at 488 Hollis Road in Hollis.

Mr. Libby explained that while a driver was filling the tank truck approximately 7 gallons of #2 oil overfilled on top of the truck and spilled onto the concrete pad. Speedi dry was applied immediately to the oily area and removed and disposed of. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-260-2012*I was contacted by Yarmouth Dispatch reporting that a tractor-trailer dump truck had rolled over at Plainview Farm.  The driver was making a delivery of loam and the truck got off balance and fell over.  Diesel fuel was leaking out of the lower of the two saddle tank's fill cap which was inaccessible with the truck on its side.  A towing company was called to right the truck and once it was upright it didn't leak anymore and was taken away.  The owner of Plainview Farm wanted to excavate the soil himself so Perry transport provided a dump truck and most of the contaminated soil was excavated.  The owner of Plainview Farm felt that enough of the soil had been excavated so he called it good.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-261-2012*A home owner discovered an oily substance in their drilled well and notified the DEP. DEP visited the site and observed the top of the well casing situated inside of a shed. The shed is used for storage of items including power equipment containing petroleum products. DEP surmised that oil from one of these machines leaked through the top off the well casing and into the well. A sample of the well water was collected on 4/3/12 and analyzed for contaminants of concern. Results indicated the presence of petroleum compounds (attached). The site was turned over to Brad Hahn of the Maine DEP Division of Technical Services.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-262-2012*I was contacted by Mr. Fortier reporting that his oil tank had a leaking copper line that had been fixed by Fielding's Oil but that he had calculated that 60-80 gallons of oil was missing.  I arrived to find the tank had a fire-o-matic valve that the copper line was attached to with a 90 degree fitting.  There were about two feet of copper line and then there was a union just before the line went through the wall into the house.  The leak was on the tank side of the union just outside the wall and there was a stained area on the ground underneath it.  Fielding's had been there and replaced the two foot section of copper line between the fire-o-matic and the union.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and hand dug a couple of test holes to see if we could find where the oil had gone.  Because the home is on Sabbathday Lake the water table was quite shallow.  All indications were that the oil was sitting along the home's frost wall and did not appear to have traveled away from the house toward the Lake.  I hired Fielding's to install a temporary oil tank away from the area we would be excavating which they did that day.  The following day a vactor was used to excavate along the frost wall where we encountered groundwater with oil on it and oil weeping out from between the concrete blocks of the frost wall.  Large chunks of wood were pulled out of the excavation and they were saturated with oil.  A location was chosen for a recovery well to be installed and it was excavated to about 5 feet below grade and the excavation was partially back filled with 3/4 inch stone.  When we returned the following day we found that the remaining piece of the old copper line, on the house side of the union, had leaked.  I contacted Fielding's and requested that they come out and replace the existing line with one continuous piece of copper line which they did.  At that time the part of the frost wall that was oil stained was removed.  We then chased free oil along the footer tacking off just the front of the blocks and allowing the oil to be recovered.  We also vactored out some of the oil under the house, inside the frost wall.  I contacted Don White of Technical Services and asked him to address the indoor air quality issues that might come up now that we had disturbed the soil under the house.  He had a radon-type fan installed.  At this time I went out on medical leave and Don White managed the rest of the clean up.  Soil was vactored from underneath the house, installed a sub-slab ventilation system, and a concrete floor was poured.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-263-2012*April 10, 2012, Ted Libby of Webber/Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill at the 488 Hollis Road in Hollis bulk plant. Mr. Libby explained that the overfill occurred because of a human error while filling the tank trucks. Approximately 20 gallons spilled into the dike concrete containment.

I conducted an unannounced site inspection on April 10, 2012 at approximately 1300 hours. I inspected the area of discharge and was satisfied with the clean up.

3 Three 55 gallon drums were used to remove the contaminated water in the dike and disposed of at Clean Harbors in South Portland.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-265-2012*April 10, 2012, Jeff Bilodeau of Heutz Oil Co., Inc. (Heutz) reported an oil leak from a furnace at 1610 Perkins Ridge Road in Auburn. Mr. Bilodeau said he replaced a nozzle  by the burner that was causing oil to leak onto the concrete basement floor. Mr. Bilodeau also applied speedi dry and sorbent pads to the oily concrete surface. At this time the home owner Jim had said he would like DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection) response to confirm that the trench in the basement was not saturated with oil. I spoke to Jim and we agreed to meet the next day.
April 11, 2012 I met with Jeff and Jim. I took a soil screen (shake test) test of the soil in the trench. The results came back undetectable for oil in the trench. Jim was satisfied with the air quality and had aired out the basement. Jim was concerned with a black sludge that was leaking in from the concrete wall of the basement. I took a "shake test" of the sludge but the test could not confirm oil nor could I identify what the sludge was. I recommended he get it tested.
I was satisfied with the clean up. No further action was taken by the DEP.
P-266-2012*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers' had called because he had some "pink stuff" on his basement floor and was afraid it was oil.  The burner technician arrived on scene and found that there was no oil spill just a discolored area on the concrete that was not oil or chemical.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-267-2012*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-268-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leak in their basement.  Apparently a loose fitting on the furnace had caused about an ounce of oil to drip onto the concrete basement floor.  The technician was able to fix the leak and clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-272-2012*
DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday, 4/11/12: During mid-morning while en route to another discharge I noted a logging truck belonging to RJ Daoust Logging rolled over on its passenger side on the southbound shoulder of Route 26.  Local fire department responders were tending the rolled-over truck and logs.
	While en route back south about 1550-hours I stopped to inspect the still rolled-over truck; no driver or fire department personnel were onsite at the time.  I met an State Police Commercial Vehicles Inspector who had also just stopped and who stated that he had not been notified of this accident.
	I noted that about a gallon of black engine oil had discharged into the soil from the engine area.  I padded the spill with sorbents and dug up oil-saturated soil for disposal.  The area is rural residential, farm and commercial use, with private water wells that I did not believe seriously threatened by the leak.  I noted discharges of diesel fuel from the truck's saddle tank.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	I found no evidence that this discharge was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as required by statute.
2.	I found no evidence that the observed discharge poses a serious threat to nearby drinking water wells.
3.	I was not onsite to observe the truck being recovered and did not speak with anyone from RJ Daoust Logging Company.

S Brezinski
P-273-2012*
4/12/12: Report of small volume pad-mounted non-PCB transformer leak believed to probably be due to snowplow hitting the transformer.  Response and clean-up by CMP, Maine DEP inspection on 4/19/12, no further Maine DEP actions expected.

The location is dense sub-urban condominium residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.
P-276-2012*April 11, 2012, Mike White of The Lane Construction Corp. reported that 7 drums were dumped illegally in front of White Bros. gravel pit at 415 Cape Road in Limington. I responded to the site immediately to investigate the situation.

When I arrived at the site I met with Mike White, Chief Mike Hartford of the Limington Fire Department and Deputy Steven Thistlewood of the York County Sheriff's Department. At that time there was no responsible party identified and 2 of the 7 drums were leaking product onto the pavement. I patched the holes and with assistance, turned the 2 leaking drums up right.

Without a responsible party it was determined that The Lane Construction Corporation would take responsibility of the clean-up until a responsible party is identified.

Clean Harbors was hired by The Lane Construction Corp. to remove the drums, characterize the product, and dispose of the drums.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division.

P-277-2012*A mechanical Failure of the gate valves that control water flow of the hydroelectric power plant located on the Presumpscot River in North Gorham caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of gear oil to the river. Sorbents were used to capture the released product. DEP personnel observed an oil sheen on the water. The gate valve was repaired. Impacted materials were disposed of by owner/operator NextEra.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-278-2012*This facility uses industrial equipment to produce taps and dies.  Lube oil is used as a cutting agent and cycled throughout the building to and from various machines.  An air handling system is employed by the facility to scrub the air in the building to provide a healthier workplace as free product is abound; contained, but abound.  This ionization filter systems has six sections, one of which failed which resulted in incomplete stripping and the release of lube oil mist out the vent to the grass below.  Contaminated soil was removed via excavation. Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria; an adequate approach in this commerical business park served by public water.  No further Response Services action necessary.
P-279-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had spilled a small amount of oil while disconnecting his hose from the fill pipe.  Apparently he disconnected too quickly after pumping and there was a half a cup of oil in his nozzle which leaked onto the ground.  The driver used pads and speedy dry to clean up the spill along with taking up a small spot of sod.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-281-2012*2 cups of diesel fuel was reportedly spilled on the Central Maine Power Right of Way. The spill was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent's and disposed of by the Cianbro. DEP personnel did not respond. See attached spill report provided by the reporting party. No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-284-2012*
	Report of small used motor oil discharge associated with a vehicle accident in the area of 893 River Road in Windham.  Local responders were reported to have remediated the spillage and no Maine DEP response was requested.  No further remediation is required.
P-285-2012*
	Saturday, 4/14/12: US Coast Guard, Marine Safety Office reported a diesel oil sheen of unknown origin in the water off Bug Light area, about 100' x 100' in size.  No clean-up of a sheen is typically possible so the sheen was monitored as it dissipated.
P-286-2012*
Sunday 4/15/12: Notification of leak from pole-mounted electrical transformer to paved parking lot below, reported cleaned up and I found remediated to state satisfaction.  CMP staff had completed clean-up before I arrived.  No oil reached drains or the nearby ocean waters, see attached photo.
P-287-2012*On 4/16/12, in response to a complaint from a local resident, I investigated this area for reported oil sheen in this brook.  The area is rural commercial and residential located behind and near a Hancock Lumber Store.  Walking upstream about 100', and about 1000' downstream from the road, I found no evidence of prohibited oil or chemical discharges.  I did find rusty iron-bacteria growths and a natural waxy marsh sheen.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-288-2012*On 4/16/12, received notification of a small hydraulic oil discharge from a construction roller in spots over the gravel roadway during construction work for the Central Maine Power (CMP) power grid upgrade project.  Burns & McDonnell, the environmental contractor for CMP, reported that the leak was in spots and clean-up was not practical.  On 4/20/12, I met the crew onsite and inspected the spill area; finding the discharge cleaned satisfactorily.  No further clean-up actions are required and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-290-2012*SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by Nouria Energy (a.k.a. Lampron Energy Co. in Maine).  Fred Anderson and crew of Portland Pump Company performed the removal on 4/17/12.  Jessica Szafranski of St. Germain Collins Group (SGC) performed the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.

UST FACILITY REMOVAL
	On 4/17/12 tanks T-5 through T-8 were removed, these tanks replaced bare steel tanks T-1 through T-4 which had been installed in 1989 when the facility was named Kimball's Mobil and owned by Ballard Oil Co.  The facility had also been known as Little Falls Mini Mobil.  T-5 through T-8 were single-wall, sti-P3 cathodically protected tanks; the anodes appeared expended.  Though partially submerged in groundwater the tanks had no required tiedowns to keep the tanks from floating when installed by Steve Hartford in 1989.
	Removed product piping was single-wall fiberglass though there were one or more sections of non-compliant bare steel.
	No new, replacement UST facility was installed following the abandonment, I understand the property will continue use as a vehicle repair garage.  The facility received a MDEP Notice of Violation in March 2012 leak detection violations.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The location is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service, and not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
	During the abandonment on 4/17/12, SGC confirmed field headspace sample readings exceeding notification level for petroleum discharges  the dispenser area, over tanks T-5, T-6, and in the diesel piping run (see the UST Closure Assessment done by SGC).  The dispenser islands had no containment sumps so suction-pump leaks where not contained.  Contamination levels were below the Excavator/Construction Scenario clean-up guidelines assigned for the property.  See also the lab analysis data in the closure report.
	Oil discharges onsite have been confirmed and described in reports P-428-1989, P-205-1999 and others.  At the time I understood no offsite sensitive receptors were effected by the discharges here.  There was no requirement for a UST Closure Assessment at the time of the 1989 facility replacement.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	No remediation was required at the time of the facility abandonment, and no voluntary remediation was initiated.  No further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned at present.
2)	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions and knowledge changes.  Discharge volumes are best estimates; I understand there have been multiple discharges of gasoline, motor oil and diesel over time the years, only some of them documented.
3)	At least four separate discharges were identified during abandonment, some perhaps associated with historical leaks.
4)	I am not aware of any Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance claims for the facility.  I understand that the discharge(s) associated with P-428-1989 would not be eligible based on the age.
5)	This spill report shall to be used as or construed to be a site assessment, or to imply the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski

P-292-2012*
Downeast Energy reported 1/2-gallon of #2 oil during a tan truck to tank truck transfer of fuel oil within their vehicle parking yard.   Responding to this reported discharge I noted no residual spillage and that the spill appeared to be cleaned satisfactorily.  There were periodic oil stains common to other parking lots.
The location is a fence-in paved parking area for propane and fuel oil tank trucks.  There is a consumptive-use motor fuels aboveground storage tank (AST) and dispenser near the entrance gate.  The surrounding area is dense, sub-urban residential and commercial use, and is served by municipal water.
B-176-2012*On April 12, 2012, Bangor Hydro Electric reported an estimated one quart spill from an electrical transformer on Pole 37, Poplar Road, Old Town.  The leak was from a failing gasket on the switch handle.  Bangor Hydro personnel shoveled up contaminated soil at the base of the pole and replaced the transformer.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-201-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a missing fuel cap on an excavator which released approximately 1/2 gallon of diesel onto gravel.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

No Burns and McDonnell spill report was received.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-295-2012*On 4/19/12 I received a call from Jeff Giggey of Cianbro reporting a few drops of hydraulic oil spilled from an excavator on a barge at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.  The spill occurred due to a loose fitting.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-289-2012*On 4/17/12 I received a call from Kevin Craig of Dead River reporting a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Biddeford.  It was estimated that 3 cups of oil had leaked from the line.  The spill was cleaned up and a new oil line installed.  The spill was limited to the concrete floor of the basement.  No further Response action required.
P-280-2012*On 4/12/12 I received a call from Alan Scales of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 2 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a failed transformer.  The spill was cleaned up by hand excavation.  No further action required.
B-174-2012*On 4.13.12,  Ray's Plumbing reported a fuel oil spill at the entered location.  Contact was made with the home owner, Amanda Hisler, who advises that someone stole oil from her residential, outside supply tank and, that as a result, oil dripped out of the attached feed line.  Hisler stated that she threw down Speedi-Dri on the spill area and advised that the release was minor, perhaps a drip a minute.  A police report was filed, but no arrests have been made.

Responder Higgins visited the site and advised that the spill was insignificant and performed a shake test on the impacted soil and observed a negative result.  No cleanup was warranted.  The tank does not comply with Oil & Solid Fuel Board installation standards and a request for an Aboveground Storage Tank replacement application sent to Peter Moulton of Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-270-2012*Received notification regarding the possibility of an oil discharge from the observation of a sheen in proximity to several small ponds behind 3 Strawberry Lane, Windham, ME.

I followed-up on the complaint and observed several marsh sheens in the vicinity, nothing suggesting cause for concern.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-271-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday 4/13/12 @ 0830 hrs time: Response to report of discharge of K1 heating oil from outside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) of Albert Michaud.  Mr. Michaud's mobile home resides at Hamlet Mobile Home Park which owns the contaminated property (land) under Michaud's AST.  Mr. Michael Hicks was the park manager and representative and is therefore also a PRP.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The AST appears to have had a slow drip over days or a week from a corrosion hole in the tank bottom (see photos) to the concrete tank pad and the soil.  Based on the volume of soil removed the discharge I assess to be one to three gallons in volume.
	The area is dense, suburban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  The leaking tank was a horizontal 275-gallon steel tank with a sleeved fuel line going in the mobile home skirting.  The MDEP database showed no public water wells or sand & gravel aquifer within 1000' or more.  There was no reports of indoor oil vapor intrusion problems reported.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	At the approval of the home and facility owner under Clean-Up Option-1, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP, Response Services hired Boom Technology to empty the tank and to excavate .13 tons of oiled soil down to 12" to 18" below grade to state satisfaction.  The oiled soil was recycled at CPRC Group under a MDEP oil spill debris form.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance to Mr. Michaud and gave him an application for the Fire Marshal.  Mr. Michaud may be a candidate for the IAP Program (see Expenditure Tracking Form).
2)	No further MDEP Response Division actions are required or expected at this time.
3)	With Michaud having a fixed income I contacted MDEP's Peter Moulton regarding assistance with a subsidized new oil AST facility, which he did not take advantage of in the end.
4)	This report shall not be used as, or considered to be an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate the discharge is clean to original condition.

S Brezinski

	
P-282-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	Friday, 4/13/12: I responded to a report from 4/13/12 by Dead River Company (DRC), of a small K1 oil discharge from an outside, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Onsite I met the building maintenance manager Bob Dufort who showed me around.  The facility consisted of three vertical, 330-gallon ASTs manifolded together bordering a residential property and surrounded by a wood fence.  The tanks are manifolded together as is the fuel piping which goes underground to the house.   Under the north end of westernmost AST (see site sketch) and on the neighboring property I noted dark oil-stained and oil-smelling soil confirming the oil discharge due to an internal corrosion hole in the tank.  I also noted a second but smaller oil leak from a line fitting.  Spill volumes within this report are estimations based on observation, training, and experience.  No field analysis was done or believed necessary.
	I did not assess the inside heating appliance, and am unaware of any indoor vapor intrusion complaint.
	The facility is a large house-like building that is a rental facility, like an inn.  The area is dense, sub-urban, commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	The facility owners had the leaking tank promptly emptied and removed, then the soil contamination was removed.  The volume of soil removed was much less than a cubic yard and disposed of in the company's normal commercial waste stream.  Within several weeks the two remaining ASTs were also emptied and removed and clean-up of oil debris done to state satisfaction.

	No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected.  I understand the facility has switched to gas heat.  No Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance application or coverage is expected.

S Brezinski

B-142-2012*On 3/23/12 I received report from R.H. Foster of a half gallon overfill from the oil tank at the Hampden public library.  The cause was human error and the oil company cleaned up the spill.

no further action
P-311-2012*March 13, 2012, Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy in Springvale reported a spill at 36 Devotion Ave. in Sanford. Ms Roberts explained that a technician was at Brian Hartnett's property conducting an annual cleaning of his furnace. While the technician was transporting a bucket of #2 oil that came from bleeding the burner he accidentally spill a couple of drops of oil on wooden steps of Mr. Hartnett's walk way. The oil was immediately cleaned up with speedi dry.

I spoke with Mr. Hartnett and he said he was satisfied with the clean up and did not DEP (Maine Department of Environmental Protection) response.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
A-202-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a spill from an unknown cause which released approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil onto gravel.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

No Burns and McDonnell spill report was received.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-203-2012*     A sheen was discovered on an oil/water seperator associated with the steam turbine cooling system at the PM3 building at Madison Paper. The system was shut down and a leak was discovered in the oil cooler tube bundle. 90 plus gallons were recovered from the oil water seperator prior to discharge into the Kennebec River. The recovered oil was incinerated in the onsite power generation boilers.
     No site visit was made. Please refer to the attached Madison Paper report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-204-2012*     A small amount of oil was lost from a loose union on the fill pipe of an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the John Morris Architects office. Kallouch Fuel Service technicians cleaned up the oil using sorbent pads and tightened the union on the fill pipe. After a discussion with the owner, no site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-205-2012*On 4/11/2012 in Strong, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck. The spill was contained to the paved roadway and cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
P-302-2012*On 4/25/2012 I received a call from Chris Guessman of PanAm reporting a 5 gallon spill of lube oil and water due to an over full containment tank on a locomotive.  PanAm cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-206-2012*Manchester Fire contacted this office to report a fire and explosion off Foye Rd. in an undeveloped right of way, later determined to be property of Maine General Hospital.  Edward Bishop of Oakland was using a gas powered abrasive blade saw to cut a 275-gallon steel tank in half.  The tank contained gasoline and vapors ignited violently when sufficient oxygen was introduced in the presence of the steady stream of sparks.  I responded to the site and met Chief Cram and Ken MacMaster, Fire Investigator for the Fire Marshal's Office.  I used a diaphragm pump to transfer the remaining liquids into an overpack drum.  I obtained contact information from Chief Cram and interviewed a neighbor Shelley Thamert.  The Thamerts have a dug well, not used for potable purposes.  They used bottled water for drinking and cooking.  I returned the drummed waste gasoline to the warehouse for later disposal off-site.  Mr. Bishop will be billed for disposal of this gasoline as he spilled it.

I contacted Rick Albert of Maine General Hospital to inquire about the property and get access to inspect it.  Rick met me on-site and we walked over the area.  Rick indicated that Mr. Bishop was contracted to remove scrap metal and tires from the site.  He was reportedly required to notify a hospital representative if he found any hazardous materials.  During our walkover we identified several areas of concern. There were several containers with liquid that provided a positive response on the organic vapor meter (Photo Ionization Detector).  We observed stained soil where petroleum had been discharged and an area were lead acid batteries may have been disassembled.  We also observed a stone quarry, now filled with ground water.  No petroleum sheen was in evidence on the quarry surface.  The abutting properties had been used over the years to store junk automobiles and metal scrap.  One of the properties was owned and operated by Leonard "Blackie" Hilliard.  Mr. Hilliard is since deceased and the property has fallen into disrepair.  Based on the boundaries of the town property tax map, it appeared most of the junk cars and debris found on the Maine General Hospital property actually had been hauled there by Hilliard's business.  This is also supported by dated Google Earth aerial photos.

With Maine General Hospital's permission, Jason Fish and I returned to remove residue from the inside of the burned out tank and did some hand work removing debris in the vicinity.  We also found additional drums of gasoline with evidence of a small fire where cuts had been made into steel drums in an attempt to drain the contents to the ground.  This waste gasoline was also transferred to drums for disposal off-site.

The site has been referred to DEP Uncontrolled Sites Division for further investigation.  David Brooks has been assigned to the site.  On June 15, 2012, a joint site visit was made with David Brooks, Paul Mitnik (Manchester Code Enforcement Officer), Christine Kendall (Maine General Hospital), and Peter Blanchard (DEP Response) to discuss the property and future investigation.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.


P-306-2012*   4/26/12: Report of small oil leak in the form of spots to the roadway as a Pine tree trash truck traveled up Tolman, Fairfield and Railway Roads.  No further actions at this time.
P-307-2012*A City of Portland crew replacing a brick sidewalk uncovered what appeared to be the fill pipe to an underground storage tank located below the sidewalk.  The tank was identified as Registration # 9144, located below the sidewalk of High St at the intersection of Congress St, and had supposedly been abandoned in place some years before.  That documentation was inaccurate because the tank was empty with the exception of an approximate inch of heating oil sludge as indicated by the stick.  Accommodations were made to cut the concrete sidewalk enough to allow access to the tank top so the tank could be entered and properly cleaned.  Approximately 100 gallons of residual heating oil was recovered from the tank because the installation was not level.  It was then cleaned and filled with concrete slurry to complete appropriate abandonment in place procedures.
A-208-2012*4/11/12 1930 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that 1 gallon of non PCB transformer oil had spilled from a pole mounted transformer to the road pavement and soil. The leak was caused when a vehicle hit the pole. Central Maine Power cleaned up the oil from the pavement and removed a small amount of oil impacted soil. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-308-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	Thursday 4/26/12: Mr. Dwight Raymond reported that the previoius day (4/25/12) contractors were excavating for a new sewer line under Western Ave. in front of the Big Apple gas station and they had encountered weathered gasoline-contaminated soil and groundwater (gw).  Workers told him that they planned to notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) but at this time, the next day, I found no record they had called.  Mr. Raymond was also concerned over possible contamination impacting his Pilot House Restaurant property.   Concerned over sensitive receptors and management of gasoline-contaminated media I made arrangements to meet Mr. Raymond onsite.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The location is a dense commercial use area served by municipal water and sewer service; there are no known drinking water wells within 1000', and no mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Local soil observed is non-native sand, gravel and silt fill.  I am unaware of any reports of vapor intrusion problems in nearby structures.
	The Big Apple CITGO station is a retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.   A significant gasoline discharge was documented in 1988 during the UST facility replacement (when it was known as Port Mobil and owned by E R Warren Oil Company) and in 1989 (see report P-205-1989).  Free product gasoline and gasoline-saturated soil was documented, typical of that time period contaminated media was not removed from under the road and buildings.
	4/27/12: I met Raymond, Mark Johnson of Gorham Sand & Gravel (GSG), and Nick Rico of Kennebunk Sewer Dept. (KSD).  Johnson and Ricco explained that they found oil-smelling soil when the excavated at Western Ave and Harbour Lane in front of the Big Apple on 4/25/12.  On 4/27/12 they had ENPRO sample groundwater to assist with disposal of dewatered groundwater.
	Raymond expressed additional concerns over alleged out-of-service gasoline USTs still located under the west side parking lot of the Bartley's Dockside Restaurant (see P-318-2012); and with alleged historical waste-oil dumping behind both Bartley's and the Big Apple (Port Mobil) now covered with new soil or pavement.
	Based on known information I assigned an Excavation/Construction-Worker Clean-Up Guideline for the site.   Based on past information, my observations and on ENPRO's lab results: MDEP issued an Oil Spill Debris Form letter, and groundwater was cleared to be dewatered to the Kennebunk Sewer system treatment plant.  Free product was to be recovered and disposed of at an approved disposal facility.  Soil was encouraged to be returned to the excavation if possible.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	From Tuesday 5/1/12 through 5/3/12, GSG excavated a narrow trench of gasoline contaminated soil from the corner of Harbour Lane east up Western Ave to in front of Bartley's Dockside.   The oiled soil was not required to be chased laterally or vertically.  I understand that the most severe oil contamination was at 6' below grade (bg) and deeper.  Excavated soil (approximately 160 tons out of the 196.47-tons) was excavated and trucked by GSG to CPRC Group.  Working for KSD, the soil removal was screened and documented by staff of DeLuca-Hoffman Associates.  By 5/3/12 excavation of oiled soil ceased and some of this removed soil (estimated 36.47-tons) has been attributed to report P-318-2012 which covers a former and alleged remaining motor fuels UST facility at the Bartley's Restaurant property.
	Groundwater (gw) encountered at about 7' bg and was pumped to a Frac-tank from ENPRO Services to allow excavation and installation of the sewer pipe.  It was agreed that oil-contaminated water could be dewatered to the municipal sewer system and to the KSD licensed treatment plant with received approval of the MDEP Land & Water Quality staff Matt Hight.  No free product oil could go to the KSD system and treatment facility.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Gasoline-contaminated soil and groundwater are understood
P-291-2012*Down East Energy, dispatch "Darlene" called to report a response to an oil odor complaint at the listed address.  The technician reported a minor discharge from the filter assembly and a very small stain on the concrete floor.  No request for assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information supplied, the small volume of the loss and the area being urban, supplied by both public water & sewer, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-283-2012*
	Wednesday 4/11/12: While in the area I visited this retail, motor fuels facility commensurate with my duties to check on a planned abandonment-by-removal and reinstallation of underground gasoline piping.

FACILITY ASSESSMENT
	Presently there are 8000-gallon and a 6000-gallon capacity aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) onsite with both aboveground and underground product piping.  The tanks sit on the concrete floor of the sunken dike with no saddles or straps to secure the tanks.  Steel piping and flex connectors come off the tank bottom, some of the piping is buried underground though is not double-wall.  One or two sides of the tanks appear stabilized with piles of sand dumped in the berm.
	In 2010, C & C Contractors replaced the underground product line(s) and installed a buried plastic sump with double-wall piping and a leak sensor in the sump.
	MDEP records indicate that there were no facility inspection since 2008.  Mr. Howe explained to me that he had Maine inspector Tony Couture onsite on 4/10/12, and it was discovered that the new piping sump installed by C & C Construction had split, apparently due to ice expansion in the sump.  There was not reported discharge of petroleum though.  Couture and Howe reported the problem to Butch Bowie of MDEP.  Howe is attempting to get C & C Contractors to replace the sump.
	Underground storage tanks (USTs) owned by Dead River Company are registered as abandoned-by-removal in 1987.   Report P-416-1999 documents discovery and clean-up of gasoline discharges with 113 tons of soil excavated.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	The site is commercial and residential use, located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, served by private water wells, and is adjacent to Androscoggin River.  The site would fit into a Maine Groundwater Protection Clean-Up Goal.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	The issue with the sump will be handled by Bowie and MDEP tanks compliance staff.  I did not remove and inspect the lid during my visit.  No further MDEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.
2.	I noted no significant evidence of leaks or discharges during my site visit.
3.	I did not inquire if the facility has a Spill Prevention, Countermeasures and Control (SPCC) plan.  An AST facility inspection was performed by MDEP staff in 2004 (see P-246-2004).
4.	A question to answer is how the water got into the buried sump, and why the sump alarm was ignored or did not alarm and notify the operator so the water could be removed.
5.	I am concerned that if the ASTs are not secured high groundwater or flooding could float the tanks, causing them to roll and discharge the gasoline.

S Brezinski
A-221-2012*	Elevated photo ionization detector (PID) readings were discovered during utility work conducted on Bond Street near the intersection with Water Street. A site visit was made and the peak PID reading was 147.4 parts per million (PPM). The site formerly was a retail gasoline outlet and the contamination is suspected from that source. No drinking water wells are located nearby and removal of the material was not required, so the soil was left on-site. No further Response actions are expected.
P-296-2012*On 4/9/12, received report of small discharge from a transformer being handled at this Central Maine Power Company (CMP) maintenance and storage facility.  It was reported cleaned up by CMP staff with no oil to drains or waters of the state.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff visited at this time, and no further action by Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  See attached CMP spill report for additional details.
P-299-2012*Discharge was the result of a loose fitting on a hydraulic hose, spraying oil onto the pavement.  This was the second time this particular fitting on the same truck loosened-up (see P-298-2012) and discharge hydraulic oil onto the ground.  This time the rain had stopped, and there was no issue with run-off.

No further action required.
P-301-2012*Responding to a no heat call, Avery Family Fuels oil burner technician discovered an oil leak in the vicinity of the feed line at this residence.  The oil had pooled in the bottom of the sheet metal cabinet of the forced hot air unit, discharged to the concrete pad, and migrated off into the mix of soil and bedrock. Ms. Driscoll stated that she could not smell the oil, but her school age daughter seemed to notice it, and it was obvious to me as soon as I entered the basement doorway.  The odor on the first floor, was present initially (forced hot air furnace, with draw from basement), but follow up visits upstairs seem to be less, but still a minor odor present.

The cleanup plan was to remove free product from the furnace cabinet, scrub the concrete base and remove all floor materials (gravel, fractured rock etc.) that was practical to minimize the off gassing of fugitive oil vapors. All State Environmental was hired to perform these tasks.  Hand tools were the only means of recovery/removal due to the tight quarters of the space.  Root cellar basement with furnace in the center, bedrock outcrops immediately beyond the concrete slab also complicated the removal action. Hand picks and brushes were successful as a final clean up. The slab was washed and rinsed, with excess solution allowed to seep into the soil/rock.  The home is served by both public water and sewer, Ms. Driscoll was satisfied with the cleanup and restoration.  All the spill cleanup debris was disposed of properly and DEP Response plans no further actions.
A-192-2012*     A 10 to 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was  caused by a ruptured hose on a tractor trailer delivering mulch to Colby College. The oil was lost to the yard behind the athletic building. Colby College personnel used sorbent pads and then a back-hoe to remove visibly impacted soils and loaded it into a roll-off can. The oil contaminated soils were later taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock. I met with Gus Libby at the site and oversaw the soil removal and stockpiling prior to removal. An oil spill debris form was provided to aid in arranging the soil disposal. No further Response actions are expected.
A-193-2012* On 4-2-2012, Garrett Plourde of Cianbro, reported the release of a very small amount of transformer oil. Cianbro is a contractor employed by Central Maine Power working on the Maine Power Reliability Program. This spill occurred at the substation located at 508 Albion Road in the town of Benton. A new, very large, transformer had been delivered to the site recently. The oil leaked out of a dent in the transformer. I am not sure if this transformer was going to be sent back for an exchange or was going to be repaired. The spilled oil was cleaned up using a hand shovel.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is required.

A-194-2012*This site was reported due to an exceedance of reporting limits during field screening of soil at an underground storage tank replacement project.  During the next few days of excavation, no further exceedances were found.  No removal action was required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.  For more detailed information see the environmental site assessment in the file room.
A-195-2012*A spill of #2 fuel oil occurred when R. J. Cote Fuel attempted to make a delivery to piping that was disconnected from the aboveground storage tank (AST). The driver shut off the delivery when he failed to hear the tank whistle, but an estimated 20 gallons were spilled. The oil was lost to a concrete floor. The home was in the process of being re-modeled and was unoccupied at the time of the spill. The property is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located 10-15 feet from the spill location. R.J. Cote Fuel accepted responsibility for the release and worked with the Department to clean up the spill.

On April 3, 2012, I met with Jake from R. J. Cote Fuel. The free product was cleaned up using speedi-dry and sorbent pads. Additional contaminated debris was also removed, including a wooden shelving unit and a wooden bench. The concrete floor had several large cracks that allowed oil to potentially impact the soil under the slab. A ram fan was installed to remove the oil vapor. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to monitor the oil vapor in the air. PID readings peaked at 25 parts per million (PPM) during the clean-up.

On April 4, 2012, I stopped back at the property to take additional PID readings. In the living areas, PID readings were less than 1 PPM and in the basement the level was 5 PPM. Both measurements were made with the fan on. Six five gallon pails of impacted soils were removed from an area of cracked concrete, and R. J. Cote later sealed the cracks in the basement floor with concrete. The floor was washed with a degreaser.

On April 20, 2012, I checked back in on the property. The ram fan was shut down and PID readings were .6 PPM in the living area, and 2.7 PPM in the basement. No oil odors were detected, and the fan was recovered. The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for continued monitoring of the private drinking water well. No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-197-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  No contractor report is available.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-198-2012*Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a spill of transformer oil in the warehouse at this service building.  Two quarts of oil were spilled to the concrete floor and cleaned up with sorbent litter.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-199-2012*Kerry Barnes, an oil burner technician from Dead River Co. contacted this office to report an oil spill at this residence.  The mobile home is vacant and for sale.  Over the winter, it appears that unknown persons tampered with the 275 gallon tank, resulting in spillage of K-1 fuel oil to the ground.  The technician reported the filter assembly was loose, and oil had leaked to the ground.  Dead River had been called to inspect the furnace.  The home was unheated over the winter, so the discharge was not noticed until spring when the owner returned to inspect the property.  This site was the subject of a previous oil spill (see A-34-2011) where 200 gallons was reportedly discharged due to tank corrosion.

I met with owner Richard Morton.  We inspected the site, and confirmed the stained soil and petroleum odors near the tank.  I reviewed the Groundwater Fund application with him and he filled out the application.  DEP would oversee the hiring of contractor to remove contaminated soil.  ENRPO Services was hired and removed soil on 4/12/12.  A vactor truck was used to remove gravel.  The above ground tank was temporarily moved aside.  Soil was transported to CPRC in Scarborough for disposal.  Clean fill was replaced by ENPRO and the tank replaced on the concrete pad.

Dead River was hired to re-connect the tank to the furnace.  The home and surrounding properties are served by public water supply, so leaching to groundwater is not a concern.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-200-2012*	A mysterious white powder was discovered covering the rocks on the Androscoggin River in Dixfield. Rose McKenna reported the material because it was unusual compared to previous years. She indicated the material was very heavy and had a "velvety feel" . After speaking to her I decided to make a site visit in an attempt to identify the material. I arrived at the location and walked down the Androscoggin River, and easily identified the white material Ms. McKenna reported (see attached photos). I scraped a small sample into four ounce sample jar, and  then proceeded to hike along the shoreline in an attempt to discover a potential source. I hiked approximately 3/4 of a mile upriver continuing to see signs of the white material on the rocks.
	The sample was taken back to the Central Maine Regional Office where the Ahura First Defender (ramen spectrometer) and True Defender (fourier transform infrared spectrometer) instruments were used in an attempt to identify the powder. No usable scan was able to be retrieved. pH paper and iodide starch test paper (oxidizer paper)were also negative. No other field analysis yielded information. The photos were sent to the Bureau of Water Quality's on call person to see if the material  was identifiable as an organic growth. They had no additional information.
         On April 10, 2012 Dan Davis and I used kayaks and made a survey of the Androscoggin River from Riverside Ave in Mexico to the boat launch in Dixfield. The white powdery substance seemed heaviest downstream towards Dixfield, but no source was discovered. No additional information was obtained and no further Response actions are expected.

B-175-2012*On 3.5.12,  Paul Cerreta reported an estimated two gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic hose on a forwarder machine.  The spill was onto snow and ice which was shoveled up into 55-gallon drums and stored in a Global Environmental container until full.  The material will then be disposed through a licensed contractor or disposal facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-297-2012*   4/20/12: At the request Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), underground storage tank (UST) registration unit I visited this site to examine for the location of drinking waters wells as required by the Siting Law.  The site area is dense sub-urban and urban residential and commercial use, served by private water and sewer service.  Across Lisbon Street is an EZ Mart UST facility gas station.  Groundwater flow appears to be to the SW through a residential area toward the Androscoggin River.  I completed the Siting Inspection Checklist.

   6/13/12: I revisited and noted the new USTs installed and buried to the tank top (see photos).  In late June I briefly visited and met A L Doggett Co. installers Barton and Lavallee were working to install the dispensers and piping; other contractor were working on the new store building.  No evidence of petroleum discharges were noted during my three visits.  No further MDEP, Response actions are expected at this time.

A-229-2012* On 4-22-12, the Oakland Fire Dept. reported that a gasoline spill had occurred at the Early Bird Restaurant. This fine establishment is located at 37 Main Street, in Oakland Maine. A customers' automobile gasoline tank developed a leak while in the parking lot. The Fire Department responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials. The automobile was towed away to a repair facility.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
P-298-2012*Discharge was the result of a loose  hydraulic hose fitting on a trash truck, release approximately 1 gallon of oil.  The hydraulic oil sprayed onto the wet road complicating matters.  Sorbent boom was placed down, in the area of the run-off, until the area could be cleaned.  I followed-up on the report and observed nothing of concern.

No further action required.
P-304-2012*When a delivery driver disconnected the delivery nozzle from the fill pipe, less than one pint of heating oil was released because the fill pipe is pitched the wrong direction.  Product impacted the cement foundation and some rocks below.  The foundation was wiped down and the rocks removed. No further action is necessary at this time.
P-305-2012*A cracked nipple thread allowed the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of diesel to secondary containment.  Product was confined to that containment and was recovered with a vacuum truck.  See attached Terminal Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-63-2012*04/16/12 Received a call from Shawn Gillen of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency MDEA regarding a request to over pack meth related chemicals that were discovered by Van Buren Fire Dept. when they responded to a dumpster on fire.  They discovered meth lab residual chemicals and paraphernalia still reacting as they got the fire extinguished.

0416/12 14:00 Met MDEA agents at the Van Buren Fire station on Washington Street where the chemicals and residuals from the meth lab operations were processed for lab analysis and logged in for evidence.  Took various clan lab chemicals and over packed them according to MDEP SOP.  Returned over packs to haz waste storage area in the NMRO warehouse.

Haz waste Clandestine lab chemicals transported to Bangor for consolidation and disposal with the EMRO Response Services haz waste disposal contract.
P-309-2012*
   4/19/12: Notification by Pine Tree Waste of a small discharge to the ground of what they identified as Peanut Oil when a trash truck crushed a 5-gallon drum that was from an emptied dumpster.  The spill was reported cleaned up and no Maine DEP response was requested or made.
P-310-2012*
   4/17/2012: I was contacted by an anonymous citizen who explained that he and neighbors were concerned over hazardous chemical storage and contamination at this old wood fiberboard production mill.  At this time the mill was being razed and the machinery dismantled and shipped off.  I explained to the caller that Maine DEP had numbers of past oil and chemical discharges documented and that a previous facility manager John Silvestri had informed me that the facility would be undergoing review under the Maine DEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP).  The caller appeared satisfied with this information.

   After contacting Maine DEP's Nick Hodgkins of the VRAP program he informed me that his unit had been called on this property but there was not at the time an actual VRAP or Brownfields Program application or assessment initiated.  I referred this complaint to Maine DEP hazardous waste inspector Andrew Slusarski who later verbally updated me that several hazardous waste inspectors had inspected the site.  The location is commercial/industrial and residential use, located on the edge of the Androscoggin River, and served by municipal water and sewer.

   Over May, 2012, through January, 2013, when in the vicinity I observed demolition going on at the mill site but did not perform any formal inspections.  I noted large #6 oil and asphalt aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) onsite that had not yet been abandoned.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.  For further information see previous Maine DEP spill reports and the records of Maine DEP hazardous waste inspectors and the underground tanks database.

S Brezinski
A-209-2012*On 4-12-2012, Ryan, from Ray Labbe & Sons, Incorporated, reported the discovery of gasoline contaminated soils. This was discovered while they were doing trenching work along Main Street in the town of Richmond. This trenching work was within ten feet of an underground oil tank and associated piping. I spoke with the owner of Main Street Fuel and we agreed that his installer, Paul Bosse, should be onsite.

Ray Labbe was not aware of the new regulation concerning working near underground petroleum systems.  There was no cleanup required.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-312-2012*The gasket of an electrical transformer failed which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of mineral oil to the cement vault below the transformer.  Spilled product was unrecoverable due to abundant electrical cables but sorbent material was dispersed.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-313-2012*On 4/26/12 I received a call from Sue Iatesta of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Yarmouth.  While doing routine service work on the boiler, a technician found a loose fitting on the above ground storage tank located in the basement.  The fitting was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.
P-314-2012*On 4/26/12 I received a call from Bath Iron Works reporting a one gallon spill of motor oil at their Hardings Facility in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when an employee was changing the oil in a motor vehicle and accidentally tipped over the container he was draining the old oil into.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
A-210-2012*4/12/12 1210 Brian Bachman from St Germain-Collins reported elevated soil sample bag head space vapor readings while conducting a site assessment for an underground gasoline pipe removal at Osier's Wharf in South Bristol. He reported readings of 227.3 parts per million just at the edge of State Route 129 where the piping emerged from a PVC pipe that ran under the road on the dispenser side of the road. I went to the site and met with Brian and the facility operator David Osier. Brian reported that he had found no further elevated readings in the piping trench and the piping showed no sign of damage or leaks. Brain took a soil sample for laboratory analysis at the site of the elevated field readings. The area is located on a causeway built of fill on salt water between the Damariscotta River and the Johns River. The nearest well is up hill an estimated 300 feet away from the site. I required no soil removal at the time of the site visit and I asked Brian to notify me if any additional elevated readings were found.

I received the site assessment report(attached) from St Germain-Collens. It included the soil analysis laboratory report that indicated the presence of 8 volatile petroleum hydrocarbons at concentrations below the Department of Environmental Protection construction worker petroleum remediation guideline that was applied since the contamination is located under a roadway.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-315-2012*On 4/27/2012 I received a call from Wayne Sylvester of Hammond Lumber reporting a 2 quart spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks due to a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-211-2012*Alan Scales of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) contacted this office to report a one quart hydraulic oil spill at the Highland substation.  The spill was caused by a broken hose on heavy equipment.  Impacted soil was reportedly excavated for disposal by CMP.  No site visit was made by DEP, and no further action is expected.
A-220-2012*On 4-17-2011, Jordan Tree Harvester called this office to report the discharge of three quarts of transmission oil. This spill occurred at the truck scales at the SAPPI Mill in Fairfield. The transmission fluid was cleaned up with sorbent material. The waste material was disposed of at the Mill's biomass boiler.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-222-2012*On 4/18/2012, in Oakland, Fabian Oil reported an oil spill. The property was owned by the town of Oakland due to unpaid taxes. A site visit was made to investigate the spill. The oil supply tank for the double wide mobile home was placed in a hole poured in the concrete slab supporting the home. There was an oil odor but the way the tank was situated there was no way to determine the amount of contamination without removing the tank. The area is served by public water.

On 5/14/2012, Jason Fish supervised the Oakland Public Works crew as they cut the concrete slab to remove the tank and contaminated soil. A total of 5.26 tons of contaminated soil was removed from under the home, some free product in the excavation was recovered with sorbent material. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-223-2012*Rick Billian of Wilton Police contacted the Franklin County Sherriff's Office, who in turn contacted DEP, to report a submerged vehicle in Wilson Pond.  The vehicle was a 1979 Chevy pickup, completely submerged at the public boat ramp.  Garbage was also reportedly floating in the water.  The vehicle was removed the same afternoon with minor sheen of gas reported.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected by DEP Response.
A-224-2012* On 4-18-2012 Howard Holmes, of PG Willey, called this office to report a release of fuel oil at a vacant house in Camden. The last known delivery was four years ago and PG Willey pumped out 150 gallons of fuel oil prior to calling DEP on 4-18-12.
 I responded and we found a small amount of oil in the crawl space. A contractor was on site making repairs and modifications to this home. It is possible that the oil line could have been moved or damaged during this operation.
 In any event, the leak was small in size and the oil odors in the home were not a problem. Some oil may have made it to the perimeter drain in the crawl space. Cleanup was satisfactory and no additional action was deemed necessary.
A-225-2012* On 4-19-2012 Troy Sawyer, of Colby & Gale, reported a small oil leak at the home of Mrs. Allan Burlson. This home is located at 529 Bristol Rd. in the town of Bristol. Fuel oil was delivered earlier in the day and the homeowner called about a fuel oil odor. Colby and Gale investigated and found that the tank had leaked a small amount, from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. An oil stain about two feet across was evident on the basement floor.
 The tank was pumped out and plans are being made to install a new oil tank, or maybe they will switch to propane.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-227-2012* On 4-19-2012 Pan Am reported a release of about one quart of lube oil from a locomotive. This occurred on the raileroad tracks in Canton, near Sand Rd.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-228-2012*An estimated 100 gallons of kerosene was spilled from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST). The cause of the spill is unclear and undetermined; although, it most likely occurred due to a fitting or gasket failure near the filter assembly. The oil was lost to the ground below the tank. The property is serviced by a private drinking water well. The property is managed by NC/REMA Property Management for the owner, Jeffrey Cloutier, who resides in North Carolina.

On April 30, 2012, I met with Allstate Environmental at the site and began the soil removal. The tank, tank pad, and surrounding fencing was removed. An excavator was used to dig the oil contaminated soil and a skid steer used to load roll-off containers. A combination of field observations, photo ionization detector (PID) readings, and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests were used to conduct field screening of soils. The final excavation area was approximately 10 feet wide by 15 feet long and to a maximum depth of 10 feet. Two confirmation laboratory soil samples were taken (see attached HETL lab report). Soil A was taken in an area that failed the dye shake test, but was left in place because of the proximity to the home's leach field and the declining PID readings. Soil B was taken at the bottom of the excavation directly under the tank pad and passed the dye shake test.

On May 2, 2012, the final site work was completed by Allstate Environmental. The site work included a new cement tank pad placed on a compacted crushed stone base with the fencing reinstalled. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for continued monitoring. No further Response Services actions are anticipated.
B-178-2012*On 4.14.12,  Randy Gardner, of Gardner Construction Company, reported an oil spill at the entered location.  A corroded underground feed line from the oil supply tank (275 gallon) leaked and oil migrated to the basement sump.  Carmel Oil, located in Carmel, Maine, identified the failed line and replaced it.  Upon my arrival, I observed oil in the sump.  Garner Construction Company representatives and I collected approximately 30 gallons from the sump.  The sump discharge area was not impacted to the point that soil removal was warranted.  No oil or oil sheen has been observed at the sump discharge, located in the ditch between the house and Union Street.

Due to regional work load, I hired Gardner Construction Company to clean out the sump twice a day from 4.15.12 through 4.18.12.

On 4.20.12, Jim Lavoie, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services and I visited the site to clean out sump and install a vapor recovery fan in the basement. Subsequent 4.23.12 and 4.24.12 site visits were made and additional oil was removed from the sump.  An improved vapor control mechanism was installed around the sump and an appreciable reduction of oil in the sump was observed.  On 4.27.12, a site visit was made, additional oil soaked pads removed and a reduction of inflow of oil into the sump observed.

Over the course of the summer Jim Lavoie conducted most of the oversight work.  Over time, the oil reduced to an unrecoverable amount.  No additional clean-up work is scheduled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-193-2012*On 4.24.12,  Mr. Belanger reported a small hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  An O-ring, gasket, on a scissor lift leaked oil onto the ground.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  The lift was scheduled for service.  The material was entered into Cianbro's waste stream for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-190-2012*On 4.23.12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received National Response Center report.  Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BH) indicated a spill at the entered location.  High winds blew over a pole mounted transformer and spilled transformer oil onto the ground and Blue Hill Bay.  Sorbents were deployed to collect the oil and the waste entered into BH waste stream.  The transformer was scheduled for repair.  Communication with Petty Officer Jake Mernard, United States Coast Guard, indicated they did not respond.  No MDEP Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-318-2012*	This report covers oil-contaminated soil removal and an investigation of an alleged motor-fuel underground storage tank (UST) facility and prohibited oil discharges present on or adjacent to the property of Bartley's Dockside Dining, 4 Western Ave. in Kennebunk's Lower Village.

NOTIFICATION
	4/26/12: Mr. Raymond called to report old gasoline contamination he noted had been uncovered by Gorham Sand & Gravel (GSG) in front of the Big Apple gas station (see P-308-12) and he was concerned about the impact this gasoline discharge has on his property, and additionally old waste motor oil and gasoline contamination and possible out-of-service underground storage tanks (UST) alleged to be located on the adjacent Bartley's Dockside Dining restaurant.  In addition to alleged UST leaks he stated that up to the 1980's both the gas stations had dumped waste oil on the ground behind their buildings.

ASSESSMENT
	Friday, 4/27/12: Mr. Raymond showed me the areas in question.  The Bartley's building did resemble a former gas station building.  According to Raymond and Mr. Nick Ricco, they had memory of the gasoline UST facility at Bartley's, but no memory of the UST facility being removed (abandoned).  Onsite this week I noted no visual evidence of UST fillpipes or vent pipes in the area pointed out to me (see Photos 1 and 2).  In front of the Bartley's property we noted the imprint of a concrete pad resembling a motor fuels dispenser pad, but no obvious dispenser island (see Photo 3).
	During excavation by Gorham Sand & Gravel (GSG) for Kennebunk Sewer District (KSD) between 4/25/12 and about 5/4/12, old weathered gasoline-contaminated soil and groundwater was found and confirmed by field headspace analysis and by laboratory analysis (see data within P-308-12).  With the limited investigation at this time it was not possible to determine or solidly separate known petroleum contamination originating from the Big Apple (former Port Mobil) and any petroleum contamination that may have originated from the Bartley's property.
	In 1989 and 1990 free product gasoline and oil-saturated soil had been noted on groundwater but by 2012 this appears to have been apparently cleaned up, diluted to surrounding soil and groundwater, and degraded; during this year 2012 excavation no oil-saturated soil and no free product oil was encountered.  A Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Guideline was assigned by MDEP.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Based on the Construction/Excavation clean-up guideline no soil or groundwater was required by MDEP to be removed, and that excavated soil should be re-used onsite if possible.  KSD and GSG judged the soil not to be suitable for re-use around the new sewer pipe.  MDEP issued an Oil Spill Debris Form (virgin letter) allowing the soil from in front of Bartley's into CPRC Group for recycling.
	The amount of oil-contaminated soil excavated attributed from Bartley's (36.47-tons out of a total of 196.47-tons) is an estimation with the volume attributed to the Big Apple.  By the time that excavation for the sewer pipe reached the Bartley's property line the grade had risen above the water table of 6' to 7' below grade, so no groundwater was dewatered from in front of Bartley's.
	The area of the alleged waste oil dumping behind Bartley's is presently under pavement and not visible.  I am unaware of any present or past oil-spill clean-up of this area.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	At this time oil-contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain under this property and under Western Ave., it has not been fully assessed, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions warrant it.  At this time there is no evidence of the contamination adversely effecting indoor air quality or the coastal water so no further MDEP Response actions are required at this time.  Further clean-up is possible with additional re-development and excavation, etc.
2)	The presence of a UST facility is still in question; evidence at this t
B-197-2012*On 1.24.12,  United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported a truck submerged in Western Passage off Dog Island, Eastport.  No petroleum discharge was reported, confirmed by USCG officials on site.  The truck was reported to be hauling a refrigerator.  No additional reports or complaints received.  It is believed that the truck was removed without incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-198-2012*On 1.10.12, United States Coast Guard reported a car in the Atlantic Ocean in Machiasport.  No discharge is reported.  No additional complaints received, and it is believed that the vehicle was removed without incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-205-2012*On 4.30.12, Bruce Albert of Lincoln Paper and Tissue reported the discharge of 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil at their facility.  A front end loader owned and operated by the contractor, One Steel Recycling, was loading scrap metal to one of their trucks when it blew a hydraulic line and the oil sprayed onto a nearby bark pile.  The oil saturated bark was burned in a biomass boiler for the mill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-204-2012*On 4.29.12, Kelly Caldwell, from Woodland Pulp, reported the discharge of 150 gallons of hydraulic oil from a hydraulic power washer.  A nipple on the washer broke while cleaning out one of their digesters.  The oil was contained, aside from less than 10 gallons that sprayed out onto the pavement.  The oil collected in the digester was sent through their waste water treatment facility.  Wood chips were spread on the oil on the pavement, and then collected and burned in their bio mass boiler.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-203-2012*On 4.28.12, Warden Joshua Tibbetts reported that a 15 foot pleasure boat had sunk in the Wasakeag Lake.  High winds had swamped the boat causing it to sink.  Warden Tibbetts reported that approximately 6 gallons of unleaded gasoline was on board.

I arrived on scene during the recovery process and observed no sheen on the water.  The boat was recovered without further discharge of product.  If there was a sheen, high winds and a heavy chop on the water broke it up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-202-2012*On 4.26.12, Milo Fire Department reported a pickup truck that was leaking unleaded gasoline down Park Street.  Once the driver of the truck (David Butterfield) became aware he was leaking fuel, he pulled into the Tradewinds gas station, drove across the paved parking lot and pulled into a parking space on gravel.  Once there, the vehicle lost another 2 to 5 gallons.  The fire department put down speedi dri on the pavement.  When I arrived on scene, the pickup truck had already been removed.  I swept up the speedi dri and excavated the gasoline saturated gravel for disposal. No wells in the area were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-201-2012*On 4.24.12, Brian Bernosky, of the Air National Guard Base, in Bangor, reported the discharge of 9 gallons of anti-freeze from one of their backup generators.  The product spilled onto the cement floor of the building and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The sorbent material was disposed of through an existing contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-200-2012*On 4.25.12, Darryl Belanger, of Cianbro Corporation, in Brewer, reported that hydraulic hose had broken on an aerial lift which resulted in a 2-3 quart spill of hydraulic oil to gravel.  Cianbro removed the small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it through their contracted waste disposal service.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-199-2012*On 4.23.12, Alan Sprague reported the discharge of 1 to 2 gallons of K-1 from an outside home heating oil tank.  The oil was weeping from around the copper line flare fitting connected to the filter.  The oil had spilled off the slab onto the ground and a bucket full of soil was removed for disposal.  There were no oil vapors in the home and no drinking water supplies were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-194-2012*On 4/24/12, I responded to a diesel spill of what I estimated to be 35 gallons of diesel fuel.  John Benay, a supervisor, for the Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT), reported the spill to us.  He had seen a Pro Vision Transport, Incorporated tractor trailer broken down on the side of Route 2, and then after it was towed away by Bangor Truck and Trailer, he saw a stain on the pavement and then discolored grass in the swale alongside the road.  He was told that the drive shaft had broken on the tractor, which then sheered the fuel line, causing the spill.  Because neither Pro Vision Transport, Inc. nor Bangor Truck and Trailer reported the spill, I could only estimate the amount of diesel fuel lost.

The next morning, a crew from the Maine DOT excavated contaminated soil from the swale alongside the road and restored the shoulder.  A total of 18.87 tons of soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.  There was a public drinking water well within 50 feet of the spill.  It will be sampled for the presence of Total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons in June, per the request of the Palmyra Community Center (the owners of the public drinking water supply), and the Maine Drinking Water Program.  The site has been referred to Mathew Burke and Paul Blood of Technical Services for water analysis.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-192-2012*On 4/24/2012, Phillip Butler called to report that his above ground storage tank had leaked oil, and his well water was smelling of fuel oil. Upon investigating, it became clear the Mr. Butler's tank had suffered a loss of product because of a corrosion hole. Mr. Butler has replaced his tank and called us on the advice of his oil burner technician. In addition to Mr. Butler's well, wells on both abutting properties are also at risk. Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services staff geoprobed the area around the tank, and delineated the extent of the contamination. A few days later, I hired Gardner Construction to excavate 20 yards of soil from the site. It was impossible to excavate all contaminated soil because of the proximity of the trailer. At this point the spill was referred entirely to Technical Services for well monitoring and remediation. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-191-2012*On 4.23.12,  Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a .25 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  A limb blew down causing a fault, and a hole to burn into the side of the transformer.  A small amount of roadside gravel and leaves were removed and disposed as one large bag of oily leaves, soil and sorbents at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, Maine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-189-2012*On 4/23/12, I received report of a seven gallon NON polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill from a fallen utility pole at 530 Falls Bridge Road.  The cause of the pole collapse was high wind or weak pole.  The leaked product traveled along a drainage ditch toward Blue Hill Bay.  Bangor Hydro staff removed contaminated soil and deployed sorbent materials in an effort to recover or stop the oil from causing a sheen.  All of the waste was disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further actions by Response Services staff are anticipated at this time.
B-188-2012*On 4/22/2012, Chris Cooper called to report that his daughter overfilled her car the night before at North Country Variety when the automatic shutoff failed on the pump. Mr. Cooper alleges that this is a chronic event at the station, and all the pumps have signs indicating that the automatic shutoffs are not working properly. Mr. Cooper stated that 25 gallons of gasoline were spilled, and that an attendant at the store used speedy dry to clean up the spill.

The next day I visited the store to investigate. It appeared as though speedy dry had been applied to a spill. It was raining heavily when I was there and I observed only a slight sheen. It did not appear as though any product had left the paved area.

Ms. Julie Crossman, the store owner, indicated to me that the pumps were not working properly. I asked that she get a servicing company to look over the pumps and correct any issues. I also asked that she remove the device from each pump that allows patrons to leave the pump handle unattended while fueling until the pumps were serviced. I also informed Ms. Crossman that spills needed to be reported unless she entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection. I will follow up with Ms. Crossman to ensure any issue with the pumps have been corrected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-187-2012*On 4/19/12, Brian Ahern, Plant Manager at Casco Bay Energy's Maine Independence Station in Veazie, called to report a 5 gallon transformer oil spill resulting from a damaged copper line located on top of one of their steam turbine transformers. The total capacity of the transformer is nearly 12,000 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil. A temporary epoxy patch was placed on the leak which effectively stopped it. The transformer would have to be drained to make a permanent repair, which was set up at the next scheduled plant shutdown. In all, about 5 gallons of oil leaked to secondary containment. All oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of properly. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-186-2012*On 4/19/2012, Tom Guerrette, of R. H. Foster Company, called to report a 5 gallon diesel overfill at the Mobil on the Run on Route 2 in Milford. The spill resulted in fuel being misted out the vent pipe onto the paved parking lot. R.H. Foster personnel used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of them accordingly. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-185-2012*On 4/18/2012, Kathy Commeau, of R. H. Foster Incorporated, called to report a driver had overfilled a 1000 gallon above ground storage tank, located at Atlantic Landscape Construction in Ellsworth. The circumstances of the spill are unclear, however, roughly 10-20 gallons were lost to the ground under the tank. A well that serves for irrigation only, is roughly 3 feet from the tank. The well discharges to a retention reservoir that supplies the irrigation system for the business. 2.37 tons of contaminated soil were immediately excavated from the site and disposed of at Lane Construction in Hancock. No product or vapors were observed in the well. I do not expect contamination. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-182-2012*Mr. Dan Whittier reported a spill in the basement of the house at 14 Evergreen Street.  The basement was flooded with 2.5 feet of water.  It appears that a couple gallons of oil leaked out of the tank and was floating on the water.  I placed several oil absorbent pads on the water to remove the oil.  I removed the pads for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-181-2012*On 4/16/2012, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous complaint and photos regarding a spill on the Frenchboro town dock.  It appeared that one of the buckets containing oil residuals had overflowed with rain water.  I contacted Arthur Fernald, the harbormaster, who advised me that he would investigate.  MDEP was later informed that a small amount of oil stained the deck and that a slight sheen was seen in the water.  Mr. Fernald believed it was hydraulic fluid.  The deck board were wiped down and the buckets removed.  The waste was slated to be disposed with other community waste oil for recycling.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-180-2012*On 4.16.12,  Mr. Allen Tubbs reported a fuel spill at the entered location.  He had observed a K & K Excavation Company excavator there.  I investigated the spill on 4.17.12 and confirmed Mr. Tubs suspicion that it appeared that a fuel spill occurred.  The excavator was parked at the top of a closed gravel road, town picnic access, and K & K Excavation was doing road construction.  It appeared that the excavator was overfilled with fuel or a mechanical failure occurred.  I met with the job foreman who advised that they would clean it up.

On 4.17.12,  Mr. Tubbs called me back advising the clean-up was not done.  On 4.18.12 I met with the foreman again and he reassured me they would clean it up and proceed to make it happen.  He advised that they would incorporate the material with other unacceptable material for later handling and disposal.  No further complaints have been received as of 12.20.12.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-179-2012*On 4.16.12,  Mr. Susey reported a 2 gallon anti-freeze spill from an excavator at the entered location; ten miles in off Route 9.  The cause of the spill was a failed cooling system line and that is being repaired. The spill was cleaned up using sorbents.  The waste was entered into company's waste stream for contractor disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-177-2012*On 4.13.12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report of oil migrating into a ditch at the entered location.  It was determined that the source of the oil was from a residential supply tank in the basement of the vacant house at this location.  The house was broken into and copper lines stolen, including the oil supply line that caused the leak.  See State Police report attached.  MDEP hired Clean Harbors to clean up free phase product in the ditch and some adjacent wetlands.  An additional 30 gallons of waste oil was removed from unattended portable containers on site.  The waste oil entered into MDEP waste oil collection for later use in a local waste oil burner.

The owners, who had vacated the house up to two years ago, could not be located by this Responder.  Requesting MDEP not to seek reimbursement to the act of documented vandalism.

At the time the property was under the management of: Mid-American Property Management, PO Box 217, Nebraska City, NE 68410.  Attention Alicia Percy, 402-874-9259.  Ms. Percy advises that they are management company for the lending institution of the property.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-184-2012*On April 19th, Dan Robinson reported a one pint spill of diesel from the fill cap on a 100 gallon tank in the back of a pick-up truck.   The truck was parked on a large incline causing fuel to drip out of the tank.  1.5 five gallon buckets were filled with soil and placed in their contaminated soil storage area.  Every so often they hire a contractor to haul soil to Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-183-2012*On April 18, 2012, Mr. Maurice Newlander reported an oil spill in his basement.  The leak occurred due to hole in the copper supply line between the supply tank and burner, which was buried underneath a concrete floor.  Even though the supply line had secondary containment, oil still leaked through it into the soil beneath his concrete floor.  A portion of the floor was removed along with soil and fractured bedrock.  A considerable amount of oil and water was also removed.   Three full truckloads of soil were hauled by Clean Harbors vactor truck to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.

Initially vapors in the basement were 45-55 parts-per-million (ppm) and approximately 7 ppm on the first floor.  Approximately a week later, after the removal of the floor, contaminated material, and the replacement of the floor, vapors were approaching 0 ppm.  A subsurface vent system was installed prior to the placement of new concrete.  Initially vapors coming out of the vent were approximately 15 ppm.   The site was referred to Division of Technical Services due to the proximity of the homeowner's drinking water well, located within 50 feet of spill, and since oil made it into the fractured bedrock.  The homeowner's drinking water well was tested and results submitted to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
	
A-212-2012*4/14/12 1330 Mary Anne Adams from Downeast Energy reported that one of their oil burner technicians had been called to a residence and found that oil had been leaking from a line fitting under the mobile home outside deck. It was not known the quantity of oil that was released. I went to the site and spoke to the owner Jim Leeman and his wife Donna Leeman. Jim reported that a support under the deck had broken and when he went to look at the support he saw the oil line fitting leaking and oil on the concrete slab and soil. He reported that the tank had been filled in February and they used a wood stove as the major source of heat. The tank gauge read 3/4 full presently so an estimated 20 to 30 gallons could have been released. Downeast Energy had shut off the tank and collected some oil with absorbent pads by my arrival on site. Under the deck I found a coupling that had been installed to splice the new line to the existing line when a new tank was installed. The previous supply tank had been located under the deck. The old tank was still under the deck. Oil had leaked onto the cement pad, been absorbed by a 2x4 board in place to attach the skirting for the home. The abutting soil field tested positive for oil. Downeast replaced the line with a continuous line from the tank to the furnace. I explained to the Leemans that the oil impacted board and soil would need to be removed to protect their drinking water well and prevent oil vapors from entering the home. They completed a Clean-up options Agreement and a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund Application. There were no oil vapors in the home presently.

4/19/12 I met Environmental Projects Inc on site. The deck stairs were removed to gain access and the out of service tank was  removed. There were no signs that the tank had leaked and the soil directly under the tank did not test positive for oil. An estimated 25 gallons of oil was pumped out of this tank. A vacuum truck was used to remove the oil impacted soil resulting from the leaking fitting. At about 1 foot depth fractured ledge was encountered and soil was removed in pockets between rock down to 2 foot depth in spots. Oil impacted gravel fill was removed back about 1 foot under the concrete slab. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis from under the slab and on top of ledge. The site was referred to the Department's Technical Services Division for well monitoring.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-213-2012*4/14/12 1410 An Anonymous caller reported that there was a heavy sheen of oil on Tenants Harbor and a strong odor of diesel blowing off the water into her house on Barter's Point Road. I went to the area and began checking the wharfs with fueling stations on the harbor. The wind was blowing strongly toward Barter's Point Road but I could not detect any odor of diesel fuel. There were a couple of small patches of light brown foam along the shore. When I got to Art's Lobster wharf I met Steve Ausplund who manages the wharf. He reported that he had smelled the diesel earlier and had to start up the wharf's bubble system to divert a heavy sheen of diesel from the floating crates of lobsters at the wharf. He said the oil had come from the inner harbor where several fishing vessels are moored. He had called down to Cods Wharf and informed someone there to have the boat owners check their vessels for a diesel leak in the bilge. I asked Steve to contact me if there is another event. I went to Cods Cove wharf and saw no evidence of a leak at the wharf or the vessels moored off the wharf. No one was at the wharf. I never heard from Steve over the weekend.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-214-2012*On 4/16/12, 0930, Chief Gallagher from the Nobleboro Fire Department reported that oil had been released during a house fire the night before. I contacted the chief and he reported that the house had two 330 gallon tanks in a daylight basement and they had seen oil sheen on the run off of the fire water coming out of the basement. They had used absorbent pads to contain the oil. I met Chief Gallagher and the owner Mr. Squiers on site. The house had burned down to the foundation. The fire was being investigated by the State Fire Marshal and the State Forest Service. I found the oil tanks partially covered with fire debris. The fill and vent pipes were gone and the outlet lines had been pulled off the tanks. The firematic valves were burned off and were closed. There was no evidence that the tanks were actively leaking. The owner informed me that the tanks were about 1/3 full prior to the fire according the tank gauges. I measured the fuel left in the tanks and both had about 14 to 15 inches of fuel in them. I pumped out the tanks into drums to secure the oil. The absorbent pads put down by the Fire Department had very little oil on them and there was no free standing oil observed in the foundation or in the runoff paths outside the foundation. I gave Mr. Squiers a Groundwater Oil Clean-up fund application and explained the fund coverage. He signed a Clean-up Options Agreement allowing the Department to manage any clean-up actions necessary related to the oil release.

On 4/17/12, I returned to the site to complete pumping off the oil in the tanks and take the drums of oil back to the warehouse. I hand dug several areas outside the foundation in the paths of the run off from the fire and found no evidence of oil. There was no sign of oil in the wet wooded area down gradient behind the house. I estimated that less than 10 gallons of oil had been discharged and most of that had burned up in the fire.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-218-2012*4/16/12 1640 Mary Waring from New England Organics reported that an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a broken hose on one of their dump trailers while delivering compost to a farm in Chelsea. The spill went to the concrete pad used to store compost on and the driver contained the spill with absorbent pads and boom. It was reported that no oil ran off the slab. New England Organics had employees at the site and cleaned up the oil with absorbent material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-219-2012*4/17/12 0730 The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported that there had been an oil discharge into the harbor causing a large sheen. They had responded to the harbor and attempted to collect the oil with absorbent boom but were unsuccessful. The sheen appeared to be the result of a vessel bilge pump out that had motor oil in it. They could not identify a specific source but several fishing vessels are moored in the harbor. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-207-2012*4/11/12 1130 Beth Dehaas from the DEP Water Bureau reported finding an oil sheen coming out of a licensed storm water outfall behind TEXTECH Industries. Beth was inspecting the two out falls that TEXTECH contributes cooling water from their plant to. At one she reported a slight sheen coming out. TEXTECH employees put an oil absorbent boom at the outfall to the stream to collect any oil. Beth gave plant plans showing the storm drains that also drain part of the surrounding neighborhood. I contacted David Criss at TEXTECH and met him on site the next day. The outfall sheen was still there but very light. I inspected the catch basin immediately upstream from the outfall and it had a slight sheen in it. The two catch basins up grade on the road had very little water flowing through them and no sheen was seen. The catch basin in front of the southern section of the plant had a heavier sheen on it. I notified David of my findings and he said he would remove as much of the sheen from the catch basins as was possible using oil absorbent material. The catch basins and outfall were monitored by TEXTECH for several weeks and no signs of oil sheen were reported.

No further action by Response Services is expected
P-303-2012*April 18, 2012, Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reported a #2 oil spill at the 610 Elm Street bulk plant in Biddeford. Approximately less than half a gallon of #2 oil leaked from a valve that was being serviced. Speedi dry was applied to the oily concrete area and removed and disposed by Downeast. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by Response Services.
A-232-2012*4/25/12 1433 Kevin O'Leary from One Steel reported that 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to a concrete pad from a broken hose when a bulldozer was being off loaded for scrap. Employees contained and collected the spilled oil with absorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-226-2012* On 4-20-2012 Irving Oil reported the release of fuel oil at the home of Patrick Welch. This home is located in the town of Benton at 562 Unity Rd. The home and property is owned by Patrick Welch.
 I made a site visit later that day. This tank had developed a leak due to internal corrosion. Irving Oil had transferred the oil from this tank to another tank that serves the garage. Next we removed the wooden structure and insulation that surrounded this leaking tank.
 The well that serves this home is located 20 feet of the spill site. Therefore we decided that soil removal would be prudent. Merton Richard, a local contractor, was hired to excavate the oil contaminated soil. This was completed on 4-25-2012. The soil was transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, Maine.
 This site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for further review and well sampling. No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-321-2012*On Monday 4/30/12, I met Maine tank installers Brian Barton and Todd Lavallee as they prepared for removal of the facility product piping from the motor fuels aboveground storage tank (AST) facility to the three dispensers.  The excavator had not yet arrived so excavation was delayed and I was not onsite to observe it.  There were two 6000-gallon ASTs for diesel and gasoline as well as a 500-gallon AST K-1 and diesel.

On Tuesday 5/1/12, I visited briefly and noted that the old piping had been removed.  The initial installer in 1991 had installed piping of several different manufacturers and was incompatible and non-compliant.  I noted no obvious prohibited discharges.

Reviewing the required Chapter 691 closure assessment, I noted low levels of gasoline/fuel discharges had been documented and petroleum odor noted, but appeared to be below the Notification Level.  It is not known if this mild contamination was recent or residual from 1991 or earlier discharges.  No excavation or sampling appear to have been done below about 3' below grade and there was no investigating of groundwater contamination below the facility.

The facility is located in a rural commercial and residential area and is served by private drinking water wells.  The facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and is within a wellhead protection area. The site falls under a DRINKING WATER/GROUNDWATER PROTECTION REMEDIATION GUIDELINE.

1.   No remediation has been performed at this time.
2.   At this time no further clean-up actions or investigations are required based on known information.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to indicate the site is cleaned to original or pristine conditions.  Petroleum contaminated media, though found in low levels is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions warrant it.


B-147-2012*On 3/5/2012, Brian Ahern called Wynne Guglielmo, of the Industrial Stormwater group of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, to report that a forklift operator had lost control of his load while moving a drum of lube oil. The drum tipped over and spilled roughly 5 gallons of oil to pavement. The spill was cleaned up using sorbents which were disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-149-2012*On 3/28/2012, Rolland Foss, of Webber Energy, called to report a small overfill at this residence. The tank was located in the basement in a small enclosed boiler room. The rest of the basement was finished. A small amount of oil leaked around the tank and settled underneath it. Webber personnel used sorbents to collect free product and disposed of them appropriately. The floor was also washed.  It appeared as though a very small amount of oil may have impacted a 2x4 wall but vapors were not an issue. Photo ionization detector (PID) readings in the breathing space of the boiler room were less than 0.5 parts per million. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-152-2012*On 3/22/2012, Dennis McComb, of Lincoln Paper and Tissue called to report a 50 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a failed oil tube in an air compressor oil heat exchanger. The spill resulted in 50 gallons of lube oil being released to the mills raw water system, which is consumed in the mill's manufacturing process. However, before all the oil was consumed some leaked from a containment tank into Mattanawcook stream which flows through the mill. Mill staff observed a small sheen in the stream, which dissipated before I arrived. Mill staff were able to collect some spilled oil from the containment tank with a vacuum truck that happened to be at the mill for a different reason. Oil that was collected was mixed with sawdust and burned in the mill's biomass boiler. The faulty oil tube was quickly replaced. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-153-2012*On 4/2/12, Liz Dawes, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a 1 quart transformer oil spill at their Bangor facility. A transformer was accidentally knocked over while being loaded, resulting in transformer oil (no polychlorinated biphenyl oil) being spilled to pavement. Speedy-dri was used to clean up free product and was disposed of properly. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-154-2012*On 4-3-12 Brent Corcoran of 3-Phase Line Construction called to report a 1 quart hydraulic spill from a hydraulic winch as part of the Maine Power Reliability Project. The spill was to timber mats and cleaned up with sorbents. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-155-2012*On 4/3/12 I received report from 3 Phase Line Construction of a one gallon hydraulic spill from a blown hydraulic hose on a piece of logging equipment.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads and the pads were disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-156-2012*On 4/4/12 I received an anonymous complaint of an oil spill at the Village Green land lease community on Main Street in Corinth.  When I arrived on scene I met with the tenant and inspected the oil tank.  It became very clear that there was a neighbor dispute at the root cause of this complaint.

The oil tank was empty, no signs of spillage, however the tank was out of code.  I placed a call to the owner of the park informing him of the tank violations and of the complaint.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-158-2012*On 4/5/12, I received report from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric Company (BHE) of a four gallon transformer spill caused by a traffic accident.  The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil leaked onto the side of the road and was cleaned up by BHE staff.  PCB lab results indicated 18 parts per million were in the hydraulic oil.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at the Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-828-2011* On 10-11-2011, Burns & McDonnell reported a small motor oil spill, estimated at one cup. This occurred on the access road to the substation located off Maxcys Mills Rd. in the town of Windsor. This area is locally known as the Coopers Mills Substation. A dump truck owned by the Sargent company leaked a small amount of motor oil onto the gravel road. The spilled oil was cleaned up and the soil was placed into a container for disposal.
 This construction job is Central Maine Power Company's state wide effort to update, increase and improve the electrical transmission system. This project is known as Maine Power Reliability Program, (MPRP).
 No site visit was made and no further action by response Services is expected.
I-71-2012*5/1/12 Bill Sheehan, notified me that a truck leaving DASCO INC's Agricultural Chemicals building area tracked an oil trail onto Central Drive then up to Missile Street, then onto Edgemont Drive and then back toward the plant along Skyway Street.  This trail of oil leads out of the parking area @ DASCO and back through the above mentioned roadways onto the DASCO property.

I stopped into the DASCO building and inquired who was the manager.  Several men identified the manager of DASCO as David Adams.  Mr. Adams is currently out in the field.  One of the men stated that he noticed the trail of fuel/oil when he got into the plant this morning.  These men provided me with a Mr. Adam's business card.  I left a blank spill report along with my card on Mr. Adam's desk.

5/11/12 Received completed spill report on the diesel fuel spill on Central Drive as a result of driver failure to install tank cap on fuel tank after fueling up at pumps.  No further action is needed at this time by Response Services.
I-50-2012*On 3-19-12, Bert Levesque of Daigle Oil called to inform me that one of their managers in Houlton reported a stain on the ground at their Bulk Plant in Houlton, that appeared after snow had melted. It was just to the north of a small sedimentation pond there. He was concerned there may be an issue with the underground piping there and asked me to join him the following day to test pit.
On 3-20-12, I met Bert and Dave Frazer(Daigle Manager in Houlton) at the bulk plant. We dug several test pits with a backhoe they hired. The stain was surficial and not near the piping. We determined that it must have been a delivery truck that lost fuel there at some point during the winter. They removed about 2 yards of contaminated soil and land spread it at the bulk plant.
I-51-2012*On 3-12-12, Tom Tardiff with the Maine and Montreal Railroad called to report that while doing a routine inspection of their Florence Avenue shop in Houlton, he discovered a stain on the ground near where one of their track machines had been parked. He thought it had been caused by a leaking hydraulic hose sometime in the winter and about 1-2 gallons was lost. He used sorbent pads to clean it up and took them to the Bangor Regional Office for disposal. No further action was necessary.
I-47-2012*On 3-13-12, Huber Engineered Wood faxed the report of a small spill they had the night before. About half gallon of diesel was spilled when a loader broke a fuel line while dumping the ash hopper. They used sorbents immediately to clean it up. No further action is necessary.
I-64-2012*On 4-18-12, Detective Sean Gillan of the Maine DEA called to report that they were planning to seize a suspected Methamphetamine producing lab in Presque Isle that day. The briefing was to be at the Presque Isle fire Department at 11 that morning.
After the briefing, I accompanied their entry team to the house. About 20 pounds of material was recovered and over packed by me. I brought the material back to the Presque Isle regional office for later disposal.  No further action required.
I-73-2012*5/2/12 Received a call from State Police regarding a spill at the Huber Plant in Easton.  8 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled in the wood yard area due to a failed hose fitting on a bucket cylinder of a grapple hook.  Huber crews quickly applied wood fines to the spilled oil.  Called foreman Jarvis Kelly to get update and see if he needed any assistance.  He stated that he had contacted Allen's Environmental Services for a vacuum truck to vac up and dispose of the oily debris.  Jarvis requested that an oil spill debris form be made available to Allen's Envir. Services.  Told Jarvis that I would fax the spill debris form directly to Tri-Community Landfill.  Received faxed spill report from Huber.  Spill debris has been taken to Tri-community landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
I-48-2012*On 2-7-12, Fern Desjardens, the Superintendant of Schools for MSAD 33 called to report that there had been a small release of Chlorine gas in the kitchen of the Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville the day before. One of the kitchen employees had mixed an acidic de-scaler with a sanitizer containing Chlorine the day before. Kitchen employees were evacuated temporarily until the reaction stopped shortly after. The two mixed compounds were picked up and disposed of by Chemsafe Consulting on 2-8-12.  No further action required.
I-40-2012*On 3-1-12, Craig Morneault of Daigle Oil called to report that there had been a small spill at a residence that they had cleaned up on 2-29-12. The homeowner was shoveling snow off the roof and some ice landed on the fire-o-matic valve on the tank, and caused it to break. The homeowner called Daigle to repair the piping. A service technician and Craig Morneault of Daigle went to the home and repaired the fire-o-matic. Craig estimate less than 15 gallons was lost. They found a small amount of contaminated snow and ice and shoveled it into 4 plastic bags for later disposal at Tri Community Landfill.  No further response action anticipated.
I-60-2012*On 4-9-12, Galen Nickerson, of  Maine and Montreal Railroad, called to report that a tractor trailer had collided with a train at the rail crossing of Rt. 11 in Masardis, also known as Squa Pan Siding. The fire departments of Masardis and Ashland were responding and were using sorbents to pick up about 10 gallons of motor oil that was lost from the trucks engine. I responded and met with the Masardis fire department Asst. Chief on scene. They had placed sorbents over the entire spill area, there was no water in the area and all spilled oil was on the tracks and the road. I recovered two large bags of soaked sorbents from the scene. Chris Estes, our Mechanic from the Southern Maine Regional Office took them back to an incinerator in Southern Maine.  No further action required.
I-72-2012*5/2/12 Received a call from Doug Beaulieu of Crop Production Services (CPS) regarding a small spill of liquid fertilizer on Buck Street in Mapleton.  The spill of about 3-5 gallons stayed on the road surface and crews from CPS and the farm crew from Porter's Farm used speedy dry sorbent material to soak up the liquid fertilizer.  According to Doug no fertilizer reached any storm water ditch or water course.  I told Doug I would fax him (769-5731) a spill report for him to fill out and fax in to us @ NMRO DEP.

Doug of CPS faxed in the spill report along with supporting MSDS's of the spilled liquid fertilizers.  The fertilizers spilled included; Nortrace? Black Label  6-20-0 N-P-K; Nortrace? Re-Nforce 5-20-13 N-P-K; Accomplish? 3-0-0 N-P-K (97% salts & inert). Spoke with Doug, crews have picked up the soaked speedy dry, placed debris in 5 gallon buckets, and will be disposing of this as per MSDS Disposal guidance.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-219-2012*Mr. Perry reported a spill at his farm from his 250 gallon skid tank.  Overnight, the cows knocked off the hose, then stepped on the handle causing the oil to siphon out of the tank.  Oil migrated through the mud, down his driveway and along the road for approximately 80 feet.   Clean Harbors was hired to remove the oil.   They are served by public water.   A majority of the oil was removed.  A little bit was still left mixed in the mud and cow manure.  Basically, a few sheens were  observed upon departing the site.   Boom were left in strategic locations and were to be removed a few days later.   No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-220-2012*The Bailyville Fire Chief reported a gasoline spill from a motorcycle which lost control and crashed into the ditch.  Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline spilled from the motorcycle.  The fire department used sorbents to soak up the fuel off of the water in the ditch.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-221-2012*Fire Chief Guiotte reported that someone had spilled motor oil along Fern Road, near 102 Fern Road, in Dover-Foxcroft.  While looking over the spill, a neighbor, Herman Michaud, was stopped by the Fire Chief and questioned.  Mr. Michaud denied any involvement but did admit to taking a load of metal to the metal recycling center earlier in the day.   The oil started just after Mr. Michaud's driveway.  I used a large amount of sorbents to soak up the oil.  Most of the oil was floating on puddles of water since it had been raining for some time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-70-2012*4/30/12 Received a call from Mike Barry, Response Duty Officer for EPA Region 1 regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil that had been called in to the National Response Center.  A spill of 8 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred about 12:30 today (4/30/12) @ 434 Commerce Road on Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone.  Mr. Barry stated that the reporter was Brad Mulligan d.b.a Newport Metal.  Mr. Mulligan told Mr. Barry (EPA) that his tractor trailer truck had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled the hydraulic oil.  Mr. Barry said that Mr. Mulligan had placed down sorbent materials and was in the process of cleaning up the spilled oil product.

I called Mr. Mulligan back who stated that he had worked with a local person on the base.  The individual assisted him in putting down a lot of speedy dry.  Mr. Mulligan also stated that they had put sorbent pads and sorbent boom down into a nearby storm drain.  There was very little hydraulic oil that reached the storm drain.  Mr. Mulligan left a section of sorbent boom in the drain as a precaution.  Mr. Mulligan will have the individual from LCC give me a call in the AM to update me on any additional clean-up actions needed.  Mr. Mulligan did not remember the name of the local person who assisted him.  He will get that info to me by tomorrow AM.  Mr. Mulligan did not think any additional response work was needed at this time.

5/2/12  Received an e-mail from Bob Hersey as follows - "Good morning Lee, Thank you for the advice on the cleanup at building 7500, Maine Military Authority Limestone. Attached are some documented photos of Allen Environmental Service pumping out the storm drains on 5/1/2012."

The spilled area has been washed and all the oily water in the storm drains has been vacuumed up, bulked up (wood chips added) and hauled to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-68-2012*on 4-25-12, Loring Development Authority reported a 1 gallon spill on the north side of 48 Quarry road, because a truck, parked on a slope with a full saddle tank leaked through the vent cap. they used sorbent pads to clean it up.
B-211-2012*Liz Dawes, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, reported a 1/8 cup (576 drops) spill of hydraulic oil onto roads at two nearby locations.  One spot was at 35 Water Street and another drop was near pole 18 on Pleasant Street.  The spilled oil resulted from a loose fitting on one of their trucks.   The pavement soaked up the miniscule amounts of oil.   No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-167-2012*Ms. Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 1 quart spill of non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl oil from a transformer on pole 16 along Shore Road.  The transformer had rusted out at the bottom, allowing oil to drip out.  The Hinckley Boat yard is situated at this location.   Riprap was removed and cleaned and then put back.  The transformer was replaced.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-74-2012*5/7/12 Received a report of a small spill (less than 1/2 gallon of #2 oil) on the Univ of Maine Fort Kent campus.  Spoke with Andrew Jacobs, Dir. of Facility Management @ UMFK - he stated that the spill was discovered by the night security.  Apparently a pressure gauge in the pump line was weeping #2 heating oil whenever the boiler called for heat.  The maintenance crew replaced the faulty gauge and cleaned up the minor spill with speedy dry.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-208-2012*On 5/2/2012, Mike Kearns called to report that oil had been discovered in a septic tank at a mobile home park he owns in Hancock. When I arrived, I found roughly 20 gallons of heating oil pooled in the septic tank which serves 5 units at the park. A linear sewer line connects all 5 units to the septic tank. It is reasonable to assume that oil spilled from a tank under any of the trailers could migrate to this sewer line as it is located roughly 5-15 feet from the back end of each trailer.

Upon investigating, it was revealed by the park manager, that unit #58, owned by Mr. Walter Hardy, had suffered an oil leak sometime over the winter. The spill was not reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  According to the park manager, who also works as a heating oil technician for Dead River Company, the spill resulted from an improperly installed filter during a service call by another Dead River technician. Mr. Hardy's account of events was unreliable. I informed Mr. Kearns that I would need to hire a licensed contractor to remove oil from the septic tank. He requested that I call Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, and set up a time for them to pump the tank. I told Mr. Kearns that the department would need to seek reimbursement from him, or put Mr. Hardy on the Aboveground Tank Insurance Fund. He indicated this was not a problem and that he would try to work something out with Dead River Company.

The situation at the park will be monitored for further contamination, but as no drinking water resource is at risk, no further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-247-2012*
Visited site with Sean Dougherty of the Division of Technical Services to try to locate an underground storage tank (UST) at this facility using ground penetrating radar.  We were unable to locate any potential UST.

A UST may be present, however without conclusive evidence there is no reason to refer the site to the UST Licensing Unit.

No futher action by this Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

B-210-2012*Mr. Blake Voisine reported a spill in his driveway from a local truck.  It appears that maybe a 0.5 gallon of hydraulic oil leaked onto hard pack gravel adjacent to the roadway.   An 18 inch diameter stain was observed.  The surface was scraped and in the middle a hole was dug approximately 3 inches in depth.  Soil was collected and a field test performed, which resulted in a negative result.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-217-2012*Mr. Gene Weldon reported that the furnace at their laboratory at 1067 Odlin Road developed a leak last night.  Employees noticed an oil smell this morning, unlike yesterday when an employee had been working.  Oil was found inside the furnace and on the surrounding concrete floor.  They were venting the area and using sorbents to remove the oil.  It appears that less than 5 gallons was spilled.  A furnace technician was on his way to remedy the problem.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-75-2012*5/7/12 Carl Allen e-mailed in a report of a spill as a result of  a malfunctioning street sweeper owned and operated by Chris Langille.  It appears that a hydraulic line started leaking in front of the NMCC sheet metal shop, the spill path lead around campus with a couple small stains where the unit may have stopped and the path continued up Central Drive.  I e-mailed Carl back and confirmed receiving his spill report.  I called Chris Langille, who stated that they did have a broken line during street sweeping activities this past weekend.  Chris estimates that about 6 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled and tracked when the sweeper blew a hydraulic hose.  Chris will put together a spill report and fax it in to the DEP.  No clean-up of the road surface is needed as the spilled hydraulic oil is spread over a 1/2 mile area and not thick enough to warrant any application of sorbent materials.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-293-2012*Pine Tree Waste trash hauling truck caught fire in the parking lot of the TD Bank facility. The contents of the truck were emptied in the parking lot and the Falmouth fire Department doused the trash with water. The trash was picked up and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-294-2012*A mechanical failure caused the release of approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the soil at the Sargent Corporation gravel pit. The  Oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. 11.16 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a Photo Ionization Detector and hydrophobic dye shake tests. Remaining impacted soils fall below recommended petroleum cleanup guideline recommendations based on the exposure risks present at this location.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
	
I-46-2012*On 3-5-12, Maine Potato Growers reported a small spill at the Presque Isle Courthouse, as the result of an overfill of their fuel oil tank. The driver used sorbent pads to clean it up.
A-231-2012*On 4/24/2012, in Augusta, Dale Devo reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an oil supply tank inside the home. A site visit was made to assess the situation and assist the home owner. I pumped the contents of the oil tank into 2 drums and cleaned the floor of the boiler room with sorbent pads. Mr. Devo contacted his oil burner technician for removal and replacement of the oil tank. The area is served by public water, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1078-2011*
Report by Pine Tree Waste (PTW) company of a leak of antifreeze fluid from one of their trash trucks delivering to EcoMaine (formerly RWS) trash to energy incinerator.  It was not specified if the leak was Propylene Glycol or Ethylene Glycol.  Cleaned up by PTW workers, no further actions expected.
I-76-2012*5/8/12 George Watson, PW Director for the town of Fort Fairfield, stopped by the office to inform us that the town of Fort Fairfield has taken ownership, for failure to pay back taxes, a parcel of land owned by Larry Sawyer at 304 Dorsey road in Fort Fairfield.  George did a site visit to the parcel and noticed there was the remnants  of an old pump dispenser island adjacent to and in front of one of the maintenance building on the property.  I confirmed to him that there was a UST at that site and the DEP had been trying to work with Mr. Sawyer to have this old UST removed.  Told George to contact Dave McCaskill, in the Tanks Unit in Augusta to see what the status is on any assistance to get the tank removed.  Told him to fill out a notice of intent to remove the UST and told him how to access these forms on the MDEP website.

07/20/12 Received notification of intent to remove the Sawyer tank, reg # 7457.  I granted a waiver from the 10-day waiting period.  The town of Fort Fairfield has hired McGillan & Company to excavate and pull the tank, under the supervision of CTI Nate Hersey of County Environmental Engineering.  The planned removal date is 7/25/12.

7/25/12 Arrived on scene, tank has been completely exposed and Nate Hersey has taken numerous PID Headspace readings.  These field screening readings were taken in the old tank grave as well as the piping run.  Tank was full of water, CEE tested this to confirm water only.  Water was pumped out of tank by Ft Fairfield Utilities District and hauled to their plant for treatment and disposal.  I took several pictures of the removal and of the 4,000 gallon bare steel UST.  According to Nate's field PID testing there was no evidence of any leakage from the tank.  The piping run did not indicate any leaks either.

07/27/12 Called and spoke with Nate @ CEE.  He stated that the UST @ Sawyer farm in Fort Fairfield came out clean with no evidence of any leaks/spills associated with the UST and associated piping run. There was some minor oil contamination near the old pump dispenser that was very limited in area and depth impacted.  No removal action for this minor impacted area is warranted at this time. Nate will be putting together a report for MDEP Tanks Compliance/Enforcement Unit in Augusta and with a copy to NMRO.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

09/04/12 Received copies of the assessment report on the tank and piping removal completed on 7/25/12.

P-339-2012*Discharge was the result of a malfunctioning nozzle on a pump that did shut-off when the vehicle's tanks was full.  An estimate of 15 gallons of gasoline was discharged onto the ground, and flowed down the parking lot to the the road's edge on the Route 35 side of the station.

I happened to be riding by when I noticed the Windham Fire Department pulling up to the puddle of gasoline by the road.  I stopped and assisted with the recovery of the gasoline that had pooled.  It appeared that some gasoline had migrated into cracks in the pavement, but nothing was recoverable with out removing the pavement.

No further action required.
I-77-2012*05/09/12 Andrew Plant, Crop Specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension (UMCE) stopped by to request assistance on an odor issue being generated from the use of a multi fuel boiler that the Cooperative Extension Service had installed as part of heating their building addition constructed a few years ago.  Andrew stated that there appears to be a couple of issues related to the boiler operations.  One is an odor generated from the formation of a creosote condensate at the base of the metalbestos chimney on the outside of the building.  The second odor issue is related to stack gases from the metalbestos chimney down washing around the building due to a row of coniferous trees that are along the buildings westerly side.  Andrew would like some assistance with checking the odors inside the building for Carbon Monoxide (CO).  I told Andrew that I would bring a multi-gas meter to measure - CO, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen, and combustible gasses.  In addition, I told Andrew that I would bring along a photo-ionization detector (PID) to check for volatile organic compounds (VOC) present in the building' office spaces.

05/09/12 12:45-13:50  Measured indoor air for CO, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen, and combustible gasses, and VOC's throughout the office spaces and basement and boiler room of the UMCE building.  All gasses were at non-detectable levels and there was no oxygen depression recorded throughout the scene survey.  Andrew showed me the location of the flue stack (metalbestos chimney pipe),  he has placed a plastic tote to catch the creosote condensate from the base of the metalbestos chimney.  He also showed me how the stack gases appear to down draft on overcast days with low pressure system weather conditions.  These flue gases have an ability to get inside the building through open windows.  Discussed with Andrew possible alternatives to creosote odor issue such as removal of some taller trees creating stack gases down washing effect, keeping windows closed during these weather periods. increasing stack height, which may only add to the condensate issue (due to greater chance for stack gas cooling).  No further action is needed at this time by Response Services Staff.
I-78-2012*05/09/12 Received a call from Carl Allen, Director of Safety and Security @ NMCC regarding some odor complaints by faculty and staff as a result of some boiler work/maintenance being done.  Carl requested a site visit to get some quantitative Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the inside ambient air of the Christie building.
Met Carl on-site, went to the boiler room where the heating technician was doing maintenance on the boiler system.  During a replacement of some components of the boiler the fuel line leaked a small bit (less than .5 gallon) of #2 oil onto the concrete floor.  The  heating technician quickly placed sorbent pads and speedy dry down on the spilled fuel.  The room still had a bit of a fuel odor. I recommended to Carl that doors to this area be kept closed, all oily debris be removed and people open their windows to get some fresh air into the building.  PID reading in the boiler room was 5-6 Parts Per Million (PPM) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).  Out in the hall and in several offices on the 1st floor of the Christie Bldg. PID = .3 -.4 PPM VOC's  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-327-2012*Approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by broken piping to the tank caused by physical damage. The oil was recovered from the floor using sorbents, and the floor was pressure washed and sealed with epoxy.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-393-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday 5/14/12: I was contacted by a real estate agent for a potential buyer regarding two apparent fillpipe road boxes for petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs) at this York Beach property.  We initially planned a site visit to confirm the presence of old, out-of-service USTs or not but the realtor later called back cancelling any meeting and saying the property owner did not wish Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on the property.  I advised the agent that I may visit the property and examine it from the side of the road.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	Monday 5/21/12: I visited the site and from my vehicle I confirmed what appeared to be two UST fillpipe roadbox covers adjacent to evidence of a motor fuels dispenser area (see site sketch and photos).  I noted no surficial evidence of oil discharges or exterior drums.  The property was for sale though Re/Max Realty One and did not look in use.
	Searching the MDEP's HOSS and TANKS databases I found no evidence of spill reports or registered USTs at this address.  Another local resident advised me that there may be a third out-of-service UST for waste oil located under a garage bay.  The location is dense, sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  I have noted no any private or public drinking water wells in the vicinity.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
	Tuesday 5/29/12: I met with estate executor Karen Norton and confirmed the two out-of-service gasoline USTs; see the attached e-mail letter of 6/1/12 for details.  The property also has two outside above ground stoarage tanks (see attached photos).  There were no groundwater monitoring wells so I could not determine if there were prohibited discharges to the environment around the facility.  This day I noted no significant surface oil discharges, or collection of apparent oil or hazardous waste storage.  The presence of water in the USTs indicates possible corrosion holes in the tanks allowing groundwater in and possibly gasoline leaking out, though some or all of the water could also have entered through ill-fitting fillpipe caps and tank bungs.
          I advised Ms. Norton of requirements to register and remove the UST facility, and to pump out the USTs just prior to UST abandonment in case they should refill with groundwater due to corrosion holes in the tanks.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
          Not at this time.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
          None at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	On 5/22/12, I mailed the attached letter to the listed property owner, Robert Turner, prior to finding out he was deceased, and to his realtor, Louise Ducharme regarding the need to investigate for USTs on the property.  On 6/1/12, I replied to the interested parties with my observations of the 5/29/12, site inspection.  At this time the primary contact was Ms. Karen Norton, executor for the Turner estate.
2.	Onsite I confirmed two old, out-of-service gasoline USTs estimated to be about 1000-gallon capacity but this is an estimation and capacity will be adjusted as needed following facility abandonment.  The estate expressed that they hoped to tie facility abandonment to sale of the property.
3.	As this UST facility was non-compliant, bare steel construction, and was required to have been registered and abandoned prior to 1997, I understand it is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance coverage for associated discharges.
4.	I explained MDEP UST facility registration and abandonment-by-removal requirements (including piping) to Ms. Norton and to Ms. Ducharme and that the facility did not appear to be eligible for GW Fund insurance coverage.  Because it is a motor fuels UST facility a Chapter 691 UST closure assessment is required by Maine statute.
5.       No further MDEP Response Division actions are expected until the planned UST abandonment-by-removal.  As of 8/1/12, I have heard no further
P-356-2012*Downeast Energy reported that an overfill had occurred at his residence due to a leak on the fill pipe.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the affected area and repaired the leaking fill pipe.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-222-2012*On 5/10/2012, Gary Grant, of the Piscataquis Sheriff's Office, called to report a 10 gallon gasoline spill from a passenger vehicle involved in a single car motor vehicle accident. The car swerved into the ditch for unknown reasons which resulted in the gasoline tank being ruptured. The Greenville Police Chief estimated 10 gallons of fuel had been spilled before the leak was stopped and the car was removed. Greenville Fire Department personnel attempted to use sorbents to stop fuel from migrating down the ditch. Heavy rains during the time of the accident quickly dispersed the product and made recovery impossible. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-214-2012*On 5/5/12, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous complaint of an oil spill that occurred at the entered location on or about 4/26/12.  I responded to the site and met with Jim and Leeann Haden, the owners of a mobile home park, which consists of 9 to 12 mobile homes on Carriage Lane.  The homes are serviced by a drilled well.  Mr. Haden advised that a residential, 275 gallon capacity above ground supply tank corroded and spilled an estimated 50 gallons within 300 feet of the drinking water well.  Mr. Haden advised that he did not know to call and report the spill.  Mr. Haden excavated out the oil impacted soil and spread it on a dirt road on the property down grade of the well.  Mr. Haden also added bleach and vinegar to the well to remove the oil odors as some of the residents had complained of a fuel odor in the water.  The anonymous complainant also advised of fuel odor in the water at his residence.

On 5/7/2012, MDEP's Technical Services Division staff of Paul Higgins and Jim Lavoie, responded to the spill to investigate the possible well contamination.

On 5/11/2012, MDEP Responder John Selleck oversaw the removal of contaminated soil that had been improperly disposed on the Haden property.  The material was transported and disposed at a licensed facility.

On 5/14/2012, I conducted a site visit, stopping at each home to address any question or concerns.  Three out five residents I spoke to complained of odors in their water over the last couple of weeks.  I was beginning to suspect that the odors were related to bleach and vinegar that were being put in the well.  I sampled the well at 24 Carriage Lane upon their request, and the sample results game back non-detect.  See attached information.  Also attached is a letter from Paul Higgins, dated 5/9/2012, with additional sample results.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.



P-381-2012*Report of outbreak of petroleum into stream adjacent to subject property.  Given the history on the site (P-140-2008), both Brad Hahn (Division of Technical Services) and I visited.  Given my knowledge of the site, this did not make sense, however contamination was left at the time of the 2008 tank removal, several tanks did still exist on site, and the water table is very high.

We met on site with one of the owners of the facility, and confirme that the sheen in the adjacent stream--more like a drainage ditch--was naturally occuring marsh sheen and there was no apparant on going surface out break of petroleum

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
P-396-2012*Gene Weldon of Lane Construction reported that a paver had suffered a broke hydraulic hole and released 5 - 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground at the Methodist Road Sand Pit in Westbrook.  Lane crews cleaned up what they could with sorbent pads and excavated the affected soil and used it as material in their asphalt production.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-319-2012*April 30, 2012, Rena Caldwell of Dead River Oil Company reported a leaking firematic on an above ground oil storage tank at 16 Webster Road in Freeport.

Ms Caldwell explained that Dead River had replaced the firematic and removed about 10 pounds of soil and leaves from the area that was impacted by the leak.

I spoke to the home owner, Myrtle Green. Mr. Green was satisfied with the clean up and did not require DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection) response at that time.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-322-2012*An electrical transformer leaked for an unknown reason which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of transformer oil to the ground.  Bags of brush and four drums of contaminated soil were removed from the base of the pole.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Report.
P-323-2012*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer which resulted in the discharge of ten gallons of transformer oil to the ground.  Product saturated the ground as it followed a rut in the gravel road towards a standing puddle and small stream.  Sorbents were applied to recover free product then an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil from the roadway.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-324-2012*During routine service work, a burner technician misaligned the oil filter at the aboveground supply tank which initiated a release of heating oil.  The tank was situated in the corner of the basement at the bottom of the bulkhead stairs.  Approximately 20 gallons were discharged to a concrete basement floor before the release was discovered and mitigated.  The basement was cluttered with miscellaneous personal items so the tedious process of separating contaminated from non-contaminated materials was initiated.  Any porous item impacted by oil was discarded; non porous items were salvaged.  During cleanup activities, it was discovered a portion of the basement slab had been poured atop an old slab.  This presented the potential for oil to have seeped between the slab and the foundation wall, impacting the interstitial space.  And in addition, a portion of the basement had no slab at all, which was also where the drilled point drinking water supply well was located which presented its own concerns.  After the basement was rearranged and all free standing oil and impacted items had been removed, areas requiring additional attention were identified.  The base of wood framed partition walls, the base of the bulkhead stairs and door framework and the areas below the tank and behind/below the well pump were identified as oil impacted.  The insurance company representing the responsible party retained an environmental consultant to oversee these aspects of the project through to completion.  The consultant was relieved of duty shortly thereafter, and Department personnel resumed oversight.  A transition to Technical Services (Tech Svcs) began when the residents complained of lingering odor issues.  Indoor air sampling was conducted and identified the presence of target compounds above action levels.  The slab was cored and the soil below was field screened.  Contamination was identified which prompted two measures; the installation of a sub slab depressurization system and sampling of the drinking water well.  No additional action was taken by Response Svcs.  For further information including pursuit of project resolution, the Division of Tech Svs should be consulted.
P-325-2012*A property owner ran into pole with his tractor which downed the transformer.  Approximately five gallons of transformer oil was discharged to a gravel parking lot.  The property owner scraped up contaminated soil with his tractor; the soil was transported off site by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-326-2012*A pressure gauge failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil to the boiler room's concrete floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-328-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted snow and ice was removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-329-2012*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused because the basement became flooded which caused the tank to float and broke the piping of the tank. The released oil impacted the interior surfaces of the basement which consisted of concrete floors, walls and items stored in the basement.

The house was unoccupied and under foreclosure at the time of the spill. Clean up actions were undertaken by a property management company who contracted an environmental cleanup contractor to undertake remedial actions at the residence. These actions included; removing water and oil from the basement with a vacuum truck, removing and disposing of household items that had been stored in the basement, and cleaning the interior surfaces of the basement with a pressure washer and cleansing agents.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-330-2012*An underground storage tank (UST) was discovered inside the foundation of the residence by the home owner. The home owner undertook the required actions of registering the UST and abandoning it in place because it was inaccessible for removal. The tank was registered as #21799 with the Department and subsequently abandoned in place. The tank was rinsed with water several times and filled with sand. There was no indication of a release associated with this tank.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-331-2012*A broken thermometer caused the release of mercury inside the residence. The owner cleaned the spilled product from the floor using duct tape. DEP personnel responded to the residence and measured the mercury vapor in the air with the LUMEX device. Readings were below prescribed action limits.  Waste was disposed through Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) consolidated waste pickup by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-332-2012*The Portland Water District reported that oil was observed in the storm water catch basin located adjacent to 55  St. James Street in Portland. The Department responded to the location and observed some type of weathered oil located in the catch basin. Visual and olfactory observation indicated the oil was most likely home heating oil and had entered the system from an unknown location. The Department placed sorbent pads in the catch basin to absorb the oil. Sorbent booms were left in place. The Department returned and removed the booms from the catch basin several days later. No indication of oil was present.  No further action by the Department's Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-333-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-335-2012*May 02, 2012, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a weep at the secondary bushing on a transformer on Northern Ave. in Auburn.

CMP crews responded and removed approximately half a yard of contaminated soil from the site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-336-2012*The City of Lewiston was in the process of condemning, taking by eminent domain, then razing a multi unit building.  An inspection discovered oil contamination in the basement from the aboveground supply tank.  Product had at least impacted the cement slab but the slab was cracked and the joint where the slab met the foundation wall was not competent.  An environmental contractor was hired to clean the slab and remove the tank, then the building was razed.  During the removal of the slab, field screening was conducted below it at the areas of concern.  All oleophyllic dye shake tests yielded a non-detect result so no further action is necessary.
P-651-2014*Portland Public Services Department reported an oil stain from an unknown source on Park Avenue across the street from H. P. Hood Dairy.  I responded immediately and located the spill.  It appeared to have come from 366 Park Avenue.  The area had been subject to significant rainfall and flooding the night before.  It appeared as though someone had pumped out the basement and the oil onto the ground nearby.  I investigated two nearby storm drains and found one of them to contain heating oil.  Nobody was home at the residence in question.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to pump out the manhole that afternoon so the spill would not migrate any farther.  I also left my business card taped to the door of the home, offering my assistance with their oil spill.

I received a call from the homeowner's daughter the following morning.  She indicated her mother, the homeowner, was an elderly lady and that they had evacuated her from the flooded home the previous evening.  I made arrangements to meet the daughter at the home that morning.  Upon arrival, I learned that although the home was served by natural gas, the old unused heating oil tank remained with an unknown quantity of heating oil in it in the basement.  When the basement flooded, the tank floated causing the oil discharge.

I entered the basement to survey the damage.  There were still several inches of water in the basement.  All the items in the basement were soaked with oil and water and the oil odor was significant.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove the contents of the basement and clean the basement walls and floors.

That work commenced on 8/18/2014, and continued for several days.  We also conducted a small excavation outside the home to remove the oil staining on the lawn areas.

I contacted Peter Eremita from our Division of Technical Services and asked for his assistance in dealing with the indoor air quality issues at the home.  A sub slab depressurization system was installed to address a lingering oil odor.  Some parts of the old ductwork for the furnace had to be replaced as well since they were soaked in oil and water.  Peter Eremita continues to work on resolving the oil odor issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-228-2014*On 5/8/14, I received report from A. E. Robinson Oil Company of an active leak from their mobile skid tank located on Warren Street in Bangor.  A. E. Robinson personnel was on site to pump out a customer's tank in preparation for conversion to natural gas.  Their mobile skid tank was located in a tow behind trailer.  A low hanging fitting was sheared off and product began to pour from the tank.  The leak impacted the road surface.

Fast action by the driver, Bangor Fire Department and neighbors prevented all of the product from being spilled onto the ground.  Many buckets were used to collect the product and the driver was able to slow the leak by plugging it.

When I arrived on scene, we used my pump to transfer the product from the damaged skid tank into drums and then pump all of the product in the buckets into drums as well.  After the free product was safely stowed for transport, Clean Harbors Environmental Services applied speedy dry and sorbents to the road way and swept, making the road safe for traffic.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-76-2015*The Maine State Police reported that a tractor trailer truck had sideswiped a concrete pillar at the West Gardiner Plaza and the fuel tank was leaking. I had the trooper call out the fire department and the Maine Turnpike Authority for help until I arrived. When I arrived on scene, the passenger side fuel tank was leaking. The driver had put down oil absorbent pads and a container to collect the diesel fuel flowing from the fuel tank. The Maine Turnpike Authority employees had put additional oil absorbent pads down to collect oil from the paved parking lot. I had the fire department remove the fiberglass cowl covering the fuel tank. I was then able to put a temporary patch on the tank that stopped the leak. I pumped out the damaged tank and confirmed that it was not connected to the undamaged tank. I confirmed that the spilled fuel had not run into any storm drains. The fuel that had been spilled to pavement was collected with oil absorbent pads and powder by the Maine Turnpike employees. The truck was towed from the scene since one tire and axle had been damaged in the collision.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-527-2014*Erik Phenix of Ransom Consulting reported that he had encountered petroleum contaminated soils at the entered location while doing the environmental work for an underground storage tank removal. He also reported a small amount of gasoline was spilled from the piping while it was being removed. I visited the site and discussed with Mr. Phenix his plan to systematically screen soils as they were removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill. As all soils were being lab tested, no oil spill debris form was needed from me. I asked Mr. Phenix to keep me in the loop throughout the project which he did. No additional resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-245-2015*At 1020 hours on 5/6/15, the Dover-Foxcroft Code Enforcement Officer, Connie Sands, reported an oil sheen at 8 Depot Street.  Ms. Sands had not investigated the issue, but was relaying the information provided by the owner of the residence, Mrs. Debra Lewis.

I went out that afternoon to look for an oil sheen, but was only able to find a biological sheen in a depressed area of very wet soil with lots of decaying grass and leaves at the edge of the property next to a ditch filled with water.  It appears that a culvert may be plugged at this location.  I talked to the Mrs. Lewis of my findings, which was a relief to her.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-378-2014*SUMMARY
With the installation and reliance of natural gas for heating of this high school, I was contacted by Mr. Darrell Orr, of Lisbon School Department (LSD), regarding the abandonment of this consumptive use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Both #2 and #6-oil contamination to soil and groundwater had been documented in the past, so oil-contamination management was expected and a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division visit was planned.

The Lisbon School Department hired Rick Mason Excavating, to abandon the UST with assistance of Charles Dow, et al., of Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to pump out and clean the UST.  Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, was primary MDEP contact and was onsite to observe the abandonment.

UST ABANDONMENT
The UST abandoned in-place was a 10,000-gallon capacity, double-wall, fiberglass tank for #2 heating oil.  The UST had been out of service since about 2011.  Original plans were to abandon the tank facility in-place due to a natural gas line and buried electrical line running on either side of the UST, and the tight confines of the facility location (see site sketch).  Because of planned construction atop the tank area, the LSD changed to abandonment-by-removal if possible.

On 8/11/14, Mason Excavating uncovered the UST, which was buried 5 feet below grade (bg), to the tank top, and had tie-down straps.  Groundwater was about 2 feet bg.  The excavation was dewatered, sending water to the sports field, northwest of the tank area.  Because of the threat of slumping which would expose and undermine the electrical and natural gas lines and building foundations, it was agreed to change back to abandoning the UST in-place.  Under my guidance, AES cleaned the UST in place, then Mason crushed in the top of the tank and backfilled it with 3/4" crushed stone and then backfilled with soil to grade.  Soils around the UST were sandy and some pea stone fill.  Groundwater readily recharged in the UST excavation, but the trash pump could easily keep up with recharge (see photos).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Despite free product on groundwater (gw) during past incidents (see P-815-2011 and P-689-2004), we observed no free product oil or oil sheen on gw, and no oil discoloration in soil and no significant oil in the soil.  An Oil-In-Soil colorimetric field test from a soil sample over the tank area and 3 feet bg, was negative for detectable hydrocarbons (within the limits of the test).

This commercial and residential area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  There are no known private drinking water wells within 300', and the area is within the wellhead protection zone for the Ann Street Public Water well.  The area is served by municipal water supply which includes the Ann Street well.  Native soils observed were fine to medium sands.  Groundwater appears to flow southwest toward the river and no sensitive receptors (drinking water, structures, surface water) are significantly threatened.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No clean-up actions were required by MDEP, Response Division, at the time.  Oil contamination appeared to be well below the clean-up actions level for this site.  MDEP issued an Oil Spill Debris Form for recycling some soil accidently contaminated during cleaning of the tank interior.  Groundwater dewatered to the sports field exhibited no oil sheen, free product oil, or odor, and it did not reach drains or streams or brooks.  Because it was silty, the Lisbon treatment plant would not permit the water to be pumped to their plant.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, and shall be properly managed if disturbed, such as during future site construction for a new school gym.  As this was a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.

2.   This fiberglass tank was
B-421-2014*On 8/5/14, Mrs. Karen Little reported that her drinking water smells and thinks the neighbor may have had a spill recently.  Mr. Paul Higgins of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and I visited the site later in the day.  We looked at the neighbor's residence, owned by Mr. Roberto Reyes, and we also talked to him.  The MDEP had dealt with a spill at this residence, 33 Roosevelt Avenue, approximately 7-12 years ago.  We saw no signs of a recent spill at this residence.  We looked around the property of Mrs. Little and also did not observe any signs of recent spills.  This area used to be a farm many years ago.  Mr. Higgins collected water samples for laboratory analysis from Mrs. Little's kitchen sink.  We did smell a carrot like smell from the water from Mrs. Little's kitchen sink.  The results from the laboratory's analysis was non-detect for oil and many chemicals.  This site has been referred to Mr. Paul Higgins of MDEP Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-48-2014*On January 10, 2014, I received a call from Jay Gipson of Dead River Oil Company. Mr. Gipson was reporting that an overfill had occurred while filling an above ground storage tank (AST) at 456 Royal Road in North Yarmouth.  Mr. Gipson explained that approximately 16 ounces of oil leaked from the AST and onto snow. He immediately removed the oily snow and disposed of it properly.

I called the home owner Liam Oksam and left a message on their voicemail if they had any concerns or questions about the spill or cleanup.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is required at this time in this matter.
P-350-2014*Hose failure on this roll-off truck caused a pretty big mess when it sprayed an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto a wet gravel camp road. The oil was collected from puddles of standing water with sorbent pads and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-352-2014*
On 5/1/14, hydraulic hose leaked from trash truck to roadway.  The spill was reported to be cleaned up and waste included in Pine Tree Waste Services waste stream.  The spill area is suburban residential served by municipal water & sewer service.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this time.

P-355-2014*On 5/5/2014, I received a call from Geno Gervais of Pine Tree Waste Services, reporting an antifreeze spill from one of their trucks on Route 1 in Scarborough.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-357-2014*
In response to the planned abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, I briefly visited while in the vicinity.  The location is rural residential and forested area, and is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  There are several homes within 300' making this a sensitive area for oil discharges.  The facility is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though a mapped aquifer is to the north and northwest.  About 1000' to the east is the edge of a wellhead protection area.

Spill report P-700-2012, describes the UST facility being out of service after a UST was taking on water and a UST was leaking product to its interstitial space.

On 5/5/14, while in the area, I briefly stopped and observed that the area where the UST's had been excavated remained unpaved, and I noted no evidence of UST fill pipes.  The concrete dispenser island was gone and the location filled to grade with backfill soil.  I found no evidence that evidence of discharges were reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the time of the abandonment, or that MDEP staff attended the abandonment.

See the UST registration file and the Chapter 691 Closure Assessment for further information.  This spill report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment or to imply the location is remediated to original or pristine condition.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are planned at this time.


P-358-2014*
On 5/5/14, while in the area, I briefly checked this location regarding the planned "summer of 2014" abandonment-by-removal of three commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank facilities.  Bridgton Academy is a private school with multiple buildings for classroom, administration, and support.  The area is rural residential and commercial use.

I drove through the campus checking buildings and noted no obvious evidence of UST related fill and vent piping.  I did note a large aboveground storage tank (AST) for heating oil that may be a replacement tank for a UST.  I did note evidence of recent excavation at one building that could have been a tank grave location.  I noted no record that oil discharges were reported at the time of tank removals.

Being consumptive-use heating oil USTs, no Chapter 691 UST closure assessments were required.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-360-2014*On 5/5/2014, I received a call from Mike Bolduc of the Kennebunk Sewer District in Kennebunk, reporting a chemical reaction incident at their facility on Water Street.  It was reported that 600 gallons of bleach (sodium hypochlorite) had been accidently mixed with 1800 gallons of Bioxide (calcium nitrate).  It was initially reported that there was no spill and they were seeking guidance on how to dispose of the mixture within their own treatment facility.  I referred the call to Stuart Rose in our Water Quality Bureau since he was familiar with the facility's existing license.

A short time later, I received information that in fact the two chemicals had been released inside the facility.  There had been a reported "explosion" and firefighters had been injured.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that during a delivery of bioxide in the morning, the chemical was accidently pumped into the bleach tank.  The accident occurred because the sewer district had changed the tank the bleach was normally stored in, and did not alert their bioxide vendor to the change or make any change on the tank's label or piping delivery system.  The two chemicals mixed, producing heat and most likely chlorine gas.  When the responding hazmat team attempted to get a pH reading on the mixture, it was reported that an "explosion" occurred dislodging the team members from the ladder they were using to access the top of the tank.  A lid on top of the tank was blown to the ceiling and the sprinkler system went off.  The engineered containment around the storage tanks was full of a mixture of the two chemicals and water.

Kennebunk Sewer District hired environmental consultant ENPRO to respond to the incident.  After consulting with Stuart Rose and my supervisor, Steve Flannery, it was determined that the final mixture could be slowly pumped into the facility's storm water clarifier for dilution and neutralization.  ENPRO pumped the mixture into the clarifier as planned.

I made a follow up visit the following morning to ensure no further action was needed and that was the case.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-672-2014*A small amount of transmission fluid was lost to the ground due to a mechanical failure.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-342-2014*On July 2, 2014, Emera Maine reported a spill of an estimated 8 gallons of transformer oil due to a rusted transformer tank.  The transformer was located on pole 14, 113 Carver Industry Road, Beals.  Emera Maine personnel removed an estimated 3 yards of contaminated soil, several rose bushes and some fencing.  All contaminated materials were disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, Maine.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
B-341-2014*On July 2, 2014, Emera Maine reported an estimated one pint of transformer oil discharged from leaking seal.  The transformer was located on Pole 4, Winter Street, Bangor, Maine.  Emera Maine personnel removed contaminated soil and grass to the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-244-2014*On 5/14/14 I received report from the Maine Air National Guard that a jet vented, spilling three gallons of product to the asphalt.  The product was recovered using absorbent pads and disposed of properly by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-554-2014*8/25/14 Jim Neveu from TransCanada Corporation reported that an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released from a wind turbine at the Kibby Wind Farm due to a leaking bearing. The oil had fallen to the ground below. No surface waters were impacted. Clean Harbors removed all oil impacted soil and rocks. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-354-2014*On 7/7/14, Mona Spear called to report a small spill at the entered location resulting from storm damage.  A tree falling on the line caused a bushing to leak about a quart of oil onto the ground.  A lab analysis later determined the Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content to be 2.6 parts per million.  Emera personnel conducted a "PCB cleanup" removing an extra buffer of contaminated sod from the affected area.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-344-2014*On 7/2/14, Jody Boulier of Bangor International Airport (BIA) called to report a 1 gallon spill from a wing vent on an aircraft resulting from heat expansion of the fuel.  The incident resulted in jet fuel being spilled to the concrete tarmac where BIA personnel cleaned it up with sorbent material.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-336-2014*On 6/29/14, I received a call from Tim Krug of the Calais Fire Department indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location.  I visited the site and spoke to the homeowner, Ms. Fader, who told me she had allowed a scrap metal collector to remove her old oil tank from out behind her house.  The tank apparently still had some oil in it.  It appeared as though the scrapper used a winch to drag the tank about 80 feet from behind her house to their truck while leaking oil the entire way.  It looks as though once the truck was loaded, it sat leaking in the truck for some time as there was significant contaminated sand on the side of the road.  I scraped sand from the ditch and disposed of it properly.  Ms. Fader indicated she was not home at the time the incident occurred, and she did not have contact information for the scrap dealer.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-334-2014*On 6/27/14, Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor called to report a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a loose fitting on a portable stage structure.  The spill was to paved roadway and was contained and cleaned up immediately with sorbent material by City of Bangor personnel.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-330-2014*On 6/24/14, Michael Gordon of the Sargent Corporation called to report a 1 gallon motor oil spill at the entered location resulting from a punctured oil pan on a dump truck. The spill was to gravel, and was quickly stopped and contained by the driver. Sargent Corporation personnel excavated a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-329-2014*On 6/24/14, Dean Butler, of Emera Maine, called to report a small spill from a transformer, resulting from a vehicle accident. The crash caused about a gallon of non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) oil to spill to pavement and lawn. Emera personnel used sorbent to collect oil from the pavement and excavated a small amount of contaminated sod by hand. All materials were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-324-2014*On 6/19/14, we were notified by Bill Jarvis, via the Maine Emergency Management Agency, that a truck hauling a dry bulk trailer left the roadway at the entered location.  According to the best information available, the truck was hauling Sodium Chlorate, was on its wheels, and was not leaking. I arrived at the scene a couple hours later and found these three things to be true. When I arrived, a representative from the trucking company, Mr. Jarvis, a Maine Department of Transportation representative, and a local contractor were on site trying to determine the best course of action.  I asked Mr. Rouillard, the president of the trucking company, for a contact at the chemical manufacturer.  He put me in touch with Mr. Pierre Marchand.  Mr. Marchand was invaluable in assisting me to come up with the best way to proceed. We determined that due to the nature of the product the best course of action was to attempt to get the truck back on the road without offloading the product.  Due to incompatibility issues of Sodium Chlorate with Diesel fuel, we determined it would be prudent to offload the saddle tanks as a precaution.  I did this before anything else was done.  Then, with the help of a local contractor, we built a gravel ramp so the truck could be pulled back onto the road. Two 50-ton rotating wreckers were brought in from Canada to do the recovery.  While one wrecker pulled the truck back onto the road, the other lifted the trailer enough so it would roll smoothly and evenly back onto the road.  The operation was conducted the following day without incident.  After the vehicle was recovered, an officer of the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle unit inspected the trailer and determined it could be safely hauled to its original destination.  No product was lost from the trailer at any point.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-313-2014*On 6/18/14, I received a call from Arthur Cobbs at Dead River Company reporting that a spill had occurred at the entered location.  I visited the site with Jim McCoy of Dead River.  Mr. McCoy indicated that earlier in the day Dead River had done a routine boiler service and apparently failed to reinstall the filter housing correctly which resulted in about 5 gallons of oil being spilled to the finished basement.  When I arrived, the cleanup was already well underway.  I discussed with Mr. McCoy having all the contaminated materials removed and all contaminated surfaces cleaned.  He agreed and indicated a contractor would be hired to complete the work.  I checked in with the homeowner a week or so later and he indicated he was completely satisfied.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-281-2014*Lincoln Pulp and Tissue (LP&T) reported that a valve had accidentally been rotated to the wrong position on a paper machine resulting in 55 gallons of lube oil being spilled to the floor. The spill was originally thought to be much smaller until lube oil was discovered in the primary clarifier of the wastewater treatment plant. Investigation by LP&T personnel revealed oil had somehow migrated to a floor drain in the facility making its way eventually to the clarifier. Mill personnel used sorbent material to clean oil from the concrete floor in the mill and PSC Environmental Services was hired to remove oil from the clarifier with a vacuum truck. All materials were disposed of appropriately. No outside resources were affected. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-275-2014*On 6/2/14, I received a call from Chief Ryan Davis of the Holden Fire Department indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location.  The spill occurred when Mr. Bill McCormick loaded an old aboveground storage tank into his truck to take it to a scrap yard.  Mr. McCormick apparently failed to notice that the tank still had oil in it and began leaking into his truck and onto the ground.  Mr. McCormick failed to do anything about this and drove off down the road leaking oil as he went.  A passerby called the fire department who responded to the scene and had the spill mostly cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material when I arrived.  The spill resulted in oil being spilled to Mr. McCormick's gravel driveway and a long section of Levenseller road.  An area of ditch adjacent to the driveway was also slightly impacted but no recovery was possible.  I disposed of several bags of contaminated speedy dry.  I urged Chief Davis to send Mr. McCormick a bill for his time and materials.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Seervices action is anticipated at this time.
B-274-2014*On 6/3/14, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), called to report a failed bushing on a transformer at the entered location.  The spill resulted in a gallon or so of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil being spilled to the ground.  CMP personnel excavated a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it appropriately.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-272-2014*On 6/2/14, I received a call from Grant Hines of the Hermon Fire Department indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hose on a truck owned by the town. The spill was to pavement and was contained and cleaned up by Fire Department personnel. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-681-2014*Approximately 15 gallons of asphalt was discharged from a tank truck as it was loading the aboveground storage tank 202 at the Sprague Oil Terminal facility. The release was caused due to driver inattention. The discharged asphalt was released to the paved surface of the facility. Sprague personnel cleaned the oil from the paved surface using sorbents. Approximately 50 pounds of sorbent material was used to clean the impacted surfaces and disposed by Sprague.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-249-2014*On 5/16/14 I received report from Emera Maine of a two tablespoon leak of hydraulic oil from a digger truck.  The spilled oil was absorbed by debris on the road which was bagged for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-760-2014*A neighbor of 10 Glen Haven Circle called to report an oil stain.  They also called Dead River Company (DR), as they had identified a DR truck in the area earlier.  Upon checking the dispatch schedule, DR realized that the truck they had in the neighborhood was a propane truck.  This negated their potential responsibility for the discharge, however, they did investigate and found a small volume (several ounces) of oil in the driveway and a steady trickle as the truck drove off.  As a courtesy they put down some speedy dry in the driveway and called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the incident.  Based on the small volume of the discharge and actions taken, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
B-719-2014*Daigle Oil Company (Daigle Oil) reported a spill of kerosene at 112 Stanhope Mill Road in Lincoln.  The owner hit the above ground oil storage tank with the plow truck breaking a fitting near the filter.  This broken fitting allowed approximately a gallon or less of kerosene to spill out onto the frozen ground.  Sorbents were used to soak up the kerosene.  Daigle Oil fixed the broken fitting.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-578-2013*On 10.21.13, R. W. Mathews and Sons Oil Company reported an estimated one pint spill at the entered location.  The report came into Mathews as an odor complaint, and upon arrival, the burner technician observed a small oil spill from a corrosion hole in the residential 275 gallon supply tank.  A magnet patch was applied to stop the dripping.  The tank was scheduled for replacement in the next day or two.  It was unknown when the leak occurred.  A Mathews technician cleaned up the spill and deployed a de-odorizing agent.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-190-2014*On 4/16/14, I received a report from Emera Maine of a 46-gallon transformer oil spill at their substation in Hancock.  Mechanical failure was the cause, which led to the removal of 14 yards of contaminated soil, along with hundreds of pounds of sorbent material.

None of the contamination left Emera's property.  The cleanup took place over three days, finishing with the back grading of the site upon remediation completion.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-385-2014*At 1140 hours on 7/16/14, the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Augusta office was notified of a spill at the Sprague terminal in Searsport.  Sometime around 0500 hours, a pipe connection failed which was potentially going to be used to transfer clay slurry from the ship to the Sprague terminal.  Sprague had decided that this piping wasn't going to work, but the ship had already opened their valves filling the pipe with clay slurry.  This caused the connection to fail allowing the contents of the pipe to spill into the ocean.  The contents of this piping was determined to be 350 gallons.  When I arrived, I saw no signs of clay slurry on the dock or in the water.  The Coast Guard also was on site during the same time as I was.  Sprague had the contractor procure different pipe and there were no additional issues during the unloading.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-802-2014*An oil delivery truck blew a transmission hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of transmission fluid.  Spilled product was contained on paved driveway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-723-2014*The reported event came through the State Police Barracks in Gray. The report stated that oil was dispersed everywhere on the beach and floating on the water.  I responded to the town pier in Cape Porpoise and met with the fire chief. At that time it appeared that motor oil was released from a boat and it was covering the beach and still floating in the water. The chief assisted me on a boat and we patrolled around the area to see if any boats were leaking. I did not find any boats that had oil residue leaking from their pumps.

The U. S. Coast Guard from South Portland arrived on site approximately 2 hours after I arrived. At that time, high tide started and the water was reaching the rocks pushing the oil into cracks. The Coast Guard attempted sampling for a suspected party, but the oil samples did not match.

The U. S. Coast Guard hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to begin cleanup. I assisted in the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-789-2014*Notification by Brunswick Fire Department of an approximate 1-gallon overfill to the pavement from an overfilled customer's auto at a dispenser island.  None of the spill was reported to have reached soil or drains.  During a later site visit, I found the spill appeared to be satisfactorily cleaned.  The vehicle operator was not identified.

The location is the former Clippermart gas station installed by M W Sewall Oil Company.  The area is suburban residential and commercial use and served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this time.

P-790-2014*Scott Cyr received an after-hours report of a car versus pole accident at this location resulting in the discharge of seven to 13 gallons of transformer oil.  See attached Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) report.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-795-2014*Scott Cyr responded to the report of an oil leak in the basement of this residence.  He hired Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spill.  Allstate removed an oiled rug and floor tile, removed the mop board trim and sill, washed the floor, removed a wall and the leaking oil tank, washed the floor and wall in the affected area, cored 3" holes in the floor for sampling, applied Gel Magic sealant where needed and applied epoxy paint sealant where needed.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-796-2014*Burns and McDonnell reported a hydraulic leak from a compressor. The compressor was operating off Hatfield Road in Auburn.  The leak came when a hose broke and spilled less than a gallon of oil onto dirt. Sorbent pads were placed on the dirt and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-798-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that the oil filter on the oil tank at this residence was leaking oil onto soil outside the residence.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial activities Mr. Cyr may have undertaken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-801-2014*
Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a small discharge of non-hazardous, non-oil, acrylic paint to gravel from a line painting truck.  MDOT reported the spill cleaned up.  Considering the volume, location and material discharged, no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-808-2014*
On 10/8/14, United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported a sunken private vessel at its mooring in Kittery's Pepperrell Cove.  USCG reported no discharges, leaks, found at the time and they were working with the vessel owner and divers to float the vessel.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested at the time and no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-809-2014*Pine Tree Waste Company reported a leak of antifreeze estimated at five gallons due to a blown truck radiator hose from one of their trucks, at the intersection of Payne Road and Plymouth Street.  Scarborough Fire Department reported the spill was cleaned up.  The location is suburban residential use.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is planned at this time.
P-810-2014*On September 30, 2014, Geoff Hancock, the property owner of 32 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco, reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that he had leaking oil drums on his property.  Mr. Hancock explained to me that he had just recently purchased the property, with the drums on site.  During the sale, Mr. Hancock said he was told to notify the MDEP about the drums and that the MDEP would remove and dispose the drums.  I explained to Mr. Hancock that, he would need to qualify for the Department's "inability to pay" program and I would leave the paperwork for him to complete at the property in question.

In October, 2014, Mr. Hancock was approved for the inability to pay.  Mr. Hancock gave me verbal permission to access his property at any given time.  Sixteen 55-gallon drums were pumped and disposed of by ENPRO Environmental Services.  The drums were filled with mostly oily water.  8 bags of oily solids were removed and disposed of properly.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services action needed.
P-811-2014*Portland Pump reported a diesel spill that occurred while changing the crash valve on a pump at the Timberline Country Store in Buxton.  Rick Jordan of Portland Pump explained that he forgot to turn the pump off before changing the valve. The pump came on and released approximately 3 gallons of diesel into the sump. The diesel was contained and sorbent pads were applied to absorb the diesel.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-812-2014*
SUMMARY
On 10/9/14, I visited this retail, motor fuels, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility in response to an anonymous complaint about alleged overfills and other compliance problems.

LOCATION & FACILITY ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and commercial use, located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and may be within 300' of private drinking water wells to the northeast.  The location is in Mechanic Falls adjacent to the Poland town line.  The Mechanic Falls properties are served by municipal water service.

The facility is a retail gas station and store with a dispenser island in front with underground product piping to two 6000-gallon gasoline ASTs behind the store building, and a diesel dispenser behind the building served by underground piping to a 6000-gallon diesel AST.  The three motor fuels ASTs are within a concrete dike.  The facility had motor fuel underground storage tanks (USTs) that were abandoned by removal.  The gasoline dispensers had green plastic containment sumps.  The facility also has a retail K1 AST within the building and with a dispenser, and a non-compliant consumptive-use heating oil AST.

The store manager, Amjed Ale, advised me that the facility Spill Prevention Countermeasures & Control (SPCC) Plan, and the spill log were both recently taken off site by the owner so unavailable for my examination.  The manager and owner stated that they were Maine Tank Smart trained.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   At this time the facility may not be registered with the Maine State Fire Marshal, according to Stephen Dixon.  The facility did not have an SPCC Plan during a 2003 inspection.  This facility is also referred to Butch Bowie of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to check on the facility's SPCC plan.
2.   I noted no significant surface oil discharges and no leaks under the gasoline dispensers.
3.   I advised the manager that the heating oil AST should be brought up to Maine installation code.
4.   This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment, or to imply the property is clean or remediated to original or pristine conditions.
5.   There are no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.


P-813-2014*October 10, 2014, Mark Rockwood, a concerned citizen reported a sheen on the New Meadows River behind his home.  I responded to his residence on Sea Smoke Lane in Brunswick and met with him. I investigated the sheen on the water and concluded that it was scum from grass and leaf debris off the shore. I used a sorbent pad to confirm this. I explained to him that the smell of petroleum was not there and the sorbent pad did not absorb any of the scum on the water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-815-2014*Northeast Air reported overfill of aircraft jet fuel spilling to pavement.  No discharge was reported to have reached storm drains, surface water or soil.  The spill was reported to have been cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-822-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a previously unknown underground storage tank found at this location during excavation.  There is no indication there was any release from the tank or what investigatory or remedial actions may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-824-2014*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had been at the residence a week before to do an annual service on the furnace and did not tighten the flair nut enough.  The loose flair nut allowed oil to drip onto the concrete basement floor.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily concrete floor to absorb the oil.

I spoke with homeowner Bruce Foster and he said he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-828-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a dripping transformer at this location.  The spill was reported to have affected a paved driveway and was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP).  There is no CMP report available for this spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-838-2014*On October 20, 2014, Josh Gregoire reported that it appeared that a float plane was leaking oil into Thompson Lake.

I responded to 166 Ohuiro Camp Road and noticed the float plane was partially submerged in the water. At that time, I could not identify any sheen coming from the plane. There was barely any wind which kept the water mostly calm. I notified the Maine Warden Service of the partially submerged float plane. Richard St. John, the Code Enforcement Officer for the town of Otisfield, was on site. I left it to him to notify the owner of the plane since it did not appear to be leaking oil or gasoline.

On October 23, 2014, I returned to the site to check on the plane's condition. At that time, the plane still was partially submerged and still no evidence of oil or gasoline leaking from it.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-842-2014*On October 21, 2014, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a leak in a transformer at the sub-station on Elm Street in Yarmouth.

Mr. Koster explained to me that a mechanical failure caused the 1 gallon mineral oil leak. The leak dripped to stone. It was cleaned up and the stone was disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-843-2014*An anonymous complaint indicated that used motor oil and diesel was being dumped onto the ground by R. P. Crane & Tree Service. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and met with a representative for the company. MDEP was allowed access to the property and a visual investigation of the property did not reveal an indication of any significant petroleum releases on the property.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-844-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground oil storage tank (UST) facility.  The UST facility was formerly owned and operated by Getty Petroleum, while a sister company, Getty Realty, owned the property.  Getty Petroleum went out of business and the UST facility was purchased and operated by Lehigh Gas (a.k.a. MELG-UST 1 LLC), who leased the property from Getty Realty Corporation (Getty).

Synergy Environmental performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment for Lehigh Gas (MELG UST 1 LLC), though Synergy subcontracted with George Lingenfelter, of LINEC (Lingenfelter Environmental Consulting), to do the onsite assessment.  Representing Getty Petroleum was Mr. Philip Sewall (207-233-9326), and Getty representative onsite was Mr. Nick Doriean, of GeoInsight, Incorporated.  MELG UST1 LLC hired Simard & Sons Incorporated (Simard), under Maine Certified tank Installer (CTI), Landry Turner, to abandon the tanks and piping by removal.

Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division, was primary MDEP representative, and was onsite for some of the facility abandonment.  MDEP Engineer, Peter Eremita, managed the potential vapor intrusion investigation with GeoInsight, Inc.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is within a dense, suburban, residential and commercial area at the intersections of Broadway and Sawyer Street and Crescent Avenue.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and Synergy reports no drinking water wells within 1000'.  West and adjacent to the UST area is an apartment building with basement apartments.  To the northwest, north, east and south are single family houses with basements.

Native soil I observed was gray Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.  Groundwater in the excavated tank area was about 5' to 6' below grade.  I am not aware of groundwater flow direction at this time.

The adjacent apartment building, at 225 Broadway, was owned by Portland Housing Authority.  Because of the apartment building to the west is located less than 30' away from the discharge, as UST facility owner/operator, Lehigh is required under the Remediation Guidelines for Petroleum Contamination in Maine to have this residential building evaluated for vapor intrusion.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
There are six or more previous MDEP spill reports for this facility.  Spill Report P-993-2008 outlines gasoline contaminated soil associated with a removed corrosion-perforated UST with soil removed and recycled offsite.  Spill report P-649-1992 mentions petroleum contamination soil discovered at the site.  P-712-2006 documents a free product layer of "old weathered gasoline" on groundwater.  Thorough and complete remediation was not accomplished at the times of these discharges.

While onsite on 10/21/14, I noted a strong odor of gasoline from exposed UST fill material as the tanks were being uncovered.  I noted a fluid petroleum sheen on groundwater but no continuous free product layer.  The west end of the tank area abuts the neighboring apartment property, and it is likely that gasoline contamination has travelled onto neighboring property.  Groundwater flow direction is not known to MDEP at this time.

Gasoline discharges previously not identified and apparently not associated with the UST leak(s) were identified with the abandonment of the two dispenser island locations, which had no dispenser sumps.

Synergy documents in Table 1 of their closure assessment bag headspace measurements of 900 up to 1500 parts per million (ppm).  As the concrete tank pad and high groundwater prevented sampling of soil below the tanks, I had LINEC/Synergy sample groundwater in the tank excavation for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) analysis.  The groundwater VPH analysis showed 2.7-ppm Benzene, 24.3-ppm Toluene, 119-ppm Aromatics, etc.  A 1.2-
P-849-2014*On Tuesday, 10/22/14, representing Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, I visited this location in response to a complaint from a Newfield Selectman that this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) was out-of-service and the town could not get the property owner to remove or do anything with the tanks.

Arriving on site, I recognized that I had been here in the past when the facility was under a different name: Route 11 Trading Post (Maine UST registration number 10301), and Pop's Variety (Maine UST registration number 20082).  The location was an entertainment/dance building, a private residence that was occupied at the time of my visit, and a small general store building that was closed.  The area is rural residential and commercial use, served by private drinking water wells.  Next door (east) is a residence and auto repair business.

The 2-compartment UST had been pumped out, but residual product remained and had not been purged/cleaned.  The two fill pipes were not locked, which I understand is required of out-of-service USTs.  The UST facility appears to have been out of service for years.  The gasoline dispensers were removed but the piping was not removed.  The facility also includes a 500-gallon K1 fuel aboveground storage tank (AST), without liquid-tight dike, that was empty but not secured.

I later notified Diana McLaughlin of MDEP, UST compliance unit about the complaint and the facility continuing to be out-of-service.  See MDEP spill reports and the two UST registration files for additional information.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.

Future MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at the time of the eventual facility abandonment.  No further Division of Response Services actions at this time.

P-856-2014*
SUMMARY
On 10/24/14, in response to a request for a waiver of the 10-day notification period for abandonment-by-removal and replacement of buried fuel oil piping, I met a crew from Portland Pump Company under the direction of Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Scott Letellier.  The location is a public elementary school with a consumptive-use, fuel oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  No Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required for this piping replacement.

The location is rural commercial and residential use.  The school and facility is located over a significant sand & gravel aquifer and within the 2000' wellhead protection zone of a public water well to the north.  A school maintenance staff advised me that the school is now on municipal water supply for the past year and their drilled well located on the northeast side of the building is out-of-service.  No groundwater was observed in the shallow piping excavation.

Within the piping excavation I noted no obvious evidence of oil discharges.  An Oil In Soil colorimetric dye test for soil below the piping was negative, undetected, for evidence of oil contamination within its detection limit.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to imply the location is remediated to original or pristine condition.

2)  No remediation was required at the time.  No further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-858-2014*
NOTIFICATION
On Saturday, 10/25/14, Xtra Mart had reported that the super unleaded gasoline underground storage tank (UST) T-4 had a sudden ingress of about 2" of water (groundwater) into the UST.  I was informed that TMC Environmental was called in by Xtra Mart to pump out the product and water from the UST and T-4 was removed from service until the problem was found, and fixed if possible.  Tank T-3 had suffered a similar problem at this facility back in late July 2014, which was determined to be from a cracked flange on the submersible pump sump riser pipe (see Maine Department of Environmental Protection UST registration file for details).

ASSESSMENT
On Monday, 10/27/14, representing Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services, I responded and met on site with Portland Pump Company (PPC) Certified Tank Installers (CTI) under Arthur Grant and Scott Letellier, and with staff from CROMPCO who were testing the UST.  The facility is a retail, motor fuels, UST facility.  The location is a dense residential and commercial use area, and is served by municipal water and sewer.

A sudden ingress of groundwater into a UST typically happens due to a large perforation allowing a large amount of water in, or a small perforation that allows a slow leak until the 10%-ethanol gasoline suddenly initiates phase-separation, so the several inches of water is actually water and all the ethanol separating.  The ethanol preferentially bonds with the water rather than the petroleum.  CROMPCO detected a small drip of water dropping from the tank top, traced to loose bolts on the tank manway. It is my assessment that this latter event is what occurred at this facility.

The native soils are Presumpscot Formation silt/clay and groundwater is high in the area.  No free product oil was noted on groundwater.  I noted no oil saturated soil or significant oil odor and staining in the soil and tank fill exposed (see photo).  Levels of petroleum discharges noted in soil appeared below the CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER, AND THE OUTDOOR/INDUSTRIAL WORKER clean-up goals

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Groundwater is high and over the tank top at this facility so groundwater had to be lowered to allow the tank to be uncovered and the piping and manway serviced.  Because of known past discharges and contamination, the groundwater and soil could not be managed as clean. Xtra Mart hired FGS/CMT, Inc., to run a dewatering system to a Frac tank and carbon filtration.  Drake did not supply an exact volume of water pumped and treated during the repair work, but I estimate it at several thousand gallons.

MDEP Division of Response Services did not require remediation and encouraged that soil be reused on site if possible. MDEP issued an Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) for disposal of soil that could not be reused on site.

1)  At this time I understand that the loose bolts have been fixed and the facility put successfully back in service.
2)  Water appeared to have leaked into the tank, but the tank was taken out of service and pumped out before water ingress could force fuel out of the tank top.  I noted no obvious discharges to the environment from this incident.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.




P-859-2014*
Tuesday 10/28/14: Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a pending bust of a clandestine Methamphetamine laboratory at this address, and requested MDEP response for characterization and proper disposal of hazardous waste.

Stephen Brezinski responded and was on site with MDEA staff as they entered and removed the meth lab waste.  Wearing proper Level-C personal protective equipment (PPE), the waste was examined for stability and identification.  The hazardous waste was spent meth lab waste of caustics and flammable liquids with no unused virgin product and no original containers.  Some waste and containers were found to have been burned in an outside fire pit.  The two responsible parties, Mr. Mark Theriault and Ethel Hallock, were taken into custody by MDEA.

The hazardous waste was disposed of by MDEP at Environmental Projects, Inc., on 12/30/14.  Reimbursement of waste disposal costs are recommended.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.

P-860-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 10/30/14, in the evening, Jon Woodard and Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services were notified through Maine State Police Dispatchers of a discharge of heating oil within the basement of 22 Monument Square in Portland.  An upstairs restaurant had been closed due to oil vapor odors coming up from the basement.  We met building owner, Mr. Mooney, who let us into the basement.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a 5-story commercial building in downtown Portland near the intersection of Congress Street and Center Street.  The area is dense commercial use served by city water and sewer service.  The building is owned and operated by Mr. H. Alan Mooney, who is the President of Criterium Engineers, located on the 5th floor.

The building was served by a basement boiler served by natural gas.  Present in the basement next to the boiler is a concrete block berm filled with sand.  Based on sets of steel piping going out the rear of the building and 1/4" copper fuel and return lines coming out of the sand, we assessed that a tank or tanks lay buried behind the block walls.  Removing a riser pipe off the center tank area, I measured about 21-inches of amber fuel oil.  The initial MDEP assessment was that the water and oil appeared to have seeped from under the tank berm.

Mr. Mooney stated that he knew of the fuel tank and he understood it was classified as an underground storage tank (UST) and to be registered with MDEP.  Based on his ownership and a past site assessment, he understood the tank was empty.  No MDEP UST registration file was found for the facility.  A Phase 1 environmental site assessment produced by Stratex, LLC, in 2006, was found by Mr. Mooney that mentions: "One empty, unused fuel oil tank is located in the basement."  Stratex did not say anything about the tank being a UST or being registered with MDEP, but states "The empty fuel tank does not present an environmental risk."  The assessment does recommend "...the fill pipe be plugged  and removed" but the recommendation was not implemented.  MDEP has assessed that the tank was not empty and that the tank did present an environmental risk.  In December 2014, I tried to reach Stratex, LLC, to correct them on Maine rules for USTs but found them no longer in business.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/30/14, Jon Woodard of MDEP arrived on site first and reported a fuel oil odor in the 1st floor and the basement.  On the concrete basement floor Woodard and Mr. Mooney observed a puddle of water with globules of free product oil on the water.  There was no obvious surface oil spillage in the sand fill on top of the tank(s) so a leak out a tank bottom was likely, such as an internal-corrosion hole.  We noted no evidence indicating a recent, mistaken, delivery to the tanks.  We advised Mr. Mooney that emptying of the tank was imperative and proper abandonment of the tanks.

On 11/13/14, ENPRO Services cut out three concrete blocks from the base of the berm and we found clean, dry, fine sand fill with no evidence of oil contamination and oil vapors.  MDEP Response took field bag-headspace samples SS-1 through SS-3 of the dry sand, and measured 1.9 to 5.7-parts per million (ppm) with a Photoionization Detector (PID).  We noted no staining and no oil odor from the soil.

UST ABANDONMENT
On 11/13/14, ENPRO Services, hired by Mr. Mooney, opened up each of the three USTs, vacuumed out an approximate total of 500-gallons of amber fuel oil, and cleaned the tanks out.  ENPRO removed the fill and vent pipes from the exterior to prevent accidental delivery.  Mr. Mooney registered the three USTs with MDEP.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 10/30/14, Woodard applied speedy dry sorbent material to the oil and water on the floor, picked it up for disposal and applied additional speedy dry.  There were no windows to install a ventilation fan to ventilate the basement, but t
P-861-2014*Approximately 150 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of a single family residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the piping. 38.37 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Excavation was limited due to the presence of shallow bedrock and the foundation of the residence. Saturated soils were left in place at the site because they were inaccessible. The private drinking water well at the site has been impacted with oil. The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services on 11/5/2014 for further investigation and monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-865-2014*While on route for waste collection, the truck broke a hose and discharged antifreeze to the roadway. Pine Tree Waste Services cleaned up what they could and had the truck repaired.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  The Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-867-2014*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface from the gasoline filling nozzle when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. C. N. Brown Company personnel applied speedy dry sorbent material to the impacted surfaces and disposed of the waste. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-868-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 10 gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-869-2014*The underground storage tank (UST) alarm indicated liquid in the sump. The owner contracted a UST service company to inspect the tank.  The contractor indicated that water had infiltrated the sump due to a loose gasket and recent heavy rains. The tank was repaired and the annual inspection was also performed at this time.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-870-2014*Approximately 25 gallons of gasoline was released to the paved parking lot surface and adjacent gravel shoulder of the automotive car dealership. The release was caused by a vandal who punctured the fuel tanks of 3 vehicles in the lot. The Sanford Fire Department responded to the scene and applied sorbents to the released fuel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel also responded and picked up the sorbents along with several shovels full of impacted soil adjacent to the parking lot. MDEP personnel removed and disposed of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-872-2014*Reported internal-corrosion hole leak of about 1 gallon of fuel oil, most to a container under the 40+ year old tank which was located behind a basement wall.  The tank and appliance had been reported serviced the previous day and no leak was noted then.  Mueller Heating and Plumbing Company responded and applied a magnet patch on the hole and then had the tank emptied and cleaned the spill to the concrete basement floor.

The location is suburban residential and served by municipal well water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-873-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday 11/2/14, through the Maine State Police dispatch, the Topsham Fire Department (TFD) reported a rolled over tank trailer-truck carrying milk at this location with leaking diesel fuel, and requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services.

LOCATION
The location is rural farm use north of Route 201.  Other than the Bisson Farm farmhouse and barn, there were no other residences or drinking water wells within 300' of the discharge.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 11/2/14, in a severe winter snow storm, the 5000-gallon capacity, DOT 407 insulated tank trailer and tractor slid off Meadow Road and rolled on its right side after leaving Bisson Farm with a load of milk.  Milk was leaking from both tank trailer manways.  A gallon or two of engine oil had leaked from the tractor engine (see photos).  The saddle tanks were not leaking or damaged.  Righting the tractor appeared to pose no significant threat of damaging the fuel tanks.

The truck and trailer could not be righted by Hunter Towing until the trailer was emptied, but with the weather, a contractor response would take hours and exposure to the weather for the responders was a concern.  Mr. Bisson suggested they open the manways and let the cargo dump into his farm field next to the powerlines.  As there was no open water or neighboring property the runoff could reach, and no drinking water wells apparently threatened, MDEP Supervisor and I agreed to allow this.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
About half the load, about 2500-gallons, of raw milk spilled to the ground and remained for natural degradation and dilution.  I discussed clean-up needs with MDEP geologist Brad Hahn and he agreed to natural attenuation.  I applied sorbent pads to the waste oil leak onto the high grass and snow.

On 11/7/14, I returned and bagged the oiled pads and dug up oiled grass and soil.  I returned a call from a concerned neighbor on Patten Lane and explained the discharge and response.

1.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
2.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-875-2014*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene to inspect, and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-876-2014*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt road surface from the gasoline filling nozzle when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. The Topsham Fire Department immediately responded and applied sorbent material. Disposal was handled by Gibbs Oil Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-882-2014*On November 03, 2014, I responded to a #1 oil leak from an aboveground storage (AST) tank at 58 Shore Road in Lyman.  I arrived at the site and met with Ms. Lavigne. The AST was located in the back of the house under a staircase that led to an apartment above the garage. The legs on the AST were extremely rusted and one of the legs that held the AST up near the filter had broken. The broken leg caused the filter to snap and oil to leak. At that time, only a drip of oil was coming from the snapped filter area. I applied sorbent pads to the area to contain it.

Allstate Environmental Services, an environmental contractor, responded to the site to assist in pumping out the tank of a couple of gallons and removing it from site.

On November 04, 2014, Allstate and I removed 5.78 tons of contaminated soil that was in front of the tank. The contaminated soil under the garage remained because of its location and not wanting to undermine the building. Vapors were not detected in the garage.  The floor and other walls of the excavation were tested and no oil was detected in the soil. See attached water and soil samples.

The hole was filled. Ms. Lavigne's well water was tested.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-883-2014*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the gauge of the tank that was compromised due to over-pressurization. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by Dead River Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-886-2014*Small discharges of gasoline and motor oil from a vehicle accident in the downtown area of Brunswick was reported cleaned up by Brunswick Fire Department.  Later it was checked by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and confirmed cleaned satisfactorily.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-888-2014*On 11/3/14, 11 to 17 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was discharged from pole mounted electrical transformer to soil and detritus below, due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge cleaned up. Their oily waste is normally consolidated at their Augusta, Maine, facility and later shipped to a secure landfill in Norridgewock, ME.  The spill area is rural forest and residential area.

No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services are expected at this time.  See the attached CMP report for further information.
P-890-2014*Scott Cyr received a report from Avery Family Fuels that while they were at this residence to perform a tune-up on the oil furnace, they observed a stain of oil under the vent pipe outside and on the concrete floor inside that they guessed came from an overfill spill at some time in the past.  They cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-891-2014*A 10-gallon leak of hydraulic oil down the paved roadway from their trash truck, was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services staff.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-894-2014*A bare steel underground storage tank (UST) was discovered during renovations at this commercial building in downtown Portland.  The tank contained some residual sludgy oil that needed to be removed.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted by the property owner to empty and clean the tank.  After some exploratory excavation, it was determined that the tank was too close to the building foundation to safely remove, so it was abandoned in place.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-895-2014*A heavy duty wrecker blew a hydraulic hose in the driveway of this residence as it was extricating a boom truck stuck in the yard.  Spilled product impacted the paved driveway, sidewalk and roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The property owner was concerned about the quality of the cleanup so a site visit was conducted.  A sheen lingered and was being influenced by falling rain.  Though aesthetically displeasing, there was no environmental or public health threat.  No further action by the Division of Response Services was necessary.
P-900-2014*
NOTIFICATION
  Friday 10/17/14: A potential buyer, Ms. Denise Earle, called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division, regarding apparent oil contamination at this location listed on the property disclosure. On the 2011 Seller's Property Disclosure, it stated that in 2011 the septic system failed and backed up into the home.  With test pit(s) excavated in the front yard in 2011 for a new septic system, contractor Michael Cuomo reported to the property owner, Richard Tucker, that at 3' to 4' below grade he encountered petroleum smelling soil.
  On 7/13/2011, Mr. Cuomo advised Mr. Tucker to "resolve the contamination issue first" before proceeding with the septic system.  I have not found record that this evidence of a discharge was reported by Mr. Tucker to MDEP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
  The location is rural residential and is served by municipal water and by private septic systems; it appears to have been a small school in the past.  The property was reported to have also been a bulk fuel oil storage facility at some time.  The site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and is served by municipal water.  To the east is a single family home that the estate owner said she was putting on the market soon, and the Cider Hill Creek.  Adjacent to the NW is Bridges Electric, formerly Winn's Auto Repair.  Located on the lower floor is an aboveground storage tank (AST) for heating oil.
  Based on the recent online property description and my 3/3/15 site visit, the property is still for sale and a new septic system had not been installed.  The property realtor, Jean Kovacs, stated that the property owner appears to have walked away from the property.  I have been told that potential buyers have not been able to acquire a purchasing loan because of the listed oil discharges.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   The apparent location of the 2011's test pit and detected oil-contamination is located about 75' laterally SE of the home implies that the contamination is perhaps from a vehicle leak, and not directly from the home's heating oil AST.  Other possible sources could be a former bulk fuel AST, or an underground storage stank (UST) that may have been located in this location in the past.
  Stone Hill Environmental had performed a Phase-2 environmental assessment for a potential buyer, but at this time had not been paid so they were not willing to release the report.  They did state that silt soils were found, no oil-saturated soils encountered, and that there had been a commercial bulk plant at this location many years ago, likely the source of the oil contamination.  A neighbor had shown him a photo illustrating trucks on the road being gravity filled by the AST up on the hill.
  Mike Cuomo stated that when digging test pits for the proposed septic system he did not reach groundwater and that the soil had a strong odor of fuel oil.
  I discussed the site and potential actions with MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn prior to sending the 4/10/15, e-mail to Ms. Kovacs, property's realtor, discussing the MDEP position on the oil contamination (see attached).
  The Seller's Property Disclosure mentioned that the residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) "has leak", but I have no further information on this and I was not able to get into the house at the time of my visit.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time I understand that no discharge remediation has been implemented.  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed.
2.  Further site and discharge information is required before a firm clean-up goal can be assigned. I recommend that the property owners look into the MDEP VRAP and Brownfields programs for assistance with clean-up and clearance.  I recommend MDEP presence for any assessment and clean-up work to better evaluate for clean-up goals and a potential MDEP Oil Spill Debris letter.
3.  This spill report shall not be used as or conside
P-901-2014*
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services (TS) staff reported to Stephen Brezinski of MDEP, Division of Response Services, that within a Storm Water Discharge Investigation Report of 5/23/14, by Ransom Consulting Environmental, that free product oil had been found in catch basins CB-7, CB-8, CB-9, CB-10 and CB-15, and at diesel Dispenser-8 on the property.  Their inspection was related to product found in 2012 and 2013 (see spill reports P-1064-12, P-1065-12 and P-1043-13).  These spills to the ground and in catch basins are unrelated to that documented in 2012 and 2013.  MDEP Division of Response Services staff was not given opportunity to respond and assess the discharges.

The facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a suburban commercial and residential area.  The facility was previously known as Howell's Truck Stop.  In 1992 and 2008, the facility underwent significant reconstruction and UST removals and replacement (see P-390-1992, P-330-2008, P-366-2008, et al.).  Free product was noted on groundwater in 2008, and oil leaving the facility property via a drain under Route 1 Bypass.

Oil was reported by Eremita within the catch basins CB-7, CB-8 and CB-9 (see site map and MDEP TS report of 5/23/14).  The volume of oil found discharged to the surface water was implied to be not large but reportable to MDEP.  The storm water catch basins are supposed to drain to a retention pond at the northeast side of the property (see site map), though significant oil sheen has been documented draining out to municipal drainage under Route 1 on the southeast side of the facility (see P-366-2008 et al.).  I understand that these discharges are not exempt from the Maine Chapter 691.6.D(12)(d) rules for discharges to impermeable surfaces under 10-gallons as the discharges were not cleaned up within 24 hours, and they reached surface water.

1.  This Irving Circle-K facility, like others, I understand to be complicated in that Irving Oil owns the UST facility and property and is responsible for the UST facility and UST facility leaks, but Circle-K leases the store and facility from Irving.  It was explained to me by Irving and Circle-K staff that Circle-K is responsible for surface discharges and the dispensers and aboveground equipment.

At this time, the total volume, method of clean-up actions, number or discharges, and sources of the discharges are not known.  At this time, clean-up actions are not known to MDEP Division of Response Services.  In 2014, the site was undergoing review for site closure by MDEP Division of Technical Services.

2.   This spill report shall not be used as or interpreted to be an environmental site assessment.

3.   Oil contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.

4.   No further MDEP, Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.  See records of MDEP TS for additional information.

P-903-2014*A truck driver ran over a sign that read "no trucks beyond this point" and the sign post punctured his oil pan.  He did not realize that there was a problem, so he continued on spilling lube oil on the ground as he went.  Walmart hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to collect the spilled oil with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-904-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground.  This occurred because the secondary containment tank on this locomotive was not emptied judiciously, so was allowed to overfill.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-905-2014*A hose failure caused a small amount of hydraulic oil to be lost to the pavement.  A cleanup crew collected the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-906-2014*A fitting was observed to be wet with oil on the dispenser hose of this system.  The dispenser was taken out of service until the hose could be replaced. No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-907-2014*A small amount of anti-freeze was spilled as a result of a car accident. The fire department collected the spilled material with speedi-dri sorbent material. No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-908-2014*Prior to being evicted due to foreclosure, the former property owner vandalized the fuel supply system and sump pump discharge hose.  The sump hose was redirected across the unfinished section of the basement, up through the hamper chute in the bathroom, and into the kitchen.  The supply line from the tank to the furnace was then compromised resulting in a release of approximately 100 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product ran across the basement floor to the earthen sump basin.  Oil was then pumped onto the kitchen floor, migrating into the living room and down the hall.  The floor and subfloor and a number of floor joists were impacted; encompassing approximately one third of this 1000sqft ranch.  Then, since groundwater was being recycled into the residence, the basement flooded, causing oil impacts to the finished section of the basement as well. Accompanied by significant oil vapors, the residence was deemed uninhabitable.

Emergency removal of free product and water from the basement of the residence occurred.  The concrete was merely water rinsed to facilitate collection of oil in the sump basin.  It's important to note the perimeter drain was identified as having been impacted by oil and, as mentioned, the sump basin is earthen, so sub slab contamination is likely.  Post emergency removal, oil continued to seep from the drain so it was stuffed full of sorbents as a rudimentary means of preventing oil migration as the next step was determined.

Though still important, addressing sub slab contamination is subordinate to pursuit of oil contamination on the first floor.  In order to meet Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) cleanup guidelines, contaminated materials must be removed from the premises, including, but not limited to, the affected portions of the partition walls in the basement, the affected flooring, subfloor and joists on the first floor and portions of partition walls on the first floor.  It is difficult to accurately assess the extent of the contamination without actually delving into the project, but it is extensive. Also, a sub slab investigation would be necessary to assess potential location of contamination and slab/soil removal may be required.

Now that the property has sat in its current state for years, the best option may be to raze the building.  Containerized demolition debris could be sent to a landfill that accepts both contaminated and non-contaminated materials reducing the need to separate them.  In addition, it would become very convenient to address/remove  contaminated soil and ultimately meet MDEP's cleanup guidelines without caveats.  This seems like the most efficient and cost effective manner to address this scenario.

To date, final disposition of the residence has not been resolved.  No further action is warranted at this time but the Department expects to be involved in any remedial action plan to ensure it is sufficient to meet the Commissioner's satisfaction.
P-909-2014*A small amount of a kerosene and #2 oil mix was lost to the ground when a delivery driver suffered a lapse in proper procedure while flushing a line between a #2 and a kerosene delivery.  The oil sprayed on the driver and roughly 100 square feet of lawn.  Pit Stop Fuels sent a team with shovels to collect the oily soil.  Since there was a well nearby, I went to the site and screened the soil with shake tests.  After a few attempts at cleanup, the cleanup goals for groundwater protection were reached.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-910-2014*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the pavement at this service station when a customer failed to pay attention when filling their vehicle.  Station employees collected the spilled gasoline with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-911-2014*A small amount of #2 fuel oil leaked to the concrete basement floor of this home due to a mechanical failure at the burner pump.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-912-2014*A small amount of oil leaked from a loose fitting in the oil line at this rental property.  I met with the property owner on site the next day and helped him collect the oil with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-913-2014*A broken filter assembly on a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence caused the release of approximately 150 gallons of #2 fuel oil. The cause of the broken filter is unclear, however, Guardian Asset Property Management Services (Guardian) was working at the property during the time that the filter was broken. Guardian denies breaking the filter. Guardian hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) of Auburn to clean up the spilled oil with sorbents. EPI cleaned all of the free product and disposed of the material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel determined that the oil has impacted the soil under the concrete floor of the basement and recommends that more remediation work be completed. The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services and MDEP Enforcement.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-914-2014*An indoor aboveground tank was overfilled which caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of heating oil out the vent to the ground. The 10,000 gallon tank was outfitted with both visual and audible alarms, but neither were operational due to mechanical failure.  Spilled product impacted the paved sidewalk, a concrete block retaining wall and paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The length of the vent pipe is approximately 200', traveling above locker and storage room ceilings, making numerous turns en route to the boiler room.  Its route was chased to ensure no fuel was forced out of a joint; there was no evidence of that occurring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-275-2014*8/28/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Steve Allen, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands LCC (IWLLC), regarding a small hydraulic oil spill (1-2 gallons) from one of IWLCC logging contractors, Cole Bernier Logging, woods harvesting equipment.  The spill site is located approximately 1,100 feet from a small seasonal brook according to Mr. Allen.  Contractor crews used heavy equipment to scrape up the spilled oil, which was put in bags and containers for transport to contractors garage/maintenance building.  The contractor will dispose of this oily debris along with other oily wastes during regular scheduled disposal.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-396-2014*At 1325 hours on 7/23/14, the City of Brewer Water District reported that they had found a broken thermometer in a container with other field equipment.  I arrived at their facility later in the day and carefully looked over the contents of the container with the lumex, which detects mercury.  Very low levels of mercury, less than 25 nanograms mercury per meter cubed, were found inside the container and on the contents of the container.  I overpacked the broken thermometer, which was still in its protective case, to be transported back to the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) hazardous waste storage building until it can be disposed of properly by a contractor hired by MDEP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-203-2014*On 3/14/14, in response to notification by Gagnon Oil Company of a leaking fuel line fitting, I responded and met the tenant.  The homes in this area are former military housing and are wood construction built upon low crawl spaces, and no basements.  The area is dense, suburban residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  Underlying native soils in this area is Presumpscot silt/clay.

Gagnon Oil had repaired the leaking fitting.  An oil stain was visible on the pad and some oil had run off onto soil.  The tenant had noticed oil odor when she was outside.  I called and left a voice message for the landlord and property owner, Ms. Sherrie McFarland, regarding further investigation.  I was not called back which was interpreted to mean the landlord did not wish to initiate a remediation, or had cleaned up oiled soil without notifying me.  The property was for sale through Regency Realty Group (207-318-7891).  There were no follow up complaints of oil odor within the home.

The discharge is recognized to likely not be satisfactorily remediated at this time, though with natural attenuation may be in the future.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-951-2012*
NOTIFICATION
   11/30/12: Ms. Claudia Sait of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified MDEP Response Division of evidence of a discharge at Brunswick Landing (the former Naval Air Station Brunswick or NASB), in the form of an oil-like sheen on surface water in a drainage ditch adjacent to Anchor Drive.

RESPONSE ASSESSMENT
   The location is sub-urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water service.  There are no known private of public water wells within 1000' of this location.  The area is underlain by a significant sand & gravel aquifer.
   Tuesday 12/4/12: Onsite at the area described by Ms. Sait and Mr. Evans of MDEP, I noted a fluid oil-like sheen on the surface water of the brook caught up in three or four still areas.  The sheen was not waxy-like that broke into clumps which is common to natural organic sheens.  I advised Chris Evans that I judged the sheen to likely be a petroleum discharge and worth sampling for confirmation; I did not have water sampling bottles with me that day.  This drainage brook is fed by an underground storm drain that goes south from the former tank farm, then swings east and crosses Anchor Drive (see attached NASB utility plan).  Evans reported that when they pulled a manway cover in the field on the other side of Anchor Drive they again noted a sheen and noted an odor of petroleum coming up from the drain.
   Mr. Evans arrived the next day, 12/5/12, to sample for MDEP Response Division but weather had removed the sheen.  Evans took an Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) water sample (#H054809001) with analysis results below detectable levels (see attached analysis).
   Following research I found this oil sheen to be in the same location and similar to that identified and discussed in MDEP spill report P-115-1993.  Significant JP-5 oil-contaminated soil and free product on groundwater was documented with the underground storage tank (UST) abandonment.  On 3/30/93, Linda Doran and I of MDEP noted the sheen in this drainage brook while monitoring the abandonment-by-removal of the bulk USTs at NASB.  At the time I advised Jim Caruthers of NASB of this oil sheen; see the report P-115-93 for additional information and photos.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Evidence indicates a prohibited oil discharge to the surface water of Maine that deserves further investigation.  At this time it appears that the oil sheen is derived from residual oil contamination following the 1992-1993 abandonment of the oil tanks at the former NASB UST tank farm.  Based on this I am considering this a Groundwater Account case and not Surface Account.
2.  At this time no further Response Div. action is imminent.  Mr. Evans has requested that if in the area and the sheen is again observed than another water sample should be acquired.
3.  See the files of Ms. Sait and Mr. Evans for additional information.

S Brezinski
P-952-2012*
SUMMARY
As part of my duties in coordinating the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) petroleum Underground Storage Tank (UST) management in the Southern Maine region, I visited this location at the request of MDEP's John Dunlap to check on the presence of drinking water wells in the vicinity.  Cumberland Farms Inc. had recently purchased the property for the construction of a new retail, motor fuels UST facility and convenience store.  This new facility would replace the Cumberland Farms Gulf diagonaly across the street.

I noted a property containing a closed auto repair business, body shop, a closed car wash building, an unoccupied house, and another commercial building.  The house had a residential, heating oil tank.  The car wash had a consumptive-use, heating oil UST registered as having been removed in 1990, with no associated spill report found.  I noted no surficial evidence (fillpipes or vent pipes) of remaining USTs.

I noted no evidence of private or public drinking water wells within 1000' of the location.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The area is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water & sewer service.  No further MDEP Response Division actions at this time.  See also P-88-2013.
P-956-2012*A compressor involved in snow making operations caught fire which resulted in a discharge of diesel fuel.  Water applied to douse the fire spread the product down gradient across the gravel parking lot; the majority of it collected in a rutted grassy area where the topography leveled out.  Sorbents were applied to free standing product but not before surficial contamination occurred.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contamination from this rural area within close proximity to a stream and served by private drinking water wells.  The route of travel of the water/diesel mixture was evident and surface material was removed from the point of discharge approximately 200ft to the point of collection.  There, field screening was conducted to guide the excavation because contamination differed due to the terrain. Contamination was removed from the site to the Department's satisfaction and any impact to local receptors is not anticipated.
P-960-2012*On November 08, 2012, I received a phone call from Chief Nichols of the Kennebunk Fire Department. He reported that a tractor trailer had slid off the road into a ditch and was not sure if the side saddle tank on the passenger side of the truck was puncture.  I responded to the site immediately. The truck was towed out of the ditch. The side saddle tanks were not compromised and no fuel was released from the truck. All other truck fluids remained in the truck as well.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-961-2012*
SUMMARY

Report covers abandonment-in-place of a consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  On 11/16/12, S Brezinski granted a waiver of the notification period with conditional Maine DEP site attendance of the abandonment.  Scott Cyr of Maine DEP Response attended the removal on 12/5/12, as Brezinski was unavailable.

Allstate Environmental Co. (Allstate) excavated the UST to find the tank was 4000-gallon capacity rather than the expected 1000-gallon.  After conferring, Brezinski and Cyr agreed that abandonment-in-place rather than abandonment-by-removal was acceptable.  Cyr observed Allstate and their subcontractor fill the 4000-gallon UST with concrete slurry.  Cyr stated that he observed no evidence of oil discharges.

The tank was of single-wall bare steel construction and according to Maine Chapter 691 rulers should have been abandoned prior to 1997.  The Elks club representatives stated that members apparently forgot about the UST facility's existence.  As the facility was consumptive-use fuel oil no Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required, and there was no formal assessment and sampling performed.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.  The facility fuel piping and vent pipe was also required to be removed.

This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply the location is clean to original or pristine conditions.
P-962-2012*An oil sprayer unit fell off the back of a truck onto a paved parking lot.  A small engine was mounted to an approximate 10 gallon tank.  When the unit hit the pavement the wand broke off the hose which then started to drain the hose.  Spilled product was recovered with sorbent materials.  Oily sorbents and product remaining in the tank were entered into Maine Department of Environmental Protection regular waste stream.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-968-2012*Leak from hydraulic hose on heavy equipment at the Lane Construction S-Quarry in Westbrook.  Spilled material was cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted.
P-969-2012*DEP received notification of a broken hydraulic hose which released approximately 2 cups of hydraulic oil onto wooden crane mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.
P-973-2012*December 12, 2012, I received a phone call from a concerned citizen who lived near Atlantic Coast Towing. The business is located at 64 Water Street in Brunswick.  The citizen explained that oily water and a sheen was discharging from the site of Atlantic Coast Towing. They were worried about animals that might drink the water.  I contacted Jeff Hutchinson, the Code Enforcement Officer for the town of Brunswick. Mr. Hutchinson informed me that there is no discharge coming from the site. He believed there was no reason for a further investigation by the Department of Environmental Protection.  With no reported animal impacts at that time, there was no further Response Services action expected.
P-974-2012*December 12, 2012, I received a phone call from Lebanon Fire Department. They were reported an known substance was dumped on the side of Carl Broggi Highway in Lebanon.

I responded to the scene and used my PID (photo ionization detector) and my Gas meter to check the levels of the substance. I informed the Chief that the levels did come back high for flammability but due to the location of the spill and the small amount that was spilled it was unnecessary to remove the unknown substance.

The Chief agreed to keep an eye on it.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-976-2012*December 13, 2012, Payson Weirs of Dead River Oil Company reported a leaking filter at 54 Sebascodegan Shores Road in Harpswell.

Mr. Weirs reported to the site and noticed a small oil stain under the filter on the concrete floor. He applied speedy dry to the surface and removed it.

Home owner Kathleen Davidson was satisfied with the clean-up.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-977-2012*
11/16/12: Report by Pit Stop Fuel of a 1-gallon overfill of residential, consumptive-use heating oil, aboveground storage tank of a customer.  Tim Smith explained that the tank was already full so fuel came out the vent pipe before the fuel could be shut off.  the spill was reported to the asphalt driveway and reported cleaned up.  No Maine DEP Response Division site check could be made at the time, but no further complaints be the homeowner were received.  No further Maine DEP actions expected at this time.
P-978-2012*December 14, 2012, Wayne Sylvester of Hammond Lumber reported a hydraulic spill from a boom truck at 155 Nutter Road in South Portland.

I responded to the site and spoke with the boom truck operator. The spill happened from a torn hydraulic hose. Approximately 5 gallons of oil leaked from the hose onto dirt.

The dirt was removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-980-2012*On December 14, 2012, South Portland Fire Department reported an oil spill at 93 Sawyer Street in South Portland.  I responded to the scene and met with the Fire Department and property owner Alex Irvine. Mr. Irvine explained that while he was moving the aboveground storage tank (AST) from the inside location, he accidently hit the filter causing the copper line to bend slightly and leak K1 fuel onto the wooden floor inside his mudroom. The Fire Department placed sorbent pads on the floor to absorb the oil.

At that time, I applied plug and dike to the hole to prevent further leakage. A bucket was also placed under the hole if the plug and dike failed.

On December 17, 2012, I returned to site with Allstate Environmental and Don White, an Engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The plywood floor was torn up and disposed of. Dirt in the crawl space was saturated with oil so that was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

Don White oversaw the remedial aspect of the clean-up. Please refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for further information.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.
P-981-2012*On 12/16/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Hartford of the Limington Fire Department.  He reported that they had responded to a former underground storage tank fire in Limington.  The tank had been removed from another location (not specified) and taken to George Morrison Concrete Forms in Limington to be cut and cleaned for disposal.  During the cutting process, the tank caught fire.  Chief Hartford estimated a quart of heating oil spilled from the tank during the fire.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-982-2012*On 12/16/2012, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Berwick Police Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Little River Rd. in Berwick.  They reported a small amount of gasoline had spilled from the vehicle.  I responded on 12/20/12.  Upon arrival, I cleaned up a little motor oil spillage with sorbent materials, but did not observe any spilled gasoline.  No further action required.
P-983-2012*On 12/17/2012 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 13 gallon spill of transfomer oil due to storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
P-989-2012*Mr. Libby called to report a small discharge as the driver disconnected his scully after the fill.  As explained not enough time was allowed to let the oil settle and the resulting condition resulting in a burp and the oil discharged from the open scully.  Most captured in a sorbent pad the driver had with him although the nozzle dripped as he returned to the truck.  The result was a faint sheen in the current (24+ hrs. of steady rain) conditions, a faint rain, all surfaces wet.  The spill was attended to by service manager and driver no request for DEP assistance made, however a drive by will be conducted to visually inspect the site.  Upon closer inspection there is little evidence of a spill  only slight discoloration.  Based on the reported incident and the area is served by public water and sewer DEP Response plans no addition work.
I-245-2012*12/12/12 Received a call from Mike Amero of the Dead River Company (DR) reporting a spill of 15 - 20 gallons of #2 oil at the home of Eric and Brandy Brissette on the Reach road.  Last evening around 21:30 DR technician was called to the Brissette home when the homeowner smelled fuel oil and went down into the basement to see the fire-omatic valve on the oil storage tank malfunctioning and spraying out oil onto the concrete basement floor.  DR Tech arrived on scene and shut off the valve and upgraded/replaced the old malfunctioning valve with a new filter valve.  DR Tech placed down some speedy dry once the leaking valve was dealt with.

12/12/12 Arrived on-scene, met with the homeowner and assessed the basement impacted by the spill. The western (road side) end of the concrete basement floor has a been covered with a thin layer of oil.  Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings in the cellar were in the 35 - 40 PPM ambient air.  In the upstairs the PID readings were 6-8 PPM ambient.  Discussed the need to soak up with sorbents oil on the cellar floor and then to wash the cellar floor a couple of times with a detergent.  The cellar will need to be ventilated with a vapor barrier set up to prevent migration of odors to the upstairs living areas.  Explained to Eric the Ground water Insurance fund and application process.  Eric gave me the Ok to hire a qualified contractor to begin the oil spill clean-up and set up a ventilation system.  Contracted with Soderberg's Construction to start the clean-up of the spill.  Provided them with a vent fan and duct work to set up the ventilation system once the oil was absorbed and the cellar floor washed.  Some wooden shelving impacted by the oil will need to be removed.  Eric gave Ok and does not want the shelving replaced.

12/17/12 Follow-up site visit to Brissette's, cellar has been washed and ventilated, odors seemed to be greatly reduced.  Eric B. said it is a huge improvement compared to a week or so ago.  Will leave ventilation system in for some more time to give concrete floor a chance to volatilize and ventilate out the residual oil from the spill.

2/5/13 Checked ventilation system at Brissette's home. Outside vent duct fan outlet = 1.5 PPMs.  Inside living room = 1.0PPM, and basement = 0.9 PPM, under vapor barrier/poly in area of spill = 1.1 PPM.  Turned off fan and will make appointment to disassemble ventilation system.

2/8/13 Disassembled ventilation system.  No further action is required at this time by Response Services staff
P-991-2012*I was contacted by Bill Connolly of Best Buy reporting that one of their delivery trucks had leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil in a customer's driveway.  Because it was raining heavily only a sheen was left by the time I arrived on site.  The homeowner was concerned that his dog would track the sheen into the house or ingest the oil so he wanted the driveway cleaned.  I expressed the homeowners wishes to Mr. Connolly and he arranged for Boom Technology to come out and use speedy dry to clean up the driveway.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-253-2012*12/20/12 Received a call from Dave Frazier of Daigle Oil Company (DOC) regarding an 8 gallon spill of diesel from their aboveground storage tanks on 2 Grange Street in Houlton.  The Spill involved a Houlton Water Company truck fueling up last night 12/19/12 when the diesel nozzle fell out of the fuel tank of the truck being filled up  at DOC's self service station located at 2 Grange Street.  Houlton Water Company used snow to contain the spill. They then used the on-site spill kit and spill materials of their own to clean up the spill site.  Diesel product did not come in contact with the storm drain in the yard.  Dave sent in, via-e-mail the spill report.  I contacted the Houlton Water Company and spoke with Carlton Wallace.  Carlton requested an oil spill debris form to take the oily debris in poly bags to Pine tree Waste for disposal at one of the landfills they haul to.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-995-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
12/20/12: In response to a complaint that afternoon from Mr. Neal Ward of Androscoggin River Alliance, though Barry Mower of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) BLWQ, I responded to investigate for an alleged petroleum discharge in a drainage ditch off Water Street and below the Brunswick Public Works Dept.  Mr. Ward stated that he had noted the apparent oil discharge the past Sunday 12/17/12.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban and commercial use area and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The area drainage is from the south across Route 1 and flows north past Brunswick Public Works (BPW) and to the Androscoggin River.  The area overlies a significant sand & gravel aquifer and is adjacent to the Androscofggin River.

I investigated a potential discharge from BPW property, Wicked Joes Coffee property, or perhaps a facility upstream that could be responsible.  Wicked Joes building has propane, I notited no heating oil facility or drum storage.   BPW had undergone a heating oil UST facility removal at the former Brunswick Publishing property this day (P-996-2012) and could have been another potential source.  BPW has additional active UST facilities.  Based on information from Barry Mower and from Neal Ward I walked the brook, located east of the Wicked Joes Coffee building, south to BPW and noted no natural or petroleum oil sheen, no emulsified product and no free product oil.  I next walked south on the west side of Wicked Joes' building along a drainage ditch that curved along behind the building and again found no evidence of oil discharges or drums, etc.  See also the attached photos.

A fresh fluid oil sheen in the main brook could potentially have flowed through without leaving a trace since Ward noted it on 12/16/12, though he stated that the oil he had noted was in the smaller drainage ditch.  A free product discharge should have left residual sheen, oil stain, or product in still areas and oil contaminated debris.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  In late December 2012, Maine DEP responder John Luongo was called to this same area regarding alleged drums on BPW property that allegedly threatened to discharge an oil or hazardous substance.  Luongo reported the drums to be empty and used by BPW for salt brine storage, and no prohibited discharges were found.  Complaints were reported to be connected to the DPW neighbor's displeasure with plans by BPW to park school busses in the Industry Road location of the former Brunswick Publishing Co.
2.  No further MDEP actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-986-2012*Keith Bennet of Avery Family Fuel reported that they had responded to a residence at 655 Stevens Avenue, Portland where there had been a small oil discharge.  The discharge was the result of a leaking fitting on the oil burner.  The discharge was limited to the concrete floor and was cleaned up satisfactorily by Avery Family Fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-252-2012*12/20/12 Received a call from Marshall Smith from H.O. Bouchard trucking.  One of their trucks was making a delivery of #6 oil into the boiler room at McCain Foods in Easton when the delivery hose from the tanker separated and spilled about 10 gallons of #6 oil onto the paved area. The pavement had a layer of ice and snow from the recent snow storm.  Crews from McCain's and the truck driver from Bouchards used sorbent materials and scraped up the ice and snow soaked with #6 oil.  Crews bagged up the oily debris waste into bags. McCains placed the debris into the oil debris waste stream for disposal  No Response action expected.
A-678-2012*On 12/22/12, Nickcole Dohergy, from Cumberland Farms, reported that 2 cups of gasoline had spilled to the concrete apron at the store's gasoline dispenser when a customer overfilled their vehicle. The spill was cleaned up with oil absorbent material that Cumberland Farms disposed of. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-259-2012*12/26/12 Received a call from Dean of Pine tree Waste, INC. of Houlton regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trash hauling trucks.  The spill occurred in the Hodgdon High School parking lot and was the result of a busted hose on the packer truck.  The spill was mopped up with speedy dry and sorbent pads. Oily debris was bagged up and put in the oily debris waste stream for disposal at Tri-Community Landfill.  No Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-1004-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 12 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a tree falling on the lines.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1005-2012*I was contacted by the Waterboro Fire Department, reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 900 West Road.  They reported that about a gallon of motor oil had spilled as a result of the accident, and some of the oil was on some standing water in a ditch.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  I drove by the site four times but was unable (even after talking to the firemen) to find it.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-1006-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a snow storm.  The oil in the transformer was tagged less than 1 part per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1007-2012*I was contacted by the Hollis Fire Department, reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 255 Little Falls Road.  They reported that the accident caused a small amount of antifreeze to be spilled on the roadway.  They used speedy dry to clean up the spill.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-1008-2012*I was contacted by Ron Edgerly, of 24 Lorelie Drive in Sabattus, reporting that his neighbor's sump pump was discharging oil onto his front yard.  I arrived to find that the neighbor's house is still under construction and the sump pump discharge pipe is located right at the property pin betweent he two yards at the road.  There was no ditch for the water to run in so it was just running across Mr. Edgerly's front yard.  There was a distinct sheen on the water that was discharging from the pipe and there were several pockets of black oil in the hay on Mr. Edgerly's front yard.  I put down sorbent boom and pads to collect the product in his yard.  I asked the contractors working on the neighbor's house if I could look in the basement at the sump and they escorted me down there.  There was no obvious oil on the water in the sump but the sides of the sump and the white PVC discharge pipe had black oily residue on them.  I believe the oil is from the product that is painted onto the foundation to seal it.  If there was some excess or if some was dripped into the wet foundation hole when it was applied then it would get into the perimeter drain and be discharged by the sump pump.  I was put in contact with Glen Dube who stated that he was the one who installed the foundation.  I explained the situation to him and he agreed to check on the sorbents over the next couple of days.  I told him that once the discharge has stopped he would need to clean up Mr. Edgerly's front yard by excavating a couple of inches off the area where the product had collected on the hay.

I was contacted by Mr. Edgerly in April of 2013, reporting that Mr. Dube had not returned to restore his front yard.  No more oil had been discharged from the sump pump since the original incident.  I contacted Mr. Dube who told me that he would fix the yard and that he was likely going to install a culvert underneath Mr. Edgerly's front yard so the discharge from the sump pump wouldn't be a problem in the future.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1009-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a snow storm.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal.  No site visit was made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1010-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 6 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a car pole accident.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Speedy dry was used to clean up the pavement and some bushes were trimmed.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-548-2012*On 10/12/12, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, called to report a 1 cup hydraulic oil spill near structure 254-500 of the Maine Power Reliability Project in Orrington. The spill was the result of a leaking hose on an excavator and was cleaned up adequately by the responsible party by excavation of a small bag of contaminated soil. The soil was disposed of appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-552-2012*At 1230 hours, on 10/31/12, Dead River Company reported a 1/2 cup spill of #2 fuel oil at 35 Broadlawn Drive in Brewer.  Dead River found a failing pump seal in the boiler, allowing oil to drip onto the concrete floor.  The oil was soaked up with sorbents and some powder was put over the stained concrete.  The seal was replaced by Dead River.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-603-2012*On 11.26.12, Greg Scott, of Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT), in Topsfield, reported that a backhoe had blown a hydraulic line while traveling down South Road (also Route 1) to the MEDOT lot.  A thin trail of hydraulic oil could be see for approximately 2000 feet down the road into and then up into the MEDOT lot.  Once the backhoe was in the lot, the leak was seen and the remaining product was picked up with sorbent pads.  The backhoe was repaired without further incident.  The sorbent pads used by MEDOT were disposed of in their oil soaked rag drum.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1202-2008*Underground Storage tank removal at subject facility.  Contamination was encountered.  An action level was set at 1200 ppm.  Soil was re-used as backfill and no clean up was necessary.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-572-2012*On 11.12.12,  Mr. Pelletier reported a lube oil spill from a locomotive.  An exact location was not known at the time of the report, but it was reported to be off of Routes 11 and 100, near the rail line in Detroit, ME.  The cause of the spill was believed to be an overflow of the locomotive catch pan.  A crew from Waterville was being dispatched to clean up the spill.  The waste material was collected for later disposal through Pan Am.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-258-2012*12/24/12 Received a call from Huber Engineered Woods, Danny Levasseur regarding a spill of 25 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Danny was calling Allen's Environmental Services to assist with the clean-up of the hydraulic oil spill that occurred in Huber's Quonset hut building.

12/27/12 Received a faxed spill report from Danny Levasseur of Huber.  The spilled hydraulic oil was reported as 165 gallons and not the amount of 25 gallons reported verbally on phone on 12/24/12. Allen's Environmental vacuumed up the oily debris within the Quonset hut where 95% of the oil remained.  Oily debris was bulked with wood fines and staged in the hog fuel boiler area for burning in the plant's boiler per license conditions.  No further Response action is warranted at this time.
A-679-2012*On 12/24/12, 0935 hours, Chris Gessman from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 gallons of lube oil had leaked from a locomotive operation at the New Page Paper Mill. The oil had leaked to the stone rail ballast for about 200 feet along track #19 at the mill. Pan Am employees removed all oil impacted stone and arranged for disposal. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-680-2012*On 12/24/12, DownEast Energy reported that less than a cup of oil was discovered on a basement concrete floor during a service call on 12/22/12. The oil had come from a loose fitting on a furnace nozzle at the residence. I contacted the owner and she said there were no odor issues in the house. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-681-2012*On 12/24/12, DownEast Energy reported that an estimated 30 drops of oil was spilled to a paved driveway at a residence during a service call. The oil spill was the result of a container of oil that tipped over in the service truck and was immediately cleaned up by the driver. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-682-2012*A complaint of fuel oil odors emanating from a storm water drainage access in the basement of a home on School Street in Gardiner, was received. No source was immediately apparent. The property and those surrounding are serviced by public water and sewer systems. An initial site visit was made on December 24, 2012, in an attempt to discover the source of the oil odor. Upon entering the building, a slight oil odor was present. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used and readings of 1-2 parts per million were (PPM) were discovered. The drainage access was covered with a wooden trap door and when removed PID readings from just above the water flow were at 25 PPM. No free product nor oil sheen was seen on the water flowing by. A walk around the neighborhood did not yield any evidence of a potential source. The trap door was sealed using plastic. The homeowner was out of the home during the site visit and I communicated via the telephone that we would touch base after the holiday for further investigation, and to call if the odors increased and/or any free product was seen in the drainage.

On December 27, 2012 I met with Mr. Biggs at his home. After checking the drainage again, the situation was unchanged; elevated PID readings and no sign of product. I again walked around the neighborhood and discovered a Winthrop Fuel truck in an adjacent driveway. I introduced myself to the technician and he assured me there was no spill and this was only a "no heat" call. The homeowners were out of town and he had to break into the home, with permission, to check out the system. The steam boiler had sprung a leak and water had entered the combustion chamber and steam and a small amount of oil were leaking out. There was standing water on the concrete floor with a small amount of oil on top. The water ran into a drain in the floor. The technician estimated only a small amount of oil, less than five gallons, was lost given the amount of fuel that could pass through the nozzle and the length of time the spill was ongoing. I confirmed by also checking the oil tank which still contained 3/4's of a tank of fuel.

The spilled product was cleaned up using sorbent material. The storm drains were checked along School Street and Dresden Avenue for the presence of oil, and while odors were noticeable, no collectable product was discovered. I checked the outfall area down on the Kennebec River near the Gardiner Waterfront Park and no evidence was seen. Subsequent PID readings at the drainage at 96 School Street decreased from 25 PPM to .1 PPM on January 2, 2013. PID readings in 92 School Street revealed levels at .2 to 1.5 PPM in the living areas with the highest reading occurring on the third floor. The basement where the spill occurred was less than .5 PPM. Ventilation was advised to remove nuisance odors. The slightly elevated levels are most likely caused by the below freezing temperatures and thus a lack of ventilation. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-683-2012* On 12-24-2012 the Dresden Fire Department reported a truck accident on Route 127 in the town of Dresden. The truck was hauling wood chips and it went off the road at a curve and down a steep incline.
 Fuel was leaking out and the Fire Dept. and I slowed the leak with patching material. There is a brook nearby and I collected fuel at the end of the culvert.
 There was still diesel fuel in the saddle tanks when it was hauled off to the wrecker's place of business.
 I checked on the site several times and changed boom and pads as needed.
 Cleanup was satisfactory and no further action is expected by Response Services.
P-1011-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy Company, reporting that one of their customers had a leaking furnace in their basement.  I spoke to the technician on scene, and he explained that the furnace sat on concrete in an otherwise dirt floor basement.  The burner on the furnace had leaked oil onto the cement pad which he had cleaned up with sorbent material.  He stated that the rest of the basement was wet and that he didn't see any evidence of oil anywhere except on the concrete pad.  I spoke with a resident of the home, and he stated that the house smelled because the furnace was forced hot air.  He stated that he had already contacted McHatton Cleaning to come out and clean the concrete pad.  I recommended that he also get carbon filters for the furnace's air intake.  I checked back with the owner and they stated that all was well.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-1012-2012*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department, reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 1.  The accident caused a small amount of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-1013-2012*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department, reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of the Sam's Club on Payne Road.  The accident caused a small amount of antifreeze to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-987-2012*Bath Iron Works (BIW) Eisenhuth called to report the discovery of a minor diesel discharge apparently from a vendors truck.  The discharge was not discovered until after all possible vehicles had left the yard.  The day had been a constant rain and the staff applied pads were practical and boom around a few catch basin, however there was a small sheen trailing towards a surface water impoundment.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched. Based on the incident described and actions taken DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-549-2012*On 10/23/12, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), called to report a small spill from a leaking transformer at the entered location. Mr. Koster estimated that 1 quart of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil was spilled to the pole and the pavement around the pole. CMP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the affected areas and disposed of them properly. The transformer was fixed. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-550-2012*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) initially reported a 7-13 gallon spill of transformer oil from a transformer on Pole 22 on North Road in Palmyra.  After CMP actually inspected the transformer, they observed that no spill had occurred.   Therefore no clean-up actives occurred at this site.  This time period was when Hurricane Sandy crossed over Maine.   CMP's oil or chemical spill report is attached.  It also indicates that no oil was spilled.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-255-2012*9.16.12  DEP picked up residential mercury waste at the entered location and entered it into DEPs mercury waste stream.

No further Response action anticipated.

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I-256-2012*11.13.12  DEP received a report of a supply tank leak at the entered location.  The spill was forwarded to me on 11.14.12.  I contacted the property owner, David McGillicuddy, who advised me that a spill occurred at his rental property on Commonwealth Ave. in Houlton.  He advised that the tenants were concerned with the oil odor.  I met Mr. McGillicuddy and the tenants at the spill location.  The cause of the spill was a washing machine going rogue, walking across the floor and breaking the filter off the 275 gallon capacity above ground oil storage tank (AST).  The washing machine, dryer and AST were set in a closet of the finished basement.  The tenant heard the clothes washer making a load noise and upon investigation observed that the washer had shimmied across the floor and broken the feed pipe off the tank and oil was leaking out.  She immediately put something under the leaking tank and call Dead River.  Some oil had migrated across the exposed concrete floor and impacted the wood framing.  Upon my arrival I noticed that a perfume or powder had been deployed to control the odors, thusly I could not take PID reading.  I observed that most of the wood closet had been removed by the tenants, who were handy, by the approval of Mr. McGillicuddy.

The spill was small, perhaps a gallon, they had taken quick action to limit the impact and they were doing what they need to do to remove source odors.  I did not feel that there was a health risk issue.  No further complaints have been received as of 12.21.12.  The material although oil impacted was not a disposal concern.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-988-2012*
Tuesday 12/18/12: In response to an inquiry by a concerned citizen I briefly visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on apparent UST facility work that did not have any registration amendment filed with the Maine DEP.  Onsite in the evening I met Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Scott Cyr, of Gaftek LLC.  Mr. Cyr explained that Gaftek staff were onsite replacing the eight or so motor fuel dispensers; there was no work on the buried facility.  I also noted a truck for an environmental firm onsite but did not record the company name.  The dispensers have sumps.  I did not perform a more thorough facility inspection.  Cyr reported no evidence of discharges or problems.  I did contact Wayne Paradis of MDEP tanks compliance unit for guidance.

Under Chapter 691 UST Facility rules this above-grade facility work did not require UST registration upgrade or amendment, nor an environmental site assessment.  The site is located in a sub-urban commercial and residential area and served by municipal water and sewer.  The facility is a former Clippermart gas station before M W Sewall Co. closed and sold the facility.  See also report P-536-2003, et al, for additional information.  No further Maine DEP Response Div. actions at this time.

S Brezinski
B-541-2012*On 10.26.12, Neil Bohannon, of Dead River Oil Company, reported that 1 cup of # 2 fuel oil spilled from a rusted fill pipe as the above ground storage tank for the Calais City Sewage Plant was being filled.  The driver shut off the transfer, and called a technician to come and replace the pipe.  The spilled product was cleaned up with speedy dri.  It did not create a vapor issue in the building.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-542-2012*At 1213 hours, on 10/26/12, Dead River Company reported a 1/2 cup spill of #2 fuel at 26 Country Way in Brewer.   A corrosion hole in the nozzle line allowed oil to drip onto the concrete floor of the house for apparently some time.  However only a 1/2 cup or so of oil leaked onto the concrete.   Dead River personnel soaked up the oil with sorbents and put some powder onto the stained concrete.  Dead River replaced the nozzle line and disposed of the sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-543-2012*On 10/24/12, Wally Ayer, of Dead River Company, called to report a 5 gallon overfill at a residence at the entered location. The tank was located outside the mobile home but under a porch. The vent whistle terminated at the tank itself, so the driver did not see that product was coming out of the vent. Roughly 5 gallons of product were spilled onto the dirt ground around the tank. Dead River personnel excavated roughly 200 pounds of contaminated soil from around the tank and backfilled. Vapors inside the residence were not a concern the next day when checked. The vent whistle was extended to prevent the problem from happening again. All contaminated materials were disposed of by Dead River Company. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-544-2012*On 10/24, Maine State Police Dispatch in Orono, contacted me to report a logging truck roll over on the Golden Road at the entered location.  The incident occurred because of a steering malfunction and resulted in the truck veering off the gravel road and into Ragged Stream. Due to the fact that the truck came to rest at an angle, a very slow leak occurred from the fill of one of the saddle tanks. I estimate no more than 3 gallons of fuel was spilled in total. I observed a very small sheen in Ragged Stream in the immediate vicinity of the wrecked truck. In addition, a small amount of oil was spilled to the ditch. The truck was removed with a skidder without further incident. No recovery of oil was possible. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-545-2012*On 10/27/12, Lieutenant John Cronin called to report a 20 gallon spill on the ramp at the entered location. The spill was the result of an overfill of a tank truck that is used for fueling aircraft. The spill impacted a large area of concrete and a drain leading to an oil water separator. Free product on the concrete was cleaned up using sorbent material. The next day Clean Harbors was hired to remove approximately 75 gallons of mixed liquid media from the affected oil water separator. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No resources were impacted. No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-546-2012*On 10/29/12, Jason Babbidge, of Clean Harbors, called to report a 1 cup motor oil spill to pavement at the entered location, resulting from a leaking injector line on vacuum truck number 4185. The spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors personnel with sorbent material. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-254-2012*12.20.12  Maine Public Services reported a hydraulic oil spill from a bucket truck at the entered location.  The cause of the leak was a failed or ruptured hose.  The spill, reported as one cup, impacted the surrounding snow.  The impacted snow was shoveled up and one bag of waste disposed through Maine Public Service.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-998-2012*Ken Pelletier of PAN AM Railways reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from thier equipment on the railbed in the vicinity of Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston.  Being familiar with specific area and having witnessed several PAN AM cleanups of this nature, I felt confident when Mr. Pellitier informed me that PAN AM crews had sufficiantly cleaned up the discharge.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-999-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil were discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The transformer was tagged as containing less than 50 parts per million (50 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted area was cleaned with sorbent materials which were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1000-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 6 gallons of transformer oil were discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The transformer was tagged as containing less than 50 parts per million (50 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted area was cleaned with sorbent materials which were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-635-2013*I was contacted by Jim Guzelian, of Bates College, reporting that a contractor they hired (Logan for Paint) to pressure wash the Merrell Gymnasium had spilled diesel fuel from their pressure washing machine onto the grass next to the building.  At each of the three locations where the pressure washing machine sat while the work was done, the grass is dead, the soil is stained, and the ditch that the runoff drained through to a storm drain, also has dead grass (see attached photos).  At one for the locations, the paved walkway has some dark staining on it as well.  The ditch has an odor of diesel fuel.  Mr. Guzelian was provided with the MSDS sheets for all of the products that Logan was using and he collected soil samples and had them analyzed for diesel range organics and ethylene glycol.  The results showed no ethylene glycol, but did have 6,900 mg/kg of diesel range organics.  When I visited the site, I did two oil in soil shake tests and both came back slightly positive.  Apparently, the actual work and spillage happened in June/July and the equipment in question was not present although Logan is still there working.  Mr. Guzelian told me that he hired Environmental Projects to excavate and dispose of the contaminated soil.  He also stated that Logan will be paying for the clean-up.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-537-2012*On 10/12/12, David Thayer, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) called to report a 1 quart non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill resulting from a single vehicle accident with a utility pole. BHE personnel removed some contaminated soil from the side of the road and disposed of it properly. The transformer was repaired. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-538-2012*On 10/14/2012, Kevin Peterson, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill at the entered location resulting from a single vehicle accident. Oil was sprayed over the hood of the damaged car and was cleaned up with sorbents by Bangor Hydro personnel. Contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-547-2012*On 10/12/12, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, called to report a 1 cup hydraulic oil spill near structure 388-761 of the Maine Power Reliability Project in Orrington. The spill was the result of a leaking hose on a crane and was cleaned up adequately by the responsible party by excavating a small bag of contaminated soil. The soil was disposed of appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-551-2012*On 10.30.12, a 50 foot barge "Tubby", owned and operated by Frenchman's Bay Boating Company (Bob Collier, owner), sank at its mooring, just off the town pier in Bar Harbor.  The owner was notified by the United States Coast Guard (USCG), who received a signal from the EPRIB on board the vessel.  Earlier in the week, Mr. Collier had removed a diesel engine from the barge, and in order to do that he had to cut a 3 foot by 3 foot hole in the deck.  The hole was secured with plywood and caulking while a new engine was on order.  Unfortunately, due to Hurricane Sandy, rough seas caused the plywood to break away and for the boat to take on water and sink.  The vessel had a 250 gallon diesel tank and 50 gallons of hydraulic oil on board at the time of its sinking.

I met with Mr. Collier and the Harbor Master in the afternoon to inspect the area around the vessel.  There was no visible sheen in the water, but it was a very rough sea state.  All parties agreed that due to safety concerns, recovery of the vessel would not be possible until the sea state calmed.

On 11.1.12, I met with the USCG and Harbor Master again, to inspect the area around the vessel.  I still saw no sheen.  The USCG requested that the owner put up hazard-to-navigation buoys to warn boaters about the sunken vessel.  Mr. Collier sent a diver down to check for any fuel line leaks, and to plug the diesel tank.

On Monday, 11.5.12, the sea state had calmed enough to begin to raise the vessel.  The sunken vessel was attached to a large barge and it was brought in closer to shore so that at low tide, dewatering could begin.  Enough uncontaminated water was able to be pumped out of the bilges of the barge so that it would float.  It was brought over to the town pier and tied off.  On 11.6.12, Clean Harbors was hired to remove the remaining oily bilge water and oily debris.  They also power washed the bilge.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-604-2012*At 1632 hours, on 11/27/12, Mr. Ken Pelletier, of Pan Am Railways reported a 1 gallon spill of lube oil onto the train tracks and ballast near Route 2 in Mattawamkeag.  A leaky locomotive was the cause of the leak.  The locomotive was wiped down with sorbents and some ballast was removed for disposal.  Pan Am disposed of the contaminated material.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-605-2012*On 11.8.12, Bangor Public Works reported that a plow truck had blown a hydraulic hose line at the corner of Brentwood and Saratoga Avenues. Hydraulic oil was spread down Saratoga Avenue.  The Bangor Public Works crew used sorbent material to clean up the oil and put a layer of sand down on the road to control the sheen.  Unfortunately, it was raining heavily that day.  I spoke with Wynn Guglielmo, the Environmental Coordinator for the City of Bangor, later in the day, and she asked that we meet at the site in the morning to make sure the cleanup was to the Department's satisfaction.

On 11.9.12, Ms. Guglielmo and I inspected Saratoga Avenue and found that some hydraulic oil had pooled in some leaves alongside the road.  Also some oil had gotten into 2 of the catch basins along the road.  I asked Ms. Guglielmo to remove the sand from the road that was put down by the Public Works crew and then vactor up the leaves and water from the catch basins.

On 11.10.12, I returned and was satisfied with the clean up the City of Bangor had conducted.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-251-2012*A Feller Buncher operated by Sullivan Logging had a hose on the track motor that broke.  This spill of 15 gallons of motor oil was on a logging road off of Mile 18 on the Pinkham Road.  The majority of the oil spilled was a small stream of oil coming from the track for about 1,000  feet until the operator realized something was wrong.  When he stopped the machine more oil spilled out, the operator soaked up the oil with oil absorbent pads.  The used oil spill pads were placed in some empty five gallon pails and were returned to the contractor's garage where it will be properly disposed of.  No Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-990-2012*Wayne Bateman reported that a small amount, approximately three ounces of hydraulic oil spilled from a hand cart (which tipped and broke fitting) on the deck of the USS Pasadena.  Some washed beneath the side rail and came in contact with the river.  No recoverable amount was observed, only a minor sheen.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information received and quick response, DEP Response plans no further action.
B-571-2012*On 11.9.12,  Pan Am Railways reported a spill from a locomotive at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was believed to be from the catch or overflow pan.  A crew from Hermon was dispatched to clean up the spill.

On 11.10.12, I conducted a site visit, and it appeared that the spill had been cleaned up.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-257-2012*12/22 200 gallon release reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  12/23 Exploratory excavation and small diameter 6" recovery well install completed.

MDEP received a call on December 22, 2012 regarding the release of #2 fuel oil from an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the aforementioned property. The spill narrative states that the spill occurred sometime between 7:00am on December 21, 2012 when the residence, a Ms. Diane Peck, received an 88.7 gallon oil delivery (the tank was half full at the time of delivery) and 8:00pm when the residence experienced no heat. Quality Heat Company responded and discovered the oil spill at the outside AST.  The spill reportedly occurred due to a recent snow storm and ice build-up around the filter causing the filter assembly to crack. Approximately 180 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released. The homeowner reportedly advised MDEP that there were no odors in the residence.

12/23/12 Nate Thompson of MDEP Response Services responded to the spill on December 23, 2012 with Clean Harbors Environmental Services personnel. A vacuum truck was utilized to remove contaminated soil adjacent to the AST. A "test hole" was excavated adjacent to the AST to an approximate depth of 13 feet below ground surface (' bgs). The spill report indicates that "although the olfactory presence of oil grew sharper at depth, no visual presence of oil saturated soil or free phase oil was encountered". It did not appear that the release migrated beneath the house or on top of the frozen ground at the snow interface. The spill report indicates that "it appeared the oil went straight down into loose, granular, gravel and migrated away from the house following the slope/grade of the house pad".

1/3/13 County Environmental Engineering (CEE) was contracted by MDEP to use a GeoProbe unit to do soil borings. These 8 borings were completed on January 3, 2013, under the guidance of MDEP to determine the extent of contaminated soil in the area of the spill in order to guide potential future soil removal efforts.  The Site and area are served by private water supply wells and the on-site water supply well is located approximately 85 feet northeast of the spill location.  According to the Soil Laboratory Sampling Results of the geoprobe samples;

Soil Laboratory Sampling Results:

Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH)
Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH)
Milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)

The results for C9-C10 aromatics (1,100 mg/kg), ethylbenzene (8.8 mg/kg), naphthalene (9.4 mg/kg as
VPH and 9.10 mg/kg as EPH), unadjusted/adjusted C11-C22 aromatics (580 and 560 mg/kg), and 2-
methylnaphthalene (11 mg/kg) in the soil sample collected from SB-02 at 5' bgs all exceed the Leaching to
Groundwater cleanup goal outlined in the Remediation Guidelines. The results for C9-C10 aromatics
(2,000 mg/kg), ethylbenzene (8.2 mg/kg), naphthalene (11 mg/kg), and m,p-Xylenes (29 mg/kg) in the soil
sample collected from SB-07 at 4-5' bgs all exceed the Leaching to Groundwater cleanup goal. The C9-
C10 aromatics result (120 mg/kg) in the soil sample collected from SB-05 at 5' bgs exceeds the Leaching
to Groundwater cleanup goal; no other detections in SB-05 at 5' exceed the cleanup goal

6/28/13 Paul Blood, MDEP Geologist e-mailed Responder Lee Thomas about finishing up a bit of additional excavation and finishing the landscaping at the Diane Peck AST spill in Patten.  The report from CEE from the geoprobe shows that there is an area around Soil Boring (SB) SB07 (near the SE corner of the home) and SB02 at a depth of around 5 feet where the photoionization detector (PID) readings were between 100-450 PPM and the lab showed EPH above cleanup guidelines

7/10/13 Called Dickison and London (D&L) and met Jerry Dickison  over at 276 South Patten Road and discussed the clean-up needed around the SE corner of Ms. Peck's home to take out several yards of fuel oil contaminated soil and loam and seed the lawn.

Dian
I-260-2012*09/28/12 Received a call and follow-up spill report from Brent McKeen of Huber Engineered Woods, LLC.  The spill of 8 gallons was the result of a broken hydraulic hose.  Allen's environmental Services vac truck was employed by Huber to suck up the oil soaked soils and wood debris.  Depending upon the rock content of the oily debris it will be disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill or burned in the Huber bio-mass boiler per license conditions.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-4-2013*I was contacted by Burns & McDonnell reporting that an excavator, owned by Cianbro/Irby, working on the Maine Power Reliability Project (MPRP) blew a hydraulic hose and leaked about a quart of hydraulic oil onto the timber mat it was sitting on.  The spill was contained to the mat and some snow.  The snow was shoveled up and bagged along with some sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-622-2012*On 12.3.12, R. H. Foster Company reported the discharge of less than 10 gallons of K-1 oil to the ground from an outside home heating oil tank.  The cause of the spill was corrosion holes in the tank.  The tank supplied a rental home on the owner's property, but the rental property hadn't been used in a few years and the tank had been empty for as long.  When the driver began to transfer product into the tank, the homeowner noticed that oil had begun to weep out of the tank.  Then, no less than 7 holes developed on the bottom.  The driver quickly shut off the transfer, placed sorbent pads underneath and then dug a trench around the tank.  He then called the main office to get some help.  R. H. Foster put a vacuum on the tank which stopped the leak, while they pumped the oil out of the tank.  They were able to recover in drums, all but 10 gallons.

I estimated that R. H. Foster collected 5 to 6 gallons in sorbent pads and boom.  Approximately 4 to 5 gallons of K-1 impacted the soil below the tank.  I removed the saturated soil and disposed of it in our Juniper Ridge Landfill dumpster.  Given the small amount of fuel lost and the distance from the spill to the well, I did not feel that the drinking supply was at risk.  Also, the rental property was vacant and no vapors in the house were not an issue.  I asked the homeowner to call if she re-opened the house and found that there was a smell of oil.
No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-623-2012*On 12/3/12, while I was checking for oil from the spill adjacent to this property, I noticed that the tank at this location had a small hole in the top of the piping between the tank and the filter.  The spill number for the neighbor's spill is B-620-2012.  The owner of this property, Tim Jones, left shortly after we investigated the tank to go buy a new tank.  This tank was nearly empty and there was no active leak.  A small stain was observed under the filter.  I dug a test pit and peformed a field test for detecting oil.  The field test came back slightly positive.   I did not remove any soil.  Paul Higgins, a geologist from the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, continued to collect a water sample due to the neighbor's spill.  Their water will be tested a couple more times at the minimum.  Tim Jones does not live there, but a relative, Kammie, does.   No further action by Response Services expected at this site.
B-609-2012*On 11/16/12, Al Kearns, of Bangor International Airport (BIA), called to report a 5 gallon spill to the airport ramp from a wing vent on an aircraft while it was being fueled. BIA personnel responded using sorbent materials. No drains of any kind were impacted. Contaminated materials were disposed of appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-610-2012*On 11/19/12, Kim Tukesbury, of the Newport Mobile on the Run, called to report a 5 gallon overfill and drive off. Someone was filling a pickup mounted pony tank and drove off when they realized they had overfilled it. Oil was spilled around the pump and down the road where the truck departed. Mobile on the Run personnel spread sorbent material on free product around the pump, collected it and disposed of it appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-611-2012*At 1920 hours, on 11/27/12, Dead River Company reported a 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at 441 Cooper Highway in Cooper.  Dead River used numerous bundles of sorbents to soak up the oil on the concrete slab which supports the mobile home.  The owner did not want me to visit that night according to Dead River.  I talked to the owner the following morning, who agreed to let me visit the following day.  Upon my visit, I observed very little oil but a strong vapor in the crawl space.  He had removed some of the skirting to vent the crawl space.  I did not observe any free product.  Dead River appeared to have performed a very good job of removing the free product from the concrete slab.  I walked around the whole slab checking for oil getting into the ground, but I did not see any signs of oil leaving the pad or getting under it.  I talked to the owner about the State Above Ground Storage Tank Fund and also helping him with trying to diminish the vapors.  He declined on both.  I gave him my card and said if he changes his mind to give me a call.  He plans to build a house in the spring and remove the mobile home.  I asked him to call me if he finds any contamination when he removes the mobile home.  His well is a long ways away (approximately 500 feet).  He owns a considerable amount of land.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-646-2012*On 12.19.12, Mike Leighton of Dead River Company reported the discharge of 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon of # 2 fuel oil to the paved driveway of a customer.  The cause of the spill was accidental.  The driver was reeling up the transfer hose when the nozzle fell open and the product leaked out onto the ground.  It was cleaned up with pads and speedy dry, which Dead River disposed of.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-608-2012*At approximately 1600 hours, on 11/26/12, R H Foster reported a spill at 20 Kamarac Farm in Whiting.  The property is owned by Mr. Harry Snyder.  Over the weekend Mr. Snyder dropped a piece of wood on the filter causing it to leak.  He called R H Foster, who sent a technician to fix the problem.  The R H Foster technician forgot to tighten the nut connecting the supply line to the filter allowing oil to leak out.  Mr. Snyder found the second oil leak, loose nut, and called R H Foster back.  In the meantime, he tried to wash the oil out of the basement with a garden hose.  R H Foster returned, fixed the loose nut and called the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report this spill.

I arrived that evening to inspect the basement.  Vapors were quite noticeable and R H Foster made arrangements for Mr. Snyder and his sister to stay at a local hotel.  I recovered as much of the oil as possible with sorbents and made arrangements for Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soil from the basement the following afternoon.  The next day Clean Harbors removed approximately 1.5 yards of contaminated material from the basement.  The worst area appeared to be under the 330 gallon tank.  Some oil had migrated under the stone foundation, which was left due to fears of destabilizing the stone foundation.  The house is around 150 years old.  Otherwise, the majority of the contaminated soil was removed.  A clay layer was found approximately 4-6 inches beneath the surface.

Only a small amount of oil was observed outside at the discharge of the basement drain.  It appears only a small amount of oil washed out of the basement oiling a bunch of leaves, some rocks and a little soil.  There was a 8 inch by 30 foot dark area from the basement drain down a steep embankment.  I performed a couple of test pits and oil appeared to remain on the soil surface and did not penetrate deeper than 0.5 inch into the soil.

R H Foster backfilled the basement the following week.  Vapors were basically nonexistent the following week.  Mr. Snyder and his sister moved back in after 5 days or so.  The site was referred to Mr. Paul Higgins of MDEP, since the home owners well is within 20 feet of the 330 gallon tank.  No further work by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1016-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Initial evidence of an underground storage tank (UST) leak came to attention of the UST compliance unit of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on 4/23/12.  From then until the June notification to MDEP Response Division, the facility's tank T-1 suffered interstitial space alarms and water intrusion into the interstitial space.  See the UST tank registration file #5513 for details.

INCIDENT ASSESSMENT
   The facility is located in a sub-urban commercial and residential use area, served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is not over a mapped significant aquifer.  T-1 is a 10,000-gallon Elutron, fiberglass clad (jacketed) steel, double-wall, UST for unleaded gasoline.  The UST facility is suction operated.
   The initial precision vacuum test passed but the tank continued to take on water.  What is suspected is that the vacuum put on the interstitial space by the tester sucked in the fiberglass shell and closed off the perforation.  The last information I received is that water ingress got up to 7" within the tank.
   On 9/3/12, I received an update that T-1 was out of service and its removal and replacement was scheduled for the spring of 2013.  At this time there is no confirmation, or proof against, that gasoline product has been released to the environment.  I strongly recommend that a MDEP Response Division representative attend the upcoming UST abandonment to check for evidence of discharges and to check condition of the UST and it's installation.

S Brezinski
A-7-2013*     A boiler malfunction led to the release of an estimated five gallons of No. 2 fuel oil and water to a concrete floor. Kallock Fuel cleaned up the oil and water using sorbent material and they also replaced the oil boiler. A site visit was made on January 3, 2013 and I met with the technicians doing the clean-up and replacement.  No oil left the concrete floor and the water present kept the oil from penetrating into the concrete. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to check the amount of oil vapors present. Initial readings were under 5 parts per million (PPM) prior to the boiler replacement. On January 8, 2013 and to follow-up on the indoor air and PID readings at that time were less than 1 PPM. No oil odors were detected and no further Response actions are anticipated.
I-1-2013*1/7/13 Received a call from the State Police referring a call they had received from the Aroostook County Sheriffs regarding a tractor trailer truck roll-over in Masardis.  The tractor is leaking diesel fuel at this time from a damaged saddle tank.  Told the Dispatcher that I was in route with an ETA of about 08:45.  Contacted Responder Jesse Clark and requested he meet me at Buck's Market to assist in the response/clean-up actions.

1/7/13 08:05 Received a call from Fire Chief Nelson Craig of Masardis.  His crew is on scene and had placed sorbent pads under the leaking saddle tank (driver's side) that has been gashed/punctured from the rollover accident.  Leak is not really bad, just weeping fuel at this point.  Told him that we would be there in approx. 45 minutes to assess the scene and transfer the fuel from the saddle tanks.

1/7/13 Arrived on-scene, met with Chief Craig, Aroostook County Sherriff - Deputy Marquis, and Keith Mitchell, owner of the disabled/over turned tractor trailer truck.  Tractor is leaking diesel fuel from driver's side saddle tank (tank size = 130 gallon).  Passenger side saddle is intact and only leaking a little bit of diesel around fill cap.  Masardis fire Dept has placed sorbent pads around the leaking tank and underneath the tractor.  Tractor is also leaking a little motor oil (less than 1 gallon).  Accident was a soft landing.  Trailer (open top box filled with wood chips) slid over onto shoulder and rolled over onto side.  Trailer pulled the tractor onto its side as this occurred.  Set up drums/over packs and pump to begin process of transferring fuel out of damaged saddle tank.  J. Clark grounded the disabled tractor.  Transferred about 110 gallons of diesel fuel into drums & over packs placed on the back of the Fire Chief's pick-up for transport to the town's garage down the hill into Masardis.  Patched the hole and worked with Westerdahl Wrecker service to coordinate the righting of the disabled tractor.

Discussed cleaning up any residual fuel that may have left the road surface along the side of the road adjacent to the roll over incident with Keith Mitchell - owner of the tractor trailer.  Mr. Mitchell owns an excavator and will bringing this up from the Sherman area to right the trailer and recover the wood chips.  He will contact me when he's in the area to check on clean-up of any residual fuel spilled and impacting the side/shoulder of the route 11.  Talked with Chief Craig and he doesn't believe much fuel left the road surface because of the slow leak from the puncture/dent in the saddle tank and the fire department's response and placement of sorbent pads beneath the leaking saddle.  Scrapped up the oil soaked snow/ice and sorbent pads- poly bagged these for disposal through oily debris waste stream.  Spoke with Aroostook County Sheriffs and they will be faxing me the crash report on this incident for the HOSS file. Requested they have MDOT sand the accident site/spilled fuel area to alleviate slippery conditions.

1/8/13 Returned to Masardis to retrieve the over pack drums that have been emptied of diesel fuel.  Chip trailer is still on its side along South bound shoulder of Route 11 with traffic cones around it.

No further Response action is required.
P-43-2013*While testing a pump in a void space on a ferry, hydraulic oil was released into the water.  Only a cup was released, producing a sheen, and was allowed to dissipate naturally. For further details, see attached National Response Center report.  U.S. Coast Guard responded, and confirmed report.  No further response action required.
P-44-2013*Received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department regarding the discovery of an oily substance at Forest Green Housing, Parkview Court, Biddeford, ME.  At the time of the report, it was unclear what and where the substance came from, but it was eventually traced to an area in the parking lot by unit 133.

The fire department had left by the time I arrived, but it was obvious where the discharge had occurred.  The oil had emulsified to the point where  it was unidentifiable, but it was assumed to be from a vehicle. The parking at the housing development was unassigned, so determining the source was unlikely. I spoke to a couple of residence who stated that they noticed the substance several weeks previously.  The area was cleaned with sorbents, and sand placed down to alleviate any slipping hazards.  The property manager was informed of the situation and to contact me if it reoccurred.  No further response action required.
B-25-2013*On 1/14/13 I received report from a disgruntled tenant of an oil spill that occurred last year.  The reporter tells of a very large oil spill in the basement of the apparent building last year.  After talking with the landlord, it becomes clear that there is tension between both parties.

After investigating the basement there is no indication of an oil spill or any oil vapors in the basement.


no further action
P-61-2013*
   Monday 1/7/13: Copp Excavating Co. abandoned by removal a 4000-gallon, commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Attached photos supplied by Foster of Brunswick Public Works (BPW) show conditions of the UST during abandonment.  The UST was reported pumped out by Clean Harbors on 12/20/12; then after the abandonment it was reported as transported to Clean Harbors in South Portland for cleaning and scrapping.  See the attached photos for further information.

   The tank is registered as tank T-3 under registration file #10850, and also as T-5 under registration #1520 which has been combined with file #10850.  The facility appears to have been owned and operated by Brunswick Publishing Co. before the facility and property were purchased by Brunswick Pubic Works.  See also P-996-2012.  Though served by municipal drinking water, the area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  This facility was a heating oil facility for a small maintenance-type building located adjacent to the former main Brunswick Times Record building.

   On 12/21/12, I had granted a waiver of the 10-day removal notification so that BPW could abandon the facility in conjunction with redeveloping the property for planned school bus parking.  The tank appeared to have been out-of-service but its status not reported to Maine DEP; the building was served now by natural gas service.  On 12/31/12, I visited for the planned removal but it was delayed due to a snow storm.

CONCLUSION
1.   No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are planned at this time based on present knowledge.
2.   As this was a consumptive-use heating UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required, or was performed to my knowledge.  See the Maine DEP UST registration file for further facility information.
3.   This spill report shall not be used to be or construed to be and environmental site assessment, not to indicate that the location is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
B-660-2012*On 12/16/12, Lisa Newsome, of Dead River Company called to report a 2 gallon #2 oil spill resulting from a broken scully fill on a residence owned by Raymond Smale. The Dead River driver recognized what was happening and immediately shut down the pump. Dead River personnel removed contaminated snow from around the spill site, and disposed of it appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-656-2012*On December 28, 2012, Dead River Company reported an overfill at 63 Washington Street in Bangor.   This location is a small strip mall along the Penobscot River.  The above ground storage tank is protected in a small structure attached to the main portion of the strip mall.  The vent emanates from the roof of the structure.  Initially it was reported that 10-15 gallons of oil spilled from the vent, however after the cleanup was performed it was most likely in the 5 gallon or less amount.   Oil sprayed out of the vent onto the surrounding snow, which was plenty due to the plow trucks piling snow into this corner of the building.  A large snowstorm had passed over the area the previous day.

Dead River removed approximately eight large trash cans of oily snow and a few sorbents.  They hauled the oily snow to their Brewer garage to allow it to melt, at which point they will pad off the oil and let the water flow into their oil water separator.  After that the water will flow into the Brewer Wastewater Treatment Plant.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-612-2012*At 1340 hours, on 11/28/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received an anonymous complaint concerning a 20 foot oil stain along Main Street in Princeton.  The stain was just past the intersection of Main street and Mill street heading north.  During my visit, I observed a stain as the anonymous complaint indicated.  The oil appeared to have been discharged from a pipe in the side of the foundation of an apartment building at 51 Main Street.  I talked to a tenant who gave me the information on the owner of the property, Mr. Ken Bailey.  I called Mr. Bailey, and made arrangements for a meeting at this location the following day.

We met the following day.  He indicated a former tenant had cut his supply line in the basement and that line had, over time, fell below the oil level allowing oil to drip out of the line.  The sump pump discharged the water and oil after a heavy rain.  The basement appears to flood easily.  The oil did not penetrate more than half an inch along the road.  There was very little evidence of an oil leak in the basement.  Soaked up maybe a cup of oil and some paint from a paint can leaking paint.  I informed the owner that he needed to dispose of the paint can properly and also the other rusted paint cans.  He said he would at the next town hazardous waste collection.  We made sure the end of the current supply line stayed above the level of the oil until it could be fixed.  Mr. Bailey said he would get this supply line fixed.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-613-2012*At 1515 hours, on 11/28/12, Dead River Company reported a spill in Winter Harbor.  Dead River went to fill up their two above ground storage tanks in the basement of the Moore auditorium.  The first tank took 150 gallons and then he switched to the second tank and started pumping.  He did not hear a whistle so he found someone to check the tanks in the basement.  When that person found nothing wrong with the tanks the driver tried pumping again.  This caused the gauge to explode out of the tank which allowed oil to spill out.  The other problem was this second tank was full when Dead River tried to pump oil into it because the second furnace, which this tank supplies, had shut off for some reason and the first furnace was the only one operating for the past month or so.  Pumping operations stopped as soon as the gauge popped out.   Oil pooled on top of the tank and then ran down the backside of the tank onto the concrete floor.  According to the Acadia National Park memorandum, found as an attachment, only about three gallons ran onto the floor.  This oil was padded up as best as possible along with the oil on top of the tank.

I observed a small stain in the back of the tank, along the wall for 2-3 feet and then into a small depressed area.  I left them some powder to put in the areas with staining.  Vapors did not appear to be a problem on either level, basement and first floor.  Acadia National Park was going to have the second furnace and the gauge fixed.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-614-2012*On 11/29/12, Dave Cote, of the City of Brewer Public Works Department, called to report a Pine Tree trash truck had suffered a blown hydraulic hose resulting in 60 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled over a roughly 400 yard section of Wilson Street. City crews spread sand along Wilson street in an attempt to collect spilled oil. The driver of the truck, after realizing what was happening, turned off the street and into an adjacent parking lot. I estimate 20 of the 60 gallons were spilled in this parking lot. Pine Tree crews spread sorbent on the oil before it spread to any storm drains. City crews swept off the sand and sorbent and disposed of it appropriately. The truck was repaired. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-615-2012*On 11/29/12, I received report from Dead River Company of a one quart oil spill onto a concrete floor.  The cause of the spill was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The tank was pumped out and the spilled product was absorbed using sorbent pads.  No vapor issues.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-616-2012*At 0725 hours, on 11/30/12, the Maine Air National Guard reported a 2,800 gallon spill of #2 heating fuel at Building 496.  A corrosion hole in the 8,500 gallon above ground storage tank (AST) allowed the fuel to leak out into the secondary containment.  A new AST was installed approximately 2 weeks later.   The fuel in the secondary containment along with some of the fuel from inside the AST was removed and placed into numerous tanks around the base.   The Air Guard plans to convert to natural gas in the coming year.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-617-2012*At 1420 pm, on 11/30/2012, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (Bangor Hydro), reported approximately a cup of 40 parts per million transformer oil (oil) spilled onto concrete at their substation, located at 12 Dublin Street in Machias.  A faulty valve allowed approximately a cup of oil to drip onto the concrete in two spots.   One spot was 8 inches by 2 inches and the second spot was 12 inches by 4 inches in area.  Pads were used to wipe up the oil.  A 5 gallon bucket of absorbents and rags were generated in this process.  Bangor Hydro disposed of the 5-gallon bucket at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  Pads were left to collect further drips and drops and the substation will be checked monthly until the valve can be replaced.  This will require substantial work and loss of power to many customers for a period of time.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-618-2012*At 1045 hours on 12/1/12, Mark Goodwin, of Burns and McDonnell, reported a 3 gallon spill of waste motor oil due to vandals trying to climb one of Central Maine Power's lattice transmission towers.  They tried to climb the tower with a small cooler full of oil, but they only made it maybe 15 feet before they spilled some of the oil on the tower and concrete foundation for that corner of the structure.  There must have been some oil left in the cooler, so it appears they flung the cooler, with oil, down the rip rap slope.   A 25 foot stain can be seen down the rip rap.  The cooler in question was at the bottom of the rip rap that morning, 12/1/12, however when I showed up in the late morning the cooler was missing.  It is assumed that the vandalism occurred in the past few days.  It was only found this morning.  The Bucksport Police were called to investigate the incident.  No one working removed the cooler.  I laid out some boom at the bottom of the rip rap in a small ditched area with water, as a precaution.  Water in this ditch flows under the railroad tracks and into the Penobscot River.  I asked Burns and McDonnell to remove the boom in a week, or when the water begins to freeze.  No oil was observed in the water.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-636-2012*On 12/12/12, Steve Lemieux, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a 1 cup transformer oil spill at the entered location. The spill was the result of a single vehicle accident and was cleaned up with a few pads by Bangor Hydro personnel. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-637-2012*On 12/6/12, I received report of the discovery of an underground storage tank at 1 Lilly Bay Road, Greenville.  The tank was discovered while the building on top of it was being demolished.  A car crashed into the building the week before, causing the building to have to be torn down.  After the building was removed, the contractor was adjusting grade at the property and discovered the tank.  This was the first time the owner of the property new of the tank.

I was on site later that day to confirm that the tank was empty of any product and no leakage from the tank had occurred at the property.  The tank was removed and disposed of properly.  I provided the tank owner with all of the appropriate paper work for the registration of the tank, and provided him with assistance in the filing of that paper work.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-641-2012*At 1400 hours, on 12/17/12, CN Brown reported a spill of 1/2 gallon or less of #2 fuel due to the driver hitting the nozzle as he removed it from the fill pipe.  Sorbents were used to wipe down the structure where oil had sprayed onto it.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-642-2012*On 12/18/12, I received report from Erica at R.H. Foster that a customer drove away from the gasoline pump with the dispenser nozzle still in their car.  As a result of this, approximately five gallons of product was spilled onto the pavement and recovered using oil absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-643-2012*On 12/15/12, Galen Fishburn, of Dead River Company, called to report an oil spill at the entered location. The spill was discovered when Mr. Carter called because his furnace stopped working. It turns out the furnace malfunctioned because a corrosion hole in the filter housing caused the tank to drain completely. Based on delivery records and use estimates, I estimate up to 150 gallons of kerosene were spilled. Over the course of nearly two weeks oil traveled through a seasonal dry intermittent stream to a small year round stream and finally to a larger stream named McHeard Brook. While I observed only sheen in McHeard Brook, there was a substantial amount of free product in the tributary leading to it. I hired Clean Harbors to remove product from the tributary and to excavate a small amount of contaminated soil and to do some test pitting. At its furthest, oil traveled nearly 400 feet from the tank. We also discovered roughly 40 gallons of oil in Mr. Carter's septic tank and removed it. I installed a small retention pond in an area where I expected free product to collect. I have been able to collect maybe another 10 gallons of oil from this pond. In all, I estimate I have recovered roughly 70 gallons of free product from the site. I expect the remainder of the oil has dispersed throughout the soil and is unrecoverable. Mr. Carter's well is on the opposite side of the trailer from the oil tank approximately 30 feet away and is being monitored by Technical Services for possible contamination. Clean up efforts are ongoing.
B-644-2012*On 12/14/12, Wayne Martin, of Howland, called to report a 3 gallon waste oil spill on the River Road near his residence. Mr. Martin alleges that a small waste oil receptacle appeared to have fallen out of a vehicle while it was passing by. Mr. Martin called the town, who, according to him, drove by and dumped speedy dry on the spill and then did nothing else. I responded to the spill and found where the spill occurred. The spill was appropriately cleaned up when I arrived. I would guess the spill was in fact cleaned up by town of Howland employees. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-645-2012*On 12.19.12, Cintya Bailey of Old Town Fuel and Fiber reported that she had observed a small sheen in the Penobscot River near the river water intake for the mill.  Ms. Bailey could not find a source coming from their equipment.  Ms. Bailey suspected that a contractor they had hired that was using a small outboard boat and doing some underwater work in the area could have created the sheen.  Ms. Bailey notified the National Response Center and I asked her to call back if the sheen got worse or if she found a different source than the outboard boat.  Old Town Fuel and Fiber did deploy boom around the sheen.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-15-2013*Overfill of airplane with aviation gasoline at Portland Jetport.  Approximatley 3 gallons discharged to pavement.  Cleaned up by Northeast Air personel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-261-2012*11/15/12 Received a spill report notification from Jim Ritchie of MSAD#70 Hodgdon regarding a small spill of 3.5 gallons of #2 heating oil that occurred during a fuel fill up.  The oil was wiped up with sorbent materials.  According to the spill report the tank is going to be replaced.  Will follow-up with Mr. Ritchie to see what the status of the tank replacement is.  No action is needed on the spill response at this time.
P-2-2013*Bartow Construction staff, while performing some other maintenance on the property, noticed an oil odor emanating from the basement and followed the smell back to the source, the leaking 275 aboveground oil storage tank (AST).  They reported it back to the shop, who in turn called the oil company.  Here the information sat over the holiday and the morning of 1/2/13, Mr. Bartow called to report the spill to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

The property was closed for the season on October 24, 2012.  The water was turned off, pipes were drained, etc.  The O'Brien family, who owns the property, experienced an unexpected death in the family this summer and went back to England to settle affairs.  Ken Bartow is the off-season caretaker and carpenter for the O'Briens and several other properties along Thompson Lake.

The initial assessment was oil staining, an area as big as 10ft X 12ft around the tank.  There is also a historical water infiltration problem and a significant amount of silt had washed across and settled on the concrete.  This at first made the spill footprint look much bigger than it actually was.  Secondly, and in a favorable way, the silt held the oil from spreading across the concrete floor.  Upon scraping off the silt, the heaviest/darkest staining is at the filter end of the tank.  The pitch of the tank is slight, but appears to run from back to front, supporting the conclusion of more staining at the front/filter end of the tank.

The cleanup consisted of hand excavation of oiled materials, silt, loose concrete and gravel.  It was then backfilled with crushed stone.  There was also a small area at the downside/rear of basement where water migrated through fieldstone, beneath the door, leaving a faint sheen/stain.  This material was also excavated and backfilled. Other surfaces such as the fieldstone walls and intact concrete were washed.

No immediate dates for anyone occupying at the property are known.  Mr. Bartow will continue as caretaker of the unoccupied home.  Based on the conditions found, remedial work completed, and satisfactory result achieved, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-2-2013*At 1000 hours on January 7, 2013, a fuel can holding approximately 3 gallons of #2 heating oil overturned in the back of a pickup truck at the DFAS facility located on the Loring Development Authority in Limestone.  Limestone Fire Department responded and used sorbent pads to clean up the back of the pick up truck and a small amount of product that leaked from the truck bed onto the asphalt parking lot.  No product made it into any storm drains or surface water drainage ways.  No response to the spill by DEP Responders was necessary.
B-621-2012*On 12.3.12, I received a report of a leaking tank at 82 Shaw Hill Road in Hampden.  I arrived on scene as the homeowner's oil burner company was removing the kerosene from the old tank into a temporary tank.  I was shown the corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank.  Once the tank had been emptied, I began removing the small amount of oily soil and debris from around the tank.  I bagged up the soil and debris and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge.  I checked with the homeowner to make sure that there were no vapor issues in the house.  I left my card in case that situation changed.  The private drinking water supply was far enough away to not be threatened.  I estimated that less than 5 gallons had been lost.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-647-2012*On 12/18/12, I received report of a truck wreck on the interstate mile 257 north bound.  The cause was poor road conditions from a snow storm.  The truck lost control and rolled over spilling approximately 30 gallons of diesel onto the ground.  Luckily snow absorbed most of the diesel and more of the product was absorbed using oil absorbent pads.  All of this waste was bagged and transported to the Bangor Maine Department of Environmental Protection office and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-648-2012*On 12/18/12, I received report of a car accident knocking down a utility pole.  The transformer crashed to the ground, spilling approximately six gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil to the ground.  Bangor Hydro Electric crews removed approximately one half yard of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-649-2012*On 12/19/12, I received report from the Department of Transportation of a twelve gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hydraulic hose on a plow truck.  The truck was plowing snow during the storm and was unaware of the spill until it returned to the shop.  The oil was spilled across twenty miles of Route 6.  No recovery possible.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-650-2012*On 12/19/12, I received report of a blown hydraulic hose on a trash truck at the Penobscot Energy Recovery Corporation facility on Route 15 in Orrington.  The spilled product was recovered using speedy dry.  All of spilled product was recovered from the asphalt parking lot and then loaded into the trash truck which then disposed of the waste at the Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-651-2012*On 12/21/12, I received report of a one quart kerosene spill from a small corrosion hole in an above ground oil storage tank.  The home owner noticed the spill and was able to plug the leak before the oil company arrived to transfer the product into a temporary tank.  The small amount of spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-652-2012*On 12/22/12, I received report from Lincoln Paper and Tissue that an employee car leaked approximately one cup of power steering fluid onto the asphalt.  Unfortunately, heavy rains caused the product to spread across the parking lot and into a storm drain that flows to the mill pond.  Attempts were made to recover product by using absorbent pads.  These pads were then disposed of in the mill bio-mass boiler.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-653-2012*On 12/22/12, I received report from Orono Fire Department of an approximate four gallon oil spill in the road at the corner of Main Street and Kelley Road.  The cause was a loose oil pan plug on a Ford 250 pick-up truck.  The truck lost its oil onto the road, where the Fire Department used oil absorbent pads to recover the spilled product.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-654-2012*On 12/23/12, I received report of a two gallon leak of lube oil from a locomotive onto the railroad tracks in front of the Verso paper mill in Bucksport.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-655-2012*On 12/26/12, I received report of a five gallon spill of engine oil onto the side of the road of Route 1.  The cause was a blown engine on a Central Maine Power Company boom truck.  The spilled oil was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  The pads were then disposed of at Norridgewock landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.


B-657-2012*At 1522 hours on 12/29/12, Mr. Richard Neilson, of Dead River Company reported a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel from a bad pump seal on the furnace at 163 Garland Street in Bangor.   Dead River replaced the pump seal and used sorbents to soak up the oil from the concrete floor.   No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-658-2012*On 12/31/12, I received report of a half-gallon spill of kerosene from human error.  The home owner was adding oil into his oil tank and spilled some into the snow.  The oil company shoveled the snow into a pail then padded off the oil when the snow melted.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-659-2012*On 12/31/12, Rolland Raymond, of Dead River Company called to report a 1 quart kerosene spill resulting from a plow truck tipping over an oil tank. Mr. MacQuaran, the owner of the tank, was able to stop the flow of oil out of the vent but not before a small amount of oil spilled to snow. Contaminated snow was removed by Dead River personnel and disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-8-2013* On 1-4-2013, Dan Dumas from J and S oil company reported that a fuel oil release had occurred at a costumer's home. The owner is Nelson McIntire and the home is located at 103 Plains Rd., in the town of Readfield. I made a site visit shortly thereafter. Oil had spilled onto the floor of the basement, from a fitting next to the furnace. The spilled oil travelled across the floor and under the two oil tanks. Mr. McIntire had attempted to make repairs on the oil burner and the firomatic valves did not close completely. Oil seeped out of the uncapped oil line and onto the floor. Mr. McIntire left town for several days, after working on the burner. There was no leak when he left, however when he returned, he was greeted with a house full of oil vapors.
 I met Dan Dumas on site and together we placed sorbent pads onto the oil. After removing all of the free oil we dumped speedi-dri onto the oil stained floor, we placed a ram fan in the basement to evacuate the oil odors. I suggested that Mr. McIntire find another place to stay for the night and to ventilate the house and basement as much as possible over the weekend.
 On Monday, 1-7, ENPRO arrived swept up the speedi dri and washed the floor with Pink Stuff. The furnace was removed earlier that morning by J and S oil. Poly sheeting was placed on/over the duct work of the furnace to eliminate a pathway to the first floor. The ram fan was replaced with a low volume bathroom/radon fan. I placed a carbon unit portable ventilation system in the living room located on the first floor.
 1-11, I made site visit. Using PID "photocheck Tiger" found levels in the LR at 1.5 ppm. Exhaust air from carbon unit 0.1 ppm. Levels in the basement are 4.0 ppm. I covered the spill area with speedi dri, hoping that this would reduce the odors.
 Friday 1-18, on site readings, in kitchen 0.1 ppm-0.2 ppm.,  readings in living room 0 ppm., and readings in basement 0.6 ppm. Swept up speedi dri and readings increase to 1.3 -1.6 ppm.  Installation of floor drying mats by 1 800 water damage.
 1-25, readings of 0.8 at floor mat exhaust. Removed floor mats.
 This site has been referred to Technical Services for further remedial action.
A-684-2012* Richard Calvert returned home on Christmas and found that his home stunk of oil. He called his oil company and the oil tech responded and found that the flare fitting was weeping. An estimated one quart of oil had spilled onto the concrete basement floor. The DEP was notified and I made a site visit. I cleaned up the oil and installed a fan to ventilate the home.
 After several days the home was clear of oil odors and I returned to pick up the fan.
 Cleanup was successful and no further action by Response Services will be required.

A-685-2012*This spill is probably a non-spill.  CMP initially reported a spill at this location but when the cleanup crew arrived they found no spill to clean up.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-686-2012* On 12-26-2012, Fabian Oil reported a diesel fuel spill at their facility in Oakland. One of their vehicles was overfilled the day before. The spill was estimated at two gallons and no site visit was deemed necessary. Fabian cleaned up the spilled diesel themselves.
 No further action by Response Services is required.
A-687-2012* On 12-28-2012 the Maine State Police reported that a truck has lost oil and automotive fluids on the exit ramp of I 95. The exit is located at mile 109, NB in the city of Augusta.
 A small plow truck owned by B & S Paving lost the rearend which caused the oil to spew onto the roadway. A tow truck was needed to haul the wreckage off. The rearend of this vehicle truly did become seperated from the chassis.
 Cleanup was completed by all parties involved.
 No further action from Response Services will be required.
A-688-2012* On 12-28-2012 Bob M. of Downeast Energy reported a small oil leak. This leak was at a home in the city of Augusta located at 24 Chapel Street. A fitting near the firomatic valve had been dripping. There was an oil stain about two feet by two feet. Bob M. fixed the fittings and cleaned up the spill with speedi dri. No oil was in the sump and no receptors were at risk.
 Cleanup was completed by Downeast Energy. No additional action by Response Services is expected.
A-689-2012*On 12-28-2012, Cash Energy reported the release of about one quart of heating oil. This spill occurred at the home which is located at 259 Brunswick Avenue in the town of Gardiner. Ralph Hopkins, of Cash Energy, made a site visit and called me back to let me know that no oil spilled inside the basement. All of the oil, an estimated one quart, was spilled onto the ground and snow on the outside of the building.  Cleanup was done by Cash Energy.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-690-2012*On 12/31/2012, in Vinalhaven, the Fire Department reported a drum of diesel fuel had washed up on the State Beach. A small amount of sheen could be seen in the water, but the drum was mostly full of fuel. The Fire Chief indicated a citizen on the island had a waste oil furnace and was willing to take the drum and use the fuel. No site visit was made.  I agreed to let the citizen use the fuel in his waste oil furnace, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-691-2012*On 12/31/2012 in Vassalboro, Fabian Oil reported an oil spill. The estimated 130 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted when a snow plow hit an outside oil tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The oil appeared to have sunken into the unfrozen ground beneath the snow. The next day Coutts Brothers, Inc., was hired to excavate contaminated soil. A total of 33.27 tons was removed and taken to CPRC for disposal. The site is served by a drilled well and the case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-692-2012*On 11/7/2012 in Turner, I attended 3 underground tank pulls. The tanks were all owned by Turner Realty LLC, and operated by MOARK LLC. The tanks were located at brooder barns 1 & 2 on the Plains Road, brooder barns 3 & 4 on Snell Hill Road, and brooder barns 5 & 6 on Rt 4. Only a small amount of contamination near the fill pipe area was discovered at barn 1 & 2 site, the levels were below department clean up guidelines. No contamination was found at the other 2 tank removal sites. No further response action is expected.
A-5-2013* On 1-2-2013, Downeast Energy reported the release of one half cup of fuel oil. This spill occurred at a construction site at 10 Colby Street in Waterville, ME. The aboveground tank at this job site was overfilled and promptly cleaned up by the employees at the job site and the oil truck driver. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services.
A-6-2013* Downeast Energy reported the release of about one cup of number two fuel oil. This occurred at an apartment building, with several rental units, located at 129 Brunswick Avenue in the town of Gardiner.  I made a site visit and assisted the oil technician in cleaning the spilled oil. The oil was mostly on and under the furnace/boiler. Downeast Energy had performed a cleaning at this location just earlier in the day.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-187-2012*8/31/12 Received a report of a spill of hydraulic oil and diesel fuel from Jerry London of Dickison & London.  Their excavator caught fire in their gravel pit in Houlton.  Jerry inspected the site after the fire, all the fuel and oil was consumed by the fire.  Just some charring of the soil and some ash is left - all the fluids were burned up.  No action is needed at this time.
P-3-2013*Discharge was the result of an overfill, due to the inability to hear the whistle.  The #2 fuel oil was promptly cleaned-up by DownEast Energy.  No response or further action required.
P-7-2013*I was contacted by Synergy Environmental reporting evidence of a leak at the Getty station at the corner of Maine and Elm Streets in Biddeford.  A low brine level alarm went off the previous day and Crompco was called in to check the system.  The Vederroot system did a 0.2 gallon per minute test which the tank passed.  Crompco is investigating the reason for the alarm.

It was determined that brine needed to be added to the reservoir (see attached Synergy report dated February 21, 2013).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-9-2013*Discharge occurred while making an oil delivery at the bulk plant where oil was sprayed all over the loading rack.  It was unclear what actually happened, but the assumption was the pump for one of the loading arms was turned on by mistake, with the cap still on.  Boom Technology, Inc. undertook the clean-up where snow and ice were removed, in addition to wiping down the all the oil parts of the loading rack, such as the roof and stairways.  The work was completed on January 4, 2012.  No further action required.
B-638-2012*On 12.14.12, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell reported that an excavator had suffered an o-ring failure on one of its hydraulic hoses and 2 gallons of oil had discharged.  The excavator belonged to a sub-contractor, L.E. Myers, who cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  The spill occurred on the Central Maine Power power line right of way off of Brewer Lake Road in Orrington.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-639-2012*At 1000 hours, on 12/14/12, a person reported a strong antifreeze or glycol smell last night along Birch Stream in Bangor. After investigating Birch Stream and the surrounding area, I determined that it was de-icer fluid in the stream causing the smell.  I talked to Mr. Rodney Madden and Mr. Matt McCarthy from the Bangor International Airport (BIA) and Mr. Brian Bernosky from the Air National Guard.  It appears that a couple days ago BIA had trouble with a valve which directs the runoff from the tarmac to either Birch Stream or to the Bangor Waste Water Treatment Plant.  The valve got stuck in a partially open orientation which allowed deicer fluid to flow towards the stream instead of the waste water treatment plant.  As soon as the problem with the valve was found, de-icing operations ceased at this area of the tarmac.  However, a portion of a large plane had been de-iced with the valve partially open.  I did not observe any stressed aquatic life in my investigation.  BIA had the valve fixed.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-640-2012*On 12/15/12, Rodney Morneau called to report a 20 gallon #2 oil spill in the crawl space under his home in Orrington. Mr. Morneau was advised to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection by his brother-in-law, Bob Foster, of R.H. Foster. The source of the spill was an old above ground storage tank that was no longer connected to the burner. Mr. Morneau had replaced the tank previously and though he thought he had adequately drained and abandoned the old tank, this turned out not to be the case. Mr. Morneau had hired an insulation contractor to insulate the interior of his foundation. The insulation contractor decided it was a good idea to roll the tank onto its side so he could insulate around it. This apparently caused the remaining oil in the tank to leak into the gravel floor. I estimate upwards of 20 gallons of oil were spilled. Vapors in the crawl space were apparent and detectable in the living space of the home also.

After discussion with Mr. Morneau, I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to excavate contaminated soil from the basement with a vac truck. I installed a subfloor vent in the excavation and backfilled around it. A vapor barrier was installed over the excavation. Vapors in the home were less than 1 part per million upon completion of the project. Vapors were monitored for the next couple months until they were no longer detectable. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-8-2013*
RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
  Wednesday 1/2/13: In response to notification by a spill reporting contractor of this diesel fuel leak on the side of Interstate 95, I arrived onsite about 1530 hrs time.  En route I notified Maine State Police (MSP) and Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) who had not yet been notified by the spiller.  John Branscom, MTA environmental staff person, was not able to respond this day.  MTA Foreman Roger Mathews was onsite to coordinate with the clean up contractor (TMC) for clean-up work.
   Onsite I met the truck driver, a state trooper, a truck mechanic called by YRC Freight, and Brian Willis of TMC Environmental Services (called to respond by YRC).  The tractor pulled two box trailers in tandem reported to be containing dry goods, no haz mat.
   The driver explained that he had run over a shovel in the travel lane that shot out from under his front wheel and which speared his passenger-side saddle tank (photo 1).  There was a long oil stain down the SE side of the travel lane from diesel that discharged down the road.  He pulled over at about Mile 27.5 northbound where he discharged most of the fuel, estimated at 50 to 60-gallons.  The tank was empty and ceased leaking by the time I arrived.  Willis of TMC had already put down sorbents and started exploring for contamination under the snow.
   The spill area is rural forested area with no private or public water wells evident within 1000' of the discharge to soil.  Willis and I found that the diesel had flowed SSE downgrade under the snow before soaking into the soil.  We later confirmed that most of the fuel soaked down deep next to the pavement. The location drainage here flows about 1/4 to 1/3 mile north is the Kennebunk River.  Clean-up to state satisfaction was required under MRSA 38 Oil Discharge Prevention and Pollution Control requirements.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   1/2/13: TMC dug up and drummed some snow, though little of the fuel could be picked up prior to excavation.  Plans were made to return the following morning to excavate oiled snow and soil.
   1/3/13: TMC excavated oil contaminated media.  The snow and soil was sucked up by a vacuum truck after dug by a mini-excavator.  Vacuuming was hindered by frozen clumps getting stuck in the hose and soil clogging the elbow into the tank.  The truck tank could not be filled to capacity so plans had to be made to return on Friday morning to complete excavation.  Mathews of MTA was to advise TMC on backfilling and re-landscaping.  Soil encountered was compacted non-autochthonous medium sand.  Shallow bag-headspace field samples measured 642-ppm near the road and about 200-ppm about 8' downgrade.  The soil gave off an odor of fresh fuel oil/diesel.  The oiled waste was given an Oil Spill Debris Form (virgin letter) for recycling at ARC, in Eliot, ME.
   1/4/13: TMC returned to complete excavation.  I instructed TMC to excavate to groundwater in the spill area to check for free product oil on the water table.  Brian Willis of TMC reported no free product noted.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Oil contaminated media from this spill is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed. This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to indicate the site is cleaned to original or pristine conditions.
2.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time; I understand that a satisfactory clean-up has been achieved considering the site environmental receptors.
3.  Other than response time, Maine DEP incurred no clean-up costs.  TMC was hired directly by YRC Freight who directly covered clean-up and waste disposal costs.

S Brezinski
A-506-2013*Pan Am Railways (PAN AM) reported a broken hydraulic line on a piece of track repair equimpment discharged 8-10 gallons of hydrualic oil to the track bed in Leeds Junction.  PAN AM personell responded and cleaned up the affected area.  I visited the site and arrived after the clean up was complete as I could find no area of discharge nor on going clean up activities.

The contaminated media was taken to Rigby Yard in South Portland for consolidation with other like wastes for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-22-2013*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank.  The tank was located in a makeshift shed at the southwest end of the mobile home, below the window of one of the tenants.  The odor of petroleum alerted them of the issue.  Initially, spilling product was recovered with sorbents provided by the local fire department and in buckets by the property owner until a spill response trailer arrived with a temp tank within; the remaining fuel was transferred forthwith.  A vactor was utilized to remove approximately 5 yards of coarse gravel from below the tank.  Field screening guided the excavation and non-detect laboratory analytical confirmed a successful cleanup which renders the private drinking water well within close proximity out of jeopardy.
P-5-2013*The aboveground storage tank at this location was situated behind the attached two car garage.  The footing for the tank was unstable and sank into the ground which eventually compromised the filter assembly resulting in a discharge of heating oil.  Initially, the homeowner thought he simply ran out of fuel so had fuel delivered.  After that fuel disappeared immediately, he recognized the problem.  Approximately 250 gallons of kerosene was discharged to the ground.  The tank was removed then contaminated soil was excavated in its vicinity.  The property had been blasted to accommodate the foundation so bedrock was encountered just below the footer at five feet below grade.  The backside of the excavation also met bedrock refusal four feet from the foundation; the rock was sheer and ran from just below grade.  A perimeter drain did convey oil laterally; the width of the excavation reached 20', identified through field screening.  Contamination does remain below the garage floor but it is expected the majority of spill product entered the fractured bedrock at the base of the excavation.  The site was referred to Technical Services for long-term monitoring of the private drinking water well.
B-24-2013*1.12.13  The USCG reported a submerged thirty-two foot fishing vessel at the entered location.  The vessel came off its mooring overnight and ended up partially submerged near land.  It was reported that 50 gallons of diesel fuel was on board.  After making contact with the boat owner, I determined that they had the situation in hand and a plan to recover the vessel with salvage pumps and an outgoing tide.  There was no reported discharge, nor did it appear there was a threat of a discharge.

No additional reports received and no additional response action anticipated.

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B-17-2013*On 1.11.13,  Maine State Police reported a tractor trailer off the road at entered location.  Approximately five gallons of diesel fuel was spilled when the cross over line was damaged during recovery.  The leak was stopped by the tow truck operator and the unit transported to a repair shop in Hermon.  Sorbents were deployed on the spill area by the Howland Fire Department and approximately two gallons were recovered.  No additional oil was recoverable and expected to dissipate.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff collected a half a bag of pads and entered them into MDEP waste stream for disposal at a licensed facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-8-2013*1/16/13 Received a call from John Cote, Limestone Fire Dept regarding a small spill of oil in the parking lot at the Family Dollar store in Fort Fairfield. Limestone FDept crews placed sorbent materials down to soak the spilled oil.  Oily debris taken to Tri-community landfill for disposal.  Mr. Cote did not know what vehicle was responsible as it had left the parking area prior to Limestone Fdept arrival.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-4-2013*1/9/13 Received a call from Mark Bosse, Dead River Service manager reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil that occurred at the home of Chris Brewer.  The spill of 2-3 gallons of #2 heating oil was the result of a bad vent whistle on the above ground oil storage tank inside the cellar.  Mark has his crew working at the site to shovel up and bag all the contaminated snow and clean any surface area on the outside of the home around the fill and vent pipe.  He will be submitting a spill report on this incident. He has checked the inside cellar where the tank is located and there is no spillage of oil evident and there is not any odors of fuel related to the overfill outside.  Mark doesn't not need any assistance with this clean-up at this time.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services staff
B-661-2012*On 12/5/12, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, called to report a 1 gallon spill at the entered location resulting from a blown hydraulic hose. Oil spilled primarily on the excavator itself and to the ground. Free product was quickly collected with sorbent material which was disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-5-2013*1-11-13  DOT employee over filled truck carrying Ice-B-gone (Magnesium Chloride) resulting in 150gal spill. The spill stayed in the parking  lot and Maine DOT employees used sand to clean up spill. No further action required.
B-567-2015*On September 2, Lynn Lambstein, called to report a spill on her property at 865 Simpson Corner Road in Dixmont.  The owner was mowing her lawn and the brakes were insufficient when she crashed into the farm pond.  She was able to remove the mower quickly, however, approximately 4 ounces of gasoline entered the farm pond and created a sheen.  When I arrived on scene, I attempted to pick up some of the sheen with pads.   That was largely unsuccessful.  I left a few pads in the sheen.  The gasoline is expected to evaporate and break down over the next few days.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-1001-2012*On December 25, 2012, I received a phone call from Portland Fire Department. They reported that oil was discovered in a wetland on the property of The Cedars in Portland.  I responded to the property and met with the Portland Fire Department, Ben Ellis, Environmental Services Director and Angela Hunt, Executive Director of The Cedars.  I carefully walked the property and inspected the sump pumps located in the boiler room and storage room, which had oil in both of them. I then walked behind the property and looked inside the vault that contained a 3,000 AST (above ground storage tank). The vault was filled with oil and water. It was at that time, I determined that the oil in the wetland was from the leaking vault on the property.

The boilers and sump pumps were switched off until I could figure out how to stop oil from penetrating into the wetland.  Dead River Oil Company was brought in to switch the boilers to pump from two 275 gallon ASTs instead of the 3,000 gallon AST. Clean Harbors was brought in to pump oily water from the vault.

On December 26, 2012, I returned to site and began the investigation to figure out how the oil got into the wetland.  Pete Eremita, Engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Technical Services was on site and had a ventilation mitigation system installed to prevent vapors from staying inside the building.  After several days of flushing out the manhole in front of the building where the tear drop island is, and recovering minimal oil and pumping out oily water from the sump pump in the storage room, it was determined that excavation would begin between the building and the concrete vault.

On January 10, 2012, Clean Harbors assisted me in digging soil near the foundation wall of the building that had the copper lines entering from the 3,000 gallon AST. At that time, I used the "shake test" method to test soil against the foundation wall under the copper lines. The shake test revealed that the soil under the copper lines against the foundation wall was contaminated. The conduit lines were cut open and the return line had standing oil and water in it. It was at that time that I discovered the conduit line was not securely tightened and had been leaking oil against the foundation wall.

Mr. Eremita was on site and began remediation immediately. The site has been turned over to DEP Division of Technical Services.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.


A-33-2013* On 1-11-2013, Springbrook Ice and Fuel Company called this office to report that an out of service tank had developed a leak. This tank is located at 24 Main Street in Fairfield, ME serving an apartment building owned by William Hinton. Even though the leak was not evident when I arrived, there was an oil stain on the dirt floor under the tank. The technician from Springbrook Ice and Fuel emptied the oil from the tank and was in the process of dismantling the fill and vent pipes. The technician told me that the tank was going to be removed that day allowing access to the stained soil. The tech agreed to remove the small amount of oil contaminated soil following the tank removal.
No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-34-2013* On 1-14-2013, Steve Joseph reported that vandals had cut the fuel line on his excavator. This caused the release of about 3 gallons of diesel fuel. The excavator holds a maximum of eight gallons of fuel. This release occurred on the property of Ocean View Grange, which is located at 453 Route 131 in Port Clyde.
 I made a site visit the following day. Mr. Joseph is a member of the Ocean View Grange and his excavator had been left at the Grange for several weeks. The Knox County Sheriff's Office had also been notified and arrived on site while I was there.
 Joeseph Construction was hired to excate the oil contaminated soil. Soil removal occurred on or about 1-16-2013. Approximately eight yards of soil was excated and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-10-2013*A small amount of sealant was spilled to snow covered swamp mats.  A contractor removed and disposed of the oily snow.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-11-2013*On 1/4/2013 in Winthrop, Debbie Macmaster reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of #2 heating oil was the result of a leaking pump on an oil burner. A site visit was made to clean up the spill with sorbent material. An oil burner technician was enroute to repair the leak, no further response action is expected.
A-12-2013*On 1/4/2013 in Winslow, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 heating oil was the result of a line leak in a multi-unit condominium building. The line was repaired and the spill cleaned up by Downeast Energy. A site visit was made the following day to inspect the cleanup and check for odor problems in the building, no found. No further response action is expected.
P-25-2013*Reportedly an oral thermometer was broken in the home the previous evening.  No direct contact was made with either Peter or Christina,  only phone conversation with Gorham Fire Chief Lefevere (his niece reported the incident to him).  Upon arrival at the home I was met by neighbor Mr. Minchif (niece's husband) who explained neither Peter nor Christina speak very good English, and had picked up the pieces of thermometer and then vacuumed the hardwood floor with a (HEPA-VAC) high efficiency particulate absorbing vacuum, and then discarded the debris and vacuum bag in the regular trash.  There was no visual confirmation the thermometer was mercury but if it was the debris was scattered throughout the household trash.

No invitation was extended to inspect the home, nor did either of the Mashev's come out to explain the situation.  Without evidence of a spill no DEP response action was taken.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-18-2013*South Berwick Public Safety Dispatch (police) SBPD, called to report a vehicle in the brook, it happened a few hours ago with no initial notification to the SBPD.  However, once the wrecker service arrived the crash drew the attention of local residents and officials.  Mr. Robert Grimes was piloting the craft when it entered the water just short of his residence.  The gravel road has a small wood timber one lane bridge crossing the stream.  The vehicle failed to properly negotiate a curve and subsequently swerved into the brook at the bridge.  The brook is eight to ten feet wide and a few feet deep at the location of car entry.  It is immediately downstream of the culvert. The flow is quick, as the broken ice (6-8 inches thick) is stacked upon the down side of breakthrough.  Minor discoloration of the water, snow and ice were observed, vehicle debris broken glass, and plastic were strewn around the impact site, along with several adult beverage cans.

Based on the terrain and small volume of material lost, DEP Response plans no further action.
B-13-2013*On 1/10/13, Bernie Keene, of Bangor Public Works, called to report a 5 gallon overfill of diesel fuel at the municipal motor pool pump at the entered location. City personnel used speedy dry to clean up the spill and disposed of it appropriately. The spill affected the concrete area around the pump only. No drains were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-9-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to snow covered timber mats. A contractor was hired to remove and dispose of the oily snow.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
I-7-2013*1/15/13 Received an e-mailed spill report from Ken Cyr of Irving Woodlands, LLC regarding a spill of 25 gallons (estimated) from a damaged saddle tank of a dump truck.  The dump truck went off the woods road @ the 1.5 Mile of the Michaud Farm Rd and damaged its saddle tank.  Irving Woodlands crews used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled diesel fuel.  The soaked pads were put in a drum and taken to the Irving Woodlands garage. No further action is needed at this time by Response Services staff
P-36-2013*
NOTIFICATION
  Monday 1/14/13: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was contacted in the morning by Mr. Klockow regarding a discharge of elemental mercury (Hg) in the living room of his Brunswick home the previous day, 1/13/13.  He described that while shaking a Hg thermometer he accidently broke the bulb off the bottom of the thermometer; the bulb flew off against a window and down behind the couch.  We made plans for an MDEP Response Division response that afternoon with the MDEP LUMEX mercury detection meter.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   Mr. Klockow described the Hg dispersed into many small beads, apparently due to the kinetic energy of the thermometer breakage and shaking; we never did find the glass bulb from the thermometer base.  The single-family home is a wood structure located in a sub-urban residential neighborhood.  The Klockow' s reported that they had no small children living in the house, did not plan on having additional children.  Ideal clean-up goal was 10,000 nanograms/cubic meter of air as measured on the LUMEX meter.
   1/14/13: At the time of my visit on 1/14/12, I was unable to locate any visible beads of Hg.  The discharge appeared to have occurred on the window sills above and below the couch, atop the couch back, and onto/into the forced-hot water radiator grills, and the wooden floor and carpet behind the couch.  LUMEX readings in the spill area, after calibration outside, averaged 10,000 to 14,000 nanograms/cubic meter air (ng/m) on the floor behind the couch, to a high of 20,000 ng/m under the carpet's edge.  I contacted Maine CDC Toxicologist Andy Smith and relayed to him my observations.  Considering the level of sensitivity of the household Dr. Smith assessed that the measurements were not a significant long-term threat with ventilation to reduce the Hg contamination levels.  The LUMEX eventually developed inconstant readings and was unreliable to continue assessment.
   Tuesday 1/15/13: After venting with the MDEP Ram Fan overnight I measured significantly lower Hg readings with the LUMEX; values were still high of 10,000 ng/m atop the couch upholstery and 16,000 ng/m on the window sill.  In the 1st floor kitchen and office area, I measured 1500 to 3000 ng/m, and in the upstairs bedroom area I measured 1300 to 4000 ng/m, well below 10,000 ng/m.  On the floor and carpet behind the couch, I noted values about 5000 ng/m or below.  Again the LUMEX began to be inconsistent and unreliable.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Mr. Klockow described that the day of the discharge he used tape and a wet rag to collect as much liquid Hg beads as visible.  The Ram Fan appears to have significantly reduced Hg vapor levels within the home.  On 1/15/13, Mr. Klockow dismantled and cleaned the radiator grillwork and I cleaned the window sill with duct tape.  I left the Ram Fan over the weekend of 1/18/13 for continued ventilation when the weather was warm enough.  The couch was removed and disposed of by the Knockow's.
   MDEP took the Hg contaminated waste for disposal as well as some unbroken Hg thermometers.

At this time, no further clean-up actions are expected.  The MDEP LUMEX has been returned to the factory for repair and calibration as needed.

S Brezinski

A-13-2013*On 1/4/13, in Farmington, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement resulted when the homeowner knocked over a ping pong table, breaking off the filter assembly of an oil tank. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with clean up using sorbent material, and removing oiled carpeting and other household items. The oil was contained to the basement of the home, a fan and carbon air scrubber units were set up to help with odor problems in the home. Allstate Environmental was hired to remove oil soaked wood and sheetrock from the finished basement. The concrete floor was cleaned and sealed with an epoxy paint. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-14-2013*An anonymous caller complained that Marshall's Machine Shop in Skowhegan was pouring waste oil on the ground on their property.  I visited the site unannounced and discovered a machine shop that services automotive engines primarily and that they have an area where they remove engines from cars in order to work on the engines.  The area of the shop where they do the machining was neat and orderly and relatively free from oil on the floor.  The area where they put the cars on lifts to remove the engines however, had a fair amount of oil staining on the floor.  They had several containers of waste oil on site that were rather poorly stored but they said that a local garage took their waste oil for a waste oil furnace.  I walked around the building and found no evidence of dumping oil outside.  I talked to the owner about getting a better system for storage of waste oil and for keeping the area under the lifts cleaner and he agreed that this was prudent.  No further Response action expected.
A-16-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a ruptured hydraulic hose which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the snow and ice.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made by Response Services.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-17-2013*An estimated 250 gallons of #2 heating oil was lost to the ground when this outside aboveground storage tank ruptured when it was overfilled.  The shed was in a wooden enclosure with the vent terminating outside the enclosure.  The delivery driver claims he is not aware of an overfill but there was oil on the exterior of the enclosure near the vent and the end of the tank was ruptured and there was oil all over the inside of the enclosure where it had sprayed when the tank ruptured. A public water supply well is located nearby so a soil removal was warranted.  The soil removal was successful and enough of the oil contamination was removed so the well is no longer considered to be at risk.  No further Response action is expected.
A-18-2013* On 1-9-2013 the United States Coast Guard reported that a 34 foot fishing vessel had sunk. This occurred in 190 feet of water two nautical miles from the island of Monhegan.
 There was an estimated twenty five gallons of diesel aboard this vessel. There was no effort made to recover this product and no sheen was visible at the time of the USCG report.
 No site visit was made from DEP and no further action is expected.
A-19-2013*A spill of an unknown amount of No. 2 fuel oil was reported by a tenant in an apartment building after she began to smell oil. The oil was leaking from a fitting on an oil furnace that was no longer in service, but was still connected to an above ground storage tank (AST) that had 18 inches of product left in it. The oil was lost to furnace itself, and then dripped onto the dirt floor. Indoor air was the primary concern, because the property's water is supplied by public water.

On January 10, 2013, I went to the site to evaluate the spill. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to monitor oil vapors present in the air. Inside the apartment PID readings were less than 1 part per million (PPM) in the basement, and they were elevated near the spill site at above 10 PPM. A plug was placed in the leaking fitting to stop the ongoing spill. The spill appeared to be small and sorbent pads were used to remove the free product from the furnace and two five gallon pails of soil were removed. The space was allowed to air out and PID readings taken a day later revealed numbers in the basement of .9 PPM. The owner of the apartment building was notified and urged to remove the system that was no longer in service, or at least remove the remaining product from the AST. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-22-2013*     A spill was reported concerning a no heat call and an empty above ground storage tank (AST). A site visit was made on January 11, 2013. I met with Ms. Philbrook who indicated she was mistaken the day before and after conferring with her oil delivery company she did not have a full tank and likely ran out of oil. I still checked the AST in the basement and confirmed there was no evidence of any leakage. No further Response actions are expected.
A-23-2013*     A complaint was received concerning a tipped over above ground storage tank (AST) and impacted well water. On January 11, 2013 I met with one of the tenants (Mr. Andrew Campbell). He showed me the AST in question. No spillage was observed in the snow or on the ground near the tank, and it was empty of fuel. Further investigation into the water complaint revealed the concern was for unusual odors. I put some water in a sample jar and no oil or oil vapor was present. I indicated that I could take a laboratory sample, but if it came back negative they would be responsible for the costs. They declined. No further Response actions expected.
A-24-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted snow and debris were removed for disposal. A site visit was made on January 10, 2013 during the removal of oil contaminated snow and debris.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-25-2013*A release of an estimated 1/2 gallon of No. 2 fuel oil was caused by a leak at the boiler. The oil was lost to the concrete pad and was cleaned up using speedy dry by the Downeast Energy technician who was on site to repair the boiler. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-26-2013*     A spill of an estimated fifty gallons of a mixture of K-1 and No. 2 fuel oil occurred as a result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost to the soil, snow, and ice. The spill was discovered during a no heat complaint, and was called in by the oil burner technician. The property and those surrounding have private drinking water wells.
     On January 12, 2013 I met with Mark Tracy at the site. The AST was completely empty and there was a small amount of impacted snow. The weather at this time was warm with off and on showers. I removed and bagged the oil impacted snow and ice and transferred it into drums later in the day at the Central Maine Regional Office warehouse for melting and disposal as liquid waste. Sorbent pads were then used to recover free oil that was on top of the melt water. A drum was set up by Mark Tracy Heating to act as a temporary tank for the duration of the spill clean-up. After finishing the initial clean-up I met with Ms. Burgess and explained the Groundwater Clean-up Fund and to receive permission to perform further clean-up actions.
    On January 15, 2013 the soil removal portion of the clean-up began. Central Maine Disposal (CMD) was contracted to perform the oil contaminated soil removal. They utilized an excavator to load the soil into roll-off containers. The roll-off containers were then transported to Crossroads Landfill for disposal. A total of just over thirty-two tons of contaminated soils were removed. Field screening of soils was conducted using a combination of filed observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The soils removed consisted of mostly sand with very few rocks until a depth of about eight  feet where a more till-like material was encountered. The soils ceased to be impacted at depths between ten and eleven feet. Known contaminated soils were left in place under the slab foundation, and a laboratory sample was taken from this location and tested for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH), see attached HETL results for A-26-13-1. An additional laboratory sample was taken from the opposite side bottom of the excavation and also analyzed for VPH and EPH, see attached HETL results for A-26-13-2. This sample passed all field screening tests.
     The excavation was backfilled that same day using a sandy fill and a new tank pads was placed using three yards of crushed stone. A layer of loam was placed over the sand and then hayed and seeded. Ms. Burgess was eligible for an AST replacement and several weeks later the temporary drum storage was removed and a brand new double bottomed AST was installed. This spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for continued well monitoring. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-27-2013*A spill of an unknown amount of auto fluids was reported. The complaint stated that vehicle maintenance was being conducted and oil and gas were not being properly handled. The reporter could not give an exact address and the site could not be discovered during an attempted site visit on January 22, 2013. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-28-2013*     A report was received of a release of an  unknown oil at the intersection of the North Road and Mohr Hill Road with no immediate source apparent. A site visit was made the next day, January 13, 2013 in an attempt to discover the source of the oil. The weather consisted of sleet, snow and freezing rain and an oil sheen was visible on the road surface. The sheen was tracked on both the North Road and Mohr Hill Road. Near the end of the Mohr Hill road, the oil sheen was tracked to the town sand and salt pile. It is assumed the spill was most likely caused by a blown hydraulic hose on a plow/sanding truck. No product was recoverable, and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-29-2013*     Less than a gallon of No. 2 fuel oil was lost to a concrete floor during a boiler service call. The Downeast technician cleaned up using sorbent materials. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-39-2013*Neighbors called and reported to Rockland Fire Department, that there seemed to be excess smoke coming from 23 South street  in Rockland. Rockland Fire responded to the call and found the boiler was dripping oil onto a concrete slab, and to the soil. The boiler was shut off, and Fabian oil was called. Fabian oil responded at 2200 1-16-2013 and cleaned the boiler, stained concrete and oily soil. I spoke with Roger Mitchell of Fabian oil on the morning of 1-17-2013. He stated that the home was filled with smoke and fumes, but the oil lost was very minimal and was cleaned up by his burner technicians. I called the homeowner, Susan Hurst, to see if she was satisfied with the cleanup that Fabian Oil performed, and she was. I instructed her to stay with family or friends until the home had time to vent out properly.
No further action is needed by Response.
B-4-2013*On 1/7/13, Rick McGreggor, of Dead River Company called to report a one gallon spill at the entered location resulting from the filter accidentally being kicked and damaged on the indoor oil tank. The spill resulted in approximately one gallon of oil being spilled to the concrete floor. After repairing the filter, Mr. McGreggor used sorbents to recover free product from the concrete floor and washed the floor. Vapors in the building were not an issue. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-5-2013*On 1/5/13, Wally Ayer, of Dead River Company called to report a 1 gallon spill at the entered location resulting from a bad gasket on the oil filter. The spill resulted in a small oil stain on the concrete floor. After replacing the gasket, Mr. Ayer used sorbents to recover what product he could and then washed the floor. I visited the site later in the day and observed no measurable oil vapor in the residence with my photo ionization detector. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-3-2013*1/7/13 Mr. Thomas Cravalho called to report an oil drum leaking in his neighbor's back yard.  The drum is a red colored metal drum that is behind his neighbor's (Daniel Picard) home.  The drum is located near a shed.

1/9/13 Called Mr. Cravalho to discuss spill he reported.  Mr. Cravalho lives up the hill behind Mr. Picard and can look down the hill into Mr. Picard's yard.  He saw the drum had a stain around it and when the drum was moved by Mr. Picard there was a stain where the drum had been sitting.  Told Mr. Cravalho that I would investigate the leaking drum.

1/11/13 Site visit to Daniel Picard home in Madawaska.  Found no leaking oil drum, no evidence of any oil stain/leak on the ground.  Only red drum found had a little bit of household waste - being used as a trash receptacle.  No further action is needed by Response Services - false complaint found to have no basis.
A-20-2013*Central Maine Power (CMP) found an electrical transformer leaking down Pole number 5 on Mountain Road in Jefferson, Maine. The transformer oil is a vegetable based oil. The fault is assumed to be from high winds and storm damage. The vegetable oil was lost to only the CMP pole. No surrounding vegetation was affected. The pole was wiped down with a surfactant and rags by CMP workers. No further action required by Response Services.
A-21-2013*Down East Energy driver reported overfilling a residential aboveground storage tank at 11 Spring Street, Hallowell, Maine. The overfill was due to a partially plugged vent whistle. It is estimated a 1/4 cup of #2 fuel was lost to the siding and snow. The delivery driver cleaned it up and containerized the snow for disposal. I contacted Cheryl Ortiz with Down East Energy to obtain the homeowner's information. I contacted the homeowner, Jane Radcliffe. I made sure no tank damage or larger release was present. Jane confirmed by visual observation that everything was ok with the tank, and no leaks were present. No further action required by Response.
A-15-2013*I was contacted through a third party by Dawn Mills regarding a discharge of fuel oil that had occurred in her basement and discovered the previous day.  She had noticed the smell of oil and called here Oil Burner Technician, Jim Brann.  He found a leaking copper fuel line which ran above the concrete basement floor along the wall.  He replaced the line, used speedi dri to clean up the stain, then placed the deoderizing powder on it.  I visited to determine if further work was necessary.  The area of the leak was very small, and only a small amount of stained concrete floor an wall were impacted.  It appeared as though a half gallon or less had leaked.  I instructed her on cleanining up the stain and ventillating the area as well as she could.  There were no vapor issues in the living area and the well was not at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-313-2012*Dave True of Webber Energy dba Farmington Fuel contacted this office to report a corrosion leak at this inside above ground storage tank.  He estimated less than 1 gallon spilled to the concrete floor.  He had used sorbent to recover the spilled fuel.  The tank was scheduled to be replaced.  I tried to contact the owner to ensure if there were vapor issues or other issues, but did not recieve a call back.  No further action expected for this incident.
P-37-2013*
   Monday 1/14/13: While in the vicinity I stopped by the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility for a cursory inspection.  For the previous month I had noted that the store had been closed and emptied and the four motor fuel dispensers had been boxed in plywood.  In mid-December 2012 I had noted that they had installed new computerized dispensers at this facility.  A sign on the store window stated the facility was "permanently closed".

   Onsite I noted drums of oily or hazardous waste, I noted no obvious spills.  The three 8000-gallon gasoline tanks were all padlocked as required, so I could not check for residual product.  The facility has pressurized piping and dispensers with containment sumps.  The facility is located in a dense commercial and residential area, served by municipal water and sewer service.

   On 1/3/13, I contacted Victoria Dibacco of Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) who stated that with Cumberland Farms acquiring the former M W Sewall facility a mile to the south, this smaller facility is for sale and the tanks pumped out.  We discussed official notification to Maine DEP that the tanks were out of service; on 1/17/13, I was told by Ms. Diana McLaughlin of Maine DEP that this notification from CFG was received.  No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are required at this time.

   Gasoline discharges were confirmed during the 1996 UST replacement and oil-contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed, see P-613-1996 and the Maine UST Registration file for further information.

S Brezinski
B-10-2013*On 1.9.13, Andrew, from Coastal Energies, reported that one of their customers had lost a tank full of #2 fuel oil at their seasonal residence.  The tank was filled on December 5th, but the furnace had been shut down for the winter so the oil was just sitting in the tank.  The caretaker, Burt Branch, noticed the smell of oil in the house and checked the basement.  He saw what looked like oil staining around the tank and called Coastal Energies.

I arrived on scene to investigate with the caretaker, Mr. Branch.  The tank was located in the basement/crawl space underneath the house.  The tank had been placed on a bedrock outcrop that was higher than the rest of the basement floor.  The vent and fill pipe were almost touching the floor joists.  It was difficult to gain access to the tank to find out if it had any product left in it.  I saw what looked like a corrosion hole at the base of the tank and saw that oil had leaked out and spread down the bedrock outcrop.  The oil had migrated to the dirt floor and outside along the foundation footing.

I contacted the property owner, Mr. Clay Kandler, who at the time was in Florida.  I explained the situation and the above ground storage tank insurance fund.  I told him a clean-up was necessary, and that I would use a vacuum truck to remove the contaminated soil in the basement and outside.  Fortunately, the area was serviced by a public water supply.

I returned on 1.11.13, with Clean Harbors Environmental Services and removed 7.89 tons of contaminated soil.  I also asked Coastal Energies to remove the oil tank once we had backfilled the basement.  I referred this site to Paul Blood of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services because depth to bedrock was at most 2.5 feet deep.  I thought it was important to make sure that there was no potential impact to any drinking water supplies.  I asked Mr. Kandler to get in touch with me if there were any vapor issues in the summer when he returned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-27-2013*DownEast Energy called to report a customer had run out of oil and tried to fill with five gallon pail but spilled some at scully.  Before making a delivery, they wished to have the site visited by DEP.

I first called the number provided and spoke with a young adult who claimed to know nothing of an oil spill at the home.  I verified the caller was at 485 Falmouth Rd., they confirmed address and I thanked them and hung up.

Not totally convinced the caller had all the information I requested, I stopped by the address after another site visit on the way.  I found the ranch duplex, one side looked unfurnished, possibly unoccupied.  I walked up the driveway to see if a tank or fill and vent were visible from the driveway.  I located a fill and vent at the far end.  As I returned to walk around the front, an elderly woman in the front window motioned me back to the side door, I identified myself and asked if she knew of an oil spill or issue.  She went down the hall and a middle aged woman came to see me.  She explained they had run out of oil and they purchased some K-1 in a five gallon pail and managed to spill a small amount at the fill pipe.  She told me to look and see if it warranted attention.   I left her my card and went and inspected the spill area.  A fuel oil odor was definitely present, and a trace amount of pink snow, but the warm weather had likely melted any tainted snow and the asphalt appeared no worse for wear.  The woman then opened a back window and asked my opinion.  I reiterated the need to be careful if the circumstance should happen again, she assured me she would be more careful.  DEP Response plans no further action.
A-30-2013*A peddle truck with kerosene on board had gone into the ditch on the Rabbit path road in Alna Maine. I asked Bob Williams to assist in the response, because little information was known about the condition of the vessel. Once onsite the delivery driver reported that the trucks brakes overheated resulting in a loss of brake pressure. Instead of running the stop sign he veered into the ditch to stop the truck. Alna Fire installed a Dome Dog to prevent any leaking oil. The product was transferred onto another Dead River truck in the amount of 2700 gallons. Once offloaded a recovery wrecker winched the truck out of the ditch where it was inspected for damage by the Dead River District Manager, Local Sheriff, and myself. The truck was deemed ok to drive and was driven off sight. Some of the K1 had sprayed on the bank through a pressure release valve upon impact. A 55 gallon drum was filled with oily soil, snow, and debris which Dead River removed themself. No Diesel was lost. No further action by Response needed.
P-993-2012*Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel were filling a circuit breaker with mineral oil inside a substation when it was inadvertently overfilled.  Approximately one gallon of mineral oil affected gravel below.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by CMP personnel.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-996-2012*
   This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility by Copp Excavating Co. for the facility owner: Town of Brunswick's Brunswick Public Works Dept. (BPW).  The facility was the former Brunswick Publishing Co. (Brunswick Times Record newspaper) building and facility registration 1520.  UST registration file 1520 is combined with UST registration 10850.  See also report P-454-1991 where oil contamination was confirmed during facility replacement.  The adjacent BPW has an active UST facility registration 1590.
   The location is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  I planned on attending the abandonment as the area is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  I later learned that the neighboring residents were concerned and complaining about discharges in the area, possibly connected to planned use of this property as a parking area for town school busses, another reason for attending the removal.  As this is a heating oil facility no UST closure site assessment was required.
   In July 2012, John Dunlap and I of Maine DEP had been contacted repeatedly by the former property owner, Paul Cavanagh, regarding an environmental clearance for this property and facility prior to its sale to the Town of Brunswick.

FACILITY VISITS
   12/4/12: I met Copp Excavating workers onsite demolishing the large building.  The 2000-gallon tank T-4 was not removed but out-of-service.
   12/20/12: I met BPW Director John Foster onsite but the facility was removed by Copp Excavating that morning and I had missed the removal by several hours.  Foster reported no oil contamination was noted or reported.  The building was gone and there were no fill or vent pipes or other evidence of the UST remaining.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.  See the UST registration files for further information.
2.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to imply that the location is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
P-997-2012*Wayne Bateman reported that they had discovered an area of contaimation around an above ground tank used for storing oily waste water.  The tank was removed and the contaminated soil excavated and disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1002-2012*On December 24, 2012, Old Orchard Beach Fire Department notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 186 West Grand Avenue in Old Orchard Beach (OOB).

I responded to the property and met with the OOB Fire Department and Greg Milliken of G&G Heating and Repair Company. The Fire Department had already plugged the corroded hole on the AST and Mr. Miliken was set up and in the process of pumping the oil from the leaking AST into a temporary AST.  I spoke to the property owner Marilyn Rollins who at the time was located in New Hampshire. She agreed to allow the DEP to begin clean-up.

On December 26, 2012, I returned to the site with Boom Technology and began excavating the contaminated soil. The property is on town water and sewer. 19.59 ton of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.  A recovery well was installed to pump oily water and to monitor the ground water.
P-1014-2012*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the establishment. The oil was released during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the paved parking surface adjacent to the building. The spilled oil was cleaned up using sorbents by Dead River personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1015-2012*An industrial tree chipper caught fire during a logging operation on a large tract of woodlands and caused the release of an unknown amount of diesel fuel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel responded to the location and observed that most of the fuel had been consumed in the fire. Some negligible amount of staining could be seen on the frozen ground surface. Several bags of oil impacted snow and ice were removed by DEP for disposal.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1017-2012*On December 27, 2012, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a small hole in a radiator fin on a transformer. There was suspicion of possible leak from the transformer.  Upon arrival, snow and heavy rain caused any potential oil leak to be untraceable.

The transformer was removed and replaced. No oil was ever discovered from the leak.  No further Department of Environmental Protection  Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1018-2012*December 30, 2012, U.S. Coast Guard reported a sunken vessel at Deaks Wharf in South Portland.

The owner of the vessel John Crews says the vessel had approximately 30 gallons of unleaded gasoline on board when it sank.

It is unknown why the vessel sank.

The gasoline evaporated from the surface.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1019-2012*December 22, 2012, Dead River Oil Company reported a #2 oil leak on a pump at 25 Garrison Cove Road in Harpswell.

Less than half a gallon of oil leaked onto the concrete basement floor. The pump was replaced and the oil was absorbed with speedy dry and disposed of properly by the Dead River Oil Technician.

I spoke to the property owner, Fred Peikin. He was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1020-2012*On December 26, 2012, Emery Mills Energy reported a K-1 oil spill at 91 Edgecomb Road in Lebanon.  I responded to the property and met with the property owner Daniel Bishop. A driver from Emery Mills Energy was on site as well. They explained to me that a friend had ordered oil for his 275 gallon above ground storage tank (AST) as a Christmas gift. Mr. Bishop had disconnected a copper line to a monitor in his house but did not cap it. The oil leaked into a garage area of the house.

At that time, Mr. Bishop had applied sorbent pads to the oil. I explained to him the Groundwater Insurance Fund and that I could assist him in the clean-up and disposal of the sorbent pads. Mr. Bishop at that time refused assistance from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. I informed Mr. Bishop that if this spill does affect ground water or neighboring properties he could be held liable to pay for the clean-up on his property along with his neighbors' properties with no guarantee of State assistance. He acknowledged this statement.

I asked Mr. Bishop to notify me when he wanted to dispose of the sorbent pads. He never did.

Further action by Response Services may be required.
P-1021-2012*December 24, 2012, John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reported a 5 gallon motor oil spill from a box truck.

The spill occurred on mile marker 12.5 South Bound on the Maine Turnpike.

Speedy dry was applied to the road service and removed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-2-2013*At 0908 hours on 1/3/13, Orono State Police dispatch reported a diesel spill at the Holiday Inn located at 404 Odlin Road in Bangor.   It appears that a truck's saddle tank on the passenger side leaked approximately 20 gallons onto the paved parking lot at the Holiday Inn.   The Bangor Fire department laid down sorbent pads and speedi dry.  The fuel flowed over an area approximately 120 feet by 2-10 feet wide.   Darian Higgins and I swept up the speedi dry and picked up the pads for disposal.  I talked to the manager of the Holiday Inn and gathered information concerning the driver.  He stays at the hotel quite often.  The driver of the truck was Wayne Yeardon of Rhode Island.  I called his cell phone and left a message but he did not return my call.  The reason for the spill is still unknown.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1022-2012*December 29, 2012, Hollis Fire Department reported a leak in a furnace at 259 Waterboro Road in Hollis.

I spoke to the land lord, Kevin Martel and he said B&B Burner Service replaced the loose fitting on the furnace. Approximately 1 gallon of #2 oil leaked onto an area around the furnace. Eric Buxton with B&B Burner Service used sorbent pads and speedy dry to absorb the oil.

The tenants and land lord were satisfied with the clean-up and did not want DEP Response assistance.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1023-2012*On December 28, 2012, the South Berwick Fire Department reported that a motor vehicle had struck the side saddle tank on a tractor trailer. The impact caused the tank to rupture and spill approximately 40 gallons of diesel onto the pavement on Main Street in South Berwick.  I responded to the scene and National Wrecker was on site with the Fire Department.  The oily snow was shoveled into drums and disposed of by National Wrecker. Sand was applied onto the pavement to prevent slippery hazards for motor vehicles on Main Street.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-28-2013*
NOTIFICATION
   Tuesday 1/8/13: Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a 2-cup discharge of heating oil from a customer's consumptive-use, residential, aboveground oil tank (AST) and that the spill had been cleaned up.  Mr. Norwood of DEE stated the oil came out a gage fitting atop one of the two 330-gallon basement tanks and ran down the tank side; the cause according to Mr. Norwood of DEE appeared to be a plugged manifold (crossover) pipe connecting the two tanks.

ASSESSMENT
   1/10/13: I visited the site to check on clean-up. The spill location is rural residential and farm use and served by private water wells.  The site is a multi-family residence for young women and part of The Community Schools.  The drilled well for this building is about 50' SW of the spill; a drilled well for the neighboring building is less than 300' away to the SE.  The facility maintenance person, Bob, told me that the building was unoccupied at this time so had little fuel use, so DEE delivered to already full tanks resulting with an overfill of the tanks; the discharge was not the result of a blocked manifold pipe.
   The leak atop the basement AST appeared satisfactorily cleaned up and I noted no significant oil odor. Outside under the vent and fill pipes (photo 1) I noted gravel wet with oil and smelling of fuel oil.  This discharge out the fill pipe and onto the ground was unreported by DEE and should have been noticed by the DEE delivery driver.  The oil spill diameter was about 6" to 8", not wide, indicating a spill of a gallon or less.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   1/8/13: Downeast Energy wiped the tank top.
   1/10/12: I contacted Marie Parker of DEE and advised her of the un-remediated oil contamination in the outside gravel.  She assured me that she would have a crew respond to remove the oiled gravel.  I advised her that I estimated a 5-gallon pale or two of soil would need to be removed and replaced.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Based on the apparent spill volume, the prompt response, and that the water wells are drilled: I do not see a significant threat to indoor air quality of water quality at this time.
2.  It is a concern that DEE did not report and promptly mitigate the outside overfill that should have been evident to the delivery driver.  I advised Ms. Parker of DEE about this concern.

No further action required by Response Services.

S Brezinski
I-9-2013*1/15/13 Received a spill report faxed up from Augusta MDEP Central Office regarding a spill of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil at the VIP Auto Parts store in Presque Isle.  Follow-up call with Jim Gager, Clean Harbors Foreman to get additional info on the nature of the spill.  Jim stated that Clean Harbors truck was up at VIP making a waste oil pick-up when their truck blew a hydraulic hose and spilled about 5 gallons outside in the parking lot.  The oil stayed on the parking lot pavement and was quickly contained using Clean Harbors spill kit on board the truck.  Clean Harbors crew used sorbent materials (pads and Speedy dry) to soak up the spilled oil.  No oil made it to any water or storm drains. The oily debris was picked up and bagged for disposal through Clean Harbors oily wastestream.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
A-32-2013*On 1-14-2013 ASI Constructors Inc. (ASI) was excavating common borrow from the bank of Mooselookmeguntic Lake in preparation for sheet pile driving. ASI is contracted through the dam owners Next Era Energy Resources in demolition and reconstruction of the upper dam. ASI was using a long reach excavator supplied by Eagle Rental. The failure was due to the 8 bolts sheering off, that hold the bucket hydraulic cylinder together. Once these bolts broke, the inner cylinder piston was allowed to come completely out of its housing and hydraulic fluid was released in the estimated amount of 5 gallons. The wind blew the fluid south west onto the common borrow that was being removed, and to Mooslookmeguntic Lake. ASI had a small boat and personnel on the lake minutes after the accident with pads and boom. ASI had the proper booms in place prior to the spill, and the sheen was contained within that boom. ASI called Clean Harbors, who brought a liquids vacuum truck up to vacuum the sheen off the water. They used boom and sorbent pads and rags to corralled the sheen prior to vacuuming it off the surface of the water. A dry wipe of the barge and metal pylons was done. I gave ASI 3 options of how to remove the contaminated soil. 1. Excavate and live load the material for disposal at a pug mill like Commercial Paving or Bruse Manser. 2. Excavate and stockpile to later load offsite. 3. Excavate and load into lined roll off containers for disposal at a pug mill. Blake Bennetts the ASI project manager chose number 3, and chose to dispose of the material at Commercial Paving. A spill letter was provided by me at that time.

No further action by Response is needed.
I-11-2013*1/17/13 received a call from Jim O'Clair regarding a spill in the basement of Cynthia Wilcox home (Morin family homestead) in Ashland.  Home is directly across from Ashland High School at 179 Presque Isle Street.  House is a story and a half and is brown colored with attached garage.  According to Jim, the finished basement floor boards are saturated and dry wall is starting to pick up the spilled fuel.  Tank is ok, but fuel line was leaking.  Fuel line has been replaced at this time.

1/17/13  09:15 Met with Mark Morin, brother of homeowner - Cynthia Wilcox of 179 Presque Isle St, where the above ground storage tank (AST) line leaked 100+ gallons onto concrete floor.  Speedy dry has been placed over the spilled oil in the boiler room.  The oil has flowed under the sill plate of the load bearing wall between the boiler and the den/TV room area of the finished basement.  Oil is underneath the finished floor (wood framing with boards and floor tile).  I talked with Mr. Morin about a clean-up action plan that would involve; Removal of all impacted flooring, wall sections.  Washed concrete basement floor and ventilated of the cellar space.  Also segregated the cellar air space from the upstairs by keeping all doors/access to the upstairs living space closed and using the basement bulkhead door to access the cellar for clean-up action.  Move the wood-fired boiler to the garage.  Move water tank and oil boiler to get at oil under these appliances.  When all wood has been removed, floor has been washed/cleaned,  set up poly barrier-tent and place duct work under poly to exhaust vapors being generated by concrete floor.  Placed ventilation fan (Radon type) in cellar window with section of duct work.  Placed ventilation fan in bathroom window of upstairs(first floor living space)  Explained the Ground Water Insurance Fund (GWF) and provided Mr. Morin with an application to the GWF.  Mr. Morin is comfortable with me hiring a clean-up contractor to begin the clean-up plan as detailed above. Contacted and contracted with Soderberg Construction to begin the clean-up plan discussed with crew foreman - Eric Landeen.   Recommended that Mr. Morin have his sister (homeowner) contact her homeowner's insurance company and file a claim regarding this spill and related damage.

1/17/13  15:00 Checked on Soderberg Crew in their starting the spill clean-up action plan.  About 1/3 of the flooring has been removed and the lower portions of the boiler room wall sheathing and timber impacted by the spilled oil.  Took several digital pictures of spill and clean-up action at this time.  Took several photo ionization detector (PID) readings throughout the cellar and upstairs living areas.  A poly barrier has been established between upstairs and cellar stairwell. The readings are as follows:

Kitchen    = 7.2 PPM VOCs
Bathroom = 4.5 PPM VOCs
Fan in Bathroom = 6.5 PPM VOCs

basement large rec room ambient = 34.5 PPM VOCs
basement utility room = 45.5 PPM VOCs
basement vent fan = 20.2 PPM VOCs
bulkhead entrance to basement = 25.7 PPM VOCs

1/18/13 Site visit to check on status of clean-up efforts.  Most of wooden floor and impacted 2 x 4 studded walls and sill plates have been removed to outside roll-off container for disposal.  Soderberg has applied Simple Green detergent cleaner to begin washing the oil impacted concrete cellar floors and walls of the foundation.  They will wash the floor 2x and then place speedy dry to soak up all oily debris, wash water.  Took several PID readings throughout the cellar and upstairs living areas.  The readings are as follows:

Kitchen    = 24.7 parts per million (PPM) volatile organic compouds (VOCs)
Bathroom = 19.8 PPM VOCs
Fan in Bathroom = 6.5 PPM VOCs

basement large rec room ambient = 26.0 PPM VOCs
basement utility room = 28.3 PPM VOCs
basement vent fan = 23.1 PPM VOCs
bulkhead entrance to basement = 18.0 PPM VOCs

1/19/13 site visit.  Concrete floor & wall washing is complete, sorbent materials do
A-314-2012*A spill of an estimated 30 gallons of lube oil and water mixture was lost from the containment tank under a Pan Am locomotive after a minor derailment. The derailment did not cause any cars to roll over and the only damage that caused any release was to the locomotive. The fitting on the bottom of the tank was damaged and the oil and water mixture was lost to the track, ballast and some of the embankment where the engine stopped. No homes, drinking water wells, or surface waters are located near the release. A Pan Am crew was on scene repairing the track and moved the train out of the area. A small trench was dug to contain the leaking oil and sorbent pads were used for collection.

On June 8, 2012, I met with Ken Pelletier and Chris Guessman, both with Pan Am, at the site. The location of the spill ran along approximately 150 feet of track about a quarter of a mile east of the intersection with AJ road. The majority of the spill was contained on the track and ballast, but a large stain was formed where the locomotive stopped. Pan Am crews used track repair equipment to transport drums to the site and filled them using hand tools. I directed them to clean up all visually-impacted soils and ballasts. Additionally, they were instructed to use sorbent pads to wipe and free product off the ties and tracks. All of the oil-impacted materials were brought back to the Waterville Rail yard for consolidation into their roll-off can of oily debris, which is managed by Enpro Services. No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-1025-2012*DEP received notification of a that a piece of heavy equipment was vandalized and caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of diesel fuel oil onto the underlying soil. Oil impacted soil was excavated and containerized for disposal.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1024-2012*December 31, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil from a utility pole on Long Pond N Shore Road in Parsonsfield.

Approximately 1/2 a gallon of transformer oil leaked from the bushing on the pole.

Oily snow was removed from site.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-3-2013*At 1305 hours on 1/7/13, Paul Cerreta of Burns and McDonnell Company reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on an excavator owned by L. E. Myers Company.  The spill occurred on Hog Hill Road right of way for Central Maine Power Company, near structure 321.  L. E. Myers removed contaminated ice and snow for disposal at Juniper Ridge landfill (landfill).  They also used sorbents to wipe the oil off of the excavator.  0.41 tons of contaminated material was hauled to the landfill for disposal.  The hose on the excavator was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-10-2013*1/16/13 Received a call from Gerry Scott of Dead River Oil company regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil as a result of an overfill during a fuel delivery at Briggs home in Linneus.  Gerry stated that there was fuel that came up in the vent pipe and splashed outside the side of the mobile home on a slab.  His crew wiped down the side of the house with sorbent pads and then shoveled up snow and speedy dry placed down to soak up the oil that splashed out of the vent pipe.  Gerry will visit the home to insure that no oil went out of the tank beneath the mobile home.  He will call if he finds he needs any assistance if oil has gotten underneath the tank onto the slab foundation.  No action by Response Services required at this time.
A-631-2012*On 12/3/2012, in Livermore, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of lube oil resulted from a leaking engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-6-2013*Spill took place on 1-15-13 at 110 4th Ave, Madawaska during an installation of a residential AST. A Dead River employee was transferring #2 fuel oil by pump from the old AST to a 55 gallon drum located on the back of a utility truck. During transfer the pump moved due to improper placement and vibration. The employee tried to reposition the pump, when doing so the hose in the drum fell out discharging about a half a gallon of fuel oil. The spill did not leave the back of the truck and was cleaned up using absorbent pads. Used absorbent materials are then stored in metal drums and disposed of at Tri Community landfill. No further action should be required of response services.
I-12-2013*1/18/13 Received call from Daigle Oil Company (DOC), Suzanne Berube, regarding leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of John Prince in Masardis.  DOC's crew worked with homeowner to pump off fuel from leaking old AST into temporary storage tank, until new tank can be placed after clean-up.

1/18/13 Site visit 17:00 - 18:00  AST corroded tank is located in a basement with a concrete floor.  Estimated leak from a 40+ year old AST approximately 10 gallons.  Sorbent materials placed down.  Tank has a temporary mag patch. fuel has been pumped off. Set up temporary container to feed the hot water tank.  There is a wood platform for the washer and dryer near the AST and this got saturated.  John Prince will remove this and place speedy dry/kitty litter sorbent materials down to soak/sorb up the oil in this area.  Floor impacted by the oil will be washed with simple green a couple of times.  Homeowner's well is located with a casing stick-up in the cellar about 10-15 feet from the ast leak.  Spilled oil did not reach the well thanks to the homeowner being home at the time of the spill and reacting to the spill with kitty litter to soak it up and contact DOC and MDEP.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

Promoted to pending, awaiting attachments. pjb
B-6-2013*On 1/7/13, I received report of an oil spill at 485 County Road, Milford.  The cause of the spill was a split seam on an oil tank.  The whistle is reported to have worked, but somehow the tank became over-pressurized and blew a seam, spraying approximately 150 gallons of oil throughout the outbuilding that the two oil tanks were located in.

This outbuilding was a wooden structure, insulated with fiberglass insulation and the floor was wood decking material.  All of this structure was soaked with the lost oil.  All of these construction materials needed to be torn down and disposed of properly.  While this operation was taking place, the remaining oil in the uncompromised tank was being transferred to a temporary tank.

Once the product was transferred, the tanks were removed.  With the tanks removed, the entire wood structure was removed.  With the structure removed the removal of the contaminated soil was next.  Unfortunately, due to the location of the spill and its close proximity to the house and the porch roof over the spill site, a vactor truck had to be used.

That day and the next, contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly and a recovery well installed in hopes of recovering more spilled product.  I also involved Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division staff for well monitoring and geo-probing, to determine the extent of any contamination not removed by the emergency action.

Quarterly well monitoring and further investigation will take place conducted by Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-1-2013*On 1/2/13, Drake Bell of Irving Oil Company called to report a 400-500 gallon overfill of diesel at the entered location resulting from a malfunctioning valve on their loading rack. All spilled product was contained in the secondary containment infrastructure where it was collected later by a Clean Harbors Environmental Services crew. The bad valve was replaced. No resources were impacted and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-15-2013*On 1/10/13, I received report from Bangor Hydro-Electric Company of a mechanical failure on one of their transformers.  A live connector hit the bottom of one of their transformers, causing a small spill.  The spilled product was recovered in the snow, which was removed, melted and padded off with absorbents for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-18-2013*On 1/11/13, I received an anonymous complaint of some oil stained soil under a truck owned by William Banks at 11 Mackle Cove Road.  The stained soil has been there for a period of time.  After talking to Mr. Banks and explaining how I received the call, he admitted to having a small stain under his truck and would be happy to shovel it up and bag it for disposal at the landfill.  Which I advised he do.

The following work day I contacted the town Code Enforcement officer and asked that he swing by and look at the spill for me.  He was very willing and e-mailed a couple of pictures of a small stain on the ground.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-19-2013*On 1/11/13, I received a report from Dead River Company of a small oil spill from a corrosion hole in an oil tank at 435 South Main Street, Winterport.  Fortunately, the oil leak was detected quickly and it is estimated that less than five gallons of oil leaked from the outside tank onto the wooden structure which housed it.  The contaminated material was removed and no vapors were detected in the church.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-45-2013*A spill of an estimated 3-5 gallons of hydraulic fluid was lost to the pavement of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) Knox Camp. DOT personnel utilized an estimated 2-3 cubic yards of sand to absorb the oil and loaded it into a dump truck. I provided a spill debris form for them to dispose of the oil contaminated sand at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
B-29-2013*On 1/22/13, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, called to report a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location resulting from a blown hydraulic line on a bucket truck. Burns and McDonnell personnel excavated 0.75 tons of contaminated gravel from around the truck and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-21-2013*On 1/11/13, I received report of a spill of approximately two gallons of kerosene onto the snow at 1577 Cutler Road.  The spill was caused by human error.  R. H. Foster employees were transferring product from an old oil tank into drums, while installing a new oil tank.  They were not paying close enough attention to the drums being filled and overfilled one.  The contaminated snow was shoveled up and returned to their garage, where they melted it and padded off the product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-3-2013*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard at Leeds Junction, Leeds, Maine between January 1st, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

Date               Reporter              Product                  Quantity
1-22-13           Chris Gessman      Diesel                     1 Gallon

7-1-2013         Josh Slaney          Lube                      ounce
8-28-13           Josh Slaney          Lube                      1 quart
11-12-13         Josh Slaney          Lube oil                   2 quarts     RJW

A-1-2013*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Waterville, Maine between January 1st, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

Date                Reporter                    Product                  Quantity spilled
3/3/13             Ken Pelletier                Lube Oil                  15 gallons (from engine containment tank) RJW
3-6-13             Chris Gessman             Lube                       5 gallons
3-25-13           Ken Pelletier                Lube                       1 gallon
3-26-13           Chris Gessman             Lube                      3-5 gallons  from engine ?
7-3-13            Josh Slaney                Hydraulic                  3 gallons all but 2 cups to paved area from line break on swivel dump (RJW)
7-30-13           Josh Slaney                 Lube                       2 cups spilled onto pavement
7-31-13           Josh Slaney                 Lube                       1 gallon from a containment tank behind engine
9-3-13            Josh Slaney                  Lube                      2-5 quarts out of containment to the ground. Cleaned up.
9-12-13           Josh Slaney                  Lube                      1-3 quarts from containment tank to ballast
10-2-13           Josh Slaney                  Lube                      2 gallons from engine containment to ground. Cleaned-up
10-31-13         Chris Guessman           Hydraulic                   2 gallons from blown hose to track ballast. Cleaned-up.
12-27-13         Josh Slaney                 Lube                       1 gallon from containment under locomotive.
A-2-2013*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Rumford, Maine between January 1st, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

Date            Reporter                Product                   Quantity spilled
3-7-13         Chris Gessman        lube oil                     1 gallon
3-8-13         Ken Pelletier           lube oil                     3 gallons
3-27-13       Ken Pelletier           diesel                       2 gallons
A-4-2013*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail yard in Jay, Maine between January 1st, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  This site has a long industrial history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail yard property, leave Pan Am rail yard property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

Date            Reporter                Product                  Quantity spilled

3-16-13         C. Guessmen            lube                             1.0  gals

6-6-13          Josh  Slaney             lube                             0.25  gals

P-57-2013*Jeff Welch called to report a minor spill while fueling up a town excavator.  The discharge is thought to be no more than a gallon and mostly confined to the machine itself, and some to the ground beneath.  The town crew would manage the spill clean up debris, no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched. Based on the small amount of the spill and scenario under which it fell DEP Response plans no further action.
I-13-2013*1/23/13 Received a call from Troy Obar, Service Manager at Dead River Company's (DR) I-95 Food Trend convenience "C"-store and gas station regarding a 10-20 gallon spill of #2 heating oil during a fuel drop.  Driver and the Houlton Fire Dept. are at the spill site near the UST Fill pipe the spill is contained with sorbent boom, and crew are placing down sorbent pads to soak up the spilled oil.  Most (90%) of the spilled oil stayed on the concrete pad over the UST.  A minor amount reached the edge of the pad which is frozen grassed area behind the C-store.  Asked if Troy needed any assistance from Response Services at this time.  Troy stated that DR Crew and Fire Dept. had spill contained and expected to have all the spilled product soaked up, scraped up and placed in poly bags/drum within the next half hour. Told Troy I would be down in the morning/daylight to inspect the spill site and assess if anything further needed to be done.  I told him I would provide him a spill debris form to take the oily debris to an approved solid waste facility serving his area (Pine Tree Waste, INC.)  I asked Troy to put together a spill report on this incident when the spill clean-up has been complete.  Troy will fax it up to MDEP NMRO.  Troy stated he was still trying to get with the fuel delivery driver to determine what caused the spill.

1/24/13 Arrived at Dead River Convenience Store (I-95 Food Trend) used PID to assess the areas impacted by the oil spill.  Met with store Manger Troy Obar.  According to Troy, the reason for the overfill at underground storage tank fill pipe, was that the delivery driver stated he did not hear the vent whistle and had the line from the fuel transport tanker full of fuel when he disconnected the tanker hose from the fill pipe and spilled 15 -20 gallons of #2 heating oil.  Most of the oily debris had been soaked up by pads, a portion of which had been wrung out to recover about 10 gallons of spilled product.  Speedy dry has been placed over the entire area of the spill with plans to scrape it up when the weather warms up early next week.  This debris will be placed in poly bags and into a drum/barrel for disposal at Pine Tree Waste, INC.  Troy was in the process of completing the spill report and will fax it to NMRO/MDEP.

PID Readings at spill site.  Spill site on concrete 3.8 PPM VOC's, grass edge of concrete pad overlaying UST near spill site = 3.2 PPM VOC's
On grass 16" from concrete pad spill site = 0.7PPM VOC's  Confirms that vast majority of spill stayed on concrete paved surface of covering UST.

1/24/13 Received the faxed spill report from DR.  Cause of the 15 gallon heating oil (#2) spill was due to filling the underground heating oil tank using an incorrect fitting; pressure built up and product sprayed out of the tank fitting - operator error.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-41-2013*I received a call from Dick Gueretet of Winthrop Fuel reporting that they had overfilled a diesel above ground storage tank (AST) at the MSAD 44 maintenance garage in Bethel.  He estimated about 15 gallons was discharged, most to the secondary containment (dike) and Clean Harbors had been called to clean up the affected area.

I responded and met with Mr. Guerette and MSAD 44 staff.  They showed me the affected area and his description seemed to be accurate.  A small amount had reached a storm drain, however it appeared that there was no free product in the storm drains and no risk thereof.   A small sheen did remain in the drainage ditch and was unrecoverable.

Clean Harbors removed the affected snow and ice from inside and outside of the dike and padded up any free product.

The site appeared sufficiently cleaned up and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-58-2013*Ms. Sanborn called to report what her driver called in as a small spill.  The PTO (power take off) was still engaged as the drive wound up the hose and he subsequently hit the trigger engaging the pump for a moment.  When all was said and done the meter read 2/10 of a gallon passed thru.  The driver and maintenance person wiped up the discharge and cleaned up.  No additional concerns were received from the home owner, along with the information supplied by Pit Stop, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-60-2013*Laura Mehringer called to report a small discharge as a result of broken hydraulic line on the puller/tensioner.  The spill area is mostly mat (wooden in construction) and some snow covered gravel.  The impacted materials were excavated by hand and containerized for pick up by Clean Harbors.  The spill was stated to have occurred yesterday but only discovered today.  Based on the nature of the spill and described remediation taken place, no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched. DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-45-2013*Discharge was the result of a blown hose on a trash truck releasing 3-4 gallons of anti-freeze onto the ground and snow.  The anti-freeze was collected with sorbents and contaminated snow removed for disposal.  No response was necessary.  No further response action required.
B-20-2013*At 1115 hours on 1/11/13, Mr. Leonard Carr, of Polar Bear Oil Company, reported a 5 gallon spill of off-road diesel at 906 South Solon Road in Solon.  They were transferring fuel to a truck owned by the logging company operating in this area.  This was being performed basically in a field.  During the transfer, the driver noticed the rear compartment lid, on top of the truck, was leaking fuel.  He stopped transferring fuel and started to clean up the oil.  They used sorbents to wipe down the truck and pad oil from the ice on the ground.  They also removed a 55 gallon drum of oily snow.  They took the drum of snow back to the shop to thaw so they could pad off the oil.  Sorbents were bagged up.  After the snow melted and oil was padded off, the water was hauled to the Skowhegan waste water treatment plant for disposal.  Mr. Carr checked the site a couple of times after the initial cleanup to check for any additional signs of oil on the ice.  No oil was observed on his last visit.  The truck was fixed at a local facility.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-66-2013*Captain Barnes called to report and two car vehicle accident on Bath Road at a mall entrance/exit.  No motorist(s) names were given and the spill was attended to by the fire staff.  Sorbent material was applied and cleaned up; no request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched. Based on the information provided and urban setting of crash site, DEP response plans no further action.
P-50-2013*On 1/16/2013 DEP was notified by John Weber of 99 Stuart Shores Road, Standish that a Holly's Heating Oil & Gasoline's (Holly's) tank truck had skidded off his driveway after it made a delivery to his house and was leaking oil. Mr. Weber indicated that the truck was leaking oil and that the driver was collecting released oil into plastic totes that his wife provided.

DEP immediately contacted Holly's and was told by a manager of Holly's that there was no oil release from their truck and that operations were underway to extricate the truck. Holly's indicated that when the truck was moved they would assess the ground under the truck to determine if a spill had occurred.

DEP responded to the scene and upon arrival observed that oil was leaking from the dome covers on top of the tank truck and was spilling into the overflow drains and out the down tubes. Plastic totes had been used to catch oil as it was being released from the down tubes. Some of the released oil had not been caught in the totes and spilled onto the ground surface adjacent to the driveway. The released oil had obviously impacted the underlying snow and soil.  Inaddition, upon DEP arrival a tow truck was on scene along with an additional Holly's tank truck that was being used to offload oil into. The leaking tank truck was offloaded and the tow truck was able to extricate the tank truck.

On 1/17/2013 DEP returned to the scene and oversaw the removal of impacted soils from adjacent to the driveway where an estimated 3 gallons of fuel oil had been spilled. Approximately .5 tons of soil was excavated by hand and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough by Holly's personnel for Disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined by field screening methods including the use the use of a Photo Ionization Detector.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-31-2013*At 1050 hours on 1/23/13, Mr. Allen Sprague, of Dead River Company, reported a 15 gallon spill due to overfilling one of their trucks at their bulk plant at 127 Main Street in Machias. They were transferring fuel from one truck to another when the truck being loaded was overfilled.  Oil flowed onto the frozen dirt parking lot.  Two bags of oil absorbent pads and 5 bags of speedy-dry were used to soak up the oil.   This area is on public water supply.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-33-2013*At 1607 hours on 1/22/13, C. N. Brown Company reported that they had overfilled a tank at the Church of the Latter Day Saints at 660 Bangor Road in Dover.  Approximately 2 gallons spilled onto the building and snow.  Sorbents were used and some snow was removed in the process of removing the oil.  The driver indicated that there is a problem with the vent to the tank at this location.  This is the second time this has occurred during a delivery in the past year.  C. N.  Brown said they will not deliver to this tank until the problem with the vent is corrected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1100-2011*A transformer being transported in the bed of a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was found to have leaked into the bed of the truck.  CMP staff was able effectively clean up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-7-2013*On 1/8/13, Gil Merchant, of Bangor International Airport (BIA) called to report a 2 gallon Jet A fuel spill on the ramp at the airport. The spill occurred because of an improperly installed filter on a fueling truck and resulted in approximately 2 gallons of fuel being spilled to pavement. BIA personnel used sorbent material to recover free phase product from the affected area and disposed of contaminated materials via their contaminated waste stream. No resources are considered at risk and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1084-2009*A valve was left open on a deballasting tank on a ship being worked on at Bath Iron Works.  An unknown amount of oily water was released to the Kennebec River.  No clean up was possible.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-35-2013*At 1315 hours on 1/25/13, Mr. John Civiello of Great Northern Paper (GNP) reported a 40-50 gallon spill of ferric sulfate at their East Millinocket facility.  The leak started sometime in the night.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called in the morning to assist with transferring the 5000 gallons of product still in the tank and to remove any product which spilled out of the secondary containment.   The secondary containment is constructed of fiberglass and envelopes the whole tank.  Product could be seen 3 feet high in the secondary containment while Clean Harbors and GNP worked to transfer fluid from the tank to temporary containers.  Product was transferred to fifteen totes, each with a capacity of approximately 300 gallons, for a total of approximately 5,000 gallons.   Fourteen 55-gallon drums were filled with spilled ferric sulfate, sludge, which was used as a sorbent and diking material, and some soil.  Ferric sulfate is a liquid, but in the current temperatures it acts like molasses.  Clean Harbors disposed of the waste drums.

The secondary containment was removed exposing the broken pipe.  It appeared that water entered through the access door on the top of the secondary containment and froze in the area between the secondary containment and the main tank.  This caused the plastic pipe to break which allowed ferric sulfate to leak into the secondary containment.   The secondary containment was removed and then the water and ice was removed exposing the broken pipe.  The broken piping was fixed.  The secondary containment was reinstalled and the access door on the top of the secondary containment was waterproofed.  Water will not be allowed to build up inside the secondary containment if water does get inside again.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1125-2010*Broken hydraulic line on Waste Managment truck resulted in discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Berwick Transfer Station.  Waste Management staff cleaned up the discharge and disposed do contaminated media.  No further action by the Diviswion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1126-2010*Overfill of automobile at the ON THE RUN convenience store in Kittery.  The affected area was cleaned up by the Kittery Fire Department.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-1127-2010*Report of discharge of gasoline at Mallard Mart in Norway from overfill of automobile.   Mallard Mart staff were able to clean up the affected area with speedi dry and sorbent pads.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1083-2009*Tractor trailer accident on Maine Turnpike.   Truck leaking engine oil.   Leak stopped and affected area cleaned up by Maine Turnpike Authority personel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in the matter.
P-85-2013*U.S. Coast Guard reported a sheen by their pier in South Portland on the Fore River.  The origin of the sheen was unknown and they were going to investigate.  I also checked the area for any source and found none, for that matter not even a sheen.  I also checked several areas on the Portland side of the river that have been known to be a source of sheens in the harbor and observed nothing.  No further action required.
A-40-2013*On 1-16-2013 Dwight Doughty, of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), reported a hydraulic oil release. This release occurred at their maintenance lot in Belgrade. It was estimated to be less that one gallon of hydraulic oil. Clean up was done by employees of MDOT.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is required at this time.
A-50-2013*An hydraulic cylinder on a CIANBRO/Irby truck leaked a small amount of hydraulic fluid to roadway at the corner of Old County Road and Canton Mountain Road in Jay. The affected area was cleaned up by CIANBRO/Irby personel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-61-2013*Mr. Richard Sproul reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that Fabian Oil Company had spilled an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil on his driveway while making a delivery.   Fabian Oil Company was called and agreed to send a technician over to clean up the oil.    Mr. Sproul confirmed that Fabian Oil did use speedy dry to clean up the oil and also washed the driveway with a detergent.   He was not happy, however, as he had just sealed the driveway.   Mr. Fabian was informed that he would have to settle that with Fabian as the MDEP was only concerned with the cleanup of the discharge, which had apparently happened.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-62-2013*Some time in January of 2013, Fire Chief Keene, of the Skowhegan Fire Department, called this office concerning a vacant home with a flooded basement and an oil tank in the basement. An adjoining property owner had questioned the Fire Chief about the status of this vacant home.

I confirmed that there was some oil on the water in the flooded basement from the indoor above ground fuel oil tank contained therein.  I contacted the mortgage holder (foreclosure), who hired ENPRO Services to clean up the contamination.  ENPRO Services pumped out the basement and removed oiled debris.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-63-2013* On 1-28-2013 Burns and McDonnell reported a spill of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on an excavator. The location was the substation in Windsor, at Maxcy's Mill Rd. The excavator is owned by Cianbro Corp. and is working for Central Maine Power. Cianbro is working on the Maine Power Reliability Program.
 The spilled oil was cleaned up by Cianbro employees and no site visit was made by DEP, Response Services. No further action is expected. See attached report by Burns and McDonnell.
P-1029-2012*DEP received notification of a mechanical failure which released approximately 1 cup of diesel onto the ground in the vicinity of the Larrabee substation in Lewiston.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-26-2013*On 1/17/13 I received report of a plow truck, sliding off the road into a stream at the intersection of the Old Belfast Road and Quarry Road, in Frankfort. When the truck crashed into the stream it rolled onto its side and allowed hydraulic oil to leak from the fill cap on the hydraulic tank.

The local fire department arrived on scene and deployed sorbent boom at three strategic locations in the stream, capturing oil as it passed by.

After the truck was removed from the stream I recovered all of the sorbent material that was deployed and disposed of it properly.


no further action
P-46-2013*January 16, 2013, I responded to a tractor trailer accident South Bound Turnpike in Kennebunk.

Approximately 40 gallons of diesel leaked from the side saddle tank of a tractor trailer when icy road conditions forced the tractor trailer onto the guard rail in the median and puncturing a hole.

TMC Environmental was hired by the tractor trailer company to remove oily snow and dirt.

21.24 ton of contamianted soil was removed and disposed of at ARC in Eliot. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.

P-33-2013*On the afternoon of 1/13/13, Ms. Welch heard the crash of ice falling off the roof at her home.  Within an hour she detected an oil odor and noticed the house had begun to cool down.  The subsequent investigation led her to discover that her oil filter had been ripped off the outside tank when the ice fell.  She called the fire department, who in turn told her Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) would be called.  Upon notification, I responded.  Upon arrival, I met with the fire department who had constructed some good tactical triage (sorbents applied, berm created).  Ms. Welch was a little overwhelmed with the response and situation.  I explained how MDEP Division of Response Services could help with the cleanup.

Given the nature of spill and advanced dispersal of oil, I called my Supervisor On-Call to explain my plan for an immediate response here, even though it was a Sunday night.  The tank was located at back right corner of house.  The ice from the roof came straight down and the resulting spill penetrated the fieldstone foundation along the path of infiltrating water.

The basement was entered through a miniature doorway.  The primary spill location was at the far left corner of basement.  The basement was cluttered with multiple personal belongings.  In the center of the basement floor is an arched chimney, dividing the space into roughly three sections.  Materials within the basement were sorted.  Items to be kept were relocated temporarily to a pod and returned after cleanup.  Discarded oil soaked items were placed in a roll-off container for disposal.

Inside, soil removal was completed with a vactor.  Outside, at the point of release, a vactor and small excavator were used.  Also a MDEP pump and treat trailer was installed to decontaminate the water in the sump, which migrated through the soil left in place for structural integrity.

Based on a satisfactory cleanup and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.


B-573-2012*On 12.14.12,  Sprague Energy reported an estimated 3 gallon #6 oil spill at the entered location.  An H O Bouchard tank truck leak #6 oil from a faulty valve at or near the loading rack.  Speedi-Dri was deployed on the spill.  Bouchard's sent a crew down to clean up and dispose of the sorbent in their commercial waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

P-74-2013*A Waste Management (WM) truck suffered a discharge of hydraulic oil while recovering a roll-off dumpster at the Wendy's location at 133 Center Streeet in Auburn.  WM personel cleaned up the discharge and disposed of the oily waste.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-8-2013*On 1.8.13, Maine State Police Orono reported a motor oil and anti-freeze leak at the entered location from a tractor trailer.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the spill location.  The cause of the spill was a blown motor.  Anti-freeze and motor oil was spilled on the ground, in the breakdown late at the Etna southbound exit.  Maine Department of Transportation personnel deployed sand.  Sorbents were used to collect as much motor oil as feasible.  The sand was left to absorb the residual products.  Several bags of sorbents were entered into the MDEP sorbent waste stream for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste, in Auburn, Maine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-9-2013*1.8.13  USCG reported an overfill of approximately 4 gallons of diesel fuel while fueling one of their water craft.  Apparently, the water craft fuel tank was overfilled and fuel discharged in the water.  The fuel dissipated quickly and no clean up was feasible or attempted.  It was not known at the time of the report if there was a mechanical failure or human error that caused the spill.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-14-2013*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that they had been called to the corner of Main Street and Western Avenue for a vehicle leaking transmission fluid.  The spill was contained to the pavement and they applied speedy dry to it to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-26-2013*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that they had been called to 319 Main Street for a vehicle leaking gasoline.  The spill was contained to the pavement and they applied speedy dry to it to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-32-2013*I was contacted by the Auburn Fire Department reporting that an unoccupied residence at 44 Sixth Street had been broken into and vandalized.  The vandals stole all the copper they could find including the copper line from the oil tank to the furnace.  Although the fire-o-matic valve was triggered it did not seal completely and about a gallon of oil leaked out of the tank.  It was still actively dripping when I arrived.  The vandals also stole some of the copper water pipes causing the basement to flood.  When I arrived there was about 6 inches of water in the basement with some sheen and some emulsified oil on its surface.  Within an hour the water had drained out of the basement probably through a connection to the storm drain or sewer.  I was able to place a sorbent boom around the sump area so no oil left the basement.  With the homeowner's permission I hired Environmental Projects Inc. to remove all of the contaminated debris from the basement and then wash the concrete surfaces the following Monday.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-38-2013*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank and oil had sprayed out from the gauge and onto the dirt floor basement.  I visited the site and installed my Ram fan to ventilate the basement.  Downeast Energy excavated the contaminated soil as well as removed some contaminated lumber and fixed the gauge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-53-2013*I was contacted by DownEast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled his delivery truck, while filling it at their bulk plant in Brunswick.  The oil spilled onto the frozen, ice covered, gravel lot at the facility.  DownEast hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-62-2013*I was contacted by Miles Violette reporting that an unused, outdoor oil tank at the home he was renting had started leaking.  I arrived to find that the oil tank's filter had been split open by ice and leaked an unknown amount of kerosene onto the ground.  I went into the home's basement and found that there was free product in the sump.  The basement was part bedrock and part dirt and there was a strong petroleum odor so I installed my Ram fan to ventilate the space.  The renters, Mr. Violette, his wife, and their young child, were not able to stay in the home because of the vapors so I arranged for them to stay in a local hotel.  The owner of the property, Peter Bishop, is a merchant marine and was out at sea but I was able to contact him and get his permission to go ahead with a clean-up.  I hired Allstate Environmental to pump oil and water out of the sump in the basement and then we made plans to vactor contaminated soil from the basement and underneath the tank.  In the end we ended up finding that the oil had soaked down through the soil underneath the tank to the bedrock.  It then ran across the bedrock diagonally underneath the entire house (the "garage", a crawl space, and the house) eventually discharging into the basement sump.  All of the contaminated soil was excavated (mostly by hand) from underneath the "garage" and the entire basement.  We were not able to remove the contaminated soil from underneath the crawl space without compromising the structural integrity of the house.  Several appliances had to be moved in order to excavate contaminated soil from underneath them and were reinstalled when the clean-up was complete.  Brad Hahn and Don White of Technical Services were involved in the site.  A recovery/monitoring well was installed near where the oil spilled outside, another was installed underneath the floor in the "garage", and a plastic sump was installed in the basement in the location of the old sump.  All of these were connected with pipe for venting air, pumping liquid, and electrical needs (see attached photos).  The excavations were back filled with three quarter inch stone and concrete floors were installed underneath the "garage" and in the basement.  At that point the case was handed over entirely to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-72-2013*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that a customer had overfilled their boat's fuel tank at their Leeman Highway station.  The spilled gasoline was contained to the paved area and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-15-2013*I received a call related to a spill of diesel in Dead River Company's (DR) headquarters parking lot.  A spill of 4 gallons of diesel (estimated) occurred as one of DR fuel delivery trucks turned into DR hdqtrs parking lot & driveway from the trucks saddle tank.  The driver had not secured the cap properly and it fell off. About 4 gallons of fuel sloshed out onto the road and driveway surface.  The spilled fuel was cleaned up with absorbent litter and pads.  Disposal at the local landfill.  No further Response action expected.
I-14-2013*1/24/13 Received a report from Liberty Mutual Co representative of a 100+ gallon spill of kerosene at a home on the Inlet Rd on Scopan Lake in T11 R4.  The spill happened at an outside above ground oil storage tank (AST) at the home of Robert Pellegrino.  Called homeowner, Mr. Pellegrino, and scheduled time to go out and size up the extent of the spill.

1/24/13 19:15 - 1/25/13 00:15 Site visit to Pellegrino home spill site.  AST filter and fuel line was broken off due to falling chunks of ice and snow coming off of a 2nd story metal roof eave above the AST.  About 110-120 gallons of oil leaked out and under the foundation wall footing and into the gravel stone floor basement and down along the outside of the home to a inlet cove on Scopan Lake.  With a hand light I could see red/pinkish colored ice and snow in the near shore of the inlet cove.  Dug a small sump hole in the basement gravel floor between the existing sump hole and pump and the private well along the opposite foundation wall.  Put pads in the hole to see if oil was moving toward the wellhead.

1/25/13 Contracted with clean-up contractor - Earthworks Inc., Mike Martin & son Josh to begin clean-up the oil contaminated soils, ice and snow.  Called Dig safe ok'd emergency Dig - Ticket# 20130403714.  Met with Mike and Josh @ NMRO Response Warehouse and had them haul open topped trailer of hard boom to spill site.  Arrived on-scene and discussed clean-up plan strategy with Mike, Josh and Mr. Pellegrino (who ok'd implementation of the cleanup plan).  Clean-up plan involved breaking up the nearshore ice and snow layer on the lake cove, setting up a hard boom set with anchor/tie down points.  Retrieving /excavating out as much ice and snow, sediments/cattails wetland vegetation impacted by the kerosene and pad off open water where free kerosene product had collected.  Placed sorbent boom and pads inside (shore side) of hard boom.

1/25/13 Constructed/excavated a cut-off trench ten (10') feet from edge of lake cove.  Trench built 3' wide and 4-5 feet deep and about 24 feet long.  During excavation struck the foundation tile drain pipe which had been picking up the spilled oil around the foundation and direct discharging it to the lake. This is why so much oil reached the lake shore & cove so quickly.  Padded off the trench with sorbent pads.  Turned the trench into an oil/water separator through re-configuring the foundation tile drain with elbows and T's.  Padded off oil that the cut-off trench was now intercepting.

1/26/13 Cut-off trench is intercepting oil traveling through soils downgradient of Pellegrino home spill site.  In addition oil is flowing in tile drain are being separated out and padded off.  Earthworks crew have built a wooden plywood cover insulated with rigid insulation(blue board).  The wooden cover has two hinged trap doors to check on oil in the water in the cut-off trench and tend remove pads picking up oil product.  The cover has been also insulated with hay bales and a tarp to keep water/oil separator from freezing over.  Trench appears to be working well as no new oil product in evident in the lake cove behind the hard boom.

1/26/13 Started construction of recovery well inside cellar wall adjacent to leak from AST.  Supplies for the recovery well - over pack drum, piping, sump pump, were brought up to the site by DEP Staff Env Engineer Robert Sypitkowski and Jim Lavoie Tech Services Env Tech.  Earthworks crew over excavated the existing sump pump hole by an additional 1.5' and installed bucket with weep holes and sump pump and plumbed to the oil/water separator.  Discharge pipe of oil/water separator is gravity sloped and insulated to keep from freezing.  Set up a portable diesel fired heating unit and set up a ventilation system in cellar/basement space to deal with Carbon Monoxide and also any VOC's from the spilled oil.  Discussed and completed the Groundwater Fund Application with Mr. Pellegrino.  Also discussed DEP's
B-37-2013*At 1114 hours on 1/26/13, Bangor Hydro-electric reported a 1 quart spill of transformer oil from a transformer near 221 Bayview Drive in Beals.  A secondary connector hit the transformer burning a hole into the side of it allowing the quart of oil to leak out of it.  The oil sprayed onto the pavement and dirt along the shoulder of the road.  Sorbents were used to wipe down the road and contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  Testing of the oil indicated negative for polychlorinated biphenyls.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-36-2013*At 1430 hours on 1/25/13, Mrs. Judy little of CN Brown reported a leaking tank at 3036 Lee Road in Lee.  They were sending technicians out to look at the tank.   When I called the tenant of the residence, she indicated that the tank was empty and the spill occurred on December 27, 2012 when CN Brown filled the tank with 173.2 gallons.  This is the amount allotted from oil assistance according to CN Brown.  According to Mrs. Therialt, she or former husband had ordered oil but didn't want oil until a certain day then changed that day.  CN Brown had a difficult time finding the residence over a couple of days and then delivered the oil.  The tenants, however had removed the filter to thaw ice from it by putting it into the oven.  Mrs. Therialt called her former husband, who was shoveling snow and snow blowing at another location, to inform him that CN Brown had delivered oil.  He raced home, grabbed the filter from the stove, ran outside and "like sliding into home plate" slid into the tank and inserted the filter into the tank which was still leaking oil.  He was able to stop the leak at that point.  They then said they could see the footprints of the delivery man and they had oil in them.  the tenants indicated that over 100 gallons had leaked out of the tank.  The tenants did heat the trailer from December 27, 2012 until January 25, 2013 with the remaining fuel.

According to the owner of the property, he informed the tenants to report the spill after he was notified of it, numerous times according to Mr. Severance.  Neither of the tenants reported the spill.  The tenants did call the oil company on January 25th asking them to replace the fuel that the oil company supposedly spilled on December 27th.  After CN Brown talked to the tenants on January 25th, they reported the spill to the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  They indicated that the tank was currently leaking.  This was not correct even though it did appear to have leaked recently.  The tenants had bought some fuel and had poured it in through one of the bungs on top of the tank.  When they did this some oil spilled down the sides of the tank onto the snow.

I crawled into the crawl space and observed stained soil along approximately 8 feet of the skirting.  There was maybe a two foot stain at the tank location, underneath the filter and then a small 2-6 inch stain along the skirting.   Snow and ice covered the area around the tank and along the exterior of the skirting.  The drinking water well for both residences is approximately 40 feet from the spill in front of the tenant's residence.  There is also a small stream 20 feet from the spill at the rear of the tenant's trailer.   There were no vapor issues at the time of my visit however the tenants indicated that on warm days they can smell oil occasionally.

The has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for testing of the drinking water well.

On 7/10/13 and 7/11/13 Clean Harbors excavated along the side of trailer where the tank had been formally located.  Over the two days 16.49 tons of contaminated soil and water were removed and disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old town, Maine.   There was a perched water table approximately 5.5-6 feet below the surface.   Most of the oil was found floating on this perched water table.  Some contaminated soil was left underneath the trailer.  This soil was left undisturbed in order not to affect the stability of the trailer.  The excavation was backfilled.  From my observations, possibly 30-50 gallons of fuel was spilled in the location in the recent past.  No further action by Response expected.








I-19-2013*On 1/31/13, from 1830-1900 hours, I made a site visit to Justin Hersey's mobile home. No one was home at the time.  The outside aboveground storage tank (AST) was not currently leaking but I could see an area on the pad and around the pad where soils had been impacted by spilled oil.  I called Justin and set up time to meet with him and the contractor on-site on the morning of February 1st.

On 2/1/13, I met with Justin Hersey and discussed the need to remove oil contaminated soils to protect his private well.  I recommended placing his private well on the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) quarterly monitoring program (QMP) to check for impacts from the oil spill.  I explained the Groundwater Fund Application process.  I called Dig Safe and contracted with McGillan, Incorporated, to do the excavation of contaminated soils.  McGillan was able to mobilize and begin digging the following day.

On 2/2/13, from 0830-1030 hours, I oversaw excavation of contaminated soils at the Justin Hersey spill site, after the AST and concrete pad were moved out of the way.  The excavation went to 6' below surface grade (bsg), 8' wide X 8' long.  I took a soil sample at the bottom for field screening.  I had McGillan's excavator operator dig down another 2-3 feet. McGillan's will cover the hole with plywood and tarp and hay and resume further digging Monday 2/4/13 if field screening tests warrant it.

On 2/4/13, based on field screening, excavation continued to 9' deep, 15' wide X 10' long.  We dug another 1 foot and started to encounter ground water seeps with a slight oily sheen. I cleaned out the bottom of excavation and had a recovery well installed and backfilled with stone.  I placed a cover on the recovery well and monitored for any oil product through the rest of the winter and into the spring.  Based upon oil product showing up in the recovery well, we will evaluate the need to keep this recovery well through the fall seasonal high-water level.

On 5/28/13, I made a site visit to the spill site and the recovery well was dry and with no odors.  I talked with the homeowner, Justin Hersey, and informed him that McGillan's Construction will come in to close out this site.  This will involve pulling the recovery well, filling and grading the backyard area, loaming, seeding and mulching the site.  The well monitoring through the MDEP's QMP will continue probably through the fall.

On 6/3/13, I called J. R. McGillan and requested that his crew pull the recovery well, and fill and grade the backyard area, complete with loaming, seeding and mulching the site.  Justin has a new AST on a pad on the gable end of his mobile home.  The private well has not shown any evidence of any oil impacts and continues to be on the QMP.  Paul Higgins of the MDEP Division of Technical Services is tracking this monitoring program data. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-34-2013*At 1715 hours on 1/23/13, Mr. Hammond, Maine State Forest Ranger, reported a 50-60 gallon kerosene spill from their tank at their 258 Route 1 facility.  It appears that in the past week the tank failed, allowing its contents to leak out onto the ground.  I visited the site and found oil had leaked out of the tank down approximately 30 feet of the slab in back of the building and an area adjacent to the tank.  It appears that it did occur somewhat recently.  It also appears that a good portion is under the slab.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-10-2013*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a leak at their furnace.  The technician reported that it was a fitting at the furnace that was leaking which he fixed.  The oil leaked onto a cement floor in the basement and left a 30x40 inch stain.  The technician cleaned up the cement with speedy dry.  I spoke with the homeowner and she stated that she was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-11-2013*I was contacted by Sanford Dispatch reporting that the Lebanon Fire Department had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 141 Carl Broggi Highway (Route 202).  The accident caused about 5 gallons of gasoline to be spilled onto the roadway and soft shoulder.  The fire department used pads and speedy dry to clean up the spill and brought the waste back to their station.  I went to the station and picked up the waste for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-11-2013*On 1.9.13,  Dead River Company reported an estimated .25 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the leak was a corroded 275 gallon supply tank.  The oil dripped onto the basement concrete floor and the odor was reported to Dead River who responded to the complaint.  A magnet patch was applied to the tank and the oil cleaned up with sorbents. The tank was scheduled for replacement the next day.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff did not respond to the spill and no additional complaints have been received to date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-12-2013*On 1/9/13, Karen Brown, of the United States Postal Service, called to report a small spill at the entered location. The spill was the result of a corrosion hole in one of the two 330-gallon above ground storage tanks located in the basement. Staff at the post office discovered the spill due to the oil vapor in the building. Dead River Company was called to replace the tank. After the tank was removed, I cleaned the floor and installed a ventilation fan to help control vapor in the building. I also recommended that the windows in the building be opened temporarily to remove vapor. At the end of the day, the windows were closed and the fan was shut off. I returned the next day to measure oil vapors in the building and found that they were not an issue. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-14-2013*On 1.10.13, C. N. Brown Company reported an estimated one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill during delivery.  Sorbents were deployed to clean up the spill, which occurred outside.  The pads were entered into C. N. Brown waste stream for storage and later disposal by a qualified contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-57-2013*     A minor overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) by Maritime Energy caused the spillage of less than one gallon of No. 2 fuel oil. The oil was lost to the grass and soil under the vent pipe. The Maritime Energy delivery driver removed a small amount of soil and he also checked the basement to ensure the AST was not leaking. A phone call was placed with the tank owner, Coastal Maine Internal Medicine, which confirmed the small nature of the release. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-41-2013*1/18/13 0851 Nate Richardson of Bob's Cash Fuel reported that up to 200 gallons of K1 fuel oil had leaked from an outside tank in New Vineyard when ice and snow came off the roof cracking the outlet pipe on the tank. I met Nate and the owner Bill Rogers at the site. Mr. Rogers reported that the tank was not full at the time of the spill and supplied a monitor heater. Since the house had two other sources of heat I had Nate disconnect the filter from the tank and plug the outlet to secure the remaining contents. I removed four 55 gallon drums of oil impacted snow from the area. The underlying soil field tested positive for oil. I informed Mr. Rogers of the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund and he agreed to have the Department manage the cleanup. I made arrangements to excavate the contaminated soil.

2/1/13 Contaminated soil was removed from the area under the outside tank. Soil removal from under the mobile home was stopped when further removal would have impacted the structural support of the home. The remaining soil under the home field tested positive for oil. Soil was removed to an estimated depth of 8 feet and out to about 15 feet from the home. Soil samples at the bottom of the excavation and the wall furthest from the home field tested only slightly positive for oil in soil. Soil samples were taken from under the home and at the bottom of the excavation for laboratory analysis. The excavation was back filled.

Laboratory analysis results confirmed that the oil levels in the soil left under the home were above the soil remediation guideline levels established for petroleum leaching to ground water. Laboratory analysis results for the soil at the bottom of the excavation were below the soil remediation guideline levels established for petroleum leaching to ground water. The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-42-2013*1/18/13 1700 A Floyd Dersch reported to the Spill reporting line that there was a large gasoline spill at the Irving Station in Augusta. I attempted to contact Mr. Dersch for further information but he did not answer the phone and never responded to my message. I went to the Irving station on Civic Center Drive and found no evidence of a spill. I then went to the Irving station in Waterville and found no gasoline spill. no contact with Mr. Dersch was made. No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-20-2013*At 1720 hours on January 28, 2013, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a complaint from the Caribou Police Department (CPD) of strong gasoline odors coming from a fuel spill at the Circle K Pizza & Deli store located behind the CPD building.  CPD officers called the Caribou Fire Department (CFD) to see if the spill was reported, and found it was not reported to CFD.  CPD officers called the store to see if the store manager had reported the spill to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The store manager stated to the CPD that she thought the spill was under 10 gallons; therefore, she was not required to report the spill.  CPD called Public Safety to have spill reported to MDEP.

At 1740 hours, I arrived at the Circle K store and found orange traffic cones surrounding a stained area and a store employee sweeping up speedy dry/kitty litter.  I was directed to speak to the store manager, Anita St. Peter, regarding the spill incident.  Ms. St. Peter said that at 1645 hours, store employees noticed gasoline coming out from the bottom of the fuel dispenser and flowing across the blacktop towards High Street.  She immediately shut off the pumps to stop the flow of fuel and store employees placed four 20-pound bags of kitty litter to absorb spilled product.  She estimated approximately five to six gallons of fuel was lost.  She also contacted Gaftek, Incorporated, to repair whatever was broken at the dispenser.  I noticed fuel and ice in the bottom of the fuel dispenser.  I expect that the ice caused the broken pipeline or valve.  Gaftek was enroute to store.  Store employees placed absorbent materials in an overpack drum for proper disposal per Circle K requirements.

I checked the gas station spill log to see if the spill was log in and it had not been logged in yet.  Ms. St. Peter then logged the spill in. I asked Ms. St. Peter why she didn't report the spill to the 1-800 spill number and she stated that she felt she didn't need to report it because she felt the spill was under the 10 gallon threshold.  I explained to Ms. St. Peter that with leaks such as this one, that involved a broken pipe or valve at the pump, it was still best to report the spill because the quantity of fuel lost under the pump is unknown.  I gave Ms. St. Peter a couple of the spill number cards for future use.

I departed site and logged off the spill at 1820 hours.

On 2/11/13, site visit by Responder Lee Thomas to CPD as a result of a complaint called in to Regional office regarding smell of gas in the police station offices.  I spoke with Chief Gahagan about the odor complaint.  Apparently several officers have been smelling gas odors off and on since the spill at the neighboring Caribou Food Trend gas station that occurred a couple of weeks ago. Chief Gahagan remembered the spill which CFD had been called about  - the melt water/rain water was carrying the gas sheen out to the roadway (High Street).  The Police station is down gradient of the this gas station.  I went throughout the police station and got "Non Detect" readings for % Lower Explosive Limit and no drop in the Oxygen reading on the multi-gas monitor.  The Chief had commented that he had opened up several doors to ventilate the office spaces.  The worst smell, according to Chief Gahagan, was in the back storage room area where the water lines come into the station.

Chief Gahagan will call if the gas odor returns.  I met with gas station C-store manager - Anita St. Peter.  She stated that the spill did not reach the roadway (High Street) and that her crew had placed speedy dry on it and swept it up.  She showed me where the oily debris was stored in plastic drums out in the back of the store property.  The problem that caused the spill was a result of rain water & snow melt getting down into the dispenser sumps and freezing.  This causes problems with pipe fittings and valves and takes away any storage capacity of the sumps.  The store
B-27-2013*On 1/21/13 I received report of a one quart spill of diesel from a Hammond Lumber truck onto the asphalt at a filling station.  The driver did not secure the tank cap before driving.  When the truck started moving product sloshed out of the tank and onto the asphalt, where it was absorbed with speedy dry.


no further action
B-28-2013*On 1/22/13, I received a report from Bangor International Airport of an aircraft venting and spilling two gallons of jet fuel onto the asphalt.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads and those pads were disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-52-2013* On 1-23-13, Dead River Oil company reported the theft and spillage of kerosene at a church in Livermore Falls. The Moose Hill Free Will Baptist Church, which is located at 96 Record Rd., has an outside oil tank that contains kerosene. Dead River arrived to make a fuel delivery, to an inside oil tank, and found pink oil stained snow adjacent to the outside tank. This tank had been filled on 1-2-13 and was now at 1/2 full. It is estimated that 100 gallons of oil was stolen. One of the threaded plugs on the top of the tank was missing and the scully cap on the fill pipe was also missing.
 The Livermore Falls Police Dept. investigated the crime, and the fire department shoveled snow into poly bags. I arrived after everyone had left. There was more oil stained snow that needed to be removed. I hired EPI to assist in this cleanup.
 I also met with two patrons of the church and the Pastor, John Hall. They will discuss this situation at their next meeting. They want to build something or move the tank to prevent this from happening again.
 I made a final site visit many months later and grass was growing on the area of the spill and there was no olfactory evidence of oil in the soil.
 No additional action by Response Services is expected.
B-22-2013*At 1020 hours, on 1/14/13, Mrs. Jody Pulkkinen of C. N. Brown Company reported an 8-10 gallon gasoline spill at the Big Apple, 343 Wilson Street, in Brewer.   Mrs. Mein Liu pulled up to a gas pump at this convenience store, turned off her car, got out and started filling her car with gasoline when it started to roll away.  The nozzle fell to the ground as the car rolled away and since Mrs. Liu had clicked the lever down, so she didn't have to hold the nozzle as the car was fueled, fuel continued to pump out onto the ground.  As Mrs. Liu attempted to stop her car, the door of the car hit the bollard causing a severe hand injury to Mrs. Liu.  Bystanders did manage to stop the car before further damaged occurred.  Store employees shut the pump down after 10.3 gallons of gasoline was pumped.  Some of the fuel did make it into the car's fuel tank, but only approximately a gallon or so.  The Fire Department was called and they placed 6 bags of speedy-dri  and a bunch of sorbent pads onto areas impacted with gasoline.  The gasoline stayed on the pavement except for a small area next to the sidewalk.  I helped the manager of the store sweep up the speedy-dri and I picked up the pads.  Mrs. Liu was taken to the local hospital.  C. N. Brown will dispose of the contaminated speedy-dri.  No damage occurred to the nozzle.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-43-2013*1/21/13 1320 Sergeant Taylor from the Kennebec County Sheriff Department reported that a tractor trailer had rolled over on Main Street in Wayne. I contacted him by phone and he reported that the truck fuel tanks were leaking and the Wayne Fire Department had put down oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil. The truck was carrying a load of wood chips. I met the Sergeant and the Fire Department on scene. The truck had rolled over in front of 829 Main Street. The well for this residence was a dug well 50 feet from where the fuel had spilled. The Fire Department had shut off the crossover between the fuel tanks and the leaking fuel had slowed to a drip. I inspected the tanks and it appeared that the fuel tanks were intact and had been leaking from the fill caps that were in place and secure. The driver had reported that the fuel gauge had read 1/4 at the time of the incident. Additional absorbent pads were put in place to collect the spilled fuel under the truck. The truck was righted and towed. There was no sign that it was leaking any fluids after being righted. I informed the driver, Francis Plourde, and the owner, Roger Plourde, that the oil contaminated soil would need to be excavated.

1/28/13. Oil contaminated soils were removed from the road side ditch and the site back filled. Soil samples field tested with oil in soil shake test were negative after the excavation. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis to confirm cleanup.

Laboratory analysis results indicated that contamination was removed sufficiently to protect ground water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1027-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil was released onto the ground off Allen Road in Pownal.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-60-2013*On 1/27/13 in Islesboro, Ann Bertulli reported an oil spill. The estimated 200 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from a faulty gasket on an outside oil tank filter assembly. A site visit was made to assess the spill. Local contractor Paul Hatch was hired to excavate contaminated soil from the site. Some oil had migrated under an addition of the home requiring shoring up one end of the home with support beams to facilitate cleanup operations. Bedrock was very shallow in the spill area ranging from 1 to 4 feet from the surface. The home and surrounding area are served by private drinking water wells. The site has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
P-1030-2012*DEP received notification that a small amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm damage.  The transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted media was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-79-2013*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of transformer oio from a leaking transformer. The discharge was cleaned up by CMP personel.  The waste material was consolidated with like wastes for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-80-2013* On 2-2-2013 Central Maine Power reported the release of about thirteen gallons of transformer oil. This spill occurred on Thomas Drive in the town of Waldoboro. This spill was the result of storm damage and the transformer was tagged non PCB. Coutts Bros. was hired by CMP to excavate the oil contaminated soil/gravel from the roadway. This soil was transported to Waste Management's Landfill in Norridgewock.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected from Response Services.
P-102-2013*Discharge was the result of an overfill of a diesel vehicle, who drove off, at the Circle K, 162 Harold Dow Highway, Eliot, ME.  The diesel fuel flowed down the driveway and over a frozen flower bed.  TMC Services, Inc. responded to the incident and collected the discharged fuel with sorbents, in addition to removing the impacted flower bed.  I followed-up on the incident and found the clean-up to be satisfactory.  No further action required.
P-1038-2012*August 13, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer spill of 1 gallon.

None of the oil reached the ground. No clean-up was necessary.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-45-2013*On 1.31.13, Steve Pelkey, of Pelkey Oil Company, reported the discharge of less than a quart of K-1.  A driver made a delivery to an outside tank and as he was disconnecting the nozzle from the scully, the driver's glove got caught in the trigger and less than a quart of oil spilled onto the tank.  The driver cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads which will be disposed of by Pelkey Oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-46-2013*On 2.1.13, Jodi Beaulier, from Bangor International Airport, reported the discharge of 2 gallon of Jet A fuel from an aircraft.  The automatic shut off valve on the aircraft failed to trigger and the plane was overfilled with 2 gallons spilling onto the tarmac.  The product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-48-2013*Mr. Peter Moulton of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) reported a leaking tank at a residence at 10 Central Avenue, owned by Mrs. Carol Nall.  During my inspection, I found the 275 gallon above ground storage tank weeping slowly from the bottom.  There was approximately 125 gallons still in the tank.  The entire bottom of the tank was wet with #2 fuel, and the exact spot(s) of the leak was unable to be determined.  I placed a pan with a large number of pads under the tank.  Approximately 3 drips fell from the tank over a half hour.  I also placed 6 mil poly over the tank to contain the vapors from migrating upstairs into the living area.  I also placed caution tape around the fill and vent pipes to restrict additional deliveries with the current tank still in use.

I talked to Mr. Moulton on the way back to the office and indicated that the tank replacement needs to happen as quickly as possible so that the current tank is not filled again.  The tank was replaced the following week.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-49-2013*On 2/1/13, I received an anonymous complaint about a leaking oil tank at the entered location. I visited the site and found that one of the two outdoor oil tanks was dripping slowly from the line running out of the filter housing. It appeared as though only a gallon or so of oil had been spilled to the ground. Both tanks were empty and the property was clearly abandoned. I suspect the oil was stolen from the tanks and the thief failed to retighten the line completely or that the tanks were drained before the property was abandoned. Regardless of the cause, I scooped up a small bag of contaminated soil and retightened the line. No resources were at risk.  There was no further risk of a spill, so no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-50-2013*On 2.3.13, I received a report from the Searsport Fire Department that a heating oil tank was leaking in a basement.  They were able to plug the hole and put down sorbent pads and boom because the basement had 6 inches of water in it.  When I arrived on scene I pumped heating oil remaining in the tank out.  I recovered about 80 gallons.  Then I contacted Clean Harbors to bring a vactor to the site to remove the contaminated water, oil, ice and soil from the basement.
They removed 2.87 tons of oily water and soil from the basement.  The tank was disabled along with the fill and vent pipes for disposal by the homeowner.
There was no complaint of vapor issues in the living space and no contamination had reached the exterior of the house.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
B-51-2013*On 2.4.13, I received a call from a homeowner who discovered that his outside aboveground storage tank had leaked.  I investigated and determined that the cause of the leak was a corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank.  Mr. Bryant said he had a full tank only days prior and had not consumed any of the oil.  It was estimated that 260 gallons had been lost.  I explained the Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund to Mr. Bryant and scheduled to dig up the contaminated soil around the tank the following day.  I arranged for Hermon Oil Company to disconnect the tank and set it off to the side.
On 2.5.13, I was onsite with Gardner Construction to remove contaminated soil.  We began right where the tank had rested and dug down approximately 5 feet until I hit ledge.  Next I dug a close to the slab of the home as was safe until I hit ledge again.  Working away from the house, I removed contaminated soil and was able to get clean edges while continuing to hit ledge at the bottom.  I took soil samples on the clean edges and also a sample by the slab of the house which was still contaminated.
I referred this site to Paul Blood of Technical Services for further investigation and for quarterly water monitoring because it was evident that oil had made its way to bedrock.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-53-2013*At 0925 hours on 2/5/13, Mr. Stanwood reported that his neighbors tank (at 33 mill street) had shifted into a precarious position and that the tank had been filled just before owner left.   The owner hasn't been around since July 2012.  Upon my visit to the site the tank was in a precarious position with the filter resting on the ground.  I opened a bung to look inside And the tank was empty.  I secured the bung back into the tank.  I informed the Town of Milbridge of my findings.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-54-2013*On 2.6.13, Craig, an oil burner technician for Dead River Oil Company in Brewer, reported a small leak at a customer property.  The leak was coming from the flare nut that attached the filter to the copper fuel line.  The technician repaired the leak and put speedy dry down on the 4' by 3' stain on the concrete basement floor.  The property owner did not complain of a smell of oil in the building.  Dead River removed the speedy dry and disposed of it.
No further Response action necessary.
P-81-2013*
NOTIFICATION
   Monday 1/28/13: Mr. Dana Guay of Dead River Co (DRC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of this discharge of #2 heating oil to this residential basement due to the basement flooding.  DRC had been called in by the property owner, Guy Ehring to get heat back.
   Ehring resides in Florida and the primary MDEP contact was Keith (978-317-2766) a construction contractor hired by Ehring to removed and replace the water soaked walls and flooring.  The rented house appears to have been unoccupied for several weeks more or less.  It was estimated that the 10's of thousands of gallons of municipal water leaked for a week or more in order to get 5' of water to accumulate before the town shut off the water service for non-payment.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   Following the accidental flooding of the basement due to burst water pipes, about 5' of water floated the 275-gallon consumptive-use aboveground storage tank (AST) and broke the Firomatic valve off the tank allowing water to enter the tank and the remaining heating oil to discharge.  I was told by Keith and DRC that the water, with a skim of oil, drained naturally down through cracks in the floor and was not pumped out.  The water was largely gone upon my arrival Monday afternoon, leaving a skim of oil on the walls and the floor.  There was good probability of oil seeping under the basement floor and remaining a long term air quality problem.
   Initially it could not be determined if the AST ran dry and that is why the heat failed so the leak would be small, or if the boiler malfunctioned meaning there AST could have been empty or full when it leaked.  Much of the oil could have drained out under the floor in the joint with the foundation walls.
   The area is rural sub-urban use served by municipal water and sewer service.  MDEP did not receive any notification of mystery oil discharges to Sanford Sewer system or storm drainage.  The home is on a rise above the road and it appears that groundwater is below the concrete floor and the basement is not prone to flooding.  There is a small pond adjacent to the northeast that exhibited no evidence of oil reaching it.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  I noted no private or public water wells within 1000' of the discharge.

INITIAL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Monday 1/28/13: After meeting with Keith and assessing the discharge I applied sorbent pads to free product in the basement.  Over the phone with Mr. Ehring, I explained MDEP involvement, the severity of the discharge, Groundwater Fund AST insurance and allowable oil spill clean-up coverage.  Mr. Ehring verbally chose MDEP management and MDEP hired ENPRO Services to respond this day for clean-up under MDEP management.  ENPRO responded, bagged oily debris for offsite disposal, and applied speedy-dry sorbent over the basement floors.
   1/29/13: ENPRO swept up the clay sorbent leaving the floor dry then drilled nine 3/4" diameter holes in a grid on the floor to check for oil under the floor.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings from the borings were the same as the oil vapors in the ambient air of 12 to 16-ppm (10.6 eV lamp, Ion Science PID).  PID measurements of ambient air were 5 to 6-ppm in the 1st floor kitchen area.  Oil was collected out a sump hole.
   MDEP had ENPRO removed the oil tank from being stuck under stairs (see Photo 2 & 3) which required cutting the fill and vent pipes.  The tank had several gallons of oily water still inside.  The tank was stored upright in the basement as Mr. Ehring expressed he would try and re-use the tank; the tank leg brackets were rusted and bent so may no longer be able to hold the tank's weight.
   1/30/13: ENPRO and MDEP washed the basement floor and walls with detergent and rinse water.  The borings in the floor were plugged beforehand.  The larger, southwest basement room where the furnace was located had no evidence of oil contamination so was not
B-662-2012*On 1/29/13, Mike Gladu stopped by the Department of Environmental Protection office for another issue and reported a spill at the entered location. The spill resulted from a mechanical failure on a town plow truck and resulted in 5 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled over a 3 mile section of paved roadway. No recovery was possible. The town had the line fixed and topped the tank off with 5 gallons of fresh oil. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-76-2013* On 1-31-2013 Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power, reported that an electrical transformer had been damaged during a high wind event. The transformer was located on pole 028 on the Lunt Hill Rd. in the town of Litchfield. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis later found that the PCB content was less than 1 ppm. Further investigation revealed that there had not been any spillage. The bushing had been pulled out of the transformer.
 No site visit was made and no additional action from Response Services is expected.
P-65-2013*Koster, Central Maine Power called to report a downed transformer during a recent storm event.  The 25 KVA Allis Chalmers transformer contained approximately 10 gallons of oil and the unit was not tagged.  PCB analysis pending.  CMP NASC performed the clean up.  The initial response by DEP and Town Public Works, and line crew were unsuccessful in locating the unit, as the original location improperly identified the site as Pole 6.1 on Channel Point Lane.  The neighborhood was dark but the correct pole and transformer were not as easily located.

The following day Koster reported the corrected location, and CMP remediation had taken place. The correct location was pole 6.01 Seaborne Lane.  An estimated one (1) gal was discharged to the leaves and vegetation beneath the pole.  this material was collected bagged and transported to NASC for proper disposal.  DEP Response plan no further action at this time.
P-1037-2012*December 05, 2012, Ralph Hopkins of Cash Energy reported an overfill spill at 6 Bailey Lane in Brunswick.

Approximately 6 ounces of #2 oil spilled from the above ground storage tank (AST). Speedy dry was applied to the concrete floor and removed.

The home owner Sandra Bartlett was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-113-2013*Called to report a machine (hoe/ram) had blown a hydraulic hose and discharged oil to the ground. Minimal oil was said to have reached the ground the soil was containerized and stored for disposal by the licensed contractor.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information DEP Response plans no further action.
B-59-2013*On 2/8/2012 Maine State Police Dispatch in Orono called me directly to report a tractor trailer crash on Rt. 191 in Baring Plantation. The crash occurred on the Calais end of Rt. 191 approximately 2 miles from Rte. 1. The cause of the crash was unclear. The truck left the roadway and traveled roughly 200 feet through the woods before coming to rest and catching fire. When I arrived the fire had been extinguished but the tractor was a total loss. The fire was so hot it consumed the top of both saddle tanks resulting in some fuel being spilled to the ground. Judging from the fire lines on the tanks I would estimate they were approximately 3/4 full at the time of the accident. It is impossible to tell how much fuel was consumed in the fire. After the tractor was removed I dug a small sump hole where it came to rest and was able to collect about 5 gallons of diesel from it. I encountered ledge at about 12 inches. I was also able to collect roughly 20 gallons of unspilled diesel from the saddle tanks. In all I estimate between 10 and 20 gallons of diesel spilled to the ground. However, with the exception of the ground itself it appeared that no resources were affected. There was a small swale nearby but there were no signs oil contamination. I will monitor the site but anticipate no further Response action at this time.
P-130-2013*It was reported a Department of Transportation (not specified whether city or state) in the park and ride lot caught fire.  The Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) responded and extinguished the fire with foam.  In doing so they noted the runoff entering the adjacent storm drain and reported the condition as it possibly connected to the nearby brook.  Engine coolant, brake fluid were reportedly lost, but no diesel.  I referred this information to the DEP, Land and Water Quality, Compliance and Technical Assistance staff and they in turn would contact local POTW for an update.  Beyond this dissemination of information DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-92-2013*
Saturday 2/2/13: Mr. Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) notified, through the Maine State Police, a small discharge of transformer oil to the paved ground due to a vehicle collision to the utility pole #57.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP and by Fire Department personnel.  The area us sub-urban residential use.  The oil was reported as non-PCB.

No Maine DEP response was requested or made, and no further clean-up expected.
I-238-2012*11/29/12 Received a call from an anonymous complainant regarding an overfill at the gas pumps at the Oakfield Irving Mainway.  The spill occurred when the nozzle on the fuel dispenser did not auto-shut off when the car's tank became full.  Complainant said he was upset because the store attendant said he owed the store for the spilled fuel.  Told complainant that I would contact the store and investigate the spill.  He did not want to leave a call back number.

11/29/12 Could not find the telephone number for the gas station/UST so I scheduled a site visit to the facility.

11/30/12 Site visit at Oakfield Irving Mainway.  Talked with store manager, she explained that the driver of the vehicle started fueling his car and left the nozzle on and unattended while he went into the store to take care of some other business.  While in the store the store manager noticed fuel spilling out of the vehicle and shut down the pump island.  The nozzle was shut-off and returned to the pump dispenser and Mainway store staff used speedy dry and sorbent pads to soak up the spilled gas that had stayed on the concrete/asphalt area around the dispenser island.  Store manager showed me where they store the oily debris in covered plastic drums stored out back of the store in a fenced in area that is locked.  The oily debris is picked up on an as needed basis by a waste contractor.
Store manager showed me the facility's spill log upon my request.  The spill had been logged in.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-1128-2010*This report documents oil spills which occurred at  Dearborn Precision Tubular Products (Dearborn) for the 1st quarter of 2010.
Dearborn has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-63-2013*January 23, 2013, Dead River Oil Company reported a leaking AST (above ground storage tank) at 196 Hills Beach Road in Biddeford.

I responded to the property and met with Dead River Oil Company. The corrosion hole on the belly of the AST had caused #2 oil to leak on the concrete floor. I determined that the floor would need to be removed and an oil vapor mitigation system installed if oil vapors were still detectable in the home after the contaminated concrete and soil were removed.

I spoke to the property owner, Robert McManus, who agreed to allow the Maine DEP to begin clean-up.

January 24, 2013, I met with Allstate Environmental and we removed 2.45 ton of concrete and contaminated soil from the spill area.

The site was referred to Don White, an engineer with the Maine DEP for Technical assistance.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-89-2013*On Thursday, 1/31/13, At 0108 hours, Rolf Wesphall, of Sprague Energy Terminal, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection, a 25 to 50-gallon discharge of aviation gasoline, from an aboveground 2"-pipeline filter fitting within their tank farm berm by Tank-3.  The product was fortunately floating on rain and melt water within the berm, and Clean Harbors had been called to respond.  We agreed that a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response visit could wait till morning.

During my site visit, I found the discharge satisfactorily cleaned up and the line out of service till it could be repaired.  None of the discharge reached groundwater or escaped the bermed area.  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are expected at this time.



P-1032-2012*DEP received notification that less than 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted leaves and snow were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1033-2012*DEP received notification that less than 17 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil, leaves, and snow were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1034-2012*DEP received notification that less than 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-70-2013*     A spill of an unknown amount of lubrication oil occurred at Crossroads Landfill. The oil was from frozen material left inside an "emptied" roll-off container which melted during a heavy rain event causing the oil to run down a paved parking lot into a rip-rapped drainage ditch. The ditch ran into Mill stream which exited the Waste Management owned property at US Route 2. Waste Management personnel used sand and erosion control mixture to create dams to catch the water and product. To collect product they used a street sweeper, sorbent material and pumped the water and oil mixture into a tank trailer.
     On January 31, 2013 I met with Sherwood McKinney at the site. Some emulsified oil was present in the drainage ditch. The parking area and paved surfaces were already cleaned-up and only minor intermittent oil sheening was observed. A sample of the emulsified oil in the drainage ditch was collected and analyzed using the Ahura True and First Defenders. A positive mixture match was revealed for automatic transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, mineral oil, and diesel which is consistent with a mixture of waste lubrication oils. Walker Industrial was also hired to vactor product from the drainage ditch and other impacted areas. The clean-up standard for this material is all visibly impacted material. After finishing the vactoring Waste Management decided to remove the rip rap and some impacted sod and soils from the impacted areas and replace with new material.
     When leaving the site I checked Mill Stream and no sheen or evidence of the oil was discovered. For additional information see the attached Waste Management spill information worksheet. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-81-2013* On 2-1-2013, Roy Koster of Central Maine Power, reported that an electrical transformer was damaged during the wind storm. This resulted in the release of an estimated five gallons of transformer oil. The transformer is located on pole 8 on Gage Street. This transformer was tagged non PCB.
A cleanup crew from CMP responded and cleaned up the spilled oil. No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
P-105-2013*It was reported by the repairing technician, that during a service call last Friday 2/1/13 the flare fitting failed and the customer called with an oil odor complaint after the service technician left.  The responding repair tech stated he tried the DEP Emergency Oil Spill Line and referenced the number 1-800-482-0777, however, received a busy signal the times he tried the line.  For this reason the report was only made successfully today 2/4/13.  S. Flannery contacted Mr. Timm and the situation had been cleaned/managed to his satisfaction.  Based on this information DEP Response plans no further action.
P-104-2013*While filling a piece of heavy equipment the attendant had a miscued and squeezed the nozzle again as they removed it from the fill.  The diesel pooled on the equipment and migrated down the side and some was observed on the wooden mats beneath the machine.  Staff quickly wiped the machine down and scraped off oiled material from the mat and containerized for disposal.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  DEP Response plans no further action.
I-21-2013*On 1/31/13, Mark Bossie, Dead River (DR) Company Service Manager in the Southern Aroostook region called reporting a spill at Edna Schmidt home in Island Falls.  The outside aboveground storage tank (AST) is corroded badly and weeping kerosene oil onto the ground.  DR currently had a technician on site and placed down sorbent pads and a pan to catch the steady drip/flow of heating oil (K-1).  Mark believed the oil that spilled or leaked out was between 10-20 gallons.

On 1/31/13, at 13:30 hours, I arrived on-scene, and did a size-up of the spill site.  The surface of the soils around the tank pad were quite saturated with oil from the spill. I introduced myself to Ms. Edna Schmidt and explained why I was there.  I went down into the basement and observed a small amount of water seeping onto the basement floor at the floor and (northerly) wall seam.  I placed pads on the water puddle and got a photoionization detector (PID) reading of 35-55 parts per million (PPM).  I recommended to Edna's two sons, Jim and Jess, that they keep the basement door closed to minimize the odors getting into the upstairs living spaces.  I took a PID reading of ambient air in the main floor kitchen and living room area at 8-9 PPM.  I explained to Edna and Jim the need to excavate the contaminated soils and pad off any free product found along the foundation tile drain as soon as possible to prevent any further intrusion of oily water into the cellar.  I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (Fund) application process.  Edna and Jim OK'd the hiring of cleanup contractors and worked with me to complete the Fund application.  I hired with Dickison and London Construction Co. (D&L) to do the cleanup and set up a ventilation fan and some duct work over the oily water seeps in the cellar.

I spoke again with Mark Bossie, and, with what they were able to pump out of Edna Schmidt's old AST and her last fuel drop and daily fuel usage calculations, he revised the amount of oil spilled to 110+ gallons.

On 2/1/13, I met Brent and Jerry Dickison on site at Edna's home and looked over the spill site and discussed the cleanup plan.  Excavation of the contaminated soils began.  D&L excavated a hole down to hard bedrock ledge @ 5 - 6 feet below grade.  Water was coming into the hole fairly constant and a recovery well was installed in the excavated area alongside the foundation tile line. A ventilation system was installed in basement area impacted by oily water intrusion.  We set up a weir/under flow dam at this site and placed sorbent pads behind the dam and sorbent boom sections below and down gradient of the outlet pipes of the weir dam.  We covered this area with blue board and hay insulation to keep from freezing solid.

On 2/2/13,  I changed sorbent pads in the recovery well on the west side of house (along oil spill area) and behind the weir dam down gradient and easterly of the home.  I installed a ventilation fan to deal with oil vapors in the upstairs living space.  PID measured 5-6 PPM in the ambient air in the upstairs living areas.  I instructed Edna and her son Jess to keep the cellar door closed for the near future until the spill cleanup work is completed.

On 2/5/13, I met with D&L and looked over location and placement of the recovery well (55-gallon plastic drum w/ wooden cover) bedded in stone about 8-10 feet from the cellar wall, and checked on the cellar floor cleaning job of the oily water on the basement concrete floor. The floor/wall seam looked good.  There were several small cracks in the wall on the floor that allowed groundwater to wick up from underneath.  A PID reading of these cracks showed a result of 35-45 PPM.  I requested D&L to seal the cracks and I would refer it to the Division of Technical Services.

I discussed with D&L and the homeowner repair to foundation tile drain line around the Southeast corner of foundation - it is crimped/heaved/blocked and not flowing well - which may be causing the
P-87-2013*Chris Guessman, Pan Am Railroad (Pan Am) called to report the discharge of lube oil to the tracks ties and ballast at the Rte. 231 crossing.  Visual inspection of the scene did identify a minor discharge of dark oil to the ties, rails, and ballast (rocks) in the vicinity of the switch.  The staining of oil was roughly 40ft in length and up to 3 wide but definitely minor in size/duration.  Possibly only when pressure applied to slow or excel aerate train at switch gear.  No practical clean up by DEP proposed, although Pan Am has dispatched a crew to clean up whatever they can.  DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-1035-2012*September 21, 2012, Burns and McDonnell reported a diesel stain at their site on Pond Road in Lewiston.

The source is unknown and Clean Harbors removed the dirt.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1036-2012*September 21, 2012, Burns & McDonnell reported a hydraulic leak of approximately 5 gallons at their site on Cloutier Road.

The spill occurred when a hose broke on an excavator. Less than 2 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the site by Clean Harbors.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1085-2009*Spill of 15 gallons of cutting oil from broken hose on machinery at Dearborn Precision Tubular Products (Dearborn) in Fryeburg. Dearborn employees cleaned up the material.  The discharge was inside the building and no further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary.
P-86-2013*Discharge was the result of an overfill of a diesel vehicle, that drove off, at the Big Apple Store, 150 Leeman Highway, Bath, ME.  A customer noticed the discharge and notified the store employee.  The Bath Fire Department responded and cleaned up the discharged diesel fuel.  No response or further action required.
P-1039-2012*December 28, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill from a transformer at 376 Pitts Road in Shapleigh.

Approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil weeped onto the side of the transformer from over heating.

Half a drum of contaminated snow was removed from site and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1031-2012*DEP received notification that a small amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm damage.  The transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted media was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1101-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred at Dearborn Precison Tubular Products (Dearborn) for the 2nd quarter of 2011.
Dearborn has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-96-2013*Webber Energy reported an overfill of #2 fuel oil to an above ground storage tank at York Harbor Marine Services located on Harris Island Road in York Harbor.   The site was satisfactorily cleaned up by Webber Energy personel and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-97-2013*DEP received notification of a cracked hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment which released approximately 2 quarts of hydraulic oil onto bare ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1129-2010*This report documents oil spills which occurred at Dearborn Precision Tubular Products (Dearborn) for the 2nd quarter of 2010.
Dearborn has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-1130-2010*This report documents oil spills which occurred at Dearborn Precision Tubular Products (Dearborn) for the 4th quarter of 2010.
Dearborn has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-111-2013*Received a call from the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department regarding a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at unit #81, Smithwheel Farm Housing Park, 39 Smithwheel Road, Old Orchard Beach, ME.  The AST had recently been filled and developed a pin hole leak, where the sludge, covering a corrosion hole was displaced allowing the oil to leak onto the floor.  The fire dept. had placed down sorbents and was requesting assistance.

I met with the fire department and the renter, James Rydle, on-site.  A magna-patch was applied to the corrosion hole slowing the discharge to a slow weep.  Mr. Rydle stated that the property owner, King Real Estate, was unresponsive to the issue.  After the leak was under control and all the contaminated sorbents had been removed, I contacted King Real Estate and informed them that the AST need immediate replacement.

I followed up-later in the morning to ensure the AST was being replaced.  Champagne's Energy Inc. had been contacted by the property owner and the AST was replaced without incident.  A small amount of debris was removed from the area beneath the AST and was disposed of.  The basement was allowed to ventilate for the day, at which point no oil vapors were detected in the living space utilizing a photo ionizing detector.  No further action required.
A-86-2013* On 2-5-2013, Ona Fast reported that the oil tank at her home had an oil stain under it, on the concrete pad. I made a site visit ASAP. This home is located on Great Pond at 43 Pickerel Lane in the town of Belgrade. The oil tank is located outside and had a few drops hanging off the bottom. I wiped the bottom of the tank twice and that caused oil to start squirting out. A magna patch was placed on the bottom of the tank. The leak was stopped, however, I did not feel comfortable with the situation and called Augusta Fuel Company to transfer the oil out of the tank into several 55 gallon drums.
 A few days later I brought a temporary tank to the scene and an oil tech from AFC make the needed connections. I made several trips to the site to transfer oil from the drums into the temporary tank. On 3-8-13, the temp tank was empty, however I was on vacation that day, therefore I could not help. On Monday 3-11, I transferred additional oil to the tank. I called AFC to bleed the furnace, the tech had to use a hand pump to prime the line.
 This outside tank was a candidate for replacement through the CAP agency. Springbrook Ice and Fuel recieved the bid to replace this tank. Springbrook called the homeowners and myself to ask questions about the furnace. They chose not to install an oil tank at this location.
 After some delay and general discussion on using a fuel source (propane) other that oil, a new oil tank was installed by Augusta Fuel Company.
 The oil in the 55 gallon drums was transferred into the new tank. Oil spillage was minimal at this location and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1043-2012*June 27, 2012, Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell reported a hydraulic spill at structure 140 on section 3026 north of Fickett Road during Central Maine Power extension project in Pownal.

Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hydraulic hose on a hoe ram. The oil leaked to wooden construction mats and was absorbed with sorbent pads.

Clean Harbors disposed of the sorbent pads.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-115-2013*Received a call from Cash Energy stating that one of their customers, Ted Halverson, 390 Falmouth Road, Falmouth, ME had a recent delivery, and somehow experienced an oil discharge inside and outside their dwelling.  It was later determined the aboveground storage tank (AST) had been overfilled, displacing oil out the vent and the sight glass.  Muller Heating & Plumbing was contacted by Cash Energy to undertake the clean-up, that involved cleaning the driveway under the vent of the AST, the AST and the area underneath it.  Oil was also removed from the AST, to alleviate the weeping around the sight glass.

I met with the home owner and Muller Heating and Plumbing.  The only issues still remaining were oil odors throughout the house and oil soaked wood behind the AST.  The wood would require removal, and the building the opportunity to air out.  Muller Heating & Plumbing was going to inform Cash Energy of our assessment and the further work required.  I informed the homeowner to contact me if there were any further issues.

Muller Heating & Plumbing completed the clean-up to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No further Response Services action is required at this time.
P-260-2013*On 4/8/13 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a 2 gallon spill of antifreeze as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  The antifreeze was contained on pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials by the fire department.  No further action required.
B-23-2013*1.14.13  The DEP received an e-mail compliant through Regional Director Ed Logue and Julie Churchhill of Maine DEP that Whitney's Tool Shed was discharging oil into the Machias River for several years.  I called Whitney?s and spoke to Matt Cote who described a system in place for handling of waste oil and gasoline.  Waste oil is collected in 55 gallon drums and recycled at a local Ford car dealership.  Whitney?s generates little no gasoline.  I was referred to Ben Bunker who advised of a recent employee who was let go and the company was receiving e-mails as well.  There was no indication that Whitney?s was polluting and the Department has not received complaints both in the past and recently of on-going oil sheening in the river.

No further Response action anticipated.  7.3.13 report/nt.
B-30-2013*On 1/22/13 Chris Guessman of PanAm Railway called to report a 1 cup lube oil spill resulting from a containment tank overflow on an engine. PanAm personnel removed the contaminated snow impacted by the overflow and disposed of it appropriately. No resources are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-32-2013*On 1/24/13, Sean Dow, of the Maine Marine Patrol, called to report a sunken vessel in Bass Harbor. The vessel, a wooden 35 foot dragger, owned by Steven Butler, apparently sank on its mooring for unknown reasons. A call to Mr. Butler revealed that he thought he only had 6 or so gallons of diesel on board when the boat went down. No sheening was observed at the site. Mr. Butler hoped to convince some other fisherman to help him recover the boat when the weather calmed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-38-2013*On 1/29/13, I received a report from homeowner, James Hunt, of an overfill at his residence caused by human error.  The oil truck delivery man disconnected the nozzle from Mr. Hunt's oil tank and sprayed approximately five gallons of fuel oil onto the wooden deck at the house.  The oil truck driver, and the trainee who had the mishap, used oil absorbent pads to collect what product they could from the deck before it soaked into the wooden deck.  Thankfully the decking on the deck was tight and very little product leaked under the deck, and no oil vapors were present in the house.  A faint odor outside is all that was noticed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-39-2013*On 1.28.13, C. N. Brown Company reported that when a driver unhooked from a fill pipe at a customer's home, oil dripped out of the hose onto the ground.  The driver used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  He estimated that less than a quarter of a gallon was spilled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-40-2013*On 1/29/13, I received a call from Frank Myatt, indicating that his oil tank, located in the crawlspace of his home, was leaking oil. I responded to the spill and found what appeared to be 5 or so gallons had leaked out of a corrosion hole on the ground around the tank. Vapors in the home were under control, but I will continue to monitor them. I hired Advanced Services to set a temporary tank to pump out the existing tank. I was able to clean up most of the spill with sorbent material. Though the home is located within 5 feet of Phillips Lake, I observed no oil in the water. There is no well onsite. Mr. Myatt is in the process of converting to propane fuel. When this is complete, I will remove the temporary tank and close the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-41-2013*On 1.29.13, Dead River Company reported the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil from an inside above ground storage tank (tank).  The tank was slowly sinking into an unstable base of loose dirt, and oil began to leak from around the nipple because of the pressure on the filter against the ground.  Dead River had fixed the base of the tank and stopped the leak.

When I arrived, I saw that heavy rains and warm temperature caused an early melt of snow and the basement had copious amounts of water flowing through it.  The 50 gallons of oil had moved quickly with the water to an open sewer pipe located at the low point of the basement.  The sewer pipe connected to the municipal waste water treatment facility.  All that remained in the basement was a small amount of contaminated soil that I put in bags and removed, and some saturated sorbent pads.  The property owner did not complain of any smell of oil in the house.

I notified the Calais Waste Water Treatment Plant that there was possibly 50 gallons of # 2 fuel oil in their system.  They felt they would be able to handle that quantity of oil.  I also checked all nearby drainage swales just to be sure that the oil had no found its way out.  My investigation showed no signs of oil outside of the basement.  No further investigation or action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-42-2013*The Maine State Police reported a tractor trailer accident at mile marker 152.5 northbound along Interstate 95 in Palmyra.  I arrived at the site approximately 45 minutes later and the only agency still there was the Department of Transportation.  The tractor trailer and the police were gone.  I placed absorbent pads along the area where the truck had crashed through some trees in the median area.  Approximately 350 absorbent pads later, the majority of the petroleum products were soaked up into the pads.  Heavy rains around mid-day made further removal basically impossible.

It appears approximately 30 gallons of diesel, 8 gallons of hydraulic and 5 gallons of motor oil was spilled and soaked up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-43-2013*On 1/31/13, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a 7.5 gallon diesel spill at the entered location. The spill was from a pickup mounted pony tank and occurred because the driver of the truck accidentally switched on the pump while driving. The spill resulted in diesel being spilled to pavement, but due to heavy rain at the time, the oil was diluted and traveled down the roadway approximately 50 yards to a storm drain where it entered the Atlantic Ocean. Bangor Hydro personnel attempted to collect spilled product at several location with sorbent material, but were not very successful. Only a small amount of oil sheen was observed in the ocean, and it quickly dissipated. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-44-2013*On 1/31/13, Mona Spear called to report a 12 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill at the entered location, caused by storm damage. The spill resulted in oil being spilled in the roadway and a nearby ditch. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company personnel used speedy dry to recover product from the pavement and excavated a small amount of soil from the ditch. No resources were impacted, and all materials were disposed of properly. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-106-2013*DEP received notification of cracked fill cap on a haul truck which released < 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-118-2013*Pan Am Railways reported a leak of approximately 1 gallon of lube oil from a locomotive at the Lambert Road RR crossing in Falmouth.  They reported that Pan Am crews were on site cleaning it up.  When I arrived the Pan Am crew had already left the site and I could see the area on the roadway that had been stained from the discharge.  The site was sufficiently cleaned up, however given the size of the stain on the asphalt it was larger than the reported 1 gallon.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-1044-2012*The Cumberland County Dispatch reported that a discharge of diesel had occured from a school bus at the Gorham Middle School.  The Gorham Fire Department was on scene and cleaned up the spilled material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-119-2013*Received a call from the Portland Fire Department regarding the discharge of diesel fuel at Advance Pierre Foods/Barber Foods, 56 Milliken Street, Portland, ME.  A tractor had hit a guardrail, and discharged the contents of its saddle tank onto the ground.  In addition, the other saddle tank was siphoning into the damaged one.  At the time of the call, at least 100 gallons of diesel fuel had been discharged.

By the time I arrived, the Fire Department had collected approximate 50 gallons of diesel fuel in containers, but at least 150 gallons of fuel had been released into the snow and slush which flowed down the driveway where it was pooling in a depression.  Sorbents and sand where applied to the affected area until Clean Harbors arrived to assist in the clean-up. A vacuum truck was used to collect the oiled snow, water and sand.  Approximately 200 gallons of liquid was collected, in addition to 1.87 tons of soil. After we collected what we could, sand was again applied to the area to collect any remaining oil and to provide traction.  Sorbents were placed in several areas where the oil was seeping from the snow banks.  It was difficult to determine the amount of oil that might have made its way under the snow, since the area had just experienced a large snow storm the night before.   The site would require further work.

I check on the site the following day and changed sorbents.  I was later contacted by Edge Environmental, LLC, representing R.C. Moore's insurance company, whom informed me that they were going to oversee any additional work at the site.  I met them on-site and discussed the situation.

On 2/14/13, Edge Environmental and Boom Technology returned to the site and removed 4.71 tons of soil and snow in areas where the oil had migrated under the snow.  They identified the area in proximity of the guardrail to be of concern, but wanted to wait until all the snow was gone to properly address it.

On 5/16/13, Edge Environmental and Boom Technology again returned to the site and removed 5.52 tons of contaminated soil around the guardrail.  At this point, all area of oil contamination has been identified and addressed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-121-2013*The discharge resulted from a damaged transmission on a snow removal apparatus, while removing snow at the Brunswick Junior High School, 65 Columbia Avenue, Brunswick, ME.  The transmission fluid was collected using sand and other sorbents.  No site visit by the Division of Response Services was necessary and no further action is expected at this time.
I-25-2013*2/6/13 Received an anonymous complaint regarding the spilling of about 350 gallons of diesel fuel at Daigle Logging on the South Perley Brook Road.  Complainant said it happened within the last couple of weeks, and happened when Mr. Mike Daigle was filling a barrel from the tank.  It was alleged that Mr. Daigle cleaned the spill, but reporter is concerned because family lives in the area.

Site visit to Daigle Logging Machine shop and AST tanks.  Met with owner. He has not spilled any fuel and has not been involved with any fuel transfer of this nature. Took a look at diesel AST in dooryard of maintenance building. - found no evidence of any spills.  False complaint - no further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-75-2013*High winds caused an electrical transformer to fall and break, releasing 7-13 gallons of transformer oil.  The transformer was untagged for whether or not it contained poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCB).   Central Maine Power Company (CMP) hired a contractor to clean up the affected soil and debris and arrange for appropriate disposal based on the results of the PCB lab analysis.

The lab analysis confirmed that the PCBs were less than 50 parts per billion and the wastes were disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-74-2013* On 1-31-2013, the Mr. Pendleton of the Bristol Fire Department reported a fuel oil spill. This occurred at 61 Pemaquid Villas Rd. in the town of Bristol. It is located on Map 004 Lot 154-09. The Fire Dept had responded and placed sorbent pads and sorbent boom onto the spilled oil. I made a site visit the next morning.
 The actual cause of the spill could not be determined. The homeowner thought that someone may have attempted to steal oil from his oil tank. The spilled oil was about fifty feet from the oil tank.
 The ground was very wet with puddles of water scattered about. For the most part the oil was floating on this water. Sorbent pads were used to collect the floating oil. The Fire Dept. did most of the work on this case and no soil removal was deemed necessary. I collected the used sorbent pads for disposal.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-47-2013*On February 1, 2013, Dead River Oil Company reported an estimated 20 gallon release of #2 fuel oil sprayed from a dome cover gasket due to mechanical failure on the truck.  Dead River and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel put down sorbent materials, and Dead River was instructed to remove the top 2-4 inches of gravel for disposal.  Dead River removed the contaminated material and replaced the driveway gravel.  No further action by MDEP Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1086-2009*This report documents oil spills which occurred at Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, Inc. (Dearborn) for the 3rd quarter of 2009.  Dearborn has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-88-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/30/13, Ms. Melissa Cannon of AECOM, representing Cumberland Farms GULF Inc. (CFG), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of apparent fuel oil contamination found at a commercial-residential lot recently acquired by CFG for a new retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  AECOM had performed a Phase-1 and Phase-2 environmental site assessments (ESA) the previous January 2012, but the owner at the time had not reported this evidence of a discharge. Then when CFG purchased the property in 2012, they also failed to notify MDEP of the oil contamination.  Ms. Cannon told me that they had advised the previous site owner to report the contamination that they had discovered.  This spill report covers oil-contamination managed at the site; see report P-146-2013 for historical hazardous material discharges that MDEP became aware of in late February 2013.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The property and area is suburban commercial and residential use served by municipal water and sewer, see also P-952-2012.  Possible sources for this contamination could be a former auto repair garage, vehicle use, or a reported as removed heating oil UST (UST Reg. 11261).  CFG had purchased this property to build a new retail, motor fuels UST facility and convenience store to replace an older, smaller CFG UST facility across Sabattus Street.

In January 2012, AECOM drilled three monitoring wells on the property.  Monitoring Well MW-1, located on the south side of the carwash building at 753 Sabattus Street, assessed the former UST location and identified 13 parts per billion (ppb) benzene in groundwater (gw) and semi volatile hydrocarbons (SVOC) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) exceeding Tier1 and Tier 2 remediation guidelines (see the AECOM Table 2, and Table 3).  There was no EPH analysis for groundwater.  MW-2 evaluated the former CPR auto repair building at 791 Sabattus, the SE area of the property, and in the area of the planned new USTs.  AECOM's samples indicated no evidence of a discharge.  MW-3 evaluated the residence at 793 Sabattus Street.  GW analysis found low levels of volatile petroleum hydrocarbon (VPH) and volatile organic compound (VOC) contamination exceeding the Tier 1 guideline.

On 2/4/13, I met onsite with Shawn of Gaftek, LLC, who was contracted to build the new store and UST facility.  The new UST location was excavated and subcontractor H C Crooker Co., was building the store building.  All the buildings present during my 12/4/12 visit were gone (see P-952-12).  The UST excavation was located just north of MW-2 and east of MW-3.  The excavation was through about 5' to 7' into rocky sand (fill?) then about 15' into blasted bedrock.  Mostly covered with ice, I noted no sheen or free product oil evident on the bedrock.  Overall, oil-contamination levels to soil and groundwater were well below the assigned 5.2.1.3 Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up guidelines.  Oil contamination is suspected to have originated from previous onsite AST's and UST's, and from unspecified surface discharges.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Monday 2/11/13, I met with Mr. Christopher Gill of CFG, Gaftek, AECOM and Vivian Matkivich of LAPCA.  Mr. Gill stated all soil going offsite will be treated as special waste, otherwise they would attempt to re-use the soil onsite.  I advised AECOM and CFG not to reuse contaminated media in previously uncontaminated areas of the property.  Groundwater removal was performed, only to facilitate installation of the new UST facility, and was sent to the local treatment plant (LAWPCA).  See P-146-2013 for information on groundwater and soil management during this facility installation.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  AECOM and CFG have been advised about MDEP reporting requirements and how these discharges should have been more promptly reported.

2.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, though at levels below the present clea
B-55-2013*On 2/6/13, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a 1 quart spill at the entered location. The spill was caused by a leaking head gasket on a transformer, and resulted in oil being spilled to the concrete pad under the transformer and to a small area of gravel. Lab samples taken from the site returned Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content results of 76 parts per million (PPM). Bangor Hydro Personnel conducted a "PCB cleanup", in which an extra buffer of uncontaminated soil was removed from the site. All contaminated materials were disposed of out of state by Bangor Hydro's hazardous waste contractor, TCI. The failed gasket was replaced. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-653-2013*On 12/5/13, Mr. Brian Bernoski, of the Maine Air National Guard, reported 1/2-quart spill of aviation fuel from a vent of a C-17 plane during refueling.  One of the workers turned the wrong switch which caused the spill.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-74-2014*An excavator blew a hydraulic line while working in the Dragon Concrete Quarry in Thomaston. The oil was lost to the frozen ground below the ruptured line. The crew used dry sand to absorb the hydraulic oil. The sand was then scraped up with an excavator and stock piled. The sand will be put into asphalt once the plant starts up again.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
B-10-2014*At 1250 hours on 1/7/14, A. E. Robinson Oil Co. reported a 10-15 gallon spill of #2 fuel at the RSU 19 Eastland Elementary School in Corinna.  A.E. Robinson had delivered approximately 200 gallons of #2 fuel to the underground storage tank at the school when the nozzle came off due to a build-up of pressure.  A.E. Robinson Oil Co. personnel bagged up the contaminated snow and the driver tried to start delivering fuel again at a lower pressure.  There were still problems, so Gaftek Petroleum Services was notified.  Ted Scharf of the tanks group of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was also notified.  It appears that the flapper valve is for gravity deliveries, but A. E. Robinson tried to deliver with a pressure delivery.  The flapper valve will need to be replaced to accommodate pressure deliveries.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-44-2014*On 1/15/14, Ryan Courier, of Dead River Company, called to report that a driver had experienced a "burp" while filling the tank at the entered location.  Likely a couple cups of product had settled in the vent line from the previous filling, and was forced out while the tank was being filled. The incident resulted in oil being sprayed on the driver and the driveway.  Dead River personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill to the homeowner's satisfaction.  I asked Dead River to make sure the tank was intact before leaving.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-45-2014*On 1/16/14, I received a call from David Cobb indicating someone had dumped several bags of paint and other lacquers and solvents into the ditch on the side of the road at the entered location.  I arrived at the site and found it much as Mr. Cobb had described.  A small amount of what appeared to be labeled as latex paint had spilled to the ground.  I was able to collect most of the spilled product with speedy dry sorbent material.  I collected the remaining materials and brought them back to our facility where I sorted, solidified, and disposed of everything appropriately.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-51-2014*On 1/23/14, I received a call from Tim Hoover, of Bangor International Airport (BIA), indicating there had been a small spill to the tarmac from a bad gasket on an aircraft.  BIA personnel contained the spill and cleaned it up immediately.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-56-2014*On 1/27/14, I received a call from Tyler Cookson, of Irving Oil Corporation, reporting a 1 gallon overfill at the entered location.  The cause of the overfill was not clear.  The incident involved two 330-gallon tanks manifolded together and resulted in approximately one gallon of oil being spilled from the tank gauge to the concrete floor.  A small amount of oil was also discharged from the vent pipe.  Irving personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill in the basement to the satisfaction of the facility maintenance supervisor, Michael Larabee.  Mr. Larabee also indicated no vapors were discernable in the building.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-58-2014*On 1/28/14, Mona Spear, of Emera Maine, called to report a 2 gallon used motor oil spill resulting from a loose oil filter on a service truck. The spill impacted a paved driveway of another Emera employee. Emera personnel used sorbent material to clean up free product and removed some oily ice as well. Oily materials were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-69-2014*On 1/31/14 I received a call from Pat Panza of EFI Global indicating that a tractor trailer had gone off of the road at the entered location sometime on 1/28/14. This spill was not reported to the Department of Environmental Protection prior to this contact. Mr. Panza did not know how much diesel fuel had been spilled but he mentioned that he could smell fuel at the wreck site. I met with Mr. Panza that day and determined that no cleanup action was prudent given the small amount of diesel that had evidently spilled and the dangerous conditions presented by the blind corner where the truck crashed.

We agreed that no resources were at risk and no further action was necessary. I received a call later that day from Mr. Panza indicating that despite our conversation EFI Global was going to undertake a cleanup with a local contractor. I informed Mr. Panza that they should notify the Department of Transportation for traffic related issues and that he would need an Oil Spill Debris Letter from me to dispose of contaminated soil. I did not attend the dig but later received a weight ticket from Juniper Ridge Landfill indicating that 2.06 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site. I was directed by Kevin Burgher, also of EFI global to seek reimbursement expenses from them.

No further Response action is anticipated.
B-71-2014*I received a call from Tom Grills, of Northern Clearing, Incorporated, indicating that a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a leaking fitting on a forwarder. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and the leaking fitting was fixed. Contaminated materials were disposed of through a contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services. No resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-80-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
1/28/13: Notification by Holly's Oil Company driver of a 1-cup discharge of #2 oil out the vent pipe of a residential, consumptive-use, inside, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Grant advised me that he put in 13-gallons when the tank overfilled; the AST facility was on automatic delivery.  The oil spilled to snow which he scooped up offsite disposal.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Wednesday 1/30/13: The location is dense sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service and located near the coastline.
In the area of the AST fill and vent I noted a moderate odor of fuel oil in the air and oil-stained and oil-smelling soil on the ground below the vent pipe.  Clean-up was not satisfactory and driver failed to report the discharge to soil.
I contacted Shane, manager with Holly's Oil, and advise him that clean-up was incomplete.  While the ground was thawing the next several days Shane agreed to return and have the soil removed; I estimated less than 5-gallons of soil was in need to be removed.

S Brezinski
A-85-2013*     A spill of an estimated 10-15 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred after a hose on a truck blew causing the oil spill onto the pavement of the Hawkridge Compost Facility. Casella personnel cleaned up the oil using speedy dry and drummed the material for later disposal by Clean Harbors. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
P-114-2013*DEP received notification of leaking fuel filter on a piece of equipment which released approximately 8 oz. of diesel fuel onto ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-56-2013*At 0850 hours on 2/8/13, Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a 3 gallon dielectric oil spill from a transformer along a private camp road, off of Western Ave (Route 9).   During a recent storm, wind knocked down a tree which knocked down the pole and transformer and pulling the top bushing out of the transformer.   A 3 foot by 6 foot area on the gravel dirt road was stained.  The transformer was removed along with a bag of contaminated pine needles.  The ground was frozen.  This area will be re-visited in the spring to observe if additional work is required.
On May 15th, Bangor Hydro-Electric removed oily gravel from the driveway and along the driveway.  The following day the excavation was backfilled.  refer to attached Bangor hydro-electric report forms.
No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-31-2013*On 1/14/2013 in Rockland, Central Maine Power reported a transformer leak. The estimated spill of "a few drops to the pole" resulted from a defective transformer. No site visit was made no further action is expected.
A-35-2013*1/15/13 1535 Tammy Saxton reported that there was oil running down her driveway. She said that she had received a heating oil delivery on 1/7/13 and thinks the delivery truck spilled the oil in her driveway. I went to the site and found what looked like used motor oil in her driveway. It was not heating oil. I found oil in a melting snow bank just at the top of her sloping driveway. it appeared to have been caught up in the snow that the plow truck had pushed there. The amount of oil was small. I dug up the oil impacted snow and gravel from the driveway. I informed Tammy of my findings and assured he that her drinking water well was not at risk.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-36-2013*1/15/13 1930 Sonya Clark from Downeast Energy reported that one of their oil burner technicians found oil on a basement floor when they arrived to service the furnace. I contacted the technician at the location that was a church. he reported that the liquid on the floor was mostly water from the boiler fitting and only a small amount, less than a cup, was oil. He had collected the oil floating on the water with oil absorbent pads. I contacted the Church maintenance worker and he confirmed that the spill was small and there were no oil vapors from the spill. I asked him to call me if he detected oil vapors latter. He never called back. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-37-2013*1/17/13 0320 Jeremy Volkernick from New Page mill reported that 100 gallons of lube oil had leaked from seal on #12 paper machine. The leak was at the wet end of the machine so all oil went into the sewer. No recovery was possible. The effluent treatment plant was monitored and no oil sheen was observed.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-38-2013*1/17/13 0720 Rick Ellis from Town Motel reported that the basement of his main building had 6 inches of water in it and what he thought was #2 heating oil floating on top of it. I met Mr. Ellis on site and inspected the basement. There was water in the basement but there was no visible oil on the water and there was no oil vapors present. Mr. Ellis made arrangements to have his sump pump repaired and pump out his basement.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-44-2013*1/21/13 1450 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power reported that 30 to 50 gallons of transformer oil had spilled to broken pavement in Fairfield when a crane caught on communications wires and pulled down three transformers. Oil absorbent pads and oil absorbent material was used to contain and collect the free standing oil. The PCB content of the oil was not known at the time but laboratory analysis later established the PCB content in the oil to be 2.8 ppm and 2.7 ppm. I went to the site and confirmed the clean-up was sufficient. The oil impacted asphalt and underlying soil was removed and disposed of at a secure landfill.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-46-2013*A small amount of heating oil was lost to a concrete floor due to a leaking compression fitting.  Under the Maine Oil and Solid Fuel Board rules, compression fittings are not allowed in heating oil systems.  Colby & Gale cleaned up the spill and replaced the compression fittings with a flare fitting.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-47-2013*A small spill of diesel was reported as part of a major power line construction project.  Though there are little details available these spills are routine in nature and it is not expected to have any long term impact on the environment.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-48-2013*On behalf of the property owner Ransom Consulting was hired to do a site assessment. A 12,000 gallon Underground Storage Tank (ust) #6 oil tank was found. Ransom hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to pump, remove, and clean the tank. I was onsite while the tank removal was in progress. No impacted soils were visible in the tank grave. Ransom took confirmatory samples in accordance to the Department of Environmental Protection standards for heavy oils.
No further action is needed by Response.
A-49-2013*A potential spill was reported by Dana with TRC Inc. The spill was in part due to a fire in a wind mill within the Kibby windmill project, in Kibby Township. The Windmill was deemed unstable, and was no approached to view the liquid levels or fire damage. It was later found that all fluids were accounted for, and none were lost the ground. An estimated 5 gallons was said to be burnt or evaporated due to the heat from the fire.
No further action is needed by Response
A-51-2013*A small spill of diesel was reported as part of a major power line construction project.  Though there are little details available these spills are routine in nature and it is not expected to have any long term impact on the environment.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-53-2013*Oil was observed in the Megunticook River in Camden and traced back to its source at the Inn at Camden Place, 14 Tannery Road, Camden, Maine.  Maritime Energy was contacted to investigate and arrived on scene before I did.  The heating system has three oil tanks manifolded together at the supply side but the return line returns oil to only one tank.  During a period of heavy load the oil in the three tanks could not equalize fast enough to keep up with the returning oil and the tank that the oil returns to overfilled and oil went out the vent, onto a paved area, and into the river.  The heating system was shut down during cleanup.  Until the plumbing problem is corrected the heating system will be operated on one tank at a time which will prevent a recurrence of the spill.

Cleanup consisted of removing all of the oil from the paved area and the area adjacent to the river.  Oil was also collected from the surface of the river where it could be reached from the bank.  No responders were sent into the river to collect oil due to the danger posed by the fast current and ice covered areas of the river.

Wildlife biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries were requested to assess the health of the ducks that live in the affected section of river and no wildlife problems were discovered.

Assistance was also requested from the Maine Department of Marine Resources.  No areas of concern downstream or in the harbor were found.

The Camden Wastewater Department volunteered to help if we needed to change the level of the river since they control the dams at either end of this section of river.  We decided to stop the flow of water into the river and increase the flow out of the river in an effort to drop the water level below the ice to allow any oil trapped under the ice to flow to the an area downstream where it could be collected.  After dropping the water level approximately two feet we discovered that there was no oil trapped under the ice and reset the dams to establish normal flow in the river.  Some oil was still trapped in floating debris on the river but the volume was minimal and I decided to let it dissipate slowly as the ice in the river melted.

I visited the site the next day and found little change in conditions.  Two days later conditions had improved markedly and very little sheen was present.

No further Response action is expected.
A-54-2013*1/26/13 1130 Judy Little from CN Brown reported that 1/2 cup of #2 fuel oil had leaked to snow in a driveway from a leaking metering valve on a delivery truck. All the oil impacted snow had been removed and returned to CN Brown facility for disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-55-2013*1/28/13 0800 Mark Goodwin from Burns & McDonnell reported that 8 ounces of gasoline had leaked from a fuel line on a man lift at start up due to a frozen fuel line causing excess pressure. All impacted gravel was removed and Cianbro arranged for disposal through Clean Harbors. No site visit was made and no further action by response services is expected.
A-56-2013*1/28/13 0800 Mark Goodwin from Burns & McDonnell reported that 8 ounces of hydraulic oil had leaked from an oil filter on a man lift at start up in cold weather. All impacted gravel was removed and Cianbro arranged for disposal through Clean Harbors. No site visit was made and no further action by response services is expected.
A-58-2013*DEP received notification of an unknown spill which released less than a quart of transmission fluid onto snow and soil.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-59-2013*     A spill of an estimated two gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred as the result of a leaking fitting. The oil was lost to a wet concrete floor and entered a sump, but the pump never engaged. The building is a vacant office building serviced by public water. The service technicians cleaned up the product using sorbent pads and speedy-dry. A site visit was made and a photo ionization detector (PID) was used to check the oil vapor levels, and readings peaked at less than 5 parts per million (PPM) at the time of the clean-up. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-64-2013*1/28/13 US Coast Guard reported that one of their patrol boats in Boothbay Harbor observed an oil sheen on the harbor. I contacted the US Coast Guard and they reported that the sheen covered an estimated 100 square feet and they suspected the source to be a locally moored fishing vessel. They reported that there was no recoverable oil on the water. They contacted me later and reported that they could not confirm the suspected source and that the oil sheen had dissipated. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-65-2013*On 1/29/2013 in Mount Vernon, Hammond Lumber reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from the cap coming off of the hydraulic tank on a boom truck. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-66-2013*1/29/13 1330 Augusta Fire Department reported that there was an oil sheen on the water running out of the basement of an apartment house that had been on fire. I contacted the Fire Department and they reported that they had been fighting the house fire for several hours and water had filled up the basement and was running out. They reported that there were oil tanks in the basement. I met the Fire Department on site. There was a very light oil sheen on the water running out of the basement and the water had stopped running almost since the Fire Department was no longer pumping water into the structure since the fire was out. Oil absorbent pads thrown into the basement gave no indication that there was any free standing oil on the water in the basement. There were two oil tanks in the basement but they were not visible. I placed oil absorbent boom and pads at the outside entrance to the basement where the water was coming out to contain any oil discharge. I contacted the Property Manager Ray Dobbins and he reported that the tanks had been filled with oil just four days ago so they were still pretty full of oil. I advised Mr. Dobbins to make arrangements to have the basement pumped out as soon as practical and then have the oil tanks pumped out to prevent a large oil discharge. He agreed and I told him to call me if he discovered and discharge of oil at the site. I never received a call from Mr. Dobbins.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-67-2013*On 1/29/2013 in Madison, Madison Paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 30 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a loose fitting on a paper machine. The spill was contained to the interior of the mill and was cleaned up with sorbent materials. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
P-1087-2009*This report documents oil spills which occurred at Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, Inc. (Dearborn) for the 4th quarter of 2009.  Dearborn has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-1102-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred at the Bath Iron Works Hardings Facility for the year 2011.  Bath Iron Works  has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-1103-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred at the Bath Iron Works Facility on Washington Avenue in Bath for the year 2011.  Bath Iron Works  has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-1104-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred on ships berthed at the Bath Iron Works Facility for the year 2011.  Bath Iron Works  has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
B-52-2013*At 1114 hours on 2/4/13 Mr. Dave Simmons (State of Maine Warden) reported a car partially submerged in Long Pond on Mount Desert Island.  The owner of the car, Mr. Micea Novac, was driving on the ice last night when the ice no longer could support the vehicle and the vehicle crashed through the ice approximately 20 feet from the shore.  A partially full bottle of transmission fluid was in the engine compartment, according to Mr. Novac, which appeared to have spilled during the night.  A small area of red stained ice was noticed around the driver side of the windshield.  Mr. Novac hired a wrecker service along with a large excavator to remove the vehicle from the pond.  I did not observe any additional spillage during the removal of the vehicle from the pond.  Due to the hazards of trying to put people into the pond to recover a small amount of oil, no attempt to remove the 12 ounces or so of transmission fluid was attempted.  This accident occurred approximately 2-2.5 miles from South West Harbor's water intake at the southern end of Long Pond.

No further action by Response Services expected.
P-120-2013*I received a call from Rob King regarding the discovery of an oil discharge at 195 Ray Street, Portland, ME.  The boiler had malfunctioned pumping fuel oil onto the floor, and under the wall and into a floor drain.   It appeared most of the oil had been absorbed by a large rug, which was removed and disposed of.  The oil was removed from the floor drain using sorbents, and was later cleaned and flushed.  The City of Portland was notified of the situation and made a site visit, but had no concerns.  It was unclear how much oil had been discharged, since the property was unoccupied and for sale.  A no-heat alarm was the reason the discharge was discovered.

I returned on 2/26/13, after Servpro, and Mr. King had completed their work.  There was still a large stain adjacent to the boiler, even after washing the floor twice.  Photo Ionizing Detector (PID) readings were below 2 parts per million (ppm), except in the closet where the floor drain was located and the wood sill next to the furnace.  The readings ranged between 25 and 60 ppm.  Some of the vapors could have been from the cleaners used by Servpro.  Since the building was unoccupied, the suggestion was made to air out the house and seal the floor after it had completely dried.

At the beginning of March, the floor was again cleaned, and then primed and painted.  Once the floor was completely dry and the house had an opportunity to air out, I returned to check oil vapor levels.  A PID reading of 10 ppm was detected in the closet, but the rest of the house was non-detect.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

ADDENDUM:

On September 10, 2014, I received a call from Natasha Horvath, the new owner of the property, stating she was experiencing oil odors throughout the basement, especially in the closet where the floor drain was located. She was unaware an oil spill had occurred at the property and was wondering what could be done.

Peter Eremita, Environmental Engineer, and I followed-up on the complaint and confirmed oil vapors ranging between 35-45 ppm in the sump hole and 1 ppm throughout the rest of the basement.  Arrangements were made to have a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS) installed on the sump to mitigate the oil vapors.  The case was referred to Peter Eremita for follow-up work after the SSDS was installed.
A-68-2013*     An estimated 25 gallons of diesel fuel was lost when a dump truck transporting an excavator went off the road and damaged its saddle tank. The oil was lost to the roadside ditch and some impacted the surface water present. The Edgecomb Fire Department was the first to respond and deployed sorbent boom to help contain the oil from running down the ditch. The accident occurred along US Route 1 and no homes or private wells were located nearby.
     On January 30, 2013 I met with Mr. Dube and the Edgecomb Fire Chief at the accident scene. The truck was in the process of being towed out of the ditch, and once removed, a depression was discovered that contained pooled diesel fuel. Dube Excavation personnel used a bailer to remove product and placed it into sealable 5 gallon pails I provided. Approximately 10 gallons of fuel mixed with very little water were removed. The excavator that was involved in the accident miraculously stayed upright and was available to remove contaminated soils of which we removed approximately 3 cubic yards. Field screening of soils was conducted using an combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The soils was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal by Dube Excavation.  No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-69-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of high winds.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbents materials, sawdust, and pine needles were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-71-2013*While pumping out a residential aboveground storage tank, C.N. Brown employees allowed the discharge hose to slip out of the truck they were attempting to pump into.  Several gallons of oil were pumped to the top of the truck and some off the back of the truck onto the ground.  When they realized there was a problem they put the hose back in and cleaned up the spillage with sorbent pads.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-72-2013*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil at this location.  When CMP cleanup crews arrived, no sign of a spill was evident.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-73-2013*On 1/31/2013 in Morrill, Central Maine Power reported a downed transformer. The incident was the result of storm damage, no signs of spilled oil from the transformer. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-77-2013*On 2/1/2013 in Litchfield, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 4 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, no site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-78-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 7 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of high winds.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-124-2013*I received call from Santino Ciccomancini regarding the presence of a solvent odor at his family's apartment complex 39 Walton Street, Portland, ME.  There had been an issue in the past with oil vapors, from an oil discharge at another property (see P-990-2006), entering the dwellings through sumps in the basements, connected atmospherically to the sewer/storm water system.

Peter Eremita and I responded to the complaint and met with Santino Ciccomancini.  There was no question there was some type of solvent odor in the dwellings, resembling old fuel oil.  We checked the storm drain and sewer catch basins on the property for oil or a cleaning solvent and observed nothing.  We were going to check the sewer on Walton Street for any evidence of oil, but a severe snow storm made conditions unsafe.  As a short term remedy, all the sumps were covered with poly sheeting to alleviate the migration of oil vapors into the dwellings.

On 2/11/2013, the City of Portland was notified of the situation and assisted us with the investigation.  Oil was observed up to the intersection of Canco Road where the sewer dead ended.  The City agreed to return the following day with the sewer camera to determine where the oil was entering the system.  Mr. Eremita and I installed a vapor extraction system on the sump of apartment 10, to assist with vapor mitigation.

On 2/12/2013, while waiting for the City of Portland to arrive, I started knocking on doors to inquire if anyone had any problems with their fuel oil system.  After only three properties, it was determined 124 Walton Street was the source of the oil in the sanitary sewer system on Walton Street.  The City of Portland also confirmed this assessment with the sewer camera.  The source of the discharge was an old, unused aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement that had developed a corrosion hole.  The owner of the property, Thomas Vacca, stated the AST had developed a leak the previous week, but it appeared to be mostly water.  He also stated that he was going to address the situation later that afternoon.

The oil had made its way into the sanitary sewer through a floor drain.  Sorbents were applied to the pooled oil, and oil materials were removed for disposal.  Fortunately, the oil was confined to the area around the AST and in the drainage trench cutout in the floor, that lead to the floor drain.

After the AST was removed, the area was checked and found to be satisfactorily cleaned-up.  The issue remaining was the removal of the fill and vent piping, which Mr. Vacca eventually had removed.

On 3/8/13, the fan was removed from unit #10, since there were no longer any issues with oil vapors at the properties.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  Referred to Peter Eremita, Division of Technical Services, for any follow-up work regarding oil vapors.


P-128-2013*Mr. Fusco called, to follow up on an observation and report (to store personnel) he made yesterday about an observed sheen in the parking lot.  Phoning the store I spoke with Loren, he acknowledged the reporting of the incident yesterday but did not observe anything more than a rainbow sheen.  The contractor had left the property, prior to his inspection and made no report of leaking equipment to the store.

Mr.Fusco called back stating he had returned to the store (another purchase required) and no sign of yesterday's sheen was visible.  He was in the same location central island between main door and contractor's entrance, everything drying and no signs of oil in the lot.

Based on the information provided and commercial setting of location, served by public sewer likely minimal discharged diluted heavily with meltdown, no DEP visit conducted.  Also DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
A-99-2013*Gaftek was on site to replace underground product lines associated with a kerosene dispenser. This gas station and convenience store is located on Main Street in the town of Winthrop. Fessenden Geo-environmental Services was also on site to perform the required site assessment. Contaminated soil was found under the product piping. A limited amount of soil was removed and disposed of. I requested two soil samples. The results of the samples and the site assessment are in the attached report.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-100-2013*On 2-13-2013, David Genest called this Department seeking assistance in getting a free oil tank at his residence. The caller stated that there was an oil stain under his oil tank, which is located in the basement of his home. I made a site visit to the home which is located at 4 Mohegan Street in Winslow, ME.

The tank did not appear to be leaking, however, the oil filter assembly did have oil on the bottom of the housing. I suggested that he hire an oil burner technician and have the filter changed and the gasket replaced. It has been close to two years since this system has had any service. I also told him that this activity could wait until his annual service/maintenance was done.  I informed Mr. Genest that funds/resources for oil tank replacement, were being allocated to areas where ground water protection was a priority. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-20-2013*A motor vehicle crashed into the Upper Fore River Marsh, near where the river passes under Congress Street.  Vehicle fluids were released as a result.  Contamination was obvious as the marsh was currently snow and ice covered.  All visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation.  No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
I-28-2013*On 2-18-13 at 0900 Lee Thomas received a report on a de-limber that had been on fire during a logging operation in Madawaska. The reporter stated a loss of up to 80 gals of diesel.

On 2-19-13 Lee Thomas handed over the spill to current primary responder (Jesse Clark). The spill transpired 0.5 miles off of the east side of Beaulieu Road between address 529 and 531 on a small hill. The de-limber in question holds about 80 gallons of diesel fuel and 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. The de-limber had become engulfed in flames well in operation. The operator quickly removed himself from the machine, called in the fire, and built a dike out of snow to contain any lost fuel.  When possible the operator applied several pads from his spill kit to mitigate the spill. I collected and applied more absorbent pads on the obvious contaminate.

On inspection it was clear that both the fuel and hydraulic fluid on board hand either leaked out or consumed by the fire. The operator stated the fuel tank on the de-limber was not completely full that morning and that the fire happened several hours into his shift. Considering both information received and the plausible consumption of the flammable fluids it is hard to determine a precise amount fuel/hydraulic fluid lost. No further action should be required of response services.
A-87-2013*2/5/13 Rachael St Hilaire reported to Bart Newhouse (DEP) that the outside heating oil tank at the rental unit she and her husband Jarime occupied had a leak. The tank was reported as empty and not actively leaking and the area is served by public water. Bart handed the spill off to me in the morning and I met Jarime St Hilaire at the site. The tank was outside the house and the soil under the tank was visually impacted with oil. Jarime reported that the tank had been leaking for some time and he had tried to patch it with an epoxy sealer that did not work. The landlord, Eugene Choate, was in Florida. I contacted his son Thomas Choate who was handling the rental while his father was in Florida. Mr. Choate arranged to have a new tank installed for heat in the rental unit and agreed to locate the new tank under a shed roof attached to the building. I explained that the oil contaminated soil would need to be removed and gave him a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application. He signed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.

2/21/13 Soil contaminated with oil was removed from the leaking tank location. At a depth of about three and a half feet the soil field tested negative for oil. Soil was removed until field testing of the excavation walls and bottom were negative for oil. The excavation dimensions were about 5 feet by 8 feet by 3 feet when soil removal was stopped. Soil samples from the bottom of the excavation were taken for laboratory analysis. The excavation was back filled.

Laboratory analysis results were below detection limits for petroleum hydrocarbons.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-105-2013*Snowman's Oil and Soil was called to fill a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank. Once on site, Snowman's delivery driver found the tank covered with house wrap. He started to fill the tank and saw oil running from the bottom of the tarp. He removed the tarp and found that the filter was not connected to the tank, and had been broken off. He then shoved a stick in it to slow the loss of product. Sonny Curtis sent out a technician to plug the leaking tank. Once properly plugged, the tank was filled with the approved amount of oil. Snowman's oil workers cleaned up the oily snow and pads and disposed of them. The tank was assumed to be stolen by the homeowner, who was not present at the time of the incident.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-82-2013*Downeast Energy Company (Downeast) reported a discharge of less than a half gallon of oil at the residence of Harry Vayo on Rocky Shore Lane in Oakland.   The discharge was due to a leak on the furnace and was confined to the concrete floor.   The Downeast technician cleaned up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Service is necessary in this matter.
A-83-2013*Overfill of at gasoline pump at Big Apple in Fairfield.  The owner of the car overfilled his tank by approximatley 1/2 gallon.  Big Apple personel used sorbent material to clean up the discharge.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-101-2013* On 2-13-2013 Gerry Mirabile, of Central Maine Power, called this office to report the release of transformer oil. A CMP owned transformer was found to be leaking while it was in the bed of a CMP owned pickup truck. This truck was parked at the Old Winthrop Rd. facility in Augusta. I am unsure if this pickup truck had a poly bed liner. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis found that it contained less than 1 ppm of PCB.
 CMP cleaned up the oil and washed the truck bed with Castle cleaner. No site visit was made and no further action from Response is required.
A-104-2013*On 2-15-2013, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported that a fifteen gallon diesel fuel spill had occurred in Belfast Harbor. A crew member onboard the tug/vessel "Taurus" transferred fuel from the on board tank to the day tank. The day tank was overfilled, resulting in diesel fuel spilling into the harbor.

The USCG representative was on scene at the time the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification. I spoke with Esther Porter of the USCG and she was making sure that the owner of the tug boat was taking the required actions to clean up the spilled fuel. The tide was incoming and no assistance from MDEP was needed. I also called the contact person at the Department of Marine Resources (DMR). It took several phone calls and several hours to finally make contact. The DMR was aware of the situation and there was a marine patrol agent in the area. No site visit was made and no further action from MDEP Response Services is expected at this time.
I-29-2013*I received a call from State Police Dispatcher regarding an accident on the Conant Road involving four vehicles, and oil leaking onto the road surface.  The accident resulted from high winds (25-50 miles per hour wind gusts) and poor road conditions.  The primary source of the spilled diesel, motor oil, gas, and anti-freeze was from a collision-damaged western star tractor and a Ford Escape SUV. The SUV was badly crushed and leaking oil, gas, antifreeze.  The tractor was leaking diesel fuel, motor oil, anti-freeze.

We set up sorbent booms to trap and soak up oil flowing down hill on the road surface. Blowing and drifting snow acted as sorbent to soak up fuel. 115 gallons of diesel fuel was off-loaded/transferred from the saddle tanks.  We worked with Public Works crew to load over-pack containers in a Public Works truck for transport to their maintenance garage.  Allen's Vacuum truck was contracted to collect the oily debris, snow and ice saturated with oily debris and anti-freeze.  We had Public Works staff coat the accident scene with a good application of sand.  Waste from the cleanup was disposed of at the Presque Isle secure landfill facility.  The area of the accident has no houses within 500 feet.  Most all of spilled oil stayed up on the road surface.  The area of the accident has farm fields on both sides of the Conant Road.

On a site visit on 4/8/13, I found the scene to be adequately cleaned up of all oil debris.  No further action by the Division of Response Services staff is warranted at this time.
A-115-2013*     An overfill of an inside above ground storage tank (AST) caused the release of less than a gallon of No. 2 fuel oil from the vent piping. The Maritime Energy driver cleaned up the spilled product using sorbent pads and by removing the impacted soils. The homeowner was not home or available so the driver could not check on the condition of the tank inside the home immediately. A follow up phone call revealed the sight glass broke on the tank and an additional five gallons were lost to the basement floor.
     On February 22, 2013 I met with the Maritime Energy technician at the home conducting the clean-up and tank repair. A five by ten foot stain was completely covered with cherry scented odor gone powder. Two bags of sorbents were already collected, and the concrete floor was intact and crack free. No photo ionization detector (PID) readings were reliable given the scented powders used, but no long term indoor air issues are anticipated. The ground around the vent piping was not cleaned-up satisfactorily and an additional three five gallon pails of soil were removed. I left my contact information with the homeowner should they have any concerns over lingering oil odor issues. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-126-2013*TMC Services reported that they had been hired by Abenaqui Carriers to clean up a gasoline spill at the Brighton Avenue Xtra Mart in Portland.  Abenaqui Carriers was making a delivery of gasoline to the Xtra Mart, when the driver of the truck decided to move the truck while offloading gasoline to the underground tanks.  When he moved the truck one of the hoses popped off the fill and about 60 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the ground before the driver could close the valve on the truck (this is all documented on video).  The spilled gasoline ran across the tank pad, across the paved parking lot, into the street, into a storm drain, and eventually a small amount exited the storm drain system into Capisic Brook.  The Portland Fire Department responded and had the Public Works Department apply sand to the street to slow the progress of the spilled gasoline.  The street was closed and sorbents were used to surround the storm drain and to start recovering product from the storm drain's sump.  Abenaqui hired TMC to clean up the spill and their insurance company (Crawford) hired Eric Johnson of Edge Environmental to oversee the clean-up.  The tank pad and parking lot were cleaned with sorbents and a lot of oily snow and ice was shoveled up.  Some gasoline did run off the paved surface into the soil at the back of the parking lot and it was later removed.  The storm drains were cleaned out and sorbents were applied to the outfall in Capisic Brook.  Ultimately, very little of the gasoline got into Capisic Brook; no more than a sheen.  A couple of homes along the street had gasoline odor issues.  At one house, we temporarily sealed a basement floor drain that was connected to the storm drain system in the street to prevent further vapor intrusion and a fan was placed in their front door to ventilate the space.

Further investigation of soil, groundwater, and vapor intrusion issues are either being considered or are underway.  These investigations will be overseen by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services (Brad Hahn & Peter Eremita).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-133-2013*I was contacted by Elmet Technologies reporting that they had a corrosive liquid spill in their sintering area.  I was informed that a tank that collects waste acids from a laboratory had overflowed.  In the lab in a hood hydrochloric acid (31% solution), hydrofluoric acid (49% solution), and nitric acid (67 % solution) are mixed together and diluted 3:100 for a digestion process.  When the process is complete a small sample is withdrawn for analysis and the remaining liquid is poured down a sink that is plumbed directly to the waste corrosive tank (see attached photos).  In another process in the lab molybdenum and tungsten are ground down and waste metal dust is created.  That metal waste is also put down the same sink but it goes through a small settling tank before the liquid drains off into the waste corrosive tank.  It is believed that the liquid level in the waste corrosive tank was high, possibly because of a failed transfer pump float switch, and it backed up into the settling tank which overflowed.  The spilled liquid spread out on the concrete floor where it was contained with sorbent material.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the spilled product and to empty the waste metal dust from the settling tank.  I was told that the waste corrosive tank has a float switch that triggers the transfer pump.  The liquid is then pumped to the company's elemental neutralization system.  I referred this case to the Department's Hazardous Waste Division because Elmet requested assistance designing and installing a better system to handle their waste corrosive liquid.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-134-2013*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that a tractor trailer truck saddle tank had been overfilled at the Big Apple on Route 26 in West Paris.  The spilled diesel spread out on the pavement and ran off the pavement into the dirt underneath some very large snow banks.  CN Brown hired Environmental Projects Inc. to clean up the pavement, chip and shovel up the contaminated ice and snow, and excavate the contaminated soil.  I returned to the site after the clean-up and confirmed that it was complete.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-136-2013*DEP received notification of a hydraulic overfill which released approximately one cup of hydraulic oil onto timber mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-137-2013*DEP received notification of a cracked hydraulic seal on a drill rig which released approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil onto timber mats and ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-271-2016*I received a report regarding a 3-5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil for a leaky seal on a hydraulic motor on woods harvesting equipment. Contractor used sorbent materials, shovel and pail to clean up the spilled oil. Oily debris was taken back to the logging contractor's garage for proper disposal.



No action is required of Response Services Staff at this time.
I-272-2016*I received a call from Bates Fuels reporting a small spill as a result of a damaged scully fitting on a fill hose on one of their delivery trucks. According to Karen Rodgerson the spill was cleaned up by the driver. A short while later received a call back from Karen stating the homeowner, Herby Gentile, was not happy with the clean-up effort made by Bates delivery driver. I told Karen I would do a follow-up site visit and get back to her regarding my findings.

I made a site visit to check on clean-up of oil spill. I used a photo-ionizing detector to determine if additional soils needed to be removed. More soil needed to be removed. I dug another 40-50 pounds of soils, removing the contamination. The homeowner will back fill the hole with some gravel from a stockpile he had. The homeowner is satisfied with the clean-up.



No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.

B-634-2016*Crew of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Serenade of the seas was performing routine maintenance on the accumulator of a lifeboat.  The hydraulic cap came off and allowed hydraulic oil to spill into the costal water of Maine.  The crew was able to absorb the oil with sorbents.

No further action from response services is necessary.
P-138-2013*DEP received notification of a hydraulic hose failure on a log truck boom which released approximately 24 ounces of hydraulic oil onto timber mats and the ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-139-2013*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department reporting that they were on the scene of a "chemical suicide" and requesting assistance with the chemicals and vehicle involved.  I arrived at the RW Herrick storage lot and was informed that a man had mixed household chemicals in his vehicle in order to end his life and was successful.  Mr. Dougherty (the victim) had purchased Lime Sulfur (a pesticide containing calcium and sulfur) and The Works (a toilet bowl cleaner containing hydrochloric acid) and mixed them together in a bucket in his car.  The mixture released hydrogen sulfide gas which is toxic and killed Mr. Dougherty.  This method of suicide is well documented and readily accessible on the internet.  Mr. Dougherty placed signs on the windows of the vehicle warning "DANGER DEADLY GAS" apparently in order to prevent first responders from being injured.  When I arrived at the scene the Scarborough Fire Department had already contacted Clean Harbors and Bio specialists and asked them to respond.  Bio specialists handled the body by sealing it in plastic and transporting it to the Medical Examiner's Office in Augusta.  Clean Harbors handled the chemicals in the vehicle.  Clean Harbors personnel donned Level B personal protective equipment (SCBA and poly-coated Tyvek suits) and used a multi-gas meter to measure the atmosphere in the vehicle that had been opened up by the Fire Department to ventilate.  They got no readings in the ambient air in the vehicle.  They removed a small (about 3 gallon) plastic bucket from the vehicle, that had about .75 gallons of liquid in it, and placed it in a 5 gallon plastic bucket.  They got readings of about 50 (parts per million) ppm hydrogen sulfide in the bucket.  It was determined that the mixture was still reacting and producing gas.  The bucket was taken to an open area of the gravel parking lot and (in Level B PPE) the contents of the bucket were stirred and water was added to encourage the reaction to complete itself.  This went on for several hours before the readings on the multi-gas meter dropped to just a few ppm.  At that point a lid was placed on the bucket (and a second bucket that contained some liquid and a plastic bag) and they were placed in a 30 gallon plastic drum and packed with vermiculite.  Clean Harbors placed the drum in their box truck and drove it to their facility on Lincoln Street in South Portland. The drum was allowed to off gas overnight in a safe location but was still producing hydrogen sulfide gas the following day.  Clean Harbor's chemist tried mixing acid with the mixture to neutralize the reaction but that only kicked the reaction off again.  The drum was allowed to off gas for several more hours and it finally got down to levels that were acceptable for shipment.

After consulting chemists and conducting an experiment it was determined that adding baking soda to the mixture stops the reaction.  No further action by Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-16-2013*
1/4/13: Dead River Co. (DRC) reported a small discharge of #2 heating oil when a peddler tank truck's Scully fitting "burped" out some oil when disconnecting from a residential heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Fitzpatrick stated the oil fell to snow below which was removed and the spill cleaned up.

The location is sub-urban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer.  The neighborhood is just north of Stetson Brook which is likely the destination of local storm water drainage.  No oil to drains or within the basement was reported by DRC.  The homeowner did not call back and report a continuing problem.  No further action required.
P-83-2013*
   Wednesday 1/30/13: Dead River Co. (DRC) reported a small overfill discharge of #2 heating during a delivery to this consumptive-use, pair of manifolded aboveground storage tanks (AST's).  The spill was reported to have been cleaned up.  Mr. Fitzpatrick believed that there may be an obstruction in the cross-over pipe (manifold) between the two tanks as one tanks was full and one empty; and he stated the vent whistle was weak.  He also stated a technician was en route to check the manifold and repair as needed.

   Monday, 2/4/13: I was given a tour of the location by an employee.  The facility is a commercial school bus company, maintenance and parking area.  Within the garage, are two 275-gallon virgin lube oil tanks.  There were formerly motor fuel underground tanks (UST's) now abandoned by removal.  The area is dense commercial and residential area, served by municipal water and sewer.

   The discharge out the vent pipe appeared satisfactorily cleaned and no oil appeared to reach drains or surface water.  Some oil may have seeped into the soil under the pavement through the edge of the pavement.  The two heating oil tanks are within the furnace room.  I noted evidence of oil seeps out the pipe fittings.  The vent whistle is on the tank furthest from the exterior which may explain the weak (hard to hear) whistle.  No further Maine DEP Response division actions are planned at this time.
A-91-2013*2/7/13 1417 Mike Leslie from Downeast Energy reported that one of their delivery drivers had found an oil stain on asphalt under a fill pipe prior to making a delivery to the heating oil tank. He reported that it looked like the resident had been using 5 gallon cans to put oil in the tank and had spilled a small amount. He reported  that there was no free standing oil to be collected but wanted it documented so he was not blamed. I took the report and attempted to contact the resident but my calls were not returned.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-35-2013*January 11, 2013 I responded to an AST (above ground storage tank) leak at 38 Beachwood Terrace in Wells. The spill was reported by Downeast Energy.

I met with the property owners in-laws and a technician from Downeast Energy. The leaking AST had already been plugged and the oil was pumped into a temporary AST.

I spoke to the property owner, Brian Daniel, and he agreed to allow the DEP to do the clean-up.

January 14, 2013, I returned to the site with Boom Technology and we removed the contamianted concrete and 2.81 ton of contaminated soil under the concrete floor.

Pete Eremita, an engineer with the Maine DEP investigated the situation and had a vapor mitigation system installed to control oil vapors in the home. Crushed stone and fresh concrete was poured.

The home was on public water.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-22-2013*On 1-29-13, Shawn Gillen, of Maine DEA called to report that they were going to be seizing a Meth Lab in Houlton that evening. Briefing was at MDEA Headquarters at 7:00 PM. After the briefing all involved agencies (Houlton Fire, Ambulance, MDEA, Houlton PD, MDEA) went to the residence on Military St., in Houlton. I arrived on scene and met with Shawn to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage my response truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used to cook the meth.  After nearly two hours of processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized pre-cursor drugs, chemicals, solvents, equipment and methamphetamine.  Once the MDEA agents had gathered samples and cataloged the evidence, I over-packed various acids, caustics and volatile/combustible materials, Lithium residue and several smoke generators in lab pack over packs. Cleared the scene at approximately 21:00, drove back to NMRO Response Services Warehouse/garage to store the over packs of haz waste chemicals. Haz Waste laden over-packs were transported to Bangor for storage and disposal through MDEP Haz Waste disposal contractors.  No further action is warranted at this time by DEP Response Services.
B-85-2013*Mr. Paul Cerreta of Burns and McDonnell reported a 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a backhoe owned by L.E. Myers on 2/27/13.  The spill occurred near structure 254-536 along Brewer Lake Road, a Central Maine Power right of way.  Sorbents and hay were used to soak up the oil and contaminated snow was removed along with the sorbents for disposal.  Material was transported to Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal.  No further action by Response expected.
P-1047-2012*DEP received notification of loose fitting on a forwarder which released approximately 2 cups of hydraulic oil onto ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-27-2013*On 2/12/13, Shawn Gillen, of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), called to report that they were going to be seizing an illegal drug lab in Smyrna on 2/13/13. After the briefing all agencies, we went to the home of Felisha Suitter on Timoney Road in Smyrna. Division of Response Services staff (Jesse Clark & Lee Thomas) arrived on scene and met with Shawn to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage the Response Services truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals.  After several hours of processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized pre-cursor drugs, chemicals, solvents, equipment and methamphetamine.  Once the MDEA agents had gathered samples and cataloged the evidence, Response Services staff over-packed various acids, caustics and volatile/combustible materials, Lithium residue and several smoke generators in lab pack over packs. Hazardous waste laden over-packs were transported to Bangor for storage and disposal through disposal contractors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
P-116-2013*
Thursday 2/7/13: Notice from Global Terminal about a 5 to 10-gallon discharge of heating oil, due to the overfill of a tank truck at the terminal's loading rack.  Clean harbors was responding to clean the spill.

Onsite soon after report of the discharge. It was explained to me that a J P Noonan tank truck was bottom filling at the rack and apparently miss-measuring the ullage in the tank trailer. The driver tried to put 2000-gallons in the compartment but began to overfill out the dome when 1600-gallons was loaded.   The oil spread across the pavement and into a catch basin that runs through the oil-water separator, and it sprayed onto a neighboring truck at the rack.

Clean Harbors personnel were leaving as I arrived.  Several inches of oil was still in the catch basin that needed to be pumped out before the upcoming storm.  No oil reached the facility's oil water separator and no oil was seen to have reached Casco Bay.

Rick Kaselis, Maine DEP Terminal inspector was notified of the discharge.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.
I-36-2013*2-21-2013 an accident involving a pick-up truck and a semi-truck resulting in possible saddle tank rupture. Once onsite Trooper Deschaine informed me that the pick-up had been carrying two 5 gallon gasoline containers in the truck bed, apparently the cans were not tied down and had spilled during the accident. The gasoline containers spilled 3-7 gallons of gasoline on the highway. Mr. Perham and his pick-up truck had been released from the scene before my arrival, so no evaluation of his truck bed was performed.  As a result of slushy road conduction the gasoline contaminated slush, water, and dirt. So both Speedy Dry and absorbent pads were used to clean the road surface.

The semi-truck had impacted a guardrail at low speeds damaging only the frontend. The saddle tanks were not impacted and I felt the semi could be transported without removing any fuel. However I assisted in escorting the tow truck to a garage about 15 miles away from the accident site.  No further action should be required of DEP.
I-39-2013*Dead River Oil Company (DR) reported water coming into one of their underground storage tanks (UST) at the Prue Oil Co/Dead River Co. gas station.  The water appeared to be coming into the UST around the drop tube areas of the tank.  They contracted with County Environmental Engineering (CEE) Company's Nate Hersey, Certified Tank Installer, to perform a site inspection to assess the source of the water intrusion into the tank.  They also contracted with Allen's Environmental Services to vacuum all of the product and water from this tank.

DR stated that CEE determined that the water was entering the tank from around the riser that the probe is in. DR is assessing options for repairing this tank and will continue to monitor the water level in the tank on a daily basis.  The tank was taken out of service temporarily until repairs and or removal options are determined.  The drop tube was repaired by Nate Hersey.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
P-132-2013*It was reported that a hydraulic hose on a bucket truck broke discharging a small amount (estimated volume one quart) of oil to the ground.  Using sorbent pads to recover the free product, and completing a small hand excavation, the spill was declared cleaned.  Oil contaminated materials were packaged for disposal with a licensed contractor.

Burns & McDonnell managed the cleanup.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-30-2013*2/18/13 Received a call and follow-up spill report from Dean Lawrence, Pine Tree Waste Services, Inc. in Houlton regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil that occurred during snow plowing operations in their transfer station parking lot area.  Pine Tree staff used sorbents and picked up the oily debris which will be hauled to Tri-Community landfill.

2/19/13 Received a faxed spill report from Dean @ Pine Tree Waste, INC.  No further action is warranted by Response Services.
I-31-2013*2/14/13 Received a call from Maine Public Service (MPS) regarding a spill of about 5 gallons of transmission oil due to a faulty transmission on one of their line trucks.  MPS crews used speedy dry and absorbent pads to soak up the spilled transmission oil.  Absorbent pads, speedy dry and contaminated snow and ice from the road way surface was shoveled into 3 barrels for disposal.

2/19/13 I received via e-mail the spill report from MPS on the above detailed spill.  I provided MPS with an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris (3 barrels into an approved secure landfill.  No further action is warranted at this time by DEP Response Services staff
I-34-2013*2-12-13 A Morin Forestry fuel truck was in the process of delivering diesel to Orion's logging site on a branch of Oxbow Road. During delivery diesel started leaking from around the PTO of the truck, Mr. Nicak saw the leak and quickly used a 5 gallon pail to catch the product. Absorbent pads were applied and collect with the spilled diesel by the driver. No further action should be required of DEP.
I-37-2013*A worn hydraulic hose on a logging truck owned and operated by Germaine Vaillencourt caused a 1 gallon spill in section E logging yard of Huber Engineered Woods. The spill was contained by the impacted snow.  The contaminated snow was cleaned up and incinerated in Huber's mixed fuel burner. No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-81-2013*On 2/25/13 I received report of a 40 gallon spill of heating oil at the Fairpoint Communication building at 59 Park Street, Bangor.  When I arrived on scene it became apparent that the spill was much larger in size than was reported.

Bangor Fire Department was on scene and had evacuated the building.  Upon arrival I discussed the incident with the fire department and Fairpoint officials and agreed with the fire department's assessment.  The air quality in the building was not good enough to allow occupancy by the workers until the cleanup was complete and air exchange in the building had taken place.

At this point I knew the spill was much larger than the reported 40 gallons and called for Clean Harbors to assist with the remediation effort.  After some more investigation at the spill site it was discovered that the floor drains in the boiler room discharged into the City of Bangor's waste water treatment plant through a large pump station.  My next call was to fellow responders, Lasselle and Higgins to assist with two sites operated by the City of Bangor waste water treatment crews.  Responder Lasselle led the effort at the treatment plant and Responder Higgins led the effort at a pump station.

After talking with Responders Lasselle and Higgins I spoke with my supervisor Responder Smith.  I asked that he make notification to Augusta DEP concerning the size and extent of the spill.  I also asked that he dispatch DEP technical services to my location as soon as possible to begin addressing indoor air quality while I focus on the oil spill area.

Technical Services representatives Sypitkowski and Lavoie arrived shortly after to monitor and sample the indoor air quality of the building.  They worked directly with Fairpoint's Environmental manager Scott Allocca.

Once the cleanup in the building was complete, I moved to the waste water treatment locations to assist fellow responders at those sites.  As I expected the oil spill was well in hand at both locations and my fellow responders had most of the oil removed from the waste water system.  Unfortunately due to the distance of waste water treatment sewer lines affected by the oil spill this phase of the operation continued over the next couple of days.

Once the bulk of the work was completed Technical services representatives Sypitkowski and Lavoie and myself along with Scott Allocca of Faripoint devised a plan to collect any additional oil that should migrate from under the building.  We installed a pondorf pump approximately five feet below the boiler room floor elevation and installed an oil water separator to filter any water that we would pump collecting the oil that would migrate with the water.  This operation will be in effect until after the spring rains, and perhaps longer.

No further action by DEP Response Services is anticipated.

P-17-2013*
   1/4/13: Report of vehicle antifreeze discharge to the paved roadway from Pine Tree Waste trash truck; cleaned up and none to drains or soil.  It was not specified it the leak was of propylene glycol or ethylene glycol antifreeze.  No further Maine DEP Response actions expected.

P-98-2013*January 31, 2013, Dan Printup with Dead River Oil Company reported a #2 oil spill at 42 Everett Street in South Portland.

Mr. Printup explained that when the delivery driver was walking back to the truck, the nozzle hit his leg and accidently opened the end of the hose for oil to drip out. Less than half a gallon of oil dripped onto the driveway. Speedy dry was applied to the paved surface and removed.

I responded to the site after I had left a message with the property owner Bethany Gene-Smith. At that time I still have not been able to speak with the owner to confirm if they are satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-99-2013*January 31, 2013, Pit Stop Fuels reported a #2 oil spill at 109 Candlewick Terrace in Portland.

I spoke with Tim from Pit Stop Fuels and he explained that a mist of oil came from the vent pipe during a fill up at the property. The mist saturated the side of the house. Sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil. None of the oil landed on the ground.

I spoke with Lorraine Alan, the property owner. She said she was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-269-2016*Dead River Company was on site and had placed a magnet patch on the hole to stop the leak.  They also put down sorbent pads to collect the spilled oil.  They collected the pads and disposed of properly.

I arrived on site and pumped the product from the tank into drums.  Once Dead River installs a new tank, the product will be transferred into a new tank.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-270-2016*I received a call regarding a small spill of about 3 gallons of antifreeze from a front end loader units. There was a hole in the supply line to the cab heater. Wood fines were placed on the spilled antifreeze, and then this sorbent debris and some dirt was fed into the plant's boiler for thermal degradation per license conditions.

No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-531-2016*While fueling at the Circle K in Manchester, I noted a puddle of diesel fuel, and a large wet/stained area on the fueling pad.   I brought this to the attention of the Circle K employee who cleaned up the discharge.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-100-2013*January 28, 2013, Portland Pipeline Corporation(PPL) reported a crude oil leak at their Tank 2 location on Portland Street in South Portland. I responded to the scene immediately.

Upon arrival, I met with Randy Hughes of PPL. He explained that a mechanical mixer seal had failed on Tank 2. Clean Harbors was on their way to excavate the rocks and dirt that was covered in crude oil. The crude stayed contained on site and did not enter any storm drains.

The oily dirt and rocks were disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

No further Response action required.
P-101-2013*February 01, 2013, C N Brown reported a #2 oil spill at 177 Mussey Street in South Portland.

The spill occurred when the driver of the delivery truck was unloading the hose off his truck, less than half a gallon of oil was still in the hose and dripped onto the paved driveway. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and removed.

I contacted Carlton Cotton, the property owner. He was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-103-2013*February 01, 2013, Downeast Energy reported an overfill of K-1 at 154 Old Mill Road, Apt. A.

Downeast Energy explained that the tank was already full and that less than a gallon of K-1 sprayed out the vent pipe. Property owners were contacted.

Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil on the building and pavement.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-109-2013*February 05, 2013, Pine Tree Waste reported a hydraulic spill from one of their trash trucks at 6 Settlers Way in Westbrook.

A hose on the truck broke and leaked to the pavement. Speedy dry was applied to the oily road surface and removed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-110-2013*February 05, 2013, Wells Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident on Route 109 and 9 in Wells.

Antifreeze leaked from a damaged vehicle onto paved. Speedy dry was applied to the surface and removed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-117-2013*March 22, 2013, Sergeant Jason Luce with the Maine Warden Service reported a stolen front end loader dumped in a bog off Haley Town Road in Brownfield. Due to snow covering a majority of the machinery, it was unclear at that time if it was leaking any petroleum product into the bog. We made arrangements for me to investigate the site on Saturday March 23, 2013.

March 23, 2013, I met with Sgt. Luce near the snowmobile trail entrance off Haley Town Road. Sgt. Luce escorted me by snowmobile to the bog where the front end loader was placed. I checked the machinery and the snowy area around it, and at that time it did not appear to be leaking any products. To avoid any unknown leaks to the ground, I placed sorbent pads in the machinery that had frozen grease on it. It was still undetermined by the equipment owners when it would be removed.

March 25, 2013, Bonnie Milot of Robert Hanson Excavating, Inc. contacted me with information about the removal of the equipment. The equipment would potentially be removed on March 26, 2013.

March 26, 2013, I attended the removal of the front end loader for assistance in any accidental spillage. Once the front end loader was removed I evaluated the area and did not identify any petroleum product in the bog.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-125-2013*February 12, 2013, Christine Pennell, the property owner of 20 Norman Street in Saco, reported that her aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking oil onto the ground from the filter.

I responded to the property and met with Ms. Pennell. Snow and ice had fallen from the metal roof onto the uncovered filter and snapped the copper line feeding into the AST, thus causing oil to be released into the ground. The oil had leaked under the foundation wall and into the sandy crawl space under the modular home.

Ms. Pennell's tenant had replaced the copper line before my arrival, preventing further leakage. At that time, I hired Allstate Environmental Services to remove the oily snow from around the AST.

February 19, 2013, I returned to site with Allstate Environmental Services, and began removing oily sand from under the home. The dirt and rock around the AST was also removed along with soil from under the addition to the modular home.

Don White, Maine DEP Engineer, was on site and had a ventilation system, and pump and treat water system installed at the property. The water was discharged to the Saco Sewer District storm drains. This was approved by the Saco Sewer District.

No further DEP Response action required at this time.
P-131-2013*February 13, 2013, Eric Hamlin with the Maine DEP Solid Waste Division referred Eliot Recycling Services, LLC to me for further oil spill investigation.

I contacted Eliot's Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) so he could join me on the unannounced inspection of the facility.

February 14, 2013, I arrived on site with the CEO. I was given permission to walk the facility by facility staff. At that time, there were no serious spills on the ground. I spoke to the yard manager about spill reporting and cleaning spills up when they occur.

Further DEP Response action may be required.
P-135-2013*February 15, 2013, Revision Heat reported a spill of #2 oil at their facility at 1053 Forest Ave. in Portland.

I responded to the site and investigated the area where an AST (above ground storage tank) was siphoned and leaking #2 fuel into a tote. The tote was at capacity and leaking into the bed of the box truck where the AST was being stored. The floor of the box truck was wooden and therefore the oil began leaking through and onto the paved parking lot of Revision Heat. The oil made its way through a snow bank and into a catch basin. At that time I notified the City of Portland Stormwater.

I spoke with Lee Landry and advised him to call an environmental clean-up contractor immediately to begin clean-up of this spill. Mr. Landry hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services. They removed speedy dry and oil snow.

The City of Portland public works removed the catch basin lids for us to place sorbent pads in them. No oil was recovered on the pads and assuming there was no oil in the catch basins.

No other storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-159-2013*February 27, 2013, Burns and McDonnell reported a small spill of power steering fluid from a pickup truck. The spill was located near structure 298 on section 200 on wooden mats in Lewiston.

Half a gallon of oily snow was removed and sorbent pads were also placed to absorb any of the power steering fluid on the wooden mats.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-67-2013*         On the evening of February 11, 2013, Dead River responded, according to Dead River, at 1954 hours, to a furnace problem at the East Dixmont Community Church.  The technician informed, at approximately 2200 hours, Pastor Boone that the tank in the old section of the basement was leaking.  According to the Pastor, as he told me on 2/12/13, he informed the Dead River technician that he did not want any work to be performed on that tank.
	According to Mr. Jim McCoy, Dead River tried to contact the pastor all morning of 2/12/13 but was unable to contact him.  They then went out, sometime before noon, to continue to fix the furnace issue and the deal with the leaking leak.
         Jim McCoy of Dead River reported the spill to the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at 1218 hours on February 12, 2013, indicating a leaking tank at the East Dixmont Community Church (Church).  John Selleck was informed by Mr. McCoy that a tank was actively leaking at the Church, located at 34 Churchill Road.  Mr. Selleck arrived at the East Dixmont Community Church at a little after 1300 hours.
         Upon my arrival, one employee of Dead River was currently at the site awaiting 2 more co-workers to show up.  The  two other Dead River workers showed up shortly after I had arrived.  Their plan was to pump out the leaking tank and remove the tank from the crawl space.  I agreed with this plan.  They pumped the oil from the leaking tank to another 275 gallon AST on the other side of the crawl space.  Dead River then removed the tank from the crawlspace and placed it on one of their trucks.  A two foot by six foot stain was noticed under the former location of the leaking tank.  Dead River and I removed 0.26 tons of contaminated soil from the basement. Soil was hauled out of the crawl space in 5 gallon buckets and then the soil was dumped in to 2 large garbage cans.  Bedrock was approximately 6 inches below the surface.  I filled out the State of Maine Oil Spill Debris form gave it to the driver to be given to the representative at Juniper Ridge Landfill.
         The hole in the tank wasn't found until the tank had been removed from the crawl space and stood up outside.
A 1/8 inch by 1/16 inch opening was observed in the bottom of the tank near the filter end.
         After most of the work was completed a gentleman stopped and I was able to get the phone numbers from him for Pastor Tim Boone.  I called him to inform him of the work performed.   He said he would be over shortly.  When Pastor Boone arrived we went into the cellar, crawl space, with me to go over the work which had been performed.  He then informed me that he had not given permission for any of this work to be performed.   I apologized for the misunderstanding but I had assumed that he knew what Dead River was doing since they called me.  I also informed him that when I showed up there was a leaking tank allowing oil into the soil and bedrock.  My job is to stop the leak and remove the source.   We discussed numerous items including the State's Above Ground Storage Fund, my opinion that their well should be tested for petroleum, acceptable laboratories which can test for petroleum in water, and ability to haul soil without a permit, disposal of contaminated soil, among other items.
        Dead River hauled contaminated soil, 0.26 tons, to Juniper Ridge landfill for proper disposal on 2/13/13.  The tank was removed by Dead River for proper disposal.
        On February 15 2013, Thomas Smith (MDEP) and I met with Pastor Boone to discuss the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund Application (Fund Application) and process and other questions he had.  Pastor Boone wanted to know the Church's exact deductible.  I said I would email Mr. Stephen Dixon of the State of Maine Fire Marshal office and see what he had to say about the deductible since he is the one who assigns it.  I emailed Mr. Dixon the information about this site and as
P-1048-2012*DEP received notification that an unknown quantity of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a rusted pad mounted transformer.  The oil in the transformer contained less than 1 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil and other debris were removed for disposal.  I followed-up on the report and found the clean-up to be satisfactory.
	
Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-117-2013*On 2/24/13, 0830, Dead River Oil Co., reported that one of their burner technicians had found an oil spill in a basement in Alna. It was reported that there was free oil in the basement sump and on standing water in the basement. I went to the site and found that the filter on the inside heating oil storage tank had leaked into a wet basement. The sump pump was not working so no oil was pumped out of the basement. The basement floor was concrete though it was covered by a thin layer of soil and various debris. I set up a ventilation fan in the basement. Oily water was removed from the basement sump and oiled debris was removed from the basement. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect free standing oil in the basement.

On 2/25/13, I returned to the site and collected additional oiled debris and the oil absorbents left the day before. Oil impacted soil was removed from on top of the concrete floor. The floor showed no signs of cracks or holes and appeared to be only slightly impacted from the oil. The floor area that could have been oil impacted was cleaned thoroughly and washed. There were no indications that the oil had run to any soil outside the basement. Ventilation was left in place for a couple of months to remediate any lingering oil vapors in the basement.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-118-2013*On 2/24/13, Scott Higgins, from the Whitefield Fire Department, reported that the Fire Department had responded to the scene of a small pickup truck roll over the night before. The truck had landed upside down right in front of 745 Cooper Road at the edge of the road. Gasoline had leaked from the truck. The Fire Department had collected some gasoline with absorbent pads and speedy dry the night of the incident. Mr. Bossie, the owner of 745 Cooper Road, had contacted Scott Higgins about his well, because he could still smell gasoline in his driveway. Scott went out to the site and reported to me that it appeared that there was still gasoline in the snow. I told Scott that I would be at the site the next day since presently there was a snow storm on going.

On 2/25/13, I contacted the vehicle owner, Christopher Francis, and he said that there was still about a half a tank of fuel in the Mazda pickup truck. I informed him that additional clean-up would be required and possibly sampling of the area drinking water wells. He gave me his insurance information and claim number for the incident. I went to the site and removed about 30 gallons of gasoline contaminated snow and 100 pounds of contaminated gravel. The resident's well is an estimated 40 feet away from the spill site but up gradient. The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services, to evaluate the risk to drinking water wells in the area.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-119-2013*On 2/24/13, 1015, Madison Paper reported that an estimated 50 gallons of precipitated calcium carbonate was released at the storage tank building due to a cracked flange on a pump. Most of the spilled product was contained within the building berm but a small amount ran out of the building and was absorbed into the surrounding snow. Madison paper had Walker Industrial clean up the spilled product and impacted snow. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-84-2013*         At 0958 hours on 2/26/13, Mr. Robert Sibley of Penquis CAP Agency reported a leaking tank at 358 Pritham Ave in Greenville Junction.  I talked to the owners and they indicated that they had oil vapor problems in the house.  I visited this residence later in the day after finishing work at another spill site.  Inspection of the 275 gallon above ground storage tank located in their cellar indicated a slow leak somewhere along the bottom of the tank.  The bottom was in poor condition and quite wet with oil.  The tank is over 35 years old.  I informed the owners and Mr. Rob Sibley that the tank should be replaced prior to the next filling.  This could dislodge sludge that may be preventing a larger leak of oil.  Mr. Sibley indicated that the owners were approved for a new tank and that the replacement should occur in the next 3-4 weeks.
         No further action by Response expected.
A-122-2013*2/25/13 1650 Lauren Mehringer reported that an estimated 1 cup of hydraulic oil leaked to the snow on the Central Maine Power right of way at section 229 structure 15 off the Old County Road in canton. The oil came from a leaking seal on a track bucket truck at cold start up. The oil was collected with absorbent pads and the oil impacted snow was removed.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-109-2013*On 2/19/2013 in Belfast, Consumers Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from tank corrosion. The spill to the basement floor of the office building was cleaned up by Consumers Fuel with sorbent material. The remaining contents of the tank were pumped out, and the tank was replaced. There were some lingering odor complaints in the building, a radon fan was installed in the basement, and a carbon air scrubber unit installed on the first floor of the building.

The area is served by a public water system. The site has been referred to technical services for indoor air monitoring and treatment. No further response action is expected.
I-42-2013*On 3/1/13, received a call from a citizen who wants to remain anonymous stating that the Morin's gas station in St. David (Madawaska) supposedly shut off the automatic shut off for gas dispensers nozzles.  They had a small overfill while filling their vehicle on Thursday 2/28/13, and went inside to let them know the nozzle did not shut-off automatically when they were filling up.  The store operator stated that they had shut-off the auto shut-off on the nozzle.

On 3/4/13, called John Dunlap of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection tanks unit to inform him of the above complaint.  Called Mr. Maurice Morin and discussed the complaint we had received on 3/1/13.  He stated that the nozzle auto shut-off sometimes doesn't work on all vehicles.  He will contact his fuel dispenser supply company (Tulsa), and have them check the nozzle shut-off valves.  Asked Maurice about his participation in the Tank Smart Program.  He stated that he had taken the on-line course last year.  I asked him if he maintains a spill log at his store.  Maurice stated that he did not have any spills.  I told Maurice that it was not an option, and was required that he and his employees keep a spill log available to log in spills such as the one that happened last Thursday 2/28/13.  I asked if he had a spill kit available for store employees and the public to access in case of a fuel spill.  He stated that they had some kitty litter.  I stated that this should be well marked as spill kit supplies, and after it is applied to the spill and worked in, it should be swept up and poly bagged and stored in a weather tight container, until it can be properly disposed of.  I told Mr. Morin that I would fax him a blank spill log sheet for him to photo copy and to train his crew in the use of.  Mr. Morin's fax number is 728-3501.
I-44-2013*I received a call from Mike Bouchard of Maine Woods Company regarding reuse options or proper disposal options for about 60-70 gallons of corrosive chemicals associated with water treatment of boiler water for their boiler facility.  On 4/29/13, two 55-gallon drums of caustic water treatment chemicals were transported to the Fort Fairfield Utilities District's Publicly Owned Treatment Works for beneficial reuse.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-45-2013*A report was received of a spill of hydraulic oil from a plow truck while it was out plowing and salting the road surfaces on U S Route 2 and State highway 158.  The spill was not found until an indicator light was noticed.  The driver stopped to check the hydraulic fluid for the salt distribution system and noticed that the hydraulic hose controlling this unit was blown.  Maine Department of Transportation estimated the oil was spread thinly over more than 20 miles of road surface that was heavily coated with falling snow during the recent storm.  Given the amount of snow and thin spread out coating of this oil spill, there is no need to do anything further in response to this spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-66-2013*On 2/10/13, I received report from the United States Coast Guard, that one of Cook Aquaculture's work barges must have sunk in the blizzard that blew through the area over the weekend.  Cook Aquaculture discovered it was missing Sunday, and failed to report it until Tuesday morning, 2/12/13.  The reason given for the late report of the sunken vessel, from Mr. Hukki, of Cook Aquaculture, was that he was not sure if the barge was leaking oil or not.  This was a direct violation of his company's Oil Spill Contingency Plan.  Fortunately, this was the largest problem caused by the sunken vessel.

It is estimated that less than 10 gallons of product was leaked from the vessel, causing a small sheen in the cove where it sank.  No clean up was conducted.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection enforcement division was made aware of the untimely report of the discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-112-2013*Bob Oaks, a local contractor, was called to bid a concrete floor removal at the apartment complex. He noticed oil dripping from the oil tank in the basement. The property owner called Conant Heating to come take a look. It was discovered that the threads where the fill pipe attaches to the tank were leaking. The pipes were removed, replaced and tightened properly. An unknown amount of oil was lost to the side of the tank and concrete floor. Conant Heating put speedy dry down to absorb the stain, then washed it with simple green and applied odor gone. After speaking with the property owner, the spill was very minimal and there are no vapor issues. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-35-2013*2-21-2013 at 1900 A pick-up driving in bad weather conditions drove over a guardrail puncturing the fuel tank and releasing a small amount of gasoline.  During towing the truck's gasoline tank was punctured again releasing a large amount of gasoline to the road. The Presque Isle Fire Department had contained the spill and applied sand from their spill kit.

2-22-2013 I visited the site to evaluate the spilled fuel in the ditch. On inspection a small amount of fuel contaminated some of the snow in the ditch; the snow was removed from the site. No further action should be required from Response Services.
P-108-2013*
  Monday 2/4/13: While in the vicinity I checked this consumptive-use, heating oil, 2500-gallon capacity, underground storage tank (UST) facility for the intended abandonment-by-removal.  Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) staff showed the former UST location which had been removed so as to build a new larger building (see site map); the old building was gone.  He explained that the UST had been removed the previous summer, 2012, and the abandonment attended by John Branscom, MTA Environmental Coordinator.  The facility is now heated by natural gas and there was no new UST installation.

   I have found no record of evidence of a discharge being reported during the abandonment.  Being a consumptive-use UST facility no Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required.  The location is suburban-rural commercial use adjacent to the MTA southbound lane and is served by municipal water.

P-1046-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a damaged transformer.  The oil in the transformer contained less than 1 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil and other debris were removed for disposal.  I followed-up on the report and found the clean-up to be satisfactory.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-129-2013*DEP received notification of a release approximately 2 cups of anti-freeze onto bare ground from heavy equipment.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-135-2013*3/14/13 1305 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to the ground and snow from a leaking fitting on an excavator operated by Cianbro on the Central Maine Power right of way of off  Deer Run Road in Greene. The spill location on the right of way was near structure 320 on section 3025. The oil was collected with absorbents and the oil impacted soil and snow was removed. The oily debris was disposed of by Cianbro through Clean Harbors. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-163-2013*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the gravel drive surface of the residence during a delivery of oil. The release occurred during a fill up of the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank at the residence and was caused by a mechanical failure on the oil pump delivery system. Released oil impacted the gravel driveway surface. .57 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal

Field screening of the remaining soils by the DEP indicate levels below applicable recommended guidelines.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.







I-46-2013*Irving Woodlands reported a spill of 2-5 gallon of diesel fuel as a result of a faulty nozzle on a refueling tank. The nearest storm water ditch is about 150 feet away and TNT Company personnel dumped a bucket load of wood chips on the spill to soak it up and prevent the spilled fuel from migrating to a stormwater ditch.  The TNT crew cleaned up the spill with wood chips and sorbent pads, scooped up with a bucket loader.  Oily debris was disposed of through the company's oily waste disposal contractor.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-149-2013*On 2/22/2013 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of motor oil from a vehicle on Route 1 due to a blown motor.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-150-2013*On 2/23/13 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a car leaking oil in the Hannaford parking lot on Route 25.  They cleaned up the oil with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-151-2013*On 2/23/13 I received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting a tractor trailer truck on fire in Kennebunk.   A tractor trailer truck entering the service plaza at Mile 24 North on the Maine Turnpike hit a guardrail and then another parked truck causing a fire.  Diesel fuel from the truck could be seen burning on the road surface.  I spoke with a member of the Kennebunk Fire Department on scene.  The fire was out at the time of my call.  I asked him what remained of the diesel fuel after the fire was out and he reported only sheen remained.  I did not respond.  No further action required.
P-1042-2012*November 15, 2012, Gorham Fire Department reported a 5 gallon bucket of hydraulic oil was spilled in the South Street rotary in Gorham.

The Fire Department applied speedy dry to the road surface and removed the bucket and speedy dry.

I responded to the scene. No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1041-2012*November 30, 2012, Brunswick Fire Department reported a gasoline spill from a pick-up truck on River Road in Brunswick.

The pick-up truck hit a deer which punctured a hole in the gasoline tank. The driver of the truck drove for approximately 4 miles on River Road before he ran out of gas and then realizing he had made a trail of gasoline on the road.

The Fire Department investigated the scene and determined that the gasoline would evaporate. Over 12 hours the scene was closely monitored and the gasoline evaporated.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-1040-2012*November 16, 2012, Downeast Energy reported a #2 oil spill at 14 Gurnett Road in Brunswick.

Dave Liem of Downeast Energy explained that while he was disconnecting the hose from the fill pipe, less than half a gallon of #2 oil dripped from the hose to the ground. Speedy dry was applied to recover the oil.

I spoke to the property owner, Brian Shibles and he was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-84-2013*DEP received notification of a leaking drill rig which released approximately 1 cups of hydraulic oil onto wetland protection mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-40-2013*On 2/25/2013, a Huber Engineered Woods employee noticed an odd odor. Upon further investigation, he found a small pinhole leak in the outlet expansion joint and shut the valves off to isolate the pump. The joint was attached to thermal pump M759.00 which had released an estimated 20 gallons of thermal oil into the concrete basin. The spill was cleaned up by Allen's Environmental Services, and the thermal oil was mixed with wood chips and then burned through Huber's furnace. The joint was replaced and the pump is scheduled for replacement in the near future. No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-113-2013*There was a problem while transfering diesel fuel. Less than 1 pint was lost to the ground. It was cleaned up by excavation and brought to Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal. A oily debris letter was provided for disposal of soil. No further Response action is needed.
P-142-2013*On 2/21/13 I received a call from Mark Espeaingnette of Pinetree Waste reporting a burst hydraulic line on one of their trash trucks in Brunswick.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-29-2013*On 1/9/2013 I received a call from John Branscom reporting a 3 gallon spill of diesel fuel.  A plow truck was refueling and the nozzle was not fully placed into the tank of the truck, causing spillage.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-162-2013*On 2/28/13 I received a call from James Morin of Burns & McDonnell reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from a burst hydraulic line on a drill rig in Gorham.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.  See attached report for additional details.
P-84-2013*On 1/29/2013 I received a call from Jordan Wilson of Savage Safe Handling reporting a 5 gallon spill of bleach at their facility in Auburn.  A recently loaded tank truck leaked the bleach out of the top dome of the truck due to a poorly seated gasket when it was being moved.  The spill went to secondary containment and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.  See attached report for additional details.
P-141-2013*On 2/19/2013, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Androscoggin County Sherriff's office reporting a garage fire with oil spillage in Mechanic Falls.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, firefighters were finishing extinguishing the fire.  The fire started when gasoline was spilled in the garage while repairing a snowmobile.  There was a 275 gallon above ground storage tank (AST) located inside the garage as well.  The tank had recently been filled.  Due to the extreme heat in the fire, the plastic tank gauge melted allowing some oil to "boil" out of the top of the tank.  I believe some also came out the vent pipe which vented outside.  The gasoline and heating oil ran out into the driveway on the run-off from the firefighting effort.  The fire department had used foam with water to extinguish the fire.  The fire department had placed sorbent pads down on the run-off water in effort to contain the spilled oil.  I believe much of what spilled was consumed in the fire.  I left the sorbent pads in place overnight, and returned in the morning to remove them.

The following day, I picked up the spent sorbent pads and evaluated the amount of fuel remaining in the AST.  There was 38" of oil remaining in the tank which is nearly full.  This confirmed that very little fuel oil had spilled.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-47-2013*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Foreman Mark Albert reported a spill of 5-6 gallons of hydraulic oil that occurred on Route 11 in Wallagrass. The spill was the result of a failed hydraulic hose on a backhoe while doing road ditch work.  MDOT crews quickly applied sorbent materials to the spill.  Some of the spill was soaked up by the snow around the spill.  An MDOT crew picked up the oily debris and handled disposal to an approved facility. No further action is needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1-2013*A lube oil reservoir became overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of lube oil from a locomotive to track ballast.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation for off-site disposal.
P-6-2013*An oil delivery company called to report they witnessed contaminated soil below the fill of an indoor aboveground storage tank.  The contamination was incidental and likely a result of poor workmanship during filling with a five gallon can.  No clean up was pursued. No further action required.
P-12-2013*A motor vehicle collided with a tractor trailer truck which punctured its saddle tank initiating a release of diesel fuel.  Product impacted the paved roadway before the gash was plugged by the fire department.  Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product while Department personnel transferred unspilled fuel to other tank.  Once the initial application of sorbent pads and speedy dry was picked up, sand was applied to the roadway to reduce travel hazard.  A small quantity of contaminated soil remains along the shoulder of the break down lane; its removal was not warranted. No further action required.
P-13-2013*The seam of a processing tank failed which resulted in the discharge of 450 gallons of sulfuric acid to secondary containment.  No personal injury or release to the environment occurred. Spilled product was recovered with a vacuum truck then the secondary containment was decontaminated.  See attached AR-1 and NRC Report.
P-19-2013*In the wee early hours of the morning, C& R Trucking failed to negotiate the very steep hill of Maple Ridge Road as it intersects with Route 117.  The load being transported was 80,000 pounds of scrap commercial metal.  The accident took the rig through the guardrail, straight down a 12-foot drop-off with two large culverts, pitching the trailer over and launching the cargo over a vast area.  This was strewn on the ice of the stream and along the left bank, up to an estimated 50 ft X 75 ft area.  The rig was partially fetched up on the culverts, however, the saddle tanks were seriously damaged in the plunge over the rip rap.  The cab broke through the ice and was partially submerged with significant amount of engine fluids eddied in the frame and between culverts.

Multiple stakeholders were involved developing a cleanup plan, schedule, and execution of said plan (Maine Departments of Environmental Protection, Inland Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, local official, abutters, and insurance companies).  Special consideration for the local smelt run was a concern to minimize any ancillary stresses.

A local contractor, Searle's, was hired to complete the removal and Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired to clean up contamination. The triage of liquid contaminants retrieval/removal was done immediately with EPI's vacuum truck, and sorbent pads around the truck cab.  The cab and trailer were recovered that day.

There was some disparity amongst officials as to which way the water flowed beneath the ice (i.e., was this an inlet or outlet for the lake).  To get a better understanding of flow, my colleague, John Luongo, assisted me with assessing conditions on the other side of the culvert using an ice auger.  He drilled several holes through the ice and we looked for oil/fuel sheen, or any indication of flow.  We surmised the flow was through the culverts towards the lake.

The majority of scrap removal was completed without my direct observation, somewhat earlier in the morning than mutually understood.  There was scrap remaining and landscaping that needed to be completed.  This was scheduled for spring after the ice melt and smelt run.  The scene was monitored for oil/fuel outbreaks and entrapment throughout the season.

After completion of the scrap removal and landscape work, the site cleanup was deemed satisfactory and no detrimental consequences have been reported.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-21-2013*The owner of tenant occupied single family residence called to report his tenant was claiming to have lost a significant quantity of kerosene from his aboveground storage tank(AST).  A site visit was conducted and there was no evidence to support the claim.  The conclusion was derived from inspecting the tank, piping and surrounding landscape.  Also, light snow had fallen and any spill would have turned the snow pink.  The site was visited again in the spring and the original assessment was re-confirmed.  Of note, there was an AST on site whose legs had sunk into the ground and was very unstable.  Only approximately two gallons were in the tank but the property owner was told to remove the remaining fuel to eliminate a spill potential.  No further action required.
P-23-2013*A weld cracked on a power grid transformer.  This transformer is one of multiple within this substation with a capacity of 4,000 gallons of mineral oil; approximately forty gallons is believed to have been released.  Oil coated one side of the unit as it traveled vertically across its ancillary parts towards the ground.  The concrete pad below the unit also became coated in oil before it ran off both sides impacting the surrounding gravel.  After the transformer was taken off line, its parts were wiped down by a private contractor and attempts were made to recover oil off the pad. The limiting factor was this transformer is approximately 400sqft in area and only six inches of the ground so accessing the middle was challenging.  During this time, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  One side of the transformer was affected minimally, resulting in the removal of only a few yards of material identified by field screening.  The other side was impacted more severely. Soil was removed down to the footer for the pad.  Ultimately, the hole was 3' deep, 5' wide and 20' long, accounting for the footprint of the footer.  The bottom two inches of soil at the end of the footer was still saturated but once we reached its extent, the potential for compromising the integrity of the this massive, expensive structure took precedence over the contamination so the excavation was ceased.  This property is also vast so the potential for impacting off site receptors is limited.  No further response action is required at this time.
P-24-2013*A lift pump leaked approximately one half gallon of heating oil to a painted cement basement floor.  According the report, no other items were impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials after the leak was repaired. No further action required.
A-110-2013*On 2/19/13, 1335 hours, Steve Whitcomb from H O Bouchard Trucking reported that 2 quarts of #6 oil had been spilled to the snow in a tank containment when the delivery driver disconnected a hose from the truck after delivering oil to the Sappi Mill. The spill was contained in the tank containment area and was cleaned up by H O Bouchard. No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-32-2013*2/15/13 Received a spill report from Shawn Bugbee, Seven Islands forester.  A spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred from a busted hydraulic hose on a feller buncher during wood harvest operations.  When the hose broke the feller buncher operator turned the machine off to stop the flow and changed the hose.  The oil was soaked up with oil spill pads and the oil soaked snow was shoveled into some buckets.  They used oil spill pads and oil soaked snow were placed in some empty five gallon pails and returned to the contractor's garage to melt the snow and then it was properly disposed of.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-33-2013*Irving Woodlands reported a spill of 3-5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a loose fitting on a loader in the Big Twenty Township, off of the Landry Road.  An Irving contractor crew picked up most of spilled oil with spill sorbent pads.  Some oil soaked into the snow on the road surface an estimated 300 feet to the nearest brook.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-71-2013*January 23, 2013, Brunswick Fire Department reported a diesel leak from a truck on 8 Gurnet Road in Brunswick.

The Fire Department explained that the fuel line broke on the truck and leaked approximately 4 gallons of diesel onto pavement in a parking lot. Speedy dry was applied to the surface.

I responded to the Fire Department the next day to pick up the contaminated speedy dry and dispose of it.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-78-2013*January 27, 2013, L.L. Bean reported a diesel spill in the parking lot of their distribution center in Freeport.

Norman Wilot explained that one of their trucks had a fuel line leak. Approximately 1 gallon of diesel leaked onto pavement. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and removed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-79-2013*January 26, 2013, Brunswick Fire Department reported a spill of K-1 in the parking lot of Hannaford at 35 Elm Street in Brunswick.

Brunswick FD explained that a bucket had dumped over in a person's vehicle and leaked from the back of the truck onto the paved parking lot. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and removed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-124-2013*On 2/26/13, Robert Brown, from Downeast Energy, reported that an estimated 2 ounces of #2 heating oil had leaked to a painted concrete basement floor from a loose furnace nozzle fitting. He reported that it had all been cleaned up. I contacted the home owner's son, Mark Camerom, who had reported it to Downeast Energy. He reported that there were no oil vapor problems. I asked him to contact me if oil vapors did become a problem.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-123-2013*On 2/26/13, 1430 hours, Gus Libby, from Colby College, reported that maintenance workers found a small transmission fluid spill from an unknown vehicle in the parking lot near the physical plant and athletic building. Workers used speedy dry and absorbent pads to collect the spill. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-127-2013*On 2/27/13, 1700 hours, Paul Gurski from Dead River Company reported the possibility that over 100 gallons of #2 heating oil had spilled into a basement from a heating oil tank in Skowhegan. I met Paul on site. He reported that the tank had been filled twice in the past two months and was empty again which was unusual for this account. They had found a weeping fitting at the filter and some staining around the tank on the concrete floor but no indication that the system had leaked the amount of oil missing had leaked to the basement floor. I saw no evidence of the system having a massive leak although the relatives of the elderly owner had done work on the system for her and there were loose fittings weeping. It was suspected by the owner's daughter and son in law that another relative could have taken the oil from the tank. I helped them clean-up the stained concrete and I installed an air cleaning unit in the living area upstairs to remove oil vapors. The air cleared in a week and the air cleaner was removed. The area is on public water and sewer.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-43-2013*3/1/13 16:15 Received a call from Cecil Hafford, Inspector w/ Maine Solid Fuel Board, regarding a spill that occurred due to poor workmanship by an apprentice working under Dan Ferris.  Apparently a fuel filter on an outside above ground oil storage tank (AST) was not properly seated/installed and the filter leaked about .25 gallon of #2 oil.  The AST was located underneath Ms. Bartucca mobile home in a crawl space.  The leak from the filter was caught by plastic/poly sheet underneath the mobile home and also by a container placed under the filter.  Mr. Hafford responded to the site via a citizen complaint filed by Ms. Bartucca against the work done by Ferris's employee.  He worked with Mr. Ferris to rectify the poor workmanship and to clean up the small spilled #2 on the poly sheet and put a new filter on the AST.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
A-114-2013*A loaded logging truck lost traction and slid backward down an ice covered dirt road. This caused it to slide off the shoulder of the road and tip onto its driver's side. This allowed the vented diesel fuel tank caps to leak. The crossover valve was shut off to minimize liquids lost. In the process of the truck rolling onto its side the cap for the hydraulic tank came off. The driver was able to spin the cap back on with minimal liquids lost. Once the Fire Department arrived, the cap was tightened with force to stop any further leakage.

I arrived on scene and grounded the diesel tanks. They were full so I could not open the caps for pumping procedures. I told the truck owner that I would have to drill holes into the tops of the tanks in order to pump them out. He understood and gave me his blessing to do so. A total of 160 gallons was recovered from the tanks, and brought back to Jay where the owner had me pump it into drums and a waste oil burner.

On 2/22/2013, after the truck was righted and removed, a scene assessment was done. There were some spots of oily snow that needed to be removed. A plan was made to return the following day to remove the snow, as a snow storm was projected for that Sunday.

On 2/23/2013, we used drums and hand shovels to remove the oily snow. A total of  6 drums were used for oily snow recovery. They were brought back to the owner's garage in Jay to melt. I provided the owner with three companies to call for assistance in disposing of the oily liquids.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-132-2013*A leaking seal released 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid to a concrete pit. The release was due to a ripped seal in the hydraulic system. The elevator had to be hoisted with a crane and secured prior to pumping the liquid from the concrete sump. Once the area was secured, a transfer pump was used to remove the oil from the pit and put into a 275 gallon plastic tote. A surfactant was used to clean the pit after the majority of the oil was removed. A site visit was made to make sure the sump did not drain to any waterways. No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-133-2013*A small spill was found while servicing Mr. Raven's boiler. A loose bleeder screw was found to be the cause. The oil had leaked onto a piece of plywood, which soaked it up. The oily materials were removed and disposed of. No site visit was made. No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
I-41-2013*On March 4, 2013 Luigi Pizzuti received a report of a leaking indoor above ground storage tank (AST) from Daigle Oil Co. (DOC). The tank had still had 130 gals of #2 fuel oil but released 30 gals. of fuel onto the basement's concrete floor. On quick inspection, Lou felt DOC's could handle the gross clean up. The spill was then turned over to me (Jesse Clark) at the beginning of the work day.

Before my arrival DOC had placed absorbent pads, speedy-dry and washed the floor with Simple Green. Further cleaning, deconstruction, and some debris removal were necessary. Soderberg construction was hired to finish the cleaning process. Several pieces of contaminated wood, cardboard and other various items had to be removed. Also two contaminated wooden floor supports were removed and replaced with metal support beams. A radon fan was installed in a basement window to reduce vapor concentration.

On March 5, 2013 second day of cleaning due to the condition of the concrete floor. A poly barrier was put in place to aid in vapor containment.

On March 23, 2013  PID readings from the ventilation fan 3.5 PPM and the McGill's have not noticed any vapors.

On April 5, 2013  PID readings from the ventilation fan and found no change in VOCs (3.5 PPM).

On May 30, 2013 removed the poly barrier, washed the floor a 3rd time , and removed the water with a wet/dry vac. The residents replaced their old tank without monetary compensation from DEP. A new tank and fuel line has been installed.

On June 7, 2013 floor was still a little damp due to wet weather but VOCs below 1ppm. I left the fan in to help dry the floor.  The fan has been removed.

No further action should be required by Response Services at this time.

P-140-2013*On 2/19/13 I received a call from Chief Bridges of the York Beach Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill from a dump truck rollover on Route 1 in York.  Chief Bridges reported the area was served by public water.  I responded the following morning.  I did not observe any recoverable gasoline in the area of the accident location.  No clean up was conducted, no further action required.
I-18-2013*On 1/28/13, I received a spill report from Tim Cyr, Trucking Supervisor at Irving Woodlands, LLC.  The spill of 3-5 gallons of diesel fuel was the result of an overfill of a fuel tank on one of their cranes.  The spill occurred when the crane operator was filling his fuel tank and wasn't paying attention, resulting in the overfill.  The spill happened in a turn around on the woods road surface area.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The spill pads were placed in a bag and brought to Brad's Garage in Fort Kent.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-176-2013*Discharge was the result of damaged or loose fuel injector line on an oil delivery truck.   The largest amount of diesel fuel released was in the driveway of 54 Garden Street, Old Orchard, ME, although some fuel was sprayed down Garden Street itself.

By the time I arrived, the driveway had been cleaned using sorbents and the truck was in the process of being towed away.  There was a stain of oil running down Garden Street, but nothing was recoverable.  No further action required.
B-73-2013*On 2/14/13, John Vanaltyne, of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), called to report a 25 gallon spill at the entered location. The cause of the spill was not clear. DOT personnel suspected a vandal opened a valve on the fuel pod, although the Sheriff investigating the spill found no evidence of vandalism. Whatever the cause, the spill resulted in approximately 25 gallons of diesel being spilled over a 400-500 square foot area of gravel driveway. DOT personnel used a front end loader to scrape up 15.89 tons of contaminated gravel and transported it to Juniper Ridge Landfill for proper disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-68-2013*On 3-19-13 a call came in from renter Scott Chasse stating he could smell fuel oil in his apartment's basement.  Landlord was informed of the possible spill and thought it was fictitious report. It was determined that the report was false on visual inspection. No further action required of response services.
B-102-2013*        At 0912 hours on 3/14/13, Mr. William (BJ) Dicker reported a spill at his residence due to a leaking supply line.  The supply line had a pinhole leak in it which would spray oil out when the supply line was active.  I cleaned the concrete floor and removed some oil from the sump.  I then laid down Moleculoc on the areas I cleaned and then pads over it.  Vapors were initially between 2-3 parts per million (ppm), observed with a photoionization meter (PID), upstairs in the living area and 5-10 ppm in the basement.  After completing the cleaning and other work, PID readings in the living area were mostly around 1 ppm and the cellar was 2-5 ppm.  A fan was left in case the owner wanted to vent the cellar but since the basement is not air tight and it is supposed to drop into the teens tonight we decided against operating the vent tonight.
        Darian Higgins, Responder for Maine DEP, visited the site the following day due to my involvement at another spill site.  Mr. Higgins cleaned up some additional fuel spillage due to the owner starting the furnace in the morning in order to have hot water.  The vent was also made operational.  The supply line was replace later in the day by an oil contractor.
        Additional visits to the house indicated no further vapor issues.  No further action by Response expected.
B-98-2013*At 1120 hours on 3/10/13, Mr. Pierre Riguier of the Maine Department of Transportation reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a Bobcat skid steer.   They were working on the Leighton Bridge when it happened.  The spill occurred at approximately 0910 on 3/8/13.  Absorbent pads were used to soak up the oil.  DOT hauled the pads to their Baileyville shop for disposal.  The hose on the bobcat was replaced.  No further action by Response services expected.
A-157-2013*3/19/13 1155 Mark Sprague from Bridgewater Farm Supply reported that one of their trucks had spilled an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Sappi Mill wood chip yard when a hose failed the day before. The spill was contained and collected with the readily available wood chips in the area. The oiled wood chips were collected and sent to the mill boiler for disposal. I reminded Mark that oil spills should be reported within two hours. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-90-2013*At 1147 hours on 3/2/13, Mr. Tom Tardiff of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad reported a 300 gallon spill from a locomotive which had a fuel filter fail on it.  The spill occurred near their fueling platform.  The oil flowed under the ice onto water.  The ballast and soil was frozen. Oil spread out over approximately a 120 foot length along the track onto top of the water.  The ice was broken to allow Clean Harbors access to the oil.  They used two vacuum trucks to remove oil/water, ice and some contaminated ballast.  Approximately 300 gallons of oil/water and 3.09 tons of contaminated material was removed.  The 300 gallons of oily water was hauled to Clean Harbors Rummery Road facility and the 3.09 tons of contaminated soil, water and oil was hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  Some pads were left for a few days to recover a couple gallons of oil missed by the initial site work.  No further work expected by Response Services.
I-69-2013*3/21/13 I received an e-mailed spill report on a 2-5 gallons spill of diesel as a result of overfilling wood harvesting equipment in T08 R05-06. The spill occured on the gravel road in the middle of a turn-around.  Irving's contractor crew cleaned the spill of diesel up with spill pads and shovels. Spill debris was put into a 5 gallon can.  The oily debris was loaded into a pick-up and hauled to a contractor's Place of Buisness (POB) for disposal.  No action is required by MDEP Response Services at this time.
I-49-2013*On 3-1-2013, at 8:00 AM, an employee at Twin Rivers Paper Company was collecting an alum sample from the bond alum storage tanks. As the employee opened the valve to collect a sample, the PVC line broke and allowed the alum to spill. The sample collection line and tote station hook are connected to a DP cell that measures Alum levels in the tank. The line broke flush to the tank, so there was no way to stop the flow until the level in the tank was below the broken line.

The waste treatment operator was immediately called. He started neutralizing the alum with caustic, but had to start a second caustic pump because of the quantity of alum going to sewer. At 8:20 AM, a decision was made to open the gate valve to the backup clarifier since the caustic pumps were barely keeping up with neutralizing the alum being spilled to the sewer.  An alum recirculation pump was started to equalize the level in the #2 alum tanks and to reduce the amount of alum being spilled.  The alum diverted to the backup clarifier will be neutralized and processed through the treatment plant.

The broken valve and line were repaired the same day and a second brace was installed for extra support. The new brace was welded to a steel support post.

The spill was originally reported to Bill Sheehan then to Lee Thomas, both with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. For further details, see attached report.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-50-2013*On March 6, 2013, I went to a home located at 68 Lakeside Road in Plaisted (Eagle Lake), Maine to conduct an asbestos survey with a contractor.  The home is vacant and is slated for demolition sometime this spring.  While walking up the driveway to enter the home, I smelled the odor of fuel oil coming from the garage.  Upon investigation, I discovered that the fuel lines running from the fuel tank to the furnace had been disconnected and fuel oil had spilled onto the garage floor.  The fuel tank was empty. The oil had spread across the concrete floor to the two garage doors.    I also found a small plastic tote containing approximately 1.5 gallons of fuel oil in the garage.  The contractor told me that the caretaker for the home said he had someone who wanted to purchase the fuel tank.  The contractor did not know who unhooked the fuel lines and removed the fuel from the tank, but he would contact the caretaker to find out.  The home is located less than 200 feet from the shoreline of Eagle Lake.

On March 7, 2013, I received a call from the demolition contractor stating that he had cleaned up the spilled fuel oil and oil in the plastic tote today.  He will notify me when he plans to start demolition of the house so that it can be checked for any further contamination issues.  Any further Response services action is contingent upon property owner contacting MDEP during demolition work if need arises.
I-48-2013*3/5/13 I received a call from Craig Morneault, Daigle Oil (DOC) Service Manager in Fort Kent.  One of their fuel delivery drivers, Benjy Jandreau was filling an inside above ground storage tank (AST) and could not hear the vent whistle very well.  The vent line filled and some product spilled onto the ground outside as well as on the inside AST and onto a finished/polished concrete basement floor.  DOC's crews used spill pads and sorbent powders to soak up the spilled oil (about a gallon).  Crew used simple green to wash down the siding of the house and the inside AST and concrete floor surfaces.  The homeowner opened up the outside bilco basement door and placed a fan near the entrance.  Craig will follow-up with homeowner to ensure that he is satisfied with the clean-up and if there are any odor nuisance issues.  Craig said that he did not need DEP Response Services assistance at this time.


 No further action is anticipated by MDEP Response.

P-177-2013*The discharge resulted when a truck tipped over, damaging a valve on the hydraulic tank and subsequently releasing hydraulic oil onto the ground and into a drainage area.  The oil was collected with sorbents pads, with a small amount of  contaminated soil being removed. Franki Delaney followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-51-2013*3/7/13 Received a call and follow-up spill report by Brent Mckeen of Huber Engineered Woods, regarding a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hydraulic hose on the boom of the mill's log loader.  Huber crews used wood fines and sawdust on top of the spilled oil to soak up the oil.  Allen's Environmental Services vacuum truck was contracted to vacuum up the oil that had puddled up.  All oily debris was staged in the hog fuel storage area and fed into the mill's hog fuel boiler per license conditions.  The hydraulic hose on the boom loader was replaced with a new four wire hose and fitting.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-52-2013*On March 10, 2013, Jim Gramlich tracked down an anonymous complaint to 714 Patten Road (Route 11) in Patten.  He found that ice which fell from the roof of a trailer hit and pushed a poorly installed filter protection through the oil line on a 275 gal above ground storage tank (AST).  The resident stated that the spill occurred about ten days ago and he was using a temporary 5 gallon can as an oil supply.  Approximately 100 gallons of kerosene leaked about 25 feet from the renter's well.

3/11/13 Jim Gramlich transferred responding to this spill to Lee Thomas. I (Lee Thomas) traveled to the site @ 10:00 on 3/11/13.  I contacted the property owner, Tom Mullen, and informed him that I was enroute to the spill site and would do a size up the situation and contact him regarding a plan to clean-up the spill.

I met with Lenny & Patty, renters of the mobile home at the spill site. I Discussed the need to excavate/remove the contaminated soils to protect the home's nearby private well (25 ft.+- from the AST spill) and also to minimize oil vapors from impacting the indoor air quality of the home.  I told Lenny I would contact the homeowners regarding clean up.  I spoke with Mr. Mullen and informed him of the need to clean up the oil contaminated soils to protect the home's well and interior air space from vapors.  I also discussed the need to move the AST to get at the spill site and  re-locating the AST to the gable end on the mobile home to prevent future damage to the storage tank/filter and line.  Mr. Mullen requested that I contact Bates fuels to have them do work related to the AST.  I contacted Bates Fuels, Inc. and requested assistance to disconnect the AST in preparations for moving it.  I also told him MDEP would be bringing down temporary 35 gallon oil storage tank for connecting to the mobile home's furnace.

I contacted Nelson and hired them to begin the excavation of the contaminated soils on Tuesday March 12.  I called Judy Mullen and provided her with an update as to the proposed clean-up plan. She said to do what needed to be done. I explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund (GWF) application process and program and told her I would be mailing her an application.

3/12/13 I met on-site with Mac Thorton of Nelson Construction and discussed clean-up action plan.  Mark Hartin of Bates Fuels connected the temporary DEP fuel tank and disconnected and drained the oil damaged fuel line to the mobile home AST.  The AST was moved and contractor began the excavation.  During the excavation along the northern edge alongside the mobile home a 55 gallon drum was uncovered that was plumbed from the trailer with a black plastic hose.  This appeared to be an old gray water system to handle the wash water.  The drum was pumped off and removed a nd the excavation continued.  During the excavation, kerosene was weeping into the excavation along the side walls.  At the end of the day the excavation was approximately 15 feet long (north - south) and about 10 feet wide (east-west) and was 3 feet deep and had encountered a clay/fine soil layer at that depth.  I requested that a tarp be placed over the excavation area to minimize odor generation adjacent to the mobile home.  I placed several sorbent pads on free product (K-1) floating on about 8 -10" of water coming into the hole.

Work was not conducted on the site on 3/13 due to rain.

3/14/13 Jesse Clark was on scene to oversee the excavation. Allen's Environmental Services was hired to vacuum out the excavation's oily water that had accumulated over the past 36 hours.  I spoke with Mr. Mullen and provided him with an update regarding the clean-up plan work to date.

Jesse Clark checked on the recovery well several days and found it to be working properly, however little free product was located.

4/18/13 I visited the site and checked the recovery well.  The well had about 4 feet of water in it.  No oil smell or free product or sheen was evident, pads floating
P-190-2013*Received a call from Jim Lafontaine regarding the discovery of a weeping bleeder screw on his filter assembly for his heating system.  He had closed the valves to alleviate any further discharge, but was concerned with what had been released.  He was fairly certain he had not lost much kerosene if any, but was concerned for his well.

I met with Mr. Lafontaine and determined the discharge to be minor.  There was only small patch of moss, on a patio block, under the filter that had any evidence of oil, and it was only a slight odor.  There was nothing on the ground on either side of the block supporting the assumption that the discharge was minor and confined to the moss on the block.  Mr. Lafontaine was to contact me if he observed any oil, or large patches of dead grass.  No further response action anticipated.
B-65-2013*2.12.13 Mr. Mulholland reported a #2 fuel oil leak at the entered location.  Mulholland estimated the spill to be about 70 to 100 gallons.  I responded to the spill and observed free phase oil in the facinity of the outdoor 275 gallon supply tank and where it had migrated across and down one side of the drive way.  The frozen ground and ice conditions prevented the oil from penatrating the ground.  I hired Clean Harbors of Maine to vactor up the oil impacted snow and ice.  I also hired a local contractor to excavate out the impacted snow from along side the drive way.  The cause of the spill was ice build up around the filter during a recent weather event.

This property is adjacent Mulholland's main residence.  The impacted property is a rental mobil home.  Oil did not migrate under the trailer to cause indoor air wquality issues.  Imited to no soil impact observed.  The tank was removed and replaced under the DEP tank replacement program.

No further Response action anticipated.  7.5.13 report/nt.
B-104-2013*On March 14, 2013 Tim Hoover at Bangor International Airport reported a one gallon JET A spill at the General Aviation Ramp.  The spill was caused when a valve in the aircraft fuel system failed to close completely.  BIA personnel used sobent pads to cleanup the spilled material.

No further action is expected.
A-145-2013*On 3-11-13, Mathew from Tidewater Oil reported a fuel oil leak from an unprotected copper oil line. The spill was located at 92 Borough Road in the town of Searsmont and is owned by Tracy Wheelden.  I made a site visit the next morning. We removed the copper line, and brought it outside to find the exact leak location. I determined the leak to be from corrosion of the copper line. Oil had leaked from the oil line into/onto the dirt floor. The tank was old and out of compliance. I hired ENPRO, an environmental cleanup firm, to remove material from the basement. Next, the oil contaminated soil was removed via a vactor. Because of the supporting structures the excavation resembled a trench. A drainage pipe and sump were installed to collect any additional oil that may leach into the excavated trench. I checked on this site several more times and no additional oil leached into the drain and sump.

This site has been referred to Technical Services for additional remedial activities such as water sampling.  No addition action from Response Services is expected at this time.

A-131-2013*On 3/1/13, Melissa Cannon, from AECOM Engineering, reported that laboratory analysis detected benzo(a)pyrene at .05 mg/kg in a soil sample taken during geo probing at 5 to 6.5 feet depth in preparation for underground tanks replacement at the Cumberland Farms in Winthrop. They reported that a full site assessment will be done when the removal occurs.

I went to the site during the tank removal and only low levels of contamination was reported. There was a need to control water in the excavation. The water was contained in a frac-tank and treated before being pumped off.  Soil not able to be used on the site was disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corporation in Eliot.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-158-2013*3/20/13 1337 Gus Libby from Colby College reported that maintenance workers found a small gasoline spill from an unknown vehicle on the steam plant access road. Workers used speedy dry and absorbent pads to collect the spill. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-159-2013*It was anonymously reported that This and That Auto in Turner was discharging or dumping used automotive fluids to the ground. A site visit was made to see if this was in fact true. Once on sight it was evident that this was an automotive grave yard, with about 100 junk cars in a fenced area. It is a business, however no one was there at the time. I called and left a message for Jesse Walker the business owner, to call me back concerning the anonymous tip.
I then called the Turner Town Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to get some more information on the shop. Roger Williams CEO of Turner knew the shop very well. He stated that This and That Auto was a reputable shop. And had current licenses to take and recycle automobiles. He was also a licensed whole sale's for parts. He also noted that the building lot is located on top of the old Turner landfill. This and That Auto also uses a waste oil burner and recycles his oils in that way. He also went on to elaborate about an ongoing civil dispute between Jesse Walker and his neighbors concerning a right of way.
No further Response action needed.
P-30-2013*I responded to a tractor trailer accident on Washington Avenue in Auburn.  The truck had lost control in the slippery conditions and jacknifed into the median, puncturing a saddle tank in the process.  The Auburn Public Works Department had brought buckets and drums ot the site and were draining the diesel fuel in the tank.  When the tank was empty and truck moved I padded up a small amount of spileed fuel. There remained some contaminated snow and soil in the median, however given the location the impact would be minimum and no sensitive receptors were in the vicinity.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
P-31-2013*Approximately 1 pint of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released by a homeowner while filling the outside aboveground storage tank of the residence with a 5 gallon fuel jug. The released oil impacted the underlying snow. Downeast Energy subsequently arrived to the residence to fill the tank and observed / reported the spill to the DEP. DEP personnel contacted the homeowner and she indicated that she would remove and dispose of the released oil.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-34-2013*Tim Norwood of Down East Energy called to report an overfill at the aforementioned address approximately two hours ago.  The weather conditions were sleet, and freezing rain.  Upon arrival at the log cabin mansion (enormous log cabin)  a faint odor and some discoloration of the decorative crushed stone beneath the fill pipe was observed.  No contact was established with a care taker or the owner, however, in a phone conversation with Norwood, it was learned the care taker would check the inside conditions and report any anomalies.  I again called the homeowner and left a voice mail message asking him to call if there were any problems.  No return call was received, leaving me to believe there was no or a very minor release inside the home (basement) and the oil company and care taker cleaned up.

Based on the lack of a reply from the home owner, the oil company assurance the matter would be handled appropriately, the observed external release was minor, (some stained crushed rock hardscape) and immaculately landscaped property, the spill condition will undoubtedly be corrected as soon as possible.  Based on the observations made and lack of communication from the owner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services anticipates no further action at this time.
P-39-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of corrosion of the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted vegetation and water from the flooded sump under the transformer were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-40-2013*Citizen complaint of strange odor inside residence. DEP personnel responded to the location, inspected the residence for the presence of oil or hazardous materials, and did not observe any indication of a release. The house is heated with an oil fired hot air furnace. The oil tank and piping appeared to be in good condition with no leaks. No visual or olfactory indications of a potential release could be detected. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to screen air inside the residence and no elevated readings were observed on the PID.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-42-2013*
1/15/13: Dead River Co. (DRC) oil company reported a small, 2 teaspoon, oil leak reported to them by a customer from the home's inside, residential, consumptive-use heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  DRC reported a seep around the filter to soil below the tank.  The site is a vacation residence, served by private water, and the homeowner primarily lives in Delaware.  DRC reported they fixed the leak and cleaned up the leaked oil; DRC did not specify if DRC maintenance was responsible for the leak.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.
P-47-2013*A caller reported a gasoline spill along the roadway in the neighborhood of Prospect/Summer Streets, Topsham, ME.  Upon responding, there was visual staining of oil along the roads, not gasoline, but possibly hydraulic oil, brake fluid, or motor oil. There was a rainbow sheen with some regularity stop-n-go.  I did run into a Down East Energy (DEE) service pick up.  We stopped and discussed the related complaints.  They had been called too, because they had a propane truck in the neighborhood earlier.  It was inspected and no anomalies/leaks were found.  We spoke with a few residents as the staining was marginally at the foot of their driveways, but no one had any first hand sightings or interactions with a potential source.

Based on the limited staining in an urban neighborhood (served by public and water sewer)  no lingering free product, I concluded my investigation.  With the statements from DEE and no source found, DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-48-2013*It was reported that a strong odor of diesel and a visible sheen of 10 ft. by 100 ft. was flowing by the waterfront park.  Simultaneously, the U S Coast Guard (USCG) was notified.  Upon arrival, the conditions were immediately identifiable at the Kennebec Tavern.  Shortly after, the USCG arrived and we began to look for a most probable source of discharge.

The mooring tender was thought to be the most likely source of the discharge, but no direct link was made.  The current is so swift that swirling conditions in and amongst the pylons, dock and vessel of interest were slowly but steadily dissipating.

With no definitive source identified, it was logged as a mystery sheen.  Based on that collaborated conclusion, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-51-2013*A tank truck rollover caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel to the snow-covered road surface. Oil impacted snow and ice was removed by DEP Personnel for disposal.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-52-2013*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Norway Fire Department. DEP personnel did not respond.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-54-2013*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 2 gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Standish Fire Department. DEP responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-55-2013*A five gallon diesel fuel jug fell off the back of a truck while plowing. The released oil impacted the paved drive surface of the residence. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the truck owner. DEP responded to the scene to inspect.  The cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-56-2013*A ruptured hose on a plow truck caused the release of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved surface. The released oil was dispersed over several miles along Route 1 and could not be cleaned. DEP personnel responded to the location and determined that no cleanup was necessary.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-59-2013*Pan Am Railways called to report the loss or discharge of 3-5 gallons of lube oil along the tracks within the Rigby Yard facility.  The railroad would manage the cleanup and cleanup debris.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received and location and nature of spill, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no additional action.
P-64-2013*In December 2012 and January 2013 I visited this out-of-service, consumptive-use, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility so as to check the removal status and inspect for evidence of discharges.  On 1/23/13, I noted that surficial evidence of the two 4000-gallon tanks (fill pipes, vent pipes and dispensers) had been removed, and the concrete tank pad area dug up a week or less before.  I found no record at the time of evidence of a discharge being reported.  The listed UST removal contractors were Les Wilson and Sons with Chris Wilson as the required Certified Tank Installer, though Mr. Wilson had not signed the removal notice as is required.

The location is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer, and not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  This and the neighboring building are former beverage distributor's warehouses.  As it was a motor fuels UST facility, a Chapter 691 UST Closure Environmental Site Assessment was required and listed as performed by St. Germaine-Collins consultants.  See the UST registration file #3165 and spill reports P-737-1999 and P-435-2004 for additional information.

This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the facility is clean to state satisfaction.  No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-67-2013*Approximately 1 gallon of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside the establishment. The release was caused because the tank was corroded. The oil was released to the ground surface. DEP personnel removed approximately 25 lbs. of oil impacted leaf litter and wood debris for disposal.

Field screening of the remaining soils by the DEP indicate levels below applicable recommended guidelines.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-68-2013*Approximately 1 cup of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of the residence during a delivery of oil. The release occurred during a fill up of the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank at the residence and was caused by a mechanical failure on the oil pump delivery system. Sorbent's were used to wipe the released oil from the driveway surface and disposed of by the delivery company. The owner of the property indicated that the spill had been cleaned up satisfactorily. DEP did not respond.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-70-2013*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by vandals who broke into the house and stole the copper plumbing, including the oil line from the AST. The released oil impacted the interior surfaces of the basement which consisted of concrete floors, walls and items stored in the basement.

The owner of the property contracted an environmental cleanup contractor to clean the interior floor surface using sorbents.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-73-2013*The seal failed on the hose reel of an oil delivery truck which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Response action anticipated.
P-75-2013*  Friday 1/25/13: During visits through the area, I noted that this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility had been out-of-service for an extended period of months.  Stopping in I noted the two dispenser hoses had been removed.  I was able to check two of the three UST's and confirmed the fill pipes were locked as required; the third UST fill was covered in plowed up snow.
   The facility was for sale or lease by calling 800-359-4388 x201, or 610-625-8100.  The facility is sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water, located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and a 1/2 mile or less from a public drinking water well.  See the UST registration file 14442 for further information.  Considering the proximity over an aquifer and known gasoline contamination found during the last UST replacement, I recommend MDEP attendance to any future UST abandonment.
P-76-2013*Approximately 2 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused when the tenants of the property moved out and spilled oil while transferring oil from the tank into containers. The oil was released to the snow and ice covering the ground. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel excavated approximately 75 pounds of oil impacted snow and ice and disposed of the material.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-77-2013*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-82-2013*On 1/29/13, report received from resident of a mystery discharge of oil sheen to the roadway of Carlyle Road and Wellington Street.  No spill source found but suspected to be from a snow plow truck or a trash truck.  I cruised the spill area and noted nothing recoverable so no clean-up was possible and no product to surface water drains noted.  The spill area is dense suburban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-90-2013*
1/31/13: In the evening, Mike Estes of Estes Oil reported a discharge of <1 gallon, discharged out the vent pipe of this residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank facility.  Estes explained the spill was to exterior pavement and nothing reached soil or leaked within the home, basement.  Mike Estes stated they had cleaned up the discharge and did not know the reason for the overfill.  The spill location is a sub-urban residential area.  No Maine DEP response was made at the time, no further questions or concerns were expressed by the homeowner, and no further Response Division actions are planned.
P-91-2013*On Saturday, 2/2/13, through the Maine State Police, the Waterboro Fire Department (WFD) reported a discharge of engine lube oil to the roadway associated with a vehicle accident in the vicinity of McLucas Road.  WFD reported they could handle the spill clean-up.  None of the leak reached surface or ground waters, and there was no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection response.  The discharge location is rural forest and residential use west of Little Ossipee Pond.  No further clean-up nor Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-93-2013*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil to the paved surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Waste Management. DEP personnel did not respond.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-94-2013*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1.5 gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-95-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 1 cups of hydraulic oil was released onto the snow covered ground surface.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-107-2013*Report of small hydraulic oil leak from construction vehicle working on the large combined sewer overflow (CSO) project that had closed Baxter Blvd and part of Payson Park.

2/5/13: I met Sean Milligan of Sargent Corp. who showed me the leak area.  He agreed to have the oiled sand on the pavement swept up and dig up the oiled grass and soil.  We agreed that they could store the oily waste and collect it with other future oil leak waste; then all the waste could go off for disposal together to a licensed facility.  The spill did not reach the nearby Back Cove coastal water.

9/9/13: Now that the CSO project was completed I reached Mr. Milligan who stated that the oiled soil was disposed of with asbestos pipe which all went to a secure landfill; no Bill of Lading or manifest was made available.  On 9/11/13, Mr. Milligan corrected this by advising that the waste was still in their possession and was going to be taken to their Stillwater, ME facility to be disposed of by Clean Harbors along with other waste.  No further Maine DEP actions required at this time.
P-112-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Wednesday 2/6/13: An anonymous caller reported a discharge of heating oil in the gravel driveway of an apartment building at this address from several heating oil tanks that were removed from the property several days before.  I found no record that this alleged discharge had been previously reported to Maine DEP.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   2/6/13: Onsite about 11:00, I noted an oil discharge as described in the gravel driveway of 31 & 33 Adler St., a several story wood apartment building.  I noted the odor of the oil in the air.  Oil soaked speedy-dry clay sorbent was over the spill indicating the responsible party was aware of the discharge and had tried to remediate it.  In the front of the building exiting the basement were several holes that appeared to be former fill and vent pipe locations.  The area is dense residential and commercial use located near the intersection of Portland Street, and served by municipal water and sewer service.
   Next door at 35 Adler St. was a work crew that appeared to be renovating the house. A worker there stated the he was working for the landlord who also owned 31 Adler and that the owner would return shortly.  When the landlord, Mr. Abdul Azimi arrived he explained that the past weekend he and workers had removed the building's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tanks (AST's) . While removing the AST's, they accidently leaked oil from one of the tanks while carrying it out the basement door.  None of the oil appeared to have reached storm drains.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   The site fit a Maine 3.2 Home Heating Oil Tank Discharge Soil Clean-Up response.  Mr. Azimi agreed to attain digging implements and to clean-up the oil spill that day.  I gave him heavy bags to contain the oiled soil and speedy-dry, and advised him he could throw the bags of waste into the dumpster he already had onsite for his building debris.  Several days later I visited the site and noted that oiled waste had been removed satisfactorily, though some minor amounts may remain.
   I explained spill reporting requirements to Mr. Azimi and gave him a card with the reporting number on it. No further response action required.

S Brezinski
P-122-2013*The overflow tank of a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of lube oil to snow covered track ballast.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party via hand excavation.
P-123-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Tuesday 2/12/13: A resident of Roosevelt Arms condominiums complained that the previous evening workers with The Grounds Crew LLC had spread gasoline-contaminated sand on the walkway and around the icy parking lot. The strong odor of gasoline vapors permeated the residences all night.  I found no evidence that this discharge had been previously reported and cleaned-up as required and within 2-hours.  The reporting resident requested anonymity.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
    I arrived onsite soon after the initial call and confirmed the presence of gasoline-contaminated sand spread over the walkway and parking lot as reported.  Ambient readings over the sand with a Photoionization Detector (PID) were as high as 15-ppm despite the below freezing temperature and that the gasoline-contaminated sand had all night to air out (volatilize).
    The location is dense multi-family residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.  Sensitive receptors included the gasoline vapors and contaminated meltwater reaching storm drains and soil.

CLEAN-UP & CONCLUSIONS
   Contacting Mr. Andy Connors, owner of The Grounds Crew LLC, he explained that an open fuel can of gasoline had been knocked over and leaked onto sand in the bed of a company pickup truck.  The gasoline-contaminated sand was subsequently spread by employees onto the walkways and parking lot of Roosevelt Arms.  The workers apparently did not consider the implications of the spill and of spreading the odorous, contaminated sand around within this residential area on Monday evening.  Mr. Connors assured me that he was sending a crew back that morning to sweep up the contaminated sand and disposal with his other solid waste.  The contamination in the sand was not within flammable levels.
   I explained to Carl (resident on the Condominium Board) and to Mr. Connors the State of Maine DEP requirements for oil spill discharge reporting and how to report.
   No further response actions are anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
P-127-2013*Approximately one half quart of hydraulic fluid was released from a tracked bucket truck at Structure 212 due to a failed hydraulic hose.  Product impacted snow covered gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation.  No further action required.
P-129-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Wednesday 2/13/13: Mr. Donald Prince of Maine DEP Air Bureau received a complaint about strong gasoline odors at the intersection of Washington and Allen Ave., the Northgate Mall and North Deering area.  Mr. Prince passed the case to Maine DEP Response to investigate as a potential discharge.  A Maine DEP staff member stated they too had noted the gasoline odor.  The odor seemed to be coming from the Mobil gas station there and may reflect a gasoline spill.  No prohibited discharges had been reported to Maine DEP at the time.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
   2/13/12: Onsite at 0710 hours I noted no gasoline odor remaining in the area.  The location is dense commercial and residential use with heavy morning commuter and commercial traffic.  The Mobil station is an active retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.
   I noted no significant prohibited discharges evident at the Mobil and surrounding area, such as a vehicle leak in the roadway.  A nozzle was broken off dispenser-5 though I noted no spillage and the facility clerk stated this hose broke off the week before.  The facility had received a fuel delivery (drop) to USTs that morning so there was a chance that the tank truck had failed to use its Stage-1 vapor recovery causing gasoline vapors to vent to the atmosphere (a violation of Maine DEP Bureau of Air Quality rules).

   The discharge appears to have dissipated by the time of my response.  No further actions are expected at this time.
P-143-2013*Approximately 2 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon #1 fuel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the establishment. The release was caused because the tank was corroded. The oil was released to the underlying paved parking surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Boom Technology, Incorporated. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory. The AST was emptied and removed from the site for disposal.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-144-2013*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-145-2013*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion. The released oil was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents. The tank was removed for disposal by the owner. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the DEP.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-146-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/21/13, I was notified of a January, 2012, environmental site assessment for this property that reports to have identified an area of the subsurface contaminated by a "solvent-like chemical odor" and elevated vapor readings noted in a soil boring.  Onsite, upon request, the Gaftek LLC project manager produced a January 30, 2012, SW Cole Engineering (SWC) report produced for Sebago Technics Inc., for Cumberland Farms' proposed convenience store and gas station.  Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) did not own the property at this time, but I was told that AECOM did advise the owner at the time to report the contamination, but I have found no record this was reported.  I reminded AECOM and CFG that upon CFG's ownership, this evidence of a possible hazardous material discharge should have been reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I contacted Ms. Vivian Matkivich of Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority (LAWPCA) regarding the possibility of this issue affecting groundwater that may be dewatered to their system; additional water lab analysis may be required.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is dense sub-urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  See P-88-2013, for additional site information. The October, 2013, environmental clean-up assessment produced by AECOM is inadequate for additional site sensitivity information.

In January, 2012, SWC's report, they described a "solvent like odor" and a 260 parts per million (ppm) field photoionization detector (PID)  analysis in soil, in boring B-105 at 3' to 5' below grade (bg).  On 2/21/13, I required CFG to initiate further investigation to better identify and quantify this potential hazardous material solvent discharge (see attached e-mail letter).  This evidence of a discharge had not yet been assessed by the Phase-1 or the Phase-2 assessments that they produced for CFG.  This contaminated area was about 20' from the new motor fuels, underground storage tank location and I feared that contaminated water may have been already dewatered unknowingly to the municipal sewer system (LAWPCA).

Volatile and semi-volatile solvent samples (EPA 8260 and EPA 8270 analysis respectively) were collected by AECOM and MDEP on 2/23/13, with a duplicate sample acquired by MDEP from test pit TP-1, the location of SWC's boring B-105.  AECOM acquired samples from four tests pits in all (see site plans and field notes).  We found bag headspace PID analysis levels of 3 to 4-ppm and could not duplicate SWC's PID level of 260-ppm.

The MDEP 8260 sample from TP-1 was non-detect for compounds tested.  David Brooks of MDEP and I reviewed and discussed AECOM's analysis results.  On 3/13/13, I advised LAWPCA that the contamination appeared to be semi-volatile and in low levels and remediation was not required under the site's MDEP Remedial Action Guidelines', Excavation/Construction Worker Scenario (not the same guidelines used for petroleum contamination).  AECOM and CFG agreed to re-use the soil onsite, and placed under pavement. Any soil that could not be re-used would be properly managed to a licensed disposal facility.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Cumberland Farms hauled offsite for recycling or disposal over 609-tons of soil that could not be re-used onsite, but could not be managed as uncontaminated soil, which is also keeping with Cumberland Farms Inc. soil management policy.  For disposal information see in the MDEP UST file 21840, the Property Upgrade Summary and Site Assessment Report, of October 2013, by AECOM.  No MDEP Oil Spill Debris form was issued.

CONCLUSION
I)  I have advised both Cumberland Farms Inc. and AECOM of Maine reporting requirements for oil, and for hazardous materials discharges within Maine.  I have referred this failure to notify to Slusarski and Hudson of MDEP Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management Resource Conservation and Recovery Ac
P-147-2013*
   Friday 2/22/13: While in the area, I briefly visited this location to check on the planned October 2012, abandonment-by-removal of a 2000-gallon, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The planned abandonment contractor was Simard & Sons Inc.  As this was a consumptive-use heating oil facility, no Chapter 691 UST closure environmental site assessment was required.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, not over a mapped aquifer, and with no drinking water wells within 1000' of the UST location.

   Onsite, I noted no UST fill pipe or vent pipe or other evidence of a UST facility being evident.  The soil appeared recently disturbed on the building's south side and this may have been the location of the tank.  I noted no significant oil discharges on the property.  No further action required.
P-148-2013*
2/22/13: Tom Daniels of CMP reported a small, non-PCB, transformer oil discharge from a utility pole mounted transformer to surrounding vegetation below that occurred the previous day.  Daniels reported none of the leak hit the ground.  Daniels was unsure if the leak was required to be reported since none of the oil is reported to have reached the ground below.  I advised him that this was indeed reportable and to make sure the vegetation was wiped down.  No further MDEP actions planned at this time.
P-152-2013*Spill of small amount of antifreeze in chemistry lab at Mercy Hospital.  Cleaned up by lab personel and disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-153-2013*2/25/13: In response to an anonymous complaint about diesel fuel discharges to the ground and surface water at this commercial property, I visited and met the company owner, Mr. Joe Pizzo. I explained the complaint to Mr. Pizzo who suspected a disgruntled former employee.

The business is a wholesale produce distributor with potential onsite leak sources of: box trucks, employee vehicles, and a 2000-gallon capacity, consumptive-use, double-wall steel, diesel fuel, aboveground storage tank (AST) on skids. The diesel AST is leased from Dead River Company and sits adjacent to the SW edge of the property and a drainage ditch (see site sketch). The AST is protected by concrete Jersey Barriers. The area is commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

I noted no evidence of oil discharges in the snow, ground and drainage water around the tank. On the parking lot, I noted some oil spots and light oil sheen on puddles that appeared to more associated with small vehicle leaks, and not the AST. I noted no evidence of discharges running into a drain as described by the complainant. I recommend no further Maine DEP Response Division actions at this time.

S Brezinski
P-155-2013*Cathy Given reported that a fuel oil odor was detected in her drinking water well.  Tom Benn of the Division of Remeditation was in contact with her due to his work with on going remediation in the area.  The report was initially to Mr. Benn who relayed it to me.  The discharge is like due to a leaking or overfilled above ground storage tank in area.  The site was refered back to Tom Benn for futher investigation and implementation of any remediation necessary.

No futher action by the Divsion of Response Services is anticipated.
P-156-2013*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil to a cement garage floor.  The tank was temporarily patched then sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product.  According to the report, no other items or areas were impacted.  Thereafter, unspilled product was removed from the tank.
P-157-2013*A tenant of a multi family residence called to report a small oil spill related to service work performed in the basement of the building which she identified by an oil odor in her apartment.  Evidence of a spill was also indicated by the presence of speedy dry on the cement floor in the vicinity of where this service work was performed.  According to the tenant, a service technician was hired by the property owner to replace the supply line from the aboveground tank to the furnace and although the ultimate cause is unknown, poor workmanship is suspected to be the cause.  The site was visited and the report confirmed.  After the visit, the owner of the plumbing and heating company was contacted who confirmed one of his technicians had been to the site, disconnected the line, blew out the contents then installed a new line.  Company policy requires the technician to cap or crimp the ends of the abandoned line which was not done so they returned to the site to complete the work.  It was expected they would recover the speedy dry during the return visit but that did not occur.  The tenant recovered the speedy dry on her own, placed the material into a garbage bag then Department personnel removed the waste for disposal.  Lingering odor issues have not been expressed so no further action is required at this time.
P-158-2013*A certified tank installer conducting an annual inspection identified water in one of the spill buckets.  No product was present.  Meltwater appeared to have infiltrated the gasket on the cap.  The installer removed the water with a vacuum.
B-664-2013*At 1802 hours on 12/13/13 the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 45 foot commercial fishing vessel broke loose from its mooring and ran aground.  It was refloated at the next high tide and placed back at its mooring.  The vessel had 200 gallons of diesel and 20 gallons of both hydraulic and engine oil.  Nothing was spilled.  No further action by Response expected.
I-30-2014*2/3/14 Received a call from John Clark, Houlton Water Company Superintendent who reported that there was an accident in Houlton, February 3, 2014 at 7:45 am, at the corner of Hillview Avenue and Military street. A town of Houlton dump truck took down several wires (electric cable TV, phone and internet fiber), three poles and three distribution pole mounted transformers. The transformers leaked approximately 15 gallons of non-PCB  transformer oil onto the pavement on Hillview Avenue. Houlton Water Company cleaned up the oil using speedy-dri and shoveled the oil and speedy-dri into three, 30 gallon plastic garbage containers. Two garbage containers are full and the third one is three quarter full.  No transformer oil got into any surface waters or storm drains according to John. The total weight of the combined oil and speedy dry is 500 pounds. The oil and speedy-dri are presently being stored in the plastic garbage containers in the HWC basement at 21 Bangor Street Houlton, Maine.

E-mailed John an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris into Pine Tree Waste Transfer station for hauling to an approved landfill. (Tri-Community or Juniper Ridge Landfill).  Called Pine Tree Waste to inform them of this material being delivered to their facility.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-37-2014*On 1/17/14, I received a call from Ms. Candeloro reporting they had discovered oil in the crawlspace of her residence at the entered location.  I responded to the site and found what appeared to be water and oil flooding the basement.  The cause of the spill was a leaking supply line which had been repaired when I arrived.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to remove oily water from the basement.  Much of the water was treated on site with a carbon cell.  The water that could not be treated was sent to Clean Harbors Rumery Road facility in South Portland.  A ventilation system was installed for a period of time to control vapors.  When the vapor issue was resolved, the vent system was removed.  No drinking water wells on site are at risk.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-3-2014*On 1/3/14, I received a call from Brent McKeen indicating that a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hose on a log loader. The spill resulted in approximately 2 gallons of oil being spilled to an impervious surface. Huber personnel scooped up contaminated ice and snow and burned it on site in their boiler. No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-11-2014*On 1/8/14, I received a call from Tim Dysart indicating a spill had occurred the previous day at the entered location. The reason for the late report was not clear. The spill was caused when a technician was pumping out a tank because the tank was filled with the wrong product. The spill resulted in about one gallon of product being spilled to frozen gravel. Dysarts personnel used sorbents to recover the spilled product and disposed of contaminated materials properly. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-14-2014*On 1/8/14, I received a call from Mike Curry, of Dead River Company, indicating that they had mistakenly overfilled the indoor above ground storage tank at the entered location.  The tank appeared to be functioning properly and the reason for the overfill was unclear.  The accident resulted in approximately two gallons of oil being spilled to the concrete floor in the basement.  A Dead River technician has spread some sorbent material on the spill, but had not completed the cleanup.  I asked Dead River to return to the site to remove the speedy dri sorbent material and to wash the floor.  When that was completed, the lingering vapor issue was resolved.  No other resources were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-27-2014*On 1/13/14, I received a call from Chris Gulesian, of Daigle Oil Company (DOC), indicating that there had been a spill at the entered location.  The spill was the result of ice sliding off the roof and damaging the filter housing on the tank.  The incident caused about 10 gallons of oil to be spilled onto frozen ground, ice, and snow.  When I arrived, DOC personnel had recovered much of the free product with sorbent materials.  I assisted them in chipping up contaminated snow and ice.  When we were finished, it appeared as though the majority of the spilled product had been recovered.  I disposed of contaminated materials myself.  I checked on the site a few days later and everything looked good.  I observed only a little sheen at the site.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-39-2014*On 1/18/14, Dan Nguyen, of Bangor International Airport (BIA), called to report an 8 gallon spill from a wing vent while the aircraft was being fueled.  The spill was to pavement only.  BIA personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and disposed of contaminated materials properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-40-2014*On 1/12/14, Kathy Commeau, of R. H. Foster, Inc., called to report a spill of 5 gallons resulting from a leaking pump on a delivery truck. The spill occurred inside their maintenance facility as the truck was parked inside for the night. The internal valve on the pump was closed so only a portion of the oil that was in the piping was spilled. R. H. Foster personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents and disposed of materials properly. The truck was offloaded and the bad pump was replaced.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-41-2014*On 1/12/14, we were notified by dispatch that a truck had rolled over at the entered location due to bad weather conditions. The truck was hauling potatoes. When I arrived, the truck's saddle tank was undamaged and not leaking, but the tank supplying the refrigeration unit on the trailer was leaking. I collected spilled product with sorbent material until all the diesel had leaked out. I estimate about 10 gallons of diesel were spilled to the ground before I got to the wreck. No recovery is advised for this diesel due to the location.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-42-2014*On 1/14/14, I received a call from Chief Bender, of Mount Desert Fire Department, indicating a gasoline spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a passenger vehicle losing its gas tank.  The spill was to pavement only, and occurred during a heavy rain/snow storm.  Mount Desert Fire Department personnel deployed some sorbent materials to collect the gasoline.  While this caught some of the fuel, much of it was diluted by the precipitation.  I arrived and found essentially no evidence that a discharge had occurred.  I collected contaminated sorbents and disposed of them.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-160-2013*A tractor trailer truck ran off the road during a blizzard which compromised its passenger side saddle tank.  Approximately 75 gallons of diesel was released to the shoulder at mile 56.5.  Sorbent materials were applied to free product below the tank but response time of the DEP and the fire service was delayed due to the weather.  From the point of discharge heading north, every 15-20 feet a trench of snow was removed down to surface water to allow for the installation of sorbent boom dams, for a total of six.  The end point was a drainage culvert that was not yet impacted though there was free product at the other five locations.  By morning, diesel had reached the final dam though successfully retained and collected product.  Clean snow was separated from contaminated snow; contaminated snow was removed. Also, an approximate two foot wide swath of surface soil was removed along the entire length of the spill area.  During this activity, a vacuum truck worked in congruence to control oil/water runoff at the culvert and into the excavated area. No further response action required.
P-161-2013*
SPILL NOTIFICATION
On 2/28/13, Lisbon Public Safety Dispatch reported a 50 to 75 gallon discharge of K1 heating oil to the ground from the outside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) belonging to Mr. Thomas LaRochelle.  They suspected potential tampering (vandalism), hence the response by Police as well as the Fire Department.  Public Safety requested immediate response from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On Thursday, 2/28/13, onsite at about 1050 hours time, I met with Sabattus and Lisbon Fire Departments, Sergeant Baillargeon of Sabattus Police, with property owner Thomas LaRochelle, and with apparent responsible party, Mr. Louis Nava.  Based on statements from Baillargeon and LaRochelle, Mr. Nava was plowing LaRochelle's driveway with a pickup truck and backed into LaRochelle's 275-gallon AST located in the back (north) side of the mobile home.  The tank legs appeared frozen to the ground so as the tank was pushed, and/or then pulled by the truck (see collision report), the legs broke off flanges, the tank collapsed cracking the bottom fitting for the Firomatic valve and the filter (see photos).  Based on LaRochelle's photos, it appears that snow was plowed up against the tank and then Mr. Nava left while the tank leaked.  LaRochelle told me that he had recently had a 100-gallon delivery, and he estimated that he lost a total of about 150 gallons of oil.  I understand that the tank was empty when Mr. LaRochelle discovered the oil flowing down and across his driveway; he then called the fire department and Mr. Nava.  Mr. Nava later stated that he believed that he had clipped the oil tank with his plow blade.

According to the police Incident Report, Mr. Nava conceded that he had hit the oil tank.  Nava also advised me that he was responsible party, and he put me in contact with his insurance representative: Steven Cobb.  Mr. Nava and Mr. Cobb stated that that they wished MDEP to manage initial clean-up operations, as they had no experience with this.  Based on the evidence I observed, and statements from others, I considered Nava to be responsible for the discharge due to collision by his plow truck.  Mr. LaRochelle gave me his okay to manage the clean-up on his property.

LaRochelle's mobile home used to be his parent's home and was unoccupied at the time while he had it for sale.  The home sat on a full length and width concrete pad with a crawl space of about 2 feet high.  The area is suburban residential use, served by municipal water supply.  Downgrade, west of the home and on the opposite side of the asphalt driveway, is the septic tank and leach field.

Onsite I noted free product oil on the driveway and along the edge of the concrete pad, oil saturated pads, and pink oil-contaminated snow next to the house and over the leach field area.  Oil was observed to have flowed under a large area of the snow and onto the downgrade neighbor's property of 22 Middle Road.  Meltwater with an oil sheen I observed to have reached a public storm drain in the street that goes to Sabattus Lake.  Oil also spread across an area of the concrete pad under the home (photo 14).  The inside of the home had a strong oil odor with an ambient Photoionization Detector (PID) reading of 14 parts per million (ppm).

Sensitive receptors threatened were, but not limited to: neighboring property, indoor air quality, surface water and groundwater, and the asphalt driveway.  Mr. LaRochelle was concerned also about his home/property value, since he was actively trying to sell the home.

Test pits TP-1 and TP-2, on 3/1/13, confirmed oiled soil that seeped down in a gap between the asphalt pavement and the concrete pad.  Under the concrete pad was a poly barrier and then a 8 inch to 12 inch thick bed of less compacted sand and them compact gravel.  Bedrock was encountered at 3.5 feet to 4 feet below grade (bg), and no groundwat
P-164-2013*Approximately two gallons of waste oil appeared to have been intentionally dumped on the roadway and shoulder.  No source or responsible party could be identified.  Product was transported by a snowplow first, then melt water.  Sorbent materials were applied to the roadway and the puddles of free product then saturated snow was excavated by hand.  All contaminated materials were drummed for off-site disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-165-2013*During an evening snow event, a plow truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the roadway.  The extent of the spill was not known due to the weather conditions but an assessment the following day discovered a snowbank saturated with oil.  The responsible party removed all visible signs of contaminated snow and disposed of the material at their local municipal landfill.  This treatment method was accepted by both Response Services and their solid waste facility licenser.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-166-2013*March 01, 2013, Pine Tree Waste reported a motor oil spill from their trash truck on Winn Road in Falmouth.

Speedy dry was applied to the road surface and removed. Pine Tree Waste disposed of the speedy dry appropriately.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-167-2013*On March 04, 2013, Burns and McDonnell reported a small hydraulic spill at the Maine Power Reliability Program area off Maguire Road in Kennebunk.  A broken hydraulic seal on an excavator caused oil to leak to the frozen ground. Sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
P-169-2013*It was explained to me that back in December 2012 Down East Energy (DEE) worked on the aboveground storage tank (AST), including a filter change at the summer residence of Heidi Loomis, 112 Israel Head Road, Ogunquit, ME. Ms. Loomis was visiting the property when she discovered the monitor heaters were not functioning properly. She called a DEE-technician to look at the system who discovered a leak at the filter. DEE called DEP to report the discharge and asked for guidance.

I responded and met with DEE and Ms. Loomis at the home. It was agreed upon that the leak originated from a poor gasket seating or threading issue on the filter, but regardless the contents of the tank had been lost to the ground. The ground is best described as minimal thin cover, shallow bedrock (visible surface outcrops) with an expected sloping to the East (toward the ocean). The home is situated on a hill, peak elevation several hundred yards to the West, to sea level a couple of hundred yards to the East.

The external horizontal AST was located to the left of the entrance door in an ornately hardscaped section of yard. It was situated beneath hardwood covering, adjacent to a lattice fence and archway, rock lined walkway/pathway and flower beds. The visible staining on the ground marked an outline of the discharge. Oil had also wicked into the wooden structures of the fence/archway and timber divides. An estimation of 200 gallons had been lost, but a record check would reveal a more accurate number.

Regardless of the amount lost, the area contaminated was significant with surface staining roughly 12ft by 5ft. It sharply increased, to an inverted funnel as the oil penetrated the ground and flowed around fracture rock and along the surface of the intact bedrock. Material ranged from what looked to be blasted or partially excavated materials, which had been placed back, to naturally sloping bedrock. Grains sizes ranging from boulder to very coarse gravel. The extent of oil migration was increased by a compromised perimeter drain pipe that had allowed water to assist in the perpendicular migration of oil towards the house down gradient. Any contaminated materials (rock) less than eight inches in diameter was vacuumed, utilizing a "Vactor", and the larger fragments removed by hand and placed in a dump truck for transport and disposal at CPRC Group in Scarborough. Others rocks deemed clean (no oil odor or visible oil on the surface) were moved aside and re-used as fill when the excavation was backfilled.

The oil migration followed the bedrock gradient downhill. However, the remediation was terminated at the property boundary of 118 Israel Head Road. It was suggested to DEE that they might want to conduct a subsurface investigation of 118 Israel Head Road to avoid any surprise break outs during spring thaw or rain conditions where fugitive oil might appear in the grassy back yard of the property. DEE contracted with St. Germain Collins and AllState Environmental Services to investigate any offsite contamination.

After successful clean up, the open excavation was backfilled, the and hardscape re-created by Patten Grounds Care (grounds keeper for residence). All was satisfactory by comments received in a phone call from Ms. Loomis, through observations made by her realtor.

The home and neighborhood are served by public water and sewer, and the slab construction appears to be the typical structure.  With the observations made, the consensus was vapor intrusion is not likely to be an artifact, based on the location of spill and bedrock formation revealed in the excavation.  Based on the successful clean up and restoration, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-170-2013*A motor vehicle accident downed an electrical transformer resulting in the discharge of approximately three gallons of mineral oil.  According to the report, after the scene was cleared, but before the cleanup crew arrived, a snowplow dispersed oil contaminated snow beyond recognition.  No recovery of spilled product was feasible.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-171-2013*The tenant of a rental property called to report a spill from the aboveground storage tank located behind the mobile home.  She alleged an unknown quantity of kerosene had been discharged the month before due to an issue with the filter which the property owner fixed.  The site was visited and the report was confirmed.  The wood framework the tank was perched on was saturated with oil, and there was olfacatory evidence of oil in the soil below the tank.  After the report was confirmed, the tenants were evicted and the structure was deemed uninhabitable by local code enforcement officer for issues unrelated to the oil spill.  It's likely the 70's vintage mobile home will be razed before the property is reinhabited, so contaminated soil should be pursued at that time, or when the soil in that vicinity is disturbed.  The local area is served by public water.
P-172-2013*A sedan discharged approximately 10 gallons of diesel due to a failed fuel line.  It was also evident the vehicle had also leaked motor oil in the same location, presumably a slow drip/seep over time.  The discharge(s) impacted the gravelly lawn area it was parked on, as well as mobile meltwater which influenced a sheen into the street.  Sorbent materials were applied to free product which was abound below the vehicle, then an earthen/speedy dry berm was created to contain or at least scrub surface water as it left the property.  The vehicle was moved to the next 'parking spot' in front of the residence, driven on top of a tarp covered in sorbents to collect any further discharge.  This was intended to be a temporary measure until the owner could arrange for a tow to a mechanic.

After days passed without action, the vehicle owner was directed to remove the vehicle from the property because the situation was being exacerbated by a continual diesel leak.  Thereafter, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening was conducted during the removal which identified eight yards of material for removal; the excavation was approximately 15' along the road, 10' back towards the house and varying in depth down to 18 inches.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
P-49-2013*While traveling southbound on the interstate, Mr. Hutchinson's trailer lost traction with the roadway (black ice and falling snow) swung around causing the truck to jack-knife and ride up onto the guardrail.  In so doing, the saddle tank was slightly punctured as the rig hung up on the railing.  The discharged diesel was confined to the surface of water in the ditch and restricted from flowing by the newly fallen wet snow.  A bucket had been placed beneath the discharge.  Upon my arrival, I fashioned a wooden stake/plug.  This was jammed in (pounded lightly) and the discharge all but stopped.  The contents of the bucket (2.5gal estimate) were poured off into a gerry can, and sorbent pads were applied to the diesel now in the ditch.  The pads were collected, double bagged and transported by Yarmouth Fire back to the North Road station for pick up later by DEP. The pads were stockpiled for incineration.  The rig was recovered and both it and the trailer hauled for repairs.

The scene was inspected after the rig removed and no additional clean-up was necessary. No free product and only a sheen in the standing water/slush was observed.   The scene was cleared and Maine DOT began to restore the guardrail, DEP Response plans no further actions based on observation and remediation performed.
A-96-2013*A tank sump alarm went into alarm mode at Ayott's Country Store.  They called Simard and Sons to investigate.  Simard and Sons reported the alarm to us.  When they arrived on site Simard and Sons discovered that ice buildup had caused water to enter the sum and set off the alarm.  Though there was a light sheen on the water in the sump there was no measurable discharge of gasoline.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
P-175-2013*Memorandum of Understanding from 11/12-01/13 involving diesel fuel and hydraulic oil.  See attached for further details.
P-173-2013*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that he had seen an oil spill on Green Acres Lane in Scarborough.  I arrived on scene to find that a Stewart's Towing truck had blown a hydraulic hose while making a pick-up on the street.  The oil had run down the street along the curb about 150 feet.  I contacted Stewart's and they sent their people out to clean it up under my supervision.  Sand, speedy dry, and sorbents were used to collect and contain the oil and snow and ice were removed because they were contaminated.  I contacted the Town of Scarborough Public Works Department and they sent a representative out.  We investigated the storm drains and found the outfall but didn't see any contamination except at the point of the spill.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-174-2013*A bag of falling wood pellets sheared the firematic of an aboveground tank initiating the discharge of 150 gallons of heating oil.  In one direction, product impacted pallets of wood pellets adjacent to the tank and the wood partition wall beyond that.  In the other direction, product ran across the concrete floor into the sump basin (merely a square hole cut into the concrete).  Initial response efforts were to separate contaminated from non-contaminated materials, apply speedy dry to the cement and remove the bottom eight inches of the partition wall.  Thereafter, the floor was cleaned with a degreaser.  Wash water was influenced into the sump basin which was already being evacuated by a vacuum truck.  High groundwater allowed product to follow the perimeter drain in both directions, though the water/oil level was not high enough for the sump pump to activate.  In the following days, water was introduced to the perimeter drain to float the oil below the slab and was recovered with a vacuum truck.  Though operationally effective, this method was not cost effective so the Division of Technical Services was solicited to provide a treatment trailer.  A prefabricated sump basin was installed to assist with this means as well as help control odor issues resulting from standing oil.  A subslab ventilation system was also installed as an additional measure.  The homeowners insurance company conducted soil borings outside the residence on the opposite side of the foundation wall to gauge the oil's tendency to migrate.  Evidence of contamination was identified but it was below action levels.  For more information regarding indoor air quality and product recovery, pursue the Technical Services closure report. No further Response Services action is anticipated.
P-178-2013*
2/28/13: Notice from Bath Iron Works (BIW) environmental division of a small hydraulic oil leak from a plow truck during a snow storm, oil sheen and emulsified oil reached a storm drain which BIW had pumped out by Clean Harbors.  I returned the call and spoke with Stephanie Carver of the BIW Environmental unit (442-1274).  No oil reached the adjacent river.  No Response Services Division visit at the time.  No further clean-up actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-179-2013*
On Thursday, 2/28/13, in the morning, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification by Westbrook Public Works of a small discharge of hydraulic oil suffered by a plow truck the previous evening.  The discharge was reported to be in a paved parking lot (in the vicinity of  Duck Pond Road) and was reported cleaned up.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-180-2013*On Wednesday, 3/6/13, Mr. Bateman, of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), Environmental Unit, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division of a mystery 50' by 100' oil sheen in the river waters around the PNSY gate 1.  The sheen did not reach the area of Berth 11.  Bateman stated that the sheen did not originate from PNSY, but appeared to be from the Kittery town side.  He advised that the sheen was not recoverable, as is common.  We agreed that the sheen would be left to naturally dissipate and degrade.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-181-2013*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that a Reynolds trash truck that was delivering waste to their facility had blown a hydraulic line and lost a whole tank of oil to their gravel lot.  They hired Clean Harbors, who cleaned up the oil with sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-182-2013*A bare copper line beneath the concrete floor failed and oil migrated to the open sump.  The tenants of the ranch style home had checked the tank's oil level just a few days ago and reported it to be 3/4 full.  On Wednesday night they noticed an oil odor and again checked the gauge and it was down to roughly 1/4 full.  They called the landlord and he called Lewiston Fire Department, who in turn notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection and requested assistance.

The basement had two sumps, with some continuity between them, but to a lesser degree than expected.  Sorbent pads were used to remove oil.  A vacuum truck was scheduled on regular intervals to evacuate the sumps.  The sumps were enlarged to increase area of influence.  Oiled materials were removed or washed in place.

Lewiston POTW (publicly owned treatment works) was contacted for discharge considerations.  An agreement was reached and filtered water was discharged to the POTW.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services performed supervision for the remainder of the operations.

With successful cleanup and remediation completed and referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-183-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   In conjunction with receipt of the Notice of Intent to Abandon (Removal Notice) for this Cumberland Farms GULF (CFG), Ms. Cannon of AECOM reported evidence of a discharge they found at this site during a site evaluation with lab analysis data AECOM performed prior to the abandonment.  I advised AECOM and Cumberland Farms to expect residual contamination from the 1999 discharge of an estimated 3000-gallons of gasoline (see report P-178-1999); in addition to possible newer discharges.
    The abandonment and new installation was managed by D R Poulin Company, with Portland Pump Company (PPC) replacing the UST facility under Certified Installer Scott Letellier.  AECOM performed the UST environmental assessment for Cumberland Farms.  Stephen Brezinski. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP)

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
   This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and a commercial oil change (Xpress Lube) facility.  The facility was initially installed and operated by M W Sewall Oil company in 1990, with no previous oil storage known to be onsite (see P-795-1990).
   The location is sub-urban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and there are no drinking water wells known within 1000'.  Based on known site information and sensitive receptors I assessed the site to fall within a Maine 5.2.1.4 Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario.
   With the 1999 discharge this facility was not excavated but remediated by pump and treat of groundwater and free product, therefore residual dissolved and free product gasoline was expected.  Native soil in the area appears to be Presumpscot Formation silt/clay keeping groundwater (and spilled product) near surface grade.  With construction of the facility much of the location and pavement appears to have been underlain by a thick bed of crushed stone; this permeable stone allowed wide spreading of the 1999 gasoline discharge.
   An extensive skim of black weathered gasoline was noted around the tanks during removal; I had AECOM have this free product skimmed off by TMC Environmental vacuum truck.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
   The removed UST facility was observed to be two 10,000-gallon capacity, double wall, Elutron fiberglass-clad steel tanks, with fiberglass piping within plastic Total Contaminant secondary containment (the chase).  The original Total Containment tank-top sumps had been replaced following the 1999 discharge through a sump bottom.  There were no containment sumps under the dispensers.
   At the roadside drainage swale at the corner of Rt 1 and Spring Street I noted no evidence of oil discharge as was found in 1999 (see P-178-1999).
    During the UST abandonment I observed no perforations of the USTs.  The USTs were inerted with dry-ice by PPC for removal.  The tank top sumps contained water indicating the piping perforations or sump lid was not tight.  A tank installer onsite mentioned that one of the removed USTs had water within its interstitial space.  An oil sheen I observed on water within the Frac-tank that was pumped from the tank area.  Using field bag headspace AECOM measured petroleum vapors in tank fill confirmed oil discharges to the soil.
    With the removal of each UST a dark slick of weathered oil (gasoline) I observed on the groundwater around each UST.  I assessed this free product and dissolved contamination to be residual from the 1999 discharge.  The UST area was surrounded in pea stone far out away from the tanks and most of the way to Route 1; we believe this additional pea stone fill underlays the property to aid in dewatering the high groundwater.
   The new UST facility was to be installed at the SW side of the property, not in the same location as the removed USTs though within the footprint of a former
P-184-2013*March 07, 2013, I received an anonymous complaint that AAA Car Care Center on Marginal Way in Portland had a very large oil spill on their property.

I responded to the site immediately and met with the Manger of the facility, Jon DeLuca. He showed me the back parking lot area where an AST (above ground storage tank) was placed in a plastic spill containment. The AST was most likely corroded on the bottom and filled the plastic spill containment to capacity and because of snow melt in the containment as well, it overflowed and was spilling onto the paved parking lot area.

I suggested he start applying speedy dry to the oily surface and hire a contractor to pump the plastic spill containment and remove the corroded AST. Mr. DeLuca agreed. He hired Safety Clean to remove the oily water and speedy dry and disposed of it appropriately.

I reviewed the law on reporting spills to the DEP with Mr. DeLuca.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.
P-185-2013*Responding to an oil odor, the oil company found an aboveground stoarge tank behind a wall and beneath the stairs, all but inaccessible. A small oil stain was at the far end of the tank (visible through a small portal) used to change and clean filter annualy. They applied a magna patch to the active drip and called DEP.  Upon my arrival I met Mr Albert and he showed me the access portal and I visually inspected the situation.  He expressed concern that the wall would have to be removed in order to fix the leak.  I reiterated the need for the tank to be replaced, not fixed.  He begrudgedly seemed to accept the notion the tank needed to be pumped off, oil held in trust, old tank carcass removed and new tank and piping installed and oil returned.  I thanked him for his time and called the oil company to make sure they followed up on the replacement plan.  Beyond this sharing of information DEP Response plans no further action.
P-189-2013*Approximately 1/2 gallon of methyl mathacrylate monimer was discharged to the ground at Savage Safe Handling when a valve to the tank containing the product was not closed completey.  The affected soil was excavated and disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-193-2013*On 3/12/13 I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence on Bailey Island.  Downeast cleaned up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-200-2013*On 3/13/13 I received a call from CN Brown reporting a gasoline spill at one of their facility's in South Paris.  A customer had come into the station with a leaking gas tank on their vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-149-2013*The rental tenant was complaining of the domestic water smelling like gasoline.  When it is not used for a few hours, it is blackish colored and has a white film on it. When used for baths or washing dishes, a sheen is visible but breaks apart when touched. The property owner, Mr. Berry, took lab samples himself, and brought to the State Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.

I made a site visit and found that the well was to the point of almost overflowing with water. A sheen could be seen from inside and outside the well. Brown growths were present on the inside walls of the casing. A strange smell was also present. My photo ionizing detector was picking up on something at 8 parts per million in the air. Samples of the well water and brown slime were taken, and analyzed by the Ahura instruments. No conclusive matches were found.  The well sits down slope of a junk vehicle yard called Wrights Repair, and a closed fueling station named Mary's Popin. It also sits about 15-20 feet below the grade of US Route 1. There was a lot of surface runoff present the day I was there.

On 3/18/2013, the investigation was turned over to Division of Technical Services staff, Alex Pugh.

On 3/21/2013, I received a phone call from David Withee with Yarmouth Air and Water Quality Inc. Their technician left the site due to an upset stomach, of which he blamed on the oil fumes from the basement. I made a site visit and did some meter readings. I did not get any elevated readings on my 4-gas or photo ionizing detector. I installed a 4.5 inch radon fan vented outside close to the location of the water filters. I did this for peace of mind for the tenant, as she was very shaken from the technician's abrupt departure. The technician also stated that there was oily sludge that needed to be removed prior to the treatment system installation. There is brown and black sludge on the floor. None of the sludge would absorb into a pad, and it did not fail the shake test. It is most likely mineral or soil deposits from years of water infiltration to the basement.  I also noticed that the well was overflowing with water, and no sheen could be seen on it.

Air and Water Quality did return today and install the carbon and salt filtration system.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
I-59-2013*On 3/8/13, a call was received from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Technician with Maine Public Service Company (MPS), reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil from one of their bucket service trucks up on Main Street in St. Agatha.  MPS crews used sobent pads to soak up the spill and placed them in a poly bag and brought it back to their Ops Center in Presque Isle for disposal with their other oily waste stream.  No further action is needed by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

I-63-2013*3/18/13 Received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands regarding  a small spill of 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil during harvesting operations from a delimber.  The spill which occurred on February 28th happened when a hydraulic hose busted on the delimber.  Logging contractors recovered 3 gallons of oily debris using spill pads and shovels.  Spill debris was put into buckets and transported to the Fort Kent garage for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-64-2013*On 3-13-2013 a hydraulic oil spill occurred on the T15 R10 14 Mile Branch St. Francis Road during routine maintenance of a harvester.  Hydraulic oil spilled on to the road surface as hoses were being changed and capped.  Less than 1 gallon of hydraulic fluid was estimated spilled. The spill was cleaned up with absorbent pads. No further Response action expected.
A-94-2013*On 2/10/2013, in Wiscasset, MW Sewall Co., reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to the basement resulted when the home owner attempted to replace the filter on the oil tank and broke the fitting off. A site visit was made to assist in cleanup of the oil with sorbent material. Allstate Environmental was hired to remove oily debris and clean the basement floor. The area is served by a public water supply.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-109-2013*        At 0815 hours on 3/15/13, DA Pearson Heating oils reported a 1 gallon spill at 35 Townhouse road in Kenduskeag.   Their Technician was awaiting a State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Responder to come look at the site.  I arrived at approximately 0845 hours to the site.  The tank was located in an addition to the house on a wood floor supported by a timber under each side.  The floor was completely soaked with oil and the top part of the tank was wet also.  The fill and vent pipes were also wet around the fittings.  I observed a steady drip from the bottom of the tank.  It appears that the tank may have been overfilled, as owners indicated to me and also there was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  DA Pearson was already prepping a temp tank to pump the oil into from the leaking tank.  DA Pearson installed a new tank along the exterior of the house later that day.
       Utilizing a photoionization meter (PID), I went around the home shortly after arriving to get a handle on the vapor load.  Initial readings inside the house fluctuated between 8 and 10 parts per million (ppm).  I indicated to the owners that it would be wise to remove themselves from the house until readings decline.  Mr. Ames had doctor appointments and Mrs. Ames eventually went to her sons house approximately 0.5 miles down the road.  Later that day after completion of the work, PID readings were hovering between 1.0 and 1.3 ppm.  I indicated it would be best for them to stay at their son's house if possible considering Mrs. Ames had been to the hospital just yesterday.
       Clean Harbors removed 2.9 tons of contaminated soil and water from the crawl space on 3/14/13.   After Clean Harbors completed their work I installed a 6 mil poly "wall" in the crawl space and installed a fan to vent the vapors outdoors.  I installed a another layer of poly over the floor to restrict the removal of warmer air from the house itself.  This barrier will also help keep vapors from migrating into the house as quickly if the fan ceases to operate.  The fan exhaust was reading approximately 5-7 ppm just before leaving the site.
       I hired Andy Shute to remove additional contaminated wood and start to replace the floor, structural items only.  We met at the site on 3/19/13 to look over the scope of work.  He will start on 3/21/13 after a nor'easter passes through.  Readings with the PID in the house were around 1.0 ppm.  The vent was reading near two ppm.   Mr. and Mrs. Ames were staying at their son's house during the night for the first week or so.
       Andy Shute worked 3 days on removing contaminated wood and replacing removed flooring and structural items.  Vapors were below 0.5 ppm in the area where the tank was formerly located.  The vent exhaust was around 0.2 to 0.3 ppm.  The crawl space was less than 0.5 ppm.  The inside of the house was around 1.5 ppm and I was able to trace the cause of the higher reading back to a griddle which they had just cooked hot dogs on and the grease on the griddle was emitting vapors between 5-6 ppm.
       Additional site visits indicated no vapor issues.  The vent was removed in the beginning of Summer.  No further action by Response expected.
B-114-2013*At 1332 hours on 3/20/13, Bangor Hydro reported a 1/2 cup of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose on one of their new bucket trucks.  This spill occurred near pole 5 along Orange street in Eastport Maine.  The boom was tilted in a way which caused the hose to fail, spraying the oil over the snow.  The contaminated snow was recovered for disposal.  The hose and boom was fixed so this wouldn't happen again.  No further action by Response expected.
A-88-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground when a flex truck suffered a hose failure.  The oil was collected and disposed of at the time of the spill. See attached report. No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-90-2013*A small amount of diesel oil was lost when a truck slid off the access road.  The oily soil was removed for disposal.  No site visit made. No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-95-2013*A small amount of oil was lost from this pad mount transformer when it was hit by a plow truck.  Central Maine Power (CMP) cleanup crews removed the spilled oil with sorbents. No site visit made. No CMP report is available. No Response action expected.
A-97-2013*A small amount of lube oil was lost from a leaking locomotive.  Pan Am cleaned up the spilled material.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-98-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground.  The spiller removed the material for disposal.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-102-2013*A small amount of gasoline leaked from a vehicle at a home that was in the process of being condemned.  The vehicle tank had a pan under the leak, so I pumped the gas from the pan into a plastic gas can on-site and left it for the car owner to use after the car was repaired.  I checked the site a few times later in the week, and it appeared that the car owner was tending the pan and no gas was making it to the ground.  Soon thereafter the car was gone.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-103-2013*An anonymous complaint was lodged by letter, alleging that the O'Brien Oil bulk plant had significant oil spillage present. I visited the bulk plant unannounced, and found some stained snow near the fill connection and some old sorbents that had been there for a while.  I then visited the O'Brien oil office and shared what I had found with the owner.  He agreed to go to the bulk plant and clean up the mess.  I also discussed his responsibility for monitoring the conditions at the bulk plant and reporting spills in a timely manner.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-106-2013*A loose fitting in the fill pipe of this inside aboveground storage tank had a minor weep that was discovered during a heating oil delivery.  A very small amount of oil leaked to the concrete floor.  Dead River Company technicians cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-107-2013*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground when a delivery driver inadvertently opened the delivery nozzle at the truck when it was not connected to the home's fill pipe.  The oil sprayed onto the truck and the snow bank.  Downeast technicians removed the oily snow and wiped down the truck.  I visited the site the next day, and found no sign of spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-108-2013*A Downeast Energy delivery driver overfilled this inside aboveground storage tank and oil came out the vent line.  Downeast collected the spilled oil with sorbent pads for disposal.  Downeast also checked inside the residence and observed no spillage at the tank or piping.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-120-2013*A small amount of transformer oil was lost from this transformer.  The cause and many details are unknown since a Central Maine Power Company internal spill report was never received.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-121-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost due to equipment failure on the Central Maine Power transmission line improvement project.  The oily soil was collected and disposed of.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-125-2013*An Augusta Fuel Company delivery driver overfilled the inside aboveground oil storage tank.  Oil escaped the vent outside, and upon inspection, oil was found to have leaked from the gauge at the top of the tank in the basement.  Augusta Fuel technicians removed the oil in the basement with sorbents and collected the spilled oil outside for disposal.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-134-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled due to a hose failure.  Both the spill and cleanup were routine in nature.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-88-2013*On 2/27/13, I received the report of a spill of at least 200 gallons of kerosene from a corrosion hole in an oil tank at 10 Bay View Avenue.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection temporary tank was given to the home owner to provide heat during the cleanup effort.

Two days later, after a snow storm, approximately 39 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.  The hole was backfilled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-60-2013*3/11/13 Received a faxed spill report from Augusta Office regarding water in the unleaded gasoline Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Whitey's Market in Oakfield.  Darrin Ricker, working for Simard & Son Certified tank installers were on scene at the station.  They discovered that the water in the UST was coming in from the probe area.  The water was pumped out of the UST and then they fixed the leak around the probe.  This info will be relayed to Tanks Unit in Augusta.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-128-2013*An electrical transformer leaked due to a loose fitting.  Approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil leaked to the ground and a brook on the side of the road.   Central Maine Power crews were able to remove the oil from the affected area.   The transformer oil contained less than 50 parts per billion of polychlorbiphenals.    No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-152-2013*Report of an oil sheen in the harbor in Belfast.    The Belfast Fire Department and US Coast Guard responded and could find no source. No product was recoverable and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-153-2013* On 3-16-2013 David Bowen, oil burner technician from Lakeside Burner Service, reported an oil leak. The leak occurred at 261 Swan Lake Avenue in the town of Belfast and is owned by Butch Littlefield. This tank is located in the garage and it corroded on the bottom. Oil spilled onto the concrete floor and under the wooden sill. The oil then leaked into the flower garden outside of the garage.
 I made a site visit the next day and spoke with the owner. He had already made arrangements to have the tank replaced. This oil tank supplies two furnaces, one in the home the other in the garage. The furnace in the garage has not been used for a number of years. I suggested that the oil line to the furnace in the garage be removed. I also suggested that the owner replace the oil line that serves the furnace in the home. This oil line is underground for at least 20 feet. It is in a sleeve at the point where it enters the ground next to the exterior garage wall. I could not determine where the oil line rose above the ground surface under the house.
 The tank was replaced on Monday 3-18-13. I spoke with Dave Bowen, of Lakeside Burner Service, and he will replace the underground copper line in the spring.
 No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
I-65-2013*On 3/18/13, call was received from Justin Carney, a Forest Ranger with the Maine Forest Service.  He discovered an area associated with a bonfire partying location on the Moody Siding Road, where some individual(s) had dumped some old motor oil and anti-freeze.  MFS is currently doing an investigation with their forensic specialist, Ranger Steve Wipperman.  They will proceed with enforcement action, which will entail a penalty and clean-up remediation work at the site, owned by Irving Woodlands.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) provided sorbent pads and boom for use on this spill.  Carney will use pads to contain and collect spilled oil and will call if he needs any assistance.  Site is not near any groundwater users, and surface water is not at risk.

On 3/26/13, call was received with an update on the spill investigation.  Carney, working with Ranger Wipperman, obtained a confession from the responsible party, Thomas Long Jr.  Mr. Long will be working with MFS ranger supervision to clean-up the spilled oil and anti-freeze.  This will be taken to the Ashland transfer station for disposal with other oily debris waste stream.

MDEP checked back with Ranger Wipperman, and this site has been cleaned up by Mr. Carney to MDEP satisfaction.  No further action is warranted at this time by Division of Response Services staff.
I-66-2013*On 03/18/13, a spill report was received via e-mail from Josh Caron, Irving Woodlands, LLC, regarding a spill of 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil as of a result of a blown hydraulic hose on a woods harvester.  The spill occurred on some woods off of Mile 13 on the Landry Road.  Irving woods contractor crews used spill pads and shovels to soak up and pick up the oily debris.  Spill debris was put into two 5-gallon cans and hauled to the Irving Fort Kent garage for disposal with other oily debris.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-67-2013*On 3-18-13, a hydraulic line ruptured and caused a 20 gallon spill. The spill stayed on a concrete pad and contaminated some nearby potato waste. Allen's Environmental Services washed and scrubbed the pad and vacuumed up the 1.43 tons of contaminated solution/potato waste and disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill under an oil spill debris letter.   No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-57-2013*At 1400 hours on 2/8/13, Dead River reported a 5 gallon spill at 301 West Kennebec Road in Machias.  Mrs. Cathy Morse, owner of this residence, informed me that they had taken the filter off to replace.  While Mrs. Morse was at the store getting a new filter, oil leaked out of the tank onto the concrete floor.  It was estimated that 5 gallons of #2 fuel leaked out of the filter housing.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil.  Mrs. Morse declined assistance from the Department of Environmental Protection indicating that the vapors were not bad in the house.  I left my number with her in case she changed her mind.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-58-2013*On 2/8/13 I received an anonymous call alleging that Doug Schmitt was responsible for spilling waste oil at the entered location and that an illegal junkyard was being run. I visited the site and found the report to be entirely inaccurate. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-60-2013*On 2/8/13 I received a call from Chris Grannis of the Eastport Arts Center. Mr. Grannis indicated that a few days prior, a burst pipe in the dirt floor basement of the center. The resulting flood caused the old disconnected oil tank to float. Mr. Grannis indicated that there was an oil smell in the building. I visited the site and found it much as it was described. It appeared to me as though the old tank had taken on some water and when the water was drained out of the basement some of the water flowed back out of the tank with some residual oil. Mr. Grannis had been using a fan to push vapors out of the basement with some success. There was no recoverable oil in the basement. I advised that the fan should be used if vapors continued to be present. My readings were actually higher on the first floor of the building so I recommended using the windows to ventilate as necessary. I suspect there will be no lasting odor issue. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-61-2013*On 2/9/13, Gerry Mirabile called to report a 7-13 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil spill at the entered location, resulting from storm damage. Apparently, the pole came down near enough to the roadway that when the next snowplow went by, all evidence of a spill was removed. No resources are considered at risk, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-62-2013*On 2/9/13 Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small diesel fuel spill associated with a plow truck rollover at the entered location. I was in the area and conducted a site visit. The truck suffered an apparent "soft roll" and was largely undamaged. This includes the saddle tanks, although a small amount of diesel leaked out of the fill cap and was partially recovered with sorbents. The truck was righted without further incident. I estimate no more than a gallon of diesel was lost. No resources are at risk and no further Response action is anticipated.
B-63-2013*On 2/9/13 Petty Officer Spotts of the U.S. Coast Guard called to report that Eric Swanson had called them to report that his 35 foot crane barge had broken loose from its mooring in Southwest Harbor. I called Mr. Swanson who reported he had approximately 150 gallons of diesel on board at the time and that he could not locate the barge. Mr. Swanson planned to look for the barge the next morning when the weather calmed down. The next day Mr. Swanson called to report that he had located his barge on Bar Island Landing. The barge landed harmlessly and did not lose any fuel. No resources were impacted, and no further Response action is anticipated.
B-64-2013*On 2/10/13 Jason of the Hampden Fire Department called to report a flooded basement at the entered location due to a burst water pipe on the second floor of the building. The flooding resulted in nearly two feet of water in the basement where two 330 gallon above ground storage tanks were located. The problem was discovered before the tanks floated but some sheening could be observed on the water in the basement. The fire department was willing to pump out the basement. I located a discharge location that would result in no risk to wells or other resources and the water was pumped out. I stuck the tanks with water-finding paste to verify no water entered the tanks. Vapors in the building were not an issue. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-68-2013*At 1550 on 2/13/13, CN Brown reported a 1 gallon overfill of #2 fuel at 2528 Bennoch Rd at a residence owned by Mr. James Murphy.  The C.N. Brown driver indicated that the whistle kept going after the tank was full.  The driver told the owner that the whistle needed to be fixed and the owner replied that C.N. Brown needed to fill his tank at a slower rate.  The driver indicated to the owner it doesn't work that way and again informed the owner that the whistle needed to be fixed before they deliver again.  No further action expected by Response Services.
B-69-2013*On 2/14/13 I received report from Greg Mullins of Century 21 real estate of a small spill of fuel oil on the concrete floor of a foreclosed home.  Apparently a thief / vandal had broken into the house to steal the copper from the heating system.  Luckily the oil tank was empty prior to the theft.  The only oil spilled was the residual left in the fuel supply line.  I would estimate the amount spill to be less than a cup. No remedial action was necessary.

No further action expected by DEP Response.
B-70-2013*At 1028 hours on 2/14/13, Mr. William Robinson reported fuel in one of the facility sumps at the Robinson Fuel Mart at 253 Main Road in Brownville.  AE Robinson hired Gaftec to determine where the leak is in the line associated with this sump.  The pump associated with this line was shut down.  A couple of gallons of gasoline was removed from he sump.  Gaftec excavated the line in question the following week.  The secondary containment was intact but the primary had failed.  There was no clear cut reason why it had failed, possibly water freezing in a low spot of the piping.  This line was replaced by Gaftec.  Gaftec tested the line, which passed and this line was put back into service.  No further action by Response expected.
B-71-2013*At 1125 hours on 2/14/13 Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor reported a 1 gallon spill of propylene glycol from a back-up generator located at the City of Bangor High School, 885 Broadway Street.  The propylene glycol spilled onto concrete and flowed into a nearby drain.  The City of Bangor Waste Water Treatment Plant was notified that it may recieve a small amount sometime during the day.  The remaining product on the concrete was soaked up with sorbents.  It was unknown at the time why the propylene glycol spilled out of a hose in the rear of the generator however it was going to be serviced the following day.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-72-2013*2.13.13  Dead River reported a #2 fuel oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill during delivery on 2.12.13.  An odor was detected and Dead River responded to the complaint.  Oil had escaped out the tank fill gauge and onto the floor.  Speedi-Dri was used to clean up the spill and approximately 10 gallons removed from the tank.  Soap and water were used to clean the floor area.  The caretaker was happy with the cleanup and no additional complaints have been received by the Department.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-74-2013*On 2/14/13 Rob Sibley called to report a slight leak from a weeping tank at the entered location. Mr. Sibley reported that the tank appeared to have been leaking very slowly for a while, that he detected no odors in the house, and that he would replace the tank. I called The homeowner who confirmed the lack of an oil odor. I made no site visit. No resources are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-75-2013*On 2/19/13, I received a report from Rob Bowers of Beal's Lobster that they had a nozzle malfunction on their fuel tank.  The malfunction caused discharge of approximately two gallons of diesel into the harbor.  No recovery was possible, but repairs to the nozzle were made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-161-2013*It was reported that a plow truck had blown a hydraulic hose that operated the lift on its plow headgear. The fluid was lost between Christie's General Store on Route 27 North to the center of Belgrade. The driver did not notice the loss of fluids until he tried to lift the plow at his turnaround. Once back at the shop, the hydraulic line was replaced and 12 gallons of fluid were added. Crews drove the effected snow bank area which was about 8 miles long. And no product could be seen. With the high amount of snow fall, and melt the next day no product could be found.
No further Response action needed.
P-216-2013*A front end loader was plowing the parking lot at this location. A fitting leaked when the side blade was engaged.  Approximately one pint of hydraulic fluid was sprayed from the fitting onto to snow in the median of the entrance.  Contaminated snow was excavated by hand then melted on the responsible party's cement shop floor with the oil recovered by sorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-24-2013*On 2/4/13, I received a spill report from Matt Deprey, Forester for Irving Woodlands, LLC (IWLLC).  The spill of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil was the result of an excavator blowing a final drive motor seal.  The IWLLC contractor used spill pads to absorb the oil and brought it to his garage for diposal with other oily debris.  The nearest brook is approximately 300 feet away and no oil product impacted any surface waters.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-168-2013*March 05, 2013, I responded to a leaking compression fitting on an AST (above ground storage tank) as 164 Bradley Street in Portland. The spill was reported by Dead River Oil Company.

I met with Kerry Colson, the home owner. She said the vapors were not bad in her house and that the clean-up done by the Dead River Oil Technician was satisfactory for her.

I explained the clean-up assistance that the Maine DEP provides home owners who have oil spills on their property. I told her she had 180 days to apply if she felt further clean-up of her concrete basement was necessary.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill. No further DEP Response action required at that time.
I-17-2013*On 1/28/13, I received a spill report from Tim Cyr, of Irving Woodlands LLC, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from a crane bucket fitting.  According to Tim, the fitting had been over-tightened and cracked under strain and leaked about 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  This oil spill landed on snow on the road surface.  A contractor quickly applied sorbent pads and picked up pads and contaminated snow and placed them in a bag.  The oily debris was taken to Mike Beaulieu's garage in St. John Plantation for storage and disposal with other oily waste stream.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-188-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 3/8/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a an ongoing oil discharge to a stream at this address, by Don Murphy, Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), Town of Casco.  Mr. Murphy requested MDEP response.  It was unknown how long the discharge had been happening.  The source was thought to be an unoccupied house near the stream (brook).

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and former farmland served by a private drilled well located behind the house.  The nearest neighbor is about 800' to 1000' west. The land was sloped down and west toward the house and then the brook that the oil was seeping into.

The homeowner, Ms. Georgette Burgess (a.k.a. Sanders), was presently staying in Florida as the house was condemned by the town as uninhabitable.  The first floor was collapsing into the basement with cracked beams and supports preventing safe entry into the basement to check the oil tank for leaks.  The homeowner, Ms. Burgess, could only be contacted though her attorney, Ms. Sarah Glynn.  Ms. Glynn was represented onsite also by her husband Rick Little, while we worked.  Within the barn, we noted no oil or hazardous matter of concern.

On 3/8/13, onsite with the CEO, town animal control officer, and Dave Morton, Town Manager, I confirmed a continuous oil sheen from a rock retaining wall downgrade of the house (see photos).  The town was planning on having the house torn down in about 40 days after closing the legal requirements.  Ms. Glynn, as agent for Ms. Burgess, gave MDEP authority to work on the property to control and mitigate the oil discharge.  In the basement's bulkhead door, under appropriate personal protective equipment, I measured normal oxygen and 2-parts per million (ppm) to 3-ppm ambient air readings on the Photoionization Device (PID).  The PID values may reflect oil vapors.  Placing a tube from the PID into a basement window near the oil tank, I had no elevated PID readings suggesting a large discharge around the aboveground storage tank (AST).

On Saturday, 3/9/13, I was onsite with Don Murphy, and under MDEP guidance, Allstate Environmental excavated a test pit the length of the west side of the house.  Uneven bedrock was found about 5' below grade (big) but no groundwater.  No evidence of fuel oil discharge was found at the south end or the center.  Oil contamination was confirmed in and around a 3" drain pipe coming from the house and toward the spot where the oil sheen entered the stream (see photos and site sketches).  We left the excavation open at this end to monitor but covered it with plywood for safety.  We were not able to access the tank so as to pump it off.  Allstate measured about 12" of red oil still in the basement AST.

On Saturday, 3/9/13, I gave a Maine AST insurance application and a Clean-Up Options Agreement to Ms. Glynn's representative onsite to give to her and to pass on to her client.

On 3/12/13, I observed the sheen to be as heavy as on 3/8/13.  We noted red oil skim on groundwater in the test pit near the house.  I believe groundwater now present largely due to snow melt.  CEO Murphy is working with Randy McMullin of MDEP Solid Waste Division on disposal and management of the home debris.

By 3/14/13, the amount of oil sheen in the brook lessened.  I suspect this was in response to removing the source product from the tank two days earlier.  During June and August, 2013, visits I noted no further sheen in the brook.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Friday, 3/8/13, placed sorbent boom across the brook with limited success in stopping the sheen.  Plans were made to return the following morning to excavate a test pit next to the house.

On Saturday, 3/9/13, we added additional sorbent boom in the brook as some oil sheen was coalescing against the boom and was recoverable.  No oil-contaminated soil was removed.  We were unsuccessful in accessing the basement AST in order to pu
P-191-2013*After responding to an odor complaint, Downeast Energy discovered a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  The tank was situated on a gravel outcrop (over concrete) and the stained soil was confined to a small area directly beneath the tank end.  A small amount of soil was removed and consolidated with other small amount of contaminated soil for later disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-160-2013*A hydraulic pump malfunctioned and blew apart at the ballast regulator. Oil was lost to the tar and to the ballast and pump. It was cleaned up and the pump and parts cleaned. All soil and sorbent were burned onsight in the boiler.
No further action needed by Response.
I-70-2013*On 3-8-2013 a spill on the T16 R10 6 Mile Branch St. Francis Road took place during routine maintenance being performed on head of harvester.  Hydraulic oil spilled on to road surface as hoses were being changed and capped. Less than 1 gallon of hydraulic fluid was spilled. The spill was cleaned up with absorbent pads. No further response action expected.
I-71-2013*On March 3, 2013 Lyn Wood noticed a small pink stain in the snow around his fuel oil tank, he then contacted his fuel oil provider (Dead River). Dead River's serviceman changed a cracked fuel line and cleaned up the contaminated snow. No further action expected by Response Services.
A-165-2013*     A spill of an estimated 7-8 gallons of hydraulic oil was caused from a ruptured hydraulic hose. The oil was lost to the pavement and cleaned up using saw dust by Casella Organics. Mary Waring requested a spill letter for disposal because they generated 3-4 cubic yards of contaminated saw dust and wanted to directly deliver the material to landfill. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
P-1063-2012*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that their driver had overfilled the aboveground storage tank at Foreside Fitness & Tennis.  The driver reported that 2-4 gallons of oil came out the tank's vent pipe and landed on the ground.  The area has landscape rock on it and a small amount of rock was shoveled up.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the rest of the spill.  I visited the site and confirmed that the clean-up was complete.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-222-2013*I was contacted by Mrs. MacDonald's daughter reporting that her Mom was smelling oil in their basement.  They had the oil burner technician over to look at it and couldn't find a problem.  I visited the house and was able to smell a faint oil odor in the basement.  After some investigation with my photoionization detector (PID), I was able to determine that the odor was coming from the basement sump.  I contacted the Scarborough Public Works Department and they assisted me in tracing the storm drains in the area, but unfortunately no source was found.  There was also an odor reported at the neighbor's house (18 Church Street) I used plastic bags and duct tape to cover the sump holes in both homes and that contained the odor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-223-2013*I was contacted by DownEast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a weeping tank.  The tank was outside and had wept about a quarter of a cup of oil into the snow.  The DownEast technician cleaned up the spilled oil.  I spoke with the homeowner who stated that the oil tank would be replaced.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-226-2013*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman, reporting that a small amount of lube oil was spilled on the deck of the USS Pasadena at Berth 11C.  The ship's lube oil tank was being filled via a hose from shore.  When the filling was complete, the hose was capped and dragged across the deck.  The hose cap popped off and about a cup of oil leaked onto the deck.  Some of the oil did make it off the deck and into the water.  The ship was already boomed, but sorbent boom was added and the hull was scrubbed.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
B-16-2013*On 1.13.13, Helen Gordon, manager of the Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center reported that the furnace for the facility suffered a malfunction which caused oil to bleed out of the sensor switch.  A librarian working at the facility smelled oil and checked the boiler room. She saw oil on the cement floor and called Ms. Gordon and the fire department.  The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the oil on the floor.  They noticed that there was a floor drain.  Ms. Gordon said she could smell oil in the facility and was worried oil had gone down the drain in the floor and out the perimeter drain outside.

I arrived on scene and checked the building with my photoionization detector (PID).  The PID read 3.0 parts per million (ppm) in the boiler room and between 1.0-1.5 ppm in the other parts of the building.  I explained that the best thing would be to have the floor washed several times with a cleaner like Simple Green or any industrial cement floor cleaner and then ventilate the boiler room. I checked the floor drain and did not get any elevated reading that would suggest that there was oil trapped in it.  I also shoveled the snow out around the outfall of the drain but saw no evidence of oil on the ground.  I asked Ms. Gordon to keep an eye on the outfall and notify me if she saw any oil come out.

The oily sorbent pads that the fire department had used were disposed of by the Recreation Center's oil company when they came to fix the furnace and get the heating system running again.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-76-2013*2.18.13  Pinetree Water reported a 3 gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  The spill occurred at Build D, Waterworks.  A hydraulic line blew on a trash truck and discharged oil on the ground.  The spill was clean up using sorbents and entered into Pinetree waste stream for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, ME.

No further Response action anticipated.

P-1028-2012*On December 28, 2012, Sanford Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident on Route 111 in Sanford.  Approximately 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline was released from the damaged motor vehicle. Speedy dry was applied to absorb the gasoline, and later removed from the road surface.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-137-2013*3-6-2013
Augusta Fuel received a call from Brenda Lachance. She was complaining of smelling oil when she went outside on her back deck. As the tank is located under her deck. Upon arriving onsite Augusta Fuel's technician found a pool of oil under the tank and some running across the ground. A call was then made to report the oil release to the Department of Environmental Protection.
 Once onsite I found that the tank was leaking from the underside seam. Small drips of oil, one drop every minute. I removed the skirting from the deck and removed the leaves and soil from under the tank. A magnetic patch was installed to stop the leaking, and Augusta fuel was called to set up a temporary oil tank. After speaking with the homeowner, Mrs. Lachance, I found out that they owned the tank and trailer but not the lot. The lot is leased from David Varney, who also owns the trailer park. I called Mr. Varney to let him know what was happening.
Mr. Varney arrived on site as I was cleaning up the oily snow and Ice. We made a plan of action for cleanup and spoke with the homeowners. Mr. Varney wanted to do the work himself, and I agreed as he had equipment close by. The proper paperwork was  done to apply to the groundwater fund, prior to work commencing.
3/11/2013
 The deck and compromised tank were removed for access to the spill site. A small excavator and back hoe were used to excavate the contaminated area. The soil was loaded into a small 10 yard roll off can, and disposed of at Juniper ridge landfill. Confirmatory samples were taken, and the site restored to satisfactory condition.
No further Response action is needed.
I-53-2013*On March 10, 2013, Donna Riley called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to complain about odors in her duplex apartment associated with a #2 oil overfill the day before.  Gary Bonville, the owner of the apartment, was making a self-delivery when he and his new employee overfilled approximately 5 gallons of heating oil to a 275 above ground storage tank located in the basement of Mrs. Riley's apartment.  Jim Gramlich responded to complaint and found odor in both apartments.  He contacted Gary Bonville to gain access to the basement.  Mr. Bonville had placed an odor reducing powder on the tank and floor to help the odors.  Gramlich placed sorbent pads and a poly barrier on the floor and had Mr. Bonville vent the basement for two hours.  Mr. Bonville also removed contaminated snow and soil from the outside of the building next to the fill pipe.

On March 11, 2013, Jim Gramlich passed the spill off to Jesse Clark. Mr. Bonville cleaned the basement floor and the exterior of the tank.  He was also informed to setup ventilation.

On March 13, 2013, I inspected the interior and exterior of the apartment building both visually and with a photo ionization detector. Exterior and interior readings were low, however, I informed Mr. Bonville to keep ventilation going until the week's end. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-55-2013*On March 12, 2013 I received a call from Dave Frazier reporting a leaking fuel line in the home of Angie Hawkins of Patten.  Requested Dave go and repair the leaking line and give me a call back regarding the estimated extent of the leak.  Dave called back after putting a new sleeved fuel line. Leak is estimated to be about 2-3 gallons of #2 heating oil.  Homeowner thinks that her well maybe impacted from the spill.  Told Dave we would call her and follow-up.

On March 13, 2013 Lee Thomas handed over to responder Jesse Clark. Once on scene it was easily determined that at least one other leak had taken place prior to the spill on 3-12-13. The basement floor was a mix of dirt and old broken ledge, so several test pits were dug to determine the extent of the spill. A large section of the basement had been impacted, and Dickson and London construction were scheduled for the next day. Response Staff installed a ventilation fan to reduce the odors in the basement.

On March 14, 2013 contaminated soil was excavated from the site and a poly barrier was setup. A new tank is scheduled to be installed due to its condition. A set of carbon filters have been installed on Paul Higgins, DEP geologist, suggestion.

On March 30, 2013 the old tank was emptied and removed. Dickson and London removed more contaminated soil from under the old tank location, and installed a poly barrier covered by gravel. I left the ventilation fan in place for the time being.

The fan has been removed and the Hawkins well is on Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) quarterly drinking water monitoring program. No further action should be required by Response Services staff at this time.

A-148-2013*Consumers Fuel Company reported that they were at a residence where an above ground storage tank (AST) located in the basement was leaking.  The leak was reported to be a drip through a corrosion hole with an unknown amount of discharge.  I met the oil company technicians and homeowner, Susan Pierce, on site.   The basement was an old field stone foundation with a dirt floor covered with crushed stone.  Water was actively running into the basement.  The leak was in the bottom of the AST with a stained area of stone beneath it.  There was standing water on the basement floor with only a few areas of free product.  The relatively small area of free product indicated that the discharge was not extensive.

Ms. Pierce indicated that there was not a strong petroleum odor in the living area upstairs and I did not smell any while I was there.  She would be leaving for 5 weeks and signed the Clean up Options agreement to allow me to mitigate the situation while she was away.

I planned on starting the clean up the next week, however a snowstorm curtailed the work and on 3/26/13 I hired Clean Harbors to manually remove the contaminated stone and dirt.  A low point was left as a sump should free product remain.  I planned to check on the sump as well as the odors in the home.  Later follow-up determined no odor issues.

Lab analysis (attached) confirmed that not all of the contamination was recovered and given the use of private drinking water wells in the area a referral to the Division of Technical Services was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-56-2013*McCain Foods Environmental Manager, Jeff Saucier, reported a spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a hose break on a loader.  McCain crews used sorbent pads to soak up the oil spill. Seven bags of oil soaked speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were taken to Tri-Community Landfill facility.  No further action is needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-194-2013*I was contacted by Royal Oil, reporting that one of their drivers had fallen after disconnecting from the fill pipe after a delivery.  When the driver fell, he landed on the nozzle and some oil came out onto him and the ground/snow.  Royal Oil used sorbent materials and shoveled up the snow and soil to clean up the spill.  The homeowner was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-195-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/11/13, during a pre-removal meeting, with Mr. Christopher Gill of Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) and with Ms. Lauren Roberts of AECOM, Mr. Gill mentioned that the basement of the now closed Xpress Lube oil change and car wash facility had suffered a flooded basement with the presence of free product oil on the water.  Mr. Gill stated that the oil found there now was less than an earlier occurrence that they had previously pumped off.  Neither of these prohibited oil discharges appear to have been reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Gill and Roberts stated that they believed the oil was likely lube oil from oil containers previously stored within the basement work area where employees would work on autos above.  The basement was where employees stood under the vehicles to change lube oils and typically contains aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and/or drums of virgin lube oil and waste oils.  From previous excavations and monitoring wells onsite, groundwater is understood to be 3 feet to 4 feet below grade (bg).  Mr. Gill stated he was unaware these discharges were reportable to MDEP.  AECOM stated that during investigation, they partially dewatered the basement and noted water level rise, indicating that the flooding was due to groundwater ingress.  The surrounding native soil is Presumpscot clay/silt with a high groundwater table, resulting in the flooding after power (and sump pump) was shut off to the building.

The Xpress Lube was a separate building from, but part of, the former M. W. Sewall Company Clippermart convenience store and retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  When owned by M. W. Sewall, I understand the gas station was operated by one family member within the company, and the Xpress Lube operated by another family member.  When M. W. Sewall Company went into bankruptcy, this facility was purchased by CFG.

The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  See report P-183-2013 for additional information.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The first dewatering and removal of free product occurred at an unknown time, with an unknown volume of oil and water being hauled off prior to MDEP being notified of the discharge.  During abandonment of the UST facility, free product was skimmed and padded off.  Then the basement was dewatered to Frac tanks onsite and mixed with groundwater pumped from the UST excavations.  On 3/15/13, Clean Harbors pumped out 3,980 gallons of oily water from the basement.

During demolition of the building, CFG had the possibly oil-contaminated concrete debris sent to Aggregate Recycling Company,  Incorporated for recycling.  AECOM reported that they had checked the soil outside the basement and found no evidence of oil discharges outside the building.  The building foundation was reported dug out and filled in with new fill from offsite and now underlies the new UST facility eastern dispenser area.

CONCLUSIONS
I.    At this time no further MDEP Response Division clean-up actions are planned based on present information.  Oil contaminated media, though below present clean-up actions, may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

II.   At my request, Ms. McLaughlin of the MDEP oil spill enforcement unit spoke with Cumberland Farms officials regarding reporting of prohibited oil discharges.

III.   It is suspected that the oil discharges originated during operation of the Xpress Lube oil-change business and went unreported by the operators at the time.  Since cause and sources are unknown and they went unreported, Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage may not apply.

IV.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski



P-196-2013*I was contacted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) asking the Department to participate in the raid of an apartment where it was believed methamphetamine was being made.  Jason Fish and Jeremy Greenman from the Augusta Office, and I assisted with the raid the following day.  The MDEA entered the apartment, collected their evidence, brought all the chemicals found outside, and handed them over to us for identification, packaging, and disposal.  We received cold packs (containing ammonium nitrate), a blue liquid that was corrosive, a drain cleaner (containing sodium hydroxide), and Coleman fuel.  These chemicals were unspilled.  The chemicals were properly packaged and transported back to the Department's Augusta Office for later disposal.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-198-2013*A trash truck blew an antifreeze line which resulted in the dischargeo of approximately three gallons of antifreeze to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-197-2013*I was contacted by Mark Goodwin, of Burns & McDonnell, reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at their worksite close to 190 County Road in Gorham.  The accident and oil spill were completely unrelated to Central Maine Power (CMP) or the Maine Power Reliability Project (MPRP).  A Foglio dump truck and a passenger vehicle collided and the truck ended up in the ditch and leaked some motor oil.  The accident and spill were not reported to the Department when they happened.  I contacted Foglio and let them know that there was oil in the ditch and they needed to clean it up or hire someone to clean it up.  They sent employees out to the site, and I assisted them in putting out sorbent pads on the standing water in the ditch (see attached photo).  The dead vegetation at the waterline had gotten oil on it and was causing an oil sheen.  I suggested that Foglio leave the sorbents in the ditch for several days, possibly until the next rain event, to continue collecting the oil as it washed off the vegetation.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-199-2013*When an oil delivery truck driver was reeling in the hose, the nozzle was inadvertently engaged at the truck which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil to a snow covered roadway.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were hand excavated by the driver.
P-201-2013*The nozzle on a fuel dispenser was struck releasing approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground.  The discharged product was quickly collected using sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-202-2013*A traffic accident resulted in the release of at least 30 gallons of diesel fuel into a drainage area adjacent to Cape Road at the intersection of Bar Mills Road, Hollis, ME.  The fuel was contained and collected using sorbents.  The remaining fuel in the saddle tanks was pumped into drums before the tractor was moved for later use.  There was also a small amount of gasoline released from the other vehicle involved in the accident, which was collected with sorbents.

Sorbent boom was left in the drainage ditch through several rain events to collect any remaining fuel.  The site was checked on several times.  As of June, 2013, no fuel was observed in the ditch, so the boom was removed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-203-2013*A contractor reported a spill on behalf of a bank-owned property.  At some point between property manager visits, the furnace leaked approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Product initially impacted the cement basement floor then followed the grade towards the floor drain.  The cement was broken up around the floor drain exposing a small void and gravel below the slab; the area was slightly impacted. The contractor applied sorbent materials to the cement then hand excavated accessible gravel from around the drain.  The cement was washed, then concrete was poured around the drain to provide a vapor barrier and restore the competency of the floor.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-204-2013*I was contacted by Chris Guessman reporting that one of their engines had a faulty valve that had sprayed lube oil onto the ballast near the crossing of Route 231.  The affected area was approximately 15 feet by 2 feet and it was just a mist.  The oiled ballast was excavated and taken to Pan Am's Waterville yard for consolidation and disposal at a later date.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-205-2013*I was contacted by Ken Pelletier reporting that one of their locomotives had leaked some lube oil from its containment tank at their station at Danville Junction.  The oil leaked onto the ballast underneath the rails.  The contaminated ballast was excavated and taken to their Waterville yard for consolidation and disposal at a later date.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-206-2013*On 3/15/13 the Portland office of the DEP received a call from a Jeff Stevens reporting a diesel spill from a Troiano trash truck on Blueberry Rd. in Portland.  Mr. Stevens refused to provide his phone number and hung up before he could be transferred to me.  I called Troiano and inquired about the spill.  I spoke with Ken at Troiano and he informed me that one of their trash trucks had blown a radiator hose on Blueberry Rd that morning and that a mechanic was on site as we spoke cleaning up the spill and repairing the truck.  No further action required.
P-207-2013*On 3/15/13, I received a call from Chris Dalphonse, of Berlin City Toyota, reporting a small hydraulic oil spill at their facility in Portland.  The spill occurred due to a burst hose on a hydraulic lift that was being used on site as part of a construction project.  The spill was limited to a concrete floor under the lift.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-208-2013*
Thursday 3/14/13: Gary Bucklin of SW Cole Engineering (S W Cole) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that a contractor, excavating for a new Hyatt Hotel at this location, had hooked onto a previously unknown, out-of-service, petroleum, underground storage tank (UST).  John Dunlap of MDEP arranged for the required UST registration and requested that I visit and inspect the UST.

Friday 3/15/13: I met Carl of S W Cole who had the excavator dig a test pit in the approximate UST area at the SE corner of the property.  I observed Presumpscot Formation soil and noted no evidence of oil discharges.  The UST was about a 500-gallon capacity, bare steel, with multiple corrosion holes, and a check valve on top connected to 1.5" steel piping. This check valve is characteristic of a motor fuels UST; I noted no fuel oil fittings (see photo).  The original tank contents could have been leaded gasoline, or diesel fuel; MDEP was not given opportunity to examine the tank contents upon discovery and no laboratory samples of the contents were analyzed to my knowledge.

1.  The area is dense, urban commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  The most recent site use was as a parking lot.  See the UST registration file #21854 and the consultants site assessment for further information.
2.   No remediation was required by MDEP Response Division at the time based on information from S W Cole and observation, and no remediation initiated to my knowledge.
3.   On 3/15/13, I informed Mr. Bucklin that the Chapter 691 requirement for a UST Closure Assessment could not be waived.  Since the UST was removed prior to required MDEP notification, no official MDEP waiver of the 10-Notification period was relevant.  The UST closure assessment was not submitted till December 2013, well past the due date.  A photo within the report shows the liquid tank contents being allowed to discharge to the soil from the removed UST which is a violation of Maine waste and UST management rules.  I was not aware of this before receiving the report months later.  This detail classifies this incident as an oil discharge.
4.   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to indicate the site is clean to original or pristine condition.
P-209-2013*I was contacted by Dustin Howe, of Grover Gundrilling, reporting that a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment had turned up a small amount of contamination in a soil analysis.  Mr. Howe sent me the assessment and I consulted with Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  Brad and I agreed that no further action was needed at this site (see attached correspondence) at this time.
P-210-2013*March 15, 2013, I received a phone call from Sanford Fire Department. They were reporting a hydraulic spill of approximately 50 gallons from a BBI trash truck at Red Pine Drive in Sanford.

I responded to the scene and met with the Fire Department and trash truck crew. They had already applied sand and speedy dry on the pavement where the spill occurred. BBI hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to complete the clean-up.

I remained on scene to determine the clean-up was done to Commissioner's satisfaction.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-211-2013*March 16, 2013, I received a phone call from York Oil. They were reporting a leaking filter on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 10 Hilltop Drive in York.

I responded to the scene and met with a representative from York Oil and the home owner, Joe Fogg. The leak in the filter released approximately 100 gallons of #2 oil into the dirt basement floor.

I immediately contacted TMC Environmental to set up a time on March 17, 2013 to have the oily dirt removed from the basement. York Oil had already moved the AST from the location and set it up in another area of the basement.

I used sorbent pads to absorb any visible oil on the surface of the basement floor.

March 17, 2013, I met with Mr. Fogg and TMC Environmental. The removal of the dirt began. Mr. Fogg applied to the Groundwater Fund and agreed for the Maine DEP to handle the clean-up.

March 18, 2013, I notified Pete Eremita, Engineer with the Maine DEP. At this time, the site has been referred to Technical Services and remediation is ongoing.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill. No further DEP Response action required.
A-126-2013*On 2/26/2013, in South Thomaston, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested assistance for a clandestine laboratory raid. Glen Wall and myself responded to the home in South Thomaston and assisted agents with the packaging for transport and disposal of assorted chemicals found during the raid. The chemicals recovered were "one pot method" listed on the receipt for property attachment. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-147-2013*On 3/13/13, at1225 hours, Ron Cote, oil burner technician, reported that an estimated 200 gallons of K1 heating oil had leaked from an outside heating oil tank, when the outlet was broken. I met Ron and Alton Keene, the owner, at the site. The tank had been located on the side of the mobile home and leaked to the ice, snow, and ground. Some oil had run under an attached covered deck at the entrance. I collected the oiled snow into drums. Some free product was present and was collected with oil absorbent pads. Oil vapors were noticeable in the home, so ventilation was put in place under the home in the spill area. I met with Mr. Keene and he reported that the tank had not been full and he had used oil a lot since he is home all the time in a wheel chair. The estimate for spilled oil was reduced to 140 gallons. He completed a clean-up options agreement, choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up. The tank was repaired and positioned away from the spill area. A carbon air scrubber was put in the house to remediate the oil vapors. The home has a private drinking water well so the site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services staff in order to evaluate potential wells at risk.

From 3/18/13 through 3/21/13, oiled debris and oil contaminated soil was excavated from the spill area. Excavation was stopped when removal of further soil would compromise the structural integrity of the home's support slab and supports. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis to characterize soils that were unable to be removed. The excavation was back filled.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-146-2013*On 3/12/13, 1515 hours, Richmond Fire Department reported that they were called to an oil spill on the Beedle Road between New Road and Marston Road. I contacted the Fire Department and they reported that the oil was all on pavement with heavy stains in some areas, but they were unable to collect any oil with absorbent pads. I went to the site and found what appeared to be used motor oil spread for about 1/2 mile on the road. There was no oil off the pavement, and there was no recoverable oil. No source was found but it appeared that the oil came from a leaking vehicle.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-186-2013*Dead River Company (DR) called to report an overfill at the above mentioned address. Fitzpatrick stated the driver claimed a weak whistle and did not shut down fast enough, causing discharge of oil out the vent.  There was also some splash to the siding on the house and the soil beneath the vent.  The driver was involved with cleaning up.  I asked if the homeowner was aware of the situation, and he replied no, with no answering machine or answer to phone calls made.  I then asked if it was vinyl siding on the house and he replied yes.  The soil was being excavated by DR, however, with no notification successfully made to the owner, I thought it best to check the situation.

Upon arrival at the home, I met Mr. Sproul at the garage and explained the reason for my visit.  He was still unaware of the spill, and said "not as bad as the last one I hope".  He explained he had had an overfill before (maybe ten years ago), but did not remember any Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) involvement at the time.  The odor was quite prevalent as we reached the front door (adjacent to fill/vent).  The excavation conducted was inadequate, and more soil would need to be removed to completely remove residual oil left behind from the discharge. We entered through the garage into an outer room, with no oil odors at this point, however, as soon as we opened the kitchen door, the odors were significant.  Proceeding through to the cellar door, the odors intensified and we descended the stairs to a beautiful hardwood floor, dance studio. Fortunately, the tank and spill were through an adjacent door, in a more typical basement shop concrete floored room.

There was a moderate amount of free product dripping from the tank's sight gauge, creating a puddle the equivalent to the footprint of the tank and migrating about four feet beyond, following the very shallow slope of the floor. I applied some sorbent pads, wiped the edges of the puddle back towards the center, and collected the wet pads.  Next I applied speedy dry to the far end of the spill and rubbed the material in, leaving a dry stain on the floor.  I added more speedy dry to the boundary of the spill and packed it in around the base of the sight gauge as it was actively leaking. At this point I called DR back, reaching the answering service.  I identified myself as from the MDEP, the situation, and asked for an immediate call back.  A short time later, Dave Chouinard called and I explained to him the situation and what my expectations for a successful clean up were.  He needed to get supplies from the shop and would be there in roughly an hour.  I asked him to wipe down the tank and ensure the sight gauge was no longer leaking, I also insisted he only use speedy dry (no deodorant) and he agreed he would not.  It only masks the petroleum odor with pine or cherry fragrance, but does not legitimately remediate any spill situation.

I informed the Sprouls of the cleanup plan and time frame. If they had any concerns after the DR technician finished to give me a call, and they agreed.  The following morning I spoke with Fitzpatrick at DR and explained the need to readdress the soils beneath the vent and to check with Sprouls about air quality.

Pending no additional calls from the Sprouls, the site visit, the remediation I started, and the limited remaining material both inside and out, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
A-136-2013*The spill was reported as an overfill by C.N Brown. Upon inspection of the system, it was found that a return line had over pressurized tank two of the two above ground storage tanks (AST), causing oil to overflow out the vent, and into the containment area. The two ASTs are located under a common gym area for inmates. Both tanks were piped for fill and vent correctly.

The tanks pump up to a holding tank where excess fuel then returns to the tanks via a return line. Only one return line was present and it returned to tank two. Tank two had been filled the day prior by C.N. Brown, then isolated by one of the correction's staff. The fuel for the heating system was coming out of tank one, and returning into tank two. Causing the over pressurization and oil spill. The electronic level indicator had also been disconnected from tank two, and corrections staff were checking the levels of the tanks manually every three days.

Corrections staff were utilized for the cleanup. Oil was soaked up with pads and speedy dry. And the soils were removed by excavation, and disposed of at Dragon Concrete batch plant in Thomaston.  I did air monitor readings inside the gym, and the levels were minimal. However, I recommended washing the tanks and containment area with a degreasing soap and water as soon as possible so no further vapor issues would arise. Soil samples and field screening techniques were used to assure a thorough soil cleanup to the commissioner's satisfaction.

The Solid Fuel Board was notified of the failure to comply, and a site visit was scheduled by them.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-141-2013*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground when a loader suffered a hydraulic hose failure. Pride Manufacturing employees used sawdust to collect the spilled oil then, with my approval, burned the sawdust in their boiler. No site visit was made. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-140-2013*Dead River Company responded to a no heat call. Upon arrival the technician found a leaking pin hole in the copper oil supply line. He promptly shut off the oil tank and called in to report the spill to his supervisor. The copper line was bled dry and disconnected. Dead River Company used speedy dry and oil sorbent pads to clean up the affected concrete area. I called the tenant and home owner to check and see if there were any indoor air quality issues. He stated that it did not seem too bad. I instructed him to open some windows for a few hours if the vapors got bad, and to call if things got worse. A site visit was not made. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-54-2013*On 3/11/13, at 07:50 AM, I received a call from the State Police dispatcher reporting a diesel fuel from a ruptured MSAD#70 school bus on the Walker Road in Houlton.  I called the barracks and was told that Houlton Fire Department (HFD) had been dispatched and was on scene working with the bus driver to catch, contain, and soak up the spilling diesel fuel.  I informed them I was in-route to the scene.

At 09:00 AM, I arrived on scene met with Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Miller who showed me where the bulk of the diesel fuel had spilled out of the punctured fuel tank.  The tank drained completely out and had a 60 gallon capacity.  The fuel had spilled along the shoulder of the Walker Rd., about 400-500 feet easterly of the Route 2A intersection.  This area is within the Houlton Water Company's (HWC) Wellhead Protection Zone.  I met with HWC officials to discuss spill and plans to excavate the contaminated soils along the shoulder of the Walker Road.

I spoke with Jim Richie, MSAD#70 representative, regarding the leaking school bus fuel tank.  Apparently the bus driver stated that he first heard the leaf spring pop/break as he was turning around out on the South Shore road off of the Drew's Lake Road about 8-9 miles from the Walker Road site where the bus stopped to contain the leak.  I traveled this route and observed a steady dripping pattern on the asphalt roadway surface for several miles on the Drew's Lake Road.  It is likely that the fuel spilled at the Walker Road was less than 1/2 the tank's capacity or around 30 gallons.  The HFD crew placed a bucket and pan along with sorbent pads down to prevent some of the diesel fuel from hitting the soil.  I estimated that the amount that may have spilled onto the soil/road shoulder is probably about 15 gallons.  I stopped by the MSAD #70 and dropped off a spill report form and requested Jim Richie complete it and fax it to our regional office.  I worked with Brent Dickison to excavate the oil contaminated soils along the Walker Road.  Several Photoionization detector (PID) readings were taken to confirm that the site was back to background levels (1-2 parts per million) for this road side site.  I provided Brent with an oil spill debris form to haul the contaminated soils to Presque Isle Secure landfill.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.


P-192-2013*Discharge was the result of a weeping bleeder screw on the filter housing.  Approximate 1 cup of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the concrete floor which was collected with sorbents.  I contacted the owners of the property to inquire if they had any issues or questions regarding the clean-up.  They stated they were satisfied with the clean-up, and would contact me if there were any issues later on.  No further action required.
I-58-2013*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a spill of 5- 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on an MDOT plow truck on Route 1 in Frenchville.  The spill occurred near Rosette's Restaurant along Route 1.  MDOT crews used sorbent pads and peat moss to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil. A few days after the cleanup, a neighbor called to complain that there was oil in her yard.

Upon further investigation a very small amount of oil that may have come from this spill was cleaned up in the neighboring yard.  Many oil stains in the neighbor's yard were caused by their own activities.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-235-2013*On 3/27/13 I received a call from Ralph Hopkins of Cash Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  It was reported to be a half gallon spill with some oil going outside via the vent pipe and some oil spilling inside the basement.  Cash Energy was in the process of cleaning up the spill as we spoke with sorbent materials.  I spoke with the homeowner and told her to contact me if the clean-up was not completed to her satisfaction.  No further Response action required.
B-122-2013*On 3/26/13 I received an air quality complaint from Ms. Laurie Baker a resident at the Bangor Housing Authority apartments at 678 Union Street.  She claimed to be adversely affected by the air quality in her apartment.  The poor air quality had been in her apartment for the past couple of weeks.  She believed the cause of the poor air quality was a potential meth lab in the apartment beneath hers.

Apparently the resident in the down stairs apartment was suspected of making meth in his apartment.  Later this was determined by Bangor Police not to be the case.  Ms. Baker had brought her concerns to the housing authority director Mr. Myatt.  Mr. Myatt hired an air quality consulting firm to run air quality tests in Ms. Baker's apartment.  No contamination was found in her apartment.

Not satisfied with these result and still feeling symptoms, she contacted the DEP.  I responded with air quality instrumentation in an attempt to locate a source.  I was not able to locate any source of contamination using a photo ionization detector, a muti gas meter or the chemtrec chemical detector.

Unpleased with my lack of discovery I suggested Ms. Baker contact the State Toxicologist in Augusta.  I provided her with the number.  I also referred the air quality complaint to Technical services with the DEP in Bangor.

No further Response Services action expected at this time.
B-123-2013*On 3/26/13 I received report from Sprague terminal in Searsport of an approximate two gallon spill of 50% Sodium Hydroxide and water from a transport truck owned by H.O. Bouchard trucking.  The thought was that during loading a small amount of product mixed with the snow on the truck trailer leading to liquid being spilled onto the asphalt.  The liquid was absorbed into the asphalt, not allowing for any recovery.
No further Response Services action expected.
B-124-2013*On 3/26/13 I received report from Everett Mathews of Dead River Oil Company of a small spill from the filter canister on an above ground oil storage tank at this residence.  This spill was caused by the oil technician not seating the filter canister gasket properly according to Mr. Matthews.  A small drip ensued after the servicing and the handy man for the property noticed the spill and reported it to the oil company.  The oil company dispatched a technician to take care of the problem.

I was on scene the next day and perform a DEP shake test to determine the need of a remediation effort.  The shake test result indicated no cleanup was necessary.

No further Response Services action expected at this time.
B-126-2013*On 3/26/13, I received report from Everett Mathews, of Dead River Oil Company, of a complaint of oil vapor in the basement at 1491 Indian River Road, Jonesport.  The house is a summer camp for Shirley Lindenbaum.  Last summer, when Mrs. Lindenbaum was at the house, she noticed an oil smell in the house.  She and her caretaker, John Trapp, notified Dead River of the odor.  Dead River made a visit and replaced the fuel supply line from the tank to the furnace, noticing a small weep at the fitting in the old line.  Believing that the problem had been solved, nothing more was made of the leak.  The odor persisted and a follow up call was made to Dead River at this time.  Everett Matthews informed me of the complaint, and asked if I could check the atmosphere with one of our photoionization detectors (PID).

I arrived on scene and detected nothing in the living quarters with my PID or by nose.  Upon entering the dirt floor basement, I still smelled nothing, but my PID did detect low readings.  After some further investigation, higher readings were discovered along with contaminated soil.

Mr. Mathews was eager to make his customer happy and offered to remove the contaminated soil with his own staff, which they began doing the next morning.  Unfortunately, after removing some soil, we discovered that the contamination only got worse, indicating an old spill that went on for some time.

I then informed Mrs. Lindenbaum of the progress and discovery.  She was happy to apply to the State's above ground storage tank insurance fund, which then allowed me to hire Clean Harbors Environmental Services and a vactor truck to remove the bulk of the contaminated soil from the basement.

While the remediation effort was going on, I involved the Technical Services Division of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for air quality and drinking water concerns.  The day of the removal, State geologist Paul Higgins was on site to gather drinking well water sample and place the well on quarterly monitoring.  At that time, engineering technician, James Lavoie, was also on site to assist in the installation of a vapor extraction system to ventilate any oil vapor out of an unused chimney in the home.  Both water and air monitoring will take place over the next year.  After one year, it is hoped that the site work will be able to be closed by the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.

B-125-2013*On 3/26/13 I received report of approximately three quarts of spilled #2 heating oil to a concrete floor in the basement at 353 Main Street, Orono.  The cause was a loose fitting that was fixed by Dead River Oil while on scene.  The spilled product was absorbed using speedy dry.  No vapor issues reported by the owner.


no further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-128-2013*On 3.28.13, Gil Merchant from the Bangor International Airport/City of Bangor reported the overfill of a refueling truck.  The truck is supplied by underground piping from the tank farm.  A mechanical failure caused the truck to overfill and approximately 240 gallons of jet fuel spilled into the bermed off area and then into the oil water separator below.  Sphag-sorb was used to absorb the oil that did not get into the oil water separator.  Mr. Merchant had the separator cleaned out the following day.
No further Response action anticipated.
A-522-2016*A traffic accident involving a dump truck resulted in the loss of an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to the roadway and ditch on the on-ramp for Interstate 95 southbound from Route 201.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and sand.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-523-2016*A hose failure on a dump truck caused a spill of an estimated 40 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Sorbents were used on the paved surface and some soil was removed for disposal.  The soil was collected and mixed with soil from another spill in Clinton (A-513-2016) and disposed of at the Waste Management Inc., Crossroads Landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-268-2016*I met with Special Agent Joey Clukey to collect, stabilize/neutralize, and over pack residual chemicals from discarded meth related 'one-pot' 1 liter bottles that had been dropped off at a local bottle redemption facility. I disposed of all waste properly.

No further Response action.
B-129-2013*On 3.28.13, Kevin Peterson from Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported the discharge of approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil from a blown hydraulic hose line on a bucket truck.  The spill occurred at the intersection of Stillwater Ave. and Forest Ave. in Orono.  The Bangor Hydro crew used speedi-dri, sand and sorbents to clean up the oil off the pavement.  No oil reached the gravel side of the road.
Bangor Hydro disposed of the oil contaminated material at Juniper Ridge Landfill.
No further Response action anticipated at this time.
B-130-2013*On 3/30/13 I received report of two ATV's that had broken through the ice on Branch Pond.  The owner of the ATV's was able to safely get to shore without any personal injury.  Both ATV's had some gasoline in them, approximately less than five gallons.

Unfortunately due to the unsafe conditions on the ice, the recovery of the ATV's was slower than originally hoped.  Both ATV's were safely removed from the pond on 5/15/13 with no complications.

No further Response Services action expected.
B-131-2013*On 3/31/13, I received report from a concerned citizen of an oil spill at 33 Lily Road, Dedham.  I was told by the reporter that the oil was from an old oil tank at an abandoned camp, next to a brook feeding Phillips Pond in Dedham.  Unfortunately the oil was in the pond.

I arrived on scene a short time later to discover that the oil tank had been vandalized by some thieves who had stolen the copper fuel line, allowing the tank to leak.  This was discovered the day before, by the property owner who lives across the street, and did manage to close the firematic valve on the tank, stopping the leak.  However, at that point, oil had leaked from the tank and into the stream, then to the lake.

After explaining what I needed to do at the spill site to the property owner, I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services, and asked for a vactor truck and a crew to assist me in the cleanup.  We vactored up the contaminated soil, installed sorbent boom in the bottle neck of the brook, and removed as much of the oil from the lake as we could.  We also removed the remaining 180 gallons of oil from the tank, and loaded that into drums and delivered them across the street to the owner, for him to use in the furnace in his house as needed.

I revisited the site at the end of the week and saw no change in status.  At that time, I removed the sorbent material left behind.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-162-2013*On 3-21-2013, Richard Parlin, Bureau of General Services (BGS), reported a release of hydraulic oil from a plow truck. This occurred on a state owned parking lot, off Arsenal Street in Augusta. The details are lacking and the leak may have occurred suddenly or it may have happened over the winter. In any event the spill was reported about one day late however, the staff at BGS cleaned up the hydraulic oil from the pavement promptly.  No additional action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-170-2013* On 3-25-2013 Madison Paper reported the release of approximately 135 gallons of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred inside the mill at Paper Machine 3. Dan Mallett reported the spill and most of this oil went into the sewer system and then into the Anson-Madison Sanitary system. It was estimated that 15 gallons of oil was recovered with sorbent pads. The rest of the oil went into the sewer system. No site visit was made and no further action is anticipated.

A-173-2013*Burns & McDonnel reported a discharge of diesel fuel from a leaking fuel tank cap on a piece of equiopment working on the Central Maine Power Company Transmission Line upgrade project.   The responsible party (Cianbro/Irby) cleaned up the dishcarge and made arrangements for disposal of the waste. No further action by the Division of Rsponse Services is necessary in this matter.
A-174-2013*Spill of small amount of hydraulic oil from blown seal on excavation equipment working on Central Maine Power transmission line upgrade project.

Affected soil cleaned up disposed of by responsible party.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-137-2013*On 4.3.13, Paul Cerreta of Burns and MacDonnell reported the discharge of a half a gallon of diesel fuel from a portable (bulk) tank in the back of a truck.  L E Myers the construction company contracted by Burns and MacDonnell to do work on the Central Maine Power right of way found that the tank had a crack in it and had lost the product to the ground.  They put the tank and truck out of service, removed the diesel from it and excavated the contaminated soil for disposal at Juniper Ridge landfill.
No further Response action necessary.
P-1052-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 7 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was un-tagged and may have contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  CMP personel responded but could find no evidence of spilled material.

See attached CMP spill report.
I-204-2013*On 9/16/13, I received a spill report from Twin Rivers Paper Company regarding a spill of 1,000 gallons of lube oil from their #4 Paper machine.  The spill was discovered during an operator walk-through on Friday at 0530.  Oil was skimmed off the surface of the primary clarifier in the wastewater treatment plant. Effluent was tested to verify all the oil was removed in the treatment process.  Division of Response Services staff called Andrew Martin, Plant Engineer, to determine test results and also determine what the fate of the skimmed lube oil was.

On 9/26/13, I called and spoke with Amy Holland, Environmental Specialist at Twin Rivers, and requested a complete spill report on this incident. I received the Twin Rivers Spill report along with details on the fate of the oily debris collected at the clarifier.  The oil was collected from the clarifier with an absorbent boom and accumulated in the scum pit on September 14, 2013.  The scum pit was pumped into the blended sludge tank and processed through the dewatering system with primary sludge.  The oil contaminated primary sludge was hauled to Twin Rivers' Frenchville landfill on September 23, 2013.  Amy also took water samples from the outfall pipe to ascertain if any oily product had reached the river.  Analytical results indicated a discharge that had maximum of 12 parts per million of oil and grease.

A meeting was conducted with the necessary maintenance supervisors on September 16, 2013, and an action list was generated to prevent recurrence, including a review and revision of the bowser level rate of change setting and a reinstallation of the level transmitter on the bowser tank.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-103-2013*On 3/14/13, I received a report from property owner, Paul Bosse, that an outside oil tank at a rental property of his was leaking.  I arrived on scene shortly after the call, and transferred approximately 75 gallons of kerosene into my drums for safe storage.  Unfortunately, an unknown amount of product was lost onto the ground.  This spilled oil would have to be excavated.

Due to the volume of oil that Mr. Bosse owned in the state, his deductible to the groundwater fund would be more costly than hiring a contractor directly to perform the work under Maine Department of Environmental Protection direction.

Mr. Bosse hired Thornton Construction to perform the work.  Due to a scheduling conflict, my co-worker, Responder Darian Higgins, oversaw the excavation and disposal of the contaminated soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-91-2013*On 3.5.13, Dennis McCombs reported the discharge of 100 to 110 gallons of hydraulic oil to the interior concrete operating floor of the # 8 Tissue Machine at the Lincoln mill.  The machine had been shut down for scheduled maintenance.  The maintenance crew discovered that two of the components (the Yankee Dryer and press roll) had interlocked hydraulic lines because when the hydraulic oil pumps were started for the dryer, hydraulic oil began to discharge out of the open ended back side cylinder of the press roll.  Once the oil was discovered the dryer was shut down and the oil was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No oil reached any drains or made it outside of the building.  Lincoln Paper is licensed to burn the oil material in their biomass boiler.  They also revised their maintenance procedures and will install a plug in the backside cylinder hose whenever it is removed from the press roll cylinder.
No further Response action necessary.
P-1062-2012*Aaron Dumont of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) Storm Water Inspection Group observed a hydraulic oil spill during a routine storm water inspection of the Grimmels Industries metal scrap facility located on River road in Lewiston on 8/27/2012. He immediately notified the MEDEP Division of Response Services of the release. Response personnel scheduled a meeting to visit the site on 9/11/2012. Aaron Dumont and John Luongo of the MEDEP met with the site representative Gerry Kamke at the site on 9/11/2012 to determine the extent of the spill. Hydraulic oil was observed in the crushing debris ("fluff") surrounding a large crushing machine and oil was observed dripping from several hydraulic fittings on the machine.

The MEDEP informed Mr. Kamke that the oil saturated debris would need to be removed and disposed of and the leaking fittings on the crusher would have to be repaired. In addition, the crusher machine would need to be cleaned so that rain water would not run off the machine and impact the surrounding area. The MEDEP supplied Grimmels with several sorbent pads to place under the leaking fittings so that any drips could be contained until repairs could be made. The MEDEP suggested that two weeks would be a sufficient amount of time to complete the above mention tasks.

On 10/24/2012 DEP personnel visited the site and determined that the required cleanup tasks had not been completed. Mr. Kamke was contacted and informed that this was unacceptable and that these task need to be completed as soon as possible.

On 11/2/2012 Gerry Kamke informed MEDEP that all of the required cleanup tasks associated with the hydraulic spill had been addressed.

On 11/9/2012 MEDEP visited the site and determined that all of the required cleanup tasks regarding the hydraulic spill had been adequately addressed. The crusher had been wiped clean, the leaking fittings repaired, and oil impacted crushing debris had been removed from the site and reportedly transported to the solid waste facility in Norridgewok Maine for disposal. It is noted that disposal of the crusher debris ("fluff") is regulated under the MEDEP Division of Solid Waste.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
B-132-2013*At 1153 hours on 4/1/13, Mr. Rick Spack, of Dead River Oil Company, reported a 1-2 ounce spill of #2 fuel oil at 7 Water street, Hartland.  The owner, Mrs. Nichols, reported vapors in the house to Dead River this morning.  Upon inspection by the Dead River technician, Mr. Spack, it was noticed that the bolt in the oil filter, which attached to the 275 gallon above ground storage tank, was allowing oil to leak by it.  The oil was dripping slowly into a 5 gallon bucket lid and was soaked up with a pad.  Dead River replaced the filter.

No further action by Response is expected.
A-144-2013*During the demolition of a burned mobile home, an estimated five gallons of K-1 was spilled. Haskell's Handyman Service was hired to complete the task, and when they loaded the above ground storage tank (AST) onto a trailer, they failed to completely empty it, and its contents emptied onto the snow and ice. Two days following the AST removal, the South Thomason Fire Department discovered the spill when the snow and ice began to melt, causing the oil to spread.

On March 8, 2013, I met with the South Thomaston Fire Department at the site. They had already used sorbent pads to begin collecting free product floating on the surface melt water. We bagged the visually impacted snow and ice. Additional pads were used to finish cleaning up the free product from the melt water. The ground under the snow and ice was visibly impacted and further removal was needed. Mr. Richard Haskell, the owner of Haskell's Handyman Service, showed up and offered any help he could with the clean-up. He indicated they did not realize the extent of the spill and thought very little was lost. He agreed to finish the soil removal on the following Monday. The oil contaminated sorbent pads were bagged and disposed of at the Central Maine Regional Office Warehouse. The oil impacted ice and snow was drummed and melted for later disposal as liquid waste.

On March 11, 2013, Bob Williams and I met with Mr. Haskell. We utilized hand tools to load oil impacted soils into three 55 gallon drums. A combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests were used to field screen soils. The excavation was limited to the first 8 inches of soil as the water saturated soils limited the oil's downward migration. No laboratory confirmatory samples were taken because of the limited amount released.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-130-2013*     A blown hydraulic hose on a loader caused the release of an estimated ten gallons of hydraulic oil. The oil was lost to the ground which is covered in wood debris and sawdust. The free product was cleaned up using new saw dust and then placed into to onsite boiler for disposal. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-151-2013*DEP received notification of a leaking town sand truck which released approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil onto the paved driveway at the South Thomaston Fire Department. South Thomaston Fire used speedy-dry to clean up the oil.  No site visit made.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-154-2013*DEP received notification of a leaking fork truck which released approximately one cup of hydraulic oil onto the gravel substation pad.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-143-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a a recloser blowing up.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted snow, ice and rocks were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-142-2013*A spill of an estimated 85 gallons of hydraulic oil was caused by a loose drain plug on a paper-machine opti reel. The oil was lost entirely to concrete secondary containment and vacuumed into drums. The spilled material was later fed into the onsite boilers. No site visit was made and no further actions by Response Services are anticipated. For additional information refer to the attached Madison Paper report.
A-139-2013*DEP received notification of a blown hydraulic hose which released approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil onto the snow and soil.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-138-2013*DEP received notification of a broken hydraulic hose on a lift which released approximately 2.5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto gravel. Cianbro removed the visually impacted soils.  No site visit made.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-111-2013*DEP received notification of a leaking manlift which released approximately 1 cup of lube oil onto snow and ice.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

No Burns and McDonnell spill report was recieved.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-250-2013*At 1324 local time, U.S. Coast Guard received a report that Tank Vessel Harbour Feature, a 437-ft tanker carrying Tall Oil and Tallow, collided with the Sarah Mildard Long Bridge after breaking loose from the dock.  A tug was deployed alongside the vessel and the anchor was deployed. The Master of vessel reports his situation to be stable.  No product was reported to have leaked, however, initial reports stated that the port side of vessel did sustain some damage.  Coast Guard responders and a Coast Guard boat were en route to assess the situation.

Sheryl Bernard, Responder with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, responded to the incident and integrated into incident command at the New Hampshire (NH) State Port Authority Building.  Initial assessment of the vessel revealed that the Port, #3 wing ballast tank had been holed, with a 6-12" gash.  Soundings of the vessel's tanks found no change in product levels, indicating there were no breaches.  The vessel was ordered to tie up at the NH State Pier until an underwater survey could be conducted.  The National Response Corporation (NRC), Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) for the ship was staging 1,000 feet of containment boom and two response vessels.

I responded to the incident and met with Ms. Bernard who briefed me on the situation.  The Tank Vessel Harbour Feature was in the process of being tied up to the NH State Pier when I arrived, and there were no change in the soundings of the vessels tanks.  The vessel contained 11,500 metric tons (mt) of Tall Oil; 3,600 mt of Tallow; 219 mt (68,000 gallons) of bunker fuel; and 52 mt (17,000 gallons) of diesel fuel.  An underwater hull survey of the vessel was scheduled for the following morning, and the vessel was to be monitored throughout the night.

The underwater hull survey revealed no additional damage, and all soundings remained consistent.  The ship was  allowed to leave for its next Port-of-Call, and the U.S. Coast Guard would monitor the vessel while in U.S. waters.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.



P-218-2013*The aboveground storage tank at this property was located in a detached garage.  The supply line ran through a shallowly buried PVC pipe from the garage to the house.  This area also served as the driveway and access to the rear entry.  During a late winter storm event, this area was plowed.   Since the ground wasn't frozen, the material at grade was removed by the plow impacting the supply line; it was actually ripped from the filter assembly.  Approximately 25 gallons of kerosene were discharged to the cement slab then traveled out the garage door and under the sill plate, contaminating the gravel to the front and side of the garage.  Sorbents were applied to recover standing oil on the slab and in the following days, an excavation occurred to remove contaminated soil.  Approximately 10 yards of material were removed; approximately four feet out from the slab, six feet each along the front and side.  Bedrock was encountered off the front corner of the garage and inaccessible contamination remains below slab.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-72-2013*Division of Response Services staff worked with local woods contractors and the members of the Portage Lakers Snowmobile Club to retrieve a groomer tractor and drag that had submerged in 14 feet of water on the bottom of Portage Lake.  Club members power augured holes in the lake ice to assess ice thickness while developing a response plan.  The excavator operator utilized large portable skidder bridges provided by Irving Woodlands to walk out on the lake ice.  Club members, who were loggers, used chainsaws to cut blocks of ice out and expose the location and improve access to the submerged groomer.  A commercial diver was hired to dive and attach a cable around the blade of the groomer.  The excavator was able to get within 100 feet of cable length to pull the groomer tractor up on top of solid ice.  Presque Isle Fire Department, and Commercial Divers, Inc., of Bangor had loaned salvage/air bags to the effort as another option if the excavator retrieval effort didn't work out. Thomas Smith, a Responder from the Bangor Division of Response Services Office picked up the salvage bags from Commercial Divers, Inc., and transported them to the lake shore.  Sorbent pads and boom were brought out to the area where the ice was cut open to retrieve the groomer and drag.  Less than 1 gallon of diesel fuel/motor oil was spilled as a result of the successful retrieval effort.  At about 16:00 hours, the excavator was able to pull the groomer up onto good ice and pull the disabled unit to shore for transport via low bed trailer to a repair garage.  The driver of the groomer was able to climb out of the sinking groomer and was taken to the hospital for tests and observation.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-171-2013*DEP received notification of a loose cap on a portable diesel tank which released approximately 2-4 gallons of diesel onto the ground. The oil initially spilled into the bed of a pick-up and then dripped to the ground after it was parked on a slope. Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up and removed a 55 gallon drum of oil impacted soils.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-600-2016*Hammond Lumber Company reported a discharge of a small amount of diesel fuel had occurred in their parking lot from one of their trucks.  The driver had apparently left the cap off the fuel tank, causing the discharge when the truck was on uneven ground.   Hammond Lumber staff used speedi dri sorbent material to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-73-2013*On March 25, 2013, I was conducting a compliance inspection for asbestos containing materials, universal wastes and other waste items on an unoccupied, condemned single family residence located at 114 4th Avenue in the Town of Madawaska.  I was accompanied by the Town's Code Enforcement Officer, Bob Ouellette.  During my inspection I went down into the basement, which is constructed of concrete blocks and is caving in, and detected the odor of fuel oil.  I noticed an above ground storage tank (AST) in the corner of the basement and saw weeping near the outlet nipple.  There was some ice under the front of the tank that has some fuel oil mixed in.  The floor in the basement is a combination of concrete and dirt.  I checked the tank level and found it to be at one-quarter full.  I advised Mr. Ouellette to contact an oil company to have the tank emptied.

The house is slated for demolition, if the Town selectmen agreed to the funding.  I told Mr. Ouellette that the Department should be notified when the demolition will take place so that the oil contaminated concrete and dirt can be removed for proper disposal.  No action taken at this time.  Report turned over to Lee Thomas for further action.

On 11/21/13, Cliff Dionne, doing business as Dionne's Construction Company, called requesting assistance in the level of oil spill clean-up needed as part of demolishing an old abandoned house purchased from the town of Madawaska.  Set up meeting on-site for tomorrow

On 11/22/13, Lee Thomas, of the Division of Response Services met Cliff Dionne on-site and took several readings with the photo-ionization detector (PID) of the concrete floor (broken up) and dirt floor impacted most likely by a bad filter gasket on an AST filter.  Readings were around 15-20 parts per million (ppm) with a peak of around 25 ppm VOC's.

Spill is fairly localized in a three feet by three feet area and depth of impacted soils is only about eight inches  Told Cliff to excavate out an area three feet by three feet and to a depth of approximately twelve inches.  Provided Cliff with an oil spill debris form to haul the roughly half cubic yard of contaminated soils/concrete into Tri-community landfill.  Cliff plans on removal of the impacted soils tomorrow prior to a winter storm coming into the region.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-133-2013*At 1153 hours on 4/1/13, Mr. Bob Seegmiller of Cianbro Corporation reported a 20 gallon hydraulic spill from a blown hose on a pulp truck.  The truck was picking up mats at the American Forests Management Facility, log yard, on Diamond Lumber Road, a private road, in Enfield.  The truck blew a hose while attempting to pick up a mat, spilling approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the frozen hard pack ground where logs are unloaded and loaded.  Sorbents from the truck's spill kit were used to contain and soak up the oil.  A mechanic arrived shortly after to assist in removing the oil and fixing the hose.  The parking lot was flat and oil did not migrate.  Cianbro hired Clean Harbors to dispose of the contaminated soil and sorbents.

No further action by Response expected.
B-136-2013*On 4.3.13, Mike Williams of Dead River Company in Calais reported that a customer?s aboveground storage tank in their basement had developed a corrosion hole and approximately 15 to 20 gallons of # 2 fuel oil had spilled onto the concrete floor.  He said that technicians from Dead River had put a magnetic patch on the hole in the tank and cleaned up the oil on the floor with sorbent pads and speedy dri.  Also, they had also removed about 15 pounds of sand from one corner of the basement that had soaked up oil.  Mr. Williams indicated that his sales manager was in speaking to the property owner in regards to replacing the tank.  He said that the tank was about 3/4s full and that Dead River technicians were going pump out the tank, leaving it at about 1/4 full.
I spoke with the property owner Dawna Travis and explained that the magnetic patch is a very temporary solution and that replacing the tank as soon as possible was the best idea.  I also asked her if the spill had impacted the air quality in the home.  She said she would check with the tenants and get back to me if it was a problem.
No further Response action anticipated.
A-182-2013*A spill of an unknown volume of waste lubrication oils was received, following a site visit by Bill Butler, with the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Solid Waste Management. The property is owned by Dan Alley and was utilized for his excavation business. Allegedly, the oil was spilled over the past winter after a couple of drums containing the oil were accidently struck by a bulldozer while moving snow. Solid waste and demo debris had been used in the past to fill in the area where the spill occurred, and there were several broken fluorescent bulbs present in the debris. Several other intact drums were also present.

On April 2, 2013, I met with Mr. Alley at the site. He explained the incident and indicated a desire to cooperate with the clean-up and removal. A small amount of soil staining was observed, and an additional four drums of oil were intact and not leaking. Upon inspection the drums appeared to contain a combination of heavy lubrication oils and water. Mr. Alley said the drums were set back there because he was unsure about using the oil in his waste oil furnace and did not know what to do with them. We discussed the required clean-up and he agreed to let me facilitate the removal and clean-up up the waste oils and he would take the broken fluorescent bulbs to the Boothbay transfer station. See attached Clean-up Actions Agreement for agreed upon clean-up.

On April 3, 2013, I went to the site to begin the removal. The liquid waste oil and water was transferred into Department of Transportation shippable containers for transport to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Central Maine Regional Office Warehouse for future disposal. A total of five drums were removed. The Ahura First and True Defenders were used to identify the oil in the drums. Vacuum pump oil, automatic transmission fluid, diesel, and mineral oil mixtures were identified. Visibly impacted soils from around the damaged drums were shoveled into a 55 gallon drum, and also removed. The mixed liquid waste oil drums were vacuumed out and disposed of by Allstate Environmental Inc. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

I-74-2013*On 3/27/13, a spill was reported by Bud Soucy.  The site of the spill was reported as T16 R9, 2.5 Mile Pelletier Lake Connector Road Lat & Long -( 46 04' 00"    68 51' 30.0")  The spill report stated that the main boom cylinder on a forwarder ruptured and failed causing hydraulic oil to be spilled in the woods. The spilled oil was about 500' from a road in the logging trail and 1,200' to the nearest watercourse (Pelletier Brook). The Irving contractor crew reported that about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was cleaned up on the road surface with absorbent pads. Crews were unable to clean oil in the woods because of dispersion and snow.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-232-2013*A truck leaked approximately one half gallon of diesel fuel to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-1053-2012*DEP received notification that a small amont of transformer oil was discharged as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted area was limited to the transformer surface.  No site visit made.
B-77-2013*2.15.13  Dead River technician Bill Golding reported a #2 fuel oil leak at the entered location.  A supply tank feed line leaked causing an odor that the homeowner reported to Dead River.  Mr. Golding responded to the compliant and advised that the fitting on the oil filter was dripping and that an estimated one cup may have leaked on the basement floor.  The fitting was re-flared and sorbent material deployed.  Waste material was entered into Dead River waste stream.

No further complaints received by DEP and no further Response action anticipated.
B-78-2013*On 2/21/13, I received a report from Rob Bowers of Beal's Lobster that he was washing the dock where he had suffered a two gallon diesel spill two days prior.  This created a sheen in the harbor from the wash water.  No new spill had occurred.  The sheen was simply caused by his washing the dock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-79-2013*On 2/20/13 I received report from Tom Dugay of PLC Construction that they had a hydraulic hose failure on an excavator.  They made repairs to the machine and shoveled the contaminated soil into a drum for proper disposal in New Hampshire, where the company is located.

No further action expected by Response.
B-80-2013*On 2/21/13, I received a report of a hazardous materials incident at the University of Maine in Orono.  The incident was caused when the laboratory manager for the aquatic program decided she would attempt to neutralize "silk tablets" (Trichloro-s-triazinetrione) by adding 200 grams of sodium thiosulfate.  She chose to perform this field neutralization without approval from the University, disregarding standard operating procedure for disposal in an effort to save money.  She performed this reaction outside of the ventilation hood where any action of this nature should be performed.

As a result of the reaction, chlorine gas was created and the building needed to be evacuated.  The Orono Fire HAZMAT team was called and the Department of Environmental Protection HAZMAT team was notified.  Responder Thompson and I arrived on scene shortly after the call with our Draegger tube kit, and I made an entry with the Orono team to ensure that the ventilation system was adequately taking care of the problem.  Thankfully it was.  We then checked the temperature of the over pack drum and noted it was elevated.  The drum was carefully relocated to a desolate area of the college.

Clean Harbors was then called for disposal of the waste.  They were a couple of hours out, so we all left the scene.  Responder Lasselle and I returned later with a specialized air monitoring instrument to utilize while Clean Harbors prepared for final transport and disposal.

An after action review was completed and proper procedures were reviewed by the University to ensure this does not happen again.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-82-2013*On 2/23/13 I received report from Mr. Dennis Derosiers of an oil spill that happened at his rental property the week before.  Apparently his hired contractor, R.F. Jordan Construction while plowing out the property after a snow storm suffered an oil leak from the plow truck.  This oil spill resulted in engine oil being sprayed and dripped onto the snow around the driveway.  This snow was then plowed and spread causing the spill to look worse than it was.

Surprisingly the operator from R.F. Jordan did not report the oil spill even through the plow truck broke down on site and needed to be towed away for repairs.

Once I was notified I visited the site, confirmed the oil spill and contacted R.F. Jordan to hear their side of the story.  They confirmed that they plowed the property and did have a break down on site, causing the spill.  I asked them to clean up their oil spill which the happily did the next morning.

No further action expected by Response Services.
B-83-2013*On 2.26.13, Judy Little of CN Brown reported the discharge of 2 to 5 gallons of unleaded gasoline while repairing a pump island issue at their gas station on State St.  The gas discharged to the paved pad around the pump island and was cleaned up with speedi dri.
No product migrated off site or to any catch basins or low lying areas.
The speedi dri will be disposed of by CN Brown's existing contract with a clean-up contractor.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
B-86-2013*On 2/28/13 Stanley Warren of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a 134 quart (33.5 gal.) hydraulic oil spill at the entered location. The spill occurred on pavement and DOT personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of those materials appropriately. No oil left the paved area in the yard. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-87-2013*2.27.13  Mr. Cerreta reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hose.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material and collected for later disposal by a qualified contractor. No site visit made by DEP.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-89-2013*3.1.13  Old Town Fuel & Fiber reported an estimated 600 gallon black liquor spill that occurred on 2.28.13.  A recovery boiler failed causing a number of associated systems to shut down.  As systems were brought back on line a valve failed to operate in an automatic mode, which caused an increase in pressure in one of the flash black liquor storage tanks that vented liquor though the safety vent located outside the mill walls.  It is unclear why the spill was not reported immediately.
     The discharged liquor sprayed hundreds of feet impacting soil, rail tracks and an adjacent building.  The liquor began migrating through the facility's storm water runoff drain system to the Penobscot River.  During the initial stages of the clean up several weir dams were constructed to collect free phase liquor into tank trucks.  The waste was entered into the facilities waste water treatment facility per DEP approval.  Outfall locations were continuously tested for pH.  This process was monitored by DEP water bureau staff Tanya Hovell and Jana Wood.
     Response Services over saw the clean up of free phase liquor in the soils and on surface water.  Liquor saturated soils were removed and allowed to drain on the flash black liquor vent containment area, a concrete pad below the vents designed to collect liquor that may discharge through the vents.  The vents are staked on the outside of the mill building (the tanks are inside the mill).  The containment concrete pad is sloped to a drain that discharges to the facility treatment plant.  Soils were then disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  As the removed soils and free phase liquor was pumped off, the impacted spill area continued to get smaller to the heaviest of concentrations just outside the vent containment pad.  Black liquor continued to collect into a construct recovery sump where a pump was installed to pump mixed liquid media to the containment drain.  This process went on until 8.14.2013 when pH test reading indicated a neutral condition.  Soil was disposed at the Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, ME.
     The area was back filled.  No further Response action anticipated.

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A-169-2013*DEP received notification of a leaking hydraulic hose on a flex track bucket truck which released approximately 2 cups of hydraulic oil onto the soil.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-176-2013*3/27/13 1020 Jody Pulkkinen from CN Brown reported that an estimated 4 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled at the Mile 100 Turnpike Service Center. The spill occurred when a dispenser nozzle fell out of a truck's saddle tank during fueling. The diesel spilled to the apron surrounding the dispenser and the truck driver attending the spill had his boots and pants sprayed with diesel fuel. The service center CN Brown employees collected the spilled oil with speedy dry and absorbent pads that were disposed of by CN Brown.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-237-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3/27/13: Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported a small overfill discharge of #2 heating oil from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Fitzpatrick of DRC reported that his service technicians were cleaning the spill up, most of it to snow around the vent pipe.  Fitzpatrick also reported that the driver could not hear the whistle and that the "tank need a little repair".

SPILL INVESTIGATION
3/28/13: About 1000 hrs. I visited the site and was given a tour by Ms. Michelle Ordway.  The discharge outside the house appeared adequately cleaned up.  The AST is in the basement was on a concrete floor.  The AST was seriously bulged out and the end seams appeared seriously stressed and in danger of bursting.  I advised Ms. Ordway to have the AST emptied and replaced as soon as possible!  The tank appeared out-of code and not safe to contain oil.  Ms. Ordway stated the tank was due for replacement within the next several days.  The tank over-pressurization damage I assessed was much more serious than the comment "tank needs a little repair".
Atop the tank was an oil seep of oil from the vent pipe running down the side of the tank.  The piping was bent from either being seriously struck outside, or from the bulging of the tank which can move the tank.

The location is rural residential and farm use and is served by private well water and septic.  There was no indoor air oil vapor issue at this time and I did not assess a threat to the well from this oil discharge.  The farmhouse is located on the road down to the actual Camp Wynona and lake to the west.  No further Response action required.
P-253-2013*
SUMMARY
   This report is complementary to spill report P-1067-2011 and P-772-2006, and covers additional Phase-2 investigation initiated by Getty Realty Corporation (Getty) as part of a real estate transfer and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) requirements.  The environmental consultant for Getty Properties, Inc. was GeoInsight Environmental, under Environmental Scientist Nicholas Doriean, and Kevin Trainer, who was primary contact for the assessment.  GeoInsight, Getty, and the new property buyer were interested in MDEP guidance in doing the work and eventual environmental clearance for the property.  For consistency, Stephen Brezinski remained primary MDEP contact for Getty's investigation and with guidance from MDEP geologists Brad Hahn and Alex Pugh.

The property clean-up had not received environmental closure by MDEP Division of Response Services in 2008, following the abandonment-by-removal of the facility's retail, motor fuels, underground storage tanks and piping, due to Getty's not completing the UST closure assessment, and then not completing clean-up of the gasoline-contaminated dispenser area.  Following the year 2006 facility removal by Getty Petroleum, further investigation, and clean-up of oil-contaminated soil and water to state satisfaction was halted by Getty Realty (Getty Properties Corporation).  See earlier MDEP reports for additional information.

INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT, 2013
On Monday, 4/1/13, I met Mr. Doriean of GeoInsight onsite with a crew and GeoProbe rig from MAI Environmental of South Portland.  An important decision for Getty was to decide if the goal of these borings was to delineate oiled soil still to be removed under the year 2007 Intermediate Clean-Up Goal, or to attain evidence that the discharge had met the present and updated clean-up goal of 2013.  MDEP had tentatively and partially approved the plan from Tyree Environmental in 2011 (see P-1067-2011) that GeoInsight was working under.  A change that I recommended and was implemented was for a boring at the south corner of the property adjacent to the residence and Highland Avenue in order to help assess gasoline contamination that might be migrating offsite to a neighboring property.

I advised Mr. Doriean of the need to have the plan and assessment approved by a Maine Certified Geologist or Engineer.  MDEP Geologist Alex Pugh was working with GeoInsight on a Getty facility clean-up within the Augusta region, so I contacted Mr. Pugh so we would be consistent in working with GeoInsight and Getty.

MAI and GeoInsight advanced five monitoring wells (MW-1 thru MW-5) and three soil borings (GSB-1 thru GSB-3) on the property.  See GeoInsight's Figure No. 2 in the September 2013 report.  Significant weathered gasoline contamination was found in Boring-3 at the south corner of the property off Highland Avenue; this contamination is likely to be remaining from the former UST location of the 1950's period (see Figure 2 site plan).  Oil contamination was also measured in MW-2 located near the UST's and piping removed in 2008.  Low levels of oil-contamination were identified in soil borings GSB-2 and GSB-3.  No oil-saturated soil, and no free product oil on groundwater was brought to my attention or mentioned in GeoInsight's assessment.  Though oil-contamination was identified at the south corner, there have been no complaints or reports on record of the old discharge(s) impinging on or effecting the nearby residential basement.

During my April 2013 site visit, the facility had two apparently active consumptive-use aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for diesel and for heating oil.  I did not inspect the building interior.  I noted no surficial evidence of remaining USTs.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No petroleum discharge remediation was required or initiated under this spill report at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly manage
P-254-2013*
SUMMARY
   This report is complementary to spill report P-1068-2011 and P-326-2007, and covers additional Phase-2 investigation initiated by Getty Realty Corporation (Getty Properties Corporation) as part of a real estate transfer.  The environmental consultant for Getty was GeoInsight Environmental, under Environmental Scientist Nicholas Doriean, with Kevin Trainer as primary GeoInsight contact for the assessment.  GeoInsight, Getty, and the new property buyer were interested in Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) guidance in doing the work and eventual environmental clearance for the property.  The property at this time was being operated as a vehicle repair shop but has been purchased for expansion of the adjacent Tony's Donuts.

For constancy, Stephen Brezinski remained primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contact for Getty's investigation and with guidance from MDEP geologists Brad Hahn and Alex Pugh.  The property had received a conditional environmental closure by MDEP Division of Response Services in 2008 following the abandonment-by-removal of the facility's retail, motor fuels, underground storage tanks and piping.  Following the 2007 facility removal by Getty Petroleum, oil-contaminated soil and water and weathered free product were removed, though full source reduction was limited by the property boundaries, not being able to excavate under Congress Street, and by the building location.

SITE INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
On Tuesday, 4/2/13, I met onsite and observed Mr. Doriean of GeoInsight, and MAI Environmental advancing borings and monitoring wells into the property.   I understand that Getty Realty's and GeoInsight's purpose to the additional environmental assessment was to delineate potential and probable migration of gasoline contaminated soil offsite, such as the adjacent apartment building to the east.  The assessment can also assist with future site redevelopment.  After consultation with MDEP geologists Hahn and Pugh, we agreed to management of the site under a 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker remediation goal.

During the field sampling work, I noted that GeoInsight was acquiring unmeasured soil volumes and using zip lock plastic food bags rather than the required Mylar bags.  As the zip lock food bags can allow significant oil vapors to permeate and escape, I advised them of the requirement for the Mylar silver bags for field analysis.  After conferring with Alex Pugh, I advised that both EPH (Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons) and VPH (Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons) lab samples should be taken for soil and water analysis.

In October 2013, MDEP received the Subsurface Investigation Summary.  See the MDEP, Division of Response Services e-mail of 11/4/13, for a review comments of this GeoInsight report.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
There were no remedial actions required or initiated under this spill report.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.  Based on the site information at this time it appears that residual contamination is below the present MDEP 5.2.1.4. Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker remediation action levels.

2.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if information and conditions change.  The property owner is liable for expense and management of remaining discharges.  See previous MDEP spill reports, MDEP Underground Storage Tank (UST) registration file 3973, and assessments by GeoInsight and by Tyree Environmental for further information.

3.  I understand that this site and prohibited oil discharges are not covered by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund, UST insurance.  See P-326-2007 et al. for further information.

4.  This MDEP spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to imply that the property is remedia
P-1051-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 8 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted debris was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.
I-145-2012*7/25/12  I Received a spill report from Bates Fuels Inc., regarding a small spill of on road diesel fuel as a result of an overfill.  Operator used spill pads and shoveled the gravel impacted by the spill.  Oily debris was shoveled into a poly bag and put with other oily debris for hauling to the landfill.  No action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-149-2012*7/27/12 Received an oil spill report from Tim Cyr, Trucking Supervisor for Irving Woodlands.  The spill of about 8 gallons of hydraulic oil, was the result of a burst hydraulic hose on a harvesting crane and occurred in the woods harvesting block 6338 off of the McLean Brook Road in T17R5.  The woods contractors put down spill pads and placed these in a poly bag that was dropped off at the Ashland garage for storage until disposed of with other oily debris.  No action is required by Response Services.
A-192-2013*On the afternoon of April 5th, a failure occurred on a flex track bucket truck. While operating the machine, a hydraulic hose failed. In the process of securing the machine and lowering the bucket boom 4 gallons of hydraulic fluid was lost to the soil. L.E. Meyers field crew used sorbent pads to stop the flowage of liquid. An excavator and dump truck were then used to remove the contamination for disposal at Juniper Ridge landfill. I supplied a Spill Debris Letter for disposal of the soil. The field crew used their best judgment as to the extent of the excavation, and I feel confident that it was cleaned up properly.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
I-37-2014*On 2/7/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call from Nathan Ayers, of Maine Drilling and Blasting (MD&B), reporting a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil off of the South Oakfield Road.  MD&B's rock drilling rig busted a hydraulic line.  The spilled hydraulic oil was scooped up off of the snow and ice, and a backhoe scraped the ledge to pick up all residual oil.  In addition, sorbent pads were put down to pick up spilled oil.  The oily debris was placed in 3 poly bags and several 55 gallon drums for storage until this waste can be hauled to an approved landfill.  Nathan was sent, via e-mail, an oil spill debris form to haul about 500 lbs. of debris into Juniper Ridge landfill.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-95-2016*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted soil at the base of the pole.  Initial response efforts by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) involved applying speedy dry sorbent material to the road and removing a small quantity of soil.  Dye shake tests conducted the following day indicated saturated soil remained at that location.   CMP then hired a subcontractor to remove additional four yards of material; an effort sufficient to protect the private drinking water well across the street.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See CMP Spill Report.
P-96-2016*A motor vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a telephone pole.   The impact resulted in a release of transmission fluid and motor oil to standing water in this small marshy wetland area.  Spilled products were recovered with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-673-2015*Discharge was the result of a leaking transmission pan on a dump truck parked at the Kittery Public Works Garage.  The transmission fluid was collected with speedy-dry and disposed of by Public Works.  No response site visit was necessary. No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-509-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  The spiller collected the oil with sorbent and by removing oily brush for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-514-2015*A small amount of oil leaked from this outside tank due to a crimp crack in the oil line.  The oil leaked to a paved area and caused a stain of approximately 4' in diameter.  The homeowner collected the oil with speedi-dri and disposed of it with household refuse.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-693-2015*On August 24, 2015, Bath Iron Works (BIW) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the Harding Facility in Brunswick.

Patrick Hennessey with BIW explained that approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged to the pavement when a hydraulic hose on a crane ruptured. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly. No storm drains were impacted by the discharge.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-549-2015*At 1315 hours on 8/28/15, Dead River Company reported a small spill from an aboveground storage tank (tank) on its side in the basement of the residence at 11 Pleasant Street in Dexter.  The tank was laid on its side at some time in the past and #2 fuel oil finally leaked out due to a corrosion hole.  A small amount of oil leaked out onto the concrete floor, maybe a quart.  Dead River and I pumped out the tank and then cut the tank up to remove it.  After the pieces of the tank were removed, I cleaned the floor with simple green cleaner and sorbents.  Vapors were not an issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-550-2015*At 1645 hours on 8/28/15, I received a call from Eric Ring concerning a neighbor who parks his tractor trailer in the driveway shared by numerous tenants at 68 Old County Road in North Enfield.  A stain was observed on pavement with a small amount of sand over the pavement near the cab of the truck.  A milk container, with the top cut off, was noticed under the driver's side saddle tank catching a slow drip of diesel.  The truck is owned by Joe Faulkner of Faulkner and Sons Trucking.  He was not around that evening, but I talked to Eric Ring's girlfriend and another tenant at this location.  It appears that this is part of a neighbors dispute, since I received conflicting data from the two tenants.  I left my card in the door to Mr. Faulkner's apartment.  I looked all around to see if he was dumping fuel that he was catching in the milk container, but I did not find any.  It appears that when it rained recently, that the container overflowed.

I was able to talk to Mr. Faulkner later that night, and informed him that he needs to get his saddle tank fixed to stop the leak of diesel.  He said that he will have the tank fixed.  I check on the site numerous times over the next couple of weeks.  It did not appear that any new staining was occurring, but I wasn't able to confirm that the saddle tank was fixed.  Approximately two weeks later, Mr. Faulkner informed me that he had removed the tank over the weekend and had it fixed.  I was able to confirm this with a tenant who observed Mr. Faulkner removing the tank and hauling it somewhere in his pickup truck over the weekend and then putting it back onto the truck.  I was able to talk to her during one of my visits.  Mr. Faulkner said he is no longer keeping his truck at this location.  Part of the driveway is paved, mostly where the tractor trailer was parked, and the rest is dirt.

A few weeks later I received another complaint from the caretaker of the apartments saying Mr. Faulkner had another spill or that there was a new stain.  The caretaker said Mr. Faulkner was being evicted and had been served papers.   I investigated this new stain, which was in a different spot.  I did not observe any tractor trailer wheel tracks (from dual wheels) in the sand.  New sand had been placed over the pavement and areas without pavement, so it was still soft.  I could only see single axle tracks from cars and small light trucks.  My truck left the deepest tracks of any of them.  I talked to the tenants who originally complained and they said Mr. Faulkner was still parking his truck here and spilling fuel.  They said that he was parking it the same way and that they were parking their pickup where it was located during my current visit.  From my observations, there is no way that a tractor trailer could be parked with this other truck in the current location and the saddle tanks, either side, able to spill fuel at the location of this new stain.  Again there were no tracks from a tractor trailer (dual wheels) in the sand except for mine.  There had been no rain to wash away recent tracks.  The stain appeared to be recent, within a day or so, which was corroborated by tenants.   I talked to Mr. Faulkner who continued to deny parking his tractor trailer at this location.  I scooped up a small amount of contaminated sand off of the pavement and hauled it away for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility (Landfill) with our monthly disposal run of sorbents to the Landfill.

I tried to catch up to Mr. Faulkner's truck in the coming weeks to get a look at the saddle tanks to confirm they weren't leaking, since most of the information I gathered differed depending upon the source.  I was unable to catch up to Mr. Faulkner.  I checked this site a couple more times over the next month or so when I was in the area, but found no signs of new stains nor dual wheel tracks from a tractor trailer in the sand.

As of February 9, 2016, no new complaints have been received concern
I-245-2015*A pedal truck was overfilled at the rack, and after first delivery stop at 49 Second Street, product that was left in rail piping around tank dome cover spilled onto Second Street road surface.  The delivery driver and company co-owner, Tim Wood, requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services assistance in cleaning up spilled #2 oil (about 2-3 gallons) that was out in the travel lane of Second Street (in front of the Library and at the State Street/ Second street intersection).

I arrived on the scene. placed some traffic safety cones, donned hi-Vis safety vest, and started placing speedy dry sorbent material onto spilled #2 oil.  The trail of oil was about 40-50 feet in length and varied in width from 24" to just a couple inches.  I worked speedy dry into spilled oil and then swept up the speedy dry and disposed of with other oily debris at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office.  No oil impacted any surface waters or got into any nearby storm drains.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-621-2015*Justin Martin, of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company (Fielding?s), reported that a discharge of oil had occurred at the home on 185 Birmingham Road in Chelsea.  They had delivered oil the day before, and the owner had called to report that there was a smell of oil in the house and oil on the floor in the basement.

I met Fielding's representatives on site and learned that it was not actually a leaking tank.  The fuel feed and return lines from the 275 gallon above ground storage tank (AST) were not seated tightly in the top of the tank.  When the oil was delivered the previous day, oil leaked out the openings, ran down the tank, and onto the floor.

Fielding's personnel removed oil from the sump hole and cleaned the floor with degreaser.  I informed the homeowner, Beatrice Campbellton, and her daughter, Betty McKay, that it appeared that it was cleaned up and I would like to leave it for a day or two to see if more work needs to be done.

Ms. McKay reported that the smell of oil was terrible in the house over the weekend.  On Monday, I visited and set up a portable air filtration system and inspected the basement.

I determined that most of the smell that still existed was likely coming from not only the oil staining on the floor, but around the top of the oil lines where there were not compression fitting or grommets.

I spoke with Peter Moulton of the Division of Technical Services about the possibility of replacing the AST, as Mrs. Campbellton is on heating assistance.  He called Kennebec County heating assistance program and confirmed that she is on heating assistance and was able to arrange for the installation of a new AST.

I planned the cleanup to be on the same day as the installation.  The cleanup was completed on 10/15/15, and the new tank was installed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-648-2015*On October 3, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, e-mailed to report a spill at Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred on October 3.  Aircraft 9H-KPA, was overfilled releasing approximately 3 gallons of Jet A to the GA ramp surface from the vent.  The spill was contained using absorbent pads and then cleaned up using additional absorbent pads.  No known release to the air/water/soil was observed.

Approximately 24 absorbent pads and manual labor were used to clean all possible spilled Jet A fuel.  Spill material was disposed of properly following cleanup.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-653-2015*At 0700 hours on 10/5/15, Mark Robinson reported a 5-10 gallon leak of kerosene at his former business at 790 North Dexter Road, intersection of Route 23 and Trimble Road (N 45.06650, W 069.33572).  A corrosion hole allowed oil to drip out onto the concrete pad and along the embankment along Route 23.  Some soil staining and oily grass were observed, but stained soil was limited to the top couple inches.  The spill may have been more like the 1-2 gallon amount.  The owner was able to get the oil company out last night to pump out the leaking tank.  Mark Robinson was unsure if he was going to replace the tank since he spends little time inside the small building.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-672-2015*On October 12, Wynne Guglielmo reported a spill that the City of Bangor Fire Department responded to.  The spill was a result of a traffic accident by a unknown driver.  The spill occurred at 123 Essex Street, and resulted in a spill of motor oil, gasoline, and antifreeze.  The total amount of product spilled was 2 to 3 gallons.   It was collected with speedy dri sorbent material and sorbent pads.  The material will be disposed of in the City of Bangor waste stream.

No resources at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
A-527-2015*The Knox County Communications Center reported a tank truck rollover in Friendship. The Friendship Fire Department requested assistance with the truck that contained 1500 gallons of gasoline and 700 gallons of diesel fuel. The truck was upside down, resting on the tanks dome covers, and no leaking product was observed. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to respond with a vacuum truck for off-loading the tank. A total of three compartments were drilled and pumped of product, while the fourth compartment was pumped without drilling. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-530-2015*On 8/26/2015 in Rangeley, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a mechanical failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
A-531-2015*On 8/26/2015 in Thomaston, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 13 gallon spill of transformer oil was the result of a car pole accident. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
A-532-2015*Dead River Company reported an estimated 10 to 20 gallon spill of diesel fuel that resulted from an unknown motorist fueling a vehicle after hours. The spill was contained to the paved parking area of the facility. The spill was cleaned up by Dead River with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-679-2015*At 1145 hours on 10/16/15, Whitney Energy, Inc., reported that copper had been removed from an exterior 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) prior to their maintenance visit.  Vandals had removed approximately 6 feet of the copper supply line from the AST and four extension cords.  A three foot petroleum stain was observed under the AST.  The AST was empty.  On April 10, the AST had been filled and had not been used much since.  The soils were a sandy till and the oil flowed straight down.  The camp remains vacant for most of the year except when the owner, Roger Morgan, visits from out of state.

The site was referred to Paul Blood of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  He had a driller drill 3 wells around the spill area.  Very little oil was detected.  Contamination was non-detect below 12 feet and did not appear to move horizontally beneath the surface.  Water was encountered around 10 feet below grade.  At this point, it was determined the vandals had also taken the majority of the oil.  It appears that maybe 10-20 gallons was spilled during their activity, based from what was observed in the drilling of the monitoring wells.

I talked to the police officer who responded to the complaint, but was unable to get a copy of the police report at that time.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-710-2015*At 1420 hours on 10/23/15, Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil (oil) spill at the residence of Ron Moll at 111 Parker Street, Brewer.  A corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank allowed 10-20 gallons to leak out onto the concrete floor in the basement.  Oil pooled in a few locations.  A couple cracks in the concrete allowed oil to get under the concrete although this appeared to be minor.  There was another layer of concrete under the top layer.  Sorbents were used to soak up the majority of the oil and then I washed the concrete with simple green cleaner.  Dead River pumped the remaining oil from the leaking tank into a temporary tank.  The leaking tank was removed that evening.  The vapors inside the residence were minimal when I left that evening.

The area of the spill had an uneven concrete floor.  A second layer of concrete was placed in this basement at some time in the past, but not under the AST or along the adjacent wall.  This is where the oil pooled.  The owner was going to fix this area and have it leveled with new concrete before the new tank is installed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-713-2015*On 10/23/2015, I responded to a report of a diesel fuel leak at the entered location.  A pony tank leaked overnight in the back of a pickup truck.  When the vehicle drove away, fuel in the bed of the truck came sloshing out.  Most of the impact was to the adjacent roadway, but some areas of the lawn were impacted.  Speedi-dri sorbent material had been deployed to the road and left to dissipate from vehicle traffic.  The fuel in the lawn area appeared to be on the surface impacting mostly the grass.  However, the residence is serviced by a drinking water well and I required the area be excavated, indicating a depth of 3 to 4 inches of stained area.  Approximately two yards of soil was removed and it was requested that the soil be used as backfill at a local construction project.

On 10/28/2015, I conducted head space, photo-ionization detection (PID) analysis and a soil dye test on the excavation as well as the removed soil, in accordance with the Department's remediation guidelines for petroleum contamination.  I collected three random samples in the excavation area with the following results in parts per million (ppm): 0.1 ppm, 0.0 ppm, and 0.3 ppm.  A shake test of the soil in the excavation indicated negative results for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH).  I performed three random samples of the removed soil that was on a trailer at a construction site with the following results: 0.1 ppm, 0.1 ppm and 0.8 ppm and a negative shake test for TPH.  I approved the soil to be used as backfill material.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-923-2015*A motor vehicle fire caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of gasoline to the paved roadway.  Once the fire was extinguished, sorbents were applied to recover spilled product.  Residual sheen may have impacted a storm water catch basin down gradient but that is not a concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-924-2015*On 10/23/15, Waterboro Fire Department (WFD) reported through Biddeford Public Safety Dispatch a small spill of gasoline at this rural gas station.  The WFD was reported to have cleaned the discharge.  During my next visit to this area, I noted the discharge cleaned satisfactorily; no nearby drinking water wells appear threatened.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-927-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to a paved surface at the loading rack due to a plumbing problem on the truck being filled.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-929-2015*The threads of an aboveground tank at the firematic valve weeped a quantity of heating oil that impacted a broken concrete floor.  During the removal of the tank, a corrosion hole opened up on the bottom of the tank which discharged approximately two gallons of oil causing additional impacts to the concrete floor.  Receptacles were used to collect spilling fuel and sorbents were quickly applied to the fuel remaining in the tank.  After the tank was removed, sorbent materials were applied to the concrete.  The broken concrete under the tank was removed to assess potential impacts to the soil below.  There were none.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-930-2015*On November 15, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge came from a transformer on pole 43 on Ferry Road in Lewiston.

A motor vehicle crashed into the utility pole, causing it to snap and the transformer breaking on the ground. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete surface to absorb majority of the oil released.  Soil was removed that was impacted.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-931-2015*Scott Cyr received a call regarding a hydraulic oil spill from a Pine Tree Waste Services truck at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-933-2015*On November 16, 2015, Kevin Mitchell of Fontaine HVAC reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Mitchell and the homeowner, Robert Poulin. Mr. Poulin had an aboveground storage tank (AST) inside a shed. The shed was next to the house and the copper line from the AST ran underground and was not properly sleeved by plastic tubing. Mr. Poulin had Fontaine HVAC on site to remove the AST and install a new one with the copper line to code. During the removal of the buried copper line, it was discovered that somewhere in the line was a corrosion hole and traces of oil vapor was discovered in the soil. I used the "shake test" method on the soil. All of my tests came back "non-detected".

I informed Mr. Poulin that it was not necessary to excavate any soil since there was no threat to groundwater or human welfare. Mr. Poulin agreed and said he would notify me if he began smelling oil vapors in his home.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-934-2015*On 11/16/16, Windham Fire Department (WFD) reported through Cumberland County Dispatch a discharge of about 10 gallons of "gasoline and gear oil" associated with a traffic accident.

I arrived on site shortly after the WFD left.  The area is rural residential and served by private drinking water wells.  The accident and spill area was over a small bridge over the Pleasant River and northwest a little up Maynard Road.  Maine Department of Transportation workers on the bridge stated that a 1-ton dump truck had failed brakes and rear-ended another vehicle.  A dark fuel stain remained on the road, but otherwise the spill had been satisfactorily cleaned and no oil reached the river.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this point in time.
P-940-2015*On 4/15/15, I visited this Portland Water District maintenance facility to check on the planned abandonment by removal and replacement of commercial, consumptive use, motor fuels, underground piping for the facility's 12,000-gallon aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  One thing initiating the replacement was water entering the sump for the underground piping which is considered evidence of a leak.  The facility replacement was listed as for 5/18/15, but could have occurred as early as 4/20/15.  The area is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal drinking water.

On 11/16/15, I found the piping and sump to have been replaced and new concrete pad completed.  Acadia Environmental was listed for the required Chapter 691 Closure assessment.  I found no record that actual fuel discharges were reported.

1)  See the underground storage tank closure assessment for further information.
2)  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-942-2015*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to respond to a suspected Methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratory and remove the potentially hazardous waste. The MDEP responded to the location and collected the waste. The waste was disposed transported to the MDEP and collected by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn Maine for disposal.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-943-2015*The filter assembly was sheared off an industrial furnace during a demolition event which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product impacted gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-944-2015*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The tank was removed and disposed of by the homeowner.

The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the homeowner using absorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-948-2015*A truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-951-2015*Goodwin's Mills Fire Department reported that a C. N. Brown Company peddler truck had rolled over at the intersection of Walker Road and Old North Berwick Road.  I arrived to find the truck on its right side on the soft shoulder (see attached photos).  The tank was intact and the cargo was not leaking, nor was the saddle tank, but the engine was leaking motor oil.  C. N. Brown hired Enpro Services to drill and offload the cargo before the truck was righted.  Some sorbents were used to clean up the motor oil off the pavement and a small amount of contaminated sand from the soft shoulder was shoveled into bags.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-952-2015*During an internal transfer between fuel tanks, approximately 20 gallons of jet fuel was released due to a loose sounding tube cover.  Spilled product impacted the bilge of the ship and was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-953-2015*On Thursday, 11/19/15, while strolling the Back Cove path, I was approached by an unidentified citizen who noted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) emblem on my coat, and asked about a strange floating muck and was concerned it could be an oil slick.  The location was on the east side of Back Cove adjacent to Route 295.  The material I confirmed and checked out was dark gray and was floating just below the surface and exhibited no visible oil-like sheen.  I noted no oil odor or other odor associated with the material.  Wildlife in the area did not appear oiled or stressed.  In later weeks, I occasionally observed similar material on the west side of Back Cove when the wind was blowing west.

At this time the material appeared to be an emulsified, weathered mass of natural organics, mammal excreta, silt, and possibly a mix of cooking grease and oil, and parking lot runoff that may run into the cove after precipitation.

1)  This material appeared outside the jurisdiction of MDEP Division of Response Services.  Several days later I noted the material to be gone and no slick on the shoreline.
2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this moment.
P-955-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 11/18/15, Mr. Bruce Bentham, of CAB Services, contacted John Dunlap of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) with soil sample lab results noting oil contamination associated with the abandonment by removal of a heating oil underground storage tank (UST) at this location.  CAB also forwarded the results to Tim Stone of Stone Hill Environmental.  Mr. Dunlap forwarded it to others in the MDEP and Harrison Bispham forwarded it to me within MDEP Division of Response Services.

The UST removal took place on 11/3/15, and an oil odor was reported noted by the contractor, though this evidence of a discharge went unreported at the time.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The 301 U S Route 1 facility location is dense suburban commercial use, bordered by Maine Turnpike to the north, and with Spruce Creek to the east and south.  The building is a former retail space and at the time of my site visit appears to have been unused for months and was being used by Kittery Trading Post, LLC, for storage.  The building was signed as For Sale by Norwood Group Real Estate, 603-431-3001.  This location should not be confused with the Kittery Trading Post (KTP) store two buildings away to the northeast at 301 U S Route 1.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

The location does not appear to be over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and not a sensitive geologic area.  Possible sensitive receptors are vapor intrusion into buildings and buried utilities.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
CAB's submitted EPA 8260 lab analysis for soil was ND (Non-Detect) for compounds except for 880-parts per billion (ppb) 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.  The EPA 8270 analysis measured Methylnaphthalene compounds at 760 and 260-ppb (see attached).  CAB's Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) analysis was 441,000-ppb (441-parts per million).  Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) analyses, which are the present accepted analyses for oil discharge sampling in Maine, do not appear to have been run.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required, though with evidence of a discharge, remedial actions a remediation assessment may be required by MDEP and Chapter 691.

CAB reported in a 11/17/15 e-mail with the lab data: "very slight contam" and "... slight odor water base of excavation,".

During my 11/19/15 site visit, I noted an excavation in the loading dock area and partially backfilled with sandy soil exposed (see photo).  The contractor and his excavator were gone and unavailable to meet me on site this day.  Within this surface soil I noted no oil staining and no obvious oil odors.

UST ABANDONMENT
This fuel oil UST facility was apparently unidentified and went unregistered untill December 2015, after the abandonment.  Mr. Adams of KTP stated that he signed the removal notice on 9/17/15, but the notice never reached MDEP.  When later received by MDEP on 11/20/15, the facility was mistakenly given the registration number for the KTP facility at 275 Route 1, not this address.  Dunlap and I informed CAB and KTP that a new UST Registration and new number was required for this UST facility.  The removal notice was also missing the "Contractor" name and "Expected Date of Removal".  After multiple communications with CAB and then KTP, a correct removal notice was received over a month after the removal occurred.

The UST facility was identified as a 500-gallon bare steel fuel oil tank, "almost full of old oil..."  MDEP Division of Response Services did not have opportunity to attend the removal and check the tank, piping, groundwater and soil.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No clean-up actions and investigation have been required by MDEP Response Division at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain, though in low levels, and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
2)  A Maine Construction/Excavati
P-958-2015*On 11/20/15, Mr. Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a diesel fuel leak of about 5-gallons down the northbound lane of the Maine Turnpike from Falmouth to Gray.  The truck pulled over at the Gray rest area to address the fuel line leak.  MTA staff reported to have cleaned up the rest area spill in Gray.  The spill on the highway was run over by much traffic and no clean-up there was possible or practical.  I checked out the spill area and noted clean-up to be satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-959-2015*A tractor trailer truck did not navigate a turn efficiently so it got stuck in the grass front lawn of a condo complex.  The grade of the lawn put the truck at an angle which resulted in a release of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel out the fill cap to the grass.  It continued to leak as the truck was being extricated, prompting a trail of diesel contaminated grass.  All visible signs of contaminated grass were removed via hand excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-964-2015*On 11/20/15, Brunswick Fire Department (BFD), and then Catherine Young, of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a small motor oil discharge associated with a vehicle accident.  BFD reported they cleaned up the spill and advised no response by MDEP was requested at the time.  I later visited and found clean-up to be satisfactory.

The spill area is residential and located near Baybridge Estates Mobil Home Park.

At present, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are envisioned.
P-965-2015*Wayne Hall reported that a filter he had serviced earlier in the day had started leaking.  The homeowner called when they started smelling oil after the heating system was serviced.  The oil filter gasket was pinched and caused about 10 gallons of oil to leak out of the indoor oil tank.  Wayne Hall used sorbent material to clean the spilled oil off the concrete basement floor.  He also set up a ventilation fan to mitigate the vapors.  I spoke with Mr. Straight the following day and he stated that the spill was all cleaned up and there were no lingering issues.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-966-2015*L. L. Bean Company reported that the gauge had malfunctioned on a baler causing 20-30 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the concrete floor inside the building.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-967-2015*Cash Energy Company reported that a coupling had failed on one of their delivery trucks while the driver was reeling in the delivery hose.  The broken coupling caused about half a gallon of oil to spill onto the roadway in front of 27 West Street.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I visited the site later in the day and confirmed that the cleanup was complete.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-968-2015*An aboveground tank was located behind the detached garage in a rudimentary attached shed for the purpose of supplying fuel to a heater in the garage.  In preparation for removing the tank, the property owner disconnected the supply line from the furnace then drained the tank.  The fire-o-matic was never re-closed.   A fuel company delivered fuel to the tank in the following days. With the absence of a closed valve, the fuel drained onto the concrete garage floor, migrated along to the wood framed exterior wall, then underneath the sill contaminating soil behind the garage. Sorbent materials were applied to the concrete.  The affected sections of wall were removed based on visible wicking.  Soil from the behind the garage was removed with a vactor down to the footer.  Contamination was limited to an approximately 30' long and 1' wide trench.  Contamination lingers at the bottom of the described trench, but poses no threat.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-969-2015*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of North and Cottage Streets.  The collision caused antifreeze to spill onto the paved surface.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-970-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leaking oil line.  The copper line was sleeved and located underneath the concrete floor in the basement.  The spilled oil came out one end of the sleeve and was contained on the concrete floor.  Dead River used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-971-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 11/25/15, Mr. Paul Prescott of MAI Environmental Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that construction contractors at this property uncovered an orphan, mystery, underground storage tank (UST).  They wished a waiver of the 10-day notification period so as to abandon this UST as soon as possible and not delay construction.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense urban commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The UST is just behind and largely located on Enterprise Rent-A-Car property.  This parcel is adjacent to the former Century Tire facility.  The underlying soil is urban fill material including ash, and marine silt/clay deposits.  Groundwater is typically 3' to 4' below grade.  UST's have been abandoned at the adjacent Century Tire location in the 1990s.  Retail USTs and other USTs appear to have been abandoned at this 1 Marginal Way, Enterprise Rent-A-Car property prior to the Chapter 691 UST regulations of 1986.

This area along Marginal Way is largely considered a non-attainment area, and was assigned a Maine Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario by MDEP for oil discharge clean-up.  I did request a short clean-up report from MAI and the responsible party to MDEP Division of Response Services.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
This area has identified oil, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons, and ash contamination from fill material and the multiple motor fuel and heating oil UST facilities.  MAI stated that they had advanced soil borings on either side of this UST, but had not previously found it; the borings were reported not to have found free product oil on groundwater or oil saturated soil.

Several hundred gallons or more of dark, weathered, free product light heating oil was found in the tank on water and soil fill.  It was not determined whether there were corrosion or other holes in the tank and if fuel and groundwater was moving between the interior and exterior.  When the tank was pumped down, the liquid level eventually rose up so a corrosion hole(s) or failed rivet and groundwater intrusion was possible.  Minimum MDEP clean-up requirements require recovery of free product oil.  Abandonment of a UST in Maine requires removing all product from the UST.

Across Marginal Way at a new bank construction site, there was a historical, old, free product discharge on groundwater found in summer of 2015, that may or may not be related to this site.

UST ABANDONMENT
Because of the tank's location adjacent to the building foundation and under a mature oak tree, MDEP Division of Response Services approved abandonment-in-place.  Though the UST was about 2/3 filled with sand fill, proper abandonment-in-place requires removal of all oil from the UST and completely filling the tank with inert fill.  I was informed that on 12/1/15, the UST was filled in with flowable fill.  As of mid-December the UST area has been paved.

Other UST facilities, motor fuels, are known to be or have been located in the front parking lot area of Enterprise Rent-A-Car (see MAI report Figure 2).

Believed at the time to be a heating oil facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.

INTIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Over several days, an estimated several hundred gallons of oil and a thousand gallons of water was pumped out or otherwise collected.  Much of the product and water was collected with vacuuming over-saturated soil, and the load of soil required a binder to be added before CPRC would accept it.  MAI stated that they identified oil contamination outside the UST similar to that in the wider Marginal Way area, but no free product oil discharges.  No remediation or removal of soils or groundwater outside the UST was required at the time.   A short clean-up report from MAI and the Responsible Party to MDEP Division of Response Services was submitted.  As this UST appears to be f
P-972-2015*On 11/25/15, as part of routine duties, I visited this HP Hood Company milk bottling plant to check on the planned abandonment by removal of a 10,000-gallon capacity, commercial, consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) for #4 heating oil.  Number 4 oil is a dark blend of 6-oil and 2-oil, is not heated, and is exempt from the requirement to perform a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment.

The location is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  HP Hood had converted to natural gas fuel and the UST had been out-of-service.

About 0930 hours, I met with the new HP Hood safety manager.  The UST was stated to have been removed the previous week and was located next to the eastern entrance to the plant near the milk tanks.  The pavement appeared disturbed, and new compacted soil was evident where the UST was.  Lebreque Construction did not appear proficient in Maine UST abandonments and had left the UST vent pipe riser attached to the building.  The HP Hood person assured me that they would take the vent pipe down as is required.

1)  I found no record that an evidence of discharge was reported, or that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff attended the UST abandonment.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-973-2015*On 11/30/2015 I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil leak from a pad mounted transformer at Bugaboo Creek Restaurant in South Portland.  Clean up of the spill was delayed until an outage could be scheduled on 12/6/15.  The leaking transformer was removed and the spilled oil cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-974-2015*On 11/30/15 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck rollover on Clarks Mill Rd in Dayton.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a rolled over dump trailer belonging to Shaw Brothers.  It was leaking a small amount of motor oil from the engine, but no diesel had spilled.  The truck was carrying an aggregate called "rack".  It is essentially reclaimed asphalt.  The contents of the trailer had spilled into the driveway of the residence at 447 Clark Mill Rd.  The owner of the property had a tractor and was delighted at the recent "delivery" of material to his driveway.  Some of the material had spilled around his dug well.  I suggested he move any of the spilled material to his driveway and away from the well.  There was no evidence of sheen on the well water.  Shaw Brothers used sorbent pads to collect the spilled motor oil.  No further action required.
P-975-2015*On 11/30/15 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a collision between a car and a tractor trailer truck on the Maine Turnpike at the Maine/New Hampshire border.  At the time, they were not sure if the accident was in Maine or New Hampshire.  It was reported that there was diesel fuel leaking from the tractor trailer.

I called John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority in hopes that his agency would have someone on scene or nearby that could add clarity to the situation.  After several calls, it was determined that the accident may have begun in New Hampshire and at least partially concluded in Maine.  National Wrecker Service and the Kittery Fire Department had contained the spill to the bridge and were in the process of cleaning it up.  No request for response was made.  No further action required.
P-976-2015*On 12/1/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste reporting an antifreeze spill due to a blown hose on one of their trucks.  The spill was contained on pavement and cleaned up with speedy dry.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-977-2015*On November 30, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an anti-freeze discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred in the CMP parking lot at 162 Canco Road in Portland.

A CMP truck was involved in an accident. The truck was towed to the CMP parking lot. At that time, approximately half a gallon of anti-freeze dripped from the truck onto the pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-978-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground due to an overfill.  The oil sprayed out the vent onto the ground.  Dead River Company collected the oily soil for disposal.  I inspected the area and the inside tanks and found nothing of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-979-2015*On 12/1/2015 I received a call from Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste reporting a 1.5 gallon spill of antifreeze due to one of their trucks overheating.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-513-2015*On August 15, Mona Spear, of Emera Maine reported a spill of transformer oil at 10 Grove Street in Kenduskeag.   The spill was approximately two gallons and was caused by a damaged transformer.  Three drums of sorbents, vegetation, dirt and personal protection equipment (PPE) were collected.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to assist in the cleanup.  The oil was tested for polychlorinated biphenyl and came back as less than detectable (see attachment).

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-514-2015*On August 17, the Levant Fire Department called to report a spill of motor oil at approximately 400 Merrill Road in Levant.  The spill was from an unknown vehicle and was caused by some sort of unknown malfunction.  According to passersby, the spill occurred at approximately 5:00 AM on August 16.   Vehicles were driven through the oil before it was reported.  I estimated 3 gallons was spilled on the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material and sand from the roadside.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-517-2015*At 1200 hours on 8/3/15, Chris McHale, of Casella Waste Systems, reported that a fire started in the garbage on one of their garbage trucks.  The driver pulled the truck into the parking lot at 440 South Main Street and dumped the garbage out of the truck.  The Brewer Fire Department put out the fire.  The garbage was loaded into roll-offs for disposal.  No oil or hazardous materials were observed.  They did clean the parking lot since it had a strong smell of garbage.  Nothing made it to the catch basins.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-518-2015*A street sweeper ruptured a hydraulic hose.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sand, which was disposed of at the landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-519-2015*During construction of a substation, a crane on site leaked approximately one quart of oil. The oil was recovered using oil absorbent pads that were disposed of by Cianbro's environmental contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-592-2015*On September 14, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at the Motor Pool at 481 Maine Avenue, Bangor.  A driver failed to secure a fuel cap, and this created a long stream of diesel in the parking lot.  Approximately 3 gallons reached the pavement.  Speedy dri sorbent material was used to absorb the diesel, and it was swept up by hand.  Disposal will be handled through the City of Bangor waste stream.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-649-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a pinhole leak in the oil line itself.  The spill impacted a small area of concrete and was cleaned up to the homeowner's satisfaction by Ray Plumbing and Heating Company personnel.  All waste materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-651-2015*At 2210 hours on 10/3/15, Dysart's Deli reported a 5-10 gallon spill of diesel at their service station at 1667 Bennoch Road in Old Town.  An unknown driver spilled the diesel and drove off.  An employee found the puddle of diesel on the concrete.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel which they disposed of.  No problems were found with the pump or nozzle.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-412-2015*7/9/15 1750 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1 cup of oil had leaked to a wooden pallet from a transformer that had a leaking bushing. the pallet was removed for disposal. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-413-2015*7/9/15 1750 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 1 gallon of oil had leaked from a stored electrical transformer due to a corrosion hole. The oil impacted the gravel lot. It was reported that all visible oil impacted gravel was removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-415-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic oil leak from one of thier trucks.   The leak occurred at their facility on Edison Drive in Augusta.  The discharged impacted only the asphalt and was cleaned up by CMP staff.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-418-2015*7/11/15 1840 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel had leaked from a rail engine to the rail bed. The leak was being repaired and all oil impacted material was being removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-419-2015*7/11/15 1910 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that a small amount of oil had been released from a pole mount electrical transformer from a leaking seal. It was reported that the oil was contained to the top of the transformer and no oil had reached the ground. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-420-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 quart of oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer. The polychlorinated biphenyl content of the oil was unknown. The oil had run to the soil at the base of the pole and CMP workers had removed all visible signs of oil impacted soil. The polychlorinated biphenyl content of the oil was later tested for and results showed less than 1 part per million. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-696-2015*On 8/27/15, Waste Management, Inc., reported a small power steering fluid oil discharge to pavement from one of their trash trucks.  This spill location is an apartment building in a suburban residential use.  No oil to drains, soil or waters of Maine.  The leak was satisfactorily cleaned.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-697-2015*Report in the evening from Mr. Branscom of Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), through Maine State Police Dispatch, on a 5-gallon discharge of diesel fuel to the ground.  No source was reported.  At the time I was responding to a more significant discharge, so advised Mr. Branscom who replied that he would manage the clean-up.  Branscom later updated that he had Clean Harbors Environmental Services respond and that no fuel reached catch basins.

No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-698-2015*On August 23, 2015, Kezar Falls Fire Department reported a motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at 13 Bridge Street in Porter.  I responded to the site and assisted with applying speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to the pavement. I used sorbent pads to wipe down the engine and other areas of the truck that was splattered with motor oil. The truck was not leaking when it was towed to Portland.

I disposed of the speedy dry and sorbent pads properly. No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-700-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & SUMMARY
On 8/26/15, at 1914 hours, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Lewiston/Auburn Dispatch, through the Maine State Police Dispatcher, of this truck accident and apparent 125-gallon diesel discharge.  Response was requested.  The response was made during light rain and during the night.

Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative for the response and clean-up.  MAC Transport under Mr. Mark Andrews was the primary responsible party for the prohibited oil discharge.  Mr. Andrews referred me to National Casualty Company, Scottsdale Insurance Company, for recovery of clean-up expenses; Mr. Bee Xiong, Sr. Claims Rep., being my primary contact.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 8/26/15, while on site during this evening response, I met Auburn Fire Department (AFD), Maine State Police (MSP), and Greeley's Towing.  I noted a MAC Transport tractor and box trailer that had run off the southbound lane of State Route 100/202 and plowed into a cattail wetland.  There was a strong odor of oil vapors in the air around the accident.  In the wetland southwest of the tractor and immediately around the tractor was a skim of amber free-product diesel oil.  The tractor had just filled up at the nearby Irving Station, so its saddle tanks were full at the time of the accident.  Based on the size of the saddle tanks and volume pumped out of the leaking saddle tanks, we estimated about 125 to 150-gallons had leaked out to the environment.  The diesel oil appeared largely floating on surface water and amongst the thick bed or cattails and shrubs.  To the northeast near the intersection is a culvert going southeast under Route 100 to a brook and wetland area (see maps).

Sensitive receptors deemed threatened by the diesel discharge at the time were the neighboring drinking water well, the water and air quality around the spill location, and downstream surface water.  An immediate response for initial clean-up actions were assessed to be required under Maine statute.

Using past experience and successful practice, and Inland Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Technique (Inland SCAT) guidelines, we assessed that recovery of free product was a primary goal.  The wetland was assessed to be a location of high biological activity and natural degradation would be successful in remediating residual oil without the need to excavate the marshland.  On 10/1/15, I noted no remaining sheen or significant oil odor in the wetland.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural residential use.  Both Route 100 and Poland Spring Road are heavily used by commercial truck and auto traffic.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  I noted no bedrock outcrops within the discharge area.  Underlying soils exposed by the accident appeared to be Presumpscot silt/clay of unknown thickness.  The topography slopes to the southeast to other residential property. The larger area appears drained by Moose Brook (see maps).  About 125' east is a residence and drilled drinking water well belonging to Mr. Carmen Ladonisi and rented by Mr. Tim McAllister.

Because of the drinking water well and affected surface water, the location is a sensitive area for oil discharges.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 8/26/15, there was no one available with MAC Transport trucking company during initial response, so MDEP assumed lead of the spill clean-up response (38 MRSA Sections 543 and 548, et al).  AFD applied some sorbents at either end of the discharge area to inhibit movement of the oil.  Access was difficult, though Greeley Towing recovered about 30-gallons of fuel out of the saddle tanks.  At about 2100 hours, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) response was requested with a vacuum truck to recover free product and a laborer to assist.  EPI arrived at about 2230 hours and pumped up 2580-gallon of free product and oil contaminated water.

On 8/27/15,
P-701-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday, 8/29/16, through Maine State Police, Mr. David Allen notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a small overfill spill of heating oil that had occurred the previous day during a delivery by Pit Stop Fuels Company (PSF).  Mr. Allen described that about a half-gallon of oil "burped" out the pipe onto his new stone patio blocks and that PSF failed to do any clean-up or to notify him of the spill.  I found that this spill was also not reported to MDEP.

I attempted to contact PSF, but could not reach anyone and was kept on hold for over five minutes on Pit Stop's "Emergency" phone number.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
The location is rural residential use.  I met Mr. Allen and confirmed a fresh oil spill on the house's siding and on the stone patio below.  The oiled blocks had already been washed by Mr. Allen so were harder to assess for severity of the spill.  There were fortunately no leaks out the tank top fittings in the basement.  I did not assess any serious threat to the residential water well, though the spill was not satisfactorily cleaned yet.  I assessed that Mr. Allen's fuel contractor, PSF, to be primary responsible party.

On Monday, 8/20/15, I reached Tim at PSF who understood that the spill was only a few drops and that Mr. Allen declined PSF's offer to report the spill to MDEP.  I advised it was greater than drops and reminded him of the spill reporting requirements even if the homeowner wishes it not reported.  Mr. Allen later advised that he had not declined their offer to notify MDEP.  They had not mentioned anything about reporting.  PSF agreed to return for additional cleaning.

On 9/1/15, Mr. Allen updated me that PSF had power-washed the spill and had agreed to pay for Allen's contractor to replace the oiled patio blocks.

At this time, Mr. Allen has not expressed additional concerns.  No further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.
P-702-2015*I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility planned for abandonment by removal.  The abandonment was scheduled for 6/3/15 on the removal notice.  On 7/31/15 and 8/25/15, I noted the store to be closed and for sale, and the UST facility to be out of service, but not yet removed.

On 8/31/15, I noted the three 6000-gallon, sti-P3 USTs and the dispensers had been removed, and the three USTs atop the ground (see photos).  It appears I had missed the abandonment by a day or two.  The UST's were not placarded at the time.  The UST and piping excavations were filled in to grade.  The listed contractor was Simard & Sons, Inc., under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Michael Simard.

The tank's sacrificial anodes appeared spent.  The USTs were installed in 1988, by former CTI George Erskine and George Erskine Junior (see P-399-1988).  The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

1)  I found no record that evidence of discharges were identified during the UST facility abandonment and reported to MDEP Division of Response Services.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this point in time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-703-2015*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility at this location.  The facility was owned and operated by Drake Petroleum (Drake), a sister company in the past to Xtra Mart, Kenyon Oil, and/or Alcott Management.  Drake is now part of Global Montello Group.    My primary contacts with Drake were Mr. Don Chaplin, Construction Manager, and Mr. Jason Frigon, Environmental Manager.

The property owners since 1989 or earlier, leasing the property to Drake, are Dean and Sharon McDougal.  I was informed that Drake's lease with the McDougal's had ended and Drake did not renew, so had to abandon their UST facility.  In 1989, the facility was known as One Stop Food & Ice (see P-99-1989).

Drake's contractor for the abandonment was Portland Pump Company, under Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Scott Letellier and Arthur Grant.  St. Germain-Collins (SGC), under Ms. Erin Pike, performed the required Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative for the UST facility removal and initial clean-up actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense urban and suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Across Lisbon Street is Xpress Stop, a newer UST facility gas station installed several years before.

The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Native soils under the site were gray silt/clay.  Water table in the UST excavation on 9/1/15, was noted about 6' below grade (bg).  Groundwater flow may be influenced by buried utilities such as water and drain pipes.  Old bare-steel USTs were also located southwest of these USTs, closer to Lisbon Street, and were abandoned by removal in 1997.  Natural grade slopes down to the southwest toward the distant Androscoggin River.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
P-99-1989 documents oil-contaminated soil and/or groundwater found in a monitoring well and in soil in 1989 and 1990, apparently prior to Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance of September 1990.  See also report P-295-1997.  I found no evidence that surrounding residential and commercial buildings, and buried utilities, have been affected by oil vapor intrusion.

On 9/1/15, backfill material within the contemporary UST area above groundwater (gw) table was found to have no significant oil contamination, and no free product oil layer on the gw.  In undisturbed soil on the walls of the UST excavation, we noted apparent weathered, odiferous, oil-contaminated soil that was unremoved during the 1990 and 1997 soil removals.  I noted no free product oil and no oil sheen on the groundwater (see photos).  To my knowledge, the groundwater was not sampled and analyzed for contamination levels during this UST abandonment.  I understand the bottom soil under the USTs was also not sampled and lab analyzed by SGC.  See the attached and the UST Closure Assessment by SGC for additional information.  Considering the site conditions and location, Ms. Pike of SGC and I agreed to a Maine CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER EXPOSURE SCENARIO for clean-up action levels.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 9/1/15, two 6000-gallon, double-wall, Fluid Containment brand, UST's were removed and found in undamaged condition.  The USTs were reported dry-ice inerted by PPC on 8/31/15.  Pressurized single-wall fiberglass product piping was within plastic piping chase from the tank top sumps to the dispenser containment sumps and also removed as required (see photos).  I left the site prior to removal of the UST vent piping.  I was informed that no new replacement UST was planned at the time.

At this time I have no information on heating oil and waste oil USTs on the property, and historical pre-1989 site use.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Under P-99-1989, about 300-tons of oil-contaminated soil was removed
P-704-2015*On August 22, 2015, Hollis Fire Department reported an unleaded gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to Station House Grill. Approximately 5 gallons of unleaded gasoline was spilled onto the pavement when a customer was filling their tank in their car. The automatic shut off valve failed to operate correctly.

I applied speedy dry sorbent material to the pavement and swept it up into bags. Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., disposed of the speedy dry properly.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-705-2015*On August 21, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge came from an overheated transformer on pole #14 on Route 1 in Kittery.

The release of transformer oil was minimal and no clean-up was done because of heavy rains.  No storm drains appeared to be impacted at that time.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-612-2015*Discharge of 2-3 gallons of transformer oil from a leaking transformer caused by a corrosion hole.   The oil was tagged as containing less than 2 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) hired Coutts Brothers to remove contaminated brush and soil which was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No site visit by the Department of Environmental Protection was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-778-2015*On September 17, 2015, a 30 + gallon oil discharge was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). As the responder on-call receiving the notification from the State Police Barracks, I immediately contacted the homeowner, Carol Bibber.

Ms. Bibber said the spill happened in her basement, and that she could smell it upstairs, which led her to investigate further. She said that the company who cleans her furnace yearly was on site, and had stopped the leak from the filter. At that time, it was agreed that responding in the morning was in the best interest for Ms. Bibber.

On September 18, 2015, I met with the gentleman who cleans Ms. Bibber's furnace. He explained that the O-ring on the filter didn't seal correctly when he changed it the other day, and that was the cause of the discharge.

After careful evaluation of the impacted concrete floor, I determined that the floor would need to be removed. Photoionization detector (PID) levels confirmed that the concrete floor was highly saturated with oil.

Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., was hired to remove the concrete floor. The tank was moved because we needed to cut the floor that it was on. The tank was not put back because of the conditions that it was in. Contaminated soil was removed and free product was discovered when we reached groundwater, approximately 5 feet below the surface of the concrete floor.

Don White, an environmental engineer with the MDEP, participated in the remediation process. A recovery well was installed to assist in recovering oil from the groundwater.  The site was referred to Don White.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.

P-779-2015*On September 20, 2015, Chicks Marina reported a diesel discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The marina is located at 75 Ocean Ave., in Kennebunkport.

Upon arrival, I met with Captain Robbie Inglima, who is the owner of the boat that discharged the diesel. Captain Inglima explained to me that he was transferring the fuel from one side of his boat to the other, so that he could fill his tanks evenly. During the transfer, the tank he was transferring to was overfilled from a faulty mechanical issue and it never detected that the tank was full. Approximately 10 gallons was released into the water from the vent pipe.

Sorbent pads and boom were placed on the oil that was on the water. I removed the pads and boom from the water and disposed of them properly.  After careful evaluation, no areas near Chicks Marina were impacted by the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-780-2015*On September 28, 2015, Jeff Barrell reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge was at 128 Cassidy Point Drive in Portland.

I arrived on site and met with Mr. Barrell. He showed me the aboveground storage tank (AST) that was located in a crawl space under the building that Matheson Gas Company was leasing. The AST was on a very thick concrete pad. Soil was around the pad and saturated in oil. It appeared the AST had a corrosion hole on the belly and released an unknown amount of #2 oil to the ground. With no threat to groundwater and no vapor issues, there was minimal clean-up required.

On October 26, 2015, I met with Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI). EPI removed 4.63 tons of contaminated soil from the crawl space. The soil that was removed was from around the concrete pad. The AST was removed and disposed of properly. The concrete pad was washed and clean soil was put back in the hole.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-784-2015*On 9/22/15 I received a call from the United States Coast Guard reporting that they were responding to a sheen complaint off Ash Point Rd in Harpswell.  Upon arrival, they were able to determine that the spill originated from the fishing vessel "Back Draft".  They handled the incident without response from Maine DEP.  No further action required.
A-568-2016*Strong winds caused an electrical wire to blow down.  The loose wire hit the transformer on the pole, creating a hole in the transformer.  Transformer oil leaked from the hole to the ground.  It fell onto the asphalt of a parking lot and into brush on the side of the road.  The oil on the asphalt was cleaned up with speedy dry and the oil in the brush was excavated out.  No further action.
B-11-2017*I received a report of a two vehicle accident which resulted in a one gallon antifreeze leak to the sidewalk and roadway.   City of Bangor personnel used sorbent to clean up the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-2-2017*The fishing vessel sunk, however, no spill was caused.  The United States Coast Guard confirmed and the owner recovered the vessel the following day.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-22-2017*On January 05, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The lube oil spill occurred at Verso Corporation paper mill area from a locomotive. Less than 2 gallons of lube oil leaked onto the ballast. Snow and soil was removed and disposed of properly.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-41-2017*Verso Paper reported that a truck hauling wood chips burst a hydraulic line while dumping the load.  Oil was lost to the wood chip pile, snow and pavement.  The contaminated material was removed and placed in the boiler to be burned.  I did not receive a report from Mr. Gallant about this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-42-2017*Pan Am Railways reported that a locomotive lost lube engine oil from the containment tank below it.  It was reported that the containment tank had filled up with oil, and overflowed when the train started to move.  I did not respond to the site, as it was inaccessible by foot at the time.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-46-2017*One hundred gallons of kerosene was delivered to the tank at 13:35 hours on 1/16.  An issue with the monitor heater led to the discovery of a broken filter at the tank and the total loss of fuel.

A drilled well 200+ feet deep is just slightly upgradient, about forty feet away.

Excavation began roughly at 17:20 hours at the filter end of tank. The excavation was approximately six feet out from foundation wall and down to the foundation footer (four-plus feet) and around the base of the chimney, continuing to the lower wall of the home.  Neither the tank or slab were removed to access soils beneath.  A pending snowstorm negated further initial removal.

The home has electric heat as a backup, which allowed remediation to be put on hold while snowstorm blew through. Reconvening on site after the storm, the tank and pad was removed to access soils beneath.  Another excavation session yielded a few more cubic yards of soil.

Brad Hahn was appraised of the scenario and would visit the site and make sampling decision based on his visit.

The Ouellette's contacted their insurance company, with no immediate response of coverage or denial, decision pending.

The excavation was backfilled with final landscaping to be completed in the spring.  Based on the successful remediation and restoration of heat, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-768-2016*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the December 2016, abandonment-by-removal and replacement of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility is owned by Irving Oil Corporation (Irving), and leased to and operated by Circle-K Corporation.  SRS Petroleum (SRS), under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) James Cole, performed the facility replacement for Irving.  Ransom Consulting, under Mr. Erik Phenix, performed the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative for the UST facility replacement.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Native soils observed were impermeable silt/clay.  In the 1990 and the 2016 UST excavations, groundwater was noted at about six feet below grade and was seen in the excavation after the tanks were lifted out.

The location was assigned a Maine Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Guideline based on the site sensitivity.  I am not aware of any off site receptors affected by the prohibited discharges here.  In areas of impermeable soils such as this, oil discharges may follow disturbed fill around buried utilities and piping and travel off site.

UST ABANDONMENT
The removed tanks were single-wall, cathodically protected, sti-P3.  Tank T-8 has a 1/4-inch diameter corrosion hole in the bottom under a bung opening.  In 1990, the tanks had been fitted with sumps.  Old, bare steel, UST facility piping was uncovered and required to be removed and assessed.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Dark oil-stained soil was noted around the UST facility at and below the groundwater table during the abandonment.  An oil sheen was noted on groundwater.  Groundwater did not readily recharge.  The gasoline-contaminated media appeared to be associated with contamination noted in June 1990 (see P-363-1990).  I noted no significant evidence of newer gasoline discharges to soil and groundwater.  No free product oil or oil-saturated soils were noted.

A small volume of diesel leakage was noted localized around the diesel dispenser.  The fuel dispensers had no dispenser sumps and some leaks to soil from fittings and filter changes were expected but localized.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Under the MDEP assigned cleanup goal and the observed discharges and conditions, no oil-contaminated media was required by MDEP to be removed or treated.  The excavated material could not be re-used for the new tanks and piping.  Soil removed to facilitate the new UST facility installation was hauled by Irving's contractors to a landfill in New Hampshire.  Oil-contaminated soil was not required to be chased.  After removal of the tanks, SRS installed sheet piling for the new tanks and only removed soil within the sheet piling.

Ransom's report mentions "groundwater management/removal was not required..." and no water disposal was listed in the closure assessment.  Plans were made to have a contractor pump off groundwater for off site disposal.  MDEP did observe groundwater in the excavations, and photos of contractor's hoses for dewatering.  It is not known at present how much water was removed for off site disposal.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site, is below the present clean-up action levels, and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Irving and its contractors managed oil-contaminated material.  Significant oil-contamination appeared to be weathered historical fuel discharges and may be from the pre-1987 UST facility.  Being pre-September 1990 discharges, I understand that Maine Groundwater Clean-Up Fund UST insurance in not available.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services acti
A-510-2016*9/17/16 1440 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 7 gallons of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer in Cushing. He reported that the oil leaked to vegetation at the base of the pole. The transformer was tagged as containing non polychlorinated biphenyl oil. CMP employees were in route to remove all oiled vegetation. I checked the area the next day and found that all oiled material had been removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-512-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a peddle truck delivery driver slipped while reeling in a delivery hose and sprayed the driveway with oil.  Speedy dry was used to absorb the oil off the pavement.  The speedy dry was swept up and placed into a drum for disposal.  I visited the site and could see a small stain where the oil had penetrated the pavement.  No soil was affected by this discharge.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-527-2016*A small amount of diesel fuel was spilled to the ground due to an excavator fire.  Sorbent pads were used to collect some of the spilling oil and another excavator was used to scrape the oily soil from the road surface for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-509-2016*On 9/17/16, Pat Jackson reported that one of his septic pumping trucks had hit an exposed rock ledge outcrop on a narrow road.  The fuel tank on the truck was leaking and a tow truck was on its way.  He reported that the driver was attempting to catch the fuel in a bucket.  I went to the site and found that the fuel tank was still leaking slowly into the bucket.  I attempted to patch the leak, but it was located under a support strap and inaccessible.  I pumped off the fuel tank and used oil absorbent pads to collect the oil.  A small amount of oil had run off the pavement and onto the roadside gravel. The oil impacted gravel was dug up and sent for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-528-2016*On 9/26/2016, in Warren, Gray's Heating Oil & Propane Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill of K1 fuel oil was the result of a corroded oil tank.  The spill was contained to a concrete pad and was cleaned up by Gray's.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-529-2016*On 9/26/2016, in Madison, Bob's Cash Fuel Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of a corroded oil tank in the basement of the home.  The remaining contents of the tank was pumped out and the tank replaced.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-530-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to the tracks due to a hose failure.  The oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-532-2016*An unknown amount of heating oil was lost due to a leaky filter.  The spill was discovered by an oil company and immediately corrected to prevent further spillage.  I attempted to contact the homeowner by phone but the homeowner did not answer and his voicemail was full.  I visited the site and no one was home.  I went around back and looked at the spill.  The oil stain on the ground was small and the tank was no longer leaking.  I did not do any digging to discover the extent of the spill due to not having the homeowner's permission to do so.  I left my business card in the door, but have not heard back from the property owner. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-534-2016*An unknown vehicle suffered a mechanical problem that caused a diesel leak.  The spill was discovered due to a long stain on the road.  Skowhegan Fire Department attempted to collect the oil with sorbents, but the oil had largely soaked into the paved road surface.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-535-2016*On 9/29/2016, in Fairfield, the Public Works Department reported an oil like substance in their sewer system.  The Public Works crew was jetting out sewer lines and noticed a black oil like substance on their equipment when retrieved from the sewer lines.  The substance had no odor, and would not absorb on an oil-only sorbent pad.  No source could be found when several sumps were checked.  The case was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Water Bureau for follow up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-536-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to a driveway when a delivery driver accidentally hit the trigger while reeling in the delivery hose.  The oil was collected with rags.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-648-2016*Danny Downs of Elwood Downs Inc., reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Approximately 1 gallon of oil leaked to the ground when a broken hydraulic oil line broke on a rock crusher.

The rock crusher was in a gravel pit off route 116. A 5 gallon bucket of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-545-2016*A corrosion hole developed in a residential oil tank causing a very small spill of oil to a cement floor.  The tank was pumped off and replaced and the spilled oil was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-555-2016*On 10/12/16, at 1535 hours, Downeast Energy Company reported that they were called to a residence due to oil vapors and discovered a leaking basement heating oil tank.  I contacted the Downeast Energy oil technician on site and he reported that they were arranging to pump out the tank.  I met the technician and owner on site.  The tank had been sitting on a wood cradle in a daylight basement.  There was an area of concrete floor that was oil stained and speedy dry sorbent material was used to clean the area.  The oil impacted wooden cradle was removed.  No evidence was seen that the oil was not contained to the concrete floor.  The tank had been filled the day before and 250 gallons was pumped out of it indicating that only a small amount of oil had been released.  There were low levels of oil vapors in the basement but were dissipated with just the windows open.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-297-2016*I received report regarding a hydraulic oil spill at the log deck at the Masardis Sawmill.  All of the hydraulic oil landed on a cement pad under the log deck.  Spilled hydraulic oil was soaked up with wood fines/sawdust and placed in the mill's biomass boiler per license conditions.  This spill was located at the sawmill's log transfer deck.

No additional Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-286-2016*An inattentive Maibec employee overfilled a hydraulic oil reservoir releasing 75 gallons or more of hydraulic oil. The release impacted wood fines, soils, and a retention pound. Once onsite myself(Jesse Clark) and Lee Thomas looked over the site and aided Maibec's Environmental Manage in forming a cleanup plan. All contaminated debris were removed from the site and disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-797-2016*The lube oil spill was inside on concrete.  Most of the spilled oil flowed to the drains in the floor which go to the mill's wastewater treatment plant.  The remaining product was recovered using sorbent material which was incinerated in their licensed boiler.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-6-2017*A leaky fitting on an Above Ground Storage Tank allowed oil to drip down the fuel line.  The leak filled a 4 inch pipe that ran under the cement slab.   The two gallons of oil spilled was removed with sorbents and the fitting repaired.   The oil did not appear to have left the pipe.  Vapors were not an issue in the boiler room and no signs of oil were found outside the building.

No resources at are risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-10-2017*I received an anonymous complaint about leaking hydraulic oil from a metal scrapping operation.   In addition the complainant stated freon was being released from air conditioning units.  I found several small leaks of hydraulic oil which the company agreed to clean up.   I could not verify any refrigerant leaks.  Based on information I received the air conditioning units in question were properly decommissioned prior to removal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-15-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill resulting from a plow truck crashing into the transformer. Less than a gallon leaked from the ruptured transformer.

Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily concrete and removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-28-2017*On January 13, 2017, China Fire Department reported an unleaded gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred from a motor vehicle accident. Less than 5 gallons leaked from the vehicle onto the pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or private drinking wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-250-2016*An unknown amount of fuel was released to the roadway of Route1 in Ashland. Once on site Response Services cleaned up the spill with the help of Ashland Fire Department. The contaminated sorbents were disposed of by Response. No further impact were found and all storm drains free of fuel.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-251-2016*An inattentive customer caused an estimated 10 gallon release of diesel to pavement when the pump's handle did not auto-shut off. The store manager removed the pump from services and used sorbents to clean up the spill. Response Services aided in the cleanup action. The contaminated debris were disposed of by a local solid waste hauler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-550-2016*A corrosion hole in the bottom of a residential aboveground oil storage tank caused the release of a small amount of oil.  The hole was batched with a magnet until the tank could be pumped off.  Once the tank was removed, the small amount of oil was cleaned from the concrete slab beneath the tank.  Some oil may have escaped into a crawl space, but there was no evidence (visual or olfactory) of oil in the crawlspace.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-577-2016*Jim Corcoran of Rockland Marine Corporation reported a discharge of hydraulic oil on the asphalt driveway of their facility.  The discharge was caused by a broken hydraulic line on heavy equipment.   The affected area was cleaned up by Rockland Marine personnel and waste disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-848-2016*On 10/28/2016, I received a call from Ralph at Cash Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence.  Oil came out the vent pipe when the delivery was made.  Some oil was caught with sorbent pads and a couple of 5-gallon pails of soil were removed by hand.  No oil spilled out of the tank inside the basement.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-843-2016*Approximately 25 gallons of gasoline was released from Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU) of the Gulf Oil Terminal. The VRU collects vapors from loading operations at the facility and reconstitutes the vapor back into liquid. The recovered liquid is then redeposited into the aboveground storage tank (AST) system of the facility. A faulty valve in the VRU caused it to overfill and spill the gasoline onto the surrounding surfaces. The released gasoline impacted the concrete structure underlying the VRU and pavement surrounding the entire unit. Gulf Oil contracted ENPRO Services of Maine, Inc., (ENPRO) to clean up the released product. Sorbents were used to collect the spilled product from the impacted area and four 55-gallons drums of spent sorbents were disposed of by ENPRO. Additionally, ENPRO used a vacuum truck to remove 135 gallons of unspilled gasoline from inside the VRU and disposed of this material. AECOM of Chelmsford, MA has submitted a summary report of the incident on behalf of Gulf Oil and is attached to this report.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-844-2016*The property owners were throwing cord wood down the bulkhead stairs to stage it for winter.  Adjacent to the stairs sat their aboveground tank.  A rogue piece of wood landed on the filter assembly sheering it off at the tank, initiating a release of heating oil.  Unfortunately, the spill was not immediately noticed because the homeowner was outside and the bulkhead was full of wood.  Approximately 120 gallons of fuel were discharged before the tank was plugged by the fire department.  Spilled product migrated out of the bulkhead ell into the main basement, impacting cordwood, personal items, lumber, support columns and entered a floor drain.  The floor drain was attached to the sewer and, though some product did enter the wastewater system, it did not affect treatment plant operations.  Contaminated debris was removed from the basement as sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product.  As the cement floor was uncovered, cracks and cavities were identified, then confirmed, as receptors resulting in sub slab contamination.  Approximately 100 square feet of floor were removed and one foot of sand below it.  Contamination remained, but the excavation was ceased to ensure the structural integrity of the foundation was maintained.  Lingering contamination will be managed with a sub slab depressurization system overseen by the Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-845-2016*A vehicle battery was being handled in the parking lot of this facility.  It was dropped, which resulted in the release of approximately a few cups of battery acid to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-846-2016*Immediately following a delivery to an underground tank, approximately one pint of diesel fuel was released from the hose of the transport truck.  According to the report, the pump surged as the hose was being disconnected which caused the release.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-847-2016*After a delivery to an aboveground tank, when the scully was disconnected from the fill pipe, less than one quart of oil was released to the ground.  The cause was identified as bad pitch, so the delivered oil did not drain down into the tank but sat at the fill.  Approximately one half gallon of oil was drained from the fill pipe.  Impacted rocks and dirt below the fill were hand excavated.  The delivery company will work with the property owner the fix the issue.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-849-2016*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the residence. The released oil impacted the ground under the vent pipe and Holly's Fuels, LLC, personnel picked up some of the impacted soil and leaf litter for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-850-2016*A tween playing hide and seek stepped on the filter assembly of an aboveground tank.  The fitting was split but not sheared off.  Approximately ten gallons of heating oil were released from the tank before the leak was stopped.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product which impacted the area below the tank, a basement bathroom and the adjacent void space below the stairs.  Oil penetrated nonstructural partition wall woodwork, which was removed.  Oil also seeped beneath a row of tiles in the bathroom, which were removed as well.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-851-2016*Transient basement squatters got into a fight in the basement of a multi-unit apartment building.  During the scuffle, one of them stepped on or fell on the filter assembly of an aboveground tank, breaking it off.  They disappeared immediately afterwards.  Approximately five gallons of heating oil was released before the fire department plugged the hole.  Spilled product impacted the cement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  Cracks in the floor may have allowed oil to penetrate into the sub slab, but no odor issues have been presented by the tenants.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-852-2016*The kerosene release was the result of a fuel line leak allowing fuel to spread across the basement floor.  A contractor was hired to assist with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-853-2016*The lube oil reservoir on a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of lube oil.  Spilled product impacted track ballast.  All visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-854-2016*Approximately .5 gallons of gasoline was reportedly released from a boat that was parked on a trailer on land.  The released gasoline impacted the paved ground surface below.  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PSNY) personnel used sorbents to clean up the released material and disposed of it in their waste stream.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-602-2016*Contamination found during diesel underground tank removal at the Irving Big Stop in Farmington. The contamination was discovered under the dispenser.   A very small amount of soil was removed and disposed of along with other oily waste generated on site.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
A-601-2016*Jason Seyfried from Brookfield Renewable Energy reported that an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil had discharged to the ground when an excavator's line broke at a project around their dam in Richardson Township.  He reported that cleanup was going on presently and no oil threatened to enter any waterways.  Two days later Jason updated the spill information to a one quart release and all oil was captured with oil absorbent pads.  No oil got to the ground.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-603-2016*Inattention while filling an oil delivery truck caused a small amount of oil to overflow out the top of the truck.  The spill occurred on the paved yard of the bulk oil storage facility.  It was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-604-2016*An oil sheen was reported offshore in Boothbay Harbor.  The sheen was located between Mckown Point and Carousel Marina at 43? 50.74N, 069?  37.85W.  The sheen dissipated with the tide turn.  Source was not located.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-605-2016*Oil Technician Joseph Bragg, of Maritime Energy Company (Maritime), reported a small discharge of #2 fuel oil in the basement of a home in Owls Head.  The discharge was caused by a corroded line.  The line was in secondary containment and a small amount had leaked out of the containment on to the dirt floor.  Mr. Bragg was able to clean up all the affected area and did not feel there would be any further need for clean up.  The home is a rental property and the tenant had called Maritime when she smelled oil.  I called the property owner, Bob O'Hara, and discussed the situation with him.   He would check the basement and if he felt there were continuing vapor issues he would contact me.

I received no return call from Mr. O'Hara and as such no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-606-2016*Augusta Fire Department called requesting assistance at a residence. The homeowners complained about an unknown chemical odor in the home.  The odors were found to come from a neighbor using spray paint outside.  The odors dissipated. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-549-2016*Spill of lube oil was reported from Pan Am Railways engine to tracks and ballasts.  Waste was cleaned up by Pan Am crews.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-581-2016*On 10/23/2016, in East Boothbay, the U. S. Coast Guard reported a 30 foot boat on the rocks at the mouth of the Little River.  The owner estimated that the boat contained about 80 gallons of gasoline on board.  I assisted the owner with pumping off the gasoline into drums.  The owner hired a salvage company to cut up and remove the severely damaged boat.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-582-2016*On 10/23/2016, in West Gardiner, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill.  The estimated 13 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil resulted from storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up by contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc..  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-26-2017*While on its collection route, the Pine Tree Waste Services truck blew a main hydraulic line in the roadway.  The driver applied speedy dry sorbent material and a service call was made for additional staff and cleanup materials.  No drains or sensitive environments were identified, and cleanup progressed nicely.  Based on the information given, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection assets were dispatched, nor does the Division of Response Services plan any additional actions.
B-30-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine lab at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-34-2017*I received a call indicating that a very large transformer had developed a weep due to a leaking gasket. The leaking portion of the transformer holds 853 gallons but the transformer is in secondary containment. A small bag of contaminated gravel from within the containment structure was removed for proper disposal. The gasket will be monitored and replaced during the next planned outage of the transformer. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-37-2017*An oil burner technician serviced the oil burner at the subject location on January 18 and apparently forgot to tighten the oil line on to the burner resulting in a three gallon leak on the cement floor.   Some of the oil also reached a dirt sump area.  The burner was cleaned and repaired.  Detergents were applied to the cement floor.   Dirt was excavated from the sump area.  To control oil vapors in the residence, a vent fan was installed.  Vapors in the home were rapidly improving when I left.  The homeowner was advised to open a window for a few hours to assist with venting.

The home was visited several times by myself and John Selleck.   Several weeks after the spill there was no significant measurable amount of hydrocarbons in the area of the spill.  The homeowner was still unsure if she or visitors could detect odors.  However, I determined an effective cleanup was completed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-55-2017*On 1/20/17, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting a small heating oil spill due to a scully mishap after a delivery.  Most of the oil spilled onto a sorbent pad on the ground.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-56-2017*On 1/20/17, I received a call from Mark Kelewae, of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, reporting another mystery sheen in the Piscataqua River near their facility.  There was no apparant source for the sheen which was dissipating.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-60-2017*On January 26, 2017, Fielding's Oil and Propane Company (Fielding's) reported a #2 oil overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The overfill occurred at 28 Arcadia Cove Road in Belgrade.  Less than a gallon sprayed from the vent pipe outside and onto snow. Snow was removed and disposed of properly.

I visited the site on the 27th to confirm proper cleanup was done by Fielding's. I used my photoionization detector (PID) inside the home and measured 0.0 parts per million. The homeowners were satisfied with the cleanup.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-70-2017*On Route 22, the driver lost control of his pickup truck.  Buxton Fire Department (BFD) responded initially and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) reporting 4-5 gallons of gasoline and oil in a "catch basin" and requesting an MDEP response.  Upon arrival, BFD had cleared the scene.  Recovery operations were proceeding slowly.  Upon successful retrieval, a minor release of motor oil, some transmission fluid (red) and sporadic rainbow sheen were observed.  I used some sorbent pads to collect a good portion of the motor oil and transmission fluid.  I placed one section of sorbent boom looped in the culvert to compliment the pads placed there by BFD to capture any product as the warm spell continued.

I spoke with Mr. Tyler and he had no concerns, but would call if anything came up.  Based on the successful vehicle recovery, minimal release and use of sorbent material, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
B-51-2017*A nipple broke off an outside oil tank from snow being shoveled off the roof.    The tank emptied, the owner thinking they had run out of oil refilled the tank.  The tank was in a snow bank.   In all an estimated 300 gallons of fuel were lost.   There were no vapors on the home.  There was not much evidence of oil near the location of the spill.   The soil was very sandy near the location of the spill .

I inspected storm water drains and contacted public works.   The wastewater district was also notified.   No evidence of oil was found.   The property behind the residence was also examined for oil.   No evidence was found.   The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  The home owner applied to the Ground Water Insurance Fund.  Technical Services plans to drill a recovery well on the property.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-41-2017*An Old Town Water District truck had a gasoline container tip over in a pick-up truck bed while parked at their facility.  The gasoline spilled onto the ice covered parking lot and was picked up with sorbents.  The town drinking well is several hundred feet away but due to the small spill and the quick cleanup there are no concerns for the safety of the well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-59-2017*On January 30, 2017, Cash Energy reported that after a delivery at 82 Main Street lot 18, the scully on the delivery hose dripped a few drops of oil onto the snow. The snow was removed and disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-221-2016*Mike Malenfant of Malenfant Fuel reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the mobile home where a very large oil stain was on the property. At that time, it was unknown where the oil stain originated from. I spoke to the mobile home park owner via telephone and he was unaware of the large oil stain and the owners of the mobile home had no idea how it got there.

After further investigation there was oil saturated soil under the mobile home. The saturated oil was causing vapors inside the mobile home. Using a photo ionization detector (PID) it showed 6.4 parts per million (ppm).

36.02 ton of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Juniper Landfill in Old Town. A recovery well for oily water to be recovered from was installed and a poly plastic vapor barrier was placed under the mobile home.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-223-2016*At 1100 hours on 4/17/16, Maine State Police Dispatch reported a tractor trailer fire in Beddington along Route 9 (coordinates: N44.82476, W068.10741).  Upon arrival, the frame and engine were the only thing left of the tractor.  No visible signs of petroleum or antifreeze were observed, however, the radiator, hoses and fuel lines were all consumed in the fire.  It appears that the petroleum was consumed in the fire also.  The antifreeze may have been consumed in the fire or diluted by water supplied by the fire department that nothing could be found.  The saddle tanks were not impacted by the fire and therefore did not leak.  The tractor trailer fire also started a wild fire which was also extinguished by the fire department.  The tractor was hauling a load of biomass which also was not impacted by the fire.  This trailer was hauled off by another tractor without incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-224-2016*At 1300 hours on 4/17/16, I was notified by the Maine State Police Dispatch of a methamphetamine laboratory at 503 South Street in Calais.  After finishing work at a tractor trailer fire on Route 9, I continued toward Calais.  When I arrived, the local police and the State Police asked if I could check the air at the doors to the residence with my meters.  The doors were wide open due to the officers trying to air out the residence.  My meters did not detect elevated readings of chemicals.

This site started in the morning when two separate complaints, one by the neighbor and another from a concerned citizen walking past the house, were logged with the local police.  The local police noticed that all the windows were open that morning even though it was 25 degrees Fahrenheit outside.  The house had a strong chemical smell which prevented officers from completing the wellness check, until one officer donned his respirator.  There was no one inside the house during this wellness check.  No one is supposed to be living at this residence since the person that was living there was served an eviction notice the prior day.

When an officer walked by the shed, he noticed a one-pot, for making methamphetamine, through a crack in the door and proceeded to open the door forcibly.  At least 5 one pots were observed on the floor of the shed mixed with lots of other garbage.  This is when the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and myself were notified.

I stayed at the site until after dark waiting for the search warrant to be signed, but it never was.  The policed said I could leave since nothing would happen until tomorrow.  Nothing was ever performed at this site due to the search warrant not being signed by a judge for unknown reasons.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected at this time.
B-679-2016*Mike White was hired by C. N. Brown Oil to perform a site assessment at their Bangor, State Street store. The facility was scheduled to remove their underground storage tank (UST). During the removal Mr. White discovered contamination in a localized area around the tanks piping system.

The contaminated soil was removed using Department of Environmental Protection remediation standards. All of the waste was trucked to a licensed batch plant for recycling to asphalt.


No further action
I-303-2016*I received a report of a spill of hydraulic oil from Dustin Nadeau, Sawmill Yard Supervisor with Irving Woodlands. The spill of about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was the result of a broken hose on loading crane at the sawmill. Irving crews used wood fines/sawdust to soak up the spilled oil. A front end loader scraped up the oily debris. The oily sawdust was brought to the mill's boiler for fuel per license conditions. The contaminated soils were scrapped up and placed in an oily debris containment in the mill's maintenance garage for storage until disposal is scheduled.


No action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
I-254-2016*A pump was over pressurized and ruptured a seal releasing 30 gallons of glycol into engineered containment. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) employees reclaimed most of the glycol and used sorbents to remove the rest of the spilled materials. The contaminated debris were bulked up and will be disposed of through a disposal company.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-281-2016*A pickup truck release a cup of engine oil to soil due to a leaky seal. ReEnergy employees removed contaminated soil and used sorbents to clean up the release. Contaminated debris will be overpacked and disposed of at a later time.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-578-2016*On 10/21/2016, in Augusta, the Fire Department reported an unknown petroleum smelling substance in Jackson Brook. The substance had an old gasoline-like odor and was being collected by sorbent material. The substance was traced up the brook and in a catch basin that emptied to the brook.  The product did not appear upstream of 268 State Street. Assistance was called for the Division of Technical Services and eventually Dig Smart for using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to search for underground tanks under the large parking lot of the property.  Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD), was hired for some test borings in an area next to the building at 268 State Street.  The GPR showed abnormalities that resembled an underground tank.  GAUD did several borings next to the building that houses Motor Supply Company, and found nothing.  To this date no product has been found in the brook since the original incident.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-301-2016*A McCain's reefer fuel tank released 5 gallons of diesel fuel to pavement. McCain's employees used sorbents and called in a contractor to aid in the cleanup. The contaminated debris were be disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-302-2016*A delimber ruptures a hose releasing 5 gallons to soil. Sorbent were used to clean up the spill and will be disposed at the contractor's shop.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-304-2016*On October 31, 2016 a mostly empty tote leaked a gallon of Phostrol to soils. Crop Production Service Inc. employees removed all heavily contaminated soils and will dispose of the material at their shop.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-697-2016*I responded to Dave Pelky's house after Mr. Pelky reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Upon arrival I met with Mr. Pelky and he explained to me that the monitor heater in his house was installed recently, and when he woke up this morning, it was flashing a code on the screen that it wasn't receiving fuel. Mr. Pelky went outside to check his tank and that's when he noticed the drips coming down from a flare nut that was installed at the same time the monitor was.

I explained to Mr. Pelky the clean-up actions that needed to be done to avoid contaminating his drinking water well and the Groundwater Fund(GWF) application. Mr. Pelky agreed to the clean-up actions and completed the GWF application.

Bob Shannon, Oil and Hazardous Material Responder with the DEP oversaw the clean-up. 5.16 ton of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Juniper Landfill in Old Town. Clean backfill was placed in the hole. Mr. Pelky was satisfied with the clean-up.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-699-2016*Sargent Corp. reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site of where a dump truck accidentally released about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the soil. The soil was excavated and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-17-2017*An industrial baler broke a hydraulic line causing a leak into a controlled area.   Most of the estimated forty gallon leak ended up on a cement floor.  The spill was cleaned with sorbent pads and other sorbent material.   In addition an estimated two gallons of oil made it to a drain.  The drain connects to the wastewater treatment plant. Some oil was retrieved from the drain with sorbent pads.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-29-2017*On January 13, 2017, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred at 2 Ward Street from a leaking flare nut on an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  Dead River fixed the flare nut and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the oily concrete floor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-9-2017*On January 04, 2017, Togus VA reported a hydraulic leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The leak came from a broken hydraulic hose on a piece of plowing equipment. Approximately 4 gallons was released to the pavement in a parking lot. Speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were applied to the oily surface, removed, and disposed of properly.  No storms drains were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-22-2017*St. Germain Collins reported three field tests results which were less than 20 parts per million (ppm) from field testing of soils from an excavation where underground storage tanks (UST's) and piping were removed.  Soil for one of the three field tests was collected under the diesel fuel dispenser.  St. Germain Collins also indicated that there was no sheen on the water in the bottom of the excavation.  I did not require removal of soils due to the small amount of low level contamination.  New underground storage tanks were installed the following week in the same location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-11-2017*Storm damage cause the 1 pt. spill of non-PCB transformer oil. Contaminated snow and oil were cleaned up and no further Response Services action is expected.
A-13-2017*A customer, due to a staggering amount of inattention, managed to overfill her vehicle by several gallons of gasoline.  The spilled gasoline covered the lower part of the parking lot and went into a nearby drainage swale where it perched on the frozen water.  Cleanup crews were dispatched and after several hours of work, managed to collect most of the spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-16-2017*Maritime Energy reported an overfill of 1.7 gallons of an indoor aboveground fuel tank at a residence in Rockland.  According to Maritime Energy, only the concrete floor and tank were affected and they were in the process of cleaning it up.

The homeowner was satisfied with Maritime Energy's response and therefore no site visit was necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter.
A-17-2017*Report was received of discharge of transformer oil from a transformer damaged in an auto accident.   Central Maine Power Company hired Enpro Services to clean up affected area.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-18-2017*On 1/6/17, Chief Peaslee, from the Rockport Fire Department, reported that a drum of unknown contents was found in the Goose River where it runs through the Goose River Golf course. I contacted the Chief and he said that it appeared to be waste oil and had been releasing an oil sheen into the river from small corrosion holes in the rusted drum. He reported that the Fire Department had removed the drum from the river and had stopped the leaks. I met the Chief on site and found an old rusted drum just up the bank from the river. Oil absorbent pads had collected a small amount of oil before the holes were patched. There was no visible oil sheen on the river. The Chief informed me that the river flooded the golf course during heavy rains and in the spring. He said it was not unusual to have debris flowing down the river during flooding. I put the drum in an overpack drum for transport back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services warehouse for testing and later disposal. Oiled absorbent pads were collected for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-19-2017*This is a sad narrative to write.  Consumer's Fuel Company of Belfast was called to this address for an oil leak.  Upon arrival they discovered that the tank had suffered a corrosion hole and had leaked oil onto the concrete basement floor and out a floor drain to a drainage ditch.  They removed the leaky tank and replaced it with a new one.  What they failed to do was to report the spill to anyone, including to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The tenant is an older gentleman who has a very limited sense of smell.  Some weeks after the tank replacement, the tenant went to visit a friend who said he stunk of oil.  The friend went to the home and was immediately struck by the overwhelming odor of oil and helped the tenant report the spill to the MDEP.  Due to Consumer's Fuel's professional negligence in not reporting the oil spill as required by Maine statute, the tenant was exposed to high levels of oil vapors for a considerable amount of time.  When I got the call, I advised the tenant to find somewhere else to stay temporarily and he said he had already done that.  I visited the site the next day, installed a carbon air filter, arranged for a cleanup contractor for the next day, and advised the tenant to continue to stay elsewhere.  After the basement was properly cleaned and the carbon filter had run for a few more days, the tenant was able to move back into his home.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.


A-20-2017*Robert Boulay from the Maine Department of Transportation in Jay reported that an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at the garage when a line broke on a plow truck that was being repaired. He reported that the oil was contained to the concrete garage floor and was collected with oil absorbents. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-23-2017*The Sea Hag lobster processing facility had been an issue with the Knox County Emergency Management Agency, Maine Emergency Management Agency, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for several years due to its ammonia refrigeration system.  The system had not been kept up to code and there were concerns about the impact of a leak from the system.  The Sea Hag had gone out of business and the system had been left full (4,500 lbs.).

After several visits by the above agencies, the owner, Kyle Murdock, arranged for the system to be drained down.  The MDEP was on scene with technicians prepared to respond should the product release during the draining of the system.  A licensed and trained company had been hired to conduct the decommissioning, however, given the state of system there were questions of its integrity and ability to be drained.

The system was effectively drained without incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-24-2017*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported they had arrested an individual for making Methamphetamine in his vehicle, which was impounded by the state.  There was a total of 1 bottle (1 pot) and 1 gas generator in the vehicle at the time of seizure. The MDEA removed these items and left them at the Winthrop Police Department for Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff to pickup and properly dispose of.  I did not receive any paperwork from the MDEA about this case.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-25-2017*The caller reported smelling fuel oil and thought she had a leaking tank.  I made a site visit and could find no evidence of a leak.  The homeowner also agreed she could no longer smell oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-26-2017*Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an overfill of an aboveground storage tank of approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil at the Village Inn Restaurant in Belgrade.  Dead River removed the contaminated snow and arranged for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-27-2017*The Rangeley Fire Department reported via Franklin County Dispatch that they were on the scene of an oil spill on Main Street in Rangeley.  A truck had apparently leaked some diesel fuel, which had ended up in a storm drain.  The Fire Department was concerned as the drain may discharge to Rangeley Lake.  I spoke with the Fire Chief, who confirmed that the lake was not impacted and they were able to remove the oil from the storm drain.   I picked up the saturated sorbent pads and other waste from the Fire Department for disposal while in Rangeley on another incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-30-2017*Tim Smith of Dead River Company reported a discharge of less than one cup of diesel fuel from the loading rack at their Rangeley bulk plant.   Dead River Company personnel cleaned up the affected area.  No site visit was needed and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-31-2017*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a discharge of a small amount of lube oil from an engine on the tracks in Jay.  Pan Am sent a crew to the site to remove the affected media.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-32-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil from a leaking transformer on Westbrook Street in South Thomaston.   The affected snow and soil were removed and disposed of by a CMP contractor at Ecomaine.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-33-2017*January 13, 2017, Pan Am reported a lube oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 1.5 gallons leaked from a locomotive onto the ballasts near Leeds Junction Road. Snow and stone that were impacted by the leak were removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-34-2017*Irving Forest Products reported that a dump trailer had broken a fitting and released 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to the snow and sawdust pile.  Due to the location of the spill, it was all contained and absorbed into the sawdust.  Irving staff used a skid-steer to remove the contaminated sawdust and snow, and placed it into the mill boiler to be burned.  I did not respond to this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-35-2017*Mark Tracy Heating Oil Company reported that a loose fitting on an aboveground storage tank had leaked. The technician who reported the spill stated that a small stain could be seen on the concrete. I responded to the site and confirmed the information that I had been given.  Due to the staining and small area that was affected, I used Simple Green cleaner to wash the concrete.  After that was done, no odors could be smelled in the home.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-36-2017*Pan Am Railways reported that a locomotive released lube oil onto the pavement near the turntable in the Waterville yard.  I spoke to Josh Slaney and he stated that the oil was discharged as a plow truck was going by, and the oil was pushed up into the snowbank.  There was nothing available to recover.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-37-2017*Dead River Company reported that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked a small amount of fuel oil onto the concrete inside a house. The oil technician on site used a magnet patch to stop the small drips of oil.  The AST was due to be replaced the following day.  Due to the minimal release, I asked Dead River to use simple green to wash the floor once the old tank was removed.  Upon my inspection a few days later, the spill had been cleaned up and there were no lingering indoor air quality issues.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-38-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil leak was found during an annual oil burner cleaning and system inspection. The leak was caused by the copper fuel line chafing on a brick wall that it ran through.  After responding to the scene and accessing the damages, I determined that structural beams, supporting bricks and soil removal was necessary to help control vapors in the home and protect the nearby drinking water well.  I sat down with Mr. Hunter and we went over the Ground and Surface Water Fund application.  Mr. Hunter chose to apply to the fund and he also chose option 1 on the cleanup options agreement.  I hired North American Industrial Services to use a vactor to remove soil from the basement.  During this work, I contracted with Morse Enterprise and L. L. Engineering to remove and replace the structural brick wall and support beams of the house.  We removed all of the oil-impacted materials, and then installed a new concrete retaining wall and subgrade drainage.  It was backfilled with stone and graded so that water would run to the oil water separator that was installed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-39-2017*Consumer Fuel Company reported that they had overfilled an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The overfill was a result of a weak whistle on the AST. The driver stated that he could not hear the whistle at all, however, he continued to fill it until it was overfilled.  Fuel spilled out the vent pipe and onto the snow.  I required that Consumer Fuel remove the contaminated snow and place it in drums for proper disposal.  They complied with my requirements.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-37-2017*Brookfield Renewable Energy reported that approximately 6 ounces of bearing lubricating oil spilled from a leaking gasket onto the interior concrete floor surface of the facility.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-38-2017*A tractor trailer unit carrying milk overturned on Ranger Road, into a drainage channel.  An unknown amount of milk was discharged into the drainage ditch and traveled into a nearby unnamed stream that eventually drained into the ocean.  The Kittery Fire Department pumped the remaining milk out of the tanker onto flat ground where the milk soaked into the soil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and observed that the impacts to the stream were minimal as precipitation flushed the stream clear within 48 hours after the incident occurred.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-39-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned with sorbents. The oil stained concrete floor was seal coated to mitigate any lingering air quality issues. Cleanup and disposal was performed by Allstate Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-40-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket on the recently serviced AST.  Lampron Energy, Inc., accepted responsibility for the release and hired Allstate Environmental Services to clean the floor with sorbents and apply epoxy to the floor in the area of the oil stain.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-41-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of gasoline was discharged when a train collided with a passenger vehicle.  The released gasoline impacted the crushed stone ballast near the tracks.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and determined that the gasoline had evaporated.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-42-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of lube oil was released from a locomotive onto the railroad track ballast surface area. The release was caused by leaking hose. Approximately 1 drum of ballast material was hand excavated by Pan Am Railways personnel and staged for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-43-2017*Approximately 200 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a tractor trailer truck as the result of a traffic accident.  The released oil was spilled into the median of the roadway and impacted the underlying soils.  In addition, the oil drained into a storm water catch basin and was discharged into Frost Gully Brook which passes underneath the roadway.  42.51 tons of diesel impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The soils from the bottom of the excavation were tested with the Oil-n-Soil field shake test kits and results indicated that remaining soils are below the soil leaching to groundwater cleanup standard.  Sorbent booms were deployed into the brook to catch diesel fuel.  National Response Corporation was retained by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to complete all of the cleanup and disposal tasks.  A public drinking water supply well is located on the edge of Frost Gully Brook approximately 950 feet downstream, and therefore the site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services if additional oversight is needed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-44-2017*Approximately 50 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused because the tank shifted causing the oil line to break.  The oil was released to the underlying soils.  The oil flowed underneath the block wall foundation of the dwelling and caused oil vapors to pass into the living space.  The soils underneath the dwelling were inaccessible due to the fragility of the structure.  As such, the site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services.  The structure was lifted and 41.65 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.


P-45-2017*In the morning of Tuesday 1/17/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Saco Public Works Department (SPW) about a drum of waste oil found on the side of Lund Road.  I found the drum to contain dirty waste diesel fuel.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) staff later found dirty contaminated antifreeze under the layer of diesel oil.  Both liquids were contaminated so an interface was not visible through the translucent drum.

I received approval by Stephen Flannery of MDEP to have a contractor pick up the drum for proper disposal.  No responsible party was identified or found at this point in time.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.

P-47-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 1/17/17, Stone Road Energy (SRE) reported that this fuel oil bulk plant suffered a discharge up to 80-gallons of #2 oil due to a mechanical failure of the loading arm during attempted fill-up of one of their fuel peddler trucks.  SRE had Allstate Environmental Services (AES) respond to clean up the discharge.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
At the time of this discharge, SRE owned and operated Lampron Energy Company (LEC), and LEC was formerly owned by Nouria Energy Company.  At the time of this discharge, SRE operated this bulk plant but leased it from Nouria Energy Company.  SRE and LEC owned the fuel stored there and therefore are considered a Potential Responsible Party (PRP) for this report.  Mr. Josh Sandahl was the primary contact with SRE.

As the bulk AST facility owner and owner of the broken loading arm, Nouria Energy was considered primary PRP for the discharge.  Mr. Devin Tapley was the primary contact with Nouria Energy.  This bulk plant is located in a rural commercial and residential area, and over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Properties on Route 11 and Hillview Avenue have access to public water supply; properties south of the bulk plant are served by private water wells.  I determined that there are several private water wells within 300' of the discharge and were considered "wells at risk" during the investigation.

The facility has three vertical 15,000-gallon capacity single wall steel, commercial, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for fuel oil.  Fuel piping appears to be aboveground.  There is a concrete containment pad and berm under the loading rack with a spill containment sump having piping to a dry well (French drain).  There is a riser pipe with a valve to shut off the underground drain pipe during fuel transfers.  The location was assigned a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection Clean-Up action goal.

Report P-614-2010 describes a tank overfill that ran down the roof to soil behind the AST facility; the roof prevented the tank leak from being caught by the berm.  Nouria informed me that now the facility has overfill prevention equipment.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Wednesday, 1/17/17, I was on site soon after the discharge.  I noted red snow and red oil stained ice around the loading area.  There was red oiled snow atop the loading rack roof.  Some of the discharge landed on the tank truck which was gone by the time I arrived.  A significant volume of oil drained into the sump (storm drain) and AES reported oil atop water in the sump.  An unknown volume of discharged oil appeared to have entered the pipe.  The drain pipe valve had been mistakenly left open by the truck driver during the fuel transfer and discharge, so oil may have reached the dry well area on the east side of the bulk plant (see site sketch and photos).

On Friday, 1/20/17, SRE had AES excavate the dry well area for oil contamination in the crushed stone.  I noted oil-contaminated stone within the 8" diameter drain pipe coming from the sump with field bag headspace reading of 726 parts per million (ppm).  At 6.5' below grade (bg), we pulled up filter fabric with a strong fresh odor of fuel oil and headspace value of 521 ppm.  No groundwater was found at 6.5 feet.  We could not go deeper due to slumping of the crushed stone fill.  It was confirmed during this excavation that discharged oil reached the dry well and went down toward groundwater (gw).  MDEP advised further investigation to SRE.

On Monday, 2/6/17, excavation to about 12' bg in the dry well area noted oil contamination in the sand soil.  No groundwater was observed.

On Thursday, 2/23/17, MAI Environmental advanced soil borings and noted gw at about 30' bg.  Standing by the still open excavation, Woodruff and I could still smell oil from the open excavation.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
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P-48-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze was released onto the paved road surface and into a storm drainage catch basin resulting from a traffic accident.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the small amount of antifreeze that entered the storm drain was negligible and unrecoverable. The antifreeze was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-49-2017*Approximately 125 gallons of chromic acid was released from a plating tank at the facility due to overfilling of the tank. The overfill was caused by an employee who bypassed the correct procedures during filling of the tank. The released material spilled into a concrete, epoxy-coated containment sump and all of the released material was reportedly pumped from the sump into containers and disposed of by Nexeo Solutions of Binghamton, NY.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.  Please see attached Hazardous Material Spill Report Form provided by General Dynamics.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-50-2017*A garbage truck released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface from a ruptured hose. The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-161-2016*3/18/16 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of transformer oil had spilled to pavement due to damage from a vehicle crash. CMP workers could not reach the area that night to clean-up the spill due to emergency vehicles. I went to the site the next morning and confirmed the clean-up. All oil had been contained to the pavement and was collected with speedy dry. The polychlorinated biphenyl(PCB) content of the spilled oil was not known at the time but lab analysis later confirmed that it was 1.9 ppm PCB.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-162-2016*Washington Fire Department reported a release of an estimated five gallons of motor oil and gear oil from a tractor trailer crash on Route 17.  They reported that the crash happened the previous night and several vehicles had been involved.  They said that they discovered the spilled oil near a runoff to a stream this morning when the truck's load was being recovered.  I went to the scene and found that the oil was contained in the roadside gully in dirt and water contained in the crash depressions.  I collected the soil in buckets and the oil on water with absorbent pads.  I followed the runoff to the stream and found no evidence of oil.  I inspected the locations of the three other vehicles involved at the crash and found no evidence of oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-163-2016*A leaky connection between hoses on an oil delivery truck caused a small amount of oil to spill during a delivery.  The oil spilled to an asphalt parking lot with a small amount landing on grass.  The oil impacted grass was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-164-2016*I met a member of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to collect and dispose of "meth lab" waste. The waste was transported by me and disposed of properly.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-165-2016*On 3/21/2016, in Richmond, John Gill reported an oil spill.  The estimated 50 gallon spill to the basement of the home was the result of a corroded oil tank. The oil reached a floor drain in the basement and continued outside into a small runoff area in the nearby woods.

Enpro Services was hired to respond with a vacuum truck to recover product from the runoff, to clean the basement and remove oily debris.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-166-2016*A car accident caused a small amount of lube oil to spill to the roadway adjacent to a lake.  When I arrived on scene, I found no recoverable product.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-167-2016*On 3/28/2016, in Fairfield, a customer at the Big Apple store witnessed and reported to this office a dispenser hose rupture and gasoline spill.  I made a visit to the store and spoke with Manager Al Trask. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and the dispenser was placed out of service.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-168-2016*On 3/28/2016, in Clinton, Augusta Fuel Company reported an overfill during a delivery. The estimated 1 cup spill of #2 fuel oil came out of the vent line.  No oil was spilled inside the home. The spill was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-169-2016*Hydraulic oil discharge was reported from broken hydraulic line on roll-off truck.  Affected area was cleaned up by Waste Management, Inc., and disposed of at their facility.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with information available at the time.
A-170-2016*Bruce Colson of the Owls Head/Thomaston Transfer Station reported that a discharge of hydraulic oil had occurred at that facility when a roll off truck blew a hydraulic line.  Transfer station personnel cleaned up the affected area and disposed of the contaminated debris with the load in the roll-off container.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-172-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a citizen's vehicle was leaking gasoline in a state parking lot. I responded to the scene and found large black stain running from a vacant parking spot down to a catch basin that drains to the Kennebec River. I quickly set sorbent boom down around the catch basin opening, and spread speedy dry sorbent material on the entire spill. I used a broom to work in the speedy dry so it would completely absorb the gasoline. I used a 4-gas meter to check the catch basin for explosive range vapors and found none at that time. Rain was forecast for the overnight, so I left sorbent boom and pads around the catch basin, and I recovered them the following morning. I did not see an impact to the catch basin or the river. I was unable to find the vehicle owner, because the vehicle was gone before I arrived on scene.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-173-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a hydraulic hose failed at Madison Paper Mill. An estimated 100 gallons of fluid was lost to the concrete floor of the mill. Please see the attached report from Madison Paper Industries for the actual incident account. No floor drains or waterways were affected in this event.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-174-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a homeowner found some oily sludge in his back yard. I responded to the site. Once there, I found an area covered in black sludgy material. I used a photoionization detector (PID) and oil-in-soil shake test to field screen the material. Both the shake test and PID were negative for petroleum. I surmised that the material could be manganese, as it was next to a very slow flowing marsh area. I explained to the homeowner that he could have it tested at a lab for a fee, and he declined to do so.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-175-2016*On 3/30/16, at 1200 hours, Randy Burgess reported finding an inside heating oil tank leaking at the home of Michael Hickey, where he was conducting an energy audit. He reported that the area under the tank was noticeably wet. I contacted Mr. Hickey and he confirmed that the area under the tank was wet and he had a delivery of oil a few days earlier. I went to the site and inspected the basement tank and concrete floor area under it. The bottom of the tank was weeping and the floor was wet, but there was no oil vapor detectable. I used oil absorbent pads to collect a few specks of oil, and the rest of the liquid appeared to be water, most likely from the inside of the tank. I put a container and absorbent pads under the tank. Mr. Hickey agreed to have the tank pumped out that day and make arrangements to replace it. He called the next day to report the tank had been pumped out with no further leakage.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-176-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to "One Pot" drug lab in Northport to receive waste from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for disposal.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-177-2016*Report was received of unknown substance that turned out to be septic at Wells property.   No Division of Response Services action necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-178-2016*A filter on a home heating oil tank located in a shed broke, causing oil to spill from the tank.  The homeowner was out of town and unaware of the leak.  It was discovered by a relative checking on the property.  The oil company was notified as well as the spill reported.  The oil company off-loaded the tank.  The tank was moved and the impacted ground beneath the tank was excavated.  Oil also ran into rock lined drainage swale where it was recovered with sorbent pads.  Due to drinking wells within close proximity this site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-179-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a large sheen could be seen from the Belfast walking bridge. The sheen looked to be coming from the marina on Front Street. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) was notified and they decided to send out a Response Team. The USCG reported back to me that the sheen was very weathered and they were planning to let it dissipate with the tide. They could not identify a source for the sheen. Please refer to the National Response Center report attached to this report.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-180-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a private landowner in Augusta has a small junk yard on his property and the neighborhood is concerned about it. I did not respond to this event. I called Gerry Fuller who is the Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Augusta. He was familiar with the parcel of property in question. He explained to me that the City was sending an official order to remove the junk vehicles and boats. The entire area is supplied by private water wells, so I expressed my urgency in the matter. I have since tried to followed up with Gerry, and he has not returned my phone messages on this matter.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-181-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report that an overfill to an oil aboveground storage tank (AST) had occurred earlier in the month. C. N. Brown Company had overfilled a privately owned AST and they did not report it to MDEP until 4 weeks later. The report said that C. N. Brown staff had returned to the site and hand dug the contamination around the tank. Due to the time of year, it was very hard to tell where the staining was on the ground; however, oil odor could be smelled out back of the home. C. N. Brown agreed to return to the home to do more remediation at their earliest convenience.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-182-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that a non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer had failed, releasing its contents to the land below. Central Maine Power Company staff picked up the leak litter that was visually impacted. The caller stated that no soils were removed or impacted by this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-183-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank had corroded and leaked heating fuel to the ground. I responded to the site and met a Dead River Company burner technician on site. The technician was able to stop the leak in the tank with a magna-patch. At this time, we pumped the remaining oil from the storage tank into drums. One of these drums was used to temporarily provide oil to the home for heating needs.

I provided Mrs. Merchant with the paper work to apply to the Groundwater Cleanup Fund.  She chose option 1 for the cleanup agreement. The following day I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc.  We excavated the contaminated soil, and brought it to CPRC Group for recycling. The affected area was returned to its original pre-oil spill condition.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-184-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle accident resulted in the loss of diesel fuel to a roadside ditch. I responded to the site and found that the crash had been cleared by the fire department already. I found free product flowing through a drainage ditch. The fuel ran for about a 100 yards. After talking with the neighbors, I learned that the diesel fuel was from a tank used for fueling equipment. The tank had been catapulted from the truck upon impact.

I built two underflow dams to collect free product from the ditch. Over the next week, I returned to the site numerous times and changed out sorbent pads and hand dug sand that was affected by the accident. Due to injuries sustained during the crash, Mr. Dudley was unable to talk on the phone, or make arrangements for the cleanup. I decided to monitor the spill site myself for cleanup. Two weeks later I removed the underflow dams and did a final cleanup of the site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-270-2016*While at the Circle K in Bucksport, I witnessed a person fueling his vehicle and the fuel nozzle broke off the hose at a gasoline pump.    The automatic shut off on the pump engaged, however, it appeared 5-8 gallons of gasoline was released to the concrete pad.  I assisted the manager in cleaning up the spilled material using speedy dri sorbent material.   The speedi dri was bagged up for disposal by Circle K.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-612-2016*South Portland Fire Department called to report a passenger vehicle off the road beyond the parking lot up on the rip-rap.  There was a potential for vehicle fluid release when the car was removed from the rocks.  The Subaru was suspended high and dry upon large boulder.  Precariously perched, the Subaru was fetched up on the undercarriage of the engine.  Several adjustments and a few four by four timbers later, the car was removed from the rocks and placed down in the parking lot, likely the original destination.  No vehicle fluids were observed at the crash site or from vehicle before it was hauled away.  Based on the findings and no release of fluids, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-613-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a complaint concerning the presence of a brown oil or grease in the tidal water along the grass line in Back Cove.  Responding to the stated area, no anomaly as described was observed, and tidal conditions seemed normal or as expected.  A secondary inspection at mid-tide likewise did not yield any suspicious matter along Back Cove.

Based on lack of physical evidence to work with, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-303-2016*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground outside and the tank surface inside, due to the overfilling of this tank during a delivery.  The oil was recovered with sorbent materials.  I spoke with the homeowners on the phone and they were satisfied with the cleanup efforts.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-304-2016*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by removal and replacement of retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility was owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company (CNB), with Kevin Moore as primary CNB representative.  The facility was replaced by A. L. Doggett Company (ALD), under Maine Certified Installers (CTI) Brian Barton and Todd Lavallee.  The required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was done by Michael White for CNB.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
Since approximately the mid-1990s, the facility has been operated as a Big Apple store and gas station; prior to this it was owned and operated by E. R. Warren Company as Port Mobil.

The location is dense commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The adjoining restaurant property to the northeast was also reported to have been a gas station UST facility in years past.  The Kennebunk River is to the northwest across Route 9, and Kennebunk Harbor is to the southeast.

UST FACILITY REPLACEMENT
In mid-April, ALD removed the three 10,000-gallon fiberglass USTs along with piping and sumps.  The tanks appeared in good, undamaged condition.  The UST purging by NRC ENPRO, was shut down by MDEP due to insufficient height of the gasoline vapor exhaust.

I found no record that MDEP staff attended and filed a spill report for the 1988 UST replacement and installation.  New pea stone fill was backfilled around the replacement E. R. Warren Company tanks and piping in 1988.  The tanks  installed in 2016 appear to be the third generation UST facility at this location.

During excavation, ALD believed they found shallow bedrock and had to switch to a narrower replacement UST for the facility.  During the driving of the sheet piling, it was found that bedrock was not shallow after all.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP spill reports P-205-1989 and P-308-2012, etc., cover significant fuel discharges attributed to this CNB facility.  Strong weathered gasoline contamination in soil and groundwater was found during drain excavation under Route 9 in 2012 in front of this gas station.  I found no spill report for the 1988 UST replacement and I know not where any associated contaminated fill was hauled off site.

During the UST facility replacement in April 2016, the pea stone fill was largely uncontaminated.  MDEP's field analysis noted levels lower than 10-parts per million (ppm).  The odor of fuel in the soil was minimal and there was no significant fuel staining; much of this soil appears to have been replaced with the 1988 UST replacement.  White found some native silt soil with field analysis exceeding 400-ppm.  We noted no evidence of leaks from the 1988 age facility removed in 2016.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the observed levels of contamination, and under a Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario clean-up guideline, no removal of soil or groundwater was required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.

Under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form, CNB and ALD had 367.46 tons of excess soil that could not be reused on site trucked to CPRC Group.

In order to facilitate the new facility installation, groundwater was pumped to a Frac tank and treated with carbon.  I estimate about 2000-gallons of groundwater was pumped from the UST excavation, an actual volume was not reported.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMENDATIONS
1) Oil contaminated media is understood to remain within the area of the facility, including under the roadways and adjoining properties.  This special waste shall be properly managed if and when disturbed.
2)  During the April 2016 UST facility removal, we noted no evidence that this facility had suffered discharges.  The old gasoline contamination was primarily present in the old fill outside the UST backfill.  Based on the pre-1990 age of the discharges, I un
P-305-2016*An anonymous caller indicated that an aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking oil inside the basement of a residence.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed that a spot on the AST was wet with oil and was weeping oil very slowly.  MDEP estimated that several gallons of oil may have been lost into the underlying soils over a long period of time.  MDEP personnel oversaw the excavation of 1.48 tons of soil from around the tank. Field screening of soils with a photoionization detector indicated a sharp decline in readings on the bottom and sidewalls of the excavation. The AST was removed and disposed of and the excavation was backfilled with clean fill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-306-2016*Mark Leach, of P. Gagnon & Son, Inc., reported an overfill of this inside, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  They claimed the AST had no whistle so the pressure of a fuel delivery caused fuel to leak out of tank top fittings.  The leak went to puddled water leaking from the washing machine.  The spill was reported to have been satisfactorily cleaned.  The tank whistle should be repaired before the facility is filled again.

This condominium unit is at the end of Ashen Woods Road which is off Norton Road, a rural residential location served by municipal water.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-308-2016*Report was received from C. N. Brown (CNB) Company about a small overfill of a basement oil tank out the exterior fill pipe and hose when disconnecting.  CNB reported a small volume dribbled down the house siding only, which they wiped up.

On 4/22/16, I met the homeowner and checked the spill, and found cleanup satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-310-2016*On Tuesday, 4/26/16, Falmouth Public Works Department (FPW) excavated and removed this consumptive-use, #2-oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The location is rural suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The facility was located on the rear, south, side of the FPW building (see site location map).

The 1000-gallon capacity, fiberglass clad, Elutron Company UST was found in clean sand fill.  I noted no defects or damage to the tank.  At the time we noted no groundwater or moist sand down to the 6' deep excavation.  The tank has cable tie-downs indicating a concrete pad or dead men under the tank to inhibit the tank from floating in high groundwater.  Being a consumptive-use, light-oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure environmental site assessment was required or done.  A diesel UST is still active southeast of this tank location.

I noted no oil odor or oil staining in the soil that would indicate a prohibited discharge.  An Oil In Soil colorimetric field analysis for a soil sample from under the UST was "Negative" for oil contamination within its detection parameters.  The property has a historical UST discharge downgrade of this location that has in the past caused a petroleum sheen to seep out of the bedrock outcrop south of here along the Falmouth Spur Toll Road (see attached location map, and past spill report).

1)  No environmental clean-up was required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the time.  FPW backfilled the excavation and installed no new UST facility.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-311-2016*Dead River Company reported that a loose fitting after a service had caused a leak from the furnace at a customer's home.  The loose fitting caused a small amount of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Dead River also ran a carbon air filter in the basement to take care of the oil vapors.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-312-2016*C. N. Brown Company reported that they had overfilled one of their customer's indoor oil tanks.  The overfill caused about 5 gallons of oil to spill out onto the concrete basement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I spoke with the homeowner and he reported that there were no remaining issues and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-313-2016*Sprague Energy Corporation reported that a delivery truck from R & R Oil, Inc., had overfilled while filling up at the loading rack.  About 3 gallons of heating oil spilled into the rack's engineered containment.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-314-2016*Pitstop Fuels Company reported that they had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  Apparently there was a history of the tank whistle being weak or nonexistent.  Pitstop told me that they had refused to fill the tank until the vent was cleaned out.  The homeowner said that it had been done, but Pitstop still overfilled it.  A small amount of oil came out the site glass on the tank's gauge and dripped on the concrete basement floor.  Pitstop contained the spill on the concrete and cleaned the spill up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-315-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had failed because of snow and wind.  The transformer sprayed oil from the top of the pole onto a large area of lawn.  CMP hired Enpro Services, Inc., to excavate the contaminated soil and they removed nine 55-gallon drums of soil (see attached report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-316-2016*Sprague Energy Corporation reported that a Fielding's Oil & Propane Company employee had overfilled his peddler truck while filling it at Sprague's loading rack.  About 4 gallons of heating oil spilled into the engineered containment.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-317-2016*Westbrook Public Safety reported that a FedEx truck had damaged its fuel line and leaked about 18 gallons of diesel fuel onto the roadway.  Westbrook Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-318-2016*Central Maine Power Company reported that one of their bucket trucks had hit some debris in the road.  This punctured the saddle tank causing about 10 gallons of diesel to spill onto the roadway.  The incident happened on Route 1 in West Bath near the New Meadows Road Ramp.  Most of the diesel fuel was contained on the paved surface, but some ran off into the soft shoulder.  The contaminated soil was excavated and the roadway was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-319-2016*It was reported that a Poland Spring truck blew a hose and discharged an estimated 1-2 gallons of antifreeze to the asphalt.  It was treated with pads and speedy dry sorbent material and collected for disposal.  No additional migration beyond the small footprint of a few gallons on a relatively flat surface.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-320-2016*It was reported that while parked at the facility, a private plane leaked some fuel from a wing tank.  Staff quickly attended to the spill, corrected the positioning of the plane, assessed and repaired the problem.  Staff would also manage the small amount of spill cleanup debris.  No need for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) or Portland Fire Department involvement was expressed, and they were not dispatched.  Based on the information given MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-321-2016*Scott Cyr removed a container of old paint from this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-322-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) called to report a blown hose on a truck, discharging coolant to the roadway in the vicinity of 97 Harvest Hill.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the situation explained and follow-up by PTW, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-324-2016*Northeast Air reported an aviation gasoline discharge from private aircraft at their facility.  The minor spill was estimated at two gallons to tarmac.  It was attended to and no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-327-2016*On 4/20/2016, I received a call from Luke at Dead River Company reporting an unknown amount of fuel oil spilled during the demolition of an old house in Saco.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met Stan Townsend from Creative Work Systems, the current owner of the building.  The building had been unoccupied for several years, and was in the process of being demolished by an excavator, owned and operated by J & S Logging.  There was an old out-of-service aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the building.  Nobody had checked to see if there was any oil in it before beginning the demolition.  A piece of debris landed on the tank, causing it to shift and oil to leak from a broken fitting at the bottom of the tank. Fortunately, the spill was noticed quickly and a makeshift plug was inserted into the broken fitting minimizing the damage.  Oil had flowed onto standing water in the old foundation hole.  It also covered demolition debris in the old foundation hole.  Creative Works Systems hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to pump the oil and water mix out of the basement.  It was determined there were no floor drains or sumps in the hole, so no worry of oil migrating off of the site.  The old foundation hole will be backfilled with dirt once the demolition is complete.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-328-2016*A leaky fitting on a utility truck released approximately one half gallon of hydraulic fluid to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services actions are necessary at this time.
P-329-2016*Mechanical failure caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of diesel fuel during the refueling of a straddle lift.  Spilled product impacted pavement and hard packed gravel.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-330-2016*During a heating oil delivery, less than one pint of oil was released from the delivery nozzle when it was disconnected from the tank.  Product ran down the side of the tank and was cleaned with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-331-2016*Scott Cyr received a call about a leaking oil tank in the basement of this residence.  Dead River Co. applied a magnet patch to the tank to stop the leak and cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-332-2016*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground surface from an excavator that caught fire.  The fire was caused by an unknown mechanical failure.  The oil was released to the wet ground surface below and flowed into a small nearby wet area.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and used sorbents to collect the spilled product and disposed of the waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-333-2016*An anonymous complainant called to report that someone dumped a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) on the side of Basin Road.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and removed the AST.  The tank was empty other than some sludge in the tank and approximately 12 ounces of this material dripped from the tank onto the ground surface.  MDEP personnel scraped up some of the impacted organic debris for disposal and also removed the tank for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-334-2016*A five gallon general use fuel container was found on the roadway leaking its contents onto the paved road surface. Approximately three gallons of used motor oil was released from the container. The oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the South Portland Public Works Department.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-335-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was reportedly released to the concrete driveway surface at the Kittery Public Works Department. The release was caused by a ruptured hose on a garbage truck. The release was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-336-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze was released to the paved road surface as the result of a motor vehicle accident. The spilled material was cleaned and disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-337-2016*Cash Energy Company called to report that a delivery truck driver observed a small amount of oil spillage on the ground near the fill pipe of the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at the residence.  Apparently the owner of the building spilled some oil on the ground near the fill pipe while trying to add oil to the AST using a small container.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-338-2016*An anonymous complainant called to report a leaking 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the Elite Taxi Company building.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the AST had not leaked, but one of the welded seams on the tank was wet with oil indicating the imminent threat of a release.  MDEP personnel recommended that the tank be removed and disposed of and the owner complied with this request.  After the AST was removed, MDEP personnel inspected the soil underneath where the tank had been located and did not find any significant contamination.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-339-2016*An estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the paved parking lot surface of the Kittery Fire Department's parking lot from a truck that collided with a large boulder on the edge of the road.  The spill happened in the early morning hours and the spill was not reported by the responsible party.  The Kittery Fire Department did not discover the spill until later that morning.  No one witnessed the accident and therefore a responsible party could not be determined.  The Kittery Fire Department cleaned the spilled fuel with sorbents and disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-340-2016*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by an overfill of the tank and the oil was released from the vent pipe onto the ground surface below. Approximately one, five gallon pail of soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Dead River Company personnel.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel spoke with the homeowner and she was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-341-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately .5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-342-2016*John Bellanger, the grounds facility manager of the property at 206 Route 1 in Falmouth, called to report that a tractor trailer delivery truck had leaked approximately 1 gallon of motor oil onto the paved parking lot surface of the facility. The release occurred sometime during the night and it was unclear who owned the truck.  Mr. Bellanger cleaned up the oil with sorbents and disposed of it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and the cleanup effort was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-343-2016*A motor vehicle released approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel to the paved parking surface. The vehicle left the scene of the incident before it could be identified. The cause of the release from the vehicle could not be determined. The Portland Fire Department responded to the location and cleaned the released oil with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-344-2016*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reported the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory that consisted of a "one pot" type operation. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to the location and removed approximately 5 lbs. of hazardous chemical waste associated with the production of methamphetamines. MDEP personnel collected and disposed of the waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-345-2016*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a gasoline spill at the Big Apple on Washington Avenue.  The spill happened when a customer was filling their vehicle and the automatic shutoff valve on the dispenser didn't work.  About 2 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the paved surface and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-346-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the floor due to tank corrosion.  The remaining oil was transferred to a new tank and the old tank was removed.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was used to collect the spilled oil from the basement floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-348-2016*On 5/25/16, I received a call from Wayne Chase of Chase Hamlyn reporting a hydraulic oil spill in their gravel pit in Wells.  Erik Kluck of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Land Bureau had been on site for an inspection and discovered the spill underneath a screening plant in the pit.  It was unknown how much had leaked out of the screener.  I instructed Mr. Chase to remove all visible signs of hydraulic contamination and provided him with paperwork to take the waste soils to Aggregate Recycling Corporation in Eliot for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  Mr. Kluck provided me with a couple of photographs of the spill which are attached to this report.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-349-2016*I was contacted by C. N. Brown Company reporting that one of their drivers had spilled an ounce of oil while disconnecting the hose after a delivery.  The spilled oil was immediately cleaned up by the driver.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-352-2016*I was contacted by the City of Westbrook Public Services reporting that one of their plow trucks had blown its engine and leaked motor oil onto the roadway.  The incident happened at the intersection of Cumberland and Bridge Streets.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-354-2016*I was contacted by Clean Harbors Environmental Services reporting that they had been hired to clean up a spill in a basement in Oxford and wanted me to attend a site visit.  I met Kevin Kelly of Clean Harbors and Dan Bolling of Dan the Man Real Estate (representing Fannie Mae) at the residence.  I was told that the bank (Fannie Mae) owned the property and it had been unoccupied for many years.  Dan let us into the house and we went to the basement and saw that the 275 gallon oil tank had leaked and there was free oil in puddles over most of the dirt floor basement (see attached photos).  I also noted that the foundation was made of fieldstones and some of the first floor was falling into the basement.  I informed Dan that the free oil would have to be removed from the basement as soon as possible and that a full cleanup would have to be done before the house could be occupied.  Dan hired Clean Harbors to remove the free oil, that was completed in May 2016.  During the first visit, a second home heating oil tank was found in another part of the basement and I told Dan and Clean Harbors that they should empty and remove that tank before it leaked.  They pumped the oil out of it when they removed the free product from the basement and then they returned to remove the tank.  Sorbent pads were spread out on the water in the basement to collect any oil that came in and they were tended by Clean Harbors until the floor dried out and they were removed.  Before any further cleanup could be done, the structure needed to be rendered safe which included supporting the first floor from the basement.  I visited the site one other time in 2016, when Clean Harbors had a contractor come and look at supporting the first floor, but I didn't hear anything after that.  In early 2017, I heard from National Response Corporation (NRC)/Enpro Services that they had been hired by Dan the Man to remove contaminated soil from the basement.  They found someone to install the supports in the basement and were going to use a vactor to remove the top 6 inches of soil.  I visited the site on February 2, 2017, when NRC/Enpro was doing the soil removal.  Although I was informed about what was going to be done, I was not part of the planning, and the extent of the soil removal that would be required.  Without further sampling of soil, groundwater, and indoor air, the Department cannot confirm the cleanup is completed to our satisfaction.
P-358-2016*Two aboveground tanks were manifolded together to supply heating oil to a boiler at this facility.  It was a feed/return system.  The filter of the tank into which the oil returned became clogged, which caused the tank to overfill.  As a result, heating oil was released out the vent onto siding, a brick walkway and a short stretch of soil/stone at its perimeter.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product along the walkway and visible signs of surface contamination were hand excavated by the facility personnel. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-359-2016*A small amount of coolant leaked from a trash truck. The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-360-2016*On 4/29/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident in the area of 563 New Dam Road in Sanford.  It was reported a small amount of motor oil and antifreeze had leaked from the vehicle involved.  The fire department cleaned up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-361-2016*On 4/30/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the United State Coast Guard reporting a sunken vessel at the Falmouth Town Landing.  The owner of the vessel told the Coast Guard there was little to no fuel on board at the time of the sinking.  A light sheen had been seen around the area, but it had dissipated at the time of the call.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-362-2016*On 5/1/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Casco Fire Department reporting a car accident on Poland Spring Road.  They reported gasoline from a single Volkswagen vehicle had leaked into a brook when the vehicle landed in the brook.  They had placed sorbent boom and pads in the brook.  I visited the site the following morning.  There was no evidence of any gasoline remaining.  I did note some motor oil staining visible on the sorbent materials, but none had appeared to be present in any soils adjacent to the brook.  I removed the oily debris for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-363-2016*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the ground due to customer inattention and a failed auto-shut-off device.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-364-2016*I was contacted by Irving Oil reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  The driver reported that about a half a gallon of oil had burped out the vent pipe and sprayed onto the deck.  The homeowner was not home at the time, but it was later confirmed that no oil spilled inside the home.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-365-2016*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose causing about a gallon of hydraulic oil to spill out onto pavement.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-366-2016*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground and interior surfaces when this heating oil tank was overfilled.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  I visited the site and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-367-2016*On 5/4/2016, I received a call from Ron Souza of Waste Management, Inc., reporting a hydraulic oil spill of 5 - 10 gallons from a burst hydraulic line on one of their trash trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-368-2016*A motor vehicle and a tractor trailer truck collided.  The tractor trailer truck careened into the guardrail on the eastbound lane of Route 25, approximately one half mile west of the dam.  The impact put a gash in the saddle tank which initiated a release of diesel, impacting the road shoulder.  The truck also caught on fire.  Water used to extinguish the fire influenced diesel and motor oil down the embankment, encroaching on the river.  Said water also filled up the saddle tanks, comingling with unspilled fuel, because the tops of the saddle tanks melted away.  Sorbent materials were applied to the roadway and sorbent boom was deployed to the river, surrounded by hard boom as a preemptive measure.  After the mangled guardrail was removed, the shoulder was excavated at the point of discharge.  Approximately twenty tons of material were removed for disposal; as guided by field screening.  Due to the grade, not all contamination was accessible.  A vactor was utilized concurrently to capitalize on the lane closure.  A crew systematically removed leaves, brush and woody debris at grade from the shoreline up to where the excavation was ceased.   Lingering, but minimal, contamination exists along that route because roots from well-established trees hindered its removal.  In addition, it was imperative to maintain some structure to the bank to prevent erosion. Nonetheless, prospective impacts to the river were mitigated.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-374-2016*On 5/5/16, Allstate Environmental Services (AES) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that they found a discharge of #2 heating oil from a basement underground storage tank (UST) at this location.  The 275-gallon vertical UST had been located in a northeast corner of the basement behind a concrete block wall filled with sand, and upon a concrete floor.  The leak source appeared to have been multiple fitting leaks over years of use.  No corrosion holes were noted in the tank.  AES hauled the oiled sand fill to CPRC Group and were to wash the oiled wall.

There were three newer 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in the basement, one with a an out-of-code fuel line not secured to the floor as is required.

The location is a 3-story wood apartment building located in a suburban residential area, and served by municipal water and sewer service.

Based on present knowledge, at this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-375-2016*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled a customer's tank.  A small amount of oil sprayed out of the vent pipe and landed on the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-376-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 350 gallons of kerosene.  The 275 gallon tank had leaked while the house was vacant for the winter, then was filled prior to the arrival of the owner; those contents were also released.  The quantity of discharge and the coarse grained sand geology of the area threatened the dug well on the property.  Approximately 180 tons of material were removed from the affected area which constituted all accessible contamination.   The presence of the house, the change in grade and some substantial trees established limitations to the excavation.  Nonetheless, prospective impacts to the well were mitigated by the removal of the majority of source material.  The Division of Technical Services provided a consult regarding the well and they expressed limited concern. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-377-2016*Central Maine Power Company reported that a vehicle had hit a pad mounted transformer causing it to leak.  About 10-12 gallons of transformer oil spilled onto the ground.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyls (non-PCBs).  The spilled oil was cleaned up with a combination of excavation and sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-189-2016*Automobile accident.   Automobile went off road into brook.  Some engine oils caused sheen.  There was no recoverable product.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.

This report was completed with limited information after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.

A-276-2016*Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a pad mount transformer on River Point Road in Wiscasset was leaking.   A reported 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the pad and ground.   CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-271-2016*I received an anonymous phone call reporting intentional dumping of oil in West Gardiner.  The caller stated that Mr. Alfred Brann was cutting up heating oil tanks and dumping the contents at his 35 Farrs Road property.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Brann.   There were, in fact, several 275-gallon aboveground oil tanks with several cut in half.  One was tipped on its side and there was a stained area on the ground with oily sludge present.  Mr. Brann explained that he is an oil burner man and these were old tanks he had removed.   He cuts them and cleans them out by adding sawdust and absorbing the oil.  He then removes the oily waste for disposal and disposes of the tanks as scrap metal.  The tank had been tipped over by someone and he assured me he would clean up the spilled material.    There was no evidence of long term dumping here and appeared that this was a single event.   I informed him that I would return is several weeks to assure it was cleaned up.

Dan Davis had also received a similar call (A-256-2016) and was going to follow up on it, so no further action on this spill number is necessary.
P-524-2016*A trash truck ruptured a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to paved roadway. Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-537-2016*On 9/30/2016, in Pittsfield, Cianbro Corporation reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 cup spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leaking hose on a man lift.  The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-538-2016*On 10/1/2016, in Port Clyde, a fishing vessel was reported sunk and leaking fuel.  The Fishing Vessel Liberty, was cut from its mooring and coolant lines slashed during the night.  The vessel drifted and sank under a dock on Blubber Island.  The vessel had approximately 50 gallons of diesel on board and was leaking when I arrived on scene in the morning.  Sorbent boom was placed around the sunken vessel, and a diver was called to plug the fuel tank vents to prevent further fuel leakage.  The vessel was floated and hauled the same day.  The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the sinking.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-540-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a contractor found a buried bare steel underground storage tank (UST) while laying natural gas lines into a commercial building.  I responded to the site and met with ETTI and Summit Natural Gas.  ETTI had already uncovered the UST and in the process they tore off the vent riser pipe.  Liquid could be seen from the hole in the tank, and it was full.  I called Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to respond with a vacuum truck and two technicians.  I then called the property owner and he met with me on site to go over the options of removing the tank or abandoning the tank in place.  Mr. Lovitz chose to abandon the tank in place.  The tank was situated in such a way that it could have caused damage to the slab of the building if removed.  I provided the paperwork for the abandonment in place and gave a waiver for the work to begin.  Mr. Lovitz agreed to pay all associated costs for this work, and he dealt with EPI directly from that point forward.  EPI pumped off the liquid in the tank, approximately 1000 gallons of water.  They then cut a hole in the top and cleaned the tank.  Concrete was used to fill the tank in place and soil was placed over the top of it.  A small amount of soil was removed and placed in a drum for disposal.  This soil was very lightly contaminated with fuel oil as per the shake test kit results, most likely from when ETTI snapped the vent off while exposing the tank initially.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-541-2016*On 10/6/2016, in Thomaston, Dragon Products Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 30 gallon spill of waste oil resulted from a corroded oil tank.  The spill was contained and cleaned up by Dragon.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-542-2016*On 10/6/2016, in Hallowell, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested assistance cleaning up a meth lab.  An estimated 80 "one pot" and gas generators were recovered from the site, as well as drain cleaners and ether used in meth production.  The items were over packed and transported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for proper disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-543-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a burner technician had cross threaded a filter assembly while installing it onto a storage tank.  This allowed the tank to leak a small amount of fuel onto the gravel below the tank.  The soil was hand dug out and placed in a drum for disposal.  When I arrived on site, the hand excavation was already backfilled and I could not smell or see any sign of the oil spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-544-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a burner technician found a small leak in a fitting while doing a yearly system cleaning.  The technician tightened the fitting and the leak stopped.  He stated that the concrete was cleaned with degreaser.  Due to the minimal amount of spillage and actions taken by the burnerman, I did not make a site visit.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-546-2016*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had overfilled an outdoor aboveground diesel tank at the Poland Spring Bottling Plant in Kingfield.   Approximately 25 gallons had been discharged and had all remained in the tank's secondary containment dike.   Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) had been called to respond.   EPI cleaned up the material in the dike and confirmed that no material was released to the outside environment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-702-2016*Mr. Fessenden was hired by Indian Hill Trading Post as a consultant to oversee their underground storage tank (UST)removal.  During the removal, Mr. Fessenden discovered a small amount of contaminated pea stone around the dispenser.  This contamination was shoveled into two five-gallon buckets for proper disposal.  A weeping fitting on the dispenser was the cause.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-556-2016*On 10/13/2016, in Vinalhaven, the Fire Department reported an oil spill.  The estimated four gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  I made a call to Chet Warren of Alternative Oil Company, and Mr. Warren admitted to the overfill.  The spill was cleaned up by the Fire Department.  Geologist Alex Pugh was on the island on 10/18/2016, and made a site visit to confirm the cleanup for me.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-557-2016*On 10/13/2016, in Waterville, Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated two gallon spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-559-2016*It was reported that an aboveground storage tank had leaked its contents to the soils of Maine. I responded to the site and confirmed that an oil discharge had occurred. I provided the homeowner with the necessary paperwork to apply for fund coverage. I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the contamination from the affected area. The contamination was brought to Waste Management, Inc., for disposal.  I used the oil in soil shake tests to confirm that the excavation was clean prior to backfilling it. The well that supplied the home was a distance of 50 feet. Due to the thorough cleanup and quick actions taken, I do not feel that the drinking water well is at risk. No other property was affected by this discharge.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-560-2016*On 10/15/16, at 1330 hours, Wiscasset Fire Department reported that gasoline from a passenger vehicle had leaked from the fuel tank onto a paved parking lot.  I went to the site and collected a small amount of fuel with absorbent pads.  The leak was stopped and the vehicle taken to a nearby garage for repair.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-561-2016*On 10/16/16, at 0705 hours, Marine Patrol reported that a lobster boat with an estimated 40 gallons of diesel on board had burned and sunk in the Owls Head Harbor. He reported that there was an oil sheen on the harbor and the boat had been towed to an area near the boat ramp. Plans were to remove the vessel at low tide. I went to the site. There was a sheen on the harbor, but there was no recoverable oil. The owner reported that there was about 40 gallons of diesel on board, before the fire that burned the vessel to the water line. The owner assisted me in deploying oil absorbent boom around the vessel to collect any further discharge of oil. I surveyed the beach area and found no oil. At low tide, the vessel was dragged to the boat ramp above the high tide line. There was no fuel left in the fuel tank once it had been accessed. The absorbent boom around the vessel had collected several gallons. The vessel was left on the ramp until the State Fire Marshal's office completed the investigation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-562-2016*Dead River Company reported a spill of less than a gallon of #2 fuel from a leaking firematic valve on a basement concrete floor.  I went to the site and removed oil impacted dirt from the area on top of a concrete floor and collected a small amount of fuel with absorbent.  The upstairs living area had no noticeable oil vapors after the discharge was stopped and the spill cleaned up.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-564-2016*Joe Drabeck (Certified Tank Installer) from Simard & Sons, Inc., reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection that he was at Ainslie's II in Norridgewock repairing a pump which had been struck by a car over the weekend.   It was originally thought that the damage was minimal, but Mr. Drabeck determined the damage to be a bit more substantial.  It was estimated that 35 gallons of gasoline and water, mostly gasoline, was removed from sump and secondary containment system.

The shear valve was replaced and pump repaired.   No product appeared to leave secondary containment and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-565-2016*Bill Boettger of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that a discharge of hydraulic oil occurred on Route 16 in Rangeley from a piece of construction equipment being used by a MDOT contractor.  The discharge was estimated to be less than one gallon.  The leaking equipment was repaired and the affected area was cleaned up the spiller.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-566-2016*On 10/18/2016, in Waterville, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency recovered a "one pot" meth lab from the front lawn of the property.  I met with an agent to recover and properly dispose of the "one pot".  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-567-2016*It was reported that gasoline contamination was found during an underground storage tank removal. Mike Simard of Simard and Sons, Inc., (Simard), was on site as the tank installer and asked me to respond to the site. I arrived and found that Simard was already trucking materials off site, and sending it to CPRC Group (CPRC) for disposal. He requested a spill debris letter so the trucks could dump at CPRC. After some research I found out that the site had previous insurance coverage under spill number A-732-2001, and it was an Option 1 site. At that time, I sent CPRC a spill debris letter for disposal. Over the next 3 days, we removed contaminated soil from the tank graves and new tank location. In each excavation we encountered bedrock at a depth of about 9 feet. The consultant on site took lab samples when the saturated soils were removed.  Some of the soil had large wood in it that could not go to CPRC, so that material was sent to Crossroads Landfill for disposal. Please refer to the weight slips for total amounts sent to each facility. After this work was complete, I referred this site to the Division of Technical Services for short and long term oversight.

Please refer to spill report A-732-2001 for more information on this site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-579-2016*On 10/22/2016, in Mercer, Bob's Cash Fuel Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery.  The spill occurred at the Mercer Town Office and Community Center.  The tank was 1000 gallon capacity and located inside secondary containment.  There were heavy rains near the time of delivery and water was leaking into the building and secondary containment area.  I assisted Bob's Cash Fuel with pumping out the oil water mix, and the containment area was wiped down with sorbent pads.  A ventilation fan was run for several days to help remove oil vapors from the building.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-570-2016*On 10/19/2016, in Waterville, Fabian Oil Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 5 to 10 gallon spill in the basement was the result of a burner malfunction. The owner did not want assistance from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The spill was cleaned up by Fabian Oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-866-2016*The Buxton Fire Department called to report a vehicle accident and fire on the roadway.  They requested an opinion as to whether there were any potential issues associated with all the water used to extinguish the fire.

Upon examination of the scene, only a small scorch mark on the asphalt was observed.  No odor or stains were observed in the ditch gravel or leaf litter.  No immediate receptors were observed and based on the visual evidence, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-311-2016*On November 7, 2016, Dead River Oil Company was called back do to odors from an oil delivery from Friday November 4, 2016, at rental unit at 20 Florence Avenue in Houlton.  Dead River called Jim Gramlich for advice on procedures to address this leaking oil storage tank.  Mr. Gramlich had Dead River put a mag patch on the tank and pump the tank.  Approximately 130 gallons of #2 were recovered into three 55 gallon drums and a temporary fuel supply was connected.  Mr. Gramlich ventilated the basement, scraped up approximately 0.2 yards of soil from the clay based basement floor from an estimated 10 gallon leak, and sealed the leak at bottom of the tank, which still contained 1.5 inches of oil sludge.

Mr. Gramlich contacted the landlord, Wayne Vaughan, on November 8, 2016, and advised him of the situation.  Mr. Vaughan stated he would contact Dead River for tank replacement and final clean-up.  Both the tenant and landlord were advised to contact the Department of Environmental Protection if odor persists.

No further actions by Response Services are needed at this time.
B-703-2016*I received a report from Emera Maine that a vandal had shot a firearm at one of their transformers causing a spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil to the ground.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the contaminated debris and soil from the site.  No further Division of Response Services action.
I-160-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
P-681-2016*I received a call regarding the discovery of gasoline contamination at the underground tank (UST) removal at the Global Montello Group Station # 632, 70 Elm Street, Saco, ME.  A reading of 161 part per million (ppm) utilizing a Photoionization Detector (PID) was detected in the excavation adjacent to the building.  There was no evidence of any releases from the present system and was attributed to old contamination at the site (See P-418-1986 and P-657-1994).  No sheen was observed on the groundwater in the tank excavation, also supporting the assumption the contamination was old. Several other PID readings over 100 ppm were detected, and a sheen on the groundwater was observed between the dispenser and Scamman Street.  Considering the surrounding area and the risk posed by the petroleum impacted soil/groundwater, the site was given an Excavation/Construction Worker clean-up goal, which required no action at this time.  It did appear that petroleum contamination was located under the building, and would have to be addressed if the building was removed and the area developed. For further details, see "Underground Storage Tank Closure Assessment Report", dated 9/20/2016, by St. Germain Collins-File No.:2632.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-525-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this concrete basement floor due to damage to the filter.  The oil was collected with sorbents and the tank was repaired.  Oil odors were controlled with fans for 48 hours and no persistent odor problems are expected. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-526-2016*The gas tank fell out of a vehicle and began leaking as it was being dragged down the road.  The driver pulled into a convenience store and the gas continued to leak.  The fire department arrived and used speedi-dri sorbent material to contain and collect the leaking gas until a tow truck arrived and removed the tank and the vehicle.  Most of the gas was contained on the paved parking lot with a minimal amount escaping to the dirt adjacent to the pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-277-2016*I received a call regarding a spill (4-5 gallons) of diesel fuel as a result of a broken nozzle connection on a truck mounted diesel fuel tank. The spill occurred in the Mic Mac Administration building parking area adjacent to the building. The crew quickly placed sorbent materials - speedy dry and dirt over the spill which occurred and stayed on parking lot asphalt. The waste was disposed of properly.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-288-2016*I received report from Irving Woodlands LLC regarding an oil spill. A logging truck was traveling down Rocky Brook when the operator fell asleep and the truck entered the ditch until it stopped, resting on its side. Less than a gallon of motor oil spilled and the truck was driven out of the woods for repairs. Contractors used sorbent materials to soak up and collect into buckets the oily debris from the spill.

No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-79-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine that was found by a local citizen on the side of the East Ridge Road in Mars Hill. Maine DEA agents released hazardous materials (several spent 'one-pots' 1 liter bottles) to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.  Hazardous materials needing further disposal plans were placed in the Response Services Hazardous Waste Storage building.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-278-2016*I received a call indicating the Dexter Utility District had encountered an old abandoned tank while installing a water main at the entered location. The tank was located within the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) right of way. MDOT therefore took responsibility for the tank. The tank was located near a couple of old filing stations and is likely associated with one of them. This being the case, it likely once contained a motor fuel of some kind.

When I arrived at the site, the excavation contractor for the water project had already put a small hole in the top of the tank. I could see only a small amount of water remained in the tank. Because this was likely a motor fuel tank at one time, a site assessment would normally be required. Where this tank was obstructing progress of a major construction project, I waived that requirement. I also issued a waiver so the tank could be removed in my presence immediately.

On behalf of and in consultation with Bill Boettger of MDOT, I hired Clean Harbors to remove the remaining liquid from the tank. Once the tank was empty, it was removed by the excavation contractor. I observed no contamination associated with the tank. The tank was disposed of properly. No other resources were impacted.


No further Response action is anticipated.
B-279-2016*I received a call indicating a containment tank on engine 373 had overflowed.  The incident resulted in about two gallons of lube oil being spilled onto railroad ballast.  Pan Am Railways personnel removed about 100 pounds of contaminated ballast from the site for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-280-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site and assisted in removing hazardous meth making materials. I over packed and disposed of the hazardous material properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-131-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. Maine DEA agents turned over hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services staff.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-375-2016*On 6/20/16, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a one gallon hydraulic oil leak on Oak Street in Brewer.  The cause of the leak was a ruptured hydraulic hose on a trash truck.  The oil sprayed a mist along the road for about a 100 yards before it was observed.  A Pine Tree crew deployed seven bags of speedi-dri sorbent material over the trail of oil and the city of Brewer cleaned it up with a street sweeper.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-427-2016*Maine Wood Pellets reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The spill occurred at their facility of 164 Harmony Road in Athens.

Don Cowles reported approximately a gallon of diesel spilled from a side saddle tank that left the cap off accidentally. The drips landed on the pavement nowhere near storm drains.

Speedy dry was applied and removed from the wettest spots.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-431-2016*Accidently a driver for H. O. Bouchard Company left a valve open on his truck, spilling a couple gallons of liquid asphalt to the asphalt at the Sprague Terminal. The product was spread out on the asphalt.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-432-2016*Emera employees were moving spare transformers around at their shop and accidently knocked one over.  It leaked approximately one quart to the concrete slab, where they recovered the product using absorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-433-2016*A dump truck accidently pulled down a utility pole causing the transformer to leak a quart to the ground. The waste was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-434-2016*A weeping transformer filled with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) oil leaks approximately one gallon to the ground. Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contaminated soil for proper disposal following PCB oil removal standards.


no further action by Response services
A-589-2016*On 10/27/2016, in Belfast, Maine Fiber Company discovered contaminated soil during excavation.  The contamination was found under a paved parking lot at 153 Main Street.  The contamination had a petroleum like odor and was at a depth just over 2 feet.  The area is not considered environmentally sensitive and a decision was made to leave the contamination in place and construct the planned telecom building over the contamination.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-583-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a burner technician found a small leak in an aboveground storage tank (AST) while doing a yearly system cleaning.  The technician pumped the remaining fuel from the AST as the hole was not reparable.  He stated that the concrete was cleaned with degreaser once the tank was removed.  A new tank was set in its place and the fuel was pumped back in.  Due to the minimal amount of spillage and actions taken by the burnerman, I did not make a site visit.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-584-2016*An anonymous caller reported that his neighbor was dumping asphalt behind his house.  I drove to the property and found no one home.  	I could not see the backyard and did not walk around behind the house.  I stopped by at a later date and again found no one home.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-585-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil leaked into a brook when a timber harvesting machine fell through a bridge.  The oil was collected with a sorbent boom.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-586-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the basement of this home due to corrosion of the filter assembly.  The oil went below a wooden floor and into the thin layer of soil over bedrock.  We removed the wooden floor and the oil-impacted soil.  At about 10 feet depth, we hit groundwater that had a layer of floating oil.  We collected the oil with sorbents and disposed of the oily soil at Dragon Products Company.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-587-2016*A small amount of oil was lost due to wind damage.  The oily soil was collected by Central Maine Power crews and disposed of.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-588-2016*A small amount of coolant was lost from a trash truck while emptying a dumpster.  The coolant was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-591-2016*An unknown amount of diesel was spilled to the roadway due to a rolled over tractor trailer.  When I arrived, it was raining hard and what the fire department thought was an ongoing diesel leak was just rainwater running off the saddle tank.  We collected some diesel with sorbents and some remained in the center median strip.  We notified the Greater Augusta Utilities District because they maintain some public drinking water supply wells in the general area, but more than a mile away. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-592-2016*On 10/27/16, at 1200 hours, C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 1 cup of fuel oil had sprayed onto house siding and to wood debris covering the ground. The spill occurred when the delivery truck driver was disconnecting the scully nozzle after making a delivery. C. N. Brown cleaned the side of the house and removed the oiled debris. I contacted the homeowner and he confirmed the clean-up and had no vapor problems in the house. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-593-2016*Mark Thibodeau from ReEnergy, LLC, reported that an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged to pavement and gravel when an O-ring seal failed on a loader at the energy plant. An estimated 2 yards of oil impacted gravel and wood chips were removed and put through the biomass boiler.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-594-2016*The fitting that attached a copper line to the furnace (from an oil tank) had a crack causing oil to drip to the dirt floor of a residential basement property.  The fitting was replaced and a small amount of impacted dirt was removed from the floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-596-2016*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the pavement due to customer inattention during a fill up.  The gasoline was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-597-2016*A wind storm caused a transformer to be ripped from a pole and fall to the ground and spill most of its contents.  Central Maine Power contractors collected the oil impacted soil for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
A-598-2016*A sailing vessel was blown from its mooring and went aground on a rocky shore.  A salvor attempted to tow the vessel to a marina, but on the way it started to sink so he towed it to a beach.  At this point there had been no sign of spillage.  When the boat grounded out at low tide, he was able to repair the hull for transport.  At the next high tide he towed the vessel to a marina and had it hauled out with a travel lift.  No oil is known to have leaked.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-608-2016*A small discharge (reported 1 tablespoon) of hydraulic oil was reported to have been discharged in Richardson Township.  The spill was reportedly to Mooselookmeguntic and cleaned up immediately.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-118-2016*The anonymous caller is concerned about the quality of his well water. He complained about an old oil tank (275 gallon) in the garage, oil and paint thinner cans in an old gravel pit.

No spillage was found.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.



P-355-2016*Water was observed in the maintenance sump of the fuel system.  The plan is to excavate and remove the old secondary piping, then install a new one along with new conduit for electrical lines.

Approximately 100 feet of trench was excavated, exposing secondary piping from building to tank top.  The trench, although beneath pavement, is directly under the drip edge of this portion of the building.  The line was evacuated and power shut off, detachment was successful without any liquid management necessary.  Connections were being made when I left the site, based on the successful completion of tasks, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-134-2016*Dead River Company reported a small release of fuel oil to a basement floor due to poor filter installation. Fuel oil had impacted the sealed concrete floor and a small trench made for channeling water though, fuel oil never reach the sump. Dead River employees cleaned the floor with sorbents and highly concentrated detergent. The home owner was happy with the cleanup and did not need any further help.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-191-2016*Hazardous chemical spill occurred at FMC Corporation in Rockland.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired.  There is no information on the product spilled, size of spill or cleanup at this time.
A-192-2016*It was reported to Response Services that a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck lost a hydraulic hose while working. The hose failed while the bucker was high in the air, and fluid was lost as the bucket was lowered to the ground. The crew used speedy dry to soak up the oil. Please see the attached CMP report for the actions that took place on site.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-193-2016*It was reported to Response Services that a Central Maine Power (CMP) transformer was damaged during a spring storm and fluid was lost to a residential driveway. I was told that the transformer was non-PCB containing, and a crew as in route to clean it up.  See the attached CMP Report for their actions taken on site.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-194-2016*Hydraulic spill from McGee Construction Company equipment at their pit.  Cleanup and disposal were handled by McGee Construction.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-197-2016*Hydraulic oil leak from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck.  CMP managed cleanup and disposal of waste.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-199-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle had overfilled its fuel tank overnight at an un-manned 24 hour pump station. A service station attendant found the spill when starting his morning rounds. The station is owned by Maine Turnpike Authority and leased by C. N. Brown Company. A contractor was called to respond to the site and clean up the gasoline. No free product made it to the storm drains in the parking lot area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-507-2016*General Dynamics (GD) called to report a minor discharge of chromic acid from the SeaCo unit during maintenance operations.  The system is on temporary shutdown and the ductwork leading to the scrubber had some residual in a section and when separated, it dripped to the gravel below.  It was quickly attended to by GD staff.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and circumstances, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-199-2016*Response Staff was on-site to observe tanks #'s 1-3 being excavated, ventilated, cleaned and crushed/disposed of by Gaftek crews. Approximately 295 tons of contaminated soils and tank debris was hauled to the Tri-Community landfill for disposal under an oil spill debris form. Most of these contaminated soils were believed to be a result of spills during fueling operations at the dispenser island.


No further action is required of Response Services staff.


A-350-2016*While filling lawn care equipment, approximately one quart of gasoline was spilled to a dirt parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up by removing the impacted dirt.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
I-221-2016*I received report of an oil spill by J. Voisine & Son. A hose on the harvesting head ruptured. The spill occurred in the block and was dispersed on brush piles. The spilled oil was wiped up & soaked up with sorbent pads.  The absorbent spill pads were then taken to the contractors garage and disposed of properly.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-237-2016*On 5/4/16, at 1140 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released to the ground when a hose broke on a machine working on the tracks. He reported that a crew was being sent to the location to remove the oil impacted soil. I went to the site and found an oiled area of about 5 feet by 12 feet next to the tracks. The clean-up crew were still in route to the site, but the track maintenance crew had contained the oil with oil absorbent pads. I returned to the site the next day and confirmed that the oil impacted soil had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-274-2016*I received a report of a leaking diesel tank on locomotive 508.  The spill was from a small pinhole and was temporarily patched so the engine could be moved to Waterville for a permanent repair.  A small amount of diesel fuel leaked to the ground under the train.  Pan Am Railways personnel excavated a bucket full of contaminated railroad ballast from the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-277-2016*At 1255 hours on 5/5/16, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 1 pint spill of antifreeze from a loose fitting on a hose on a garbage truck at 19 Stillwater Avenue in Orono.  The antifreeze spilled onto the pavement and sorbents were used to soak it up.  The fitting was fixed before the truck was moved.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
I-159-2016*Huber Engineered Woods, LLC crews were able to recover the spilled product using sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-324-2016*An odd odor in a stream was reported by a citizen.  The stream is part of a complicated storm water runoff system in this neighborhood and has inflow from a large array of catch basins.  There is significant construction upstream but no signs of spillage or dumping were evident.  The odor was reported as being strongest on June 14th and diminishing over time until it was almost non-existent when reported on June 16th.  I advised the reporter to call back if there was another instance at a later date.  No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-342-2016*Discharge of transformer oil caused by an overfill of a pad mount transformer at the ELm Plaza in Fairfield.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) personel cleaned up the affected area.  CMP arranged for disposal of waste.   No site visit was made and no further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services.
B-709-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene and assisted DEA with the removal and overpacking of the meth making materials. I transported the hazardous materials off site and disposed of them properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-711-2016*Dead River Oil Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 10 gallons of oil was overfilled into an indoor above ground storage tank (AST). The oil sprayed out the vent onto the pavement outside. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly. No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.

I responded to the site to confirm proper cleanup.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-712-2016*Ralph with Cash Energy reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Less than a gallon of #2 oil dripped from a delivery hose while filling an indoor above ground storage tank.

Crushed stone under the fill pipes were removed and disposed of properly.

Home owner Margret Melanson was satisfied with the cleanup.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-713-2016*Shannon McLaughlin, a real estate broker notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of oil vapors in a foreclosed home that she was working with.

I responded to the home with my PID (photo ionization detector) with Robert Shannon, my supervisor. We walked through the home and in the basement where the oil tank was. The vapors on the PID showed 0.0 parts per million (PPM). The oil tank looked in poor condition but did not appear to be leaking and no evidence of a leak was on the concrete floor.

Penobscot Cleaning was hired by Ms. McLaughlin to wash the concrete floor for precautionary measures.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-715-2016*I received a phone call from Lincoln Fire Department. They were reporting an overfill of #2 oil at the residence of 2 William Street in Lincoln. I responded immediately.

I met with the home owner Gene Mannings. She explained to me that she had a delivery on November 9th and that night she could smell oil in her home. I used my PID (photo Ionization Detector) to detect any oil vapors. There was minimal detection upstairs in the home. I went into the basement where the oil tank was and there was a slight oil odor but still minimal levels on my PID.

Where the concrete floor met the foundation wall, there was some oil seeping in between cracks. This indicated that the oil vapors weren't coming from the tank but the outside. I used speedy dry and sorbent pads to soak up the little oil on the wall and floor.

I investigated around the fill and vent pipe outside and removed contaminated soil under the pipes. I tested the soil using the shake test method. No oil was present in the test.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection response action required.
B-716-2016*Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services, Inc. reported soil contamination to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at a site they are consulting at the Bangor International Airport.

I responded to the site on November 11, 2016. At that time, the contamination in the soil was identified as petroleum but the history of the site is unknown, other than it had been a parking lot for decades.

At that time, soil needed to be disposed of properly because the whole they were digging was for sewer lines to be installed.

At that time I recommended they consult with Robert Shannon, a DEP Responder in the Bangor office for further details on soil disposal.

According to Robert Shannon, the contaminated soil was below action levels and put back in the hole.

The site was referred to Robert Shannon.
B-717-2016*I responded to 1041 West Plymouth Road in Etna for a potential oil spill.

I arrived on site and noticed a small oil stain in the yard. I notified the homeowner Mindy, who I had spoken to earlier but was not on site at the time. I suggested they remove the contaminated soil to avoid well water contamination.

Mindy agreed and the soil removal date was postponed for November 14th with Robert Shannon, a responder with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

2.73 ton of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-718-2016*PAN AM reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto the ballast when a hose broke on a brush cutter.

Oily ballast was removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-719-2016*A sunken vessel in Stonington was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to a boat launch off Oceanville Road. I met with the Stonington Harbor Master and owner of the vessel Devin Gross.

Mr. Gross explained that his bilge pump got overwhelmed with the amount of water that was coming in and burned out and the vessel began to sink.

Approximately 15 gallons of diesel was on board at the time. I placed sorbent boom around the vessel to contain and absorb the diesel that was leaking out of the vessel.

Once the vessel was removed from the water, the boom was disposed of properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-720-2016*Hampden Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident on Cold Brook Road and Route 202.

Approximately a gallon of motor oil and anti-freeze leaked from both vehicles. No storm drains were impacted from the leak and speedy dry was used to absorb the oil from the pavement.

I responded to the scene and no further cleanup was required.
B-721-2016*Home owner Blake reported a K-1 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the mobile home and met with Blake. The above ground storage tank (AST) was standing up right because it had been leaking from the belly. A small pin size corrosion hole had developed. I removed a few bags of contaminated soil from the spill area.

Darian Higgins, a Responder with the DEP checked on the site and determined no further cleanup was necessary.

No wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-724-2016*I received report of a truck wreck that involved a diesel spill on the side of Route 9. The consultant and I met on site and oversaw the removal of the contaminated soil from the edge of the road. The soil was disposed of properly.


No further response action
P-895-2016*A service call for annual maintenance from the previous day led to a call back from the customer about a lingering oil odor.  Upon arrival, the technician for Fielding's Oil & Propane Company observed a wet stain beneath the oil filter and according to him it measured approximately 36" by 10".  He examined the filter and discovered the gasket was not round (misshapen, manufacturing defect), the second such incident in the past four weeks.  He replaced the filter and gasket inspecting each thoroughly before reassembly.

His cleanup consisted of wiping up the spill with sorbent pads, washing with "Incredible Pink" and drying with speedy dry sorbent material.  Satisfied with repair and cleanup he conferred with homeowners and they are satisfied with the work.  Based on the information provided, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit was conducted, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-898-2016*After a delivery of 173 gallons earlier in the day (11/22), Mr. Toohey was called at 7:30 pm by his tenant about lingering oil odors, with a leak suspected.  The following day a technician visited the site and documented a wet tank underbelly and possible staining of the dirt/gravel floor.  Mr. Toohey was made aware of the situation but declined Dead River Co.'s offer of service, replying that he would take care of it.  Dead River informed Mr. Toohey they were required to notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of the leak and would be available if services were needed.

Dead River called (11/23) to report the situation.  I called Mr. Toohey who explained it not as a leak but wetness and that he would have the issue taken care of.  He had pans beneath the tank and hadn't collected oil yet.  With that I said I would call back next week, check on his progress and again make myself available if need be.



Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-185-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a plane had seen a fishing vessel pumping its bilge near Owls Head. The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported this incident to me. The caller explained that a USCG vessel was being sent out from Belfast to intercept the culprit. And there was minimal sheen on the water. Due to the nature of this incident, I did not respond to the site. I did not receive an National Response Center report for this incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-186-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fishing vessel broke its mooring due to high winds overnight. The vessel ran aground in Otis Cove. The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported that the case was being federalized and that a recovery vessel had been called in to pump off the estimated 40 gallons of diesel fuel on board. At the time of this call, I was told that no fuel had been lost to the water, and the tide was going out. I did not respond to the scene due to the USCG taking charge.  I did not receive a National Response Center report for this spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-187-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that locomotive engine 320 lost 1 gallon of engine lube oil. I was told that the oil was lost to the ballast outside the track line, and it was cleaned up already. I did not make a site visit to confirm this action was done.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-188-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that locomotive engine 316 lost 1 gallon of engine lube oil. I was told that the oil was lost to the ballast outside the track line, and it was cleaned up already. I did not make a site visit to confirm this action was done.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-363-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred because a switch on the hose reel of a delivery truck got stuck.  The minimal spill to pavement was cleaned up appropriately with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-505-2016*On 6/27/16, I received a call from Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a burst hydraulic line on one of their trash trucks.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-506-2016*On 6/27/16, I received a call from Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a burst hydraulic line on one of their trash trucks.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-487-2016*On 6/20/16, report was received of leak from a Pine Tree Waste Services (Casella) Company truck to soil at their Westbrook facility.  The site was later checked and found cleaned satisfactory.  The area is rural commercial use.  No additional requirements by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services required at this time.
P-488-2016*Scott Cyr received a couple of calls related to this abandoned property.  A property management company had been called to pump out the basement, but they reported they were unable to do so because the oil tank had floated during the flooding and discharged oil to the water.  He received another call from the National Asset Protection Agency in Florida regarding the same incident.  It is unknown who owned the property at the time of the event or what investigative and remedial activities occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-489-2016*At some point in the past two weeks the vessel's fuel tank developed a leak.  The tank was worked on about 15 years ago when the vessel changed from gasoline-powered to diesel, (tank size, weld modification).  The tank is above the floor in the aft compartment.  The leaked fuel then migrated beneath the tank and out the scuppers.  It was a very slow drip.  Initially someone stuck paper towels in the scuppers and notified the owner.  Simultaneously, the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) was called and they called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

In my conversation with USCG, it was decided I could arrive on scene quicker and assess the situation (boat owner reportedly was there working on situation) and advise USCG.  Upon arrival I was met by Chandler's Wharf Security and he guided me to the afflicted boat and owner.  The owner was trying to syphon off the remaining fuel, but the hose he had was too big in diameter.  I retrieved some tubing from my truck along with some pads and length of boom.  Syphoning was unsuccessful, and we stuck the tank to discover less than an inch of fuel was detected.  I texted USCG and sent a few photos of the sheen, and gave a brief synopsis.

Just then USCG arrived to assess situation and formally inspect the discharge.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-492-2016*A transformer failed which resulted in the discharge of an approximate pint of mineral oil to the ground.  Spilled product affected soil at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-494-2016*On 6/22/16, Bob Kennett, of M. W. Sewall & Company (MWS) reported that one of their customer's outside, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) was leaking K1 heating oil due to a corrosion hole.  A delivery driver had noted the tank AST-4 weeping oil.  MWS was pumping out and removing the tank and cleaning up the leak prior to tank replacement.  The leak appeared to be a small volume and MWS reported that they removed several shovels full of oiled soil.

On 6/23/16, while visiting I noted the new AST installed under a deck next to three horizontal old 275-gallon ASTs.  The building is a five unit wood apartment building owned by Bath Housing Authority.  The location is dense suburban residential use served by municipal water service.  The three older ASTs appear rusted and should be replaced as well; see also report P-5-2017.

1)  The discharge appears cleaned to state satisfaction.
2)  I do not expect a Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance application at this time.
3)  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-495-2016*After technicians completed transferring fuel out of an aboveground tank, fuel oil was released from their hose during the disassembly process.  Spilled product was dripped onto bushes and the driveway.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-496-2016*A hydraulic hose ruptured on a trash truck with resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of hydraulic fluid to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-497-2016*Bushing failure resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of mineral oil to the ground at the base of the pole. All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-498-2016*A leak at the filter caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product impacted the cement slab below the tank.  Consequently, the slab for the trailer extended beyond the home to include the tank, so some product did migrate below the home as well.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-499-2016*A pad mount transformer leaked due to corrosion which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of mineral to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials then the affected area was double washed due to unknown PCB content.  Analytical results confirmed the oil was non PCB.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-500-2016*On 6/24/16, C. N. Brown Company reported an estimated 15 gallon gasoline discharge by the dispenser island, from a customer's car when the fuel tank fell off the vehicle.  Auburn Fire Department responded to assist with cleanup due to the public safety issue.  The spill area is dense residential and commercial use located about 200' from the Androscoggin River.

By the time I arrived on site, the responders were gone.  In the spill area was speedy-dry sorbent residue.  The discharge did not reach the nearby storm drain (see site diagram).

No additional requirements from Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-501-2016*On 6/28/16, I met Mr. Tonnesson on site at his home to assess the discharge reported on 6/27/16, by Dead River Company.  He stated that he had his fuel line replaced several weeks ago and then after returning from vacation noted an oil odor and leak from a T-fitting in the fuel line.  The #2 oil leak had been repaired, the spill appeared cleaned up satisfactory, and we noted no residual oil odor.  No oil appears to have reached the foundation wall and seeped under the floor.

The location is a single family house with 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (UST) in a low basement, and is located in a rural residential use area.  No additional requirements by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-502-2016*On Tuesday, 6/28/16, in response to a report by an anonymous contractor, while in the area I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on a "big" diesel spill he observed here the previous evening.  The facility is owned by Irving Oil Corporation who is responsible for below ground leaks and equipment, and overall responsibility; I understand that Circle-K leases and operates the facility and is responsible for surface oil spills by agreement with Irving.

In the area of the commercial truck diesel dispenser area, I noted a fresh and significant diesel fuel stain on the pavement that ran downgrade west to the UST tank pad and about 50 feet to the northwest (see site map).  Discharged diesel fuel appears to have flowed into and followed the paving joints and cracks before running about 50-feet across the asphalt paving.  Based on the stain it appears that fuel came from both the primary and secondary diesel dispensers, indicating a large truck with twin saddle tanks.  No fuel appeared to have reached storm drains.  On the spill area was residue of speedy dry sorbent material.

The Circle-K manager, Jenny Potter, stated she was not on site for the spill, but believes it happened about 1700 hours the previous day.  She stated that Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) had responded to help clean up and that BFD estimated the spill at 6-gallons, so they believed it did not have to be reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I found the spill not to be in the facility log book as required for a spill if under 10-gallons.  Even if it were under the 10-gallon exemption for UST facilities, fuel soaking into the cracks and joints to soil and groundwater made it a reportable discharge.  Based on experience and testing, I advised her the discharge appeared to be 15 to 20 gallons or more and that based on this, it was required to be promptly reported to MDEP.  Without excavation or subsurface exploration it is difficult to estimate the volume that got into soil below the pavement.

1)  I had the manager log the spill in the facility log book while I was on site.
2)  Ms. Potter was advised about spill reporting and logging requirements.
3)  Circle-K did not know the cause of the discharge, why the nozzles did not shut down, why the store operator did not shut down the pump, and who the other responsible party fueling at the time was.  It is apparent that the driver was not tending the fueling of his truck.
4)  During any future excavation such as a UST facility upgrade, it is likely that oil contamination from this surface discharge would be encountered and need management.
5)  At present time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

P-503-2016*Notice was received of hydraulic oil leak from City of Portland Public Works Department (PPWD) truck and cleanup.  On 6/23/16, I inspected the area, noted multiple small fuel and lube oil stains over the PPWD property surface from past spills, particularly at the motor fuel dispensers.  The location is dense urban commercial and industrial use.

No further cleanup was required at the time by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-504-2016*Approximately three gallons of lube oil was released from a locomotive to the underlying crushed stone railroad bed. Pan Am Railways excavated the oil impacted crushed stone and placed it into a sealed container to be picked up for disposal by a licensed waste disposal contractor.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-490-2016*Scott Cyr received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting an estimated 15 gallon spill of gasoline at this gas station.  There is nothing in the notes to indicate what specifically caused the incident or what it spilled from.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-356-2016*On 7/5/16, Robert Temple, the Code Enforcement Officer for Washington, reported a spill of an unknown quantity of oil onto a gravel road.  He reported that while investigating a complaint, he discovered a trail of black oil down a gravel road.

On 7/6/16, I went to the site and found the black trail of oil leading down a dead end lane.  A couple of spots were heavily stained but absorbent pads did not absorb any product.  I field tested a soil sample and it was positive for oil. The stain appeared to be used motor oil.  I went to the end of the lane and found Mr. Cooley.  Mr. Cooley informed me that he and two of his immediate family members lived in the three houses on the lane.  I explained to Mr. Cooley what I had found on the road and he told me that his father had been transporting waste oil to a friend with a waste oil furnace, when a container fell over in the back of his truck driving down the road.  I told him that the oil-impacted soil needed to be dug up and disposed of properly.  He said he would tell his father and call me when it was done.

I returned to the site and all the heavily oiled areas were dug up.  I took four five-gallon buckets of soil for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-599-2016*A call was received reporting a spill of 30-40 gallons of diesel fuel from a logging truck accident on Route 16 in Adamstown TWP.   The truck had gone off the road and rolled over, and the saddle tank was leaking.   The Franklin County Sherriff's Office reported that the Rangeley Fire Department had arrived on scene and had contained and cleaned up the spilled fuel, and the recovery crews were en route.   I responded and by the time I arrived, the wreck had been cleared and all had left the scene.  I was able to find an area of waste oil stained soil and shoveled it into containers.  I also found some soil wet with diesel.  I shoveled up the visibly stained soils and I used the oleophilic dye shake test and determined no contamination greater than 500 parts per million remained.

No drinking water receptors are nearby and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-875-2016*John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) called to report an accident involving two cars at approximately mile 64 north.  The rear end collision left one car damaged and leaking coolant in the breakdown lane, and the other rolled down an embankment, with no fluid loss observed.  MTA staff applied sorbent, and properly disposed of materials. No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information supplied, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-634-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an underground storage tank was being removed permanently. I worked with Maine Department of Transportation and Environmental Projects, Inc., to coordinate a removal date.  I was on site during the removal and assisted with the field screening.  I did not get any indication that contamination existed over the reporting limits for this site.  Please see the chapter 691 assessment report for more information.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-633-2016*A corrosion hole in the bottom of an oil storage tank caused a small amount of oil to leak out of the vessel and onto a concrete floor.  The tank was plugged and then pumped off.  The oil was recovered from the floor with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-632-2016*On 11/15/2016, in Sidney, Irving Oil Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a bumped nozzle during a delivery.  The spill was contained to the paved driveway and was cleaned up by Irving.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-643-2016*I received a call from Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reporting a discharge of an unknown amount of #2 fuel from a leaking filter of an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of a home in Sidney.  I responded to the site and met with the owner, Fred Derocher, who showed me the AST in the basement.  The filter had been fixed and the leak stopped.  The discharge had been to the dirt floor and had spread under the tank.

Mr. Derocher agreed to apply to the Oil Spill Cleanup Fund and chose to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection take the lead.   I contacted AFC to pump out the tank and move it and Clean Harbors Environmental Services to conduct the cleanup.  We removed 3.14 tons of soil from the basement and placed back a cement slab after backfilling the hole to minimize the risk of vapors.  AFC was then contacted by Mr. Derocher to replace the tank.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services as there is a drinking water well on site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-190-2016*An Emera Maine truck ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing two gallons of hydraulic fluid to asphalt. Emera Maine employees used sorbents to clean up the spill and replaced the hose. The oil contaminated sorbents were disposed of at a local landfill.


No further action required of response services.
I-57-2016*March 16, 2016 a report from Daigle Oil Company stated that the Reney's basement had fuel oil covering the floor. No one could be reached even after serveral home visits and phone messages.

No further action by Response Services can be taken at this time.
I-217-2016*William called to complain about an oil sheen near his property possibly from the nearby gravel pit. Once onsite Response Services investigated the sheen and found it to be organic in nature. William had a wooded area of his property harvested and remnants from the harvest created a sheen in areas of standing water.

No other impact to the surrounding area could be found.  No further action should be required of Response Services at his time.
P-887-2016*Downeast Energy (DEE) called to report an incident for a driver in training.  At the customer's, he hooked up and attempted to deliver the fuel when it immediately blew back (the system was already full).  He reacted quickly and minimized the spill to an estimated one and a half gallons.  The instructor/trainer and he reportedly cleaned the spill, and no addition information was given.  It is expected DEE will notify the customer of the situation and make provisions to not repeat.  Based on the information given, and no additional calls of concern, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-892-2016*Pit Stop Fuels called to report their driver had fallen in the driveway of the customer and had a small discharge from the hose nozzle when he landed.  The driver said the sloped driveway was covered with wet leaves and he fell returning to the truck after delivery.  Pit Stop cleaned up the spill and the homeowner was home at the time and satisfied with the job.  Visual inspection of the scene showed only a minor stain from speedy dry sorbent material was visible.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-317-2016*On November 23, 2016 an unknown amount of diesel fuel was discharged into a ditch when a logging truck lost control and rolled over due to road conditions. Both fuel tanks had been ruptured causing the release and no fuel was recovered from said tanks. Response Services removed contaminated soils and replaced said soil.

The neighboring property (the Duprey's) have a well about forty feet from the spill site however no impact is expected. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-881-2016*Approximately 100 gallons of kerosene was discharged from 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by physical damage to the piping of the AST due to falling snow and ice. The oil was released to the soil below the piping, including the soil located in a partial crawl space under the building.  Division of Response Services personnel oversaw the excavation of easily accessible oily soils located adjacent to the building.  13.24 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Due to the presence of oil underneath the structure, the site was referred to Donald White of the Division of Technical Services to oversee the remainder of the remediation.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-882-2016*On 10/24/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Mr. Higgins of International Paper Company that their leak alarm for their consumptive-use, diesel, underground storage tank (UST) facility had gone off again.  They were having Simard & Sons, certified tank installer, investigate.  At the time, they were not aware of actual leaks outside the tank, piping and sump containment.

On 11/4/17, Mr. Higgins again notified MDEP that the diesel alarm had gone into alarm mode.  I passed on notification to Ms. Mullen and Mr. Paradis with MDEP Oil Enforcement Unit for guidance and recommendations to International Paper Company to work out the cause of the problem.  During a brief site visit, I noted no obvious leaks to the ground.

The facility is part of an industrial facility located off Route 100 near the Auburn Maine Turnpike exit.  The area is commercial and industrial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.  See the UST registration file #1727 for further information and resolution.
P-925-2016*Helical Solutions Company reported that a vendor's truck had suffered a diesel fuel leak to their paved lot while driving around their building.  An oil sheen/slick on the paving was reported for several hundred feet.  No oil was reported to drains or waters of Maine. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to clean up the leak.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-926-2016*On the morning of Wednesday 11/16/16, I met Tom Duffek of Dead River Company (DRC) to inspect and assess the cleanup of a kerosene discharge from a DRC peddler tank truck.  The area is dense residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The leak was sprayed on the lawn and along the curb at the end of the driveway of the 1 Colonial Way duplex.

DRC had cleaned the discharge with sorbents and removed oiled soil.  The ground was wet from rain that morning and I noted no oil sheen on the wet roadway.  At this point, DRC was to complete removal of the used sorbents.

At this time the Division of Response Services requires no additional actions based on present information.
P-859-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-860-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of motor oil was discharge from the engine of a passenger vehicle as the result of a traffic accident.  The oil was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up and disposed of by the responding Fire Department personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
I-316-2016*An unknown amount of diesel fuel was discharged onto a front yard when a semi-truck lost control and jackknife due to road conditions. One of two fuel tanks had been ruptured causing the release. Response Services pumped off the remaining fuel and removed contaminated soils finding bedrock shallow to the surface. Soils were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at his time.
P-260-2016*A small amount of transmission fluid was lost to the ground when a vehicle caught fire.  The local fire department responded and cleaned up the unburned product.  I visited the site and found the cleanup satisfactory. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-261-2016*A small amount of heating oil was spilled to the ground due to improper filling of an underground tank.  C. N. Brown Company used a peddler truck with a stinger to bypass the overfill protection device and proceeded to overfill the tank and spill oil outside the tank to the ground.  I visited the site and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-262-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to an unidentified leak in the transformer.  The oil was collected with sorbents for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-263-2016*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the ground due to a vehicle overfill.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  I visited the site and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-264-2016*A hose failure on a trash truck caused an estimated 5 gallons of anti-freeze to be spilled to pavement.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  I visited the site and found the cleanup to be adequate.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-265-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 5 gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released gasoline was cleaned from the road by the Buxton Fire Department with sorbents and disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-267-2016*A car collided with a pole and caused the transformer to fall to the ground and leak an estimated 7 gallons of transformer oil to the roadway.  The oil was collected from the road with speedi-dri sorbent material and from the ditch by excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-270-2016*A motor vehicle crashed through a rock wall into an apple orchard.  The collision caused approximately two gallons of motor oil to be released from the vehicle to the ground.  Sorbents were applied to standing oil on puddles, but soil contamination occurred.  All visible signs of contamination were removed from the affected area via excavation, then transported to a disposal facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-271-2016*An asphalt screener blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted a bed of millings (macadam).  Sand was applied to the affected area, recovered with a sweeper, then recycled back into the batch process.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-272-2016*A vaulted electrical transformer discharged approximately one gallon of mineral oil to accumulated dirt and rain water within its vault.  Oily water was evacuated with a vacuum truck, then speedi dry sorbent material was co-mingled with the dirt to finish the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
P-275-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident and the vehicle landed upside down on the lawn at 32 Country Club Road #2 very close to their dug well.  The accident caused about a half a gallon of gasoline to spill out of the vehicle onto the lawn.  Because the well was so close, I hired North American Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil.  After the excavation, the loam was replaced and it was seeded.  The homeowner's drinking water was sampled and analyzed and was not found to have any petroleum products related to the accident in it.  All of the invoices for the cleanup were paid directly by Progressive Insurance.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-276-2016*Approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the NES Rental (NES) facility. There were two, 275 gallons ASTs inside the facility that were plumbed together. The release was caused when a fuel pump for the heating system did not shut off properly and overfilled one of the two tanks. The oil was released from the vent pipe of the overfilled tank because the oil level in the tank was not able to equalize as fast as the flow rate of the pump.

The released oil impacted the paved ground parking surface outside of the building underneath the vent pipe. The released oil flowed down the paved surface and created an approximately 150 foot long stain. NES contracted Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the released oil with sorbents and dispose of the waste material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory. Repairs were made to the heating system so that same incident would not reoccur.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-277-2016*On 4/7/2016, Alison Moody, of the stormwater unit at Maine Department of Environmental Protection, gave me an email from Stephen Luce of LKQ Gorham Auto Parts reporting a hydraulic oil spill that had occurred the previous afternoon.  I visited the site and met with Mr. Luce.  The spill occurred when a drum of hydraulic oil was punctured with a fork lift truck.  About half of the spilled oil stayed on a concrete pad and the other half had run onto adjacent soil.  They had cleaned up the oil on the concrete the previous afternoon with sorbent materials.  Per my instruction via telephone, they completed a small excavation of contaminated soils that morning.  My site visit confirmed the cleanup actions to be satisfactory.  The oily soil and sorbents were loaded into containers provided by CYN Environmental for future disposal.  I reviewed spill reporting requirements with Mr. Luce so that any future spills would be reported without delay through the proper channels.  Mr. Luce provided me with photos of the spill from the previous afternoon.  Those photos are attached to this spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-278-2016*Poor workmanship resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The burner technician pinched the gasket on the filter assembly.  Spilled product impacted wood slats keeping household items off the floor then migrated into and under a wood framed partition wall.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product.  Affects to the wood framed wall were not addressed immediately, rather air purifiers were supplied by a company subcontracted by the responsible party.  Those only partially abated vapors in the living space.  The next day the affected woodwork was removed and the affected portion of the cement floor was encapsulated.  Air monitoring conducted thereafter confirmed a successful cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-279-2016*The Town of Scarborough Fire Department called to report that a motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 1 gallon or less of gasoline to the paved road surface. They reportedly cleaned up the gasoline with sorbents and disposed of the material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-280-2016*The homeowner of 1523 Richville Road in Standish reported smelling oil inside the home and called an oil service repair company to check his oil heat system. Dead River Company personnel arrived at the residence and found that an out of service aboveground storage tank located in the crawlspace under the residence had sprung a leak. The tank was empty at the time of the discovery and it was determined that the oil sludge in the tank was the source.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel advised the homeowner to remove the oil tank from the residence. The tank was removed from the residence several days later and MDEP personnel visited the site at that time. No cleanup was necessary.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-281-2016*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the paved road surface from a 5 gallon general use fuel container that fell off the back of a vehicle. The spilled gasoline was cleaned from the road surface with sorbents and disposed of by the Woolwich Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-282-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the release of 8 gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer. The release was caused by a vehicle that hit the pole. The oil impacted the underlying soils. The transformer was tagged as "non-Polychlorinated Biphenyls". CMP reported that 1/2 barrel of oil impacted soil was excavated and disposed of, and 1 bag of speedy dry sorbent material was used for cleanup. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory. Please see attached spill report provided by CMP.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-283-2016*A small amount of coolant was spilled to the roadway due to a hose leak.  The product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-208-2016*On April 12, Lynn Hanscom, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called about a leaking aboveground storage tank.  The tank was located at 62 Davenport Street, which is the Milford Public Works garage.  When I arrived, the following actions had been taken or were in process: the leaking tank was pumped out, magna-patch was placed, and sorbents were placed to absorb the leak.  The plan was to take the tank out of service.  In all, approximately 4 pounds of sorbent material was collected.  It will be disposed of by R. H. Foster.

No resources were impacted.   No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-226-2016*At 0400 hours, I was informed of a second tractor trailer accident that occurred earlier that morning in the median of Interstate-95 at mile marker 158.   I was currently working a tractor trailer accident 7 miles north of this second accident.  When I wrapped up my work at the other accident I drove south on I-95 and found the site.  I observed a large area with puddles of motor oil from the tractor trailer which had been hauled away.  I used sorbent pads to soak up the majority of the motor oil.  I was unable to gather any information on the responsible party since everyone had left this site prior to my arrival.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-227-2016*At 1345 hours on 4/18/16, Tom Tardif, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, reported that an employee reported to him that fluorescent light bulbs (light bulbs) had been thrown into a dumpster, breaking them, while they were cleaning out a building.  There were supposedly 6 broken light bulbs.  When Tom Tardif arrived at the site, he called me to let me know that the bulbs were not broken like first reported.  He was able to retrieve the light bulbs without problems and place them into a proper light bulb disposal box (cardboard).  The light bulbs will be disposed of properly when the box is filled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-367-2016*On 6/14/16, the City of Brewer reported an eight gallon gasoline spill at the entered location.  The subject's car was involved in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in the fuel tank rupturing.  The Brewer Public Works and Environmental Services responded to and cleaned up the spill with sorbents and disposed of the waste at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-370-2016*On 6/16/16, I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) in the collection, packaging and transportation of four, 16-ounce plastic one-pot meth-cooking containers.  The waste was entered into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's meth lab waste stream for pickup and disposal by a hazardous waste contractor.  The pots were dumped in the parking area of the entered location.  No responsible party identified by law enforcement to date.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-372-2016*I received a call indicating a bottom outlet valve on a storage tank containing sulfuric acid at the entered location was leaking.  I visited the site and found that several gallons of product had leaked by the valve and into secondary concrete containment.  The leak was isolated with an upstream valve while a contractor was retained to replace the leaking valve.  Once this was done, Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to clean out the secondary containment structure. The highly acidic solution was neutralized in a vacuum truck and disposed of in an on-site containment lagoon where it will be treated in the wastewater treatment plant at the mill.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-374-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-384-2016*On June 23, Gary Gruber, of Reed & Reed, Inc., called to report a spill at the substation of the Bingham Wind Power Project.  The spill occurred because a broken hose on a manlift caused one quart of hydraulic oil to be lost.  The oil was sprayed on the gravel in a 3 feet by 4 feet area.  Approximately 20 pounds of gravel was excavated.  The gravel was placed in a spill kit bucket.  The soil was disposed in the project waste stream.

No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No resources are at risk.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
I-205-2016*I received report of an oil spill at DOC's Place Service Station. The spill was the result of an unattended diesel nozzle during re-fueling of a truck. DOC's crews responded quickly shutting off the nozzle and putting down speedy dry and other sorbent materials to contain and soak up the spilled diesel fuel. The diesel fuel stayed on the asphalt surface area and did not reach any soil or storm water drains according to DOC Service Manager, Mike Ouellette.

No further action is needed by Response Services.
I-314-2016*A compression fitting that the home owner install failed releasing an unknown amount of fuel oil to soils located under his mobile home. Dead River's employee fixed the leaking fitting and contacted DEP Response. Once onsite Response Services removed contaminated soils and installed a temporary vapor barrier. The homeowners were informed that more soil would need to me remove, however the owners did not see the need and did not want to incur any cost. The Release would have mostly been covered by the Ground water/Surface Water Insurance Fund.

DEP Response Services disposed of the contaminated soils at a local land fill. No further action can be taken at this time by Response Services, contaminated soils are still onsite.
B-749-2016*I received a call indicating the potential release of 200 gallons of oil from an outside tank at the entered location. I visited the site and found evidence of a spill. I arranged with Mr. Hartley to conduct an excavation to remove contaminated soil from the site in an attempt to protect the drinking water supply for the park. We removed all contaminated soil possible from the site. Underground infrastructure limited this to some extent. The site is being referred to the Technical Services Division for ongoing well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-761-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred from a pulp machine to engineered concrete containment.  Mill personnel recovered the oil with sorbent material and corrected the issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-764-2016*I met with Maine DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) at Jackson Beach in Hermon to remove a one pot.

The one pot was removed and disposed of properly by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action required.
P-509-2017*On 6/28, I received a call from Ralph Hopkins of Cash Energy reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Poland.  It was reported that 1 gallon of oil came out of the vent pipe onto the ground.  Cash removed the oil contaminated soil and left a message for the homeowner.  When they are able to reach him, they will inspect the inside of the residence to make sure there was nothing spilled inside the home.

I received an update from Ralph in the afternoon.  They dug up a little more soil and were able to get inside the residence.  Some oil had spilled onto a sealed concrete floor.  They were able to clean up the floor to the satisfaction of the homeowner.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-51-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 5 gallons of anti-freeze. LP's employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The wood fines were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-246-2017*I arrived on site to investigate this complaint and found no spills or issues.  The house is an unlicensed junkyard.  The owner is most guilty of poor housekeeping.  I reported the site to the town officials and they confirmed that it is unlicensed.  They are working with the owner to resolve the problem.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-247-2017*A small crack in an electrical transformer caused a small oil spill.  This spill was mitigated by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-248-2017*Unknown sheen was reported by the U. S. Coast Guard in Jonesport Harbor.  No source was found.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-249-2017*Dead River Company accidently overfilled an oil tank in Northeast Harbor.  The spilled product came out of the vent.  The impacted soil was removed by Dead River.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-250-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a spill of 2 quarts to their ballast along their railroad track from a slop tank on their locomotive. They removed the contaminated soil for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-251-2017*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a clandestine laboratory dump site. All agencies met at the Old Town Police Department and removed all hazardous materials from the site, properly disposing of all.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-252-2017*Dead River Company accidently overfilled an oil tank. The spilled product leaked onto the asphalt where the Dead River driver applied sorbent pads to recover the spilled product.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-255-2017*On April 25, 2017 Liz Dawes of EMERA Maine called to report a spill that occurred on Route 1A in Holden.  The spill occurred due to a loose fitting on the fuel injector of EMERA truck #46835.   Approximately 8 ounces of diesel fuel spilled onto the pavement.  The fuel was absorbed with speedy dri and adsorbent pads and taken to Juniper Ridge.

No further action from response services is required.
B-256-2017*On April 26, 2017 Jack Hart, the Greenville Code Enforcement Officer, reported a large patch of dead grass along with an oil smell located at 30 Hofbauer drive.  Upon arrival there was an empty mobile home pad and an empty 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST).  After further investigation, the mobile home had been removed from the lot some time during the previous fall and the oil tank was left behind.  At an unknown point and time the AST had leaked during the winter under the snow.

The site was excavated of contaminated soil and disposed of properly. Due to the closeness of drinking water wells in the vicinity of the site a referral was make to Paul Higgins of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-519-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an indoor aboveground heating oil tank had leaked.  The caller stated that the camp was very close to China Lake and the oil might have made it into the lake.  I responded to the site to meet the camp owner.  The smell of fuel oil fumes was present outside the building and my photoionizing detector (PID) was reading 30 parts per million (ppm) of volatile organic compounds upon entry to the house.  After doing a damage assessment inside and lake shoreline assessment outside, I determined that a cleanup was needed inside the home.  I did not see evidence of oil on the shore of China Lake.  I completed the necessary paperwork for cleanup actions to occur with the owner.  A combination of finished wood walls, sheetrock, floor tile and miscellaneous debris were removed, and the area was washed with Citrisolve.  After this work, vapors were persistent inside the home and the case was referred to our Division of Technical Services for long-term management.  See Technical Services file closure memo for information regarding the site well and indoor air vapor issue.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-56-2018*On March 8, 2018, Dead River Company attempted a #2 oil delivery at 34 Thomas Avenue, in Caribou, Maine.  The two tank system had a plug in the transfer line and the tanks did not equalize, which caused the overfill.  Dead River pumped down the tank and cleaned the plumbing and tank.  Absorbent pads were brought to landfill.

No further action is needed from the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-432-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic line break which released approximately 11 gallons of hydraulic oil on pavement.  Troiano Waste Services, Inc., used speedy-dry sorbent material on the spill and other areas of the pavement where the oil was driven through by other trucks.  Troiano requested a site visit by the Department which was done the following day and was found to be satisfactory.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.



B-663-2017*On September 27, 2017 Cianbro Corporation called to report that a power steering line broke on a truck which resulted in a small leak onto pavement. An employee had put down sorbents which were then disposed of properly. No site visit was needed nor were any resources at risk.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time

B-666-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-865-2017*On 11/1/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily soil was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  The soil was taken to CPRC Group for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-872-2017*A log truck stopped on the Pinkham Road because a log was laying in the road. A second log truck hit the back of the stopped truck. This caused the engine, transmission and radiator to dump all of their fluids onto the road bed. The truck was pulled off of the road and parked on an old down yard for the night. Pads where placed under the truck to collect any of the drips. Standing product was seen under the truck, and cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-874-2017*On December 5, 2017 Cianbro Corporation called to report that while working on site the bucket truck had a loose hydraulic hose fitting that leaked a small amount onto the pavement. The worker at the site put down sorbent material which he then cleaned up and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-52-2017*A loose fitting on a log loader released 6.5 gallons of hydraulic oil to snow. Huber's employees used wood fines and removed snow to clean up the release. Contaminates were disposed of through Huber's boiler system.

No further action required of response services.
P-324-2017*5/8/2017 at 09:50 I received a report of a half-gallon diesel spill on 30 West Elm St., Yarmouth by Dead River Co. I called Dana Nugent from Dead River, who reported the spill, for more details. Dana informed me that an injector line on a delivery truck had blown and spilled about a half a gallon of diesel. Dana also told me that they cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry and disposed of the waste accordingly.

No site visit was made. No further action from the Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
I-168-2017*7/24/17 I received a call from Melissa Page at Dead River in Houlton reporting the discovery of oil contaminated soils at their bulk plant on Buffalo Street.   Dead River is currently making upgrades and improvements to the bulk plant using Brown Developments as their earthwork contractor.  Melissa stated that while excavating in the vicinity of the loading rack and containment dike, some oil contaminated soils were dug up.  Brown developments will be stockpiling these soils, until disposal of the soils to an approved landfill is scheduled.  I advised Melissa to put together a report on this incident along with the quantity of soils (cubic yard estimate), and type of oil (s) that might have been spilled in the area as a result of bulk plant operations. I instructed Melissa to have the construction contractor (Brown) place the contaminated soils stockpile on a poly tarp and surround with hay bales until these contaminated soils can be removed from the site.

7/25/17 Fellow Department of Environmental Protection Responder Jon Woodard, has met with Brown Development, on-site this morning to the discuss clean-up of oil contaminated soils.  The clean-up guidelines set for this site is Outdoor Commercial Worker .  Jon has indicated which area of soils in the bulk plant yard are above this standard and need removal and disposal at a licensed landfill.

7/26/17 Jon Woodard and Paul Blood, Department Of Environmental Protection (DEP) Geologist made a site visit to bulk plant to check on excavation of oil impacted soils from area of the plant where upgrades and improvements are being done.  As of this date, over 400 tons of oil contaminated soil have been trucked to Tri-Community Landfill (TCL) for disposal.  Nate Hersey, from County Environmental Engineering (CCE) will be coming to the bulk plant today to assist in the field screening of soils for above or below the clean-up standard.  Discussions will be had between CEE and DEP regarding geo-probing of this facility, after the upgrade work is completed to determine extent of contamination and if any oil product has moved through the soil profile to off-site property(s).

8/1/17 I met with Jon Bickford, DR project manager for the bulk plant upgrade work, on-site to discuss status of the upgrade work and status of contaminated soils disposal options.  Jon stated that most all of the soils that are either above the clean-up standard as well as the soils that are mildly impacted but below the outdoor commercial worker clean-up standard will all be trucked to Tri-Community landfill for disposal.

No further action is warranted by Response staff at this time.
A-521-2017*On October 02, 2017, Comprehensive Land Technologies (CLT) reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene and assisted in the removal of 50 gallons of diesel contaminated soil from a heavy equipment spill. The contaminated soil was disposed at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No waterways were impacted by the spill in CLT's dirt parking lot.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-522-2017*On 10/3/17, the U. S. Coast Guard vessel Thunder Bay reported a sheen on Rockland Harbor.  I contacted them and they reported that it was a light sheen about 15 feet long that had dissipated quickly.  There was no recoverable product and no source was found.  No site visit was made and no further action by Division of Response Services is expected.
A-523-2017*Consumers Fuel Company reported finding a leaking tank when they went to a home for a service call.  They estimated that less than a gallon of #2 fuel had leaked from the tank to the concrete basement floor.  The area was reported to be on public water supply.  I contacted the homeowner, John Cronin.  He said there was no problem.  He reported that there were no oil vapors upstairs in the living area.  He said he would clean up the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and get the tank replaced.  He refused to have me look at the site.  I told him to call if he needed any help.

No further action by the Division of Response Services at this time is expected.
A-524-2017*On 10/3/17, Sonya Nadeau reported that the outside heating oil tank at her residence was leaking from the bottom.  I went to the site and found the tank empty.  The ground under the tank was visibly oil impacted and samples at 1 foot depth were oil saturated.  I put oil absorbent pads down to collect the oil.  The home has a drilled well for drinking water.  Sonya reported there was 1/8 of a tank a week ago.  I explained the cleanup actions that would be required. Sonya completed an application for the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Fund.  She also completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

The oil impacted soil was removed until ledge rock was encountered at less than 2 feet depth.  The excavation was expanded laterally along the top of the bedrock until field testing with oil in soil test kits were negative.  A soil sample was taken from on top of bedrock for laboratory analysis.  The site has a drilled drinking water well so was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-525-2017*Dead River Company reported that an estimated two gallons of heating oil had leaked from a furnace at a business when the furnace malfunctioned and flooded the fire box.  There was a short lived fire that sent smoke throughout the building.  I met the business manager and the Dead River Technician on site.  They had contained and collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.  They had fans set up in the furnace room vent out through an outside access door.  Oil vapors in the business were low.  The business manager said he was fine with arranging to have the oil impacted concrete floor washed to lessen oil vapors.  I contacted him a few days later and he reported that there were no noticeable oil vapors in the building.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-88-2017*On 2/3/2017, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company about a "small splash" spill from a driver that was unreeling the delivery hose. The driver was not familiar with the truck, because it was a new truck to the fleet. The driver used sorbents to clean the spill and the waste was disposed of properly. No site visit was required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-381-2017*A small spill from a delivery truck was reported at the subject location.  The spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered with sorbent material by Clean Harbors Environmental Services personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-500-2017*On August 07, 2017, Maine State Police reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene where a dump truck hauling old hay had driven off the road into a tree. A obstruction of some sort punctured the side saddle tank causing a release of 10 gallons of diesel to leak onto the pavement.  Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of by the truck owner at Crossroads Landfill.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-501-2017*On September 12, 2017, Skowhegan Fire Department reported a box truck accident to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to the scene of the accident.  The side saddle tank on the passenger side of the box truck was badly punctured and leaking diesel to the ground and ditch that the truck rested in.  The side saddle tank was pumped empty into drums.  The drums were removed and disposed of properly as waste oil.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-38-2018*A homeowner knocked over a gasoline can causing about two gallons to leak out.   Most of the gasoline was in the snow and ice.   The contaminated soil and ice was removed, down to the granite.   Some product was left because it was in the frozen ground and is expected to evaporate.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

I-58-2017*3/21/17 I received a call from Dean Butler, with Emera Maine, calling to report a small spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a broken hydraulic hose on Emera Maine line truck that spilled one quart of hydraulic oil.  According to Dean, Emera line crew was on scene and had placed speedy dry sorbent materials on the approximately 3' X 3' area on asphalt to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.  The oily debris is being swept up and will be taken back to the Operations and Maintenance Building on Parkhurst Siding Road for storage with other oily debris. Emera requested an oil spill debris form to haul 50 pounds of oily debris in a poly bag to the Presque Isle Landfill.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-71-2018*Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reported a leaking oil tank at 100 Nichols Street in Madison.   The indoor aboveground storage tank was leaking from a corrosion hole.  AFC technician placed a pan under the leak to catch any spilling oil and a temporary patch to stop the leak.  The affected area was then cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  The tank will be replaced and no vapors remain.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-73-2018*Helen Bates reported a malfunctioning gasoline dispenser at the Maritime Farms facility in Newcastle.  She had used the facility and the nozzle had not shut off and was leaking.  This was the second time it had happened to her at this facility.  She did indicate that staff at the facility had cleaned up the discharge but wanted to report its malfunction. She indicated that they had taken the pump out of service.

I told her that I would pass the information along to Maritime Farms.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-74-2018*Maritime Energy reported a discharge of one to two gallons of #2 fuel oil from their truck which was in the process of delivering oil to a residence at 1404 Back Cove in Waldoboro.  Maritime Energy cleaned up the spilled material on the driveway and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-75-2018*Downeast Energy reported that they were at a customer's home due to an oil vapor smell in the basement.  They discovered that the line was leaking at the connection where it came out of the furnace.  They repaired the line, but there was a stain on the concrete, and a hole in the concrete in the area of the discharge.

I met with Downeast Energy and the homeowners.  I determined the best method was to remove the one small area of concrete and wash the rest of the affected area.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to complete the cleanup.  When completed, I had EPI return to build a cover over the sump hole to minimize any vapors that may come up from under the floor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-78-2018*An anonymous caller reported that an estimated 5 gallons of kerosene was spilled in a dirt driveway near the lake.  I went to the site and found a small dumpster with oil dripping out of it and oil on a puddle of melt water on top of ice.  In the dumpster was a broken 1 gallon glass jar with some oil still in it.  There was cardboard and paper material in the dumpster that was oil impacted.  I spoke to the owner, Marian Carter, and she reported that she had two young men clean out her basement and they must have thrown the jar of oil in the dumpster where it broke.  I removed the oiled material in the dumpster and collected the oil outside with oil absorbent pads.  No soil was impacted by the oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-82-2018*On 2/1/18, at 0805 hours, Tom Daniels, from Central Maine Power Company, reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer due to a leaking bushing.  The oil impacted the pavement, snow, and vegetation at the base of the pole.  He reported that a crew have removed all oil impacted snow and vegetation.  Absorbent material was used to collect oil from the pavement and ice.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-83-2018*An anonymous caller reported that there had been a spill six or more years ago at a home in Mount Vernon.  The caller reported that the spill had been inside the home when a monitor heater was disconnected and stolen.  He reported that the wood subfloor still smelled of oil. The reporter said there was no oil odor in the water at the home.  I attempted to contact the owner several times leaving phone messages and received no response.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-86-2018*Tractor trailer accident was reported at 563 Town Farm Road in Farmington.  The fire department reported the diesel tank was leaking.  I responded and when I arrived the scene had cleared.  It appeared that an adequate cleanup had been undertaken by the Farmington Fire Department.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-256-2018*A citizen complaint indicated that a 55 gallon poly drum had washed up into a marsh near his property.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the drum was filled with water.  The water was dumped out and the drum disposed of by the MDEP.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-519-2017*SPILL NOTIFICATION
In the morning of Friday, 7/7/17, certified burner technician, Mr. Keith Thomas, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of this #2-oil leak from a 275-gallon, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Thomas estimated five gallons leaked, based on the oil on the basement floor, but this did not account for possible oil under the floor.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use and served by private water well and septic systems.  The home is a duplex with  garages under the two apartments.  In the crawlspace basements, each apartment has a horizontal 275-gallon AST.  The landlord, Andrew Hagerty, stated that the home was served by a drilled well within a 4' concrete well tile, like that of a shallow dug water well.  I have record that Mr. Haggerty has three other apartment buildings in Poland, in addition to his Falmouth residence.

At the north side of the home near the well was an area of surface water, forested wetland.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Based on the surface water, it appears that groundwater is shallow below the basement floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
It is unknown how long the filter gasket had been leaking.  I was told that the tenant discovered the leak on Thursday, 7/6/17, and then the landlord had Raymond Town Heating Company respond the next morning.  On site about noon on 7/7/17, I noted a dark stain of about 7' x 7' in the corner of the basement under the AST.  There was strong odor of fuel oil in the basement.

It is common for the discharged oil to seep down under the floor to soil and groundwater below via the common gap between the foundation wall and the poured concrete floor.  The discharge was about 100' southeast from the home's well.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
Before I initially arrived, Raymond Town Heating had wiped up free product oil off the concrete and stopped the leak.  I applied kitty litter sorbent to the spill area which may help in drawing oil up out of the concrete.  On calling Mr. Hagerty, he said he would come the next day, Saturday, to clean up the kitty litter and wash the floor several times with a low odor detergent like Dawn.

The oil had seeped under the foam insulation toward the wall.  I advised Mr. Hagerty that he should cut away this oiled foam board.  I urged Mr. Hagerty to allow MDEP to drill 1/4-inch diameter holes through the concrete floor to check for significant oil, free product, under his floor.  Following the letter of 7/10/17, to Mr. Hagerty he called back on 7/14/17 and replied that he has washed the floor, could not remove the foam glued to the foundation wall, and there was no longer an oil odor issue.  Mr. Haggerty stated that he would consider further action and get back to me.  As of April, 2018, I have not heard back.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  At this time, I am not aware of the volume of oil that may have seeped below the basement floor to groundwater.
2)  Further investigation has been referred to MDEP geologist Mark Woodruff.  Additional MDEP Division of Response Services involvement may come with any additional remediation in the future.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-597-2017*Kimberlee Graffam reported a discharge of 400-500 gallons of kerosene at 140 Park Street in Rockland.   She is the owner of the property, which currently is used by Rockland Motor Company.  The two outdoor aboveground storage tanks (AST) were struck by a vehicle and leaked their entire contents.   Franki Delaney responded to find a substantial spill on the driveway of the facility, which extended to the ditch of the railroad tracks which bordered the property.

I took over the cleanup for Franki the following day, and met with Ms. Graffam and Shane Chontos of Rockland Motor Company on site.  Mr. Chontos had a security video showing the discharge occurring as a delivery truck struck the tanks and left.  The truck had broken the filters off the tanks and the product had spread over the property.  Ms. Graffam chose to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection take the lead in the cleanup and seek reimbursement from her for the associated costs, and she would seek reimbursement from the delivery company.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate the affected area, cleaning it beyond the construction/excavation standard as there would be a new building constructed (on a slab) in the area of the discharge.  80.05 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock and 58.55 tons to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-184-2017*On 3/14/2017, at 09:40 hours, I received a call about a potential gasoline spill from a vehicle accident in Buxton on the corner of Dundee Road and Long Plains Road.  I followed up with the Buxton Fire Department and talked to Brandon Walker.  Brandon informed me that no more than 3 gallons had spilled and that they were able to remediate the leak quickly upon arrival.  They used sorbent pads and excavated the contaminated snow from the area effected.  No site visit was made, and no further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated at this time.
I-11-2017*A Cianbro flex track released a small amount of diesel fuel to snow due to a stuck nozzle. The snow was removed and the leak stopped. Cianbro will dispose of the contaminates through a solid waste contractor.


No further action required of Response Services.
B-189-2017*Central Maine and Quebec Railway had a spill of engine oil from one of its locomotives.  The spill occurred while the engine was parked at the refueling station and resulted in the contamination of some railroad ballast.  Mr. Tardiff of Central Maine and Quebec estimated approximately one quart of oil went uncaptured by secondary containment and required excavation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-64-2018*3/20/2018 (13:15)- state dispatch relayed a reported spill due to a tractor trailer tipped on its side at intersection of Route 2, 2A and 212 in Smyrna and in the near proximity to Molunkus Stream. Upon arrival, Response Service personnel observed the trucking company employees had transfer fuel from saddle tank to another truck's tank. The load of woodchips were transferred to dumpsters and transported to the nearby business of Katahdin Forest Products for storage and use in their wood boiler unit. Pads and woodchips were used to clean up spilled lube and hydraulic oil. At approximately 20:30 the tractor trailer was up-righted, removed from the scene and final clean-up for spilled material was completed. A small bag of contaminated woodchips and sorbent pads was removed from the scene by Response Services for disposal at the Presque Isle secure landfill.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
A-226-2018*The fire department placed oil absorbent pads onto the spilled oil on the ground and notified Dead River Company of the spill.  Dead River employees arrived on scene to collect the sorbent waste and apply more to a few areas.  The next morning they recovered all of the waste to dispose of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-306-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a 335 cat excavator.  Most of the hydraulic oil stayed on the excavator but a small amount made it to the ground.  This soil was excavated as part of the remedial actions already underway at this site due to mercury.   The contaminated soil was loaded onto railcars to be hauled to the disposal facility.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-204-2018*On August 5, 2018, Twin Rivers Paper Company reported an estimated 125 hydraulic oil leak.  A mill employee discussed the leaking pipe.  Mill hazmat personnel recovered 100 gallons of product.  A slight sheen was seen at the mill's wastewater clarifier.

No additional Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-75-2017*On 4/13/17, Donny Morton, Environmental Manager for Maine Woods Company (MWC), reported a spill of 40-50 gallons of hydraulic oil from a log crane loader at their site.  The spill occurred out in the mill yard property near the Sterling Brook area.  Crews used excavator to dig up the contaminated soils and wood shavings placed on the spilled oil.  The oily debris was piled up on the paved area of the mill site and surrounded with an wood shavings berm to keep it in place.  This oily debris pile will be hauled into Tri-Community Landfill early next week.  I sent Donny an oil spill debris form to get this spill debris material into the landfill.  No hydraulic oil reached the nearby Sterling Brook surface water.

On 4/18/17, a site visit to MWC hydraulic oil spill site found all oily debris has been cleaned up.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-745-2017*Dead River Company was filling an above ground storage tank. The driver from Dead River was filling the tank and up to 7 gallons exited the tank from the vent on top of the tank. The diesel fuel landed on a cement slab around the tank. Dead River cleaned up the spill with speedy-dry and sorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-156-2018*Dead River Company reported that the gasket on one of their customer's outdoor oil tanks failed and caused some kerosene to leak out onto the ground.  There was staining on the ground, but we were not able to determine how much oil had leaked.  Dead River scooped out a couple of shovelfuls of contaminated soil and the staining was quite shallow and the contamination did not appear to extend below six inches or so.  Dead River placed the contaminated soil in a bag and took it to their shop for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-55-2018*Report of a release of hydraulic oil to soils from a Northern Maine Railway (NMR) train was received. Once contacted NMR stated that the release was from a pump and that the spill was cleaned up but not reported. Response Services informed it is in NMR's best interest to report spills.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-440-2018*An unknown driver leaked diesel along Somerset Avenue leaving a small continuous stain along the road.  There was nothing to soak up by the time the Fire Department was notified and investigated the spill.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-567-2018*Contaminated soils were found under the former location of fuel dispensers 3 and 6.  Field testing results, 30 and 34 parts per million, indicated soils were considerably below the clean-up guideline, 1400 parts per million.  Some of the contamination appeared to be old, potentially pre 1988.  This is when the last set of underground storage tanks were removed.  This property has sold fuel and/or been a garage for over 50 years.   I did not observe any discrepancies during my site visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-717-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was requested to an on-site pre-construction meeting by Devon Tapley of Portland Pump Company (PPC) and by Mike Morse of Portland Public Works.  The meeting was to plan for management of potential petroleum contaminated media associated with planned abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense, suburban, residential and commercial use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility was formerly known as the Riverton Mobil Mart and had been an auto repair garage.  At the time of facility removal, the facility had been owned and operated by Global-Montello Group, and had been out of service for several years.  Global-Montello Group had acquired many past Mobil Corporation, Alliance Energy and Xtra Mart facilities.  The property was owned by Donald Peters who was selling the property through the Dunham Group.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I found no past MDEP Division of Response Services spill reports for this facility, such as for the 1994 UST facility replacement.  During this year 2018 abandonment, I noted no obvious evidence of discharges to soil or groundwater from the tanks, piping or sumps.  Groundwater was noted under the UST bottom, about 14' below grade.  A St. Germain-Collins (SGC) staff person was on site for the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.

In the back northeast side of the building was a small building containing two small aboveground storage tanks (AST's), estimated at 275-gallon capacity.  One AST appears to be heating oil, the other is unknown as the tanks were covered with wood debris and could not be checked for leaks.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 9/17/18, Portland Pump Company, hired by Global-Montello Group to abandon the facility, excavated the concrete pads.  I am not aware that SGC staff were on site to check on the integrity of the sumps and spill buckets before these were damaged/disturbed during breaking up the concrete pads.

On 9/18/18, PPC, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Todd Adjutant, performed UST facility abandonment-by-removal.  PPC uncovered and removed the product piping which was single-wall, second generation Enviroflex plastic piping within a blue secondary containment chase (conduit).  The outer plastic of the Enviroflex piping was moldy and degrading; areas of it peeled off and crumbled in my fingers (see photos).  The TANX Elutron, two-compartment, 20,000-gallon, double-wall, fiberglass clad steel UST was uncovered by PPC, lifted out with a crane.  PPC stated they inerted the UST with dry ice on 9/17/18, and after removal, was marked by PPC on a flatbed for transport to PPC's yard for cleaning.  I noted no damage or obvious defects in the removed tank (see photos).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Under the Excavation/Construction Worker Cleanup goal assigned by MDEP Division of Response Services Division, no remediation, cleanup actions were required at the time.  No new, replacement UST facility was being installed at the time, so no water or soil needed to be managed at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, no significant oil-contaminated media is known to have been identified during the facility abandonment.  This report and the Chapter 691 UST closure assessment only covers this UST facility and is not a more complete Phase-2 environmental assessment.  If petroleum discharges are identified on site in the future, they shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  See the MDEP UST registration file #2934 and the Chapter 691 UST closure assessment by SGC for further information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

S Brezinski
B-75-2017*A tank truck was making a gasoline delivery.  The driver noticed a leak in the baffle piping when the butterfly valve was opened to deliver product.  The leak in the pipe was due to damage by the mud flap.  The valve was immediately closed and the driver took defensive measures to control the spill.  Most of the gasoline was absorbed by the snow, some did make it to the storm drain.   I determined a very small amount made it to the drain.   The City of Bangor sent representatives to determine the type of drain and location of outfall.   It was determined that fuel did not make it beyond the initial basin.  The contaminated snow and sorbent pads were picked up and disposed of by Dead River.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-73-2017*On February 08, 2017, the Skowhegan Fire Department reported an oil spill at 115 Main Street.  I responded to the site and met with the fire department and homeowner Danny Lapierre.  At that time, the fire department was shoveling oily snow into a tote.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) was no longer releasing kerosene.  The fire chief told me the AST had just been filled the day before, and Mr. Lapierre was working on the AST when it collapsed and the filter on the AST broke off, causing the discharge of approximately 100 gallons.

I spoke to Mr. Lapierre about the cleanup.  He was very reluctant to allow any cleanup on the property.  I explained to him that Clean Harbors Environmental Services is on their way to remove the free product that was puddled around his mobile home.  Mr. Lapierre agreed to that, but didn't want any work done in his home.  I suggested to Mr. Lapierre that the oil vapors are coming from under the home and from the kerosene heater that he has in his living room.

On February 09, 2017, I returned to the mobile home and met with Skowhegan's Code Enforcement Officer (CEO).  We explained to Mr. Lapierre the cleanup procedures and he said no.  We notified the landowner who leased the land to Mr. Lapierre.  He came over and convinced Mr. Lapierre to allow us to do the cleanup as necessary.

On February 10, 2017, I arrived on site with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, and Mr. Lapierre kicked me off his property and threatened to sue the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) if we returned.  I notified the CEO, my supervisor, and property owner.  We all met at the site and explained to him that the cleanup was necessary to avoid any threat to neighbor's properties.  Mr. Lapierre agreed.

1.46 ton of oily snow was removed from around the mobile home and under.  The mobile home was on a concrete pad.

I notified the property owner and explained to him that the wooden porch absorbed oil and the trellis around the mobile home did as well.  I also explained to him that Mr. Lapierre would not allow us to remove the plywood in his home that was saturated in oil.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-720-2017*Central Maine and Quebec Railway's personal discovered a locomotive engine with a blown hydraulic hose On October 16, 2017. The leak was on the railroad tracks and surrounding gravel.  The crew used sorbents along with hand excavating a small contaminated area. No resources were at risk and no site visit needed.

There is no further action by the Division of Response Services expected at this time.
A-458-1999*     DEP received a report that a vehicle that was filled on Saturday was discovered on Monday to have lost fuel due to expansion  out the fill neck.  One pint of diesel was estimated spilled.  The spiller claims to have removed oiled soil.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement.
P-723-1999*On 10/8/99 DEP was notified by Caron & Waltz during the replacement of an outside aboveground fuel oil tank for the Harrison residence the discovery was made of a discharge of fuel oil in the surrounding ground.

A site visit meeting with the Harrisons who stated they had not experienced any odors in the house. Due to the Harrisons running a day care, they need to get a new tank on line as soon as possible. Clean Harbors was contacted with removal of soil to take place on 10/11/99. 2.12 tons of soil was removed and taken to Commercial Recycling. The Fire Marshals office was contacted for AST insurance fund determination. On 10/12/99 I contacted the Harrisons to see if everything was alright. They stated they were happy with the work that was done. With this I see no further action required.
B-39-1999*     On  January 25, 1999 at 1745 we received a call from the Milford Fire Dept. reporting a fifteen gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Mobil station on Route 2 in Milford.  Someone was filling a vehicle and left the nozzle unattended.  The automatic shut-off failed and the diesel fuel spilled on the tar.  Firefighters had already contained and absorbed the fuel with sorbents. No product reached any drain.
P-264-1996*Accidental release of K1 from outside AST.  Standard clean-up through source reduction.  Further action possible.  See attached for details.  report will be adendumed as needed.
A-477-2000*Mary James received a complaint about possible dumping of antifreeze at a small repair shop.  I was sent to investigate and went to Saxton Tire Service in Randolph.  I explained the problem to the owner, Mark Saxton and he showed me what he was doing to cause the complaint.  He put some powder in a bucket, added water and we waited for about 3 minutes.  The powder turned the water green, and it did look like antifreeze.  It was a concrete floor cleaner that he uses on the floor of his shop.  I looked at the label and did not see any major warnings on the label.  He did show me some buckets of antifreeze that he had that he was waiting to dispose of.  I determined that no spillage had occurred.
A-332-1999*     DEP received a report that a tractor-trailer accident had just occurred and that diesel fuel was being spilled.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  The vehicle was eventually righted with a total loss of fuel estimated at 10 gallons, entirely to pavement.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer.  Spilled material was sorbed into sand and taken to the town transfer station for landspreading.
     I anticipipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-6-2001*Paul Wintle started smelling fuel oil coming into the treatment plant just before Christmas of 2000, but he never could trace it back to its source.  After the New Year it got stronger, and on the 5th of January his crew opened up a manhole on Frost Ave. and documented fresh oil entering the sewer from Howard Patterson's house.

Patterson was notified and met us at his residence.  At first denying that he'd lost any oil, his opinion changed when a cover was raised over his basement sump and the sump was full of #2 oil.

The sump is close to the AST and the furnace feed line is buried in the concrete floor.  The building's perimeter drains enter the sump and the sump drains to the sanitary sewer.

I recovered what oil I could with sorbent pads, and left a bale with Howard, instructing him to tend the sump over the weekend.   On Monday, John Selleck and I installed a vapor recovery system in Patterson's basement to suck the fuel vapors out of the sump and exhaust them to the atmosphere.
B-70-2001*Linda McDonald called from C.N. Brown Oil Co. to inform us that a = cup of #2 oil had been spilled at their Mattawamkeag bulk plant. It seems that the driver missed his slop bucket when he disconnected the transfer hose after making his delivery. It is reported that the spill was onto concrete and was cleaned up with a sorbent pad.
A-413-2000* The AST in the basement developed a leak. The spill was reported by Irving Oil. The operator of Hall's Hardware, which is an antique shop, had smelled oil at the store three days earlier.
 Irving Oil responded and placed a magnetic patch on the leak until it could be pumped out. The basement floor was dirt with a layer, about three inches thick, of peastone. At this time it was thought that a lot of oil had been spilled.
 The next day Fleet Environmental arrived on site with a vactor to remove the contaminated peastone and dirt. Frank Gehrling was on site for this part of the cleanup. Additional peastone, which was allready on site, was placed back into the basement.
 In conclusion, cleanup was a success and no further action will be required.
B-627-2001*

The State Police called to report that a car and tractor-trailer had collided on Rt. 9 in T 30 MD BPP. They knew that the tractor was leaking diesel but they had no idea how much. I went to the scene and found the tractor still in the ditch with the driver's side saddle tank buried in peat. Signs on the road surface showed that the tank was leaking fuel as it went off the road.
  When the tractor was winched out we found that both tanks held about 5 gallons each. The fuel level was below the 2 holes in the tank. The driver had been taken to a hospital and I have no idea of the amount of fuel lost but believe in was in the 100 gallon range.
   The peat had soaked up the fuel and I left it there to be bio-remediated in place.
P-47-1996*VISITED UST REMOVAL AS 30-DAY VARIANCE HAD BEEN GRANTED.  HOLE BACKFILLED UPON ARRIVAL.  CONTACTED CONTRACTOR (LES WILSON & SONS).  NO CONTAMINATION OBSERVED DURING REMOVAL.
A-44-2001*   DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this residence.  The 275 gallon AST was filled on 1/22.  Located on the base of the tank is a gate-valved spigot, presumably for draining; it is alleged that the oil delivery person jarred this valve open while filling the tank.  The tank was empty by early AM the following day.  This tank has since been replaced under a State funded program.
   Oil flowed into snow across the yard where the leach-field is located.  A contractor was hired to remove contaminated snow; contaminated soil was excavated for disposal on 5/14.  The area is residential and is served by public water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here as result of this incident.
P-249-1999*DEP responded to the release of approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil as the result of a ruptured delivery hose.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and limited excavation. The well at the residence was sampled and no Diesel Range Organics were detected.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-536-2000*B-536-2000
09/29/2000  18:49

     Tom Williams of Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at a residence on 40 Fenton Way in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons spilled from a loose fitting on the basement above ground tank.  The spill was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were said to have been affected.
A-248-2000* A tractor trailer truck drove off the road in the township of Chain of Ponds. The load of chips fell out of the box trailer and covered the steep slope toward the pond. The chips are no closer than 50 feet to the waters edge. Given the steepness of the roadside shoulder and hillside, I elected to leave this material alone and use it for soil erosion prevention.
 The truck did spill diesel from one of the ruptured saddle tanks. The responding Fire Dept., Eustis, did a good job of containing the diesel with sorbent pads and sand. A back hoe from the MEDOT was used to dig into the shoulder to determine if soil removal would be required. There was some diesel in the shoulder but I decided that soil removal would be impractical at this location. No further action will be required.
B-413-2000*The Penobscot RCC notified of an oil spill in Hampden; the Hampden Fire Dept. had notified the RCC after the fact and they were just passing along the info at the FD's request.

The information I received was that the gas tank had fallen out of a pickup truck on Main St. in Hampden; the driver, dragging the tank and a trail of gasoline pulled into the RiteAid parking lot, and the Fire Dept. was summoned.  They put down some sorbents, but most of their effort was spent flushing the gasoline into the storm sewer.

On 8/7 I called Chief Mike Anderson at the station and explained to him how much heartburn we get when the Fire Department flushes product in the storm sewer.  I explained that from our standpoint we'd rather see the product evaporate, and that we provided sorbent pads and booms for free.  Later that day I delivered said sorbents to the station.
P-3-1988*
See separate  attachments.  DEP UST facility # 14886.  later known as Low's Variety with all tanks abandoned by removal in year 2002.
P-89-1996*Twenty gallons of lub oil was released from truck gearbox on to asphalt.  Trucking Co retained Clean Harbors to clean up site.  No further action by Div. Response Ser. necessary in this matter.
P-758-1997*Site was excavated to determine if USTs were removed in 1986.  Tanks were not found, and contamination was encountered. Site is considered Baseline-1 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and as such no clean-up was necessary.  Contractor was instructed to return contaminated soil to excavation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




__________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-433-1999*Out walking her dogs on the afternoon of July 20, Flo Degazaldi noticed a white slime on the rocks at Swain's Cove.  Never having seen anything like that before, she called it in here.

Investigating, I tracked down Ms. Degazaldi, who directed me to a place on Swain's Cove I'd already scrutinized on the way in.  Looking closer on the second pass by, I finally spied some white stuff on the rocks.  The whole shootin' match only covered a square foot, so I didn't feel too badly about missing it the first time.

This stuff was in the effluent of a marshy area that drained into tidewater.  A sample shown to our in house experts elicited the opinion that the slime was, in fact, sulfur reducing bacteria.
A-728-1999*This spill was discovered when the tank was replaced.  The filter had rusted through, but there was still 90 gallons of fuel in the tank.  The home had been unused for some time.   The Oil Company started soil removal and reported the spill.  I hired Fleet Environmental to do the remaining soil removal.  We excavated most soil near the rubble foundation, but could not remove all contaminated soil without damaging the building.  We did encounter clay and water on top of the bedrock at the bottom of part of the excavation.  The well for the site is a flowing artesian that is on the high side of the building.   The nearest neighboring home downgrade belongs to the Glendinning's daughter, Pricilla Marino.  Her phone is 732-229-8476.  The home is only used seasonally, and she will contact me in the spring to arrange to have the well tested.  This site has been referred to Technical Services and Alex Pugh will determine if additional work is needed.
A-406-2001*Homeowner reported stain near driveway that smelled oily. The stain gave low PID readings and did appear to be a light oil. The stain location was where the hose reel location of a home heating oil delivery truck would be during a winter delivery. Home is on automatic delivery from R.J.Energy. R.J.Energy had no record of a spill at that location but were very helpful and agreed to send a crew to clean it up. No further action is expected.
B-263-1998*4/24/98 13:05

Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small fuel oil spill in the basement of the Ed Marston residence on 114 Silk Street.  It was stated that about 3-5 gallons leaked onto the basement floor from a corrosion pin hole on the tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speedi dri.  None of the oil reached a nearby floor drain.
P-275-1996*On May 7, 1996 I received a call from the Ogunquit Fire Dept. about a gasoline odor coming up through a storm drain in a womens back yard.  I responded to the call.  On site I found the storm drain in question, the odor coming from it smelled metally, possibly old gasoline, but did not register on a PID.  The storm drain comes to the surface adjacent to the Circle K Gas Station on Route 1.  I spoke with a representative of Gibbs Oil who owns Circle K, they agreed to have their environmental consultant check out the site.  I met the consultant on site the following week.  After checking into the soundness of the underground tanks, we agreed the odor was due to parking lot run off or old contamination from the former UST's.  Circle K agreed to work with the town and the homeowner to try and change the drainage from the station so that it does not impact Mrs. Dutrembles back yard.  No further action.
A-403-1996*Received a call via the State Police from the Pittston Fire Department. They were at the scene of a car accident. The car had missed a turn and gone into a small pond. I responded to the request. When I arrived Pittston FD personel showed me the pond. It was a small pond of less then 1 acre. Only a slight sheen was seen. Apparently the car did not release much gasoline or lube oil. No cleanup was needed, no further work is necessary on this site.
A-654-1999*Received a call from Waterville Fire Department that there had been an acid spill from a truck and were requesting assistance. I responded to the scene. When I arrived, Waterville Fire Department had just released the truck after washing down the tires. Apparently, while making a turn a flatbed tractor-trailer had a large lead-acid battery fall off a pallet. It split and leaked the contents of the battery. The truck is owned and operated by W.D. Mathews Machinery Co. of Auburn. The battery was one used in electric powered forklifts. I told Waterville Fire Department to lime the spill site and then wash it off the road. The area is on town water and sanitary sewers but no storm sewers. Cleanup was completed in two hours.

W. D Mathews had not contacted me about the spill. I eventually contacted them and spoke to Dale Bryant, Safety and Health Manager. He was very apologetic about the late report, as he did not know he had to submit a written report. I faxed a blank report to him and a completed copy arrived the next day  (1/8/2000) by fax.  I explained the reporting requirements to Mr. Bryant on hazardous matter spills during our conversation.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-140-2000*      On March 13, 2000 at 1300 we received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a one quart spill of hydraulic oil at their substation at the Champion paper mill in Bucksport.  A hydraulic hose on a bucket truck burst and spilled the oil onto the snow.  Workers shovelled the contaminated snow into a drum and brought it back to their garage for disposal by a hazardous waste hauler.
I-1-1999*Received call from John Noble on 1/16/99 (2100).  Said approximately 10 gallons had been spilled at the Houlton bulk plant due to tank overfill.  All of product was contained in the berm.   Said he would send out crew at 0700 on 1/17/99.  Responded 0700 1/17/99.  Arrived 0830. No one at site.  Checked spill, appeared to be approximately 25.99 gallons of product on snow and ice under tank.  All product appeared to be contained within berm.  Clean up crew arrived at 0900.  Driver who overfilled said he didn't know the gauge on the tank was broken and that tanks were supposed to be stickered for each load.  The snow had not been removed from the walkway on the tanks and no tracks in the snow indicated that the tanks had not been stickered since last snow (Four days).  Clean up crew shoveled snow away and began clean up with sorbents.  Left site at 1030.  Response time (Sheehan) 5.0 hours
B-629-2000*The Dead River Co. called to report that a customer, Stanley Howard, 110 Eastern Ave., Brewer, had lost about one quart of #2 from a pin hole in his AST. The oil landed on the concrete cellar floor and was recovered by the homeowner with kitty litter. No drains were involved and the hole was temporarily sealed with a Magna-patch. No action expected.
I-168-1998*A pickup truck operated by Aroostook Roads was following a dump truck & trailer hauling a dozer, when the pickup operator lost site of the other vehicle in the dust on the road.

The large dust cloud was from the dump truck braking for a bridge. When the pickup operator saw the slowing trailer he swung to the right to avoid the trailer and ended up upside town in the brook.

The pickup was a service vehicle that carried a 90 gal fuel tank. Tank leaked when pickup was remove from the brook.

The Aroostook Roads crews successfully contained a large amount of the oil in a dead water under the bridge and recovered that oil with sorbent pads.

Case Closed.
A-326-1996* 3,000 gallon spill of sodium hydroxide.  A pump seal failed, discharging 3,000 gallons into a sump.  The sump pump then pumped the NaOH directly into the waste treatment plant, via hard piping.
A-68-2001*Tom Saviello of International Paper called to report a spill. The call was on Tuesday 2/6/2001 for a spill that happened on Saturday 2/3/2001. A hydraulic line failed spilling 50 gallons of hydraulic oil into a moat. The oil was recovered. No oil went to ground or the process sewer. No site visit was made and no further action is needed.
B-387-2001*      On July 7, 2001 at 0845 we received a call from Ken Eaton of Eaton's boat yard in Castine reporting a twenty gallon spill of diesel fuel from the previous evening.  The owner of the private cruiser "Pole Star" was re-fueling the vessel at the dock and wasn't concentrating on his job and overfilled the vessel and spilled about twenty gallons of diesel fuel.  I talked to Petty Officer Mitchell of the Coast Guard who was on site investigating the spill and he said dock workers recovered between ten and fifteen gallons of fuel with sorbents.  Some of the oil stayed on the dock and some was trapped between the boat and the dock which aided in the oil's recovery.
      Mr. Eaton had lobsters stored nearby and someone  mistakenly pulled the crates from the water but through a slight oil sheen.  I informed Mr. Eaton about the third party damage claim procedure.  However, Mr. Eaton cooked a few of the lobsters and after he ate them he didn't believe they had any oily taste.
A-661-1998*The generator for the lift was being repaired. The valves for day tank were not set correctly. This allowed the day tank to overflow. The product ran across the ground and into a small drainage ditch. The owners initiated cleanup actions. Two weir dams were installed. Pads were placed. An anonymous caller reported the spill several days after it had happened. The owners had done a good job of initial response, but oil saturated soil was present all around the generator. This was dug up and taken to CWS.
B-211-2001*B-0211-01
West Seboeis

Wednesday April 18, 2001				0715

The state police dispatcher notified me and asked me to make contact with Glen Casper (800) 432-1606), of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad about a locomotive fire.

I phoned Mr. Casper.  According to him there was a fire onboard diesel engine 510 when it was Northbound and about 11 miles out of Millinocket, in West Seboeis.

When I arrived I could see the fire damage.  It was apparently an electrical fire that caused the fuel cap to burn off and burned the plastic fuel line on the tank.  The fire was so hot that it warped the rails where they parked the locomotive.  Much of the oil, even the spilled oil was involved in the fire.  An approximate 65 gallons of oil was spilled.  A diesel cut off trench was excavated at the base of the track bed.  Sorbent boom was placed in the trench to catch the diesel as it moved through the gravel bed.

Wednesday April 25, 2001				1444

John Beal (943-7327 Ext. 16), of the B & A Railroad phoned to report that the booms and 1 bag of sorbent pads had been removed from the site of the locomotive fire and diesel spill.  These materials will be disposed of through Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn.
A-135-1999*     DEP received a report that a minor fuel oil spill had occurred when a hose containing oil was disconnected.  According to the spiller, the spill was confined to pavement and was sorbed using pads.  The area is served by public water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-110-1996*Mr. Watson called to report that the outside oil tank (vertical 275) that supplies the house trailer that he shares with his mother had sprung a leak.  The Pelkey Oil Co. was at the scene and said he should call the DEP. The oil comapnay repair man said that 5-10 gallons of kerosene had been lost.  The repair man had put down sorbent pads and Mr. Watson said it was quite a ways to the well.

The next afternoon I went to the site and met with the Pelkey people but no one was home in the Watson trailer.  Mr. Pelkey gave me an updated estimate of oil lost which was now around 20 gallons.  Although this was in February we were having heavy rains and the kero had been widely washed about.  Luckily the well is about 60 feet uphill from the spill and the soil appears to be tight till.  The land under the tank sloped away from the trailer and to unmaintained land to the rear of the residence and didn't threaten neighboring wells.
I-124-2001*A hose breakage caused 400+ gallons of paint and paint cleaner waste to spill.  It was spread on a 4 ft. thick bed of bark prior to anticipated burning in the bark burning boiler.
B-313-1996*The kid mowing Ms. Wadleigh's lawn clipped the outside tank's feedline and started it leaking; the Fire Department estimated thirty gallons spilled.

Most of the oil went under the trailer, and because of the location, I decided that no clean-up was necessary.
A-235-1997* While on call over the fourth of July holiday, I witnessed a tank truck rollover. The tanker ripped the fifth wheel assembly off the tractor. The tractor stayed upright and the tanker came to a rest on its side. The company was from New Brunswick. They were transporting Ammonium Polyphosphate from Leeds to N.B.  None of the liquid material spilled from tanker. Because I was a witness the State Police asked me to stay until my statement could be taken. I suggested to the State Tropper on site that the tanker be offloaded onto another tanker before it was righted onto the highway.
 Many long hours later, Clean Harbors arrived on scene and started transferring the product. After this was completed the wrecker service, Brann's, righted the tanker and the situation was over. The tanker was stored nearby until another tractor from N.B. could arrive.
A-511-1998*This contamination was identified during the Governor's MTBE testing program.  The well of Cathy & Rick Lemar tested positive for MTBE (35 ppb).  Subsequent sampling revealed contamination of the Morris well across the street (2.4 ppb).  The home next to the Lemar's (Wood/Hefler) was <1.0 ppb.  Parties involved to date:  Cathy & Rick Lemar (268-2656-h; 783-5091-w); Rich & Sonya Morris (268-2606-h; 921-2126-w for Rich); and Greg Wood & Karen Hefler (268-2172).  (See QM requests for mailing addresses.)  Filters were installed at the Lemar residence by Water Treatment.  All three residences have been placed on quarterly monitoring.

The Wood/Hefler well has a Rainsoft water conditioning system to remove iron, manganese, and sand, and moderate the pH.

There is no obvious source of contamination.  The Lemar well is adjacent to their gravel driveway.  The Morris well is adjacent to the gravel road.  The Wood/Hefler well is behind their house.

This case is being referred to Tech Services for additional investigation.  No further action by Response Services.
B-581-1999*B-581-99
Ellsworth

Thursday September 16, 1999			0330

The state police dispatcher phoned to report that Fred Leigh (852-6617), of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to report a 20-gallon transformer oil spill on Water Street in Ellsworth.

I contacted Mr. Fred Leigh and told him that I was heading to the spill on Water Street.  He said he would turn around and meet me there.

I put down some sorbent pads to collect some of the oil from the sheen that was being washed down to a storm drain, during a heavy rain.  That storm drain was located under a dump truck.  I contacted the Ellsworth Fire Department to see if they knew whom to call to move the truck.  Soon the owner showed up and moved the truck.  With the help of the Ellsworth Fire Department, we opened up the iron grate and placed sorbent boom in the storm drain.  We also placed sorbent boom and pads around the storm drain.  Pads were laid down, on the pavement along the path of the rainwater.  Apparently some amount of oil had already made it down the storm drain and into the Union River.

During the next few mornings and evenings I changed pads and placed new ones as it continued to rain on and off for a few days.

Some of the sorbents were taken to the DEP temporary storage to await proper disposal.
A-174-1997*Bill Carver called to report that he was at Carl's Quick Stop with a leak sensor going off. He reported there was water in the sensor port on the tank but no odor of product. He also said that he needed to replace the sensor. I told him to leave the tank in service and replace the sensor. I also indicated that I wanted to be present when he serviced the tank. We made arrangements to meet on site on 7/31/97. He pumped and vaccumed out the sensor port. There was some very fine grained sand in the water that we pumped out. Also, the fitting at the top of the PVC riser had not been glued at the time of installation. Bill replaced the sensor and reset the system. He was going to inspect the system at least once as the dirt in the sensor port water is of some concern. No product was released. No further work is necessary unless there is a leak in the outer skin of the UST.
A-313-1997*Crowe Rope had a spill of butyl acetate while they were sorting materials which had been left by the previous owners.  They did not report the spill.  The lab techs were overcome by the fumes and transported.  The spill was cleaned up.  The debris was placed outside because of the odours.  Clean Harbors was scheduled to collect a pallet full of material and this was to go with it.  It was stored in a poor location near the employee's break area.  I arranged for it to be overpacked and secured inside.  Clean Harbors collected the material the next week.
A-241-1998*A sheen from a culvert was reported to the town.  The complainant believed that the sheen was originating from Lakeview Lumber.  I examined the Lakeview Lumber site and did not find any connection to the sheen.  The culvert was a primary drainage for the development on Parmenter Rd..  A snowmobile trail also crosses the drainage.  The sheen appears to originate from many sources in the area.
P-815-1999*Narrative attached.
B-531-2001*      On September 27, 2001 at 1145 we received a call from the Lagrange Fire Dept. reporting a diesel spill on route 6 near the Howland town line.  The fire fighters believed a tractor trailer truck had a leaking saddle tank when it climbed a hill then drove onto a turn-off where the leak stopped and/or repaired.
     I visited the site and found that diesel fuel had sprayed onto the extreme right side of the road for about one quarter mile up the hill into LaGrange from the Howland town line.  The truck then turned into a turn-off and the leak stopped.  I talked to Alden McLaughlin of the D.O.T. who spread sand on the spill.  No wells are in the area.
P-210-2001*In the beginning of February  maintenance was done on the 275 gallon AST at the 4 unit apt. in Biddeford.  After the filter leaked, spilling an unknown amount of oil.  On March 23 one of the tenents reported the spill.  I visited the site no sign of the spill remained.  The area is served by public water so I required no clean up.  I called the landlord and made him aware of his responsibility to report oil spills.
P-444-1997*On August 15, 1997 I responded to a call of a spill from a residential 275 gallon tank.  At the Bigelow residence on Loon Pond Road in Sabattus, a dog had broke the filter from the tank.  Residents were aware of the situation immediatly and caught most of the oil spilling from the tank.  When I arrived on site an oil technician had already repaired the filter.  Little oil actually spilled to the ground, we scraped up a small amount of saturated dirt (less the 1/2 yard).  The homeowner stated he would spread it on the driveway to allow the oil to evaporate.  No further action anticipated.
A-218-1999*See site assessment for additional details.  The contamination was limited and impracticable to remove.  No further action is anticipated.
P-778-2000*Jeff Eaton of North American Environmental Services reported that a 12000 gallon # 6 oil tank was discovered during an assessment of the former Knapp Shoe Building in Lewiston.  The building was to be renovated and the tank was of a size and location that it could not be removed from the basement of the building.  I allowed for the tank to be cut open, cleaned and left in place, with fill pipe removed.  The tank was not filled with inert material as there were still hope to cut it up and remove it if further renovations necessitated razing of all or part of the building.

________________________________________________
Jon L. Woodard - OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-476-1997*DEP was present for an Underground Storage Tank removal.  Minor contamination was noted, but left in place as it did not present a risk.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-237-1998*     DEP received an anonymous complaint alleging sloppy practices at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 5/5/98.  I observed very minor waste oil spillage believed associated with vehicle repairs at a two-bay garage on the property; given the non-sensitive nature of the property I did not recommend remediation but advised greater attention to collection/proper disposal of waste oil.  The facility owner (Levesque) was present and claims to take waste oil to a local repair shop for disposal.
     I referred other observed yard practices (piles of trash, tires, ash) to Solid Waste staff for possible attention.  I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
A-570-1998*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this business two months previously.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  It appeared that a small amount of heating oil was spilled to the concrete cellar floor via a hole in the tank.  The tank had been replaced; staining of the floor was still evident.  The floor is old and not impermeable, so some oil may have penetrated the concrete.  The area is served by public water.
     Odors were minimal, but I advised the property owner on cleaning the floor.  No remediation is required here as a result of this incident.
P-325-1998*Sebago Elementary's School water supply comes from a drilled well on the town's property.  The well is considered a public water supply and therefore is required to be periodically tested.  One sample taken earlier in the year tested positive for MTBE.  I investigated the area and took and resampled the well.  I found no source for contamination.  The sample I took from the well detected no MTBE.  No further action expected at this time.
A-736-1999*Ann Nadeau called to complain that their water was burning Maurice Cunningham's throat and stomach. The Cunningham/Nadeau residence has been on filters since 1994 due to deliberate waste oil contamination of their well. I consulted Andy Smith, State Toxicologist, about what could be causing Mr. Cunningham's throat and stomach irritation. Dr. Smith spoke with Mr. Cunningham, then recommended I test for substances that could at high levels cause irritation, such as arsenic and hydrogen sulfide, among others.

On 12/2/99, Alex Pugh and I went to the residence and took water samples for Test B (pH, arsenic, manganese, chloride, sodium, lead) and Test L (hydrogen sulfide). The pH at the time of sampling was 6.6. Test results were positive for coliform, and below the MCL for all other parameters tested except nitrate nitrogen. It appears the leach-field is contaminating their water supply. However, there was no indication of any substance that would cause the irritation Mr. Cunningham described.

Alex Pugh attempted to locate an additional source of water for Ms. Nadeau and Mr. Cunningham, but was unsuccessful (see attached letter). Because the contamination is nitrate nitrogen and coliform, there is no further action possible by DEP at this time.
B-352-2000*On 6/29/00, Jake took a call involving a battery acid spill in Winter Harbor and forwarded the information to me, while I was in Augusta at a Division meeting.  The call was initiated by Dan Basher, who lives at 152 Main Street in Winter Harbor.  The report indicated that a couple o 24V, lead/acid batteries had fallen off a truck and spilled acid on the road in front of Dan Basher's house.  He was concerned about his well, which was about forty feet from the spill.  The incident had occurred the previous evening and Dan had called a variety of public agencies including the fire department and the State Police.  The local fire department had recovered the broken batteries, but they did not offer a solution to the acid.  He decided on his own to call this office the following day.  When I contacted Dan he agreed to cover the spill area with sodium bicarbonate, because I would not be able to respond until the following day.

On 6/30/00 TM and I went to the site.  There was no evidence of acid left.  We checked the pavement and the sand on the shoulder and the pH was around 8.  Also, Dan indicated that there was no evidence of a reaction when he applied the sodium bicarbonate.  This means that the acid had already been neutralized.  Assuming that the spilled liquid was the product of sulfuric acid and sodium bicarbonate, the material at the site was a solution of sodium sulfate.  Also at the site was some unreacted sodium bicarbonate Just two days earlier NSGA in Winter Harbor reported a battery explosion that involved an acid spill.  They said that they had neutralized the acid that landed on the cement floor and that they proceeded to neutralize the remaining acid in the battery with sodium bicarbonate.
P-635-1998*On 12/28/98 I received a call from Ken Swan reporting that he had gasoline in his well.  He had his drinking water tested at HETL and the lab reported back a GRO concentration of 65 ppb, and <1 ppb of both MTBE and Benzene.  I made arrangements to resample the well on 12/30/98.

On 12/30/98 I visited the site to resample the well.  At that time, I investigated potential sources of the contamination.  There were no apparant sources.  The well is a drilled well of unknown depth.  I opened the cap on the well and was able to see the surface of the water approximately four feet from the top of the well casing.  I did not observe any petroleum odor in the well.

On 1/6/99 I received the results back for the GRO, MTBE and BTEX analysis.  The GRO number was 54 ppb.  The MTBE and BTEX compounds were not detected.  The MTBE and BTEX analysis were done using method 8260.  When I looked at the Quantifiaction Report for that analysis, I noticed that Sec-Butylbenzene and Napthalene were detected at 0.63 and 0.89 ppb respectively.  This anlaysis leads me to believe that we are seeing very old gasoline or possibly fuel oil.

At this time, the case has been referred to Brad Hahn of Technical Services for further investigation/action.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
B-752-1999*FOR REASONS KNOWN ONLY TO THEMSELVES, TAMMARO OIL POSTPONED REMOVING THEIR 10K DIESEL TANK BURIED AT THEIR BULK PLANT.  THAT OVERSIGHT WAS RECTIFIED ON 11/29/1999. VERY LITTLE CONTAMINATION, ATTRIBUTED TO OVERFILLS AND SLIGHT PIPING LEAKS.  NO HOLES WERE OBSERVED IN THE TANK.  SEE THE ATTACHED SITE ASSESSMENT FROM FESSENDEN GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL.
A-463-1996*Received a call from Dave Beaudin of International Paper about a lube oil spill from the #4 paper machine. A drain valve on an accumulation tank was accidently jarred open. About 20 gallons went to the process sewer and an estimated 5 gallons was picked up from the floor. See attached report for further details. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
B-546-1996*Driving from the Harmon Tire property onto the Dairy Queen lot, Danais' driver tore off the cabinet holding the pump and hose with which he delivered tetrachloroethylene to dry cleaners. An estimated 20 gallons of chemical was lost to the parking lot from the tank aboard the truck; the driver was able to shut off a valve before the entire load drained out.

The Ellsworth Fire Dept. responded and they notified me.  Being in Trenton already, I was able to arrive in a timely manner, suit up, and help F.D. personnel remove the remains of the pump cabinet and recover the chemical remaining in the hose and pump.  The sorbents used to recover the spilled material and residual that didn't spill will be disposed of as hazardous waste.
B-172-2000*On 3/28/00 Karen Knuuti passed on a concern expressed by John Smith, who is a selectman in Franklin.  John reported that there were many containers on the property of John Smith that might have fluids that might leak onto the ground and contaminate the large sand and gravel acquifer that supplies water for the town of Franklin.  In order to get an idea as to what the containers had in them (to see if we needed a full Haz-Mat response/investigation0 I called the Smith residence and talked to Mrs. Smith.  She said that as far as she knew the containers were empties that John had brought back from a car wash that he was affiliated with.  She welcomed me to come and check.  On 3/31/00 I stopped by the site on my way to other case related business and found that the containers were empty.


B-321-1999*     On June 15, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a leak of less than one gallon <2 ppm PCB transformer oil at the Marden's Warehouse on the Hildreth Rd. in Bangor.  A leaking bushing caused some oil to drip onto the concrete pad beneath the ground mounted transformer.  The leak was so small that only a stain was visible on the concrete.  The unit was taken out of service and replaced.
B-638-1999*      On October 8, 1999 at 1600 we received a call from Hubert Saunders of R.H. Foster reporting a one to two gallon gasoline spill from an above ground tank at Roof Systems Inc. at 332 Target Industrial Circle.  The product came out the dome cover vent and onto the tarred area beneath the tank.  The high level alarm on the 2,000 gallon tank didn't operate properly.  The deliveryman recovered the oil with sorbents.  The area is on town water.
B-441-1998*On July 7, 1998 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a one quart spill of transformer oil from a leaking transformer on the Colonels Road in Sebec.  Subsequent inspection of the transformer showed that it contained non-PCB mineral oil.  Workers excavated a 4' x 4' area of contaminated leaves, vegetation and soil.

Rec - file.
I-39-1998*20.99 gallons of diesel fuel with 5 yards of snow was recovered after a truck jack-knife.  70.99 gallons of diesel was pumped from jack-knifed truck before it was towed away.
B-200-2001*     On April 13, 2001 at 1345 we received a call from Steve Mallett of Mallett's Sawmill in Lee reporting a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The oil leaked from a blown hose on a forklift.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbent pads and wood shavings which they burned in their biomass burner.
P-556-1998*    On 11/9/98 Alan Morrison of DEP, BAQC, reported to me that he had observed a heating oil AST mixed in with the burned debris of this old store.  Concerned as to a possible oil spill related to the fire or building demolition I visited that afternoon and met with the owner.  I confirmed the AST's condition as described by Morrison though the owner stated the tank had not leaked and had only 1" of oily sludge.  The waste would be cleaned soon and he would insure that if there was any discharge he would promptly report.
     As of 2/22/99 I have not heard anything from the business, and the AST has been removed.  No further actions expected at this time.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-195-1998*On 9-28-98, Dead River Co. called to report they were replacing a basement tank at the residence of Evelyn Flannagan and noticed the tank to be corroded and wet on the outside. The portion of the basement where the tank was was a dirt floor. They were not sure how much had leaked and asked for someone to take a look. I inspected the tank and the soil beneath and found very little sign of oil. No action was seen as necessary.
P-511-1996*On 6/26/96 I received a call regarding the discharge of waste oil into a storm drain at the vacinity of 43 Summer St., Auburn.  The caller stated that he had observed someone dumping the oil from a "tray" such as used for capturing oil from an automobile oil change.  I visited the site several days later and observed that there was a thin film of oil on the water in the storm drain in question.  Heavy rains of the previous days had likely washed most of the oil through the sewer system, and less than 1 gallon remained.  As it was such a small amount in a "closed" sewer system I opted not to clean up the remaining amount.


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Jon Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-297-1999*A leak developed in a transformer. Part of the contents were lost. The transformer was not tagged. The transformer was changed and the area was cleaned up.
A-375-1999*Received a call from Mike White wanting to discuss a site in Rangeley. He reported that he had done a site assessment at a bulk plant for Kingfield Cash Fuel at Rangeley Depot. Mike wanted to report that there was some contamination present, but not enough to worry about. He said he would send me a copy of the site assessment as soon as he finished it. I received a copy of the report and reviewed it. The site is a large bulk plant built at the site of an engine yard from the old Rangeley Lakes and Sandy River Railroad. It has five above ground tanks with a total capacity of 470,000 gallons.

I arranged to meet Jim Meldrum, owner of Kingfield Cash Fuel at the bulk plant. We met and inspected the plant. The tanks were all large field constructed tanks. All had new hardware on the inspection hatches suggesting that the hatches had recently been opened. Mr. Meldrum confirmed that within the last 18 months, the tanks had been internally inspected. We discussed the results of Mike White's assessment. The two highest readings were in the area of the loading rack. Based on historical usage and the proximity of town water, I classified this site a Baseline-1 from the Decision Tree. None of the PID readings approached the action level requiring cleanup. Most importantly, the test pits in the vicinity of the above ground tanks were clean.

The only other action I asked Mr. Meldrum to do was to turn the abandoned, but not cleaned, underground storage tanks to the mandated angle of repose. That is according to Chapter 691 with the bung openings 45 degrees down to prevent rainwater from entering. When he completes this, no further action is needed on this site.
A-248-2001*   DEP received a report that ice/snow damage had caused an oil spill at this residential AST.  The area is residential and served by municipal water.  Due to heavy "spill" work-load no Response follow-up occurred.  The case was referred to Tech Services for possible resolution.
P-352-1999*Weeping power transformer - see attached CMP report.
A-217-1998*Gardiner Fire reported that two Turnpike employees were overcome by fumes from a penetrating oil (ZEP Super Penetrant) used by contract workers in a tunnel beneath the toll booths and requested assistance.  A&V Construction (Box 117, Jay, ME, 800/639-2250) was working for the Turnpike Authority under the supervision of HNTB Corporation (Clayton Hoak, 774-5155, 233 Oxford Street, Suite 30C, Portland, ME  04101).  The workers did not properly ventilate the tunnel as instructed by William Rackliff (Loss Prevention Specialist with the Turnpike Authority, 871-7771) and fumes rose up into two toll booths.  The Fire Department ventilated the tunnel and I checked oxygen and flammable levels. The women were released from Maine General in Augusta a short time later.  I notified OSHA (John Newton, 622-8417) of the incident.  No further action required.
A-633-2001*Auto Placement Center is a holding and marketing organization where wrecked vehicles are stored and marketed for salvage value on behalf of insurance carriers.  APC's transporter (truck) was parked on an incline in the yard with full fuel tanks.  An estimated 10 gallons spilled through the tank vent to ground.  APC cover the contaminated soils with plastic and later removed the contaminated soil.  The soils were stored on site on plastic and covered with tarps before be disposed of at Thibideau Paving in Prospect.  Sampling of the spill location with a PID (head space) found the contamination to have been removed.  Unfortunately, APC failed to notify DEP until 5 days after the incident.  APC is located over a portion of the secondary recharge aquifer for the town of Clinton Water District.  APC is located between the Gilford Transportation tracks and interstate 95 on the north side of Hinckley road.  The Clinton Water District has installed a monitoring well between APC and one of the supply wells.  The case has been referred to tech services for further evaluation and recommendations.
P-121-1997*On 3/3/97 I received a call from Mike Green of Portland Water District reporting a 55 gallon drum of waste oil had leaked its contents at their treatment plant.  Most of the spilled material was contained on the surface of the storage garage floor where drums was stored.  Approximately 25 gallons of the oil went into the sewer.  Some of that oil was recovered in a grease trap in the sewer system by vacuum truck.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-758-2001* KP enterprises was crushing cars at Coombs junkyard on the Legion Park Rd. in the town of Windsor. Mr. Cogswell, a neighbor, called me to let me know that a car crushing operation was occurring.

The site was refered for enforcement action due to the spillage of petroleum products and a clean up required.  At the time of the finalizing of this report, the responder has retired and no further information is avialable.


I-88-2000*On 8-18-00, Steve Williams of Me. DOT in Ashland called to report that a hydraulic hose on one of their trucks had broken and about 15 gallons of hydraulic fuel had spilled in the gravel driveway of County Trucking. I met with Mr. Williams and the store owner Mike Bartlett. We decided the best way to clean it was for DOT to scrape the gravel that was effected up from the driveway and replace it with clean material. They used sorbent cloths in the low areas that the oil had pooled in.
I-11-1998*On 1-18-98, this office received a fax from JM Huber indicating a spill inside their plant of Hydraulic Oil. A fitting had come apart on line. All was cleaned up by Huber.
A-148-1998*CMP called to report that an ice storm transformer spill had impacted the Nezinscot River in Turner, and scheduled soil removal for April 10.  I arranged to meet CMP at the site.  The spill occurred at the top of a riprapped area about 5 feet from the river.  The road shoulder was about a foot wide at this point.  I recommended that no soil removal take place because little staining was visible, and disturbance of the bank at this late date would cause more harm than good.

No further action required.
B-673-2000*B-673-00
Searsport

Saturday December 16, 2000			1647

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with
Mr. Ray Coster (671-8004), of Central Maine Power Company about a car accident that involved a transformer in Searsport.  According to Mr. Coster the transformer oil spill occurred when an automobile left the Mount Effram Road, in Searsport, and struck pole # 97.  About 10 Gallons of transformer oil leaked from the transformer onto the roadway and side of the road.  Central Maine Power Company will clean up the area. The roadway will be sanded or have speedi-dri applied to it.

The debris was disposed of by CMP.
P-530-1996*After making a gas delivery at Calais Garage in Alfred, the Mapes fuel truck was not properly secured.  Fifteen to twenty gallons of gas spilled from the truck on Route 202, just in front of Calais Garage.  Fire Department was on scene as well as a clean up crew from Mapes Oil.  Apparently all gasoline was contained to the asphalt roadway and cleaned up with sorbents.  No further action.
A-430-1996*     Approximately 275 gallons of "freeze conditioner" was spilled at this facility when a forklift punctured a storage vessel (see Boise incident report, attached).  Spilled material was reportedly sorbed into wood chips and burned as fuel.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-463-1997*8/15/97 14:45

Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction called to request a waiver to remove both a 4000 gallon gasoline and a 1000 gallon fuel tank at Roof Systems of Maine in the Target Industrial Park.  Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services and Wayne Giffard of C.S. Winchester were scheduled to be on site.

Investigation shown that the fill surrounding the gasoline tank was highly contaminated at PID levels in excess of 2500 ppm.  The tank itself however was in good condition without any evidence of holes.  The contamination was believed to be "overfill related".  Contamination levels significantly decreased in the native silty till outside the origianl excavation.  Approximately 300 yards of contamination was removed however and taken to Thibodeau Construction in Prospect for asphalt batching.  No further action is expected.  It may be noted that the 1000 gallon fuel tank was removed with very little evidence of leakage.
I-135-1996*On 11/12/96, I was contacted by John Lagerstrom, who reported  contaminated soil was found under his piping while doing a tank removal.

When I arrived all three tanks were removed and one end of the excavation was contaminated to bedrock, about 12 feet below grade.

I requested that standard sampling be conducted as per Ch 691. But due to no one owning property within a mile except for Lagerstrom farms, the only sampling conducted was the water sample from an adjacent drinking water well.

See site assessment report for more detailed information concerning the removal.
A-649-2000*The discharge was the result of a loose dome cover on a delivery truck that happened when the delivery truck backed into a ditch.  All recoverable oil was collected using sorbents, in addition to a small amount of soil being removed.

No further action required.
P-191-1998*11 May 1998, conducted site visit and observed a slight sheen on the ground water in the excavation. The dwelling is situated between the excavation and a surface water well. I checked a sump located in the basement and did not observe any petroleum presence visually or olfactory.

12 May 1998, on site with Ralph Barb, contactor removing the tank. We dewatered the excavation through a carbon filter and removed approximately 3-4 cubic yards of soil, down to a clay horizon of soil. Reluctant to break through the clay, I took a composite sample of the bottom of the excavation which resulted in a reading below the DEP detection limit.

The removed soil was taken to Barb's site to be spread. The area contains no water wells and is of a horizontal grade.

Matter referred to Tech. Services for review.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3Sep98)
A-61-1998*This contractor had a 100 gallon tank outside to fill the tank on a heater in the building.  The valve was found to be dripping.  Oil had run along ice and frozen ground for nearly 100'.  He arranged for Erik Wood to excavte all snow ice and oil contaminated with oil.

No further action is anticipated.
B-169-1997*On 4/18/97, 1700 hours Denise McComb of Lincoln Pulp & Paper Company, Inc. reported that they discovered that their green liquor storage tank had apparently developed a slow leak.  He indicated that they had taken the tank out of service and that they were going to retrieve as much as they could by pumping a sump that was located near the tank.  The area is underlain with clay and there is a good supply of surficial ground water.  The effluent from the sump was transferred to the process sewer.  The process sewer was monitored by taking pH readings.
P-373-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
B-681-1999*On the evening of 10/25/99 David Tretriggianni, who is a student at UMO, reported that he had a broken mercury thermometer.  He said that the mercury was completely contained by the case that had held the thermometer.  I recovered the product to our facility the following day.
A-496-2000*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred in this residential cellar as a result of a line leak.  It was not determined how long the slow leak had been ongoing before being noticed by the homeowner, who excavated soil himself before cotacting DEP.  Oil had dripped into the gravelly cellar floor; soil contaminated in excess of 200 PID units (headspace) was removed for disposal.  A soil venting scheme was installed to address residual contamination and to suppress vapors.
     The area is rural; a drilled well (reportedly 120' deep) serving the property is located approx. 50' from the spill location.  Depth to groundwater locally is relatively deep.  It is my intention to sample the well in the future to determine if it has been impacted by this event.
P-69-1996*Hydrolic line leak was discovered during the renovation of the building
I-190-1997*After giving proper notice, three tanks were removed at the Daigle Oil Co Bulk plant in Madawaska.

Contamination was encountered and was most likely a problem with fittings and the piping. The decision tree for the site sets the cleanup level at BL-2. About 1 yd of soil was above the BL-2 standard, that was landspread on the site.

For more detailed information see the Site Assessment Report from County Environmental.

Case Closed


P-831-1996*See P-629-96 also.
A-501-2000*     DEP received a report that a private vehicle was dripping gasoline to a gravel driveway via a rusted fuel/vent line.  The vehicle/property owner had placed a pan to collect fuel and had already excavated contaminated soil by the time DEP arrived on scene; PID readings indicated that recovery was total.  The vehicle was towed off-site for repair.
     The property is rural-residential with a drilled well located approx. 40' from the spill site.  Given the minor nature of the spill and the immediate and complete removal of impacted soils, I do not consider this well at risk.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-281-1997*On June 27, 1997 I was contacted by Mr. Gaylen Wardwell.  Mr. Wardwell had had his water tested by "Crystal Clear" a water filter company in Biddeford, and that it had tested positive for oil.  Mr. Wardwell suspected the neighbors behind him who maintained a construction business from his home.  I visited the site that afternoon and took a water sample from Mr. Wardwells well.  THe water had no odor nor any visible signs of oil in it.  I also walked through the neighborhood looking for and obvious source of groundwater contamination.  Mr. Wardwells oil tank was in good condition.  The neighbor with a construction business (Jewett Developer's) did have alot of old equipment laying around but I saw no spilled oil, this area was also quite a distance away from Mr. Wardwells well.  The laboratory results came back non-detect, therefore no further investigation will be done at this time.
A-30-1998*     DEP received a referral by way of the Governors' office that this property owner believed his well was contaminated with a petroleum product.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/23/98.  I observed no possible source of contamination; the owners' AST appeared sound, and the nearest neighbor is several hundred feet away.  There are no reported USTs or spills on the property.  I detected a faint petroleum odor in the tap water so I collected samples for DRO and GRO analysis; analysis indicated the presence of DRO at or below the accepted action level (25 ppb) so I resampled on 2/3/98.  This second analysis showed no detectible petroleum.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement at this property unless the water quality worsens or a contaminant source is located.
P-257-1996*STANDARD CLEAN-UP OF SMALL SPILL TO BASEMENT AND LAKE BY FIRE DEPT. DEP, AND CLEAN HARBORS CREWS. NO FURTHER RESP. DIV. ACTION ANTICIPATED. NO SENSITIVE RECEPTORS THREATENED.  RP GIVEN AST FUND APPLICATION. SEE ATTACHMENTS
P-375-2000*Three UST's were removed from the site of a former gas station.  The City of Portland conducted clean up prior to sale of parcel for developement.  The lot has been vacant for many years used as parking lot.

The excavation of 13.11 tons of soil was witnessed and the PID readings were satisfactory.  The building was to be a slab construction no basement, minimizing any additional exposures from untested soils.

The remedial activities were conducted by Hoffman Engineering Inc subcontracting A L Doggett for tank work and excavations.

Enclosed in the main file is the "UST Closure Assessment Report" by Hoffman for the city.

No further actions are required at this time.


A-410-1997* At 0030 hrs on 10-16-97, the Waterville Fire Dept. called the State Police to report an oil spill at 50 King St. They requested my assistance. Vandals had put a garden hose in the fill pipe of a basement tank and then turned on the water. This resulted in the release of about 40 gallons of # 2 oil out the vent pipe. The oil then leaked onto the ground, the driveway and then the street. The F.D. responded and contained the leak. I arrived at 0105 hrs. and assisted in the clean up. The building is vacant at this time and we are trying to locate the current owner. I will also make arrangements for soil removal and disposal.
 On 10-20-97 Gerald MacKenzie Inc. excavated about 8 yards of soil and transported it to Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock.
 The Fire Dept. was very helpful in locating the owner, Mrs. Wanda Ross of 3211 west river rd Sidney, ME. tel. # 547-4156.
 I tried several times to contact Mrs. Ross to update her on the situation. I asked her to repair the AST, located in the basement and to call her oil company for help in disposing of the water and oil that was in the tank. She never call me back and when I spoke with her later she told me that the technician she hired took care of the water in the tank. I then called Brain Boutin (547-3307) and left a message. He never returned my call.
B-415-1996*While working on a case involving Westgate Texaco earlier this year, it came to our attention that there were three large tanks in the ground at an abandoned NSI station.  The Texaco situation involved a direct conduit to the main sewer namely, the line from the facility to the main sewer.  However, the abandoned NSI station, which is adjacent to Westgate Texaco, had to be considered.  Although the original owner of NSI had disappeared, the North Phoenix Corporation (who apparently have something to do with the Westgate Mall Association) filed a notice of intent to remove the tanks at the abandoned facility.  On 8/5/96 and the morning of 8/6/96 I attended the removal.

There was some gasoline contamination that had resulted from surface spills.  This was indicated by the asphalt stains in the soil that was within a few feet of grade.  The NSI facility is basically in the Westgate Mall Parking lot, and this is surfaced with asphalt.  The soil from two feet down was predominately well consolidated clay.  There were no potentioal conduits-such as sewer service lines.  There was water in the hole, but it was water that had been stored in the tank cradles.  The actual groundwater level was probably somewhat below the bottom of the excavation, which was about 9 feet from grade.  There was no free product in the hole and there was no product saturated soil.  The decision tree clean up was B1.
B-205-2000*B-205-2000
04/13/2000 10:30

     Dave Tardiff of the Land Use Regulatory Commission in Millinocket called to report possible spillage of both waste oil and gasoline at the Morris Cody property on Route 171 in Reed Plantation.  A joint inspection of the property shown no evidence of spillage of any type.  Waste gasoline and oil was not even found to be stored on the site.  Only a few junk vehicles were evident however.  No further action was taken.
P-554-2001*A young lad ran out of gas while mowing a lawn.  In an attempt to save a trip to the gas station, he opted to siphon gasoline from a car into the can.  In the process he injested some, and dropped the can; spilling approximately 1.5 gallons which ended up in a storm drain.  The product was cleaned up by the Auburn Fire Department.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS III
Divison of Response Services
Bureau of Remediaton & Waste Management.
A-691-1998*A driver bumped the valve on the hose as he was hauling it up the driveway. A small amount sprayed out onto pavement and ice. The product was picked up with pads and the ice was chopped up.
P-562-1996*Both Charles Cushing and Sam Langanecker contacted the Department regarding soil being stored by their property, on Island Av, and were concerned that the soil contained oil, that could possibly contaminate their wells.  The soil (benthic sediment and large rocks) was being removed from the old Naval pier to establish new habitat for eel grass that was being reduced by the construction of the new pier, and being stored on the property of Covey Johnson know as the ball field.  Mr. Johnson was the contractor performing the excavation for the Maine, DOT and was storing the large rocks from the pier for later use on the island. John Dunlap and I ascertained from our observations that the sediment did not appear to be contaminated with oil.  We suggested that soil be stored in the original agreed upon area by the pier and that they remove the soil from the "ball field".  No further action required.
A-288-1997* Mr. Bob Williams, of the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, called the DEP for some help in determining if there had been any spills or releases at the former Jowett's Garage. His original information that he got indicated no contamination at a UST removal at a service station. However, it was the wrong service station. The Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife wanted to purchase the property for a public boat launch.
 Brad Hahn, Mark Holden and I went to the site and using the geoprobe, placed 12 borings into the ground. It was alleged, by the local people, that the site was badly contaminated. We did not find any evidence of gross soil contamination using a PID. We collected soil samples for lab analysis. No clean up was required given the results of the lab analysis.
 Please look at Table One of my report and also Brad Hahn's written report entitled "Subsurface investigation at the former Jowett Garage, Route 133, Wayne, ME."
A-28-2000*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  This site will be checked after the snow melts.
P-755-1997*24 November 1997, Philgate contacted regarding a drum disposed on her property at entered spill location. I recovered the drum.

This drum was disposed of under spill number P-709-97, along with other mystery drum recovered and disposed by Sheryl Bernard of the SMRO.

No material spilled, and the drum and its contents were overpacked to a more secure container, hence the "other product recovered" entry above.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-33-1999*On 1/14/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown reporting that they had overfilled an above ground storage tank at the Paris Farmer's Union in Oxford.  One to two gallons of fuel oil was spilled onto snow and ice.  The contaminated snow and ice was shoveled into bags by C. N. Brown and removed.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
A-244-1999* This complainant reported that somebody was burying waste in a hole near her property.  She was concerned for her well about 500' away.  I visited the site and observed a small amount of junk that had been pushed into a hole when some land had been cleared.  The total amount was probably less than 2 small barrels.  Some was very old.  There were 6 - 8 quart and gallon containers that had contained oil or solvents.  There was one battery.  There was a slight sheen on the water, but no free product.  I determined that while this material shouldn't have been disposed of here, it wasn't an ongoing problem and was very minor.  No remediation is needed.  I stopped at the home that appeared to be on the property in question, but there wasn't anybody home.  I also contacted Charlie Christian, the CEO.  No further action is anticipated.
B-606-1997*10/20/97 07:20

Casey Conner, Environmental Coordinator for Mount Desert Island Hospital, called through the 1-800 number to report an oil spill in the boiler room of the hospital.  Investigation shown that about 100 gallons of #5 fuel oil leaked from a drain that leads to the sewer system and eventually to the wastewater treatment plant located about 3/4 miles away.  At the treatment plant no free product was evident; only a light fuel odor.  The sewer manway immediately outside the hospital had only a small amount of product.  It is believed that much of the oil became emulsified with the hot detergent water from the hospitals laundry room.  As a precaution sorbent boom was installed at the treatment plant.  The remainder of the oil on the floor of the boiler room was cleaned up with sorbents and speedi dri and disposed of through Allwaste.
B-340-1996*On 6/29/96, 0820 hours Eric Kennedy of Champion International Corp. called to report that there was an oil sheen on the river in their log pond area.  This area has on several occasions collected sheens from sources that have never been traced.  He thought that it was a light product like heating oil. Also, he felt that it had been around for awhile, because it had collected dirt and had a brownish color, and that it was not getting bigger-an important consideration.  Eric said that they had been excavating one of the lines that went from the dock to the bulk plant. He offered this as a plausible explanation.  However, it was not definitely traceable to any source at the time of the report.
A-62-1999*An AST was overfilled and it leaked onto the floor through the gauge.  It was reported late to CN Brown who refused to take responsibility for it. I arranged for Clean Harbors to clean up. The Oil & Solid Fuel Board agreed that it was an overfill.
A-700-1998*This was noticed when a 55-gallon tank was upgraded with a new 275.  The metal stand under the old tank had sunk into leaves and soil.  There was a fuel smell in the leaves and the ground was dark and saturated.  Mrs. Gregory indicated that they had experienced problems maintaining prime in the second floor heater connected to the tank.

The leaves did have a slight fuel smell, but the soil was saturated with water not fuel.  The dark color was possibly due to rotting organic material.  The adjoining building sits on bedrock, but there were no odors in the building.  I determined that no remediation was warranted.
A-801-1999*The driver had finished the delivery, and the pump remained on while he reeled in the hose.  He released 2 gallons to the gravel drive and didn't notify the homeowner or his boss.  The homeowner observed the spill the following day and called Clark and Wallace to complain.  They sent somebody out and he spread some cleaning material over the stain.  Mrs. Baker called DEP to report the spill and her dissatisfaction with the cleanup.  I visited the site and observed a stain of about 9' by 9'.  This was on the drive and adjacent lawn.  The well was up-gradient of the spill.  Frozen ground prevented further investigation.  I called Clark and Wallace and required that they clean up the spill.  We returned to the site on January 5, 2000 with an excavator.  We removed about 3" to 4" and two PID samples were below 10 ppm.  This is well within stringent standards.  No further action is anticipated.
I-81-2000*On 8-8-00, Phillip Pelkey called this office to report that he could smell some kind of fuel in his water. I investigated and took a water sample. There were several possible sources. There had been two fuel oil and one gasoline tanks removed at the site over the last 10 years.
B-371-1997*7/16/97 0830

Judy Oelfke, new home owner on the Day Road in Brewer, called to report discovering a 275 gallon UST while replacing some old drainage.  Ms. Oelfke wanted to know how to deal with the situation.  She also stated that the tank could be removed during the installation of her new septic system.  John Faulkner of J.G. Faulkner called a short time later to report finding contamination during the removal of the tank.

Investigation shown that the old abandoned tank became corroded and eventually discharging oil to the ground and perimeter drain surrounding the house.  Approximately 30 yard of this contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Sawyer's in Hampden.  PID readings at the bottom of the excavation in native soils were about 5-10 ppm.  A water analysis for DRO was "non detect" for the well.

The very recent previous owner, David Sawyer of Eddington, admitted on the disclosure that he had a UST; never registering it with the Department.  Since Mr. Sawyer was believed to be in custody of the oil at the time of the discharge he was labeled as the "responsible party".
A-138-1996* Bernard Carey recently bought this property and found a small leak in the oil line attached to the AST. The tank was 1/2 full and the remaining oil will be transferred to another tank. I authorized the disposal of 1 yd. of soil into the dumpster.
 I checked on this situation at a later date (4-16), while in the area on another case. The soil had been removed and no other cleanup was needed.
B-787-1999*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that about one gallon of non-PCB mineral oil was spilled to the ground when a person cut down a tree which landed on the wires pulling the secondary lead out and causing a leak. The contaminated gravel and vegetation was recovered and disposed of at Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
P-171-1996*I received a citizen complaint regarding four 5 gallon pails of driveway sealer which had been abandoned in the ditch on a private road off Stuart Lane in Hollis.  I removed the pails, noting that only a small amount of sealer had leaked to the ground.  Seacoast Ocean Services was retained to dispose of the approximately 20 gallons of material.  No detrimental impact to the environment is expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard,  OHMS 1
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
Division of Response Services
B-395-2000*B-395-2000
07/25/2000 10:10

     Chad McPherson, Environmental Scientist for S.W. Cole Inc., called to report the removal of two abandoned (2000 gallon) gasoline tanks at the former Machias Ford property on Main Street in the center of Machias.  It was stated that the property was now owned by Machias Savings bank and was under the Voluntary Response Action Plan managed by Nick Hodgkins in Augusta.  Varying amounts of contamination ranging anywhere from 100 - 10,000 ppm were discovered around the tanks.  No free product was observed however.  This contamination was also found downslope from the tank excavation.  Several test pits were dug to determine it's extent.  The contamination appeared to be in a thin one foot layer at about 6 feet below the surface.  It was determined that an incredible amount of clean fill would have to be removed to access it.  The site was determined to be about a Baseline 2 site.  A final decision as to a clean up standard will be left to the VRAP program.  It may be noted that high levels of lead, chromium, arsenic, and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons were also discovered on the property.  As of December 2000 a clean up is still pending.  S.W. Cole addresses the findings in an extensive report.
A-301-1999*The tanks were removed at the former Upton General Store. They had not been used since 1987. Mike White reported PID readings in excess of 2000 ppm. A large volume of contaminated soil was reported. Because of the distance to the nearest off site disposal, the soil was treated on site. A large soil bio pile was constructed. About 600 yards of soil was removed. Many rocks were encountered, removed on a screener and placed back in the tank hole. The screener was also used to incorporate manure into the soil mixture as the pile was being constructed. Ventilation for the biopile was provided by wind driven turbines. See attached pictures. A number of monitoring wells were placed in the pile to allow it to be characterized as it works.
B-649-2001*     Some time before 11/19/01 Tom Roncoe of McKusick Petroleum told me that MDEP Bulk Plant Inspectors had advised him to remove some contaminated soil from their Milo Bulk Plant. (This plant is registered under the name, " Harmon Exxon Bulk Storage".)  He indicated that he would need a virgin letter to complete this task.  It turned out that 11/19/01 was a mutually acceptable day.  I observed the removal of twelve cubic yards of minimally contaminated soil.  One of the excavations went down a foot and the other was eight inches deep.  Both excavations were absolutely clean at their bottoms.  The soil was transported and treated by Bridges Construction.
B-605-1997*10/19/97 19:05

Annalies Hafford of the newly named Fort James Paper Company in Old Town called to report a minor incident involving the spillage of gasoline.  It was stated that their small motor boat used to inspect their dam developed a leak and sank.  Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was subsequently released to the Penobscot River.  None of which was recoverable.  The boat has since been removed.
A-369-1999*A back hoe flipped. A small amount of engine oil was released to pavement. None entered the water. It was cleaned up using pads.
P-366-1998*21 June 1998, responded to spill location. I was advised that the home owner accidently broke off the copper feed line to the 275 gallon AST moving furniture.  Downeast Energy Oil Co., and local fire department official deployed sorbent pads.  I met with sewer department officials who advised that no impact to the system could be detected.

The spill was contained to the basement. A protective coating on the floor prevented oil from penetrating the concrete. A home owner menber and myself simply wiped up the remaining oil and previously deployed pads, before washing the floor down with soap and water.

No further response action anticipated.  Downeast Energey resupplied Yarmouth FD with pads used at no charge to any party.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (08/04/98)
B-691-2000*     On December 27, 2000 at 1345 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a spill of eight gallons of <1ppm PCB mineral oil from a transformer on Fire Road 28 A in Surry.  The line services seasonal camps and was likely knocked down during the storm of December 18.  A line crew checking fire roads found that a tree had brought down the line and transformer and knocked off the transformer's cover.  Workers recovered some oil in debris and crusty snow but the rain had diluted and dissipated the oil.  Fortunately, no state waters were threatened.




B-711-1999*B-711-99
Bangor

Thursday November 4, 1999			1500

Jon Cullen of the Maine DEP was previously involved with inspecting a property on Outer Union Street because a perspective buyer had some concern about it being on or near a wetland.  Jon had previously reported to me that he found a transformer sitting on the ground on this property.  I made arrangements with Jon to go to the property and see the transformer.

The transformer that Jon showed me was in good condition and was not leaking.  It was a Westinghouse 25 KVA transformer, serial number 57 622789.  I called the property owner and asked if he was going to use the transformer he said no that it comes to the buyer of the property.  I asked him if Bangor Hydro would take the transformer would that be okay with him.  The transformer's removal would make the property more marketable.

Ed Colburn agreed and soon I contacted Mr. Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro Electric.  We made arrangements to go and see the transformer.

On Friday, Fred and I viewed the transformer.  It was my understanding (after speaking with the property owner) that Ed Colburn  acquired it, for his own use, from a building that closed on the Dow Air Force Base, a number of years ago.

This 1957 vintage transformer was later recovered by Bangor Hydro.  It was taken to Graham Station for testing and storage to determine if it was of any value.
I-90-1999*On 6-7-99, this office received a fax from JM Huber describing a spill of 100 gallons of hydraulic oil in their slasher room. A hose had burst due to fatigue. Most was cleaned up with saw dust which was burned in the boiler.
P-827-1999*   At Mr. Dickenson's request I met him onsite in Biddeford on 12/1/99.  The UST is located in a tight alleyway behind the bank building at the corner of Main St. and Washington.  I granted the abandonment in place, advising to follow Chapter 691, Appendix K.  No removal assessment was required.  The area is dense urban commercial and on public water & sewer.  DEP records indicate that as of 5/00 the facility was still "planned for removal".  I am not aware of any complaints to sensitive receptors in this area.
    The non-conforming UST facility was registered and planned to be abandoned after its 10/1/87 removal deadline and I understand is not eligible for the GW Clean-Up Ins. Fund.  See DEP UST Reg file #20248, any attachments, and any report of Dickenson & Assoc. for further information.  Further actions possible should problems be uncovered during the abandonment.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-272-1996*On 5/8/96 I received a call from John Ferland reporting a spill from their vessel the Casco Bay Responder.  The spill occurred when some fuel piping leaked into the bilge and was pumped overboard.  Most of the spill dispersed without clean up.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-366-2000*  A lighting strike top blew off transformer spraying oil onto a large area of brush.  CMP crews removed all signs of oily brush and replaced the transformer.  No site visit made by DEP.
A-3-1999*Apparently the tank gauge was frozen and the tank was overfilled.  The fuel was caught in snow in the containment berm.  Initially staff tried to shovel the contaminated snow into drums and to pump free product from the area.  After the extent of the contamination was learned, Clean Harbors was called to remove the contaminated snow.

I visited the site in the spring to see if additional work was needed.  Oil staining was observed in sand bedding around three of the four ASTs.  Staining was also observed in a low portion of the bermed area.  The owner indicated that some spring rain had been observed in the berm, but no sheen was on the water.  The outlet to the berm was closed and very little water was present at the time of my visit.  No sheen was on the water I observed.  There were three 20,000-gallon tanks and one 10,000-gallon tank.  These had been purchased used in the late 80's.   Mr. Berry says he had a SPCC plan done just within the last 2 years by St. Germain & Associates.

Excavation around the tanks wasn't possible without removing them.  After talking with Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services we decided that it would be best to get a firm idea of the extent of contamination before determining if soil removal would be needed.  Elliott Thomas of Yarmouth Environmental did an investigation with both a track mounted geoprobe and hand geoprobe.   We determined that contamination was limited to the top 4' in the sand around the tanks and top 2' in the low part of the berm.  No soil removal was required.  I requested that Mr. Berry rototill the areas to encourage natural attenuation.

No further action is anticipated.

A-397-1999*No site visit.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-220-2000*     On April 24, 2000 at 0900 we received a call from James Slowe, the Vanceboro code enforcement officer, reporting a small diesel spill on Water St.  A pick-up truck had overturned into a wet brushy area and had leaked a gallon or so of diesel fuel.  Mr. Slowe said there was a small, 4' X 5' area of yellow emulsified product.  In the next thirty minutes two more people reported the spill as a "big mess" and oil all over the place.
     I drove to the site and found that Mr. Slowe's description was accurate.  I picked up a small amount of emulsified oil with a half dozen pads.
B-468-2001*Curtis Barnes, driving for Rocky Beach Farms, apparently had never been to Winterport before, and therefore, not surprisingly, blew right by the entrance to Maine Terminals on Steamboat Ave.

Fire Chief Stan Bowen theorizes that when Barnes turned around, he scraped something hard with his saddle tank, opening a small hole.   Although Barnes got out and plugged the leak immediatly, by the time he got back to the terminal it was leaking again.  As the truck came to a halt the plug failed, losing an estimated 20 gallons of diesel.

The Fire Dept. responded, and Dysart's was summoned to fix the leaking tank.  When Dysart's found out that the tank was leaking fuel they dispatched their spill truck to deal with the spilled oil.

Examining the area the next day, I could see no sign of fuel spillage in the yard, although there was some sign of oil still on Main St.  Dysart's and the Fire Dept. did an excellent job of cleaning up the lost fuel.
B-121-2001*A question on the oil burnerman's exam should be " What should you do if you notice a 40 lb icicle hanging off your outside oil tank, directly over the nipple and filter?"

Aspiring burnerman Robert Hartford knows the answer, now.  Rather than remove the icicle, Hartford allowed it to stay on the tank til it fell off, breaking  the tank nipple, and allowing  an estimated 100 gallons of #1 fuel to leak out under his mobile home.

On 3/22, ace engineer John Selleck and I installed a poly barrier and radon fan under the Hartford's trailer to prevent the oil fumes from entering the dwelling.

On May 7 &8, after the snow had melted, Clean Harbors personnel and I jacked up the trailer and removed the contaminated gravel pad with a vacuum truck. Some contaminated soil outside was also removed.

On 5/14 the excavation was backfilled.
A-595-1998* Ms. Laura MaCloud called this office to report that a 55 gallon drum of oil had leaked at the home where she rented. This drum was located outside, next to the garage. It appears to me that water had entered the drum and forced oil out of the bung. A small amount of oil had spilled onto the ground. In addition, there were two 5 gallon pails of oil/waste oil inside the garage.
 The property is located on the Appleton Ridge Rd. 0.4 miles north of Pitman's Corner. It is owned by Henry Villard, who lives on the island of St. Thomas.
 Bart Newhouse and I placed this 55 gallon drum into a 85 gallon overpack. The drum was then brought back to the DEP and will be disposed of properly.
 Seacoast Ocean Services will be the contractor involved. The DEP will seek reimbursement from the land owner.
A-302-1996*Abandon in place request denied.  No further action anticipated.
B-221-1999*Motoring happily along on the afternoon of May 6, I heard the barracks ask a Trooper to contact a woman in Plymouth who'd said that a truck had gone by towing a trailer, and the trailer was leaking a lot of oil.  I called the Barracks, got the name and number of the woman, caller her for directions and went to Rt. 69 in Plymouth. (Map)

There I encountered Anders Crosby, an independent logger, the Troopers and the Plymouth Fire Dept.  Crosby had been towing a 100 gallon tank , full of off-road diesel, when the frame of the trailer poked through the tank, causing it to start leaking.  As he drove, a stripe of oil was laid down on the road; eventually,  it was noticed, but the tank was empty before Crosby could make any attempt to catch the diesel or plug the hole.

The Fire Dept. had lain down sorbents, and had the road sanded to curtail the traffic hazard.  I explained to Crosby that the spilled diesel had to be cleaned up, and detailed his disposal options.  He called me later that evening, saying he'd hired a contractor for the next day.

In all, an estimated 21 yards of oil contaminated soil was removed to Brooks and spread and fertilized on farmland belonging to Anders' father, Frank.
B-710-1997*Mr. Saunders called to report that while doing an after the fact site assessment he had found evidence of oil contamination in the soil.  There were three waste oil tanks and he had found PID numbers in the 200-300 ppm range.  While this charts out as an intermediate site I also learned that the native soil below the gravel fill is a tight clay. Since the levels were small and there was no chance of contaminating distant wells I did not require any further action.  For further details please see site assessment.
A-609-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred via filter leakage at this residential AST.  The leak was repaired; no remediation was warranted as the neighborhood is served by municipal water and the spill caused no vapor problems within the residence.
B-355-2001*See Attached.
B-59-1997*2/3/97 1615

I received a phone call from a Mr. Willie Watson (942-5501), of Webber Oil.  Mr. Watson phoned to report a small leak in one of the two manifolded basement AST's.  The small spill occurred as a result of corrosion.  The tank was replaced and the small spill on the concrete floor was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Webber Oil disposed of the few sorbent pads.
B-338-1998*Please see attached narrative.
A-332-2000*Received a call from Maine Yankee that there had been a spill of hydraulic oil at the site.  While preparing to load one of the steam generators onto a barge, a hydraulic line broke spraying oil into the water and onto land.  Maine Yankee personnel deployed sorbent boom and contained the oil in the water.  Maine Yankee cleaned what oil they could on the water.  They eventually excavated soil contaminated with the hydraulic oil and sent it to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this spill.  No site visit was made.
B-577-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-208-2001*   On the morning of Fri. 3/23/01 I responded to an estimated 100+ gal. discharge of K1 oil from the outside 275 gal. AST at this rural dense-residential area next to Sebego Lake's east shore (see map).  The home is owned by Mr. McNulty and is leased to Ms. Joan Seavey.  Receptors threatened include nearby drinking water wells, the basement and the lake.  Onsite I noted the fuel line broken off the outside tank due to load of settling snow.  The snow was stained and most all oil had soaked into the soil.  About 6" of oil collected atop gw in an old, unused concrete, 4'x4' well in the garage.  Oil was also inside the basement sump and on the basement floor.  Mr. McNulty wished DEP management of the required clean-up and he would apply to the AST Ins Fund.  The active drilled well will be put on QM.  Without regular dewatering the basement floods with the problem of oil in the basement or being pumped outside by the sump pump.
   As an emergency response action called for under Maine statute, DEP hired Clean Harbors (CHI) to remove free product from the garage well/sump and the basement.  Gw was present about 4' bg at the time.  Oil contaminated soil from under the tank area was removed by CHI under guidance of Acadia Env. on 3/24/01.  ServPro was hired to clean and deoderize the living area of oil oders.  DEP Engineer Don White eventually assumed project management and responded to vapor problems in the living spaces and continued oil in the sump.  Acadia and CHI had returned to de-water the garage sump on several occasions, and for other Tech Svcs. authorized work.
   See the attached notes, report of Acadia Env., and notes of DEP Tech Services for further details.  Further DEP actions are possible pending sensitive receptors being effected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-714-1997*While filling a delivery truck, the nozzle inadvertently dislodged itself discharging kerosene onto the ground and over the truck. When I arrived, most of the discharged fuel had been cleaned-up.  There was only a small amount, in snow, that still had to be removed.

No further action required.
A-539-1998*DEP became involved at this property while investigating a contaminated well at an adjacent property (Demuth, A-494-98).  Oil odors were evident in soil at a cellar drain outfall.  According to the homeowner (Worthley) a valve at the AST located in the dirt-floored cellar had "let go" in January; an undetermined amount of fuel was lost.  The company that repaired the leak  (Butler, Maxcy, & Heath) confirmed that they replaced a leaky copper fuel line early in 1998.  No report was made to DEP at that time.  While contamination of soils in the cellar and at the drain outfall  has been greatly reduced due to repeated flooding since January, I authorized the excavation of several tons of soil.
     Tech Services geologist Alex Pugh has been involved at this and the Demuth case.  It is probable that oil from this spill event is responsible for the Demuth well contamination.  The Worthley well (drilled) has shown no signs of contamination.  I anticipate no further Response involvement here.
P-805-1999*Received a call from the York County Emergency Management Agency regarding a fire at Bear Creek Canoe, Inc., Limerick, ME, involving hazardous chemicals, the major concern being acetone and styrene.

By the time I arrived, the fire had been extinguished and not much was left.  The chemicals of concern had been consumed in the fire, although there might have been some in the run-off.  I observed nothing of immediate concern, although there was a great deal of charred waste.  I informed the Department's Solid Waste Division of the situation.  No further response action anticipated.
P-241-1999*13 April 1999, responded to facility location and observed a 275 gallon AST located along the side of the building.  In this area the ground was oil stained.  The Department conducted a clean up that consisted of the removal of oil impacted soil.  I observed corrosion at the bottom of the tank.  Webber Energy Fuels, Auburn, removed and disposed of the tank and installed a new supply tank and pipping.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 4Aug99.
A-531-1999*DEP received a report that oil odors and an oily sheen were evident at a small (1/2 acre) pond in South Thomaston.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The complainant (Oliveri) claimed to have first noticed the odors about three weeks previously; he notified the local fire department at that time, but they found no source.  A heavy sheen was visible on the pond at the time of my visit; an underflow dam at the pond outlet prevented oil from flowing out to the Weskeag River.  The sheen was not recoverable.
     The source was traced to a small line-leak (copper) near the AST in Mr. Oliveri's cellar.  This leak was situated directly over a cellar floor-drain that out-falls at the pond (40' away).  No contaminated soil was observed.  The cellar floor is unpaved and consists of a dense clay; Mr. Oliveri reports this clay is continuous across his property.  The Oliveri well (drilled, 125' deep) is located about 80' from the spill site and is reportedly a true artesian (flowing) well.  Several other homes with individual wells are located within 1000' of the Oliveri property; all are topographically up-gradient.
     Once the source was eliminated all product trapped on the pond effectively evaporated  over the next several days.  I believe it is unlikely that any groundwater resources will be impacted as a result of this event, but cannot rule out this possibility.  DEP Technical Services (Pugh) has been made aware of this incident on an informal basis.
I-249-1998*I WAS CALLED IN TO ASSIST IN AN ONGOING SPILL CLEANUP.  NO TEST WAS TAKEN, TAGGED LESS THAN 5 PPM BY MANUFACTURER.  A SPILL OF 2.3 GALLONS OF MINERAL INSULATING OIL OCCURRED WHEN A VEHICLE STRUCK A GUY CABLE AND SHOOK LOOSE THE TRANSFORMER FROM MOUNTING BRACKETS.
A-23-1997*an anonymous caller reported that Pineland Boot was dumping dyes and waste behind thier facility.  I investigated and found nothing.
A-54-1996*see attached
B-740-1997*After the cleanup at the Lewis Holman residence in September, the tribal government became more attuned to the potential liability they had in potential oil spills.

Trevor White at the Tribal Govt. Environmental office informed me of 5 underground tanks, recently rediscovered.
Two of the tanks were at Peter Dana Point, with the remaining three at "The Strip".

On 11/18/97, the two tanks at Peter Dana Point were removed; little contamination was noted, and that little amount was excavated and spread to weather at the Indian Twp. stump dump.

The remaining three tanks will be removed in the spring of '98. Charles Murray (427-3306) is handling the paperwork aspect, and Billy Lawless (454-3839) is ccordinating the digging.

The remaining three tanks were removed on 4/29 &30/98.  No holes, no contamination.

Multiple registration Numbers: 11274, 11275, 11276, 11277, 11278.
P-38-2000*On 01/16/2000 I received a call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting that there had been a spill of 3-4 gallons of gasoline at the North Berwick Cumberland Farms when someone had overfilled their tank.  The Fire Department stated that they and the station had used sorbents and cleaned it all up.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 3, 2000
A-670-2000*The U.S. Coast Guard called asking if we could checkout the vessel Kennebeck or Stillwater (they were unsure of the actual name), because there was a report that the vessel had been abandoned and was possibly leaking fluids.  I responded to the complaint and found nothing of concern.  The vessel looked as if it were in good shape, tied-up to a couple of pilings.  There was mention that the individual that owned the landing wanted the vessel removed, which might account for the report that the vessel was a problem.

I later spoke with the Damariscotta Harbor Master, Paul Bryant (563-3398), who stated that the last known owner of the vessel was Randy Dunnigan of Alna, and that the Camden National Bank (563-8222)  held the loan on the vessel.  He also stated that the vessel had been in the present location for some time, but had disappeared for a while and returned with a new paint job.  He was unsure what the vessel contained, or for that matter, if there were any problems with it, just that Mr. Dunnigan had financal problems, and that the bank did not what to assume responsibility for the vessel.

The vessel was removed at a later date.  No further action required for Response.
A-597-1996*A corrosion leak occurred. The landlord was uncooperative. The spill was cleaned up by the oil company.
A-306-2000*     DEP received a report that gasoline was spilled from a delivery tanker while off-loading at a general store.  Contaminated soil was excavated and removed off-site.  Remediation was thorough and I anticipate no complications as a result of this incident.
A-283-1998*A seal on a fuel oil strainer blew causing a spill in the boiler plant.  The material was contained in the building.  Sorbent material was used to collect the spilled oil.  No site visit made.

DEP learned of the spill via the National Response Center.  I called Bill Kulas at Togus to remind him of State reporting requirements.

No further action required.
P-817-2001*A concerned citizen called to report that she had seen a drum floating in Casco Bay as she was taking the ferry home.  She called the Coast Guard and they called us.  I was busy with other cases so I hired Fleet Environmental Services to go out and look for it.  They were unsuccessful in finding the drum.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 30, 2001
B-753-1998*Mr. Speed was one of a 1000 Maine residents whose wells were sampled at random in a state wide search for MTBE contamination. The initial sampling was done by Me. Dept. of Human Services and any "hits" referred to this office for investigation. I went to the Speed residence which is located in a very rural area of rural Bradford, .8 mile west of Rt. 221 on the Upper Charleston Road. Neither Mr. Speed or myself were aware of any underground gas tanks near his home. However the drive way is gravel and the well is located between it and the road which is only 50' away. I also noticed that he had cut up a pile of firewood within 20' of the well. The lawn area around the well is quite sparse and gives me the impression that the top soil is very gravelly. After making this site inspection I'm quite sure that "if" the reported 2.7 ppb is correct it is a case of minor self contamination. I explained this to Mr. Speed who indicated he understood my reasoning and was comfortable with closing the investigation. Due to the lack of a point of contamination and the low reported contamination level I believe no further action is warranted.
B-602-1999*B-602-99
Mount Desert (Somesville)

Wednesday September 28, 1999			0930

I received a phone call from Mr. David Lamond (244-4027).  Mr. Lamond was calling to express concern over an underground tank found in the woods on the property of the Maynell Somes Wildlife Sanctuary in Somesville.

I explained that I could come out in the afternoon and look at the tank location and that we would both have a better idea of what needed to be done.

When I arrived, Mr. Lamond and I walked into the woods not far from Somes Pond he showed me a small pool of water surrounded by trees.  Under the water was rusty metal in the shape of a tank.  Part of the tank was opened from years of corrosion.  There was no road or way to get machinery into the area to remove the tank.  The tank no longer is an environmental problem.  There is no gasoline or oil or sheen in the clear water of the pool.  There are water insects and a few frogs in this pool of nearly 10 feet in diameter.  To get equipment into the area you would have to cut a path through the tree growth of this wildlife sanctuary.  No further action is necessary, as there is no further adverse impact to the environment form this very old submerged tank.
B-286-1999*     On Thursday, June 3,1999 at 1515 I received a message from Mary James of the Augusta office forwarding a complaint of gasoline dumping at the Scraggly Lake campsite in T7 R8.  The complainant, Roger Simmons of Swanville, said he saw a individual dump a quart of gasoline/oil mixture from an outboard motor tank on the ground.  Mr. Simmons said the individual's vehicle had Massachusetts license plates.  Unfortunately, any clean up or  enforcement at this late date is impractical and/or impossible.
P-24-1998*16 January 1998, Eufemia and I responded to spill location. Eufemia got lost on Route 24 and never actually made it to the spill location.

Upon arrival I observed an overturned dump truck owned by the subject. I proceeded to seal a lube oil leak associated with the trucks rear differential. Numerous drips made it to the ground and were absorbed by the snow. I picked up this very limited amount of oil with a sorbent pad or two. I inspected the vehicle, with the assistance of the Harpswell Fire Department, and did not observe a diesel fuel leak or any additional fluid leaks from this vehicle.

The person reporting the spill wished to remain anonymous.

A limited amount of sorbent pads were used.  Reimbursement for the pads is not warranted.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3Mar98).
P-309-1993*
	Investigation of former retail motor fuels UST facility.  See attachments for further details.  Abandonment prior to requirement for CMR 691 UST closure assessment.
A-117-1999*A tree fell on the transformer damaging the secondary bushing.  About 1 cup of transformer oil spilled.  The soil at the base of the pole was removed.  The oil contained 250 ppm PCB.

No site visit made.  Referred to Enforcement due to late reporting.  No further action required by Response Services.
I-33-1997*On 4-5-97, a reresentat5ve 6f Dead River Company called to report there had been a spill at a residence in Monticello owned by Mary Pickel. Carl Allen responded that evening and made an initial assessment. He hired Dickison/London contractors to perform the required work. I met with them the following day at the house. We installed a radon fan to vent the house and installed a sump pump connected to a separator to pump all oil and water from the basement. Apparently the snow and ice that had built up around the tank had shifted and broke the fuel line at the tank. The oil followed the groundwater inside the basement as their sump pump was draining water from around the foundation. The house was OK for them to reenter on 4-7-97. The fan will continue to run and pumps will continue for several weeks. Two well, one owned by the Pickels and one next door(Flewelling) were sampled and placed on Q.M. because of their proximety to the discharge of the sump pump originally in the basement.
P-95-1997*SEE ATTACHED
P-550-1999*On August 6, 1999 The Auburn Fire Dept. reported a spill of waste oil that occurred at Rowe Ford on Center Street in Auburn.  They stated that the oil was all contained with pads and speedy dry.  The spill occurred when Denise Richards had to make a sudden stop on Center Street, the drum of oil she was carrying in the back of her pick up tipped over.  Denise pulled into the parking lot of Rowe Ford.  Over half the oil spilled from the drum before it could be righted again.  The oil all spilled to the bed of the pick up and the asphalt parking lot.  I learned from Denise that the oil had come from Molded Fiber Technologies in Saco.  Matt Noell of Molded Fiber explained to me that the oil is hydraulic oil that had become too thin for the machines at the factory.  The  Richards use the oil for their tractor and were bringing it to their home.  Matt agreed to dispose of the clean up debris with his haz. material from the factory via Fleet Environmental.   No further action.
P-457-1999*On July 1, 1999 UPS personnel dropped a bottle of phosphoric acid that was being shipped.  Approximately one cup of the acid spilled onto the conveyor belt and one employee was splashed by the acid.  UPS personnel cleaned up the free liquid on the conveyor belt with speedy dry and soap and water.  Spill debris was packed into an overback that was included with an emergency spill kit.  UPS will call a haz. waste company to dispose of the spilled debris.  The Poison Control center was called for proper treatment of the exposed employee.  No further action.
B-97-1998*On 10/1/97 a mercury pick up request was passed on to this office along with several others. This particular request was delegated to me.  On 2/17/98 I contacted Fred Savoy and made arrangements to pick up the tan ML of liquid, elemental mercury.  Fred said that the mercury had been around their house for about 55 years.  He thought that it had been scraped off the back side of a mirror.  They had used it as children to make shiny pennies.
B-47-1997*1/27/97 @ 1227

Mr. Clyde (Butch) Furrough phoned to report that there had been a small line leak in the heating oil return line at Maine Mack Truck, on Coldbrook Road in Hampden.  This installation has double walled piping and the product was contained in the interstitial space of the outer piping and drained back into the piping containment sump.  The sump was pumped out by the heating contractor according to Mr. Furrough.  A new fuel return line was installed and placed in service.  This heating oil tank is believed to have been installed in the time period from 1986 to 1988.
B-652-1997*Mr. Furrough called to report contaminated soil found while relocating piping at the E. Millinocket Exxon.  This was in an area not presently occupied by piping or tanks so we don't know how the contamination got there.  The site is baseline 1, and at the level contaminated,the soil, did not need removal.  However, since the new piping could not use the native soil it had to be removed and handled accordingly.  Being mid-November, landspreading was not a current option nor was the local batch plant.  It was decided to stockpile the dirt at the Dead River bulk plant in Millinocket and dispose of it this spring.
B-58-1996*On 1/29/96, 1115 hours Butch of G.R. Adams called to report that on the previous day they repaired a spill situation at Irving Mainway in Brewer.  The strong wind had blown one of the product dispensers over and one of the crash valves did not break off.  Consequently, the contents of the dispenser drained back into the dispenser pit.  They sorbed about 7-8 gallons of the spill.  Butch felt that the strong wind evaporated a lot of the spill.  The 15 gallon estimate was based on the inventory figures for that day.  It could be that the actual spill was less than 15.  When they dug down by the pump island to repair the pipe they encountered groundwater within a couple feed from grade and there was no sheen on it.  Butch felt that the ice in the dispenser pit kept the product from penetrating.
A-5-1997* On 1-14, Mr. Jongerden reported that about 1 or 2 gallons of fuel oil had spilled into the ocean. This spill occurred when a delivery of oil was being made to one of the AST's located at the Monhegan Store. Mr. Jongerden works for Coastal Tanker and Petroleum.
 The fuel oil was leaking from the bottom of a 1,000 gallon tank. The cause of the leak could have been internal corrosion, or the fact that a metal bucket had been jammed under the tank during a recent storm. In any case Mr. Jongerden attempted to clean up the spilled oil. He also transfered the fuel that had been delivered into the AST, back into the tanker. No site visit was made and no further action will be needed.
 L.U.R.C. called this office seeking information on this spill. No further involvement by Response Services will be needed.
B-443-1999*
Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline called to report that on 7/26/1999 a backhoe broke a hydraulic hose at the intersection of the pipeline right-of-way and the Birch Hill Road. They said 5 gallons was spilled and the contaminated soil dug up. The soil will be forwarded to temporary storage and disposed of at Sawyer's landfill.




Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline called to report that on 7/26/1999 a backhoe broke a hydraulic hose at the intersection of the pipeline right-of-way and the Birch Hill Road. They said 5 gallons was spilled and the contaminated soil dug up. The soil will be forwarded to temporary storage and disposed of at Sawyer's landfill.



A-543-1999*DEP received a report that a tanker hauling diesel fuel had spilled several gallons of oil down a paved section of Route 1 via a leaking dome cover.  An anonymous citizen called this in to local authorities, who contacted DEP.  There was no recoverable product; oil left a stain down 1.7 miles of pavement.
B-428-1999*B-428-99
T 34 MD

Wednesday July 21, 1999				0912

Mary Johnson of the Portland DEP office phoned to report a small hydraulic oil spill on the Maritimes Northeast Pipeline Project.  She asked me to make contact with Lucia Allen ((888) 876-4080) of Maritimes Northeast.

According to Lucia Allen, a hydraulic hose on a hammer broke and lost 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Almost all of the oil leaked onto sorbent pads.  Very little oil got to the ground.  A small amount of soil was shoveled up and taken to a storage area.  The spill occurred along where the proposed pipeline will be running in an area South of Nicatous Lake, and North of Jimmies Pond.
A-372-1996*A worker spilled a can of thread cutting oil onto the pavement.  It was picked up using speedi dry.
B-44-2000*B-44-00
Eastport

Thursday January 27, 1999			0815

I received a phone call from Mr. Lyndon Ross (853-6161), of Fiber Extrusion Inc.
Mr. Ross phoned to report that last Thursday Rogers Plumbing & Heating, of Eastport drained an old boiler at Fiber Extrusion Inc.   Proper care was not taken and the rusty colored water was drained outside of the building.  The reported "mess" consisted of a reported 26' by 64' rust colored ice near the Propane tanks on the north side of the building.  This was discovered on January 27 after some of the snow covering the frozen water melted.

Frozen samples were retrieved and taken to Maine Environmental Laboratory in South Yarmouth.  Analytical results indicate that the spilled water does not constitute a hazardous material.  The area will be clean up and the material will be properly disposed.
B-435-2001*      On August 3, 2001, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power called and reported a one cup spill of less than 50 ppm mineral from a transformer.  A tree limb fell on a wire and pulled it out causing a short in the unit.  The spill occurred at pole #11 on West Main St. and sprayed onto pavement and gravel.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavation.
B-394-2001*Tim Andrews called from the Georgia-Pacific papermill in Baileyville to report that they had seen 1' diameter spots of sheen on the St.Croix River. He believed that the oil was coming from the air compressor cooling water. To protect the river they had diverted the cooling water discharge to the process sewer and had placed containment boom in the river. He estimated that about one or two quarts had been lost. Mill personnel were searching for the damaged compressor.
   On the next day, he called to report that the oil had come from a bad bearing on the #4 water wheel. This bearing held a quart of lube oil. Problem solved.
I-99-2001*A broken hose on a line under the head rig saw caused 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  It was cleaned up with sawdust and the contaminated sawdust was transported to the boiler and burned.
A-55-1998*Received a complaint from Rockland Fire Department about an oil spill. Rockland Fire Department was on scene when I arrived. Apparently Maritime Energy was delivering fuel from a peddle truck when the discharge hose burst spraying fuel oil over a relatively wide area. By the time I arrived Maritime Energy had spread speedy dry over the road, sidewalk and driveway. No free product was observed. If there was any, it had already been sorbed onto the speedy dry.  The area is in the part of Rockland with public water and sewer. The only thing left to do was sweeping up the absorbent compound. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-319-1999*     On Thu. 5/20/99 DEP was notified of a surface diesel spill in the parking area of this trucking and distribution company.  The site was formerly Wetterau until purchased by Supervalu, a distribution and grocery store company.   It in located in a rural industrial park area of Portland adjacent to residential, and next to Durastone Concrete Co.
     I met Mr. Jendrick of Supervalu onsite the following morning (5/21/99) and checked out the discharge site.  The spill occurred sometime this past winter of 98-99, being a slow leak from the 50 gal. fuel tank of an old out-of-service, refrigerator box trailer awaiting scrapping.  Jendrick explained that the fuel tank was supposed to have been empty when the trailer was stored there (see site sketch).  The spill had just been noticed.
     The spill was largely on asphalt paving which ran off onto a grassy area and down to a forested area between the parking lot and Riverside Ind. Parkway.  No free product or saturated soils were noted.  The grass was brown and apparently killed by the diesel though because of clay soils no oil was noted to have soaked in.  A large area of the pavement was damaged by the spill.   Jendreck had an Earl Glidden Excav. crew pick up oily soil and leaves from the paved area for disposal at Commercial Recycling Svcs. in Scarborough.  Much of the original spillage appears to have washed away and evaporated.
      There are several motor fuel UST's onsite and I noted no associated problems or obvious discharges.    No sensitive receptors are understood to be effected.  No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See attached for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-93-1999*Mark Ouellette on Dead River Oil Co. called to report that a customer, Phyllis Oxton, 22 Ellen Dr., Cedar Trailer Park, had a small leak in her outside oil tank. The tank was dripping oil from a corrosion hole at about a drop every 15 seconds. They had checked under the trailer and found no oil and, in fact, could not find any free oil. They then dug into the ground about 3" at the drip site and found that it was not contaminated. The tank had been filled two days before and was down only 6"; the weather during this time had been in the low teens. For a trailer, I would guess that this would be about normal consumption.
   Since there was no free product and no ground penetration, I do not expect any further action is necessary.
P-20-1996*8 JAN 96, S.EUFEMIA AND I RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT. BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL, YORK CO. DISPATCH INFORMED US THAT THE OIL PEDDLER TRUCK HAD BEEN RECOVERED AND THAT THE 5 OR SO GALS. OF DIESEL FUEL THAT SPILLED WAS CLEANED UP TO THE BEST ABILITY OF THE RESPONDING FIRE DEPT. EXTREME SNOW WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED THIS DAY. WE DISREGARDED THE RESPONSE.

No futher action by response services is anticipated at this time.  Nathan Thompson, OHMS I, SMRO


B-562-1999*Guy Carmel of Old Fox Fuel, in 1999, acquired the property at 302 S. Brunswick St., and as of the late summer of 1999, was running his oil business out of that location.  That included doing maintenance on the trucks, and parking them there overnight and during weekends.  This practice especially upset Gwen Plourde at 304 S. Brunswick, who complained to City Hall constantly during that time.

On Sept. 12, I was notified by the Old Town Fire Dept. of a fuel spill at #302.  According to Lt. Sirois, oil was leaking out of at least one of the Old Fox Fuel trucks parked on the premises, and running down the driveway towards the street.  The neighbors were complaining about the odors, so the on-duty crew had responded, lain down sorbents, and done what they could to control or stop the leak.  Despite the lights being on and the television blaring the Patriots game, no one could be aroused at #302.

Lt. Sirois passed the complaint along to me, and I also investigated that day.  Except for noting the Fire Dept's fine efforts, I likewise made no progress in cleaning up this spill, because I too got no response at the door, .  I left my card, asking that the occupants contact me concerning their oil spill.

Shortly after 0800 on 9/13, Guy Carmel called and we agreed to meet at 302 S. Brunswick.  I informed him of his obligation to clean up the spilled oil, and he agreed. On 9/15/99 the clean up began.  Carmel claimed he was unable to secure a contractor to do the work, so he intended to use his little farm tractor, with the cubic foot bucket.  He planned to haul the soil to Sawyer's landfill on his flatbed trailer, and unload it by hand.  This scheme dragged out the clean-up, of course, but by 11/2/99, it was finally done.

Mrs. Plourde continues to be unhappy about how Carmel's cleanup had damaged her lawn at the property line.  I told her that the cleanup was done to DEP's satisfaction, and that she'd have to file a civil suit against Old Fox Fuel.
P-319-2001*UST Removal.  Tank corroded with numerous holes.   Soil contaminated, however no clean-up was necessary as the tank had been out of service for many years with no vapor problems ever noticed in the house or other indication of affect by leaking oil.

No further action is necessary in this matter.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-453-1996*On August 20, 1996 I attended the removal of a 1000 gallon gasoline tank at the Katahdin General Store in Millinocket.  Mr. Harold Higgins owned the tank while Dave Beaumont was the licensed installer and Mike Millett was the site assessor.  Although the tank was severely pitted, we found no hole or contaminated soil.  The area is on town water.
I-22-1996*On 3-4-96, Danny Lavasseur of J.M. Huber called this office to report that there had been a small spill of Hydraulic oil from one of their machines due to a broken hydraulic hose. The spilled material was picked up using sawdust and the sawdust then burned in their boiler.
B-476-2001*The Dead River Co. called to report that a customer, Ernest Pinkham, 71 Lincoln St., Bangor had lost about .12 gallons of #2 to the concrete floor of his cellar when the oil tank developed a corrosion pin hole. They cleaned up the oil with speedi-dri and patched the tank. The tank will be replaced. They reported that no oil reached a drain. I did not respond and no further action is anticipated.
P-324-1999*On 4/6/99 I received a call from Dick Clark of the Long Island Fire Dept. reporting a kerosene leak at a summer residence on Long Island.  On 4/8/99 I responded to the spill accompanied by Steve Eufemia and Ann Hemenway.  We observed that approximately 50 gallons of fuel had leaked from the copper line attached to an above ground storage tank.  It appeared as though the fuel line had been severed by ice falling of the roof of the home some time during the winter.  The home was built on bedrock and the discharge did go straight to the bedrock.  I did not feel that any meaningful clean up could be accomplished due to the fact that there was so little soil on top of the bedrock in the area.  An inspection of the area concluded that two wells were at risk of becoming contaminated from this spill.  One well belonging to the McGraths and one directly down gradient belonging to Pat Casso.  Both wells will be placed on a seasonal monitoring program.  Further action may be necessary pending the results of the monitoring program.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 24, 1999
P-149-1994*Discharge was the result of a damaged saddle tank on a tractor.  Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel was released onto Commercial St., from Clark St. to 450 Commercial St., Portland, ME.  Sand and sorbent pads were used to contain and collect the diesel fuel.
A-13-2001* Chuck Hanson, an employee of Irving Oil, reported a ten gallon spill of diesel. This occurred at the Big Stop on routes 2 and 4 in Farmington. A tank on a truck was overfilled, cleanup was done by Irving. No further action will be required.
A-314-1998* On 6-21, 0700 hrs., the State Police reported that a tank truck loaded with bulk lime had rolled off the road.  This occurred in New Portland on route 16 near the entrance to Gilman Pond Camps.
 About five gallons of diesel leaked onto the roadside shoulder. The Fire Dept. used a 5 gallon bucket to capture leaking hydraulic oil. This oil was then placed into a 55 gallon drum and brought back to the DEP warehouse.  This oil was later collected by S.O.S.
 A total of $27.00 was spent for disposal of the waste hydraulic oil.
A-483-2000*Received an anonymous call about a problem on Barrett Hill Road in Union. The complaint was that a Paul Belcher had burnt construction debris that was formally a house at the site of the house (which I understand is legal). The complaint alleged that he also burnt a substantial amount of waste oil. I went to the site and did not find any evidence of waste oil disposal. No further work is necessary on this case.

A-282-2000*The spill occurred when a hose blew on a roller. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-1-2001*A gasket failed on fill hose while filling delivery truck. Estimated 2 gal lost to snow. Operator collected snow for disposal. No site visit made, no further action expected.
A-611-2000*Received a call from Mr. Fred Williams concerning a spill of gasoline on his property.  He was transferring gasoline from a 275 gallon above ground storage tank when a container he was using overflowed.  This was prior to a previously planned vacation.  When he returned approximately one month later, there was a large dead patch of grass and an odor and taste to his well water.  He reported the problem to me and I went out to investigate. The water had a slight "sweet" odor and the spill area was heavily contaminated with gasoline.  He is well is about 60' away, down hill.  I took a sample of his tap water at this time.  I eventually received verbal results of 5500ppb MTBE with other constituents.  Carbon filters for his water well have been ordered from Haskell Water Treatment.

I contacted Steve McGee construction and they excavated about 15 cubic yards of contaminated soil on 11- 14- 2000, bedrock was shallow and appeared impacted by the gasoline.  We excavated to less then 50 ppm PID bag headspace.  It was obvious that some high readings were right on top of the bedrock.  Mr. Williams also informed me that his water well was "pounded", that is drilled with a cable tool rig possibly opening up any existing fractures.  I also sampled his neighbor Mr. David Glendenning who seems to have his well down hill and in line with Mr. Williams well and the spill site. Preiliminary results show his well had below detection limit on GRO and 3 ppb MTBE.  The site is classified as a Stringent site and has been referred to Technical Services.  No further work by Response Services is anticipated unless requested by Technical Services.
P-28-1997*
	Complaint investigation of gasoline vapors.  No problems noted during visit.  Possibly vapor recovery or delivery problems.

S G Brezinski
B-451-1999*Mr. Dana Goodwin called to report that one of his trucks had broken a drive shaft while southbound on I-95 a few hundred yards north of mile marker 153. The flailing shaft had pounded a hole in the driver's side saddle tank and was losing diesel badly.
   When I arrived I found the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Dept. on scene. They had already plugged the hole with Plug N Dike and laid down sorbent material. I spoke with the driver and learned that about 60 gallons of fuel was lost and a maybe 30 gallons of hydraulic oil from damage lines. The truck was removed by Stuart's Wrecker Service. After it was moved we wiped up any remaining free product. This occurred in a remote section of highway with no watercourses nearby or water wells. Because of this and the position of the D.O.T. that the risk to life is great while working on the busy interstate no further clean up will be required.
B-104-1999*B-104-99
Brewer

Thursday March 4, 1999				1440

Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to report a transformer spill in Brewer.  The 15 KVA transformer at the Brewer Car Wash on Bartlett Street failed and oil sprayed out of the bushing onto the pavement area below.  The cracked bushing is believed to have been caused by a pressure build up in the transformer.  There were 4 distinct areas of pavement that had oil on them much of the product was on water in puddles only one was in a muddy area.

The area was cordoned off and speedi-dri and sorbent material (booms and pads) were used to get much of the gross contamination.  A field test indicated that the PCB concentration was greater than 50 PPM. The speedi-dri and sorbent materials were placed in 55 gallon, open top drums.  The area was solvent washed by Clean Harbors and then speedi-dri was put down and later picked up and drummed. This spill generated 2 ? drums of debris including protective clothing.  Later, laboratory results of the transformer oil sample indicated that the PCB concentration was 17 PPM.  The debris was disposed of through Sawyer Environmental, in Hampden.
A-153-1997*See attached
P-278-2001*Please see attached.
B-552-2000*See attached narrative:
B-283-2000*B-283-2000
05/23/2000 09:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report sloppy operations and oil spillage at Raymond's garage on Route 152 in Hartland.  Very little information was given.  An investigation of the described area shown no spillage.  It is believed that the complaint was founded in other than environmental concerns.
P-587-1998*ME - DOT had a site assessment done at the intersections of Routes 160 and 25 in Parsonsfield, prior to beginning road construction.  The assessment done by Jacques - Whitford revealed gasoline contaminated soil beneath the floor of the Country Gas garage, with the levels dropping off significantly at the perimeters of the building.  I went and looked at the site, however DOT's construction project was delayed.

9/15/2000 - tanks at Country Gas were removed by DOT.  Contamination from the underground tanks was insignificant.  However there was soil removed from the under the old floor drain off the garage.  The removed soil is being tested for disposal and will be disposed of at Commercial Paving in Scarborough.
B-198-1997*WHEN THE SNOW MELTED IN THE SPRING OF '97, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN ESTIMATED 5 GALLONS OF WASTE OIL HAD BEEN SPILLED AT THE SPRINGFIELD COASTAL; APPARENTLY A PLASTIC PAIL HAD BEEN HIT DURING SNOWPLOWING.  SINCE THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT TO BE AUCTIONED OFF, JOHN BASTEY, CONSULTANT TO THE SBA,SUGGESTED THAT THE SPILL BE REPORTED TO THE DEP. I ASKED THAT THE OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL BE SHOVELLED UP AND STORED, PENDING DISPOSAL.  THAT WAS DONE.
P-678-1999*See attached report from Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.
A-423-1996*FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPUTY, DENNIS PICE REPORTED THAT, WHILE RECOVERING A STOLEN BICYCLE FROM A STREAM, HE NOTICED"BROWN GUMMY GOO" ON THE STREAM BOTTOM. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, I RESPONDED ON 9/23/96, AND FOUND THE REPORTED SUBSTANCE TO BE A BROWN ALGAE FLOCK ALL ALONG THE STREAM BOTTOM. THE SOURCE OF THIS IS PROBABLY THE FORMER FORSTER MFG WOOD YARD ADJACENT TO THE STREAM.
B-29-2001*B-029-2001
01/31/2001 08:15

     Dead River Oil Co. of Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel oil at a building owned by Fransway Realty of Brewer.  It was stated that approximately 3-4 gallons leaked onto the ground when the above ground tank was overfilled.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State affected.
B-322-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-261-1996*See attached narrative for details.
B-98-2001*B-098-01
Perry

Friday March 9, 2001				1245

I received a phone call from Dick Ramsey (454-7511), of the Dead River Company, in Calais.  I was informed that there had been a kerosene leak at Guisinger Photography Studio in Perry.

I phoned Gary Guisinger (853-0696).  According to Mr. Guisinger the spill occurred as a result of a cracked steel tank nipple on an outside 275-gallon heating oil tank.  The tank supplies his monitor type heater in the photography studio.

The cracked nipple was due to Mr. Guisinger clearing the snow and ice from the roof to the photo studio.  He said that Dead River used sorbent materials and shoveled the stained snow.  He said that he believes they got all the spillage, as he cannot see any staining.  I asked him to make contact with me if there is a problem or even if he perceives a problem.  He believes that much less was spilled than the 40 gallons reported by Dead River because he has been using quite a bit of oil lately to heat the studio and the gauge is somewhat inaccurate.

The Dead River Company replaced the nipple when they attached a shop vacuum device to stop the leak.
P-610-1992*
Removal of old unregistered heating oil UST following investigation of gasoline vapors at the neighboring NAPA store, see P-490-92.  Former gas station UST facility owned by Parker Conner.
P-179-1999* On March 12, 1999 I was contacted by the Buxton Fire Dept. about oil on Cemetary Road in Buxton.  I responded to the scene.  The roadway had a moderate sheen on it for about 1/2 mile.  I checked the sides of the road, driveways etc. and found no source.  The sheen was contained to the roadway with no oil visible on the shoulders.  The town was in the process of sanding the road for safety reasons.  No recoverable oil found.  No further action.
B-264-2001*      On May 7, 2001 at 0830 we received a call from John McLaughlin of 287 Kelley's Mobile Home Park in Millinocket reporting an overfill at his neighbor's outside kerosene tank.  He believed the spill occurred  on either January 2 or 22.  The oil flowed from Mr. Nightingale's tank onto the ground near Mr. McLaughlin's trailer.  The area is on town water.
      I visited the site on May 8 and found that a spill of maybe two or three gallons did occur and Preble Oil never reported the overfill.  There was a 10 to 15 sq. ft. area of dead grass which had a slight kerosene smell.  This area was now covered with sand.  The park owner also owns the land and doesn't want any excavation.  The spill is minor and natural biodegradation can take its course.
      I stopped at Preble Oil's office and informed them that even though this spill was minor, it should be reported because next time a well may be nearby.  Manager Janet Preble said the driver never informed them of the spill when it occurred in January.
B-529-1996*Steve Daigle of the Topsfield Irving called to report a diesel spill that resulted from an overfill.  Approximately 30 gallons spilled and spread out over a gravel surface.  The oil and gravel was subsequently scraped off of the surface.  It is estimated that three yards of contamination was removed and taken to a non sensitive area for spreading. No resources of the State are believed to be affected.
A-699-2000*20 gal. #2 oil lost at the Camden Farmers Union bulk plant. The operators contained the spill to concrete and removed product with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
A-604-1999*John was at the home for an asbestos inspection.  The tenant at the home reported that his AST had been leaking for some time.  I visited the site and observed a tank in poor condition, with an unprotected buried line.  The end of the tank was wet with fuel, but there were no drips on the tank, and no fuel odor.  I placed a couple of pads on the floor, but there was no free product.  I concluded no cleanup was required.

I was unable to locate a phone number for Mr. Hanson, so wrote a letter to advise him of the need to upgrade the tank to prevent a future spill that could require cleanup.

No further action is anticipated.
P-472-1996*On 7/19/96 I received a call from Earl Tracy of Cianbro reporting a small overfill of diesel fuel at their construction site in Saco.  The spill occurred when a diesel compressor was overfilled.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



__________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-20-1996*Irving Oil attempted to fill a tank by mistake. The tank had been filled earlier that morning by another company. The driver stopped the flow as soon as he did not hear any whistle or gurgle. However the tank gauge had blown out spilling product in the basement of 145 Main Street, Fairfield. The building is owned by John Linscott, who runs a used clothing store there. Irving is cleaning it up. The Irving burner technician showed me that the tank did not have a whistle. There was more cleanup to do on 1/18/96 after I left. Irving had scheduled more of their own people to do the job. No further work is needed on this site by Response.
B-104-1996*Thomas Todd of Newport Water District called to report a spill of sodium hypochlorite solution at their water filtration facility on the Williams Road.  Approximately 175 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole in an above ground tank into a concrete contaminated dike.  Most of the solution was pumped back into the tank after repairs.  The remaining solution was neutralized with sodium bisulfate.  The dike was then washed and cleaned.  The contaminated water was then disposed of at the waste water treatment plant.  No resources of the State are believed to be affected.
P-617-1999*On August 29, 1999 I received a call from Ron Healy.  Ron lives on Highland Ave. in South Portland, near the Oil Terminals.  He stated that the gasoline odor was unusually strong that day. I checked out all the terminals in the area and found no source for odors nor did I smell any strong gas/oil odors.  I also checked with the South Portland Fire Dept. who also responded to the call.  They stated they found nothing out of the ordinary, but that Portland pipeline had been transferring some fuel and that may have been the cause of the odor.  No further action.
B-5-2000*B-005-00
01/04/2000

     Patty Murphy, concerned resident on Route 184 in Lamoine, called to report an oil spill on her newly paved driveway.  It was stated that the bus she drives for Laidlaw Transit developed a small leak of diesel fuel.  She was both concerned for her well and her new asphalt driveway.  She stated that her supervisor hadn't resolved the problem.
     An investigation the following day revealed minimal spillage; perhaps a half gallon.  Most if not all the oil had been washed off the driveway onto bare soil.  No resources of the State are believed to be at risk.
P-269-1987*
	Response to gasoline discharge offsite @ DiRenzo & Sons Const. Co.  property in Westbrook.  A consumptive-use, motor gasoline UST facility abandoned.  Dense residential and commercial area, on city water & sewer service.  See attached narrative and UST reg. file for further details.
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A-262-1996*Boise had a piping failure which led to the loss of 150 gallons of slimicide.  It went to the sewer.
P-564-1996*Please see attached narrative.



I-229-1998*A tank truck travelling from Bucksport to Presque Isle had a couple of dome cover gaskets that were leaking when fuel sloshed in the tank. This fuel leaked off the overturn rail when the truck was going up a hill.

The leak was reported to the State Police who stopped the vehicle and directed the truck into a median crossover road. The Houlton Dead River Office met the truck and pumped 200 gallons off the truck.  Truck proceeded to Presque Isle without further incident.

Case Closed
A-558-1996*     DEP received a request for a 30-day UST removal waiver for this property.  Because the tanks had been out of service for several years I elected to attend the removal.  Of the two tanks present one appeared sound (a 1000-gallon tank containing 14" of diesel oil).  The other contained 9" of oily water; this tank allegedly once contained gasoline, and had at least one visible hole (1/4").  There were no noticeable odors in soil, and it is presumed that product leaked from this tank several years previously.  No remediation was initiated (soils below D-tree standard).
     The area is rural/agricultural.  The subject property was once a working farm with a single-family residence served by a shallow "dug" well (located approx. 200' from the USTs).  Neither farm nor residence is currently occupied.  The nearest occupied residence is approx. 1000' upgradient of the USTs.
     This case has been referred for possible Tech Services attention.  I do not anticipate further Response involvement.
B-80-1997*General Alum experienced yet another overfill of their alum storage tanks on feb. 13. Weather conditions caused the chemical to gel up in short order, and the stuff was recovered the next morning.  See Alum's report, attached.
P-539-1997*   On 9/23/97, while working at the North Berwick Cumb. Farms I noted vent and fill pipes associated with an old repair garage & gas station.  I met one of the owners who committed to removing the tanks.  I later learned that a removal notice had already been sent in (see attached).
   The removal took place on or about 10/2/97.  Nathan Thompson was called who determined the site was Baseline-1 (no drinking wells within 200 ft., not on an aquifer, and a largely commercial area).  Consultant Scott Burrill of Acadia Env. reported old weathered contamination and that the tanks were full of corrosion holes.  Thompson and I agree that no clean-up was warranted at the time, based on Acadia's information.  See also the UST Closure Assessment.

SG Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-86-1997*A sheen on Seven Mile Stream was reported.  The sheen was just below the dam on Webber Pond.  I examined the area and found that snow melt was carrying a sheen from product trapped in the ice and snow during the winter.  This product appeared to be the result of minor vehicle drips over the course of the winter.  No further action is required.
A-213-1999* On April 15, 1999, the Boothbay Harbor Fire Dept. reported a gasoline spill at St. Andrews Village. St. Andrews Village is/will be a retirement community.  Ledgewood Inc. is the general contractor at this constuction site and they are also the responsible party.
 The spill happened when a 55 gallon drum fell over. This drum had just been filled w/ gasoline and it was resting on a wooden pallet. The soft mud allowed the pallet to sink and then the drum fell over.  The Boothbay Harbor Fire Dept. responded. They used sorbent pads to contain and recover the spilled gas. There was also several bales of hay near the spill site that absorbed some gas, this was later burned by Ledgewood. The spill occurred near the portable trailers and there was standing water in and under the trailers. Clean Harbors was hired to pump this water. Lou Turmelle (of Ledgewood, Inc.) assisted me in collecting all of the sorbent pads.  Clean Harbors arrived after my departure to collect the bags of pads and pump the water. The next day the contaminated soil was excavated and transported to C.P., by Bridge Corp. A total of 36 tons of soil was removed.
 There are two wells slightly upgradient of the spill site. The first is a dug well at Ethael Mae Fissionette, the second is a drilled well at Joni & Paul Sherman's home.  Both of these homes are located on the McCobb Rd.
 Public water will soon be located on McCobb Rd.  Therefore, a solution to any well contamination will soon be available, if needed.
 Alex Pugh and I made a site visit on 5-25-99 and collected a water sample from the Sherman's residence. Lab analysis found low levels (4.6 ug/l) of MTBE. Alex or I will resample this at a later date.

B-401-1999*Indian Twp

Monday July 12, 1999				1520

I received a phone call from Mr. George Stevenson Jr. (796-2301 or 796-5263), of the Passamaquoddy Indian Nation.  Mr. Stevenson phoned to report an oil leak at the mobile home residence of Belinda and Richard Gabriel.  Mr. Stevenson said that there was an odor of oil in their mobile home.  I told Mr. Stevenson that I would be there tomorrow.

Tuesday July 13, 1999			early afternoon

I arrived at the Passamaquoddy Tribal Office and spoke with George Stevenson Jr.  He showed me where the Gabriel residence was located.  I went across US Route 1 to their Mobile Home.

Upon inspection of their outside tank and feed line I found out that they had a pieced feed line that was weeping oil, apparently over time, at a compression fitting, that was located under the outside tank.  Soon Belinda Gabriel was there and I advised her to have the feed line replaced with a single line from the tank filter to the furnace.  The new line should have flare fittings on each end.  I suggested that Tammaro Oil  or Coleman Burner Service could do the work.  I suggested that about the time they renew their feed line it would be good to remove the oil saturated leaf litter and remove a few shovels full of contaminated ground.

In the mean time they may benefit from some cross-ventilation by taking the skirting off the mobile home.  Apparently Mr. Gabriel was asleep in the mobile home, after working a night shift.
I-17-2001*10.99 gallon #2 oil spill (overfill) into basement.
A-481-1999*Petty Officer Jim Kaminski of the Bucksport Marine Safety Office called to report a sheen. He reported that there was a sheen in Rockland Harbor from the State Ferry Terminal to Prock Marine. He had the Rockland station investigate. They reported that it was breaking up. No responsible party was identified. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary  on this spill.
P-469-1996*On 7/31/96 I received a call from Brian Smith of the Sanford Fire Dept reporting an incident that had occurred the previous day.  The fire department had received a complaint that a tractor trailer was leaking an unknown substance down Main St. in Sanford.  They responded to the complaint and were able to find the truck by following the leak trail.  The truck was found at York Manufacturing in Sanford.  The spilled material was determined to be "Intratex DD".  The fire dept. had sand spread on the leak trail on Main St.  When the trailer was opened, they observed that a 55 gallon drum of the material had tipped over during transit and had spilled.  They then used sorbent pads to clean up the spill in the trailer.  While this was happening, a firefighter got the material in his eyes and was taken to Goodall Hospital and treated and released.  After the spill was cleaned up, the spill debris was bagged and the truck driver, John Tibbets, of Plymouth Rock Shipping took the debris with him.

I suggested to Brian Smith that any future incidents should be reported immediately, and that there was little the Department could do at this late date on this particular spill.  I have offered to come down to the Sanford Fire Dept. to discuss our respective roles at a spill.  This case has been referred to enforcement for their consideration for further action against the carrier.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-755-1999*Received a report from Main Street Fuel about a spill at a customer's house.  I responded to the residence of Lilly Stoddard in Pittston.  Her tank had settled into the ground causing the filter housing to break off.  Approximately 150 gallons leaked out onto her lawn and then into a drainage swale.  This area was partly snow covered and the oil was in the snow and on the standing water and ice.  I padded up what I could at the time.  I returned a couple of days later and padded up more oil and left some pads on the ground.  The next spring I returned, picked up more contaminated pads and put down additional fresh ones.  The cleanup was finished in May with a final pickup of pads and sampling of Mrs. Stoddard's well.  Test results showed no contamination of her water.  No additional work is needed at this site.
B-400-2001*      On July 12, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a two gallon leak of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck on route 2 in Carmel.  A blown hose caused the spill and workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No waters were threatened.
A-218-2000*Adam Doran of Central Maine Power Company called in a small spill to the State Police.  He reported that a transformer in Rockland had overheated and released about a quart of transformer oil.  The transformer was tagged <2ppm PCB.  All debris was taken to the North Augusta Service Center for later disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action is necessary on this spill.
I-177-1999*On 11-16-99, Russell Smith of Maine Public Service called to report there had been a spill of about 2.5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil on the Hardison Road in Presque Isle. I met with the crew dispatched to clean up the spill. About 1.5 yards of soil was removed from around the pole and placed in drums for proper disposal.
B-545-2001*On 10/01/01, 1517 hours Captain Eric Johns of MANG reported a 3-gallon spill of JP 8 on one of their aircraft parking ramps.  The release came from a cracked drogue line in a Mainiac plane.  Personnel shut off fuel to the drogue and recovered the spill with pads.  The release took place on an aircraft parking ramp.
A-422-1997* Casella Tire had been hired by the Maine DEP to remove many tires at the Pine State Recycling facility. This facility is/was owned by Jerry Poole. Prior to his ownership it was owned by a Mr. Hayes, who has gone bankrupt. It is located on the Upper Pond Rd. in Nobleboro. The excavator operator found five drums of unknown oil mixtures and notified Bill Butler. Butler notified us and I told him that I would go out there to check as soon as I could. The drums were not leaking so, therefore, I did not rush out to inspect. On 10-27, the operator of the excavator called Butler and told him that he had just punctured a drum while lifting some tires. There was material leaking from the drum and he turned it so that the leak would stop. Mary Corr and I responded ASAP to overpack the drum. After this was done we toured the tire pile and found about 20 drums of oil mixtures.
 After consulting with DEP management, I decided to hire Clean Harbors to move the drums and sample them. Matt Quinn, of Clean Harbors, met Mary James and I at the site on 11-3.
 A crew from Clean Harbors started work the next day. They removed the drums from the tire pile and placed them inside an earthen dike. Work continued for a total of three days. After C.H. had the oil mixtures analyzed the liquids were pumped out and disposed of at C.H's. Rumery Rd. facility.
 At least 30 drums were removed from the tire pile and pumped out. A total of 1,430 gallons of oil was recovered. It appears all of the drums that could be removed were removed and emptied. There could still be a few more drums under the remaining tire pile. In addition, there were several drums that were empty and I do not know if the oil had leaked from them.
 I will send a memo to seek reimbursement from Jerry Poole, the current property owner.
P-547-1996*On September 3, 1996 I was contacted by Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental concerning contaminated soil found during a construction project at an old gas station.  Downeast Energy was building a new gas station at the site of the old Jeff's Exxon at 484 Center Street in Auburn.  During the construction previously documented contaminated soil in the SE corner of the site (see spill report #P-311-88) needed to be removed. I issued a virgin letter for the soil to be taken to Commercial Paving. I also discussed the site at lenght with Mr. Schwarm because of concerns I had about "uncontaminted" soils that also needed to be moved off site.  An apropriate fill site was found at Maine Metal Recycling on Washington Ave. in Auburn.  I approved the site and issued a clean up agreement.

There were also two tanks removed from the site.  These tanks were in good condition with no indications of spillage.  No further action.
B-252-1998*An anonymous complainant claimed that the mechanics at Edw. Herbest & Sons Trucking were pouring their waste oil down the floor drain and into the local brook.  Investigating, I discovered the usual: a recently fired employee was most likely the source of the complaint.

There was a floor drain in the garage, but the mechanics working there said they are careful not to dump any oil or anti-freeze down it.  They agreed that there might be some oil get into the drain when a trailer or truck is washed.

Going to the drain pipe's far end, it was evident that some oil had indeed been washed off the shop floor and out to the environment, but that volume was minimal, and could be recovered by shovelling the contaminated soil into a 5-gallon bucket.  The mechanics agreed to do that and put the waste into their dumpster to be disposed of with the trash.
B-514-1999*     On August 24, 1999, at 1130 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a ten to twelve gallon spill of non PCB mineral oil.  A Hydro truck was transporting a new unit when strapping broke and the transformer fell over in the back of the truck.  A bushing broke and the oil leaked onto the truck bed and the Perry Road and I-395.  Workers recovered as much oil as possible with Speedi-Dri.
B-246-2001*B-0246-01
Ellsworth

Monday April 30, 2001				1612

Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro phoned to report that there is a leaky 1667 KVA transformer at the Ellsworth Hydro Substation, on Grant Street.  This transformer is reported to have a PCB concentration of between 50 and 80 Parts per million.

The PCB transformer oil is believed to have leaked by the gaskets on transformer T2-A.  The gaskets are the upper and lower gaskets connecting to the cooling fins.  He added that the transformer does not appear to be currently leaking.  The spill area on soil was 2 feet by 1 foot and on the concrete pad was 4 feet by 1 foot.

The soil was excavated with a 1-foot buffer.  The stained concrete was double washed and rinsed with solvent.  The clean up was completed on May 1.  The one-third of a 55-gallon drum of spill debris will be disposed of through TCI, in Pell City, Alabama.
P-474-1997*The caller stated that he smelled solvents when he drove by a certain area on Route 117 between the Crooked River and Little Pond in Otisfield.  He did mention that an individual that lived in the area had a history of dumping materials.

I responded to the complaint and smelled nothing that resembled solvents.  I did look around the area for signs of a solvent discharge (i.e., dead vegetation, sheen and/or empty drums) and found nothing.

The caller called back asking if I had found anything, and when I stated that I had not, he said that he would look around himself and call me if he found anything.

As of September 18, 1997, I have not heard from the caller and assumed he found nothing.

No further action required.
I-91-1996*On 8-22-96, David Chapman of Caswell Eichler and Hill called this office to report that while removing a 4000 gallon gas tank at the NYNEX garage in Houlton some contamination was observed above a concrete slab the tank had been resting on. PID readings were in the range of about 2000. The contamination was however limited to a narrow 2 inch band. A decision tree was completed and a BL-2 goal found apprpriate. None of the soil was saturated therefore none removed.
B-305-2000*
On 6/2/00, 1440 hours George Ray Jr. of Ray Plumbing reported that they had discovered a fuel line leak at the middle school in Ellsworth.  The release was contained within the piping trench so they were able to recover it without to much trouble.  The spill was estimated at four gallons.  Its' clean-up produced a couple dozen  oiled pads, which went to Ray Plumbings' waste stream.  Ray Plumbing replaced the leaking line.

P-72-1999*On January 27, 1999 I received a call from Ray Labbe of Labbe Construction.  Ray was working at Lee's Cooks Corner Tires removing the hydraulic lifts.  One of the hydraulic cylinders taken from the ground had leaked an unknown quantity of oil into the ground.  I investigated the spill.  The contamination appeared to be old and limited.  The soil around the cylinder was very tight silt and clay and contained the spillage to the immediate area of the cylinder.  The levels of contamination were not found to be above clean up levels based on the DEP decision tree; Therefore no clean up was required.  No further action.
I-77-2001*Thompson Oil sold their fuel business to Dead River Co. In the process of removing the bulk storage tanks, contamination was identified.

The land which the tanks were on was leased from the railroad. In order to reach a cleanup goal satisfactory to all parties involved, the site will be closed under the VWRAP Program (Voluntary Waste Removal Program).

Site has been determined to be a Baseline One, due to past industrial practices in the area. One well has been identified but it is up hill. Public water runs past the site.

Brian Stewart, Stewart Engineering, P.O. Box 1324, Houlton  04760  532-7160 is the contractor closing the site.

Response case closed.
B-503-1997*9/10/97  15:38

Mr. Louis Derose (794-6721 ex: 367), an environmental engineer with Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company, Inc. phoned to report a sulfuric acid leak or spill.

According to Mr. Derose a process tank which contains 93% sulfuric acid was apparently overfilled and the site glass gauge on the side of the tank became full.  This caused the acid to siphon from the site glass to the mills process sewer via a pipe from the tank for this purpose.

This anomaly was discovered around 0730 on September 2.  The rate of siphoning was estimated and compared to the sulfuric acid inventory.  A loss of about 900 gallons over a 3 day period was believed to be the problem.  This problem was reported a full 8 days after the fact to the DEP.  I informed Derose that he needed to be more prompt in reporting spills.

He said that through operator/employee training, watching the site glass, and regular inventories of sulfuric acid this problem should not reoccur.  Attachment.
A-625-1998*Received a referal from the MTBE sampling program. Mr. John Edgerly volunteered for the program and his well was sampled. The initial result from the sampling was 1.2 ppb of MTBE. I resampled and found no MTBE. Mr. Edgerly was put on quarterly monitoring. No further action is necessary unless the quarterly monitoring results show additional impact.
B-474-2000*     On August 31, 2000 at 1050 we received a call from Don Larrabee of S.W. Cole reporting contaminated soil around a just discoved buried tank at Bangor International Airport.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Larrabee and Gil Merchant of the city of Bangor Airport division.
     The city was excavating for an addition to the equipment maintenance facility when they found the tank.  Research showed that it likely supplied fuel for a parachute shop at the airport during the 1940's and 1950's.  Since there was contaminated soil the city hired Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services to perform a site assessment.  I keyed out the site to a Baseline 2 clean-up standard.  The tank was 1,000 gallon capacity and I found a 1/8 inch hole in the tank bottom.  Since no soil reached the "saturation" level, we didn't remove any soil due to contamination reasons.  However, workers removed about thirty yards of the soil in order to back-fill proper material for the new foundation.  This contaminated material was landspread on an old run-way at the airport.
P-29-1990*
Case involved with storage and discharges of various chemicals and hazardous waste on the site.

Industrial fabric mill located near downtown Sanford area, adjacent to Mousam River.  Area on Public waste & sewer.  Referred for DEP administrative consent agreement enforcement.

See attached letters and other documents, and other DEP spill reports for this Mill Complex for further details.
A-618-2000*Delivery driver noticed that something wasn't right and stopped delivery at 29 gallons. He went inside to investigate and found that during a furnace repair someone had left the return line to the furnace open and some oil had escaped through that line to the basement sump. When I arrived they were removing product from the sump into buckets for removal. The sump pump pumps directly to the sewer and there was no evidence of oil in the sewer when we opened the nearest cover. The bottom of the sump was concrete and appeared to be in good condition. The next day I had the building maintenance supervisor dismantle the pump discharge line above the discharge check-valve and found no evidence of oil in the pump discharge line. 10 gallons of oil was recovered and it appears that no oil was lost to the environment.
B-623-2000*B-623-2000
11/22/2000  09:15

     Tony Couture of Precision Tanks Inc. in Jay called to request a waiver to abandon a 20,000 gallon underground fuel tank at the Calais High School on Route 1.  Investigation shown that the tank was situated immediately adjacent to the building.  It appeared that removal of the tank would undermine the building's slab.  The tank was subsequently cut open by Total Waste Management personnel and cleaned.  A hole was then drilled through the bottom of the tank.  A sample of ground water collected through the hole shown no sheen or evidence of spillage.  The tank was then filled with clean sand.  No further action was taken.
I-10-1998*On 1-22-98, Preston Kinney of Bowater in Millinocket called to report that a spill had been discovered at their Oakfield Woodyard Facility. A 275 gallon heating fuel tank that supplies the scale office had lost all its contents. They estimated 200 gallons lost. I met with Judy Moore of their environmental department at the site that day. Apparently snow had settled around the tank and caused the supply line to break. It looked as though the oil went in the ground under the office trailer. Their well is located about 75 feet away, downgradient. Dickinson London was hired that day to begin soil excavation. About 40 yards of contaminated soil was removed without having to move the trailer which given the time of year and location would have been extremely difficult. It looked from the excavation that most of the product had gone to bedrock. The well was put on an in house QM program and contaminated soil stockpiled for landspreading in spring. Test pitting scheduled for spring will determine any further work necessary.
P-630-1990*
	INVESTIGATION OF HISTORICAL DISCHARGE FROM UST'S TO SOIL AND INTO MOUSAM RIVER.
A-82-1996*Sandy Moody, an employee at DEP spoke to me directly that her trailer had a petroleum odor in it. I went to her trailer on 2/21/96. There was no petroleum odor in her trailer but there was one outside by the tank. I called her and she said that her son had witnessed a minor overfill of the above ground 275 gallon tank. McGee Oil was the supplier. I looked again and found some oil by the tank and sorbed it up with pads. The oil was in the cinder blocks that were supporting the tank. The frozen ground had not allowed the oil to escape from the spaces in the cinder blocks.  No further work is necessary.
A-523-1999*A transformer fell off the forklift while being moved near the loading dock at the CMP Service Center in Augusta. A small amount of oil spilled. See attached report from CMP.

No site visit made.  No further action required by Response Services.
A-10-1999*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill occurred at this residential AST.  According to the homeowner and the oil company involved, the vent whistle malfunctioned and oil spilled via the tank gauge; spilled product was confined to the paved cellar floor and was sorbed by oil company staff.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-370-2000* A CMP bucket truck broke a hydraulic hose spilling oil onto the truck, dirt and asphalt. CMP removed soil, sod and washed the asphalt twice with power cleaner 155. The CMP truck was washed at Augusta garage. No site visit made and no further action required by DEP.
A-195-1997*Received a report from Janet Lagasse of CMP that there had been a trafic accident and that a pole with a transformer on it was damaged. About 10-15 gallons was released and cleaned up by CMP. No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary.
A-493-2000*DEP learned of an acid spill at HETL when an AR-1 form was received in the mail. The acid cabinet was being inventoried. A liquid spill (pH of 2) was discovered, source unknown. The area was neutralized, decontaminated, and cleaned up by HETL personnel. No site visit made by DEP Response.

This case is being referred to enforcement because DEP was not notified of the spill until 7 days after it occurred.
I-167-1997*On 10-30-97, the Army National Guard had their fuel oil tank replaced at their armory in Fort Fairfield. Due to overfills in the past, it was necessary to remove about 20 yards of oil contaminated soil from beneath the old tank. A site assessment was also performed.
P-649-1996*On 10/22/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Raymond Fire Dept. reporting a basement full of oil on Aquilla Lane.  I responded immediately.  When I arrived I observed the basement.  There was approximately 1 foot of liquid in the basement.  Although the liquid had a very reddish color to it and appeared to be fuel oil, it was not.  The liquid had a solvent like smell to it.  I suggested to the property caretaker that he have Clean Harbors sample the water and dispose of it properly.

The subsequent analysis did not show the water to be hazardous waste, but due to the location of the home (adjacent to Long Lake) I did not feel it appropriate to discharge the water near the lake.  Clean Harbors removed the water as a non hazardous wastewater.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-384-2001*See attached report from Summit.
B-72-2001*Please see attached narrative.
I-98-2001*A broken pipe caused 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  It was cleaned up with sawdust and the contaminated sawdust will be transported to the boiler and burned.
P-400-1996*SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE.
B-343-1999*Ms. Bodkins called to report that a John Henry drilling rig broke a hose and about 2 pints of hydraulic oil spilled. This oil was recovered by use of sorbent pads. The pads were stored for later collection by a licensed waste hauler.
P-483-1998*P-483-98
Tod Residence


On October 14, 1998, DEP was contacted by Rob Tod, 156 Woodville Road, Falmouth, regarding oil in his yard.  I visited the site with Dan Lewis of Sun Environmental Services.  The area showed fuel oil running from the NW corner of the barn out over the yard about twenty (20) feet by ten (10) feet in area. According to Mr. Tod, the only incident that he is aware of was during work on the foundation where the fuel oil tank valve was broken off.  Evidently this was not considered a reportable incident and was not called in to the Department.

On 10/15/98, Sun Environmental Services was on site for removal of contaminated soil.  The removal of soil was held up due to the soggy ground.  A collection sump was put in place to collect any further oil. Mr. Tod and Dan Lewis from SES went down in the basement finding oil in a dug out area of the basement indicating residual oil from loss back in July during foundation work.  Oil seen in collection trench indicated new oil not old product from possible abandoned tank.  Upon this finding, Mr. Tod contacted the main contractor, Hardy Pond Construction, who contracted out the work on the foundation.  Hardy Pond Construction took responsibility for the spill and brought in their own equipment for the removal of contaminated soil.

10/23/98 6.20 tons of contaminated soil was removed and transportated to Commercial Paving for processing. Rob Tod placed a plastic sump in the area of discharge.

Due to question on location of well, a water sample was taken on 10/16/98.  Water sample results received on 10/26/98 with no detection for fuel oil.  (see attached analysis resutls)

At this time DEP considers the site remediated and no further action is required.
P-576-1998*On November 17, 1998 I received a call from Bob Thuotte of Union Oil.  Bob called to report an oil spill at the home of one of their customers.  Bob was currently at the home of Nathaniel Thompson of 593 Preble Street in South Portland.  Mr. Thompson's tank had developed a very slow leak due to a corrosion hole in the bottom.  Most of the spilled oil had run right to the sewer via a sump in the basement.  Union Oil had wiped up some with sorbent pads.  When I came on site Union Oil had patched the hole with a magnet patch and was off loading the tank.  South Portland Puplic Works was notified of the release, they had noticed no oil in the system apparently due to the small amount spilled.  No further action.
B-23-1996*RAFTING WITH MAGIC FALLS CO. IN THE SUMMER OF 1995, STEPHEN ROSS NOTICED A SLIGHT WEEP OF OIL FROM A FITTING ON A 55 GALLON DRUM AT MAGIC FALLS' HEADQUARTERS.  WHEN HE REPORTED IT TO US IN JANUARY, HE SAID THE DRUM HELD OIL TO FIRE THE HOT WATER HEATER IN THE SHOWER HOUSE.

INVESTIGATING ON MAY 8, I FOUND THE DRUM IN QUESTION, AND TALKED TO THE OWNER DAVE NEDDEAU. THERE WAS A SLIGHT STAIN OF OIL ON THE COPPER TUBING ATTACHED TO THE DRUM, AND A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF STAINED SOIL, FROM YEARS AGO, UNDER THE FITTING.  NEDDEAU SAID THE DRUM WASN'T HOOKED UP TO ANYTHING, AND HADN'T BEEN IN THE TWO YEARS HE'D OWNED THE COMPANY.  THAT BEING THE CASE, I SUGGESTED THAT HE REMOVE THE DRUM ALTOGETHER.  HE AGREED.
P-668-1999*Matt Engleman of Sweet Associates had performed a phase I site assessment for the Wyman property on Small Point Road in Phippsburg.  The property was once a general store and gas station.  The old gas tanks had been removed in 1975, with no reported contamination.  The site assessment was done at the request of the town of Phippsburg as they were anticipating buying the property.

I looked over the site and discussed the findings with Matt.  We agreed on recommendations for the town, one of which was to sample a nearby well.  The well proved to be non-detect for any petroleum.  I also suggested that an old oil tank be removed, and that the new well for the property be checked for prior to purchase.  I have referred this site to Tech services.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated.

Linda Doran


Update of October 2002:
This site came back to DEP attention during property transfer.  Site went to VRAP in August 2002.  See new attachments,

S. Brezinski
A-417-1998* A roadside native corn salesman, reported an oil leak to the Skowhegan Fire Dept. A F.D. unit responded and found a large puddle containing a dark substance. The firefighter thought it was oil and reported it to the DEP.
 I arrived later that afternoon. The dark liquid material was not a petroleum compound. My initial guess was that it was brown/rusty antifreeze. Upon further investigation I found several small trees that were brown, i.e., dead. A close inspection of the area revealed a slight white stain on the gravel shoulder and down a small erosion gully into the Kennebec River. The vegetation in this erosion gully was dead.
 I next called the Skohewgan Fire Chief, Frank Keene. Together we looked at the site and determined that a tanker may have parked at that location and spilled or dumped something. Mr. Keene told me that this wide shoulder is a popular site for tractor trailer rigs to pull over and sleep. Using pH paper we found the puddle of liquid to be slightly acidic. I collected a sample of the liquid and will have the H.E.T.L. analyze it. I had the Skowhegan Public Works dump sand to cover the puddle.
 The results of the lab anaysis was that the liquid had a pH of 2.7.
B-240-2001*On 4/27/01, 2106 hours Sylvia Fish of Webber Oil reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Pam Farley.  There were a few corrosion holes on the bottom of the tank at the spigot end.  The release had been a dropwise affair and it covered a six square foot area to a depth of less than an inch. Because the spill did not pose a risk nor cause a problem I did not call for any action.
B-434-2001*      On August 3, 2001, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power called and reported a one cup spill of mineral oil from a transformer on West Main St. in Dover-Foxcroft.  A tree limb fell on a wire and pulled the wire from the transformer causing a leak.  A lab test found the oil was non PCB.  The oil sprayed onto the pavement and road shoulder.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavation.
P-883-1990*
UST facility inspection
A-302-1999*Received a call from Roy Koster of CMP reporting a small spill of transformer oil. The spill occurred when a probable lighting strike shorted the transformer and blew out the bushing. Oil spilled out covering the brush under the transformer. CMP crews cleaned it up. The transformer was untagged but the oil tested at 6ppm of PCB. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-229-2001*On 4/24/01, 1600 hours this office received an anonymous report of a spill that had taken place weeks earlier.  Retrospectively I gleaned that the AST nipple at the residence of Debie Butler had been impacted by snow or ice and some fuel leaked out.  The neighbor's yard has a wooded area that had some aging product on it and the neighbor was displeased with the odor.  The spill area is several hundred feet from the neighbors' dwelling and aside from pets getting oiled was not a severe threat to human health. However, it is against the law to spill oil and if it is spilled it has to be cleaned up. The plan is to have Industrial Services vacuumed up the affected area and have Debie apply to the AST fund.  She denies that she had a spill and (at the same time) admits that she removed five gallons of oiled soil from beneath the filter.  She also spread lime to control the odor.  Perhaps she didn't see the oil on the neighbors property, but it was there and it must have come from her AST.
A-439-1997*The spill occurred during a severe storm, but was not noticed for a few days.  A tree limb broke the filter from the tank.  The home was on a steep hill with the tank at the natural drainage for the area.  When I arrived Mr. Mayhew and I dug three test pits to try to locate the oil.  We encountered loam and stones on bedrock, but could not locate any contaminated soil.  The site is inaccessible to a back hoe.  There is a buried water line in this same area.  It is possible that the oil moved in the backfill for the line.  The fill appeared to consist  of coarse stone.  We also walked down the hill to check storm drains on the next street, but again found nothing.

I concluded that either the oil washed away at the surface or on the bedrock surface during the storm.  Possibly the oil was not noticed in the harbor because this happened at night

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No further action is anticipated.
P-254-1998*   On 6/10/98 I responded to a 6/9/98 report from Mr. Moore regarding dissolved gasoline contamination to the gw, noted by Geo-Logic during piping and sump replacement for this truck rental refueling UST facility.  The facility is at the end of Rand Rd. behind the Pine Tree Shopping Ctr.  There are five UST's registered on the site.  The 2/1/89 installer was CTI #11, Paul Bossie.
   I met onsite with CTI John Casaubon-Rocheville, of The Kane Group, who was working over LaMontaine Bros. out of Mass.  A Geo-Logic worker was managing dewatering to a trailer carbon filter unit for dewatering to a sewer drain.
   Ryder was installing new sumps and piping as the earlier 1989 installation had chronic water leakage into the sumps. The CTI pointed out to that there were:
1.  no required crash valves under any dispensers for the pressurized system.
2.  the leak sensors were not working when he checked them before the piping removal.
3.  piping and conduits into the sumps were sealed during the 2/1/89 install only with duct tape and/or epoxy putty, which failed to keep water out of the sumps.
   CTI Casaubon-Rochevelle was hired to replace the old FRP piping with Enviroflex, install properly sealed pump sumps, and otherwise bring the facility up to code.
    This report will be forwarded to DEP's Diana McLaughlin at her request for possible installer violations on the part of Mr. Bosse.  Proper sealing of the sumps in 1989 would have negated the need for replacing sumps and allowed the leak detection to work properly.  Because the sumps allowed groundwater exchange, spills in the sumps would have escaped to the environment.  Gasoline contamination appears to be low and may also be historical and/or the results of overfills & surface spills.
   Considering the DT level of BS-1, no further Response Div. actions or clean-up actions are anticipated at this time.  Contaminated media remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-746-2000*No additional narrative.
A-186-1999*     DEP received a report that a "red bag" (disposal bag labelled for medical waste) had been discarded at this local transfer station.  The facility manager (Colfer) reports that this is an ongoing situation, and that the individual responsible had been observed.
     Jon Andrews and Frank Gehrling (DEP) inspected the bag contents on 4/4/99.  Most of the contents were usual household trash.  Several syringes and an empty insulin bottle were found and taken away for disposal.  Addressed material in the trash confirmed the persons responsible (Gilbert).
     It is my understanding that no violations were committed here, although the use of bio-waste labelled bags is confusing to transfer station staff.  The matter was referred back to Scott Austin (DEP) for possible attention.
A-231-1999* A plugged hose allowed oil to overflow a storage tank. This resulted in the release of three gallons of lube oil into the Mill's sewer system. No site visit, no further action required.
A-490-2000* A mystery oil sheen appeared in Boothbay Harbor. Petty officer Paul Triolo investigated and could not find the source. No other action taken.
P-829-2000*Steve Lowett of Dead River Oil Company reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred at 1395 Sabattus St., Lewiston during the filling of the AST.  The driver had started pumping and immediately shut pump off when he did not hear a whistle.  Upon further investigation he found that the home owner had removed the top bung from the tank and not put it back in.  Dead River cleaned up the product that had been discharged during the initial pumping.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-79-1999*Ellsworth Fire Dept. called to report that they had just returned from a car wreck on the Winkumpaugh Rd. in Orland. A car driven by Carl Winslow had gone off the road and when it was pulled out the gas tank was empty. Mr. Winslow said it was about 1/2 full at the time of the accident and the jeep's tank capacity was 18 gallons thus an estimated 9 gallons was lost. At the time of the accident we were experiencing a heavy rain and while some pads were placed in the ditch the water was running too hard for the firemen to recover much.
   I drove to the scene the next morning to investigate. The spill occurred in the ditch of a road that crossed a fairly steep hillside. The ditch water was discharged under the road by a culvert that opened onto a steep frozen field. There was no actual streambed as the ditch water occurred only during rain or snow melt. As such, the water spread out over the field. I could find no recoverable gas but did find occasional bits of stained grass. There are no wells within 300' of this spill and none down hill for a mile or more. I don't believe that either the ground or surface waters were threatened by this spill.
B-448-1996*On 8/17/96, 1100 hours the Bangor Fire Department called to report that there was a diesel spill on the construction barge that was at the bridge construction site.  A portable generator had been held up by a pair of brackets that were attached to a coffer dam.  The attachments were made with 3/4" bolts.  However, the barge had apparently pushed up on the brackets at high tide with enough force to weaken the bolt.  Consequently the unit fell down on top of another similar unit and cause the fuel tank of the one on the bottom to leak.  By the time I arrived the firemen had deployed pads on the deck of the barge and they had pumped most of the remaining fuel from the ruptured tank.  We surrounded the barge with sorbent boom. The lions share of the spilled product was picked up by the pads that had been deployed on the deck of the barge.  Since 2 bales of pads were used, none of them were saturated.  The boom that was put around the barge as a precautionary measure did not recover a noticeable amount of product.
A-622-1999*Went to the site of an underground tank removal in Rockland.  Rockland Car Wash was closing down its gasoline business and removing their underground gasoline tanks.  Bill Carver was the certified tank installer in charge of the project.  He found some contaminated soil that my testing showed was above 1000 ppm (PID bag headspace).  He arranged for some of the soil to be excavated and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau and Sons for disposal.  A total of 42 cubic yards was transported off site.  This included 6 additional cubic yards that was screened by Arnold Fessenden during the Appendix P site assessment.  The site was determined to be a baseline 2 site via the Decision Tree.  No further work is needed on this site.
A-199-2000*A complaint was received about minor spillage at a tank setup owned by the Carrabbassett Valley Snowmobile Club. This tank was being used for diesel to power trail groomers. The tank was removed and the affected soil was treated on site.
A-679-1999*Gas leaked from this vehicle for several hours before the car could be moved.  The fire department placed pads to catch this.  After the car was moved I observed a small stain on the shoulder.  PID readings at 6" were within stringent standards.   I determined that no soil removal or further action was needed.
B-238-2000*      On May 2, 2000 at 0515 we received a call from the state police in Orono reporting a twenty gallon spill on I-95 in Etna.  The diesel fuel was on the pavement in the southbound lane.  The Etna Fire Dept. was spreading sorbents on the spill.
      I received a second call around 0600 that said one hundred gallons was spilled.  I drove to the site and met the Etna asst. fire chief and driver Jason Sangster of MacKay Trucking.  One saddle tank was full while the other was empty.  The truck filled up in Hartford, Conn. which is 325 miles away.  At five mpg that means thirty-five gallons spilled from the one hundred gallon tank.  We picked up the sorbents and put down some more which I recovered later that morning.
P-918-2001*Overfill of residential AST by MW Sewall.  Product cleaned up by Sewall.  No further Response action necessary.
P-593-1996*8Jul96, I received a hand written letter from Frances Murphy (copy attached), regarding the abandonment of an underground storage tank. The letter appeared to have been forwarded to me, but I could not determine from where or from whom as no explanation was included.

9AUG96, I conducted a site visit and observed UST piping near outside porch. The tank appeares accessible to excavation. I took a photo. Referred to Oil Enforcement Unit. No further action at this time.

NATHAN THOMPSON, SMRO. (11MAR97)
A-176-2000* A hose ruptured on a bucket truck owned by CMP. This resulted in the release of about three gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement. This spill occurred on Park Street in the Town of Dixfield. A crew from CMP cleaned up the oil. The waste was brought to the Rumford Service Center.
A-122-1999*     DEP received a report that diesel oil had spilled to a paved loading area when a truck saddle tank was damaged.  According to the responding Fire Department (Livermore Falls) all spilled product was confined to pavement and was collected in sorbent pads.
I-140-1996*While filling his tank, a customer of Dead Rivers Food Trend failed to notice that the auto shut off had failed to operate. The customer spilled about 15 gals into the ground.

The weather was rain and the spill looked real bad due to the spreading with the rain.

Dead River's manager at the Caribou Food Trend contacted the Fire Dept, Local Police and the State Police. And then used all the spill pads that were available to mitigate the flow of the oil.

The Caribou Fire Dept had the town road crew put a layer of sand over the entire spill.

Dead River contacted Larry's Construction to finish the clean-up.

All the debris went to the land fill in Caribou.
P-553-1996*On Sept. 4, 1996 I was contacted by Scott Carter of Servpro Inc.  He called to report a heating oil spill at the home of David and Lauri Hessilink in Portland.  Five to six gallons of oil spilled in the basement of the residense due to a faulty filter that had recently been installed.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  It is believed that there was no impact to the environment.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is deemed necessary.
B-696-1996*Ivan Martin, concerned citizen from Milo, called to report an oil sheen washing off the adjacent property owned by Lewis Valente.  Mr. Martin was concerned for the river down stream.  He also stated that his pets were tracking it into the house.

Investigation shown that Mr. Valente had a small salvage operation.  The sheen was trace to a small leaking vehicle tank.  The tank was placed upright to prevent further leakage and a few pads were placed about as a precaution.  Mr. Valente was reportedly on vacation in Las Vegas and was not available for comment.  I told Mr. Martin that the sheen should dissipate.  I also told him I would be speaking with Mr. Valente upon his return.  Further inspection is planned.
I-109-1997*Lisa Morin called to report oil on her property. The oil was coming from the former True Value Hardware Store in Frenchville.

Larry Bealieau has a fuel transfer operation being conducted behind the Morin Home. Mr. Bealieau has a 8500 gal tanker, he also has a home delivery truck. The transfer between these two vehicles are the cause of the problem.

Contaminated soil was removed by Ed Pelletier & Sons Contruction Co.

Mr. Bealieau was issued a Notice of Violation for the discharge and for allowing transfers at an unlicensed facility.

Case Closed

P-553-2001*David Croxford reported that Grondin Construction had discovered an underground oil strorage tank while doing road construction in Yarmouth.  I responded and met with Ron Leavitt of Grondin Construction who showed me the tank in question.  The vent and fill lines had been placed flush against the building and appeared to belong to a tank in the basement.  While excavating for sidewalk improvements this theory was found to  have holes in it when the excavator, digging five feet from the building pulled the aforementioned vent and filll lines away from the building and exposed an underground oil storage tank.  The tank was full of #2 fuel oil and was actively connected to a furnace  which served two of four rentors in the building.  Liberty Oil was at the site working on one of the other heating systems and arrangements were made to pump off the tank and install new ones in the basement.  Due to public safety concerns (Yarmouth Clam Festival Crowds) driving the need to complete the sidewalk I approved a waiver of the 30 day notice for the removal of the tank, to proceed on July 12, 2001.

Mr. Vaughan was given a registration notice and will file it with the Department. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



______________________________
Jon L Woodard   OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-164-1998* A construction company was dismantling the ex-McGlauflin site. A passerby thought he saw them burying oily debris. I investigated and did not find any evidence to confirm this allegation.
 I called the construction company, A.G. McCarthy, and they told me that they were dismantling the building and burying only wood debries on site. This confirmed my observations, therefore, no additional involvement will be required.
A-442-1997*Contamination was found during removal of a UST.  This was also the location of a previous tank, but I couldn't find any report of previous contamination.  A Public Water Supply Well (PWSID # 94472) for the facility was only about 60' from the tank.  Another Chick Orchards PWSID well was on the opposite side of the facility from the UST.  No holes were noted in the tank.  The surrounding soil consisted of a sitly material.  Contamination had moved toward the facility and into the bedrock.  All accessible contaminated soil above bedrock was removed.  Some contamination remains under the facility.  Both wells contained low levels of contamination.

See the site assesment in the tank file for additional details.

Because two PWSID are affected, this site has been referred to Brad Hann in Technical Services for additional work.
A-96-1999*     DEP received a report that approximately 150 gallons of fuel was spilled when ice/snow fell off the roof onto a residential oil tank, shearing the filter nipple.  The residence is a seasonal camp on the shore of Androscoggin Lake; the owner was out-of-state at the time, so it is unclear when the spill occurred.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and met the owners' son (Michael Albert).  Over the next several days contaminated snow, soil and water was removed by a contractor (Seacoast).
     A drilled well serves the subject property; an adjacent year-round property (owned by Dawson) has a drilled well that is located approx. 150' from the spill site.  Tech Services was informed, and geologist Alex Pugh was assigned to the case.
     Remediation was complete as of 3/3/99; well sampling will be conducted by Tech Services later in the year.
A-60-1997*See attached & site assesment in tank file # 4485
P-38-1996*VALVE LEAKE DURING FUEL TRUCK LOADING AT DEAD RIVER BULK TANK (1 MILLION GALLON CAPACITY). APPROX. 200 GAL. DISCHARGED BEFORE PUMP STOPPED.  MAJORITY OF PRODUCT SPILLED INTO DYKE.  FREE PRODUCT CLEANED UP BY DEAD RIVER PERSONEL.  NO FURTHER ACTION
B-447-1997*  cordingto Capt.Phillips, a Gray's Concrete truck, rounding the corner of Rt. 192 and Court st., lost a container holding between 3 and 4 gallons of diesel. The Fier Dept. was notified, and called me to find out what they should do aboout the spill.

Since the oil was spread all over the road on impact, I suggested to the Captain that they do nothing, explaining that the oil would eventually evaporate in the August weather. Trying to scrub it up with sorbent pads would be a waste of time, I said, and I thanked him for his effort and concern.

Although the captain said the spiller was Gray's Concrete, I couldn't find a listing for that concern in the phonebook.
B-635-1997*Jeff Hallett of Dead River Co. called to report that they had been called to the Mrs. Waggoner residence as she had smelled fuel oil in her concrete floored basement.  They found the tank barely dripping and stopped it temporarily with a patch.  They put down some pads but collected little.  There is a floor drain.  They estimated a loss of about 4 gallons.  This was based on the fact that the system had been recently serviced and the rate of dripping was quite small.

The next morning I visited the residence and found that things were as described.  There was very little odor upstairs or down.  There was a gutter in the floor around the edge of the wall that ran to a drain.  This drain hooks to the Bangor drainage system; I'm not sure if it goes to the treatment works or not.  In any case, I found no evidence that any oil had reached the drain.  In conclusion, I find I agree with the oil company on the size of the spill and the odor will dissipate when the tank and pads are removed.
P-269-1997*On May 20, 1997 I was contacted by John Giard of People's Heritage Bank.  He called to report an oil spill at a trailer home that the bank had recently taken ownership of.  The trailer is located at Blueberry Ridge Trailer park in Wells.  I visited the site the next day and found the 275 gallon oil tank empty and a stain on the ground appr. 15' X 20'.  Pollution Control was called to remove the tank and schedule an excavation.  On 5/28 /97 we removed approximately 15 -20 yards of soil.  The contamination however had sunk into the ground to a depth we were not able to get to, also oil had gotten into the ground under the trailer.  No further excavation will be done.  A water sample was taken from the well that supplies the trailer park, which is about 600 feet from the spill.  The  sample came back ND.  This site will be referred to Tech. Services for further investigation/ remediation.
B-63-2000*B-063-2000
02/04/2000

     Elwell Hicks of Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the James Wagner residence on the Mayo Road in Orono.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked from a minute corrosion hole on the basement tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speedi-dri.  No drains were involved.
I-4-2001*On 1-10-01, Irving Woodlands called in a spill at Booty Brook from one of their logging operations. A hydraulic hose had broken from one of their delimbers. The contaminated soil was picked up and stored at the Fort Kent office to be disposed of when they had enough to make the trip to Tri-Community Landfill.
P-656-1990*SUMMARY
	October 1990 abandonment-by-removal of a bare-steel 500-gallon #2-oil UST and 1000-gallon waste oil UST by Portland Pump Company.  Contamination due to overfills excavated and landfarmed.  Reg. 9936 associated with Mr. Higgin's residence.  UST Reg. 13108 associated with Higgin's Garage [later known as S & S Auto Repair] with one UST registered as removed in 1995 and the three gasoline UST's removed in 2006.
	Dense rural residential and commercial area; registered as being on public water.   See any attachments and UST registration files for further information.

S G Brezinski		9/8/06
P-65-1997*   On Friday, 1/31/97 DEP was notified by Mr. Morris that a Webber Energy delivery truck out of Auburn had overfilled his outside AST on 1/13/97 and were refusing to clean it up.  I found no record any spill at this time and place had been previously reported.  On checking further with Webber and again with Mr. Morris it came out that the spill had been small, soaking insulation around his AST, that Webber had returned that day to clean up more oily insulation.  I understand Webber was refusing delivery of more oil because of no fill or vent pipe on the AST which helped cause the initial spill.
B-383-1997*7/19/97 17:55

Dave Tonini of HoltraChem in Orrington called through the emergency spill number to report a discharge of their facility.  It was stated that approximately 270 gallons of mercury contaminated wastewater spilled onto their cell room floor and escaped out the doorway.  No having a full understanding of the operations of the plant, it was decided to make a visit.

When I arrived I met with Sonny Hopkins; supervisor for the facility.  Mr. Hopkins took me through the plant and explained to me the process; including the wastewater treatment system.  It was Mr. Hopkins understanding that wastewater had been backing up in the system to the point that it overflowed onto the cell room floor.  Human error was essentially the blame and not a system malfunction.  It was observed that the majority of this wastewater escaped through the cell room entrance onto a paved area around the hyrogen compressor building.  Most of the wastewater escaped to the ground in cracks between the pavement and the building's footing.  Lab samples for mercury concentrations are pending.
P-514-1996*August 16, 1996 I responded to a call from Dead River Oil about a leaking 275 gallon kerosene tank at 14 Everett Street in Westbrook.  On site I observed the tank with a magnet patch over a small corrosion hole.  The owner had already made arrangments to have the remaining fuel pumped from the tank (approximately 40 gallons) and to have the tank replaced.  There was only a small area of oily dirt under the tank, I dug into the area and found it did not go into the ground.  Because of the small quantity of affected soil, I required no clean up.  I followed up on August 19, the tank had been replaced.  No further action.
B-308-2000*B-308-2000
06/05/2000  10:40

     The Brooklin Fire Department called to report a diesel spill associated with a truck accident on the Puddock Road about a half mile off of the Naskeag Road. Approximately 30 gallons leaked from the fill cap of a saddle tank on a garbage truck when it overturned in the soft shoulder of the road.  Fire personnel caught approximately 10 gallons of the fuel in buckets.  The remainder of the fuel was picked up with sorbent pads.  Maybe five gallons or so covered the ground and surrounding vegetation. An inspection of the area shown no surface waters or wells.  Excavation was not believed to be necessary.
P-20-1999*Bickford Transportation was making a delivery of #6 oil to Goodall Hospital when their truck blew a hose and leaked about 30 gallons of product onto the ground.  Part of the area was paved and part was snowy, frozen ground.  Bickford hired Pollution Control Services to help them clean it up.  They created snow dykes and used absorbent material to contain the spill and then they used a vacuum truck and excavation to clean it up.  The snow, soil, and speedy dry were collected and sent to Commercial Paving.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-134-2001*      On March 23, 2001 at 0830 we received a call from Jon Andrews of the Augusta DEP office reporting a diesel spill on route 201 in Caratunk.  The spill occurred  the previous afternoon and was reported to Mr. Andrews that evening but he didn't forward it to us until the next morning.
      I contacted Deputy York who said that a tractor trailer returning to Canada slid off route 201 just north of the Caratunk/Moscow line, hit a ledge and caught fire.  The local fire department put out the fire and recovered some oil with sorbents.  Most of the diesel fuel burned in the fire.  The D.O.T. also spread sand on the spill.  There are no wells in the area.
I-139-1997*On 9-20-97, the State Police reported a tractor trailer had rolled over on U.S. Rt. 1 in Presque Isle about 7 miles south of town. The saddle tank was leaking heavily and it was in the driveway of a residence owned by Isaac Masters. Bill Sheehan responded and was on site about 1 hour after the accident had occurred. He placed sorbents in the road ditch where the fuel was seen leaking to and slowed the leak in the saddle tank. The following day, Bill Sheehan and Frank Wezner went to the site to survey the impact. The driveway was heavily contaminated as it was gravel, and the ditch had a minimal amount of residual fuel left in it. Delmont Wood and Sons, a local contractor was hired that day to excavate all contaminated soil in the driveway and ditch. The Masters' residence was placed on Quarterly monitoring.
B-124-1999*
On 3/22/99, 1641 hours Craig Bowden, who is the assistant fire chief in Bucksport reported a sheen that seemed to be coming from the storm drain outfall that is near the town dock.  They had investigated the storm drains that were connected to the outfall in question.  There was a slight odor in a couple of them but no visible product.  Craig indicated that they had a spill a while back that impacted the storm drain and that probably the heavy rain had flushed some residual product to the storm drain stream.  Craig said that they would keep an eye on it and get back to me if the sheen continued.
P-256-1999*On April 19 the Phippsburg Fire Dept. reported that a 275 gallon AST at the home of Loretta Wetsch of 74 Wallace Circle, had been leaking.  I responded to the call. The tank which sits on top of bedrock inside a breeze-way connected to the house, had apparently been leaking for some time.  The oil had run out of the breeze-way and into the lawn, killing the grass on about half of the lawn.

I hired SeaCoast Ocean Services to vactor out all the overburden material in the breeze-way and Doughty and Sons contractors dug up approximately 25 yard of soil from the yard.  The exposed bedrock appeared to have oil in it.  I sampled Loretta's well, no oil was detected. I referred the case to Pat Seward - DEP Geologist.  Pat and I sampled down-gradient wells - 3 showed low levels of petroleum contamination.  Filters were put on the impacted wells.  Pat will continue monitoring the groundwater.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-28-1997*The tenants called to report a strong kerosene odor and floating product in their water.  I visited the site and while I could not detect any odor, it was possible to see small droplets of what appeared to be oil.  I was told that the landlord suspected vandalism and that he had placed a locking cap on the well and had bleached the well to take care of the problem.  In the basement near the furnace there is visual evidence of what appears to be an oil spill.  An area about 5' in diameter was stained, however PID readings in the material were all within Stringent standards.  There is only an inch or two of soil over fractured bedrock.  Lab results confirmed contamination.  On January 29, 1997, I met the landlord and with a bailer found several feet of a thick dark material in the well.  Sampling of this material indicated it was mainly kerosene with some other unknown substances.  See attached results.  I was able to use a bailer to remove about 5 gallons of this material.  I next flushed the well and house plumbing with Tergitol to try to remove any additional product from the system.  I did this a total of five times.  A water sample collected on February 14 after the fourth flushing indicated that high levels remained.  However, the lab indicates that the presence of the Tergitol may have distorted the results.  Filters were arranged for and new tenants moved into the house.

Sampling on March 3, 1997, was below detection methods both before and after the filters.

The filters will be left in place and quarterly sampling will be continued for about a year to confirm that no contamination remains.  However, no further action is anticipated.
P-579-1992*
	Source of long term gasoline discharge reaching soil and storm drains under building.  Gasoline vapors impacting residences.  Removal and remediation of gasoline UST under garage area of building (inside).
I-193-1998*On 9-29-98, George Watson notified this office that while replacing a fuel oil tank at Graves Shop n Save soil contamination was encountered around the fill pipe of the old tank. I visited the site and it was apparent the contamination was due to overfills. About 16 yards of soil was removed and landfilled. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-504-2001*     On September 11, 2001 at 1015 we received a call from Clyde Pelkey of Pelkey Fuels reporting a #2 fuel oil leak from a basement tank at the home of Ron Grant on the Darling Road in Hudson.  The system lost about twenty-five gallons from a leak in the connection to the filter.  Mr. Grant has a dirt floor basement.  Mr. Grant's son and a Pelkey Oil crew were cleaning up the spill.
     I arrived on site about 1100 and found that the crew recovered some oil with absorbent pads and I advised them to excavate any contaminated soil.  Unfortuately, ledge is less than a foot beneath the ground surface.  I talked to Mr. Grant's son, Bill, who agreed to excavate the contaminated soil which would be less than a yard.
     Mr. Grant has a drilled well which should be safe, However, the small amount of soil over ledge at the spill site is a problem.  Consequently, I put the well on quarterly monitoring and sent Mr. Grant an application for the AST insurance fund.
P-741-1997*On 12/28/97 at 0530 Chuck Garland, the NORTHEAST PETROLEUM (NEP) terminal manager, called to report that a storage tank at the facility had been overfilled.  The initial report indicated that at least 200 gallons of #6 oil had been discharged from Tank #9 while the tank was receiving product from a tank barge offloading at the NEP pier.  Garland stated that the overfill had been completely contained within the dike surrounding the tank and that Seacoast Ocean Services had been contracted to provide clean-up services.
I responded to NEP, confirmed that the spill had been confined to the diked area, and made contact with NEP personnel including Garland. According to Garland, Tank #9 is not equipped with a high level alarm because these devices are considered unreliable when used in tanks storing heavy oils, and he stated that the overfill was the result of a lack of attention on the part of the NEP employee responsible for gauging this tank during the transfer.  According to Garland there had been a breach of company policy which will be investigated further by NEP.
The spilled oil, which had become semi-solid due to below freezing ambient temperatures, along with some of the crushed stone and sand from the dike floor was removed by SOS using a bobcat type tractor as well as a vactor.  This operation was completed on or before 12/31/97.  The oil spill debris generated was transported to Commercial Recycling Services for processing.
No further action is recommended.



                 _______________________________
                 Steven Eufemia
                 Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist III
P-225-1996*TRANSFORMER LEAKED MINERAL OIL.  WHEN CONNECTOR BURNED HOLE THROUGH TANK.  CLEANED UP BY J.D. SHARP ASOC.  SEE ATTACHED CMP REPORT. NO FURTHER ACTION.
I-4-1996*Outside 275 line broke due to ice falliing off roof.
B-774-1998*As part of his permitting agreement with the Town of Hudson,  Brian Wozneak at B&S Salvage is required to annually monitor his neighbor's drinking water wells.  In late November, Hudson's CEO notified me that one of the wells, Pierce's, had elevated MTBE content.  (attached correspondence)

I sampled the Pierce and Glenn Curtis wells on 12/04/98;  Curtis's showed only slight contamination, but Pierce's showed 24 ppb MTBE, just under our action level of 25.  I placed him on quarterly monitoring.

This may be a case of self contamination, or the source may be B&S Salvage.  Pierce works on vehicles upgradient of the well;  late in the summer he obtained a former underground gasoline tank from B&S, cut a door hole in it, and is using it as a woodshed, 30 feet upgradient of his water supply.  Ledge in this area is only inches under the surface, so the source could just as easily be B&S.
A-115-1998*No site visit made.  The driver removed the nozzle too quickly, and the back pressure caused some oil to be lost.  He quickly cleaned this.  I called Mrs. Wade and she confirmed that the oil had been cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
P-117-1998*10 March 1998 I responded to residential location and met with homeowner Moore and Downeast Energy official Bob Barrows. Moore informed me that during the evening hours, the 300 gallon AST tipped over. Upon inspection of the tank, I observed that the AST was not on a firm surface and that the tank had been supported by four concrete blocks. I surmised that the warmer ambient temperatures and sustained rain over the last 24-48 hours caused the ground to thaw and a factor in the tank tipping over.

Product from the tank migrated to a basin and road culvert for surface drainage, and entered into Mill Brook and eventually the Harraseeket River. I notified the USCG and the Maine Dept. of Marine Resources. Both agencies responded. The USCG issued a warning and a DMR report is attached.

No reimbursement for expenditures is expected as Downeast Energy is not billing for clean up services or materials and no DEP expenditures were incurred. Downeast Energy replaced Freeport FD's deployed pads. Moore is installing a new AST facility as a result of this incident.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (06May98).
P-642-2001*Michael Williams reported that he had discovered a leak in the outdoor AST located at his property in Cundy's Harbor.  The property had belonged to his grandparents and had been vacant for some time.  He had already contacted Clean Harbors to initiate a clean-up.  I met him on site the morning Clean Harbors was to arrive and confirmed that the site did warrant clean-up and there was a well at risk.  The clean-up was conducted on 8/27 & 8/28.

I returned several weeks later and determined that the clean-up had not been satisfactorily completed and would need more work.  I was unable to arrange for further clean-up that fall and discussed it with Mr. Williams who was ok with leaving it until spring.  Since the contamination had been there for at least 5 years, a few more months would likely cause no further damage.  Mr. Williams quarterly monitoring came back positive in December (150 ppb).  The neighbor's wells were negative.

I contacted Mr. Williams following my receipt of the results.  He was still ok with waiting until spring to address the site since no-one was using the property.







A-179-2001*   DEP received a report that this fishing vessel had broken mooring during heavy weather on the previous night.  The boat was currently aground with the fuel tank intact.  An estimated two gallons of fuel was lost.
P-171-2000*   On the morning Tues. 3/28/00, DEP received confirmation of a 3/27/00 fire at South Portland's Sunset Marina, near or involving the marina's motor fuel UST facility.  TV news reported: a fire in which gasoline lines running under the dock had burned thru spilling gasoline into Casco Bay.  A PPH story the following morning confirmed the Monday afternoon incident (see attached).
    On the morn of Wed. 3/29/00 I visited and confirmed charred dock timbers and planks centered around the gas and diesel piping where it exited the ground and ran under the dock.  There were two valves to shut down the product, near the point where the piping changed from buried FRP piping to exposed steel piping.  About 18" of exposed FRP piping was burned away on each of the two lines (see photos & site sketch).  There are two 6000 gal. single-wall CP protected steel UST's installed in 1984.  T-1 is a gas UST with pressurized dbl-wall piping.  T-2 is diesel with single-wall suction product piping.  DEP's Ted Scharf advised me of SIA and compliance problems in the past.  Considering the low flammability of the timbers and fire location I believe it is probable that a gas pipe weep had saturated timbers allowing easier ignition.
   There was also waste oil spillage and improperly stored w. o. and gas near the dumpster.  Later in the afternoon the prop. owner called me and I advised him of the need for a CTI to repair the piping, facility reg. notice; and about the spillage and proper waste-oil disposal & handling.
    On checking with the USCG, MSO, she advised me that USCG was onsite during the fire but noticed only a little sheen in the water.  Neither the facility owner, USCG or SP Fire Dept. had notified DEP of the incident.  Notification would be expected because of the spill potential of the UST facility so close to the water.  See attached and DEP UST reg. file #12184 for further information.  This report may be addendumed as needed.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-275-1990*
	5/1/90 report of small gaso. leak form auto in parking lot of Shopper's Village shopping center.  DEP check on 5/2/04, found spill satisfactorily cleaned.
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A-360-1996*Received a complaint from Catherine Walker through the State Police that there was some paint dumping being done on Church Street in Belfast. She saw white paint in a culvert at the intersection of Harbor Street and Union Street draining towards the harbor. I was out of position and so called the Belfast Police Department to see if they had an officer free to take a look. Apparently they did and found someone cleaning their brushes in a culvert. They were instructed to stop. I phoned the Belfast Police the next day and confirmed that they did send an officer. I phoned Ms. Walker on 8/19 and she reported that the police went to her house to get her assistance in finding the house that she identified as having had the paint job. She reported no further porblems since that night. I visited the site on 8/13 but could not find any problem. No further work is necessary at this time.
B-394-1997*On July 22, 1997 at 1345 Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reported a two quart spill of < 50 PPM PCB transformer oil from a leaky bushing in a transformer on the Medway Road in Millinocket.  Analysis showed that the oil contained <2 ppM of PCB's.  Workers excavated about one half of one drum of contaminated soil which was hauled to Sawyer's Lanfill in Hampden.

A-513-1998*No site visit made.  The driver heard a crack while filling the tank.  He stopped the delivery and went to investigate.  The fill pipe had cracked.  The spill was limited to the tank and concrete floor and was quickly cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
P-680-1999*See attached report from CMP.
A-319-1996*     DEP received a report that an oily sheen was visible on Saturday Cove.  According to the caller (Northport Harbor Master Al Keith) the sheen was dissipating.  He agreed to monitor the sheen at low tide that evening.  I contacted the USCG; they dispatched a boat and reported observing a minor sheen with no apparent source, consistent with a bilge pumping incident. Mr. Keith later reported no observable sheen.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
P-253-1997*  On 5/9/97, while returning from another UST removal I briefly stopped by this facility to check on the status of contamination after the P-575-91 UST replacement and spill clean-up.  Onsite I noted no sheen or odor of spillage, though noted rusty, buried flex conectors (w/CP wires) and drop tubes. Concerned that the conectors may be a future problem and the anodes had failed, I contacted Denise Fournier and recommended an inspection.  I met Mario of MB Maintenance onsite who told me that John Pomphret was the CTI for the job, though John was not onsite at the time; having left to get new heater pads for curing the FRP piping joints.  This is a sensitive area with two known water supply wells within 300 feet.
   On 5/11/97 I met Ms. Fournier onsite with CTI Pomphret and Mr. Bergeron (store owner and facility operator).  Bergeron explained that North Phoenix (formerly Johnson products) was having him take over facility ownership for (GW Fund) insurance reasons and that Ed Jardin (representing North phoenix) had arranged all the present facility work.
   Fournier and I noticed that no registration amendment had been filed for the piping installation and no removal notice for the UST piping removal filed; Pomphret claiming that this work was a last minute decision by Jardin.
   I understand that the flex connectors and risers were replaced and extra anodes added by Pomphret and MB maint.  See the attached notes and letters, and files of Ms. Fournier for further information.  No further resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S. Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-627-2000*Mr Rowe is a new tenant (since 8/2000) in the home which previously had been uninhabited for 3-5 yrs leading to the deterioration of the AST in the basement.  The tank was scheduled to be replaced when the remaining fuel was used up, unfortunately a leak developed just prior to the oils consumption.

The stained area was minimal and very shallow, the floor material is crushed stone with a gravel base.  An estimated 150-200 pounds of material was removed to ensure complete removal.  Mr Rowe had no petroleum related concerns with the well water, but was informed should that change to call again.

No additional work is required at this time.
A-360-1999*No site visit made.  Linda Butler of DEP called me to ask about a joint visit to this site.  She had received a complaint that cars and tires had been buried on the subject's property.   Further, the complainant stated that Mr. Presby pours oil and gas on the ground.  I had heard of a previous complaint made about the property.  The earlier complaint was referred to in a letter to Brian Holman, a selectperson for the town, from James Dusch of DEP (attached).  I gave her my information and she was going to research this.  I again spoke with her a couple of weeks later on July 7.  She had scheduled a visit to the site for July 7, and didn't feel that response would be needed at that time. Her summary of the visit is attached to this spill report.   No further action from response is anticipated.
B-321-2000*B-321-2000
06/14/2000 08:30


     Dave Beaumont, Licensed Tank Installer from Millinocket, called to request a waiver to abandon a 2000 gallon fuel oil tank in place at the East Millinocket waste water treatment plant on Route 157.  The waiver was granted and the removal was attended.  Investigation shown that the tank could not be removed due to a nearby large diameter sewer line.  The tank was exposed, cut opened, and cleaned in my presence.  There appeared to be no evidence of spillage.  It may be noted that the area is considered "non-sensitive".
P-397-1997*A Hancock Lumber Truck released approximately 75 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a hose failure.  An excavation was undertaken by Seacoast Ocean Services to remediate contaminated soils.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-236-1999*An overfill occurred when C.N. Brown filled the tank at the Gary & Joyce Roland residence (897-2433; Joyce @ work: 897-9323). Product came out the vent and ran down the tank onto the basement floor. Sorbent pads were used to wipe down the tank and clean the basement floor. The day after the spill Mr. Roland complained of odors in the home. Since C.N. Brown was scheduled to return to the house and wash down the floor that day, Mr. Roland did not think my assistance was necessary. I spoke with Mrs. Roland on May 12 and learned cleanup was not to her satisfaction. A manager from C.N. Brown was scheduled to meet her in the afternoon. She will be in touch if help is needed from DEP.

No site visit made; no further action required.
B-667-2000*B-667-2000
12/12/2000 15:45

     Jesse Patterson of Johnson's Burner Service in Harmony called to report a #2 fuel spill at a residence owned by Ernie Clair of Boston, Massachusetts.  It was stated that the 275 gallon fuel tank located in the basement developed a corrosion leak spilling upwards of 100 gallons.  The next morning I met with Tom Godin (683-5901), caretaker for the property.  Inspecting the spill area I found that the entire 100 gallons were lost to a ledge basement floor.  It appeared that the tank had been slowly leaking for a long time.  The well to the property is located only a few feet off of the stone foundation making it extremely susceptible to contamination.  No other wells or homes were in the area.  I explained to Mr. Godin how the Department's AST insurance worked.  An application was placed in the mail shortly after.  It may be noted that the case was refereed to Technical Services staff for further investigation.
I-126-1998*On 6-8-98, this office received a call from John Lyons of the B&A Railroad to report a small spill of about 2 gallons of transmission fluid from the cooling line of a locomotive. All was cleaned up with speedy dry.
B-238-1996*see attached
B-718-1999*     On November 10, 1999 at 1030 we received a call from Ms. Doris Norwood of Surry reporting that she had about 10 five gallon pails of an umknown petroleum product and asked if the D.E.P. could pick up and dispose them.  I told her we don't do that but I would try to identify the product and advise her on its disposal.
     I visited the site on November 12 and found that the material was left by a previous tennant of the trailer.  The petroleum was #2 fuel that the tennant pumped out of the old outside 275 gallon tank before he installed a new one.  Some of the pails were empty and I combined the contents into six pails.  The oil was pure but Ms. Norwood didn't want to burn it in her furnace.  I asked if she knew anyone who would burn it and a neighbor checked the oil, took it and said he would put it into his tank and burn it.  There was a small amount of spillage around one pail which rainwater entered and forced out a quart or less of oil.
B-824-1998*B-824-98 Naval Sec. Grp. Act. - Winter Harbor

While looking for a source for oil entering a catch basin in Winter Harbor (B-728-98), I noticed a partially buried fuel oil tank under Building A of the Misty Harbor Housing Complex, a Navy facility. I questioned the personnel with me as to the status of this bare steel tank and was told it was supposed to have been abandoned in place. Further research by the Navy environmental coordinator revealed that this tank had not been properly abandoned. As such I issued a waiver allowing the filling in place of the tank and, to minimize the effect of cold weather on the abandonment process, I issued a waiver of the 30-day removal notice. On 12/15/198 the tank was filled with concrete slurry. Due to other matters I was unable to attend the filling but Mr. Miller did send digital photographs of the act.
P-414-1987*
Investigation by DEP's Ed Antz into mystery vapor problem in residential building.  Lomng term chronic problem, later believed to be associated with UST leaks @ Town taxi Co. on Brackett St.  See also P-809-89.
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B-604-1996*Tom Tardiff reported a sheen in the tidewater North of the B&A wharf on Nov. 5. Tom Maleck responded,and since the sheen was coming out of the ground near Irving's #6 line, Irving agreed to get a backhoe on site and start exposing the line. The oil leaking into the bay was a high sulfer distillate, and was dark in color.  Since the #6 oil line is filled with high sulfer #2 when not in use, it was thought that the oil had leaked out of that line.

The leak was not found that night and Tom Maleck couldn't be there the next day, so I went down. Further digging eliminated the #6 line; attention then turned to the 10" high sulfer #2 line.  Test holes turned up fresh RED product where the high and low sulfer lines cross under the B&A tracks. The high sulfer line would not hold nitrogen pressure. There proved to be a hole in the line inside the steel sleeve that shrouds the pipelines as they pass under the railroad tracks.  The leaked oil followed the the #6 pipeline trench to the tidewater, dissolving asphalt off that pipe,and turning black,as it went.
P-485-1998*10.15.1998 responded to spill location.  Long term clean up project in attempt to recover home heating fuel from under concrete basement floor.  AST underground feed line leak.

Installed sump, recovery well in floor between leak and dug well in basement.  Monitored recovery efforts.

Case referred to Technical Services.  Well sampling thus far indicates no impact to well.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 19Sep01
B-352-1998*LARRY SAVAGE,  NOTIFIED THAT THE INTERSTITIAL  ALARM WAS NOT WORKING ON ONE OF THE TANKS AT THE BACKWOODS CAFE, INVESTIGATED.  NOT ONLY WAS THE ALARM NOT WORKING, BUT THERE WAS WATER IN THE INTERSTITIAL SPACE.

THE TANK IS A "300 DEGREE" STEEL TANK, INSTALLED IN 1988, SPLIT 6000 AND 2000.  WATER IN THE INTERSTITIAL SPACE IS EVIDENCE OF A LEAK, AND SAVAGE WAS REPORTING THAT FACT AND WONDERING WHAT TO DO NEXT.
HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THE OUTER TANK WAS LEAKING, BECAUSE THE GROUNDWATER TABLE AT THAT SITE, AT THAT TIME OF YEAR, WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGH UP ON THE TANK SIDE.  THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE WATER IN THE SPACE IF THE TANK WAS A LEAKER.  HIS ONLY THEORY WAS THAT POSSIBLY THE SEAL AROUND THE OPENING TO THE INTERSTITIAL SPACE  HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY SNOWPLOWING, AND WAS TAKING IN WATER.

I ASKED HIM TO REPAIR THE SENSOR AND ROADBOX, AND PUMP OUT THE WATER, THEN MONITOR THE TANK TO SEE IF MORE WATER CAME IN.  NONE DID, SO THE TANK WAS NOT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

ON 12/03/98,  SAVAGE CALLED AGAIN, TO SAY THAT THE TANK NOW SHOWED GASOLINE IN THE SPACE.  HE'D HAD A VACUUM ON THE SPACE, BUT NOT ENOUGH, ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER.   I ASKED HIM TO PUMP OR SORB THE GASOLINE OUT OF THE SPACE, THEN PUT ANOTHER VACUUM ON IT.

A WEEK LATER HE CALLED BACK, SAYING THE VACUUM HAD HELD STEADY AT 15" FOR 3 DAYS.  THERE BEING NO GOOD EVIDENCE OF A LEAK, OR OF HOW THE GASOLINE GOT INTO THE SPACE,  I ALLOWED HIM TO PUT THE TANK BACK INTO SERVICE.

ONE DAY, THE ORIGIN OF THE LIQUID IN THIS INTERSTITIAL SPACE WILL BE APPARENT, BUT IT'S SURE AS HELL NOT OBVIOUS NOW.
P-748-2001*Adam Doran of CMP called to report a small spill from the #115 substation.

Non-PCB mineral oil  spill to gravel, no request for assistance, no further action taken based on information provided.
P-376-1999*On June 13, 1999 I was contacted by Janice Corr.  Ms. Corr recently moved into a newly remodeled home in Shapleigh and had been experiencing a chemical odor and taste in her water which comes from a point driven well beneath the home.  Ms. Corr had had the water sampled and analyzed at Demers Laboratory.  It was found to have a chemical called propanal (propionaldehyde).

 I re-sampled the well water directly from the well and found the same substance in approximately the same concentration.  Brad Hahn - DEP geologist and I investigated the site. No sure source was found, however its possible that the well became contaminated when the basement had flooded earlier this spring.  Water had entered the basement through the chimney and drained out through the hole in the concrete that is the well access.   We recommended that Ms. Corr install a filter on her well until the chemical flushes through.
P-662-1999*Dodge Oil reported that one of their customers had suffered a discharge of #2 fuel oil in his basement associated with a leaking fitting on the hot water burner.  The customer, Henry Hamblin, had noticed the spill very soon after it started and placed buckets under the area of the burner motor that was leaking.  He had collected approximately 10 gallons of liquid, the majority of which was water.  There did not appear to be a great amount of product in the dirt floor of the basement.  The site is charactarized as STRINGENT on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree, however there was negligible soil to remove.  I returned 1 week later, after several heavy rains and checked the basement again.  There was no evidence of any oil in the sump pump.  I took a sample of the water, and had it analyzed for DRO, which came back negative.

No further action is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-432-1996*Abandonment in Place waiver granted.  See Underground Storage Tanks file for further information on site.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-106-1996*see attached
B-123-1996*According to Jerry Kirstein of Eastland, 24 lbs of sodium hydroxide was lost to the sewer, and consequently the municipal treatment plant, when a dye mixer at the woolen mill tried to mix up a batch of dye.  Unbeknownst to her, the valve on the bottom of the mix tank was open, and the caustic was running out of the tank and into the shop's floor drain.  The mill became aware of the problem when the high pH alarm sounded at the POTW.

Investigating, the mill personnel soon discovered the problem and closed the valve.

The high pH waste was diverted into a holding tank by POTW personnel and slowly bled into the wastewater stream.
A-99-1999* Oil was noticed in the harbor and was traced to a drip from a connection at Vinalhaven Fuel.  The fire department responded and placed boom to collect oil near the pipe end.  The buried lines had been used in the past to receive fuel on the island.  The tanks were across the street.  The lines had been out of service for some time.   Vinalhaven Fuel had reported to the town that they were disconnected and empty.  By the time I arrived, a couple of days later, the lines had been disconnected at the tanks.  The owner, Mr. Conway had recovered about 7 gallons from one line.  He collected another 70 gallons.  The fittings at the waterside were removed and we made plans to remove the lines not under the Main St.

Mary James and I returned March 30.  The lines were removed.  They were corroded, but no additional contamination was located along their length.  The lines were capped.   In the area just under the drip some soil and oiled coal was removed.  The coal had been used as fill in the area.  Under the coal layer was more contaminated fill, but this was left undisturbed so replacement fill would remain in the excavation and not wash into the harbor after every rain storm.   The contaminated soil and coal were landspread at the former town dump.  The area is currently used for the town burn pile.  About 50 % of the contaminated soil was coal.

No further action is anticipated.
I-18-1999*On 02/15/1999, Ira Dodge of MPG called to report there had been a spill discovered at the Maine Frmers Exchange in Fort Fairfield. Their tank was empty when they called MPG for a fillup. From the past use records and heating degree days, about 75 gallons was estimated to be lost. It looked as though it had been leaking for a while because as the snow was melting off the parking lot, a sheen was evident. I hired Mcgillan Inc to test pit around the building and parking lot to look for any concentration. The test pits revealed no concentration. It was assumed most of the oil had spread over a large area of the parking lot and had volatized off.
B-115-2001* On 3/16/01, 2100 hours Cathy of Winterport Fire reported a ten gallon gasoline release from a jeep that had rolled over on Route 1A in Winterport at a point where the road runs close to the river.  The spill went to a storm drain, which delivered it to the river.  The river was covered with thin ice, which made recovery impractical.
A-367-1999*IP lost # 6 oil from a piping sump because the piping sump filled up with water. The water came from an overflow of a waste water handling system in the area. The over flow was stopped. The sump was pumped out and the area cleaned up.
A-702-2000*The Central Maine area was hit with a substantial winter storm on 12/18/2000 causing wide spread power outages and storm related damage to utility lines.  As a result of the storm, the Augusta office recieved several reports of transformer discharges.  This incident involved a single transformer which was knocked to the roadway releasing transformer oil to the pavement and road shoulder.  CMP was overwhelmed with incidents, and was not able to respond and report all discharges until 12/19/2000.  CMP linemen reportedly removed the damaged transformer, and sorbed up the spilled oil.  Estimated volume was 9 gallons.  The transformer was not tagged non-pcb.  CMP is treating the recovered debris as pcb contaminated and testing for confirmation.  CMP indicated they would provide results to DEP with a copy of their spill report.  I did not perform a site visit to this location.
P-604-2001*Please see attached CMP report.
B-155-2001*B-155-2001
03/27/2001 14:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report that workers from Wilson Street Auto in Brewer had been spilling oil about the facility.  An investigation of the area shown no evidence of this activity.  It was believed that the complaint may have come from a disgruntled employee or former employee.  The case was not investigated further.
A-191-1997*A large cache of lead arsenate and other pesticides was reported to the Department of Agriculture.  The material was located in the basement of a barn in Brooks.  It was left from the 1950s.  I inspected and found about 150 bags of hydrated lime.  The Department of Agriculture will find a farmer to use this product once the pesticides have been removed.  There were some broken boxes of lead arsenate and a pile of burlap bags which appear to contain Paris Green.  I received three quotes and found the work practices cited by SOS to be the most acceptable.  The area under the barn will be sealed and placed under slight negative pressure.  The materials will be packed, deconned and sent out through an airlock.  This procedure will prevent the product from escaping into the neighborhood.  The removal was completed.
B-665-1997*On 11/18/97, 2009 hours Steve Foster of Fort James (Old Town Mill) reported a 285000 gallon release from their weak black liquor tank.  The release was completely contained by their process sewer.  The solution was 16% black liquor and the hazardous substance in black liquor is caustic soda.  The process sewer would neutralize the caustic and biodegrade the organic components.
A-270-1999*     DEP received a report from a former employee of this facility alleging that oil spilled during auto oil changes is routinely washed down the floor drain using kerosene.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  I observed no evidence of this practice, and the shop manager denied that this ever occurred.  The floor had been washed recently using a citric-based product.
     Because the floor drain received all waste solutions, I contacted Tammy Gould of the DEP Underground Injection unit.  Coincidentally, she had been seeking information about the Ultra Lube system from the owner for several months.  We requested Augusta Sanitary District to conduct a dye test on 6/7; this confirmed that the floor drain emptied to the stormwater system.  Tammy issued a notice requiring the floor drain to be sealed.
B-590-2001*      On October 16, 2001 at 1030 we received an anonymous call reporting a waste oil spill at LaVoie's Garage on route 15 in Orrington.  The caller said that waste oil drums located behind the garage were leaking.  I visited the site that morning and met owner Herb LaVoie who accompanied me while I checked the area behind the garage.  I found the drums in question but found no sign of leaks or spills.  In fact, the whole service area was pretty clean.
B-728-1999*     On November 16, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a non PCB transformer spill of one quart onto the ground at 59 Old Norway Rd. in Hull's Cove.  A branch fell on the transformer causing a hole.  Workers picked up some contaminated vegetation.
B-194-2000*      On March 11, 2000 at 0810 we received a call from Melissa Stein of Irving Oil reporting a ten to fifteen gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Big Stop in Baileyville.  A truck driver was filling up a saddle tank when the auto shut-off failed and the tank overfilled.  The fuel flowed across the tar onto a gravel area.
     Irving hired Moses Cilley who excavated ten yards of gravel and he'll stockpile it until early May when he will landspread the material.
I-81-1998*SPILL REPORT FAXED IN BY CHAD BOURGOIN THAT 3-5 GALS OF #2 FUEL HAD BEEN SPILLED BY DELIVERY DRIVER, REMOVED CONTAMINATED SNOW AND ICE WITH SHOVELS AND PLACED IT INTO A 55 GALLON DRUM, BAGGED AND DISPOSED THROUGH CLEAN HARBORS SERVICES.  WATER AND FUEL MIXTURE WAS PASSED THROUGH AN OIL WATER SEPARATOR, THEN TREATED THROUGH THE SANITARY SEWER.
I-46-1996*A chlorine release occurred at the Loring water teatment plant.

The release was reported by an anonymous complainant 5 days after the release.

I contacted the LDA to determine the problems with the report. They didn't think it was reportable.

Amount released was estimated.

The case has been turned over to Mike Hudson for enforcement action.
I-93-2001*While trying to avoid a moose an empty cement truck flipped over on the interstate.

Michael Elwell was hired to remove the contaminated soil in the median.

Case closed.
I-22-2001*While transferring #6 fuel, a "tank full alarm" failed. This caused the tank to be overfilled.
Before the oil spill could be controlled, about 12,000 lbs. of potatoes were contaminated.
The spill stayed within McCain's building.
Case closed.
P-159-1990*
	See separate 1990 narrative by John Dunlap and any attachments for further details.
P-570-1998*Water analysis found MTBE in the Turner's well.  After extensive investigation with Technical Services we determined that a small surface spill was most likely the source of the contamination, although we never were able to pinpoint the source.  The neighborhood stayed on QM until we saw that the analyses were all below the MEG and our action levels (see attached letter).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-477-1996*An anonymous, possibly disgruntled employee, called to report that Nautel Inc. Target Industrial Circle in Bangor was mishandling their hazardous materials.  The materials mentioned were metal plating chemicals and etching compounds.  No other information was given.  The case was subsequently given to the Hazardous Materials enforcement staff in Augusta for future investigation.
B-228-2001*On 4/24/01, 0850 hours Patty of Chase & Kimball in Dover Foxcroft reported that one of their contract venders had a heating oil release from a pressure relief valve on his truck.  The release, which was about ten gallons, landed on pavement at the facility and was recovered with sorbent.  The clean up generated about a drum of material, which went to Chase & Kimball's waste stream.
B-528-1996*Mr. LaPlant called to report that a piece of his wood harvesting equipment blew a hose in the middle of the Nicatous road just south of Duck Lake (see map). He believed that it was between 10 &15 gallons and that it wall remained in the dirt road.  There was no water involved.  I advised him that a long as the landowner agreed, he could leave the oil whiere it was as long as there was no free product that could run off.  He replied that he understood and would contact either Robin Smith or George Rich of the Maine Public Reserve Lands and explain the accident and the action to be taken.  As I have not heard from them I assume there are no problems.
B-190-1997*Ms. Gonthier called to report that her company had cleaned up a hydraulic oil spill from Nynex line truck in Cherryfield.  This report was 5 days late and she said that it was a foul up on her company's part.  They have a contract to clean up Nynex spills and to see that all regulations are met including reporting.  They had a glitch.  However, they did respond quickly and had it cleaned up the day after the spill.  She reported that no water was involved and it was not near any residences so no wells were threatened.  About seven drums were filled with dirt and vegetation.  This debris would be disposed of through Laidlaw Env. Services.
B-10-1998*1/9/98 19:30

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric called to report one of several dielectric oil spills related to the "1998 ice storm".  In this particular incident a transformer tilted from the weight of the ice spilling about 2 gallons of "non PCB oil onto the ground below.  Approximately 1/2 of a 55 gallon drum of contaminated snow and ice was generated from the clean up.
A-76-1996*Sandy Perkins called to report a small lube oil spill from a locomotive. It occured at the Guilford rail yard that serves Boise Cascade in Rumford. A hose in the engine lube oil system broke spilling about 15 gallons. Guilford Transportation personnel with Sandy Perkins responded. Cleanup was shoveling up the contaminated snow into barrels. Disposal was an issue as Mr. Perkins wanted to put the waste oil water mixture through their oil / water seperator in the Waterville yard. I instructed them to dispose of the waste oil- water mixture with a disposal company. The site is an industrial site. No site visit was necessary and no further action by Response is indicated.
P-707-1999*    On 10/1/99 Jon Woodard forwarded this complaint to me regarding a reported leaking basement AST at this Sanford apartment building.  The complaint came in from a tenant on 9/16 stating that the landlord had not properly cleaned the spill or reported it to DEP.  Dept. Fire Chief Dan Burgess stated that he had noted code violations with this landlord before.  The building is in a residential area near a commercial area on Main St. [Rt. 109]: Cumberland Farms, Central Fire Station, etc. {see site sketch}.  The area is on city water and sewer, though may be over a mapped aquifer.
    On Tuesday, 10/5/00, I visited the building with Burgess and met the owner, Mr. Champagne, repairing the interior.  Mr. Champagne took us down to the basement.  The old 275 gal. tank, that had been leaking, had been replaced with a new tank.  The spill had been cleaned up and sawdust sorbent still down on the cement floor.  It is not known how much may have seeped down through cracks or joints in the concrete floor.  The exact amount of spillage could not be determined though appeared less than 10 gallons of #2 oil.
    I reminded Mr. Champagne of state oil spill reporting requirements and he said he would be more diligent in the future.  No further DEP Response Div. actions necessary at this time.  No odor problem in the building evident.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-773-2001*The discharge was the result of a tractor driving off the road.  A small amount of diesel fuel leaked from the cap of the saddle tank while the tractor was lying on its side.  In addition to the diesel fuel, waste oil, anti-freeze, battery acid and transformer oil were also discharged as a result of the accident.  All liquids were collected with sorbent pads.

No further action required.
B-727-1997*On December 18, 1997 at 1530 we received a call from Paul Brown of Portland Pump reporting contaminated soil at the Country Market on Route 2 in Hermon.  He said they found the problem under the pump island but the tank area was clean.  I agreed to meet him and a site assessor from SW Cole at the site the next morning.  Millett Enterprises did the initial assessment but could not be on site any longer due to a prior comittment.

We met as scheduled and Mr. Brown showed me the contaminated area beneath the pump island.  Gary Creaser of SW Cole and I keyed the site to a stringent clean up standard due to the proximity of wells.  During the day we removed about 210 yards of contaminated soil which was hauled to Thibodeau's batch plant in Prospect.  Mr. Robert Duran, the owner of the facility, agreed to let the DEP handle the clean up and filed a claim under the LUST insurance fund. Mr. Creaser took samples of the nearby wells on February 9, 1998 and all results were negative.  (see site assessment)

We did leave a small amount of slightly contaminated soil along Route 2 for fear of damaging any of the roadbed.
B-734-1998*See Attached
P-504-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
P-319-1998*On 07/10/98 I received a call from Tim Gothier who stated that the oil company that services his in-laws home would no longer deliver oil because their tank was leaking.  When I arrived I saw that a Webber Oil burner technician (Dan Figueroa) had left a note on the furnace that said, "tank leaking".  I inspected the basement and could find no visible evidence of a leak.  When I spoke with Mr. Figueroa he stated that the reason he had written the note was he had noticed, "a black oily liquid" seeping in the basement wall.  I saw the liquid he was referring to and determined that it was not oil.

The tank had been registered on June 17, 1998 and a removal notice was on file.  I explained that the tank was overdue for removal and that even though it was not leaking it would still have to be removed.  No further action is required at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 14, 1998
B-357-2000*     On July 1, 2000 we received a call from Alex King of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck on route 191 in Whiting.  A hose burst on the truck and this sprayed the oil onto vegetation and the ground in a 10'x20' area.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents and by cutting of some of the vegetation.  No wells are threatened.
A-436-1998*Received a call from Terry Brackett that there had been an oil spill at the home of a customer of theirs in Dresden. I responded to the site. I was shown the basement where the spill occurred. A rock had fallen onto the filter housing and had cracked the pipe to the filter. A member of the household Emery Currier had seen it and plugged the broken pipe limiting the amount of product released.  There was not a lot of product released, but their well was nearby. I arranged for a contractor to excavate the contaminated portion of the cellar floor by hand. Testing of the water well showed no impact.  They were put on quarterly monitoring. No further work is necessary unless further testing shows an impact.
A-242-1997*See attached and site assesment in tank file.
P-679-1999*See attached report from Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.
A-589-1998*MTBE contamination of a well was reported as a result of water testing. The initial result was 27 ppb. A motorcycle with a leaking fuel system was blamed. It had been removed from the property, but I found no evidence of a serious leak in the location wher the bike was parked. The problem is alleged to be only present during heavy rains. The well is buried. Drainage from the roof and the driveway puddles in an area adjacent to the well. I advised them to have the seals on the cap checked or to install a pitless adapter as a preventative measure
B-84-2000*B-084-2000
02/16/2000

     Julie Foss, owner of the Quick Shop convenience store in Lubec, called to report an anomaly associated with her underground gasoline tank.  She stated that 4000 gallons was missing from the 12,000 gallon tank.  She thought that the fuel was stolen since she found the fuel cover missing from the tank.  It was also reported that the tank was half full of water.  Investigation by Darsart's personnel shown that the manager completely misread the stick reading. No fuel was found to be missing.  The tank however did take on some water through the open fill after a recent heavy rain.  Why the cover was found off the tank remains a mystery.
P-544-1998*    This investigation was intiated by the notification to the DEP by DHS of 2.4 ppb of MTBE detected in Mr. Steven's residential well.  The initial sampling of this residence was part of a 1000 well study initiated by DHS across the state.  The 2.4 ppb is below the state action level of 35 ppb.   MTBE is a gasoline constituent that may be a precurser to other contaminants or it may be the only thing present and eventually dissipate.
    On 11/13/98 I called Steven's and found the phone number to be temporarily disconnected.  On 11/19/98 I sent a letter to the address given by DHS outlining a wish to resample.  As of 1/7/99 I have not heard back from Stevens and therefore am closing the case at this time.  Further actions are possible should Mr. Steven's or another resident contact the DEP wishing a resampling to try and confirm the contam. detected.
    At this time there has been no site visit.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-403-1998*25 Aug 1998, I responded to spill location. Initially, I met with CN Brown representative Diane Alexander and Ken and Shelly Bremner. Ken Bremner, is also employed by CN Brown and Alexander came to assist him. Alexander advised that Bryant Energy, Mechanic Falls, Maine, filled the residential ASTs (two 275 gallon units) and that Shelly Bremner discovered oil on the basement floor later this day. Jay Bryant, Bryant Energy, responded to the spill and deployed sorbents and pumped out the remaining oil in the breached AST. I later approved of spill clean up work by Bryant per fund coverage allowances.

I observed that one of the ASTs failed due to corrosion and that the discharged oil spread over a large portion of the concrete floor. I observed a significant oil impact to the floor and wood craft materials stored in the basement. To a lesser degree, I observed oil impact to other personal items such as clothing, cardboard and other bibulous materials.

I advised Alexander, and the Bremners, of the AST fund. I advised Alexander of reporting the spill to the DEP prior to hiring a contractor to clean-up of the spill. I agreed to take oversight and financial control of the contactor (Clean Harbors of Maine, Prtld.) hired by Bremner because this is a AST fund case and he was ill-advised concerning clean-up and proper reporting procedures.

Clean up operations consisted of removing oil impacted materials, sorbent pads, and deploying speedi-dri in an attempt to lift as much oil as possible from the concrete floor. Clean-up operations conducted by myself and Clean Harbors of Maine took place the evening of 25 Aug 1998, and resumed 26 Aug 1998 to completion and to the satisfaction to the Maine DEP.

In a 19 Nov 1998 phone conversation with Shelly Bremner, I was advised that the home owners insurance co. paid to seal the floor and conduct an ozone cleaning of the house that removed residual odors.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 19Nov98
A-27-1997*Received a call from Alan Haggen of Blue Rock about a hydraulic oil leak from a truck they own. Alan stated that while making a delivery of gravel on Horse Point a hydrualic hose broke spraying about 25 gallons on the snow. He said that he had dispatched a crew to clean it up. He called back the next day on 1/28/97 that it was cleaned up. He said that the oil had sorbed into the snow and with the ground frozen there had been no penetration into the ground. He had about 10 5-gallon buckets of snow to dispose. I suggested that he put them in a 55 gallon drum, allow the contaminated snow to melt and dispose of it as liquid oily waste. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-269-2000*Leonard Carr and crew were summoned to the Robinson Mobil Mart in Monson because the leak detector showed a leak in the underground super no lead line.  Carr reported the incident to Beth DeHaas, who reported it to me.

On May 19, I visited the site and learned that the source of the leak had been identified: when the system was installed a small stone had found its way into the interstitial space between the inner and outer walls of the fiberglass pipe.  Over the course of the intervening years the stone had worn a hole through the inner pipe and caused it to leak, and caused the alarm to trip.

Mr. Carr was chagrined to tell me that no product would have been spilled to the environment had he had a better idea where the leak was.  He exposed the piping at a coupling, and cut it.  At that time, a small amount of gasoline exited the pipe and was not caught by his sorbents.  It was quickly shovelled up.
A-210-1999*The FD found about 2 pints of lube oil spilled in the center of Jefferson St. They put sand on it and swept it up. The sand went to the tranfer station.
A-261-1997*see attached narrative
A-615-1998*No site visit made.  One of the loaders in the quarry had a line break.  This was quickly removed and sent to be processed.   No further action anticipated.
B-391-1996*7/22/96 @ 1548

Fred Leigh, of Bangor Hydro Electric phoned to update me on a spill that was not reported earlier.  In speaking with Fred I found out that he did report this spill to the 800 number on Saturday July 20 around 1345.  This report was not forwarded to me.

Fred said that wind blew over a pole with its attached transformer at Husson College.  This happened sometime around 1100 on Saturday, July 20.  The spill scene is at the College President's residence on and near his driveway.  The spill covered an area about 30 by 6 feet. This material was lab tested to contain < 2 ppm concentration of PCB's.  Clean up included three 1/2 filled 85 gallon drums and one 55 gallon drum.  This spill debris was disposed of at Sawyer Environemental in Hampden.  Attachments.
A-128-2000*Received an anonymous call concerning a tree service company.  The caller accused Wood's Tree Service of spilling diesel fuel and sloppy handling of pesticides.  The complainant refused to leave his name.  I went out to the place of business and inspected the site.  I found no spillage at all on the site.  There is a 1000-gallon above ground storage tank, but it is in a dike and is clean.  I also inspected the pesticide storage area.  It was locked and very clean and neat.  No spillage was observed.  The owner was cooperative and let me in to all the places I asked.  There wasn't even any dripping from his trucks and the garage floor.  No cleanup work is needed at this site.
P-621-1996*While investigating another spill on 10/3/96, I came upon 12 canisters of pesticides in the weeds on the side of the railroad tracks at Thompson Point.  I noted the spot and trade name on the canisters.  Once back at the office I called the Pesticide Control Board and Bill Wallace - DEP for info on this particular pesticide.  I learned the chemical was not highly toxic but that because it was in pressurized containers it should be handled with care.  I went back to the site with the proper protective gear and Steve Flannery - DEP.  We overpacked the canisters and brought them back to our Haz. Storage shed where they will be stored until the next pesticide pick up day.  No further action.
P-897-1999*9 August 1999, received a report of a cooling water discharge, containing biocides and metals, into the Little Androscoggin River from the entered facility.  Allan Johnson of Pioneer Plastics, informed me that a loss of power at the facility caused the discharge.  Johnson advised that this type of cooling water is normally released in accordance with a DEP permit.  However, this unexpected discharge occurred with out such a permit, but was scheduled for an authorized release in the next couple of days.  Johnson advised that analytical samples were being taken and would be on hand for DEP Water Bureau review around six in the morning.

10 Augusta, 1999, a.m., referred this discharge to Dave Coffin, DEP, Augusta, via voice mail and issued a hard copy compliant form via mail service.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11jan00.
B-199-1997*Mr. Akeley called to report that he had learned that six days previously an outside contractor, O'Brien and Gere, Inc., had spilled about 200 gallons of PCB sludge, 180-200 ppm, while vacuuming out of one container into another.  When the receiving sludge box was over filled the hose filled with sludge and when the vacuum was shut off the overlaiden hose separated dumping about 200 gallons onto the pavement.  The workers acted immediately to contain the spill but about (their own estimate) 3 gallons went down the drain to the mill process sewer.  Mr. Akeley estimates that about 2 grams of pure PCB went to the sewer.  The remaining sludge was cleaned up and shipped out as hazardous waste to either Clean Harbors, Mass. or Model City N.Y.
P-354-1998*On July 30, 1998 I was contacted by Captain Brian Smith of the Sanford Fire Dept.  he reported a spill of waste oil on the property of two residences in Sanford.  I responded to the call.  On site I found some stained ground which smelled of waste oil between the two adjacent properties.  Both of the residents claim it was the other.  I suggested to both parties that they be more careful with their cars.  No further action.
P-952-2001*AST VENT PIPE BURPED COUPLE OZS AND WIPED UP BY SPILLER.  IN ADDITION, SPILLER CHECKED INSIDE HOUSE TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL ISSUES.  (THERE WEREN'T)
A-233-1999* A transformer overheated and released a small amount of oil, less than one gallon, onto a citizen's car. Crews from CMP cleaned up the site and no further action will be required.
P-184-1996*On 4/22/96 the Department began to remove 6 underground storage tanks at the above facility.  The removal resulted from MTBE contamination observed in groundwater by the Uncontrolled Sites personnel monitoring the site.  Three gasoline tanks, one diesel, and two heating oil tanks were removed.  None of the tanks were observed to have holes.  The three gasoline tanks were in one excavation and that was where heaviest contamination was observed.  I believe this to be the result of leaking piping.  No contamination was observed around the diesel tank.  Some contamination was observed around a 3000 gallon heating oil tank.  The gasoline contaminated soil was land spread on site.  The heating oil contamination was not removed because the clean-up level established in that area was baseline and the contamination levels did not exceed that standard.  A complete Chapter 691 report by Brad Hahn will follow at a later date.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-87-1996*On 8-7-96, this office recieved an annonymous complaint involving old vehicles and oil in Sealander brook in Colby Siding. The location was a truck maintanance facility owned and operated by John Conley. I visited the facility that day and althogh there was some oil staining on the ground where some work was going on, there were no vehicles in the brook or nearby and no evidence of oil in the brook. I contacted the owner that day and let him know I had been there. No further action was seen as necessary at this time.
I-121-1999*Dead River reported an AST leak in the basement of this home. Dead River technicians were responding to an odor of oil complaint when they found the tank weeping.

Tank was pumped out and replaced the following day.

Spilled product was cleaned up with one pail of speedi dri.

Case closed.
P-655-1997*19 November 1997, responded to facility location and observed UST removal operations. Contaminated soil present in most of excavation. The excavation was restricted by adjacent property and roadways. Separation of contaminated soil from clean soil prohibited by site conditions, therefore I authorized soil removal necessary to facilitate the installation of new tanks.  Completed Options Agreement, Field Check List, and Clean Up Action Agreement.

20 November 1997, site visit. Recovered soil sample from east wall of excavation, approximately 4.69 meters in depth. Using a PID with a set point of 225 ppm, and a sample temp. of 20 degrees celsius, I measured the sample to be 95.3 ppm gasoline in soil.  I did not observe an obvious olfactory odor.

21 November 1997, on site and observed removal of concrete pump island. No problems observed.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, (12Feb97)

B-34-1997*D-TREE=B2.
B-150-1997*On April 4, 1997 at 1315 I received an anonymous complaint via the Augusta DEP office of an oil spill in a drainage ditch by the Route 2 entrance to the University of Maine.  I investigated the complaint that afternoon and found no oil.  There was a discoloration of the snow which was likely due to an algae bloom.  There was no oil smell or sheen in the water in the ditch.
A-157-2001*I received a report from Cold Brook Auto Sales of a K-1 discharge from a 275 gallon above ground storage tank.  The tank was located beneath the main pitch of the roof and had been covered with snow and ice.  The weight of the ice broke the brass nipple between the filter and tank causing the discharge.  I contracted McGee Construction to excavate contaminated soils.  The area was extremely tight between two buildings.  Soils were sandy fill material, very well drained.  We excavated nearly 20 yards of material over two days.  Some contaminated soil was not able to be excavated due to the potential to undermine adjacent building foundations.  One building housed the sales manager for Cold Brook, Eric Lavallee.  I inspected the crawl space adjacent to the spill area and did not detect any fuel odor.  Bank run gravel was filled to replace contaminated soils.  Wadleigh's fuel reconnected the fuel tank which was moved inside the garage to avoid future spills.
B-217-2001*Please see attached narrative.
B-468-1999*Late on the afternoon of July 31, Mike Drinkwater was notified by the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office of a private car off the Frenchtown Rd. and into an intermittant stream.


The vehicle was gone by the time he got there, he said, but there was a slight sheen on the stagnant water, so he put down some sorbent pads.

It's amazing to me that Greenville Fire would respond all the way to Frenchtown for something like this, but it sure saves us a lot of time and money.
A-176-1999*Received a call from Livermore Falls dispatch that there was a small oil spill at residence of Doug Whittemore.  Livermore Falls Fire Department was on scene and the dispatcher told me that they considered it a small spill. I went to the site the next day.  What I saw was a wet basement with an oil sheen on it. The sheen was not very heavy and could not be picked up with a sorbent.  Even though the original estimate of oil spilled was 10 gallons, I did not see evidence that a significant amount of oil had been spilled.  There was only a little odor and I advised them to open the windows as much as possible to help evaporate the residual oil that was present.  No further work is needed on this site.
P-407-1998*   On 9/1/98 I met with Freeport Schools Maint. Director, James Mitchell.  Mr. Mitchell showed me the location of the 6000 gal. bare steel UST that he reported removed in late August, 1998.  Mitchell also reported that Les Wilson & Sons removed the UST and no problems or oil contamination was encountered.
   A new double wall steel AST, behind a fence and with auto leak alarm, was installed by Mechanical Services, Inc.  No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.

S Brezinski
DEP, BRWM
I-66-1996*On May 25, 1996, Bill Parker was notified by Maine State Police that there was illegal dumping of antifreeze from a second story window of a vacant apartment building in Caribou. As it turns out it was a weak ammonia solution that the owner was using to rid the apartment of a pest racoon. He was informed that this was not the proper method of disposal and advised to contact this office if in doubt about future disposal methods.
A-736-2001*A vehicle was being filled with gasoline, the owner of the vehicle left the island and entered the store.  The vehicle owner's passenger, who was still in the vehicle, changed positions into the drivers seat.  She then pulled forward to the store.  The nozzle fell out of the gas tank pumping gas onto the ground.  The vehicle owner emerged from the store to find the nozzle pumping gasoline to the ground, he turned off the pump and left, without paying, in his vehicle.  The Irving attendant on duty immediately deployed sorbent pads starting at the storm drain at the eastern end of the property and working toward the spill.  The Augusta Fire Department responded to the scene closing the fuel islands.  Because some product went to the storm drain the Augusta Sanitary District was called to tell them some gasoline might be coming into the waste water treatment plant.  DEP personnel used two lengths of sorbent boom around the storm drain and additional sorbent pads to remove any remaining free product.  DEP, with the consent of the Sanitary District, had the Fire Department flush the storm drain to dislodge and dilute any remaining gasoline in the storm drain.  No referral.
B-411-1998*Please see attached narrative.
I-156-2000*Dr. Pedro Simon's residence -  3/27/00 Inspected spill and found clean up to be inadequate.

Oil has run down into gravel under fill pipe.  Very difficult to determine exact extent of spill due to large amount of odor powder which was used by Irving. There was a leak around fill and vent which caused about 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil to be lost.

Irving came back and finnished cleaned up with pads  and took those back to Irving Office in Caribou.

Response Case Closed
A-15-2000*A heating oil delivery truck rolled. A small amount escaped from the hatch cover during product transfer. It was caught on pads. The truck was righted and driven away.
A-372-1999*A discharge of grey and black water onto the beach was reported. It appeared to be coming from a malfunctioning overboard discharge. The OBD appeared to be unlicensed. It was referred to the Belfast CEO and the water bureau for follow up.
A-316-1997*Went to a scheduled underground tank removal at Perry's Quick Stop in Belfast. Mike Otley of Emery & Garrett Groundwater had called to report contamination above reportable levels. A total of three registered tanks and one found tank were removed. Minor amounts of free product were evident in the excavation. Excavation for remedial purposes was started and 815 tons of contaminated soil was sent to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons for treatment in an asphalt batch plant. The excavation was very wet and had free product on the water. Use of a frac tank was authorized for the storage and eventual treatment and disposal of the contaminated water.

A limited hydrogeological investigation was authorized. Push probe sampling was done by Emery & Garrett Groundwater. An area of elevated contamination was found around the pump island. An additional 188 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and sent to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons for treatment. A passive soil vent line was also installed in the area of the dispensers.

The area is served by public water and sewer. An action level of 1500 ppm PID bag headspace was established as the site was found to be a baseline 2 site on the Department's decision tree. Most areas of the excavations met these cleanup goals. Some did not due to physical constraints of the site. See the Appendix P site assessment for additional details. No further action is necessary at this site.
B-578-2001*     This office received notification at 0818 on 10/12/01 from the Maine Air National Guard, 101ST Air Refueling Wing (Bangor), reporting an oil spill near the center of the main runway at BIA.  It was indicated that 5 gallons of JP-8 aviation fuel were spilled around 0900 on 10/9/01 when a military aircraft engine malfunctioned during landing.  Most of the oil was contained and recovered.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
B-199-1999*see attached
A-191-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 1512
A-120-1999*This office received a report of a possible contaminated well in Windsor.  David Mollison reported that a sample of the well owned by Anna Knewcomb, his mother-in-law, returned a result of 3ppb of MTBE.  It was a new drilled well to replace an older well that wasn't yielding very much.  He was concerned in that there are three gas stations near his mother's house.  I went to the house and retested.  Results from my samples showed MTBE at 1.9ppb.  These results and the previously reported results were from samples that were two months apart.  Both numbers were well below any action level for MTBE.  The area is under study from some other spills by Technical Services.  Reports of this minor contamination were forwarded to Technical Services.  No further action by Response Services is indicated.
A-419-1999*Received a report of a spill from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power. A tractor trailer hit the pole and damaged the transformer. Oil sprayed onto dirt and a camper that was parked near the pole. The camper was at Mike's Automotive for repair and is owned by Peter Greenman of Union. CMP personnel cleaned the area under the pole and the camper. Mr. Greenman was shown the efforts that were made by CMP to clean his camper and apparently was satisfied. No further work is needed. See the attached report from CMP for additional information.
A-240-2000* Bruce, an employee of Plourdes Plumbing and Heating, called this office to report an oil spill at the property owned by Ron Courier. This property is next to Skowhegan Insurance, which is also owned by Mr. Courier.
 I made a site visit a found a very minor oil problem. Their was an slight odor problem and some oil on the concrete floor. The windows were opened and the basement was allowed to ventilate. No further action will be required.
A-414-2000*Received a call from Dale Doughty, geologist with MeDOT that the DOT had to remove an underground tank during road construction.  The tank was found during construction and was assumed to have contained gasoline, so an Appendix P site assessment was done.   Hillier & Associates oversaw the removal and did the site assessment.  Minor amounts of contamination were found.  A total of 9 tons of contaminated soil was removed and sent to Waste Management in Fairfield for disposal.  Verbal results from Bradley Tirone of Hillier & Associates indicate that the nearest private water well was tested and no contamination was found.  The Appendix P site assessment contains more details concerning this incident.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-65-2001*     DEP received a report that falling ice/snow had sheared the unprotected filter off this residential supply tank; an estimated 150 gallons of oil spilled to snow/soil in the back yard.  Nine drums of contaminated snow was excavated for disposal, but it is believed that a significant portion of this spill entered gravel beneath the home's concrete slab foundation (recoverey was not considered feasible).  There were no detectable vapors/odors within the residence.
   The neighborhood is rural/residential with several homes within 1000', all utilizing wells for water.  Lot sizes appear to be 2+ acres.  The only well considered highly at-risk is on the subject property, approx. 100' from the spill site.  A staff geologist (Seaward) was assigned to the case.  Water quality will be monitored and a visual inspection will be conducted down-slope for oil seepage in the spring of 2001.
B-281-1998*B-281-98 Cutler - Naval Sec. Grp. Act.

Joseph Fouquette of a company, ABHE & Svoboda, was doing contract work at the Cutler Naval facility and they had stored a #2 AST on Navy Property.  They use this tank to fuel up various pieces of equipment.  Over the course of time the area around the tank had become stained with oil due to careless handling.  Kevin Barbie, the Navy's on scene environmental coordinator had directed him to contact this office and dispose of the contaminated soil as directed.  Mr. Fouquette said that he had cleaned up the dirt and it amounted to 2.5 drums.  I called Mr. Barbie who confirmed that it had been cleaned up.  I then made arrangements with Sawyer's landfill for the disposal of the soil.  No further action anticipated.
A-26-1997*The Kennebec Sanitary District was receiving lime from a tank truck.  The loading hose plugged.  It was cleaned out into two 5 gallon buckets.  Usually this material is put into the process, but this time it was put into the dumpster.  Lime is an oxidizing agent and it caused a fire when it was placed in contact with the organic materials in the dumpster.  Waterville FD responded.  The dumpster was filled with water and the fire was extinguished.  I arranged for the sanitary district to drain the water to the treatment plant.  The trash was taken to Sawyers.
A-283-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill had occurred at this residential AST and had been completely recovered.
B-316-1999*According to Tina Bodkin at Maritimes/Northeast, a contractor's backhoe suffered a broken hydraulic hose on the Stud Mill Rd. in Princeton at Station 3281+00 on the R/W of the new natural gas pipeline.  The hose was not under pressure, so the spillage was localize and recovered by excavation.  M/NE is collecting all the debris from their numerous small spills, and will dispose of a dumpster of such waste when the dumpster gets full.
A-677-2001*Overfill to ground at the Irving gas station on Atlantic Highway in Waldoboro.  Customer was in attentive and had a defective tank.  The spill was reported as diesel but corrected by Irving to gasoline.  The entire spill was contained and cleaned up by the Waldoboro Fire Department and Irving.
P-197-2000*    On 1/24/00 I visited this commercial food warehouse & distribution business regarding a complaint over a possible non-conforming, old UST.  On arriving I confirmed a UST vent pipe rising up over the roofline of the Americold building, visible from Read St. (see site sketch).  No active tanks are registered here and vents are required to be removed along with the rest of the facility.  Tom, the Maintenance Mgr. explained that there was a tank attached to this vent that was filled in place approx. five years before (see site sketch).
     DEP TANKS records indicate that a 275 gal waste oil and a 10,000 gal. #2 oil UST were both abandoned by removal in 1986 and 1992, respectively.  Based on the maintenance mgr. and a 1986 UST removal notice for the waste oil UST it appears that these tanks were actually abandoned by filling-in-place.
    The maintenance manager assured me he would have the vent taken down.  I will notify DEP licensing to correct the UST facility regis. to read that both tanks are filled-in-place.  See the attached and UST Reg. file #2646 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-760-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional datails.  No further action is anticipated.
P-176-1992*
	 UST investigation of municipal, consumptive-use motor fuels UST facility.  Failed tank testing issue.  See attached narrative and test results,
A-113-2000*A fitting broke on the hose set. About 5 gallons was lost when the pump was started. It was padded up and the snow was shoveled up.
B-146-1996*Major Jim Fader of the Maine Air National Guard called to report another small gasoline spill at the base.  Approximately 1 gallon spilled from a pin hole leak from another vehicles tank.  It was subsequently cleaned up with one sorbent pad.  Case closed.
I-42-2000*On 5-4-00, the Main Street MPG service station called to report they had gasoline in one of the piping sumps. They thought there may be a line leak.
P-26-2001*A hydraulic line on a loader blew spilling approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the ground at the MERC plant in Biddeford.  MERC employees cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action.
P-242-2001*Ice fell off the roof of the Carrigan's condo and broke off the filter on their aboveground tank.  Approximately 50 gallons of #1 fuel oil leaked out of the tank into the snow.  I hired Fleet to drain the tank and excavate the snow and soil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-107-1999*No site visit made.  There was a small leak from the hose onto an asphalt drive during a delivery.  The driver cleaned this with sorbents.   I contacted Mrs. Mackenzie at 923-3664 and she indicated that all oil had been cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
I-9-2001*On 2-6/01, Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil called to report that a customer had lost about 150 gallons of kerosene from an outside tank in Merrill. Apparently, the tank shifted and the line cracked at the filter. The entire tank emptied. I arranged for a contractor to meet me there the following day. Excavation showed no soil contamination around the tank but the sewer line nearby had trace amounts in it. It was old and cracked and most likely the product ran from the tank into the line then to the cesspool. The age of the sewer system and location made uncovering it at this time of year likely to cause a bigger problem. We will return in the spring to finish.
A-615-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that a minor oil spill had occurred at an "untagged" transformer.  Oil ran down the pole but did not reach the ground.  CMP elected to handle this material as if it contained 50-499 ppm PCBs.
P-552-1996*no further action is anticipated.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-60-2001*Received a call from the Windham Fire Dept. stating that they had found approximately 3 gallons of gasoline in the snow at the Shop N' Save parking lot.  They had no obvious source for the gasoline, and informed me that they had removed most of the gasoline and that there was no need for me to respond.  No further action required.
B-598-1999*     On September27, 1999 at 1000  we received a call from Bartley & Cobb Oil of Greenville reporting a ten gallon diesel spill on the Blair Hill Rd. in Greenville.  One of their vehicles lost ten gallons of diesel fuel while delivering the oil to some construction vehicles.  The oil leaked from a loose connection in the back of the oil truck and most of the oil spilled onto the road. The driver recovered some product with sorbents.  Unfortunately there is a well about twenty feet away.
     I visited the site that noontime and found a small, 2'x2', stained area of gravel and another small area that was scraped but still had some oil.  I met Eben of Bartley & Cobb at their office and we re-visited the site.  He agreed the clean-up was unsatisfactory and had the area fully cleaned.
B-642-1996*On November 20, 1996 at 1300 we received a call from Ms. Lyn Barker of Whitney Energy in Lincoln reporting a spill at the home of Mr. Steve Geno in Lee.  Mr. Geno's basement 275 gallon tank had a pinhole leak in the bottom and spilled about five gallons of #2 fuel onto the poured concrete floor drain.

A Whitney burnerman patched the tank for use until a new tank is installed.  He also recovered the product with sorbents.  No oil reached any basement drain.
I-124-2000*Verizon reported a hydraulic oil spill from a line truck. Spill occurred on the property of Ron Madore.

Verizon contracted with ENPRO (David Cowie,12 Mulliken Way, Newburyport, MA  01950) to have the spill cleaned up to the stringent standard. ENPRO hired County Environmental Engineering and Soderberg Construction to excavate the area.

Project was completed on 10/23/00.

Case closed.
B-196-1999*     On April 26,1999 at 2030 we received a call from Rick Mishou of Dead River Oil reporting a leak in a feed-line from a basement tank at 23 Fourth St. in Bangor.  Mr. Mishou said that maybe five gallons leaked and he recovered about three gallons with sorbents.  The remainder of the oil flowed under a coal bin.  No oil reached the basement  drain.
     I met Mark Ouellette of Dead River at the site and we both agreed that any more oil recovery would entail moving the 10'X12' coal bin and coal out of the basement which would be impractical if not impossible.  The basement has a couple inch layer of crushed rock over a clay floor and the building is on town  water.  Consequently we decided to clean-up any fuel that wasn't beneath the bin.
A-772-1999*     DEP received a belated report that oil was spilled at this apartment building following an overfill induced rupture of the tank 11 months earlier.  The oil company involved (J & S) admitted that it conducted some remediation here but is unable to account for disposal of oiled debris (sorbents, soil).  The property owner (Duley) and one of his tenants claim that oil odors were significant immediately following the spill; there were no positive PID readings in the living areas or cellar at the time of my first site visit (12/99).  The area is served by municipal water.
     Due to the non-sensitive nature of the area and the absence of petroleum vapors in any inhabited parts of the building no further remediation is mandated here.  I have referred the matter for possible enforcement attention.
I-20-1999*On 03-02-99, Alan Michaud of Daigle Oil called to report there had been a spill of 02 oil in the basement of Harold Daigle in Madawaska. Apparently the Daigles were gone for a couple days and when they returned, they found the furnace had not ignited and oil was continuing to be pumped to it. There was about 10 gallons spread out on the basement floor and the house had severe odors. I inspected and hired a contractor from Caribou to clean the basement and install a venting system to alleviate indoor odors. From their past usage and current fill-ups, it was determined that about 50 gallons had been lost. Some must have escaped through cracks in the basement floor. Mr Daigle informed me that the entire street was on very shallow bedrock. An analysis of his well water revealed #2 fuel.  A filter system was later installed. The following week, analysis of two neighbor's wells downngradient showed contamination. Filters were installed there also. Other residents of the neighborhood did not show contamination. QM is being conducted on wells in the area.
I-94-2000*A hydraulic hose burst causing 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  A grader was used to spread over a 7 mile gravel road.
P-268-1999*On 4/24/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting a fuel oil smell in the sewer system on Wendell Ave. in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a fuel oil odor in the storm water system on Wendell Ave.  The storm water discharged to a small drainage swale.  Free product was detected in the drainage swale.  The product appeared as though it had been there for several days.  I hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  While waiting for their arrival, I attempted to locate the source of the discharge.  The Portland Fire Department indicated that they had been door to door in the residential neighborhood looking for a spill in a basement and had not located any.  I inspected the area looking for any nearby surface spills and did not discover any.

Clean Harbors vacuumed and sorbed the spill that evening.  At my request, Clean Harbors left sorbent materials in the ditch and changed them regularly over the next week.  It appeared as though no new oil was getting into the area.  The source of the spill was never discovered and appears to have been a one time event.  No further action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
B-55-1997*On January 31, 1997 at 0900 we received a call from Greg of Dead River in Ellsworth reporting a spill of two gallons of #2 fuel at the home of Ms. Celia McDevitt.  Ms. McDevitt's basement tank had a small leak which spilled the product onto the cement floor.  Dead River workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No oil reached any drains and the area is on town water.
P-187-1996*4 Apr. 96, Marc Gagne of Prose Inc., reported abandon drums at 85 Rosedale St., Lewiston, ME.  Gagne informed me that his company was overseeing restoration projects for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Developement, at the time the drums were discovered.  Gagne informed me that his company was unaware of the drums at the time of restoration and that they appeared at some point. The house is vacant.

I contracted Seacoast Ocean Services to pump off the drums.

No further action is anticipated at this time by Response Services.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-643-1998*     DEP received a report from this oil company that 50-100 gallons of gasoline had been spilled earlier in the day from a tanker fueling hose; spilled product had already been sorbed and incinerated at the rear of the property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  It transpired that only about 15 gallons was spilled to a paved area.  I counselled the company representatives (Babb and Hopkins) about prompt reporting and the need to consult DEP and local fire officials prior to remediation by burning.
B-339-1997*In the summer of 1997, R.H. Foster of Hampden acquired Hall Distributing in Jackman as well as W.L. Bartley and John Cobb and Sons in Greenville.  At all these facilities, the buyer required the owner to do any necessary clean up work as part of the sales agreement.

In Bartley's case, the required clean-up amounted to removal of oil contaminated soil inside the dike at the bulk facility on Main St.  Inspecting the site on July 1, with Tony Bartley, I determined the site would require a baseline 1 clean-up, meaning removal of the oiled soil inside the dike, but would likely not require removal of the dike wall.  Bartley was anxious to get started on the clean-up to facilitate the sale and to take advantage of the clean-up money available thru the Fire Marshal's Office.

Later that summer I received a call from Dana Irving of R. H. Foster, asking if the cleanup at the bulk plant could be postponed 'til the summer of '98.  Since the bulk plant soil has been contaminated for an unknown number of years, and since Bartley's deductible will likely exceed the cleanup cost, I saw no harm in allowing them to put off the clean-up.

Some clean up occurred in 1998; the majority occurred 10/97.  See B-479-98 for additional clean up.
P-585-2001*Please see attachments.
A-411-2000*Received a call via the State Police concerning the sighting of a sheen.  Dorothy Gardiner called to report the sighting of a sheen in Penobscot Bay.  She reported that she saw this sheen through her telescope. She reported that it was out on the bay.  I referred the report to the Coast Guard at the Marine Safety Office-Bucksport.  A petty officer did go to the site and inspected the area.  He reported to me that there was a minor amount of emulsified oil on the shore.   He did not see a sheen.  No further action is necessary on this spill.
A-188-1997* International Paper reported a small amount of oil that had spilled. I do not have any further information, this may be a duplicate of A-186-97.
A-18-1999*A gasket in a transmitter line to the 0.5% sulfur #6 oil storage tank (285,000 gallon capacity) developed a slow leak overnight. By the time the leak was discovered the next morning, about 200 gallons was in the moat surrounding the tank. Clean Harbors was hired to vacuum the oil.

During a subsequent shutdown in June, it was discovered the bad gasket was not the sole source of the spill discovered in January. When insulation was pulled off the tank, workers found the tank had corroded at the level of the bottom valve, probably because water had not been drained on a regular basis. Oil was leaking at the rate of about one drip per minute.

In July, the contents of the tank was transferred to rail cars so the tank could be repaired. Repairs were completed in September; contaminated soil was removed in October.

No further action required.
B-461-1999*Eastern's Jim Tibbetts says they want to dismantle the #6 oil remediation site, since remediation of the oil in the soil has accomplished all it's going to.  As part of that process, the whole #6 oil handling system will also be demolished, including the pumps, pumphouse, underground lines, and siding where the cars were unloaded.  All these areas are contaminated with residuals of #6, and Tibbetts wanted to know what to do to clean the area up.

Walking the site with him, it became apparent that the contamination is in excess of 20 years old; saplings are growing up thru the #6 oil, which has hardened to the consistency of asphalt.  Inasmuch as this site poses no more environmental hazard than any parking lot in Maine, I just asked that Eastern look for fresh, i.e. liquid, concentrations of oil, and if any were found to mix it with sand and let it harden.  Abandoned oil lines were to be blown down, steamed, filled and buried.  Any hardened oil could be buried.

See the attached clean-up agreement.
P-32-1997*On Jan. 17, 1997 the Dept. was contacted by Dennis Plant a heating contractor.  Mr. Plant had called to report a spill at the property of Paul Kennedy.  The front legs of Mr. Kennedy's 275 gallon oil tank had sunk into the ground breaking off the filter.  Approximately 70 gallons of oil spilled to the ground outside of the trailer home.  About ten gallons of oil was picked up with sorbent pads.  On Jan. 29, 1997 I went back to the site with a contractor and had approximately five yards of oil affected soil removed and taken to ARC.  Mr. Kennedy has applied to the Groundwater Insurance Fund.  This site has been referred to Tech Services due to the proximity of the Kennedy well on the property.  No further action by Response Services at this time.
A-322-1997* Fabian Oil reported that they lost about 1.5 gallons of heating oil, when the hose ruptured. The spill occurred at the Seventh-Day Aventist Church located on Weld Street, in Dixfield. The Fire Dept and the driver from Fabian Oil cleaned up the spill.
P-366-1996*  On 6/20/96, S. Brezinski was requested to assist in the planned removal of three U-Haul UST facilities, by Ted Scharf of DEP L & E unit.  S. Brezinski had previously been involved with this facility in 1993 during a discharge investigation in the Cooks Corner area.  The UST was removed on 8/9/96 without prior notice of the exact date as planned so a site visit could not be made.  I understand that oil contamination over the notification limit was noted though being a Baseline area, underlain by clay and off the aquifer, no clean-up was warranted.
  See the attachments and P-093-93 for further information.
I-119-1997*LEAKING PIPE FROM FUEL TANK, USED SPEEDY DRY ON SPILL, DISPOSED AT PINKHAM BURNER, PUMPED REMAINING FUEL INTO DIFFERENT TRUCK.

A-124-2000*While investigating an old gasoline spill, a well contaminated with MTBE (230-270 ppb) was discovered at a vacant lot owned by Kevin Hall. Subsequent testing revealed MTBE contamination of 36 ppb at Mary Stewart's (next door), and 2.2 ppb at Betty Harriman's (two homes away). Filters were installed at the Stewart residence on April 5. The wells at Nealey's convenience store, Eagle Real Estate (Raynor property), Mary Lou Crawford, Connie Morris/Ruth Townsend, and Wendy Kirklian tested non-detect.

A possible source is Nealey's convenience store on the opposite side of Route 1 from the homes (655 Atlantic Highway, Northport, 338-1897, Reg. #17790). The owner is Harold Nealey; the operator is Mitchell Vellaro; C.N. Brown is the supplier. Diisoproply ether, an oxygenate, was found at Betty Harriman's. However, C.N. Brown uses gas from Mobil, which does not contain DIPE. The Tanks unit performed an inspection on 3/20/00 but did not find evidence of a leak. It is possible that a spill occurred during delivery or while someone was filling a vehicle.

(Lot 18B) Connie Morse/Ruth Townsend, 669 Atlantic Highway, Northport, 338-5453 (P.O. Box 194, Lincolnville 04849)
(Lot 19) Paul Raynor, 651 Atlantic Highway, Northport, 338-5130
(Tenant of Lot 19) Eagle Real Estate, 651 Atlantic Highway, Northport, 338-4848
(Lot 19A) William Magruder, 338-5399
(Lot 27) Wendy Kirklian, 220 Mountain Street, Camden, 236-4508
(Tenant of Lot 27) Karen Withee, 38 Saturday Cove Road, Northport, 338-2099--h, 888/882-9218--w
(Lot 28) Mary Lou Crawford, 32 Saturday Cove Road, Northport, 338-3878
(Lot 29) Betty Harriman, 26 Saturday Cove Road, Northport, 338-4208
(Lot 30) Mary Stewart (son is David Fortier), 22 Saturday Cove Road, Northport, 338-5149
(Lot 31 & 32) Kevin Hall, 265 Priest Road, Northport 04849, 338-6856--h, 242-0126--cell
(Tenant of Lot 32) Matthew Pressler, 4 Saturday Cove Road, Northport 04849, 338-5410

This case has been referred to Technical Services.
P-396-2000*Kristina Patterson of Patterson's Gas & Grocery, Old Orchard Beach reported that a vehicle had left the facility with the nozzle still in the gas tank, causing an approximate 2-5 gallon spill.  The OOB Fire Department had responded and put speedi dry on the product.  I visited the site and met with David Patterson who showed me where the spill had occurred.  I took the garbage bag of speedi-dry with me to be dispose of properly.  The Patterson's just purchased the site and I could not find it listed in the DEP UST registration files.  I believe it is the former D & D Discount, Reg #19231.  Notification of this potential change was sent to the Underground Tanks Licensing Unit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-160-2001*      On April 2, 2001 at 1630 we received a call from Peter Remick of Orland reporting a possible well contamination from a leak in his basement tank's copper feedline.  The leak was discovered the previous October 21, 2000, but was never reported.  Mr. Remick's drilled well is also located in his basement about twelve feet from the leak.  Mr. Remick said his water now has an oil smell.
      I visited the site the next morning and found that there was very little smell in the soil where the leak occurred.  Some soil was removed at the time of the spill.  Mr. Remick thought that about fifty gallons of #2 fuel leaked from the line.  This estimate was based on deliveries on Sept. 21 and Nov. 16 and his estimated usage.
      I took a sample from the well and asked for a SVO analysis which was non-detect for the analyzed constituents.  Although these constituents are found in fuel oil, I erred in not asking for a Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis which would have tested for the total range of fuel oil.  Therefore, I took another sample on April 25 for a DRO analysis by Northeast Labs.  Meanwhile, I learned that the Remick well had very high levels of manganese and iron and had a filter for their removal which was a few years old.  Our office's technical service's group had handled a similar case, Greenfield B-190- 94, where a combination of manganese and iron produced a fuel oil smell and confused the lab analysis.  I informed Mr. Remick of this information and he replaced his filter which stopped the fuel oil smell.
      The DRO analysis came back at 89 ppb of a weathered fuel oil or diesel oil.  Northeast Labs said there were some unusual characteristics of the chromatagram especially since the SVO analysis was completely negative.  Based on this, and a similar scenario from spill B-190-94, plus the fact that changing filters that removed manganese and iron eliminated the fuel oil smell made me believe that Mr. Remick's well is not contaminated with fuel oil.
I-9-1997*On 10-30-97, this office was informed of a spill at the Fort Fairfield Highway Garage. The cause of the spill was an overfill of diesel fuel to a dump truck. The driver had begun to fill the trucks saddle tank and went inside to get warm. (Temp was 20 below zero). He mistakenly took too long and an overfill occurred. According to the pump meter, about 113 gallons was lost. The crew immediately applied sand to the area to adsorb and contain the fuel. The sand was worked in the area several times to maximize recovery. All contaminated material including snow and ice was removed and taken to the Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.
P-504-2000*3 July 2000, DEP investigated spill site and advised that a logging truck, pulling out of a work site onto the road way, ruptured a saddle tank.  Also advised by Gary Dyer, Fire Chief, Otisfield, that the truck driver used sand along the road to cover the spill area.

Upon DEP inspection of the site, I observed remaining residual amout of fuel on the road and in the gravel adjacent the paved portion.  The spill did not threaten a near by  drinking water well.  Dyer advised that DOT was to inspect the site.

I contacted Sherwood Trucking and spoke to Robert Sherwood, who advised that he deplyoed speedy dry at time of spill and that he  will put down additional sorbent and clean up the remainder of the paroduct.  I advised Sherwood of State reporting requirements. He agreed.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 15Aug00.
A-543-1996* A hydraulic line leaked spilling about 50 gallons of oil onto the ground, at the long log building. The oil was cleaned up and used as fuel in the boiler.  The hose was repaired. No further action will be required. No site visit was made.
B-72-2000*     On February 10, 2000 at 1400 we received a call from Dianne Alexander of C.N. Brown reporting a three to four gallon spill of kerosene.  The spill occurred on the Corinna Line Rd. Extension off of route 23 in Corinna.  A deliveryman had finished a delivery and was reeling the hose into the truck's storage area when he lost control of the hose.  The nozzle hit the truck and opened the nozzle which lost the kerosene before the man could shut it off.  He recovered the oil from the road with sorbents.
B-126-2001*Please see attached narrative.
A-4-2000*This spill was caused when a tank corroded.  Fortunately,  Mr. Kaplowitz noticed it while working in the basement and prior to odor entering the upstairs.  Maritime Energy responded and placed a temporary patch until the tank could be replaced.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove crushed stone and soil from the area impacted.  We found only a small area was impacted.  The soil under the stone was tight clay.  The cleanup was complete and the well is not at risk.  No further action is anticipated.
P-532-1998*Water sample results received on 11/23/98 indicating MTBE levels at 1 J which is an estimated result. Department action level for MTBE is 25 PPB. Picture of site taken with no obvious signs for contamination. Well located away from the SW corner of house about seventy five feet. No further action at this time
P-436-1998*LaMontagne Oil over pressurized the Lessard's AST while filling it and it ruptured spilling 100 gallons of heating oil into the basement.  I hired Sun Environmental and Clean Harbors to excavate soil and install ventilation system.  Referred to Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-137-1998*The Maine Army National Guard reported a small spill of hydraulic oil.  See attached report.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-212-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-119-1996*The Hamel Fuels Dispatcher called to report a #2 fuel spill at the Frank Percival residence on Chamberlain Street.  It was stated that the tank had ruptured during the filling process.  Much of the oil reportedly found its way to a floor drain located within the basement floor.

Investigation shown that the tank ruptured from unknown reasons about one foot from the base of the tank.  It was estimated that over 50 gallons worked its way through the sotrm sewer system eventually reaching the Brewer Waste Water Treatment Facility.  A few gallons were captured with sorbent boom as sewer effluent entered the facility.  It is assumed that the remainder of the oil was lost due to emulsification.  Five bags of sorbent material was disposed of by the Department.  No further action is expected.
B-33-1999*
B-033-99

On 1/21/99, 1527 hours Roy Haskell reported that his neighbor had an AST leak and he was concerned that it might get into his well.  The neighboring property was the Square Deal Garage, which is owned by Reginald Greenlaw.  He said that the release had been stopped and that Paul Greenlaw had put pads on the spill area.  He didn't think that there would be any visible product at that time, so I told Roy that I would check it out first thing the following day.  The release had come from a loose fitting filter, which Reginald had tightened.  The tank (a 275 AST) had not been in constant use and was nearly empty before the spill took place (according to Paul Greenlaw).  I estimated that the volume of the release was about three gallons.  The surficial ground water seeps to the surface at that location so that the product did not penetrate into the overburden.  I had been at the site years ago with Tom Varney and the ground water seep was there then.  The surface run-off at that point was down a couple of wheel ruts, which was away from the Haskell well.  Paul showed me the pads that he had recovered.  It looked like he had recovered the better part of three gallons.  There was still an odor of product under the garage.  I suggested that they continue with the pads.
B-169-2001*Please see attached narrative.
I-176-1997*On 11-10-97, this office received a fax from MPS indicating a spill in Fort Kent involving one of their transformers. A motor vehicle accident caused a transformer to rupture and spill about 15 gal. of non PCB oil. They took all affected soil(about 8 yards) to P.I. Landfill.
P-177-2000*   Notified by Contractor on 3/31/00, the discharge occurred when a building contractor accidentally cut a copper fuel line with a saw while cutting up the old wooden floor (fuel line hung from floor joists underneath).  Fuel was siphoned out of the tank onto debris and water pooled in the old basement.  The basement tank and line was not known about when the building reconstruction began.
    Clean Harbors was on-site with a vacuum truck to recover free product and oily debris (see photos).  After clean-up of the oil and removal of the old AST facility, the basement was to be filled in with clean fill and a concrete slab floor poured over.
   No state expenses incurred and no product is believed to have escaped the structure's basement.  The RP is identified as PM Construction and its subcontractors, who hired Clean Harbors to respond.  As the RP did not own the AST facility I understand that they are not eligible to apply to the AST Clean-Up Ins. Fund.  See attached and UST file Reg. #1254 for further info on this spill and the location.  A UST near the spill site, in the rear of the building, was abandoned-in-place in 1997 but no evidence of a discharge is known to be associated with this UST.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-664-1998*At 1600 on October 9, 1998 we received a call from someone identified only as "John" who said he was walking along outer Ohio Street in Hermon and saw five or six one gallon containers of "toxic waste" in a roadside ditch.  I drove to the site and found the containers.  I opened one of the jugs and the liquid smelled liked septage waste.  I brought them back to the DEP storage shed.

On October 14, Cleve Leckey and I checked all of the containers and he agreed that the material was liquid septage, perhaps from a camper trailer.  We poured the material down the garage toilet.  We are connected to the Bangor Treatment Plant.
A-624-1999*While doing maintenance on piping on this Irving station, a small amount of contaminated soil was found.  Permission to transport the contaminated soil back to their facility for disposal was sought by Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons. It was given.  There was no new release on site. No further work is needed on this site.
P-273-1996*ROUTINE TANK REMOVAL. TANK IN GOOD CONDITION. EXCAVATION CLEAN. NO FURTHER ACTON.
B-1-2000*     On January 3, 2000 at 0900 we received a call from Greg Vokes of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reporting a three gallon kerosene spill at their bulk plant in Ellsworth.  A worker was loading a delivery truck when a valve in the delivery arm stuck in the open position.,  The driver quickly pulled the arm's emergency shut off but about three gallons of kerosene overfilled the truck's compartment and flowed onto the tarred parking area.  The worker recovered the oil with sorbents.
B-67-1999*B-067-99
Orono

Tuesday February 9, 1999				1335

Diane Alexander, of C.N. Brown phoned to report a small #2 heating oil spill to the pavement in front of 6 Gilbert Street in Orono.  The oil delivery driver, while dragging the hose, for an oil delivery at the Mary Helen Winslow residence, snagged something and caused a small leak in the truck's delivery hose.

The driver, using sorbent pads cleaned the spill, up.  The 2 to 3 pads were bagged and taken to the C.N. Brown Office in Brewer.
P-143-2000*A seasonal home in Brunswick had suffered from frozen water pipes.  The freeze caused the well pump to keep trying to fill the toilet.  Thousands of gallons of water were pumped continuously - filled up the basement, which in turn caused two manifolded 275-gallon oil tanks to float.  Both tanks were near full and both emptied nearly their entire contents.
When I recieved notification, I found about 8 inches of water across the basement floor with about 5 inches of oil on top of the water.  I called Fleet Environmental to remove the liquid from the basement.  Fleet then removed oiled debris and steam cleaned the basement walls and floor.

I also referred the spill to Tech. Services due to the close proximity of the well.  The well was tested and came up negative for oil.  The owner of the home applied to the insurance fund for coverage.  No further action by Response Services anticipated.
B-228-1996*On 05/06/96, 1030 hrs Jim Miller of the U.S. Navy Base in Winter Harbor called to report that they had had a waste oil spill.  Someone had left a container of waste oil outside and uncovered.  Consequently, when it rained the container overflowed causing a spill.  Jim estimated the volume at less than 2 gallons.  He said that he had scraped up the area.  The clean up generated two five gallon containers of soil.  Since the spill product was most likely held out onto the surface, I expect that the ten gallons of soil contained all of the spill.
P-80-2000*Upon discovery of spill Raymond FD applied dry-chemical for fire source suppression and pads for gasoline absorption.  The vehicle and owner were detained for towing.  DEP/Cyr removed, via syphon hose, additional gas to minimize uncontrolled loss while in tow to garage for repair.  Raymond FD applied sand to heavily stained areas of parking lot for odor suppression.  Sand and dry chem left to dissipate in traffic and weather.  Pads collected by DEP and removed for disposal.  No further actions required, gasoline discharge confined to asphalt in parking lot (@1235 Roosevelt Trail Raymond Shopping Center).

Please see attached report for additional information.
A-373-2000* Lightning struck a transformer spraying mineral oil onto the grass and leaves at the base of the pole. CMP replaced the transformer and removed oily leaves and grass. No site visit made.
P-754-2001*06.19.2001 on site to inspect UST abandonment. Issued required registration and 30 day notice.

Tank planned for removal.  Case referred to John Dunlap, DEP.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.20.2001
P-548-2001*
	  On Sat. 7/14/01, I responded to a Fri. complaint of oil odors entering a residence at this apartment complex.  As noted in P-733-00, this is a complex of about 160 units.  About 80+ were owned by Keystone Mgmt.  The previous winter they had contacted me regarding their plans for removing the old AST's and cleaning up spillage.  Back in a 12/12/00, letter the DEP required Keystone to report spills as the sheds were removed and spills uncovered .  In July 2001, this message to promptly report discharges as they were discovered apparently got lost, and no discharges were reported until this complaint.  During the initial, Sat. visit I confirmed oil-saturated soil and strong vapors below the window of Unit 19 Bluff Rd. and at other, less contaminated addresses (see photos).  I called Mr. Clark of Keystone (603-234-7873) and Bob Landry (737-5696), the Apt. Manager., about the failure to properly report and clean-up.  It was later agreed to have the sites cleaned up by source reduction that week as originally planned.
   On 7/16/01, I met Landry and Mitchell Const. (443-4914) onsite and we went from site to site excavating oily soil @ 22 sites out of the 80+.  Several sheds & AST's had still not been removed so some clean-up may have continued the following days.  Oil tainted soil at each AST discharge ranged from several shovels worth up to 4 yds per unit and most of it appeared old (> a year).  Amounts spilled and cleaned-up are estimates.  I observed no free oil on any groundwater.  Twenty seven tons of oil contaminated soil was received by Commercial Recycling Svcs. (see attached documents).
    The units had enclosed, narrow crawl spaces which the fuel lines ran under.  Checking under all 80+ keystone owned units was not practical by the DEP at the time though this still leaves a question as to line leaks under the units.  Replacement fuel source for the apartment complex I understand to be propane.
    Any remaining oil contamination discovered should be properly reported and managed as required.  Based on the spill number noted here at the Keystone properties, there may be a further 20+ undiscovered spills at the 80+ other, non-Keystone owned units in the complex.  See attached and report P-733 for further details. The spills at the Keystone properties appear to be remediated to DEP satisfaction and no further DEP actions are required or expected at this time.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-87-1997*14 February 1997, responded to facility location. I had been advised by SP-Gray that a hose, on the delivering tanker truck malfunctioned. Upon arrival I observed that the majority of the spill had been cleaned-up and that a minor stain remained on the lot asphalt. The spill was cleaned to the Department's satisfaction. No further action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (12Sep97)
A-376-1996*     DEP investigated a sheen at a ditch along Route 27 in Pittston.  This appeared to be a natural organic scale sheen.  No remediation is warranted.
B-493-1998*In the early summer of 1998, Lee Quinn's garage in Hermon caught fire, while he or one of the mechanics was working on a car's gas tank. The place burned to the ground.

In his effort to borrow money to re-build, Quinn's bank demanded that a site assessment be performed; that effort turned up some surface contamination believed to be waste oil spilled during the fire suppression effort, the fire overhaul or during clean-up of the debris.

I instructed Quinn to shovel up the soil into a drum, and take it to Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hamden.
A-76-1998*This spill took place in a heavy snow storm.  I went to the site, but the truck had been removed by the time I arrived.  I was unable to locate the site of the loss.  Clean Harbors was hired two days later.  I was on site when they removed ice and some soil contaminated with oil.

No further action is anticipated.
A-460-1997* Mrs. Zimmerman called this office to request help when she had confirmed that there was petroleum in her drinking water. Bill Wallace collected a sample on 10-10-97. The results were 69 ug/L, DRO. I then contacted Water Treatment Inc. to install a dual carbon filter. This was done on 11-12-97.
 Alex Pugh and I made a site visit on 11-20 to collect another sample and show Mrs. Zimmerman how to collect samples for QM. The results for this sampling session was 198 ug/L DRO.
 Bill Wallace speculates that there was an oil leak in the basement, prior to the Zimmerman's purchase of the property. The tank that is located in the basement now is new. The copper line attached to it shows signs of corrosion. I suggested to Mrs. Zimmerman that the line be replaced.
 The Zimmermans bought this home in October of 1996. The previous owner has died and the house was sold by the woman's heirs.
 Because I can not find the exact cause of the release, I will call this case a mystery. Reimbursement shall not be sought, because the RP is dead. Other action that could be taken is additional water samples from the neighboors.
 Sometime during the summer of 1998 I visited this site again. While the basement door was open the light revealed a large stained area around the furnace.
 After consulting with Alex Pugh and my co-workers we elected to remove oil contaminated soil from the basement.
 I contacted S.O.S. and they completed the clean up within two days. The first day they loosened the hard packed soil with electric jack hammers. The next day S.O.S. used a vactor to remove the oil contaminated soil.
 Mrs. Zimmerman operates a day care at her home and therefore, the parents had to make other arrangements for the day.
 Kip's Home Services was then hired to backfill the basement with sand. There was speculation that because we had disturbed the soil at the bottom of the concrete walls that the stability of these walls was comprimised. Therefore,I authorized that a concrete floor be poured.
B-109-1996*On 2/23/96, 1032 hours the Trenton Fire Dept. dispatcher called this office about a chemical spill that they were dealing with on Rt 3 in Trenton.  A drum of Acyrysol-SAE-60 that was being transported by BSP Transport had ruptured and its contents flooded the floor of the trailer and proceeded to leak out.  Most of the product landed in the right hand road ditch (heading north).  The spill could not have been over 50 gallons, but the recovered amount was around 500 gallons because the material was being diluted by water that was coming from snow melt and rain.  The material, which was an acrylic copolymer in aqueous solution, was labeled as slightly toxic.  I felt that leaving it where it might cause the transporter more expense than the cost of cleaning it up.  I contacted Scott Davis of Seacoast Ocean Services.

I had indicated the need for an MSDS and Mike Hangie (Ellsworth F.D.) was on scene with the document when I arrived.  While waiting for Seascoast, who arrived in about an hour, I studied the MSDS for possible hazards.  It was only slightly toxic and it was soluable in water.  The ground was still frozen an inch from grade so there wasn't much penetration.  There were wells a 100' on either side of the spill, but it is unlikely that they will be impacted by this spill.
P-415-2001*   On Sat. 5/19/01, DEP responded to a reported 30 to 40 gal. discharge of #2 oil in the basement of this building.  The So. Portland Fire Dept. reported that the property owner (Mr. James I'Aboni) had accidentally broken off the fuel line while trying to disconnect it.  The AST fuels a multi-floor building for the owner's commercial pet-care & grooming business and home.  It is located behind Angelone Pizza near the intersection of Ocean Ave. & Broadway (see site sketch).  The area is on city water & sewer.
   I met Mr. I'Aboni and So. Portland Fire Dept. onsite.  Oil soaked speedy dry & pads were on the concrete floor and a full pan (~3 gal.) of oil under the tank where the line broke off.  I estimated actual spillage at 10 to 15 gallons.  I helped him clean up and took the oily waste to DEP's warehouse for later disposal, and replaced the SPFD's sorbent pads.  He was recommended to call a prof. cleaning company to deodorize the building of oil odor.
   I explained the AST Ins. Fund and that his clean-up costs may be less than a deductible and as of 10/15/01, I have not heard back from him regarding any further difficulties or concerns.  No further DEP actions are expected at this time.  Oil contamination may have seeped in under the concrete floor contaminating soil under the building and should be properly managed if disturbed.

Stephen Brezinski
A-434-2000*     DEP received a report that oil was spilled along a long section of paved road in downtown waterville.  It transpired that an employee of a local oil company (Plourde's) had left a bucket of waste oil (heating oil from burner servicing) on his vehicle bumper and driven down the road, losing oil.  The area is not environmentally sensitive.  A small amount of product was recovered.
P-655-2001*8.20.2001 responded to Biddeford Public Works facility on Hill Street.  MDEA and Biddeford Public Safety had material spread out from a drug bust at entered location.  DEP recovered and packed: one gallon of hydrochloric acid, a small container of household liquid "draino" (empty), and various other non-regulated solid waste.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.22.2001
I-30-2000*On 4-4-00, John Clark of the Houlton Water Company called to report there had been a car overturn the night before about 100 feet from the towns public water supply well. I met with him and a contractor on site that day. About 10 yards of soil was removed from the area of the spill. It was fortunately, down-gradient of the well. A water sample was taken several weeks later to verify no contamination.
P-646-1999*I was called by the residents of an apartment above Lampron's Gas Station in Scarborough. The residents were concerned about the quality of the water, the source of which was a point driven well on the gas station property. The results were inconclusive for gasoline contamination, but appeared to have surface run-off contamination. After discussing the problem with the residents and with Lampron, the residents moved from the apartment.
P-370-1999*As a result of a traffic accident, approximately 100 gallons of a latex base, asphalt sealer was discharged on the side of the road. Approximately 10 gallons of the sealer made its way into a drainage ditch, and due to the latex base of the sealer it mixed with the water in the ditch making it difficult to collect.  On the following day, I returned with Tuff Coat Paving Co. and collected as much sealer as possible.  Approximately three yards of soil, containing the sealer, was removed and brought to Commercial Recycling System for disposal.

No further action required.
B-44-1996*The dispatcher of McKusick Petroleum in Dover-Foxcroft called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Wayne Guthrow on Maple Street in Milo.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons spilled from a pin hole in Mr. Guthrow's outside home heating oil tank. Corrosion was thought to be the cause.  Because the area is served by a public water supply, soil was not removed from beneath the tank.
B-190-1999*
On 4/23/99, 0805 hours Captain Curtis Davis reported a ten-gallon JP8 spill on Flight Line W3 at their ANG facility.  He indicated that it had been recovered with sorbent material.  It happened because an air craft refuel vent failed.
B-555-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-21-1996*Westly Boyce called the on call person on 3-2-96 to report that due to snow and ice falling off the roof, the line to his 275 tank had broken and approximatelt 170 gallons of fuel oil was lost. Soderberg construction was hired to remove the contaminated soil beneath the tank. About 20 yards was removed with some having to be left behind because of its location under the trailer. Mr. Boyce was put on monthly monitoring as his well is about 40 feet from the spill area.
A-56-1997*Received a report from Scott Reed of Mead Corporation via the State Police reporting a spill of a pestacide. I returned the call and spoke to Scott. He stated that the product was a regulated pesticide and that it had all been contained in the dike. Apparently a 500 gallon tote had developed a leak. He did not know the brand name at the moment. The supplier was contacted and was sending a crew to pump the material back into a container. All the rinse was to be put into the container also. This would allow the chemical to be used in the process, it's intended purpose. This minimized the amount of hazardous waste generated from this spill. Since no material was released from secondary containment and trained people were dealing with the cleanup, no site visit was necessary.

Received a report from Scott Reed of Mead concerning this spill. The product was Daracide 723, a microbocide. A copy of the MSDS was included. According to the report, the vendor  cleaned the Daracide and put all chemical and rinse water back into a tote for use as intended, generating no hazardous waste. No further work is needed on this spill.
B-302-1996*Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors requested a waiver to remove a 10,000 gallon #2 fuel tank at Bldg. 345 in the Army National Guard base on Fillmore Street in Bangor.  It was stated that a Site Assessor from SW Cole would be on site.

The tank was easily removed from a sandy till material.  Approximately one yard of 400 ppm soil was found around the fill pipe.  The bottom of the excavation appeared very clean with no evidence of leakage.  The contaminated soil was separated from the remaining material and spread on top of the excavation.
P-631-1996*9May96, received call from Tom Sheltra of Cascade Water Park concerning a last minute tank removal at 762 Portland Rd. See Spill Report P-605-96; also see attached letter to DEP from William Kany dated 4Oct96. The letter explains the conflicting issue and background between Cascade and Cormier.

25Sep96, responded to free product complaint at Funtown, observed small amount (approx. 1 gal.) free product in utility repair excavation. The free product was discovered on the former Cascade property, that was purchased by the neighboring Funtown facility.

Upon further investigation, an additional underground storage tank was discovered adjacent to the observed free product. Water was contained in the UST as indicated upon "sticking" the tank with water and gasoline indicator paste applied to a tank gage ruler. It is assumed that the tank once contained gasoline and was associated with the go-cart ride.

11Oct96, Sun Environmental and John Engel removed the UST and conducted limited remediation activities authorized by myself, which consisted of the removal of saturated soils from the area between the UST and utility excavation.
Cormier selected Option 1, as indicated on their UST Fund Application; a separate option form nor a clean-up agreement were generated for this site. A verbal agreement between all parties was that the DEP would pay for remediation and seeking reimbursement via the clean up fund in which Cormier was to apply.

See attached excerpts from 691 Site Assessment for further information. Reimbursement memo to be submitted. No further action by Response Services is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (24Dec96)
I-164-2001*A log loader burned.  About 1 doz. pads were used to clean up spill.
B-446-1999*B-446-99
T 36 MD BPP

Wednesday July 28, 1999			 	1226

I received a phone call from Mary Johnson of the Portland DEP Office.  Mary asked that I contact Lucia Allen (888) 876-4080 of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline project about five-gallon hydraulic oil spill.

According to Lucia Allen, a bulldozer, working in T 36 MDBPP, at a location off the Stud Mill Road, broke a hydraulic oil line and leaked and sprayed 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The soil was excavated and put into a 35-gallon bucket then taken to a storage area to eventually be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-46-1998*Tank of cinder blocks 2"x4" large area of saturation and oil around filter.  Disposed contaminated with kerosene at the Presque Isle Landfill
P-51-2000*   At approx. 0731 hrs. on Fri. 1/21/00, I received notice of a reportedly small surface spill of #6 oil at this oil fired power plant.  I arrived later in the morning and met with Mr. Jamie Cough and with Mr. Mark Grover of FPL.  This facility is a former CMP generation station, and has four large bulk oil AST's within a bermed area and is a licensed oil terminal.
   The spill occurred outside the #4 Transfer House within the tank farm area.  Mr. Grover stated that the spill occured while one of 50 fuel trucks they were expecting was hooked up to offload.  Due to a valving mistake, fuel was transferred into the truck causing it to overfill onto the snow covered gravel parking area below (within the tank farm berm).  The large number of trucks expected was because shipping lanes for the oil barges were restricted due to weather,
 The spill was responded to be FPL workers and appeared cleaned competently and to DEP satisfaction at the time of my visit.  Twenty to 25 bags of oily waste remained to be disposed of.  No sensitive receptors such as the nearby Casco Bay were effected or threatened.  No further DEP Response Div. actions are anticipated at present.  See the attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-150-1999*Chuck Martin, Service Manager for Webber Oil Co., called to advise that one of their burner technicians, John, had reported finding an oil spill at the home of Gary MacCrae on Rt. 143 in Etna. I went to the home and met the owner and the burner technician. It appears that oil had been leaking from a bleeder screw on the filter cap of a 275-gallon AST for an unknown length of time. The cellar floor is native soil covered with 3/4" crushed stone. Moving the stone aside one could see free oil floating on water that was running across the floor and towards a floor drain. John had dug a hole in the stone between the tank and the drain and was using sorbent pads to collect the oil. After checking the floor I could see that a wide area was oil contaminated. I'd estimate that about 150 square feet was involved.
  The drilled well is just outside the foundation wall about 15' from the AST. Mr. MacCrae says that when the well was first drilled the water overflowed the top of the casing and still does under spring high water conditions.
   Since the furnace system has been maintained by Webber under the Presidential Plan they accepted responsibility for the spill. About 1.5 cubic yards of stone was removed from the floor. The floor base was both packed soil and ledge. Since bedrock was involved, I felt that the well should be tested for fuel oil contamination after an appropriate time. On 05/24/99 I sampled the well and the test showed no detectable oil contamination.
   I believe that no further action is necessary at this time.
P-533-1999*     On 7/29/99 notif. of a potential haz-mat discharge of Formaline came in from Bates College.  Approx five litres (later est. @ four litres) reportedly leaked from a 5-litre tote in the  Carnegie Science Building chemical stock room.  It was initially reported as a 37% Formaldehyde solution which later was revised to a 10% solution by Ms. Amanda DeShong (Health & Safety Coordinator); making the discharge non-hazardous after all.
    On Fri. 7/30/99, I toured the discharge site with Ms. DeShong, et al.  I noted no odor or spillage remaining.  The chemical stockroom has an impervious floor and drain to a holding tank on the floor below.  The spill was cleaned up by their supplier who happend to be there just after the spill was discovered.  I understand there were no injuries.
    See attachements, and other reports on discharges at Bates College, for further information.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions anticipated.  I discussed this incident with BRWM RCRA unit though see no need to make a formal referal.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-426-1997*The owner of Winthrop Realty called to report a small oil spill at a rental property they own. I went to the site which is on old Rt. 202 and is two houses east of the realty office. Inspection of the spill showed that it was a small spill that dripped a few quarts of oil from a loose fitting. The oil spread around the basement and caused an odor problem on the first floor. My suggestion to the caretaker to clean it up were to use kitty litter to first sorb it up, then wash the tank, fittings and floor with a strong detergent. Ventilation of the basement was also stressed. No further action is necessary at this site.
B-22-1997*Katherine Ellis rents a small house from Robert O'Brian.  Upon her return from a weekend trip on Monday morning, Ms. Ellis smelled kerosene, and noticed that the snow behind the house was colored pink.  She summoned J.D. Thomas Co.

Thomas personnel replaced the tank and put down 2 bags of speedy dry. Because the ground was frozen and snow covered, the oil didn't penetrate into the ground, and the snow impeded its' movement downhill.  Once the speedy dry was put down, it soaked up a lot of the oil.

I instructed Mr. O'Brien to shovel up the speedy dry, and sorb up any liquid oil with the sorbents I provided him. Sorbent pads and speedy dry, I told him, could be disposed in the municipal garbage stream.
P-355-1995*
	June 1995 response to evidence-of-a-leak involving the presence of free product gasoline within the interstitial space of the product piping secondary containment.  See also P-657-1992 for information on the facility replacement.  Dense sub-urban area; site is located across the street form the BNAS family center.

S G Brezinski
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B-781-1999*On 12/11/99, 0910 hours Dale Church reported an AST anomaly at a residence that he was taking care of in Prospect Harbor.  The tank had been sitting on a wooden platform and one of the AST legs went through a plank and the filter nipple broke off, which released an estimated one hundred gallons of fuel oil to the basement.  The floor was solid concrete, but it had occasion to become flooded with water.  Dale said that the spilled product had been pumped out by the sump pump, which he had turned off sometime prior to my arrival.  It is likely that the portion that went to the sump effluent found its' way to the ocean.  The sump effluent is close to and slopes toward the rocky shoreline.  Also, the soil overburden was probably saturated with water, which would have minimized product penetration.  There was sheen in the effluent area, but not on the ocean.  However, time and weather could have taken care of that. We were able to recover about seven gallons of oil off the surface of the water in the basement before we reactivated the pump.  Dale has since had a crew clean the floor with detergent.  I have had the owner apply to the AST fund in the event a more extensive cleanup becomes necessary.
I-42-1996*Responding to state police phone call received at about 3:30 P.M. on 5-11-96. About 2 to 3 gallons of #2 heating fuel intentionally dumped when a 275 tank was removed from the site. The owner had scraped a small amount of contaminated soil away from the site and placed on plastic away from the well. It was located about 45' from the discharge.A small amount of soil was shovelled up that day and placed on the plastic. Dug around area where owner said the oil was dumped and saw no further evidence. This appears to be a dispute between neighbors. Because only a very minute amount of soil was taken out, disposal was suggested to be done on owners property well away from the well. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-647-1998*On 12/19/1998 I was called by the Auburn Fire Department and advised that they had an unknown white chemical in the Little Androscoggin River.  I headed to the scene and while I was in route I was again contacted by the Auburn Fire Department and the advised me that it had been determined that the material in the river was slush.  No further response action is required at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
February 2, 1999
I-107-1996*On 9-24-96, Larry Cyr of Larry's Construction called this office to report that there had been a 15 gallon spill of diesel fuel from one of his dump trucks working at the Jenkins School in Fort Fairfield. Apparently the truck had hit a rock and broke a fuel line. All contaminated soil ( 8 Yards ) was removed and taken to Tri Community Landfill. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-14-1997*   On 1/9/97, DEP SMRO, was notified of this pending removal thru a copy of a letter form Ted Scharf of DEP, Augusta to Mr. Richardon (see attached). A new registration no. for the facility is 19526, though there are also two older tank reg. numbers: 16501, and 16829.
   I understand the twenty two 275 gal. tanks were removed in the spring of 1997.  There was no notifications regarding contamination found and no known DEP visits to observe the removals.  On 5/22/97 I visited and briefly drove thru the park and noted no UST's evident, though I did not investigate closely.  Two drilled well casings are located near the Rt. 25 entrance and appear to be public water wells for the park.  UST's on Pine Grove and  Rich Lanes may be close enough (1000 ft.) to call for Stringent Clean-Up Goal for some UST's.
   No further Response Div. actions are anticipated at this time based on present information.  This report is based on known information at the time of its composition and may not reflect future findings.  Copies of this report will be sent to Mr. Richardon and to Ted Scharf.

SGB
I-123-1999*Ms. Hammond called to report large amounts of oil had been spilled on her property two months ago by a wood cutter she had given permission to operate on her land.

When I investigated, I found 1/2 dozen containers that had previously contained oil.  No spills were apparent by visual signs such as stains or stressed vegetation.

The wood cutter did leave a lot of poor quality trees and butts, but no oil.


Case closed.
I-60-1998*RUSS SMITH FAXED IN A SMALL SPILL REPORT OF 79 OZ OF OIL WAS SPILLED AT THE SUBSTATION, RECLOSER FELL OVER DUE TO A QUICK SNOW MELT
A-57-1999*This was discovered during a no heat call.  The line had broke from the tank, but was not immediately discovered because the tank was buried under several feet of snow.  We found that the ground was not frozen under the snow and oil had soaked into sandy soil.  When we excavated the following week oil was observed on the perched water table at 5'.  The oil was entering from under the trailer.  There was a clay layer just under the water.  We installed a collection point in crushed stone to collect fuel.  A hole at the other side of the trailer did not encounter oil.

I made a number of visits to the site.  Pumping was not efficient to remove the contamination.  I found that sorbents worked well, but I was limited by the number of trips I could make to replace them.  Spring rain raised the water table to nearly the top of the excavation and this improved the efficiency of free product removal.  In early April I decided that no additional product was entering the stone filled excavation.  The site is Stringent, but no wells are at risk.

No further remediation is anticipated.
B-410-1997*On 7/30/97 Garrett Keegan of CES called to report that they were getting PID headspace readings of 300 ppm at the tank excavation they were working on at the Bangor House.  He said that all of the soil that had been taken from the excavation, which was about 700 yds, was taken to the railroad property-which now belongs to the city.  He also indicated that 95% of that soil gave readings in the 4-5 ppm range.  The 300 ppm readings were at the north west corner, which was also close to the building's foundation to get any closer.  Considering that the most stringent classification for the area would be intermediate and that the 300 reading is marginally more than the notification level I said that it was okay to leave it.
A-154-2000*     DEP received a report that an oily sheen was visible in standing water in a road outside of a residence; the caller reported the sheen had been present for two weeks.  No DEP visit was conducted.  10 days later the caller reported that no sheen was present.
P-440-1998*5 gallon bucket of waste lube oil was left on the side of road.  I removed the bucket and sampled it.  Analysis showed it to be "spec" waste oil and it was recycled as such.  The lab analysis was run with two other samples (P-311-98 & P-437-98) and the results can be found with P-311-98.

No product was spilled to the ground and no further action is necessary in this matter.



_________________________
Jon L Woodard  ESIV
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-649-1996*Capt. Webb called to report that a 100# cylinder of anhydrous ammonia had leaked at the USDA Soil Conservation Service where it is used in a blue print machine.  At first it was thought a seal between the bottle's valve and the connecting hose was no good. After the Orono Haz Mat team took the bottle outside they learned that the valve itself was leaking.  In any case the captain described the leak as very minor with only a pound or so having escaped.  They called the Shurtleff Co., 162 Parkway So., Brewer, 989-4553 to come and fix or remove their bottle.  A phone call to Capt. Lorin LeCleire confirmed that the bottle had been recovered.
P-843-1996*23Arp96 I responded to waste oil storage complaint. On site at facility location, I observed three 55-gallon drums containing what appeared to be waste oil, located outside next to the facility. I observed small amounts of oil on top of the drums and running down the sides of the drums. I observed a minor stain on the ground.

Tom Dore, the facility manager, informed me that the oil was from service to tractors and that the drums would be brought inside and eventually disposed. Dore also said that any spilled material will be removed.

29Apr96, Dore contacted me informing that Gorham Auto Parts, Gorham, picked up the drums and that the oil was to be burned in a waste oil heater. The spilled material was cleaned up and the waste entered into the facility's waste stream.

No further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (26Mar97)
I-91-1999*On 6-7-99, this office was notified of a spill at the Highway Garage in PI. Apparently a supervisor had instructed his crew to build a small berm and dump about 200 gallons of waste oil on a Friday afternoon. This was not discovered until Monday by the manager. I visited the site and instructed them to pump the oil back in drums and excavate all contaminated soil as deep as necessary. The boneheaded supervisor was given a written reprimand by the city.
P-878-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
B-771-1999*Mrs. Ann Bridges called on Monday morning 12/6/99 to report that on the day before she had seen a large (2'X200') oil sheen on Embden Pond in front of their home. A strong wind then came up and the sheen disappeared. Fearing an ongoing leak I went to the lake but could not find any evidence of oil on the water. I gave Mrs. Bridges a call back and gave her the 24-hour emergency report phone number should the sheen re-occur.
P-205-1999*    On 3/24/99, Ted Scharf of DEP, BRWM, OEU, notified DEP Response of free product noted in a facility monitoring well (MW) during a DEP facility inspection.  The facility was formerly known as Kimbal's Mobil while owned by Ballard Oil.  In 1989 the facility had replacement tanks installed.  No severe contamination was encountered (see P428-89).  The gas station is located in a mixed residential/commercial area and is on city water.  My contacts with Lampron Energy was Dennis Dillon (Manager) and Ted Libby.
     I visited the site on 3/25/99, 4/2/99, and in 5/99 and confirmed approx. 1/8" of dark diesel or #2 fuel in the well.  The monit. well was close to the diesel line, a suspected source.  There was no surficial staining on the asphalt paving indicating a surface spill, and no facility spill log indicating another possible source.
     Working with Eric Hamlin of DEP OEU we gave Lampron's options of testing and/or taking the diesel line out of service (see DEP letters of 4/6/99 and OEU files).  The gaso. product lines were due for upgrading by Simard & Sons in May 1999, so we hoped to coordinate all the work.  Lampron's and Simard agreed to several days notice to allow DEP to visit.
     On 5/9/99 I was contacted by Elwin Scott of Simard's stating the tanks were uncovered and they were in need of an okay to dewater.  No notice had been given as requested.  Onsite @ 1300 I advised CTI Mike Simard that they may dewater to a rear field but not to the street and nearby brook (prohibited by DEP BRWM and BLWQ).  GW was high and soils tight.  On 5/21 a sheen on gw was noted entering the excavation, coming from the diesel disp. direction.  On 5/25 we dug a shallow test pit between the diesel line and the MW and no oil saturated soils were obvious.  The line  was tested tight by Tanknology on 5/28/99.  No further Resp. Div. actions at this time.  See UST Reg. files and attached for further info.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-776-1999*     On December 6, 1999 at 0930 we received a call via the 800 number from the Maine Air National Guard reporting a three to four gallon spill of JP-8.  The spill came from a broken valve on a F-16 fighter jet.  The fuel leaked onto the asphalt where guard workers recovered it with sorbents.  No fuel reached any storm drain.
B-155-1996*During a snowstorm on March 8, the Heaten Oil Co. of Glenburn, 990-1773, delivered oil to the Theresa Cabral residence.  Backing up the driveway, the driver got too far over to the side, crushing the end of a culvert and tipping the truck slightly; a small quantity of oil was lost out of the truck's saddle tank, or possibly out through the hatch cover on top.

On the 20th, Ms. Cabral called to complain of the oil odor, and that her son was playing in the sheen.  There was so little oil there as to be impossible to retrieve, but I put out a sorbent boom anyway, then left.

On April 9th, I visited the site again, in response to Ms. Cabral's complaint that the grass was dead, and Heaten Co. wasn't doing anything about it.  Next day I called Andy Murphy at Heaten, asked him to remove the contaminated soil and replant the grass. I told him that if he didn't, I would, and bill him.  He said that he'd turned the matter over to his insurance agent, and that he was waiting for a decision from the agent.  I learned later that Ms. Cabral had accepted a $300.00 cash settlement.
P-490-1996*On August 7, 1996 I received a report of an oil spill at the Robie residence in Freeport.  I spoke with Mr. Robie and made arrangements to visit the site that day.  On site I observed a stained area next to the house and a empty oil tank with a small corrosion hole in the bottom.  Mr.Robie stated that he had had the tank filled last fall and had not used it at all, so presumably the whole tank emptied out over the winter and spring.  I sampled the well which was appr. 60 ft. away. On August 22, 1996 I tried unsuccessfully to excavate out the oil saturated soils.  At the time of this report the well has not been contaminated.  I will place Robies on quarterly monitoring for one year. No further action anticipated at this time.
P-17-2001*The driver of an Irving oil delivery did not properly disconnect the hose after making an oil delivery resulting in a 6 gallon spill at the truck.  The oil spilled to pavement and was contained by snow.  Irving oil cleaned up the spill with sorbents, speedy dry and by removing impacted snow.  No further action.
A-429-1999* An anonymous caller reported that the Deraps had spread waste oil onto the camp road in front of their house. The road, Fire Rd. 7 a.k.a. Windemere, is located on the eastern shore of Unity Pond, in the town of Unity.
 I made a site visit on 7-14-99 and found the site. I spoke with the homeowners and Mrs. Deraps admitted the she had poured the oil onto the road. She told me that she had done this at least once before and that she did not know it was against the law.
 I wrote her an unofficial violation and she signed a statement that they would not do this again. The risk to wells and the lake is extremely small, therefore no clean up was required. No further action is required at this time.
A-339-1998*Received a call from Diane Alexander of CN Brown reporting a small overfill.  A transport driver stuck the underground tanks wrong and overfilled the tank with diesel. The site was at C&S One Stop. The driver cleaned it up. No further work is necessary and no site visit was made.
A-375-1996*Received an anonymous phone complaint about waste oil dumping at a small engine repair facility. I responded to the site on Rt. 126 in Wales. I met the owner Leo Michaud on site. He allowed me to inspect his facility. The parts washing is done in a Safety-Kleen system with pickup by Safety-Kleen. He showed me that he even used Safety Kleen spray cleaners to make sure he wasn't generating any hazardous waste. He stated that the waste oil he did generate was given to a friend with a waste oil burner. No spillage beyond minor slopiness was observed. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-176-2001*      On April 7,2001 at 1050 we received a call from David Shibles of Hartland reporting a leak from his outside kerosene tank.  He said the feedline broke at the nipple connection to the tank and spilled about 100 gallons of fuel.  He has a dug well which is about 100 feet from the spill.
      I arrived on site that afternoon and met Mr. & Mrs. Shibles.  Some of the oil had flowed under a corner of the trailer so we removed the trailer's skirting to vent the fumes from beneath the trailer.  Due to the proximity of the dug well I decided to excavate as much soil as possible.  On April 10 I met a representative of Ames Home Center from Canaan at the site and we arranged for equipment to dig on April 12.  The work proceeded as planned and we excavated about ten yards of contaminated soil from the site.  The native soil was a glacial till type.  Ames hauled the soil to the Waste Management landfill in Norridgewock.
      I explained the insurance fund to the Shibles and had the Fire Marshal's office send them an application.  I also put the Shible's well on the quarterly monitoring program.
P-260-1997*Dixon Brother overfilled a 275 gallon AST at the Standish Vet Clinic on 5/15/97.  An excavation was done the following morning.  I checked the excavation and found no remaining oil affected soil.  As a precaution I requested a water sample from the nearby water supply well be tanken and analysed sometime in July.  Any further action will be pending on the outcome of the analysis.  This site will be referred to Tech. Services.
P-502-1999*On July 13, 1999 The Eliot Police called to report a horse trailer that was abandoned at Interstate Equipment and full of drums of unknown substances.  John Dunlap and I checked out the trailer.  We found four drums with unknown liquids in them.  The following day I brought Andy Slusarski - DEP Enforcement out to the site and we sampled the four drums.  The sample results indicated that the drums contained waste oil and waste gasoline.

Andy was able to locate the original owner of the trailer - Howard Saturely.  Mr. Saturley had hired someone to dispose of the trailer and wastes, however they were just abandoned at the Interstate Equipment lot.  Mr. Saturely agreed to reimburse the department for costs of analysis and to have the wastes properly disposed of.  Mr. Saturley had the waste disposed of with Total Waste Management with no further incident.  No further action.
P-195-1997*The hose fell out of a trailer while filling at the loading dock, discharging #6 oil on the ground.  The discharge was limited to the loading area and Seacoast Ocean Services had been contacted.

I responded to the complaint the following day and observed no visible signs of #6 oil.  No further action required.
B-608-1997*10/21/97 12:35

I received a phone call from Byron (469-7951), who identificed himself as Bucksport Police and Fire Dispatch.  According to him, the Orland Volunteer Fire Department phoned in a 2 gallon gasoline spill that resulted from an automobile accident.

At about 1140 am an automobile was involved in an accident on Route 175 at the School House Road in Orland.  The gasoline was spilled on the roadway.  This product was cleaned up by the Orland Volunteer Fire Department using sorbent pads.  About 12 pads will be disposed of by the Fire Department.
P-457-1997*On 08/22/97 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident at Mile 14 Northbound on the Maine Turnpike.  They reported fuel leaking from the saddle tanks.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the accident had occurred approximately 25 feet away from the Ogunquit River.  No evidence of the spillage reaching the river was evident.  Most of the spillage was motor oil from the engine and some diesel fuel had spilled from the saddle tanks as well.  I cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 22, 1997
B-131-1996*On 3/9/96, 1415 hours Bob Marquis Heating Oil called to report that he had a 4-5 gallon heating oil spill at 41 Boynton Street in Bradley.  The air eliminator had failed to close and some oil was allowed to escape.  At the time there was snow on the ground and he picked up all of the oil stained snow that he could find.  This amounted to a third of a drum that melted down to five gallons of water and one gallon of oil.  This was taken to Webber Oil's separator.  A few days later the snow melted and some product showed up. The odor from this caused the customer to complain.  Bob Marquis in turned called me to see what could be done about it.  I suggested covering the area with speedy dry and recovering it along with a little soil that might have some product in it.  He did this and the odor problem seems to have disappeared.
I-111-1998*On 5-26-98, a fisherman on the Aroostook River called to report an oil sheen that was quite heavy on the river. I went to the area which was just downstream of the Fort Street bridge. There was a sheen and I followed it back to a storm drain outlet. The stormdrains went back to Birdseye Ave. but the sheen stopped before it could be traced any further. It was most likely a spill from a vehicle which had washed in with the heavy rains just previous to this.
P-636-2000*I responded to an anonymous complaint of floor drains and diesel spillage at the Details Auto Cleaning shop in Arundel.  On site I spoke with the owner, Eric Clark.  Mr. Clark showed me the permit for the floor drains in his shop and also the discharge pipe.  He also showed me his aboveground diesel and gas tanks used to fuel vehicles and equipment.  Other than a small area of drip-type stains at the fueling area - I saw no spillage or violations.  I suggested that a concrete or asphalt slab would be helpful to contain the dripping at the fueling area.  No further action at this time.
P-89-2001*Downeast Energy called to tell us that the tank at the Souliere Residence had the filter broken off by snow and ice and that the tank had drained.  I went out and did a small cleanup around the tank.  No further Response action is required at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 6, 2001
A-585-2000*   DEP received a belated report that a minor oil spill had occurred at a vehicle (see CMP report).
B-391-2001*Imagine Krystle Carter's surprise when she discovered that what she hoped was an earthquake was, in fact, her house trailer falling off its blocks. Imagine her further consternation when she discovered that the impact of the trailer on the oil storage tank  severed the furnace feed line.  About 40 gallons was lost.

The lot is mostly clay, and because of that, the oil didn't migrate very far.  I hired Alan Seavey to dig it up on 7/11.  The volume of soil amounted to 20 yards, and that was spread in Perry to weather.
P-120-1998*On March, 18 1998 I received a call from Cianbro.  They had called to report a spill that had just occurred.  A vibro hammer had blew a hydrualic line spilling about ten gallons of hydraulic oil onto the deck of a barge.  The oil ran off the barge into Casco Bay.  Cianbro workers immediately boomed off the spill with sorbent booms and pads.  Nearly all oil recovered from water.  No further action at this time.
P-725-1997*On 12/11/97 Steve Eufemia received a call from Mary Nasse of the Gray - New Gloucester High School reporting a mercury spill that had occurred the day before.  The spill occurred when a barometer fell off the wall and broke open.  Science teachers cleaned up the spill by placing zinc onto the spilled mercury and scraped the beads with a piece of cardboard into a container.

Steve Eufemia contacted Andy Smith from DHS and reported the potential exposure to them.  DHS will deal directly with those potentially exposed to the mercury.

I responded to the spill immediately to make a determination of whether or not any further clean up was needed.  I inspected the tile floor where the spill occurred with a flash light and could not see any beads of mercury remaining after the clean up.  Clean Harbors was on sight with a Jerome mercury meter and was getting a reading near the floor over the affected area of 0.07 mg/m3.  I told school officials that although I could not see any remaining mercury, they might consider conducting an air test to ensure that no further health threat remained.  The school was to work with Andy Smith of DHS on which test method would be appropriate.  No further Department action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 16, 1997
B-670-1998*B-670- 98
Garland

Tuesday October 13, 1998				1705

I received notification from the state police dispatcher to contact Mark Robinson (924-5242), from Robinson Oil.  I phoned Mr. Mark Robinson.  According to him there was a small leak from a fitting on the outside heating oil tank at the Mark Peach residence in Garland.

I was unable to reach the Peach residence via telephone.  Plans were made for a site visit on Wednesday.  I phoned Mark Peach and got directions to the Peach residence.

On Wednesday morning I went to Garland and to the Peach mobile home at 12 Paul Road.  I spoke with Mark Peach and he showed me his heating oil tank.  There was a small 18-inch diameter oil stain in the leaf litter below his outside horizontally mounted heating oil tank.  Some of the oil got through to the soil below.  An approximate 2 or three shovels full of soil would have to be removed along with the overlying leaf litter.  Mr. Peach said he would be cleaning up the small spill and spreading the soil very thinly on his driveway.  It appears that 1-gallon, or less, of heating oil leaked out over time.
B-672-1997*On 11/20/97, 1205 hours Alan Ingraham of Dead River Company reported that they had lost 5-10 gallons of heating fuel through an air eliminator on one of their vendor trucks.  The spill took place in the drive way of David and Serena Poland.  Their residence is at 3390 Pembra Road in Levant.  Perhaps as much as ten gallons came out of the air eliminator, but more than half of it stayed in the cat walk was recovered with pads.  Less than five gallons landed on the wet gravel surface of the driveway and spread out over an area of fifty square feet.  Dead River had already hired Thibodeau to remove and replace the contaminated soil.  The dig was absolutely clean (by bag head space) at a depth of ten inches.  The low degree of penetration is consistent with the tenth of a gallon per square foot.  The three cubic yards of soil were taken by Thibodeau to their asphalt plant where the product will be burned out.  A couple gallons of product was sorbed off the ground with pads.  Dead River had deployed about 35 pads on the ground. Another 30 or so pads were used to recover the product from the cat walk.  Dead River took care of the pads.
B-465-2001*An inspection at White's Exxon by Ted Scharf and Butch Bowie revealed two problems: the flex connector on one of the underground gasoline lines was in contact with the soil and there was a weeping connection under the diesel pump.  They instructed Webber ( owner of White's) by letter to report the spill to Response Services.

At 1100 on the day of the report, 8/30, I met with Duane, a UST installer employed by Gould Equipment ( Webber subsidiary) at White's.  He showed me some diesel soaked soil under the pump, and said that while some of the spill may have originated from a leaking union, he believed that most of the contamination stemmed from changing the pump filters.  Space is so tight under that style pump that a used filter cannot be extracted from under the pump without turning it sideways.  A used filter always contains product, of course, so that product gets dumped under the pump.

He and I agreed that the pump would be removed from its base and the contamination dug out from under it.  In addition, the filters would be re-plumbed to be outside of the pump case, and would not need to be tipped during replacement.

The flex connector under a gasoline pump was in contact with concrete ( for legal purposes, the earth) because a form failed when the pump island was poured.  Concrete, unconfined by a form, flowed under the pump and partially encased the flex.  Duane and I agreed that the concrete would have to be jackhammered away from the  flex connector.
P-993-2001*Spill of oil from unknown vehicle.  Included with monthly report of small spills at PNSY.
A-493-1997*     DEP received a report that soil PID readings of 650 were encountered during a UST removal at this facility.  It was determined that B-2 clean-up goals were appropriate, and that soil contaminated in excess of 500 (PID) should be transported off-site.  For engineering reasons, additional soil <500 was also transported off-site.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-821-1999*     On December 27,1999 at 0830 we received an anonymous complaint that workers dumped ten gallons of hydraulic oil down the floor drain at the maintenance garage at the Big Squaw Ski Area.  The individual also complained about run-off from the parking area.
      I visited the site on the 29th and couldn't find any sign of oil in the brook which runs by the garage.  The area did have about eight inches of snow which was covered by an inch of crust.  There was no one in the garage.  I plan to check the brook in the spring after the snow melts and look for a drain outfall into the brook.
A-576-1999*Hydraulic fluid spilled into a containment area when a hydraulic hose on a loader broke. No site visit made. No further action required. See attached report from IP.
B-217-1999*For reasons known only to him, Webber's driver, supposed to deliver to Staples Oil in Pittsfield,  went instead to Shorey Oil in Newport.  Trying to squeeze his load into a tank in the wrong place, he only managed to squeeze 3,000 gallons out thru the vent and into the
concrete containment dike. Had he not been making a phone call at the time, he might have noticed the problem earlier.

Webber personnel responded right away, which is more than I can say for myself.  Upon my arrival the next day, the recovery was in its final stages, with only puddles being soaked up inside the dike.

There was no sign of any oil being lost off the eves of the building, so what oil came out the vent all went back into the dike area, through the hole in the roof.

B-348-1999*B-348-99
Frankfort

Wednesday June 23, 1999			1350

I received notification from the Portland office that Maritimes and Northeast Pipe line had reported a 3 gallon crank case oil spill.  I was asked to contact Tina Bodkins (622-0073), of Maritimes and Northeast.

According to Ms. Bodkins, a backhoe while digging a silt face ripped off the engine oil filter.  This caused about 3 gallons of crank case oil to be spilled.

The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and then excavated (perhaps after an oil change).  About .12 cubic yards was taken to a container.  The container is to be removed by Clean Harbors.
I-129-1997*This tank removal encountered contaminated soil and the contractor contacted the DEP. Soil was contaminated to bedrock.

The source of the problem was a corroded return line. The corrosion hole was in excess of 1 inch by 1/2 inch.

The site assessment was arranged by the contractor and was conducted by County Environmental.

A well that supplies an Apt building is located less than 60 feet from the excavation. Making this a stringent clean-up. Water sample from the well did come out clean. Owner is Carmel Ringuette, 257 main st.

Geotechnical work is being conducted by Arnie Fessenden.

6/2/98  Six Bedrock monitoring wells were completed sampling well take place around 6/15.
Free product in two of the wells closest to the pervious location of the tank.
P-366-2000*Received a call from the Topsham Fire Dept. regarding the vandalism of the property at 307 Cathance Road, where the copper supply line and other piping to the "new" boiler had been cut.  Approximately 25 gallons of fuel had been discharged onto the basement floor and made its way into a floor drain and eventually to a drainage ditch in a field next to the property.  By the time I arrived, the Fire Dept. had placed sorbents in both the basement and the field to collect free product.  In addition, I spoke with Jerry & Heather Lass (prospective owners) and ascertained that they where in the process of buying the property and were having problems with the previous/present owner (it was unclear whom actually owned the property at this time), and speculated that the previous/present owner was the culprit of the vandalism, but had no proof.  There was a well on-site, but it was a far distance up-gradient of the discharge.  The only concern was the vapors in the building, which required the removal of the crushed stone, basement floor.  Arrangements were made with Fleet Environmental Services to remove and replace the basement floor, which commenced on 6/21/00 & 7/14/00.  Most of the oil had been contained within the stone, because of the underlying clay except for the small amount that had made it into the floor drain, which was collected using sorbent pads.

No further action required.
P-82-1997*Overfill of tank resulted in oil migrating next to foundation.  Ms. Crowder was concerned about vapors in her home.  I responded to the complaint and detected no noticeable vapors in the living space of the house, but there was the fate odor of oil in the basement near the furnace (unclear if it was from the furnace or the oil discharge).  All saturated soil next to the building was removed by the time I arrived.
A-405-1996*see attached and site assessment in tank file # 9299
P-398-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
P-210-1998*17Apr98, responded to spill location. I observed personnel cleaning the spilled product. I issued a Oil Spill Debris Shipping Paper for disposal.  Bob Pratt of SH, informed me that a rail car was accidently overfilled due to a discrepancy involving capacity charts and the rail car's actual allowable volume.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (28Apr98).
B-171-2001*
     This office received a call at 1125 on 4/6/01 from Sandy Moody (DEP-Augusta) reporting a hazardous chemical spill.  She stated that Dewaine Craig (School Union 93, Superintendent) had just called to report that one of their students had brought a small personal thermometer to the Penobscot Consolidated School (#326-9421) on Route 199 in Penobscot this morning and accidentally broken it on the playground.  They were now inquiring about what they needed to do for a cleanup.

     When I returned Mr. Craig's call, I was informed that he had not been to the site yet, but would be going there shortly.  To his understanding, the teachers have moved the kids away from the area and have roped it off.  Cleanup will be a little complicated, because the thermometer broke over an area where wood chips were laid down.  Since the mercury would be contained in a fairly small area, their plan was to remove the wood chips down to soil and put the material in trash bags for disposal.

     After the cleanup was completed to their satisfaction, Mr. Craig called to find out where the material could go for disposal.  I agreed to pick it up in Blue Hill and brought it back to Bangor where it will be disposed of with other mercury waste that we have collected.

REC:  File report.
P-693-1998*    On 6/29/98 I met Mr. Andy Madura, school Maintenance Supervisor, onsite to investigate possible gaso. contamination to the High School's drilled well (see report P-281-98), adjacent to this middle school.  Both schools have UST's and separate drilled wells.  As part of a complete and routine investigation I sampled the middle school's well for GRO and it fortunately came up ND.  Being a public water supply this school well is sampled annualy thru Maine DHS for hydrocarbons and other contaminants.
    Later in the summer the 10,000 gallon UST for the Lake Legion Middle School was abandoned by Precision Tanks Inc.  DEP was not onsite for the removal and no problems were reported with the removal.  No gasoline is stored in UST's or AST's at the school.  Small, routine petroleum spills were noted on the paved parking lot though I believe these pose no threat at this time.
    DEP records indicate a new 10,000 gal. UST was installed.  On 5/25/00 I visited the school again and confirmed that the new tank appeared to be installed and the old UST removed.  See any attachements DEP UST reg. file #2404 for further information.  This location would fall into a Stringent Clean-Up Goal should a prohibited petro. discharge occur.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
B-312-1997*Elissa Mann of Stockton Springs called through the "1-800 number" to report discovering a paint like substance in the bay off Middle Street.  The description sounded like pine pollen; yellow, no odor, and collecting on the water.  Paul Blood of our Tech Services staff kayaking in the area that day noted the widespread pollen outbreak.
B-136-2000*B-136-2000
03/08/2000 09:30

     Mellisa Stein of the Irving Oil Corporation in Bangor called to report that one of their propane trucks overturned on a soft shoulder on the Lobster Pound Road in Tremont.  No propane was stated to be leaking.  There was some concern however that the saddle tank on the truck could be leaking diesel.
     When we arrived on scene we discovered that the full propane tank was solid without any signs of damage.  The fuel tank was also sound and not leaking diesel.  Adequate precautions were then made before the tank was pumped off; i.e., proper grounding and bonding.  During the remainder of the afternoon the propane was pumped off without incident.  No diesel fuel was lost during the righting of the truck.
A-501-1997* The homeowner dropped a thermometer in the bathroom sink. They were concerned about the hazards of mercury. I resonded and removed the sink trap and placed the entire contents, which was mostly hair and other gross stuff into a plastic bag. This bag was then returned to the DEP Response warehouse and stored in the Haz Waste storage bin. No other DEP action is required.
B-279-2001*On 5/10/01, 1500 hours I took an anonymous complaint alleging that Moose River Lumber allowed their equipment to discharge hundreds of gallons of hydraulic oil to their hot pond.  The hot ponds in turn release to Heald Stream.  I asked if there was a sheen on the stream.  He didn't know but said he would check and get back to me.  It is now 5/15/01 and I haven't heard from the caller.  Responders Maleck and Whittier had visited the facility on a similar anonymous complaint in October of 1998.  They did not find any spilled hydraulic oil and Bob Whittier told me that the hot ponds do not flow into the stream.

I talked with the operations foreman.  He said that when hydraulic oil does leak it lands on the bark of the logs, which are debarked and the bark is fed to a biomass burner.  He indicated that hydraulic oil was too expensive to spill in large quantities.  I asked if they had let go of any workers lately.  He said that they had and that they had hired most of them back.  He went on to say that they must have missed one rehire.
A-278-2000*     DEP received a report from a homeowner that her water smelled oily and that a relative had left gasoline cans lying around her home.  I agreed to visit the property; no one was home, but I observed no gasoline cans lying around.  I left a business card but have received no call back from the homeowner as of the time of this report.
B-524-1998*On August 6, 1998 at 1155 we received a call from Sandy Perkins of Maine Central Railroad reporting a one gallon spill of diesel fuel from a locomotive in Bucksport.  The spill occurred on the rail crossing at the main entrance gate to the Champion Paper Mill.  Champion workers recovered the oil with sorbents which they burned in their incinerator.  Darryl Luce of this office confirmed the information with Wendy Porter of Champion.  Rec. - File.
A-227-1997*The tanks were removed at the Belfast Irving.  A small amount of contamination was found around the fill of one tank.  Some contaminated soil also resulted from an error in abandoning the line to one of the pumps.  The contaminated soil was landspread on the site.  The area was paved later.
P-296-1996*Encountered accident while enroute to another spill.  Gasoline leakage on Northbound side from rolled auto sanded by fire department.  Non-sensitive area, no further action required.  A paving equipment trailer, pulled by a Blue Rock Ind. tractor jacknifed and rolled on its side, though the saddle tanks were not damaged and only several quarts of motor oil leaked to the roadway.

Spillage from the car and truck was sanded and padded by the Gray Fire Dept.

No surface or groundwaters are believed effected.
P-87-2001*   In the evening of Wed. 2/7/01, I received notice of this outside AST leak from the oil co. repairing the facility.  Mr. Connell told me that the owner wished to clean up the spill themselves.  The following morning I met Ms. Cassie Cyr onsite.  Ms. Cyr explained that she and Dale Ward rented the mobile home from her father, Dennis Cyr.  She explained that on 2/7 her father was shoveling snow & ice off the roof and had accidently knocked off the fuel line of the 275 gal. tank below.  About 35 gals., the tank contents, leaked out before it was discovered.  The tank was below the eave with no protection.   I noted the tank area had been cleared and oily snow uncovered (see site sketch).  The area is rural residential, on private wells and septic.  The house is near the top of a hill and the ground slopes off toward the backyard, the drilled well is NW off to the side.
   Ms. Cyr and I shoveled up 12 bags of oily red snow; I took four with me to SMRO for melting and disposal.  I left about 10 more bags for Cyr and Ward to fill later.  An unknown amount of oil had soaked into the ground and threatens the residential wells.  I advised Ms. Cyr to see about excavating the contamination for offsite disposal.  I requested she have her father bring the remaining oily snow to Portland to help defray costs.  I also discussed with her the AST Ins. Fund, optional DEP clean-up management, and further clean-up.  On 2/12/01, I spoke with Mr. Cyr.  Mr. Cyr was not able to deliver remaining bags of oily snow so DEP picked it up on 3/1/01.
    At this time I have not heard back anything further regarding continued clean-up.  Further DEP actions are possible; this report will be addendumed as needed.  Considering the amount of 35 gals. spilled and topography I believe the Cyr's well is moderately threatened with contamination, as is the neighbor's well.  See attached for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-451-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
A-264-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that a stolen vehicle had been driven into the Megunticook River.  No sheen was observed and DEP assistance was not requested, but the local authorities felt that some fuel was probably lost and that DEP should be notified.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-189-1998*On May 7, 1998 I was contacted by Donald Cedar.  Mr. Cedar called with a concern about an oil spill that had occurred earlier in the spring at a residential property he owned in Greenwood.  I visited the property the following day.  The spill occurred in the cellar of the property from a leak in the line of a 275 gallon oil tank.  It is unknown how much oil may have spilled, but Mr. Cedar thought there was no more than fifty gallons in the tank.  The cellar floor is crushed rock and at the time of my initial visit there was standing water in the low spots of the basement.  There was an area of approximately 10' x 6' of stained rocks where the tank had been sitting, however the tank had been emptied and removed.  The home gets its water from a dug well in the cellar approximately 8' from the spill site.
The next week I brought out a vac truck to try and remove the affected soil and vacuum water from the area.  Approximatley 2 yards of soil was removed and 100 gallons of water.  The next week I sampled the well - the results came back negative for oil.

The home is currently used only for a short time in the winter and is up for sale, making it impossible to utilize the DEP's quarterly monitoring program.  Ideally the well will be sampled at least two more times throughout the year.  This site has been referred to Technical Services.  No further action at this time.
A-765-1999*     DEP received a reprt that a minor spill had occurred during an AST fill at this remote residence.  The spill was confirmed as minor, and is unlikely to threaten any resources here.
B-450-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-619-1997*On 10/24/97, 0935 hours Chuck Martin of Webber Oil in Brewer reported an AST anomaly at 3 Caprie Street in Brewer.  The tank had developed a small corrosion hole and had leaked possibly 150 gallons over a period of time before the residents became aware of the situation.  The product went directly into a sump.  The sump did not contain water at the time because of the dryness of the season.  Webber personnel were able to bail three gallons of pure product (no water) out of the sump.  This suggests that the oil saturated the soil in the sump and most likely the surrounding soil which was under the cement floor.  The tank was located in the garage and the structure was new and in good shape.  All of this probably explains why the leak went undetected for so long.

Webber personnel indicated that they would continue to bail and sorb the sump.  I expect that as the ground water table comes back up they will be able to recover more product.  Meanwhile, the release has been stopped and the product at large is not causing a problem.
I-142-2000*An overfill occurred while a transport was off-loading.

MPG crews cleanup the spill.

Case Closed
A-284-1997*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during a UST removal at this facility.  Initially, PID readings in the 300-500 range were attributed to vehicle overfills; it later became apparent that contamination was more extensive than could be explained by overfills.  The contractor on-site (Simard) was instructed to stock-pile contaminated soil until DEP staff could arrive.
     Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 8/12/97.  The property owner (Dipompo) declined to sign an Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement at that time, although Mrs. Dipompo signed one on 8/14.  A contractor (Castonguay) was hired by DEP to load soil for transportation to Commercial Paving Co. during 8/13-14.
     The property is located in a commercial-zoned area on Route 4 and is served by a municipal water supply.  Contamination was restricted to a 10' (approx.) thick sand layer underlain by a dense clay; no significant penetration of clay is believed to have occurred.  The Androscoggin River lies approx. 400' from the excavation.  The site was designated "Baseline 2" with a (soil)remedial goal of 750 by PID.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-56-2001*   During routine review of UST abandonment notices I called Mr. Litrocapes regarding the lack of a required UST site assessor listed on the 10/6/00 removal notice for this diesel facility.  Mr. Litrocapes advised me that Mr. Bosse of A L Doggett and Mr. Guerin of PCS advised him that no site assessment was required.  On calling Mr. Bosse he stated that he had advised Mr. Litrocapes that a site assessment was in fact required.  The tank was registered as gasoline though turned out to be diesel, for the high school generator.  Though this UST facility should have been abandoned before 10/01/98, Mr. Litrocapes explained that they missed it during earlier UST removals at the school.  On a 5/18/01 visit I noted that the UST was not removed, though a 275 gal. AST had been installed to replace it (see photos).  The UST fillpipes were padlocked (often to prevent vandalism).  The area is on city water, though is on the edge of a public well protection area {ID 90620, PDWSA map 61}.  School areas are often at minimum Intermediate Clean-Up Goal areas for oil discharges based on exposure to the public.
   On 5/30/01, I wrote to Mr. Litrocapes that the removal notice of 10/6/00, had expired after 6 months and a new one should be filed (see attached).  Despite advising that he contact me, Mr. Bosse of A L Doggett requested a waiver from DEP's Jon Woodard without advising Woodard of my previous involvement.  Woodard set up a removal date of 6/6/01 at my convenience, the week Mr. Bosse requested.  Unfortunately I was unable to attend on 6/6/01 due to another commitment that came up.  Mr. Bosse assured DEP that he would have Field Services onsite to perform the UST site assessment.  No problems were reported during the removal.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-640-2000*      On December 2, 2000 at 0845 we received a call from Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors reporting that he excavated some used oil contaminated soil around a perimenter drain outfall at Ryder Truck rental at Freedom Industrial Park in Hermon.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Chapman and Dale Pederson of Ryder Truck.  There was some old motor oil in the soil in the cattail vegetated area which came from an old drain from the Ryder facility. {see spill B-558-99}  I told Mr. Pederson that if Ryder wishes to excavate the area for drainage work the contaminated soil must be properly disposed.  However, cattails do an excellent job of breaking down oil contaminates and the oil was not leaching into a nearby drainage ditch.  Tests of the area done in relation to spill B-558-99 show no hazardous waste associated with the used oil.  Mr. Pederson later told me that Ryder decided not to further excavate the area..
A-413-1999*A hose broke on a drill, spilling a small amount of hydraulic fluid.

No site visit made; no further action required by Response Services.
A-230-1998*A large amount of materials had accumulated in the HazStor building.  Some dated as far back as the Kennebec flood.  It was removed by SOS for disposal.
A-6-1999*Received a call from Gordon Cheeseman, Associate Director of Physical Plant at Colby College that there had been a spill at the Alfond Athletic Center. The Zamboni ice machine had a hydraulic leak and lost about 4 gallons of hydraulic oil on the ice rink. Some of the oil did escape the building into a ditch. Mr. Cheesman used pads and pom-poms in the ditch to clean up the oil. No site visit was done and no additional work is needed.
B-399-1997*D-TREE=S.
I-81-1999*The drive shaft broke on a chip truck hauling to the Energy plant in Fort Fairfield. The broken shaft hit the fuel tank.

I pumped off about 40 gal. from the damaged tank. The fuel was taken by the wrecker operator.

The operator thought he spilled about 20 gallons, but looking at the contaminated soil it was probably closer to 5 gal. lost.

DOT excavated the contaminated soil, which was mostly last years winter sand, and disposed of in the Ashland DOT sand pile.

Case closed
A-285-1999* Mr. Carey called this office to report an oil leak at the residence of Ester Thomas. The outside AST developed a leak and a small amount of oil leaked onto the ground. The home is located on Wyman Hill Rd.
 I made a site visit and found the problem to be very minor. The well for this house is located uphill. No cleanup will be required.
P-82-1998*   On 3/10/98 Mr. Roberts notified the DEP of this oil leak at the urging of his oil company, Dead River.  Roberts stated his well is only 150' away though he doesn't drink the water as he is near the old Biddeford dump.  He was sure his well would not be contaminated and did not request a DEP visit.  Roberts said he would dig up the oily soil himself and aerate it on his property.
   This report will be forwarded to DEP Tech Services for review and actions as they see fit.
B-335-1998*    DEP in Augusta notified Thornton Brothers that they were past due to remove two 500 gallon tanks; Thornton's personnel were dismayed, for those tanks were supposed to have been filled in place years ago.

To prove it, they appealed to Mike Whiteney, who was supposed to have overseen the job.  Trouble was, Mike didn't remember doing it; sticking the tanks revealed that it never had been done and, in fact, Thornton's still had all the paperwork, including the card to prove that the tanks had been properly abandoned.

Both these tanks are under concrete slabs, one under a service bay, the other under the service manager's office. I therefore granted permission to fill these tanks in place.
I-45-1996*A drill vehicle blew it's engine, spilling 5 qts of oil.

Spill was wiped up with sorbents.

Case Closed
B-123-1999*
On 3/21/99, 1453 hours the Cianbro dispatcher reported a two-gallon release of hydraulic oil at EMMC from one of their cement trucks.  He said that they had cleaned up the spill with pads and that the soiled pads would go to their waste stream.  They are constructing a parking garage at the EMMC site.
A-434-1999*Received a call from the Readfield Fire Department concerning a small oil spill.  I responded to the site.  They were called to respond to a traffic accident.  As it turns out, the accident involved a car at a wedding and the Lions well.  When I arrived they had pulled the car off of the well.  The well cap had been pulled off the well by the car.  There was some lube oil, but the car had stopped after the well.  Any oil spilled was not on the well.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbents.  No further work is necessary.
I-87-1997*On 5-19-97, Cheryl St. Peter of County Environmental called this office to report that while removing a fuel oil tank at Control Devices in Caribou, some contaminated soil above the notification level was encountered. It was, she felt, the result of past overfills. Approximately 7 yards was removed and taken to Tri community landfill for disposal.
P-160-2000*Diesel spill while off loading old tank.  See attached CMP report. NFA.
A-218-1998*No site visit made.  There was a problem with the delivery system in truck that caused the spill.  Webber used sorbents to clean the fuel.  No further action is anticipated.

B-324-2000*On the morning of 6/15/00 Peter Fogg reported that he had removed a 2000 G UST at his residence in Holden and he wanted to know if we (MDEP) should know about it.  He said that he still had the tank at his place.  I explained the usual process and suggested that I would attempt an after the fact evaluation based on an investigation of the tank.  I went to the site and observed that there had been an excavation near the foundation of his house.  Next I checked the dirt that was stuck to the bottom of the tank and it was free of product according to a PID.  The tank had been buried in dry, sandy till.  There was no evidence of pitting, but there was superficial rust, which seems to be typical of such installations.


A-182-1996*  Staples Oil delivered K1 to the tank at the DOT Rest Area located on I-95 NB, in the town of Pittsfield.  There was some problem with the pump and air eliminator on the delivery truck.  This allowed the K1 to return to the pocket that contained #2 fuel oil.  The oil overflowed the pocket and into the drain system, then onto the pavement.  I called Staples Oil Company and they were in the process of cleaning up the spill.  I asked them to spread sand on the spill area after using sorbent pads.  According to Staples Oil the oil stain on the pavement was about 6' by 75'.  No site visit was made.
B-453-1999*Late on the afternoon of 7/28, Louise Leavitt reported that her basement heating oil tank was leaking.  Examining the tank on site, I determined that the tank was weeping, about to leak, around the feed nipple on the bottom of the tank.  So far only water, no oil, had leaked or wept from the tank.

I advised the Leavitts that the tank had to be replaced, and that if they couldn't afford it, to contact the Somerset County CAP program.

The next day or so, I was advised that the county was out of money;  more specifically, their allotment hadn't yet been approved for the new fiscal year.

The tank still had to be replaced, so I asked Geo. Seel if we could do it.  He had, he said, $856 left unclaimed, if I could get the job done for that.  In an amazing display of non-bureaucracy due entirely to George Seel, the old tank was replaced on 8/2/99, by the supplier, Sinclair Oil.

The Leavitts were ecstatic 'til 10/25, when the new installation leaked, but that's another story.  See B-692-99
B-193-2001*     On April 11, 2001 at 1600 we received a call from Brian Rolfe of Wagner Forest Management reporting a hydraulic oil spill on a logging road off the Golden Road in Plymouth Twp.  He said there was a 100' long by 3' wide section of road that had hydraulic oil sprayed on the gravel surface.  Mr. Rolfe recovered about a gallon of product with sorbent pads.  Some kind of vehicle or piece of logging equipment blew a hose and leaked the oil onto the road.  No waters were threatened.
A-171-1997*Received a report via the State Police concerning a spill of #2 oil or diesel fuel in the Gardiner-Randolph area. I responded to the scene. Enroute I confirmed that SP dispatch notified  the Gardiner Police and/or Fire Departments. There was a trail of product on the road through downtown Gardiner, across the bridge and on to Route 226 in Randolph. The trail was in the east bound lane of Route 226. I followed it to a house where the vehicle seemed to stop, backup and park facing out in a driveway. I went back to the scene later in the morning and spoke to a neighbor who told me that Gil Mahrong lived there and he drove truck for Steve McGee Construction. I returned to the office and found a message from Dan Albert. He had been riding his motorcycle to work and had driven through the spill for a number of miles. He found the tractor parked at a house on Route 226 and recorded the plate number, Maine commercial 909274. Department of Motor Vehicle  records show a Western Star tractor is owned by Steve McGee Construction. Sara Merril of Steve McGee Construction confirmed that they did own a that tractor. I told her I would be referring this incident to Oil Enforcement for nonreporting. No further action is needed on this site.
A-144-2000*Received a call from the Maine Warden Service reporting an accident on Canton Lake.  Peter Scott had been ice fishing all day on Canton Lake when his snow machine went through the ice.  The warden did  see a slight sheen. Both him and I agreed there was little to do even if the snow machine was leaking fuel. The ice conditions were not stable enough to walk on as they were near Sparrow Brook. This was an area where the currents kept the ice thin enough for some open water to appear.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
P-415-1999*See attached report from CMP.
A-134-2000*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose. It was padded up. No site visit made. See attached report from CMP for more information.
B-238-1999*On 5/16/99, 2056 hours Robert Olesky of BIA reported a 1.5 gallon jet fuel spill at their facility.  The release landed on asphalt and it was quickly recovered with sorbent pads.   The sensing line on a fueling truck failed.  The soiled pads were put into BIA's hazardous waste stream.
I-27-1997*On 3-25-97, Donna Easler of Presque Isle called this office to report that her oil tank was empty and they had just had a delivery of 100 gallons the week before. From the average usage of a trailer and the fact there was no fuel left, about 100 gallons was estimated to have been lost. I hired Soderberg Construction that day to excavate all contaminated soil. I also placed the Easler's on quarterly monitoring.
P-812-1996*For details on discharge, see attached report.  No further action required.
A-540-2001*Two automatic switches at an sump pump station malfunctioned causing the release of about 250 gallons of lube oil into the sewer system at Mead Paper. No site visit by DEP, no further action required.
A-144-1999*Tenants in this apartment called to report a strong oil smell coming from the basement when the basement door was open.  They reported that they had called the landlord and left a message for him.  I went to the site, but when I arrived the basement door was locked and I could not smell any oil.  I left a message with the landlord to call me.  I also contacted the Waterville CEO to see if he was aware of any oil problems with this building.  Mr. Aldrich returned my call after I had left for the day.  He reported that there was a drip from the filter, but that it had been repaired.  He indicated that only a 4' by 5' area of the floor had been impacted and that he had used kitty litter to clean the spill.  He reported that the Waterville Fire Department had also been to the spill.  The fire department confirmed the leak and repair.  They indicated that some oil and kitty litter was on site and in a 5-gallon bucket.  They told him to remove this, as it was a fire hazard.

As my complaint had been several days after the fire department had been to the site, I felt that perhaps the bucket still needed to be removed.  I called Mr. Aldrich and left a message to let him know of the requirement to report spills and how to dispose of the waste.    I asked him to call to let me know how the contamination had been disposed of.  When he did not call after a week I left a second message on 3/18/1999.  He did not return my call.

As this is a small spill,  no further action is anticipated.
B-202-1998*3/30/98 10:45

An A.E. Robinson dispatcher called to report an oil spill at 18 Water Street in Monson.  It was stated that a leak developed in the outside tank spilling what was estimated to be about 100 gallons.  It was not known whether the leak was due to corrosion or was related to shifting with the outgoing frost.

Inspection of the area showed quite a bit of oil saturating the ground around the tank.  Neighbors had problems with the fumes.  Clean Harbors personnel, who were in the area at the time on another spill, were hired for the clean up.  Altogether, 3 yards of contamination were removed and disposed of by Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.

Harold MacDonald of Sangerville, owner of the vacant house, was given an application for fund coverage for the clean up.  No further action is expected.
A-213-2001*Received a report from the Anson Fire Department concerning a sheen on the Kennebec River in Anson.  The Fire Department  reported there was a sheen coming from a drain discharging to the Kennebec.  I responded to area and was met by Chief Walker. By time I arrived, they had isolated the source to a building on 1 Wilson Street. The building was owned by the estate of the late Robert J. Garland and was being looked after by Mr. Garland's son Bill Garland.

The spill was the result of a leaking filter fitting. Bill Garland cleaned up the basement with speedy dry and arranged to have the tank repaired. Mr. Garland was advised to keep the windows in the basement open to avoid a vapor problem for any of his tenants. The discharge to the river was also stopped.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-180-2001*A flat 275 gallon home heating oil tank spilled it's tank when snow caused the filter to break off. The oil tank was situated over the homeowner's septic tank and nearly all of the oil went into the septic tank. I cleaned up the oil I could from around the oil tank and referred the site to Technical Services for further remedial work. Home owner applied to the insurance fund for cost-recovery.
P-616-1997*  On 10/31/97 DEP was contacted by BCL regarding one of their clients having a 5 to 15 gallon oil spill after the client's son stepped on the firematic valve.  BCL workers wiped up what they could with sorbents.  I inspected the site that afternoon with Ms. Brannigan's ex-husband.  Oil was spilled on the ground around the outside AST, part of the deck, and a wood pile (see attached site sketch).  The drilled well was about 100-150' away.  I spoke to Ms. Brannigan by phone, offered to help dig up the oily soil to spread in a rear field, and advised about the AST Ins. Fund.  Mr. Brannigan stated that his ex-wife was in danger of losing the property.
   As of 12/10/97 I have not heard back.  I do not believe the well is seriously threatened and I understand the area is built on clay.  Further action possible.

S Brezinski
P-525-2000*See attached report by National Semiconductor.
B-563-1998*On 8/31/98, 1822 hours, Eric Stover of Champion International Corporation reported that they had a truck accident on their property that resulted in the release of eleven gallons of motor oil as well as three gallons of diesel and some antifreeze.  The spill landed on soil and was remediated by excavation.  The excavated material was drummed and stored while they obtained permission to take it to their on-site land fill.  Also, some pads had been deployed and these went to Champion's oily waste stream - Regional Waste Management.
P-570-1997*On October 7, 1997 Mr. John Ford reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred in the basement of his mother's home in Acton.  During a servicing of her furnace, her oil company (Mapes Oil) discoverd that her copper product line leaked on to the dirt basement floor.  Mapes advised Mrs. Walker that she should report the discharge to the Department.

I investigated the site and determined that it qualified as "stringent" on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and as such it would require clean-up of the contaminated soil in the basement.

On 10/14/97 the contaminated soil in the basement was excavated by Sun Environmental Services.  Using a MSA Photon PID I conducted Headspace Analysis on the perimeter of the excavation and determined that the clean-up criteria had been met on all sides except 1 (the area located directly under the furnace).  It was not possible to remove any more soil without threatening the structural integrity of the furnace and I determined that the excavation could be backfilled.  A total of 2.29 tons of contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.

While conducting the clean-up, I discovered a 55 gallon drum of what appeared to be asphalt in the corner of the basement.  It was partially solidified and was weeping at the seams.  Mrs. Walker confirmed that it was asphalt and had been there for many years.  I informed her that I felt uncomfortable leaving it there as it was rusted and weeping.  She agreed to have it removed.  I returned on 11/24 with Steve Flannery and John Dunlap of the DEP and we removed the drum from her basement.

A water sample was taken and Mrs. Walker was placed on quarterly monitoring as a precaution.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted in this matter.



______________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
B-722-1997*D-TREE=S.
I-134-1999*The complaintant was walking her dogs, when she noticed a puddle of oil on the ground next to the gas station.

When I investigated, I found old oil in a swale area with two areas of dead vegetation about 2 feet in diameter each. This swale is off the Daigle Oil Property according to the Asst. Manager, April Doane.

The source appears to be runoff from the diesel pump area. Some speedi dri is on the ground next to the pumps. Many stains of recent spills are visible around the diesel pumps island; a few around the gasoline pumps, but not as bad as the diesel pump area.

When I asked to see  the spill log for the site, it took the Asst. Manager about 15 minutes to located log book.  The last entry was in January 1999.

The site registration was not posted on site. No information was available on site as to what the Facility Registration number was.


An Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement was issued and contained the following requirements to be done before 9/15/99:
1. Remove all contaminated soil & dispose of at landfill ( PI or TriCommunity)
2. Post Facility Registration
3. Maintain Spill Logs Daily

Case closed
P-487-1997*    On Tuesday 9/9/97, I met Ken Powal of SOS and Scott Burrill of Acadia Env. for the abandonment-in-place of a 550 bare steel waste oil UST, located under the cement floor of the shops rear garage (see site map).  After cleaning the UST, SOS found no obvious holes and the tank was free to fill in place.  The UST had no vent pipe and an offset fill.  The UST apparently missed its 1994 removal deadline, being in a sensitive area.
   Prior to cleaning, the tank was found to have a 35% LEL causing the oil to be shipped as hazardous and unplanned purging, taking care to blow vapors above the roofline and monitor.  Mulherin assured that he did not dispose of waste gaso. in the tank.
   This site has a long history beginning with P-497-89, with gasoline/MTBE contamination from this facility and others, with a number of contaminated residential wells (See the files of Tech Services for further information).  Gaso. contamination was noted in soils just outside this waste oil UST during the 9/9/97 abandonment, though no contam. could be removed.

S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
A-440-1999*No site visit made.  When Roger called to report this spill, he thought the fuel was soaking into soil.  When his crew arrived they found the fuel had run across pavement and was confined to the top of a puddle of water.  The fuel was padded up and a small amount of soil around the edge was removed.  No further action is anticipated.
P-215-1996*On 4/13/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Police Department reporting a tractor trailer (car carrier) that had gone off the road on Route 1 in the North Bound lane and had leaked approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel.  The Brunswick Fire Dept. was on site and had placed sorbent pads on the spill.  Due to the location of the site in relation to the location of Public Water Supply wells I checked out the site on 4/15 and observed a small sheen in a marshy area where the truck had landed.  The marsh appeared to drain away from the town wells which were located approximately one half mile away from the spill location.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-369-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Les Wilson & Sons
DTree:  BL-1

No further involvement by the DEP is necessary in this matter.
P-81-1981*
	July 1981, DEP response to estimated 1450-gallon release of gasoline to soil and groundwater from the BNAS Exchange gas station, a federally owned & operated, retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Discharge appears to have been from tank and/or piping fittings.  Response by DEP's Fred Brann.  Wells and product skimmer installed with estimated recovery of only 50-gallons.  See original narrative of Fred Brann, and report P-675-92 for year 1992 LUST removal documentation.
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B-102-1999*     At 1600 on March 3, 1999 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a diesel fuel spill at their generating  plant at Young's Corner on Route 233 in Bar Harbor.  The spill occurred at 1530 when a Hydro truck driver forgot to retract a truck jack and backed into a two inch diesel pipeline from a storage tank to a generator.  The line cracked at an elbow and leaked about two to three gallons of diesel fuel.  The driver shut off the section of pipe and recovered the spilled oil with sorbents and excavation.  The recovered material was sent to Sawyer's for final disposal.
P-47-1998*See Attachment
I-40-1999*On 3-3-99, B&A Railroad reported a spill at the yard in Oakfield. They estimated about a gallon was lost when a line broke on an engine. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.
P-178-1996*Snow falling off the roof damaged the fitting on the AST emptying the contents of the tank.  The oil migrated into a crawl space under the house.  The crawl space contained approxamitly two feet of soil on top of bedrock.  Clean
Harbors vactored the soil out of the crawl space that was disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.  No further action required.
P-769-2001*On 9/24/01 I received a call from David St.Laurent of Bath Iron Works (BIW) reporting a spill from underground piping associated with an underground tank.  The facility was not registered and was in the process of becoming so.  The leak was discovered on 9/21 when quenching oil and water began to back up in a sump that drains into the affected piping and tank.  A sewer cam was used to locate the problem and the piping was determined to be damaged.  I asked BIW to immediately remove the tank and piping from service and made arrangements to meet on site with them and also Beth Dehaas of the tanks enforcement unit on 9/26.

Upon arrival on 9/26 I was able to observe some sections of the piping run that went to the tank.  I could see that the piping did not meet the definition of conforming material and therefore could not be repaired and placed back in service.  BIW was instructed to permanently remove the tank and piping from service and given permission to abandon the piping in place since most of it was located under the floor of the facility.  Much of the material that leaked from the piping was water contaminated with quenching oil from a pipe bending machine.  I did not feel that the amount of oil released required further investigation or remediation.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 4, 2001
P-140-1996*UST Removal
Contractor/Installer:  Mark Winslow
Consultant:  Emery and Garrett Groundwater, Inc.

Minimal contamination encountered associated with diesel tank.  Soil left on site.  See Site Assessment for further detail.

Nathan Thompson also on site for other tank removals (P/101/96).

No further action necessary at this site.



______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-315-2000*Approximately 1 quart of diesel spilled while refueling a sweeper from a diesel skid tank at the Cianbro construction site at MBNA in Belfast.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads, as well as scraping up the affected gravel.  No further action anticipated.
P-833-1999*28 October 1999, received complaint of foam on river.  Complaintant advised of DEP sampling on the river during the summer of 1999.  I could not locate DEP sampling records.  Conducted site visit and observed a moderate water flow over falls along Bridge Street.  Observed a light foam action at and below the falls along the west bank.  No observation to note above the falls or east bank observed.  Conducted general walk over of the Dana Warp Mill located on the east bank of the river adjacent to falls.  No concerns at the northern area of the mill.  Southern end of the mill I observed an under-drain opening at water level.  Scott Miller of Coastal Products Co. (a soap maufacturer operating directly above the under-drain) and I inspected the drain and I observed an oily discharge that smelled of lanolin or similair soap ingrdient discharging into the river.  Miller advised of floor drains above and I observed several in the facility.  I advised Miller to check the integraty of the drains.  I did not observe foam on the east bank where the soap discharge is occurring.  I deployed a sorbent pad in the underdrain area.
29 October 1999, responded to foam complaint on river received from Westbrook FD. Observed light foam along west bank in areas reported 28 Oct 99.  Water flow was moderate at falls. Observed a thick brown discharge from under-drain with strong lanolin or soap odor associated with discharge.
1 December 1999, observed worsing accumulation of foam along west side of river bank. Water level and flow high at falls and below. This matter referred to Land & Water Bureau, Stuart Rose and I inspected river and determined the foam to be a natural biological action resulting from the falls. Further Response action pending observation or detection of prohibted discharge of oil or Hazardous material.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3Dec99).





P-326-2000*On 05/28/00 I was called to a house fire on the Guinea Road in Biddeford.  The house was completely destroyed and the Fire Department was concerned about the home heating oil tank in the basement of the home.  I determined that the fireomatic valve on the tank had worked and stopped any oil from leaking out of the tank but the tank was in pretty bad shape.  I called Fleet Environmental Services and they came and assisted me in pumping the remaining oil out of the tank and into two drums.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 22, 2001
P-623-1998*On 12/08/98, at 2110 the Cumberland Fire Department contacted me to report a gasoline spill from a car accident on the Blanchard Road.  The accident occurred at approximately 2039 when the car struck a mailbox, severing the fuel line and possibly puncturing the fuel tank.  I was informed by the Cumberland FD that approximately 3-4 gallons of gasoline had been released onto the grass beside the road.  I asked if the FD needed any help from me and they said no.  Given the fact that it was dark and snowing I let them know that I would investigate the spill the next day.

On 12/09/98, I went out to Cumberland to find the spill location.  I had to call the FD to ask for better directions and spoke with the dispatcher.   She referred me to Officer Kevin Peterson who was not in at the time.  I continued to look and finally found the spill location.  The car had come to rest about 5 feet upgradient from an undeveloped dirt road and about 40 feet upgradient from a drilled well.  I inspected the area of the release and found that the ruts and puddles in the dirt road had a layer of oil on them.  I laid down some pads on the puddles and followed the sheen about 50 feet down the dirt road.  I then inquired at the house on the property where the drilled well was.  I spoke with the owners mother in law and she called her daughter, Heidi Joy, who I spoke with right then.  I explained that there had  been a gasoline release from the car accident the night before and that I wanted some information about their well.  She wasn't sure about the well's stats and referred me to her husband, Bob Joy, who would call me later.  At this point I went back over to the spill location and started digging around with a shovel. I found that the ground in the area was very saturated with water and therefore only the top inch or so was effected by the gasoline.  I found one area right next to Blanchard Road that was a little more heavily contaminated and I dug this soil out and put it into a poly bag.  I also changed out all the pads I had previously put down and put down new ones.  At this point I called the Commercial Recycling and asked about disposing of the small amount of soil I had dug up.  They said that it would be no problem and that they do not charge the State for disposal of less than a ton of soil.  They then asked me for the information about the generator and  I realized that I did not have any information on the driver of the car involved in the accident.  At this time I called the Cumberland FD dispatcher back and asked  for this information.  She stated that she could not find a copy of the report and that I would have to speak to Officer Peterson who would in after 1500 hours.  At this point I returned to the office and found I had a message from the Cumberland FD dispatcher.  I called her and she told me that the accident did  not have an accident report because the damage had been less than $500.00 so it was not reportable.  I asked if there was any information on the driver and she said no but that she could check another place.  At this point she found the license plate number of the car and looked it up in the computer and told me that it was registered to Elaine Clark, 262  Bruce  Hill, Cumberland.  I then looked Ms. Clark up in the phone book and called her.  I asked if she was the one who had the accident and she said yes.  I then went on to explain that a fair amount of gasoline was released and that there was a drilled well nearby that I was concerned about.  Ms. Clark asked me if I had any background information on the well and how I knew it wasn't already contaminated.  I told her that I had no background information on the well and how I knew it wasn't already contaminated.  I told her that I had no background information on the well, all I knew was that the owners had told me it was a very deep well, possibly over 500 feet deep, and that they had no complaints about their water quality currently.  I explai
B-730-1997*On December 23, 1997 at 0830 we received a call from Eric Shorey of Shory Oil in Newport reporting an oil spill at the home of Ms. Linda Hower on the Troy Road in Detroit.  Mr. Shorey said his company responded to a no heat call the previous evening and when they arrived at the Howe residence they found the outside tank had a corrosion hole in its bottom.  Mr. Shorey estimated about two hundred gallons of kerosene leaked.

I met Mr. Shorey at his office and we proceeded to the site.  Ms. Howe was not home but Mr. Shorey said that she had no well and received her water from her former mother in law's drilled well.  This is located about one hundred yards away.

The snow cover had prevented any frost from setting in and I couldn't find any contaminated snow or soil except for a 3' by 3' spot under the tank's location.  Ms. Howe had banked her home with hay bales and we removed a couple of bales which had absorbed an unknown amount of kerosene.  Workers from Shorey Oil excavated any contaminated soil before installing a new tank.

I later talked to Ms. Howe who confirmed that she gets her water from her neighbor's well.  This well is located upslope and about a hundred yards away.
A-274-1997*See attached & site assesment in tank file.
I-38-1996*On 5-5-96, Fort Fairfield Fire reported that a pedestrian had noticed an oil stain near an aboveground Kerosine tank at Gullivers Service station. The fire dept. investigated and found that the piping was leaking. I spoke to the owner of the station that day. He was going to clean it up the following day.
A-8-2000* Mr. Young called this office to report that oil was leaching into the basement of his home. I investigated and found that it was not oil but an organic sheen. Mr. Young has a water problem in the basement of this home and this is the cause of the organic sheen. No other action will be required.
I-19-1996*On 2-20-96, Russel Smith of MPS called to report that a plow had hit a pole at their Parkhurst Siding facility spilling the contents of the transformer. About 50 gallons spilled onto the snow. The contaminated snow was picked up and placed in containers to be melted and the oil separated from the water. Case closed.
A-471-1997*Tom Saviello of International Paper called on Monday morning to report two small oil spills. One of the spills occurred on the #4 Paper Machine calender stack loading cylinder. The accumulator was leaking. It was replaced. About 5 gallons of hydraulic oil went to the sewer. No response was necessary and no further work is needed.
B-226-1996*Ryan Annis an inspector with the Augusta office of the DEP had visited Morrison's Garage to inspect the underground tanks and noticed a small amount of spillage around the fill pipes.  He then reported it to me.  I phoned Mr. Tracy Morrison and explained who I was and asked for details about how the fuel had been spilled.  He had no direct knowledge but assumed that delivery drivers had slopped it over time.  I also learned that the tanks were schedule for removal this year.  In any case I requested that he dig out the soil and spread it at the edge of his parking lot to air out.  He did this and reported 3 wheel barrows full.
A-473-2000*This involved cleanup of long term spills when workers poured used motor oil into a 1,000 gallon waste oil storage tank. No further action required by Response Services.
B-159-1998*B-159-98
Milo
Monday March 9, 1998				1420

I received a phone call from Kevin Black, The superintendent of the Milo municipal sewage treatment plant.  According to Mr. Black he has been receiving a strong odor of heating oil at the treatment works.  I asked him if he could see any oil entering at the headworks.  He said that flow was up largely because of the snowmelt and heavy rain. He did not see any product.  He also said the heating oil was coming from a Mobile home on the Ferry Road.

He gave me directions to the gray mobile home that is parallel with the road.  When I arrived I met  Mr. Black at the gray mobile home.  The filter and tank nipple was sheared off.  The heating oil had run on ice and snow under the mobile home directly to a disconnected sewer pipe and from there into the treatment works via the town's municipal sanitary sewer.  The skirting had been removed prior to my arrival.  There was no clean up to do at the trailer as the rain was even helping the oil into the sewer.  An A.E. Robinson heating oil technician was on scene repairing the connection to the outside tank.  I went to the treatment works with Kevin Black, but because of the flow rate and aeration no product was found.
I-98-2000*About 4 gallons of heating oil spilled from top of truck.  It was shoveled up and put in sealed drum.  It was taken to back of Irving Oil Office on 9/2/00.
B-471-1996*D-TREE=S.
B-516-2000*B-516-2000
09/21/2000 16:05

     Bill Murphy, Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Dexter, called to report that an anonymous complainant told him that Mark Miclette, a resident on the Shore Road, was selling fuel from an underground tank behind his farm.  Investigation of the site showed no evidence of an underground tank.  There were however a few 55 gallon drums of diesel fuel which Mr. Miclette used for his tractor,  none of which were leaking.  Mr. Miclette stated that he was new to the neighborhood.  It appeared that the complaint was rooted in some type of neighbor disagreement.
A-340-1996*Received a call from Skip Kenney, code enforcement officer for the town of Warren. He reported that a neighbor of Frank's Market in Warren complained about a diesel fuel spill. I responded and met Mr. Kenney at the site. Apparently a customer's of Frank's Market over filled his truck with diesel fuel. The dispenser is card operated and the spill occurred after hours on Friday, 7/26. We were not notified about the spill until Monday, 7/29. There is a drinking water well within 100' of the site, therefore the site is considered stringent on the Department's "D-tree".  Mr. Giustra was instructed to excavate the contaminated gravel that was impacted by the spill. The concrete pad for the diesel dispenser is very small and does not protect the gravel pad. Mr. Giustra elected to hand excavate the gravel. This site has been the subject of a previous major cleanup, see A-217-94 for additional information. The water well on neighbor's property was never impacted during the earlier spill.  No further work is needed concerning this spill.
B-227-2001*I received a call from Dick Watson, the Winterport Code Enforcement Officer, telling me that he believed there was an out of code UST at 36 Holmes Street, the Louis Grenci's residence. I went to the site and confirmed his suspicion. From a visit to the town office, I learned that Mr. Grenci was deceased and the tax bills were sent to Alayne Brown, 45 Willow St., Winterport. Mrs. Brown was described in the tax records as Mr. Grenci's personal representative. I went to the Brown's address and got no answer. Ms. Sheila Rogers, 862-5611, the realtor selling the Grenci home, later told me that both the Browns worked days.  I contacted Ms. Rogers after failing to contact Mrs. Brown. I was told that the Browns were aware of the UST and that Ms. Rogers had contacted Augusta D.E.P. last winter and received registration forms that she had given to the Browns. She went on to say that as of 4/22/01 they had not done anything with the forms.
   On 4/25/2001, I e-mailed this information to Beth DeHaas, UST Enforcement, Augusta D.E.P.
   On 5/29/2001, I learned from Ms. Rogers that the tank had been removed. I spoke with Bob Whittier, D.E.P. Bangor, he had learned that Harriman Construction had removed the tank before the paper work had been done and Bob had assisted them in filling out some of the paperwork. He said that John Dunlap, of the Augusta D.E.P. tanks registration unit, was now handling the problem. I told Mr. Dunlap what I knew. I also forwarded this information to Ms. DeHaas.
B-385-1998*B-385-98 Alton Town Hall - Alton


On 06/15/1998 I attended the removal of a 550 gallon #2 oil UST at the Alton Town Hall. The tank was located behind the northwest corner of the building. The tank held 110 gallons of oil that was removed before the tank was pulled. The tank was heavily rusted but there appeared to be no holes. There was no evidence of contamination in the hole. The removal was done by Webber Oil Co's underground tank division and under the supervision of Larry Winchester.
I-157-1998*As the result of a positive water sample for MTBE, as part of their routine sampling requirements, I went to the Oxbow Lodge to investigate the possible source. The well was located about 6 feet from the driveway, which could have been a possibility. I sampled the water and ran it again for MTBE to confirm the original test. This current test came back at BDL. No further action will be taken, but I suggested to the owners they limit the vehicles parked near the well to avoid a future problem.
B-601-1997*10/16/97 16:45

The Dead River Oil dispatcher in Brewer called to report a minor #2 fuel oil spill in the basement of Eric Trundy's home at 23 Maple Street.  It was stated that a fitting became loose on the tank spilling about 3 gallons onto the concrete floor.  Some of the fuel was lost to the floor drain which is connected to the city's waste water treatment facility.  The remainder of the oil was simply cleaned up with sorbent material.
P-448-1998*    Mr. Turina reported this heavy oil discharge thru the state police to DEP on 9/24/98 and passed it to me during on-call period.  I arrived at the spill site at 0850 and noted that a clean-up had been underway though workers were off the scene at the time.  I noted black oil spilled down the side of a RR tank car, on the ground and on a tank trailer.  I estimated spillage at 20 gallons.  The spill location is located in a commercial area and down a side road off Presumpscot St. (see site sletch).  This site is a designated off-loading location for Safe Handling Inc.
    Over the phone, Mr. Turina explained that they had been transfering product from the RR car to the truck trailer when a hose let go discharging the oil.  While I was onsite he had visited Nathan Thompson of DEP who gave him a virgin letter for soil disposal and shipping papers for burnable waste sorbents to RWS.
    No further Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.  See attached.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-107-1998*In March 9, 1998 the Department was contacted by Jeff from Downeast Oil.  Downeast had been called by a customer of theirs about an oil odor.  When Downeast was at the home they found a loose fitting on the copper line feeding oil to the furnace.  They tighten the fitting and reported the leak to us.  I visited the site that afternoon.  I found a small amount of oil in the basement, this I padded up, however the  basement has water running through it continually and most of the oil appeared to have run out into a marsh behind the house.  I checked around the marsh area but saw no signs of any oil.  The homeowner and oil man both agreed the leak had not been going on very long and there was no noticable loss in inventory from the oil tank.
B-216-1998*On April 2, 1998 we received a call from Fire Chief Mike Drinkwater of Greenville reporting an oil spill that occurred sometime since the beginning of the year.  The spill occurred on the section of Route 15 known as Pritham St.  This part runs between Greenville and Greenville Junction.  Mike said that a DOT crew discovered the problem and notified him.  He placed some sorbent pads on the area and around a nearby storm drain.  He thought a tractor trailer unit had a problem and pulled into the adjacent parking lot for maintenance.  I checked the site on April 6 and changed the pads and also installed a sorbent boom around the storm drain.  I changed the pads again on the 14th and removed everything on the 22nd.  I saw no sign of oil in the drain's outfall into Moosehead Lake.
P-49-1999*On 1/22/99 I received a call from Sebago Dispatch reporting a small hydraulic spill on Rt. 107 in Sebago.  The source of the spill was unknown and believed to have happened two days prior.  The Sebago Fire Dept. used speedy dry to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 22, 1999
P-725-1989*
Unreported gasoline contamination discovered by DEP after new UST facility installation put in by A L Doggett Co.  Area over mapped S & G Aquifer.
A-522-1998*Received a call from Augusta Fuel that there had been a leak at a house of a customer's of theirs. I went to the residence of Herbert Pierce. The leak had been caused by failure of a copper line to his burner. Augusta Fuel had two people on site fixing the problem. Most of the oil had been sorbed into clothing and other stuff.  Mr. Pierce agreed that all the material could be disposed of instead of trying to wash and  recover them. In addition some of the oil made it to a sewer line. This was reported to the treatment plant.  Augusta Fuel had spread about 200 pounds of speedy dry on the basement floor. Between the four of us, we hauled out all of the speedy dry and the contaminated material and bagged it. Mr. Pierce arranged to bring the material to Hatch Hill. Subsequent inspection of the site showed no additional cleanup was required.
I-49-1996*On 5/29/96, a spill from a tractor trailer occurred at Fraser Papers gate.

A railroad "frog" was run over by the truck, it sprang into the air and destroyed the saddle tank.

Fraser Response Team  immediately responded and within a half hour had the spill cleaned up.

The recovered diesel will be used in a waste oil furnace.
A-33-1999* On 1-18-99 Webber Oil Company reported that an AST had developed a leak at the home of Wilbur Anderson. The tank is located in a shed that is attached to the garage. The tank supplies oil for the furnace in the garage and living space above.
 The site is located on Anderson Rd. The well that serves the home is about 75 feet away.
 Friends of Mr. Anderson had noticed an oil odor outside for 2 or 3 weeks. Mr. Anderson told me that he called Webber Oil Company 3 times about the odor. On the first and second visit by Webber Oil they checked the furnace. On the third site visit they found the leak from the AST.
 On 1-25-99 Clean Harbors arrived on site with a "Vactor" to remove the contaminated soil.  A total of 3.5 tons of soil was removed. Most of this material was located next to the frost wall of the garage.
 Paul Bernier, of Land Works, and I backfilled the small excavation.  I collected a water sample on 3-5-99, and the results were BDL.
 I will place the Anderson's on QM.  In addition this case has been referred to our Technical Service Division.
 On 6-1-99 Cheryl Fontaine and I collected another sample.
P-209-2000*Mr. McBurnie called to report that several of the underground piping sumps at his aboveground tank facility had product in them.  There was also a small amount of product on the ground near the sumps inside the tank's containment.  When I arrived, McBurnie had North American at the facility cleaning up the release and trying to correct the problem which apparently had to do with the boots around the underground piping where it entered the sumps.  North American used vacuum trucks and sorbent material to clean up what had spilled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-766-2001*On September 21 at 2:10 pm a call was rec'd by DEP about a single motor vehicle accident where the contents of the fuel tank (estimated 15 gallons) were lost on the asphalt and gravel driveway "fire lane 58", no immediate action was taken.  The responding fire company (Sebago Cap't Jason Green) placed gravel over the spill areas and mitigated the fire hazard.

On September 22 at approximately 2:00 pm a call was rec'd by Cyr (DEP on call) of gasoline odors from the accident location and the location of a nearby well noted.  The caller Debra Labreqcue was concerned with the strong odors of gasoline and was not confident the DEP had been notified.  Cyr responded and the accident scene had four distinct stain areas 1) the asphalt of Rte 107; 2) the gravel asphalt interchange Rte 107 & fire lane 58 (3'x17'); 3) gravel stain One; 4) gravel stain Two.

 Areas 2, 3, and 4 were schosen for additional remedial work (excavation) the roadway was non-recoverable and evaporated for all intent and purposes.  No contractors were immediately  available to excavate, P&K of Naples could complete the tasks Wednesday and so it was arranged.  It rained heavily on Sunday.

The three areas were excavated to where clean dry soils were encountered.  The areas are described as follows (2) was the secondary release point of fuel, it was reported the vehicle hit an object in the roadway slicing open the fuel tank, (3) was were the vehicle was parked off the roadway, and lastly (4) was were the vehicle was loaded onto a flatbed (therefore pooling and draining fuel) in another location.

No other areas were suspected on impact nor were any other points noted for odor.  There is an old dug well that the three neighbors of or adjacent to FL 58 share in times of extremely low water.  It is approximately 50 feet from the spill areas, but with efforts put forth to remove all the impacted soils quickly it is believed there will be no impact from this discharge on the well.
A-15-1998*     DEP received a report that a small metallic mercury spill had occurred at a meter at this pumphouse.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the facility on 1/12/98.  Several milliliters of mercury had dripped onto a tile floor; the well was not threatened.  Water District staff collected spilled product and drained the system of all remaining mercury; this was brought back to DEP for eventual collection.  I spread vapor absorptive media at the wall sill to trap vapors from any droplets that might have escaped collection; the pumphouse is occupied infrequently.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-499-2001*Roy Brochu was riding a "4 Wheeler" along across the road and east of the Legion Hall on Route 17.  The trail is coincident with an Exxon/Mobil pipe line.  Mr. Brochu found a puddle of "black fluid" possibly oil in a rut approximately 1000 yards from route 17.  DEP investigation found no product, only rotting leaves in a puddle.
A-550-1998*Received a call from Paul Bosse from A.L. Doggett concerning a tank removal. He was removing the underground tank at the Waterville Armory. The most recent product in the tanks was #2 oil. However, at some time in the past, #6 oil had been used. No #2 oil had leaked, but in the past some #6 oil had leaked staining the concrete footings. Normally we leave something like that in the ground. At this site, Paul was instructed by National Guard personnel that the concrete needed to be disposed of properly. There was no current release of #6 oil. Only disposal of #6 oil contaminated concrete debris. In order to get the debris in to a facility, proper notification and documentation had to be made. It was. No site visit was made and no other work is required for cleanup at this site.
P-323-1996*On 5/28/96 Steve Eufemia received a complaint that a Billy Winslow of Swan Rd. in Windham was oiling the road in front of his house with waste oil.  On 6/5/96 I investigated the complaint.  I found what appeared to be a chunk of hardened roofing tar or asphalt near a ditch in the road in front of the house but found no other evidence of any petroleum product in the area.  The apshalt appeared hardened and inert and was not removed.  There was no evidence other than its location to suggest that Mr. Winslow had placed it there.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-95-2000*DEP received notification from a homeowner that he was experiencing oil vapors in his living space.  Upon investigation it was determined that the oil line to his aboveground storage tank had leaked causing the discharge of approximately 190 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The oil discharged into crawl space beneath the living room that could only be accessed by a hatch in the floor.  Due to the location of the oil, on February 22nd, DEP installed a recovery well adjacent to the residence and encountered oily groundwater.  On March 10th, via vactor truck due to the location constraints, DEP removed 4.91 tons of contaminated soil for disposal.  While excavating in the crawl space oily groundwater was encountered.  Sorbents were left in the excavation in the crawlspace and sorbents were refreshed in the monitoring well.  On March 29th, DEP returned and pumped oily water from the excavation and the monitoring well.  DEP periodically returned to replace spent sorbents until no further oil was encountered.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-107-1997*On Feb. 20, 1997 a call was referred to me from another responder in our office.  I called Mrs. Boyd, she was concerned about a sheen that had run down a private drive by her house and towards Sabattus Lake.  She was also concerned about trash on the drive.  I visited the site that afternoon.  On site I found no sheen nor garbage.  Mrs. Boyd had stated that the garbage had been cleaned up since she called last week, and the drive had froze up again.  I inspected the area, and found the truck that had been the source of the Tranny fluid, there was still some visible oil frozen into the ice, however there was nothing leaking from it at this time.  The owner of the truck was not home, but I spoke with another neighbor who stated that the owner of the truck had blown a hose about a couple of weeks earlier. I left a card and will hope to speak with them.  I recommended to Mrs. Boyd to contact her town selectmen if she was concerned about the up keep of her neighbors property.  There  was no need for any cleanup at this time.
I-37-1996*On 4-9-96, Jerry Lamiere of Irving Oil Co. called to report that they had discovered a serious inventory discrpency on one of the 4000 gallon gasoline tanks at the Limestone Irving. The descrepency had begun in November of 1995 and continued through to April 1996. According to this, there was about 7000 gallons of gasoline unaccounted for. They also noticed a smell of gasoline in one of the monitoring wells on site. I recommended taking the tank out of service and having a precision test done immediately. A precision test was conducted on 4-11-96 and the tank received failing results. On 4-15-96, the tank was removed. On removal, two holes were discovered in the bottom of the tank. At this time two recovery wells were placed in the tank excavation and backfilled. RUST Environmental was hired to provide hydrogeologic assistance. Placement of monitoring wells are scheduled for the week of 4-22-96.
B-487-1998*On 7/24/98, 1625 hours Ellen Port (a resident of Bangor) reported a gas like odor that she had been experiencing for about two weeks in the area surrounding her dwelling on Fountain Street.  I checked out a Photon and went to the area.  I went the length of Fountain Street several times with my nose and the Photon out the truck window without detecting anything.  I also went on foot along Fountain Street and still I didn't notice any strange odors.  I called Ellen back and asked her to contact me directly if she noticed the odor again.  Also, I advised her as to how to contact us after hours and weekends in the event she notices the odor again (when I'm not on call).  At the time of my investigation it was quite windy with frequent changes in direction.  A possible source may have been from road construction and other construction projects going on that are fairly close to that part of town.
P-971-2001*11.27.2001 received report of small spill.  Dep did not respond.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  It was reported that a worker accidentally knocked over a 5-gallon bucket containing fuel oil.  The spill was immediately recovered with oil sorbent pads and disposed of through Webber waste collection and pick up contractor.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.05.2001.
P-83-2001*Report was received that an AST in the crawl space of a unoccupied residence in Kennebunk (summer resident).  I met with Downeast Energy (DEE) representative and the realtor representing the homeowner on site.  I determined that the AST on the dirt floor had likely been leaking for some time.  Although the realtor felt the house smelled of oil,  both the DEE rep and I felt that there were no oil odors in the house.  I informed her that following a clean-up of the basement, if the "odors" were still present, I would refer the site to Technical Services.

I contacted the owner, David Sideri, who gave me approval to undertake the clean-up.  I hired Cyn Environmental Services and met with them on site 2/12/01.  After we removed the AST and started removing soil, we discovered that there was actually a concrete floor under approximately 4-6 inches of sand.  All stained sand was removed (less than 1 cu. yd.)

No long term environmental impact is expected and no further action is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-123-1999*The Department was contacted, by Mr. Boilard, regarding a white substance floating on the Saco River in proximity of the new, Biddeford Wastewater Treatment Plant.  From a distance, the material in question appeared to be frozen foam generated by the two dams in the area.  The river was checked, for the presence of this substance, above and below the area by the treatment plant and was observed by the dam adjacent to Route One (above) and Rumery's Boat Yard (below).  Due to ice on the river, a sample of the substance could not be obtained.  The area was checked on later in the week to see if any of the substance had washed ashore.  None was found. I informed Mr. Boilard of my findings.  He stated that this was not the first time he had observed this substance, and would contact me if there was a reoccurrence or he obtained further information on the origin of the substance.

No further action required at this time.
A-189-2000* The delivery person from log cabin fuel overfilled the basement tank at this location. The tank had been filled just a few days earlier. Mr. Dennis Greenleaf is the owner of Log Cabin Fuel and is also the owner of this Apartment building. The apartment is located on the second floor and a used clothing shop is located on the first floor. After speaking with the tenant I called the owner of Log Cabin Fuel and he arrived on site shortly thereafter. He was extremely upset that I was involved with this situation. He was angry, hostile and rude. Together we went into the basement and removed lumber scraps and cardboard from around the tank and placed them into a poly bag for disposal. There were odors in the basement and first floor. A hot air duct opening (for the cold air return?) was located directly over the AST, which caused the oil vapors to be broadcasted throughout the first floor. No other action will be required.
P-579-1998*30 July 1998, I responded to spill location. I met USCG MSO representatives at the outfall location (adjacent to 17 Main st., South Portland, between Roland Mills docks and North East Petroleum). USCG offials advised that they received a report of an oil sheen. No observation of a oil discharge was observed.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 19Nov98.
P-701-1997*   On Monday, 12/8/97, S Eufemia requested I respond to a report of a recently removed UST that had fallen off a Scott Dugas Trucking truck, enroute to Clean Harbors, So. Portland to have the UST cleaned.  I met a MDOT person onsite who informed me that the tank had fallen off a Scott Dugas truck, the Dugas workers leaving behind a job estimate (see attached) on the ground.  No one was left onsite, the tank apparently having been picked up before noon.  It appears that the tank fell off, rolled down a hill in the median strip of the exit spilling oil out an open bug(s).  More oil appears to have been spilled as they rolled the tank back up the hill.
   Onsite, I called Dugas and had them return with a clean-up crew for the glops of black, gooey tank bottoms in the grass.  A clean-up crew arrived about 1615 hrs.  I left site about 1635 hrs.  On 12/10/97 I advised Dugas to have the waste taken to Clean Harbors as that's where the waste was going anyway.  In the time the incident happened and reported to DEP by MDOT, there is no indication that the spill was to be reported or cleaned up by the RP.
   The tank originated from Nova Seafoods building @ 555 Commercial St. owned by E. Traynor, 773-5369.  See the attached documents, including report by So. Portland PD.  It also appears that this is one of two tanks that were unregistered (see P-706-97).

S Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-58-1998*     DEP received a report that a vehicle awaiting surplus (ex Maine Nat'l Guard) was leaking diesel fuel.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 2/7.  The leak had already been stopped by Fire personnel (reportedly, a loose fitting on a water trap was tightened) but an estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled to the icy parking area and entered a storm drain. This entered a stream that flowed to the Kennebec River (1/4 mile away).  I was able to recover approximately one gallon of product from the parking area and stream on 2/7 and 2/8.  No soils were impacted; the area is served by the Augusta municipal water system.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-266-1996*Rod O'keafe of Old Town Fuel in Milford called to report a spill of #2 fuel spill at the residence of Darlene Campbell on Oak Lane also in Milford Fire Department was reportedly on site.

Investigation shown that during a routine delivery the tank on the home heating oil truck became over pressurized spraying oil out of the fill manways.  It was believed that the driver overfilled the truck under cool conditions the night before.  When the truck was exposed to the next day's hot sun the fuel expanded.  Most of the oil ws contained on the driveway and lawn areas.  Some of it escapted to a nearby wet ditch where it was contained by Milford Firefighters.  The lawn area was subsequently excavated and replaced.  Oil in the ditch was cleaned with sorbent pads.  Approximately 2 yards of contaminated soil was taken back to Old Town Fuel and landspread.  It may be noted that the area is served by public water and is considered non-sensitive.
A-554-2000* CN Brown made a fuel oil delivery to the home of Peter Shorey at 370 main street in Warren. The tank was overfilled slightly and 0.5 gallons of oil was spilled onto the ground. No site visit was made. P. Shorey phone # 273-4498.
B-761-1999*On 11/30/99 while meeting with Main Energy Staff to discuss dealing with spill, Rodney Bragg said that they had a small overfill at 190 Benoch Road on Thanksgiving day.  The overfill happened because the period of time between when the whistle stopped and when the tank had reached its' capacity was too short.  Also, the tank had more fuel in it at the time of delivery than expected.  The delivery person said that the product sprayed mostly on him.  An inspection of the site corroborated that claim.  At the time of the spill they were not aware of the fact that it is a good idea to report all spills.

A-61-1997*Staff at SD Warren noticed fuel leaking from containment for an AST left after Commercial Welding moved from the site.  Speedy Dry was spread over the fuel, and Walker Industrial vacuumed this material from the frozen ground.  The leak was coming from the lowest hole used to attach the roof over the AST.  The roof had been removed and was lying next to the unit.  Walker also vacuumed free product from in the containment.  There were a number of empty 2 - 5 gallon cans lying about.  We speculated that these had been emptied into the containment as the site was cleared.  The tank itself was not leaking and didn't appear to have been overfilled.

No further action is anticipated.
A-354-1996*A complaint of waste oil dumping behind the Can-Do recycling facility was received.  The complainant said that the waste oil had been poured into a hole and covered up.  No evidence of fresh digging was found on the property.
A-10-1996*Capitol City Transfer had a fire at their maintenance facility.  Several tanks and barrels in which they were accumulating waste oil for their furnace ruptured.  Although no product was leaving the slab, protective booms were placed in the runoff streams.  The debris was holding the product.  The free product was removed using a vacuum truck.  The contaminated debris was removed using a loader and taken to Hatch Hill.  The slab was covered with sand to absorb residue.  The sand was disposed of with the debris.  No sheen was present in the runoff during a heavy rain after the clean up.
I-79-1998*On 4-2-98, J.J. West of Sherman Irving called to report there was a log truck that had been parked in their yard that had leaked deisel fuel in the yard. The truck probably had a leaky tank or fuel line but had since left. I called Dickison London and had them go to the scene and clean up the spill with sorbents.
I-171-2000*An overfill of storage tank caused 3-5 gallons of no lead gas to leak out.  Shovelled snow into drums, sprayed out vent.  When snow melts will pad off with absorbents.
B-157-2000*B-157-00
03/20/2000 10:30

     Ken Clark of the Calais Fire Department called to report a small gasoline spill on the Charlotte Road.  It was stated that approximately 8 gallons spilled onto the roadside when a gasoline tank fell off of a vehicle.  The gas was spread out over a distance.  No surface water was reportedly in the area.  No action was taken.

P-306-1999*On May 16, 1999 Adam Doran of CMP called to report a 5 to 6 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A bucket truck working on pole# 53 on Route 121 in Raymond, blew a line spilling the hydraulic oil to the ground.  CMP personal cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  They also removed impacted vegetation and removed some dirt from the road shoulder.  No further action required at this time.
P-695-2000*  On Wed. 11/15/00, I responded to a report from Aub. DPW about a heavy sheen and odor of oil entering Bobbin Mill Brook, behind W D Mathew Equip. Inc. on Center St. (Rt. 4) and N of the Auburn Mall.  I confirmed a strong oil sheen in the brook exiting a storm drain.  We laid sorbent boom across the brook and proceeded to check storm drains and for sources.  DPW first noted the sheen on 11/14.   We noted oil in catch basins upgrade of Mathews Equip. and RJR Sales, ruling them out as likely sources.   Behind the K & R Auto Sales bldg. I noted three outside, 275 gal., heating oil UST's.  Under the south tank we noted a dark oily stain on the concrete pad, oily & soft degraded asphalt paving around it leading to a catch basin for the parking lot 2' away [see photos].  There was a black oil slick atop water in the catch basin.  A drainpipe ran off E down toward Bobbin Mill Brook.  This AST was empty and we found a 2 - 3 mm corrosion hole in the bottom wet with red oil.  Dead River told me the last delivery, of 97 gal. was on Mon. 11/13/00.  This tank had been out-of-service though unmarked as such, and was apparently delivered to on 11/13.  The buried copper line to the two active tanks was tested tight.
    On Thus. Simard & Sons was hired by K & R and 7.37 tons of wet-oily gray silt-clay which was taken to CRS.  Free product concentrated around the fill of the drain tile.  What product could not be excavated was sorbed atop gw on 11/16 and 11/17.  I advised Simard that they could fill in the excavation on the afternoon of Fri. 11/17/00.  Oil will likley continue to seep thru the drain for days to come and will be monitored and padded with sorbents as needed.  I advised the facility owner to apply to the AST Ins. for reimbursement of allowable clean-up expenses.
Thru Dec. I and Fleet Env. tended sorbents in the brook to pick up a lot of oil washed out of the drain by periodic rain.  By Dec's. end water coming out was clear.  See attachments for further details.
A-479-2000*This office recieved a report of waste oil spillage at this residence in Greene. Jon Andrews of the Division of Response Services investigated.  The owner of the property (Gamache) was difficult to locate, and was compounded by a later sale of the property.  The spill occurred under disputed circumstances, but reportedly was limited to approximately 5 gallons.  The impacted soil was hand excavated for disposal by Maine DEP.  A dug well was located 50 feet away from the spill area.  No further response action is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
I-118-1996*On 10-15-96, I was called at home by Bob Bell of Irving Oil reporting that he had just been to the home of Lori Davenport on Elizebeth Street in Presque Isle. Apparently the line from her 275 tank had begun leaking recently and he was called to fix the problem. I went to the home the following day, and there was some evidence of oil in the soil near the line but because the location dictated a baseline cleanup, no remediation was seen as necessary.
B-795-1998*
B-795-98

On 12/10/98, 1130 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a one pint spill of gear oil.  The release happened when a pump take-off broke.  The spilled product was recovered with speedy dry and taken to Sawyer's .
A-205-1997*The saddle tank on a truck was torn when traveling in a narrow lane created to allow for repairs to the bridge over interstate 95.  Fuel spilled along the travel lane in the narrowed portion of the bridge and along a few hundred feet of shoulder to a private drive where the truck stopped.  When I arrived CMP staff had spread sand or speedy dry sorbents all along the spill area.  They had swept and washed the private drive.  They proposed sweeping the road, and excavating the shoulder.  I felt this was unneeded as it would pose a risk to the crew and only remove a small amount of oil.  I did have them excavate near a culvert where the truck had stopped.  We also found some product floating at the entrance to the culvert.  This was completely cleaned.

No further action is anticipated.
A-488-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-343-1996*On Tuesday, 6/11/96, I made a routine UST removal visit and noted the UST's apparently removed and the gas station closed down.  No new facility installation had gone in and the excavations filled to grade.  See also earlier spill report P-494-95.  No further Response Division action anticipated at present.  See CMR 691 Assessment of Acadia Env.
B-294-2000*B-294-2000
05/27/2000  12:01

     Rick Neilson of the Dead River Oil Co. in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at residence on Forest Avenue in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately one gallon leaked from a loose fitting on a 275 gallon basement tank.  The oil was entirely contained on the concrete floor.  No drains were involved.


B-656-1997*Mark Stebbins, DEP office of Mining, contacted this office to report oil contamination at the County Concrete facility in Columbia Falls. I was assigned the investigation and visited the facility on 11-13-97. The plant manager, Bob Hall, was not there but company personnel gave me permission to look around. I found numerous small oil spills around their maintenance garage that were minor but at the asphalt plant I found the large spill mentioned by Mr. Stebbins. It appeared that the company had been using diesel fuel to coat the truck beds in order that the loaded asphalt would not stick to the steel. Of course, some of this product ran off the bodies and onto the gravel. It was impossible to tell how much had been spilled but the gravel was saturated and the spray equipment had been recently used.
   Mr. Hall had not returned by the time I left so I called him the next day and told him the site must be cleaned up. He said that he did not have time to do it as he was very busy with manufacturing Christmas wreaths and would I put the demands in writing. In December I finally received an agreement to clean up the site the coming spring.
   However, Mr. Hall continued to put me off the whole year of 1998. My attempts to get the Department's Oil Enforcement Section to assist me were unfruitful. Eventually I was able to force a cleanup through the Department's Land Bureau. This Bureau licenses gravel pits of this size and has experience with enforcement action. In 1999, Ryan Annis, Land Bureau gained an administrative consent agreement with County Concrete. They agreed to clean up the contamination and to have it supervised by CES, Inc, an engineering firm from Brewer. The clean up was completed in the spring of 2000.  Approximately 30 cubic yards of contaminated soils were excavated, temporarily stocked piled on site, and then eventually processed through the asphalt plant.

B-616-1996*Burton Weed, Fire Chief for the Town of Lincoln, called to report discovering a #2 spill at the residence of Kevin Ort on Highland Avenue Ext.  It was stated that a 10' x 10' stain was found beneath a leaky line.  It was estimated that over 100 gallons had leaked into the ground.

Cleve Leckey of this office later investigated the matter and determined that the spill was not causing a problem.  The area is considered non sensitive being served by a public water supply.  No major fume problem or run off was evident.  The area will be inspected the next time the Department is in the area.
A-716-1998*A spill of antifreeze from a car was reported. It was washed away.
I-186-2000*On 11/27/00, Irving Oil reported that due to an overfill, about two gallons of fuel oil was spilled onto the furnace room floor of the Second Hand Rose store in Caribou. They used sorbent pads and scrubbed the floor with simple green. No further action was necessary.
A-74-1997*See attached & site assesment in tank file.
A-362-1997*No site visit made.  Frenchie coordinated cleaning with sorbents, and excavation.  No further action anticipated.
I-81-1997*AST leak found by Irving crews on 7/6/97 at 2215 hrs.

Pinhole leak in tank.

Cellar floor is dirt.

Ledge is down about two feet, most of the oil went into the ledge.

2 cu yds of contaminated material was removed on 7/9/97.
Perforated pipe was  installed in the excavation, which was lined with poly. Then the excavation was back filled with stone, and a blower system was attached to the pipe.

Response case closed.

A-278-1996*     An estimated 175 gallons of heating oil was lost when stored boxes fell against the oil tank in the cellar of this residence.  The filter was sheared off.  Oil sorbed into the dirt cellar floor.  DEP was notified after odors were noticed, and excavation of contaminated soil was begun.  Approximately 8 cu. yds. of soil was hand-excavated from the cellar.  This operation took several days, during which time the elderly Mrs. Adams was lodged in a nearby nursing home due to concerns about petroleum vapors in the house.
     The case was referred to the Division of Technical Services due to the environmental sensitivity of the site; Geologist Alex Pugh was assigned to the case.  At the time of this writing it appears that the Adams well (drilled, approximately 20' laterally from the spill site) is showing evidence of low concentrations of fresh petroleum contamination.
     I do not anticipate further involvement by Response Services as a result of this incident.
B-315-2000*A small oil spill was discovered at the Main St. Holiday Inn when the hotel's tank was filled on the morning of 6/8.  A broken guage on the tank allowed oil to spill out onto  the boiler room floor.  According to Webber personnel, of the 10-20 gallons spilled, only a gallon or so made  it to the room's floor drain.  An effort was made to retrieve the oil from the drain, but it was not wholly successful.
P-510-1996*Two U.S.T.'s removed: 10,000 gallon # 2 fuel oil & 2000 gallon diesel fuel.  No contamination.  Piping Abandoned in Place due to proximity of high voltage line.

No further action necessary.



____________________________________
Jon Woodard - OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-732-1997*On 12/12/97 Tom Dobbins, the Sprague Energy Terminal manager, contacted me and requested a waiver of the 30 day notification period to remove an UST.  The subject tank was on the former Getty Petroleum Terminal which had been purchased by Sprague Energy as part of a larger acquisition in the Rolling Mills area.
I granted the waiver and Clean Harbors removed the tank on 12/19/97.  The tank was a 15 year old, cathodically protected steel tank which was in excellent condition; showing no signs of exterior corrosion. Low level contamination was encountered in the excavated soils but concentrations were judged to be well below the BL-1 Clean-up Goals applicable to this site as determined by the DEP HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE.
No remedial action was required and no additional action is recommended.




                                  ________________________
                                  Steven J. Eufemia
                                  Oil & Hazardous Materials Speciaist III
P-231-1992* SUMMARY

	4/8/92: DEP response & assessment to reported free phase gasoline atop groundwater at the retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Dense commercial & residential area, served by city water.  Unknown origin of the discharge(s) at the time.  UST product piping was being worked on and no tanks were being removed at the time.  Source reduction would disturbed an active UST facility and at this time it was deemed that removing the facility to do a thorough remediation was not cost effective.  Further remediation expected in the future.
	No CMR 691 UST facility Closure Assessment was required for piping replacements at this time.  See also DEP reports P-786-1996 and P-326-2007.

.
B-658-2000*Bernie Seay says that a cracked gauge on the burner oil pump at the Levant School leaked on the morning of 12/12.  He placed the volume lost at no more than 10 gallons, because the burner would not have come on any before 0600, and some of the oil that came to the gauge was burned.

The spilled oil dropped onto the floor, and what remained there was cleaned up with sorbents.   An unknown amount was lost to the school's septic system via the boiler room floor drain.
A-233-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor gasoline spill had occurred at this facility when a hose split while a vehicle was being fueled.  According to the oil company, the spill was to pavement and was completely cleaned up.  The system was repaired.
B-299-1997*On the morning of 6/17/97 Chuck Jobin of Northeast Industrial called about some contaminated soil that they wanted to transport to Pike Industries in Medway.  They had excavated about 150 cubic yards of gravely soil that had been contaminated with #6 heating oil.  Great Northern were having work done on the transfer aspect of their oil storage facility.  They had taken the soil from around the rail tank car tracks and they could not use it, so they had to haul it.  It turned out that Pike Industries would not take the soil without a transport letter from us.  In order to expedite their process I checked the situation out and wrote the transport letter.
A-29-1998*Both tanks were removed April 21, 1998.  Mary James was on site.  Both tanks had small holes, but the holes were apparently above the level of fuel in the tanks.  Mr. Weeks explained that only 100 gallons were in the tanks at any time.  The soil around the tank to the North of the building had no contamination.  Mary obtained a reading of 41 ppm in the area of the hole at the South tank.  The surrounding soil was clay.  No soil remediation was needed.

No further action is anticipated.
P-262-1999*   In the morning of Fri. 4/23/99, DEP was notified by Bath Public Works (BPW) that they had located the source of a red fuel oil discharge coursing thru their sewer lines.  I met BPW reps. at the 38 Edwards St. residence @ 1040 hrs.  The single family house is located in a sub-urban neighborhood on public sewer and water.  The house was unoccupied at the time, having recently been sold.  Kaler Oil Co. showed up to remove the leaking 275 gal. oil AST from the basement.  Several days before they had installed a new, replacement 275 gal. AST in another part of the basement.  Kahler stated that he believed the leak was from a corrosion hole in the old tank's bottom.  The only oil spot I documented was under the firematic valve & filter leading me to believe the leak was from a poor fitting or gasket.
    The old AST was located over an open soil area of an otherwise continuous concrete floor.  The old tank was located in a crawl-space higher than the larger basement floor.  The oil seeped thru the soil, then drained to a sump pump in a nearby depression in the concrete floor.  From there is was pumped to the sewer [see site sketch].  I padded some free oil still present on the concrete floor.
     BPW had known of the discharge for several days but had not notified the DEP till 4/23.  I advised Mr. Leiner that if notified earlier DEP could be of great help in locating a discharge.
     On 4/26/99 I was contacted by the homeowner, Mr. Ralph Corey.  I advised him that as no oil was getting to the sewer any more, and if there was no severe odor problem in the residence, he could cover the exposed oily soil with concrete to keep odor and exposure down.   No further DEP, Resp. actions are expected.  Oil contam. soil is believed to remain under the basement floor and should be managed properly if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-179-1996*Mike Jordan, engineer for G.H. Bass called to report that they had a small spill of "359 Adhesive". It is flammable in it's liquid form. A hose broke on a new machine and spilled about 1.5 quarts. The company haz-mat team cleaned it up with speedy dry. The waste speedy dry was put in their flammable waste stream for disposal. No additional work is necessary.
A-211-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-531-2000*See attached letter from Dragon Products.
B-244-2000*     On May 3, 2000 at 1000 we received a call from Jay Beaudoin of Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville reporting a one-half pint spill of diesel fuel.  An off-line outside generator was filled the previous night and fuel expansion due to the morning sun forced some fuel out the vent in the cap of the generator's tank. Workers excavated two five gallon buckets of contaminated soil which they spread on their sludge pile for decomposition.
P-305-1999*Vandals pulled free the copper line to a 275 gallon kerosene tank at the Graves Residence in Harpswell, causing 75-100 gallons of oil to spill the ground.  When I arrived on site I found 10-15 gallons of free oil had pooled up and collected on clay ground in a crawl space beneath the home.  I soaked up the oil with sorbent pads.  I went back during the week with a clean up crew and had 3 yards of soil removed from the crawl space and the lawn where the tank had been.  When I went back I found the oil had ran alone a bedrock ridge and was seeping into a pond on the property, so I also recovered oil from the pond.  After the clean up I went back two more times to tend to sorbent boom that had been placed in the pond.  I also tested the well - which showed no trace of oil.  The well will be sampled again this fall and then the homeowner will be placed on quarterly monitoring for another 6 months.  As long as the well remains clean, no further action is needed.
I-170-2000*A BROKEN FUEL LINE CAUSED 20 GALLONS OF DIESEL OIL TO LEAK.  IT WAS SPREAD ON ROAD SURFACE.
A-403-2000*Truck accident pulling down wires, broke pole and transformer fell to the ground spilling mineral oil onto the dirt and grass. Cleanup was completed by NASC, removing oily dirt and grass and spread oil gator. No site visit was made.  Poled tagged at <50 ppm for PCB.
B-362-1999*     On June 29, 1999 at 1115 we received a call from Roger Stanley of the Maine Forest Service in Old Town reporting old spillage from an outside used oil storage tank.  Clean Harbors had recently pumped out the tank and advised Mr. Stanley to call us.  I visited the site the next morning with Mr. Stanley and found a small area of stained soil near the outside 275 gallon tank.  I told Mr. Stanley to excavate the contaminated soil and spread it on a section of their runway at the adjacent airport.  They excavated about one yard of soil.
A-275-2000*An anonymous complaint was received about a waste oil spill at an apartment building. Bill made a site visit and learned the spill was due to a crank case leak. He dug up a small amount of soil and added it to the DEP waste stream.
P-258-2001*On 4/2/01 I received a call from Ron Dion of Downeast Energy reporting a 240 gallon spill of Kerosene at a client's residence in New Gloucester.  The spill occurred when the weight of ice and snow broke the oil line from an above ground storage tank located outside the residence.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed very little evidence of the spill.  It appeared as though the oil had seeped directly into the soils under the tank.  The tank is surrounded on three sides by structures.  It is not acccessible to excavating equipment.  The home is served by a well which is located approximately 500 feet away downgradient.  I advised the homeowner to apply to the insurance fund and placed him on the quarterly monitoring program to monitor his well.  If vapor problems begin, it may be necessary to return to the site and re-evaluate in the spring when the snow is gone.



____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 3, 2001
A-74-1999*A can of kerosene spilled in the back of an employee's pickup truck at Otis Paper.  The spill was in a paved parking lot.  About 1/2 gallon reached the storm drain, which discharges to the Androscoggin River.  Jim Crowley will provide Mr. Boucher with sorbent pads to clean up the spill, and remove the remaining spilled kerosene from the truck bed.  He will also discuss proper handling of kerosene with the employee.

No site visit made; no further action required.
A-542-1996* On 12-4 the Rockland Fire Dept. called this office to report an oil spill at the residence of Flora Colson. When I arrived the four family members had left to find another place to stay for a few days. Oil vapors had gotten into the home.
 The spill had occurred a few days earlier. A serviceman found a small hole in the AST, located outside. The spilled oil entered the dirt crawl space through the window frame.
 I hired Lew Fish to dig a hole along the basement wall near the other window. We dug a pit 5 feet deep and drained the oil and water from the crawl space. We then used pads to recover the oil. The water was pumped into the nearby storm drain w/ permission from the Rockland Public Works. Next I hired Superior Restoration to remove the remaining product from the crawl space and eliminate the petroleum vapors. One basement window was replaced. The clean up was successful.
 I am still waiting for invoices from the contractors. (1-16-97).
 invoice from Superior, received 3-31-97.
B-78-1997*2/14/97 @ 1127

I received a message with the time 1127 on it.  I phoned and spoke to Fred Leigh of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.  According to Fred a small 10kVA transformer leaked and sprayed oil on the snow below.  The McGraw Edison transformer leaked about 2 cups of oil in a 3 by 3 foot area on the snow.  About 1/3 cubic yard of contaminated snow (1/3 of a 55 gallon drum) was removed and disposed of through Clean Harbors.  See Attachments.
B-90-2001*     On 3/5/01 a call alleging the presence of a UST at the former tannery building in Howland.  The initial caller was Wayne Martin, who had a business at the tannery building. I met with Wayne the following day and he showed me the area where he thought the UST was.  The metal detector showed a few spots where there may have been some metal in the ground but nothing seemed to be large enough to be an underground tank.  There was too much snow at that time to get a thorough investigation so I went back on 6/14/01-I was certain that the snow would be gone.  At this time there was no evidence of a UST.  No islands nor pipes. The current owner (Peter Hallett) said that he had purchased the property from the town in 1994.  He went on to say that the town had taken care of environmental risks such as USTs and asbestos.  I personally witnessed the removal of a UST that had contained six-oil.  Hallett also divulged by way of conversation that Martin had seen fit to give him grief because he had evicted Martin because Martin was not keeping the rent paid.  The UST report could have been another way that Martin was trying to trouble Hallett.  In any event I did not see anything that would inspire me to start digging.
B-717-1999*Laura Hunt called from the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Baileyville to report that they had lost about 55 gallons of hydraulic oil to the process sewer. It seems that a fitting leaked at the pressure diffusion washer for a period of a few days. No clean up necessary as the oil went directly to the treatment works
P-743-1996*Spill of 500 gallons of reclaimed waste oil from Tank #5 at the Clean Harbors Rummery Road faciltiy.  Product was contained within dike and cleaned up by Clean Harbors personel immediately.  No site visit was made and no further action is necessary in this matter.



_______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-773-1999*On 12/07/99, 1810 hours the SP contacted me regarding a report of a small gasoline spill from Mike Curtise, who is Fire Chief for Dover-Foxcroft.  The spill came from an automobile that had landed in a ditch next to Maycumber Corner on Route 7.  The fire department personal responded by putting a bucket under the dripping fuel tank, which was leaking from the fill cap.  They collected a half- gallon of liquid product in the bucket and they used three pads to recover the product that had landed in the ditch.  Since it had been raining hard all day soil penetration would not be an issue.  The location was in an unpopulated area.


B-362-2001*Gil Merchant called from Bangor International Airport to report that about 2 gallons of Jet-A spilled to the pavement at the General Aviation ramp when an airplane's fuel expanded and came out the vent. It was removed by sorbents. No drains involved.
P-627-1994*
Spill report update of 9/2/03 by SGB.

Gasoline contam. associated with abandonment of consumptive-use, motor fuels UST facility.

See attached narrative and documents for further information.

B-673-1998*B-673- 98
Southwest Harbor (Mansett)

Friday October 16, 1998				0928

I received a phone call from Wendy Fox, of the Portland DEP Office.  Wendy reported that Mr. Terry Muson (244-5531 Ext: 252), of the Hinkley Company phoned to report a diesel oil spill from an above ground tank.

Terry Muson informed me that the tank was an above ground outside tank, near the machine shop.  The tank was used to fuel and start boat engines.  Mr. Muson reported that there was a small stain below the open valve and loose pipe cap.

When I arrived I spoke with Terry Muson.  The tank that was outside of the machine shop was removed.  Some contamination was noted down gradient and about 15 feet away form the stain.  Doug Gott Construction was excavating the area near a piping trench that contained a schedule 40 plastic pipe with 2 copper lines inside it.   The lines, and outside plastic piping run to a large 1,000-gallon heating oil supply tank, about 1,000 feet away.  The underground line feeds a day tank, in the fabrication building.   The day tank supplies two large furnaces.  A 3-foot long section of the plastic piping was broken and the inner copper feed and return lines were crushed.  A small leak was suspected in the return line, but not verified.

Continued excavation finally showed a continuum between the aboveground spill and the underground oil in the piping trench.  The soil, mostly gravel, was excavated by Gott, and spread on their property in Treemont.  The soil was to be composted with waste wood chips and sawdust.  As part of the land spread agreement I am to be contacted by Hinkley's around mid May of 1999 to sample the site.
A-99-1998*     DEP received a report that a waste oil AST at this municipal garage had lost product to an adjacent wetland.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site; a heavy rain was falling at the time.  It transpired that a 1/4" corrosive hole had developed on the bottom of the subject tank and that this hole was "freed" when garage staff moved the tank in preparation for replacing it.  Several staff were available to assist in collecting product from the adjacent wooded wetland.  Contaminated soil under the tank was eventually excavated and transported to a nearby cement kiln for treatment.
     A well is located on the property but is not considered threatened by this event.  I spoke with the facility director (Beveridge) on several aspects of housekeeping at the property.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this particular incident.
P-429-1996*On 7/23/96 I attended a tank removal at Breggy Oil for which I had issued a 30 day waiver for.  One 1000 gallon tank was removed.  The tank was mildly corroded but otherwise in good condition.  No contamination was observed.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-389-1999*On June 17, 1999 I responded to a call from the Berwick Fire Dept. at Hatfield Pond.  A tractor owned and run by Tuckahoe Turf Farm was pumping water from the pond when the tractor caught fire.  The fire dept. witnessed oil running from the tractor while putting the fire out.  When I came on site I found hydraulic oil on the surface of the pond and some in the soils at the shore.  I did not see or smell any diesel oil.  We put sorbent boom around the hydraulic oil and picked it up with sorbent pads.   Tuckahoe will dispose of all oily debris through their waste oil dealer.
P-231-1999*Please see attachments.
P-810-2000*Visited site at request of owner to determine eligibility for abandonment in place of U.S.T.  Although it was not clear exactly where tank was located, it appeared as though a portion was at least abutting, if not under the front porch structure. I  authorized abandonment in place.

No further action necessary.


______________________________________________
Jon L. Woodard -   OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and  Waste Management
P-542-1999*   On Thus. 8/5/99, I responded to an 8/4 notification of a leak of a copper fuel line that ran under the basement floor of Mr. and Mrs. Levy's lakeside home.  The area is rural residential & wooded, on private wells.  The house is located near the end of Fire Lane 73 off Rt. 121, three miles N of Rt. 302, on the shore of Pleasant Lake.  Levy's well is about 150' from the leak.
    Mr. Levy stated there was no unusual high fuel use.  An oil stain was evident on the concrete floor next to the furnace.  A new sleeved, aboveground copper line had been installed by Dixon Bros. Oil Co.
    Considering likely gw flow toward the lake and not the well, the apparent small leak amount, and cost-benefit consideration I advised the Levy's that no further DEP actions would be required at this time.  I did go over voluntary options of drilling test holes in the floor, and the AST Ins. Fund should it be needed.  As if 9/1/99 I have not heard back from the Levy's regarding any problems ot questions.  See field notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-367-2001*     A few days prior to 6/28/01 Glenn Clark of G A Construction contacted me about removing a UST at 34 Parker Street in Bangor.  The property was being sold and the closing was to take place 6/29/01.  I agreed to attend and provide documentation.  The seller lives in New Hampshire and the property had belonged to his mother, Francis Samway.  I observed the removal on the afternoon of 6/28/01. The UST turned out to be a 275-gallon tank that is usually used above ground.  The soil was a moist, blue clay and there was no evidence of a product release even though the UST had a lot of superficial rust on it.  I filled out the registration form and the waived 30-day notification form and mailed them to Tim Samway, who is the executor of the estate.  I requested that he return the material to me so that I could see to it that everything arrived in Augusta at the same time.
B-16-1996*John Ellis of Old Town Public Works called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their garage.  It was stated that approximately 25 gallons spilled from an overfill onto a paved surface.  The spill was subsequently sorbed up with sand and landspread at a previously approved site at the airport.  No resources of the State are believed to be affected.
P-64-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
A-500-1996*See attached narrative
B-100-1997*Irving estimates 20 gallons of diesel was spilled at the Big Stop in Newport during a routine delivery of product.   The driver, it seems, did not have a tight connection between the discharge hose and his truck.

The spilled product was cleaned up by Irving personnel with sorbents.
A-104-1998*No site visit made.  See attached for additional information.  No further action anticipated.

B-110-2001*     On 3/15/01, 1630 hours Ray Sprague of R.H. Foster reported a spill that had resulted from a broken AST nipple at the residence of Pauline Cox (82 Bailey Road, Edmunds, 726-3932). He indicated that there was some oiled snow and that the spill was about 150 gallons. I asked if they could collect the oiled snow and take it to a nearby bulk plant. I later learned that he had successfully delivered several drums of oiled snow to the R.H. Foster bulk plant. The property well is four hundred feet from the spill and typically cataclysmic spills do not penetrate.  I have talked with Pauline since the spill and she does not foresee any problems.  I discussed the AST fund and told her how to get in touch with me should any problems arise.
P-149-1996*Abatement Professionals removed asbestos flooring from hospital on 3/8/96.  Appr. 5 gallons of used mastic remover was unknowingly spilled from their van into a snow bank.  The product melted from the snow on 3/12/96 and spread across parking lot.  Abatement Professionals were notified and satisfactorily cleaned up spill under DEP supervision.  No further action.
I-154-1998*While installing a new foundation for a building expansion a small amount of contaminated soil was encountered.

Source is unknown but most likely it is from a historical floor drain.

Contaminated area is about 5 feet below grade and about 4 feet across & 2 feet in depth on the SE corner of the building.

Soil samples of the contamination did not reveal anything in the hazardous waste area.

Water sampling on the well found nothing. City water is available in front of the property.

Soil was left in place due to the limited amount and the access to it.

Case closed
A-537-2000*     DEP received a report that a 2' X 3' area of stained soil was evident at this facility.  While not ascertained, it is believed this was the result of vehicle and/or equipment drippings over a long period of time.
P-402-2000*A trialer with a refrigeration unit that is routinely left in the circle at the end of Clear Zone Drive was vandalized.  The trailer has a 40 gallon diesel tank for the refrigeration.  The lines were cut and about half the tank had spilled to the ground.  Most of the oil was contained to the pavement, some ran off the the ground.

The Sanford Fire Dept. responded and contained the oil with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was hired by the trialer insurer to clean up the spill.  EPI swept up the speedy dry and dug up the impacted ground.  No further action.
A-729-1999*Received a request to inspect an underground storage tank under the JC Penney building on Water Street in Augusta. The tank is in the basement of the portion of the building nearest the river. The tank is impractical to take out as it is in a concrete vault. I told Greg Trask, Mr. Johnson's contractor that the request was approved. No further work is necessary on this site unless there is some contamination found.
A-514-1997*A site assessment in 1989 discovered an oil discharge.  The discharge was removed at that time.  The new owner of the property engaged Emery & Garret to do a site assessment of the property.  Several monitoring wells were installed to assess the groundwater.  The assessment verified that the remedial action in 1989 was sucessful.
A-64-1999*No site visit made.  There are three new ASTs at this location.  There are three fills, but the tanks are interconnected.  CN Brown staff had filled two and just started filling the third.  Only a faint whistle was heard and a small amount of product sprayed out the fill pipe.  CN Brown contacted Bob Armelin to check in the building for any additional product.

I spoke with Mr. Armelin the following Monday.  He reported that no problem was noted in the school.  He was planning to have Thayre Corp., the installer, check later that day to see if a fault could be found in the installation.

No further action is anticipated.
B-775-1999*It approaching the slow time of year, Joe Lynch requested and was granted a waiver to remove an abandoned UST at 208 Palm St.  He had apparently agreed to do this job at least a year previously, and had never gotten to it.

The removal was remarkable for its unremarkableness;  the PID revealed no oil contamination in the soil, even though there was a hole in the bottom of the tank.  Lynch theorized that the hole, up to the tank's removal, had been covered with scale and/or the surrounding clay, and had leaked no oil.  There was no sheen on the water in the hole, so possibly water went into the tank instead of oil coming out.
P-832-1996*On 10/22/96 at approximately 1630 the Old Orchard Beach Fire Dept. made Nathan Thompson and I aware of a potential chemical discharge involving Sodium Hypochlorite (swimming pool chemical) as a result of a flooded basement at the Grand View Condominiums, 189 East Grand Avenue.  At the time we were completing a response to another flood related discharge in that town.  Thompson and I proceeded to the Grand View and made contact with Brian Brokos, who apparently is a caretaker for the facility.  At this time Brokos was pumping water from the basement despite being told not to do so by the fire dept.
The Grand View is both a condominium and motel and maintains a pool for the guests.  According to the fire department when the basement flooded pool chemicals were dissolved creating vapors in the structure as well as a disposal issue for the water within.  Brokos indicated that he was unaware of the presence of pool chemicals in the basement other than small quantities in plastic containers and surmised that the vapor complaints were due to flooding of the basement laundry room. Thompson and I found no indications that the floodwaters in this basement were contaminated to the extent which would require special disposal requirements and allowed him to continue dewatering the basement. The fire dept. was informed of our findings.
A-465-1997*Received a call from Dianne Moran that she had suffered an oil spill into her basement. I responded to the site in Burnham. When I arrived the situation I found was unique. Mr. Moran (who is in the merchant marine not currently available) was digging a trench to place footings around the house. The tank was next to the house and had settled into the mud and the filter broke off. Almost all the oil went into the trench. However, the rain which had contributed to the soft ground had filled the trench with water so almost all the oil was floating on the water. To further make the situation interesting, the well was next to the tank. I called Seacoast Ocean Services and they supplied a vacuum truck that night. Someone had forgotten to empty the truck and they could not take all the oil and contaminated water that I wanted them to take. They returned the next day with an empty vacuum truck and removed the remaining contaminated water. Because all the soil was saturated, no product seemed to get into the soil. Testing of Mrs. Moran's well shows no contamination through three tests. No further work is necessary at this site unless additional quarterly monitoring shows some contaminaition.
P-165-1997*   On 4/22/97 Stephen Brezinski of DEP Response Div. visited this single family rural residence and Servicemaster office in response to a haz. mat. dumping complaint.  The house is located in a neighborhood and is all on well water and septic.
   I met Ms. Cathy Haas who identified herself as the office manager for the business and liveing at the house.  She explained that they did not deal with haz. materials; and the only disposal was their putting their waste cleaning water down a septic-type tank next to the driveway which allows the old cleaning water to leach into the ground (Servicemaster is a commercial cleaning company that has small tanks for cleaning solutions in their vehicles).
   I have discussed this with Suzanne Willard of DEP BLWQ who recommended I refer a copy of this report to her bureau for review.
P-205-1997*On 4/22/97 I received a call from John Gordon of Field Services reporting contamination found at a tank removal.  A Subsequent telephone conversation with John yielded a baseline-1 clean-up goal.  Contamination at the site did not exceed the established clean-up goal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-502-1999*Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Company called to report that a bulldozer had spilled about 1 quart of hydraulic oil when a hose broke while it was working on the Studmill Road in Princeton. It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and a shovel full of dirt.
P-233-1997*On Friday May 2, 1997 I was contacted by Pat Kelly of Downeast Energy.  Mr. Kelly called to report a spill at one of their bulk plants.  A joint on piping to an aboveground bulk tank buried about six inches underground had begun leaking in the last day or two, the tank was currently shut down and the line drained.  I visited the site on May 5, 1997 a Technician was on site repairing the line.  There was a very limited amount of oily sand being dug up.  No saturated soils observed.  I requested that whatever oily soils had to be removed from the ground for the repair work be spread on site (apprx. 1 to 2 yards).  No further action.
B-265-1997*On May 29, 1997 at 1545 we received a call from Petty Officer Young of the US Coast Guard in Bucksport reporting a spill in Lunt Harbor on Long Island in Frenchboro.  Mr. Young said that at 1300 they received a call from the cpatain of the ferry "Henry Lee" that the lobster boat "Barbara Correy" had just pumped her bilge while in Lunt Harobr which is near the vilage of Frenchboro.

The Coast Guard talked to the "Barbara Correy's" captain, Mr. Randy Sawyer and told him of the law prohibiting oil discharge.  Mr. Sawyer said the bilge was accidently switched to automatic which caused the discharge.  The spill caused a sheen in the harbor which was too thin to recover with sorbents but dissipated with the wind and current.  Mr. Sawyer said that he would use sorbent pads in his bilge in the future.
A-397-2000*A spill occurred during a fuel transfer. The contents of the siphon tube were lost into the water. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-752-1996*  On 11/12/96 while I was reporting a reported diesel spill to the road (P-751-96), PFD reported to me that PFD had investigated a #2 oil spill from a fuel oil truck in the same area, though this spill went to exit 10 form Morrills Corner to Exit 10 in Falmouth and traveled down the Turnpike.  An Anonymous person identified the truck as from Dead River Oil Co. though Dead River had denied any knowledge.  PFD sanded the spill for traffic safety, but no clean-up was possible.

SGB
P-879-1999*See attached report.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
A-3-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that diesel spillage was suspected following this commercial truck accident.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene on the evening of 1/2/98.  The involved vehicle had left the pavement and struck trees on the median strip.  The vehicle then burned.  I could find no significant fuel either spilled or remaining in the melted saddle tanks, and assume that all fuel was incinerated.  The area is not considered geologically sensitive.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-653-2000* A leak in the underground piping, associated with the UST near the lime kiln, resulted in the loss of about 70 gallons of # 6 oil. This spill occurred at MEAD PAPER in Rumford.
 The UST are in a concrete vault, however the tanks are surrounded with backfill which makes an inspection of the tanks impossible.
 Phillips Services was on site doing other repairs and they were asked to vac out the oil from the vault.
 I made a site visit on 11/30/00. A stainless steel patch had been placed on the pipe leak. I do not know if this patch is temporary or permanant.
B-116-2001* On 3/16/01, 2228 hours Carlene Bessey reported an AST anomaly at her dwelling in Palmyra.  The first site visit revealed that the filter nipple had been impacted by the heavy snow pack.  This usually causes a crack in the nipple, which allows the product to escape at the rate of several gallons per hour.  Total remediation was not feasible at the time because the product was not in the snow and there was about six feet of snow in the area.  Since the AST was next to the house, which was supported by posts and had skirting around it, some oil seeped under it and caused an odor problem inside the house.  This was eliminated by a vent system that our Tech Service personnel installed (Selleck and Lavoie).  On 5/31/01 and 6/01/01 Clean Harbors excavated 10 yd3 of oiled soil with their Cusco. The soil was delivered to SERF.  As of 6/6/01 the area is free of odor and the excavated area has not been back filled.  Carlene has some things that she would like to do before this happens.  She will call when she is ready to back fill.
B-363-2000*     On July 11, 2000 at 1515 we received a call from Ms. Kim Schroeder reporting some kind of oil in a ditch along route 184 in Lamoine.  The location was in front of an auto repair shop named Pro Auto.  I checked the site that afternon and found marsh sheen and iron bacteria in the ditch.  I saw no sign of oil.
A-225-1996*The underside of the fuel tank was damaged when this vehicle went over a curb in Farmington.  A thin (2") stream of oil was left along a roughly 4 mile stretch of Route 43 and Route 2/27 before the driver became aware of the situation.  A small amount (est. less than 2 gallons) entered a storm-drain when the vehicle came to rest.  Some of this was collected by sorbent pads placed by the Fire Dept.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  The situation was secure; the vehicle and driver were awaiting the arrival of a towing contractor.  I collected oily pads for disposal.
     I anticipate no further involvement by DEP as a result of this incident.
B-738-1999*On the afternoon of 10/29/99 Bert Ingraham, who is with the City of Brewers' Engineering Department, reported that they had run into gasoline contamination while installing sewer line on Wilson Street.  The location of the project at that time was in the proximity of the new Rite Aide building not far from the intersection of State Street.  Their trench at that location was about 15 feet deep and they had blasted into bedrock.  There was an occasional whiff of gas that would give a 200 ppm reading on our photon.  Also, there was a sheen on the ground water in the trench.  Bert said that the site had been a service station in the past, and it was obvious that there had been a significant amount of gasoline released. This means that the area is a non-attainment zone because the bedrock is contaminated.  I explained to Bert that MDEP would not require a clean up because there was no free product and there was no saturated soil.  We also discussed worker safety during times when someone had to enter the trench.  This led to a consideration of venting with a fan and having the gas fume level monitored by a industrial health engineering professional.

P-223-1999*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged into this residential basement  as a result of a a broken water pipe.  The water was removed via vacuum truck and disposed of appropriately along with one cubic yard of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-85-1998*On Feb. 25, 1998 I responded to a call of a 30 gallon overfill of a 275 gallon residential tank at 270 Old Stage Road in Arrowsic.  I met with MW Sewall at the site at approximatley 1600.  The oil delivery driver (Sewall) was collecting oil from a pool on the ground next to the fill.  I crawled under the trailer home to check the tank and found that it was leaking, I plugged one leak, but there was apparently at least one other on the bottom of the tank, and the tank was nearly empty.  I then called the Arrowsic Fire Dept. and SeaCoast Ocean Services to assist in the clean up.  That night we removed approximatley 60 gallons of free oil and 15 bags of oiled sorbent pads.  The next week I had Seacoast bring their vactor to the site to  remove contaminated soil from beneath and around the trailer home.  Seacoast also removed the skirting from the around the bottom of the home and scrubbed the cement slab that the trailer and the tank sit on.  On March 18, 1998 I visited the property with the realtor Ed Juranas.  I throughly checked the inside of the trailer and detected no oil odors.  Clean up is complete pending the outcome of a water analysis.
B-282-2001*     On 5/10/01, 1330 hours Mona Spear on BHE reported that they had discovered a transformer oil spill from a private line off Cape Road in Tremont.  The pole that supported the unit had been knocked down by a bunch of trees that had fallen over the winter.  The entire contents of the transformer landed on the property driveway, which was a gravel type till.  The product penetrated to depths of two and three feet.  The oiled area was about 16 feet long and a yard wide.  The clean up produced six cubic yards of oiled soil, which was taken to SERF.
A-592-1999*This tank was half buried in soil and under a deck.  The tank was filled on September 29.   When Ms. Heeter returned later she could hear the fuel running from the tank.  The fire department responded and patched the leak to stop the flow.  When I arrived we pumped about 20 gallons from under the tank.   Later in the day we had the deck removed and excavated the contaminated soil that was accessible.   Some free product was coming from under the trailer and an addition.  We couldn't move these so I had a free product collection system and soil vent pipes installed.   After the first couple days, very little free product was collected.  The soil at the site of the leak consisted of 0" to 18" gravel; 18" to 4.5' tan fractured sandy clay; 4.5' to 7' till; and at 7' stones that appeared to be the top of the bedrock.  H2O was entering at 5'.  The free product was entering from the sandy clay.  PID readings in soil just above the stones were about 700 ppm.

When the broken fitting was removed from the tank, the fire chief felt that it showed evidence that the line had been cracked for some time.  It is possible that more oil was lost than the half tank that we know leaked on September 29.

The well for Ms. Heeter is about 100' away and also serves her mother's trailer.  There are two additional wells nearby.  This site has been referred to Pat Seward of Technical Services to determine if additional work is needed.
B-264-2000*On 5/16/00, 1640 hours Dave Simmons, who is a game warden in the Gouldsboro area reported that a drum with some unknown liquid had been left at an abandoned lot.  The area where the drum had been left had been used to dispose of other unwanted trash, such as lobster traps and household appliances that had outlived their usefulness.  The drum had about six inches of liquid and the headspace gave an explosimeter reading of 45% LEL and a PID reading of 3000ppm.  The bag head -space for the liquid was also 3000ppm.  The liquid had a distinct odor of acetone and it was mostly water. A
density reading of .96 and the absence of an attraction for polypropylene evidenced this.  From the density the percentage of acetone was calculated to be 11%, assuming that the only constituents were acetone and water.

Dave had expressed an interest in finding out who had left the drum.  He indicated that he had some leads already. Naturally, I was interested in having a source of reimbursement.  I cordoned of the drum and pasted a Haz-Waste lable on it and proceeded back to the office with my sample.  I was sharing our findings with Dave on 5/23/00 and he said that as of 5/22/00 the drum had been removed.  He thought that MDEP had taken it.  Having learned that wasn't the case, he said that he would be on the lookout for the drum elsewhere.

It should be noted that the sample contains sediment that might be fiberglass from a boat building/repair operation.  This might offer more specific evidence as to the source.
P-160-1999*On 3/2/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kathleen Carey reporting an oil spill at her summer property in Brownfield.  The spill occurred when ice and snow fell off the roof of her summer camp onto the fuel filter for her above ground storage tank, breaking off the filter.  Approximately 250 gallons of Kerosene was spilled.  I responded the next day to investigate the spill.  I learned that she had a driven point well approximately 25 feet up-gradient from the spill area.  The immediate resource at risk was a small brook that flows into Pequawket Lake.  The area of the spill was inaccessible to excavation equipment.

I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to have a vactor on the site on 3/4/99.  Six tons of contaminated soil was removed by hand with a vactor from the spill area.  The excavation had to be stopped at four feet deep because personnel could not dig any further due to confined space issues that could not be resolved by sloping or shoring the excavation.  It is my estimation that as much as another 20 yards of contaminated soil remains on site.  I will continue to monitor the brook down-gradient from the discharge to check for evidence of petroleum contamination entering the brook.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 13, 1999
A-103-1999*The Oakes residence was destroyed by fire on 2/14. The Fire Department knocked down the walls which knocked over furnace breaking the line to the tank. The tank was filled on 2/3; the gauge read 1/4 on 2/23, so I estimate about 125 gallons was spilled. Farmington Oil pumped 48 gallons out of the tank on 2/25.

The general contractor for rebuilding the house is Roger St. Pierre (897-3343). Excavation work was done by C.H. Stevenson, Inc. (Chris/Craig, 685-3600). Contaminated debris and soil were removed to a depth of 20 feet. See attached chart for PID readings. Foundation walls had to be removed because excavation undermined them.

The Oakes' drilled well was just outside the foundation wall, about 20 feet from the spill. It is speculated the well is about 100' deep. Alex Pugh will sample the well once the pump is installed. This case has not yet been added to the quarterly monitoring list.

A recovery well was installed 3/8/99.  No product has been found to date.

The next door neighbors are Henry & Margurite Moras (91 River Road, 897-2293). Their well was sampled and did not show any contamination. There are other wells in the area, but I do not believe they are at risk.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-267-1996*Received a call via the State Police from Boise Cascade plant security. The leak had been stopped and line repairs were being made. A gasket failed on a white liquor line causing approximately 50 gallons to be spilled. The vast majority of the product went to the sewer. Scott Reed spoke with me the next morning to update me on the progress of repairs. They had been completed. No response was necessary.
A-101-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that a diesel spill had occurred during a vehicle overfill at this facility.  According to the facility manager (Anderson) spilled product was confined to pavement and was sorbed using speedee-dry; oily material would be transported to the Norridgewock landfill for disposal.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-86-1996*On 2/10/96, 0820 hours Mike Dexter, who is the maintenance supervisor for Sad #4 in Guilford, contacted me through the on call system to report an oil spill.  They have two large USTs that supply their furnace with #5 oil and one of them developed a break in its return line.  The discharging fuel found its way to the surface and started to puddle.  They discovered the discharge, shut the tank down and birmed the puddle so that it wouldn't cover a larger area.  They had already contacted Clean Harbors.  When I arrived I observed a birmed area of #5 oil that was 7 yd x 9 yd x 4".  This converts to 1360 gallons.  The inventory figures put the discharge at 1300 gallons.  I expect that the uncertainty of the latter is lower because the uncertainty of the depth estimate was undoubtedly high.  The volume of sand in the birm was around 6 yds.  Barrett's Paving will take the oiled sand when paving season begins.  The SAD is planning on removing three tanks at the same facility.  They will deal with the line repair at that time and add any contaminated soil that they find to the material that was in the berm.

Clean Harbors arrived at 1430 hours and vacummed up 1400 gallons of liquid.  Close to 1300 of this was #5 oil while the remaining volume was water from melted snow.  I've agreed to furnish the paperwork when the berm material is moved to Barrett Paving.
I-68-1999*On 5-25-99, this office recieved a fax from Maple Grove Trucking indicating they had a spill of hydraulic oil at the Dave Moore farm in Smyrna. A Trailer dump tipped over due to high winds and lost about 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil. All was picked up by removing soil and taking it to Tri Community Landfill.
A-564-1998*Received a report from Phil Grossman of Vinalhaven and the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Bucksport that there was a sheen on the water in the Fox Island Thorofare. This is the passage way between Northhaven and Vinalhaven. Mr. Grossman was observing it while we spoke using his cell phone. The Coast Guard put a boat in the area but could not find a source. No site visit was done and no further work is needed.
I-60-1997*An Anonymous caller reported that they found what looks like medical waste at TAMC, between the bulk oxygen storage tank and the perimeter fence in that area.

I found the material as described. The potenial biohazards found were; 2 plastic vials labled Marcaine, 1 plastic vial that was labled Lidocaine, 2 syringes without needles and one empty blister pack.  None were contaminated with blood. They appeared very weathered.

I reported this to the Infection Control Dept. at TAMC who cleaned up the mess.

On 6/2/99, I received a letter from J. Mark Morrow, who stated that the material was not contaminated and was part of their regular waste stream. The material was probably a bag that some how didn't make it into the dumpster and was moved with snow removal equipment.

Case Closed

P-846-1996*2May96, I spoke with Al Ahlers of NSC who informed me that the hazardous waste Pros-1000, a mixture of several different chemicals, spilled from a drum used to collect this product. This product is not covered by the facility's SPCC plan nor is this material a listed hazardous waste, but the individul chemicals are listed and covered in the facility's SPCC plan, according to Ahlers.

Ahlers, also informed me that the operator overseeing the drum walked away and that that is when the spill occurred due to overfilling. The product spilled on the floor and
migrated to trenches in the floor. The material was cleaned up and entered into the facility's waste stream as intended prior to the spill.

No further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRP (23Jan97).
B-790-1998*An anonymous complaint was received here alleging that Norman Facemeyer must be dumping waste lubricants and fuels from the derelict cars that he hauls onto his trailer lot on the Coboro Rd.

Investigating that afternoon,  I found the property, but encountered neither Facemeyer or his son, who lives in a camper there.  There was a man tearing apart a house trailer;  I explained to him what I was doing there, and he said it was none of his business if I looked around or not.

There was no sign of intentional dumping, but I noted a little leakage around Facemeyer's feedline from his AST.  I left my card in his door, asking that he call so that we could discuss the spill.

He did call, that night, and left a message on the office machine that records ship movements.  He was irate, according to the secretary who transcribed the message, attached.  He left no phone number, and no further effort to contact him has been attempted.
A-183-1997*Received a call from Scott Canonico of International Paper via the State Police that there had been a black liquor spill at the mill. He reported an estimated 50,000 gallons of weak black liquor was spilled. The mill was in start up mode and one of the process tanks overflowed. All went to the tank dike which overflowed to the process sewer. Since it was in a start up mode spills like this are anticipated and I felt no site visit was required. Scott explained that 50,000 gallons of weak black liquor was over the calculated reportable quantity for sodium hydrosulfide.

In a letter dated 18 June 1997, Mr. Canonico wrote that the actual amount spilled was closer to 12,000 gallons. He explained that it was weak black liquor foam that spilled and quantity estimates were difficult. A 12,000 gallon spill of weak black liquor is below the calculated reportable quantity for sodium hydrosulfide. See the atached letter from International Paper for additional details.
P-746-1996*
   On 11/20/96 Alan Lyscars notified the DEP of minor contamination discovered on 11/19 while removing the bare steel diesel UST at this facility.  Lyscars was performing the UST closure assessment for Seltzer & Rydholm Co. (S & R).  The UST removal and replacement was done by Simard & Sons Inc. under CTI Steve Redman.

  Contam. levels were up to 100 ppm according to Lyscars, which was under the Notification Level and the recommended Action Level for Baseline-2 Clean-Up.  Soil near the excavation bottom needed management/disposal as a special waste because of measurable oil contam. and the need to dig it out for a new UST install.  Mr. Lucian Auger of S & R opted for Option-2 and Seltzer & Rydholm covered soil disposal costs up-front.  I noted no free product and no nearby receptors are believed threatened.

  417 tons (about 300 yds.) of wet silty/clay soil was hauled to CRS, most mildly contaminated and hauled off to facilitate the new UST install.  See attachments and the CMR 691 UST closure assessment for further details.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM

Update of Nov. 2004:
	Steven Flannery oversaw removal of the motor fuel tanks following the takeover of the facility by Pepsi Bottling Group.
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I-156-1997*A tractor trailer unit broke a right front spring when exiting the scales at the McCain Foods Processing plant.

The tire & spring assembly damaged the right saddle tank, causing the spill.

McCains Response team & the Easton Fire Dept. applied speedi dri, sorbents, and sand to the spill.  This material was cleaned up by McGillin Inc. Debris was hauled to the Landfill.

Case closed
P-699-2001*8.15.2001 responded to spill that occurred on 8.14.2001.  Upon arrival I observed #2 fuel oil in the influent trap and screen sump and aeration/skimmer dome of treatment facility.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spill.  The investigation into the cause of the spill that included inspections of pump stations and associated sewer lines did not reveal the source of the discharge.

Sabattus representatives advised that oil was present in the system late in the working day of 8.14.2001.  Upon arrival to work the 15th, more oil was in the system and the spill then reported.  A member of the DEP water Bureau responded to the spill advised that something needed to be done to stop this occurrence, then left advising of a need to return a state vehicle to Augusta.

No further oil observed coming into treatment plant after clean up.  No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 20 Sep 2001
B-221-1997*On May 13, 1997 at 1430 we received a call from Petty Office Brown of the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Bucksprt reporting a small oil spill at the entrance to the C.H. Sprague dock in Bucksport.  Mr. Brown said there were  three or four sections of 18 to 20 foot long ten inch pipe in a pile and one had some #6 oil leaking around a sand plug.  A couple of gallons had leaked out around one of the plugs but was not near any water.

I called Duane Seekins of Sprague Oil and he said the pipes are from a replacement project at the Bucksport terminal.  He sent a couple of men to excavate the area and clean out the pipes.  His men recovered a couple of gallons of #6 mixed with sand and landfarmed it at their terminal.  No waters were threatened and the area is on town water.
B-712-2011*On 11.15.11, Dead River Company reported an estimated three gallon, off-road diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a leak through the internal valve.  The exact failure has yet to be determined. The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into Dead River's waste stream.  Approximately 3,500 gallons was pumped/transferred from the leaking pocket.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

B-434-1996*On 8/12/96, 1030 hours Claire from PRO passed on a spill from Dan Kennedy who owns fields on Long Point in Milbridge.  One of the workers in the field reported to Dana that he could smell oil and that he could see an oil slick on the river.  The first sighting described the slick (possibly sheen) as being 300' wide by 1/4 mile long.  I had not been able to contact Dana for more details.  However, at around 1200 hours we made contact and he volunteered to go take a look and give me an updated version.  He got back to me with the news that the oil had gone up river out of sight.  I contacted the Milbridge Town Office to see if I could enlist an observer from there.  The town office is aobut 1.75 miles upriver from Long Point.  I talked with Linda Paegel.  She indicated that she was close to the river so it would be a simple matter for her to take a look.  Also, she said that she would contact the Harbor Master to see if he had seen anything.  Linda called back and said that there was no evidence of a slick neither appearance nor odor.  The Harbor Master said that one of the boat owner had pumped bilge recently in preparation to replacing the engine.  The slick that he described was considerably smaller than what was initially described by the field worker.  Namely, 50' x 70'.  Linda, who seemed to be familiar with the habits of the local boat owners (fishermen I would presume), indicated that bilge pumping was not uncommon. She pointed out that the rainy weather that we have been having would increase the frequency of bilge dumping.  Meanwhile the Coast Guard has been made aware of the above discussion. They too agreed that bilge dumping happens-usually when it is foggy and the tide is going out.  Additionally, Linda indicated that detergents were frequently deployed in an effort to cause oil spills to dissappear.  The USCG person concurred that this was an illegal practice.  It seems as though fishermen are shooting themselves in the foot by engaging in this practice
P-476-1998*A representative of BNAS called on Oct. 13, 1998 to report a spill that had occurred over the weekend.  The valve on a 500 gallon above ground #2 oil tank had been left on over the weekend and drained the tank.  The tank feeds a smaller day tank that fuels an emergency generator.  The spill occurred in and around building 227.  Free product was cleaned up by BNAS personnel immediately upon discovery of the spill.  Some oil escaped the building and soaked into the ground.  This was dug up, the soil was spread at a previous spreading site, in an abandoned quarry at the air station.  No further action.
P-269-2000*A malfunctioning aircraft at Northeast Air (Portland Jetport) caused a spill of Jet - A fuel.  The spill was contained to the concrete and cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads by airport personnel.  No further action.
P-316-1998*On 07/09/98 I received a call from Roland Sirois.  He was concerned about an oil like sheen that he had seen on the stream and standing water in his yard.  I went out to the Sirois residence and examined the sheen and determined that it was a naturally occurring, organic sheen.  No further action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 9, 1998
P-75-1996*On 2/9/96 I received a report from Laurie Howell of Spinney Creek Shellfish that a truck belonging to Maine Shellfish had gone off the road near their facility and had spilled approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the truck had departed.  There was diesel contaminated snow and soil in the ditch where the truck had gone off the road.  Eliot Fire Department had placed sorbent pads on the spill area.  I called Maine Shellfish and indicated to them that in their absence, I was making arrangements for the cleanup of the spill and that the Department would be seeking reimbursement of the cleanup costs.

I made arrangements to have Grover Construction haul the spill debris to Aggreagate Recycling for disposal.  ARC was to try to bill Maine Shellfish direct for the disposal costs.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-131-2000*   On Monday 2/28/00 DEP was notified by Stephen Rand of the North Berwick Rod & Gun Club, and by Steve Beckwith Heating Co., of a leak suffered by the gun club's outside AST.  Ross stated that ice fell off the roof of their clubhouse and broke off the fuel line, discharging about 20 gal. to the sandy soil below.  Fortunately there was not much fuel in the 275 gal. AST.
   I met Mr. Rand onsite on 2/28/00.  The driven point well is about 90' away from the spill.  It is fortunate that there is little use of the well so little draw for any contamination to the well.  After advising Mr. Rand of the need to remove the soil, and of clean-up and disposal options, he opted to have the club excavate the oily soil and landspread it onsite.  The agreed on location was at the end of the shooting range, about 250' from the well.  The area is rural and the nearest other well is approx. 1000' away.
    At this time I understand that Rand had a local crew excavate down to about 6' bg and spread the soil as DEP advised.  An application to the AST Ins. fund has been sent in.  No state expenses for clean-up have occured at this time.  Clean-up costs may not exceed the facility's AST Ins. Fund deductable.  I believe the threat to any sensitive receptors is minimal.  Mr. Rand assured me that the club would upgrade and protect the AST against another accident like this, as required in code.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-245-1998*Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown called to report an overfill of their Rockland bulkplant. She reported that a transporter had over filled a tank at the bulk plant by about 70-100 gallons of #2 fuel oil. The oil was caught by dikes and there was water in the dikes so the oil was contained by a water cushion. Ms. Alexander reported that Clean Harbors was responding with a vaccum truck to pump out the oil and water. Dike was concrete with a dirt floor. Since the floor had a water cushion, little contamination of the dirt floor occurred. No further work on this site is necessary.
P-149-1999*On 2/26/99 I received a call from C. N. Brown reporting a small fuel oil spill at a client's residence.  The spill occurred as the result of an overfill of an above ground storage tank.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 2, 1999
B-94-1998*B-094-98
Mattawamkeag

Monday February 16, 1998			1457

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher to notify a Ms. Jolene Beckobitch, of Roy Brothers Oil in Old Town.  According to Ms. Beckobitch, Roy Brothers responded to a no heat call at the Grant residence in Mattawamkeag.  This lead to the discovery of a broken tank valve and oil spill on Sunday about 1430.  I phoned Mrs. Grant to inform her that I would be there tomorrow  to speak with her and check out the oil spill.

Tuesday February 17, 1998			Mid-Morning

I visited the Grant residence in Mattawamkeag.  Ice and snow from a metal roof most likely contributed to the heavy loading on the outside tank's filter and feed line.  Only a small staining directly below the tank was noticed it was about 18 inches to 24 inches in diameter.  I dug down through the 3 and ? feet of ice and snow to find any signs of oil and found none.  It appears, if the amount spilled is correct,  the oil ran away from the house.  The drinking water well is located in the other direction some 500 feet away.  There was no odor in the house, which has a crawl space, and sits on sills.  No clean up was initiated at this time.  I asked to be notified in the spring when the snow is gone if there is a problem.

It should be noted that the amount of oil reported spilled (100 Gallons) and amount ever seen on the ground (About 5 Gallons) vary greatly.
P-360-1997*Report of oil being washed out of oil changing bay.  Was actually calcium chloride used in tractor tires.  No further action required.
I-86-1996*Called by State Police at 2320 for trailer truck accident located on I-95 in Crystal. Arrived at the scene at 0140 on 8-5-96. A refrigerator tractor trailer unit from Carl Smith Distributors of Hampden ME, had gone off the road in the northbound lane and come to rest in Cold Brook. The driver was not hurt and said the truck was not going fast when it went off into the brook. The truck was partially over at about a 45 degree angle and the right side of the tank (@95 gal. capacity) was mostly submerged and leaking. The refrigerator unit tank (@30 gallons) and the left side tank were intake and not leaking. Was able to stop most of the leak in right tank by tightening the fuel tank fill cap. Could not locate crossover valve even with drivers help. Driver estimated all tanks to be mostly full and about a total of 200 gal. of fuel on board. The trailer was empty at the time of the accident (about 2215).

Set up boom and sorbents immediately down stream of unit. Checked further downstream but could see no evidence of deisel in eddies. Had State Police call for additional storage capacity to pump tanks off into. Todd Hayes of Sherman (365-4156) arrived with 110 gal. truck tank and 30 gal. barrel.  Pumped off all of damaged tank and most of refrigerator and left side tanks. The tow truck then righted and towed the vehicle out. Cleaned up some incidental lubricant spills created after truck was towed out then packed up.  Left the boom in place due to small amount of diesel flowing into brook from ditch which the truck was towed through.  Left site about 5:00 P.M.

Carl Allen retrieved boom and sorbents the following day and also observed that no further action seemed to be necessary.
A-3-2000*The o-ring which seals the nozzle to the scully valve failed. About a cup of oil sprayed out. The area was cleaned up.
B-165-2000*B-165-99
03/21/2000 16:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering an oil spill at the York Village apartment complex at the University of Maine in Orono.  It was stated that a ground based transformer outside her residence leaked some oil at some point during the winter.  The complainant allegedly informed university personnel about the situation but nothing was done.
     Investigation shown that approximately 10 gallons leaked from the transformer onto the surrounding ground.  A later conversation with Scott Wilkerson of the university's environmental and safety staff shown that the contaminated soil was removed by Clean Harbors.  It may also be noted that the oil was considered "non PCB".  A full report from the university is pending.

I-250-1998*WHILE FILLING A TRUCK AT THE DEAD RIVER COMPANY, THERE WAS A 3-4 GALLON OVERFILL OF FUEL OIL.  IT WAS CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY WITH ABSORBENT PADS AND TAKEN TO THE CARIBOU LANDFILL.
P-402-2001*   This report covers the investigation of an old, out of service gaso. UST facility.  Two old gasoline vent pipes are attached to the building side going above the roofline; and one vent is in the rear of the building.  In front is one dispenser island with two pump locations.  Coming out of the dispenser locations in the concrete island are steel product piping and electrical conduit.  I noted no fill pipe locations on the ground.  Parts of the pavement are broken.
  The site is located in the downtown area of Limerick on Rt. 5 and across from Limerick Variety store.   The 1998 spill report of DEP's Sheryl Bernard (P-593-98) indicates that she was called that day by site assessor Alan Lyscars reporting gaso. contamination during a UST removal.  With low levels reported no clean-up was required and no site visit made.  Six bare steel UST's are listed as abandoned in the facility registration: gasoline, #2, K1, and waste oil.  The site was owned by Michael Norton though the town stated that it had recently been sold to Mr. Coburn Benson.
    Maine UST Regulations, Chapter 691 require that all non-conforming piping (galvanized or asphalt coated, etc.) be removed with the rest of a non-conforming facility prior to the state deadline: for these tanks it was October 1, 1997.  As vent piping and product piping remaining on the building and underground the facility abandonment has not been completed as required.  The piping may indicate that up to three out-of-compliance UST's may still remain in the ground.  Without removal of old piping, oil contamination from pipe leaks may also have been missed.
   I will send a copy of this report to the property owner and to DEP Licensing and Enf.   Failure to remove the old piping as required may constitute a certified tank Installer violation as well.  Further DEP actions possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-452-2000*Received a report of a call from the Anson-Madison Sanitary District concerning a small spill.  I called Dale Clark and he reported that a small pickup truck of theirs developed a leak in its gas tank.  He estimated that 10-15 gallons of gasoline spilled.  It spilled on the road at the treatment lagoons.  The road is also the dike for the lagoon.  I went up to see the situation.  The road/dike where the spill occurred was on the side nearest the Kennebec River.  Sanitary District personnel were cleaning up the spill with speedy dry.  Excavating the contaminated soil was not possible.  I did not want to disturb the dike wall.  No resources were at risk and it was decided that what cleanup they did was enough.  No further work is necessary at this spill.
P-835-1999*On Nov. 29, 1999 I responded to an anonymous complaint about a used auto sales yard crushing cars.  The complainant was concerned that the car fluids were just spilling to the ground.  I spoke first with a mechanic at the business who showed me where all the waste fluids from a vehicle were collected.  Later I spoke with the owner who explained where waste fluids were disposed of.  The owner also explained that he had just recently applied for a junkyard permit with the town and thought that perhaps that had promoted the complaint call.  I saw no obvious signs of spillage at the site.  No further action will be taken at this time.
I-39-1999*ON 3-31-99, Dave Page of Irving Oil called this office to report that while doing a routine inspection of a residential heating tank, it was found to be on the verge of leaking. When the service-man ran a hand over the bottom of the tank a small drip was started, due to corrosion. The tank was replaced.
P-59-1999*On 1/25/99 I received a call from the Pettingill Arena reporting a 600 lb. release of R-22 Freon.  The release occurred as the result of a loose fitting on the air condensing unit used to cool the ice at the arena.  Miller Refrigeration had been called in and repaired the system.  No clean up conducted as the Freon dispersed into the atmosphere.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 25, 1999
A-453-1998*Reportedly debris on the bridge over the Androscoggin River caused this leak.  The truck leaked fuel for about 1.5 miles before stopping.  The fire department was at the scene when I was called.  They felt that most of the fuel was contained on the road.  I visited the site the following day.  The spot where the truck had stopped was the only area where fuel had soaked in.  I contacted the SO, the State Police and the Fire Chief, but none of them could provide the name of the truck owner or driver.

As the area was stringent and bedrock was shallow, I had the contamination excavated.  Nearly all contaminated soil above stringent standards was removed.

No further action is anticipated.
A-79-2000*Received a call from the Boothbay Fire Department reporting a small spill.  They reported that Richard Lewis had suffered a small spill from his tank at his summer residence on Route 96 in East Boothbay.  The pipe to the filter housing had cracked, allowing some oil to be released.  The fire department cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
I-144-2000*A valve not closed tight on a tank truck allowed about 10 gallons of asphalt to be discharged on the road between two lagoons at the McCains plant in Presque Isle.

Spill was cleaned up and debris was taken for recycling.

Response case closed
P-459-2001*   On Wed. 6/7/01, I confirmed a report of two drums of waste cooking oil and about half a drum of spillage located in an alley between Lisbon St. and Park St. in Lewiston.  The drums are located behind and remaining from a former restaurant located at 112 Lisbon St. (Rt. 196).  Lewiston Public Works had dumped sand on the spillage.  One drum was labeled "Baker Commodities (412) 632-5962".   The property belongs to Ms. Reulita Cabelin who I later found out lives upstairs.  No oil reached any drains of surface water though it was agreed that the spill in such a public walkway was a public safety and health hazard, and an odor problem.
   On an emergency basis I contacted Kerby of Baker Commodities Co. to pick up the drums ASAP.  Baker Com. is a company that picks up and recycles/disposes of waste cooking oil & grease and apparently had the contract for this site.  Baker Com. picked up each drum at $40/drum, against $150/drum quoted by Env. Clean-up Contractors.  DEP covered the spill clean-up expense and will seek reimbursement from the property owner.  Lewiston PWD cleaned up the oily sand for land-spreading and natural biodegradation on non-sensitive city property.
   No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See attachments and photos for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-43-1997*On 1/24/97, 1500 hours John Conti reported a spill of an unknown substance on the west side shoulder of Kenduskeag Avenue about 50 yd before Kenduskeag joins Griffin.  I went to the site and observed a stained area that was about one square yard.  The material seemed to be crank case oil.  Apparently someone had blown an engine.  I shoveled sand onto the area so that the oil would not migrate off the road onto Conti's property.  The portion of the property adjacent to that part of the road was ungroomed woods.
I-54-2001*Driver left fill pipe to check preset.  25 gallons of fuel were spilled.  Snow was shoveled up and put in a dumpster.
B-311-1997*Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil called to report a #2 fuel spill at Wardwell's bulk plant on Route 176 in Sargentville.  It was stated that the hose blew on their delivery truck during loading operations.  Most of the oil was contained in an underground oil-water separator connected to the concrete pad area.  Some of the oil affected some soil.  Approximately 12 yards of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Thibodeau's batch plant in Winterport for treatmetn.  The underground separator, located only feet from the bay, did a remarkable job.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected from this particular spill.
A-585-1998*Received a call from Dan Parks, manager of the Fairfield Irving office. He reported a small overfill at the residence of Arthur Granholm (872-6478). Dan reported that the tank only took 109 gallons and that they expected to put in close to 200 gallons. Irving sent a technician who wiped the oil off the concrete floor. The oil came out of two plugs on top of the tank. They were recoated with pipe dope and tightened. A message was left for Mr. Granholm to check if the cleanup was a success. No further work is necessary  and no site visit was made.

Mrs. Granholm returned my phone call on 10/30/98. She indicated that she was pleased with the cleanup except for a slight odor. I suggested that washing the tank and the concrete floor with a strong detergent would probably diminish the length of time the odor is present. I reminded her that continuing to ventilate the basement is important.
I-143-1998*On 7-26-98, Gil Burgoin, the animal control officer in Frenchville called to report that there had been about 20 dead birds found in several yards in Frenchville and suspected there may have been a poisoning. I met with him that day in the area of concern. Interviews with several residents in the area (about 1/4 mile south of the intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 162) revealed the birds started to be discovered around 7/20 and continued to 7/25. None were found on 7/26 and none since then. There is a farmer in the area and a resident that grows corn for sale in the area. Both were interviewed and did not know of any possible causes. Two carcasses were collected and sent to the National Wildlife Health Center for analysis. Analysis showed both birds had died of Organophosphate poisoning. Pesticide Control board says none of those chemicals are being used there anymore. The cause is most likely accidental due to residential use of insecticides such as Diazonon.
P-24-2000*A worker a PNSY accidentally knocked over a 5 gallon jug of used motor oil.  The bucket was not full, an estimated 3-4 gallons of oil spilled to the concrete, with a small amount possibly going down a storm drain.  The drain goes into the River at the yard, so as a precautionary measure, shipyard personnel placed sorbent boom in the river across the outlet of the drain.  No further action.
A-401-1996*Received a call from Don Robbins of Hull and Associates that he was at a Cumberland Farms repiping project where some contamination was found. Store number 1831 was at 179 State Street in Augusta. A formerly unknown 500 gallon underground fuel tank was removed on September 26. I visited the site on September 12 to discuss the cleanup goals with Mr. Robbins. The site is a baseline 2 site and is situated in an urban area. The action level was 1000 ppm bag headspace. Approximately 87 tons of contaminated material was removed during construction and taken to Tilcon in Fairfield for treatment and disposal. This was more in the realm of properly disposing of contaminated soil then in actively chasing contaminated soil for excavation. See the Appendix P site assessment for this site for additional information. No further actions by Response are necessary.
B-405-2000*I received a call from a vacationer on Parlin Pond that there was noticeable oil sheen on Piel Brook. She believed that the likely source was at a bridge construction site over the brook. I visited the site the next morning and spoke with Mike Pelletier, the D.O.T. resident inspector. After explaining the nature of my visit he acknowledge that a crane had blown a hydraulic hose on the evening of 8/1/00 and lost a total of about 10 gallons of oil. He said that only a small portion landed in the brook. He did not report it as he believed that the oil was a non-toxic vegetable oil. When we inspected the containers that the oil was in we learned that it was a petroleum based food grade mineral oil. I explained that it needed to be reported as such. He indicated that after reading the label, he understood the legal requirement. We then inspected the spill area and we could see that there was a bit of hay in the water that has still causing a sheen. Mr. Pelletier directed a worker to remove the oil saturated hay and the sheen stopped. The hay was removed to a flat spot in the construction yard were Mother Nature will remediate the hay and oil.
   I called the complainant with an explanation of what I had found and she seemed satisfied. No further action anticipated.
A-190-2000*Several drops of oil spilled when a transformer fell. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-427-2000*Missy Donohue and Mike Porter returned to their rented trailer and heard water running. It was the fuel leaking out of their oil tank. They called 911, and the Washington Fire Department responded. They assisted DEP staff in patching and pumping the tank. Soil removal took place the following Monday.

Donohue & Porter share a well with the property owner, Jackie Steele. The well is located about 25 yards from the spill site. A neighbor's well (Hank Aho) is located about 50 yards in the other direction. Both wells tested non-detect. Mrs. Steele was placed on quarterly monitoring.

This site has been referred to Technical Services. No further action required by Response.

Soil removal took place on August 7, 2000.

Donohue/Porter rent the trailer from Jackie Steele. Their is a drilled well about 50 feet from the spill site.
A-53-1999*     DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled when ice/snow fell from a roof and sheared the filter on this residential AST.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and oversaw the removal of contaminated snow.  Oil was found in a layer of snow/ice running approx. 100' to the shallow well that serves this property; the neighbors' well is located another 30' away.  No soils were believed impacted, but the area is a former sand/gravel pit.  DEP, Tech Services, was advised of the situation.
     Neither property owner uses their well for drinking (both are contaminated by surface run-off).
I-145-1998*On 7-7-98, Iver Soderberg called to report that while transporting a backhoe on the Powers Road in Caribou, a hydraulic hose broke due to the machine shifting while going around a corner. About 20 gallons spilled. He was going to clean the road off with sorbent pads and take out the soil on the side of the road that was affected.

When Carl Allen arrived on site he found the front end of the truck had fallen apart. This was the cause of the spill.

Case Closed
A-363-1999*Received a call from Angie Balcom of C.N. Brown in Augusta. She was reporting a small spill. Earlier in the day an attempt was made to deliver fuel oil to a tank at Highmoor Farms. The tank was already full and the overflow sprayed out of the vent. The driver cleaned up the oil with sorbents.

Angie called later in the day and asked me to go out as she was concerned that it was more than she had told me.  I went out  to inspect the spill site and found it cleaned as well as possible. I spoke to Angie the next day and she reported that the drivers ticket showed 1.5 gallons pumped. This is consistant with what I observed at the site.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-30-1997*D-TREE=S.
B-631-1999*     On October 6, 1999 at 1715 we received a call from Herbert Saunders of R.H. Foster reporting a two gallon #2 oil spill at Penobscot Fence at 1555 Hammond St.  According to the driver the whistle didn"t work properly and the oil came out the vent.  The area is on town water.  I checked the site and found a crew from Foster recovering the oil with sorbents.  The spill area is mostly tarred.
P-276-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
B-450-2000*On 8/19/00, 1350 hours Dick Horton of the Blue Hill Fire Department reported that they were tending to a small diesel fuel release from a lobster truck on its' side.  The incident was taking place on Route 15 in Blue Hill.  Dick assured me that it was a minor event and that he would get back to me if the release became significant.  The fuel tank had not been damaged.  The release was coming from around the fill cap, which apparently had a less than perfect gasket.  He indicated that they could take care of the few oiled pads that the clean-up generated.
A-271-1998*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at a property in Richmond.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site and spoke with the property owner (Lebel).  Mr. Lebel confirmed that his 275-gallon diesel AST (used for refueling construction equipment) had fallen over during heavy rains several days earlier.  An oily stain was evident across the Lebel property and onto an adjacent property.  Mr. Lebel agreed to excavate contaminated soil and to land-spread this on a remote section of his property.  The area is rural/residential, with homes served by individual wells.  The nearest well to the spill site is Lebels', located 200' away and topographically up-gradient.  I do not consider it threatened by this incident.  Some oil was probably carried by storm-waters into a wetland that empties into a small stream, but there was no observable oil in these systems at the time of my visit.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-595-2000*No product was recovered, diesel spilled to concrete pad at distribution pumps and migrated to asphalt.  Large stain visible but no free product.  Tank installation documented 5/28/99 referenced in spill report P-349-99 SGB.
A-18-2001*Early in the morning of January 11, 2001 a large quantity of fuel oil was spilled at the loading rack of Maritime Energy's bulk plant. The cause of the spill was later investigated by Maritime Energy and described in a letter dated 7/31/2001. Unknown persons placed a piece of wood into the valve lever of the delivery arm, jamming it open. During the evening of 1/10/2001 and the early hours of 1/11/2001 three transport trucks delivered fuel into an above ground storage tank (AST) connected to the disabled loading arm. The AST had been empty prior to the delivery. As the oil was pumped into the tank, the oil reached a certain point where the liquid level was greater than the height of the open valve. When this occurred, it allowed the oil to drain out of the AST through the open valve on the loading arm. The last (third) transport finished offloading at 0300 hrs. It was dark, and the drivers were unaware of the oil spilling to the ground.

Charlene Benner of Maritime arrived at 0500 hrs. and heard liquid splashing onto the ground surface. She also smelled fuel oil. She then called Bob Duke, operations manager for Maritime, who told her to call the Rockland Fire Department, who in turn notified DEP via State Police. The Fire fighters arrived on scene and pulled the wood out of the loading arm to stop the leak, they then placed sorbent pads into the brook/drainage ditch. The spilled fuel traveled about 275 yards from the rack, mostly in an adjacent drainage way.  I had no luck reaching anyone from Maritime Energy from my home via telephone, but responded to the scene based on the large volume reported spilled, estimated as several thousand gallons. I arrived on site at approx. 0700 and conducted an assessment of the scene.  I requested that contractor Clean Harbors be called right away with a vacuum truck. Bob Duke estimated the volume of the spill at 4,592 gallons based on the meter device on the loading rack.

Clean Harbors arrived later that morning and pumped an estimated 1,400 gallons of fuel from a large puddle under the loading rack. Clean Harbors continued working on the cleanup for several days. Several thousand gallons of fuel was recovered from the site. In addition, a large roll off container was nearly full of sorbent material.  Contaminated soil was also excavated for disposal off site.

Following the initial cleanup, discussions were pursued to make a more comprehensive plan to assess the environmental impact of this spill.  Several letters were exchanged in the following months and years in an attempt to finalize the clean-up.  Maritime Energy opened a new bulk facility and eventually closed this location. There were impacts to abutting property owned by Rocky Bay Brewing.  The clean-up efforts were complicated by the long history of spills that had occurred over the previous decades of operation at the bulk plant.  The Fire Marshall's Office reviewed and initially denied the site for Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund coverage.  An appeal process was followed, and ultimately, over $1.6 was expended to assess and remediate environmental impacts at this site.

See spill # A-21-01 for additional information about site cleanup associated with this spill.




P-535-1997*Vessel sunk in Mackerel Cove.  Captain stated that all fuel except hydraulic had been removed (approximately 30 gallons).  Sheen was observed throughout cove and along beaches.  No clean-up possible.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-658-1997*On 11/13/97, 1500 hours I was contacted by our office about a spill that the Pittsfield Fire Department was responding to in Palmyra.  A milk truck had gone off the road near the Palmyra Golf Course on the Golf Course Road.  Some diesel fuel was spill out of the fill cap.  They estimated the amount at 10-12 gallons.  I calculated from the area and depth of the stain that it was less than 4 gallons. They had collected about a gallon of product in about a dozen pads.
P-73-2000*On Feb. 2, 2000 I responded to a call of an oil spill at the home of Richard Oliver, 181 Beachwood Road in Kennebunkport.  The Olivers had discovered the spill when their furnaces were not working.  Upon checking the outside 275 gallon K-1 AST it was found that during the night a piece of ice had fallen from the roof of the house sheering the filter off the tank.  The owner estimated 100-150 gallons of fuel spilled.

On Feb. 4, I had Brown Excavating dig out a hole in the ground where the oil had spilled.  I removed approximately 6 yards of contaminated soil, removing all the oil impacted soil I found.  There was 4-5 feet of soil over bedrock where the spill occurred and it appeared that most of the oil went into the bedrock.  I was able to dig out a spot in the excavation where the oil was seeping into, along with water, so I placed a 6" slotted pipe in the hole and filled the excavation back in.  I had a vac. truck pump water and oil from the 6' pipe, however due to the cold the water was freezing up in the vac hose - I removed 35 gallons of oil and water that day.

On Feb. 8, 1999 I went back to the site with Brad Hahn and Mark Shutty - both of DEP's Tech Services Division.  I checked the pipe, and found about 5 inches of oil in it.  I had left a sorbent boom in the pipe - I changed this.  Before leaving we acquired a water sample from the Olivers drilled well.  At this time (March 17) the well has not been impacted by the oil, however the homeowners will be put on quarterly monitoring for one years time.
P-732-2000*New customer two (2) tanks 1-kerosene, 1-#2 130 gal and 275 respectively.  An order was placed for 100 gallons of kero, the second tank was unbeknownst to DownEast who tried to put the fuel in the #2 tank.  Subsequently the tank filled the whistle sounded but only after the oil leaked from the level gauge on the top of the tank.  A small amount of approx 3 gallons was spilled to the floor.  The resident reported an oder later in the evening and when DE arrived it was very dark the basement floor was wet a combination (2gal oil) and water.  Some ground water seeps into the basement  177? construction, therefore the spill looked much worse upon first examination.  The DEP/Cyr and DE representative Hughes revisited the site in the morning and the oil was cleaned to the satisfaction of the DEP and no further action is required at this time.  **of note** DownEast called in the spill to the message machine at SMRO but did not correctly report the spill to a DEP person or public saftey official.  This issue was discussed with Mr. Hughes who will instruct the DE dispatch group about the 24hr reporting availability using the 800 spill number.
B-438-1996*WHEN JAMES RIVER PERSONNEL TRIED IN AUGUST TO START THEIR RAW WATER CHLORINATION SYSTEM, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE TANK WAS EMPTY.  THE REASON FOR THAT WAS THAT AN IMPROPER GASKET HAD BEEN USED ON THE TANK'S LEVEL HOSE; THE GASKET DETERIORATED AND ALL THE CHEMICAL LEAKED OUT, EITHER EVAPORATING OR RUNNING INTO THE MILL SEWER.  SEE THE ATTACHED LETTER FROM ALAN BOYNTON.
P-397-1990*
	June 1996 response by DEP Responder Sheryl (Bernard) Smith to free product on groundwater.  Traced to leak in fuel filter in dispenser at pump island.  No containment sumps under dispensers.  In-situ remediation implemented by Groundwater Technology Inc. (GTI) for Mobil Corp.  No contaminated soil removed at the time.
	See P-534-89, P-56-94, attached narrative, letters and monitoring reports for further information.
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P-61-2000*I responded to a spill from an outside 275 gallon K-1 AST at a duplex.  The spill occurred when ice/snow fell from the roof of the home breaking off the firematic valve.  30- 40 gallons of oil spilled to the snow covered ground.  The owner and I shoveled up all the oil impacted snow and I brought it back to our warehouse to melt.  The melt water/oil will go through carbon treatment and be discharged.  No further action anticipated.
P-82-1996*On 1/31/96 I received a call from Jerry Mirabile from CMP reporting a spill of transformer oil at their Brunswick Service Center.  The spill had occurred earlier when a transformer was punctured with a forklift.  The spill was not discovered until several days later when a rain storm caused the spill to sheen in the parking lot.  No oil was recovered.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-427-2001*Jim Paul of the USCG called to report that some Coast Guard Reserve personnel had come across a drum while pleasure boating. I hired Fleet to take a boat over to Bath, and escorted by the USCG we retrieved the drum which ended up being empty.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 6, 2001
B-338-1997*On 7/1/97, 1640 hours Michael Whitney of Whitney Energy reported a five gallon gasoline spill in the contaminated area of their bulk plant.  Dysarts delivery truck sustained a ruptured hose while making a delivery to the bulk plant.  The spill landed on sand that was underlain with clay.  Since there was no pudding of product there was no practical way to recover the spill.  I would expect that evaporation took care of the clean up in short order.
I-64-1997*On 5 -29-97, the State Police notified this office of a small spill at the farm field of Gaylen Flewelling in Fort Fairfield. I responded and found that a fertilizer truck(empty) had flipped over and a small amount of motor oil was spilled. I instructed Mr. Fleweeling to dig up what was spilled.
B-749-1999*On 11/23/99 Maine Energy Inc. reported an AST overfill that they had on 11/16/99 at the residence of Diane Eagan, which is at 232 Lake Shore Drive in Holden.  The vender truck was around a corner from the fill tube and the tank filled up before it had taken as much fuel as it was scheduled to take.  Consequently about ten gallons of product came spraying out of the vent before the driver knew what was happening.  A lot of the spill landed on outdoor carpet that covered a deck that was next to the fuel tank.  Some of the spill landed in soil that was next to the pad that the tank was on, and some of the product went through the deck into the soil under it.  Maine Energy Inc. had removed 2.5 ft3 of soil from this area next to the pad and this area was relatively clean.  Maine Energy took care of the oil soaked carpet.  They also replaced the AST because the overfill had slightly deformed the tank ends, which might possibly lead to a cataclysmic spill later on.  The well is about 30 feet from the tank so a thorough investigation was necessary.

On 12/22/99 Maine Energy had the deck removed and we found that the soil under it was fairly contaminated giving bag head space readings of up to 900 ppm.  However, we also found that the surface aquifer was less than three feet from grade- a fact that would furnish protection to the bed rock aquifer.  Further more this aquifer slants steeply towards Brewer Lake and the well is upgrade from the spill.  The well is 160 feet deep with 20 feet of casing, which means that there is at least 16 feet of saturated overburden.  The relatively high head-space readings were probably due to the highly organic nature of the soil.  This type of soil has a high affinity for oil so any amount that came through the deck would be substantive to the soil instead of evaporating.

The plan is to put the well on quarterly monitoring.  It is conceivable that digging into the saturated zone could do more harm than good.  When I talked to Diane about QM and the surficial ground water she said that her property has ground water seeps even during dry seasons.
I-99-1999*On 6-23-99, this office was notified of a spill at the Loring Commerce Center. I went to the center and found the underground tank at the indoor pool facility had siphoned to the pony tank in the basement where a failed foot valve allowed the oil to drain out the top into the basement. The oil then went to the storm drain in the basement which in turn drain to open ditches and eventually to a swamp about 1/4 mile from the spill site. The basement was pumped out immediately by the fire department. Oil in the ditch was captured by a series of wier dams. The storm drains were flushed with clean water and all water was pumped out and taken to an oil/water separator on base. The swamp was cleaned by several hand crews with sorbent material over the course of the following week.
A-442-1996*Received a call from the MDOT maintenance yard in Waldoboro that there had been a small hydraulic oil spill on site. The spill occurred when a trailor dump was delivering winter salt to the maintenance yard and broke a hydraulic line on the dump body, spilling about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. I responded to the scene. There had been an MDOT maintenance person on scene with a backhoe who diked the spill immediately. The spill was on a paved surface. By time I arrived, the spill was contained and the shop foreman was waiting for H.O. Bouchard to arrive. They sent one pickup with one person and some  spill equipment. Obviously, communication with H.O. Bouchard had not been adequate. The contaminated sand should have been loaded onto the empty trailor dump before allowing it to leave. The 3/4 ton pickup they did load was sitting very low by time it left. All the contaminated soil was taken to H.O.Bouchard's facility in Hampden. No further work is necessary on this site.
P-27-1991*
	Investigation of failed Statistical Inventory Analysis for gasoline tanks.  Dense residential & commercial area, served by municipal water.  Gross gasoline contamination discovered around the underground tanks.
B-101-2000*On 2/25/00, 2240 hours Sylvia Fish, who dispatches for the Webber Oil Company, reported a heating oil release at 94 Sherman Avenue in Bangor.  The location was the residence of Duane and Stephanie Williams.  The release was caused by ice falling on the filter of the above ground fuel storage system.  Apparently Duane heard the collision and investigated immediately.  He smelled product and called Webber Oil, who came and pulled a partial vacuum on the tank and fixed the cracked nipple.  They proceeded to collect the pink snow in a couple of thirty-gallon garbage cans.  There is no well to impact and the Bangor Garden units have a frost wall that goes down several feet.  Also, the amount of product that actually landed on the ground was minimal.  We discussed the AST fund and the $500 deductible and agreed that it will cost less than $500 to get grass to grow in that spot.  I asked Duane to let me know when the snow melted so that I could take care of the oil.
B-825-1999*B-825-99
Old Town

Thursday July 29, 1999				1415

I received a phone call from a Ms. Gwen Tlourde (827-2107) of Old Town.  Ms. Tlourde phoned to complain about a recent development in her neighborhood.  Her next door neighbor  is Guy Carmel, who appears to be operating a home heating oil business from his home in a residential area in Old Town.

Ms. Tlourde explained that if the wind is right she smells heating oil most of the time.  He parks home oil delivery trucks on his driveway and sometimes they are actually on her lawn.  I explained that he is well known in Old Town for pretty much doing what he wants to do.  I also informed her that as long as there was no spillage of oil we would most likely not get involved.  I did strongly suggest that she might have a legitimate complaint to the city's code enforcement official.

I am almost certain that we have not heard the last of Mr. Carmel or Old Fox Oil Company.
I-112-1998*There was a hydraulic leak on one of Dickison & London Const Co.'s earth moving equipment at the ball field on the fair grounds in Houlton.  Dickinson & London excavated 10.39 tons of soil and delivered to Tri-Community land fill.
A-209-1996*see attached
A-464-1996*see attached
B-362-2000*B-362-00
Brownville

Tuesday July 11, 2000				1333

Mona Spear (990-6931), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company phoned to report a regulator spill of 3 gallons of transformer oil at a location on Bridge Street, near pole 241A in Brownville.  The spill stained a 4 by 6-foot area and sprayed over a 36 by 21-foot area that was mostly in a grassy area near a Mobil service station.

The 57 KVA regulator was a new one that was being installed when one of the electric wires arced against the case, eventually causing the case to fail.  When the case failed, 3 gallons of transformer were spilled in a grassy area, near pole 241A, not far from a Mobil service station.  The stained area included a darkly stained 4 by 6-foot area, which was surrounded by a lightly sprayed 36 by 21-foot area.

Clean up consisted of excavating the 4 by 6-foot area and drumming up nearly .4 of a cubic yard into 1.5 drums.  This material will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-706-1998*A hydraulic line developed a leak. The the operator discovered the problem when he tried to raise his plow. It appears that the product was spread over several miles on Route 27. No recovery was possible.
A-504-1997*The tanks were removed at the Thomaston Irving.  Some contaminated soil from overfills was found.  No soil was removed.
P-486-2000*Old out of service residential #2 oil UST removed.  Removal performed by CAB Environmental Services.  Minor contamination - none above clean up levels, therefore no clean up required nor performed.  No further action.
A-714-1998*A potato truck rolled at the Belgrade exit. The front section of the trailer was damaged and some diesel fuel for the refrigeration system was lost. Most of it soaked into the potatoes. An agriculture inspector condemned the load for human consumption. He allowed it to go for animal feed. Everett Mace of Readfield took the potatoes for animal feed. The contaminated potatoes were taken to Hatch Hill.
B-799-1998*B-799- 98
Lubec

Monday December 14, 1998			0920

I received a phone call from Josh Rolfe (255-8308), of the Washington County Sheriff's Office.  Deputy Rolfe phoned to report that he received a report of a 55-gallon drum on the beach.  The drum is located ? mile beyond the West Lubec Road.  That road is before the Seaview Restaurant.  The drum is about behind the Seaview Restaurant on the shore in the upper tidal area.

The drum was reported to the sheriff's office, by  Robert Hood (733-4392), of the Lubec Public Works.

Bob Whittier and I drove to Lubec, recovered the drum, and placed it in the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.
B-502-1996*During the week of September 9, GP was in the midst of a mill shutdown to do maintenance.  Part of the regime entailed washdowns of all the processes, with the wash water going into the process sewer. Daily flow to the wastewater headworks was reduced from 30 million GPD to 1 million GPD.

The pumps that push the waste from the mill to the wastewater treatment lagoons were also shutdown for maintenance, so GP hired as many old MC 306 tank trucks as they could lay hands on to haul the wastewater to the lagoons. At least one of the trucks was overloaded and losing waste all over the road when stopped by a State Police Truck Weight unit.

Trooper Chris Mathews wrote the driver for the truck's being overweight and for having an insecure load. In the process of scaling the truck, the Trooper was splashed with the lading; soon, he said, his skin began to burn. He called the Bureau in Augusta.

I went to Baileyville, after talking to Slusarski and Mathews, and met with the chief of the Baileyville Police Dept. I described to him the problem, and asked if he'd assign one of his officers to pull over the trucks so I could obtain samples.  He acceded.

Since the road to GP's treatment works goes right through the town's public works lot, that's where the trucks were pulled over. In all, four trucks were stopped, of 8 or 10 hauling. All the truck's ladings were checked with pH paper, and they all showed pHs of 11.5 to 12.0; not enough to meet the definition of hazardous waste.  Samples of the waste were taken from two of the trucks, and split with Brian Kelso of the mill's environmental branch, for more sophisticated electronic analysis.
P-575-1999*7 July 1999, responded to complaint of abandoned drums left along the rail road tracks.  I observed two 55-gallon drums of unknown material believed to be waste oil, several 5 gallon buckets of unknown material, and an assortment of other building and metal debris next to the railroad tracks.  I also observed a 275 gallon home heating storage tank, containing heating fuel or waste oil, that posed a risk of falling over.  After several attempts, I contacted Mr. McDonald of St. Lawrence RR, who advised that the area would be cleaned up in a few days.

The week of 9 August 1999, I revisited the site and observed that the area had been cleaned up and all containers and tanks removed.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (16NOV99)
A-269-1996*Received a complaint from Fred Luce, via the State Police that there was a truk leaking diesel fuel at a construction site in Union. He estimated about 25 gallons had been spilled and it was still leaking. I responded to the site. There was a small leak in the hydralic system on the truck. Approximately 2 gallons had spilled. I couldn't find where the leak was originating from. I placed a thick wad of sorbents under the truck and cleaned up the rest of the oil. I called the owners, A & V Construction, and left a message on the answering machine. I called them Monday morning. They told me they had found and repaied the leak already and would take care of the sorbents. No further work is necessary at this site.
P-546-2001*The Fresh Pursuit was tied up at slip #6 and was discovered setting low in the water by a returning boater.  It was reported to JBM staff who positioned the boat for removal from the water, it was approximately 4 feet submerged, flooding most of the interior of the 21' craft including the fuel tank and motor.  A later assessment reported an estimated loss of 5-10 gallons of fuel oil mixture from the bilge and tank.

The fuel oil mixture leak only became evident when the boat was removed from the water and the interior of the boat drained.  The JBM staff placed boom and pads in the water then called Clean Harbors and the DEP.

The boat owner was notified and made aware of the situation.  The cause of the sinking was a worn gasket around the outdrive of the motor allowing water to flood in.

No appreciable amount of fuel oil was recovered.  The JBM service boat tried to prop wash the sheen back to a collection point but with little actual recovery accomplished.

No further action or clean up is scheduled at this time.
A-243-1997*A waste oil collection drum was left open during a rain storm.  The funnel collected rain water and allowed the drum to overflow.  Although the drums were in containment, there was a gap between the blocks.  The town was in the process of placing a roof over the waste oil collection area.  I requested that the roof be completed and the crack in the secondary containment be filled with mortar.  The inside of the secondary containment was scrubbed with detergent.  The soil was dug up and placed in a dumpster destined for CWS.
P-566-1997*No remedial action required, see attached Tewhey Assoc. report.

Copy of report sent to Underground Injection Control Program, Enforcement, as referenced above in Other Actions.

Nathan Thompson, (12Feb98)
B-163-1999*WAYNE SMITH PULLED HIS TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN WHITNEYVILLE, BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP HAD QUIT AND THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.  UPON HIS RETURN FROM SEEKING ASSISTANCE, THE TRUCK WAS REALLY OVERHEATING; IN FACT, IT WAS AFIRE.

THE FIRE DEPT. QUENCHED THE FIRE AND REPORTED IT TO ME.  ACCORDING TO JOHN HENNESSEY, THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF RUNOFF; ALL THE LIQUIDS WERE PROBABLY  CONSUMED IN THE FIRE. HE  WAS CONCERNED, THOUGH, ABOUT THE BATTERY AND THE RADIATOR CORE, WHICH HAD DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

I ARRIVED AT THE SITE ABOUT 1330, AND RECOVERED THE BATTERY PLATES AND THE RADIATOR CORE.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF GASOLINE OR OIL CONTAMINATION:  NO SHEEN, NO ODOR.
P-232-1999*On April 6, 1999, I responded to a call of a spill at a seasonal home at 55 Great Hill Road on Kennebunk Beach.  The oil delivery person from DownEast Energy had been topping off the 275 gallon #2 oil AST and noticed that it was taking more oil than it should have.  The tank was found to have leaked it's contents over the winter through a loose fitting between the filter and the feed line.  Downeast secured the oil in the tank and removed the defective parts.  Most of the oil soaked deep into the beach sand that made up the floor of the cellar.  I hired Clean Harbors to vactor out what contaminated sand we could.  Approximately 5 yards of heavily contaminated sand was removed.  No further action anticipated at this time.
A-579-1999*CMP had the spill shown in the attached reoprt.
B-237-2001*     On 4/27/01 0934 hour Brad Kelso of Georgia Pacific reported a 20 gallon transformer oil spill (non-PCB).  The unit was being trucked to their facility when the oil started to leak from the truck.  It turned out that one of the circulator tubes on the unit was cracked.  Possibly this was due to physical breakage or perhaps poor workmanship. In either event GP personnel recovered a couple cubic yards of oiled soil and mixed it with their hog fuel.
A-363-1997*The propeller of the 42 foot F/V SIERRA JEAN was fouled while traps were being hauled.  The anchor was not dropped in time, causing the vessel to run aground on the leeward side of White Island in Boothbay Harbor.  The vessel could not be refloated.  The U.S. Coast Guard and Marine Patrol were on scene.  The vessel owner removed the electronics equipment, plugged the vents of the fuel tank, and crimped the fuel lines before high tide.  The following day, all petroleum products (70 gallons diesel, 15 gallons lube/hydraulic oil) were removed.
P-557-1996*None at present.
P-89-1992*
REPORT SUMMARY
	1992- DEP response & investigation to outside, residential heating oil AST leak to ground and bedrock groundwater.  Rural residential area on wells.   Seven bedrock residential wells contaminated by fuel oil.  Mitigation managed by Maine DEP.  See narrative of John Dunlap, report of CG John Rand senior, and any attachments for further details.
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P-467-2000*The customer/spiller is unknown (only Conn plates).  The gasoline was spilled to the concrete and asphalt of the lot, it was confined with sorbent pads and speedi dry.  A stain area of approx 4'x15' was observed, no additional complaints about the asphalt were received. No further actions are planned at this time.
A-136-2000*Received a call from Lt. Elwell of the Rockland Fire Department.  He reported that there had been a car leak in the WalMart parking lot.  He estimated that 10 gallons of gasoline had been lost.  The fire department put speedy dry on the spill and that was enough to clean it up.  They did request assistance in disposing of the contaminated speedy dry and I brought the material back for disposal.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
I-176-1998*Shoveled all wet soil into plastic bbls. then spooned it out onto an untreated plantation, had the area covered with clean loam & limed and seeded.  No streams or bodies of water near, no environmental impact.
A-373-1998*The May '98 report from DHS indicated possible MTBE contamination of the well at the Learning Center at Camp Kieve (5.4 ppb, 9/18/97).  A sample taken July 15, 1998, indicated MTBE levels of 3.0 ppb.

The handicapped parking area for the Learning Center is dirt/gravel and located a few feet upslope of the well.  This is the most likely source of contamination.  I suggested to Dean Cartier that they keep parking in the handicapped area to a minimum, and watch for leaking vehicles in the entire parking lot.

This case will be referred to Tech Services.  No further action necessary by Response.
A-448-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.  The original call was only for 200 gallons of lube oil.  As I understand it, the mill had been shut down for scheduled maintainance and this occured shortly after start up.
B-461-1997*Mrs. Kim Barnes called to report that her well had changed color just recently.  She was concerned that it was caused by recent earth work by her neighbor, Cliff Leteure.  The well is just 3 years old, drilled by Sam Dunham of E. Corinth, and has been "super" until the neighbor started digging on Sunday and on Monday the water turned orange.  She was concerned that something buried (she said that the neighbor had a lot of junk around and some of it was now missing, the implication was that it was buried) that caused the change.  This well is on the west edge of the Bennoch Rd. esker.  I went to the scene and met Mrs. Barnes and her husband, Terrance.  The PID did not react to anything when a jar headspace was performed.  The red pigment was already settling out in the toilet tank.  I'm satisfied that the color was the result of iron not a hazardous material.  However it may have been the result of the up hill neighbor's digging.  In fact a few years before I had seen the same thing occur at the Winifred Roberts residence in LaGrange.  This well was a few miles further up the road and also on the west side of the Bennoch Rd. esker.  The digging was done to bury a water line and their water turned brown and murky but not from hazardous materials.

In any case I suggested that they contact the state drinking water program for further assistance.
B-271-1999*     On May 31, 1999 at 1530 we received a call from Steve Wallace of Earthtech, a consultant working for Maritime & Northeast Pipeline, reporting a five gallon leak of hydraulic oil at a dig site on the CCC road in Baileyville.  A blown hydraulic hose on a back hoe caused the spill and workers recovered the oil with sorbents and by excavation.  No surface waters are nearby.
A-671-1998*     DEP received a notification from DHS that this public water well had shown low levels of MTBE contamination.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property to re-sample.  Water sampled 12/9/98 showed MTBE at 2.2 ppb (the recognized "action" level is 25 ppb).
     The drilled well is located about 10 feet from a gravel driveway; I did not observe any gasoline-stained soils at the time of my visit.  The case has been referred to Tech Services for resolution.
I-112-1997*On 8-18-97, the Washburn Police reported there hasd been a spill of oil on Mills Corner in Washburn. Apparently a vehicle had lost oil and continued going. I went to the scene and we found  an empty 5 gallon pail off the road which had cotained hydraulic fluid. We surmised that a delivery truck going around the corner had the pail overturn and fall off the truck as it was going around the sharp curve. The west bound lane was covered with the oil. Traffic was directed into the other land until we could get DOT to place sand on the spill.
A-675-1998*This spill occurred when Mrs. Emery tried to restart the furnace after pouring a 5-gallon container with gas into the tank.  In bleeding the line to start the furnace a fire started.  The fire burned a plastic line from the tank to the furnace.  The fire department responded and extinguished the fire.  They placed pads to collect any remaining oil, and provided a fan to ventilate the basement.  When I arrived we removed the pads and some oil soaked wall insulation.  We also removed oil-contaminated water.  (Mrs. Emery had attempted to put the fire out with water.)  PID readings in the basement were under 20 ppm.   I called a few hours later and Mrs. Emery reported that she felt the odor was not an issue and she intended staying in the house that night.

No further action is anticipated.
P-34-2000*On January 14, 2000 Downeast Energy called to report a spill at Coastal Computers on 132 Main st. in Biddeford.  Downeast had been called by the building owner (EDGH Properties) because the 275 gallon fuel oil tank had a slow drip coming from a corrosion hole in the bottom.  When Downeast responded to the call they put a patch on the tank, and cleaned up the spill.  Peter Holmes of Downeast reported the spill amount to be between 3-5 gallons and stated that it was all contained to the concrete floor.  Downeast cleaned up the spill.  On Jan. 14 Downeast replaced the tank and reported the spill.  No further action is anticipated.
A-265-1996*see attached
P-51-1999*    On Fri., 1/22/99, I stopped by this location to check on a pending gaso. UST abandonment to find that the UST had been removed that morning.  I later contacted Elwin Scott of Simard & Sons who told me that Mike Simard had removed the UST.  He had been given a variance to abandon the tank in-place by Stephen Flannery of DEP, though they found that not necessary and Simard removed the bare steel tank.  This UST was unregistered until recently and had been used by Sears.   The shopping center was formerly owned by Brunswick Associates Trust and managed by Mr. Andrew Rosenthal.
     The facility was removed on 1/22/99 though the expected date following the 30-day notification was to have been 2/12/99, only nine days notice (see attached removal notice).  On 1/22 Flannery stated he would grant Simard & Sons an after-the-fact waiver of the 30 days.
     While onsite I noted that the vent pipe for the UST was remaining on the side of the building when it should have been removed with the rest of the piping.  Howard Porter, rep. Dev. Diversified, was sent a letter on 3/9/99 to have the rest of the piping removed, etc.  At this time I have not heard back from Mr. Potter or Simard.  See Reg. file #20088 and Summit Env.'s CMR 691 Assessment for further details.  As DEP was not given opportunity to be onsite for the abandonment, no clearance of contam. can be given.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-446-1999*DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled following a filter rupture on a piece of heavy equipment. This spill area is served by a municipal water supply.  According to the spiller, a contractor was hired to excavate/dispose of contaminated soil.

I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-447-1996*On 8/15/96, 1627 hours Steve Wight of H.E. Sargent called to report that they had a diesel fuel spill at the James River Landfill.  They were in the process of constructing the landfill for James River when one of their truck sustained a small puncture in it's fuel tank.  He estimated that they had spilled 10 to 15 gallons.  He was concerned that the spill might impact the monitoring wells in the old, but existing Old Town Landfill.  When I got to the place, they showed me where they parked the truck.  It was on a slight slope and there was a stained area that was about 10 feet long by 1 foot long.  They had caught 10 gallons of the release in buckets.  I estimated that they had 5 gallons on the ground.  Since we were in a landfill under construction and the spill was small I suggested that he dig the spill up, which would involve about a cubic yard of soil, and spread it as thinly as possible.
A-726-1998*Sherrie Mathieson reported this spill.  She reported that her driver slipped while delivering fuel to this outside tank.  Her staff was going to the site to help remove contaminated snow.   I visited the following day.  The cleanup had been delayed, but was nearly complete by the time I arrived.  All fuel appeared to have been contained in the snow.  The tank had been over pressurized and I advised Sherrie that it might be appropriate to replace the tank.  The tank installation also needed some upgrades.  It was on a high metal stand with wooden supports.  This may have contributed to the driver's fall.  He needed to stand on pieces of wood to see the top.  The filter was also exposed and in a position where ice could fall on it.  I left a telephone message for the owner to advise him of the need for upgrades to prevent a future larger spill.

No further action is anticipated.
A-234-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that ice/snow damage had resulted in an oil spill at this residential AST.  It was originally believed that 100+ gallons were spilled; it appears that considerably less was spilled.  The area is rural/residential and is served by a municipal water supply.  Based on the relative non-sensitive nature of the site, the minor nature of the spill, and the DEP spill workload at the time no remediation was pursued here.
P-203-2001*This tank was protected by a roof but the filter assembly stuck out from underneath the roof and snow came down off the house's roof and broke it off.  Most of a tank spilled onto the ground just 10 feet from their drilled well.  I hired Fleet and the snow was removed and the soil under the house was vactored out.  Technical Services was brought in to have filters put on the well and to install a ventilation system.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-498-2000*     DEP received a report that ongoing minor hydraulic oil spillage was associated with a crane at a construction site in Turner.  DEP staff visited the site on 9/22 but the crane was gone and no spillage was evident.  The crane owner (Kurt Youland, K & K) was contacted and advised that a complaint had been filed and that such discharges are prohibited.
A-82-2001*Outside AST used for K-1 storage to fill portable containers for portable heaters. Oil siphoned through unattended hose after a fill was complete. Cat litter and sand spread on spill area and collected for disposal. Ice and snow removed were also disposed of. No further action is expected.
B-648-1999*     On October 14, 1999 at 1430 we received a call from Robert Oleski of Bangor International  Airport reporting a one-half gallon spill of diesel fuel from a ground power unit. The equipment is used to start airplane engines.  The fuel leaked out a bad seal around a fuel filter.  A Clean Harbors vac truck was on scene doing other work and since it was raining Mr. Oleski had the truck pick up the oil and water from the asphalt.  No oil reached any drain.
B-188-1996*Mat Allen, concerned resident in Brooklin, called to report discovering a drum on the beach at Naskeag Point.  It was stated that the drum appeared to contain diesel fuel.  Only a sheen existed around the drum.  A small residue was reportedly in the drum.  Mr. Allen informed me that he could use the drum for other means.  It remains unknown as to how much fuel escaped to the environment.
B-95-2000*On 02/24/00,1715 hours I was advised of an ethylene oxide release at St Joseph Hospital in Bangor.  I went to the site immediately and reported to Cpt Dan Webb  (Bangor Fire Department) who was the on scene commander.  He was all set and things were progressing smoothly.  His crew was suiting up in level A with flash gear in order to protect them from the hazards of ETO, which are explosion potential and ultimate suffocation from lung edema.  Cpt Henry Vaughan, who was in charge of the Orono Fire Department Haz-Mat team, indicated that they first had to evaluate the explosion potential and then check specifically for ETO.  The reason for that particular sequence was that the ETO meter was not intrinsically safe.  At the conclusion of this conversation we looked at the MSDS for the involved product.  It turned out that the ETO was only 30% of the mixture and that it was not considered as a flammable material.  It was decided to proceed as planed, however, because in this business it is expedient to err  on the side of safety.  The investigation found no trace of ETO in the atmosphere and the system showed no signs of having leaked. The investigation was initiated because the ETO alarm had gone off.  It is not known at this time if ETO triggered the alarm, some other substance triggered it or was it a glitch in the circuit that constitutes the alarm mechanisim.
A-207-1997*Overfill in basement.  No site visit made.  Contacted the store to see if they were satisified.  No further action anticipated.
A-336-1996*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.  See attached Boise report for additional details.
B-20-1999*     On January 15, 1999 at 0945 we received a call from Dead River Oil dispatcher Shauna O'Brien reporting a minor spill.  The leak occurred at the home of James Bohm of 644 Hammond St. in Bangor.  Richard Nielsen, the Dead River technician, found a weeping seam  on Mr. Bohn's basement fuel oil tank.  There was a  slight stain on the concrete beneath the tank, but no liquid fuel.  Mr. Nielson pumped two hundred gallons of #2 oil from the tank and installed a new tank.  No oil reached any drain.
A-201-2001*Norman Gray of Gray Heating of Friendship called to report an oil spill at a customer's house. He reported he went to the house of Ron Barend on a no heat call and found that the snow had fallen off the roof and had hit the filter housing on the AST, braking off the filter. Approximately 100 gallons of kerosene were lost. Mr. Barend did have a drilled well, but it was on the other side of the house. I hired S & S Excavators to remove the contaminated soil. The soil was very clean and sandy, almost a "running sand". There were room limits between the house and the garage and I did not remove all the contaminated soil. We also encountered ground water at the bottom of the hole and there was a sheen on the water.  I referred the case to Alex Pugh, geologist with BRWM Technical Services. No further work is anticipated for Response Services.
B-442-2001*     On 08/08/01, 1745 hours our on call person took a complaint from Robert Kane of Veazie.  Robert was passing on a complaint from James Grant, who is an inmate at Charleston Correctional.  James had alleged that Charleston Management had told him to dump paint thinner and turpintine in back of the greenhouse at the Charleston Facility.  On 08/13/01 Tom Maleck and I visited the facility.  A cadre of the facilities' management personnel took us to the greenhouse.  The green house had been used as a place to spray lacquer on tables and other wooden articles that they manufacture.  This part of the operation had been suspended for several months. They are in the process of building another spraying station.  There was no evidence of solvent dumping on the premises.
P-358-1998*On 7/2/98 I received a call from Debra Liberty of Oxford Plains Speedway reporting a spill of approximately 100 gallons of Sunoco racing fuel.  The spill occurred when an underground storage tank was overfilled during a delivery.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
P-504-1996*UST removal.

Contractor:  AL Doggett

Soil removed as necessary to install new U.S.T.


_________________________________
Jon Woodard, OHMS I
Division Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-188-1996*See attached correspondence submitted by Robinson Manufacturing.
B-190-1996*Lindsay Boutilier, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro Electric, called through the 1-800 spill number to report a small dielectric oil at the corner of 18th and Union Streets.  The spill was the result of a car hitting a utility pole.  Approximately one pint of oil was spilled onto the pavement where it was cleaned up with sorbents and speed dri.  Lab analysis shown that the material was non-PCB.
P-316-1996*3JUN96, 16:22 HRS., RESPONDED TO SPILL INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL I OBSERVED A CEMENT TRUCK THAT HAD ROLLED OVER AND WAS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL FROM THE SADDLE TANKS.  THE TANKS COULD NOT BE ACCESSED, SO THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DISCHARGE ONTO SORBENT PADS UNTIL THE UNIT WAS RIGHTED.  APPARENTLY THE CEMENT LOAD DRIED AND WHEN THE DRIVER ROTATED THE MIXING DRUM THE LOAD STUCK TO THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE DRUM AND OVERTURNED THE TRUCK DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT APPLIED TO ONE SIDE OF THE UNIT.

THE MIXING DRUM WAS BEING CUT WITH A TORCH IN THE PRESENCE OF FREE PRODUCT MIGRATING ALONG THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE.  A BULL DOZER WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCENE FOR RIGHTING THE TRUCK. I ADVISED SEBAGO FIRE TO CONTACT CMP, AS THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO AN ELECTICAL POLE SUPPORTING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES.  CMP RESPONDED AND POWER WAS CUT DURING RECOVERY OPERATIONS.

THE CEMENT WAS FLUSHED FROM THE MIXING DRUM AND ONTO THE GROUND USING A FIRE HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RIGHTED AND THE DIESEL FUEL DISCHARGE CEASED.

DEP TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR PADS FROM COLEMEN.
NO FURTHER ACTION ANTICIPATED.

NATHAN THOMPSON, SMRO. (6DEC96)
P-508-1997*Somehow the copper supply line to the furnace failed discharging fuel oil onto the asphalt under the trailer.  Sand was placed down and later removed by Clean Harbors.

No further action required.
P-31-1998*UST aban.-in-place visit.  See attached.
P-671-1996*Torrential rains on 10/22/96 caused severe flooding in the basement of the Christie residence in Standish.  On 10/23/96 the Standish Fire Dept. was on scene to pump out the basement, however they noticed a thin layer of some kind of oil on the water so called the DEP for assisstance.  On site I found the basement with about 2 feet of water, with a light layer of oil.  With the help of the fire Dept. we pumped the water out of the basement through sorbent material.  The oil tank in the basement showed no signs of leakage.  Source of the oil on the water is unknown, it may have been a small jar of mineral spirits.  No further action.
P-61-2001*The discharge was the result of a defective whistle causing an overfill.  M.W. Sewall removed all oil.  No further action required.
B-813-1998*     On December 23, 1998 at 0306 we received a call from Bangor Hydro reporting a four gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on one of their trucks on Union St.  in Ellsworth.  Workers recovered the spilled oil with sorbents. The area is serviced by town water.
I-154-1996*A pin hole leak developed in an 275 gal Above ground storage tank located at the Houlton Water Co Pump Station.

Spill was cleaned up by MPG. Oil from the tank was put into MPG's waste oil tank.

The leaking AST was replaced.

Case Closed
B-371-1996*D-TREE=B2.
B-81-1996*On 2/6/96, 1930 hours the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office called the spill number to report that there was an automobile in the water in Lagrange off from the Medford Road.  The dispatcher indicated that there was no spillage at that time, but the car was in the water and he wanted to know who should know about that.  I indicated that I thought that it was Inland Fish and Game and that I would take care of passing on the information to the appropriate party.  He went on to say that because of the nature of the accident they were going to impound the vehicle.  They had a wrecker on the way as we spoke.  I asked him to let me know if moving the vehicle caused it to spill.  He called at 2236 hours to let me know that the operation had gone well and there was no spillage.
I-20-1997*On 3/11/97, an R.H. Foster Bulk Motor Oil delivery Truck rolled over on an icy highway.

Truck capacity was about 3400 gal in 6 compartments.

When we arrived on scene, the tank was leaking steadyily from the last compartment. The Masardis Fire Dept was onscene and had this problem under control by catching the oil in buckets and puting the oil into 55 gal drums. I applied a Dome Dog that slowed the leak to a trickle. No other major leaks were visible.

When the truck was righted, 4 hiarline fractures were found and were leaking oil. We attempted to mitigate the leaks with various techniques, but the most successful was a person holding a sorbant in the crack and applying"direct presssure". Due to the tempature the product flowed like molasses.

Daigle Oil assisted with the pump-off of the truck.

Spilled product was clean-up up by DOT crews and the snow sorbants, and sand were taken to the Presque Isle Landfill.

Case Closed
P-295-2001*Spill of jet fuel during fueling operations.  Cleaned up by Northeast Air.  No further action warranted.


_________________________________________
Jon L. Woodard, OHMS III
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
Division of Response Services
B-504-1997*9/10/97 11:00

Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff requested assistance on an investigation in Perry at the Passamaquoddy Tribal Farm on South Meadow Road.  The tribe was concerned that contamination could exit from a former underground storage tank on property.  The tribe's surface water supply is located across the road perhaps 500 feet away.

Test pits were later dug in the area of the former tank and pump island.  High levels of gasoline contamination were discovered at a depth of about 2-3 feet.  Ledge was encounterd at about 4 feet.  It is estimated that about 50 yards of this material exists down slope from the former pump island.  No other areas of concern were found.  A spread site for this material was located nearby.  Plans to remove the soil are still pending.
P-359-1997*June 26, 1997 I was contacted  by the Coast Guard about a sheen in Casco Bay.  P.O. Dunbow reported that an oil sheen approximately 1/4 mile long was seen between Mackworth and Brothers Island.  He reported that the sheen was dissipating and no source was found.  No action to be taken at this time.
B-618-1997*D-TREE=S.
P-541-1998*
    During the morning of Thursday, 11/5/98, I was notified by Mr. Herzog of Downeast Energy (DEE) that they had received a complaint from John Peskovitz that a DEE driver had spilled several gallons of heating oil on Mr. Peskovitz's driveway the previous Friday,10/30/98.  That afternoon on 11/5/98, I met Mr. Herzog and env. consultant Tom Schwarm (Acadia Env.) onsite to discuss clean-up.  The drilled residential well is about 110' away, to the side and slightly uphill.  The area is wooded, rural residential.
    An approx. 5' x 6' oily stain was on the gravel driveway in front of the garage where the peddler truck had parked.  Scwharm had already made plans to have Ray Labbe Const. onsite the next day to excavate out the contamination.  I was not able to attend the clean-up and Steve Flannery of DEP issued DEE a virgin letter for me.  Commercial recycling reports 2.08 tons received from the site.
    I advised Mr. Herzog that this spill should have been reported the past Friday especially considering that the area is geologically sensitive.   Mr. Herzog stated the driver reported that he thought he had cleaned up the spill with pads the day it happened.
    Based on my observations, that the soil was removed before heavy rains came to wash the discharge further to the water table, and on Acadia's 12/31/98 clean-up report no further resp. Div. actions are expected.   See attached for further information.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-75-1998*The State Police dispatcher called to report that Gray State Police had received an anonymous complaint that about two weeks earlier the caller had seen a 200 gallon fuel oil spill at Webber Docks in Bucksport.  The caller alleged that the spill was onto land and ended up in the snow.  The snow was then plowed up with no attempt to clean up the spill.

A check of both the spill log and tanker arrival log showed no such activity.  As the caller was not available to speak to, I could not ask for more details as to where on the multiple acre property this alleged spill had occurred.  I telephoned the terminal manager, Glen Bivan, and asked if such a spill may have occurred or was there some incident that could have been misconstrued as a spill.  He replied that no spill had occurred and he could think of no event that could have caused someone to think one had.

Since I had no more details to follow I pursued this no further.  This terminal drains into Smelt Brook which enters into Bucksport Harbor about one hundred yards from the US Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office.  It would be impossible for such a spill to go unnoticed for long.  Since that report to this date, 4/23/98, no spill has appeared.  I believe the call to be a hoax in order to harass Webber Tanks.
B-128-1999*
On 3/24/99, 1625 hours Raymond Estes of Estes Oil reported an AST anomaly at a commercial property on Main Road in Hampden.  The tank had tipped over and released about five gallons of heating oil through its' vent pipe.  The release covered a 36 square foot area and penetrated less than a foot of soil.  There was no environmental impact, but the owners had the property up for sale and wanted the spill cleaned up.  We discussed the AST fund, including their responsibility for the deductible and they wanted to go ahead with the option that we pay up front and seek reimbursement after the work was done.

On 4/29/99 C&C contractors removed 5 yd3 of contaminated soil and replaced it with 5 yd3 of clean sand. The Crowe's said that sand backfill would be fine and that they did not require grass.  They did request a letter stating that the Department would not require further remediation on that spill.
A-512-2000*A spill of diesel to the pavement in Gardiner was reported by the Code Enforcement Officer. The oil appeared to have come from a truck that had stopped at a dumpster (trash pick-up was that morning). Some oil had puddled in a low spot near a storm drain and soaked into some sand there. The fire dept. had placed some sorbent pads around the storm drain and collected any liquid that there was. It doesn't appear that any oil reached the storm drain. I collected the pads and the sand from the paved surface for disposal. No further action is expected.
B-492-1998*On July 27, 1998 at 1100 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a small non PCB transformer oil spill at their substation on route 193 in Deblois.  A bad seal on a bushing caused about one-half pint of oil to leak onto the grass.  Workers excavated a small area of contaminated grass and soil.
P-739-1996*16NOV96, responded to subjects address, and assisted homeowner deploying speedi-dri.  We recovered the material and disposed through local disposal.

I completed a AST Fund Application request.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (7JAN97).
A-513-1996*Received a call from Colleen Farrell about an oil spill at her house. Apparently the spill occurred when her ex-husband removed the monitor heater from the house prior to him vacating the premises under court order. He apparently spilled some oil from the outside tank while disconnecting the feed line to the heater. Most of the oil was spilled onto plastic that had been used as skirting. At the time I was at the house, there was little or no odor of oil inside. No further work is needed at this site.
P-553-1995*
	Report covers the abandonment-by-removal of three gasoline and a waste oil UST at this former retail motor fuels UST facility.  The facility was owned & operated by Webber Energy.  The property was owned by S R Weiner Assoc. [a.k.a. Maine Mall Association].
	Heavily gasoline discharges were encountered and appeared to be residual from discharges discovered with P-410-90.  Remediation was managed by Webber Energy.  See the separate report narrative for further details and resolution.  The site was managed as Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal though the DT initially recommended an Intermediate Goal based on potential vapor problems.   In year 2007, Maine DOT managed remaining gasoline-contaminated soils found during work to widen Maine Mall Rd, soil that was not accessible in 1995.

S G Brezinski
P-690-1997*24 September 1997, Windham Police dispatch reported an oil spill at the intersection of Route 302 and the Varney Mill Road. They advised that Kelton Oil was cleaning up the spill, but that Kelton Oil did not spill the material.

No MDEP response.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5DEC97).
B-89-1999*B-089-99
Sangerville

Tuesday February 23, 1999			1738

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Colleen (989-0709), at Irving Oil with reference to a 5 gallon heating oil spill in Sangerville.

I phoned Colleen.  She said that there was a small corrosion leak in the remote tank fill pipe.  The corrosion hole was where the mortar made contact with the pipe where it passes through the basement wall.  The spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri and Odor-Gon.  The pipe which normally only has product in it when the tank is being filled, will be replaced by Irving Oil heating technicians.  Irving Oil disposed of a small amount of speedi-dry.
B-148-1999*B-148-99
Mount Desert (Northeast Harbor)

Thursday April 1, 1999				1300

Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company phoned to report a transformer (non-PCB) oil spill at the Northeast Harbor Substation.  The Electrical substation at Northeast Harbor is under going a redesign.  Currently there are 3 temporary transformers of the 500 KVA variety installed during the redesign phase of the substation.  One of these transformer was leaking around the high side bushing, due to a faulty seal.  The transformer oil created a stained area on the gravel ground 14' X 8' X 6".

The spilled area was cordoned off.  Sorbent pads and booms were used to contain drips until the leaking transformer could be replaced.  The contaminated gravel was excavated and replaced with clean gravel.  The 3 cubic yards of gravel will be disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-508-1996*DEP received a report that fuel was spilled via a pin-hole leak at a 275-gallon tank (two tanks are manifolded together at this residence).  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The leak had been detected early, and had resulted in negligible contamination of soils adjacent to the AST pad.  No remediation was necessary due to this incident.
     The two ASTs were 30+ years old and were replaced as a result of this spill.  The buried copper fuel line (approx. 80' long) running from the tanks to the house had been replaced previously when, according to Mrs. Vaitones, a visitor to the home had smelled oil odors.  These odors were eventually traced to a leak at the copper line, which was subsequently replaced by Maritime Energy (Maritime confirmed replacement of this line during 5/94).  This earlier spill was not reported to DEP and is not a part of this 1996 incident investigation.
A-182-2000*Scott Pierz reported a sheen behind a building on Rt 32 in South China (formerly Norm's Deals on Wheels). Mary James met Scott on site 3/30/00. The sheen was coming from a drum of waste oil that had a loose bung. Heavy rains had forced oil out the bung, staining the ground. Several junk vehicles were scattered around the yard, as well as gas tanks, metal, and plastic buckets and 55-gallon drums containing unknown liquids.

A dug well close by is shared by the property owner and the next door neighbor (Elizabeth Jacques, RR 2, Box 3321, S. China; work 624-7706). The well was tested for TSN and RCRA 8 Metals.

I spoke with Mr. Labonte in April and explained what was needed for cleanup and set a deadline of May 31 for the work to be done. I met Mr. Labonte on site July 14 to discuss soil removal. Most of the vehicles and gas tanks had been removed but the leaking drums were still present. I set a deadline of July 31. Mr. Labonte hired Fleet Environmental to do the cleanup. As of 9/19/00, Fleet had tested the soil and was arranging for a disposal facility (probably WMDSM).

No further information is available on the disposition of this soil.
A-44-1998* Community Energy overfilled the delivery truck at the bulk plant. When the truck entered the roadway the oil spilled out of the truck vent and onto the highway. Crews from Community Energy cleaned up the spill using pads and speedi-dri.
P-249-1996*Mr. Bates had discovered a 275 gal. home heating oil tank (AST) that had washed up on the beach infront of his house.  He stated that he smelled fuel oil, but was not sure if the tank still contained oil.  I responded to the complaint with the USCG/MSO.  The tank contained no fuel oil and the only hazard it posed was navigational.  I assisted the USCG with dragging the tank up the beach out of the surf zone.  No further action required.
B-639-1998*On 9/29/98, 1638 hours, Wayne Morrison of Georgia Pacific Corp reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill in their Orient & Strander Waffer Board plant.  They absorbed the spill with sawdust, which was burned in one of their biomass boilers.
A-691-1999*The gauge broke while the tank was being filled.  Some fuel ran down the side of the tank and onto the concrete floor.  Irving staff cleaned it all with sorbents and swept the area.  They opened the window to air the area out.  The nursing home was satisfied.  No further action in anticipated.
B-765-1999*     On December 1, 1999 at 1045 we received a call from Kevin Moore of C.N. Brown in South Paris reporting a diesel spill that occurred on November 24.  The spill occurred through C.N. Brown's Orland office and happened in the driveway of Daniel Carter at 1375 Bucksport Rd. in Ellsworth.  Mr. Moore said the driver noticed a leak in the delivery truck's saddle tank when he returned to the garage.  The spill occurred in Mr. Carter's driveway and left a 4'x4'x8' stain in the gravel.  Mr. Carter called C.N. Brown on 12/1 and during the afternoon a crew excavated about two yards of contaminated gravel from the driveway.  This material was trucked to South Paris where Clean Harbors picked it up for final disposal.
P-287-1996*On May 14, 1996 I spoke with Charlie from Foster - Russell Oil he had called the day before to report a discharge of oil at the home of one of his customers.  He stated that a loose fitting on a 275 gal. heating oil tank had caused a release of an unknown amount of oil.  The oil ran into a nearby sump in the cellar and was pumped out onto the lawn and into a drainage ditch.  I responded to the call, when I arrived on site I noted that the fitting on the tank had been fixed.  I found very little stained soil in the cellar, I beleive this was due to very tight soils and heavy spring rains, causing the oil to flow right across the ground into the sump.  The sump pump had been shut off and there was three to four gallons of oil in the sump.  Outside the home there was an oil stained patch of lawn where the sump discharged.  I checked the drainage ditch and saw no sign of free product oil.  I cleaned up the oil in the sump.  On June 17 I went back and sopped up what little oil remained in the sump.  No further action.
I-128-1996*I was contacted by daigle oil company at 17:45. Carl allen and I went down to Island Falls and found that the leak to the 275 that is owned by Maybelle Gilpatric had been repaired.  There was an estimated 5 gallon of kerosene on the ground.  Daigle will be responsible for the removal of the soil which will be brought to the Presque Isle landfill.
A-269-2001*This report documents a discharge of kerosene associated with an outdoor above ground storage tank.   The responder retired prior to completing this report and there is very little information on the clean up actions.   No DEP money was spent on the site and no referal to the Division of Technical Services was made.
I-38-1997*Due to a faulty whistle the tank was overfilled at the identified residence.

Driver cleaned up the spill with pads.

Case closed.
A-523-1996*     DEP received a report that a property owned by USDA (under the Rural Housing program) had been "trashed" by the tenant/purchaser.  This individual had since abandoned the property, leaving behind several containers of waste liquids; his whereabouts are unknown.
     Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The large volume of solid debris is outside of DEP jurisdiction.  Several containers appeared to contain waste liquids associated with auto repairs (waste lubricating oil, anti-freeze, etc.).  Some of this material had spilled to soil, but in quantities that did not warrant remediation despite the sensitive geologic nature of the property.  DEP staff collected all containers on 12/13/96; this material was combined with other wastes at DEP in Augusta and eventually collected by Enpro Environmental Services.  USDA hired a contractor to remove solid debris.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-316-2000*   	On 5/24/00 I received notice of this long awaited retail, motor fuels UST abandonment by removal.  The area is dense residential and commercial, served by municipal water.    The Frisbees operate another UST facility, still active and with the same registration number, at the town pier downgrade near the waters edge.
	After delays I arrived onsite for the removal on Mon. 6/19/00.  Onsite I met Portland Pump Co. (PPC) CTI's Paul Brown and Scott Letellier.   Joe Renda of Acadia Env. did the required UST facility abandonment assessment.  A facility co-owner and operator, Mr. Frank Frisbee, was also onsite.  The two 6000 gal,. bare steel, gaso. UST's were uncovered first.  A thick concrete saddle slowed down the removal.  Mr. Frisbee advised me that the tanks were pumped out by Top Gas about two years ago.  T-1 was lifted out approx. 1515 hrs.  It was clean  where the concrete covered the top & sides.  The lower sides and bottom were pitted and sand encrusted, but no holes were obvious.  T-2, and T-3 [a 1000 gal. fuel oil UST] were reported removed on Tues. 6/20.
	 On Mon. I advised Mr. Frisbee, Letellier and Brown that the piping had to be removed as well and assessed.  Frank Frisbee stated that he wished to leave the product piping and island in so a new facility could be grand-fathered.  A new UST was planned, though nothing definite yet.  I advised him he could take out the piping, check for contam., and still leave the island.
	Between a Thus. 6/22/00, visit and talking to David Croxford of PPC I understand the buried steel product pipes and the vent piping (up the building side) was not removed.  This piping is still awaiting proper abandonment.  The buried piping and island area, as part of the tank removal, still has to be properly assessed so a site assessor is still required to return when it is removed during any future removal and/or new facility installation.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	 In the UST area, we noted no free product, oil saturated soil.  PID readings exceeded DEP Notification Level of 100-ppm @ >120 ppm found be Acadia.  Gw was just below tank bottom at approx. 10' bg.  No clean-up is required at the time within the UST area.  See attached, Acadia's assessment, and DEP Enf. Unit files for more info.  No new facility was installed to replace these tanks.
2.	With the pending abandonment of the out-of-service steel product lines a further, continuation of the CMR 691 UST closure assessment is expected & required.  A new UST facility removal notice is needed for the future piping abandonment
3.	Further removal assessment may initiate required remediation based on possible prohibited discharges found in the piping and island areas.
	

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
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P-333-1999*See attached Maritimes and Northeast report.
B-146-1998*On 3/4/98, 1430 hours Irene Badger reported an AST anomally at a rental property that she owns on Hughes Road in Sebec.  It was typical of the AST anommalies that we were having that season.  Namely, snow and ice settle down on the filter and crack the nipple.  Also, as typical, it was discovered because the furnace went out.

I visited the site on the afternoon of 3/4/98. We discussed the fund and the deductible as well as other features of the site.   The facilities well is within 25 feet of the release.  When we excavated (on 3/8/98) we found solid clay at four feet.  Water came into the hole.  The excavated material was a lot of black soil with parts of trees and stumps.  All of these materials were almost saturated with product.  We removed a total of 68 cubic yards of contaminated soil and the readings (bag head space) were 15-50 ppm at the conclusion of the dig.  The well had been put on QM and an insurance fund application has been applied for.
B-432-2000*The Cliff Fuel Co. called to report an oil spill at 2198 Blackstream Road, Hermon. It seems that location is a mobile home that is rented by Dan and Heidi Violette. Mr. Violette was mowing the lawn with a borrowed riding mower when he lost control and ran into the outside AST. The impact moved the partially full tank about 18" and caused the firematic valve to shear off at the tank. Seeing the results of the collision, Mr. Violette plugged the hole with a metal pin and some duct tape. As a back up he placed a plastic bucket under the still dripping fitting and called the oil company the next morning, 8/14/2000.  Mr. Cliff went to the home and repaired the line and placed a couple of sorbent pads on top of the soil. These pads only recovered a couple of tablespoons of kerosene. I'd estimate that less than a gallon was lost. The well is about 200 feet away upgradient and not at risk. Due to the minor nature of the spill I did not require any further action.
P-21-1999*I received a call from Irving Oil reporting that they were filling an AST at a residence in Woolwich when the tank over pressurized and burst, spilling approximately 250 gallons of oil onto the ground.  The residence has a manmade pond about 100 feet down gradient of the spill. We recovered what oil we could from the tank area and shovelled up contaminated snow and installed a trench/silt fence/hay bale interceptor to prevent oil from reaching the pond.  Irving Oil hired Acadia Environmental to make recommendations and oversee further site work (see attached report from Acadia).  They determined that more remediation should be done and outlined what they did in their report.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-432-1998*The DEP received a fax from the National Response Center about a sheen on the west side of Boothbay Harbor.  I contacted the USCG MSO (780-3251) in Portland to see if they had any additional information.  USCG staff had just called in after inspecting the harbor.  They found a 2' x 3' sheen which was breaking up.  No obvious source could be located.  It is assumed the sheen was from a boat pumping its bilge.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-554-1998*About 15 gallons of Mobil EAL224H was lost to the river at the Abenacki Mill, which is the groundwood facility and hydropower generating station at Madison Paper.  The spill occurred when the heating unit on the rack rake failed.  Most of the oil was collected, but some entered the river.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up an eddy where oil had collected.  See attached report from Madison Paper.

No further action required by Response Services.

See attached report from Madison Paper.
P-332-1994*Discharge was the result of several factors which reduced the amount of pressure required to clear the discharge line.  Approximately 0.5 gallons of Sodium Aluminate was discharged onto a steel plate where it was collected and placed into the system for use.  For further details, see attached report.
P-460-1996*27JUL96, I began coordinating product and UST removal activities w. Rick Erb. One 8,000 gal. #6 oil and one 1,000 gal. Napthalene USTs were discovered by town work crews removing a gazebo in the park. It is believed the the USTs were once associated w. a dry cleaning facility. 30JUL96, I determined that the Napthalene is a listed hazardous waste in Maine. I also received notice that the Napthalene a 2.33 ppm concentration of PCBs. I requested a product removal and tank cleaning plan from Seacoast Ocean Servc. of Prtld., ME; per Regulations For Closure of Underground Hazardous Substance Storage Facilities. 1AUG96, I received that plan and found it to be acceptable for procedural content. 5AUG96, I observed product removal activities conducted by Seacoast. No problems observed. 7&8AUG96, I issued a DEP 30-day Waiver and observed UST removal operations. A 1/4 inch hole was discovered in the Napthalene tank. The #6 oil observed in the excavation appeared to be overfill or surface spill related, as the #6 oil tank appeared to be intact. I contacted Leon Tsomides of DEP Land & Water Bur. Tsomides informed me that no detrimental change in water quality may take place as a result of a discharge. The Mousam R. is adjacent to the site and caused some potential, but limited concern in the event a contamination plum from this site was possible. 27AUG96, Brad Hahn of DEP Technical Services, John Engel of AquaTerra Environmental, and myself met to discuss futher clean-up actions. No futher clean-up actions were required.
See attached excerpts from 691 Site Assessment Report perpared by Engel. 28AUG96 I prepared a DEP Clean-up action agreement and received that document back on 3SEP96, signed by Erb.  No futher action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO



A-452-1997*Received a call from Kelly Ford reporting that she had broken an oral thermometer and that the mercury had spilled onto the kitchen floor. She indicated that she had several young children and one that was still crawling. This was one of the indicators that determined whether we should act or not. I responded to her apartment and inspected the area. She showed me what she had collected and I finished sweeping up the kitchen floor. The swept material was disposed of in her household trash as the amount of mercury in it was very small.
P-773-1996*On Dec.3, 1996 I was contacted by Westbrook Fire Dept. about an oil spill at a residence at 110 Brown Street.  On scene I found that the fire dept. had cleaned up appr. four gallons of oil from the basement and the outside of the home.  The spill must have occurred the last time a 275 gallon AST was filled in the basement of the home.  It appeared that some oil had leaked out through a bad connection in the fill line.  The oil had run into a totally contained sump in the basement and was pumped out on this day when heavy rains caused water to come into the basement.  I assisted the homeowner in pumping out the remaining water in the basement through sorbent material and traced the path of oil to a nearby pond.  There was no recoverable oil visible on the pond.  The homeowner has had the bad fill line repaired.  No further action.
B-259-1998*On April 22, 1998, at 1945 we received a call from Frank Dinsmore of the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting possible oil and chemical violations at Kent's Furniture and Stripping on Market St.  He said there were open pails full of oil around the facility and was also worried about any chemical wastes at the location.

I visited the site the next morning and found that the buckets were full of water and leaves.  The leaves were from last fall and partially decayed resulting in some of the buckets having marsh sheen on top.  One of the dozen or so buckets did have a slight rainbow oil sheen.

The business was closed and looked like it's been closed since last fall.  I forwarded the hazardous waste complaint to Mike Hudson of the DEP Augusta office on April 29, 1998.
A-109-1996*     DEP received a report that an estimated 50 gallons of heating oil was spilled at this facility when product was forced back out of the fill neck during a UST fill.  Oil flowed across a section of parking lot and sorbed into ice and snow.  Irving Oil accepted responsibility for remediation, and excavated contaminated ice/snow; this was taken back to the Irving terminal (Searsport), melted, and "treated" by running through the terminal oil/water separator.
     Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 3/5 after remediation was complete.  Some evidence of oily snow was still present, but no recommendation for further remediation was necessary given the non-sensitive nature of the property.
A-712-1999*Ms. Farrin was concerned that boat work near her well had contaminated the well with Lead and Arsenic.  She explained that recent results from Northeast Labs confirmed this, and she was buying bottled water.  She contacted Mary Lee Brown, a town selectman, for assistance with the contamination.  Ms. Brown contacted me.

I visited the site and observed that boat work probably including painting was occurring within 20' of her drilled well.  On the day of my visit there was no evidence of spills.  The site has very little soil on the exposed bedrock surface.  Ms. Farrin showed me a copy of her lab results.  The report indicated no lead or arsenic above the detection level.  The lab report was confusing, and it went into detail about the possibility of sampling error if the sample was collected for a public drinking water sample corrosion protection sample.  I explained how to correctly interpret the report.  Because she felt strongly that there had been a change in her water quality and because of the nearby boat work, I collected a TSN sample.  This test was most appropriate for the contaminants that could be present.  The results were none detected.  There is no evidence of contamination.  I did advise Ms. Brown on the procedure to chlorinate her well.  There is a possibility that she is experiencing water quality changes due to iron bacteria. No further action is anticipated
B-265-2000*     On May 17, 2000 at 0830 we received a call from Scot Blethen of the Ellsworth Treatment Plant reporting a fuel oil sheen in the Union River.  The sheen was not coming from his plant but was coming from upriver.
      I drove to Ellsworth and met Mr. Blethen who said the fire dept. had found the source of the oil and had boomed off the drain outfall into the river.  I met fire chief McKinney at the spill origin at 60 Hancock St.  Mr. Cliff Peterson lives at the house and his basement tank was filled the previous day.  This morning he noticed a smell and found a leak in his basement tank.  The oil flowed down a basement drain and into the storm water drain system.  Dead River Oil workers pumped out 169 gallons of fuel from the tank which means about 95 gallons of oil leaked.
     We installed a sorbent boom in three catch basins before the drain's discharge into the river.  The fire dept. had already alertly boomed the drain outfall.  We decided to leave the booms in the catch basins through a rain which was forecast for the next night.  The rain came as scheduled and I checked the site on Friday and found that the rain had flushed any trapped oil out the drain.  The outfall into the river was clean and public works people and harbormaster Randy Heckman helped me remove the sorbents.
P-211-1997*9 Apr and 10 Apr 1997, I spoke with D. Alexander concerning this spill. Alexander informed me that the AST facility has a long fill and difficult to hear vent whistle and that contributed to the overfill. She also informed me that Seacoast Ocean Services in Portland was contracted by CNB to clean up the spill. I also had conversations with Patrick Lewis (the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis) who expressed some dissatisfaction with the clean up.

11 Apr 97, I visited the site and observed an olfactory fuel oil problem in the house. I believe the source of the odor was oil impacted soil under the front porch. I also observed some residual oil on the AST and oil impacted wood along the building sill above the AST.

I submitted an AST Insurance Application and a 3rd Party Damage Claim. I suggested that the porch be allowed to aerate and the sill be painted over to act as a barrier and limit odors being emitted. I also suggested that the AST be re-coated because the oil had removed a portion of the protective coating. The DEP was not informed of actual remediation conducted, however sorbents were observed being used during DEP inspection of the site.

CNB took responsibility for this spill and hired Seacoast Ocean Services to complete the clean up. I completed a Request For Application For AST Fund, as a back up measure for the homeowner, but no expenditures are expected from this fund.

As of 27 Feb 98, no further complaints have been received by the DEP regarding this matter.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (27Feb98)
I-112-1999*On 7-20-99, this office received a report of an abandoned tank at the old facility of Aroostook Hyde and Tallow, on Washburn Street in Caribou. On inspection of the facility, a tank was located and apparently out of service, as the facility appeared to be abandoned. Enforcement unit has made contact with the company and is working to have the tank removed.
B-346-1997*On 7/3/97, 1338 hours Mike Curtis of James River Corp. reported a three hundred pound spill of solid sodium chlorate.  He also requested permission to flush to the process sewer.  The product manufacturer was on site and recommended flushing.  The malufacture's respresentative indicated that flushing was commonly done.  I had to agree because I know from first hand experience that NaCl03 is a detonable material and is dangerous to handle when it is relatively dry.

The spill happened because the tank car that contained the material had been bumped and the bump produced a crack.  This caused a small spill, which Tom Varney tended to.  The crack was repaired, but the repair was not good enough to withstand the hydrostatic pressure that is used to unload the material.  Hence, when they started to unload the tank car the following day the 300 lb spill occurred.
A-431-1999* I was contacted by Mike Otley of Emery and Garrett Groundwater, Inc. concerning three spills in the town of St. George. This location was along the side of the road (aka Roadside #2), and the soil sample was combined with Driveway #1 for analysis. The soil was eventually transported to CP.
P-187-1997*UST Removal.
Contractor/CTI:  Simard & Sons, Elwin Scott CTI #271
Consultant:  Field Services, Inc. (Alan Lyscars)

Site is considered Intermediate on Decision Tree, however downgraded to Baseline-2.  Soil contaminated to greater than 500ppm removed under the oversight of consultant.  I visited site on 4/10/97 and gave instructions.
Site visited by John Dunlap on 4/11/97 & 4/14/97 (narrative attached).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-415-1991*Present during an underground tank (UST) removal at the St. Patrick's Church, 1342 Congress St., Portland, ME.  Corrosion holes were observed in the bottom of the UST, after its removal from the ground.  Fortunately, the UST was situated in marine clay preventing the oil from escaping the UST. A small amount of contamination was observed, mostly likely resulting when the UST was being removed.  There was no evidence of a large discharge from the tank.  The minor amount of contamination was allowed to be left in place, since there were no sensitive receptors.  No further action required.
B-51-2001*Having only filled her AST a few days previously, Linda King was dismayed to discover that her tank was leaking; almost all the fuel she'd purchased had drained onto the ground.

Same old culprit: ice & snow shovelled from the roof onto the low-boy tank broke the tank nipple, draining oil onto the ground.

On the morning of 2/16, I had Clean Harbors on site to try and vacuum up the oil.  That effort was mostly unsuccessful, because the oil had soaked into the ground and migrated along the slab under the deck and under the tank slab.

Another effort will be made to recover the oil in the Spring, but that will probably entail moving the deck.  That will be hard, because access to the backyard is extremely limited.

During the last week of April, Ms. King notified me that the snow was all melted, and that the oil had surfaced during the winter on her lot, and at 236 & 242 Falvey.  By 4/27 I had Lynch Construction on site excavating the contaminated soils on all 3 lots.  All that soil went to the Pine Tree landfill, formerly SERF.

During our effort on 4/27, Lynch's equipment destroyed the driveway at 236 Falvey, Stella Redmond's house.   That driveway was reconstructed that night, and since we can't repave it with broken asphalt, it will be paved with crusher dust.
I-100-1998*On 4-28-98, this office received a call from Anthony Dow concerning a contaminated well on his property in Washburn. He had noticed an odor in the water for several months and had the water tested for petroleum recently. The analysis had come back positive at about 40 ppb for gasoline. I hired County Environmental to investigate because there are several possible sources. I also placed the Dows on QM and had a carbon filter installed.
A-364-1996* Mrs. Lunt called this office to report an oil spill that occurred in the basement of the U.S. Post Office in Tenants Harbor. The AST developed a pin hole leak in the bottom. This tank is located in the basement, which has just a few inches of soil on the bedrock. The leaking tank had been removed and the new tank positioned when I arrived. I asked that the soil be removed. The oil company, Maritime Energy, removed a few inches of soil from the spill area.
 This area of Tenants Harbor has at least two oil contaminated wells. The bedrock is very close to the ground surface in this community.
 I notified Tom Benn of the Bureau's Technical Division about this small release. Mr. Benn is the project leader for the cleanup in Tenants Harbor.
A-100-1996*see attached for additional information; no site visit made; no further action anticipated.
B-90-1999*B-090-99
Searsport

Wednesday February 24, 1999			0433

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Michael Lloyd (548-2541), of RST.  It was reported that an RST truck hit some road debris and may have been leaking diesel on the road from Hampden to the Searsport  terminal in Searsport.

The spill was from the left (driver's side), saddle tank where the fuel line had been broken off at the tank by road debris.

I next phoned the state police for the number of someone with the state department of transportation to check the spill on the road and get it sanded to avoid possible accidents.  The person I called said that Route1 is considered a Hampden town road and as such he wil call Hampden Public Works.

I was on the road near first light to determine the problem.  The staining on the roadway was about 2 to 4 inches wide, but it did not appear on the roadway until Frankfort.   The staining ran on Route 1A in Frankfort from the Mendall Marsh, to the Irving Searsport Terminal.  At the terminal there was considerable staining.  There was staining on the asphalt about four feet wide by 30 feet long.  This area was cleaned up using some sorbents and speedi-dri.  The Irving Searsport Terminal disposed of the sorbent material.
P-158-1998*On April 16, 1998 I was called to a spill at the old Cumberland Town Hall on Drowne Road in Cumberland.  The Cumberland Fire Dept. had been practicing with their ladder truck when the ladder truck blew a hydraulic hose spilling approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil.  The firefighters had contained the oil with speedy dry, when I arrived I assisted in padding up the remainder of the oil.  No further action.
P-217-1999*DEP responded to the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil as a result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank.  The spill was remediated with an excavation and contaminated water was removed via vacuum truck.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-379-1996*Complaint of oil being spread for dust control.  No evidence of oil found.  Owners report they spread calcium chloride on 8-16-96.  No further action anticipated.
I-207-1998*On 10-26-98, Randy from Daigle Oil called to report there had been a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Louise Walsh on Caron St. in Presque Isle. When the driver of a delivery truck went to make a delivery, he smelled oil coming out of the basement window. On entering the house, he noticed the odor also. I met with Randy and several of Daigle's service people and we found the basement AST to have a slow corrosion leak. Oil went directly from the tank to water drainage troughs in the floor to two sumps. The only operating sump was immediately turned off. Both sumps had oil in them. These were cleaned out with buckets and sorbents. From her last delivery to the time the tank was reported empty, indicated about 100 gallons lost. Only about 15 gallons was recovered. The remaining fuel was pumped through the pump to the city sewer system.
P-172-1996*
See separate narrative of 1996.  No evidence to indicate this site is associated with contamination found at hospital property on opposing corner across Sabattus St.  (See site map for further information).  No required remediation, and no further actions planned by DEP.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-82-1999*On 2/1/99 I received a call from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a large fire at a Marina in South Freeport.  Materials reported to be burning were heating oil and fiberglass.  Myself and Linda Doran responded immediately.  Upon arrival I was able to ascertain what materials were involved in the fire from John Brewer, owner of the burning facility.  He stated that there was Kerosene, fiberglass resin, propane cylinders, paint, and other small quantities of miscellaneous hazardous materials.  The largest quantity appeared to be Kerosene.  Mr. Brewer hired Clean Harbors to pump off any damaged containers and tanks.

A light oil sheen could be seen on the runoff water from the firefighting effort.  Sorbent boom was placed around major runoff areas as a precaution, although an inspection of the sorbents later revealed that the only materials recovered by the sorbents were soot and ashes from the fire.

After the fire was out, I was able to work my way through the building and determined the following containers would need to be emptied:  four 275 gallon above ground storage tanks containing Kerosene, one 55 gallon drum of waste gasoline, one 55 gallon drum of waste diesel, two 55 gallon drums of waste thinner, one 55 gallon drum of waste antifreeze, and one 55 gallon drum of unknown oil.  Clean Harbors vacuumed all the containers above.  In the remains of the building I observed multiple containers that had been severely damaged.  No evidence of discharge could be seen around the containers.  It is unknown if the containers were empty at the time of the fire, or if the contents of the containers were consumed by the fire.  All oil and hazardous materials that were in danger of spilling were removed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
A-170-1997*Jerry junkins of International Paper called to report a 12oz spill of lube oil from a pump seal in the turbine room. All the oil went to the process sewer. None was recovered. No further work is necessary at this site. No site visit was made.
A-454-1996*Gerry Jenkins called in a small Chlorine Dioxide release. The duration was 10 minutes. No further report was made. No response was necessary.
P-458-1999*See attached narrative.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
B-365-1996*D-TREE=N.
I-125-2000*While being moved by the overhead crane, drum swung into control box corner, puncturing drum causing 5 gallons of lacquer thinner/paint to be spilled.  Drum was immediately placed into spill containment container.  Absorbent pads were used to absorb the spilled material.  Solid surfaces were wiped down.
B-619-2001*      On October 30, 2001 at 1850 we received a call from Tory Collins who is the manager of the Dead River Convenience Store at 611 Wilson St. in Brewer.  She reported a fifteen gallon diesel spill from an unattended hose that popped out of a truck's fuel tank.  The hose spilled the product onto the asphalt until an attendant shut it off.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents before the oil reached any drains.
B-622-1997*On 10/27/97, 0900 hours Orland's Fire Department dispatcher called to report an auto mobile accident that was releasing gasoline to a nearby brook.  The incident was located on the Bald Mountain Road five miles from where it leaves the upper Dedham Road.  The vehicle landed upside down on a steep bank near a small brook.  The discharge was reported as a steady drip coming from the gas fill cap.  The fire fighters had deployed sorbent pads in the brook in such a way that they were damming some sheen.  However, it did not look like any part of the environment was significantly impacted.  It is quite possible that the spill was considering less than a gallon.
I-32-1996*On 4-1-96, Louis Flint, the ownrer of Grants Trailer Court called this office to report that there had been a spill from a 275 tank at one of the trailers. Apparently the tank had corroded and a pin hole had developed. Mr. Flint had dug all contaminated soil from beneath the tank(he owns the equipment to do so). He was certain all had been removed and did not want anyone from this office to visit the site. The only well nearby was his own and he was informed of the dangers to it and also the insurance fund.
P-769-1999*Approximately one gallon of Sulfur Dioxide was released at the facility.  See attached report of the incident provided by the Portland Water District.  This report includes what happened, what was done, and procedures so that it will not happen again.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-19-1996*15jan96, received report of discharge.  no DEP response warranted and disposal process satifactory.  product spilled: excessive rxn of dissolved molybdenum caused a seal failure that released a nitric, sulfuric, water acidic mixture that migrated to secondary containment.  the spilled product was then entered into a neutralization unit
before being released to the city waste water treatment facility-per local approval.

no further actions by response services is anticipated at this time.  Nathan Thompson, OHMS I, SMRO.

P-589-1999*On 10/15/99 I received a call from Chris Boyden of Boyden Oil reporting a spill at a client's property in Wells.  The spill occurred as the result of a bad weld on a newly installed above ground storage tank.  The tank was approximately one week old.  It was believed that 40 gallons of oil had spilled.  Boyden Oil was in the process of removing the remaining oil in the tank and removing it from the crawl space when they called.

I responded to the site on 10/18.  Upon arrival, I observed oil staining on the soil in the crawl space under the house where the tank had been located.  I obtained information from Chris Boyden on who owned the house and how to contact them.  I contacted Daniel Egan, the homeowner, later that day.  I explained to Mr. Egan what clean up actions were necessary.  Because the leak occurred as the result of a faulty tank, I suggested he contact both the tank representative and his homeowners insurance.  If neither of them were willing to assist him, I told him he could do the clean up himself or apply to the Insurance Fund for assistance.

Over the next several weeks, Mr. Egan made several attempts to get clean up assistance from the tank manufacturer as well as his homeowners insurance.  His insurance coverage request was denied and the tank manufacturer, Granby Steel Tanks, was of no assistance either.  I explained to Mr. Egan that he could pay for the clean up himself and seek reimbursement from the tank manufacturer or he could apply to the Insurance Fund, but either way, the clean up would need to commence soon.

Mr. Egan elected to arrange for and pay for the clean up himself.  He hired Fleet Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil with a vactor.  The clean up was complete on 11/9/99.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 13, 1999
A-209-1997*Barbara Herman informed me that, while hiking on the trails at Colby College recently, she noticed an outfall in the woods that seemed to have oil around it. I investigated and found the outfall draining the area of Mary Lowe Dorm. This outfall does have oil showing up occasionally from a long ago UST leak at that dorm. The Colby grounds crew is supposed to be watching it, but had not checked it for awhile. I paid them a visit, and spoke to Ben Foster who said that they will attend to it. I anticipate no further involvement at this time.
P-769-2000*Mrs. Estaver called DEP looking for assistance in water testing, believeing her well water was tainted.  Based on statements provided by Mrs. Estaver the water was tested for volatile compounds and DHS drinking water criteria.  No volatile compounds were found however several natural conditions were found (and noted as risk levels).

No reimbursement for the testing will be sought from Mrs. Estaver as DEP/Cyr believes her concerns were valid and the potential for contamination was possible.  No regulated substances were detected therefore no further action is warranted by DEP at this time.  Mrs. Estaver has been furnished with the lab results and recommendations for public assistance were made for the drinking water criteria which reported positive results.
B-721-1997*Dead River Company reported the loss of no more than 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil at a property owned by Laurie Edwards.  Cause was attributed to corrosion of the home's heating oil tank;  the oil leaked onto the cellar floor and was recovered with sorbents.
A-126-2001*Overfill to mislabeled tank. Some oil to snow at fill pipe. Snow recovered for disposal. Some oil escaped through loose plug on tank in basement. Sorbent pads used to collect small amount of oil from tank pad and side of tank. No site visit made, no further action expected.
P-247-2001*On 4/1/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Phippsburg Fire Dept. reporting a 100 gallon spill of Kerosene that had gone into a stream.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed free product in a drainage swale near a damaged above ground storage tank.  The oil line had broken free from the tank when the weight of snow became too heavy.  I hired Environmental Projects (EPI) to respond to contain and clean up the spill.  The fire department had used some sorbents to contain the spill before I arrived.  When EPI arrived, spent sorbents were picked up and fresh put down.  Several sections of sausage boom were placed at appropriate intervals in the drainage ditch to contain any oil that may seep out of ice and snow.

I made arrangements with EPI to check the site as needed and change the sorbents as needed until all of the oil has been recovered.  I have also placed the homeowner on quarterly monitoring.  The well doesn't appear to be strongly at risk from this spill, but it seemed an appropriate precaution.

On 6/20/01 EPI returned to the site and excavated contaminated soil remaining near the discharge area.  No further action anticipated.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 29, 2001
B-382-2001*
     This office received a call at 1510 on 7/5/01 from Dead River Company (Ellsworth) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that around 1100 or 1130 this morning, approximately 12 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled at their bulk plant on Main Street in Southwest Harbor.  One of their drivers was in the process of filling his delivery truck when the loading arm failed to shut off.  Although the power was on and everything appeared to be working properly, the valve remained open for some reason when it should have closed.  A contractor by the name of John Johnson has been called in to go over the system.  All of the oil was contained at the truck loading rack and has been cleaned up with sorbents and speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-340-1998* Francis Mooody called this Dept. to notify us that she had found several jars of mercury in the basement of her home. Scott Cyr and I made a site visit on 7-1-98. In addition to the mercury, we found Sevin and DDT. All of these compounds were brought back to the DEP. At a later date this material was picked up by a waste disposal company.
 8-26, the mercury was picked up by S.O.S.  On 9-17-98 the pesticides were collected by Phillips Services.
B-607-2000*B-607-2000
11/13/2000 07:55

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a spill at their Maple Street bulk plant that resulted from an overfill.  It was stated that approximately 40 gallons of #2 fuel spilled into the concrete diked area.  The contained oil was subsequently cleaned up with a pump and sorbent material.  None of the oil reportedly escaped to the environment.
P-419-1997*   On 8/4/97 DEP received notification from Mr. Sunquist of reportable gasoline discharges during the removal of this facility's four nonconforming UST's with piping.  On 8/5/97 I met CTI Dennis Davis onsite to evaluate the site.  Overall, I understand contamination not to be extensive, though PID levels reached >2000 ppm under the tanks.  No holes in the tanks were noted by Sunquist.  Clean-up Goal was set at 1000 ppm (SP compensated bag headspace) under baseline-2.  A virgin letter was issued and 207.8 tons were reported hauled off largely to facilitate the new facility installation.
   In 1993 28 yds of contaminated soils were disposed of offsite during piping replacement (see P-499-93).  Leakage is believed to be thru overfills and pipe/fitting leaks.  See the attached notes and the removal assessment for further details.  At this time the site is considered clean to Dept. satisfaction though contaminated media likely remains onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in the future.

S. G. Brezinski
B-20-1996*Guy Lyons of Hobson Street Inc. called to report a #2 fuel spill at their rental building on Hobson Street.  It was stated that a leak developed at the bottom of the basement tank spilling what was estimated to be about 100 gallons onto the dirt floor.  Fumes were apparently a problem.

Investigation shown that the oil penetrated the floor surrounding the immediate area of the tank adjacent to the wall.  Excavation was not attempted because it would undermine and jeopardize the foundation wall.  The recommendation was made to cover the floor with poly plastic and a small amount of fill.  This would eliminate the fume problem.  The area is considered non sensitive being served by a public water supply.  I informed Mr. Lyons that if the fumes remained a problem, other alternatives would be looked into.
B-344-2000*On 6/27/00, 1600 hours bob Bechtold of NSGA in Winter Harbor reported a half cup spill of battery acid, which is about 30% sulfuric acid, from a battery that had exploded.  The incident happened when an operator was starting the generator that was attached to the battery.  The explosion opened a half square foot hole in the top of the battery and sprayed a half cup of battery acid onto the cement floor.  The crew responded to the spill with enough sodium bicarbonate to neutralize what had fallen onto the floor; then they proceeded to neutralize the acid that was still in the battery. After neutralization the unit was over-packed for eventual disposal to a Haz-Mat contractor.
P-174-1984*
Spill Report Update of Feb. 2004.

	Discharge of Hydrochloric Acid boiler cleaner solution into Moussam river by Brooks (International) Woolens.  See separate report narrative for further details.
B-451-1997*D-TREE=S.
P-475-1998*On Oct. 8, 1998 The Scarborough Fire Dept. called to report a gasoline spill from a car accident on the Maine Turnpike.  They stated that they had contained what they could and cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
A-370-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that oil had been spilled while moving a mobile home at a trailer park.  The case was referred to Jon Andrews (DEP) on 7/13; remediation was conducted on 7/14.  The park is served by a drilled well located several hundred feet away from the spill site.  Given the minor nature of the spill and the ease of remediation I do not consider the well threatened.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-178-2001*Please see attachments.
B-32-1996*Lt. Ellis of the Bangor Fire Department called to report the discovery of an improper UST at the "Weekly" Newspaper building at 631 Hammond St.  No record of the tank could be found.  The case was subsequently referred to the Enforcement Staff in Augusta.  As of the end of July the tank remains in the ground.
B-718-1998*B-718-98
East Millinocket

Thursday November 5, 1998			1346

Judy Moore (723-2278), phoned to report a spill of 1,200 gallon of 98% sulfuric acid.  The acid was released at the paper recycling plant in East Millinocket when a valve malfunctioned.  Most all  of the acid was contained inside the building inside the secondary containment.

The acid is to be treated with large amounts of soda ash then will be pH adjusted in the treatment works with caustic soda.
A-520-2000*Contaminated soil was found between 3-10 feet below grade during excavation for a new sewer line in Rockland. Levels of contamination were reported to be between 250-290 ppm. There was no free product evident, and soils were silty/tight clay. Since levels of contamination were within Baseline standards, the soil was left in place. I asked the consultant to ensure all homes in the area were on public water. I advised him that if the soil had to be removed from the site, it would have to be taken to a licensed disposal facility.

When I received Mr. Bouquet's memo following up on our phone call, I was concerned to note that the levels of contamination were listed as 500-600 ppm. When I called for an explanation, Mr. Bouquet explained the numbers he gave me over the phone were the instrument readings before the correction factor was applied. I asked that in the future he provide us with the levels after conversion. Even so, I did not feel the levels were high enough to warrant going back and removing the soil.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-162-2000*200 - 300 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LOST WHEN HOSE BURST.  CLEAN UP WAS IN PROGRESS.

Response case closed
B-97-1996*D-TREE = N.
B-110-1998*On February 23, 1998 I was at the Dennis Clements residence on the Stream Rd in Winterport for the removal of two buried fuel oil tanks.  Harriman Bros. of Winterport removed the 500 and 1000 gallon tanks without incident and I found no soil contamination.  There was moderate pitting on the larger tank but no sign of a hole in either tank.
P-699-2000*Motorcycle accident on Route 127 in Georgetown.  Individual then purposely "ditched" motorcycle in Robin Hood Cove.  Motorcycle could be seen at low tide.  Although it was giving off a sheen, the relatively small amount of petroleum likely contained within the engine and fuel tank did not warrant its removal for environmental purposes.

No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-751-1996*   On 11/12/96 Ryder Truck reported that a truck pulled into their yard leaking diesel fuel after the truck appeared to have broken a line at Morrills Corner.  The fuel was spread thin over the road and none was reportedly recoverable.
   No DEP visit was made after notifying the Portland FD.  PFD reported checking out a similar issue but a fuel oil delivery truck that had left Morrills Corner and had gone onto the Maine Turnpike at Exit 10, continuing to leak.  These may be the same incident confused, or may be coincidentally separate incidents at the same local and time.  See also P-752-96.  No sensitive receptors are understood to be threatened.
P-805-2000*Please see attached CMP report.
P-587-1999*The Department received a call from Liberty Oil regarding a leaking tank that they were contacted about.  They had no idea how long the tank had been leaking, but had encountered contaminated soil beneath the tank while removing it.  I met with Ms. Maxell and explained to her that the soil should be removed to protect her well from becoming contaminated, which was located directly down gradient.  After investigating the area of the discharge, I determined that the effected area was limited and that soil removal could be accomplished at minimal cost. A few days later, Christopher Estes and I returned and removed 1.29 tons of contaminated soil.  The oil had only migrated to approximately 1 foot below grade with no free product encountered.

No further action required.
A-550-1996* Mrs. Poulin reported toxic fumes in her home. The residence is known as "Seton Village" located in Waterville. I responded to the residence and did not find any unusual odors. The PID did not detected any volatile organics.
 While I was at the home, Mrs. Poulin informed me of all the personal problems she has had with the management of this development. The only explanation that I could come up with was that sewer gases were backing up and escaping into the home. I suggested that she do the following 1). purchase new sink strainers and place them in the sink and then leave several inches of water in the sink overnight. 2). contact the Waterville CEO and 3). contact the state plumbing inspector.
 No further involvement should be nessasary.
P-551-1998*On 11/2/98 DEP was contacted by Greg Norris, 147 Bauney Beg Hill Road, North Berwick concerning a loss of oil in his basement due to a filter leak.  On 10/30/98 a new oil line was installed by Save On Fuel contractor Ed Busky and when threading the new line on to the filter he had cross threaded the fitting which was the cause for the leak.

Mr. Norris was concerned for his well which is located on the NE corner of the house about 50 feet away and with the  removal of contaminated soil due to the spill having taken place next to his foundation wall which is stone and quite old. The heating contractor Ed Busky was taking responsibilty for the spill. I spoke with Mr. Busky stating that Mr. Norris has hired ENPRO Services, Inc. to do an investigation on area contaminated and take a well water sample.

On 11/3/98 site visit was made meeting with Ed Busky. It was determined that removal of contaminated soil would be risky being so close to the foundation and that an Eng. should determine further action. Mr. Busky was going to contact his insurance before any further work was done and would contact me. At this point I have not heard from Mr. Busky but have spoken with Louise Hugey, from the insurance company for Mr. Norris. Mrs. Hugey will be trying to contact Ed Busky. At this point no further work has been done.

On 12/11/98 ENPRO Env. Services was on site to remove old 275 oil tank and contaminated soil. Upon removal of soil due to the instability of the soils around the foundation a portion collapsed. At this point I stated that any further removal of soil would not be advisable due to the instability of the foundation. ENPRO had a structural engineer to look at the area and a foundation engineer also assess the situation. The removal of soil has been completed with approximately one yard removed. A water sample will be taken upon completion of work. At this point I see no further action required.(See attached site assessment report.)
A-398-1999*Received a call from Steve Wallace of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline. He was reporting a small diesel spill which was caused by an overfill. The site was the Pittsfield side of the Kennebec River drilling project. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-425-1998*On 09/14/98 I investigated a UST removal.  The 750-1000 gallon UST was found during construction of a new loading dock on the back of Bethel Post Office.  When I arrived the tank had been pulled and was sitting in the parking lot.  The tank had been pumped off earlier in the day before it was removed.  The soil that was directly in contact with the tank had an odor but when I had the excavator take a scoop below that there was very little odor and no obvious saturation.  The area is served by public water and sewer.  The Baseline Two clean-up goal was met.  I helped the owner fill out a registration form and a removal notice for the tank and I gave him a waiver.  These should be in the mail.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
B-68-2001*B-068-01
Medway

Tuesday February 27, 2001			0849

I received a phone call from Mr. Phillip Kronholm (746-5120), of the Maine Department of Transportation.  Mr. Kronholm phoned to report a 50-gallon diesel oil spill to the pavement at the fueling area.  The spill occurred when one of the workers was fueling up a DOT salt and sand truck.  The truck's operator left the fueling area and the shut off nozzle failed to shut off.

That incident led to 50 gallons of diesel fuel being spilled to the pavement at the Medway DOT Lot's fueling area.

When I arrived, I noticed that the spill area had been surrounded by sand.  They had previously placed sorbent pads down.  The sand was then swept, over the spill area, in hopes of soaking up the diesel from the asphalt pavement.  A good amount of diesel was soaked up.

The resulting spill debris consisting of 4 cubic yards of diesel contaminated sand, snow, and sorbent pads,  was taken to Pine Tree Landfill under authorization number 51151A.
P-605-1997*18 Aug 97, responded to facility location. The home owner informed me that on 17 Aug 97 she accidently stepped on and broke the copper feed line, that runs from the supply tank to the furnace in the basement; and that the fire department came and moved some house hold items outside on the back lawn. Those items had been oil impacted. I observed a pile of household items on the back lawn. I observed oil saturated sorbent pads along with old carpeting, cardboard, and other cumbustible items on the lawn. I removed the oil saturated items for disposal, that amounted to one plastic bag. The rest of the items remained for regular trash pick up. These items did not appear to have much value in my opinion and were not heavily oil impacted.

No further clean up was warranted and the amount spilled appeared to be less than 10 gallons. A Kel-ton Oil representitive was on site to repair the problem.

No further action.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO (23Dec97).
P-40-1996*Snow caused filter to break off 275 gallon kerosene tank, spilling contents to ground.  Appr. 200 gallons spilled.  Took up asphalt parking lot and dug up saturated soil.  padded up free oil.  parking lot to be filled in spring.  Well on site for lab purposes only to be monitored by Demers.  No further action at this time.
B-278-1997*On June 4, 1997 at 0830 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a one to two gallon spill of transformer oil on the Brewer Lake Road in Orrington.  A car struck a pole at 0710 that morning at the entrance to the Pine Hill Golf Course which caused the transformer to leak its oil onto the ground.  Workers excavated the contaminated soil.  A lab test showed that the oil contained <2 ppm of PCB's.  No State waters were threatened.
P-576-1996*C. N. Brown reported that a discharge of approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel occurred at their 164 Main St., So. Paris facility as the result of the overfill of the saddle tanks of a fuel oil delivery truck.  C. N. Brown cleaned up the discharge and no impact to the environment is expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.

________________________________
Jon L. Woodard OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-706-2000*Homeowner damaged filter nipple on outside 275 gal tank during maintenance causing a small leak. Leaking oil was collected in pails while waiting for burner repair service to arrive. Burner service tech replaced nipple after placing vacuum on tank. The area is served by public water. No site visit made, no further action anticipated.
I-188-1998*On 9/22/98, Jennifer Paradis of Paradis Trucking called this office to report there had been a small diesel spill on the Sterling Brook Road in T12 R7 that day. Apparently the spill occurred while refueling one of their trucks. All the dirt contaminated on the road was shoveled up and brought back to their shop.
A-551-1998* Augusta Public Safety called to report that a leak of CO2 was occurring at 569 Riverside Drive. The Fire Dept. was on scene and requested that someone from DEP Response assist them.
 A company driver had forgotten to disconnect the delivery and vent lines that connected his delivery truck to the bulk tank. As he started to drive off the delivery line snapped off the pump that was mounted on the floor. This action resulted in the release of CO2. The bulk tank was full and contained 46,000 lbs of liquid CO2.
 When I arrived there was a huge vapor cloud spilling out of the two open garage doors. The delivery truck was still inside and the driver had been transported to the hospital with a CO2 exposure. He did not have time to shut off the valves. However, he did open the doors.
 The Fire Dept. evacuated the nearby trailer park. The F.D. asked me how long it would take for 46,000 lbs. of this material to leak out of a one inch line with 300 PSI. I made a few phone calls to experts here at the DEP and no good answer could be ascertained. After two hours the vapor cloud diminished and the F.D. turned the valves off. A total off 30,000 lbs. of liquid CO2 was released. No additional involvement by DEP will be required. We may send NuCO2 a "request for reimbursement" for the cellular phone call I made to them. The corparate office is in Florida.
B-787-1998*     Robert Sypitkowski  of this office visited the site after we received the first report from Human Services.  He sampled the well on November 23 and the analysis showed 3.4 ppm of MTBE which is almost identical to the original results of 6.9 ppm.  Mr. Sypitkowski found no evidence of buried tanks but there was sign of mechanical work of vehicles on the property.
P-800-2001*FREEPORT PD CALLED IN SPILL.  ALREADY DEALT WITH SO NO VISIT REQUIRED.
A-798-1999*A caller claimed that an AST had been leaking for a month and that the landlord refuses to repair it. I found that the tank was heavily rusted and wet on the bottom. The matter was referred to the Waldoboro CEO.
A-78-2000*Received a call, after hours, from Lincoln County Sheriff that a home delivery tank truck was burning in Waldoboro.  I responded to the scene.  When I arrived, the fire had been put out.  The engine compartment was the only part involved.  The fire did not touch the tank portion and the saddle tanks.  No oil was spilled. No further action is needed.
I-143-1997*On 9-11-97, Chad Bergoine of the Loring caretakers called to report that a spill of 2 fuel had occurred at the east side of berm at tank 9 off the Wyman road. All was cleaned up by their crew with pads and some contaminated soil was removed and taken to the base landfill. The spill had occurred because a delivery driver had inadvertantly removed a flange from an active fuel line.
B-694-2000*Linda from C.N.Brown Co. called to report a minor spill of #2 at the Orland Big Apple store. They operate a heating oil delivery truck out of this facility and while the driver was working on the delivery pump an estimated 1/2 pint of oil came out the pump's overflow pipe. In anticipation of such an event the driver had place a sorbent pad on the ground. The pad collected the oil. No further action anticipated.
P-467-1997*In October of 1997, Avijit Dasgupta of Envirocon, Cumberland, ME, contacted me regarding the attached Removal Notice. I advised Dasgupta to keep me advised and to report any contamination discovered. This project involved the removal of 195 home heating oil tanks at all living units. All tanks are located in semi-aboveground vaults filled with soil. The tanks are not exposed and are not inspectable and are considered USTs.

4 November 1997, Dasgupta reported contamination associated with two or three of the tanks. The contamination can not be attributed to any observable leaks or sustained damage to any of the facilities where contamination is detected. The contamination is assumed the result of overfill(s). The Department did not require the disposal of this material, but issued a Virgin Product Letter and a Clean Up action agreement to facilitate the tanks owner's decision to dispose of the contaminated soil.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (16Mar98).
A-538-1996*BOB CALLED FROM WADLEIGH'S TO REPORT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SPILL OF DIESEL FUEL AT THE NORTH AUGUSTA MARKET, AND THEY HAD A CREW ON SCENE CLEANING IT UP. I VISITED THE SITE. THEY WERE DOING A GOOD JOB.
P-524-2001*  On 7/6/01, DEP was notified by Irving Oil of a 4 to 5 gal. discharge of oil from out of the fill pipe of the 10,000 gal. UST for this downtown commercial building.  We were told that the tank had a history of taking on water and that water entering may have lifted the water out.  About 3 weeks ago the tank was filled and Clean harbors was said to have pumped out 9" (>300 gallons) of water near that time.  If this is so, it was not reported to the DEP as required.
   Onscene that afternoon I noted a dark oil stain on the asphalt paving going down from the fill pipe.  Mr. Bugbee advised that Irving had pumped the tank down to stop the overflow.  The tank is located in the drive-thru for the Key Bank ATM off Union St. (see site sketch).  No oil reached the drain nearby.  The property is owned by October Crop. but managed by Boulos Property Mgmt. Co.
   At my request, on Thus. 7/19/01, I met Mr. Cummings of Boulos Co. and Mark McGill of Mechanical Services.  We noted 0.5' to 0.75" of water in the tank.  Mr. Cummings claimed that they had no leak into the tank and believed that Irving overfilled the UST but did not say anything.  Irving may have delivered to this tank instead of the nearby UST for 2 Canal Plaza.  Mr. Cummings agreed to monitor the tank for water.  If water is entering the likely source to first check is a bung on top of the tank.  Depth to gw is unknown at present.  The land is mostly paved and slopes SSE away from Middle St.   Further DEP actions are possible if water intrusion turns out to be a problem.  See attached and DEP UST Reg. file #18 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-343-1998*On the afternoon of 5/26/98  Bill Verdone of U.S. EPA passed on a complaint against McQuick's Oil Lube on Hogan Road in Bangor.  The complaint was that they were putting oil filters into their dumpster.  I investigated.  They were putting filters into their dumpster after the filters had drained for 24 hours.  The dumpster is periodically taken to PERK by Sawyer Environmental.  I found no problems associated with this process.
P-278-1997*AST leak in basement.  Owner noticed it immediately and recovered 30 gallons of product.  Webber Energy technician had been called and stopped leak and cleaned up approximately 3 gallons of fuel from the concrete floor.
No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-320-2000*     DEP received a report that diesel oil had spilled along a section of paved road, presumably from a vehicle.  No remediation was feasible.
A-251-2001*Thompson Oil, Route 137, Waldo, reported a AST leak a the home of Jeffery Hill, 1577 Belfast Road, Knox.  Thompson Oil estimated the discharge to be approximately 45 gallons due to tank bottom corrosion.  Thompson Oil cleaned up the spilled material.

A water sample was taken by Maine DEP from the kitchen sink tap for DRO analysis, returned "non-detect."

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using limited available information.
B-454-1999*Yet another small spill  as Maritime & Northeast's contractor laid a natural gas pipeline thru Maine.  The small volume spilled warrented no site visit.
B-537-1998*B-537- 98
Hancock

August 17, 1998				0900

Previously I was in touch with Mr. Jeff Berzinis (667-9534), of J.P. Berzinis Inc.  Mr. Berzinis phoned and later faxed me information about a tank removal for a 4,000-gallon heating oil tank that was originally installed in 1983 at the Hancock Grammar School.

Excavation on the 4,000 gallon, #2 heating oil tank began shortly after I arrived.  The tank was located left of the main entrance walkway, at a depth of 18" below grade.  The sandy backfill had some rocks in it (the rocks were up to about 1 and ? inches in size).  During the tank's tenure in the ground some one trying to save a buck may have done some work on it.
	The vent line was not connected to the tank.

The tank whistle was connected via a series of elbows to a non- functioning vent line.

	An open bung was found on top of the tank.

With the above going for the tank and its installation / retrofit, I was amazed that I found no soil contamination.  It's quite possible the tank was never totally filled, or overfilled.
A-309-1999*No site visit made.  The lineman noticed this spill while on the Sportsman Club road in Gardiner.  His previous stop had been on the Shore Road in Vienna and some contamination was located there.  No further action is anticipated.
P-22-1979*
Diesel discharge to storm drain.
B-219-1996*An anonymous complainant called to report the presence of a storage chemical odor at the Agway plant on Rt 100 in Detroit.  No other information or description could be given.  I later spoke with Agway's plant manager, Lockland Titus.  Mr. Titus informed me that the plant was in the process of making a dry type fertilizer which has a perculiar fish meal odor.  Another fertilizer also being produced was reported to have a "baked cookie odor".  It is doubtful that this latter fertilizer was the source of the complaint.  Case Closed.
B-814-1998*On December 23, 1998 at 1800 we received a call from Eleanor McFarland of the Sedgwick Fire Department reporting a diesel spill from a vehicle fire in Sedgwick.  A stolen Mercedes-Benz car was abandoned and set ablaze at the end of a dirt road off Route 172.  The location was at the top of a small bluff overlooking a tidal salt pond.  The men on scene thought that ten to fifteen gallons may have spilled with some flowing down the bluff and into the pond.  There are no homes or wells in the area.

I met Chief Dave Carter the next morning and we visited the site.  There was very little remaining of the car and we agreed most of the fuel burned in the fire.  There was some smell in a little channel that went down the bluff and into the pond.  The firemen had spread pads on this area and recovered some product.  We decided to leave the small amount of fuel in the ground since any excavation of the steep site would cause more harm by erosion than the oil.
B-47-2001*B-47-2001
02/13/2001 14:30

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at an unoccupied residence managed by JRG Properties on Route 1A in Holden.  It was stated that a half cup of oil had leaked from a corroded copper line in the basement.  The line was subsequently replaced and the oil cleaned up.

A-699-2001* Maritime Energy reported that a fitting leak had occurred at an outside tank located at the home of Paula Sluss. Ms. Sluss's home is located on Fire Rd. 29, which is off the Stickney Rd. in Liberty.
 I made a site visit on 10-30-01, and found an oil stain about 2 feet by 2 feet. The well that serves this home is located about 105 feet away. According to the well driller (Cross) it is 225 feet deep w/ 20 feet of casing and yields 3 gpm.
 I am unsure at this time if cleanup will be required. The tank gauge indicates that it is half full and delivery records from Maritime Energy report a 100 gallon delivery on 6-8-01 and 50 gallons on 3-31-01.
 This case has been referred to our Technical Services Division.

P-467-1999*On July 4, 1999 I received a call from Heather Piper.  Heather was staying on Long Lake and noted a sheen on the water.  She discovered the sheen had come from the neighbors boat which had sunk.  I went to the site and found the boat in question.  The boat is owned by Ann Shain and inadvertently sunk when the plug was left out.  I saw no oil around the boat or on the adjacent shoreline.  The owner stated that initially when the boat sank, some gas did bubble out of the tank and that their was approximately 2 to 3 gallons on board.  The Naples Marina was scheduled to remove the boat from the water the following day.  I called the following day to ensure the craft was removed and was told it was successfully lifted out of the water with no further spillage.  No further action.
A-237-1997*     DEP received a report that approximately 1/2 gallon of oil had been forced out the vent pipe following a residential AST overfill.  According to the spiller (C N Brown) no product reached soil; sorbents were used to recover spilled material.  The property owner (Jameson) confirmed that the event was minor and that no over-pressurization damage was evident at the tank.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-27-1995*
	1/19/95: 35-gal. surface discharge of JP-5 fuel by an aircraft @ BNAS Hanger-4.  Fuel reached a storm drain and out to the 'Beaver Pond' by the Galley Building 201.  Clean-Up managed by US Navy.  See attached and P-13-1995 fir further information.
B-161-2001*      On April 3, 2001 at 2150 we received a call from Leslie Chauvin of Webber Oil reporting a #2 fuel oil spill at the home of Paul Ness at 164 Court St. in Bangor.  The technician on site said a basement tank had a pinhole leak in the bottom and lost between one and two gallons of fuel onto a cement floor basement.  The technician put a magni-patch on the tank and recovered the oil with sorbents before any fuel reached a basement drain.
B-349-2001*B-349-2001
06/19/2001 17:30

     Mary Knapp of the Irving Oil convenience store on Route one in Harrington called to report a gasoline spill that resulted from an overfill of a vehicle.  Approximately 20 gallons leaked onto the ground around the pump area.  The fuel was then cleaned up with speedi-dri and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-242-1998*B-242-98
Hampden

Sunday April 12, 1998				1940

I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  A Mr. Jeff Gray (942-4416), of Bangor Hydro phoned to report a transformer spill, on the Norway Road, in Hampden.

I phoned Mr. Gray, a systems operator for Bangor-Hydro.  According to him, a tree came down and hit wires and the transformer.  Dielectric oil then leaked form the Non-PCB, 25 KVA transformer, around the bushing area.  The tree came down during the ice storm in January.  The spill area measured about 6" in diameter and was excavated.  Five shovels full of sand and gravel (.06 Yds3) of contaminated sand and gravel was disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-208-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-685-2000*An internal failure in a split compartment delivery truck caused oil to escape from the top of a the truck during the filling of an AST. The driver stopped pumping and the spill stopped. Sorbents were applied to collect the oil from the frozen ground. The property's well is a new bedrock well approximately 200' from spill site, +/-30' to bedrock. Placed homeowner on quarterly monitorng. No further response action expected.
B-215-1996*Bound from Waterville to Bangor on the morning of April 29, a Maine Central freight train developed a leak in a fuel line.  Reports of heavy diesel odors at certain grade crossings began coming into the Sheriff's office shortly after the train left Newport. As it approached Bangor, more complaints were received.

The train was halted when it reached NMJ and the line repaired.  Some product, leaked onto the ground before the line could be fixed, was recovered with sorbents.  The fuel spilled between Newport and Bangor was unrecoverable.
B-806-1999*B-806-99
Moscow

Monday July 5, 1999				2113

I received a call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121) to contact Janet Dyer (293-3695), of Central Maine Power about a transformer that was damaged during an early morning thunderstorm that went through the Dexter area.

According to Janet Dyer the transformer was yet another fatality, of the thunderstorm, of early morning today, and the second one in Moscow.  High winds brought tree branches down on wires.  Pole #37.2 and its 10KVA transformer were damaged.  About 1 gallon of transformer oil leaked from the damaged transformer bushing and onto Route 16 and the roadside shoulder.   The spill debris consisted of .25 drum of gravel.  The clean up debris will go to CMP's temporary storage, and eventually to Crossroad's in Norridgewock.  The transformer was replaced.
P-728-1997*Car left road and crashed through brick foundation wall and into basement of house, striking oil tank.  Initial estimation was entire contents of tank (filled the previous day), however measurement of the product confirmed that between 10 and 15 gallons were lost.  I contacted Seacoast Ocean Services (SOS) and they responded to remove free product from basement floor, contaminated debris, and pump remaining product from tank to CN Brown truck which was on site.  I informed the homeowner (Susan Shaw) to contact me after the initial clean-up was complete and I would assist her if ventillation of the basement or other clean-up would be necessary.

Ms. Shaw did not contact me, however SOS, under direction of the insurance company, conducted an extensive clean-up; including removal and replacement of the concrete floor and installation of a soil vapor extraction system.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




___________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-82-1999*Mr. Lutz was repairing a heating duct in his basement when he dropped a piece of pipe and sheared the filter off at the tank. He plugged the hole until the Fire Department arrived. Several bags of speedy dri were spread to collect the oil. Dead River repaired the tank.

I arrived the next morning and hired Dead River staff (873-5115) to remove the speedy dri and other contaminated items, and arranged for Sparkle Wash (465-2613) to clean the basement floor and carpeting on the basement stairs.

The following week the Lutz's complained of persistent odors. I had them remove a cinder block soaked with oil from the basement, installed a ventilation fan, and suggested they discontinue use of the scented kitty litter.

No further action required.
B-522-1996*9/20/95 @ 1420

Alan Boynton, (827-7711) of James River phoned to report a small leak at the filtrate tank.  The tank contains 7% liqour solution.  He reported it as having a leak at a rate of equivalent to 29 pounds of sodium hydroxide or about 1,400 gallons per day, which flows into the treatment works.

The tank will be repaired around October 15 when the plant shuts down.  The tank has a capacity of about 262,000 gallons and was installed on the hardwood digester system in the 1970's.
B-104-2001*     On 3/13/01, 2115 hours I was contacted by the Etna Fire Chief about a tractor-trailer roll over on I95 south bound in Etna.  The tractor was on its' side so the cross over pipe was visible.  The chief said that he had shut the cross over valve off.  He mentioned spilled diesel but there was no evidence of a spill.  I checked the site the following day and still no evidence of a release.  The saddle tanks seemed to be intact and apparently there was no spillage from the fill caps.
I-127-2000*On 11/20/00, Ferris Oil reported a spill at the residence of David Kern. A fuel oil delivery truck had a hose begin to leak as the driver was leaving the house. About 15 gallons was spilled onto the driveway and on the road before it was stopped. They used speedy dry to pick up the oil.
P-420-1997*On 7/25/97 John Dunlap received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a plane crash in Penneseewassee Lake in Norway.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a Cesna 185 that had made an attempt to land on the lake and had flipped over.  A very slight sheen could be seen around the plane.  The Norway Fire Department had placed sorbent boom around the plane.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had been called to investigate the incident and were making contact with the insurer of the plane for recovery.  No clean up conducted, no further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 6, 1997
P-521-1996*On August 19, 1996 I received a call from Mrs. Bean.  She was concerned about her oil tank and heating system.  She stated that about a month previous her 275 gallon oil tank in her cellar had developed a corrosion hole.  Webber oil fixed the leak by putting a false bottom on the tank and clean up the spilled oil, which was reportedly only "a couple of drops".  Mrs. Bean was concerned about the tank and her copper feeder line.  I looked at the system and found the tank to be  sound, I suggested however that she have her copper line replaced with a line above ground. No further action.
B-567-1997*Ms. Munster called to report that as she drove down the dirt road to her remote home in the Rockwood Strip a support strap broke and the fuel tank in her pickup fell onto the ground.  She estimated that about 5.99 gallons was lost, mostly onto the frozen gravel of her driveway.  I learned that her well was up hill of the drive and that there were no neighboring wells nearby.  I recommend that she rake out as much of the gravel as she could if it had been softened by the diesel, otherwise it would eventually evaporate off.  No further action.
B-183-2001*B-183-2001
04/09/2001 09:00

     Scott Smith of Hall & Smith Energy in Jackman called to report a small #2 fuel Spill at a camp at Sky Lodge off of Route 201 in Jackman.  It was Stated that approximately 30 gallons leaked from the outside tank when the weight of the snow broke the filter.  No action was taken since the well to the cabin was stated to be about 300 feet away.  Fumes were also not an issue
P-797-1996*A large amount of gasoline contamination was discovered impacting both soil and groundwater. The tanks appeared to be sound, although there was mention of a large discharge at the site in 1990 (see P-762-90) suspected to be a result of piping problems. The site was classified as a baseline-2, but it was later determined that only removal of soil and water required for the installation of the new tanks would be necessary. There was minor waste oil contamination observed around the waste oil tank probably due to overfills.

951.95 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corp., Eliot, ME, in addition to the disposal of 45,600 gallons of gasoline contaminated water at Clean Harbors and ECC, South Portland, ME. Water at the site posed a significant problem due to its proximity to the Saco River, and heavy rains. Treatment of water on-site was discussed but determined unfeasible due to silt content and the inability to reintroduce the water to the site, Biddeford treatment plant or storm drains.

During the soil removal, old piping was encountered protruding from beneath the building (appeared to be old fill lines). There was mention that there were tanks under the building (see P-195-96 & P-371-96), because vents and fills were discovered behind the building that were not associated with the active tanks.  Although there is the possibility that there might be tank(s) under the building, more likely the old piping and fills were off-set fills and vents that were associated with tank(s) that had been removed from the front of the building and never removed due to the inability to access them.  In any case, if there are tank(s) under the building they do not pose a significated risk to the environment or health and safety at this time.  If for some reason, the site is redesigned and an excavation under the building is required than the tank(s) and piping will have to be addressed at that time.
No further action required.
P-487-2000*Dept. of Health and Human Services called in a request for DEP to sample the Otter Pond YMCA swimming area for chemical contaminants.  Severel children swimming in the area had complained of rashes.

On August 9th, I went to the site with David Herzig of the Portland Water District.  David had agreed to collect samples for bacterial analysis, and Stuart Rose of the DEP's Water Bureau would analyse them.  We collected 2 sets of 3 samples from the area.  None of the samples, chemical or biological revealed anything out of the ordinary.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
A-766-1999*Jon Andrews, primary responder for this report was no longer employed by the state of Maine when this report was written.  This report represents a spill of a small amount of diesel fuel at the Dragon facility in Thomaston.  There are no notes or further information left by Mr. Andrews as to the cause of the spill or disosition of waste material.  It is assumed that the clean up was conducted to Mr. Andrews satisfaction.
P-196-1999*8 March 1999, responded to facility location where I met with Jeff Webb of Mapes Oil Co. and Sanford FD official Jeff Rowe.  Rowe advised me that a underground  water main ruptured adjacent to the 24 Hour Depot and that he observed water discharging up and  out paved areas of the gas station, and noted a significant amount of water in the area of the pump islands.  Also, the facility was undergoing some underground tank work and the three storage units (two 6,000 gal. gasoline and one 4,000 gal. diesel fuel) where partially exposed.  The FD was concerned that the water might have undermined the UST facility.

Jeff Webb and I gauged the tanks to establish the current capacity of product and water in each tank as a benchmark.  Webb agreed to gage the tanks twice a day and notify DEP if there is a change in product and or water level.

9 March 1999, Beth Dehaas on the DEP Oil Enforcement Unit generated investigative criteria to insure the integrity of the tanks and piping, see attachment.  Mapes later requested that they not hire a consultant to do a subsurface investigation and agreed to expose and backfill the piping and storage tanks.  I agreed and informed Webb of his liability to insure the facility is safe.  He agreed.

1 April 1999, conducted site visit observed Portland Pump working on tanks.  The diesel tank had been removed.  All reported OK and no further problems reported to the DEP.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (16April1999)

B-498-1997*In the Summer of 1996 the Me. DEP and the Me. Board of Pesticide Control held joint operation to recover and dispose of old or obsolete pesticdes from a list of known owners.  At the end of the pickup period a few people had not brought in the materials.  In 1997 another joint operations was organized and my supervisor requested that I do what I could to see that the out standing pesticides were recovered and disposed of.

I tried to contact Mr. Lee by phone and was unable to make contact so I drove to the location. There I met Mr. Urey Patrick and learned that he had taken over the farm/orchard and was intending to raise cattle on it.  As such he has no need of the chemicals listed to Mr. Lee.  He showed me where the materails were stored.  They were in the barn's granary, a tight room and as such the materials all seemed in good shape.  There was too much for me to take at a time so I told him I'd make arrangements for a later pickup.

Once back at the office I researched the pesticides and learned that they could still be used.  I called Mr. Bateese who said that since they were still usable he would have his field agents contact their known orchardists and he expected that the pesticides would be picked up to be used.  I relayed this info to Mr. Patrick and took no further action.
A-666-1999*A connector broke on a heating oil delivery truck. Most of the spill was contained within the drip pan of the truck's hose reel compartment. The driver collected product on the ground using sorbent pads. About 1 yard of sand and gravel was scraped off the homeowner's driveway.

The homeowner has a dug well in front of the house, and a new drilled well behind the house. I sampled both wells on 12/3/99. Water from the dug well tested non-detect for DRO. Water from the drilled well contained adjuncts of acrylic acid, proprionic acid, tert-butylphenol, and thalates. Since this is a new well, these are probably contaminants from the plastic pipe.

The Young's will be added to the quarterly monitoring program. No further action required by Response Services.
P-435-1996*SJE NOTIFIED OF CONTAM. FOUND DURING REMOVAL AND DISPATCHED SGB TO SITE.  MINOR CONTAM. BELOW NOTIFICATION LEVELS.  SEE ATTACHEMENTS AND UST CLOSURE ASSESSMENT OF FIELD SERVICES.  NO FURTHER RESP. DIV. ACTION ANTICIPATED.  TECH SERVICES REFERAL FOR REVIEW.
A-230-2000*Received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Army National Guard that they had a suffered a small spill.  A hydraulic line on a forklift broke leaking approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil on to a paved surface.  Camp Keys personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-806-1999*The State Police received a call from Ben Leber of International Paper concerning an oil spill at the mill.  Attempts to call him back where unsuccessful. I called Chuck Krake of International Paper environmental department for details on the spill.  He called back and reported that they lost a bearing on the #4 paper machine #3 cc roll three days ago.  They did not see the oil line leak at that time.  When the oiler made his rounds three days later, he added 450 gallons of lube oil to the system and reported the probable leak. In the letter report, they state that a quick connect coupler on the oil sump system let loose, spilling the oil. All the oil went to the sewer system.  No reports of a sheen on the clarifiers or the river were made.  No further work is necessary on this spill.  See the attached letter from International Paper for additional details.
A-277-1997*Received a call from Augusta Police that there had been an oil spill from a tanker on Western Avenue. I responded and met the fire department returning from the spill. The tank trailer was from H.O. Bouchard and was stopped across from the Kennebec Journal building in the west bound lane. There had been a line of #6 oil up Western Avenue. When I found the truck the driver was catching #6 oil from the walkway drain. According to the driver, he had forgotten to secure the hatch at Searsport. The hill on Western Avenue had caused the product to slop over, fill the walkway on top of the tank trailer and run down the drains in the ladder. A total of about 4 gallons was spilled. H.O. Bouchard sent an employee to help the driver clean up the grossly contaminated areas. Augusta Public Works spread sand to cover the #6 oil on the road. I did not require the sand and oil to be picked up. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-268-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-311-1988*
	11/7/88 Abandonment by removal of retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Facility initially owned by Exxon Corp.  Operated by Jeff St. Amand who later was also registered facility owner.  Tanks replaced by A L Doggett Co.  Dense commercial use area, on city water & sewer service.
	See 1990 assessment of Groundwater Technology, report P-547-96, and P-166-99 for further information.
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A-219-2000*Adam Doran made a report concerning a leaking transformer in Jefferson.  The primary bushing was leaking a very small amount of oil onto some gravel.  The gravel was picked up and put into CMP's waste stream.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
B-811-1999*B-811-99
Brewer

Wednesday December 22, 1999			0904

I received a phone call from Cindy (989-2770) at Dead River in Brewer.  Cindy phoned to report that a home delivery truck had burst a hose on Spring Street in Brewer.  The truck hose burst in front of the Mary Eastman residence at 21 Spring Street, in Brewer.  Dead River technicians, using 10 to 15 sorbent pads, cleaned up the spill.  Dead River disposed of the pads.

A site visit, after the clean up, revealed that there was a stained area on the shoulder of the roadway about 18 inches by 31/2 feet in area.  There was very little oil penetration of the asphalt or hard pan shoulder.
I-93-1999*On 6-1-99, this office received a fax from the town of Van Buren indicating they had a spill of hydraulic oil on Rt. 1 in Cyr Plantation near the LaPlante Road. A drive shaft had broken on a town truck. The spill was cleaned up by a town crew with sorbents.
A-489-1996* Mark Stebbins called this office to report an oil leak at a gravel pit. This pit is owned by BridgeCorp and is located in Windsor, south of route 17, east of Hunts Meadow Rd. I made contact with Scott Kenoyer, at BridgeCorp, and together we looked at the site on 11-5. I decided that the soil should be excavated and transported to Dragon Products.
 The tank in question is owned by John Spencer, who operates a wood cutting operation. The tank is a standard 275 gallon basement tank with four legs. It appears to me that this "skid" tank is in violation of codes administered by the State Fire Marshalls office. Scott had already pumped the remaining 50 gallons of diesel fuel into one of their machines.
 On 11-6, 33 tons of soil was transported to Dragon Products. Scott told me that he dug a hole about 30 inches deep in the area directly under the tank.
 It appears that the clean up was adequate and no further involvment will be required.
P-193-2000*  On Mon. 4/10/00, I was called by Mr. York who explained that about 1 1/2 weeks before he had had a 1 to 12 gallon gasoline leak to the ground in his yard about 100' from his well.  He further reported that he had 7 to 8 yards of soil dug up and disposed of in Cumberland County a week ago.  Being concerned about potential MTBE contamination to his wellwater he asked me to send him information on MTBE and testing.  That day I put in the mail the requested info. and information on spill reporting.
   I found no indication that this Biddeford spill had been promptly reported to DEP as required.   This area would have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
   On Tues. 4/11/00, I drove by the location while working on a nearby case.  I noted a white farmhouse with barn.  The area is on wells.  From clean-up work next door in 1997-98 I knew that gw was high in the area.  No one appeared home so I did not walk around the property.  I noted no obvious sign of recent excavation so could not confirm evidence of a clean-up to know if I was given the correct address.  At this time I consider the spill or clean-up to be unproven.  Any spill clean-up could not have been done to state satisfaction so further DEP requirements are possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-426-1998*On Sept. 15, 1998 I was contacted by Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown, reporting an overfill of less than one gallon at the home of one of their customers.  C. N. Brown employees cleaned up the spill at the Secord Residense, at 587 N. River Road in Windham with sorbents pads.  No further action.
I-92-1997*At 12:30 P.M., on 7-26-97, the State Police called to report there had been a fish kill on Whitney Brook in Bridgewater. The report had been filed by an anonymous complainant who had been fishing and noticed several dead fish. At this time wardens, Fred Jackson and Brian Cain were at the scene which is where Whitney Brook crosses a field road on the property of Edgar Rusby on the West Road.

I arrived at the site at about 1:30 P.M. and met with Wardens Cain and Jackson. Mr Rusby was also there. There were several dead fish at the crossing. According to both wardens, there were fish that were dead for about 3/4 to 1 mile downstream. All species of fish had been affected. There were no fish upstream of the bridge. Mr Rusby indicated that he was the landowner and he leased the surrounding farmland to Dwayne Grass of Mars Hill. Mr. Grass used the bridge as a place to collect water to mix with spray material. There appeared to be a whitish colored residue on the planks of the bridge and some of the rocks lining the bank of the brook directly beneath the bridge. Water in the brook was also low, due to a lack of rain. I shoveled the residue from the bridge and removed the rocks that were affected and packaged them for later disposal.

Eventually Dwayne Grass met with us at the site. Max Miller with the Pesticide Control Board and Dave Basely with Inland Fisheries and Wildlife also arrived later that afternoon. Dave surveyed the brook and estimated that 2-300 brook trout and about 500 non-game species had been killed. He retrieved three stressed brook trout and preserved them for possible tissue analysis. He also indicated that oxygen levels and water temperature was not reduced enough to have had any negative effect on aquatic life in the brook.

Mr. Grass indicated that he had been spraying Mannex, a fungicide lately. He later indicated to Pesticide Control Board that he had also used Ensign, another fungicide during the same time period.
B-74-1999*No good deed goes unpunished, as David Desjardins discovered 2/12/99.  He and his party had been fishing all day on East Grand lake, and were aware that there was a pressure ridge in the ice near where they were fishing.  Upon returning from dinner in Danforth about 2200, Desjardins heard someone crying for help nearby;  he stopped unloading his four-wheeler and snowmobile from his truck and assuming that a snowmobiler had broken through the ice at the pressure ridge, went to assist him.

When he got to where he thought the cry had come from, Desjardins stopped to shout and listen.  Hearing no reply, he assumed the man couldn't reply, and so he (Desjardins) would have to search for him..  Not realizing how close he was to the pressure ridge, Desjardins broke through the ice when he turned the truck to continue the search.  Truck, 4-wheeler, snowmobile and trailer plunged to the bottom.  Desjardins and his companion, wet, walked to the nearest shore, which was in Canada.

When daylight arrived, Desjardins and a Game Warden returned to the scene.  No sign of his vehicles, of course, but they did fine a snowmobile stuck and abandoned at the pressure ridge.  Desjardins thinks that whoever shouted for help didn't reply to his shouts because he didn't want to get in trouble for operating under the influence.

Desjardins' plan was to raise the vehicles the following weekend, by attaching skidder tubes and inflating them under water.
I-31-1996*4/2/96 - Mr. Barker contacted the NMRO after detecting an odor in this water. Water testing reveled components of gasoline. A double carbon filter was installed by Soft Water Service of Caribou. Qm monitoring began.

6/17/96 - I received a copy of a memo from Terry Hannan, DOT. Mr. Hannan had conversations w/ Mrs. Virginia Johnston, who was concerned over the gas smell in her well.
I made contact with Mrs. Johnston and sampled her water, which also showed components of gasoline. She has a filter system from Soft Water service. Residence now occupied by Thomas Ayers (8/99)

7/2/96 - I was advised that KANA Oil had replaced their well due to gasoline in it.

7/19/96 - Sampled well of Apt. Building; Apt. of Dean Gendreau.
A-7-1999*A C.N. Brown delivery truck was stopped at Moody's Garage when the fuel injector cracked, spilling about a gallon of diesel onto the snow.  The driver collected the contaminated snow in buckets and took it back to C.N. Brown for disposal.

No further action required.
P-267-1997*UST Removal
Contractor: Les Wilson & Sons
CTI: Robert Wilson, Jr.  #017
Consulant: Dames & Moore
Decision Tree:  Baseline-2, adjusted to "remove only soil necessary for new tank hole unless free product and/or saturated soil are encountered.
Visited site on 5/21 am.  Excavation had not started but was expected to commence on 5/23.
Bedrock encountered during excavation and required Downeast to conduct assessment to determine if bedrock contamination migrated off site.  Dames & Moore conducted assessment and determined that no off site risk exists.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-724-1999*I received a call from Mrs. Louise Spears indicating that there had been a pesticide spill in the basement of her house.  Her brother, who lives in the basement, spilled a bottle of pesticide.  He cleaned it up and disposed of the bottle and paper towels.  Mrs. Spears reported that there was a strong odor and that she was worried that it still was not cleaned up. I responded to her house.

I entered the house with a PID.  The meter was calibrated for diesel fuel so the set point  at 225, was fairly sensitive.  The meter did pick up traces of some organic vapor as readings were as high as 20.  They were highest in the basement.  I told Mrs. Spears to open as many windows as much as she could.  I also encouraged her to sleep somewhere else that night.  She did sleep at her sisters and I returned the next day.  Readings were all down to single digits or zero.  I encouraged her to keep the windows open as much as possible to help circulate fresh air.  I returned two days later and could not get any readings on the PID.  The odor was noticeably better the first day I returned and absent the two days later.

The pesticide is unknown.  Mrs. Spears does remember buying it, and using it on her flowers.  I would guess that it was probably Seven, but it could be malithion.  Contact with Mrs. Spears a week later found her with no ill effects and no noticeable odor was in the house and basement.  No further work is needed on this site.
A-666-2000*Adam Duran of CMP called to report a spill of mineral oil at the substation on rt 27 in Augusta. A leaking valve allowed about 1 pint of oil from a tagged <50 ppm PCB transformer to spill to the transformer pad. No DEP site visit was deemed necessary, no further DEP action expected.
P-442-1999*A small boat overturned on Sebago Lake near Frye Island.  Some gasoline slowly leaked from the vent hole on the tank (total capacity 8 gallons).  Due to the extreme heat of the day, the gas volatilized rapidly.  Portland Water District was notified and Chad Thompson (PWD) observed the craft along with the Sheriff Dept.  it was decided that no action needed to be taken to contain the gasoline.  The boat was removed the following day.  No further action taken.  (See enclosed PWD report).
I-17-1998*On 1-21-98, Patrick Belanger called this office to report strong kerosene odors in his trailer. He rented a trailer in the Caribou Trailer Park from Roger Simon. Jim Gramlich who was on call at the time responded first. He met with Mr. Simon and Belanger at the site. About 40 ppm was read on the pid inside the trailer. He recommended the Belangers find someplace to stay until the problem could be remedied.
The following day, Carl Allen went to the trailer and hired Soderberg Construction to do the excavation work. I took over the remediation from there. About 50 yards of highly contaminated soil was removed that day, the excavation went to bedrock. Some oil did go to the rock. There is an abandoned well at the trailer park which could not be sampled and public water supply at the nursing home across the road was sampled.

From Carl Allen - When I was onsite I met with Mr. Simons and I asked who had repaired the broken nipple. Mr. Simons stated that he had made the repair on the previous Friday (1/23/98). I also asked Mr. Simon if he was licensed to do that type of work, he stated he was not.
B-80-1998*B-080-98 Millinocket - Garfield MacKenzie

Irving Oil Co. called to report that a client had suffered the loss of K-1 from his outside tank in Millinocket.  The owner is Garfield MacKenzie, 130 Kelly Trailer Park, 723-6724.  I went to the site and met with the elderly Mr. MacKenzie.  The outside 275 had lost what the oil company estimated to be about 100 gallons due to the nipple breaking at the tank.  This was another in a series of similar spills caused by the heavy weight of ice forcing the piping down and breaking the nipple or firematic valve at the tank.  The area under the tank is sand and soaked up the oil leaving no surface clean up necessary.  The trailer park is served by town water and there are no foundations or watercourses nearby that would be threatened by the spilled oil.  Any excavation of the sand would cause the undermining of the trailer.  All things considered, I saw no need for further action.  I explained this to Mr. MacKenzie and also to the park's owner, Jim Kelly, 723-5522 (W) or 723-9084 (H).  This was acceptable to both parties.
B-395-1997*On July 23, 1997 at 1015 we received a call from Mr. Jeff Brown of Caribou reporting an oil fuel oil spill.  Mr. Brown said that he and his wife used to live in a rental house on the Range Road in Atkinson which had a spill from a leaking buried fuel line during early spring of 1996.  He said Chase and Kimball replaced the line on June 6, 1996 and that his family moved out in February 1997.  The Browns are now involved in a dispute over fuel bills with landlord Janis Delancy who lives in Alaska but is represented in Maine by her sister Georgina Magee of Dover-Foxcroft.

Mr. Brown believes that a hundred gallons or more leaked while Delancy and Earl Brazier of Chase and Kimball feel that much less was spilled.  I told Ms. Magee and Mr. Brazier that the spill should have been reported to us.  Mr. Brazier thought Chase and Kimball notified us but I found no report nor any log entry.

Ms. Magee said a well sample was taken on June 10, 1996 and a diesel range organic analysis by Northeast Labs was negative.  I told her that was good news but since it can take time for the spill to reach the drilled well I would like to take another sample.  She agreed and I met her on August 4 at her home and collect a D.R.O. sample.  A Northeast Lab analysis of this sample was also negative.

I inspected the spill site and saw that a 1' by '1 area was scraped up and new soil deposited.  I smelled the remaining original soil and found no sign of fuel.  However, it had been more than a year since the spill so the product may have degraded.

The final result is that the well is not contaminated with fuel oil and any debate on fuel usage is between the owner and former tenants.
A-475-2000*Received a call from Bruce Galuka, burner technician reporting a spill at a customer's house.  I responded to the home of Bill Colby in Fairfield.  Apparently the filter on the tank had been broken by some neighborhood kids.  The leak was small, just dripping, but there was evidence that a large amount had been lost.  The tank was on a concrete patio that had cracks in the concrete. Their water well was only 35 feet away.  There was much staining on the concrete and evidence that oil had gone down the cracks in the concrete.  I hired a contractor who dug around the patio and we found very little oil. We eventually dug up the patio and found nothing to excavate.  A test done on their water showed no oil in their water well.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-41-1999*On 1/18/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Goodwin Oil Co. reporting a leak from an above ground storage tank at the Golden Harvest Market.  Approximately 60 gallons had been spilled.  Goodwin Oil secured the leak.  Golden Harvest hired CAB services to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
B-284-1997*Mona Spear, Environmental Analyst for Bangor Hydro Electric called to report a spill of dielectric oil from a tranformer on Main Street which resulted from a leaky switch handle.  Approximately one pint leaked onto a few branches.  All of the oil remained unrecoverable.  It may be noted that oil was listed as "non PCB".  No resources of the State were affected.
A-158-1996*     Maritime reported that 15-20 gallons of oil was spilled during a tank overfill at their Rockland facility.  According to Roger Mitchell (Maritime) all spilled product had already been collected by Maritime personnel using sorbents.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.  This is a known contaminated (from previous spills) site.
A-431-1998*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during this UST removal.  No holes were observed in the tank or piping, but elevated PID readings were observed by a consultant (Dixon).  Based on his description of the site it was determined that Baseline-2 (D-tree) remedial goals were appropriate here.  No PID readings were in excess of the allowable B-2 standard, and so no removal/disposal of soil was necessary.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-669-1999*An anonymous complaint was made about a junkyard allegedly dumping waste oil.  I went to the area that the caller described.  No junkyard was present.  No further action can be taken.
A-400-1999*Received a report via the Portland office that there had been a small accident at a boat yard in Boothbay Harbor. The Boothbay Harbor police reported to us that Blakes Boat Yard had suffered an accident with a crane of theirs where the crane went into the water. Apparently the crane was on a dock and the planking gave way, destabilizing the crane which toppled into the water. Boothbay Harbor Fire Department responded to the scene and deployed some sorbents. I contacted the fire department and they did not see a need for any additional assistance stating that the spill was not that large. All the diesel fuel went into the water, therefore there was little anyone could do. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this incident.
B-209-2000*In the Autumn of 1999, University College installed a new emergency generator at 210 Texas Ave.  They apparently never had to use it, so no fuel was used out of the tank; on the first warm day of Spring, 4/17, the diesel inside the tank expanded enough to push an estimated quart out the vent .   College personnel cleaned it all up, according to Sandy Miller at the college.
P-213-1999*    During the morning of Tuesday, 3/30/99, I visited this Yarmouth gas station to monitor clean-up of an approx. 4000 gal. free product gasoline discharge (see P-178-99).
    Pulling into the site I noted a tank trailer unit of M. W. Sewall & Co. with hoses connected to the RU UST fill and vapor recovery.  Walking up to and under the truck I noted that a fuel drop was ongoing though I could not see the driver/operator.  The driver eventually came out of the cab where he stated he had been inside doing paperwork.  I advised him of the need to attend the vehicle (including hose) during a fuel drop because of the possibility of a hose problem causing a spill.
     DEP regulations CMR 691.5.D.7 and Maine State Fire Marshal Rules 6-2 both require a driver to attend to off-loading and loading specifically stating the driver "shall not remain in his vehicle..."  I later notified Ned Sewall who later told me he spoke to his drivers about attending their vehicles.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-387-1996*This report involves the reported discharge of used cooking oil from a mobile food stand into a city storm drain to the Saco River. This is not a regulated oil under DEP statute and was referred to Biddeford Fire Dept. and to the USCG MSO for potential their investigation.

No further DEP action anticipated.  See also the attached Initial Report Form.
I-12-2000*A plow truck operated by Mitchell Trucking, hit a parked home fuel oil delivery truck owned by Bates Fuel. The last compartment of the fuel truck was emptied in a minutes.

Damming & diking were conducted by the local fire department.

Approximately 680 feet of North Street was impacted. The spill site is approximately 800 feet from Molunkus Stream.

Dickison London was hired to conduct clean-up and remediation.

The following have been placed on Quarterly Monitoring of the their well water:
Burt McNally, Hilma Ambrose, Wayne Guiggey, Joyce Marry.
A-311-1997*IP had valve failure in the liquor recycle system on a digester.  The makeup tank overflowed to the sewer.  The problem was discovered when the digester began to drain.  The system was shut down and the valve was repaired.
P-200-1985*
	Gasoline discharge at Downeast Energy gas station.  Report update by SGB.
P-541-1997*On 9/23/97 I received a call from Bill Herzog of Downeast Energy reporting a small oil spill at a client's residence in South Freeport.  The spill had occurred on 9/9 when the customer's tank was overfilled.  I met on site later that afternoon with Bob Barrows of Downeast to look over the spill.  Downeast told me that they had hired Acadia Environmental to supervise the clean-up on their behalf.

On 9/26 I visited the site again.  Acadia Environmental was supervising Seacoast Ocean Services while they removed the contaminated soil.  The soil was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.



______________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 17, 1997
I-211-1998*AUTO WENT OFF ROAD AND INTO STREAM. USED SORBENT PADS TO CLEAN UP 12 GAL OF GASOLINE
I-80-1998*On 4-6-98, Sherm Weaver of Daigle Oil Company called to report a kerosene spill at the trailer owned by Peter Gardner at Casey Mobil Home Park in Ashland. Thought it had happened the previous night when the weight of snow and ice broke the fuel line at the tank. The park is on town water and there are no wells in the area. I met with Mr. Gardner that day. There did not appear to be any odor in the trailer and very little evidence of the oil outside. There was still snow on the ground and machinery to dig would cause serious landscaping problems later. Decided to wait and re-visit when things dried out.
P-731-1999*On 10/21/1999 DEP was contacted by the Falmouth Fire Dept. concerning #2 heating oil found in a field next to Falmouth High School on the Woodville Road. Site visit with fire dept. indicated oil located in drainage ditch running from a property recently purchased by the town of Falmouth. The property was previously a rented house and the Town was in the process of moving the house. The Fire Dept. had placed pads in the drainage ditch and in a field where water runs into wetland area.

On 10/22/99 I met with Falmouth Public Schools business Manager, Edward E. Ainsworth. Mr. Ainsworth stated he remembered the building having a 275 oil tank but to his knowledge there was no sign or odor of oil. The town hired a contractor to fill in the basement area of the house who stated that he remembered the oil tank on its side in the basement with no bungs. This same contractor was hired to put in some recovery trenches. While removing soil in the trench where oil was first seen a clay drain pipe was discovered. With soil removal from around the drainline, oil and water discharged from the pipe.  Clean Harbors was called to pump out product from trench and to standby while trench was dug out for use as an underflow dam. Less than five gallons of oil was collected with majority collected using sorbents. With this finding the AST was the most likely source for the oil. As to the cause of the loss it is unknown due to the absence of the tank and the basement being filled in.

On 10/23/99 site visit indicated underflow dam working with collection of oil on sorbent pads.

On 10/25/99 returned to site to change out sorbent pads, no sign of any further discharge. Falmouth School  Dept. has taken responsibilty for the spill. At this point in time, I see no further action needed.
A-485-1998*Diane Alexander, of C.N. Brown, called this office to report a small release of #2 fuel oil.  This occurred at the residence of Mr. Alnphier at 296 Bunker Hill Rd. They estimated that two gallons of oil squirted out of the vent during delivery.  The driver cleaned up the spill at that time.  No site visit was made and no further action is required.
A-113-1997*See attached and site assesment in the tank file.
A-143-1997*A hydraulic hose broke on a street sweeper.  About 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost onto the street.  The machine was shut down and towed to the yard for repair.  The city spread sand on the area.  It was recovered later using the street sweeper.
P-122-1997*On 2/25/97 I received a call from Diane Alexander of C. N. Brown reporting a spill that had occurred earlier in the month.  The spill occurred when the pump on a fuel oil delivery truck leaked.  Apparently the spill was not noticed at the time by the truck driver.  On 2/8 the customer, Joan Cragin, noticed a 10' x 3' stain on the road in front of her home but did not report the stain to anyone.  Sometime during the weekend of 2/22 -2/23 when heavy rain came, the oil washed from the stain into her driveway.  It is unclear to me excactly when she reported the problem to C. N. Brown.  On 2/25 Brown made arrangements to have Seacoast Ocean Services clean up the spill.  No further action required.



______________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-242-1998*3 June 1998, responded to entered spill location. Upon arrival I observed a non-spec, insulated, MC312 tanker in the parking lot of Denny's Restaurant. I met with Auburn Fire Department and L/A waste water treatment representatives.  It was decided that the storm drains would be bermed and the spilled patches of product recovered using speedi-dri and sorbent pads.

The discharged occurred as the liquid in the tanker moved about and excaped through a inlet/outlet opening at the top of the tanker due to a cross threaded end cap.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (08/03/98).
P-886-2001*Tractor Trailer went off the road just south of exit 6 in the southbound lane.  The truck was destroyed but the saddle tanks received only minor damage.  The cross over beneath the truck was broken causing a slow leak prior to confinement.  The line was crimped and sorbents placed beneath it.  Ray's Towing was dispatched and removed the cab and trailer from the mud secured and towed it away.

Although the truck was destroyed minimal fluids were lost to the environment.

No additional work is planned for this incident.
B-532-1997*A few days before 9/26/97 Bruce Brockway of James Rivre Timber Corp. arranged to have me officiate at a tank removal at their facility in Old Town.  We established the date as the afternoon of 9/26/97.  The tank was a 1000 gallon heating oil tank and the excavation was absolutely clean.  The soil was glacial till with a few 2-5" cobbles.  There was no water in the hole at 5.5 feet, which was where the bottom of the tank had been.
A-105-1996*see attached
P-401-1998*While investigating storm damage at 17 Farrington Road (P-399-98) the homeowner told me that there was a transformer down in the road a couple of houses down.  I drove down the road to find the road completely blocked by a tree and a utility pole.  The transformer had completely drained onto the road and the oil had run down onto a lawn.  I got as much info off the transformer as I could and contacted CMP.  They informed me that they would be out to clean-up and that the oil in that transformer contained less that 1 ppm PCB's.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
P-14-1991*Discharge was the result of a broken hydraulic hose on a truck discharging 15 to 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the frozen ground and surrounding snow.  Most of the discharge was clean-up with speedy-dry.  In addition, some of the snow had to be removed.  Clean-up and disposal was performed  by Bisson.
B-780-1999*B-780-99

On 12/10/99, 2026 hours the Somesville Fire Department reported that a car had landed in Long Pond.  At the time of the call there was no evidence of a release.  They were making preparations to have a wrecker pull the car out.  I gave them my home number and asked to be contacted if a release developed.  At 2215 hours they informed me that the gas tank had become punctured and it had spilled on the asphalt.  They had used pads and roadside sand to immobilize the release.  Apparently the gas tank hit a rock just before it was recovered to the pavement.  The sand had been deployed around the perimeter of the spill area to act as a dike.  The product had landed on wet pavement and was fairly well picked up by the half bale of pads that was used.  The sand had not been exposed to much gasoline so we redistributed that back onto the roadside.

A-205-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-607-1996*Mr. Hill called the office to report that he had removed his underground oil tank and what was next?  I learned that the tank was a 275 gallon #2 oil tank for a home and, while it was registered, he had not filed the required 30 day removal notice.  I asked that he leave the hole open and I would inspect the removal that afternoon.

On my arrival Mr. Hill took me to the excavation site.  The tank had been buried in the berm of an earth sheltered house built by Mr. Hill. The tank was on scene and while it was an above ground only tank it showed no evidence of having leaked.  I examined the soil at the bottom of the excavation and found no evidence of a leak there either.

Mr. Hill explained that he was leaving for the winter soon and had removed the tank before bad weather came.  Accepting the reason of approaching bad weather, I issued him a waiver of the 30 day notice requirement.

Before I left I stressed the importance of his sending in the completed 30 day notice along with the signed post card.
A-265-2000*Received a call from Brian Moody complaining about his neighbor's sloppy handling of oil from cars that are on her property.  I went to the site.  There was a large drainage swale on Mr. Moody's property that was filled with water.  There was also a sheen on it.  He told me that the sheen was from lube oil from the neighbor's car.  One of Ms. Young's friends was attempting to repair the differential on his truck when the truck jacks sank into the mud, draining the differential.  This occurred during a heavy rain and some of the 90-weight oil went into Mr. Moody's drainage swale.  I attempted to pad up the oil with only some success.  I inspected the source and found a truck with the differential opened up, fully drained.  There were only minor amounts of oil to pad up in the area.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-4-1999*B-004-99
Otis

Monday January 4, 1999				1045

I received a phone call from Brian Tomkins (989-3966), of Hamel Fuels in Brewer.  Brian indicated that a Hamel Fuels home delivery oil truck had rolled over on the Point Road in Otis.  The truck rolled over in a ditch at the intersection of the Point Road with Route 180.  I arrived on scene shortly before noon and found only the Mariaville Fire Department and a clean up crew from Hamel Fuels.  There was only a small spill which generated about 2, 35-gallon plastic trash cans full of contaminated snow, ice and sorbent material.  The contaminated sorbent material was re-bagged and taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.  The snow and ice was taken to a Hamel Fuel facility to melt and soak up the heating oil off the top.
A-54-1998*Received a report from Chuck Kraske about a #6 oil spill. A reported 100 gallons of fuel oil was released from a #6 oil fuel heater. The spill all went to the process sewer. No contact was made with International Paper concerning the spill. Receipt of the report raised the final estimate to 1000 gallons of oil spilled. All the oil went to the treatment plant and was caught in the clarifiers. According to the report International Paper never heard back from DEP about the spill. No site visit was made. No further work is necessary on this spill. See the attached report from International Paper for additional details.
I-189-1998*On 9-23-98, Dead River called to report there had been a spill at one of their customers on 59 State Street in Presque Isle. Apparently, a basement tank had rusted through and spilled about 10 gallons on the concrete floor in the basement. The house had considerable odor. All the oil on the floor was picked up with sorbents and the tank was replaced. The basement windows were opened and a fan placed in one for ventilation.
B-378-1999*B-378-99
Moscow

Monday July 5, 1999				2112

I received a call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121) to contact Janet Dyer (293-3695), of Central Maine Power about a transformer that was damaged during an early morning thunderstorm that went through the Dexter area.

According to Janet Dyer the transformer was yet another fatality of a thunderstorm.  High winds brought tree branches down on wires.  Pole #38 and its 5KVA transformer were damaged and the 5 KVA transformer leaked a reported 6 gallons of transformer oil on Route 16 and the roadside shoulder.   The spill debris consisted of 2 drums of soil and brush.  The clean up debris will go to CMP's temporary storage, and eventually to Crossroad's in Norridgewock.  The transformer was replaced.
B-353-2001*    On 6/22/01, 0745 hours Everett Mathews of RW Mathews reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Clive Belanger in Milbridge.  The release came from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank near the filter end. Everett estimated the volume at about three gallons.  The product landed on cement that had collected dust and debris over the years.  Everett had wiped it up with absorbent pads.  The leak had been stopped and the tank was pumped out and replaced.  He asked if I wanted to see it and I suggested that he have Clive give me a call if the release caused any problems.  It is now 6/28/01 and I haven't heard from him so I guess he's all set.
B-239-1996*see attached.
B-150-1998*On 3/6/98, 0940 hours Jack Emery of Spot-Built, Inc. reported a 15 gallon overfill of glue that they use in their process.  The release was into a birmed area that was adequately vented to deal with such materials.  The solvents for the glue (hence constituents of the spill) include MEK, toluene and acetone.  We discussed the potentional explosion hazard and I suggest that we (MDEP) were in a position to determine the risk of explosion.  They handle such a spill with plastic snow shovels, which are non-sparking.  Jack said that the material went to their waste stream, which is handled by Clean Harbors.
A-429-1997* A quick disconnect fitting opened and released about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil. About 5 gallons of this oil made its way into the mill's sewer. The rest of the oil was cleaned up by IP. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-314-2001*At the Bisesti residence there is a 330 gallon AST which is used to store gasoline for the Bisesti's business vehicles. The AST was filled with gasoline on April 18th and none had been removed from the tank since. An employee of Bob's cash fuel (the same company which provides their gasoline) mistakenly attempted to fill the tank with #2 fuel oil. The driver thought it was strange that there was no whistle, he also thought it was strange that gasoline was spraying out of the vent located directly above his head. He stopped pumping after adding only thirty-one gallons to the already full tank. Residence placed on quarterly monitoring. No further response action expected.
A-175-1999*Received a call from Mark Tracy about a spill at a customer's house.  Mr. Brousseau called Goodine Oil Service concerning a no heat complaint.  Mark Tracy was sent and discovered the leak.  He called this office and I responded.  I arrived to find Mr. Tracy finishing repairing the tank.  I inspected the spill site and found a significant amount of oil in a drainage swale next to the house. I started cleaning it up with sorbents but soon realized it would take more then one person.  I called Seacoast Ocean Services and asked them for 2 technicians and more sorbents.  They finished the cleanup.

There is a well on the site in the front of the house.  It is a drilled well about 30'from the spill site.  One lab analysis showed no impact to that well.  Additional testing is not needed as the oil impacted surface waters only.  There is some contaminated soil, but it was draining into the drainage swale.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-868-2001*SMALL SPILL CAUGHT IMMEDIATELY BY SPILLER.  NO RESPONSE NECESSARY.
A-316-1998*     DEP received a report that staff at I.P. had overfilled a hydraulic oil tank.  According to John Cronin (I.P.) 10 gallons of product went to the plant sewer.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
I-102-1999*An oil seal failed on a pump in the Trim & Grade Building. About 30 gals of hydraulic oil was lost inside the building.

Spill was cleaned up with "fines" (sawdust). The fines were then burned in Hubers boiler that fires the facility.

Case closed.
P-462-2000*A truck being refueled at the Mobil station in South Portland, was overfilled by 10-15 gallons (diesel).  South Portland Fire responded to the spill and assisted Mobil personnel in cleaning up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The spill was contained to concrete.  No further action.
A-464-2000*A hydraulic pump was left on when the No. 4 paper machine was shut down, spilling oil to the process sewer. See attached report from IP. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-437-1997*Mr. Bigelow called in August of 1997 to inquire as to what should be done at the residence of his deceased father in law, Thomas Tomas.  Mr. Tomas had been an experimenter and most recently had been working on making fireplace logs from sawdust.  Mr. Bigelow stated that there was a 40 gal. drum of something, a 5 liter carboy of something and smaller amounts of chemicals.  I explained that it was the owners responsibility to dispose of them properly and at their expense.  I did offer to look at the materials and could then give better instructions on what the items were and how they must be disposed of.  He thanked me and said that he would be up to Maine in the fall and would contact me then.

By 1998 I had not heard from him and so phoned him at his home.  He told me that he had cleaned up the house last summer and most of the items he had taken to a disposal facility on Mt Desert Island.  He did not give me any more precise information other than he had taken the acids back to his home where they were disposed of through a community run haz mat pick up.

No further action taken.
A-18-2000*No site visit made.  Staff found an oil stain at the bulk plant Monday morning when they arrived for work.  The spill may have occurred during a delivery over the weekend by P.S. Marstan.  They were going to attempt collecting some oil off the frozen ground with sorbents.  The area is served by town water.  No further action is anticipated.
A-337-1997* An employee tipped over a can of this stuff and 1/2 gallon spilled onto the floor. They used speedi dri to collect the "leather weatherproofer spray". The waste material will be disposed of as a Haz Waste because of the low flash point.
I-142-1998*On 7-22-98, Dan Dionne the Fire Chief for the town of Grand Isle called to report there was oil in a ditch on the Mornealt Rd. I investigated that day and traced the source back to the residence of Raymond Morrow. He had apparently lost about 50 gallons from his basement tank a couple months before and the oil had gone down below the basement slab via cracks. Several days prior to this a torrential rain occurred and washed the oil to his basement sump and then discharged to the ditch by way of the sump drain. I gave him a bale of pads and placed several sorbent boom containment areas in the ditch. He was to clean the rest with the pads. A site visit the following week showed this had been done and it was after another rain. No more oil was seen entering the ditch.
A-471-1998*No site visit made.  Webber reports that all oil was contained on the concrete floor.  The gasket on the filter had failed.  I attempted to contact Ms. Brown, but the number Webber had was out of service and directory assistance didn't have a listing.  No further action is anticipated.
P-158-2001*Kids were playing basketball in their basement when they accidently broke the filter off the 275 gallon AST.  The Buxton fire dept. reponded as did the oil co.  When I arrived to the home the spill was cleaned up and the tank was being repaired.  No oil left the concrete floored basement.  No further action.
B-369-1997*On 7/15/97 Larry Winchester of Webber Oil Company reported that there had been a release of product at their UST heating oil supply for One Springer Place.  The release was discovered because of a routine inspection.  It took a couple of days to recover 340 gallons of product and to find the cause of the spill.  It turned out that the product had escaped through a small corrosion hole in one of the feed lines.  The UST supplied two furnaces.  The 340 gallons of recovered liquid product and the used pads were taken by Webber Oil.  SOme of the liquid had been recovered with a pump and the rest was recovered by squeezing out pads.
A-399-1997*The heating oil tank at the Gardiner facility was removed.  A small amout of # 6 oil contaminated soil was found at the end of the near the pump house.  This was due to line problems and an overfill.  The site was determined to meet stringent criteria because it was at the edge of the wellhead protection zone for the Gardiner City well.  Due to the nature of the product, the distances and groundwater gradient direction impact was unlikely.  The contaminated soil was removed to the concrete walls which surrounded the tank.  It was taken to Hatch Hill.  No further action is required.
P-133-1998*Due to a faulty valve, approximately 20 gallons of # 2 fuel oil was discharged onto the driveway and made its way into a drainage ditch.  By the time I arrived, most of the fuel had been collected and there was only a small amount in the ditch which was in the process of being collected.  No oil had made its way to water.

No further action required.
A-103-1998*This spill was discovered during a delivery.  The driver observed a drip from the tank, and immediately pumped the fuel from the tank to prevent further loss.  He did not believe that much fuel had been loss as the tank was as full as expected.  However, the tenant indicated that he had noticed the fuel smell for about a week prior to the discovery.  The soil directly under the tank was not frozen.  Kip Cline was hired to remove contaminated soil.  We found clean crushed stone and piping for drainage about 1' below the tank.  The remainder of the fill in this area was clean sand.  Bedrock was between 1' and 3' deep in this area.  On the deepest part of the bedrock we observed a till with surface water and a sheen.  This sloped toward the home.  Because of the shallow bedrock and loose soil very little soil was removed.  There was some odor in the crawl space.  The crawl space consisted of bedrock highs and areas filled with crushed stone.  Odor was stronger under the stone, but the stone was not wet.  It is possible that some water with fuel passed under the footer which was poured on the bedrock.  I feel that the odor should improve quickly and the crawl space windows were left open.   The drilled well is about 50' away is believed to be 80' deep.

This site has been referred to Technical services.

P-138-1998*   This report covers Resp. Div. activities regarding a leak of gasoline into the secondary containment piping and sump at the Brunswick Naval Air Stations Exchange Gas Station (Reg. 14682).  This retail gasoline UST facility was replaced in 1992 by ATEC, though the piping install was completed by SUN Env. in 1993.  I understand that Pollution Control Services (PCS) upgraded the facility in 1996.   As of mid-April 1998 a small amount of product has continued to seep into the sump of the mid-grade UST sump from the double-wall FRP piping.  A pneumatic test from 4/1/98 to 4/6/98 showed a minor leak with 5 lb. psig lost.  No new release is believed to the environment (only secondary containment) as of July, 1998. (There is an active in-situ clean-up in progress from an old discharge that caused vapor problems in the family center across Burbank St.).
   In the autumn, on 9/1/98, I revisited to check on the proposed re-piping as described in Pollution Control Svcs. letter of 8/20/98.  Onsite I met Marc Guerin of PCS who was repairing a broken crash valve.  There was approx. a gallon of gaso. in the sump that had leaked out but not reported to DEP.  The product piping in the island area was already installed and the island area was re-concreted and back in service.  Plastic piping replaced the FRP in this area, and FRP piping only remained from dispenser 5/6 back to the tanks (see site sketch).
   At this time this case has been turned over to Beth DeHaas of DEP, BRWM, Facilities Reg. for completion.  I understand that no product was actually released to the environment.  This report will be addendummed as needed, see Reg. files for further info.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
A-617-1998*The brakes overheated on a dump truck. It was parked on a hill in a small gravel pit. The parking brake failed and the truck rolled down a hill. It ended up lying on its side in a pond in the bottom of the gravel pit. The Fire Department reported that the diesel tanks were empty. They put out pads. I found a minor sheen. We placed sorbent boom across the pond around the area of the sheen. The truck was recovered. The booms were left in through a rain storm. The sheen dissipated and the boom was removed.
P-670-1996*On Oct. 11, 1996 an anonymous call was received.  The caller stated that oil and antifreeze was being dumped behind a dumpster at the Ryder Truck facility in Portland.  I visited Ryder Truck unannounced that afternoon.  I checked behind the dumpster and saw no evidence of any oil or antifreeze.  I did find some dark colored sand and mud that looked like it had been dumped from a bucket, however the material was not oily. I spoke with Andy Reed of Ryder Truck. Andy stated that waste oil and waste antifreeze were recycled.  He said the pile of dirt and mud was dumped out of the wet vac that cleans out the floor drains in the garage stalls.  He did also mention a disgruntled ex-employee that he suspected of making the call.  No further action.
I-192-1999*AT GRAHAM'S QUICK MART PIPING WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE AT GAS PUMPS.  MR. GRAHAM AGREED NOT TO USE PUMP.  WE PURGED THE LINE OF GAS BY REMOVING THE CHECK VALVE FROM THE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP AND USING AIR PRESSURE, FORCED THE GAS BACK INTO THE TANK.  THE SITE WILL BE REVISITED IN THE SPRING OF 2000.

This report was reviewed and completed in 2010.  It is unclear as to whether or not any actions were taken at the site in the Spring of 2000.

P-174-1999*The pump, on the delivery truck, developed a crack spraying oil onto the driveway.  The oil was promptly cleaned-up with speedy-dry and sorbents.  I checked on the site observing only a stain on the driveway and a small amount of oil on a snow bank.

No further action required.
A-708-1998*A leaking gasket on a drum caused a minor perchloroethylene spill inside a truck. It was picked up using sorbents.
P-181-2001*The filter on an outside 275 gallon AST broke off due to the weight of snow.  Appr. 50 gallons of oil spilled to the snow around the tank.  I shoveled up all the impacted snow I encountered.  No further clean up anticipated.
P-682-1998*4Jun98, DEP notified of spill.  A broken or malfunctioning delivery hose on a peddler tank truck caused the spill.  The spill was clean up and no further response action is anticpated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan99)
P-468-1998*	Report update of 3/10/03.

	Abandonment of consumptive-use, diesel & gasoline motor fuels UST facility.  safety violations by CTI and ENPRO due to unfamiliarity with state laws.  Contamination levels found below DT Guideline of BS-2 so no remediation required or initiated at the time.

	See separate narrative & photos for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-366-1991*
Report update 3/25/04, by SGB

DEP inspection.  Retail motor fuels UST facility.  Dense, urban, residential and commercial area on city water and sewer.  Single-wall FRP UST facility installed on or about 5/1/87.  See separate report narrative, reports P-18-04 and P-253-04, and DEP UST Reg. file #12130 for further site information.
B-51-2000*B-051-2000
01/31/2000

     The ME-DOT office here on the Hogan Road in Bangor called to report a hydraulic oil spill at their salt-sand facility on Route 16 in Alton.  Investigation shown that the spill was the result of a blown hose on a sand truck.  The approximately 10 gallons of oil were mixed with sand and spread in place.  No public or private wells were observed to be in the area.
P-294-1996*Lewiston Fire Department responded to car accident on Old Lisbon Road, Lewiston with gasoline from car leaking and impacting No Name Stream.  Sorbent pads were used to contain the small amount of gasoline that entered waterway.  DEP site visit confirmed that no further product could be recovered.  No additional action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




______________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-283-1985*
SUMMARY

	Dec. 9, 1985, Leak of #2 heating oil from tank truck into ground and open foundation of new home under construction.

	See separate narrative of James Pray for further details.
A-347-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-520-2001*CMP called to report an oil spill from a non-PCB transformer.  CMP clean up crew responded to the incident and cleaned up the area. Less than 1 gallon reported to have been spilled while CMP was removing a transfomer from a pole.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-288-2000*A customer overfill occurred and was cleaned up by C.N. Brown staff.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-313-1996*     DEP received a report that diesel fuel was being lost at a damaged vessel in Camden.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 7/10/96.  The pleasure yacht "Jubilee" had been in the process of being hauled at the Wayfarer yard.  The vessel was clear of the water when it fell from the trailer onto its port side.  Rocks punctured the hull, including a section that forms the exterior of the port fuel tank.  Wayfarer assumed responsibility for the incident and began transfer of fuel from the tanks.  It is estimated that 50 gallons of fuel were lost onto the rocks within the tidal zone (the incident occurred near low water).  Wayfarer staff had placed sorbent boom around the slip by the time of my arrival on site; I placed containment boom outside of this and allowed this boom to remain in place over the next four tidal cycles.  The tide effectively brought oil out of the rocks where it was contained and sorbed into boom and pads (these were taken to PERC for incineration).  I believe that recovery of spilled product was largely successful.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-314-1997*Received a complaint about some waste oil dumping in Brooks. Investigated complaint and found it unsubstantiated. No further work is necessary for this spill.
B-215-2000*On 4/18/00, 1330 hours Mike Badger reported that there were two 55 gallon drums along side the I-95 entrance ramp in Lincoln.  Bob Whittier and I located the drums, which were near the part where the ramp joins the highway.  They were not leaking and the bungs were finger-tight.  Sampling with a glass tube gave the impression that the content was water that been exposed to waste motor oil.  We put barrier tape around the drums and contacted Clean Harbors to take care of them.
A-252-1997*Todd Coffin of Jacques Whitford called to tell me about an underground tank removal at Crowe Rope in Warren. The tank was a 10,000 gallon diesel tank and he was just contacting me to find out about the site. On the day of the removal, I was not available and Glen Wall took the call. They reported about 3 cubic yards of soil that was contaminated that was out of the excavation. The soil was not above the action level of 1500ppm bag headspace.  They asked permission from Glen to backfill using that soil, which he gave. No other work was necessary on the site and no site visit was made. See the Appendix P site assessment in the tanks file for additional information.
P-19-1997*
  On 1/3/97, Cumb. Farms GULF (CFG) reported a failed Precision Test performed by Tanknology, Inc. on this very new facility.  Apparently one out the three UST's (Regular Unleaded) failed and was taken out of service according to CFG.  The compromise in the UST was repaired and the UST put back in service about 1/10/97.
   See attachments for details.
P-480-1997*   This report covers the removal and replacement of UST's began in 1988.  DEP interest in a site visit stems from earlier interest in the area related to a very severe and costly clean-up of a leak for the former Bob's Mobil (now an Irving station) across Main Street (see 1988 spill reports).  No contam. was reported during the Sept. 1997 install of the new UST's in the front of the property.  C N Brown failed to notify me of the exact removal date as ensured of, so no DEP presence was possible during the late Sept. removal and no decision as to clean-up to Dept. satisfaction.  The other facility tanks had been replaced in 1988.  See the attached info. for further details.
A-75-1999*No site visit made.

The parts cleaner container was under a part of the roof that leaked.  When Safety Clean came to service the unit they found it was full of water.  The parts cleaner had washed into the floor drain.  Initially Wiscasset Ford reported that the cleaner had washed away and couldn't be recovered.  The following morning they called to report that they did have a grease trap and that this could be cleaned to try to recover the cleaner.  Mr. Allen called a few days later to report that it was unclear if any cleaner had been recovered.  He felt that it had washed away.  The parts cleaner has been placed in a new location to prevent further releases.

No further action is anticipated.
B-255-1999*     On May 21,1999 at 1350 we received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a one cup spill of <1 ppm PCB mineral oil.  The leak came from a bad weld on a cooling fin on a transformer on pole 502 on the Cold Brook Rd. in Hermon.  This location is a parking lot for Dysart's Transportation.  Workers took the 1991 unit out of service and recovered the oil with sorbents.
A-33-1996*See comments field.
A-219-1996* The Fire Chief of the Showhegan Fire Dept., called this office to report that an underground tank had been discovered. This tank was found while a contractor was replacing the sidewalk in downtown Showhegan (main st). I asked if anyone was going to claim ownership of the tank, he said no one would. I gave him permission to remove the UST. I also asked that he call back if there were any problems, such as soil contamination.
 The chief did not call back and I do not have any further information.
A-188-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-457-2000*A small leak occurred at a diesel dispenser and was cleaned up. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-362-1999*Irving Oil had a spill during a delivery. Too much fuel was ordered and the driver had a problem when he disconnected the hose because he did not realize it was full of product. Since the valves were closed, the loss was limited to the hose contents. The spill was picked up using sand and pads.
B-542-1998*On August 18, 1998 at 1315 I received a complaint about fumes from a leaking outside kero tank at lot 41 in the Rainbow Trailer Park at 1343 Ohio Street in Bangor.  I went to the site and met tenant Alberta Tenney who said you can't smell the fumes now but you could a few minutes ago.  I checked beneath the trailer and around the tank but found no smell in the soil or leak in the tank.  Ms. Tenney said the park's owners fixed a dripping connection in the tank a month ago.  I found no sign of contaminated soil and the area is on town water.  Rec - File.
B-666-1999*On 10/19/99 Ed Stevens, who recently purchased a house on Butter Street in Guilford requested a site visit to discuss his abandonment options for a couple of USTs that are on his new property.  We met at his place in Guilford on the PM of 10/22/99.  The tanks were registered to the former owner (Gwendoln Acuna) , who was able to sell the property to Ed without properly dealing with the USTs of which there were two-a 550 and a 1K both installed in 1984.  Ed indicated that Acuna had been getting NOVs.  Ed was primarily concerned with the proximity of the tanks to he foundation and was asking about an in place permit.  I explained that I would grant an in-place if abandonment by removal would cause damage to the house.  I also explained the benefits of abandonment by removal, especially where the property is on well water.  We were not able to locate the well and we had no way of knowing how the tanks were orientated.  The agreement that we parted with was that he would contact me when he had a contractor lined up and that I would attend the abandonment in order to determine the best abandonment procedure.

A-789-1999*Claw Island Foods reported that a raft of lobsters were contaminated at some point during the night with diesel fuel. A sheen on the harbor was also reported. They moved the lobsters to deeper water in center of the harbor. They apparently were able to clean themselves up.
P-858-1999*    On Fri. 12/10/99, Mike from Dead River Oil Co. (DRC) notified DEP that on the previous day one of their delivery drivers had suffered a small AST overfill in and outside the garage of 29 Sadler Rd. in Brunswick.  DRC stated they had cleaned it up with sorbents.
    I checked out the spill on 12/15/99.  No one was at home though I noted a 3' x 3' oil stain covered in speedy-dry on the asphalt driveway below the fill pipe.  I estimated the spillage to possibly be up to 2 gallons of #2 oil. The home is located in a residential neighborhood, on city water and sewer, off Brunswick's River Rd.
     On 12/20/99 Mr. Green called and told me that he was pleased with the clean-up.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are anticipated at present.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-111-1998*6 March 1998, responded to facility location and met with OOB Fire Official, Normand Gendron. Upon arrival I observed a 55-gallon above ground storage tank, that had fallen from a raised wooded support. I also observed a light oil stain on the ground about 3 meters wide by 8 meters in length.

Gendron informed me that the multi family unit, seasonal hotel, was condemned by the town several years ago. Gendron also informed me that he up-righted the heating oil drum and that the drum was no longer leaking. Gendron said that a neighboring resident reported the incident to OOB Fire Department.

I pumped the remaining product from the AST to a secure drum. The product appeared emulsified.  I observed that a vent hole was punched into the tank opposite the supply fitting and believe this is where the product leaked. I investigated the stain and determined that no clean up is warranted. The stain is approximately 3 cm in depth in sandy soil and contains a light to mild olfactory detection. The impacted area is expected to areate over the course of the spring and summer season.

Response Services to seek reimbursement for disposal cost associated with 30 gallons of oil/water mixture recovered. OOB FD provided owners name and address, but a phone number could not be located by the FD's search capabilities.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (6May98).
P-38-1999*On 1/17/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Buxton Fire Department reporting a small hydraulic oil spill on Rt. 22.  The fire department had cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21, 1999
P-1004-1999*Stained soil at Brunswick Hydro substation.  Sample results 30 ppm PCB.  Cleaned up and disposed of by CMP.  No further action necessary.
P-91-1996*COAST GUARD CONTACTED THE DEP ABOUT A 55 GAL. KEROSENE DRUM THAT HAD LEAKED PRODUCT TO THE GROUND.  THE DRUM HAD ONCE BEEN USED TO SUPPLY OIL TO A FURNACE IN A SMALL 3 SEASON COTTAGE ON WHITE COVE AT THE GRAFFAM PROPERTY IN YARMOUTH.  ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKED FROM THE LINE.  AREA IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR REMOVAL OF SOIL THEREFORE NO CLEAN-UP WILL BE REQUIRED.
B-616-2000*B-616-00
Steuben

Monday November 20, 2000			1126

Mr. James Brady (546-3015), of Steuben phoned to report that he believes one of his neighbor's may have contaminated his drinking water well with crank case oil.  He wanted to know if the department would be able to replace his well with a drilled well so he could have clean drinking water.

I explained that I would be out there tomorrow to see how great of problem he has, and we would discuss the matter further if necessary.

Tuesday November 21, 2000			1010

When I arrived at the James Brady residence I spoke briefly with Mr. Brady.  I grabbed a few pads and we walked over to his "well".  The device that Mr. Brady calls his well is a section of 36-inch diameter concrete pipe placed vertically in a stream.  I explained that he really does not have a well.  This device could be cleaned out with pads or he could actually remove the concrete pipe section from the stream then replace it later when the water in question moves down stream.
I-24-1999*Tank is double walled with a double compartment. Water entering unleaded side of tank through piping

Tank will be pumped and repaired after frost is out of the ground

4/5/99 excavation reveled that the vent pipe was broken between the tank and the first elbow. That straight section of pipe was twisted or streched by the frost action on the piping. Piping appears to have been properly bedded.

No release occured, but would have been a mojor problem if the water had forced the gas out of the broken vent line.

Case Closed.
I-33-1998*On 3-1-98, the State Police called this office to report a spill at the home of Scott Rossignol. A 275 tank had leaked about 130 gallons due to the weight of snow cracking the brass fitting on the tank. Soderberg Construction removed about 45 yards of soil to bedrock. Mr. Rossignol was also placed on QM.
P-82-1992*
	Out of service, previously unregistered, retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Dense residential and commercial area, on city water & sewer.
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P-51-1997*


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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
P-441-1990*Report update, 2/25/02.

	Response to year 1990 free-product gasoline discharge from piping/dispenser system.  Retail, motor fuels UST removal and replacement.  Contamination remediated through soil removal and in-situ soil venting.  Removal of at least one old, out-of-service UST.  A 1990, pre-Decision Tree discharge.
	As of February 2002, this facility now operated as an Amato's deli/pizza shop & gas station.  In January 2002, MDOT had noted offsite contamination within the road right-of-way (see year 2002 report of Stephen Flannery of DEP) and may be handling & managing this contaminated media in the future.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-612-2001*
     On 10/28/01, 2100 hours Roy Bros reported a large fuel oil release in the basement at 14 North Brunswick Street in Old Town. The property, which is a huge house, belongs to Thad Zmistoski and his wife.  The nipple broke off when Zmistoski's son inadvertently stepped on the nipple. The fuel storage system consisted of two 275s plumed together.  Roy Bros showed up and stopped the release and proceeded to recover the spilled product.  Between the Old Town fire and Roy Bros five bales of pads were deployed.  A few gallons made it to the basement drain.  I expect that the drain went to a French Drain, which would be a porous area around the perimeter of the basement, because of the age of the house.  The treatment plant was notified but there was no indication of product showing up there.

I discussed the AST fund as well as other services (such as vapor control) that we could offer.  The fire fighters had suggested a particular clean up contractor and I felt that that would be needed in order to keep the house inhabitable.  Thad determined that his insurance would pay the bills because the spill was not the result of corrosion. Since the spill was due to an accident his policy would pay.  There were a lot of items (clothes, blankets & furniture) that were damaged by the release; so, Thad felt that he would have better luck getting reimbursement from his insurance.  I left my card and invited him to call me if there were any persistent problems.
A-167-1999*Received a call from Wilton Fire Department concerning a spill at the home of Wendy Demming.  I went to the site and inspected the problem.  The original report came in as 50-75 gallons.   What I saw did not reflect this.  The basement was wet and there was a sheen on some of the water.  There had been some minor leakage at some time, but not the 50 gallons that was first reported.  The basement was being aired out and Ms. Demming reported that there were no odors of fuel oil on the first or second floors of the house.  No further work is necessary.
A-261-2000*     DEP received a referral from the NRC regarding suspicions of spillage of vehicle fluids at an automobile junkyard.  The property was located after several attempts.  It is apparent that a small-sized auto junkyard is in operation behind a large screening fence.  I observed no spills from the road, and detected no evidence of adverse impact to a small marsh immediately downgradient of the junkyard.  I did not access the property at any time.
B-653-2000*On 12/06/00 Kurt Thomas called to request the paperwork that is required to take contaminated material to Thibodeaus' for treatment and disposal.  We agreed on the following day at 1000 hours.  The material consists of debris from a car washing operation.  This is primarily soil (including sand and silt) plus residual car washing detergent and possibly trace amounts of petroleum products that are associated with vehicles.  The material has an odor that suggests anaerobic fermentation of the substances that have adhered to the soil.

A-553-2000*     DEP received a report that a small oil spill had occurred at this residence when oil entering the furnace failed to ignite; the combustion chamber flooded, spilling onto the concrete cellar floor.  A temporary vapor problem ensued, but the property was not occupied at the time and so no health threat was realized.  Spilled oil was easily recovered with no release to soil/water.  A well provides water to this residence but will not be affected by this event.
P-334-2001*Please see attachments.
B-335-2000*B-335-2000
06/27/2000  09:05


     Gary Creaser of S.W. Cole Inc. called to report discovering some gasoline contaminated soil at the former Irving oil site in the Hogan Road in Bangor.  It was stated that personnel were installing drainage for the new owner; Bangor Savings Bank, when the contamination was found. Investigation shown that the contamination had low levels of gasoline which was related to the removal of tanks at the former service station.  (See B-670-97)  The contamination appeared to be isolated in a small section of loose fill.  Since the material did not have to be removed to make room for the drainage no action was taken.

P-236-1999*On April 14, 1999 I was notified by Ron Wilson of Wilson Excavating of a 1000 gallon underground tank found at an empty lot off Route 202 in Gorham.  The owners of the lot, Pinkham & Greer were cleaning up the lot to sell it when the tank was found.  The tank had gasoline and water in it and upon removal there was some contamination found.

Tom Greer registered the tank and agreed to clean up the contamination and have a limited site assessment done.  71 tons of soil was removed and taken to Commercial Paving.  Scott Allocca of Seacoast Ocean Services did the site assessment.  This clean up more than satisfied the Baseline II clean-up goals I had set for the site.  No further action.
A-541-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor spill of hydraulic oil had occurred at this facility and had been completely recovered.
B-464-1996*John Gordon, Site Assessor for Field Services Inc. of Portland, called to report discovering contamination during the removal of a 10,000 gallon diesel tank at the DOT faciltity on Route 1 in Searsport.  It was stated that contamination levels surrounding the tank were between 100 and 300 ppm.  It was believed that since the fiberglass tank was in good shape the contamination was probably due to overfilling.

Investigation shown that the contamination was minor and was contained to the immediate excavation.  The area is also served by a public water supply and is considered non sensitive.  Approximately 30 yards of diesel contamination was removed and land spread in the rear of the facility.  No further action is expected.
I-194-1999*Tank split wide open while being filled by the oil company.

Emergency response actions were undertaken by the driver. The oil company responded with equipment and a temp oil storage container to get the furnace going again.

Mr.& Mrs. Hale were advised to stay out of the home until we could get the vapors under control.

A contractor was hired and contaminated soil was excavated with a backhoe and a vactor truck.

A poly layer was installed prior to backfilling and a vent system was installed under the poly to remove any vapors from oil we may have missed.

Case Closed.
A-308-1996*A broken container of lead arsenate was found in a barn.  The product was removed and lab packed.  The area was washed with soapy water.  The wooden plank was removed and placed in the lab pack for disposal.
I-150-1996*
While towing a loaded fertilizer truck,the Gil's Service tow truck failed to stop at an intersection. Truck was stopped by the railroad tracks on the other side of the intersection.

Transmission was pulled off the tow truck and the fertilizer truck had its oil filter pulled off. Both spills were less than 5 gallons.

Saturated snow was removed on 12/28/96 and hauled to the PI landfill.
I-205-1998*OFF THE TOP OF HIS HEAD FRANK IS PRETTY SURE HE WANTS THIS DATA POSTED AND HE WILL FILL IN THIS LATER.
A-242-1999*Received a call from Paula Savoy (via the State Police) that she had a small spill of fuel oil. She wanted to let someone at DEP know about the spill but it was inconvenient for her to meet at this time. She described the spill as small and just onto concrete. I told her I would visit her home on Monday.

I went to the site and saw the spill. The tank was in the attached garage and Ms. Savoy had run into it (very gently) breaking the pipe to the filter housing. She and another adult in the house cleaned up the oil with rags and speedy dry. The cleanup looked sufficient. The floor and sill were concrete and no oil was observed to be off the slab. There is a well on the property, but it is behind the house and up the hill in little risk from this spill. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-145-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-570-1996*Sometime during the night of September 9, approximately fifty gallons of #02 oil leaked from tank D-2 at the Gulf Oil terminal in South Portland.  The tank is a #6 oil tank that had been emptied of product for cleaning and to have a new bottum put on.  This tank was being cleaned with #2 oil, sometime during the night the "cleaning" oil leaked from the tank into the containment dike.  Clean Harbors was en route to the spill.  The oil was cleaned up early the following morning.  The tank will undergo testing before being put back into service
A-720-2000*Doug Whittier of Northern Hydro called to report a spill of hydraulic oil from a power rake they were using to clean debris from the grates of the dam.  The power rake broke a hydraulic hose, releasing a small quantity of oil, estimated at less than 1 gallon, to the Kennebec River.  There was no way to recover the oil as the flowing water immediately dispersed it down river.  The hose was repaired and the rake was put back in service.  I did not conduct a site visit, and no further action can be conducted by the Response Division.
P-868-1999*7 December 1999, responded to citizen compliant.  Upon arrival I did not make any observation of spilled oil or oil sheen in roadway or ditch in front of Mr. Hilton's house.  I later contacted Mr. Hilton and advised him of my observations.  It was raining and I advised that the material may have been washed away, and; that I did observe a discarded one quart motor oil container along the side of the road and that perhaps a limited discharge occurred, but that I felt that it was unlikely.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 21Dec1999.
A-32-1998*This was reported as a mystery spill.  Oil was observed to be running in a ditch and then entering China Lake.  China Lake is a public water supply.  The source of the oil was determined to have been a CMP transformer.  The transformer had already been removed.

I contacted Janet Dyer of CMP and she was able to determine which transformer had been on the site.  The transformer did not contain PCBs.

CMP reports that work was completed on 02/15/98

No further action is anticipated.
B-492-1996*Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report discovering a leak in their hydraulic lift system at their facility of Main Street.  The leak was found during a pressure test.  Approximately 20-25 gallons of fluid leaked beneath the concrete flooring and remains inaccessible.  The area is considered "non-sensitive".  No further action is expected.
P-115-1997*On Feb. 27, 1997 the Dept. received a call from Thibeault Oil Company.  They called to report a spill from a 275 gallon kerosene tank.  The tank had developed a corrosion hole and begun leaking sometime very early in the morning.  The tanks owner had found the tank leaking and placed a bucket under it.  He then called the oil company who arrived on scene very shorlty after that.  The hole in the tank was stopped immediately upon their arrival and clean up began on the oil that had spilled from the tank.  The oil that spilled had run across about ten feet of frozen ground before emptying into a drainage swale.  The oil flowed down the drainage ditch but was stopped by the oil company workers before reaching the retention pond that the trailer park maintains. The oil company was able to clean up nearly all the spilled oil that morning.  I checked the site the following day and declared no further clean up necessary.  The tank owner expressed concerns about costs that may be incurred by the clean up so I enrolled him in the "Groundwater Insurance Fund".  No further action.
I-25-1999*While fueling a vehicle, the attendant left to use the bathroom. Nozzle failed to kick off when vehicle tank was full. Spill was cleaned up with speedy dry. case closed
P-379-2000*A 275 gallon K-1 ast was dripping was from a loose fitting, at a rental unit.  The tenent had been catching the oil in a small dish for about 1 month.  The tank had been repaired before the dept. was notified.  I went and checked the site on June 25 and found some oil staining on the boards under the tank and lightly contaminated soil under the boards (under the floor of the shed that housed the tank).

I spoke with the owner and informed her that there was some inaccessible contaminated soil in the ground under the shed, and that if the shed were removed or remodeled that it should be properly dealt with.  The area is served by public water the the small amount of soil left in the ground should pose no threat to human health or the environment.  No further action at this time.
B-499-1997*9/9/97 @ 1700

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked that I make contact with a Mr. Louis Cote (469-3079) of the Orland Fire Department concerning a gravel truck accident near Castine.

I phoned Mr. Cote.  According to him the Orland Fire Department was involved in a Eastman's Gravel truck accident, on Route 175, about 1 mile from Castine.  The truck went off the road on a soft shoulder and tipped over.  The accident was such that the oil was on the roadside and in a roadside ditch.  This area was not located near surface water or drinking water wells.  The only amount of oil spilled was about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  This product was largely cleaned up by the Orland Fire Department using sorbent pads.  The few pads used will be disposed of by the Orland Fire Department.
A-705-1998*I went to an underground tank removal at Goose River Grocery in Belfast. Bill Carver, certified tank installer requested that someone from Response be present, as there is a history of contamination on this site. One tank was removed in 1992. Contamination was found at that time but no remediation was attempted due to the position of the remaining two tanks. Since that time a new multicompartment tank was installed and the two older tanks were not used. Eventually the owner was convinced that the old tanks had to be removed and they were in December of 1998.

Bill Carver was the certified tank installer and contractor. Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was on site to do the Appendix P site assessment. Both tanks were removed and cleaned on site. No holes were observed in them during the removal or the cleaning. PID readings were mainly below 1500 ppm (bag headspace); therefore no cleanup was necessary at this site. Most of the release seemed to be concentrated around the fill pipes. No further action is necessary at this site.
A-486-1996* Mike Lewis found a small amount of oil in the sump, associated with the UST, at the NYNEX building in Wilton. They tested the lines the next day and found that the suction line was leaking somewhere. The suction and return lines are sleeved inside a pvc conduit. The conduit empties into the liquid tight sump at the top of the tank. An environmental (Lex Con) firm from NH will make the nessesary repairs.
 The piping was repaired on 11/13/96 by Michael Simard. The new piping is 3/4 inch Enviroflex inside secondary Enviroflex. No further action is required, no site visit wwas made.
P-547-2000*On 9/1/00 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident on the exit 9 spur of the Maine Turnpike.  The truck was leaking some engine oil and diesel fuel.  I responded to the scene immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a very small amount of diesel fuel and engine oil leaking onto the pavement.  The truck landed directly on top of a storm drain, and it was necessary to wait for the truck to be removed to ensure that the drain was not impacted.  When the truck was removed, the remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No impact to the storm drain was observed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 6, 2000
A-263-1999* Bowie Brothers Well Drilling Inc. reported that a submersible pump had failed at the residence of James Stoneton.  This home is located on the Pisgah Rd.  The pump released about one cup of oil into the dug well. We checked the list of submersible pumps and found that this Century Motor was not listed as containing PCB oil.
 I collected water sample on 5/10/99.  I used pads to collect the free product that was floating on the surface.  Mr. Stoneton was very concerned that there might be PCB's in his drinking water so, therefore I collected another sample to determine if PCB's were in the drinking water. No PCB were detected. No further action will be required.

P-571-1997*Broken hose on rock crusher released approximately 70 gallons of lube oil.  Cleaned up immediately by Pike personnel and disposed of through Pike Asphalt Plant.  No site visit made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.





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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-158-1997*While installing a new heating system, a UST was identified.

Public works director, Jerry James, completed a removal notice and advised the City Manager's office to update the registration information, since this site has removed UST's in the past.

When the excavation began, contamination was found in the soil and a minor sheen was identified on the water that came into the excavation. No obvious source was identified as the cause of the contamination, most likely source was overfills.

J.T. Langille was hired by the City to conduct the site assessment and do the site assessment on the waste oil tank the city was removing from the same site. For detailed information on these removals see the report filled in the Augusta file room.

Contaminated soils above the BL-1 cleanup goal were landspread on an abandoned taxiway not far from the site.

Case closed
B-631-2001*The Dead River Co. called to report that they had suffered an oil spill onto Essex St. 50 feet or so north of Somerset Street. They were estimating that about 5 gallons had splashed onto the pavement. I went to the scene and met Wayne Jamison, Dead River Co., and learned that an oil delivery truck had spilled the oil. It seems that the transfer pump stayed on after a delivery and the resulting build up of pressure caused an aluminum Ever-tite cap to crack. This caused a small leak that was spotted by a motorist who alerted that driver. When he stopped the leak became greater and most of the oil was spilled at that point. This is a flat piece of street and the oil did not run off leaving an oil spot roughly 20 X 30 feet. They where able to collect it with speed-dri.
   This was no environmental harm, but one automobile, Maine registration 5568 JM, had 5 droplets of oil splashed onto the plastic left rear quarter panel. I doubt that these 1/8" spots caused any real harm. The owner had already spoken with Mr. Jamison.
   No further action expected.
B-68-1997*Peter Chase, Town Manager called to report a small gasoline spill at the town office that resulted from an overfill.  Approximately 3 gallons leaked onto a frozen paved surface.  The suggestion was made to simply cover the area with sand to facilitate vaporization. No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-598-1991*
Response by John Gordon to diesel discharge.  Gordon had the contaminated soil excavated and aerated [landspread] at an offsite location he did not mention in narrative, possibly North St pit, in Bethel.  see separate narrative for further information.
A-1-1998*     Approximately five gallons of diesel fuel was spilled when a pulp truck saddle-tank was punctured by the drive shaft.  According to local Fire Dept. staff the spill was confined to the paved road surface and was promptly collected as free product and in sorbents; this material was collected and burned by the spiller (Peaslee).
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-624-1998*On 12/11/98 I attended a tank removal at Northeast Airmotive for which I had provided a 30 day waiver for.  During the removal, some contaminated soils were noted by St. Germain & Associates.  The odor of the contamination appeared to be very weathered old fuel.  The tanks had been in place for 15 years.  Both of the tanks removed were in excellent condition and it is suspected that the source of the contamination may have been from overfills or poor housekeeping in the past.  The site had been determined to be a baseline 1 clean up site and none of the contamination discovered exceeded baseline 1 standards.  No clean up was conducted, no further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 15, 1998
B-583-2000*     On October 30, 2000 at 0815 we received a call from Frank Wezner of the D.E.P. Presque Isle office reporting a Huber Resources skidder-buncher overturned in Shin Pond Brook in T6 R7.  Since that is the Bangor area I took the case and contacted Ken Ferguson of Huber who was at the accident scene.
     Mr. Ferguson said the machine overturned into the brook at the road crossing.  The diesel and hydraulic tanks were above water and not leaking.  Workers installed sorbent boom downstream to recover a rainbow sheen coming from the machine's grease fittings.  Huber contracted with Steelstone Industries of Houlton who brought a crane to the site and removed the skidder-buncher from the brook on October 31.  This work was done without any oil spillage.
A-502-2000*DEP staff learned of an acetone spill at HETL when following up on a previously unreported spill. In this event, a waste container spontaneously burst in a storage cabinet. The material was 90% acetone, 10% water, from chlorophyll testing. The material spilled from the cabinet onto the floor, and was cleaned up by HETL staff. No site visit was made by DEP Response.

This case is being referred to enforcement because the spill was not reported to DEP until 10 days after it occurred.
A-565-1996*No site visit made.  Slow leak in tank to contrete floor.   No further action anticipated.
P-350-1997*   In response to a late evening report of a strong oil oder and sheen around the piers at this site, I contacted the local Fire Dept. and USCG, MSO.  The Fire officials confirmed a large oil sheen in the water but the source unknown.  Because of rapidly fading light and apparently nothing that could actually be cleaned up, the USCG and I planned a site visit early the next morning, Sunday, 6/22/97.
   I arrived onsite at 0600 and met Petty Officer Radcliff about 0630.  We confirmed a moderate sized residual sheen hugging and eminating from the fishing pier (southern pier).  This pier has a gaso. and a diesel AST on it though we noted no evidence of direct leakage.  The hoses did have some surficial damage.
   We talked to Richard Marryman who works on the pier and he stated that the sheen came in with the tide and the source was unknown.  From the size, the quantity was likely over several gallons.  No further actions are expected at this time.

SGB
I-105-2001*A hose, underneath curve saw in Mill 2, broke causing approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  Sawdust was used to absorb the fluid.  The contaminated sawdust was transported to the boiler and burned.
P-488-1998*   On 10/16/98 I was contacted by Peter Moultan of the DEP, with a request to check out a reported small oil leak at a residential AST facility.  That afternoon I visited the rural residential Pownal home of Mr. & Mrs. Jordan.
    Fortunately I noted little to no oil on the floor of the basement.  A new copper line with plastic containment had been installed by Dead River Co.   The 275 gallon verticle AST was rusty on the bottom.  Approx 150' behind the house and upgrade was the 10' deep dug drinking water well.
     Overall I feel the facility to be a good candidate for replacement within a year or sooner due to its rusty condition and age (> 10 to 20 years).  Because of the nearby well this is a sensitive area and replacing the AST to present code would be more cost effective than replacing the well or long term water treatment.
     A copy of this report will be sent to the Jordans, and to Paul Winfield of the Peoples Regional Opportunity Program in Portland with a recommendation for potential coverage of the fuel tank's replacement.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-152-2001*On 3/26/01 Mr. Folger called to report that his boat the "Nor by East" had sunk at its mooring in Bar Harbor, during the night of 3/23/01. The 30' lobster boat was not being used and there was less than 10 gallons of diesel on board. No sheen had been spotted since daylight. He was in the process of picking up the pieces. I spoke with the U.S.Coast Guard and learned that Mr. Folger had reported accurately. No action taken.
P-995-2001*See attached report from CMP.
A-527-1998*     DEP received a report that a fuel oil spill had occurred at the residence.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The AST that had been located on a concrete pad within a crawl space was in the process of being removed; several corrosive holes were observed on the bottom.  The homeowner had received a 100-gallon oil delivery the previous day; the tank was now empty.  It is my opinion that fuel had been lost here, undetected, for some weeks or months prior to this report.
     The neighborhood is residential and is served by a municipal water supply and sewerage.  Contaminated soil was excavated outside of the building footprint.  Some contaminated soil was allowed to remain in place under the crawlspace to avoid damaging the building foundation.  A sump was constructed to collect free product trapped in soils in the crawlspace; several gallons of oil was collected in this manner.
     While contaminated soils remain in place at this property I feel it is unlikely that these will present any problems given the relatively non-sensitive nature of the area.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here as a result of this incident.
B-668-1998*On October 13, 1998 at 0345 we received a call from the state police reporting a tractor trailer accident at mile 241 on the south bound lane of I-95 in T1R6.  Five Star Trucking of New Brunswick owned the vehicle which lost four to five gallons of diesel fuel from a saddle tank.  No state waters were threatened.
A-788-1999*A minor overfill occured. About 1 gallon was lost to a concrete pad. The product was picked up with pads. The tank was cleaned and some product was taken out.
P-771-2001*Discharge was the result of a broken fire-o-matic associated with an inside aboveground storage tank.  The release was to a concrete floored basement.  DEP responded and remediated the spill with sorbents which once oiled were removed for disposal.  After clean-up was complete there were no lingering vapor issues.  The oil did not migrate beyond the concrete floored basement.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-147-2001*Bill Crowley called from Carmel Fire Dept. to report that there had been an automobile accident involving a car and pickup on Rt. 2 in Carmel. This was between the Eastside Variety and the "Ye Olde General Store". The spilled fuels had run onto a puddle of water along side the road. They used sorbents to recover the fuels.

B-490-1997*Human error resulted in the discharge of an estimated 25 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground at Eastern Fine Paper on Sept. 8, 1997.   Accordingto EFP's Jim Tibbetts, whoever was using the compressor failed to put the return line into the fuel tank and thus pumped unburned fuel onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was dug up next day.
B-23-2001*B-023-2001
01/23/2001 13:30

     Mike Whitney of Whitney Energy in Lincoln called to report that one of their home delivery trucks rolled over on the White Point Road off of Route 6 also in Lincoln.  It was not known at the time of the report whether any leakage was taking place.  When I arrived shortly after I observed that the delivery truck was positioned on it's side on top off snow in the roadside ditch.  The truck appeared to have a soft landing avoiding any hard objects.  It was stated that the truck had 2900 gallons of fuel oil on board.  None of it was observed to be leaking.  The truck was subsequently drilled accessing the three compartments.  All the oil was pumped off to another delivery truck in about an hour without incident.
A-622-1998*Received notice from the Health and Environmental Testing Lab that Mr. Richard Ames' well was contaminated. He participated in a large MTBE study done by the State Toxicologist at the Bureau of Health. His well had results of 3.4ppm of MTBE. Numerous calls to Mr. Ames all had the same result. He did not want his water tested again. He could not be convinced that this was in his best interest. No further work could be done at this site.
P-423-1997*On 8/6/97 I received a call from Seargent Healy of the Cumberland County Sherriff's Office reporting a dump truck accident on Lake House Road near King Hill Rd.  The truck was leaking hydraulic fluid and motor oil.  The contents of the dump truck, asphalt, had also spilled.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the Naples Fire Department had placed sorbent pads and boom on the oil spillage.  I waited until the truck was uprighted and finished the clean-up of the spilled oils.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 6, 1997
B-576-1997*On 9/22/97, 1550 hours University of Maine Systems reported a 350 pound Freon 22 release from an air conditioner.  This is an air contaminant so I talked with Ted Perkins.  Ted looked up the reporting requirements and came up with an RQ of 2000 pounds (cumulative) per year.  Meanwhile, the air conditioner was repaired, tested and put back into service.
B-593-1996*On 10/29/96, 0912 hours Marshall Thompson, who is maintenance supervisor at Husson College, reported an oil spill in their boiler room.  The product was #2 heating oil and the magnitude was estimated at 100 gallons.  It was contained in a sump and the sump had been shut off.  Marshall further indicated that Seacoast Ocean Services (SOS) was on the way.

The spill happened while the metering pump (to the burner) was being serviced.  The person doing the servicing left the site for 15-20 minutes and during this time the pump turned on.  Scott Davis of SOS said that the clean produced four 55 gallons drums of material.  One and a half of these was oiled solids such as pads and speedy dry.  Two and a half of these were liquid consisting of spilled oil and water from the sump.
B-544-2001*On 10/01/01, 1026 hours Captain Eric Johns of MANG reported a 30 gallon spill of JP 8 on one of their aircraft parking ramps.  The release happened on 09/26/01; however the lateness of the report is understandable considering recent national security related events.  The release was recovered with sorbents, which were taken to MANG's waste stream.
B-374-1996*
A pinhole leak in Champion's #6 oil pipeline was reported here by Wendy Porter on 7/17; at the time of the report, no oil was reported to have reached the river.  That changed by early evening, with low tide, when a sheen was noticed on the river adjacent to the 6 oil pipe chase. Sorbent boom was deployed by the Mill's team, with PROPAC deploying containment boom that same night.

On 7/18 an interception trench was dug parallel to the river, to intercept the oil discharge; that course of action proved ineffective, so eventually, after pressure washing the riverbank day after day, part of the riverbank riprap was removed, to allow the oil to flow into the boomed area for recovery.  See the attached spill report from Champion's Wendy Porter.
A-553-1996* A contractor disconnected a charged hydraulic hose. This resulted in a discharge of about 100 gallons. Most of the oil went onto the floor and into the waste water treatment plant. No site visit was made. No further cleanup will be required. See attached memo from I.P.
P-395-1990*Clean-up at commercial fuel oil AST bulk plant.  Facility later purchased by Gendron oil Co., then by Dead River Oil.
A-238-1996*Received a call form Scott Canonico of International Paper reporting a small #6 oil spill. The spill was contained before it reached the mill's wastewater treatment plant. Spill was caused by a leaking flange. No response was necessary.
P-613-1996*  This report covers the removal and replacement of three bare steel gasoline UST's at this retail motor fuels facility.  Owned by Cumberland Farms, it was replaced under a CFG crew under CTI Dennis Davis.  Moderate levels of gasoline spillage was noted in the old tank area.  Working out to a Baseline-2 Goal, no clean-up was required by Maine DEP.  The new UST's were moved to a new area of the property and no contaminated media is understood to have been removed from the site.
  See the attached notes and assessment of Hull & Assoc. for further information.
B-108-1998*Grant's Dairy leases their long-haul tractors from Ryder Truck Leasing.  For a reason known only to the driver, one of these trucks was left idling in the Dairy's parking lot during the weekend of Feb. 20-23.  Sometime during that time the fuel filter housing cracked, and an estimated 40 gallons of diesel was lost onto the parking lot surface. The leak continued until the truck ran out of fuel.

The leak was discovered on Monday morning and reported here by Dana Peterson. Upon my arrival on the site,he and another worker had the fuel well contained and were soaking it up with speedy dry. A small amount of oil had gotten into a storm drain, but that was retrieved with a sorbent boom.
A-106-2001*No further information about this spill exists.

Note:  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by Maine DEP.  This report was prepared by Thomas Smith using very limited information.
B-428-1998*Jerry Duncan had started his boat and motored away from shore enough to warm up the engine;  when he opened the throttle enough to plane the craft, the engine cover flew open and a ball of flame shot by him, singeing him enough to convince him to abandon ship.

The boat burned to the waterline; Duncan was rescued by observers, and the Fire Dept. summoned, as was the Warden Service.  The boat was towed to shore and mounted on a trailer.

Sgt. Devlin called shortly, saying that there was a campowner at the Beach Club who keeps an eye on the lake. Inasmuch as the water in the boat had some gasoline on it, he didn't want to dump it back into the lake.  I told him I'd come down and pump off the water, which I did, recovering a drum and a half of water/gasoline mix.
A-524-1997*Contamination was found during a tank removal.  The tanks were in good condition.   Contamination was at low levels.  This may have been left from an earlier release and cleanup at the site.  See A-60-92.  Although the site is stringent,  contamination levels were within stringent standards.  I didn't require any soil removal.  However, some excavation  was needed  to allow for new tank installation.  The native material was a till consisting of fine sand with silt and clay.  Work took place over nearly a month.  About 250 cubic yards was stockpiled nearby, until better weather.  At the road edge of the enlarged excavation high levels of contamination were found.

The site assesment indicated that the piping had been abandoned in place.  I called to inquire and was told by Portland Pump that  the pipes had been removed.  The pavement in that area has been cut.  Allison Jones of Acadia Environmental indicated that they had had a Problem with Portland Pump notifying Acadia when work was taking place.  I feel that the piping probably was removed.

I sampled wells at the store and two of the three nearby residences for GRO and BTEX-MTBE.  At the store MTBE at 24 ppb and 17 ppb was found.  Results for Lucia Healey, RFD 2, Box 4106; Farmington were ND.  She has a dug well and is upgradiant from the site.  Results for Stanley Rolins, RFD 2, Box 4107; Farmington  were also ND.  This is a drilled well at about the same elevation as the store.  The third well belongs to Linda Grip.  She is adamant that her well not be tested.

In the spring the contaminated soil was land spread on the property of Rick and Lee Webster on Gordon Hill in Chesterville.  I visited the day after half of the material had been spread.  There are no detectable odors in the air and PID readings are under 25 ppm.  Rick reports that he had spread the material with high levels of contamination first.

This site has been referred to Technical Services.
A-35-1998*The oil company reported that most of the oil was contained within the basement, but some had reached the floor drain.  We were unable to locate an exit for the drain, so we concluded that the oil had gone to the sewer system.

No further action is anticipated.
B-23-1999*B-023-99
Bucksport

Thursday January 14, 1999			2048

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher that Fortin and Jewett Oil (469-3143) had reported a 4-gallon heating oil spill.  I phoned the given number and spoke with a person identifying himself as Joe, with Webber Oil, in Bangor.  Joe reported that Dan Smith had phoned in a report of a 4-gallon heating oil spill at the Odette Holland residence in Bucksport.  The oil came from a corroded feed line that was above the concrete.  The 30 square foot spill area on concrete was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  Fortin & Jewett Oil Company replaced the feed line.
I-124-1999*On 8-17-99, Gary Madore called to report a contaminated  well on his property on the west limestone road in Fort Fairfield. I met him there that day and sampled the well. A number of old snowmobiles and small engines were observed near the well. I asked him to remove them as they were potentially the source of his problem. The well was analyzed and found to contain old gasoline. A filter was installed.
A-181-1997* A hydraulic leak from a cylinder located @ the groundwood shredder refiner, released 60 gallons of oil. Nearly all of the oil was spilled into the sewer system. The cause of the leak was a fitting failure. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-84-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a DOT gravel truck blew a hydralic line during a heavy snowstorm, spraying oil along a section of road.  No recovery was feasible.
I-19-1998*On 2-3-98, the Presque Isle Fire Department reported there had been a spill of fuel oil in the basement of the old Key Bank building on State Street. They had received a complaint from tenants in the offices upstairs of strong oil odors and were on the scene. I responded and met with the Fire Chief on site. On inspection of the basement, we found the floor in most of the basement to be covered with #2 fuel oil. According to the fire chief, an employee of Mechanical Services, a company maintaining the heating and air conditioning system, had left a plug out of one of the oil tanks the day before while performing work on the system. He had forgotten to replace it and the oil company came later in the day to fill the tank. The delivery driver pumped about 150 gallons of fuel before realizing there was no whistle and stopped pumping. Delmont Wood and Sons were hired that day to clean the basement. All oil was removed from the floor that day with none escaping the building. There were no floor drains in the basement. To eliminate the persistant odor problem upstairs and in the basement, all material that had come in contact with the oil had to be removed. Also, two venting fans were placed in the basement to increase air circulation to the outside.
B-393-1996*Maurice Gould of Gould Construction in Hartland called to request that the Department conduct an inspection of his combined home and place of business for possible spillage.  Mr. Gould informed me that his bank required a letter of some sort stating that his property was free of oil or any substance "possibly hazardous", this is so he could refinance.  An inspection of Mr. Gould's property had essentially revealed nothing.  The inspection however could not guarantee that something could exist subsurface.  Mr. Gould received his "clean letter" complete with disclaimers.
B-71-1998*At 1000 on February 4, 1998 we received a call from the Penobscot Co. Regional Dispatch reporting a Hamel Fuels home delivery truck off the road and tipped at a 40 degree angle.  Nothing was currently leaking out any hatch cover and Stewart's Towing Service was preparing to right the vehicle.  The accident occurred on the Levenselar Road in Holden.

I arrived on site shortly after 1030 but the truck was already gone.  There was no sign of any spillage and a deputy sheriff confirmed this observation.
A-40-1996*see attached
A-643-1999* See attached word document....but basically, a copper line corroded causing the release of oil into the basement. The basement has a dirt floor and some standing water. Fleet Environmental was hired to vac out the basement. Soil cleanup progressed for several days. It was however, difficult to remove the soil from under the furnace, chimney and AST pad. Clean soil was added to one half of the basement floor. The other half was left open and we pumped hundreds of gallons of water from the basement. Free product was collected using sorbent pads. A fan was also installed to mitigate the vapors.
 The Billard home is located on a high ridge that overlooks Adams Pond, the public drinking water supply for the town of Boothbay Harbor.
 At this time, Sept, 2000, this case is under the management of our Technical Services Division.
B-693-1996*Frank Gerhling of the Augusta Response office was reportedly at the scene of a truck wreck and diesel spill on I 95 in the north bound lane just south of exit 39; mistakenly in Bangor's region.  The original call from Gray barracks stated that the spill was in Pittsfield; Augusta's region.  The accident occurred the previous evening at 10:00 pm.  The call was not received until 8:00 am the next day.

Investigation shown that one saddle tank on the truck ruptured spilling about 150 gallons of diesel directly into swift running brook.  By the time Frank arrived on site there wasn't anything remaining to recover.  The shore of the brook was inspected downstream of the incident.  Only a sheen was evident.  Perhaps if the call came in earlier there might have been oil to recover.
B-260-2000*The hose on the tank truck used to refuel aircraft developed a leak, according to Gilbert Merchant of BIA.  They used sorbents and their "Super Sopper" to recover the waste product.
P-206-2000*Mechanical failure (valve) during off loading of truck to RR tank car.  Product spilled onto concrete pad with small amount reaching soil.  Safety Kleen and Safe Handling personel used sorbent pads to recover free product and excavated affected soil.  Debris disposed of in Safety Kleen waste stream.  Site visit made to confirm clean-up.  No further action in this matter necessary at this time.


_________________________________
Jon Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
P-18-1997*Encon Oil Co. and C.N. Brown delivered to the same residence resulting in an overfill.  The driver for C.N. Brown was not aware that the tank had previously been filled until oil sprayed out of the vent.  There was a loose bung on the tank allowing the oil in the fill and vent lines to empty their contents on the basement floor.  All the oil was removed with speedy-dry and sorbents, in addition to the oiled leaves around the fill.  The ground was frozen so there was no penetration of oil into it. C.N. Brown disposed of all oiled materials.  No further action required.
A-85-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred at this rural/residential property.  Spilled product was recovered from the icy driveway.  A drilled well is located 100' away but is not considered threatened by this event.
P-20-2000*  On 1/10/00 I was contacted by DEP's Eric Hamlin regarding an apparent old, former gas station site located on Rt. 112 in Buxton.  Hamlin had stopped by and noted buried product piping still at the pump island. The area is rural residential on private wells.  The store is closed, for lease and is also a residence.  It was last occupied by Buxton Press.
  In DEP records I noted a 1988 removal notice listing Les Wilson & Sons as the UST contractor to abandon the facility of two gasoline tanks.  A 3/23/88 note from DEP's John Gordon noted that the: "2000 gal. UST showed severe pitting" and an "Odor of gasoline observed.  Fill replaced in the hole, vent pipes removed."  The facility was registered after by Mr. Morrison.  Oddly I could find no DEP spill report or further explanation of the "Odor of gasoline...".  This 1988 abandonement was also before required CMR 691 UST removal assessments  (in 1991).
    I visited on Tues. 1/11/00, noted the old product piping but no fill or vent pipes.  Historically, product piping may be the source of a significant number of prohibited discharges and contamination may remain undiscovered and a threat to nearby wells.
   Taking into consideration at least three private wells within 300' that could be threatened and question of gasoline contamination a Phase-2 env. investigation is recommended, and the out-of-service product piping should be removed as was required in 1988.  The piping does not meet requirments for abandon-in-place.  The present owner has told Hamlin he has a written approval to leave the piping but will not show it.  CTI Ron Wilson has refused to return Hamlin's calls.  Further DEP actions are possible.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-673-1996*On 10/23/96 I received a call from Freeport Fire Dept.  The had responded to a call of an oil spill at 6 Fox Farm Road the night before.  The spill occurred when the feed line on the 275 gallon #2 oil tank was broken off from a child hitting it with a tricycle.  The homeowner had caught the majority of the oil in buckets and the Fire Dept. cleaned up oil that spilled to a concrete floor with sorbents.  The Fire Dept. stated that no oil was released to the environment and no further clean up needed to be done.
I-171-1998*An anonymous complaint was received on 9/4/98 from a mother whose son had been playing at the Thompson Oil bulk plant and had a lot of oil on his clothing.

When I investigated I found a number of leaks, drips and weeps in the piping and the valves.

I contacted the owner Jim Thompson and we completed an Initial Clean-up Action Agreement to complete repairs prior to 10/1/98.
A-19-1998*Received a call from Steve Fuller of Mead. They had a lube oil leak from the #9 paper machine. About 200 gallons was lost of which 50 gallons went to the treatment plant. The rest of the oil was picked up at the paper machine. No visit was made and no further action is necessary on this spill.
A-164-1999*This incident involves an oil spill at the residence of Mrs. Betty Simmerman. Falling snow had broken off the filter unit of a conforming above ground storage tank draining the contents of the tank. Oil eventually reached the Sandy River, across the road from Mrs. Simmerman's house. Details on remedial activities are in the attached narrative.
B-541-1999*On the evening of Sept. 2, the Orono Fire Dept. was summoned to a vehicle fire at the residence of Harold Reed.  Upon extinguishing the fire and returning to the station, Lt. Vaughn notified me of the fire, fearing that there may have been some motor oil lost in the runoff from the fire fighting effort.

Examining the site the next day, I could find no sign of any oil contamination around or down-gradient of the wreck.
B-156-1998*Ben Porter of Maine Energy Systems called to report that a customer had suffered the loss of about 50 gallons of kerosene from an outside AST.  The weight of ice and snow had weighed down the filter assembly causing the outlet busing to fracture.  I spoke with Mrs. Luce by phone and learned there was some free product still on the ground and they had a well.

I went to the scene with Bob Whittier and met Mr. Luce.  The oil tank was at the rear of the mobile home and the well is in the front yard approx. 75 feet away.  It was raining quite hard and the oil was being washed out of the ground.  The runoff was carrying product away from the well towards the rear of the lot.  Mr. Luce had brought some sorbents from work and had placed them on puddles and such places where the oil was gathering.  The oil had not left the lot.  The run off was headed for a wooded wetland area and away from other habitations and wells.  Mr. Luce seemed quite conscientious and I felt that he would continue to tend the pads.  Because of the relatively small amount of oil lost and the recovery with sorbent, I felt that no other action was required.
B-557-1999*On 9/10/99, 1300 hours Cindy Grady of Irving Oil Corporation reported a two-gallon heating oil spill on Webster Street in Bangor.  The release came from a broken delivery hose as it was being reeled in.  The vender truck driver was able to immobilize the release with pads.  The spill did not gain access to a storm drain and Irving Oil personnel took care of the soiled sorbents.

P-303-1998*Marsh sheen and iron bacteria, due to heavy rains and stagnate water.

No further action required.
A-455-2001*Tank discovered during excavation for new construction. No contamination found during removal. No further action expected.
A-380-1999* Mr. Brann called the 1-800 # to report the dumping of a drum of liquid material. Several of the residents on Howe Road saw a pickup truck with a drum in the back earlier that day. In any event, something had been dumped onto the gravel parking lot at the former Crowe Rope facility.
 I responded to the scene and found a stained area. There was a faint odor at the site. I collected a soil sample for lab analysis. I also collected a soil sample and used litmus paper to determine if the soil had an acidic or basic properties, neither condition existed. I also checked the soil and ambient air with an explosive meter and no readings were detected.
 The laboratory results found Diesel Range Organics at 24 mg/kg. No additional work will be required.
P-405-1998*27 August 1998, I responded to facility location. There I observed a 275 gallon AST that appeared to have leaked from the bottom of the tank. Dead River Company, had responded to the spill and attached a magnet patch and deployed sorbent pads. I contacted DR representative Larry Laveriere, at the Biddeford office.  He informed me that a new tank and installation was in the works. We discussed old tank disposal, and due to the house construction and lack of access to the basement the old tank will not be removed. I could not decern Laveriere's explanation as to why the old tank could not be removed and a new tank installed, but I did not pursue the issue.

No further response action anticipated. DEP not to seek reimbursement for disposal of spill debris due to the limited number of DR's sorbent pads used.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (29Sep98)
B-547-1996*On 10/2/96 at 1210 I received a call from Wilbur Saunders of S.W. Cole reporting a leak from a buried tank at Bangor Pipe & Supply on 54 Farm Rd. in Bangor.  After an initial coversation with Mr. Saunders I decided the site was a Baseline 2 site but after arriving on site and filling out the D-tree I realized it was a Baseline 1 site.  Due to the discovery of contamination, S.W. Cole performed a site assessment and A&A Contractors removed about 130 yds of contaminated soil to their land spreading site in Brewer.  We believe the 8,000 gallon tank leaked around the old access manhole which the tank had since it held #6 oil until 1969 when it switched to #2 fuel.  The area is zoned industrial park serviced by Bangor City Water.
B-348-1998*A security guard at Fort James noticed that as Kennebec Rental dragged their portable generator up Congress ST., diesel fuel spilled out of the tank and onto the street.  The mill's response team cleaned it up.  See the attached report from Alan Boynton.
B-60-1997*Heidi Colbeth of E. Machias notified this office of the discovery of fuel oil in her drinking water.  Ms. Colbeth stated that Lord Well Drillers hydro fractured her well the previous year in order to obtain a better yield.  It was shortly after she noticed the fuel oil odor.

Investigation shown that the odor was indeed fuel oil.  A source could not be found however.  The area is rather congested with several old homes located close together.  The source could have been from an historic event.  An abandoned railroad also abuts the property.

Work was conducted with Technical Services Staff on locating an area for a new well.   Salt water was also of concern due to the nearby bay.  The Colbeths also had high chloride concentrations in the past.  A new well was drilled to a depth of 120' in the front of their small lot.  Lab results from the new well shown some hydrocarbons.  These were shown to be related to drilling activitiy according to the chromatograph.  No diesel range organics were indicated.  Chloride concentrations wer also acceptable.  The well will again be sampled at a later date.
A-714-2000*The discharge was the result of storm damage resulting in a damaged bushing on a transformer.  There were no visible signs of oil on the ground or on the outside of the transformer.  For further details see attached report.

No further action required.
B-1-1999*On January 4, 1999 at 0900 we received a call from Scot Leach of Lane Construction reporting a #2 oil spill at their portable asphalt plant at Wardwell Construction in Bucksport. I arrived at the site and met Don Young of Lane Construction who explained what happened.  Vandals or thieves opened a valve on a tank truck which held #2 fuel oil and left it partially open so when the first worker arrived on Monday morning he saw the fuel running down the driveway.  Wardwell workers closed the valve and dammed the fuel to prevent further spreading of the oil.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents and installed a weir dam in the roadside ditch.  This dam will catch any oil when a rain or thaw occurs and workers can recover the product with sorbents.

Lane removed the trailer to their main office the following day and also changed some sorbents in front of the dam.  These sorbents will be monitored on a regular basis especially after a rain.
B-22-1996*Decision Tree Cleanup Goal:  N
B-238-1998*4/13/98 08:10

The Penobscot County Sheriff's office called to report that a dump truck overturned on Route 16 in Alton resulting in a fuel spill.  A small amount of lube oil was also evident.  After the truck was righted without incident the oil was cleaned up with a few sorbents.
B-268-1999*     On May 28,1999 at 2015 we received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power  reporting a one gallon spill of non PCB transmission fluid.  The leak occurred at pole 45.2  on the North Dixmont Rd. in Dixmont.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and excavated .25 yds. of contaminnated soil.
P-461-1996*On July 30, 1996 I was contacted by Mr. Whitney.  He was concerned about a spill that had occurred on his property.  Apparently a front end loader had been stored on his property over the winter and had leaked all its hydraulic oil to the ground. THe tractor was sitting on a paved area that had collected alot of sand and gravel.  The spill seemed to have been contained to the paved area.  I instructed Mr. Whitney to scrape up the contaminated sand ( appr. 2 yards) and to spread it on plastic, turning it every couple of days for two weeks.  No further action.
B-129-1997*D-TREE=N.
A-526-2001* Mr. Lovejoy owes the rental unit at 5 Daulton Street in Waterville. A few young children decided to play with a 55 gallon drum that contained 10 to 20 gallons of fuel oil. This kerosene ended up spilling onto the ground. The oil odors/vapors were a problem for one of the neighbors and they reported the situation to the Waterville Fire Dept. The FD then called the DEP.
 I arrived on site later that day and met the mother of the young children. I then called the owner of the building and owner of the drum, Mr. Daulton. I spoke to him about a cleanup option. I suggested he till the affected area and enhance bioremediation of the kerosene.
 Well Mr. Lovejoy spoke with friends of his and decided to do something else. He used powder "Odor Gone" to rid the area of the smell. In addition, he had sand delivered to cover up the oiled soil. I made a second site visit and found Mr. Lovejoy attempting to cover up this spill. I then requested he till the area and then add fertilizer and water. I filled out the DEP, Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement.
 No further action is expected to be required.
A-169-1997*Bill Carver of Bill's Pump and Tank Service called to report that he found some free product while working on a site. I responded to the Riverside Market in Saint George on Rt. 131. He was installing some new pumps, islands and a canopy. In the excavation he witnessed some free product entering the excavation with some impounded groundwater. Bill and I padded the product  with sorbents. No additional product entered the excavation. Soil screening showed the excavated soil had PID bag headspace readings of less than 100ppm. There is a "transient" public water supply well within 300'. Sampling showed that there was no impact to the well. No further work is necessary.
A-9-1999* Maritime Energy reported a release at the residence of Chuck Gifford in the town of Union.  Maritime estimated that one or two gallons spilled from vent during a delivery.  Maritime cleaned up the oil themselves, no site visit made.
P-540-1996*  In August, 1996 I was contacted by Flour Daniel GTI representing Charter Crop. and regarding a pre-removal meeting for this UST facility.  The site had recently been purchased by Gibbs Oil Co. from Charter Foods (Circle K).  I understand that Gibbs would be doing the removal while Charter would be responsible for clean-up of the gasoline contam. discovered in 1991 (P-253-96).  Tyree Org. of Mass. with CTI Erskine, was scheduled to do the UST replacement on Oct. 28, 1996 when the removal was cancelled at the last minute.
  I now understand that Gibbs will be doing the stage-2 install this autumn and replace the UST's next summer before the 10/1/97 deadline.
  Shortly after the abandonment was cancelled, DEP recieved notice that the Prem. Unleaded UST had failed a Tanknology P-Test.  The tank was tested tight on 10/28/96 and the problem is believed to have been the subm. pump.  On 11/14/96 I noted a dripping submersible pump on T-2, the time period the pump had been dripping is unknown.  After several phone calls and a 2/14/97 letter, Gibbs eventually disposed of the excess contam. soil left over form the installation work (see attachments).
    Any contaminated media encountered during any work onsite should be properly managed.  Further DEP Response Div. actions are anticipated.  See attachments.

SGB
B-559-1997*A few days before 10/2/97, Dale Chapman asked if I could waiver a heating oil tank removal on 10/2/97 at Dennis Beverage Company.  I went over mid morning and the second tank - a 1000 gallon heating oil UST- was just being lifted out of the ground.  Both excavations were clean and the tanks- the first one was a 2000 gallon heating oil UST-were both sound.  There was some superficial pitting but no holes were observed.  The soil was loamy sand from grade down to the bottom.  The bottom of the holes, which were 5-6 feet from grade, were dry.
P-538-1998*On October 19, 1998 DEP Solid Waste Division was contacted concerning the disposal of material due to a fire in the storage building in the town of Casco where explosive materials were being stored for work on the gas pipe line. Welded Construction is the main contractor with Drilling & Blasting Rock Specialist doing the blasting. On 10/17/98, a fire was started in the storage building by vandals. Question on water and soil around building impacted (see attached MDS and analytical results on soil and water). Material found to be non-hazardous. Removal of soil to be done by Drilling & Blasting. No further action.
B-536-1999*Mike Bonzagni received a complaint of a leaking AST in Machias and forwarded it here. This complaint kinda fell thru the cracks and was not looked at until 10/4.

The day was rainy and it was hard to discern the exact cause of the oil loss, but there was no doubt that the system was leaking.  I found out from the tenant that the property owner was Keith Smith, so I went to see him.

Wishing to keep the problem low-key, I just described it to Mr. Smith, informed him of our concerns and his obligations, and asked him to fix the problem. I suggested to him that he bring the system up to code while he was at it.  Mr. Smith readily agreed, and when I rechecked the problem on 11/22, he proved as good as his word.  The whole system had been replaced.
P-720-1999*I received a report of a 5 gallon leaking bucket of waste oil in a dumpster behind 282 Maine St. Auburn.  I visited the site and observed that much of the oil was absorbed by the trash, and several gallons had run out on the ground.   The site is considered baseline on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and no clean-up of this soil was required.  I contacted the property owner and informed her that she should contact the company which provides her dumpsters and make sure that they don't remove it until the oil is removed.  She assured me that the oil in the dumpster would be removed and properly disposed of.


______________________________
Jon Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
P-390-1997*On 7/3/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jacqueline Hamann who was house sitting for Katherine and Rick Dodge in Auburn.  She reported that Dead River had delivered heating oil to the basement tank in the house earlier that day and that 3/4 of the tank had leaked into the basment.  I spoke to the technician from Dead River that evening.  He indicated that most of the oil had soaked into the ground around the tank but they were using speedy dry on the stain.

I met with the homeowner on 7/5/97 at the site.  The basement floor around the tank was dirt and bedrock outcrops were seen in the basement.  The was significant oil odor in the home.  I believe most of the oil went into the bedrock system underneath the house.  There were no sumps located in the basement and no evident foundation footing drains.  The source of the oil odor appeared to be the stain surrounding the tank.  I instructed Katherine Dodge to aggresively ventilate the home by opening windows and using fans.  She was on vacation at the time of the spill and no one was going to be in the home for another two weeks.  I told her if the odor was still strong at the end of that time to contact me.  No further action anticipated.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 5, 1997
A-555-1998*No site visit made.

Mr. Golub, a reporter for the "Irregular" called to inquire about the cleanup at the accident site.  He reported that he had witnessed the spill and that 25 - 30 gallons had been lost.  The spill had not been reported to DEP.   I contacted the Fire Chief and was told that only 2 gallons had reached the ground.  Most oil had been collected in buckets or pumped into containers.  He reported that he had removed a small amount of soil with the sorbent pads used at the site.

No further action is needed.
B-617-2000*B-617-00
Bangor
Monday November 20, 2000			1545

I received a phone call from Nancy Howe (989-2770), of Dead River.  Ms. Howe phoned to report a small oil leak in Bangor.  A Dead River technician reported a leak in a filter cartridge at the Mark Blaisdell residence in Bangor.  The leak was due to a small corrosion hole.  About .5 gallon of #2 heating oil had leaked over time to the concrete floor.  The leak was discovered around 0930 by a  Dead River technician.

The old cartridge canister was replaced with a new one and the oil was cleaned up with sorbent material, pads and speedi-dri.  Dead River disposed of the small quantity of debris.
B-521-1997*D-TREE=B2.
A-392-1998*I received a complaint about the Clinton Transfer Station burning painted boards. The caller alledged that the paint contained lead. I asked the Fire Department to look in the pile. The fire chief decided to cancel the burn permit until further investigation was done.  I referred the matter to Carolyn Bergeron in the Solid Waste Division. It was determined that only unsalvagable flooring was being burned. This flooring was not painted.
A-91-2001*Delivery driver slipped on ice near AST before connecting nozzle to fill connection. Small amount of oil lost when he accidentally started nozzle. I visited the site later that morning and could find no evidence of remaining oil. No further action is expected.
A-161-2000*Ken Blanchard of Clean Harbors was emptying the waste oil tank near the #4 and #5 paper machines. After emptying the tank, he neglected to close the inlet on his truck. As he drove away, oil sloshed out of the truck and spilled to the pavement. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the truck wiped down.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-581-2001*During removal of diesel UST some petroleum contaminated soil was discovered. Area served by public water. Contamination appeared to be old and not widespread. No further response action expected.
P-601-1998*   On 11/30/98, DEP received a complaint of a mystery drum laying near the Sebago Lake water's edge, by the Whites Bridge Rd. causeway over Sebago Lake Basin.  That morning I picked up the 30 gal. plastic drum which was found to contain less than a gallon of water.  A gentleman at the lodge also took me to an identical drum he had taken from the lake several weeks before.
   No markings were present.  Both drums were taken for reuse or disposal as solid waste.  No further actions anticipated.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-99-1997*As is often the story, the homeowner became aware of an oil spill at the tank just after the tank was filled.  Set on timbers too close to the ground,  the nipple cracked under the added weight of the newly introduced oil;ice had built up around the valve end of the tank and the tank could not settle far enough. The homeowner noticed the odor of oil in the air, and notified the DEP.

There was not much snow on the ground at the time, and the ice sealed the oil from sinking into the ground.  Sorbents were used to recover the liquid oil, and two drums of oil contaminated snow were shovelled up.  Quite a quantity of oil had run under and around the Wilbur's above ground pool; I left sufficient sorbent pads for them to recover the oil released as the ice melted.
P-96-1999*     On the morning of Sun., 2/7/99, I responded to this AST leak at this rural residential home.  Mr. Montalvo explained that ice off his A-frame house knocked the line off the 275 AST discharging about 150 gal.  Onsite I noted most of the oil to be gone into the soil next to his foundation.  Moltalvo's well was on the other side of the house while the neighbor's (Leggasse)  drilled well was directly downhill of the spill about 150'.  The property is steeply sloped down away from Egypt Rd.
      With Montalvo's agreement I returned on 2/9/99 with Scott Dugas Trucking to excavate oily soil.  While excavating we found gas cans and quart jugs of motor oil buried in the snow.  At 3' bg we scraped bedrock, found oily soil but found no free product or groundwater.  The oil appears to have soaked down into the bedrock and escaped thru the foundation drain.  No oil was showing up in the downhill brook.  Of what was reported spilled, little oil was recoverable even if excavation could have occured the day it happened.  A roof over the tank could have prevented this incident.
      At this time I consider Legasse's well to be seriously threatened and have put Legasse and Montalvo both on QM.  DEP acquired expences from Dugas for soil excavation, CRS for disposal, and from Downeast Energy for moving the AST in order to do the clean-up.  Montalvo agreed to apply to the AST Fund.  Legasse is selling his home and may file a 3rd party damage claim.
     This report will be forwarded to DEP Tech Services for evaluation and possible further action.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-440-1997*On 8/8/97 at 0955 Jim Schumacher representing Star Enterprises called to report that the tank vessel "TURMOIL" had discharged a black foamy substance, presumably from the inert gas scrubber, while conducting offloading operations at that facility. I responded and met Glen Esterbrook, the terminal manager as well as Ron (surname unknown), the dock foreman on the loading dock at Star.  A black sooty material was visible in floating within the containment and a sample of this material had been collected which I examined.  Based upon my observations I too concluded that the material was a IG scrubber discharge.
Despite the fact that the material is not subject to 38 MRSA section 548 , Clean Harbor had been contracted to provide pollution abatement services and provided a boat and crew. They were directed to reconfigure the containment boom to collect the floating scrubber effluent.  They would return later with dip nets and remove as much of the material as possible.
Later that afternoon I returned and determined that the clean-up had been completed to my satisfaction.
No further action is recommended.



                                   ______________________
                                   Steven Eufemia
                                   OHMS III
P-410-1996*Tractor ran into light pole in parking lot damaging saddle tank discharging approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel.  Clean harbors vacuumed oil and used sand and speedy-dry to collect remaining oil.  No further action required.
A-365-1999*No site visit made.  The fire department was having a training exercise and were experiencing problems priming the pump.  They noticed oil had leaked out of the pump.  They collected as much as they could and notified the nearby fish hatchery.  No further action is anticipated.
P-370-2000*A furnace malfunction at a home caused oil to spill to the concrete floor around the furnace.  Dead River Oil had been called to fix the furnace - they also padded up the free oil and placed speedy dry over the oil stain on the floor.  No oil escaped from the basement.  The furnace was repaired promptly that night (very early morning).  No further action.
I-162-2001*On 12-4-01, a warden with the Maine Forest service called to report that while traveling down Rt. 1 in Hodgdon, he noticed a fire burning in the parking area of Hodgdon Potato Co. He asked the owner about it.  Apparently, while cutting open an old 275 gallon tank what he thought was water spilled out.  However, it turned out to be fuel oil. He decided that burning it was the quickest way to clean it up. The warden just wanted to make us aware of the situation. I spoke with the owner.
P-287-2001*Eileen Quinn of 15 Riverside Place in Lewiston reported that one of her two manifolded 275 gallons ASTs had leaked in her basement.  Her oil company, LH Stewart had stopped the leak and cleaned up a portion of the spilled material.  I met her on 1/30 at her residence.  I cleaned up what was left of the oil, however could not complete the job due to the existence of the tanks.  The tanks were removed and the remaining concrete was cleaned of oil.  There were some cracks in the concrete floor and it appears that some of the oil likely entered these cracks.  No oil was showing up in the sump, and Ms. Quinn stated that there was never any water in the sump, even in the wettest of years.  I felt it  was better to leave the small amount behind as it posed no threat to drinking water or vapors in the building.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


__________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-202-2000*On 4/12/00, 1400 hours Rick of Hancock Oil  reported an AST anomaly at residential property of Arleen Bridges in Corea.  Arleen spends her winters in Florida and hadn't returned to her Corea residence at the time.   Evidently Hancock Oil personnel discovered the release as they were about to deliver fuel.  From the amount of soil impacted I estimated the volume of the release to be 30 gallons.  Bedrock was not far from grade (in fact the dwellings' basement had ledge outcropping) and surface ground water was 3-4 inches from grade, which may have stopped the product from getting into the bedrock aquifer.  On 4/21/00 18 yd3 of soil was taken by A.R Whitten to an approved site on their property.  Arleen's well is about 20 feet from the spill area and has not shown signs of contamination yet.  Other wells will be sampled as the owners return to Corea for the summer.

On 5/2/00 Bridges' and Mastrovitoes' wells were sampled.  Bridges' is the closest but Mastrovitoes' is more vulnerable in terms of strike.  Both came back clean.  Both parties have our number so they can call us in the event their water quality changes.
P-361-2000*Received a call from the Wells Fire Dept. regarding oil they had found in a drainage ditch in-front Barbara Enos' (603-742-3527) summer property at 91 Bourne Avenue.  They suspected that the oil was from an underground tank that Ms. Enos had on her property.  I later spoke with Ms. Enos who stated that the tank had been abandoned over 15 years previously and replace with propane, although the piping had never been removed.  I informed her that it would be extremely beneficial to her if she removed the piping, because it would alleviate any possibility of oil mistakenly being pumped into her basement, which she agreed to perform.  I later informed the Fire Dept. of my findings, and in light of the new information and the fact that no new oil had appeared in the drainage ditch, that the discharge was most likely the result of onetime spill from a delivery truck.  They said they would keep an eye on the area and inform me of any changes.

No further action required.
P-311-1997*UST REMOVAL
Contractor:  Les Wilson & Sons
Decision Tree:  BL-1
No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.
I-133-2002*Two brand new buckets of hydraulic oil fell off a passing vehicle and emptied onto the road shoulder when they struck the ground.

A contractor was hired to remove the spilled material

Case closed.
I-155-2002*I discovered this spill while walking on Main Street in Presque Isle.

When MPG Truck & Tractor was having their parking lot expanded, they encountered contamination about 3 inches below grade.

Contractor on site, Fred McGillian, Sr., stopped work when I approached him to let him know he was digging out contaminated soil.

Samples with a PID later that day indicated the material he was removing had over 1000 ppm of oil in it.

Prior to my arrival, 6 loads of the contaminated soil were hauled to the Tang Place Restaurant. This material was sampled by J.T. Langille.

See J.T. Langille report for detailed information of the total amount removed.
P-711-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment
P-712-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-498-2002*
INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary to the earlier report P-902-01, and is associated with report P-566-02.  Report P-902-01  primarily covers the investigation and clean-up of gasoline contaminated soils brought to this residential property from 33 Island Ave. by the property developer & builder Frederick D. (Ric) Weinschenk  (see report P-814-01).
	This report covers the investigation of levels of heavy-weight oil (i.e. lube or hydraulic oil). and later PAH contamination, in the soil of Battery Cravens (BC) initially reported to the DEP on 2/6/02, by Carla & Jeff Robbins.  The purpose of the investigation was the evaluation of the Battery Cravens and adjacent areas as far as potential, significant environmental threats to the groundwater and human health.
	Further sampling confirmed the oil contamination in the soils in levels over the state of Maine recommended DRO and PAH levels in soils.  Over the spring, summer and autumn of year 2002, DEP representatives Brezinski, Woodard, Wathen & Woodruff visited the properties multiple times and met with the Robbins, the property developer, the owners, and other neighbors regarding investigation and potential remediation.  Jon Wathen acted as primary DEP contact.
	In September of 2002, soil was removed from the BC property and transported off the island for disposal.  Clean-up was governed more by PAH levels than the original DRO contamination noted.
See the attached DEP chronology, consultant's reports, letters & memos, and copious amount of lab analysis for further details.

SITE INFORMATION & SENSITIVITY
	I understand the Battery Cravens area was an active military installation from 1942 to 1946.  A coastal-artillery battery with reinforced concrete bunker was built as coastal defenses for Portland Harbor at Battery Cravens and the nearby Battery Steele.  Since 1946 the surrounding area has been developed into residential housing.  Several long-time island residents have told me that in years past the bunker area had been used for parties and changing and dumping auto motor oil.  There were two heating oil AST's associated with the bunker.
	In the autumn of 2000, EER performed test pits and an environmental assessment for Dr. Pereira in preparation for building a house [a copy of the EER report is attached to P-902-01].  A VRAP clearance based on the assessment was issued by the Maine DEP in July of 2001.  Three private wells within 300' were missed by EER during the VRAP assessment but were picked up during a later (DEP) investigation involving Battery Cravens beginning on 10/10/01.  The discovery of these wells kicked the sites sensitivity from a Maine DEP Baseline Clean-Up Goal for oil spills up to a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  See the DEP spill reports P-902-01, P-903-01 and P-814-01 for further details on the earlier issues.
	Presently the area is sub-urban residential coastal property.  The properties along Hussey Rd. and Seashore Rd. are on municipal Portland Water District water, including the Smith and Pereira residences.  A number of houses along Whaleback Rd. and Seashore Ave. are on private drilled wells (including Robbins, Mr Meyers, and two undeveloped properties of the Faison's).

AREA GEOLOGY & LITHOLOGY
	The area has much exposed bedrock outcrops, which is continually exposed on the seashore below Seashore Avenue.  The bedrock is undulating and depth varied from exposed to 6+ feet below grade (bg).  During excavation on BC it was evident that the Army did quite a bit of blasting in order to build the concrete bunker.  Much of the soil below the topsoil was a blend of sandy soil and angular rocks and boulders.
During the early part of the investigation of the area, I heard a number of conflicting stories as to soil origin at BC.  One story is that soil came to that property from all over the island.  Another story is that some soil came from 33 Island Ave., a contaminated old gas station site.  A similar story is that
P-730-2002*On 9/25/02, I received a call from Elenore Berube reporting a sheen on the Stroudwater River behind her home in Portland.  I investigated the sheen later that afternoon and discovered a marsh sheen.  There was no evidence of petroleum found.  No further action required.
A-526-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-495-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-453-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-445-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-385-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment. No oil was spilled on this site.
I-180-2003*This spill was caused by the driver hauling a hose into a semi tractor trailer box, climbing up a ladder and filling a tank with no whistle.

A minor amount of contaminated material was removed by hand. The inside and the underneath of the box were wiped down to remove free oil.

MPG disputes that they are the RP. Their statement is listed below.

Spill report from MPG
At approximately 5 p.m., Mr. Dale Hersey from the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office told our driver that he could fill the tank in question at the Northern Maine Fair.  Driver overfilled by ?? gallons.  Operation is allowing a generator running in the van & plugs out of tank for air supply causing vibration and splashing of fuel when the tank is full.  Found fuel line leaking when we did a follow-up on 7/28/03.  An employee was notified.  Note from Allen Green , Manager, MPG, states, I feel very strongly that MPG did not cause the event that put the product on the ground but rather occurred because of inadequate procedural practices by the employees of this organization.  Mr. Carr was notified that we will not fill any of his locations until they have brought them up to code.  Services were offered but had not heard back from Mr. Carr

10/20/03 During a conversation with Dale Hersey, a couple corrections came up concerning the MPG report.
1. Mr. Hersey works for the Oil & Solid Fuels Board
2. MPG most likely only added to the spill as an oil odor had been present earlier that morning.
3. MPG filled the tank at 13.30 hrs.
4. The tanks were allowed to be filled if the engines were cool.
P-722-2002*At 13:15 on September 20th, the DEP rec'd a call from Peter Holmes that a customer had suffered an oil discharge.  The last fill call was July 2002, and the last service call on the books with DownEast is January 2001.  The estimated loss is 200 gallons.  The residence Goyette stated "we smelled oil back in August but thought it was from the road construction on Rte 109.

The spill occurred in an entry/hallway, between the room housing the AST and the furnace.  The oil line was concealed behind the mop board in contact with the concrete floor.  There was significant visual corrosion of the line but the actual leak appears in a non-oxidized portion of the line.  The floor was sloped outwards (it was formerly a garage, converted to interior rooms) the oil wicked into the surrounding wooden framework and migrated into the exterior soils.  Minimal odors were noticed in the living area of the home.

The initial visit was conducted late Friday afternoon, Cyr/DEP first assessed the situation with Peter Holmes of DEE, the supplier, subsequently ENPRO was called  and Peter McKuska joined Cyr for a visual confirmation and equipment/staff estimate.  All parties agreed a Monday start to the remediation would work best.  First giving Ms. Goyette time to remove and redistribute belongs from the spill location, secondly saving premium charges for weekend work when the living conditions were ok with Goyette.

The work involved removing and bagging oil contaminated debris/belongs etc, putting them in a roll off container for transport and disposal.  Demolishing the exterior wall, as the framing material was saturated from the floor up to 24" from the oil discharge.  This was also added to the roll off for disposal.  Impacted soil were excavated and transported for disposal (CRS).  The area was then rebuilt and soil restored.  The external siding finish was completed some weeks later as a matching material proved difficult to locate.

DEE thru the local CAP agency re-piped and plumbed the AST and furnace.

No additional requests for assistance were rec'd.  All remediation and restoration satisfied Ms. Goyette. The home is served by public water and sewer, no other environmental issues have surfaced.

No further action warranted based on remediation and restoration observed by DEP/Cyr.

P-597-2001*Dead River called to report an overfill incident for a customer at the Norway location.  Staff attended to the spill and would manage spill clean up debris.  It is unclear the exact amount spilled but the dispenser read 15.4 gallons. The vehicle was towed for service. No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched, based on the information received DEP response plans no further action.
P-606-2001*DEP received notification that approximately 15 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a tree falling on wires, breaking the pole, and dislodging the transformer from its perch.  The oil in the transformer was tested and was non-detect for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil and sorbents were removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-607-2001*Discharge was the result of an overfill resulting in jet fuel impacting the land and flowing into a catch basin in the vicinity of Northeast Air.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and impacted materials in the catch basin were removed for disposal by Clean Harbors.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-608-2001*Discharge of an unknown amount of gasoline was the result of a vessel catching fire whilst on a trailer on Main St. In Cumberland.  The fire department responded to douse the flames with firefighting foam.  DEP responded to only find a smudge on the pavement.  The smudge did not pose a threat to the environment.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-617-2001*Response Services became involved in an air quality complaint as sandblasting activities took place at this facility on the weekends.  As Response Services is on-call during the weekends, this responder was requested to observe sandblasting activities.  Responder observations were passed along to the Air Bureau for further action on their part. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-624-2001*Discharge was the result of a multi-vehicle accident resulting in the release of unknown quantities of diesel fuel and unleaded gasoline.  DEP responded and mitigated the spillage with sorbents.  The oiled sorbents were removed and disposed of by DEP at Mid Maine Waste Action Corp.  As a small amount of oil remained on the road, sand was applied in order to resolve potential traction issues.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-625-2001*Discharge was the result of a weeping manway associated with an aboveground storage tank.  DEP observed the release and it did not impacted the soil below.  Global personnel remediated the spill with sorbents and the manway was repaired.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-627-2002*It was reported to the DEP that seven gallons of waste oil was dumped onto the ground outside the CMP transfer station in South Portland.  Upon investigation, there was a container containing waste oil but very little had been discharged.  Free product was padded up and the receptacle was thrown away.
P-492-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment by removal of the Westbrook Exxon retail, gasoline motor fuels UST facility in July of 2002.  The facility is also the former Main Street SUNOCO gas station, with auto repair bays.  The previous owner & operator was Webber Energy Co.  During 2002, the city of Westbrook acquired this property and the neighboring former Paul's Service @ 558 Main St. (see P-504-02) from Webber by eminent domain in order to build a new police station.  The city took on the burden of facility abandonment (removal) and clean-up.  The primary city contact for this work was Deputy Police Chief Paul McCarthy.
	Mr. Scott Alocca of Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) managed the facility abandonment with Maine CTI Bill Carver.  Ms. Randee McDonald of EER Inc. performed the required CMR 691 UST removal assessment.
	Maine DEP's Stephen Brezinski was the primary DEP rep. for the removal and associated remediation.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The site consisted of three 8000 gal. single-wall FRP tanks and with s/w FRP pressurized product piping.  These three tanks replaced five UST's abandoned in 1987 by Webber Energy.  No installer is listed in the registration, though CTI Phil Story is listed as the CTI for the abandonment at the neighboring Paul's Service (Reg. 3958).  I could find no removal notice for the abandonment of the pre-1987 facility.  At this time I've found no evidence any contamination was reported with the 1987 removal.  Next to this facility was the former Paul's Service (a.k.a. Interstate 95 gas station which Webber removed in 1987.  A free product discharge from at Interstate 95 was documented in 1980 (see P-100-80) but the strong contamination present here was not reported to DEP as required by Webber, during the 1987 abandonment.
	Two of these tanks were removed on Mon. 7/22/02 and two out of Tues. 7/23/02 under a waiver of the 30-day notice period by Woodard & I.  Piping was dug out on 7/24/02.
	
SITE SENSITIVITY & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The area is on city water & sewer and much of the underlying soils are a silty clay.  A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal was agreed upon.  Initial Clean-Up Action Agreement of 7/22/02 and of 7/24/02, were given to Ms. McDonald for the city (see attached), outlining the remediation goals for this and the adjacent former Paul's Service site.
	Some gasoline contamination was noted in the UST removal.  A problem I explained to EER and to McCarthy was that contaminated soil below the action level still needs proper management as a special waste when it is excavated by the upcoming police station to be built on this site.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	CRS documented 56.2 tons of contaminated soil received from the site.  This soil is only that exceeding the action level of 500-ppm (field headspace) GRO. and does not include any soil from 558 Main St.  As of September of 2002, I understand there is still more contaminated soil onsite below the action level but still legally contaminated and having to be managed properly if disturbed by the planned new construction.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time no further DEP, BRWM Response Services remedial actions are required at this time.  Contaminated soil and groundwater is recognized to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed or managed.  Construction of a new city police station is expected to begin on this property and during construction contaminated media both above and below the action level may be encountered.  The city and its contractors should understand that this soil & groundwater, and any media with petroleum levels over background, should be managed as a special waste under state and federal laws.  This report will be updated as needed.
b.	The city of Westbrook and its contractors managed remedial work and I understand that the city will be applying to the Maine GW Oil Clean-Up Fund for coverage of approved, reimbursable costs.
c.	See also P-504-02 for information on the adjacent p
P-339-1998*July 24, 1998, USCG reported an oil sheen in Portland Harbor.  No DEP response, USCG advises no recovery feasible.  No source identified.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-907-2001*A fan was dropped on the filter of the above ground storage (AST) which was located in a closet space between the living area and the garage of the split level home.

The released oil soaked into the framework of the wall and beneath some flooring.  These materials were removed and partially reconstructed by EPI staff.  Mr Rumery finished the remaining construction as a carpenter was not available to complete the job.

In an attempt to vent the room of oil odors and minimize their migration into the living area a "RAM" fan was installed.  The vacuum effect of this fan, however,  caused some additional damage to the hot water heater which was repaired by Downeast.  The amount of air moved was not properly estimated for,  if and when the door or window to the area were closed creating a semi vacuum.

The concrete floor was thoroughly washed and sealed to finish the clean up activities.  The walls were framed and large sections of sheetrock hung but the finish carpentry was completed by Mr. Rumery afterwards.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-453-2002*
     This office received a call at 1115 on 8/30/02 from Gary Degrasse (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Lincoln) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had recently encountered some diesel contaminated soil in the roadbed during the installation of a new pole (#28) on the Old County Road in West Enfield.  Directions to the site were provided.

     Proceeding to the area, I found the pole in front of what appeared to be a former service station or mom and pop type store.  There are currently two businesses at that location.  One is Pine Tree Pet Supply and the other is Sherwood Redemption Center.  I did not observe any fill pipes or vent pipes on the property, which would indicate the presence of an underground tank or potential on going leak.  Apparently, whatever diesel was found along the edge of the roadbed was a result of past practices around the old facility.  Since the surrounding area is on town water, I do not see any need for further action at this time.

REC:  File report.

B-451-2002*     Bill Butler (DEP - Augusta) sent me an e-mail message on 8/28/02, concerning a junkyard that he was working on in Dexter off Route 94.  He indicated that there were 3 or 4 old drums of what appeared to be waste oil and/or diesel and/or possible unknown chemicals (antifreeze, battery acid, transformer oil, solvents, etc., ???).  Some of the material had leaked out of the drums and onto the ground.  The current owner, John Cairns (Dexter; #924-0041), was planning to transfer the liquid to leak proof containers and send it off to a local waste oil burner for disposal.  Mr. Butler did not feel that this would be appropriate, since they do not know exactly what is in the drums.  The former owner of the yard, which closed in 1994, is Darrell Woodard.

August 29, 2002 (Thur.):  Arrangements were made to meet with Mr. Cairns at the facility around 1330 on this date.  Most of the solid debris had been removed from the property and the owner was in the process of cleaning up the site.  I was shown the three drums in question.  The first drum had 4 or 5 inches of waste oil in it.  A sample was collected, which appeared to be only oil; no other liquid.  PID meter readings were in the 10 to 12 ppm range; not very volatile.  A check on the pH turned up neutral.  The second drum contained about 40 gallons of waste oil.  A sample of that was collected, which appeared to be only oil; no other liquid.  PID meter readings were in the 14 to 15 ppm range; not very volatile.  A check on the pH was also neutral.  The third drum contained 10 to 12 gallons of a sludge type material; too thick to burn in a waste oil burner.  A sample was collected, which was similar to yellowish mud (possibly old paint).  PID meter readings were in the 130 ppm range; low volatility.  And a check on the pH turned up 6; fairly neutral.

     Since nothing significant was found, the owners plan is to transfer the waste oil into a good drum and dispose of it through a local waste oil burner.  With the paint type sludge, he will try to dispose of it through the town's annual collection process.  The oil contaminated soil will be disposed of on their burn pile later this fall.  To Mr. Cairns knowledge, there were no transformers processed on the property.

REC:  File report.

A-535-2002*A piece of heavy equipment being used in the de-construction of the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant, non-nuclear section, had a hydraulic hose leak resulting in the discharge of an estimated 1 gallon of oil to pavement.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  No further action is expected.
B-373-2002*        On July 15, 2002, at 0845 we received a call from Jerry West of Bangor reporting an abandoned U.S.T. at a apartment house he was purchasing at 61 Ohio St. in Bangor.  I met Mr. West at the site that day and I estimated that the tank was 550 gallons in size and nearly full with #2 oil contaminated water.  Mr. West and the seller were negotiating the removal of the tank.
        On August 20, 2002, contractor John Harris removed the tank after Clean Harbors pumped out 540 gallons of mostly water from the tank.  There were no holes in the tank nor soil contamination.
A-513-2002* At 2119 hrs on the evening of Sat, August 24, 2002, a telephone report was made to the DEP, via the Maine State Police, concerning the release of Sodium Hypochlorite. This release occurred at the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Augusta, ME. An estimated 2,250 gallons of Sodium Hypochlorite leaked from the above ground storage tank into the concrete containment.  I returned a phone call to Paul Collins, an employee at the Waste Water Treatment Plant, to gather further information. An employee had left a valve open on a 1.5 inch (?) vent line. The valve was left on during a purging process. This vent line traveled up the back wall to the ceiling and then back down to within two feet of the containment floor.  Mr. Collins told me that Clean Harbors had been called and they would arrive on Monday morning 0800 hrs., (34 hours later), with a lined tank truck. I was uncomfortable with this delay. When I asked if Mr. Collins's supervisor was OK with the delay he told me that he was.
 Next, I made a call to the Division of Response SOC (Supervisor on Call). The SOC was adamant against letting all of that HYPO sit in the dike area for that extended time. I made a site visit and toured the spill site and then told Mr. Collins that waiting until Monday morning was unacceptable to the DEP. I offered him phone numbers for other contractors, but he declined. Mr. Collins said that they would stick with Clean Harbors. I gave them my pager number and asked them to page me with an update on Sunday.
 I received a page at about 1400 hrs. on Sunday to let me know that Clean Harbors had arrived.  I made a final follow up on Monday morning at about 1000 hrs. The spilled material had been cleaned up. No further action required.
A-536-2002*This was a late report, via monthly notification of spills from CMP. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-537-2002*This was a late report, via monthly notification of spills from CMP. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-517-2002*  On 8-27-02, Randy Foster, of Maritime Energy, called this office requesting a soil transport letter to dispose of soil at the Dragon Products cement kiln. There had been a gasoline spill at Maritime Energy's truck garage located north of their Bulk Plant. It appears that this spill was not reported until Maritime needed a soil shipment letter.
 I issued a soil shipment letter and 17 tons of soil were excavated and disposed of at the Dragon Cement kiln.
 I did not make a site visit because the area is served by public water. I did not make an enforcement referral.


B-456-2002*FRANCIS BERNARD SR. WAS ON A WOODS ROAD IN SOUTH LAGRANGE, SEEKING A DERELICT AUTOMOBILE THAT HAD BEEN ON THE PROPERTY YEARS BEFORE.  HE DIDN'T FIND THE AUTO, BUT HE DID FIND IN EXCESS OF 40 STEEL DRUMS ON THE PROPERTY.  HE INFORMED TROOPER PHIL DAWSON, WHO PASSED THE INFO ALONG TO US.

CALLING BERNARD, I GOT DIRECTIONS.  HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE OWNER IS, AND HE SAID THE DRUMS WERE LABELED DIOXIN.   HE WOULDN'T GIVE HIS OWN ADDRESS, FOR FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS FROM THE LAND OWNER, BUT HE DID GIVE VERY GOOD DIRECTIONS.

ON 9/4/2002, TOM MALECK AND I FOUND THE SITE, JUST WHERE BERNARD SAID IT WAS, AT 45 06.3' N AND 68 49.7'W.   THERE WERE 54  35-GALLON DRUMS STACKED UP THERE, ALL HAVING FORMERLY CONTAINED TREE MARKING PAINT, ALL EMPTY.  I DON'T KNOW WHERE BERNARD  GOT THE IDEA THEY CONTAINED DIOXIN; THE WORD WAS NOT MENTION ON ANY OF THE DRUMS.  MAYBE HE FIGURED HE HAD TO SAY THAT TO GET US OUT THERE.

THE SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE WOOD ROAD IDENTIFIED TROY WHITE AS THE LANDOWNER; HE'S GOT A TAXIDERMY BUSINESS DOWN THE ROAD.  I SURMISE HE'S GOING TO USE THE DRUMS FOR BEAR BAIT.
A-525-2002* Gerald Teichman of Hoffsess Beach Rd. in Damariscotta called his oil company, Colby and Gale to report a leak in his outside oil tank. Colby and Gale went to his house on Biscay Pond and pumped most of the fuel into a temporary tank. Troy, from Colby and Gale, then called this office. I made a site visit the next day and spoke with Mr. Teichman. He had noticied an oil odor for several days before he found oil dripping from the bottom of the tank. The tank is set on a wooden platform with a roof and lattice siding.
 I crawled under the space under this house and did not detect any fuel oil odors or staining. It appears that a very small amount of oil spilled onto the ground under the platform. Mr. Teichman will be having a propane tank and monitor heater installed. I asked Mr. Teichman to call me when the oil tank and platform has been removed.
 I made a final site visit and disposed of the oiled lumber and a small amount of soil. No further action will be required.

B-129-2002*On 2/26/02,0940 hours this office received notification from Max Kinney, who operates Kinney's Mobile Home Park, that the police were investigating an allegation that an area resident may have dumped an oil based product down his well.  On the same day, Bob Randall received an e-mail from Pete Eremita that contained more information on this situation.  Pete had been contacted by Cine Colen, who's father is Henry Hierl-the owner of 39 Back Searsport Road, where the incident had taken place.  She understood that her brother, who is mentally disabled, claimed to have dumped six quarts of motor oil and one quart of xylene into the well on their property.  The dumping took place sometime between January 14th and January 25.  Cine stressed that no one should enter the property without police protection because she believed that her brother was dangerous.  The first step was to find out if anything had been dumped down the well.  I was able to arrange police protection on 3/1/02.  I dropped a bailer down and came up with  a foot and a half of a non aqueose, lighter than water liquid that was not waste oil.  It turned out to be paint thinner according to our staff members who have occasion to use paint thinner, and  who assured me that they knew the smell.  Waste oil would have been a better choice because it is less soluble in water than are some of the components of paint thinner. With the help of a concerned citizen I was able to get police protection for Clean Harbors to go on site and start pumping the well.  Their first pumping session was on 3/29/02.  They were on site for four hours and recovered five and a half drums of contaminated water.  They pumped again and sampled on 4/5/02.  The compounds of concern and their maximum permissible concentrations in drinking water are: acetone 700 ppb, toluene 1000 ppb and napthalene 14 ppb.  The first sample had 1800 ppb acetone, 9000 ppb toluene and 290 ppb napthalene.  Pumping twice a week and sample every other pump became the plan.  A sample taken on 7/12/02 showed only acetone at 8.1 ppb, which is well below the acceptable limit.  I had sampled two wells that were within a couple hundred feet of the Hierl well.  The first belonged to Dickies  ( sampled 4/17/02) and the second was at Mary Vasiliauskas (sampled on 8/5/02).  They both were below detection on all of the compounds elucidated in the EPA 8260 in water test.

Over the three month period that Clean Harbors pumped the well, they recovered and disposed of 4092 gallons of contaminated water.  The goal was to prevent diffusion of the contaminants into the aquifer.  Obviously some diffusion had occurred.  Otherwise the water would have tested clean on the second pump.  Acetone was the culprit inasmuch as it is very soluble in water and toluene and napthalene are soluble in acetone.  The fact that the Vasiliauskas well, which is 100 feet down grade, was clean as of 8/5/02 is a good indication that the diffused contaminant had been completely recovered.  Although it is possible that some of the contaminant was carried off by the aquifer and attenuated within a hundred feet, complete recovery seems more likely to me.

I have been in correspondence with Cine Colen, who is the Searsport property owner's daughter (the property owner is Henry Hierl).  She indicated that her father was 88 years old, blind in both eyes and that he lives off social security and other charities.  I included this information with the "Spill Expenditure Tracking Form" as a justification for not seeking reimbursement.
A-490-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-538-2002*This was a late report, via monthly notification of spills from International Paper. There was no site visit made, see attachment
A-539-2002*William Glover at 153 Marriner Drive in Lincolnville noticed what he believed to be an oil sheen on Nortons Pond while canoeing.  DEP personnel responded along with Waldo County EMA director Rick Farris to the Glover residence.  The material found along the shoreline was not petroleum related and appeared to be marsh sheen and algae.  The previous two days it had rained in the area and the wind was blowing across the to the Glover residence.  The combination of factors most likely caused the material to come ashore in this location.

No further action is expected.
B-440-2002*      On August 24, 2002, at 1430 we received a call from Roberta Deraspe of 465 Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor complaining about unlicensed people hooking up outside AST's at the Seawall Mobile Home Park.  I told her that the DEP has no jurisdiction over AST installation and to call the Oil and Solid Fuel Board in Augusta.  She then said one of the fuel lines leaked this past 'Spring.  Later conversation with her husband put this leak during Spring 2001 which was one and one-half years ago.  I visited the park on 8/28, and found no sign of contamination at the park which is on town water.
A-543-2002*A Polar Bear Oil delivery truck overfilled an aboveground storage tank in the basement of a house owned by Don Kennerson at the corner of Main and Pleasant streets in Solon.  The estimated quantity spilled was 2-3 gallons to the ground.  LC Tanks cleaned up the site by excavation.

LC Tanks inspected the tank for damage due to the overfill and found none.  Three additional gallons were removed from the AST by LC Tanks to prevent any additional spillage by fluid expansion.

No further action is expected.
B-124-2002*On 2/27/02, 1715 hours Patricia Hanson reported an AST anomaly at her residence, which is at 96 Village Road in Stetson.  She said that ice from the roof of their dwelling had broken the filter nipple on their fuel storage tank and that they had lost over a hundred gallons of fuel.  She also indicated that her significant other (Kevin Clark) had repaired the tank so that the leak had stopped and they were able to run their furnace.  I went to the site the following morning.  The ground was frozen  solid with the exception of the area under where the release had occurred.  The surrounding snow had not absorbed a significant amount of product.  These observations led to the unfortunate conclusion that the release had been slow and that the product had gone straight down.  The well was about ten feet from the spill and I was given to understand that it was a dug well.  My reaction to that was to have Tech Service drill a new well and deal with the contaminated soil.  However, it turned out that what appeared to be the cover to a dug well was actually the cover to the cinder block lined pit that housed the well casing and the pressure tank.  The pit was about 5' by 3' by 5' deep.  The overburden groundwater was high enough so that at times it would seep through the cinder block liner and flood the pit.  Kevin was aware of this possibility so he had a sump pump that he used to draw the water down so that it would not float the pressure tank.  On 3/8/02, he was about to take water out of the pit when he discovered a layer of oil on the water.  He called me to report this.  I went to the site thinking that he might have a fraction of an inch of product and that I would be able to recover it with pads.  However, I discovered that he had at least a foot of oil, which calculated to be about 120 gallons.  I called Clean Harbors.  They came and pumped out four drums of liquid.  The first two were just about pure oil and the second two had progressively less oil and more water.  Three days later they pumped out another couple drums that contained insignificant amounts of oil.  Strangely enough there was no liquid product on the surface of the well, but they were starting to smell oil in their water.  I had Trish and Kevin apply for fund coverage, and contracted Norlens to install filters.  The well casing was extended into the pit with a rubber boot attached to three feet of six inch PVC pipe.  This was not a proper well installation and it seemed to me that product could migrate through the rubber boot into the water supply.  (Note that the boot was exposed to oil that was floating on the water in the pit.)  I had Norlens correct the situation by welding on a steel casing extension.  My hope was that this would cure the contamination problem by itself.  However, the first quarter came back 222 ppb before the filters.

The filter installation was hampered by the fact that there was not room in the mobile home to house them.  We had a small shed delivered by Sturdi-Built in Oakfield.  Tech Service personnel plumbed the building, helped with the filter installation and put in an electric heater so the filters would not freeze.

The soil cleanup occurred in August after the AST had been removed.  On 8/9/02, Clean Harbors came and flushed the pit, removed three cubic yards of soil from the areas where the grass was stressed and replaced the soil.  They seeded it also.
A-544-2002*Alan Lycars of Field Services, Inc. was overseeing the removal and complete de-commissioning of the Puffin Stop gasoline station and convenience store (tank registration 9427)  at 150 Mt Vernon Avenue in Augusta.  His bag head space readings from soils under the dispensers indicated some gasoline contamination.  DEP personnel completed a Hydrocarbon D-Tree assessment which shows the site to be a Baseline-2 site (see attached D-Tree).  Maine DEP made a site visit during the excavation.  No soil removal was required as the threshold concentrations were not exceeded.

The site is now owned by J & S Oil Company.  J & S has no plans to use the site as a gasoline station and have removed the tanks, dispensers and much of the piping from the site.  The building is to be leased to a business not related to petroleum or petroleum distribution.

See attached Field Services report.
P-652-2002*Received a call from Simard & Sons, Inc. regarding the discovery of gasoline in the interstitial space of an underground storage tank (UST) at the Buxton Mini Mart, 10 Turkey Lane, Buxton, ME.  The discovery was made subsequently by the alarm going off sometime during the night.

On 7/19/2002, I met with Mr. Wagner on-site and observed that the interstitial space and the overfill bucket both contained gasoline.  Mr. Wagner stated that Guerin Associates had tested the tank after the discovery of product in the interstitial space and found the tank to be intact, but could not explain why the product was appearing in the interstitial space.  In addition, Mr. Wagner stated that the level of the gasoline in the interstitial space had not changed over the past couple of days.  To assure that Guerin Associates' test was accurate, L.C. Tanks had been contacted by Mr. Wagner to conduct another test of the tank, and would be conducting the test in the near future.  Mr. Wagner asked if he could continue to use the remaining product in the tank until the new test was conducted.  Considering that the origin and cause of the gasoline in the interstitial space was still unclear, permission to use the remaining gasoline was granted under the stipulation that once the tank was empty no gasoline would be added until the new test was completed.

On 7/29/2002, I was informed by Mr. Wagner that the new test of the tank had failed.  In addition, Mr. Wagner informed me that the tank, overfill bucket and interstitial space had been emptied of it's contents, and he was in the process of removing (abandoning) the tank as required by 38 Maine Revised Statute Annotated (MRSA), Subchapter II-B, section 566-A.

The site will be revisited when the tanks are removed to assure that soil and groundwater were not impacted.
A-545-2002*Grindle trucking was unloading stone at the Dragon Cement Products plant in Thomaston, Maine when a hydraulic hose on the dump truck failed discharging an estimated 20 gallons of oil to the ground.  Dragon personnel used 1000 lbs of Speedi Dri and a front end loader to clean up the spilled product.  The collected material was processed in the Dragon Kiln.

No further action is expected.
P-654-2002*On 9/5/2002, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Lieutenant Matt McCann of the U S Coast Guard (USCG) reporting 50 to 150 gallons of black oil in the water at the International Marine Terminal (IMT) in Portland.  They had investigators on the site at the time.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a significant layer of black oil between the pier and shore.  I estimated the quantity to be approximately 200 gallons.  Engrid Elso of the USCG was on site sampling the spilled oil.  I learned that the oil was suspected to have come from the c/v Regal Empress which had recently left the dock.  An inspection of the immediate area around the spill did not show any signs of spillage on the dock or shore facilities.  It also did not appear as thought the spill had migrated to the IMT from another location.

I learned that no one was taking responsibility for the spill and made the decision to hire Clean Harbors  to respond to the spill.  I also learned that the USCG had requested that the Regal Empress stop at a nearby anchorage and was making arrangements to board the vessel for inspection and samples.  I also learned that Clean Harbors had pumped off some bilge slops earlier in the day and that the load was still on the truck.  I requested that Clean Harbors not offload the truck until the USCG could take a sample from the truck.

I notified Linda Doran, the supervisor on call for Maine DEP, that there had been a spill and there was potential for impact to wildlife.  I requested she notify the appropriate agencies (Department of Marine Resources and Inland Fish and Wildlife (IF&W)) on my behalf.

While Clean Harbors was retrieving containment boom from a nearby terminal, the c/v Scotia Prince arrived at the dock.  Even though she landed as easy as she could, much of the oil escaped the pier area causing the spill to spread further.  At this time, it was dark and impossible to see where the oil had gone.  When the Scotia Prince departed the dock an hour later, Clean Harbors placed containment boom around the pier area to contain what little oil there was remaining.

We returned to the site the following morning to begin the actual clean up work.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil contained within the boom.  While I was on site, I observed three oiled gulls that were oiled mildly, moderately and heavily (one each).  I notified Rich Dressler of IF&W of the bird findings.  The birds were mobile and were not able to be retrieved.

Later that afternoon, I received a call from Kalub Emmons of the USCG that he had discovered where the oil from the previous evening had gone.  The oil had made it's way across the Fore River to Anthoine Creek.  There was no free product in the creek, but the vegetation was stained black.  I responded by boat and observed the stained vegetation.  The creek area was not cleaned up because to do so would have caused further damage to the area.

I did a complete survey of the shoreline by boat accompanied by USCG of the Fore River on both sides between the Casco Bay Bridge and the Route 1 Bridge.  Fresh oil was encountered on the tips of the vegetation only in Anthoine Creek and also along the shoreline near the South Portland Treatment Plant.  A sample of this oil was gathered by Kalub Emmons of the USCG.  Some emulsified oil that may or may not have been from the spill was encountered in debris found at the Motiva dock.  No other oil was found.

Later that afternoon, I met Sandy Eldridge from IF&W at Anthoine Creek to review the damage.  There were several Black Ducks in the area though none of them appeared oiled.  Sandy advised me to let him know if I collected any birds, dead or alive, and he would help me with them.  I never retrieved any birds.

The spill clean up was complete during the afternoon of 9/6, and the containment boom was removed from the IMT.

On 9/10, I received a copy of a fax sent to the USCG by International Shipping Partners.  In the f
P-624-2002*Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel contacted the concrete floor of a residence in Arundel through a corrosion hole.  The discharge was picked up with speedi-dri by a Downeast Energy technician.
P-610-2002*A burner technician performing routine service noticed a small amount of contaminated soil in the small crawl space of a basement at a camp in Naples.  He unexplainedly told the home owner to call  the DEP.  It was evident that the fill pipe had a weepy fitting.  DEP recommendations were to have it replaced in addition to her nonconforming unsheathed copper line.  The minor afflicted soil in the utility only barely crawl space was left to heal naturally.
P-633-2002*
SUMMARY
	On the afternoon of Monday, 8/26/02, DEP received notice thru Freeport Fire of what appeared to be gasoline contam., in the form of a sheen, on the property of Mr. Hall that may have been coming from the Freeport Exxon station, uphill of the house.  There was no reported emergency visit required.
	On the morning of Tuesday 8/27/02, I met Mr. Hall onsite.  He explained that he had moved in to the house two weeks before.  While digging drainage he noted oil smelling soil around and under his garage.  Mr. Hall and other neighbors were concerned as Webber Energy was applying to expand their building and they were concerned about increased and contaminated run-off.  The area is on city water and sewer.  The Freeport Exxon UST's were installed in 1984 and underwent a piping & equipment upgrade in 1994 (see P-334-94).
	The garage was set on posts, possibly because of the very high groundwater.  Drainage for the area came from the base of the hill where the Freeport Exxon was, goes by the house and then under the garage.  I noted a waxy sheen on run-off water going thru the property (see site sketches).  The soil was water-saturated and dark with organics.  I explained that the sheen and odor could be natural organic, or could be weathered petroleum.  I acquired DRO and GRO water samples, and a DRO soil sample.  Later that day I notified Webber's David Butterfield about the complaint and investigation.

CONCLUSION
	On 9/3/02, I received copies of the analysis.  Mr. Hall returned my call on the morn of 9/4/02, and I advised him that the water samples were ND for DRO and GRO, though the soil sample from under his garage was 2420-ppm for DRO.  The soil DRO chromatogram matched that of a heavy motor-oil weight oil.  I explained that this contamination most likely came from historical waste oil spills by previous residents, not from the gas station.  I sent copies of the results to Mr. Hall and to Mr. Butterfield.
	At this time, oil contamination is identified under and around Mr. Hall's garage area.  Remediation at this time may not be cost effective as the garage could have to be removed, or undermined to facilitate clean-up by source reduction.  No drinking water wells are threatened.  At this time, I recommend that the the soil be covered over (capped) to prevent exposure.  If this soil is disturbed or made accessible to removal in the future, it must be managed properly as a waste, and not be treated as a clean fill.
	A significant discharge from the Freeport Exxon does pose a risk of running off to residential properties below though does not appear to be a factor in this investigation at this time.
	The quantity discharged is an estimate based on observation and past experience.  A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Hall and to the Freeport Fire Chief.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
	
P-350-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 5/6/02, I received a Fax notice directly to me regarding a 5/1/02, discharge of Sulfuric Acid from a forklift at the warehouse for this water bottling company.  See the attached letter dated 5/2/02, and my follow-up letter of 5/9/02, for further details.  The issue of this report is not as much the size or nature of this haz-mat incident, but the misunderstanding of Poland Spring Co. regarding proper reporting to state authorities.  At this time, I understand this issue has been corrected and the discharge has been properly remediated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-655-2002*A concrete containment was filled with 25 gallons of Ethylene Glycol, a cooling agent, when the valve on an accumulator malfunctioned.  Discharged product was pumped out of the void and recirculated through the system.
P-1056-2001*
SUMMARY
	On 10/29/01, Ms. Diane Carney of Poland Spring Bottling (PSB) notified DEP of a 10/26/01, discharge of hydraulic oil to soil from a yard truck at their facility.  Clean Harbors responded and remediated by way of excavating contaminated soil and applying speedi-dry.  At the time I discussed why the incident was reported late.  On 11/2/01, I was contacted by Woodard & Curran, an environmental consulting firm regarding a sample and clean-up report.  That day I also mailed PSB information on state spill reporting procedures.
	After my inquiring on closure, on 6/25/02, I received a brief report on the clean-up (see attached).   Due to a stringent clean-up, the nature of hydraulic oil, and the distance to the well field, I do not believe there is any threat to Poland Spring Bottling's wells.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-349-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 6/10/02 & 6/11/02, Clean Harbors Inc. abandoned-by-removal two consumptive-use, heating oil UST's owned and operated by USM's Gorham campus.  Gross oil contamination was expected, and confirmed, in soils and groundwater.  This abandonment and spill report is complimentary to earlier reports dealing with these tanks and location: P-92-83, P-021-89 and P-243-95.  See the earlier reports for details of site history.  Primary Maine DEP reps. for this abandonment & remediation was Stephen Brezinski, and Brad Hahn.
	Gordon Pott of Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI) managed the removal USM, with dump trucks, an excavator and operator from Scott Dugus Const.  David Deardon of Haley & Aldrich Inc. performed the CMR 691 UST  removal assessment.  Both CHI and Haley & Aldrich Inc. continued with remedial work after the abandonment.  T-2, the old steel AST abandoned-in-place in 1989 was required to be removed by DEP in order to facilitate contaminated soil removal.
	It appears that this discharge remediated under P-243-95 and P-349-2002 is a documented discharge from 1983 and should not have been covered under the Maine UST Clean-Up Fund.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION & ABANDONMENT
	On 6/10/02, CHI removed T-3, the heated 20,000 #6 oil FRP tank.  The tank appeared to be in good condition before being broken up during removal (Photos 2 through 5).  This UST was installed in 1983, to replace T-1, a 20,000 gallon bare steel UST which apparently had leaked (see P-92-93).  During the 6/10/02, removal day a university worker stated that these tanks had also burned #4 oil in the past which may account for the mobility of the oil traveling thru the bedrock to the seep below the hill-side.  I noted no installation problems with this FRP UST.
	On 6/11/02, it was determined that T-2 also needed to be removed in order to allow a more full clean up of the oil contamination, at GW Clean-Up Ins. Fund expense (photos 6 through 10).  T-2 was an old bare steel UST that had been abandoned-in-place in 1989 (P-21-89).  This UST was heavy with contaminated fill and groundwater.  (The UST was inadequately cleaned out during the 1989 abandonment-in-place in violation of state requirements.)  At this time, all UST's at the heating plant have been removed from the ground.  USM advised me that the heating plant was to go on natural gas and there was no replacement UST.

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	This facility had already been approved for the UST Ins. Fund in 1995 and the deductible met.  Brezinski acted as project manager for the clean-up with CHI removing the soil and free product and Haley & Aldrich performing a clean-up assessment.  439 tons of oil contaminated soil was trucked to CRS.  1339 gallons of oil and oil contaminated groundwater were recovered.  At the time of the 1995 work, I was not aware of the documented 1983 discharge and that this was a historical, pre-1990 UST discharge.  The amount of oil originally discharged is unknown though I estimate the #6 and/or #4 oil discharged to be in the hundreds of gallons or more.
	Down the bank, the black, tar-like oil seepage appeared not to have been periodically cleaned up as USM agreed to in 1995.  I had CHI vacuum up the well.
	Groundwater was just above the bedrock below the tanks.  When the bedrock was scraped by the backhoe it caused a significant amount of free product to become mobile and float to the top of the water (see Photos 2 & 3).
	It should be noted that during the tank removal in 1984, oil contaminated soil was spread next to the heating plant and lies under the large parking lot of the student dormitory.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS of 9/10/02
1.	At this time no further soil removal is required.
2.	The bedrock seep of black oil should continue to be monitored and the recovery well cleaned out as needed (several times per year).
3.	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed in
P-661-2002*Report of a car into the pond in front of Hillside Lumber and Smiling Hill Farms.  The Scarborough Fire Department contained and cleaned up the fluids from the vehicle using sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-662-2002*Report of car accident in front of the Fire Station on Cumberland Ave. in Westbrook.  Approximately 10 to 15 gallons of gasoline spilled onto pavement.  Westbrook Fire Department cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-663-2002*Report of small gasoline spill from unknown source in commuter lot off Exit 11.  Spill cleaned up by Gray Fire Department with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-664-2002*Report of broken Hydraulic line on CMP truck.  Spilled material went onto road and shoulder.  Small amount of contaminated soil removed by hand.  Other spilled material cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-665-2002*Report of diesel spill from unknown source at intersection of Gorges Rd and Rangers Dr.  Kittery Fire Department cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-666-2002*Report of small gasoline spill of unknown origin in parking lot of Napa Auto Parts store.  Westbrook Fire Department cleaned it up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
A-547-2002*See attached spill report from International Paper.
P-659-2002*This homeowner found a UST on his property and wished to remove it.  His address, etc was run through the system with no matches found.  He was issued registration information, filled out a notice of removal, and was provided with removal waiver.  No issues, no further action.
P-512-2002*While removing an AST from the basement of 10 Cutts Avenue, personel from Lamontagne Oil spilled approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the driveway.  The driveway had just been excavated due to another spill (P-482-2002), and was therefore not paved.  Approximately 2 cubic yards of soil was removed and added to the soil associated with P-482-2002.

P-616-2002*A corrosion hole caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene to the land just behind and under a trailer in South Portland.  The residents, an elderly couple sick with headaches caused by the odor, called their oil company who in turn called the DEP.  Initial response actions were to remove the entire rear paneling and a portion of the side paneling (on each) to allow for air flow in an attempt to reduce their odor issue until a contractor could be lined up.  The following day eight tons of earth were excavated and backfilled and the day after it was loomed and seeded.
B-460-2002*      On September 6, 2002, at 1430 we received a call from Max Upton of Great Lakes Hydro America reporting a small spill at the North Twin Dam in T3 Indian Purchase.  The spill of one quart hydraulic oil occurred the previous day when a hose blew on an air compressor and leaked the oil onto the concrete walkway of the dam.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents and no oil reached the water.
P-424-2002*It was reported to the DEP that a car crushing operation was currently operating at Arundel Auto Service on Route One.  Employees were allegedly expressing blatant disregard for State of Maine Statutes particularly the discharge of petroleum products to the lands of the State.  Upon arrival, there were numerous puddles of motor oil and antifreeze from cars recently crushed that were being staged to be loaded onto a tractor trailer.  In addition, the crusher was also filled with motor oil and antifreeze, gallons of which had leaked through the rear of the machine not into the intended five gallon receptacle but directly to the ground so much that it had created a stream.  Operations were immediately ceased and free product removal was a priority.  Relations were established between Department representatives, the facility owner and the crusher owner and discussion began regarding the most appropriate means of dealing with this situation.  It was decided that Lin-Cor Environmental, utilizing on site machinery, would remediate the afflicted portions of property per DEP direction and devise proper means of collecting discharged products.  DEP oversight of the cleanup was pertinent due to the less than suggested manner in which Lin-Cor's employees typically deal with contaminated soil; shovel it up and throw it into the vehicle.  In addition, is was evident that Lin-Cor's employees were not accustom to dealing with waste disposal because they not only collect gasoline via pick axe but pour that gasoline into the same drum (that was only present post DEP arrival) as their waste oil.  Regardless, the site was cleaned to DEP satisfaction and case responsibility was transferred to Enforcement for violation assessment.
P-650-2002*Step tank corroded and leaked a few gallons of kerosene.  Enpro/Fleet vactored soil out and put steps back.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-651-2002*The UST was reported and removed during the high school renovation.  It's location was problematic and the new system was going to use an above ground tank system.

The excavation was leading to the pooling of water therefore the tank removal was hurried.  No contamination documented.

No further remedial action planned based on information received.

SRC
P-669-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment
P-670-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment
P-671-2002*Please see attached.
P-672-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-674-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-676-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-679-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-680-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-682-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-683-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-685-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-686-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-687-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-688-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-689-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-690-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-691-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-692-2002*Report of small spill of Ethlylene Glycol from a system supply line leak at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-695-2002*Discharge from a private vehicle at UNE campus. Cleaned up by UNE staff. See attached letter from UNE.
P-660-2002*AST corroded under deck.  Guerin vactored out some contaminated soil.  Left significant contamination behind because further excavation would have undermined the house's foundation.  No wells, no septic, no vapors in house.  No further Response action required at this time.
P-635-1994*Received a call from James Richard, Wind River Group, Inc. regarding the discovery of gasoline contamination at the Lost Valley Ski Area, Auburn, ME.  The discovery was made during a underground storage tank (UST) removal.

I met with Mr. Richard and Wendell Nason of Lost Valley who showed me the area in question.  The UST had no holes in it, and the piping appeared to be intact, although there was a great deal of soil contamination around the tank excavation.  After further investigation, it was assumed that the contamination originated from the pump island and followed the piping to the area around the tank.

Jar head space readings ranged from 2 to 456 ppm, with no free product observed on the ground water in the excavation.  A cleanup goal for contaminated soils was set at 100 ppm jar head space, but was later modified to 400 ppm under the agreement that a passive soil ventilation system would be installed to address the remaining contamination.  248.6 tons of contaminated soil was sent to Commercial Recycling Systems for processing.

On October 22, 1994, the soil ventilation system was completed.  For further details on tank removal and installation of the soil ventilation system, see Lost Valley Ski Area site assessment by Wind River Group, Inc. dated November 7, 1994.


P-699-2002*Present for the tank removal at St. Patrick's Church, due to the issuing of a waiver for the 30 day removal notice.  The tank was intact (looked new), and no contamination was found.
P-648-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment by removal of retail motor fuel UST's and an AST in Sept. of 2002.  At the time of the removals, the facility owned & operated by Mr. Richard Crowley (who also operated Coastway Oil out of the location) was periodically onsite and updated during the tank removals.   The site is located in a sub-urban residential and commercial area, just off the Main St. bridge into Brunswick.  The site is on municipal water & sewer.  The Topsham PWD is located about 800' away on Summer St.  A former Getty Petroleum UST facility is located NE near the fire station.  The Androscoggin River is SW and E of the facility.  This area is scheduled to be redeveloped by the Bowdoin Mill owners and the Topsham Citgo will be razed, and the PWD yard and fire station relocated.
	Ray Labbe & Sons Const. (under Peter & Ray Labbe) was the general contractor for the abandonment, and hired ENPRO Services to inert & pump out the tanks, and to supply a CMR 691 removal assessment (under James Matz and Ms. Yolanda Zavada).  Labbe was also hired by the state for excavation and transportation of contaminated soils off site; and Labbe was general contractor for the expected non-UST coverable clean-up action.  Four River Co. and Mr. Crowley had hired Acadia Env. to perform an assessment with well borings in June, 2002, prior to the removal.  Tom Schwarm & Jace Pierson of Acadia oversaw both the UST facility removals and and the clean-up work for both the seller (Crowley) and perspective buyer (Fore River Co.).
	Stephen Brezinski of DEP, BRWM, Response Div. was the primary DEP contact for the abandonment and managed the initial clean-up actions for the possible State UST Ins. Fund coverable remediation and the possible State AST Ins. Fund coverable remediation expenses.  The DEP's Diana McLaughlin was contacted regarding sending a UST Ins. Fund application to Mr. Crowley.  Jon Woodard provided guidance on a related ENPRO issue.

FACILITY HISTORY
	The history of the facility has not fully been understood at the time of this report.  The following info. is based on DEP spill reports, site observations. etc.
	In July of 1989 Webber Energy removed at least five bare-steel, gasoline UST's that were reported to have been installed about 1966.  In April of 1987 one or more of these tanks had leaked (P-491-87).  The spill report describes the five tanks as being on the north side of the building.  There is no information as to AST's, or UST's on the south side of the building (see site sketches).  Webber installed three dbl-wall, 8000 gal., Xerxes FRP tanks with double wall product piping on the south side of the building.
	Over time there were several DEP responses and facility inspections noting surface spills (see P-73-01, P-578-01 and P-876-02, and UST Reg. file).

	In Sept. 2002, the property was known as Topsham CITGO and the facility owner, Mr. Crowley, initiated the abandonment by removal of UST's and AST's and associated piping onsite.   The UST's and piping appeared in good condition and was all removed [except for a short section of FRP product piping that I granted an abandon-in-place].  Peastone-fill was adequate.  The spill buckets around the fills were very corroded and the gaskets did not appear liquid tight or well maintained.
	At the time it was unclear if the 1966 age UST's had been on the north or south side of the building since we found strong, old gaso. contam. on south side under the 1989 UST's, we thought perhaps that the site sketch in P-491-87 was incorrect.  When excavating out diesel contam. on the north side we uncovered: two in-place 1 3/4" old steel product lines running 60' to 70' to the island area, three buried old concrete UST roadboxes, and three rusty 4" fill pipes.  I interpret this to indicate that the 1966 tank facility was on the north side of the building as Ed Antz describes in 1987.  [We also documented strong, old gasoline contamination and previously disturbed soi
P-477-1989*	Report update of 9/12/02 following rediscovery of UST related contamination in year 2002.  Webber Energy appears to have hidden original contamination when replacing UST's.  See P-648-02 and P-491-87 for further details.
B-476-2002*
     This office received a call at 0940 on 9/12/02 from Gil Merchant (Bangor International Airport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that one to two gallons of Jet A were spilled on the GA ramp at the airport yesterday around 0945.  The cause of the discharge was due to fuel expansion out through a vent on an aircraft wing.  All of the product was contained and cleaned up on the ramp.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
B-478-2002*On 9/12/02, 2340 hours Tim Andrews reported a 10 to 15 gallon release of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose on their diffusion washer.  (On the morning of 9/13/02 he changed the volume estimate to 50 to 80 gallons.)  It landed on the cement floor where it progressed to the process sewer.  They have oil boom in the sewer and on the treatment lagoons.  As of 9/13/02, 0855 they had not seen any sheen on their containment pond.  The system has a flow through of 34 million gallons a day and the dwell time in the lagoon is seven days.  Tim indicated that the system would be able to biodegrade the oil.
B-471-2002*       On September 11, 2002, at 1030 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a leak in a basement tank at an apartment house at 194 Union St. in Bangor.  Steve Kadnar of Oakland owns the property.  The tank had a very small drip that leaked one half gallon of #2 oil onto the concrete floor.  Workers recovered the oil before any reached the basement drain.  The tank was pumped out and replaced.
A-542-2002*   DEP received a report that a minor transformer oil spill occurred at this utility pole and was cleaned up by CMP.
A-528-2002*CMP transformer leaked oil into residential perennial garden. The resident was concerned about the cleanup so I responded. I met with Janet Dyer of CMP on-site and discussed cleanup goals with homeowner and Ms. Dyer. After some discussion all parties came to an agreement as to cleanup objectives and since I haven't heard from the homeowner since I suspect he was well taken care of.
A-480-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-441-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-384-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
B-477-2002*R.W. Mathews Oil Co. called to report that Emma Hodgkin's outside AST had sprung a leak due to corrosion. Mrs. Hodgkins had noticed the odor and then the leak. Their technician placed a temporary magna-patch on the hole and stopped the leak. Mrs. Hodgkins is a widow with limited income and has contacted the Washington-Hancock CAP agency and requested assistance in replacing the AST.
   I went to the site and met Mrs. Hodgkins. The AST is in the backyard about 20 feet from the home. The area is served by town water thus there is no drinking well risk and no odor problem.
   It appears that very little oil had reached the ground and no clean up is required.
B-468-2002*        On September 10, 2002, at 1045 we received a call from Brad Schwartz of Deer Isle reporting an abandoned 55 gallon drum on a woods road just off the Greenland District Road in Deer Isle.  He said the drum was rusted and had spilled some oil onto the ground.  There are no homes in the area.
        On September 12, Darryl Luce and I visited the site and removed the drum.  The drum was full of oily water and sludge.  Water had entered through a puncture hole on top forcing any motor oil out the top.  This spillage didn't occur in the recent past, and since it was motor oil, the product didn't penetrate deep into the ground or more than a couple feet from the drum.  Additionally, the discharge was well on its way to natural biodecomposition.
P-705-2002*A Napolitano vehicle providing service to the University of New England experienced a blown hydraulic line discharging approximately 15 gallons to a parking lot.  Clean Harbors was dispatched to mitigate the issue.
P-700-2002*The Swift residence was visited after the report of a copper line breach that was discovered during routine maintenance.  Although the contractor's loss estimates were rather generous, after speaking with the homeowner directly and investigating the property, actual loss amounts seem to be far less than those reported.  I dug through approximately 12 inches of soil directly under the breach's location.  The smell of kerosene was present but not prominent.  In addition, two other test pits were dug a foot to each side of the suspect area with little to report.  The house is on a 2" slab so any excavation at all is pretty much out of the question and given the fact the resident expressed no complaint when questioned about odor issues, the decision to leave well enough alone was made.
B-480-2002*Darin McClellan called from Easter Maine Electrical Co-op Inc. to report that a transformer had spilled about 2 gallons of non-PCB (by field test) oil on Mill Street in Baileyville. He had no pole number but said that it was next to the mill entrance. It seems they were working on the line when a pole was broken causing the transformer to spill. No water was involved.
B-473-2002*       On September 11, 2002, at 1600 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a 1 pint spill of non PCB transformer oil at the Steak & Stuff grocery store on Mechanic St. in Lincoln.  High winds caused a tree to fall on the unit and broke a bushing which leaked out the oil.  Workers replaced the unit and the heavy rain washed the spilled oil into the storm drain.
B-21-1984*ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 13,2002, I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM BUD APPLEGATE , THE LAB'S SAFETY DIRECTOR, THAT YET ANOTHER ADDITION AT JACKSON LABS HAD UNCOVERED STILL MORE CONTAMINATION NEXT TO THE BOILER ROOM.

ARRIVING THERE ABOUT 1330, I HOOKED UP WITH ENGINEER NORM BIRDSALL (288-6142) AND WE WENT TO LOOK AT THE PROJECT (PHOTOS)

AN ESTIMATED 60 YARDS OF SLIGHTLY OIL CONTAMINATED MATERIAL IS SET TO BE EXCAVATED, AND I SUGGESTED IT BE TAKEN TO LANE IN HANCOCK.  INASMUCH AS THE  #5 SPILLED IN 1984 NOW RESEMBLES ASPHALT, I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE REAL GOOD ASPHALT. SEE THE ATTACHED OILY DEBRIS MANIFEST.
P-582-2002*Gas tank fell off truck.  All gas spilled on pavement.  Cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further Response action needed at this time.
I-99-2002*Received call from State Police regarding a sheen on and foul odor coming from Pierce Brook.  Went to the site, found nothing in area of complaint.  Did find some grayish scum on water downstream from area of complaint.  Later investigation by Water Bureau personnel found broken sewer pipe.
I-64-2002*On 3-28-02, this office received a fax from MPS describing a small spill of hydraulic oil in Madawaska. A digger truck's hydraulic oil reservoir had been overfilled.
I-65-2002*On 4-4-2002, this office received a fax from MPS explaining a small spill on Rt. 1 in Frenchville. A hydraulic line on a bucket truck broke and about 2 gallons were lost. All was cleaned up.
P-501-2002*Little bit of oil was spilled from a transformer by a CMP crew who cleaned it immediately with sorbent pads and speedi dry.
P-625-2002*Transformer work by a CMP line crew yielded a minor discharge cleaned up via sorbent pads.
B-481-2002*       On September 13, 2002, at 1500 we received a call from Paula Smith of C.N. Brown in South Paris reporting a one half gallon diesel fuel spill at their Big Apple station on Route 2 in Mattawamkeag.  The nozzle was placed too far into the truck's fill pipe and the fuel backflushed out and onto the cement pad.  The auto shut-off didn't come on quickly and the driver shut off the nozzle flow.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents before any oil left the cement pad.
P-226-2001*I was contacted by Nick Clark of Fleet Environmental reporting that he had been contacted by Hardy Pond Construction to come clean up an unknown release of white liquid on Union Wharf where they were renovating a building.  Hardy Pond had a roll off can on site for trash/demo. debris.  That morning they showed up and found an unknown white liquid leaking out of the can.  They looked for a source in the can and found several 5 gallon containers that someone had put in the can after hours.  After further investigation we could not determine what the liquid was or which container it came out of so Fleet did a clean up of the area taking precautions not to come in contact with the substance.  We then had analytical work done on the substance and determined that it was most likely latex paint mixed with rainwater.  We were unable to determine who placed the containers in the can because it was out in the open where anyone could have gotten to it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-82-2002*On 5-7-02, this office received a report of a spill at their bulk oil facility in Caribou. Apparently, when a dealer had left the facility, he did not completely shut the arm. The spill occurred when the next driver came to fill up. Daigle cleaned the spill with sorbents and speedy dry.
A-156-1998*Received a report from International Paper that they had a leak in the acid sewer. The leak was in the collection tank, which is after the mill's primary clarifier, and where the acid sewer is added to the rest of the mill sewer. The entire mill process sewer passes through this collection tank. The first attempt at control was to excavate by the tank and pump the material to the sluiceway. This was successful and stopped any possible overland flow from occurring. Response Services was involved with a wastewater problem in that it is part of the Elementary Neutralization treatment system. There is also a possibility for the unit to contain low pH material that would be considered hazardous waste. A meeting with Steve Groves, Manager of Environment, Hygiene and Safety for International Paper was held on April 13. An agreement was reached on how International Paper would contain the spill and investigate any repairs that need to be made. The situation is that the mill would have to do a cold shutdown in order to inspect and repair the collection box. There was a major shutdown scheduled for April 27. We agreed that the situation was stable enough that any repairs could wait until then.

The problem was a hole in the concrete floor of the collection tank that had been eroded away by the flow from the incoming acid sewer. Plans were submitted to me for approval for fixing the problem. Detailed plans and schedules are included in the attached paperwork. Approval to use the repaired collection box was made at 20:30 on April 29, 1998. Additionally, a minimal geologic investigation was performed after the mill went back on line to see if the low pH waste had spread. According to the report, it did not.  No further work is necessary for this incident.
P-166-1996*On 3/14/96 I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Dept. reporting a cleaner or thinner spill at Allbrand Vacuum in Biddeford.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the material spilled was old fuel oil and not hazardous material.  The spill had occured when the valve corroded off the above ground tank that the oil was being stored in.  The fire dept. had plugged the leaking tank.  The spill had covered a small area of the garage floor and had flowed out of the building and collected in puddles in the driveway of the facility.  Allbrand Vacuum hired Clean Harbors to pump the remaining fuel in the tank and clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-231-1998*   In the evening of 5/22/98, Mapes Oil Co. reported a basement AST discharge at this location.   On the morning of Saturday, 5/23/98, I responded and met with Mr. Ouellette of Mapes Oil who had done some intial clean-up/response work the night before.  That morning I noted a strong fuel oil oder in the basement, free oil still in the sumps (see site sketch), and much speedy-dry still down.  After evaluation I picked up oily speedy dry, laid down new sorbents and called the owner at her primary residence in Mass.
   The discharge occurred when the furnace pump malfunctioned on about 5/18/98, pumping about 50 gallons of oil onto the floor rather than burning it, with a fill-up last on 3/16 of 165.5 gallons,  A good percentage of the oil spread out atop the gw under the concrete floor, endangering the well but not being recoverable without source reduction (soil removal) or in-situ treatment.  I returned in late May with P. Eremita, picked up sorbents and evaluated further actions.
   Ms. Griffin was sent an AST Fund application, chose option 1 on the Options Agreement, and was signed up for QM.  The main concerns of the DEP were the drilled well 55 feet to the south, and odors in the house.  After collectable product was recovered, Serve Pro was contracted by DEP to clean and deodorize, and the case was passed to Eremita of DEP Tech Services.  No further clean-up actions were felt necessary.  As of 12/98 no oil contam. has been detected in the well water.  This report will be addendumed as needed; further Resp. Div. actions possible though unlikely at this point.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-117-2001*     On 3/17/01, 0950 hours Randy Stone of Webber Oil reported a twenty gallon release of diesel at their Washington Junction tank farm in Ellsworth.  A valve on a dispenser failed to shut off.  The spill landed on asphalt and snow.  Webber personnel recovered as much oiled snow and debris as they could and stored it to be properly disposed of.
P-674-2000*During the spring the homeowner noticed that their tank was empty and they assumed that the oil had been stolen. The following fall while digging in the yard to install a satelite dish, they noticed an oil odor coming out of the ground. I investigated and concluded that the oil had not been stolen, but had leaked from the tank and was in the ground under the house. I had an excavation company remove approximately 30 tons of soil, at which time I had reached the limits of the contamination. Site was referred to Technical Services for monitoring.
B-738-1998*B-738-98
Bucksport

Monday November 16, 1998			1125

I received a phone call from David Simonsen (469-0566), of Orland.  Mr. Simonsen is the proprietor of the Harriman Cove Trailer Park in Bucksport.  Due to the non-payment of rent it was necessary to evict one Mr. Raymond Taylor who lived in unit # 11.

Prior to Mr. Taylor's leaving he filled the horizontally mounted 275-gallon heating oil tank with water.  This caused a small amount of heating oil to run out of the open bung.

When I arrived I spoke with Mr. Simonsen and soon began to pump the water out of the heating oil tank.  The water was pumped through an array of sorbent pads and was so clean there was no sheen on the water.  This water was introduced into the septic system.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up some of the various oil the former occupant left in large open containers.  There was only a skim of the oil on the surface.  Also pads were used to recover what little oil that there was left in the tank.  The used sorbent pads were taken to the temporary sorbent area in Bangor.
A-399-1999*The line under the trailer was leaking where the line rested on exposed metal under the trailer.  I felt it was a corrosion hole, but the owners felt it was related to a lightning strike the previous day.  The tank was still about 3/4 full and hadn't been filled in years.  Some oil was on the pad and some had seeped off into soil at the rear of the trailer.  We estimate that very little was loss.  I feel that soil excavation was complete and the site will not be referred to Technical Services.  No further action is anticipated.
B-166-1999*B-166-99
Dover-Foxcroft (South Dover)

Saturday March 13, 1999				0418

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Mr. Harry Webber (943-2115) of the Piscataquis County LEPC about an automobile accident on Route 15 in South Dover.

According to Mr. Webber, an automobile driven by Richard Martin slipped near a sharp turn some 5 miles South of Dover Foxcroft, in South Dover.  He said that about 5 gallons of gasoline leaked from his gasoline tank.  The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department, using sorbent pads, recovered almost 3 gallons of gasoline.  The pads were disposed of by the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department.  Peter Arno, of the Bangor Police Department, reported this spill to Harry Webber.
A-88-2000*     DEP received a report that an overfill had occurred at this residence.  Oil sprayed out the vent pipe into snow; A small amount of oil weeped past a loose joint on piping in the cellar.  The homeowner (Gilley) was bothered by odors drafting up from the cellar.
     Spilled oil was easily collected in this event.  During the course of wiping down the tank, a small hole was created by dislodging scale and rust on the bottom of the tank (this tank is 30+ years old).  Arrangements were made with KVCAP to provide a new tank to Ms. Gilley.
A-141-2001* The outside tank at Patty's Place developed a leak, from a broken nipple/fitting, and discharged fuel oil. An unknown amount of kerosene, less than 100 gallons, was spilled. Dead River reported the leak and assisted in the cleanup. When I arrived they had collected a lot of product using sorbent pads.
 Patty's Place is a restaurant that is owned by Sonny and Patty Soule. The outside tank had been filled on 1/22/01, and it serves a monitor heater.
  Kent Reed, (pg.264-0064), a local contractor, was hired to excavate the contaminated soil and transport it to Commercial Paving.
 Patty's Place is a restaurant located on Route 27 in Wiscasset and is owned by Sonny Soule. This place is next to the Irving Station.
 A telephone call to Dead River found the following delivery information, 1-22-01 delivered 100 gallons, tank full. 3-15-01, tank/fitting leak. 3-19-01, delivered 100 gallons, tank full.
A-265-2001*Heavy snow pack cause the filter to break off an outdoor above ground oil storage tank.    Approximately 100 gallons of kerosene was discharged.   Clean Harbors was hired to remove contaminated snow and excavate contaminated soil.   1174 tons was disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.

The site was transfered to the Division of Technical Services (Pat Seward and Pat Locklin) for further investigation and remediation.
B-676-2000*     On December 18, 2000 at 1330 we received a call from Mona Spear reporting a two gallon spill of non PCB mineral oil in Marshfield.  The spill occurred on the Ridge Rd. when lightning damaged a recloser between two poles and sprayed the oil onto the ground.  Workers excavated any contaminated debris and soil.  No waters were threatened.
B-676-1999*On 10/26/99, 0930 hours the S.P. passed on a citizen complaint from Mark Nisbett, who lives next to Queen City Mobile Park.  Mark was concerned about the legality of a UST removal that was taking place at lot 53 in Queen City.  He said that there was liquid in the tank that was being dumped into the hole and that the hole was being back filled.   He also indicated that there was an odor of fuel oil.  I contacted Mike Longo, who is the maintenance foreman for Grant Trailer Sales.  Mike said that they had just removed a tank at that lot because it had just been vacated.  He also said that he had one more UST to go at Queen City and that would be it.  Mike and I had agreed to after the fact notifications because of the nature of the UST removals at the mobile home park.  Namely, the UST were all located under the unites, which means that the best time to remove the USTs is when the lot has been vacated.  Mike said that some liquid had escaped from the tank, but that it had been pumped out years ago and that the liquid was water.  He also said that the tank had been difficult to control because the pipes had been removed from it.


The water on top of the removal excavation was free of product as indicated by a PID test.  However, the previous tenants may have spilled some oil when they emptied and detached the AST that had been attached to their mobile home.  I was not able to locate the site of this possible source of odor.  As of 10/28/99 there was not a trace of odor at the site.  This suggests that maybe the odor had been left by the diesel powered equipment that had recently left the area.

Regarding removal notification the plan is to amend the initial removal report when the last one has been removed.
A-212-1997*The town CEO, Greg Gilcrest, did the site assessment for the tank removal.  He called to report that no contamination was found in the tank excavation, but a small amount was noted under the dispenser.  When I visited the site I found that the tank was corroded, but in good condition with no holes.  The surrounding soil was reported to be fill, but some heavier silt was observed along the edges of the excavation.  It is possible that this is more typical of the native material.  The CEO did not have a PID to screen soil, so I took three samples under the tank and two under the dispenser.  One of the samples under the dispenser was 85 ppm.  The rest were 0 ppm.  No remediation was needed.

No further action is anticipated.
A-350-2000*     DEP received a report that hydraulic oil was spilled from a blown line at a commercial vehicle.  The truck owner contracted Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soil.
A-508-2001*I received a report of a three vehicle accident on Route 4 just south of the DOT Div. 7 maintenance garage in North Jay.  A tractor trailer hauling a load of birch logs was cut off by a van.  The truck jack-knifed and flipped spilling its load of logs to the roadway.   There were injuries to the vehicle drivers, however, fortunately no fatalities.   A 100 gallon saddle tank on the truck was ripped open and discharged its contents.  According to the owner, Gerard Poulin, the tank was less than 1/2 full.  The other fuel tank of the truck was intact and 1/4 to 1/3 full upon checking.  The spilled diesel sprayed onto the shoulder into a thicket of alders and other woody plants down a steep embankment.  Some limited recovery with sorbents was attempted by the Jay Fire Dept on scene.  SP unit 843 on scene checked the color of the fuel to determine if off road diesel was being used.  He impounded the truck for a full evaluation.  Atwood Towing hauled the vehicle.  Neither of the other vehicles was on scene upon my arrival.  It was unclear if these vehicles lost fluids.  I returned to the site the following morning to investigate.  No private wells are known to exist in the area.  Public water serves area.   Due to the steep embankment, high speed of the roadway, and lack of groundwater resources at risk, removal of contaminated soils was not warranted in this case.  DOT maintenance Highway Crew  supervisor Paul Gingras met with me and indicated he would lime and mulch the affected roadside.  No further action is anticipated by Response Services.
A-292-1998* Free product was found in Manning's well. There are several wells nearby. See attached word document.
P-367-1987*
	Estimated 100-gallon gasoline release @ Mobil gas station on Rt. 1.  Retail motor fuels UST facility.  [No exact site address recorded by St. Germain.]
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P-530-2000*See separate narrative and any attachements.
A-433-1998*     DEP received a report that "foam" was evident on storm-water along a section of paved road.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  The substance in question appeared as a light froth along a recently paved surface approximately 600' long.  A heavy rain was falling following a long dry spell; the froth seemed to result as passing vehicles agitated the wet road surface.  The froth was washing into soil at the road shoulder.
     While the source of the foam is unknown it appeared minor in nature and did not appear to present a threat to health or environment.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-145-1999*On 9-20-99, Larry Clark of the Presque Isle Industrial Council reported that while excavation for a new handicap ramp in front of the Work Opportunity Training Center was in progress, an old fuel oil tank was encountered. The tank was empty and dry, and no soil contamination was seen. I met with him on site and confirmed this. He was to register the tank.
I-79-2001*Driver fell asleep at wheel. Drove off bridge, vehicle landed upside down in Machias River.  Placed sorbents to recover product during removal of vehicle from water.
A-158-1998*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this residential AST due to a leaking filter.  According to the property owner (Weaver) the filter had recently been serviced and he notice a slow leak (he collected est. 3 teaspoons in a drip-pan over a 24-hour period).  Oil company staff repaired the leak and removed a small amount of oily soil.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-564-2000*Received a call from Winthrop dispatch that there had been an acid spill at Winthrop High School.  I responded to the site.  Along the way Winthrop dispatch informed me that there was one injury and put me in communication with the ambulance.  They informed me that the burns on the victim were fairly severe which gave me an indication as to the severity of the situation I was going towards.  I arrived at the school and found that Winthrop Fire had arrived and had evacuated the cafeteria.  I met with the Fire Chief and Mr. David Raymond, head of maintenance for the schools.  Mr. Raymond supplied an MSDS for the product "Zoom".  The product is an acid drain cleaner made with sulfuric acid.

There was a quart bottle of Zoom on an overhead shelf in a storage closet off of the cafeteria.  A maintenance worker apparently knocked the bottle over.  The cap was probably not secured and it splashed over the worker as it came down.  Her cries for help were heard and the school nurse escorted her to the locker rooms where she was able to wash the product off of herself.  The Zoom was strong enough and sticky enough to still cause some burns.  Luckily, no product was reported to be on her face.  The falling bottle also impacted other items in the closet.

I instructed the school to take all the soda bottles and dispose of them instead of trying to salvage the soda.  The Zoom on the floor was sorbed onto wood shavings.  The closet was then washed down with a hose.  The items in the closet, the worker's cloths and the shavings were disposed of at Waste Management in Norridgewock.  Mr. Raymond said that the school would start an inspection of all closets and other potential areas that hazardous materials may be stored.  Apparently a long time janitor had retired and this was not the first time some material was not where it should have been.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-49-2000*    On 12/10/00 I was phoned by Ms. Nancy Shapleigh who inquired as to an env. clearance for her late-husband's commercial property in Eliot.  She was intending to sell the property (to William Shapleigh Const., also an RP for site) and had a Phase-2 done by Shevenell-Gallen  & Assoc. (SGA) in 12/99.  She stated minor diesel contam. was noted and would send me a report copy.  I visited the prop. on 1/20/00, a residential and commercial with the site and surrounding houses on well water (Stringent Clean-Up Goal).  Based on topography gw flow likely carries contam. to the NW away from the residential properties.  The site has been a const. firm since the 1950's. CG John Engell did a gaso. UST removal assessment under Greenwood Const. in 10/98.  At present there are three active AST's (waste oil and diesel), one former AST and two former UST's.  The SGA report arrived on 2/24/00.  Reportable PID and lab analysis values were noted with TP-3 (floor drain discharge) and the former diesel AST.  Lab analysis indicated more severe contamination with levels up to: 2.47 ppm DRO in gw and 3290 ppm DRO in soil (TP-3); and 296 ppm DRO in gw and 2140 ppm in soil (TP-4).  Soils encountered were sands underlain by clay/silt (See SGA report for further details).  No well water analysis at present.  This historical contam. does not appear to have been reported as required.
    On 3/24/00 I met Mrs. Shapleigh onsite.  She agreed to close the floor drain and submit a well-water sample.  As of 5/31/00 I have recieved no analysis or further information.  This may indicate no further desire for DEP clearance or a problem found.  The site is not clean to Dept. satisfaction (Stringent Goal) at present.  With confirmation the nearby well(s) are un-contaminated, downgrading to Intermediate Goal is likely.  Further DEP actions possible at this time.  See attachements and UST reg. file #13606 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-300-1997*Received a report from Dead River that they had spilt some fuel at a customer's house. I responded to the residence of David & Valerie Parent at 39 Pleasantdale Avenue in Waterville. While delivering fuel, Dead River's hose split, causing fuel oil to be sprayed on the grounds and the house. A very rough estimate of 5 gallons spilt was made.  Dead River immediately took responsiblity for the spill and offered to clean the house with my direction. Mrs.Parent had small children in the house and the odor of fuel oil was apparent. She stated that she was concerned about the health effects of breathing the oil. I advised her the effects were minimal, but she should not stay in the house if she was uncomfortable. She chose to leave with the children. Eventually Dead River replaced some siding and gave them a new asphalt driveway (which was negotiated between Dead River and the Parent's). No further action is needed at this site.
P-778-1999*9 Nov 1999, responded to spill location.  A tractor trailer, tanker unit, leaked fuel oil from the vapor recovery system upon delivery of the product to storage tanks.  Dennis O'Brien of DR advised later that the driver was unfamiliar with the new tanker trailer and did not apply the proper off-loading procedures.

Spilled product was quickly confined and storm drains secured.  An undetermined amount of fuel oil entered one of the storm drains.  Sorbent pads were used in the basin to recover any remaining product.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 15FEB00.
P-595-1999*On 10/20/99 DEP responded to an AST spill at Six J's Restaurant 48 Cottage St. Sanford. According to the lessee of the property the 275 gallon tank had less than a quarter of a tank left. Cause of loss was due to corrosion of tank bottom. Owner of property is Armand Proulx, 9 Boyd St. Sanford.

Sanford Fire Dept was on scene and put sorbent pads in low area driveway. Fleet Env. Services was called for clean-up with removal of sorbents along with cleaning of driveway where oil mixed with fryer grease spreading over the drive.

Tank was removed by Mapes Oil Company. I mentioned to lessee that I would be sending in a request for an AST fund application and that the responsibility of $500.00 for the deductable for the fund coverage and any replacement work for the tank is the owners responsibility.
With the removal of oiled pads and replacement of the tank, I see no further action at this time.
P-309-1996*On 5/22/96 Nathan Thompson issued a 30 day waiver for a tank discovered during a construction project at Yummies Candy Store in Kittery.  The tank was to be pumped and removed on 5/23/96.  On 5/23/96 Steve Eufemia received a call from L W Morgridge & Son reporting contamination found at the removal.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a hole the size of my fist in the steel 1000 gallon tank.  Some sludge from the tank bottom had spilled into the excavation.  The sludge and surrounding contamination was excavated and trucked to ARC in Eliot for disposal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-363-1998* The storage tank was overfilled during a liquid transfer from the transport truck. They were using air to unload the product and the air pressure caused the storage tank to overfill. The ammonium hydroxide then spilled into a diked area. Sappi estimated that 1,050 gallons spilled from the storage tank. The spilled material was then pumped slowly into the Waste Treatment Plant to be used for its original purpose, which is to provide a nutrient base for the organisms in the treatment plant.
B-314-1999*According to Mona Spear, the severe lightening and wind storm of 6/07 caused a tree to lean onto a transmission wire, which in turn loosened  a bushing on a transformer enough to make the bushing weep oil.

The problem was discovered and repaired 6/12.  Less than a gallon of oil was lost, and about a bag of contaminated soil and debris generated in the cleanup.  See the BHECo report attached.
B-442-1996*


FOREST RANGER COURTNEY HAMMOND, OF THE D.O.C. JONESBORO OFFICE,(434-2621) ROUTINELY CHECKS WOODS ROADS IN HIS PATROL AREA, LOOKING FOR ARSONISTS AND FRESH LITTER.  ON AUGUST 14, HE DISCOVERED SOME NEW GARBAGE DUMPED ON A DEAD END ROAD OFF OF RT. 86 IN MARION.  THE LAND BELONGS TO CHAMPION  INTERNATIONAL.

HAMMOND STARTED SORTING THROUGH THE GARBAGE, HOPING TO FIND A NAME; INSTEAD, HE ENCOUNTERED USED NEEDLES.  HE STOPPED HIS SEARCH AND CONTACTED CHAMPION'S HEAD FORESTER, WHO, IN TURN, CALLED US.

DARRYL LUCE AND I MET HAMMOND AND RANGER DON HICKS AT THE SITE, ABOUT 1630 THAT DAY.  SORTING THROUGH THE BAGS OF GARBAGE, WE RECOVERED 17 USED NEEDLES, 2 DISPOSABLE NEEDLE BAGS, 2 EMPTY VIALS OF NOVOLIN 70/30(A TYPE OF INSULIN) AND A SMALL PACKAGE FROM THE LUBEC APOTHECARY BEARING THE NAME OF DAVID RICE.  THE RANGERS LEFT THE SITE TO GIVE A LITTERING SUMMONS TO DAVID RICE; WE TOOK OUR EVIDENCE AND RETURNED TO BANGOR.  THE CASE WILL BE TURNED OVER TO SCOTT AUSTIN TO PROSECUTE RICE FOR ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTE.

ON SEPT. 9, I LEARNED FROM COURTENEY HAMMOND THAT HE HADN'T GIVEN RICE A SUMMONS.  RICE, IT TURNS OUT, HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED MOST OF JULY, AND COULDN'T HAVE DUMPED ANY GARBAGE IN THE WOODS.  RICE ACTUALLY LIVES IN TRESCOTT TWP., WHERE THE STATE PAYS FOR ROADSIDE PICK-UP OF GARBAGE, SO THERE'D BE NO REAL INCENTIVE FOR HIM TO DUMP IT IN THE WOODS.

INCREDIBLE AS IT SEEMS, HAMMOND IS LEANING TOWARDS THE THEORY THAT SOMEONE SWIPED RICE'S GARBAGE AND EVENTUALLY DUMPED IT IN MARION. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO OTHER CREDIBLE EXPLANATION.
B-704-1997*On 12/5/97, 0915 hours Rick Kircher, who represents the Forest Division of Mead Publishing Paper, reported a diesel spill from a log truck that had rolled onto it's side into a ditch.  The truck was owned and operated by United Timber Corp., who responded immmediately with a spill kit.  Although there was no water in the ditch, there was enough frost to keep the product from penetrating.  Because of this they were able to recover the product that had accumulated in a puddle.  They deployed a second batch of sorbent pads after the liquid product had been recovered.  Also, they collected the snow that had become soaked with fuel.  United Timber Corp. have a biomass fueled boiler in Dixfield, ME where they are permitted to dispose of oiled sorbent.
B-204-2000*B-204-00
Dover-Foxcroft

Thursday April 13, 2000				1307

I received a complaint for investigation from Ms. Karine Downs (564-7839), of the Doore Road, in Dover-Foxcroft.  According to Ms. Downs her neighbor has a junkyard with old vehicles that is located next to their pasture and their well.  The junk is located between his garage and her house.  The location is at the end of the Doore Road on the left side.

When I arrived I saw a poorly kept yard with derelict cars and assorted metal parts and parts of trucks.  It appeared that Mr. Chambers used his garage to do some repair work.  Mr. Chambers told me that Connie Sands (564-3318) had contacted him and asked him to clean up his yard and around the garage.  He told me that someone was going to come by shortly to pick up the remains of a pick up truck.  The rest of the debris would be cleaned up on the weekend or by Monday.  I saw Karine Downs while I was there and told her that the code enforcement officer had ordered a clean up that would soon be underway.   There was no evidence that the Karine well was at risk.  Mr. Chambers stored waste oil in 55-gallon drums in his garage and said a friend uses it in a waste oil heater.
P-305-1997*
SUMMARY
  On Wed. 6/4/97 I did a brief facility inspection of this out-of-service facility at the request of Scharf and DeHaas of the DEP OEU.  Apparently the parent company had gone bankrupt (Johnson Products, now Phoenix North Co.) and responsibility may be falling on the property owners (Leatherbee & Co., 1330 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, MA 02167).  The facility was replaced in 1988 when four bare steel UST's were replaced by three CP tanks (see p-341-97).  Contam. was found though clean-up incomplete at the time.

FACILITY LOCATION
   The facility is located in a commercial area of Westbrook on the Portland City line and is part of the Bradlees Shopping plaza.  The area is on city water & sewer.
   I found only about 1" to 1.5" inches of liquid in the three tanks and no evidence of UST leakage.  There was a small waste oil like spill in the rear.  The dispensers were not able to be accessed.  See the attached maps and notes for further information.  Further actions are possible with any pending UST removal.

S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM, Response Svcs. Div.
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	Report update of May 2004
I-110-2000*On 09/20/00, Janet Langille contacted this office to discuss a Phase II site assessment done at Linnahans Credit Now in Presque Isle. The assessment showed an area of contamination in the location of an old tank field when the property was a service station. PID readings on the soils showed them to be within cleanup criteria except two small areas. I explained the VRAP process to them and also explained to be eligible, the areas would need to be remedied. The inquiry was part of a real estate sale. The property has not sold and is no longer for sale.
B-423-1998*B-423-98 Guse Residence - Orland


Diane Alexander, C.N.Brown Oil Co., called to report that one of their home delivery truck had overfilled an oil tank (reported as weak whistle) at the Claire Guse residence in Orland. The estimated amount was less than one quart. The oil was wiped up with sorbents, which will be collected and eventually disposed of through Seacoast Ocean Services.
P-872-1999*On 12/27/99 DEP staff working on a train derailment in Hinckley were informed that operations would be suspended as the recovery crew had to respond to a derailment on the Guilford mainline in Gray.  I contacted the State Police and they informed me that they new nothing about it.  I contacted the Gray FD and was told that they had heard about it after the fact and had been to the site.  Sheryl Bernard & I visited the site and met with Walter Zaccadelli of Guilford Trans.  He informed us that 17 cars had been involved:  2 chlorine, 1 #6 oil, & 2 caustic, all "empty".  1 full starch & 4 full clay hoppers, 1 full tank of clay slurry, & 6 empty box cars.   Only the clay & starch cars had leaked.  These were not hazardous, however they were on the edge of a steep embankment to the Royal River.  Mr. Zaccadelli informed me that the starch and clay would not be removed right away as it was not hazardous and the RR needed to open the mainline as soon as possible.  I informed him that he should be sure that erosion control measures were implemented to ensure the Royal River was not impacted.  Mr. Zaccadelli informed me that the 5 cars containing oil/hazardous materials did leave the tracks, however since none leaked and all were considered empty and they remained on the RR R.O.W. he did not feel that the RR had an obligation to report the incident to the DEP or Dept. of Public Safety.  I questioned the fact that the "threat" of release did not need to be reported and contacted Guilford's Executive Director of Safety & Training, John M. Law, who informed me that if there was no discharge and the train did not leave the RR R.O.W. they were under no obligation to the state or the local Fire Dept. (even though traffic was stopped on Depot St.).   I returned that evening and on 12/28(am) and observed clean up operations.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


Jon Woodard  OHMS3
Div. of Response  Services
BR&WM

P-181-2000*Observation of the accident scene were made however no recoverable product was collected.  A very light sheen was the most predominate contamination observed. No remedial actions were applied, and no further actions are required at this time.
B-211-1996*D-TREE = BL1.
B-804-1998*What's the best way for a man to remind himself that he'd removed the spare gas tank from his Ford pick-up ?  Hopefully not by trying to fill it with gasoline, but that 's exactly what happened to a customer suffering from brain atrophy at the self-service pumps at the C&K Country Market.   It's unknown who the subject was, but he stopped filling the non-existant tank when gasoline started running around his shoes.  Perhaps that's why people are encouraged not to smoke while pumping gas.

The Hermon Fire Dept. was called and they spread speedy dry to soak up the spill.

C&K Market claims to have no idea who the spiller was, and they maintain no spill log.
B-67-1997*Ron McKusick, concerned Dexter resident, called to report the observation of a white gaseous vapor off the Airport Road.  While enroute to a clean up in Corinna, the area was thoroughly checked.  Nothing of importance was discovered. Given the cold still conditions that morning, in conjunction with a temperature inversion, any wood smoke or diesel exhaust would appear significant.
A-171-2000*The driver, Mark, overfilled an AST with gasoline. Product sprayed onto the ground inside and outside the containment area. Contaminated soil was removed and the product in the containment area was allowed to evaporate.

The property owner is Ray White, RR 1, Box 7230, Augusta, ME  04330, 622-2622. The store's drilled well is on the opposite side of the store from the tanks.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-547-1998*   On 11/2/98 I was referred this investigation to confirm the presense of 1 ppb MTBE in this residential well.  This residence was part of the statewide study of 1000 wells for MTBE contamination.  One ppb detection for MTBE is just at the detection level and may not be a reliable reading.   On 11/13/98 I met Ms. Chase onsite and re-sampled her well from her kitchen tap.
   In Dec., 1998 Maine Env. lab notified me that 2 ppb had been confirmed, but was still below the 35 ppb state action level.  On 12/23/98 I contacted Ms. Chase and notified her of the results.  She was very concerned as she cared for pre-schoolers.  I advised her to contact Andy Smith, DHS Toxicologist, and Brad Hahn, DEP Geologist, for questions on health matters and further actions.
   This single family residence is off busy Rt. 103 near the Kittery line in an area of other single family homes.  There were no UST's or other obvious gasoline sources noted within 100 ft.  On 12/23/98 I sent her a copy of the lab results, referred this case to Hahn for evaluation and signed her up for QM thru DHS, with her approval.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-157-2000*While excavating a trench for a new storm drain line near the former LLRW storage building, workers noticed a strong petroleum odor. This trench is far enough south of the former generator shed (see A-323-94 & A-573-99) that the spill is believed to be from a different source. Soil was excavated on 3/27/00. Field screening was performed with a PID and a Dexsil Petroflag kit. Lab analysis indicates the contamination is most likely diesel fuel, probably from a leaking truck.

See attached report from Stone & Webster for Maine Yankee.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-317-1996*D-TREE = S.
P-687-1997*
	UST non-conforming product piping issue.  Retail motor fuels UST facility.  No Response Div. site visit at this time.  See attached for details.  No further information on expected piping replacement.
P-427-2000*The discharge was the result of McAleney Oil Co. mistakenly filling the forward slop tank instead of the fuel tank resulting in the fuel making its way into the bilge, and eventually being pumped overboard by the automatic bilge pump.  Fleet Environmental Service was hired by the oil company to recover the oil that was pumped overboard and to clean the bilge of the Fishhawk.  For further details, see attachments from the U.S. Coast Guard.

No further action required.
P-435-1997*On 8/5/97 Donald Simard the Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Biddeford called and reported that he was investigating a reddish deposit on Fortunes Rock Beach which had been brought to his attention by beachgoers. He described the material and requested that the Department assist with the identification of the substance(s).
Steve Flannery and I responded and met Simard at the site.  Based upon my observations I concluded that the material was a sand deposit consisting of minerals having a reddish hue.  Flannery indicated that he was familiar with this beach and recalled seeing the colored sand when he visited this area in the past.  I collected a sample for closer inspection.
Upon returning to the office I inspected that materials under a microscope.  I saw nothing that would indicate the material was anything other than mineral.  I subsequently discussed the investigation with various individuals, including Steve Dixon, a geologist with the Maine Geological Survey, all of whom indicated that it was not unusual to find sand of this color on Maine beachs. Several of the people I spoke to referred to the material as "garnet sand" and indicated the red color was imparted by garnet fragments being present in large percentage within the sand matrix.
No Further action is recommended.




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                                     Steven Eufemia
                                     OHMS III
A-333-2000*A hydraulic hose blew on a carry deck (crane) in the maintenance yard. Cianbro staff cleaned up the spill. No site visit made; no further action by Response Services. See attached report from Cianbro.
P-259-2000*State police reported a gasoline spill from a pick up truck that had rolled over on Gloucester Hill Road.  The pick up had rolled over sometime during the night and had been abandoned by the driver.  The police reported that there was a small spot where it appeared some gas had leaked from the vehicle and that the tow truck operator had collected a small amount of gas while removing the truck from the road side.

I went to the site and recovered the gas collected by the tow truck operator.  I also found the spot where some gas had leaked into the ground, this I shoveled from the ground and spread on the road shoulder to allow evaporation (it was a warm, dry sunny day).  I found no wells or surface water bodies in the area, therefore no further clean up is recommended.
A-143-2000* CMP reported a release of one pint of oil. This occurred when a hose ruptured on a bucket truck. The oil sprayed onto Mr. Hanson's automobile and onto the ground. A crew from CMP cleaned up the spill, no further action will be required.
B-412-1998*According to Leon Sockbeson, 50 gallons of fuel oil was spilled at Robert Newall's residence when would-be thieves tried to gain access to a rear window of Newall's house by climbing on the fuel filter of the oil tank. That, of course, caused the nipple to crack, and the tank emptied itself onto the ground.

Sockbeson notified me, and the contamination was dug out that afternoon.

This is not, apparently, the first such incident at this residence.  According to local lore, there was a similar incident two or three years ago, that never got reported.


P-795-1999*In the early morning of Nov. 17, 1999 The cableship "Coastal Connector" spilled 800 gallons of diesel fuel onto the deck and into the ocean.  The spill was due to inattention during product transfer to a day tank.  At the time of the spill the vessel was approximately 25 nautical miles of the coast of Cape Elizabeth.  Seas were at 8 to 10 feet and "gale" warnings were issued.

Due to the heavy seas and high winds it was late afternoon before the vessel clean up contractor, ECM Hudson was able to respond - by that time however the oil had been dispersed and not even a sheen remained.  No signs of the oil are expected on the Maine coast.  No further action.
P-170-1996*Non-reported discharge of fuel-oil from truck to roadside and into brook.  Possibly from Don's Heating Service, of Standish.  No RP confirmed though.  Visit by DEP and Bill Perry of Portland Water District.  Most of oil into pavement; no further sheen noted in brook.
P-518-2000*Rob Bartlett of Cyro Industries called to let me know that they had cleaned up a spill of 4 ounces of hydraulic oil at their facility.  No Response visit was necessary.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 2000
B-14-2001*     On January 11, 2001 at 1415 we received a call from Austin Ellis reporting an oil spill at a rental property owned by his mother.  He said he was at the property in early December when he noticed an oil stain on the ground outside the building that houses the oil tank. I contacted  John Chauvin, Ms. Ellis's son-in-law, who said Ms. Ellis has a harrassment order against her son.  Mr. Chauvin said that Mr. Ellis was upset that Ms. Ellis willed the property to her daughter and not to Mr. Ellis who is her son.  Mr. Chauvin said there was no spill and I was welcome to check the property.  I visited the site on January 16 and met Mr. Chauvin.  I checked the soil around the tank and outside the building and found no sign of spillage.
A-37-1998*Received a report from Jean Gallant of MDOT that a spill had occurred at the Montville MDOT garage. I responded to the site. MDOT personnel reported that someone had left the spigot on the lube oil tank open causing the tank to drain. The oil found it's way to the floor drain and some was discharged outside the building. DOT people had cleaned up the drain and the garage. I inspected the area where the floor drain discharges. No evidence of oil was found. We tried to find the end of the discharge pipe with a backhoe, with no success. I left instructions that if a sheen is seen in the discharge area that we should be called. The area where the drain discharges is closed to any flowing water except during high spring water. No further action is necessary at this site.
P-994-2001*Included with monthly report of small spills at PNSY.
A-509-1999*Harjula Heating noticed some contaminated soil from an old overfill when they were replacing the tank. A trivial amount of soil was dug up and taken to the transfer station. The stained tank was removed. The well could not be sampled due to a pump failure on 8/16. A sample was collected on 9/2/99 and taken to the lab. No product was detected. No further action is required.
A-35-1997* The AST located in the basement of 28 Halifax St. leaked a small amount of oil onto the dirt floor. This was reported to the DEP several days after the spill by the new tenant Mrs. Maleck. I responded and found a slight odor problem but, the PID did not detect any VOC's. I asked the owner's sister, Jill Vangorden, (the owner is out of state) to do the following.
 Remove some more soil and crushed rock from the basement.
 replace the copper line.
 replace the temporary cap/insert with a threaded plug.
  I also spoke with the furnaceman, Lew Duvall, and asked him to do the same things.
 No further action is likely at this location.
A-401-1998* C.N Brown reported a release of less than one gallon of fuel oil at a residence in Vassalboro.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up by C.N. Brown employees.  I do not have any information on who the homeowner is, no site visit was made.
B-212-2001*B-0212-01
Blue Hill

Wednesday April 18, 2001				1448

The Blue Hill Fire Department dispatcher phoned to report a rolled over vehicle due to the snowstorm.  Snow was coming down and leaving roadways very slushy in Washington and Hancock Counties.  The vehicle, a Ford Bronco, rolled over on Route 15, across from Duffy Plumbing.  The Blue Hill Fire Department was on scene.

I told the dispatcher that I would be en route, but added that when I encountered the slush on the roads going would be slow.  About the time I arrived in Blue Hill I received a page from the state police dispatcher.  I could not use the cell phone so I went to the Fire Department to place the call.  It was there, they told me they had the situation well in hand and had put down sorbent pads.  I explained that If at all possible I would try to pick up the pads in a day or two.

On Friday morning I picked up the sorbent pads and took them to the DEP temporary storage building in Bangor.
P-16-1998*Pump to oil fired boiler froze up during power outage due to storm.  When power was restored, product was pumped onto floor and ran out door into driveway.  Clean Harbors was contracted by spillor and cleaned up spilled product.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is necessary in this matter.




______________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-285-2000*   In the evening of Sunday 5/21/00 Ogunquit Fire Dept. (OFD) Dispatch notified DEP, thru the state police, of a large sheen on Perkin's Cove.  I arrived onsite and met with Fire Chief Howe, Fire Lt. Bassard, and Hennesey of USCG, MSFO, et al.  The fire dept. had laid out about 340' (38 sections) of sorbent boom and five bails of pads though as the sheen had very much dissipated or evaporated there was almost nothing recovered.
   The spill appears to have occured after an Isuzu brand oil filter and a container of red marine diesel had been dumped in a trash barrel on the pier next to the Harbormaster's shack.  During Sunday afternoon's rain, oil seeped out and ran into the water.  It is possible that some of the sheen may have been from a boat.  During my visit most of the sheen had dissipated.  Two strings of sorbent boom had been stretched across the cove mouth and 5 bags of sorbents used by the OFD.
   Many of the cove's boats ran on diesel though only two were known to have Isuzu engines.  Hennesey and I checked 4 - 5 boats and identified F/V OUTERLIMITS as having changed its filter on Fri. 5/18/00.  The owner, Mr. Mike Parenteau adamantly denied being the source of the sheen and that the jug with free product was not his, though admitted to having thrown his old filter into the barrel.  The USCG and DEP agreed that there was not enough evidence to narrow down an RP and seek reimbursement for the OFD's sorbents.
   Most all of the sorbents appeared not to have any oil on them and were wet with water only.  I advised OFD to dry them out for re-use.  OFD requested they be replaced by DEP though Woodard and I agreed that reuse would be most practical.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
A-519-1998*This spill happened when a car pulled in front of a tractor-trailer.  The truck lost the contents of one saddle tank.  The oil flowed a short distance to a culvert under the road.  Oil was contained in the culvert, which was lower in the middle than the ends.  I returned the following day and pumped a quantity of oil from the culvert.  I also installed oil collection points at both ends of the culvert.   More oil was recovered after heavy rains.  Some contamination remains in soil on the road shoulder and possibly under the road if some oil escaped from the culvert.  The culvert is in poor shape.  There is a tight clay layer under the gravel road base.  The area is served by public water.

No further action is anticipated.
A-330-1997*     According to this property owner (Plourde) he installed a 2000-gallon #2 oil UST in the mid-1970s to heat a large poultry barn.  A line leak occurred and immediately impacted the drilled well (100' deep, located about 40' from the UST) that served the barn and the Plourde residence.  Free product appeared in this well, so Mr. Plourde abandonned it and drilled a new well (210' deep, located about 125' from the UST site; Mr. Plourde claims this well has never shown evidence of contamination).
     This UST remained in service until its' removal on 8/31/97.  At that time Mr. Plourde notified DEP about the earlier spill.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 9/4/97.  The removed UST appeared sound, and no contaminated soil was observed in the excavation.  A baled sample from the abandonned well showed 65 ppb DRO.
     The case was referred for Tech Services attention.  I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
I-138-1996*On 12-9-96, this office received a call from the Maine State Police regarding a spill of about 20 gallons of gasoline in their maintenance garage. Apparently, the gas tank on one of their vehicles that was being worked on was punctured. The gas went onto the floor and down the hydraulic cylinder hole. The fire department responded and cleaned the floor with sorbent pads. The gas in the cylinder hole could not be recovered feasibly. The well was placed on quarterly monitoring.
A-616-1998*See attached narrative and letter from H.O. Bouchard for detailed information.
B-91-1996*Bob Marquis Oil Co. called to report that an oil line to an outside 275 oil tank had broken at the Roy residence in Greenbush.  He estimated that about 65 gallons, later reduced to about 20 gallons, had been lost.  I went to the scene and met Mr. Roy who was in the process of cleaning up the spill.  As this was in the middle of February the house trailer was surrounded with snow and ice and, even though the tank was at the end of the trailer, ice had built up around the fuel line.  The earth under the tank then heaved through frost action but the ice sheet that the line was froze into did not move as much and the soft copper line became crimped.  The crimp then developed a leak.  Fortunately only a tiny amount (less than 2 sq. ft) made it under the trailer.  The majority worked its way into the unheated dirt floor work shop Mr. Roy had built behind the trailer.  I assisted him by giving him 2 bales of sorbent pads and an empty open topped drum.  He used up the pads and filled the drum with oil saturated snow.  I later collected these items and disposed of the pads through the Auburn incinerator.  The oil recovered from the wrung out pads and in the drum was sent to our waste oil heater.  After cleaning the snow water it was disposed of at the Bangor Waste Treatment Facility.

The trailer is in Sweet Fern Trailer Park and has public water.  The public well is over 1000 feet away.  Mr. Roy did a very good job of cleaning up the oil and I expect no problems.
A-148-2001*Received a report from Ms. Casey Devine that their above ground tank had leaked while shoveling snow from around the tank. I went to the site. Mr. Devine had been busy shoveling up the contaminated snow into garbage cans. I assisted in this and supplied some drums. I did get Fleet Environmental to send a vactor to the site to remove more of the contaminated snow and vac out the drums.  After a few days, more contaminated snow was put into the drums. Eventually the contaminated snow melted and Clean Harbors was sent to pump out the drums. Almost all the oil was in the snow, except for some runoff that ran under the crawl space.  A fan was used to ventilate the crawl space.   No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-366-1999*7 June 1999, responded to spill location.  Several gallon of gasoline spilled from a compressor motor attached to a fertilizer truck that rolled over.  Diesel fuel, less than a gallon, discharged from one of the trucks saddle tanks.  In addition, approximately 25 gallons of an inert seed mixture escaped from the truck.  Trained staff from Lucus cleaned up the spill and transported it to a licensed facility.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3Sep99.
A-257-1998*See attached narrative.
I-132-1999*Staging broke.  Man pulled 5 gal. pail of HCl down.  Solution was 20% and that was diluted.  Hydrochloric Acid.

10/24/06 Received request from Kara Walker, OHMS, Augusta to complete this spill report and promote to next level for final review processing.  Reviewed spill file and completed info missing in fields related to site name, location and primary product spilled, etc.   Promoted spill to draft review level for final review and processing.

12/07/06 After reviewing file, could not find any mention of any clean up required.  Must not have been any big issue.
B-177-2015*At 1235 hours on 4/4/15, Mr. Keith Tibbetts, of the Maine Army National Guard, reported a 5 gallon or less spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was caused by a filter malfunction on one of their trucks while driving along Route 1A in Hampden.  The spill occurred near house number 1428 along Route 1A.  Sorbents were used to soak up the hydraulic oil from the pavement.  The truck was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-178-2015*At 1620 hours on 4/8/15, Karen Fitts, of Irving Energy Corporation, reported a less than 2 cup spill of #2 fuel oil.  The spill resulted from a Irving Energy driver overfilling the aboveground storage tank at 67 Target Industrial Circle in Bangor.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled #2 fuel oil off of the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-179-2015*I received a call indicating contaminated soil had been encountered while the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was removing an underground tank at the entered location.  According to the report, some pea stone under the dispenser island tested positive for very light contamination, probably attributable to a small piping leak. I contacted Paul Higgins of the Division of Technical Services who was in the area at the time who went to the site to investigate.  Per Mr. Higgins' instructions, MDOT mixed the small amount of contaminated stone with the rest of the clean backfill.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Response action is anticipated.
P-222-2015*The odor of petroleum in the roadway initiated an investigation by the local fire department into the cause and source.  Product was discovered in the sewer catch basins, traced back to a likely group of houses.  A neighborhood canvas identified a house under renovation from which the odor of petroleum was most severe.  The homeowner was notified, who allowed entry to the basement of the residence to discover one third of the basement floor and the items in contact with it had been impacted by heating oil.  The property owner/contractor had been draining the aboveground tank into a jerry can to fill a torpedo heater.  The valve was left ajar after the last transfer resulting in the discharge of approximately 150 gallons.  Significant cracks allowed product to impact soil below the slab and a floor drain was the conduit to the sewer system.

The slab was incrementally removed as directed by field screening and test boring, resulting in the removal of approximately 200 square feet of concrete.  Soil below the slab was silty clay and vactored to a depth of six to eight inches to allow for stone backfill and sub slab ventilation piping.  The sewer drain pipe had been replaced relatively recently and was backfilled with crushed stone to which a quantity of product migrated.  The entire length of the pipe and the surrounding material was removed and replaced as well, with ventilation piping run alongside in the same trench.  This pipe runs parallel to a shared foundation wall between this and the other half of the duplex which presented vapors to the abutter.  Said vapor intrusion was mitigated once the source was removed and the ventilation system activated.

The contamination is believed to have been removed and lingering vapors are being managed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.


B-751-2014*On 10/24/14, I received report from Ransom Environmental Consultants of contaminated soil discovered while performing an underground storage tank pull in Lincoln, at the Circle K at 114 West Broadway.  Due to the low level of contamination and the fact that the site was not leaching to groundwater, the Division of Technical Services staff in Bangor was consulted and it was determined that no removal of soil was needed at the site.  A site assessment report was completed by Ransom Environmental and submitted to the project file.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-253-2015*At 1355 hours on 5/10/15, Maine State Police Dispatch reported a spill at the Walmart parking lot at 900 Stillwater Avenue in Bangor.  According to Mr. Jeremy Landry, Manager of Walmart, a customer, with no information provided, had a container of oil on the back of his truck and somehow 3-4 gallons spilled out onto the pavement.  The Bangor Fire Department responded and placed sorbents onto the spilled oil.  When I arrived, the Bangor Fire Department had left the scene.  Upon further investigation, the oil appeared to be hydraulic.  I removed most of the spilled hydraulic oil from the pavement and hauled away the sorbents for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-541-2014*On 10/5/14, I received a call from Josh Slaney indicating a locomotive had overflowed its containment tank and spilled a gallon of lube oil to the ground. Pan Am personnel excavated a bucket of contaminated ballast from the site and disposed of it appropriately.  No resources are at risk. No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-542-2014*On 10/3/14, I received a call from Maine State Police Dispatch in Orono indicating that the East Millinocket Fire Department was at the scene of a motor oil spill at the entered location.  The spill occurred when two 5 gallon buckets of used motor oil fell out of the back of a pickup truck as it pulled out of the parking lot.  The spill resulted in oil being spilled to the roadway.  No storm drains were impacted.  When I arrived I spread out sorbent materials and, with the help of East Millinocket Fire Department, recovered most of the free product.  I disposed of all contaminated materials through our usual waste stream.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-167-2015*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground due to a vehicle overfill.  The product remained on the paved surface and was collected with sorbents with the assistance of the local fire department.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-101-2015*On 3/5/15, I received report of a corrosion hole in an oil tank at 37 Cemetery Lane, in Greenville. Approximately 100 gallons was lost. Fortunately the area is served by public water and vapors are not an issue.  The contaminated soil was removed by a local contractor who also installed an oil recovery well, in hopes of collecting any free phase product.  The site was backfilled and the home owner was able to have the oil tank replaced with Maine Department of Environmental Protection funding.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-437-2020*On Wednesday, 7/1/20, notice received of one gallon or less discharge of transformer oil.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) later reported that no leaked oil actually reached the ground and no cleanup of the ground below was required.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services action based on present information.
B-103-2015*On 3/6/15, No Frills Oil Company reported that the Ellsworth High School had approximately 200 gallons of water in their aboveground storage tank located in the basement, due to meltwater entering the fill pipe.  Initially they were unsure how to remove the water, but then they hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services.   The fill pipe is going to be moved from ground level to the side of the building sometime this year.  It will also have a cap that seals since the current one allows water into the pipe.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-122-2015*On 3/11/15, Vinalhaven Fire Department reported that a residential outside heating oil tank had leaked up to 175 gallons of K1 heating fuel due to a corrosion leak.  They reported that the oil had run into the ground and under an addition into a field stone foundation basement.  The Fire Department had contained and collected some of the oil with absorbent pads and had a local burner technician on the island patch the tank.  I went out to the site the next day.  The basement was dirt on ledge and the soil around the tank was oil impacted, but bedrock was shallow.  I had a temporary tank installed away from the spill area and changed out the oiled absorbents.  I installed ventilation in the basement to remove oil vapors from the living area above.  The owner, Abbott Martin, completed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup. He also completed an application for the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund.

On 3/17/15, oil impacted soil removal began with a vactor on the outside, under the addition and in the basement. Soil removal was limited due to encountering ledge at 1 foot depth.  Oil and oily water were vacuumed out of the basement as water and a small amount of oil came in the walls from snow melt.  A soil sample on top of ledge under the addition was taken for laboratory analysis.  The area was backfilled and a new tank put in place.  Oil absorbent pads were left in the basement to collect any oil that continued to come into the basement.  Ventilation was left in place in the basement to control oil vapors.  The area has private wells so the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the drinking water wells in the area.

On 4/22/15, I returned to the site to vacuum out oily water in the basement and change out oil absorbent pads. Oiled pads were changed out a couple of more times over the next couple weeks until no further oil was collected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-636-2014*Lincoln Pulp and Tissue reported a vacuum truck owned by a contractor doing work on mill property had suffered a leak near the hydraulic oil filter resulting in about 8 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to the ground. The contractor immediately recovered the oil with sorbent material and disposed of all contaminated materials properly. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-147-2015*On March 26, I received a call from Tom Tardiff, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway.  He reported a spill from a locomotive at the Brownville Junction yard. The locomotive had been idling for a while in the yard.  They found a spill of 'compressor oil' on the ice.  The spill was less than one quart and was cleaned up with a sorbent.  The sorbent will be disposed of in their waste stream.

I asked that if the spill is bigger than reported that they call me to update the information.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-653-2014*On 11/29/14, I received a call from State Police Dispatch indicating a dump truck with its dump body up had crashed into a railroad overpass.  This event resulted in about a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill to the paved roadway.  Fortunately the driver was unhurt in the accident.  With the assistance of Gardner personnel, I deployed several bags of speedy dry sorbent material to the spilled product and recovered nearly all of it.  All contaminated materials were recovered and disposed of by Gardner Construction Enterprises.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-712-2014*On 12/15/14, I received a call from State Police Dispatch indicating a large propane spill had occurred at the entered facility. Responder Paul Nichols and I diverted from another assignment to the incident. When we arrived, Hampden Fire Department was on site with a line charged, but the discharge had been stopped and no flammable atmosphere was present. The release occurred when an operator at the plant accidentally dropped a 1000 gallon propane tank and he was transporting with a front end loader. The tank rolled several times which broke a fitting on the bottom of the tank. The tank was thought to have about 500 gallons of propane in it at the time of the incident. Dead River Company personnel were able to drive a wooden plug into the tank to stop the leak, but not before about 410 gallons were released. Together we transferred the remaining product out of the damaged tank and flared it off with the on site flaring system at the plant. Due to the nature of propane, no cleanup is required. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-481-2014*Dan Pugslei of Hampden Fire Department reported on September 9 that a passenger vehicle started leaking gasoline.  The driver Richard Anderson pulled over at 125 Mayo Rd in Hampden and shutoff the engine, which stopped the leak.  An estimated quart of gasoline was spilled on a gravel parking lot.

No further action required by response services.
B-263-2015*On May 15, 2015, I recieved a call from Sharron Worster of the Bar Harbor Police Department.  She had recieved a complaint from Fred Richardson about a brown scummy substance in Clark Cove in Bar Harbor.  I spoke with Mr. Richardson about the material.  The substance has no odor and is not behaving like oil.  The material is biological.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-272-2015*It was reported that contaminated soil was encountered during a tank pull at the entered location. The reporter indicated that he had an observed photoionization detector reading of 69 parts per million, which is above the reporting limit, but below the cleanup standard for this site.  As such, no soil needed to be removed.  I asked the reporter to notify me if he encountered any higher readings and did not hear back from him.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-274-2015*On 5/21/15, I received report from Tom Tardiff, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, that there was some contaminated soil in their rail yard on Route 11 in Brownville Junction. The lube oil had leaked from locomotives that had run across the track.

A couple of yards of contaminated soil was removed with a vactor truck and disposed of properly at the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-69-2015*On April 2, 2015 A one gallon release at Pelletier Ford accrued due to an overfill of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST)used to fill motor vehicles. A concerned employee contacted Daigle Oil Company (DOC) who had recently filled the AST. A small amount of gasoline contaminated the gravel around the tank and was removed by DOC employees. The AST was pumped down by filling up a few cars on the lot. The spill was cleaned up to the property owner, Steve Pelletier's, satisfaction.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-194-2015*Springbrook Ice and Fuel reported a small fuel leak at the home of one of their customers, Catherine Sawtelle, in Albion. The oil tank, located in the basement, developed a leak and the oil technician placed a magnetic patch on the tank to stop the leak. The owner then gave Springbrook permission to replace the oil tank, which was done that day or the next.

The spill was minor in size and was cleaned up promptly by Springbrook Ice and Fuel.  No site visit by the Division of Response Services was deemed necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-283-2015*On 5-19-15, Bob Brown, of Downeast Energy Company, reported a small oil leak at the home of Margaret Serafin. This home is located at 3392 Middle Road in the town of Sidney. Mr. Serafin knocked something off the oil tank and that object fell onto the filter assembly and broke the firomatic off completely. Mr. Serafin placed his finger into the hole to stop the oil from leaking out. He was then able to jam a screw driver and rags into the broken nipple. Margaret Serafin then called Downeast Energy to assist in the situation. The oil technician, Bob Brown, made the needed repairs and cleaned up the fuel with speedi dri and odor gone.

I made a site visit the next day and suggested that they wash the floor to get rid of the noxious oil odors. I also pointed out that "stuff" should not be stored on top of the oil tank, as it is currently.  No referrals or further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-306-2015*A small amount of a vegetable based transformer oil was lost to the ground as a result of a traffic collision with the pole.  Central Maine Power staff collected the spilled oil with sorbents and excavation.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
B-306-2015*On May 28, Clarence Begin called to report a spill of either diesel or hydraulic oil that occurred over the winter at a logging operation.  The spill was from logging equipment, and appeared to be less than one gallon.  The location of the spill was 45 41'33.39" N  70 13'32.70" W.  No action is recommended other than scratching up the soil on site to discern it from potential future spills.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-278-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a 45,000 gallon sulfuric acid tank had sprung a leak. When I called and spoke to Ken Gallant, I learned that a flange had failed and the liquid was dripping into containment at a rate of 1 gallon per minute. At that time 200 gallons was estimated to be in the containment area. Ken had called their contractor to mobilize vacuum tank trucks to remove the remaining acid from the tank so the flange could be fixed. There was no way to shut off the system because no closure valves were in place at that time. The acid in the containment dike was pumped out into totes and reused for balancing the pH in the waste water system on site. An estimated total of 500 gallons was lost to containment before the tank was completely emptied of product. The flange was fixed and shutoff valves were put in place to help contain and stop future problems with the system.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-316-2015*On June 2, Chief Tupper requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance to track down the source of sheen in the Union River in Ellsworth.  The sheen was in the area of Harbor Park.  When I arrived I spoke with Adam Wilson, the Harbormaster in Ellsworth.  Mr. Wilson described the sheen and what he had seen that day.  I investigated thoroughly and concluded that the source of the sheen was most likely between R. F. Jordan & Sons Construction, Inc., on Water Street and the marina.  There was no active source for the sheen when I investigated.  A potential source was the R. F. Jordan/ Maine Shellfish Company parking lot.  I did find an old spill on the pavement in the parking lot and a small area of sheen.  I asked Mr. Wilson to notify us if he sees it again.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-299-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a leaking line on the boiler. Dead River had been to the home a day or two before for a routine service and apparently did not tighten everything back up.  Dead River Company admitted fault and had their personnel clean up free product with sorbent and remove a small amount of contaminated materials from the home.  All materials were disposed of properly.  Vapors in the home were under control.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-300-2015*I received a call from a Penobscot Regional Communications Center Dispatcher indicating that a passenger vehicle had struck a natural gas service entrance to a mixed use building at the entered location.  The accident resulted in a 1" plastic gas line being severed at ground level, with no way to shut it off.  The vehicle came to rest on top of the line and gas was being released at a very high volume.  Old Town Fire personnel were using a water fog in an attempt to control flammable vapors at the source of the leak.

I was getting readings approaching the lower explosive limit in a downwind direction, but on the upwind side was able to approach the vehicle.  There was reluctance to get a wrecker in close to the leak to remove the car so the leak could be stopped, so I offered to pull the vehicle off the leaking line using my winch from a safe distance. This was done and Bangor Gas personnel were able to plug the leak as soon as the car was removed effectively ending the incident.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-301-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred to a concrete floor resulting from a corrosion hole in the oil tank.  R. H. Foster Energy, Inc., personnel used sorbent materials to clean up free product and washed the floor to the owner's satisfaction.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  A call to the homeowner revealed that vapors in the home were not a concern.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-302-2015*I received a call indicating a trash truck had suffered a blown hydraulic hose at the entered location. The incident resulted in approximately 15 gallons of oil being spilled to pavement where it was recovered with sorbent material. The blown hose was repaired and the truck continued on its way.  All materials were disposed of properly by the responsible party.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-304-2015*At 1300 hours on 5/29/15, Clarence Begin, of Plum Creek Timber, reported discovering numerous spots of hydraulic oil which had leaked from logging equipment over the winter along a logging road.  The contractor cutting this section of woods over winter was J. E. Shelley Trucking and Excavation.  The depth of oil was very shallow indicating that the spills occurred when the ground was frozen.  It was estimated that a total of approximately 3 gallons was spilled at this location.  The road was graded in the following weeks.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-307-2015*This small spill at a logging operation was cleaned up by the spiller. They wisely were equipped with oil spill absorbent pads and quickly applied to the spilled oil. They delivered the sorbents to Bangor their next trip into town, where I took control of them to dispose of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-438-2015*A cylindrical, glass 'Galileo' thermometer broke in the upstairs play room of this residence, discharging its contents.  Spilled product impacted toys, games, a desk, and the carpeted floor and presented vapors to the room.  Depending on the manufacturer, these thermometers contain proprietary blends of flammable liquids so it was pertinent to remove contaminated materials from the room and ventilate the space.  Anything porous that had been impacted was removed including a section of carpet and the mat directly below the point of discharge.  The subfloor was visibly stained so the homeowner was advised to encapsulate the affected area with a sealer.  During these activities the room was under negative pressure and air monitoring conducted in the following days confirmed a satisfactory cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-439-2015*The cause of this spill was described as 'transformer failure' by the responsible party which resulted in the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of transformer oil to the floor of the concrete vault in which the transformer was situated.   The walls and floor were impervious, so spilled product remained in the vault.  A vacuum truck was utilized to recover standing oil, then affected portions of the walls and floor were cleaned and pressure washed. Wash water was also recovered with the vacuum truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-440-2015*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the installation of a retail, diesel fuel, underground storage tank (UST), and new motor fuels piping and dispenser sumps at this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  This UST supplements three active gasoline USTs.  The facility is owned and operated by Cumberland Farms, Inc., (CFI), under the CFI Construction Division.  The primary CFI contact for this project was Ms. Dorothy McGlincy, CFI Environmental Project Manager.  SRS Petroleum under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) James Cole was hired by CFI to install the new UST, sumps and piping.  AECOM performed environmental screening and managed groundwater treatment for CFI.  D. L. Poulin Company under Rick Ward was CFI's general contractor.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services contact for this work, with guidance from Timothy Rector and Peter Eremita of MDEP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is located in a dense suburban, commercial and residential area with homes on four sides of the property.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The area is not over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  I found no evidence of vapor intrusion issues in neighboring properties from this gas station.

In order to add the additional UST and enlarge the store building, CFI purchased and razed the adjacent residential/business building to the NE.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In 2010, MDEP and CFI had a Limited Vapor Intrusion investigation study on the property, which identified low levels of petroleum discharges.  No remediation was required at the time.  In 1997, gasoline impacted media was reported to MDEP and about 208-tons of oil-contaminated soil was disposed of off site to facilitate the installation.

During this year 2015 UST installation and associated soil removal, AECOM documented low levels of petroleum discharges to the soil and groundwater.  Based on current observation, contamination appears to be residual from the previous pre-1997 facility.  We noted no evidence of the 1997 age UST facility installation having had significant leaks.

On 6/4/15, I noted no significant discoloring or petroleum odor with the excavated soil, and no free product oil or sheen on groundwater being pumped to the 20,000-gallon Frac-tank.

Based on site use, site sensitivity, and observed low levels of the contamination, a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario was assigned by Stephen Brezinski, with consultation with MDEP geologist Brad Hahn.

UST INSTALLATION
The present active USTs are 8000-gallon capacity, fiberglass USTs holding gasoline.  They were installed in 1997.  As the new UST was less than five feet from the active USTs, SRS drove sheet piling so as not to have to slope the excavation.

On Wednesday 6/3/15, at 1300 hours time, MDEP found CTI James Cole not on site as required, while SRS was driving in the sheet piling (see photos) under supervision of a non-certified SRS employee, and Mr. Ward of D. L. Poulin.  SRS initially refused to cease work when I instructed them to do so.  I waited on site while Mr. Cole was called from the Eliot CFI installation.  He arrived at 1335 hours.  After conferring with Timothy Rector of MDEP, I advised Mr. Cole and Mr. Ward of the Maine Chapter 691 requirement for the Maine CTI to be on site at all times for the UST facility installation, and told Mr. Cole that I would be returning the next day to oversee excavation of soil.

On Thursday 6/4/15, while on site at 1200 hours time, I found Dustin Dwinnells of SRS excavating soil from the UST location with, again, no Maine Certified Installer (CTI) on site as required by Maine rules and statute.  After again conferring with Mr. Rector, SRS ceased further soil excavation under MDEP order.  I was told that Mr. Cole was off bidding another job for his company.  I waited on site till 1400 hours time, and left for the day after being
P-441-2015*Supply line corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 250 gallons of heating oil.  The line was sheathed and buried below the concrete slab.  Two factors are expected to have contributed to the cause and severity of the release.  Water was believed to have been naturally introduced into the sheathing which influenced corrosion.  Also, the sheathing was either never complete or had been become compromised since its installation which allowed the heating oil to be released directly to the ground without indication.  The concrete slab was cored to identify the perimeter of the contamination.  Thereafter, concrete was removed across that square footage allowing access to the fine grained sand substrate to be removed via vactor.  The point of discharge was believed to be in the vicinity of the furnace end of the supply line run as that was where the most egregious contamination was identified.  Sand was vactored in a cylindrical shape approximately eight feet in diameter.  Ground water was encountered approximately six feet below grade; free product was abound.  A recovery well was installed as the hole was backfilled with stone.  Afterwards, a sub slab mitigation system was installed to manage vapors and an active oil recovery/water treatment operation began under the supervision of the Division of Technical Services to whom long term oversight was transferred.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-442-2015*A work van containing numerous types of deck cleaning agents collided with a car.  Several of the containers were expelled from the vehicle upon impact.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and cleaned/disposed of the spilled acidic chemicals from the pavement with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-443-2015*A piece of radiology equipment was transported by dolly through the hospital.  The angle at which it was being transported caused less than one gallon of mineral oil to be dripped to tiled hallway floors along its route.  Spilled product was recovered sorbent materials.  Laboratory analytical confirmed the oil was non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-444-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from Mercy Hospital reporting a patient's car had leaked antifreeze at the hospital.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-445-2015*Filter gasket failure resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of kerosene to the ground.  The homeowner noticed an intermittent drip at the filter.  The release was resolved by a burner technician who then removed a couple shovel fulls of contaminated soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-446-2015*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately four gallons of hydraulic fluid to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-447-2015*A car and truck collided, which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to the paved roadway.  Spilled product remained on the roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials by the fire department and wrecker operator; disposed by the wrecker operator.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-448-2015*A piece of track machinery blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to track ballast.  Cleanup criterion was visible evidence of saturated ballast, which was removed with a vactor and overseen by the track foreman.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-450-2015*The concrete blocks supporting an aboveground tank cracked, which collapsed the tank onto the ground breaking off the filter and resulting in the catastrophic discharge of 250 gallons of kerosene.  The foundation for the tank was a few yards of crushed stone.  It was located underneath the deck at the rear of this split level house.  Product ran across and through the stone down to native clay.  Since this tank was emptied in a such short period of time, product also influenced itself out into the backyard with the extent of the plume contaminating approximately 1200 sq. ft. of lawn.  In addition, vapor intrusion into the residence was a significant factor.

On the evening the spill was discovered, sorbent pads were applied to the lawn to absorb standing puddles and generally recover what oil could be extracted from the loam.  In addition, the house was put under negative pressure with a fan evacuating air from a window in the basement room adjacent to where the spill occurred, which was able to manage the vapors and keep the house habitable.  The following day (Saturday), a vactor was utilized to remove the crushed stone base for the tank in an attempt to mitigate or at least minimize vapor intrusion.  A crack in the foundation was discovered, starting a couple feet above natural grade down beyond the limits of vactor removal.   The next week, soil was excavated from underneath the deck down to just below the footer then out into the yard to a depth of approximately three feet.  Field screening guided the excavation, the result of which is adequate to protect exposure potential to users of the yard.  Limited, low level contamination remains, but poses no threat to present or future users of the property.  Prior to backfilling, the crack in the foundation was grouted and sealed, then the areas disturbed were returned to their previous grade.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-451-2015*A container of new, unused motor oil tipped over and released approximately 100 gallons onto the paved asphalt and concrete road surface at the U. S. Coast Guard Facility located within the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Some of the oil was released into the storm drain system and was contained within. The spilled oil was cleaned with clay sorbents and 1.09 tons of this material was transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The catch basin was cleaned out with a pressure washer and the liquid was vacuumed out and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and oversaw cleanup activities.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-452-2015*On 6/8/2015, I received a call from Kenneth Salls.  Mr. Salls reported a leak from his aboveground storage tank located at his residence outside the home.  His oil company had come and pumped out the leaking tank and he had cleaned up the spill but wanted someone to come evaluate the spill.  I responded that morning.  Upon arrival, I met Mr. Salls and he showed me where the tank had been located outside the home.  The leaking tank was gone and a temporary tank was in its place.  Mr. Salls had hand excavated 3 five gallon buckets worth of oily soil from beneath the old tank.  His residence is served by public water and he reported no oil odors in the home.  I took the contaminated soil away with me for future disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-453-2015*On 6/4/15, while in the vicinity, I briefly visited this location to investigate the report of a mystery old, bare steel, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) reported by the property developer.  I met with the new property owner who found the long out-of-service UST facility and associated 1.5" rusty steel piping uncovered by the developers during excavation of a new water line.  The UST was located parallel to Route 1A on the side of the former repair garage, which was now gone, and now the front of a multi-family structure being built.

The UST exhibited piping and fitting features of a retail or commercial motor fuels UST.  Based on odor and Photoionization Detector readings of the tank contents, the contents appeared to be weathered diesel or K1 oil.  John Dunlap of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and I briefed Mr. Moran on removal procedures and contractors.

The property is the former Turner Marine Storage and retail motor fuels UST facility (see P-393-12 and P-800-2012).  In 2012, two old out-of-service and previously unregistered gasoline USTs with piping were abandoned-by-removal.  This additional UST found in 2015, was under pavement about 30' to 40' feet away and had no surface features like vent or fill pipes, so went undiscovered at the time.  Being re-developed into residential use, I assessed the site best fit into a Residential Exposure clean-up guideline with concern for potential indoor air quality issues.

On 6/10/15, Allstate Environmental Services (AES) is reported to have abandoned the UST by removal for Mr. Moran, with a required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment done by Campbell Environmental Group (CEG).  I understand that no significant prohibited oil discharges were noted.  MDEP did not attend the abandonment.

1.  For further information see the UST Closure Assessment by CEG and UST registration file 21801.
2.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
3.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-348-2015*Received a call regarding a small discharge of oil at 327 Foreside Road, Falmouth, ME, resulting from a bad air jacket on the heating system.  It was contained to the concrete floor, and cleaned-up by Dead River Oil Company.  I met the caretaker, Tom Waters, on-site and confirmed the discharge was cleaned-up satisfactorily.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-324-2015*On April 30, 2015, Ken Parmenter reported a diesel discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at 280 Union Hill Road in Stow. Approximately 10 gallons of diesel spilled from a saddle tank at the end of a dirt driveway.

When I arrived on site, Ken explained to me that while he was backing his dump truck down the dirt driveway, he accidently drove too far off one side and slid his back tire into the ditch. This caused the dump truck to tilt slightly and caused diesel to spill from the loose cap on the saddle tank. Diesel spilled onto the soil and when they were able to move the truck from the ditch, it also spilled onto the pavement on the road.

I applied speedy dry sorbent material to the pavement and removed it. Ken removed 1.75 tons of contaminated soil from the ditch and driveway that was impacted by the spill.  No other areas were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-325-2015*Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPL) reported that they had a leak in a transformer at their North Waterford pump station.  A electrical arc resulted in two pinholes in one of the cooling fins of an electrical transformer causing less than 5 gallons of transformer oil to leak out.  The leak was stopped and the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbents and excavation (see attached Oil Discharge Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-326-2015*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that a roll-off truck had blown a hydraulic hose at their transfer facility on County Road in Westbrook.  The oil spilled onto a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-327-2015*Saco Police Department reported that a sedan had rolled into the Saco River from the Irving Street boat ramp.  The Police had contacted a dive company and a tow company that were coming to remove the vehicle from the river.  I was present when the car was lifted out and there was no evidence of oil spillage.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-328-2015*Filter gasket failure resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-329-2015*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose on Longfellow Drive in Westbrook.  About 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-330-2015*Kevin Lane of the Haugland Energy Group reported that a pulp truck delivering swamp mats had blown a hydraulic hose causing about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was excavated, consolidated with other spill debris in a dumpster, and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-331-2015*Freeport Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 295 at mile marker 17 southbound.  The accident caused about two gallons of gasoline to spill from the vehicle onto the paved roadway.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-334-2015*Midcoast Hospital reported that a pad mounted transformer on their property had leaked.  The transformer was tagged as containing less than 1 parts per million Polychlorinated Biphenyls.  Midcoast stated that Central Maine Power Company would help them get it cleaned up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-335-2015*I was contacted by a concerned citizen who saw what he thought was an oil sheen in a wet area near his home.  He was concerned that the sheen was coming from a logging operation in the area.  I spoke with him and instructed him on how to tell the difference between an oil sheen and an organic sheen.  He called me back the next day after checking the sheen and told me that it was an organic sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-336-2015*A concerned citizen reported that a tank had leaked on the adjacent property.  It turned out that the leaking tank truck trailer was on the foreclosed property of a septic company and had been filled with raw sewage and not oil.  The contents of the tank had frozen, burst the tank, and then leaked out onto the ground.  The Sheriff's Office was involved.  The complainant also called the National Response Center.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-337-2015*Haugland Energy Group reported that a piece of heavy equipment had a loose fitting and had leaked 3 ounces of hydraulic oil.  The oil spilled into a plastic containment pool that had been placed under the equipment to catch these spills.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-338-2015*Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at 200 Main Street.  The collision caused a small amount of engine oil and power steering fluid to spill onto the paved roadway.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-339-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their pad mounted transformers had leaked.  The transformer was tagged non-Polychlorinated Biphenyls (see attached Spill Report).  About a cup of oil leaked out onto the cement pad.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-251-2015*On May 8th, I received a call from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 in Boston regarding a complaint they got on their tip line.  The tip was in regard to an ongoing issue at a fishing boat marina on the Settlement Road in Stonington.   The complaint was made by Dick Kent, and the property is owned by Hugh Reynolds.  Mr. Kent stated that used motor oil was stored in open containers near the water's edge.

I arrived in the area in the afternoon and I was not able to find anyone on premises.   I was able to look around and I did not see any containers at all in the area.  In fact, the property owner seemed to have some good procedures in place to prevent a spill.  For example hydraulic oil was stored in a containment area meant for an oil tank.

I spoke with someone by phone at another business Mr. Reynolds owns in Stonington.  That person was unaware of any issues.  I asked her to have Mr. Reynolds give me a call if he had any concerns or questions.   I attempted to reach Mr. Kent by phone and was unsuccessful.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-272-2015*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that 1-2 quarts of motor oil had discharged from their vessel in Rockland.   It caused a sheen to the water around the boat.  Sorbent material was deployed by the Coast Guard personnel.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-119-2015*On 5/22/15, Travis Prashaw of Soderberg Construction Co. called reporting a small spill of about two gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hydraulic hose on a wheeled excavator.  The spill occurred at Machias Savings Bank lot on Dyer Street during digging of several test pits.  Soderberg's crew quickly excavated out the soils impacted by the spilled hydraulic oil and placed it on a truck for transport to Presque Isle Landfill.  An oil spill debris form was sent to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal of these contaminated soils.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-7-2015*At 1655 hours on 1/5/15, Maine Energy, Inc., (Maine Energy), reported 0.25 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled from the supply line in the furnace room at the residence of Mr. Dan Poland at 11 Naylor Street in Bangor.  The line had been dripping over the past couple weeks due to a very small hole in it.  On 1/5/15, Mr. Poland called Maine Energy to fix the leaking line which they did.  Upon my arrival that evening, I offered to remove some tile, a cardboard box and a few others items which had oil on them or under them.  Mr. Poland declined and said he would work on removing the cardboard box and maybe a few others items in the morning.  He said the vapors were better than the past few days.  I put down some Moleculoc on the tiles to help soak up the oil.

The following day I visited the site and the owner had removed the cardboard box, small pieces of tile, and the Moleculoc.  Some mastic was flowing up through the joints of the tiles.  They scrubbed as much of this mastic off the tiles as possible.  I again indicated to the owner that these tiles should be removed.  He said he didn't want them removed.  He also declined to remove any woodwork where it looked like oil had impacted it or flowed under it.  I informed the owner to call me if he wanted help removing oil impacted items and or if the vapors became worse.  The vapors were around 1 part per million (ppm) in the kitchen and around 1.5 ppm in the furnace room.

As of January 30th, 2015, I have not heard back from the owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-405-2020*On 8/1/2020, Canton Fire Dept. reported that they had cleaned up approximately a half gallon of motor oil off from Pleasant Street in Canton.  It is unknown where the oil came from, but they used Speedi Dri sorbent material to remove the free product from the pavement.  The spill was contained in a small area and was contained to the pavement. Canton Fire Dept. said it was all cleaned up and they would handle the disposal of the contaminated Speedi Dri.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-576-2015*On July 15, 2015, the City of Westbrook reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  A small amount of hydraulic oil was observed by the Westbrook Public Works people during routine inspections of the road. They used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb what appeared to by hydraulic oil. The speedy dry was disposed in their dumpster.  A responsible party was not identified at that time.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-436-2015*On July 14, we received an National Response Center report from Ralph Stanley about his boat, the Seven Girls, that ran aground on Flynn ledge off of Seawall.  The vessel had 50 gallons of fuel on board.  The boat was refloated without any damage or spill.   Jody Hovey of the U. S. Coast Guard was helpful in determining the boat's status.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-394-2015*On 7/3/15, Friendship Fire Department reported that they were at the scene where a bait delivery truck had punctured its fuel tank spilling up to 75 to 100 gallons of diesel fuel just upgrade from the harbor.  Jeremy Greenman, Department Of Environmental Protection Responder, went to the scene.  He found that the Fire Department had tried to control the spill with oil absorbent pads and boom, but there was a sheen on the harbor and fuel oil in a catch basin.  The truck owner was contacted and a contractor came to the scene to vacuum out the fuel in the catch basin and remove some of the roadside oil impacted soil.  The truck had stopped uphill from the harbor after discovering the fuel tank was leaking.  The fuel oil had run into a residential yard that was served by a drilled drinking water well.

On 7/5/15, the contractor returned to remove oil impacted soil from the catch basin and the roadside with a vactor.

On 7/8/15, an excavation contractor began removing oil impacted soil at the residence under my direction.  Soil was removed until field testing with oil in soil test kits were negative for oil.  A soil sample was taken for laboratory analysis. The site was backfilled and seeded. The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the drinking water well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-426-2015*A street sweeper sweeping the Kohl's department store parking lot ruptured a brake line on the machine.  A small amount of oil was spilled to pavement, where it was recovered using speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-427-2015*On 7/9/2015, the reporter indicated a spill of oil at the entered location.  The reporter described a rainbow slick in the water at the boat landing along Route 7.  Upon arrival, I did not observe an oil product in the water nor an olfactory presence of petroleum.  I inspected the area again the next day and did not locate an oil spill.  There may have been a gasoline discharge from a watercraft that dissipated upon my arrival.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-428-2015*On 7/10/2015, Brookfield Energy reported a three gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic hose on an industrial generator.  The unit was repaired and the spill cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The waste to be picked up and disposed by a qualified contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-429-2015*On 7/10/2015, the Milford Fire Department reported an anti-freeze spill that resulted from a pickup truck versus utility pole accident that occurred along Route 2 near the Bradley town line.  The reporter advised that several gallons of anti-freeze migrated to a storm drain that led to the Penobscot River.  Also, that speedi-dri sorbent material was deployed in the roadway.  I responded to the scene as a precaution to potential environmental concern and to confirm that no recovery was feasible.  The sorbent was left on the roadway to dissipate and help with slippery road conditions.  The reporter did not have the responsible vehicle information.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-431-2015*On 7/10/15, I received a call from Ed Leblanc, of Dead River Company, indicating he had found a leaking oil tank at the entered location. The tank appeared to have been leaking slowly for some time.  It was located in a utility room of the residence on a concrete floor.  Oil had seeped into the floor as well as into non-structural walls next to the tank.  I hired Tom Tosier to remove contaminated materials and to wash and seal the floor.  Upon completion of the work, vapors in the residence were no longer a concern and additional venting was not necessary.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-437-2015*On 7/14/2015, Cianbro Corporation reported a less than one quart hydraulic oil spill onto the 2100 Road.  The 2100 Road is a logging road, off the Greenfield Road, owned by American Forest Management, Milford, Maine.  A tracked vehicle blew a seal that caused the leak.  The impacted gravel was drummed up and transported to Pittsfield, Maine, for later contractor pick up and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.

A-114-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a commercial truck had leaked some ethylene glycol upon start up. It was very cold and the driver stated that once the motor got warm, it stopped leaking. He used speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the power steering fluid on the concrete floor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-115-2015*It was reported to the Response unit that a truck had spilled some motor oil while loading materials in the rail yard. Speedy dry was applied to the oil to clean it up. All of the oil was lost to the tar beneath the truck.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-116-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported a spill of an estimated 3 gallons of hydraulic oil resulting from a ruptured hose on a propane truck. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-182-2015*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to respond to a suspected methamphetamine clandestine laboratory and remove the potentially hazardous waste. The MDEP responded to the location and collected the waste. The waste was transported to the MDEP warehouse and will be consolidated with other waste and disposed of. A listing of the collected waste materials provided by the MDEA is attached.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-184-2015*I was contacted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reporting that they had found a one-pot methamphetamine cook in a car that had been pulled over in the Lowe's parking lot in Brunswick (Cook's Corner).  They requested help with packaging, transporting, storage, and disposal of the waste.  I was present when the MDEA searched the vehicle and removed the one-pot and associated chemicals.  After the MDEA collected their samples for evidence, I packaged up the waste and transported it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for storage until it could be disposed of with other accumulated waste.  See attached photos and shipping order for details.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-185-2015*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that they responded to a disabled vehicle near 393 Swamp John Road.  The vehicle had been leaking motor oil.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent materials and the owner had the vehicle towed away.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-186-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported that they had overfilled the tanks at a commercial building in Kennebunk.  The building has four 330 gallon oil tanks in the basement and they had a short cinderblock wall for containment around them (see photos).  The tanks are manifolded in pairs (two fill pipes and two vent pipes).  When they were overfilled, the oil leaked out of the vent outside on the paved sidewalk and in the basement in the containment.  Unfortunately the containment wasn't liquid tight and some of the oil left the containment.  The affected part of the containment wall was removed and the concrete floor was cleaned up by Downeast Energy.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-187-2015*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bath Road.  The accident caused a quart of motor oil to be spilled onto the paved roadway.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-188-2015*I was contacted by an anonymous caller who stated that they knew about oil and propane issues at the Dead River Company's Industrial Parkway location in Brunswick.  The caller stated that there were drums of waste oil that had been stored and dumped in the woods behind the facility.  The caller also stated that there was improper handling of propane at the facility.  I visited the site and looked around where the caller said the oil had been dumped and found that the entire area had been cleared and turned into a gravel parking lot.  The caller stated that all of the topsoil that was removed during the clearing had been taken to a business in Topsham.  I visited the mobile home park where the topsoil was relocated to and found no evidence of oil in the soil.  I spoke with Mark Anderson of Dead River Company who manages the company's facilities.  We reviewed the caller's statements and Mr. Anderson showed me how they handle all of their oil waste, which was all done properly.  I also talked to him about the propane issues and he assured me that none of the things the caller claimed were happening at the facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-200-2015*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole which downed the transformer.  Approximately seven gallons of mineral oil were released to the paved roadway and recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-201-2015*A boom truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-203-2015*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of May Street and Orchard Street.  The accident caused transmission fluid to be spilled onto the paved roadway.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-277-2015*At 13:00 hours, Brunswick Public Safety dispatch called to inform the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that earlier in the day, 06:30, a passenger vehicle at the listed address discharged approximately one gallon of gasoline to the asphalt. No sensitive receptors were affected, natural or manmade.  The spill had been cleaned up and site cleared.  No request for assistance was made, but only that a spill number be issued for documentation purposes.  No MDEP assets were dispatched.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-205-2015*The Department was contacted by the Fire Chief in Old Orchard Beach reporting that he had received a call about a possible oil odor on Benoit Avenue.  The house at 12 Benoit Avenue has been foreclosed on and was not occupied.  The basement of that house filled up with water.  A company hired by the bank pumped the water out of the basement into the street in front of it.  A neighbor stated that when they pumped the water out, she smelled petroleum.  I went out to the house and met the company that did the pumping.  They let me into the house and I found no evidence of an oil spill.  I then inspected the road and catch basin where the water was pumped to and again found no evidence of residual oil.  It is possible that there was some oil pumped out of the basement that was washed away or that the odor was not petroleum.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-207-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of kerosene out the vent.  Spilled product impacted snow.  All visible signs of pink snow were removed via hand excavation by the delivery driver.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-210-2015*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by of corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. Excavation activities were performed on the back (east) side of the house adjacent to the slab on grade foundation. 1.41 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The excavation was severely limited due to the ground conditions in the area that consisted of boulders and shallow bedrock. In addition, oil impacted soils underneath the slab were deemed inaccessible and left in place. The site is served by public water. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for further investigation.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-211-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-214-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/3/15, notification was received through Mr. Butch Bowie of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to MDEP Division of Response Services.  Mr. Martin of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company (Fielding's) notified the MDEP of a small heating oil discharge from this customer's basement, consumptive-use, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST) that they had responded to the previous day.  Mr. Martin stated that he had been unable to reach MDEP via the 1-800-482-0777 spill number on 3/2/15.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 3/3/15, in the late afternoon, I visited the site to find no one at home, but I left my card and a note.  Outside the door remained a bucket of speedy dry sorbent material and a sorbent pad from the previous clean-up work.  At about 1750 hrs. time, Mr. Souel called and stated that all was okay, the leak was caught early and there was no need for a MDEP visit.  Fielding's was scheduled to remove and replace the AST soon.  I offered advice on cleaning the floor.  Mr. Souel stated that Fielding's will be replacing his basement AST soon.  The spill location is dense, suburban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer service.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-215-2015*On 3/24/15 I received a call from Josh Slaney of PanAm reporting a one gallon spill of lube oil from a locomotive on House Track 217 at Rigby Yard in South Portland.  Some of the oil spilled onto a containment mat and some onto the ground.  PanAm cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-216-2015*Bushing failure resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of mineral oil to pavement and roadside sand at the base of the pole.  Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product off the pavement and all visible signs of contaminated sand were hand shoveled by the responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-217-2015*The tenant of a multi-unit apartment building was storing a gasoline container amongst other personal items along the shoulder of the parking area.  According to his report, sometime during the winter season a plow impacted the container, or it became compromised within the snowbank, resulting in the discharge of approximately three gallons of gasoline.  At the behest of the Department of Environmental Protection, the property owner undertook removal of contaminated soil.  Field screening guided the excavation, which identified approximately two yards of material for disposal.  Though the affected property is on public water, the abutter is not, so this effort sufficiently protected that receptor. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-220-2015*Auburn Concrete Company reported that they had a leaking drum of oil in their yard in Auburn.  They had been visited that day by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's stormwater group, who had pointed out the contamination to them.  The source of the oil was a drum storage area (see photos).  One or more of the drums had corroded and leaked, contaminating the soil and the large puddles in the yard.  Auburn Concrete removed the bad drums from the storage area and excavated the contaminated soil.  I visited and inspected the excavated area before it was backfilled.  No further Division of Response Services actions are needed at this time.
P-223-2015*York FD conducted a preliminary investigation into the cause and source of oil vapors and sheen on meltwater at 426 York St during the afternoon of March 27th, 2015.  The tank systems at that property were eliminated as potential sources which resulted in a broader canvas and the identification of the aboveground tank at 424 York St as the source. Snow pack forced the filter assembly and fire-o-matic downward ultimately shearing the threads of the fire-o-matic at the tank. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) was notified of this event at 1600 that afternoon.  I was onsite at approximately 1800 and confirmed their assessment of cause and source. No other deficiencies were noted.  Oil sheen was witnessed breaking out of the crushed stone into and across the parking lot at 426.  In addition, standing oil was witnessed along the corner of the building closest to the bare bedrock outcrop.  Oil migrated through the overburden, and fractures in the bedrock also served as a preferential pathway.  MEDEP and York FD attempted to hand shovel the significant snow cover but were unable, so sorbents were applied to accessible standing oil and arrangements made for equipment to assist.

The following morning (3/28), TMC Environmental provided a skid steer to remove all the snow along the rock face and along the building to facilitate a more thorough assessment of the circumstances.  Multiple points of release from rock fractures were identified to which sorbent pads were applied and exchanged.  Also, MDEP retained a licensed burner technician (Garthwaite Oil) to extract the remaining threads from the tank then plug it to prevent any further release from product lingering in the tank.

On Friday 4/3, TMC provided a vactor and crew to remove contaminated overburden along approximately 40 linear feet of outcrop where it transitioned to grade.  Depth of material was generally not deeper than four to six inches.  Field screening was conducted with a PID which directed the removal and assisted with the identification of additional source locations.  In addition, the area surrounding where the sheen was breaking out of the crushed rock was removed down approximately two feet below grade.  Free product was witnessed following the rock face below grade and came back into the hole from under the parking lot as groundwater was developed by the vacuum.  A recovery sump was installed to facilitate access to that tributary at a later time.

On Tuesday 4/7, additional MEDEP staff (Brad Hahn, Hydrogeologist and Pete Eremita, Professional Engineer) were consulted to assess the site.  The building at 426 is essentially built on top of bedrock and basement access consists of a bedrock crawlspace, of which only 10% is accessible by a human.   Groundwater was naturally flowing out of the rock through the basement area which was expected to present itself as a preferential pathway for oil within the rock making the basement a likely receptor.  Beyond the challenges associated with the efficient recovery of free product in a bedrock basement crawlspace, controlling vapor migration into the living space of this multi-unit apartment building would be extremely challenging.  Thus, it was decided to preempt that scenario by mechanically pursuing contamination amongst the overburden and within the rock below the tank and down the slope.

On Thursday 4/9, lilacs, sumacs and other small trees were sawn and chipped on site in preparation for impending removal action.  Work conducted by Colton Excavating.

On Monday and Tuesday 4/13-14, Colton Excavating provided an excavator to remove contaminated overburden and fractured bedrock.  As expected, significant contamination was encountered atop and within the rock.  In some areas, free product was identified on small puddles of standing groundwater within the rock.  The sides of the excavation were rendered clean with field sampling; confirmed by laboratory analytical obtained by Mr. Hah
P-226-2015*Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately 16 ounces of lube oil to gravel track surface approximately 400 feet south of Fore River Bridge Road crossing. The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand excavating. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the site.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-227-2015*On 3/30/15, Joe with Simard & Sons reported that he responded to a sump alarm for the K1 oil at this retail motor fuels and fuel oil facility and confirmed water in a piping containment sump, showing evidence of a leak.  I understand that no actual fuel leak was found.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was made at the time.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-230-2015*On 3/31/15, while working with a clean-up contractor and checking his vacuum truck load, I was informed that he had already recovered a small volume of gasoline from the sumps at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  He had gone to the UST facility to pump water from all the sumps, but reported he found one sump "full of gasoline".  I later found no record that this reportable discharge to containment had been reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  I referred this to Wayne Paradis of MDEP oil enforcement unit, who had also found no record his unit had been notified.  Mr. Paradis advised that he would investigate further.  At this time the cause of the reported gasoline discharge was not known.

The location is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The facility has three 8,000-gallon fiberglass USTs installed in 1997.

1)  I recommend investigation as to cause and source of the reported discharge and tightness test of the sump(s).

2)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-232-2015*In the process of sweeping the street, the Westbrook Public Works sweeper blew a hydraulic hose discharging a small amount of hydraulic oil/fluid to the road way.  The crews applied sand and collected it from the roads.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-233-2015*On 4/2/15, I received simultaneous calls from both the Brunswick Fire Department and the Brunswick School Department reporting a diesel fuel spill in their town.  The spill occurred when a school bus filled up with diesel at the Public Works garage.  The driver failed to put the cap back on the fuel tank and drove off.  The bus subsequently spilled small amounts of fuel over several roads before the error was noticed.  The amount of diesel spilled was small and spread out so widely, it was not possible to recover it.  The following roads were impacted:  Industry Road, Water Street, Mason Street, Federal Street, Cleveland Street, Main Street, McGeehan Street and Barrows Street.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-234-2015*Ms. Morin has an adult child with special needs and the oil fired heating system failed.  Either the line or the delapidated tank corroded and discharged oil to an already wet (standing water) basement space.  Oil soaked debris was removed and bagged for incineration and the oil/water mix pumped out.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-235-2015*On April 02, 2015, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at 94 Seavey Street in Westbrook.

I responded to the site and met with the Dead River technician and homeowner, Anson Perkins. It appeared that the boiler had leaked approximately 1 gallon of #2 oil from a failed gasket. There was water around the boiler that the oil was floating on. I applied sorbent pads to the puddle and used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb what water was left over that the sorbent pads didn't absorb.

The vapors upstairs in the home were 0.0 parts per million (ppm) on the photoionization detector (PID). Mr. Perkins insisted that he would wash the concrete floor if it needed it, and would contact me if there were any further issues.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required or taken at this time.
P-236-2015*Clean Harbors Environmental Services reported that a J. P. Noonan Transportation, Inc., tank truck hose burst while it was delivering diesel fuel to their Williams Terminal.  Noonan and Clean Harbors used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-237-2015*On April 02, 2015, Irving Oil Corporation (Irving) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the Williston-Immanuel United Church. The church is located at 156 High Street in Portland. An unknown amount of #2 oil had leaked onto the basement concrete floor, around the two 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST).

I responded to the site and met with Irving and the groundskeeper of the church. It appeared that the ASTs have had a history of leaks because the area around the tanks had old saturated speedy dry sorbent material poured all over the floor. At that time, the ASTs did not appear to be leaking, but the piping to both ASTs were wet from oil. That observation led me to believe that the oil discharge came from the pipes.

At that time, because the ASTs did not appear to be leaking and they were both full, I agreed to let the church still use the ASTs to run the boilers. However, I told Irving that the ASTs could not receive any more deliveries until the pipes were replaced. All parties agreed.

The clean-up of the oil on the concrete floor was to happen after the ASTs were empty and removed. The church agreed to allow the MDEP to handle the clean-up.

In June, testing of the soil under the fill and vent pipe outside of the building was done with a "shake test". There was some saturated soil, but was left because it did not impact any storm drains or waters of the state.

On July 23, 2015, MDEP and Allstate Environmental Services washed the concrete floor and dried it. Photoionization detector samples in the room were below 2.0 parts per million.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-238-2015*On 4/2/2015, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their bucket trucks due to a failed hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP personnel with speedy dry.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time in this matter.  See attached CMP report for additional details.
P-239-2015*On 4/7/15, I met Mr. Zdunczyk of Pike Industries, Inc., at their 98 Varney Mill Road gravel pit to check on a 4/3/15 hydraulic oil spill to the ground from a parked heavy equipment.  I checked the spill area and confirmed a satisfactory clean-up.  At Pike Industries' request, I issued an oil spill debris form for an estimated 1.5-tons to CPRC Group.  CPRC confirmed 0.8-tons received.

The location is a large gravel pit and rural residential use served by private well water.  I assessed no significant threat to sensitive receptors.

At this time there are no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned.
P-240-2015*A ruptured hose on a delivery truck caused the release of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-245-2015*Dead River Company technician Peter Coggins was called to the home and discovered a small discharge in the vicinity of the filter in the dry sand/soil.  Not knowing the possible extent of the discharge, he called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the spill. There is no active leak he told me but needed to go to another call.  Access was discussed and I made my way there.

The atypical space was at first tall enough to walk in with slight crouch, but soon the floor elevated to make it a crawl only area.  The soil was a dust dry sand and the horizontal tank to the left of the entryway.  A small eight inch hole had been dug by hand, beneath the filter, the soil was barely darker than surrounding soil but had a very slight oil odor.

I called the homeowner.  He indicated that he wasn't experiencing any odors upstairs in the living space.  I told him I didn't think it was much of a spill by volume, however, I would prefer to return Monday to complete the removal of the contaminated soils with a dump trailer for transport.  He asked if there was anything he could do, and I said if he wished to remove any soil that smelled like oil or was stained, that would be a great help.  Also that would give me a more detailed estimate of excavation volume.  He agreed and would call with his results.  On Sunday, he called to tell me the volume he was satisfied with only filled two 5 gallon pails, which he placed near the entryway. No additional removal seemed necessary, and he would call if anything changed.  I returned, inspected the area, picked up the pails of soil, added them to the stockpiled soil covered by Oil Spill Debris Form (miscellaneous amounts from other sites).  Based on my observations and those made by Mr. Bolduc, cleanup/removal is satisfactorily complete.  With that MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-250-2015*Irving Oil Corp. reported an oil spill occurred at Thornton Academy at 438 Main Street in Saco.  The Irving Oil technician explained that it appeared only a couple of ounces leaked from the corrosion hole on the belly of the aboveground storage tank. The oil dripped onto a concrete pad. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete pad and disposed of properly by Irving Oil.  No storm drains were impacted by the discharge and no vapor issues were reported by the school.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-251-2015*On 4/6/15, through the Maine State Police Dispatch, it was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services there was possible improper disposal of hazardous waste acids from this operation.

Before I could respond and investigate further, I discovered that Fred Gallant of MDEP land bureau knows of this facility and the complaint.  He explained that this facility is licensed to treat and discharge their acid contaminated wastewater.  Mr. Gallant followed up with the complaint.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-252-2015*On 4/6/15, in the afternoon, workers with Dearborn Brothers Construction Company (DBC) performing roadwork at 660 Main Street (near Funtown), reported that they observed a blue pickup truck with white lettering drive by leaking diesel oil northward up Route 1.  DBC reported the truck was hauling a tank in its bed, apparently a contractor's diesel refueling tank.  Soon after, Saco Fire Department (SFD) also reported this vehicle leaking up Main Street and Ross Road.  No additional identification of the vehicle was made, therefore no check could be made of the origin and terminus of the vehicle where the spillage could be concentrated.

The discharge was a spatter trail down the pavement and no clean-up was practical based on the heavy road traffic, and no product recovery was possible before the spillage evaporated and spread.  I advised SFD to have Saco Public Works lightly sand the spill area.

At this time no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-253-2015*Mr. Conrad called with a concern about some material which was vaguely explained.  It didn't appear to be leaking or pose any harm from what he did tell me.  Often calls are related to mercury containing devices, possible asbestos, maybe even an oil tank issue.  With little information to go on, and no urgency from the caller, I asked if he'd call back if the situation changed.  Some time had passed and I called him, but he did not wish DEP to visit.  All was well for now.

Based on this lack of information and no real concern from the caller about the material, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-254-2015*DEP received a call about an abandon house with a flooded basement and suspected oil contamination.  Upon arrival, I met with Chris and his coworker, they showed me the open bulkhead with ice frozen up to the second step down.  The ice was quite thick and slightly discolored but no significant signs of oil or other obvious problems.

The immediate plan was to break through the ice and begin pumping water with a submerged sump pump lessening the chance for an accidental discharge, if there was oil on the water surface.  It was agreed this was the most practical way to assess the situation.  The discharge would be to the property and possibly the nearby catch basin.

If any situational changes were found, they would call me.

Based on my observations, the thick ice layer and relatively clean presentation lead me to believe little if any oil had been released.  Since the home was foreclosed, abandon, and winterized, the threat was deemed low.  I instructed the contactor to call if any petroleum, oil, paint etc. were observed during the pumping, and cease operations.  I wasn't contacted and are assuming no issues were encountered.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-262-2015*This spill report covers the April 2015, abandonment by removal of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility by Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Arthur Grant.  The required Chapter 691 UST closure environmental assessment was done by Mark Arienti of Acadia Environmental.  The facility is owned and operated by Mr. Ray Pelletier, who owns and operates other UST facilities in Waterboro and other towns.  Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was their on site representative.

LOCATION & UST FACILITY ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use, located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and served by municipal water service.  To the east is a large aboveground storage tank (AST) commercial bulk oil storage facility listed as Deer Pond Fuel.

This facility is operated from the adjacent Milk Room general store. This location is also listed under UST Registration number 10282, a motor fuels UST facility abandoned by removal in 1988.  I found no information whether this facility was near or in the same location as the 1988 abandoned facility.  No UST closure assessment was required at the time of the 1988 UST removal.  CTI Grant stated that when he installed this UST back in 1989, he believed it to be a new UST location.  I noted no spill report indicating the 1988 UST removal was visited by MDEP or that evidence of prohibited discharges were reported.  The facility removed in 1988 may have been in the lower parking lot north of the Milk Room building.

This 15,000-gallon two-compartment, double wall, ELUTRON brand UST was installed about 1998.  The fiberglass clad steel tank has recently suffered gasoline product release into the interstitial space indicating a corrosion hole or failed weld in the inner UST shell.  The failed shell prompted this UST abandonment and replacement in 2015.  The pressurized product piping was flexible plastic, and though listed as "Not Removing", it appeared to have been removed and the piping run soil sampled.  The dispensers had containment sumps which were removed (see photos).  I did not visit to observe the new UST facility being re-installed.

CONTAMINATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 4/7/15, I observed PPC remove the UST which had no visible external defects, damage or perforations.  The UST was secured to dead men anchors with cables.  PPC stated that they made the tank safe for removal with dry ice inerting the day before the actual removal.  Groundwater in the tank excavation at about 8' below grade had no visible petroleum sheen and no free product oil.  In the sandy soil I noted no oil stains or gasoline odor.  Field samples by Acadia Environmental did not document significant evidence of prohibited discharges.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remedial actions to soil or groundwater were required by MDEP, Division of Response Services at the time.  I am not aware of soil or groundwater being managed as contaminated during the installation of the new UST facility.

1)  See the Maine UST registration file no. 19702 and the UST closure assessment by Acadia for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to imply the location is remediated to original or pristine conditions.
3)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-263-2015*A subcontracted property manager discovered approximately one half gallon of heating oil floating on three feet of standing water in the basement of this foreclosed home.  In addition, miscellaneous paint/stain cans seemed to have caused a sheen as well.  The property manager solicited bids to have this water removed by an environmental contractor, then submitted them to the property owner.  Months later it was discovered that property management company's role had either been usurped by or offered to another company.  The new company merely pumped the water out either to the yard or the sewer, hopefully the latter, which occurred contrary to the direction of, and unbeknownst to the Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-265-2015*While on route collecting trash, the truck blew a hydraulic hose and discharged oil to the roadway.  Crews made repairs to the hydraulic system, applied sorbent material to the roadway.  No request for assistance was made, so none dispatched.  With the oil confined to the asphalt/roadway, No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-267-2015*On 4/14/15, a routine confirmation visit was made for an abandonment-by-removal for a newly discovered commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) that had been planned for 2/13/15 .  The UST had just been registered with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and planned for removal by ENPRO Services.  Being for consumptive-use heating oil, no Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required by MDEP rules.  The area is urban commercial and multi-family residential use, and served by city water and sewer service, and by natural gas.

At the time of my visit, the building appeared unoccupied.  In the location of the reported UST, I observed no surface evidence of a UST remaining, such as fill and vent pipes (see attached site map).  The Maine UST registration files indicate the UST was reported removed on 2/12/15.  I found no record that evidence of discharges was reported.  The abandonment appears to have been coordinated by Mr. Jedd Steinglass of Woodard & Curran, Inc., who may have performed an assessment for the property owners.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-268-2015*On Tuesday, 4/1/15, in the evening hours, Harrison Fire Department reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services through Cumberland County Dispatch, a suspected leaking residential oil tank.  The Deputy Fire Chief advised me during a house fire that the fuel may have leaked from the basement aboveground storage tank (AST).  They also advised about some green colored firefighting water runoff.  The location is rural farm and residential use.

Steve Flannery of MDEP Division of Response Services visited on Wednesday morning.  Any discharged oil appears to have been lost in the fire.  The green material was unidentified, perhaps Round Up herbicide, but did not reach surface water or threaten the well water.  MDEP assessed that the material had been lost to the ground before clean-up was possible and would be too diluted and degraded to clean up.  It would not pose a significant risk.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-269-2015*
SUMMARY
Tuesday 4/15/15: In the early evening Portland Fire Department (PFD) contacted through the Maine State Police Dispatch, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, regarding a possible pollutant runoff associated with a scrap yard fire.  A MDEP response was requested that evening.

Onsite about 1815 hrs. time, I met with PFD firefighters, and with Joe Murphy of Schnitzer Northeast (SN) company, who were demobilizing at the time and briefed me on the situation.  SN is a commercial scrap recycling company, and for reasons unknown a large pile of scrap metal had caught fire.  PFD had responded and applied water and foam to quench the fire.  The fire fortunately had not reached the pile of tires.  I noted no oil-like sheen on the runoff water, but a significant volume of Class-B firefighting foam (foam) was draining off the property downhill (west) towards the Presumpscot River (see photos).  The foam is considered a pollutant and can cause a Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) problem in surface water bodies and associated death of aquatic organisms.

The foam did not appear to have reached the river that evening.  In the morning I notified Randy McMullin of MDEP, Solid Waste Division and Stuart Rose of MDEP, Water Division who also have an official interest in this business and/or incident.

No further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.
P-270-2015*SUMMARY
This spill report is complementary to spill report P-921-2014, and covers efforts to register and abandon this out-of-service, commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The tank was identified as having provided fuel to the boiler room of the adjacent Lancaster Building.  The Lancaster Building, 50 Monument Square LLC building, was owned and operated by Opportunity Alliance.

Mr. Rose, Director of Facilities, was about to have the UST registered under Opportunity Alliance (OA), though he later explained that the attorney for OA had ownership and registration under OA stopped.  In April, OA registered the UST facility as an "orphan tank" near 50 Monument Square.  The City of Portland was concerned that they might be considered a responsible party for this UST under the city sidewalk, which they claim was unknown to, never used by, and not permitted by, the City of Portland.

MDEP considers the UST as having been associated with this OA's Lancaster Building, and Opportunity Alliance to be the primary responsible party for abandonment of the UST and for any associated discharges.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 4/15/15, though not accepting ownership, OA filed a removal notice and hired ENPRO Services to abandon the UST in place.  ENPRO entered the UST, pumped out residual free product oil, and had Auburn Concrete fill the UST with concrete slurry.  When the UST was uncovered, we noted some fittings that matched piping visibly coming into the adjacent basement of the Lancaster Building.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, the UST is considered satisfactorily abandoned in place.
2)  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure environmental assessment was required by State of Maine, and I understand that no assessment was voluntarily done.  At present no assessment can be made as to presence of prohibited oil discharges and no clearance can be made.  Oil contaminated media associated with the UST facility may remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-271-2015*
SUMMARY
This spill report is complementary to P-1017-2014, and covers the abandonment by removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility installed in 1991 by Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike McQuinn.  The abandonment was initiated by the recent discovery that the product piping was not in compliance as double-wall and liquid tight, and may not have been properly sloped.

The removal contractor for 7-Eleven was SRS Petroleum Services (SRS), under CTI James Cole.  AECOM performed the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services contact for this abandonment.  Ted Scharf was a MDEP compliance representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This facility was owned and operated by 7-Eleven Southland Corporation at the time of the 1991 UST facility replacement.  It later was operated as a Christy's store and gas station before becoming a 7-Eleven Corp. facility.

The area is dense suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  Native soil was silt/clay Presumpscot Formation, which made for high groundwater and low permeability and porosity soils.  Sensitive receptors include buried utility pathways, storm and sewer drains, and vapor intrusion into buildings.  The location was assigned by MDEP a CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER CLEAN-UP GOAL.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The product piping being removed was single-wall fiberglass within a plastic chase (non-liquid tight outer piping).  Water had entered the chase.  The two abandoned tanks were double-wall fiberglass, brine-filled, Owens Corning brand of 8000-gallon capacity.  No new UST facility was installed, and the location ceased operation as a gas station.

On 4/13/15, Mr. Cole and SRS had plans to purge/inert these gasoline tanks with a high pressure wash which I advised was not an approved method in Maine.  SRS exhibited an unfamiliarity with approved Maine purging and inerting methods for flammable liquids and vapors.  The hazard in this case was the fragility of fiberglass tanks and the possibility of them floating in the high groundwater and breaking or being punctured.  If the tanks broke before being purged, they would discharge to the soil and groundwater.  I worked with SRS to come up with a compliant method which they settled on, purging with a Copus blower.

On 4/15/15, the USTs T-4 and T-5, floated after being emptied and rather than breaking the tie down cables as typically happens, the floating tanks pulled up the concrete dead men which broke (see photos).  The tanks were pulled up intact and crushed on site after draining the brine from the interstitial space.  The UST dead men were stained black like may happen with old weathered oil contamination.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Contaminated soil was excavated and removed in 1991 (see P-574-1991).  On 4/10/15, AECOM advanced pre-abandonment soil borings on this 7-Eleven property and on 4/11/15, reported evidence of oil discharges to Dan Davis of MDEP Division of Response Services.  No evidence of discharges was clearly noted from this 1991-age facility, and it appears that the oil contamination found is residual from the pre-1991 UST facility.

The soil borings adjacent to the facility piping and tanks were analyzed by Photoionization Detector (PID) and measured up to 1320-parts per million (ppm).

AECOM noted no evidence of discharges to soil in the pea stone backfill around the USTs, and reported field headspace measurements <50-ppm in the product piping trench.  I noted no free product oil or oil sheen on groundwater in the UST excavation.  See the UST closure environmental assessment of AECOM for further information.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
  Based on direct observation and information from AECOM, no clean-up actions (removal or treatment of soil and groundwater) was required by MDEP Division of
P-272-2015*On April 15, 2015, Joe Sayah of Applicator Sales reported a hydraulic leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The leak occurred at 20 Salt Spray Lane in Cape Elizabeth.  Mr. Sayah explained that less than 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hose on a forklift. The discharge resulted in a couple of 5 gallon buckets full of contaminated dirt to be disposed of properly by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-273-2015*C. N. Brown Company reported that they had overfilled one of their customer's oil tanks.  The excess oil came out of the vent pipe and into a flower bed.  They used sorbent pads and a little bit of soil removal to clean up the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-274-2015*Irving Oil Corporation reported that while delivering diesel to Precast Concrete Products of Maine, they spilled a small amount of diesel as they disconnected the hose.  The spilled oil landed on a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-275-2015*A tree crew dropped a limb onto utility wires which downed a pole, resulting in the discharge of approximately one quart of mineral oil to the ground.  Spilled product impacted pavement and roadside sand.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover oil off the pavement and all visible signs of contaminated sand were hand shoveled by the responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-276-2015*In preparation for abandonment, a homeowner began removing the filter assembly from his aboveground tank.  During the process, it literally fell off the tank due to significant corrosion.  Approximately five gallons of heating oil was released from the tank before it was plugged.  Spilled product initially impacted the cement basement floor then migrated through cracks in the concrete, impacting the silty clay below.  Approximately 20 square feet of concrete were removed to facilitate access to that material. Standing oil on the clay was identified and addressed with sorbents which appeared to be a very local issue.  Field screening guided the remainder of the excavation, which identified approximately two yards of material for removal.  After concrete was poured, the basement was ventilated to the satisfaction of the property owner and tenants.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at  this time.
P-278-2015*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the determined the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-279-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction. Released oil was confined to the interior concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned from the floor by Dead River Company personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the Dead River. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-281-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 4/15/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Yarmouth Fire Department (YFD) about an ongoing discharge of K1 heating oil from an outside, consumptive-use residential, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this address.  MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The homeowner identified herself as Beloved Dandy.  The home is still listed in town records under her former, married name, and as belonging to Jennifer and James Rowe.  The location is suburban residential use served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The home's water line comes up the side of the driveway under the lawn and enters the home near the spill location.

To the south is an intermittent stream bed (see site map).  The split-level home has a finished basement with no evidence of flooding.  Natural gas service will be coming to the neighborhood.  Ms. Dandy stated that the horizontally installed AST had not been used for several years.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 4/15/15, I met on site with the Yarmouth Fire Chief, Ms. Dandy, and her roommate (Greg, 233-1075).  Red free product oil was visible and there was strong odor of fresh fuel oil on the ground (see photos) at the south west corner of the home.  The tank legs of the AST appeared to have collapsed due to corrosion of the leg brackets which broke the bottom feed fuel fitting and firematic valve.

I advised Ms. Dandy that a clean-up was advisable to prevent oil-vapor intrusion into her home, prevent direct human contact, and to keep the oil from spreading and leaving her property.  I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance and application, and clean-up options.  Ms. Dandy agreed to MDEP, Division of Response Services spill clean-up management (see attached agreement).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/15/15, YFD had applied oil sorbents to the oil on the ground and had tipped the end of the tank up so the remaining oil sat at the low end away from the broken fitting.  I changed the saturated pads and bagged the waste.  Allstate Environmental Services (AES) was called to respond the next morning to move the AST and the overhead deck and stairs, and to remove oil-contaminated soil and liquid.

On 4/16/15, I met on site with AES under Charles Dow.  The AST was pumped out and moved and an emergency Dig Safe called.  An MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form was faxed to CPRC Group for soil disposal.  Below the grass and loam, we found a dry hard silty soil which appears to have helped keep the oil from migrating deep and causing vapors into the home.  MDEP screened the soil to direct the areas and volume of soil to be removed.

On 4/17/15, in the morning, a small area of red oil was noted atop groundwater in the excavation which was collected on pads.  Additional soil was excavated.  AES later backfilled with bank run gravel, and loam, seed and hay mulch.  A bed of 3/4 inch crushed stone was placed for a potential replacement AST, and AES reinstalled the deck and stairs.  All significant oil-contaminated soil, and all free product oil appeared to have been removed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The home did not have any oil vapor intrusion detected and no complaints from the residents.
2)  Oil contaminated media may remain, but in levels not cost effective or in levels high enough to cause a problem.  Any remaining oil contamination shall be properly managed.
3)  I spoke to MDEP engineers and we agreed that a referral was not needed.  As of July 2015, MDEP has not been notified of vapor issues or other issues.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to imply that the discharge was remediated to original or pristine condition.
5)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-282-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 4/20/15, Sebago Fire Department (SFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a K1-oil leak from an outside, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST).  At the time they estimated about 8-gallons lost to the ground and atop rainwater puddles in the grass.  MDEP response was requested.  MDEP requested response from Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to pump out the AST and prepare for removal of oil contaminated soils and sorbents.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The AST was a horizontal AST located at the rear of the home and on legs which were on concrete blocks.  Following a 100-gallon delivery, the ground appeared to have softened with meltwater and the concrete blocks sunk down allowing the tank legs to slide off and crack the bottom-feed firematic valve (see photos).  There was red free-product oil on the grass and puddles of oil.  We hoped that the water would keep the oil from soaking deep into the soil but this would not prove to be so.  The area smelled strongly of fresh fuel oil.  Following excavation and soil removal, I re-estimated the probable discharge as larger than the initially reported 8-gallons.

The area is rural residential use served by private well and septic.  There is a drilled well for the home located near Sebago Road, about 200' away, and an old out-of-service dug well in the back yard (see site map).  I noted no other water supply wells within 300' from the discharge.  In addition to the threatened drinking water well there was a threat of oil vapor intrusion into the home.

The mobile home and AST facility are owned by Crystal LaPointe and Dennis Bournival.  The land (Map 009 Lot 020) is owned by Ahlea Giles, Ms. LaPointe's sister.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/20/15, SFD applied sorbent pads onto the oil on the ground and unsuccessfully tried to plug the cracked valve.  AES pumped the AST to drums and tipped the tank on end, and set up temporary fuel for the home.

On 4/21/15, I explained the Maine Groundwater Fund AST insurance to Mr. Bournival, and went over the application form.  Mr. Bournival agreed to MDEP management of the clean-up.  I changed oil-saturated sorbents.

On 4/22/15, while I screened soil, AES excavated oiled soil.  Excavation was difficult and a small skid steer and excavator were needed.  Some areas were excavated to about 6' below grade, and the AST location was excavated down to 18" below grade.  Some spots that appeared clean, would have free product red oil squish up from the ground when stepped on.  Oiled soil was also removed from under the mobile home.  Excavation under the home was done carefully as there was no concrete pad to support the blocks the home rested on. Two dump trucks and two trailer dumps of oiled soil were taken by AES to CPRC Group for processing.

Following successful source reduction, AES was instructed to backfill the excavation with gravel, a bed of 3/4" crushed stone under the AST location, and then reinstalled the AST to Maine code, and pump the oil back in.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time it is believed that clean-up has been satisfactorily performed and there remains no significant threat to the private drinking water well or to indoor air quality.  Closing samples were below 20-parts per million (ppm) by bag headspace and the Oil In Soil colorimetric test was 'Negative' for detectable volatile organic hydrocarbons.  Oil contaminated soil in low levels may remain that was not cost effective to remediate and/or in not significant levels.  Remaining oil contamination should naturally degrade with time.  As of June 2015, I have received no further complaints from the residents.
2)  Mr. Bournival and Ms. LaPointe may apply for MDEP Ability To Pay program to have their Fund deductible waived.
3)  This discharge and additional assessment and clean-up has been referred to MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn for review.
4)  This spill report shall not
P-283-2015*On 4/16/15, the Town of Paris, Public Works Department (PWD), reported a leak of about 12 gallons of hydraulic oil from a street sweeper to about 1000-feet of pavement on Pine Street.  No oil was reported to have reached drains or surface water.  The location is residential and near Oxford Hills Middle School.  The leak was spread thin over the pavement and Paris PWD sanded the spill.  I advised that they leave the sand so the road is not slippery and to bind the oil while it naturally degraded.

No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
B-369-2015*On June 15, Joe Landry, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report a spill in Bar Harbor.  The spill occurred at the residence of Eric Antoniou of 20 Stonybrook Way.   The spill was caused by a former tenant trying to remove oil out of the storage tank using the oil line.  Approximately 5 gallons was lost in the basement.  Most of the fuel ended up in the floor drain.  It was impossible to recover from the drain.  I attempted to locate where the drain daylighted, without success. The floor was cleaned with simple green cleaner.  A ventilation system for both the drain and the basement was installed.  This was referred to the Division of Technical Services for vapor issues.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-488-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
On 6/12/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by L M Longley & Son Company (Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning business) (LMLH), that this customer's oil tank was leaking and requested a MDEP Division of Response Services visit.  Leak volume was unknown.  LMLH staff were responding.  I arrived on site about 1425 hours time.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The business has two 330-gallon, commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tanks (AST) side-by-side in a shed behind the building.  The discharge was from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank least accessible through the doorway (see photos).  The AST appears to have been leaking for days and gone unnoticed.  The oil leaked off the concrete floor of the shed and out the wood side to the soil below.  The soil was stained with oil and had a fresh odor of #2 oil.  A shallow test pit TP-1 in this soil had an ambient oil vapor reading of 30-parts per million (ppm) and 34-ppm.  The oiled soil did not appear oil saturated.  The oil odor was not entering the business building.

The location is rural commercial and residential use.  The spill location is located at the intersection of Schoolhouse Road and Route 121 (see site map).  To the west is a Big Apple gas station (former Betsy's facility) with known past fuel discharges.

Properties on Mechanic Falls Road (Route 121) are served by municipal water supply, though homes on side streets like Schoolhouse Road, are served by private water wells.  I estimated no drinking water wells within 200' of the discharge.  I visited the two nearest homes, but found no one at home at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
When I arrived, LMLH had disconnected the offending AST, was pumping out the leaking tank, and had laid down oil sorbent pads.

Within the business, I met Eileen Thompson, co-owner, and explained that the discharge volume was hard to judge at this time.  I advised that after the tanks are removed from the shed, she should clean the oiled floor and wall footer with detergent and dig out the oiled soil next to the concrete pad to at a minimum 1' depth.  The estimated oiled soil volume was estimated to be significantly less than a cubic yard.  I advised that they could land spread the removed soil thin on the east side of the building, and I offered to return and screen the hole and perform field analysis on the remaining soil at the bottom of the excavation.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or as needed.
2)  Further assessment and actions were referred to MDEP geologist Brad Hahn.  Based on present information, distance to the wells, a prompt response and clean-up actions: Hahn and I agreed that residential wells on School House Road do not appear seriously threatened.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or imply the discharge has been remediated to original or pristine condition.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-526-2015*This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility on 6/30/15, by Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Arthur Grant.  The required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was done by St Germain-Collins & Associates (SGC).  Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was MDEP representative for the abandonment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The present facility was installed in 1987 and there was evidence in the form of old, out-of-service steel piping of a previous, older UST facility.  The initial facility owners are registered as Kenyon Oil and Drake Petroleum (sister companies with Xtra Mart).  At the time of this abandonment, the facility was owned by "137 U S Route One Scarborough Realty, LLC" who was removing the facility and were to use the property for expanded parking/storage for the adjacent Prime Mercedes dealership.

The removed facility was of single-wall fiberglass tanks and piping for gasoline and diesel fuels, with no containment sumps under the dispensers.  There was no new, replacement, UST facility being installed.  A short run of rusty steel piping of about 1.5" diameter was found and removed.

The location and discharge appear to fall with a 5.2.1.4 Tier 2 CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER CLEAN-UP Goal.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Past MDEP spill reports document earlier reported spills.  I found no record of MDEP Division of Response Services attendance at the 1987 facility removal or installation.

During the 6/30/15 and 7/1/15 UST abandonment and required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment, Mr. Bowdoin of SGC documented gasoline contamination in soil beneath a dispenser closest to the facility building.  Field bag-headspace readings were reported over 1100-parts per million (ppm) and down to 160-ppm.  Double-wall piping and containment sumps under the dispensers may have prevented the discharges to soil and to groundwater.

On 7/1/15, SGC also reported that one hot spot of apparent fresh gasoline was due to the PPC staff spilling gasoline to soil during the piping removal the previous day, making PPC a responsible party for the discharge.  This leak was not reported to MDEP and not cleaned up as required at the time and then got mixed with other soil during the excavation work.

Mr. Bowdoin reported that groundwater exposed at 9' below grade had no oil sheen and no free product oil evident.  The UST area and piping runs had little or no significant field readings reported.

UST ABANDONMENTS
When MDEP arrived, the three fiberglass gasoline USTs and the fiberglass product piping had already been removed and transported off site.  I noted some short sections of old steel product piping that should have been abandoned by removal during the 1987 UST replacement.  The dispenser sumps did not have spill containment sumps.

The following week the general contractor uncovered two unregistered, long out of service, bare steel USTs of about 500-gallons each when excavating around the kiosk building.  I understand that these were reported to Scott Cyr of MDEP Division of Response Services and removed.  PPC and SGC later advised me that they were not informed of these additional two USTs: T-9 and T-10.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the site sensitivity, volumes and field analysis of the soil, no remedial actions, such as soil removal and treatment was required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  Negotiating with SGA, we agreed to allowing the gasoline contaminated soil to be land spread or re-used in-place on the property and under the paved parking lot in the immediate area of the former gas station.  I advised Mr. Bowdoin to discuss a voluntary remediation measure for the gasoline discharge(s) to lesson liability and prevent re
B-406-2015*On June 30, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at the Motor Pool at 481 Maine Avenue in  Bangor.  When driving a bus into the shop to replace a blown turbocharger, approximately two quarts of motor oil leaked onto the pavement.  Speedy dri sorbent material was used to absorb the oil, and a street sweeper was used to pick up the oily material.  The material will be disposed of in the Public Works waste stream.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-405-2015*On July 1, Chris McHale from Casella Waste Systems called to report a spill of antifreeze at 2221 Essex Street.  The spill of 3 to 5 gallons occurred from a trash truck when the antifreeze line broke.  The spill was on pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dri sorbent material.   The speedy dri will be disposed of in Casella's waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.

A-83-2017*The filter assembly of an outside oil tank was broken off by snow and ice.  An estimated 200 gallons of K1 fuel oil was spilled.  ACV Enviro was hired for removal of contaminated soil.  The site has a private well for drinking water and the site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-171-2015*On 7/14/15, homeowner Misty Roy called Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) with an oil odor complaint. When the DOC technician got in the basement he could smell fuel. The above ground oil storage tank (AST) was located in the basement, with boxes underneath and around the tank. The boxes were moved and oil was found dripping into one of the boxes. The box was removed from the basement and a magna patch was used on the pin hole in the AST. The customer was going to look through the box to see what is of value and then dispose of the oil soaked box. DOC will be working with Ms. Roy and the tank will be replaced.

On 7/15/15, I spoke with Dave Frazier, Service Manager with DOC, and discussed the need to pump the nearly 1/2 full tank of oil in the Roy basement down to a minimum amount (about 10-15 gallons) to take the pressure off the magna patch, until the tank replacement work is completed.  Dave stated that the technician, Dana LaPointe, had checked the magna patch and it is holding good.  DOC crews will be pumping down the tank today, and scheduling the AST replacement work within the next few days.  I told Dave Frazier to please keep Maine Department of Environmental Protection posted on the status of pumping this tank down to reduce pressure on the magna patch, as well as progress on replacement of the old tank and to let us know if they need any assistance from the Division of Response Services in this effort.  Daigle Oil had the tank pumped out today and the new oil tank will be installed Monday, 7/20/15.

P-577-2015*On July 15, 2015, Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PSNY) in Kittery reported a JP-5 fuel (commonly known as jet fuel) spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. Bateman explained that the fuel was being transferred to helicopters on a Coast Guard Cutter when approximately 17 gallons of fuel spilled in the process. 10 gallons spilled into the water and the rest remained on pavement. Sorbent boom was deployed to absorb majority of the fuel. The current on the river unfortunately moved the product swiftly and its trusted that with a sunny day, it would evaporate as well.  No sensitive areas were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-441-2015*On 7/16/15, Kevin Bernier called to report a 2 gallon spill from a damaged sight glass on a debris rake at the entered location. Why the glass was broken is not known, but it resulted in oil being spilled to the platform on the rake where it was recovered with sorbent material.  No oil made its way to the river.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly and the glass was replaced.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-443-2015*On 7/16/15, Kevin Bernier called to report a leaking turbine generator at the entered location. The leak was known to exist and occurred while the turbine was shut down. Because the turbine was known to leak, a 40-gallon plastic tote was placed under it to catch the leaking oil.  Unfortunately, the tote was not big enough to capture all the oil and it overflowed.  Product made its way to a concrete sump at the facility where it was collected with sorbent materials.  No oil reached the river.  All contaminated materials were disposed of by Brookfield personnel.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-447-2015*On July 17, Rick More, from the City of Brewer Public Works, called reporting a hydraulic oil spill.   The spill occurred at 100 Washington Street, the old Washington Street School.  A backhoe broke its hose and 3 to 4 gallons spilled on the ground.  The product on ground was shoveled up and cleaned up with sorbents, generating approximately 60 pounds in all.  The material will be disposed of in the Brewer waste stream.  No resources are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
P-586-2015*On July 20, 2015, Wells Fire Department reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an anti-freeze spill of one gallon.  The spill occurred on Route 1 at the town lines of Wells and Kennebunk. The anti-freeze came from a motor vehicle accident and spilled onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-180-2015*7/20/15 Received a call from Bert Levesque, Daigle Oil Company Fixed Assets Manager, reporting a spill of approximately 30 gallons of off-road diesel fuel that occurred during a fuel delivery to their bulk plant by H.O. Bouchard.  Bert stated that the diesel fuel came out the top of the manway of the AST (20,000 gallon), and ran down the sides of the tank and is currently contained in the earthen containment berm surrounding the AST.  Bert has called contractor J.R. Boucher & Sons to clean up the spilled diesel fuel.

7/20/15 Received a call from Mr. Whitcomb of H. O. Bouchard reporting the above spill. Mr. Whitcomb may be coming up in the morning to look over the spill site to see what was the cause.

7/21/15 Met with Mr. Whitcomb of H. O. Bouchard and Bert Levesque, DOC Fixed Assets Manager to discuss excavation of about 1-2 cubic yards inside containment area beneath diesel tank (above ground tank).  Daigle Oil contracted with JR Boucher Construction to excavate some gravel and a top couple inches of the clay liner to remove contaminated oily debris generated by the spill of 35 gallons. The majority of the spilled oil has been collected with sorbent pads shortly after the spill occurred.

8/3/15 JR Boucher Construction hauled 5.69 tons of oily debris from DOC's Bulk plant spill disposed of at Tri-community Landfill.  Spill site has had liner repaired and site loamed and seeded around and underneath above ground tank where the spill occurred.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

B-452-2015*On July 20, a National Response Center report was received (incident number 1123331).  I spoke with the reporting party, Petty Officer Smith, of the Eastport Coast Guard Station.  He said that he suspects that an unknown vessel did a poor job of refueling.  The sheen is expected to be flushed out with the next tide.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-456-2015*Colby and Gale, Inc., reported that an oil tank developed a leak at the home of Mr. Bhe in the town of Nobleboro. I made a site visit to the home at 430 Duckpuddle Road. This oil tank had been filled just two hours earlier and the homeowner could smell oil. He checked the oil tank and found oil on the concrete floor and saw oil dripping from the bottom of the tank. Mr. Bhe then called Colby and Gale.

On arrival, I found that the oil tank had been pumped out and removed. Odor gone powder had been sprinkled onto the floor, covering about 32 square feet with the dust/powder.  I checked the floor drain and there was a very small amount of oil inside. I used pads to recover the fuel. I connected the Ram fan and ventilated the basement. I placed speedi dri sorbent material onto the odor gone powder. Colby and Gale returned a few days later and installed a new tank and cleaned the floor.

Several days later I returned to get the ram fan and the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-500-2015*On August 6, Ashley from Union Street in Calais called in about what she thought was hydraulic oil being spilled on the road.  The Ashley thought the trash collector Downeast Waste Disposal had a leaking hydraulic line.   Ashley said that this had been an ongoing issue for several weeks.  I investigated the street and several nearby streets.  I found no indication of a leak in the past or that day.  I speculate that the liquid may have been water from the truck.  I also spoke with the disposal company about the concerns.  They indicated they did not have a leak that they were aware of.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.

P-684-2014*Supply line corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  The line was sheathed beneath the concrete slab, but water had been introduced into the sheath when the basement flooded in the past.  Over time, the presence of standing water corroded the line releasing the fuel.  Product was forced out the sheath onto the basement floor contaminating approximately 600 square feet of it as well as miscellaneous household items.  In addition, there was a PVC riser stubbed through the floor in preparation for a future bathroom.  Oil seeped between the pipe and the concrete, contaminating soil below the slab.  Initial response efforts involved recovery of free product with sorbent materials while separating contaminated from non-contaminated items.  Also at this time, free product and water were evacuated from the sheath.  In the following days, approximately 30 square feet of concrete were removed to accommodate the excavation of contaminated soil.  Less than one yard of material was removed from below the slab, as identified by field screening.  The hole was backfilled, including a vapor barrier, then concrete was repoured.  The slab was treated with a sealant to encapsulate vapors.  Confirmatory air sampling conducted by the Division of Technical Services rendered the cleanup complete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-387-2014*On December 26, 2014, Daigle Oil Company (DOC) reported a spill of an unknown amount of #1 fuel oil at 38 Davis Road from a corroded aboveground storage tank (AST). DOC employees had the leak stopped and tank removed before I arrived on site. I met will the home owner, Debra Paradis, and discussed a remediation plan, and had Debra sign up for the Groundwater Insurance Fund.

On December 27, 2014, a crew from contractor, Earthworks, and I met on site. We removed contaminated soils from a ten foot wide by six foot long hole with the greatest depth being just under 3 feet. Due to the age of the trailer and the lack of proper support structure, it was decided not to remove much soil around the cribbing. A poly sheet barrier was installed and clean soils replaced. Screening methods included oil-in-soil shake test used in accordance with the Department's Standard Operating Procedure. At this time, no prolonged vapors could be detected in the home.  The home owner signed up for the Tank Replacement Program.

On January 16, 2015, I contacted the park owner, Richard Finley, in New York, via telecom and informed him of the clean-up of the incident. He appreciated being informed and did not request any additional info at this time.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

A-2-2015*A tractor trailer belonging to E J Carrier, Incorporated, traveling east on Route 4, in Farmington, was struck by a Dodge Neon.  The car struck the tractor trailer truck in the vicinity of the fuel tank, and approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel was released to Route 4.  The Farmington Fire Department used sorbent pads and copious amounts of speedi dri to contain leaking diesel fuel.  When the sorbent material was cleaned up, sand was applied to the roadway.

I responded and affirmed that the site was remediated.   Jeff Gray, of E J Carrier, as well as the driver of the truck involved, were still on site.  E J Carrier removed the waste speedi dri for disposal.  I took the sorbent pads for disposal.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary at this time.
P-284-2015*On 4/16/2015 I received a call from Jason Seyfried of Brookfield Renewable Energy reporting a hydraulic oil spill due to a broken hose on a rented manlift.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and rags.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-285-2015*On April 16, 2015, Charlie Burnham Energy & Heating Service, Inc. reported a discharge of oil to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The K-1 oil discharge occurred at 349 Sligo Road in Yarmouth.

I responded to the site and met with Charlie Burnham and the homeowners. At that time, the aboveground storage tank (AST) had a corrosion hole on the belly and was leaking oil to the concrete pad underneath. Charlie had pumped out the majority of the oil from the AST to another AST at the property that heated the house. The leaking AST heated the detached garage. At that time, the homeowners estimated that 50 gallons leaked from the AST onto the concrete floor. Their drinking water was not in jeopardy, but free product was noted on the groundwater when a 2 foot hole was dug right where the discharge occurred. At that time, I decided it was in the best interest of the homeowners that the outdoor concrete floor and saturated soil be removed. The homeowners agreed with the clean-up suggestions.

On April 17, 2015, I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental Services. The outdoor concrete floor was removed and 6.47 tons of contaminated soil was removed from under the impacted concrete floor. I tested the soil around the preexisting concrete floor with the "shake test" method and it did not show oil was present in the soil over 300 parts per million (PPM).  Sand was replaced and a new concrete floor was poured.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-286-2015*
During the lovely morning of Monday 4/20/15 Patriots Day Holiday, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, was contacted through the Maine State Police, by Mr. Arthur Kreidler regarding what he suspected to be a large volume of suspicious, possibly hazardous, soil piled up in a parking lot which he believed owned by H C Crooker Company, a construction and excavation company. The piles had no containment and no town permit, but a sand berm surrounded it.

At 0920 time, I met Mr. Kreidler at the property which had no signs or identification.  At the rear of the property were parked Cote Crane Company vehicles.  I confirmed the piles of soil which covered an area of about 75' by several hundred feet by about 5' high, atop asphalt pavement.  Berms of wood chips and sand surrounded dark, sludge-appearing soil that had wood chips visibly mixed in.  Water had pooled in locations within the bermed area (see attached photos).  The water exhibited no sheen or floating products.  I noted no ambient odor and the soil registered no measurements on my Photoionization Detector (PID).  I noted no drums or containers visible mixed in with the soil.

I assessed no evidence of prohibited oil or chemical discharges and correctly presumed that this was a MDEP solid waste issue.  On Tuesday 4/21/15, I spoke with Mr. McMullen with MDEP Solid Waste Division who confirmed that the soil was known to him, was dredge material, and had MDEP approval to be there.  The property was owned by Bath Iron Works.  Mr. McMullen stated he would contact Arthur Kreidler and answer any questions.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

2)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are anticipated.
P-287-2015*On Monday, 4/20/15, report was received from Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) of a small hydraulic oil leak to the ground within their facility property from a PTW trash truck.  The leak was cleaned up by PTW staff.  The location is commercial use.

At this time, the Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-288-2015*On 4/18/15, notification was received of a small hydraulic oil leak from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) vehicles at their Bridgton Service Center, a CMP property for storing of vehicles and equipment.  CMP reported the waste cleaned up with sorbents.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit at this time; when next in area I plan on stopping in and checking.

At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-289-2015*On Friday, 4/17/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by a contractor of an apparent old steel oil tank behind this gas station while they were excavating for a new, buried, electrical line from Route 1.  That afternoon I found what appeared to be a vertical 64" diameter cylindrical, steel, underground storage tank (UST) located about 10 to 15 feet behind the building as described.  The tank was near full with murky liquid with no petroleum or chemical odor and no visible sheen.  There was a collection of sludge on the bottom detected with a dipstick.

I updated Erik Phoenix, of Ransom Environmental, and Jim Mullen, of Gaftek, LLC, on my observations and we planned for further investigation and abandonment if needed the next week.

On Tuesday, 4/21/15, with Gaftek, under Paul Thompson, and with Ransom Environmental, I observed the tank uncovered.  The tank did not appear to be a typical oil UST and the contents did not appear to be petroleum.  Suspecting an old out of service sewage holding tank, Gaftek had this confirmed by Falmouth Sewer Department.  I understand that Gaftek filled the tank with inert fill.

1.  The UST was not required to be registered with MDEP and no Chapter 691 environmental site assessment was required.
2.  No further MDEP actions are required at this time.
P-290-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 4/19/15, Sanford Public Safety Dispatch reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services, through Maine State Police Dispatch, a mystery, unsecure, orphan drum of a possible hazardous waste or material at the suburban residence.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
On site about 1530 hours time, I met Sanford Fire Department (SFD) and York County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).  The area is dense suburban residential property served by municipal water and sewer service.

The blue plastic 55-gallon drum located behind the storage shed was labeled 25% sodium hydroxide.  I noted a small volume of leakage of a dark oil appearing liquid around the lip of the drum and a little on leaves below, apparently when someone tried to sample the liquid.  The drum was securely capped at the time.  I noted no odor evident around the drum.

In Level-C personal protective equipment and with a Photoionization Detector (PID), I found no ambient measurements.  When I uncapped the drum, I measured 700-parts per million (ppm) and 0% Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) and later noted an oil-like odor from the liquid.  The liquid appeared to be dark used motor oil-like.  The PID measurement appeared high for only used motor oil and I assessed the oil could contain waste fuel oil and gasoline.  I was informed that a former tenant maintained a motor cycle at the residence.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The liquid on the drum rim and leaves was wiped up and the sorbents taken by MDEP for disposal.  SFD and I advised the landlord property owner to promptly have the drum of waste oils removed from the property and properly recycled or disposed of.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  I removed the drum's sodium hydroxide label and prominently marked the drum "WASTE OIL", made sure the bung caps were tight, and I placed a poly bag over the drum
2)  I understand that SFD would check to ensure the drum was removed.
3)  There was no known injuries or significant discharges affecting indoor air quality or groundwater.
4)  This spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time there are no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned.

P-291-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/19/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, received a call from a citizen through the Maine State Police (MSP), complaining of a strong oil odor outside a neighboring home.  The caller believed there was a leaking outside heating oil tank.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Sunday 4/19/15, I visited in late afternoon and noted and confirmed the odor of fresh fuel oil around an outside, residential, consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST). On the concrete tank pad and soil under the oil filter was a dark oil stain (see photos).  The ambient air above the oil stain measured 37-parts per million (ppm) and a measurement in a shallow test pit was over 100-ppm (using Photoionization Detector, 10.6 eV lamp).  There were no obvious corrosion holes in the AST.  The leak cause appeared to be a filter or fitting leak.
The 120-gallon AST was found empty.  The discharge volume was not able to be determined.  With a slow dribble of fuel soaking into permeable soil, a 100-gallon leak could leave the same size surface stain as a 1-gallon discharge.  MDEP marked the tank "do not fill".  A 2nd AST of 275-gallon size behind the home did not appear to have leaked.
During subsequent visits in June and September 2015, I noted no further ambient oil odors and received no further neighbor complaints.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is a single family residence of wood construction on concrete slab, located in a dense suburban residential area, and served by municipal water and sewer service. The home was unoccupied and appeared abandoned.  On site I noted a notice for the property owner to contact the mortgage owner.  A neighbor stated that the owner, Ms. Vire, had separated from the co-owner, Todd Hartford, and she had left the state.  Her son had moved out the past autumn, 2014.  In the back yard the lawn was unmowed and there were piles of clothing and personal items strewn and piled about.  The neighbor offered to have Ms. Vire's daughter call me.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  6/8/15: I left a return phone message for a Kathy Larabee @ 939-0800 (Vire's daughter?).  Ms. Larabee did not return my calls.  The Gorham Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) was advised of this oil contamination.
2)  At this time no remedial actions have been implemented.  There are no complaints or evidence the discharge has left the property and caused indoor vapor intrusion issues.  It cannot be determined if the discharge is clean to state satisfaction.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
3)  At this time I recommend natural attenuation of the discharge unless sensitive receptors are found to be impacted.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  I recommend no further actions at this time.
P-292-2015*This spill report covers the removal of single-wall gasoline product piping after the discovery in 2014 by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff, that the piping was not double-wall, contained piping as was registered.  Being out of Maine Chapter 691 code it was required to be replaced with approved facility piping.

The contractor for the job was Gaftek, LLC, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Rick Hazel.  The required underground storage tank (UST) environmental closure assessment was performed for 7-Eleven, Inc., by AECOM.  Stephen Brezinski was primary representative for MDEP Division of Response Services.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
When this 7-Eleven branded UST facility tanks and piping were replaced in 1992, by CTI Mike McQuinn, the facility was owned and operated by RMR, Inc.  Over time it has also been a Christy's gas station before becoming a 7-Eleven again.  See the 1992 UST closure assessment by Haley & Aldrich, Inc., for additional information.

The new facility in 1992 consisted of Owens Corning brand, brine filled double-wall tanks and were supposed to be double-wall piping to the dispenser islands.  For an unknown reason, CTI McQuinn installed single-wall fiberglass piping and this was not caught by annual facility inspections.  The facility is pressurized with submersible turbine pump (STP) sumps.  There were no spill containment sumps under the two dispensers.  Gaftek reported that they performed a hydrostatic test on the STP sumps, found them not liquid tight, and were replacing the lids and gaskets.

The facility is located in a dense urban residential area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Discharges could threaten underground utility paths.  Groundwater was not observed at the tank tops and in the shallow piping trenches.

FACILITY REPLACEMENT & ASSESSMENT
I understand that during the late April 2015 piping assessment, that AECOM discovered no evidence of prohibited discharges in the piping run.  In April and May 2015, Gaftek installed new double-wall piping and new dispenser sumps.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
No remediation of soil or groundwater was required by MDEP at the time based on MDEP observations and information from AECOM and Gaftek.  CTI Hazel and Luis A. Ferreira of AECOM reported that all soil that could not be re-used on site was shipped to ESMI in New Hampshire for disposal.

At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.  See the MDEP UST registration file 14538, the 2015 assessment by AECOM, and other spill reports for additional information.
P-293-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 4/21/15, in the early evening, Kittery Fire Department (KFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leak from a residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) within the basement of this residence.  KFD requested MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban residential area served by public water service, but private septic fields.  To the east is the Kyle Sawyer residence (207-439-5626) at 4 Foyes Lane.  To the west is Kittery Point Fire Station.  To the south is Route 103 and Kittery Point Service Citgo gas station and auto repair facility.

The home is a single family home with mortared stone basement foundation and concrete floor.  The home is inhabited by Ms. Olmstead, her daughter and a young granddaughter.  The basement floods several inches deep during heavy rain or snow melt and automatically is pumped out to an underground dry well under the back yard garden area (see Photo 4).  The dry well I understand to be made of crushed stone.

Groundwater flow direction based on topography appears to be to the south or southwest.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
Upon arriving, I noted a large puddle of water on the concrete basement floor in the area around the vertical 275-gallon AST and the sump.  There was a skim of fresh heating oil visible on the water but not thick enough to cause a red color.  The sump pump had been turned off and Ms. Olmstead and Fire Chief O'Brien stated that an unknown amount of water and oil had been discharged to the dry well.  I noted a strong oil odor in the basement and Ms. Olmstead stated it also smelled strongly of oil in the upstairs living room.

In the surface soil of the garden over the dry well, I noted apparent wintertime animal burrow holes, but no oil-contaminated soil at the surface. The sump pump discharge did not appear to reach the ground surface.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/21/15, KFD applied oil sorbent pads to the water on the basement floor and had the sump pump shut off.  The broken AST fitting had been repaired and was no longer leaking.  Ms. Olmstead agreed to MDEP Division of Response Services management and to apply to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance (GW Fund); we went over the GW Fund application.  Authorized by MDEP, ENPRO Services responded with laborers and a vacuum truck.  ENPRO picked up oiled pads and vacuumed oily water off the floor.  MDEP Division of Response Services set up a Ram Fan venting out a basement window to create a negative air pressure and inhibit oil vapors from going upstairs.

On 4/22/15, at MDEP request, ENPRO washed the basement floor.  They were instructed to wash and rinse twice and to collect the wash water.

On 4/23/15, Brad Hahn and I noted no oil or oil sheen on the basement floor or in the sump.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings of basement ambient air was 0.0-parts per million (ppm); and 0.2 to 0.3-ppm in the first floor living area.  I noted no oil-breakout at the base of the drainage ditch next to Route 103 and downgrade of Ms. Olmstead's home.  I met a Kittery official on site who agreed to also periodically check the roadside for evidence of oil breakout.

On 4/29/15, MDEP geologist Brad Hahn hand probed the area of the dry well and noted subsurface oil-contaminated soil/stone in the dry well area, but no evidence that it had left the dry well area.  Hahn measured no PID values in the basement.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for boring locations and sampling results.

On 5/5/15, with no further detectable oil odors in the home, I retrieved the MDEP Ram Fan.  In response to concerns of the neighbor, Mr. Kyle Sawyer, I visited and left my contact information with a woman at the home.  I noted no evidence of oil breakout along Route 103.  Later over the phone, Mr. Sawyer expr
P-294-2015*On 4/22/15 I received a call from the Wells Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident with oil and antifreeze spillage.  It was reported that the spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and that no DEP response was needed.  No further action required.
P-295-2015*On 4/22/15 I received a call from David McNally Jr of Pine Tree Waste reporting a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred when a piece of heavy equipment was accidentally turned on while the hydraulic hoses connections were not secure.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-297-2015*Paving equipment was found in many states of repair and disrepair littering the site.  Open containers of waste oil (motor, lube) were documented as well as several leaking non-registered, non-licensed vehicles including trucks, trailers, commercial equipment, etc.  No responsible party was present at the time of the inspection in open view of the lot and equipment.

Staining of the ground beneath and adjacent to vehicles and equipment was heavier in the area of lot closest to roadway.  Neighbors expressed concerns for groundwater and possibly threats to their private drilled wells.  On the day of inspection, the ground was very wet with many standing puddles and even a minor flow/drainage down the rough roadway leading to the back of the property.

I put covers on any open containers I could fashion one for (plywood or plastic, anything to cover opening), to minimize any additional rain accumulation.  Sorbent pads were placed in obvious free product oil, not so much to remediate as to mark locations of contamination.  The decision to refer this to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) compliance unit was made given the nature of the site.

No immediate cleanup was conducted with pending compliance issues.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
A-209-2015*On 4/20/15, the Belfast Fire Department reported that an estimated 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been released into the basement of a house when the owner fell breaking the heating oil tank outlet.  The Fire Chief reported that they had stopped the leak with a wood stick and the oil company was on the way to fix the tank.  I met the Fire Department at the site.  The Fire Department had contained and collected the oil with absorbent pads.  They had also used absorbent boom to prevent any further oil from entering a basement drain.  There was no outside outlet found for the drain and it was believed to be connected to the public sewer.  The Fire Department notified the sewer plant that oil may have entered the system.  I set up ventilation to remove oil vapors from the house.  The owner had made arrangements to stay at her daughter's house for the night.  The area is served by public water.

I met the owner, Harriet Curtis, with her daughter and son in law the next day at the site.  Mrs. Curtis completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup. She also completed a Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund application.  I had Clean Harbors Environmental Services come and remove the oiled debris in the basement and vacuum out the oily water in the basement.  When vacuuming, water was running in through the field stone foundation and small amounts of oil came in with the water.  No oil was observed to come out of the basement drain when it was vacuumed out.  We returned the next day and removed additional oiled debris and more oily water until no oil came into the basement.  An oiled wooded support was removed and replaced.  A less aggressive ventilation fan was installed in the basement and an air scrubber was put in the upstairs living area to control oil vapors.  Arrangements were made with a carpenter to remove the oiled wooden stair supports and treads.

Several weeks later after the oil impacted wooden stairs were removed, the indoor air in the living area was tested for oil vapors with a photo ionization detector and the results were acceptable at 0.1 parts per million (ppm). The ventilation fan and air scrubber were removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-227-2015*I received a call from Mr. Wilcomb indicating that he had observed a petroleum smell in his hot water.  I visited the site and found no apparent issues with his heating system.  I ran a bailer down the well and discovered a small amount of yellow oil on the top of the water column.  I advised Mr. Wilcomb that his well pump had likely failed.  He indicated he would contact a plumber to pull the well pump and replace it.  Paul Higgins of the Division of Technical Services contacted Mr. Wilcomb regarding potential issues with residual contamination in his well.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-228-2015*On 4/29/2015, Brookfield Energy reported a three quart hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A ruptured hydraulic hose on a trash rack machine (used to remove debris from rack) blew causing the spill.  An estimated two quarts was contained in a collection bucket at the rack.  An estimated one quart entered the waterway.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spilled oil and the free phase product in the bucket was added to the sorbents.  The waste will be stored for later pickup and disposal by a licensed contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-230-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred near a fishing dock at the entered location.  I visited the site and found the responsible party at the dock puzzling over what to do next.  I asked Mr. Knowles what happened and he admitted to accidentally knocking a 5 gallon pail of used motor oil into the water.  The incident resulted in oil smearing a small section of rocky shore as well as some wooden piers.  I also observed a sheen in the water.  Mr. Knowles had placed some sorbent boom in the water to recover oil.  I assisted in recovering free product where it was possible and recommended replacing additional sorbent boom to protect the rest of the harbor from oil impacts.  I visited the site a couple days later and found things to be much improved.  I recommended no further action as future tide cycles would likely resolve any lingering issues.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-231-2015*At 0930 hours on 4/30/15, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a broken hydraulic hose on their boom truck which was being used to for inspecting the Deere Isle Bridge.  Approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto the bridge and some continued flowing off the bridge into the water below.  The truck was located near the end of the bridge on the Deere Island side.  Sorbents were used to soak up oil off of the pavement of the bridge and along the beach.  The hydraulic oil was pushed up onto the beach at high tide.  There did not appear to be much oil, only a slight dark stain and a slight odor, along the high mark on the beach.  I tried sorbents along the high tide mark on the beach but did not recover much so I raked out a 2 foot strip for approximately 200 feet along the high water mark from the boat dock to the base of the bridge.  Nothing was found in the boulders around the base of the bridge.  The wind was quite strong that day.  MDOT fixed the hose on their truck.  No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services.
B-233-2015*At 1405 hours on 4/30/15, Mr. Tom Tardiff reported a 1 quart spill of #2 fuel oil from a loose fitting on the filter of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank.  The oil leaked into a container.  Sorbents were used to soak up the #2 fuel.  The loose fitting was tightened.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-234-2015*At 1515 hours on 4/30/15, Central Maine and Quebec Railway reported that Mr. Lucas Wilde was leaking oil onto the ground at the Derby rail yard while dismantling a locomotive.  The excavator had numerous stains under it.  No one was there at the time of my visit.  The staining occurred on pavement and appears that some sorbents were placed over these areas.  There is also some staining that appears from the dismantling of the locomotive.  Some equipment still had oil in them.  I talked to Mr. Wilde and met him at the Derby rail yard to discuss the leaks and preventing leaks during the dismantling of equipment.  This was the last locomotive and he will be moving the excavator onto another site.  He will look into tightening or fixing the hoses that appear to be leaking.

Jana Wood, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater Inspector, was also in contact with Mr. Wilde.  She will be working with him on preventing spills also.  There are a couple catch basins nearby his areas of dismantling.  According to Jana, Mr. Wilde has moved to a different location in the yard and will oversee his work.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-387-2015*At 1037 Hours on 7/2/15, Peter Brady, of the Town of Franklin, reported that numerous TV tubes and computer screens were found near the Town of Franklin public water supply well.  Paul Blood, Geologist with the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and I visited the site and inspected the discarded electronics.  It appears most were unbroken and only the small point of the back of the tubes were broken on a couple of them.  It appears that if these electronics are removed prior to being broken, it will save the Town of Franklin any possible concerns with their public water supply well located approximately 200 feet away.  This area is used by four-wheelers and it appears that shooting of firearms are performed here also.  Paul Blood sent a letter to the Town of Franklin indicating that the electronics should be removed and disposed of properly before they are broken.  Heavy metals would be the concern if the electronics are broken.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-409-2015*ENPRO Services, Inc., reported a diesel release at the Circle K in Wiscasset. A tractor trailer (new car carrier) drove over a circular metal cover which popped up and impaled itself into the saddle tank. Diesel fuel spilled onto the paved parking lot and headed toward the nearby storm drain.

Employees of Circle K spread speedi-dri sorbent material onto the spilled fuel and prevented the fuel from entering the drain. ENPRO was called by Circle K to finish the cleanup and to dispose of the diesel contaminated speedi dri.  I made a site visit to verify that the cleanup was taking place. ENPRO had just got there. I assisted the wrecker service and truck driver with plugging the saddle tank and removing the last few gallons of fuel from the saddle tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-359-2015*Garett Kitchin reported an estimated 50 gallon oil spill to the basement that was the result of a corroded oil tank. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vacuum oil and water from the basement. The concrete floor was cleaned and an estimated 200 gallons of oil and water were recovered. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-417-2015*On 7-10-2015, Tom Swengel, of Murray Oil Company, reported an oil release at Whitney Brookside in the town of Canton.  A flare fitting developed a leak at the filter assembly.  This is a four unit assisted living facility built in a ranch style.  The attached boiler room, which is on a concrete slab, is the location of the fuel leak.

**Note: This report was completed after the responder, Glen Wall, retired from state service.  There is no further information available on this spill.
B-435-2015*On July 14, Rob Mayhew of Cianbro Corporation and Chris Curtis of Sargent Corporation called to report a spill by Sargent Corporation, their subcontractor on a project.  The spill occurred at 2 River Road in Bucksport at the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) substation.  An excavator was working when the hose to the cleanup bucket blew, losing about 2 quarts of hydraulic oil.  The contaminated gravel was shoveled into a trash can.

The contaminated gravel will be disposed of in the Sargent Corporation waste stream.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-440-2015*On July 16, Jeff McElroy called to report that a contractor had found contaminated soil while doing excavation at a construction site.  The contamination was found at 266 Center Street in Brewer at the old Brewer Middle School.  The school is being converted to elderly housing by Brewer Housing Authority.

The soil was lightly contaminated and the work was at final grade.  However, there was building debris that needed to be removed.  The concern was that more contamination would be found.   S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc., was hired by the contractor to document the extent of the contamination.  The report of the findings is attached to this report.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-591-2014*This office received report of a discharge of 20 to 25 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Casella waste facility located in Unity Plantation.  The release was caused by a broken hydraulic on a piece of equipment at the facility.  Casella cleaned up the discharge and disposed of it at their landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-456-2015*On 7/22/2015, Pan Am Railways reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a boom truck that ruptured a hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and by soil removal.  I inspected the site and observed the cleaned up area.  The waste material was transported to the Pan Am facility in Waterville, Maine, for contractor pick up and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-583-2015*On 7/17/15, Chief O'Brien of Kittery Fire Department (KFD) reported to the Maine Department or Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a diesel oil discharge estimated at 5 to 10-gallons to the parking lot of the Mile 3 North Rest Area off the Maine Turnpike.  The spiller (responsible party) and time of the discharge was unknown.  KFD reported they were cleaning the discharge.

The location is rural and owned and maintained by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), though accessed by and serving the Maine Turnpike.  MDEP staff were not available to respond immediately due to other ongoing spills.  I contacted MDOT to check on the spill to ensure it was cleaned to their satisfaction also.  I later visited the spill area and found it satisfactorily cleaned up.  No responsible party or cause was ever found.  The spill did not reach drains or waters of Maine.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-567-2015*Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland reported that a loader had blown a hydraulic line at the Public Works facility on O'Neil Street.  The loader blew the line while being used to move heavy equipment around the yard.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-591-2015*SUMMARY
On 7/21/15, Ms. Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a 7 to 13 gallon discharge of transformer oil from a pole mounted transformer at this location.  Ms. Dyer was the primary contact with CMP for the clean-up.  CMP hired ENPRO Services to remediate the discharge with ENPRO manager Jeff Small on site.  Stephen Brezinski was primary contact with MDEP Division of Response Services for the investigation and remediation.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill area is rural residential area.  The area is served by private water wells and septic systems.  On the north side of Pinewoods Road is a home scheduled to be razed and a gravel pit owned by Huston Excavation.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The discharge occurred when a CMP lineman had disconnected a service line at the side of a house about to be torn down, causing the pole to fall down to the south. When the home's wire was disconnected, the old utility pole lost support and it snapped near the bottom; the transformer at the top of the pole fell across Pinewoods Road and broke open onto the paved road and onto Bosse property (see photos).  The transformer oil had softened some of the asphalt paving.

Sensitive receptors for the discharge were assessed by MDEP to be direct human exposure, and potential threat to nearby drinking water wells.

Testing by CMP reported that the Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) level in the discharged oil was less than 1-parts per million (ppm) making it non-hazardous (see attached Analytical Results).  MDEP acquired a representative soil sample SS-1 at 18" below grade and it was negative with a field Oil In Soil colorimetric test (see site sketch & Photo-4).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
ENPRO applied speedy dry sorbent material to the oil on the roadway which was later swept up.  On 7/21/15 and 7/23/15, ENPRO excavated oiled soil from the roadside and the Bosse's lawn under periodic MDEP screening down to 24" below grade in places (see photos).  Oiled soil was loaded into roll-off containers and trucked to CPRC Group for recycling/disposal.  CMP was responsible for having ENPRO backfill and re-landscape the Bosse's lawn area.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time the remediation of the discharge was assessed to be satisfactory.  I discussed the discharge and clean-up with MDEP geologist Brad Hahn and we agreed that due to prompt reporting and clean-up required by MDEP rules and Maine statutes, that the threat to the human and exposure and the drinking water were alleviated.
2)  There were no direct MDEP clean-up expenses.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services are planned.

P-592-2015*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of an old, previously abandoned-in-place, diesel underground storage tank (UST).   MAI Environmental was on site for the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment and was my primary contact.  The property was being redeveloped for commercial/retail use and the UST was being removed for new construction.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services contact for the UST abandonment.  The location had undergone Voluntary Response Assessment Program (VRAP) assessment under Chris Redmond of MDEP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense commercial use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  This area along Marginal Way is largely fill material.  Native soils under the fill appears to be marine silt/clay with high groundwater.

Retail, motor fuels UST facilities were abandoned-by-removal in 1997 (see P-389-1997) and in 2010 (see P-1021-2010).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The area has a significant number of historical discharges and former bare steel UST facilities.  My assessment is that it can be difficult to differentiate weathered oil/chemical contamination from the area USTs, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), and contaminated material brought in as fill.  Prohibited discharges have been documented at the Century Tire property as early as 1979 (P-177-1979).  A soil sample lab analysis in 2010 documented low level aliphatic compounds and apparent petroleum breakdown products.  Groundwater was only several feet below grade and very murky and odor of weathered petroleum and ash.

Based on known conditions and site use, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned the location to best fall within a Maine 5.2.1.4. Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario.


UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT-BY-REMOVAL
On 7/22/15 and 8/5/15, I was on site and checked on removal of several old hydraulic lifts for the vehicle repair garages.  There was little hydraulic oil released.

On 8/28/15, I was on site with Mr. Marchewka and the excavator contractor for removal of the 10,000-gallon, riveted bare steel, single-wall, diesel fuel UST that had been filled in-place back in 2010.  After removal of the fill, the tank came apart in pieces, separating along the rivets.  The tank shell was integrity-challenged with many corrosion holes and pitting.  UST piping for this diesel UST had been largely removed in 2010.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The observed discharge(s) appear to fall below the actions levels for the Clean-Up guideline assessed at the time, therefore no clean-up actions were required by MDEP Response Division at the time.  I understand that no voluntary clean-up actions were initiated by the property owners or developers.  I understand that during redevelopment no fill materials or groundwater would leave the area as clean, uncontaminated.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media and special waste are recognized to remain in the vicinity and shall be properly managed if disturbed.
2)  See previous spill reports, the MDEP UST registration file 316, and the MDEP VRAP assessment for additional information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-593-2015*On Tuesday, 7/21/15, Pine Tree Waste (PTW) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a small discharge of "gear oil" from one of their trucks to the pavement down Stillwater Street (Drive).  PTW staff responded and cleaned up the discharge.  The spill location is rural residential.  With MDEP requirements to report and promptly clean-up the spill, the discharge was satisfactorily remediated.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this point in time.
P-601-2015*Report of small leak from pole mounted electrical transformer.  The spill was cleaned up.  See attached Central Maine Power Company report.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-604-2015*A concerned citizen reported that she noticed an oil sheen and the smell of gasoline at the beach on Sebago Lake.  She stated that she believed a small pleasure boat had been swamped at a dock nearby and that some gasoline had spilled into the water.  I went to the location and walked the beach looking for a sheen, a smell of oil, or a swamped boat and was unable to find any of them.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-454-2015*A small amount of #2 heating oil was lost due to a filter gasket beginning to weep.  The homeowner was working near the tank and nudged the filter which caused it to begin to weep.  Maritime Energy Company was hired to stop the leak. Very little oil made it to the floor and was collected by Maritime Energy.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-457-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a gravel road due to a hose failure.  The oily soil was collected for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-463-2015*At 0205 hours on 7/24/15, the Bangor Fire Department reported a street sweeper on its side leaking diesel, approximately 15 gallons.  I arrived to find the street sweeper uprighted and no longer leaking.  We were able to remove most of the diesel with sorbents.  The City of Bangor had one of their street sweepers go through the accident area later in the morning.  Levant Landscaping, Inc., is the owner of the street sweeper.  It appears that the driver lost control of the street sweeper causing the accident.  The site was near 504 Stillwater Avenue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-343-2015*Plum Creek Timber Company reported a discharge of hydraulic oil at Mile 6, Goldbrook Road, in Kibby Township.  The discharge had likely come from forest harvesting equipment.   Plum Creek made arrangements to clean up the affected area and dispose of the waste material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-344-2015*Plum Creek Timber Company reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from tree harvesting equipment in the vicinity of mile 8.5 on the Gold Brook Road in Kibby Township.  The affected area was cleaned up by Plum Creek Timber.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-345-2015*Report of lube oil leaking from 3 Pan Am locomotives on tracks in Pittsfield.   Pan Am personnel responded and excavated affected track ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-346-2015*On 6/15/2015, I, Jeremy Greenman accompanied by John Luongo, responded to an anonymous complaint by a kayaker in the Kennebec River near the Pan Am Railways rail yard in Waterville. The caller stated that he had seen oil sheen coming out from the bank of the river from the railroad yard. He stated that he had seen free oil floating down river and that there was wildlife in the area of the oil. Once on site, we met with Josh Slaney and the oil water treatment operator, Charley. We started our site walk at the river's edge where the spill had entered the river. I observed one section of river boom that was very heavily oiled, and in poor working condition. It was anchored at each end of the river bank with rope tied to trees on the bank. This type of anchoring allowed oil product to freely flow into the river, and away from the containment boom. Inside the boom, I observed black free product in puddles, heavily oiled sorbent pads, and 2 sections of heavily oiled sorbent boom. The outfall of a small pipe could be seen in the water, and this is where the discharge of oil to the river takes place. We learned that each time that it rains, there is a discharge of oil from the east side of the rail yard. The river bank and surrounding vegetation was completely black and heavily coated with oil. While we were on the river's edge, we observed ducks, and 2 bald eagles in the water below this discharge point.

I requested to do a site walk of the entire subsurface drainage system. It is split into two sections, east and west sections of the rail yard. The drainage that was being discharged into the river comes from the east side of the yard, directly through what Pan Am calls oil water separator #2 (OWS2). During our inspection, we learned that 1000+ gallons of free oil is recovered each day from OWS2. The majority of this oil comes from the machine shop, which uses cutting oils that are soluble in water. We found that OWS2 was the root cause of the oil discharge to the river. This particular catch basin has a vertical vault built inside it. On one side the oil drains into it and is pumped into a holding tank, and then into a rail tank car to be used as waste oil for heat. On the opposite side there is a storm water drainage, which is discharged directly to the river. We learned that the 2 pumps (see attachment) that are set up to pump oil from this catch basin cannot keep up with the flow of liquids when it rains. The vault is quickly overwhelmed and oil discharges directly into the river as a result. It was at this time that I learned that the oil discharge we were seeing today was actually reported on 5/29/2015 (A-309-2015). The spill on 5/29/2015 was under reported for quantity of oil lost, and it was stated that the oil did not make it to any waterways.

I then requested to look at the DAF treatment system. Charley explained how the system was engineered to work and that the water discharging from this system was clean enough to drink. I observed a lot of gray foam on top of the system. When I asked Charley what the foam was from, he explained that the foam is caused by the wash bay water on the West side of the yard. The soap that they use to wash equipment causes copious amounts of foam on the system, and as a result some is discharged into the river. I observed exactly what he was explaining to us. I observed gray foam at the outfall of the DAF system. The gray color was because oil was entrained into the foam. The soap in this system was causing what I referred to as a short circuit. The soap does not let the system work as it was engineered to, and as a result, foam and oil was being discharged to the river.

At that time, we requested that Pan Am thoroughly clean the river bank and boomed area where OWS2 discharges to the river. We requested that 2 new sections of river boom be deployed and that the current boom be removed because it was not in working order. Once the new river boom was in place and t
A-347-2015*Winslow Public Works was moving a lawn mower into their repair shop when a hydraulic hose ruptured. Oil was lost to the pavement below the mower. Once the mower was moved and the leak was stopped, the maintenance crew spread some sand on the oil stain. The sand was allowed to absorb some of the free oil on the pavement. It was then shoveled up and placed into two 5-gallon pails for disposal. I picked up the pails of soil to insure that the contents were properly disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-348-2015*An anonymous caller stated seeing a very dark oil stain on the pavement in Farmingdale. The caller followed the oil slick and it led into William Rogers' parking lot. I responded to the call, and due to heavy rain, it was very difficult to determine what type of oil was on the road. It was sheening and running off very quickly. I followed the sheen into a doctor's parking lot and saw where someone had parked a vehicle and then left. My determination is that the vehicle owner was a patient at the doctor's office. The amount of oil lost was very minimal and I did not see an impact on the waterways nearby.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-349-2015*An anonymous caller reported that the former Harris Junkyard on Route 201 in Richmond was willingly releasing vehicle fluids onto the ground, and into a nearby brook. I visited the site and did a site walk with one of the yard personnel. I did not find any signs of vehicle fluids in or near the brook. Small stains could be seen from equipment and old vehicles within the drop yard area. The facility was draining and recovering the liquids from vehicles. These liquids were then stored in drums for proper disposal at a later date. When I was on site, I did not see signs of gross negligence for dumping these fluids. I did inform the yard manager to clean up the oil spots that were visible during our walk around.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-350-2015*A locomotive engine 370 leaked lube oil and it was discharged onto the ballast below the train. Pan Am Railways crew were on route to the scene of the release to hand dig the ballast and dispose of it properly. This spill occurred on Sappi mill property by the main gate entrance.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-351-2015*A Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) truck lost 50 gallons of diesel fuel to the ditch of the White Road in Richmond. Once on scene, I learned that the truck that was responsible for the spill was brand new. It had lost its transmission and had to be moved by other means. The road crew decided to try and load it onto a heavy equipment low bed trailer. While doing this the truck tipped off the trailer. As a direct result, the fuel tank was punctured by the edge of the trailer. This allowed its full contents to be lost to the soils on the side of the road. MDOT decided to excavate the soil and bring it to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation Group (CPRC). I screened the soils in the excavation using oil in soil shake test. We successfully removed all of the contamination on the shoulder of the road. The oil in soil shake test was showing mild contamination under the White Road itself. Due to its location under the asphalt, limited contamination amount, and brand new pavement, I decided to leave that contamination in place.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-352-2015*Madison Paper Industries reported an estimated 175 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a hose failure on a paper machine. The spill was contained to a u-drain under the machine and pumped out by mill personnel. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-353-2015*An excavator had blown a hydraulic line in the McGee drop yard. I met with Ted Haskell on site, and found numerous oil stains around the yard. We agreed that it would be best to clean those up along with the new spill that was reported correctly. 10 tons of soil were disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-354-2015*An oil technician leaned on a hydraulic line which immediately failed. The hydraulic line was connected to a paper machine that was in service at that time. This allowed the high pressure line to drain onto the mill floor until it was isolated. The crew then used sorbent pads to absorb what oil was left on the floor. Most of it was lost to the sewer for the mill. Please see the attached Oil Spill Office Report from Madison Paper.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-355-2015*A delivery hose blew on a transport truck while dropping gasoline to an underground storage tank. The driver was at the valve bank when the hose blew apart and he was able to shut the valve immediately. The driver then used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the gasoline on the pavement. He cleaned it up and brought it to the fire station for disposal. No gasoline left the property as a result of this spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-356-2015*Augusta Fuel Company reported an estimated 10 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that resulted from oil tank corrosion. The spill was contained to the basement of the home and cleaned up by Augusta Fuel with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-357-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an unknown underground storage tank (UST) was found while doing a home inspection. The inspector called to report what he had found on the property.  I met with the listing realtor a few days later.  In the basement bulkhead area, the end of a UST could be seen. When tapped on with a rubber hammer the tank sounded very solid. Outside I found an old 1 inch vent line but no fill. When I returned to the office, I contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection underground tanks unit to see if they had any paperwork on the site.  They did not have any information pertaining to this site.  A few days later, the listing realtor called me and stated that the tank had been abandoned in place using sand and that the fill pipe was cut below the surface of the ground.  She came about this information from files left behind by the previous owners.  Due to my site visit and what I had seen, I agreed that the information she had found was accurate. The tank is located below a paver patio, and directly up against the old fieldstone foundation. It makes sense that it was abandoned in place, and not removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-358-2015*A hydraulic hose ruptured during the startup of paper machine R10. Please see the attached form from Newpage Paper for a complete description of what happened.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-497-2015*On 8/3/15, I responded to report of a fire extinguisher containing carbon tetrachloride at the entered location.  A fire department official advised that someone left an old fire extinguisher at the firehouse.  I picked up the extinguisher and overpacked it for disposal.  The device was intact and no discharge or leak had occurred.  The extinguisher was disposed in the hazardous waste pickup and cleanout of the Department's hazardous waste storage building, by Environmental Projects, Inc., Auburn, Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-504-2015*On August 10, Tom Gillbert, of Vic Firth Company called to report a spill of sulfuric acid.  The spill was caused by a charging station that overfilled the battery water for the forklift.  Five gallons of diluted sulfuric acid was lost onto the cement floor.  Baking soda was used to neutralize the acid and speedy dri sorbent material was used to pick up the spill.  The material was collected and bagged up and disposed of in the company dumpster.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-505-2015*On August 10, Penobscot Sheriff Corporal Mason reported a motor oil spill in T2R8 on Interstate 95 north mile post 229.  A truck tractor lost one gallon of motor oil on the breakdown lane.  The truck was leased to Returnable Services, LLC, in Portland.  The driver and I used road sand to absorb most of the oil.  When the truck was moved, the remaining oil was to be picked up with speedy dri sorbent material.  The sorbent will be disposed of in the regular waste stream.   No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-637-2015*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused due to corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. 0.69 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated by hand and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Excavation activities were limited due to the proximity of the spill to the fieldstone foundation wall. The excavation was backfilled with gravel. The oil tank was removed by the homeowner for disposal.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-639-2015*Diesel fuel was inadvertently discharged to the bilge of a boat on stands, which was then pumped out of the bilge by the bilge pump.  Spilled product impacted the gravel 'mid lot' adjacent to the tree line.  Contaminated soil was excavated from the area using visual and olfactory evidence as cleanup criteria.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-640-2015*On 8/6/15, the Biddeford Fire Department reported a small motor oil spill from a car accident on Main Street in Biddeford.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-641-2015*On 8/7/15, Downeast Energy reported a small spill due to an overfill of a customer's oil tank.  Oil leaked out of a loose bung on the top of the tank when it was overfilled.  Downeast cleaned up the spilled oil which had gone onto the concrete floor beneath the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-642-2015*On Friday, 8/7/15, in the morning, I met Mr. Slaney of Pan Am Railways at the spill site and confirmed it had been satisfactorily cleaned.  The discharge was from rail maintenance equipment located in a rural area at the intersection of Falmouth Road and Leighton Road.  Pan Am staff had wiped the oiled ties and dug up oiled ballast.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are anticipated at the moment.
P-643-2015*
SUMMARY
On 8/5/15, Mr. Massaro of EnviroVantage Company contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services to report a suspected out-of-service, bare steel, underground storage tank (UST) for petroleum at this industrial mill building.  The suspect UST was reported on the east side of the building (see site maps) and estimated to be 5,000 to 10,000 gallon capacity and containing about 3000-gallons of water.

The contacts for this investigation included David Massaro and Vincent Marcisso of EnviroVantage (EV), a demolition asbestos and lead contractor.  The developer's consulting firm was Credere Associates, LLC, under Jonathan O'Donnell and Mathew Cameron.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP, Division of Response Services contact.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is former industrial mill use, surrounded by urban commercial and residential use.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The mill was most recently fueled by an outside, aboveground storage tank (AST) for heating oil which was being removed by Allstate Environmental Services Company.  I noted no evidence of discharges from the AST facility.

I brought to the attention of EV and Credere, that on the building exterior on the 2nd or 3rd floor, were several unconnected electrical transformers that appeared very old and likely contained Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's), based on their age.

FACILITY INVESTIGATION
On 8/7/15, I met EV and Credere representatives on site to evaluate the suspect UST facility.  What appeared to be a fill pipe was located 4' to 5' above grade, down in a low area next to the building (see photos).  I confirmed what appeared to be 21" of water in the pipe with no layer or odor of floating oil.  I felt what appeared to be sediment at the tank bottom, but no oily sludge.  The suspect UST was located outside the mill's boiler room.  I advised a test pit in the area with an excavator, and if a petroleum UST was confirmed, they could complete registration and a removal notice, then remove it that day.  The contractors had to attain approval from their client first.

On 8/20/15, we observed an excavator from CIA Salvage excavate the suspect area.  A rectangular concrete tank was found under a concrete lid which we determined to likely be a holding tank for former roof drains, not a petroleum UST.  Using field analysis, MDEP found the water Negative for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Heavy Metals, and Neutral for pH.  The liquid was pumped off by Allstate and the tank filled in.

Up under the parking lot we also discussed a geophysical survey done in 2004 that noted an anomaly about 2' under the pavement that could represent a UST (see Figure 1 attached).  I recommended that while we had the excavator on site, this structure should also be investigated.  Mr. Massaro and O'Donnell replied that they would have to get approval from their client.

DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION
I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges to the environment during this limited investigation.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
There were no clean-up actions required or known for this investigation.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The suspect tank was assessed by MDEP Division of Response Services to not be a UST in need of registration.
2)  As of January 2016, I have heard nothing back regarding the mystery structure, object, under the parking lot.  To my knowledge, it has not been investigated, and remains a potential liability and might necessitate future MDEP Division of Response Services involvement.
3)  This spill report shall not be considered to be, or used as, an environmental site assessment.
4)  At present, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-644-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Downeast Energy (DEE) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that they had overfilled 5 - 20 gallons of diesel fuel during a delivery to a basement generator tank for Bowdoin College, and that a DEE crew was en route to clean up.  The spill volume I later re-estimated to be 35 to 40 gallons.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
The generator was a large appliance with an integral 600-gallon off-road diesel (red #2 oil) aboveground storage tank (AST) underneath it.  This AST had a short vent pipe on top under the generator engine and also had a second long vent pipe going out to the building exterior (see photos and site sketch).  The oil delivery overfilled out the interior vent pipe without ever showing up out the 2nd vent and there was no working overfill prevention or overfill alarm.  In discussion with the Bowdoin Facilities Management and DEE, it was agreed that the lower vent pipe would be capped and a vent whistle or overfill alarm be installed.

The discharge had flowed across the concrete basement floor and into a deep electrical sump.  DEE and Bowdoin recovered the spilled oil with sorbents and pumped 30-gallons from the sump.  I advised they wash the oiled floor with detergent.

1)  There was no significant indoor oil vapor intrusion into the theaters.
2)  Clean-up appeared satisfactory.
3)  It appears that both DEE and Bowdoin College are responsible parties for the discharge and clean-up as fueling contractor and as facility owner/operator.  The discharge volume was significantly under reported initially.
4)  At this point in time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are foreseen.
P-645-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/10/15, Mr. Souza of the University of New England (UNE) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that during excavation their contractor had uncovered what appeared to be an old, out of service, underground storage tank, possibly for petroleum or chemicals.  He thought that soil around the tank smelled like petroleum.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is the Portland campus for UNE and dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.

The tank was a shallow structure of thin sheet metal and appeared to have wood baffles and disconnected pipes going into it.  I found no unusual staining or odor in the dry soil indicative of a petroleum or chemical discharge.  The structure contained no liquids or residue.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  It appears the structure was an old out of service, water condensate tank and is not subject to registration or regulation by MDEP.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this point in time.


P-646-2015*On August 10, 2015, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil discharge at the property of 53 Scarponi Drive in Brunswick.  I responded to the property and met with Dead River and homeowner, Deborah Hersey. The aboveground storage tank (AST) was laying horizontal on a concrete pad, with no metal legs to support it, under a staircase that was used to enter the home. The top of the AST had a large corrosion hole. It was unknown at that time how long the corrosion hole had been there. Around the AST was oily soil. Dead River pumped the AST of the remaining few gallons of oil that remained in the tank.

I explained to Ms. Hersey that the AST would need to be removed for environmental and safety reasons. Ms. Hersey agreed to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to remove the AST and conduct a clean-up of the spill.

On August 13, 2015, I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental Services. We removed the AST, washed the concrete pad, and removed 1.77 tons of oily soil from around the concrete pad. Since the staircase was also impacted by oil, that was removed and replaced with a new staircase by the MDEP.

The mobile home park is on public water.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-647-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leak in their heating system.  A technician from Dead River had been to the residence a week earlier to service the system and replace the fuel pump.  They believe that a gasket failure caused the fuel pump to leak.  The spilled oil landed on a carpet.  The homeowner gave Dead River permission to remove the stained portion of the rug and clean the cement underneath.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-648-2015*On 8/10/15, Geno Gervais, of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of their rolloff trucks due to a burst hydraulic line.  Pine Tree Waste cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-353-2015*Gasket failure caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of #6 oil to secondary containment under the manifold at the loading rack on the dock.   Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-382-2015*According to the Brunswick Fire Department, a customer left the vehicle unattended while filling the vehicle with gasoline.  The ensuing discharge migrated across the parking lot.  The potential for the gasoline to enter a catch basin in the corner of the lot was averted.  Speedy Dry sorbent material was applied and Cumberland Farms would manage the spill cleanup debris.  Based on the information received and scenario reported, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-383-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting there was a leak from the fuel oil system and or boiler.  It was reported that the oil had entered a drain in the floor and then the septic tank for the school.  The school was managing the cleanup of the discharge.  There is no information indicating what investigatory or remedial actions Mr. Cyr may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-384-2015*A motor vehicle accident along the Maine Turnpike discharged some gasoline.  The incident was being managed by Maine Turnpike Authority environmental services and their contractor.  Based on the information given and location, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit was made, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-388-2015*Approximately ten gallons of gasoline were discharged from a fuel tanker due to human error.  Spilled product impacted the concrete pad above an underground tank as well as soil along the shoulder of the parking lot.  Impacts to the concrete were easily addressed with an application of sorbent materials.  Thereafter, contaminated soil was hand excavated under the direction of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and a certified tank installer.  Field screening was conducted by an environmental consultant.  When the bag headspace readings began to decline sharply, the excavation was ceased, resulting in the disposal of an approximate yard of material.  Limited contamination likely remains, but poses no immediate threat due to the location.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-389-2015*On May 13, 2015, the Hollis Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) the dumping of bleach near a private well at the property of 779 Deerwander Road in Hollis.

I responded to the property and knocked on the door. Nobody was home at the time. At that time, I was able to see that there were bins of seashells and starfish inside a liquid that was clear. I left my contact information on the door and a note asking for a call to discuss the practices used on the property.

That same day, the owners of the property contacted me and we discussed that they use bleach and water to clean the seashells and starfish. They dump the bleach water onto their paved driveway and it evaporates. He agreed to be careful of dumping near any private wells.

I notified the town CEO and he was satisfied with my investigation.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-390-2015*On 5/13/15, while in the area, I noted this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to be out of service, so I stopped for a brief inspection.  Over several years I had noted the facility to be out of service.  On site I noted the canopy to have been removed.  The dispensers were gone exposing the plastic containment sumps.  The convenience store was closed and empty.  I noted no obvious prohibited surface discharges at the time.  I later found note that the tanks were reported emptied back on 8/3/13.  Spill Report P-739-2009, documents the facility being out of service in 2009.

The property was known as Iron Tails Saloon at this time, but has previously been operated as Big Daddy's, Pit Stop Mobil, and Twin Ridge Market.  On 5/14/15, I was informed that the facility is permanently out of service and that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff had initiated enforcement actions with the present owners, Apple Valley Development, LLC, to have the facility property abandoned by removal.

The facility location is rural commercial use, located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and served by private drinking water well.

1)  See records of MDEP staff Diana McLaughlin and Laura Welles for further information.
2)  This facility is situated so that if does not fit MDEP criteria for abandonment-in-place, an abandonment by removal is expected.  Being a retail gasoline-motor fuels facility, a Chapter 691 UST Closure Environmental Assessment, and a Maine Certified Tank Installer are required with abandonment.
3)  MDEP Division of Response Services attendance of the facility removal is recommended as this facility is located over a mapped aquifer.
4)  Pending future facility removal, at this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-391-2015*On 5/13/15, while in the vicinity, I visited this rural residence to check on the planned 2014 abandonment-by-removal of a residential, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The home is located on a long narrow camp road near the west shore of Mousam Lake.  I found no surficial evidence of a UST (such as fill or vent pipe) and the homeowners were not there to ask.  On site, I spoke with a well driller contractor who knew nothing of a UST.  The UST removal notice listed no contractor and had a vague removal date, flagging it for a site visit.

The area is served by private well water, though I noted the UST registration did not have this noted in the site location information.  The 1000-gallon bare steel constructed facility was registered in May 2015, after the 1997 removal deadline for such a facility and indicating it is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance coverage.  The registration file states the UST facility was removed on 6/10/14.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST, no Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment.
2)  I found no record that any issues with the UST abandonment were reported.
3)  At this time no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are expected.
P-392-2015*On 5/13/15, I did a routine check while in the area to confirm planned abandonment by removal of consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

The site is a 7-story apartment building located near the downtown area, served by municipal water and sewer service.  On site in the back parking lot area (west side), I noted a recently installed underground propane fuel tank.  I found no evidence of a fuel oil UST vent or fill piping.  This UST is listed as T-1 on the recent removal notice, though T-1 is registered as removed in June 1990.  This UST is actually tank T-2 and is registered as having been removed on 11/12/2013.

1)  I found no record that problems were reported with the 2013 UST removal.
2)  Being a consumptive use heating oil facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was performed to my knowledge.
3)  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-395-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/14/15, Dead River Company (DRC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services an apparent leak "up to 200-gallons" from an underground bare copper fuel-oil line at this residence.  The home's consumptive-use aboveground storage tank (AST) was found unexpectedly empty on 5/12/15.  The fuel line had failed a pressure test this day.  Mr. Gerrish of DRC stated that for about 10 years DRC had been advising the Robichaud's that this fuel line needed replacement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
DRC advised me that over the past several months that this oil facility had experienced an unexplained rise in fuel use in 2015.  From 130 gallons/month to over 200 gallons/month, until the AST was found empty.  Ms. Robichaud's finished-basement AST is a vertical 275-gallon AST located in closet enclosure, with a bare copper fuel line through and under the concrete floor.  Ms. Robichaud believes that the oil was stolen through their outside fill pipe.

During a 5/14/15 site visit with Mr. Gerrish and with Ms. Robichaud, I noted no Photoionization Detector (PID) readings and no oil odor within the home or outside, and no oil stains on the concrete basement floor.  There was no sump in the basement floor and no evidence that the basement flooded.  The old bare copper fuel line had been now replaced by DRC with a sleeved overhead line.

On 5/29/15, I revisited the site with MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn and met with Ms. Robichaud to check again for evidence of an oil discharge.  During both MDEP visits, we found no evidence oil seeps, odor or stains in the back outside yard.  Ms. Robichaud stated that she had no oil odors in the home.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is suburban residential use served by municipal drinking water and sewer service; I noted no obvious drinking water wells within 300' of the home.  The area is not over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.
The Robichaud's back yard of the house slopes steeply and then gradually to the west and west northwest about 600', and toward the Little Androscoggin River.  About six other single family residences border this lawn area downslope of the Robichaud's home (see photos and location map).

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At this time, there has been no remediation or further investigation requested by the homeowner, or implemented.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain on the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  No sensitive receptors appeared to be effected at the time of our visits in May of 2015.  At this time it is unclear where the discharged oil, if a discharge did occur, has travelled to.  A significant oil discharge under a home's floor typically leads to detectable oil vapors within the home.
2.  Ms. Robichaud believes that the oil was stolen, though there is no evidence of the oil being siphoned from the fill pipe such as staining and spills on the ground, and no evidence of tampering.  Ms. Robichaud at this time does not wish further investigation, but agreed to contact us if a problem arises in the future.
3.  On 5/14/15, I gave Ms. Robichaud a Maine Groundwater Fund (GW Fund) AST clean-up insurance application and advised her to apply.  On 5/29/15, we again advised her to apply in case it is needed in the future.
4.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
5.  This case has been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-396-2015*On May 15, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a coolant spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred near 105 Saco Street in Westbrook.  Mr. Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services explained that a coolant hose on a trash truck broke and discharged approximately 3 gallons onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-402-2015*On 5/18/15 I received a call from George Fletcher.  He reported an oil spill at his seasonal home in Kennebunkport.  I responded immediately and met him and his wife, Ruth, at the residence.  I observed the fire-o-matic valve had snapped off the tank allowing its contents to be released the ground below.  It is likely the spill occurred sometime over the winter under the weight of ice/snow.  It went un-noticed until Mr. Fletcher was at the property the previous day.

A small amount of dead grass could be seen around the tank.  The tank was located outside, adjacent to a block wall foundation.  The basement of the home is a crawl space with a cement floor.  I noticed a faint smell of oil in the crawlspace and discovered a very small area where oil and water had puddled.  I removed the oil with sorbent pads.  I was also able to open 4 vents located on the block walls of the crawlspace to allow for better ventilation of the space.  I observed a musty odor in the living space and possibly the slightest hint of oil, but I detected nothing on the Photoionization Detector I brought in with me to measure volatile organic compounds.

The home is served by public water, though there was an old abandoned drinking water well on the property.  I was told by the owners that the well was abandoned due to high iron and manganese levels in the water.

I instructed the homeowners to contact me if the oil odor didn't improve with the ventilation provided or if it got worse.  As of July 1, 2015 I have had no contact from the homeowners and believe the matter resolved.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-404-2015*On 5/18/2015, I received a call from Oscar Lopez at the 3 E company reporting a hydraulic oil spill on behalf of their client, The Home Depot.  The spill occcured at their Portland facility due to a burst hydraulic line on a trash compactor.  It was reported that 3 gallons of oil leaked onto the ground and into a nearby catch basin.  A contractor had been hired to respond and clean up the spill.  One 55-gallon drum of spent sorbent materials was recovered.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-405-2015*On 5/18/2015, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Assistant Chief Jeff Welch of the York Fire Department.  They reported a motor vehicle accident with motor oil and antifreeze spillage.  The accident occurred on Mountain Road near the Access Road.  The fire department was able to clean up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-406-2015*On 5/18/2015, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Blain Cote of the York County Emergency Management Agency.  Mr. Cote requested I respond to the York County Jail in Alfred to assist the York County Haz Mat Team with an emergency at the jail.  An employee there had accidentally mixed concentrated chlorinated bleach and organic peroxide.  The subsequent chemical reaction caused a vapor release inside the jail.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that an employee had accidentally mixed approximately 3 cups of peroxide with 5 gallons of bleach.  When the two mixed, it released a vapor assumed to include chlorine.  Some people at the jail were treated for exposure to the vapor.  The prison population had been moved to an isolated area to prevent any further exposure and to secure their presence within the jail.  A positive pressure ventilation system had also been applied to move any remaining vapor outdoors.

The York County Haz Mat Team was preparing to make an initial entry.  We discussed a course of action agreed upon by all parties, which encompassed the team removing the 5 gallon pail involved to the exterior loading dock at the facility and placing speedy dry sorbent material on spilled material inside the building.  This was accomplished successfully and the spent speedy dry was then shoveled into a plastic container and moved outside the building as well.

After allowing the area to ventilate further, the team re-entered the building with a colorimetric tube monitoring system for chlorine.  No chlorine was detected within the facility.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by the jail to remove the remaining chemical mixture and the spill debris.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-407-2015*On 5/19/2015, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tyler O'Donnel of Pine Tree Waste Services.  They reported a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks at a client's facility in Lebanon.  The spill occurred due to a burst hydraulic hose and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-594-2015*A bucket fell over in the back of a truck while it was underway, which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of driveway sealer to the pavement along a stretch of the travel lane. Given the temperature, the nature of the product and the media affected, no cleanup was warranted, so no site visit was conducted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-595-2015*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil to pavement and grass.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the affected areas to recover spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-596-2015*The lube oil reservoir of a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of lube oil to the paved railroad crossing.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials by the responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-597-2015*A pickup truck leaked approximately one quart of gasoline to pavement for an unknown reason.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary by the Division of Response Services.
P-598-2015*A motor vehicle missed the bridge that crosses the Little River.  Instead, it jumped the river and landed on the opposite bank, in the river.  The result was a discharge of motor oil and transmission fluid.  Spilled products were contained and collected with sorbent boom and pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-599-2015*A vehicle ended up in the water at the boat launch.  No release from the vehicle was identified prior to its removal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-600-2015*Bath Iron Works (BIW) mistakenly sent two 55-gallon drums of paint mixed in among several drums of used "steel shoot" to be scrapped for recycling at the Grimmel facility. The drums were dropped onto a concrete pad and split open upon impact causing the paint to discharge. BIW contracted with Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to mitigate the spilled material with sorbents. CHES also disposed of the waste material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and the cleanup actions were satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-459-2015*At 1305 hours on 7/23/15, Dead River Company reported that a pint of #2 fuel oil (oil) spilled out of a slop bucket in one of their service vans.   The oil flowed onto the interior of the service van and then onto the pavement at the Irving Service Station at 545 Main Street in Bangor.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-457-2015*On 7/22/2015, Cianbro Corporation reported a one quart spill of hydraulic oil from a tracked bucket vehicle used to maintain power lines.  The spill occurred on a transmission line access road off the Greenfield Road in Greenbush, Maine.  The vehicle ruptured a hydraulic line and the spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the hydraulic line was replaced.

The waste was stored for later contractor pick up and disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-446-2015*During an underground storage tank removal approximately 40 yards of contaminated soil was discovered. The soil was disposed of at an approved batch plant for recycling into asphalt.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-450-2015*At 1500 hours on 7/7/15, John Letcher reported that he had 4 gallons of blueprint chemicals from 30 years ago in the original box at his house at 392 Main Street, Southwest Harbor.  Mr. Letcher currently lives in an assisted living facility.  No one lives at his residence at 392 Main Street.  I picked up the box of chemicals when I was in the area and placed them in the hazardous waste storage building at our warehouse.  Environmental Projects, Inc., disposed of the chemicals a couple of months later.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-451-2015*At 1455 hours on 7/20/15, Cianbro Corporation reported a one quart spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a truck working along the transmission line for the wind farm project.  A flex track bucket truck encountered problems while working around Pole 317 causing a hose to leak out over four feet of land.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil off of the water.  The ground was saturated causing the oil to float.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-454-2015*At 1727 hours on 7/21/15, David Whelan, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., reported a 3/4 gallon spill of transmission fluid (fluid) from a bulldozer performing work for the installation of new power lines as part of the Hancock wind farm.   A valve malfunctioned allowing the fluid to leak out onto the ground.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fluid along with a bag of soil and brush.  The valve was fixed.  The spill occurred along the new powerline corridor, a couple hundred feet off of 7300 Road, otherwise known as Spectacle Pond Road.  The contaminated debris was placed into a drum until Clean Harbors Environmental Services was able to dispose of it.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-458-2015*A small amount of oil was spilled out the vent pipe due to an overfill.  Service technicians checked the tank in the basement and found no spillage inside.  They then collected a small amount of soil from under the vent pipe.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-185-2015*On 7/29/15, I received a call from Nick Mayhew, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services, regarding three old bare steel tanks that were discovered during site investigation/cleanup work at an old gas station location in downtown Smyrna.  Tanks were cleaned out and scrapped.  This site is in the process of being geo-probed as part of defining the area of contamination as the result of the operations of several underground storage tank (UST) facilities over several decades from the 1990's and earlier.  These tanks were unregistered and unknown to be there and were found with Geoprobe equipment and removed with a backhoe.  This site was eventually cleaned up by the MDEP in 2017 and documented in spill #I-176-2017.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

B-466-2015*At 0730 hours on 7/24/15, Dead River Company reported a small amount of #2 fuel oil leaked onto the floor from two aboveground storage tanks in the basement of the resident at 565 Manhill Road in Holden.  It appears both ASTs had been patched and had started to drip again.  One had a magnet patch and the other maybe liquid steel or something similar.  Maybe a half cup of oil total was spilled onto the floor.  A 6 inch and 10 inch stain were observed under the tanks.  Dead River pumped out both tanks and replaced them within a couple days.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-468-2015*On 7/27/15, I received a call indicating a tractor trailer had been involved in a fatal crash at the entered location. The truck swerved off the road to avoid an oncoming car and the action resulted in one of the saddle tanks being punctured. The tank drained completely onto the ground and was mostly contained in a trench created by the accident itself.  I recovered about 30 gallons of fuel with sorbent material and pumped out the other saddle tank before the truck was recovered.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-470-2015*On July 28, Don Dickmore, of Old Town Canoe Company, 125 Gillman Falls Road in Old Town called to report a spill.  The spill was gasoline from a Fed Ex Ground truck.  The driver hit a spring in the road and it damaged the fuel tank.  The driver was apparently unaware of the damage until he smelled gas.   At the time, the driver drove the vehicle off the property to a school where he parked the vehicle.  Fed Ex Ground is not the owner of the vehicle.  An independent contractor, C. M. Doughty, owns the vehicle.  The owner never contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection about the spill even though two notes were left with the vehicle.  I was able track the owner down two days later with the help of Fed Ex Ground.  I explained that he made the problem worse and created a safety issue.

The evidence of the spill was washed away by a heavy thundershower that occurred before my arrival.  Mr. Dickmore placed several bags of speedy dri down to absorb the gasoline before the thundershower. No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-471-2015*On 7/28/2015, Central Maine & Quebec Railway reported a two gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location, near Kelly's Landing.  A hose on a locomotive ruptured spaying a mist of hydraulic oil onto the locomotive and track.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents.  The waste was transported to Brownville Junction, Maine, facility for later pick up and disposal by a qualified waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-472-2015*I received a call from Daniel Mallett of Expera indicating the Old Town mill had experienced a boil over of their #1 flash tank. The cause of the incident was not clear but resulted in several thousand gallons of black liquor (liquor) being discharged from an overflow vent which was located roughly 100 feet up on the side of a building. This resulted in liquor being spilled over an area the size of an acre or better. Much of the spill occurred over an impervious area which drains directly to the mills process sewer which discharges to the wastewater treatment plant. In areas outside the impervious area, defensive measures were put in place in an attempt to control storm water runoff. Clean Harbors was hired by Expera to collect liquor from areas that were not naturally draining to the process sewer. Thornton Construction was also hired to assist with the cleanup.

During cleanup efforts, a second release occurred with workers from several organizations under the discharge point, myself included. At this point I asked that cleanup efforts cease until the cause of the releases could be properly identified. Active cleanup operations were suspended, defensive tactics were reinforced, and efforts switched to diagnosing the problem.

When a good handle was had on what actually happened cleanup efforts resumed until all surface waters returned a normal pH.

At no time during or after the release was a pH increase observed in the outfall to the Penobscot River. All contaminated materials were disposed of at the mill's wastewater treatment plant. No soil was removed during the cleanup.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-473-2015*On July 29 Wynne Guglielmo called in a motor oil spill.  The spill occurred near Pickering Square.  Approximately 1 gallon of motor oil was lost from a city bus.  No oil left the pavement and it was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The sorbents will be disposed of in the city waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-620-2015*Northeast Air reported that some hydraulic oil had been spilled on the de-icing pad at the Portland International Jetport.  Apparently an employee had filled the hydraulic reservoir of a de-icing truck not knowing that the truck had had its motor removed.  The hydraulic oil spilled onto the concrete pad, was contained there, and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-621-2015*The Park Manager for Sebago Lake State Park reported that some small "globs" of oil were seen floating in the water near the beach area. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and scanned the location from water craft. Apparently the oil had dissipated quickly. The source of the oil was most likely from a recreational water craft.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-622-2015*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil were released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking gasket on the filter assembly. The oil was released to the concrete floor of the basement. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was scrubbed with a degreasing agent. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the oil service contractor (Dead River Company).

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-623-2015*A falling object sheered the firematic valve off an aboveground tank which initiated a release of heating oil.  Approximately 30 gallons were released to the utility room before the tank could be plugged.  The floor in the utility room was bare concrete, but the abutting office/guest room, bathroom and hallway were finished with subfloors.  Product traveled across the concrete and under the subfloors; penetrating the strapping, plywood, and base plates for partition walls.  The finished areas were incrementally dismantled, removing porous materials impacted by oil.  Thereafter the concrete floor was treated with a cleaner/degreaser, then encapsulated.  That sequence of efforts successfully mitigated the presence of oil vapors in the home, so the structural woodwork and subfloor were replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-479-2015*I responded to a report of an oil discharge at a housing complex located at Ledgewood Court in Damariscotta.  The furnace in one of the multi-home units had malfunctioned and the oil return pump continued while the burner was off, discharging oil to the floor of the boiler room which had water on it.  The maintenance manager for the facility met me there and we were able to clean up the oil/water with pump, sorbent pads, and speedi dry sorbent material.  I removed the waste liquid and solids for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-319-2015*At 1030 hours on 6/3/15, Tom Tardif, of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, reported a 2-3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The oil spilled from one of their pieces of rail equipment while it was operating along a siding behind the business at 677 Cold Brook Road in Hermon.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  A small amount of soil was removed also.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services will dispose of the contaminated materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-649-2015*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was released from a five gallon fuel container to the paved drive surface of the service station because it was dropped by a customer and split open. The spill was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Waterboro Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-650-2015*On 8/11/15, Jason Brown, of Pine Tree Waste Services, reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil in the vicinity of 272 Cumberland Street in Westbrook.  The spill occurred due to a blown hydraulic line on one of their trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-483-2015*John Watson from Stetson & Watson Construction Company reported that an estimated 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled into Bond Brook when an excavator working in the brook broke a hose. He reported that the excavator was working behind a cofferdam that contained the oil. Almost all the oil was recovered using oil absorbent boom and pads. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-506-2015*On August 11, Steven Saucier, of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called to report a meth manufacture dump site.   The site was located at 221 Greenpoint Road in Brewer, Brewer Public Works.   The material collected was empty containers of muriatic acid, instant ice packs, fuel, batteries and pseudoephedrine.  A cooked "pot" was also collected.   The materials were all properly collected and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-655-2015*Present during the underground storage tank (UST) removal due to the issuing of a waiver for its removal.  This double walled fiberglass tank had developed a leak in the outside wall and was taking on water.  The tank was removed without incident and with no obvious holes observed in the outside wall. No contamination was encountered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-651-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In July 2015, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mr. Mike Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Systems (PMS), regarding this commercial consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The interior tank wall appeared to have failed and free product oil was detected in the interstitial space of the tank.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural commercial use with rural residential and farms nearby.  Public water service extends to the L. L.  Bean facility, but further northwest up Desert Road, homes beyond 300' away are on private water wells.  The problem UST was at Building A, the Returns building, UST registration 18550.

At the larger Building A, there is an additional heating oil UST on the property, registration number 18551.  The primary heating fuel for both buildings I understand to be natural gas.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 7/16/15, I met Mr. Lewis on site, and at the time I gave approval for abandonment-in-place based on the suspicion that native sand soil that would slump into the excavation and possibly undermine the building foundation.

On 8/12/15, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) staff cleaned out the tank interior and looked for evidence of a discharge to the environment by drilling three core-holes through the double-wall steel tank shell to sample the exterior soil.

On 8/15/15, PMS had the tank filled with tank with flowable concrete fill and repaired the concrete pad.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 8/12/15, there were no surface drains that appeared to be effected and no evidence of surface spills.  Soil sample SS-1 from the northwest end of the tank had dry sand with no evidence of oil contamination.  SS-2 from the tank center was positive for oil with field analysis (see photos), but the sample was believed contaminated from oil that drained out the interstitial space when the hole was cut.  SS-3 was also positive for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in the sand fill under the tank and believed to reflect actual oil discharge to the soil in need of further investigation.

On 8/14/15, EPI under PMS and MDEP oversight, bored four holes around the tank, to 20' to 25' depth, through Presumpscot Formation silt and into wet native sand.  No evidence of oil discharges were found.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At this time, no clean-up actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services and none was performed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, I understand this UST (reg. No. 18550) has been satisfactorily abandoned-in-place.
2)  Oil contamination outside the UST appears to exist, though based on the borings, it appears to be local around the tank bottom.  Any oil contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  See attached photos for further information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.


P-652-2015*On 8/11/15, Brian Selleck, of Allstate Environmental Services, reported a small kerosene leak at the Marie Milsop residence in Windham.  A contractor working on a deck over the tank had punctured a small hole in the tank.  Much of the spilled oil was captured in 5 gallon pails.  A small amount of oil went onto the concrete pad under the tank.  Allstate was able to wipe up that oil with sorbent pads.  Allstate also pumped the remaining oil from the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-653-2015*On 8/11/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Javier Toledo of the United States Coast Guard reporting an overturned vessel at Willard Beach in South Portland.  It was reported that the 20' pleasure craft had less than 20 gallons of gasoline on it at the time of the incident.  A sheen could be seen around the vessel.  The vessel's owner had contacted Sea Tow to secure and recover the vessel under the supervision of the Coast Guard.  No further action required.
P-654-2015*On 8/11/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Emerson of the City of Portland, Public Services Department.  Mr. Emerson reported that he had received a call from Bill Rodenhiser, a contractor working for 7-Eleven.  While doing some excavation work for sewer lines at their Brighton Avenue facility, he had come across gasoline contaminated soils and was requesting guidance on how to proceed.  I told Mr. Emerson to have the contractor shut down for the night and that I would visit the site in the morning.

In the morning I met Mr. Rodenhiser on site.  I observed a hole approximately 7 feet deep near the outer edge of the property adjacent to a city sidewalk.  Soils removed from that hole were in a pile next to it and were very obviously contaminated with gasoline.  A small amount of water was observed in the excavation and that had a very small amount of free product on it.  I told Mr. Rodenhiser that the soils could go back in the hole when he was finished with his work.  Any water pumped out of the hole would need to be managed as petroleum contaminated water and any soils that could not go back in the hole would need to be appropriately managed as well.  I suggested he contact his client, 7-Eleven, and ask them how they'd like to proceed.  The job was shut down while the management plan for the soils and water could be devised.

On 12/10/15, I returned to the site to observe the removal of some contaminated soils and water from the site.  The water needed to be removed to facilitate installation of a new sewer line to the store.  They also needed to remove some of the contaminated soils that could not be used as backfill in the sewer line excavation.  A E Com screened the soils on behalf of their client, 7-Eleven.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-401-2015*On May 15, 2015, Bill Hunter, of the Auburn School Department, reported an abandoned drum to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. Hunter explained that he discovered the drum at the Auburn School Department. He believes the drum has been there for years and was only discovered now because it was once buried and now with erosion it has been uncovered. The drum is located behind the parking lot at the facility in the woods.

I responded to the site after Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) removed the drum. There was no evidence of a discharge in the area that the drum was located.  No storm drains or wells appear to the impacted.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-403-2015*Approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the residence. The release was caused because the tank was overfilled during a delivery. The oil was released from the vent pipe to the paved drive surface and was cleaned using sorbent materials by Holly's Heating Oil Company (Holly's).  The spent sorbents were disposed of by Holly's. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not visit the site.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-410-2015*On May 20, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred on St. James Street in Westbrook.  Approximately 12 gallons of hydraulic oil was released when a hose on the trash truck broke. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-411-2015*On 5/20/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a spill of transformer oil in Minot.  The spill occurred when a tree fell onto a power pole.  The transformer on the pole landed on pavement beneath the pole spilling an estimated 1 - 2 gallons of its contents.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-412-2015*On 5/21/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Brian Desmarais of Waste Management, Inc.  They reported a one gallon spill of power steering fluid from one of their trucks due to a burst hose.  The spill impacted the parking lot at Hill Stree Terrace apartments.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-420-2015*
SUMMARY
While in the vicinity, I noted this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to be out of service and the dispensers gone from the dispenser islands.  During 2014, I had driven by several times and noted the UST facility to have been out-of-service during those times.  The repair garage appeared to be still operating.  The business is now operating as Mike Higgins Auto Repair, LLC.

FACILITY INFORMATION
The facility has two double-wall, jacketed steel USTs installed in 1997 with double-wall flexible product piping.  The facility was earlier known as D & S Mobil (see P-93-1984), then Pegasus Mobil owned by Downeast Energy (see P-391-1997 et al.), and then Wright Kittery gas station.  In 2001, the facility was purchased by Alliance Energy Co., which was later purchased by Global Montello Group.  The town of Kittery presently lists the property as owned by Shell Oil with Alliance Energy Group as co-owner.  On checking the Maine UST registration file, I found that it was listed out-of-service in 2005 and 2014.

The location is rural or suburban commercial use and located near the exit from the Maine Turnpike Interstate 95.  I understand the area is served by town water.

1)  The facility status has been referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tanks Unit.  See the UST Registration file and associated spill reports for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental spill report or to imply the location is remediated to original or pristine condition.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
B-293-2015*On May 28, the Solon Fire Department responded to a truck accident (spill report: B-292-2015).  The Solon Fire Department attempted to move woodchips from an overturned truck using a town backhoe.  The hydraulic line broke on the backhoe causing the release of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  When I arrived on site, there did not appear to be any oil on the land or woodchips.  There was still some sheen on the road surface.

The hydraulic oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and wood chips.  The contaminated material was hauled away by the Maine Department of Transportation.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-294-2015*On May 29, Tom Tardiff, from Central Maine and Quebec Railway, called to report a spill in Brownville Junction.   The spill occurred over winter where 3 locomotives were parked.  The spill was from when the engine containment overflowed due to snow and water.  The lube oil was excavated by shovel from the sand ballast under the locomotives.   An estimated 10 pounds of contaminated soil was recovered.   The contaminated soil will be picked up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  A spill blanket will be put down in the future.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-431-2015*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 2.5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-320-2015*At 1235 hours on 6/3/15, Becky Carroll, of Alvin J. Coleman and Son, Inc., reported a spill of 1 gallon of transmission oil (oil) from a broken driveshaft on a truck.  The spill occurred at tower pad 9 at the wind project occurring on the Passadumkeag Mountain in Grand Falls Township.  A small amount of soil was removed for disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  Sorbents were also used to soak up the oil.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-323-2015*On June 3, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call from Greg Smith of Dead River Company in Brewer.   A residential customer, J. Cutrufello, of 174 W Broadway complained of an oil odor in the basement.   Dead River did find and cleaned up a small leak.  Mr. Smith, the technician, wanted us to verify there were no odors in the home.  I checked the basement and home and found no vapors.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-353-2015*At 0850 hours on 6/11/15, Bob Bechtold, of Acadia National Park, reported a 1 gallon spill of diesel from one of their trucks at a dirt parking lot located at 20 McFarland Drive.  It appears that the spill was caused by the truck being parked on a slope and the warm daytime temperatures caused the diesel to expand enough to spill out of the vent on the saddle tanks.  A 4 foot by 8 foot area was stained with diesel.  The top couple inches of the hard-packed soil was removed and placed in a drum for disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-354-2015*On June 11, Robert Debona, of the Hermon Fire Department, called to report a June 1 spill that involved a Public Works vehicle.  The vehicle that was carrying a product called Lubra-Seal (medium aliphatic naphtha).  Approximately five gallons of the product was lost.  The Hermon Fire Department used sorbent pads to collect most of the spill.  A small amount of soil was scraped up as well.  I investigated the site of the spill and it appeared to have been properly cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

B-615-2014*On 5/31/14,  Jim Brooks of Verso Paper Corporation reported a tank truck rollover at the entered location.  A train had struck the tanker that was crossing the tracks.  The tanker, hauling clay slurry, was dripping from the man-way.  We were able to stop the leak by tightening down on the man-way bolts.  H. O. Bouchard personnel trans-loaded the slurry to a receiving tanker.  The damaged tanker was righted and hauled away.  Apparently, the tanker driver did not see the train.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-672-2014*On 10/21/14, the Waterville Fire Department reported a flooded basement at 18 Temple Street.  They estimated the water depth to be at least 7 feet.  They reported at that time just a sheen on the water, however, in the basement were two 275-gallon heating oil tanks with approximately 200 gallons in them total.  The Fire Department believed that a broken water main had caused the flood.  They began pumping the water out from the bottom and monitoring the discharge.

When the tanks resettled, the fuel line broke off causing oil to discharge into the water.  The Fire Department ceased pumping once the water main was shut off by the Kennebec Water District.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, was hired to remove the remaining oily water.  We began pumping oil by skimming off the surface of the water into a tractor trailer that could take approximately 5,000 gallons.  This vessel was filled quickly.  Unfortunately, a broken pipe in the basement which was part of the roof drain system was still discharging water into the basement throughout the day.  The water main was not completely shut off and was continuing to add water to the basement also (at a much slower rate than before).  Not much more could be done for these two issues until we could get the water down far enough for safe entry.

Oily water removal continued all day.  We were able to get the majority of the oil out, but by the end of the first day, there were still several hundreds of gallons of oily water in the basement.

On 10/22/30, I returned with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, to continue the clean out the basement.  Although some groundwater had returned over the night, we were able to fully shut off the water main and remove the remaining water from the basement.  Clean Harbors had brought in a frac tank which had more than enough capacity to finish our work.  All oily debris in the basement was removed by the end of the second day.

On day 3 (10/23/14), the basement floor and walls were power-washed and the remaining water was removed with a sump pump and/or vactor.  Ventilation was on-going over the three days and at the end of day 3 it was removed.  I checked the air in the basement with a photoionization detector (PID) and got readings of 1.0 to 2.0 parts per million.  At this time, the gross decontamination of the basement was complete and I was satisfied that no oily water remained.  I referred the site to Pat Locklin, of the Division of Technical Services, for any further ventilation or engineering needs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-476-2014*On 9/4/14, I received report of a puncture hole in a dump truck saddle tank.  This hole led to an approximate ten gallon diesel leak along three miles of Route 16 along a road construction project.  The spilled diesel was absorbed into the asphalt.  No cleanup was possible.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-532-2014*On 10/6/14, I received report from homeowner Sharon Waite of the discovery of an old underground oil storage tank in her backyard.  This tank had been used in the past to supply oil for the home's heating system.  Ms. Waite made the discovery in the process of installing a new leach field.

I went to the site and pumped out the oil tank and provided her with the proper paper work for registering the tank with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The oil I pumped out of the tank she did not want to use in her current oil system, so it went to a local garage for their use.

When the tank was excavated for disposal and to make way for her new leach field, I went back to the site to confirm there was no contamination.  There was no contamination.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-533-2014*On 10/6/14, I received report from Bill Robinson of A. E. Robinson Oil Company of a 30 gallon spill at their bulk plant in Dover-Foxcroft.  The cause was human error and all of the oil was spilled into secondary containment, where it was recovered with speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-547-2014*On 10/7/14, I received report of a blown hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment on a land clearing project.  The spiller shoveled the contaminated soil into a bag for disposal by their contracted waste hauler, Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-549-2014*On 10/8/14, I received report of slight evidence of diesel contamination at a tank removal in Baileyville.  The reported reading on the instrument on site used by the consultant was less than the remediation standard.

No further Division of Response Services action at this time.
B-554-2014*On 10/9/14, I received report from Bangor Fire Department of a sheen of gasoline on the parking lot of the Penobscot Community Health Care facility.  No recoverable product was on site and the car which caused the spill was nowhere to be found.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-555-2014*On 10/11/14, I received report from Emera Maine of a traffic accident causing a transformer spill.  Emera Maine crews shoveled contaminated waste into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-387-2015*A bus driver neglected to replace the fuel cap on a bus before departing from the dispenser, which resulted in approximately one gallon of diesel fuel sloshing out of the fill port as it traveled down the road.  Spilled product was recovered off the pavement with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-617-2015*Discharge was the result of a leaking 55-gallon drum containing waste lacquer thinner with oil at Clean Harbors Environmental Services hazardous waste transfer facility.  The hole was plugged and drum was overpacked.  The spilled waste was collected with sorbents and added to the overpack drum for disposal.  For further details, see attached letter dated 6/15/15.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-466-2015*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to pavement due to a vehicle overfill.  Store employees collected the spilled product with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-480-2015*A hydraulic line on a trailer dump burst and released approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the asphalt at the Casella Organics facility in Unity Plantation.  The affected area was cleaned up using saw dust as an absorbent material.  The waste was transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-67-2015*On 2/9/15 I received report from Bill Robinson of A.E.Robinson Oil that one of their customer's had a boiler malfunction over the weekend and now the building had very strong oil vapors in it. Making matters worse, the building was the Corinth Medical Facility.

I arrived on scene and confirmed that the leak had been stopped and the oil vapors were present throughout the building. An unknown amount of oil leaked over the weekend fortunately directly into a floor drain. I was able to plug the floor drain with a boiler plug, stopping the oil vapor from continuing to spread through the building.

After some review of the "as built" drawings for the building it was determined that the floor drain is connected to the septic tank. An inspection of the septic tank revealed little oil in the tank, therefore it is believed that the spill was only a few gallons. The major issue was the oil vapors.

After a discussion with the staff at the facility it was decided that the building was not acceptable for patients to be visiting until the oil vapors were managed better. The facility was closed for the rest of the day.

We then began opening doors and windows to exchange the air throughout the building. I contacted Jim Lavoie of Technical Services with the Department of Environmental Protection, to assist me in the vapor issues at the facility.

I advised the office manager to direct their cleaners to shampoo the rugs in an attempt to remove as much of the oil vapor as possible. I also advised to leave the doors and windows open until dark to exchange as much air as possible.

The next morning Jim and I were back on scene and the vapors were better. After a discussion with the office manager it was decided that patients could begin using the facility the following day.

No further response action
A-80-2015*Tyler Scott, of Simard and Sons, Inc., called this office to report that an alarm associated with the interstitial space of an underground tank had activated. This tank is located at Mountain Valley Variety in the town of Rumford. An inspection by Simard and Sons found that water had entered the inner space. Repairs were made and no product was released.  No further involvement by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-148-2015*The filter assembly associated with an aboveground tank failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of heating oil to a cement floor basement.  The basement was completely filled with miscellaneous, mostly discarded, household items so the extent of the impact was not completely known initially.  Both contaminated and uncontaminated debris were removed from the basement to accommodate entrance and egress through the bulkhead  as well as expose the affected area.  Substantial cracks in the concrete introduced free product to the sand below the slab.  The fuel remaining in the tank was transferred into drums and temporary service was established.  The affected flooring was then treated with speedy dry sorbent material.  Due to severe winter conditions, soil removal action was temporarily postponed.  In the interim, the floor was cored to facilitate the installation of a sub slab ventilation system and the affected area was covered in plastic to eliminate vapor intrusion into the living space above.  When weather allowed, approximately 150 sq. ft. of concrete were removed to allow access to the soil below.  The slab was flush with the footer and the foundation walls were constructed with cinder blocks so soil removal was limited to the top two feet of material consisting of coarse grained sand.  The interior perimeter of the excavation was identified as clean based on soil screening.  The external perimeter and soil below two feet remain contaminated though said contamination is not expected to affect the drilled well on the property.  Ventilation piping was installed and connected to the existing ventilation system then the area was backfilled and concreted. The Division of Technical Services will monitor the ventilation system.  Otherwise, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-121-2015*Pump failure resulted in the discharge of approximately 55 gallons of hydraulic fluid to secondary containment.  The spill occurred on the basement floor of the power plant and was contained within the concrete berm of the hydraulic fluid skid.  Spilled product was pumped out of the containment, then sorbents were used to clean affected concrete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-120-2015*A 12,000 gallon aboveground tank was overfilled out the vent because neither the audible nor visual overfill alarms were functional.  Spilled product ran down both sides of the tank, contaminating the snow bank surrounding it.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were hand shoveled into a tractor bucket which dumped the material into a roll-off.  Once the perimeter of the tank was exposed, a layer of speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete pad to recover any lingering product released when a thin layer of immobile ice melted. The speedy dry was recovered after the spring thaw which acted as intended.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-93-2015*The supply line associated with an aboveground tank was compromised at the filter by a snow blower which initiated a release of kerosene.  The release was immediately discovered and spilling fuel was collected in a tote until a neighbor was able to stop the leak.  Spilled product was transferred back into the tank, then contaminated snow and ice was shoveled, chipped and removed for disposal.  In the spring, a small hand excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil along the edge of the concrete patio, down approximately four inches.  Visible evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria because the local area is served by public water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-92-2015*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of motor oil to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-91-2015*A delivery driver slipped while transiting from the truck to the tank.  The scully was inadvertently engaged which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil to snow.  All visible signs of contamination (pink snow) were hand shoveled by the delivery driver.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-90-2015*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Product was released from the vent and forced out one of the fittings on the tank.  Outside, all visible signs of contamination (pink snow) were hand shoveled by the delivery driver.  Inside, the tank was cleaned to the satisfaction of the homeowner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-86-2015*A motor vehicle crashed into a plow truck as it was turning into a crossover.  The impact compromised the saddle tank on the truck, releasing approximately five gallons of diesel fuel.  Spilled/spilling fuel was recovered with sorbent materials.  All visible signs of impacted snow and slush on the crossover were hand shoveled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-76-2015*A venting issue caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of gasoline from an underground tank.  Three tanks at this retail motor fuel facility share a common vent.  As a delivery was being made to the unleaded tank, the super tank began to overflow out the fill pipe on to the ground.  The cap to the super tank had been removed by the driver because that was his next fill.  Potential causes include the vent line compromised underground, snow/ice buildup in the vent cap above grade, or the Stage 1 vapor recovery plunger malfunctioning.  The scenario could not be replicated during a subsequent delivery.  Whatever the ultimate cause(s), product impacted snow and ice in the plowed area above the underground tanks.  In addition, it transited across the pavement under an ell snowbank at the corner of the property adjacent to the building.  That evening sorbents were applied to collect puddled product, then snow and ice were scraped off the pavement.  The following day, a skid steer was utilized to remove the clean portion of the snowbank to allow access to the contaminated portion.  Contaminated snow was loaded into a roll-off container for disposal.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were removed.  Asphalt reclaim was encountered along the fence line which was identified as having absorbed gasoline.  Due to the proximity to the underground tanks, the lack of presence of a certified installer, the weather, and a history of contamination at the site, removal was not pursued and appropriate steps to manage the material should be addressed if/when its disposition occurs.  Otherwise, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-72-2015*A homeowner rearranged the fill and vent piping to his manifolded aboveground tanks, which caused the initial receiving tank to be overfilled.  There is mutual fault though because the delivery driver continued to fill the tank without a whistle.  Product was forced out the bungs on the receiving tank as well as up the supply line to the lift pump then out through a fitting.   In addition, said tank became distended due to over pressurization.  The tank and concrete basement floor were cleaned with sorbents and detergent.  The lift pump was located on the first floor, mounted on the wall in a closet, so product ran down the copper line to the floor where it impacted molding and the floor joists.  The molding was removed and the floor joists were sealed to encapsulate vapors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-307-2015*An unknown amount of kerosene was spilled from an aboveground storage tank due to tank corrosion.  The spill area was excavated down to the surface of bedrock and the sandy soil was saturated at the bedrock interface.  Fortunately, the groundwater was also at the bedrock interface so any oil that leached out of the saturated soil collected on the groundwater surface and was easily collected with sorbent pads.  The excavation was left open for several days in order to allow the oil to squeeze out of the soil and to be collected.  When the oil stopped collecting on the surface of the water the excavation was closed.  The Division of Technical Services will take the site over and assess the risk to the drinking water supply well.  No further Response action is expected.
A-310-2015*Brookfield Renewable Energy Group reported that an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to pavement from a truck making a delivery to the facility. The oil was collected with oil absorbent material. No oil left the pavement. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-311-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1 quart of lube oil had spilled to the rail bed at the rail yard from a containment tank on a rail engine. The oil impacted material was removed for disposal. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-312-2015*Car accident caused a utility pole to break and fall to ground.   Electrical transformer on pole leaked.  The transformer was tagged as non-PCB (non-polychlorinated biphenyl).   Central Maine Power Company hired a contractor (Coutts Brothers) to excavate the soil and disposed of it at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-313-2015*Cornerstone Plumbing and Heating Company reported an oil spill at the property located on 18 Silver Birch Lane in Industry.  The home suffering the spill had two aboveground storage (AST) tanks in the basement.  The basement flooded when the sump pumps stopped working.  The oil tanks leaked, most likely through the boiler, and the foot or so of water in the basement had a layer of oil on it.

I contacted ENPRO Services to clean the oily water and debris from the basement and set up a sump pump with a carbon filter on the discharge as the home was 10 feet from a lake.

The basement was adequately cleaned up and I checked several times over the following weeks and there were no vapors in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-503-2014*On September 18, 2014, Emera Maine reported a one gallon transformer oil spill at Pole 3, East Millinocket Road (Fire Road 17C), T1R9.  Emera Maine personnel removed an estimated 5 pounds of contaminated soil and leaf litter for disposal.  The transformer leaked because a tree came down tilting the transformer enough to leak.  The remaining transfomer oil was tested for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and none were found.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection are expected at this time.
A-838-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff collected oily debris for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-818-2014* On 12-22-2015 the Jay Fire Dept. reported a diesel spill on the Crash Rd. A tractor trailer truck slid off the road, the road conditions were snowy, icy and slippery. This accident occurred within sight of the Riley Rd. The wrecker service pulled the disabled truck downhill and out of the ditch, however the saddle tank was punctured during this process. The Fire Dept. was on site and they slowed the leak and recovered oil with sorbents.
 I arrived a short time later and using the 12 volt fuel transfer pump, was able to speed the process up immensely and pump out twenty gallons of diesel fuel. The Fire Department was so impressed that they will be purchasing a similar pump. The collected fuel was taken by the wrecker service for reuse.
 No further DEP Response action will be required.
A-820-2014*On 12-23-2014, Harvest Energy reported the release of about one gallon of fuel oil. This occurred at 6 Mill Street in the city of Camden, Maine. The oil tank was overfilled and some oil squirted out the vent and some oil weeped out of the top of the tank. The oil tank is located in the basement. The spilled oil in the basement caused an oil odor problem, therefore I installed a fan to ventilate the basement.
 The delivery driver went to the wrong house. Harvest Energy responded as quickly as they became aware of the situation. Oil stained belongings were removed and the floor and tank were washed. I retrieved the fan a few days later.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-824-2014*On 12/26/2014, Downeast Energy Company reported the release of about two gallons of fuel oil. This release occurred at a business located at 4 Bangor Street in Augusta. The oil tank was overfilled and an estimated two gallons of oil burped out of the vent. Downeast cleaned up the spilled oil and were going to check on the oil tank in the basement. I asked them to call me back if there was any additional spillage. They did not call back.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-819-2014*On 12-9-2014 Simard and Son reported that a sump alarm had activated on an underground fuel system. Water had entered the sump at the facility on Route two owned by CN Brown. This Big Apple store is a registered underground tank facility, # 10451, and is located in the town of Farmington.

There was no release of petroleum and no site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-491-2015*A pleasure vessel sank at the slip overnight due to a through-hull fitting failure.  A minimal amount of sheening was observed and a section of sorbent boom was used to contain the sheen.  I provided sorbent pads to be used during the righting and floatation of the vessel in case more fuel leaked out.  When the vessel was moved, the sheen increased slightly, but not enough to be absorbed by the sorbent pads.  I advised the marina owner to dispose of the used pads with his normal municipal waste. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-492-2015*Maritime Energy Company reported a 2 gallon discharge from one of their delivery trucks.  After filling a tank, the driver noticed a stain under the pump on the truck.  The seal was bad on the pump and the truck was brought back to Maritime Energy's facility for repair.  A crew from Maritime Energy removed the contaminated soil from the yard.  I followed up with homeowner to make sure that Maritime had cleaned up and replaced the dirt in the driveway.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-490-2014*At 2300 hours on 9/10/14, the Maine State Police reported that a vehicle had rolled into the ocean at the Brooksville Town Landing.   It was under approximately 10 feet of water at 2300 hours.  A State Police diver was able to assist the tow truck driver to get the vehicle out before the tide went out which would have most likely taken the vehicle further out into the ocean.  An unknown amount of fuels and/or oils was spilled while the vehicle was submerged.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-122-2015*Approximately 25 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the mixed use residential/automotive repair facility. The release was caused by an overfill of the tank and the oil was released from the vent pipe of the tank that terminated inside the building. The tank is located on the first floor (slab on grade) of the establishment and is situated in a waiting area/storage area between a connected automotive repair garage and residential dwelling. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface and underlying soils. The concrete floor in the area of the spill was removed, and 1.81 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated from the location and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Some of the released oil impacted the soils underneath of the abutting field stone foundation that supported the original house/residential structure and were not practically accessible. These soils were left in place so that the foundation would not be disturbed. The excavated area was backfilled, covered with poly sheeting and concrete.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-71-2015*ERTS reported for their client, Covenant Transport, Inc., that a spill of corrosive liquid had occurred from damaged containers being delivered to PFG Northcenter distribution center in Augusta. ERTS had no estimate of amount spilled or identity of the products. The driver did not answer the cell phone number I was given. I went to the distribution center and found that the spill was very small, perhaps a cup or two, that was mostly absorbed by the cardboard packing box and surrounding containers. The products spilled were Quintet Chlorine Sanitizer and DM Detergent. The materials were contained in the tractor trailer box. ERTS had ENPRO Services come and remove the containers for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-73-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a home heating oil tank in East Boothbay at a summer residence. He reported that an estimated 2 quarts of oil had come out of the vent. They had collected the oil with absorbent pads and had removed the oil impacted snow. The inside tank was inspected and there was no sign of leakage or damage.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-191-2015*On 4/16/2015, Mr. Korsamn reported a one quart motor oil spill from a skidder in a turn-around area on the Demo Road, about four and half miles in off Route 15. When the machine was started, oil started leaking from a broken oil line. The spill occurred on 4/10/2015.  The spill was dug up and the impacted soil contained in a five gallon bucket.  The bucket was given to Plum Creek for disposal through a hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-216-2015*At 2000 hours on 4/21/15, Mr. James Kuffert reported a petroleum vapor and a small amount of oil in the basement of his home at 241 West Main Street.  Mr. Kuffert indicated that they had a small spill last fall and Jim's Burner Service responded and soaked up some oil with sorbents and fixed the leaking fitting at the tank or filter.  However, the spring runoff has appeared to push a cup or so of oil up to the surface of the soils in the basement causing petroleum vapor in the house.  I soaked up a small amount of oil and investigated for other sources or other possible problem areas, but I could not find any.  The basement is very wet and the soils consist of clay and silt, i.e. very muddy.  I also checked the basement drain discharge, but did not find any problems.  The drain discharges out in the front yard.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-218-2015*At 1230 on 4/22/15, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of by the owner of Nettie Fox Farm that he had a drum with oily water in it which came with a tractor he bought.  It was supposed to contain hydraulic oil but it turned out to be a 1/4 drum of oily water.  There was no actual spill of the material.  MDEP disposed of the oily water with sorbents and activated carbon.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-219-2015*A passenger car lost control and struck a utility pole causing the 5 gallons of transformer oil to leak into the swale on the side of the road.  Emera Maine contracted with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to shovel the contaminated soil into drums for proper disposal at the landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-220-2015*During the offloading of a FED EX box truck, a FED EX employee using a forklift generated a hazardous materials incident. The chemical that self-ignited was Celogen OT. This chemical was being shipped in 30 pound boxes on a pallet. In transit, the load shifted and a steel tractor weight fell onto the pallet of Celogen OT. This tore open multiple boxes of Celogen OT, which is a powder.

When the forklift operator attempted to move the steel weight with the steel forks of the forklift, it is believed that enough friction was created to ignite the powder. When this ignited, more of the Celogen OT ignited, causing other materials in the truck to be consumed by fire.

Bangor Fire Department arrived on scene and was briefed by the FED EX staff. Bangor Fire Department then called for assistance from Orono Fire Department Haz Mat Team and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Haz Mat team. During these notification and mutual aid requests, Bangor Fire Department extinguished the fire in the box truck.

Once I arrived on scene, I connected with Incident Command and called in for fellow MDEP Responders Thompson and Selleck. I was entry team leader with two Orono Haz Mat Technicians, and Responder Thompson assisted in Incident Command.  Responder Selleck was the site safety officer.  Bangor Fire Department staffed the Decontamination line.

The entry team overhauled the fire scene, separated the chemicals, and ensured that re-ignition was not possible. We also confirmed that the atmospheric readings in the box truck and the warehouse were safe for mitigation, decontamination and removal of waste. Once extensive reconnaissance of the warehouse was complete and areas affected by the spilled chemical were delineated, we exited the hot zone to discuss offensive cleanup options.

Command had discussed with the manufacturer the ideal means and approach to decontamination of the affected areas. A basic wet wash and sweep up was the approved plan.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to provide this function under MDEP direction. This action took hours to complete but was effective and complete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-221-2015*The City of Brewer Water Department was doing storm basin clean out and maintenance work after the winter and discovered oil in all of the catch basins on Upland Road in Brewer.

I responded and assisted them in confirming the extent of the oil spread. Luckily, the sand from winter road sanding all collected in the last catch basin on the road. This sand acted as a dam to collect the pool of oil. I called for Clean Harbors Environmental Services to wash, then remove all of the oil and oiled sand from the catch basins.

While waiting for Clean Harbors to arrive and while they were removing the contamination, the Water Department crew and I investigated homes on the road in expectation of finding the source. We were unsuccessful.

With no source discovered we believe that it was a case of illegal dumping into the storm drain on the quite dead end road.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-365-2015*At 1045 hours on 6/12/15, Rocky Rockwell, of Plum Creek Timber Company, reported that he found four small spots where a crane, owned by Gerald Pelletier, Inc., had been working a couple weeks ago.  The four spots may have added up to a quart of hydraulic oil.  The oil did not penetrate more than a couple inches.  The spots were not giving off a sheen.  This road will be graded in the next few weeks.  The spots were found at N45 degrees 41 minutes 34.5 seconds and W69 degrees 26 minutes and 26.1 seconds.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-474-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of .5 gallons of antifreeze to the paved road surface. The released antifreeze was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by the Wells Fire Department using sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-476-2015*An oil burner repair technician reportedly spilled approximately .25 gallons of fuel oil from a small pail of oil that is used to collect oil when bleeding a furnace. The spill was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-475-2015*The residence caught fire and caused the 100 gallon oil tank adjacent to the residence to tip over and release oil. The released oil was mostly consumed in the fire. After the fire was extinguished, there was oil remaining in the tank. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the remaining oil should be suctioned out due to the compromised condition of the tank and proximity to a nearby surface water body. MDEP contracted a vacuum truck and the oil was removed and disposed of by Allstate Environmental Services of Gorham.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


P-834-2014*Pit Stop Fuels Company overfilled this tank and some oil leaked onto the basement floor.  Access was difficult to the tank but sorbents were used to remove the oil and fans were used to evacuate vapors from the home. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-589-2014*At 0945 hours, on 11/3/14, Central Maine Power Company reported a 2-3 gallon spill of transformer oil (less than 1 part per million polychlorinated biphenyls).  The spill was from a transformer on pole 69 along North Dexter Road in Sangerville.  A drum of contaminated snow was removed from the base of the pole.  A tree fell onto the transformer causing a bushing to fail allowing oil to leak out onto the snow.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-602-2014*At 1400 hours, on 11/5/14, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a 1-2 gallon spill of transformer oil (2.4 parts per million Polychlorinated Biphenyl) from a transformer on pole 504 along Perkins Street in Castine.  Storm damage caused the transformer to fall onto the ground.  Around 1600 hours, on 11/5/14, CMP requested that I visit the site. CMP called the National Response Center at 1555 hours to report oil getting into a catch basin and flowing into Castine Bay.

When I visited the site that evening, I only saw a small amount of oil mixed in with speedi-dri along the curb near the catch basin.  I also noticed a couple spots in the road about 30 feet from the catch basin but these could have been from other sources.  Numerous trees were down and had been cut up with chain saws and moved to a side of the road all along Perkins Street.  Trees were still in the road in numerous locations.

A large amount of water, white water conditions, was flowing in the catch basin.  There were no signs of oil in the catch basin at the time of my observations.  CMP workers had removed a drum of speedi-dri and a small amount of contaminated soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-603-2014*At 1400 hours, on 11/5/14, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a 1 gallon spill of transformer oil from a transformer on pole 7.11 along Springer Drive in St. Albans.  The transformer leaked due to storm damage.  A drum of contaminated leaves and soil were removed for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-605-2014*At 1517 hours, on 11/5/14, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a two gallon spill of transformer oil from a transformer on pole 2 along Wardwell Point Road in Penobscot.  The transformer leaked due to storm damage ripping out a bushing on the transformer.  Contaminated soil and wood was removed for disposal at the Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-610-2014*At 1625 hours, on 11/5/14, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a 7-13 gallon spill of transformer oil from a transformer on pole 10.02 along Fisher Road in Monroe.  Storm damage caused the transformer to leak oil onto the ground at the base of the pole.  CMP removed numerous bags of soil and a bag of brush and branches.  Coutts Brothers, Inc., backfilled area with loam.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-563-2014*At 1205 hours on 10/17/14, St. Croix Tissue (Mill) reported a 1 gallon spill of diesel from overfilling an excavator at the Mill located at 144 Main Street, Baileyville.  They used sorbents to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-288-2014*On 9/12/14, I met with Clarence Espling to check the status of two older tanks that needed to be replaced due to internal corrosion issues.  Both tanks are very old (40+ years old) and showing signs (wetness /rust ) on the bottoms that indicate that internal corrosion is taking its toll on the bottom of these two vertical style 275 gallon aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  Clarence was signed up for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) home heating oil tank replacement program.  I told him that the MDEP may only replace one, to take the place of the two older tanks.  I told Clarence that Peter Moulton would be in touch with him regarding the upgrade process that will be implemented.

Peter Moulton has hired Craig Neilander to put a new Roth tank in the place of the old two corroded ASTs in Mr. Espling's basement.  On 10/5/15, Craig Neilander has finished the Roth tank installation and removal of the old ASTs at the Espling home.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-370-2015*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked to 1/2 mile paved roadway when a hose broke on a sweeper. Sand was used to collect the oil from the roadway. MDOT picked up the sand and excavated a small amount of gravel from where the sweeper truck had stopped. They made arrangements to dispose of the oiled materials. I sent them an Oil Spill Debris Form. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-392-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle accident occurred, and one vehicle caught fire. As a result of the accident, gasoline was spilled to the ground. The fire department deployed offensive measures with water and foam. Once the fire was out, the fire chief called to report the gas spill. I responded to the site and found a very large pool of water and foam. I used my 4-gas meter and PID to monitor air vapor concentrations. During my investigation I could not find any soil contamination due to the gasoline release. The fire department had applied 25,000 gallons of water to the vehicle, and this must have diluted or displaced the spilled gasoline.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-397-2015*An electrical pole broke due to old age. There happened to be an electrical transformer on this pole, and when it impacted the ground the top popped off. Very little oil was lost, and it was tagged non polychlorinated bipenyls. All visible signs of impacted vegitation and soil were removed by Central Maine Power Company.
No Further Response Action is needed.
A-398-2015*7/6/15 1316 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had been released from a leaking seal on a trash compactor. He reported that the oil had been contained at the compactor by the trash and oil absorbent material. No oil had run off the cement pad. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-399-2015*Jim Stewart from Plum Creek Timber reported that an estimated one-half gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel road when a hydraulic line broke on a timber harvester during logging operations.  He reported that the oil was contained and oil-impacted gravel removed for disposal.  No waterways were nearby.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further actions by Response Services are expected.
A-400-2015*7/6/15 1636 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that less than a cup of lube oil had been discharged to the railway bed from a locomotive. Pan Am employees removed all oil impacted materials that were visible. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-401-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported that they were at a residence that the inside heating oil tank had leaked to a concrete basement. I went to the site and found a corrosion leak at the seam of the tank. The homeowner and Downeast Energy were collecting the oil coming from the leak in containers. I plugged the leak and Downeast Energy employees pumped the remaining oil out of the tank. I set up a ventilation fan to exhaust the oil vapors. I put a layer of speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads on the oiled concrete floor to suppress the oil vapors. The owner completed a Clean-Up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department of Environmental Protection manage the spill clean-up.

On 7/10/15, I arranged for a contractor to come and remove oiled wooden stair treads and supports. They also removed the speedy dry and oiled absorbent pads. The floor was washed. The ventilation fan was left in place.

I returned to the site a week later to check for oil vapors in the house. The ventilation had been shut off for several days and the air measured 0.0 parts per million (ppm) for organic vapors measured with a photoionization detector. The ventilation was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-402-2015*Kirk Williams from Mainely Trees reported spilling an estimated .5 gallons of diesel fuel to gravel in a gravel pit.  The spill occurred when fueling equipment in the pit.  The oil impacted gravel was removed and contained for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-403-2015*On 7/7/2015 in Gardiner, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of equipment failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
A-428-2015*On July 15, 2015, NRF Distributors removed a 10,000 gallon underground diesel storage tank (UST).   The removal was conducted by Peter Quirion Construction, with Larry Savage serving as the Certified Tank Installer and the site assessment was conducted by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services (FGS).  Frank Wezner was on site for FGS.

The UST was removed without incident, and no visible signs of leakage.  Contamination was detected under the dispenser pump, but numbers were very low (72.4 parts per million on Photoionization Detector).  These low readings, isolated to a small area, did not warrant clean up and the hole was backfilled.

A more comprehensive description can be found in the FGS site assessment in the Department's Files.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-434-2015*I was contacted by Wardwell Garris Contracting, a property management company, regarding an oil spill at a property in Greene.  I visited 705 Sawyer Road and observed that there had been a small oil discharge as the result of a flooded basement, most likely from the furnace and/or oil line and filter being submerged.  I sent an email to Abby Pelletier of Wardwell Harris outlining what I observed and the clean up required.  I had not heard from Ms. Pelletier by December and contacted her with no response.

On February 16, 2016, Jeremy Greenman received a report of a flooded basement at 705 Sawyer Road in Greene where the tank had floated and released its contents (A-100-2016).
A-444-2015*Julie Pierce of Casella Waste Systems reported that a discharge of antifreeze had occurred from a leaking line on one of their trucks.  The discharge occurred on Interstate 295 Northbound in the proximity of the toll plaza.   The spilled antifreeze was cleaned up with speedi dry and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-805-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that an older outside oil tank had leaked an unknown amount of fuel oil to the ground at this location.  He hired Enpro Services to clean up the spill.  The cleanup consisted of removing oil contaminated soils, concrete and wood.  The tank was removed and the excavation backfilled.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

B-582-2014*A caretaker at the Bar Harbor Cottages reported a smell in the drinking water.  They are on public water until the fall and then they switch to their own drinking water well.  When the caretaker switched to the drinking water well, the water appeared to have a petroleum smell.  They had the same smell last year at this time.   Mr. Paul Blood of the Division of Technical Services collected water from the tap for laboratory analysis for petroleum.  The laboratory analysis was negative for petroleum.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-478-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that someone walking by the East Side Wellness Center found a milky substance in the storm drain outside the facility. I responded to the scene and found that 3 catch basins had a milky white substance in them. After talking with facility maintenance or Bureau of General Services, I learned that the floors had been stripped and refinished over the previous weekend. The contractor was Maine General Hospital in Augusta, and they had donated their time and materials to redo the floors in this facility. The floor finishing crew had stripped the floors on Saturday using Signature Ultra High Speed Floor Finisher (see Safety Data Sheet/SDS attached) and then dumped the waste floor stripper outside in the storm water drain on Sunday. This particular drain is a direct path to the Kennebec River. I contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to pump out the catch basin water and grit for disposal under my supervision. At that time, none had made it to the river.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-635-2015*On August 05, 2015, Auburn Fire Department (Auburn) reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at 2015 Turner Road in Auburn.  Auburn reported that it appeared a vehicle had leaked approximately a gallon of motor oil onto the pavement in the parking lot. Lake Auburn is located near the spill and the sensitivity of this lake caused concern.

At that time, none of the oil had leaked into the lake. The lake association and water district had both been notified. Speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.

The nearest storm drain was approximately 300 feet away and was not impacted.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-492-2015*On August 4, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called in a spill from a Pan Am locomotive in Detroit.  The spill occurred in the vicinity of 65 Maine Street in Detroit.  One quart of lube oil left the containment tank and spilled on the ballast.  The spill was cleaned by excavation, and the material was disposed of in the Pan Am waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-489-2015*On July 29, David Whelan, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., called to report a hydraulic spill.  The spill occurred near the "Lay Down" area off the Spectacle Pond Road, for the Hancock Wind Power Project.  The spill occurred when a hose came loose from a backhoe.  When the leak occurred, work was stopped.  The half-gallon of hydraulic oil ended up on mulch.  The spill was cleaned up by removing the mulch and soil.  The contaminated material was placed in a drum and it will be disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-605-2015*On July 23, 2015, I responded to a sinking boat on Thatcher Brook in Biddeford. The owners of the boat were already in the process of removing the boat from the water. Two gasoline cans remained on the boat, which I removed and placed on the dock. They were both still completely full. I observed only a tiny sheen coming from the area of the boat that eventually stopped once the gasoline cans were removed.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-624-2015*A ruptured hose on an excavator caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the soil at a construction site at the Mollyockett School. The oil impacted soils were removed by excavation and disposed of by the excavation contractor. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-625-2015*On Saturday, 7/25/15, report was received of small leak of untagged polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) transformer oil from pole mounted transformer to the ground while Central Maine Power Company (CMP) linemen were changing out the transformer.  Clean-up and waste managed by CMP.  The leakage was largely to vegetation.  It was observed to be cleaned satisfactorily.

No additional actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this point in time.
P-626-2015*On August 03, 2015, Northeast Air reported a Jet A fuel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 1.5 gallons of fuel spilled from the tank of an aircraft because of an overfill. The fuel was contained on pavement and absorbed with speedy dry sorbent material.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-627-2015*On 8/3/15, Savage Safe Handling, Inc., (SSH) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a small discharge of 12.5% Chlorine Bleach solution to pavement on their property.  It was reported that a dome dog on a tank trailer had been insufficiently secured allowing some of the solution to splash out when the tank truck had stopped at the scales area next to the company offices.  SSH cleaned up the discharge, and a significant volume would have evaporated.

The spill location is rural residential and industrial use.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-628-2015*Central Maine Power Company reported that one of their pad mounted transformers had leaked.  The transformer was untagged so a sample of the oil was taken and the analysis showed less than 1 part per million Polychlorinated Biphenyls.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-629-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  I arrived to find that the oil tank was in a crawl space underneath the main stairway in the house (see attached photos).  The tank was on a concrete slab, but it was cracked and the oil had gone down into the soil underneath the slab.  Dead River set up a temporary tank outside the house.  The old oil tank was cut and removed, followed by the slab, which exposed the contaminated soil underneath.  I hired North American Services Group to vactor the contaminated soil and take it to CPRC Group for disposal.  During removal of the soil, we found another concrete slab that was at least 12 inches thick below the slab the tank sat on.  We were unable to break the second slab up, so soil removal was minimal, but enough was removed so that clean fill, a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS), a vapor barrier, and a new concrete slab were installed.  The crawl space's fiberglass insulation was replaced and a vapor barrier was stapled to the walls and ceiling.  A small opening was made in an exterior wall and the fan and stack of the SSDS was installed.  The case was referred to the Division of Technical Services for long term remediation.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-630-2015*A motor vehicle collided with a utility pole and caused the release of approximately 75 gallons of mineral oil from a pole mounted transformer. The oil was released to the paved road surface and entered a municipal storm drain system situated underneath the utility pole. The oil traveled through the storm drain system and discharged into the Presumpscot River. Sorbents were used to collect the released oil from the river. The storm drain catch basin was washed, and the liquid was vacuumed out for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the cleanup efforts and the cleanup was satisfactory. Approximately 500 pounds of sorbents were used to collect the oil from the river and the paved road surface and approximately 50 gallons of mixed liquid was recovered from the storm drain washing operation.

The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report, Clean Harbors Environmental Services report, and analytical results for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-631-2015*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline were reportedly released into the sump container of a gasoline pump dispenser after being struck by a passenger vehicle. The release was caused by the ruptured piping to the dispenser. A petroleum service contractor responded to the location and wiped the spilled product from the sump with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location the following day and the sump was cleaned satisfactorily and the necessary repairs had been made to stop the leak.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-632-2015*A project scope that originally only involved dispenser and pad replacement was significantly broadened when free product was discovered in the dispenser sumps and piping secondary containment.  A 20,000 gallon aboveground tank supplied diesel fuel to three dispensers, all of which were filled with fuel.  In addition, there was a sump at the tank that accommodated the transition from steel to fiberglass piping which had been impacted by fuel as well.  It is believed a fitting or gasket on the main dispenser failed which overfilled the sump, influencing product elsewhere.  In addition, one of the boots on the main dispenser sump was not liquid tight, which presented diesel impacts to pea stone backfill and native material.   Spilled product was recovered from the sumps and piping with a vacuum truck, then all that infrastructure was removed.   Thereafter, material that was originally going to be displaced as off-site fill to accommodate the new equipment, was removed with an excavator and transported to a disposal facility.  No other removal was required because this site qualifies as non-stringent.  All this activity was documented in the closure report.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-633-2015*While on vacation, the fuel tank associated with a portable generator leaked it contents.  The generator is positioned in a designated area beneath the main deck, with a built-in service connection at the location, on a crushed rock substrate.  This location is about the same level as concrete basement floor through a fieldstone foundation wall.  This combination led to the fuel discharging to the ground beneath the appliance, traveling along the bedrock (8"-20") beneath the stone, and laterally into the basement of cove seal (floor and wall).

The interior wall is framed and insulated.  The affected lumber was removed along with the insulation.  During the cleanup, a RAMFAN (high volume air mover) was employed to ventilate the basement and minimize transient odors from external dig migrating into the basement, as well as to ventilate the working area.  The affected interior surfaces were washed, rinsed, dried and coated with sealant to mitigate further vapor transmission.  Stone was backfilled beneath the deck, and materials gathered up.  With a successful remediation completed, the fan was left over the weekend to be used if any vapors encountered.  Based on the successful cleanup agreed to between the parties, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.


P-634-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an approximate pint of heating oil to a cement garage floor.  Spilled product was easily recovered with an application of sorbent materials as the tank was being pumped out.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-636-2015*On 8/15/15, Russ Helm of Downeast Energy reported a small spill of kerosene and water from a customer's oil tank located outside their residence.  The oil and water mix leaked from a corrosion hole on the seam of the tank.  Downeast pumped out the remaining oil in the tank and made arrangements for a replacement.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-13-2014*
On 1/6/13, Topsham Fire Chief Stockdale contacted me regarding a practice at the Gibb's gas station across the street from the Topsham Fire Station.  Topsham Fire Department (TFD) had observed gas station attendants laying the gasoline dispenser nozzles on the ground next to the dispensers when they were not actively being used.  The operators advised him that this was done to help the dispenser pumps "keep their prime".  After conferring with Tim Rector of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, we both had never heard of this practice before and what real function doing this would serve.  The facility consists of three retail, motor fuels, 10,000-gallon underground storage tanks (USTs) with a pressurized submersible turbine pump fuel system.  A check of the electronic leak detection system indicated that "all functions normal".

I checked with Elwin Scott, of Simard & Sons, and who services Gibbs facilities.  Scott stated that this was not uncommon, suggested it would help with a problem of thermal contraction in the fuel lines which can cause the in-line leak detectors to trip.  On another hand, with the dispenser not in use, there should be no effect of the height of the dispenser nozzle on a secure, liquid tight system.  Other tank installers I spoke with had never heard of this practice and why it would help.

Topsham Fire Chief Stockdale's letter of 6 January, 2013, advises Gibbs Oil Company to cease this practice and why (see attached).  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-850-2014*SUMMARY
On 10/22/14, while driving by the area, I noted an old, apparently out-of-service, commercial use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) next to this old mill building and only several feet from the stream draining Rock Haven Lake.  The mill was unoccupied, closed and in disrepair.  The area is rural residential and commercial use and served by private drinking water wells.

Concerned over potential leaking to the lands and waters of the state, I checked and found 8" of amber fuel oil within the 275-gallon tank.  The rusty tank appeared out of code in being on an unstable base of combustible material, a rubber fuel line running under the building floor, and not secured.

CONCLUSIONS
On 10/22/14, I contacted the property owners and expressed my concerns about the tank suffering a line leak, the tank shell corroding through, or the tank being vandalized.

On 11/26/14, I received an e-mail from the Tedeschi's, who advised me that they had pumped 42 gallons of diesel oil from the tank and put into a colleague's active heating oil AST at another location.  They were now working to have the AST removed from the site and have it scrapped.

At this time, no further Division of Response Services actions are planned.

I-334-2014*On October 21, 2014, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency's (MDEA) Aroostook County Task Force and the Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement Team (CDLET) requested assistance from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Response Services as they executed a search warrant at a clandestine methamphetamine manufacturing operation. MDEA agents seized a significant amount of evidence consistent with the illicit manufacturing of methamphetamine. Several items and chemicals were turned over to the Division of Response Services and these items were overpacked and disposed of accordingly.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-362-2014*On November 26, 2014, a small release (less than a gallon) of #2 fuel oil was caused by a failed burner unit.  I received a call from Pine Grove Terrace Retirement Homes stating the spill had taken place and that a Daigle Oil Company employee cleaned up the release with sorbents.  No vapor recovery was necessary.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-180-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil spill had occurred at 89 Porter Street in Rockport. The Fire Chief said that a tank "let go" and the oil ran down the dirt driveway and onto the neighbor's lawn and driveway. Once on scene, I found out that the cause was from snow load melting on the filter. So much pressure was on the filter housing that it broke clean off the tank, allowing the oil to drain out onto the driveway. The oil traveled down the driveway about 100 yards, and then rounded a corner and went into the neighbor's driveway and across the lawn.

I sat down with Ramona and helped her apply to the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund. After that was done, I contracted Erick Mecklin to excavate the entire driveway and lawn effected by the spill. We started on the neighbors and worked backward up the driveway to the spill site. The entire affected area of contamination was removed and brought to Dragon Concrete for recycling. The area was then restored to pre-spill conditions. During the remediation, my field screening results of the excavated area were non-detect for oil in the soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-404-2015*J. Nadeau called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concerning the petroleum odor in his drinking water.  After several attempts to contact J. Nadeau using a phone book and the internet, he called back and left a phone number.  I returned his call and after some discussion it became apparent to me that his home is very near the gasoline release from the "Varney Farm" See spill A-83-1988. I made a site visit on 7-7. The drinking water does have an odor. There is a water treatment system installed at this home. There is one filter (sediment?) and there is an iron filter with a salt backflush. After all of this, Mr. Nadeau has installed a very small carbon unit (100 cubic inches). This unit only lasts three days and then has to be replaced. Mr. Nadeau was not informed of any petroleum pollutants in the drinking water at the time he purchased the home.

Mr. Nadeau has spent considerable time and expense researching this problem and compiling a time line of the events.  This area/neighborhood has been subdivided into many residential house lots since 1988.  I have referred this site to the Division of Technical Services unit for sampling and further investigation.
A-393-2015*The Waterville Fire Department reported a gasoline spill on 7-3-2015. John Foss spilled gasoline into his boat and washed it out with soap and water. This mixture spilled onto his lawn and traveled onto the neighboors lawn. Jeremy Greenman makes a site visit. Mr. Foss lives at 47 Violette Ave. and the neighboor is Mrs. Susan St.Pierre of 45 Viollette Ave.
 Glen Wall takes over the case and makes a site visit on 7-6. I found an earth worm alive two inches below the ground surface, which is a good indication that the gasoline did not penetrate into the soil. There was however, a large stain of dead brown grass from the gasoline spill. I talk with Susan St. Pierre, the neighboor and then call Foss. I left him a message.
 On 7-7 I called Foss and we talk about him using a rototiller and fertilizer and grass seed to remediate the spill and to rahab the neighboor's lawn.
 Another site visit on 7-15, nothing has been done.
 Site visit on 7-17, still no action. I leave a handwritten copy of "Cleanup Actions Agreement".

 Final site visit on 7-20-2015, the area of dead grass on both lawns has been tilled, fertized and seeded. Straw or hay has been placed on top and a lawn sprinkler was in place.

B-460-2015*On July 24, I received a report of an oil spill from Dead River Company.  The one quart spill occurred at 1 Bean Court in Bangor.  The multi-unit apartment is owned by Jan Pelliot.  It was not certain what the cause of the spill was, however, it was assumed that it was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The tank may have been leaking for some time as there was saturated speedy dri sorbent material under the tank.   Dead River removed the tank and replaced it with a temporary tank.  I was able to clean up the sorbent and wash the floor.  The basement vapors were unacceptable even after the initial cleanup, so a fan was installed.  The site was revisited one week later.  Vapors were not measurable in the basement breathing space.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-376-2014*On 12/12/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report of an oil spill at a business on State Street.  The overfill of about 20-25 gallons of #2 heating oil was as a result of a fuel delivery driver not being able to hear the vent whistle.  Two tanks appear to have been improperly manifolded together.

Responder Clark met Daigle Oil Company employees on site, and was informed that the site glass had failed during filling due to improperly manifolded Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST). The concrete floor, wood wall, and tanks had been severely impacted by the high pressure release.  Allen's Environmental Services, Inc., was contacted and informed to bring a vacuum truck with a steam cleaner. Free product had begun to mix with the debris on the floor which made the cleanup process more difficult with a vacuum truck. The floor and ASTs were steam cleaned multiple times and the wood walls were removed. A ventilation system was installed through an old duct used as a wood pellet chute.  Oil contaminated debris were disposed of at the Presque Isle Landfill.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-164-2015*A small amount of gasoline was spilled during the fueling of this passenger vehicle.  The vehicle tank had a leak and most of the $11.35 worth of gasoline leaked out to the ground.  Most of the fuel stayed on the paved surface and was collected with sorbents.  What left the paved surface I considered inconsequential and not worth the effort of chipping up the frozen ground.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-165-2015*A small amount of vehicle fluids were lost to the ground due to a vehicle accident.  The spilled material was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-166-2015*A small amount of lube oil was lost from a locomotive to the ground.  Approximately one drum of oily stone was collected for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-364-2015* On 6-14-15, Dead River reported a fuel oil release at a home in Warren. This home is located at 222 Red Oak Drive and is owned by Beth Gifford. The oil burner technician was onsite and made the needed repairs to the filter assembly. The oil was squirting out past the gasket on the filter. The well that serves this home is located about 75 feet away. I deemed it nessesary to remove oil contaminated soil from under the oil tank.

 Soil removal occurred on 6-24-15. Excavation size, 13 x 11 x 7 ft. deep. A soil sample taken at seven feet below the ground surface was negative for petroleum, using the dye shake test. The excavation was backfilled and the oil tank set in place.

 Dead River returned the next day to connect the oil line to the tank.

 This site has been referred to Technical Services for well sampling and further review.

 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-425-2015*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a traffic accident.  Central Maine Power contractors collected oily soil and speedi-dri for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-426-2015*Cassella Waste Systems called to report that they had refused to pick up one of their dumpsters because it contained several broken fluorescent lamps. I contacted Marco Contractors, who are responsible for the dumpster, and they said that they had sent their electrician over to collect the lamps from the dumpster.  I requested that they send documentation of the proper disposal of the lamps. A letter confirming disposal is attached.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-444-2015*On July 16, Ryan, of the Newport Fire Department, called to report a spill from an outside oil tank at 89 Garth Street in Newport.  The leak occurred in the filter of the tank.  The Fire Department closed the valve to the tank.  They put speedy dri sorbent material down on the cement pad.  The Fire Department estimated approximately 2 gallons of kerosene was lost.

I inspected the site of the spill.  The spill did not leave the cement pad.  I estimated the size of the spill was less than .5 gallons.  The spill was cleaned up to Maine Department of Environmental Protection standards.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.


P-590-2015*On 7/16/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received report of small leak of transformer oil from pad mounted transformer to grass and mulch.  The spill location is dense suburban residential and commercial use.  Checked and found satisfactorily cleaned.  See attached Central Maine Power Company Oil Spill Report for more information.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-775-2014*An anonymous caller reported that this company was mishandling waste oil on site.  I visited the site and observed staining on the sandy soil near the garage where the vehicles are dismantled and an area, freshly graded, where car crushing operations had recently taken place.  I advised the property owner on better practices for the handling of automotive waste fluids, but overall the site was not very bad for a junkyard. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-776-2014*Saco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Richard Lambert called citing neighbor concerns about activities at 504 Flag Pond Road.  The property appears to contain a sizeable collection of old vehicles in various states of repair and it also appears that what vehicle maintenance has been done has been done in a rather sloppy manner. The only spilled oil that I observed was on an asphalt paved surface and though ugly, is not a threat to groundwater.  The property owner was not home at the time of my inspection.  The CEO and I agreed that he would contact the homeowner and advise him to be more careful when changing the oil of vehicles and that the CEO would contact me if there were further problems.  It has been almost a year now with no further complaints.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-322-2014*On 10/8/14, I received a referral of a complaint of an oil spill related to an old farm tractor from Tom Knowlton in Sherman.  I called Mr. Knowlton to get additional information.  Mr. Knowlton has land abutting the LaPierre property where the tractor is leaking diesel fuel.  Mr. Knowlton  stated that he was approached by person(s) concerned with the tractor leaking diesel fuel/oil and it possibly getting into a tributary to  Molunkus stream.  He told person(s) that he did not own the property.  He took a look at said complaint and noticed a strong odor of diesel fuel and so decided to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I set up a meeting with Tom for October 10th to inspect the site.

On 10/10/14, I met with Mr. Knowlton and went to the site of oil leaking from tractor on LaPierre farm field.  The area impacted by oil leaking from fittings on an old Oliver model tractor is about 1 foot x 4 feet, directly beneath the motor and power train of the tractor.  Oil appears to be used motor oil and some hydraulic type of oil.  I dug around with a shovel.  Oil is only on the surface and slightly into the sod layer, probably less than a 1/2 gallon volume at most.  I measured low numbers (5-8 parts per million) (PPM) volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the photoionization detector (PID) in the area impacted (hay/pasture land).  I dug down about 3-4 inches on the perimeter area around the stained grass and measured no detection of any VOC's 0.0 PPM.  I explained to Mr. Knowlton the very limited and localized impact of these weeps from the farm tractor.  I told Mr. Knowlton that this little bit of spillage would be weathered by the environment and weather and not to worry about it.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-831-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fuel supply line leaked.  It was an unknown amount that leaked into the basement.  I arrived on site and found no oil vapor or staining on the floor.  There was some water in the basement and none of it had product floating on it.  I checked where the line had a hole and I found no oil contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-834-2014*On 12/31/14, the Winslow Fire Department reported that they responded to a disabled vehicle in the large parking lot on Veteran's Drive.  The car had blown its transmission and leaked 5 quarts of transmission fluid onto the pavement.  The fire department put pads and speedi dri sorbent material down on the spill and then collected all the oily material in bags.  The material was recovered from the fire department and disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection at Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-836-2014*On 12/30/14, Eric Phenix, of Ransom Engineering Company, reported field screening readings above 40 parts per million on a Photoionization Detector (PID), while testing soil from the tank grave at the Gardiner Mainway (Irving) tank pull.  Mr. Phenix explained that he was collecting field screening samples from native material from the southeastern portion of the excavation and that the average of those concentrations detected in the samples exceeded the notification concentrations for the "Leaching to Groundwater" standard in the "Compendium of Field Testing of Soil Samples for Gasoline and Fuel Oil".

I asked Mr. Phenix what clean up guideline had been established for the site prior to the removal.  He said that it was  "Outdoor Commercial Worker/Excavation Construction Worker".  Based on this information, I instructed Mr. Phenix to document his findings and collect a laboratory samples from this area, but that no removal was necessary at this time.  Any soil that had been removed from the excavation that had elevated PID readings would have to either go back into the grave or be disposed properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-604-2014* On 9-15-2014 Dragon Products reported the release of about 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil. They removed the oil contaminated soil with hand shovels. It seemed appropriate that I allow them to add this material to the stockpile of OCS they have on site. This material will be used in the cement making process.
 No site visit and no further Response Service action will be required.
A-606-2014*A hydraulic line on a bulldozer leaked lesse than one gallon of hydraulic oil.   The affected media was cleaned up by the responsible party (CIANBRO/IRBY).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-66-2014*On 1/23/14, while in the area, I checked on this planned retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility abandonment-by-removal that had been scheduled for on or after 11/10/13.  On site I noted no evidence of recent excavation, repaving, or other indication that the UST piping and tanks had been removed and replaced.  The dispenser island and tank top pad appeared undisturbed.  Checking with the new facility owner and with the UST registration file 5877, I found that the facility was not abandoned as planned by C. N. Brown Company before they sold the facility and property, therefore the removal notice is void.

I did note new dispensers atop the islands and a new flex connector.  Previous work includes report P-590-2001, where certified installer Ed George installed new dispenser sumps without registering the work beforehand as required by Chapter 691 UST rules.

The area is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The facility has three gasoline USTs with suction operated piping and dispensers.  This day I noted no significant surface discharges.  I did not perform a detailed facility inspection.
I-336-2014*On 10/24/14, at 07:10 hours, I received a call from the Maine State Police Dispatcher regarding a spill reported by Wayne Chase of Huber Engineered Woods (HEW).  Mr. Chase reported a spill of 12 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose.  The spill occurred on a concrete pad and crews were working at the time to put down wood fines to soak up the spilled oil.   I called Mr. Chase to confirm receipt of the report and get an update on the status of the spill.

On 10/24/14, at 08:30 hours, I called HEW and spoke with Brian.  The spill occurred on a slasher unit, and spilled oil stayed up on the slasher deck and the equipment.  Crews used sorbent pads to wipe down the deck and the slasher unit.  Repairs were made to the hose on the slasher.  All oily debris was placed in storage containers until scheduled disposal with other oily waste stream.  Devin Michaud, Environmental Manager, will be submitting a spill report on this incident later in the day.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-288-2014*On 6/9/14 I received report of a car accident involving a pavement striping truck.  Approximately 30 gallons of white paint was sprayed over the asphalt in front of 2639 Union Street.  No recovery was made.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-24-2015*On 1/16/15, I received report from Liz Dawes, of Emera Maine, of a one quart hydraulic oil spill from a bucket truck in their yard.  The cause was a loose fitting which was tightened and the contaminated soil and snow scooped into a bag for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-25-2015*On 1/16/15, I received report from R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, that after their driver made a drop of propane at the apartment building he smelled something strange in the yard.  He also thought he saw something spilled in the driveway.

I arrived on scene shortly after the report was made, and found nothing spilled in the driveway, nor noticed any odor.  I spoke to two of the residents, and neither knew anything.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-242-2015*At 0715 on 5/5/15, Mr. Patrick Becker of the University of Maine Augusta (University) at Bangor, reported that motor oil had spilled from a vehicle.  The vehicle was parked in one of their parking lots on Friday, 5/1/15, around 1710 hours.  The University is located at 65 Texas Avenue in Bangor.   It was surmised that the drain plug on the truck was loose from information provided by the unknown driver of the vehicle.   University personnel used two sorbents to soak up the oil from the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-526-2014*On 9/12/2014, the Fire Chief for Winthrop called this office to report that a dump truck had rolled over and spilled one gallon of diesel and/or engine oil. The dump truck is owned by Mainex.

I made contact with Dedra Snow at Mainex and she was already in the process to have this oil-stained soil removed, considering it was on private property. The spill location is at or near 2616 Route 202, Winthrop.  Soil removal and disposal was completed without my assistance. The soil was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation.  No further involvement by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-529-2014*It was reported that a person overfilled their vehicle and then drove off. The gasoline ran across the parking lot and onto Route 1. Staff from the store spread speedy dry and sorbent pads on the spill. I responded to the scene and assisted them in cleaning up the free product. The sorbents and speedy dry were placed into the 55 gallon drum on site for later disposal.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-531-2014*On 9/15/2014, the Fire Chief from the Town of Hope reported an automobile accident. The Chief reported that there may have been gasoline spilled at this location. I arrived on scene and all parties had left. Judging by the tire skid marks and the damage to the ground and trees, someone went sideways at this location. The site of the crash is near 83 Pushaw Road, at the interface of a blueberry field and the woods.

Using a hand shovel, I removed gasoline contaminated soils and transported this material back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, where it was consolidated with similar waste for bulk disposal. There is one home within sight of the crash site, however, it is my opinion that it is not at risk.  The gasoline spill was minor in size and cleanup was sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-533-2014* On 8-17-2014 the Skowhegan Fire Dept. reported that a portable tank fell out of a pickup truck. This occurred in Skowhegan on Madison Ave. The fire department responded and cleaned up the fuel on the pavement.

No site visit by DEP and no further action will be required.
A-534-2014*On 9/9/14, the United State Coast Guard reported a 22 ft. pleasure vessel, owned by Allan Hevens, had broken its mooring during the recent storm and run aground on shore.  Mr. Hevens estimated that he had 40 gallons or less of unleaded gasoline on board.  At low tide, the vessel was completely exposed, but there was no evidence of an obvious discharge.  At high tide, a sheen could be observed around the boat.  Ocean Point Marine was hired by the owner to recover the vessel.

No sheen was visible the next day after the vessel was safely removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-535-2014*It was reported to the Underground Tanks Unit that 2 tanks were found at the old Redlon and Johnson facility in Rockland Maine. Ransom Consulting was in the process of using Brownfields funding to do a Phase 1 on the site. During the investigation, 2 tanks were found. An estimated 12,000 gallon split pocket diesel and gas tank. And a 500 gallon waste oil tank.

I was on site for the tank removals. Bill Carver was the Certified Underground Tank Installer on site, and EPI was the contractor on site, and Ransom Environmental was performing the site assessment. After going over a site safety plan, work commenced on uncovering the tanks. The 12,000 gallon tank was uncovered first. The tank was a very old riveted bare steel tank, and a large amount of saturated soil could be seen around the tank. The Brownfields program does not allocate funds for environmental cleanup, only investigation. Due to the amount and severity of the contamination, it was decided that the saturated soils were to be removed and disposed of at that time. I reached out to the owner, Finley Matheson (Trust A), to sign a cleanup options agreement and Notice of Reimbursement to the Surface Water Fund. Due to the tanks being bare steel and un-registered, they did not qualify for the groundwater funding. After the forms were signed, work began on excavation and disposal of the contaminated soil.

While this work was happening, 3 more vents were found on the front side of the building. Further investigation confirmed that these vents were connected to 3 estimated 1000 gallon gas tanks. After removing the 12,000 and 500 gallon tanks out back, work continued on the tanks out front. Once uncovered, we confirmed that they were in fact old gasoline tanks, and soil samples were taken by Ransom Environmental to test for lead in the soil. After confirming that the soil and liquid were not leaded gasoline, the tanks were removed. The tanks were bare steel and looked to be at one time above ground storage tanks. Old cradles could be seen on the bottom of the tanks. During this excavation, another tank was found and removed. All of the tanks were in very poor shape with corrosion holes and loose fittings. Each tank had saturated soil around and beneath. Soil was removed and disposed of for each tank removed.

A total of 6 tanks were found and removed from the site. The tanks were all bare steel and very badly corroded.  The excavations were backfilled with clean bank run gravel, and the site restored per the Brownfields requirements.  No further actions by Response Services are needed at this time.
A-537-2014*It was reported that lube oil was lost to the ballast on the side of the railroad tracks in Monmouth. The caller stated that a crew was on its way to clean it up and dispose of the oil soaked rocks.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-538-2014*It was reported to me that a residential above ground storage tank was leaking. The amount it had leaked was unknown at that time and concerns were the proximity to a public drinking water well.  Once on site, the storage tank was pumped out and tipped on its side to stop the leak. A quick soil investigation found that only a small area was impacted with oil. I dug a hole in the affected area and within a foot in depth, the soil was non detect for oil. The homeowner decided to go with option 2 on the Cleanup options agreement. I provided drums and oversight of the cleanup. A total of three 55-gallon drums were filled with contaminated soil and disposed of. The park manager backfilled the hole with clean fill. Due to the small amount thought to be spilled, and the quick cleanup efforts, I do not feel that the drinking water well will be contaminated by oil from this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-539-2014*On 8/19/14, Robert Wylie reported a 55-gallon drum on his property with approximately 10 gallons of liquid inside it.  He said the drum had been on his property for several years but he did not know where it came from.  He also said that the drum was missing the bungs on the top and that for some time it had been on its side.  Mr. Wylie had set it upright a year ago.

I investigated and found by using pH paper that the drum contained water.  I checked it with a clear coliwasa tube so I could make sure that the liquid was all the same.  I let Mr. Wylie know that whatever the original product, it was long gone and that the water inside posed no environmental or health risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-540-2014*It was reported that lube oil was lost to the ballast on the side of the railroad tracks in Jay. The caller stated that a crew was in route to clean it up and dispose of the oil soaked rocks.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-939-2014*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released resulting from a corrosion hole in 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the oil service technician using absorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-937-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) outside the residence. The oil delivery driver observed a small stain on the tank pad when he arrived at the residence to fill the tank. Apparently the home owner had run out of oil and then spilled a small amount while pouring into the fill pipe. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-936-2014*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt road surface from the gasoline filling nozzle, when a passenger vehicle fuel tank was overfilled.  The Scarborough Fire Department immediately responded and applied sorbent material. Disposal was handled by Sams Club.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene and determined the cleanup was satisfactory

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-57-2015*On 1/22/2015 I received a report from Topsham Fire Department regarding a one gallon spill of diesel fuel from a tractor trailer truck on Route 196 in Topsham near the Topsham/Lisbon town line.  It was reported that the fuel line on the truck was compromised, causing the leak.  It was further reported that the spill had been cleaned up by the fire department and the Maine Department of Transportation.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-58-2015*A wood chipper blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to the ground.  The spill occurred just to the left of the driveway, facing the house.  The horizontal extent of the impacted area was evident and there was approximately six inches of frost in the ground which the oil did not penetrate, so all the contamination was removed with a small excavator.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-59-2015*While working on a construction project at the school, the material lift boom broke and tore away from the truck body, subsequently tearing the hydraulic hose.  The discharge was limited to a small area and was confined by added sand/gravel and eventually shoveled into a fifty-five gallon container.  The material would be collected and hauled off site, but if more encountered they would reassess the situation and haul to CPRC group in Scarborough.

The school's resource officer initially reported the spill, and would be available if any additional cleanup was warranted.  However, the construction company did complete a satisfactory clean-up.  Based on the physical evidence I observed, the Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-60-2015*A nozzle problem caused an estimated 15 gallons of #2 oil to spill to this driveway during a delivery.  Dead River Company immediately dispatched a cleanup crew and collected what they could from the frozen ground with speedi-dri sorbent material.  Later in the spring they returned and did some further cleanup at the homeowner's request.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-61-2015*On August 21, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at pole 16 on Gurnet Landing Road in Harpswell.  Approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was released to the ground when a tree branch landed on the power lines, causing the utility pole to snap.  CMP technicians removed oily mulch and disposed of it properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.  No CMP report available for this spill.
P-64-2015*On 1/23/2015 I received a call from Ryan Schwaab, a burner technician with Dead River oil company.  Mr. Schwaab reported a leaking tank inside the crawlspace under a customer's seasonal residence in Wells.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the tank with Mr. Schwaab.  It appears to have leaked a very small amount, though no active dripping was observed.  Some of the leakage appeared to be old.  There was no petroleum odor observed in the crawl space.  The tank was located on a sand floor in the crawl space.  Given the small amount of oil that appeared to have been spilled, and the lack of any oil odor, I did not require any clean-up of any contaminated soils under the tank.  Dead River made arrangements with the owners to pump out and replace the old tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-65-2015*On 1/23/15, report received of hydraulic oil discharge from a blown hose on a piece of the Westbrook Public Works heavy equipment in their yard, reported contained and being cleaned up with speedy dry clay sorbent.  No hydraulic oil to drains or surface waters.  No further actions required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-66-2015*On 1/23/2015, while driving north on the Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk, I observed a tractor trailer truck on fire at the southbound Service Plaza in Kennebunk.  I contacted the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) to see if they needed my assistance, which they did.  I turned around and responded immediately.

Upon arrival, the fire had been put out by the Kennebunk Fire Department.  Some diesel fuel and motor oil could be seen on firefighting runoff water traveling towards a storm drain.  The MTA staff had placed sorbent boom around the drain to prevent as much oil as possible from entering the drain.  The truck and trailer were severely damaged.  The trailer contained no cargo.  The tops of both fuel tanks on the truck had burned open, revealing the remaining diesel fuel.  The MTA called Clean Harbors Environmental Services and requested they respond.  When they arrived, they pumped the remaining diesel fuel out of the saddle tanks as well as some of the spilled oil that had collected near the sorbent boom containment area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-67-2015*On 1/23/2015 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Hebron Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Greenwood Mountain Road.  It was reported that the vehicle involved had landed on a frozen brook.  Nothing appeared to be leaking from the vehicle.  No response was made, no further action required.
P-68-2015*On 1/23/2015 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting an oil and antifreeze spill resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was limited to pavement in the area and was reported to have been cleaned up by the fire department.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-69-2015*On 1/24/2015 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Judy Little of C N Brown.  Ms. Little reported a 5 gallon spill of gasoline at their Big Apple facility due to customer error.  The customer engaged the dispenser pump before inserting the nozzle into his/her vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials by C N Brown.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-18-2014*Pan Am Railways called to report the loss of lube oil from an engine along the tracks in the vicinity of Rigby Yard. It was being attended to by Pan Am personnel.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on material and nature of the spill, it appears to be a routine event in the yard, with no sensitive receptors noted.  The Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-21-2014*On 1/8/14, Holly's Oil Company reported the overfill of a customer's basement, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) during a delivery.  Mr. Maclean requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance with clean-up.

On site I met Ms. Frie, who did not yet know about the discharge.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The fill and vent pipe for the basement AST go out under the deck (see site sketch) with the fill pipe extending west out from the deck side.  The fill pipe was about 18 inches higher than the top of the vent, and the vent was about 10 feet away under the deck so it could be difficult to hear during a fuel delivery; both of these issues apparently contributed to the overfill discharge.  Fortunately there were no leaks from the inside AST facility evident and no oil odors inside.

Fuel was still dripping out of the fill pipe top, so I put a pan under it to catch the discharge.  Sorbent material had already been put down by Holly's Oil.  I advised Holly's Oil to return and complete remediation and dispose of the waste.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time in this matter.
P-23-2014*A gasoline tank truck went off the road and onto its side on a stonewall, but was held perpendicular by some stout trees.  The crash site is roughly 1/4 to 1/2 mile up the road from the Baldwin School.  The recovery method chosen was to pump off to another tanker and right the vehicle when deemed appropriate.  There was little to no room to access the hatch covers, as the tank top was pinned to the trees.  There was notable leakage from the dome covers which was captured on sorbent pads.  The offloading was slow but successful.  At 85% empty, it was decided on scene it could be safely righted.

Upon righting the trailer, a surge of gasoline was released, missing the spill pads and sorbent materials.  The truck was soon up on the roadway and being secured for removal.  Pads and materials were collected, and a follow up assessment would be done later in the morning using daylight to make better observations.

The site of discharge wasn't difficult to delineate.  It was atop a stone wall, at the base of mature deciduous tree and large boulders.  The estimate of product loss was put at possibly 230 gallons.  The majority of that likely lost when the pressure on the dome covers was released when pulled away from tree.

There was no practical recovery method possible due to poor access, mature forest, significant stone wall, and very uneven terrain.  The area was to be visually monitored and referrals to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services were made.  At this time, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-24-2014*Received a call about an overfill with discharge to the basement.  Upon arrival, I met with homeowner and Provencher Fuels and was shown the situation.  Two (2) DelHousi (comparable to Roth in style) manifolded together had been overfilled and fuel oil had migrated to the concrete floor.  Small pools of oil were visible on the tops of the tanks and collected on the floor.  The homeowner and oil company folks were adamant about having the installer come by in the morning and rectify the problem and the cleanup would be taken care of at the same time.  I explained my concerns for any oil that might have seeped into cracks in the floor, and need for a thorough cleaning of all oiled surfaces and possible coating of affected area with a sealer if odors persist.  The others were in agreement the issues weren't that significant and wouldn't be a problem to remediate.  With that I left them my contact information and reemphasized my concerns and assets I could make available, but none were immediately implemented.  There was no follow up communication, or request for assistance.  Based on that, the Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time in this matter.
P-55-2014*A minor hydraulic discharge was reported from equipment breakage while working along the corridor project.  The oil was confined to the mats and no environmental receptors were noted.  No request for DEP Response was made, so none dispatched.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-67-2014*On 1/23/14, report received of small heating oil leak at the furnace within this residential basement.  Irving reported that they had not serviced the appliance since 2012, and they knew not the cause of the leak now.  Irving reported a 6-inch stain on the concrete basement floor under the leak.  Irving was repairing the leak and did not request a response by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water.  No further actions by MDEP Response Division are recommended at this time.
P-75-2014*On 1/24/14, received afternoon notification of a discharge from a locomotive containment tank for the engine lube (used motor oil), to snow along the right-of-way, near the crossing with Route 231.  None of the discharge reported to a waterway or drains.  Mr. Gessman reported a clean-up crew was on the way to remove the oiled snow.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division site visit at the time.  No further actions by Response Services are required at this time.
P-87-2014*Scott Cyr received a report from C. N. Brown Co. that they had spilled some oil at this residence while pumping out an oil tank.  When they disconnected the hose from the pump, some oil leaked out, which they cleaned up with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-88-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete floor during the installation of a new tank.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-89-2014*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground when the 100 gallon secondary containment tank on this locomotive overfilled.  The oil was recovered from the ground with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-107-2014*Report received of small discharge of less than 10 gallons of gasoline to pavement due to the overfill of a customer's auto at this retail, motor fuels underground storage tank facility.  The vehicle driver did not remain to leave her/his name.  C. N. Brown Company staff cleaned the spill and the waste will be taken to C. N. Brown facility in Paris for eventual disposal at Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.  None of the discharge was reported to have reached drains or soil.  During a later visit to the area, I found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  The location is suburban residential, served by municipal water supply, though less than quarter mile upgrade of Lisbon's Ann Street Water Well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
P-109-2014*On Monday, 2/10/14, Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) reported they had responded to a small discharge of gasoline from an open gas cap on an auto parked in the home's garage.  It appears the fuel tank was filled up and then the vehicle parked on a slope and/or the fuel expanded with being warmed in the garage.  SFD cleaned up the spill and vented the structure.  This was notification by SFD and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services response was requested or made.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-116-2014*On February 14, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at their facility at 163 Canco Road in Portland.

Approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck. The spill was contained on pavement in their parking lot and absorb with speedy dry and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP is required at this time in this matter.
P-112-2014*A small amount of diesel was spilled from machinery to timber mats, then collected with sorbent pads.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-119-2014*On 2/14/14, report was received of discharge of transformer oil from a pole-mounted electrical transformer to ground and snow caused by auto collision.  Some oil reached a catch basin with drain water.  Clean-up was performed by Central Maine Power Company.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was requested or made at the time.  Also reported to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, who called me for information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-120-2014*On 2/18/14, while in the area, I visited this retail, motor fuels, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility to check on clean-up of a gasoline discharge that occurred on Saturday 2/15/14.  A customer had overfilled his/her vehicle at the dispenser.  Limington Fire Department (LFD) responded and cleaned up the discharge and requested I pick up the waste for them for disposal.  The location is rural residential and commercial use and the area is served by private drinking water wells, and is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The facility is formerly known as Ray's Minimart.

This AST facility berm, behind the building, was full of snow reducing its ability to hold a required 110% of a discharge.  The overfill containment for the fill pipe was partially filled with ice reducing its capability to hold a discharge.  I advised the facility manager working that day, that the containment issues need to be rectified and the facility better maintained.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is recommended at this time for this matter.
P-121-2014*On 2/17/14, Downeast Energy (DEE) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division, a small discharge from a "seeping" aboveground storage tank (AST) estimated to be a pint or less, contained on the basement floor of this home.  The home is a seasonal residence and the homeowner was in Florida.  The area is rural residential use and is served by private well water, though the groundwater does not appear to be threatened at this time.

Mr. Lien of DEE explained that a ServPro Incorporated crew was at the home cleaning up damage from a frozen house (pipes and water damage?) and discovered the leaking tank.  DEE pumped off 50-gallons of oil from the leaking AST.  ServPro and DEE cleaned the small leak and reported no lingering oil odor in the home.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are planned at this time.
P-122-2014*On 2/17/14, received notice of leak from bulk cooking oil container that had frozen, located behind the kitchen facility of Alexander Hall, at University of New England's (UNE) Portland campus.  None of the discharge reported to have reached soil or drains.  ENPRO Services was responding for UNE to clean-up the leak.  The location is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water service.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division are planned at this time.
P-123-2014*On Monday, 2/17/14, notice was received of small overfill discharge of #2 heating oil out the vent pipe of this customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank.  Dead River Company (DRC) stated that tank gauge read 1/4-full.  When there was no overfill warning whistle, the driver ceased pumping.  About 1/2-gallon spewed out the vent pipe to the snow below.  DRC dug out the snow for disposal and reported none of the oil discharge reached soil below.  The area is rural residential and forest area.

I advised DRC to speak to the homeowner regarding correcting the tank gauge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-124-2014*On Monday, 2/17/14, Captain Smith of Sanford Fire Department (SFD), reported through their dispatch a spill of about 10-gallons of gasoline when the fuel tank of the vehicle fell off in the roadway at the YMCA at the intersection of Lavasseur Drive.  Much of the leak evaporated, and some gas was contained still in the tank.  SFD stated they had the Public Works Department sand the remaining spill.  About a cubic yard of sand was swept up which they had spread thin at the Public Works garage facility.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-125-2014*On Monday, 2/17/14, report was received of water in containment sump at a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, suspected to be meltwater seeping into the sump.  No report of product release from primary containment.  Simard & Sons had the sump pumped out.  I understand that this information was passed on to Maine Department of Environmental Protection facilities regulation management unit.

The facility was formerly known as Tony's Sunoco, and a Webber Energy Company owned facility.  It was a repair garage before being converted to a convenience store.  The area is dense, suburban commercial and residential use served by municipal water and sewer, and is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-128-2014*On February 18, 2014, Burns & McDonnell reported a hydraulic spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at Structure 164 on Browns Point Road in Bowdoinham.

It is unknown how much hydraulic oil was released from the broken hose, but all contents of the leak remained on snow. The impacted soil was removed and disposed of properly by Clean Harbors.  No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-129-2014*On 2/18/14, while checking a small discharge at the gasoline dispenser, a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) driver advised me that he and his plow truck had just suffered an overfill of his saddle tank to the pavement around the diesel dispenser.  I assisted with sorbents and cleaning up the oiled sorbent pads and sand.  A small volume of spilled fuel likely seeped down through cracks and paving joints, though most was quickly caught with the sorbents.  No discharge reached surface water.  MDOT later re-sanded to control any remaining oil spill on the pavement.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are recommended at this time in this matter.
P-134-2014*C. N. Brown Company called to report the accidental discharge of #2 oil from the bulk plant facility in Windham while a truck was filling it.  Upon arrival, the driveway immediately adjacent to fill hook up and man gate were cordoned off with traffic cones. There was pink snow and ice within the coned area, and much more intensely stained snow/ice within the berm.  Some speedy dry had been applied, but with an after school care facility next door, the students proved cones don't a barrier make.  I called C. N. Brown Company and described what I thought could be done to triage and clean up the spill.  I was informed a cleanup contractor had been dispatched and should be on scene shortly.

Upon their arrival, we hashed out a plan and proceeded.  Using a vacuum truck, wet snow/oil were collected and more solid materials were shoveled into barrels. After assisting with clean up and confident the crew would complete the tasks discussed, I left the scene.  Based on the observations made and response actions taken by C. N. Brown Company, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time in this matter.
P-138-2014*It was reported that during the transfer of oil to the delivery truck the driver had an overfill and discharged oil onto the ground.  The discharge was clean-up by Clean Harbors.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-139-2014*On 2/21/14, this office received notification of small hydraulic oil leak from excavator to ground with about 1-cup volume reaching the Piscataqua River, which was boomed.  This was reported as cleaned.  See attached National Response Center incident description for more information.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection site visit was made.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are required at this time in this matter.
P-140-2014*Report was received of small hydraulic oil leak at Central Maine Power Company transmission line construction, from a work truck belonging to Aldridge Electric Company.  The spill was reported as cleaned- up and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested or made at this time.  See attached Spill Reporting form for additional details.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services Division are planned at this time.
P-141-2014*A small amount of oil was spilled due to a delivery overfill.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-144-2014*Ms. Delacata called very concerned about a potential oil release on the roadway in front of her house.  After a lengthy discussion about alternative explanations to the source, we agreed it could be biological.  I told her I would personally inspect the situation as soon as I could and would verify my findings with her.

Upon arriving at the house, I observed it was situated in a rural setting with agricultural happenings all around.  A sheen is present and likely exacerbated by the snow melt, giving the appearance of a much larger discharge than actually present.  A short drive brings you to a farm/agricultural setting complete with livestock, pastures and significant biological materials.  This investigator's conclusion is the bovines have created enough byproduct that whence a vehicle passes through it, the distribution is directly related to tire tread design.  Being located at an intersection greatly increases the accumulation of matter.

Although Ms. Delacata was not home at the time of my investigation, we did talk after I returned to the office and I explained my observations and she was appreciative of the conclusion.  Based on the conditions found Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.

P-153-2014*On 2/25/14, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, reported a spill of about 2 gallons of kerosene to the paved ground at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The spill was being cleaned up.

Ms. Little reported that the UST fill pipe flapper appears to have been stuck during the fuel delivery to the UST.  On further inquiry, it appears that the C. N. Brown tank truck was making a pumped delivery with a stinger to the UST, where the stinger keeps the flapper overfill protection device open, allowing a 5-gallon overfill out the vent pipe.  I advised Ms. Little that it was prohibited by Maine Chapter 691 rules to deliver fuel in this method, immobilizing the overfill protection, and that she, C. N. Brown, should remind the delivery drivers this.

The discharge area is dense commercial use and is served by municipal water.  Though over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, much of this area has been considered a 'non-attainment area'.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-154-2014*On 2/25/14, Ms. Little of C N Brown Company, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division that their bulk plant suffered a small hose leak of diesel oil to pavement while filling a tank truck at the loading rack the afternoon of the previous day, 2/24/14.  The spill was reported cleaned up and a new hose acquired.  I called back Ms. Jody Pulkkinen and reminded her of the need for more prompt spill reporting.

The location is the main office for C N Brown Company and in a dense commercial area served by municipal water service.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-155-2014*On 2/25/14, Mr. Prindall, of Downeast Energy (DEE) oil company, reported a small leak from a fuel line fitting at the boiler of a customer.  DEE reported they repaired the leaking fitting, and a 2' wide oil stain on the concrete floor which they wiped up and also replaced the oiled concrete blocks.  There was no route for the oil to get under the floor, and no oil to drains.  DEE postulated a long period drip since at least January.  The area is rural residential use.  No further actions are planned by the Division of Response Services at this time in this matter.
P-161-2014*DEP received notification of equipment breakage which released an estimated two (2) pints of hydraulic oil onto roadway.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-162-2014*Scott Cyr received a call that one of their drivers had inadvertently engaged the nozzle while reeling in the delivery hose.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-164-2014*On Wednesday, 2/26/14, report was received of a leak of hydraulic oil from a state plow truck up the hill of Sunday River Road near Route 2 intersection.  None was reported to have reached soil or surface water.  The spill was reported to be dribbled thin down the paved roadway and was sanded to adsorb the thin layer of oil and increase traction.  The sand would be picked up in the future.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
P-167-2014*On Thursday, 2/27/14, Mr. Clark, of Environmental Projects Incorporated (EPI), reported for his client, Pine Tree Waste (PTW), a discharge of about 6-gallons (20 quarts) of hydraulic oil from a PTW trash truck down Route 1 east and then down Route 24 in the Cooks Corner area.  Brunswick Fire Department also reported the discharge, but as 30 to 50 gallons, a volume greater that that carried by typical trash trucks.

Brunswick Fire Department had Brunswick Public Works sand the spill area and then sweep the sand up.  EPI staff assessed the leak area and found the oil leak spread so thin that they advised further recovery was unnecessary.  During my next visit to the area, I assessed clean-up to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
P-169-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a 1/2 cup discharge of heating oil from a tank truck when the nozzle opened by accident.  The spill was to ice/snow which was removed by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-177-2014*On 3/5/14, report was received of a small antifreeze fluid discharge to the ground and a small amount reported to a storm drain resulting from traffic accident.  Speedy dry was applied to the impacted pavement.  As the liquid is water soluble and degrades reasonably soon, no recovery from the drain was deemed necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
P-183-2014*On the afternoon of 3/6/14, I responded to a complaint from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) of a mystery 55-gallon drum apparently abandoned on the side of Route 125, Post Road, in Bowdoinham.

On site I found the drum near 1226 Post Road, a rural farm and residential area.  The steel drum was not leaking and I found it to be near full with frozen water.  I noted no oil atop the contents, no elevated Photoionization Detector (PID) readings, and no oil or chemical odors.  I advised Mr. Doughty of MDOT that the contents were non-hazardous and not within Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) purview to have disposed.

No further action by the MDEP Response Services Division is planned at this time in this matter.
P-196-2014*On March 11, 2014, Burns and McDonnell reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The leak occurred on Browns Point Road at structure 161 in Bowdoinham.  Ms. Lauren Johnston of Burns and McDonnell reported the spill for their client, Aldridge. She explained that a drill rig had less than a gallon of diesel fuel leak. The fuel was contained in an engineered containment.  Sorbent pads were used to absorb the diesel. No storm drains were impacted.  No further action by the Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-566-2014*While operating in the yard (stockpiling materials) the loader blew a hydraulic hose, unbeknownst to the operator.  He continued to navigate and load material until the machine didn't respond properly.  Upon inspection, it was noticed the hydraulic oil had discharged to the ground/gravel.  Knowing the cleanup routine, crews began to affect repairs to the machine.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of the discharge and asked for a spill debris letter for CPRC Group.  I made a trip over to the yard and inspected the clean-up and issued a spill debris letter (see attachment). Based on the conditions stated in the notification and actual inspection of the site, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-528-2014*On September 29th, Mark Littlefield lost approximately 12 ounces of hydraulic oil on asphalt and spill pads.   This was due to a hole in the hydraulic cylinder.  The spill was observed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder, Paul Nichols.  Mr. Littlefield was dropping a load of gravel at a spill site B-522-2014.  The spill was cleaned using spill pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  The material was disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-560-2014*8/27/14 Josh Slaney from PanAm railways reported that a small amount of lube oil had leaked from a rail engine containment tank at a rail siding at the Androscoggin Verso Paper Mill. PanAm employees removed oil impacted rail bed ballast. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-486-2014*At 1445 hours on 9/9/14, Reed and Reed, Inc., reported a 1 cup spill of antifreeze from a broken hose on a piece of equipment.  The location of the spill is approximately 2 hours in on a right of way off of Butterfield Ridge Road in Woodville near First Wind structure 148.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services will dispose of the material.  The hose was fixed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-645-2014*On 10/7/2014 in Hallowell, the Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill. The company reported that their #1 aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking into the tank's containment area. The tank has a capacity of 250,000 gallons, and currently had an estimated 221,000 gallons. Dead River used its fleet of transport trucks to transfer the fuel to another facility. After the tank was emptied and cleaned, a corrosion hole was found near a water drain valve.

Dead River hired Enpro Services for removal of contaminated soil from the containment area. Contaminated soil under the tank was not removed to protect the structural integrity of the tank. A total of 12.30 tons of soil was removed and taken for disposal to CPRC in Scarborough.

The tank was repaired, re-inspected and put back into service. The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services staff for follow up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-648-2014*On 10/9/2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill in Rockport. The estimated 5 to 6 ounce spill of hydraulic fluid resulted from a leak on an excavator. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  (Note: No CMP oil spill report was found for this incident.)

A-649-2014*On 10/3/2014, an anonymous caller reported that contractor, Len Poulin, was dumping improper material at his Clinton Avenue property in Winslow. A site visit was made to investigate. Upon arrival I met with employees of Mr. Poulin working outside. The employees indicated Mr. Poulin was out of town but put him on the telephone for me to speak to. Mr. Poulin denied any improper dumping activity and granted me full access to the property. The only activity I noticed was the roof of the building being re-shingled and the employees showed me where the old shingles had been placed in a dumpster. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-658-2014*On 10/14/2014, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill in Waterville. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-664-2014*On 10/16/2014, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill in Oakland. The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a track machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-669-2014*On 10/20/2014, an oil spill was reported at the Acheson residence in Pemaquid. The estimated 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a leaking filter assembly on an oil tank. The spill to the basement concrete floor was cleaned up with sorbent material by the burner technician. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-673-2014*On 10/21/2014, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill in Jay. The estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of an engine containment tank. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-675-2014*On 10/21/2014, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill in Oakland. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a track machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-678-2014*On 10/22/2014, Maritime Energy reported a gasoline spill in Union. The estimated 1 gallon spill was believed to have happened by an unknown customer spilling the gas during re-fueling. The spill was cleaned up by Maritime.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-679-2014*On 10/22/2014 in Wayne, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 13 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil resulted from a storm damaged transformer. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-774-2014*Richard Heath of the Division of Response Services discoverd contamination in a monitoring well located on the REEnergy property in Stratton.  He smelled petroleum in the groundwater well sample, which he forwared for laboratory analysis.   The monitoring well in question is adjacent to the well field of the Eustis Water District.  As such, Cheryl Fontaine (Division of Technical Services) was notified and she solicited my assistance.   I would visit the site and attempt to determine any possible sources of the contamination.  Cheryl would re sample the monitoring wells and sample the public water wells.

I visited the site and saw no evidence of any discharge on site or potential source.

The site was refered to Cheryl Fontaine conducted sampling of the wells.  Her samples did not indicate any contamination fo the wells.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-189-2015*Gorham Fire Department called to report an oil spill and asked for assistance.  The original call came from a tenant in this four-unit building, who thought maybe someone was stealing his oil.  Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the area beneath the two outside tanks was significantly stained pink, concluding the tank or tanks were leaking.  The tanks appeared to have received minimal care, were covered in snow, and surrounded by "stuff".  The oil had migrated throughout this immediate 15 x 15 foot area, comingled with melt water, and seeped into the basement through an opening in the sill.  It also appeared in a sump hole approximately 20 ft. laterally in the basement.

The amount of oil lost is unknown.  The basement is divided into two distinct areas.  There is pooled oil on the floor in the back section, while the front has a primitive sump.  When pumped down during the initial 24 hours after discovery, red beads of oil flowed in with the groundwater.  Free product was padded up and bagged for disposal.  The sump(s) were vacuumed with red oil coming back to the hole.  Subsequent pump outs yielded a clear salad dressing-like oil.  The beads were few and far between, but still present.  The oil vapors were still moderate to strong.  The fact that the groundwater static level is at floor level makes the installation of a vapor recovery system particularly difficult and ineffective.

Outside the materials beneath the two tanks were excavated and trucked to CPRC Group in Scarborough.  A total of 7.6 tons of soil were removed, to complete a satisfactory remediation of the exterior.  The area was backfilled to grade with crushed stone.

Additional vacuum removal of the sump water will be scheduled and air monitoring to evaluate the vapor mitigation system installation.  No additional complaints have been received.  Based on work completed and satisfactory results, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.  Soil disposal paperwork was not available for this spill.
P-221-2015*Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard called to report a contractor's excavator battery shorted out causing a fire.  The flame spread to the hydraulic lines and the discharge was observed.  The machine was partially on filter fabric on the new concrete pier and no oil was released to the water below.  Cat was called and the machine is to be repaired, cleaned and the remaining debris cleared.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Knowing the situation and Mr. Bateman's attention to detail, if he is satisfied with clean-up, it would be to MDEP's satisfaction as well.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no additional actions.
A-622-2014*A fire occurred in the furnace boiler at this residence.   Some oil was released to the floor of the basement.   The entire house was in the process of being cleaned by the insurance company.  The affected basement floor would be cleaned at the time when the new boiler was installed.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
A-623-2014*It was reported that a train engine lost some engine oil to the mats in the rail yard. It was unclear at the time if it was cleaned up.  No action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-624-2014*On 9/21/14, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported the discharge of 1 gallon of transformer oil.  The spill occurred when an excavator pulled down electrical wires and the pole they were attached to.  The oil impacted the lawn below the pole and a CMP crew removed 3 bags of oily soil.  The transformer oil was tagged as less than 5 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyl.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-625-2014*On 9/25/2014 in Augusta, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The spill was cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material. No further response action is expected.
A-626-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services unit that a fuel supply line to an above ground storage tank leaked. A small amount was found on the floor. The leak was due to a loose fitting on the supply line. The technician from Seacoast Energy fixed the fitting and used simple green to clean up the oil stain on the concrete.  I reached out to the homeowner to make sure there were no other issues, and he assured me that there was no need for me to respond. He was fully satisfied with Seacoast Energy's work.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-627-2014*A Central Maine Power (CMP) utility bucket truck blew its motor and coasted into the VFW parking lot in Northport. The slope of the land there allowed the engine oil to flow across the parking lot. I responded to the site and found a very large, long stain on the ground. I made contact with CMP to make shore that more cleanup actions were taken. I found the stain to be only a few inches below the grade level in the parking lot, and asked that all visual staining be removed.
No Further Response action is needed at this time.
A-628-2014*It was reported that Jamie King had driven his fishing vessel aground overnight, and it was sinking. The caller stated that there were about 20 gallons of diesel on board and 10 gallons of gasoline. He stated that there was a sheen coming off his boat and it was taking on water as the tide came in. The Coast Guard federalized the incident and took command.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-630-2014*It was reported that a tractor trailer snagged some utility pole lines and caused a utility pole to break in half. The pole had a transformer on it, which opened and drained its liquid when it hit the ground. Central Maine Power crews were on scene when I got there. They had applied speedy dry to the pavement where the majority of the oil was laying. Some had gotten to the shoulder soils and those were hand dug once the power lines and utility pole were fixed.
No Further Response action is needed at this time.
A-631-2014*On 9/30/14, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 3 gallons of lube oil.  The spill was from an engine that was sitting idle on the tracks in front of the main office at the Pan Am Railways rail yard in Waterville.  The spill was to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-629-2014*On 9/26/2014, in King & Bartlett TWP., Cote Logging Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a line leak on a piece of logging equipment. The spill was cleaned up by Cote Logging and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-283-2014*On 6/5/14, I received report from Andrew Wolpat of Plum Creek Forestry reporting a five gallon oil spill.  The spill was caused by a broken hydraulic line on a piece of equipment owned by Margil Forest Products.  The contaminated soil was shoveled into trash bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-202-2015*On 3/20/2015 I received a call from Bob Kennett of M W Sewall reporting a spill at a customer's business in Bath.  Mr. Kennett reported there was a hole in the fill pipe of the above ground storage tank located inside the basement of the Sharon Drake Real Estate office.  When Sewell filled the oil tank that morning, oil spilled out of the fill pipe and onto the walls, ceiling and floor of the basement.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed that M W Sewall had placed some sorbent materials on the basement floor to contain the oil.  Oil staining was evident on the basement ceiling, floor and wall adjacent to the tank.  A corrosion hole had formed in the fill pipe allowing the oil to spill from the pipe when it was filled.  Oil odor was heavy in both the basement and first floor of the real estate office, forcing the business to close for the day.  Oil odor also impacted the attached building next door which housed a restaurant.

After discussing the Groundwater Insurance Fund with Mr. Curtis Fish, the owner of the building, I hired Clean Harbors to respond to the site to begin the cleanup.  While we awaited their arrival, Mr. Fish and I moved some of the belongings in the basement out of the way and removed those items which had been oiled.  We also picked up the soaked sorbent material and set up a couple of fans to help move the oil odor out of the basement.  Clean Harbors arrived and applied speedy dry to the floor to soak up additional oil.  The spent speedy dry was then removed and a detergent and water wash was completed of all visible oiled surfaces in the basement.

I contacted Peter Eremita of the DEP's Technical Services Division and asked for his assistance in mitigating the oil odor in the building.  We returned to the site on 3/23 to assess the clean-up and need for additional work.  At this point, Peter took the lead in mitigating the oil odor and his activities can be found documented in his own report.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
B-142-2015*On March 24, Walter Carver, of Carver Heating Company called to report a spill at 171 Bayview Road in Beals.   The spill occurred at the residence of Lenell Fenton and was caused when ice pulled the oil line out of the ferule on the filter.  Based on delivery history, it is estimated less than 20 gallons was in the tank.

I arrived at the site on March 24.  The tank was completely buried by snow.  I found lightly contaminated snow, in a 1 by 1 area around the filter.  I also dug down 6 inches under the filter and the soil was sandy.  According to shake tests, the soil was lightly contaminated.  The well is within 50 feet of the spill on the front of the trailer.   There is a wetland behind the spill, approximately 15 feet from the spill.

Due to the amount of snow and the likelihood this spill was much less than 20 gallons, I will recheck this spill after snow melt.  The resident of the home will call if she notices kerosene odors in her home or water.  She also said that she will call if she sees the oil exiting the ground.

On April 15, I returned to the site to some hand digging.  The contamination was much more extensive than I believed initially.  I returned on April 16 with a contractor and removed 28 tons of contaminated soil.   Some heavily contaminated soil remained under the trailer.  Some light contamination was left in the pit, two feet from the wetland.  The wetland was still not impacted at this time.  The excavation was filled with bank run gravel.

The homeowner has applied to the Groundwater Fund. No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-204-2015*A customer left the nozzle unattended and went into store while filling their vehicle.  Subsequently the auto shutoff failed and estimated 4-5 gallons of gasoline were discharged from the vehicle before it was stopped.  Store staff called the Scarborough Fire Department (SFD).  The store clerk stated that she purchased speedy dry sorbent material from the adjacent hardware store and the SFD applied it to the spill.

SFD called to notify the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the gasoline had left the apron and migrated to the grass.  I responded to assist in any way possible.

Once there I observed speedy dry applied to a car size outline beside dispenser #8, which had been tagged out of service.  I spoke with the store clerk and she gave me the details.  I got the manager's information for a follow-up call.  As I was leaving, the staff were preparing to sweep up the material and place it in a receptacle.   Based on the incident observed, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
A-90-2015*On 2.24.15, Verso Corporation reported the discharge of less than 30 gallons of waste oil to secondary containment from machines used in the paper making process. All the oil was able to be recovered from the secondary containment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-694-2014*A mechanical failure of the fuel system of a vehicle caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of gasoline to the paved parking surface at the L. L. Bean store. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the owner of the vehicle. Maine Department of Environmental Protection did not respond and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-814-2014*Lewiston Fire Department reported a trash truck accident at 75 No Name Pond Road in Lewiston.  I responded to the scene immediately and met with Lewiston Fire and Police personnel who were already on site. The No Name Pond Environmental Association (Pond Association) President was on site as well. I conversed with the President of the Pond Association and explained that the clean-up would consist of removing the garbage drum that captured the majority of the hydraulic oil and oily debris that got sprayed when the hydraulic tank ruptured during the impact of the accident.

Minimal amount of soil was impacted by the hydraulic oil. I removed what visible oily dirt there was. The property owners were satisfied with the oil clean-up done by myself and the owners of the trucking company, Almighty Waste.

The spill was far enough from the Pond that I felt confident that it would not have an impact on the quality of the water. The private well on site was also far enough away that I felt it would not be impacted by the spill either.  At that time, the truck was removed safely and no other petroleum products were released from the vehicle.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-25-2015*Waste Management, Inc., (McKenney) called to report a discharge of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a roll-off transport truck.  The discharge is estimated at one gallon to asphalt, and no drains or sensitive receptors noted.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and circumstances of the incident, no further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is planned.
B-556-2014*On 10/11/14, I received report from Pan Am Railways of a two quart lube oil spill while a locomotive was at a crossing.  The contaminated soil was shoveled into a bag for disposal by Enpro Services, Inc., Pan Am's waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-557-2014*On 10/12/14, I received report from Pan Am Railways of a one quart lube oil spill from a locomotive.  The contaminated soil was shoveled into a bag for proper disposal by Pan Am's waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-170-2015*At 1810 hours on 4/3/15, the Veazie Fire Department reported a spill at 1182 Chase Road, lot 29 in Veazie.  Approximately, a gallon of kerosene had leaked out of the top of the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST).  A Dead River Company (Dead River) Technician arrived approximately the same I did to the site.  It appears that Dead River had filled (overfilled) the tank a few days ago and with the warm weather today caused the kerosene to expand and leak out of the fittings at the top of the AST.  Kerosene was observed floating on top of the puddles of water in the yard.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  Dead River removed a couple gallons from the top of the AST to prevent further spillage.

I checked the site a couple more times.  A small amount of pink was observed on sorbent pads for a couple days after the spill but then stopped.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-171-2015*At 1200 hours, on 4/4/15, R. H. Foster Energy Company (R. H. Foster) reported a quart spill of kerosene from overfilling a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at 24 I Street, Birch Hill Estates, in Bangor.  The R. H. Foster driver went to start pumping kerosene into the AST, but stopped immediately since the AST was full, however a small amount sprayed out of the vent.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled kerosene.  It appears no fuel had been used since the AST was filled in December.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-173-2015*At 0825 hours on 4/6/15, Ben Savage Logging, Inc., reported a 2-3 gallon leak of hydraulic oil (oil) from a cooler on a crane.  The crane was 2 miles in on the logging road, Williams Mountain Road, from Route 15 in Jackman, when the spill occurred.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil from on top of ice.  The cooler was fixed. This area is part of Plum Creek Logging.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-483-2015*Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) noticed a diesel fuel stain on the paved road shoulder outside their facility. They surmised that it came from an unknown truck that had parked there during the night. CHES clean the spilled fuel with sorbents and disposed of the material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-363-2015*During a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) underground oil storage tank (UST) removal, a half of a yard of contaminated pea stone was discovered. This pea stone was used in the concrete production on the project at the facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-392-2015*On 6/24/15,  Alvin J. Coleman and Son, Inc., reported a two quart hydraulic oil spill at Tower 9 Intersection: T-9 Int (N45 7.695 W68 20.592).  A heavy equipment loader blew a hydraulic line causing the discharge.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste transported to a Alvin J. Coleman and Son, Inc., facility in Conway, NH, for qualified contractor disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-505-2015*On June 25, 2015, Mindy notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a 55-gallon steel drum that was on the shore behind her house.  Mindy explained that her house is on Highland Lake in Windham. She noticed the drum wash up on shore after ice broke away during winter.

I responded to her house at 12 Kesterel Way in Windham. I moved the drum to shore. There were no foul odors and the drum had corrosion holes with water pouring from them. The water was rusty and no visible sheen was in the water. I emptied the drum and disposed of it properly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-758-2014*Pit Stop Fuels called to report an accidental discharge at the truck during delivery. A small volume of #2 fuel oil (several ounces) was said to have been discharged to the asphalt driveway/roadway.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and the spill cleanup debris properly managed. Based on the information received no further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
B-593-2014*On 11/3/14, Dean Butler, of Emera Maine called in a spill of approximately 10 gallons of transformer oil.  The spill occurred sometime on 11/2/14, resulting from a broken utility pole because of heavy snow, ice, and wind storm.  The spill was cleaned up and was tested for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Less than the reportable limits for PCBs were found.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-596-2014*On 11/4/14, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company called to report a spill from an electrical transformer.  The transformer was tipped over and the entire contents were discharged.  At the time of the reporting, no further information was available because the site was inaccesible due to fallen trees.  The area of the spill was 20' x 8'.  Six yards of grass, leaves and gravel was excavated and then backfilled with clean gravel.  The excavation was 6 to 8 inches deep.  Testing confirmed polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels were less than 1 part per million (<1ppm).

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.


A-707-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 13 gallons of transformer oil was dishcarged from a transformer as the result of storm damage.   CMP crews responded and removed contaminated soil and leaves from the affected area.   I visited the site after the clean up and determined that it was affectively remediated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-708-2014*Discharge of a small amount of transformer oil as a result of storm damage.   Central Maine Power (CMP) crews were able to clean up the affected area by removing snow and debris.  The contaminated material was taken to the CMP North Augusta Service Center for consolidation with like wastes for eventual disposal.

I visited the site and it appeared that CMP crews had done an adequate job.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-709-2014*Transformer oil spill due to storm damage.   Due to large number of incidents associated with this spill, DEP was unable to respond to oversee clean up.    Coutts Brothers (contractor for Central Maine Power) removed approximately 4 cubic yards of contaminated soil and leaves/grass on Novermber 13.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1065-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Technical Services Division (TS) staff reported to Stephen Brezinski of MDEP, Response Division, that in a 9/21/2012 report by Storm water Compliance LLC (SCL), free product oil had been found in seven catch basins on the property.  The 9/21/12, report was based on an inspection by SCL on 9/13/12, eight days earlier.  MDEP Response staff did not have opportunity to respond and assess the discharges.

The facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a suburban commercial and residential area.  The facility was previously known as Howell's Truck Stop.  In 2008, the facility underwent significant reconstruction with UST removals and replacement (see P-330-2008, P-366-2008, et al.).  Free product was noted on groundwater in 2008 and oil leaving the facility property via a drain to Route 1 Bypass.

Oil was reported within the oil/water separator and catch basin CB-15 (see site map).  The volume of oil found discharged to the surface water was implied to be not large but reportable to MDEP.  The storm water catch basins are supposed to drain to a retention pond at the Northeast side of the property (see site map), although significant oil sheen has been documented draining out to municipal drainage under Route 1 on the Southeast side of the facility (see P-366-2008 et al.).  I understand that these discharges are not exempt from the Maine Chapter 691.6.D(12)(d) rules for discharges to impermeable surfaces under 10-gallons as the discharges were not cleaned up within 24 hours, and they reached surface water.

1.   At this time the total volume, method of clean-up actions, number or discharges, and sources of the discharges is not known.
2.   This spill report shall not be used as or interpreted to be an environmental site assessment.
3.   Oil contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
4.   No further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.

B-560-2014*At 1240 hours on 10/15/14, Mr. Chris McHale of Cassella Waste Systems reported a 3-4 gallon spill of antifreeze from a chafed line on a Cassella Waste garbage truck.  The spill occured along 700 yards of the Finson Road in Bangor.  Sorbents were used to soak up the anti-freeze and then this material was hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-650-2014*On November 24, Eric Jagger, Code Enforcement Officer of Bangor, called to report a flooded basement with two floating oil tanks at 6 Alden Street in Bangor.  The location was the former Mama Baldacci's Restaurant, now owned by Greg Lovely from Newport.  I arrived on November 25th to assess the situation.  I found no visible sheen in the basement, and a photoionization detector (PID) reading of 0 parts per million.   The two oil tanks were buoyant in the water and I assumed they were empty.  When Mike James the owner representative arrived, he told me that they had drained the oil tanks.

I did not find a spill, therefore no Division of Response Services action was required.
B-651-2014*On November 25, we received a call from the State Police Dispatcher about a truck leaking a petroleum product on Interstate-95 south mile post 190.  When we arrived we found that there was some lube oil on the median spilled intermittently for approximately .5 miles.  In addition there was 2-3 quarts of motor oil spilled under the truck.  The driver, Toby Inzerma, said that he had inadvertently not placed the oil cap on properly.

The spill was cleaned up with approximately 20 sorbent pads.  The remaining recoverable product was absorbed with 1 quart of speedy dry sorbent material.  The sorbent pads were disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's waste stream, and the speedy dry was left in the breakdown lane.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-256-2014*On 5/23/14 I received report from Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport of a cleaning event at the airport.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vactor out one of the oily water separators at the airport.  Approximately 8 yards of contaminated soil was removed.  This soil had traces of jet fuel in it from spills in the area over the past year.

I issued an oil spill debris form for the proper disposal of the waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-995-2014*Filter gasket failure resulted in the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  The tank was situated below the deck off the rear of the house.  Spilled product impacted gravel below the tank then migrated into the perimeter drain.  The perimeter drain transported fuel 50' to its outfall, a wet, leaf covered drainage area.  As a result of contamination directly against the foundation and in the perimeter drain, significant indoor air quality issues were presented.  Initial response actions were to provide activated carbon air filters in the home, deploy sorbents to the drainage swale and coordinate an excavation.  Contaminated soil was removed from the ell below the deck, down to groundwater, then around the corner of the building along the daylight wall in the direction of the perimeter drain.  Lingering product on groundwater in the excavation was recovered with sorbent materials until it did not regenerate.  The stone and drain were replaced then the hole was backfilled.  Accessing free product amongst the roots, rocks and leaves in the drainage swale was very tedious so a vactor was utilized to remove the top material from the outfall approximately 20' wide and 40' long.  This effort was very effective and alleviated the need for monitoring into the spring and ensured no off site impacts occurred.  Also during this time, vapors in the home were monitored as the air filters operated and a sub slab depressurization system was installed.  Their effectiveness was confirmed with quantitative indoor air quality sampling conducted by the Division of Technical Services.  And, since the private well on the property is not in jeopardy, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-548-2014*On October 8, 2014, an anonymous complaint was received regarding a leaking oil tank.  The tank was owned by Martin Leavitt 18 Lake Street.  I arrived and inspected the vertical tank.  A coffee can was placed under a corrosion hole on the non-filter end of the tank.  I placed a magnetic patch on the tank and left a few sorbent pads.  I did not find any evidence of contamination in the soil around the tank.  The tank was placed on a cement pad.  The leak seems to have been 'managed' by the homeowner.

I spoke with Mr. Leavitt about replacing the tank.  He has an appointment Oct 28 with Penquis Community Action Program to discuss tank replacement.  Due to the nature of the spill, we were able to move up the date of the appointment to Oct 10, 2014.  Due to the expected delay in Penquis Community Action Program replacing the tank, we decided to pump the tank into a drum.  We also left and filled a temporary storage tank for Mr. Leavitt to use.

On December 19th, I received notification that the Department tank replacement fund was able to replace the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-935-2014*Circle K reported that a tank alarm was activated for the interstitial space of the diesel underground storage tank (UST) #2. It was discovered that the primary containment failed and diesel fuel was found in the interstitial space. The issue was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection tanks group. The tank will be taken out of service.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-365-2014*On November 28, 2014, Houlton State Police Dispatch reported a concerned citizen had called about a log truck leaking diesel fuel down State Street in Presque Isle.  Most likely the truck was heading towards Ashland, however, I could not find evidence of a diesel release on State Street or any of the connector roads.  It is assumed that slushy roads and poor weather condition washed away or concealed any release that may have taken place.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-571-2014*Emera Maine reported a 3 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill at the entered location, which resulted from a car-pole traffic accident.  The spill was cleaned up by removing oil impacted soil and the use of sorbents.  The waste will be picked up and disposed by a hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-688-2014*On December 10, 2014, Chuck Young of Dead River Company reported a spill at 411 Apt 1 Old County Road in Hampden.  The spill was caused by an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The spill resulted in several gallons of oil discharged onto the ground at the fill pipe and vent.  In addition the basement also had several gallons of oil around the AST.

The driver was able to quickly contain the spill outside of the house with spill pads.  Spill pads were also used to absorb oil in the basement.   Dead River cleaned the oil soaked floor with glass cleaner/degreaser.  Because of high levels of hydrocarbons in the home, I called Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to install a vent fan.

Later in the afternoon, Sherry Mitchell, the apartment resident, called to tell me the vapors were causing problems within several minutes of being in the residence.  Sherry was concerned about her health and her dog's health.   The vapor readings were less than 1 part per million in the residential area at that time.  Arrangements were made for her to stay elsewhere for the evening.  The basement was cleaned again with simple green and water and additional venting strategies were used.

On December 12, the vapors were checked again and the levels were within acceptable levels in the basement and the living area.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-691-2014*On December 11, Jennifer Robinson of Cooke Aquaculture called to report a sunken fishing vessel.  The vessel sunk sometime in the evening on its mooring.  The vessel was a 37 Repco, a 37-foot fishing type vessel, containing 50 gallons of diesel and 3-5 gallons of lube oil.   Cooke placed boom around the vessel as a precaution while recovering the vessel.  No visible sheen was observed.  The vessel was raised and dewatered.  The fuel in the fuel tanks was removed.   Approximately 3-5 gallons of water was found in the fuel tanks.  The water will be separated and sent to a waste oil burner.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1032-2014*I visited this facility on 12/19/14, in response to a report from the previous afternoon of a small overfill of a consumptive-use, commercial, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported only about a quarter gallon overfilled.  They had delivered to an AST that had recently been filled by Irving Oil Company.

The facility is a lumber and hardware supply company, and a former lumber yard previously known as Mariner Lumber.  The area is commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

An employee showed me the heating oil AST and then to the manager.  The overfill discharge at the 500-gallon heating oil AST appeared satisfactorily cleaned (see photo) by DEE.  This skid AST on the northwest side of the building had no secondary containment.  The fuel and return lines had no plastic sleeve or secondary containment.  The fuel gauge on top of this tank was broken which contributed to the overfill.  I advised the Hancock manager to have the tank gauge repaired.  He replied that DEE was supposed to have fixed the broken gauge a year ago and did not which is why they switched to Irving Oil Company.  It appears that Hancock did not cancel the automatic delivery with DEE.

I also noted a large generator unit with fuel tank of about 100-gallon capacity on the northeast side of the store building that the Maine State Fire Marshal (MSFM) confirmed had some apparent code violations and needed to be registered with the MSFM.  This tank appeared to be a commercial truck saddle tank recycled into the generator supply tank.  I contacted Mr. Greg Speed, Hancock safety manager, and copied him on an e-mail message from the Maine Fire Marshal's Office regarding repair of the tank gauge, and registration and installation requirements for these ASTs.

At this time no further Division of Response Services actions are warranted.
B-464-2014*On August 29 I was dropping off spill pads to Brewer FD at 151 Parkway South.  While there, Brent Melvin reported that the ambulance had leaked 4 quarts of ATF on to bay floor and into the oil water separator.  The separator is not on a regular service interval; I requested they have public works vacuum out the oil water separator and dispose of it at the treatment plant in Brewer.

No further action required by response services
I-276-2014*Received a call from Craig Holder, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Agent, requesting Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services assistance in the over-packing of a duffle bag full of meth making supplies.  The supplies were discovered on a hiking trail by Customs Border Patrol officer and brought into the Border crossing Houlton headquarters.

I arrived at Customs Border Crossing in Houlton.  I met with Craig and over-packed "one-pot" remnants that were no longer reactive, along with some pre-cursor chemicals.  I brought them back to the Northern Maine Regional Office hazardous waste storage building for storage until processed for disposal.

No further action is required of the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-682-2014*Peter Moulton of the Division of Technical Services reported that an above ground storage tank was leaking in a basement at a residence in Winslow.  Mr. Moulton was involved as the homeowner, Joe Colera, had replaced his oil tank through the Community Action Program, who had called Mr. Moulton.   I visited and observed where the tank had leaked a small amount on the concrete floor.   I cleaned up the area affected by the spill.  Several months later when I checked the site, there were no lingering odors.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-255-2015*At 0008 hours on 5/11/15, Irving Energy Corporation reported a 1 pint spill of #2 fuel oil from a corrosion hole in a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST is located in the basement of the residence at 33 Sunrise Terrace in Orono.  They soaked up the spilled #2 fuel oil with sorbents and placed a magnet patch on the AST.  The AST was replaced the following day.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-721-2014*August 31, 2014, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill near Danville Junction in Auburn.

Approximately 4 gallons of lube oil leaked from a locomotive onto the ballast. Contaminated rocks and soil was removed and disposed of properly by Pan Am.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-429-2014*At 1850 hours on 8/7/14, Mr. Ron Gifford of Kenoco, Inc., reported a 490 gallon spill of diesel from overfilling an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Griswold's Convenience Store at 112 South Main Street in Solon.  The fuel spilled into the engineered containment around the two AST's.  Upon my arrival we placed a few sorbents down.  Kenoco hired Environmental Projects, Inc., to show up with a vacuum truck.  They arrived around 2200 hours.  They were able to remove the majority of the fuel with the vactor truck along with some sorbents.  The initial spill amount was thought to be 490 gallons, but it was reduced to 130 gallons upon further review and inquiry.

The following day I excavated 3 test pits along the exterior of the engineered containment to make sure fuel had not leaked out of the engineered containment.  No signs of fuel was observed nor detected with fuel detecting field tests (shake tests).  Test pits were approximately 3 -4 feet below the ground surface, which put them at least a foot below the floor of the engineered containment.  I only looked at this one side of the engineered containment because this is the side that all the fuel flowed up against and puddled there.  I returned to the site to meet the Fire Marshal to inspect the site a week or so later.  Nothing major was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-851-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-832-2014*A pinhole in an antifreeze hose caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of antifreeze from a garbage truck to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-831-2014*A dump truck rolled over at a construction site which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic fluid to gravel.  After the truck was righted, an excavator removed all visible signs of contamination.  The site was visited the following day.  Standing water in the hole exhibited no evidence of oil impacts.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-854-2014*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the ground when the dispenser nozzle failed to shut off. The vehicle owner called to report that the service station's equipment was faulty. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-827-2014*During the evening of October 15, Mr. Johnson failed to properly negotiate a small private bridge with a loader and plummeted onto the rocks and stream below.  An unknown amount of hydraulic fluid/oil, some diesel, and motor oil was released to the waterway.  The spill accident was not immediately reported but subsequent inspection of the site by local officials did produce a call to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for possible contamination in the stream.

Upon arrival, I met with Code Enforcement Officer Whitman.  She showed me the site of concern, areas of oiled detritus, pooled oils in eddies within the rock structures of the stream bed.  Initially, it appeared to be a small area impacted with a few pockets of material to collect with sorbent material.  I said I would use some sorbent pads and begin to triage the site and assess the need for additional help after collecting a few pockets of material.  Whitman agreed with my plan and we agreed to follow up later and talk.  As I began to apply the first pads, I noticed the much stronger smell of diesel at water level (as all previous observations had been made from the bridge or elevated level) and it seemed oddly peculiar.  Having applied dozens of pads to the pockets of oil, the stream flowed right, rounded a corner, and much to my surprise, in a naturally impounded pool, was a large thick mass of congealed, frothed, emulsified oil.  I estimated the affected area to be 30 feet by 50 feet and growing as the current continued to deliver oil.

Scott Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services to respond to the site and clean up the released oils.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-308-2014*On 6/17/14, PLC Construction reported a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A fitting on a logging machine broke causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up by digging up the impacted soil. Two 55-gallon drums of material were generated and staged for hazardous waste transporter pick up and disposal at a licensed facility, unknown at this time.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-614-2014*On 7/9/14, Brewer Public Works Department reported a 3 gallon transmission oil leak at the entered location.  A blown transmission was the cause of the leak.  Oil trailed out along the roadway.  Sorbents and a street sweeper were used to clean up the spilled oil.  Oil impacted speedi-dri sorbent material was entered into the Public Works waste stream for disposal at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) in Orrington, Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-784-2014*Paul Piccard of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their plow trucks.  The spill occurred on a gravel parking lot.  MDOT excavated the soil (<1 yard) and took it to a nearby hot top plant for recycling.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-922-2014*Downeast Energy Company reported that a customer had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  Downeast had filled the tank the day before and the homeowner had started to smell oil and called them.  The leak was caught early and a magnet patch was applied to the hole stopping the leak.  Downeast pumped the remaining oil out of the tank and replaced it.  The spilled oil was contained to a small area of concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I spoke with the homeowner and he stated that he was all set.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-923-2014*Tim Smith, with Pit Stops Fuel Company, reported a #2 oil spill while filling the aboveground storage tank (AST) at 10 Cobbs Bridge Road in New Gloucester.  Mr. Smith explained that the spill occurred most likely because the fill pipe is pitched incorrectly which forced approximately 4 ounces of oil to spill out of the fill pipe during a delivery.  The oil dripped onto the ground and was quickly absorbed with sorbent pads that the delivery driver had placed on the ground.

I left a message with the renter of the property who ordered the oil, Wendy Leighton. Ms. Leighton never returned my call.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-924-2014*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a salt brine/salt be-gone mix leak near the area of 1241 Main Street in Poland.  The leak came from the back of one of their plow trucks that was hauling this mixture in a tank.  Travis Moore explained that a fitting on the tank broke and leaked approximately 50 gallons on the road.

It was determined and agreed that response was unnecessary and so was a clean-up, since this mixture was already approved to be used on the roads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-925-2014*Before delivering oil to this residence, an oil delivery driver noticed a small stain on the ground near the tank. To avoid being blamed for it, he reported it to us. The driver surmises that the homeowner was probably attempting to fill the tank from a jug. The stain was small and not a threat to groundwater, so no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-926-2014*Westbrook Public Works reported a gasoline spill at the Riverside Park on Main Street in Westbrook.  Lynn Leavitt explained to me that a gasoline can had tipped over in the back of a service truck and spilled approximately 2 gallons of gasoline in the back of the truck. The gasoline was contained to the bed of the truck in a tool box. Sorbents were applied to the gasoline. Boom Technology removed the contaminated sorbents and disposed of them properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-655-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion. The tank was out of service for an unknown amount of time following the heating system conversion to natural gas. The tank was mostly empty with only residual oil remaining in the tank at the time of the leak. The released oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbents and the tank was removed by the owner.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-666-2014*A hole developed in the polyethylene lining of a chrome dip tank causing a release of approximately 60 gallons of chromic acid into a engineered concrete containment area. The spilled material was pumped into drums and staged for disposal. Sorbents were used for wiping down the surface. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-647-2014*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, and removal of a retail motor fuel and heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The facility was installed and initially operated by H. A. Mapes Company as Deer Pond Variety before the facility's sale to C. N. Brown Company (CNB).  During this facility abandonment, the property was being sold to Nouria Energy Corporation (Nouria) who owns and operates a nearby Lampron Energy gas station at the intersection of Plains Road and Cape Road.  No new, replacement UST or AST facility was being installed.  Mr. Tom Healy (774-253-1696) was a contact with Nouria.  CNB contracted with MarWin Construction Company, under Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mark Winslow and CTI Stephen Winslow, to abandon the facilities.  Michael White performed the required Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services representative; Certified Geologist Brad Hahn was primary MDEP, Technical Services Division representative for the facility's abandonment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility was located within a residential and commercial area near Deer Pond and the intersection of Waterboro Road and Cape Road.  The area is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Fill material and native soils observed on the bottom of the UST excavation were medium to fine sands.  The store building is served by a drilled well and there are residential drinking water wells within 300' of the facility to the northwest, the southwest and to the east.  Two mobile homes are part of the property and also owned by CNB.  About 100' southeast is the edge of a public well wellhead protection area.

The facility has suffered prohibited petroleum discharges in the past, covered in reports P-132-2003 and P-363-2012, et al.  The facility was installed in 1990 by CTI Jon Mapes, and consisted of a 10,000-gallon and an 8000-gallon capacity StP3 double-wall steel tanks for gasoline.  Underground suction-operated product piping was rigid fiberglass.  There was no known previous retail UST facility prior to the 1990 facility installation.  Also onsite were two 500-gallon, single wall steel ASTs within concrete berms for diesel fuel and for K1 oil.

The site was given a Maine Tier-1 Groundwater & Drinking Water Remediation Guideline for clean-up goals.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the UST and AST facility abandonments the soils encountered were medium and fine sands.  Groundwater was measured by Mike White at about 17' below grade (bg) and was not observed in the 12' deep UST excavation.  See the records of geologist Hahn for information on well water sampling.  At this time I understand no water wells have been impacted.

Two MDEP field bag-headspace samples below the UST spill buckets and one from underneath the UST area were all below 2-ppm (parts per million).  There is evidence of gasoline discharges to soil and groundwater though at this time they are very degraded, weathered, and not a significant threat to nearby drinking water supplies.  White filed a separate assessment report for the UST abandonment and one for the AST facility abandonment. White measured field bag-headspace values in the sandy soil at below 5-ppm in the UST facility area.

Mr. White's report on the AST abandonment and clean-up actions is in a sense complimentary to and is closure to spill report P-363-2012.  Elevated oil-discharge contamination levels in soil were found and required to be removed by MDEP.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
C N Brown and White had MarWin excavate 15.43 tons of soil, believed to be largely from the 2012 diesel AST related discharge.  Soil was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough ME for recycling.  See the year 2014, Report For Final Remediation of AST Diesel Fuel Spill for additional information.
P-739-2014*A delivery truck driver was lost and on the wrong road.  The road quickly went from a relatively well maintained gravel road to a narrow path in the woods.  The driver managed to turn around, but while exiting the road he went over a granite ledge and broke the pump housing on his truck which began to leak.  He did not realize that he was leaking until he had covered another 1/2 mile of dirt and gravel road.  He lost a little more than 400 gallons during the trip.  Dead River Company spent the rest of the week removing a large amount of contaminated gravel for disposal and replacing the road surface with clean gravel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-766-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to this concrete basement floor due to corrosion of the oil line.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-768-2014*A spill was reported of a plastic resin used in the manufacture of water bottles.  A hose failure on the truck caused the release of a solid granular resin product which was recovered with a vacuum truck.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
P-992-2014*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery truck drivers had spilled a little oil on the roadway while reeling in the hose on the truck.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-709-2014*Mr. Chris McHale of Casella Waste Systems (Casella) reported a 1 gallon leak of antifreeze from a damaged hose on one of their trucks.  The spill occurred on pavement near 196 Fountain Street in Bangor.  Contaminated snow was removed by Casella employees for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  Mechanics fixed the truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-718-2014*Emera Maine reported a one quart transformer oil spill due to overheating, spraying oil from the unit.  The oil impacted a 4' x 8' area.  The impacted area was excavated and repaired with loam, seed and hay.  Limited information about the transformer was available, therefore the oil was tested.  Attached results indicate di-electric oil with a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB -1248) concentration of 7.8 ug/g (7.8 parts per million).  Two 55-gallon drums of oil impacted soil were disposed at an licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-829-2014*Release of lube oil from a PAN AM locomotive. The approximate 4 gallons was released to the pavement.  The affected area was cleaned up by PAN AM personel using sorbent material.

No further action is necessary in this matte.
B-16-2015*At 1400 hours on 1/11/15, Irving Oil Company (Irving) reported a 0.5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil.  The spill was due to the Irving driver overfilling his fuel delivery truck at the Webber Bulk Plant, at 255 Main Street, Brewer.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel off of the truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-31-2015*On 1/14/2015 I received a call from Rolph Westphal reporting a 25 gallon spill of #2 oil at their loading rack.  The spill occurred when the driver of a Hometown Energy truck overfilled his tank truck.  The spill went onto pavement under the loading rack and then into an oil/water separator.  The spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-32-2015*On 1/14/2015 I received a call from Tim Smith reporting an unspecified mechanical failure of a pump on one of their tank trucks.  The failure resulted in a 2 - 3 gallon spill of #2 oil at the base of the driveway and roadway at 100 Page Rd in Windham.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-34-2015*The aboveground storage tank (AST) in the back room of this former garage/office was observed to have leaked some heating oil to the floor.  Solid concrete with a visible stain was what I observed upon arrival.  The old tank was in the process of being removed and speedy dry sorbent material had been applied to the spill area.  I was informed the building is more or less a hobby shop (vehicle restoration, etc.) now.  The former service station and office are no longer an operating commercial business.

The spill was rather minor, based on my observations. The frequency of occupation of the adjacent room of the spill allowed early detection, I believe.  The concrete floor/wall has a decent sized cove seam/crack, but did not appear to be impacted by the spill.  Speedy dry was added to the spill area and the tank was removed.  While the space was open, the speedy dry was vigorously rubbed in and swept up.  The outline of the spill was visible (faint stain) but no oil or wet areas observed. The floor could be washed if the Davis's wished, and the final decision was left to them.  Satisfied the spill received adequate remediation, the Davis's were likewise satisfied.  The Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-35-2015*On 1/15/2015, Captain Klemanski of the Brunswick Fire Department called reporting a small spill of motor oil as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Brunswick.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-37-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/15/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, was notified by Mr. Mike Salvas, Operations Manager of ReVision Heat, that his company had an oil discharge "over reporting volume" in the basement of a customer's home.  No drains were reported effected and ReVision staff were cleaning up the spill.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 1/15/15, I responded and met Lee Landry (Managing Partner) and other ReVision staff on site trying to clean-up the discharge.  Based on our observation and ReVision's explanation, ReVision was removing two old, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tanks (AST) from the Carpenito's basement.  ReVision workers had tilted the tank up at about 45 degree angle as the basement was too low to tip the tank up on end.  The tank had then been cut in half, top to bottom and the two tank parts fell to the ground uncontrolled, spilling the residual oil and sludge onto the concrete floor.  On our arrival, speedy dry sorbent material was applied over the spill area.

The location is a single family residence located in a dense residential area, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The offending 275-gallon AST had been removed (Photo-2) and was now outside while the 2nd oil tank had not yet been touched (Photo 3).  The fuel line was an out-of-code, un-sleeved bare-copper line going under the concrete floor to the boiler.  The home is now heated with natural gas service.  There are two sumps in the basement, where one sump was dry, and the second sump had a little water but no oil.  We noted significant oil vapors within the Carpenito's home.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/15/15, ReVision wished to remediate the discharge themselves.  ReVision staff were advised by MDEP to apply speedy dry sorbent to the oiled floor, then wash and rinse the concrete floor twice and to collect the wash water, then apply a floor sealer to inhibit oil vapors within the home.  We advised that the ReVision workers dispose of the wash water to the municipal sewer system (not to storm drains), and to keep oil out of the sumps.

Don White visited to check air quality following ReVision reportedly cleaning the floor and found that ReVision had dumped their oily wash water down the basement sump into the soil under the floor, counter to MDEP instructions.

On 1/20/15, MDEP found that ReVision staff had applied strongly scented white oil absorbent powder over the cleaned floor so that MDEP could not measure oil vapors in the air in the home (the odor of the powder is picked up by Photoionization Detectors (PID) and masks the oil vapors).

Final remediation and indoor air quality assessment was passed to MDEP Division of Technical Services.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Mike Salvas of ReVision has been corrected about oil spill reporting volume and was advised that there is no minimum reporting volume in this circumstance.
2)  ReVision staff have been advised not to have discharged the oily wash water into the basement sump, and advised not to have sprinkled the scented powder onto cleaned floor.
3)  ReVision staff agreed not to cut apart oil tanks in this way again.
4)  ReVision accepted responsibility for oil spill clean-up and associated costs.  No Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Funds (GW Fund) were expended.
5)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services for further information and final closure information.
6)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-38-2015*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Main Street and Westview Drive.  The accident caused about a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spill was contained on the pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-39-2015*Maine State Police reported that a tractor trailer truck had crashed at mile marker 81 southbound on the Maine Turnpike.  The accident caused both of the truck's saddle tanks to leak about 50 gallons of diesel onto a partially paved and partially dirt surface in a construction area.  I worked with John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority and Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to oversee the cleanup.  The trucking company's insurance company paid EPI directly.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-40-2015*A blood pressure cuff broke inside its case at this residence.  The unit was then brought out to the garage and placed on top off a trash barrel; which it fell off.  Elemental mercury was dispersed onto the concrete floor of the garage.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel used a mercury vacuum to recover the mercury, then used a Lumex meter to monitor the garage, breezeway and residence for vapors.  Elevated levels were present at all locations but expected due to recency of the event.  The site was monitored again the next day.  The levels had dropped significantly, but a couple lingering sources were identified.  The rug in the breezeway and the rug just inside the entry door were still emitting vapors, likely by contact from a contaminated shoe.  The rugs were removed and disposed as household waste.  Additional monitoring was offered but declined.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-41-2015*A generator supply tank discharged 300 gallons of diesel fuel to secondary containment.  This substantial generator sits directly on top of its 1500 gallon tank which is built into the floor of its own building.  The base of the building is constructed to act as secondary containment in the event of a discharge.  Tank corrosion is believed to be the cause, but the exact determination is pending an autopsy.  A portable aboveground tank was staged to supply the generator with fuel, into which spilled product from secondary containment was transferred.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-42-2015*Dead River Company reported that a customer's furnace was malfunctioning and allowing oil to drain onto the dirt floor in the basement.  When I arrived, the Dead River technician informed me that the two 330 gallon oil tanks had been filled that day and that most of that oil was gone.  There was a five foot diameter area of stained dirt around the furnace.  I contacted the owner of the apartment building, Kim Eaton, and explained that there had been a significant oil spill and that a cleanup needed to be done.  She agreed to have me hire a contractor and oversee the work.  A little later in the evening, the Dead River technician reported that they had not filled the oil tanks that day, so the amount of oil missing and presumed spilled plummeted to just a couple of gallons.  I again called the owner of the building and gave her the good news that less oil had spilled than we originally thought.

The following day I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil.  It turned out that part of the stained area of dirt we observed was just a thin layer on top of a concrete pad that the furnace sat on.  We also found that bedrock was very shallow, about 6-12 inches deep.  All of the accessible contaminated soil was removed, and the area was backfilled with compacted clean fill on top of a plastic vapor barrier.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-43-2015*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that they responded to Walmart for a gasoline spill.  Apparently a Walmart customer had returned a generator he had purchased there.  Walmart told him they couldn't take the generator back because it had gasoline in it.  So the customer took the generator out into the parking lot and drained the gasoline out onto the pavement.  Walmart employees and the fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-44-2015*Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had leaked after a car collided with the pole it was on.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  CMP did not provide a Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time
P-45-2015*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that one of their engines overfilled its containment tank.  About 2 gallons of excess lube oil spilled out of the tank onto the ballast under the railroad tracks.  The contaminated material was excavated, containerized, and sent to their Waterville yard for disposal at a future date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-46-2015*A property management company reported that their local contractor could not pump the water out of the basement of a house because it had oil on it.  I visited the site and found the basement filled to ground level with water which was mostly frozen.  There was no evidence of an oil spill, there was no odor, no visible oil, and the oil tank was outside and intact (see attached photos).  I reported my findings to the property management company and told them that they still wouldn't be able to pump the water out of the basement, not because of oil, because it was frozen solid.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-47-2015*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while making a pick-up at the Hancock Lumber Company in Casco.  Less than a gallon of hydraulic oil spilled onto the frozen gravel parking lot.  Pine Tree cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-48-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported that they had overfilled an indoor oil tank at one of their customer's homes.  The driver reported pumping 30 gallons of oil into the tank and then about a quart sprayed out of the vent pipe.  The oil spilled onto pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-52-2015*On 1/16/2015 I received a call from Mark Pinard reporting a leaking above ground storage tank located in the basement of his home.  Mr. Pinard explained that the tank had not been used for 3 years.  When it was filled earlier in the week, it began to slowly drip.  He placed a drip pan under the tank to collect the oil and had made arrangements to have a new tank installed the following day through Community Concepts.  I told him to call back if the leak worsened or if he wanted some additional assistance.  I never heard back from him.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-53-2015*On 1/20/2015 I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting an estimated 5 gallon spill of motor oil from a tractor trailer truck that had gone off the road in Gray.  The truck's saddle tanks were not compromised during the accident.  The Maine Turnpike Authority hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-54-2015*Vandalism caused the discharge of an unknown quantity of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank.  It seems the vandal stole fuel from the tank and spilled a quantity in the process.  Though the homeowner was away in Florida, a no heat alarm alerted a local heating contractor of the problem.  Pink snow and ice was evident on the concrete pad below the tank as well as off the rear edge of the pad and along the rear edge of the home. All visible signs of contaminated snow and ice were removed as an emergency response measure; a more through effort was postponed until spring.  The following spring approximately one yard of contaminated soil was removed from immediately along the rear edge of the tank pad, then along the rear of the home's concrete pad, approximately six feet long and six inches wide.  Field screening guided the excavation, which rendered the area behind the home clean. Lingering contamination remains below the tank pad, but its pursuit is not warranted.  Vapor intrusion is not a concern and though the area is served by a public well, it is quite a distance away and not in jeopardy.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-56-2015*Notice by Dead River Company that a customer's boiler suffered a small leak of hydraulic oil to their concrete floor.  The leak was reported all cleaned up.  No further actions required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-596-2014* Portland Pump reported that an excavator had damaged an underground section of a vent line at Tobey's Grocery in China, ME. A local contractor was replacing the leachfield at this establishment and did not have a certified tank installer on staff or on site. The vent line was connected to the underground tank that contains gasoline.

The owner of Tobey's and Portland Pump had several phone conversation with the DEP underground tank unit, about replacing/repairing this vent line. Eventually the ruling was that the entire vent line had to be replaced. Portland Pump had to use jackhammers, to bust through the concrete, in order to get to the top of the tank. The vent line was replaced from the tank to the building. There was no release of petroleum products during this event.

No further action by Response Service is required.

I-306-2014*On September 22, 2014, John Kiehn called the Department concerned about his aboveground storage tank (AST).  I met with Mr. Kiehn and inspected his tank which is over 25 years old with pitting on the outside.  Considering the current state of the tank, I  suggested that he sign up for the AST Replacement Program.  The site has been turned over to Peter Moulton.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
A-592-2014*It was reported that a Hammond Lumber delivery truck blew its fuel filter. The driver did not notice the fuel leaking, and he drove across the parking lot where the truck stalled. Staff from Hammond Lumber Company applied speedy dry to the fuel stained pavement. They let it sit and then swept the area and placed the used speedy dry into a 55 gallon drum for disposal.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary at this time.
A-593-2014*A Hammond Lumber Company delivery truck leaked power steering fluid while off-loading building materials at a job site. The stain on the pavement was about 18 inches round. There was not any recoverable product at that time.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
A-594-2014*It was reported that a bulk tank truck delivered a load of gasoline to the Clipper Mart. After fueling up the underground storage tanks, the driver disconnected the fuel supply line. There was about 1 gallon of gas left in the line, which drained out onto the pavement. The driver quickly applied speedy dry to the liquid gasoline. After letting it sit for a while, the speedy dry was cleaned up and placed in a 55 gallon drum for disposal at a later date.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
A-595-2014*It was reported that a paving machine blew an antifreeze coolant hose while paving the Central Maine Power Company parking lot in Augusta. The spill was lost to new pavement, and the crew used rags to absorb the liquid.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
A-597-2014* On 9-12-14 Cianbro reported a release of about one and a half gallon of hydraulic oil. This release occurred at 355 Madison Rd. in  the town of Madison, at a Central Maine Power Comp. substation.

The spilled hydraulic oil was cleaned up promptly.

No site visit and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-531-2014*On September 30, 2014, Dan Rice of Dead River Company called to report a spill at 16 Horseshoe Lane in Tremont, Maine.  Approximately 1 gallon of #2 oil leaked out of the top of the tank while it was being filled.  The homeowner, Mr. Brown, apparently removed the bung from the tank because he was filling the tank manually.  The bung was not replaced properly.  Dead River delivered 239 gallons of oil, and when the driver went to purge the line he discovered the leak.  Oil leaked from the sides of the tank and onto the gravel floor.

Dead River cleaned the side of the tank.  However, the Mr. Brown refused to allow Dead River personnel to remove the soiled gravel, according to Mr. Rice.  According to Mr. Rice, the homeowner wanted to take care of the gravel.  I attempted several times to reach the Mr. Brown and have not received a call back.

At this time, no further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-793-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak from pad 65.2 near 699 Coner Street in Auburn.  Approximately 1 gallon was released onto the concrete pad area. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and removed and disposed at the CMP North Augusta Service Center (NASC).  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-885-2014*Mark Arienti, of Acadia Environmental Technology, reported diesel contamination found during a piping replacement project at Vessel Services in Portland.  Leaks were observed on both the north and east ends of the piping run where a flexible boot was used to make the transition from underground to aboveground piping.  The amount of the release was unknown, but minor in nature.  A small amount of contaminated soil was removed in each area and sent to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-7-2015*1/5/15 2100 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 10 gallons of transformer oil had been discharged from a pole mount transformer when the pole broke due to the wind. A Central Maine Power clean-up crew was on the way to the site to clean up the oil. The transformer was tagged as containing non polychlorinated biphenyl oil. CMP later reported that the oil had been contained in hard packed snow and all oil impacted snow was removed. no site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-2-2015*A 1 quart container of waste motor oil was discarded to the street.  Traffic smooshed the container and spread the oil so thinly on the pavement that recovery was impossible. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-3-2015*I received a call regarding a tank in a unique location that may have been leaking. The tank was located in a concrete vault under the front steps of this rental property.  I visited the site and looked down through the wooden steps that covered the tank but could not see much.  I called the property manager but she didn't seem interested in having me look closer at the problem.  I called the out of state property owner who never returned my call.  I called the reporter (Richard P. Waltz Plumbing and Heating, Inc.) back and he said the tank had been emptied and was awaiting replacement. I found no sign of oil in any downgradient areas and found no nearby wells or other sensitive receptors to be concerned about. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-4-2015*In this case the homeowner had replaced his tank and had not removed the old tank.  The oil delivery driver delivered to the wrong tank and oil poured onto the ground.  The oil company took responsibility for the cleanup since they had delivered to the new tank on many occasions and despite the homeowner not properly abandoning the old tank, the spill should not have happened.  A small excavation was necessary to meet the Maine Remediation Guidelines groundwater protection standards.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-5-2015*No one knew how much oil was in this tank before it started leaking, so it is impossible to estimate the volume of the spill. Based on the volume of oil left in the tank, 40 gallons is the worst case scenario, but it is likely less than that. The oil leaked between the basement floor and under the foundation of the large, multi-story, multi-unit, building.  There were no oil odors present, so it was deemed impractical to chase the oil under the building.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-6-2015*A small amount of #2 heating oil was lost to the ground due to an overfill of this residential heating oil tank.  The oil came out the vent and onto the ground.  I checked the basement and there was no evidence of spillage inside.  Cash Energy, Inc., removed the oily soil from outside for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-7-2015*On January 05, 2015, C. N. Brown Company reported an overfill at 18 Acorn Knoll in Casco.

I responded to the site and met with homeowner, Amy Reckard. She showed me the area outside the house under the fill and vent pipe. The ground had been impacted by the overfill. Snow and some contaminated soil was removed from under the fill pipe area.

Ms. Reckard brought me into her basement and I immediately noticed the oil odor in the upstairs and in the basement. There was still a rug near the tank that was saturated in oil and I told her that needed to be removed and either cleaned properly or disposed of. It was also agreed upon between C. N. Brown and Ms. Reckard that C. N. Brown would return the next day to further wash the floor and remove any other items that were impacted by the overfill in the basement.

I left the site and told Ms. Reckard that if she had any issues or questions about the clean-up to please contact me.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-8-2015*15 gallons of sulfuric acid was reportedly released from a railcar during a transfer operation due to a loose flange that was not properly tightened by an employee. The released acid impacted the side of the railcar and the frozen ground surface below. Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn responded to the incident and neutralized, solidified the released acid. The material was then scraped from the ground and disposed of. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-11-2015*On January 05, 2015, Swans Concrete Products reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Avery Family Fuels Company was on site at Swan's Concrete, replacing the copper line that had a corrosion hole in it. Less than half a gallon leaked onto the concrete floor. The area of the leak had no vapor threat to human health. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  No floor drains are in the building of the leak.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-12-2015*On January 05, 2015, the West Paris Fire Department (West Paris FD) reported an oil discharge from a copper fuel line to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 57 Tuelltown Road in West Paris.

On January 06, 2015, I arrived at the house and met with homeowners Josh and Brittney Brown. At that time, they did not bring it to my attention that they had a previous spill at their property in 2010. Please refer to P-3-2010 for further explanation.

Josh and Brittney explained to me that they had Lampron Energy, Inc., fill their aboveground storage tank (AST) with k-1 on December 09, 2014. At that time, they said that the driver of the company failed to put the cap back on the fill pipe. Josh and Brittney noticed that they had no heat on January 01, 2015, which didn't make sense since they just had their tank filled. They hired a friend who works on furnaces and boilers, Joe Newbert, who is licensed to do this type of work. They said Mr. Newbert told them there was water in their furnace and when he checked on the AST outside and saw there was no cap on the fill pipe, most likely snow entered the tank and froze which caused the copper line to break and causing the oil discharge. At that time, I told them I would remove the oily snow and investigate further into the alleged allegations towards Lampron Energy.

I contacted Lampron Energy via telephone and they felt positive they put the cap back on the fill pipe but could not support that and agreed to take responsibility of the cleanup cost.

Without hesitation I contacted the West Paris FD and spoke to Norm St. Pierre who made the phone call to me the night the discharge was discovered. Mr. St. Pierre told me that the cap on the fill pipe was on the pipe.

I contacted Mr. Newbert via telephone and asked him when did he arrive to the site and he said after the West Paris FD. I asked him to verify where the cap for the fill pipe was, and he said on the tank, but not on the fill pipe. When I told him the West Paris FD said the cap was on the pipe, he said he wasn't sure. At that time, I notified Lampron Energy of the discussions I had with both parties who responded to the scene that night. Lampron Energy said they would still take responsibility of the clean-up.

After careful evaluation, and with the evidence presented (gas jugs, anti-freeze and oil containers next to the AST in question, and oil spill on top of the tank), that the oil spill did not come from negligence of Lampron Energy failing to put the cap back on the fill pipe.

On January 07, 2015, I suggested to Mr. and Mrs. Brown that I could come back in the spring when the ground has thawed to do further soil testing. They never contacted me to return to site.  No wells are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-13-2015*On January 09, 2015, Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The overfill occurred at 91 Island Beach Road in Wells.  While filling the aboveground storage tank (AST), oil sprayed out the vent. The vent whistle was hard to hear by the driver. Oily snow was removed from under the vent pipe.  Homeowners were not available to access the AST inside.

Dead River Oil Company said that they would notify the homeowners and notify MDEP if further cleanup was required inside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-14-2015*January 06, 2015, L. L. Bean Company reported an anti-freeze discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge came from a broken line on a generator at the L.L. Bean distribution facility on Campus Drive in Freeport.

Approximately 5 gallons was released onto the concrete floor. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-15-2015*An aboveground storage tank was overfilled, which resulted in the discharge of an approximate quart of heating oil out the vent to snow.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contaminated (pink) snow were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-715-2014*Penquis Cap reported a leaking residential supply tank (275 gallon capacity) at the entered location.  I contacted Brandon Oil Company who had reported it to Penquis.  Brandon Oil sent out a technician, who advised that the tank was dripping and that a magnet patch could not be applied, but it was not a serious leak and currently posed no threat.

I contacted the homeowner and made arrangements for a site visit.  On 12.11.14, I visited the site and observed that the tank was dripping at an extremely low rate.  I was advised by the homeowner that a relative attempted to seal the leak with putty.  A pan was in place to contain the drips.  I reported the situation to Peter Moulton, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) tank replacement program, and advised that the tank was actively dripping, but it appeared that it would be sustainable until a replacement could be installed and recommended as soon as possible.

What oil impacted the dirt floor basement was cleaned up by Brandon Oil and the sorbent waste entered into their waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-546-2014*It was reported that a feller buncher caught fire while working out on a remote wood yard.  The Temple Fire Department responded to the scene and contained the fire.  After putting out the fire and assessing the scene, they found out that some hydraulic fluid had leaked during the fire. I responded to the scene and found some oily leaves and branches. George Averill had an excavator and dump trucks already at the log yard.  We used this equipment to excavate the contaminated soil, which was live loaded and brought to Bruce Manzer in Phillips for disposal. George agreed verbally to pay the disposal charges directly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-547-2014*On 8.21.14, Dan Mallett of Madison Paper reported the discharge of 80 gallons of lube oil to secondary containment.  The spill occurred from a hose failure inside containment for a 4000 gallon storage tank.  The oil was contained and pumped out of the engineered containment into totes to be burned as waste oil in the licensed waste oil burner on site.
No further Response action necessary.
A-548-2014*While driving by Flying Pond Variety store, I saw a large black stain on the parking area out front. I pulled into the store and looked at the staining. It was motor oil and was slowly draining toward a storm water drain. I went inside the store to ask the manager what had happened. I ended up speaking with the store owner who stated that he did not need to report spills less than 5 gallons. After correcting him and explaining the reporting requirements, I explained what I wanted done for a cleanup. The following day I visited the store and he had cleaned up the oil. I took the speedy dry to properly dispose of it at our warehouse. The spill was from a motorist whose car blew the oil pan while parked out front of the store. The motorist then drove off with no oil in the vehicle.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-694-2014*Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a lube oil spill at the entered location.  A containment pan of a locomotive overfilled and leaked out onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and transported to Pan Am's Waterville facility for contractor pick up and disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-695-2014*PLC Construction Company reported an anti-freeze leak from an excavator at the entered location.  A line cracked causing the leak.  The leak was to pre-placed absorbent pads under the machinery.  The pads were stored for later contractor pick up and disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-572-2014*Dead River Company reported a release of #2 oil from a residential supply tank feed  line at the entered location.  Earlier this day, Dead River performed a service to the heating system.  The reporter advised that the earlier technician must have allowed some oil to escape the feed line and the oil impacted insulation under the floor of a mobile home.  The technician removed the insulation.

The homeowner was concerned with the odor, but felt that it may dissipate overnight.  The next day he advised that all was good and that no DEP response is necessary.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-727-2014*On December 29, Lynn Hanscom of R.H. Foster reported a spill at their facility at 84 MeCaw Road in Hampden, Maine.  The facility is storing Aboveground storage tanks (AST) that were removed from residences.  It was noticed that one of the AST tanks was not completely empty and was leaking from a corrosion hole.  Approximately 1.5 gallons of #2 oil spilled on to pavement.

The spill was stopped and it was cleaned up using sorbent materials.  The oily sorbent material will be disposed of in R. H. Foster's waste stream.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-54-2015*At 0917 hours on 2/3/15, the Hampden Fire Department reported a small spill of motor oil, transmission oil and anti-freeze from a vehicle accident at the intersection of Western Avenue and Evergreen Drive in Hampden.  A total of less than a gallon was spilled of the three fluids combined.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-643-2014*On 11/20/14, Marty Kelly of Bangor International Airport called to report a one gallon hydraulic spill resulting from a blown line on a backhoe.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the paved tarmac.  Airport personnel used sorbent material to recover product and disposed of contaminated materials properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-642-2014*On 11/20/14, Bill Marquis, of CPM Constructors, called to report a one gallon glycol spill from a broken hose on a ground heater. The spill resulted in antifreeze being spilled to a paved area. CPM personnel used speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of it through Environmental Projects, Inc.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-641-2014*On 11/20/14, Chuck Martin of Dead River Company called to report a 1 cup overfill at the entered location. The incident resulted in oil "burping" from the vent to the ground.  No oil was spilled inside the residence.  Dead River personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of contaminated materials properly.  A call to the homeowner revealed she had no complaints.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-534-2014*On 10/1/14, Garry Goddard of Magoon's Transportation & Energy, Inc., called to report a 2 gallons spill at the entered location resulting from a crack in the firematic valve.  Magoon's personnel used sorbent to clean up the spill to the owner's satisfaction and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-566-2014*8/29/14 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that a tank the back of a truck used to supply rail equipment in the field had leaked discharging hydraulic oil on Route 139 from Mercer to Waterville. The spill was a sporadic line in the road except where the truck stopped in three areas in Waterville, Elm Plaza, High St. 4 way stop corner, and High St. at Cumberland Farms. Pan Am workers had put done speedy dry at these areas where oil was recoverable. The truck stopped in the College Ave Rail Yard over the oil water separator before the leak was stopped. The next day Josh Slaney had workers complete clean up in the high impacted areas and he tracked the truck's route to confirm that there were no other high impacted areas per my request. I went to the site the next day and inspected the areas that were oil impacted. The areas were stained but all the oiled speedy dry had been collected. Josh reported not finding any other areas along the route.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-466-2014*At 0840 hours on 9/2/14, Mr. George Hicks reported a 3-4 gallon spill of #2 fuel from a pinhole leak in his 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of his house.  His house is located at 16 Old Brownville Road in Sebec.  He had managed to catch the majority of the fuel in a pan which was located under the hole.  I met him at his house in the afternoon when he was able to meet me there.  After some time, I was able to secure a magnet patch over the hole.  However, the tank was 3/4 full and the patch did not want to stay attached to the AST.  I pumped 160 gallons out of the tank into drums I had in the back of my truck that evening.  I came back the next day to pump out the remaining 40 gallons into a fourth drum.  The AST may have had 0.5 gallons in it when I left.

Penquis Community Action Program was to replace his AST in the coming weeks.  I retrieved my drums after the new AST was installed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-495-2014*At 1145 hours on 9/15/14, Mr. Rick Cote of Emerson Energy Fuel Company reported a 10-11 gallon spill of kerosene at 8 Gate keeper Road in Trenton.  The delivery driver dropped the hose while returning to the truck which allowed 10 gallons or so to spill onto the ground.  He used sorbents to soak up some of the oil, but some of it soaked into the ground.  I met him at the site in the afternoon and determined that they needed to excavate the contaminated soil.  They hired J. Fowler and Sons Company to excavate the contaminated soil the following day.

The following morning J. Fowler and Sons removed 10 yards of contaminated soil.  A very hard packed clay was encountered approximately 18 inches below the ground surface.  Excavation went to a depth of 2.5 feet at its deepest.  I performed field testing, shake tests, which came back negative for oil after 10 yards of material were removed.  Water was entering the bottom of the excavation with no signs of oil sheening.  The residence's drinking water well was approximately 35 feet away.  There appears to be no risk to the drinking water well from this spill.  Two boats and approximately 5 vehicles were observed in this small yard.  The majority of the yard had either a boat or vehicle on it with little space between them.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-505-2014*On 9/18/14, fellow responder Thompson received report of an oil leak at 1359 Moosehead Trail, Plymouth.  He responded that evening and ensured that the leak had been stopped.  Due to another spill, I covered this spill for him.

The next morning I was on site with the oil company to determine the cause of the spill.  It was a fuel line leak which allowed the product to leak next to the mobile home slab.  Later that afternoon, I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor contaminated soil from under the deck and next to the mobile home.

The following Monday I was back on site with another contractor with a mini excavator to remove more contaminated soil.  The hole was backfilled and any oiled debris was replaced in kind.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-506-2014*At 0945 hours on 9/19/14, Ms. Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor reported a stain at the end of Summer Street in Hampden.  The City of Bangor checks their pump station at this location three times a week and on this visit observed the stained ground.  I talked to Mr. Steve Hanning who initially saw the stain and he said it was not there on Wednesday during the day.  A couple of the local residents indicated that the spill occurred sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.  That's when they noticed it on their walks.  It appears to be diesel.  A 2 feet by 6 feet stained area was observed in the hard pack soil.  The stain is located at the beginning of the turnaround at the end of Summer Street.  The pavement ends approximately 25 feet prior to the stain.  The road is quite steep where the stain is located.  Approximately a foot past where the stain ends, there is a steep drop-off to the river, approximately 20 feet below.  No signs of petroleum going down the embankment were observed.  I tried to remove some soil, but wasn't very effective since the soil is compacted extremely well.  It does not appear the petroleum migrated very far into the soil, between 1/2 inch in most places and maybe 6-8 inches in one spot.  This area also has erosion problems so I tried to place rocks in this area and spread some of the contaminated soil around to let it be exposed to the air.  I talked to numerous residents, but no one saw anyone spilling anything.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-525-2014*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Bridgton and Hardy Roads.  The accident caused about a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-698-2014*On 10.31.14, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of a half a gallon of transformer oil from a rusted electrical transformer.  Oil leaked out onto the ground around the pole.  The ground was stained in a 2 foot wide circle around the pole.  A CMP crew removed oily leaves and soil in the impacted area.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non polychlorinated biphenyl or non-PCB.
The contaminated soil and leaves were taken to CMP's North Augusta Service Center where it was placed in a bulk container that once full would be taken to Waste Management in Norridgwock for disposal under a running profile # with them.

No further Respone action necessary at this time.
A-699-2014*A branch broke off a tree and hit the power line, causing the transformer to be dislodged. The full content of oil was lost from the transformer. Central Maine Power staff cleaned up the impacted snow by hand.
No Further Response Actions are required at this time.
I-243-2014*8/18/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Holland, Harvest Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a small spill of 1-2 gallons of diesel fuel as a result of an overfill of a feller buncher.  The feller buncher was operated by IWLCC Contractor Allagash Enterprises.  IWLLC contractor crew used sorbent materials to soak up the spilled oil on the  gravel road surface, about 1/2 the spilled diesel was soaked up the remainder did not get cleaned up as it soaked into the road surface.  Oily debris was placed in bucket and transported to contractors garage for storage and later disposal with other oily waste stream.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-567-2014*At 1220 hours on 10/19/14, Mr. Allen Hutchenson, owner of the vessel, reported that his 20 foot lobster boat had sunk spilling 0.5 gallons of gasoline near Stonington.  The boat had been towed to the beach and was in the process of being refloated.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-386-2014*On 12/22/14, I received a call from Nate Hersey of County Environmental Engineering (CEE).  They received a call from Randy at Buck's Market in Presque Isle on December 17, 2014, regarding an alarm on his Omntec console.  Nate was at the facility around 1:30pm this afternoon, and saw that there was an alarm on Randy's super gasoline tank top sump, super dispenser sump (east end of island), and the interstitial space (IS) on the regular tank.  Nate cleaned the water out of both sumps and the alarms were cleared.

The riser pipe on the regular tank IS was completely filled with water.  This facility is subject to extremely high water.  There is also a sump and pump at the northeast corner of the tank farm that constantly de-waters the area.  Randy stated that this sump and pump had quit working a few days earlier and the area had flooded with water.  Either a riser pipe allowed water in from the top through the cap, a riser pipe that had separated from the tank allowing water in at the tank top, or a failure in the secondary jacket of the tank.  The plan was to try and pump the IS out, and then pull a vacuum on the IS to try and isolate the problem.

On 12/23/14, Nate Hersey, of CEE, went back to this facility this morning with a Shop Vac and hose set-up, and was able to suck out all of the water in the IS riser pipe.  Nate then put a vacuum on the IS.  It would not hold.  CEE suggested to Randy to try and dig down to the tank top and put a vacuum directly onto the tank or see if there is an obvious problem at the riser pipe.  Nate will let Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) know if he hears anything.

This tank needs to be fixed or the tank needs to come out of service as there is no leak detection on it.  MDEP would allow them to pump it down, but it will not be allowed to receive any further deliveries until this issue is resolved.

On 12/27/14, CEE crew proceeded to shovel the tank top to see if there is an obvious problem with the riser pipe and try to pull a vacuum right on the tank fitting.  CEE was going to get the site marked for DigSafe on Monday and schedule this as soon as possible.

On 6/1/16, received the Notice of intent to Remove (NOIT) UST #6 - a 6,000 gallon tank that had problems with water getting into the interstice discovered and reported in December 2014.  Accompanying this NOIT was a registration to install Tank #8, a double walled jacketed 6,000 gallon tank, that will be used to store regular unleaded gas.

Confirmation was finally sent in with the install date of 8/1/16 on Tank#8, and the removal on 7/19/16 of Tank#6.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-500-2014*At 1318 hours on 9/16/14, Mrs. Jody Pulkkinen of C. N. Brown Company reported a 1/2 cup of #2 fuel oil at 267 Hat Case Pond Road in Eddington.  According to C. N. Brown, their driver had unhooked the hose from the fill pipe to the residence's aboveground oil storage tank (AST) when #2 fuel oil "burped" out of the fill pipe.  The driver removed a small amount of soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-852-2014*An oil delivery driver noticed an oil stain on the ground before he began delivering oil to the tank.  Apparently, the tenant had tried to fill the tank from a portable can and spilled some in the process.  The spill is very small and the tenant has been instructed to be more careful.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-921-2014*
SUMMARY
This report covers the discovery and abandonment of a bare steel, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  On 10/31/14, while in this area for a discharge at 22 Monument Square, I noted two road boxes that resembled those associated with fill pipes for USTs (see photos 1 thru 3).  The road boxes and suspected UST were under the brick sidewalk next to the boiler room for the Lancaster building, adjacent to Center Street.

LOCATION & FACILITY ASSESSMENT
The area is urban commercial buildings and residential apartments and is served by municipal water, sewer and storm drain systems.  This building is owned and operated by Opportunity Alliance as "50 Monument Square LLC", who have offices in the building along with tenants.  On 11/13/14, I met the building maintenance person, Pat Dadiego, who put me in contact with Mr. Alex Rose, Facilities Director for Opportunity Alliance.

Mr. Rose gave ENPRO Services, Inc., and me permission to break open the fill pipe road box which was corroded shut.  I measured 80" to the tank bottom, indicating a 48" to 64" diameter UST, about 15' in length.  I measured 19" of amber oil still within the tank, approximately 500 to 700 gallons (but did not measure for water).  Adjacent to the building was a pipe cut flush with the sidewalk positioned that it could be the UST vent pipe.  As fuel oil was dyed red beginning about 1990, this UST appears to have been out of service since before that time.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services approved abandonment-in-place of the UST.

Opportunity Alliance questioned whether the UST was associated with their building and whether they were legally responsible.  There was no other building the oil tank was close enough to and reasonably placed to serve.  I checked with City of Portland engineers who found no record that the UST could be city owned.  On 12/9/14, we met with Mr. Rose to inspect the boiler room of the Lancaster building.  We noted evidence of a copper fuel line chase through the foundation wall, a copper Petro-Meter line, and a 1.5" with gate valve on the west wall adjacent to the UST.  Mr. Rose conceded that the UST was the responsibility of Opportunity Alliance and would work on abandonment.

Within the basement we also noted two manifolded aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) with the fill pipe removed from the outside.  These ASTs may have served as day tanks for the UST.  I believe these ASTs now to be out of service since the building was hooked to natural gas service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
As the UST could corrode through and leak to groundwater and cause oil vapor intrusion within nearby buildings MDEP Response advised that the UST must be emptied as soon as possible, and then be properly cleaned and properly filled with a flowable fill.  Being a consumptive-use UST, MDEP Chapter 691 rules for USTs do not require a closure environmental site assessment.

The sides of the two manifolded basement aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and the concrete floor below were stained dark indicating historical oil discharges.  I noted no obvious remaining oil odor and this spillage appears to have naturally weathered or been cleaned to state satisfaction at this time.  I noted no record that this leakage had been previously reported to MDEP.  Though stated to be empty, the tanks have not been cut open and cleaned so likely still contain residual oil and sludge that could corrode through and discharge to the floor and causing an indoor air quality issue and seep to a drain or below the floor.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
None at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
I.   On 12/9/14, Mr. Rose agreed that the UST was associated with their building and he was preparing to have the UST registered until Mr. Beagle, the attorney for Opportunity Alliance, advised against this.  Opportunity Alliance eventually registered the UST as an orphan UST with "Unknown owner".  Opportunit
P-929-2014*Two abandoned drums of waste oil were discovered in Lewiston.  I advised Lewiston Public Works personnel to transport them to Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-930-2014*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to respond to a suspected methamphetamine clandestine laboratory and remove the potentially hazardous waste. The MDEP responded to the location and collected the waste. The waste was disposed of at the Maine Environmental Depot on 12/30/2014.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-931-2014*Approximately 1 ounce of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.

The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the oil service technician using absorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-932-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-933-2014*The contractor for this site notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that "flaking" was observed on the "Total Containment" piping that was being replaced during the piping replacement. This type of piping is known to be defective and was the purpose of the piping replacement. There was no indication of a release.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-934-2014*A representative from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners reported that a sheen was observed from the Cataract Dam in the Saco River. It was reported that the sheen was emanating from the banks of Factory Island. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and did not observe any sheen upon arrival.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-938-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the mechanical room of the school. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the piping of the tank that was compromised due to over-pressurization.

The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by the school maintenance personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-942-2014*Westbrook Fire Department reported an anti-freeze leak from a motor vehicle accident near 265 Forest Street in Westbrook.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete by the Westbrook Fire Department and it was disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-943-2014*Simard and Sons notified the Department of Environmental Protection of an unleaded gasoline leak at a dispenser at the Big Apple in Bridgton.

I spoke to Lauren Turner of Simard and Sons. She explained that the leak came from a fitting that just needed to be tightened. Less than a gallon of unleaded gasoline leaked into the sump. It was cleaned up and no storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-944-2014*Upon receiving an odor complaint from a neighbor of a vacant house, Mr. Gouzie, the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) of Westbrook had the Fire Department let him into the vacant building.  The building was going through foreclosure.  He asked if I could assess the conditions and offer any advice.  I offered to inspect the property after completion of a current task, and he agreed to leave the door unlocked (the windows are open all around the house).

Upon arrival at the property, I observed it was a cape style home.  The building is dilapidated and the basement completely trashed, with about six to eight inches of water/goo on the floor.  The odor of petroleum lingers, but the combination of other household consumer products throughout the area make it all but discernable.  The oil tank is aligned quite off kilter (like the basement had been flooded completely before) but unreachable for safety reasons (unsecure utilities).

Gouzie mentioned he is dealing with an attorney representing a bank in California without much success.

It does not appear that any remediation was required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-947-2014*Jody of C. N. Brown Company reported that approximately four gallons of oil spilled from a delivery truck at 202 Burnham Road in Limerick.  Jody explained that the spill resulted from a valve on the drip bucket that was partially open.  It dripped approximately 4 gallons up a paved driveway.

I responded to the site. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oil on the driveway and removed. I left a message with David Garland, the home owner. He was satisfied with the cleanup.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-948-2014*November 14, 2014, Paul Richard with AMEC FOSTER WHEELER Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., reported to the Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) an oil spill at the location of 1 Bakers Way in Biddeford.

The diesel spill came from a pipe that was removed from an aboveground storage tank (AST), and placed on the ground after the removal. While on the ground, the contractor who removed it noticed some oil leaking from it.

November 18, 2014, I met with Mr. Richard on site to test the soil for diesel contamination. I took a shake test and it revealed levels less than 300 parts per million (ppm). I also used my photo ionization detector (PID) with results of .6 ppm. At that time, because the property was in the process of being sold, it was in the best interest of the sellers to remove soil contamination for disposal.

November 20, 2014, I met with Hazardous Abatement Services, Inc. (H.A.S.) on site, who were hired by Mr. Richard's. 2.95 ton of contaminated soil was removed from the site and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling. Soil tests for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons were taken.

No drains or wells were impacted by the spill. No further DEP Response action required.
P-952-2014*A motor vehicle collision caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of transmission fluid to a paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-953-2014*On 11/21/14, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting an oil sheen on firefighting runoff water from a structure fire in Biddeford.  I responded that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed a burned out structure belonging to Unique Auto Sales.  I observed the area where runoff water had gone, looking for any signs of the oil sheen.  I found one small area, about a foot in diameter of oil sheen that was so light, it was not recoverable.

The business is served by an aboveground storage tank and I observed the tank to be 3/4 full and did not show any signs of leakage.  It is possible that the oil came from a small container in the basement of the building, or possibly from the furnace itself.  No cleanup was conducted, no resources appear to be at risk, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-701-2014*At 0528 hours on 12/16/14, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 4 gallon spill of gasoline from a vehicle which had pulled into the R.H. Foster's On the Run Convenience Store at 51 High Street in Ellsworth for gasoline.  However, the vehicle had a leak in its fuel line, spilling the remaining 4 gallons in its gasoline tank onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to contain and soak up the gasoline.  R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, disposed of the sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-91-2015*3E Company reported the discharge of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred because of a broken hydraulic line on a boom truck.  The truck lost the product onto a customer's snow covered driveway.  Sorbent material was put down to contain the spill and a crew was dispatched to clean up the snow and ice that was contaminated with oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-93-2015*KDT Towing & Repair Company reported that a tractor trailer truck had spilled diesel at the loading dock at this Hannaford Supermarket.  The truck was leaking diesel fuel from the saddle tank and the driver did not realize this until he turned around to back into the loading dock.  KDT was called by the trucking company to fix whatever was leaking.

I arrived on site and speedi dri sorbent material had been placed on the spilled fuel. After quite some effort, we got the catch basin cover off.  It was frozen in place. There was diesel fuel in this catch basin and we recovered it with sorbent pads.  There was too much snow and ice to make a determination if any of the fuel made it to the retention pond.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-96-2015*The Jay Fire Department reported a diesel spill that occurred as a result of a tractor trailer truck going off the road near the intersection of Crash Road and Riley Road. The Fire Department responded and recovered what they could with sorbents.

I made a site visit a few days later and the snow was up to my waist. I poked around with a shovel and did not find any evidence of diesel fuel.  This concludes my involvement and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-97-2015*The Skowhegan Fire Department reported that a snowmobile had leaked gasoline at a parking lot. This parking lot is located at 172 Madison Avenue at the "Town Motel". The snowmobile was on a trailer and the owner had spent the night at the hotel. The Fire Department placed speedi dri and other sorbent material onto the spilled gasoline and two stroke oil. In addition, they shoveled snow and ice into four poly drums and brought them back to the Skowhegan Fire Station.

By the time I got to the site, the Fire Department had left. I picked up these four drums at a later date. Several months later, after the snow and ice melted, I consolidated the liquid and called Allstate Environmental Services to pump out and dispose of.  I never did find out who the owner of the snowmobile was, and they had left the scene before I arrived.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-108-2015*On 3.4.15, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from an engine.  Oil had collected in the containment tank located below the engine, but the tank was full and 1 quart of oil spilled onto the tracks in the ice and snow. A crew was sent to remove the contaminated ice and snow.  The contaminated material was transported back to their Waterville-College Avenue Yard for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-112-2015*On 3/5/15, an anonymous caller reported that they had seen an area of oil stained soil in a dirt basement of a house that was for sale.  I contacted the realtor that had the house listed and informed him of the report.  I met the realtor and the owner on site the next day.  In the damp basement there was a small area of oil stained soil just under the filter canister of the heating oil tank.  I inspected the tank and filter.  Although old and rusty, there were no signs that either were actively leaking.  The oil impacted area did not show indications of being from freshly spilled oil.  All indications were that the oil stain was the result of small spills during changing the oil filter over a long time.  I advised the owner to remove the oil stained soil and he agreed to do that.  I returned to the site a few days later and all the oil impacted soil had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-113-2015*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an estimated 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill started at the intersection of Route 4 and down Route 17 for several miles. No recovery was possible due to weather and road conditions. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-174-2015*Burns & McDonnell reported the discharge of a half a gallon of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on at rack bucket truck.  The oil spilled onto the mats below the machine and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-173-2015*Report received of a sheen in Kennebec River at Brookfield Dam.   No clean up was possible.
A-172-2015*While working in Waldoboro, I was made aware of an oil leak at a mobile home park in Damariscotta. This mobile home park is owned by Midcoast Energy, and the tanks are owned by the tenants. The tenant at lot 10 Long Lane is Rita Nichols.  I made a site visit. The oil line at this home developed a leak and was repaired by a technician from Colby and Gale Company. The leak was minor in size and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and removal of leaf litter.  The line will be replaced and a few other items on the tank will be upgraded.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-171-2015*During the evening of 3-30-2015, the Belgrade Fire Department responded to a structure fire. The fire was located at 32 Dustin Drive at an automotive service garage known as Ray's Auto. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified that there may be petroleum products draining from the site towards or into the nearby lake.

I made a site visit shortly thereafter. All the personnel had left at that time. There was one beam still smoking while I was there. I walked around the property and did not find anything of concern, however, the light conditions were poor.  I returned again during daylight hours several days later and did not find any petroleum runoff.  No further action by the Division of Response Services will be required at this time.
A-170-2015*A fork truck blew a hydraulic hose while working in the mill. The oil was lost to pavement, and speedy dry sorbent material was applied quickly to keep the discharge from spreading. Once the hydraulic hose was fixed, 3 gallons of oil was added to top off the system, so 3 gallons was lost to the pavement in this incident. The speedy dry was swept up and will be disposed of according to state and federal regulation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-169-2015*This site had a history of contamination, so a site visit was made regarding an underground storage tank removal.   No contamination was encountered and subsequently no further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services.
A-168-2015*The Livermore Falls Police Department reported that a truck had suffered a blown turbo and that 2 quarts of motor oil had leaked on to the roadway.  The truck had been towed away when I arrived on scene to check the area.  I saw no recoverable product and no evidence that the oil had migrated into the dirt shoulder of the road.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-167-2015*Cianbro Corporation reported that a small amount of hydraulic oil had leaked from a piece of equipment on a construction site in Madison.  Cianbro was able to clean up the discharge and stop the leak.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-543-2014*It was reported that lube oil was lost to the ballast on the side of the railroad tracks in Jay. The caller stated that a crew was in route to clean it up and dispose of the oil soaked rocks.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-428-2014*At 1110 hours, on 7/8/14, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a 1 gallon spill of non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (non-PCB) mineral oil due to corrosion from a transformer on Pole #2 near 102 Main Road (aka Horseback Road) in Carmel.  CMP removed a 1/2 bag of contaminated soil for disposal.  The transformer was replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-511-2014*Chris McHale of Casella Waste Systems called September 22, 2014, to report a hydraulic leak in a roll off truck dropping off a roll off container at the Courtyard by Marriott 236 Sylvan Road in Bangor.  A small hydraulic line broke on the truck and sprayed 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The winds were over 20 miles per hour which assisted the spread of the oil.  Most of the oil was sprayed onto asphalt and automobiles.  Oil was also found on a tree and a 10 feet x 8 feet area of grass and dirt.  I investigated and found no pooling of product.  The coating of oil on the ground was extremely light and did not soak into the ground.  I told Mr. McHale as far as the Department was concerned that no further cleanup was required or possible.  However, Mr. McHale was working with the property and vehicle owners to make certain they were satisfied with the Casella's efforts to mitigate any possible damage.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-465-2014*Tom Daniels reported a transformer spill at Pole #1, 3 Broadway Street in York.  The spill went onto grass, pavement and some belongings of a nearby homeowner.  The oiled materials were removed or cleaned, and the contaminated soil hand excavated.  See attached report from Central Maine Power Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-468-2014*
Thursday, 6/4/14, Mr. Dillon reported a small hydraulic oil discharge from a municipal front end loader at the South Portland Public Works Department yard near their salt shed.  The spill was reported to pavement, was cleaned up and no oil reached drains or soil.  No Division of Response Services site visit was requested or made at the time, and no further action is planned at this time.
P-475-2014*
On 6/20/14, I visited and checked on a report of 6/17/14 from Downeast Energy Company regarding a corrosion hole leak in a customer's outside, 275-gallon, residential consumptive use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Downeast Energy reported a pinhole leak that they had applied a MagnaPatch to and had plans to pump out and replace the AST.  The spill was to the concrete pad and to the ground.

The area is suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The home is located next to McDonald's Auto Care business which had an old 275-gallon size out-of-service AST standing on end in the driveway; I wondered if this is the former leaking AST from Mr. Blow's home.

While on site, I noted a new replacement AST installed and no evidence of remaining oil discharge.  No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-476-2014*
Report of leak to paved ground of lube oil used to coat dumpster interiors.  The oil was reported to allow the dumpster to empty easier.  It appears to have been too liberaly applied, so it leaked out while being transported around the treatment plant facility.  The oil is also partly derived from animal fat.  I understand that none reached drains, soil or water.

The spills were cleaned up by Casella Waste staff.  No further Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-478-2014*Jason Eisenhuth of Bath Iron Works reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Harding Plant on Old Bath Road in Brunswick.  Mr. Eisenhuth explained that a large portable crane hose broke during maintenance. The oil leaked onto gravel. The oily gravel was shoveled and disposed of in their hazardous waste drum for future disposal handling.

No storm drains or other waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-481-2014*
Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported an overfill discharge of about 1 gallon of #2-oil to this customer's residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The overfill was reported to have come out the vent pipe onto the slate walkway and grass below, but no leaks from out of the fittings of the basement AST.

At 1545 hours on 6/20/14, I briefly met on site with the homeowner and a DRC technician cleaning up the outside discharge.  The homeowner expressed she was pleased with the clean-up.  I am unaware of the reason for the overfill discharge, which I understand was not a past problem with this AST.  The location is suburban residential use and is served by municipal water service.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-483-2014*June 24, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The transformer oil leak occurred on pole #109.1 on Maine Street in Springvale (Sanford).

Approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil leaked from the transformer when the utility pole was struck by a dump truck and the transformer crashed to the ground. The area below the pole was dirt and rocks, which were removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-484-2014*This spill was originally reported as spilled to a concrete floor but turned out to be spilled to a packed dirt basement floor.  I met the property owner there and he agreed to dig up the soil by hand after the tank was removed and I agreed to dispose of the soil for him.  He called a few days later and reported that he had removed the oily soil.  I returned to the site, inspected the excavation, and collected the oily soil for disposal.  I also interviewed the first floor tenant who said that the oil odor had been present but tolerable when the spill occurred and that it was completely gone now.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-486-2014*A Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck ruptured a hydraulic hose and spilled approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid to a gravel road surface and adjacent soils. The truck was working within 150 feet of the Town of Freeport water supply well. CMP contracted an excavation contractor to excavate the oil impacted soils and removed them for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed the location of where the spill had occurred and subsequent excavation. There was no visible sign of any spilled hydraulic oil in the area of the spill and no detection of any hydraulic oil by any field screening methods including a oleophilic dye shake test or Photo Ionization Detector. Observation indicated the area was significantly over-excavated in an effort to remove all trace of the spilled oil.  Please see attached CMP Oil Spill Report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-488-2014*Waterboro Fire Department reported a transmission oil leak on Main Street in Waterboro.  The leak came from a two car motor vehicle accident. Less than a gallon leaked onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface by the Waterboro Fire Department and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-491-2014*Scott Cyr received a call about a leak from a crane truck at this location.  The notes indicate the spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-496-2014*On Monday, 6/23/14, as part of the condition for a waiver of the 10-day notification time for abandonment-by-removal of product piping, I visited the site and met with certified tank installers Brian Barton and Todd Lavallee, of A. L. Doggett, Inc. (ALD).  Don Robbins was listed to perform a UST facility closure assessment.

The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned by Aneela, LLC.  The facility was formerly a Mobil gas station that had been owned by Alliance Energy and by Downeast Energy Company. The area is mixed residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The UST facility location is not over a mapped aquifer, though a mapped significant aquifer begins at the northeast edge of the facility property line.  The facility is located adjacent to the ALD yard and the Maine Turnpike entrance.

The UST facility was comprised of a 20,000-gallon two compartment jacketed, double wall UST with pressurized, single wall Enviroflex plastic piping within a plastic chase.  ALD had been contracted to replace the plastic piping.  Onsite I observed the removal of one run of piping out of the piping chase, from the tank to the first dispensers.  The plastic piping had been installed curving from one dispensers to the next so later runs of piping was not practical to remove.  The old primary piping I observed removed was degraded with flaking and cracking outer shell (see photo).  I granted temporary abandonment-in-place of the piping runs between the dispensers till the facility undergoes complete replacement in the future.  New product piping would be installed in a new trench and cannot be pulled through the old chase.

In the shallow excavation I noted no obvious evidence of leaks or oil contamination and none was reported to my knowledge.  No groundwater was observed in the excavation.  To my knowledge, no clean-up actions were required or performed and no groundwater managed.

1.  This spill report shall not be used as or misconstrued to be an environmental site assessment.  See the UST registration file, past spill reports, and UST Closure assessments for further information.
2.  No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-497-2014*
A 3/27/14 Central Maine Power Company (CMP) report was received of a 7 to 12 gallons discharge of transformer oil  The spill resulted from a pole mounted transformer falling to the ground below due to a tree limb succumbing to gravity.  No oil discharge was reported to waters.  CMP and their contractor, Coutts Brothers, responded to remove soil and sorbent material which was sent to Crossroads Landfill facility.  The spill area is rural residential use and forested.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-500-2014*June 30, 2014, Burns and McDonnell reported an oil spill to the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection. The spill occurred at structure 155.8 on Browns Point Road in Bowdoinham.

Ms. Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell explained that gear oil leaked from a drill rig onto soil. Sorbent pads were placed on the ground and disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-503-2014*A loader hydraulic hose failed causing a hydraulic oil spill onto a paved surface at the City of South Portland transfer station.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached reporting form).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-504-2014*I was contacted by C. N. Brown Company reporting that a customer at their Brunswick Big Apple left their car unattended while fueling it and the automatic shutoff valve failed.  About five gallons of gasoline spilled onto the concrete and paved surfaces, where it was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-510-2014*On June 30, 2014, Dave Droxford of Portland Pump reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that a sump alarm to an underground storage tank (UST) was buzzing at the Milk Room in Waterboro.

I met Portland Pump at the Milk Room. They explained that there was unleaded super gasoline in the interstitial space. They were not sure how it got there, but they were doing pressure tests at the time to figure it out.

Pressure test passed at that time. It was still unclear how unleaded gasoline leaked into the interstitial space, but at that time the tank was allowed to be active to assist in emptying it.  I referred the site to Kailee Mullen of the Tanks Division with the MDEP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-512-2014*The marina reported a trainee left the fueling nozzle on the dock partially open and it discharged an estimated eight gallons of diesel fuel to the water.  Sorbent boom was deployed and the spill area managed.  I did not respond.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-515-2014*On July 02, 2014, Freeport Fire Department reported an unleaded gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred near 57 Main Street and did not impact any storm drains.

The Fire Department estimated approximately 24 ounces was released onto the pavement. Evaporation of the gasoline occurred before speedy dry was applied. No further cleanup was necessary.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-516-2014*
On Wednesday, 7/2/15, in response to a complaint by Ms. Strickland about a mystery silvery substance floating in the Saco River at the vegetated east side of Saco Island, I responded to the location at about 1230 hours time.  Ms. Strickland forwarded me photos she had taken of the silvery particles in the water.

Walking the shoreline in the area described, I noted the small particulates that matched those in the photos that appeared to be floating vegetation and pits of organic foam from the upstream river turbulence.  I noted nothing that appeared to be a petroleum or other chemical type sheen.  See attached photos and e-mail reply of 7/2/14 for additional details.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-521-2014*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  The homeowner noticed the odor very quickly and only about a quart of oil leaked out of the tank before the leak was stopped.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Dead River pumped the tank out and replaced it.  I spoke with the homeowner the following day, and he stated that it was still stinky in the basement.  I suggested ventilation, but he didn't want to open the windows because of moisture problems they have had in the basement.  He stated that if the odor didn't go away he would call me back.  I never heard back from him.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-522-2014*I was contacted by Bath Iron Works reporting that a truck at their Harding Facility had leaked about a half a gallon of hydraulic oil.  Someone had filled the hydraulic tank on the truck a little too full and in the heat of the day, the oil expanded enough for some of it to spill out onto the gravel parking lot.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-523-2014*I was contacted by Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection reporting that he had seen an extensive oil sheen on the Royal River near the Yankee Marina in Yarmouth.  By the time I got there, I was unable to locate the sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-524-2014*I was contacted by the Brunswick Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 between Cook's Corner and the New Meadows River.  The accident caused about a cup of motor oil to spill from the vehicle onto the paved roadway.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-526-2014*The Kittery Fire Department reported that they had responded to a bus (coach) fire at 42 Old Post Road.  Because they were motor vehicles and within 50 feet of Legion Pond, the Fire Chief was concerned about oil spillage.  I visited the site the next morning and found no evidence that any spilled oil reached Legion Pond.  It is likely that any spilled oil burned up in the fire (see attached photo).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-527-2014*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose at 87 Maine Street in Brunswick.  About 10 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked out onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-528-2014*On July 08, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), located at pole #3 on Cottage Street in Lewiston.

The transformer overheated and blew the lid of the transformer. Approximately 1 gallon of oil leaked from the transformer and onto pavement.  Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-540-2014*
On 7/10/14, report was received of leaking pad mounted non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer to concrete pad and to gravel.

On 7/15/14, I called and spoke with Mr. Mirabile for an update.  The leak was repaired and cleaned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and waste was sent to Norridgewock landfill.  Spill location was reported next to a hotel that had burned down.  The area is a former military base and is now residential use and served by city water service.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-541-2014*
On 7/10/14, notification was received of vehicle accident on Jagger Mill Road near intersection with Main Street (Route 109), with small leaks of transmission oil and antifreeze onto the ground and into the trees off the road.  The area is suburban commercial and industrial use near the Sanford Airport, and is served by municipal water service.

Sanford Fire Department reported the spill being cleaned up, and they requested no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-542-2014*
On Wednesday, 7/10/14, notification was received from Northeast Air Company that they had suffered a jet fuel overfill of an aircraft while filling from one of their pumper trucks on the Jetport ramp area.  The spill was reported to pavement and was promptly cleaned up.  No spillage reported to drains or surface water.  The spill location is urban commercial use and served by municipal water.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
B-624-2014*On 11/10/14, Covanta Energy Corporation reported a 50 gallon lube oil spill in a cooling tower of a wind turbine due to ruptured seal or gasket.  Oil ran down the inside of the tower and into a sump on the ground level.  The sump overflowed and less than a gallon seeped out onto the ground, according to the report.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spilled oil outside the tower.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine was contracted to clean up the oil that impacted cooling tower water, that was contained in the tower/sump.  The waste was disposed by Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-721-2014*At 0806 hours on 12/23/14 Reed and Reed Incorporated reported that while moving a pallet with batteries on it one battery fell off breaking the corner of the battery.  Approximately 3 ounces of battery acid spilled onto the metal floor of the building at 100 Keene Road in Chester.  The spilled battery acid was soaked up with sorbent material and the battery was brought to an auto parts store to be recycled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-706-2014*On December 17, 2014, Emera Maine reported a 3-4 gallon spill of dielectric oil from a 25 KVa transformer.  The cause of the spill was reported as corrosion.  Because the nameplate for the transformer had rusted off, it was unknown if the unit contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Lab analysis showed that it did not contain PCBs.  The transformer was located on Pole 275, Route 187, in Jonesport.  Emera Maine personnel cleaned up the spilled oil and debris at the base of the pole.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection are expected at this time.
A-9-2015*On 1/7/15, at 0730 hours, Eric Greiner, from Dragon Cement Products, reported that an estimated 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a high-lift the night before. A hose broke on the lift in the plant's back yard area. The oil was contained and collected with speedy dry absorbent. The oiled materials were burned in the plant kiln. No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
P-63-2015*On January 23, 2015, Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill at 38 Western Ave. in Biddeford.  Art Tuttle of Dead River explained that they had an overfill and approximately less than half a gallon dripped from the threads of the fill pipe around the tank. Mr. Tuttle applied speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to the concrete floor basement and disposed of them properly.

I spoke to homeowner, Robert Troencher, and he said he was satisfied with the cleanup and that he was in the process of ordering a new tank and pipes.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-605-2014*On 9.15.14, Jason Babbidge, of Clean Harbors, reported the discharge of 4 to 5 gallons of motor oil from one of their tractor trailers which was being used in the parking lot of Rockland Marine.  The oil spilled from the oil pan onto the pavement.  The Clean Harbors crew was able to stop the leak and contain it before the oil migrated to the water or drains.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil and planned to dispose of it back at their facility.  I confirmed with Rockland Marine that they were satisfied with the clean-up done by Clean Harbors.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary at this time.
B-646-2014*At 0830 hours on 11/23/14, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of 7-13 gallons of transformer oil in Embden.  The spill resulted from a vehicle damaging one of their poles which caused the transformer to spill its contents.  The accident happened at 2255 hours on 11/22/14 and CMP was notified at 0100 hours on 11/23/14.  CMP removed oil contaminated material on 11/23/14.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-983-2014*For unknown reasons the fire suppression system at the loading rack of this bulk plant discharged.  There was no fire.  The sodium bicarbonate based fire suppressant powder was sprayed onto the loading equipment, trucks, and the ground.  The powder was blown to the ground with leaf blowers then collected with a sweeper truck and deposited into the Downeast Energy dumpster.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-799-2014*On 12/11/2014, in Tenants Harbor, Knox County Emergency Management Agency reported an anhydrous ammonia release. The estimated 90 pound release from the Sea Hag Seafood facility was the result of a head gasket failure on a refrigeration compressor unit. A site visit was made to assess the situation and assist the local fire department.

The building had been evacuated and I was informed that there were three injuries, one requiring medical attention and the other two refusing. The owner of the facility, Kyle Murdock, informed me that he had closed the valves to the system preventing further product release. I was also informed that an ammonia technician had been on site, but no longer there, and confirmed the leak had been stopped. I checked the compressor room with my photo ionization detector (PID) and measured levels between 32 and 40 parts per million (PPM) in the air. I continued into the main processing area of the building and could not detect any readings on my PID.

The doors to the compressor room had been secured and a ventilation fan continued to run. I informed Mr. Murdock that respiratory protection was needed in the room. With no detectable readings from my PID in the main processing area, I informed Mr. Murdock the area should be safe for re-entry. The ammonia technician was scheduled to return the following day to repair the compressor. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-703-2014*At 1620 hours on 12/16/14, Mary, mother of tenant Karen, who is renting a house at 70 Cushman Road in Corinth, reported that the house Karen is renting is full of petroleum vapors.  She also indicated that her daughter has not been able to be live in the house for the last few days.  I made arrangements with the mother to meet Karen and the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Sproul, at 1030 hours on 12/18/14.  This is the earliest that Karen could meet me.

Upon my visit, I entered the house with my Photoionization Meter (PID) and had an initial reading of 0.1 part per million (PPM) and from that point on had readings fluctuating between 0.0 and 0.1 ppm.  The majority of the time I had readings of 0.0 ppm.  The spill occurred in September, when mechanical failure caused a couple pints of oil to leak out inside the furnace.  Mr. Sproul indicated that no oil made it to the floor and much work was performed to clean the bottom of the furnace.  An oil technician fixed the mechanical problem, soaked up the oil, and cleaned the furnace and anything that had oil on it.  There were no signs of petroleum staining on the concrete around the furnace and PID readings were 0.0 around the bottom of the furnace.  I observed no signs of any oil spill in the basement.  The basement was very clean, almost spotless.  I also checked the floor registers, while the furnace was operating, and the 2nd floor.  PID readings were mostly 0.0 with a few observations of 0.1 ppm.  The PID picks up numerous chemicals including petroleum.

I told both parties, owner and tenant, of my findings.  The tenant and owner then started discussing rent and security deposit issues.  The owner wanted me to sign a form basically indicating they were evicting the tenant.  I declined and gave them both my contact information, asked if they had any questions and when they didn't, I excused myself.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-675-2014*On 12/3/14, I received report from Dead River Company that they overfilled the underground storage tank at the Shead High School, in Eastport.  The cause of the overfill was improper filling procedure.  This issue has been addressed with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection tanks unit.  The tanks unit and Dead River Oil Company have addressed the filling procedure problem.

This spill happened during a rain storm, which caused the oil to be washed across an asphalt parking lot, coming to rest in the dirt field at the edge of the lot.  Over the next two days, approximately 8 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.  No vapors were detected in the school, and no faults or problems with the underground oil tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-361-2014*On 5/6/2014, I received a call from Payson Weirs of Dead River Company.  Mr. Weirs was reporting a very small spill of #2 oil from a leaking copper line at a client's residence in Brunswick.  The oil had stained a concrete block the furnace was sitting on.  A repair was made to the line and the spillage cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-515-2014*At 1045 hours on 9/23/14, Mrs. Jean Goodness reported that her car had leaked a quart or so of motor oil onto her concrete floor in her garage.  Her car had just been serviced and when she got back home it had leaked over the past day or so.  Downeast Toyota had sent workers over to clean up the spill, but there was still some vapor in the garage.  I performed additional scrubbing of the concrete floor.  She seemed content with the outcome.  I indicated that the oil stain will be there for some time.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1018-2014*
Oxford Fire Department dispatchers reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a discharge of 10 plus gallons of gasoline to the ground during a fuel delivery by a J. P. Noonan Transportation, Inc. (JPN) tank truck.  JPN later explained that the delivery driver had hooked up two hoses to the DOT 406 tank trailer and one hose to a UST, then opened the valve to the wrong, unconnected hose causing a discharge.  The discharge ran over the concrete tank pad and to a snow bank.

The JPN driver applied sorbents to the spill and had Oxford Fire Department respond.  JPN later had a clean-up crew respond and complete the clean-up of the used sorbents.

In the late afternoon I met with Mr. Bob Farr of Nouria Energy to inspect the clean-up.  The spill buckets and road boxes I checked were clean of fuel and water.  The speedy dry sorbent material had been swept up and I noted no product in the ground, contaminated snow, and no sheen on meltwater.  Between the tank pads was a low spot where the discharge appeared to have collected where meltwater was draining down.  It appears that the spilled gasoline also had opportunity to drain down through this joint between the pads to groundwater.  Because the product appears to have drained to groundwater, this discharge appears to be reportable to MDEP and may have been underestimated in volume.

The facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by Nouria Energy.  This Nouria Energy facility was formerly operated by Lampron Energy before Lampron and Nouria separated.  W. H. Knightly Company's 3D Quik Stop gas station UST facility was formerly located at this location.  The area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though is served by municipal water service.

I advised Mr. Farr that no further investigation or remediation was required at this time, though with future excavation or UST related work, oil-contaminated soil and groundwater may be encountered and need to be properly managed.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-699-2014*At 1129 hours on 12/12/14, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reported a suspected meth lab in Calais at 35 Boardman Street.  Three trailers occupy this parcel of land.  Unsure if any of the three trailers were occupied legally.  Some material, mostly soda bottles with their bottoms eaten away from the chemicals placed into them for making meth were removed from the middle trailer.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-700-2014*At 1708 hours on 12/15/14, Dead River Company reported a one cup spill of #2 fuel oil from delivering to an apartment building at 20 Pleasant Street in Bangor.  When the driver disconnected the hose from the fill pipe, oil spilled onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-698-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal and replacement of the site's retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Now owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company (CNB), the facility replaced a UST facility installed in 1989 for J. P. Cullinan Oil Company, and later owned by Gendron Oil Co., before being purchased by CNB.  Maine Geologist Michael White performed the Chapter 691 UST closure assessment for CNB.  Mark Winslow was the Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) for this UST abandonment and re-installation in 2014.

Stephen Brezinski was primary contact with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services and managed MDEP initial assessment and clean-up actions.  Bradford Hahn was primary MDEP, Technical Services Division representative and managed long term assessment and actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is commercial and residential use.  This gas station and convenience store was on a private drilled well in the past, though is now on public water service along with the Poland High School.  The private homes on the south side of Route 11 (South Main Street) are located in Poland and are on private wells.  The adjacent Flores residence has a driven point in the front yard.  On 9/3/14, I documented that the houses here were on private wells; apparently not previously realized during facility registration and environmental assessments.  The north side of Route 11 is located in the town of Mechanic Falls and is served by municipal water.

To the west across Route 26 is the Sam's Smoke & Novelty facility, formerly known as Mark's Five Corners; a retail motor fuels above ground storage tank (AST) facility with underground piping, and formerly a UST facility.  The long Northeast side of the facility was forested and had a drainage brook along the edge of the parking lot.  With the new facility expanded, this forest was cut back to the edge of the Flores property, a retaining wall was built, and the drainage redirected.

Because of the proximity of the private drinking water wells, public wellhead protection areas, and proximity over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer: a Maine DRINKING WATER/ GROUNDWATER PROTECTION & REMEDIATION GUIDELINE for clean-up was assigned by MDEP (see e-mail of 9/10/14).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Past spill reports, White's assessment, and MDEP assessment note, at minimum, three discharge occurrences.  P-565-1989 documents soil removal during a UST facility replacement and attributed much or all of the oil contamination to a large 1950 tank truck gasoline discharge, where some of the discharge is understood to have remained, and much degraded.  During this year 2014 facility replacement and remediation, petroleum contamination was found around: the diesel UST T-10, south of gasoline UST T-7 and in the area of the new septic system installation.  Much of the oil contamination was observed to be weathered.  See the UST closure report of 10/10/14 by Michael White for additional details.

No significant evidence of discharges were noted with the gasoline piping and dispensers.

During site visits on 9/3/14 and 9/5/14, I noted no evidence of petroleum discharges (oil sheen, staining or odors, and no free product) in the drainage brook on the Northeast side of the property bordering the Flores property.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
Tanks T-7 through T-11 were abandoned by removal in early September and cleaned on site before transport off site for recycling.  The removed tanks T-7 through T-10 were 10,000-gallon capacity double-wall, cathodically-protected (CP) steel construction (sti-P3 design), that were 25 years old.  Tank T-11 was a double-wall 1000-gallon K1 fuel UST, of plastic-clad steel, Total Containment, construction and manufactured by Highland Tank.  T-8 had been abandoned-in-place in 1997 after the primary tank shell had failed allowing gasoline into the interstitial space.

The removed product pi
A-790-2014*On 12/10/14, at 1545 hours, an anonymous caller reported that the prior week he had witnessed a spill of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to a roadside ditch in West Gardiner. The caller said that a construction company that was putting in utility poles on the Pond Road had a leak from a "digger truck" hydraulic system that was let go into the roadside ditch and not cleaned up. The caller identified the location as being at utility pole #55 or #55 1/2. The company was reported to be B & B Construction Company, out of Kentucky and contracted by Fairpoint Communications, in Maine. I contacted Byron Bentley at B & B Construction and he reported that his company had been working on the Pond Road installing poles but had no spills of hydraulic oil.

On 12/11/14, I contacted Scott Allocca at Fairpoint and he went to the area and reported finding no sign of an oil spill.

On 12/12/14, I went to the area and inspected the areas under pole 55 and 55 1/2 and found no visible signs on an oil spill. I inspected a nearby stream that roadside runoff went and found no signs of oil. I then inspected the areas around all newly installed utility poles on the Pond Road and found no signs of an oil spill. I reported my findings to Scott Allocca at Fairpoint.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-1-2015*On January 2, Andy Joseph of Coastal Energy called to report a spill in Northeast Harbor.  The spill occurred at the Mount Desert Water District on approximately January 2nd, and was caused by a corrosion hole in the fuel filter holder.  Approximately 20 gallons was lost on the cement slab of the building.  The spill affected two rooms and soaked into the sheetrock and wood sill plates on an interior wall.  Five gallons of kerosene was recovered directly from the carpet.  The carpet, trim, and wallboard that was contaminated was removed.  The wall studs were left in place.

It was initially thought some oil was lost down the floor drain.  However, after investigation, it was determined that very little oil escaped into the floor drain.  Perhaps as little as a few ounces.  The drain was flushed to confirm this, and negligible oil was recovered.

A vent fan was placed in the building.  During the day more ventilation was used in the rooms involved in the spill.   The Water District played a very active role in the cleanup of the spill.  Most of the cleanup work was done by the District.   The decision was made on January 5, to remove the sill plates of the wall and replace contaminated furnace bricks.  The floor was also washed with Simple Green several times.

It is not anticipated that they will apply to the Groundwater Fund.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-835-2014*On 12-30-2014, Deborah Poor called to report the discovery of petroleum vapors at a construction site in Newcastle. Mrs. Poor owns this building and property at 40 River Road in Newcastle. A contractor was excavating a trench to install a new perimeter drain. During this excavation process petroleum contaminated soils were discovered.

I made a site visit and no elevated LEL meter readings were detected. The perimeter drain was installed at this time. There were two steel pipes crossing the trench. In all aspects, this site looks like an old gasoline service station.  I suggested that Deborah Poor contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services staff and have a survey with a ground penetrating radar (GPR) unit.  Alex Pugh and Sean Dougherty made a site visit and did not find any conclusive evidence of a underground tank at this location.
B-693-2014*On 12/10/14, I received a call from Somerset County Regional Communications Center indicating a truck wreck had occurred at the entered location.  The truck was hauling an empty low bed trailer at the time.  The accident resulted in the catastrophic failure of both saddle tanks on the tractor.  The driver estimated he had about 170 gallons of diesel at the time of the accident.  After a thorough search, I found no sign of diesel fuel.  The road in that area is built on an approximately 70' blasted rock fill slope.  I suspect the diesel is locked up in the roadbed.  No resources are at risk, but I will monitor the situation periodically for diesel fuel.  No other Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-28-2014*On 10/24/14,  Pan Am Railways reported two separate lube oil spills at the entered location.  Two locomotive containment tanks overfilled and leaked onto the ground.  The reporter indicates less than a gallon and that a crew was en route to clean up the spill.  Sorbent waste would be transported back to their Waterville, ME, railyard for disposal by a hazardous waste handling contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-19-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection responders Jon Woodard did the initial investigation at this property and Jeremy Greenman did the initial cleanup.  The estimated amount of product lost was between 20 and 30 gallons and it had leaked out around the filter gasket which was not put on properly.  The homeowner noticed the leak and called Downeast Energy Company.  Downeast Energy is assuming liability and costs for the cleanup.  The spill occurred outside next to the foundation.  Oil migrated down the foundation and there was about a gallon of oil that migrated into the basement and was floating on the water in the basement.  Jon and Jeremy had put pads down to contain the oil.

I was asked to oversee the second stage of the cleanup.  On 1/14/16, I removed contaminated soil from outside the house with Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate).  Allstate also changed out the pads in the basement and no further oil migrated in. The soil was disposed of at the Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta.

To mitigate oil vapor smells inside the living space, I installed an air scrubber there.  I passed this site on to project management and the Division of Technical Services for further remediation if necessary.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-108-2016*Lisbon Fire Department (LFD) reported this diesel fuel leak of about 0.5 miles down Main Street and High Street from a school bus.  The leak was to pavement and none reported to drains or waters of Maine.  LFD Chief stated that they had cleaned up the leak with speedy dry sorbent material and requested no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response.  I later visited the spill area and found it cleaned to State of Maine satisfaction.

At this point in time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-109-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/12/16, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services an overfill of about 5-gallons of K1 oil from an aboveground storage tank (AST) at this residence, to the concrete floor of the garage.  We later revised the spill volume to 3 to 5 gallons.  DEE requested a MDEP response.  DEE was cleaning the spill.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The spill location is a duplex condominium home within a suburban residential area and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The home is on a poured concrete slab so there is no basement.

The basement AST had two fills: one atop the tank in the garage and a second fill outside at the rear of the garage.  The vent pipe is at the exterior.  Based on comments of the driver, he stated that he first went to fill via the fill pipe on top of the AST, then decided to fill with the exterior fill pipe.  He stated that he could not remember if he properly closed fill pipe atop the tank.  When the tank truck pump was started oil discharged out the open bung on top of the AST onto the garage floor.  The oil ran toward the garage entrance and along the wall (see photos).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I met DEE staff under Mr. Ian Peale and Mr. & Ms. Wells on site.  DEE staff cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  At the time it was too cold to wash the floor with detergent.  The Wells were open to washing the floor when the weather was warmer.  Considering the prompt response and there was no oil vapor intrusion into the living space, I did not recommend air samples from under the floor or removal of any of the wall material.

DEE technicians removed the second fill pipe on top of the AST to prevent another overfill.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  DEE accepted responsibility for the discharge and clean-up.  At this time I understand the discharge is cleaned to state satisfaction.
2)  At this time I have not heard any complaints or concerns from the residents.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  I recommend no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this point in time.


P-110-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the evening of 2/12/16, through the Maine State Police dispatchers, Global Terminal (Global) representatives notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an ongoing K1 oil leak at their facility.  It was estimated at the time to be 100 gallons lost (later estimated at perhaps 200 gallons).  I could not reach Global for further information as staff were busy responding, so had Global's contractor, Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES), have Global staff get back to me while I was en route.

Global stated that they also notified U. S. Coast Guard and South Portland Fire Department of the discharge.  On 2/13/16, I notified Rick Kaselis of MDEP of this discharge.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
This facility is the former Northeast Oil Terminal and is located off Lincoln Street and the Fore River and is accessed through the Forest City Cemetery.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

Upon my arrival I met Mr. Yates of Global and a CHES crew under Kenneth Small. The leak was at a flange for a valve on an 8" diameter product pipe near Tank-8, located near the terminal fuel pier.  The leak appeared to be about 0.25 gallons or more of product per minute.  The discharge appeared contained within the earthen berm and none of the oil was known to have reached drains or the Fore River.

Following clean-up, an area of red dye stained soil was found which was an old fuel oil dye discharge from years before (see photos).  The soil was stained but not saturated with free product and MDEP Division of Response Services did not require remediation at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 2/12/16, CHES was attempting to pump off the 8" line though found the pump-out riser plugged with ice; the ice had to be chipped through with a long pipe before fuel could be pumped out of the pipe with a vacuum truck.  CHES also vacuumed free product off the ground, and collected oily snow for melting.  After the line was pumped out, Global staff reported they dismantled the flange and replaced a damaged gasket.

On 2/17/16, CHES scraped up oily gravel and soil from the berm floor and shipped it to CPRC Group for disposal.  Mr. Yates reported that during excavation, they encountered old, red-stained contamination that they believed was from an old fuel dye discharge many years ago.

On 2/19/16, Mr. Yates and I checked the spill area and found it largely cleaned satisfactorily, except for several dark stained areas that Global would have removed the following day.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time the discharge appears to be satisfactorily cleaned.  Oil contaminated media may remain, in low levels below the clean-up guideline, and shall be properly managed as required.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  There were no direct MDEP cleanup expenses.
4)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.

P-115-2016*On 2/11/16, I received a call from Brad Frost, the Fire Chief with the Paris Fire Department.  He reported a gasoline spill from a vehicle accident that had occurred on 1/30/16.  The owner of the property where the vehicle landed was concerned about any spillage from the vehicle and repairing the damage caused to their property.  I met Chief Frost on site the following morning.  There was a light covering of snow that had fallen over the area that occurred after the accident.  Using a shovel, I uncovered the area where the vehicle landed.  I found some broken glass, but no evidence of gasoline discharge.  I learned that the Paris Fire Department had sprayed the area with water from a fire hose to remove blood.  Any gasoline that may have been present would have been washed away with the blood.  Given that homes in the area are served by public water, and the lack of evidence of gasoline remaining on the surface, I felt there was nothing at risk from the spill and no need to investigate further.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-116-2016*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of gasoline to the paved road surface. The release was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Westbrook Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-91-2016*On 2/16/16, Ellsworth Public Works reported a .5 gallon hydraulic oil spill, the result of a blown hose on a plow truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and I responded at their request.  The property owner wanted reassurance that the spill was cleaned up to the satisfaction of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I assessed the spill and cleanup and was satisfied with the efforts and results of the abatement.  The property owner was satisfied and no further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

B-95-2016*On 2/16/16, Alton Fire Department reported that they responded to a vehicle accident at West Old Town Road, near a bridge crossing Pushaw Stream.  They advised that an estimated several gallons of gasoline spilled upgrade of the stream.  They used several absorbent pads, and collected an undetermined amount of gasoline and advised there may be more trapped in the snow.  I visited the site and detected an olfactory presence of gasoline, but could not locate a recoverable quantity.  An interceptor trench had been dug by the fire department with no visible signs of product.  A utility pole was struck and appeared unsecure.  I determined that no measurable or recoverable amount of fuel would make it to the stream, five hundred feet or more away, and anticipated that the residual fuel would evaporate.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-94-2016*At 1345 on 2/16/16, during a heavy rain event, an anonymous caller reported a heavy petroleum sheen emitting from a driveway at 165 Hammond Street.  I found a cup of hydraulic oil spread over a couple depressions on this driveway which allows tenants from numerous apartment buildings access to a common parking area.  No source was found and I used a couple sorbents to soak up what I could of the hydraulic oil.  I placed a sorbent boom along the sidewalk to try to reduce the sheening prior to entering a sewer catch basin approximately 100 feet down the road.  I met with a City of Bangor official and they were in touch with the wastewater treatment plant concerning the sheen.  I removed the sorbent boom since we both agreed that it wasn't removing any oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
A-43-2016*A corrosion hole in the bottom of a 275-gallon aboveground #2 oil tank caused approximately 40 gallons of oil to the floor of the True home at 324 Cross Hill Road.  The oil was removed from the floor.  Oil stained debris was removed and disposed of.  An air scrubber was placed in the home to alleviate oil vapors in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-109-2016*A hydraulic line on a plow truck blew off spilling 2 to 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved surface at the Department of Transportation facility in Jay.  Workers used speedy dry sorbent material to contain and recover the oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-113-2016*On February 22, I received a call from Calais Fire Department concerning #2 heating oil in a flooded basement.   The home was located at 180 Union Street and is owned by George Long.   Water in the basement covered the boiler and damaged the oil burner.  The burner continued to run without firing causing a leak of approximately 20 gallons of oil.   The basement and home had an overwhelming oil smell according to the fire department.  Calais Fire Department requested my assistance.

When I arrived I was able to pad off some oil and install a vent fan.  The vapors in the home and basement were unacceptable.  Because of the amount of water Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to remove the water from the basement and clean the basement.  Three thousand gallons of slightly oily water was removed, debris was removed from the basement, and the basement was cleaned with soap and water and rinsed and vacuumed again.  The vapors in the home were at acceptable levels.  The 3000 gallons of oily water was disposed of at the Calais Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Mr. Long applied to the tank insurance fund.

No resources are at risk and no further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-146-2016*On March 9, Simard & Sons, Inc., tank installers called about evidence of a leak at Leadbetters 729 Main Road in Holden.  The leak was suspected because of odors in the store.  On March 9, sumps and the building were checked.   The sumps did not seem to indicate any leaks, however, strong vapors were noted in the high octane sump.  In the store, several areas showed vapor levels ranging from 40 to 600 parts per million.   On March 10, Simard performed a leak test on the system and it failed due to several deficiencies.  Vapor covers were inadequate, a gasket for the supreme fuel pump was bad, and a valve was dripping a small amount of fuel.  The conduits into the building perhaps were not sealed properly.  As a precaution they were resealed.  In addition, it was learned that a gas can had been stored in the storeroom.  Investigation of that area with instruments confirmed that was a possibility.

On March 14, I met with the owner of the facility and checked the previous high vapor areas.  The problem seemed to have resolved.  The store owner will notify the Division of Response Services if the problem re-occurs.

No further action from the Division of Response Services expected.
A-117-2016*A small amount of lube oil spilled from a bad fitting on a containment tank at the Pan Am Railways rail siding in Rumford.  The spill was cleaned up by railroad personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-116-2016*The Maine State Police reported that a tractor trailer truck had jackknifed and gone off the road tearing open its diesel tank on Route 27 in New Vineyard.   I responded and met with the New Vineyard Fire Department and Maine State Police Trooper.  The truck had been heading south and gone off the road.  The trooper had requested that the tow truck operator move the trailer out of the road, but leave the tractor as it was in the southbound ditch and it was leaking fuel.   While he was interviewing the driver, the tow truck operator took it upon himself to remove the entire tractor trailer unit and stopped on the northbound lane.  When I got there, the northbound lane was covered with oil and the saddle tank was leaking from a large gash.   I pumped off approximately 30 gallons of diesel from the tank.  The other tank was undamaged and not connected to the leaking one and the fuel was left in it.   After the truck was moved, I cleaned up all the diesel I could in the road and road edge on the north bound lane.   I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to remove the diesel saturated snow and ice from the site of the crash on the southbound side and the area of the northbound side where the truck had been initially moved to.

EPI removed approximately 10 yards of contaminated snow the next day and melted it down and disposed of it as oily water.  The site was revisited in May and contaminated material was observed on the side of the road.   Allstate Environmental Services was hired to excavate the contaminated material.  2.69 tons of contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

A-25-2016*An indoor oil tank at a home was overfilled by a small amount.  The excess oil came out the fill pipe, landing on crushed rock and asphalt.  The impacted rock was removed and sorbent material was used on the rest of the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-120-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that a hydraulic hose on a backhoe had leaked approximately two gallons to the ground at the MDOT yard in Eustis.   MDOT cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-121-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a leaking hydraulic hose on a snowplow.  The oil was spread over a 1/2 mile.  Sand was put on the affected area and MDOT used sorbent pads to clean up the the product at the yard where the plow truck was parked.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-125-2016*C. N. Brown Oil Company (C N Brown) reported a discharge of approximately 1.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil at 213/215 Penobscot Street in Rumford.   It is unclear exactly what happened, but as C N Brown explained it, there are two tanks at the residence and someone transfered oil from one to the other, and either left the bung off one of the tanks or did not tighten the bung.   C N Brown then attempted to fill that tank and the oil leaked out the bung.  C N Brown indicated that they cleaned up the discharge completely and no assistance from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was necessary.

As such, no site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-133-2016*Augusta Fuel Company reported a discharge of a "very small amount" of kerosene caused by the overfill of an outside aboveground storage tank (AST) at 39 Albert Avenue, Unit 9. Augusta Fuel Company reported that they had wiped it up with a rag.

I visited the site and observed oil still dripping off the bottom of the tank, which indicated that the oil company had only wiped off the side of the tank.  I wiped up all remaining oil on the tank.   The oil had also stained the pad, and impacted the crushed stone area around the tank (see attached photo) indicating that it was likely a bit more than the "very small amount" reported.  I did not see the need for further clean up as it was only an aesthetic issue at this point and the property owner could pursue that if they felt compelled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-80-2016*FMC of Rockland reported a leak of isopropyl alcohol/water mixture at their facility.  The product leaked from a line due to a bad gasket.  An estimated two gallons was discharged to the pavement and cleaned up by FMC personnel.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-122-2016*Spring thaw caused an outdoor oil tank to shift and break its filter spilling approximately 30 gallons of kerosene to the ground.  The oil impacted dirt was removed and replaced with clean dirt.  Because of the remote location, the contaminated dirt had to be trucked off the island on the ferry and clean dirt brought back in the same manner.  Contaminated soil was disposed of at Dragon Products Company.

Due to a nearby well, this site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  The well at risk will be monitored for a minimum of one year.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-124-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that 10 gallons of vegetable oil was lost to pavement in Winslow. Workers were unloading a pallet containing stacked up 5 gallon pails of vegetable oil. While backing away from the delivery truck, the pallet shifted on the fork truck. This caused the top tier of buckets to shift, and two pails fell to the pavement. The complete contents of both pails were lost. I instructed Winslow Public Works staff to spread sand on the oil and work it around with a broom. They then used a street sweeper to pick up the oily sand for disposal. I provided a virgin oil spill debris form for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-126-2016*Weyerhaeuser reported an estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil that was the result of a loose oil filter on a piece of logging equipment. The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-127-2016*Maritime Energy Company reported an estimated one gallon #2 fuel oil spill that was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The oil spilled out of the vent line and was cleaned up by the driver. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-128-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a home in Randolph had experienced an oil spill. The spill was found when Fire Department personnel entered the home of Jamie Morrill. The Fire Department was conducting a well-being visit and found Mr. Morrill deceased. For unknown reasons he had committed suicide. From what the State Police and Fire Department could see in the basement, Mr. Morrill was trying to burn the home down. He had taken the filter off the oil tank and allowed oil to drain onto the floor. He had 2 propane burners positioned so that they were blowing on the free oil product on the floor. I do not know this as fact; this is what was communicated to me.

The propane burners had completely burned all of the propane and were not actively burning when I arrived at the scene. I used speedy dry sorbent material and oil sorbents to collect the free product on the floor. I disposed of the contaminated speedy dry and sorbents myself. When I left the scene, there was a small amount of speedy dry left on the concrete floor surface. This was to help suppress the vapors until the family of the deceased could sort out what had happened. I left my card and paperwork with Larry Morrill, the deceased's father. To date I have not heard back from him about further cleanup actions. This home was supplied with public water and sewer, as were the surrounding homes. No oil was lost to the ground; it was all contained inside the home, on concrete.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-129-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Dead River Company delivery truck driver had overfilled an aboveground storage tank with heating oil. It was not communicated clearly how the overfill happened. I responded to the site and found a small stain on the outside of the home where the fill and vent terminate outside the garage. I contacted Dead River to request that the oil stain be dug up and the soil disposed of properly. I made a second site visit the following day and I found that the stain had been dug up and backfilled with gravel. I talked to the homeowner and she was pleased with the work that Dead River had performed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-130-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a special needs child had used a pry bar to puncture a full 55-gallon drum containing used motor oil. The mother of the child called to report the spill and seek assistance on the cleanup. I responded to the scene and found black waste oil flowing down the driveway and into the dirt road. I assisted the mother with the cleanup actions that night. I used speedy dry sorbent material, boom, and sorbent pads to collect the free flowing oil on the ground. Night time temperatures were below 0 degrees, so any oil we did not collect that night was frozen in place. The following day was warm and the ice thawed enough to collect the remaining free oil. I used two 55-gallon drums to place the oily speedy dry and ice into. I used an over pack container to remove the damaged drum from the property for disposal. Once I had all of the drums back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) warehouse, I used a DEXIL kit to determine if the used motor oil was contaminated with halogens. The test came back negative for contaminants and the debris was places in the MDEP hazardous storage area for disposal at a later date.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
A-131-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a piece of heavy equipment had a hydraulic failure due to cold temperatures. A seal in the hydraulic system failed, releasing an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground. The caller stated that the leak was fixed promptly and the contamination was excavated for disposal. I did not provide an oil spill debris letter for this, as one was not requested.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
A-132-2016*On 3.3.16, Maine Turnpike Authority reported the discharge of 30 gallons from the diesel pump at the West Gardiner Service Plaza.  The spill occurred when a driver accidentally overfilled his truck.  The diesel spilled onto the dispenser pad and flowed down to a catch basin.  Sorbent pads were put down by the Fire Department to stop more product from entering the catch basin.

I arrived on scene and with the help of a crew from the Maine Turnpike Authority, we put sand down on the spilled diesel and inspected the catch basin for product.  We determined that two were impacted and further on down the line the drains were dry.

Maine Turnpike Authority coordinated with C. N. Brown Company and hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come up with a vacuum truck and drums to clean out the catch basin and remove the oiled sand.  The contaminated sand was taken to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal and the contaminated water from the catch basins was disposed of at Clean Harbors Rummery Road facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-134-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fire-o-matic valve had failed on an aboveground storage tank. The caller from Augusta Fuel Company stated that he estimated 5 gallons of K-1 fuel had been released to the ground. He used some oil sorbent pads to collect free standing oil under the filter. When I talked to the homeowner, John Scollah, he was very rude to me. He was very clear in telling me not to come to his property, and that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was not welcomed at his house. He stated that any contamination left after the technician left, he would deal with himself. I called him the following day twice to see if he needed assistance, and he did not answer his phone or return my messages.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
A-135-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call stating that a foreclosed house had standing water in the basement and some oil was floating on top. I responded to the site and found that the water had risen so high in the basement that it floated the oil storage tank. I could see that there was oil floating on the water. I checked to see if the house had electricity, and it did not.  I entered the water in the basement and used sorbent pads to collect the free product. I checked the oil storage tank and it was empty of oil at that time. I bagged up the oily sorbents and brought them back to Augusta with me to be properly disposed of. I was able to recover all of the oil on top of the water. I did not see any reason to have the basement pumped out at that time.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-136-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank had corroded and leaked heating fuel to the ground. I responded to the site and met a burner technician from Augusta Fuel Company. He explained to me that the tank had not leaked, but the fuel line under the trailer did. He attempted to crawl under the mobile home to route a new line. During this process he encountered two live porcupines. Due to this, he could not run a new line under the trailer. We routed the new line outside as a temporary fix. After talking with Krystal, she decided to apply to the groundwater surcharge cleanup fund, and chose option 1 for the cleanup agreement. Once this was done, I called the Maine Game Warden Service to come and remove the porcupines. The warden was un-successful and recommended a trapper be called. I used his recommendation and called a trapper to remove the animals. After two days both animals were successfully removed from under the home. After this, we were able to remove the old fuel line. I determined that the holes in the line were from the animals chewing on it. There were a total of 3 holes in the line, and teeth marks were plainly seen in the compromised areas.

I contracted Environmental Projects, Inc. to geoprobe the area outside the mobile home. I did this because the trailer was sitting on the ground with insignificant support under it. This made cleanup of any sort near impossible, and very dangerous. We were able to delineate an area of contamination travel with the geoprobe borings. We were able to determine that bedrock was very shallow and less than 2.5 feet below grade. Due to this, we determined that most of the oil had likely found its way into the groundwater table through fissures in the bedrock.

Next I contracted with CES, Inc., to have a full structural engineering assessment done to the trailer. Please see the attachment for the engineer's full report. My professional opinion on the trailer was that it could not be moved or lifted in place without significant damage to the structure. This was due to its age and overall poor condition. Without moving the trailer or lifting it in place, an environmental remediation could not be completed. The attached engineering report supports my opinion. After a few weeks of working with the homeowners personal property insurance company, and Ambrose Environmental, it was determined that the trailer would be demolished in place. The State of Maine agreed to pay for the demolition and soil removal and disposal. The insurance company worked with Krystal to replace her home.

The demolition and remediation work was done by Allstate Environmental Services, Inc. Following the demolition, we immediately moved into the soil remediation efforts. All of the demo material and contaminated soil was disposed of at Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, Maine. We found smooth bedrock that undulates with some fissures that allowed free product to flow into the rock. We backfilled the area with clean soil, and re-constructed the landscaping and driveway.  This case was referred to the Division of Technical Services for geology and project management.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-137-2016*Due to a bad fitting on a filter, dispensing oil from an outside residential oil tank caused oil to spill to the frozen ground.  Speedy dry sorbent material was used to absorb the oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-138-2016*The Wiscasset Fire Department reported an oil spill at their station. The estimated 15 to 20 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of a loose fitting in the boiler room of the building. A site visit was made to assist with the cleanup. The oil was contained to the boiler room and was cleaned up with sorbent pads. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-45-2016*An Emera Maine bucket truck release a small amount of hydraulic fluid to snow and soil. Emera Maine employees removed contaminated soils/snow. The contaminated debris will be bulked up and disposed of at a later date. No future action should be required of Response services at this time.
A-23-2016*Bob's Cash Fuel reported that they had overfilled an inside heating oil tank at the local American Legion Post building.  They said that the oil had come out the vent and some had leaked from fittings on the inside tank piping.  They had pumped down the tank and the fittings stopped leaking into the basement around the tank.  I met them on site and they were cleaning up the outside paved parking lot and the basement concrete floor.  There were noticeable oil odors in the building.  Ventilation was set up in the basement while cleanup continued.  After the cleanup was complete, the air measurements with a photo ionization detector upstairs were .1 to .5 parts per million (ppm) with ventilation off.  The temporary ventilation was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-28-2016*On 1.13.16, Tom Daniels reported the discharge of 7 gallons of transformer oil.  Storm damaged caused the transformer to leak and the oil spilled onto the snow at the base of the pole.  A crew from Central Maine Power removed 4 drums of oil impacted snow and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-29-2016*On 1.14.16, Dave Johnson of Fisher Engineering reported the discharge of one gallon of diesel fuel from a truck in their yard.  The truck had a leaking fuel line and product spilled onto the paved parking lot below.  The truck line was repaired and speedy dri sorbent material was used to contain and collect the spilled product.  No fuel migrated off the pavement.  The speedy dri was swept up and disposed of through an existing contract with an environmental cleanup contractor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-122-2016*Gretchen Fournier of Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC (paper mill) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the paper mill and met with Ms. Fournier. She showed me the area where the spill was. It was determined at that time that the oil came from the overfilled #1 oil water separator tank.

Sorbent pads were applied to the oily pavement but majority of the oily water was frozen during my inspection. Clean Harbors was hired to remove and dispose of the sorbent pads and solid oily waste.

Please refer to the attached spill report submitted by Gretchen Fournier for further detailed information.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-166-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/1/16, Mr. Bever notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that the office building he worked in had been, for several days, suffering strong oil vapor odor intrusion into his building from a large pile of excavated oil-contaminated soil.  Mr. Bever requested an MDEP site visit to investigate and I agreed to respond that afternoon.  I checked with Mr. McMullin and Mr. Hamlin of MDEP Solid Waste Unit and neither of them were aware of excavation and stockpiling of oil contaminated soils in this area of Portland.

Excavation was being done in the area by Gorham Sand & Gravel Company (GSG) under project manager, Ms. Terri Strouse, and on site manager, Mr. Adam Kinney.  The excavation project was a joint project by the City of Portland and Portland Water District for the separation of the combined sewer storm drainage in this area down Anderson Street.  The City of Portland (COP) engineer in charge of the project was Nathaniel Smith.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative, with guidance from Mr. Randy McMullin, MDEP Solid Waste Division.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The larger area is urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The storage area for the subject soil stockpile was located in a lot behind 122 Anderson Street and behind 323 Marginal Way (see location map).  Topography of the area is flat, but with a steep hill to the east going up to Washington Avenue.

This parcel of land has an MDEP Remediation case number REM01115 indicating earlier assessment and possibly remediation under another MDEP Division in the Augusta office.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/1/16, while on site in late afternoon, I confirmed the ongoing excavation of Anderson Street and a large pile of dark sandy & silty soil about 100' away from 323 Marginal Way building, in a rectangular gravel lot with access from 122 Anderson Street (see photos).  Other new fill material and apparently uncontaminated soil was also stored in the lot along with equipment for Gorham Sand & Gravel and the drain pipe replacement project.

From the soil I confirmed a strong unpleasant odor of weathered petroleum contamination.  Using an MDEP Photoionization Detector (PID) I measured 30 to 134-parts per million (ppm) ambient air reading coming off freshly dumped soil; I found this to be an unusually strong reading for apparently weathered soil dug up from under a roadway.  An initial assessment was a weathered gasoline discharge based on the gray color of the soil, the odor, and high bag headspace PID field sample readings.

The city's contractor had already acquired samples for soil disposal and MDEP took samples as well to help characterize the contaminant.  GSG staff advised me that they had identified the contaminated area with soil borings and had planned for the excavation; on 3/1/16 Nathan Smith told me that he was not aware of the contaminated soil before my contacting him.

On 3/2/16, in the mid-morning, I found the pile only half covered; after contacting Ms. Strouse, GSG finished covering it that morning.

On 3/8/16, I noted continued addition to the soil pile.  On 4/5/16, I advised Ms. Strouse to recover the soil pile, she advised about 250 yards went to CPRC Group and the rest waiting on additional characterization analysis.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 3/1/16, on contacting Ms. Strouse, she agreed to have the soil pile covered in poly on Wednesday morning.  She also explained that the soil was supposed to go to Portland's Riverside Transfer Station, a closed landfill location.  Unable to reach City Engineer Nathan Smith, I left a voice message explaining my visit and with questions on the soil pile.  After contacting MDEP Solid Waste person, Randy McMullin, we advised CPRC and COP that Riverside was not licensed to store this contaminated soil.

Over April and May 2016, the
P-176-2016*SUMMARY
This report covers the investigation of an out-of-service, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) and a significant area of subsurface oil-contaminated special waste soil and groundwater, located adjacent to the area of 189 and 200 Anderson Street in Portland.  The excavation contractor for sewer & drain excavation under Anderson Street was Gorham Sand & Gravel (GSG) Company under Project Manager Terri Strouse, and working for the City of Portland and Portland Water District, and city engineer Nathaniel Smith.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.  200 Anderson Street was owned by Income Property Management, under Mr. Joseph B. Wojcik.  189 Anderson Street was owned by Mr. James Fogg.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense urban commercial, industrial and residential use, and served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  Many surrounding buildings have had underground storage tanks (UST's) for heating oil or motor fuels.  The remaining closest registered USTs to this discharge are at 200 Anderson Street and at 189 Anderson Street.

The UST at 189 Anderson Street is registered as removed in September 1989.  I found no spill report or UST closure Assessment on this UST facility.

At this 200 Anderson Street property, next to the entrance for Urban Farm Fermentory, I found an old, out of service, heating oil, UST that was either unregistered, or was the old UST registered as #12178 and had been not removed as required.  I found no previous spill reports on 200 Anderson Street.

Much of this area is fill material and used to be part of Back Cove.  Soils can be marine marsh soil, gray silt/clay, ash debris from the 19th century Portland fire, and other urban fill.  Groundwater flow direction here is likely from the hill to the east toward Back Cove.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/2/16, while investigating the off-site stockpiling of oil-contaminated soil at the back lot of 122 Anderson Street (see P-166-2016), the contractor, GSG, showed me to this location where this soil had been excavated.  The GSG manager stated that the contaminated area was found along 150' of Anderson Street next to these properties.  At this time, we understand that the contaminated area covers about 150' north-south down Anderson Street, but it is unknown the depth and east-west width of the contaminated area.  The source of the discharge is also unknown.  Based on previous experience and the apparent size of the contaminated area, the original discharge is estimated at 500 to 1000-gallons or more.

The contaminated soil under Anderson Street was gray sand and silt/clay.  It exhibited a strong odor initially thought to be weathered petroleum, which based on the strong odor, I suspected weathered gasoline discharge at the time.  After VPH (Volatile petroleum Hydrocarbons) and EPH (Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons) analysis, the MDEP chemist, Kelly Perkins, determined that the analysis closely matched the EPA method 8270 EPH soil analysis done for the city for soil disposal, and that the product appeared to be a fresh fuel oil discharge not gasoline.

Excavated soil was damp or wet, but I did not get to observe groundwater in the open excavation.  GSG believed this sample to be non-autochthonous fill material.

An Oil In Soil field dye analysis for a soil sample SS-1 from the soil under Anderson Street was positive for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, exceeding the 500-parts per million (ppm) detection level, bordering on oil-saturated.  Ambient oil-vapor field readings off the excavated soil  was 30 to 134-ppm with a Photoionization Detector (PID) [with 10.6 eV lamp].

With the abandonment of the USTs adjacent to the 200 Anderson Street building, moderate oil-contaminated media was confirmed, but no oil saturated soil or free product on groundwater was found.  A 'Slightly Positive' Oil In Soil value, with bag heads
I-42-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts property in Ludlow. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-93-2016*A truck driver started to fuel his truck and went to sit inside his truck cab. After a couple minutes the passenger side nozzle fell out and pumped fuel on the ground. The pump continued pumping fuel while the driver stayed in the truck unaware diesel running down the driveway towards Main Street and Houlton Farms Dairy parking lot. Once the driver noticed fuel on the ground he exited his truck, left the property and failed to notify anyone. DOC employees stopped the flow of fuel with speedy dry and fuel sorbent pads.

I arrived on site and completed a size-up the spill's impact to the parking lot, Main Street, and two manholes (a FairPoint Communications manhole, and City of Presque Isle storm drain). Allen's Environmental was contacted and I began overseeing the clean-up once Allen's crew arrived with a vacuum truck and pressure washer. I made contact with FairPoint Communications(FPC) and they dispatched a lineman Greg Hanley, who assisted in overseeing FPC communications ductwork in this manhole.

Allen's wash and vactored both DOC's impacted hot top (asphalt) as well as Houlton Farm's.  There is a portion of DOC's asphalt area that was impacted by the diesel, and may deteriorate a lot sooner than anticipated.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

B-91-2017*The failure of the hydraulic hose on the snow blower caused the oil to contaminate approximately twenty pounds of snow. This snow was disposed of at the city's wastewater treatment facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-101-2017*I received a call indicating a cracked pipe nipple on the oil storage tank at the subject location had resulted in a loss of approximately 100 gallons of oil to the ground. Fortunately, the spill occurred during a heavy rainstorm and much of the oil was recoverable due to the amount of water pooling on the ground. I used sorbent materials to recover what oil I could the night of the report and hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services the next day to finish out the work. Remaining oil was recovered with a vacuum truck for proper disposal.

Oil vapors were detectable in the home but were controllable with passive ventilation. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-161-2017*Approximately 50 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The oil was released from a corrosion hole in the AST and the oil impacted the underlying soils and the concrete slab foundation of the home.  31.19 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  The oil did not penetrate the soil any more than 1 foot in depth because the soil was saturated with water from snow melt.  A vacuum truck was used to collect free product in areas of standing water.  In addition, the oil spread from 10 Katie Avenue onto the neighboring lawn of 8 Katie Avenue.  Excavation of oil-impacted soils occurred on both properties.  Furthermore, both of the slab on grade foundations of these homes had been covered in oil and they were both cleaned of oil with sorbents and degreaser.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel monitored the air quality inside each home and within days after the spill the readings with a Photoionization Detector (PID) were non detect.  The site is served by public drinking water.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-121-2016*On February 25, Tom Tardiff from Central Maine & Quebec Railway called to report a spill in Brownville Junction.   The spill occurred over winter where locomotives were parked.  The spill was from when the engine containment overflowed due to snow and water.  The lube oil was removed with sorbents.   The contaminated sorbents will be picked up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No resources at risk.  No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-144-2016*On 2/15/16, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported a leak of about 1 cup of fuel oil to the floor due to the fuel line being punctured by a nail.  ServPro responded to assist cleanup and to mitigate some flooding.  DEE repaired the damaged fuel line.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  The location is rural residential.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-146-2016*On 2/5/16, Logan Oil Company reported that one of their peddler trucks had slid off Sayward Drive in Gray and after a wrecker from Copp Motors pulled them out, they noted about a gallon of heating oil leaked into the snow and road.  They did not know if it was K1 oil or #2 oil.  Jay with Logan Oil reported they dug out the oiled snow.  Sayward Drive is a short paved road and is rural residential and forested area.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-147-2016*On 2/22/16, Irving Energy reported a small discharge of #2 fuel oil associated with a fuel delivery to this suburban residence.  After the nozzle was disconnected, oil reportedly spit back onto the house siding and pavement below.  The spill was reported cleaned with sorbents.  Irving claimed that no discharged oil reached soil, drains or waters of Maine.  Irving staff checked the basement tank and found no leaks or damage inside.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-148-2016*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a tank truck after it rolled over. The released oil impacted the soil adjacent to the roadway. Three 55-gallon drums (approx. 1 cubic yard) worth of impacted soil was excavated and disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn, Maine. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and it was cleaned adequately.  MDEP personnel did not provide an Oil Spill Debris Form for disposal. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-150-2016*A home heating oil tank truck rolled onto its side and released approximately 2 gallons of #2 heating oil from the dome covers of the tank truck. Approximately 1,000 gallons of #2 heating oil was on board the truck at the time of the accident but did not spill. The truck was righted and towed away with the oil on board. The spilled oil was cleaned from the road surface with sorbents and disposed of by PitStop Fuels Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-151-2016*The homeowner notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that an oil spill had occurred at his residence as the result of an overfill by his delivery company, Cash Energy.  Product was released out the vent and forced out two fittings on the tank, impacting his property and presenting free product and vapors to the utility room.  The forced hot air furnace transported said vapors throughout the house.  The spill occurred at 0852 as indicated by the surveillance video.  Cleanup by the delivery driver consisted of wiping down the house and foundation with a sorbent pad then kicking the snow.   At the behest of the homeowner, Cash Energy technicians returned to the residence at 1430, to conduct a removal effort.  I arrived at 1530, after their departure.   A heavy sheen was evident in the driveway, exacerbated by falling rain.  In the utility room, the cleanup seemed generally satisfactory, but product forced out the bolt on the filter housing was overlooked and a fitting on the fill piping was actively seeping oil because the pipe was full of product.  A Cash Energy technician had wrapped a sorbent pad around it.  Air monitoring indicated elevated readings in the home which also warranted additional attention.  A Cash Energy supervisor alleged they were unaware of the spill event, until the homeowner called them back that afternoon.  At my recommendation, Cash returned to the property later that evening to remove approximately five gallons from the tank to mitigate the seep.  In the interim, a carbon impregnated air filter was purchased for the furnace and the homeowner was provided with a mobile carbon filter unit for their living area.  Vapor concentrations had dropped significantly by the following morning, and were negligible the day after, at which time use of the carbon filter unit was discontinued.  Affects to soil were addressed in the spring.  Approximately one third of a yard of contaminated soil was removed from the vicinity below the vent, which constituted all visible signs of contamination.  The excavated area was then backfilled and seeded by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-152-2016*On 2/26/16, Jeff Wolfhart, with Dead River Company (DRC), reported a discharge of fuel oil below the fill pipe at this property.  Discovered by a delivery driver, the apparent fuel overfill was to the pea stone below and appears to have been from an earlier fuel delivery, exact date unknown.  DRC estimated the spill at less than a gallon and stated that they dug up the oiled stone and soil.

The property is an apartment building owned by Avesta Cousins Housing of Portland, ME, and is within a suburban residential area.  The location is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-153-2016*On 2/26/16, C. N. Brown Company (CNB) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that one of their oil delivery drivers had mistakenly delivered to the wrong fill pipe at this home, a fill with no tank at the other end in the basement.  When no whistle was heard, the delivery was stopped with 1.9 gallons being delivered to the basement's floor below (see photos).

LOCATION & SPILL ASSESSMENT
The home is located in a suburban residential area with steep gradient down from the west.  The neighborhood is on municipal sewer and drinking water.  The home is single family with forced hot water boiler.  There is one 275-gallon consumptive use, heating oil supply, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement, but two sets of fill pipes and vent pipes.  I made an appointment with Ms. Carter to inspect on 2/29/16, after giving a chance for CNB staff to clean up the discharge.  Initially reported as a spill to a concrete basement floor, I found it to a dirt basement floor as well as the foundation wall of stone and brick.

I advised Ms. Carter that CNB would be considered a responsible party (RP) for the spill as they were in control of the oil and had gone to the wrong fill pipe instructed to use; and that the Carters would also be a responsible party due to being AST facility owners and having out-of-compliance facility piping.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
2/26/16: CNB reported that a crew was en route to remediate the discharge.  I advised them to insist that the homeowner physically remove the out-of-service vent and fill pipes as required by Maine code.
2/29/16: I measured ambient volatile vapors in the basement with a Photoionization Device (PID, 10.6 eV lamp) but could not be sure if it was fuel oil vapors or vapors from the white deodorizer powder applied by CNB.  I advised CNB to remove several more inches of oiled soil and to wash the oiled wall area.
3/11/16: Checking with Ms. Carter I found that CNB had not yet returned to complete the cleanup.  Amanda of CNB  reported they had not been able to reach Mr. Carter, but would try again with a new phone number I gave her, and CNB would return to complete the clean-up.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  As of 4/11/16, I have heard no further complaints, updates or questions.
2)  The Carters agreed to remove the out-of-service, disconnected fill and vent pipes.
3)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are envisioned.

P-154-2016*On 2/29/16, I received a call from Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting an overfill spill at the Crest Motel in Old Orchard Beach.  Fielding's cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-68-2016*A box containing Protosol (sedation fluid) was dropped on the loading dock at Maine General Medical Center facility in Waterville.   Less than a pint leaked out to the concrete loading dock.  The product was cleaned up and waste properly disposed of by Maine General Medical Center personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-164-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
During the evening of Monday, 2/29/16, Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a hazardous materials issue at this home.  Biddeford Police (BPD), Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) and Maine Fire Marshal's Office (MFMO) had visited the home for investigation of potential explosive making by the homeowner's teenage son.  MFMO Officials took several explosives related chemicals, and left others.  Officials requested MDEP Division of Response Services assistance with two unmarked glass jars of liquid.  There were no unstable chemicals or discharges at the time.

On 2/29/16, I notified MDEP Supervisor on-call, Jon Woodard, and Portland Office Response Supervisor, Stephen Flannery.  Biddeford contacts were BFD Deputy Chief Kevin Duross (468-2936) and BPD Sargeant Gordon (282-5127).  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services contact.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The Marian Street residence is within a suburban residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  The chemical incident area was located in the basement of the residence.

INCIDENT RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
After conferring with MDEP Division of Response Services supervisors, and with BFD and BPD, MDEP Division of Response Services made plans to visit and meet the homeowner on site the next morning, Tuesday.

On 3/1/16, MDEP Responders Stephen Brezinski and Dan Davis met the homeowner at 1000 hours.  Within the home we noted no unusual or suspect odors or discharges.  Scraping the foil off the glass one-liter jars, we noted a clear liquid with a little floating sediment scum.  Both jar lids had puncture holes with no corrosion or crystalline deposits around the punctures.  I noted no odor from the liquid.  Left behind as household chemicals were containers of Isopropyl Alcohol, Sulfuric Acid, and Potassium Chloride (KCl) table salt.

The DEFENDER instruments were not able to detect the makeup of the clear liquid.  Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) was measured at 0%; Hydrogen Sulfide was undetected, Oxygen was normal, Carbon Monoxide was undetected.  Fluoride test paper was negative.  Potassium Iodide test paper was positive.  The pH paper indicated a pH of 4 to 5 (similar pH to household vinegar for example).  Ms. Ayoob's son told BPD that these two jars were homemade capacitors containing salt water and we concluded that this was likely correct.

1)  Ms. Ayoob agreed to disposal as household waste.  MDEP took no material for disposal.  I later relayed this assessment back to BFD and to BPD.
2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-168-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) called to inform Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that a warrant was being executed at the aforementioned address (a business) where a worker is suspected of dealing illegal substances.  Upon arrival, the initial phase of execution was taking place.  Shortly after, the team and myself set up for collection and packaging of materials.  MDEA collected evidence and then we secured the remainder of materials for (if needed court evidence) storage and disposal as cleared.

The material was transported back to secure hazardous materials storage and disposed of through a local licensed contractor.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-29-2017*2/10/17 I received a spill report from Julien Belanger, Dead River Service Manager, reporting a spill of an estimated two gallons as a result of an overfill of a couple of inside manifolded above ground oil storage tank (AST) at Folsom Hall on the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) Campus.  Julien had his crew shovel up snow around the vent and fill piping that had been impacted by the spilled oil.  This oily snow was placed in buckets and poly bags and brought back to the Dead River maintenance shop for proper disposal.  Julien will be checking with UMPI's Physical Plant manager to be sure that these inside AST's are properly manifolded and vented to insure the vent whistle operates as designed.  I stopped by the spill site to check on the clean-up.  All oily debris has been picked up and removed as reported.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-866-2015*Approximately 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corroded oil line between the AST and the furnace. The oil was released to the concrete floor and underlying soil and groundwater. A 10 feet x 10 feet area of the concrete floor was removed and 14.08 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. A sump was installed to collect oil impacted groundwater and scheduled to be treated by filtration. A soil vapor extraction system consisting of 4 inch perforated piping was installed in the excavation and backfilled with crushed stone. The excavation was capped with concrete and a soil vapor extraction fan was installed to mitigate any remaining oil vapors. The spill was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Service for further monitoring. The site is served by the municipal water system.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-867-2015*A tractor trailer and a passenger car accident caused the release of 10 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Lebanon Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-868-2015*Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately 1 gallon of lube oil to gravel track surface near 22 Albiston Way. The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand excavating approximately half of a 5-gallon pail of gravel and staging for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-869-2015*On October 22, 2015, Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPL) reported a hydraulic oil discharge at their Pier 2 location on 30 Hill Street in South Portland.  As explained in the attached report from PPL, "the discharge was from a weeping scupper located within the piping containment trench of Pier 2. The hydraulic oil was in containment due to a failed mechanical seal on the hydraulic pump which led to the hydraulic oil leak to containment".

Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oiled surface and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-870-2015*On October 22, 2015, Cumberland Farms had a gasoline spill at their facility at 4 North Main Street in Mechanic Falls.  Approximately two gallons of unleaded gasoline leaked from a faulty nozzle onto pavement while a customer was fueling their vehicle. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed and disposed of properly by environmental contractors.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-871-2015*A traffic accident caused the release of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel from a tractor trailer truck to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents and approximately 50 lbs. of spent sorbents were disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES). 3.90 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal by CHES. The extent of the excavation was based on visual and olfactory delineation and was limited to a depth of 1.5 feet so as not to disturb the road surface.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-872-2015*On 10/22/15 I received a call from Kate Kavanaugh of Estes Oil reporting a leak from a customer's oil tank in Ogunquit.  While filling the tank, a leg broke on the tank, causing it to shift and break the oil line off the tank.  They requested I respond.  I did so immediately.  Upon arrival, Estes Oil was in the process of pumping oil out of the tank.  They had been able to plug the leak, limiting the amount spilled to an estimated 20 gallons.  The tank was located outside, under a deck at the rear of the residence.  They had placed some sorbent pads down around the spill, but oil saturated soils were present near the leak location.

I spoke with the homeowner, John Gallager, who lives out of state.  I encouraged him to apply to the State's Groundwater Insurance Fund and suggested he allow me to manage the clean-up.  He agreed.   On 10/27/15 I returned to the site with North American to remove the contaminated soil.  Only a small amount of soil was able to be removed due to the presence of an underground septic line running through the spill area.  There are no private wells in the area and the amount of soil removed was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-873-2015*During the month of October 2015, A. L. Doggett Company (ALD) removed three 1988-age retail, gasoline, underground storage tanks (USTs) with associated product piping.  Two double-wall fiberglass USTs were re-installed.  Michael White performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment.  I visited the facility replacement as part of normal LUST Trust responsibilities.

On 10/19/15, Steve Flannery advised me that the USTs were removed with no evidence of discharges found by the site assessment.  While on site, I met the tank installers Barton and Lavallee of ALD still driving sheet piling.  The product piping had not yet been removed.

The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

On 10/21/15, sheet piling was still being driven in with difficulty.  The old product piping had still not been removed and assessed yet.

1)  No evidence of discharges was reported.
2)  The spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
I-273-2015*On November 1, 2015, a log loader near the log magazine released 55 gallons of hydraulic oil to the hot pond that feeds logs into the debarker.  No cleanup was performed at this time as the logs that get loaded into the debarker collect/adsorb the oil.  All bark is placed into the bin piler and then goes through Huber's reclaimer to be burned in the mill's boiler per license conditions.  Concerned with the impact to the hot pond and how the water for the hot pond is disposed, a site visit was scheduled.

On November 2, 2015, Bill Sheehan from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Water Quality and I did a site visit.  Once on site, a site evaluation was performed.  The water from Huber's hot pond goes to McCain Food's system for treatment and the pond in vacuumed out twice a year.  No contamination could be found in the hot pond or around it.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-659-2015*On 10/22/2015, the Depot Store reported an oil spill in Unity. The estimated 1 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted when an unknown vehicle struck the diesel dispenser at the store. The spill to pavement was cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-661-2015*Catalyst Paper reported a discharge of 15,000 gallons of contaminated thermal water into the Androscoggin River due to a seal failure.  I contacted Roland Arsenault at the facility.  He reported that the water was intended to go to the waste water treatment plant, but because of the seal failure it went into a storm water pipe and into the river.  The failure was discovered within 16 minutes and that time was used to estimate the total discharge volume.  It was estimated that the water contained an estimated 300 pounds of paper fiber.  He reported that the pH was 7.2 and the temperature was about 90 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.  Mr. Arsenault said that they had an environmental contractor on the way to clean up the paper fiber on the river bank where the discharge occurred.  I went to the site and saw the river bank was coated with a light brown fibrous material and in one ponded area there was a milky liquid.  The area was boomed off to prevent any further migration into the river.  Workers were removing the ponded areas with vacuum trucks and removing the fibrous material by hand.  The waste was to go to the facility waste water treatment plant for disposal as it was originally intended.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected.
A-663-2015*Maritime Energy Company reported that they had spilled an estimated one pint of #2 oil onto pavement when they overfilled a heating oil tank at the Knox Center for Long Term Care facility.  They reported that the spill had been cleaned up and the inside tank had been visually checked and no oil had been discharged inside. The site is in town Rockland and served by public water. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-665-2015*David Dimauro of Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported that a discharge of 5-10 gallons of #2 fuel oil had occurred at a customer's home on 26 Harbor Road, Camden as the result of a corroded aboveground storage tank (AST).   I responded to the site and met with the owner, Mr. Shane Flynn.  He showed me the two ASTs in his basement.   One had developed a corrosion hole in the bottom, leaking what appeared to be at least 10 gallons.  Dead River had placed a magna patch on the tank, stopping the leak and had done some clean up in the immediate area.  The oil had spread along the concrete floor, and wicked into the walls, wooden floor, and shelving.  I explained the Groundwater Cleanup Fund Insurance to Mr. Flynn and he chose "Option 2" and would hire contractors to clean up the affected area and apply for reimbursement.

The cleanup was completed by Mr. Flynn's contractors and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-666-2015*On 10/28/2015, Downeast Energy Company reported an oil spill in Waldo. The estimated 40 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when a peddle truck was overfilled at the loading rack of the bulk plant. The oil was contained to the containment area for the loading rack. The spill was cleaned up by Downeast Energy.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-668-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of 7-13 gallons of transformer oil due to storm damage causing a transformer to be knocked from a pole.   CMP crews were dispatched to clean up the affected media using sorbent materials and excavating the soil.

The waste was properly disposed of by CMP.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-669-2015*Mr. Richard Behr found a 55 gallon drum washed up on the shore of the Kennebec River in Vassalboro.    He contacted Glen Wall of the Division of Response Services who retrieved the drum of unknown material and transported it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for storage until it could be properly disposed of.

The drum was disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.  The source of the drum was never determined.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-670-2015*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a discharge of less than 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil at their Rumford bulk facility.  The discharge occurred while flushing a line.  The discharge was cleaned up by Dead River personnel.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-671-2015*Pan Am Railroad reported a spill of lube oil at the rail yard in Waterville.   The discharge occured as an overfill of the oil water seperator caused runoff through the outlet drain to the Kennebec River.   This has been an on going issue that it  is being addressed by the DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality as well as the EPA.   There is a boom at the outfall to capture what free product it can and Pan Am employees use sorbent materials to clean up the free product.

No further action by the Divsiion of Response Services regarding this particular discharge is necessary at this time.
P-1090-2015*On 12/7/15, in response to an inquiry from an unidentified caller about this facility, I briefly visited to check on the status of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The caller was interested in the spill history and how long the tanks could remain out of service before required removal.

I did not meet the operator/owner, but visually checked the site from the street; I had been on site in years past (see P-524-1989) and was familiar with the property.  The facility had undergone abandonment-by-removal of USTs T-1 thru T-5 in 1995 (see report P-121-1995) and off site disposal of gasoline-contaminated soil.  The location is dense suburban or urban, commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The facility was formerly known as Spofford's Service Station.

On 12/7/15, I noted weathered plywood boxes over the two dispenser locations on the single island (see photos), as I have observed during driving by over the past 10 years or so.  The concrete pad over the T-6 & T-7 UST area appeared intact and undisturbed with the fill pipe and other road boxes evident.  The UST facility is/was suction operated.  Over the past 10 years or so, during multiple visits to the area, I never noted the USTs to be in service (fueling vehicles or receiving a fuel delivery).  I noted no obvious prohibited discharges during my cursory visit.

1)  This facility appears to have exceeded the requirement to abandon the facility when out-of-service for greater than 2 years.  On 1/4/15, I referred this facility to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) underground tank compliance staff for a site visit and for further investigation on their part.

2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

B-72-2017*I responded to the site and found that there had been a spill there long ago.  The oil tank was empty and scheduled to be replaced.  No vapors were present in the home due to the age of the spill.  I wrapped duct tape around the scully cap on the outside piping of the tank to "lock it out" to prevent an accidental delivery of oil.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-82-2017*Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a minor spill of kerosene from a hose at bulk plant.  The spilled material was cleaned up by Dead River personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-518-2015*On 6-17-2015, The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) called this office requesting that we dispose of some hazardous material that they had collected during a drug raid.  A few days later when I was in the Rockland and Thomaston area, I contacted the MDEA and collected the two containers. I returned these two containers to the Augusta Response Services Division Office and placed them in the Hazardous Store building for storage and ultimate disposal.  I was not provided with the the neither location of the drug bust, nor the name of the person(s) involved.

The material is in the Hazardous Store Building is waiting for disposal. No further action by this Responder will be required at this time.
B-826-2015*On December 12, John Woodall, of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, called me about a Methamphetamine manufacturing site at 190 Bangor Road in Ellsworth.  The police seized some raw materials including acid, lye, and production waste products.  I took possession of the material and properly neutralized and disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
I-73-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose on woods harvesting equipment. The contractor used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil. Oily debris was collected in a bucket and taken back to the contractors maintenance garage for disposal with other oily debris.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
P-219-2016*Mrs. Ploss called to report the breakage of an oral thermometer in her home.  She had cleaned it using a combination of prescribed methods from professionals and the internet.

Scott Cyr collected the broken thermometer and spill waste and arranged for proper disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-154-2016*On 3/14/16, I responded to jet A fuel spill at the entered location.  A vent valve failed while fueling an aircraft causing the spill.  Airport maintenance used a drum vacuum to collect the spilled product and deployed speedi-dri sorbent material.  The cleanup was completed upon my arrival.  The spill was contained after migrating downgrade for about 30 feet.  The waste material will be picked up and disposed by a qualified waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-158-2016*On 3/16/16, I received report of an estimated one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  It was reported that the homeowner's 275 gallon capacity supply tank fell over and leaked oil from the cap.  The spill was contained right at the tank and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The reporter advised that the homeowner is happy with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-159-2016*EMERA Maine reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I investigated the spill from an overheated transformer. A small area of soil was impacted under the transformer. Soil was removed by EMERA and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-160-2016*At 1415 hours on 3/17/16, the City of Old Town reported a sheen on the water in the excavation during the demolition of a building at the Old Town Airport.   I investigated the excavation and could barely see any signs of a sheen on the water.   A small amount of discolored soil was observed, but the piece I was able to grab did not produce any sheening when placed in water.  City of Old Town officials said this soil was found under a 4 inch buried pipe that was a remnant of the building being torn down.  I didn't require any soil removed since there was very little discolored soil and it had been spread out over a 10 foot by 15 foot area.   It was maybe 2-3 five-gallon buckets worth of soil.  I did not observe any other concerns.

Two underground storage tanks (UST) had been removed from this area approximately 8 years ago according to City of Old Town officials.  I was unable to find a spill report for this UST removal.  Most of the soil in this area looked like non-native soil, like gravelly backfill.

I asked the City of Old Town officials to call me back if any additional contamination or another sheen was observed.  No calls were received.  There were no sensitive areas at risk around this spill site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-222-2016*Berwick Fire Department called to report a single passenger vehicle rollover with some discharge of motor oil and gasoline.  The chief stated some was lost over the banking and potentially could make it to the river given the last 12 hours it had snowed and warmed significantly to create runoff.

We both agreed cleanup would be limited to the road surface and immediately adjacent material to the roadway.  Some material has washed or migrated with melt/runoff without any practical method of capture.  Based on the description of situation, no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was immediately dispatched.  I agreed to drive by the site the following day in the area working on another site.  Based on the information provided MDEP Division of Response Services plans no additional actions.
A-51-2016*Ken Gallant from Verso Paper Mill reported the discharge of 10 gallons of diesel from overfilling a piece of heavy equipment.  The diesel contaminated surrounding ice and snow which was dug up and disposed of by Verso Paper Mill crew.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-52-2016*On 1.27.16, Josh Slaney reported the discharge of 10 gallons of transmission oil from a loose fitting on a bucket loader.  The loader leaked oil onto the ground and a crew from Pan Am contained the spill with sorbent material and dug up the contaminated soil.
All contaminated material was placed in an onsite roll of can that will be disposed of by ENPRO once full.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-56-2016*On 1/28/2016, I received a call requesting the investigation of an oil spill at the former Dos Amigos Restaurant in Northport. I met with a representative of a potential buyer who gave me access to the basement of the building. I was able to locate what appeared to be an old oil stain on the concrete floor. There was no oil tank in the building, and I was told it had been removed weeks ago. It appears to have been a minor spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-57-2016*On 1.27.16, O'Brien Oil & Services reported the discharge of 10 gallons of # 2 fuel oil from a broken valve on a customer's furnace.  The oil leaked onto the painted concrete floor in the day light basement.  Two technicians from O'Brien Oil were on scene applying speedy dri sorbent material to the floor.  I set up a ventilation fan that ran for 4 days.  The speedy dri was cleaned up by O'Brien Oil and there were no further odor complaints.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-58-2016*On 1.29.16, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine.  The containment tank below the engine was full and when the train moved, oil spilled out of the tank and onto the tracks below.  A Pan Am crew removed the contaminated ballast and disposed of it in a roll off can in the yard.  Once the roll off can is full, ENPRO removes the entire can for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-64-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) regarding a small spill of diesel fuel as a result of an overfill. The fuel nozzle failed to click off during the fueling of a skidder.  IWLCC contractor crew used sorbent products to soak up/collect the spilled fuel.  Oily debris was placed in a bucket and returned to the contractor's garage/maintenance building for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-832-2015*On December 17, Michael Tripp, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report a spill into engineered containment at their bulk plant.  The estimated 15 gallon diesel spill occurred at 32 Old County Road in Marshfield.  At least 12 pads were used to collect the spilled product, and the remaining entered the oil water separator.  I asked Mr. Tripp to check the containment for oil and contact me if oil was found in the containment system.  I was unable to go to this facility due to coverage issues in the office.  Mr. Tripp called me back after investigating the oil water separator, and he found several inches of product in the first chamber.  He was not certain how much fuel that would equate too.  However, we agreed that it was tens of gallons.   Mr. Tripp agreed the best thing to do was to have the system maintained to remove the oil.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-22-2016*A worker mistakenly added an estimated 1 quart of pool shock to a container of hydrochloric acid.  The mixture reacted, which resulted in the worker breathing in what was likely a mist with a very low pH and was transported to the hospital.  The Oxford County Hazmat Team responded and I met with them on site.  An entry was made in chemical protective attire to retrieve the container and bring it outside where it could finish reacting and not cause any harm.  After consulting with the Sunday River Maintenance Director, we elected to add the resulting mixture to the pool since that is where it was intended to go anyway.  After addition to the pool, the pH of the pool was measured to be 6 which is not hazardous.  A pH of six is not ideal for a pool, so Sunday River employees had to adjust the pH back to 7.2 before opening the pool back up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-49-2016*I received a report from Huber Engineered Woods, of a broken hydraulic hose on a log loader that released an estimated 50 to 60 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The operator discovered the leak and the drove the loader to the machine shop.  Both the log loading area and machine shop had concrete pads where the oil was released onto.  Wood fines were used to absorb the oil off of these concrete pads, the oil soaked wood fines were burned in Huber's biomass boiler.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
A-78-2016*An accident on Lakeview Drive in China caused a diesel day-tank to fly out of the back end of a pick-up.  I responded to the accident scene.  The day-tank was not damaged but irretrievable due to bad weather.  I went back the following week and retrieved the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-197-2016*Responding to an odor complaint, the Old Orchard Beach Code Enforcement Officer notified Dead River Company, who in turn called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about a leaking oil tank on the concrete deck at the rear of establishment.  Being a seasonal establishment, no owner or operator could be located at the time.  The phone number I received went directly to a voicemail account, and no replies were received.

I applied a drip pan beneath the tank.  The vertical leak was leaking along the bottom seam.  It was a steady weep, forming a droplet which released and fell into the drip pan.  I also draped a larger piece of plastic over the tank so water wouldn't as easily be collected.  I informed Dead River of the situation and that they should get in touch with their customer and repair the situation.  Based on the situation presented and conditions observed, the small spill/discharge that occurred was minor. The owner or oil company should easily be able to clean up the spill.  The tank needs to be replaced and the cleanup can be accomplished at that time.  The area is commercially built up, served by both public water and sewer, with no sensitive receptors.  Based on the communications established with the oil company and lack of contact from the owner, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-51-2016*I responded to the previously mentioned address for an interior oil spill. I arrived on site and met with the oil technician who had applied a magnet patch onto the corrosion hole on the tank. We made a plan to transfer product and replace the tank the following morning.

The tank replacement and extensive cleaning of the concrete floor was completed. No oil vapors remain in the home.



No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.


B-762-2015*On 11/10/2015, Emera Maine reported a spill of a half-gallon of hydraulic oil at the entered location.  A hose failure on a rented man-lift ruptured causing the discharge.  Emera excavated the impacted soil and disposed of the material at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town.  Emera returned the lift to the rental agency for repairs.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.


B-485-2015*I received a call indicating a small amount of motor oil had been lost when a skidder rolled over during a logging operation near the entered location.  The spilled oil was caught with sorbent material and very little reached the ground. Mr. Moody assured me the diesel tank was not leaking and the skidder was righted as soon as possible.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-498-2018*It was reported to Response Services that workers at Verso Mill in Jay left a valve open and discharged 11,092 gallons of white liquor into the sewer system. The mill representative said that the valve was accidently left open to Digester B while shutting down the system. The high-pressure feeder valve was advertently left open but there was an inline valve that was left open, and not closed. The material was all contained in the onsite sewer.  No material left the area or property, and the environmental division was working on getting some of the material recovered, if possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-306-2020*I received a call from Weyerhaeuser regarding the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from logging equipment on the Scott Road in Canaan.  The responsible party cleaned up the impacted soil and transported it to the Weyerhaeuser facility where it was consolidated with other oil contaminated waste for later disposal at the Crossroads Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-735-2015*On 11/29/15, Colby & Gale, Inc., reported that they were called to a home for service and found a leaking oil tank in the basement.  I contacted them and they reported that the tank had a corrosion hole in it.  They were collecting the oil in pans as it ran out of the tank.  They were going to pump out the tank.  They reported that the oil had run under a plastic radon barrier.  I went to the site and found that the tank was in the basement with its legs cemented to exposed ledge.  The oil had run down the ledge onto the concrete floor and into a floor drain that was hooked into the perimeter drain system.  I had Colby & Gale collect the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.  They set up a temporary tank for heat in the home.  I found the perimeter drain outlet and found the oil had run down from the outlet and within 10 feet of the pond that the property is on.  No oil was seen or found in the pond.  Oil absorbent pads and boom were used to collect and contain the oil from the drain outlet preventing any oil from entering the pond.  The home is a vacation home and no one was there at the time.

I contacted the owner and explained the situation and the cleanup that would be required.  I informed him of the Groundwater Oil Cleanup and he completed an application for the fund.  He completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I changed out the oil absorbents at the drain outlet over the next couple of days.

On 12/2/15, I had a contractor begin cleaning up the basement including the ledge and floor. The ledge and floor were scrubbed and washed.  The oiled plastic barrier was removed and a temporary barrier was put in place over the ledge.  Soil was removed along the oiled path from the drain outlet.  The soil was not deep on top of ledge.  The perimeter drain was flushed several times while collecting the water and oil at the outlet.  Oil continued to seep out of the drain outlet, so a collection system with an oil water separator was installed effectively capturing oil from the perimeter drain.  A ventilation system was installed in the basement to control oil vapors.  An air scrubber was later installed in the upstairs living area to further remediate any oil vapors.  The oil impacted ledge and concrete floor were sealed with an epoxy floor paint.  The radon vapor barrier was replaced.  The oil collection/oil water separator was maintained throughout the winter until no oil was coming into it.  The Division of Technical Services continued to work on the site for indoor air issues.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and indoor air issues.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected.



I-2-2016*Response Services was dispatched to a call of a spill of approximately 15 gallons of unleaded gasoline at a Daigle Oil gasoline service station.  Approximately 15 gallons of unleaded gasoline was released to the surrounding asphalt paved lot and valve sump when an attendant was changing a filter on the pump and failed to shut off all the valves to isolate the filter.

Most of the gas was contained within the sump under the valves. Sorbents and speedy dry were used to pick up residual product on the paved surface and in the sump.  The gas station was shut down and coned off for the night as a precautionary measure.   Caribou Fire Department assisted with the initial scene clean-up.  Material recovered onsite will be disposed of at Presque Isle secure landfill.

I returned to site during daylight to review spill clean-up.  Small amount of contaminated speedidry was removed from site and overpacked for final disposal.  Gas station was open to the public and no residual material was observed.

No further action by Response Services staff are needed at this time.

A-740-2015*A worker at Archer's Restaurant on the pier in Rockland noticed a sheen in the water.  Rockland Fire Chief Mazzeo responded to the site.  He recovered a bucket floating in the water off the pier.  The bucket still contained a small amount of some unknown oil.  The oil on the water had dissipated beyond recovery.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection picked up the bucket of oil from the Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required or anticipated.
A-741-2015*On 12/3/2015, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on Engine 313. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-743-2015*On 12/3/2015, in South Bristol, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) discovered a bare steel underground tank at the new draw bridge project. The MDOT requested an abandonment in place of an estimated 500 gallon capacity tank. A site visit was made to inspect the tank. The tank was located between State Route 129, the water?s edge known as "The Gut", and a large Central Maine Power transmission line pole. I felt any attempt to excavate the tank would have destabilized the pole and roadway. The tank was free of any product and to be filled with flowable fill. I issued an abandonment in place letter. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-47-2016*On January 25, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor e-mailed to report a spill at Bangor International Airport (BIA).  The spill occurred on January 25.  Aircraft N848CC was being refueled, and the high-level shutoff system malfunctioned, releasing approximately 5 gallons of Jet A to the Tango row.  The spill was contained using absorbent pads and boom and then cleaned up using additional absorbent pads.  No known release to the air/water/soil was observed.

Approximately 30 pounds of pads and were used to recover the spilled Jet A fuel.  Spill material was disposed of in the waste stream following cleanup.  BIA advised aircraft crew to have maintenance repair aircraft fuel system before next refueling.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
B-182-2016*Om March 30, I received a report from Officer Haefele of the Penobscot County Sheriff.  He was investigating a complaint at 3859 Broadway in Kenduskeag.  The owner of the home, Gordon Pullen, was not available, however, his son, Kevin Pullen, is the caretaker.  After investigating, it was determined that someone known to the owner broke into the house to steal oil.  No one lives in the home now and no one has lived there for a long time.  The condition of the home makes it unlikely anyone will be living there in the near future.  The spill on the basement floor was less than one half gallon.  Two pounds of sorbents were used to pick up the product and the sorbents and oiled material was collected and disposed in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.  No resources at risk.  The home is currently uninhabitable.  If it is occupied in the future, some additional mitigation may be necessary.
B-179-2016*I received a call indicating an oil delivery truck driver had experienced an accidental release of oil while respooling the hose reel on the truck.  The incident resulted in about a gallon of fuel oil being spilled to the driveway where it was recovered with sorbent material to the satisfaction of the homeowner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-225-2016*A locomotive discharged approximately two gallons of lube oil to track ballast.  All visible signs of affected ballast were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-226-2016*While a construction crew was razing a building that had burnt down, a neighbor noticed an odor of petroleum.  A small quantity of contaminated soil was encountered in the hole.  Though likely from the aboveground tank, ultimately the source and cause are unknown.  Given the quantity encountered and the presence of a public water supply, the soil was approved for beneficial reuse on site below grade, outside the footprint of the new building.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-227-2016*On 3/22/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a diesel spill on Route 1.  A tractor trailer truck had leaked diesel fuel from its saddle tanks leaving a 1 foot wide by 2 mile stain of diesel on the roadway.  Where the truck stopped, a 2 - 3 foot wide stain/puddle was observed.  The fire department cleaned up that area with speedy dry sorbent material, but the 2 mile stain was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-230-2016*On 3/23/16, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a one gallon spill of heating oil.  The spill occurred when a small container of the oil tipped over in the back of a service van leaving a small trail from Everett to Cedar Streets in Brunswick.  The trail was approximately 1360 feet long.  Due to the small quantity and the distance the trail covered, it was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-231-2016*On 3/23/16, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company reporting a hydraulic oil spill.  While using a hydraulic pump to pump out a manhole, the pump failed causing a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil into the manhole.  Enpro Services was hired to pump the oily water out of the manhole.  No further Division of Response Services action required.  See attached report from Central Maine Power Company.
P-232-2016*A radiator hose ruptured on a trash truck which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of antifreeze. Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-233-2016*The truck was in the maintenance garage for service when a hydraulic hose broke.  The discharge was confined to the concrete floor, and staff quickly attended and cleaned up the spill.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-234-2016*On 3/25/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a tank truck rollover in the area of Hillside Lumber/Smiling Hill Farms on County Road in Scarborough.  The truck was leaking at the time and belonged to Diesel Direct.  It was a small peddler truck.

I responded immediately.  There was a severe ice storm happening at the time making travel to the site difficult.  When I arrived, I spoke with Phil Bradford of Diesel Direct and learned that they had called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the rollover.  The truck was on its side on the side of the road.  Diesel fuel appeared to be leaking at a slow rate from the cargo tank.  The fire department had used shovels to attempt to construct containment areas around the truck as the area drains towards a small stream.  As yet, no oil had made it anywhere near the stream.

When Clean Harbors arrived, they used their vacuum truck to collect spilled fuel and water from the area.  Diesel Direct provided a tank truck to pump the contents of the stricken tank truck to.  We were able to determine by using a thermal imaging camera provided by the fire department, that the oil level, in each of the pockets of the tank truck, was below the manway openings on the top of the truck.  We were able to simply open each manway and pump the contents of the truck onto a Diesel Direct tank truck.

The truck was then up righted and towed away.  Clean Harbors excavated oil contaminated soils where the tank had come to rest.  A total of 36.62 tons of oil contaminated soil was removed and the area backfilled.  As a precaution, I had Clean Harbors install a couple pieces of sorbent boom in the stream in the unlikely event that oil made its way there.  No oil ever did make it to the stream and the sorbents were removed within a few days.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-235-2016*Holly's Heating Oil reported that they had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  A small amount of oil came out through the vent and landed on the ground and a small amount wept out of the site glass (gauge) inside the house.  Both locations were cleaned up with sorbent material.  I spoke with the homeowner, and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-236-2016*On 3/26/16, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident with minor fluid leaks.  The leaks were contained to pavement and reported as cleaned up by the fire department.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-237-2016*On 3/26/16, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Mechanic Falls Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms.  A vehicle struck one of the dispensers at the station causing a few drops to leak from the dispenser.  A repair crew had been called in to repair the dispenser.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-238-2016*On 3/28/16, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Pan Am Railways reporting an overfill spill of one quart of lube oil onto track ballast.  The ballast was removed by hand.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-239-2016*On 3/28/16, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kelleher Heating & Plumbing Company.  He was reporting an oil odor in a residence in Scarborough.  He believed the oil fill pipe for the aboveground storage tank in the basement had leaked.  I responded to the home later that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed a stain on the concrete floor in the attached garage.  The fill pipe runs under the floor in that area.  It appears as though the fill pipe may have corroded.  When oil is delivered, a small amount of oil leaks out the pipe.  The area is served by public water and there were no oil odors noted in the residence of the home.  I suggested the stained area be coated with a sealer to help control the oil odor, which was minor.  The contractor was installing a new oil tank and fill/vent piping.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-841-2015*On December 23, I received a report from Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor.   She reported a code enforcement officer had received a report of an oil spill from Troy Williams Heating Company.   The spill occurred at 228 Grove Street in Bangor, in a home owned by Richard Hall.  The home is vacant currently, and is for rent.  When I arrived, I was able to access the building.  My major concern was an active leak into the sewer system.  No evidence of an ongoing leak was found and vapors were in the acceptable range.  I did see some speedy dri sorbent material under a relatively new tank.  The speedy dri sorbent material was dry.  I spoke with Troy Williams and got some history on the location.  It appears an odor has been ongoing for a few days.  There was what appeared to be an old stain on the floor.  The owner, and perhaps a technician, thought the stain could be the source of the odor.   I did test the stain with my vapor checker, and the readings did not rise above ambient levels.  Mr. Williams stated that they had verified the tank and piping were not leaking.

Given there was no indication of oil exiting the building in the past or currently, and the vapors were at acceptable levels, no further Division of Response Services action is required.
I-66-2016*On March 15, 2016 Limestone Police found a suspicious items on Bog Road and assumed that said items may be from a meth related incident.

On March 18, 2016 Limestone Police Chief Stacey Mahan requested Response Services to aid in removal of possible meth related remnants. After contacting Maine Drug Enforcement Agency about the remnants, Response Services removed the materials from Limestone Chief Mahan's possession. The materials will be disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-67-2016*I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands, regarding a small hydraulic oil spill. The oil spill occurred when a contractor was changing a hose on bucket of log forwarder equipment, when the oil from hose and some from the line leaked onto the ground. Spill pads were used to collect oil. Oily debris was placed in a bucket and returned to the contractor's garage/maintenance building for proper disposal with other oily debris.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-70-2016*I received a call from Dead River Company (DR) regarding a small spill of #2 heating oil. The spill was the result of an overfill by the delivery driver.  DR crew responded immediately with sorbent pads and shovels and soaked up the spilled oil on the ground, and on the tank top surface in the basement.  Oil impacted snow/ice was shoveled into bucket and brought back to DR maintenance building/garage for disposal with other oily waste stream.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-243-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled to a paved roadway due to a hose failure on this trash truck. The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
A-171-2016*A Casella Waste Systems roll-off truck broke a hydraulic line.  Discharge was limited to asphalt and was cleaned up by Casella personnel.  Waste was added to waste in roll-off for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-181-2016*On 3/30/16, Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a three gallon waste oil spill at the entered location.  While conducting an oil change on a crane, a bucket containing waste oil was tipped over and spilled out onto the ground.  The oil was immediately recovered using sorbent materials.  The waste was entered into storage for later pickup and disposal by a qualified contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.


B-177-2016*On 3/29/16, University of Maine Orono reported a one gallon gasoline leak at the entered location that occurred on 3/25/16.  The spill was on pavement and did not impact water or any sensitive receptors.  Sorbents were deployed to clean up the spill and the waste to be picked up as scheduled by Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-212-2016*
On 3/15/16, the property owner, Ms. Susan Elichaa, called and notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a used motor oil discharge to her property from a Reynolds & Son Disposal Company trash truck.  The truck traveling on Riverside Street blew its engine and then drove off the road into Ms. Elichaa's property discharging motor oil onto the gravel lot and rain puddles.

I met and assisted Reynolds & Sons staff under Pete Reynolds, in cleaning up the spillage with sorbents.  Unfortunately, rain washed much of the oil sheen to the storm drain before it could be stopped.  Reynolds & Sons picked up the sorbents the following day and dug up some oiled gravel soil.  On or about 3/31/16, I revisited and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions for this discharge are planned at this time.

P-213-2016*Caller reported a mystery sheen being emitted from the ground in the vicinity of his property during a rain event.  A couple potential sources exist, but none have been confirmed.  The source could be the coated utility pole. Also, the building on the property adjacent to the point discovery had been razed in the recent past so there could be a below grade source.  Perhaps it was just an anomaly.  The caller was directed to report if the sheen recurred.  No such report has been received.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-215-2016*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete road surface of the Denmark Solid Waste Facility. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-217-2016*On 3/17/16, I received a call from Portland Pipeline reporting a small leak from a valve at the Transfer Pump #5 station on Preble Street Extension in South Portland.  The valve was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-221-2016*On 3/21/16, I received a call from John Hart of the City of Saco reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a city skid steer.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-224-2016*Tank corrosion caused a discharge of heating oil.  The tank was situated perpendicular to and against the granite block foundation wall, on an oversized cement pad.  Product was released in a tiny stream from the rear of the tank, collecting on the pad and impacting the crevice between the pad and the block wall.  The tank was pumped out and removed to facilitate an appropriate cleanup.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials, then the pad was treated with a cleaner/degreaser.  Some contamination remains in the crevice between the pad and the wall which likely impacted gravel, but it's inaccessible.  Said contamination should not present any adverse effects to residents/users because this basement is unused, unfinished, utility only. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-543-2015*At 0750 hours on 8/26/15, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a tractor trailer, owned by R. F. Chamberland, Incorporated, on its side in a ditch behind La Bree's Bakery at 169 Gilman Falls in Old Town.  Upon arrival, a tractor trailer, loaded with sugar, was on its side leaking a small amount diesel from the saddle tanks.  Approximately 3 gallons of diesel leaked out into the water in the ditch.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Responders Bob Shannon and I drilled the two full saddle tanks and reefer tank, and pumped the diesel into drums.  R. F. Chamberland took the drums of diesel back to their facility to be reused.  The MDEP collected the sorbents for disposal.  The truck was pulled out without much damage.

A few days later, Jana Wood, MDEP stormwater inspector, visited the site.  No signs of sheening were observed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-898-2015*The transfer station operator advised a citizen that oil tanks must be cut in half and cleaned prior to disposal.  The citizen, it is suspected, did not have the means to cut and clean the tank but did possess the means to sneak the tank into the metal pile while the operator was distracted.  Unfortunately, the operator decided to crush the tank.  This action emptied the tank in a rather dramatic manner.  The operator then used speedi-dri sorbent material to contain the oil, sorbent pads to recover the liquid product, then speedi-dri to absorb the residue from the hot top.  The spilled oil was contained to paved surfaces so no ground or surface water was threatened.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-763-2015*On 11/11/2015, I received report of a five gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location off the Dead Water Road, off Route 16 in Mayfield Township.  A hydraulic hose on an excavator blew causing the leak.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and these were placed in storage for later disposal.  No water was impacted by the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-107-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 2/9/16, Ms. Meredythe Lindsey reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge of 3 to 5 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The discharge was due to an overfill by Frederick Brothers Oil and Propane Company (FBO) of her basement 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) on the previous day.  The tank top fittings leaked oil to the floor.  FBO was not aware of the overfill in the basement until the roommate, Ms. Gravel, came home and smelled the oil.  FBO did not report the discharge within 2 hours on the day of the discharge, after they became aware of it.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential served by municipal water and sewer service.  The photos of resident Ms. Anna Gravel showed oil stain down the tank side.  She also explained that FBO had disconnected the top fittings so as to drain oil from the fill and vent piping, spilling more oil down the tank sides.  She later estimated the total leakage at a gallon or more total, though FBO estimated it as a pint. At the time of the MDEP initial visit, I found residual oil and cleaning staining on the side of the tank.  The MDEP Photoionization Device (PID) measured 0 parts per million (ppm) in the upstairs and 0-ppm in the basement.  I noted no evidence of a discharge outside from the vent pipe.  The basement floor was fortunately coated in a sealant inhibiting the oil from soaking into the concrete. Photo 2 shows red oil on the floor below the AST next to an uncapped floor drain, and a small amount of oil entered the drain to cause a sheen, but no free product layer on water within was observed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
2/8/16: The residents and Kevin from FBO stated that they wiped the spillage up with sorbent pads, caught some in cans, and sprayed the discharge with Odor Be Gone.  FBO advised that the residents finish cleanup with a wash of vinegar.

2/9/16: After my response visit, the residents reported they washed the tank and floor with Dawn detergent and water.

1)  At this time, I understand that the discharge has been satisfactorily cleaned.

2)  I advised and reminded FBO of the requirement and need to report prohibited oil discharges, even under 10-gallons, and especially within a residence.  A small volume of oil can cause severe indoor air quality problems and bad relations with a customer.

3)  At this time no additional MDEP, Division of Response Services actions are required.
A-561-2015*On 9/8/2015, Fabian Oil Company reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that was the result of an overfill during a delivery. A phone call was made to the building owner to confirm spill details. The spill was cleaned up by the driver.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-574-2015*William Bickford, of Dead River Oil Company (Dead River), reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had leaked at the residence located a 2 Ward Street in Augusta.  Dead River technicians had done some service on the system and the homeowner called reporting a smell of oil in the house.   Dead River returned to find that the connection from the line to the tank was dripping.  The product had dripped into the secondary piping of the oil line until it filled it, then was weeping out the end.

Dead River technicians were able to effectively clean up the discharge.  No further acition by the Division of Response Services is necessay in this matter.
P-836-2015*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that pickup truck (driver not named) backed into the utility pole and caused the discharge of five gallons of transformer oil (mineral) to the pavement.  Assessing the nature of spill, it was deemed appropriate to investigate in the morning.

Upon inspection of the scene, the cleanup was determined to be complete.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-140-2016*Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a leaking line on pump at Fishermans Friend Co-Op.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department cleaned up the affected area and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-141-2016*A pick up truck caught fire at the intersection of Wheeler Hill Road and Route 132 in Wales.  Police reported that some oily product may have been released to the road.  After the truck was removed there was no recoverable product located.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-143-2016*While performing maintenance on an excavator staged at a bridge construction site, a small amount of hydraulic oil was inadvertently released to the environment.  The oil spilled to the ground of a gravel parking area and was cleaned up with sorbents and by removal of impacted gravel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-144-2016*On 3/10/2016, in Belfast, Maritime Energy Company reported an estimated 1 pint spill of diesel fuel that was the result of a cracked fuel filter on a truck. The spill was cleaned up by Maritime Energy.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-145-2016*On 3/10/2016 in Farmingdale, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a mechanical failure. The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further response action is expected.
A-146-2016*On 3/10/2016, in Madrid TWP, a possible oil spill of K1 fuel oil was reported. A site visit was made to investigate. I met with Kim Richmond, daughter of the homeowner. The tank was located under a deck.  It appeared to be in poor condition and I recommended it be replaced.  I found very little evidence of a spill other than some minor staining on the soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-148-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call stating that an aboveground oil storage tank had corroded and released fuel oil to the bedrock below the tank. I responded to the site and found Colby and Gale, Inc., already there, pumping out the oil tank. I did a quick site assessment and found that the basement had a vapor barrier just below a few inches of soil. The vapor barrier held the oil in place and did not allow it to absorb into the bedrock below it. The homeowner declined the option to apply to the groundwater cleanup fund for coverage. He hired Colby and Gale directly to clean up the oil spill, and replace the oil storage tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-149-2016*A hydraulic line on a loader failed causing hydraulic oil to spill to a concrete pad.  The oil was contained and cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-150-2016*Likely due to a bad gasket, the transformer at power pole #7 in Monmouth spilled approximately 10 gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  Central Maine Power officials cleaned up the spill by removing impacted ground.
A-151-2016*Peter Angell reported that he had discovered an oil spill at a job he had been called to.  Mr. Angell is a licensed burner man and had been called to a "no heat" issue at a trailer on Pine Ridge Loop in Livermore Falls.  He discovered that the tank was actively leaking.

Linda Doran responded to the site and met with Mr. Angell and spoke with the homeowner, Heather Brown.  Ms. Brown signed Option 1 of the Clean-Up Options Agreement allowing the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to take the lead to clean up the site.

A temporary tank was installed by Peter Angell and Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was contacted to clean up the contaminated soil.  Four 55-gallon drums of soil were removed by EPI.   Ms. Brown was to contact the MDEP when she put in a new tank and Mr. Angel could remove the temporary tank.

Linda Doran retired from State Service in the fall of 2016 and the tank had not yet been replaced.

I (Jon Woodard) was contacted by Pete Angell in the spring of 2017 about returning the tank.   I made several site visits and attempts via phone to contact Ms. Brown and was unsuccessful.  While on site early in the summer, I noted that the "new" tank appeared to be a used tank and did not appear to be installed to code.   I spoke with her father and was able to have Blanchard's Cash Fuel, Inc., put the oil from the temporary tank into this active tank; though it was not necessarily a new stable tank.  This was completed in August, 2017, and Mr. Angell was informed that he could retrieve his tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-152-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call stating that a hose broke on a large fuel transport truck while unloading product. The liquid was lost to engineered containment and none was lost outside it. This spill occurred while offloading at a Fabian Oil bulk plant in Oakland. Fabian oil staff cleaned up the product inside the containment area.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-153-2016*On 3/14/16, at 1040 hours, Jeremy Daigle, from Dead River Company, reported that one of their delivery trucks had spilled an estimated 2 gallons of diesel fuel onto a customer's paved driveway. The spill was the result of an improperly secured hatch on the top of the truck that leaked fuel to the top of the truck and then ran off when the truck drove down the customer's sloping driveway. Dead River Company employees contained and collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads. No oil reportedly had run off the pavement. I went to the site to confirm that the area was cleaned up satisfactorily.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-154-2016*Mark Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, reported that there had been a discharge of #2 fuel oil at a residence located at 61 East Boston Road, Vinalhaven.   I responded and met with Chief Candage who brought me to the home of Katherine Wentworth.   The discharge had occurred when the basement flooded and partially submerged the furnace burner motor.   According to the oil burner technician on scene, the burner motor continued to run while partially submerged, "shooting oil" across the basement.  Oily debris was removed from the basement and placed in the backyard.  A ram fan was placed in the window to ventilate the basement.

For some reason, the sump pump did not turn on until there was 4 to 6 inches of water in the basement (1/2 basement only, as the other side was raised/exposed rock), and pumped oily water into the backyard, and left a layer of oil on the concrete floor.  I explained the Maine Oil Clean-up Fund (Fund) to Mrs. Wentworth and the clean up that would be necessary.  She agreed to apply to the Fund and would prefer to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection arrange for the clean-up.

I returned several days later with Allstate Environmental Services and removed oily debris, pressure washed the floor, and excavated the affected soil in the backyard.

Mrs. Wentworth's home is on public water and there is what appears to be a well at the adjacent home, 63 East Boston Road.  However, upon further observation, it was revealed that it does have public water serving it.  The site will still be referred to Alex Pugh of the Division of Technical Services to verify the water supply situation, though it is unlikely it is at risk from the discharge.
A-155-2016*On 3/15/16, at 0940 hours, Sherwood McKenney, from Waste Management, Inc., reported that an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to a paved parking lot at Fisher Industries when a hose broke on a truck picking up a roll off container. Waste Management, Inc., and Fisher Industries employees contained and collected the oil with absorbent material. I went to the site to confirm the clean-up was complete and that no oil had run off the pavement.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-139-2016*The Rangeley Fire Department reported an estimated 75 gallon diesel fuel spill that resulted when a truck struck a piece of metal in the roadway puncturing a fuel tank. The truck continued on for approximately 1 mile before running out of fuel. Most of the fuel was unrecoverable, but some was collected with sorbent pads by the fire department. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-103-2016*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 30 gallon spill of lube oil that was the result of a broken pipe on Engine 607. Pan Am hired Enpro Services for assistance with cleanup. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-156-2016*On March 15, Rusty Ames, from Casella Waste Management, Inc., called with a hydraulic spill.  The spill occurred at 24 Main Road at the Hampden Superintendent's Office.  Casella was collecting refuse on the property when a hydraulic line broke and approximately 16 ounces of hydraulic leaked onto the pavement.  Speedy dri sorbent material was used to collect product from the paved driveway.  Ten pounds of contaminated speedy dri was collected and disposed of in Pine Tree Waste Services' waste stream.  No resources were at risk.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-214-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil which impacted a cement basement floor.  Unspilled product was transferred out of the tank, then it was removed to facilitate an appropriate cleanup.  Miscellaneous household items and debris contaminated by oil were removed, the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials, then washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  The affected area was confined to corner of the basement in the vicinity of the tank.  The forced hot air furnace presented vapors to the upstairs living space, so a carbon impregnated air filter was installed to manage that intrusion.  Those efforts combined eliminated indoor air quality impacts.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-963-2015*A vehicle accident was called in by Sanford Public Safety Dispatch on behalf of the Limerick Fire Department in the early hours of Saturday the 21st. The Jeep Cherokee vehicle careened off pole 113 and slammed into and rode the rough stone wall for 100-plus feet coming to rest just before pole 112.  At its final resting spot, it discharged the majority of its fuel (gasoline) and other vehicle fluids (coolant/engine oil etc.).

It was thought perhaps 15-20 gallons of gasoline were discharged.  The location is within sight (less than 200 feet) of two private domestic wells.  Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was called to check their interest level or desire to excavate the shoulder (unpaved contaminated gravel).  They declined.  The area was marked for Dig Safe and a contractor was scheduled.

The excavation was on the shoulder of road 12 feet by six feet to a depth dependent on fuel migration, from several inches to a few feet. The material was a mixed fill, gravel cobble and a few chunks of rock.  The excavation was backfilled and compacted to complete restoration.

A referral to Bradford Hahn, geologist with our Division of Technical Services was made, and he followed up with a visit and well reconnaissance.  He interviewed residents at the two homes initially identified as potential receptors.

Based on the successful clean up and restoration, referral to Division of Technical Services for any water issues, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
B-803-2015*On December 1, Chris Matson, of Milford Fire Department called to report a spill from a single family residence at 129 Call Road in Milford.  The home was destroyed in a fire and subsequently the fuel line became damaged and caused the line to leak.  The home had an outside oil tank with K-1.   The firefighters were able to shut the tank off to stop the leak, and they placed sorbent pads down to absorb the oil.  When I arrived, I was able to pick up about 60 pounds of sorbents.  It appeared that the spill was approximately 20 gallons.  I was able to dig a few areas near the spill and there was little contamination of the soil.  The tank still contained about 110 gallons of fuel, which I removed because a wall next to the tank was structurally unsound.

The owner is Hebert Badger, who I have contacted several times to attempt to return the recovered oil.

The homes in the area are on city water.  There are no resources at risk.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-985-2015*On 12/1/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kenneth Ramsy of Dead River reporting a small oil leak at a customer's residence.  The oil had leaked out of the filter housing for the oil tank located in the basement.  Mr. Ramsy estimated less than one pint of oil had spilled.  He repaired the leaking filter unit and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-984-2015*On 12/1/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Luke Adeux of Dead River reporting a small oil leak at a customer's residence in Buxton.  Dead River had serviced the oil tank and burner at the residence a few days prior and the gasket in the oil filter unit was pinched during replacement.  Approximately 2 quarts of oil was estimated to have been lost onto a concrete floor.  Dead River repaired the offending gasket and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-62-2016*I received an oil spill report of hydraulic oil, as a result of a loose fitting on a wood chipper unit.  Irving Woodland's Contractor crew used wood fines and sorbents to soak and collect the spilled oil.  The oil debris was taken back to the logging contractor's maintenance shop for proper disposal with other oily debris.  The spill occurred on a chipper in Township 12-Range 8, on 7 mile Carr Pond Road branch at the mouth of the 2.5 mile branch.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-54-2016*A hydraulic hose on a feller buncher ruptured released 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to snow. Employees of Nadeau's Logging removed contaminated snow and used sorbents to remove in the cleanup process. The oily debris were disposed of through a local solid waste contractor.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-837-2015*On December 21, Lacey, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill of diesel at their convenience store located at 795 Central Street in Millinocket.  The 3 ounce spill was the result of a pin hole in a delivery hose for a diesel pump.   The leak was collected with a sorbent pad and it was disposed of in Dead River's waste stream.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-1064-2015*On 12/21/15, while inspecting the facility for spill containment repairs (see P-982-2015), I was accompanied by Terminal Manager Terry Sullivan.  I noted a significant leak of gasoline from a hose hook-up to a bottom-load fitting on a Gulf Oil operated Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) 406 tank trailer at the terminal's Loading Rack 4.  I pointed out this ongoing prohibited discharge to Mr. Sullivan, who promptly ran to the driver and had him shut down the loading and disconnect the hose.

There was a 5-gallon pail under this leaking hose fitting, but not the other fittings, implying the driver knew the fitting was leaking.  I observed about half the leaking gasoline going into the bucket and half to the ground, creating a significant fire hazard and a prohibited discharge to the ground.  Gulf Terminal staff responded with sorbents, though by that time, the surface gasoline spill had largely evaporated.  The surface discharge was to concrete pavement and did not reach the drains or pavement cracks.

A Gulf Terminal employee stated that there had been a bag over this hose indicating it was out-of-service, but I noted no signage stating it was out-of-service.  I observed the bag being put back over the hose end.  I later updated Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff person Rick Kaselis of this leak, who I understand will follow-up on the repair of the hose fitting.

1)  This spill report shall not be considered or used as an environmental site assessment.  See also report P-982-2015, et al.
2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

B-32-2016*On 1/13/16,  R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a half gallon kerosene spill at the entered location.  A home heating oil delivery tanker was parked inside the garage and leaked oil.  A failure in the delivery nozzle/hose bleeder valve caused the leak.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and entered into their commercial waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-31-2016*On 1/14/16, I responded to report of a residential home heating oil spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a 275 gallon capacity aboveground storage supply tank (AST) with a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The homeowners noticed the spill and slow dripping the night before and contacted Pelkey Oil Company, in Bangor, early today.  The spill migrated across the painted and sealed concrete floor in the basement.  The wooden plates associated with a wall were mildly impacted.  Sorbents and cleaner were used to cleaned these areas.  There are two unpainted (bare) concrete floor sections that were partially impacted.  I applied Oil Solution to these areas.  The tank was pumped off by Pelkey Oil and arrangements were made to install a new tank.

I installed a radon fan to vent the utility room.  Initial photo-ionization detector (PID) readings on the first floor living area peaked at 6.6 parts per million (ppm).  Readings in the basement peaked at 19 ppm in the breathing zone, and 23 ppm above the stained concrete areas.  I detected a reading of 273 ppm from under a metal storage cabinet that we removed and cleaned.  Readings around the wooden plates peaked at 53 ppm.

On 1/16/16, I was on site in response to persistent odor complaints.  Upon arrival, I observed that the old AST had not been removed.  I installed a second radon fan to better vent the basement area.  I detected 0 ppm upon entry to the first floor living area.  I assisted the oil technician in the removal of the old AST.

On 1/19/16, Jim Lavoie, of the Division of Technical Services, and myself visited the site and detected 0 ppm in the first floor living space and 0 ppm in the breathing zone in the basement.  Peak reading of 25.7 ppm was detected along the wooden base plates of an interior wall in the basement.  The homeowner proceeded to seal the plate with a paint sealer.  On 1/28/16, I inspected the area and detected 0 ppm in the basement and utility room breathing zones.  Along the baseplate of the wall, where the homeowner missed a spot with sealer, I detected a peak reading of 17 ppm.  I removed the radon fans.

No additional Division of Response Services action is anticipated, however, oil impacted wood causing nuisance level odors may have to be addressed in areas that can not be sealed by the homeowner, who advised they would do the work.
I-47-2016*I responded to the previous mentioned location for an interior oil spill. I recovered sorbent material deployed by the oil technician. More sorbents deployed and oiled material was removed from the basement. Due to the presence of oil vapor in the basement a ventilation fan was installed to exchange the air in the basement.

I referred the site to Technical Services for assistance with the vapor mitigation. Technical Services staff washed the floor and installed a long term ventilation system.

I monitored the ventilation system until it was removed. No further vapors in the basement.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.


B-687-2015*On October 22, Donald Carlow, of Dead River Company, called to report a spill at the residence of Rita Helfen, 13 Sixteenth Street in Bangor.   Mr. Carlow reported that the fuel pump failed on the oil burner causing a leak onto the dirty concrete floor.  Approximately 12 ounces of #2 oil was lost onto the floor.  After the repairs were made, I cleaned up the contaminated dirt on the floor and some loose bricks.  The vapors were low, but I treated the floor with Oil Solutions to control vapors.  The vapors in the upstairs were acceptable, and the homeowner did not want a fan so none was installed.  I rechecked the house several weeks later and cleaned up the dried oil solutions and checked the vapors.  The home was acceptable in the basement and upstairs.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-874-2015*On 10/23/15 I received a call from Dana Nugent of Dead River reporting a small spill from one of their trucks.  When disconnecting the delivery hose after filling a tank at the property, some oil "burped" onto the side of the building.  Dead River cleaned up the spillage with sorbent pads.  No site visit made, no further action required.
P-875-2015*On 10/23/15 I received a call from Wesley Harden of CES Inc. reporting a small spill that had occurred the previous day.  A small container of an unknown type oil was encountered while excavating at this site.  It is suspected to have been motor oil.  The container broke open in the bucket of the excavator when it was removed from the ground.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the spill and the broken container with any remaining oil was bagged up for future disposal.  No site visit made, no further action required.
P-876-2015*I was contacted by Mr. Fettig reporting that he had the furnace removed from the house he is renovating and oil had spilled out onto the basement floor.  The outside oil tank's gauge was reading empty and the fire-o-matic valve was shut before the copper oil line was disconnected from the furnace.  Unfortunately the gauge was broken and the fire-o-matic valve didn't seat properly.  About 10 gallons of kerosene leaked out onto the basement floor which was partially concrete and partially dirt (see attached photos).  I hired Enpro Services to remove the stained concrete floor and contaminated soil under it.  Part of a water treatment system that had recently been installed had to be moved so more of the concrete floor could be removed.  Once the concrete was out, we were not able to remove much soil because bedrock was an inch to a foot deep.  We removed all that could be and installed a sump and sub-slab depressurization piping and backfilled the excavation with stone.  At this point Division of Technical Services took over installation of the SSDS, replacing the concrete floor, and long term monitoring of the indoor air quality.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-877-2015*On Wednesday, 7/15/15, while taking the southbound exit to Bucknam Road, a tractor trailer truck rolled over on the north side of the exit ramp.  The accident was responded to by Maine State Police, Falmouth Fire Department and a wrecker contractor.  The accident and discharge was not reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services at the time, but was investigated later in the day by MDEP.  The trailer cargo was reported to be a non-hazardous material.

Based on the oil stain on the pavement, the leakage appears several gallons or less.  I noted no apparent leakage of diesel fuel from the tractor saddle tanks or fuel lines.  The spillage appears to have been satisfactorily cleaned up and did not appear to reach storm drains or soil.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-878-2015*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the piping from the tank to the furnace. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES). The floor was epoxy coated by CHES to reduce the amount of any lingering oil odors from the stained concrete.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-879-2015*An excavator slid off the road due to operator error and rolled over causing it to release approximately 15 gallons of diesel fuel from its fuel tank vent into an unnamed stream adjacent to Fire Lane 45 off Route 113. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and used sorbent boom and pads to collect the spilled oil. The impacted sorbents were disposed of by the MDEP.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-880-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 10/27/15, in the late morning, Mr. John Hughes, of Branch Brook Fuels (BBF) Company, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a 2-cup leak of #2 oil due to a leaking filter after a filter change by one of his burner technicians.  He reported the leak fixed and cleaned, but then later called that it was still leaking.  He was sending another crew out to clean again.  Mr. Hughes did not recommend a MDEP visit at the time until he had opportunity to check it out and get back to me.

Calling the homeowner, Ms. Vaughan, she reported to me that the initial leak had actually happened the previous day (10/26/15), and the BBF burner technician had put odor absorbent powder (OA powder) over the spill area and left without telling her there was a leak.  She added that they could not sleep well due to the oil vapor odor all through the house.  I found no record the spill had been reported the previous day to MDEP Division of Response Services.  Ms. Vaughan wished a MDEP visit to meet BBF staff coming out this afternoon.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/17/15, entering the home I noted in the kitchen and living room ambient air, a mild odor of fuel oil with Photoionization Detector (PID) values of 0.1-parts per million (ppm).  In the basement, ambient air measured 0.4-ppm and a strong odor of OA Powder and oil.  Instead of "neutralizing fuel odors" and "leaving behind a fresh cherry scent", the powder left overnight was causing distress to the homeowner, and masking, not neutralizing, the oil.  About 1" above the spill location, under the oil filter, I recorded a measurement of 1.4-ppm.  The powder appeared to be masking the oil vapors and not giving an accurate PID measurement.  The leak at the tank did not appear to significantly reach the soil under and around the tank.

At the boiler there was additional OA powder over what may have been old weathered oil stain not related to this discharge according to Mr. Hughes of BBF.  Ms. Vaughan stated that this area had not had leakage until the service by BBF.

Atop the oil tank was a dark oil stain and wet oil at an elbow fitting of the fill pipe (see photo).  This appeared to be an old small pipe fitting seep, apparently seeping a small volume out the fitting whenever the tank was filled.

BBF workers on site argued that the leakage atop the tank was old so was not their responsibility.  After my asking why it was not reported by, fixed, or cleaned up by the BBF service technician over the years; they stated that they can't call in every small leak they find or clean them up as it would delay them many hours.  I advised that reporting these leaks would cover themselves on liability, and prevent them from having to return to clean them up and suffer enforcement actions for violations.

We noted an oil stain on the concrete pad under the boiler end of the fuel line.  BFF stated that this was old oil leak pre-dating their involvement.  Ms. Vaughan stated that this oil leak at the boiler was due to BBF's action.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is located in a suburban residential area off Route 35 and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  According to ArcMap, the area is underlain by a significant sand & gravel aquifer, and there are no drinking water wells within 1000'.

The home is a cape style house of wood construction, about 150+ years old, with attached garage.  The home has a full basement with foundation of mortared granite block and bricks.  The basement floor appears to be un-mortared brick over soil.  The heating system is a forced hot water boiler, a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST), and fuel line within a plastic hose under the brick floor.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Monday, 10/26/15, based on observation and the Vaughan's statements, the service technician on Monday suffered a leak at the filter and put down OA powder over the leak and left
I-265-2015*On 10/28/15, I received a call from Peter Curran, Dead River Company Service Manager, reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil as a result of a pin hole leak in fuel delivery line.  The small hole was located about 30 feet back from the nozzle and sprayed/spilled about 2 quarts onto the asphalt driveway.  Peter stated that his crew has collected/soaked up all the spilled oil and he was going up to look at the site this afternoon to insure that it has been cleaned up adequately.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-957-2015*A ruptured fuel line caused the release of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel from a tractor trailer truck to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents and approximately 100 lbs. of spent sorbents were disposed of by Environmental Projects Inc. of Auburn Maine (EPI). 14.76 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was based on a sharp decline of field readings with a Photoionization Detector (PID).

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-941-2015*On November 16, 2015, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a #2 oil discharge from a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 128 Sewall Shore Road in Lebanon.

I responded to the site and met with Dead River and homeowner, Barbara Gifford. Dead River showed me the pin sized hole on the belly of the AST. The AST was in a small closet in the basement, with crushed stone flooring. The crushed stone and soil were saturated in oil. At that time it was hard to tell how much leaked from the AST. Ms. Gifford agreed to allow the MDEP to supervise the clean-up.

On November 17 and 18, 2015, I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental Services. Dead River had pumped oil from the old AST into a temporary AST outside. Allstate removed the old AST and disposed of it properly. .74 ton of contaminated crushed stone and soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough. The "shake test" method was used to test the soil. The test showed no evidence of oil in the soil. Oil vapors in the house were 0.0 parts per million on my photoionization detector. New crush stone was backfilled in the closet. Ms. Gifford was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells or perimeter drains were impacted by the discharge.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-562-2015*On September 1, Ed Cookson, from PLC Construction Company, called to report a spill in Greenbush.  The spill occurred near the end of the Greenbush Road at structure 412.  The spill occurred due to a broken hose on a bucket truck.   Approximately .25 gallon of hydraulic oil was sprayed on the ground.  It was cleaned up by excavating the soil.  Fifteen pounds of contaminated soil will be disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-682-2015*At 1020 hours on 10/17/15, the Millinocket Fire Department reported a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a broken gauge on the furnace which caused the furnace to shut down.  The spilled oil flowed into a drain in the basement floor which went to the sewer and eventually to the Millinocket Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP).  The WWTP did not observe any sheening during this time period.  There were no vapors outside of the furnace room.  The gauge was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-683-2015*At 1240 hours on 10/17/15, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported an 8-10 gallon spill of gasoline from a driver that had trouble with the handle while filling his vehicle at their R. H. Foster On the Run Service Station at 264 Main Street in Winterport.  The spill occurred at 2030 hours on 10/16/15.  After the driver had trouble filling his vehicle, he drove off.  No other information was available on the driver.  The Winterport Fire Department used sorbents to soak up the spilled gasoline.  R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, disposed of the sorbents.  The handle was checked for malfunctions, but none were found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-684-2015*I received a call from Brian Ahern indicating a small leak had occurred.  The leak was caused by a loose fitting on a contracted excavator at the Veazie power station. The spill was to dirt and was cleaned up sufficiently by personnel on site while the leak was fixed.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-685-2015*On 10/19/2015,  Ms. Backman reported a leak from her aboveground supply tank.  The tank was dripping and caught early.  The tank was secured by a licensed oil burner technician.  I made arguments to meet on site with Dead River Company technicians on 10/20/2015.

On 10/20/2015, I responded to the site and hired Dead River Company in Cherryfield to pump off the tank and install a temporary tank.  The corroded tank was secured in place.  What oil had dripped on the concrete floor was cleaned up using sorbents.  No additional cleanup was warranted.  A new tank was installed by the Department of Environmental Protection tank replacement program.  The temporary tank was removed by Dead River Company.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-686-2015*On 10/19/2015,  Leadbetter's Super Stop reported a 6 gallon gasoline spill at the entered location.  The spill occurred on 10/17/2015, around noon, according to the reporter, Eric Leadbetter, who just found out about the spill.  It was unclear if there was a mechanical failure with the pump nozzle or if the vehicle had a malfunction.  The reporter indicated a problem with the vehicle after viewing video and checking out the pump, but took responsibility for the spill.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents and the waste disposed at a licensed facility.  The spill was contained to the pump landing.

I discussed spill reporting requirements for distribution facilities with Eric Leadbetter.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-690-2015*I was notified of a small spill of hydraulic oil to a raceway at Green Lake National Fish Hatchery.  The spill was the result of a pinhole leak in some of the equipment at the hatchery.  The equipment was shut down and the hose was replaced.  Sorbents were placed accordingly to protect resources at the hatchery as a precaution.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-691-2015*I received a call from Brian Ahern indicating a small motor oil spill had resulted from a leaking gasket on a Davis Oil Company delivery truck that was at the plant to fuel equipment. The spill was to pavement and cleaned up appropriately by Casco Bay personnel.  Mr. Ahern told me he asked that the truck leave the facility immediately and not return until the leak was repaired.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-1050-2015*Products and by-products consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were removed from this residence by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) technicians.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) provided over pack, transportation and disposal services on behalf of the responsible party.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1051-2015*Scott Cyr investigated a report of an oil line leak to a concrete floor at this residence.  There are no notes to indicate what, if any, remedial activities may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1052-2015*On 12/16/15 I received a call from the Waterboro Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of antifreeze due to a car accident.  It was reported that the antifreeze had soaked into the ground before it could be removed.  No clean-up efforts were made and none deemed necessary by me.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1055-2015*On 12/18/15 I received a call from Chris Guessman of Pan Am reporting an overfill spill of lube oil from a locomotive.  The  oil flowed onto ballast and dirt under the train and was removed by Pan Am employees.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1056-2015*The Auburn Fire Department reported that they were at the Cumberland Farms on Center Street where a customer's vehicle had been overfilled.  The overfill caused about 10 gallons of gasoline to spill onto the concrete apron around the dispenser and run across the paved surface down to a ditch.  The evening of the spill, Cumberland Farms hired Enpro Services to clean up the concrete and paved surfaces with sorbent material.  Sorbents were also placed in the ditch.  Enpro returned the following day to excavate the contaminated soil in the ditch.  The excavation was left open for several days so that sorbents could recover gasoline on the surface water.  The excavation was they backfilled with clean fill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1057-2015*On December 21, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hose on a trash truck. The oil dripped onto dirt under the truck. The oily dirt was removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1058-2015*Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline was discharged into the basement of the residence from a 5 gallon general use fuel container. The release occurred because the basement flooded with water and caused the container to float and tip over releasing its contents. The basement was flooded with water because the municipal water supply tank for the town of Freeport leaked a large quantity of water into the residence. Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was contracted by Maine Water (owner of the water tank) to remove the water from the basement. Approximately 10,000 gallons of gasoline impacted water was removed from the basement with vacuum trucks and transported to the CHES facility in South Portland. The Interior surface of the basement was cleaned with degreaser and some impacted materials from the basement were disposed of by CHES. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) oversaw the cleanup actions.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-16-2016*On January 7, I received an anonymous complaint concerning Levant Landscaping.  The complainant stated there were numerous batteries scattered, and spilled petroleum products including oil, gas, and hydraulic oil all over the property.   In addition, where the company had maintenance contracts, such as Sam's, Walmart, Kohl's, there was additional spilling of product from leaking equipment and vehicles.

I inspected their Levant business location as well as the businesses that Levant Landscaping had contracts with.   I did not find anything to substantiate the complaint.  No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.

P-688-2015*On August 20, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the 7-Eleven located at 217 Saco Avenue, in Old Orchard Beach.

The release was power steering fluid and less than a gallon was discharged onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface that was impacted and disposed of properly. No storm drains were affected by the discharge.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-532-2015*At 1415 hours on 8/21/15, Joe Gardner, Maine Game Warden, reported a partially submerged vehicle was removed from Patrick Lake at the Patrick Lake Boat landing.  A small sheen was observed on the water.  The vehicle was removed without any problems.  The vehicle was hauled to East Machias for the Police to determine its owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-544-2015*At 1710 hours on 8/26/15, Chris McHale, from Casella Waste Systems (Pine Tree Waste Services) reported that the garbage in the back of one of their garbage trucks caught fire.  The driver of the truck pulled into a large parking lot, which is owned by a church, at 403 Elm Street in Brewer, and dumped out the burning garbage.  The local fire department extinguished the fire and Pine Tree Waste Services reloaded the burned garbage back into the truck for incineration at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company in Orrington.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-612-2015*At 1001 hours on 9/22/15, Dead River Company reported that 3-4 gallons of kerosene was spilled at their Lincoln Bulk Plant due to a faulty valve.  The valve is located in a poor location on the fill arm piping which allows product to remain in the fill arm for the next truck arriving to fill up.  As this truck prepared to get the fill arm in place, kerosene leaked out.  They moved the valve to correct this problem.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-644-2015*At 2150 hours on 10/1/15, the Maine Air National Guard reported a 5 gallon spill of Jet-A fuel from a maintenance worker turning the wrong valve on an aircraft.  The maintenance worker thought the pipe was empty when he turned the valve.  It was not allowing fuel to spill ono the tarmac.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-760-2015*On 11/9/2015, Emera Maine reported a transformer spill at the entered location.  A dump truck struck electrical wires and brought the Emera transformer down, spilling transformer oil on the ground.  Emera crew was on site and deployed sorbents to the spill.  Details regarding soil removal had not been worked out, but a cleanup was planned for the morning.

On 11/10/2015, I responded to the cleanup of impacted soils.  Emera, Gardner Companies and Bud's Landscaping were on site.  The spill impacted a gravel area and adjacent grass.  Gross contamination was removed and the area was backfilled.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-225-2015*On September 9, 2015 Daigle Oil Company(DOCs) received a call for an oil smell from a Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) that had leaked onto a basement floor.  Oil had soaked into the concrete floor in a 10' by 12' area. After some trying, a DOCs employee was able to stop the leak in the AST with a magnetic patch. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.

On September 10, I contacted Mr. Gauvin whom stated he was happy with the cleanup and was going to replace the tank. Mr. Gauvin did want any assistance from the Department or Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-741-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/9/15, in the early afternoon, Ms. Erin Pike of St. Germain-Collins (SGC) company notified Ms. Ann Hemenway of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of reportable evidence of a discharge identified at this retail motor fuels facility.  I was the closest responder at the time and familiar with the facility and was requested to respond.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility has been a gas station, underground storage tank (UST) facility, and vehicle repair garage since the 1970s.  It has previously been operated as Pegasus Mobil and as D & S Mobil.  Pervious facility owners have been Downeast Energy, then Alliance Energy/Shell Oil before Alliance was taken over by Global Montello Group.  At the time of this UST abandonment, the business was signed as Mike Higgins Auto Repair, LLC.

The area is rural or suburban commercial and suburban use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  Native soil in the area appeared to be Presumpscot Formation silt/clay with a high groundwater table.  According to MDEP ArcMap, the facility is not located over mapped significant aquifer and there are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The earliest documented discharge I found in MDEP files is spill report P-93-1984.  P-647-1996 documents a heating oil discharge with a UST abandonment behind the west side of the building.  Report P-391-1997 documents significant weathered gasoline contamination during abandonment-by-removal of USTs T-1, T-2 and T-3, located south of the dispenser islands.  In 1996 and 1997, the location was given a MDEP Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal and no remediation was required at the time.

On 9/9/15, while on site for the removal of the 1997-age tanks, I noted no sheen or free product oils on the groundwater, at 6' to 7' below grade.  The 1997 installed tanks were not in the same area as the tanks removed in 1997.  I noted no obvious oil staining in the exposed soil (see photos).  I noted no significant odor of gasoline in the air or from the soil around the UST excavation and island locations.  SGC initially notified of a bag headspace field sample of 135-parts per million (ppm), but on site, Ms. Pike reported one sample value at 700-ppm.

SGC agreed with MDEP Division of Response Services assessment of a MDEP 5.2.1.4. Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario for clean-up, based on the site location and lack of significant potential receptors.

As part of clean-up investigation, MDEP Division of Response Services required a groundwater sample from the UST excavation for VPH (Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons) analysis; this was required because a usable soil sample could not be acquired from the excavation bottom below water table, and the information would be needed for potential groundwater dewatering with future re-development of the property.  Petroleum contamination was confirmed in the groundwater as well as the soil (see 10/27/15 UST Closure assessment by SGC).

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The UST facility abandoned by removal in 1997 was south of the dispenser island; the tanks removed in 2015 were located north of the dispenser island in a virgin area for USTs.  At the time of my arrival Portland Pump Company (PPC) had already removed the plastic dispenser sumps, product piping and the tanks.  The two 15,000-gallon capacity Elutron TANX fiberglass +clad steel tanks had no visible damage.  No new, replacement UST facility was planned and the facility would operate only as a repair garage.

The expected date of removal listed on the Notice of Intent was 9/14/15, though PPC removed them on 9/9/15, five days sooner than listed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the agreed clean-up guideline for this site at this time, no remedial actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.

Maine Certified Geologist Carol White, representing the property owner (Mr. Higgin
P-744-2015*On 9/10/15 I received a call from Melissa Piper of Shaws Supermarkets reporting a small gasoline spill from an employee's vehicle at the distribution center in Wells.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-745-2015*Report of small hydraulic oil discharge from a Pam Am Railways locomotive onto the track ballast.  Pan Am had a crew respond from Saco, Maine.

Spill was satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-746-2015*On 8/24/15, through the Maine State Police, Sanford Fire Department (SFD) reported a discharge of motor oil associated with a vehicle accident in front of 344 Grammar Road.  SFD reported they cleaned the spill with sorbents.  I later inspected and noted a dark oil stain on the pavement, but no spill reached soil or water.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-747-2015*On 9/1/15, Dead River Company (DRC) reported that one of their fuel delivery "peddler" trucks had leaked 1/4 gallon of #2 oil from the truck to pavement at their customer's location.  No spillage to drains or waters.  DRC reported the discharge cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-748-2015*Report was received of small leak from Dead River Company peddler fuel truck following fuel delivery to a customer.  Response and clean-up were performed by Dead River driver.  The spill area is suburban residential and served by municipal water service.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-749-2015*On 9/4/15, Dead River Company (DRC) reported a 2.5 gallon discharge from a delivery truck while delivering to this customer.  The spill happened when the driver was switching products at the truck and the oil purged out of the truck reservoir to the soil below.  Oiled soil was dug up by DRC and sorbents were used.  The spill location is rural residential.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-750-2015*On 9/8/15, Emery Mills Energy (EME) reported a small leak of motor (lube) oil to the ground from a generator at this residence, and reported the leak to be cleaned up.  The leak was discovered and fixed several days earlier on 9/5/15, and EME reported they were not aware of the prompt reporting requirement.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-751-2015*On 9/10/15, Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported that MTA and Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) responded to a leak of gasoline to the pavement from an auto getting off the highway.  The leak was reported due to a hole in the gas tank, though the vehicle owner was not identified.  BFD applied sorbents and an unknown volume evaporated.  No  discharge to soil or waters.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-752-2015*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface and adjacent soils during a delivery of oil to the residence. The release occurred after the oil delivery was made and the operator was reeling in the hose. The release was caused by a loose fitting on the oil pump system located on the back of the tank truck. Sorbents were used to remove the oil from the driveway surface. Impacted soils were excavated by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn. Approximately 3 drums of soil were excavated and disposed of by EPI. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw cleanup activities and clean-up was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-754-2015*On 9/10/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department.  The fire department reported that a homeowner had walked into the fire station and told them her oil tank located in her basement was leaking and that she was unable to get any oil companies to respond.  The fire department was en-route to the scene.

I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the tank.  It had been leaking from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The fire department had plugged the leak, slowing it dramatically.  Only a small amount of oil had spilled onto the concrete floor beneath the tank.  I hired Allstate Environmental to respond and pump the remaining contents of the tank into another container until the homeowner could get a new tank installed.  Allstate also cleaned up the spillage with some speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-756-2015*On September 14, 2015, I responded to the Little Mountain Variety Store in Bridgton.  New piping was being installed at the site, so the property could open as a gas station.  At that time, old piping still existed in the ground from the previous underground storage tank (UST) and piping removal.  It was unknown why the pipe remained.  Please see Maine Department Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report P-357-2014 for more information on the UST and piping removal.

No evidence of contamination was discovered from removing the old pipe.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-757-2015*Northeast Air reported that about 8 gallons of aviation gasoline had spilled during fueling of an airplane.  They said that the plane's sump was stuck open after being checked.  The product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-758-2015*On 9/12/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Harrison Fire Department reporting a motor oil spill at the Long Lake boat ramp at the intersection of Route 35 & 117.  A passenger vehicle had punctured its oil pan and stopped at the ramp.  The fire department cleaned up most of the oil with sorbent pads and left a small piece of sorbent boom at the edge of the lot where it meets the lake to ensure any remaining oil was captured.  I retrieved the spent sorbent pads and the sorbent boom the following Monday.  I saw no sign of the oil having made it to the lake.  No further action required.
P-759-2015*On 9/12/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Poland Spring plant in Hollis reporting a 2 gallon spill of transmission fluid from a truck due to an unspecified mechanical malfunction.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No site visit was made.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-760-2015*On 9/12/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the United States Coast Guard reporting a mystery sheen in the area of Chandlers and Long wharfs in Portland.  The source and cause of the sheen was unknown.  No attempt at recovery was made.  No further action required.
P-761-2015*On 9/12/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a spill that occurred during a fatal motorcycle accident.  Some fluids leaked from the motorcycle as a result of the accident.  The fire department cleaned up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-762-2015*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid to the ground.  Spilled product impacted brickwork and pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  Afterwards, a pressure washing company with a wash water recovery system cleaned the affected areas.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-763-2015*A plane was refueled overnight when the temperature was 40 degrees.  The daytime temperature rose quickly to above 60 which caused the fuel in the wing to expand and be discharged out the vent to the tarmac.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-764-2015*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of antifreeze to the paved roadway.  Spilled product migrated into a storm water catch basin within close proximity.  The local Fire Department reported the incident and requested advice. Due to the miscibility of the product involved and the small amount relative to the quantity of water in the basin, no action was warranted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-766-2015*This spill report covers the removal and reinstallation of diesel product piping, and installation of a new diesel-additive underground storage tank (UST) adjacent to the active USTs.  The diesel additive is not a petroleum UST and therefore not regulated as a UST within the state of Maine by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The report also documents two surface gasoline discharges at the dispensers: one logged as required and one not logged by the Circle-K staff.  Ransom Environmental company was listed for the Chapter 691 Closure Assessment.

On 9/15/15, Josh, of Gaftek, LLC, repaired a diesel dispenser that had suffered collision with a truck.  Sheet shoring was installed for the pending additive tank.

On 10/1/15, I observed Gaftek staff working to install new replacement piping in the truck diesel dispenser locations #1 and #2; dispensers #3 and #4 will be started after the first two are back in service.  I noted no evidence of oil contamination on the groundwater or in the exposed soil.  In borings the groundwater was found at 18' below grade, so it appears that water within the UST facility excavations was trapped (bathtub) in the silt/clay soil.

Checking the facility spill log with the store manager, I noted that a gasoline spill at gasoline dispenser #1 was properly logged.  Another recent gasoline discharge at dispenser #8 was not logged.  Both spills are estimated at 5 to 8 gallons each.

1)  See the MDEP UST registration file 19537 and the UST Closure environmental assessment for additional information.
2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-767-2015*On 9/15/15, I visited this property to check on the presence of drinking water wells and presence over a mapped aquifer prior to installation of a new underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The area is suburban, commercial use adjacent to a Maine Turnpike entrance and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The property was formerly wooded and I am not aware of any previous oil storage there.  I completed the New UST Siting Law Inspection Checklist and found no issues preventing installation.

On 11/18/15, I again visited, and found the building constructed and the new retail, motor fuels partially installed (see attached photos).  I noted no compliance issues.  James Mullen of the UST installation contractor Gaftek, LLC, gave me a tour of the new facility.  See the UST Registration file 22003 for further information.

At this time, there are no additional Division of Response Services requirements.

P-768-2015*On 9/15/15 and 9/25/15, I made routine site visits to this consumptive use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility location to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of the 10,000-gallon UST.  This location was formerly the Plummer Motz School, but in the past several years the buildings had been sold to Ocean View Retirement Community and the Falmouth Parks & Recreation Department.  The location is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

The Notice of Intent To Remove had been mistakenly completed with the Town of Falmouth as the facility owner; after a site visit and calls, I found this information was incorrect and had the new owners change and resubmit the removal notice.  The UST was located between the two buildings (see attached location map).

On 9/8/15, the contractor, Chris Wilson, advised Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the removal would take place on 9/15/15, though I found this removal date was later changed without notice to MDEP Division of Response Services.  On 9/25/15, I checked again and found the UST area excavated and the tank apparently removed.  I found no record that discharges or problems were reported to MDEP Division of Response Services.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or mistaken for an environmental site assessment.  Being a consumptive use, heating oil UST, no Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was required, and MDEP did not get opportunity to check the abandonment, and no clearance can be given as to evidence of discharges.

2)  At this point in time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-769-2015*Approximately 15 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the crawl space of the residence. The release was caused due to corrosion of the oil line. The oil was released to the underlying soils. .63 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated by hand and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Excavation activities were limited due to the proximity of the spill to the foundation wall and some oil impacted soils were left in place. The excavation was covered with poly sheeting and backfilled with sand.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-770-2015*During a tarmac renovation, contaminated soil was discovered below the pavement adjacent to the dispenser island, supplied by large aboveground tanks.  These dispensers have been located in same spot for decades; as long as the operator has been supplying jet fuel to its customers.  Though no specific cause was identified, given the duration and history of use, small leaks and drips over time were expected to have been the major contributor.  There are no likely receptors in the vicinity of the contamination at this commercial site, so the contractor was approved to remove only the material necessary to accommodate the project.  Future ground breaking activities should anticipate encountering contamination remaining below the pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-771-2015*On September 16, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred from a transformer on pole # 259 on the Mountain Road in Falmouth.

An unknown cause resulted in approximately 7 +/- gallons of transformer oil to discharge onto the ground. 5 yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at a landfill in Norridgewock. No wells or storm drains were impacted by the discharge.

I visited the area for clean-up confirmation and was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-772-2015*On September 09, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge of oil occurred at Pole # 91 on Chadbourne Road in Standish.

Approximately less than a gallon of non-PCB (Polychlorinated biphenyl) leaked from the transformer when the utility pole was snapped from a motor vehicle crashing into it.  Sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil from the brush and disposed of properly.

I further inspected the area and did not find evidence of an oil discharge.  No wells or storm drains were impacted.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-773-2015*On September 17, 2015, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), at North Parish Congress on 893 Main Street in Sanford.  Dead River explained that during the delivery of #2 oil, the whistle on the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) never stopped, and approximately 4 gallons of oil sprayed out the vent and onto the concrete outside the building. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete surface and removed.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill and the property owners were satisfied with the clean-up.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-774-2015*On September 16, 2015, Melissa Gordon of BJs Wholesale reported a discharge of anti-freeze in the parking lot at 110 Mt. Auburn Avenue, in Auburn.  The anti-freeze discharge came from a broken hose on a Brinks Truck. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed. The speedy dry was disposed of properly by U. S. Ecology.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-775-2015*On September 17, 2015, C. N. Brown Company reported an overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The overfill occurred at 276 King Hill Road in Naples.

I responded to the residence and met with the homeowner, Lawrence Maynard. Mr. Maynard said he was satisfied with the clean-up. He said there was no oil in his basement where the aboveground storage tank (AST) was located and that C. N. Brown did a good job removing oily dirt and cleaning the vinyl siding from where the oil sprayed out the vent pipe. I did the "shake test" method on the soil and it did not show elevated levels of contaminated soil.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-776-2015*On September 17, 2015, Wayne Bateman, of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The release of 2190 TEP lube oil occurred when a crew member on a barge was carrying and walking with a bag of the oil and it accidentally ripped open. Approximately 3 gallons was released and an estimated 2 gallons leaked into the Piscataqua River.

None of the oil was recoverable because of the swift currents in the river.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-777-2015*On September 17, 2015, L. L. Bean Company reported a hydraulic oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge came from a milling machine that accidently rolled over. The rollover occurred at 15 Casco Street in Freeport.

Majority of the oil discharge remained on pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material and dirt were used to absorb the oil. The speedy dry and contaminated soil were disposed at CPRC Group in Scarborough by Crooker and Sons, Inc.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-624-2015*On 9/23/2015, 3-Phase Line Construction, Inc., reported a five quart motor oil spill at the entered location, a right of way off Route 16 at the Bingham and Moscow town line.  A truck oil pan was punctured causing the leak.  The spill was cleaned up by excavating the soil and sorbent pads.  The waste was contained in a 55-gallon drum and stored for waste contractor pickup and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-617-2015*On 9/23/2015, Webber Oil Company reported underground oil storage tanks (UST) discovered at 700 Main Street, Bangor, and requested that they proceed with removal prior to submission of the notice of intent to remove.  The UST was discovered during projects associated with this site, a former terminal.  Aboveground storage tanks had been removed and ground work was being completed converting and upgrading the facility's office grounds when the UST was discovered.  As the UST removal took place, two additional USTs were discovered.  In total a 2,000 gasoline and two 4,000 gallon gasoline USTs were removed.  The tanks were cleaned and removed by Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine and a site assessment completed by Acadia Environmental, Portland, ME.

The level of contamination reported by Acadia at the time of removal did not meet the reporting or cleanup criteria established in the Remediation Guidelines for Petroleum Contaminated sites in Maine.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-720-2015*A small amount of diesel fuel spilled from the engine of a Holly's Oil delivery truck to the street.  The fire department put speedi-dri sorbent material on the spill and contacted Holly's who sent people to clean up the speedi-dri.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-547-2015*Winslow Fire Department reported that an estimated eight gallons of gasoline had discharged from a leaking vehicle gas tank while they were at the Cumberland Farms fueling the vehicle.  The Fire Department reported that the leak was stopped and they were containing and collecting the fuel with oil absorbents.  They also stated that the gasoline had run into the nearby storm drain.  I met the Fire Department on site and we removed the storm drain cover and used oil absorbents to remove the small amount of gasoline that had collected in the drain.  The pavement was cleaned with speedy dry sorbent material and absorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-548-2015*On 9/2/2015, Fabian Oil Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery. A phone call was made to the homeowner to confirm spill details and the spill was cleaned up by the driver. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-549-2015*Paul Mitnik, the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) for the Town of China, reported finding a gasoline spill at a residence while investigating a complaint.  The CEO said that there was car repair operations at the residence and he observed an area of grass that looked and smelled like gasoline had been spilled.  I went to the site and found an area of three feet by five feet on the front lawn that was gasoline impacted.  I spoke to the tenant, Grady Lane, at the home and he told me that one of the vehicles he had parked there had a leaking gas tank.  The tank was now empty and no more gasoline was being discharged.  I field tested the area with a photo ionization detector to define the extent of the impacted area.  I marked it out and told Grady that the soil would need to be removed and disposed of properly.

I returned to the site a few weeks later and confirmed that the impacted area had been removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-550-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that some gasoline drums were found on Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife property by the fish hatchery. I responded to the site and met David Bryant, who found the drums. He was cleaning out an old garage in preparation for demolishing it. In the process, he found two 55-gallon metal drums that were labeled Racing Gasoline. I used a drum thief to grab a sample of both drums, and I was able to confirm that they did contain gasoline. I also found a 55-gallon drum of 50% Hydrogen Peroxide, and numerous oil based coatings and 5 gallon pails. Due to the hazards of the peroxide and its estimated age, I called Environmental Projects, Inc. to properly lab pack and dispose of the materials that were in the garage. David Bryant agreed verbally to pay for the associated costs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-551-2015*Stan Waltz, Code Enforcement Officer, reported that he had been notified by a citizen that there was a 30 X 30 foot area that looked like an oil stain at a home that burned in the previous spring.  I went to the site and found an old house with significant fire damage down an overgrown dirt road.  Outside the attached garage there was an area of brown grass that showed limited signs of oil runoff.  It appeared to be the area where water ran off from fighting the fire.  Field testing of the soil resulted in only partial positive results.  No other homes were within sight of the location. There was still a tank in the basement and there was no visible sign of oil when looking in from outside.  Entry into the basement was not possible because of the extensive fire damage.  Efforts to contact the owner were unsuccessful.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-552-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank was leaking, just after it was filled by Augusta Fuel Company. I responded to the scene, and by the time I got there, the technician was pumping the tank out. The amount of fuel that was lost is minimal, and the garage was covered in grease and stains. The people who lived there were not willing to share the owner's information. Augusta Fuel Company was going to remove the tank from service. The home was on town water and town sewer. There were no apparent indoor air quality problems.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-619-2015*I received a call indicating a blown hydraulic line on a trash truck had resulted in one gallon of hydraulic oil being spilled to a paved roadway.  The spill was cleaned up properly with sorbent materials.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-620-2015*I received a call indicating a small overfill had occurred at the entered location.  The spill impacted a small area of concrete in the garage where the tank was located.  The spill was cleaned up to the owners satisfaction with sorbent material.  Indoor air quality was not compromised.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-621-2015*I received a call from Ms. Labree indicating that some kind of film had showed up on her patio and pool area.  I visited the site and found nothing out of the ordinary.  I did observe a slight film of what appeared to be mildew on some of the patio furniture.  Ms. Labree assured me that it was much more noticeable earlier in the day and that she would call back if it returned.  She suspected some type of dumping from aircraft flying overhead.  I urged her to call me back if it returned.  I did not hear from her again.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-847-2015*Brunswick Fire Department Captain Klemanski called to report their response to an odor complaint by the neighbor.  Upon investigating the information given, he found no direct evidence of a leak.  He told me the oil tank was in a shed structure.  The tank had condensation on the exterior and there were damp conditions beneath the tank in the soil, but again does not appear to be oil.  He did speak with the complainant and she reiterated her claim of smelling lingering persistent oil odors for the past year or more.

Based on that little information, I plan to visit the location when I am in the area.  Nothing reported leads me to believe there is an active leak, nor has the occupant of the trailer complained.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-28-2017*2/10/17 I received the signed Tank Registration materials to install a new 12,000 gallon double-walled, jacketed underground storage tank (UST) at Al's Valero in Ashland.  This split (2) compartment tank (#1-9,000 gal UL Reg./ #2-3,000 gallon UL Premium) is planned for a June 1 2017 installation date.  This tank will replace 3 UST's installed in 1987.

5/30/17 Received call from Nate Hersey of County Environmental and Engineering (CEE) all three of the older UST have been successfully removed from the ground with no evidence of a leak encountered.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff
P-988-2015*During an inspection, gasoline was discovered in the interstitial space of this underground tank.  Free product was removed, then the tank was vacuum tested.  The tank failed the test, though no product was re-introduced to the interstitial.  Since there was still approximately 40" of product in the tank, the point of failure was above the product level.  Thus, the tank owner was allowed to dispense the remaining fuel before taking the tank out of service.  The tank was removed and replaced the following month.

It should be noted, that during the removal, soil and groundwater contamination was discovered dating back to P-587-93 which required management.  Using existing groundwater fund coverage, groundwater was dewatered to frac tanks, sampled, then approved for disposal into the city sewer.  Also, contamination was removed from the site and disposed at CPRC Group, but only the material that could not be beneficially reused.  St Germain-Collins conducted the removal assessment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-989-2015*Wells Dispatch reported that a small dump truck had punctured its saddle tank and leaked a couple gallons of diesel on to the roadway and soft shoulder at the intersection of Bragdon and Slavin Roads.  When I arrived at the site, the paved area had been cleaned up but the soft shoulder still had contaminated soil that needed to be removed.  I found out that the vehicle owner lived just down the road.  I visited and found Mr. Lakeman home.  We discussed what needed to be done and agreed that since such a small amount of soil needed to be removed, Mr. Lakeman would dispose of the soil in the trash.  I returned later that day and found that the shoulder had been cleaned up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-990-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their drivers had accidentally engaged the pump while reeling in the peddler truck's hose.  A small amount of oil sprayed out of the nozzle onto the frozen, gravel driveway.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-991-2015*The Kennebunk Fire Department reported that there had been a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms on Main Street.  The spill happened when a customer was holding the dispenser nozzle and engaged the pump.  Something was lodged in the handle and gasoline started coming out before the customer got the nozzle into their tank.  About 5 gallons of gasoline sprayed out before the pump was shut off.  The spilled gasoline landed on the pavement and ran across the lot into a storm drain.  The majority of the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material, but a small amount got away and caused a small, unrecoverable sheen in the river.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-992-2015*Sprague Energy Corporation reported that a gasket on a pump had failed at their loading rack.  The gasket failure caused about 3 gallons of kerosene to spill into the rack's engineered containment.  The spilled oil was completely contained inside the containment and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-993-2015*Bowdoin Fire Department reported that a passenger vehicle with a hole in its fuel tank had filled up at the Bowdoin Town Store and about 5 gallons of gasoline had leaked out of the vehicle onto the pavement next to the dispenser.  I arrived to find a dark stain about 15 feet by 5 feet long on the broken pavement and dirt next to the dispenser (see photo).  I was put in touch with the owner of the facility, Morine Chicoine, who came to the site to meet with me.  I explained that the loose soil on the pavement needed to be dug up and disposed of at a licensed facility.  Mrs. Chicoine expressed to me that she did not have the ability to take care of this herself, so I agreed to assist one of her employees with the excavation.  The employee and I shoveled up the contaminated soil and put it in plastic bags.  I gave Mrs. Chicoine written instructions on how to dispose of the soil at CPRC Group in Scarborough (see attached photo).  I received notification from CPRC Group that the contaminated soil was delivered to them three days later (see attached Processing Letter).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-994-2015*Pit Stop Fuels Company reported that there had been a small spill at one of their customers' residences.  When the delivery driver engaged the power take off, the nozzle was slightly open so a small amount of oil sprayed out onto the customer's paved driveway.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-995-2015*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision on High Street.  The collision caused a small amount of gasoline to leak out onto the paved roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-996-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that one of their locomotives had leaked diesel fuel onto track #217 while it had been parked there overnight.  There were absorbent track pads where the leak had occurred, but they were not enough to contain the entire spill.  I arrived to find that Pan Am had hired Enpro Services to remove the saturated track pads and to vactor up the contaminated soil and ballast (see attached photos).  Some contamination was left behind, but given the history of the site, I was satisfied.  The contaminated material was transported to Pan Am's Waterville site for consolidation and disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-997-2015*St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railway reported that a tamping machine parked on a siding had caught fire (see attached photos).  The tamping machine contained 175 gallons of diesel fuel and 175 gallons of hydraulic oil before the fire.  After the fire most of those products were missing, but between the fire and the large amount of water used to put out the fire there was very little recoverable product.  Some oil was recovered with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-998-2015*The Scarborough Fire Department reported that the filter had been knocked off an indoor oil tank at 19 Dunstan Landing Road.  Between 30 and 60 gallons of oil spilled out of the tank before the Fire Department was able to plug the hole.  The oil sprayed onto possessions and then ran across the floor and into a sump hole.  The oil also ran across the floor, under the furnace, under a stud wall and into the living space and a closet in the finished part of the basement.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services, and they removed all of the oiled and unoiled belongings for disposal or placement in a Pod.  The impacted carpeting and walls were removed for disposal.  The concrete floor was cleaned multiple times with multiple products.  The existing sump was deepened and a recovery well was set in it where free product was recovered off the groundwater.  Several 4 inch holes were drilled through the concrete floor to delineate the extent of the contamination.  The homeowner's insurance covered the non-structural items that the Fund did not.  The concrete floor was sealed and a temporary sub-slab depressurization system was installed.  The case was turned over to the Division of Technical Services for long term remediation of groundwater and indoor air quality.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-999-2015*A small amount of diesel leaked from a school bus to a puddle in the Acton School Department parking lot.  The oil was collected with sorbents and the bus was repaired.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1000-2015*Tank corrosion initiated a discharge of heating oil this past August.  A family member of the property owner put a magnet patch on the hole, but it was installed upside down, thus insufficient to mitigate the leak completely.  The homeowner was collecting leaking oil in a bucket then transferring the fuel back to the tank via the fill pipe.  This routine continued for months. Incidental impacts to the concrete floor occurred, but remnant speedy dry absorbed that product. Eventually the scenario was reported.  Division of Response Services staff transferred approximately 75 gallons of heating oil into drums for temporary supply/storage while the homeowner awaited a new tank from the Tank Replacement Program.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1001-2015*On December 02, 2015, an anonymous report of hydraulic oil leaking at the warehouse of Coastal Bait was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Steve Flannery, a MDEP responder and I went to 26 Custom House Wharf and met with an employee of Coastal Bait. The employee showed us two warehouses that they operate out of. At that time, a forklift was being used in one of the warehouses and it did not appear to be leaking any oil. Neither warehouse had evidence of oil discharge on the floor or near any open floor drains.

One warehouse had a second floor. I was given permission to access this area. There were approximately 12 buckets of 5 gallons each containing waste oil. They all had lids and did not appear to be leaking. At that time, there were no noticeable hazards on the second floor.

There are no MDEP Division of Response recommendations for this site. No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-1002-2015*On 12/2/15 I received a call through the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a car accident at the Mile 67 Toll Barrier in New Gloucester.  A passenger car collided with a jersey barrier at the toll causing motor oil and antifreeze to spill.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-93-2013*On 2/9/2013 in Islesboro, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 9 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from storm damage. The spill occurred during a blizzard and the spilled oil was disbursed by snow removal operations making recovery of the oil not possible. No further response action is expected.
B-784-2015*On November 23, I received a call from Patrick Thomas of the Brownville Fire Department.  He reported that a vehicle driven by Miranda Beard overturned at approximately 185 Church Street.  The passenger vehicle leaked approximately 10 gallons of gasoline into a brook that feeds the Pleasant River.  I determined from a conversation with Mr. Thomas that no recovery could be made.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
I-58-2016*On March 17, 2016 a report of a possible contaminated well was received but due to time constraints the owner and his daughter had to schedule a visit for a different day.

On March 18, 2016 an onsite investigation found seven inches of fuel oil in the home owners well. It is possible that one of the two old tanks released a large amount of oil over an extended time. These tanks have been replaced with a single new tank and Tech Services was informed of the contaminated well.

Mr. Smith is scheduled to have carbon filters put in place.

On April 4, 2016 Daigle Oil Company pressure tested all the fuel oil lines to insure no continues leaks were present. The test came back and all lines held the proper amount of pressure for ten minutes. Geoprobing was ordered and the site handed over to Tech Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.



I-59-2016*On March 18, 2016 a Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT) plow truck ruptured a main hydraulic line releasing an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil in Oakfield's MDOT lot. MDOT employees used sorbents and sand to clean up the release. The contaminated materials will be disposed of at a local landfill.

No further should be action is required of Response Services at this time.
B-537-2015*On August 25, Shawn Scoville of Dead River Company called to report a spill at 68 Washington Street in Lubec.   The property is Bar Harbor Bank and Trust.  The spill was a result of an overfill.  8.6 gallons of #2 oil was put into the tank before the delivery driver noticed the tank was already full.   No fuel leaked out the vent apparently.  However, approximately 20 ounces wept out of the tank.  The tank and floor were cleaned.  I spoke with Maureen Lord, the manager of the branch, on August 26.  Ms. Lord was satisfied with the cleanup thus far, and said that Dead River was planning to return Friday to check the status of the cleanup.   I offered to check the tank and building for vapors, but Ms. Lord declined.  Ms. Lord said that if there was an ongoing problem she would call me back.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
A-528-2015*Mike Weider of Maine Drilling and Blasting Company reported that they had discovered someone had dumped 2 gallons of lube oil in their dumpster overnight.  The oil had leaked out of the dumpster and onto the pavement and soil beneath.  Speedi dri sorbent material was used to clean up the oil on the pavement and the contaminated soil was shoveled into a 55-gallon drum.  I spoke with Mike and gave him some options for disposal.

Mr. Weider called back the following day so that he could get a spill letter for disposal at Commercial Paving in Scarborough.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-753-2015*On 9/10/15, I received a call from the Harrison Fire Department reporting a leaking kerosene tank at a residence in Harrison.  The fire department reported that the tank was now empty and that the oil line had been severed from the tank.  I spoke with the homeowner, Melinda Robertshaw, and made arrangements to meet her the following day.  Upon arrival, I met Ms. Robertshaw.  She reported a light oil odor in her home (double-wide mobile home).  I did not smell the oil in the house, but it may have been masked by other odors in the home.  I looked at the area outside near the tank.  It appeared to me as though the oil line had deliberately been cut.  I suggested she report the incident to local law enforcement, which she did.

The home is served by a private drinking water well and septic.  It was estimated that 1/4 of tank or about 65 gallons of oil had spilled.  The well and septic were both approximately 50 feet away from the home in different directions.  I made arrangements with Enpro Services to have them excavate the oil contaminated soil from under the tank and to also clean the concrete pad under the home of any possible oil.  This work began on 9/15/2015.  We were able to remove 12 tons of oil contaminated soil.  The pad under the home was cleaned and a small amount of oiled debris was removed.

I had referred the site to geologist, Brad Hahn, from our Division of Technical Services, due to the proximity of the well.  Mr. Hahn requested lab samples from the excavation when complete.  I took one from the bottom of the excavation and one from the sidewall closest to the home.  The excavation was limited on one side due to the proximity of the home and concrete slab.  It was also limited in the bottom due to the presence of bedrock at approximately 4 feet deep.  The excavation was backfilled, loamed and seeded and the tank placed back in its original position.  Division of Response Services work has been concluded.  Any further work at the home will be under the direction of Brad Hahn.
B-597-2015*On September 15, David Whelan of Philips and Jordan, Inc., called to report a spill at station number 128+00 Spectacle Pond Road in Aurora.  The spill was caused by a loose hydraulic line on a tractor.  Approximately 4 ounces of hydraulic oil leaked on to the gravel.  The gravel was picked up and placed in poly bags and a 55-gallon drum.  There are no resources at risk.  The contaminated soil will be disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-590-2015*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a tamper to the ballast of the rail line. Pan Am crews excavated the contaminated ballast and consolidated it with like wastes at their Waterville facility for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-639-2015*On October 1, I received an anonymous complaint from a resident on Crosby Street.  The complainant stated that there were vehicle fluids stored in drums at the property of Double Diamond Enterprises.  When I arrived I met the owner, Weston Gould, and he took me on a tour of the property.  According to Mr. Gould, the site was an old dump site for the tannery.  He said he had a report from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concerning the site.  From his description,  I assume it was a Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) document.   In any case, I did not find any evidence of drums on the property.  Mr. Gould stated that there were drums in the past that were cleaned up and some associated with the dump site that were still present.  I did not see any evidence of drums or leaking drums.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-663-2015*On 10/9/15, I received report of a thirty gallon hydraulic spill from a blown hydraulic hose on a drill rig. The drill rig was owned and operated by Maine Drilling and Blasting Company. Maine Drilling and Blasting was performing work for Lane Construction Company at Lane Construction's quarry when the failure occurred.

The operating crew used absorbent pads to recover the spilled product from the puddle that night.

The next morning the spill was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. I was on scene a short time later and advised the crew of the additional work that would need to be done. They excavated approximately 6.7 tons of contaminated soil and disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-664-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the indoor above ground oil storage tank. Vapors in the home were compromised. I hired Clean Harbors to remove free product from the basement and to pressure wash the floor several times. Several applications of Oil Solutions were also applied to the floor until vapors were under control without ventilation. All contaminated materials were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-579-2015*On September 8, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill from the Parks and Recreation Department.  A hydraulic hose ruptured from a John Deere WAM 1600 mower, spewing fluid from Howard Street to Mt. Hope Avenue and down the road to the Cameron Stadium access road.  The lawn mower was parked on gravel area by the Cameron building creating a puddle (2) feet across.  No entry into a storm sewer was noted.  In all, approximately 3 gallons was spilled.

Staff used loam and turf to absorb the puddle.  All that material (50 lbs.), was picked up and placed in a barrel.  The barrel was brought to the Parks & Rec Center Waste Storage Room.  Staff also used Spagsorb on the roads to absorb the spillage. That material was collected and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-272-2015*On October 30, 2015, a chip truck driver drove into guide post tearing a large gash in a 150-gallon diesel tank releasing 113 gallons to pavement and soil.  Most of the fuel stayed on pavement; wood fines, chips, and bottom ash were used as sorbents to clean up the spilled fuel.  All sorbent pads were bagged and will be disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental Services. All wood fuel and bottom ash along with approximately ? yard of soil was reclaimed as boiler fuel.  The soil was replaced where it was removed with fresh bottom ash.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-286-2015*On 11/16/15, received a call from State Police Dispatcher in Houlton relaying a spill report called in by Scott Beaulieu of J S B Energy, Inc., regarding a spill of two to four gallons of #2 oil during a fuel delivery.  The spilled oil impacted the interior tank surface and porch floor as well as the soils outside beneath the fill pipe.  I called Scott Beaulieu and discussed his cleanup actions which included; wiping down the tank surface and beneath the tank on the porch floor with sorbent pads.  In addition, Scott padded off and removed some soils impacted by the oil that came back out of the vent and fill pipes.  Oily debris was bagged up in poly bags for disposal with other oil debris waste stream by J S B Energy, Inc.

B-797-2015*At 0535 hours on 11/28/15, I was notified of a #2 fuel oil (oil) spill at 63 Thunder Road in Pleasant Point at a residence owned by Mary Joe Bailey.   The supply line developed a leak and allowed oil to flow out onto the concrete floor.  The majority of the oil seeped under the sill plate and out into the ground.  The oil flowed down the foundation wall's exterior and entered the house's perimeter drain.  A large amount of oil was found in a ditch approximately 70 feet away.  Oil was still flowing out of the 4 inch plastic drainage pipe along with a steady flow of water.  The oil was concentrated in a low spot, approximately a 10 foot by 20 foot area, about 20 feet from the pipe.  I padded up 10-15 gallons of oil and left approximately 150 sorbent pads in this area to collect additional oil flowing out of the drainage pipe.

During my initial visit, I also cleaned up 10 gallons of oil from the concrete basement floor.  Oil had spread out to impact an area of 12 feet by 20 feet with standing puddles of oil on the concrete floor.  The local Fire Department had soaked up a considerable amount of the oil prior to my arrival.  After soaking up the remaining spilled oil with sorbents, I cleaned the floor twice with Simple Green cleaner.  I laid down Moleculec powder along the impacted wall, around the chimney, and under the furnace and water tank, to assist in reducing petroleum vapors.  Petroleum vapors were strong, so I also installed a fan to assist in removing petroleum vapors from the residence prior to my departure.  Mary Joe Bailey stayed at another residence for at least 4 days.

The wall impacted by petroleum is an exterior wall, and runs the length of the back of the house, supporting the first level and roof.  This wall is barely on the concrete foundation with at least 2.5-3 inches overhanging the concrete.  I was unwilling to risk major structural damage to the house to remove 10 feet of the sill plate.  Mary Joe Bailey said she is in the process of trying to get this fixed or the house replaced by the Pleasant Point Indian Reservation.  This wall was fixed once prior according to the owner.  According to the owner, numerous houses were built with the foundation too small for the house placed onto it, resulting in the back wall overhanging the foundation.

Petroleum vapors declined to minimal levels over the next couple of weeks.  Oil continued to flow out of the drainage pipe for weeks.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil and Hazardous Material Responders (Division of Response Services) visited the site numerous times over the next couple of months along with visits from MDEP Division of Technical Services.  This site was referred to Jim Lavoie of MDEP Division of Technical Services.

Oil ceased to emerge from the drainage pipe in January 2016.   No further Division of Response Services is expected.
B-798-2015*At 1010 hours on 11/28/15, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a 1-2 quart spill of lube oil from the engine containment tank on a locomotive.  The locomotive's engine containment tank overflowed while at the Northern Maine Junction Railyard.  I stopped and looked over the area that was described to me, but did not see any fresh spills of petroleum nor any areas of concern from recent spills.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-800-2015*I received a call from Tom Tardiff indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location from a blown line on a piece of track equipment.  The incident resulted in a couple gallons of oil being spilled trackside.  Central Maine and Quebec Railway personnel excavated a small amount of contaminated soil from the site and disposed of it properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-38-2016*On 1/15/16, I responded to report of a traffic accident near Mr. Homestead's drinking water well at the entered location.  Upon arrival, Mr. Homestead advised that a traffic accident occurred on 1/12/16 in front of his house, and that a car rollover occurred onto his lawn.  He had snowplowed the accident area today, 1/15/16, and discovered an oil stain in the snow.  He deployed speedi-dri sorbent material to the area and wanted to report it to have it documented.  His drinking water well is located approximately 50 feet from the oil stain.  We scraped up the oil impacted sorbent and bagged it up.  The frozen ground prevented any oil from penetrating the soil.  The waste sorbent was not oil saturated.  I estimated only about a quart of oil may have spilled.  Mr. Homestead retained the bag of waste to show the insurance company and then would dispose of the material.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

B-40-2016*An anonymous complaint indicated a tank was leaking at the entered location.  I responded to the site and met the homeowner who allowed me to check his tank and confirm that it was indeed leaking.  A substantial amount of material in the basement, as well as the basement floor, were impacted by oil.  I pumped out the tank and hired Advanced Disposal Services to remove contamination from the basement and to clean and seal the area of basement floor that had been impacted by the spill.  Oil vapors in the home were controlled with a fan until they were no longer a concern of mine or of the homeowner.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-17-2016*On January 22, 2016 a truck released an unknown amount of gasoline to asphalt due to mechanical failure. Gasoline had impacted the parking lot of Mapleton One Stop sorbents had be deployed by the store owner. Once onsite Mapleton Fire  Department and myself found the scene safe and had the owner of the truck move his vehicle. Snow, ice, and the sorbents were removed from site and will be disposed of by Response Services. Owner of the store was happy with the cleanup process.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-530-2015*On July 9, 2015, Emera Maine reported that they had encountered an underground storage tank (UST) while trying to place a new telephone pole.  This UST was approximately 150 feet from the Broadway and School Street intersection along School Street, but basically on the 699 Broadway Street section of property.  I talked to Don Kelley of Kelley Car and Truck Center, owner of property at 699 Broadway Street, and he said that this is not his UST.  He would not even come out to look at it until the City of Bangor agreed to pay for the abandonment in place of the UST.

Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor agreed to pay to have the UST filled with flowable fill.   The UST had holes in it and was full of water.  Field testing was negative for petroleum.  The UST was partially uncovered and was determined to be 1,000 gallons in size.  A small hole was cut into the UST so the tank could be filled with flowable fill. The UST was not removed due to a large telephone pole located within a couple feet of it, and it would have required part of School Street to be excavated.

I looked up the UST records for 699 Broadway Street and it indicated that a 500 gallon #2 fuel UST was abandoned in place and a 2,000 gallon unleaded gasoline UST was removed on 9/10/96 at this location.  I found a fill pipe in the ground between the newly found UST and the Kelley Car and Truck building.  I asked Mr. Kelley about this fill pipe and he did not know anything about it.  I asked if he had any UST's on site and he said no.  I said this either goes to the UST that was just found or to something else, most likely a UST.  I said it needs to be investigated and dealt with, basically removed, along with any UST it might be connected to.  He said he would.

The UST was filled with flowable fill and Emera Maine was able to install their new telephone pole.  I sent an email outlining the above information to John Dunlap, Diana McLaughlin and Butch Bowie of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  John Dunlap and Wynne Guglielmo worked out the paperwork issues, but the City of Bangor never admitted to owning this UST.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-542-2015*At 0820 hours on 8/27/15, Cianbro Corporation reported a 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a blown hose on a piece of rental equipment (aerial lift).  The spill occurred near Pad #7 on the access road.  A small amount of soil, approximately 10 pounds, was excavated and placed into a drum for eventual disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-558-2015*On September 1, I received a call from Tom Tardiff of Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ).  He reported a spill from a unknown piece of rail equipment at the Brownville Junction yard on the Shop Track.  The material spilled was unknown, but speculated that it was either hydraulic oil or diesel fuel.  The spill was less than one quart and was cleaned up by excavating 3 gallons of contaminated soil.  The soil will be disposed of in the CMQ waste stream.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-580-2015*On September 8, Gerry Rancourt, from Dead River Company, called to report a spill at 483 Lamoine Beach Road in Lamoine.   The 2-5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was a result of an overfill.   The spill occurred because the tanks were already full.  Several ounces of oil seeped from the tank in the basement and 2-5 gallons ended up outside on the ground.   The home's well was less than 9 feet from the home.

Dead River did an immediate cleanup.  Five five-gallon buckets of contaminated soil were removed outside.  The tank inside was cleaned with sorbents to remove seeping oil.  In addition, five gallons of oil was removed from the tank to eliminate further seepage.   Because of the proximity of the well and the homeowner's concern, I went to inspect the cleanup to make certain it was satisfactory.  Sorbents and soil will be disposed of in Dead River's waste stream.

When I arrived I inspected the excavation outside.  I found using bag head space and shake test, the excavation outside was cleaned up satisfactorily.  Measurements inside also showed a satisfactory cleanup.  Mr. Apel was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.

B-552-2015*At 1235 hours on 8/29/15, David Wheeler, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., reported a 1 gallon spill of diesel from a fuel truck (truck) at pad T9 at the Hancock Wind Farm in Aurora.  The truck hit a bump which damaged a gasket on the bottom of the truck.  Approximately 75 pounds of soil was removed and hauled to a staging area for an environmental waste contractor to haul it away for proper disposal.  The gasket was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-553-2015*At 0930 hours on 8/29/15, I was notified of a plane crash at 382 Airport Road in Dexter.  A small airplane was practicing landings and take-offs when it encountered problems on a take-off and hit trees and then the ground.  The property where the plane came to rest, upside down, is owned by Randall Mann.   Upon my arrival, a small amount of fuel was leaking out of one of the wings through damaged areas.  The local Fire Department had laid down a bunch of sorbents and a couple buckets.  Each wing tank held 25 gallons of aviation fuel.  I was able to get a drum under the fuel cap on the wings and open it up allowing the contents to drain into the drum.  I recovered approximately 30 gallons of fuel.  When they moved the plane, another 3-5 gallons came out of the wings when the plane was swinging back and forth.  Sorbents soaked up a majority of the spilled fuel, but some made it to the ground.  I dug a few tests pits and found bedrock at 6 inches below the surface.  I referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Service's Matt Burke who visited the site a few days later.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-656-2015*At 1350 hours on 10/6/15, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a quart spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from overfilling an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 96 State Street in Brewer.  Oil sprayed out onto the AST, the siding of the house and gravel.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  No issues were found inside the house.  This is the third time that this has occurred at this location, so R. H. Foster Energy is going to talk to the owners to have problem fixed or R. H. Foster will no longer supply oil to this AST.  I never heard back if this work was performed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-657-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the tank itself. The tank was located in a lean-to type shed attached to the home adjacent to the kitchen area. The spill resulted in oil being spilled onto the concrete floor under the tank.  In addition, both interior and exterior walls were impacted by oil. Some oil also spilled beyond the exterior wall and into the ground.

I hired a contractor to remove and replace contaminated building materials from the home and to seal other impacted surfaces.  A fan was also installed to remove vapors from the living space until it was no longer necessary.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-658-2015*I received a call indicating a portable traffic signal had been struck by a car at the entered location. The signal contained 16 batteries, some of which were compromised in the incident, resulting in a couple gallons of battery acid being spilled to the paved road.  Trooper Foss indicated that the spill had stopped, was contained to the roadway, and would not inhibit reopening the road. I visited the site in daylight and found that Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) personnel had already cleaned up the spill with sorbent material, transported it to a nearby MDOT camp, and arranged for disposal through a cleanup contractor.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-662-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a leaking seam on the oil tank. The tank had been filled recently, but it is not clear to me if that is the cause of the leak.  The incident resulted in about one gallon of oil being spilled to the concrete floor.  I assisted Irving personnel in deploying sorbent material to the spill and provided instruction on cleaning up the residual.  Irving pumped out the tank and replaced it.  I left my information with the property manager in case there was a persistent odor problem.  I also left a message with the property owner and did not hear back.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-661-2015*I received a call indicating a Casella Waste Systems truck suffered a blown hydraulic hose at the entered location resulting in approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to pavement.  The spill was promptly cleaned up by Casella personnel and all wastes were disposed of properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-813-2017*I received a call from Hansen Heating & Plumbing Company regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST).  It was unclear how much was released from the tank, but it was still leaking and needed to be removed.  The AST was located in a basement that was concrete and dirt.

I met the owner, Ms. Sinclair, on site.  She stated that the AST might have had 100 gallons in it at the beginning of the summer, but she wasn't sure.  She had just returned after being gone for the summer, when she found the AST leaking.  The basement had a drainage system, which the oil had followed.  She had placed down some speedy-dry sorbent material to collect the oil and limit its migration.  Arrangements were made with Allstate Environmental Services to pump and remove the AST, in addition to removing all the oiled materials, and cleaning the floor.  The floor was primarily clay which limited downward migration, and it appeared most of the oil made its way into the drainage system.  The drainage system was vacuumed clean, and the cleanup completed.

Ms. Sinclair was to contact me if she noticed any further issues.  As of 11/20/17, Ms. Sinclair or Hansen Heating have not contacted the Department regarding any lingering issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1-2018*On 1/2/18, I received a call from Betsy, at Suburban Propane, reporting a spill of approximately 60 gallons of heating oil at their bulk plant in Harrison.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with 2 employees of Suburban Propane who explained to me that a J. P. Noonan Transportation, Inc., tank truck had made a delivery to the bulk plant early that morning.  A valve was either defective or not completely closed allowing oil to travel up to the top fill piping at the bulk plant.  Oil then leaked out of that top fill piping onto the ground.  The oil was trapped in a large puddle underneath that fill pipe for a time, and then eventually ate its way through the ice and into an oil water separator underneath the ice.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called and responded to the site that afternoon.  They chipped and removed the oil contaminated ice and vacuumed out the oil water separator.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-111-2018*The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a mystery sheen on Carvers Harbor.  No source for the sheen could be found, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-112-2018*Waste Management, Inc., reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated three gallon spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a truck.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-113-2018*Probst Electric reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The 1 cup spill was the result of a loose fitting on a crane.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-117-2018*An oil company reported an aboveground tank had failed due to corrosion.  The tank had been patched with a magnet, but for an extended period of time.  Approximately one pint of heating oil impacted the cement basement floor.  A burner technician/family friend assisted the tank owner with replacing the tank and cleaning the floor.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-122-2018*On February 21, 2018, the Department received a phone call from Candy Goodwin
inquiring as to whether or not a #2 fuel oil discharge that occurred at her property in
2014 had been reported to the Department.  Through discussions with Candy and
the oil company that caused the discharge, it appeared that between one and two
gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged into the basement of a rental property that Ms.
Goodwin owns located at 1315 Canton Point Road in Dixfield, Maine (Site).  It was
also revealed that the spill was not reported to the Department. The spill was the
result of overfilling the inside aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Site.
On February 27, 2018, Ed Cousins and I visited the Site to investigate the #2 fuel oil
discharge and determine if any further remediation or monitoring efforts by the
Department or responsible party are necessary.  A photoionization detector (PID)
capable of reading in the parts per billion (ppb) range was used to survey the indoor
air in the living space and basement.  Please see the attached memorandum for a full report.
No Further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
A-123-2018*On 2/26/18, C. N. Brown Company reported a spill of gasoline at Annie's Citgo resulting from an overfill of an underground storage tank.  They said the quantity was unknown.  I went to the site and met the Norridgewock Fire Department and the delivery driver on site.  The Fire Department had used oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to contain and collect the spilled fuel.  The Fire Department reported that the spilled fuel had run into a catch basin that ran to the river and they had put absorbent boom and pads at the outfall to collect fuel.  I checked the outfall and the frozen river bank and there was no recoverable fuel in the river.  The absorbent boom and pads were replaced at the outfall.  The fuel had run down the parking lot from the tank top into snow and ice.  Some fuel had gotten into the roadside drainage ditch.  I contacted C. N. Brown Company and had them send an environmental cleanup company to the site to begin collecting the fuel impacted absorbents and snow.  Water and gasoline were also removed from the catch basin.  The delivery driver reported that he had filled the 4000 gallon chamber of the underground tank first.  He then moved and began filling the 8000 gallon chamber of the tank.  He then turned around and saw gasoline flowing out of the fill of the 4000 gallon chamber he had just filled.  He stopped the delivery which stopped the fuel spill.

The next day fuel impacted ice and snow were removed from the parking lot and the roadside ditch.  The soil in the roadside ditch was not impacted because there was standing water and snow that absorbed the spilled fuel.  All absorbent materials in the parking lot and at the outfall were removed for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-124-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-125-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported a 10 gallon overfill of gasoline at their Turner Big Apple store.  C. N. Brown staff cleaned up the discharge and arranged for disposal of the waste.

I visited the site and verified that the spill was adequately cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-126-2018*On 2/27/18, at 1310 hours, Dustain Meyers from M. J. Electric, LLC, reported that an estimated 37 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled from a logging truck saddle fuel tank when it developed a hole under the support strap.  An estimated 2 gallons of fuel had leaked to the road and roadside before a containment pool was placed under the leaking fuel tank, catching about 35 gallons.  Absorbent pads were used to collect fuel from the paved road and the roadside oil-impacted soil was excavated.  I went to the site the next day and confirmed the area was cleaned up sufficiently.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-127-2018*On 2/27/18, Skowhegan Fire Department reported finding a leaking heating oil tank in the basement of an apartment house while they were on a medical call at the building.  I met the Fire Department at the site and found free product and oiled debris around and under an old unlabeled octangular tank (see attached photo) that was almost full according to the gauge. The owner of the building was already notified and had a company coming to pump out and remove the tank.  Oil absorbent pads were put down to collect oil and some of the oiled contents of the basement were removed.  I set up ventilation to remove oil vapors from the basement and the apartment above.  The building is served by public water.  I informed the owner of the cleanup that was required to prevent oil vapors in the living spaces.  He completed a Groundwater and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  The tank was replaced moving its location away from the spill area in the basement. Ventilation continued in the basement overnight to control oil vapors.

On 2/28/18, a contractor removed the oil-impacted broken concrete floor and underlying soil until the soil tested negative for oil using oil-in-soil test kits.  There were no noticeable oil vapors in the basement and no reports of oil vapors from the apartment occupants.  Testing with a photoionization detector was prohibitive due to the heavy smoking of the tenants.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-131-2018*Robert Hueston reported a #2 fuel oil spill at his home.  The spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery that happened two weeks earlier.  Waldo County Oil & Propane Company cleaned the basement floor several times, and removed some contaminated soil under the tank vent pipe.  No further Response Services action is expected.
A-133-2018*On 3/1/18, at 1648 hours, Hammond Lumber Company reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to a paved road when a line on a lumber delivery truck developed a leak. All oil was contained to the paved road and was collected with absorbent material. The area is served by town water. No site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-135-2018*The Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD) reported a discharge of transmission fluid in a storm drain in the vicinity of 127 Riverside Drive in Augusta.  I met technicians from GAUD on site who were lifting the storm drain cover to place in some sorbent boom.  I assisted them with this and surveyed the area.   A car had lost all of its transmission fluid in the driveway of a closed convenience store and some of the product had run into the storm drain.  There was no oil in the next downstream storm drain.

GAUD returned several days later to remove the sorbent material and I disposed of it with Maine Department of Environmental Protection bulk oily waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-85-2018*Icy conditions led to the Garland's car making contact with the AST (aboveground storage tank) fuel oil tank located next to the house.  The subsequent movement caused the filter assembly to leak the contents of the tank onto and between the tank concrete slab and that of the concrete pad for the home into the gravel.  Initially they called the oil company, who in turn contacted the cleanup contractor used to remediate spill/leaks, and next called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the spill.

Upon arrival, the tank had been stood on its end and the remaining oil transferred to a tote (temporary use tank). The area affected by oil was delineated and a cleanup plan discussed.  The area was mostly bare and frozen.  Using an electric demo hammer, the frost was chipped away in most instances to a depth of 12 inches or more.  The chunks of material were scooped up with a mini excavator and loaded into a dump trailer.  This appeared to be most efficient way to remediate this spill, and would be continued for the week.  A licensed technician set up the temporary tank for the duration of the cleanup.  Returning the following day, removal actions continued, the tank pad was removed and the skirting braced.  The area was covered and readied for the forecasted snowstorm.  Following the snowstorm, we plowed the driveway and cleared the work area, also spreading stone dust throughout the work area for traction (both foot and machinery). Twenty-three plus tons were removed, the pads beneath the home scrubbed and samples collected from the bottom of the excavation.  The hole backfilled and prepared for permanent tank and pad placement.  Landscaping is to be finalized in the spring, and the skirting adjusted as needed.

MDEP Division of Technical Services collected and analyzed a water sample and the result was ND (non-detect) for petroleum contamination.

The system is being changed to propane and is being coordinated with MDEP assistance program.  With that task referred, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-688-2018*Received a call about a leaking fitting that released an estimated four gallons of home heating oil onto the homeowner's driveway during a delivery.  Gotts Excavation was used for the excavation of the contaminated soil.  The area was then backfilled by the same contractor.  No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-8-2018*On 1/6/18, at 1030 hours, Kevin Hall reported that 175 to 200 gallons of kerosene had leaked from his outside heating oil tank.  The snow in the area was red with oil.  He reported that the filter gasket had been leaking and that he had stopped the leak.  I went to the site and shoveled the oil impacted snow into drums.  There were no oil vapors in the house.  The home does have a drinking water well.  The oil impacted area around the tank was covered and insulated with snow to lessen frost depth in the soil since excavation of contaminated soil would be necessary.  Mr. Hall completed an application to the ground and surface water oil cleanup fund.  He also completed a cleanup options agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 1/8/18, soil in the spill area was excavated.  A deck was moved and a tree was removed to access the contaminated soils.  Bedrock was found at an estimated 6 to 7 feet.  Contamination did travel into the gravel pad that was the base of the manufactured home.  Soil removal was stopped before the home's supports were impacted.  Soil samples on top of bedrock were taken for laboratory analysis.  The area was backfilled and the deck put back in place. The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to monitor the drinking water well.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-134-2018*Accident was reported at Mile Marker 61.2 southbound on I-95.  Maine Turnpike Authority conducted cleanup and disposed of waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-77-2018*Barry Pipcello, oil burner technician, reported that he had found a leaking oil tank when called to a home on a service call.  He reported that the tank was empty now and no longer leaking.  The tank was on the outside of a detached garage and had not been used for years.  There was no way to know how much oil had been in the tank.  The oil had run from the garage down the driveway and into the bulkhead entry into the basement.  I went to the site in a heavy snowstorm.  I found a trail of oil under the snow down the gravel driveway.  I put oil absorbents under and around the tank.  Oil absorbent boom was put in place to prevent any more oil from running toward the house.  I  met with the owner, Elizabeth Giroux, and explained the cleanup actions that were required.  The area is served by a public drinking water system. Mrs. Giroux completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 2/15/18, I had a contractor excavate the oil-impacted soil from the tank site and down the driveway.  Ledge was encountered at less than 1 foot depth.  Oil-impacted crushed stone in the basement bulkhead was removed.  An air scrubber was installed in the home to control oil vapors.

On 4/5/18, when the snow cover melted, it revealed that the oil had also run around the back of the garage and down to a grassy wet area below impacting soil and grass.  No oil sheen was seen in the area, but the grass sod was oil-impacted.  The oil-impacted soil and sod were removed and the area restored.

On 4/10/18, because of continuing oil vapors in the house, the crushed stone in the basement was removed and the floor cleaned.  This resolved the oil vapor issue.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-569-2017*Irving Forest Products reported a 1/2 gallon lube oil spill inside of their facility.  The spill was the result of a broken pipe.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-570-2017*It was reported to the Department that #2 fuel oil had discharged onto a paved surface.  After filling a residential oil tank, the driver of a C. N. Brown Co. truck made a mistake.  As he was coiling the hose up on the truck, the nozzle opened slightly.  This allowed oil to drip out onto the pavement below.  The driver placed an oil sorbent pad on the spilled product and soaked up as much as possible.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-358-2018*Jon Woodard received a call that reported an aboveground storage tank (AST) spill of 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to a concrete basement floor.  Jon and I spoke with the homeowner, Krystal Reardon, on site.  She did not know the exact spill date, but had noted the odor of fuel oil increasing over several days.  Krystal called her fuel supplier, Augusta Fuel Company, who dispatched burner technician James Smith to investigate.  James discovered free product on the floor in the closet of the fuel supply tank and a pinhole leak in the tank's bottom due to corrosion.  He used a magnet patch to slow the leak and Speedi-Dri sorbent material to collect the spilled product.

James pumped off the tank while we were on site.  Ambient air in the basement was 15 parts per million (ppm) fuel vapors.  ACV Enviro was hired to remove and dispose of the corroded tank and remediate the site.  ACV collected the Speedi-Dri and the floor was cleaned with Simple Green cleaner.  Some of the oil had seeped into the wood framing of the tank closet; however, contamination was minimal.  The framing was cleaned with Simple Green.  To diminish fuel vapors in the basement, a ram fan was set up and left for several days.  The tank was collected by ACV the following day.  A later site visit with the photoionization detector indicated no air quality issues. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-6-2019*A hydraulic line burst on a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck causing 2.5 gallons of hydraulic oil to leak out on to the pavement.  Sorbent pads were immediately used to recover most of the released product.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-697-2018*Approximately 80 gallons of kerosene leaked out of the aboveground storage tank (AST) from a leak in the piping, fittings specifically, between the AST and the filter.  The oil went straight down through the gravel.  I excavated to 8 feet in depth and never got out of the gravel nor did I find any groundwater or puddles of oil.  Very little oil was recovered during the excavation.  The excavation was left open with sorbents in the bottom of the excavation for numerous days.  A rain event occurred while the excavation was still open but no oil was recovered.  The excavation was backfilled a few days later.  A drinking water well is within 300 feet that serves four residences.

I referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Paul Blood and Justin Leavitt.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-71-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of free product visible in snow near the firematic of the homeowners aboveground storage tank.  The release of kerosene was due to snow and ice cleaving off the valve.  Dead River was able to change the valve and stop the leak and Response Services was able to transfer the kerosene to drums.

Upon inspection of the homeowners basement minimal seepage below the frost line was visible. There were no vapor issues inside the home.

Contaminated soils were excavated by Soderberg Construction until fractured bedrock could be seen and a recovery well was put into place.

The aboveground storage tank was relocated.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.

P-271-2018*The discharge was the result of a blown hydraulic line on a trash truck releasing approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground.  The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-344-2018*The Department was contacted by the Auburn Police Department (APD) regarding an individual with a motor oil leak under their vehicle.  The discharge was occurring in the roadway, lawn area, and in several spots on the driveway.  Per the request of APD, the vehicle was relocated from the street to the driveway.

The Department visited the site and determined there to be a corrosion hole located in the front axle assembly and was leaking the oil.  A plastic container was under the vehicle collecting the oil.  The Department spoke with the owner of the vehicle to fix the issue and a temporary fix was agreed upon until the appropriate repairs could be made.

The speedy-dry sorbent material in the street was swept up and disposed of.  A catch basin is located approximately 500 feet from the spill, but no oil had made it to the basin.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-345-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic spill at the Brookfield dam in Saco.  Cleanup was done by the spiller.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-316-2018*Monroe Fire Department reported a truck had fuel hose come loose from the saddle tank causing a fuel leak onto the roadway.  Monroe Fire was able to collect the product with sorbent pads.  Contaminated soil was also removed from the roadside.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-521-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a vehicle owned by the Town of Sebago that was underwater.  The vehicle and trailer had been parked at a boat launch and the emergency brake failed, allowing the vehicle to become fully submerged.

When the vehicle was removed from the launch, a small sheen was observed.  No other leaks from the vehicle were found.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-522-2018*The Department was notified of a feller-buncher machine that caught fire at a logging operation.  The hydraulic lines had been involved in the fire and had lost approximately 1 gallon of fluid.  Later in the day, during an inspection by the Maine Forest Service, a leak was observed coming from one of the diesel fuel lines.  The operator disconnected the hose and crimped the end to stop the leak.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-523-2018*The Department was notified of a transformer oil spill that resulted from a car accident.  Approximately 10 gallons was spilled onto the roadway.  A Central Maine Power Company cleanup crew cleaned up the spill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-531-2018*The City of Bangor reported a hydraulic oil spill from the day before. Internal communication led to the late report.

Fortunately, the Public Works Department deployed sand and a street sweeper to recover the spilled product.  All of the waste will be disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-692-2018*Rain water filled up an engineered containment system which then became contaminated due to residue from a spill that occurred this past January.  The water had a sheen on it.  Husson University hired Clean Harbors to vactor out the contaminated water and to dispose of it properly.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-693-2018*While fueling equipment the worker overfilled the equipment's fuel tank.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled diesel from the pavement.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-694-2018*An employee struggled with fueling a piece of equipment resulting in a spill onto the gravel parking lot.  A small amount of gravel and soil was removed for proper disposal.


No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-90-2018*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call reporting the smell of kerosene in a storm drain at 499 Augusta Road in Winslow.  I responded and confirmed what smelled like kerosene in the storm drain in question, however, there was neither a sheen nor product on the water in the storm drain.  The storm drain was located on a private street which headed downgradient to a neighborhood of mobile homes, and in front of the Pine View Homes, Inc., building.  I met with Trish West of Pine View Homes, who had reported it to the fire department.   She had no information of where the storm drain drained to.  She did have one tank at her facility, however, she had no indication it was leaking.  I drove around the neighborhood and could see no obvious discharges or other storm drains.  There was snow cover and snowbanks making it difficult.

I could find no source or product to clean up and no further action is necessary at this time.
P-202-2018*The Department was notified of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) that had been leaking for approximately 1 week due to a corrosion hole under the fill pipe.  Sorbent pads were used by the Poland Fire Department on the free product on the concrete floor and power to a sump pump in the same room was disconnected.

Upon the Department's arrival at the seasonally used residence, readings on the Photoionization Detector (PID) read 1.7 parts per million (ppm) in the downstairs living space and 4.4 ppm in the sump hole.  The Department contacted Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to remove the remaining fuel oil from the old tank and place into barrels for reuse.  EPI also washed the floor with Simple Green and moved the old tank outside of the residence.  A new tank was to be delivered and installed later in the week.

On 3/29, the Department and EPI visited the residence once again to remove contaminated cinder blocks under the two water pumps for the drilled and dug wells on site.  Since fuel oil was recovered in the sump, the sump hole and associated piping were again cleaned with Simple Green.  A sump cover was to be provided by the homeowner's caretaker.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-200-2018*The accident apparently occurred two weeks prior to notification, during a winter storm. Staff from Inland Lobster, the business whose property was affected by the accident, came out and explained the situation.  Little more than the South Portland Fire Department initial response had taken place.  I applied sorbent pads to the free product (motor oil on ice/frozen gravel) and collected them for disposal/incineration.  This site is an urban industrial park with no sensitive receptors noted.  With little to no responsible party information, no private remedial actions convened and significantly late reporting of the event, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-243-2018*On 4/3/18, an anonymous report was received that there were three five-gallon metal containers abandoned on the side of the road, 100 feet from Pettengill Stream.  The reporter said that the containers were full and one was leaking giving off a strong odor like benzene.  I went to the site and secured the containers and transported them back to the warehouse for storage pending disposal.  A small amount of soil and leaf debris was removed from the area.  The containers were later identified by chemical ID instruments as flammable chemicals toluene and butyl acetate.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-349-2016*An Emera Maine transformer had been leaking for an unknown amount of time and released a small amount of transformer oil to a concrete pad. Emera employees used sorbents to clean up the spill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-669-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 3 ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a pinhole leak in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Dead River Company placed a magna-patch on the tank and a container underneath until a new tank could be installed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-625-2018*A transformer damaged during a storm leaked mineral oil onto the surrounding soil and pavement.  The oil on the pavement was cleaned up, along with the removal of the contaminated soil.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-45-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 1/25/19, in response to a possible leak of #2 heating oil from her basement, Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, met Ms. Grenoble at her home.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a single-family, cape home with full basement, in a dense suburban residential area, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  There is a sump in the west side of the concrete basement floor, and sump pump which discharges outside and down into the ground (to the storm or sewer drain possibly).  The home is heated with a 275-gallon consumptive-use #2 oil facility and hot water boiler.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The basement flooded with groundwater after the sump pump failed, then ServPro noted what they suspected to be petroleum atop the water.  Little free water remained on the basement floor at the time of MDEP assessment.  I noted no evidence of oil atop the water puddles on the floor.  In the sump, only I noted globules of floating oil.  This oil I assessed to be lube oil from the failed sump pump, typically holding less than a pint of mineral oil.  I noted no evidence of fuel oil discharges or problems with the heating oil facility.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
I padded up the oil on the sump water and wiped the sump's sides.  Ms. Grenoble agreed to washing the sump and new sump pump with detergent and water to complete the cleanup.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, no oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-47-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a corrosion hole on the underside of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Magna-patches and a bucket were placed under the AST and the AST was replaced.  Some soil around the concrete pad and leaves were removed by the Department for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-50-2019*A delivery truck released approximately one gallon of motor oil to the paved parking surface of the Corning facility due to a leaking fitting.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Corning, Inc.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-348-2018*A small corrosion hole in a 125-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) allowed a cup or so of #2 fuel oil to leak onto the concrete floor.  Dead River pumped out the AST into a temporary tank.  Petroleum vapors were not an issue during my visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-414-2018*Mountainside Grocers in Carrabassett Valley reported that a vehicle had overfilled their gas tank at the facility's gas pumps and driven off.  I responded and met with the manager Stacy Thompson on site.  The person had gone in the store to shop while filling her vehicle.  The automatic shutoff had apparently malfunctioned and 20-25 gallons of gasoline spilled before the manager saw it and shut off the pump.  The person immediately returned to her car and left.   Ms. Thompson spread speedi dry and cat litter over the concrete pad to soak up what she could.  Gasoline did run off the pad to the dirt driveway.  We swept up the speedi dry/cat litter into a pile and I instructed her to arrange for someone to excavate the impacted gravel driveway the next day.

I returned the next day with Responder Nina Caputo, and we oversaw the excavation of the contaminated gravel.  Using the PID/bag headspace method we were able to successfully remove the majority of contaminated soil.  The malfunctioning nozzle was also fixed at that time.  3.75 tons were transported to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-21-2019*Nina Caputo responded to the report of a leaking aboveground storage tank at 8 Hodgkins Drive in Greene.  She verified the discharge of 100-plus gallons in the backyard.   I responded on the next day to survey the situation due to workload.

I arranged to have Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) excavate the contaminated soil.  I took samples from the bottom of the excavation and sidewall nearest the mobile home.  The bottom met the standard for leaching to groundwater standard, however, as expected, the sidewall did not.  There was no more excavation possible due to the contamination extending under the pad of the mobile home.

As such, the site was referred to our Divison of Technical Services for further remediation considerations.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-143-2019*In February of 2019, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mr. Moore of Portland Public Works Dept. (PPWD) who reported that while visiting this Newbury Street property he observed weathered petroleum smelling soils.  PPWD was monitoring groundwater management during excavation for property redevelopment and construction.

On 3/6/19, I visited to assess the site and found the area snow-covered and frozen making observation of oil discharges difficult.  On checking with MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP), it was confirmed that old, weathered petroleum contamination was being managed under VRAP.  No further information was shared.  See records of MDEP VRAP unit for further information on the property, discharge sources, cleanup actions, and final closure.

1)  At the time the listed property owner of record was Shipyard Brewing Co., LLC, and 86 Newbury St., LLC.
2)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-346-2018*An oil pump malfunctioned at the furnace allowing a cup or so of oil to leak out.  The pump was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-497-2018*Two drums were observed in the driveway.  One was missing a bung and rain water had made it overflow onto the driveway.  I installed a bung cap and covered the drum with a plastic bag.  I tried to track down the owner but to no avail.

I went back and recovered the drums for proper disposal a couple of months later to prevent additional spills.  A small amount of contaminated soils were also removed for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-498-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a piece of railroad maintenance equipment which allowed a fine mist of hydraulic oil to spray out over a large area.  it was such a fine spray there was nothing to clean-up.  The hose was fixed.


No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-505-2018*I received a call indicating that a bucket truck had blown a hydraulic line at the subject location resulting in about 10 gallons of oil being spilled to pavement.  It was recovered with sorbent material.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-512-2018*A sailboat was floundering outside of Southwest Harbor.  There were reports of a sheen.  I was not able to confirm this report.  There was no National Response Center report.   The sailboat was assisted into shore for repairs.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-513-2018*The oil spill from the heavy equipment was removed by 3 Phase Line employees by shoveling the contaminated soil into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-743-2018*A real estate property management company asked me to check an abandoned home for oil leaks.  After the owner moved out, the basement flooded and the oil tanks floated.  I checked the home and verified that no spill had occurred.  I asked that when the basement was pumped out that the oil tanks also get pumped out in case there is oil in the tanks.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-226-2018*During a construction project Soderberg construction encountered contaminated soil in a small area at a depth between six and seven feet. The Division of Response Services was  informed of the contaminated soil and arrived onsite to conduct field screening. Response Services found an unknown chemical with a low volatile organic compound level and a none detect Oil-In-Soil reading.

Soderberge Construction and their employer did not want to leave the chemical onsite. Response Services required soils samples to be taken so the contaminated could be disposed of correctly. Test result were below the Department's guidelines and the contaminated soils were disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill.

No further action should be required of The Division of Response Services at this time.
A-526-2017*On 10/4/17, Main Street Fuel Company reported that they were at a service call where they found a leaking outside heating oil tank.  They informed me that the tank had received a 100 gallon delivery just a couple of weeks ago when the gauge was reading almost empty.  I had them pump out the tank to stop the leak.  I went to the site and found that the tank bottom had corrosion leaks.  The oil technicians had pumped an estimated 117 gallons and tank was empty.  The ground under the tank was oil impacted and the home was served by a drilled well about 75 feet away from the spill site.  The owner of the home had just recently died, so I spoke with his brother who was handling the estate.  He completed a cleanup options agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup required.  He also completed an application to the Ground and Surface Waters Oil Clean-Up Fund.

On 10/5/17, I had an excavation contractor remove oil-impacted soil from the spill site.  The area was sandy facilitating the penetration of the oil into soil.  Excavation stopped at about 4 feet depth when samples field tested with oil in soil kits had negative results for the presence of oil.  Because of the small amount of oil and the successful removal of oil impacted soils the well was not considered at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-527-2017*On October 04, 2017, C. N. Brown Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred in the basement of 41 Urquhart Street in Rumford.  I spoke to property manager, William Heller.  Mr. Heller informed me that it was only a gallon of oil that leaked from the belly of the aboveground storage tank (AST) onto the concrete basement floor.  He said that the two ASTs have already been pumped and they are in the process of removing the ASTs from the basement to dispose of them properly.

The oil on the floor was absorbed with speedy dry sorbent material and disposed of properly.  Mr. Heller confirmed that the tenants had no issues with oil vapors in their rooms upstairs.  I offered assistance, but Mr. Heller declined.  No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-528-2017*On October 04, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Josh Slaney of Pan Am explained to me that the containment on the locomotive near the engine had overflowed from rain water.  Approximately 8 gallons was released to the ballast.  Contaminated soil and rocks were removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-529-2017*On October 04, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Per MDEP order, Pan Am reported a few drops of what appeared to be lube oil inside the boom (outfall 00 3A). Sorbent pads were used to absorb the few drops of lube oil on the water.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-532-2017*A concerned citizen reported that he had found several fluorescent bulbs over a stream at the end of a dead end road.  He also stated that there were other bulbs discarded in the same area.  I went out to the site at the end of the Airport Road.  I recovered six unbroken eight-foot fluorescent bulbs and pieces of two broken ones.  The site is at the dead end of a paved road with undeveloped commercial land lots.  It is isolated and a convenient place to drop/dump unwanted materials.  The bulbs were bundled with clear packing tape and there was no identifying information on them.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-533-2017*Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that while inspecting the oil containment boom in the Kennebec River at the railyard's water discharge point #003A, an oil sheen was observed behind the boom.  No recoverable oil was reported.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-534-2017*On October 06, 2017, Murray-Heutz Oil and Propane Company reported a #2 oil overfill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  They admitted to filling an already filled aboveground storage tank (AST). The overfill caused oil to leak from around the fill pipe thread inside on the AST.  Less than a gallon was released to the concrete basement floor.

I notified the landlord who said they would handle the cleanup and didn't want MDEP Division of Response Services assistance.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-535-2017*On October 06, 2017, Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 4 gallons of oily water overfilled from the containment on the locomotive.  The spill was released to the ballast.  The ballast was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-536-2017*On October 06, 2017, Chad, with Rockport Mechanical, Inc., reported a small #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  During annual service, less than half a gallon of oil dripped from a loose fitting on the boiler.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete floor and disposed of properly.  Homeowner Emily Robbins was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-537-2017*On 10/7/17, at 0945 hours, an anonymous caller reported that he had found several 5 gallon buckets that were leaking a black oil in a roadside ditch.  I went to the site and found two 5 gallon buckets that were half oil and half water.  A small amount of oil had leaked to the ground around the buckets.  I secured the buckets and dug up the oil impacted soil.  The oil passed a dexel test for halogens, so was recycled.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-538-2017*On 10/8/17, at 0815 hours, Joe Cloonan reported that the excavating contractor he had installing an addition to his home in Canton had found soil that smelled of oil.  The area being excavated was abutting the back of the house where the home heating oil tank had been located.  I met the excavating contractor on site and confirmed using Oil N Soil field tests that the soils in the excavation were oil impacted.  The tank was still on site and empty, but did show signs of corrosion leakage.  I contacted Mr. Cloonan to inform him of my findings.  He completed a Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up Fund Application and a Clean-up Options Agreement, choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) manage the cleanup.  Working with the present excavation contractor, I had oil impacted soils removed down to the foundation footer.  Soils under the footer were oil impacted, but could not be removed without jeopardizing the foundation.  Samples of soil under the footer were collected for laboratory analysis.  During excavation a clogged perimeter drain pipe was encountered that did have a small amount of oil in it.  The outlet area of the pipe was uncovered and no oil impacted soil was found.  The property is served by a dug well less than 100 feet from the spill site.  The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services for water monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-539-2017*Colleen Meader reported that an estimated 150 gallons of diesel had been released to the gravel parking lot when a parked dump truck burned the evening before.  I went to the site and found that there oil stains running in two directions down from the burned truck.  One ran down the gravel lot to a gravel berm constructed the night of the fire and the other running toward a wooded area.  The owner of the truck met me at the site and I explained that the oil impacted soil needed to be excavated and disposed of properly to protect the private drinking well on site.  I informed him that any expenses the Department incurred would be billed to him and he signed a Notice of Reimbursement.  He arranged to have an excavator on site to remove the soil under my supervision.  I arranged to dispose of the soil at Waste Management, Inc., facility in Norridgewock.

On 10/11/17, soils in the affected areas were removed until field testing with oil in soil test kits indicated no or very low levels of oil present.  Our Department Technical Services geologist was present during the end of the excavation to evaluate the risk to the drinking water well.  His determination was that the well was not at risk.  See attached memo.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-540-2017*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an estimated 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a dump truck.  The spill was cleaned up by MDOT, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-541-2017*On October 10, 2017, C. N. Brown Company reported an unleaded gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred at the CITGO Station at 96 Maine Street in Mexico.

I spoke to a C. N. Brown representative, who said that the automatic shutoff on the pump failed to work and a customer overfilled their vehicle tank.  Approximately 3 gallons was released onto the pavement.  The Mexico Fire Department responded to the scene and applied speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the gasoline. The speedy dry was removed and disposed of properly by C. N. Brown.  No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-545-2017*It was reported that oil had discharged to a concrete floor from a corrosion hole in a home heating oil tank.  The caller stated that the tank had leaked a very small amount onto concrete and a drip pan was placed under it to collect the oil. She stated that her oil burner man had placed a magnet patch on the hole and it stopped the leak.  This case was referred to Peter Moulton of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for a tank replacement.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-546-2017*Contaminated soil was discovered during an underground storage tank (UST) removal.  The contamination was believed to be from a prior tank removal in 1998.  The contamination level was below the Department's threshold for excavation/construction worker standards.  The soil could not be reused on site, so was transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-547-2017*The Boldt Company was moving equipment at the Sappi Mill in Skowhegan and some residual hydraulic oil in the reservoir of the equipment was spilled to the ground.  Approximately 20 gallons was spilled and was in the process of being excavated when I met with Matt Squire of Boldt on site.

The waste soil would be disposed of at the Sappi landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-548-2017*On October 16, 2017, Hammond Lumber Company reported a 1 gallon gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Wayne of Hammond Lumber Company explained to me that an old gas can in the back of a pickup truck rolled over and leaked approximately 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline in the back. The gasoline dripped to the pavement and evaporated before speedy dry could be applied.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-549-2017*On October 16, 2017, Maine State Police reported a tractor trailer accident to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on Interstate 95 southbound near mile marker 156.  I responded to the accident scene and assisted in pumping the two side saddle tanks on the tractor trailer. T&W Garage in Newport removed and disposed of the diesel properly.

The site was in a very dangerous location on the interstate, with minimal amount of room for staging equipment.  The little diesel that was released did not pose any environmental threat towards waterways or private wells.  The soil was not excavated because of this.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-796-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of a basement fuel oil discharge of about five gallons due to copper theft vandalism.  Lebanon Fire Department requested a MDEP response visit.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  The building is a single family home used by the owners as a business office and is sporadically visited.  The building is heated by a hot air furnace.  Mr. Duell stated the drilled well was in the back yard to the west.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/18/17, I met two persons from LFD and Mr. Lyle Duell.  Vandals appear to have broken in through the basement door and had cut out the copper fuel line from the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank within the basement and some copper water pipes.  There was a moderate to strong odor of oil in the first floor and the basement.  Oil was still pooled on leaked water on the concrete basement floor.  The oil discharge was up against the basement wall and some oil may have seeped down under the floor along the wall edge.  No discharged oil appears to have reached the sump next to the water heater and the oil tank (see site sketch).

I explained MDEP involvement and cleanup recommendations, and the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund insurance to Mr. Duell.  Mr. Duell declined my offer to drill the basement floor and check for oil under the floor.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Rather than hire a contractor, Mr. Duell stated that he wished that he and his son clean up the spill.  I gave him some sorbent pads, waste bags, and applied speedy dry sorbents to the oiled floor.  I advised him about cleanup, washing the floor, and waste disposal.  At Mr. Duell's sons requested the MDEP photo log e-mailed to them for their insurance company.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to possibly remain on site under the floor and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  At this time, I recommend an EPH laboratory analysis of the well water, and the floor be drilled to check for oil contamination; Mr. Duell has declined these actions at this time.
3)  Based on the estimated volume spilled and the depth of the drilled well, the actual threat to the well water may be minor.  This incident is referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for further evaluation.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-797-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 10/19/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by North Berwick Fire Department (NBFD) dispatch of suspected waste fuel dumping at this rural residence.  The neighbors had smelled the fuel spill to the ground and noted a dozen or so empty small drums and fuel cans that had contained liquid several days earlier.  The homeowner, Jill Glass, had recently passed away and I was told that her brother (Walt Boston) was cleaning out her house and garage.  NBFD requested immediate MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use and is served by private water wells and by municipal water service.  The homeowner, Jill Glass, had recently passed away and her brother, Walt Boston, was cleaning out the home.  The home is heated by propane.  There was an old 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) behind the garage.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/9/17, I met Deputy Fire Chief Straffin with Officer Donahue of North Berwick Police Department.  By the back of the garage I noted 13 fuel cans lined up.  The cans had residual liquid.  All the nine cans checked had elevated PhotoIonizer Detector (PID) readings from 336-parts per million (ppm) to over 1880-ppm.  Some cans appeared to have contained gasoline and some fuel oils and/or mineral spirits paint thinner.

The heating oil AST and bare copper fuel line into the garage had no evidence of leaks.

In the rear corner of the garage, we found in the leaves and soil, contamination that smelled like non-hazardous mineral spirits paint thinner or old gasoline.  Ambient odor was strong.  A bag headspace soil sample was 1785-ppm and an Oil-In-Soil colorimetric test indicated oil-saturated.  Based on the total volume of the 13 containers, spill volume could be up to 30 gallons.

The area appears to be a sand & gravel aquifer and with an imminent threat to the groundwater and to the Bentley's dug well, MDEP assessed that a prompt cleanup was needed.  I left a copy of the Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement on the door of the house.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 10/19/17, at the time we did not know the name and contact information for the estate executor, who was also the apparent responsible party for the discharge(s).  I received authorization from Stephen Flannery to initiate cleanup and seek reimbursement from the estate and spiller.  Allstate Environmental Services (AES) was hired by MDEP Division of Response Services to excavate the following morning.  In late afternoon, Walt Boston called me after reading the notice on the door.  Mr. Boston explained that the discharge was accidental when a 5-gallon container fell over.  He stated that he had no capability to initiate a cleanup so told me to go ahead as planned.  Mr. Boston stated that he understood that MDEP would seek reimbursement from him and the estate.

On 10/20/17, with MDEP Division of Response Services screening soil, AES excavated the contaminated area down to about 4' below grade before contamination levels were satisfactory.  Walt Boston was on site for the excavation and I explained what we were doing.  It appears the discharge had largely soaked vertically down through the sandy soil.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site, though in levels appearing below cleanup action levels, and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Residual contamination is expected to naturally degrade.
2)  With the conditions and volume of soil removed, I agree with Mr. Boston's estimate of about 5-gallons discharged.
3)  I recommend reimbursement for cleanup and sampling costs from the Glass Estate and from Mr. Boston.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-798-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to the notification from C. N. Brown Company (CNB) that their fuel oil customer suffered a K1 oil discharge.  On 10/18/17, CNB delivered to the outside aboveground storage tank (AST) which discharged because the fuel line had been disconnected from the AST by the homeowner.

The location is rural residential use and is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  Topography slopes down to the west and the north.  Depth to groundwater is unknown at this time.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
CNB estimated a 40-gallon loss based on remaining fuel in the tank on 10/19/17.  I understand that the disconnected fuel line was not capped as required which could have prevented the leak.  There are at least two other residential wells within 300' of this leak.  I understand that someone at the home had disconnected the fuel line.  On 10/21/17, I met Mr. Dougherty's son who showed me the tank location.

In the sandy soil at the bottom of CNB's 1' deep excavation a field bag-headspace sample SS-1 had a measurement of 676 parts per million (ppm).  An Oil In Soil colorimetric field sample was "Positive" for hydrocarbons.  MDEP assigned a Residential Cleanup Scenario for cleanup guidelines.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 10/19/17, CNB staff responded to the complaint of the tank leak, rectified the unplugged and leaking fuel, then dug out a small volume of oil-contaminated soil.  MDEP recommended additional source reduction through excavation of the oiled soil.  Based on the small volume of the soil observed to have been removed, a significant volume of the oil discharge remains under the tank and mobile home.

Mr. Dougherty declined additional cleanup actions by MDEP.  See the attached E-Mail memo of 11/21/17, and the 10/26/17, MDEP letter for details.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  At this time, the discharge has not been cleaned to MDEP satisfaction.  I am not aware of a Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund AST insurance application at this time and Mr. Dougherty has missed his 180-day application deadline.
2)  The spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  Considering the topography, volume discharged, and distance to the drilled well, MDEP Division of Technical Services believes the well is unlikely to be impacted by the oil discharge.
4)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected based on present information.


P-799-2017*Approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a dump truck due to a ruptured hose.  The oil was released to the paved road surface.  The Lewiston Department of Public Works (LDPW) spread sand over the affected area and swept it up with a street sweeper.  The material was disposed of by the LDPW into their waste stream.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-800-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two galllons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The tank was pumped out, spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials, then the floor was treated with a cleaner/degreaser.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-801-2017*On 10/19/17, I received a call from Brian at Pit Stop Fuels reporting a small spill of heating oil when a driver was reeling his truck's delivery hose back into the truck.  The nozzle cracked open momentarily causing an estimated 1/4 cup spill of oil to a paved driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-802-2017*On 10/19/17, I received a call from Pat Henessey of Bath Iron Works reporting an estimated 40 gallon spill of lube oil inside Hull 603 at the shipyard.  The spill was entirely contained within the vessel.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-804-2017*Mr. Hopkins reported that his indoor oil tank had a corrosion hole in it.  Mr. Hopkins caught the leak as soon as it happened and very little oil spilled onto the basement floor.  The tank was pumped out, removed, and replaced by Mr. Hopkins' oil company.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-805-2017*The Brunswick Police reported that a truck had rolled over about a half a mile north of the Cook's Corner exit on Route 1.  I arrived to find the truck on its side in the median.  Only a small amount of diesel leaked from the saddle tanks and with the help of the Brunswick Fire Department, we pumped the remaining diesel out of the saddle tank into a drum.  The spilled diesel was cleaned up with sorbent material and Estes Transportation took the drum of diesel back to their shop.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-807-2017*On 10/20/17, I responded to this 10/19/17 notification of a leak of heating oil from this basement aboveground storage tank (AST).  The home is rural residential use and served by private drinking water wells.  The cape style house is heated by a hot water boiler.

The previous evening, Dog House Energy Services had applied sorbents to the oiled concrete floor and pumped the tank out to drums.  Fresh speedy dry sorbent material remained on the floor and there was a moderate odor of fuel oil still in the basement and living area.  Some oil had gone up against the foundation wall and some oil may have seeped down into soil under the floor, but Mr. O'Donnell thought he had caught the spill soon enough before a large volume leaked out.  The tank leak follows a recent fuel delivery.

I advised Mr. O'Donnell about picking up the sorbent material on the floor and then washing the oiled floor several times to remediate the oil odor.  To assist with a new replacement oil AST facility, I helped Mr. O'Donnell complete the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) forms and passed the forms to Peter Moulton of MDEP.  As of 11/2/17, I have heard no additional concerns or questions from the homeowner.

At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned based on present information.



P-812-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence.  The oil was released from the vent pipe of the AST due to overfilling of the tank and impacted the ground surface below.  The cause of the overfill was reported as human error.  Oil-impacted soil was excavated and disposed of by C. N. Brown Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
I-123-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 60 gallons of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a piece of heavy equipment. The release impacted the paved pad near the lateral deck. LP's employees used wood chips as sorbents to clean up the release which were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-144-2018*An anonymous complaint was received regarding a body shop that was allegedly pouring chemicals down a floor drain.  Bill Sheehan and myself met with the body shop owner to conduct an inspection. The floor drains were checked in the paint room and the storage bays.  The inspection showed the drains to be dry and to contain substantial deposits of gravel.  After pulling the drain cover and using concentrated red dye to trace back to the brook it was realized that no misuse of the storm drains had been occurring.


No further action should be required of The Division of Response Services at this time.
I-148-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 55 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils and bark. LP's employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The wood fines were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of The Division Response Services at this time.
I-152-2018*The Division of Response Services was called out to a release of an unknown liquid release from a vehicle. The release was from an recreational vehicle which had not properly closed septic tank. The release impacted most of the Bangor road with a small area of solids near the edge of the road. Solids were removed from the road surface.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-197-2019*A hydraulic hose blew on a Town of Windham plow truck spraying oil onto the pavement and adjacent snow banks for a 30-foot length down Land of Nod Road intersecting Vance Drive.  The cleanup had been completed by the time I received the report.  I followed up on the report and observed a sheen flowing down Vance Drive into several driveways.  The area at the intersection had free product pooling up in puddles which I collected with sorbents.  To alleviate any further migration of oil by the extreme melt, I had the town spread sand in the areas where oiling was observed.  The amount of oil remaining in the snow was minimal, and for the most part unrecoverable.  I revisited the site and found the application of sand had mitigated the migration oil down the street.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-31-2018*See Emera spill report attached for cleanup details.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-29-2018*A peddle truck overfilled a 330 gallon oil tank.   The spill caused about a gallon of fuel to escape the vent and end up on the pavement ice and snow.    There were no indications that fittings wept.   The spilled oil outside the vent was scooped up and padded.  No site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-175-2018*The discharge was the result of a blown hydraulic hose on a skid steer while removing snow at Maine Medical Center.  The hydraulic oil was contained and collected with sorbents, and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-794-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-795-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-796-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-797-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-798-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-799-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-800-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-801-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from equipment working on the tracks.  Pan Am Railways personnel cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of the contaminated debris.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
B-307-2018*A jar of mercury was dropped off at the public works building in Stockton Springs.  I overpacked it and transported it back to our hazstore building for disposal.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-57-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety reported a car truck accident with oil spilled.  A small amount of lube oil was spilled to the pavement in the collision. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-60-2018*Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reported a discharge of 3 gallons of kerosene from a leaking nozzle on a fuel delivery truck.   Murray-Heutz personnel chipped up the affected ice and disposed of it.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-270-2018*Travelling along Oxford Street, Ms. Tripp's Jeep Cherokee gas tank became partially detached as she drove along.  Her reaction was to pull off the road into the driveway of aforementioned address.  The contents of the tank leaked out and soaked quickly into the compacted sand and gravel driveway.  The local fire department arrived on scene and added sand & gravel to the puddle to minimize vapors and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Upon arrival, I met with Mr. Annett and he explained his well was less than fifty feet from spill location.  Also the water line went almost directly beneath the stained area to feed the home.

Based on this information, I immediately began to hand dig to assess the depth of contamination.  It was quickly evident the excavation would need to be completed with equipment.  A contractor was called who dispatched a crew and equipment.  The excavation was completed and the Annett's were satisfied with the cleanup.  The backfill was completed the next day and the remediation completed.  With successful removal and restoration MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-272-2018*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had tripped over the hose while he was reeling it in causing less than a quart of heating oil to spill onto him and the driveway.  Apparently the vast majority of the spilled oil was soaked up by the driver's clothing, only a small amount made it to the driveway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-273-2018*On 4/25/18, I received a call from Adam White reporting a spill that had occurred approximately a month ago at a home for which he is a seasonal caretaker.  Mr. White reported that he had hired Patriot Mechanical to remove 2 old oil tanks from the basement of the residence.  Mr. White alleged that Patriot Mechanical had spilled oil inside the residence while cutting the tanks apart, as well as outside on the driveway where they had some pumps set up to transfer the remaining oil out of the old tanks.  He further alleged that they had not cleaned up the spill and that the home still smelled of oil.

I made arrangements to meet him and Patriot Mechanical at the home on 4/27.  The morning of the 27th, I received a call from Mr. White telling me not to come out to the Island.  It seems that there was some sort of dispute between him and Patriot Mechanical, that may or may not have been related to spillage at the home, that had been resolved.

It is my belief that some minor drips may have occurred while the tanks were cut up and again when transfer hoses were disconnected.  I told Mr. White to open some doors and windows in the house and that it was possible that any lingering oil odor from the tank removal had been trapped in the house that was closed up.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-274-2018*I received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a traffic accident.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's).  The impacted soil and debris were removed for disposal.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-275-2018*I received notification that approximately 1 quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as the result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as non-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's).  The impacted soil and debris were removed for disposal.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-276-2018*I received notification that approximately 1 quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as the result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 part per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's).  The impacted soil and debris were removed for disposal.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-277-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of this pending abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility through the removal contractor, Simard & Sons, Inc.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential area and served by municipal drinking water service and sewer service.  The site is underlain by sandy soils and groundwater is deep, below the bottom of the USTs and estimated greater than 50' deep.  See spill reports P-1110-2004 and others for additional site information.  This facility was formerly owned and operated by Mobil Oil Corporation, and by Gibbs Oil Company before that.  Mobil sold the facility to Alliance Energy which was taken over by Global Montello Group.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
See spill report P-569-1993 and other reports for past discharge information.  Charles Wilson of Portland Pump Company advised there were "no problems" at the time of the 1988 UST facility abandonment by removal.  See also the year 2005 Phase 2 Investigation Report by St. Germain & Associates for Alliance Energy.  Low levels of petroleum contamination were identified in this 2005 report.

On 4/21/18 and 4/24/18, I visited the facility abandonment by Simard & Sons under Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Mike Simard and David Croxford.  I noted no oil staining or oil odor or other evidence of discharges at the time.  I found no record that consultant St. Germain Collins (SGC) identified and reported evidence of prohibited discharges during their Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services did not attend the 1988 UST facility removal and replacement.  Report P-569-1993 covers abandonment by removal of a 550 and 1000 gallon bare steel UST facilities, and product piping replacement.

On 4/21/18, while on site after the contractor had left, I noted deep excavation and soil removal adjacent to the tanks, the concrete removed, and the risers and spill buckets damaged or removed before the site assessor documented the facility as required in Maine Chapter 691 Section 12(c)(i)(a) and Appendix P.7.B.

The UST vent pipes had been disconnected by Simard's CTI and replaced by temporary fiberglass vents from each UST (see Photo-1).  Two of the USTs had temporary vents significantly shorter and in violation of the 12' minimum height and a safety issue.

On 4/24/18, I revisited and met CTI Croxford and the Simard crew, after having missed the removal of the three 10,000-gallon gasoline USTs.  The product piping and dispenser sumps had yet to be removed and assessed by SGC (see photos).  No new replacement UST was planned at this time in year 2018.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
During this facility abandonment no remediation or mitigation was required by MDEP Division of Response Services and I have not been informed of any voluntary cleanup work performed.  At this time, I am not aware of any current or past Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance coverage for this facility.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I understand that this facility may undergo MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) review and coverage.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-278-2018*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which downed the transformer.  Approximately ten gallons of mineral oil were released to the ground.  Spilled product initially impacted a paved driveway, but steadily falling rain transported oil down the road and onto both shoulders.  It was also tracked around by emergency vehicles and tow trucks, so a sheen was prevalent in all directions.  Two catch basins in the direction of the stream acted as collection points as well as some puddles in low lying areas on the shoulder.  The road was treated with speedy dry sorbent material and oil was collected off standing water in the basins.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-280-2018*Notice was received of antifreeze discharge from trash truck to paved roadway.  Pine Tree Waste Services reported the discharge cleaned up.  Waste was added to truck cargo for disposal.  The spill area is rural forested residential.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-281-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of the planned abandonment by removal of the fuel facility and MDEP had intentions to attend the removal and assist with assessing the soil and groundwater, due to past known contamination.  Because of historical issues, the further investigation and review of the closure report I assessed to be warranted.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a dense commercial and industrial area.  To the west is a canal formerly used by the former mills in the area; to the south is the Androscoggin River.  Across Lisbon Street is a former old mill building.  In addition to being a gas station, Grimmel's also has been a vehicle repair garage.  The property appears to be built up of non-native, urban fill with bricks, and was black with coal ash.  The facility is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP spill report P-49-1990, describes evidence of leaks from the active UST facility, and within the new UST location was apparent coal ash contamination with significant levels of cadmium, lead and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to hazardous levels.  MDEP sampled the soil because of its dark, black, color.  Despite MDEP requirements that this soil not leave the property, the Tidewater Petroleum Co. Certified Tank Installers (CTI), Peter Reynolds and Elwin Scott, had about 80 yards of the ash contaminated soil removed to a Lewiston residence as clean fill (see P-292-1990).  They agreed to have the soil returned to Grimmel's property.  Gendron Construction Company and Mr. Grimmel assured MDEP in 1990, that the black ash-contaminated soil would be used as backfill on site after the older tanks were removed.

In the November 2017 UST Closure Assessment, St Germain-Collins (SGC) found no evidence of reportable discharges.  It is unclear to me if SGC sampled the native soils outside the facility backfill.  I found no analysis that would check on hazardous contamination, no description of unusual dark soil, and no mention of the four old motor fuels vent pipes.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The 1990 UST installation was installed by Tidewater Petroleum and removed in 2017 by Simard & Sons.  The pre-1990 bare steel UST facility was abandoned by removal by Certified tank Installer (CTI) Jeff Eaton.  The tank removed in 2017 was not in the same location as the four USTs removed in 1990.  The UST Closure Assessment reports that in November 2017, the facility was abandoned-by-removal by Simard & Sons, under Maine CTI Michael Simard.  No replacement UST facility was installed in 2017.

In April 2018, when checking if the UST facility had been abandoned, I noted the dispensers gone and the UST tank pad to be gone.  On the northwest side of the service station building, I noted four old style motor fuels vent pipes protruding above the roofline.  These tank vent pipes are left over from the 1990 UST abandonment or may represent old forgotten USTs still in the ground on the property.  These belowground and aboveground vent pipes were required to have been removed during the 1990 UST facility replacement.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No soil from the facility reinstallation should have left site in 1990.  In 2017, with no new installation, I understand that no soil or groundwater was needed to be removed from the site.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media, and hazardous material contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The issue with the out-of-service UST vent pipes has been referred to the MDEP Oil Compliance Unit.  This underground and aboveground facility piping should have been removed when the associated tanks were abandoned.  I understand that MDEP engineer Harrison Bispham will be contacting SGC about the vent pipes and
I-117-2018*A home owner reported a release of fuel oil when she noticed an oil sheen in the water from her sump pump. She thought her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had release fuel oil to her basement floor. Once onsite Response Services found a slight stain outside near the sump outlet however further investigation did find any more contamination. The AST had floated due to spring flooding and a small amount of fuel oil was released from the fuel filter.

The age and condition of the AST was so concerning that the tank was replaced by the Department Tank Replacement Program.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-715-2018*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a car versus pole accident. Sometime between when the incident occurred and when Emera Maine responded to the site, a plow went by to clear the road and plowed all the contaminated soil into a large section of ditch making it unrecoverable.  Emera Maine indicated they would check the area in the spring.  This was satisfactory to me.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-716-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal of mixed and unmixed clandestine drug lab materials from a dumpster at the subject location.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-720-2018*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil discharge from an engine at their Waterville facility.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-867-2018*The Department was notified of a .25 ounce spill resulting from the incorrect aboveground storage tank (AST) being filled by the fuel company.  Pit Stop Fuels contacted Allstate Environmental Services to respond to the residence and transfer the fuel to the correct AST.  While at the site, Allstate advised the Department that minimal oil leaked from the AST and that they collected some soil before leaving the site.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-5-2019*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a mercury spill resulting from a broken oral thermometer.  The homeowner noticed the tip of the thermometer had broken off and observed it puddled on the bathroom counter and some glass pieces on the floor.  The broken thermometer, mercury, and other glass were placed into a garbage bag for disposal.

Upon notification, the Department deployed the Lumex Mercury Analyzer to monitor ambient air quality within the home and on the surfaces.  Readings were taken in the dining room, kitchen, hallway, and various surfaces in the bathroom.  None of the readings reached over 1,000 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3) and given that the residents were not a sensitive population, the Department advised the homeowners to ventilate the home when possible to increase air flow.

The Department collected the waste from the broken thermometer and also three air thermometers as well.  All were disposed of at the Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) facility in Auburn.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-153-2018*An anonymous caller who stated that Spruce Bay Farm & Landscape, Inc., had been hired by Bridgton Hospital to manage the grounds of the hospital.  They stated that Spruce Bay had a garage and equipment stored on site.  They stated that Spruce Bay employees were using a skid tank by the garage to fuel their equipment and were spilling diesel fuel all over the place.  I visited the site and saw the garage, equipment, skid tank, and stained soil.  I was unable to reach anyone at Spruce Bay, but I spoke with the Hospital management and told them that they would have to direct Spruce Bay to clean up their act or the hospital would have to clean it up.  I never heard back from anyone, but when I drove by the site six months later the skid tank was gone and the ground looked clean.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-155-2018*On 3/6/18, I received a call from the Waterboro Fire Department reporting a 5-car accident on Maine Street at the C & K Loop.  It was reported that one of the vehicles, a Ford Expedition, had lost an entire tank's worth of gasoline when a tow truck uprighted it.  Out of concern for a fire hazard, the fire department had applied water to the spill.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a significant area on the side of the road had been impacted by the gasoline.  I noted a private well across the street and another on the same side of the road as the accident, belonging to the Village Green Condos.

I was concerned about the quantity of gasoline spilled and the application of water to the spill potentially impacting the water supply for the condos.  I hired National Response Corporation (NRC)/Enpro Services, Inc., to respond to the site that morning to excavate oil contaminated soils and snow from the side of the road.  I also contacted Mark Woodruff of our Department's Division of Technical Services in regards to the threat to the well.

We were able to excavate 22 tons of gasoline contaminated soils and snow from the side of the road, under the supervision of Mr. Woodruff.  He took soil samples for laboratory analysis which would be documented in his report for this spill.  Any risk to the well was largely mitigated due to the quick response actions taken.  No further Division of Response Services actions required.
P-157-2018*In late morning of Tuesday 3/6/17, Mr. Paradis, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Petroleum Management Division (MDEP PMD), notified MDEP Division of Response Services of a gasoline leak at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  MDEP PMD had received a mid-morning voice message from C. N. Brown Company (CNB) informing them of a leak at Dispenser-1 of this UST facility due to a vehicle collision with the dispenser sometime the previous evening.  CNB did not notify MDEP Division of Response Services of the discharge.

The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  I understand the UST facility consists of double-wall UST and product piping.

In the late afternoon of Tuesday 3/6/18, I visited the facility and found Dispenser-1 back in operation.  I noted no evidence of a recent discharge to the ground or pavement around the dispenser.  I did not open the dispenser and inspect the sump and piping.  Seen in the attached MDEP photos, there was a scrape indicating an impact by a motor vehicle.  As has happened at other UST facility leaks, a slow light collision appears to have moved the dispenser just enough to crack the crash valve but not to trip the crash valve and cause it to close and shut off fuel flow.

Kevin Moore of CNB later stated that the Regular Unleaded Gasoline shut off properly, but the Super Unleaded product did not shut down, as the crash valve did not trip.  Mr. Moore advised that the monitoring reported 120-gallons of fuel leaked out of its primary containment and set off the leak alarm.  CNB reported "no indication of any product leaking outside the system".

1)  I recommend a facility inspection by MDEP PMD to check that the sump is liquid tight.  I recommend the sump under Dispenser-1 be hydrostatically tested.  If discharges to the soil and groundwater are confirmed, then the discharge will need further assessment.
2)  The discharge was not reported to MDEP Division of Response Services in a timely manner so that the damaged dispenser and discharge cleanup could be inspected and documented.  I understand that this 120-gallon prohibited discharge of a flammable liquid in a high traffic and highly populated area should have been reported to MDEP Division of Response Services, rather than just MDEP PMD.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned based on present information.
P-159-2018*Oil was discovered in a sewer pump station.  The operator scoured the section of town the pump station services, but could not identify a source location, though this was definitely an intentional act.  Free product was skimmed off standing water, then the walls of the station were pressure washed.  A sample of the product was analyzed at a laboratory and the fingerprint was akin to a motor oil.  Sorbent booms were deployed into the sewer pipes at certain junctions in an attempt to narrow the search area if the situation recurred, but it did not.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-161-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was contacted regarding a vehicle fire at the Cumberland Service Plaza, southbound.  When the Department arrived on scene, the vehicle had been removed.  The only visible product observed was the firefighting foam that was used to put out the vehicle.  The foam had been tracked throughout the parking lot by vehicles and no storm drains were observed in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-162-2018*A motor vehicle accident occurred that resulted in the release of motor oil and transmission fluid to a nearby field.  The fire department contained the spill and cleaned it up.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-163-2018*Heavy snow broke the filter off an aboveground tank which resulted in the release of approximately 80 gallons of kerosene.  Spilled product impacted snow surrounding the tank, then migrated underneath the mobile home.  The scenario was benefitted by frozen ground, which prevented vertical migration, and the presence of a concrete slab beneath the home.  Contaminated snow was removed with a vactor and a thin layer of sod was scraped up.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover oil on the slab.  The skirting was removed to accommodate access and was left off for a period to incite ventilation.  Oil vapors in the home were elevated at the onset but quickly dissipated after the source was eliminated and said ventilation occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-164-2018*The surface of the turnpike turned to glare ice during a freezing rain event which resulted in a vehicle pileup involving multiple tractor trailer trucks.  One saddle tank was compromised which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to ice covered pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-165-2018*During a snow event, a snow plow truck blew a hydraulic hose, which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The driver was unaware because the plow was down and he was underway, so the spill affected approximately seven miles of roadway and was plowed onto the shoulder.  No cleanup attempt was initiated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-166-2018*On 3/9/18, a late night small motor oil discharge to the paved road from a vehicle accident near the town line with Town of Wells was reported.  It was cleaned by Sanford Fire Department and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  A later visit found no discharge remaining or evident.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-167-2018*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a spill at the above address as a result of an overfill due to a weak whistle.  Fielding's pumped out approximately 5 gallons of fuel and cleaned up the spilled product that was underneath the fill pipe.  No product was found inside the house at the aboveground storage tank.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-168-2018*On 3/12/18, Dead River Company (DRC) reported that while servicing a customer's aboveground oil storage tank (AST) facility, they suffered a 1/4-gallon leak of oil from one of their shop vacuums.  Commonly done, they were applying a vacuum to the vent pipe to create negative pressure, and so service the Firomatic and filter without leaks out an open fuel line.  The problem was due to oil leaking out the hose of the DRC burner technician's shop vacuum.

The leak was reported to patio stones, outside the house.  DRC reported the spill cleaned up.  The spill location is dense residential and commercial use adjacent to the Rigby Yard area, and to Hoffman Lane.

No further Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-170-2018*A dump truck travelling southbound into Woodstock on Route 26 crashed into the guardrail which compromised the saddle tank.  The truck was kept upright by the guardrail for 50'-75', then succumbed to gravity and rolled over down the bank, landing upright on the train tracks below.  Diesel was released to the ground in both locations.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials which was recovered with a vactor.  The same vactor excavated the road shoulder down a few inches to remove contaminated soil.  Depth and scope were limited due to guardrail and steep bank.  Down on the tracks, the vactor excavated track ballast down to the base of the ties.  At the depth, free product sat atop standing meltwater contained by frozen ground.  Affected ballast was removed as allowed by the track master and free product was recovered by the vactor.  Contamination remains but limited in scope and severity.  Pursuit would entail significant and costly disruption to an active rail line.  The houses across the street towards the lake all get their water from the lake and groundwater is approximately 20' below grade, so no off site consequences are anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-171-2018*A motor vehicle accident occurred that resulted in the release of a 1/2 gallon of antifreeze.  The Fire Department conducted the cleanup.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-855-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  It was thought that the transformer had leaked, however, upon further investigation it was determined that there was no spill.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-856-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-857-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-858-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-859-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-213-2018*Some ballast was discolored but underneath the surface rocks were not affected by the spill.  I did not see any reason to removed ballast at this point.  It was not affecting anything in the middle of the railyard.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-215-2018*A contractor's skidder had a small hydraulic leak while transporting logs. The driver shut down the machine for repairs.   The contaminated dirt, snow and ice were removed for proper disposal.  No resources were at risk and no site visit was required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-217-2018*The house is in the process of being foreclosed but the former owner, Mr. Engel, was still living there along with his adult daughter.  The house is split into two apartments or two houses attached by a furnace room.  There are two furnaces, one for each side.  Mr. Engel had been working on both furnaces when one started to emit a large amount of smoke into the daughters side of the house.  This resulted in the fire department being called.

One of the issues is that Mr. Engel was bleeding fuel at the furnaces onto the wood floor while working on the furnaces.  He was also filling the two aboveground storage tanks (AST's) but spilled fuel while doing it.  Not a lot of oil was on the ground but the tanks had considerable staining on them.

Mr. Engel and his daughter were moving out due to smoke in one side of the house and no heat in either side.  Neither furnace was operational.

The wood floor in the furnace room was saturated but there was very little oil in the soil underneath in the crawl space.  No one is currently living here after today so vapors are not currently a concern.    Eventually the wood floor should be removed but that will require the furnaces to be removed and other work to be performed also.  The house is in poor condition.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-218-2018*A driver left their vehicle unattended during fueling activities resulting in the spilling of gasoline onto the pavement.  Sorbents were used to contain and soak up the spilled gasoline.  The gasoline was contained to the paved area.


No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-219-2018*A leaking bushing was the cause of a small leak on a pad mount transformer.  The bushing was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-661-2018*A delivery truck went off the road and turned over on to its side next to Grassy Pond.  The saddle tank was punctured causing a loss of a potential 120 gallons of diesel fuel.  14 bags of sorbent boom were used, along with multiple bags of speedy dry sorbent material to try to control the remaining product.  Three 80-gallon drums were used to collect product contaminated snow, soil, and speedy dry sorbent material.  The spill was referred to our Division of Technical Services regarding concern for possible soil and water impact.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-41-2019*An overfill caused approximately two gallons of K1 to leak out of the top of the tank and splash onto the side of the owner's house.  The tank was pumped down and the house siding and tank were cleaned.  The contaminated snow was also removed.  The homeowner said he would contact Maine Department of Environmental Protection again if the odor persisted after cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-234-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that they had found a pole mounted transformer leaking from a bushing.  They estimated two to four gallons of transformer oil had been released soil and sidewalk at the base of the pole.  The spilled oil's polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content was unknown, so a sample was sent for laboratory analysis.  Initially the area was power washed and washwater was collected with speedy dry sorbent material.  Once the laboratory results established the oil contained PCB, oiled soil in the spill area was removed, plus soil one to two feet past the area to ensure all oil contamination was removed.  I went to the site to inspect the cleanup site and could detect no further oiled soil in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-237-2017*On 5/4/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported finding a leaking pad mount transformer.  They reported that an estimated 15 gallons of oil had leaked into the sump under the transformer and onto the surrounding grass.  The transformer appeared to have been damaged by snow plowing activities. The oil was tagged as non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil. CMP employees pumped out the liquid in the sump and removed soil in the area.  I went to the site after the cleanup was done and found that additional oil-impacted soil needed to be removed.  CMP employees returned to the site to remove the soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-294-2018*Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill occurred in the driveway of a customer. The spill resulted from a leaking hose used to pump out a tank.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-245-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services noted evidence of prohibited petroleum discharges during the abandonment by removal of this retail, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  No significant contamination was observed in the post-1988 backfill, but staining and weathered oil odor was noted in the excavation sidewalls and light petroleum sheen on groundwater.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This retail gas station and store is located in a dense, commercial and retail area of Portland's West End, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Adjacent to the east at Tandem Bakery is a former (Getty?) gas station UST facility, and further east is the former Stewart's Gas station location at Congress and Carleton Streets.  This 754 Congress Street facility was formerly owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company, and in 2019, was owned and operated by Mr. Eddie Ahmed.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Spill report P-535-1988, documents abandonment by removal of a gasoline UST facility and describes three of the five UST's having corrosion holes and associated contamination to soil and groundwater.  In 1988, there was no requirement for a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  In 1990, this area was investigated as a possible source of gasoline vapors within the area storm drain system, later traced to the Town Taxi Company UST facility.

During the 2019 UST facility abandonment, I noted no significant petroleum discharges, staining or odor, to the post-1988 backfill for the 1988 replacement tanks and dispensers.  It is not uncommon for significant leaks to soil from dispensers with no containment sumps.  Dark stained soil and an odor of weathered petroleum was noted when A. L. Doggett (ALD) dug into soil outside the post-1988 sand backfill.  This appears to be weathered discharges from the facility (tanks T-1 thru T-7) removed in 1988.  This UST facility abandonment in 2019 did not include complete delineation of the contamination outside the UST facility excavation.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
This March and April 2019 UST facility had replaced seven gasoline USTs removed in 1988 (see P-535-1987).  These tanks, T-8, T-9 and T-10 were due for abandonment in 2018, and had failed cathodic protection (CP) testing during the last inspection in 2014.  ALD, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Brian Barton and CTI Todd Lavallee, was hired by owner Eddie Ahmed to abandon the UST facility.  Kristopher Plante of St. Germain-Collins was hired for the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

The three removed tanks were single-wall, cathodically-protected, steel tanks produced by Drummon Company.  The 6,000-gallon T-10 had a corrosion hole that allowed a foot of groundwater ingress into the tank during cleaning (see photo).  Removal of T-10 was delayed till 3/28/19 when National Response Corporation (NRC) could pump out this UST so it could be light enough to be lifted out by ALD.  The 10,000-gallon T-10 removal was delayed till 4/11/19, due to concern over slumping soil and a new outside refrigeration unit for Tandem Bakery might fall into the excavation when the tank was lifted out; abandonment-in-place of this UST T-10 was offered though the facility owner opted to have the tank removed.  I understand that Mr. Ahmed had ALD install sheet piling to allow removal without threat to the adjacent Tandem Bakery.

On or about 3/29/19, City of Portland, Portland Public Works Department (PPWD) Water Resources and Permitting Department shut down the facility removal as ALD and the facility owner had not acquired the permits required by the City, and developed a soil & water management plan.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
P-535-1988 describes fill in the UST area removed to facilitate the new replacement UST facility; it has been typical to not remove oiled soils under the city sidewalk and street, under the buildings and under adjacent properties.

In March and
P-295-2019*The Department was notified of a two cup diesel spill resulting from an individual dumping into a storm drain.  The individual was changing a fuel filter on the premise when the individual was caught.  The Wells Fire Department also responded and determined that collecting the diesel would not be feasible due to the amount of rainwater in system having already flushed it away.  No sheen was observed downstream of the drain.

As this was a deliberate discharge, the action was referred to our Department's Enforcement Unit for processing.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-317-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a traffic accident.  A passenger car and septic truck both rolled down the shoulder during the accident.

When the passenger car was flipped back over onto the shoulder, the gasoline tank ruptured and the gasoline spilled onto the dirt and grassy shoulder.  The Fire Department was unable to collect the fuel.  Some motor oil leaked from the engine, but was collected by sorbent pads.  The septic truck had one saddle tank and was nearly empty at the time of the accident.  No fluids were lost from the septic truck.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-318-2019*The Department was notified of a two cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leaking seal on a boiler.  The spill was contained onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up by Dead River Company after fixing the boiler.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-324-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hose during aircraft maintenance.  The spill was contained to the northeast ramp and was cleaned up by airport personnel.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-325-2019*The Department was notified of a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken line.  The spill was contained to the pavement area of the loading docks and was cleaned up by ABB using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-326-2019*The Department was notified of abandoned drums, gasoline cans, and an aboveground storage tank (AST) that are scattered about the woods.  There was no report of visible signs of any leakage from the drums, cans, or AST.

The Department investigated the complaint with the Town of Windham Code Enforcement and determined that the materials were likely from a previous homeowner who was operating an illegal junkyard on the premises.  However, the property where the illegal junkyard took place is clean and is currently owned by a new individual as of November 2018.  The property where the materials are located is located on Lewis Weatherby's property and is covered by a Town of Windham junkyard permit.  Although no junkyard is currently in operation, Weatherby maintains the license as an option for the property.

During the Department's site visit, two 55-gallon barrels were located with an unknown liquid inside them.  They were secure and no visible signs of leaking.  An AST was also located in the woods on its side with open bungs.  A sorbent pad was used to determine that some amount of liquid inside is an oil.  This was also left on site as there were no visible signs of leakage.  On the east side of the property, another stockpile of barrels and gasoline cans were found but there they were empty.  Also on the east side, a large stockpile of rubber tires were found.  Tires were also located around the edge of the forest to the south and the west as well.

The Department coordinated with the Town of Windham to have the issues above addressed by Weatherby prior to the relicensing of the property as a junkyard.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-389-2018*Farmington Fire Department reported that an unknown amount of gasoline and used motor oil had been released into Clearwater lake when a pleasure craft sunk while tied up to the dock overnight.  They reported that there was a sheen and odor of gasoline in the area and they had deployed oil absorbent boom to contain and collect the spill.  I went to the site and found a sheen in the area of the partially sunken craft.  They were raising the vessel and I assisted with pumping out the vessel.  Once raised, the vessel was taken out of the water at the adjacent boat ramp.  The absorbent boom was collected and the sheen dissipated.  The owner could not find the reason the vessel had sunk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-561-2018*On August 31, 2018 Dead River Company called to report that one of their drivers was delivering #2 fuel oil (oil) at the residence when the driver spilled a small amount of oil onto the paved driveway. The driver put down sorbent material which was then disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-166-2019*The Department was notified of a one cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a broken seal when the burner technician for Downeast Energy was priming the fuel line.  The technician was at the residence for a normal furnace tune-up and cleaned up the spill.  Waste was disposed of by Downeast Energy.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-838-2016*A leaky bushing on an electrical transformer resulted in the release of approximately one pint of mineral oil.  Spilled product affected grass at the base of the pole.  All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-839-2016*Overfill was due to a release of oil from the fill pipe after the delivery hose was disconnected.  Product splashed onto leaves which were cleaned up by the delivery company. No further action necessary.

Note: This tank operator was referred to Tanks Enforcement due to non-compliance; 1k bare steel in active use.
P-841-2016*A hydraulic hose failed on a loader which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement then migrated into a wash pond. Stone dust was applied to address impacts to the pavement.  That material was recovered, then entered into the batch process.  Sorbent pads were deployed to the wash pond.  All visible signs of free product were recovered with said sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-842-2016*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) called to report storm damage in the area causing a transformer to fall with broken equipment as a result of falling limbs.  The poles either side of and including the one the transformer was on were pulled down.  The transformer smashed on the roadway and released its oil.  The area is rural and surrounding homes are serviced by private wells.  Service crews were on scene but CMP Environmental personnel (North Augusta Service Center or NASC) had not yet made it, dealing with a myriad of other calls related to high winds that had just gone through southern Maine.

NASC arrived and applied sorbent material and excavated shoulder of the roadway and cut affected vegetation.  The scene is being attended to satisfactorily and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-691-2016*I received a call indicating a refueling aircraft had developed a leak while transferring fuel between internal tanks. the cause of the malfunction wasn't immediately clear but it resulted in about 125 gallons of fuel being spilled. About 85 gallons of that were collected in emergency containment. The remaining fuel spilled to the paved tarmac. Approximately 10 gallons of fuel were lost to a storm drain that ultimately outlets at the Kenduskeag Stream. Sorbent materials were placed in the stream as a precaution but no fuel was ever observed to have entered the stream. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-274-2016*On October 2, 2016  a log loader ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to wood fines and concrete. Huber employees used wood fines as sorbents which were disposed of through their wood boiler system.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-83-2016*I received a call from Regional Communication Center Dispatcher regarding a tractor trailer breakdown a few miles north of downtown Mars Hill of Route 1A. The tractor's motor oil pan broke open spilled 15-20 gallons of motor oil onto roadway surface, and road shoulder.

I arrived on-scene and began clean-up of the motor oil spilled in the travel lane (southbound) on Route 1A. I covered spilled oil on roadway surface with speedy dry to absorb wet oil. I contacted Department of Transportation (DOT) and requested that they lay down some road sand to further soak up the oiled roadway and lessen chance of a vehicle sliding on the slickened surface. DOT spread out some sand on the impacted roadway surface. DOT will be by in a day or so to sweep up the sanding material as part of spring clean-up of road.

No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-99-2016*4/21/16 Received a telecom from Jamie Reitmeyer, Environmental Specialist with Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Region 5, regarding a potato truck roll-over on Route 1A/ Hamlin Road.  The potato truck belongs to Parent Farms, and the truck was leaking diesel fuel from a damaged saddle tank/cross-over piping.  The MDOT crew leader, Rita Picard, cell # 592-3233,  would like assistance in dealing with the leaking saddle tank and piping prior to righting the heavily damaged potato bulk body truck.

Arrived on-scene, completed damage assessment of saddle tanks and cross-over piping.  Passenger side tank is full and is half covered in road shoulder dirt imbedded around tank from crash.  I was unable to determine if the passenger side saddle tank is weeping through soils against it.  Driver's side tank is less than 1/2 full, not damaged, and is weeping fuel through a damaged fitting on the crossover pipe connection to passenger tank.  I determined that both tanks will need to have fuel transferred into drums prior to righting the disabled potato truck.  I set up pump and hoses, pumped off driver side saddle -about 35 gallons.  According to truck owner, Jamie Parent, the truck's saddle tanks are each 100 gallon capacity.   I drilled and pumped off about 85 gallons of diesel fuel from the passenger side saddle tank.  Beaulieu's Wrecker Service was on-scene and righted the damaged truck without any further significant fuel/oil products spilled.  As dusk was fast approaching, all parties agreed to meet tomorrow to clean-up/remove any contaminated soils along the road side.  There are no nearby wells/water sources that would be at risk.

4/22/16 Met with Jamie and Rudolph Parent and excavated and scrapped up all contaminated soils related to the estimated 20 gallon spill of diesel fuel from the previous day's truck roll-over.  Used oileophilic shake test and PID field screening of soils to guide clean-up.  Site soils were returned to background levels of less than 1 ppm.  Provided Rudolph with an oil spill debris form to haul this estimated 5 tons of oily debris to Tri-Community Landfill.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-109-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance from DEP Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine that was found by a Maine State Trooper during patrol at the Mars Hill Missile Park on Silver Street.

Maine DEA agents released hazardous materials (5 used one-pot liter bottles) to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-95-2016*On April 17, 2016 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-97-2016*On April 20, 2016 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-186-2016*I received report of approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as the result of a broken hose on a contractor owned self-unloading log truck. The operator noticed the break and shut the rig down, then began to clean-up the spill.



No further action by Response Services.
B-437-2016*An unknown amount of Aqueous Ammonia was released at the General Alum Chemical (GAC) manufacturing facility due to a mechanical failure in their equipment.

The leaked product was all contained inside their building and on the concrete floor. Their crew was able to neutralize and decontaminate their equipment and the room where the discharge occurred. We provided area monitoring for them to ensure worker safety.

The only waste generated was consumed personal protective equipment (PPE).

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-547-2016*A corrosion hole in a home heating oil tank caused a small spill of oil to a basement floor and a plastic container.  The spill was stopped with a patch while the tank was pumped off.  The oil spilled onto the floor was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-329-2016*I received report of a small oil spill on the power line project.  Emera employees were able to remove the contamination.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-328-2016*I received a call from Travis Powers, Trucking Supervisor with Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) regarding a spill of antifreeze and possible diesel fuel from a log truck. The truck was unable to make a hill on a logging road and overturned into the road ditch. The only fluid which spilled was about 2 gallons of antifreeze.  IWLCC Contractor crews used sorbent materials, and shoveled the spilled debris into a bucket for disposal back at the contractor's garage.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-330-2016*10/24/16 I received a call from Liz Dawes regarding a small amount of hydraulic oil spilled from a track vehicle with an aerial bucket out working a transmission line on the Hoyt Road.  There was a loose fitting on the bucket unit that spilled only a couple of ounces of hydraulic oil.  Emera Maine crews removed contaminated grass and soil in an area 1 foot in diameter.

The spill report on this matter was received on 10/31/16 from Colleen Bridges, Environmental Administrative Assistant with Emera Maine.

12/8/16 Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Specialist with Emera Maine requested an oil spill debris form to dispose of oily debris from this spill at Presque Isle Landfill.

No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
A-674-2016*A small vessel sunk in Rockland Harbor.  The vessel gave off a minor sheen.  The vessel was re-floated and removed from the water for repairs.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-675-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost due to a transportation accident.  Central Maine Power collected the spilled oil with speedi-dri for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-642-2016*Fielding's Oil and Propane Company reported a discharge of an estimated 1/4 gallon of #2 fuel oil as the result of an overfill of an aboveground storage tank located at 333 Water Street in Hallowell. Fielding's Oil cleaned up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-644-2016*On 11/22/2016, in Rangeley, the Maine Department of Transportation reported an oil spill.  The estimated 35 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a plow truck.  The spill was spread over Route 4 from the Gray Road to Stratton Road.  No recovery was possible and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-645-2016*Dead River Company reported an estimated five gallons of heating oil spilled to a concrete basement floor from a corrosion hole in a heating oil tank at a restaurant.  They said that they were pumping out the tank and were collecting the spilled oil with speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site.  The basement was wet and the oil was on top of water.  The Dead River employees had collected the oil with speedy dry and were planning to remove and replace the tank the next day.  I spoke to the owner and he said that there were no oil vapors upstairs.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-646-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the loss of 2-4 gallons of transformer at 78 Berry Road in Wayne.   CMP requested I visit the site due to the area impacted and to assist taking a sample of the oil for PCB as it was not known if the CMP personell on site had the sampling materials.

I met with the CMP responder and helped her take a sample of the transformer oil to be tested for PCB content.

The product had sprayed onto the ground and along a vinyl fence.  The area was taped off pending the lab results.  The lab results revealed no PCB concern and the area was cleaned up several days later by CMP contractors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-647-2016*Catalyst Paper Operations reported the discharge of approximately 250 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken nipple on a lubrication system on a piece of machinery.  The product was collected in secondary containment, pumped out, and managed according to the mill's used oil management program.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-649-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the release of a small amount of transformer fluid from a leaking transformer on a utility pole.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and removed the leaking transformer for disposal.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-652-2016*On 11/24/2016, in Fairfield, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported a gasoline spill.  The spill resulted when an Irving Corporation gasoline tank truck was shot at while traveling down the road.  The bullet punctured one of the compartments of the fully loaded tanker and was spilling gasoline as the truck traveled on Route 139 in Benton, and across the Kennebec River, before being stopped by police on Main Street in Fairfield.  The Fire Department stopped the leak by driving a wooden plug into the tank. Sorbent pads were placed on the road to collect free product, but a heavy rain storm was ongoing at the time, washing most of the gasoline into storm drains that emptied to the Kennebec River. The truck was driven very slowly to an Irving service station a 1/4 mile away to empty the remaining gasoline on board into underground storage tanks.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-653-2016*Sargent Corporation reported a discharge of transmission fluid from a bulldozer working on a project in Canton.  Sargent cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-656-2016*On 11/30/2016, in Peru, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of lube oil was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-657-2016*A corrosion hole developed in the bottom of a residential oil storage tank.  A small amount of oil leaked to the concrete floor of the basement before the homeowner noticed.  A patch was placed on the tank until it could be pumped off.  The oil that spilled to the floor was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-658-2016*On 12/2/2016, in Jay, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of lube oil was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-659-2016*An anonymous caller reported that a drum of fuel oil had been dumped into a dumpster owned by Brown House Properties in Waterville.  A site visit was made, and contact was made with Sherwood Booker, owner of the business. Mr. Booker denied the allegation and allowed me full access to the property and the dumpster in question.  The dumpster was full, and no sign of a drum or any oil spillage.  The dumpster was owned by Central Maine Disposal, and a call was made to owner Micky Wing, to advise him of the situation, and for him to contact me if anything is found when the dumpster is emptied.  Nothing was found, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-660-2016*George Bridges from Medomak School reported that there was a smoke and strong chemical smell in the middle school after a science project had been left on a hot plate overnight in the science lab.  The Fire Department had cleared the building, but he still wanted to have the indoor air checked.  The experiment was a combination of sodium bicarbonate and sodium acetate in a sealed plastic pouch that was put into the hot water bath on the hot plate.  The water boiled off and then the pouch burned, giving off a noxious smoke.  I went to the site and found no detectable organic vapors in the school halls and only slightly elevated readings in the science lab.  The pan with the burned science project had been placed outside.  The pH of the residue was neutral and it read 0 for organic vapors.  George arranged to have the residue disposed of with an environmental company.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-661-2016*Backyard Farms reported that a new pad mount electrical transformer at their facility had leaked an estimated 10 gallons of transformer oil from a bushing the previous day.  The oil had run into the soil bottomed vault under the pad. When the transformer was replaced, absorbent pads were used to recover some of the oil.  The oil was univolt n 61B transformer oil with no polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content.  I went to the site and inspected the spill site.  No oil was visible and the nearest well was several hundred feet away.  The leaking transformer was inspected and the quantity of oil released was established to be less than five gallons.  It was determined that further removal of oil-impacted soil could wait until the transformer could be shut down later in the season.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-662-2016*Ted Haskell of McGee Construction Company reported that a discharge of approximately 10 gallons had occurred at their West Gardiner facility as the result of an overfill of construction equipment.   McGee cleaned up the affected pavement and arranged for disposal of waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-663-2016*On 12/3/2016, off Westport Island, Garrett Lear reported that his 24-foot lobster fishing boat had sunk in the Sheepscot River.  Mr. Lear was actively fishing when a line became tangled in the propeller.  While the boat was disabled, a large wave came over the stern and sunk the boat.  The boat had an estimated 20 gallon of gasoline on board, and sunk in over 60 feet of water.  No recovery was possible due to weather conditions and water depth.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-665-2016*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) conducted a site assessment on a section of Route 1 in Thomaston where a construction project was planned.  The assessment revealed various levels of contamination in this area and a cleanup plan was approved by the Division of Technical Services (attached).

Dave Deardon, project manager for the MDOT consultant, contacted me on December 6, requesting an Oil Spill Debris Form for approximately 150 cubic yards of virgin petroleum contaminated soil to be recycled at Dragon Products Concrete.  Laboratory analysis had indicated that the contamination was petroleum and did not contain levels of lead or other constituents making it hazardous.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-666-2016*Tank corrosion caused an unknown amount of fuel oil to leak from this outside heating oil tank.  The oil soaked into the ground near the back of the home.  The home is a mobile home on a slab and since the oil did not impact the top of the slab, no indoor air issues were involved.  An excavation occurred promptly, but the removal was limited by the concern for undermining the slab and causing instability for the home.  Removal was further limited by the presence of bedrock at approximately 4 feet below grade.  The soil at the bedrock interface was slightly contaminated as was the soil under the slab which was left in place.  Where accessible, contaminated soil was removed for disposal and it is likely that the most heavily contaminated soils were removed.  This site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for hydrogeological assessment.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-667-2016*Irving Oil Company reported that they had overfilled an aboveground oil tank at 6 Leighton Street in Waterville.  They reported that less than 1 gallon of #2 oil had discharged to the ground and had been cleaned up by Irving personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-668-2016*A front end loader blew a hydraulic line spilling hydraulic oil to the ground.  The tractor was in the facilities quarry pit so was able to cover the spill in sand and dig it all up.  The impacted sand and gravel will be sent through the Quarry's kiln for treatment.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-669-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a box truck had sustained damage to its fuel tank on top of Streaked Mountain.  I responded to the site.  The truck was still broken down and leaking when I arrived on site.  I promptly called the local fire department for site safety and assistance. The truck was broken down in the middle of a blind corner and the scene was very dangerous.  While I waited for the fire department, I called the owner of the truck  (Drew Corporation) and talked to the owner.  I explained the situation that I had to deal with and explained that I needed help with the cleanup.  He sent 5 men out with all the equipment needed for the cleanup.  We used speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the oil on the pavement, and placed it into drums for disposal.  Due to very cold temperatures and snowy conditions, we did not hand excavate the small amount of oil lost to the shoulder of the road. The free product was removed, as was the leaking truck.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-670-2016*The Fayette Town Manager reported that there had been a spill at the Fayette Central School of an estimated one gallon of heating oil.  It was reported that the oil had come out the tank vents and onto the crushed stone underneath.  I met the maintenance manager at the school and saw they were containing the oil with a bucket and oil absorbent pads. There was some spillage inside the tank room and there were noticeable oil vapors.  I set up a ventilation fan and put more pads under the outside vents.  There was a multi-tank system with a feed and return line.  The tanks were not leveling out as oil was returned to one tank.  That tank was overfilling, causing oil to run out the vents.  After determining that the return lines were not clogged, the maintenance manager disconnected the tanks and ran the system on one tank until a permanent solution could be determined.  The tank room floor was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and the outside stone and soil were hand-excavated.  I checked the next day and the building was clear of oil vapors.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected.
A-671-2016*On 12/12/2016, in Farmington, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an oil spill. The estimated five gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill was cleaned up by MDOT, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-672-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank had corroded and released its contents to the basement of a home.  I responded to the site.  I met Steve Arsenault on site who was called by the house caretaker.  Fuel oil had leaked to the basement floor and down the floor drain.  I used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the oil and I installed a ventilation fan.  I returned the following day to clean up the speedy dry.  After speaking to the care taker, I learned that Mr. Rouso was incarcerated for an indefinite amount of time.  I cleaned up what I could in the basement area and placed the materials in a drum and brought it back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for consolidation with like wastes for bulk disposal. The houses surrounding this home were on town water so I did not pursue further cleanup actions.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-673-2016*An unknown amount of oil was spilled to this dirt basement floor due to tank corrosion.  A small amount of oily soil was removed by hand and combined with soil from another nearby spill and disposed of at CPRC Group.  After the soil was removed, oil odors in the home diminished and eventually disappeared.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for groundwater evaluation. No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-676-2016*I was contacted concerning the removal on an underground storage tank facility.  The property was for sale and under contract.  Part of the contractual agreement was to have this tank removed, and I provided a waiver to do this work.  I met with Ted Haskell of McGee Construction Company and Tom Trainor of S. W. Cole Engineering Company the day of the tank removal.  After the tank was removed from the ground, two soil samples were taken and submitted for testing. The highest photoionization detector (PID) readings that we encountered were (0.9 and 0.8 parts per million) for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) analysis.  All of the soil samples we took were negative for 'Oil in Soil'.  Since the tank has been empty and out of service for the past 2 years, we went with the weathered diesel protocol which calls for just the EPH analysis.  The excavation was backfilled to grade and the tank was cleaned and removed from the site for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-944-2016*A leaky fitting caused the release of approximately one pint of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-945-2016*I was asked by my coworker, Stephen Brezinski, to attend the removal of an out of service underground storage tank at Yarmouth Place because there was concern about contamination.  I attended the removal (see attached photos).  Once the tank was removed, some contamination was noted. but not much.  Given the location, I did not require that any soil be removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-947-2016*Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline was released from a passenger vehicle when its fuel tank fell off into the roadway. The released material impacted the paved road surface and was cleaned up with sorbents by the Portland Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-948-2016*Theresa Giguere reported that she had her furnace cleaned and the burner technician told her that her copper oil line was leaking.  I visited the home and inspected everything from the furnace to the oil tank and found no evidence of an oil leak.  There were two small dark stains on the concrete floor next to the furnace (see attached photos) but they did not register on my PID (photoionization detector) and they lined up with the pipe that drips water on the furnace.  There was also sorbent material spread under the filter on the oil tank, but again, I got no reading on my PID and there was not visual staining.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-949-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services was notified by Estes Oil Company of an ongoing aboveground storage tank (AST) leak at this residence, and requested a MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a dense suburban residential and commercial use area that is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building is a wood construction apartment building located adjacent to property of the former Prime Tanning Company.  The basement is brick and mortared stone foundation with a drainage trough around the edge of the concrete floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
We found at least two oil discharges within the basement.  At the boiler, we found free product oil discharged due to the fuel line having been disconnected by the tenants or a maintenance person so as to re-prime the boiler.  Estes Oil service technicians repaired the disconnected fuel line.

The basement AST was also observed to have a corrosion hole leak in the tank's bottom.  Red fuel oil was confirmed in the drainage trough atop water, but fortunately no oil reached the sump pump which discharged out at the front of the building (see site sketch).  Oil odor was not strong indicating this was not a fresh oil discharge.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I applied sorbent pads and removed the free product from atop the surface water.  Estes Oil Company service technicians brought a temporary tank and pumped out the leaking AST so that it could be replaced.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-950-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On or about 12/8/17, Mr. Carlton Mathews contacted me on the advice of John Dunlap, from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, regarding the investigation for and removal of a previously unknown residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The tank was located at the property of his deceased uncle and was of unknown age and size, and was unregistered with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) until December 2016.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The property is rural residential and served by private drinking water well and septic system.  The area overlies a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The Mathew's dug well is located in a depression about 200' to the north and next to Valley Road.  A neighboring drilled well is located about 170' south of the UST location.

The property consists of a mobile home of the 1960's or 1970's age and a garage/workshop building with a full basement under half of the building.  The foundation is constructed of mortared concrete blocks.  The home has a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in a below-ground concrete block vault at the norhteast side of the mobile home (see Photo-2).  I noted no evidence of oil leaks from this AST, but advised Nelson Mathews to have this old AST pumped out and removed.

On 12/8/16, I noted what appeared to be offset fill and vent piping against the side of the garage (see site sketch).  In the basement we observed a fuel line entering through the foundation wall with an oil filter and Firomatic valve.  There was a hot air furnace in the basement.  I advised Mr. Mathews about investigating for the UST and on removal requirements and recommendations.  Mr. Mathews later registered the UST and filed a removal notice.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Mr. Mathews uncovered and removed the UST on Saturday 12/24/16.  On Tuesday 12/27/16, he reported to me that he noted oil-smelling soil underneath the removed UST and that the UST had a corrosion hole on the bottom.  I understand that the UST was empty, with just sludge residue.

In the morning of 12/28/16, I met Mr. Mathews, examined the removed UST which was an oval 275-gallon single-wall steel tank certified only for aboveground use.   I acquired soil samples SS-1 and SS-2 from the bottom of the tank location at about 7' below grade.  SS-1 smelled of fuel oil, had a bag headspace value of 130-parts per million (ppm), and was Positive for oil contamination with the Oil in Soil colorimetric field test.

During soil removal on 2/24/17, I noted bag headspace values up to 324-ppm (SS-4) and one colorimetric sample (SS-5) was oil-saturated.  The excavation sidewalls appeared notably less oil-contaminated indicating the oil leak went vertically down with less horizontal spreading.

At this time there was no laboratory sampling of well water, soil or groundwater.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
As the UST was previously unregistered, and bare steel USTs were required to have been removed prior to 1998, I understand that the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance is not available for this UST facility.

On 2/24/17, Mr. Mathews hired an excavation contractor to remove oil contaminated soil and to try and assess the depth and severity of the oil discharge under the AST.  Two small dump truck loads were transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation for disposal under a MDEP oil spill debris form.  We could not excavate down out of the oil-contamination plume, but ceased soil removal for fear of undermining the building's concrete block foundation.

I got MDEP geologist Brad Hahn involved, and then geologist Woodruff.  Based on his information on the wells and the discharge, Woodruff did not believe there is significant threat to the drinking water wells.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain in the UST area and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required
P-951-2016*Approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the saddle tank of a dump truck after it was involved in an accident with a passenger vehicle.  The diesel fuel was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location, oversaw the cleanup of the roadway, and transported the impacted sorbent material to Environmental Projects, Inc. of Auburn for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-952-2016*Scott Cyr received a report that a truck blew its hydraulic oil system at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-957-2016*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly discharged from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released from the vent pipe and discharged onto the ground surface.  Cash Energy personnel reported they scooped up a small amount of impacted soil and disposed of it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-335-2016*An estimated 40 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from bucket loader at Huber onto a cement pad at their mat dump. Wood chips/fines were used to soak up the oil and then were send to their boiler per MDEP license conditions.

No further Response action.
I-336-2016*An estimated 18 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto a cement floor in Huber from their hydraulic cylinder ram pushers in the mill's OSB press. Absorbent pads were used to clean up the spill, then the pads were burned in their boiler.


No further Response action.
I-117-2016*I received report regarding a fire at Stevens Salvage/Junkyard. There are several junked cars on fire and Littleton Fire Department has been dispatched to the scene to fight the fire.

I arrived on-scene and met with owner/operator, Charlie Stevens to discuss the events causing the incident and to assess any possible impacts related to oil spillage/leaks associated with this fire. Mr. Stevens took me to location of the fire in his junkyard. I took some reading with a photo-ionization detector (PID) to check for the presence of any spilled petroleum (gas, motor oil) in the soils around the burned out automobiles. It appears from field screening with a shovel and PID that any residual oil spilled during the fire was consumed by the fire. Mr. Stevens stated that the fire, involving about 3-4 junked cars, occurred when the torch he was using to cut off parts caught some dry grass on fire.

No further action is planned at this time by Response Services staff.
A-381-2020*Tenants Harbor Fire Department reported a small fuel spill from a hybrid car that was involved in a single car accident at the entered location.  The car ran off the road on a curve and impacted some granite boulders/rocks in the woods adjacent to the road.  Although an odor of fuel was present, according to fire department officials, no visible product was evident and no cleanup feasible.  Apparently, what fuel did spill was down between large rocks.  The spill occurred in a wooded area between two houses.  No additional complaint received.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-362-2016*On June 14, Dan Cambron, of Three Phase Line Construction, Inc., called in a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred off Route 150 in Parkman, Access Road 212, Tower 32 of the Bingham wind power project.  The spill occurred when a hose broke on "track" equipment.  The hydraulic oil was contained in a containment tank, except for approximately 3 quarts.   The oil was cleaned using 5 pounds of sorbent pads and by excavating 10 gallons of soil.  The contaminated material will be handled and disposed of by their contractor, Safe Harbors, out of New Hampshire.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-283-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded and a loss of K-1 had occurred. The homeowner stated that she had lived on the property for 2 years, and she had never walked out behind the garage. The AST was situated behind the garage, and it was feeding fuel to a heating system that was installed inside the garage. I arrived on scene and surveyed the spill area. Julianne and I discussed the cleanup options and she chose to apply to the Groundwater Cleanup Fund. I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the affected area. A small wooden retaining wall had been affected and the timbers were saturated with K-1. We encountered smooth bedrock at 3.5 feet below the existing grade. All signs of contamination were removed, and the soil was disposed of at CPRC Group. The area was then restored to pre-oil spill conditions. I referred this case to the Division of Technical Services, Geology, for water sampling.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-192-2016*I received report regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil during woods harvesting operations.

On June 30th a Rioux Trucking highway self-loader truck was in the BR-05 branch of Birch River located at 8 mile on the Theriault Road. The truck was in the back of the branch road at the T-intersection and a gasket gave out on the oil filter. This caused hydraulic oil to spill onto the ground in the middle of the road. The driver noticed this and applied spill pads to the area in order to clean up the oil. After repairing the issue it was noticed that 5 gallons had been spilled in the incident and the spill pads were used to complete the cleanup, including disturbing the surface of the road to soak up as much product as possible.

The incident was reported to me later in the evening when the contractor learned of his drivers issues and exact location can be georeferenced at 47 3' 20.291" N and 68 42' 22.858" W.

No further action is needed by Response Services.
I-193-2016*I received a spill report regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil on Irving Woodland's (IWLLC) Contractor harvesting equipment. The spill occurred when a cylinder broke on the outrigger of Mike Beaulieu's loader. The loader lost about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil, but was able to pick up a gallon with spill pads before stopping the leak.

No action is required of Response Services.
I-194-2016*I received a call regarding a small spill of transformer oil from a pole. The spill of transformer oil was the result of a leak through a deformed bushing/gasket on this pole mounted transformer. Emera crews wiped down the transformer case/can and shoveled up some gravel at the base of the utility pole.

No further action is required of Response Services.
I-189-2016*I received a report of a sheen in the Presque Isle Stream. The reporter had seen the sheen while fishing. However no sheen could be found around the area specified. Response Services walk up stream without finding a sheen. The site will continue to be occasionally monitored.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-341-2020*I received a call indicating that a contractor hired by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands had accidentally crashed an excavator into Upper Scott Brook.  The incident occurred while the contractor was working to install a new bridge over the brook.  The temporary structure gave way under the excavator as it was crossing to perform work on the other side of the brook.  The incident resulted in the excavator sinking very deeply in stream sediment.

I arrived on scene and observed only minor sheening, which I attribute to grease fittings.  I saw no evidence that the diesel or hydraulic tanks were compromised in any way.  There was evidence water had found its way into the crankcase of the engine.

I deployed sorbents downstream of the excavator as a precaution while a plan was devised to remove the excavator.

The next day the excavator was removed with the assistance of another contractor.  During the process I observed minimal loss of crankcase oil which was recovered with the sorbents.

No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-277-2017*4/13/17 09:30 I received a call from Geno the Operations Manager for Pine Tree Waste. Geno informed me that one of his trash trucks over heated and blew out a coolant line. The amount Geno described was about 3 gallons lost before the driver found out the truck was actually leaking. I visited Horseshoe Dr. to check out the spill. Pine Tree was actively cleaning up the spill with speedy dry and brooms and disposing of it in bins. The cleanup effort was adequate and no action was taken from Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
I-122-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance from Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine that was found by DEA. Maine DEA agents relinquished the hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
I-305-2016*A Dead River employee mistakenly overfilled Presque Isle Redemption Center Aboveground Storage Tank(AST). The spill was cleaned up with sorbents which will be disposed of by a local solid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-289-2016*On October 13, 2016 a chipper ruptured a hose releasing seventy gallons of hydraulic oil to wood fines and pavement. Irving Woodlands employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The oil debris were disposed of through Irving's wood boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-573-2016*A hydraulic line on an excavator burst spilling hydraulic oil to the ground.  The oil was removed by excavating the impacted ground.  The excavated soil was sent to a landfill for disposal.
A-590-2016*On 10/27/2016, in Owls Head, Maritime Energy Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 15 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to the basement of the home was the result of a corroded oil tank.  The tank was pumped out, removed and oily debris was removed.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired for the cleanup and disposal.  The oil appeared to stay contained to the basement.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-553-2016*Fabian Oil Company reported that an estimated five gallons of #2 heating oil had spilled to a paved area at the Oakland bulk plant when a hose came loose during a delivery to the tank.  The delivery was immediately stopped and speedy dry sorbent material was used to contain and collect the oil on the pavement.  I went to the site and confirmed that the spill had been cleaned up sufficiently.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-864-2016*Approximately 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by broken piping to the AST caused by physical damage. The oil was recovered from the floor using sorbents, and the floor was pressure washed and sealed with epoxy. The cleanup and disposal work was performed by Allstate Environmental Services.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-611-2016*Discharge of approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil from electrical transformer when the utility pole was backed into.   Central Maine Power Company personel cleaned up the affected area and appropriately disposed of waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-613-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a business owner (Dana Keene) in Belfast was using fuel oils and waste oil to burn old mobile homes from a park.  I called the Belfast Town Office and spoke to the town Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) about Mr. Keene.  I also called the Belfast Fire Department and spoke to the Fire Chief to see if Mr. Keene had a burn permit.  In both cases, Mr. Keene was not following protocol.  He did not have a burn permit, and he had a long standing history of burning these types of items on his property.  The town CEO and Fire Chief responded to the site and reprimanded Mr. Keene.  Because of the history with the town and actions taken by the CEO and Fire Chief, I did not make a site visit.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-614-2016*Hydraulic oil discharge from broken hydraulic line on roll-off truck was reported.  The affected area was cleaned up by responsible party, Waste Management, Inc., and disposed of at their facility.

This report was completed with the information available at the time, after the responder, Linda Doran, retired.
A-615-2016*A small amount of oil was lost when Dead River Company overfilled this heating oil tank.  Some oil leaked out the vent and onto some leaves on the ground which the driver cleaned up.  The next day Dead River was able to get in the house and some oil had leaked out the gauge and down the side of the tank. They collected the spilled oil with speedi-dri sorbent material. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-616-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil spill was found in a stormwater runoff ditch outside Sappi Paper parking lot.  Sappi Paper had Walker Industrial on site and they contracted with them to clean up the oil spill.  It is unknown how the oil was spilled or where it came from.  The contaminated soil was disposed of with the boiler grit that was already on the Walker truck.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-617-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil spill had occurred by Bob's Cash Fuel, and it was not reported.  A burner technician with Fielding's Oil & Propane Company was doing an annual cleaning on the boiler system and he smelled oil on the outside of the home.  After further investigation, he was told that Bob's Cash Fuel delivered fuel the day before.  At that time, he called to report the spill.  I responded to the site and met with the homeowner and the owner of Bob's Cash Fuel.  Evidently the delivery driver had allowed the nozzle to drag across the ground, allowing it to open slightly and release oil to the ground.  Bob's Cash Fuel accepted responsibility, and hand dug the stained soil.  This soil was placed in a dump truck and disposed of at Bruce Manzer's business in Phillips, Maine.  I did not get confirmation on the weight of the soil from Manzer's, though I have called many times and left messages for this information.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-618-2016*An unattended fill caused an estimated 20 gallons of diesel to be spilled to the paved area at this service station.  The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-619-2016*A sample container of acid broke at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory, spilling a small amount of acid.   I responded with Dan Davis and we removed the container and the waste for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-620-2016*Dead River Company reported overfill of aboveground oil storage tank (AST) in basement of home.  The amount discharged was reported as less than 1/2 gallon to land below vent pipe and the concrete floor.  Dead River Oil Company technicians cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-622-2016*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that an estimated two gallons of #2 fuel oil had discharged from the delivery hose when the driver accidentally opened the nozzle when returning the hose to the delivery truck.  They reported that the oil had spilled to the end of the paved driveway and onto the paved road.  I went to the site and found that the area is serviced by public water supply and sewer system. The spilled oil had been contained on the pavement by the driver using oil absorbent pads and soil dug out from the side of the road. Fielding's cleaned up the area with speedy dry sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-312-2016*Mark Bossie from Dead River Oil Company reported a small spill from a seeping oil filter from an outdoor oil tank. He reported that a small amount of contaminated soil was removed and the site was clean. On November 11, 2016, Jim Gramlich visited the site and removed an additional two shovelfuls of contaminated soil.

This was at the same site as I-261-2015.

No further action needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-295-2016*A loose fitting caused approximately one half gallon of hydraulic fluid to be released from a trash truck.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
I-102-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-106-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-107-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
I-128-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. The DEA neutralized the one pot and turned over hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-289-2016*At 1020 hours on 5/10/16, Dead River Company reported overfilling an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 67 West Oval Street in Winter Harbor.  They removed three five-gallon buckets of stone and soil from around the fill and vent pipe.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services will dispose of this material as part of Dead River's normal waste stream.  I talked to the caretaker who said Dead River cleaned up the spilled oil and there weren't any problems or spills inside the residence.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-1094-2015*Troiano Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while picking up trash on Fisherman's Wharf in Portland.  The rupture caused about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved roadway on the wharf.  The majority of the spilled oil was recovered with sorbent material.  A very small amount did make it into the water underneath the wharf, but was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1095-2015*3E Company, the environmental consultant for BJ's Wholesale Club, reported that a Brinks Armored truck had blown a radiator hose in the parking lot of the Auburn BJ's.  The ruptured hose caused about 5 gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1096-2015*The Sanford Fire Department reported that a motor vehicle collision had resulted in a passenger vehicle in a brook.  A small amount of gasoline spilled from the vehicle and caused a sheen, but it was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-294-2020*On June 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck releasing a one gallon of hydraulic oil to the road in Oakland.  The spill was caused by a mechanical failure in the hydraulic lines.

CMP dispatched cleanup crews to the area; Speedi-Dri sorbent material was used to collect and contain free product and some soil was hand-excavated.  All contaminated materials were collected and disposed of through CMP's oily waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1098-2015*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they were on the scene of a dumping complaint and they thought there might be some hazardous material involved.  I arrived to find that Maynard Oaks is a paved road with a cul-de-sac  at the end of it that hasn't been developed any further.  Because it is an out of the way place that can't be seen from the road, it has become a dumping ground (see attached photos).  There was trash everywhere along with one or two 5 gallon plastic buckets.  Nothing had leaked from any of the containers that I saw.  The owner of the property was contacted and was told that he had to clean it all up, dispose of it properly, and do something to restrict access to the area.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1099-2015*Fred Dillon reported that one of the city plow trucks had ruptured a hydraulic line in the parking lot of the Community Center.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1100-2015*Sprague Energy Corporation reported that a truck at their loading rack had spilled about 3 gallons of #2 heating oil into the engineered containment.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1097-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their customers had a loose flare nut on their oil tank.  I visited the site and found two oil tanks in an attached shed with a concrete slab floor.  An oil stain was visible on the concrete slab, but there was no recoverable oil.  The residence is on a slab with no basement, there was no issue with vapor in the residence, and the area is served by public water.  I contacted the owner of the property and Downeast Energy and explained my findings and left it up to them to decide if any further action needed to be taken.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-313-2016*On May 19, 2016, Dennis Frigon, of Rockwood Excavation, LLC, reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. Frigon explained that while changing an O-ring on a bucket loader in Plum Creek's gravel pit, about half a gallon of hydraulic oil leaked in the process.  The soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-315-2016*I received a report of a leaking piece of equipment at the 101 Air Refueling Wing base. All spilled oil was contained to impervious surfaces where it was recovered with sorbent material.

No further Action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-527-2016*Auburn Fire Department (AFD) called to report the discharge of 10-15 gallons of diesel to the roadway as a result of motor vehicle accident involving a commercial Dodge truck.  AFD was cleaning up the spill and did not request any immediate assistance from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Based on the urban setting of accident, public water and sewer service, a drive-by inspection will be conducted when staff are in the area.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no remedial actions at this time.
I-208-2016*A small corrosion hole caused a small oil spill onto the concrete floor of this house. The owner hired an oil company to replace the old oil tank and clean the spilled oil from the floor. Response Services assistance was not wanted.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-371-2016*A damaged fitting on a residential interior fuel tank caused an unknown amount of oil to leak to the basement floor.  Oil entered an exposed perimeter drain causing odors to permeate the entire basement.  The basement was cleaned out of all oily debris, the floor was scrubbed with detergent and then sealed with a sealant.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-372-2016*A house fire caused the exterior kerosene tank to rupture.  The tank was pumped out of all product after the fire was put out.  Some oil escaped the tank and was contained with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-373-2016*On 7/18/2016, in Oakland, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a brush cutting machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-375-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of 7-14 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer damaged in a storm.  The discharge occured at CMP Pole 52, Hartwell Road, in Strong.   CMP contractors excavated approximately 15 cubic yards of contamianted soil for disposal.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
A-376-2016*Storm damage to an electrical transformer caused a discharge of 7-13 gallons of transformer oil.   Central Maine Power Company hired a contractor do excavate the affected soil.   Approximately 15 cubic yards was excavated and properly disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-266-2016*Jim Mullin with Gaftek contacted the Department to inform us that Irving Oil has contracted with Gaftek LLC to remove some fiberglass piping in Houlton that used to be connected to a heating oil tank that was previously removed.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-309-2016*A Lane Construction tack trailer released 25 gallons of tack oil to asphalt. The spill was contained and left to solidify for easy cleanup. Once cooled, the tack oil was scrapped up and reused. Little to no residual tack oil was left behind.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-221-2020*Dead River Company (DRC) reported a small overfill of #2 oil to the pavement below the vent pipe during their fuel delivery.  The spill was reported cleaned by the peddler truck driver.  I advised Johnny Shepherd of DRC to check the tank whistle.  The spill area is suburban residential use area near Camp Ellis, and served by municipal water service.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-334-2016*A release of 50 gallons of diesel fuel to asphalt was reported. An unknown driver left his vehicle unattended during fueling this caused an overfilling of his tank when the nozzle failed to shut off. The Sherman Fire Department was quickly dispatched and was able to containing the spill with snow/speedy-dry.

ENPRO was called in by Irving to aid in the cleanup and removal of contaminated sorbent materials. At this time the site has been cleaned as best as possible though heavy staining of the asphalt will remain.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-243-2016*On April 21, Arthur Hobbs, a technician for Dead River Company, called to report an overfill at Margaritas Mexican Restaurant at 15 Mill Street in Orono.  The overfill caused a small discharge outside near the vent and a two gallon spill out on the tank in the restaurant basement.  The spill caused complaints in the dining area of the restaurant according to the manager.  I measured .5 parts per million (ppm) on my instrument in the dining area upstairs.  Downstairs in the dining area that was not being used, I measured 1 to 2 ppm.  In the closet where the spill occurred, I measured 2 to 4 ppm on arrival.  The tank was wiped down with sorbents and contaminated material was removed.  I applied oil solutions to the floor and installed a fan.  When I left, the vapors upstairs measured .3 ppm and downstairs .5 ppm.

This site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for vapor, due to the concerns of the restaurant owners.
B-240-2016*I received a report indicating a feller buncher equipment machine was discovered to be leaking slowly over a period of days as it was parked. The feller buncher was parked at  N 45 40' 4.5", W 70 0' 11.4".  The owner of the equipment excavated a 5 gallon bucket full of contaminated soil from the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-241-2016*I received a report of a leaking piece of equipment at the 101 Air Refueling Wing base. All spilled oil was contained to impervious surfaces where it was recovered with sorbent material.

No further Action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-242-2016*I received a report of a leaking transformer at the entered location. The spill impacted a small area of the roadside ditch and was cleaned up satisfactorily by Central Maine Power personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-218-2016*On April 14, 2016, Andy Dorak reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 12 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to gravel when a rupture happened on the hub of the wind turbine. The soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
I-136-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-137-2016*Caribou public works was in the process of removing brush from a nearby site and a hydraulic hose ruptured releasing an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil. Public Works employees used sand to clean up the spill but never removed the sand.

On May 13, 2016 a concerned citizen called complaining that the spill had not been cleaned up properly and that her dog had walked through the hydraulic oil. Public works was called and informed of the lack of proper cleanup of the spill. A street sweeper was used to clean up the spill and contaminated sand.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-317-2016*On 5/24/16, Emera Maine reported a two gallon mineral oil spill from a pad mounted transformer at the entered location.  The transformer was discovered leaking and the spill was contained to gravel around the transformer.  Sorbent pads were deployed to contain the spill and gravel underneath the transformer was removed and disposed at a licensed landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

B-318-2016*On 5/24/16, I received report of a seven gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The spill occurred when the filter housing was accidently broken off a 330 gallon capacity aboveground supply tank (AST).  The leak was stopped after approximately seven gallons discharged onto a concrete floor.  An A. E. Robinson Oil Company technician transferred the remaining oil in the damaged tank to two adjoining 330 gallon ASTs.  Sorbents were used to clean up free standing oil and Speedi-Dri sorbent material was deployed on the floor.

On 5/25/16, I responded to the location and observed a tank room located in the basement of one of the condo units.  The area was open to ambient air.  Access to the tank room was from under an open Fourier that was under construction, which contributed to the accident; a tool was dropped from above on the tank filter housing causing the leak when the piping of the filter broke off the tank.  A fair amount of odor-be-gone had been deployed, however, I was obtaining peak photo-ionization readings of 23 parts per million above some stained areas on the floor.  I recommended that the area be pressure washed, which was done and reported back that it was successful.  I recovered two bags of sorbent waste that I entered into Maine Department of Environmental Protection sorbent waste stream and disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town, Maine.

On 5/26/16, Paul Higgins of our Division of Technical Services inspected the spill location and advised no further remediation necessary and no threats to sensitive receptors.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-319-2016*Reed & Reed, Inc., had a small spill due to a loose fitting on a crane.  Environmental Projects Inc., disposed of contaminated materials.   No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-393-2016*Bangor Public Works reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

It was reported that less than 4 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked to the pavement of their parking lot from a backhoe. The leak came from a broken hose on the equipment. Speedy dry and sorbent materials were applied to the oily pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-394-2016*Weyehauser reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 4 gallons of diesel was discovered on the soil at a harvesting site in Jackman.

The soil was removed and disposed of properly.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-395-2016*Darold Wooley, an independent inspector, reported a small spill of black liquor into engineered containment at the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue Mill.  The spill was estimated by Mr. Wooley to be less than a gallon.  There was a small drip of liquid coming from a valve.  The valve was tightened, stopping the leak.  There are a couple thousand gallons of water, from rain accumulation, in this containment area.  The pH of the water next to where the leaking valve was located was around 7.5.  Plants were growing in this water with no signs of damage or stress during my visit.

There are two large aboveground storage tanks (AST) in this containment area.  The tank from where the black liquor came from has 3 feet of sludge in the bottom of it according to Dana Doane, who currently oversees any salvage or work performed at this site.  I did not require anything done with the water inside the containment area due to the water being neutral on the pH scale.    No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-402-2016*Weyehauser reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 5 gallons of diesel leaked from an off road piece of equipment on Burnham Road. It was unknown when it happened, and Weyehauser took responsibility of removing the contaminated soil and disposing of it properly.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-403-2016*Charity Fournier reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that her boat broke loose during a storm, crashed into nearby rocks in Pushaw Lake and lost the remaining fuel of 5 gallons that was on board at that time.

I responded to the site and the boat had already been removed from the water and trailered to a nearby boat shop.

There was no evidence of gasoline or sheen in the water when I arrived.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-510-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday 7/2/16, Robert Shannon, a Supervisor On Call for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services called me seeking information regarding a Friday 7/1/16, ammonia discharge at the University of Southern Maine (USM) that he heard about on the morning news.  I advised him that I had not heard about this.  After confirming the story on local media, I advised him that I would soon visit and investigate.  The Maine State Police Dispatch indicated that they had not received notification either.  Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) had also not been notified as required by Maine statute.

On site I met with Vincent Degifico (Ice Arena Manager) and with Brian Bishop (HVAC Mechanical Supervisor) of USM.  The discharge was estimated at the time as exceeding 100 pounds of anhydrous ammonia (later updated to 300 lbs.).  I reminded them of State notification requirements.  I noted and pointed out the MDEP and MEMA spill reporting number in their SPCC (Spill Prevention, Countermeasures & Control) plan.  I advised Mr. Degifico to notify MEMA of the ammonia discharge.

On Tuesday, 7/5/16, John Reed, USM Health & Safety Director, contacted me at approximately 1345 hours to report the ammonia discharge to MDEP Division of Response Services.  During this phone call I described to Mr. Reed my Saturday morning response visit and discussed the failure to notify promptly.  I also advised him to notify MEMA, and to notify the NRC (National Response Center) since the discharge exceeded the 100 pounds federal Reportable Quantity (RQ).  In the later NRC report, USM updated the loss to 300 pounds (based on the volume of replacement anhydrous ammonia to the system).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential use and a major state university location.  At the time of the discharge the majority of the students were off for summer vacation.  Many of the key USM staff were off for the 4th of July Holiday weekend.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
After the fact, I understand that a malfunction caused a cooling unit to cause the release of 250 to 300 pounds of anhydrous ammonia out of a roof top vent pipe coming from the basement ammonia storage system.  I was told that the full system holds about 700 pounds of anhydrous ammonia.  Gorham Fire Chief Lefebvre stated that there was significant rain during the atmospheric discharge and strong ammonia odor.  Being very hydrophilic, it is probable that a significant volume of the discharged ammonia came back down to the ground with the rain.

Ammonia is a poisonous gas and flammable in certain concentrations, and is a corrosive (I do not have any information if the rain water was checked for corrosivity).

On 8/11/16, MDEP received a copy of the AR-1 report form that USM sent to MEMA.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I understand that there were no cleanup actions and that this hazardous materials discharge was released to the atmosphere and was absorbed by the rainwater.  MDEP Division of Response Services did not have opportunity to observe and participate in the response and assessment so cannot comment on cleanup actions.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMENDATIONS
1)  Reviewing USM's 2015 Ammonia Emergency Response refresher training slides, and the USM Emergency Response Plan (EAP) of January 2015, I determined that USM's directions for proper discharge notifications were inadequate and unclear.  For example, "State Environmental Agency" is listed rather than MDEP with a phone number.  NRC and the phone number are not listed.  I recommend that the plan's notification requirements be made more clear.  Robert Gardner of MEMA reviewed USM's response plan and advised USM on improvements.
2)  I advised USM staff (Mr. Reed, Mr. Degifico and Mr. Bishop) as to proper and prompt reporting requirements they should have followed.
3)  USM has been referred for enforcement actions for failure to properly report the discharge.  MDEP Divisio
A-204-2016*On 4/11/16, at 1125 hours, David Dimaerd, from Dead River Company, reported that there had been a discharge of 100 gallons of kerosene under a house in Rockland due to a tank leak. I met David and the homeowner, Dorothy Prescott, at the site, and found that the tank had been replaced by Dead River the week before but the owner was still smelling oil in the house. Dead River was in the process of pressure testing the oil line. The house is built on concrete pilings with a tight crawl space underneath. Once we accessed the crawl space, we found oil stained soil under the oil line and found the line leaking. The air inside the home, measured with a photoionization detector, had low levels, less than 1 part per million (ppm), of organic vapors. Two sections of the crawl space skirting were left loosely attached to facilitate ventilation under the house. The area is served by public water and sewer. The owner completed a Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and Response Fund application and a Clean-up Options Agreement, choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.

On 4/20/16, I was on site with a contractor to remove oil contaminated soil. The most concentrated oil contamination was found near the tank pad area. Soil was removed to a depth of approximately 2 feet, where a clay layer with free product was encountered. Oil absorbents were used to collect the free product in the excavation. All contamination was not able to be removed because of the house support pilings. A ventilation system was installed in the excavated area to exhaust oil vapors and an oil recovery pipe was also installed to collect free product. The indoor air in the home was below 1 ppm organic vapors, when measured with a photoionization detector.

The oil recovery pipe was vacuumed out twice. The first time less than a gallon of oil water mix was recovered, and the second time four weeks later no liquid was recovered.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-297-2016*On 5/12/16, Lane Construction Company reported a two gallon hydraulic oil spill from a dump truck at the entered location.  A ruptured hydraulic hose on the truck caused the leak.  The spill was cleaned up using sand and the waste was entered into Lane's Maine Department of Environmental Protection licensed waste stream for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-740-2016*On 12/1/16, I was on site with David Hovencamp of Hovencamp Construction Company to excavate the contaminated soil from the oil spill at this residence. The contamination was removed and disposed of properly.

While on site, we prepared the site for the new tank to be installed the following day.  Penquis Community Action Program installed a new tank to code. The old tank was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-300-2016*On October 25, 2016 a Huber grappler ruptured a hose releasing .5 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils and wood fines. The machine was shut down and additional wood fines applied on to the contaminated area. The contaminated materials were disposed of through Huber's boiler system per Huber's permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-308-2016*A hydraulic oil leak from a hydraulic hose was found under ReEnergy's dumper #3. The contaminated material was removed and disposed of through ReEnergy's boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-405-2016*The City of Lewiston called to report the discharge of hydraulic oil from the street sweeper at the aforementioned address.  Staff were in the process of cleaning up, with no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance made.  No visit was made by MDEP based on the information given, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-172-2016*I received report of a road side dumping of oil. After responding to the scene no spill or indication of spill was located.


No further Response action needed.
A-281-2016*Tim Murray from Dead River Company reported that they discovered a small amount of what appeared to be waste motor oil inside the clay lined earthen containment berm for the bulk plant's large aboveground storage tank. He said it was at the end of a pipe that connects to the facility storm drain system.

I went to the site and found a dark oil stain inside the berm at the pipe end. Mr. Murray explained that most of the facility's drains go to an oil water separator. He had discovered that the day before, a couple of employees had been cleaning out a waste oil storage tank that supplies the furnace in the maintenance garage.  They had dumped the oil and water mix from their work into a drain that they thought went to the oil water separator, but actually went directly to the bermed area. Mr. Murray had the drain flushed and had all the oil impacted soil excavated.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-319-2016*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground from a locomotive on the Verso Corporation mill site in Jay.  Pan Am Railways collected the oil with sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-325-2016*A valve failure allowed an estimated 1,000 gallons of fluorosilicic acid to be spilled to containment at this water treatment plant.  Unfortunately, the exterior wall of the containment area was not liquid tight, so the product migrated under the wall and onto paved and unpaved surfaces of a few thousand square feet.  The product still in the containment area was pumped to a tote for disposal and the product on the ground was neutralized with soda ash.  An area downgradient deemed to be the area that the product stopped flowing and soaked into the ground, was treated more aggressively and scheduled for testing at a later date.  On June 28th, the water district that confirmed that they had received results of the testing of the soil in the area.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-327-2016*This report came in as a report of intentional contamination of a farm pond by a neighbor.  Upon further investigation, it was reported that the contamination was actually of a well rather than the nearby pond which was not involved.  Upon further further investigation, it was reported that someone who tasted the well water was acutely injured to the point of needing hospitalization.  Upon further further further investigation, it was discovered that the whole basis of this report was a neighbor dispute over something not germane to the investigation and the person's injury was the result of an attempt to siphon household bleach through a garden hose without the requisite skills to do so without getting a mouthful.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-435-2016*Underground piping was removed at Ron's Service Station in Stonington. The piping was removed because it was out of compliance with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) underground piping regulations.

The concrete island where the dispensers originally were, was removed and soil was tested under the island. There was no evidence in the soil of gasoline contamination. The piping from the island to the two above ground gasoline tanks (AST) was removed and the soil under the piping was tested. No soil contamination was found under the piping.

GAFTEK removed the piping and disposed of it properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-511-2016*EMERA reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 2 gallons of oil leaked from a broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck when it broke. Soil was removed and disposed of properly.

Home owner Patricia Murray was contacted by me and was satisfied with the cleanup.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-512-2016*On Augusta 09, 2016, Cianbro reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of oil was released to the soil when a hose on a boom truck broke. Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly by Cianbro.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-514-2016*Weyerhaeuser reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The spill occurred along a logging road in Kokadjo from a processor. Less than a gallon of hydraulic oil dripped from a broken hose on the equipment.

Soil was removed and disposed of properly in accordance to the memorandum of agreement that Weyerhaeuser has with the DEP.

No waterways were impacted from the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-264-2016*I received a spill. The spill was a small spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from woods harvesting equipment as a result of an equipment manufacturers defect. Contractors used shovels and sorbent materials to soak up and collect the spilled hydraulic oil into buckets. Oily debris was taken back to the logging contractor's garage for proper disposal.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-511-2016*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to this paved surface when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  The oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-513-2016*A median mower was involved in collision which damaged its fuel tank, allowing an estimated 50 gallons to spill to the ground.  The soil was excavated and mixed with oily soil from another spill in Livermore Falls (A-523-2016) and disposed of at the Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill.  The Oil Spill Debris Form is with the spill report for A-523-2016.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-84-2016*I received a report, regarding a spill of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck #43317 doing pole replacement on the Colby Siding Road. Kimberly would like to meet on-site as there was reported from the line crew a lot of surface water running through the spill area.

I met Kimberly on-site. The water running through the parking/maintenance yard was the result of melting snow/ice from the banks on the side of the Colby Road. Emera crews had dug shallow trenches to divert surface water melt water from traveling through the soils impacted by the spilled hydraulic oil. I instructed crews to pad off the soils with sorbent pads/materials, then shovel a skim layer of soils that still have oil stains on them. All this oily debris is being poly bagged for disposal at the Presque Isle landfill under an oil spill debris letter.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-625-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a homeowner had found some hazardous materials while cleaning out a grandparent's barn.  I responded to the site and met with Percy Oclair, the property owner. I was able to positively identify Mercury in glass jars and thermometers, blasting caps, and dynamite. Once I found the dynamite, I backed out of the barn and cleared the area of all personnel.  I then called the Maine State Troopers' Bomb Squad to assist in the removal of the very old and wet explosives.  I also called Environmental Projects, Inc., to respond to the site and lab-pack any waste they could find, including the mercury.  Percy agreed to pay all of the associated costs with these actions.  The dynamite was removed safely as was the mercury. All materials were then disposed of per Maine Statute.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-626-2016*An anonymous caller reported that an excavator was spilling oil in South Bristol near the water. I went to the site near 275 Harrington Road, and found a small excavator owned by Farrell Construction Company on a trailer parked on the side of the road. There was an area on the road nearby that was covered with speedy dry oil absorbent. I spoke to the operator and he reported that the excavator had a hydraulic line break while loading the excavator on the trailer. I inspected the area and no oil had run off the pavement. The speedy dry was used to collect the spilled oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-627-2016*On 11/14/2016, in Buckfield, contamination was found during construction.  A radon gas mitigation system was being installed in a basement.  A hole was cut in the concrete floor for the system, and contaminated soil was discovered beneath the floor.  There were no petroleum odors in the basement and the area is served by a public water system, so a decision was made to leave the contamination in place and proceed with installation of the radon system.  No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-628-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a tractor trailer hauling paper had crashed near Coburn Gore.  I responded to the site given to me by Peter Blanchard, the Division Director at that time.  By the time I reached the crash site, the tractor trailer had been removed and taken off site. All that remained were large rolls of paper that were submerged in the running water of Horseshoe Stream.  A nearby excavation company was on site with a large fork attachment on the excavator. This was picking out large pieces of paper and loading them into dump trucks. I determined that no oil was lost from the accident and I cleared the scene.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-629-2016*On 11/14/16, Verso Corporation Androscoggin Mill reported the release of an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete floor when a hose broke on a roll wrapper.  The oil was contained and collected with speedy dry sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-953-2016*Scott Cyr received a report that a piece of equipment leaked approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-954-2016*Upon arriving at the shop, the staff noticed the oil tank had leaked and the oil was covering the floor of the shop.  They called their local cleanup contractor who responded immediately and instructed them to notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I received the call and responded to find contractor actively vacuuming oil and applying sorbent pads in critical areas.  I met with Andrea and Bruce discussing the ongoing cleanup, and possible cause of the release.  I left them with my contact information if they had any questions.  I assisted mopping up oil and moving some equipment and general cleanup work.  The spill was being managed efficiently and seemed well under control, based on the success so far.  Based on this successful cleanup, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-956-2016*On 12/13/16, FedEx reported that one of their trucks had suffered a broken fuel line in the area of 270 U. S. Route 1 in Falmouth.  It was reported that 5 gallons of diesel spilled onto pavement and snow.  FedEx hired Environmental Restoration to respond to the site and clean up the spill.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-958-2016*An anonymous caller reported that lead paint was improperly being removed and dumped on the ground at Liberty Bell Moving & Storage Company in Windham.  I spoke with the caller to get more information and let the caller know that I would be referring the complaint to Sandy Moody in Augusta who specifically deals with lead paint issues.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-960-2016*A motor vehicle collided with a tank truck which compromised the saddle tank initiating a release of diesel fuel.  Approximately ten gallons were discharged to the paved roadway before the fire department arrived with a receptacle to collect spilling fuel.  The leak was plugged, then unspilled product was transferred into the tank truck.  The roadway was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-961-2016*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location.  Heating oil was released out the vent, impacting snow.  All visible signs of pink snow were removed by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-962-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of kerosene was released from a 138 gallon aboveground storage tank located outside the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the tank and impacted a concrete slab underneath the tank.  The released oil was cleaned and disposed of by the oil heat contractor.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and observed that the cleanup was satisfactory. The tank was emptied and taken out of service by the heating contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-963-2016*While installing a water line on the subject property, Colex, LLC, observed an oily sheen on the groundwater in the excavation.  The source of the unknown oil is most likely the result of many years of numerous industrial usage of the property, including the former manufacturing of Liberty Ships.  Colex was instructed to pump the water out of the excavation into a secondary excavation that was dug in close proximity in order to keep the contamination from leaving the immediate area.  Colex was able to complete their work and backfill the excavations.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-964-2016*Approximately 15 gallons of gasoline was released from an underground storage tank as the result of a customer spilling the product out of his passenger vehicle while filling it. The gasoline was released to the paved road surface below. The Freeport Fire Department responded to the location and spread speedy dry sorbent material on the released product. Circle K hired Enpro Services to respond to the location and clean the impacted sorbents from the ground surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-965-2016*Approximately 1 gallon of kerosene was released from a kerosene heater as the result of the unit tipping over underneath the crawl space of the building. The kerosene heater was tipped over during the course of firefighting operations while the house was on fire.  The kerosene heater was being used to heat the crawl space in order to thaw frozen pipes. The released oil was consumed in the fire.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and there was no cleanup required.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-345-2016*12/21/16 I received an e-mail and follow-up spill report from Guy Nadeau, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) Ashland Sawmill.  The spill was the result of a blown seal on a hydraulic pump on a log loading truck owned/operated by IWLLC contractor  Northland Forest Services.  The spill was covered with sawdust from the mill within 10 minutes of the spill.  The oil soaked oil was then placed in the fuel storage bin to fed into the sawmill? s boiler per Maine Department of Environmental Protection License conditions.  The spill occurred in Zone DA-6 of the mill yard.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-8-2017*On 1/3/2017, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting an oil line leak under a customer's mobile home in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that approximately 150 gallons of oil had leaked out of a corrosion hole under the home.  Downeast was in the process of setting up a temporary tank for their customer as the existing tank was in poor condition as well.

There was a heavy fuel oil odor in the home and under it.  The concrete pad under the trailer was constructed like a picture frame with a hole in the middle of it.  The bulk of the oil went into that hole and soaked into the ground.  I had Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) come to the home that afternoon to evaluate if they thought they could get under the home and excavate enough contaminated soil to allow for the installation of a 4" drain pipe to be installed that could be connected to a radon fan to control the vapors.  They thought they could do it and work was scheduled for the following week.

In the meantime, I set up my ram fan under the trailer to help evacuate oil vapors from beneath the trailer.  I advised the homeowner, who had a pregnant wife, that she should stay somewhere else until the oil vapors were under control.  I also referred the site to Don White in the Department's Division of Technical Services to assist with the mitigation of the oil odors.

On 1/9 and 1/10, we removed 12.18 tons of oil contaminated soil out of a 35' x 4' x 18" deep area.  This allowed enough space to install a perforated drain pipe that was connected to a radon fan.  Prior to backfilling the hole with stone, we had to pump oil and groundwater out of the excavation.  The excavation was then filled with stone and covered with poly in anticipation of pouring concrete over it the following week.

The concrete plan had to be put on hold because oil and water continued to fill the area.  EPI went back under the trailer under the direction of Don White and excavated a small area to install a sump bucket.  A treatment trailer was then connected to the sump to pump and treat contaminated groundwater.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-150-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was spilled when the filters under the pumps were being changed at this facility.  Most went into the sump under the pump and some went on the asphalt.  Fabian Oil cleaned up the spilled material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-81-2016*On March 28, 2016 a crane rolled over releasing diesel fuel and engine oil to frozen soils. The crane was righted and sorbents were used to clean up the spill. Contaminated debris will be disposed of by Nadeau Logging.

No further action should be required of the Response Services at this time.
B-232-2016*On April 19, I received an anonymous complaint concerning TGP Enterprises located in Carmel, Maine.  The complainant stated that the company was currently discharging diesel off site into a nearby brook and this is an ongoing practice.  When I arrived on site, no one was there.  I was able to do an inspection of the area and did not see anything to substantiate the claim.   I did see some housekeeping practices that could be improved.   I spoke with Mr. Richardson, the owner, later in the day.  I told him of the complaint and of the concerns.  He agreed to do a better job collecting fluids from vehicles that were damaged or undergoing repairs.

No resources are at Risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.


A-205-2016*A small amount of hydraulic oil spilled to the ground when a hose blew on a dozer at the Dragon Cement plant.  Dragon employees cleaned up the impacted ground by hand-digging.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-141-2016*I received a spill report from Dustin Nadeau. A Self-loading truck had broken a hydraulic pipe. The broken pipe spilled approximately 10-15 gallons of hydraulic oil onto ground. The yard supervisor was notified and cleaned with sorbent pads.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
I-144-2016*I received a spill report from Dustin Nadeau. According to Nadeua a Crane operated by TNT Company,an Irving contractor, had a loose fitting that came undone while unloading logs at the Ashland mill yard. Approximately 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the ground. The contractor's crew used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil. The used spill pads, and sawdust were disposed of in the Mill's biomass boiler, per license conditions.

No action is required of Response Services.
B-305-2016*I received a call indicating a fire had occurred in a parked gondola car at the Brownville Junction Rail Yard.  The fire started because personnel from New Brunswick Southern Railway used a cutting torch to remove some debris from the car that was deemed to be excessively high.  Slag from the torch apparently caught some debris in the car on fire.  The car was holding crushed cars and other scrap metal at the time.  The Brownville Fire Department effectively drowned the fire by more or less filling the car with water.  There was a slight concern about runoff from the car containing oils, but I observed only very mild sheening which was recoverable with a couple sorbent booms and quickly dissipated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-306-2016*On 5/20/16, a concerned citizen reported a sheen on the Penobscot River (River) between Bangor and Brewer.  I drove along the River, along both the Bangor and Brewer sides, stopping numerous times looking for signs of a sheen.  I found no signs of a sheen or a spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
A-275-2016*On 5/24/2016 in Fairfield, the Fire Department reported a truck accident on Route 139.  A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department in the cleanup of diesel fuel from the pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-327-2016*On May 27, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received information from Maine State Police concerning a truck at mile post 180 Interstate 95 southbound.  The truck was owned by Maine Recycling Corporation and had experienced a mechanical failure that caused at least 3 gallons on motor oil, and one gallon of antifreeze to be lost.  The material was collected with speedi dri sorbent material and sorbent pads.  In all, five pounds of sorbent material was disposed of in the MDEP waste stream.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-282-2016*On 6/1/16, at 1630 hours, Paul Anderson, from Colby College, reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil had leaked to a paved area from a truck delivering fuel wood chips. The oil was collected with absorbent material. Paul reported that no oil ran off the paved area nor into any storm drains. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
I-158-2016*Dead River Oil Company made repairs to the truck and recovered the spilled product from the concrete using oil absorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-360-2016*On June 13, I received a report from Dead River Company concerning a corrosion hole in a tank located at 1084 School Street in Veazie.  The property is owned by James Tibbetts.  The leak caused one gallon of #2 oil to be released on a concrete floor.   When I arrived the leak had been contained.  Vapors in the basement and the unoccupied basement were not acceptable.   The owner refused offers of assistance, but was otherwise cooperative with my investigation.  They planned to replace the tank and clean the floor in the next several hours.

I returned later on June 13th.  The oil spill in the basement had been cleaned, and the tank was still in the process of being removed.  The house was being ventilated and vapors in the vacant upstairs living area were better.  I advised them to ventilate the space when the work was completed.  I offered ventilation equipment if they were not able to properly vent the area.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-173-2016*A broken fitting on a loader was the cause of the spill in the Huber yard. The spilled oil was recovered with a vactor truck and disposed of properly.

No further action of Response Services.
I-177-2016*I went to the site to collect the rat poison and helped the owner to register for the Obsolete Pesticide Collection program through Pesticide Control Board.

No further action by Response Services.
I-178-2016*I received report of a spill of 80 gallons of emulsified asphalt (tack) at asphalt plant. The spill was the result of crew at the plant overfilling the tack wagon/trailer. The spilled asphalt/tack went into a containment basin with no outlet. The tack will set-up and then Lane crews will scrape it up and place this solidified tack on the rack pile for re-use/re-batching with new emulsified asphalt.



No further action by Response Services.
B-236-2016*On April 19, I received a call from Howard Nevells concerning potential vandalism.  Two five-gallon buckets containing motor oil were placed behind Mr. Nevells home by an unknown person.  The buckets were under the eaves so rain caused them to overflow.  Mr. Nevells was concerned about well contamination.  When I arrived, I was able to determine that the contaminated soil was not that deep.  I was able to shovel by hand and remove the contaminated soil.  I estimated that five gallons of motor oil was spilled.  I removed 250 pounds of contaminated soil, and it was disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's waste stream.

No groundwater is expected to be impacted.  No resources were at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-237-2016*On April 20, I received a complaint from Steve Saucier of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  A drug manufacturing dump site was found at 2 Mosquito Lane on Indian Island, Maine.  In all, parts of two one-pots were removed, in addition to other manufacturing waste.   The material will be disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI).

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
A-200-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle had overfilled its fuel tank at an unmanned pump station. The responsible person drove off after putting the fuel pump nozzle back on the pump.  I responded to the site to assist the local Fire Department in cleanup actions. We placed the speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads in a 55 gallon drum, and left it on site for Cumberland Farms to dispose of.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-201-2016*A transformer released approximately 1 gallon of mineral oil due to an unknown cause.  Central Maine Power Company cleaned up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-202-2016*On 4/11/2016, in Turner, the fire department reported a car went off Route 4 and landed in Martin Stream. The fire department placed sorbent boom to try to contain vehicle fluids.  A site visit was made to assist the fire department. The car was gone upon my arrival.  I removed the sorbent boom from the stream as there was little remaining sheen on the water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-206-2016*It was reported that a front end loader sustained damage to a hydraulic hose while scooping up bark mulch. The operator did not notice the leak until all of the fluid was pumped out of the tank and the hydraulic system would not work anymore. Staff from Colby College used speedy dry sorbent material, sand and sorbent pads to clean up the oily debris. It was placed into a Waste Management, Inc., rolloff for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-322-2016*I received a call from Craig Blanton, Five Brothers Default Management Solutions, regarding a foreclosed property in Livermore Falls that had an oil leak in the basement.   I visited the site and observed that the aboveground storage tank (AST) had been removed.  It appeared that there may have been some spillage, however, the majority of the stain on the concrete floor appeared to have come from the boiler water.  There were no readings on the photoioniztion detector to indicate any large oil spill.  Small readings were present near the stain in the floor by where the AST had been.  I reported my findings and suggested they have a company power wash the floor to remove all stains and odors.  I never received confirmation that anything was done.

There did not appear to be any petroleum impact to the outdoor environment and the impact indoors was minimal.  Should the home be sold and the new owners find it to be different, it will have to be dealt with at that time.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-327-2016*An excavator owned by Cianbro, ruptured a hose releasing a small amount of hydraulic oil to snow. Cianbro employees removed and over packed all contaminated debris. Contaminated debris will be disposed of by a contractor.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-325-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a property in Sherman. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-333-2016*Dead River received a call of fuel oil odors at the Scott's residence. A Dead River employee found a small corrosion hole in the bottom of the Scott's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that had release a small amount of fuel oil to soil/concrete. A magnetic patch was used to stop the leak. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and contaminated debris were removed. Once onsite Response Services aided in removing odors from the home and had the Scott's sign up for the Departments AST Replacement Program. The tank will be replaced as soon as possible.

No further action should be require of Response Services at this time.
I-338-2016*A Daigle Oil Co.(DOCs) employee accidently released .5 of fuel oil after a fuel drop by laying down his drop tube. Docs employees clean up the spill with sorbents and remove contaminated soils. Contaminated debris will be bulked up and disposed of at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-323-2016*12/2/2016 (22:02)- responder Sean Bernard received call from Dead River Oil Company's service technician, Brian Ouellette that approximately 100 gallons of home heating fuel had spilled onto the surrounding snow and ground due to heavy snow and ice from the nearby roof breaking off the outlet pipe and fuel filter of the 275 gallon above ground storage tank. The pipe and filter were replace by Dead River.

12/3/2016 (08:30) response services review site and determined that due to the location of the spill that excavation would need to commence after the oil tank was moved. Dead River delivered 50 gallons of fuel to get the homeowner by until the following Monday when Allen's Environmental Services would start removal of contaminated soil from under tank and near the home support base (noted to be pavement by the homeowner).

12/4/2016 - Responder Jesse Clark hired a contractor to remove contaminated soils from around the home. In the process the oil tank needed to be relocated to continue the removal. A recovery well was installed and will be monitored on a regular bases.

The site has been graded, seeded, and the recover well removed.

No further action should be required of response Services at this time.
A-677-2016*A vessel went aground in Friendship Harbor releasing an unknown amount of diesel fuel.  Only a sheen was observed and was unrecoverable.  The vessel was removed with no further environmental impact.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-259-2016*SUMMARY
This report covers two issues: the abandonment by removal of a consumptive-use, commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) and associated piping; and the management of excess soil during redevelopment of the property.

Ransom Consulting, under Ms. Jaime Madore and Mr. Erik Phenix, were the on-site environmental consultants for the UST abandonment and soil management and representing the facility owner.  Landry/French Construction Company and Gorham Sand & Gravel, Inc., were construction contractors.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.  Mike (Charles) Moore was primary City of Portland representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The building is a former commercial food product production facility, but is being redeveloped into multi-unit residential housing.  The area is dense urban, commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The UST removed was a 12,000-gallon capacity double-wall, two compartment, Elutron TANX company, fiberglass clad steel UST installed in 1997 (see also MDEP spill report P-411-1997).  The area appears built on fill material consisting of sand and urban debris.  The building is now on natural gas service and the UST has been out of service.  I noted a heating oil AST within the boiler room.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Prohibited oil discharges, estimated at 1800-gallons, are documented with this UST facility location in 1979 (see P-152-1979).  UST replacement in P-411-1997, documented significant contamination in soil and groundwater that was attributed to the oil discharge discovered in 1979.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was not required by MDEP.

Prior to this UST abandonment, I understand this location underwent MDEP VRAP (Voluntary Response Action Program) review.  Ransom Consulting indicated that urban fill debris included other, non-oil contaminants, which ruled out a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Ransom Consulting has groundwater analysis data which I did not see.

On Monday, 4/4/16, I noted gray silt clay soil at about 6' below grade adjacent to the UST.  Groundwater at that level exhibited a light, fluid, petroleum sheen.  The wet silt soil had an odor of weathered petroleum; an MDEP 8 oz. bag headspace sample was 87-parts per million (ppm).  Ransom's Oil In Soil colorimetric samples were 'Undetected' in the top 5' of fill material;  the silt soil at 6' below grade was 'Positive' for detectable Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) [over 500-ppm].  We found no oil saturated soil and no free product oil on groundwater in the UST area.  I am not aware of any evidence of new leaks associated with the UST facility removed in 2016.

I understand the urban fill is contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) unassociated with the oil leaks.  For petroleum discharges only, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned the property an Excavation/Construction Worker Exposure Scenario clean-up goal.  The observed oil discharges did not appear to exceed the clean-up action levels.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
During this work in 2016, no cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  I understand there was no cleanup soil removal associated with the 2016 UST removal.  Any management of oil and chemical contaminated media was performed for redevelopment of the property and none was reported to have been moved off site.  Excess soil from the property was reported to have been contaminated with low levels of PCBs and PAH's.  The PCB levels were reported below the level to make them a hazardous waste, but exceeded the acceptable level for CPRC Group recycling facility.

In 1997, soil and free product was removed from the UST area during UST facility abandonment.  Ransom Consulting mentioned that about 760 tons of contaminated soil was removed fro
B-205-2016*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with the removal of methamphetamine making materials for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Environmental Protection is expected at this time.
B-203-2016*April 08, 2016, Maine Air National Guard (MANG) reported a 900 gallon glycol spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). I responded to their base in Bangor on Griffin Road immediately.

I met with MANG's environmental specialist Brian Bernosky on site. Mr. Bernosky brought me to the tarmac where they de-ice planes using a 60% glycol solution. He explained that the spill happened at approximately 0400 on April 7th and because proper protocol was not followed, the stormwater valves were not switched over during the de-icing of the airplanes. During the de-icing of the planes, it was estimated that 900 gallons of glycol was released into the storm drains and discharged into Birch Stream. At that time, there was a heavy rain event which caused significant dilution to the product.

After careful observation of Birch Stream and stormwater ponds on base, it was determined that the glycol had no significant impact to the fish or vegetation to the area.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-209-2016*On April 11, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report of a transformer malfunction that occurred on March 5, at 214 West Penobscot Road.  The transformer failed due to overheating.  The malfunction caused two quarts of transformer oil to be spilled.  The oil was removed using sorbents from the roadway and the mailbox.  In addition some rock on the side of the road was removed.  Twenty pounds of sorbent, soil, and rock was disposed of in the Central Maine Power Company waste stream.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-294-2016*A loose fitting on a tractor released approximately one half gallon of hydraulic fluid to a hard packed gravel parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-201-2016*EMERA Maine reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

After a recent heavy wind storm, a tree fell onto wires which caused the utility pole to snap and a transformer broke open on the ground. Soil and pavement was impacted by the spill. Clean Harbors was hired to remove contaminated soil and wash the pavement properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-202-2016*On April 08, 2016, a vessel that had run aground was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to the site with Bob Shannon, MDEP Responder. The U. S. Coast Guard and vessel owner were already on scene.  Approximately 1 gallon might have been released from the vent on the vessel.  We plugged the vent to prevent any further diesel release into the ocean.  The diesel tank was pumped by the vessel owner.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-238-2016*On April 20, I received a complaint from Steve Saucier of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  A drug manufacturing dump site was found at 316 Edinburg Road in Edinburg.  A one-pot and a gas generator were removed.  The material will be disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI).

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-239-2016*On April 21, Chuck Martin, of Dead River Company, called to report an overfill of less than one gallon of #2 heating oil at 4 Riverdale Avenue in Orono.  Dead River planned on removing the 30 pounds of contaminated soil that was caused by the vent expelling oil on to the ground.  The resident of the home, Mr. Agrrawal, was contacted to allow access by Dead River to examine the tank.  The technician noted there was no spilled fuel or seepage.  He removed several gallons of fuel.  The contaminated soil will be disposed of in Dead River's waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-259-2016*On April 29, 2016, Dan Veno, of BPM Construction Company, reported a hydraulic spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was released when a hose broke on a bucket loader.  The oil leaked to a piece of plywood.  The plywood was disposed of properly.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-260-2016*Kevin Bernier with Brookfield Renewable Energy reported a hydraulic oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked when a trash rake hose on the dam got pinched. The oil was discharged into the water and minimum amount was recoverable because of the current.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-261-2016*Dan Oliver reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The leak occurred at 134 Kenduskeag Avenue.

I responded to the site and met with Dan Oliver who was called by the home owner when she smelled oil. The concrete basement floor had a large oil stain on it under one of the 275 gallon horizontal above ground storage tank (AST). There were two other 275 AST in the basement.

The oil vapors on my PID (photo ionization detector) were 8.2 parts per million (PPM) in the basement. Mr. Oliver pumped the ASTs of oil into a temporary AST outside. The two ASTs were removed and disposed of properly.

The saturated concrete basement floor was cut and removed and contaminated soil under the floor were removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

Crushed stone and a poly barrier was place in the hole and concrete was poured on top.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-262-2016*On April 27, 2016, Maine State Police reported a gasoline and motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of the petroleum products were released to the pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-263-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene and assisted with removing and overpacking meth making materials. DEP disposed of the meth materials properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-264-2016*On April 28, 2016, Maine Air National Guard reported a Jet A fuel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 10 gallons of fuel was released when the moosehead valve malfunctioned inside the engineered concrete pit.  The fuel was remediated immediately.

No fuel was released from outside the concrete pit.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-265-2016*Brian Bernosky with the Maine Air National Guard in Bangor reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

According to Mr. Bernosky, a "contractor disconnected a vent pipe from heating oil tank spilling residual in the pipe". This spill caused less than a gallon of fuel oil to drip on the pavement.

Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to recover the oil.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-357-2016*The discharge was the result of a valve being left opened on the recovery tank at Jetport's fuel farm.  Approximately five gallons of Jet A fuel was discharged onto the ground.  A small amount of oil made its way into a storm drain, but was collected before it made its way out of the catch basin. No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was necessary. No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-132-2016*I received a report of a small spill of hydraulic oil at the Huber Engineered Woods Plant in Easton. The spill was the result of an Emera Maine Service truck hydraulic hose failure. Crews used sorbent pads and absorbent clay materials to soak up the spilled debris and place it in a drum for storage until disposal at a local landfill can be scheduled.

No further action by Response Service.
A-252-2016*A tank was discovered in a basement after a structure fire was extinguished.  The tank was threatened by a chimney that could fall on it, so the Fire Marshal's office investigator wanted it pumped out.  I gave the folks on-scene a contact with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come and pump out the tank.  Fire investigators believe that no oil was lost from the tank.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-328-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a person making Methamphetamine had been arrested and the contents that were in process had been confiscated.  I was called to meet Chip Woodman of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) at their headquarters on Hospital Street in Augusta. I arrived on site and I was given the contents from the meth lab.  I properly packaged them for transport and disposal at a later date. I did not receive a confirmation letter from the MDEA on this lab.  The materials were bulked up with other compatibles and disposed of through Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-11-2017*On 1/4/2017, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from Ness Oil Company reporting they had lost approximately 5000 gallons of off-road diesel from one of their tanks at their bulk plant in Auburn.  The spilled oil had been contained within a concrete dike.  They were in the process of pumping the oil out of the dike and had also called in Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist with the cleanup.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that after a delivery the previous evening, a valve had not been closed properly, allowing oil to drain out of the tank.  Fortunately, the oil drained into another nearby concrete dike.  There were several inches of oil in the dike at the time of my arrival.  Ness Oil was in the process of pumping the oil into another tank.  Clean Harbors would then vacuum the remaining oil off the bottom of the dike and wash the walls as well.  The entire tank farm is located inside a detached building, so there was no ice or snow in the dike at the time of the spill.

I returned to the site later in the day when Clean Harbors called to let me know they had discovered some oil outside of the dike.  The concrete in the bottom of the dike was cracked and there was a poor seal between the floor and walls.  Oil was seeping back into the dike in a few spots along the walls.  Oil had also gotten into a nearby catch basin.  The oil and water was pumped out of that and very little oil appeared to be recharging into the catch basin.  Sorbent pads were left in the dike and a piece of sausage boom was left in the catch basin to collect and remaining bits of oil.  These sorbents will be changed out by Ness Oil as needed.  A further analysis of the spill yielded the following numbers.  Approximately 4550 gallons of oil was spill.  4380 gallons of oil was pumped out by Ness Oil and another 150 gallons by Clean Harbors.  This leaves an approximately 20 gallons unaccounted for.  Some was likely lost to evaporation and the remaining is beneath the concrete dike.  I suggested to Mr. Ness that he have the dike repaired in the spring, to which he agreed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-3-2017*I received a complaint indicating a clandestine drug lab had been discovered at the subject location. I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal and disposal of hazardous wastes and precursor materials. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-17-2017*On 1/5/2017, at 08:30 hours, Irving Energy reported a "2 cup" spill at 124 Ross Road in Kennebunk.  The driver filled one tank and was instructed not to fill the second tank due to maintenance on the boiler.  The driver began to fill the second tank when approx. 2 cups spilled on the house and ground. The driver used a spill kit to clean up the spill.  I contacted the property manager to verify the spill has been cleaned up and there is no spill indicated inside the building.  The property manager, Frank, (207-230-4542) indicated the spill cleanup is sufficient.  I did not visit the site.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-12-2017*Dead River Company reported that a discharge of kerosene had occurred at the home of Don Richards, 605 East Jay Road, Jay.  Dead River was on scene, pumping out tank and cleaning up the contaminated snow.  I met Dead River on site and observed that the spill had occurred due to a corroded aboveground oil storage tank.  The kerosene had spread along the frozen ground and did not appear too deep.  The impacted snow was shoveled into trash barrels and brought back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse to be melted and disposed of as oily water.  The site was referred to Molly King of the Division of Technical Services as there was a drinking water well on site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-27-2017*Sanford Fire Department (SFD) responded to a tractor trailer vs auto accident at the aforementioned address.  The main discharge product was motor oil from the truck mixed with some coolant.  SFD applied sorbent pads where applicable to collect and employed a wrecker service to manage as spill cleanup debris.  The town may also have a sanding truck go by for health and safety of commuting traffic along this major roadway for the area.  It was mutually agreed this could be left and ground in by traffic or swept up.  Public Works personnel would make that decision.  Based on the information received, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-20-2017*A firetruck was being refueled inside a building, when the fuel tank cracked.  The leak at the top of the tank caused a one gallon leak of fuel.  The leak was picked up with sorbent pads and disposed of in the Maine Air Guard waste stream.  The fuel did not reach any drains and was contained to a 3 foot by 5 foot area.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-348-2016*A hydraulic oil leak from a hydraulic hose was found under a bulldozer on ReEnergy's woodpile. The contaminated material was removed and disposed of through ReEnergy's boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-6-2017*On January 06, 2017, homeowner Joe Cloonan reported an oil smell to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to the house and checked the aboveground storage tank (AST) that was outside behind the house. At that time, there was no evidence of an oil leak from the AST or copper line.

I revisited the site on January 12th, because Mr. Cloonan lives out of state and the person (Seth) who has a key to the property was only available on that date.  Photoionization detector (PID) inside the house measured 1.4 parts per million (ppm). The basement measured 3.4 ppm. Seth, who met me on site, explained that there was a small oil leak from the monitor heater in the basement. I checked the floor boards around the monitor and the PID measured 5.8 ppm on a slightly damp area. I advised them to have that either removed or seal coated.

The initial spill was never reported to the MDEP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-18-2017*On 1/5/17, I received a call from Jonathan Bubier of Aim Recycling USA.  He reported a 10 gallon spill of waste oil at their facility that occurred when a drum of oil was being move by a forklift.  The drum fell off the forklift and broke.  Some of the oil was contained inside its storage shed and some went onto the ground outside.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-19-2017*On 1/5/17, I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting an ongoing lithium fire at Soleras Advanced Coatings in Biddeford.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with Biddeford Fire Chief, Scott Gagne.  Chief Gagne was requesting assistance with the decontamination procedures for firefighting equipment that he believed had been exposed to the lithium inside the building.  The fire suppression efforts were still ongoing at the time.

I did some research and determined the best course of action for the time being would be to bag all the equipment used and leave it on site for decontamination later.  Soleras uses Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) as a hazardous waste contractor and they are familiar with the lithium product involved.  A number of firefighters and one Soleras employee had been transported to a local hospital for decontamination (showers).

Another problem being faced by firefighters was the lack of sufficient Lith-X fire extinguishers to put out the fire which was inside a climate-controlled manufacturing unit inside the building.  It was also unknown what had caused the fire.  The fire department had already exhausted the York County supply of Class D fire extinguishers.  I made the suggestions to call Cumberland County and ask for theirs.  Also, after a little research, I determined that soda ash would also extinguish the fire and I suggested they procure a pallet of it, which they did.  The soda ash extinguished the fire.

Once the fire was out, I was able to go inside the building to see what had been on fire.  It was my opinion that given the enclosed nature of the manufacturing equipment, it was very unlikely that anyone had been exposed to lithium.  What was contaminating the firefighting equipment was a healthy dose of fire extinguishing agent and soda ash.

EPI was able to clean and return the firefighting gear to the Biddeford Fire Department.  They also cleaned the interior of the building and developed a plan to clean the inside of the manufacturing equipment which still contained the solidified lithium.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-20-2017*On 1/6/17, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle crash between a passenger car and a Maine Turnpike Authority plow truck.  Hydraulic oil was released from the plow truck; and antifreeze and motor oil were discharged from the passenger vehicle.  John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reported that the spillage was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-21-2017*On 1/6/17, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a small oil line leak at a client's residence in Yarmouth.  They were concerned that they were not able to remove all of the spilled oil and requested I respond.  I did so immediately.

Upon arrival, I met the homeowner, Theresa Flaherty, and Downeast Energy technician, Kevin Hopkins.  There had been a small leak due to an unspecified mechanical failure of the oil line.  Most of the oil spilled to the concrete floor, and Downeast was able to clean that up.  A small amount of the oil soaked into some rough sawn wood that made up a workbench next to the oil line.  Some of the wood had been removed by the homeowner's son.  A little more oil staining on the wood was evident, and I suggested removing those planks that exhibited oil staining.  Those measures along with opening some windows in the basement to allow ventilation should be all that is required to remedy the lingering oil odor.  I gave my card to the homeowner and instructed her to call me if the odors persisted.  As of 2/2/17, I have not heard from her and consider the matter closed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-22-2017*I received a call regarding a mishap where the delivery driver slipped on snow and ice damaging the scully, and released a quart of #2 fuel oil onto the driveway.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-196-2016*The Augusta Fire Department reported a discharge of 10-15 gallons of gasoline from a leaking tank on an automobile at the Maine General Hospital.  The car was removed and the Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled material.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-233-2016*At 1200 hours, I stopped along Route 6 due to a traffic accident.  They were removing the person from the car to get him to the Life Flight helicopter which was landing at an open area a couple miles down the road.  I assisted the State Police Officer in closing off Route 6.  After the person was removed, I inspected the accident scene and noticed a stain near the car.  It appears that some oil leaked out, and some small spots of stained soil was observed in a couple spots.  These were most likely due to the car flipping over.  No oil made it to the ditch where water was located.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-234-2016*On 4/18/16, as I was driving back to the office, I noticed approximately 20 sorbents on the ground at the Whitney Energy, Inc., office at 119 Main Street, Lincoln.  The office was closed.  A slight sheen was observed flowing with water down the driveway/parking area from their two trucks.  Sorbents were placed under both delivery trucks, a propane and fuel oil truck, and down part of the driveway area.  The water and slight sheen entered a catch basin that flows under the road and discharges across the street into a wooded area.  I walked along this small stream for a short distance, but did not find any obvious signs of sheens or petroleum.  I only went a short distance along this stream since this area had been logged during the winter or spring.

The next morning I stopped in and talked to the owner about the spill.  He said he had work performed on the propane truck engine and it has been leaking motor oil ever since.  The truck has been back to be fixed and he plans on taking it back again since it still has a leak.  He also said he plans on having work performed in the back and on the side to assist with all the water that flows down his driveway from the hill behind the office.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-235-2016*On April 20, 2016, Dead River Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  During a routine delivery, the driver overfilled an aboveground storage tank (AST) that was already filled. Approximately a gallon of #2 oil sprayed from the vent of the tank onto the ground and vinyl siding of the house. The soil was removed and the siding was wiped down

I spoke to homeowner, William Hutton, who said he wasn't home at the time but would notify me if he wasn't satisfied with the cleanup.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-245-2016*On April 25, Brenda Kingsbury, of Winterport, called to report a concern about an abandoned property located at 20 Coles Corner Road in Winterport.  Ms. Kingsbury understood that the property has a flooded basement with oil tanks floating.  Her concern is that if the basement is pumped out other property may be contaminated.  I arrived at the home and found no sheen in the basement and no measurable vapors.  I had inspected the property last year (spill report: B-185-2015) and found no oil in the basement at that time.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-309-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/25/16, Sid Hazelton, of Auburn Water District, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a discharge of fuel out of a street side drainpipe in front of 615 North Auburn Road.  The discharge was believed to be coming from a house location at 625 North Auburn Road that had burned and been razed the month before.  Mr. Hazelton requested an immediate MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural residential use and served by private well water and septic fields.  There are two drilled wells within 100' of the discharge location.  The spill appears to be within a wellhead protection area (see Response Spill Map attachment).  Topography and drainage slopes to the southwest to the northern end of Lake Auburn about 500' away.  Lake Auburn is a public drinking water source.  Groundwater flow direction is likely south and southwest toward the Lauver property and Lake Auburn.

625 North Auburn Road is owned by Daniel and Heidi Lachapelle.  At the time of my visit, the burned home debris was gone and the foundation filled in with soil. The home was reported to have had a residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the northwest corner of basement.

615 North Auburn Road is occupied by David and Julia Lauver, and is the subject of P-84-1987, which covers a heating oil underground storage tank (UST) leak.  In front of 615 North Auburn Road is a drainage ditch with a 4" drain pipe that appears to originate at the former Lachapelle house location.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Mr. Lauver stated that when Morin Excavating Company razed the burned home and filled the basement in with new fill, that they found the basement AST to be empty; as the house was being lived in at the time it is unlikely the tank was empty before the fire.  A neighbor told us that they smelled oil when the burned home was being razed and excavated.  Murray Oil Company stated the last delivery was 3/1/16, so the AST may have been near full at the time of the fire.  It was discussed that some of the heating oil could have been burned in the house fire.

On 4/25/16, I confirmed red free product heating oil and emulsified oil in the drainage ditch in front of 615 North Auburn Road, potentially flowing southwest to Lake Auburn.  Over several days, oil was seen exiting the drainpipe which Lauver and Lachapelle identified as coming from the basement drainage of their old house that burned down in March.

On 4/28/16, test pits and a recovery trench found free product oil on groundwater within the old house foundation area.  In the test pits nor in the drainage ditch in front of the Lauver's, we did not find a volume of free product oil that would confirm a loss of 50 or 100 gallons or more.

On 5/17/16, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) advanced soil borings and found no significant oil contamination outside the former house foundation.

Report P-84-1987, describes response to a leaking gasoline underground storage tank (UST) at 615 Lake Auburn Road, when it was owned by the Holbrooks.  I informed the Lauvers of this past discharge.  This historical UST discharge was ruled out as a source of the #2 oil discharge.  There were no oil vapor intrusion identified into the Lauver home.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The Lachapelles chose MDEP Division of Response Services management of cleanup actions and they would apply to their personal liability insurance for coverage as being a liability to the Lauver's home and property, City of Auburn property, the Lake Auburn drinking water source, and the Maine state groundwater.   Oil contaminated soil from the test pits was shipped by Morin Excavating under a MDEP oil spill debris form.  On 5/17/16, EPI pumped out the recovery well to try and draw recoverable product.

MDEP and EPI constructed an underflow dam in the drainage ditch though little oil was recovered after this time.

CONCLUSIONS
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B-248-2016*At 1000 hours on 4/25/16, Freightliner of Maine, Inc., reported a spill of a 1/2 cup of diesel from a customer's truck in their parking lot at 422 Perry Road in Bangor.  A valve was leaking on the fuel return line allowing diesel to leak out.  The truck was brought in for repairs.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled diesel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
I-315-2016*Report of a gasoline sheen on the roadway. After inspection, obvious that no recovery was possible.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-321-2016*I was contacted by Scott Whittier, Division Director Petroleum Division, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to hand deliver a Notice of Violation (NOV) issued to Randall Brooker on Dec. 2, 2016. The NOV was hand delivered and requested by the Commissioner. I set up an appointment/meeting with Randy Brooker to review the violations in the NOV and to emphasize that the DEP staff are trying to avoid taking additional enforcement action by reviewing the required corrective actions and to sure Randy knows what he is being asked to do and when it is to be completed by. I met Randy at 09:30 at his Hometown 1 Stop in Limestone. The primary violations stipulated in the NOV are as follows:

Failure to submit a passing Annual Inspection by a Maine Certified Tank Installer or Inspector
Failure to submit an annual passing Statistical Inventory Analysis (SIA); and
Mandatory facility replacement- upon expiration date of manufacturer's warranty for a tank, and associated piping- the tank and piping must be removed from service and properly abandoned.


No further Response action.
B-206-2016*I received a call from Gary Doddard of Magoon's Transportation & Energy, Inc., indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location.  Mr. Doddard had done work on the furnace three days prior and couldn't understand how the leak could have been caused by anything other than his repair efforts.  The leak appeared to be from the small oil line supplying the burner gun itself, but it is unclear exactly how it happened.  In any event, Magoon's agreed they would fund the cleanup efforts.  The furnace was installed on a wooden floor in a utility closet and the spill impacted the floor and substructure under the floor.  I hired a contractor to remove contaminated materials.  I cleaned under the floor as much as possible and installed a fan to remove vapors from under the floor.  After the work was complete, I measured the oil vapors in the home and found them to be satisfactory.  I left the fan and instructions with the tenants to use it as necessary.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-207-2016*I received a report of a methamphetamine waste dump site at the entered location (McDonald's restaurant) and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-210-2016*I received a call indicating a small container of what appeared to be chainsaw bar oil was discovered in the trash collection racks near the water intake of the Ellsworth Hydro station. Brookfield personnel estimated that approximately 1 cup of oil was released to the Union River before the container could be recovered.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-211-2016*During ground work at the Maine Department of Transportation Searsport facility, approximately 4 drums were unearthed.  In total, they contained approximately five gallons of sealant.  Due to their poor condition, the drums were placed upon plastic sheeting until disposal.  A considerable amount of miscellaneous metal was removed from this area also.  During my site visit everything looked good.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
I-103-2016*On April 22, 2016 during a routine property inspection Jeff Hamm found oil covered water in the basement of Maine Trellis Company.  Maine Trellis Company is owned and operated by Green Valley Association.  The flooded basement had two 275 gallon aboveground storage tanks floating which released an unknown amount of fuel oil. The basement contained four feet of water with a heavy layer of heating oil. Response Services estimates the basement contained 50,000 gallons of water and several gallons fuel oil.

On May 3, 2016  Maine's Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Technical Services pumped out clean water from the bottom of the basement leaving ten inches of contaminated water and a layer of fuel oil. Allen's Environmental Services was hired by the MDEP to remove contaminated water and debris from the basement.

On May 4, 2016 once back onsite two to three inches of water had accumulated overnight in the basement. Allen's Environmental Services steam cleaned the floor/walls and continued disposing of contaminated debris and water.

On May 5, 2016 oily water continued to seep into the basement's sump. To aid in removal of contaminated water a sump pump was installed to remove incoming oily water and the discharge was filtered through carbon filters.

MDEP Technical Services obtained private drinking water well samples which came back clean. The well is ten feet from the outer foundation wall and is currently inactive.

On May 24, 2016 County Environmental Engineering, Inc. was hired by the MDEP to perform direct push (Geoprobe) soil borings and samples. Soil contamination was found around the foundation at bedrock, however, samples confirmed contamination to be below MDEP's Leaching to Ground Water Standards.

A report by DEP Technical Services Division including sample results will be available upon completion.

No further action by Response Services is required at this time.
I-129-2016*I received a call from Chris Stewart, Director of Houlton Public Works Department(HPW), reporting someone having witnessed a man dumping gasoline from a fuel container into a HPW storm drain at 24 Varney Drive in Houlton. Chris stated that they are at the scene and there is a strong odor of gas and would like assistance in safely taking care of this gas in their storm drains.

I arrived on scene met with Chris Stewart(HPW),who showed me the storm drain reported to have had gas dumped into it. We removed grates off storm drains and padded off the water in the traps with sorbent pads. John Selleck, Oil and Hazardous Materials Responder from Bangor was in the area and assisted with sorbent pad placement and clean-up activities.

Gasoline odors were still lingering after using sorbent pads to pull off any gasoline product on the surface water in the traps of two storm drains. The clean-up/remediation plan involved the use of a ventilation fan to vent gasoline odors and a pumper truck to rinse water and flush out any lingering gasoline on the side walls of the storm drain basins and piping. The photo-ionization detector readings went down from over 500 PPM 8 PPM.


No further action by Response Services staff.
P-373-2016*Approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the paved parking surface from a reserve fuel tank located in the pickup bed of the truck. The operator of the vehicle turned on a valve on the reserve tank and caused it to overfill the primary tank of the vehicle.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and hired an environmental contractor to spread sand and speedy dry sorbent material on the released product. 0.86 tons of impacted material was transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-265-2016*A small amount of biofuel was lost to the ground and to the outside of the tank when this inside heating oil tank was overfilled during a delivery.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-326-2016*On 6/20/2016, in Richardson Township, Brookfield Renewable Energy reported an oil spill at the upper dam. The spill was the result of an engine failure on a generator that was inside of a coffer dam. An estimated 1 quart of lube oil was lost to the water.  The remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-200-2016*I received a complaint of a leaking tank at the entered location.  Marquis Heating, Inc., had been retained to deliver fuel oil to the location, but refused based on the condition of the tank.  Marquis personnel also noticed a small oil stain below the filter. When I arrived, I found that the tank was completely enclosed in a shed structure.  In order to determine the oil level in the tank, I had to remove one wall of the shed.  Fortunately, the tank was empty.  I removed a small amount of contaminated gravel from under the tank, then notified the homeowner that the tank needed to be replaced before it could be filled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-202-2016*I received a call regarding a large oil spill from a ruptured outlet piping on an inside aboveground oil storage tank (AST). The spill resulted in approximately 115 gallons of #2 heating oil flowing out of the corroded pipe outlet fitting.

I met with oil technicians and property owner (John Greaves) and completed pumping out the oil floating on the basement floor. We recovered about 100 gallons of oil and some water into two over pack drums. I installed a ram fan in the basement window to alleviate odors from the spill.

I hired Allen's Environmental Service to pressure wash and vacuum all concrete walls and floor surfaces. I isolated the basement from upstairs and open windows upstairs and ventilated living space with fans in window.

The ventilation fan outlet was reading 16.5 parts per million (PPM). The first and second floor readings were 0.0 - 0.3 PPM no detectable odors were present in the 1st and 2nd floor living areas. In the basement readings quickly climbed to 35 - 35 PPM along the floor and beneath the water heater and hot air furnace (readings were in the 70-100 PPM). I determined the need to raise up the hot water heater, and furnace and remove the wood and concrete blocking materials that have been soaked with the oil.

I referred this site to Technical Services for their advice/assistance in remediating the odors in the basement. Jim Lavoie of the Department of Environmental Protection's Technical Services will remove any oil impacted surfaces and wash again. Jim will also ensure the ventilation system is working as well as possible.



No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.




A-384-2020*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately two gallons of transformer oil from a malfunctioning transformer.  CMP crews cleaned up all visible signs of contamination.  The excavated soil and debris were drummed and taken to the CMP facilty for consolidation with like waste and properly disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matteer.
P-286-2016*Westbrook Fire Department called to report a single car crash into the utility pole in front of the public safety station.  It was reported that a gallon or less of antifreeze was discharged after the collision.  Spill material was confined to asphalt, no environmental receptors were identified, and no cleanup commenced beyond sweeping the area of physical debris.  Based on the information provided, no immediate Division of Response Services action was taken, but a visual check would be made in daylight.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-242-2016*Downeast Oil Company (Downeast) reported a discharge of 5 gallons or less of #2 fuel oil as the result of an aboveground tank overfill.  The spilled oil impacted the side of the house and crushed stone beneath the vent pipe.   Downeast technicians were able to clean up the affected area and inspected the basement to assure no damage to the tank or spillage to the basement.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-286-2016*On May 9, I received a report from C. N. Brown Company concerning an overfill of tanks at 658 North Dexter Road in Dexter, the residence of Deborah Chapman.   From investigating, I determined that one of the two 333-gallon tanks was overfilled.  That resulted in a loss of approximately .33 gallons on to the ground, and .66 gallons onto the basement floor and tanks.

Approximately five pounds of pea-size rock was excavated outside the home, and two pounds of sorbents were collected inside the home.  All was disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's waste stream.   Approximately seven gallons of oil was removed from the overfilled tank.  The tank and basement floor were cleaned with Simple Green cleaner, and Moleculock was placed over the oil stained areas of the floor.  The vapors were at acceptable levels in the living area of the home after the second cleaning.

No resources were at risk, and no further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-290-2016*On March 9, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a lube oil spill at the Northern Maine Junction near the old office.  The .25 gallon spill was caused by a leak from the engine compartment.  The spill was onto the ballast and rail.  The area affected was approximately a radius of 2 feet.  The train, ties and rail were wiped down with sorbents, and the contaminated ballast was shoveled up.  Approximately 60 pounds of ballast was collected.  The material will be disposed of in an Enpro Services container.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-104-2016*A hydraulic hose fitting on a frontend loader released .25 gallons of hydraulic oil to soils. The spill was cleaned up using wood fines which were disposed of through Huber's wood fired boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-120-2016*Langille construction while working for EMERA Maine leaked 15 gallons of hydraulic oil into a hay field owned by Howard Giberson in Fort Fairfield. The spill occurred in EMERA's right of way approximately 100 yards from an intermittent brook which feeds Everett Brook. Langille Construction quickly noticed the leak and applied absorbent pads to the grass. I inspected and approved the cleanup.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-309-2016*On May 22, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection recieved a report from the U. S. Coast Guard of a grounded vessel in Trenton.  The vessel, the Patriot, beached at a location close to 40 Hanna Drive.  The vessel beached May 21 in the afternoon.   The owner took all of the proper precautions to seal vents and fuel lines.   There was no visible loss of fuel from the vessel.   It was recovered and moved sucessfully.

No resources were impacted.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-568-2016*The discharge resulted when a trailer mounted generator was overfilled with diesel fuel.  The fill was unattended, so it was unclear if the auto shut was working properly.  An estimated 8 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the pavement and contained with speedy-dry sorbent material. A site visit was made, and the clean-up was found to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-489-2016*A oil storage tank in the basement of an apartment building was over-filled.  The excess oil came out of the tank through the vent line outside the building.  The escaped oil was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-169-2017*3/6/2017 08:15  I received a spill report pertaining to a transformer spill in Woodstock that occurred on 3/4/2017 at 08:30. I called Central Maine Power's Adam Marquis about the spill. Adam informed me that a tree hit the transformer and the transformer spilled its contents of onto the ground. Adam also informed me that it was approximately 3 gallons and had been cleaned up. Laboratory results of the oil came back negative for PCB's.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information. No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action is anticipated.
I-135-2016*Allen's Environmental Services was hired to clean lines at Huber. During the cleaning process a vacuum truck released  an estimated 1500 gallons of boiler blowdown water to soils. Allen's locked down the rear hatch and cleaned up the release.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-294-2016*On 5/12/16, I responded to a clandestine (meth) lab callout to assist the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA).  Upon arrival, I observed a backpack next to a dumpster containing meth lab materials.  MDEA agents searched the bag and separated out a residual liquid assumed to be potentially flammable and a small container of ammonia nitrate.  The material was segregated, packaged and entered for disposal as part of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection meth lab disposal waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-295-2016*On 5/12/16, I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) in removal of spent backpack clandestine (meth) lab at entered location.  The backpack was discovered in a grass area behind the motel.  Several used one-pots and gas generator containers were packaged, transported and disposed in Maine Department of Environmental Protection meth lab waste stream for later pickup and disposal by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-296-2016*On 5/12/16, I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) in the removal of ten used one-pot containers containing a white residue, believed to be potentially corrosive.  The meth containers were packaged, transported and entered into Maine Department of Environmental Protection meth lab waste stream for later pickup and disposal by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
I-143-2016*I received a call from State Police Dispatcher regarding a dump truck roll-over off of Route 11 in Portage Lake.
Myself and Jesse Clark responded to off-load/transfer fuel from saddle tanks of disabled dump truck and begin site clean-up actions.

The incident location was a driveway under construction and the base materials were quite soft and yet to be compacted. The dump truck got too close to the edge of these uncompacted base material and rolled onto its side.
The damage assessment found no physical damage to either saddle tanks. Fuel was leaking out around the fill caps of both tanks.

We placed sorbent pads around the passenger side saddle and set up a catchall (funnel, hose and drum to collect leaking diesel fuel product. On driver's side saddle tank, a containment pool was set up to catch diesel fuel leaking from vent hole in fill cap.

Responders Clark and Thomas set up pump, hoses, and drums and began diesel fuel transfer from each saddle tank. We were able to transfer approximately 65 gallons of diesel from the two saddle tanks, and about 10 gallons of spilled diesel from containment pool.

The dump truck was recovered and removed. We supervised the excavation and removal to an approved landfill the oil contaminated soils.



No further action required of Response Services.
A-222-2016*Sherwood McKenny, from Waste Management, Inc., reported that one of their trucks spilled an estimated 1 quart of diesel fuel to the gravel parking lot when it caught a concrete ballard and broke the fuel tanks crossover line. The driver immediately stopped the leak and caught most of the spilled fuel before it hit the ground. A small amount of gravel was oil impacted and removed by Waste Management. I went to the site and confirmed the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-256-2016*A neighbor complained that a yard was full of old junk and was a "disaster" due to the mess.  The property is indeed a mess and is near a water body.  The garage is overflowing with old junk and there are two old out of service oil tanks on the property.  I did not see any impact to the water and was unable to perform a proper inspection of the property because no one was at home except for a pack of big dogs.  I was unable to see any specific spills from my truck.  I contacted the West Gardiner Code Enforcement Officer and he was familiar with the property and said he would talk to the property owners and work with them to clean up the mess.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-257-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to a dirt floor due to operator error while pumping out an old transformer.  The oil was collected with sorbents and a little dirt.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-261-2016*A small amount of fuel oil was lost to this basement floor due to tank corrosion. The tank was replaced and the oil was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-262-2016*A well drilling truck was going too fast and rolled over at a bend in the road.  Some oil was leaking, but much of it ended up on the truck itself and never made it to the ground.  The truck was uprighted and some oily debris was collected for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-228-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated two cups of oil had leaked from a pole mounted transformer when an excavator pulled a wire out of the transformer.  The oil spilled to the paved roadway and the base of the pole.  CMP employees collected oil from the road with oil absorbent.  The transformer was tagged as containing non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-229-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. This spill was a result of a vehicle accident. This transformer was un-tagged for PCB content. CMP sent out a crew to access the damage and clean up the oily debris.
No Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-250-2016*A residential indoor oil tank developed a corrosion hole on the welded seem.  The homeowner called the oil company who responded and stopped the leak with magnet patch.  They also recovered spilled oil with sorbent pads and then pumped out the tank.  The indoor air quality of the home was impacted, so I installed a fan to control the odors.

The leaking tank was removed from the home.  The odors dissipated.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-251-2016*An oil storage tank in the basement of a home leaked a small amount of oil to the concrete floor.  The oil ran to an old dry well.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  The leaking tank was pumped out, removed and replaced.  A small fan was installed in the basement to alleviate any residual odors from the spilled oil.
A-253-2016*On 5/12/2016, in Augusta, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill was the result of a leaking seal on a piece of equipment.  The spill was inside of a building and evaporated on the concrete floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-254-2016*On 5/12/2016, in Turner, Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up by Dead River Company, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-258-2016*The United States Coast Guard reported seeing an oil sheen about 10 miles off the coast of Boothbay Harbor.  The sheen dissipated with no source found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-259-2016*On 5/13/2016, in Waterville, Colby College reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a leak on a tractor.  The spill was contained to pavement and cleaned up by the College.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-260-2016*Report was received of aboveground tank in basement of abandoned building in Augusta.  The city was concerned that the tank would leak and/or building come down on it as it was condemned and beginning to fall down.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) worked with the city and an oil company to pump the remaining oil from the tank.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-263-2016*Discharge of lube oil from Pan Am Railways Engine at Rumford Yard.  Pan Am Railways personnel cleaned up affected tracks and ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-264-2016*A tractor trailer truck hit a utility pole knocking the transformer to the ground.  The oil in the transformer spilled to a roadway and parking lot.  CMP personnel used speedy dry to clean up the oil.  No further action.
A-266-2016*A vehicle left Eagle Rental on Industrial Road in Waterville leaking oil.  Waterville Fire Department tracked the vehicle and found evidence of spilled oil at four locations.  I checked the route that the vehicle went and found no further oil spills and checked with employees at Eagle Rental.  They claimed no knowledge of the vehicle or equipment that might have been responsible.  The oil appears to have been diesel.  None was recovered.  Police were notified.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-268-2016*On 5/20/2016, in Waterville, Colby College reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1/2 quart spill of motor oil is considered a mystery spill as no source was found.  The spill was cleaned up by Colby with sorbent material, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-89-2016*I received report of a spill that occurred during work by an excavator on the Emera Maine transmission line on the McCrum farm on Johnson Hill, adjacent to Route 167/Fort Road.  The spill site was a field road on the farm. The contractor picked up the spill site, by collecting and bagging impacted snow on the ground.  This oily debris will be taken back to the contractor's garage for disposal with other oily debris.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-203-2016*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of 10-15 gallons of hydraulic oil from yard equipment at the Pan Am facility in Waterville.   Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area using sorbent pads and excavated impacted ballast.

No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is necessary in this matter.
I-138-2016*Maine State Police called in a lawn tractor in the South Branch Caribou stream leaking gas and oil. Once on site Response Services moved the lawn tractor stopping the leak. State Police called a wrecker to remove the tractor. The sheen produced by leak could not be found downstream and no long term impact could be found.

No further action required of Response Services.
B-307-2016*On May 20, I received a call from Tom Bell, owner of Northwoods Trading Post, at 1605 Millinocket Lake Road in Millinocket.  He reported a 2 gallon overfill of gasoline onto asphalt.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents.  Five pounds of sorbents were disposed of in the store's waste stream.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-395-2016*Scott Cyr had some involvement in this tank removal.  Nothing was found to have been spilled from the tanks. There is a site assessment in the tank file outlining the details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-396-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a small spill of antifreeze at this location.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-399-2016*Approximately one gallon of diesel fuel was reportedly released from a ruptured fuel line of a loader at the Pine Tree Waste Services facility. The released fuel was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste personnel.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the site.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-400-2016*On 4/22/16, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of about 5 gallons of transformer oil when an excavator pulled down the power lines and Pole #2.  The Hatch Drive area is rural forested and a small gravel pit located off Route 117.  CMP had the spill cleaned up using sorbents and digging up the oiled soil; see attached CMP information for further details.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-406-2016*On 5/23/16, Central Maine Power Company reported a spill of transformer oil, estimated at 11 gallons.  On site that day, I noted the spill area below the transformer to have been excavated out about 2" to 3" deep in an area about 5' x 6'.  I noted no oil stain on the pavement.  Cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-408-2016*Approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The leak was caused by corrosion of the piping between the AST and the furnace. The released oil impacted the concrete floor surface and several interior walls. The oil impacted portions of the walls were removed and the concrete floor surface was cleaned and sealed with epoxy. Impacted waste materials were disposed of by Allstate Environmental Services. The corroded piping was removed and replaced by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel oversaw the cleanup and is satisfied with the results.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-409-2016*On 5/23/16, I received a citizen complaint regarding an oil sheen behind a building at 98 Haigis Parkway in Scarborough.  I responded immediately and found organic sheen, but no oil spill, behind the building which appeared to be some sort of utility building.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-294-2016*On 6/7/2016, in Augusta, Petroleum Maintenance Company reported finding an underground tank (UST) during excavation. The excavation was for an expansion of the Lithgow Library in Augusta. The tank appeared to be an old heating oil tank and no contamination was found under the tank. The contractors were advised to register the UST and remove it.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-352-2016*A corrosion hole in the bottom of a home heating oil tank at a residence in Washington caused oil to leak to the garage floor.  The homeowner discovered the spill and was able to contain most of the leaking oil until the oil company arrived to pump off the tank.   I cleaned up the oil that impacted the garage floor with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-562-2016*On 7/20/16, Maine Marine Patrol (MMP) reported a 16' sunken motor vessel, after it had gotten tangled in a lobster line, off Wood Island in Saco Bay.  The vessel was reported as carrying 2-5 gallons of gasoline.  MMP investigated the discharge site.  See also the National Response Center report.  I understand that a light sheen emerged, but no extensive spill and nothing recoverable.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-563-2016*On 7/20/16, Brunswick Fire Department (BFD), and then U. S. Coast Guard, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection a small discharge of motor oil from a vehicle accident on Route 1 and the off-ramp from Route 196.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up.  No oil was reported to have reached waters of Maine or soil.

I later visited the area and found the discharge cleaned satisfactory.

P-565-2016*On 7/20/16, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks due to a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-566-2016*On 7/20/2016, I received a call from the Hollis Fire Department reporting a diesel fuel spill at the Hollis Lil Mart in Hollis.  The spill occurred when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-567-2016*On 7/20/2016 I received a call from Erin Pike of St. Germain, reporting diesel contamination found during the tank top upgrade at this facility.  The diesel was found under the dispenser area.  Ms. Pike reported photoionization detector (PID) readings of 46.2 parts per million (ppm).  This contamination was found in an extensive area of pea stone, which can make accurate readings of petroleum in soil difficult.  Ms. Pike said there was no evidence of oil on groundwater.  A water sample pulled from a monitoring well near the tank pad showed no oil sheen on the water and no petroleum odor in the water.  I advised Ms. Pike that this contaminated soil could be re-used on site if appropriate for the work being conducted and her indication was that it was suitable for re-use.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-569-2016*A vehicle accident caused the release of motor oil to the shoulder of the road.  The discharge was collected with sorbents.  While in the area for another incident, a drive-by was conducted and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-570-2016*I received a call regarding the discharge of anti-freeze at a vehicle accident where a small amount made it into a storm drain.  The drain was marked as going to a waterbody.  I followed up on the report and found the discharge minor and the outfall to the drainage system a considerable distance from the incident.  Any rainfall would greatly dilute the anti-freeze posing no threat to the environment. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-88-2016*I received report of a small spill of heating oil that occurred in a driveway. The spilled product was recovered using sorbent material.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-388-2016*On 5/11/2016, I received a call from Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to pavement in the area of 2 2nd Avenue in Scarborough.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-389-2016*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting that a pipe cutting machine being used behind Building #306 had leaked cutting fluid (40% mineral oil) onto the lawn there.  About a pint of cutting fluid was spilled onto the ground.  The contaminated sod and soil was excavated and put in plastic bags (7 large bags).  The waste was then containerized and stored in their storage area for disposal at a later date.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-390-2016*I received a call from Bath Iron Works regarding the discovery of a weeping fitting on a Harry C. Crooker & Sons' excavator used at their snow dump.  It was estimated that a pint of hydraulic oil might have been lost to the ground.  Crooker & Sons removed the oily debris for disposal. No response was required.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-227-2016*It was reported that a flatbed boom truck lost some hydraulic oil while loading kiln dried wood at an off site warehouse. The leak was seen when it started leaking and the truck was shut off. The staff used speedy dry sorbent material and a sorbent pad to clean up the area below the spill. It was stated that the oil was lost to pavement.  I did not respond to the site to confirm that these actions took place.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-402-2016*After a recent service, a weeping fitting on the supply system was discovered by the apparent puddle of fuel oil on the floor.  The release was estimated to be less than a gallon, and was collected with sorbents.  A fitting was found to be loose, which was tightened alleviating any further release.  Richard P. Waltz Plumbing & Heating's General Manager was going to follow-up with the homeowners to assure the cleanup was satisfactory, and would contact me if there were any issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-314-2016*On 5/23/16, I responded to reported spill location and met with Dead River Company Oil Technician Donald Carlow.  Mr. Carlow advised that Dead River serviced the furnace on Monday 5/16/16, and that he discovered a pinched oil filter gasket at the 275 gallon capacity supply tank.  The spilled oil impacted some wood associated with a raised floor and entered a gravity sump drain that discharges out back.  I did not observe an oil discharge at the outfall.  It appeared the oil impacted the wet soil around the sump in the cellar and entered the drain, but water in the drain may have prevented the oil from entering the discharge pipe.  All visible signs of oil were cleaned up with sorbent pads and disposed through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection sorbent waste stream to a licensed disposal landfill.  I detected peak readings of 34 parts per million (ppm), diesel range organics (DRO), with photo-ionization detector (PID) just above the impacted area, about one foot by one foot.  In the basement rafters, below the first floor living area, I detected a peak reading of 3 ppm.  I installed a radon fan.  The house is serviced by a drilled well, located upgrade and approximately 200 feet from the spill location.

On 5/24/16, I conducted a site visit.  The pads that were left did not pick up any additional free phase oil.  Dead River representatives on site removed about three inches of the impacted soil sitting on a thick clay layer of soil; about 1/3 of a five gallon bucket was disposed through their waste stream with later pickup and disposal by a waste contractor. They back layered the spot with crushed stone.  I did not observe oil or an oil sheen at the discharge pipe.  The radon fan remained on throughout the day.  On 5/25/16, the radon fan was taken off-line.

On 5/26/16, I visited the site and did not detect petroleum DRO readings with my PID above the impacted area or furnace room.  The homeowner advised that they do not smell any more oil.  I removed the fan.  I advised the homeowner to contact the Department if oil odors returned or oil was observed at the discharge pipe.  I estimated the amount released to be about a quart.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

A-272-2016*On 5/24/2016, in Andover, Community Energy Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 200 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of tank corrosion in the basement of the vacation home.  A site visit was made to assist with clean up in the basement using sorbent material.  Most of the oil had seeped through cracks in the concrete floor and not recovered.  Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to geo-probe around the perimeter of the home to find contamination.  No contamination was found during probing.  A fan was installed for several months in the basement to alleviate petroleum odors.

The home is served by a public water supply system.  The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-324-2016*At 0800 hours on 5/27/16, Lawrence Frost, of Frost Septic and Sons, LLC, reported a diesel fuel (fuel) spill due to damage to the diesel fuel tank on his truck.  A fitting was broken off the bottom of the fuel tank while crossing train tracks on Fitts Mountain Road.  A small stain was observed for approximately 0.5 miles until the truck came to a stop.  A 2 foot by 5 foot stain was observed on the dirt road.  A majority of the fuel was caught in buckets which Mr. Frost had in his truck.  We poured the fuel, approximately 20 gallons, from the buckets into a drum which they took back to their shop to burn in the waste oil furnace.  A small amount of soil was scraped up, basically the top 1-2 inches of soil in the stained area.  Some sorbents were used also.   I took the sorbents and soil back for disposal in our normal waste stream.   No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-325-2016*On 5/27/16, a concerned citizen reported that a contractor was pumping water onto the ground from an underground holding tank (tank) at the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) facility at 79 Winn Road.   I met Jamey Reitmeyer of the MDOT and the crew from Emery Lee & Sons, Incorporated (Emery Lee and Sons) at the site.  Both parties said that Emery Lee and Sons had issues with the hoses breaking during pumping operations.  The initial hose broke early in the day and then the new hose broke later in the day.

I looked at the water left in the tank and observed a possible small sheen on the water.  It was difficult to see and appeared to be only on a small section of the water.  I then looked around the ground surface for petroleum.  I noticed some wet areas but no signs of petroleum impacts.  Mr. Reitmeyer was around when one of the hose ruptures occurred.  He said he did not notice any petroleum issues.  This tank collects wash material from inside the adjacent building.  Plow equipment is stored inside the building in the winter months and when this equipment is washed the wash water ends up in the holding tank.  The area around the tank had uncut grass which sloped down to a wet area with trees.  I did not see any impacts to this area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-338-2016*I received a report of a leaking piece of equipment at the 101 Air Refueling Wing base. All spilled oil was contained to impervious surfaces where it was recovered with sorbent material.

No further Action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-340-2016*On June 03, 2016, Pine Tree Waste Services reported an antifreeze spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of antifreeze leaked from a trash truck onto pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-341-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded and assisted the DEA with the removal and overpacking of the hazardous meth making materials. I disposed of all materials properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-342-2016*I received an anonymous complaint of a gasoline spill at the entered location.  I arrived to the scene and observed a stain on a section of Route 2 that appeared to be emanating from the Irving gas station.  There was no apparent source of the stain and it disappeared by the time I got further into town.  I surmise someone had a leaking gas tank and drove away from the store without saying anything.  Due to the nature of the spill, no recovery was possible.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-343-2016*On June 02, 2016, Maine State Police notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a motor vehicle in a river and leaking unleaded gasoline.  I responded to the scene and deployed sorbent boom in attempt to absorb any gasoline that was leaking from the upside down motor vehicle.  The sorbent boom was removed by me and reused since it was not saturated with gasoline.

No private wells were impacted by the gasoline release.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-344-2016*A vibratory hammer crane had a hydraulic hose fail while putting in sheet pile.  Hydraulic oil sprayed onto the crane and a small amount made it to the ground where sorbents were placed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-345-2016*At 0903 hours on 6/6/16, Dan Vallincourt reported a logger that he had hired had spilled hydraulic fluid in his driveway and did not clean it up.  The spill occurred on June 2, 2016.  Upon arrival, I noticed a 5 feet by 7 feet stain in the driveway, covered by a blue tarp which the owner placed over the stain during rain events.  There was a small stain from this spot leading out into the woods, maybe an inch wide.   I dug down 1-2 inches in a couple places and performed field petroleum tests.  They both came back just barely positive.  I scraped the surface material and hauled it back to our office for disposal with our regular waste stream.  No other large stains were found.   I tried a few times to contact the responsible party with no success.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
B-348-2016*Two drums were found on the side of the road by Hampden Town Officials.  After our inspection, one drum was 1/3 full of a lighter fuel and antifreeze, and the second drum had a small amount of heavy oil.  No signs of spillage were found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-349-2016*On June 06, 2016, an anonymous report came into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The report stated that oil was spilled in a logging operation in the town of Jackson off Page Road.  I responded to the site and spoke with H & R Logging, LLC, business owner about proper cleanup procedures and housekeeping on sites.  At that time, I could not identify any evidence of oil spills in the logging operation area.

I asked about the spill kit and supplied them with a bale of pads.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-350-2016*On 6/7/2016, Aaron Shaw, of James W. Sewall Company (Sewall), reported a petroleum stain on the ground at the end of Sucker Brook Road.  They were in the area performing work for the owner of this property.  I visited the site the following day and found a 3-4 feet wide by 15 feet long stain on the ground, following the slope of the road.  Grass was growing in parts of the stained soil.  I dug numerous test pits approximately 2-4 inches in depth. There was a slight hydraulic smell to the soil in a few locations.  I performed two petroleum field tests (shake tests) which were both negative.  One shake test was at the start of the spill, furthest area upgradient.  The depth in which the soil was collected for both tests were approximately 2 inches.  It appears at some point in the past when the ground was frozen, a hydraulic spill occurred at this location.

I informed Sewall of my findings and indicated that the soil did not need to be removed.  My field tests came back negative and grass was growing in much of the stained area.  I also had some concerns that erosion issues may occur if soil is removed.  There was a slope to this area and a steep drop-off occurred at the edge of the road in this area.

No responsible party was found.  An excavator was 1/4 mile down the road starting earthwork on a house, but there was no one around at that time.  From the road, I did not notice any staining or signs of leaks from the excavator.  Also timing was not right to try to connect this excavator with the spill.   No other work has been performed in this area from my observations.

A few weeks later Sewall left a message indicating the owner of the property, Elliotsville Plantation, wanted to remove the soil.  I left a message saying that I wanted to be there when the soil was removed.  I called Sewall the following morning, around 0900 hours, and talked to Mr. Shaw from Sewall.  He said he would get back to me concerning when the soil removal will happen.  He called me back and said that the soil removal occurred yesterday.  I drove up to check the soil that was removed.  I found approximately 0.5 yards of material in a 6 foot trailer.  There were lots of rocks and some large rocks (over 12 inches long).  I could only find a small amount of material that had a discoloration to it.  This material also was full of grass so I went through the material and pulled out the discolored soil.  I removed three plastic bags of soil.  I told Mr. Adams, representative of Elliotsville Plantation, to spread the remaining material along the road that they own.  The three bags of soil were inserted into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.

B-373-2016*On 6/19/16, the Piscataquis Sheriff's Office reported a gasoline spill at the entered location.  They had responded to a suspicious car fire at the spill location.  When the wrecker loaded the burned out vehicle, gasoline spilled from the fuel tank.  The spill was onto a lawn area where the car had been parked.  I responded to the spill and determined that a gasoline spill had occurred, but appeared to be a minimal amount.  There was no free phase product on the ground surface or hand dug test pits.  The area is serviced by town water and the spill posed no threat to human health or the environment.  I gave the homeowner the option to clean up the spill or if their insurance company pursued a cleanup, to contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for disposal oversight.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-399-2016*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the tank itself. The incident resulted in a substantial amount of oil spilling into a foundation drain where an attempt was made to flush the drain with water and a vacuum truck to recover free product. This action was somewhat successful but a sub slab vapor mitigation system was still necessary to control oil vapors in the home. This system ran for several months until vapors were no longer a concern. The property is served by town water therefore no drinking water supply is at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-518-2016*Pan Am Railways reported a spill of less than 1 gallon of lube oil from a locomotive at Leeds Junction.  Pan Am crews removed the affected ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-322-2016*I received a report regarding evidence of a small spill under an inside oil storage tank. I arrived on scene and removed a bag of contaminated soil and advised the home owner to replace the tank as soon as possible. They coordinated with Daigle oil to replace the tank.


No further Response action.
P-24-2017*On 1/7/17, I received an after-hours call from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) reporting a sunken vessel in Cundy's Harbor.  The vessel sank at a mooring with 116 gallons of diesel and motor oil on board.  There was no evidence of any oil discharge.  A recovery plan was devised and the USCG oversaw the removal of the vessel.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-25-2017*On 1/7/17, I received an after-hours call from Carl Larrabee of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company, reporting an overfill spill at the Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls.  The bulk of the spill was contained in the spill bucket for the underground storage tank, but some oil flowed out a vent pipe onto the wall of the school and the snow below it.  Fielding's removed the snow and cleaned the wall to the satisfaction of the school department.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-28-2017*On the morning of 1/11/17, I responded to this vessel sinking location.  There I met a group of fisherman and local people, including the vessel owner, staring out over the water at the cabin roof and antenna of the sunken boat, all that was visible above the water.  High winds and rough water had driven the previously moored boat up against rocks.  I saw no obvious sheen from the shore and the heavy chop on the water inhibited boating out closer.

Mr. Hawks and I agreed that fuel and lube oils that would leak are lost and non-recoverable.  When the boat was later recovered, I heard no more reports of additional discharges.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present information.
P-29-2017*Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the fuel tank of a tractor trailer truck as the result of a traffic accident.  The release was caused by a puncture in the tank when the truck drove off the road.  The oil was released into the soil.  66.43 tons of diesel impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the excavation of the soil and field tested the base and sidewalls of the excavation with a Photoionization Detector and Oil N Soil dye shake tests.  Results of the tests indicated that the cleanup goal of Oil Leaching to Groundwater standard was achieved. Two private drinking water wells are located within close proximity to the spill location, therefore the site was referred the Division of Technical Services in case any follow-up testing was required.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-30-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released as the result of a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank and the oil impacted the concrete floor surface below.  Some of the oil appeared to travel down the gap between the floor and wall joint and impacted the soil underneath the concrete.  In order to mitigate indoor air vapors, the concrete floor was washed and sealed with shellac and a sub-slab depressurization system was installed.  The site was referred to Donald White of the Division of Technical Services to monitor the indoor air quality.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-31-2017*The Durham Fire Department reported that the house at 667 Hallowell Road had burned to the ground with an oil tank in the basement.  I arrived to find that only a small amount of oil had spilled from the tank and it was sitting on the water in the basement.  Next I determined that the oil tank had been full before the fire.  Because of the unstable location and that the home would be demolished, I determined that the oil tank needed to be emptied.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to come out with their vacuum truck to empty the oil tank.  They pumped 221 gallons of oil out of the tank.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material at the same time.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-32-2017*An anonymous complainant alleged the maintenance department of this outdoor power sports company was mismanaging wastes and intentionally dumping oil down floor drains and storm drains.  The claim was only partially confirmed.  There was no evidence to support any intentional dumping, but parts of the shop were a bit unkempt.  The waste oil tank, located in the furnace room, had been overfilled many times and the floor was stained with product.  In addition, it was evident oil had sat on the floor for some time because a cinder block exterior wall had been penetrated with oil at its base.  The floor drains were all underflow and there was no standing oil, though the oil/water separator outside the building had not been opened or inspected since its installation.  Inches of oily muck sat atop standing water, though it appeared the separator was working as it was designed.  At the behest of the Department, the floor of the furnace room was treated with an application of sorbent materials and the owner agreed to enforce tidier work practices with his staff.  Also, the oil/water separator was evacuated to ensure it continued to function properly and the owner agreed to inspect the separator on a more frequent basis.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-33-2017*A motor vehicle flipped onto its roof in a ditch which resulted in a discharge of gasoline.  Approximately five gallons of gasoline were released from the vehicle, impacting leaves and debris atop standing water. Sorbent pads were utilized to recover free product, then contaminated leaves and debris were raked out of the ditch. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-34-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a toolbox fall off a shelf and knock the filter off their basement oil tank.  I took Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services out to the site and he drilled holes in the concrete floor and determined that the oil had gotten under there.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to remove the impacted concrete floor and excavate the contaminated soil (see attached photos).  Not all of the contamination could be removed because of the foundation.  While excavating, we found the interior perimeter drain and it had oil in it, so we removed it and replaced that section.  A sub-slab depressurization piping was installed that tied into the perimeter drain and the excavation was backfilled with 3/4 inch stone and a vapor barrier.  The concrete floor was replaced.  The case has now been handed over to our Division of Technical Services for monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-35-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a transformer had been found damaged after a wind/snowstorm.  The transformer had only half its oil in it, but because it wasn't found until 2 weeks after the storm there was no remaining evidence of where the oil had landed.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-36-2017*The complaint was regarding a 500 gallon tank in the yard, believed to have been removed from the basement, with some associated odors and staining.

Upon arrival at the stated address, the tank in question was in fact an underground storage tank with some ancillary piping still attached. Looks to have been pulled with no notification to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The oil vapors were mild and staining was observed in the vicinity of the tank.  No one was around at the times of my visits, however, I did speak with city fire officials, who referred the situation internally to a city solicitor for follow-up.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action, unless asked by City of Lewiston.
I-86-2016*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts in Ashland. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-85-2016*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from an impounded car. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-372-2016*Approximately 3 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by some type of mechanical failure of the boiler system. An oil furnace repair contractor responded to the location, repaired the system, and cleaned the released oil from the concrete floor surface using sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-292-2016*On May 12, Jim Nicholson of Reed and Reed, Inc., called to report a spill of .5 gallons of diesel on to gravel.  The spill occurred at 95 Old Airline Road in Aurora as a result of damage to a plastic part on a diesel fuel line of a fork truck.   The spill occurred on gravel and was shoveled up.  A three gallon bucket of gravel was excavated and will be disposed of in the Reed & Reed waste stream.

No resources are at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-328-2016*On May 27, Rusty Ames from Pine Tree Waste Services called with a spill of antifreeze.  The spill occurred at 13 Dufour Lane in Orono.  Pine Tree was collecting residential refuse when a line broke and approximately one gallon of antifreeze spilled onto gravel and pavement.  Speedy dri sorbent material was used to collect product from the paved area and gravel.  Five pounds of contaminated speedy dri was recovered.  The material will be disposed of in Pine Tree's waste stream.  No resources were at risk.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-284-2016*6/2/16 1109 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 4 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to a paved road when a hose broke on a bucket truck working on electrical lines. He reported that a contractor was on their way to the site. I went to the site and found a 10 foot diameter stained area on the roadway. The oil was all contained to the paved road. The oil was collected with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-286-2016*On 6/2/16, at 1505 hours, Tim Murray, from Dead River Company, reported that an unknown amount of heating oil had been spilled to the ground from a leaking filter. A customer had called them to report the smell of oil around an outside heating oil tank. The oil technician that went to the home had found a small leak at the tank filter and repaired it. Tim reported that he had gone to the site and found that the soil under the filter smelled of oil. I went to the site and met with the owner. She reported that she had first noticed the oil smell that morning. She reported that the last oil delivery was in January and that the filter had been serviced by Dead River in March. The tank gauge still showed almost a half a tank. The home is in a mobile home park and all residences are served by public water and there were no noticeable oil vapors in the home except when the window near the tank was open. I dug out some soil that was oil impacted, but was not saturated. I asked the owner to contact me if she noticed any oil odors after the hole was backfilled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-267-2016*The ferry operators started up the ferry vessel E. Frank Thompson, and a small amount of oil was seen on the water.  The vessel was shut down and the oil discharge stopped.

The oil appeared to have been hydraulic and most likely came from a bad seal in the vessel thrusters.  The U. S. Coast Guard grounded the vessel until repairs could be made.

No oil was recoverable from the water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-270-2016*A 275-gallon indoor oil storage tank in a home developed a corrosion hole.  The homeowner saw the tank leaking, placed a container under it, and called the oil company.  The oil company pumped the tank off and cleaned up the oil that had spilled to the concrete floor with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No oil reached the environment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-273-2016*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground due to tank corrosion.  The property is under foreclosure and is unoccupied.  I hired a cleanup contractor to remove the oily soil and the leaky tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-274-2016*Hammond Lumber Company reported that an estimated 3 gallons of motor oil had leaked to a paved parking lot at their store when a hose broke on one of their delivery trucks. They reported that the oil had been contained and collected with oil absorbent material and no oil had reached the storm drain system. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

A-255-2016*An electrical transformer leaked a small quantity of untagged mineral oil to the ground.  Central Maine Power personnel removed all impacted ground.  Analytical results showed the oil to contain < 1ppm PCB.  No further action.
A-278-2016*A small amount of gasoline and other oily residue was released to Cobbosseecontee Lake when this bowrider sank at the dock.  The boat was recovered and what oil was recoverable was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-279-2016*On 2/26/2016, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported a fish truck in the river in Hinckley. The state owned truck was attempting to stock fish from the boat launch when the truck lost its brakes and rolled into the Kennebec River completely submerging the truck. A sheen and gasoline odor was present in the river from the truck. A diver was called in to attach a cable, and the truck was winched out by a wrecker. The gasoline sheen quickly dissipated, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-280-2016*On 5/28/2016, the Little Mart in Wiscasset reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 7 gallon spill occurred the night before and was the result of a customer overfill during fueling.  The spill was cleaned up by Little Mart with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-457-2016*
NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 6/9/16, Ms. Laurie Blanchette contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services regarding this 55 Crowley Road commercial/industrial property adjacent to property she was interested in purchasing.  A neighbor had told her that this neighboring property had "toxic chemicals" buried there and she was seeking information on any contamination and cleanup.  She stated this suspect property was/is owned by Miller Industries, a company which has had hazardous waste management issues with MDEP and with U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the past.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 6/10/16, the 55 Crowley Road location is commercial use set in a rural residential use.  City records indicated the property was owned by CIBA Specialty Chemicals c/o BASF Corporation.  The area appears to have municipal water service, but I did not check to confirm if all properties are hooked up.

At the time of my visit, the property was gated with a no trespassing sign with: call 207-214-4804 for information.  Visible in the location aerial map is a large concrete pad that appears to have been for a former building.  A dozen or so pipe risers resembling groundwater monitoring wells were visible from the road and entrance.  The apparent wells had tall steel riser pipes and were padlocked.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During my 6/10/16 site visit, with limited visibility from the road, I did not observe any obvious prohibited special waste or hazardous waste discharges, or uncontrolled containers (drums, fuel tanks), or soil staining or stressed vegetation indicative of a prohibited discharge.

Report P-613-1990 covers a nearby hazardous materials discharge from a commercial truck to Crowley Road.  I found no spill reports for this 55 Crowley Road facility.  In the past, MDEP inspector Slusarski told me that he recommended to US EPA that EPA initiate further investigation of this property.  EPA had an investigation performed by Roy Weston Associates.  MDEP ArcMap shows a site ID #30563 for this property and many monitoring wells (see attached).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On site I noted an unfamiliar structure on the property near Crowley Road that resembled a possible groundwater pump and treat system, though at this time I have no confirmation of this (see photo in 6/10/16 e-mail message).  See the records of MDEP Uncontrolled Sites and/or Division of Technical Services staff and U. S. EPA regarding any cleanup actions at this property.

CONCLUSIONS
a)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
b)  Special Waste and Hazardous Waste contamination may exist on site and shall be properly managed.
c)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions or investigation is planned for this site.  See the records of MDEP Uncontrolled Sites and/or Division of Technical Services staff, and U. S. EPA, regarding any site closure and detailed information.



P-350-2016*On 4/26/2016 I received a call from Bob Kennett of M W Sewall reporting a spill that had occurred approximately a month ago.  Mr. Kennett indicated that M W Sewall had completed some service work at an apartment building located at 58/60 Winship St. in Bath.  Mr. Kennett said that the technician had not gotten the oil filter assembly screwed on tightly allowing an unknown amount oil to weep out of the filter gasket onto the concrete floor.  They had been alerted by a tenant of the apartment of an oil odor and returned to the site that same afternoon to find the leak.  They fixed the loose filter and cleaned up the spill, but did not report the spill to the Department at the time as required by state statute.

On or about April 26, M W Sewall got a call from the neighbor located at 62 Winship St. telling them that he had an oil smell in his yard that he believed was caused by the spill next door the previous month.

I responded to the site that morning and met Mike Dunn from M W Sewall on site.  He showed me an area of dead grass next to the fence line between the two properties.  I noted an oil odor present.  Next we went into the basement and looked at the area where the spill had occurred.  The concrete floor under the filter was in poor condition with several noticeable cracks.  There was no noticeable oil odor remaining in the basement.  I looked in the corner of the basement nearby and discovered a gravity drain pipe that was mostly filled with sediment that appeared to lead out of the building directly towards the area of dead grass next door.  It appears as though oil went through the cracks, under the floor and directly to the gravity drain.

I told Mr. Dunn that the oily soil in the neighbor's yard would need to be removed.  I also told him that this was a reportable spill and should have been called in to the Department.  I also told him that I would be referring the case to our enforcement unit for their consideration.  Mr. Dunn agreed to find a contractor to complete the work.

On May 18, 2016 the excavation began and was completed with the removal of approximately 15 yards of oil contaminated soil.  The soil was taken to the nearby Bath Municipal Landfill for disposal.  I confirmed the clean-up complete with samples field-tested with a colorimetric test kit.

M W Sewall was issued a Notice of Violation for the prohibited discharge and failure to report the spill.  No further Response Services action required.
B-284-2016*I received a report of a small spill at the entered location resulting from a downed pole. The spill impacted a small area of leaf litter and soil which was removed by Emera Maine personnel.

No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-285-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site and assisted with removing hazardous meth making materials from the property. I over packed the materials and disposed of them properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-291-2016*On 5/9/16, Mr. Bennett, the property owner, advised that a 55-gallon drum leaked several days ago at the entered location.  The reporter advised that the leak had stopped and he was concerned with the 2 feet x 2 feet area of contamination.  On 5/10/16, I responded to the site and over packed the drum that still contained 15 gallons of #2 oil.  The spill was contained to a test hole dug in clay type soil.  I cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  I left the hole open with sorbents.  The site is serviced by a private drinking water well approximately 1,000 feet away.  I estimated the spill at about a quart, possibly slightly more.  The 2 feet by 2 feet area of soil was slightly stained and no observation of oil migration.  The spiller, Ms. Kennedy, was moving into the mobile home site and replacing the 275 gallon capacity supply tank and had used the drum to temporarily store oil.  The drum was old and leaked out a corrosion hole in the seam of the bottom drum head.

I recovered 15 gallon of oil from the leaking drum.  I cleaned and salvaged the drum for metal scrap.  On 5/13/16, I returned the oil to Ms. Kennedy for re-use.  No additional oil was collected on sorbents left in the test hole.  No olfactory presence of fuel was detected.  I conducted a saturated soil test using a soil dye key in accordance with the Department's remediation guidelines for oil contaminated sites.  The result was negative for soil saturation.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
I-201-2016*A small spill at 101 Dionne Drive related to a broken hose on a skid steer operated by Lane Construction Company. Lane Construction crews used sorbent materials to soak up and contain spilled hydraulic oil. In addition, some gravel was excavated and removed for disposal to a local landfill.

No additional action is needed by Response Services.
A-329-2016*On 6/21/2016, in Livermore, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 quart spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was the result of a mechanical failure.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-334-2016*Mr. Ben Ogburn, of Birch Island, South Bristol, contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding his outdoor kerosene aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil company had told them they could no longer fill it, and he was looking for advice from the MDEP.  I met him at his home on Birch Island, which is accessible by a walking bridge.   The system Mr. Ogburn had was quite unique and someone had put a lot of thought into the design of it years ago.  The problem is, however, it is not to current code.  The fill is at the land side of the bridge.  The line then goes across the bridge and over the top of the ground several hundred yards through the wooded area of the island to two 275-gallons ASTs at the highest point of the small island.   Product is then gravity fed to the home several hundred feet away.

I did not see any signs of leakage or other jurisdictional items for the MDEP to deal with and made several suggestions on what he can do to upgrade his system: heat pump, propane, electric.   It is clear that an oil truck or propane truck cannot deliver fuel close to the home.  Propane cylinders would probably be the most practical.

There was no further involvement by the Division of Response Services at this time, however, if the system remains, there will likely be involvement in the future.
A-335-2016*On 6/23/2016, in Richmond, a vehicle accident with an oil spill was reported. The accident occurred in front of 1108 Brunswick Road. The vehicle struck a tree and lost its lube and transmission oil. The insurance company of the vehicle owner hired Enpro Services to clean up the spill and accident debris.  Enpro filled a drum with oily debris from the wreck. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-336-2016*A call was received regarding a discharge of a hazardous material at the Maine General Medical Center Thayer Center for Health (Thayer) in Waterville.  The product reported as being discharged was foramalin.   I responded and met with Richard Comstock of Thayer and the Waterville Fire Department/hazmat team.  Thayer personnel had noticed a smell in a storage area and found a leaking container of formalin and a puddle beneath it on the floor.  They had left the room and reported the situation.

The hazmat team entered in appropriate personal protective equipment and cleaned up the spill and removed the container.

It was determined that a spigot on the container had been leaking.  Most of what spilled has discharged.   See attached report from Thayer.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-337-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a worker had smelled Ammonia while working near the Sea Hag Seafood building in Tenants Harbor Maine.  Robert Gardner, of Maine Emergency Management (MEMA), called to notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection of this issue.  I worked with Robert and the owner of Sea Hag (Mr. Murdock) to investigate the system and determine where the leak was occurring.  I used a Photoionization detector (PID) to narrow down where the leaks were.  I was able to find two leaks in the system.  There are two engine rooms in this system, one upstairs and one downstairs where the receiver is located.  Each room had a small vapor leak.  The leak upstairs was a corroded valve and it was determined that it needed to be changed to stop the leak. The leak in the engine downstairs was a broken gauge.  It was determined that this gauge needed to be changed to stop the leak.  We estimated that 4-5 pounds of ammonia had leaked out since Mr. Murdock's last system check.  I asked to see his records of the system maintenance and regular checks and he was not able to produce that paperwork.  I then checked to see if the king valve was closed on the system, and I confirmed that it was.  Any leaks in the system were vapor only at that point.  I gave my findings and guidance to MEMA and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their continued investigation efforts.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-338-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a civilian walking by a home in Livermore Falls had seen leaking drums at a private residence.  The caller wanted to remain anonymous.  I responded to the address and found three 55-gallon drums on the side of the garage. The ground showed minimal evidence of spillage.  I met with the homeowner and he explained that the drums were waste oil from changing oil on his vehicles and tractor.  I asked him to properly dispose of the waste oil and to manage his oil transfer operations better.  I supplied him with the web site for Maine Department of Environmental Protection spill reporting and cleanup standards.  He agreed to dispose of the oil properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at that time.
A-339-2016*On 6/25/2016, in Mercer, an oil spill was reported.  The unknown amount of spilled #2 fuel oil was the result of copper thieves stealing from a vacant home.  The thieves had taken the oil supply line from the oil tank spilling its contents in the basement.  The basement had apparently flooded several times from rain events, smearing oil up and down the concrete walls and oiling debris that was on the basement floor.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the oily debris and wash the walls and floor of the basement.

The site has two drilled wells, and there is most likely contamination under the basement floor. The site has been referred to the Division of Technical services for follow up and well monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-340-2016*On 6/26/2016, in Rockland, the Fire Department reported a spill of "resin". The container of what was reported as "resin" apparently fell out of the back of a vehicle. The Fire Department cleaned up the material from the roadway.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-207-2016*Emera Maine lineman reported a transformer leak on a utility pole from a lightning strike. Due to the small amount of transformer oil spilled no recovery was possible.

No action is required of Response Services.
P-572-2016*During the removal of an underground tank, a consultant discovered contamination.  The facility had been out of service for some time, so the cause was unknown.  The tank was not being replaced, the extent of the contamination was relatively limited, the local area is serviced by public water, and there were no preferential pathways for vapor intrusion.  Based on these factors, after the tank was removed, contaminated soil was beneficially reused as backfill well below grade, then topped with gravel and pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  For more specific information, review the site assessment generated by the environmental consultant.
P-573-2016*On 7/21/2016, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a copper line leak at a customer's residence in Portland. Downeast replaced the leaking oil line and cleaned up the spill to the concrete floor.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-575-2016*On 7/20/16, Sanford Fire Department notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a diesel fuel leak to pavement from a commercial truck causing a stain about 4' wide by 100' long.  The leak was stopped and cleaned up.  No oil discharge was reported to have reached drains or soil.  No MDEP response was requested.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-576-2016*On Wednesday, 7/20/16, I met Richard Fortin of Drumlin Environmental, LLC, on site for the investigation of possible long out-of-service motor fuels underground storage tanks (USTs).  The site is a former retail gas station and repair garage owned and operated by Webber Energy Company (see P-154-1991 and P-519-1996).  The area is dense commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The 445 Sabattus Street, SUNOCO garage building is now gone.  The property is associated with the adjacent 449 Sabattus Street retail store building.  The owners requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) check for remaining possible UST facility.

Drumlin had test pits dug and noted sand fill material over Presumpscot silt/clay formation.  Chunks of bituminous pavement, old rusty steel product piping with a check valve, and concrete with a UST fill pipe road box was dug up.  The check valve indicates a suction operated UST facility.  No mystery, orphan, USTs were reported to me.  Groundwater was found at about 5' below grade.

No free product oil or oil-saturated soil was found.  I understand that low levels of oil discharges were noted by field testing, but below the action level for the Construction/Excavation Worker Guideline.  I requested a copy of Drumlin's Environmental Assessment, but as of April 2017, have not received it.

1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain at the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  As the bare steel motor fuel USTs were abandoned prior to 1990, I understand that Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund coverage is not available.
4)  Based on present information, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-577-2016*Larry Paul reported that while driving from Woolwich to Topsham on Route 1 and Route 196, a fuel can in the pickup truck bed fell over and leaked in a small trail down the roadway.  Considering the spill was widely spread out and in the middle of a busy highway, no physical cleanup was practical.  I notified Brunswick Fire Department of the oil discharge in the event that they should also be called on it.  I gave Mr. Paul advice on cleaning his oiled truck bed.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-578-2016*Through the Maine State Police, Mr. Richard Kimball notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a fugitive oil discharge when a contractor was removing an out-of-service 5000-gallon waste oil tank from the property.  I understand the actual culprit for the discharge was the truck with a one-arm crane.  Even though claimed to be pumped out, the tank hauler apparently assumed the tank was empty and had not checked it before moving it.

A 10' x 50' oil stain was reported, mostly on pavement, though some on soil.  The crew on site was cleaning the spill up and would remove the oily waste.

The following morning I visited and found the spill to be cleaned satisfactory.  The oil tank was gone and no one on site.  There was a small amount of sand and wood chip sorbents on the ground and a dark oil stain on the pavement.

The spill location is dense commercial use and served by public water.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-579-2016*On 7/22/16, Friday evening, Sanford Pubic Safety reported a leaking homeowner's outside, fuel oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  A temporary AST was on the way, the leaking tank patched and a drip pan placed under the AST.  As the situation was under control, I made plans to visit in the morning in daylight.

On 7/23/16, I met the homeowner and inspected the AST and discharge.  The vertical tank stood on a substantial concrete pad behind the home.  The leak flowed to the back of the pad down into a 6" to 8" gap between the tank pad and the pad for the mobile home.  The magnet patch was holding at the time until the tank could be pumped out.  There is an out of service dug well tile in the front.  I was informed they are now served by a public water well serving these mobile homes located about 0.25 miles away.  The location is rural residential use.

The tank pad had been cleaned satisfactorily with sorbents.  There was no oil leak into the crawl space under the home and no oil vapor intrusion into the home.  Considering the volume discharged, threatened receptors, and difficulty in moving the thick tank pad, I advised the homeowner to dig out as much oiled soil as possible, but I assessed no requirement to move the tank pad to access oiled soil deep and below the pad.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this point in time.

P-581-2016*On 7/25/2016, I received a call from Adam Marquis of Central Maine Power Company reporting a 5 gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  I visited the site that afternoon and determined the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-582-2016*On 7/25/2016, I received a call from Adam Marquis, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a 5 gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  I visited the site that afternoon and determined the cleanup to be satisfactory.   No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-586-2016*Approximately 3 gallons of mineral oil was reportedly released from an electrical transformer due to storm damage. The released oil impacted the underlying gravel roadside surface. Central Maine Power (CMP) reportedly excavated and disposed of 1 drum of oil impacted gravel. The transformer was tagged as containing less than 2 PPM of PCB's. Please see the attached spill report provided by CMP. DEP personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-631-2016*The discharge was the result of an overfill releasing approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil on to the ground adjacent to the deck.  Ann Hemenway attempted to follow up on the report, but was unsuccessful.  The next day, I followed up on the release and met with Mrs. Rinadi.  The cleanup was satisfactory.  I did inquire if any oil was released inside the building, and Mrs. Rinadi stated no.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-220-2016*At 1122 hours on 4/15/16, the City of Bangor reported a Bangor Community Connector Bus ruptured a hose spilling a quart of hydraulic oil (oil) at the Veazie Police Station, 1084 Main Street in Veazie.  Sorbents were put down to soak up the spilled oil.  A City of Bangor street sweeper was then dispatched to clean up the oil laden sorbents.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services disposed of the contaminated material.  The hose was fixed.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
I-87-2016*On April 4, 2016 an anonymous call was received complaining about a junk yard on the Woodland Center Road "or somewhere around that area". The caller stated that several cars were parked next to a stream and oil was leaking into said stream. No site meeting that description could be found. Two streams can be located in that area, Factory Brook and Carlson Pond neither had cars around them.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-470-2016*On 6/13/16, I received a call from Franziska Jensen reporting a spill that had occurred the previous week when her oil company, A J's Discount Oil, had overfilled her tank.  She said the oil odor in her home was intolerable and that A J's told her they had cleaned up what they could.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, there was a strong oil odor in the living space of the residence and the basement where the tank was located.  I saw oily speedy dry sorbent material under the vent and fill pipes.  The speedy dry had fallen down behind a set of concrete steps.  In the basement, I saw oil coming up between linoleum tiles around the tank.  There was also some oily speedy dry on the linoleum and a significant quantity of an odor powder used by many oil companies.  In addition, there was oil staining on a couple of wooden door frames and a partition wall that framed in the basement bathroom.  It was not possible to tell at this point how much oil had been spilled.  Ms. Jensen indicated oil had soaked into some rugs in the area, which had been removed.

I set up my Ram Fan for ventilation and attempted to contact A J's Discount Oil.  I left a message with the answering service.  After not having received a call back within 30 minutes, I contracted with Allstate Environmental Services to begin cleaning up the spill properly.

Allstate arrived that afternoon and removed the speedy dry and odor powder.  We made plans to remove the oil soaked wood structure, the oiled linoleum tiles, and to wash the tank and concrete floor on the following day.

I received a call from Brandy Saunders of A J's Discount Oil that afternoon.  She stopped by the site and took some pictures.  She offered no reason as to why the spill was not cleaned up.  I notified her that failing to report the spill and clean it up was a violation of state statute.  I also told her she should notify her insurance company of the incident.  She did not offer to take control of the clean-up or hire any contractors to do the clean-up work.  When I completed work for the day, I contacted Butch Bowie of our enforcement group and referred the matter to him regarding the failure to report and clean up the spill.

The following morning, 6/14/16, Allstate removed the oily floor tiles and wood structures.  The tank and the concrete floor under the oiled tiles was washed twice.  The concrete under the tiles was in poor condition.  Ms. Jensen pointed out a small metal cover that provides an access point to her perimeter drain under the basement floor.  This cover was only a couple of feet away from her oil tank.  I asked her if she had a sump and she directed me to it on the opposite side of the basement, in a finished area.  I peeled back the carpet in the corner of that room and accessed the sump.  There was oil and water in the sump that drains to the City of Westbrook storm drain system.  I also opened the small metal cover near the tank and there was oil and water in there as well.  I asked Allstate to provide a vacuum truck to pump those two areas out.

Due to the fact that the oil had migrated further than initially thought, and the continuing poor indoor air quality in the dwelling, I requested assistance from Don White from our Technical Services Division.  Don made arrangements to have an SSD (sub slab depressurization) system installed near the sump to control the oil vapors under the concrete slab.  Don was able to respond to the site and set up a carbon air filter in the basement.  His activities are documented in his own report of this site.

After the SSD system was installed (6/16/16), oil odor continued to be a problem.  Don White and I decided the best course of action was to remove the section of concrete floor that had been oiled.

On 6/17/16, I had Allstate contract with a licensed oil burner technician to remove the oil tank and set up a temporary system to run the furnace.  The oiled concrete floor was then cut and removed.  A small amoun
I-147-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested Response Services to aid in removal of possible meth related remnants. The materials will be disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-351-2016*Mechanical failure of the hydraulic system of a pleasure craft docked at the Front Street Boatyard in Belfast caused approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill into the bilge of the craft.  The bilge pump automatically turned on ejecting 5 to 7 gallons of the oil into the bay.

Shipyard officials boomed off the area and with the help of Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff recovered the oil from the surface of the water.

No further Response action.
I-195-2016*A Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT) truck released a small amount of engine oil to pavement. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of at Houlton's MDOT garage.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-196-2016*A Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT) truck ruptured an oil filter releasing 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to Route 2A and around the pump island at Peg's Convenience Store. MDOT employees used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of the contaminated sorbents at Houlton' MDOT garage. An onsite visit found light staining on the road and pavement at Peg's store, however the area was cleaned up to expectation.


No further action required of Response Services.
I-182-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a camper. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
P-513-2016*Ronnie Butts reported that his outside oil tank was leaking because the filter had been knocked off.  He estimated that about 50 gallons of oil had leaked out of the tank before he was able to stop it.  Mr. Butts' residence is located in the Crystal Spring Mobile Home Park which has a community water supply well that is located less than 150 feet from where the oil spilled.  Brad Hahn of our Division of Technical Services came out to assess the site.  I hired North American Environmental Services and undertook an excavation of the contaminated soil.  All of the contaminated soil that was accessible was removed.  A small amount of contamination remained at the back of the excavation because the Park's sewer line was there and we couldn't dig any closer to it.  After the excavation was completed, the hole was backfilled with clean soil and the area was loamed and seeded.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-359-2016*7/7/16 1300 Josh Slaney from Pan AM Railways reported that an estimated 1 quart of lube oil had leaked to the rail bed ballast from a rail engine containment tank during a rain event. Pan Am employees removed oil impacted stone ballast and will arrange for disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-996-2017*On 11/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-997-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-998-2017*On 11/20/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Four yards of oily soil was excavated by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc., and taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-999-2017*On 11/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The damaged transformer was picked up, but no cleanup occurred at the time.  The site was revisited in the spring by both myself and CMP.  Although I did not see any oil visible to be cleaned up, CMP had National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., hand excavate a small amount of soil from the area.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1000-2017*On 11/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  When CMP assessed the site, they could find no evidence of the spilled oil.  It is presumed that in the nearly month since the spill occurred, that the oil had been washed away in the rain.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1001-2017*On 11/20/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  A small amount of soil was removed by hand.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1002-2017*On 11/13/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One yard of oily soil and debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, Inc.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1003-2017*On 11/20/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-1004-2017*On 11/20/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-851-2017*During morning inspections, a gallon of hydraulic fluid was located under an aircraft. The product was spilled on concrete. The product was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-293-2016*At 1515 hours on 5/12/16, Lane Construction Company reported a 5-6 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on one of their water trucks at their facility at 1067 Odlin Road in Hermon.  They excavated the contaminated soil and ran it through their on site batch plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-594-2016*Approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid was released from a crane after it accidentally tipped over. The hydraulic oil was released into a wet, vegetated drainage swale on the side of the roadway. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and applied sorbent pads to the released oil. The majority of the oil was recovered and disposed of by The Maine Turnpike Authority. A negligible amount of oil was left in place to be naturally attenuated and reduce any unnecessary ground disturbance.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-514-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a discharge of 1 gallon of mineral oil had occured due to a rusted transformer.   CMP crews cleaned up oil soil and rocks and arranged proper disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-756-2016*Cash Energy reported that they had spilled a few drops of heating oil while delivering to a customer.  They reported that there was an issue with the fill pipe that had not been addressed by the homeowner.  The spilled oil dripped onto the ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-757-2016*Dead River Company reported a leaking step tank.  I arrived at the site to find the tank appeared wet about halfway up the side.  It was weeping, but there was no way to see underneath the tank until it was removed.  It couldn't be removed because the wooden steps that they were under were falling apart.  Dead River was willing to set up a temporary service, but they didn't have a tank to use, so I returned to the Portland Office and brought back our aluminum temporary tank (see attached photos).  Dead River installed our temporary tank and I left.  I didn't get to speak to the resident until the following day.  She didn't have the money to replace her oil tank, so I told her she could use the temporary tank until she could.  Not long after, I heard back from Dead River that they had removed the old tank and replaced it with a new tank and they had our temporary tank at their shop.  When they removed the old oil tank, they did not find any significant contamination.  They removed a bucket or two of soil and disposed of it at their facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-758-2016*On 9/21/2016, I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting a failed transformer and subsequent spillage in Phippsburg.  The oil spilled onto sand, brush and grass at the base of the pole.  Those items were removed by CMP crews.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-759-2016*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call stating that one of two oil tanks in the Lilley basement had developed a hole in the belly.  It leaked onto the concrete floor and migrated through a portion wall, into the carpeting of the adjacent room and odors were worsening.  Upon arrival at the Lilley home, I was met by Mr. Lilley and Mr. Hall, (servicing oil technician).  The leak had probably been a slow drip for roughly 24 hours before a more detailed search of the lingering oil odor after recent delivery found the true source.

The immediate triage was to have the tanks pumped off, and remove any oiled materials, wood wall framing, carpeting and apply sorbent material.  We also isolated the working tank and planned to return the following day to finish the cleanup.  Returning the next day, removal of any oiled materials was completed, the damp sorbent removed, affected area washed, dried and repeated. Satisfied with cleanup, the last step was to coat and seal the affected area of the two rooms, with restoration carpentry, (frame wall, doorway, etc.) as could be scheduled.

Based on the limited loss of oil to the floor, definitive removal of oiled debris (by visual/odor assessment), the remediation was deemed a success.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-761-2016*Approximately 1,200 gallons of gasoline and #2 fuel oil mixture was released to the ground surface as the result of a tank truck rollover.  The release was caused when the tank truck rolled over in a turn and impacted the ground.  The tank suffered damage and was leaking from several holes.  In addition, the internal baffles of the tank had been compromised from the impact and caused the fuel oil and gasoline inside the tank to mix.  The resulting gasoline and fuel oil mixture was released onto the asphalt roadway and adjacent soils.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the removal of the remaining fuel in the truck by way of drilling access holes and vacuuming out the remaining product.  Approximately 7,000 gallons of fuel was vacuumed from the overturned tank and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Additionally, MDEP personnel oversaw the excavation of 1283.69 tons of oil impacted soil from the spill location. There is private drinking water well located within 1,000 feet of the spill location.  The site was referred to Bradford Hahn of the MDEP Division of Technical Services for additional oversight, monitoring, and closure.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-763-2016*Scott Cyr received a call that a loader had burst a hydraulic oil line at this location.  The oiled brush vegetation was removed by the Town of Scarborough.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-764-2016*A loader released approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid due to a leaking hose.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-765-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product migrated across the floor into a floor drain which discharges into the city sewer. The tank was pumped out then removed to accommodate the cleanup.  Sorbent materials were utilized to address impacts to the cement floor.  A vacuum truck recovered free product from the floor drain pee trap then the floor was scrubbed with a cleaner/degreaser.  Wash water was also collected with the vacuum truck, then the drain was flushed with a copious amount of water.  The local treatment plant was advised but did not notice whatever small quantity of oil traveled to their facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-766-2016*The local fire department responded to a farm tractor rollover at this location.  Approximately five gallons of motor oil were released to the ground as a result.  Apparently the owner/operator became a bit combative when the discussion transitioned to reporting and cleanup.  He stated he intended to bury the contamination.  The site was visited and multiple attempts to communicate with the property owner were unsuccessful.  The affected area was visible from the driveway without breaking curtilage.  Though the behavior is ill advised, if the contamination is buried it is not likely to affect the drinking water well on site or those of the abutters. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-624-2016*Emera Maine reported a hydraulic oil spill in Dedham from one of their bucket trucks. The leak was caused by a broken hose. The hydraulic oil ended up sprayed on the pavement, soil and vegetation. The hydraulic oil spill was cleaned up with sorbents and by removing the contaminated soil and vegetation.

No resources were at risk and no further action from response services is required.


B-621-2016*Sprague Energy reported a liquid asphalt spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The asphalt was released because of human error and forgetting to close a valve tight. Approximately 150 gallons of liquid asphalt was released to an engineered containment.

The asphalt was excavated from the secondary containment.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-620-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil leak from a boiler to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the home and met with the Dead River Technician. There was a small leak in a gasket on the boiler that caused less than a gallon of #2 oil to drip onto the concrete basement floor.

Speedy dry was used to absorb the oily stained concrete floor. I installed a fan to assist with vapors and referred the site to Technical Services within the DEP.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-619-2016*Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a Jet A fuel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I visited the site. Approximately 25 gallons of Jet A fuel spilled onto the paved ramp while filling the aircraft. Most of it remained in the engineered containment but the little that got on the pavement was vacuumed up by BIA.

Please reference attached BIA Spill report for further information.

No storm drains were impacted by the release.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-617-2016*R.H. Foster reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the home of Sharon Wheaton and met with the R.H. Foster technician. A buried sleeved copper line had a corrosion hole causing it to leak #2 oil into the sleeve. The sleeve filled with oil causing it to drip out the end and onto the concrete basement floor.

Less than a gallon stain was on the concrete floor. I applied speedy dry to the floor to absorb the oily stain. The copper line was removed and replaced with a new one above the concrete floor.

The vapors in the house were less than 2.0 parts per million on the photo ionization detector.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-821-2016*The filter assembly associated with an aboveground tank was found to be weeping.  It had been serviced in the recent past and was not completely seated.  Heating oil weeped down the side of the filter housing and dripped onto the concrete floor.  The issue was corrected, then the affected area was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-794-2016*I toured the site, looking for the anonymous oil dumping complaint, but did not locate any oil spills at this junkyard.  No further Division of Response Services action.
P-57-2017*Carol Meader reported that Steinert Energy (not her oil company) had delivered oil to her house the previous day when they were supposed to be delivering oil to her neighbor.  The driver overfilled her indoor oil tank causing oil to leak out of the fittings on the tank and spill on her basement floor.  When the spill was discovered, the driver was sent to clean up the spill the same day.  The following morning, Mrs. Meader had to contact Steinert again to come do more cleanup.  Dennis Steinert went to the house the following morning and did more cleanup.  After he left, Mrs. Meader called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection because it still smelled like oil in her house and she wanted to know what to do.  Steinert Energy did not report the spill.  I contacted Dennis and discussed ventilating the basement with him and the issue of not reporting the spill.  He will return to the house and install an exhaust fan.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-126-2016*5/3/16 I received a phone call and follow-up faxed spill report from Donny Morton, Environmental Manager for Portage Wood Products LLC, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill of 4 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred from a broken hose on a front end loader.  Mill crews used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  The oily debris was placed into the mill's boiler per Maine Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.

No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-312-2016*On May 23, Mark McDonald, of Vestas, called to report a spill 29 Main Street.   The spill 4 ounce spill of hydraulic oil occurred because of a loose bolt on a housing assembly.  The oil spilled onto gravel and approximately 3 pounds of soil was excavated.  The soil and sorbent pads were placed in a spill kit bucket.  The soil was disposed in the project waste stream.

No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No resources are at risk, and no further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-316-2016*At 1335 hours on 5/24/16, Kelly Cyr, of Lane Construction Company, reported a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) onto pavement from a faulty filter on a water truck at their facility at 1065 Odlin Road in Hermon.  They used 3/8 minus sized material to berm the oil and then used speedi-dri to soak up the rest of the spilled oil.   This contaminated material was put into their waste pile which will be put through their asphalt plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-165-2016*I received report of a small spill of hydraulic oil from a leaky seal on woods harvesting equipment. The contractor crew used sorbent materials to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil. The spill site was located 550 meters into the harvest block(#MH07320), and was 243 meters from the nearest surface water crossing.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
B-366-2016*On June 14, I received a report of a spill from Zach Herrick.  Mr. Herrick reported one of the trucks owned by Herrick Construction Company had a motor oil leak.  The leak occurred on mile 8 of the Spencer Bay Road in Spencer Bay Township.  The leak occurred when a rock in the road damaged the oil pan on the truck.  It caused all 8 gallons of the motor oil to be lost on the road.  The oil was smeared on the roadway until the vehicle stopped, then the motor oil pooled under the vehicle.  Sorbent was used to collect and contain the oil.  The road was to be graded on the 15th.   Approximately 20 pounds of contaminated sorbent will be disposed of in Weyerhaeuser's waste stream.

No resources were impacted.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-174-2016*On June 20, 2016 an Huber employee driving a loader drove over a pothole causing a hose to rupture releasing a small amount of hydraulic oil to soil. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill. The sorbents will be burnt through Huber's boiler.


No further action required of Response Services.
I-163-2016*A Daigle Oil Company driver over filled an Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) releasing fuel oil to soils due to background noise. The driver shoveled contaminated soil into a pal, which was disposed into Daigle's dumpster. The technician removed excessive fuel from the AST.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-176-2016*I received report of a spill of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill was the result of a broken hydraulic line on a loader. The crew used sorbent materials to wipe up spilled oil on pavement and a skid steer to scrape up/excavate a trail of oil made by the loader as the hose ruptured.



No further action is warranted by Response Services.
B-377-2016*I received a report that petroleum contaminated soil had been encountered during an underground storage tank pull at the entered location. The existing tanks showed no history of malfunction and the recent spill history gave no clue as to the cause of the contamination.

It is therefore theorized that a former generation tank suffered a leak of some kind and the contamination was never properly cleaned up. I oversaw the removal of contaminated soils from the site to the extent possible. Excavation was limited somewhat because of onsite buildings and roadways. In all 182.19 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-379-2016*I received a call indicating a feller-buncher had suffered a blown hydraulic hose at the entered location resulting in a three to five gallons spill.  Oil sprayed in a fine mist over a fairly large area making recovery impractical.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-380-2016*I received a report indicating a Reed & Reed, Inc., crane experienced a small leak from a loose fitting at the entered location.  Reed & Reed, Inc., personnel removed a small amount of contaminated soil for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-382-2016*I received a call indicating an aircraft experienced an unspecified maintenance issue while parked on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.  The incident resulted in about 7 gallons of fuel being spilled to pavement where it was recovered appropriately with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-383-2016*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred from a leaking line on a drilling rig at the entered location.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material to the satisfaction of the landowner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-341-2016*A small amount of diesel fuel spilled to a paved parking lot during truck maintenance/repair at a flooring distribution company.  Employees of the facility cleaned up the spilled fuel with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-219-2016*On April 14, 2016, EMERA Maine reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred near Milford Dam on Daven Port Street.   Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked when a hose broke on a bucket truck.

Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement, removed, and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
I-115-2016*4/26/16 Received a call from Nate Hersey, County Environmental Engineering (CEE) to report they had encountered oil saturated soils during a Phase II limited Site Assessment being done in a parking lot area south of the Save A Lot grocery store on Parsons Street.  Nate requested MDEP Response meet on site to discuss this issue and possible clean-up strategies.

Arrived on-scene met with Nate of CEE and the future owners of the proposed self-serve gas station, Tim and Dale Wood.  Discussed findings from several Geoprobe borings.  There is a pocket of contaminated soils (PID reading in the 400-500 PPM range and saturated according to oleophilic shake tests performed by CEE). This pocket/layer of contaminated soils is war about 8' below surface grade and is about 3-4 feet thick.  The site was last used by Maine Potato Growers farm store as a lumber and construction materials stock yard.  Nate and Dale were inquiring about the amount of excavation they would be required to do to establish this gas station facility.  We discussed the need to remove all saturated soils encountered during the excavation to establish the piping run and placement of the storage tank(s).  The facility construction will probably not begin for another 6-8 weeks.  I requested Nate to provide the MDEP Response Services with a copy of the Geoprobe borings and site sketch.

Due to proposed Underground Storage Tanks (UST) being located in a significant mapped Sand and Gravel Aquifer(S&GA), the facility was re-designed with the location of all UST components (tank, piping, and dispensers) located outside the S&GA.  I did a field visit to the proposed site to complete the new UST facility checklist to insure proper setbacks to any private wells within 300' and setbacks to public drinking water supplies/wells. The nearest private well is 302 feet from the UST tank component. There are no public water wells, drinking water sources within 1,000 feet. The new 15,000 gallon tank and other UST components (piping, dispenser sumps and island, etc.) locations were modified by moving the tank location 20 feet west and 25 feet south. No components of the UST are located within the S&GA. The DEP order to install a new UST was approved by the DEP with a start date of June 2nd.

The new Presque Isle 24 Hour Gas UST began excavation and site development work under the supervision of CEE. No oil contaminated soils were encountered during excavation and site development work.

The Presque Isle 24 Hour Gas UST site development was completed and began operations.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-125-2016*I received a report of a broken hydraulic line in the boiler house at Irving Forest Products Sawmill in Nashville Plantation. The spilled hydraulic oil was caught in a containment sump directly beneath the mill's boiler. Unfortunately this sump has a pump in it. The sump pump energized and pumped the oily water into a septic holding tank. The oil was pumped out of this septic tank compartment into a tote.

Allen's Environmental Services was hired to have the oil impacted water lines and holding tank pressure washed and flushed out. This oily wash water was then bulked with sawdust/sorbent material and placed into the mill's on-site boiler, per Maine Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.



No further action Response Services staff.

I-133-2016*I met on-site with Presque Isle new Recreation center contractors - McGillan's INC to discuss removal of an estimated 75 cubic yards of oil impacted soils from an old bulk plant that existed on the property many years earlier.  The contaminated soils will be stockpiled on-site until a later date and then consolidated and trucked to Presque Isle's Secure Municipal landfill under an oil spill debris form issued to the City of Presque Isle for this project.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-287-2016*On my way back to the office on 5/9/16, I observed a dark stain along Route 9 (N44.82845, W68.43185) which led to a van parked on the side of the road.  There was a large stain of motor oil (oil) under the front of the van.  I was able to soak up some of the spilled oil off of the pavement with sorbents.  Much of the spilled oil was already dry.  No one was with the van.  Only pavement was affected by the spilled oil.  No streams or surface water were near the spilled oil.   No further action by the Division of Response Services expected.
P-407-2016*I received a call regarding the discovery of a flooded basement with the possibility of oil contamination.  The property was supposedly foreclosed and the financial institution was preparing the property for sale.  I followed up on the report and observed no oil in the flooded basement.  The property was heavily contaminated with mold, so my investigation was kept brief.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-156-2016*I received a call from Public Safety Dispatcher with Houlton RCC reporting a small single engine plane crash into Bracket Lake thoroughfare. The plane is in about 5 feet of water and 350 feet from shore. I contacted Bob Shannon, OMHR3, Supervisor On-Call and informed him of my plans to meet the plane owner in the morning to do a size up and look at assisting in the retrieval of the submerged plane. He will bring floatation bladders and a work boat.

We arrive on-scene, did size-up and assisted owners with the plane that went down in thoroughfare waters  between Brackett and East Grand Lakes. We worked to assist plane owners in removal of submerged plane very little product lost. Plane had very little damage to the fuselage and was not leaking any noticeable amount of aviation gas or oil.

Plane was retrieved on 6/2/15 and taken to Houlton Regional Airport for repairs.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
A-360-2020*On July 13th, 2020, St. Germain Collins reported contamination found at the Richmond Town Garage, at the site of an underground storage tank removal and replacement.  The site was assessed by Erin Pike, and readings as high as 411 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds were recorded on one wall of the excavation.  The tank had contained diesel fuel and gasoline in the past.

After consulting with our Division of Technical Services, it was determined the level of contamination was satisfactory to be put back into the site when the new tank was installed.  Water found in the excavation was determined to not contain oil, and St. Germain Collins contacted our Bureau of Land Resources for advice on safely dumping the water elsewhere.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.

I-157-2016*I received a complainant related to a discharge coming from a pipe outside a building. Complainant mentioned some dead birds out behind the building. Leaking product may be result of condensate from a refrigeration unit in the building.

I arrived on scene, discussed complaint received with Green Meadow farm owner, Isaac Brailey. The piping hose is attached to a small freezer unit on a refrigerator box trailer. Isaac uses this trailer to store potatoes that have been bagged and palletized for shipment. The liquid coming out of the small freezer unit is just water condensate coming off of the reefer unit. The pH was neutral. Isaac mentioned that he has received complaints from residents nearby the potato packing house related to noise from the reefer unit when it is running.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
B-364-2016*I received a call indicating a wind turbine cell had experienced a leak while in the laydown yard waiting to be installed.  The incident resulted in a small amount of oil being spilled to gravel where it was recovered along with some contaminated soil by the spiller.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-365-2016*I received a call indicating several unknown chemicals were discovered in a shed at the family camp while cleaning it out.  I overpacked several items from the building and disposed of them through Environmental Projects, Inc.  Reimbursement will be sought for expenses incurred.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-175-2016*On June 21, 2016 an Emera Maine employee overfill a 5 gallon gasoline can releasing a small amount of gasoline to Caribou Circle K pump isle. The spill was reported to the attend who cleaned up the spill with sorbents. The store will dispose of the contaminated sorbents.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-82-2016*I received a call from Dead River (DR) Company reporting a spill at the Wilfred Marquis home during a fuel delivery. The spill was the result of an overfill/driver inattentiveness. DR crew used spill pads and speedy dry to contain/collect and clean-up the spill around the oil storage tank. Oily debris was placed in a bucket and plastic bag was taken back to the DR maintenance garage for disposal with other oily debris.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-391-2016*On Friday, 5/13/16, Fred Gallant of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) reported that while inspecting the Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) facility he found a prohibited discharge of waste oil around a 55-gallon storage drum.  The spill was located in their upper yard next to an office trailer and estimated at 1' by 1.5' in area.  I called Mr. Matt Quinn of CHES, who stated that the spill was due to poor handling of waste motor oil and hydraulic oil.

CHES reported the oiled soil was excavated and shipped with other oily waste to a licensed landfill.  Mr. Quinn was advised to be more careful and report oil discharges as is required.  See the attached report from CHES for further information.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-392-2016*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled his truck at the loading rack.  About 50 gallons of oil spilled into the engineered containment under the rack.  Most of the spilled oil drained into the oil water separator so Downeast had that pumped out.  The spilled oil that remained on the concrete was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-394-2016*Scott Cyr received a call from Clean Harbors Environmental Services regarding the receipt of a leaking tote of waste oil.  See attached report from Clean Harbors to detail the incident.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-226-2016*On 4/26/16, at 1356 hours, Jeff McBurnie, from Casella Organics, reported that an estimated 10 gallons of waste oil had spilled and run into the storm drain system at their Hawk Ridge Facility. Jeff reported that Clean Harbors Environmental Services was pumping out waste oil at the facility and overfilled their vacuum truck compartment, spilling oil onto pavement and into the storm drain system that emptied into the facility settlement retention pond. I went to the site and Clean Harbors and Hawk Ridge employees had used oil absorbent boom, pads and an organic absorbent to contain and collect the oil. Clean Harbors pumped out the storm drain catch basins that led to the retention pond. At the retention pond, absorbent boom was used to contain the oil and the Clean Harbors vacuum truck collected the oil from the surface of the pond. Clean Harbors collected all the absorbent material and took for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-285-2016*6/2/16 1430 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company(CMP) reported that an estimated 1 pint of oil had seeped from the fitting of a transformer stored at their service center. The oil was a vegetable based oil and leaked to a paved area. Workers collected the oil with speedy dry. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-148-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from several pieces of seize property. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-150-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a roadside dumpsite. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
P-542-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report the discharge of approximately two gallons of oil from an overheated transformer.  The discharged oil was said to be confined in close proximity of the base of the pole.  CMP's North Augusta Service Center was dispatched to clean up the spill.

No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, however, being an untagged transformer, the site will be visually inspected at the next available time MDEP is in the area.  The area is served by both public water and sewer service, and no sensitive receptors are known to be threatened.
P-508-2016*On Wednesday, 6/29/16, Northeast Air reported a small overfill out the wing tank of an aircraft at a private terminal at the Portland Jetport.  The spill did not reach drains or soil.  During a later visit I noted the discharge cleaned up to be satisfactory.  Northeast Air is a fueling contractor with a large bulk plant within the Jetport and using tank trucks and towed "fuel trains".
P-509-2016*On 7/1/16, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an 11 to 17 gallon discharge of non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil following a vehicle collision with the utility pole.  Clean-up was delayed due to a fatality investigation.

The area is rural residential use served by private well water and is located between Hapley and Broadturn Roads.  I confirmed a discharge to soil and to pavement, but no significant threat to wells or groundwater.  CMP later reported the discharge cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-511-2016*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that a sprinkler head had failed above the Walmart Tire Center.  The failure caused pressurized water to spray out of the sprinkler system onto the floor in the Tire Center.  The water then ran across the floor and down into the basement underneath.  Since the water couldn't be shut off, there was a massive volume of water in the basement and the surface of that water had areas of oil sheen.  There wasn't a spill.  The water had just picked up a minute amount of oil from the oily floor in the Tire Center.  I recommended that they go ahead and pump the water out of the basement, from the bottom, into the closest catch basin, stopping before they pumped the contaminated portion. Walmart hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to completely clean the oily floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-512-2016*Cash Energy reported that their driver had overfilled a customer's oil tank causing a small amount of oil to spill onto the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-514-2016*The Cornish Fire Department reported that they had responded to a multi-vehicle accident at 636 South Hiram Road.  The vehicles had leaked gasoline and other fluids onto the soft shoulder right in front of someone's home.  I visited the site and found that there was still some contamination on the shoulder, so I picked up all the trash and sorbent material that was still there and I shoveled some of the contaminated sand into some bags.  I spoke with the owner of the home and her drinking water well was on the other side of the yard and probably wasn't at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-515-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had leaked.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The spilled oil landed on the ground at the base of the utility pole.  The contaminated soil was excavated by CMP (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-516-2016*I was contacted by Holly's Oil reporting that while they were delivering oil to one of their customers, they overfilled the tank.  When the driver went inside to clean up the small amount of oil that leaked because of the overfill, he wiped the bottom of the tank and found a corrosion hole.  I arrived to find a small spill on the concrete basement floor.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spill and set up a temporary oil service while the cleanup was happening.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material and soap.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-517-2016*The Berwick Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 87 Old Sanford Road and that the vehicle had ended up in a stream.  The accident caused about a quart of gasoline to spill onto the paved roadway and a small amount of engine oil to create a sheen in the stream.  The fire department used sorbent material to contain and clean up the spilled gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-518-2016*I was contacted by Warden Wikes, through Cumberland County Dispatch, that there was a submerged pleasure boat in Long Lake off Cape Monday Road.  I spoke with the Warden and he stated that there was only a small bit of oil sheen in the water.  I checked back with the Warden after the boat had been removed and he told me that there had been no further release of gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-519-2016*The York Fire Department reported that they had just noticed that there was a streak of hydraulic oil along the road in front of their station.  They followed the oil stain but were unable to find the source.  They cleaned up some spots where the truck had stopped and there was recoverable oil with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-521-2016*Storm damage caused the bushing of an electrical transformer to fail which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and soil.  Pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and affected soil was hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-522-2016*A pin hole in an electrical transformer caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of mineral oil to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-523-2016*A homeowner called to report a spill from an aboveground storage tank.  The tank had been placed on its side outdoors with a rag in the spout.  The rag was an insufficient means of retaining residual oil in the tank so it was released to the ground.  This incident occurred sometime over the previous winter/spring.  Multiple attempts to contact the property owner were unsuccessful so no remedial actions were undertaken to address this issue.  No further Division of Response Services action will be pursued until the property owner acts on his behalf.
P-525-2016*A mystery spill of diesel was discovered in the roadway.  The road is very steep so the suspicion is a saddle tank was very full or perhaps the cap was not secured (or both), which allowed for the fuel to be released in transit.  Product also impacted a catch basin which drains directly to the Saco River.  The effects to the pavement did not require attention.  Sorbents were applied to recover a small quantity of free product atop standing water in the basin then it was jet cleaned by the public works department.  Contaminated water was introduced in the city's wastewater treatment system.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-526-2016*On Wednesday, 7/6/16, I met on site with Mr. Philips in response to a request by Simard & Sons, Inc., to evaluate the potential abandonment-in-place of a residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The location is rural residential use adjacent to Taylor Pond and is served by private drinking water wells.  Mr. Philips stated he was the new UST facility owner.  The UST was previously registered to Hazel Gould.

The UST is located under small shrubs in the front lawn area of the house.  As the tank was installed next to the home I determined removal should not threaten the slab house foundation and the vegetation did not preclude abandonment-in-place (AIP). I explained the needs for abandoning/removing the tank to Mr. Philips, advised him it did not qualify for abandonment-in-place and gave him a copy of the AIP denial.  It was explained that AIP would require uncovering and opening up the tank for cleaning so the shrubs would be dug up anyway.  Mr. Philips did not appear pleased with this assessment and AIP denial.  I later advised Simard & Sons, Inc., of this decision.

As of April 2017, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) has not received the required removal notification for this UST facility.  In September 2016, I revisited and confirmed the UST to still be in service, not removed.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions pending future UST removal.

P-528-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had leaked some "leachate" onto the roadway on Collinwood Circle.  Leachate is the liquid that collects in the bottom of a trash truck while it makes its rounds.  No cleanup was required.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-529-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had failed and leaked oil onto the poison ivy plant below.  The contaminated poison ivy was removed and disposed of by CMP (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-100-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agent requested the assistance from Response Services in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. Maine DEA agents released hazardous materials to be over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-127-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing hazardous byproducts associated with the making of methamphetamine. Meth waste was neutralized and over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-232-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a passenger vehicle had lost control and hit the fueling pumps at a gas station. I responded to the site and found free gasoline flowing down hill to a dirt parking area. I did a quick recon of the area and damage assessment to the gas pumps and station canopy. I had the manager of the store lock out and tag out the gas pumps until they could be fixed. I also used barricades and road cones to block access to the canopy area, as it was very badly damaged and posed a collapse safety problem. I then contracted the town to spread sand over the free gasoline in the parking lot. It was raining slightly, so I built a sand berm at the bottom of the parking lot to collect product. I then asked Circle K to call their environmental contractor of choice and have them respond to the site for cleanup actions. I stayed on site to oversee the cleanup and confirmed that it was completed to the commissioner's satisfaction. The gasoline contaminated sand, and speedy dry sorbent material were brought to CPRC Group for recycling. All costs were paid directly by Circle K.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-236-2016*It was reported that a locomotive lost engine oil to the ballast of the railroad tracks. This happened because Pan Am Railways did not pump out the containment tank below the engine. As the engine continues to lose oil, the tank overflows onto the ground. It was not communicated to me whether the spill was cleaned up or not. I did not make a site visit.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-239-2016*On 5/5/2016, in Waterville, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 20 gallon spill of diesel fuel was the result of a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 95 at mile 127. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with cleanup and to pump the remaining fuel from the truck's leaking saddle tanks. The spill was contained to the pavement, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-240-2016*The Division of Response Services received report that a passenger vehicle gas tank was overfilled and then fled the scene. The reporting party stated that he was calling as a courtesy, because the spill was less than 10 gallons and it was logged into the book. The gasoline did not leave the concrete apron that the pumps sit on, and it did not make it to any storm drains or waterways. I did stop by the store two days after this event and checked the log book. It was properly written and documented.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-241-2016*It was reported that an electrical transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to asess the damage and clean up the oily debris. Due to the close proximity to a lake, I responded to the site. A large area around the electrical pole was visually oiled. I required that an excavation be performed as soon as possible. CMP hired Coutts Brothers to do this work.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-571-2016*Portland Pipeline Company called to report an ongoing issue with their pump #5 valve set-up.  A routine visual inspection of the valve discovered a persistent weep/slow leak.  The valve stem and packing have been mashed as tightly as possible, yet the drip eventually returns, with the crude dripping to the crushed stone below the assembly.  The issue has a documented history and will be watched and eventually addressed/repaired.  Based on the information given, there is no need for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) presence.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action for this reported release.
P-678-2016*On 8/19/2016, I received a call from Richard of B & L Oil Company.  He reported an unknown amount of kerosene had leaked from an aboveground storage tank at 255 King Road in Hiram.  He indicated the oil spilled onto a dirt floor and had not yet been cleaned up.  He said a B & L Oil technician was on site.  I responded immediately.

Upon my arrival, I observed no technician on site from B & L.  I met the homeowner, Erin Barber, and she showed me the spill.  Ms. Barber had recently purchased the home.  There is some discrepancy between B & L and the homeowner as to whether or not heating oil had been ordered, but nonetheless, it was delivered.  The tank was in poor condition and the oil that was delivered, leaked out a loose fitting at the bottom of the tank.  The tank was located on a dirt floor in an attached barn.  B & L had moved the old tank out of the way, and hand dug into the soil to investigate the leak.

I hired North American Environmental to remove the contaminated soil, as the drinking water well to the home was nearby.  I also referred the case to the Division of Technical Services due to the close proximity of the well to the spill.

We removed as much soil as we could on 8/23 & 8/24.  The barn was also in poor condition, and I feared being over aggressive with soil removal would jeopardize the structural integrity of the barn.  In all, 4.77 tons of soil was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-740-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/14/16, a Dead River Company (DRC) oil technician reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a significant, 50 to 100 gallon, ongoing leak from a customer's consumptive use, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  South Portland Fire Department (SPFD) was responding and an MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The Williams residence is in a suburban residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is a two story wood construction with a full basement and mortared concrete block foundation.  The basement has a concrete floor and is partially finished with four rooms, carpeting and sheetrock walls.  The floor is mostly painted, inhibiting oil soaking into the concrete floor.  There is a shallow sump at the southeast side of the basement.  The basement was not known to flood.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 9/14/16, the DRC technician initially reported that he was responding to a basement oil tank with a dripping leak.  Both he and the homeowner reported that when trying to remove the piping the technician hammered on a fitting, while they waited for a pump to empty the tank, the leak got dramatically worse.  With banging and piping removal the tank's dripping corrosion hole opened up to a gushing hole.  The tank was nestled between three walls and the hole(s) could not be physically reached with a magnetic patch.  After cleaning we found three holes of about 0.25-inches each that had been plugged by oil sludge (see photos).  The Williams claimed they believed the DRC tech had made leak much worse and should be a partial responsible party.

Upon my arrival I noted that a puddle of oil had spread from the tank area into the boiler room, and under the wall into adjacent office room and into the laundry room (see photos).   Furniture and other belongings were contaminated with the discharge.  The basement and upstairs had a strong odor of fresh #2 oil.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Wednesday, 9/14/17, I met on site with Dead River staff, SPFD staff and with Ms. and Mr. Williams.  Mr. Kelley of Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was also on site after hearing of the incident by a neighbor.  I called off Environmental Projects as the CHES appeared to be quicker to respond to the site.

DRC pumped out the leaking basement AST and set up a temporary AST outside.  CHES cut up the AST and removed it in order to get the odor source out of the basement and to be able to get to the oiled floor for cleaning.  CHES and MDEP applied and picked up oiled sorbents.  MDEP set up a ram fan to ventilate the oil vapors out the basement window.

On 9/15/16, CHES washed the oiled concrete floor and removed the oiled sheetrock and wood sections of the lower walls.  MDEP engineer Eremita drilled the basement floor and confirmed strong oil vapors under the floor indicating oil-contaminated soil and possible free product under the floor.  I hired Advanced Quality Water Solutions (AQWS) to install a sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS) to vent under the floor.  MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to manage removal of the oiled concrete floor and the oiled soil, and to backfill and rebuild the wall sills and studs.  CHES agreed to supply a vacuum truck to remove soil.  Poly sheeting was placed over the oiled floor to inhibit oil vapors.

On 9/16/16, AQWS began installing the SSDS vent piping.

On 9/21/17, Eremita and I oversaw AES break up and remove the concrete basement floor.  MDEP field sampled the sand fill below; see the attached Field Sample Recording Sheet for the results.  Significant oil contamination was confirmed in the sand fill below the floor, including oil-saturated soil. Soil removal was restricted so as not to undermine support columns and the foundation.

On 9/22/17, Stephen Flannery of MDEP oversaw removal of the oiled soil by vacuum truck by AES and by CHES.

On 9/23/17, AQWS complete
P-442-2016*The discharge was the result of a failed O-ring on a hose fitting.  An estimated 1 quart of hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement and collected with speedy-dry sorbent material.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-332-2016*A concerned citizen called to report that a 100 yard long stretch of roadway was covered in some substance that was making it slippery.

I responded to the area and found the slippery roadway in question.  The substance was odorless and appeared to be non-oil.  There was no product leaving the roadway and impacting the environment.  Because it was a public safety issue, I contacted Jefferson Public Safety and the Maine Department of Transportation.  Department of Transportation officials arrived on scene and placed caution signs at the site.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-187-2016*I arrived in the area of the reported spill. Tractor trailer had been removed and there was no recoverable amount of oil on the road surface and in the vicinity of the breakdown lane.



No further action by Response Services.
I-191-2016*I received report regarding a corroded inside above ground oil storage tank (AST). The Dead River oil crew is on-site and has placed drip pans under the two pin hole corrosion leaks in the inside AST. They will pump out the tank, and remove and replace the tank. They will be placing speedy dry down on the small amount of oil the leaked from the tank onto the concrete floor of the basement. The floor will be washed and vacuumed.

No action by Response Services.
B-392-2016*I received a call indicating that a United States Coast Guard Auxiliary flight had spotted a roughly 2 mile sheen near Bass Harbor. A Coast Guard vessel was dispatched from Station Southwest Harbor but found no evidence of a sheen. I suspect a vessel pumped its bilge as it was leaving the harbor. No recovery was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-349-2016*An oil delivery truck was parked on the road while making  delivery to a homeowner oil tank at 48 Thomaston Street in Rockland.  When the driver started up the pump to deliver the oil, a gasket failed on the pump. Oil spilled into the pump housing.  Approximately 5 gallons overflowed the housing and spilled to the street.  The driver immediately stopped pumping.

Oil company personnel responded to the scene as did local fire officials.  The remaining oil in the housing was pumped out, the pump was checked and secured, and the truck allowed to leave the scene.  The oil on the road was recovered with speedy dry sorbent material and other sorbents.  A small amount of oil ran onto two lawns which was dug out.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-152-2016*An Emera Maine transformer cracked and released a gallon of transformer oil to soil. Emera Maine employees removed contaminated soils. The contaminated debris will be bulked up and disposed of at a later date.


No further action required of Response Services.
I-197-2016*A Huber loader rupture a hose releasing an estimated 20 gallons of hydraulic oil to concrete. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill. The sorbents will be burnt through Huber's boiler.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-198-2016*I received a complainant reporting an unattended tractor sprayer leaking a large amount of oil to soil. Once on site I found a large area covered in a pool of oil and a couple of buckets overflowing with oil. The owner was getting parts to fix a ruptured hydraulic hose. An estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic was released to soils and the owner was informed that the spill would need to be cleaned up.

The gravel driveway was scraped down and the contaminated debris disposed of properly.


No further action required of Response Services.
A-331-2016*A citizen reported 3 buckets of oil lying in a roadside ditch.  The containers were empty buckets of hydraulic oil.  They were removed from the ditch and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-361-2016*On 7/7/16, at 1637 hours, M. W. Sewall & Company reported that they were called to a summer rental residence for a smell of oil and found an inside heating oil tank weeping in the finished basement. They reported that the tank had leaked only an estimated cup of oil to the concrete floor. They put oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material under the tank to collect any oil.  They planned to return in the morning to pump out the tank after the owner Mr. Pandolfo removed the wall that had been built around the tank. I met M. W. Sewall employees and Mr. Pandolfo at the site in the morning. After the tank was removed and the oil absorbent cleaned up, I checked the area to evaluate the extent of oil contamination. Using a photoionization detector to detect organic vapors, I found only low levels, 4.4 parts per million (ppm), on the floor directly under the tank and lower levels on one section of wood sill and dry wall. The levels at the breathing zone were .1 to .2 ppm. I advised Mr. Pandolfo to remove the oiled building materials, wash the floor, and if he chose, to paint the concrete floor area.  He said he would. I asked him to call me if he had any further questions.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-371-2016*On 6/16/16, Old Town Public Works reported a six ounce motor oil spill at the entered location.  The reporter advised that the Old Town Fire Department dispatched them out to clean up the spill that was the result of an auto accident.  Public Works was not advised of the responsible party.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and entered into the Public Works waste stream for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-574-2016*The remote grapple broke a hose while in the process of lifting materials from a flatbed.  The spill was confined to the immediate area, and gravel, with no migration or movement beyond the spray pattern.  Bath Iron Works (BIW) Harding staff quickly attended to the spill and cleaned it up.  Based on the situation, no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Given the nature of spill, its minor volume, and capacity of staff to properly manage cleanup, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-603-2016*On 7/29/16, I received a call from James Lowery, of Pratt & Whitney, reporting a small spill of paint at their facility in North Berwick.  The spill occurred when a gallon of paint fell off a pallet while it was being moved.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  See attached report from Pratt & Whitney for more details.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-401-2016*Storm damage caused damage to an electrical transformer releasing less than 1 gallon of transformer oil to the paved and grass area below the pole.  The clean up and waste disposal were handled by Central Maine Power.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-402-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a vehicle had crashed on Route 2 in East Dixfield.  The caller stated that a small amount of motor oil had leaked onto the pavement.  Oil dry sorbent was used to clean up the spill.  Due to the minimal amount of spillage and quick actions of the fire department, I agreed to remove the materials for proper disposal.  An estimated 10 pounds of material were collected and placed into a drum for disposal at a later date.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-403-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a vehicle had lost its gas tank while driving down the dirt road to Kennebago Camps. The caller stated that they could smell gas around the truck, and small staining could be seen around the truck.

I called Bill Roy, the gate keeper of the Kennebago Road, and he confirmed what the reporting party had stated.  I then called the Maine Forest Service in the Rangeley area for assistance.  Due to a heavy work load, I asked the Maine Forest Service to look at the spill site for me and relay their findings.  The site survey from the Forest Ranger was that the tank was intact and in the back of the pickup.  Gas could be smelled, however, the staining was very minimal and there were not any waterways or sensitive receptors nearby.  He also stated that the license plates had been removed and the vehicle was abandoned there.  With this information, I made a determination that my response and cleanup actions were not needed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-404-2016*It was reported that an aboveground storage tank had leaked its contents to the soils of Maine. I responded to the site and confirmed that an oil discharge had occurred. I provided the homeowner with the necessary paperwork to apply for fund coverage. I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the contamination from the affected area. The contamination was brought to Waste Management, Inc., for disposal. I used the oil in soil shake tests to confirm that the excavation was clean prior to backfilling it. The home is supplied by a dug well that is directly downslope from the oil spill. Due to the wells location and water flow, I referred the case to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring. No other property was affected by this discharge.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-405-2016*Corrosion of a transformer caused its contents (non-PCB mineral oil) to leak to the surrounding environment.  6 yards of soil, and oiled vegetation was removed and disposed of.  No further action.
A-406-2016*A discharge of 7-13 gallons of transformer oil was discharged when a transformer was shot by an unknown vandal.   Central Maine Power Company arranged for excavation and dispsal of the impacted soil.   No further action by the Division of Response services is necessary.
A-407-2016*A concerned homeowner called with concerns that a vessel had spilled a slimy substance into the bay near his home in Waldoboro.  The local harbormaster visited the site and could not identify the material.  The homeowner indicated that there was no oil odor or odor associated with sanitary waste.  I contacted the Marine Patrol Officer responsible for the area since there was a possible threat to shellfish.  The Marine Patrol Officer reported that the material was common and largely natural, so no threat was likely.  See attached report.  No action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-408-2016*Discharge of diesel fuel was reported from vessel in Camden while in process of fueling.

Linda Doran retired prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-409-2016*On 8/1/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder Jeremy Greenman responded to a report that up to 100 gallons of heating oil had leaked in a basement from an oil supply line.  Jeremy found at the site only a small area of oil impacted concrete floor, but there were noticeable oil vapors in the home.  The home is on town water.  The site was handed over to me.  I met a contractor on site to drill holes in the basement slab to establish how much contamination was below the slab.  We found several areas with high levels of oil impacted soil.  Temporary ventilation was put in place to control oil vapors.  I referred the site to the Division of Technical Services for indoor air issues.  It was determined that as much sub-slab oil impacted soil needed to be removed as possible.

I met a contractor on site and portions of the concrete basement slab were removed.  Oil impacted soil was removed until further removal would have impacted the building structure.  A sub slab ventilation system was put in place before backfilling and pouring a new slab.  Indoor air at the site will be monitored by the Division of Technical Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-410-2016*Two old underground storage tanks (USTs) were discovered during renovations at this former recycling facility in Augusta.  Some soil contamination was discovered and the likely contaminant was old gasoline.  Since there was a possibility that the gasoline could have contained lead, the soil was tested for lead.  No lead contamination was found, so the soil was disposed of as special waste.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.  For more information, see the UST removal report in the file room.
A-411-2016*On 8/3/2016, in Pittsfield, Lori Walthes reported her neighbor was spilling oil in his driveway. I  made a call to Pittsfield Code Enforcement Officer, Steve Seekins.  Mr. Seekins was familiar with the situation and stated the spill was no more than a leaking power steering pump on a vehicle.  This appears to be an ongoing neighbor dispute.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-412-2016*On 8/3/2016, in Winslow, Brandy Kervin reported a possible oil spill.  Ms. Kervin had a burner technician inspect her tank after smelling oil in the basement.  The burner technician informed her the tank was corroded and weeping.  A site visit was made to inspect the tank.  I did not see any appreciable amount of spillage and I advised the homeowner to replace the weeping tank as soon as possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-416-2016*On 8/8/16, Waterville Fire Department reported finding a leaking outside tank when called to a home for oil vapors.  They told me that they had used oil absorbent pads to contain the spilled oil that mostly went to the ground.  I went to the site and stopped the slow drip from the tank bottom.  The area was covered with absorbent pads to control the oil vapors and after a short time of ventilation no oil vapors were present in the home.  The tenant who occupied the home informed me that she had smelled oil for several days before discovering the leaking tank.  The area is served by public water.  I contacted the owner of the property and explained that the oil impacted soil would need to be removed and disposed of properly.  He completed a Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application.  He also completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to manage the cleanup himself since he had his own excavation equipment.

I met the owner on site to remove oil impacted soil.  Soil was removed until field testing was negative for oil in soil.  Soil under the home's concrete slab was still positive for oil, but further soil removal would compromise the concrete slab supporting the home.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-413-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a fitting had broken on the fuel supply line to the Matinicus Island electric generators.  An estimated 200 gallons of fuel was lost.  While talking to Gerry Peabody on the phone, I learned that Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was already on site cleaning up the oil spill.  EPI was on the island doing a household hazardous waste day pickup.  I worked with Gerry and Brett of EPI to make a verbal cleanup actions plan.  The electrical co-op took responsibility for the spill and the cleanup actions. We all agreed that free product collection would occur first, followed by oil contamination removal.  The contaminated soil was dug up and stockpiled on the island for later disposal at Dragon Products Company.  Gerry estimated that 40 yards of material had been dug out for disposal.  I was not asked to provide an oil spill debris form for this material, and I do not have confirmation of its disposal.  I referred this to our Division of Technical Services for local well monitoring.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-414-2016*Vandals had painted rocks in a local swimming spot with an asphalt type material.   The Maine Department of Environmental Protection hired contractors to clean the product off the rock.

Law enforcement was unable to locate the vandals.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-415-2016*8/8/16 0930 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 2 gallons of non polychlorinated biphenyl  transformer oil had spilled to the ground when a tree feel on power lines damaging a pole mount transformer during a storm the morning of 8/7/16. She had a contractor remove all oil impacted soil the day after. I went to the site and confirmed the clean-up.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-417-2016*Downeast Energy Company technicians were replacing a basement heating oil tank and in so doing were pumping the oil from the inside tank to a temporary tank on the lawn.  They failed to keep an eye on the process and overfilled the tank on the lawn by a few gallons.  The oil ran down the side of the tank and collected in the soil under the tank.  After the project was complete, they shoveled up the oily soil from under where the temporary tank had been for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-418-2016*Chris Nichols reported finding an area of oil sheen running from the bank of the Kennebec River in Winslow.  She reported that there was a strong odor of oil in the area.  She speculated that oil was being discharged from a concrete culvert nearby.

I went to the area and found the culvert outlet.  There was no oil stain in the culvert and the runoff area appeared to be bacterial (iron) sheen.  I found a small seep of oil on the river bank just after a two feet size rock just downriver from the concrete culvert.  There was an oil layer about two inches down. I removed two five-gallon buckets of soil and think I got most of it.  I left some oil absorbent pads where I dug just to pick up what might wash out of the area.  I am speculating that this oil got spilled on the bank or grounded from upriver a while ago since it is below the surface.  I returned and collected the absorbents after two weeks and there were only small areas of oil stain.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-448-2016*An electrical transformer on pole #3 on Pine Street in Skowhegan leaked a small amount of transformer oil to the ground below (non-pcb).  The impacted area was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-236-2016*I received a call from John Gagnon, Tulsa Oil Company, regarding a leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST) that was discovered to be leaking when Tulsa was doing a scheduled heating oil delivery. The AST is located inside the garage of the home. Tulsa crews pumped 146 gallons out of the corroded AST and set up the renter of the home with a temporary oil barrel to provide hot water and heat.

I arrived on-scene met with John Gagnon of Tulsa, spilled oil ran off concrete pad inside garage and soaked soils around and under the sill plate of the garage. I hand dug out these soils, so as to not undermine the badly rotten sill plate.

I discussed with Ms. Ouellet the need to remove sill plate, excavate under plate contaminated soils, replace contaminated soils with gravel and place new section of sill plate to finish spill clean-up.

8/31/16 all oil contaminated soils have been removed from under sill plate of garage and disposed of through Tulsa's oil waste debris contractor.

No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-351-2016*On June 08, 2016, Circle K in Ellsworth reported an unleaded gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the gas station and met with GAFTEK and Katie Cross of Circle K.  Ms. Cross explained that a customer had left a pump running and drove off, causing the release of 15 gallons of unleaded gasoline to leak onto pavement.

GAFTEK was on scene to replace the damaged nozzle on the dispenser. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and removed by the employees of Circle K.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-530-2016*The Wells Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer truck had damaged its saddle tank causing about 5 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the roadway at Mile 23 northbound on the Maine Turnpike.  The damaged saddle tank was emptied of the remaining diesel fuel and the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Maine Turnpike Authority managed the invoices for the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-531-2016*Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reported that a passenger bus had leaked oil while being towed from 40-44 Old Post Road in Kittery.  I was told that the Town of Kittery had given the owner of the buses, Jim Dineen, a legal order to remove the buses he had parked on the property by a specific date.  That date had passed, and the Town of Kittery decided to tow the buses away themselves.  While the buses were being towed, one of them hit a rock in the gravel driveway and punctured its oil pan causing several gallons of motor oil to leak out onto the gravel driveway and paved roadway (see attached photos).  The Town wanted to clean up the spilled oil by excavation, so I provided them with a spill letter so they could dispose of the contaminated soil at Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) in Eliot.  I oversaw the excavation and the use of sorbents to clean up the oil spilled on the paved roadway.  The excavation was backfilled with clean material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-533-2016*Response was made to pole-mounted transformer oil discharge to soil associated with vehicle collision.  Cleanup was managed by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) staff.  Sawyer Road is located off Cobb Road.

On 7/12/16, I noted the discharge cleanup to the soil and pavement to be satisfactory.  The area is rural residential and served by private well water.  The new utility pole was marked #8, while adjacent poles were numbered 82, 83 and 84 etc.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-534-2016*On Monday, 7/11/16, Sanford Public Safety Dispatch reported a small fuel can appeared to have fallen out of a vehicle at this intersection and onto the roadway, spilling some gasoline to the pavement.  Sanford Fire Department (SFD) requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services recover the unspilled fuel and container.  After checking, I advised them the MDEP no longer can do this.  It was decided to have them contact Sanford Public Works about taking the remaining fuel for use or disposal.

The spill in the roadway was recovered with speedy dry sorbent material and also evaporated.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-535-2016*Report received of small hydraulic oil leak to pavement, that was reported as cleaned up.  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-536-2016*The Town of Brunswick Public Works Department reported that they observed a stain of motor oil at the intersection of Middle and Everett Streets. The source of the oil could not be determined, but was most likely from a mechanical failure of a motor vehicle.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and observed that the stain had soaked into the pavement and could not be recovered.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-537-2016*A truck accident resulted in the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of diesel due to a ruptured saddle tank.  Spilled product affected land in the southbound median at Mile 45.  Gross contamination was excavated from the median under the direction of the Maine Turnpike Authority.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-538-2016*The local fire department responded to complaints of a black smoky fire.  The resident at this property was burning waste oil and other inappropriate debris; the fire was extinguished.  Waste oil contaminated soil was visibly evident surrounding the 55 gallon barrel used as a burn pit located in the middle of the fenced in side yard.  It's not clear if the spill occurred prior to the fire or as a result of it being extinguished.  Multiple attempts to contact the resident were unsuccessful, so no remedial actions were undertaken to address this issue. No further Division of Response Services action will be pursued unless the resident acts on his behalf.
P-539-2016*A mystery sheen was reported on Route 302.  There was no evidence of a source or cause, but it was believed to be a one-time event.  No action was taken by the Division of Response Services and no further action is necessary at this time.
P-540-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor. Product was contained to the area immediately below the tank because it was encased with a partition wall.  The basement was under construction at the time, so the wall was removed to facilitate access to the tank and spill. A magnet patch was applied to mitigate the leak, then sorbent materials were applied to the floor.  This tank had been out of service for many years. It had been pumped out but not removed; all that remained inside were sludge and residual oil.  It was removed in the following days, then the floor was cleaned. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-541-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 25 gallons of heating oil to a residential basement.  The floor of the basement was originally suspected to be dirt based on the age of the structure and the surface material.  As the cleanup was initiated, it was discovered sand had deceptively accumulated on the concrete floor which benefitted the situation.  Remaining product in the tank was pumped out, then it was removed to accommodate the cleanup.  Contaminated sand, speedy dry and other sorbents were drummed for off-site disposal.  A quantity of discarded household items stored in the basement were also impacted and removed for disposal.  Thereafter, the floor was cleaned and wash water recovered.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-543-2016*A coupling split at this facility which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel from an underground tank to a dispenser sump.  Spilled product was confined to the sump and did not affect secondary containment piping.  The compromised piping was immediately replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-544-2016*A box trailer was staged at a loading dock at this distribution facility.   The dolly wheels collapsed which compromised the trailer's saddle tank for the refrigeration unit.  Approximately 30 gallons of diesel were released as a result.  Spilled product impacted the paved parking lot, then migrated with the grade to a storm water catch basin.  Sorbent materials were utilized to treat the pavement and a vacuum truck recovered oil and standing water in the basin.  Due to the height of the outflow pipe, no oil left the basin.  It was rinsed after it was pumped out to prevent impacts to the receiving retention pond.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-545-2016*A homeowner discovered glass jars containing Arsenic and Formaldehyde in a nook in their attic.  The jars were intact and had not leaked.  The materials were picked up and transported to a disposal facility at the homeowner's behest.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-546-2016*A thin layer of black oil was discovered in a storm water catch basin by a local resident.  Its presence was curious because this basin is located at the very end of a residential, dead end street in an affluent location.  Ironically, there had been a paving crew on the street the same day, but their association could not be proven. Nonetheless, speculation remains a diesel-thinned hot oil or similar byproduct associated with that business was either intentionally or unintentionally dumped into the basin.  Product impacted standing water and basin grit.  Sorbents were utilized to recover free product then grit from the basin was removed and it was rinsed.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-547-2016*A truck released approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to a gravel parking lot.  All visible signs of contaminated soil were removed via excavation by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-548-2016*On 7/18/16, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a small hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks due to a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-445-2016*I responded with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to an abandoned lot in the woods. There was methamphetamine making materials discovered. It was unknown who brought the materials there but I overpacked the items and disposed of them properly.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response action required.
I-209-2016*I received a Notice of Intent to Remove an Underground Oil Storage Tank (UST) from Buck's Market. The tank is registration #13067 Tank #5 a 6,000 Gallon tank used for unleaded gasoline.

I recieved notification that Tank#5 has been removed. The work was overseen by Dale Chapman certified tank installer #458. The Site Assessment work is being completed by Arnie Fessenden, of FGS/CMT consulting firm.

No further action by Response Services.
P-583-2016*A vehicle drove into the Mousam River in the vicinity of 128 Sweats Bridge Road for unknown reasons. A small gasoline sheen was observed in the water surrounding the car during recovery operations.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and observed the sheen quickly dissipate after the car was removed from the water.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-482-2016*Kelly Caldwell of Woodland Pulp LLC (Woodland) reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a blown hydraulic line on a baler. The oil dripped to the concrete floor and sorbent pads were used for the cleanup.

The pads were properly disposed of in the #9 boiler on site.

The floor drains that spill into an oil water separator was the only drain impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-785-2016*A call was received reporting a "red material" in the water between Hobson's Wharf and Gowen Marine.  Upon arrival, the magnitude struck me.  The entire open water portion between the two was tomato soup red.  There was an odor I associate with food processing/fermenting.  I spoke with Stuart Rose of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The material was most likely sea cucumber processing waste.

The conditions were noted and some photographs were taken.  These were communicated and transferred to the appropriate MDEP Division of Water Quality Management staff.  At this point, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

I-282-2016*A batch feeder ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid to wood fines. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation(LP) employees removed and disposed contaminated wood fines through LP's wood boiler.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-284-2016*A loader released a small amount of hydraulic oil to soils. ReEnergy employees removed contaminated soils which will be disposed of at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-539-2016*This tank had been empty and out of service for some time.  The tenant bought five gallons of K-1 and added it to the tank.  When he did, the oil started leaking at the filter fitting.  He put a pan under it and called a contractor who tightened the fitting and stopped the leak.  No cleanup was necessary, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-738-2016*Dead River Oil (Dead River) reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the home and met with the home owner Deanna Small. Mrs. Small explained to me that they had their furnace serviced by Dead River the day before, and they could smell oil in the house but figured it was just because of the maintenance on the furnace. That night they woke up to the smoke detector alarm going off and the whole house was full of black smoke.

According the Dead River, a valve was not properly screwed on properly after the maintenance, which caused the furnace to malfunction.

Minimal oil was released to the concrete  basement floor and was cleaned up properly by Dead River.

I used my Photo Ionization Detector (PID) in the house. Oil vapors were minimal.

I suggested that I return in a few weeks to test the vapors in the house again.

Mrs. Small agreed.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-739-2016*November 25, 2016, I responded to 217 Jordan River Road after receiving another complaint from land owner Kevin Bennett. Mr. Bennett was reporting an oil spill at the property.

I met Mr. Bennett at the property. At that time, the owner of the mobile home, Christopher Jacobs was not home. Mr. Bennett owns the land and Mr. Jacobs leases the land from Mr. Bennett to house his mobile home. Mr. Bennett showed me the above ground storage tank (AST) that Mr. Jacobs had installed himself to the mobile home to supply heat. At that time, the fire matic was installed upside down and the sleeve on the copper line was not installed correctly. Incorrect installation prevents oil companies from delivering oil to AST's.

Mr. Jacobs has been pouring oil into his AST on his own with 5 gallon jugs of kerosene. The effort to fill the AST in this manner causes oil to splash around the AST, causing soil contamination.

Mr. Jacobs has been warned by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response staff (please reference DEP spill numbers: B-291-2016 and B-754-2016) about spilling kerosene on the ground and not cleaning it up to DEP Commissioner's Satisfaction.

DEP Response staff have cleaned up oil contaminated soil from this site twice.

July 2016, it was made clear to Mr. Jacobs by DEP that the next spill on the property, the DEP will take enforcement actions.

The site has since been referred to Robert Shannon.
B-754-2016*There have been at least three spills at this location by the tenants over the last eight months. The first two were fairly small and cleaned up by hand. The last one unfortunately was more significant. This spill required excavation and removal of contaminated soil.

The tenants were most uncooperative, but eventually after much time and difficulty, the contamination was disposed of and all of the oil spill related problems were resolved.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-650-2016*I received a call from Marcia McInnis of 8 Indian Ridge Street in Augusta on 11/29/2016. Ms. McInnis stated that Dead River Company had serviced her heating system a week ago.  After returning home on 11/25/2016 from the Thanksgiving holiday, she discovered an oil spill in her basement coming from the furnace. Dead River was called by Ms. McInnis, and they returned to repair the leak and clean up the spill.  They also admitted to damaging a gasket when servicing the burner causing the spill. Ms. McInnis called our office when the oil vapors persisted in her home.  I made a site visit and provided her with a carbon air scrubber, and she had Dead River return for more cleaning.  Dead River to this date has not reported the oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-314-2016*A bare steel underground storage tank was discovered during excavation of a parking lot for the Lithgow Library in Augusta.   I visited the site and met with the contractor, Mike Lewis, who showed the 1000 gallon bare still heating oil tank.  He had called Environmental Projects, Inc., to clean out and remove tank.   I provided a Soil Debris letter for the sand in the tank. 1.56 tons were disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  There did not appear to be any contamination around the tank which would require remediation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-556-2016*On Tuesday, 6/19/16, I visited this reported universal waste incident at request of Mr. Bill McGinley, through Julie Churchill of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The report involved broken fluorescent lightbulb tubes near the sign for this restaurant.  The area is rural commercial and residential area near the northeast shore of Long Lake, located at the intersection of Harrison Heights Road.

The Buca's Fine Food restaurant was closed at the time of my visit.  I confirmed shards of one broken fluorescent tube below the roadside sign.  The broken bulb waste appeared very old, from before the previous winter, and in small pieces.  The frosting on the bulb shards was gone and total volume collected was less than a half-gallon in volume, about a pound including surrounding dirt.  Any internal powder from the bulb appears to have long washed away across the asphalt.  I took the waste for proper disposal.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.

P-557-2016*On 7/12/16, CURA Emergency Services (CES), representing Performance Foodservices Company (PFS), reported a leak of engine oil to the ground when a PFS truck hit a rock while delivering to Wohelo Camp.  CURA had called Environmental Restoration, LLC, (ER) of Falmouth to respond.  At my request, CURA had Mr. Ben Mitchell of ER contact me for clean-up instructions.  Free product oil, oil-saturated soil, and oil-discolored soil was required to be removed to state of Maine satisfaction.  The discharge was reported 5 hours after occurrence, 3 hours beyond the 2 hours reporting time in Maine statute 38 MRSA Section 550.

At the leak point there was an area of about 3' by 10' of oil saturated gravel followed by a small trail.  ER dug up three drums of oiled gravel for disposal as nonhazardous oily waste at Clean Harbors Environmental Services Rumery Road facility.  Being a waste oil discharge, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not issue an Oil Spill Debris Form for soil disposal, and ER did not request one.  The discharge did not appear to threaten the camp's drinking water well or surface water.

The location is a young girls summer camp located in a rural wooded area off Raymond Cape Road, a peninsula extending south into Sebago Lake.

At this point in time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.



P-558-2016*On 7/12/16, Mr. Stringer reported that awhile back he had a small heating oil leak from a bad fitting at his boiler, resulting in an oil odor in his home and spots of oil on his concrete basement floor.  Mr. Stringer had burner technician Keith Thomas, respond to fix the leak.  The leak may be related to a basement flooding the home suffered a month before.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit was requested.

No additional Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-559-2016*On 7/18/16, both Tim Kimball and Gray Fire Chief Kurt Elkanich reported a long mystery diesel discharge on the northbound side of Route 100.  Mr. Kimball thought it looked like hydraulic oil and slippery and could cause "a lot of accidents".

I measured the leak as 5.6-miles long from Cumberland into the town of Gray up Route 100 and onto the Route 26 spur, maybe to a gravel pit off the Route 26 spur in Gray.  The leak was in the driver's side of the northbound lane's pavement and did not reach soil or drains.  Based on the length of the spill and past experience, I estimated 20 to 30 gallons in volume.  No responsible party was identified.  The oil stain was not wet and not being tracked by vehicle tires.  The oil appeared to be hydraulic or diesel fuel.  No cleanup was practical.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are envisioned at this point in time.

P-560-2016*On Monday, 7/18/16, in late afternoon, Nouria Energy reported that they had discovered a unreported discharge around the diesel fuel dispenser at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) location.  It appears a customer discharged the fuel, spread speedy dry sorbent material on the spill, but did not let the store personnel know.  Rain had washed the spill into soil off the pavement.

On Tuesday, 7/19/16, in the morning, I met Allstate Environmental Services, hired by Nouria Energy, to remediate the discharge.  Sorbents were picked up and oiled soil was excavated and trucked to CPRC Group under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris Form.  Cleanup appeared satisfactory. The area is rural commercial use.  No drinking water wells appeared significantly threatened.

At this time no additional MDEP actions are required.

P-564-2016*On 7/18/2016, Stephen Brezinski received a call through the Maine State Police from Chris Krause reporting a sheen of diesel fuel in the Saco River in the area of the Route 4A bridge in Buxton.

I investigated the complaint the following morning and met Mr. Krause on site.  I do not disbelieve his observation, but found no odor or oil sheen in the area at the time of my visit leaving me to believe that whatever occurred was a small one-time occurrence.  I encouraged Mr. Krause to call us again if he were to observe a recurrence of the sheen.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-441-2016*Tom Short of Weyerhaeuser reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The spill occurred on East Shore and Edmund Pond Road in Concord Township.

At the time of discovery, there was no source. Approximately 10 feet long stain of hydraulic or motor oil covered the dirt road. It was unnecessary to scrape the oily dirt road because it was about to be graded. The soils were not saturated and no wells or water bodies were nearby that could be potentially impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-443-2016*Jennifer Robinson of the Port Authority in Eastport reported a crane in the water to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene, where sorbent boom and sorbent pads were already in the water and absorbing hydraulic oil that was dripping in the water from the punctured hydraulic oil tank.

The crane was lifting a heavy net onto the pier when the weight of the net pulled the truck and crane over. A pillar below the pier prevented the truck from entering the water, but the hydraulic tank that was practically full was compromised.

I exchanged the oily pads and boom with new pad and boom.

Oily pads and boom were disposed of properly. No other discharges were identified at that time.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-444-2016*I received a National Response Center report of a partially submerged sailboat in Southwest Harbor. Coast Guard personnel from station Southwest Harbor observed the vessel but did not report an oil release of any kind. The boat was later recovered without incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-455-2016*I responded to a report of an oil sheen on the excavation of a water main replacement project. On site I found no source for the oil sheen.  After discussion with a fellow employee, I learned of historic contamination in the area caused by spills that had occurred at the rail yard on the adjacent property.  We believe that the source of the light oil sheen is old contamination from rail yard.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-204-2016*I received report from Irving Woodlands LLC (IWLLC) of a spill from a dump truck as a result of a broken hydraulic hose. IWLLC contractor crews used shovels and sorbents materials to soak up and remove the oily debris from this spill.

No action is required by Response Services.
B-457-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the scene where a heavy wind storm went through the area and knocked down several trees onto utility poles causing transformers to fall to the ground and break open.

None of the transformers I investigated impacted waterways, storm drains, or private drinking wells.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-460-2016*Will Eisworth reported a hydraulic oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The discharge occurred at American Concrete Industries.

I responded to the site and met with Mr. Eisworth. He explained that while operating a forklift, a hydraulic hose broke and leaked approximately 2 gallons of oil onto the dirt. The dirt was removed and disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill with a DEP spill debris letter.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-461-2016*Reed & Reed reported a mineral oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the Bingham Wind Farm project and met with Tony Levitt of Reed & Reed. He showed me the area they excavated from the 3 gallon mineral oil spill they had from a transformer that?s apart of a wind turbine.

The contaminated soil was disposed of properly.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-206-2016*Frank Gardiner of Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) called to report a hydraulic oil spill. Allen's Environmental was hired to remove contaminated soil/wood fines with vacuum truck. Soil was brought to Tri-Community landfill for disposal.

No additional action is required of Response Services.
I-90-2016*I received an anonymous complaint reporting spillage of used motor oil from a passenger truck. I met with Rose Gantnir to discuss oil spilled from a 5 gallon bucket/pail.  It appears the oil pail was damaged during snow plowing operations and was leaking under the snow.

I deployed sorbent pads and asked the responsible party to properly dispose of these sorbents at the landfill once they had soaked up the oil.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-243-2016*I received report regarding a small spill of approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil. Sorbent materials were used to soak up the small spill of hydraulic oil from his heavy construction equipment.

No further action is warranted at this time from Response Services Staff.
I-252-2016*I received a called transferred from State Police public safety dispatch regarding a spill of diesel fuel from a punctured saddle tank on a Dead River Company delivery truck. The spill took place at approximately 14:30 when the saddle tank on the delivery truck was punctured by a rock off the dirt road. The driver notice when turning at the end of a dead end road to make a delivery drop and immediately put a pail under the tank.

The recovered product was transferred to the tank truck and pumped into woods harvest operation equipment. The used sorbents and a small amount of road dirt was shoveled into a bag and transported back to the company's Fort Kent office for disposal at the secure landfill with other accumulated debris as per the company's standard protocol.  GPS location was reported as 46.996616, -69.276936 and was obtained off the trucks GPS tracking system. No surface water resources were noted by Dead River Company driver and all material was clean up immediately.

No further action by Response Services staff required at this time.
B-605-2016*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I arrived at the home and assisted in the cleanup of a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) in a basement.

Home owner, Ann Perloff was home at the time and allowed Dead River to remove the AST from her basement. I used a photo ionization detector (PID) to detect oil vapors in the home. The results were low but I suggested that the two part oil solution would help reduce or eliminate the vapors in the home. Ms. Perloff agreed to have the cleanup done by the DEP.

The site was referred to Jim Lavoie with the DEP in Technical Services. Jim applied the two part solution to the concrete basement floor.

Mr. Perloff was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-606-2016*Stonington Harbor Master reported a diesel release to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), from a fishing vessel.

I arrived on scene and met with Mr. William Nutter, the owner of the fishing vessel My3Girls. At that time sorbent boom was wrapped around the sunken vessel and a small sheen was being released from the vessel. It was unknown how much diesel was on board at that time.

The Coast Guard arrived and we assisted Mr. Nutter with removing his vessel from the water.

The sorbent boom was not saturated and was able to be reused for future oil spills.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-291-2016*I received report from Bates Fuels, Inc., regarding a spill of about 1/4 gallon of #2 heating oil in the basement of Woody Craig's home. The spill was result of corrosion (pin hole) in Mr. Craig's inside oil storage tank (AST). Bates Fuels crew put down speedy dry on the oil stain below the leaking tank, and pumped the contents (approximately 250 gallons) into their fuel delivery truck.



No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-802-2016*On the morning of 10/7/16, I was notified by Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff persons Andrew Slusarski and Angela Hight of a problem with poorly stored and broken mercury-containing fluorescent bulbs within the work area of this office.  The bulbs appeared to have been taken down from a second, higher, long out-of-service hanging ceiling above the currently used ceiling.

It was unknown exactly where in the office these bulbs were taken from during office renovations and when they were broken.  We noted no broken glass bulb debris so no clean-up was undertaken at the time.  I understand that Slusarski ensured that the bulbs were disposed of properly.

No additional Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-803-2016*Scott Cyr received a call that there was a spill from a Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. truck to pavement at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-804-2016*On 10/12/16, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leak of transformer oil due to damage from a vehicle accident.  CMP reported oil to the roadway cleaned with sorbents and oiled gravel dug up for off site disposal.

The location is rural forest and residential use located near the intersection of Route 35 with Carsley Road.  No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-805-2016*The Oxford County Dispatch Center reported that an oil peddler truck had rolled over on Meadow Road (aka New Road) in Stow.  The truck belonged to B & L Oil and Propane Company.  The accident caused 1,563 gallons of #2 heating oil to spill onto the roadway, run down into the soft shoulder, and soak into the soil there.  At the bottom of the hill, about 250 feet from where the truck rolled over, is a good-sized stream, so ENPRO Services, Inc., was hired to respond to the site and deploy sorbent and containment boom in the stream in case the oil made it there.  The oil never showed up in the stream.  Khiel Excavation Company was hired to excavate the contaminated soil.  536.84 tons of contaminated soil were transported to CPRC Group for disposal (see attached photos).  The excavation was backfilled with clean material and the roadway was paved.  B & L Oil handled all the invoices for the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-806-2016*On 10/14/16, I responded to an anonymous complaint and visited this auto salvage junkyard and auto crushing operation.  The complainant claimed oil was being allowed to drain off the pad for the car crusher, as well as crushing refrigerators before draining off the Freon refrigerant.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder Delaney and other staff worked on this facility for spills back in 2012 (see report P-125-2012).  Prior to and after visiting, I communicated with MDEP staff Butch Bowie and with Eric Hamlin regarding spill and solid waste management.  The location is located in a commercial use area.

The owner, Bob Cucurull was displeased with my inspection, but was amenable to showing me around.  I noted a few droplets of waste oil on a puddle in the crusher pad (see attached photos).  I also noted oil-contaminated soil and speedy dry sorbent in the trunk of several cars waiting to be crushed; this route of disposing of oiled media I've found to be common at other car crushing operations.  On the gravel lot I observed sporadic oil spots common to the operations from old vehicles but nothing threatening groundwater or off site.  I noted no evidence of refrigerator crushing.

I advised Mr. Cucurull about spill reporting; he stated that the complaint reporter was likely a disgruntled former employee.  I did not perform a full inspection of the property and operation.

No additional Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time based on present information.
P-807-2016*Mr. Jordan with Portland Pump Company (PPC) contacted the Division of Response Services regarding requirements on the repair of a fuel oil underground storage tank (UST) vent pipe that had been accidently damaged by an excavator.  Ms. Mullen of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and I gave guidance to PPC on repairing the line.  No prohibited oil discharges were reported.

The UST facility location is under what I understand is the employee parking lot on the northwest side of the terminal building near the United Airlines area.

At this time no additional Division of Response Services actions are planned based on present information.
P-808-2016*Scott Cyr received a report of a single-vehicle crash into a stream at this location.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial activities may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-809-2016*SUMMARY
This spill report is complementary to report P-681-2006 and others, covering the response and investigation of significant leaks of #6 oil from a commercial heavy-oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility associated with the former Goodall Worsted Mill.  This report involves the abandonment-by-removal of aboveground product piping and the abandonment-in-place of underground #6-oil product piping going south under High Street to the former International Woolens Mill.

Elizabeth Della Valle was primary representative for the City of Sanford.  Jon O'Donnell of Credere Associates, LLC, was primary environmental consultant for the City of Sanford.

Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative.  Wilkes Harper and Troy Smith and others were primary MDEP Project Manager and Geologist for this work.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
In 2015 and 2016, Credere was overseeing NRC-ENPRO Services remove 8"-diameter steel aboveground product piping, and abandon-in-place the same piping run within Sanford property Lot 17E, that goes underground on its way to International Woolens.  See the attached site maps and plans for the locations of this piping run.

In 2015, MDEP specified that Credere would submit the required Notice of Intent to Abandon (Removal Notice) to MDEP, give MDEP staff notice and opportunity to observe the work, and thereupon MDEP Division of Response Services would grant official approval of the piping abandonment in place (before the abandonment could take place).

In October 2015, Credere, under Mr. McDonnell, initiated the piping removal abandonment work without submitting the completed and required removal notice, and without receiving approval for the abandonment in place by MDEP, and without the opportunity of MDEP staff to be on site and observe the work and assess any discharge. On 10/13/16, Mr. Harper and I visited and met Ms. Della Valle of Sanford.  We confirmed the concrete transition vault excavated, but could not see the underground fuel pipe end to witness it had been indeed cut and properly plugged.

Mr. McDonnell stated that the south end of the fuel pipe at Weaver Drive had been previously cut and plugged during earlier roadwork; but MDEP had no proof.  In or about December 2016, it was later found that the other end had not been capped and assessed, so plans were made to return in the spring to complete the #6 oil facility abandonment.

MDEP advised the City of Sanford to work out the communication problems and UST removal violations with their contractors.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Old #6-oil discharges have been confirmed from the UST area and the piping runs, and a large #6-oil plume is known to be moving under High Street toward the Mousam River.  Areas of older, dried black oil discharges have been confirmed around this piping run and this property.  Some black oil was observed by MDEP staff on the removed concrete piping transition vault.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I understand that there are no cleanup actions initiated at this time on this parcel of land.  See past and future records of the MDEP Project Manager and Brownfield Program for remediation information.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This report and piping abandonment does not cover remaining facility piping under High Street or under the International Woolen Company property.
2)  See the records of MDEP Brownfields Program and the UST Closure assessment for further information.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  As the underground section of piping was uncovered and disconnected from the aboveground piping section prior to approval by MDEP and submission of a completed removal notice; the abandonment in place was not granted at this time.  See the partial Piping Closure Report of Credere for additional information.
5)   As this UST facility appears out of service prior to 198
P-810-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 10/17/16, Dead River Company (DRC) burner technician, Rick Harrison, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, an estimated prohibited discharge of 180 gallons of fuel oil at this customer's home, based on DRC's estimated fuel use for the home.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement was empty and DRC reported most of the oil appeared to have "soaked into foundation" and they wished a MDEP response.

Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative.  MDEP engineer, Peter Eremita, was primary MDEP Division of Technical Services representative.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/17/16, when the discharge was discovered, the spill was one to three weeks old and the discharged oil appears to have had ample time to soak into the concrete and seep down through cracks into soil below the floor.  All remaining of an estimated 180 gallons, was a few puddles on low spots in the concrete floor, a dark oil stain on the floor and wicking up the concrete foundation walls (see photos).  The oil traveled across the floor in two lobes: around the northern furnace (F-1) and around the north side of the chimney against the north (N) wall; and south toward the center of the east side of the basement (see site plans).  The oil appears to have puddled over some areas of significant cracks in the concrete floor, such as near the stairs to the kitchen and bulkhead stairs.

The leak source of the discharge appears to have been a small perforation of the plastic coated fuel line along the east wall near the water line.  We noted a pinhole puncture in the plastic sleeve, but the hole in the copper line was irregular resembling a corrosion hole.  Oil appears to have come out the pinhole on the E wall and out along N wall, explaining the oil stain wicking up the foundation wall in those areas.  Oil also appears to have leaked out the end of the plastic sleeve into the furnace area.

In five drill holes through the floor, we noted photoionization detector (PID) levels of  157-parts per million (ppm) in D1, and 107-ppm in D2 confirming oil under the floor.  Four-inch diameter core holes in the floor and field analysis confirmed oil-saturated sandy soil under the floor down to 24" below the floor (see site plan and field sample records) along the E and N walls.  In a concrete core, oil was seen to have soaked down into the concrete about an inch deep indicating it would not be possible to adequately clean the floor and rid it as an oil vapor source.

A separate, possibly unrelated, oil leak on the floor was located at the corner next to the furnace F-2.  This leak may be from the bare copper fuel line from the AST to F-2 that was grouted in the corner of the wall, or from out the new fuel line sleeve.

The 275-gallon AST and area around it had no leaks evident.  Both fuel lines are connected to the tank's oil filter with a T-fitting.

As of 11/4/16, we noted no oil breakout in the low area in the backyard (west side of the property).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is a single family colonial with attached office section and two car garage, of 1950's construction.  The location is suburban residential use, served by municipal drinking water and private septic systems.  The septic system is located in the backyard, west side of the home.  The location is not over a mapped aquifer.

The basement foundation and floor are poured concrete.  There were three or more areas of significant fractures in the 3" thick concrete floor.  The home is built upon about 8' of uncompacted sand fill which the structural engineer stated was the reason the floor cracked and had low spots.  The long basement is unfinished except for an unused sound studio.  According to Mr. Gilman and his nephew-in-law, the home had not been lived in for several years and was for sale.

The basement has two hot air furnaces, for the home section and fo
P-811-2016*M. W. Sewall Company reported that one of their customers had a leaking filter on her outdoor oil tank.  I visited the site and found the oil tank behind the mobile home at the edge of a steep drop-off.  There was a small amount of stained soil underneath the oil tank's filter, but no other evidence of a spill.  M. W. Sewall was concerned that as much as 100 gallons of oil might have leaked out according to their usage data, but I found no evidence of that.  The home had a sign on the front door indicating it was vacant, and no one answered the door when I knocked.  My coworker, Stephen Brezinski, stopped by the home a week later and reported no one home and no evidence of a large spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-812-2016*The Lebanon Fire Department reported that there had been a fatal motor vehicle accident near 405 Little River Road.  The vehicle involved leaked some motor oil onto the roadway and it was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-813-2016*The Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had been called to 68 Arlington Avenue by a concerned citizen who reported a car in the driveway leaking gasoline.  The Fire Department found a small puddle of gasoline underneath the vehicle and cleaned it up with sorbent material.  The vehicle's owner had it towed away.  The following day I drove by the location and approved of the cleanup and then went by the Fire Department and picked up the contaminated sorbent material for disposal.  I also replaced the used sorbents with new ones.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-814-2016*The Lebanon Fire Department reported that a dump truck had leaked a significant amount of hydraulic oil in Trains parking lot and out onto Route 202 (see attached photos).  A dump truck had been parked at the back of the parking lot (seen on surveillance camera).  When it drove off, it was leaking copious amounts of hydraulic oil.  The driver didn't notice or stop.  Puddles of hydraulic oil were then driven through by many customers tracking the oil out onto Route 202.  There was enough oil in the road that it was a safety concern, so the roadway was sanded and swept.  Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) repeatedly swept the roadway, which helped pick up the oil and move all of the sand into the breakdown lane.  The contaminated sand was then shoveled into Allstate Environmental Services's dump trailer.  The cleanup then moved into Trains parking lot.  Sorbent material and a walk-behind sweeper were used to clean up as much of the oil as possible.  That material was also shoveled into the dump trailer.  The contaminated material was then taken to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.  The responsible party was never found.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-815-2016*A concerned citizen reported that there had been a large puddle of oil in her street for a couple of days.  I arrived to find a large puddle of water in the road and moments later the Portland Water District showed up with equipment and explained there was a leaking water main under the street.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-816-2016*Todd Banville of York Energy reported that he had serviced a customer's heating system and several days later the customer called back because of an odor of oil.  When he arrived, he found the 330 gallon indoor oil tank empty and the filter gasket pinched.  They estimated that 300 gallons of oil had leaked out of the tank, onto the concrete floor, ran across the floor, and into a sump.  The sump pump runs continuously to keep water out of the basement, so it is likely that a lot of the oil was pumped out by it but no evidence of that was found in the street where the it pumps to.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services and they removed the impacted concrete floor and then vactored out the heavily contaminated soil underneath.  There was fractured bedrock at a depth of 6 inches to 18 inches under the floor (see attached photos).  A sub-slab ventilation system and a new sump were installed under the supervision of Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services.  The excavated soil was replaced with 3/4 inch stone and a vapor barrier and then the concrete floor was replaced.  The oil tank, which had been removed for the cleanup, was reinstalled.  The case was then handed off to the Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-817-2016*Jeff Bellino, of Atlantic Heating Company, reported that one of his customers had the filter knocked off his basement oil tank causing 100 gallons of oil to spill onto the concrete floor.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come out and clean up the free product sitting on the concrete floor.  The following day the concrete floor was removed and the soil underneath it was vactored out.  Because I was busy, Robert Shannon, the Supervisor On Call, oversaw the continued vactoring.  Then, Don White of our Division of Technical Services took over supervision of the cleanup.  As much contaminated soil as could be was removed, a sub-slab depressurization system was installed, the excavation was backfilled, and a new concrete floor was poured.  The Division of Technical Services will manage the site from here on.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-580-2016*Report was received of 1/2 gallon leak of hydraulic oil from a trash truck to the roadway of Route 77.  The spill was reported cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services.  No leaked oil reached drains or waterways.  A later check found a satisfactory cleanup.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-587-2016*The seal on a hydraulic pump failed which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product sprayed onto the hull of the pirate ship ride and impacted the gravel below.  All accessible contamination was removed from grade down approximately six inches. Infrastructure for the ride itself and the hydraulic piping prevented a complete removal.  Lingering contamination presents no threat to the operation of the ride or its patrons.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-588-2016*The Auburn Fire Department reported that a streak of motor oil had been found on South Bridge and Main Streets.  It was apparent that a truck had driven down these streets while its engine was leaking.  There were only a few spots where any oil was actually recoverable and they used sorbent material to clean those up.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved surface.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-589-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their trucks had a diesel leak in Naples.  The truck's fuel line had become disconnected and another motorist pointed it out to the driver.  The driver parked the truck, which stopped the leak.  The spilled oil was in the roadway of a busy intersection and was not recoverable (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-590-2016*National Response Corporation reported that one of their vactors had broken down on the Maine Turnpike at mile 11 in York.  The truck had blown its radiator hose and had leaked antifreeze onto the roadway.  The spilled antifreeze was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-591-2016*The Sanford Fire Department reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident in front of 1930 Main Street.  The accident caused about a gallon of diesel to be spilled onto the paved roadway.  The fire department personnel cleaned up the spilled diesel with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-592-2016*Catherine Brow reported that she was concerned about her drinking water because it smelled.  I visited Ms. Brow's home to investigate the possibility that there was petroleum contamination in her well.  After a long conversation with Ms. Brow, I went to look at the well.  It was a dug well in the landscaping near the front door.  As soon as I stepped into the shrubbery, I saw that the dog feces were everywhere.  It turns out the Brow's new dog used this particular area to relieve itself.  The water quality issue coincided with the arrival of the puppy.  I pointed this out to Ms. Brow and she said she would keep the area clean.  No evidence of petroleum contamination was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-593-2016*Wayne Bateman at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reported that a small amount of gasoline had spilled into the Piscataqua River.  While fueling the security vessel, the hose from the dispenser failed causing about a gallon of gasoline to spill onto the pier (see attached report).  The vast majority of the gasoline was contained on the pier but about an ounce got into the river.  Sorbent boom was deployed.  The spilled gasoline on the pier was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-597-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a contractor had hit one of their pad mounted transformers (see attached CMP Spill Report).  The hit caused the transformer to leak 20 gallons of oil onto the ground and into the pit underneath it.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyls (non-PCBs).  The transformer pit has water in it, which had to be pumped out with the oil.  The oil that spilled onto the ground was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-598-2016*Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland reported that one of their school buses had spilled some diesel fuel onto the roadway on O'Neil Street and Cottage Road.  The driver of the bus forgot to put the fuel cap back on after fueling the bus, and as he drove, diesel fuel sloshed out when the bus went around corners.  There were only a few places where the diesel could actually be cleaned up.  The City employees used sorbent material to clean up those spots (see attached Spill Reporting Form).  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-599-2016*An excavator operator unearthed an antiquated hydraulic lift at a construction site and there was concern that soils in the vicinity may be contaminated.  Field screening was conducted at different width and depth intervals using a bag headspace method.  No evidence of contamination was identified.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-600-2016*I was contacted by Herrick reporting that one of their rolloff trucks had a hydraulic line fail while picking up a container in the driveway at 215 Tuttle Road in Cumberland.  Herrick hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to complete the cleanup.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection wasn't contacted until the next day.  The spill was on the paved surface and sorbent material was used to clean it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-605-2016*A passenger vehicle accident caused the release of approximately one gallon of gasoline to a wetland area on the side of the road. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and determined that it was not possible to manually recover the released product without causing unnecessary ground disturbance and the released gasoline was allowed to evaporate.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-606-2016*Approximately one gallon of motor oil was released from a passenger vehicle to the paved road surface due to a leaking hose. The Old Orchard Fire Department responded to the location and cleaned/disposed of the oil with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-607-2016*Approximately 13 gallons of mineral oil was released from a transformer after it was knocked loose due to a vehicle accident.  The oil was reportedly released to the paved road surface below and was cleaned up with speedy-dry sorbent material. The waste material was disposed of by Central Maine Power Company. The transformer was tagged as "Non - PCB" (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) according to the attached spill report from Central Maine Power Company.
P-608-2016*Approximately 6 gallons of mineral oil was released from an electrical transformer due to a mechanical failure.  The oil was reportedly released to the paved driveway surface and a flower garden.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) hired a contractor to remove 6 cubic yards of oil impacted soil and clean the paved surface with sorbent.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location to observe the cleanup.  The waste materials were disposed of by CMP in their waste stream.  The transformer was tagged as "Non-PCB" (non-polychlorinated biphenyl) according to the spill report from CMP.
P-609-2016*The dry (Purple K) chemical fire extinguisher system at the Mobil Mart gas station was accidentally triggered and released its contents onto the paved drive surface under the fueling canopy. Enpro Services was contracted to clean up the release and used water to wash the paved surface and a vacuum truck to collect it. The liquid waste was disposed of by Enpro.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-610-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/27/16, Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of this traffic accident involving a retail, motor fuels facility.  Responding to the accident location, I noted the discharge of fresh gasoline to the soil under both dispenser locations and to the pavement, apparently due to the accident.  I then notified the facility owner/operator, Mr. Ryan Doherty, of the discharge to the soil.  Up to that time, Mr. Doherty had only been aware of a gasoline discharge to the impermeable pavement next to the dispenser, which was to be logged but not necessarily reported to MDEP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The incident area is rural residential and commercial use and served by private well water and septic systems.  There are at least three drinking water wells within 100' of the discharge.  The store was formerly known as Wardtown Market. The well for this store is about 60' to the south.  MDEP assessed the location as having a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline for spill clean-up.

The underground storage tank (UST) facility consists of a suction operated, 2-compartment UST with single-wall fiberglass piping to two dispensers, installed about year 2000.  The last annual facility inspection was from 9/24/14, so was overdue at the time of the accident.  During the work, the piping run was found by the contractors to be improperly sloped toward the dispensers, not toward the UST as required by Maine statute and rule.  The facility did not have spill containment sumps, since at the time of installation they were not required.

The facility also has a retail K1 oil aboveground storage tank (AST) with dispenser located on the north side of the store building.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The facility had previously undergone clean-up of gasoline leaks to soil during the facility replacement around year 2000, and later.

On 7/27/16, the vehicle of Ms. Karen Bradford was hit by the vehicle of Denise Chafe, sending the Bradford's vehicle through the air and landing upside down onto Doherty's gasoline dispensers.  The two dispensers were knocked over and discharged gasoline from within the dispenser units.  At this time, it was unknown if fuel also leaked from the underground part of the two product pipes.  I noted no evidence of fuel or lube oil leaks from the two vehicles involved.  MDEP determined that under the site's clean-up goal the contaminated soil should be promptly removed and assessed due to protect exposure by the public and to protect drinking water sources.

During initial excavation we noted groundwater (gw) a little below the product piping.  No free product oil was observed on the gw, though I did note a petroleum sheen. We noted a strong odor of fresh gasoline in the soil under the dispensers.  Contamination was more extensive, and larger in volume, than first assessed.  Less permeable silt/clay native soil was found under the area; later rainwater filled up the excavation indicating the low permeability of the soils.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 7/28/16, during the meeting with Mr. Doherty, Keith Lindstrom of Adams & Fogg, and Maine Certified tank Installer (CTI) Bill Carver, it was discussed that the dispenser island would need to be removed, and the piping checked, repaired and pressure tested.  Ted Scharf of MDEP advised at the time that Maine Chapter 691 rules now required a dispenser sump, which was contested.

On 8/11/16, and days following, EPI under Bill Carver and John Cressey of Beacon Environmental Consultants, removed contaminated soil for offsite disposal.  No groundwater was removed or treated.

The product piping tested tight so no piping had to be removed and reinstalled.  Carver and Lindstrom found the piping to have been installed improperly sloping toward the dispensers rather than the tanks.  During the accident, product in the pipes may have d
P-611-2016*The 262 Engineers called to report a minor hydraulic spill from a front end loader accident while doing earthwork at the camp.  The loader tipped over on a gravel area, as a soft roll, and the driver did not sustain any injury nor was the machine damaged.  The loader was righted, with minimal oil loss recorded.  Maintenance was pulled on the machine and seven gallons of oil was drained and collected (capacity ten).

The area was over-excavated by a little, all around, and the total excavated was estimated to be five (5) cubic yards. A soil debris letter was issued and the material taken to CPRC Group, in Scarborough for recycling/disposal.  No initial site visit was scheduled for the Division of Response Services, but if Response Services was to be in the area in the next few days a visual inspection was welcome.  Based on the information given, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action, beyond this reporting and documentation.
A-382-2016*On 7/20/16, Ken Nivison reported that there was a strip of roadside about 10 feet wide and 50 yards long that had dead vegetation all summer and nothing appears to be growing in that area.  I talked to Mr. Nivison and he expressed his concern that someone may have dumped oil or a toxic chemical along the road.  I went to the area and observed the area of concern.  It appeared that areas on both sides of the road had been defoliated a while ago, but the area of concern was still without vegetation.  I field tested the area for oil and it was negative.  pH was within acceptable levels, no organic vapors were present in sample bag head spaces, and pesticide field tests were negative.  I contacted Central Maine Power Company (CMP) because they do defoliant spraying under power lines at times.  CMP responded that they do no spraying along that road.  I contacted Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) to ask if they had done any spraying in that area.  After some investigation and an on site visit by MDOT personnel, they confirmed that they had sprayed the roadside last fall to suppress undergrowth vegetation and it did appear that one area may have received a heavier application then other areas along the road.  I relayed this information to Mr. Nivison.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-383-2016*6/30/16 An anonymous caller reported that there were 15 to 20 five gallon buckets of waste oil being improperly stored with possible spillage at a waterfront property that was for sale. The caller also said there was a lot of fishing nets and traps stored around several blue plastic drums. I contacted the realtor listing the property and she put me in contact with the owner, Meredith Fossett. I met Meredith at the property and inspected in and around a garage on the property where the oil had been stored. Meredith reported that she had the buckets of oil removed and taken to the transfer station for disposal. She provided me with the receipt from the Bristol/South Bristol Transfer Station for 10 pails of used motor oil. I found no sign of any spilled oil in or around the garage. Meredith showed me the area where there was fishing gear stored in poly 55 gallon drums. I inspected all the drums and they all contained line used in fishing. There was no evidence of any spilled oil or chemicals found on the property.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-384-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an outside oil storage tank had corroded and lost a large amount of oil to the soil below it. I responded to the site and met with the homeowner and oil burner technician there. The oil tank was fully enclosed in a small wooden structure, to keep the snow off it. We could not fully see the leak until the structure was removed. Once we removed the structure, we pumped out the remaining oil from the tank, and Jeremy Lee removed it from service. A very large oil stain could be seen on the ground surface. I provided the homeowner with the paperwork to apply to the Maine Ground and Surface Water Clean-up Response Fund. Later that week, I hired North American Industrial Services to remediate the site under my supervision. We excavated the area and installed a vertical recovery well for pumping contaminated ground water. At this time, I referred the site to the Division of Technical Services for long term monitoring. The site was restored to pre-oil spill conditions.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-385-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a homeowner had tipped his personal tractor over, and it spilled about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground.  I talked to Mr. Laweryson on the phone about the incident.  No oil left his property or entered waterways.  I offered my assistance for cleanup measures; however he did not want the Department's help.  I gave him the cleanup options for his address, and the website for Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  He handled his own cleanup and disposal from there.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-386-2016*A drill rig suffered a hose failure and lost an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  At the time of the spill, the well was just completed so there was roughly a foot of drilling spoils on the ground around the new well.  The oil was contained in the wet, sandy drilling spoils and was collected for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-387-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a site investigation had identified contaminated soils at depths below 10 feet.  The land was said to be town owned lot.  I responded to the site and found out that the property is a condemned fire station for Livermore Falls.  After meeting with S.W. Cole, I drove back to the office to do more research on the property.  Please refer to spill report numbers A-274-1997 and A-276-1997 for more background information.  I determined that there was no need for the Division of Response Services to be involved in this site, as the contamination was historical and was deep in the ground.  I referred this case to Andrea Lasselle of the Voluntary Response Action Program/Brownfields program.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-388-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a tractor trailer box truck had crashed on Interstate 95 southbound.  I responded to the scene and met with the Maine State Police on-scene coordinator.  I was able to determine that the diesel fuel tank had sustained damage during the crash and emptied its contents at the toe of the slope.  I contacted Mr. Erick Trautman, who owns the trucking company.  We agreed on the phone that it was best if I hired a local contractor to remove the contamination and seek reimbursement for the cleanup measures.  I worked with the Maine Department of Transportation to secure a lane closure on Interstate 95, and I hired R. A. Paradis and Sons to excavate the contaminated soil, under my direct oversight.  I chose to dispose of the soil at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, Maine.  The area was then backfilled to grade, loamed, seeded and hayed.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-389-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a piece of equipment tipped over and released diesel fuel to the ground.  I responded to the site and assisted with the cleanup actions.  After the machine was tipped up and moved, we used another excavator to remove the contaminated soil in the ditch.  The majority of the diesel fuel was lost to the pavement; however some fuel soaked into the shoulder of the road.  Mr. Swasey took full responsibility for the incident and he paid all associated costs.  I provided a spill debris form for up to 20 yards of materials to Bruce Manzer in Phillips Maine.  I did not receive a total weight of disposal for this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-370-2016*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to a paved surface due to a vehicle overfill.  The spilled product was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-975-2016*On Wednesday, 12/28/16, in the wee hours of the morning, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Oxford Fire Department (OFD), through Maine State Police, reporting a discharge of about 75 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground.  The passenger side saddle tank of a commercial box tractor trailer had been punctured.  Immediate MDEP response was requested.  On the way I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond with sorbents and several workers.  The box trailer was empty.

The accident and spill area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  On site I found that OFD and Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) had done a very good job of containing the leaking fuel with a sand berm and buckets.  Twenty to 30 gallons of fuel was held back by the sand berm.  The jagged puncture in the saddle tank could not be easily and fully plugged.  Some leaking fuel was caught in buckets and disposed of by OFD.  Big Rig Shop Company pumped off the punctured saddle tank and then drove off the truck for repair, with no need to be towed.  The sewer manhole in the spill area was sealed with ice and no significant oil got into it.  No oil reached drains or surface water.

Oxford Public Works picked up the oiled sand they had applied with a backhoe, and trucked it to CPRC Group the next morning for disposal.  CHES picked up speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads for disposal.

I understand that FL Transportation may hold the town of Oxford responsible for the discharge and cleanup due to having an unsecure defective manway cover.  I believe that CHES direct invoiced FL Transportation for their spill response.

At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements are foreseen based on present information.


P-976-2016*On Tuesday 12/27/16, Linda, with PitStop Fuels Company reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that a customer had complained to them.  The complaint regarded that on Friday, 12/23/16, PitStop had spilled fuel oil during a recent delivery and that PitStop had not cleaned up the spill.  On Monday, 12/26/16, PitStop claimed that they had reported the alleged discharge through the State Police but had received no call back.

The property is suburban residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The single family home is listed as being owned by Kahsi Smith and by Erik Pederson.

PitStop stated that they came out on 12/26/16, found no evidence of an oil discharge, but dug out a 5-gallon pail of uncontaminated soil to appease the homeowners.  Their customer called them again and complained that PitStop had not removed enough soil.  At this point, PitStop contacted me to investigate and make an assessment as to a spill and cleanup.

On 12/28/16, I visited the location and inspected the fill pipe area.  As seen in my attached photos, the fill and vent pipes are located close to the front steps.  Any significant oil overfill should typically leave an oil stain on the steps, soil and house's vinyl siding, yet I noted no oil staining on the house, the piping nor on the steps.  I noted no oil odor and no oil staining in the soil.  Overall, I observed no evidence of a prohibited oil discharge.

At this time, no additional actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-980-2016*
INITAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday, 12/31/16, Trottier Heating Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, through Maine State Police dispatch, that they responded to a no heat call for this customer and found the outside oil tank had leaked until empty.  He estimated 40 to 50 gallons of K1 heating oil lost and requested a MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This is a single family mobile home located in a rural residential and commercial use area.  The home and area is served by municipal water, though Ms. Harris reports she has an inactive, out-of-service, drilled well on the north side of her home.  The home had an outside horizontal, aboveground storage tank (AST) with fuel line going under the home's crawl space, located at the east end of the home (see maps).

There are several homes to the south and west.  To the north is a wetland area and an un-named large pond.  Snow cover inhibited observation for wells at neighboring properties.  At the AST location, the ground slopes steeply down to the wetland about 8' elevation lower.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 12/31/16, I met the homeowner, went over the MDEP role, and went over the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance and clean-up management.  There was no oil odor within the home.

I noted a corrosion hole under the tank near the Firomatic valve (the low end of the tank) and a narrow spot of oil contamination in the ground under the tank.  It appeared that the oil leak was a drip or dribble that was slow enough that it soaked down into the soil without spreading out horizontally.  I noted no oil breakout on the snow-covered hillside or wetland area below.  Over the next week I visited several times and noted no oil breakout in the pond, but a few spots of red oil in the snow-covered wetland below the AST.

On 1/11/17, during a thaw of several days, I noted significant red oil had broken out in the pond (see photos) about 60 feet North Northeast of the AST discharge.

On Sunday, 1/15/17, the weather had turned cold again and the uncontaminated sorbent pads were frozen into the pond (see photos).  I noted no oil breaking out into the pond.

On 1/25/17, the sorbent pads and boom were still frozen into the pond.  I noted no free product oil in the pond or the shoreline.

Source removal via excavation was eventually determined to be not practical or cost effective due to the limitation of the narrow strip of land around the AST, and that we could not reasonably excavate under the mobile home or excavate the wetland.  Excavating the wetland may be more damaging than the oil, and the high groundwater made the oil more easily recoverable in the wetland and pond.  The wetland would have a high biological activity encouraging natural biodegradation.  During this winter period, the oiling of wildlife was a minimal threat.

By April 2017, no additional oil was seeping into the wetland and pond.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 12/31/17, MDEP had a temporary AST installed to provide heat again for Ms. Harris and to free the spill area up if the discharge location had to be excavated.  MDEP under Peter Moulton subsidized a new heating system.

On 1/11/17 and 1/12/17, MDEP Division of Response Services staff and Allstate Environmental Services (AES) applied and changed oil sorbent pads and sorbent boom in the pond.

Over February through May 2017, MDEP periodically checked the pond and wetland and noted no additional free product on the shoreline.  In March, the temporary AST was recovered by AES.  On 5/25/17, MDEP had AES recover remaining sorbent pads and boom from the property and the pond.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Ms. Harris' heating oil facility was replaced with propane.
2)  Oil-contaminated soil is understood to remain under the home and the spill area, and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  Oil contamination in the soil and wetland area is expected to naturally degrade over time.
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P-981-2016*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/31/16, in late evening, South Berwick Fire Department (SBFD) Dispatch reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a 40 to 50 gallon discharge from the residential basement oil tank after an object accidently fell on and broke the tank's brass Firomatic valve.  SBFD got the discharge under control while MDEP arranged for a clean-up contractor to respond with.  I was told that Mr. Lindgren's oil contractor, Fieldings Oil & Propane Company, would not or could not respond to the tank leak that night.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural residential use served by private well water and septic systems.  The home's drilled well is located about 30' south of the home and the oil discharge.  There are two or more wells within 300' of the discharge.

The home is a single family wood structure with a walk-in basement and forced hot water boiler heating system.  There is no sump in the basement floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The Firomatic had been broken off the vertical 275-gallon, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Lindgren reported he tried to plug the hole with his finger until help arrived.  Oil spread across the concrete floor to the opposite end of the basement.  Oil soaked into 2x4 footer, studs and sheetrock.  Oil was later confirmed by drill holes to have reached soil under the floor through cracks in the floor.  Oil flowed under a wall and into a storeroom to the northwest.

There is a brook on the west side of the property flowing in a southwest direction; during several visits before snow cover I noted no evidence of oil reaching the brook.  If the basement has a perimeter drain, I found no outlet to the brook.

On 1/1/17, and other visits, Peter Eremita and I noted significant oil vapor odor in the basement that needed mitigation.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/30/16, SBFD applied sorbents and moved oiled furniture and items outside.

On 1/1/17, MDEP hired NRC-ENPRO Services to respond.  NRC took over for SBFD, applied additional sorbents and cleaned the oiled floor.  MDEP set up a MDEP Ram Fan to vent out a basement window and directed NRC staff cut out oiled footers and wall studs.  NRC laid a poly vapor barrier over the spill area in inhibit oil vapors.

I contacted Radon Systems, LLC, about installing a sub slab ventilation system.  I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance and Mr. Lindgren agreed to MDEP clean-up management Option-1.

On 1/2/17, MDEP engineer Eremita drilled holes in the floor and confirmed oil under the floor.  At the time, we determined that removal of the oiled floor and soil below was not necessary or cost effective.

On 1/3/17, NRC removed the oily waste piled in the driveway under a tarp.

On 1/9/17, Radon Systems, LLC, installed a sub slab ventilation system.

On 1/5/17 through 1/16/17, MDEP had Allstate Environmental Services install a temporary tank, prepare and clean and seal the floor to inhibit oil vapors off the oiled concrete and up through cracks in the concrete floor (see photos).

About 1/20/17, MDEP picked up the Ram Fan and the Carbon Filter unit.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site, under the floor, and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  No oiled soil, concrete floor, or groundwater has been removed at this time.  The sub slab ventilation system is expected to control oil vapor intrusion and to promote natural degradation of the oil discharge.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time there was no breakout of oil in the adjacent brook.
4)  Further investigation and remediation, and final closure has been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services.
5)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected other than in support of MDEP Division of Technical Services.
P-984-2016*Mr. Ferrie reported that his outdoor oil tank had a corrosion hole in it, and a quarter to a half a tank of oil had spilled onto the ground beside his garage.  I arrived to find an oil tank outside the back left corner of an attached garage.  Mr. Ferrie estimated that about 100 gallons of kerosene had leaked out onto the ground.  The location was directly under the drip line of the eaves, so although the ground was frozen, the oil penetrated the ground and didn't spread out.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to move the oil tank and excavate the contaminated soil.  When excavating, we encountered groundwater with free oil on it (see attached photos).  At that point, the excavation was stopped and a recovery well was installed.  The excavation was backfilled with 3/4 stone.  Allstate returned to the site weekly to pump on the recovery well with a vacuum truck.  About 90 gallons of oil was recovered from that well.  The recovery well was removed and the area was landscaped.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-985-2016*Marion Bissonette reported that as Affordable Oil was reeling in their hose after delivering oil to her tank, some oil was spilled on her driveway.  The driveway was covered in a thick layer of ice.  Although Affordable Oil had done a cleanup, there was still pink in the ice and there were a few places where they definitely needed to do more cleanup.  I contacted Affordable Oil and told them they needed to do more cleanup, which they did that day.  I also explained to them the oil spill reporting requirements in Maine.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-986-2016*Human error resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of heating oil from a delivery truck.  Product was released out the pressure relief valve to the top of the truck, then transported down the drain tube to the paved driveway at this residence.  Spilled product followed the grade across the driveway, along the snowbank, then off the rear of the driveway down the hill approximately ten feet.  The driveway was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Pink snow and ice clearly indicated the oil's path off the driveway; all visible signs were shoveled or chipped and removed.  The ground was frozen, so no impacts to land are anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-1-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the morning of Monday, 1/2/17, an after-hours call from the Portland Fire Department (PFD) reported a discharge of vehicle fluids due to a traffic accident.

SPILL RESPONSE & INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Responding to the accident I found spilled oils from the passenger vehicle to about 40' x 5' of the paved roadway, into snow, and threatening storm drains.  The spill area is dense, suburban residential use, and served by municipal water.

I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond.  A passenger vehicle, driven by Mr. Games Nakami, crossed the centerline of Washington Avenue and collided head-on with the trash truck going north belonging to Reynolds & Sons Disposal Company, discharging engine oil, transmission oil, and brake fluid.  Mr. Nakami's Hyundai vehicle had been towed away before I arrived.  The Reynolds & Sons truck appears to have only leaked antifreeze fluid.

With the CHES crew of three, we applied sorbents and swept up the debris for disposal by CHES.  The oils were cleaned up by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and CHES before any significant volume could be washed into the soil and into drains.

1)  The discharge was satisfactorily cleaned by CHES and MDEP under MDEP supervision.
2)  I recommend that MDEP recover cleanup expenses from the responsible party, Mr. Nakami.  I understand there is no reimbursement from Reynolds & Sons Disposal Company.
3)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-2-2017*On 1/2/17, report was received of hydraulic oil leak in an elevator shaft.  It was responded to and cleaned up by the responsible party's contractors and maintenance staff.  No oil is known to have left the building.  The suburban commercial medical building is served by municipal water and sewer service.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-5-2017*SUMMARY
On 1/2/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by M. W. Sewall Company (MWS) of a K1 heating oil leak in this customer's outside, aboveground storage tank (AST).  They estimated several gallons leaked to soil under the tank, but the tank could not be patched because of significant flaking of rust off the tank bottom.  The tank was about 1/4 full and MWS was mobilizing to pump the tank out.

On site in daylight, I found the tank AST-1 to have been pumped out and there was a dark oil stain around the AST and up against the building.  There were four ASTs located under the deck to serve four of the 5 apartments.  AST-3 and AST-5 were in similar rusty condition to AST-1.  AST-4 had been replaced following a corrosion hole leak in June 2016 (see P-494-2016).  The location is dense suburban residential use and served by municipal water service.

MWS suspected that there may have been an earlier separate oil leak during a delivery by C. N. Brown Company in the recent past based on oil staining in soil around the tank.  A neighbor stated that she had been smelling oil for several weeks.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/3/17, I inspected the discharge with Bob Kennett of MWS.  Bath Housing Authority agreed to MDEP Division of Response Services management while they applied for Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance.  MDEP had Allstate Environmental Services initiate cleanup, which was hampered by the frozen soil.  The frozen ground may have impeded oil saturation down into the soil.  I determined that further cleanup could safely wait until the ground thawed.

On 5/25/17, Allstate Environmental returned at MDEP request, excavated more oiled soil, and backfilled with clean fill.  Oiled soil was shipped to CPRC Group for disposal.

1)  Oil-contaminated media may remain on site and even if below present cleanup action levels, shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
2)  There was no known oil vapor intrusion into the residences.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.



P-6-2017*On Monday, 1/2/17, U. S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Hansen reported a 40' by 2' mystery oil sheen in the coastal and river waters off Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Seavey Island of Kittery, Maine.  No source or responsible party was found.  No effective cleanup was practical.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements are planned at this time.
P-7-2017*Mr. Slaney reported several quarts of engine lube oil that leaked from one of their engines at the #192 Crossing over Riverside Street.  Several Pan Am staff people were responding from their Waterville, Maine office.  I later found the discharge to be cleaned in a satisfactory manner and outcome.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-9-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled from a ruptured hose on a front end loader during snow removal during a snow storm.  Several days after the storm, warming temperatures caused the snow to melt thus releasing the hydraulic oil onto the asphalt parking lot of the Lincoln Street location.  The oil entered a storm drain system that emptied into the Fore River.  Sprague Energy personnel observed the sheen form their facility and reported it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the Lincoln Street location and placed sorbent booms in the stormwater catch basin and to the parking lot area and stopped the sheening. The booms were left in place and disposed of by the property owner.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-10-2017*Mr. Casavant called to report a flooded basement at the aforementioned address.  He is friends with and works for Mr. Connolly on a regular basis. Therefore he had been granted access and approval to complete needed remediation.

Upon arrival at the property, city crews were in the process of investigating a blockage in the sewer system.  The blockage is backing water up into the basement of 33 Pool Street.  Approximately 18 inches of water was held within the basement walls.  A minor sheen visible throughout and moderate fuel oil odor was present.  No puddles or pockets of free product were observed.  There was a moderate amount of debris including fiberglass insulation, various pieces of milled boards, and old neglected wooden furniture.  Two sump pumps were placed in the water adjacent to the entryway stairs and allowed to discharge in the back yard, which flowed down to the street below.

Sorbent pads were distributed on the surface of the water and continuously monitored.  As the water lowered, a definitive sump hole was seen to the left of the basement and the pumps were moved to this new low point.  Residual waters were swept to the sump and the basement was successfully drained.  There were three defined seeps, two along the front wall and one in the back corner adjacent to the sump.  Whatever blockage exists outside is backing up the water and it is entering the basement through the stonewall foundation.  With a working sump installed, the water level was managed successfully and the remediation declared complete.  A burner technician was aware of the situation and would be there as soon as possible to restart the boiler.  Mr. Casavant was going to coordinate that as well.  We spoke with the city staff throughout the pump out, and they were systematically exploring, pumping and running a camera in the piping without any major successes.  With the basement clear and no actual spill or leak of oil found, I declared my actions finished.  Based on the results achieved and the faith the city would soon discover the blockage which resulted in the backflow, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-13-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location.  Two tanks were manifolded together in a basement utility room installed on a concrete slab.   During the delivery, the tanks were overfilled which introduced product into the vent pipe.  No oil was released out the vent, but the head pressure forced it out the sight glass.  Oil then ran down the outside of tank impacting an area rug and the cement floor.  The rug was removed, the tank was wiped down and sorbent materials were applied to the floor.  Oil continued to seep from the sight glass, so the homeowner opened his windows and turned up the heat to burn through some fuel.  This method was effective because within a couple hours the release was mitigated.  Thereafter, high velocity fans were utilized to evacuate vapors from the basement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

P-16-2017*On 1/4/17, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from Daniel Lamontaine of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY).  Mr. Lamontaine reported a 10-20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on heavy equipment.  Most of the spill was to pavement and a small amount to dirt.  It was cleaned up with an application of speedi dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-215-2016*I received report of a spill of 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spilled hydraulic oil was soaked up, contained with wood fines and sorbent pads. All oily debris was placed in the mill's boiler to be burned per license conditions.

No action is required of Response Services.
A-380-2016*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a worker had spilled 2-3 gallons from a discharge hose at the Downeast Energy bulk plant in Hallowell. This occurred while he was filling a transport truck. The fuel came from the hose, as the valve was not fully shut when it was taken off the transport truck.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-390-2016*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that a dump truck had crashed in the median on Interstate 95 southbound Mile 130.  I responded to the scene and found a large dump truck upright in the median.  The truck had hit a large crane pad that fell off a crane in front of him.  The pad took off the front axle of the truck as well as the entire driver's side of the truck.  This included the fuel tank.  Fuel was lost from the site of impact to the where the truck came to rest.  I spoke to Mr. Paradis about the cleanup actions.  He agreed to clean it up and pay all associated costs.  I provided him with a spill debris letter for disposal at Waste Management Inc., Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  I stayed on site to directly oversee the cleanup.  A total of two tri-axle dump trucks with an estimated 16 yards per truck were removed for disposal.  The area was then restored per Maine Department of Transportation guidance.  I did not receive a total weight of disposal from Waste Management, Inc., as R. A. Paradis paid directly.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-391-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of a small amount of transformer oil on Bowman's Mills Road in Washington.  The discharge occured when an animal contacted the power lines and the transformer was damaged.  It was unknown if the transformer oil contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) as it was not tagged.

CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and drummed up the contaminated soil and debris for appropriate disposal.  Lab  analysis concluded the material did not contain PCBs.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-392-2016*The United States Coast Guard reported the discharge of 1 quart of diesel fuel that occurred while they were fueling their vessel.  The fuel that hit the water was unrecoverable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-393-2016*Pan Am Railways reported a hydraulic oil spill from equipment working on the rails.  Pan Am cleaned up the affected ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-394-2016*Mary Waring of Cassella Organics reported a discharge of 1-2 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic line on heavy equipment on their Brooks property.  The affected area was cleaned up and the soil disposed of at Casella's Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-395-2016*There is limited information available for this report at this time.  Linda Doran retired prior to completing this report.  It was logged in as an investigation non-oil/non-hazardous material.  If information becomes available, the report will be updated/completed.
A-397-2016*Loader caught on fire at the Verso mill in Jay.  An unknown amount of hydraulic oil was released.  Verso personnel cleaned up the affected oil and arranged for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

This report was completed after the responder, Linda Doran, retired with the information available.
A-398-2016*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a vehicle collision.  The excavation was complicated by a natural gas transmission line below the spill. A Summit Natural Gas technician was on-site to oversee the removal.  No further Response action is expected.
A-399-2016*On 7/27/2016, in Rumford, Brookfield Renewable Energy reported an oil spill at the Rumford Dam.  The estimated 4 ounce spill of lube oil was the result of a loose fitting on a skid steer.  The oil did not enter the Androscoggin River, and stayed on the concrete surface.  The spill was cleaned up by Brookfield, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-400-2016*Pan Am Railways reported a leak of hydraulic oil from their machinery working on the tracks.  Pan Am personnel excavated the affected ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-614-2016*Scott Cyr took a complaint from an unknown citizen regarding the oiling of Anglers and Woodland Roads in Windham.  It appears that someone applied used vegetable oil to control the dust.  There is no indication what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-615-2016*The pleasure vessel Reel Nauti sunk at its berth overnight due to a leaking exhaust hose, which resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of gasoline.  Spilled product impacted the Piscataqua River.  No recovery was possible due to the swift current.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-616-2016*Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland reported that one of their trucks had a hydraulic oil leak.  The sight glass on the hydraulic tank shattered and 30 gallons of oil leaked out onto a gravel parking lot.  The spill was noticed quickly and pans were placed under the hydraulic tank collecting a lot of the spilled oil.  The rest of the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached Reporting Form).  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-617-2016*Chris Bisson, while house sitting for Brian Stickney (his brother in law), during the night noticed an odor and discovered the tank in the basement was leaking.  Valley Heating (Steve Leighton) was called and responded, placed a magnet patch on the tank, and transferred the contents to a temporary tank located outside the house.  He then called Maine Department of Environmental Protection to report the spill/discharge of B99 (a Bio-Fuel).  He reported a stain approximately six feet by ten feet on the floor, but it also entered a sump.

Upon arrival, I met both Steve and Chris, and they showed me the basement and spill site. The Bio Fuel had indeed stained an area as described, but the sump was a dry.  I believed the cleanup to be quite routine and straight forward.  I proposed to start after going to office to make a referral from the previous night's activities.  Steve would be there as his crew was to remove the old tank and bring in a replacement for him to install, and Adam (the brother) would be there for any consultations needed.

My cleanup plan was to first scrape the Bio-99 from the concrete floor (although very rough, hand-poured).  This removed a waxy layer/film and scratched down to bare concrete in some sections.  After removing the scraped materials, I applied a total of 20 lbs. of Oil Sorb (speedy dry sorbent material) and vigorously ground it into the floor to extract as much as possible of the remaining fuel. This was swept up and removed, and any dark patches were reworked.  When completed, Steve was very satisfied with the outcome.  There were only a few spots of staining, but the majority looked comparable to the non-affected floor.  There was no odor remaining.  No reasonable threat remained (99% veggie oil based fuel). He would talk to Mr. Stickney about possibly coating the floor for aesthetics and possibly backfilling the sump with stone, (safety reason, its location is not tight against wall).  With a successful remediation completed, customer satisfied, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

P-619-2016*In response to a citizen inquiry regarding the status of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, I visited this facility but did not perform an inspection nor speak with the operator.  I noted on this and multiple observations in the past several years, that the UST facility appeared out of service.  On checking with Ms. McLaughlin of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) UST Unit, she advised that the facility appeared to be in compliance and operating for personal use.

The facility is the former Welch's Texaco, but now known as Welch's Service Center.  The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer.  See the UST registration file 14160, and spill reports P-674-1992 and P-661-1994 for additional information.  In the 1994 facility replacement, gasoline contaminated media remained under the sidewalk and the building.  Soil and groundwater disturbed in the future should be properly assessed and managed if disturbed and as required.

At this present time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-620-2016*I was contacted by Kamco Supply Company reporting that a truck had leaked diesel fuel in their parking lot.  A passing truck pulled over and stopped in the parking lot, and when it was gone they noticed that there was some fuel on the paved parking lot.  Kamco employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-621-2016*A hydraulic ram released approximately one pint of hydraulic oil to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-622-2016*A saddle tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary.
P-623-2016*Jenkins Fuel Company reported that they had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  Jenkins was supposed to deliver to the owner's oil tank, but they accidentally delivered to the tenant's tank which was already full.  Oil spilled inside and outside.  Jenkins cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  I spoke with the property owner and the tenant and they stated that they were happy with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-818-2016*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of kerosene to the ground. The tank was located on the rear corner of the house, opposite the driveway.  Approximately 150 gallons of product were transferred into drums after the spill was discovered.  The tank was removed to accommodate a contaminated soil excavation.  Field screening was conducted during the removal, which identified approximately three yards of material for disposal.  The material was gravel on top of clay; the clay layer was not penetrated.  Contamination remains under the trailer in the vicinity of the tank, but its pursuit is not warranted.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-819-2016*Scott Cyr received a report of a transportation accident at this location involving a transformer.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) removed oiled speedy dry sorbent material and soil from the location.  See attached report from CMP.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-823-2016*On 10/18/2016, I performed a routine Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit to confirm removal conditions for this commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility and met Ms. Jaime Madore of Ransom Consulting.  The location is the former Huse Memorial School, now being converted to an apartment building.  The location is dense, suburban residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.

The 8000-gallon double-wall fiberglass UST appeared in good condition with no evidence of leaks.  The sandy tank backfill had no obvious discoloration or odor indicating prohibited oil discharges.  I noted groundwater (gw) at 6' to 8' below grade (bg) with no free product oil evident (see photo).  The fill material on top and sides appeared uncontaminated.

I noted no record of other spills or spill reports for this UST facility.

On 12/15/16, Eric Phenix, of Ransom Consulting, notified the MDEP that the excavation contractor on site digging for a new storm drain found obvious oil contaminated soil that appeared associated with a UST facility location and sought guidance on cleanup.

On 12/16/16, I met Mr. Phenix and Ray Labbe & Sons (RLS) workers on site at 0800 hours.  We noted at the north end of the former UST location deep down at about 9' bg, dark gray wet sand with a strong odor of weathered fuel oil.  An Oil In Soil field test indicated a "Slightly Positive" value for the test (500-parts per million Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon detection limit).  The test does not read longer chain hydrocarbons of weathered fuel oil best, so may be reading low because of this.  We noted no oil-saturated soil and no free product layer.  I noted no indication of oil-vapor intrusion into the adjacent basement, Ransom was advised to confirm this.

I advised Ransom and Zachau Construction that based on the leak severity and site sensitivity, they should reuse any soil in-place if possible, but any soil and groundwater removed shall be properly managed.  RLS requested a MDEP Oil Spill Debris letter for about 16 tons of oiled soil Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc., removed to install the new drain basin.  Soil removal cleanup expenses were born by the property owner(s).  I am not aware of any treatment or disposal of groundwater.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See also the January 2017, UST Removal Assessment by Ransom Consulting for additional information.
2)  No state of Maine funds were used for cleanup.  Based on the apparent age of the oil contamination (pre-1986?), I understand that no Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund UST insurance applies.
3)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  The oil discharge(s) I observed appear to be likely from the previous pre-1988 heating oil UST facility.
4)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-824-2016*On 10/18/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice by Vaillancourt Builders that they had discovered an old out-of-service, bare steel, underground storage tank (UST) while doing renovation work at this home.  The homeowners requested a MDEP site visit for guidance.

That afternoon I met Ms. and Mr. Fear and Mr. Vaillancourt at the home.  The UST was located under an atrium room off the back of the house.  It had been previously covered by a floor and the Fears were unaware it existed until the flooring was removed.  When they purchased the home the tank was not disclosed to them.  MDEP UST registration records state that the previous owner had it registered as abandoned-in-place in 1991 and filled with Kitty Litter sorbent. Three sets of piping were visible sticking up through the sand fill; we measured 6" of oil in the tank.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.

I discussed options with the Fears such as: proper abandonment in place involving cleaning the tank and filling it completely with a flowable fill; or actual removal and disposal of the tank off site.  They were notably and justifiably upset with having to be stuck with this unexpected problem.  The Fears chose abandonment by removal which was done on 11/7/16, by Simard & Sons Company.  Allstate Environmental Services cleaned the tank before removal and reported to me that they found the interior pitted but no perforations were obvious.

On 11/7/16, I checked and found the tank removed off site several hours earlier.  The tank excavation was partially backfilled, but some sidewalls of the excavation were still visible and had no obvious oil staining or odor.  The Fears stated that there were no leaks or oil contamination found during the abandonment.

1)  The location is rural residential and farm use and served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.
2)  The UST appears to have been abandoned by removal without incident.
3)  This spill report shall not be used or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this point in time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.




P-826-2016*On 10/19/2016, Alana of the Lakes Environmental Association in Bridgton called on behalf of Dan Harden of Sunrise Management to report a tractor into Moose Pond.  I spoke to Mr. Harden and learned that while removing private docks at the pond, his tractor had accidently rolled into the pond.  The engine of the tractor went underwater, but the gas tank did not.  He said there was no sheen or evidence of a spill.  At the time of the call, the tractor had already been removed from the pond.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-253-2016*Daigle Oil Company (DOC) had changed out a tank changed at 10 High Street. During transportation the improperly cleaned tank leaked a small amount of oil onto the road surface. Public Works was informed of the release. Public works used sand and a street sweep to clean up the spill. The contaminated debris were disposed of at a local transfer station and will go to a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-635-2016*The United States Coast Guard reported a drum floating in the bay off Negro Island in Linkeden Bay.  The drum eventually came to shore and was recoverd by local authorities.   No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-631-2016*It was reported that an Electrical Transformer owned by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) leaked transformer oil onto the soil and organic debris at the base of the pole. CMP sent out a crew to access the damage and clean up the oily debris. Please see the attached CMP spill report for more information.
No Response Action needed at this time.
A-624-2016*On 11/13/16, Maritime Energy reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had leaked into a dirt crawl space under a home in Owls Head.  The source of the leak was a line fitting that Maritime Energy had just installed recently.  Maritime took responsibility and hired a contractor to remove oil impacted soil under my supervision.  Soil was removed until further removal would impact the stability of the house supports.  The area was sealed and backfilled.  Since all contaminated soil was not removed and the area is served by private drinking water wells, the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the wells.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-893-2016*On 11/21/16, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from Dead River Company reporting an oil line leak at a customer's residence in Kennebunkport.  It was reported as a half-gallon spill.  I spoke to the homeowner, and made arrangements to meet him on site in the morning.

Upon arrival, I observed a very slight oil odor in the residence.  The oil line ran in a black plastic pipe under the concrete floor.  Oil had leaked out of the black plastic pipe near the furnace end of the piping.  Dead River had run a new oil line and placed some odor powder on the floor in the area where oil had surfaced on the floor.  The home is served by public water and sewer.  I told the homeowner the best remedy would be to remove the oil powder, which itself is a source of odor.  Then the ends of the black plastic pipe could be sealed with expandable spray foam to prevent any lingering oil odors from exiting the piping into the residence.  Mr. Ishihara was comfortable doing that work himself and I told him to let me know if the odors persisted once he'd completed the work.  As of 2/1/2017, I have heard no further complaints, and consider the matter closed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-894-2016*On 11/17/17, South Portland dispatch reported a small sheen of jet fuel in the Fore River emanating from a tank barge at the Sprague Energy Terminal.  Responder Stephen Flannery visited and checked the sheen in the river.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-897-2016*On 11/22/16, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown Company.  Mr. Moore reported an unknown amount of oil had leaked out of a customer's heating oil tank in Lovell.  The oil had soaked into the ground.  Mr. Moore indicated they had stopped the leak.  There was nothing I could do that night, but I made arrangements to be on site first thing in the morning to evaluate the spill.

Upon my arrival in the morning, C. N. Brown was removing oil from the affected tank which served to heat a detached workshop.  I met the homeowner, Sheldon Moulton.  I learned that C. N. Brown had made a delivery to the tank on 11/21/16.  Mr. Moulton observed an oil odor on 11/22, and investigated the source.  He found the oil link to the tank had been cracked.  It is possible that the C. N. Brown delivery driver accidentally bumped the oil line, or perhaps the delivery hose rested upon the oil line when the delivery was made.  The tank was located under an attached roof structure, on a solid concrete pad behind the workshop.  There is no way to say for sure how the oil line was damaged.  I suggested to the C. N. Brown representative on site that perhaps she could work out a deal with the homeowner where they would pay his deductible and that the homeowner could apply to the Groundwater Insurance Fund administered by the Department.

I hired Allstate Environmental Services to respond to the site that morning and begin cleaning up the oil in the workshop where it had migrated through the wall onto the floor.  Mr. Moulton was well-connected in his community and was able to get an excavator on site that morning to begin excavating the oil contaminated soil.  The drinking water well for the residence was very close by, so I made a referral to Brad Hahn of the Department's Division of Technical Services.

A total of 49.04 tons of soil was removed.  There is still oil contaminated soil under the workshop that was not accessible to removal.  Mr. Hahn will monitor the risk to the drinking water well.  No additional Division of Response Services work is anticipated.
P-899-2016*Scott Cyr received a call from Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. reporting an overfill spill at this location.  There are no notes to indicate any investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-900-2016*On 11/22/2016, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a 1 quart spill of power steering fluid from a passenger vehicle as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-901-2016*Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reported that the automatic shutoff on the diesel dispenser malfunctioned and a truck was overfilled.  The malfunction caused about 10 gallons of diesel to spill onto the concrete and pavement.  The diesel fuel ran across the paved parking lot toward Temple Avenue and pooled up against some curbing.  The spilled diesel was contained to the impervious surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-902-2016*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that they had been called to 43 Haskell Street in Westbrook after the owner attempted to work on his furnace and several gallons of oil spilled onto the basement floor.  The technician from Fielding's put me in touch with the owner, Mohamed Kargar, who stated that the spill was all cleaned up and he was all set.  The technician used sorbent material to clean up the concrete floor and fixed the problem with the furnace.  Mr. Kargar did not want any assistance.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-903-2016*Dead River Company reported that they had overfilled a customer's oil tank.  About a cup of oil came out the vent pipe outside and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  When the oil tank in the basement was checked it was so full it was weeping around the fittings on top of the tank.  Dead River returned to the site and pumped enough oil out of the tank to stop the weeping and everything was cleaned up with sorbent material.  I spoke with the homeowner and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-904-2016*The Poland Spring Bottling Plant in Hollis reported that a tractor trailer truck had blown a radiator hose in their parking lot.  The blown hose caused about 10 gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the impervious surface it was parked on.  This area has engineered containment so all of the spilled product drained into a contained catch basin.  Poland Spring hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come out and clean out the catch basin.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-905-2016*The Alfred Fire Department reported that they had responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident on Mouse Lane.  The collision caused a small amount of gasoline to be spilled onto the roadway and soft shoulder.  The fire department used sorbent material to contain most of the spilled gasoline on the pavement.  Sorbent boom was placed in the ditch in case some gasoline got in there.  I returned the following day and removed the boom from the ditch and it was clean.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-906-2016*The Lewiston Fire Department reported that they had been called to a residence where the homeowner was smelling oil inside the house.  When I arrived I recognized the odor as that of burnt up pump lube oil.  I had the homeowner take me to the sump pump in the basement and it had failed and leaked oil into the sump.  I used sorbent pads to recover as much oil as I could and then left a couple in the sump.  I returned the following day and removed the sorbent pads and confirmed with the homeowner that the odor had resolved.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-907-2016*The Maine Turnpike Authority reported that a truck had hit the diesel dispenser at their Gray Service Plaza at Mile 57 Northbound.  The crash valve on the dispenser worked properly, so only a small amount of diesel fuel that was in the hoses was spilled.  All of the spilled diesel was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-908-2016*The Alfred Fire Chief reported that they had received a complaint from the property adjacent to J & J Auto about smelling gasoline.  I contacted the complainant, Mr. Daye, and his real concern was the drinking water well being affected by the contamination next door at J & J Auto.  I contacted Mark Woodruff of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services and he was able to tell me that they had sampled the well on that property recently and there was nothing to be concerned about.  Once I relayed this information to Mr. Daye, he was satisfied.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-909-2016*The Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Main Street.  The accident caused about a quart of motor oil to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-910-2016*Downeast Energy reported that a filter gasket on a customer's oil tank had leaked causing about a gallon of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  Downeast had recently serviced the filter, so they believed that the gasket had been pinched at that time.  Downeast fixed the leak and used sorbent material to clean up the concrete floor.  I spoke with the homeowner and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-911-2016*The Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgton Road near Grandview.  The collision caused a half a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled fluid was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-912-2016*I was contacted by Tony Beauleau of the City of Auburn reporting that they had received a complaint from a citizen that there was an oil odor in a catch basin in front of 45 Grandview Avenue.  The citizen said that Dead River Company was working on an oil tank nearby and that he believed they had spilled oil into the catch basin because it was red.  The City Engineer, Dead River, and I inspected the catch basin and there was no evidence of petroleum.  The red substance in the basin looked like iron bacteria.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-913-2016*Michael Roux of Dielectric, LLC, reported that a truck had blown its radiator hose in their parking lot.  The blown hose caused a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the paved parking lot.  All of the fluid was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-914-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a radiator hose right in front of their mechanic's shop in Scarborough.  The blown hose caused about 7 gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The fluid was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-915-2016*Sprague Energy Corporation reported that due to inattention, a C. N. Brown Company truck had been overfilled at their loading rack.  The overfill caused about 5 gallons of oil to spill into the engineered containment underneath the loading rack.  The spilled oil was contained and sorbent material was used to clean it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-916-2016*The Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 134 Cumberland Street.  The accident caused less than a gallon of gasoline to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-917-2016*The Hollis Fire Department reported that they had been called to Killick Pond Road for a fatal truck vs. car accident.  The Fire Department found a small puddle of motor oil underneath the vehicle and cleaned it up with sorbent material.  The following day I drove by the location and approved of the cleanup and then went by the Fire Department and picked up the contaminated sorbent material for disposal.  I also replace the used sorbents with new ones.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-918-2016*Waste Management, Inc., reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose at Sigco in Westbrook.  The blown hose caused less than a gallon of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-919-2016*Downeast Energy reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in his oil tank.  The corrosion hole was discovered immediately following the Downeast technician's tank thickness testing that it passed.  The technician went upstairs to tell Mr. Nolan that his tank had passed and when he returned to the garage the tank was dripping.  Since the leak was found quickly, only a small amount of oil leaked out onto the concrete garage floor.  Mr. Nolan had had a water management system installed by T. C. Hafford in his garage.  This system funneled some of the oil into a sump that goes to the municipal sewer system.  We believe very little oil escaped that way.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spill.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the concrete surface and the sump.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-920-2016*Downeast Energy reported that while removing an oil tank in the basement of 808 High Street in Bath, the tank was knocked over and a small amount of oil was spilled onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil ran a short distance into the sump.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-921-2016*On 11/24/16, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from the Topsham Fire Department reporting oil spilled from a motor vehicle during a fatal collision.  Topsham Fire Department cleaned up what they could with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-922-2016*On 11/25/16, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from Downeast Energy.  They reported a heating oil tank with a slight weep at a client's residence in Portland.  Most of the spilled oil went onto wood piled under the tank which was removed.  Downeast made arrangements to replace the tank.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-923-2016*On 11/26/16, I received an after-hours call through the Maine State Police from the Fryeburg Fire Department.  They reported a car versus pole accident with spillage from the transformer on the pole.  The fire department had put down some sorbent pads and reported that Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was enroute.  I assured the fire chief that that was all he needed to do and that CMP would take care of the rest.

On 11/28/16, I received a call from Janet Dyer of CMP reporting the same event along with a few more details.  Those details can be found in the attached report from CMP.

No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-456-2016*Weyerhaeuser reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge came from a helicopter that was hovering over Capital Road in Chase Stream Township.  Approximately half a gallon of motor oil was released from the helicopter when it lost pressure in the line. Drops of oil landed in a nearby stream off the Capital Road.  Sorbent pads were placed in the stream to recover the oil.  Weyerhaeuser disposed of the sorbent pads properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-429-2016*A small amount of oil was lost to the ballast from a tamper.  The oily stone was collected for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-440-2016*On 8/17/2016, in Eustis, the fire department reported a gasoline spill at Pines Market. The estimated 100 gallon spill resulted from a hose rupture on a tank truck during a delivery. The gasoline covered a portion of the parking lot, and flowed between the fuel tank building and the store itself. The fire department was able to apply foam and boom off the gasoline before reaching Flagstaff Lake. The gasoline spill saturated the septic system drainage field for the store.

A site visit was made to assist the fire department and begin clean-up operations. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to respond with a vacuum truck to recover the spilled gasoline and firefighting foam water mixture. Clean Harbors also bagged up and removed gasoline contaminated merchandise and other debris.

H.A. Mapes hired Absolut Services of Stratton, Maine, for excavation of contaminated soil and replacement of the septic system that was impacted. St. Germain Collins was retained by the trucking company for soil sampling and consulting during the clean-up.

The store and several nearby homes are served by private drinking water wells. The spill was also located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer. The case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-515-2016*CN Brown reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Becky at CN Brown explained that typically after oil deliveries, the hose on the delivery truck needs to be flushed. However, in this matter, that did not happen and when the driver went to use the hose, a couple of ounces of oil dripped from the hose onto a customer's driveway. Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil.

I spoke to the property owner Sheryl Snell and she said she was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-518-2016*Robert Gray with Brooksville Plumbing and Heating reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site with Bob Shannon, a DEP Responder. We met Mr. Gray on scene along with the administrator Director Marjorie Love. There were three 275 above ground storage tanks (AST) in the boiler room. Two of the ASTs were leaking. All three were eventually removed and DEP used speedy dry to absorb the oil that was released to the concrete boiler floor.

I did further investigations within the building and discovered other ASTs in the basement of the building. Some were out of service and others were still active. I suggested they update their system to avoid any other oil spills in the future.

I refer the site to Matt Burke of Technical Services with DEP.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-528-2016*I received a call indicating a utility pole had come down as the result of a thunderstorm spilling the contents of the transformer mounted to it. The incident resulted in oil being spilled onto pavement and grass. Central Maine Power hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil from the site and disposed of it appropriately. No other resources are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-49-2017*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the ground due to an overfill. Apparently, a scheduled delivery had already been made by another driver so the delivery was to a full tank.  The oil impacted soil was removed with shovels and technicians checked for problems in the basement and found none. They pumped some oil from the tank to bring it down below the tank top fittings.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
B-42-2017*A vehicle hit a pole that controls traffic lights at the Stillwater Avenue and Interstate 95 exit intersection.  The accident caused one gallon of motor oil to leak onto the ground under the pole.  The oil that was recoverable was picked up with sorbent materials.

No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-55-2017*Marc Averill of Elanco reported a discharge of diesel fuel at their facility.  The discharge was from a piece of equipment plowing the yard.  The fuel cap was left off after fueling, and an estimated 1 liter of diesel fuel was spilled.  Elanco staff used sorbent material to remove the sheen from the parking lot.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-517-2016*Central Maine Power Company reported a discharge of transformer which occured when a tree limb struck an electrical transformer on Pole 22, Burton Woods Road in Belgrade.   Central Maine Power Company hired a contractor to excavate the affected material and arranged for its proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-223-2016*I received report of a spill of 25 to 30 gallons of tack during a delivery of emulsified asphalt (tack) to their bulk tack tank. The spilled asphalt/tack went into a containment basin with no outlet. The tack will set-up and then Lane crews will scrape it up and place this solidified tack on the tack pile for re-use/re-batching with new emulsified asphalt.

No further action is warranted by Response Services.
B-494-2016*I received a call from a homeowner that discovered an abandoned drum of roofing tar in the woods by her house.  Responder Higgins and I collected the drum and disposed of properly.  No product was spilled.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.


I-228-2016*I received report regarding a spill of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil. The contractor crew used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil. Pads were shoveled into bags and buckets for storage until properly disposed of.  The spill occurred during the changing of a hydraulic pump on a chipper unit. The spill was soaked up with absorbent pads. The absorbent pads were then taken to the contractors garage and disposed of properly.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-430-2016*Chelsea responded to a residential structure fire that involved an oil tank and a propane tank.  Chelsea fire suspected that there was no spillage but wanted to let us know about it. I visited the site and found no sign of spillage.  No further Response action expected.
A-420-2016*On 8/11/16, David Johnson, from Fisher Engineering Company, reported that an estimated 19 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled to the paved lot outside the manufacturing building when Dead River Company overfilled a skid tank that supplied an auxiliary compressor.  Dead River and Fisher Engineering employees contained and collected the spilled fuel with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site and confirmed that the spilled fuel had been contained to the paved area and that no fuel had run into the storm drain system.  Dead River Company employees collected the speedy dry and pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-426-2016*On 8/13/16, Belgrade Fire Department reported that an estimated 20 gallons of gasoline had spilled at the Christy's Country Store from a customer overfill.  The fire department said they had used oil absorbent pads and speedy dry to collect and contain the gasoline, but before they arrived a store employee was washing it down with a water hose.  I met the Fire Department on site.  The gasoline had been carried by the water down the parking lot and into the roadside drainage ditch. The area is served by private drinking water wells. I met with the store owner and explained how washing it down with water just made it worse.  He agreed to hire an environmental cleanup contractor to remove the absorbents and excavate the contaminated soil under my supervision.

Soil was removed from the roadside area until sample head spaces screened with a photo ionization detector were under 50 parts per million (ppm).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-427-2016*On 8/14/16, Colby and Gale, Inc., oil burner technician reported finding a leaking outside heating oil tank when called to a business in Boothbay Harbor.  He said that the tank was behind a building and it had been filled just a week ago.  The tank gauge still read between full and 7/8.  He had put absorbent down to contain and collect the oil.  I went to the site and found the area just a block from the harbor behind the building abutting the paved parking lot.  The area under the tank had six inches of dirt on top of ledge.  I removed the oil-impacted dirt and used absorbents to collect a small amount of oil that ran onto the pavement.  There was no indication in the harbor that any oil had run into it.  The area is served by public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-428-2016*On 8/15/16, Andrew Flint from the Maine Army National Guard reported that there had been a spill of an estimated 3 to 5 gallons of #2 heating fuel in a furnace room at Camp Keyes due to a leaking fitting.  I met Andrew on site and found that the oil had run into a floor drain in the furnace room.  They reported that the leak was discovered after a long weekend and had collected oil from the floor drain and the floor with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry.  The abutting office space had oil vapors in it, so I had the maintenance workers seal any penetrations from the furnace room into the office space and I set up a ventilation system to exhaust oil vapors.  The next day I installed an air scrubber in the office space since there were still noticeable oil vapors present.  Andrew Flint informed me that after they reconciled the oil inventory data, they were now estimating that 100 gallons had been lost.  Old plans for the building showed that the floor drain went to a dry well next to the building.  We found the dry well and uncovered it to find no oil.  We excavated the drain pipe that lead back to the building and found that it had been cut off just before the foundation for the storage tank building.  The oil storage tank building had only been added to the building in recent years.  A hole was drilled in the tank building floor and oil vapors indicated that the spilled oil was under the floor, but no free product was recoverable.  A vapor extraction system was connected to the floor hole to remove oil vapors.  The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to help with any further engineering for remediation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-431-2016*On 8/15/2016 in Peru, Patricia Hinckley reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill to the basement of the home was the result of tank corrosion. The homeowner indicated that the tank had been weeping for some time and had been mostly contained to a pan under the leak. The tank was nearly empty, and the owner was awaiting a tank replacement through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection replacement program. No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-232-2016*I received a call from Rene Booker regarding a smell of gasoline encountered during well drilling on his property.
The well driller, Dan Marquis stated that he encountered the odor during the drilling of the first 40 feet of the well.  Marquis encountered bedrock in the boring at 25 feet below surface grade. Marquis installed 40 feet of casing into the well. We discussed with Mr. Booker that I would refer this matter to our Technical Services Hydro-Geologist and he would be in contact with him to take a water sample of his well.

I spoke with Paul Higgins regarding this incident. Paul will contact Mr. Booker and set up an appointment to sample his well. Paul stated that the well will be placed on the DEP's Quarterly Monitoring Program.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-516-2016*Central Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of a small amount of transformer oil associated with a pad mount transformer at the Elm Plaza in Waterville.  The pad mount transformer was being replaced and CMP crews noted some contamination from weeping fittings.   The contamination was cleaned up after the transformer was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
P-924-2016*On 11/27/2016, I received an after-hours call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident on Interstate-295 in Falmouth in the Southbound lane at mile 12.5.  It was reported that the truck had gone a fair distance off the road and into a wooded area.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I estimated the diesel spill involved to be approximately 25 gallons.  Given the location of the spill, I did not find it necessary to hire resources to excavate the spill area.  I remained on site while the truck was retrieved from the woods in the event of any further spillage, which did not occur.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-946-2016*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/6/16, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Arundel Fire Department (AFD) of a transformer oil discharge to the ground associated with an auto collision into a utility pole in front of 244 Sinnott Road, either Pole 76 or Pole 78.  AFD was sanding the spill until the transformer owner could respond.

The pole owner and responsible party was initially reported by AFD to be Central Maine Power Company (CMP); CMP later corrected that the transformer owner was Kennebunk Power & Light Company (KPL).  MDEP never did receive required notification from KPL.  Discharge volume is an estimate.

LOCATION VISIT
On 12/7/16, in the morning, I checked the location with Erik Ahlquist.  We found the spill had not been cleaned up other than the sand spread atop the spill.  Amber free product oil had run with snow meltwater northwest along about 100' of the edge of the Sinnott Road and east across the roadway.  The utility pole and transformer had been replaced by KPL, but we noted no evidence that KPL had made any effort to cleanup the oil discharge.

The location is rural residential use served by private water wells and septic.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I applied sorbent pads to the oil to keep it from spreading further.  The extensive oil sheen could not be picked up.  I called KPL and requested a prompt callback regarding spill cleanup.  After 20 minutes and no call back I called again, reached the company manager, and advised him to have a KPL crew promptly respond or that MDEP would call in a contractor to remediate the discharge and seek reimbursement.  About 5 minutes later, KPL General Foreman Mark Dufoe met us on site and promised to promptly clean up the oil.

Mr. Dufoe stated that he was on site the previous evening and asked if this was reportable even though the oil was non-Polychlorinated Biphenyls.  I advised that it required prompt reporting and cleanup and gave him an MDEP card listing oil and hazardous spill reporting numbers.

Mr. Dufoe later called and reported they had applied pads and speedy dry sorbent to the spill and picked up the waste.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Due to MDEP response, the discharge was controlled before it could spread to navigable surface water, though not as prompt as if KPL had responded as required the previous evening.
2)  I recommend enforcement action to inhibit further failure to report and cleanup by KPL.  Several other MDEP staff report that they have worked with KPL on oil discharges and they believed that KPL is aware of reporting requirements.
3)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services cleanup actions are planned based on present information.

I-343-2016*12/19/16 Received a call from Kevin Tompkins, a local plumbing/heating contractor, reporting a spill of 3-5 gallons of #2 heating oil at the Presque Isle Sewer District's Wastewater Treatment Plant.  According to Kevin the PISD's inside Roth style above ground oil storage tank had been overfilled by a Dead River Company delivery driver earlier today.  The oil came out the top of the tank around the fill pipe fittings.  The oil spilled out of the tank and spread across the concrete floor.  Told Kevin I would be right there to assist with the clean-up, I told Kevin that I would contact Dead River Co. to request assistance in pumping down some of the excess oil for the inside of  the tank.

Arrived on-scene and did a size up of the spilled oil and associated tank (ROTH).  There are two Roth tanks that have their vent pipes manifolded together and have separate fill pipes.  Sorbents pads were placed over a 10' X 15" area.  Dead River technician arrived on scene and began pumping down the excess #2 oil into Gerry cans for temporary storage until there is adequate capacity in the tank.  The outer shell of the Roth tank had tear in the top right had corner.  DR management and PISD Management will be discussing the replacement of this tank.  It is not leaking at this time, however due to the damage to the ROTH outer shell and stretching the inside polyethylene line, the tank should be taken out of services and replaced.

Clean up plan will involve the placement of a ventilation fan in the basement door way once oiled sorbent pads have been removed and the concrete floor has been washed with Simple Green and vacuumed, began to start this clean-up and Chief Operator of the PISD, Bill Daniels, said he will have his staff take care of this.  Provided an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris to the Presque Isle Landfill.

No further action is warranted by Response Service staff at this time
P-445-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report that one of their trucks overheated on the highway, discharging an estimated two gallons of antifreeze to the roadway.  The truck was serviced and the spill was cleaned up.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information stated, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-449-2016*A skid steer blew a hydraulic line while under operation in an electrical sub-station.  The oil spilled to the gravel.  The impacted gravel was removed by Central Maine Power personel.  No further action y the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter..
I-218-2016*An Anonymous call came in complaining about a strong odor of chlorine. Once on site I met with Sheldon Ellis; owner of the property with a chlorine odor. Sheldon had sprayed a strong water/chlorine mix inside a garage that had previously been involved in a fire. The chlorine was used to deter pigeons from roosting in the garage. Response Services could not find a significant odor onsite, however Sheldon was informed that chlorine was not meant to be used as a pigeon repellent. Sheldon was given numbers to the Department Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who may be able to help him with his pigeon problem.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-544-2016*I received a call indicating a motor vehicle accident had resulted in a spill of approximately 4 gallons of transformer oil at the entered location. Lab analysis of the oil indicated a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of 160 parts per million. Due to this, Emera Maine contractors removed an additional one foot buffer of soil around the spill in addition to the visible contamination. No other resources are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-455-2016*Marc Averill of Elanco reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil at the Elanco facility in Winslow.   The discharge occcured when a hydraulic oil line on a roll-off container truck owned by Pine Tree Waste Services burst.   The oil impacted the asphalt as well as gravel area.  The asphalt area was cleaned up using sorbent materials and the affected soil was excavated and drummed for disposal.  Disposal arrangements were made by Elanco and Pine Tree Waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-701-2016*Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) called to report a contractor's vehicle had discharged transmission oil at the facility while there.  The responsible party was identified as Albano Recycling & Waste Services, of Portland.  PTW staff applied speedy dry sorbent material and cleaned the discharge.  The report was made to identify Albano and notify Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of their potential to discharge at other stops along their route.  No request for MDEP assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-229-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts at an Ashland residence. Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-230-2016*A feller buncher(owned by Nadeau Logging) released 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to soil. An employee of Nadeau logging used sorbents and removed contaminated soils. The oily debris were disposed of through a general solid waste disposal company.

No further action should be required of Response Serves at this time.
A-492-2016*On 9/8/16, North Construction Company reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to the roadside when a line failed on an excavator. It was reported that the spill was near a stream crossing the road. I went to the site and the oil impacted soil on the roadside was dug up and speedy dry sorbent material was used to collect the oil on the pavement.  No oil had made it to the stream.

No further Division of Response Services is expected.
I-255-2016*I received a spill report regarding roll-over of a logging truck on Irving Woodlands harvest operations. Irving contractor - BM Corriveau trucking, used absorbent materials to recover the spilled fluids from the over turned logging truck. Travis Powers, Irving Supervisor did a check on this spill site and confirmed that all spilled oil and anti-freeze had been cleaned up.

No further action is required of Response Services.
I-256-2016*I received a call and follow-up spill report from Kimberly Hitchcock of Emera Maine. According to Kimberly a thunderstorm knocked a tree into a pole mounted transformer causing the lightning arrestor to break-off. This storm breakage caused some oil (about 1/2 gallon) to spill from the top of the transformer and be sprayed into the adjacent tree vegetation by the high winds of the storm. Emera Maine line crews secured the damaged transformer and placed it into a transformer sac for repairs. The transformer oil was non-PCB mineral oil (< 2ppm). Due to spread out pattern of the spill amongst the vegetation - naturally weathering will attenuate the spilled oil.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-594-2016*I responded to the Irving Mainway at the request of the Newport Fire Department.   A tractor trailer had damaged its fuel line and was losing fuel into the parking lot.  When I arrived I was able to pump the saddle tank of 30 gallons of fuel.  Pads and free product were removed from under the truck.   Clean Harbors was called to clean up the speedi dri and the diesel from the parking lot with a vacuum truck.   No storm drains were affected.  In all estimate 80 gallons of fuel was spilled.


No resources were impacted.  No further action from response services is required.
B-44-2017*A trailer with a boom loader broke a hydraulic hose.   The leak was mostly on the trailer.   A bucket was used to catch free product before it hit the ground.   Sorbent pads were used to clean the trailer.  I visited the site several hours later and found no evidence of a spill on the ground.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-53-2017*A homeowner discovered the odor of heating oil in their garage.  A small stain was under the tank.   A small sled was placed under the tank to collect the liquid.  The homeowner made arrangements to replace the tank that day with Irving.  The spill was insignificant and cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-59-2017*A leaking retail oil delivery truck near the Town of Dexter's water supply lost oil onto the ice in the parking lot.  The cause of the leak was not apparent.  The contaminated ice was chipped up and placed in drums.   The ice was allowed to thaw then the oil was decanted.  Contaminated water was run through a carbon treatment system.

No resources impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-209-2017*On Thursday, 3/23/17, Giroux Energy reported that this customer reported to them an estimated 100 gallon loss of heating oil and a "huge mess" on the floor.  Giroux had just delivered 100-gallons and now the tank appeared empty.  The spill was later re-estimated at only 1 or 2 gallons and the initial volume of missing fuel was attributed to a broken tank gage.  Giroux stated that they cleaned up the spill and that no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was needed.

Giroux attributed the leak to a leaking filter gasket, but it was not clear if Giroux or the homeowner was primary responsible party for the bad gasket.

No MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-210-2017*
SUMMARY
On 3/30/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by a site assessor about this registered, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and any possible repercussions upon his client's property across the street.  I explained to Mr. Harden that as covered in report P-190-1990, MDEP had not attended the tank abandonment-by-removal in 1990, and this removal took place prior to the Maine Chapter 691 requirement for a UST closure site assessment.  There is no information that the underground UST facility piping was removed or left in place in 1990.

The location is dense urban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  Sensitive environmental receptors include indoor vapor intrusions into structures, such as residential basements, and discharges into buried utilities.

In May, 2017, I drove by the facility and noted one of the facility's original four UST vent pipes remaining on the back of the garage building.  All piping, including vents, were required to have been removed during facility abandonment.

The repair garage appeared to still be in business as Cote Auto Repair.  The presence of this vent pipe, after the other three vent pipes had been taken down with the reported 1990 bare steel tank abandonment, suggests that one UST facility may remain in the ground and may be in-service.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  On 5/30/17, I referred this facility to the MDEP oil enforcement unit for a site inspection and further investigation.  Any remaining old UST facility (tanks and piping) appears to be long past the required removal deadline.  I found no record of any new replacement UST facility being installed.
2)  I requested that the UST registration file #16990 file be corrected to list this as a retail oil facility rather than commercial use.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  A Phase-2 environmental site assessment would be prudent prior to any sale or redevelopment of this property.
4)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-222-2017*A utility truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-223-2017*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose, which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The truck was underway when it occurred, so a stretch of paved roadway was impacted. Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-227-2017*SPILL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 3/24/17, Auburn Sewage District (ASD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of 100 to 200 gallons of diesel oil from an outside, 275-gallon capacity, aboveground storage tank (AST) from a generator tank located at this city sewage pump station.  The discharge date is unknown.  At the beginning of March, the tank was filled by Ness Oil Company and now only 55-gallons remained.  An MDEP response was requested.  Sid Hazelton and Michael Broadbent were my primary contacts with the City of Auburn.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is rural commercial and residential use but served by municipal water.  The AST is located in a locked fenced area surrounding the generator and next to the underground pump station.  Behind, southeast, is a steep embankment down to a drainage area and further to the south it drains to wetland and then to a brook.  The other side of the wetland is a Pam Am Railways railroad embankment and tracks.

I noted a strong odor of fresh fuel oil in the area and the gravel parking area on the Northeast side of the concrete pad was dark stained with fresh oil spillage.  We noted no breakout of oil below in the wetland area.  The leak source appeared to be a failed valve fitting.  The diesel oil appears to have had a week or two to travel into the soil.

The facility was very confined by overhead power and communications lines, buried power lines, a natural gas main next to the road, and the underground sewer facility, which limited excavation (source reduction) of oiled soil.  Native soils appear to be tight silt/clay, but the area has been heavily disturbed by excavation of buried utilities and roadwork.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 3/24/17, ASD excavated two test pits southeast and downgrade of the spill area to below water table.  No significant oil-contaminated soil or groundwater was noted in the test pits over several days of monitoring.

On 3/28/17, under MDEP Division of Response Services oversight, ASD crew excavated oil-contaminated gravel from the parking area and trucked the soil to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Excavation ceased at 1' below grade to avoid buried utilities.  Field tests indicate the soil remaining was oil-contaminated but not oil-saturated.

CONCLUSIONS
I.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  It is determined that much of the discharged oil soaked down into the gravel backfill of the sewage pump station tanks and piping and buried utilities.  I believe that disturbing the buried utilities to get to the remaining oil contaminated soil was not cost effective considering the lack of affected sensitive receptors at this time.
II.  I advised ASD to periodically check for fuel breakout in the drainage and the brook.  MDEP also will check through the spring and summer of 2017.
III.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
IV.  At this time, no further cleanup actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.


P-659-2016*Scott Cyr received a call that a Pit Stop Fuels driver had slipped and discharged approximately one cup of oil to a paved driveway at this address.  The spill was cleaned up by Pit Stop Fuels.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-661-2016*On 8/16/2016, I received a call from Erin Frost of North Country Services reporting a basement full of oil and water at a foreclosed property at 46 Bow Street in Otisfield.  North Country had discovered the situation while making a visit to the property.  I made arrangements to meet them on site on 8/18/2016 to evaluate the situation.

On the 18th, I arrived on site as planned.  The representative from North Country was unable to keep our appointment, but directed me to a lock box at the home and allowed me to enter the premises to investigate.  I entered the home and noted no oil odor.  I went down into the basement, and although the floor was still wet, there was no standing water in the basement.  I checked a few remaining puddles of water in the basement and found no oil on them, nor did I see any in the sump hole of the basement.  I could see a water stain high up on the walls of the basement, and I could see that the water had floated an aboveground storage tank located in the basement.  The tank had tipped over and was laying on its side.  I could see a small amount of oil remaining in the tank, but there was no evidence that any had discharged into the basement, though it is possible a small amount had.  I recommended to North Country that they remove the remaining oil in the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-662-2016*A fuel line failed on a dump truck which caused the release of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel.  Spilled product primarily affected the road shoulder.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-663-2016*On 8/17/2016, I received a call from Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting a transformer oil spill in Brunswick.  It was not known why the transformer had leaked.  The oil went onto the concrete pad, pavement and soil.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and hand-excavated a small amount of soil.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services is required.
P-665-2016*On 8/17/2016, I received a call from Kevin Kingry, of Futureguard Building Products, Inc., reporting a 15 gallon spill of rinse water containing hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid and sodium hydroxide.  An employee accidentally left a pump on causing the overfill of a process tank.  The spilled product was mopped into a sump and disposed via their license to the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-667-2016*Mark of Gorham Sand & Gravel reported a long series of quarter-size oil droplets to the pavement for about 4000', about 1' apart, down Fort Ridge Road.  The area is rural forest and residential area.  The leak appeared to be engine oil or hydraulic oil.  It was suspected that the leak was from a truck operated by M. C. Gold Trucking Company, but was not confirmed.  No cleanup was practical, and the leaks were allowed to naturally degrade.

No additional Maine DEP, Response Division actions required at this time.
P-675-2016*On 8/21/2016, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department, reporting an aboveground storage tank leaking in the basement of a residence in South Portland.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed the tank actively leaking through a corrosion hole.  I was able to stop the leak with a magnet patch.  I estimated that five gallons of oil had leaked onto the concrete floor.  At the time, the oil odor was strong in the basement.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the spill.  Upon arrival, they pumped the remaining oil out of the tank into drums.  They used sorbent materials to clean up the oil on the floor and a wooden structure that once was used to store firewood was removed as the structure had soaked oil into it.  The floor was then washed with Pink Stuff.  I left my Ram Fan running in a basement window to provide ventilation.

I told the homeowner's daughter, Donna Bandar, that we would follow up the following Monday, to assess the need for further cleanup.

On 8/22/16, Clean Harbors Environmental Services returned to the site to remove the old leaking tank.  I referred the site to Peter Eremita of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to assess the need for further cleanup.  After looking at the site, it was his recommendation to remove the section of oiled concrete floor in the basement.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to do this work under the supervision of Mr. Eremita.  Any further information regarding the cleanup can be found in his Division of Technical Services file.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-233-2016*I received report regarding a spill of 15 gallons of diesel fuel as a result of a Self-Loading log truck roll-over. Contractor placed sorbent pads down on spilled oil on logging roadway surface. An excavator was dispatched to the scene to dig up oil soaked roadbed soils/base materials.

Response Staff arrived on-scene to check on the status of the spill and clean-up efforts. All contaminated soils have been excavated, and transported to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal under an oil spill debris form. The road surface has been filled in with new gravel and graded to its pre-spill condition.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
I-219-2016*Response Serves was informed that an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was in need of replacing and was weeping.  Once on site, I found that the tank was indeed in need of replacing. The AST had a small container under catching small drip of heating oil. Due to the location of the AST secondary containment was placed under the AST. The McDougal's signed up for the Department's AST replacement program and a rush replacement was ordered.

On august 19, 2016 The AST was replaced.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-244-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement agency (DEA) requested assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts as a result of items located at 33 Plum Street, in Apartment A.  Maine DEA agents released meth precursors/hazardous materials to be over-packed and disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-551-2016*Freightliner of Maine reported a diesel spill of 2 gallons to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The spill came from a side saddle tank on a tractor trailer that was overfilled.

Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-553-2016*Milan Jamison from the Pembroke Town Office was concerned about a potential oil leak threat to Little Falls River. Mr. Jamison reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that Aaron Lanks of 29 Little Falls Road had vehicles on his property that appeared to be leaking oil.

I responded to the property and spoke with Mr. Lanks son who was 17. I asked him if he could call his father and let him know I was there. He left a message on his father's voicemail. I did not walk around the property because Mr. Lank was not home at the time. I noticed an oil pan with approximately 2 gallons of motor oil in it on the ground. I asked the young man if I could take this with me so I could dispose of it properly and he said yes. That his father was going to dispose of it at the local garage who burns waste oil.

After looking around at the yard from the street, I could not identify any leaks from the vehicle. Furthermore, there were no stains on the ground indicating that the vehicles were leaking. I thanked the young man for his cooperation.

Mr. Lank called my cell phone that afternoon and I discussed with him that I didn't find any evidence of oil leaks on his property and I removed the open waste oil container from his property.

No further DEP Response action required.

B-556-2016*On August 24, 2016, Dead River Oil Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  During a routine cleaning on a furnace, oil sprayed from the oil line onto the concrete floor.  Speedy dry was applied to the concrete basement floor and sorbent pads were used to wipe down the area effected.  The line was replaced immediately.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
B-558-2016*See attached Emera Maine spill report. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-470-2016*A person fishing from the public boat landing on East Pond in Oakland reported an oil slick on the lake.  I inspected the site that evening and found only a slight wisp of what might be residual gasoline.  I inspected the area again the next day in the daylight and found no further evidence of a spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-469-2016*A copper feed line for an inside oil storage tank had a small hole in it causing an unknown amount of oil to spill to the basement floor.  No oil reached the outside environment.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  The copper feed line was replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-655-2018*Cumberland Farms reported a discharge of one gallon or less of gasoline at their Waterville location.  The discharge was the result of an overfill of an automobile.  Cumberland Farms staff cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-396-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from equipiment working on Route 215 in Jefferson in the vicinity of Hints Road.  MDOT staff cleaned up the oil with sand and sorbent material.  The contaminated media was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-581-2018*Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill of a small amount of kerosene at a residence in Bristol.   The spilled product was limited to the tank surface and was cleaned up by Dead River personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-79-2019*Division of Response was notified that a split hydraulic line caused a one hundred gallon spill at Huber Engineered Woods. The spill occurred in the Slasher room and this room was able to contain the spill from spreading.

Sorbents mixed with facility fines were vacuumed.  Contaminated sorbents and fines were disposed of by Huber Engineered Woods in the fuel pile.



No further Response action needed at this time.




I-96-2017*I received a call reporting a spill/leak of diesel fuel from a school bus in the bus parking area behind the school. The maintenance man noticed a fuel stain several feet in diameter beneath the bus's fuel tank.  A pail/bucket was placed beneath the leaking tank and the maintenance person siphoned the remaining diesel fuel out of the tank.

Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-275-2017*On May 21, 2017, Dead River Oil Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the residence of Amy Robbinson.  Mrs. Lynn explained to me that when she arrived home she could smell oil, checked her basement and saw a puddle of oil under her aboveground storage tank (AST).

Dead River agreed that it was an overfill and used sorbents and cleaning products to remove the oil contaminated concrete.  Mrs. Robbinson was satisfied with the cleanup.  I did a follow-up inspection on May 27th.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-276-2017*On May 23, 2017, Maine Department of Transportation reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Val Derosier reported that approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a blown hydraulic hose from paving equipment.  The oil was released on a part of paving that was old and was about to be paved over.  Since the oil was released in already oily area, it was agreed that the cleanup would be sufficent to pave over the oil.  No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.

A-277-2017*On May 23, 2017, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of #2 oil dripped from the firematic valve during a tank replacement project. The oil dripped onto the concrete basement floor. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and disposed of properly.

I spoke with the homeowner, Carolyn Goggin, who was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-278-2017*On May 24, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred in the parking lot of 53 Anthony Avenue, in Augusta.  Less than a gallon of transformer oil spilled from a transformer that was being transported on the back of a transport truck. Equipment failure caused the transformer to leak.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily paved surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-279-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a gasoline spill at a Big Apple store.  The estimated 10 gallon spill was the result of a hose rupture on a fuel dispenser.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-282-2017*Augusta Fuel Company reported that an estimated one gallon of heating oil had spilled to a concrete basement floor from a leaking filter gasket.  I met Augusta Fuel Company on site and they had repaired the leaking filter and were collecting oil with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material. The homeowner reported that the filter had just been changed by Augusta Fuel Company three days ago.  Augusta Fuel confirmed this and agreed to do the cleanup necessary.  The oiled absorbents were removed and some oiled debris.  The floor was washed.  I installed a ventilation fan to remove oil vapors.  The next day I checked the air in the living area with a photoionization detector and readings were below one part per million (ppm).  The ventilation was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-283-2017*On May 26, 2017, Howard Holmes of P. G. Willey Propane Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I spoke to Mr. Holmes on the phone and he said that they got called to the home for an oil vapor smell in the house.  When they arrived they noticed a small stain on the concrete floor and the bottom of the aboveground storage tank (AST) had a tiny corrosion hole.  The AST was slowly dripping and they added a patch to the hole to stop the drips.  The tank was more than half full.

I contacted the property manager of the home and she said that she was instructed by the homeowners to leave the AST as it is until the people who are renting the house move out at the end of the weekend.  She said the renters were okay and the smell didn't bother them.  I suggested that we take care of the AST that night because the hole might become bigger over the weekend and cause more damage to the concrete floor, but the homeowners insisted that the MDEP not move or empty the AST.  I asked them to notify me immediately if anything changed.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
I-161-2017*7/17/2017 18:05, I received a call from State Police Trooper Caleb Adams that he was on scene where a homeowner, Mitchelle Boutilier, had called in a complaint that a pail had fallen off the back of a work truck, discharging an unknown white stringy material onto the roadway and adjacent dirt in front of her home at 199 Smyrna Road.   The driver returned and pick the pail up and left.  Due to its unknown characteristics , the supervisor on call, Steve Flannery was called.  He advised to call, Bob Shannon, who was the chemical responder in the Presque Isle region for further instructions.  After talking with Bob, the state police called back to say the roofing company had returned with a supervisor and a safety data sheet (SDS) had been provided.  The spilled substance was identified as LVOC Bonding Adhesive and the roofing company cleaned up the spill.  I spoke to the concerned homeowner, Mrs. Boutilier, regarding her concerns to the unknown health effects especially on her backyard chickens.  I informed her that I would take a look at the SDS sheet and follow-up with her on 7/18/2017 and she was satisfied with the roofing company's actions at cleaning up the area in front of her residence.

7/18/2018 I had a follow-up telephone conversation with Paul Powers, owner of Power's Roofing. He confirmed that his crew had cleaned up most of the adhesive the night before and any residual would harden and wear off with road use.  His crew had bagged up the spilled product and contaminated dirt and would be taking it the Tri-Community Landfill.  His crew was also going to do a recheck at the spill site later in the day to remove any residual product that may have dried and could now be removed.

15:40, I stopped by the spill site and reviewed the clean-up and took some photos of the affected area.  I also spoke with Mrs. Boutilier about what the material was and that any residual would eventually wear off the road surface and should not have any health effects on her chickens.  She confirmed she was satisfied with the response and clean-up.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-542-2017*On August 7, 2017 a call from Hartland Pollution Control came in stating that a ball valve seal had leaked a small amount of Ferric Acid into the secondary containment area at the facility. A facility worker had added neutralizer along with some adsorbent material to soak up any product which was then disposed of properly.

No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-543-2017*A call from Emera Maine came in indicating two transformers on two separate utility poles had sprayed the contents out due to a lightning strike. The incident resulted in oil being spilled onto the roadside ditch and grass. Emera Maine hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil from the site and disposed of it appropriately.

No other resources are at risk. No site visit was needed and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-784-2017*On November 12, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle had been completely engulfed in flames and possible fluids had leaked from the vehicle. The owner and amounts were unknown. Due to the severity of the fire it appears all fluids were consumed. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-785-2017*The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  Slight oil vapor was present in the home, however, Mr. Mulligan declined the offer to have a ventilation fan installed.  Passive air movement was the only option the homeowner would agree with.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-109-2017*4/27/17 I received a spill report from Kimberly Hitchcock of Emera Maine, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil at their transmission line #6901 right-of-way.  Spill originated from a service vehicle operating within the right of way.  Oily debris in 4' X 4' area was picked up by Emera Maine crews along with any oil impacted soils and disposed of by Emera Maine with their scheduled waste oil disposal.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-711-2017*A front end loader suffered a blown hydraulic hose at the subject location.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled onto pavement and gravel where it was cleaned up appropriately.  All contaminated materials were taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill by the spiller.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-560-2018*On August 31, 2018 Linkletter & Sons Logging reported that one of their employees had changed parts on a piece of logging equipment which had leaked hydraulic oil onto the dirt. Employees hand excavated the contaminated soil into buckets which were then disposed of properly at the Hartland Landfill. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-562-2018*On September 1, 2018 Dead River Company called to report they were called for a service call and found a small amount of oil on the basement concrete floor. The technician had fixed the burner along with cleaning up the floor with sorbent material. The homeowner reported no vapors within the house. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-548-2018*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) leak had occurred from a faulty copper line.  I was told over the phone that it had been repaired by the trailer park handyman.  A site visit was made to confirm the release and access the site.  I confirmed that the AST had leaked onto the ground, and oil staining could be found behind the trailer as well as out front.

The AST was removed along with the contaminated soil in the back and front of the house.  A clay layer was observed about 1.5-2 feet below ground level. This is most likely how the oil traveled from the back of the home to the front side.  A vapor barrier was placed on top of this layer in the back of the house.  Water recovery wells were installed at the rear and front of the house to collect free product.  This case was referred to our Division of Technical Services for long term remediation of the groundwater.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-550-2018*Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a small discharge of transformer oil from a weeping seal on a transformer in Boothbay Harbor.  There was a small amount of soil exacated at the base of the pole by CMP personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-552-2018*On October 12, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a one-gallon leak of #2 fuel oil to a dirt basement in Rockland.  Burner technician James Lilly of Maritime Energy reported that the fuel was dripping from the firomatic valve; he replaced the firomatic to stop the leak.  He stated a bucket had caught most of the oil and the contaminated soil had been removed.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
A-553-2018*Four gallons of transmission fluid from a vehicle accident which was cleaned up using speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-285-2017*I received a report about an ongoing leaking oil tank at the subject location.  The homeowner caused or greatly increased the size of the leak be touching the tank bottom.  The homeowner plugged the leak and caught the oil until R.H. Foster personnel and I arrived.  A small amount of fuel was lost onto the ground which was recovered with sorbents. Remaining unspilled product was transferred to a temporary skid tank.

Indoor air quality was not compromised and no other resources at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-284-2017*I received a report of a passenger vehicle leaking gasoline at the subject location.  Two gallons of gasoline were lost from a damaged fuel line onto a paved parking lot. Sorbent materials were applied to the spill area which effectively contained the incident. No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-279-2017*The outdoor oil tank at the subject location was overfilled during a fuel delivery.  Less than a gallon leaked from the tank.  Several attempts were made to reach the owner without success.

The tank was cleaned with sorbents and a small amount of contaminated soil was removed by Dead River Company personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-68-2017*A Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) backhoe ruptured a hose releasing 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement. Maine DOT employee used sorbents to clean up the road surface. Contaminated sorbents were disposed of by DOT's Caribou fleet management group.

No further action required of Response Services.
P-994-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report the discharge of approximately one gallon of transmission fluid from a collection truck.  The fluid was discharged to asphalt, and no other receptors were reported.  The truck was repaired and spilled cleaned.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, location, minimal amount, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-1023-2017*Les Johnson of Mechanic Falls Public Works called to report the finding of a leaking lawn tractor that some patron dropped off at the transfer station on Sunday.  The motor oil was confined to a containment concrete pad.  Staff used sorbent pads to collect oil and disposed of pads.  They drained the remaining oils and put the carcass in scrap metal.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-1024-2017*Hill Top Minimart called to report the diesel dispenser leaked about ten gallons.  The reporter stated that Portland Pump Company came out to service the dispenser, but didn't explain why the report is six hours old.

According to Portland Pump, the service call was for "low flow".  The air eliminator, or anti-syphon valve, was cleaned.  The dispenser also has a 52 valve, a redundant feature but acceptable.  The temperatures have been below freezing and the discharge looked much worse than the estimated ten gallon spill because of the frozen conditions. Speedy dry sorbent material had been applied to spill area and left in place to treat the spill.

Portland Pump did not know the reason for the spill, but serviced the system and will continue to monitor.  When next in the area, I will check in with the Minimart staff.  Beyond that, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-77-2017*Irving Oil Corporation reported that a plow truck driver hit a fuel pump while cleaning up snow from a large snow storm. The end of the storm produced ice and rain, and these conditions caused the plow truck to slide into the pump station. The crash valves worked properly and shut off the flow of gasoline, but not before gasoline was lost to the parking lot. Irving staff used the on site spill kit to absorb what they could, and Nitiram then plowed the excess gas/water/snow mixture into the snow bank.  By the time I arrived on scene, no product was recoverable nor could I see where it was in the snowbanks.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-78-2017*The Farmington Fire Department reported that a plow truck driver hit a passenger vehicle while plowing snow from a blizzard snow storm. The plow truck also hit a bridge abutment and punctured a hole in the saddle tank.  Diesel fuel was lost to the snow and ice on the road.  Due to the conditions with the snowfall, no fuel was recovered.  The area where the spill occurred needed to be plowed constantly and the diesel was spread east on Route 133 in the snowbank.  I did a site evaluation in the spring and no sign of spillage was observed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-80-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer at 106 Gin Pot Road in Owls Head.  The discharge was the result of an automobile accident damaging the utility pole and transformer.  CMP crews responded and cleaned up the affected snow.   A check on the site later revealed no evidence of remaining product.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-81-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a chip truck had overturned at a road intersection and was leaking diesel from its fuel tank.  A small amount of fuel was lost to the pavement and the roadside ditch.  Sorbents and wood chips were used to collect the product.  The oily debris was placed in a container for disposal at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
A-79-2017*On February 14, 2017, Pike Industries, Inc., reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 4 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a broken hydraulic hose on a front end loader. The oil leaked onto pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil.  These materials were disposed of properly in the oily waste dumpster on site that is serviced by Safety-Kleen.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-88-2017*Rockland Marine Corporation reported that a fork truck driver dropped a drum of ethylene glycol and it burst open.  The material spilled inside a storage building with a concrete floor.  Workers quickly stopped the flow of glycol by using speedy dry sorbent material and created a dam so it could not flow.  After that, a small pump was used to pump the liquid into an empty drum.  Speedy dry sorbent material was then used to clean up the concrete surface area.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-89-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that a burner technician was on site for a no-heat call and he could smell oil. I responded to the site and did a damage assessment of the area.  From my observations, a very small stain was visible in the soil below the filter assembly.  I hand dug four 5-gallon buckets of soil from the area and performed an oil-in-soil shake test.  The test came back negative for petroleum.  The homeowner said that he could use some crushed rock to backfill the area at a later date.  I took the contaminated soil back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
A-104-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a two gallon lube oil spill from an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-105-2017*Downeast Energy reported a pump seal failure on a delivery truck.  The estimated four gallon spill to a paved driveway was cleaned up by Downeast.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-106-2017*An anonymous reporter reported that Fabian Oil Company was disposing of oily waste in their dumpster.  I contacted Fabian Oil and advised them that it was not appropriate to dispose of oily waste in their dumpster.  Fabian Oil reported that they have a contractor for disposing of oily waste and did not put it in their dumpster.  No site visit was made.  No Response action is expected.
A-107-2017*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from this trash truck due to a hose failure.  The oil was collected from the paved area with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-108-2017*An estimated 10 gallons of heating oil was lost from this outside tank due to corrosion.  The spilled oil was collected from the paved parking lot with speedi-dri sorbent material.  I spoke with the property owner who said that Dead River Company had cleaned up the oil with speedi-dri to his satisfaction.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
A-109-2017*On 2/27/17, Bill Butler, from the City of Rockland, reported seeing a heating oil tank floating in an abandoned house and possibly oil spilled.  I met Bill on site to investigate.  Bill informed me that the house had been abandoned for some time.  I could see into the basement and there was water almost up to the floor joists. The water had floated the oil tank and there was a rainbow sheen on the water surface.  Upon further investigation, the sheen was found not to be oil but rather a bacterial sheen.  I checked the outline of the property and found no evidence of an oil discharge.  The entire area is served by public water.  Bill said he did not know who now owned the house and efforts to find out were unsuccessful.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-110-2017*On 2/27/17, Rumford Fire Department reported that an estimated one quart of hydraulic oil had spilled onto the road from a broken line on a plow truck.  They reported that oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material were used to contain and collect the spilled oil.  No wells were in the area and no storm drains were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-111-2017*On 2/28/17, at 1251 hours, Greater Augusta Utility District reported a strong smell of heating oil in a sewer manhole on Murdock Street. I went to the site and found dyed heating oil in the bottom of the manhole. A neighbor at a condominium building uphill said that they had the fire department come a few days earlier to check a few units that were smelling oil vapors inside. The condominium does not heat with oil. I checked a few houses around the neighborhood before finding an outside oil tank under a back deck at 19 Murdock Street that appeared to have had a leak. The owners were not aware that the tank had leaked. After removing ice and snow from around the tank, I discovered that the filter canister had a small corrosion hole in it that was leaking. The tank was shut off stopping the leak. It appeared that the oil had run into the building's perimeter drain that was connected to the sewer. I put an oil absorbent boom in the manhole to collect oil. I informed the owner that the tank had leaked and gave them an application for the Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up Fund. They completed a Cleanup options agreement choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection manage the cleanup. The owners did not believe they had lost much oil since the last fill was back in December and they were due to get more oil at this time since the tank provided fuel for three units. I made arrangements to excavate the oil impacted soil under the tank to stop oil from entering the sewer and to prevent any future migration of oil vapors into the building. The area is served by public water and sewer. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services to monitor air issues in the condominium at 18 Murdock Street.

On 3/6/17, a vactor truck was used to remove 1.9 cubic yards of heavily contaminated soil. Not all oil impacted soil could be removed without jeopardizing the structural integrity of the deck. There appeared to be no further migration of oil into the sewer after the excavation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-112-2017*On 2/28/17, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated three quarts of hydraulic oil had spilled when a logging truck loading ties broke a hose.  He reported that the oil had impacted the area next to the track crossing and a crew was going to the site to remove any oil impacted material.  I went to the site and found that the oil had impacted ice, snow and some rock rail bed ballast.  The Pan Am crew removed all impacted material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-114-2017*On 3/2/17, at 1045 hours, Rumford Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer carrying logs rolled over near the entrance to the Paper Mill. The Fire Department was on scene and the truck's fuel tank and hydraulic tank were leaking. They were collecting the spilled oils with oil absorbent pads. I went to the scene and found that the truck's tanks were undamaged and were leaking from the vented caps. I stopped the leaks. The Fire Department had used 8 bales of absorbent pads and I used another 4 to collect the oil. I discussed the clean-up that needed to be done with the truck's owner and he said to do what needed to be done as he was still trying to contact his insurance company. After the truck was righted and towed away, I had Environmental Projects, Inc., come and clean the oils from the pavement and take the oiled absorbents for disposal. The area is served by public water and no waterways were threatened by the oil spill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-115-2017*3/2/17 1650 Adam Marquis from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 5 gallons of transformer oil had spilled from a pole mount electrical transformer due to wind damage. The transformer oil was tagged as non polychlorinated biphenyl oil. The oil spilled to the road and was collected with speedy dry. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-116-2017*On 3/3/17, John Flanders, from Hillandale Farms, reported that an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the ground when a hose broke on a manure truck.  He said that they had contained and collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material.  I met Mr. Flanders on site and found that the oil was on a puddle and ice.  I dug under the ice in a few spots in the spill area and found that the oil had penetrated the ice into the gravel below.  Mr. Flanders had employees contain the oiled absorbents and speedy dry in drums.  He then had a backhoe excavate the area removing oil-impacted ice and soil until my field testing for oil in soil was negative.  Mr. Flanders had Environmental Projects, Inc., pick up the waste for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-117-2017*A homeowner was transferring oil from his tank so that he could move it, but he failed to shut the pump off when the receiving vessel was full.  Oil ran down his driveway and into the wet ditch.  Rainwater spread the oil out so that the spill alarmed the neighbors.  I went to the site and assisted the fire department with the cleanup with absorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-118-2017*On February 28, 2017, I responded to a complaint from the Town of Belfast about a property that was discharging petroleum onto the public street.  I met with the owner of a leaking vehicle, Steve Olson. He explained to me that he tries to keep up with the leaking car but can't afford to fix it. The motor oil has leaked for so long over time that it's now leaving the property and running down the street.  Mr. Olson agreed to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it properly. I returned at a later date to assist with the proper soil removal and disposal.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
B-260-2017*During the scheduled removal of an underground storage tank (UST) at the R. H. Foster facility on High Street in Ellsworth, contaminated soil was found. The soil was removed and land spread under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services supervision.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-65-2017*A leak from a Dead River Oil Company peddle truck piping released a gallon of fuel oil to pavement. Dead River employees used sorbent pads to clean up the spill. Contaminated materials were disposed of at local landfill.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-66-2017*A filter gasket on a Aboveground Storage Tank, located in Presque Isle Housing Authority's boiler room, (AST) leaked 15 gallons of heat oil to concrete after servicing. Housing Authority's employees used sorbents and washed the concrete floor to clean up the release. After replacing the filter and gasket no further leak was found. A vent system was setup to rid oil vapors. Contaminated sorbent materials were disposed of through a local solid wastes hauler.

No further action required of Response Services.
I-67-2017*A Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) dump truck ruptured a hose releasing 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement. Maine DOT employee used sorbents to clean up the road surface. Contaminated sorbents were disposed of by DOT's Caribou fleet management group.

No further action required of Response Services.
P-95-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from the hydraulic line from a plow truck failing.  The driver was plowing the entire length of Route 232 (approximately nine miles long and traversing four towns, Woodstock, Bethel, Milton TWP*, and Rumford*) and blew the line at some point during the drive.  From the time of the spill to reporting to the Department, the roadway has been plowed several more times resulting in much of the product being in the snow banks and not easily recoverable.

*These towns are covered by our Division of Response Services Central Maine Regional Office.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-242-2019*A diesel delivery truck overfilled a saddle tank which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-243-2019*A leaking pipe on a tank truck reportedly caused the release of one gallon of diesel fuel to the paved parking surface of the Heatable's parking area.  The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by Heatable.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-246-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a computer failure at the boiler.  The boiler was calling for more oil to be sent, but instead it filled the chamber full of oil.  The oil leaked through the seams of the burner and ran out along the floor, impacting a portion of drywall, 2x4 framing material, and carpet.

The Department arrived on scene and opted to hire Allstate Environmental Services to assist in removing the contaminated building materials and carpet.  The floor was washed, the blocks under the furnace were removed and replaced with clean ones, and the floor was sealed after drying.  Radon Seal was used on both the finished basement side and the furnace room side of the wall.  This is based on that a sub slab measurement with the Photoionization Detector found volatile organic compound levels at approximately 80 parts per million.  A radon fan stub was placed in the spill location, however, the rest of the system was not fully installed at the homeowner's request.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-247-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank to the concrete floor surface below.

The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by C. N. Brown Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-249-2019*University of New England (UNE) reported that someone had come by and left three five-gallon buckets of oil in one of their parking lots.  One of the buckets had spilled a little oil onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  UNE disposed of the oil in their waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-239-2017*The City Manager of Belfast reported a dump site that contained approximently 30 broken florecent bulbs.  When we arrived on scene, the air quality was measured with a Lumex.  The mercury levels had the potential to reach unhealthy levels.  An air purifying respirator (APR) and protective tyvex suit were worn.  The broken bulbs were collected and sealed in plastic.  Measurements of the sealed bags were taken to verify the integrity of the package.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-264-2017*Waste Management, Inc., reported a spill of less than a gallon of hydraulic oil from a leaking PTO on a truck.  Spill was to a paved area and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-265-2017*On 5/16/17, the U. S. Coast Guard reported that there had been a fuel spill into Belfast Harbor during the fueling of a tugboat at dock.  I went to the site and found that the tugboat company had deployed oil absorbent boom to contain and collect the diesel fuel. The harbor master had also deployed boom to protect the town dock.  Most of the spilled oil was contained in the boom around the tugboat.  The tug was at dock and being fueled from a tank truck at the time of the spill.  While fueling the tank below deck, apparently fuel came out a vent hatch on deck.  The fuel ran over the deck and into the water.  The fuel spill had been immediately noticed and the fueling operation was stopped.  Boom was placed around the vessel to contain the spilled oil on the water.  After some discussion and procedural changes, the fueling operation was completed without incident.  The tug company collected the oiled absorbent boom and arranged for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-731-2017*On 9/19/17, I received a call from Susan Lunden reporting a spill at her neighbor's residence.  She stated her neighbor's oil company, Champagne's Energy, Inc., had overfilled the oil tank in the garage on 9/11 and it had not been cleaned up.  I found no evidence of the spill having been reported as required.  I learned the property was a condominium with attached garages.  Ms. Lunden's condo abuts that of Donna and David Matteodo.  Both the Lunden's and the Matteodo's live in Massachusetts and the condos are seasonally occupied.  Ms. Lunden stated the oil odor in her condo was intolerable.

I called both the Matteodo's and Champagne's Energy and arranged to meet a representative from Champagne's on site that afternoon.  When I arrived on site, there was no evidence of oil stain on the garage floor, but the oil odor was quite strong.  Champagne's admitted to having overfilled the tank the previous week and did not report the discharge.  They had made some attempts to clean up the spill, but it appeared that the oil had migrated under a partition wall to the unit next door belonging to Ms. Lunden.

I told Champagne's that the extent of the oil migration needed to be determined and any oil materials needed to be cleaned, sealed or removed to mitigate the ongoing oil odor.  I also reminded them of the requirement to report spills within 2 hours.  Champagne's begrudgingly agreed to get a carpenter on site to open the walls and remediate the spill.

I requested the assistance of Don White from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services in remediating the oil odor.  Mr. White and I met on site on 9/22 with a carpenter hired by Champagne's Energy and Alan Dow of Champagne's Energy.  We peeled back the sheetrock on the wall and were able to determine that oil had in fact gone under the wall.  The parts of the wall requiring removal were identified and agreed upon.  A course of action regarding washing and possibly sealing the garage floor was also agreed upon.  Don White oversaw that work the following week while I was away at training.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.

A-574-2017*Dead River Company reported a leaking indoor aboveground storage tank (AST) at a residence in Greene.  I met the Dead River technicians on site at the home of Doreen Gendron on 8 Richard Street.  The AST was located in a finished basement in a small closet which had been built around it.  The tank was leaking in the belly from corrosion.   Dead River technicians had put a magna patch on the tank and put down some speedy dry sorbent material.  They proceeded to pump out the tank and we removed it from the closet.  I spoke with Ms. Gendron about the Groundwater Cleanup Fund and she agreed to let the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hire a contractor to clean up the affected area.   I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., who cleaned the oil-stained concrete.

The spill was minimal and the concrete appeared to be satisfactorily cleaned up.   No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
I-4-2018*A Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) plow truck ruptured a hose releasing a small amount of hydraulic fluid to pavement over several miles. Maine DOT employees could not clean up the release due to the great distance of road that the spill impacted.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-121-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to soils near Madawaska lake due to snow/ice damage. Once onsite Response Services found a small area of contaminations underneath and around the AST.

The AST was moved by Daigle Oil Company to allow further investigation into the release. The Department hired Soderberge Construction to remove contaminated soils and three trees in poor health. Response Services and Soderberge construction landscaped, loam, and seeded. No impact to the lake took place.

 No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-496-2017*On 6/21/17, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a small amount of gasoline spilled from a dirt bike in a wooded area behind 1357 Main Street.  The location of the incident made any cleanup impractical, and the spill is not likely to have any detrimental impact in the area.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-139-2017*6/22/17 I received a call from Donnie Morton, Environmental Manager for Maine Woods Company (MWC) Mill, reporting a spill of 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline in their mill parking lot (asphalt covered section).  According to Donnie a person brought a personal vehicle into the mill parking area last night.  After they left it was discovered that the vehicle had a leaking gas tank.  MWC shift crew placed sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material on the spilled gas on the asphalt.  The spill was all cleaned up last night and just brought to Donnie's attention this morning.  Donnie will be sending in a report on this matter.  No site visit is needed by Response Services.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-164-2017*7/20/17 I received a call from Travis Powers, Irving Woodland's trucking Supervisor regarding a 35 gallons spill of hydraulic oil on the Blackstone Road.  This spill occurred as a result of a logging truck having a rock hit its oil filter and causing the loss of 35 gallons of hydraulic oil on the center of the gravel woods road for a distance of over 5 miles.  The hydraulic oil spill left a stain on the center of the road surface about 10" in diameter.  Discussed with Travis a clean-up plan focusing of scrapping up contaminated soils anywhere near the Blackstone road crosses or is close to surface water receptors.

7/21/17 Travis called after completion of spill size up area, logging road truck traffic over the past day has mechanically chewed up and pounded the spill stain on roadway surface. Travis will be sending in a spill report on this incident.

No further Response action
A-505-2017*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded on the bottom and released an unknown amount of oil to the ground below it.  During this call, Maritime Energy was in the process of pumping out the tank and removing it from service.  I responded to the site and conducted a damage assessment.  I determined that the oil had leaked onto a concrete pad and drained to the soils beneath it through separations in the concrete and foundation.  Due to the nature of this spill and the sensitive receptors in the area, I approached the homeowner with the Oil and Surface Water Cleanup Fund.  He quickly determined that he would apply to the fund for coverage.  I hired a contractor to remove the small concrete slab and hand excavated down to 4 feet below grade.  At that depth, we encountered a blue clay layer and we stopped our recovery efforts.  The area was then backfilled with stone, and then capped with new concrete. This site was cleaned up to the Commissioner's satisfaction.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-508-2017*On September 22, 2017, Downeast Energy in Boothbay reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of #2 oil dripped from the delivery hose because of a loose coupling on the truck. The oil was absorbed with sorbent pads and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-509-2017*On September 22, 2017, Cianbro Corporation reported a hydraulic oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of hydraulic oil leaked when a hydraulic oil line blew on a frontend loader. The oil spilled to a concrete pad and was absorbed with speedy dry sorbent material. The speedy dry was disposed of properly by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No storm drains or waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-600-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a one quart spill of #2 fuel oil.  The spill was the result of an overfill during delivery.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-217-1999* Mr. Jon Ljunggren, the Vienna Fire Chief, reported that a drum of some unknown material was dumped along Stream Rd. I responded and found several area Fire Depts. on scene. They had evacuated several nearby homes and closed the road. The fire fighters that had smelled the dumped material said that it smelled awful and the odor clung to their clothing. The material turned out to be rotten Lecithin, a food grade additive.
 After much discussion with the F.D. we decided that I would shovel the material into a drum. Most, if not all, of the firefighters on site were not Haz Mat trained, therefore I had to do this task by myself. They were nearby acting as the rescue team. This work was performed in Level B.
 This case generated a lot of public interest.
 No further action will be needed.
B-151-1997*4/4/97 1510

I received a complaint for investigation from Ms. Ada Angotti of 44 Spruce Street in Millinocket.  Ms. Angotti is concerned about an oil sheen from her neighbor, which she said has been there off and on all winter.

I phoned the Millinocket Fire Department and ask if they would check out the complaint for me.  I explained that I would come up if they identified a problem.  See also B-102-96.


Later, I received a phone call from a Millinocket fire fighter who identified himself as Mike.  Mike said that he looked around and was hard pressed to say that there was a problem.  He said he did identify what appears to be less than 2 ounces of oil consisting of a 10 inch diameter stain on the ice in front of 50 Spruce St.
A-181-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-477-1997*On 8/29/97, 1445 hours Jim Tibbits of Eastern Fine Paper reported a 35 gallon spill of heptane.  The spill landed in secondary containment and was managed as hazardous waste.  The release happened because the level indicator malfunctioned.
A-455-2000*An overfill of a UST at the Depot Store occurred. Some spilled to pavement, some sprayed the bank under the vent. Contaminated soil was removed, but it appeared there was some historic contamination as well. The closest well is the next door neighbor, Patsy Berry (948-2715). She has a shallow well in her basement, less than 50 feet from the spill site. Test results indicated ____ DRO.

This site was referred to Tech Services. No further action required by Response Services.
A-5-2001*I responded to a call from CMP that a transformer had malfuctioned on Piggery Rd. in Augusta.  The transformer on pole 13 had been replaced during the ice storm of 98' and CMP workers on site hypothesized that the terminals were not properly tightened at that time.  One of the energized terminals on the transformer came loose and the live wire waving around in the wind made contact with the metal housing of the transformer, caused an arc, and welded a hole in the base of the transformer.  This allowed the mineral oil to leak out of the unit, and all over the snow below.  CMP workers reponded and cleaned up the snow shoveling it into drums.  I visited the site and saw no visible stains remaining.  No futher work by DEP  Response will be required.
A-184-2000* Mr. Strong overfilled the tank on his automobile while refueling at the Augusta Dead River Food Trend, which is located on Route 17.  He then paid for the gas and left. The store clerk called the Fire Dept. and then I was called. The water district and I checked the nearby storm drain and found some gasoline there. The next outfall had a strong odor of gasoline but no product or flamable vapors were detected.
 Clean up was limited to the pavement and the first catch basin on Dead River's property. No further action will be required.
A-349-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-663-2000*The Dead River Co. called to report an oil spill at 51A Water St. in Eastport. An outside vertical AST had been damaged and it was estimated that as much as 200 gallons of kerosene had been lost. The caller described the spilled oil as lying in a ravine. I drove to the scene and met with the Dead River service manager, Dick Ramsey and the building manager, Scott Malloch (853-6011). It seems that a cellar door had blown open and swung against the unprotected filter area of the tank. The blow broke the firematic valve allowing the oil to spill into the back yard. When the Dead River personnel had arrived that morning there was a puddle of oil in a shallow (about 4") depression (the ravine) behind the building. They recovered about 70 gallons of this with sorbent pads. This depression was near a perforated soil pipe that broke above the surface just up hill. I believe that this is a perimeter drain or more precisely a back yard drain. I checked a storm water catch basin in the alley next to the building and found that there was a small amount of oil on the surface that I collected with a sorbent boom. I installed more boom in the catch basin to collect oil that might appear later. At the outfall of this drain (directly over the seawall) I found a small sheen (about 11/2' in radius).
   I did notify the U.S.Coast Guard of this spill and the sheen.
I will continue to monitor the site and maintain the sorbent booms until I'm convince that the risk of more oil reaching the catch basin is past.
B-540-1996*D-TREE=S.
A-145-1999* On 3-10-99, Kalloch Fuel called this office to report what they thought was a leaking UST. The tank is located at Dr. Gilliam's home on 144 Chestnut Street, Camden. Kalloch Fuel delivered 522 gallons to this tank and then delivered another 310 gallons the next day. Kalloch Fuel thought this tank was a 500 gallon tank, therefore, they thought there was a problem. Also the tank is not registered.
 Frank Gehrling made arrangements with Lew Fish to remove the UST. Kalloch Fuel installed a 330 gallon tank in the basement and then pumped out a total of 829 gallons from the UST.
 After a couple of cancellations, Lew Fish removed the tank on 3-17-99. Glen Wall was on site during the removal process. The tank showed no visible sign of holes or leakage and there was no soil contamination. There were 4 copper lines attached to this tank which supplied a feed and return to a furnace and an oil fired hot water heater.
 No additional involvement will be required.
B-49-1997*In January of 1997, Dave Webb, proprietor of Heart of Maine Exterminating Service, (263 Main St. Dexter 926-3333) contacted the Maine Board of Pesticide Control to find out when they were going to come take care of his waste pesticides. It was explained to him that the program in question had occurred the previous summer; although his name was on the list of people with obsolete pesticides to be disposed, no one could explain why he hadn't been contacted.  BPC personnel contacted Bill Wallace, DEP Augusta, who contacted me, asking that I go get the chemicals.
Bob Whittier and I did that on Jan. 28.  The chemicals in question had been repacked about 3 years earlier by  Ray Connors of BPC; the inventory, that Webb claims  he inherited from the person that sold him the business, is as follows:
1/4 gal dibromide + 28 oz of unknown liquid.
1 lb chloropicrin- 1 gal malathion
5 gal direx emulsion ( 20% chlordane)
4 lbs. zinc phosphide + 5 oz diazinon
1/2 gal diphos (9.8% 2,4,5-T), 1 gal Entex
3 lb. Methyl Bromide, 3 lbs  unknown
1/2 gal 50% DDT powder, 3 gal 42% calcium cyanide
12 gal liquid chloropicrin, 6 lbs liquid chloropicrin
30 lbs DDT powder
Mr. Webb agreed to pay 1/2 the cost of disposal.  See the attached clean-up agreement. A five gallon pail of waste was generated cleaning up what Webb said was spilled pesticide on the floor;  he didn't  know how it spilled, he said, but one of the 5 gallon containers was knocked over and leaking when he inspected the stash in the fall or early winter of 1996.
B-708-1998*    On November 2, 1998 Cleve Leckey of this office gave me a tank removal case that was originally handled by Bob Randall.  Ms. Nancy Abraham of Virginia owned the tank which was at a summer home that she inherited when her father died.  The home is located in Forest City.
     The 1,000 gallon gasoline tank was scheduled for removal that day and when I arrived on site it had just come out of the ground.  Chad McPhearson from S.W. Cole performed a site assessment which found  no contaminated soil.  We also found no hole in the tank.
A-474-1999*Received a call from Central Maine Power concerning a spill in Gardiner. A hydraulic hose broke on a CMP bucket truck. It sprayed the ground, a car and a house. The house and car are owned by Roderick and Pauline Sutherburg. According to the report sent to us by CMP the Sutherburg's house and car were washed. Mrs. Sutherberg apparently  was not happy with the results and the spill has been referred to CMP's claims unit. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-337-2001*Upon returning to their seasonal home, the Onofrio's found the filter on the external AST broken.  The kerosene entered the basement with water covering the floor 1-2 inches, a uniform sheen was documented on the water.

Loss or contamination was minimized, as precautions were taken for water.  Materials contaminated and removed were mostly lumber related, board feet of framing material, supports, pump stand, work bench legs, some antique hand tool supports (grinding wheel base, small table saw mount) a plywood stand on which the clothes drier was located.  Possibly the door frame and molding if still off gasing after a week.  Pumps were used to remove contaminated surface water in the basement, along with unspilled product in the tank.  Residual oil was remediated with sorbent material.

6.31 tons of contaminated soil were removed and replaced on the exterior.  The depth of the excavation was limited by the presence of a large rock/boulder, but field determinations satisfied those involved, the contractor and DEP, that removal was complete with methods practical to the site.  No oil was documented in the perimeter drain during the time on site.

Based on field measurements and observations, no addition response actions are warranted at this location. If conditions change, the Onofrio's will notify DEP.
A-255-2001*This report was written after the responder to this spill (Glen Wall) was no longer employed by the Department using the limited information available.

The spill was caused by heavy snow pack physically damaging the filter set aperture on an outdoor above ground oil storage tank.

Contaminated snow and media were removed and the site was refered to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

A-587-1996*Received a call from Lincolnville Fire Department that there was a fuel oil leak at the home of Polly Davis. I responded to the site. Ms.Davis lives in a mobile home on a fairly steep hill. The fuel tank on the uphill side of her home had the filter broken off and some oil had run out the previous day. The oil flowed under the trailer and started flowing out at the bottom of the hill in the drainage ditch. Lincolnville Fire and I padded up the dyed product. The ground was frozen so very little if any oil went into the ground. I visited the site a number of weeks later and found no additional oil. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-327-1996*No site visit made.  Skowhegan Fire responded, and cleaned with Wadleigh and Kenoco staff.  Delivery vehicle gasket loose.  No further action anticipated.
A-560-2001*Bright green material found in Kennedy brook near the Augusta Sanitary District by district employee. Upstream investigation found no obvious source. Substance had the color of automotive anti-freeze. The Sanitary District employees attempted, with limited success, to pump the liquid from the stream into their treatment system. We had to let it go. It appeared that the stuff had stratified and was more concentrated near the bottom of the brook. Anti-freeze would mix thoroughly in a high energy stream such as this so it was still a mystery. I took a sample to The Lab and discovered that the specific gravity was 1.1 and pH 7.5, both could be consistent with a glycol/water mix. The sample did not seem to stratify in the jar. I went back and took a sample with a clear glass tube and the color was consistent top to bottom. The depth of the stream and green algae on the bottom gave the illusion of darker, more concentrated, liquid on the bottom. This was most likely a spill of a considerable amount of anti-freeze into the brook somewhere upstream. I returned on Saturday and found the water clear.
A-595-2000*Received a call from Hal Shea, a Burner Technician, that he was informed of an AST that was leaking.  He stated that he was on his way to check it out, and if there were anything of concern that he would contact the Department.  I later spoke with Mr. Shea who informed me that the tank had been patched, with minimal loss of fuel, and that the tank was scheduled to be replaced.  I later checked on the site and observed that the tank had been replaced, and that there was some staining on the pad and on the ground in the location of the old tank, but nothing of concern.

No further action required.
I-45-1997*On 5-1-97, this office was notified of the release of Chlorine from a 100 pound cylinder at the Madawaska Water treatment plant. Apparently a fitting had not been tightened while the tank was changed. The Madawaska Haz Mat team responded and was able to stop the leak without incident.
A-677-1999* When the fire department reached this accident they observed fuel leaking from the fill opening of one of the saddle tanks.  They used pads to slow and catch the fuel.  When I arrived we were able to plug the opening.  After the truck was removed I observed some waste oil and a little diesel had reached the shoulder of the road.  We cleaned the worst of this up with the sorbent pads.  I determined that no further cleanup was needed.  The truck had been hauling wood chips.  The company planned to remove the bulk of them a few days.
I-65-1999*On 5-13-99, I inspected a tank removal at the Acadamy Street Irving station in Presque Isle. All tanks came out without incident. There was a slight sheen on the water in the excavation but because the site was a baseline cleanup, no remediation was seen as necessary.
A-713-1998* A faulty nozzle released 8 gallons of fuel oil onto the pavement at a Mobile Home Park that is located at Sawtelle St. in Farmington.  Farmington Oil cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads. No site visit was made, no further action required.
A-306-1998*Flooding in the basement caused a line to break.  The Fire Department responded and used sorbents to remove the oil.

No further action is anticipated.
I-147-2001*Caller observing machine on the ice (using to break ice) and sees yellowish fluid all over surface of ice.  Product is unknown, however may be hydraulic oil.
B-88-1999*B-088-99 Jeff Bryant Res. -  Brewer


Mr. Bryant called to report what he estimated to be a 3 gallon oil spill in the basement of his home at 100 Grove St. in Brewer. He is having some work done to the concrete floor of his basement and the workers cut the fuel line to the furnace. Mr. Bryant had shown the workers where the line was embedded in the concrete, but one of the workers lost control of the jackhammer and the line was cut. The escaping oil was contained on the cellar floor. He called the Dead River Oil Co. who came to the scene and fixed the broken line. A few sorbent pads collected the oil and the pads were returned to the Dead River shop for collection and later disposal. No further action taken.
B-151-2000*On 3/16/00, 1926 hours the S.P. dispatcher reported a diesel saddle tank release from a truck that had gone off the I-95 and came to rest on the cross-over just south of exit 42 in Etna.  In the process of going down into the median and coming to rest where the cross-over abuts I-95 going north the tractor managed to puncture its' left tank.  Etna Fire Department had responded with plug & dike as well as sorbent pads.  The plug & dike certainly slowed the rate of release, but it didn't keep it stopped.  Meanwhile, several bales of pads had been deployed, which absorbed most the release.  The ground was wet because of rain and snow so product penetration was delayed.  Also, the leak was over a paved area.  After the rig had been pulled onto the road and was on its' way to Dysarts for repair we bagged the oiled sorbents and put them in my truck to be transported to our waste stream.
I-151-2000*
A hydraulic hose broke on a log loader. Sawdust fines were spread over the spill and the clean up debris was burned in the onsite boiler.

Response case clsoed
B-294-1999*Eric Hamlin of the Augusta office of Oil Enforcement called to report that he had observed a large oil stain in the dooryard of a vacant farm on the Line Road in Sangerville. He had visited the site to investigate an unregistered underground oil storage tank. He found one and while there observed the 6x8 foot stain.  As it was only 25 feet to a well, his concern was well founded.
   I went to the farm on 6/08/99. It turned out that a burn pile had caused the large black stain. I checked the soil beneath the stain and found no oil contamination.
   I also checked on the possibilities of underground tanks and I agree with Mr. Hamlin that there is a tank in front of the old barn. There is some question whether or not this is a heating oil tank or a motor fuel tank. While I could find no evidence of a dispenser base, this could easily have been moved. At the same time it looks to me that the old barn had been used to raise chickens and would probably required a heat source; so it could be a heating oil tank.
  I also checked the area around the boiler room of the new chicken barn. I found a vent pipe and another pipe that penetrated the boiler room wall at an angle and disappeared into the ground on the same side of the boiler room as the vent. On the inside of the room I could see two copper lines coming out of this angled pipe. They appeared to be standard feed and return lines from a tank to an oil burner. However I could not find a fill pipe. It is possible that the fill was obscured by vegetation, the fill may have been removed (if this is the case, water may have entered the tank and caused oil to escape underground) or the tank has been removed without disturbing the piping. I believe that it is most likely that the tank is still there.
I-77-2000*Called by State Police.   Went to residence.  Upon arrival, Irving was finishing cleanup of product. Advised homeowner to clean product residue off concrete floor with Simple Green.   Went to PI office to get exhaust fan to exhaust fumes from basement.  Set up fan.  Advised homeowner to remove portion of saturated wall and carpeting and have replaced by himself or contractor.  Also advised homeonwer to vacate home for the evening because of strong odor and risk to children.  Returned home.  Picked up fan a few days later.
B-460-2000*B-460-00
Hermon

Friday August 25, 2000				1040

I received a phone call from the Penobscot County Regional Dispatcher.  I was informed that there had been an oil leak and spill to Odlin Road to Dysarts.  The spillage was from a Thomas Dicenzo truck mounted crane.

On my way to Dysart's Truck Stop, I noticed a staining in the West bound lane on the Odlin Road in Hermon.  The staining crossed the intersection then went into Dysarts.  At Dysarts, was the large crane truck, owned by Thomas Dicenzo Inc.  I spoke with Hermon's Fire Chief and was informed that things were under control as far as he could estimate.

The spill area had been covered with speedi-dri and sorbent pads and speedi-dri was under the rear of the crane truck.  The crane driver was under the vehicle terminating the fittings to the rear steering hydraulic pump with plugs.  The Truck will be moved back to Dicenzo's for proper repairs.  About 30 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from Dicenzo's  crane truck down the Odlin Road to Dysarts with an approximate 4.5 to 5 gallons on at Dysarts which was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  Nearly 4 gallons of hydraulic oil was recovered using a bucket speedi-dri and sorbent pads. Thomas Dicenzo Inc will dispose of the sorbent material.  No action was taken on the hydraulic oil stain on the Odlin Road.
P-382-2001*   On Fri. 4/6/01, DEP received notice of a surface oil spill at 100 Harris Ave. that had moved onto the neighboring 98 Harris Ave property.  The area is suburban residential, on city water and sewer.
  DEP's  Ann Hemenway and I responded and we met with Ms. & Mr. Miles and with Mr. Darling.  It was explained to us the on the previous evening 4/5/01, Mr. Darling had been adding oil to his outside AST and accidentally knocked over a pale of K1 oil.  He had the fire dept. respond that evening and apparently the Fire Dept. mistakenly told him that as it was only about 5 gallons it did not need to be reported to DEP.  We noted a strong odor of fuel oil in the air, and red oil on melt water had gone through the fence onto to the Miles' property.  On Mr. Darling's property was the majority of red oil on the snow and under the ice.  We gave Mr. Darling sorbent pads and disposal bags to assist him in picking up the oil.  It was necessary to remove the ice and snow so as to get at the fuel and keep the oil from further spreading around and off his property.  It was also critical to keep the oil from further contaminating the soil requiring expensive soil removal, and from killing more vegetation.  Though not as toxic as gasoline, the fuel would have made a long lasting unpleasant odor in the surrounding area.
   Over the week Mr. Darling brought oil contaminated snow to DEP for melting and disposal, and oily sorbent pads.  At this time I understand some minor odor and staining may remain.  No drinking water wells are threatened and I understand there is no oil vapor problems within the residences.  No further Response Div. actions are expected at this time.  We explained the need to report and remediate oil spills.  I do not recommend seeking reimbursement for the sorbent pads and waste disposal, etc. used.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-184-2000*B-184-00
Lake View Plantation

Monday April 3, 2000				1354

I received a phone call from Mr. Jarod Stanley (746-2244) of LURC.  Mr. Stanley phoned to report oil entering Scoodic Lake from a heating oil tank on the shore in Lake View Plantation.  I was given directions and met Mr. Stanley and Dave Tardiff in Lake View Plantation.

Once in Lake View Plantation, I followed Dave Tardiff, down a road, toward the shore and past a sign that said "Lots 6-8".  We arrived at a green track type home or camp that had typar on it.  Dave, Jarod, and I worked at padding up the oil on the water using sorbent pads.  About 12 Gallons of oil was cleaned up this way.  The sorbent pads were taken to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.  The nearly empty horizontal tank was propped up as to stop the leak and sorbents were put and left in place as a precaution.  The resident is apparently seasonal and was not contacted as the town office was not open at that time.
B-390-1999*      On July 8, 1999 at 1645 we received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a ten gallon spill of <1ppm PCB mineral oil.  The spill occurred at pole 15.7 on the Merrill Rd. in Athens.  A thunderstorm blew over a tree which knocked down the transformer.  Workers excavated a drum of contaminated soil.
I-164-1998*DOT encountered some contaminated soil while reconstructing a portion of Rt #161 in Fort Fairfield.

Although a faint petroleum odor was present, PID readings were all less than 15 ppm. See DOT report for exact results.

Source might have been excessive road tar that used as fill during previous rebuilds.

Material was not moving and was left in place

Case Closed.
B-8-1997*Paul Richards, Techinical Services Staff in Bangor, called to report the discovery of a possible underground tank while installing a water line for the Enfield Town Office.  Tank related piping was also found.

The surrounding area was excavated only to find piping and rock debris.   No  tank could be located.  Soils in the area shown no sign of contamination. It appeared that the tank had been removed some time in the past.  Case closed.
B-422-1996*On 8/6/96, 1613 hours Dana Pederson of Ryder Truck called to report that one of their units had sustained a rupture in it's power steering line.  This caused a discharge of 2 qts of transmission fluid.  The spill landed on asphalt in the driveway that is on the back side of Snow's Corner Store.  Ryder Truck dispatched a maintenance person to clean up the spill and fix the power steering line. Ryder Truck recovered the clean up material for eventual disposal.
B-272-1997*Mona Spear, Environmental Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil.  Approximately 2.5 gallons leaked from a broken hose on a digger truck on Fire Road #2 in Lake View Plantation.  Approximately one-half drum of both oil and speedi dri was generated in the clean up.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
B-100-2000*On 2/26/00, 0936 hours Mr. Watson reported a one gallon release of Jet fuel from a hydrant.  For some reason the valve was dripping product onto the cement surface.  The clean up produced a half dozen partially oiled pads, which went to BIA's waste stream.
A-771-1999*Tim Murry of Dead River called to report a small spill.  He reported that a Dead River driver over filled the tank at the home of Albert Dugee by 1-2 gallons.  He said that the fill was inside the garage and the vent was outside.  The spill was to a paved surface and the driver cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  Mr. Dugee was contacted and said he was satisfied with the cleanup and that he was on town water.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-323-2000*Received a report from Central Maine Power concerning a failed transformer at the Winslow Substation.  Cause was unknown, leaked onto the gravel and concrete pad. Pad was washed twice and speedi-dry was applied and oily gravel was removed. An adsorbent blanket was placed down until transformer could be changed out the following week. A PCB sample was also taken, results showed 35 PPM. The transformer was pumped and removed the following week. No site visit was made.
A-594-1999* A hydraulic hose ruptured on a piece of machinery during excavation for the natural gas pipeline. This spill occurred on the ROW at mile post 140.1 in the town of Richmond. The oil was cleaned up and no further action will be required.
P-569-1998*On 11/10/98 I received a list of wells contaminated with MTBE from the Department of Human Services.  On this list, Jeffrey Cummings appeared as having MTBE contamination in his well at 2.5 ppb.  I visited the site on 11/16/98 and was not able to determine a definite source of the MTBE.  Mr. Cummings indicated that he had had a gasoline leak out of an old truck approximately 3 years ago.  He also indicated that there had been a few car accidents near his home.  The well at his residence is a dug well approximately 25 feet deep.  On 11/16 I also took another sample to attempt to confirm the earlier MTBE result.  That sample showed MTBE in his well at 3.2 ppb.

At this time, Mr. Cummings has been enrolled in a quarterly monitoring program and I am referring the case to Technical Services for further action.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 3, 1998
A-584-2000*   DEP received a notification from EPA that 155 gallons of 50% caustic solution (pH 13-14) was spilled at this facility.  This quantity was later amended to 1000 gallons (see Mead incident report).  All spilled material went to the plant sewer with no recovery.
B-419-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-69-1990*Update of 11/27/02

Gerry Mirabile of CMP called requesting information on site.  I advised him of after removal report of  oil contamination found by Gendron & Gendron during removal in 1990 but unreported to DEP and not cleaned up.  At this time there has not been enough evidence to pursue this allegation.

See separate narrative of 1990 for further information.

S G Brezinski
A-731-1998*Received a call from Augusta Fuel that a customer of theirs had suffered an oil spill. I responded to the apartment of Cathryn Brown. She directed me to the basement where I met the technician from Augusta Fuel. He had finished repairing the filter assembly. He pointed out where some of the oil had gone to a floor drain. They had already notified the Augusta Sewer District to let them know that some oil was on the way. I swept up the speedy dry that was put down and bagged it. Ms. Brown had a large amount of laundry she "needed to get to".  About half of it was impacted by the oil and I filled two large bags with her laundry. She was left with instructions to wash the laundry with hot or at least warm water and to use a larger amount of detergent then she normally did. Washing the clothes twice was also suggested.
P-27-1998*19 January 1998 I responded to facility location and observed stock piled soil contaminated with what smelled like hydraulic oil, that was covered with plastic. I contacted Hancock representative John Intravaia of Kennebunk, and made arragements to have the material excavated and disposed at a licensed facility. The fluid was spilled on the gravel of a new housing lot.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4Mar98).

B-119-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-751-1989*
Retail motor fuels UST facility abandonment by removal.  No clean-up actions at time.
B-352-1999*Nurse, Pat Caldwell called from the Public Health Nursing Office to report that a mercury-carrying manometer had broken on a counter top in the office. Ms. Caldwell had recently attended a mercury incident training session and had some knowledge of what to do. She closed off the room and using paper towels collected the mercury from the counter top and linoleum floor. The recovered mercury was doubled bagged in plastic freezer bags. I was told the amount spilled as about 1/2 cc. While she was confident that the majority of mercury had been collected she was unsure as to the deposition. She suggested that I talk with her supervisor, Donna Allen. I reached Ms. Allen and learned they had an agreement with Downeast Community Hospital to store and dispose of their mercury waste.

No further action taken.
A-626-1998* This well was sampled as part of the MTBE in drinking water. The Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory reported to the DEP that the sample analysis indicated a low level of MTBE. The levels were 1.1 parts per billion which is below any health standard or action level.

No further information is available.
P-79-1999*On 01/31/1999 I received a call from the Lebanon Fire Department reporting that a snowmobile had gone through the ice and into about 6 feet of water.  They said that the owner told them there was approximately 1 gallon of gasoline in the tank.  They said there was no obvious spillage.  I asked them to call me back if any gas was spilled during recovery of the snowmobile.  I did not hear back from them.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 9, 2000
P-692-1996*On the afternoon of Nov. 1, 1996 I received a call from a heating contractor about a 275 gallon kerosene AST in Old Orchard Beach.  The contractor  - Brian McClellan of Jolina Heating stated that he had been called to check on a tank at Davenport Condo's.  The condominiums had been vacated following a flood the week before.  Mr. McClellan found that the tank had tipped over with the rains and was still laying on it's side with appr. 100 gallons of oil still in it.  I responded to the call I found the tank on it's side.  There was currently no oil leaking from the tank, however there was alot of pressure on the vent, fill and gauge at the top of the tank.  I presume that a quantity of oil spilled when the tank floated but it had all washed away.  I called Nate Thompson -DEP to bring a pump and assist with securing the tank.  We pumped off appr. 90 gallons of oil that will be recycled.  We checked the integrity of the tank, it appeared to be in good condition.  No further action.
B-350-2000*     On June 29, 2000 at 0330 we received a call from  Jay Beaudoin of Georgia-Pacific reporting a three hundred gallon hydraulic oil spill at the mill in Baileyville.  The leak occurred from a blown hose on a bailing press machine.  The oil leaked onto the floor and collection sump where workers pumped it out into their burner and finished the clean-up with sorbents which they burned in their biomass burner.  The system was designed to catch spills so no oil even entered their sewer system.
P-128-1999*2/19/99 responded to spill location.  In the house basement I observed an AST that had once been fastened to the above floor joicsts, but had fallen to the dirt floor basement at some point.  V. Perreault informed me that an oil technician had been at the house to install a new tank in accodance with the area CAP Agency.  The technician intalled a tempory supply tank and transfered approximately 50 gallons of oil from the AST to this tempory system.

I could not determine the exact source of the leak but it appears the feed line or the filter attached to the feed line broke when the tank dislodged from its raised support.  I applied pads to free product in a sump located in the basement.  Oil had not migrated past this sump.  V. Perreault advised that the new tank was to be installed in a few days.

Not to seek reimbursement due to the limited number of sorbent pads used.  No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (24May99)
A-483-1997* An overfill prevention device failed, allowing 4,500 gallons of caustic to spill from a tank into the sewer system. This spill was discovered on 11-21-97. It occurred at the International Paper Mill in Jay.
 The event was over when the DEP was notified.
 The pH in the waste treatment plant increased, thus alerting the operators. They called around to various Dept's. to locate the source. The leak was located and repaired.
 According to John Cronin, the waste treatment plant can handle this amount of caustic.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be taken.
P-515-1997*27 June 1997, Stephen Flannery and I responded to the facility location. We had received a compliant that the facility dumped a 55-gallon drum down the hill behind the facility. Flannery and I did not locate a drum and considered the complaint to be unfounded.

No further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (17Jun97)
B-697-1996*Bruce Carter, Town Selectman in Franklin, called to report an oil spill on the South Bay Road.  It was stated that he received a call from a resident; Barry Joy, that a Hancock oil delivery truck leaked the oil and tracked it up the road.  Mr. Joy was concerned for his well.

I arrived shortly afterwards and discovered the sheen and small amounts of oil.  It was dark at the time with a heavy rain.  Mr. Joy has a well located adjacent to his driveway where a sheen had collected in a puddle.  I placed some sorbents in the driveway as a precaution.

The next day I inspected the area more closely and found only some stained areas.  I later spoke to Randy Foster of Hancock Oil for further information.  Mr. Foster believed it was from a loose fitting on top of the tank and ensured me that it would be repaired.  It is not believed that Mr. Joy's well is at risk.
P-177-1996*Only observed slight sheen on water infront of dock.  Appeared to be from road run-off.  No further action required.
B-656-2000*      On December 8, 2000 at 1615 we received a call from Nancy of Dead River Oil reporting a two quart #2 oil spill at the home of Marjorie Mooney at 279 West Broadway
in Bangor.  A faulty oil burner nozzle in the oil furnace leaked the fuel onto the cement floor.  The burnerman replaced the nozzle and recovered the oil with sorbents before it reached any basement drain.
P-28-2000*See attached narrative.
A-649-2001*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this rental residence via a leaking flare fitting at the oil AST.  An estimated 50 gallons was spilled to soil.  Saturated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is residential and is served by municipal water.
   I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-217-2000*Visited site of AST removal/replacement with underground piping.  Met with Fred Anderson of North American Environmental Services (CTI 310).  Very small amount of contamination under pump dispenser. The soil was left on ground surface @ the site for natural aeration.  No further action necessary in this matter.



___________________________
Jon Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management.
A-174-1996*     DEP received a report from S.D. Warren that a minor chlorine dioxide release had occurred six hours previously.  According to the caller (Good) the event was short-lived but a portion of the mill was evacuated for approximately one hour.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.  See Warren incident report, attached.
A-571-1999* An employee of CMP broke a slingometer. The small droplets of mercury were cleaned up with a spill kit. The spill was reported by Janet Dyer @ CMP.  No further action will be required.
A-237-1999*     DEP received a report that a woods skidder working on the island of North Haven had an ongoing hydraulic oil leak.  The North Haven CEO (Quinn) was familiar with the skidder owner (Peters).  He claimed that the leaking skidder had been ferried to the mainland the previous week specifically to repair a line leak.  Mr. Quinn was unable to provide a contact phone or address for Mr. Peters.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-344-1997*Someone had oiled the road to control dust.  I spoke with Mr. Butts the resident of 37 Haven Road who stated that he was unaware of what happened.  Due to the small amount oil, it was left in-place.  No further action required.
B-85-1997*On 2/29/97, 0845 hours Scott of Portland Pump called to report that they had encountered diesel contaminated soil while doing repair work on a diesel dispensing island. I went to the site and found that there were no readings as high as 100 ppm.  The site has a history of gasoline contamination.  (Scott said that Tom Varney was familiar with the site.)  The facility's well has charcoal filters already.  The odor of diesel was due to some surface spills over a period of time.  The spills had carried some asphalt into the gravel below it.  They had excavated about three cubic yards of gravel that gave headspace readings of 30 to 60 ppm.  I suggested that they use as much as they could for onsite fill and that they stock pile the rest on site for eventual treatment on site.
P-681-1989*
Report Update of 1/30/03.

	Year 1989 retail, motor fuels UST facility abandonment-by-removal, and facility replacement.  On UST abandoned in place.  One mystery UST reported to have been found and investigated by DEP's John Gordon but no information supplied as to potential contamination.

	DEP attendance during the 1989 removal could only be sporadic and this time period was before the 1991 state requirement for UST closure assessments, so it is possible that low to moderate levels of petroleum contamination could have been missed.  According to DEP's Gordon Fuller, a VRAP investigation by Shevenell-Gallen Co. in 2002-2003 found weathered gasoline.  See original report narrative, and the files of DEP VRAP and DEP UST Reg. #12866 for further information.

S G Brezinski
A-9-1997*Mr. Ballow works for DOT environmental services and had observed what he believed were 55 gallon barrels and rubbish on the site.  I met Mr. Ballow and he took me to a spot on the Airport where we could observe an area where Dragon cleans their trucks.  He had observed some rubbish in the runoff area.  He had taken pictures nearly a year ago.  The original was lost, but we had a photo copy.  This is attached.  It is not clear.  From the airport we could not see the area where the barrels were noted, but he indicated they were just to the side of the cleaning area.

I visited the Dragon site and was met by Melton Savage, a worker at the site.  He offered to take me to the place I described.  We went to the top of the truck cleaning area.  There was only a bed spring and a 5 gallon bucket to be seen in the runoff area.  Mr. Savage said they had experienced problems in the past with unauthorized dumping.  He thought a new gate had stopped the practice.  I didn't see any evidence that this was an ongoing problem.  From this spot we could observe the location of the reported barrels.  There were a number of culvert pieces.  They were similar in appearance and size to 55 gallon barrels.

No further action is anticipated.
I-87-2000*On 8-22-00, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil called to report that while a delivery truck was delivering oil, it went to the wrong home and 11 gallons was spilled onto the driveway before the driver could stop the pump. The tank was full. I met with Randy and his cleanup crew at the residence. They used speedy dry and sorbent cloths to soak up the oil in the driveway and street.
P-895-2001*On October 30, 2001 Windham Public Safety reported the burning of UST sludge at a property on River Road.  The property owner was listed as Bruce Elder.

Rick Perkins of DEP Air bureau and Cyr DEP Response visited the site.  They were met by Ken Jordan, contractor for Elder. Mr. Jordan was attempting to cut (with torch) an old abandoned UST when the sludge caught fire, billowing black smoke was seen and reported to the Windham Fire Department.  They responded and extinguished the flames and met with Mr. Elder at the station to discuss the issues.

Mr. Elder is the surviving heir and is trying to clean up the family farm property.  The UST had been "outback" for a long time, all indications were it was empty and posed no threat (although a small fire was produced) while Jordan cut into it.  Some soil was excavated by hand which was thought to be contaminated with residual diesel, the material will be disposed of by DEP with other bulk collected wastes.  Mr. Elder was instructed to collect the remaining ash material, from inside the tank shell and containerize it.  This was done and also collected by DEP; this was approximately 15 pounds of material.  The tank was successfully cut and removed and all traces of ash and stained soil were collected also.

Based on the timely response by WFD and DEP the affected area was minimal, restricted to the gravel driveway to a depth no greater than six inches.  The material was quickly removed, no additional environmental work is planned.

B-64-2001*     On February 26, 2001 at 1540 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a two pint spill of hydraulic oil from a boom truck on the Kittridge Brook Rd. in Bar Harbor.  A broken fitting on a hydraulic hose caused the leak.  The oil sprayed onto the snow and a crew shovelled the contaminated snow into a drum for disposal.
A-36-1997* On 2-4-97 Alan Lyscars, of Field Services, Inc., called this Dept. to report soil contamination. This was discovered while three UST's were removed from the Town of Oakland Public Works garage. There was one area of high concentration under the pump island. The PID readings at this location reached 1,558 ppm.
 Given the site location, city water and sewer no remediation was requested, via BL1 cleanup goal.
B-272-2001* On 5/09/01, 0910 hours Jim and Dorothy Clunan contacted me regarding a sudden change in their well water.  It had developed what they called a metallic taste and an odor they described as "hot electrical".  I went to the site.  I thought I detected a turpentine-like odor.  There did not seem to be any spill sources around.  I thought that the well pump might have blown and that it may have contained PCBs.  The sweet, turpentine-like smell gave me that idea. However, analysis did not reveal any PCBs.  On 5/16/01 Jim LaVoie, Alan Ingram and I went to he site and pulled the well pump.  The pump had been working fine and there was no evidence that it had leaked oil.  Jim took the pump to a pump expert who said that he couldn't tell if it had leaked or not.  He did say that it was a very cheap pump (quite possibly from Sears) and that if it had not leaked it wouldn't be long before it did.  The Clunan's accepted the recommendation to go with a new pump.

Meanwhile, Dorothy supplied us with two potability analyses.  They showed a three fold increase in manganese and iron since 1998.  The reason for the increase might be because we are having a dry year so far.  The test interpretation sheet indicated that this level of manganese could impart an undesirable taste and odor to the water.  We did a DRO, which has not come back yet.  There was no layering nor sheen on the water we sampled.
A-285-2000* Ms. Ridley of Safety-Kleen called this office to report the release of sixteen gallons of clean naptha 105. This release ocurred inside secondary containment at their facility in Leeds. The 16 gallon drum of material was knocked over accidently. The spilled material was cleaned up by employees of Safety-Kleen.

I-76-2000*The State Police reported that an aircraft had crashed into the Meduxnekeag River in Linneus.

Sorbant booms were installed by the local Fire Dept shortly after the fires were extinguished.

On Friday, 7/21/00, after the NTSB folks completed their investigation, The contractor hired by the insurance co to remove the debris began work. Contractor is Nelson Babin, Valley Welding & Repair, P.O. Box 128, Fort Kent Mills, Me  04744, 207-834-5582.

When the debris was removed large amounts of oil began to be released. This was collected by using a series of silt fences, sorbant boom and containment boom.

A large amount of contaminated soil was identifed in the impact crater and removed on 7/26 & 7/27, after the aircraft debris was removed.

The incident was more that could be handled by the NMRO staff. The Bangor office and the Portland office gave us equipment and personnel support.

The Malacite Indians gave us support by bringing in canoes and they conducted rock basket sampling to determine if the incident had impacted the invertebrates in the river.

Case closed.
P-577-1998*ON 11/17/98 DEP WAS CONTACTED CONCERNING AN AST LEAK AT THE APARTMENT BUILDING OWNED BY MR. & MRS. REIS, 22 HIGH ST. APT. 22, PORTLAND. SITE VISIT INDICATED 275 GALLON FUEL OIL TANK COVERED WITH SAND. ACCORDING TO OWNERS, TANK HAD JUST HAD 100 GALLONS OF FUEL DELIVERED WHEREBY LATER IN THE DAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY.

 ON 11/23/98 REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATED SOIL TOOK PLACE WITH CLEAN HARBORS DOING THE WORK. THE REMOVAL OF APPROXIMATELY ONE YARD OF MATERIAL WAS DONE BY USE OF A VACTOR. UPON THE REMOVAL OF THE SOIL THE FAN WAS REPLACED IN THE WINDOW FOR REMOVAL OF RESIDUAL VAPORS. AST FUND CLAIM TO BE FILLED OUT. AT THIS TIME  NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.
I-46-1999*On 4-9-99, George Baker of Pinkham Lumber(now Irving Woodlands) called to report that they had discovered hydraulic oil coming into the lagoon the day before. The source was determined to be a blown hose on a crane at the hot pond, which feed into the lagoon. He estimated about 10-15 gallons was spilled. They had immediately set sorbent material in the lagoon to capture the oil. Most of the oil was removed by 4-9 but they have continued montoring and removing what little sheen remains. Spoke to George Baker 4-29, said they had completed cleanup by the week of 4-19.
P-431-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 29, 1999
A-326-1999*International Paper reported a small 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a disconnected hose located at the No. 4 paper machine.  The spill was cleaned up with absorbent pads and the hose reconnected.

Clean up was completed and no further investigation is required.
P-894-1999*3 December 1999, responded to spill location and observed a vehicle recovery company pulling a dump truck out of the ditch.  I did observe an oil stain on the dirt road, but did not observe any sensitive receptors.  I did not observe any saturated soil.  I did not require any clean up action.  The South Berwick FD deployed a limited number of sorbent pads, and made no request to have the pads replaced.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6jan00.
P-313-1998*On 07/09/98 I received a call form Randy Geaumont of the Scarborough office of the DOT stating that there was oil on the Exit 7 on ramp of the Turnpike from Payne Road.  He stated that there was a stain approximately 3 feet by 100 feet on the pavement in the turn.  He stated that the vehicle that had the spill was no longer on scene.  I told him to sand it and I would be out to take a look.  I arrived on site at 0927 and the stain had been sanded.  There was not enough product spilled for it to puddle.  I called Mr. Geaumont back to let him know that everything looked good and they should keep the area sanded.  No further action is required at this time.



______________________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 9, 1998
P-321-1998*DHS reported that the public water supply well at the mobile home park "The Pines at Arundel"  had been analyzed and showed a low concentration of MTBE.  I called the owners to request a follow up sample, however they declined.  Because the concentrations were below action level, no further action will be taken at this time.
A-314-2005*  Two underground tanks were removed from Park Square Station. This facility is located at 70 Waterville Rd. in Skowhegan, ME. During the required site assessment a small amount of contaminated soil was found around the fill pipe attached to the diesel tank.
  About two cubic yards of soil was excavated and set aside. I gave them permission to use this material as backfill as long as it was placed near the surface.
 No further action will be required.
A-316-2005*Apparently a dispenser problem coupled with a driver inattention problem caused diesel fuel to be lost to the ground at an Irving service station. Sorbent materials were deployed to collect the spilled product. No further action is expected.
I-120-2005*An oil odor prompted a call to the oil company, which found two pin hole leaks in the aboveground oil storage tank.

The oil that had spilled affected the floor tiles and walls in the finished basement.  A contractor (Carl Soderberg) was hired to removed the affected media.

B-341-2005*
     This office received a call at 0955 on 6/13/05, from Corey Cummings (Central Maine Power Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 2 gallons of non-PCB mineral oil leaked from a pole mounted transformed on the Pittsfield Road (Route 152) in Hartland.  The cause of the spill was believed to be due to a lightning strike or storm damage.  All of the oil was contained on grass and gravel around the base of the pole (# 279.5) and has been cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.  They were not exactly sure when the damage occurred, but it was discovered earlier this morning.  Contaminated material recovered during the cleanup will be disposed of with other oily debris at their facility.

July 15, 2005 (Fri.):  Mr. Cummings called to inform me that they had returned to the site and found more contaminated soil than they originally thought.  Consequently, they were planning to have Coutts Brothers, Inc. (Randolph) excavate the material on 7/19/05, and haul it to the landfill in Norridgewock.  A "dirty dirt letter" would be needed from DEP.

July 21, 2005 (Thur.):  Mr. Cummings indicated that they were finally able to get the transformer down off the pole and it was empty.  The unit held 100 gallons of oil.  Some of which probably burned up in the lightning strike.  There was evidence of charring on the transformed.  The rest of the oil went onto the ground around the base of the pole.  In all, approximately 11 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and taken to the landfill for disposal.

REC:  File report.
B-376-2002*  In the spring of this year it was brought to our attention there might be some abandoned USTs at a subdivided farm in Winterport. Tom Gardner was interested in buying the property that had the foundation of a burned out barn. He did some research and found a subdivision plan that showed two underground tanks, one on either side of the foundation. It turns out that one described as gasoline may be on a lot not for sale, but rather owned by Michael Hafford. I looked for obvious signs of the gas UST, but only discovered some piping at the foundation wall that MIGHT have been related to a gasoline dispenser. A search with a metal detector was unsuccessful in part due to the large amount of buried metal in the ground on this old farm.
   Mr. Gardner and the owner of the property for sale (please refer to B-266-2002), hired an excavator and found the other UST as indicated on the subdivision map. When removed, the tank still held over 300 gallons of fuel oil.
   I discussed the matter of the possible gasoline tank with the lot owner, Mr. Hafford. He understood that there might be an UST on his property, but did not have the money to hire a crew to do exploration and removal. He told me that he had contacts in the construction business and felt that he could locate a back hoe and do the exploration himself. I have contacted him or his wife a couple of times since, but it is getting late in the season and he is still putting me off.
   While I have no evidence other than the subdivision map, that map was correct regarding the heating oil UST. Also since the heating oil tank had 300 gallons in it, it seems likely that there is a gasoline tank with gas in it. While the fuel oil tank had not leaked, it was heavily corroded. This site is on top of a steep hill and, should the gas tank leak, a number of wells would be impacted. Since the Haffords have not responded to my phone conversations, on 1/8/03, I sent them a letter outlining the problem and offering to pay for all the work up front and to request later payment from them through a reasonable payment plan. There has been no response as of 1/22/03. While I will continue to try find this suspected tank, it may take enforcement action.
   I contacted Diana McLaughlin, D.E.P. Oil Facilities Regulation, and explained that Mr. Hafford was unresponsive and I needed assistance from her section. On 11/22/04, Racquel Ross, Oil Facilities Regulation, sent Mr. Hafford a Notice of Violation and eventually on 1/10/05, Mr. Hafford signed an agreement that allowed me to explore his property for the alleged UST.
   On 7/8/2005, fellow OHMS I, Robert Shannon, and I explored the property by digging trenches by back hoe in the location roughly indicated on the subdivision plat. We located an inch and a half galvanized pipe that went under the driveway to a spot at the barn foundation. The other end (tank side) was bent and twisted with such force that only a back hoe or excavator would have such ability. There was no underground tank and no evidence of gasoline contamination. It is clear to me that someone had removed the tank quite some time ago.

NOTE:  Letter to Michael Hafford was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached to this report.
P-568-2004*Second half of the story subsequent to P-536-04.

The trailer was picked up by Carr Exposition employees from Copp Motors prior to any modifications or repairs made to the belly saddle tank.  Enroute south, the trailer was leaking leftover diesel and the truck and trailer were pulled over by ME State Police in South Portland.  Prior to the stop, the trailer left an unrecoverable stain in the travel lane.  Post stop, the tank continued to drip on the pavement until DEP arrival.  Sorbent pads were deployed as an immediate effort.  A drain plug was located and utilized to drain the remaining fuel which totaled approximately ten gallons.  The tank was then plugged and the fate of the truck and trailer was left to the devices of MESP.

P-600-2004*It was reported to the Department the odor of petroleum alerted a homeowner to an issue with their AST.  The tank was located in a shed connected to a house on Cobb Road in Gray; waterfront property on Little Sebago serviced by a drilled well.  Initially, the homeowner's heating contractor plugged the corrosion hole and pumped off the tank.  Once the site was inspected by DEP, the determination was made that an excavation was prudent and arrangements were initiated accordingly.   To the satisfaction of the Department, the homeowner assumed an active role in dealing with this situation by agreeing to dismantle the shed and operate his personal excavator.
Approximately six tons of soil were removed down to the footer below the area that used to be the shed.  DEP field headspace analysis performed on the soil at that depth yielded 30ppm.  Although that is slightly higher than stringent clean up guidelines, it was decided to not dig any further.  The residence was put on quarterly monitoring and to date (one year later) all results have come back non detect.  It is the belief of the Department that the well should not experience any adverse impact from this issue.
I-121-2005*Approximately 20 gallons of kerosene was spilled by the owner attempting to empty his 275-gallon aboveground storage tank, during clean-up after a trailer fire.  The owner of the trailer park reported the spill.  The spilled product and  contaminated soil was removed and hauled to a landfill.
A-318-2005*Rich Fortin of Drumlin Environmental contacted Tom Benn in reference to a property transfer that was proposed in Appleton.  The Georges River Land Trust hopes to conserve some undeveloped land which abuts a tributary to the St. George River, (see map).  Drumlin investigators found a dug well on the subject property and sampled the water.  It tested 743 ug/L DRO and 3,700 ug/L GRO with MTBE at 170 ug/L.  The file review by Drumlin also discovered a previous spill A-439-2000 that occurred on Rt. 131 and 105 intersection.  Tom Benn contacted me to investigate the source of the contamination.  I was the responder for A-439-2000 spill noted in Drumlin's report.  The 2000 spill was in the southern part of Appleton identified on the DeLorme Atlas as Morang Corner.  The 2005 property transfer is near the intersection of Rts. 131 and 105 in North Appleton approximately 5 miles away.  Tom and I made a site visit and found the proper location of the subject property.  The land is heavily wooded and appears to have been the unfortunate recipient of solid waste from an automotive repair business.  There were numerous rusted quart size oil cans, tin cans, glass, scrap metal parts, tires and other debris.  It was largely overgrown with trees and woody plants.  No recent activity had occurred here.  There was also the remains of a small cinder block building perhaps 5 feet square reported to be a pump house for the dug well.  This was all caved in.  The "dug well" was in extremely poor condition with what appeared to be cast iron casing perhaps 24 inches in diameter.  There was no cover over the well, so it had filled with leaves, branches, and other detritus.
Upgradient of the undeveloped land is another property located on the Camden Rd. (Route 105) owned by Steve Stone and used as a residence.  We met with Steve and discussed the investigation.  The Stone residence was the former Tri-Corner Market, a store that sold gasoline with 3 USTs (Reg #3871).  The gas was marketed under the "Lido" moniker supplied by Maritime Energy.  Steve purchased and operated the store from 1977 to 2000.  In 2000, the store closed and has since been converted to residential.  The original USTs were removed in the 1980's.  No removal date is found in the UST master list.  Steve was also unsure of a removal date.  An above ground tank system with fiberglass piping was installed to Fire Marshall's Office standards and was operated from the 1980's until closure in November, 2000.  There is a drilled and dug well on site.  Steve recalled historic small spills as a result of customer overfills common to any service station.  He also remembered a larger spill that occurred as a result of a truck accident in the 1990's.  A search of HOSS indicates A-435-1994 occurred at Tri-Corner Market.  The incident involved a sand truck that swerved to avoid a car, and struck the store building.  8 gallons of waste crankcase oil was estimated spilled and was absorbed by the spilled sand.  Tom Benn took water samples for DRO and GRO from the Stone residence.
It is Response Division recommendation that the dug well (on the downgradient property for sale) be properly abandoned to eliminate the physical hazard and to prevent any accidental ingestion of water by people or animals.  Excavation of the solid waste disposal area near this dug well would not appear to provide much environmental benefit but would likely be very expensive as well as disruptive to the forest ecology and nearby tributary stream.  The use of the property as undeveloped woodland by the land trust would ensure that exposure to any residual oils or gasoline in the vicinity of the dug well/dump would be minimal.  If the property were to be developed, it is likely that contaminated soils would be encountered here, as sampling by Drumlin has confirmed that shallow groundwater is contaminated with petroleum compounds.  No explicit source of contamination is in evidence, however, it is likely that p
B-402-2005*On 7/12/05, I received a report of a possible leak at the Bangor International Airport tank farm.  Tank farm foreman Gil Merchant reports what he suspects might be a leak from an old abandoned underground fuel line, which does have product in it.  All pressure on the tanks is holding and the trickle of product does not support the possibility that there is any problem with any of the tanks.  After shoveling around one of the suspected pipes, it appears that it may be the source.  I recommend they remove the old product from the underground lines, which they contract with Clean Harbors to do.  Clean Harbors removed approximately 420 gallons of fuel from the two pipes.

On 7/13/05, Clean Harbors was back on scene to expose the low point of the pipes by use of shovel.  After the low point of one of the lines is exposed, a drip is discovered.  This line is scheduled to be pumped out tomorrow.  Pads were deployed to reclaim any product that came out of the hole in the pipe.

On 7/14/05, all three of the underground pipes were drawn under vacuum again by Clean Harbors recovering approximately 600 gallons.  Bringing the total of product and water removed from the abandoned pipe to approximately 1020 gallons of waste.

At this point, all that is left to do is decide how to properly abandoned the underground lines.
B-404-2005*On 7/12/05, I received a report of an approximate 4 ounce spill at Bangor Hydro-Electric Company's facility at 678 Main Street in Bangor.  The spill of non-PCB transformer oil is believed to be caused by a leaking gasket.  The transformer has been repaired and the oil that was dripped was absorbed by the pallet it was stored on.  The pallet will be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.
A-170-2005* On 4-19-05, there was a spill of 6,000 gallons of aqueous Ammonium Hydroxide at the Dragon Products cement kiln in Thomaston. This Ammonium Hydroxide (AH) had a concentration of 19% and was being used in an experimental application designed to reduce emission from their stack.
 The AH was being stored in a tank truck (i.e. tanker) that was being used as a bulk storage tank. There is some question as to wether or not this tank truck was road worthy. In any event, the contractors touched or loosened the clean out valve and this resulted in the sudden release of 6,000 gallons of AH through an approximate four inch pipe. These two contractors were taken to the Hospital for treatment. An internal report by Dragon indicates that the truck did not have a shutoff device. The liquid spilled onto the parking lot into a storm drain which empties into Quarry #1. Area fire departments responded. The leak could not be stopped. Sand and or crushed limestone was dumped onto the liquid on the parking lot. This material was later used in the cement making process.
 The AH has a high pH and nearly all of this liquid drained into quarry #1. From a cliff overlooking the quarry we could see the plume of AH discoloring the water in the quarry. The water from this quarry eventually dumps into two constructed wetlands. From there the water flows into a nearby brook and large wetland. The level of nitrates has to be below 2 ml/l to discharge into the natural wetland. The quarry has an estimated quantity of 50,000,000 gallons. This quarry water is used as cooling water. The intake for the cooling water is ten to thirteen feet below the water surface. By continuing to use this water for cooling it will aid in the mixing process. Dragon consulted with several experts, including Woodlot Alternatives and DEP staff. An aeration pump was placed at the quarry to assist in the natural oxidation of the ammonia. Also some of this water was used as dust control and fertilizer water for the lawns.
 Phil Garwood of the DEP was also involved with phone conversations with Dragon concerning the nitrate emission to the wetland.
 On 4-21-05, pH measurements taken at the quarry were in the 8.88 to 9.07 range. The day before the spill the pH was 8.11  to 8.4. Ammonia concentrations, collected at the quarry, on 4-20-5, were 37.2 mg/l.
 Ann Thayer collected samples for the next six weeks. See attached table. It appears that over a very long time the Ammonia levels dropped in the quarry and it appears through the limited data that there was no discharge of Ammonia to the stream or natural wetland.
P-903-2005*I was contacted by Dennis Caris reporting that there had been an oil leak in the crawlspace under his mother's home.  Apparently soon after an oil delivery, she started to smell oil.  They called Garland Oil who came out and found the problem.  There was a branch of their copper line that had been disconnected from a water heater that had not been properly capped and it started to leak.  Garland removed the end of the line and installed a flare nut and plug.  They also padded up what oil they could with sorbents.  Later, the owner's family dug soil out of the crawlspace and put it in garbage cans.  The homeowner then contacted us for a virgin letter to dispose of the soil.  This was the first the DEP had heard of the spill.  I visited the site and, since the homeowner was pleased with the cleanup, gave them a virgin letter and they were going to take the soil to Commercial Paving.  It is now March 2006, and the homeowner has not disposed of the soil at Commercial Paving.  The homeowner's phone is disconnected.  As far as I know the soil has never been properly disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-512-2005*On July 5, 2005, DEP received an anonymous notification that there were car crushing activities taking place at the gravel pit on Chebeague Island.  Due to the sensitive nature of the area (i.e. - aquifer dependent home wells), DEP representatives dispatched to the island.   Upon arrival it appeared that the work was being conducted in an environmentally safe manner.

No further action is required at this time.
P-522-2005*I was contacted by Sprague Energy reporting that they had a dark brown muck floating in the water by their dock.  They were concerned that it was oil.  Clean Harbors was down there to do booming and they took a look at the stuff from their boat and determined that it was just some muck that was stirred up by one of the tugs.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-526-2005*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that a tank truck carrying Poland Spring water had lost control and crashed into the Saco River in Hiram.  I arrived to find the truck literally folded in half in the river at the bottom of a 50 foot embankment.  I hired Boomtech to come out and assist in removing the unspilled diesel fuel from the truck's saddle tanks.  We were able to recover 150 gallons of diesel fuel.  We then waited for the truck to be pulled out of the river and up the embankment.  There was some motor oil spilled in the river that we recovered with sorbent boom and pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-528-2005*I was contacted by Webber Oil reporting that while delivering gasoline to the North Windham Exxon's UST they pressurized the tank and 10 gallons of gasoline spilled.  The gasoline was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-531-2005*I was contacted by the South Portland Police reporting that they had responded to an open door complaint at Durastone.  When the police officer entered the building to investigate he saw liquid on the ground near a tank labeled "Acid Wash Water" and believed that there was a spill.  I arrived and checked it out and it turned out there was no spill it was just rainwater.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-533-2005*On 6/19/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting an unspecified quantity of motor vehicle fluids spilled on the Turnpike due to a passenger vehicle running over a piece of debris in the roadway.  No clean-up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-534-2005*On 6/20/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Yarmouth Police Dept. reporting a car accident with gasoline spillage on Rt. 100 near Copp Motors in Cumberland.  The tank on the vehicle was reported to be nearly empty at the time of the accident.  Speedy dry was used to clean up the spillage.  No further action required.
B-215-2005*
     This office received a call at 1540 on 4/22/05, from Dave Sait (DEP-Augusta) relaying a report of an oil spill.  He stated that Claudia Sait (DEP-Augusta) had been contacted by personnel at the Cutler Naval Base concerning a transformer leak at the facility.  It was indicated that approximately one gallon of Sun Oil #10 leaked from a bushing on an active transformer.  Some of the oil went onto a concrete surface and some went onto soil adjacent to the unit.  For further information, I could contact Normand Laberge (259-8282) or Lt Commander, Tim St. Laurent (259-8460) at the Base.

     I then called Mr. Laberge and left a message on his answering machine.  When he later returned my call, I was informed the transformer was listed as non-PCB.  It had been taken off line and was waiting for a crew from General Electric to come in and repair it.  Approximately one drum of soil and debris was collected in the cleanup.  This particular transformer is for deicing, but isn't used very much.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.


P-535-2005*On 6/24/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Police Dept. reporting a car leaking a small quantity of gasoline in Biddeford.  Speedy dry was used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
P-536-2005*On 6/25/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the U S Coast Guard reporting a sunken sailboat in Cape Elizabeth.  Search and Rescue crews removed the passengers from the vessel.  It was believed that there was 12 gallons of gasoline on board the vessel, although no evidence of discharge was visible.  No further action required.
P-537-2005*On 6/25/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Old Orchard Beach.  The spillage was cleaned up with speedy dry.  See attached report for additional details.  No further action required.
P-538-2005*On 6/25/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Hal Westwig of Dead River reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Portland.  It was reported that the tank was leaking and that a magnet patch had been placed on the tank to stop the leak.  I attempted to reach Mr. Westwig at the callback number, but there was no answer.  I left a message for him, but he never returned the call.  I assumed that everything was under control at the time and anticipated no response would be needed.

On 7/8/05, Scott Cyr received a call from the homeowner indicating concern over oil vapors in the home.  I responded to the home that afternoon and met with the homeowner's husband.  I observed that the tank in question was still in the basement, although the oil had been pumped out into a temporary tank located outside.  He indicated that they were still in the process of getting bids to have the tank replaced.  I observed no olfactory evidence of oil in the living space or the basement of the home.  An oil stain was evident on the floor, but the floor had been cleaned by a professional cleaning company.

I measured organic vapors in the residence with a photoionization detector (PID) that was calibrated to fuel oil and got no reading above background on the meter.  I told the homeowner there was no health hazard associated with the spill in the residence.  No further action required.
P-539-2005*On 6/26/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Kennebunkport Police Dept. reporting a spill in Kennebunk.  The spill occurred when a vessel tipped over during low tide allowing diesel fuel to leak out of the fuel tank fill pipe.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the vessel up righted.  No further action required.

A-228-2005*John Struck contacted the town office to complain about a junk yard abutting his property.  I agreed to meet with Mr. Struck and the Town Manager, Mark Robinson.  The junkyard is in the purview of the Town ordinance and Mr. Struck is continuing to pursue the matter with local officials.  It also transpired at the meeting that Mr. Struck's own water well was polluted with oil.  I offered to sample the well and investigate the problem.  I inspected the property and found low levels of organic vapors in the basement near the fuel tank.  The basement is partial dirt and part exposed bedrock.  No soil removal was feasible.  I sampled the well for DRO and HETL reported the result at 310 ug/L.  I arranged for Water Treatment Inc. to install new filters.  I requested Tech Services assistance to assess what long term options are available.  The source of the oil in this case is unclear, however there was a spill reported for this location in 1988.  (See A-446-1988.)  Pat Seaward of Tech Services assessed the water quality and determined well replacement was the best option.  No further response action.


P-540-2005*On 6/26/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Police Dept. reporting a small gasoline spill at the Extra Mart in Wells due to a customer error.  The spill was cleaned up.  No further action required.
P-309-2005*On April 13, 2005, DEP was notified that a syringe was found on Higgins Beach.  The reporter was a representative from Piper Shores Living Center and he indicated that a concerned citizen that was on the beach earlier in the day discovered the syringe, wrapped it securely, and then brought it to Piper Shores to see if it could be disposed of properly.

Kara Tudman (KT) responded and contacted Scott Austin of the DEP to determine the best course of action.  Scott indicated that the syringe could be assimilated into the sharps waste stream currently active at Piper Shores nursing facility.  KT contacted the Piper Shores representative to relay the information.

KT and Gregory O'Brien then responded to Higgins Beach to determine if any other sharps had washed ashore.  No additional biomedical waste was found, therefore, no further response actions are necessary at this time.
P-542-2005*On 6/27/05 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Wayne Bateman at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a discharge of PKP Fire Extinguishing agent.  There was a fire on board the barge YR 29 and a fire extinguisher with the PKP agent was deployed.  Some of the agent got into the water and was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-543-2005*On 6/30/05, Scott Cyr received a call from Rick Joyce at Boom Technology reporting a spill that they had been hired to clean up by Kleen Oil.  I responded to the site immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with Kleen Oil and learned that the spill occurred when the scully on the delivery hose attached to the tank truck broke as oil was introduced into the line.  The side of the house was sprayed with oil and a light mist of oil covered nearby grass and shrubbery.

Boom technology cleaned the house and removed the oily brush.  No further action anticipated.
P-544-2005*On 7/8/05, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting an oil spill at a client's residence in Brunswick.  They requested I respond to the site which I did immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that oil had leaked from a bad gasket on a tank filter in the basement.  The floor around the tank was wet with water and a small amount of oil was observed on the water.  Myself and the Downeast Energy technician cleaned up the spillage with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  There was no appreciable oil odor in the residence and windows were left open in the basement to ventilate the little odor observed.  No further action required.

P-545-2005*On 7/11/2005, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill at their Brunswick Service Center.  The spill occurred when the transformer was accidentally knocked over while being moved.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-403-2005*
     This office received a call at 1045 on 7/12/05, from Dan Wellington (Bangor - Code Enforcement Officer) reporting the discovery of an unknown underground tank at the corner of Hammond and East Streets in Bangor.  He stated the 275-gallon steel tank appears to contain mainly water, which was being pumped into a 55-gallon drum.  The property is owned by John Karam (Karam's Hardwood Flooring & Stairs), which is located at 592 Hammond Street.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to the property, I met with Mr. Karam and personnel from Eastwood Contractors, Inc. (Brewer), who were hired to do an excavation.  The tank was found near the back corner of the building.  Prior to my arrival, they pumped a combination of oil and water from the tank into a 55-gallon drum and were now waiting for further instructions.  Since they were planning to dig down five feet along the side of the building, the decision was made to haul any contaminated soil found to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  One load (approximately 12 cubic yards) of material was removed and taken to the landfill.  Fortunately, the soil around the tank was clay, which tended to hold the contamination in the original tank excavation.  Best guess on the age of the tank is that it was probably installed in the early 1970's when the building was constructed.  Copper feed lines ran from the top of the tank through the foundation wall.  A waiver for the 30-day written notification requirement prior to the removal of an underground tank and tank registration forms were given to Mr. Karam to fill out and send to Augusta.

REC:  File report.


P-310-2005*On April 25, 2005, DEP received a request for information with regard to an Underground Storage Tank (UST) suspected in the back yard of a residence in Kennebunkport.  The property was undergoing a property transfer and the current representative for the property owner discovered a fill pipe in the back yard.  Kara Tudman (KT) and Ann Hemenway (AH) visited the property on April 27 and determined that it was an UST that seemed to contain varnished gasoline and was estimated at approximately 137-gallons of capacity.

The proper paperwork was filed to register the tank, as well as abandon it in place.  On May 13, 2005, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) mobilized to the site to expose the top of the tank in order to provide access for cleaning the inside.  Due to the small size of the tank and that it was on residential property, soil sampling was not require despite the fact it was motor fuel.  The tank was cleaned and properly abandoned and the fill pipe was removed.

No further action is required at this time.
P-546-2005*Due to a motor vehicle accident, the transformer atop pole #151 discharged a volume estimated at less than a gallon to the pavement and guardrail below.  CMP remediated the discharge with sorbent material.

No further actions warranted based on the information provided.

Scott R Cyr
B-406-2005*
     This office received a call at 0845 on 7/13/05, from the Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that one of their delivery drivers accidentally overfilled a heating oil tank at 8-10 Harlow Street in Bangor this morning.  The incident occurred at 0830 and involved approximately one-half gallon of oil.  All of the material was contained and cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy-dry.  The cause of the spill was due to a poor whistle on the tank, which they are planning to address.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.  The property is owned by Carol Deminski.

REC:  File report.


P-550-2005*Joanne Duteau reported to the Department that an overfill of her AST had occurred several weeks before and that the oil company (CN Brown) had not sufficiently cleaned up the spill.  I visited her home and she showed me the affected area.  Mrs. Duteau stated that the driver had removed a small amount of soil at the time of the discharge, however it was clear that the tank had been overfilled into the flower bed and had not been sufficiently cleaned up. I met with the local C N Brown manager and we visited the site together.

C N Brown agreed that the spill had been under reported to them by the driver and that further clean up was necessary.  They hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to conduct the clean-up under my direction.

On 8/15/05, the site was cleaned up and 3.21 tons of soil were transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company.
A-708-2004* On 12-28-2004, Downeast Energy reported a minor oil spill at the home of John Short Sr. This home is located at 201 Ohio Hill Rd. in the town of Fairfield. The spill was reported as 5 oz. spilled onto the concrete basement and cleaned up by Downeast Energy with sorbent material.

 No further action will be required.

B-171-2005*
     This office received a call at 0940 on 4/1/05 from Karen George reporting an oil spill at her residence on Baker Lane in Orrington.  Since she is on fuel assistance through Penquis CAP, Mike Caruso (973-3546) recommended that she call DEP.  She stated that a 100-pound propane bottle fell over last night and broke the fitting on her outside fuel oil tank.  Some of the oil leaked onto the ground, but she did not know how much.  I was informed that Mr. Caruso was making arrangements to have the tank repaired or replaced.

     When I called Mr. Caruso, he indicated that C.N. Brown Company (Brewer) delivers her oil, but Penquis CAP has hired Dead River Company (Brewer) to do the tank repair or replacement.  Regie Rogerson is the contact person at Dead River.  I then called Mr. Rogerson and agreed to meet him at the site to see what needed to be done.

     Proceeding to Orrington, I met with Mr. Rogerson and Ms. George.  Her horizontal 275-gallon aboveground tank and the 100-pound propane bottle were located along the left side of the house.  Contaminated soil, in a five or six foot diameter circle, was observed around the filter end of the tank.  I dug down a foot or so below the surface and found that the oil had penetrated to that depth at least.  Mr. Rogerson stated that Dead River was prepared to deal with the replacement of the tank, but they were not set up to deal with the removal of the contaminated soil.  That is something that DEP would need to coordinate.  Since this was Friday, I indicated that we probably would not be able to get a contractor on site until the first of the week.  Returning to the office, I called a local contractor to see if he was available to do the excavation and left him a voice mail message, but he did not return my call on this date.

April 4, 2005 (Mon.):  When the original contractor still had not returned my call, I called a second contractor (Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons; Bangor) and they agreed to meet me at the site to see what needed to be done.  Arrangements were made to remove the contaminated soil on the following day and replace it with clean fill.  Dead River had already removed the old tank and installed a new one further back where it would be out of the way of our excavation.

April 5, 2005 (Tues.):  By the time I arrived on site, Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons had already removed most of the contaminated soil by hand.  Clay was found a foot or so below the surface and groundwater was seeping into the excavation, which complicated matters somewhat.  Some of the oil had gone into soil under the house, which they could not recover.  In all, approximately 3 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed and taken to Thibodeau's batch plant for processing.  They then hauled in clean fill to replace the material and repaired some damage to her front lawn and the access road due to their equipment moving in and out.

CONCLUSION:  I checked the site on 7/7/05, to see if any additional work needed to be done, but everything appeared to be pretty much back to normal.

REC:  File report.
A-302-2005*  On 7-1-2005, the Fire Chief of Turner reported a gasoline spill. This gasoline spill occurred at the Big Apples store located on Route 4.  The Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spilled gasoline. The Chief estimated the spill to be about eight gallons. This C N Brown owned Big Apple store is served by Aboveground Tanks. I offered DEP assistance , but they did not need our help. No site visit was made, and no further action will be required.
B-290-2005*B-290-2005
05/23/2005 12:13

     Jerry Kirchenbaum of the Bucks Harbor Marina called to report discovering a sheen on the water in front of his facility.  It was stated that the sheen was possibly diesel fuel from a fishing boat.  Investigating the area later that afternoon shown no evidence of the mystery sheen.  It was suspected that the sheen was small and due to sloppy filling operations.
B-405-2005*Aaron Wood is the Machiasport Clam Warden and as such, is vitally interested in opening up clam flats in that town for harvest.  The DEP shares that interest and to prove it, the Department funded, thru the small community grants program, the construction of a new septic system for the Cap'n Gates Bed & Breakfast.  Previously, the B&B had a straight pipe to tidewater.

Concurrent with the construction of this septic system, the Maine DOT reconstructed a section of Route 92 in front of the Inn that got partly washed away in a storm the previous winter.  All this activity generated complaints and concerns on the part of the Clam Warden.

He alleged that the new septic system was not working;  an inspection on the afternoon of 7/14/05, led me to believe that it WAS working, but there's no doubt that it's built on a wet site (photo).  The entire hill bleeds groundwater all the time; it's an immense water bearing structure.  I smelled a small pool of water at the toe of the leach field and it did not smell like septic waste water.   According to Mark Theriault of MDOT,  there'd recently been a problem with the high level alarm on the B&B's septic tank; the tripping of the  high level alarm would indicate a possible overflowing tank. Theriault said the pump was pumping properly and the high level alarm was false.  (I could not confirm this with anyone at the B&B.)

Having done the Water Bureau's job for them, I turned my attention to Wood's other complaints, oil related.   He claimed there was oil in the ditch at the toe of the leach field; what he called oil was clearly marsh sheen (photos).   Wood also alleged that Kay Duckworth at the Bed & Breakfast had seen Lane Construction personnel dump something out of one of the paving trucks.  Wood said Duckworth said it was asphalt emulsion or cutback dumped in a ditch to wash into tidewater.  Mark Theriault said it was the soap they use nowadays, instead of diesel, to clean the asphalt out of the truck's dump bodies.

Lane and the State had and did have some equipment parked at the parking area below the leach field, but neither piece there on 7/14/05, was leaking and there was no sign of any leakage on the ground.

Good day for a ride to Machiasport, but then, what day isn't?
P-519-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail motor fuels UST facility and related gasoline contamination remediation.  A companion report, P-166-04 covers the investigation of mystery gasoline vapors in nearby buildings in this area.
	The removal was done by Portland Pump Co. (PPC) under CTI Art Grant.  Acadia Env. performed the CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  Drumlin Env. was onsite representing owner Frances Downey and for a VRAP proposal.  S. Brezinski was primary Maine DEP representative for initial clean-up actions.  Ms. Raquel Ross was DEP contact for UST compliance & inspection issues.  Mr. Downey explained the site was being sold to a party that did not wish to have UST's.  No new, replacement UST's were being installed.

UST FACILITY HISTORY
	DEP registration indicates that in 1986, [PPC under Art Grant] removed four bare steel 4000-gallon gasoline UST's (T-6 thru T-9) located near the road; then installed s/w FRP replacement tanks further to the property's rear.  Over the former UST area, new dispenser islands were installed (see site map & sketches).  A C-store was razed leaving a car wash and kiosk for the gas station.  I have noted no 1986 UST removal notice, nor a DEP spill report indicating contamination reported at that time.  [No Maine CMR 691 UST closure assessment was required in 1986.]
	P-166-04 covers a facility inspection and investigation for discharges at this site.  [See Maine DEP UST registration #8158 for further compliance information.]
	P-708-04 covers investigation of gasoline contamination to soil found during an assessment for DEP VRAP related to planned sale of the facility/property.  In year 2004, Woodard & Curran oversaw three soil borings (WC-1 thru WC-3) on the property for a Drumlin Env. LLC report.  There were no wells/borings located to detect possible discharges within or downgrade of the product piping and dispenser area which also was the area of the 1986 UST's.   Drumlin's report found moderate-minor oil contamination in WC-3, located adjacent to US Route 1.

UST REMOVAL, JULY 2005
	Mon. 7/11/05, I observed the abandonment of the five 8' diameter s/w Xerxes FRP UST's (see photos).  Ground water was approximately 7.5' to 8' bg.  The tank removal by Art Grant of PPC was exemplary with all the tanks coming out whole and little damaged.  Ms. Hollauer of Acadia Env. screened soil for the CMR 691 UST closure assessment.

DISCHARGE & AREA ASSESSMENT
	Because of past gasoline vapors in off site buildings in the area an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was judged with 100-ppm Action Level (CMR 691 corrected bag headspace method).  Based on topography and location of the Saco River to the N and E, I believed that groundwater was  likely flowing from the UST area under the dispenser area toward Rt. 1.  There were reported to me several combined sewer/storm drain systems running along Elm St.; and old one consisting of brick and clay tiles.  These types of buried piping are rather susceptible to intrusion of oil discharges/contaminants from surrounding soils.  The car-wash building's PVC drain pipe that ran over the tank area appeared to turn and run parallel to the pump island and thru or near our contaminated zone (see site plan) to the street.
	Acadia noted a small puddle of free oil atop ground water under the #2 oil UST (T-10) which dissipated.  No other LNAPL or oil sheen was noted in the tank area.
	I noted a stain of weathered gasoline surface-discharge  from the car wash exit down to Elm St and down to a storm drain under the bridge.  This discharge should have been reported to DEP since it left site.  This spill looked less than a week old.
	While doing the removal assessment, I required two test pits to ground water on the downgrade end of the two dispenser islands on 7/12/05.  TP-1 @ the south island found clean fill till about 7' -  8' bg where dark, old septic-smelling, oil contamination was found with a PID bag-headspace reading of about
B-364-2005*
     This office received a call at 1040 on 6/23/05, from Sherry at the Newport Big Stop reporting a number of maintenance problems at their facility.  She stated that Andrew Flint (DEP-Augusta) was on site doing an inspection and had found a couple meters that were weeping, a couple pumps that were leaking, and a couple spill buckets over the tanks that contained oil.  G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Hampden) has been called to repair the system.  Exactly how much oil dripped under the pumps is unknown.

REC:  File report.


B-380-2005*
     This office received a call at 1055 on 6/28/05, from Sherry Ladd, who resides at 56 Elm Street in Bangor.  She stated that oil was seeping into her basement on groundwater and there were fumes in her residence.  It was indicated that Cleve Leckey (DEP-Bangor) responded to a similar call on 6/13/05 (see case # B-340-2005), but did not observe any oil on the basement floor or detect any fumes in the residence.  She did have a minor leak in the basement from a loose fitting on her feed line about two years ago, but that was repaired and cleaned up by her oil company.  For the past few weeks, she has been padding up oil on the cellar floor periodically, which continues to seep in on groundwater.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to the residence, I met with Ms. Ladd and went over the situation with her.  She stated that when she purchased the house two years ago through Penquis CAP's assistance, they required that she bring the 275-gallon fuel oil tank up to code.  A new horizontal tank was installed outside the residence (near the front door) and a sleeved feed line was connected to the furnace in the basement.  Shortly after the system was installed, a loose fitting was found on the feed line and that was repaired by the oil company.  When I checked the residence for fumes on this date, I did not pick up any readings on my PID meter, but there was some oil on the sorbent pads that were laid out on the basement floor.  Soil along the base of the foundation wall, where groundwater was seeping in, had a black oily appearance to it, but was not giving off any odors that the PID meter could pick up.  Checking her heating oil system, I did not find any on going or current leak.  However, it was obvious that some type of oil was seeping into the basement on groundwater and was being pick up by the sorbent pads.  I then checked outside the residence, but did not find any evident of a leak or overfill anywhere on the property.  Based on the evidence, it appears that whatever was spilled in the area decades ago (30, 40, 50 years ago) has degraded to the point where it no longer gives off any significant organic vapors.  If this was from a recent or on going spill (anytime within the last 20 or 30 years), you would pick up some organic readings on the PID meter, which we did not.  Also, the oil was seeping into the basement along the right hand wall and back corner of the residence, which is not where her heating oil tank was located.

     To eliminate any possibility of residual oil on the concrete floor causing the problem, I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburgh) and requested that they come in and do a through cleaning of the basement floor with a vacuum unit.  This was done on 6/29/05.  They removed everything from the basement, which might have come in contact with the oil or contaminated groundwater.  The base of the walls and floor were scrubbed with a cleaner, washed down, the liquid vacuumed up, and the floor padded dry.  Problem solved...wrong.  Oil continued to leach into the basement periodically on groundwater, and Ms. Ladd could still smell it in the house.  She indicated  other people have also noticed it when they enter the residence.  I explained that remediation of contaminated soil near or under a rock foundation is not an easy solution; in fact, it is quite difficult.  If you dig too close to the foundation, you could undermine the building and cause structural damage to the house.  Plus, any contamination that you left up against the foundation or under the floor would continue to leach into the basement.  If you rip up the cellar floor, put in some type of vapor barrier and seal the floor, oil would still continue to seep in through the rock wall foundation.  Not much of a solution.  Another problem is that she does not have very much land to dig on.  The house covers most of her lot with only a couple of feet on each side and a right-of-way to drive
P-315-2005*On April 27, 2005, DEP was notified by the Wells Police that a passenger pick-up truck was on fire on Route 1 in Wells.  The police indicated there was a small amount of oil/gas that had been discharged and had mixed with water from a severe downpour of rain.  The oil/water mixture flowed down a storm drain into the public sewer system.

No further action is required at this time.
P-316-2005*On April 27, 2005, DEP was notified by the Biddeford Public Safety Dispatch that an unknown quantity of oil (likely gasoline) was discharged at the Mainway Irving.  The discharge was discovered by an employee just coming to work and the spill was estimated at 5-gallons or more.  At the time, it was raining heavily and attempts to contain the discharge by the Biddeford Fire Department did not work.  Despite the use of sorbents, some of the petroleum product was discharged into the public storm drain system.

No further action is required at this time.
B-192-2005*B-192-2005
04/08/2005 13:09

     R.H. Foster in Hampden called to report a spill of #2 fuel from an outside 275-gallon fuel tank at the residence of Richard Stacey off Route 2 in Carmel.  It was stated that the tank developed a corrosion hole.  No other details concerning quantity spilled were known.
    Investigation revealed that perhaps 4 or 5 gallons leaked onto the ground.  The fuel was simply cleaned up with sorbent material.  No excavation was thought to be necessary.
P-547-2005*I was contacted by Nick Clark of Boom Technology, reporting for Kleen Oil, that one of their customers had a leaking above ground storage tank in their basement.  The tank had a corrosion hole in it and had leaked less than half a gallon of oil onto the concrete floor.  I hired Boom Technology to clean up the concrete with sorbents.  The floor was then washed with soap and we placed a fan in a basement window to exhaust the vapors.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-549-2005*Report of leaking AST facility at residence on Kezar Lake.  Site visited with Ted Scharf and Andrew Flint of BRWM Oil Enforcement.  AST with non-conforming piping found, however no discharge noted.

P-554-2005*On July 14, 2005, DEP was notified of the discharge of approximately three (3) ounces of a flammable adhesive, Weldwood.  The spill was remediated by Home Depot employees with sorbent material and  disposed of in the Home Depot waste stream.

No further action is required at this time.
P-555-2005*Caller reported an overfill of a residential AST located in basement that discharged approximately one half gallon of #2 fuel to the ground and the tank itself (via the fittings).  RP undertook small soil excavation and wiped the tank down with sorbent material.
B-408-2005*On 7/18/05, I received a report of 2 gallons of Jet A spilled at the Bangor International Airport from aircraft venting.  The venting was caused by fueling crew mistakenly leaving on a boost pump and overfilling the aircraft, thus causing the venting release.  The spilled fuel was absorbed with sorbent pads and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.

B-299-2005*B-299-2005
05/26/2005 09:19

     The C.N. Brown Big Apple convenience store in Greenville called to report a small spill of gasoline at their facility on Main Street.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons of fuel was spilled when a trailered boat was overfilled.  The fuel, which was confined to a paved surface, was cleaned up and disposed of.
B-112-2005*Mr. Goodwin called this office to report that an alum (aluminum sulfate) spill had occurred at the GAC facility in Searsport. It seems that an employee had started a pump to circulate the alum in one storage tank, but erred in opening the correct valves. Instead of circulating, the alum was pumped into another tank that was also full. The alum began overflow from the second tank and was discharged onto the concave concrete floor of the aluminum trihydrate storage area.
   Once discovered, the pump was stopped and the spilled product returned to the system. For a more detailed report, please see the attached report from GAC.

P-334-2005*On May 3, 2005, DEP received notification that less than 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a truck contracted by Fairchild Semi Conductor to remove used grease from the on-site cafeteria.  The oil released from the burst hose on the truck was remediated by Clean Harbors with sorbents and speedy dry.

No further action is required at this time.
P-342-2005*On May 6, 2005, DEP received notification from 3E Company, on behalf of The Home Depot, that approximately twenty (20) gallons of roof coating (a combustible material) was spilled when a container fell off a pallet in the back parking lot of the store.  The spill was cleaned up with vermiculite and the waste was being stored in the hazardous waste accumulation area awaiting disposal.  Kara Tudman responded to The Home Depot and the spill was cleaned up satisfactorily.  Therefore, no further action is required at this time.
P-514-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 6/28/05: DEP notified by Mr. Nygaard that GZA had identified apparent gasoline contamination on his property while they were performing borings for a site assessment for planned property work.  PID levels were noted >10,000-ppm (PID field reading) in GZA's GZ-7 soil boring.  DEP guidance was requested.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	The property is an active marina and tavern with active motor fuel UST's for the marina on the south side of the building labeled as the "Long Reach Building".
	
         DEP P-282-1994 covers the replacement of these UST's and discharge remediation.  In 1994, the site was Bathport Marina and the offices of J B Plunkett environmental consultant.  Moderate gasoline contamination was found and 286-yards of soil disposed of off-site.  DEP's, Nathan Thompson, gave the site a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal.

	I am unaware of any LNAPL or obvious release to the river.
	
         The area is dense commercial use, adjacent to the Kennebec River.  To the west across Commercial St. is an empty lot that used to have a building, now razed.  Further west is a hill up to Front St. and the downtown area.  North is a large open lot and former pier/dock area.  North and up Commercial St. are the offices of M W Sewall Oil Co.  The area is on municipal water & sewer service.
	
        On conferring with DEP geologist, Brad Hahn, we agreed that ground water (gw) flow is likely from the W or NW downgrade toward the river.  GZ-7 in the contaminated area is located on the NW corner of the building by Commercial St. (see site map/plan).  Based on likely gw flow, it is unlikely that the GZ-7 location was effected by discharges from the present UST location.  See DEP letter of 7/15/05, for further comment.  Mr. Nygaard commented that this area may be the location of a former "Barry's Fuel" oil bulk plant.  So far I have found no DEP record of an oil bulk facility in this location.  It is possible that the contamination originated from a discharge on property across Commercial St.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time no further Initial Clean-Up actions are required by DEP Response Division, though further investigation is recommended.  Further investigation into the property across the street is recommended as a possible source.   See the 7/15/05, letter for further clarification.
b.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
B-407-2005*
     This office received a call at 1355 on 7/15/05, from Norman Shaw (Bar Harbor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that a contractor truck, which is owned by Atwater Concrete (Ellsworth), was observed leaking some oil on Waldron Road near the municipal pool.  The oil appeared to be coming from the front axle area on the truck and left a couple small stains on the roadway.  He left a note on the vehicle, pointing out the problem, but the only thing they did was move the truck to another spot.

     I then called the Bar Harbor Fire Department, explained the situation, and asked if they could check the roadway near the municipal pool.  They did and called back a short time later.  Since they were unable to find any oil stain on the road, they would contact Mr. Shaw for better directions.  If there is anything there, they will take care of it.

REC:  File report.


B-409-2005*On 7/18/05, 1340 hours, Tim Dysart of Dysart's Service reported that a tanker of theirs had overfilled a Bouchard peddle truck spilling about thirty gallons of diesel fuel.  The liquid product was padded up immediately and the remainder of the release went into the gravel on the road.  A few cubic yards of oiled gravel were scooped up and spread thinly on the Golden Road.  The incident took place at mile 44 on the Golden Road.

Note: no land spreading agreement form associated with this incident.
P-1166-2004*
SUMMARY
	4/26/04: Maine DEP notified of a mystery 1000-gallon #2 oil UST at the former CJ's Bar, found by town of OOB while razing the building.  I advised the registration and removal notice was required before DEP granted a waiver of the 30-day notification for abandonment.
	I granted a waiver on 4/26/04, for planned removal on 4/29/04, by Guerin Assoc. (see attached registration & notice).  I was not able to observe the abandonment due to another commitment.  No contamination exceeding the 100-ppm notification level was called in.
	As the facility was non-compliant bare steel and missed the 1997 removal deadline, I understand that no Maine UST Ins. Fund is applicable.  Being a heating oil supply facility no CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
.
	
I-122-2005*
On 7/18/05, 1353 hours Brad Pelkey of Wheelabrator Shermon Energy Company reported a five gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The release came from a roll off truck and it landed on pavement.  It was recovered with sorbent pads and sawdust and burned in their biomass boiler.  The incident was reported initially to Toby at DEP in Portland.  Toby passed it on to Bangor thinking it was Bangor's area.  It later occurred to Bangor Response that Staceyville was in NMRO, hence a Bangor author.
B-96-2005*Mrs. May called this office to report that another spill had occurred at the trailer she owns on Stockbridge Hill Road. Her daughter, Jill Philbrook, lives there. She reported that the valve at the tank broke. It seems that the 275 had been filled on Monday and by Friday they had no heat. They shoveled the snow out from around the tank and discovered that the firematic valve had cracked again, the same as last time (B-100-2003).
   From experience with the 2003 spill, I knew that the trailer's drilled well was isolated from the spill site by the tight overlying granite.  While the well was not at risk, I had concerns about fuel odor within the house trailer. With this in mind, John Selleck (Tech Service's assistant engineer) and I went to the site on 2/18/05. While there was a little staining around the tank filter, there was clearly little recoverable contamination outside the trailer's foot print. We found no odor within the home and John investigated underneath. He laid down heavy plastic in areas that exhibited some odor and planned to return later with a powered vent system, if necessary. Neither one of us heard from Mrs. May nor Mrs. Philbrook making us aware of odor problems. Later that spring, Mr. Selleck made contact with Mrs. Philbrook to make an appointment check on the trailer's air quality. However, when he arrived no one was available to let him in. However, odors underneath were negligible.
    On 6/2/05, we made another trip to Swan's Island. This time Mrs. Philbrook and her boy friend were home. They stated that they had not noticed any fuel odors since early spring and that there was no problem with fuel odors inside the home.
   No further action is expected.
P-477-2005*Received a call from Patricia Colyer-Pennock regarding a car accident at her property on 2098 Harpswell Island Road, Bailey Island, ME.  She stated that the accident occurred the previous night where waste oil was discharged all over her yard, and she was concerned for her well.

I met Ms. Pennock who showed me the area of concern.  Waste oil was sprayed over an area of the front lawn, on both sides of the walkway, within 25 feet of her well.  Arrangements were made to have the waste oil and soil removed the following day.

On 6/28/05, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc. and removed all contaminated soil.  The waste oil only migrated a short distance into the soil, which consisted of removing the grass and its roots.  The area was backfilled and seeded.  I observed no further concern once the waste oil was removed.



P-541-2005*On 6/26/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ron Allard at Prime Tanning reporting a flooding event at their facility which involved the discharge of some non-hazardous chemicals.  The flooding occurred during a significant rain event.  There were several drums that contained approximately 10 gallons each of liquid that spilled.  There were also some bags of dry chemical that got wet, but the bags did not break and there was no release from them.

Below were the chemicals involved.  A partial Material Safety Data Sheet for each is attached.

Liquids:

Remsol DMS Special
Densodrin CD
Permol 44
Lipoderm Liquior NB-ZA
Densodrin NB-350
Tanicor N10 LIQ
Lipadim OK
Densotan A

Solids:

Chemtan 220
Granfofin DP
Sodium Formate
Sodium Carbonate
Aluminum Sulfate

The spilled liquids were not recoverable due to the flooding.  No further action required.
I-123-2005*A truck hauling wafer board rolled over in front of the McCain's plant in Easton.

While the truck was upside down some fuel leaked from the saddle tanks. A contractor was hired to remove the spilled material and the contaminated soil for disposal.
P-329-2005*
SUMMARY
	On Friday, 4/29/05, I visited this commercial excavation company property in response to an anonymous complaint to the Maine Fire Marshal's Office about sloppy operations regarding fuel spills, and no State Fire Marshal Office permit for AST's.  The area is sub-urban residential and commercial located near the end of Pearl St. and next to the Foglio Construction Co. site as well.  Pearl St. is located near the intersection of Rt. 202 and Goodwins Mills Rd.  I understand the area to be serviced by municipal water.
	On 4/29/05, I met Lesley Leighton on site who gave me a tour of the facility.  I noted several old un-used derelict 275-gallon fuel oil AST's.  No discharges at the diesel-fuel AST.  An old 330-gallon AST and waste oil drums had several gallons of spillage due to poor housekeeping (see site sketch).  At the SW side was a line of brown oil stains on the gravel due to truck leaks, typical of many parking lots.

CONCLUSION
	I advised Ms. Leighton about spill prevention and reporting requirements.  She stated her company would be getting rid of the oil drums soon and clean-up the spills soon.  Overall I noted no serious problems.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-411-2005*I received an anonymous call telling me that Maine Hydraulics, 385 Upper Dedham Road, Dedham, was possibly spilling hydraulic oil and parts cleaner to the ground and the caller was concerned that his well might become polluted. I went to the site that morning.
   I met the owner, Douglas Noddin, and explained my presences. He was very cooperative and showed me his work shop and how he stored his waste hydraulic oil (five gallon pails) and explained that he took it to people who have waste oil burners. One of the complaints was that Mr. Noddin was steam cleaning equipment behind the shop. He showed me the deck where he does such work. Since the main business is repairing hydraulic jacks, he stated there he didn't steam clean very often. Although there were a few gobs of grease, the site was not oil saturated and there was no threat to human health or environment. Mr. Noddin has a parts washer inside the shop, which uses kerosene as a degreaser. Thus there are no chemicals to dispose.
   I found not evidence of harm to the ground or surface water; thus no reason for the caller to be concerned.
B-318-2005*B-318-2005
06/01/2005 21:04

     David Thayer, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer at 47 Ashville Road in Sullivan.  It was stated that a transformer failed and caught fire spilling less that a cup of fluid onto the ground and vegetation below.  The contaminated matter was subsequently cleaned up by removing affected branches and leaves.  It may be noted that the oil was considered to be "non PCB".
A-288-2005*Kelly Twitchell, 48 River Road, Buckfield, was departing a convenience store on Route 4 at Westin Road at the same time a Goodwin's Well & Water drill rig was traveling along Route 4 enroute to the Goodwin's facility.  Ms. Twitchell reportedly failed to notice the large drill rig on Route 4 before accelerating across the road in an east to west direction.  The driver of the Goodwin's truck swerved to avoid the collision (Ms. Twitchell's automobile was still hit) and rolled the truck over on the side of the road.  An estimated 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged through the tank vent to the ground.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up the free product.  Goodwin's Well and Water personnel used a small backhoe and dump truck to remove .91 tons of contaminated soil.  The contaminated material was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.

The incident occurred on June 24, 2005.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-284-2005*Mr. Goff called to report that his crew had overfilled the fuel tanks on a KC-135. He estimated that about 10 gallons hit the pavement. None made it to a drain and they used their ?super soaker?, a sorbent mop, to recover the fuel. The fuel is then wrung from the ?super soaker? and taken to their waste oil storage tank. This occurred on the Whiskey Two apron.
A-275-2005*On June 21, 2005, Montgomery Oil, Snow's Point Road, St. George, made a delivery to the home of Jessica Baker, 373 Camden Road, Hope. By some driver error and as a result of a steep driveway incline, an estimated 5-7 gallons of K-1 spilled from the slop tank or tank vent to the driveway.  Ms. Baker notified the local fire department, which used sorbent materials to clean up the free product.  Montgomery Oil sent a crew to excavate the contaminated soil.  A total of 1180 pounds of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of at Dragon Cement.

Maine DEP staff did make a site visit and removed the sorbent materials for disposal.  No further action is expected.
B-218-2005*Kathy called from the Dead River Company to report that they had suffered an overfill at the Felix & Eileen Hernandez residence.  The driver had estimated that about 5-7 gallons were spilled onto the ground. They were sending a crew to the scene to clean it up.
   That next afternoon, I spoke with Mrs. Hernandez and found that she was not comfortable with the cleanup. I went to the scene and spoke with her. Her concern was that the fuel residuals could hurt her family or the nearby duck pond. After viewing the cleanup, I was able to advise her that there was no reason for concern. There was a little bit of contaminated soil under the outside fill that had been missed by the Dead River crew. They came right out and removed it at my request.
   No further action is expected.

B-417-2005*Upon its becoming available, the world's best selling horror writer purchased the manse next door, 4 floors of decaying Victorian splendor, to renovate and turn into his private library and guest house.

If he knew it was there, the general contractor kept the existence of an underground tank to himself, until it was time to take it out, then he WANTED IT OUT, NOW!   So, he contacted Clean Harbors, where people are more accustomed to obeying the environmental laws; Ronda contacted me and on the morning of 7/21, I appeared at 41 West Broadway, to write a removal notice waiver, supply the other necessary paperwork, and observe the removal.

The tank was 1000 gallons, steel, and someone had apparently tried, improperly, to abandon it in place.  Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors said it was about 2/3 filled with dirt and contained an estimated 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil. The tank was not registered.

Soil under the tank ranged up to 441 ppm hydrocarbon residue.  An estimated 3 yards were dug out, but that only brought the contamination down to 357 ppm by PID.   That met the cleanup standard for a baseline 2 site, so I had the contractor backfill the hole.  He couldn't have dug much deeper anyway, because he was starting to encounter a shaley ledge at the 6-6 1/2 foot level.
P-1165-2004*
	Sun. 10/17/04, early morning report of auto collision with CMP pole #123 causing a transformer to comply with gravity and impact the ground.  CMP reported they cleaned up through the use of sorbent material.  No DEP check at this time.
B-317-2005*B-317-2005
06-01-2005 16:55

     Dean Doughty of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet fuel on the main ramp.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons spilled when a Black Hawk helicopter vented.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly involved.
P-575-2005*Received a call from the Portland Fire Dept. regarding a diesel discharge at the Stop & Shoppe Fuel Mart, 270 Riverside Street, Portland, ME.  It appeared that someone had overfilled their tank and left.

By the time I arrived, the fire dept. had placed speedy-dry on the area of the discharge.  None of the oil had made its way into any storm drains.  Enpro Services cleaned up the area and disposed of the waste.
B-414-2005*On 7/19/05, 2030 hours Janet Dyer (CMP Environmental Liaison) reported a car/pole collision in Dexter that resulted in a 4-5 gallons spill of transformer oil.  The oil was analyzed to be less than 2 ppm PCB. CMP personal recovered the oiled soil to their waste stream.
A-321-2005*  DEP received an after-hours report that diesel fuel spilled when a dump truck rolled at this construction site.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  A small amount of oil appeared as a sheen on water in a wet area at the base of the the site which not recoverable.
  The area is part of an expansion of a large mall complex and is served by municipal water.  It is not considered geologically sensitive.
A-329-2005*On July 18, 2005, Nick Meheux, S. W. Cole Engineering, reported a small area of contamination in way of piping, which had been removed.  The contamination was most likely #2 fuel oil and ran from the original UST to the boiler room.  A new UST was being installed at the time of the reported contamination to facilitate an expansion of the facility.  No removal was required, as the location of the contamination was to become a parking lot.

The Facility is the Oakgrove Rehabilitation and Living Center, 27 Cool Street, Waterville, site registration number 20973.  The site was previously registered under a different name with a registration number of 32.  Maine DEP staff did make a site visit.

No further action is expected.
A-331-2005*   DEP received a report that a sump alarm had sounded at this UST site and  oil had collected in the sump.  Testing indicated a failure on the buried line.  This line was replaced, at which time it was noted that all spilled product flowed to the sump with no release to the environment.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-332-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of motor oil spilled to pavement when a seal failed on a truck.  Spilled oil was collected using sorbents.  No further DEP involvement is anticipated.
A-333-2005*An unknown amount of oil was lost from a basement AST due to tank-bottom corrosion. The basement floor was concrete covered with basement debris. The oily debris was collected and the floor cleaned with soap and water. The well has been sampled and will be monitored by Technical Services. No further response action is expected.
A-334-2005*July 21, 2005, The Home Depot, 26 Stephen King Dr., Augusta, reported a small battery acid spill from a lawn tractor to an interior surface.  The spill occurred while the battery was being installed.  Home Depot personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-335-2005* On 7-20-2005, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported a spill of about 10 gallons from a transformer. This transformer was located on pole 31 on Maple Ridge Rd in Winslow. A tractor trailer truck snagged the overhead wires and flipped the transformed upside down. CMP hired Coutts Brothers to remove the contaminated soil and debris. The seven drums of soil was transported to NASC for storage and ultimate disposal. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis indicated that the PCB content was less than 2 ppm. No site visit made and no further action will be required.


B-418-2005*On 7/20/05, 2000 hours, David Thayer of Bangor Hydro reported a small non-PCB oil spill from a transformer at 16 Mt Desert Street in Bar Harbor.  The release was less than a cup and it was caused by heat expansion.  A few pads were used to contain the spill.  These went to BHE's waste stream.
P-576-2005*I was contacted by Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking above ground storage tank in an attached shed.  The tank had a corrosion hole in it and had leaked less than a gallon of oil onto the concrete floor of the shed.  The homeowner stated that he was on public water and had no problems with odor in the residence.  He wanted to clean the spill up himself.  He stated that he was retired Coast Guard and had some experience with oil spills.  Downeast was going to transfer the oil into a temporary tank and then replace the old tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1139-2003*During RCRA closure activities for the Miller Industries (Miller) facilities located on Mill Street in Lisbon, it was brought to the attention of Miller's  consultant, Sevee & Maher Engineers (SME), that there was a former water treatment building on the property which had a mercury discharge in 1994.  The incident had been responded to at that time (P-639-1994).  The 1994 incident dealt with a single discharge event which was cleaned up to the level necessary at the time.  Closure, would however require a more stringent level of clean-up as it would deal with all mercury contamination over the life of the facility.

It was  discovered early on in the investigation that the 1994 clean-up was not as thorough as it had been reported at the time.  SME determined that the clean-up would consist of removal of contaminated debris inside the building, as well as sampling and removal outside the building and sediment of the Sabattus River.

SME undertook this removal process under MDEP direction (MDEP parties involved: Andy Slusarski, Deb Stahler, and Rob Peale), as a portion of the Miller Industries RCRA Closure.

For additional information and documentation, please refer to Maine Hazardous Waste RCRA files in bureau file room.
P-23-2005*
	1/7/05: notification of basement AST overfill out tank's gage.  Response & clean-up by DEE.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
B-360-2005*On 6/21/05, 1645 hours Tim Recter, who works for Maine DEP doing UST inspections (among other things) reported that the UST system at Orland Dwelley & Son was leaking product from under the dispenser.  Some of the release was coming onto the dispenser island and going into the gravel that surrounded the island and some was flowing through secondary piping to the sump.  The product on the gravel had not penetrated more than a couple of inches and it had been there long enough to carbonize.  I was preparing to scoop this oiled gravel up and spread it thinly elsewhere on the property, but the crew at the establishment volunteered to do it.  Also, they pumped the product out of the sump and added it to their waste oil, which is used in their waste oil burner.  Dave Beaumont was retained to fix the problem.  Dave called on 7/20/05, to say the problem had been fixed and that they had passed their annual inspection.
P-1140-2003*An investigation of Miller Industries Properties due to closure of the Lewiston and Lisbon Facilities revealed the Leda Associates Property in Lisbon.  During the closure assessment, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination was encountered.  The site was cleaned up under the direction of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1.
	No further Response over site is necessary.
P-79-2005*
	1/20/05: Notification to DEP thru Wells CEO of small AST leak from a residential AST.  A construction crew under Mr. Moody was reported to have been jacking up a house which caused an AST to leak.  Mr. Moody reported the tank near empty and only several gallons spilled.  Moody promised to clean up the discharge for off site disposal.
	Due to other priorities, I could not inspect the discharge at that time.  The area was reported to be on municipal water.

S G Brezinski
P-517-1992*Received notification from the Maine Public Health Laboratory stating that a "Quarterly Monitoring" analysis for Causeway Marina (P-410-91) indicated the presence of gasoline components in the water samples (see attached analysis 92E-ORG-01787, 01786 and 01785).  Considering that none of these compounds had been previously detected in the water analysis for P-410-91, it was assumed that the samples were somehow contaminated by gasoline.  To rule out the possibility of ground water contamination, re-sampling of the well was undertaken on 6/30/92 (see attached lab report dated 7/14/92).  Nothing was detected strongly suggesting that the "Quarterly Monitoring"  samples were contaminated by Mr. Allen, possible because he had pumped gasoline just previously of collecting the samples.

The filtration system was left on the well, for an additional year, at the request of Mr. Allen's, even though the well was free of any contamination.

B-421-2005*On 7/23/05, 0852 hours, April Lee, who manages the Baileyville Mainway, reported an 8.5 gallon overfill of gasoline at their facility.  The spill had been cleaned up with speedy dry at the time of the call.  The oiled material will go to Irving Oil's waste stream.
B-277-2005*Chief Barnes called from the Corner Store to report a small gas spill. It seems that a self service customer drove away with the gasoline nozzle still in the car. The break away device apparently worked as he felt only a couple of gallons were spilled. The store personnel used speedi-dri to contain it on the pavement. He asked for disposal arrangements and I advised him just to leave in on the asphalt to evaporate.
B-423-2005*Melissa at Dead River reported the spill of an estimated 2 tablespoons of #2 oil at Paula Cote's.  Said it'd been cleaned up with speedy dry.
B-420-2005*On 7/22/05, 0035 hours, Steve of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a spill of one cup of transformer oil at pole 66 on the West Old Town Road in Hudson. The spill stained an area six inches on a side.  It was caused by a hot lead coming into contact with the body of the unit.  This burned a hole in the side of the unit.
B-412-2005*On the afternoon of 7/19/05, Lt. Mullen of the Brewer Fire Department requested that we take three bags of gasoline soaked sorbent pads to add to our waste stream, and he wanted a bale of pads and a single sorbent boom.  The following day, I did as he had asked.  The pads actually had more water than gasoline, because they had used fire fighting foam to extinguish a fire that they had responded to.

Apparently, a generator inside a utility trailer had tipped over and spilled some gasoline which promptly found an ignition source; hence, the fire that invoked Brewer Fire.  Some liquid gasoline had escaped the trailer, because there was a faint odor of gasoline associated with the pads.
P-580-2005*While turning around on Pine St. in South Portland, I happened upon a parking lot with a trail of petroleum leading behind the building.  Further investigation revealed a large stain on the concrete by a dumpster owned by Troiano Waste.  Further, there had been an attempt to clean it up by dumping a bag of speedi dry on the stain.  The speedi dry was, of course, not swept up.  The trail led down the road to another similar scene at the dumpster by the Maietta Ball Fields, also on Pine St.  The trail trickled off  at that point and it is probably due to the entire hydraulic reservoir being drained at the aforementioned sites.  I contacted Troiano and informed them of my findings.  The gentleman I talked to stated that he would have to "take a look at the truck when it came in".  Since it may have happened days earlier, the truck had probably already been repaired.  I reminded him of the need to report these discharges and to properly clean them up, such as sweeping up the speedy dry and putting it in the truck with the other waste.
P-579-2005*Scott Cyr, Certified Tank Installer (TYREE) contacted the department regarding soil that had been excavated from a piping trench at a Getty Property in South Portland during a stage 2 vapor system facility upgrade.  He did not indicate that the soil was contaminated, but was requesting that the DEP verify that it was or was not contaminated.  I visited the site and saw the evidence that it was removed from the piping trench, and Rick Perkins of the Air Bureau verified that the work had been done.  Armed with this information, I felt comfortable providing a Spill Debris Letter to Tyree.  I informed Mr. Cyr that it would be Getty's responsibility to determine if the soil were contaminated or not, however I would provide the spill debris letter and they could dispose of it without lab analysis.  He agreed and arranged for the disposal of the material.
P-560-2005*I was contacted by the contractor doing work on the Oak Hill Mobil Mart reporting that a customer had run into one of the pumps with their car.  He reported that about half a gallon of gasoline was spilled.  Stephen Brezinski was overseeing the work being done at the site so I asked him to check out this spill.  He stated that it was a small spill and it had been cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-561-2005*I was contacted by Portland Pipe Line reporting a sheen outside their boom at Pier 2.  The sheen was gone by the time I got there and no source was found.  No further Response action needed at this time.

P-562-2005*I was contacted by the Biddeford Home Depot reporting a spill of latex paint.  Apparently a can of paint had been knocked off a shelf and broke open on the concrete floor.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and containerized for later disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-563-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-564-2005*On July 19, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of hydraulic oil was released during the movement of an old unit to a salvage truck.  The hydraulic oil was residual that remained in the unit unbeknownst to the personnel moving it.  The oil was cleaned up via speedy dry and disposed of by Prime Tanning.

No further action is required at this time.
P-565-2005*On July 19, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately forty (40) gallons of diesel fuel was discharged to the pavement.  Irving Oil contained the diesel with the on-site spill kit and contracted Clean Harbors to complete clean-up activities.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-567-2005*The Department received a call from Richard Neal of the Town of Acton regarding several 1940's vintage containers of ether found at property taken over by the town.  The house had apparently been owned by a Dr.  The cans were apparently deteriorated and some weeping.  Given the unstable nature of the containers, the best route of disposal was determined to be through detonation. New England Chemical and Explosive Disposal Company was contacted and the containers were detonated on July 23, with DEP responder, Stephen Flannery, present.
P-570-2005*On 7/14/05, I received a call from Amy Webster of the Maine Department of Transportation reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic line on a road grader.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-571-2005*On 7/20/05, I received a call from Ann Fantasia of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Waterboro.  The spill occurred as the result of a leaking seal on a fuel pump that services an oil fired hot water heater.  The spill occurred in a shed separated from the residence.  The shed has a dirt floor.  None of the oil was recoverable.  No further action required.
P-574-2005*
INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY
	This Maine DEP report is complimentary to report P-392-93 of Steven Eufemia.  This report covers clean-up of oiled soils, ground and surface waters, and NAPL around and associated with five abandoned #6 fuel oil UST's.  Eufemia's report covers the response to a surface discharge from the tanks and the year 1994 abandonment-in-place of these tanks.
	In 1993, there was an overfill of an out-of-service #6 oil UST due to an ingress of water thru the tank top via a bad fitting, in addition to other apparent discharges.  I understand that this incident lead to the 1994 abandonment-in-place of these five UST's by Total Waste Management and J B Plunket Co.  During the later RCRA-closure for the now closed mill, Campbell Env. noted NAPL #6 oil seeping from the retaining wall in front of the tanks (see attached photos), and #6 oil DNAPL patties on the bed of the nearby Moussam River below the mill's drains.  This finding initiated several meetings and a scheduled investigation, coupled with clean-up actions.
	The late Steven Eufemia was primary DEP representative in 1993 & 1994.  Stephen Brezinski was primary DEP Response Services Division representative in year 2004-2005, working with other DEP representatives Jon Woodard, Chris Fournier, and Peter Eremita.  Maine UST Clean-Up insurance was acquired in 1994.
	The mill is presently owned by Mr. Mario Frati who I understand purchased the property from his father.  Mr. Frati presently lives in Florida and was represented in Maine for the clean-up by Mr. Campbell, Campbell Environmental Group.  With Frati choosing DEP Clean-up Option-2: Campbell Environmental Group managed the investigation and clean-up actions for Mr. Frati.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was hired by Campbell to excavate, assist with investigation of oily material, and install any needed treatment systems.  Jim Keefe, a caretaker/watchman for the Mill, was Mario Fratti's on site contact for information and access to the mill.

SPILL EXPENSE INFORMATION
	DEP approved clean-up and investigation expenses for this report, will be paid through Steven Eufemia's P-392-1993 report which covered the original, already approved, 1994 UST Insurance Fund Claim.  I understand that the insurance deductible has been paid.  In order to keep year 2005, clean-up work clear and separate from the work of 1994, a new spill number was issued (P-574-2005).
	See Chris Fournier of DEP Oil Claims Unit for insurance and expense information.

FACILITY & SITE HISTORY
	The UST facility consists of five large, bare steel construction, abandoned-in-place #6 heating  oil tanks with associated piping.  T-1 thru T-3 are measured at about 8,000-gallons.  These appear to be the older of the five tanks and lie perpendicular to Pioneer Ave.  The tanks are enclosed in a concrete vault with exposed walls on two sides and concrete wall-dividers separating each tank (see attached site sketch & photos).  In 2005, it was confirmed that soil-fill surrounded the three tanks on all sides.  T-4 & T-5 are about 15,000-gallons and lie next to each other and parallel to Pioneer Ave.  In 2005, I noted that T-4 was surrounded by sand-fill, though T-5 did not have fill on its east side.  T-1 thru T-5 were operated till the 1970's when taken out of service.  [T-1, T-2, & T-3 may have been out-of-service much earlier and replaced by T-4 & T-5.)  Inside the adjacent boiler building are two large #6 oil AST's that last supplied fuel for the mill till approximately year 2000.   See also P-392-93 and reports of J B Plunkett (JBP) and of Campbell Environmental Group for further facility information.
	P-280-85, by DEP's Fred Brann, describes an 800-gallon discharge of #5 oil at the mill.  P-375-90 notes DEP's John Gordon's investigation of tanks missing their 1989 removal deadline, but he could not locate them.
	Under P-392-93, the five UST's are reported by JBP to have been cleaned by Total Waste Management Co. in 1994 and fille
P-578-2005*I was contacted by McMaq, LLC reporting that an old cut off saw was being moved with a forklift when it tipped over and spilled a small amount of hydraulic oil onto the concrete floor.  The spill was contained on the concrete and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-581-2005*Observations by Ransom Environmental of the underground storage tank removal at Red Star facility revealed some limited petroleum releases to the soils in the immediate proximity of the two 4,000 gallon fiberglass tanks.  Field monitoring by Ransom  are as follows:

south side near tank base 6 parts per million (ppm)
south wall 488 ppm
west wall 8 ppm
east wall 100 ppm
north side near tank base 0 ppm
north wall 0 ppm
east wall 0 ppm

These field monitoring results showed the contamination was limited and the classification using the Decision Tree was Baseline-1.  The affected soils were returned to the excavation and the hole filled in with clean gravel/stone.

The area is commercial and no private groundwater wells exist on adjacent or nearby properties.

DEP Response plans no further actions for this site, tank closure and removal is complete.

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services Maine DEP



A-418-2004*  On 7-21-04, the Rockland Fire Dept. reported that the building located at Beggar's Wharf burned down several hours earlier. They did not know of any specific material stored there. They asked me to check into it. The next day I made a site visit and could not find any evidence of oil in the ocean or in the burnt out structure. The fire was so intense that the front end of a nearby pickup truck was melted. No further action will be required.
A-614-2004* On 10-30-04, at 0520 hrs. I was notified of an oil release on Vinalhaven, an island in Penobscot Bay. The Fire Dept. was on scene and had deployed hard and sorbent booms in the water to contain and keep the oil from nearby sensitive sites, such as the lobster holding crates. I spoke with the Fire Dept. and set out to assist and bring additional supplies.
 Somehow, maybe through vandalism or an accident, the filter and nipple assembly had been broken off an outside oil tank. The Sheriff's Dept. was also involved. This tank was completely in compliance and is owned by Ted Johanson. The spill site is located at Harbor Wharf. This 275 gallon tank was now empty and according to the gauge it was at 3/4 just two days earlier.
 Before my arrival, the Fire Dept. had notified the owners of the nearby lobster crates of the oil spill. The normal reaction is to sink the crates so that oil cannot get in or on the lobsters.
 Working with the Fire Dept we did our best to recover the spilled oil and contain it to the wharf area. We also flooded the area under and around the leaking AST. We hoped that this action would flush out any remaining oil that was tied up in the rocks, boulders, and granite that is in this area. This technique did not worked as well as we had expected.
 I asked the Fire Dept. to maintain the booms as necessary. The oil eventually stopped leaching out, and the sorbent material was eventually brought to MMWAC for disposal.
 The Fire Dept. spent a great deal of time and man hours on this project and asked for monetary compensation. This request was granted.
 The owner of the AST's applied to the FUND and was covered. No further action will be required.

B-472-2005*
     This office received a call at 1230 on 8/18/05, from Fred Crocker (Gary's Fuel Service; Penobscot) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled at Peter Carlisle's residence on Main Street in Bucksport earlier this morning.  They were not exactly sure what caused it.  During the delivery of 12 gallons, oil sprayed out the top of the tank and onto a concrete floor in the basement.  It could be due to a problem with the gauge or loose bung/fittings on the tank.  He was planning to meet with the owner shortly to inspect the tank.  All of the oil was contained in the basement and cleaned up with sorbents.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
B-427-2005*
     This office received a call at 0855 on 7/27/05, from Gary Stetson (Wastewater Treatment Plant; Old Town) reporting a possible oil spill.  He stated that their personnel were in the process of cleaning out the sewer catch basins along Stillwater Avenue this morning and had detected gasoline odors in the one near Sullivan's Automotive Service.  I was informed that the same thing happened last year.  At that time, the Old Town Fire Department was notified and responded with a meter.  After a couple of days, the odors disappeared.

     Proceeding to Stillwater Avenue in Old Town, I met with Mr. Stetson and crew and went over the situation with them.  When they opened the catch basin down slope from Sullivan's Automotive Service and Stillwater Gulf (R.H. Foster, Inc.), I did not detect any gasoline odors in the air or on our PID meter.  Although they could not detect any odors now, they indicated that it was pretty strong when they were back flushing the line.  They then proceeded to back flush the line while I was on site, but no significant odors were detected.  I was informed that they did not pick up any odors when they flushed the catch basin above the Stillwater Gulf.  As a precaution, we installed a sorbent boom in each of these catch basins to see if we could pin point the source a little better.  Since the Stillwater Gulf had a spill at their facility several years ago and ended up excavating out towards the edge of the road, I suspect that the occasionally odors being detected now are coming from some contaminated soil in the roadbed around the sewer pipe.  Removal of that soil at this point in time, all things considered, would not be very practical.  We will continue to monitor the situation for a while and see what, if anything, develops.

CONCLUSION:  I later contacted the treatment plant and was informed that the sorbent boom had been removed from both catch basins.  Neither boom contained any evidence of an oil spill.  Whatever odors were initially detected, appear to be from a very minor problem.

REC:  File report.
B-473-2005*Launching his boat for an afternoon on the Penobscot, Alan Lewis made the common mistake of not checking to see if the drain plug was in his boat.  Apparently, no one paid any attention for a long time, because the boat sank along side the Turtlehead wharf.  When finally the problem was noticed, Lewis' son entered the water and retrieved the gas cans.   Then he was able to tip the boat onto its side and empty out some of the water, while he pushed the craft to shore.  Then the laws of physics intervened and the boat turned turtle, coming to rest on its windshield.

Upon my arrival, Lewis was sitting in the shade, waiting for the tide to go out (see attached photos).  No sheen was evident.

I-149-2005*On 8-11-05, Scott of Daigle Oil reported a customer had lost approximately 25 gallons of fuel from her outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). His service tech had identified the lead as coming from a crimped fuel line.

I inspected the spill and hired a local contractor to remove contaminated soil. Work was completed on 8-15-05.
B-109-2005*B-109-2005
03/02/2005 10:25

     Bill Mathews of R.W. Mathews in Cherryfield called to report a fuel delivery truck rollover on Alley's Lane in Jonesport.  The Carver Oil truck, owned by Webber Energy Fuels of Bangor, went into the soft shoulder tipping rather gently on it's side into the snow.  The 2000 gallons of #2 fuel was pumped off by Webber Fuels personnel.  Only about a gallon of fuel had spilled in the incident.
P-651-2005*On 8/13/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cornish Fire Department reporting a small diesel spill in the road on Rt. 25 and Bridge St.  It was unknown where the spill came from.  They used copious amounts of speedy dry to clean up the spill.  I hired Clean Harbors to pick up and dispose of the spill debris.  No further action required.
P-655-2005*Mr. Jellison called to report that his outside oil tank filter was leaking.  Downeast Energy responded  by making the necessary repair and clean up the spillage.  The soil removal was estimated to be 2 x 3 foot area and 2 feet deep.  No petroleum was observed in the remaining soils.  The leak must have been short in duration before detection or very slow.  Migration or distribution of fuel oil was limited.

Downeast cleaned up the site nicely, and DEP Response plans no further actions.
A-559-2004*Augusta Fuel Company supplies fuel to the UST at Pomerleau's Warehouse in Augusta, off route 27, reported was water in the tank.

I made a site visit on 1-14-05, and found the containment sump had water in it. The water level was very high and this in all likelihood resulted in water infiltration through the cap on the fill pipe. In addition, I found the leak detection box, located inside the building, had a sump alarm light on. Savage Oil Company may have done work here in the past.

The company leasing the building did not have a lot of insight into the operation of this UST.

A referral to UST enforcement was made 6/10/05 .

P-648-2005*George Cookson of Breggy Oil called to report his staff had responded to an odor complaint from one of their customers.  Upon arrival at the scene the oil technician recognized the odor and applied a magna patch to the belly of the tank (location of small corrosion hole and leak) and made provisions for the tank to be pumped off and replaced.

The estimated volume  of the loss was less than a quart to the basement floor.  This was cleaned by Breggy staff and no additional information has been received.

With no revised or additional information DEP Response plans no further action for this site.
P-622-2005*Received a call from Kristie Rabasca, Aquarion Engineering Services, regarding the discovery of a discharge of a photo processing liquid, containing silver, in the basement of Portland Color, 51 -53 York Street, Portland, ME.  The discovery was made during a Phase 1 site assessment.  The liquid was leaking from a holding tank onto the concrete floor, which made its way to a floor drain.  No one was sure if the floor drain was connected to the waste water system, or discharged to the ground.  Arrangements were made to dye test the floor drain on August 8, 2005.  Also, Ms. Rabasca was going to check with the Portland Water District on the design of the waste water system in the area.

On August 8, 2005, I met with Jonathan O'Donnell and Christine Rindhart of Aquarion Engineering Services and Paul Glynn of Portland Color.  Mr. Glynn explained to me how the discharge occurred.  Somehow, the holding tank for the silver treatment system overflowed discharging photo chemicals, containing silver, onto the basement floor, which made its way into the floor drain.  Usually, any overflow would be contained in a 55 gallon drum, and later treated through the treatment system, but for reasons unknown the system failed.  An estimate of 1 gallon was discharged.  The liquid in the holding tank was tested using silver testing paper indicating a concentration of silver between 1 and 2 gm/L.  Speedy-dry was placed on the area of the discharge to collect any remaining liquid, and my understanding was that the company that collects the canisters containing silver was also going to take the speedy-dry.

The floor drain was dye tested and confirmed that it was connected to the City of Portland's waste water system.  The dye testing procedure most likely flushed the floor drain of any remaining photo chemicals.  For further details on incident and investigation, see attached report by Aquarion Engineering Services dated August 10, 2005.

I see no further action regarding this incident, but to alleviate any further discharges to the floor drain the whole silver treatment system, including the overflow drum, should be placed within a bermed area or containment tray that can hold the total capacity of the treatment system (the capacity of the holding tank plus 55 gallons).  The other alterative would be the cap the floor drain, but my understanding is that the basement floor becomes wet during heavy rains and snow melt, and capping the drain would cause flooding.

P-808-2004*It was reported to the Department that the odor of petroleum tipped off a homeowner to an issue with her heating oil tank located beneath the stairs of her mobile home in Brunswick.  The stairs were removed and it was witnessed that the tank did in fact have a small weep caused by corrosion.  Although original estimates ball parked the discharge at 10 or more gallons, a more reasonable assessment of the situation puts it around two.  A small excavation was performed below where the tank sat and clean soil was easily identifiable on all sides and the bottom of the hole so there are no outstanding threats to public or environment health.  In order to comply with park standards, it was necessary to reinstall the tank below the stairs which meant backfilling was not necessary to ensure it all fit together and was up to code.
I-124-2005*Name Charles Bugbee of Maine Woods Recycling,  Ashland  reported that a spill of hydraulic oil had occurred at their facility due to a broken hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment.

Cleanup began immediately by soaking up oil with spill pads.

Pads and contaminated material went to Maine Woods Recycling shop for disposal.
A-157-2005*     On Saturday 4-9-05,  about 0900 hrs. the Winthrop Police Dept. reported that an oil spill had been discovered on Annabessacook Lake in Winthrop.  John & Julie Haefele, property owners along the northeast shore had discovered oil on their dogs.
     Responder Glen Wall made a site visit where the stream crosses beneath Route 202 and found some black oil along the shore. The Haefele's told Glen what they had found.  Glen went to the Police Dept. and spoke with the dispatcher, a fire fighter and a police officer. A police officer had checked the area and smelled petroleum odors along the stream adjacent to the former Carleton Woolen mill, in the area of Mechanic Street. A public official (fire or police) then called Lou Carrier, a part owner of the former mill.  Glen met Mr. Carrier and headed for the mill.  Mr. Carrier unlocked the door and Mr. Carrier, Glen, and a fire fighter toured the mill looking for any obvious oil spills. No obvious spill was found. A large Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located outside the buildings, had been cleaned and dismantled about a year ago.  This area was checked by the group, but no source was found.
     At approx. 10:15 Glen Wall called Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), an environmental contractor, to help assist in clean up and early remedial actions. At 11:30 the DEP supervisor on call, Peter Blanchard, was called and informed of the situation. Peter arrived on site and a shoreline survey was performed to determine the extent of the spill. The oil was along the north and northeast shoreline. The ice was just beginning to melt on the lake. An area of open water about 5 acres in size was visible. The oil was mostly contained along the shore line of this open area. Maine Dept. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was contacted, and Rich Dressler arrived the next morning to survey the area.  No impacted wildlife were collected or observed.
     EPI, the main contractor, and their subs worked on containing the oil in the open area of the lake and removing the thick black oil from along the shore. This clean up activity continued throughout the weekend and steady for the next two work weeks. DEP made many site trips to check the progress of the cleanup.
     DEP focused its efforts on determining the source of the leak/spill. Staff interviewed former workers of the Carlton Woolen Mill to gain anecdotal knowledge of the use and storage of #6 oil.  Hartley Palleski, Larry Gurette, Lawrence Stanley, and Waldo Bubier were contacted and discussed what they remembered.  They all remembered that the underground tank system leaked, and that was the reason the tank was abandoned. We collected a sample of the spilled oil 4/12/2005 (results attached).  The underground tanks database was searched for possible sources.  The mill was inspected again.  DEP hired EPI to bore two holes through the concrete floor in the boiler room of the mill. There was no indication of oil in these two borings; however, the recovery in the sandy material was poor, so the results were considered inconclusive at depth.  A catch basin survey was completed around Mill Stream to assess whether any oil had been intentionally dumped, or may have found its way into the stream via a drainage pathway.  Cobbossee Watershed District shared a copy of a catch basin evaluation done for the Town of Winthrop (by Acheron Associates dated 1992) with a map of known catch basins.  We walked the shorelines of Mill Stream above and below the mill, and walked along surface drainage ditches which lead to Mill Stream.  No sources of oil were found leaving us more inclined to suspect the underground tank system at the mill.
     A part of the concrete floor in the mill boiler room was removed to access the Underground Storage Tank (UST). An access hole in the tank was cut with a Saws-All and inspected.  The tank had previously been cleaned and partially filled with sand. The contractor dug thru this sand to observe the bottom of the
I-125-2005*At the construction site of the new building at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Lane Construction had a asphalt roller catch fire.  The roller lost an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil and 10 gallons of diesel fuel.  Lane Construction quickly diked the roller and placed sorbent pads around the roller.  Approximately 4 yards of contaminated soil and asphalt were removed with the lost product and brought to Lane's yard to be reclaimed.  Lane planned to bring in new soil and to pave the area the next day.
B-428-2005*On 7/27/05, at 1143, I received a report that approximately one teaspoon of #2 oil had dripped from an old nipple on an aboveground storage tank in the basement at 233 Randolf Drive in Bangor.  The faulty nipple was replaced and the tank is scheduled to be replaced 8/3/05.
B-429-2005*On 7/27/05, at 1143, I received a report of a truck wreck on Route 201 in Moscow.  The report was made from Peter Blanchard, who received the report from the Somerset Emergency Management Director, Bob Higgins.  The truck wreck occurred at 0730, but was not reported to Peter until 1145.  The report was that a truck lost control due to excessive speed and crashed into an earthen barrier on a curve on Route 201 next to Wyman Lake in Moscow.

The report from the scene was that only the trucks engine oil had spilled and was pooled on the shoulder of the road.  When I arrived on scene, the oil had bleed into the dirt and needed to be shovelled into bags for disposal.  The next day, I returned to the site and confirmed that no other adverse impacts were caused by the truck wreck.  I then reclaimed all of the contaminated soil I had shovelled and disposed of it at the Pine Tree Landfill.


B-300-2005*Mary called from Pelkey Fuels to report that a delivery hose broke on one of their trucks while at Pine View Apartments, 151 Husson Avenue. They were estimating between ten and fifteen gallons of #2 oil was lost. Their driver had a few sorbent pads on the truck and they were sending out a crew with more pads.
   This area is served by public water and is not near any stream or other water courses. There was a very heavy rain fall at the time and this caused difficulty collecting all the oil, but at the same time, diluted the escaped oil and minimized any impact to the environment.

B-285-2005*Mr. McComb called to report a hydraulic spill at the Lincoln Paper & Tissue mill. It seems that a crane was damaged during it's operation and about 15 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled to the ground. The crane operator and mill employees responded with sorbent pads. The mill yard drains to the mill treatment works, so any oil not recovered will be treated before it can enter the Penobscot River. The used sorbent pads were burned in the mill's number 8 multi fuel boiler.

B-78-2005*Kim called to report that a hose on one of their oil delivery trucks had blown and spilled about four gallons of #2 fuel. This happened in their backyard at 140 Main Street in Lincoln. On my arrival, I found that it had been cleaned up. Serendipitously, there were numerous puddles in the yard and the spilled oil was floating on top of the water. Sorbent pads easily collected the oil. I also learned that the cause was a deep cut in the delivery hose. The driver didn't recall what may have caused the cut. This area is on town water and the puddles were not overflowing at the time of the spill, so there was minimal harm to the environment.
A-336-2005*  On 7-24-05, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power, reported a two gallon release of transformed oil. This release occurred at pole 15 on the Blue Rd. in Monmouth. Apparently a tree fell into the wires and transformer causing the release.
  A crew from CMP responded and removed 2 drums of soil. The transformer was tagged non PCB and no site visit was made, no further action will be required.
A-337-2005* On 7-20-2005 Bill Kulas, of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, reported that a back hoe slipped into Greeley Brook releasing an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil. He did take the necessary actions to contain and cleanup the spilled hydraulic oil with sorbent material. This spill occurred the previous evening at 19:30 hrs.
 Mr. Kulas called the 1-800 spill report phone line and could not reach anyone. He claims he called the phone number ten times, between 8:30 pm and 9 pm.
 No further action by Response will be required.
A-340-2005* On 7-21-2005, International Paper reported a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil. This occurred when a gasket on a valve failed. The oil spilled on to concrete and steps. Clean-up was done by Mill employees with the use of sorbent material. No further action will be required.
A-341-2005* On 7-21-205, MaineGeneral Medical Center reported the release of 3 or 4 gallons of fuel oil. This facility is located at 149 North Street in Waterville. The spill occurred when the old AST's were transported (by farm tractor/back hoe) across the parking lot. Evidently the tanks were not completely empty and a few gallons spilled onto the pavement. The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.

  No further action is expected.
A-347-2005*Knox County Communications reported an estimated 5 gallon vehicle overfill at the Rockland Mobil (tank registration 13838), 700 Main Street, Rockland on July 27, 2005.  The gasoline spilled to the ground with an unknown quantity entering a storm drain.  The Rockland Fire Department responded with sorbent materials.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-348-2005*On July 25, 2005, Ron Gauthier, 22 Belisle Road, Turner, was attempting to "chip" the oil supply line off the concrete wall in the basement when he accidentally hit the copper line causing an oil leak.  An estimated 10 gallons was spilled to the basement floor and carpet before Murray Oil arrived and stopped the leak.  Murray Oil, at the request of the homeowner, cleaned up the spilled oil and removed oil contaminated debris.  Maine DEP staff contacted the homeowner to ensure the clean up had been adequate, they reported is had.

No site visit was made by Maine DEP staff, no further action is expected.
A-351-2005*Central Maine Power reported a .25 gallon 65 ppm PCB transformer oil spill at Pole 19, North Main Street, Farmington on July 29, 2005.  The transformer leaked as a result of trees contacting the wires and burning a hole in the transformer.  CMP crews cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material and removing impacted brush.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
B-432-2005*
     This office received a call at 1510 on 7/29/05, from Stanley Warren (Maine DOT; Jackman) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of filling an old pit from a road project and had spilled approximately four gallons of hydraulic oil when a hose ruptured on a back hoe.  The incident occurred earlier this morning.  All of the oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and will be taken to CWS in Norridgewock for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this spill.

REC:  File report.
P-606-2005*On 7/29/05, I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown reporting an overfill spill at one of their facilities in South Paris.  The spill was limited to the pavement around the fill pipe and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-569-2005*On 7/14/05, I received a call from Amy Webster of the Maine Department of Transportation reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic line on a road grader in Acton.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-266-2005*On 5/11/05, Paul Blood alerted me to a potential petroleum product spill on an area between the McBurney and Nickerson properties in the vicinity of 5 Church Street in Holden.  We went to the site and there was a groundwater seep that was coming from about a hundred feet away from the road that seemed to have oiled vegetation on it.  The seep continued in a ditch along side the road and the grass in the ditch was stressed. At places higher up in the area were collections of what appeared to be real heavy oil or possibly sludge like one might get from an oil tank bottom.  Paul took samples of the contaminated water and soil and the analysis came back as highly weathered heating oil.  At first glance (i.e. without laboratory analysis), it was difficult to categorize the material, because it didn't give a PID reading and it wasn't very attracted to sorbent pads.  However, as the investigation progressed, it turned out that the uppermost part of the seep was the source of the product and there was fresher material coming in at that point that was absorbed by the pads.  To enable this observation, I had Clean Harbors remove all of the oiled vegetation (5/16/05) and when it became apparent there was more product coming on the seep at the rate of a half gallon a day, I had Clean Harbors vactor out 4 cubic yards of soil in that area.  During this process we observed fresh, red product flowing into the excavation from the south side of the seep.  This location was perpendicular to the north side of the Nickerson house, which was about 50 feet away.  We left sorbent in place and monitored the site.  The south side of the seep produced diminishing amounts of oil.  As of 6/17/05, it was producing 0.25 gallons per day; four days later it was down to 0.02 gallons per day and by 6/27/05, there was no more water coming into the excavated area.  Will check on it again this fall when the water table comes up again.
P-605-2005*On 7/29/05, I received a call from Dave Lien of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill in Bowdoin at the Ray Labbe & Sons pit.  The above ground tank was located inside a building.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-414-2005*On 5/18/05, I received a call from John Dolloff reporting an oil spill at his residence in Pownal.  He was in the process of selling the property and the prospective buyer wanted the spillage cleaned up.  I responded to the site to investigate on 5/27/05.

Upon arrival, I met with Clean Harbors, who had been hired by Mr. Dolloff to clean up the spillage.  The spillage came from a corrosion leak in the fill pipe leading to a tank in the basement.  There was no evidence of spillage outside the residence.  There was an oil soaked sill on the foundation and also some oil staining on the basement wall.  There was also evidence of some soil contamination on the basement floor.  There was a noticeable oil odor in the basement.  At the time, I believed the issue to be one of aesthetics only and did not require a clean-up.  That finding is documented in an attached letter to Mr. Dolloff.

Clean Harbors had hired Sevee & Maher to do confirmation samples after they had completed the cleanup.  When the results came back, the oil contamination levels inside the basement were much higher than I had expected them to be.  I then encouraged Mr. Dolloff to apply to our insurance fund and hire Clean Harbors and Sevee & Maher to complete further remediation activities.  These activities are documented in two separate reports from Sevee & Maher which are attached.

The clean-up was completed and no further action is anticipated at this time.
B-436-2005*A sea kayaker, recreating west of Bar Island, paddled through, he said, a heavy concentration of black oil, 60 feet long by 3 feet wide.  He reported it to the Coast Guard, who reported it to us.   Brett Kreigh said he'd asked the Bar Harbor Harbormaster to go take a look.

An hour later, Kreigh called back to say the Harbormaster had encountered a deposit of black, rotting vegetation, that could be mistaken for oil.  Given the recent hot weather, the phenomenon of an algae bloom is to be expected.
B-437-2005*The Lincoln mill, as we all know by this time, is an ancient facility and as such, has environmental ghosts lurking deep in its bowels.  One such ghost is a small amount of lube oil that leaches out of the soil under the floor of the compressor room beneath the sand filter.   This oil is normally recovered in a sump in the floor and pumped into the wastewater stream for treatment.   On the afternoon of August 2 though, that didn't happen, because a lightening strike on Bangor Hydro's substation caused the mill to lose its power feed.  Hence, the sump pump quit and oil leached through the mill's sub-basement wall and into Mattanawcook stream.

Mill personnel controlled and retrieved the resulting sheen with sorbent booms.  They didn't get their power feed back until late afternoon.
B-419-2005*     This office received a call at 1215 on 7/21/05, from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office (Ellsworth) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that Blue Hill Fire Chief, Dennis Robertson, had requested that we be notified about a house fire on the Newbury Neck Road in Surry.  Some of the oil in the outside tank had leaked onto the ground and there was some concerned that it might flow into the ocean nearby.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Surry, I met with Fire Department personnel and went over the situation with them.  The house was a total loss and they were in the process of wetting down the remaining ashes.  I was shown the location of the tank, which was along the back wall of the residence.  It had ruptured on both ends due to the intense heat from the fire.  When that occurred, witnesses indicated that the oil sprayed out 10 or 15 feet from the ends of the tank.  It was indicated that it held approximately 100 gallons of kerosene prior to the fire.  Fortunately, most of the oil was probably consumed in the fire.  Some of it could still be detected in the soil around the tank.  I was informed that the homeowner is Mary Asbury.  According to her son, she escaped with only the clothes on her back and nothing else.  I briefly discussed cleanup options with her son and left the site a short time later.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

July 25, 2005 (Mon.):  Mrs. Asbury's son called to report that they had cleared away all of the debris from the fire and were ready to address the contaminated soil.  Proceeding to Surry, they dug a shallow trench for me where the tank had been.  The sandy soil around the tank turned out to be lightly contaminated.  There was no sheen on puddles in the yard and there was no free product in the excavation.  Hard packed clay was found 15 inches below the surface, which helped to contain the oil in a relatively small area.  My guess is that less than 10 gallons were involved.  Since the material was contained and does not pose a threat to wells in the area or to the ocean, which is across the road and down slope 150 to 200 yards, the owner decided to leave the material in place for the time being.  They are not planning to re-build in the same location, so it shouldn't cause a problem.

     As luck would have it, Mr. Asbury is a former back hoe operator for Paul O'Halloran, Inc. out of Ellsworth.  He has been involved in a number of tank removals and spill cleanups with us over the years and currently runs his own heavy equipment.

REC:  File report.
P-490-2005*While walking back to the peddle truck after filling an AST, an operator tripped which inadvertently caused him to engage the hose discharging approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to a lawn in Windham.  The spill was called in and viewed immediately and the following day, a company subcontractor excavated the small contaminated area (approx 5' in diameter).  The local area is serviced by private wells but this incident poses no issue as all contaminated soil was successfully removed.
P-589-2005*At or about 03:55 on the morning of July 28th, Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) called to report the discharge of transformer oil from a downed transformer a result of a vehicle accident collision with a utility pole.  Clean-up crews were dispatched to the scene.  The transformer is not tagged, the oil will be tested for Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) prior to disposal of any materials.

No DEP response was made based on the information provided and CMP's ability to properly manage the clean-up and restoration.
P-593-2005*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that a pickup truck pulling a boat out of the water at the Marblehead Boat Launch had lost control and rolled into the Saco River.  When I arrived, I found the truck and boat completely submerged in the water.  Divers attached cables to the vehicle and a tow truck pulled it out.  As the vehicle came out of the water some motor oil leaked out and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-594-2005*On July 28, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one-half cup of transformer oil was released as a result of lightning damage to the transformer on Pole #32.  The oil was released to the leaves and brush at the bottom of the pole. Central Maine Power (CMP) conducted clean-up activities by removing and disposing of the effected leaves and brush.  See the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action is necessary at this time.
P-599-2005*On July 26, 2005, DEP received notification that a dump truck discharged an unknown quantity of hydraulic oil to the pavement as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The oil was not recoverable.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-601-2005*The majority of the contents of an electrical transformer were lost to the ground below when storm damage caused its integrity to be compromised.  The lightning actually caused a nut or some similar object to be shot through the exterior body of the transformer which allowed the product to discharge after it fell.  The area afflicted was not very big.  A soil excavation was performed by a CMP subcontractor.

P-607-2005*On 8/2/05, I received a call from Patricia Hanley reporting a leak detection alarm sounding in an underground tank located at their Kennebec St facility.  A detailed report outlining tank tightness testing is attached which indicated that the tank is not leaking.  No further action required.
I-126-2005*Residents on Cross Lake reported a possible sewerage dumping on Cross Lake.  They reported a line debris floating near the south shore of the lake on the calm Sunday morning.  I spoke to Randy Michaud, who said that the line of sewerage broke up after his reporting to the Department.  He showed me a little foam and some submerged semi-translucent material which he thought looked like toilet paper floating in the water.  He pointed me toward the landing were he thought the debris was coming from.  I noticed the same looking material at the landing and took a sample.  The sample was exuviae (insect cases) and other dead insects.  I returned to Mr. Michaud's camp and informed his neighbor of my findings.

Meteorological data from Presque Isle revealed that the winds were out of the north-west on Saturday afternoon above ten miles per hour, which I believe piled up the exuviae.  The winds calmed over night and the debris line floated from shore giving the appearance of a sewerage dumping.  No clean-up needed.
B-438-2005*3.3.05, Rick Howard of BIA reported a Jet A fuel spill from a pipe flange in lateral pit #2.  The pit, a concrete vault, is physically located adjacent to the entrance way to Bangor Public Works, 550 Maine Avenue.  Howard stated that a drop in pressure was detected at approximately 08:00 and the oil discovered when the #2 vault was inspected.  At approximately 08:30, Howard made internal notifications and contacted Clean Harbors to pump out some portion of the vault.  BIA proceeded to pump off approximately 300 gallons of free phase product with a portable pump and stored the product for re-use or disposal.  Clean Harbors would pump off the remaining oil/water mixture.  BIA then notified DEP of the situation at approximately 10:45.

I responded to the spill location and observed the vault.  Howard advised the leak was coming from a pipe flange and an inspection would occur after the remaining oil/water is pumped off.  According to Howard, all other lateral pits were inspected by BIA and no problems observed.

I re-visited the site at approximately 15:30 and observed a confined space entry was in progress.  I observed a worker in the vault inspecting the pipe.  Not finding any obvious problems with the pipe, he proceeded to tighten the flange bolts.  The worker was able to tighten the bolts.  BIA representative on site, Larry, mentioned that the flange was installed two years ago in the winter and the bolts may have simply come loose due to temperature changes both ambient and within the petroleum product itself.  It is also still possible that a gasket may be the cause of the problem.  The situation will be monitored to detect any potential re-occurrence.

3.4.05 I met with Howard again at the tank farm and he advised that no additional problems have been observed.  I issued Howard a copy of the DEP Oil Prevention & Discharge Rules, 2004.

No further Response action anticipated pending a possible re-occurrence.


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B-424-2005*
     This office received a call at 1115 on 7/26/05, from Tom Barnes (Houlton) reporting an oil spill at his residence on the Crane Road in Winter Harbor.  He stated that a building inspector recently checked his property, which is currently up for sale, and informed him that his heating oil tank had leaked in the basement.  Since Mr. Barnes has not been near the property in a while, he did not know how much oil was involved.  The tank has a capacity of about 130 gallons and is located in a crawl space under the house.  It was discontinued a year-and-a-half ago and the feed line was disconnected from the furnace.  Directions to the site were provided.

     Proceeding to the site to investigate, I found the tank in a tight spot under the house as was reported.  The basement floor was wet, muddy, and contained what appeared to be spilled #2 fuel oil.  Upon closer observation, the "reddish material" turned out to be iron oxide (marsh sheen), which is from the break down of metal (rusting) under or around the house.  There was no fuel oil odor present and the sorbent pads, that I laid down beside the tank, did not pick up any oil.  The tank was still 3/4 + full and there was no indication of any leaks from the system.  The only spillage that I observed was below the fill pipe on the outside of the residence and that was pretty minor.

CONCLUSION:  I later informed Mr. Barnes of my findings and suggested that he should have the fuel tank pumped out and removed from the basement before it does leak and cause a problem.  His drilled well is located a short distance away out front and there are several other wells close by at his neighbor's.  I was also asked to contact his realtor, Barbara Bragdon (The Winter Harbor Agency; South Gouldsboro) to let her know what I had found.  That was done.

REC:  File report.
P-692-2004*It was reported to the Department that an oil leak had occurred from a #2 heating oil AST in the basement of a South Portland home.  As it turns out, product lost was approximately 200 gallons and, in addition to covering the cement floor, had made its way through cracks and crevices to the perimeter drain and sump basin which pumps to the city sewer.  Initially, the tank was patched, the sump pump was unplugged and sorbent material was applied to the cement floor.  As the sump basin was pumped out, additional product entered which led me to believe there was some amount below the floor.  Half of the basement's floor was taken up including some soil below, but predominately throughout the perimeter drain route and around the sump basin.  Product was witnessed throughout the excavation and was absorbed on contact.  Although the material was thick clay, which prevented much vertical travel but certainly allowed for lateral, I was reluctant to chase it too far due to the lack of footer in this old structure.  And, given its location, i.e. suburban Portland serviced by public water with no private wells for miles, that decision is dually supported.  Prior to repouring the floor yet after product stopped appearing, a new perimeter drain and sump basin were installed and the homeowner was instructed to monitor the basin for evidence of any residual oil, particularly during heavy rains.  No such evidence presented itself so no further action is required.
B-443-2005*3.4.05, Dean Butler of Bangor Hydro reported a small diesel fuel spill from a generator used at the entered location.  Butler was unsure how the spill occurred, but sorbents were deployed and the spill cleaned up.  Butler reported that less than one pint appeared to have spilled and that the spill occurred on a paved surface.

No further Response action anticipated.

file/report.
P-311-2005*Rip Patten of Aquarion Engineering reported that he was hired by an individual in Georgetown, Maine to investigate the extent of contamination from a tipped over gas can on a private residence.  The owner, Mr. Fetters, discovered the gasoline can after the snow melt.  The house was about to be sold and assurance that the site was cleaned up was a priority to both the Fetters and the buyers (Jones).

I met the Fetters, Joneses, Mr. Patten, and a contractor (Guerin Assoc) on site.  I instructed them to do a stringent clean-up and they removed approximately 1 cubic yard of soil.  I discussed the likelihood of well contamination with both parties.  I did not see a risk to the drinking water well and informed them that I could have a DEP geologist look at the site, however the buyers (Joneses) were uneasy about purchasing the property without a release of liability from the state.  I informed them that I could not give such a release and that they should contact the VRAP program.

They did contact Jean Firth of the VRAP program, and a VRAP release was provided.
P-552-2005*
SUMMARY
	This DEP report covers the abandonment by removal of three retail, gasoline UST's and a commercial consumptive-use heating oil UST at this former gas station & convenience store location.  The facility owner at the time was ExxonMobil Corp.  ExxonMobil contracted with CDM (Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.) for both the abandonment and CMR 691 closure assessment.  Jack Rowbottom of CDM was primary representative for the removal; and Mr. James Winkler and Ms. Katherine Kohm of CDM for the environmental assessment.  CDM's Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) for the UST removal was P. D. Roy.
	The property was owned by GGP-Maine Mall and leased to ExxonMobil.  Ms. Susan Chase and Mary Gallant of EBI Consulting represented GGP-Maine Mall for environmental issues.
	Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine DEP, Response Divivison representative for the UST abandonment and initial clean-up actions.  A Baseline-2 (B-2) Clean-Up Goal for gasoline was assigned by Maine DEP Response Division.  B-2 does not cover heavy lube-type oils, see report P-259-06 for more on this issue.

SYNOPSIS OF FACILITY HISTORY
	Since 1969 the facility has been owned by Mobil Oil Corp.  Mr. David Fillinger leased and operated the facility from Mobil since 1989 or earlier.  In about 2001, Mobil Corp. merged with Exxon Corp. to become ExxonMobil.  In Dec. 2004, the facility ownership briefly passed to C N Brown Oil Co. of Paris, Maine.  I understand the property lease would not be renewed by GGP-Maine Mall so ownership returned to ExxonMobil on 6/30/05, and facility abandonment planned.
	May of 1989 (P-270-89): three bare-steel UST's are removed by D & W Construction and replaced by three s/w FRP tanks & piping.  Free product & contaminated water was pumped off.  Off site management of 40-60 yards of contaminated soil was in question, and significant UST installer violations.
	Nov. 1989 (P-775-89): a loss of approximately 1300-gallons of unleaded regular gas due to installer error or to faulty fittings atop the submersible pump.  No containment sump allowed all the product to reach groundwater & pea stone around the tanks and soil.  LNAPL eventually left the site by flowing south downgrade onto MDOT property and later flowed NW under Maine Mall Road through a 6" drain pipe near a 4' culvert.  Clean-up in 1989-1990 was managed by Kevin Molloy of Groundwater Technology Inc. (GTI) for Mobil Corp.  At the time and based on Mobil Corp's wishes, the DEP did not require that clean-up warranted the removal of the new UST facility.  Free product recovery was judged not successful or significant.
	May, 1990 (P-328-90): another gasoline leak, from a submersible-pump fitting atop the Super Unleaded UST, of undetermined amount to the groundwater and soil.
	Further site history is described in reports P-270-89, P-775-89, P-317-90, P-253-96 & P-123-98, P-1168-04, P-259-06 etc. and reports of GTI  and of CEA, Inc.
	
DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Based on the documented discharges of 1988, 1989 and 1990: in year 2004 the DEP speculated widespread gasoline contamination to groundwater and soil of varying severity.  This was communicated to Faulkner & Flynn and also St. Germain & Assoc. (agents for ExxonMobil) during meetings with DEP in 2004.  For Faulkner & Flynn: CEA performed an ASTM Phase II assessment in 2004, and submitted to DEP Response Division in April 2005.  CEA installed five 2" wells to 5' to 8' below grade in the silt-clay soils.  Field PID values were background levels though soil and ground water analysis showed significant Gasoline Range Organics [up to 1980-ppm] and MTBE [up to 3.5-ppm] levels.  CEA took no samples from the tank area which would later prove to be the most contaminated location.
	CEA did not investigate the NE and NW entrance areas off Philbrook and Maine Mall Roads; these areas would need investigation before site closure can be assured.  Test pits were excavated in this area [Area 2] on 3/14/06.  Levels below BL-2 were documente
B-287-2005*Mr. Mitchell called to report that about one gallon of Jet-A spilled from an aircraft at the Bangor International Airport as a result of the aircraft's tanks being overfilled (that is, fuel expansion not being taken into account). The fuel stayed on the tarmac and was collected with a few sorbent pads.
B-154-2005*P.O. Erwin called to advise me that they, MSO-Belfast, had received a report of a sheen approximately 5 yards by 250 yards long in Bucks Harbor near Eastern Atlantic Lobster Company. The caller gave no source. Approximately one month earlier, I had received an anonymous call that the Atlantic Salmon of Maine Company routinely pumped the bilges of the "Island Transport" and the "New Ferry" which caused sheening at their own pier at Small's Point. The caller stated that the "Island Transport's" engine leaked a lot and had an automatic bilge pump. The "New Ferry" had a manually started pump. At the time of the anonymous report, I contacted the Machiasport harbor master, Aaron Wood, and told him what I had learned.
   I passed this info onto P.O. Erwin during his report to me. We both agreed that while this sheening was irritating, neither of us had the resources to stake out the suspect boats. Due to the distance to Bucks Harbor, there was no chance of tracing the sheen back to the culprit. Our best chance was involvement by the harbor master. While we have not heard from him, there have not been further complaints.
B-315-2005*In June of 2005, David Sait of Response Services instructed me to work with Chris Swain of Technical Services on a soil disposal project at the entered location.  It is my understanding this is an historical incident involving leaking piping from product transfers from ships to aboveground storage tanks that were once located at this site, which is now J.R. Redemption Center.  All aboveground tanks and piping associated with the former facility have been removed prior to this cleanup action.  I issued a Virgin Product Letter for gasoline contaminated soil to Mr. Swain, who oversaw the soil removal.  This material, approximately 7315 cubic yards, was disposed of at Thibodeau's in Prospect, Maine.  No additional Response activities were conducted and no further reports were received until August of 2005, when Mr. Swain contacted me for an additional Virgin letter to dispose of diesel range contaminated soil at the same site.  Pine Tree Landfill accepted 3.57 tons or 2.17 cubic yards of tainted soil.

No further Response action anticipated.


file/report
P-506-2005*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 7/3/05: Maine DEP response to reported rollover of a school bus carrying summer campers to a York County amusement park and associated oil discharges.  DEP arrived on site at 1040 hrs. and met with Topsham Fire Dept., MDOT, and State Police.  No rep. for Poland Bus Service was on site.
	The bus lay on its right side by the median strip and almost under major power lines.  All the passengers had already been evacuated.  No residences or wells within 300'.  The diesel tank was secure, undamaged, and not leaking.  The median drainage ditch had LNAPL red transmission oil floating atop water.
	DEP and Topham Fire Dept. padded up free oil for disposal by DEP later.  MDOT dug up oiled soil, hauled to Commercial Recycling under DEP letter, and then re-landscaped.  I understand that MDOT will direct bill Poland's Bus for this work.  No further DEP Response actions expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-302-2005*B-302-2005
05/27/2005 09:26

     Gary Kane of Irving Oil called to report a spill of gasoline at their Bucksport facility.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons of gas spilled when a private vehicle was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
I-127-2005*WPS New England Generation
142 Lower Lyndon Street
Caribou, ME  04736

Date: August 6, 2005


Re:  Spill Report

	On August 5, 2005 at 4:35 p.m., an oil spill on the Aroostook River was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.   At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2005, Mr. Lou Pizzuti, of the MDEP, identified that the source of the oil spill was Outfall 008, which is the Caribou Diesel Plant cooling water discharge.  Mr. Pizzuti installed absorbent booms and absorbent pads in the river to contain the oil spill, and completed this effort by 7:30 p.m. on August 5, 2005.   On August 6, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. MDEP representatives, Lou Pizzuti and Carl Allen, arrived at the Caribou Diesel Plant to perform clean up measures and install additional containment devices.
	
	After further investigation, it was determined that the cause of the spill was the oil water separator located in the Caribou Diesel Plant.  At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 5, 2005, large rain storms moved through the area.  The Caribou Diesel Plant roof drains collect water and direct the rain water into a sump located in the Caribou Diesel Plant.   Once the water in the sump reaches a specific level, it is automatically pumped into the oil water separator, and discharged from the separator to the river through Outfall 008.  In this instance, the rainfall collected from the roof drains exceeded the capacity of the oil water separator, which then discharged a minor quantity of oil through Outfall 008.

	Listed below is the pertinent information concerning this event:

	Date and Time of Chemical Discharge:  4:35 p.m. on 8.05.05
	Date and Time Safety Officials Notified: Mr. Lou Pizzuti of the MDEP, was
		notified at 4:35 p.m. on 8.05.05
	Name and Address of Parties Involved:  WPS New England Generation,
		142 Lower Lyndon Street, Caribou, Maine  04736
		Michael McGann-Operations Manger
	Exact Location of the Spill:  Caribou Diesel Plant, outfall 008, 150 ft due east
		of the east wall of the Plant.
	Amount and Type of Chemical Discharged:  Unknown quantity, but less than 10
		gallons.  Engine Lube Oil.
	Complete Description of Circumstances Causing Discharge:  Heavy rainfalls
		occurring earlier in the afternoon, which were collected from the plant's
		roof drains, exceeded the capacity of the plant's oil water separator.
	Amount of Chemical Recovered:  Approximately 3 gallons
	Method of Recovery:  Oil booms and absorbent pads
	Location of Chemical Disposal:  Tri-Community Landfill
	Procedures Instituted to Prevent a Similar Occurance from Recurring:  At present
		the oil water separator is inspected on a weekly basis.  WPS will inspect
		the oil water separator 3 times per week, on Monday, Wednesday and
		Friday.

	If anyone has additional questions, please contact me.


	Michael McGann  PE
	Manager of Operations and Maintenance
	WPS New England Generation, Inc.
	Ph.  207.493.4589
A-357-2005*On August 1, 2005, in the town of Vinalhaven, at the Cameron residence on 95 Eislers Rd., care taker Sean Chilles reported a pinhole leak in an AST to the Vinalhaven Fire Dept. Chief, Marc Candage.  The Fire Department responded and provided initial response by removing approximately one cubic yard of contaminated soil. On August 3, 2005, DEP arrived on site and hired Mills Excavation to complete contaminated soil removal. A total of 14.03 tons of contaminated soil was removed and transported to Commercial Paving by contractor George C. Hall. A water sample was taken on August 3, 2005, and submitted to the HETL for DRO analysis, results were returned as <50 ug/L.

This site has been referred to Technical Services for follow up.
A-360-2005*On August 3, 2005, Central Maine Power reported the top of Pole 22 on the Coryell Line, Mount Vernon had broken off causing a 1 gallon transformer oil spill.  The transformer contained 3 ppm PCB.  Central Maine Power personnel removed the contaminated underbrush and soil to clean up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-361-2005*   DEP received a report from a homeowner that gasoline had leaked from their personal vehicle into their gravel driveway.  Amount spilled was small, but it occurred within 20 feet of the drilled well on the property.  Contaminated soil was excavated by hand and land spread at a remote section of the 20+acre parcel.  The vehicle was transported to a shop for repair.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-128-2005*A cracked valve on the hydraulic system of a transfer trailer was found to be leaking.
The spill was mitigated and the oiled soil was excavated and transported to the Tricommunity Landfill for disposal.
I-129-2005*A broken hydraulic line caused about 6 gallons of transmission fluid to be spilled ( used as hydraulic oil)
I-130-2005*While conducting an underground storage tank (UST) inspection, a tank installer identified gas in the sump. Investigation revealed that the inner piping was damaged.  Leaking gas followed the outer piping back to the sump where it was recovered an put back into the UST.

The line was replaced.

I-131-2005*A leaking valve stem on an aboveground oil storage tank caused about a 4 gallon spill before it was identified and repaired.  Spill was cleaned up by Dead River crews.
B-445-2005*On 8/5/05, 0900 hours, Augusta passed on a complaint from Fred Woods, who lives on Nicolin Road in Ellsworth.  Fred was concerned about a DOT pavement recycling operation that was about to be conducted near his house.  The operation was located near a flowage that comes from Graham Lake and goes to the Union River.  This body of water had sheen on it that resembled oil, but it was actually marsh sheen.  There was discussion about what happens when they mix oil with the pavement that is being recycled.  However, it turns out that oil is not involved in the recycling process.  The solid pavement is ground up and mixed with asphalt emulsion, which is asphalt emulsified with water and Portland Cement.  This material is used to form the first layer of road surface.
B-439-2005*Brett Rioux called this office to report that a spill of 135 gallons of kerosene took place in a cabin owned by his brother, Jack Rioux and Andy Murphy. It seems that a Monitor type heater was installed to replace a propane heater and a fitting at the unit was not adequately done, which caused a release of oil to the floor. This happened four years ago in October. He also claimed that a chemical was used to help clean it up, but he could not tell me what it was. There has been a falling out between the brothers and Brett Rioux told me he wanted to "get" his brother, thus the late report.
   I went to the site and met with Mrs. Jack Rioux, as Mr. Rioux was on the road. She contacted him by cell phone and I was able to explain the purpose of my visit. Mr. Rioux confirmed that the leak had occurred. He went on to say that he removed the oil contaminated building materials at the time he found out about it. The implication was that the building materials soaked up most of the fuel. He gave me permission to inspect the cabin in question and I did. After four years there was no hint of kerosene odor inside and no evidence of a spill outside. This some what modern cabin is built on a slab. The drilled well is about 150 feet uphill from the cabin. The soil under the cabin is alluvial as it borders Austin Stream. If some amount of oil escaped the slab, I believe that there is very little chance it could impact the well or bother any other wells. There was no evidence of oil break out along the brook, which I'd estimate at being about 75 yards away.
   Brett Rioux called a second time and repeated the compliant. I told him that I had not found any evidence of remaining oil and considered the case closed. He insisted that there was still oil under the cabin tiles and this constituted a health risk. This is not reasonable and again, I found no evidence of kerosene odor.
B-441-2005*On 8/2/05, Matt Doughty of ENPRO Services, Inc. e-mailed us a request for a waiver of the thirty-day waiting requirement for removing a 3000 gallon UST from the abandoned OSRAM Sylvania facility at 200 Sylvan Road in Bangor. The UST had contained methanol, which Sylvania had used as a lubricant for their copper wire straightening process. They had the notice all filled out, so I wrote the waiver on the notice.  The UST was epoxy coated, double walled, cathodically protected steel.  There was no evidence of a leak and there was a site assessor on site.  There was an UST next to it that stored heating oil, which was left in place to service the facility for future owners.

P-610-2005*Hydraulic line on street sweeper broke discharging contents to road surface over York River Bridge.  Some product entered York River, but was unrecoverable.

Sand and sorbent pads were used to clean up product on the bridge surface.  No further action is needed.
P-611-2005*On 8/4/05, I received a call from Craig Edmonds of the U S Coast Guard reporting a hydraulic oil spill on their pier in South Portland.  The spill occurred when a trash truck blew a hydraulic line.  USCG supervised the cleanup of the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-612-2005*Kennebunk Fire reported a very heavy mystery sheen on the Kennebunk River moving with an incoming tide.  Sorbent boom was deployed in two locations to minimize the impact up river, although that endeavor was not all that productive because there was no free product.  Every marina down river was explored as a potential source yet that effort was fruitless.  The sorbent boom was left in place overnight at the bridge and was removed with contractor assistance the following morning.  DEP's evaluation of the situation is a one time discharge of dirty bilge water, presumably after a sloppy oil change.  No further action necessary.
P-617-2005*Two drums of TectylGW, a petroleum based rust preventative, had been stored at a ME DOT warehouse for many years.  Recently, one drum became compromised discharging approximately one half gallon of product to a solid surface.  EPI was contracted by ME DOT to mitigate the issue which included picking up spilled product, overpacking the culprit drum and disposing of them both.  Please see MSDS provided for product specific questions.
B-150-2005*B-150-2005
03/24/2005 12:45

     An anonymous complainant called to report possible oil spillage from a car crushing operation at the Randy Fogg property on Route 141 in Monroe.  When I arrived to investigate that afternoon, I discovered that the operation had been completed.  No one was around.  Other than a site full of mud, no spillage was found.
P-618-2005*Please see attached.
P-619-2005*It was reported to the Department that a 55 gallon drum was spotted by a police officer on the shoulder of Mast Rd in Falmouth.  The officer relocated it further into the woods to prevent it from being hit by traffic.  An arrangement was made to meet the officer at the location.  By our arrival, the drum had been removed.  No leads, no further action necessary.
P-620-2005*Please see attached.
P-623-2005*
	DEP response to & assessment of oil discharges at traffic accident noted while I was returning from Sanford.  I understand that a pick-up truck crossed lanes into the oncoming traffic initiating collisions with two other vehicles.  A small amount of engine fluids leaked to the pavement.  Approximately a gallon of vegetable-based hydraulic oil leaked from the fire department's jaws-of-life tool to the paving.  No gasoline discharged.  I advised the fire department to have MDOT sand the spills to inhibit degradation of the asphalt paving.
	The area is rural residential, on private well water.  I do not believe there is serious threat to the neighboring residential water wells.  The following day I observed that the spillage had been picked up to DEP satisfaction.

S G Brezinski
B-87-2005*B-87-2005
02/15/2005 11:30

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a spill of transformer oil at the Graham Building on Harlow Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 36 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole on a transformer located in a vault in the basement of the building.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of through Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  None of the fluid reportedly escaped the vault.  It may also be noted that the fluid was "non-PCB".
B-449-2005*On 8/8/05, I received a report of an oil spill at Johnson's Florist at 34 West Broadway in Lincoln.  The report was made by Daigle Oil Company.  They had been informed of an oil smell in the greenhouse.  Once on scene, they determined that the pump seal on the new Becket Burner was leaking.  After stoping the leak, they were alarmed to notice the tank gauge read empty.  They made the report of a 200 gallons plus oil spill onto the earthen floor of the greenhouse.

Once on scene, I was told that they overreacted.  The tank gauge did not work.  Once fixed, they reported about 5 gallons lost.  I asked them to remove the bung in order for me to check the fluid level.  The oil level was where they said it was.  It was estimated that no more than 7 gallons had leaked.

The oil company removed the contaminated soil and land spread the 1.5 yards of contaminated soil at the bulk oil plant at 13 Haynes Street in Lincoln.

B-440-2005*On 7/29/05, the department received a report of a messy car crushing complaint in Bancroft.  The case was given to me and on 8/4/05, I arrived at the old gravel pit owned by Wilford Hannington to find approximately 18 cars on site.  Approximately 12 cars were semi crushed and piled together.  I found no signs of any spillage.  I did check two cars placed off to the side that were not crashed and safe to check, they had the fluids still in them.  Also noted, none of the puddles of standing water from the previous nights rain had any sheen in them.

I stopped at the Bancroft town office during their posted hours of operation (Thursday 1300-1600) and waited for 20 minutes for anyone to arrive, but no one ever did.  I initiated calls to the town office and Mr. Hannington, but have not reached anyone yet.

On 8/11/05, I spoke to the town office and told them of our report.  They were aware of the car crushing operation and know no oil has spilled and are in control of the situation.  The clerk did not know however if it was a permitted junkyard or not.  She would talk to the code enforcement officer.  I have not heard back.
B-451-2005*On 8/9/05, I received a report from Karl White at the Bangor International Airport of a spill of approximately 1/2 gallon of Jet fuel onto the ramp.  The spill was caused by operator error in overfilling an aircraft.  The spilled product was quickly absorbed using absorbent pads, which will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-165-2005*3.31.05, Received a report of a leaking drum at entered location.  I responded to the site and observed a 55-gallon drum that appeared to be struck and leaking what appeared to be waste oil.  The product was migrating away from the drum, being carried by melt water from snow and ice. I deployed sorbent pads to collect free phase oil.

I spoke with an employee who advised me the drum had been struck by a snow plow, and at some point, someone prior had dispensed waste oil in the drum.  The employee thought the culprit was a construction worker conducting renovations at Kentucky Fried Chicken next door.  I then spoke to Mrs. Shawn Miland who reaffirmed this story, but showed no interest in pursuing who may have been responsible, therefore willing to assume responsibility for the spill.

I ended up dealing with Charles Miland, who I never met and only dealt with on the phone.  He sounded like a very nice man, who's wife was having a baby, but he did not take my advise on hiring a contractor to clean and dispose of the material in one day and decided to do the work himself.  Therefore, it took me many hours and constant visits to ensure the material was handled properly.  I was on the verge of referring the spill to enforcement, but finally felt satisfied when I received notice from Pine Tree Landfill that they had in fact received the material for disposal on 6.30.05 under their license agreement.

No further Response action required.
B-453-2005*Dr. James Wolfhagen, famous among DEP staffers of a certain era, as of summer of 2005, resides in the Maine Veteran's home, a victim of Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Helen, also famous amongst DEP staffers, is at the house, but also fairing poorly.  A family friend, Bruce Pangburn, took it upon himself to help Mrs. Wolfhagen and cleaning out the basement and garage, found small quantities of several dangerous chemicals.

Pangburn notified the Fire Dept., who notified us.   Our initial report was several 1 and 2 quart jars labeled with a skull and crossbones.   That report proved erroneous;  what we actually took away for disposal was:
1/2 pt used ethanol
2 tbs malathion, dry
4 tbs 50% malathion
4 tbs Hoppe's nitro solvent
4 tbs liquid fertilizer
4 oz 6% malathion
1/4 lb 2,4 D & sodium salt dry
1 qt 2,4 D & sodium liquid
1/2 pt 2,4, D & sodium liquid
1/4 qt super concentrate degreaser
1 pt methanol
1/2 lb dichlorobenzene
1/2 lb DDT
4 oz 6-12 fly dope
2 lbs ammonium sulfate fertilizer
1/4 pt fiberglass resin
1 pt petroleum distillate
1/4 lb D-CON
1 pt upper cylinder lube
1 pt turpentine
4 oz trichlorotrifluoroethane, stainless steel polish
10 oz insecticide

The waste pesticides will be disposed via the obsolete pesticide program, when that's funded again.  The other chemicals, those that can't be used, will be disposed through our hazardous waste stream.
B-452-2005*On 8/10/05, 0940 hours Dwight Doughty reported that they had encountered oil contaminated soil at their construction project, which was at the bridge over Moose River in Jackman.  The contaminated soil had not produced a sheen on the river, but there was sheen in the excavation.  There had been truck wrecks on the bridge a couple of years before, so the contaminant was most likely diesel fuel.  Dwight requested a transfer letter, so they could get rid of soil that needed to be removed for the sake of their project.  A letter was issued on 8/12/05. On or about 10/06/05, we received notification from Crossroads that six cubic yards of diesel contaminated soil had been delivered to their facility.
B-415-2005*On 7/20/05, 1411 hours Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reported a leaking, pad mounted transformer at Crestview Apartments in Millinocket.  It was a slow leak coming from a corrosion hole that had been cause by the snow/salt mixture that had  been piled up against the unit over a period of several winters.   There was an oil stain six inches wide along three edges of the pad, which was three feet on a side.  The oiled soil was recovered and taken to Pine Tree Landfill and the unit was replaced.  The oil was non-PCB.
B-454-2005*
     This office received a call at 1200 on 8/10/05, from Chris Fife (Plum Creek Timber Company; West Forks) reporting an oil spill.  He stated they had a logging truck rollover this morning on the Williams Mountain Road in Misery TWP (T02 R07 BKP WKR).  The incident occurred at 0930 and was approximately 11.5 miles in from Route 201.  Two gallons of motor oil were spilled and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Since there is still a five foot diameter stain on the surface of the dirt road, plans were to go over the spot with a road grader.  There were no drains or State waters involved.

REC:  File report.
A-358-2005*A passenger vehicle operated by Peter Kavin of Randolph, Maine made an unexpected maneuver while traveling on Route 201 near the Whispering Pines Motel on August 2, 2005.  Mr. Kavin's unexpected change of direction caused a tractor trailer owned by R. E. Baker Trucking to jack-knife, thus discharging an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  The Skowhegan Fire Department responded and used DEP supplied sorbent materials to clean-up most of the spilled product.  Skowhegan Department of Public Works spread sand on the road to contain and absorb the hydraulic oil.  The sorbent materials were picked up from the fire department for disposal by Maine DEP.  The 1.5 tons of sand was removed from the road by public works and stockpiled for disposal at the public works garage.  Maine DEP hire Kip's Home Services to transport the contaminated sand to the Waste Management Crossroads facility in Norridgewock for entombment.

No further action is expected.
A-367-2005*On August 8, 2005, at the Cook residence, 187 Quaker Hill Rd., Unity, Waldo County Oil Co. reported an AST leak. A corrosion induced leak occurred after filling the oil tank, spilling approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the garage and breeze way. With the delivery driver on site, the tank was pumped of it's contents and additional help was called to remove a saturated carpet and clean up oil with sorbent material. DEP arrived several hours later and verified no oil had left the building, and no resources were at risk. The owners were informed of the ground water insurance fund, but opted to let their homeowner's insurance take care of the damages.
B-456-2005*On 8/11/05, 1030 hours Sara Cox, who was acting harbor master at Bucks Harbor in Brooksville, passed on a report she had received of a twenty gallon spill of hydraulic oil to the harbor.  She said that she had seen the sheen, but she had not seen the spill take place.  However, her source indicated the spill came from a fishing vessel named "Ripple", which is owned by Robert Rhodes.  The incident was further described as a ruptured steering hose.  At the time of the report, the offending vessel was long gone and Bucks Harbor Marina had protected themselves with boom.  Also, the sheen's travel had reversed directions and was going eastward towards the Bucks Harbor Yachting Club.  Sara did not think the club would sustain any damage from the spill, because the sheen was breaking up.  She also said this was not the first time Rhodes had spilled oil in the  harbor.  The harbor master, Mr Dodge, did not think that there was anything that could be done at that time and PO, Greg Steiger (USCG, Belfast) said the incident was no big deal.  It seems that the fishing community has a habit of adopting a pecking order and it looks like Rhodes is at the bottom in the Brooksville area.


B-457-2005*On 8/12/05, I received a report of some possibly contaminated soil at 690 Maine Avenue in Bangor.  The City of Bangor is doing earth work in a barren field behind the building.  During the earth work, they discovered some gray soil and wanted to report it.  Once on scene, I took readings with the PID and had a maximum reading of 5.7 ppm.  There most likely was a release at this old military site in the past, but there is no adverse impacts to be found now.

I advise they continue work and notify the DEP of any other strange discoveries.  Also, decided that this was a non issue.
A-353-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & INCIDENT SUMMARY
	Mon. 8/1/05, 1810 hrs: Thru the state police I received notice of this discharge from Augusta Police dispatch [for Hallowell Police Dept. (HPD)].  HPD reported that a Mr. Frances Huston had purposely discharged an estimated 10+ gallons of gasoline from a junk auto he was towing to the ground in front of 8 Benjamin Drive in Hallowell.  I advised that I would respond the following morning in daylight hours.  I advised HPD of Maine statutes on prohibited discharges and Mr. Huston was arrested on various charges [see attached Uniform Summons forms #151172 thru #151174].
	Tues. 8/2/05, I met Mr. John Clark of Clark's Cars & Parts which is an auto crushing and recycling business at the end of Benjamin Dr.  Mr. Clark explained that he had a surcharge for vehicles delivered with fuels still in the tanks.  Because of this, Mr. Huston chose to park outside his lot and puncture the junk car's gas tank so the fuel drained out onto the ground, before delivering the car.
	I next met with Mr. & Ms. Harper who confirmed Clark's account.  The Harper's explained that the road into Clark's business is a right-of-way through their property so the discharge was to the road and a portion of their property.  The Harper's gave me their approval for the Maine DEP to initiate clean-up (with reimbursement from Mr. Huston as RP)

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Onsite I immediately noted a dark petroleum stain on the asphalt road leading off to the grass, degraded, stained soils, soft asphalt paving and the odor of fresh gasoline in the air.  The area is rural residential and commercial use, on private wells.  The Harper's have a drilled well an estimated 60' (20 m) from the discharge and was directly threatened with gasoline contamination (see site sketch).  The discharge also posed a fire hazard and odor nuisance.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Unable to directly oversee remediation do to other commitments, Maine DEP hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to  excavate the contaminated soil under a Maine DEP Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  At my request, EPI contracted with Mr. Cressey of Summit Environmental to screen soils and document findings (see attached report of 8/5/05).  EPI is reported to have excavated approximately 6.8 tons of soil & degraded pavement down to shallow bedrock 1.5' bg, then backfilled with reclaim from CPRS, and patched the damaged asphalt paving.  Invoices would go to DEP.  Cressey described bedrock as granitic and not very fractured.
	DEP responder Jon Andrews visited the site briefly before and after the clean-up.  A field memo outlining the DEP's position & actions was given to HPD for their record.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)	The case was referred to DEP Geologist Pat Seaward for well water testing and further evaluation.
2)	I believe that a large percentage of the gasoline discharge has been removed or evaporated into the air.  Remaining contamination may have seeped down into bedrock.
3)	Copies of all clean-up invoices for reimbursement will be copied to Hallowell PD for consideration in Mr. Huston's potential trial.  I recommend cost recovery from Mr. Huston for all allowable DEP clean-up & investigation expenses.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-459-2005*On 8/12/05, Dead River Oil reported an inside above ground storage tank, which had dripped approximately 4 drops of oil onto the concrete basement floor.  The technician made the owner aware of the tanks condition and reported the spill.

I contacted the owner to confirm that he planned on replacing the tank as soon as possible.  He informed me that he is planning on switching to natural gas as his heat source.  He is getting an estimate on the switch on 8/30/05.  I recommend he at least consider having the tank pumped out to prevent a much larger problem.
A-355-2005*
	Sunday, 8/7/05, Evening notice to DEP thru State Police.  Gardiner PD reported that a person parked her car at the Gardiner boat ramp.  After getting out she and her friend where not able to stop the car from inadvertently rolling into the Kennebec River.  Gardiner PD advised me the car settled about 75' out in about 25'-30' of water.  I advised Gardiner PD that there was little DEP could do to recover or contain a potential leak of auto fluids that night under such physically arduous conditions.  A diver was needed to help recover the vehicle ASAP.
	No prohibited discharge confirmed.  No DEP visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-626-2005*On 8/8/2005, I received a call from Corey Cummings of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Auburn.  The spill occurred when the transformer overheated.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-632-2005*On 8/11/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a vandalism incident at the Freeport Country Club where two golf carts were pushed into an irrigation pond.  There was no evidence of spillage of the gasoline contained within the carts.  No further action required.
P-634-2005*On 8/11/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Topsham Fire Department requesting I respond to a diesel spill at the Topsham Fairgrounds.  I responded immediately as requested.  Upon arrival, I observed a small diesel stain at the rear of a generator used to power amusement rides at the fair.  Sorbent pads had been used to collect some of the fuel, and I suggested placing some speedy dry on the stain and allowing it to soak up additional spillage overnight.  The spill had apparently come from a loose fitting inside the generator trailer.  No further action required.
P-636-2005*On 8/12/05, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a spill at a client's residence in Gorham.  The spill appeared to be old to the technician on site.  It was not known exactly how the spill occurred.  Downeast cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  I left a message with the homeowner to call me, if she needed assistance.  I received a voice mail from her the following week indicating she was all set.  No further action required.
P-637-2005*A large crane on wheels underestimated the integrity of the shoulder when it pulled over which initiated its rollover into a gully.  Standing water in the gully assumed the small amount of diesel and hydraulic fluid that leaked from the caps of the respective tanks.  Product was absorbed with sorbent pads.  A site visit the following day clarified that there is no further action necessary.
B-460-2005*John Cullen received a report of "black stuff" on the side of the road in St. Albans on Pond Road.  I investigated and found marsh sheen and other biological decomposition.
B-462-2005*I received a call from Kerry Scates of the Maine Department of Transportation informing the Department of Environmental Protection that they were planning to perform upgrades to their registered underground storage tank at their yard on Route 182 in Cherryfield.

The underground storage tank holds diesel fuel to be used by the DOT in their heavy equipment. The associated piping system is being upgraded to a better system.  In order for the retro fit to have the proper paper trail, I needed to provide a 30-day waiver for the work, which was performed 8/15/05.  During the excavation, some contaminated soil was discovered.  All of the system was in fine condition.  Therefore, the cause of the contamination must be overfilling.

The two yards of contaminated pea stone  excavated was land spread on site.  The pea stone was placed on 6-mil poly on concrete in the sun.  It was then covered with 6-mil poly.
B-466-2005*On 8/15/05, I received a report of approximately two gallons of gasoline dumped down the well of Randy Hayward.  A vandal had dumped the gasoline down the well on 8/14/05.  I notified Paul Blood of Technical Services of the situation.

Once on scene, Mr. Hayward and I attempted to use absorbent boom to recover the gasoline from the well, but were not able to fit the boom into the well pass the pump.  Mr. Hayward informed me he would be able to remove the pump.  Due to another spill in Cherryfield, I left absorbent boom and disposal bags with Mr. Hayward and told him I would return as soon as I could.  I also contacted Paul Higgins of Technical Services and scheduled to meet him on site at approximately 1230.

Paul and I met at the site and found that Mr. Hayward had removed the pump and had deployed boom and recovered apparently all of the free product from the well.  Paul advised to put another link of absorbent into the well overnight, which Mr. Hayward did.

Paul explained the plan for cleaning the well to Mr. Hayward.  I offered to assist in any way if Paul should need it.

B-461-2005*On 8/12/05, I received a report of a dump truck wreck on Route 46 in Bucksport.  Although the accident took place at approximately 1630, I did not received notification of it until 1920.  At this point, the wreck had been removed and the fuel spilled.  I informed Bucksport dispatch that I could not possibly be there until almost dark, but because the damage had been done, I would not actually be on site until daylight.

The next morning, I arrived at the Bucksport Fire Station at approximately 0645.  Once one of the on-scene fire fighters arrived for work, he informed me of what happened.

I arrived at the wreck site to find a large stand of trees cut down by fire fighters and knocked down by the truck.  The only evidence of the spill was the destruction at the site.  I found virtually no evidence of  spillage.  The diesel that was spilled was not easily found and due to the fact there were no receptors in the area, I did not see the need for an excavation.

A-369-2005* On 8-8-2005, International Paper reported a release of two gallons of lube oil. This spill was the result of a failed seal on a bearing attached to a feed water pump. The lube oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up by mill employees using sorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-371-2005* On 8-8-2005, Mary Littlefield, of Downeast Energy, reported a small release of heating oil. This occurred at the home of Halsey McDonough at 38 Spring Street in Gardiner. The oil delivery person accidentally hit the nozzle on the side of the delivery truck and spilled fuel onto the pavement and soil. The driver took immediate actions to clean up the spill and no further clean up is expected.
A-374-2005* On 8-9-2005, I responded to a phone call from Bruce Farnham of Mount Blue State Park. A shoreline resident reported to Mr. Farnham that there was an oil spill on the lake. This oil slick covered an area about 200 feet by 200 feet. I arrived on site and met with Mr. Farnham and the person who reported the slick. The two of us went out into the lake in a small boat and found a couple of spots of emulsified oil. By the time I got to the lake the sun and wind had dispersed the oil. There was no indication that it was an ongoing leak.  I left a DEP contact phone number. No further action will be required.

A-375-2005* On 8-10-2005, Corey Cummings, of Central Maine Power reported that a transformer had been damaged by a CMP boom truck. The power pole and power lines were taken down by said vehicle. The site is located on Route 142 (Kingfield Rd). The transformer was untagged and lab analysis later found that the PCB content was less than 2 ppm.
 CMP hired Coutts Brothers to remove the contaminated soil and transport the soil to Waste Management's landfill in Norridgewock. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-608-2005*On 8/2/05, I received a call from Ted Libby of Guerin Associates reporting a gasoline spill at Patman's Store in Limington.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed approximately 1 inch of gasoline floating on top of rainwater in the dike containing above ground storage tanks for the facility.  It appeared that one of the tanks had been overfilled by J & S Oil earlier in the day during a delivery.  There was a stain on the side of the dike indicating that a significant amount of gasoline had evaporated during the day.  The weather was breezy, sunny and very warm.  Guerin Associates arrived with a vacuum truck and removed the gasoline and water mix.  The dike was then washed down with a cold water rinse.  No further action required.
B-450-2005*
     After obtaining a waiver from the 30-day written notification requirement, prior to the removal of an underground tank, Helen Conway (Billerica, Mass) made arrangements through Snowman's Oil & Soil, Inc. (St Albans) to have a 500-gallon fuel oil tank removed at her residence (camp) on the Ford Hill Road in Hartland on 8/9/05.  The tank, which has not been used for two years, was constructed of asphalt coated steel, had a combination of galvanized (fill) and copper (feed) piping, and was backfilled with non-standard material.  The age of the tank is unknown.  Prior to the removal, it contained 13.5 inches of fuel and 1.5 inches of water.  For the most part, the tank was in fairly good condition, but showed signs of rusting along the bottom quarter.  PID meter readings on the soil in the excavation were in the 4.1 to 6.5 ppm range, which is below DEP's cleanup guideline for this site.  The contamination may have been from a minor overfill at one time or another.  There was no free product in the hole or evidence of a sheen on groundwater.

     Prior to leaving the site, I went over the tank registration and removal forms with Mrs. Conway, which will be mailed to our Augusta office shortly.

REC:  File report.
P-633-2005*On 8/11/05, I received a call from Diana Christopher reporting an oil sheen on the Little Androscoggin River at Paris Hill Rd. in South Paris.  I responded that afternoon.  I was unable to locate any sheen or petroleum odor in the areas she described.  No further action required.
P-631-2005*On 8/10/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Maine Department of Transportation reporting an abandoned 55 gallon drum on Rt. 2 in Gilead.  It was reported that it appeared to have been at the site for some time.  I responded the following afternoon with Environmental Projects, Inc (EPI).  We located the drum on Rt. 2 1.6 miles from the Gilead town line.  There were no markings on the drum to indicate who it belonged to.  We pumped the contents of the drum (waste oil and water) into a new drum and removed the old drum.  No further action required.
P-628-2005*On 8/9/05, I received a call from John Koris of Pike Industries reporting a diesel spill that had occurred the previous day at their pit in Poland.  The spill occurred when a contractor's dump truck tipped over spilling fuel from the fuel tank.  The contaminated soil that resulted was put through the asphalt plant on site.  No further action required.
P-627-2005*On 8/8/05, I received a call from Myron Jones, a burner technician, reporting a small oil spill at a client's residence in Brownfield.  The spill occurred due to a hole in the oil line.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-614-2005*On 8/5/05, I received a call from Dead River reporting a spill at a client's residence in New Gloucester.  They requested that I respond to evaluate the spill.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with both the Dead River technician and the homeowner.  The spill occurred as the result of the oil line being in contact with a protruding nail at the edge of the basement floor.  It appeared as though either the nail or the oil line had electrical current going through it and had burned a hole in the oil line.  An unknown amount of oil spilled into a small gap at the edge of the basement floor where it meets the foundation wall.  Due to the age of the home and condition of the foundation, an excavation of any contaminated soils was not advisable.  I learned the approximate location of the homeowners well and septic system and do not believe either are at risk from this spill.  No further action is anticipated.
P-91-1980*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of August 2005, by SGB

	June 1980, DEP response discharge of black, #6 oil from heavy oil AST facility in the Brooks Woolen Mill boiler building.  [This large mill complex was formerly known as the Goodall Mill and later known as International Woolen Co.]  The oil storage at this time was from five old UST's in a bermed area parallel to Pioneer Ave., and/or two large AST's located within the boiler house.
	The source was found to be broken piping in the boiler, allowing oil to discharge with cooling water from an outlet between the two bridges (see site map).  Sorbents and boom were applied in the river.  This is one of a number #6 oil discharges at this facility over the years.  See the 1980 narrative of DEP's Susan Willard and other DEP spill reports for further details.
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B-468-2005*
     This office received a call at 0955 on 8/17/05, from Kelly Robichaud (Domtar Industries; Baileyville) reporting an oil spill at their facility.  She stated that a hydraulic line fitting failed on a dryer this morning at 0630 and approximately 100 gallons sprayed into a catch pan and/or onto a concrete floor near the machine.  All of the oil was contained inside the building and cleaned up with sorbents, which will be incinerated.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-379-2005* On 8-14-05, the Litchfield Fire Dept. reported that a Transfer Station employee had inhaled some material from a plastic jug while at the transfer station. The Deputy Chief informed me that the affected person, Elaine Carpenter, found an unlabeled plastic jug in the swap shop area. She opened this container and sniffed the contents. After several hours she still felt the effects of the exposure and the Fire Dept was sending her to St. Mary's Hospital. I spoke with the nurse at St. Mary's and suggested that the container stay at the transfer station, instead of being transported to the hospital. I then could attempt to identify the substance.
 I proceeded to the Litchfield Transfer Station. Using field chemistry I was able to determine that the liquid inside the jug had a very low pH (0 to 1 on pH paper). In addition, the liquid was fuming, i.e. vapors were rising upward several inches from the opening. I next used MSA colormetric tubes. I choose tubes for ClO2 and HCL. After one or two pulls on the MSA instrument with a tube for HCL, it changed color. This indicates Hydrochloric acid. In addition, the plastic jug was blistered on the outside. I called the nurse at St. Mary's Hospital and informed her of the results of my field chemistry.
  I placed the jug of acid in a bucket and transported it to the DEP warehouse in Augusta. This material is stored in the Haz. Store bldg. waiting for disposal.
P-412-2004*Fredrick Oil noticed an oil odor upon delivery to a seasonal customer, and also observed a small stain beneath the tank which prompted a call to DEP.  DEP Responder, Scott Cyr responded to find a slow leak from the tanks copper line at an unoccupied seasonal home.  It is believed fencing around the tank collapsed which damaged the tank's copper feed line.  The firematic had been closed and no other leaking condition was observed.

With the help of the next door neighbor, the resident was called and the situation explained.  I offered to remove the contaminated soil and replace it with crushed stone, then rough raking with no real landscaping.  The Zucker/Marshal's agreed and just asked the department to mail a reimbursement request and they'd forward a check.

The stain was small and hand excavations proved it to be shallow.   The removed soil was (.85 tons) and taken to CPR, in Scarborough for recycling.  A frost wall on bedrock was encountered at 3-3.5 feet and the rock face was dry.

o odor complaints were received from the neighbor or the residents upon their return.  The area is served by public water.  No additional clean up removal actions are planned.
P-319-2004*Mr Galway's mother was the previous resident at this property.  She was moved to an elder care facility in October 2003, and the property has been unoccupied since.  The bare steel 550 gal tank rested on concrete with only timbers to stop it from rolling (no lift or legs).  The tank had a corrosion hole in the belly of the tank and lost an unknown amount of oil from this hole.

The tank is adjacent to a large barn 40' x 40' which is connected to the house (1880 construction).  The soil beneath the barn (an estimated 20 x 30' stain observed) was contaminated and removed.  The barn is on sona tubes and slightly elevated above the ground 24-32 inches.

Restoration of the lawn and landscaping along with backfilling will be done after the ground has solidified.  The current conditions are wet soupy soils with no access beyond foot traffic possible. During the clean up, heavy rains fell, hampering the clean up, making completion of the tasks at hand all but impossible.

The eventual soil removal was successfully completed and the restoration work finished. Using a Vactor the soils were loosened and removed.  Crushed stone was used to backfill the excavated area.  The tank was cut, cleaned removed and disposed of.  Dead River will arrange with Mr Galway for the installation of a replacement tank, likely inside the barn for protection from the elements.

Mr Galway was given an application for the Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund for financial assistance.  No additional calls have been received about odors or residual oil staining, at this time DEP/Response plans no further clean up actions.
P-369-2004*A drum was reported along the west bank of the Saco River, approximately one 1/2 mile upstream of the Hiram boat launch.  A drive by and cursory inspection did not identify any containers before darkness fell.

There is a potential site up stream that had been reported before about the accumulation of waste(s) and containers which is across the river from the boat launch which also had been investigated by DEP-Cyr/Slusarski and State Police as a RCRA complaint.  The State police served as backup, as the property owner had known confrontational attitude toward government types.  The investigation did not find alleged materials, but there were drums and miscellaneous containers around which could be seen from the river.

Based on the site visit and lack of evidence, no further actions are planned.
B-90-2005*Mr. Matthews reported an oil spill at the Crystal Doucette residence in Columbia. Ms. Doucette had called the day before to register an odor complaint. When Mr. Matthews called, a company technician (Todd), was in the act of cleaning up the oiled snow by shoveling the contaminated snow into a plastic container. The reported cause was ice and snow falling from the roof of the mobile home onto the AST's filter set up, cracking the firematic valve. When the tech replaced the firematic, he didn't think the loss was much. As he worked, he began to find more oil stained snow. Thus, I was notified.
   I met Ms. Doucette (tenant) and Mr. Ramsdell (property and tank owner) at the site. There was a bit of odor in the trailer home, most of it centered in the add-on bedroom (Ms. Doucette's) with PID readings in the single digits. The outside AST was wearing a shiny new firematic. The AST system appeared to be up to code with the exception of a filter cover, as the tank was close to the trailer wall.
   Luckily, the home was on a well made concrete slab as was the bedroom addition. The addition slab was a little short and the floor joists extended out another 14". Under this over hang were some water and oil. Collecting this with sorbents helped reduce the odor as did the wind. Inspection under the home showed one spot a couple of inches long where some water had penetrated, but no oil.
   As the home got it's water from a spring a quarter of a mile away, it was not threatened. I had John Selleck, our assistant engineer, accompany me on a second visit. We again measured the inside atmosphere and found numbers in the single digits. John inspected the crawl space again with the intention of planning the installation of a venting system, which turned out to be unnecessary.
   No further action was required.
A-412-2005*On 9/6/2005, at 51 Jullian Ln. in Windsor, telephone contractors working at the John True residence advised him of possible fuel oil contamination in some underground conduit. Mr. True notified the DEP of the contractor's findings. During a site investigation it was determined that the substance was not fuel oil, but a mixture of non-toxic wire pulling lubricant and water that Mr. True had been using earlier.

No further action is expected.
A-418-2005*On 9/8/2005, Sarah Brusila of the DEP was performing an AST inspection at the Waterville municipal airport. During her inspection she noted a leaking nozzle on a jet fuel dispenser and advised airport employee Peter Couillard to report the leak to the DEP Response Division, which he did. During my site visit I saw no evidence of any long term leak from the nozzle. Mr. Couillard had cleaned up the affected area with speedi-dry and had parts on order to repair the leaking nozzle. No further action is expected.
P-535-2004*The Daley's, upon returning to the summer home, noticed an orange-red material in the ditch adjacent to their property.  Their concerned lead them to call DEP, as a vehicle had been stuck in the vicinity of the discoloration just prior to their noticing it.

Upon closer examination of the material, it was found to be naturally occurring iron bacteria, or minimally organic detritus versus petroleum based in composition.  The Daley's were satisfied with the determination and were relieved it was not contamination from the accident.

Based on the field observations, no further DEP/Response actions are planned.
P-550-2004*DownEast Energy while filling the Pratt-Abbott underground storage tank with a scully fitting, overfilled and discharged approximately 200 gallons of fuel oil to the surrounding environment.  The vent was attached to the side of the building (see attached photo).  Product showered downward to the asphalt where it migrated along the slope to the roadway.  Once in the roadway, it continued to migrate, during which it encountered two (2) Verizon below-grade vaults, a city catch basin, and Mill Brook.

SPFD applied liberal amounts of cat litter purchased from the local Hannaford store to confine the flow to the roadway where possible.  Pads and boom were placed along the Mill Stream and there was an observed sheen coming from the bridge wing wall vicinity.  Minimal impact was observed to the wetland environment over the duration of spill clean up and follow up observations.

Fuel entered two (2) below grade Verizon vaults as it migrated down Cottage Street.  Verizon was eventually (after several unsuccessful attempts) notified of the potential problem and coordinated their clean up concerns with other on-scene companies.

ENPRO pumped down the affected tank, and continued and completed the clean up initiated by DEE, SPFD, SPPW and DEP.

DownEast was issued an Initial Clean -Up Actions Agreement to explain the circumstances that lead to the overfill and subsequent discharge.  The agreement and response are attached to this report.  Oil enforcement was notified of the situation and asked to inspect the system for deficiencies and possible short comings.




P-653-2004*Stepahnie Carver of BIW called to report that a hydraulic line on a crane broke discharging less than a gallon of oil to the ground below.   BIW staff cleaned the spill area by hand-excavating contaminated soil and packaged the material for disposal within the BIW waste management program.

No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information received no further actions planned.
P-654-2004*Janet Dyer of CMP called to report the discharge of mineral oil from a pad mounted transformer at the Clearwater Estates in Falmouth.  The discharge was limited to the concrete pad and grass adjacent to the pad.

CMP staff cleaned up the product through the use of absorbent material and hand-excavated a small amount of contaminated soil.  DEP/Response plans no further clean up action.

B-271-2005*Mr. Meyers called to report that gasoline contaminated water had been found in the monitoring wells at Elmer's Country Store. It appears that the UST owner, R. H. Foster Inc., was preparing to remove the cathodically protected tanks. During the preparation, the wells were checked. I went to the site.
   When I arrived, I met with the tank installer, Don Bubar, and Frank Gehrling, the technician representing Mr. Meyer's company. The water table is within a few inches of the ground surface. It is reported the native soil is mottled clay. There was a sheen in all the monitoring wells, and a couple had gasoline droplets that I believe were old, as there was not much odor for a container with free product in it. The tanks had failed their cathodic test, but it was apparent they were not leaking. The amount of water in the tank hole would have forced its way into the tank. The source may have been from past overfills, past pipe, or dispenser leaks.
   The store, which has a small restaurant, shares a well with two homes that abut it on the west. The tank hole is on the east edge of the store lot.
   While this is the only well in the area, it is important that it be protected. The site is a stringent one. I advised Mr. Gehrling and Tom Guerrette of R.H.Foster of this and prepared them for the cleanup to come.
   On 5/24 and 5/25, the tanks and piping were removed along with contaminated soil. Three hundred twenty nine cubic yards of soil were removed and trucked to County Concrete where it was burned in a licensed asphalt batch plant. In addition, about 3000 gallons of tainted water was removed and truck by R.H.Foster to a licensed treatment facility.
   On 6/13/2005, Northeast Laboratory Services report the results of the store's well water. It was below protection for all gas and diesel components with the exception of some xylene, which at 1.4 ppm is well below the drinking water standard.

   No further action is anticipated.
P-657-2005*Roy Koster of CMP, environmental called to report the discharge of mineral oil from the transformer on pole #1, Free Street, Saco.  An estimated 3-4 gallons were reported lost to the ground and pavement.

The transformer is tagged Non-PCB and will be cleaned up by CMP staff shortly.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched, based on the non-PCB nature of oil and small volume spilled.  DEP Response plans no further action.

Scott R Cyr
Responder, Maine DEP
P-658-2005*Chief O'Brien of Kittery Fire Department (KFD) called to report the fishing vessel "Naomi Lynn" was sinking on her mooring.  No contact had been made with the ships owner, however, there had been prior issues with the vessel in the past according to Chief O'Brien.

KFD would deploy sorbent boom as a precautionary measure should the vessel totally sink before contacts can be established and the situation averted.

Based on the information provided, KFD was in control of the situation, and no DEP assistance was requested and none dispatched.  No further actions are planned by DEP Response.
P-328-2005*On April 29, 2005, DEP was notified that a residential sump located at 225 Buxton Road was discharging oily water onto the lawn of an abutting neighbor located at 227 Buxton Road.  Kara Tudman (KT) responded and met the complainant in order to investigate.  There was an indication of oily water being discharged onto the lawn of 227 Buxton from the sump in the basement of 225 Buxton.  KT dispersed sorbents to the area and proceeded to contact the owner of 225 Buxton , who met KT at her residence.  Upon investigation of the basement of 225 Buxton, KT noted several oily car parts located on the floor and low shelving as the source of the oily sheen.  KT notified the resident that the oily parts should be cleaned and removed from the low areas in order to keep the same scenario from happening again.

KT suggested to both residences to sample their well water due to the proximity of said wells to the area of discharge.  KT returned at a later date to collect spent sorbents from the discharge area as well as the sorbents used by the resident at 225 Buxton to clean the oily basement.

No further DEP action is required at this time.
P-660-2005*Acadia Environmental along with Portland Pump submitted an UST removal notice for the Jiffy Lube in South Portland.

The three (3000 gallon) tanks were removed without incident.  Two lube oil tanks 10W-30 & 5W-30 along with a waste oil tank.  The tanks have been out of service for approximately 2 yrs., with no product in the lines.  Only a slightly stained area (< one Cuyd) of soil was documented around the waste oil tank piping, this soil was removed and segregated for disposal.  It will be sampled for disposal parameters and handled appropriately.

It was requested to abandon the three supply lines at the the buildings edge so not to compromise the concrete apron/foundation wall and walk way.  This was approved after visual inspection and the difficulty of the piping's location. The fiberglass vent lines were cut and removed and the metal fill lines were cut as close to the concrete as practical, capped, and buried.  There were no elevated PID readings from the soils we encountered.

With the successful removal of the tanks and the abandonment of the piping, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-663-2005*While in storage awaiting transportation for disposal, one of three blood pressure cuffs in the wellness center broke, one bead of mercury was noticed on a floor tile.  The area was cordoned off and Clean Harbors (CHI) was called in to clean and remove the waste.

The mercury was encapsulated, and packaged, the carpet tile was removed and packaged and then the area was vacuumed with a Hg vac.  Monitoring was conducted with a Jerome meter with non-detect results.

CHI successfully monitored and cleaned up the spill and debris.  No DEP visit conducted, as it was a private business with the means to properly manage or hire the clean up of the situation.
A-387-2005*At 0800, August 22, 2005, New Page Paper Company reported that 200 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released from #15 paper machine. DEP staff contacted Louis Giroux and Scott Reed at New Page and they reported that all the oil had been lost to containment.  The oil was pumped out, some was reused and the remainder was disposed of as used oil according to the mill's management procedures.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, no further action is expected.
B-484-2005*
     This office received a call at 1350 on 8/23/05, from Richard Backer (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that linemen were working on a transformer at their 678 Main Street facility in Bangor yesterday afternoon when the incident occurred.  Due to carelessness (sloppy operations) on their part, approximately 1/2 pint of non-PCB (mineral) oil dripped onto a paved surface inside the transformer storage area.  There were no drains or State waters involved.  Since the oil was only spotty on the pavement, no attempt was made to clean it up.

REC:  File report.
A-493-2004* On 8-25-2004, Jim George, of Irving Equipment, reported that a hydraulic hose ruptured and spilled about twenty gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground. The equipment, a crane, was on site to lift a modular home into place. This incident occurred at a new home construction site on the Beedle Rd. in Richmond. Irving Equipment is a division of Irving Oil. Irving Equipment excavated 0.73 tons of soil and transported it to the Pine Tree landfill. No further action will be required.
P-454-2004*Received call from James Webber, 235 Buxton Road (Rt. 112) Saco, ME, regarding the discovery of gasoline contamination in his drinking water (see attached analysis from MHETL # 04EORG-00600) at a level of 240 part per billion (ppb).

On 5/26/04, I met with Mr. Webber to obtain an additional sample for confirmation. Mr. Webber stated he noticed a petroleum odor in his hot water sometime around April of 2004. He stated he thought the source might be a neighbor's truck, but upon further discussion he admitted that he had a gasoline spill from a vehicle on his property, at least, a year previously.   The fuel pump on the vehicle had discharged around 0.5 gallons onto the ground adjacent to a dry-well used for drainage.  No attempt was made to remove the contamination.  The area of the discharge is located directly up-gradient of the well, most likely the source of gasoline contamination in his well.  I checked the well for free product and observed nothing.  The water sample confirmed the presence of gasoline (see attached Analytics report #51895 for actual results).  Arrangements were made to have a carbon filtration system installed on the Webber's water system.

On 6/11/04, Bradford Hahn, Geologist,  and I returned to obtain additional water samples and to further investigate the situation.  Mr. Webber had moved the vehicle in question.  Gasoline contaminated soil was discovered in the area of the suspect vehicle.  Mr. Webber was given the option of removing the soil himself or having the Department undertake the removal.  He opted to do the removal himself.

Water samples were taken from the Webber's carbon filtration system, and from two neighbors; Leslie Brewer, 236 Buxton Rd., and Clarence Wormwood, 231 Buxton Rd.  Analysis indicated that the filtration system was work properly, and Mr. Wormwood's water had levels of Methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) at 3.3 ppb (see attached Analytics report #51997 for actual results).

Mr. Webber contacted me stating that he had started removing the contaminated soil, but the area of contamination was much larger than he anticipated.  I met Mr. Webber on-site and confirmed his suspicions.  Arrangements were made with Todd Zagarella LTD to undertake the excavation.

On 7/1/04, soil removal commenced.  Ground water was encounter at approximately 8' below grade.  A slight sheen was observed, but no free product.  Contaminated soil was removed until no readings were observed on the photoinoizing detector (PID), except for the area under the ground water.  A total of 21.35 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.

Upon further discussion with Mr. Webber, he admitted that more than 0.5 gallons of gasoline could have been discharged from the vehicle that he was working on, and the amount could have been as much as 5 gallons, although the estimate was just speculation.

On 11/19/04, I obtained water samples from around the Webber's filtration system and Wormwood's well.  The Webber's tested negative for contaminates and Wormwood had an estimated concentration of 0.26 ppb, MTBE (see attached Analytics report #53101 for actual results).

The filters were left on the Webber's water supply for almost another year, to see if the contamination reappeared after a cycle of seasonal, groundwater fluctuations.  On 10/19/05, I obtained water samples from around the Webber's filtration system and Wormwood's well.  The Webber's tested negative for contaminates.  Wormwood's tested negative for MTBE, but had an estimated concentration of 0.286 ppb, Trichloroethene, mostly lab contamination (see attached Analytics report #55139 for actual results).

The filters were removed from the Webber's water system and the case closed.

B-486-2005*   An anonymous party called this office concerned that her well was at risk. She was concerned that the numerous vehicles in Brian Kent's yard were leaking fluids and, if they weren't, that he was not properly taking care of such fluids.
   I went to the address. There was a "Posted" sign at the drive entrance. I knocked at the front door and got no response. From the front steps, I had a good view of the dirt yard where a few vehicles seemed to be under repair. I saw no signs of spilled fluids. There were a few 5-gallon pails that might have contained something, but they were not leaking.
   I left and upon returning to the office, I contacted Dalton Mullis who is the town of Corinna's town manager and acting code enforcement officer. He also had received a call from this party. He was not concerned with Mr. Kent's activities and advised me that the town had not had any previous difficulties with Mr. Kent.
  I expect no further action.
P-641-2005*
	8/12/05, report by Downeast Energy Co. of a small leak of heating oil from one of two AST's at this vacant home.  DEE was repaired the leak and performed a clean-up utilizing sorbent material.  Sub-urban residential & commercial area, on municipal water.

	No DEP response at the time.

SGB
P-642-2005*
	8/11/05: Notification of an approximate 25-gallon discharge of Leukotan NS3 acrylic Synton from a drum, onto a cement floor.  Response & clean-up by Prime Tanning personnel with sorbent material.  No DEP visit requested or thought necessary at the time.  Discharge did not leave the building.  See attached MSDS and Prime Tanning's spill report for for further properties and information.

S G Brezinski
P-644-2005*I received a National Response Center (NRC) report on August 8, reporting a spill that happened on July 17, at Vessel Services.  Apparently a fishing vessel overfilled its tank when the individual walked away during filling.  About 10 gallons of marine diesel was spilled onto the boat and then ran into the water.  I contacted Vessel Services when I received the NRC report and asked why we hadn't been called the day of the spill.  Mike Foster stated that they called the United States Coast Guard and they told him that he had made all the notifications he had to and that they could go ahead with business.  I explained to Mr. Foster that State law says the spills need to be reported to the DEP.  He said that they would remember that in the future.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-653-2005*On August 18, 2005, DEP was notified that approximately three (3) gallons of low sulfur diesel were discharged as a result of a leaking pressure gauge.  The discharge occurred within a concrete containment area onto other Aboveground Storage Tank appurtenances and gravel within the containment area.  Clean Harbors was contacted and conducted clean-up activities which included the use of sorbents and conducting a small excavation to remove the impacted gravel.

No further action is required at this time.
P-654-2005*On August 18, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one and a half (1.5) gallons of diesel was found in a puddle on the pavement at the Kennebunk rest area on the northbound side of the turnpike.   The source of the diesel was unknown.  The diesel was remediated by a C N Brown representative with speedy dry.

No further action is required at this time.
P-665-2005*During a random inspection of Countryside Auto Body and Repair (herein Countryside) in Auburn, the Hazardous Waste Enforcement investigators witnessed what appeared to be contaminated soil by an obvious difference in color.  A Notice of Violation submitted to Countryside required them to coordinated with Response Services for the removal of aforementioned suspected contaminated soil.  Although the cause was speculated to be an overflowed 55-gallon drum, a lack of proof precluded the issuance of a virgin letter and a composite soil sample was taken from the two locations in question.  The sample was tested for Maine Waste Oil Parameters and the results yielded elevated levels of tetrachloroethylene (TCE),  but disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling Company (CPRC) was still allowed.  A private subcontractor hired by Countryside performed a DEP directed excavation.  In both locations, as depth was attained, the sand/gravel backfill quickly reformed to natural color which was complemented by the presence of thick clay at approximately two and one half feet below grade.  Given those two factors, Response Services deemed the excavation sufficient and the soil was transported to CPRC for disposal.
P-666-2005*Hazardous Waste Enforcement referred a case to Response Svcs. after some staining was witnessed around inappropriately stored drums.  The drums were stored outdoors without bungs.  Rain water entered the drums and over time caused the discharge of a minimal amount of waste oil.  The stains were limited to a concrete/pavement area.  Responsible party was directed to shovel up some impacted sand/gravel and dispose of it in their regular waste stream.
B-488-2005*8.26.05, Dead River reported that while responding to a service call at the entered location on 8.25.05, they observed a #2 fuel oil leak from the AST.  The tank was corroding and an estimated one half gallon had discharged onto the concrete floor.  Dead River cleaned up the spill and is in the process of replacing the tank.  No additional complaints received.  An attempt made to contact homeowner.

No further Response action anticipated.

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I-255-2004*While preparing to move a diesel bulk tank, minor contamination was identified. This was removed and the contamination was excavated. The contaminated material was landspread to less than 3 inches in accordance with the landspreading guidelines

Response case closed.
A-354-2005*
	Wednesday, 8/3/05: Evening notification of 4 to 6-gallon discharge of transformer mineral oil from CMP's Pole #010.  A falling tree hit the wires and gravity caused the transformer to impact the ground and discharge. Pole 010 is on Dameriscotta Rd. about 0.5 miles from the golf course.  Discharged product was remediated by hand-excavation and the application of sorbent material.  DEP did not visit.  Oiled soil was disposed of at WM Crossroads Landfill under a DEP letter.  No DEP visit at this time.

S G Brezinski
B-478-2005*On 8/19/05, I received a report of contaminated soil discovered at a Department of Transportation bridge construction job, on Route 2 at the Old Town/Milford line.  The contamination was from an old underground storage tank located at Dave's Service Center.  The Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation knew of the contamination and have established a remediation criteria.  This criteria was followed for "Group 3" soil over 1,000 ppm, dictating soil to be recycled at an asphalt plant.

The total amount of contaminated soil recycled to asphalt from this side of the river was approximately 350 yards.
B-475-2005*On 8/24/05, I received a request for a waiver for an underground storage tank removal on Route 16 in Abbot at the old Piel farm.  Two fiberglass tanks were to be removed by the new owner.  The tanks were a 500-gallon diesel tank and a 1000-gallon gasoline tank.  Due to the fact the gasoline was only used on site, a licensed tank installer was all that was required for removal.

The tanks were removed without incident and no contamination was found.
P-253-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Thursday, 3/24/05: Mr. Collins of St. Germain & Associates (SGA) advised me that they had confirmed gasoline discharge(s) at this retail, motor fuels UST facility while performing a Phase-2 assessment.  The property was to be sold and the buyer & lender required the assessment.  High levels of dissolved product but no LNAPL.  We agreed to meet on site on 3/25/05.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	Friday, 3/25/05; I met Mr. Collins onsite who reviewed their findings.  The location has had one or more UST facility replacements since its opening as a gas station in the 1930's.  The facility has two DEP UST Registration numbers.  Reg. #10203 is the active number for the site.  According to DEP Reg. 13408: in 1986, T-1 thru T-7 were removed.  It appears that Reg. 10203 refers to these tanks as T-5 thru T-11 and the new replacement tanks as T-1 thru T-4.  The present active tanks T-1 thru T-4 are three 6000-gallon gasoline and one 3000-gallon K1 single-wall FRP tanks with single-wall FRP piping.  Potential new owners are planning to install a new facility in the summer of 2005.  See also the 4/6/05, e-mail letter SGA regarding site evaluation.
	The area is dense urban commercial & residential.  The store is single-story wood frame.  There are two mystery vent pipes on each end of the building which may remain from the pre-1986 facility or may be to old out-of-service tanks yet to be registered and removed.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
	P-460-87 describes an investigation into a potential gasoline odor entering the building.  The DEP responder concluded this to be sewer odor.  I found no further DEP spill reports for the site.
	Based on potential vapors effecting adjacent buildings and buried utilities an initial INTERMEDIATE CLEAN-UP GOAL  is assigned at this time.  This may be downgraded to BS-2 based on further information.  Soil types are reported to be silts & sand based on SGA's assessment.  Ground water was reported at 8' to 10' bg indicating the need for dewatering during a new facility install.
	Apparent oil-contaminated soil was found in all of the seven soil borings with elevated levels over 1000-ppm (PID bag headspace) on either side of the two dispenser islands.  Oil sheen on groung water was found by SGA but no LNAPL.
	GRO soil samples confirmed 675-ppm (with 7.7-ppm benzene) from B-2; 260-ppm (w/ 16.5-ppm Benzene) in B-5; and 138-ppm (w/ 24-ppm Benzene) in B-6; 960-ppm (and undetected (U) Benzene)  in B-7; etc.  This indicates strong gasoline contamination, largely around and from the dispensers.
	DRO in soil ranged from U in B-7; to 50-ppm in B-5; and 126-ppm in B-2.
	A water sample from B-4 showed 2.2-ppm GRO, 81-ppb MTBE, 289-ppb Benzene; and 364-ppb DRO.  I interpret this to indicate either old, weathered gasoline and/or fuel oil discharges.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	I understand that the new buyer may choose Option-1 for DEP management of initial clean-up actions & expenses and will have the previous owner apply for Maine UST Fund Insurance coverage.  On 8/26/05, Mr. Collins updated me that the planned facility sale was canceled.  I advised him that clean-up requirements would remain the same unless conditions & information changes: contamination impinges on a sensitive receptor such as a home or buried utility.  I recommend that, at this time, discharge remediation may wait on the facility replacement/abandonment or other associated work.
b.	I understand new buyers may seek DEP VRAP review and clearance following facility replacement.  The current owner, Ben Cappone has applied for Maine UST Fund Insurance coverage.
c.	Gasoline discharges are understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  Oil discharges appear pervasive across the site meaning most or all soil excavated and groundwater pumped may need management as a special waste.
d.	Any future facility replacement and remediation may be given a new DEP spill number.

S G
P-487-2006*
	Wed. 6/21/06: The manager of this motor fuels Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility and C-store contacted Mr. Slusarski of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding three 'mystery' drums' she had found in and around the facility's dumpster area.
	Thurs. 6/22/06: I visited the site and met with the manager.  The three drums were labeled 'lube oil" and appeared to contain a waste of heavy-weight oil and water.  Irving had traced the drums to G.R. Adams company, a UST facility maintenance firm for Irving and others.  I later contacted Dale at G.R. Adams and educated him about properly marking and managing drums of waste and oils.  Irving arranged for proper disposal of the drums as a special waste.  I noted no discharges associated.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-74-2007*2.18.07  The State Police in Orono reported a spill that occurred on 2.17.07 at 23:45.  Upon making contact with Tim Hoover at Bangor International Airport (BIA), I was informed that a twin Otter plane was fueled and later observed to be leaking.  The cause of the spill was unclear, but appeared to be associated with one of the fuel tanks leaking from a fitting or hose.  The Jet-A was transferred to another tank and the spilled material was cleaned up and placed into storage at BIA for later contractor pick up.  The size of the leak was estimated at 5 gallons.


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B-105-2007*3.10.07 Jeff Brown of the Brewer Automotive Center (BAC) reported a 100-gallon cleaning solution spill from a wash tank at the Brewer facility where auto parts are manufactured.  A wash tank containing a caustic cleaner and water overflowed due to a faulty,  automatic-fill solenoid that allowed water to fill the tank and overflow the basin.  The spill was contained in the building, and the waste was collected and placed into a salvage drum by BAC facility personnel.

According to Mr. Brown, Bob Murphy of CPI in Monmouth, Maine, the supplier of the cleaner, responded to the facility and handled the waste.  The material was neutralized on site and transported and disposed of through CPI.

I spoke to Mr. Brown about the reporting time and he said that they had operated within their Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plan (SPCC).  He stated that the spill amount had been unreported to him, but when he learned the spill was larger in quantity he reported the incident.

3.11.07 I met with Mr. Brown and obtained a copy of the BAC's SPCC plan.  I told Mr. Brown that I wanted to confirm compliance with State oil and hazardous matter regulations and memorandums of understandings associated with SPCC plans between the BAC and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  I sent the plan to Butch Bowie of the DEP in Augusta for review.  He sent the plan back and informed me that he had no issues with the plan.  I reviewed the situation with Scott Leighton and Kevin Jensen of the DEP Hazardous Waste Enforcement unit.  They had been conducting a separate inspection of the facility confirmed that they had no issues regarding this spill situation.  Mr. Jensen said that it was not clear if the neutralization of material on site violated any state regulations.

No further Response action is warranted.

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P-577-2006*
	7/13/06: Morning notice to DEP of a small motor boat that had overturned and sank in Watchic Lake the previous night.  Amount of oil and gasoline discharged from the engine was unknown and the light sheen noted was  not recoverable.  The boat would be raised soon and no DEP response was requested.

S G Brezinski
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P-164-2007*I received a call from Florida Power and Light Energy Co. regarding a lube oil discharge into the Androscoggin River resulting from an overheating turbine.  Less than a gallon of lube oil / grease was released into the water.  Nothing was recoverable, and no sheen was observed.
P-638-2006*
	Tues. 8/8/06: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified by Frederick Bros. Oil that a customer, Maine Gold & Silver Co, suffered a leak from an outside, vertical heating oil tank.  They were pumping out the tank prior to replacement.  That afternoon I visited and met the owner on site.  The area is of dense commercial use and is served by city water and sewer. It is located near the Portland Jetport.  The offending Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was gone, though a concrete pad remained with oil stains on the pad as well as on the ground, grass and the building's side.
	Mr. Langlois agreed to dig out the soil for off site disposal; he estimated it to be at about 10 gallons of soil.  No further Response Division action is expected.  No surface waters or drains were affected.

S G Brezinski
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P-166-2007*This family noticed a gassy/petroleum odor in their finished basement near their oil tank.  Estes Oil visited the site and reported an approximately 100-gallon discharge that they believed to be below the slab.  Upon further investigation, it was determined that no oil had been lost.  The house was monitored with meters with no result.  It was recommended to the homeowner that they aerate the house, and if the odor didn't subside, other options including a more thorough investigation would be undertaken.  A follow up call was made to the homeowner a couple days later and the odor had disappeared as suspiciously as it had appeared.
B-480-2005*8.22.05, Dave Speirs of Plum Creek Timber reported an off-road diesel fuel spill at entered location.  Speirs advised that an operator backed a log loading crane into a logging truck and ruptured the fuel tank on the crane causing the leak.  Approximately 20 gallons spilled onto the ground and the remaining fuel was collected in containers and transferred to 55-gallon drums.  Sorbent pads were deployed onto the spill area.

The area impacted was a dirt road.  Speirs indicated that no sensitive receptors are present and that water was not impacted nor was migration to water a concern.  Considering the report, amount released, and location of the spill, I did not require any additional cleanup.  However, I did ask Speirs to take a closer look at the stained area and if he observed areas of saturation to spread the impacted gravel out or turn the area over to expose more of the impacted soil to the atmosphere and increase volatilization of the fuel.  Spiers agreed.

8.24.05, I spoke with Spiers who advised he did spread effected soil out.  No further Response activities are anticipated.

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B-481-2005*8.22.2005, responded to a report of jet fuel discharge at entered location.  Escorted to the fight line, wiskey 4 duty ramp, where I observed a guard crew completing a cleanup of fuel (JP-8) on the tarmac.  I was informed the cause of the spill was a fuel level control valve, located on the aft fuel bladder, stuck open during a pressure check.  Approximately 35 gallons of product spilled.  I met with Kurt Davis of the Air Guard's biological/environmental engineering unit and Assistant Chief, Scott Libby of the air guard fire department.

The spill was collected after exposure risks were evaluated and fire support units in place.  The cleanup appeared routine, and the waste to be stored and collected by a licensed contractor.

No further response service anticipated.

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B-490-2005*8.27.05, Plymouth Fire Department reported a propane leak from entered location.  I spoke to Penobscot County dispatch, who relayed information the leak was from a supply line between an outdoor propane tank/cylinder and an appliance.  The leak was repaired and the escaped product went into the atmosphere.

No DEP response conducted and no further action anticipated.

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A-398-2005* On 8-26-2005, Dick Guerette, of Winthrop Fuel Co., reported the release of fuel oil at the summer home of Melinda Wright. This home is located at 96 Phorp Shores in Readfield.
 Mike Johnson, an independent contractor, damaged the copper line while drilling holes in the home to install phone or cable lines. The line was repaired by Winthrop Fuel. I made a site visit and crawled into the crawl space. There was only a faint odor of fuel oil. There were no oil vapors in the home. Winthrop Fuel removed a bucket or two of oil stained soil from the crawl space. No further remediation is expected.
A-365-2005*John Milbrand, MaineGeneral Health, Construction Manger, Thayer Unit, 149 North Street, Waterville, telephoned to report the discovery of contaminated soil in way of construction for an emergency room expansion.  At the site were two 10,000 gallon UST's, abandon in place, but previously used for storing #6 heavy fuel oil for the Thayer Unit boilers (registration 2465).  Because the soil was of the wrong composition to support the new construction, Maine DEP staff required the contaminated soil be removed for disposal.

Mr. Milbrand was presented several disposal options and selected Waste Management, Norridgewock facility.  Maine DEP staff completed the necessary paperwork for the disposal.  A total of 80.91 tons of contaminated soil was removed for disposal.

The MaineGeneral Health, Thayer Unit is not in a sensitive area and is served by public water and sewer.  No further action is expected.
P-249-2004*Contacted by Certified Tank Installer, Paul Bosse regarding work he was doing on an UST at Hudson Bus Lines in Lewiston.

The fill pipe for the tank was leaking, and the concrete pad on top of the tank also sloped in the wrong direction such that the tank continuously took on water.  200 gallons of water/gas had been pumped from the tank.  AL Doggett repaired the fill pipe and no clean-up of contaminated soil was necessary.
P-814-2004*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had discovered some stained dirt under an AST belonging to their customer.  The tank did not appear to be leaking at the time and it was unclear to as when/how the discharge occurred.  It appeared to be a minimal discharge.  They would contact the owner and inform him of the situation.  I tried to the contact the owner with the number they gave me, however I was unsuccessful.

Neither DR nor the owner called back so I assumed that there was no on-going leak and that the spill was extremely minimal.
P-267-2004*On 3/23/04, Bradford Hahn, Geologist, received notification from the Department of Human Services, Maine Drinking Water Program regarding the discovery of a well contaminated with (MTBE) at the Charter Oak Mobile Home Village, Route 111 (Alfred Road), Arundel, ME.

On 3/25/04, Mr. Hahn and I visited the site to obtain confirmatory water samples of the two wells on-site, and to attempt in finding a source of the contamination.  Adjacent to the pump house for one of the wells was Tom's Towing with obvious issues with soil contamination and poor storage of vehicle liquids.  Bedrock was visible on the site of Tom's Towing.  At this point, we were fairly certain that we had found the source of the contamination in the well.  We spoke with Thomas Waterman, owner of Tom's Towing, and informed him of our concerns and that we felt he was the source of the contamination in the well.  Mr. Waterman admitted to having several discharges of vehicle fluids from his own equipment and salvaged vehicles, with no attempt being made to remove the contamination.

On 4/1/04, I returned to the site and had Mr. Waterman sign a Department, Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement agreeing to remove contaminated soil with my oversight.  Most of the containers of liquids that were observed on 3/25/04, had been removed.

On 4/8/04, soil removal commenced.  4.04 tons of soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. for processing.  Soil was removed until no contamination was observed.

The case was referred to Bradford Hahn for follow-up work regarding the well.
A-674-2004* The Franklin County S.O. reported that a tractor trailer truck had gone off the road in the town of Chain of Ponds. The truck was owned by Brenton, a Canadian company.  The weather was miserable at the spill location when I made a site visit that day. This section of Route 27 is very narrow and has several tight turns. As a matter of fact while I was on scene, it became obvious that two way truck traffic was not an option. The truck drivers were calling each other on the CB to prevent two way traffic.
 I checked the accident scene.  The area is very steep and there was no indication of diesel fuel on the ground or in the nearby lake, which had just a few inches of ice. The only hazard that may occur here is when the DOT improves this section of the highway.

 No further action  from Response is anticipated.
B-489-2005*On 8/26/05, at approximately 1530, I received a report of two small jars of liquid mercury in a cabinet of a mobile home.  The report was made by John James of the DEP in Augusta.  Deb Doughty had called Mr. James to inform him that her recently deceased grandmother had two small jars of liquid mercury in a cabinet in her house.  Ms. Doughty informed Mr. James that the mercury was in sealed glass jars, she noted no spillage.

On 8/29/05, Nathan Thompson and I arrived at the residence with the Lumex meter to confirm good air quality and no spillage.  Both were the case.

We recovered the mercury, over-packed it, and will dispose of it properly.
A-647-2004* On 11-15-2004, a hose ruptured on the rack rake at Lockwood Hydro Station. This hydro facility is located in Waterville , Maine at 8 Water Street. The plant is owned by Florida Power and Light. An estimated one pint of oil was released into the Kennebec River. FPL reacted to the release and cleaned it up as best they could. No further action will be required.
A-383-2005*A loose fitting allowed a small amount of oil to be lost from an AST located in a garage. The initial report was of a loss of one hundred gallons, but when I arrived, the cleanup was nearly complete and the stained area on the garage floor was only about ten by fifteen feet and didn't reach the edge of the concrete floor.  There are no drains in the garage. My estimate of the volume lost is much less than one hundred gallons, maybe ten gallons. Augusta Fuel Company absorbed the oil with pads and speedi-dri and removed the material for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-384-2005*A pad mounted transformer burned and lost an estimated fifteen gallons of mineral oil to the ground. FPL collected any stained soil and removed it from the site. The spill occurred over one hundred feet from the water and the area does not appear to drain towards the river. No further action is expected.
A-385-2005*A car hit a utility pole and broke it. The transformer lost a small amount of transformer oil to the ditch. CMP cleaned up the discharge product with sorbent material and hand-excavating a minor amount of soil.

No DEP site visit made. No response action expected.
A-391-2005*Call received August 23, 2005, 1120, from Barbie at Lincoln County EMA, 882-8056, that a car had gone off the road on Rt. 215 in Newcastle, ME. The location was described as a swamp across from Damariscotta Lake at Eagle's Nest. When I arrived at the scene, the car had been removed and no one was on site. There were no signs of any fluids having been discharged into the swamp or on the road side. I contacted the Newcastle Fire Chief, Clayton Huntley, who reported that there were no signs of leakage from the vehicle when it was removed.
A-394-2005*On August 20, 2005, Maine Yankee, Old Ferry Road, Wiscasset, reported a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill to the ground from railroad equipment.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-397-2005*   DEP received a report that a bucket of unknown liquid had been abandoned in the woods near a public parking lot.  The bucket was brought to the DEP warehouse pending disposal.
B-69-2005*B-69-2005
02/06/2005 18:11

     Ron Hudson of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a spill of lube oil in the garage at their main facility on Water Street.  It was stated that a valve failed on a lube oil storage tank spilling upwards of 100 gallons onto the concrete floor.  The majority of oil became trapped in their oil/water separator.  A subsequent investigation shown that the oil was pumped out without incident.  It is believed that none of the oil escaped the separator.
B-493-2005*On 8/30/05, I received a report of three 5-gallon pails of roofing cement / foundation coating, which had leaked at The Home Depot in Ellsworth.  The pails were damaged by a forklift during loading or unloading.  Some of the product had spilled from the pails onto the concrete floor of The Home Depot.  All of the spilled product was shovelled into bags, as well as the pails themselves and placed into trash barrels to await proper disposal by The Home Depot's waste contractor.
P-211-2014*On March 18, 2014, Steven Wing, of Buckeye Partners reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) a gasoline spill at 170 Lincoln Street in South Portland.

A written statement by Mr. Wing is listed below:
"At 08:00 this morning, Champagne Energy driver Anthony Trottier had just finished loading his back pocket on his trailer when he noticed gas running on the ground. He notified terminal personnel and we immediately deployed a drip pan to catch the product, absorbent pads and our vac truck. We called Enpro to come with a large vac truck to empty the pocket on the trailer. All the product was recovered from the secondary containment with absorbent pads and a vac truck (5 to 10 Gallons). It was determined that the drain pipe in the trailer that runs through the pocket of the trailer, had frozen and cracked. The trailer has been locked out from loading at our facility until it can be repaired and recertified. DEP was notified".

I responded to the site and evaluated the impacted area. The area was cleaned up to Maine Department of Environmental Protection standards.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-215-2014*On March 19, 2014, Burns and McDonnell reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The leak occurred at the Central Maine Power Transmission Line Corridor on Waterman Drive in South Portland.

James Morin, of Burns and McDonnell, explained that the leak came from a pinched hydraulic line on a bucket truck. Less than a gallon leaked onto crushed stone. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated removed the oily crushed stone and disposed of it properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the leak.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-222-2014*March 21, 2014, Jay Reynolds, the Director of Falmouth Public Works reported suspicious activity of illegal dumping to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. Reynolds said he noticed what appeared to be paint around a catch basin near the house of 70 Pleasant Hill Road. He looked inside the catch basin and saw paint droppings inside and possibly in the water.

My supervisor, Stephen Flannery and myself responded to the location given. At that time, we saw that the property that was near the impacted catch basin was having renovations done to it. We observed paint buckets outside the home, but no evidence of paint in or around the catch basin that had been earlier impacted.

We met with the contractor who was working on the property. He said he had never dumped any of his paints into the nearby catch basin. He showed us the area where he washes his paint brushes properly and that he always disposes his paint buckets properly.  At that time, we did not find evidence of illegal paint dumping.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-229-2014*On 3/25/14, the Division of Response Services received a reported diesel and engine oil discharge from logging skidder that had caught fire.  I met Mechanic Falls Fire Department responders onsite, and observed runoff water with a light sheen and a few small areas where emulsified oil had coalesced.  Sorbent pads I picked up collected mostly mud.  The farm owner, Ms. Herrick, did not give me the name of the heavy equipment owner that leaked onto her property.

I discussed the discharge with Maine Department of Environmental Protection geologist, Brad Hahn, and he agreed that the drilled well was not seriously threatened from this discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time in this matter.
P-230-2014*
Thursday 3/27/14: Mr. Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, of a 7 to 12 gallon discharge of transformer oil due to a tree limb falling on the pole mounted transformer.  The discharge was later re-estimated to about 5-gallons.  The leak was to gravel, none reported to surface water.  CMP reported a clean-up contractor on the way and would send the soil to the Norridgewock, Maine, landfill.

The spill area is rural residential use.  CMP did not supply a CMP Spill Report Form as typically done.

No further MDEP, Response Division, actions expected at this time.
P-232-2014*Scott Cyr received a request from the Gorham Fire Department to respond to the scene of a structure fire at this location.  There is nothing in the notes to indicate any discharge was observed during the fire.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-233-2014*On March 25, 2014, Jay Prindell, of Downeast Energy, reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. Prindell explained to me on the phone that they were responding to a vapor complaint at 26 Rock Point Road in Bowdoinham. When the technician arrived, he noticed a small stain under the filter and later realized the filter was dripping oil onto the concrete floor in the basement.  Speedy dry was applied to the oily concrete surface and removed. The leak was fixed.

I contacted the home owner, Paul Sherzer. Mr. Sherzer said he was satisfied with the cleanup done by Downeast Energy.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-245-2014*Saturday 3/29/14: Response to vehicle accident that split a utility pole and rolled over on the bank of Thomas Pond.  I met onsite with Mr. Maines of Raymond Fire Department (RFD), and picked up sorbent pads applied by RFD.  The location was on the northbound side of Route 302, the area is rural.  No spilled fuel reached the pond and no soil was in need of removal.

No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions recommended at this time.
P-240-2014*3/28/14: In the evening Cumberland County Dispatch reported, for Gorham Fire Department (GFD), a discharge estimated at less than 10-gallons of gasoline at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The surface spill was reported to be at the dispenser onto pavement.  The area is rural residential and commercial use, and served by private drinking water wells.  The facility is owned and operated by Nouria Energy.

The GFD responded and assisted with clean-up.  In an effort to hold the responsible party more responsible for the discharges on their property, I advised GFD to have Nouria replace their sorbents and to remove the waste sorbents.  I later left a message with Nouria that they should take care of this waste.

I later drove by the facility when in the area and the discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.  Some of the discharge may have seeped through pavement cracks to soil below.

No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.
P-246-2014*On Saturday, 3/28/14, I responded to report of a discharge of gasoline and motor oil associated with a fire of a motor home owned and operated by CIA Salvage company.  The vehicle was reported to being driven from the auction location to CIA Salvage in Limerick, ME, when it caught fire.  The driver pulled into the D & H Convenience store property where the vehicle burned and Dayton Fire Department (DFD) responded and extinguished the blaze.  Due to discharged motor oil and gasoline on the ground, DFD notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services.

The location is rural commercial and residential use and is served by private drinking water wells and the store by a public water well.  Onsite I met Shawn Girard of CIA and DFD.  On the ground and on firefighting water runoff was a free product layer of waste engine oil and gasoline and soot.  The product was picked up with sorbent pads.  Much of the vehicle's product burned up as well.  As responsible party, CIA agreed to clean-up the waste.  I replaced sorbent pads used by DFD.

At this time, the discharge is understood to have been satisfactorily cleaned up.  A small volume of fuel may have seeped under the pavement through cracks and joints in the pavement which may be encountered with any future site excavation for UST related work, and shall be properly managed.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are planned at this time.

P-255-2014*On the afternoon of 4/1/14, I responded to this location to check on a reported discharge of hydraulic oil from a boom truck while working of the Central Maine Power Company transmission line upgrade project.  The location is rural residential and farm use, with no drinking water wells within 300'.  Oiled soil was excavated and trucked to CPRC Group under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris Form.  The discharge appeared cleaned to state satisfaction.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-257-2014*On 4/1/14, notification received of a small hydraulic oil discharge to Route 26 by a Pine Tree trash truck, located in the area of Applebee's Restaurant.  The spill was to pavement, none reached drains, and was reported cleaned up.  No further actions by Response Services Division are planned at this time.

P-260-2014*Scott Cyr received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a leaking oil tank at this residence.  There is no information available to indicated what investigatory or remedial actions may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-265-2014*On 3/29/14, while traveling, I stopped to assist with a traffic accident.  An auto collided with and got hung up on the guard cables in the median area.  I estimated a loss of about a gallon of gasoline to the soil.  The location is rural and with no residences or drinking water wells within 300'.  Given the volume estimated lost and location, I assessed no sensitive receptors were threatened at the time and that clean-up would be difficult and not cost effective.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-266-2014*On 4/14/14, as part of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division duties to check on UST Siting Law compliance, while in the area, I briefly visited this planned location for a new retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) gas station facility.  The location is commercial use adjacent to several commercial trucking companies.  Prior to development the parcel appeared to be forested and with no prior buildings or oil storage facilities (see attached site map).  I noted no drinking water wells within 1000' of the new facility.  Groundwater appeared to be near grade in this area.

Facility installation by Portland Pump Company had not begun yet.  Onsite I met with Mr. Brian Nadeau of Dearborn Construction Company.  I pointed out to Mr. Nadeau apparent erosion control problems of heavily silted runoff from his construction site leaving the property along the roadside (see photos).  Chris Kushito of MDEP, Bureau of Land & Water Quality, responded and advised Dearborn Construction on mitigation of the prohibited silty runoff.

On 5/8/14, I visited and noted the two new USTs installed and backfilled with pea stone to the tank tops.

On 5/16/14, I met with Mr. Nadeau of Dearborn Construction.  Portland Pump Company was offsite at the time.  The submersible pump sumps were installed and some fiberglass piping laid out.

1)  No prohibited oil discharges to soil or groundwater were noted during my site visits.

2)  This spill report shall not be used as or implied to be an environmental site assessment.

3)  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.
P-269-2014*On Friday, 4/4/14, Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported they had responded to a fuel line leak at this home.  Less than a quarter gallon was estimated lost to the concrete basement floor.  DRC had cleaned the spill up with speedy dry, powder, and pad sorbents.  The area is rural residential use.

On 4/11/14, I was updated that DRC was replacing the aboveground storage tank (AST) and the fuel line for the homeowner.  Ms. Diane Chase advised me that there was no indoor oil odor issue or problem.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-270-2014*On August 14, 2014, Josh Slaney, with Pam Am Rail Ways (Pan Am), reported a lube oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Mr. Slaney explained on the phone that lube oil had leaked from a parked locomotive onto the tracks near the intersection of Route 135 in New Gloucester. Sorbent pads were used to wipe down the tracks. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services are required at this time.
P-271-2014*On April 05, 2014, Wells Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident. They stated that a pickup truck had flipped into a stream and they were concerned about the release of gasoline from the vehicle.  I responded to the site and determined it was too dangerous to patch the area of the gasoline tank where it was leaking from. The swift moving current in the stream appeared to have diluted the gasoline as soon as it dripped into the water.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are planned at this time.
P-273-2014*Auburn Fire Department reported an oil sheen in a basement of a flooded house. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded. The sheen had dissipated upon MDEP arrival. The basement was pumped out into the municipal storm sewer/sanitary combined system. The release is suspected to have emanated from a kerosene heater in the basement that tipped over.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-275-2014*On March 31, 2014, an anonymous complaint was made to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about oil spills at New England Motor Freight (NEMF), at 7 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough.  I responded to the site to investigate the complaint. At that time, it was raining heavily and the puddles of rain water had a heavy sheen around the diesel pump area. There was also heavy sheet flow moving towards a ditch that obviously accumulated diesel from spills that happened during fueling of trucks.

While on site, I spoke with Pete Marion, the terminal manager at NEMF. He showed me their spill log.  The log had a couple recent noted spill events. I showed him the area of concern in the ditch that had emulsified oil in it.  The embankment area was oily when I dug test pits in the soil.  Mr. Marion had me contact Mac Walker who is NEMF's environmental coordinator. When I spoke to Mac, we agreed to have the ditch dug during a dryer time of year.

On July 02, 2014, I returned to the site with Simard and Sons, Incorporated. We excavated 26.18 ton of contaminated soil from the ditch and disposed of the soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.  At that time, better housekeeping was explained to Mr. Walker and Mr. Marion.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are required at this time.
P-285-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that there was a hydraulic leak aboard this U. S. Coast Guard cutter.  The spill was due to overpressurization of equipment on board.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-298-2014*On April 14, 2014, Dan Fitzpatrick with Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill at 23 Casselton Road in Raymond.  The report initially came in as 2 quarts. Dead River said the spill was cleaned up. I left a message with the home owners about the spill and if they were satisfied with the clean-up. At that time, I did not hear back from Mr. and Mrs. Mayer, the home owners.

On April 24, 2014, I received a call from Mr. Fitzpatrick about the spill. He explained that the first report of the amount was not accurate. The report initially was a couple quarts but now was reported as 10 gallons plus. Mr. Fitzpatrick said Dead River Company had two technicians at the residence removing contaminated soil. I responded immediately.  I observed the clean-up and used the "shake test" method for testing the soil. The area was still highly saturated with oil and I recommended that they use a vactor to remove the soil, rather than hand shoveling. Dead River Oil agreed.

On April 28, 2014, I returned to the site with Clean Harbors Environmental Services. We removed contaminated soil at the site and installed a recovery well.  I referred the site to Don White, an engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), because oil vapor issues remained in the finished basement of the home.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are expected at this time.
P-299-2014*On April 04, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at pole #3 on Cross Street in Westbrook.

Approximately one gallon of oil leaked from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the transformer. Speedy dry was applied to the concrete that the oil dripped on.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-302-2014*On 4/17/14, report received of hydraulic oil leak from skid steer while driving from Maine Street to Mason Street and to the Public Works Garage at the end of Industry Road.  Some of the trail of oil was sanded but most oil spread too thin the remove.  No discharge to surface water or drains observed.  During a later drive, I confirmed the discharge satisfactorily remediated.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
P-303-2014*On 4/17/14, I responded and assessed a reported small gasoline discharge associated with a motor vehicle accident at this location where an auto went off the road and collided with small trees.

Onsite I met with the home/property owner who showed me where the vehicle crashed.  I noted the damage done to the landscaping and a mild gasoline odor in the air around the spill area.  No drinking water well was close enough to be threatened by the spill considering the volume lost and topography, etc.  Some of the spill was reported to have reached the drainage ditch.  I noted no fuel sheen remaining on drainage surface water.  I noted no gasoline contaminated soil needing removal.  Lisbon Fire Department (LFD) removed any sorbents they used and the vehicle was now gone.  The property owner had no further questions or complaints.  The spill area is rural residential, forested, and farm use, served by private drinking water wells.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are recommended at this time in this matter.
P-305-2014*On 4/17/14, notification was received from Dead River Oil Company (DRC) of an estimated 1/4-gallon leak of #2-heating oil from a basement, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  DRC reported the leak from a filter gasket seal, and cleaned with sorbent pads.  The home resident had discovered the leak from the smell of the oil vapors.

No one appeared to be home when I visited, so I could not inspect the facility and clean-up.  I left my business card.  I noted no oil discharged out of the outside vent pipe.  Ms. Gibson later called and left a voice message that there was "only a teeny weeny leak" and that it was "all taken care of".  The home is a duplex structure, located in a suburban residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time in this matter.
P-307-2014*Scott Cyr received a call from a realtor representing this bank-owned property reporting an oil smell at this residence.  It is unclear from the notes what exactly occurred to cause the spill, but at some point a "few gallons" of oil spilled to the floor.  Mr. Cyr visited the property and made some recommendations for resolving the oil odor.  It is not clear if those recommendations were followed through or not.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-311-2014*Scott Cyr responded to a leaking oil line at this residence.  It is unclear what, if any, remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-314-2014*On 4/22/2014, I received a call from Aaron Schulte, of Hancock Lumber Company, reporting a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks at their lumber yard in Bethel.  A small amount of soil was removed for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-318-2014*On April 22, 2014, an anonymous caller reported oil leaking from the above ground storage tanks (ASTs) at the Poland Community Church at 1212 Main Street in Poland.  I responded to the site to evaluate the leaking ASTs. At that time, nobody was present at the church and the two ASTs were locked inside a shed, restricting me from seeing the conditions of the tanks. I contacted one of the church's trustee's, Pat Nash, who then met me at the church. She assisted me in unlocking the door to inspect the ASTs.

At that time, the ASTs were not leaking, however, the copper line that connected the two ASTs had a pin sized hole in it. I tested the soil beneath the tanks with the "shake test" method. The test did not show evidence of oil in the soil. I left a sorbent pad under the area in question, and told Ms. Nash to have this replaced immediately to avoid any future soil contamination, especially to ground water. She agreed.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division are required at this time.
P-319-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of an antifreeze spill to the roadway and a storm drain at this location due to a motor vehicle accident.  There are no notes to indicate what, if any, cleanup may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-680-2014*A caller reported a gas can on the side of the Sawyer Road in Greene.   I responded to the site and found the 5 gallon container on the shoulder of the road, full of diesel fuel.  It had apparently fallen off a vehicle and rolled onto the road shoulder.   The plastic container was dented up but there appeared to be no spillage.   I removed the can and disposed of it and its contents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-240-2014*On 8/15/14, I received a call from Bill Parker, Environmental Manager for Re-Energy Ashland Biomass plant, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil.  During maintenance, an operator noticed 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled into containment of the third dumper unit.  Energy plant crew flushed the reservoir out for the dumper unit, soaked up oil with sorbent materials (wood fines), and burned with other wood wastes/sawdust in the plant's boiler unit per license conditions.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-244-2014*8/19/14 Received a call and follow-up spill report from Ken Michaud, Daigle Oil (DOC) Service Manager at their Madawaska service area.  Spill occurred when customer, Gerard Pelletier of Dionne Construction, left the nozzle unattended during  fueling operations of his truck.  The nozzle came out and approximately 7 gallons of on-road diesel fuel spilled onto the concrete pad at the dispenser area.  A few gallons ran off the pad and contaminated adjoining gravel area. DOC's crew used speedy dry and sorbent pads to soak up and clean the concrete pad impacted by the spill.  The gravel area that was effected by the spilled oil was shoveled up and placed in double ply bags along with the oily debris from the sorbent materials.  Ken requested an oil spill debris form to haul the oil soaked pads, speedy dry and gravel soils into Tri-Community Landfill.  Sent along the spill debris form via e-mail. Ken said his crew has got the clean-up taken care of and does not need any assistance from DEP Response staff.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-194-2014*On 4/18/14 I received report from Mark Graham of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, of an automatic shut off valve failure, resulting in an approximately 12 gallon diesel fuel spill to the ground.

I arrived on scene and we shoveled the contaminated soil into bags for proper disposal at the landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-195-2014*On 4/19/14, I received report from Fran McDevitt, that he was in possession of a radiation source.  The radiation source was his father's, who was in the military in the 1940's.  The source was intact and had been in the family's possession since his father's discharge.  Mr. McDevitt was in the process of cleaning out his recently deceased mother's house and found the radiation source and wanted to dispose of it properly.

The following Monday I took possession of the radiation source and safely over packed and transported the source to the radiation experts at the Department of Human Health for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-196-2014*On 4/21/14, I received report from Brian Tower of R. H. Foster Energy Company that they slightly over-filled an oil tank at 18 Broad Street in Bangor.  The spilled product was wiped up with an oil absorbent pad and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-550-2014*An Underground oil storage tank (UST) was removed at the Maine Department of Transportation Goldbrook Maintenance Facility, in Chain of Ponds Township.   The 6,000 gallon double-walled fiberglass UST was removed without incident.  No contamination was detected, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-545-2014*A sheen of an unknown peteroleum product was observed in the harbor in Camden.  The US Coast Guard investigated the report and confirmed the sheen but was unable to confirm a source.  No DEP assistance was requested and no further action by the DEP is warranted.
B-197-2014*On 4/21/14, I received report from Ransom Environmental Company that they discovered contaminated soil while on site supervising an underground storage tank removal.  It is believed the contamination was a result of spillage over the years from filling of the tanks.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at a licensed batch plant to recycle to asphalt.  No further Division of Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-528-2014*On 8/14/2014 in Pittsfield, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. No site vist was made, no further response action is expected.
A-541-2014*On 8/20/2014, in Unity, the Hawk Ridge Composting facility reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The spill was cleaned up using sawdust as a sorbent material and taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-542-2014*On 8/21/2014, in Fairfield, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a leak on a loader. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-610-2014*On 9.16.14, Jody Polkkinen of C. N. Brown reported the discharge of .25 gallons of unleaded gasoline from a pump.  A driver accidentally overfilled their tank and the gasoline spilled onto the concrete pad.  C. N. Brown used speedi dri to clean up the spilled product.  They collected the speedi dri in an over pack and will dispose of it through the contractor who routinely cleans their spill buckets.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-836-2014*On Friday 10/17/14, in response to a complaint of 10/14/14, by Pit Stop Fuels, I visited this home to check on the reported heating-oil discharge to the ground below the vent pipe for the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  Pit Stop Fuels stated that this was a new customer and the spill was present before they did their first delivery.  The fill pipe had labels for both Pit Stop Fuels and for Lampron Oil.

No one was home to speak with.  Below the fill and vent pipes I confirmed an oil stain on the vinyl siding and concrete foundation.  The soil below had a mild odor of heating oil.  I later called the tenant, Mandy Moore, who stated that the oil spill was old and they had no leaks or oil odor within the home, and she did not know cause or volume discharged.  The home is a single family garrison style house in a rural residential area, and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  I could not see the location of the water well, but did not wish to explore the property further without homeowner permission.  Neighboring wells appeared 300' or greater in distance.  Small children appeared to live in the home.  Ms. Moore advised me she was a tenant, and that her boyfriend "Jim", owned the home.  Gorham town record has the home owners as Katie and Timothy Rosario, since 2006.

On Ms. Moore's advice I called the stated owner, Jim, on the number given, but the male answering stated I had the wrong number, no Jim there.  Ms. Moore later confirmed the number I dialed was correct. I re-dialed the number but the phone was not accepting messages.  I left my business card on the home's door with a note to contact me about the oil spill.

As of 10/23/14, I received no call back on the discharge.  I discussed the discharge with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist, Mark Woodruff.  He agreed that as no neighboring wells appear threatened by this leak, the discharge appeared weathered, and did not immediately appear large or over several gallons in volume, then MDEP would not push remediation on homeowners (at this time) that did not appear interested in remediation or further investigation.  No further actions by Response Services Division are required at this time.
P-899-2014*A small amount of #2 fuel oil was lost to the ground when a driver improperly connected a fitting when he was filling his oil delivery truck at the rack.  The oil was collected for disposal with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-379-2014*
During January through May of 2014, I periodically visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility which was planned for abandonment by removal of three 6000 and one 3000-gallon USTs, and replacement with a new facility by Simard & Sons Inc.  On 5/12/14, I observed that the UST area pad was gone and a new concrete pad and road boxes over the USTs area.  I noted no record of oil discharges being reported during the removal.  See report P-594-2006 and the UST Closure Assessment by Summit Environmental for additional site information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-458-2014*On 8/25/14, I received an anonymous complaint indicating that a day earlier someone had suffered a lower unit problem when their outboard motor struck a rock at the entered location.  The incident caused approximately 1 pint of gear oil to be spilled across the lake and at the boat ramp.  The caller indicated a sheen could be observed at the ramp when the incident happened.  I assured the caller, being a day later, that the sheen had likely dissipated and was not likely to cause an environmental issue.  No recovery was possible as we were notified 24 hours after the incident occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-453-2014*On 8/21/14, I received a call from Chip at the Town of Hampden transfer station indicating that a hydraulic hose on a compactor had burst resulting in 5 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to pavement.  Hampden personnel were able to quickly contain the spill with sorbent material.  Contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-452-2014*On 8/21/14, I received a call from Ron Secord of Maritime Energy Company indicating that a small spill had occurred at GAC Chemical Corporation in Searsport.  The spill occurred while a tank truck was delivering fuel to the facility.  Apparently, the driver of the truck did not use best work practices and spilled about one gallon of diesel to the ground from a hose while he was disconnecting the line.  Maritime and GAC personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of all contaminated materials appropriately.  No resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-436-2014*On 8/12/14 I received a call from Tracy Kelly of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Ms. Kelly was overseeing the cleanup of a former ice cream factory at the entered location. Apparently the site contained a once active underground gasoline tank to supply delivery trucks and it was now being removed.

Ms. Kelly asked if I could provide an Oil Spill Debris Form to dispose of contaminated soil at Juniper Ridge Landfill. I visited the site, there were no other obvious sources of contamination so I issued the letter. In all 12.96 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at the landfill. All other aspects of this job were handled by Ms. Kelly.

No further Response action is anticipated.
B-433-2014*On 8/11/14, I received a call from Wayne of Hammond Lumber Company indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a loose fitting on a forklift.  The spill caused about 16 ounces of oil being spilled to the paved driveway where is was adequately cleaned up with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-431-2014*On 8/8/14, I received a call from a representative of Maine-ly Concrete Pumping, Inc., indicating that a spill had occurred at the entered location. The spill was caused by a ruptured hydraulic line and resulted in about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the gravel driveway. Maine-ly Concrete Pumping personnel deployed sorbent pads which did a satisfactory job of collecting the oil.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-419-2014*On 8/1/14, Amanda McFetridge of the Bangor Fire Department called to report a small motor oil spill at the entered location resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  Bangor Fire Department personnel cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material and disposed of materials properly.  The driver's information was not available.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-418-2014*On 8/2/14, Bill Leeman, of Emera Maine, called to report a 15 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  The spill was caused by storm damage, and resulted in oil being spilled to a gravel driveway and some roadside vegetation.  Emera hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to hand dig 4 drums of contaminated soil and grass for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  Lab tests of the product revealed it was less than 2 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-417-2014*On 8/1/14, I received a call from Penobscot Regional Communications Center indicating they had dispatched Hampden Fire Department to the entered location for a 2 gallon gasoline spill.  The spill was from an unattended vehicle which left the scene.  Hampden Fire Department personnel used sorbent material to clean up the small amount of gasoline from the paved driveway that did not evaporate.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-659-2014*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the residence. The released oil impacted a concrete floor. The release was caused by corrosion of the piping. The oil was recovered with absorbents and disposed of by the heating oil contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-863-2014*L. L. Bean Company reported a hydraulic oil spill from a crane in the truck lot off Double L Street in Freeport.  A roofing contractor's crane had burst a hydraulic line at the site causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-857-2014*On 10/27/14, John McLeod, of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), reported a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a MDOT truck.  The spill was contained on pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-788-2014*Jay Prindall of Downeast Energy Company reported a 5 gallon spill of #2 oil from an above ground storage tank in the basement of a client's home in Freeport.  The spill occurred while a Downeast technician was performing service work on the tank/furnace.  The tech accidentally broke the firomatic valve off the tank.  The spill was limited to the cement floor of the basement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No oil entered any drains or sump holes and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-364-2014*On November 28, 2014, a Maine Northern Railway Company (MNR) locomotive leaked a small amount of diesel through a cracked sight glass in the fuel tank.  The locomotive has a catch pan under the tank, however, the pan was full of water allowing contaminated water to leak down the side and onto the ballast beneath the train.  A small contaminated area under the locomotive could be seen along with a thin line following the train tracks.  MNR's employees drained the contaminated water and used sorbents.  The oily debris will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-984-2014*Overnight a plow truck leaked an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to the floor and to the oil/water separator at this maintenance facility.  The oil was collected from the floor with sorbents and from the separator with a vacuum truck.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-213-2014*On 5/1/14 I received report from Peggy Savage of oil in the drainage swale on the side of the road in front of her house.  She believed it to be from the logging operation next-door.

I arrived on scene shortly after to discover that Madden Logging employees were in the process of pressure washing skidders and other logging heavy equipment in the front yard of the logging operations building.  During the pressure washing any hydraulic fluid, grease or other oils on the machine was washed onto the ground.  To magnify the problem, the rain was causing the oil sheen to leave the property and flow down Main Road.

I met with Madden Logging employees and asked that they get a couple of hay bales and place them in the swale in hopes of collecting any grease and sheen that may flow by.  I also asked that in the future when they wash equipment to stage the equipment on filter fabric and berm up the edges of the fabric to create a wash area for the equipment.  They very willingly agreed to both.

Unfortunately nothing else was able to be done about the sheen flowing by the reporters house.

On 8/6/14 I received a call from Peggy Savage again complaining of the smell in her yard, house and car from the oil spill.  I was on site that afternoon and found no remnants of the spill or any oil vapor reading on my instruments.  I left a carbon air scrubbing unit for her to use in her house.  A subsequent call to her finds that she still smells the oil and does not need the air scrubber any longer.

No further Division of Response Services action.

A-601-2014*On 9.12.14, Jason Seyfried, of Brookfield Energy, reported the discharge of 1 pint of engine oil from an excavator.  The cause of the spill was operator error.  The excavator had tipped on its side causing engine oil to leak out onto the dirt pile it was working with.  The oily soil was bagged up and disposed of by Brookfield Energy.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-807-2014*A skid steer caught fire and released approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel to the gravel drive surface of the establishment. Maine Department of Environmental (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and excavated 1.18 tons of oil impacted soil from the area and transported it to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-685-2014*Report of small amount of diesel spillage to road on Colby College campus from a leaking tractor trailer.   The leaked was stopped and affected area cleaned up by Colby College personnel.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-686-2014*The Hartford Fire Department reported that a spill of engine oil had occurred from an accident on Route 219 in Hartford (Bear Pond Road).  The accident was the result of a P and K Sand and Gravel concrete truck going off the road and rolling over in the ditch.  The diesel tanks remained intact, however, the engine oil had leaked on the road shoulder.

I arranged to have Environmental Projects Incorporated excavate the contaminated soil.   1 drum of soil was removed and disposed of as waste oil contaminated soil.   The site was checked by Andrea Lasselle and she determined the clean up complete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-687-2014*The Waterville Hazmat Chief called to report that they were at a residence in China where a person had reported an suspicious substance and "white powder" in thier mail.   They had responded and determined that the substance and powder were likely glue and paper dust.  Nathan Thompson and I responded with the AHURA First Defender and TruDefender instruments to try to verify the substances.   Neither insturment could identify the substances, however their libraries are programed to recognize biological threats.

Given the location, nature of the mail (US DEPT of Health and Human Services, 465 Industrial Boulevard, London KY form letter), and individual involved it was not considered a credible situation for a threat, and the failure of the instruments to detect a threatenining substance, the conclusion was that it was glue and paper dust.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-660-2014* Mr. George Hall reported the release of diesel at his maintenance facility in Whitefield, Maine. This business, Sheepscot Links Golf Course, is located at 822 Townhouse Rd. Mr. Hall was in great stress thinking that his above ground tank had leaked a lot of fuel. I arrived and we checked the scene and used a wooden gauge to determine that there was still plenty of fuel left in the tank.
 There are two tanks at this location and they are inside a concrete dike with a roof. There is also a cement pad where vehicles park while refueling. Apparently an employee left the nozzle on the cement pad and some fuel drained from the hose and or tank. I was able to determine that this spill was small in size and not as dire as first indication led us to believe. We discussed cleanup actions. I allowed them to excavate the soil themselves. This soil was stockpiled onsite and eventually landspread on the property. Approximately 3 to 5 cubic yds of soil was removed.
 The well for this site is 300 hundred feet away and there are no other receptors nearby. Mr. Hall made changes and modifications to the dispenser system to prevent any further mishaps.
 This site was referred to Technical Services for further review and well sampling.
A-661-2014* On 10-15-2014 Tina from Dirigo Engineering called this office concerning the discovery of gasoline contaminated soil. This soil was found during a sewer main project in Wiscasset at the intersection of Route One and Birch Point Rd. The odors were reported as very strong. I made a site visit and the trench had been backfilled and the equipment was moved elsewhere.
 Dirigo made plans to order neoprene gaskets for the connections at this location. Finally we returned to install the sewer main and the soil was less odorous. I asked that as much of the impacted soil be used as cover. I was onsite with a explosimeter and no readings were detected.
 A total of ten yds of soil could not be reused as cover and this soil was brought to Warren Construction site in Randolph, where it froze within a few days.
 The following summer (2015) this soil was spread out under my suggetions.
 No further action is expected.
A-662-2014* On 10-15-2014, Josh SLaney, of Pan Am, reported a hydraulic oil release. This release occurred on the tracks in the town of Oakland, east of the Mallard Lane crossing. A hose ruptured on a piece of track equipment.
 A crew from Pan Am responded and removed oil contaminated soil and ballast.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected from Response Services.
A-663-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a United Parcel Service (UPS) truck's fuel filter malfunctioned and dripped some gasoline in the parking lot. Colby College staff used sorbents to clean up the small spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-665-2014*On 10/16/2014, Downeast Energy Company reported that a customer's oil tank developed a leak.  They responded as soon as possible, and placed a magna patch on it.  Sorbent materials were used by Downeast Energy to clean up the affected area.

No further information on this spill is available as the Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder retired prior to completing this report.
A-666-2014* On 10-23-2014 Maritime Energy reported the release of about one cup of fuel oil. This occurred during delivery to the home at 351 Bunker Hill Rd. Maritime Energy cleaned up the spill and no resources are at risk.

 No site visit and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-667-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a blue polyethylene 55-gallon drum was floating north in Rockland Harbor. The United States Coast Guard stated that they could not pick it up due to federal laws. I was alone in the office at the time and not able to respond with a vessel to get the drum. The Coast Guard kept an eye on the drum until it ran aground in Rockport the next day where Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, was waiting to remove it. As it turned out, the drum was empty but it was labeled bisulfate on the side. I did not receive an National Response Center report for this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-532-2014*On 8/16/2014, Mark Candage, of the Vinalhaven Fire Department, reported a diesel fuel spill at Carvers Harbor and Carvers Pond. A fishing vessel owned by Jason Marriner was responsible for the discharge. The propeller on Jason's vessel had become entangled with rope. Jason beached the vessel at high tide and later, at low tide, was able to remove the rope. Unfortunately, the scuppers were not plugged closed and when the tide came in the vessel was flooded and sank. A small amount of diesel fuel leaked from the vessel and caused a sheen on a section of the Pond and Harbor. The Fire Department responded with sorbent boom and pads.  The Fire Department did not need any help from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is required at this time.
B-214-2014*On 5/1/14, I received report of a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (Non-PCB) transformer spill to the ground, caused by a traffic accident.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-202-2014*Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC, reported an oil sheen in the Mill Pond, next to the facility.  It is suspected that the cause of the sheen was catch basin cleaning that took place the afternoon before.  The month prior a hydraulic fluid spill occurred in that area.  The sheen was corralled in the Mill Pond with containment boom until the sheen dissipated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-416-2014*On 8/1/14, Josh Carter of Dead River Company called to report a 3 gallons overfill of a delivery truck at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was not clear.  The truck was inside a secondary containment structure at the time of the spill and all spilled oil was recovered from the structure.  Dead River personnel used sorbent material to clean up spilled oil and disposed of contaminated materials properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-415-2014*On 8/1/14, Mike Gordon of the Sargent Corporation called to report a spill from a large diesel powered water pump at the entered location.  Sargent was pumping water from Pingree Pond around a bridge replacement project.  The subject pump was hooked up to a portable pony tank.  Somewhere in the fuel supply line there was leak.  Fortunately Sargent had placed the tank and pump in a makeshift secondary containment structure that contained most of the oil.  That said, about 5 gallons of fuel were spilled to the shoreline and the pond itself.  When I arrived, a steady rain was pushing most of the fuel to the pond where I deployed some sorbent boom to collect and contain it.  The suction line of the pump was drawing from inside the boomed area so most of the sheen was being collected.  At the discharge of the pump, there was essentially no evidence of oil.  I recommended Sargent change the setup of the pump and tank to a pump with its own internal tank.  Mr. Gordon indicated he would make the changes.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-412-2014*On 7/30/14, I received a call from Josh Carter of Dead River Transport indicating that a saddle tank on a transport had apparently developed a pinhole leak over a 10 mile section of Route 15.  The spill was slow enough to go unnoticed by the driver and was only caught by a state trooper who was traveling behind the truck. The trooper pulled the truck over and the hole was plugged.  Because of the nature of the spill, no recovery was possible.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-680-2014*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of the residence during a delivery of oil. The release occurred during a fill up of the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank at the residence and was caused by a mechanical failure on the oil pump delivery system. Sorbents were used to wipe the released oil from the driveway surface and disposed of by Dead River Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-661-2014*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a furnace malfunction due to a flooded basement.  A vacuum truck was utilized to remove oily water from the basement and the interior surfaces were washed and rinsed.  Released oil was confined to the interior of the basement. Oily water was disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc. of Auburn.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-654-2014*A 21-foot pleasure boat was sunk in the mooring field off East End boat launch. The fuel tank was removed from the vessel prior to sinking. No sheen was observed, and no action taken. The boat was removed for repair. Please see National Response Center Report #1092325 (attached) for any additional Information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
R-1-2014*The Department led the removal of two orphaned underground storage tanks discovered at 718 Shaw Hill Road in Industry, on the property of Richard Soule.  These tanks were discovered during the clean up and investigation work of an adjacent home heating oil spill site, A-206-2013.  The subject site was formerly a general store which reportedly operated in the 1950s, but the building has been abandoned for sometime and is currently uninhabitable.

The removal was put out to bid and awarded to A. L. Doggett.  The removal was conducted on 9/4/2014 and Dennis Curran of FGS/CMT was onsite to perform the Appendix P site assessment.  Bruce Hunter and Molly King, Geologists in Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, were onsite for the Department.  Tank 1 appeared to be a bare steel 500 gallon tank, Tank 2 appeared to be 550 gallon bare steel tank.  Both tanks were filled with water, and no sheen or product was visible.  The water was pumped out by Enpro for disposal prior to tank excavation.  There was no contaminated soil observed under the tanks, but some  elevated Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were observed in the soil samples collected just outside the tank shell; the highest being 170 parts per million.  Due to the location and small area involved and that no contamination was observed below the tank, the elevated PID readings were likely the result of small historical overfills.  Due to the small quantity and limited PID readings, no soil removal or clean-up was required.
I-323-2014*I received a call from Manual Simas, owner of Emily's Qwik Stop regarding the need to remove underground storage tank at his property to enable him to sell the property.  There is only one tank, a 12,000 gallon split compartment underground storage tank (UST) that is a jacketed double walled tank.  The site has a dispenser island that is connected to the UST by flexible double walled piping. I talked to Mr. Simas about filing a NOIT (Notice of Intent to Remove a UST), and the need to have a Certified Tank Installer (CTI) on site during the tank and piping removal process.  Mr. Simas stated that he had talked with CTI Dave Beaumont Tel# 746-5459, out of Millinocket.

I recommended that Mr. Simons talk with CTI Beaumont regarding assistance with completion of necessary NOIT forms and hiring him to do the tank removal oversight work/site assessment.  Mr. Simas stated he would get in touch with Mr. Beaumont and be back in touch if he has any questions.

10/21/14 I recieved a call from  Mr. Simas of Emily's Qwik stop in Houlton.  He will be faxing down an NOIT to Augusta for the UST removal under the guidance/oversight of Dave Beaumont, CTI. I gave him John Dunlap's number for him to confirm that receipt of the fax.  He will be also mailing the original NOIT via mail.   UST facility#10198

I spoke with Duane Walton, SBA Loan Officer with Northern Maine Development Commission, he stated that Mr. Simas is planning on having Dave Beaumont oversee the removal of the UST and associated piping, dispensers on October 29-30, 2014. I told Duane that the DEP should be ok to issue a waiver from the 10 wait period to facilitate the UST removal before the weather gets bad.

10/22/14 I received the NOIT for removal of the UST and Piping at Emily's Qwik Stop in Houlton. I called Manual to set up an site meeting to discuss removal issues with Paul Blood, Staff Geologist for Friday AM 10/24/14 @ 10:00.
Items to be discussed - level of clean-up required as this facility is being converted from a UST to an non UST facility with a property transaction that is underway at this time.  Removal of the canopy to facility soils removal.  Status of qualifications of excavation contractor hired to remove the tanks under the guidance of CTI Beaumont.

10/24/14 I discussed eligibility of the site for the DEP's Ground water fund.  Owner and site are eligible for the GWF according to Dave McCaskill, Environmental Engineer, who recommended informing Scott Whittier of this project and possible application to the GWF.  This was done and Kailee Mullen, Environmental Specialist provided links to the fund application folder.  Contacted Manual Simas and informed him that he was GWF eligible however, there was ability to provide him with what his exact deductible would be.  He stated he was ok with going ahead with site clean-up while the excavation was open to remove the tank, and associated piping, and dispensers.  Discussed clean-up options agreement form with Manuel, (Options one and two).  Manuel chose Option 1 and signed the agreement, which was notarized and scanned and submitted to Scott Whittier and Kailee Mullen via e-mail.  The GWF application was explained to Manuel Simas and a copy along with DEP contact tel# was provided to Mr. Simas.

11/5-6/14 Brown Developments contractors excavated and removed the 12,000 gallon UST (split compartment tank) under the guidance of Dave Beaumont, CTI.  Piping trench and pump island was excavated and piping and dispenser were removed.  Arnie Fesseden, Geologist with Fesseden Geo-Technical Co., was on-site doing field screening (shake tests, and PID headspace) to guide UST removal and clean-up directly/ site assessment associated with this aspect of the project.  Clean Harbors inerted the tank, cut open, cleaned and vacuumed out the UST.

11/6,10-14/14 Brown Development excavated, and removed/trucked for disposal approximately 450 tons of oily contaminated soils under several oil spill debris forms.  Co
B-332-2014*On 6/25/14, Dead River Company reported a half gallon fuel oil spill at the entered location.  The copper feed line developed a leak.  Oil migrated across the concrete floor and into a sump hole.  The sleeve on the oil line was filled with oil and collected.  The migrated oil was cleaned up using sorbents and a new line was installed.  No further complaints received.  Sorbents were entered into Dead River's waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-941-2014*Approximately 15 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt road surface from the gasoline filling nozzle when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. The Topsham Fire Department immediately responded and applied sorbent material. Disposal was handled by Gibbs Oil Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-728-2014*A home heating oil tank was overfilled by Bob's Cash Fuel Company (BCF). As a result, a small amount of heating fuel was lost to the concrete floor in the basement. A technician from BCF applied speedy dry sorbent material and drained some oil from the tank to dissipate the pressure and stop the leak. No damage was done to the tank from the overfill. The homeowner was pleased at what BCF staff had done for the cleanup and asked that I do not respond to the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-729-2014*A Dead River Company technician reported finding some oil in the sump of a home he was working in. After cleaning the furnace, he noticed that there was oil in the protective sleeve covering the copper oil supply line. There was a faint smell of oil in the soil where the open end of the sleeve terminated. This soil was hand dug and placed into two 5-gallon pails for disposal. A site visit was made to ensure that there was not any free product being pumped outside from the sump pump. There was not any evidence of oil being pumped outside from the sump.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-730-2014*An overfill resulted in the loss of some fuel oil to the concrete floor of a home. J&S Oil Company overfilled a homeowner's heating oil tank. The oil was lost outside to the siding and in the basement to the concrete floor. I responded to the site to find a J&S Oil technician cleaning up the spill. They had applied speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to the affected areas. I installed a fan to help dissipate the odors in the home.

I required J&S Oil to scrub the tank and floor with simple green and water, and wash the pavement outside where the oil overflowed. Within 4 hours the spill was cleaned up and the vapors were being controlled by a radon fan. I left the fan in place for five days to insure that the affected area could dry properly. After that I removed the fan and cleared the home for intrusive vapors.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-731-2014*A small amount of gasoline was spilled while fueling up a passenger vehicle. The person who overfilled the vehicle did not report it or clean it up. Staff at the college applied sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to the spill. The gas contaminated debris was then placed into a 55-gallon drum for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-732-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an overfill had occured at the Main Stay Inn in Camden.  Dead River Company (Dead River) was delivering oil to the Inn and some how overfilled the tanks.  After getting the initial report I visited the site.  I met with Jeff Waymouth, the property manager.  At that time I found out the the owners were out of the country for a few weeks and did not have access to the internet.  I went inside with Jeff and could smell very strong petroleum odors.  We went down in the basement and saw a very large oil stain on the concrete floor. I could see where Dead River had applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spill area and where the oil had made it to a small drain in the floor.  At that time, a fan was installed to help control odors until the nessesary paperwork could be done to apply for the Groundwater Cleanup Fund.

After the paperwork was done, I hired a contractor to clean up the spill inside and outside.  The drain was dye tested and the outfall was never found.  There was not any strong odor smelled from the drain.  After the cleanup was done, I installed an air scrubber upstairs to help with the odor.  This air scrubber ran for two weeks and then it was removed by me from the property.  At that time, this case was referred to our Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality issues.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-733-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a passenger vehicle had crashed in Cushing, Maine. The vehicle was a GM Duramax diesel 3/4 ton truck. When the truck left the road, it went into a swampy area with standing water. During the crash, a rock dislodged the motor and fuel tank from the truck. As a result, diesel fuel and motor oil was lost, and floating on water surface. The wetland had a very slow flowage toward the roadside ditch. Motor oil and diesel fuel had soaked into the leaves and soils in that area of the ditch. After speaking with the vehicle owner and explaining the cleanup actions, it was agreed upon that I would hire someone to excavate the area.

I contracted Eric Mecklin to excavate the contaminated soil. I used sorbent pads to collect the free product on the water. The soil was taken to CPRC Group for recycling.  The vehicle owner did have insurance through Progressive Commercial Insurance. And he did not provide me with a claim number.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-738-2014*Bob's Cash Fuel Company, of Madison, Maine, overfilled an indoor above ground oil storage tank. The tank is located inside a large garage and workshop. A very large oil stain could be seen on the floor despite the owner's and driver's efforts to clean up with speedy dry sorbent material. The oil spread over the heated concrete slab, and under the large overhead door. I met with the owner of the property and Bob's Cash Fuel to go over a cleanup action plan. Bob's Cash Fuel agreed to clean up the spill because it was an overfill. The floor was degreased with a cleaner, and the soil outside was excavated and removed for recycling at Bruce Manzer facility in Phillips.  The finished wood around the overhead door was replaced as well as the foam outside the slab.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-739-2014*A pressure supply line ruptured at the Huhtamaki mill in Waterville. The line supplied the oil furnace for heat. A total estimated volume of 100 gallons was lost to the boiler room floor before workers could isolate the pipe. The workers applied sorbent pads and boomed off a sanitary sewer drain located inside the boiler room. The Waterville waste water treatment plant was contacted as a precaution.  The oil was given time to cool down and solidify prior to cleaning it up.

The following day, Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, was contracted to remediate the boiler room.  They also handled the waste stream from this discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-740-2014*A sander owned by New Page mill burst a hydraulic line while deploying sand to the parking lots of the mill. Three gallons were lost before the operator noticed something was wrong with the machine. At that time it was shut down and repaired in the field. After that, the sander spread sand over the sheen and it was cleaned up by a street sweeper. The material recovered was brought to Farrington Mountain landfill for disposal.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary at this time.
A-741-2014*A severe storm caused an electrical transformer to fail. It lost an estimated 13 gallons of oil to the soil beneath the electrical pole. It was cleaned up and properly disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-748-2014*An anonymous caller stated that a property on the Hancock Pond Road in North New Portland had numerous containers of oil around his property. He stated that drums and buckets of oil were leaking, and large amounts of staining could be seen from the dirt road. He did not know the name or address of the property, but did describe it as being the first house on the left after the pavement ends. I visited the site and found nothing that was described by the caller. I tried to make contract with the homeowner; however, no one was home at that time. I left a business card in the door with a note to call me. To date I have not received a call.  I could not see any staining or evidence of any buckets or drums on the property. I did drive the entire road looking for a property that matched the caller's description, however, none was found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-962-2014*On 11/21/14, I received a call from Chief Bors of the Waterboro Fire Department.  He reported an estimated 100 gallon spill of diesel fuel from a Stewarts Trucking vehicle at the Public Works Garage in Waterboro.  The truck had run over a piece of metal in the yard, puncturing the saddle tank on the truck.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed diesel spillage on the ground under the truck.  Some of the fuel had spilled onto a concrete pad, and some onto a nearby dirt driveway.  Stewarts had hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the spill, though they had not yet arrived.

About half of the spilled oil had been captured in small containers and dumped into a larger drum on site.  When Clean Harbors arrived, they emptied that drum, and cleaned up the spilled fuel on the concrete pad.

I returned to the site the following day and supervised the removal of diesel soaked soils from the dirt driveway.  That soil was taken to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.  The cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-963-2014*On 11/22/2014, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  Mr. Bateman was reporting the spill of a small, but unknown quantity of grease from a Navy submarine on site.  The spill occurred when the propeller for the submarine was being changed.  Much, if not all of the released grease, was caught within sorbent boom containment that had been setup in the area prior to the change out.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-964-2014*On 11/23/2014, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Michael Gendron, the owner of South Avenue Variety in Lewiston.  Mr. Gendron was reporting a gasoline spill from a U-Haul truck that attempted to fuel at his facility.  Unbeknownst to the driver of the vehicle, it had been vandalized, with the fuel fill pipe having been severed.  When the driver went to fuel the vehicle, gasoline ran directly onto the pavement rather than into the vehicle.  Eight gallons of gasoline was spilled before the driver became aware of the situation.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material by South Avenue Variety staff.  I visited the site on 11/24/2014, at the request of Mr. Gendron, to verify the cleanup had been completed satisfactorily, and it was.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are required at this time.
P-967-2014*A plow truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-968-2014*While excavating for the footing of a sign, contractors found soil that smelled of old oil.  I visited the site and found that the area was served by public water and no vapor problems were likely.  The soil did smell of oil, but was not saturated, so I allowed it to remain in place under the sign no less than two feet below grade. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-969-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil leak from a locomotive near Old Danville Road on the ballast.  Sorbent pads were used to wipe the tracks and contaminated rocks were removed for disposal.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-970-2014*DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
Acadia Environmental notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services of reportable evidence of a gasoline discharge at the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is located in a dense, urban, commercial and residential area, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and native soils were Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.  I was unaware of any recent vapor intrusion issues in this area and checked on this with MDEP engineer Donald White.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The Division of Response Services observed gray stained sandy fill at and below water table that appeared to reflect weathered petroleum contamination.  Field bag headspace measurements of this soil was below 5-parts per million (ppm) using a Photoionization Detector (PID).  An Oil In Soil colorimetric dye test was Negative for petroleum contamination in soil.  At the northeast end of the USTs at water table I measured a high of 356-ppm by bag headspace.  Dry soil adjacent to the center dispensers location was below 10-ppm by bag headspace.
Groundwater was noted about 6' to 8' below grade and had no free product observed.  The contaminated oil discharge appeared weathered, over a year old, and exact source was not identified   Conferring with MDEP geologist Bradford Hahn and engineer Donald White we agreed to a CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER CLEAN-UP Goal.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The three removed double-wall sti-P3 USTs I noted to be in good condition with no obvious defects and perforations.  The single-wall fiberglass product piping was pressure operated.  Though the tanks were installed in groundwater, there were no tie down straps anchoring the tanks down.  No new UST facility was to be re-installed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on the site sensitivity, clean-up goal assigned by MDEP, and the low relative levels of measured petroleum discharge, no clean-up actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time, and I understand that no voluntary clean-up was initiated by the facility and property owner, H. A. Mapes Company and Rowell, LLC.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed according to Maine statute and rules if disturbed or as required.  See the MDEP UST registration file 16735, and the UST Closure assessment by Acadia for further site information.
2.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment or to indicate that the discharge(s) is remediated to original or pristine condition.
3.  I understand the property is to be sold and/or redeveloped.  I recommend the property owner consider MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) clearance.  I recommend a more thorough Phase-2 environmental assessment.
4.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-971-2014*On November 25th, Division of Response Services received a call about an oil spill earlier in the month that may have gone unreported.  Mr. Clements stated that the oil company, Downeast Energy (DEE), delivered to his summer home and apparently overfilled the tank.  There is an odor in the house and a small amount of oil beneath the fill vent pipe (located adjacent to the entry door).  Mr. Clements explained a few days after the fill, his wife went to the home and discovered the odor and called DEE to report it.  DEE responded and examined the tank and outside conditions.  For some reason the outside conditions were not immediately addressed but the condition of the tank itself became a focal point of the discussion.

The notes indicate Downeast Energy was going to remove the oil contaminated soil in the spring.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-972-2014*On November 25, 2014, I received a call from Oxford Dispatch, reporting a gasoline spill at the Cumberland Farms in Mechanic Falls.  The report indicated that a customer was filling their vehicle and the pump malfunctioned. Approximately 20 gallons leaked from the pump and onto pavement. The Fire Department and clean-up contractors responded to the spill and cleaned it up properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill. No further Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-973-2014*I responded to the property and met with homeowner, George Saunders. I went inside the home with a technician from Dead River Oil Company and looked over the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement. The area on the floor that was impacted from the oil that dripped down from the site gauge, had been cleaned up by the technician and an odor powder was applied to the concrete surface. I also looked at the area outside under the vent pipe. A five gallon bucket of dirt was removed from under the vent pipe and disposed of properly by Dead River Oil Company.

Mr. Saunders said he was satisfied with the cleanup. I gave him my contact information in case the odor of the oil comes back.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-981-2014* On 12/5/14, in response to a citizen complaint, I visited this location to check on a reported oil leak from an auto parked in this home's driveway.  The area is dense suburban residential served by municipal sewer and water, and storm drains.  I confirmed an apparent transmission oil leak from what appeared to be an out of service Chevy auto parked in the driveway (Colorado license 107 TST).  No one appeared home at the time.

Most of the oil was on the home's driveway and a small amount out on the street.  No oil reached the storm drain.  I wiped up what I could on the frozen ground, put pads under the auto, and left additional pads for the homeowner along with a note.  I received no call back from the homeowner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-982-2014*M. W. Sewall Oil Company reported a small overfill discharge of #2 oil when they tried to deliver to an already full oil tank.  M. W. Sewall wiped up the concrete pad and dug up the oiled soil.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested or made at the time and no complaints or questions from the homeowner.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-241-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Windham Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection did not respond to the scene and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-250-2014*A small volume of kerosene fuel oil was released from a 5 gallon fuel jug located in the basement of this residence. The release was caused when the basement became flooded which caused the jug to tip thus releasing some of the contents from the vent. Free product or sheen was not observed, and only a mild fuel odor could be detected. The water was pumped out of the house by the Auburn Fire Department.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-261-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification of hydraulic power pack which released approximately 1 quart of diesel onto a plastic containment tarp.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit was made.  Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time
P-485-2014*An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by vandals that broke into the residence and cut off the copper line. The oil was released to the underlying soils and 4.55 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. A 6 inch deep by 10x15 foot wide area of oil impacted soil was removed from the spill location. The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in field screening instrumentation. A soil vapor extraction system consisting of 4 inch perforated piping was installed in the excavation and backfilled with crushed stone. The excavation was capped with concrete. The spill was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for further monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-544-2014*In April, 2014, the above ground oil storage tank had been overfilled, causing a small discharge---See spill number:A-247-2014.   The tank was filled in August, and a small amount of #2 fuel oil leaked out of the vent, causing a second discharge.   The oil company, MW Sewall and Company, investigated and determined that the second incident had been due to residual oil in the vent line (long horizontal run with several 90 degree angles) from the first incident.

The affected area was cleaned up by MW Sewall, and they will clean and re-pipe the vent line to assure that there is no residual oil left in it.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
B-640-2014*Mr. Letcher, who is currently residing in a nursing home, reported that his tank at 392 Main Street was 40 years old with 40 year kerosene in it.  The tank was located at a house he used to reside at.  He never used the kerosene and he is now afraid that it may be leaking.  When I arrive I did not see much evidence of a leak, although some signs of possible leaking along the bottom of the tank were observed.  The tank was full of kerosene.  I pumped the kerosene out into drums.  It had a yellow color to it.  It was certainly quite old.  I hauled the drums of kerosene to a local towing service, where they will burn the kerosene in their waste oil furnace.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-644-2014*At 1145 hours on 11/20/14, Mr. Daniel Johnson, Executive Director of Acadia Family Center, reported vapor issues at their center at 1 Fernald Point Road in Southwest Harbor.  They had their 275 gallon heating oil tank replaced due to a seam on the tank being compromised during the last fill up of #2 fuel oil.

It appears that when the oil company cut up the tank and removed it from the basement, petroleum vapors were introduced to the work space where clients are located.  The petroleum vapor was strong enough for one client to leave.  Mr. Johnson called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection the next day.  My photoionization meter (PID) which detects volatile organic compounds (VOC's), which include petroleum compounds, had readings less than 0.5 parts per million in the basement and living areas.  There were other sources of VOC's in both areas which the PID cannot distinguish between.  Even though I didn't find an issue, I installed a vent system in the basement after talking with Mr. Johnson.  I told him he can operate the fan as long as he wants to and I will retrieve it when he is finished with it.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-279-2014*On September 9, 2014, a hydraulic line ruptured on a drilling rig releasing an estimated 2 gallons of oil to soil.  The rig was shut down and  contaminated soils were removed via excavation.  Oily debris was bulked up and will be disposed of at a later date.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-788-2014*On 12/9/14, 1420 hours, Joe Drabeck from Simard & Sons, tank installers, reported that he was called to Shucks Maine Lobster facility to investigate a piping sump alarm on an underground heating oil tank. He reported he found an estimated 10 gallons of clear water in the sump. It appeared the water came into the sump from a poor seal on the sump lid. He pumped out the water and reset the alarm. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-576-2014*Received report of an recreational vehicle (RV) leaking diesel fuel at the entered location.  The reporter advised that a resident assisted the RV in stopping the leak.  En route from another spill, I visited the spill location.  The RV was gone upon my arrival.  I observed a slight oil stain in the roadway where speedi-dri sorbent material had been deployed.  Traffic running over the spill area worked the sorbent into the asphalt dissipating the oil impact.  No recovery was feasible.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-443-2014*Garry Goodard from Magoons reported a spill of an estimated 10 gallons heating oil on August 18, 2014.  Garry reported a corroded fuel line at the residence of Louise Comeau 3811 Mariaville Rd in Amherst, and that he had cleaned it up with speedy dry.  When we arrived we determined that vapors in the house would be an issue for the residents.  We ventilated the house to acceptable levels, and will refer to tech services for ventilation issues.  The well was located under an addition, we determined that due to the proximity of the spill to the well that it should also be evaluated by tech services.

The basement was mostly cement floor.  Response removed some soil that was contaminated, scrubbed and washed the floor to help decontaminate the floor.

No Further action is required by Response Services.
P-648-2014*
INTRODUCTION
On Wednesday, 8/13/14, while in the area, I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility location to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of two gasoline USTs and associated piping and dispenser islands.  The facility is a former Downeast Energy owned gas station and auto repair garage, but was afterward owned and leased out by Alliance Energy, which is part of Global Montello Group Corporation.  At the time of my 8/13/14, visit, the property was for sale.

Portland Pump Company and Maine certified tank installer, Paul Brown, was the listed contractor to perform the abandonment.  Acadia Environmental was listed on the UST removal notice, but St. Germain-Collins was hired to perform the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment without updating the notice.  This closure assessment had not been submitted to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the time of the 8/13/14, site visit.  I have not found any record of evidence of a discharge having been reported to MDEP Response Services Division during the UST abandonment.

This UST facility replaced a removed facility in 1992.  At that time the facility was given a Decision Tree Stringent Clean-Up Goal based on nearby drinking water well(s); see P-640-1992 and P-281-1996 for additional information.  The property is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer. The facility is located in a commercial and residential location at the intersection of Route 25 (Ossipee Trail) and Route 35 (Northeast Road).  Across Route 25 is S & S Auto Repair, also a former UST facility gas station and repair garage.

SITE INSPECTION
On 8/13/14, I noted the locations of the two dispenser areas and the UST area to have been disturbed and the asphalt paving in this area removed (see photos and site maps).  This removed UST facility was not installed in the same locations as the pre-1992 facility.  With removal of this UST facility there should be no UST facilities remaining.  In the rear of the garage building I noted two old-style motor fuels vent pipes sticking up above the roof line.  The vent caps on the two pipes appear to be a style common in the 1960's and earlier.  The pipes went into the ground but high vegetation prevented discovery of any old, out-of-service USTs that may be associated with these two vent pipes.  Maine Chapter 691 Rules require removal of vent and product piping with abandonment of the USTs.  Also in the rear of the building was a rusty vent pipe that goes through the wall and appears to be for a waste oil aboveground storage tank (AST) in the garage bay.  There appears to be an outside (heating?) oil AST within a shed also behind the building.

On 8/18/14, I contacted Mr. David Went of Global Montello Group and advised him of the vent pipes that need to be removed and the piping excavated and to look for mystery, orphan USTs.  He stated he would have a contractor investigate and later in the morning, Ms. Delaney of MDEP Response Division observed Portland Pump Company (PPC) people at this site.

On 8/19/14, I returned a call to Rick of PPC who stated these vent pipes ran south along the edge of the building toward the USTs removed in 1992, and went under the building.  He agreed to call St. Germain-Collins (SGC) and remove, and to document the removal of this piping, and to include it in the UST closure assessment.  I e-mailed SGC regarding this piping and the assessment, but as of 9/29/14, had not received a reply.  Paul Brown later advised me that the vent pipe went underground along the back of the building, and then went under the building.  The piping was removed.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   See MDEP UST file 2799 and the September 2014, Chapter 691 UST closure assessment for further information.

2.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply this property is remediated to original or pristine condition.

3.   No furth
P-665-2014*A small amount of transmission oil was lost to the road surface due to an automobile accident. The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-451-2014*On August 21, 2014, Emera Maine reported a transformer oil leak from a 100 KVA transformer at 27 Crestview Circle, Millinocket.  The leak was from a corroded transformer seam.  Approximately 2 cups of oil was discharged to the transformer pad.  Emera Maine personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill product.  Lab analysis found less than 2 parts per million polychlorinated biphenyl.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-346-2014*On 7/3/14, I received report from Neil Rodgers that there was an oil spill in his basement three days before.  The cause was human error, causing a tank overfill.  Oil sprayed out the vent onto his deck and product weeped out of the loose bung on the tank and onto the concrete floor.

After days of inefficiency, Mr. Rodgers grew tired of dealing with his oil provider and contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I arrived on site an hour later and met with Mr. Rodgers.  Attempts to contact Polar Energy were unsuccessful.  I tightened the bung on the oil tank, washed the floor and installed a vapor extraction fan in the basement to start removing the oil vapor from the home.

After the holiday weekend, I was finally able to track down Polar Energy through another source and confirmed that they indeed were going out of business.  I was able to contact their insurance provider and arrange for a professional steam cleaning of the concrete floor.  A contractor was also hired to remove the oil saturated deck boards and replace in kind.

After the steam cleaning was done, oil actually began to wick out of the old porous concrete.  Therefore the floor needed to be washed again.  It appears as though his may have been sufficient, and the odors have subsided.

The Division of Technical Services will continue to monitor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.


B-392-2014*On 7/22/14, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways called to report a 2 quart spill from a containment tank at the entered location.  Pan Am Railways personnel removed a pail full of contaminated railroad ballast and disposed of appropriately.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-371-2014*On 7/14/14, Chris McHale of Pine Tree Waste Services called to report one of their dumpster trucks had suffered a blown hydraulic line during its operations in Old Town.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled along a several mile section of Route 43.  Unfortunately, the driver noticed the problem as he was crossing the bridge onto Indian Island and came to a stop.  This resulted in maybe 5 gallons of oil pooling around the truck.  Pine Tree personnel used speedy dry sorbent material to collect free product from the bridge.  No oil spilled to the river under the bridge.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly by Pine Tree.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-364-2014*On 7/10/14, this office was notified by Maine State Police Dispatch that a truck wreck had occurred at the entered location.  The truck was hauling wood chips at the time.  A small amount of diesel fuel had leaked from the saddle tank into a ditch with some standing water.  When I arrived, the truck was no longer leaking.  Town of Cooper fire personnel deployed some sorbent material to recover the oil.  The truck was righted without further incident.  I disposed of all contaminated materials.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-363-2014*On 7/10/14, I received a call from Tyler, a burner technician with Irving Oil Corporation, indicating there was a spill at the entered location.  I visited the site and found the outdoor tank had a very slow leak that appeared to have been leaking for some time.  This horizontal tank was on a small concrete slab and it appeared most of the oil was contained to the pad.  Tyler had removed some contaminated leaf litter from the slab and initiated a tank replacement.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-360-2014*On 7/9/14, I received a call from Matt Arnold of Regional School Unit 87 indicating there was a 10 gallons spill of diesel fuel at the entered location.  The spill resulted from the bus driver not securing the fill cap on the bus before driving off from the filling station.  Roughly 10 gallons of diesel were spilled to the paved parking lot where RSU 87 personnel used speedy dry sorbent material to clean it up.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources were put at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-281-2014*On September 5, 2014, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency clandestine lab response team contacted the Division of Response Services to aid in a meth "one pot" lab on Hill View Avenue in the Town of Houlton.  Several "one pots" and precursor items were turned over for proper disposal.  The Division of Response Services disposed of "one pot" remnants and precursor items in a proper manner.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-242-2014*On August 19, 2014, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency's Aroostook County Task Force and Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement Team (CDLET) contacted the Division of Response Services to aid in removal and disposal of hazardous material at the site. Several "one pots" and small containers of unknown low pH materials were removed from the site along with unneeded contaminated materials.  These materials will be disposed of per Department guidelines.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-499-2014*At 0955 hours on 9/16/14, Mr. Steve Pollis of Plum Creek Company alerted me of a feller buncher on fire out in the woods near Chase Stream Mountain in Chase Stream Township.  Mr. Pollis indicated that Mr. Chris White, a Plum Creek Forester, was on site and would call with additional information later.  I asked for them to call me as soon as possible if they required our assistance.  Mr. White called me the following day and left me a message saying that the machine burned for 5 hours and that it appeared to him that all petroleum products had been consumed with the fire.  There was no indication of oils on the ground.  There was very little left of the machine except the large metal pieces.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-447-2014*At 1155 hours on 8/20/14, the Waldo County Dispatch reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a damaged hose on a Bolsters Rubbish Company truck.  The truck had gone off the Ward Hill Road, approximately 1/2 to 3/4 mile from Route 9, in Troy.  Sorbents were used to soak up the hydraulic oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-569-2014*On October 20, 2014, Curt Davis, with the Maine Air National Guard (ANG), 101 Mainiac Avenue, Bangor, reported a 1 gallon diesel spill from Lane Construction truck working at the base.  The leak was discovered at the main gate, vehicle search pit.  Maine ANG personnel used sorbent materials to collect and contain the product.  The leak occurred at a manual priming pump on the side of the truck engine, and was the result of a loose fitting.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are expected at this time.
B-570-2014*On October 21, 2014, Phillip Winchester, Maine Air National Guard (ANG), reported an estimated 2 gallon spill to secondary containment at building 505 on the base.  There is no known cause for the spill, but a 2000 gallon AST supplying heating oil to the building had recently been removed.  The tank was across the street from the building, a sump and conduit were installed as a piping run to get fuel oil from the tank to the building heating appliance.  The building has been converted to gas for heat.

Maine ANG personnel and Clean Harbors, Incorporated. used sorbent materials and a vacuum truck to remove an oil water mixture from the conduit.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-634-2014*At 1725 hours on 11/17/14, Mr. John Boothby of the local Fire Department reported a passenger car upside down in a brook next to Route 6, approximately 1 mile west of the Topsfield line.  They could smell gasoline, but could not see it anywhere.  No one knew the name of the brook.  He did know the name of the driver either.  He indicated that it was nearly impossible and very dangerous to climb down to where the car was located due to the terrain and the weather.  It was very icy at that time.  He said not to bother to respond and that if they found something that I needed to look at, that they would call me back.  They did not call.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-604-2014*At 1105 hours on 11/5/14 Dead River Company reported that they were not filling the above ground storage tank (AST) with kerosene at 8 Ferry Road in Solon since there is a leak from the bottom of the tank.  They were able to stop the leak with a magna patch.  Approximately 1/8 tank of fuel was still in the AST.  A dark petroleum stain was observed under the horizontal tank.  I dug down approximately 18 inches under the tank and contaminated soil was still being encountered.   After Dead River removed they old AST and installed a new AST approximately 10 feet down the building I hired Clean Harbors to vactor out soil next to the building.  Mrs. Alice Heald is the owner of the building which she rents to United State Postal Service.

The building is on a concrete slab with a cinderblock frost wall.  We encountered the sewer pipe for the building shortly after Clean Harbors started excavating.  Clean Harbors excavated below the frost wall and still found saturated soils.  The soils are a sandy gravel.  Clean Harbors removed 3.41 tons of soil.  Excavation of soils was stopped at this point so we did not undermine or cause structural damage to the frost wall and/or building.  The kerosene appeared to have flowed straight down through the lose soils.  The excavation was approximately 6.5 feet by 5.5 feet and 5.5 feet deep. Kerosene saturated soils were left under the building.

The excavation was covered for the weekend with insulation due to the cold temperatures and on the following Monday showed to Mr. Paul Higgins of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services the excavated area.  The excavation was backfilled by Clean Harbors later in the day.

The spill site and surrounding area is supplied by public water.  Mr. Paul Higgins and I talked to the Solon Water Department and they said there were no wells nearby to this spill.   This site has been referred to Technical Services.

No further action by Response Services expected.



A-530-2014*8/14/14 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 to 2 quarts of lube oil had overflowed from an engine containment tank onto the rail bed at the west end of the Rumford rail yard. Pan Am workers were removing the oil impacted material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-577-2014*
SUMMARY
On 7/21/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist Brad Hahn and I met on site with Mr. Shawn Milligan of H. E. Sargent Company and with Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown Company, to investigate a report of weathered gasoline contamination found by soil borings which had been advanced on the west side of Route 26, across from the Welchville Big Apple gas station.  H. E. Sargent was concerned about handling and disposal of gasoline-contaminated soil and groundwater while installing a new municipal sewer line down Route 26.  The Welchville Big Apple was formerly known as Betsy's, and had documented gasoline discharges (see P-711-2004) that may remain under Route 26.

The area is rural commercial and residential use and located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, but served by municipal water supply.  Mr. Kevin Moore identified two other locations at this intersection that were former gas stations (located near test pit TP-4, and at the southeast corner of Routes 26 and 121).

INVESTIGATION
Mr. Milligan excavated four test pits in the planned sewer line area (see site maps) while Hahn, Moore and I observed.  In test pit TP-1, I noted sandy soil and groundwater (gw) at 8 feet below grade (bg).  A field bag headspace reading was 1.2-parts per million (ppm), using a Photoionization Device (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp.  TP-2 to 9' bg had a dark organic rich soil and bag headspace sample of 1.3-ppm.  TP-3 and TP-4 to 8' bg had no evidence of petroleum contamination.  No laboratory samples were analyzed.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  On site, Hahn and I agreed that we found no evidence of prohibited oil discharges in the areas investigated this day, and that no further MDEP actions were required at the time.  We advised H. E. Sargent to reuse all excavated soil on site as backfill for this sewer line project.

2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment, or to imply the area is remediated to original or pristine conditions.
B-450-2014*On Augusta 21, 2014, College of the Atlantic (COA), 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, reported an estimated one gallon #2 fuel oil spill from a day tank located in Kaelber Hall.  The day tank is supplied by an underground storage tank (UST) registration number 14568.  Either a high level switch or the transfer pump failed causing the overfill.  COA personnel used sorbent materials to contain and cleanup the spilled material.  No oil was released outside the containment area.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
B-262-2014*On 5/27/14, I received a call from Donna Thibodeau of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, indicating that they had overfilled the indoor aboveground storage tank at the entered location.  The incident resulted in oil spilling from the vent to a paved parking lot and being spilled from the tank to a concrete floor.  Fortunately there was water in the basement which prevented the oil from seeping into the floor.  Oil and oily water was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material which was disposed of properly.  The manager of the hotel was completely unconcerned with the indoor air quality and assured me he would take care of it.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-260-2014*On 5/27/14, I received a call from Mona Spear, of Emera Maine, indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location a few days earlier.  The reason for the late report was not provided.  This spill resulted from a blown hydraulic line on a bucket truck.  Roughly 2 gallons of oil were spilled to pavement which was cleaned up by Emera personnel.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-259-2014*On 5/24/14, I received a call from State Police Dispatch indicating Brewer Fire Department was looking for assistance handling an oil spill they had encountered during a structure fire.  The cause of the fire was unclear, but it appeared as though the boiler malfunctioned at some point causing about 5 gallons of oil to spread out over a brick floor in the basement. The basement was also flooded at the time, which prevented oil from saturating into the floor. I put down sorbents to recover free product. I checked back on the property a week later and recovered all the sorbents. Vapors in the home are not a problem.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-258-2014*Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) called to report a 2 quart spill from a containment tank overflow near the Main Street crossing in Old Town. The overflow was the result of a rain event. Pan Am personnel removed a bucket or so of contaminated railroad ballast from the location and disposed of it through Enpro Services.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-257-2014*On 5/23/14, I received a call from Washington County Communications Center indicating there was a fire in several boathouses adjacent to the Grand Lake Stream dam with a possible petroleum discharge resulting. When I arrived, the fires had been mostly extinguished and there was a slight petroleum sheen in the water. I boomed off the affected boathouses as a precaution, which controlled any sheen from spilling over the dam. Mr. Clark, the owner of the boat houses, told me he had a couple small cans of gasoline stored in the building plus whatever was in the boat itself. I suspect most of the petroleum was consumed in the fire. I left the booms in the water for a few days. When I returned to remove them, there was no trace of oil.  No other resources are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-242-2014*On 5/13/14, I received a call from Lisa Jordan indicating her indoor aboveground storage tank was leaking. Ms. Jordan was urged to call us by Penquis. I visited the site and found what appeared to be a very old leak with a small pan under it. Both the tank and the pan were empty, but there was some evidence a small spill had occurred a very long time ago. Indoor air quality was not compromised.  I called Penquis and asked them to replace the tank.  No resources are at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-238-2014*On 5/12/14, Gene Weldon of Lane Construction Corporation, called to report a one gallon gear oil spill from a cracked valve at their batch plant in Orono.  The bad valve was discovered when Lane personnel were restarting the plant.  The incident resulted in about a gallon of oil being spilled to concrete where Lane personnel used sorbent material to discover it.  All materials were disposed of properly by Lane.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-237-2014*On 5/12/14, Gene Weldon of Lane Construction Corporation called to report a 10 gallon spill from a blown hydraulic line on a truck at the entered location. The spill resulted in oil spilling to pavement.  Lane personnel used sorbent material to recover spilled oil and replaced the line.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk. No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-225-2014*On 3/5/14, Scott Wilkerson, of the University of Maine, called to report a leaking elevator shaft at the entered location. Mr. Wilkerson estimated the leak to be around 10 gallons. The University hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate contaminated sand from the bottom of the elevator shaft for disposal. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-744-2014*Kennebunk Fire Department reported an unknown amount of unleaded gasoline leaking from a vehicle fire on Alewive and Alfred Road in Kennebunk.  I responded to the scene and investigated the area. The gasoline leaked onto the side of the road which consisted of grass and a ditch. No wells were nearby and rain was in the forecast for that evening. At the time of the leak, it was sunny and the gasoline that was on the pavement had already evaporated before I arrived on scene.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-668-2014* On 10-17-2014 Fieldings Oil reported an oil spill at the home of Rick Gaudet in Sidney, Maine. This home is located at 910 Pond Rd. This oil tank was overfilled and some oil leaked onto the tank and onto the concrete floor under the tank. Fielding's Oil sent two technicians to clean up the spilled oil. I made a site visit while the techs were still there and we used rags, speedi dri and a ram fan for ventilation.
 Cleanup was completed that night and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-671-2014*On 10/20/14, Don Zavadil, from Colby College, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of gasoline and oil from a vehicle that caught fire in one of the student parking lots on campus.  The fire was extinguished and the spilled product cleaned up with speedi dri sorbent material.  Colby College will dispose of speedi dri.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-674-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fork truck blew a hydraulic hose. A total of three gallons was lost to the pavement in the Hammond Lumber Company parking lot area. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to absorb the product. It was then picked up with a broom and placed in the Pine Tree Waste Services trash dumpster.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-676-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an above ground storage tank (AST) had leaked an estimated 275 gallons of fuel to the ground. I responded to the site immediately. Once there, I was greeted by William Reinhardt who is the Vice President of George C. Hall and Sons (GCH). He gave me a walk around of the facility. The location is the GCH maintenance garage, and the tank was located behind the building. I was told at that time that the groundskeeper had unknowingly hit the copper supply line with a weed Wacker. The copper line was split and looked like it was cut by something. A large stain could be seen of dead grass on the mowed lawn area. The staining was along the building and headed away from the paved road. The tank was completely empty. At that time, I provided William with the paperwork to apply to the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund and I asked if they could provide equipment to do the earth work.

While on site I noticed that there was a roof drain system that emptied into a storm water runoff across the road. A very heavy sheen was found at the outfall of this system. I was able to follow the sheen back to a catch basin where the roof drain terminated. I asked GCH to install an air plug in the 4" line. At that time I also deployed 5" soft boom to slow and collect the sheen as much as possible. I then asked GCH to dig a hole next to the corner of the garage where the roof drain system started nearest to the AST leak. I wanted to disconnect the drainage system to minimize the oil intrusion into the storm water system.  While doing this, we unearthed a bare steel tank with unknown liquid inside it. At that time, we had removed 1 dump truck full of contaminated soil which was taken to Dragon Concrete for disposal. We also found out that the roof drain was made of asbestos, and because of that we did not touch or remove anything with that system. The excavation was left for the evening.


On 10/23/2014, I hired Bill Carver and Allstate Environmental Services to assist GCH in removing the bare steel storage tank. The removal notice and registration paperwork was done by Bill Carver. It was determined that the tank was 500 gallon capacity and probably last contained heating fuel oil of some sort. It was successfully removed, and the bottom of the tank was filled with holes. We also removed another truck load of soil for disposal. I concluded that the contamination that was removed and that still remained in the tank grave was not from the AST but was a result of the high water and bare steel tank that was found. We could visually see free product seeping out of the soil and into the drainage pipe. When I told William my findings he strongly disagreed with me, and became very aggravated. He remarked that he pondered calling Maine Department of Environmental Protection for a while when he found out the spill had occurred, and he said "I should have listened to my instincts". Due to his actions, I referred this case to the Oil Enforcement Division and the Division of Technical Services for cleanup actions. Please see the memorandum that is attached for their actions. I had the GCH operator fill the excavation with stone and install a recovery well. Allstate Environmental Services pumped the well out the following day with a vacuum truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-677-2014* On 10-20-2014, Ron French, of Ron's Oil Heat Service, reported the release of an unknown amount of fuel oil. This leak occurred at the home of Lee Campbell in the Town of Wiscasset. The home is located at 41 Washington Street. The unprotected copper oil feed line developed a leak. The line was replaced on friday 10-17.
 On Monday, 10-20, Ron was made aware of the situation and he then called the DEP. One of his employees failed to mention the leak from three days earlier. I made a site visit and recovered some product from a hole in the concrete basement floor. I spread speedi dri onto the stained concrete floor.  In addition, I set up a ram fan to clear the basement of oil odors.
 I returned a few days later to retrieve the fan and the oil odors were gone.

 The concludes DEP Response Services involvement and no further action is expected.
A-681-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a delivery truck driver overfilled a residential oil storage tank. The driver cleaned up the oil that blew out the vent pipe, but could not make contract with the homeowner. I responded to the site and I could not make contact with the homeowner. I left a business card and summary of what had happened, and I have not heard back from her. I assume that there is no issue with her tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-688-2014*On 10/25/14, Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported the discharge of 1 gallon of transformer oil.  The transformer suffered a mechanical failure and the oil leaked from a bushing.  It impacted the soil and brush around the pole.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers Construction Company to dig up the stained dirt.  The oily soil and brush was transported to the Waste Management Landfill in Norridgewock.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-689-2014*On 10/25/14, C. N. Brown Company reported a 20 gallon discharge from their diesel pumps at the West Gardiner Service Plaza.  The driver left without alerting anyone to the spill and there were no cameras at the pump station.  Given the location of the spill, it was determined that a driver was using the satellite pump to fill his second tank and the automatic shut-off most likely did not engage and the tank overfilled.  If the driver was on the other side of the truck he would not have seen the overfill immediately.

The diesel spread out across the concrete pad and then onto the pavement where it flowed down hill toward a catch basin.  C. N. Brown put speedi dri sorbent material down on the spill and checked the catch basin.  There was a small amount of diesel in it but no sign of any diesel at the outlet.  I arrived on scene and checked the outfall of the catch basin to confirm nothing had left the catch basin.  I advised cleaning out the catch basin and removing the saturated speedi dri.  C. N. Brown hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to do the work.  A representative from Maine Turnpike Authority was also on site to oversee the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-634-2014* On 10-1-2015, C N Brown reported the release of less than one gallon of fuel oil. The spill occurred at the home of Margeret King located at 15 Railroad Street in the town of Wilton. The oil tank located in the basement was overfilled. A small amount of oil spilled out of the vent and onto the concrete driveway.
 I spoke with Veronda at the local C N Brown office and cleanup was completed and no oil spilled inside the home.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-633-2014*It was reported that a locomotive engine lost 2 quarts of engine lube oil to the ballast. I was told that a crew was in route to clean up the visually impacted ballast rock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-272-2014*8/22/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Greg Foster, Harvest Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a spill of 10-20 gallon of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose on White Oak's contractor feller buncher equipment.  The spill occurred as the feller buncher machine was tracking into the harvest block of woods.  The largest amount spilled 175 feet from the road, on the main skid trail.  Contractor's crew used shovels, absorbent material and pails to soak up, contain and collect the spilled hydraulic oil.   According to Mr. Foster, the nearest surface water is over 950 feet away.  Spill report included an aerial photo of the spill site.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-489-2014*In December 2013 Ms. Fox had pipes burst in her home located 120 Cousins Rd Franklin Maine.  After the pipes burst the house was flooded by broken pipes for several days.  She was concerned perhaps that antifreeze in the pipes may have contaminated her home with vapors.  I tried to determine the type of antifreeze used from the owner.  From speaking with Ms. Fox there was the possibility it was Ethylene glycol instead of Propylene Glycol was used in the heating system.

I spoke with Alan Parsons the caretaker, Ray's Plumbing and Heating, and David Howard the engineer hired by Ms. Fox insurance company.  Mr. Howard had done some post burst inspection and sampling at the home and found no evidence of antifreeze in the system at all.  However, under either scenario (Ethylene Glycol or Propylene Glycol) I do not believe there is a role for the Response division.  This is based on the following:

1. The incident is over 10 months old.  No product can be recovered.
2.  The anti-freeze if present was diluted because of the flooding from the burst pipes.

I referred her to the state toxicologist for questions about residual vapors from antifreeze, and the possibility of mold.


P-837-2014*A mechanical failure of a Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) service truck caused the release of 5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by MTA.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-864-2014*C. N. Brown Company reported a diesel fuel spill at their facility in Oxford.  The spill occurred when the driver of a vehicle removed the nozzle prematurely while fueling his truck.  The error caused a 15 - 20 gallon spill onto the concrete pad and pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials by C. N. Brown Company personnel and the Oxford Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-331-2014*On 4/28/14, notification was made to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division of an estimated 30-gallon leak of hydraulic oil due to a blown hose on a fork lift truck.  The leak was reported across the yard and covered in sawdust sorbent which was picked up by a yard sweeper.  No leaked oil was reported to have reached drains or surface water.  The waste oily sawdust was recycled onsite (by burning in a furnace) by Hancock Lumber.

The facility is a large lumber mill, formerly known as P. H. Chadbourne Company, located in a rural commercial area.  No further MDEP, Response Services Division actions are expected at this time.

P-332-2014*On 4/28/14, FPL Energy reported that a Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) tank truck delivering fuel to this FPL facility had suffered a 0.5-gallon spill of #2 heating oil out of the hose following a fuel delivery.  The spill was reported to a concrete pad within the loading area for the outside aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  None of the spilled oil was reported to have reached storm drains, soil, or the adjacent Portland Harbor.  I did not find record that CHES had also reported the spill.

The location is a small commercial power plant located on a small peninsula on the northern part of Knightsville neighborhood and east of the Casco Bay Bridge.  Large bulk storage ASTs were abandoned by removal years before and replaced by smaller, newer, fuel tanks.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division are planned at this time.
P-342-2014*
On Tuesday, 4/29/14, in response to a concern by Mr. Bob Ross, a realtor and contractor caring for this home, I met him onsite to assess a potential discharge of oil from the home's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The location is dense suburban residential and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home was in poor condition and had evidence of squatters.

In the basement, I noted about 1' (0.3 meter) of water flooding the concrete basement floor, a little above the bottom of the 275-gallon AST.  There was no visible oil or oil sheen on the water and no oil odor in the home.  A Photoionization Device (PID) measured no volatile compounds (oil).  The copper fuel line and water lines were not damaged or stolen.

I advised Mr. Ross to insure that the oil AST was empty and valves closed.  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.
P-344-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 4/30/14, Dead River Company (DRC) reported a discharge of #2 heating oil, estimated at two to three gallons at the time, from the fuel line of the basement aboveground storage tank (AST) at this residence.  The leak was reported and found to be a slow fitting leak near the furnace, following service work on the fuel line by DRC the previous 4/16/14.

The primary contacts with DRC were Mr. Mark Anderson and William Bickford.  During the assessment and clean-up, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) also met onsite with the landlord, Ms. Pat Doyle.  I re-estimated the discharge as 2 to 5-gallons in volume, as when the oil seeps under the floor, the total volume lost is hard to estimate.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 4/30/14, I met Roger's Maintenance onsite.  The first floor tenant reported she had noted oil odor in the apartment back on 4/16/14 which MDEP engineer, Peter Eremita, later measured.  In the basement I noted an ambient odor of fuel oil, and Photoionization Device (PID) value of 0.2 to 5 parts per million (ppm), using an Ion Science PID with 10.6 eV lamp.  Next to the furnace was a dark oil stain on the concrete floor about 5' by 8' in area (see photos).  Concrete blocks under the furnace were oil-contaminated.  Through the oil-stained area were significant cracks in the floor and a hole through the concrete with exposed soil and PID reading of 20-ppm.

Next to the 275-gallon basement AST, I noted a dark oil stain that appeared old and weathered, gave off little odor and appears to be from past service work and filter and fitting leaks (see Photo-2).  DRC accepted responsibility for remediation.  MDEP, Response Services Division advised DRC that removal of the oil saturated concrete and the contaminated soil below was the most prudent approach for clean-up to state of Maine satisfaction.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a wood construction, duplex apartment building in a dense urban residential area near the intersection with Sabattus Street.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  When excavating nearby in the past, I have noted the area is underlain by silt/clay soils of the Presumpscot Formation.  The basement had a concrete floor with significant cracking and varies in thickness from one to several inches thick.  The heating system is a hot-air furnace.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/30/14, DRC repaired the leaking fitting and applied speedy dry type clay sorbent to the floor.

On 5/1/14, DRC removed the oil stained concrete blocks from under the furnace and washed the oiled floor, then put down an odor-masking powder (not recommended by MDEP).

On 5/12/14, working for DRC, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) broke up and removed 0.8-tons of oiled concrete, sand fill under the concrete, and clay/silt, down to about 14' below grade.  MDEP took soil screening samples and had EPI return to remove additional soil.  EPI returned with new clean fill and patched the floor with concrete.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time the discharge appears to have been remediated to State satisfaction though minor volumes of contaminated media may remain and is expected to naturally degrade with time.

2)  DRC assumed responsibility for clean-up, hired the contractors, and directly covered invoices.

3)  As of 5/12/14, further investigation and final closure of the remediation has been referred to MDEP Technical Services Division.  See the records of DRC and MDEP engineer Peter Eremita for further information.

4)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to indicate the discharge is remediated to original or pristine condition.

5)  No further MDEP, Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.

P-345-2014*
On 4/30/14, in response to notification by U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) of an estimated 5' x 40' long oil sheen in the water adjacent to Hobson's Wharf, I responded to assess the reported spill.

I walked both sides of the water between the two piers and confirmed some weathered emulsified oil near the west end.  The spill source was unidentified, I could not determine if the spill was from a vessel, vehicle on shore or a container on shore.  I also noted a light petroleum sheen in the water near the USCG facility (see map).  I determined that clean-up was not practical based on the condition of the spills.  The spills are expected to naturally degrade and be dissipated by the tide.

On the north side of Hobson's Wharf, I found several drums near the water with minor old spillage, staining, on the pavement around the base.  I found no evidence that this small spillage had reached the water.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.
P-347-2014*In the wee hours of the morning, a vehicle left the road and landed in the Little River.  I visited the site later in the morning.  The vehicle had been removed and I found no evidence of oil or other automotive fluids in the water or on shore.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-348-2014*Pan Am Railways called to report the spillage of an estimated 1 quart of lube oil.  What actually occurred was the loss of 100.25 or more gallons of various motor fluids to the 100 gallon engineered containment of the locomotive.  When the 100 gallon containment system is neglected it will overfill which is what happened in this case.  It is unknown how many gallons of oil were lost during transit before the overfill was discovered. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-590-2014*On 10/31/14, I received report of an estimated 150 gallon spill of heating oil from a corrosion hole in an oil tank at 15 Kenduskeag Avenue in Bangor.

Luckily the neighborhood is supplied by public water and there were no oil vapors in the home.  Unfortunately the soil under the tank was saturated with oil and needed to be excavated.

Once the shed around the tank was removed, and the tank was removed, then the contaminated soil was excavated.  Approximately 12 yards of contaminated soil was removed and properly disposed of.  The hole was backfilled and prepared for the homeowner to have a new tank installed.

The site will be revisited in the spring after the snow is gone to fix any landscaping issues caused by the equipment.
B-609-2014*At 1332 hours on 11/6/14, the Maine State Police requested assistance with a suspected meth lab at 141 Birch Street in Bangor.  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) collected numerous items from inside the house at 141 Birch Street on 11/6/14.  MDEA also searched a vehicle later that night.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted the MDEA with the chemicals and other items.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-363-2014*On November 27, 2014, a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) plow truck ruptured a hydraulic line releasing 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Hydraulic fluid was released over a distance of 20 miles on Route 1 from Houlton to Monticello. A small amount of hydraulic oil was found at a MDOT designated turn around area and was removed.  Oil soaked snow/slush was collected and the oily debris will be disposed of by the Division of Response Services.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-667-2014*At 1415 hours on 12/3/14, Dead River Company reported an empty tank at a residence at 51 Riverside Drive in Millinocket.  Dead River was supposed to fill the tank, but upon observing the pink snow they did not fill the tank.  Upon my visit, I did not observe an active leak, but signs that the tank had leaked recently.  There was approximately 4-5 inches of oil and sludge in the bottom of the horizontal tank.

I padded up oil from the concrete slab and dug a few test pits around the slab to see how much oil flowed off of the concrete slab.  I observed very little oil in the soils.  The field oil detection tests (shake tests) indicated non-detect approximately 6 inches below the surface, almost straight down from the concrete slab in two areas.  I talked to the owner, Mrs. Chapman, and she said they will be up in less than two weeks and will have the tank replaced by then.  This is a second residence for them.  I left a bunch of oil absorbent pads under the tank in case the tank starts to leak again prior to replacement.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-682-2014*R. H. Foster Company reported a #2 oil spill at the entered location.  A fuel supply line from the oil tank corroded causing the spill.  The spill impacted a dirt floor area 2 ft. x 3 ft.  R. H. Foster cleaned up the spill using sorbents and dug down until no trace of oil was observed.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection's attempt to contact the home owner failed.  No additional complaints were received as of 12/09/14.  Several buckets of oily waste were stored and picked up by a hazardous waste contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-239-2014*On 8/14/14, I received a call from Brent Mckeen, foreman with Huber Engineered Woods, LLC, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil from a log grapple unit in the log loading area of mill yard.  According to Brent, a tree branch got caught up in the fittings of the log grapple arm and caused a fitting to leak about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil.  Huber crew used wood fines to soak up and collect the spilled oil.  The oil debris was taken to the mill's boiler fuel area and worked into the boiler fuel loading process per license conditions.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Service staff at this time.
A-527-2014*On 8/13/2014 in South Thomaston, Town Selectman Cheryl Waterman reported a sunken boat at the town landing. The boat was reported to be owned by Randy Wall, and that the town had an ongoing problem with Mr. Wall and his boat that was now sunk near the town landing. Ms. Waterman did not notice any oil sheen coming from the sunken boat. A phone call was made to Marine Patrol Officer Brandon Bezio, Officer Bezio was familiar with Mr. Wall and agreed to check for pollution from the sunken boat. Officer Bezio reported no sheen from the boat and did not believe there were any oil or gas containers on the outboard powered boat. No further response action is expected.
B-459-2014*An SW Cole company pickup truck leaked automatic transmission fluid on Pea Ridge Road.  The driver stopped and placed pads under leak, and removed soil that was contaminated.  No further action by response services required.
B-448-2014*At 1245 hours on 8/20/14, Mr. Ed Cookson of PLC Construction, Inc., reported a 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a bad O-ring on a valve on a bucket truck.  They were working on a First Wind right of way near Structure 55.  A bag of dirt was removed and hauled back to their facility.  This material, with other material, will be disposed of by a contractor.  The valve was fixed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-616-2014*On 9/19/14, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported a 2 gallon spill of mineral/transformer oil at CMP's Madison substation.  The spill occurred while the contractor, Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., was pumping oil out a breaker.  There was a bad seal on the hose and the oil discharged to the gravel on the ground. Clean Harbors removed the contaminated gravel and would dispose of it at their facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-517-2014*On 9/23/14, I received a call from Jeff Henderson of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, indicating that a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from an accidental overfill. The overfill resulted in about one gallon of product being spilled.  Some fuel was spilled from the vent pipe onto bark mulch and some was discharged to the concrete floor under the tank inside the building.  Contaminated bark mulch was removed from outside and sorbents were used to clean up spilled product from under the tank.  The tank was inspected to be sure it was sound.  Vapors in the building were not a concern.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-385-2014*
On Monday, 5/12/14, while in the area, I performed a routine inspection for the planned abandonment-by-removal of this consumptive-use, commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  Simard & Sons was scheduled to abandon the facility with Summit Environmental listed as the a site assessor, even though as a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure was not required.

I met Zack of Insulsafe Textiles Company who showed me the former UST facility location and stated that the double-wall UST had already been removed.  I observed no evidence of remaining UST fill or vent pipes.  I found no report of discharges being reported during the facility abandonment.  An adjacent property is the location of a former AST bulk plant owned and operated by Webber Energy which suffered a significant oil discharge in the early 1990's.

The location is dense urban residential and commercial/industrial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  This spill report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-160-1997*  On 3/24/97, and after, I visited the piping removal and replacement at this gas station and convenience store. On 3/25/97 a worker confirmed minor spillage within the fill of the Fiber-Trench under a dispenser, but that it did not reach the environment.  The facility is located across from the Brunswick Naval Air Station and over a mapped aquifer, in a primarily commercial area.
   This facility was previously owned and operated by Mobil Oil Corp. who I understand had the Fiber-Trench installed in the late 1980's rather than the double-wall piping more commonly installed.  The fiber-Trench was all removed by Les Wilson & Sons Inc under CTI Rob Wilson, and new sumps, piping, and leak detection installed.  I noted problems with the old system in that many of the sumps over the tanks were not watertight as they were supposed to be.  there were cracks, and unpatched holes, and unbooted piping.  Several sumps were filled with surface water, others were dry as rainwater (and any spillage) was allowed to drain out of the sumps thru holes.  It is my understanding that this old containment system was miss-installed and not operating as intended.
   See attachements for further details.

SGB 4/97
B-160-1999*A leaking top gasket on a transformer allowed some dielectric oil to leak out of the transformer and onto the ground, staining a 4'x5' area.  See BHECo's report, attached.
A-499-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 19488
B-422-1999*No trace was found of the bird that tested, empirically, his own conductivity.  In fact, the only evidence of the experiment was a hole burned in the transformer case.  See BHECo's report, attached.
A-66-1996*see attached
P-496-2001*The initial assessment by Cyr was based partly on statements by Ledoux and conditions observed, however, the amount of spilled material was overestimated significantly.

Below slab conditions required very little remediation, and migration beneath the trailer was  extremely shallow.  The tank was leaking and required replacement after clean up the legs were failing (bowing and shifting).

A waiver for the cost of clean up actions is attached, as the estimate anticipated the use of a contractor and accessories.

Given the conditions found upon excavation no further actions are required at this time.
P-540-1998*On 11/10/98 I received a call from Bill Herzog of Downeast Energy stating that they had an oil spill at the Maine Air National Guard on Western Avenue.  The two, manifolded, 275 gallon AST's had been overfilled.  Fuel oil had sprayed out the vent and the pressure had blown off both of the tank gauges.  The area of spray from the vent pipe was speedi-dried and a 5 gallon bucket of soil was removed.  Inside the shed where the tanks were located, oil had sprayed out from the gauge holes, run down the tanks, across the cement floor, and down into a floor drain.  The floor drain went to a dry well just outside the shed.  The dry well had a poly drum inside of it as a oil/water seperator.  We pumped the drum and removed it and pumped the dry well down to its clay bottom.  The oil on the shed floor was cleaned up with speedy-dry and sorbent pads.  Some oil was pumped out of the tanks also.  Harland Harvey and Tim Norwood of Downeast did the clean-up and they were assisted by Tim Beaulieu of the Maine Air National Guard (756-7833).  A Clean Harbors vacuum truck was used as well.

On 11/12/98 I received a message from Bill Herzog of Downeast Energy stating that the tanks were still leaking.  He stated the they had been out to check on the tanks and noticed that they were leaking from the bottom.  They believe that they may have created a pin hole in a seam when they overpressurized the tanks.  The tanks were pumped off on 11/12/98 and they are going to be replaced.

On 11/13/98 I took a look at the site with Bill Herzog of Downeast and Tim Beaulieu of the MANG.  The tanks were pumped and the manifold had been disassembled.  Tim and Bill stated that there was no rush to replace the tanks as the building did not need heat right away.  They made plans to install two 275 gallon tanks with seperate fills and vents.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
November 16, 1998
B-540-1999*In the summer of 1999, Terry Varney moved into the house of Linwood Swett, deceased January 1999.  Cleaning out the basement and shed, discovered a quantity of explosives and chemicals abandoned there when Swett died.

Swett had been a blaster for MDOT, albeit an unlicensed one; Varney complained to his brother, Tim, a State Trooper.  Tim contacted the MSP Tactical Team, who, on the night of 9/1/99 appeared onsite to detonate the explosives .   I was contacted to handle the waste chemicals.

Some of the chemicals were labeled or could be categorized by their appearance.  The TacTeam was more than happy to detonate any unknown chemical I so desired.

Among the things I brought back to dispose of were carbon tetrachloride, nitric, sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, various liquid and solid chlorates or chlorites, ammonium nitrate, Esteron (a herbicide) and some unknowns including a mason jar full of a brown, garlic smelling slurry that may or may not have been a food stuff.

See the disposal bill from Clean Harbors.
B-473-1999*B-473- 99
Milo

Tuesday August 3, 1999				1209

I received a phone call from Mr. Shawn Langley (943-2533) of the Maine Department of Transportation.  Mr. Langley phoned in a hydraulic oil spill that occurred at the Milo DOT Lot on Route 16 when a hydraulic hose on a dump truck burst.  This caused the release of a reported 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground.

The spill area was sanded.  The soaked up oil and sand was then spread thinly on the DOT Yard.  This material will later be used with winter sand.
B-568-1996*10/14/96 @ 0839

The Stae Police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned to report that a Mr. George Farnsworth (745-3042 Cell Phone) of Irving Oil had reported a 100 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  According to Mr. Farnsworth about 100 gallons had leaked from a 264 gallon plastic cube shaped tote, when its quick lock coupling failed.  The hydraulic oil spilled on to the floor of the garage.  The floor drain was diked as was the spilled contents on the floor.  Clean Harbors had been called.


10/23/96 @ 0923

I phoned Pleasant River Lumber (564-8520).  The secretary put me through to John.  According to John, Irving Oil personnel did te actual clean up.  They generated 3 drums of debris which included speedi dri and sorbent pads and other sorbent materials.  The 3 drums of material were disposed of through Clean Harbors of Maine.
B-441-1999*The Dead River Oil Co. called to report that one of their technicians had found a small oil leak under an AST in the basement of the Emerson McLain residence at 8 Lincoln St. in Brewer. The technician estimated that the total release was about a quart and that it was all on the concrete floor and there was no drain involve. The technician would clean up the dripped oil with speedi-dri which would be disposed of through their normal business cycle and end up in Sawyers Landfill. I did not go to the site.
P-91-1998*On 2/28/98, I responded to a call from a concerned resident about a sheen on the Saco River.  The caller reported that he had been seeing the sheen for a couple days.  On site I found the source of the sheen at Horrigan Court pump station,in Biddeford. It appeared that sometime during the winter someone had spilled some heating oil which had run down to the river and collected in a small drainage area at the pump station, or possibly had been pumped out of the system.  The oil then froze into the ice.  The oil had been melting out of the ice for a couple of days.  Some oil had collected on the shore which I cleaned up with sorbents.  I could see another couple gallons still coming out of the ice in the river.  I consulted with the SOC.  It was decided there was no practical recovery method.  I reported the spill to the Coast Guard and to Biddeford City officials.

The next day I received a call from the Fire Department.  Apparently there were additional concerned citizens.  I again went to the site, and found the oil to be nearly gone.  I checked a nearby oil company for any signs of spillage and found no signs of a recent spill, and no oil leaching from the river banks in this area.  I did notice that the back banking of the oil company yard appeared to have some oil contamination, however not related to this spill.  The next day (Monday) I again checked the area, I also spoke with the oil company (Union Oil). I saw no further signs of oil, nor did the oil company recall any spills over the winter.  No further action.
A-606-2001*A tractor trailer operated by World Wide Dedicated Services of Atlanta, Georgia was transiting through Rockland, Maine on route 1 (Broadway) when he got a "low oil pressure" engine alarm.  He stopped the vehicle and found the engine lubricating oil had been pumped out of the engine through a broken fitting.  Rockland PD and FD responded.  The fire department used sorbent pads to cleanup as much product as possible along with catching the oil still running out of the truck.  Rockland public works applied sand to the road surface after the sorbent pads had been picked up.  The area is on city water and sewer.  No help was needed from DEP response.  There is no referral to Tech Services.
A-802-1999* Kevin Moore reported the release of about two gallons of kerosene at the Big Apple Store in Rumford. This business is located on Route 2. The store manager found the spilled kerosene next to the pump dispenser and they cleaned up the fuel with speedi-dri and sorbents. The store manager does not know who spilled the fuel. No other action will be required.
P-150-1999*On 3/1/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting a diesel fuel spill in Portland.  The spill occurred when an unknown truck leaked the fuel in a parking lot.  A small amount of the fuel entered a storm drain.  Portland Public Works Dept. was notified.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 2, 1999
A-53-1997*     DEP received a report that an AST in the cellar of this residence had lost fuel via a hole in the filter shell.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 2/21 and met the homeowner (Hays).  A thin layer of oil was evident on standing water in the cellar.  A sump was created in the floor through broken pavement and a shallow recovery well was established.  A maximum of two gallons of product was recovered over the next several weeks.  Soil contamination was minimal; I did not see a need for further remediation.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident, but advised application to the AST insurance fund should the Hays well one day show signs of petroleum contamination.
A-241-1997*     DEP received a report that 3000 gallons of #6 oil had been spilled at this facility ( see I.P. incident report, attached).  According to I.P. the spill was confined to a concrete tunnel and was cleaned up by contract personnel.
     No DEP staff visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
B-722-1998*The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported a small spill of motor oil and antifreeze as the result of a vehicle accident.  No response from the on-call OHMS was deemed practicable.
A-458-2000*Received a complaint from the state police about a truck parked near a pond that was possibly leaking gasoline.  I went to the site and found a black Nissan pickup Vermont registration #ATN214.  This registration is held by Ricky Sweetland of Vermont.  Observation showed that the truck had not been moved for a number of days.  Discussions with the state police dispatch indicated that they had first had complaints about the truck three weeks previous.  I mentioned that the truck was at risk in rolling into the pond.  Dispatch stated that they would have the car towed at owners' expense on my assessment of the situation.  No signs around the truck indicating an active gas leak. No sheens were observed on Pickham Pond.  No further work is necessary on this case.
A-532-2001* A site glass broke on an aboveground tank at Dragon Products cement plant on Bond Brook in Augusta Maine. The attached flexible vinyl tubing then fell and landed outside of the containment dike. This resulted in the release of about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete floor. When the manager arrived in the morning he found the oil all over the floor and out the door. Sand was used to contain the oil outside. EPI was hired to clean up the spilled oil. The oil was vacuumed off the floor and the contaminated sand and soil was then transported to Dragon Products cement kiln in Thomaston. No further action will be required.
I-144-2001*DOC overfilled the wrong customer's tank causing approximately 10 gallons of fuel oil to spill.  Clean up was conducted by Daigle crews, site will be monitored in the spring to see if the oil killed any vegetation.
A-586-1999*IP had a spill of hydraulic oil due to a gasket failure. It was padded up. See attached report
P-818-1996*On Dec. 24, 1996 I received a call from Bruce Wallingford of Davis Oil Service.  He called to report a leaking 275 gallon AST at a residence in Kittery Point.  He stated that he had patched the tank and would be going back on the morning of Dec. 26, to offload the tank and replace it.  I told him I would meet him on site that morning.

On site the remaining fuel was pumped from the leaking tank.  The tank was outside of the house in a small shed.  Once the tank was offloaded and moved approximately one yard of oil saturated pine needles, leaves and dirt was removed from the area under the tank.  It appeared that the rest of the spilled oil had slowly leaked out of the tank and soaked into the ground under the house.  The home was on a slab with no cellar or crawl space to provide access under the house, therefore no further clean up was practical.  The leaves and needles will be burned on site and the small amount of soil will be spread on site.  No further action.
A-606-1999*No site visit made.  No further action is anticipated.
I-133-1998*On 6-16-98, this office received notification that a spill of about 50 gallons of hydraulic oil had occurred at the Pinkham mill in Nashville. The hydraulic cylinders on a Tanquay slasher had leaked while it had been indefinitely stored. They excavated about 35 yards of soil and disposed of it at their Dolby facility.
B-284-1999*Butch Furrough of the G.R.Adams Co. called to report that a heating oil tank had been found while earthwork was being done at the Irving gas station on Cottage Street. He was requesting a waiver of the 30-day waiting period so that work could continue. He reported that there was about 50 gallons of fuel still in the tank. He would pump it out and they would be ready to remove the tank the following morning, 6/04/99.
   I arrived at the station the next morning. The tank had been removed and was sitting beside the open hole. The tank was of unusual size, being 36'' in diameter and about 117 " long. This was not listed in my MassTank charts but it should have a volume of 600 gallons. Half of the tank had been buried under a new addition behind the store and the other end had been exposed when they were digging a trench for burying power cables. The store manager said that he had been there for 11 years and the store had electric heat then. He seemed sincere when he said that he had no idea that there was a tank out back. There is no question it was a heating oil tank as the copper feed and return lines where still attached.
   In any case the hole, which had a little standing water in the bottom, was free of contamination. I could not see any holes in the heavily rusted tank. No remedial action was required.
P-247-1998*On June 5, 1998 I received a call from Mr. Bruce Healy.  Mr. Healy stated that the well water in one of his homes smelled strongly of oil.  I visited the site that afternoon and checked the water.  The water did have a very strong odor, therefore I sampled the well water and had it analyzed for both GRO and DRO.  Results came back negative on both.  I suggested to Mr. Healy to speak with a local water filter vendor and/or the well driller about local groundwater conditions and suggestions on filtering the water.  No further action at this time.
P-293-1997*On June 2, 1997 I responded to a citizen complaint of oil being deliberatly spilled from a vehicle.  The vehicle in question had had the engine removed there was a discontinuous stain under the vehicle approximately 5' x 8'.  The vehicle was parked on asphalt and it did not appear that any oil had run off the asphalt.  The complaintant had stated that the vehicle was left in front of this home by a person other than the homeowner.  He also stated he had not seen the homeowner in quite sometime.  I left a note at the house but was otherwise unable to contact the homeowner.  The town officials were notified.  No further action anticipated at this time.
P-536-1987*
Report by Portland fire Dept. of gasoline discharge.  Retail motor fuels UST facility.  See separate narrative of S. Eufemia and other attachments for further details.
B-93-1996*See the attached narrative
B-56-2001*B-056-2001
02/09/2001 07:26

     Jim Rice of Hamel Fuels called through the 1-800 number to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Clair Abbot at 153 Falvey Street.  It was stated that perhaps as much as 100 gallons leaked when the fitting to the outside tank was broken from ice falling off the roof.  Investigation of the area around the tank shown very little evidence of oil.  It appeared that the majority of the oil was lost beneath the house.  Since no fumes were a problem at the residence; and since the area is served by a public water supply no immediate action was taken.
     Later in the spring after the snow melt it was discovered that the oil had spread out through the yard and the neighbor's property.  There was a large area of dead, oil saturated grass that needed to be removed.  Fuel odors were also
noted to be a problem.
     Clean Harbors personnel carved out the affected area to a depth of about 6 inches.  It was observed that the oil was held close to the surface by native clay material.  Approximately 25 yards of contamination was removed and taken to Sawyer Environmental for disposal.  The excavation was later back filled, loamed and seeded.  No other action was taken.
P-579-1997*   This report is supplimentary to P-324-97 which describes the investigation of reported mystery UST's at this location.  On 10/10/97 I met Ron Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons onsite where he informed me that the old fuel oil UST (noted in site sketch) was removed yesterday though I had not been advised ahead of time as I requested.  Abatement Professionals was onsite at the time removing asbestos insulation off old product piping.  The UST was clearly an old #6 oil UST though has last been registered as #4 oil.   Wilson said no problems were found.
   I advised Wilson of Steve Reynold's statement about having the concrete pad area dug up to check on possible UST's (as discussed in P-324-97) though this was not done as of 11/97.
   At this time, no clearance can be given on the site as there is still the question of a tank or tanks still under concrete pad with reasonable evidence of old fill pipes.  Further Resp. actions possible.

S G Brezinski
A-174-2000* An anonymous caller reported the dumping of oil drums and tires at Jim's Salad. This business is located at the ex Crowe Rope facility in Unity on Route 202.
 I made a site visit that afternoon and found that tires were being placed neatly on top of one another to build a retaining wall. I spoke with the owner, Ralph Nason, about this and told him that he needed to check with the DEP Solid Waste Unit about this.
 Bill Butler, of the DEP, spoke with him on Monday, and everything seems fine on that issue. There was no spillage of oil or dumping of drums at this time and no further action will be required.
 However, there is a drum of disinfectant that contains an organic peroxide, which could fuel a fire causing serious damage. This drum is stored in the complex with no special containment or other safety features. This product is no longer used by Mr. Nason.
B-629-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-576-2001*     This office received notification at 0817 on 10/12/01 from the Maine Air National Guard, 101ST Air Refueling Wing (Bangor), reporting an oil spill on North 3/Whiskey 3 at BIA.  It was indicated that 20 gallons of JP-8 aviation fuel were spilled on the tarmac around 0705 on 10/5/01 when personnel accidentally overfilled a tank on a military aircraft.  All of the oil was contained and recovered with Super Soper and sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
I-67-1998*Ray LeBlanc faxed in the spill report, burst hose on feller buncher head. approx. 3 gal of hydraulic oil spilled. Cleaned up on the road surface.  Snow with oil on it was gathered into empty pails.  Oil on FB head was cleaned up with oil sorbent pads which were collected into oil rag drums.
P-681-2000*3 November 2000, responded to 26 October 2000 reported spill, at home owners request.  I stopped at the oil company's office and spoke to Mr. Bernard, who advised me of their clean up effort the day of the release.  A pressurized hose on the fuel oil delivery truck failed, spaying oil over the driveway and side of the house.  Upon arrival at the residence,  I observed an olfactory presence of fuel oil in the doorway.  I dug a test pit in the soil between the driveway and the doorway walk and observed that the oil had not migrated to the soils, but that the grass and perennials remained moderately impacted and the source of the continuing odor.  I observed where the spill ran over the driveway and penetrated into cracks where it could not be recovered with sorbent.  It appeared that the majority of migrated down grade and impacted the driveway and patch of grass, and that over-spray from the pressure line rained on the flower bed in the doorway . I determined that that additional clean up was warranted because of the spill location outside the front door.  It appears that some outstanding property damage issues do exist.

6 November 2000, the subject's insurance adjuster contacted DEP advising that they will remove remaining soils and replace damaged portions of the driveway.

No further response action, pending discovery of gross contamination during driveway replacement.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 6Nov00
A-192-2000* Lube oil overflowed a container and spilled onto the floor at IP. This occurred at the power plant located at IP. According to IP about three gallons of lube oil reached the wastewater treatment plant.
B-581-1997*On 10/7/97, 1640 hours Judith Morse reported that a paint contractor had pressure washed the exterior of their church and left paint chips on the ground.  She went on to say that considering the age of the church building the chips most likely contained lead.  The contractor was supposed to have deployed a drop cloth so that the chips would be easily recovered.  Apparently, he had not done this.  I suggested that the church have the contractor follow through by vacuuming up the chips.  What Judith really wanted was for us to tell the contractor that he shouldn't be leaving lead containing paint chips on the ground.  I contacted Mike Hudson.  Mike said that he would write to Mr. Foster (the paint contractor) and let him know what he should do with lead containing paint chips.  As we were speaking Mike did not seem to be aware of any established policy regarding lead based paint chips.  I had indicated to Judith (the complainant) that I would try my luck with a shop vac if it turned out that Foster did nothing about the paint chips.  It is now 12/22/97 and I haven't heard from Judith, who was adamant about having the situation dealt with, so I assume that Mike's letter did the trick.
B-20-1997*On January 11, 1997 at 2300 we received a call from the State Police reporting a gasoline spill from a single car accident on Route 43 in Exeter.  Officer Steven Stubbs reported that a Subaru driven by Ms. Jennifer Curtis drove off Route 43 and hit a snowmobile bridge.  About ten gallons of gasoline leaked on the road shoulder.  There are no waters or wells nearby.  Most of the gasoline evaporated after the accident.
B-298-1999*B-298-99
Plymouth

Tuesday June 8, 1999				 1004

Mr. Adam Doran (626-9536), of Central Maine Power Company phoned to report a storm related transformer failure and leak in Plymouth.  A 10 KVA McGraw transformer failed and released .5 gallon of mineral oil from a cracked bushing.  The oil spilled onto the soil and rocks beneath pole # 26, on the Upper Detroit  Road.

A Central Maine Power Company crew cleaned up the spill.  Two and one-half bags of contaminated soil, and rock were removed to CMP's temporary storage area and will be sent to Crossroads in Norridgewock.  The transformer was replaced.
P-214-1999*    On the afternoon of 3/29/99, I responded to the report of this outside AST discharge.  I arrived on-scene about 1520 hrs to find the NG Fire Dept. and homeowner (Mike Dobson & wife) spreading sorbent pads and boom.  The mobile home was set back from the road and was recently purchased by the Dobson's.  The area is rural residential.  The unused 275 gal. AST was set out from and in the front yard (see site sketch) and had reportedly contained oil and water.  The yard had recently been cleared.  Recent heavy rains allowed the AST to settle into the ground causing the filter to beak off and empty the contents onto the ground.
     Fortunately the ground was water saturated with large puddles of standing water so the oil did not readily soak into the soil.  Unfortunately it flowed out to the road and down the ditch and thru a neighbor's yard (see site sketch).  Most of the oil stayed on the Dobson property.
      On 3/29, 3/30 and 4/2/99 DEP and others picked up and layed oil saturated pads and boom.  DEP supplied and disposed of the sorbents though no reimbursement is recommended.  Later in April 1999, I returned and noted no soil contamination needing removal.  The Dobsons will burn any oily leaves with their planned Spring brush burning.
     The area is on drilled well-water though it is believed at this time that little oil reached groundwater, it floating on surface water instead.  Because of likely gw flow direction and the small amount of oil that left site and/or soaked into the soil, I do not believe that the wells will be threatened.
A-636-2000*Central Maine Power called to report vandalism of a transformer.  Someone with a firearm thought the transformer would look better with a hole in it.  The resulting hole leaked transformer oil to the ground.  Due to the power outage, CMP discovered the discharge, replaced the damaged unit, and remediated contaminated soils.  CMP reported they would forward their internal report on the spill to DEP for our files.  No further work is anticipated by DEP.
A-502-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-175-1999*The discharge, of engine oil, gasoline and anti-freeze, was the result of a car accident that ended up on the Mancini's front lawn.  The Gray Fire Dept. had placed down sorbent pads to collect the different fluids which I later removed and disposed of, in addition to, some contaminated snow and ice.

No further action required.
P-456-1998*On October 3, 1998 I received a call from the Lewiston Fire Dept. about an oil spill in the basement of a residence at 143 Montello St.  I responded.  When I arrived on site Lewiston Fire Dept. was on scene,  as well as representives of the Lewiston\Auburn Wastewater treatment Plant, an oil burner technician and the new owners of the home.  Apparently there had been an ongoing leak from the underground copper fuel line to the furnace.  The line had been changed and the leak stopped prior to the new homeowners buying the home.  A minimum of 70 gallons of oil had spilled under the floor and was now seeping up through cracks in the floor and filling up the basements sump.  The new owners were alerted to the problem by the odor coming from the basement.  I cleaned the oil out of the sump, and covered up the cracked areas with speedy dry to try and lessen the odors in the house.  Following that first evening, I contacted the previous owners and had them apply to the Insurance Fund.  I kept cleaning oil out of the sump, and made arrangements with Peter Eremita (DEP - Tech. Services) to do air sampling and the vent the sump to the outside of the home.  I then hired a consultant to investigate the severity of the oil spill under the floor.  Ultimatley the floor was removed, there was gallons of free oil found trapped in a cobble lined perimeter train.  This was all vactored out as well as all other impacted soil found under the floor, the floor was then replaced.  No further action is anticipated following one final air sampling round.
P-539-2001*
  In the evening of Mon. 7/9/01, I responded to a report of a discharge from a construction company vehicle in this rural, residential area of South Freeport.  I met onsite with Freeport Fire Dept. (FFD), a rep. of H. C. Crooker, and Mr. Bob Provencher (a homeowner adjacent to the spill site).  A Crooker tank-truck of water had parked at the side of Arnold Rd., and with the truck at a slight lean, fuel drained from the recently filled left saddle tank down to the right full saddle tank and overflowed out the cap.  The truck was a water-tank truck used for paving work on Arnold Rd.   Oil stains were noted on both sides of Arnold Rd.  We had the truck moved to a secure location, covered the spill locations with poly sheet, and made plans for Crooker to return the next day to excavate oily soil for offsite disposal.  The Provencher's drilled well was aprox. 100' away from the spill site.  [See the site sketch for further information.]
   At 0800 on Tues. 7/10/01, I met a Crooker crew under John Bishop and Safety Director Bill Frattini, and Mr. Provencher.  Approx. 6 yards of soil was excavated by Crooker from the N side of the road and two yds from the S side.  I monitored the soil with a MSA Passport PID (10.6 ev lamp) for a stringent clean-up goal and achieved less than 10 ppm ambient & 70 ppm bag-headspace values at the excavation bottoms.  Soils on the roadside were fine and medium sands.  No groundwater, bedrock or free product were encountered in the max. three foot depth.  Based on previous experience and observations it appears that approximately 10 gallons were lost, and the diesel contam. remained shallow and we removed the bulk of it before it reached groundwater.  Mr. Provencher stated that bedrock was shallow in this area.
   At this time I believe the site is clean to state satisfaction and no further DEP Response Div. action is expected at this time.  See any attachments for further details.  At their request, a copy of this report will be sent to Freeport Fire Dept., Mr. Provencher, and to H. C. Crooker Inc.  The Provencher's well has been put on the state QM program at the expense of H C Crooker Co., see the attached letter for details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
I-143-1999*On 9-17-99 Ray LaBlanc of Fraser Paper called this office to report there had been a pulp truck rollover in T10 R06 that day. It was raining heavily and the truck had gone over a soft shoulder in the road at mile # 6 on the Craigville Road. I responded and found the truck on its side. There had been some fuel leak from the saddle tank through the vent cap. The leak had been stopped and a berm placed between the truck and nearby ditch to contain any possible release. The crossover valve between tanks was closed and the truck righted without incident.
P-451-2001*Mr. Allison reported the AST at 51 Heath Lane (Moore is tenant) had leaked in the shed. Upon my arrival we inspected the leak and it appeared recent and limited in size, based on observations of the stained floor boards.

Mr. Allison was informed of his obligation to clean up the spill and decided to undertake the shed/wood removal on his own.  I agreed to inspect the soils beneath the shed once it was opened and we could proceed from there.

The floor boards were removed and on August 22, 2001 I returned and inspected the area.  The floor boards were packaged in two poly bags. The soil did not look stained nor did it have an oil odor.  Mr. Moore was present during my inspection.  I explained to him it was ok to begin rebuilding the shed, as he was anxious to have the oil company replace the tank.  Mr. Allison was notified by phone and there appears to be no further action required at this time.
P-281-1988*
See narrative of Edgar Antz for further details.
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P-713-2000*This spill report is written in conjunction with P-684-00.  H L Smith is the common link between soil excavated at 343 Rte 1  York (Dick Bournival Dodge inc) and the disposition of some of that soil.  It appears some soil went to ARC as prescribed in letter from DEP representative, Steve Brezinski (more than authorized amount - please refer to P-684-2000), however, tainted soils arrived at 142 Dow Hwy also.  Soils used to construct an earthen berm caused the neighbors to complain about petroleum odors.  The exact origin of these soils is not immediately known.  If they are all from DBD property or other sites included.

Accurate delineation of soil origins will greatly clarify the DEP position on further soil testing and characterizations.

A-553-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that 25 gallons of lube oil had spilled to the process sewer at this facility (see IP report, attached).  IP continues to maintain that this sewer has the ability to treat any oil reaching it; I have heard no confirmation that anyone at DEP accepts this argument.
I-19-2000*On 3-6-00, Eugene Thibodeau called to report an odor of gasoline in his basement. I met with him that day and found the odor to be of sewage, not gasoline. Water was coming into the basement with the spring high water and carrying the odor with it. I suggested he contact the sewer dept. and have them check the local lines.
P-842-2001*On October 19, 2001 Mrs. Christina Carpenter notified DEP she had an AST leak in her basement.

About four (4) years ago the house was converted to natural gas and the AST has been in the basement unused with 3/8-1/2 a tank of oil.   The Carpenters have lived here for approximately three years.  The tank started to leak and the Carpenters collected the oil in pans and buckets after they noticed the leak.  A small area of concrete beneath the tank was stained. Two to three gallons of oil  was captured, an estimated one to two gallons were lost to the floor.

The Carpenters have two small children ages 3 yrs. and 3 months.  The odor on the first floor was moderate which prompted the calls.  Cyr from the DEP, with help from S. Brezinski, installed a negative air system to relieve the vapors on the first floor and in the basement until the source could be removed.

 A contractor (Guerin Assoc.) was hired and work quickly commenced.  The tank was pumped and approx. 55 gallons reclaimed from the tank itself with an additional few gallons in containers.  The tank and piping were cut, cleaned and removed.  The stained concrete was removed and transported for disposal.

Mr. Carpenter arrived towards the end of the remediation and was satisfied with the removal action.  Further cleaning and floor patching would be completed by Mr. Carpenter.  He stated he could easily wash the floor area and patch the hole and woodwork.

The odor was insignificant at the end of the remediation, but Mr. Carpenter was instructed to call if any other odors or concerns arose during the next week or so, he agreed.  No additional DEP work is planned based on the work completed 10/19, unless an additional request is received.

P-57-1999*    Mr. Hayward notified the DEP on the morning of Monday, 1/25/99, that he had suffered a fuel leak from his outside 275 gal. K1 AST.  He explained that while snow-blowing he accidentally hit the copper line the previous evening and did not realize it until the next morning.  He quickly had the nearby C. S. Esty. Excavators, Inc. respond to pick up the oily, red snow and lay down speedy dry.   Arriving onsite at 0920 hrs I arranged for Esty to return the next morning with an excavator and dump trucks, while Giroux Oil emptied the remaining fuel and moved the AST.  The oily snow was placed on and under poly and pads to eventually melt.  Hayward requested DEP to manage the clean-up.
    From experience I knew that the oil typically travels down into the ground via the interface between the frozen ground and the concrete house foundation.  On 1/26 we excavated oily soil to below the footer at 6' bg under DEP supervision.  The local lithology seen was layers of bony sand, med. sand, and course gravel.  No gw was noted to 6.5' bg.  This rural residential area was a sand pit before development.
    Though a good part of the strongest contamination was removed, it is probable that some was not able to be reached.  The drilled well about 80' away in the front is threatened and will be put on DEP QM and referred to Tech Services.  On 1/26 I noted no oil vapors in the basement nor oil or water in the basement sump.  A soil sample from the excavation bottom was lab analyzed at 1700 ppm indicating remaining contamination.
     Further DEP actions, such as water treatment-in-place, are possible.  This report will be forwarded to DEP CG, Brad Hahn.  Hayward will apply to the state AST fund for coverage of allowable clean-up expenses.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-586-2001*On 10/15/01, 1008 hours Chris Swain (MDEP Augusta) reported that he had a well water analysis from Harmony Country Store Inc that showed 1500 ppb GRO with no MTBE. He had ordered filters from Norlens and he wanted a spill number.  I issued the number and referred the case to technical service.  Chris has assumed management of the case and Cheryl Fontaine will be doing the geological work. I expect that BRO's involvement is no longer needed.

Deby LaBree (683-2514) is the current owner/manager of the facility, which is located at 34 Main Street, Harmony.  The facility formerly went under the name Harmony AG.  In 1989 (B-579-89) three USTs were removed from the site.  Two were thousand gallon tanks that contained gasoline (regular and NL) and the third was 550 kerosene.  There were no leaks in the tanks but there was contamination that most likely came from a series of surface spills.  Thirty six cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed.  Bob Randall, who attended that removal, indicated that the bed rock aquifer was probably protected by the layer of clay that was below the tank excavation.  There are three other stores in the vicinity.  The closest is about .1 mile west on Rte 150. This is across the road from Morrisons' Garage.  Erica and Chris Parker live nearby in a building that used to be a garage.  There is another nearby dwelling that has just become occupied, but Deby did not have more information.

From Bangor go to Newport, Palmyra on Route 2, Route 151 off Route 2.  Instead of following 151 left go straight on the Palmyra Road to St Albans.  At St Albans follow Route 152 north to Route 154 in West Ripley.  Follow Route 154 west (a left turn) to Harmony. Harmony Country Store is at the intersection of Route 154 and 150.
B-159-2001*B-159-2001
03/31/2001 09:48


     Sinclair Fuels of Newport called to report a small above ground tank leak at the residence of Beverly Carsley in the Pleasant Acres Trailer Park.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons of fuel leaked when the nipple to the tank cracked from settling.  Since no odors were
found within the trailer no further action was taken.  It may also be noted that the park is served by a public water supply.
P-268-1997*Fuel line on Blouin Co. truck snapped while doing work at National Semiconductor.  Clean Harbors cleaned up. No further action at this time.
P-525-1998*This site is one of the MTBE study sites.  A confirmatory sample was taken and the results were 1.8 ppm MTBE.  No source was found for the low level of MTBE in the well.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-53-1997*On January 30, 1997 at 0830 we received a call from Gloria Tompkins of Carl's Heating Services in Old Town reporting a kerosene spill from a leaking tank at a vacant trailer on Route 2 in Olamon.  Atlantic Bank of South Portland foreclosed on the property and was in the process of selling it to Mr. John Reinzo of Milford.

Carl's Heating received a call that the trailer had no heat and delivered two hundred gallons of kerosene late afternoon on January 30.  After delivering the oil the driver noticed product leaking from a hole directly beneath the fillpipe.  He called his office and got a magnetic patch which he installed.

I arrived on site and found some stained snow and after digging into the snow found that the kero had flowed away from the trailer and towards the river.  The drilled well is located in front of the trailer and near the road which is on the opposite side of the leak.

I later talked to Carl Tompkins of Carl's Heating and advised him to excavate any comtaminated snow into containers in a heated area and skim off any oil.

Mrs. Tompkins delivered 200 gallons and later pumped off 125 gallons into a new tank.  I believe the hole occurred when Carl's Fuel delivered the kerosene to the empty tank and the force of the fuel punched through the corroded tank.  Consequently about seventy-five gallons leaked before a patch was installed.

I later talked to Mr. Joseph Sullivan of Atlantic Bank of South Portland and informed him of the leak and subsequent clean up.  I told him that I didn't think the well was in any danger.
I-95-1999*On 6-18-99, Dave Corriveau of State Farm Insurance called to report that one of his clients, Earl Melendy had an oil spill earlier in the winter and had just discovered it. I investigated and found there to be a substantial amount of oil beneath the structure. It was a camp on Squa Pan Lake. Delmont Wood and Sons were hired to remove the contamination and soil. Case closed.
A-702-1998* Dead River called this office on 12-16-98 to report an oil spill at the residence of Donald and Ieleen Higgins. This home is located on Route 27 in Boothbay, behind a small commercial building known as "Music Maniac."
 The copper line developed a leak at the point where it entered the concrete floor. Before my arrival the service person from Dead River had cut a hole through the plywood floor. There was no oil in this location. All of the oil, less than a gallon, was at the leak location. The two AST's are located in a separate room adjacent to a bedroom.
 The service people replaced the line and ran it through a plastic conduit.
 The small amount of oil contaminated debris was brought to the local transfer station. No further action will be required.
I-33-2000*On 4-12-00, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil Company called to report there had been a spill in the basement of an apartment house owned by Roger Soucy on Epworth Street in PI. The fuel supply line at the filter had been leaking for a period of time. An odor was also evident. A crew from Daigle was sent to clean it up with sorbents and speedy dry. I supplied them with a ventillation fan to alleviate indoor odors.
B-270-1997*On 6/1/97, 1042 hours Jeff Hallett, who resides at 73 Stillwater Avenuein Orono, reported a fuel odor in the vicinity of a stream that runs on one side of the mobile home park.  I tried to contact Jeff several times.  A couple of the attempts were thwarted by busy signals and the rest received no answer.  When I investigated I noticed that there was a lot of organic sheen on the stream and there were a couple of decaying out buildings that gave off an odor that could have been interpreted as oil.  None of the ASTs were leaking (yet).  My conclusion was that there had not been a spill, at least not current enough to manifest itself.
P-693-2001*Please see attached CMP report.
B-666-1996*On December 3, 1996 at 1715 we received a call from Mr. Louis DeRose of Lincoln Pulp & Paper reporting a diesel spill at their mill.  A crane working in the woodyard broke a fuel line and lost eighty gallons of diesel fuel.  The product absorbed by the woodchips and sawdust which covered the woodyard.  Workers excavated the contaminated woodchips which were burned in the mill's biomass burner.  No wells or open waters are nearby.
A-189-1999*     DEP received a report that 30 gallons of waste oil was forced out of a storage tank at this facility when it was being steam-cleaned (see I.P. incident report).  According to I.P. staff a small amount was lost to the plant sewer; most was collected using sorbents.
A-119-2000* An anonymous caller reported an oil stain which was on the shoulder of the Knapp Rd. The caller claims that a tractor trailer truck parks there on weekends. The road is at such a slope that diesel drips out of the fill cap. I investigated and found a stain about the size of two pie plates. I scooped up the stained soil and returned to the office. No further action is required.
A-30-2000*Durkee's Fuel felt they delivered more oil than was expected for a second time. They had no way to contact the owner but were able to enter the basement. They saw oil all over the basement floor, and contacted the Fire Department who placed some pads and contacted us. Oil had run across the floor and some had surfaced outside. Fleet Environmental excavated soil from the basement. In some areas bedrock was reached and in some areas a little contamination remains under the wall or other structures. Fleet also excavated soil in the yard. The stained area was not visible because of snow. Contamination was confined to the top couple of inches only. No further excavation is expected.

Louise Macenzi (734-6657) rented the nearest home at the time of the spill. No contamination was found in the first sample. The estate contact is Janet Anderson, PO Box 272, Islesboro, ME 04848, 734-9736.

On 5/24/00, Mary James and Alex Pugh sampled the Robb residence, the next door neighbor, and the Library. All test results were below detectable limits.

The site has been referred to Tech Services. No further action required by Response Services.
A-414-1999*Received a call from Adam Duran concerning a small release of oil from a transformer. He reported that about 1-pint of mineral oil leaked from a broken secondary bushing. The transformer was untagged. CMP personnel cleaned up the spill. Analysis of a sample from the transformer showed that the mineral oil contained 8.1ppm of PCB. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this site.
B-503-1999*G-P called to report that they had lost 45 gallons of hydraulic oil when a gasket in a hydraulic ram failed. They estimated that about 25 gallons went to the process sewer and about 20 gallons was collected off the floor with sorbent pads.
I-239-1998*ON 11/06/98, 70 GALS OF OIL WAS SPILLED.  IT WAS CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY WITH SAWDUST AND BARK AND TAKEN TO MASARDIS BOILER PLANT TO BE BURNED.
A-775-1999*     DEP received a report that 200 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to a secondary containment system and completely recovered (see Mead incident report).
B-410-1996*Robert Higgins of Charleston Agway on Route 11A called to request a waiver to remove two gasoline tanks at his facility.  Mr. Higgins stated he was in violation and was in contact with Beth DeHaas of the Enforcement Staff.  The waiver was granted and the removal attended.

Both a 1000 and 5000 gallon gasoline tank were removed from an embankment of sandy fill material by means of a front end loader.  Frank Johnson of Acadia Environmental was on site for the removal and found no evidence of leakage.  Both tanks were in fair condition.  The area is considered sensitive due to a nearby public water supply.  No further action is expected at this site.
P-563-2000*   On 9/13/00, I visited this site and met with Mr. Don Lucas regarding the planned removal of two active UST's at the site.  The business sells and repairs Catapillar brand heavy construction equipment.  It is located in a commercial area of Pleasant hill Rd. near the intersection with Rt. 1.  The area is understood to be on municipal water and sewer.  I have noted no public water wells within 3000' of the facility.
   DEP's Ted Scharf has been working with Southworth Milton Co. (SMC) regarding the removal.  The tanks contained diesel and waste oil, were of dbl-wall FRP construction, though with  CP steel product piping.
   DEP was not able to attend the 9/28 and 9/29 abandonment days, though I did speak to Dan Lewis, of Sun Env. Co., onsite on 11/22 and confirmed the removals.  Mr. Lewis was preparing for the installation of new AST's.  Mr. Lewis also confirmed a waste-oil discharge discovered during the removal.  S W Cole Eng. performed the required CMR 691 UST Abandonment Assessment and noted a "loose joint connection" near the top of the waste oil UST.  After passing lab analysis, Commercial Recycling reports accepting 21.23 tons of non-virgin oily soil for recycling.  DEP did not attend the clean-up and I understand supplied no written clean-up guidelines.  No problem with the diesel UST was reported.
    No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are planned st this time.  See the attached notes, DEP UST Reg. file #3638, andS W Cole's assessment for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-66-1999*On 5-20-99, the Chief of the Houlton fire dept. called to report that while in the process of filming the inside of the storm drains for reconstruction, a pipe was found to be carrying an oily substance. I investigated that day and found evidence of old weathered oil in the storm drains below where the pipe was encountered. It was later determined through measurements, the pipe was coming in from behind the Irving Mainway on Military Street. It was later determined the pipe was connected to the storm drain system to accommodate the condensate drains in the coolers in the store when it was converted to a convenience store in the 1960's. There had been a department supervised cleanup at the Mainway in 1989 to remediate contamination from an old grease pit. Work had been completed in 1990. The old oil was entering the storm drain from around the pipe and apparently only during significant rain events. Several weeks later the pipe was removed from the storm drain to eliminate any more old oil from getting there. A small amount of soil was removed and stored for later disposal.
B-345-2000*Bangor Hydro reported that a transformer had leaked about two quarts of non-PCB oil onto the shoulder of Davis Road. This was shoveled up and disposed of at Sawyer's landfill.
B-620-2000*     On November 22, 2000 at 0915 we received a call from Eric Horschak of Gouldsboro reporting a used oil spill at the South Gouldsboro public launch on the Shore Road.  He first noticed the spill on November 16.  Mr. Horschak said that a gallon or so of motor oil leaked when a bucket was apparently run over by a vehicle.  The oil spilled onto a grassy area adjacent to the road.
     I visited the site that day and found the situation pretty much as Mr. Horschak described.  The oil had spread onto a dirt road and the adjoining grassy area.  The spill was at least a week old.  There are no wells threatened and the area is open to the sun and wind making it a good spot for the 2'x3' stained area to naturally biodegrade.  Any groundwater drains to the ocean which is downslope about sixty yards away.
P-10-1997*Somehow, oil was forced out of the vent on a Breggy Oil delivery truck during a delivery.  I was informed that it was the result of a faulty valve.  The oil had ran down the street, onto a lawn, and into a drainage ditch by the time I had arrived.  Seacoast Ocean Services was in the process of collecting the oil with a vacuum truck and sorbents.  It was determined that soil removal, of the lawn, was unnecessary, and that all free phase oil was to be collected, in addtion to the saturated soil next to the road.  Breggy Oil was informed that they were responsible for compensating the home owners of 197 Payne Road, Scar., for damages to their lawn.

I check on the area the following day and only observed minor amounts of oil on the lawn (the ground was frozen).  Seacoast had left a section of sorbent boom in the drainage ditch that would suffice for collection of residual oil in the area.

On June 4, 1997, I received a call from Maine Turf & Greenery requisting a virgin letter for contaminated soil they planned on removing, a result of an agreement between the insurance company for Breggy oil and the owners of the property at 197 Payne Road, Scarborugh, ME.  An additional 58.69 tons of soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.

No further action required.
P-620-1996*I was notified the morning of 10/31 of a small hydraulic spill at H. E Sargents construction yard.  A Blue Rock dump truck had blown a hydraulic line leaking 4 to 5 gallons of oil to the ground.  The majority of the oil spilled onto leaves.  Sargent employees raked up the leaves and cleaned up remaining oil with sorbent pads.  No further action.
P-238-1996*ATTACHED
A-272-1999*     DEP received a report that approx. 10 gallons of mineral oil was spilled when a voltage regulator tipped over.  This oil later tested at 2000 PPM PCBs.  Saturated soil was excavated for appropriate disposal.  Scott Cyr (DEP, PCB issues) was notified.
P-598-2000*Windham Fire Dept. called to report a 3 - 4 gallon spill of gasoline at the Mobil Mart on 302.  Someone filling their car had overfilled the tank causing the spill.  The spilled gasoline did not leave the paved area.  The fire dept. cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action.
P-329-1998*On July 21, 1998 Mike Pedersen of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard called to report a spill that had occurred on the previous day.  The fuel line on a piledriver came loose spilling less that 1 gallon of diesel fuel into the Piscataqua River.  PNSY personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action at this time.
B-788-1998*B-788-98
Levant

Monday December 7, 1998			0800

I arrived in Levant as previously arranged to do a tank waiver while Robert Bemis Construction removed a double walled cathodically protected steel tank at the former Levant Consolidated School.  The tank was installed in 1989 (registration # 3246).  Mr. Bemis purchased the property for what is the proposed Bemis Business Plaza.

The renovated former school will house Levant's new post office and other businesses.

Excavation on the tank went smoothly though it was buried about 4 feet from gradient.  No contamination was found or noted even around the fill pipe.  This tank had been out of service since 1996 when a new school replaced the consolidate school.  No in ground tank replacement is planned.
B-648-2000*      On December 5, 2000 at 1420 we received a call from James Moody of Jim's Burner Service reporting a spill from a basement tank at the home of Yvonne Bishop at 19 Nickerson Rd. in Searsport.  Ms. Bishop's father-in-law was throwing wood into the basement when one of the pieces scored a direct hit on the tank filter and snapped the feedline off at its union to the filter.  Initial reports were that between 80 and 100 gallons leaked onto the cement floor.  The drain was nearby but since it was covered with wood, no one knew if any fuel had entered it.
      I arrived on site and met Mr. Moody who said only about twenty gallons was in the tank.  Mr. Moody had already repaired the feedline and filter and recovered some of the product with sorbents.  We finished throwing the wood back outside and found that some oil had entered the drain.  Luckily the drain exited downslope and on the opposite side of the house from the drilled well.  We installed some pads below the pipe outfall.  We recovered the rest of the oil on the basement floor by sweeping up the contaminated wood debris and using sorbent pads and Speedi-Dri.
P-431-2000*Saco Public works reported many jugs of oil abandoned on the side of spring Hill Road.  I went to the site and recovered appr. 15 gallons of waste oil left on the road in milk jugs and other small containers with no markings.  No spilled oil was evident.  The oil will be disposed of as hazardous waste.  No further action.
P-106-1998*On March 9, 1998 the DEP was contacted about a gasoline odor and sheen in a brook in Westbrook.  Steve Flannery and I responded.  A resident at 105 Duck Pond Road had seen a sheen and smelled a gas odor in a stream running behind their home.  On site Steve and I both noted an odor,that smelled like kerosene, at the stream.  There was also a very small sheen coming off of some of the banking.  We followed the odor upstream to a property at 115 Duck Pond Road where it seemed to end.  This property had a 275 gallon kerosene in the yard with a bucket under the filter.  The tank was not leaking, but we assumed the tank had had some sort of problem and some oil had gotten away.  We removed some leaves from the bank of the stream where the oil appeared to have entered the water.  The quantity appeared to be very minor and dissipating quickly (it was raining heavily).  I spoke with the Dan Dubois, the homeowner at 115 Duck Pond, the following day.  Dan told me that the filter on the tank did clog up he had changed it the gasket and it was fine now.  He was not aware of any oil spilling however it was possible.  No further action anticipated.
P-189-1999*On 3/18/99 Dead River reported an overfill of an outside tank due to going to the wrong residence. Site visit indicated pads put down by Dead River with a Landscaper to come in and remove surface area impacted with oil. At this time I see no further action required.
A-67-1996* Dan Parks of Irving Oil Corp. called this office to report a small oil spill that occurred at a customers residence. While filling the AST, which is located in the basement, the gauge glass broke spilling about 1/2 to one gallon of #2 fuel oil onto the concrete floor. The leak was contained in the basement and cleanup was done right away by Irving. No site visit was made.
A-376-2000*Maine Yankee staff discovered a 10' x 10' stained area in a parking lot on 4/27/00. Contaminated soil was removed on 5/31/00 to a clay horizon at a depth of 2-3 feet. Composite samples were taken. The area was non-detect for PCBs and SVOCs. DEP was notified on 6/14/00.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-75-2000*Received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a small spill of transformer oil.  She called to report that a regulator at the Dallas Plantation substation had leaked less then 1 gallon.  She originally reported that the regulator was of vintage 1973 and therefore might possibly have a high PCB content.  CMP subsequently reported that the regulator had been tested in 1996 and was non-detect for PCBs.  No further work is needed on this site and no site visit was made.  Additional information can be found in the attached written report from CMP.
B-156-1997*4/10/97 1024

Fred Leigh, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a dielectric oil spill at the Days Inn on the Odlin Road.  It was stated that the buildings underground electric line was pushed up by frost loosening a bushing on the transformer spilling what was estimated to be about 10 gallons onto the pad and the ground.  Mr. Leigh noted that he was working with the hotel on a better set up to prevent the incident from occurring in the future.  The oil was considered "non hazardous" for PCB concentrations at less than 2 ppm.  Even though Bangor Hydro remediated the problem, Days Inn was believed to be responsible for the spill. No report was sent to this office.
P-307-2001*On 4/17/01 I received a call from Alice Vivas reporting a drum had been left on her property in Westbrook.  The owner of the drum could not be identified.  I hired Guerin Associates to respond to the site and remove the drum.  The contents were determined to be heating oil and water.  No futher action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 15, 2001
A-41-1996*Bill Wallace received a call from Warden Mike Thurston that there was a gallon of kerosene on the ice at the public boat landing on Unity Pond. It is located on Fire Road 1. A visit was made to the site and no kerosene was found. No further work is needed at this site.
P-352-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
A-177-1997*Received a report from Jerry Junkins of International Paper about an oil spill. A fitting broke on the #2 Super Calender spilling a reported 100 gallons of oil. The following written report stated that 200 gallons was lost. All the oil was spilled onto the floor or went to the sewer sump where it was collected. No visit was made and no further work is necessary at this site.
B-421-1996*On 8/6/96, 1600 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric reported a transformer leak on Main Street (near Rite Aid) in Blue Hill.  The unit had become warmer that it usually is and the increased pressure caused a bushing to leak.  The unit was labeled non-pcb.  The discharge landed on someones automobile.  They were unable to effect a clean up because the vehicle was driven away before any clean up action could be taken.
A-746-1999*This spill was discovered when I was driving past and saw that Gregory Montgomery from ENCR was on site to do the well sampling for A-678-99.  I had been told that Bud Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental was going to do the sampling.  I stopped in to introduce myself and to be sure the change in consultants hadn't changed the sampling plan.  I was surprised to see sheen and free product again in the berm.  When I had been to the site on November 17 there was no sheen.  There was also about 4" of water in the berm.  I notified Cheryl Witham, the assistant manager, and also called John Nickerson for Christy's.  I also contacted Christy's dispatch.  I told all of them I would need to be notified when the clean-up took place.  I expected 1000+ gallons of contaminated water to be removed.  I was quickly told that GR Adams would be hired to do the cleanup.  I spoke directly with Buch at GR Adams about the quantity of water involved.   A few days later Kenney Legasse of GR Adams called to report that he had been to the site, but had determined that Clean Harbors would need to be called.  A week later, on December 15, 1999, the cleanup still hadn't been done nor had Clean Harbors been contacted.   I called the store, and John Nickerson December 16, to explain that their response was unacceptable and required the cleanup take place that day.  Clean Harbors reports about 2000 gallons was removed.  No further cleanup action is anticipated.   Diana McLaughlin visited the site December 22, and issued an immediate NOV for unreported spills and bare steel lines.  She will continue to work with the store to resolve enforcement issues.
B-33-2000*B-33-00
Ellsworth

Friday January 21, 2000				0920

Cleve Leckey, Maine DEP notified me that there had been a report of a hydraulic oil spill from a truck at J.D.'s Auto Repair in the Ellsworth Industrial Park on Industrial Road.

I went to the Ellsworth Fire Department to get some sorbent pads.   Next I proceeded to the Ellsworth Industrial Park.  I met with a mechanic at J.D.'s Auto Repair.  The spill was largely cleaned up.  I was informed that most of the oil had been squeegeed out of the garage bay door.  I used a sorbent pad to wipe down some of the spill.  I also looked for the hydraulic oil in the deep falling snow and did not find it.  The sorbent pad (s) were taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.

B-417-1997*8/2/97 0718

The state police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned to ask me to make contact with a Mr. Bill Jammison at 947-5321.  Mr. Jammison phoned to report that a truck was leaking a liquid from Searsport to I-95.  He believes that the truck may have originated from General Alum.

I phoned the number I was given only to be told that the number had been disconnected.  I then double checked the state police dispatcher.  They in turn contacted the state police barracks at Gray.  When they contacted me they said that was the phone number they were given.  No further action was taken on this spill an no other reports came in.
B-391-1999*      On July 8, 1999 at 1645 we received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a five gallon spill of <1ppm PCB mineral oil.  The spill occurred at pole 81 on the South Solon Rd. in Solon.  Lightning hit a transformer causing it to leak.  Workers filled two drums with contaminated soil and Speedi-Dri.
I-122-1997*The production unit for the Phish concert had a vehicle that developed a leak due to a faulty fuel filter.

Spill was cleaned up and debris was disposed of at the Loring landfill.

Case closed
A-568-1998* An oil line connected to paper machine No. 2 developed a leak. The machine had to be shut down in order to repair the leak. The spilled oil entered the mill's process sewer. IP estimated that 75 gallons of oil leaked.
 No further action will be required.
P-467-1996*On July 31, 1996 I was contacted by Pollution Control Services.  They called to request a waiver from the 30 day tank removal notice.  I granted the waiver and attended the removal on the following day.  The tank was in excellent condition and there was no sign of spillage or leaking from the tank.  No further action.
B-192-2000*On 4/7/00, 1515 hours this department was advised of a contaminated well in Hancock.  The property is a rental facility that belongs to Karen and Ronald Thomas.  It is located at the intersection of Routes 1 and 182.  The building is not far from the Tideway Market, which is a facility that has marketed motor fuel for several decades.  Karen had an analysis from Binax/Nel that indicated 67ppb DRO.  Additionally, the analysis suggested that the contaminant might be gasoline.  A GRO analysis revealed 40 ppb GRO, 4.6 ppb MTBE, 1 ppb Benzene, <1ppb Ethyl benzene.  This profile suggests a lot of small surface spills rather than a release from a UST.  Our Paul Blood said that when contamination comes from an underground source the concentration of the GRO constituents (e.g. MTBE, benzene, etc.) add up to the GRO concentration, the source is underground.  Conversely, when it doesn't the source is from surface spills.  Filters and QM have been arranged.
A-281-1999*     DEP received a report that 1/2-gallon of non-PCB oil was spilled at this transformer (see CMP reort, attached).  The case was handled by CMP staff.
B-136-2001*On 3/23/01, 0930 hours Katharyn Munster had her daughter report that her AST had lost 200 gallons of oil because snow had settled on the nipple of the fuel line and cracked it.  I contacted Clean Harbors and they removed as much of the contaminated snow and soil as they could with a vacter truck.  Unfortunately, the lions share of the spill followed the foundation wall down to the footing and proceeded to penetrate the cinder block construction.  This caused an odor problem in the house.  On 4/4/01 John Selleck and I installed a vent system that will eliminate the problem.  The rest of the contamination will be dealt with sometime after the snow and frost have gone.
B-135-1999*
Mr. Wallace, Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, called the emergency oil spill number to report a small oil spill. Southern Maine Regional office then faxed a copy of his report to Eastern Maine Regional office which found its way to me. After a bit of phone tag I reached Mr. Wallace and learned that one of their subcontractors had lost about one quart of diesel fuel from a loose fuel tank cap on a wood skidder. The spilled fuel landed on a timber mat and was wiped up with a sorbent pad. Maritimes and Northeast intends to act as the R.P. for any reportable spills that happen while the underground gas line is being constructed.
   In this case the small amount of oiled debris will be placed in a drum and held on site for later collection by a licensed waste hauler.
P-20-1998*15 January 1998, I responded to facility location. Upon arrival I met with the subject and Gorham Fire Department. I observed standing water in the basement along the edge of the foundation near the AST. I also observed a pocket of #2 oil, approximately .5 meters in diameter, on the water near the AST. I did not encounter a strong olfactory presence of fuel oil vapors. I depolyed some oil sorbent pads.
19 January 1998, on site with Steinert Co. The underground copper supply line, from the AST to the furnace, failed an itegrity test and is believed to be the source of the discharge. Steinert Co. replaced the supply line.
20 January 1998, visited the site. I did not observe any additional oil or olfactory observations.
28 January 1998, on site with Zagarella Ltd. We removed several shovels of oil and water saturated speedi-dri and drilled three holes in the floor to investigate the presence of free phase oil. None was detected and the holes were filled in. I also investigated the discharge location of the sump pump and did not detect the presence of fuel oil or fuel oil odors.
It is my opinion that the copper feed line failed, and that the sump system in the basement became inoperative due to the recent power outage. With the failure of the sump system, water and oil was pushed up into the basement. Its also my opinion that the line had not been leaking for a long period of time, and perhaps leaked as a result of the power outage and freezing conditions, and that only several liters of product discharged as a result.

Response Services sampled the drinking water well (analytical results attached) and initiated QM testing of the drinking water well, located approximately 8 meters from the house and adjacent to the sump pump discharge location. The well is a deep drilled well, but the actual depth is unknown to the home owner.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (13Mar98).
B-126-1997*Early on the morning of March 17, a truck owned by Smith's Mountain View Express and driven by William Kettle, ran over an obstruction in the Mohawk Rd.; said obstruction, a piece of scrap metal, punctured the driver's side saddle tank.

Mr. Kettle stopped in front of his own house to plug the hole, and was not entirely successful;  he proceeded into Lincoln to have the tank fixed.  The neighbors, smelling the fuel on the road, notified the Fire Dept., who put down sorbent pads and then had Public Works spread sand on the spill.

Upon my arrival, I learned from the FD that Mr. Kettle was responsible for the spill, but I had no way of contacting him, so I hired Seacoast Ocean Services to shovel up and dispose of the sand.  Only later did I learn that Kettle was only the driver, and that Smith's Mtn. View Express  was the responsible party.

ON 5/1/97 I GOT A CALL FROM THE TRUCK OWNER, COMPLAINING ABOUT THE COST OF THE CLEAN-UP, AND THAT I'D NOT GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL.  I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING WHO THE SPILLER WAS, SINCE THE SPILL HADN'T BEEN REPORTED BY THE SPILLER, AND THAT BY THE TIME I FOUND OUT WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE, SOS WAS ALREADY ON THE WAY.  THE CALLER SAID HE COULD ONLY PAY $5/MONTH ON THE BILL; WHEN I TOLD HIM HE'D HAVE TO NEGOTIATE A PAYMENT PLAN WITH SOMEONE IN AUGUSTA, HE SAID HE WOULDN'T NEGOTIATE ANYTHING, BADE ME A GOOD DAY, AND HUNG UP.
P-636-1989*SUMMARY
	11/4/89 DEP response to notice of gasoline vapors entering the Auburn municipal storm drain.  Source of an unreported discharge traced to the adjacent motor fuels UST facility owned and operated by George Gendron.  The facility was located in a dense commercial & residential area at the intersection of Sabattus St. and East Ave., served by municipal water & sewer.
	The discharge was believed repaired & stopped and the facility put back in service pending later UST  facility replacement.  No extensive Phase-II site assessment was performed at the time.  This discharge was prior to the Maine DEP's adoption of the Hydrocarbon Clean-Up Decision Tree.    See the attached narrative, supporting documents, and the DEP report P-300-1991 for further details.
	Gasoline contaminated soils & groundwater exceeding the clean-up goals was known to remain and further clean-up could await the expected UST replacement.
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B-517-1996*Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil Co. called to report the abandonment of a bulk plant at the Woodard property on Route 1 in Steuben.  It was stated that contamination would possibly be encountered during the dismantling of the two 15,000 gallon AST's.  Acadia Environmental would be on site for soil screening.

Investigation shown that very little spillage occurred at this facility over the years.  Only a small amount of visible staining was found around the pump area.  PID readings were only about 50 ppm.  No contamination was found beneath the tanks.  Approximately 15 yards of both clean and lightly contaminated sand was removed and taken to an isolated area owned by Clair Whitten & Sons in Gouldsboro for spreading.  No further action is expected.
B-120-1997*D-TREE=B1.
A-89-1998* Bob Spencer of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report an oil spill at their maintenance building. Ice and snow fell from the roof. This damaged a fitting on the outside tank. The oil was recovered using sorbents and collecting the snow and ice. The snow and ice was melted and the liquid was pumped off for disposal
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
P-481-1998*   On 10/14/98, DEP received a report from a person claiming to be a neighbor and wishing to be anonymous, claiming that the Old Country Store on Rt. 11 in Limerick had suffered a gaso. surface spill during a fuel delivery on 7/14 or 7/15/98.  The July spill was unreported and the contaminated ground just paved over by the facility owner later on.  The person wished their well tested by the DEP for petro.  I advised the person that with no good evidence of a spill, DEP could not test their well for free but they could have it tested and DEP would reimburse them if oil contam. was confirmed.  As of 3/99 I had not heard back from the person.
    On 4/2/99, I visited the site in relation to a reported 3/26/99 spill and met the owner/operator, Mr. Laughlin (see P-215-99).  The well for Mr. Laughlin's store and house is located about 30' west of the dispensers.  DEP, BRWM, OEU has no present issues with the facility.  The facility installer, Michael Simard, inspected the site in 1998 and reported no problems (see DEP facility reg. #18908 file).  The facility is in a sensitive area based on nearby drinking water wells and a sand & gravel aquifer.
    Also onsite next to the store is a 500 gal. steel K1 AST within a concrete berm and under a roof.  I noted K1 leakage/staining within the berm; and in soil on the outside of the berm that had somehow seeped out.  A discharge of approx. 2 gallons or more was noted.  Mr. Laughlin stated he noted the discharge several weeks before (though it had not been reported nor cleaned up as required by statute).
    Mr. Laughlin agreed to promptly excavate the oily soil and landspread it thin (1" or less thick) in the gravel pit behind his property and at least 300' from any wells.  I will visit and check on clean-up in the upcoming months.  The nearby well is of concern and I recommend Mr. Laughlin have a DRO and/or GRO water analysis done.  Further actions possible.  See also P-215-99.

S Brezinski
cc: Old Country Store
A-90-1998* The Bancroft School is being sold and during a site visit on 3-2-98 oil vapor was detected near the Sunset Bldg. Mr. Smith investigated but did not find any oil. The next day 3-3, Mr. Smith found oil that had leaked from one or both AST at Sunset Bldg. These two tanks are laying on the ground and are illegally installed.
 The oil in the tanks was pumped out and the tanks will be removed. The free product will be collected w/ pads and a few inches of top soil will be removed and stored in drums until final disposal.
 4-14, Frank Ross called this office seeking the paper work needed to transport three tons of soil to Dragon Products in Thomaston. A total of seven tons of soil was removed and transported.
 The cause of the leak was a piping/ fitting problem.

I-135-1999*Mr. Lamoreau backed his picked up into the Presque Isle stream.  The truck was submerged and had to be towed out.  I found an oil sheen and called Carl Allen for advise.  He came and desided to take no action in order to recover the little oil which was lost.
A-371-1996*This site is a known site with a leaking tank (see A-447-95). One of the 8000 gallon tanks was found to be leaking from a tank test in 1995. This test was ordered due to the discovery that the stores drinking water was contaminated with MTBE. The tank was taken out of service. Removing the tank was delayed due to a dispute between the owner and the lessee. Eventually the owner arranged for the tank to be removed. A.L. Doggett was the contractor hired to do the removal, Paul Bosse was the certified tank installer. Don Robbins for Hull & Associates was the geologist on site to do the  Appendix P site assessment. The tanks were removed without incident. Contamination was found in the soil above the 100 ppm bag headspace action level. Approximately 302 tons of soil were removed and taken to Dragon Cement in Thomaston for treatment.

This case had been turned over to Technical Services in 1995. Response Services involvement at this time was in being the Department onsite representative per Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management safety policies. No further work by Response Services is anticipated. See the Appendix P site assessment and Technical Service project files under A-447-95 for additional information.
A-449-2000*The Maine DEP received an anonymous call on May 30th, 2000 regarding a property on Rt. 26 in Upton, Maine where a gas station used to exist and probably had tanks still in the ground. The building burned in 1959 when a fire destroyed several buildings in the center of town. The property now belongs to Deborah Sweetsir. Mrs. Sweetsir was out of town and unavailable when I visited. I spoke with Pat Kenyon who used to work for the town and she has no recollection of ever seeing any pumps in front of the store on the Sweetsir property in any of the old pictures of the area. I also spoke with the mail delivery driver who had "lived there all his life" and he said pretty much the same thing. I found the slab that was the old store and searched the area with a metal detector and didn't find anything significant. I found no evidence of UST's at this site.
P-442-1998*Overfill of F/V Glacier Bay, while fulling at Vessel Services.  The area was boomed off with both containment and sorbent boom by Seacoast Ocean Services.  All visible, free product was recovered with only a sheen left .  Sorbent boom was left in place over night to collect any free product that might have been missed, due to changing tides.

I checked on the area the following day and found nothing.

No further action required.
A-348-1997*     DEP received a report that a spill had occurred at this residential AST.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 9/16/97.  It appeared that the filter had sheared off while a juvenile was mowing the lawn in the vicinity of the tank; approximately five gallons of oil spilled before flow was stopped.  We excavated down to clean soil, landspreading contaminated soil over the gravel driveway at the front of the house.  While the area is considered geologically sensitive I feel it is unlikely that any lasting impact will be realized here.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-126-1996*On 10-31-96, Julie Chismas of County Environmental called this office to report that while conducting a site assessment at Tom Graham's farm there was some contamination being shown on the PID readings she was getting. There was however no detectable smell of fuel to confirm this. She requested a confirmation of this with our PID. I visited the site and by the time I arrived, the cause was found to be moisture. There was no contamination. No further action necessary.
A-377-2000*     DEP received a report that a transformer leaked when a vehicle hit a pole.  According to CMP staff no PCBs were detected and all visible signs of contamination were recovered.
P-343-1992*	June 1992 Abandonment by removal of a 4000-gal. bare steel fuel-oil/diesel UST and the report of gasoline contamination in the soil.  About 75 yds of soil recycled offsite.  See separate report narrative and also P-1-1995, et al.
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P-284-2001*On 4/10/01 I received a call from Dave Ellis of P Gagnon & Son reporting a spill at The Bible Speaks on Main St. in South Berwick.  Approximately 150 gallons of # 2 oil had spilled due to a corrosion hole in an outside above ground storage tank.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed some staining of the soil underneath where the tank had been located.  (The tank had been pumped out and removed by P Gagnon prior to my arrival.)  There are no drinking water supplies at risk in the area, and observation of the basement of the facility did not show any signs of oil seepage into it.  I also observed a storm drain approximately 15 feet away from the spill and did not see any signs of oil in the drainage system.  No clean up conducted, no further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
APRIL 10, 2001
A-477-1998*The tank tipped over the day after being filled.  About 150 gallons leaked from  the top before the tank was righted.  The fuel quickly soaked into the gravel.  The area contaminated with fuel was inaccessible to heavy equipment for excavation due to some very large trees.  I didn't feel it appropriate to have the trees removed for the excavation.  I hired Seacoast to vactor the contamination.  This also didn't work as the material contained numerous large stones.  The site is stringent because the adjoining area is not currently served by town water, but the water line could be extended.

I felt that the risk to the area is small and no wells are nearby.  The site has been referred to Technical Services to determine if further remediation is warranted.
A-294-2000*A new tank was installed by the pollution prevention unit. Homeowner indicated that small amounts of oil had been lost in the basement in the past. Some soil had been removed by the homeowner in the past. No indication of spill in the basement now and no odor.  The area is on public water. No further response action anticipated.
P-123-1996*On 2/21/96 I received a call from Ray Labbe indicating that they were going to be removing an underground hydraulic lift at Goodwins Chevrolet on Saturday 2/24.  They anticiapated encountering hydraulic oil contaminated soils because the lift was known to have leaked.  Ray proposed stockpiling the soil for the weekend and requested a virgin letter for disposal be issued on 2/26.  I issued the letter for 18 yards of contaminated soil to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-577-1998*Jay Fire Department cleaned this spill.  CMP had also responded to the accident to shut the power to the pole.  CMP informed the Fire Department that the transformer did not contain PCBs.  I called Adam Durand of CMP for additional details.  He had not been notified of the accident, but did look into the matter.  He called later to report that the transformer contained less than 1 ppb of PCBs and was manufactured in 1994. CMP removed contaminated soil.   No further action is anticipated.
A-607-2000*   DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during the close-down of operations at this gravel pit.  The pit is owned by Dragon Products; Pike has been leasing the site and has maintained equipment (including fuel tanks) here.  Sloppy spills associated with these tanks had been ongoing over a period of time.  Contaminated soil was removed and transported to the Pike asphalt operation in Fairfield.
   It is worth noting that there was also discovered minor spillage of lubricating oil that was associated with elevator gearing; the Pike "permit by rule" does not allow processing of material of this nature.  After discussions with Mike Parker (DEP, Solid Waste) it was determined acceptable to list the small (one cubic yard) of soil as contaminated with "used lubricating oil" under this same spill report.
A-180-1999*No site visit made.  After the sheen was noticed in the harbor the fire department located the source boat. Repairs were being made on the boat by that time.  Apparently fuel had been leaking into the bilge and the automatic bilge pump then pumped this overboard.  The wind was from the southwest and the sheen was limited to a few inlets.  No cleanup was needed.  No further action is anticipated.
A-78-1998*I received a report of contamination that was found at an underground tank installation. The site was in Pittsfield at the former Texaco gas station on Somerset Avenue. The site has a very long history. See spill reports B-478-88 and A-629-92 for additional details. The cleanup under A-629-92 involved removing over 20,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil. This spill is an extension of that incident as no additional product was released. All the product released on the site can be traced back to leaking underground tanks that were removed by Texaco in 1988.

Barney McGowan bought the property and proceeded to put in a new set of underground tanks. A.L. Doggett was the installing contractor. Contamination was encountered and I was called. I visited the site and found that there was sufficient contaminated soil with enough gasoline in it to warrant additional removal of the soil. I contacted Texaco (who thought they were through with the site) and eventually Helen Thibodeau of Handex contacted me and we negotiated what was required. A Handex technician was dispatched and came to the site. The original action level from 1992 of 500 ppm bag headspace was retained. Between the contaminated soil stockpiled and site and additional excavation, a total of 1,075 tons of contaminated soil were removed and sent to Commercial Paving for treatment. In addition, Clean Harbors transported over 35,000 gallons of contaminated groundwater that was pumped out of the excavation.

 No additional investigation was required at this site. Texaco (through Handex) retained responsibility for the contamination as the original contamination was found in 1988. Since we have removed a total of 23,672 tons from this site in a total of four rounds of contaminated soil removal, it is hoped that no further action is necessary on this site.
B-334-1997*On 7/1/97, 1055 hours Gene Carter of Ellsworth School Department reported a waste oil spill at the middle school by the gym.  When I talked with him he described the spill as possibly 200 gallons of waste oil.  He wanted to know what the next step was.  I went to the site and found out that the 275 in question had been used by the high school automotive shop to store waste oil.  The high school had moved to a new facility, and they had removed most of the oil.  Meanwhile, the tank sat with a funnel in its bung under the eve of the buildings roof.  Consequently it became partially filled with water.  The final error in this series of events happened when one of the young students opened the spigot at the bottom.  Several gallons of water came out and this was followed by the 1-2 gallons of waste oil that had remained in the tank.  The liquid mixture ran about three yards on asphalt and soaked into some sand that happened to be in the liquid's path.  Since it was such a small amount of oil, I suggested that they put the contaminated sand into several bags (keeping the amount per bag to only a few pounds) and parcelling it out with the facilities trash a bag or so at a time.  Mike Hange, who is the Haz Mat contingent of the Ellsworth Fire Department agreed with this approach.
B-236-1997*The Mahlon Salley family had just moved back into their newly remodeled home, when a small oil leak was noted at the filter between the twin 275 gallon oil tanks, which are manifolded together. When Mike Salley tried to tighten the fitting to stop the leak, it broke, spewing oil onto the light he was using to illuminate the job, and igniting the oil.  The fire department was summoned, and did a good job of stopping the fire.
The Fire Chief reported the spill, and I hired Clean Harbors to do the clean up, after informing Mr. Salley of his cleanup options.

Clean Harbors' crew of 3 worked from mid-afternoon 'til at least dark sucking up the oil with a drum vacuum. Other contaminated debris was bagged.
B-556-1997*D-TREE=B2.
P-146-2001*The owner of JB Enterprises found his 275 gallon oil tank had leaked its contents sometime over the past few days.  It appeared that the oil leaked from the filter.  Webber Oil responded to the spill.  Most of the oil was caught in a carpeting.  The carpet was removed and the remaining oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The spilled oil was confined to the building.  No further action.
B-348-2000*     On June 28, 2000 at 1430 we received a call from Mr. Charles Rhinelander concerning waste oil dumping and abandoned drums in Stockton Springs.  He said he was inspecting aerial photos of the site and saw abandoned drums, dead vegetation and oiled soil near the drums.  The site was off the Harris Rd. near route 1.  I asked him if this was the old Clara Johnson pit and he said it was known as that.  I told him the site's history and that I believed it was cleaned up in the mid  90's.  In order to ensure that there was no new dumping I checked the site on July 3 and found no sign of dumping.  The aerial photo Mr. Rhinelander saw was taken before the extensive clean-up of the site during August of 1994.
P-130-1997*   At the early morning hour of 0245 on Thursday, 3/6/97, I was notified by the State Police Barracks with a request to respond to a collision between an auto and a tractor-trailer loaded with bulk potatoes.  The auto, travelling N in the southbound lane, had hit the truck, causing the NTC Trucking vehicle to hit the median guardrail and split its driver side saddletank, emptying about 100 gals. of amber fuel onto the frozen ground and snow.  Road conditions were very slippery and visibility poor.
  Using approx. one bale of pads, and changing them periodically, I sorbed up what I could while they worked to haul the truck away.  Recovery and clean-up were hampered by the need to clean up body parts off the road first.  My biggest concern was that runoff would carry spilled fuel down the median drainage ditch to a storm drain 150' N and to a brook.
   By 0800 I had to leave site to another truck accident.  This site was checked again after snow melt, in May of 1997 and no further action warranted.  Soil removal and further clean-up work is unlikely due to the location in the median strip and associated highway traffic, and lack of sensitive receptors.  A Baseline Clean-Up Goal is most applicable.
   See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP BRWM
P-8-1997*UST Removal.
Contractor:  Pollution Control Services
Consultant:  ARC Environmental Consultants
Baseline-1 Site.  Site owner representative opted to remove soil beyond B-1 standards.  No further action is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS  1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-353-1998*On 6/23/98 Steve Eufemia received a call from Breggy Oil reporting an oil spill at a clients residence in Cape Elizabeth.  The spill occurred when the tank corroded spilling approximately 100 gallons.  The spill went into the sump in the basement and went un-noticed until the resident had no heat.  During this event, the basement also flooded due to severe rains at the time.  The homeowner hired a professional cleaning company to clean the basement.  It is unclear precisely when the spill occurred because the Department was not notified of the spill until after the basement had been cleaned.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
P-24-1999*On 1/15/99 Ann Hemenway received a call from John Lancaster at Motiva Enterprises reporting an oil sheen at their facility.  Mr. Lancaster further indicated that Seacoast Ocean Services (SOS) had been called and were responding.  Upon arrival I observed red died # 2 fuel oil in the water around the vessels Patricia C. Bouchard (a tug) and B No. 35 (a barge).  Oil could be seen staining snow in ice around both vessels as well as between the vessels that were tied to each other.  After interviewing the crews of the vessels, I learned that at approximately 7:00 p.m. the evening before, 50 gallons of # 2 fuel oil had been transferred from the tug to the barge.  The transfer was due to the fuel gelling on the barge causing generator problems.  It appeared as thought the spill may have occurred around that transfer time.  At approximately 9:00 p.m. it had started snowing in the area.  The oil stain could be seen under the new snowfall leading me to believe that the spill had occurred prior to the snowfall.

At the time I interviewed the crew, Bouchard did not take responsibility for the discharge.  I spoke with Kevin Nugent who was the QI for Bouchard.  He also declined to take responsibility for the discharge.  At this time, I began to direct SOS in regards to a clean up.  SOS crews used sorbent pads to recover the spilled oil and also removed chunks of oiled ice and placed them in bags.  I also made arrangements with the U. S. Coast Guard, who also had responded, to split samples with them for fingerprinting analysis.

CONTINUED (not in HOSS)
P-35-1998*   Mid-afternoon response to traffic accident, where an auto went thru a stop sign and impacted a Maietta flatbed truck travelling S on Rt. 114.  Leaking diesel from the saddle tank of tractor ran mostly onto the road and somewhat on the paved driveway of an adjacent house (see site map).  Responded to by FD,Scarboro DPW, and DEP with pads, buckets and sand.
   This spill possibly related to later DRO contamination in residential well just SE of spill (see site sketch).  See report P-141-98 of Stephen Flannery.  Passed to DEP Tech Services for evaluation and further actions.  In mid-October, 1998 I visited the site with Brad Hahn, DEP geologist.


S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
B-509-1998*B-509-98 B.H.E.Co. - Blue Hill


Bangor Hydro reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of gear oil from the gearbox of a digger truck as the result of a blown gasket. The dirt was shoveled up and later disposed of at Sawyer's Landfill.
   See the attached B.H.E.Co. report.
A-206-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-3-1997*Leonard Carr of LC Tank called to report a small #2 fuel oil spill at McKusick Petroleum's plant on Route 16 Milo.  Approximately 12 gallons of #2 fuel spilled from a faulty valve during filling operations.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up from the frozen ground with a few sorbent pads.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected.
A-85-1996*Rod Sawtelle called at 06:00 on 2/22/96 that he had hauled in a tractor trailer that had been spilling lube oil for some time. He found the drain plug off. The engine eventually went into shutdown due to low oil. Where the truck pulled off is where the last gallon of lube oil drained out. He gave me directions to the spill site on Route 4. I eventually found the site and cleaned up the oil with sorbents. No further action is necessary.
A-359-1998* A plastic drum was found floating around Dodge Pond. A resident called this office to report it. He hauled the drum ashore and left it. Several days later I picked up the drum and retured to the Augusta Response Office. The drum is stored inside the Haz. Mat. Bldg.
 This drum was eventually picked up, and disposed of, by Phillips Services on 5-3-99.
A-63-2001*Mrs. Mank reported that Montgomery Oil (Snow's Point Rd, St. George (207) 372-8203 had overfilled the oil tank in the Mank's garage.  The tank holds 50 gallons and the oil company delivered 100 gallons, and the tank was 1/2 full so estimated spill was 75 gallons.  Fresh snow covered the ground with ice beneath the snow.  The oil flowed across the concrete floor of the garage, seeped beneath the plate of the wood frame, and outside.  Oil was in evidence on two sides of the structure.  I employed sorbent pads to absorb what free oil remained inside the building.  I hand shoveled snow and oil into poly bags until darkness (approx 2 hours) and returned the next day.  Mr. Mank assisted and we filled 18 poly bags full of snow, which I returned to the warehouse for melting in six (85) gallon overpack drums.  This yeilded approx. 1/3 water/oil in each drum or 168 gallons.  Of this, a small percent was oil estimated at 35 gallons recovery.  This spill was not reported by Montgomery oil.  There was evidence of staining on the side of the building which I photographed.  The tank appeared to be legally installed with a whistle that had functioned up to this point.  Disposal costs will be billed to Montgomery Oil.  Referred to Tech Services.  Two other spills have occured in this area that Alex Pugh, Geologist, is familiar with.  These are referenced above.
B-466-1997*8/12/97 10:00

I received a phone call from Amy Herrick (827-7711 extension 390), of the Fort James Corporation in Old Town.  Ms. Herrick called to report a sodium chlorate crystal and water mix spill of about 70 gallons.  Sodium chlorate crystals are used in the industrial process to produce chlorine dioxide.  Sodium chlorate crystals are classed as an oxidizing agent and is inventoried with TSCA.

The sodium chlorate arrives at the Fort James Mill in crystalline form in covered hopper cars.  This material is then off loaded using water and a pump to mix the material.  It is then pumped into the mills receiving area.  On occasion the hose pulling the water and sodium chlorate crystals from the hopper car gets clogged.

When this blockage occurs the hose must be back flushed.  It was during such a back flushing that the hopper car overflowed for about 2 minutes spilling about 70 gallons of material.  Most of the spilled material went to a containment pan and to the treatment works with about 30% of it to the nearby ground, which is a rail bed.  See attachments.
A-603-2000*Technical Services requested spill number to continue work at site.  Response Services had no involvement.  For further details, see Technical Services Report.
P-582-2000*   On Fri. 9/22/00, I noted several  relatively fresh oil stains on the concrete and asphalt paving running down from the street-side dispensers to Rt. 1 (see site sketch).  At least one spill of diesel appears to have almost reached soil at the N side of the lot.  The manager advised me that about 4.5 gallons of diesel had spilled on 8/22, compounded by two gasoline spills on 9/21.  These spills and others were logged as required.  In all three cases, customers had not monitored the nozzles while filling up their vehicles and the vehicles had overfilled.  In at least one case the nozzle had been inserted upside-down, negating the automatic shutoff.
    On 10/31/00, I arrived onsite to fill-up and assisted the emplyees with cleaning up a recent gasoline spill from a car at dispenser #8.  In two months time this is the fourth or fifth overfill of a car at this dispenser, none recently at the other seven dispensers.  The Irving worker and I agreed that the auto-shut off for this dispenser is likely faulty and should be looked at.  That afternoon I left a message for Irving's Gerry Lemire who later had G R Adams Co. service the dispenser.
   Though each spill was reported to be under the 10 gal reporting limit for UST facilities and the spills did not occur directly onto soil or water, I have found that a significant percentage of a spill will seep into joints and cracks of the pavement and down into the ground.  This facility is a former INTERSTATE SUNOCO gas station & UST facility that was owned by Sandy Brook Enterprises and abandoned by removal in 1991.  This abandonment and clean-up is described in the DEP spill report of John Dunlap: P-342-91.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-468-1996*While responding to a small diesel spill situation at the US Postal Service Facility on Penobscot Meadow Drive in Hampden, another spill situation involving a caustic solution developed.  Five workers were exposed to a sodium hydroxide solution from a leaking package and were taken to the hospital.  The Penobscot County Haz-Mat Team was subsequently dispatched.

Investigation shown that the package contained water sample bottles for public water supply.  A solution of sodium hydroxide was used as a presentative; (ph 11).  The cover on the container apparently had not been tightened. Once the package was inspected it was returned to the Postal Facility for forwarding.  Little caustic was spilled. It may be noted that a similar situation occurred back in June. The State Human Services Lab in Augusta is currently working on better packaging.
P-112-1996*On 2/16/96 I received a call from Lt. Gafkjen of the USCG reporting a fishing vessel that had gone aground and been abandoned on House Island.  The vessel contained 300 gallons of diesel fuel.  A small amount of fuel was leaking from the vessel.  The USCG had "federalized" the spill and was taking command of the spill and making the arrangements for disposal of the vessel and the fuel in it.  On 2/23 Seacoast Ocean Services dove  down to the vessel and removed the fuel.  The USCG would make arrangements for disposal of the vessel at a later date.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-367-1996*see attached narrative
P-497-1999*On July 13, 1999 I responded to a call from Mr. Patrick Veilleux.  Mr. Veilleux had found some waste oil spilled on his yard.  It appeared as though the next door neighbor had changed the oil in his car and left the old oil filter in a bucket which he left at the edge of the yard in some bushes.  The bushy area he left the bucket in was actually Mr. Veilleux's property.  Apparently it had rained, washing some of the motor oil out of the bucket onto the yard.  The neighbor was not home while I was there, so I shoveled up the impacted ground and vegetation (about three shovels full).  The person who apparently spilled the oil rents the property.  I left a message with the Terrio's (the properties owners) to be sure and speak with their tenant about the incident.  No further action.
A-778-1999*The Bureau of General Services (BGS) called to report that they had a sulfuric acid leak at the BGS warehouse on the AMHI campus.  A large battery on their electric powered forklift had split and spilled the contents onto the concrete floor.  The building had already been evacuated before the report was made.  When I arrived I first ordered that the building be ventilated.  Large fans were set up at either end of the building.  I had BGS arrange for bags of lime to neutralize the acid on the floor.  The acid was treated with the lime until the pH was adjusted to greater than 5.  Most readings were 6-7 by pH paper.  The residue was mopped up and disposed of in the sanitary sewer.  The floor was washed before people were allowed to work in the area.  No further work is necessary.
B-146-1999*B-146-99
Hampden

Wednesday March 31, 1999			1502

I received a phone call from Janet Smith (947-3835), of R.H. Foster Inc.  According to Ms. Smith there was a tank overfill at Public Works Supply Company on the Coldbrook Road in Hampden.  The oil reportedly was contained in a container with water.

When I arrived at Public Works Supply I met and helped 3 R.H. Foster technicians clean up about 3 gallons of what was reported as # 2 heating oil.  The oil being soaked up from inside the concrete containment was black.  It looked like a mix of waste oil and Heating oil.  The oil was entirely contained on the water in the containment area.  The water was about 2 feet deep and within 2 inches of the top of the containment.  We used my mop wringer to conserve on sorbent pads.  R.H. Foster disposed of the pads.
B-687-1997*12/1/97 08:30

George Cross of Dead River in Calais called to report an oil spill at the residence of Evelyn Jenkins on the North Road in Topsfield.  It was stated that the line on the outside tank developed a leak spilling an unknown quantity of oil.  There was very little evidence however of any spillage.  Mr. Cross informed me that the well was located a good distance upslope and didn't think it was a factor.  A trip will have to be planned for closer inspection once the snow and frost is gone in the spring.
B-2-2001*B-002-01
01/03/2001 13:40

     Doug Sinclair of Sinclair Fuels in Newport called to report a small fuel oil spill at the residence of Don Sargent at 50 Water Street also in Newport.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons of oil leaked from an overfill through the fuel gauge on one of the tandem 275 gallon fuel tanks located in the basement during a routine delivery.  The oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent material.
     On 01/08/2001 Heather Sargent called this office and left a message that their residence had odor problems associated with the spill.  Later that afternoon the area in question was investigated by both myself and Darryl Luce of this office.  Inspection of the concrete basement floor shown only some minor staining beneath the tandem tank set up.  Staining was also noted from minor leakage around the filter to the tanks.  PID readings in the basement around the spill area were in the low teens.  Only a slight fuel odor was noted.  No odor was noted in the remainder of the residence.  I explained to Mr. Sargent that a little temporary ventilation of the basement should rid the odor.  I also suggested that a soap solution applied to the stained area could also alleviate the problem.
     It may also be noted that the copper line from the tandem tanks was located within the basement floor.  I explained to Mr. Sargent that these lines in the presence of concrete usually corrode.  Given the large volume of oil within the tanks any spillage from the corroded line would be a serious problem.  I also explained that it was in violation of Maine's Oil & Solid Fuel Board laws.  Mr. Sargent told me that he would fix the problem.  No further investigation was believed to be warranted.
B-698-1996*Captain Webb of the Orono Fire Department called to report that an unattended vehicle behind the Alfond Arena accidently rolled into the Stillwater River.  Captain Webb wanted to know if we were responsible for overseeing its removal.  I explained that the Warden Service dealt with those matters.  I also stated that if there was a sheen from the vehicle nothing could be done about it in the swift current.  Captain Webb informed me "not to worry" since the little Honda Accord washed somewhat down stream and at the moment could not be found.
B-579-1998*On 9/1/98 we received notification from Andy Smith (State Toxicologist) that Theresa Wallace of Pembroke has MTBE in her well.  The data accompaning the notice gave a value of 72.3 ppb MTBE.  After several attempts to contact Theresa I arranged to visit the site and sample the water.  The results were 31 ppb MTBE with 20 ppb GRO.  There are remains of a service station over 100 feet down grade from the well.  The house has a long gravel drive and the well is within 50 feet of this.  Theresa had lived here for the last six years and doesn't know what went on there before that.  The above mentioned service station showed no evidence of USTs still being there and my guess is that it probably was out of business before MTBE came along.  The town office indicated that the facility was Daggart's Garage and that they were a car dealership that did not sell gasoline.  I have put the well on QM.
A-405-1998*As part of the investigation surrounding the Allen fuel oil spill in Tenants Harbor
(A-147-92), the water supply wells along Watts Avenue have been monitored for petroleum hydrocarbons since 1995.  A problem was first noted when the Lunt well showed 180 ppb MTBE on 5/9/95.  Subsequent sampling at the Hill summer home (2.0 ppb MTBE on 6/19/95), Dion apartments (12 ppb MTBE on 8/16/95), Phoenix home (7.4 ppb MTBE on 6/19/95), St. Clair home (88 ppb MTBE on 6/19/95), Vanesse home (2.90 ppb MTBE on 10/1/97), Daniels home (4.1 MTBE on 10/3/97), Kurtz cabin (data not readily available), Wolf summer home (13.0 ppb MTBE on 8/8/95), and the Carter home (4.7 ppb MTBE on 8/16/95).  The Achorn property was at risk from the MTBE contamination, but never showed any impact.

Investigation of the area revealed that Mr. Dion parked his fuel oil delivery truck in the apartment house yard.  The saddle tank was leaking and evidence of the leak could be seen by staining on the grassy area between the Dion apartment yard and the St. Clair yard.  Since the truck has been removed, all MTBE concentrations are now at <2 ppb.
B-223-2000*On 4/25/00 I delivered a transfer letter to Kurt Thomas.  The purpose of the letter was to enable having the sand trap to his car wash in Hampden cleaned out with a vac truck and the material taken to Thibodeaus Asphalt Plant for treatment and use as a paving filler.  Webber had material from one of their car washes analyzed and found that there was a below detection concentration of gasoline.  From first hand experience with the trap material it seems that a fair amount of the detergent becomes adsorbed to the sand and that this material ferments aerobically until the oxygen is depleted and then the biological activity becomes anerobic and produces putrifaction.  Kurt said that some car wash operators spread their trap sand on their property and that aeriation eliminates the odor.  Kurt did not want to do the same because he feels that he is too close to the river.  Besides,  having the vac truck do it is much easier.  The operation took place on 4/27/00.

A-90-1997*A sheen on a stream was reported.  The sheen appeared to be coming from fuel trapped in the snow and soil beside the road.  There was tire track evidence of an unreported accident which had released some product.  Pads and boom were placed in the area. The FD removed them later.
B-112-1996*Ms. Fish called to report that a customer, Mr. Carr, had a leak in the 275 oil tank in his basement.  She reported that a neighbor was checking on the home while Mr. Carr was away and she smelled oil, checked the basement and found oil spurting from the tank.  She called Webber Oil who sent a repair man, Wayne Bagley, from their Roy Bros. subsidary.  He found a corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank and sealed it.  He reported that the oil had run into a floor drain a few feet from the tank and there was practically nothing to clean up. I immediately called the Orono treatment works but as it was night time, I was unable to reach a real person and left a message on their answering machine alerting them of the release.

On the next day I visited the site and found that everything was as described.  I also contacted the treatment works and learned that they had not noticed any oil at their facility.  I was not too surprised at this as we were in the middle of a February thaw and there was alot of surface run off making its way into the sewer lines.  Also I learned that the tank had been filled three days before the leak was discovered and experience shows that this was probably when the leaked started.  Since the service people recovered only 87 gallons from the tank when they replaced it, I assume that around 180 leaked out in the three days before it was noticed. Overall a fairly large home heating oil spill with no discernible impact to the environment.
B-84-1998*On February 12 1998 at 0855 we received a call from Mr. Harold Smith of Judson St. in Veazie reporting an oil sheen in his driveway. Mr. Smith believed the sheen was kerosene and came from a neighbor's parking area.

I visited the site that morning and met Mr. Smith at his home.  I found a rainbow sheen on his driveway.  The sheen originated from an adjacent apartment building's parking lot and the rain and mild temperatures were melting the ice from the great ice storm in January causing the sheen to flow down the road and into Mr. Smith's driveway.

The kerosene was frozen into the ice in a five by six foot area in the parking lot. There are no kero tanks in the building.  The fuel likely originated from spillage of hand held kerosene during the ice storm since the area was without power for a week and kerosene heaters were very popular.  Much less than a gallon of fuel was spilled and the area is on town water.
A-210-1996*see attached
B-653-1998*On 10/4/98, 0830 hours, Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper Inc reported a 200 gallon diesel overfill at their automotive fueling area.  The spill landed on pavement and they were able to absorb it with bark.  The oiled bark was burned in one of their biomass boilers.
A-31-1997*The residence had two tanks, one outside and one in the basement.  The delivery was meant to go to the tank in the basement, but began to the tank which was outside.  This tank was not connected and product began to run out of the bottom fitting.  The delivery was stopped.  Some product ran into the basement and collected on a concrete floor.  Rockland FD & Ows Head P & H cleaned up the spill.  No further action is required.
B-98-2000*
B-098-00
T4 R12 WELS

Friday February 25, 2000				1340

Mrs. Barbet Mason (695-2493), of Steve Mason Inc. phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill.  According to Mrs. Mason a crane operator had a hydraulic hose fail on his crane.  The hose failure occurred on the road surface of a Koehring Road turnout on Great Northern Paper Company property in Township 4 Range 12.

The hose failure occurred last Friday (February 18th).  The spill was reportedly cleaned up using sorbent pads on the road surface.  S.O. Mason Incorporated, prior to the spill being reported, disposed of the pads.  I asked Barbet Mason, or the S.O. Mason Company to be more prompt in reporting oil spill.
I-107-2000*On 9-21-00, Peter Curren of Dead River called this office to report that there had been a spill reported to them at Coffins Store in Portage. It had occurred early that morning. I met the store owner on site that day. Apparently, a woodcutter filled his 100 gallon tank on his pickup that morning and did not realize it had a leak. As he was fueling, he was losing deisel fuel and drove off (unaware) spilling fuel onto the parking area. The area around the tank and parking area was excavated that day by a local contractor. The owner of the store was going to work out any financial reimbursements later with the woodcutter.
A-433-2000*A tractor trailer (18 wheeler) turned over at the intersection of Main Street and Western Avenue (Routes 139 and 201) in Fairfield, spilling motor oil and axel grease. The Fairfield Fire Department placed pads and had sand spread on the site. I made arrangements with Allen Taylor of Fairfield Public Works (453-6551/861-2500) to remove the sand.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-333-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-13-1998*On Jan. 10, 1998 I was contacted by the State Police regarding a tractor- trailer unit that had rolled over at Mile 65 of Interstate 295.  The dispatch stated that one of the trucks saddle tanks had been ruptured.  I immediately responded to the call.  When on site I checked the tanks of the truck.  The ruptured tank was empty and the other saddle tank was intact.   I shut off the crossover line between the two tanks.  After the truck had been righted I cleaned up what spilled fuel I could in the ditch, with sorbent pads supplied by the Freeport fire Department.  No further action at this time.
P-239-1993*
Former retail motor fuels UST facility investigation.
P-376-2001*On 5/10/01 I received a call from Tom Dumont reporting an oil spill at his parent's residence in Sanford.  I made arrangements to meet him at the home that afternoon.  Upon arrival, I observed some oil staining on brick around the fill pipe for the above ground storage tank located in the basement.  Inside the basement, some oil staining could been seen on the cement wall next to the tank as well as on the floor under the tank.  It appeared as though the fill pipe for the tank may have developed a leak, and when oil was delivered, a small amount of oil was escaping the fill pipe.  Mr. Dumont's oil company, Mapes Oil, had placed some speedy dry and sorbent pads on the affected area.  I removed the sorbents.  Most of what was picked up by the sorbents appeared to be just water.  I instructed the Dumont's to have Mapes install a new fill pipe for the tank.  I also advised them that spraying some "Simple Green" cleaner on the affected area would mitigate any remaining odor.  No further action required.



__________________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 11, 2001
A-274-2000*Leslie Jones called to obtain a "virgin letter" for soil removed as a result of a spill by H.E. Sargent at the landfill construction site yesterday. About three yards of soil was removed, placed on poly and covered overnight.

The spill had not been reported to DEP because the company thought spills under five gallons did not have to be reported. I explained the oil spill reporting requirements to Dee Hobart.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-565-1998*Received a call from Joseph Irish, owner of Waldo County Oil that there had been a spill. I went to the site in Unity on Windemear Avenue (FR 7). The house is owned by Thelma Hubbard (568-3748) and was occupied by Matthew Hatch. The above ground tank split while it was being filled by Waldo County Oil. They took responsibility for the spill and excavated the soil. Mr. Irish had a cow barn that had a concrete floor and was roofed. He also had lots of manure. We agreed that the soil would be turned weekly until freezing weather arrived and that the soil would be used as fill away from any water in the spring. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-415-2000*     DEP received a report that a road (diesel) spill was evident at this location.  DEP staff confirmed that a minor spill had occurred, probably associated with trucks hauling manure onto an isolated section of the property several days earlier.  No remediation was deemed necessary.
B-427-2001*Please see attached narrative.
A-295-1997* Someone had dumped a truck load of solid waste along the Wilder Point Rd. in Hallowell. The Hallowell Police Dept. called this office to take care of the waste paint, solvents and other material.
 I responded to the scene. I separated the latex paint from the other waste. Waste products such as oil paint, waste thinners and other combustibles were brought back to the DEP warehouse. They were later collected by Clean Harbors.
 The person(s) who dumped this material was never captured by Hallowell P.D. No further work needs to be done.
P-475-1989*
	August 1989 investigation & confirmation of gasoline & gasoline contaminated groundwater pumped from UST into men's room toilet for easy though illegal disposal.
A-587-1999*An automobile veered off of Route 1 just before Duck Puddle Road. It landed in Pemaquid Lake There was a light sheen present. The FD put out pads and boom. The car was removed without the loss of any product.
A-12-1996*Received a report from the Rumford Police Department that there had been a truck accident on Rt. 108 in Dixfield. A tractor trailor had run off the road and had broken the cross over line. The police report said that about 10 gallons of diesel had spilled. The weather was very bad as the accident occured during a snow storm. The dispatcher reported that the oil was over the bank and not worth the risk in cleaning it up. I agreed and did not respond to the scene. No further action is necessary.
A-179-1997*See attached & site assesment in tank file.
B-661-2000*Jay Beaudoin at GP reported the loss of about 50 gallons of white liquor, pH 12.5+, to the ground between two chemical tanks.  With my consent, Phillip Services vacuumed the chemical from the containment dike around the tanks, and bled it into the process sewer.
P-779-2000*See attached information from Maine Army National Guard.
I-4-1997*On 1-2-97, this office was notified of a small spill of diesel fuel as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Blaine. Apparentlly, Rodney Hartford was driving his pickup truck with a 55 gallon drum of diesel fuel west on the Kinney Road in Blaine when he went off the road into the ditch because of icy conditions. The drum came off the truck and went into the ditch spilling about 5 gallons into the water in the ditch. Mr. Hartford was able to right the drum before any more was lost. All spilled fuel was carried away by moving water. No cleanup action was feasible.
B-138-2000*On 3/9/00, 1150 hours Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown reported a small heating oil spill at a BIA hanger.  The delivery nozzle dropped to the cement floor of the hanger while the hose was being reeled in.  The spill was estimated to be one gallon.  The delivery person was able to recover most of it with pads and speedy dry.

B-108-1997*SISTERS SELMA AND VIRGINIA FRENCH APPARENTLY WERE AWARE THAT THE UNDERGROUND GASOLINE TANK ON THEIR MOTHER'S PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED, 'CAUSE WHEN IT STARTED TO FILL UP WITH SURFACE/GROUND WATER AND PUSH GASOLINE OUT THE FILL PIPE, THEY COMPLAINED TO REP. BROOKS, WHO CALLED DAVE SAIT, WHO CALLED ME.  I WENT TO THE SITE, AND SPOKE WITH SELMA FRENCH, WHO IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO TAKE THE TANK OUT.  I PLUGGED THE FILL PIPE TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF GASOLINE, AND TOLD SELMA I'D MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE TANK PUMPED OUT AND REMOVED.

I CONTACTED WAYNE GIFFARD TO DO THE REMOVAL, SINCE THE LAW REQUIRES IT BE DONE BY A LICENSED TANK INSTALLER; HE SAID HE'D PREFER TO HAVE THE TANK PUMPED ON THE DAY OF THE REMOVAL, SO IT DIDN'T FILL UP WITH WATER IN THE INTERIM.

THE REMOVAL OCCURRED ON 4/23/97; SEACOAST PUMPED THE TANK, AND LYNCH CONSTRUCTION DID THE DIGGING AND TANK DISPOSAL. SINCE IT WAS NOT A SENSITIVE AREA, AND SINCE THE DEP WILL PAY FOR THE REMOVAL, I DID THE SITE ASSESSMENT.

I EXPLAINED TO SELMA THAT SHE WOULD BE GETTING REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FROM THE DEP TO PAY US BACK FOR MONIES EXPENDED IN THIS TANK REMOVAL.  I TOLD HER THAT SHE'D HAVE TO PROVE THAT SHE CAN'T PAY FOR THIS WORK, AND ONCE THE DEPT. WAS SATISFIED THAT THAT IS INDEED THE CASE, THE DEP WOULD FOOT THE BILL FOR THE REMOVAL.
P-505-1998*On October 21, 1998 I received a call from Marcia Tayman.  She had just received results back from a water test analysis that show MTBE contamination at 9ppb.  I went to the Tayman residence that day and obtained a confirmatory sample and investigated for a possible source of groundwater contamination.  I found no source in the area.  The confirmatory sample was analyzed and showed 26 ppb mtbe and 6 ppb benzene.  I had a filter put on the Taymans water, and signed them up to the quarterly monitoring program.  I have referred this site to Tech. Services for any further action.
B-26-1999*B-026-99
Bucksport

Sunday January 17, 1999				1440

I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Wendy Porter (469-1685), of Champion International Corporation.

According to Wendy Porter the Mill is going to shut down for about 1 week and she believes that a 55-gallon drum that was ? full was punctured intentionally.  About 28 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto an outside paved area and some made it to the snow and ice.  The spill was cleaned up using wood chips which were in the area to be used as boiler fuel.  The oiled chips will be used in biomass boiler # 8 as hog fuel.
B-299-2000*B-299-00
Corinth

Wednesday May 31, 2000                                                                  1825

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with the Penobscot Count Sheriff's Dispatcher (945-4636).  According to the sheriff's dispatcher there was a traffic accident in East Corinth where 100 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled and was on fire.

I was later to find out when I reached the accident scene that the automobile driven by a teenage girl had caught fire and was put out.  The truck had the capacity to spill nearly 100 Gallons if the tank was full.  About 15 gallons total of diesel was spilled or sprayed on the roadway on Route 15.  When a Tom Davis Farms (of Kenduskeag), manure truck collided with a small white automobile that was at least three fourths into the oncoming traffic lane.

The manure truck driver nearly went off the road in an effort to avoid collision.  The impact of the small car tore open the saddle tank, that was nearly empty, and sprayed diesel onto the roadway.  I suggested that the roadway be sanded in the interests of public safety.  There was about 2 gallons of diesel that made it to the shoulder of the road.  This material was shoveled up and spread very thinly in the area.  The vehicles were removed by a wrecker from T&W Garage (368-5804), of Newport.
I-85-1998*On 4-10-98, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil called this office to report that one of their customers had a spill of fuel oil in the basement due to a broken fuel line. I met the homeowner that day and determined about 20 gallons had leaked in the basement which had about 3 inches of water in it. There was also a slight odor upstairs in the house. I hired Soderberg Construction to clean up. A pumping system to a weir dam outside was installed and ventillation fans placed in the house. Cleanup was complete with no discernable odors in two days.
B-670-1999*B-670-99
Bangor

Wednesday October 20, 1999			2140

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked that I make contact with Mr. Rick Mihou (989-2770), of the Dead River Company, concerning a leaking basement tank in Bangor.

According to Mr. Mishou, a basement tank at the Phillip Smith (942-8374) residence had rusted out.  The tank has had a temporary patch put on it until the tank can be replaced.  Mr. Mishou  said that there was about 20 gallons of oil spilled in the concrete basement at 42 Webster Avenue.  He added that the tank will need to be moved, (as there is concrete right up against part of the tank) prior to a complete clean up.

I phoned Mr. Phillip Smith.  He did not seem too concerned as the majority of the spill had been cleaned up and the tank was not leaking at this time.  Dead River used speedi-dri and 'Odor Gon' in his basement.  I explained that he should replace his tank as soon as possible and that it would most likely need to be moved to do a proper clean up.  Mr. Smith concurred.

In early November Mr. Smith notified me that his tank had been replaced and that there was very little additional oil found in his basement.
A-594-1998* Mr. Balter called this office to inform us that he had a small quantity of mercury. He wanted to have this mercury included in the mercury pickup. I told him that he had missed the pickup. I informed Mr. Balter that the DEP could collect it, but he would have to pay for the disposal. He then went on about being a taxpayer....He then wanted to speak to my supervisor, and then he wanted to speak to Mary James's supervisor. I called Mr. Balter in December 1998 and told him that we could collect the mercury and use state funds to pay for the disposal. He offered to bring the mercury to our office. He never stopped by to drop off the mercury. No further action required.
P-608-2000*Minor leak discovered in outside AST on a concrete pad/deck.  Uniform sheen on the slab (raining at time of response) but very little oil or sheen observed on adjacent ground.  A squeegy was used to remove excess water and heavier sheen (containerized and removed from site) Pads were also used to wipe slab, a poly sheet was placed on the deck to minimize water oil contact and allow for drying when the rain stopped.  Mrs Crowly was complaining about the odors in the house, but did not contact DEP after initial clean up for any follow up remediation.  The tank was to be replaced later in the day by Dead River the supply company.  Also bare copper line to be upgraded to code.  No further remediation action are needed at this time.
P-543-1997*On 9/24/97 I received a call from Dead River Oil Co. reporting an oil spill at a clients residence in Auburn.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the homeowner had taken a bung out of his oil tank to check the oil level in the tank and had neglected to replace the bung before Dead River came to fill the tank.  When Dead River filled the tank, oil overflowed out of the bung and into the basement.  A sump pump then pumped several gallons of the oil outside into the yard.

I met the homeowner and explained the Above Ground Tank Insurance Fund to him.  I then hired Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated soil and to assist me in cleaning the basement.  The basement was cleaned with sorbent pads.  Clean Harbors also vacuumed the sump several times on 9/24.  I installed an oil/water separator outside the basement to separate the sump discharge.  Oil in the separator was recovered with sorbent pads over the next several weeks.

In early November, the separator was no longer collecting oil and was removed.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 16, 1997
I-171-1999*90.99 gallons of kerosene leaked from home 275.  Contaminated soil was removed.
P-922-1990*
SUMMARY
	1990-1993 DEP investigation into reports of unreported surface prohibited-discharges of motor oil from the bus engines to land.  Dense, urban, commercial and residential use area served by municipal water & sewer.  Referred to DEP oil enforcement unit for actions to discourage further leaks and promote prompt reporting.  See report narrative and attachments, and P-402-1996, for further details.
A-547-2000*See separate typed Narrative.
P-233-1996*On 4/22/96, I briefly visited this UST piping replacement as pavement was being removed and met with Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Storey.  Sullivan reported no contamination so far.

Over next week no problems were reported and no further DEP visits were made, likely a baseline clean-up area.  This facility was formally known as Maggie's Sunoco and was bought by Webber several years ago.
A-416-1996*Received a call from Kerry Skates, certified tank intaller for MDOT fuel control that he was at a tank removal site with some contamination. The facility was the Bureau of Forestry Bolton Hill facility. A 1000 gallon tank was removed by the MDOT crew. It was in poor condition. No holes were first in evidence, but heavy scraping showed at least one hole. The tank was set in blue clay and there was little to no contamination. Apparently, none of the thin spots leaked. The scraping itself could have caused the hole. No further action is necessary at this site.
P-139-1998*   On the afternoon of 4/1/98 S. Brezinski responded to the build-up of a large oil sheen with spotty oil mousse in a quiet area just down form the dam.  Dam workers assured DEP that the sheen was not originating from their facility as they'd checked it well.  If it was coming from upstream, it was likely 10 or more gallons considering the amount caught in the still area and the amount that was apparently rushing past and not getting caught in the still backwater area.  There was an unusually high flow that evening.
    By morning of 4/2/98 the dam workers reported that the sheen had stopped collecting.  No source has been identified at this time; it may have been a one-time spill or composite of several spills washed down by the very heavy rains.  I am not aware of similar problems at this location in the past.  No further action expected at this time.


S. Brezinski
DEP BRWM
P-84-1998*On Feb. 25, 1998 I received a report of a skidder that had slid into Moussam Lake a couple of days earlier.  The skidder belonged to Lucas Tree Co.  Lucas Tree was attempting removal of the skidder that day, upon removal they reported to me no release of any product.  I visited the site where the skidder had slid down a fifty foot bank and through the ice on the lake.  I searched the area heavily and saw no signs of a discharge of any oil product.  No further action.
A-184-1997*Cumberland Farms was upgrading the piping at this facility.  The installer spilled some residue from the old piping.  Since the pipes had already been drained, only a small amount of product was lost.  The soil was disposed of on site.  No further action is required.
I-179-1998*35 gal of DTE 25 Hydraulic Fluid was spilled.  Log hit a hydraulic fitting and broke it. Fluid went into a thermal oil heater, permitted.  Spill happened indoors, at #1 waferizer.
A-33-2000*No site visit made. A written report was never submitted by Mead. I spoke with Scott Reed (369-2203) at Mead by telephone several times (5/4/00, 8/16/00) reminding him the written report was overdue, and also left several voice mail messages.

This case is being referred to enforcement for failure to submit a written report of the spill.
B-260-1999*   On May 25 at 1645 we received a call from Gail Frutchey of Irving Oil in Machias reporting a #2 heating oil spill of less than one gallon.  The spill happened at the home of Phillip Stanhope on the Ridge Road in Robbinston.  The spill occurred when the driver went back to his truck to switch compartments for pumping.  When he returned to the fill-pipe, fuel was coming out the vent.  The tank's whistle was working.  I told Ms. Frutchey to excavate the contaminated soil to stop the smell and clean any oil that entered the basement through a broken basement window that was beside the fill-pipe.  Mr. Stanhope also has a dug well which is one hundred feet away and slightly upslope from the spill.
     The next day Ms. Frutchey reported that her clean-up crew had visited the site and believed that more oil had spilled than the driver admitted.  They estimated that about ten gallons spilled and a more extensive clean-up was necessary.  Irving hired Moses Culley, a local contractor, and Tom Schwarm of Groundwater  Tech. To oversee the clean-up since I was involved in another spill that day.
     Workers excavated three yards of soil from around the fill and some soil which had washed into the basement through the broken window and that was subsequently contaminated by the spill.  The material was hauled and spread on a piece of Mr. Culley's property in Princeton that was previously inspected by Cleve Leckey of this office.
B-504-1996*Fred Leigh, Environmental Analyst for Bangor Hydro Electric Co., called to report discovering a dielectric oil spill on Old Route One in Hancock. It was stated that a vehicle hit a utility pole with a transformer.  The transformer subsequently fell to the ground breaking off a bushing.  Approximately 11 gallons of fluid spilled onto a grassy area.  The oil was listed on non PCB.  The grassy area was subsequently excavated generating about 2 yards.  The waste was later disposed of a Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-56-2001*Transformer oil leaked from a transformer caused by a broken bottom hanger at the weld of transformer.  The oil soaked snow was shoveled up and put in drum and disposed of by responsible party.
P-313-2001*04.16.2001, received report from Maine State Police of a cooling water discharge from entered facility location.  SP reported that the discharged water contained a chemical additive.  The SP dispatcher inquired about reporting the incident to the Maine Emergency Management Agency and advised that the subject indicated that the notification was not warranted.  I advised SP to make the notification and let MEMA make the determination.

I attempted a call back to the subject, John Branscomb, but no one responded at the phone number provided.  This spill occurred during a time that DEP was responding to several home heating oil spills posing public risks.  I contacted the U.S. EPA Region 1 and spoke to Mr. Randy Rice, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, explaining the PP spill situation. Randy made phone inquiries and later informed me that the PP event did not appear to be a serious situation.

Jon Woodard, OHMS III, SMRO, also contacted PP and advised me that no Response action was necessary and to make a referral to Water Bureau.

No further Response action warranted, matter reported to DEP Water Bureau.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 08.30.2001
B-645-1996*D-TREE=I.
P-27-2000*In January 13, dock workers at Portland Pipeline called the USCG to report an oil sheen going by their facility on the Fore River, they reported that they had started smelling diesel fuel sometime in the late morning and by afternoon saw the oil.  The Coast Guard called to make the report to DEP.

I went to South Portland and observed the Fore River where the sheen was reported to be, I also made contact with the Coast Guard who was also searching for evidence of the oil.  The seas where high with a strong wind and no oil was any longer visible.  No further action anticipated.
A-461-1996*SD Warren discovered a cracked flange on their acid sewer system.  They repaired the flange and removed a small amount of soil.  It was sent to their landfill.  They arranged for a camera to view the rest of the system.  Several other cracked flanges were found.  These were repaired.  The case was referred to Hazardous Waste Facilities regulation since this is part of the Elementary Neutralization System.
B-603-1997*10/17/97 11:59

The Bucksport Fire Department dispatcher called to report an oil spill at the Quick & Clean Auto Service on Main Street.  It was stated that a tank had developed a leak spilling its contents.  No other details were given.

Investigation shown that the 275 gallon waste oil tank developed a crack in the seam about half way up the tank.  It was estimated that about 40 gallons were released onto the concrete floor.  No drains were evident.  Clean Harbors was already on site at my arrival cleaning up the oil with sorbents and speedi dri.  No resources were believed to be affected from this spill.
B-581-2000*     On October 25, 2000 at 1400 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a one quart spill of #2 fuel from a basement tank at Penobscot Apartments at 35 Maple St. in Brewer.  There was a small leak in the tank bottom which spilled the product onto the cement floor.  A Dead River worker recovered the oil with sorbents and no fuel reached the basement drain.
A-355-1999* On 6-23-1999 an anonymous caller reported that there was an oil sheen on the the Kennabago Stream. This caller was a fisherman and he claims that when he was wading in the water below the dam, an oil sheen rose to the surface.
 I made contact with the dam owner, nickname "Dam Man" and made a site visit a few days later. The road to the Kennabago Dam has a locked/manned gate. I met the owner and we traveled to the hydroelectric dam. He proceeded to give me a tour of the property and there was no obvious oil spillage at this site. At some time in the decades prior to 1999 there was a generator at this site. The oil sheen could be a result of historical bad housekeeping at this facility. The owner said he would put a no tresspassing sign below the dam at the road access.
 No further action by Response Services is expected. If anything changes in the future we will address it at that time.
P-505-1997*
Investigation of oiled seagulls from their unauthorized access to totes of fish being unloaded.
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P-548-1996*see attached report.
B-40-2000*Melissa Stein called from Irving Oil Co. to report that about 2 gallons of #2 had spilled onto the ground at their bulk loading facility in Brewer. It seems that a truck slid on the ice and hit the loading rack. This caused a crack in a 1/2" pipe, part of the pressure regulator system. The pipe was replaced and the oil was collected with sorbent pads.
A-535-1999*A hydraulic line broke on a delivery truck.  The oil spread over several feet on the gravel road.  It didn't soak in.  Louise Harwood, the developer, contacted DEP.  Wood Structures sent a crew to the site the following day, but they didn't feel they could do the cleanup by hand.  All oil was removed from the road by Quirion Construction a few days later.  Ms. Howard asked that I check the site to see that the work was complete.  I couldn't see any trace of remaining oil.  No further action is anticipated.  The site is stringent, but will not be referred to Technical Services as the cleanup was complete.
A-83-1996*Received a call from the Spill Center that there had been a small spill of hydraulic oil from a truck in Jay. A Praxair tanker had a hydraulic line fail and leak about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil. The driver cleaned it up. No response was necessary. A report was recived by the Department on 2/28/96.
B-720-1999*On 11/10/1999 I received an anonymous call about an old oil truck that was leaking oil onto a "dirt dock" behind the Mobil station in Milbridge. The caller said that the truck had been there many months with a pair of 5 gallon pails under it and the caller noticed an oil stain on the ground this weekend (11/6-7/1999). On 11/12/1999 I made a visit to Milbridge and located the truck. Everything was as described by the caller. The front bucket had a few quarts in it but the second one was over filled. The staining around the bucket was quite small and the drip rate was about once every 5 seconds. The staining curiously extended from underneath the truck upgrade. It occurred to me that on this exposed dock the strong winds had blown the dripping oil out from under the truck. When I later spoke with the owner, he was surprised to learn that any oil had escaped the buckets as he had been monitoring them all summer and knew how soon he had to change them before they over filled. The only thing different was that the truck had been vandalized over the preceding weekend. I suspect that, besides breaking the windows and headlights, the vandals opened the top hatch and thus increased drip rate with increased venting. This is collaborated by the wind blown oil staining as it was in only one direction and not radially around the truck. This indicates to me that the dripping had begun recently.
   The truck is owned by Linden Perry, a fisherman. He was on the water at the time I was in Milbridge, but I left an explanation of the problem with his wife and he called me that evening. He said that he had thought he had control of the oil but, as this was shown not to be the case, he had already made arraignments to have the truck removed and the remaining oil pumped off.
Since the oil staining I saw was very shallow I required no removal of soil.
P-733-2000*   In December of 2000 I visited this apartment complex at the request of Mr. Beyer of Keystone Management Co. to evaluate the site for potential Maine AST Ins. Fund coverage, and for reported oil discharges.  After several phone calls, my site visit, review of the 7/13/00 Phase 1 site assessment of Gemini Geotech., and discussion with DEP's Jon Woodard, I sent a three page letter to Mr. Beyer explaining the DEP's position and information (see attached).  In September of 2000, Mr. Bruce Holmes of Asset Mgmt had contacted DEP's Jon Woodard regarding a site vist regarding the same issues though Woodard had not visited.  Asset referred to these apts. as Clipper Condominium II dba Atlantic Townhouse Apts.
    Several discharges were confirmed from the 82 outside AST's, one AST associated with each apartment; and many of the AST's & copper fuel lines appeared to need upgrading to present state codes.  The complex is former military housing and is made up of about 55 one, two and six residence buildings. There are 17 buildings associated with Keystone Mgmt. (see maps).  I am not ware of any private or public drinking water wells within 1000' or more though the entire complex is within the Wellhead Protection Zones for two "transient" public wells: #93816, and 94577 (see attached PDWSA Map 64).
    As of 1/4/01 I have not heard back regarding my 12/12/00 letter.  I understand that in the spring of 2001 the 82 tanks in question may be removed and a clean-up performed as needed.  See the attached letters, maps and Phase 1 assessment for further information.  Further DEP Resp. Div. actions possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-705-1996*12/30/96 @ 1915

The State Police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned to inform me that a Mr. Todd Cotier of Hartt Transportation (800-341-1586) phoned to report a 15 gallon diesel spill to the parking lot.

I phoned Mr. Cotier.  He informed me that during the fueling of a diesel tractor unit, around 1855, the fuel shut off nozzle failed to shut off.  He said that a crew was already using sorbent rags (pads) on the standing product on the frozen hard pan clay soil.  I asked if he needed any help when he indicated everything was under control I informed him I would pay him a visit on Tuesday morning to monitor clean up efforts.

12/31/96 @ 0800

I arrived at Hartt Transporation Systems, on Bomarc Road in Bangor.  I noticed a stained area following the contour of the hard pan clay ground for about 30 feet.  I spoke with Mr. Cotier and checked the clean up.  There was little to no minimum penetration of the frozen ground.  Staining reached a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch.  I suggested that they apply speedi dri thinly work it in a little and leave it.  They also generated about .33 cubic yard of bagged sorbent material that they said they would dispose of.
P-357-1996*On 6/17/96, Ross of MDOT Env. Div. reported gaso. contam. discovered while doing roadside test borings.  Possibly from DownEast's Citgo or Morse property (P355-96). Further action likely with future UST abandonments. See P355-96 for further information.  This report will be addendumed as needed.
UST removal due in 1997.  Possible historical contamination.  See attachments.
A-725-2000*The discharge was the result of an overfill caused by the whistle not working properly.  None of the oil escaped to the outside of the building through the vent, but was discharged on the floor of the basement through leaking fittings on top of the tank.  I meet with Downeast, and suggested that the whistle be replaced and the fittings checked to see why they leaked, which most likely consisted of re-doping the treads on the piping.  This was not the first time that this had happened, because the Department had responded to the same location, and observed a similar situation when the basement flooded (see A-716-00).  I also spoke with the realtor, Frances Carter of Carter Reality (872-6307) who presently manages the property, and expressed the same concerns.  No further action required.
B-375-2000*Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. called to report that a transformer had leaked about one quart of non-PCB oil on the Old Hay Road in Mariaville. They excavated the oil contaminated soil and vegetation. The debris was sent to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
B-486-2001*Dead River personnel attended to a leaking AST at 20 McGlaughlin St. on 8/30.   According to Jackie at Dead River, about a cup of oil was lost to the concrete cellar floor and recovered with Speedy Dri.
I-118-2001*A call to the State Police from the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) reporting a package with a yellow white powder, started a response to a unknown substance.
When I arrived on scene, the DFAS building was secure with 78 people inside the building.
The incident commander was the assistant Fire Chief from Loring's Fire Brigade. Things were very confusing at first until a command post was established at the Loring Fire Station.
Priorities were set in the following order:1. Isolate the package inside the building using personnel inside the building that were contacted by phone.
2. Under the supervision of a hazmat team member in Level "A", DECONED personnel at a shower facility located in the exercise area in the DFAS building. Transport "victims" by bus then another shower at the holding facility. Medical monitoring of victims was taken care of at the holding facility.
3. Prepare the area for an entry for the Civil Support Team (CST) when they arrive.
4. Gear up for full ICS at 6 am, if CST determines material is a terrorism threat.
Madawaska HazMat Team was called to assist with the primary DECON, Limestone Fire Dept was called to assist with secondary DECON at holding facility, Caribou Fire conducted medical monitoring of the victims from DFAS.
DEP, Fire Marshall's Office & State Police provided support to the Incident Commander.
Local Emergency Management Office was the main contact for the CST and also supplied the Pubic Information.
DEP Financial section was called and notified that we would be gearing up a full ICS at 6 am on 10/11. Two staff members responded.
DECON was very slow, about 10 minutes per person or 6 per shower per hour. Finding clothing was difficult so Tyvek was given out to folks that had showered.
The CST arrived around 0100 and by 0200 had determined that the packaged material was not a biological threat. The package was secured by Detective Pelletier of the State Police.
The actual material was never identified.
Case closed.
P-25-1998*17 January 1998, responded to facility location. I assisted responding oil company and the two Kittery Fire Department representatives in spill clean up. Most of the spilled product was absorbed in the layering vegatation (leafs and pine needles) and snow. We bagged up the contaminated material for MDEP disposal at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, (3Mar98).
P-344-2001*Received a call from Thomas Littlefield, stating that he was concerned about a grayish/whitish substance that was accumulating in the water in front of his property, and wanted someone to check it out.  I responded to the complaint and observed a limited amount of grayish/whitish foam and other debris collecting by Mr. Littlefield's dock.  I informed the Littlefield's that wave action stirring-up dissolved solids produced the foam, and that their dock was a collection spot for debris in the area.

No further action required.
B-318-2001*The campowners adjacent to the public boat launch at Rockwood were incensed on the afternoon of June 3 to discover diesel on the water in front of their camps.  They pegged the source as the Kineo shuttle boat, and called the DEP.

Since this has happened before (B-585-98) I assumed a fuel line on one of the shuttle boats was leaking into the bilge again, and being pumped over the side by the bilge pump.
I therefore called the Kineo shuttle and talked to one of Chip Foster's employee's, who was aware of the problem.  I told him to disconnect power to the bilge pump on that vessel and that I was on my way to Rockwood.

Upon my arrival about 1900, there was no sign of the shuttle, and very little sheen visible.
I called the shuttle number and talked to Chip Foster, owner/operator, who agreed to meet me at the landing in 15 minutes.

The problem, he said, was not leaking fuel lines this time, but an overfill during fuelling;  somehow the vent had become plugged and some fuel spit back out the fill hole.  I did not see much of a sheen, but the way the neighbors complained that day and the next, it would seem that a substantial amount was spilled.

I put the word out among the neighbors, who are VERY concerned,  that we can't do anything about any on-going problem with the Kineo Shuttle, until we are made aware of them.
P-200-1996*2Feb96, S.Flannery and I responded to the spill involving a tractor trailer unit. Upon arrival I observed that the tractor's right saddle tank, crossover valving assembly, had been ruptured and was actively leaking fuel onto the ground that was covered with saw dust. I placed a bucket under the saddle tank to capture the leaking fuel. This fuel (est. to be 15 gallons of the est. 60 gallons discharged from the saddle tank) was later pumped into a larger container which was then dispensed into the left saddle tank and the cross over valving of both tanks were closed.

Apparently, the tractor's cross over valving became damaged enroute to Atl. Seaboard. When the tractor stopped at its destination fuel began to puddle and migrate down grade over the parking area. An Atl. Seaboard representative deployed saw dust and the So. Portland Fire Dept. responded and departed upon our arrival.

Flannery and I off loaded approximatley 20.0 gallons of diesel fuel from the right saddle tank and dispensed it into the left saddle tank.

I contacted the trucking co. and made arrangements to hire Seacoast Ocean Services, So. Prtld., for proper disposal of clean-up material. The trucking co. wanted the driver to clean-up the spill and load the spill debris onto the trailer and transport it back to Canada for disposal. I rejected this plan and convinced the carrier to my coarse of action.

The 2.03 tons of spill debris, which was mixed with a small amount of soil, was disposed at Commercial Paving, Scarborough, ME.

No further action is anticipated by response services.
NATHAN THOMPSON, SMRO
A-84-1999* While in Boothbay on 2-10-99, I was paged about a problem in Bristol. An outside tank at the summer place of Lee Storrs fell over because the tank legs rotted out from under the tank. Luckily there was only a miniscule amount of oil spilled. I checked the area for spillage, including the drain pipe and found no reason to do any cleanup. I tagged the tank with an official "OUT OF SERVICE" tag. No further action will be required.
P-516-1992*
Abandonment-by-removal and replacement of a 2000-gallon gasoline and a 1000-gallon diesel retail UST facility located down at the Kittery town Wharf.  the area is dense residential and commercial-use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  This report covers the abandonment of one of two UST facilities on the property, the facility down at the wharf at the water's edge.

Multiple violations of Chapter 691 UST removal and installation rules documented.  See attached spill report narrative and attachments for details.  Prohibited oil discharges confirmed to groundwater and soil around the USTs and under the wharf.  The USTs were installed in fill material making up the wharf.  Corrosion holes found in the tanks.
A-555-2000* Bob's Cash Fuel called this office to report an oil tank that had a minor leak in the basement of an old farmhouse. This farm house is located on Town Hall Rd. in the town of Starks. It is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Riechenbach, also on Town Hall Rd. There was a slight odor in the soil under the tank and only a small amount of oil had leaked. No one is living in the house at this time. No cleanup was required.
B-775-1998*B-775-98
Hartland

Monday November 30, 1998			1515

I received a phone call from Diane Alexander of CN Brown (1-800-432-4211).  Ms. Alexander phoned to report a spill of 1 pint of number 2 heating oil.  The spill occurred when the CN Brown delivery driver removed the nozzle from the fill pipe connected to Don McGowan's heating oil tank.

The small amount of oil was cleaned up, by the driver, using sorbent materials.
A-334-2000*Received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power concerning a small leak at the Riley substation.  He reported that about one quart of oil leaked from a loose fitting. CMP personnel cleaned it up.  No PCBs were reported.  No further work is necessary and no site visit was made.  See the attached report from CMP for additional information.
A-531-1998*Glen Wall received a report of spillage in the basement of a house on Route 17 in Fayette. The caller was anonymous but insisted to Glen that there was a problem. Being Friday afternoon Glen referred it to the on-call person, me. I inspected the place. The people there were upset as they knew who called and it seemed to be a family dispute. They readily showed me the tank. It was in the basement. There was no odor and no staining on the crushed rock floor. The husband said he had changed his own filter, but had used a piepan to catch the drips. No problem at all was observed.

This complaint was completely unfounded. No work is necessary on this site.
I-46-2000*On 5-16-00, Jack Caron called to report that over the winter he had discovered his oil tank had leaked. He was unsure how much was lost. The well was within 15 feet of the tank. I hired a cleanup contractor to remove as much contaminated soil as possible. It was later determined that not all oil could be retrieved this way because it had travelled beneath the foundation of the house. A recovery system was put in place to capture the remaining oil.
B-197-2000*B-197-00
Holden

Monday April 10, 2000					1510

I received a phone call from Mona Spear (990-6931) of Bangor Hydro Electric.  According to Mona a 25 KVA Transformer was knocked off a pole during a period of high winds.  The Transformer was a pole mount located at the Riders Bluff / Bell Atlantic site.

An estimated 7 gallons of Non-PCB transformer oil (analysis indicated <2 PPM PCB) was spilled on an area 12 feet by 12 feet on moss and grass that covered ledge.  The contaminated moss and grass was removed from the ledge.  A 55-gallon drum containing the contaminated moss and grass was disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
B-105-2000*On 2/27/00, 1525 hours John Marshall of the Ellsworth Fire Department reported a sheen running out of a residential driveway on Happy Town Road.  He had not found an ongoing source, but he did find a pink stain, which they picked up with pads.  John speculated that the resident had spill some product while transferring the oil from 55 gallons drums (which were on site) to the AST that supplied the dwellings furnace.  All signs of spilled product had disappeared by the following day.
A-433-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further work anticipated.
B-241-1998*B-241-98
Ellsworth

Saturday April 11, 1998				1250

I received a call from the state police dispatcher to contact a Mr. John Dall (942-9382 or 990-1972 ext. 239), of R. H. Foster.  Mr. Dall phoned to report a 20-gallon spill in Ellsworth.

I made contact with Mr. Dall.  He said that the driver of a R.H. Foster tank truck was involved in pumping out an underground tank at the Wayside Market in Ellsworth because they had mistakenly dropped diesel into the gasoline tank.

During the pumping operation some product was spilled from the hose when the driver pulled the hose out.  As a result some 20 gallons of mostly gasoline ran onto the pavement and to gravel at the edge of the pavement.

The spill was largely cleaned up by the time I arrived.  The driver used sorbent pads and some speedi-dri.  In addition I spread some of the contaminated gravel thinly on the warm asphalt pavement as this location has well water.
P-708-1996*On Nov.5, 1996 S. D. Warren paper factory in Westbrook experienced a spill of Phosphoric acid.  Approximately two weeks earlier, the paper factory had experienced damage due to a flood.  The plant was just going back into operation and on this day they were filling a 10,000 gallon phosphoric acid tank.  The tank had a large crack in the bottom that was not known about prior to this. The first 800 gallons of spilled acid went through a storm drain into the secondary treatment basin.  The next 1200 was diverted into the plants spill basin.  The secondary treatment basin was monitored over the next couple of days to ensure that the pH did not go below permitted discharge levels.  The product in the spill basin was similarily checked neither places experienced enough of a drop in the pH to warrent neutralization.  I notified the water bureau in Augusta, and Stuart Rose of Water Bureau in Portland.
B-755-1999*B-755-99

On 11/25/99, 0744 hours the Bucksport Police Department reported a diesel fuel release that started at the Verona bridge and extended for miles on Route 1 towards Ellsworth.  I contacted MDOT in Ellsworth and they had someone looking at the situation, and they were prepared to deploy sand where needed.
B-680-1996*The trailer dump at Champion blew out a hydraulic hose on 11/22, spilling 400 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the concrete pad and adjacent soil.  The oil on the pad was contained and sorbed up with woodchips, which were eventually burned in the Mill's boiler.  The ten or 15 gallons of oil that migrated off the pad were recovered by excavation, and put in  the Mill's landfill.  Four yards of oily debris was to be burned by RWS in South Portland.  See Champion's report, attached.
B-167-2000*      On March 25, 2000 at 1820 we received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a one quart spill of <2 ppm PCB transformer oil.  The spill came from a leaking bushing on a transformer on the Levant Rd. in Hermon.  Some oil got into water in a roadside ditch and workers recovered this with sorbents.  They also picked up any contaminated branches and debris.
P-414-1997*   On Wed. 7/30/97, DEP was notified of an approx. 200 gal. #2 oil overfill of a Clean Harbors operated FracTank, by Tank #30 of Mobil's Terminal & tank farm.  Clean Harbors workers were emptying the tank for cleaning when an unwatched FracTank overflowed onto the ground, within the berm area.  I visited the following morning and noted CHI under Ray Babbidge scraping up oily soil with a bobcat and loading the soil into a rolloff container.  Being a Baseline-1 Goal location, the clean-up was mostly driven by Mobil and CHI was assuming responsibility.
   I issued a virgin contam. disposal letter to Babbidge for disposal, which was returned to DEP on 9/16/97 (see attached).  No further DEP actions anticipated at this time.  See the attached notes and soil disposal records.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-586-1998*Received a call from Rhonda Pendleton of Newcastle Maritime Farms reporting a spill. She reported that the shutoff on a fuel nozzle did not work properly allowing a passenger car tank to be overfilled. She estimated the amount spilled to be less then one gallon. Store personnel immediately cleaned it up with speedi dry. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
B-438-2000* Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose and spilled about 3 gallons of oil on the Tollbridge Road in Perry near pole BA317. They used speedi-dri on the pavement and excavated the contaminated gravel and soil. They reported about a third of a cubic yard of contaminated debris was collected for disposal at Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
B-99-2000*O n 2/25/00 , 0730 this office received a fax that reported a spill of oils at the snow removal equipment storage area a BIA.  The report indicated that BIA civilian personnel were in the habit of allowing hydraulic and diesel overfills accumulate in the snow.  During a period of melting  MEANG staff noticed a sheen running down Maron Street.  They cleaned up the oiled snow and briefed the BIA people as to how to properly take care of their petroleum products.

A-397-1998*The May '98 report from DHS indicated possible MTBE contamination of the well at W/S Enterprises, a metal fabrication facility (1.8 ppb, 4/17/97).  Their 1998 volatile organics test was submitted the previous week.  I resampled on July 27, 1998, and obtained results of <1.0 ppb.  A sample taken 7/28/98 as part of the Governor's testing program was 0.3 ppb.

The well is located next to the parking area, which is the most likely source of contamination.  Mr. King advised me that the well is used only for processing (although it is in fact used for toilets and sinks as well).  Bottled water is brought in for drinking.  I advised Mr. King to keep an eye out for leaking vehicles in order to protect the well.
This will be referred to Tech Services because it is a stringent site.  No further action by Response Services.
A-247-1996*A customer was filling his automobile tank with gasoline, when gas leaked out of the tank and or filler hose.  This gas spilled onto the pavement and nearby gravel.  The spill was not from faulty equipment at Maritime Energy's dispenser. A worker from the Maritime Farms's store cleaned up the gasoline spill.  The sand and gravel was disposed of in the municipal trash.
P-205-1994*
See separate narrative.  report update by SGB, 1/24/03.
A-459-1997*A hose failed on a suction roll.  The oil ran onto the floor and into the process sewer.  None was recovered.
B-566-2000*B-566-00
T03  R11  WELS
Monday October 16, 2000				1530

I received a phone call from Mr. Bruce McAuliffe (723-2709 or 723-2381) of Siemans-Westinghouse.  Mr. McAuliffe is a foreman for the construction company at McKay Hydro Station that is involved with maintenance and upgrades to Great Northerner's power generation facility.  Mr. McAuliffe was reporting oil sheen on the West Branch in Ripogenus Gorge in an eddy current near McKay Station. I made plans to be at McKay Station Tomorrow.

Shortly after I hung up, Carl Akeley (723-2278) phoned to tell me that Judy Moore (723-2277) would meet me at McKay Station on Tuesday.

Tuesday October 17, 2000				1125

I arrived at McKay Station and met Judy Moore, and Bruce McAuliffe.  We toured the facility, and looked at the light sheen in a swirling eddy current near the power generation structure.  The most likely source is lubrication oil from one of the turbines.  The turbine's lube oil was changed as were the gaskets.  There were no obvious indicators when I was there as to a source of the sheen.  The GNP report indicates, "The oil detector on the discharge of the water collection sump was found to be inoperative; however, the sump was inspected, and no significant oil was found in it.  The sump was emptied and cleaned as a precaution."  This was likely the source of the oil as it does not take a significant amount of oil to create a sheen.
B-635-1996*On 11/18/95, 1000 hours Jeff Brezinus of J.P. Brezinus Inc. (an earth moving construction company) called to have the 30 day waiting period waived for a tank that they had found during an expansion project at the Atlantic Tracy facility.  The tank, which was a UST tank, had filled with water because the fill pipe had broke off right where it goes into the tank.  They retained Clean Harbors to pump out the oil contaminated water.  The excavation was clean beyond the intermediate clean up goal.  My head space readings were 11, 36 and 16 ppm.  The excavation was solid, wet clay to within a few inches of grade.  There was water at depth, which was around 7 feet.  The tank must have been virtually free of product at the time it started to fill with water.

The tank was never used by Atlantic Tracy.  The previous owner had abandoned the tank by disconnecting its plumbing and plugging it with a bung plug.  Apparently he did a good job at pumping it out.  There were a couple of holes in the bottom, which could have let water into the tank.  Howver, they didn't let the water out, as evidenced by the fact that the tank was full to the fill pipe bung.  The back fill was clay also.
A-306-2001*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST when the tank "leaned", breaking the filter fitting.  It was apparent that the spill was minor in nature, and would require no remediation.
P-955-2001*FIRE DEPT RESPONDED TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.  TRUCK INVOLVED LOST 2 GALLONS FROM SADDLE TANK. FD USED SORBENTS TO CONTAIN AND RECOVER LOST PRODUCT.
P-386-1988*
see attached narrative
I-208-1998*On 10-21-98, Maine Public Service reported the spill of 4 gallons hydraulic oil from a line truck. A hose had broken and oil went onto road. All picked up by MPS with sorbents.
P-330-1998*   On 7/22/98 while in the area I briefly visited this trucking company and met with Mr. William Plapis, Svc. Mgr.  I was shown the two tanks listed on the Notice for removal as well as a third 1000 gal UST (T-6) that was in need of abandonment per statute.  I also noted the new 12,000 gal. UST listed as installed by A L Doggett on 8/17/98 (a month after my visit?)  T-1 thru T-4 are registered as being removed in 1988.
   I noted no obvious spills at the time.  The area is commercial/industrial and appears non-sensitive.  As of 11/2/98 the three UST's are reg. as removed though with no removal assessment (by Field Services?) submitted, as needed, for T-5 and T-7.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-50-1996*see attached narrative.
P-23-1996*17jan96, responded to spill.  observed that excavation did not contain free product or saturated soils.  mike white of emery and garrett, waterville, informed me that the usts removed were in good condition, but some soils over the notification limit were present.  i observed that the excavation was encroaching toward physical structures (two roadways, a building, and a retaining wall).

i completed a dep hydrocarbon spill decision tree, initial clean-up action agreement, and a clean-up option agreement.  photos of the site were taken.

attached is the summery page of the 691 site assessment received by the dep.

no further action by response services is anticipated at this time.

Nathan Thompson, southen maine regional office.
B-512-1996*Edgar Bowdin, Director of Facilities, called to report that one of their underground tanks was taking on water.  It was stated that the 1000 gallon #2 tank was due for removal anyway.  Mr. Bowdin informed me that the tank would be pumped out and preparations would be made through the Bureau of General Services for removal.  Work is expected in 1997.  It is not known whether any leakage took place.
A-571-1998*The area was cleaned up with sorbent material and ventilated.
B-105-1997*Mr. Helwig called the office to report that there was a dark brown stain on the river in Old Town.  He lives in the River Apartments that over look the Penobscot River at the Bangor Hydro dam.  He explained that he had been watching the stain for about a week and finally decided to call.  He was concerned that the brownish stain was caused by a continual illegal discharge possibly from Bangor Hydro.

The spot turned out to be a normal discoloration caused by the dark river water creating soft spots on the edge of the river ice as it is softened by the spring sunshine.  I confirmed this by going down to the river and making a visual and an olfactory confirmation that there was no wayward chemical or oil involved.  I also checked other dams and saw similar spots as these.  No more follow up is expected.
P-441-1999*A tug at Berth 4 of the PNSY released a very small amount of diesel from the tanks vent.  Release due to product expansion from heat or overfill.  PNSY personnel cleaned up spill with sorbent material.
P-239-1999*On April 13, 1999 Seacoast Ocean Services called to report a spill that they had been called to clean up.  A tow truck owned by Adam's Towing was towing a car from a driveway at 54 Royal Point Road in Yarmouth.  The drain plug from the oil pan of the tow truck came out releasing much of the trucks lube oil to the asphalt driveway.  Adam's Towing called SeaCoast Ocean Services to clean up the spill which they were able to do using just sorbent pads, as no oil left the driveway.  No further action.
A-283-1996*     DEP received a report that 11 lbs 13 oz of freon had been released as a gas when a soldered joint failed at the air conditioning system.  According to Fire Dept. staff the building was partially evacuated and ventilated, and the line was repaired.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-408-1998*On 6/25/98, 1510 hours the Dead River dispatcher reported a line leak at the Spring Fountain Motel in Bucksport.  A Dead River technician was responding.  The release came from a flair fitting.  The tech repaired the fitting and cleaned up the spill, which had landed on a cement floor.  The clean up material consisted of 25 pads and a small amount of speedy dry.  This material was taken by Dead River.
B-470-2001*Jim Beyer, Div. Of Land Quality, received a report from Geneva Duncan, Me. Forest Service, that a woods operator, Thane Ferguson, had changed the engine oil from a piece of equipment. The waste oil was allowed to drain upon the ground. Mr. Beyer and I went to the site on 8/24/01. We located two empty gallon containers of motor oil and two filters, with only a few small stains under each fiter. It appeared that the actual oil might have been covered by a bulldozed layer of dirt to a depth of a foot or so. To avoid shoveling 4 or 5 yards of dirt we attempted to reach Ms. Duncan in hopes that she could pin point the exact spot.
   On 9/06/01 we met Ms. Duncan and Ms. Tornquist, woods contractor and the property owner, at the site. Ms. Duncan could not help locate the spot any better. With a soil auger I drilled numerous holes in the bulldozed soil in attempt to find contamination. I did not find any.
However this did give the opportunity to explain to Ms. Tornquist that, as the landowner, she was responsible for any contamination, even though a subcontractor may have caused it.
   She said that she believed that the contractor used a bucket to collect the oil when doing an oil change. She did not know what he did with the oil. She stated that she would remove the filters and cans.
   No further action anticipated.

I-8-2000*On 1-25-00, this office received a fax from Maine Woods Co. reporting the spill of 3 gallons from a ruptured hydraulic oil hose at their facility. All was cleaned up by them.
P-167-1997*On 3/11/97 I received a call from Captain Nicholas Betts of the Petrobulk Runner reporting a sheen of unknown oil around his vessel.  The ship had been preparing to leave port after discharging fuel oil at Koch Materials.  The boom was being re-deployed around the ship.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a large sheen around the vessel.  I met with USCG inspectors who believed the discharge to be miscellaneous oils from their slop tank that had discharged through their overboard discharge system.  There was no explanation as to how the discharge occurred as the ships crew claimed that all valves to the discharge pipe had been closed.  Nonetheless, an oil stain was visible on the ship coming from the discharge pipe.  Clean Harbors plugged the discharge pipe and cleaned the side of the hull.  The oil in the boom was not recoverable.  No further action required.



____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-556-1989*
Spill report update of August 2003.

Unreported hazardous waste discharges and improper disposal issues.  See separate narrative and DEP RCRA unit files for further information.

See also P-610-90 and P-527-03.
P-823-2000*	 On Wed. 12/27/01, I responded to a 12/22/00 anonymous complaint of a chemical odor emanating from plastic drums behind this mill building.  I had visited on Sat. 12/23/01, noted about 2 dozen 55- and 30-gal. plastic drums, though found the entrance gate locked and I could not examine them closely.  The area is commercial & industrial next to Main and Lisbon St's. (see map & site sketch).  Several businesses occupy the several buildings making up the mill.  The Andro. River is adjacent to the mill and would be threatened by any discharges. This mill had a large fuel oil UST removed in the past, replaced by an AST within a berm.
	During my 12/27, visit I noted apparently empty plastic drums labeled Acetic Acid 56%, Hydrogen Peroxide 50%, Bactol CA Liquid, Sodium Hypochlorite 12.5%, Organic Dy Synthrowite NLP, Zektrostat VVG, Tergitol Surfacant, and a steel drum labeled Sodium Hydrosulfate powder.  The area was under hard snow and ice.  No discharges or unusual odors were obvious that day and all the drums I could free from the ice appeared empty.  The chain link fence around the yard discouraged public access to the drums.  There were no employees outside at the time of my visit and as I noted no apparent problems I did not go in to speak with anyone without further information.
	See the attached notes and MSDS forms for some of the materials I noted labeled on the drums for further information.

	Report update of July, 2003:
	As of July 2003, Maine DEP and US EPA have been investigating the presence and storage of hundreds of drums of old hazardous waste located at this mill, and at several other Miller Industries locations in Lisbon.  Many of these drums may have had their contents illegally dumped into the Androscoggin River.  See files of DEP RCRA unit for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-331-1999*A dump truck leaked diesel fuel for about 1/2 mile on pavement, leaving drops along Broadway and a puddle where it stopped on Gordon Drive. Rockland Fire responded and cleaned up the puddle using sorbents.

No site visit made; no further action required by Response Services.
B-81-2001*On 3/02/01, 1700 hours Gene Proulx of R.H. Foster in Machias reported that one of their drivers had caused a spill at the house of Melisa and Elmer Farren in East Machias.  In making a delivery the driver had stepped on a box in order to reach the AST that he was filling.  The box fell onto another AST's fireamatic valve causing it to crack.  There were two tanks side by side but the one with the cracked nipple had not been used since the first of this heating season because the product had gelled in the line.  Because the tank was nearly empty and because the product was not in its most fluid state the volume of the release was probably low.  R.H. Foster's estimate was less than a gallon.  The driver dealt with the leak immediately by wrapping a sorbent rag around the nipple and replacing the nipple.  I would assume that he applied a vacuum to the tank during the repair procedure.

It was not possible to investigate the extent of the spill because it went under a slab.  Both the tank and that part of the house were on a slab.  The well is about 80 feet, slightly up grade, from the spill.  The soil is clay in that area.  It is doubtful that there will be any problems from the spill, but the Farren's will let me know if they experience any.
P-233-1999*Overfill at a residential AST in the basement.  Less that 1 gallon of oil spilled to the concrete floor.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with speedy dry. No further action.
P-938-1999*Received a call from Mr. Laird, Laird's Family Tire & Service, regarding the discovery of several 5 gallon containers left in front of his property in Bridgton, ME.  He stated that the containers had been dumped there overnight.  Nothing had been discharge onto the ground, and he had moved the containers to a secure location. I met with Mr. Laird and collected the containers for analysis and disposal.

The waste oil tested negative for hazardous constituents and was added to the State's waste oil heating system.  No further response action required.
B-706-1997*12/5/97 09:00

Richard Tracey, excavation contractor in Hancock, called to request a waiver to remove a 1000 gallon fuel oil tank at the residence of Jacques Blais in Sullivan.  The tank was easily removed from a silty clay material.  Although the tank exhibited some corrosion no contamination was observed or detected.  Both the 30 day notice and the registration form are still pending.

Registration complete.
P-932-2001*On 11/12/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Paul Mason of Irving Oil reporting a gasoline spill at their Brunswick facility.  A customer's vehicle began leaking gasoline after it had been filled.  Irving Oil and Brunswick Fire Dept. cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
A-220-1998*See attached narrative for additional information.
A-784-1999* Irving Oil delivered oil to 30 Island Ave. and somehow a spill occurred. According to Melisa Stien, of Irving Oil, two or three gallons of fuel oil spilled onto the cement floor in the basement. It appears that the oil may have leaked out of the site glass, and/or a non standard whistle may be the problem. In any event the odors must have been bad because Irving Oil paid for a tenant to spend the night in a hotel.
 I spoke with the owner of the duplex apartment and he is happy with the clean up.
 No further action will be required.
P-190-1995*
	Report involving discovery of gasoline contamination, much of it appears to be historical from 1986 (see P-433-86).  See separate narrative and noted for further details.

Report update of 1/28/03 by S G Brezinski
B-422-2000*On 8/9/00, 1500 hours Jean Gallant of MDOT  reported that their Enfield crew had unearthed  some paint containers at their facility.  I discussed the situation with Scott Leighton , who decided that he would get involved after he talked to Mike Hudson.  Scott and I met Jean Gallant at the site at 1000 hours the following morning.  I was expecting to find partially unearthed drums with an unknown hazard or(best case scenario) toluene, which has a flash point hazard.  However, when we saw the site first hand it became apparent that some earlier generation of DOT personal had disposed of a lot of five gallon paint pails by burial.   There were some lumps of yellow traffic paint that had the texture of soft rubber.  MDOT is having a TCLP done of the paint samples that we collected and there will probably be some soil  sampling.  The project has been turned over to Hazardous Waste Enforcement, who may turn it over to Uncontrolled Site.  Scott said that he would keep me in the loop.
I-110-1998*A call out by the warden service resulted in a three hour trip into the Great North Woods.

A crossing of the Red River known as Pushnieer Crossing has a small sedan car leaking oil right next to it.

The plate number is 3876CK and belongs to the subjects. The car is located about 15 feet from the Red River.

Oil was coming from around the oil pan area although it doesn't appear that much was left in the engine when I got there.

The area of the crossing is a ledgy-rocky area, the oil had entered this material and was almost impossible to collect any free product.

2 bags of sorbent boom were used to stop the oil from entering the river and a bag of pads were used attempting to clean up the riverbank.

Case closed.
B-248-1999*B-248-99
Old Town

Thursday May 20, 1999				1007

I received a phone call from Gary Sirois, the Old Town Assistant Fire Chief.  Mr. Sirois phoned to report that the fire department had received an anonymous complaint about a fuel sheen behind Jackson's Garage on South Main Street.  I arrived at the Old Town Fire Department on North Brunswick Street.  I met briefly with A.C. Sirois, then we went out, in the rain to trace the origin of the sheen on South Main Street.

We went to an area that was down gradient of Willett's Welding and walked up the Street and tuned left on South Main Street.  The source of the sheen was Jackson's Service Center.  We spoke to a service manager who told us that at about 0830 or so , a hydraulic hose broke on a car carrier flat bed truck.  The resulting spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was cleaned up using speedi-dri in the rain.  From what we could see, the oil was largely cleaned up.  Only sheen remained, and the rain washed the rainbow colored sheen and water down gradient.  No further clean up was initiated.
B-652-2000*On 12/05/00 Vaughn Thibodeau asked if I could officiate at a UST removal.  We agreed on the following day (12/06/00).  The tank was registered to Violet E. Smith at 151 W Broadway, Bangor.  It was registered as a 500- gallon tank but it was actually 1000 gallons.  On 12/06/00 I attended the removal. The bottom of the UST rested on well consolidated clay at about five and a half feet from grade.  There was water in the hole and a suggestion of product odor.  However, the water did not have a sheen ,nor a layer of product.  The degree of contamination was insignificant.  The tank had been out of service for over a decade.  It had not taken on water.
B-569-1997*Troy Hatton of the Dead River Oil Co. called to report that they had a repair crew at the Gallagan residence to replace a basement 275 that had rusted through.  The tank had been filled the day before and they had a relatively accurate estimate that about 30 gallons had been lost.  Some of the oil had been absorbed by sawdust that the owner had put down, but most had gone down a nearby floor drain.  He did not know where the drain discharged but had looked in the road ditch out front and found nothing.

The next morning I visited the site.  Mr. Gallagan showed me around and I found that this was pretty much the same as described over the phone.  While I believe I found the floor drain exit in the road ditch, there was no oil.  Mr. Gallagan suspected that it had been cut off when the road and driveway had undergone renovation a few years back.  The family drilled well is quite a way (175-200 feet) up gradient of the house.  There is no dwelling across the road, only a small piece of land next to the ocean.  Mr. Gallagan is a farmer whose father owned the farm before him and he believed that there was quite a bit of earth between his house and bedrock.

While I gave thought to excavating the drain line but concluded that the facts did not warrant such a response.  Since the loss was accurately known and of a small size, I felt that the soil overburden could handle the load without an impact to the drilled well.  I said as much to Mr. Gallagan and also explained the insurance program.  He agreed with my assessment of the situation and, other than watch on the well water, no further action is anticipated.
P-957-2001*MINOR AST OVERFILL NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AND CLEANED UP BY SPILLER.
B-22-1999*B-022-99 Mount Desert - Mahaney residence

Hancock Oil Co. called to report that they had suffered an estimated one gallon spill of #2 oil at the Larry Mahaney residence in Northeast Harbor. They were filling an UST and the overfill alarm, which they said had always worked, failed and they estimate between 1/2 and 1 gallon was sprayed out the vent. Some of the oil was absorbed in bark mulch and a little speedi-dri was used for the rest. This debris was returned to the shop for later disposal.
A-626-1999*A bulldozer that was being used during the construction of the natural gas pipeline developed a leak in the diesel fuel tank. It is estimated that about 3 gallons of fuel leaked onto the ground. Maritimes and Northeast will clean up.
A-336-1997*Received a call from Tom Saviello of International Paper. He was reporting that Guilford Transportaion was discharging waste oil from their locomotives onto the tracks at the mill. (This discharging from leaking locomotives is a common problem with Guilford Transportaion) He asked them to clean it up and apparently stepped to some ongoing negotiations between Guilford and IP on other matters. This apparently complicated matters. It eventually was solved and some cleanup was done. Work practices seemed to be the key to solving this and Tom said they were in discussions with Guilford on this. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-514-1997*On 8/26/97 Paul Bosse representing A.L. Doggett, Inc. called to request a waiver of the 30 day notification period for a UST abandonment at National Linen Service, 31 Diamond Street, Portland. A UST removal notification had been filed in 1996 for this locaton, however,the removal had been postponed for budgetary reasons.  The financial issues had been resolved and I granted the waiver agreeing on a 9/2/97 removal date.
On 9/2/97 a 10,000 gallon UST was removed from the site. The tank was in good condition and no perforations of the steel were apparent.  Very little contamination was observed in the excavated soils or on the walls of the excavation itself and there was no visual evidence of petroleum on the groundwater.  A D-TREE completed for the site indicated that BASELINE 1 clean-up goals would apply, and there were no immediate plans for reinstallation of a new UST at this location.  For these reasons there were no remediation or disposal issues.
No further action is recommended at this site.



____________________
Steven J. Eufemia                       OHMS III
B-719-1997*A malfunctioning level alarm indicated that the level in LP&P's chlorine dioxide tank was only 49% full, when in fact it was over 90% full. According to Sean McCahill, an estimated 200 gallons of chlorine dioxide-bearing liquid was forced out the top of the tank.  That volume of liquid contained 1.4 lbs of chlorine Dioxide or .7 lbs. of chlorine.

The dilute bleach solution was washed into the process sewer, but not before the estimated .7 lbs of chlorine had gassed off.
B-661-1996*Denise Fournier of the Enforcement Staff in Augusta requested a site investigation at a facility known as Winter Harbor Marine Trading CO. on Sargent Street in Winter Harbor.  It was not known whether tanks had been removed or not based on current records.  While on another investigation in the area, both Tom Maleck and myself paid them a site visit.

Investigation shown that the tanks had indeed been removed sometime back in 1991.  One of the managers informed Mr. Maleck that they got tired of trying to reach the Department during the "shut down days" and removed the tanks without any paperwork or notice.  A close inspection of the site shown no evidence of fill or vent pipes, or anything else associated with pumping fuel. It may be noted that the former site is only feet from bay.  A private well also exists on the site.  As for site assessment, it it unlikely that one was completed for the removal.
B-728-1997*On December 19, 1997 at 1045 we received a call from Tammy of Dead River Oil reporting a two gallon #2 spill in Alton.  The spill occurred at the Castle Broadcasting (WZCB) tower facility on the Tannery Road in Alton.  The place has two 275 gallon tanks tied together in a cement floor basement.  Unfortunately, the location's generator is located next to the fillpipe.  The unit was running when the driver delivered the oil and he didn't immediately hear the tank's whistle.  Consequently, he overfilled the tanks and about two gallons of #2 fuel leaked out the crossover line between the two tanks.  The driver cleaned up the fuel in the basement and no product reached the drain.
P-388-1998*On 8/17/98 I received a call from the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department through the Maine State Police reporting a gasoline spill at a gas station in Old Orchard Beach.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that approximately 30 gallons had been spilled when a customer at the station overfilled a pickup truck.  The customer had left the scene.  The pavement surrounding the pump island at the station was covered with gasoline and an undetermined amount of gasoline entered the storm sewer system.  Firefighting foam was introduced into the storm sewer to prevent fire.  The gasoline on the pavement was sorbed with sorbent pads.  After as much gasoline was recovered as could be, the parking lot was flushed with foam to reduce the gasoline vapor.  After the spill was cleaned up, I went to the storm water outfall location on the ocean front.  No evidence of gasoline was detected at the outfall.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 18, 1998
A-6-2000*Received a call from the Waldo County Sheriff that a car had been driven into a stream.  The car was on Horseback Road when it went into Beartrap Brook.  The car is owned by Malcolm Martin.  Deputy Matt Curtis stated that it was not submerged and only a small sheen was coming off the car.  He also said that it would be removed as soon as the wrecker company could get to it.  No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed on this spill.
I-168-2000*Contractor struck buried pole stabilization cable, breaking pole with 3 phase 167 KVA transformer, spilling 40-50 gallons onto roadway. All chemical was recovered by excavation and sent to Clean Harbor, New York.

Response case closed
B-293-2001*     On May 17, 2001 at 0240 we received a call from the Bangor Hydro dispatcher reporting a two pint spill of non PCB transformer oil.  A car hit a pole on the Stanchfield Rd. in Brownville causing the leak.  Workers excavated any contaminated soil and there are no wells in the area.
I-31-2000*On 4-5-00, Marc Nadeau called to report that while opening up his camp for the year, he noticed oil in the ice in front of the camp. He checked and found his two oil tanks behind the house empty. From the amount of his last delivery and usage, an estimation of 200 gallons was lost. I met with him and a contractor the following day at the camp. Boom was placed off shore to contain the product and test pits dug to determine the path oil was taking to the lake. The distance between the tanks and lake is about 75 feet, including the camp. We found the oil to be travelling through bedrock, to the lake. Boom was left in place and is currently being monitored until oil stops.
B-808-1999*     On December 21, 1999 at 1400 we received a call from Hubert Saunders of R.H. Foster Oil reporting a spill at the home of Joan O'Connell at 27 Beacon St. in Brewer.  The deliveryman said the tank whistle didn't work properly and about one gallon of #2 fuel came out the vent.  Foster workers cleaned up the oil with sorbents and will fix the whistle. The area is on town water.
I-71-2000*On 6-23-00, this office received a fax from the Irving Forest Products sawmill in Ashland. They had a spill of about 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid from a Drott crane in front of the garage. It was immediately cleaned up with sawdust. The contaminated material was then burned in their on-site boiler.
P-413-1986*
SUMMARY

	Abandonment by removal of two, 2000-gal. gasoline UST's.  No discharges documented.  Tanks not registered.  No UST closure assessment required at this time nor performed.  No location address known at this time.  Not known if piping removed and island are checked for contamination.

SGB 3/22/04
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I-55-1998*Customer broke firomatic off tank, customer put plug in end of tank to stop oil. service man arrived within 15 min, cleaned up with absorbant pads, service man took to Irving Oil in Limestone
P-926-1999*   While in the area I visited this site just after the time of the projected 2/9/99 day of removal.  I noted the UST's still in the ground.  A L Doggett later advised me over the phone that at the time there were no firm days to remove any of the 4 or 5 Portland Fire station facilities.  Later in the summer I visited and noted the UST's at this Stevens Ave. facility gone.
    DEP Reg. file #7992 showed that A L Dogget reportedly abandoned the facility on 4/5/99.  Three UST's (a extra 2000 gal. gaso. UST) was abandoned rather than the two listed on the removal notice.  The tanks are listed as installed in 1970, no installer is listed.  The abandonment exceeded the 10/1/98 deadline for abandonment of non-conforming municipal UST facilities, so I understand the GW Clean-Up Ins. Fund would not have applied.  No problems with the removal were reported.  The area is on city water and sewer.  See any attachments, CMR 691 UST Removal Assessment, and UST reg. file for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-245-1998*B-245-98
Plymouth

Wednesday April 15, 1998				1450

I received a complaint for investigation from, Mr. Jerry Hathaway (257-3427), of the Maine Department of Transportation in Plymouth.  Mr. Hathaway called to report what was described as three cubic yards of bad smelling material near Route 7, in the ditch of the on ramp (Exit 41) to Interstate 95 Southbound, in Plymouth.

Not knowing what this might be, both Tom Varney and I went to investigate.  When we arrived we saw what appeared to be a combination of rotting wastes, possibly processed fish wastes.  This material produced quite a rotting stench, and contained a large infestation of fly maggots.  It looked to be about 1 and ? yards of material that someone most likely dumped here.  I phoned the D.O.T. office in Bangor and suggested to Guy Baker that they bury the material and do so soon as to prevent a major fly infestation.
A-470-1998*A pulp ruck rolled when it was turning onto Alderwood Rd. from Route 202. The truck was setup for a hydraulic system. The tank was not sealed and the product ran out of the vented cap. About half of the tank drained out onto the ground. We placed pads on the exposed areas. When the truck was lifted, the rest of the area was covered with pads.
B-270-1999*      On May 31, 1999 at 1400 we received a call from the state police reporting a gasoline spill from a car accident on route 200 not far from its intersection with route 1 in Sullivan.  Eight to ten gallons leaked onto the road and some got into a fast moving brook.  Fire Dept. workers used sorbents on the road but said the current was too quick for any recovery in the brook.  Most of the gas quickly evaporated.
A-444-1998*Received a call from Nate Hagelin of Harding Lawson that he would like a waiver of the 30-day notice for removal of two underground tanks. I asked him when he would like to remove the tanks and he said today. I informed him of the 3-business day wait policy for granting of waivers. He replied that they found the tanks today and he was prepared to do the Appendix P site assessment as the tanks had probably contained gasoline. This was part of the process of decommissioning the former Scott Paper mill in Winslow. I agreed to this as it was an industrial area and there was a certified geologist on site to oversee the operation. He reported the next day that the tanks had no product in them and that he found no contamination in the tank excavation. He also said that the tanks were probably over 70 years old. No site visit was made and no further work is needed concerning these tanks.
B-739-1999*     On November 18, 1999 at 0800 we received a call from Mr. Gil Merchant of Bangor International Airport who reported a 20 to 25 gallon diesel spill at their maintenance garage.  A worker had left a cap off a fuel filter in a bulldozer inside the hanger and the diesel drained out the filter top and onto the floor where it flowed into a drain that emptied into a separator.  I met Mr. Merchant  at the site and people had spread sorbents on the hanger floor but about fifteen gallons entered the separator  which is umder the hanger floor.  I checked the separator outfall but found no sign of oil.  Mr. Merchant had hired Clean Harbors to clean out the separator which was done that afternoon.
B-492-2000*B-492-2000
09/10/2000 10:15

     Cynthia Smith, concerned resident on the Old County Road in Hampden, called to report smelling a chlorine odor outside of her home.  She stated that it probably related to the problems at Holtra Chem Inc. across the river in Orrington.  When I arrived to investigate I could not detect any chlorine odor.  The wind was also in such a direction it would not bring anything from the facility.  The odors could have been related to the Bangor Treatment plant.  The situation remained a mystery.
P-423-1995*
SUMMARY

	July 1995 investigation of out-of-service motor fuel UST facilities at this auto dealership.  Facility located in a dense commercial area, on cirt water & sewer.  Situated off US Rt. 1, near Shopper's Village and the former Rubico's gas station (a.k.a Downeast Energy EXXON station).  The property was inactive and for sale through Malone Brokers.

	UST's abandoned by removal in January of 1997, and contaminated soil managed under DEP's John Dunlap.
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I-41-1997*The fireomatic valve on this AST failed and pulled the valve apart due to the spring on top of the valve.

Approximately 40 gals was lost to the sewer plant. The plant operator was notified on Monday after I was notified.

The spill was cleaned-up by Dead River's crew, but some of the wood in the cellar floor was saturated with oil and had to be removed to eliminate the odor. Carrol Gustfson was hired as the carpenter to remove and replace the saturated wood.

This case has an interesting twist. Dead River was notified on 4/20/97 that the valve was dripping.

Mr. Sokolich states he advised the technician that a pan of oil had been collected and he was collecting oil in rags. The technician states that he was told there was a stain on the floor.

Mr. Sokolich called Dead River again around 2230 hrs and reported oil was flowing across his cellar floor.

The technician responded, stopped the leak and cleaned-up the free product that was visible. Some oil had gone down an open floor drain.

Spill is cleaned up.

The spill case is closed but referred to enforcment.
A-584-1996*The ice fell off of the roof of the residence and broke the filter off of the tank.  The house is not occupied, so it is unknown when the discharge occurred.  The owner discovered it when he came to check the house.  The oil ran along side of the house and into the basement due to the heavy rain.  The majority of the product was pumped out of the basement by the sump pump.  It was discharged to a small stream which ran beside the house.  The stream was running very swiftly and there was no evidence of product in the stream itself.  Some staining was present on the bank.  The discharge hose had been disconnected by Wilton Oil.  I padded up the remaining product in the sump hole. Examination in the spring showed little impact to the soils.
B-492-1999*      On August 11, 1999 at 1030 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a small spill at the home of Mr. Albert Lifford at 10 Burr St. in Brewer.  About one gallon of #2 oil leaked from a bad fitting near the tank's filter and stained a 10' by 7' area of the basement floor.  No oil reached the basement drain and the area is on town  water.  A serviceman replaced the bad fitting.
A-320-1998*    On 6/25/98 while I was filling up a state vehicle at this facility I noted an adjacent vehicle being overfilled, with gasoline spilling down the side of the car.
B-54-1999*
On 2/2/99, Omer Morton (Addison Code Enforcement Officer) passed on a surface spill complaint form Bertren Merchant.  Bertren's abutter has a lobstering boat dry docked about 20 feet from his dwelling.  The boat is not covered and the battery powered bilge pump activates when the water gets up to a certain level.  The bilge deposited a stain that goes onto Bertren's property all the way to the dwelling's foundation.  Bertren said that the boat was powered by gasoline.  He gleaned this from the size of the exhaust pipe.  There was a scum on the well and he had been sick for 3-4 weeks.

On 2/5/99 I investigated and sampled the well.  The bilge stain did not give a PID reading and the scum on the well looked like a growth of some filament-producing organism.  It had a bluish white (uniformly colored-not like sheen) appearance.  Also, there was some material that looked like iron hydroxide ( a metabolic product from iron bacteria).  The analysis came back clean.  I suggested the chlorox treatment.
B-385-2000*     On July 19, 2000 at 1500 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro-Electric reporting a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a leaky hose on a boom truck.  The vehicle was working at the Boggy Brook switching station in Ellsworth.  The leak actually occurred on July 17 but was only just reported to Mr. Leigh.
     The spill leaked onto the ground where workers recovered it with sorbents.  They also excavated one half drum of contaminated soil.  There are no wells in the area.
A-428-1999*Received a report from Central Maine Power concerning a small spill of hydraulic oil. Adam Duran of their environmental department called to report that a truck had suffered a hydraulic line failure at pole #141 on Route 108 in Peru. He reported that approximately 2 gallons was spilled and cleaned up. Both sorbents and a commercial cleaner were used. See the attached report from Central Maine Power for additional details. No site visit was made and no additional work is necessary at this site.
A-30-1999* Diane Alexander, of C.N. Brown, called to report a spill of oil (30 to 40 gallons) at the bulk plant in Farmington.  This Bulk Plant is located on Intervale Rd. in West Farmington.  D. Alexander informed me that Clean Harbors would be arriving at the bulk plant to clean up the spilled oil.
 No site visit was made. No further action required.
A-5-2000*Went to Mr. Brown's house as he didn't know what was leaking out of the tree.  I walked with him to the site and found a used up large glow stick. It was not leaking.  Apparently some ice skaters hung the glow stick in the tree to increase their skating time after dark.  Mr. Brown thought it was leaking and wanted someone to look at it.  I took it down and removed the spent glow stick from the site.  No further work necessary on this case.
B-250-1998*This 10 year old tank, losing oil because of a leaking return line, was taken out of service in the winter of 1998.  In April, it was dug up.

Buried utilities precluded excavating all the contaminated soil, but the site is clay and the lost oil is not expected to travel far.
A-478-1998*I visited this tank removal after Beth indicated that there was surficial evidence of a leak, under the dispenser.  The tanks were in fair condition, but did not appear to have leaked.  Contamination was primarily found from about 4' to 8'.  Water was entering the excavation at about 7'.  Bedrock was at 8'.  The top 4' of soil was fill and clean, with the exception of the area just under the dispenser.  The native soil was sandy silt with large stones on the bedrock surface.

The Lee's well and one across Route 3 were both ND.  The site is also near the Augusta Hatch Hill Landfill.  Richard Heath monitors the landfill for DEP, and reported that there is no evidence of landfill impact to the area.

Mr. Lee excavated contaminated soil, then screened it to remove stones and reduce the volume. We were able to clean the contaminated area on two sides.  Contamination possibly remains under a garage on site and under buried utilities for the garage and other outbuildings.  Mr. Lee has horses and manure.  We used the manure to build a bio-pile on the site to reduce disposal costs.  This was constructed in the fall and was monitored through 1999.

This site was referred to Cheryl Fontaine for review.  She visited the site and will be closing the site after reviewing the bio-pile test reports.  The site assessment had not been received by DEP by early 2000.
A-104-1996*The Knox County Airport is creating safety buffer zones around the runway.  An area containing contaminated soil was found where an artificial wetland was being created.  This contaminated soil resulted from UST leaks at a Navy facility in the 1950s.  The area is clay and the amount of soil is limited.  The soil will be treated and spread around the ends of the runway in the new safety buffer zone.
B-520-2001*      On September 21, 2001 at 1830 we received a call from the state police reporting a diesel spill from a tractor trailer accident on route 1 in Waite.  A truck from Jeannie's Trucking of Chester hit a pick-up truck and lost about ten gallons of diesel fuel.  The trooper on scene said that the oil was quickly washed away by the heavy rain and no waters were threatened.
P-313-1999*    In the early afternoon of Tues. 5/4/99, the DEP was notified of a 300 gallon discharge of JP-8 fuel at this US Naval air station.  S. Brezinski of DEP, Response Div. arrived onsite shortly and met with John and, John Zegra, Don Rickle, et al. of BNAS.  It was explained to me that a French built German air force aircraft was fueling at the runway apron when it suffered a fuel overfill.  I understand that a sensor on the aircraft was bad and the fuel exited a fuel tank vent as it was being pumped in.  The Germans had only one person fueling and because of rain the spilling fuel was not easy to notice.
     As had happened with earlier and similar discharges (P-27-94, etc.), the fuel ran to a nearby storm drain and went to the bases' retention pond referred to as the Beaver Pond next to the Galley, Building 201 (see site map). I observed successive rows of containment and sorbent boom across the pond and BNAS personnel assessing the spill.  Clear oil was coming out the pipe.   A Clean Harbors crew was enroute when I arrived.  Heavy rain was flushing the oil still in the long storm drain to the pond.  A BNAS response crew was also at the runway spill.  A muskrat seen did not appear to be oiled.
      On 4/5/99 I returned in the morning and met with Ray Asselyn of BNAS.  I noted the discharge in the pond cleaned to Department satisfaction.  Asselyn initially wished to send their sorbent wastes to the Brunswick Landfill though this was not acceptable and it was taken by Clean Harbors.
     On 5/4 we discussed spill prevention and BNAS said they would review their fueling procedures.  An oil/water separator is not practical because of the large water flow thru the drain system.

S Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-407-1999*No site visit made.  The spill was quickly contained.  Some oil was on the road and sand was spread.  The fuel on the side of the road was cleaned with pads.  No further action is anticipated.
B-385-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-613-1997*During excavation for a natural gas line, heavy gasoline contamination was encountered.  The site of the contamination was in the proximity of 3 gasoline stations, in an area that has historically housed several generations of former stations.  As such, it would not be possible to determine the resposible party.  I informed the contractor that due to the nature of the contamination (saturated soil), any soil hauled from the site would need to be properly disposed of.  I informed him that the Department would take responsibility for the costs associated with trucking and disposal of the soil.  A total of 153.17 tons of soil was dispose of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-921-2001*Please see attached CMP spill report.
A-674-1999*     DEP received a report that a small quantity of diesel fuel was spilled at this rural residence when a delivery truck became bogged into soft ground; oil over-flowed from  the down-hill saddle-tank as the vehicle settled.  Spilled oil was broadcast over a relatively large area next to a pasture, and can be expected to bio-degrade naturally in place.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-188-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that 250 gallons of fuel was missing at this residential property.  It transpired that ice/snow packed around the filter had broken the filter nipple; oil flowed under snow away from the subject home.  It appeared initially that the party deemed responsible for this failure would be the tank installer since installation rules effective 2/98 (the tank was installed 6/99) seem to mandate protection from weather and because the installer was not licensed by OSFB.  For this reason the builder (Boggs) agreed to conduct remediation using his own equipment.  A DEP geologist (Seaward) became involved at an early stage and supervised most of the Boggs remedial effort.  Contaminated snow was placed into drums pending disposal, and contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  A collection trench was placed near an adjacent property (Best) and product was sorbed off water in this trench.
   It later developed that this installation substantially met the applicable OSFB rules as written, and that the AG's office had previously offered the opinion that mechanics/dealers operating under a Manufactured Housing Board license are allowed to install oil tanks at mobile homes.  The Boggs remedial effort ended.  It is probable that Boggs may claim reimbursement of expenses from the State.
   The neighborhood is rural/residential with several nearby residences utilizing wells for water; the drilled well serving the Brann home is 20' from the spill site.  DEP geologist Seaward  will remain involved with sampling of threatened wells.
A-298-1996* An anonymous complaint was received by our Enforcement Division concerning the storage and cutting of underground gasoline tanks at a junkyard. I made a site visit and found five underground tanks that had been cut open. The owner was not around and there was very little spillage on site. This property is a very small junkyard, about one acre in size, and is located at the intersection of Route 108 and the Valley Rd.
 No other action will be required at this time.
P-148-1998*On April 9, 1998 I was contacted by Scott Cyr of the Bureau's Licensing and Enforcement unit.  Scott had done an inspection at Quality Assurance in South Portland, and had found a 55 gallon drum behind the building with stained soil around it.  The drum reportedly contained developer, Solv-All and waste motor oil.  Scott wished to obtain a sample of the drum contents and also of the soil.  I assisted Scott in retrieving the samples.  Any further action by Response Services will be based on the outcome of the samples.
A-321-2000* A line leak in the basement of Albert Lash's home was discovered on 6-6-2000. Mr. Dick Geurrette, owner of Winthrop Fuel, is a neighbor and he helped them repair the leaking line. We were then called and I made a site visit. There was an odor problem in the basement, a fan was installed. Kip Kline was hired to wash the concrete walls and floor. There is a basement drain that exits through a retaining wall and onto the shoreline.
 The estimate of oil lost is 130 gallons, however there is no indication of that amount of product in the basement or drain.
 No additional work was required.

P-425-1999*See attached report.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
P-675-1998*     Mr. Bouchard reported this 1500 gal. Calcium Chloride discharge on the presumption that it may be a reportable hazardous material discharge.  On researching I advised him that the spill is not a reportable discharge and there would be no DEP actions at this time.  This material is a 32% salt solution added to their winter road sand for de-icing.  It is known to contaminate wells though I understand there are no drinking water wells within 3000' of this rural location.
     All the liquid soaked into the ground and they plan on no recovery.



S G Brezinski
A-188-2000* On 3-31-00, a tractor trailer truck owned by E.J. Carrier crashed into the rear end of several cars. This occurred on Route 27 next to the Sandy River. The saddle tanks leaked fuel and was contained in ruts in the soft dirt. I called for support staff, Bart Newhouse, to bring 55 gallon drums and sorbent pads to the site. Bart and I pumped the diesel into the drums and waited for the truck to be lifted upright. No further action will be required.
A-205-2000*     This minor spill occurred to a diked area; all spilled product was immediately collected.
A-286-1998*This tank removal took place on October 6, 1997.  No contamination was reported at that time.  After Field services was notified that their calabration method for the PID was in error, they recalculated the readings obtained.  This indicated that a reportable release had occurred.

One of 10 samples was above the 100 ppm required reporting level.  The reading was 123 ppm.  John explained that this was a worse case sample and only involved a few yards of soil.

Based on the single low reading, I determined that no soil removal would be required.

No further action is anticipated.
P-219-1996*On 4/15/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mary Molina reporting an oil spill at her residence in Portland.  Her oil company, Royal Oil, had overfilled her tank.  She indicated that the spill had not been reported or cleaned up.  I met with the homeowner and Royal Oil at the site on 4/15/96.  It was difficult to estimate the amount of spillage because some clean-up efforts had been made.  I did observe some free oil on water in the basement and observed oil odor in the soil around the fill pipe.  I suggested that Royal Oil excavate the contaminated soils and also use a surfactant to clean the basement floor.  I have referred this case to enforcement for failure to report and clean-up a spill.  No further Response Services action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-429-1996*Received a call from Wendy Dennis of the Cobbossee Watershed District that there was boat leaking. The boast was tied up at the Winthrop town dock on Maranacook Lake. I met Ms. Dennis and inspected the situation. A older model boat, approximately 15' long with an older 40 hp Evenrude motor was dripping gas/oil mixture into the water. Wendy reported that they could not locate the owner in the town and there was no answer at his home phone. I boarded the boat and inspected the motor. The fuel was dripping from the fitting where the hose attaches to the motor. I removed the hose and the dripping stopped. No attempt to clean up the sheen was made. No further work on this site is necessary.
A-154-1999*This spill was quickly noticed and the oil company responded to repair the leak before the contents of the tank were completely lost.  They also used pads to collect some free product.  Some fuel was trapped in snow at the surface.  When I arrived we shoveled most of this into a barrel.  When we excavated, only a little soil contamination was found.  Some free product had gotten into a section of an abandoned drainfield and this was collected. The oil had soaked into the area adjacent to the septic tank.  This tank was metal with a wooden top.  Excavation broke the top, so I arranged to have the tank replaced.

Groundwater was very high at the time and the septic field wasn't functioning.  I informed the owners of the need to replace the drainfield and I also let the town know of the problems.  We arranged for a soil test and permit to include the replacement tank as well as the new drainfield.  I don't know if the drainfield was replaced.

No further action is anticipated.
P-246-1999*On 4/15/99 I received a call from Andrew Slusarski of the Maine DEP Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.  He requested that I respond to an investigation he was working on in Waterboro because he found evidence of a hazardous material discharge.  I responded immediately to the Waterboro Mini Store on Rt. 202 in Waterboro.  Upon arrival, I learned that Richard Willis, a Kennebunk High School teacher, had allegedly stolen materials from Kennebunk High School and had stored them at the Waterboro self storage facility.  Among the materials being stored were a large variety of chemicals.  Some of the chemicals had leaked at some point in the past.  Dried stains of the various chemicals could be seen around the area where they had been stored inside the building.  See the attached documentation for a precise listing of the chemicals found.

I hired Clean Harbors to identify and lab pack the chemicals.  The lab packs were then sent to a Clean Harbors facility in Chicago, IL for disposal.  The materials were small quantities for the most part.  No effort was made to clean up the dried chemical stains as it was deemed that they posed no direct hazard.  No further Response Services action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
P-244-2001*Mrs. Crawford reported that her neighbor's oil drum fell over and she was concerned that there was a spill that might affect her well.  I investigated and couldn't find any evidence of a discharge.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 7, 2001
P-686-1998*    While in the area I visited this location to confirm the removal of the 1000 gal. #2 oil UST.  I noted a new appearing AST install within the rear of the building.  Old piping lay on the ground.  DEP UST reg. files have the UST removed on 12/30/97 by Portland Pump Co., though the removal notice is for a removal of 1/18/98 or later.
     The building is located in an urban commercial & residential area across from BIW's South Gate (see site sketch).  The area is on public water and sewer.  I am not aware of contamination reported.  The area is likely BS-2 based on present information.   No further Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-1-2001*      On January 2, 2001 at 1100 we received a call from Mike Sauerteig of Irving Oil reporting a spill of kerosene from an outside tank owned by Dianne Dakin of 15 Resh Rd. in Searsport.  A fitting leaked about 125 gallons between the tank and the filter.
     I met Ken Kimball, the Searsport manager for Irving, and Ms. Dakin at the site that afternoon.   An Irving deliveryman said he stopped at the site on December 26 but the tank was still three quarters full so he didn't make a delivery.  When he returned the morning of January 2 the tank was empty and further investigation found the leaking fitting. Based on Ms. Dakin's use of fuel for the interim period between the two dates we estimated that about 125 gallons leaked from the tank.
     The ground was frozen except directly below the leak and there was no contaminated snow or soil a couple feet away from the tank.  The area slopes away from the back of the trailer towards a swampy area one hundred feet downslope.  The drilled well is located slightly upslope about 200' away on the other side of the trailer.
     Irving workers removed about one yard of contaminated soil which they stockpiled at their facility in Searsport until spring.  They also replaced the system with up to code equipment.
P-866-1999*
SEE ALSO P-1082-05
P-226-1999*   Mr. Gill of Env. Mgmt, Inc. (EMI) notified DEP on Thus., 4/1/99, about minor fuel oil contamination in the basement of an abandoned bar and vacant multi-family building.  EMI was doing an environmental assessment for this and other properties for the Lewiston Mill Redevelopment Corp. (LMRD) which is renovating the former Bates Mill.
   On Tuesday, 4/6/99, I met onsite with Mark Bourgeois of EMI and with Allan Turgeon of LMRC.  The bottom floor is an old bar with apartments above.  The area is old, dense urban residential and commercial use.  This and other buildings in the area are being purchased and razed to provide parking for the redeveloped Bates Mill complex.  In the building's basement they showed me two 275 gal. AST's with oil discharges on the dirt floor. bare copper fuel lines were buried under the soil.  I noted little oil odor and no obvious oil saturated soil. The exact source of the spill(s) are not known.  Friable asbestos was noted on the furnace and pipes.
    Considering possible sensitive receptors, that the building will be torn down for a parking lot, and the DEP DT, I determined the site to have a Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal.  No clean-up is required by the DEP at this time though oil contam. media is acknowledged to be present and it should be properly managed if ever disturbed.  See any attachments for further details.  To my knowledge the city will not perform any voluntary clean-up.  No AST or GW Fund Claim is expected at this time.

S G Brezinksi
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-726-1998*     On November 12,1998 at 0815 we received a call from Dianne Alexander of C.N. Brown reporting an overfilled saddle tank at the Big Apple store on route 1 in Orland.  About three gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the tarred  parking lot.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents.  No wells were threatened.
B-160-2000*     On March 21, 2000 at 1445 we received a call from Kerry Kier of Penquis Cap reporting a leaking outside kerosene tank at the home of one of their fuel assistance clients.  The client's name is Ernestine Gifford who rents the small house from Mr. Fay Fogg of Millinocket.  Mr. Fogg represents his family who own the property after they inherited it from their parents.
     I visited the site and met Ms. Gifford, Mr. Fogg and Dwight Tilton who is the code enforcement officer for Lincoln.  The tank had one hundred gallons delivered the previous week and was now empty.  There was a small hole in the bottom.  There was a drilled well on the opposite side of the house and the product did flow away from the well.  However, we decided to excavate due to the amount of oil spilled.  We contacted Elwood Downs Construction who agreed to excavate the area the next morning.  Mr. Fogg accepted the spill responsibility and I explained the mechanics of the above ground insurance fund.
     We met as planned the next morning and excavated 28 yds. of contaminated soil.  The oil hadn't penetrated the soil due to the frost.  Since the frost was only six inches deep we removed the soil down to this depth and stockpiled it at Downs' equipment area.  We will landspread it when warmer weather comes in May.  Downs will also bring in clean fill when mud season is over.  The native soil in this area is clay which will inhibit the downward movement of any oil which we missed.

B-255-1998*A week or so before 4/10/98 Denny Phillips, who works for the National Guard, requested a waiver from the 30 day waiting period for the fuel UST at the Newport Armory. I visited the site on 4/10/98.  There was a NG crew there and the tank was being cleaned.  However, Denny was not there and it soon became apparent that the tank was not coming out that day.  They had a lot of problems with a cement pipe run.  Although I never did see the tank come out, I did see the ground water at both ends of it.  There was not a suggestion of product on it.  The last day I visited the site I gave the waiver to Ralphy Barrows, who works for BPI.  They were still trying to sever the pipe run with a jack hammer.
B-667-1997*By previous arrangement I met with John Sloan in Bar Harbor on 11/14/97 for the purpose of determining for an in place abandonment for a 1000 gallon UST that belongs to St. Savior's Church.  The wall that the tank was close to was mortared field stone (inside and outside) and it probably would have been adversely affected by digging the tank.  The wall supports a lot of weight.  They can expose the end that is away from the building and cut it open, clean it and fill it with cement.  I wrote the in place permit.

On 12/4/97 I observed the filling in place.  Webber Oil pumped the few gallons left in the tank and cleaned it out with sorbent pads.  MacQuinn Construction subcontracted Dragon Cement to deliver the cement slurry.
A-323-1998*I was called when a large metal tank was found during construction of the new Cogen facility.  The equipment had torn open what was initially thought to be a UST.  The site had no history of any previous mill use, but building construction had been started and then abandoned prior to completion.

The tank was vertical and round.  We could see in the top where a cap shaped cover had been torn.  Inside there was another cylindrical piece connected to the outer shell.  There were no UST fittings or pipe connections that I could observe.   I determined that this was not UST, and gave the approval for it to be removed.  The water in the excavation was tested for DRO and 9.1 ppm was found.  Soil that couldn't be left was tested for hazardous characteristics.  No hazardous characteristics were found.

No further action is anticipated.
B-643-1996*Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction called to request an abandonment in place waiver for a 500 gallon tank located in Bangor Tire Co. on Market Street.  Investigation shown that the tank is located at the rear corner of the building at the base of a steep slope making it inaccessible to heavy equipment.  How workers installed the tank in the first place is unknown.  The tank was opened, cleaned, and filled with a concrete slurry.  It may be noted that the area is considered "non sensitive".
I-173-1998*On 9-14-98, Joseph Cote called this office to report that he had a contaminated well. He suspected contaminated with kerosene. I met with him that day and sampled the well. He told me it had been contaminated for about 5 years and he had just heard that it was possible to get a new well through us. There was a considerable amount of old cars, snowmobiles, boats/motors and numerous other machinery around the well. There was also an old house that had an oil tank right next to the well. They were now living in a trailer and had never lived in the house. It was not possible to get into the house because of the debris inside and he told me the stairs to the basement and floor was not safe. A filter installed and the property placed on quarterly monitoring. After four quarters of monitoring without results above detection limits the residence was removed from filters and monitoring.  No further action is required at this time.
P-250-2000*Dripping transformer, see attached CMP report. NFA
A-307-2000*     This case involved a naturally occurring organic sheen on a small private pond.
B-229-1997*Jim Tibbits of Eastern Fine Paper in Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at ther company owned house adjacent to the facility at 19/21 Mill Street.  It was stated the basement tank developed a small drip spilling oil onto a concrete floor and into the cellar drain.  No oil was observed at the waste water treatment plant however.  The tank was subsequently patched and eventually replaced.  Only a small amount of oil was believed to be lost to waters of the state.
B-36-2000*On 1/24/00, 0750 the S.P. dispatcher passed on a report of 185 gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their facility in Moscow.  A hatch cover had fallen out of their ceiling and landed on the spigot of their hydraulic oil tank.  The product landed in their floor drain, which contained about thirty gallons of the spill and allowed 155 gallons to go to the drainage leach field, which is adjacent to the building, underground.  We agreed that the way to handle that spill was to transfer the 30 gallons of liquid product to their waste oil container, which would go to a waste oil burner, and to excavate the gravel that was in the leach field area.  On 1/25/00, while on my way to Moscow to help with and oversee the project, I encountered some weather that made traveling very slow.  I stopped and called the facility manager, Joe Bruce, in order to make some other arrangement.  He indicated that they had excavated and encapsulated 15 yd3 of soil and that he was confident that they had removed all of the oil that had escaped from the drain.  I agreed that they probably had a good clean up.  Since lighter products such as heating oil snap off at six gallons per yd3, ten gallons per yd3 seems like a reasonable amount for a more viscous product like hydraulic oil.  Joe said that he would take care of transferring the oil in the drain to the waste oil container.
A-219-2001* Snow load broke the firomatic/nipple on the outside above ground oil storage tank (AST).  It was reported that 150 gallons of kerosene was spilled.    Glen Wall reponsden to the site.   A sample of the drinking water was taken and analyzed for Deisel Range Organics.   The results were negative and Mr. Wall did not feel it was necessary to conduct further clean-up.
B-605-1996*The Dunfees hadn't lived in their house very long before it caught fire and burned to the ground.  Another one was built in its' place, set back farther from the road, and using the same well.  They'd only occupied the new house for 10 months when the Dunfees began to notice a taste of petroleum in the well water; consulting with Norlen's Water Treatment, Dunfee was advised to have the water tested. Results, attached, showed 31 ppb GRO.  (My own sampling showed the contaminant to be DRO, at 230 ppb.)

According to Mr. Dunfee, the place, years ago, had been a working farm.  When they moved into the old house, there was an old pump lying next to an above ground tank behind the house.  He said the tank was empty, and he didn't know if it'd contained gasoline or diesel, or even if it'd been buried or its' original location on the property. He did say that a lot of fill had been hauled onto the lot during landscaping, and that the new house's location required that the water line be extended.  My guess is that either there was a small leak from the earth moving equipment, and it fuel got into the well, or contaminted soil was encountered and the contamination followed the water line back to the well.

I authorized theinstallion of a charcoal filter system on 11/8/96.
B-376-1996*Sprague Energy called to report that they had discovered a leak in a pipeline that feeds the rail car loading rack from their tank farm.  They had charged the line to load cars when #6 oil began to bubble up from the ground.  There was an estimated 40 gallons of oil on the ground.  They had shut off the line and were in the process of digging to determine where the leak was and how bad it might be.  I went to the scene.

There I met Duane Seekins, Sprague Terminal Manager, who had a crew and backhoe on scene and were beginning to dig.  At about 2 feet down the pipe was located and a couple of small corrosion holes (roughly 1/8" or so) were located and repaired.  Luckily the oil flowed right to the top and didn't follow the pipe or sink down into the ground further.  About an estimated 50 cubic yards of soil were removed and stockpiled inside the tank farm dike for later removal.  Mr. Seekins expected to transport it to Sawyer's Environmental landfill at a later date.
P-315-1996*On 5/28/96, Mr. Hogan reported to DEP a sheen and oily product off Camp Ellis at the mouth of Saco River and among rock of breakwater.  Chief Meserve of Saco Fire Dept. investigated on 5/27/96 and 5/28/96, and found no evidence of a discharge.  No DEP visit made. No further DEP actions anticipated, see attached notes.
P-166-1997*   On Thursday, 3/27/97, I visited this site in response to a complaint of old, drums, scattered around this property that was feared may contain oil and that may be leaking.  from Route 9, several rusty drums could be seen, standing on end and fallen over.  The property is largely open field with a brook running thru it parallel to the road, and a few tall pines.
   Before entering the property I went to a white house to the left and met Ms. Donna Light who confirmed that she and her brother owned the land and had inherited it from their father.  Their father, she explained, used to operate a pig farm and used the drums to collect food waste from local stores like Shaws to feed the hungry shoats.  Ms. Light was pleasant, gave me permission to enter the site, and requested I notify her if I found any problems.
   Onsite I happened upon Ms. Light's brother who, with two other gentlemen was splitting wood.  After explaining my presence, the gentleman went into a long discussion about farming and its demise, and some disagreements he had regarding government. I noted about 50 drums  He showed me a number of drums and I found most to be empty and noted no spillage.  He thanked me for coming, I told him I noted no problems and I thanked him for his time.

SGB 4/18/97
P-70-1998*See attached PNSY report.
P-11-1997*On Jan. 8, 1997 I received a call from John Barton - DOT.  He called to report a spill that had occurred at the DOT lot on Route 26 in Poland.  A dump truck owned by Granite State Minerals had blown a hydraulic hose spilling approximately fifty gallons of oil to the ground.  The truck was on pavement and all oil was contained to the pavement.  DOT workers on site soaked up the oil with sorbent pads and sand.  The sand was taken to Commercial Paving for recycling.  No further action.
I-118-1997*Petroleum Naphtha released from truck onto asphalt, remediated immediately with sorbant pads.  Container tipped over in back of vehicle.
A-390-1997*Received a call from Jerome Guvermont of the Town of Rangeley that he had found out about an unregistered underground tank being removed. He requested that we investigate. He gave me the name of the contractor, Carl Lewin. I spoke to him and requested that we re-excavate that tank site. He was very cooperative and we arranged to meet at the site on October 10/2/97. The site was a house used seasonally owned by Paul Lennon of Arlington Virginia. We excavated the old tank site and found no contamination. I explained to Mr. Lewin that in the future he should check with the Department or the homeowner to see if the site is registered or not. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-327-2001*Ruby Clark called to report that she had found a pair of 5-gallon containers in the ditch along side of Savery Road in Searsport. She had first seen them this early spring and had called the town office to report them. As they were still there she called this department. She said that one seemed to hold used oil and the other was marked as paint thinner. After gaining directions I went to the site and found the two five gallon metal containers. One was marked as a corrosive parts cleaner and the other as paint thinner. The parts cleaner had an open top lid and was empty of liquid or significant amount solids. The thinner pail held about one gallon of water the other contained a little bit of waste oil. I inspected the ditch for signs of contamination and found none. I'm not surprised, as the spring rains would have washed the parts cleaner away. I am surprised to find only a little tainted water in the thinner can. I used one sorbent pad to collect the oil and left the container in the sun to evaporate the water. The empty containers were deposited in the common trash.
P-118-1998*   On 3/16/98 Kevin's Burner Svc notified DEP of an AST related discharge at Mr. Ehler's rural, single family, Lake Arrowhead residence.  On arriving I confirmed that the copper line under the basement floor failed, liberating approx. 200 gallons of red #2 oil to the foundation perimeter drain, and then out a drain pipe on the other side of the driveway (see site sketch).  Pads were put down and no oil was noted in a brook 70 feet NW.  On Sat., 3/30/98, Flannery was called out by the FD as red oil did reach the brook.  The oil appears to have been leaking longer than believed and spread unseen through shallow gw of the forested wetland.
   Over the next several months DEP, ENPRO, and Seacoast Ocean Services returned to change and maintain the boom and sorbents.  In mid-June, during a high water time, no further oil was noted reaching the brook or coming out the drain.  On 9/19/98 DEP returned with a SOS crew and picked up remaining sorbents; no further oil leaching was observed and no new sorbents were laid.  Site will be monitored for further clean-up when high gw returns and as required.  Oil contam. may remain under the basement floor though its remediation may cause more harm than allowing natural attenuation, this contam. should be properly managed if disturbed.  No vapor problems in the house have been reported.
   Area is on public water and no wells are threatened.  Ehler will be applying to AST Fund for coverage.  See billing info., etc for further details.


S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM

cc: Scott Ehlers
P-275-1999*On May 11, 1999, I met with facility owner, Dale McBurnie of McBurnie Oil in Denmark, along with Pollution Control, Mark Garrin who was hired by McBurnie Oil to replace product dispensors due to a vehicle hitting one knocking it over whereby the product line from under the dispensor was broken off discharging gas around the pump island. In the process of excavating  soil contaminated by the discharge, Pollution Control found that further excavation was needed due to the extent of the contamination. Upon this finding the Department asked to have a consultant on site to document the soil removal and to determine the extent of the contamination. At this point the clean-up was being payed for by the insurance carrier, Concord Group Insurance. On 5/12/99 water was found to be collecting in the excavation and a tank trailer was put on site to pump water into. It was also determined that the extent of the contamination was extensive and that trucking the soil for disposal would be very costly. It was decided to have Commercial Paving process the soil on site due to the amount of soil along with the fact that the Town of Denmark would be using Commercial Paving to process some material during this same time. On 5/13/99 due to fire in excavation the Town fire department was on site. An area around the fills for the above ground gas tanks was found to be heavily contaminated with old tree stumps being saturated with gasoline. The soil removal was halted in this area with concentration on remaining areas for removal.
Water sample taken on 5/24/99. (See attached results plus EER report on site.)
P-618-1997*On Halloween, the Yarmouth Police Department apprehended youths with 3/4 gal of muriatic acid and 1/4 gal of gasoline.  The materials were still usable, but the police dept. did not want them and wanted the Department to dispose of them.  I collected the materials which were later distributed for their intented use.

No further action required.
B-364-1996*On 7/12/96, I inspected three tank excavations at Norumbega Park in Brewer.  The tanks had been removed on the previous day, but I had a more pressing engagement.  The excavations were absolutely clean.  The tanks were only 9 years old.  There was water in all three holes and there was no sheen showing.  The tanks taken out were the ones that served units 702-703, 705-704, and 602-603, which was across the street.  The tanks were all 550 gallon tanks. The area was very flat and the fill around the tanks had been gravel.
P-494-1999*DEP received a notification of a potential well contamination issue.  DEP responded by sampling the well on the property.  Laboratory analysis results indicated contamination with MTBE. Diesel Range Organic results were determined to be as a result of naturally occurring decomposition.  The levels of MTBE contamination were below action levels; therefore, Response Services expects no further action at this time.  Response Services referred the resident to a local water treatment vendor.
P-72-1996*FUEL DELIVERY TRUCK VENT FROZE AND SEAM IN TOP OF PRODUCT TANK SPLIT.  LESS THAN 5 GALLONS RELEASED.  DEADRIVER OIL CO. REMOVED ALL CONTAMINATED SOIL.  NO FURTHER ACTION  NECESSARY
B-395-1996*D-TREE=N.
P-480-1996*On August 5, 1996 I received a call from Portland Pipeline concerning an oil sheen in the water around the vessel the Scorpius that was offloading its cargo.  I visited the site the sheen appeared to be a heavy oil.  There was no indication that the sheen had come from the vessel.  The Sheen was beginning to disperse and there was no further oil entering the water. There was a report that a "Lube Barge had been regreasing the vessel earlier that morning, but no definite source for the sheen.  No further action.
P-662-1997*18 November 1997, spoke with Claude Heutz concerning a spill from his peddler truck. Claude informed me that a piece of road debris broke a part on his delivery truck, that caused a trial of oil to discharge in the Pike gravel pit.

Material cleaned up to the DEP satisfaction, no further action is anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (21Nov97)
A-128-1998*A seal on a turbine shaft failed allowing water to enter the building.  About 6 feet of water was present in the building when it was discovered. The water floated most of the oil in the building. The estimate was over 500 gallons.  There was an equal amount of vegetable based hydraulic and mineral based lube oils lost.  The seal was repaired. They began to pad oil from inside of the power station.  The building was pumped out with the suction below water level.  It was pumped to about 1 foot using trash pumps.  The regular sump has a skimmer and this was used to control the water level.  Clean Harbors pumped the rest of the water.  The facility was steam cleaned and the water was scavenged.
B-682-1999*On 10/26/99, 1325 hours this office received a report of two abandoned drums that were found in the bushes off  to the side of a woods road.  The woods road was off Route 2 in Costigan.  On the morning of 10/27/1999 responders Leckey and Whittier located the drums.  The drums were about a third full of solidified asphalt.  Because of the way the bushes had grown up around the drums, we estimated that the drums had been there for ten years.  They did not pose an environmental problem.  The caller has been advised of our findings.

A-48-1998*A corrosion leak developed in a tank which was under a porch of an apartment building.  The porch had been converted to a laundry room.  This allowed vapors to enter the building.  The tank was removed and Carey P & H padded up a large amount of product.  The area was left open to allow ventilation.  Phillips Services was contacted, but delays allowed the ground inside to freeze.  The area was thawed and the soil was removed using a vactor.  It was taken to Norridgewock.  A soil vent was roughed in to allow vapor extraction if necessary.
A-394-1999*A hose on a piece of equipment at the Richmond compressor station broke, spilling a small amount of hydraulic fluid. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads, and a small amount of contaminated soil was removed.

No site visit made.  No further action required by Response Services.
B-274-1996*Mr. Pomeroy called to report that an underground tank had been found while his firm was grading a vacant lot in order to expand the parking area of his dealership.  While he did not know much about this tank he believed that the last building on this lot had been another auto dealership.  As such he assumed that it was a gas tank.  I explained that a licensed tank installer and site assessor would be required along with a removal notice and my waiver of the waiting period.  As such plans were made to remove the tank on 5/31/96.  A.E. Robinson inc. removed the tank and a site assessment was done by the S.W. Cole Company. The assessor found some evidence of spillage with the highest level being 33 ppm, well below clean up guidelines for this site.  The tank proved to be what I believe was a 1000 gallon tank and from the piping I believe it may have been a heating oil tank.  There was a strong varnish odor but I could not say whether it was old gasoline or old heating oil.  In any case the tank, which was heavily rusted but appeared without holes, was removed and no further action required.
A-209-1999*     DEP received a report that an oil film was visible on water seeping into this residential cellar.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  A 1000 gallon UST was located immediately outside the poured concrete cellar wall; staining on the wall suggested this might be the source.  The homeowner (Kassman) was able to show that the tank had not been used for several years.  DEP had approved abandonment-in-place in 1989 due to concrete paving overlay; the tank was never properly abandoned, however.
     Mr. Kassman agreed to remove the tank; this was done on 4/15, at which time several corrosive holes were observed.  Tank contents included approx. 1/2" of oil floating on several hundred gallons of water.  Oil and water was removed by SOS, contaminated soil was removed for disposal.
     This area consists of seasonal camps on the north shore of Snow Pond, and is considered environmentally sensitive.  Gradients are such that it is likely that the Kassman well is the only likely receptor, although a light sheen was evident on the pond (50' from the tank location) and may re-appear during heavy rain events.  DEP will monitor this situation through the summer of 1999.
I-145-2000*1/2 GAL. OF FUEL OIL WAS LOST WHEN FILLING the homeowners fuel TANK.  Contaminated soil was excavated and placed in PLASTIC CONTAINER AND Taken TO IRVING WAREHOUSE for storage prior to disposal.

Response Case Closed
A-152-1999*
Mr. Reynolds called to report that he had broken a large Mercury Thermometer.  The mercury had been contained on newspaper and I instructed him to place this in a plastic container and then in a box or can with a lid and a label.  He felt that no additional mercury was in his home.  I later went to the home and collected the mercury from him.  No further action is anticipated.
P-931-2001*On 11/11/01 I received a call from John Branscom of Pioneer Plastics reporting a half gallon spill of antifreeze from an employee's vehicle at their facility.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
B-225-2001*Bangor Hydro personnel were operating a boring machine, trying to set posts for an osprey nesting platform, when it was noticed that a hydraulic hose coupling was leaking.   About a pint of oil was spilled, according to Mona Spear, and cleaned up by recovering the contaminated brush and moss.  See the Hydro's report.
B-593-1999*B-593-99
T3 R8 WELS

Thursday September 23, 1999			1039

I received a phone call from Mr. Chris Austin (435-3681), of Irving Woodlands division.  According to Mr. Austin a crane, while moving to another location flipped over after driving on a soft shoulder of a logging spur located off the Rocky Pond Road.

He said the mishap occurred around 0600 this morning when a truck needed to get by the crane.  The spill was picked up using some sorbent pads and later, excavated a small amount of contaminated soil.  The soil, about ? cubic yard, was spread thinly on the Rocky Pond Road.
A-705-1999*     DEP received a belated report that this spill had occurred; contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is served by a municipal water supply and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
B-446-2001*B-446-2001
08/09/2001 09:18

     Mark Weisser of Brewer Automotive Components called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at his facility.  It was stated that approximately one gallon of oil was spilled as a result of an overfill on a delivery truck.  All the fuel was reported as contained on a paved surface.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were affected.
A-623-1999*Received a call from Helen Hact of Downeast Energy. She called to report two small spills at the Puffin Stop in Damariscotta on Route 1. She reported that an overfill occurred at the diesel pump of about 2 gallons. The customer drove off and company personnel cleaned it up. Before they had time to make the reporting phone call, the same type of incident occurred at a gasoline pump. Again a customer overfilled his tank by about 2 gallons and drove off without telling anyone. Company personnel again cleaned it up using speedy dry. Ms. Hact then reported both spills. Neither spill went off the paved surface. No further work is necessary.
B-252-1999*Exiting Holtrachem Manufacturing on the morning of 5/20/99, I noticed that the retention pond at Penobscot Energy Recovery, adjacent, was covered in an oil sheen.  Upon return to the office, I called Carlo White and asked him what the story was.  He said he'd find out.

On 5/27/99, I received the attached letter from him, explaining that the sheen was the result of small oil leaks on all the trucks that enter the facility  in the course of a day.  The rain of May 20 washed the pavement clean of the leaked lube, hydraulic and diesel oil, deposited on it since the previous rain.
A-105-1999*A spill occurred during delivery.  The Irving driver was parked on a hill to fill Osram Sylvania's UST.  He opened two internal valves, causing fuel to vent out the vapor recovery system.  The spill occurred on the driveway exiting the complex and spread to the adjacent lawn.  Irving's response team spread sand on the spill that afternoon.

I received a call from Steve Cohen (832-5313) of Sylvania the following morning.  Mr. Cohen was unhappy with the cleanup.  I called Albert French (800/442-4143) of the Irving response team in Searsport and asked him to send a crew to Sylvania.

I met with Mr. Cohen and Mr. French on site.  There was quite a bit of oil-soaked sand left, and the spill had softened the driveway pavement.  Irving staff swept up the remaining sand, removed the contaminated soil, and spread concrete dust to collect the remaining product and harden the driveway.  When I spoke with Mr. Cohen the following morning, he was satisfied with the cleanup.

The ground was frozen, so little product soaked into the soil.  Town water extends to the neighboring house.  No further action required.
B-626-1996*11/14/96 @ 940

I received a message that a Mr. Wayne Jamieson of Dead River phoned to report that there was an oil spill and that it had been cleaned up.  I phoned Mr. Jamieson (989-2770) to get directions.

According to Mr. Jamieson, the Dead River Oil delivery driver was filling the tank and had put 35 to 40 gallons into it when a hole was torn in the tank.  The outside tank was unhooked and tilted as to prevent any more leaking.  An estimated 5 to 10 gallons of number 2 heating oil leaked onto the soil.  The truck driver used his spill kit sorbent pads to soak up much of the product.  Speed dri was placed on the ground.  An estimated 6 gallons of oil may have been recovered using these methods.  When I observed the spill site I noted that the amount of oil spilled may have been less than reported.  In all likelihood the amount of reported oil that was spilled. (See photographs).
P-222-1999*On April 2, 1999 Kathy of Dead River Oil called to report a spill that was discovered at the home of one of their customers.  The rental property is owned by Kathy Laboudaise and had been vacant  for a couple months.  When new renters moved in and had the oil tank filled, the delivery man noticed some oil stained soil beneath the tank.  The tank was pumped off and removed - there was a small corrosion hole found.  The oil man and myself padded up the free oil, a small stain remained.   No further action required.
I-17-1997*On 2-20-97, Dan Lavasaur of J.M. Huber called this office to report that there had been a spill of hydraulic oil from a loader in their wood yard. An o-ring failed on a hose and about 30 gallons was lost. The spilled product was picked up using wood chips and the contaminated chips burned in the facilities bark boiler.
B-260-1997*On 5/27/97 Karen Knuuti of our Solid Waste division took an anonymous complaint regarding a collection of junk at Lucky's Landing Road, which goes around Pushaw Pond.  The caller was concerned about the possibility of oil leaking from the junk vehicles.  I visited the site on 5/28/97.  There was no leaks in progress and the gasoline tanks seemed to be empty.  Apparently no processing of the junk has taken place at the property because there were no grease or oil stains on the ground.
A-81-1998*This building had been vacant for some time when Kingfield Savings moved in and had an additional stairway installed to the basement.  RPH was hired to install sump pumps in pits under the new stairwell and in the older portion of the basement where a previous sump pump had been.  They found evidence of oil in the older pit and about 5 gallons of oil in the new pit.  They removed this and reported the problem.  I visited a day or two later and we placed pads to collect oil any additional oil entering the area.  RPH installed the new pumps after placing a mechanism for collecting oil prior to the sump pump.  RPH checked a couple of times over the next month and I again visited on March 30 after very warm weather had caused heavy snow melt.  No oil was collected in either pit.

I could not locate a source for the oil.  One theory may be an old UST at the site.  The site was formerly a Fleet Bank with registration # 8644.  When the tank was removed in 1993 no evidence of a leak was reported.   The tank was located in the general area where the new stairs were installed.  It is possible that the UST had leaked and the new under drain system allowed product to pool.  Once this had been removed no more oil was entering the area.  The area is served by town water.

No further action is anticipated.
B-15-1997*On January 8, 1997 at 1730 I received a call via the 800 number from Mr. Henry Tyler of Maine Energy concerning an oil spill at the home of Ms. Janet Baizile of Fire Road 14C in Lucerne.  The location had a hundred foot long remote feedline that ran downslope to the home which is located on the shore of Phillips Lake.  Ms. Baizile had two 275 gallon tanks manfolded together in the basement.  Unfortunately, the tank gauge was broken and registered near empty so she ordered four hundred gallons of fuel.  The driver had delivered about one hundred when the tank whistle stopped.  He alertly shut off the delivery but the product in the long remote feedline drained into the tank.  This overfilled the tank and the excess fuel came out the vent.

I visited the site and met Mr. Tyler and Mr. Court of Maine Energy.  Their workers had recovered some product from the basement with sorbents.  The basement had some pools of water which prevented much of the product that flowed into the basement from penetrating the ground.  I advised them to excavate as much contaminated soil and leaves from around the vent pipe as possible and check the remaining sorbents in the basement after a melt or rain.

Ms. Baizile has a 280' drilled well about thirty feet sharply upslope of the spill site.  However, the fact that the spilled fuel flowed in the opposite direction into the basement makes me believe that the chances of well contamination are slight.  Also the amount spilled was small and most of that was recovered. Check after a thaw or rain.
B-152-1998*Unable to discern if the red liquid on his basement floor was oil or not, elderly Elliot Sweet called his burnerman,  who confirmed that the liquid was, indeed, oil, and fixed the leaking feedline.  He further notified the Fire Dept. of the spill; they deployed sorbent booms in a drainage ditch to which the oil had been pumped by Mr. Sweet's sump pump. Then they called me.

Responding the next day, I deployed more sorbent booms and pads, tending them throughout  March and April.

Early in March, Mr. Sweet wrote me a letter ( attached) and sent it to the DEP in Augusta, saying that he had a small quantity of mercury.  I recovered that chemical from him, and disposed of it in the big DEP mercury disposal scheme of 1998.
P-286-1996*Marsh sheen discovered.  no further action required.
A-301-1998*Received a referral from Health Engineering concerning MTBE in the water well at Pullen Ford. I sampled the well on 19 June 1998. Being an auto dealer I sampled for items in addition to the MTBE. The results came back with very low amounts of MTBE (8 ppb). Three other items were found but they are below levels of concern. See attached memos and results for further details. Pullen Ford will be put on quarterly monitoring. The site will be referred to Technical Services with the recommendation that they keep them on quarterly monitoring. No further work from Response services is anticipated.
B-539-1996*On 9/27/96, 0900 hours Mark of Dead River called to report that one of their service crews had discovered a spill at 101 First Street in Bangor.  Apparently there had been a slow line leak over a period of time.  The burner service crew was performing routine burner service when the leak was discovered.  The clay was wet (with water) so there was not much penetration.  We picked up about a quarter of a yard off the floor and the remainder gave virtually clean head space readings.  They lifted the dirt (wheel barrow and all) into their truck with a tail gate lift.  I filled out a dirty dirt letter and contacted Sawyers.  Although I do not have the letter back from Sawyers, I confirmed that they got it with a phone call to Bill Shook (12/11/96, 1453 hours).
B-290-1997*6/10/97 @ 10:00

Daled Chapman of C&C Contractors of Brewer called to request a waiver to remove a 10,000 gallon #2 fuel tank at the Beatrice Rafferty School in the Passamaquoddy Reservation.  Due to suspected contamination, the removal was attended.

The tank was removed with a little difficulty due to a thick concrete pad.  A small amount of contamination was discovered in the fill at levels between 200 and 400 ppm on the PID.  A small pocket of about 700 ppm was found around utilities.  None of the contamination was believed to be due to a previous surface spill which occurred during the winter.  The area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply: therefore, the material was left in the excavation.
P-324-1985*
See also report P-8-79
A-597-1999*Received a call from AMHI maintenance that there was a sand truck they owned leaking hydraulic oil.  I walked out to the site and found the problem.  I met representatives from AMHI and told them to fix the dripping hose and to shovel up the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Hatch Hill.  All of this was accomplished.  No further work on this site is necessary.
P-77-1999*On 01/31/1999 I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting that there had been a diesel leak at HP Hood and that it had gotten into the storm drains.  I arrived and found out that a refrigerated box trailer in the parking lot had a line fail and released about 20 gallons of diesel.  The diesel had run about 50-100 feet across the pavement and had gone into a storm drain.  Hood called Clean Harbors to come and mop up the parking lot with sorbent pads and to clean out the storm drains with a vactor.  The City of Portland Public Works guys monitored the nearby storm drains but they said there was no problem.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 9, 2000
P-42-1999*On 1/18/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Sergeant Mercier of the Maine Marine Patrol reporting an oil sheen on the Kennebec River in Woolwich.  Mr. Mercier had received the report of the sheen from a citizen who claimed to see the sheen.   The citizen also said that he believed a barge belonging to Flatiron Structures was responsible for the sheen.  Due to the fact that I was tied up with another spill at the time, I asked Derek Burrill of the U. S. Coast Guard to investigate the spill.  Upon further investigation, Mr. Burrill was not able to detect any sheen in the river nor did he see any evidence of discharge on the Flatiron barge.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNRD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALSIT II
JANUARY 21, 1999
P-175-1996*On April 4, 1996 I received a call from Glen Estabrook of Star Terminal reporting that a discharge of between 100 and 150 gallons of gasoline had occurred at their loading rack at 2300 hours the previous evening.  The product had been contained in the catch basins at the rack and Clean Harbors was on site recovering the product.  He became aware of the discharge on 4/4 and was investigating why his terminal had not reported it immediately.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




Jon L Woodard OHMS1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-152-2001*   DEP received a report that this spill event had occurred.  All available DEP responders were tied up at other sites; the spiller (Webber) reported complete recovery of spilled oil.
B-519-1997*Dan Sinclair, concerned resident at the Day Road Apartments in Brewer, called to report some waste oil spillage on the property.  No details were given on a responsible party or the location.  The area was inspected without finding any evidence significant spillage except for the typical one or two drops in the parking area.  Until specific details are given by the complainant, the case is closed.
B-517-2001*      On September 18, 2001 I received a call from the state police reporting a spill on the southbound ramp of exit 55 on the interstate at the Lincoln exit.  The spill was three to four feet wide by twenty feet long.  The DOT was spreading sand on the spill.  I checked the site the next morning and found the situation as described and no threat to the environment.
P-333-1991*
REPORT UPDATE of 1/18/06 by SGB

	1991 DEP investigation of active AST fuel-oil bulk plant.  Discharges confirmed, previously unreported.  Further DEP Response actions expected.  See attached records and reports P-493-95, & P-25-06 for further information.
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A-49-1999*Gagne Fuel (495-3313; John Jamison) was filling two 275 gallon tanks in the basement that were piped together when a line broke, spraying fuel oil onto the wall and concrete floor.  A leg on one tank buckled which caused the tank to shift and break the line.  About 10 gallons of fuel oil spilled.  Sorbent pads and speedi dry were used to remove the oil.  The older tank will no longer be used.  The newer tank was put on new legs.  Parts of the new wall next to the tanks will have to be replaced since oil flowing under the wall soaked the sheetrock several inches up from the floor.

Motivational Services has an office on the first floor and apartments on the second floor of the building.  Several fans were used to ventilate the building, but Motivational Services chose to move their tenants to a motel for the night due to concerns over drug interactions with the fumes.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-93-2001*See Attached.
A-255-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred at this facility.  According to IP staff the spill was confined to pavement and was completely recovered.
I-61-1998*Supervisor Dan Russell faxed in spill report that a hose broke and had a 75 gal spill in the slasher hyd rooom  Fines were used which is sawdust and this was disposed of in their boiler.
A-46-1998* Community Energy called this office to report an oil spill at a customers residence. One hundred gallons of kerosene had been delivered to the trailer owned by Stewart Turner. His mother June Turner lives there and she noticed strong oil vapors later that day. Snow and ice had fallen off the roof and broken the filter off the outside tank. The trailer is located on Green Brook Rd.
 I arrived late in the afternoon to assess the damage. Community Energy made the repairs and put in 50 gallons of oil to keep the trailer from freezing. June Turner moved out of the trailer and stayed w/ her son.
 2-5, I brought exhaust fan to the site to vac out the oil vapors. However, the Smoke Ejector, does not work properly. We used a regular window box fan. Stewart and I decide that the easiest way to clean up the contaminated soil under the trailer is to hire a vactor. There is an oil stain covering a 12 by 14 area under the trailer.
 2-9, S.O.S. arrives @ 9:30 and starts to vac out soil under the trailer. This technique does not work very well. The soil has partially frozen and the crawl space is very narrow. After several hours of this we place pine shavings under the trailer and place a poly sheet over the oil stained area, to act as a vapor barrier.
 There is one drilled well side gradient and another dug well 400 feet down gradient. The dug well that serves this trailer and the adjacent property is located well up gradient.
 This case has been referred to Technical Services.
P-598-1996*Hydraulic oil leak on Nynex truck.  Cleaned up by Nynex.

No further action necessary.


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Jon Woodard  OHMS I
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-588-1999*Received a call from Peter Cooper of North Haven concerning a leak at a house he looks after.  He reported that the house owned by David Schlegel had suffered an oil spill. The line leading from the oil tank to the burner had developed a leak.  He shut the oil flow off at the tank and arranged for the line to be repaired.  Since the house was unoccupied and cold for the winter, I instructed Mr. Cooper to open as many basement windows as possible to keep oil vapors from migrating upstairs.

Two days later, Hope Sage, a resident on the island, called to report there was product in a drainage ditch.  I went to the island and saw that there was free product in the drainage stream. Mrs. Schlegel had called the town and had them put sorbent pads into the drainage stream. The stream eventually runs into a storm drain, which empties into the harbor. No sheen in the harbor had been reported.

Eventually the oil was traced to Mr. Schlegel's house.  A town storm culvert runs past his basement and the oil from the previously reported spill found its way into the storm culvert.  This was good news in one respect as there was a conduit for the oil to come out of the basement.  Between this trip and another trip the next day, at least two bails of sorbent pads were used.  A contractor was hired to put some plastic and sand over the dirt floor parts of the Schlegel basement to avoid oil odors in the house.  Mr. Cooper reports no comments from the Schlegel's concerning any oil odors.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-741-2001*Downeast Energy while delivering #2 fuel oil to the Verizon facility in Skowhegan spilled approximately one gallon of product to pavement.  Downeast Energy personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled product.  No referral.
A-21-2000* Jim Carey, of Dead River, called this office to report an oil spill that occurred at Kimball Associates. This spill was the result of overfilling a 275 gallon AST. The spill was a gallon or less and was cleaned up by Dead River. This tank had been filled on friday and then again on saturday 1-8-00.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-164-2001*   DEP received a report that a mystery vehicle had deposited several gallons of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot of a bank.  Local fire officials sorbed all spilled product.
A-136-2001*DEP received a report that this residential AST had been overfilled.  The oil company involved excavated soil for disposal.
P-115-1993*
	Abandonment-by-removal of federally-owned, consummative-use aviation motor fuel UST's.  See attached 1993 report narrative and other attachments for details.  See also spill reports P-308-1995 and P-752-1992.
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P-522-1998*The fuel supply tank on a refrigerated trailer, parked on the lot, developed a leak discharging diesel fuel onto the ground.  The soil was removed by Clean Harbors and processed at commercial Recycling Systems.

No further action required
P-509-1991*
	Response to #6 oil discharge to storm drain system.  See attached narrative and documents for details.
A-231-1996*See site assesment for tank file #142 or #349 for additional details.
P-149-1997*Trash compaction truck owned by Enviropac backed into light pole (at Windham Post Office dumpster) and broke hydraulic line, spilling approximately 80 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Spill was discovered by Post Office personel following morning.  Environpac contacted by Post Office when spill had not been cleaned up on 3/18.  Environpac made arrangements to have spill cleaned up.  I contacted Enviropac and was assured that site would be cleaned up.  Non reporting was due to lack of knowledge by Enviropac personel (had reported it to Windham police only).
Clean-up was conducted by Sun Environmental.  John Dunlap met with Sun Environmental on site and the site was sufficiently remediated.



____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-77-2001*Linda McDonald called from C.N.Brown Oil Co. to report a one quart oil spill at the Vicki Wyman residence, 34 West St., Newport. It seems that when the delivery truck's PTO was engaged to power the oil pump the delivery nozzle was not shut tightly and about a quart of #2 spilled onto the asphalt driveway. The driver cleaned this up with speedi-dri. Since Mrs. Wyman runs a pet grooming facility at this location and was concerned that her customers might walk in the residual oil stain, C.N.Brown laid down some plywood to cover the spot. Mrs. Wyman also expressed concern about possible damage to 10,000 flowers growing on the site. I explained that from the description of the clean up there would be no health or environmental harm. While I was talking with Mrs. Wyman a man from a paving company arrived. It appears that the oil company is serious about taking care of the spill. No further action expected.
A-50-1997*The complainant said that a large stream of oil was running down the street after a delivery by R J Oil.  I investigated and found melt runoff in the street.  There was a sheen on the runoff from a minor vehicle drip leak.  I checked several puddles for free product and found none.
A-196-2001*Frost buildup shifting the ground under the tank broke the brass street fire-matic valve and caused the spill. Contaminated soil was removed from under the tank, under the trailer, and on the other side of the trailer. Vapor issues have been resolved. Placed the drilled bedrock well on QM. Referred to technical services. No further response action expected.
B-397-1996*D-TREE=N.
P-462-1998*On October 2, 1998 Sue Chasse - a representative of Irving Oil called to report a spill of gasoline from the Irving Mainway off Exit 7 of the Maine Turnpike in South Portland.  Ms. Chasse requested a virgin letter for disposal of sand used to absorb the gas.  I went to the site that morning and learned that two pumps had been damaged when a tractor-trailer unit hit them.  Only one pumped leaked gas.  The fire dept. had responded to the spill the night before and had sand put down on the gas.  They also requested that the two damaged pumps remain off.  While I was on site I saw the pile of contaminated sand as well as pump technicians working on the pumps.  I issued a virgin letter for the sand to go to Commercial Paving.  No further action at this time.
B-364-2000*     On July 12, 2000 at 1515 we received a call from Adam Dorand of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer leak on the Tim's Cove line in Willimantic.  A tree limb broke a line and the free end burned a hole through the transformer.  Less than one gallon of <1 ppm PCB mineral oil leaked onto vegetation and the ground.  There are no homes, wells or open waters nearby.  Workers recovered the spill by using sorbents and cutting the stained vegetation.
P-549-1996*On 8/30/96 I recieved a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a fuel oil spill in the basement of 84 Johnson Rd. in Gorham.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that the current property owner, Mr. Roodes, had vacated the property leaving behind tenants.  The bank holding the mortgage on the property, Peoples Heritage Bank, was preparing to foreclose on the property.

I observed that there were 4 fuel oil tanks on the property.  Two were 275 gallon above ground tanks located in the basement.  One was a 275 gallon underground tank located in the basement.  All three of these tanks were baffled together.  There was an additional 2000 gallon underground tank located outside the foundation.  The two above ground tanks were observed to be corroded and leaking.  The fire dept. had placed sorbent pads on the basement floor and in the sump where oil was collecting.  The fire dept. also checked the sewer system for fuel oil presence and found only odor.  I hired Clean Harbors to respond to the site and clean up the fuel oil on the floor and remove oil from all four tanks.  Peoples Heritage hired Downeast Energy to install a temporary tank to allow for heat and hot water for the residents.

On 9/11/96 I had Clean Harbors return to the site and perform further mitigation activities.  They removed all oily debris and cleaned the oiled floor.  They also patched a hole the fire dept. had put in the floor while investigating the discharge.  Plastic was placed over the sump hole to help keep oil vapors to a minimum.

This site has been referred to DEP enforcement for further action regarding removal of underground tanks and possible reimbursement issues.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II

A-106-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that a tanker hauling "plastic pigment" (liquid) to a paper mill had overturned in Canton.  This material was eventually determined to be relatively inert, but DEP oversaw the excavation of snow/soil contaminated by product that had leaked past the overhead hatches.  No diesel fuel was observed to have leaked from the vehicle saddle tanks.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-177-1997*3Apr97, responded to York PD to investigate discarded drum compliant. It was reported that the drums were leaking an unknown substance.
Officer Harthorn escorded Steve Flannery and I to a wooded location behind a CMP sub-station off Church Road.
There I observed six 55-gallon drums, two of which were leaking an unknown type of oil.
We proceeded to the York FD station where I contacted the subject who informed me that the drums contained lube oil. Horn advised that he would dispose of the drums within two weeks.
The fire department official informed me that the DEP had been notified of these drums in the fall of 1996.

29 Apr97, I inspected the site and observed that the drums were removed, except one drum remined that appeared to be full of water. I did not warrant any spill clean up. The spill is minimal and no soil appears saturated. The impacted area was less than one square meter (approx. 1 sq. yard).

No further action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (13May97)
A-420-1997*No site visit made.

About one yard of material was removed from the piping trench.  The highest PID reading was 322 ppm.  This was spread at the site.  The native material was primarily clay.

No further action is anticipated.
P-667-1998*The McCarthy well was sampled as part of the Governors MTBE 1000 well study and came back with a result of of 1.5 ppb.  I was not able to make contact with Ms. McCarthy to take a follow up sample.  No further action will be taken unless I am contacted by the homeowner.
B-542-2000*     On October 2, 2000 at 0815 we received a call from Billl Sheehan of the DEP Presque Isle office reporting a problem at a roadside turn-off on route 1 in Topsfield.  Mr. Sheehan and his wife were driving on route one during the weekend and pulled off the road for a break and found three, five gallon buckets containing waste oil.
     I drove to the site that morning and found the buckets.  Rain had collected in the pails and forced less than a gallon of oil to spill over the tops of the pails.  I collected all the oil/water mixture into a thirty gallon drum which we'll store until disposal through a hazardous waste hauler.
A-46-1997*     DEP received a report that approximately two gallons of oil had spilled during a tank overfill.  The oil company collected affected snow, and was able to inspect the cellar tank for damage.  The area is served by municipal water.  Due to the minor nature of this event no site visit was conducted by DEP personnel.
     C.N. Brown claims to have transported contaminated snow to their So. Paris facility for treatment/disposal.  This facility is outside of the Augusta regioal area of responsibility, so I contacted the Portland Response office to see if they had approved any treatment scheme there (C.N. Brown had been investigated previously for running a questionable treatment operation at this location).  Steve Brezinski (Portland DEP) was unaware of any such approval.  I have forwarded a copy of this report to the Oil Compliance unit as a "for your information" item.
A-630-1998* This well was sampled during the "Governor's Study." The first sample was collected on some unknown date, the results indicated a level of 13 ppb of MTBE. I collected a second sample on 1-6-99 and the results were 5 ppb MTBE, (not confirmed).
 It is my opinion that some gasoline was spilled near the well. A Kabota tractor is parked directly over the well. This case will be forwarded to Technical Services and they can decide on the next course of action.
P-705-2000*This is a problem set up, tank and fill on the interior while vent is on the outside.  Therefore causing a delay in reaction time leading to minor spill of kerosene to the rear of the garage thru the vent whistle.  The soilis were excavated and removed DE replaced it with clean fill and would return in spring to verify satisfaction with homeowners.

This was a minor release and easily remediated.  No additional work is planned at this time.
A-508-2000*C.N.Brown reported a spill of approx. 10 gallons #2 fuel oil at the bulk plant in Livermore Falls.  The spill was reportedly to gravel and of small size.  C.N. Brown hired Leonard Carr to excavate impacted soils.  On 09/13/2000 I observed removal of approx. 15 yards of contaminated soil.  It appeared to me that the spill was greater than 10 gallons based on the area and volume of stained soils.  Additional deeper soils had also been impacted from past practices based on staining. The location of the piping connections for the bulk plant is outside the containment area.  This design has left staining on the concrete containment walls, and is likely to have contributed to discharges to soil beneath the piping.  Observed leaking gate valve on K-1 tank.  Observed stained pea stone within containment area, as well as weathered sorbent pads in need of disposal.  Reported these findings via phone to Kevin Moore of C.N. Brown.  He indicated he would arrange corrective measures.

On 10/4/2000 C.N. Brown arranged to have Leonard Carr on site again to conduct additional excavation.  I attended to oversee the excavation for DEP.  Mike White C.G. was hired by C.N. Brown on site to oversee excavation and conduct field documentation.  Multiple bag headspace samples were obtained and documented.  A report of results was submitted to DEP 10/26/2000.  Site referred to Tech Services, Cheryl Fontaine.  Three abuttors, Pearson, Hine, and Morris were added to QM to assess groundwater impacts.  A second report of investigation findings was submitted 01/19/2001.  Additional oversight of any excavation will be coordinated through Tech Services as necessary, however, no additional action by Repsonse Services is warranted at this time.
B-454-1996*8/19/96 @ 0936

I received a phone call from Steve Wight, of H.E. Sargent.  Steve phoned, perhaps on the advise of Cindi Darling, who was inspecting the West Old Town Landfill.

Mr. Wight reported that H.E. Sargent was involved in the construction of the West Old Town sludge landfill for the James River Corporation.  During its construction a dump truck rolled over and spilled some 20 gallons of diesel fuel.

I went to the landfill and spoke with John Folsom.  John showed me the the spill area and said that he would like to have it removed.  I contacted Sawyer Environmental in Hampden for proper authorization for the disposal of between 10 and 12 cubic yards of contaminated soil.  The soil was taken to Sawyer under the authorization #19647A.
P-46-2000*A release of fuel from a Maine OXY truck happened when the truck was being towed along Hotel rd hit a frost heave and fell off the harness/carrier.  It struck a tree and discharged fuel from the saddle tank into the right-of-way along the roads edge at and around the base of the tree.  The release occurred in front of the Tam-brand's facility.

The Auburn Fire Department responded and called in the spill to DEP at 12:58 as an on-going incident.  Arriving on the scene at approximately 1400 there were no public officials present.  Chris Kent and Ray Lincoln both of Tam-Brand met with me briefly about site conditions.

An estimated 15  gallons of fuel was spilled at the base of the tree.  The staining or distribution of fuel was very defined and shallow (evident by the melted and stained snow & soil).  As much of the stained soil was removed as practical (.12 tons by hand excavating), what remained was raked and allowed to aerate and evaporate.  The excavated  soils were contained in poly bags and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.

Given the immediate response to the incident and defined area of contamination I believe the contaminated soil was effectively removed preventing and sustained contamination of the soil or environment, therefore, no further response action in required.
P-163-1996*On 3/19/96, I visited this site to check on the mystery discharge of a milky substance to the brook coming off Thompson Lake, adjacent to Robinson Mfgt. John Hart of Robinson Mfgt. explained that he traced the milky water to a storm drain on King St., in front of a motorcycle shop.  The discharge had stopped at the time of my visit and I suspect this was a one time dumping down a storm drain, possibly of latex paint.
P-281-1996*Visited site during repiping and replacement of pump islands.  Site has had extensive clean-up previously--see above referenced spill reports.  Soil considered stringent and all contaminated soil from excavated areas disposed of.  Contractor on site:  Les Wilson & Sons

No further action by DEP necessary in this matter.




______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-93-1999*A small overfill was reported by C.N. Brown at Rockland Public Works. I called Will Martin and spoke to him about it. They have two 275 gallon tanks piped together. A small amount of product sprayed out of the vent. Investigation by the C.N. Brown driver and a Public Works employee showed the vent line to have been partially clogged with ice. Since it was a maintenance issue, Rockland Public Works took responsibility. No site vist was made and no additional work is needed.
A-264-2000*Received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a small spill.  He reported that a transformer on the North Buckfield Road in Buckfield had developed a small leak in a bushing.  He estimated that 1/2 gallon of transformer oil had been spilled.  A test for PCB content of the oil returned a result of non-detect.  No site visit was necessary and no further action is needed.
P-378-1998*DHS reported to us a public water supply well at the CMP office on Route 202 in Alfred had low levels of MTBE.  I investigated the site.  No source of contamination was found.  CMP hired Dames and Moore Consulting to do further investigation.  Due to the very low levels of MTBE no further action will be taken by Response Services at this time.
P-611-1996*  On the evening of Tuesday, 10/1/96 S. Brezinski received notification of a fuel oil spill at this location from M W Sewall oil company thru the State Police Dispatcher.  Sewall workers had controlled the spill and picked up the available free oil and the basement was unlight, so it was decided for a DEP visit the following morning.
  On the morning of 10/2/96 I met Ms. Patricia Brown onsite who showed me the spill area in the dark, low, basement.  One of two 275 gal. AST's had apparently rusted out on the bottom to the dirt floor and down a drainage ditch to a sump where much of the oil was apparently pumped to the sewer drain.
  Considering the difficulty of removing the contaminated though non-saturated soil, I opted to have Ray labbe & Sons Inc. lay a concrete floor over the spill area with an vapor barrier; supported by Bruce Lambert of Tech Services.  The floor was installed on 10/7/96 and inspected by SGB on 10/9/96.  I understand that Ms. Havens and Ms. Brown are satisfied with the response.  No further action is likely though possible, pending time and potential lingering vapors.

S G Brezinski
P-79-2001*I responded to a call from Calista Cogswell reporting that her husband had been removing the snow from their roof and a chunk had hit their oil tank and knocked the filter off.  Their oil company was on scene and they were collecting pink snow in trash cans to melt off.  The area is on public water.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 20, 2001
P-758-1996*Report of a car in a pond adjacent to a dug well, that had discharged some fluids into the pond.  Found nothing in the pond.  No further action required.
B-269-1997*On 5/31/97, 1000 hours Gerry Robertson, who was representing Swift River Hafslund, reported a one gallon hydraulic oil spill on the upstream side of the Moose River Dam.  A hydraulic hose had ruptured.  They had shut the dam down and were proceeding to sorb the oil with a roll of sorbent (this had to be over kill for a one gallon oil spill).  At 1024 hours, Mike Bean of the same organization called to report that the oil had been cleaned up (with a roll of sorbent) and that the turbine was running again.
P-832-1994*Discharge was the result of a traffic accident involving a dump truck and bus.  The fuel tank on the dump truck was damaged discharging approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel onto the ground.  Sand was use to contain and remove the diesel fuel from the roadway.  The contaminated soil was spread on the access road to Try Berwick Sand & Gravel's Pit.
B-265-1998*B-265-98
Eddington (East Eddington)

Monday April 27, 1998				0908

I received a phone call from Deputy Joe Dauphinee (9474585), of the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office.  Mr. Dauphinee is involved in an investigation of goings on at the Wilbur Cotton / Maine Asphalt Property.  The property is located on the North side of Route 9 near the Pond Road and Route 180 to the South.

I met Mr. Dauphinee at a nearby convenience store, on Route 9, and then we proceeded to the Maine Asphalt Property.  On the property were various old vehicles and industrial paving equipment there was a small area of about .3 cubic yard of asphalt.  Which is not considered hazardous as we daily drive and walk on the material.  I did note that the operation was a bit sloppy, likely due to human error in storage of waste oil.  I noted stained areas in the gravel that needed some remediation.  I proceeded to the former Robins Country Store, which is now an antique and crafts shop, operated by Mrs. Cotton.  I asked how I might contact her husband and she gave me the information (office 843-7843, home 8436433).  Just as I was leaving Wilbur drove in.  He and I then proceeded to the Maine Asphalt Property.  I showed him what needed to be done and told him to better containerize his waste oil.  He said he would get it taken care of.  I said I would touch bases with him in a week to inspect the property.

In early May I checked the property and he had spread the small amount of stained sandy gravel thinly.
B-457-1997*On August 19, HoltraChem experienced the loss of what they estimate to be the loss of 200 gallons of mercury contaminated condensate. There is no way to know if their estimate is accurate, but if it is, the total mercury lost, according to Dave Tonini, amounts to .22 grams. See HoltraChem's report, attached.
A-659-2000*   DEP received a report that an AST had been overfilled at this senior residential home.  A small amount of oil had flowed into carpeting in the lobby, creating a vapor problem in the living area.  Exhaust fans were placed in the short term.  Oiled carpet was replaced and all oiled surfaces were washed.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-455-1998*This was a small spill about three months before it was reported.  The tenant contacted us to inquire about odor issues.  When I visited the site, the windows were open, but there was still a petroleum odor.  I visited the site with the landlord and we did soil samples in several places in the basement.  The spill had been at the furnace and the soil in the basement was a heavy clay.  We determined that soil around the furnace needed to be excavated.  This was done the following week and I again visited.  Soil around the excavated area was within intermediate standards.  It wasn't fessable to dig deeper around the furnace, but plastic had been placed in the excavation.  I asked that a wider area be covered with plastic and the plastic be covered with material to hold it in place.

No further action is anticipated.
A-2-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that an empty oil can was present at this paved intersection.  A small amount of oil (presumed kerosene) had spilled from the can and spread across the pavement; no recovery was feasible.  The area is served by a municipal water supply.
B-286-1998*B-286-98 B.H.E.Co. - Sedgwick


Bangor Hydro called to report that a transformer had lost an estimated pint of non-PCB oil on the Reach Rd. as the result of a vehicle accident. It was raining heavily at the time and the spilled oil was dripped on to the pavement. No clean up was possible.
   See the attached B.H.E.Co.report for more details.
P-319-2000*Alan Houston of the Town of Brunswick called to report a strong odor of diesel in a marsh behind some gas stations off Pleasant Street.  I checked the area and could not smell nor see any oil anywhere.  I called Alan back and told him of my findings he agreed to contact me if there were any more occurrances.  No futher action.
B-524-1996*The State Police called me to report that one of their officers had asked that I be notified that a car had gone off the Notch Rd. in Corinth and landed in a stream. It happened that I was only a town away so I went to the scene.  On my arrival I saw a small car, ME registration 7761 CF, upside down in an unnamed brook.  Tire marks on the gravel road showed that it had failed to make a curve and went off the road.  As is often the case, there was no spill of gasoline or engine oil.  There was no one at the scene and I left expecting that, if a problem appeared when the car was removed, I would be called.  I was not.  Case closed.
P-291-1997*On 5/30/97 I received an anonymous complaint reporting one leaking underground tank and one leaking above ground tank at 1611 Alewive Rd. in Kennebunk.  I responded to the site immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the site was a single family residence that was for sale and the current occupant of the home was a tenant.  The tenant showed me to the rear of the house where I observed an above ground tank that appeared to be leaking slowly and a fill and vent pipe that the tenant said went to an underground tank.  There were no registered tanks on the site.  I stuck the underground tank with a tank stick using water paste.  The tank had approximately 9 inches of oil and no water in the tank.  The above ground tank also had several inches of oil in it.

I learned from the tenant that the owner of the property is Theodore Littlefield who is serving a life sentance in prison in California.  The tenant was dealing with the realtor, Century 21 Samia Realty.  I spoke with Kathleen Harrison, the realtor.  I told her the items that would need to be taken care of at the property and followed up that conversation with a faxed letter to her.  Kathleen later told me that she could not proceed with the items until she contacted the owner's wife, Ophelia Littlefield who she believed has power of attourney for the property.  I told her that due to the fact that at least one of the two tanks was currently leaking that I would at least need to proceed with the removal of oil from the two tanks.  She agreed and I made arrangements with Sun Environmental to have the tanks pumped on June 2.  A total of 161 gallons was removed from both tanks.

At this time, I contacted Scott Whittier of Licensing and Enforcement and requested his Division's assistance in bringing this case to closure.  Mr. Whittier wrote a letter to Mrs. Littlefield outlining clean-up requirements at the

continued (not in HOSS)
B-509-1996*
On Sept. 16, Dave Beaumont called with a problem. He said he'd taken out a fiberglass gasoline tank at the Bucksport Public Safety building on Sept. 9.  The town manager assured him that the 30 day removal notice had been filed with the DEP.
 Dave discovered that that was not in fact true when the removal notice arrived in HIS mailbox on the 16th.  Dave knows that taking out a tank without filing the notice is viewed dimly by the Dept.; he'd taken someone at his word, and now knew that he could get in trouble because of it.  None the less, he reported the violation as soon as he became aware of it.

I wrote him a waiver to try and cover the town manager's transgression.  No one attended the removal, of course, because no one knew about it.
A-55-1999*Virginia Simmons reported changes in the taste and odour of her water. Several buying stations have gasoline and diesel storage tanks in the area. Most of them do not have tight containment areas. The well was sampled. No MTBE was detected.
P-106-1996*1 GALLON GAS TO SEWER. LEAKED FROM SNOW PLOWER PARKED OVER FLOOR DRAIN.  SOUTH PORTLAND FIRE DEPT. AND SEWER DISTRICT NOTIFIED, NO ACTION TAKEN.
B-638-2001*      On November 8, 2001 at 1630 we received a call from Sam of Dead River reporting a spill from a basement tank owned by Richard Curran at 27 Brimmer St. in Brewer.  Dead River was filling the tank when it split the top of a seam and lost between sixty and seventy gallons of #2 fuel oil.  Dead River workers recovered twenty-five to thirty gallons of product with sorbents from the cement floor while about thirty gallons entered the basement drain.  Luckily, the drain is connected to the treatment plant.  I talked to workers at the plant that evening and the next morning and they found only a slight smell in the system.
A-638-2000*Received a call from the State Police relaying a report of an oil spill at Mead. I contacted Phil Tarr of Mead and he related the story to me.  A bottom roll on the dryer of #10 paper machine broke out of the machine and fell to the basement.  Along the way it broke some lubrication lines.  When things were put back together Mead measured the amount lost at 200 gallons.  All of which went to the process sewer.  No reports of sheen on the Androscoggin River were received.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.  See the attached letter report from Mead for additional information.
A-288-1996*Farmington Oil cleaned up the area around the loading rack at their bulk plant.  A large number of minor drips and spills had occurred during the heating season.  The contaminated soils were removed and taken to Tilcon.
B-137-1996*Carl Shutler of the Maine Air National Guard called to report a small 5 gallon spill of gasoline at the base.  It was stated that a leak developed in a vehicle's gasoline tank in the vicinity of Building 496.  The spill was subsequently cleaned up with a few sorbents and a bag of speedi dri.  It may be noted that the entire spill was contained on an impervious surface.
B-265-1996*On 5/21/96, 2230 hours the Bangor Fire Dept. called to report that they had responded to a gasoline spill at the Bangor Public Works Garage.  Initially the amount was unknown.  The Fire Chief indicated that the spill was contained.  When I arrived the spill area (about 40' x 4') had been covered with speedi dri and the odor was not much more than one experiences while fueling a vehicle.  The space on top of the area did not register on the Minie Guard Explosimeter.  We discussed the disposition of the speedy dri and we agreed that it was OK to leave it to take care of itself. I checked with Mike Perry of Bangor Public Works and it was OK with him.

Apparently the gasoline dispensing hoses had been damaged by traffic.  When someone was fueling their vehicle the damaged hose leaked so they went to the other pump.  When the second pump was activated there was still pressure applied to the damaged hose, so it continued to leak.
B-687-1996*Helen Allen of Wadleigh's wholesale division called to report that they had suffered what they guessed was a 40-50 gallon spill of gasoline at Griswold's Store in Solon.  This is an above ground gasoline facility and she reports that the store ordered more fuel than the tank could contain.  Thus the driver overfilled the tank with the excess falling into the concrete dike.  At the time of the report they already had a clean up crew on scene.  I checked the facility that afternoon and found that they had done a good job of clean up and no free product was visible.  This is a roofed dike which really helped clean up as this time of year there is plenty of snow in the Solon area.  I could not see any evidence that fuel had escaped the dike.  I expect no further action to be necessary.
A-319-1997*No site visit made.

Apparently the tank rolled from a truck.  It had been cleaned, but there were no identifing marks.  The town crew collected the tank for disposal.

No further action anticipated.
P-802-1999*Overfill of outside AST at Earle residence.  On 10/29 Dead River Oil Co. had reported spill to be 1-1.5 gallons and that the driver had cleaned it up.  On 11/15 the homewner called and reported that the area of the spill still smelled of oil and there was alot of contaminated area.  I visited the site on 11/16 and observed that there was a rather substantial area impacted by the spill.  I contacted Dead River Oil the next day and informed them of my observations.  The manager assured me that he would send someone back to do the clean-up.  I asked him to contact me so that I could be present.  On 11/23 DR contacted me and informed me that they were sending over Gammon Landscaping to facilitate the clean-up.  By the time I arrived on site the "clean-up" had been completed.  I checked a PID and noted several areas where the soil was contaminated at 25-50 ppm (polybag headspace).  I likely would have required a bit more cleaned up, however since the home is on public water the only real risk is vapors in the trailer.  I informed the Earle's to contact me if that did become a problem.  Pending any complaint of odors from the occupents no further action is necessary in this matter.


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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-673-1999*On 9/14/99 I received a call from Lucia Allen reporting a transmission oil spill in Bowdoinham on the new pipeline construction site near Rt. 138 & Dingley Rd.  The spill occurred when the transmission failed on one of the construction vehicles.  The spill was excavated.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
B-298-1997*On 6/16, 0915 hours Mark Quelette of Dead River Company reported a spill that had been discovered on 6/13/97.  The technician that discovered the spill indicated that he tried to contact us, but didn't get through.  It is uncertain as to whether he dialed the correct number.  The incident was at the residence of Lawerance Ventura, which is located at 6 Winterhaven Avenue in Orono.  The discharge came from a small corrosion hole at the end on the bottom of the tank.  The Ventura's were out of town at the time so the site was not accessible.

On 6/18/97 the Ventura's were back and I was able to investigate.  There was no sign of spilled product in the basement, which had a very good cement floor, and there was about a pint of product in the basement, which had a very good cement floor, and there was a pint of product that had been sorbed at the outlet of the cellar drain, which was about 75 feet away from the house.  Since the spill was minimal and there was no impact from it there was no reason to involve the AST clean up fund.  That part of town has public water and sewage.
P-680-1997*Compliant referred to Asbestos Unit, MDEP.
B-425-1997*On 8/5/97, 1542 hours Alex Horth of General Alum in Searsport reported an unknown but small amount of ammonia gas released to the atmosphere.  When the anhydrous ammonia is introduced into their reactor (the one that makes ammonium sulfate) it is supposed to be in the gaseous form.  The gaseous form is affected by passing the liquid form over a hot vaporizer.  Apparently this part of the process was malfuntioning and liquid ammonia was introduced.  Consequently, some of the ammonia did not react with the sulfuric acid and escaped the reactor as ammonia gas.  The gas was observed .25 miles down wind of the plant.
P-12-1998*The night of Jan. 8, 1998 I was contacted by Dead River Co.  They had called to report a 275 gallon K-1 tank which had spilled it's content due to a broken filter.  An ice-laden branch had fallen on the filter snapping it off.  Dead River reported about 40-50 gallons.  I went to the site on Jan. 12th, and learned that the quantity of oil spilled was believed to be closer to 150 gallons.  At this time, the home was still without power and there was a strong odor of kerosene.  Jan. 13th, I contracted with Seacoast Ocean Services to vactor out saturated soils from the crawl space of the home.  I also referred the case to Tech. Services because of the strong odor in the home.  Tech Services did Air Sampling and installed a fan to the crawl space.  Last sampling results showed no further action necessary.
P-212-1997*8Apr97,  Dana Thibeault of Thibeault Energy, Brunswick, advised me that the subjects AST corroded, and that the tank is rested on the ground with no firm working surface or legs supporting the tank.

9Apr97, Linda Doran conducted a site visit, and advised me that no remedial action is required until the supply tank is removed from the ground.

10Apr97, I visited the site and observed that the tank had been removed, and a limited area [.61m x .61m (2ft.x2ft.) and a depth of 10cm (4in.)] of oil impacted soil. The effected soil was only mildly impacted; not oil saturated.
I contacted Thibeault and advised them that I will not require remedial actions, and that they may proceed to install a new AST for the home owner.

No further Response Services action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (28Apr97)
P-270-2001*   On Friday 4/6/01, DEP responded to an odor of gasoline that entered a residence at #110 Lane Ave. in Portland.  I met Mr.  Peterson of Portland PWD onsite.  They explained that strong vapors from a gasoline discharge to the storm drain had backed into this house which did not have a trap from its foundation drain.   We traced the gasoline spill up the street to a catch basin next to the driveway of a house at 154 Lane Ave.  Using sorbents we padded up remaining free product for disposal.  The house and drains were vented to remove the toxic and flammable vapors. There was no petroleum stain on the ground and it appears that gasoline was poured directly into the drain.
   In the driveway of #154 was a white JEEP Grand Cherokee with its rear end jacked up.  The JEEP's gasoline tank had been just been removed and there was an odor of gasoline around the vehicle.  The vehicle was signed for Dong Phuong's Video Productions.  No one was home at the time.  I left a business card and note for them to call me on the seat of the JEEP, though have not heard back as of mid-May.
   At this time this case will be referred for enforcement action for a purposeful discharge, failure to report a discharge, and failure to clean-up that discharge, as required under MRSA 38, sec. 543 and 550, et al.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-371-1999*B-371-99
NO 21 TWP

Thursday July 3, 1999				1030

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher to make contact with Lucia Allen (775-5769), of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline.

According to Lucia Allen, a hydraulic hose broke on a dump truck.  This happened yesterday around 1900.  The hydraulic oil spill to the soil was excavated and contained.  The Spill occurred in an area identified as being 10 miles Southwest of Princeton at location Station 2719 +25 of the Stud Mill Road, in Number 21 Township.  This location is about 250 feet West of a tributary to Clifford Stream.
A-513-1999*No site visit made.  This spill was reported by DOT after it had been cleaned.  Apparently a pump in a cofferdam leaked from a line.  This happened while there was no water within the dam.  The soil was cleaned into two drums on site.  A & V Construction owned the pump.  I contacted Dennis at A & V and the soil was disposed of.  No further action is anticipated.
P-172-1999*On 3/6/99 I received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. reporting a vehicle accident and fire on Rt. 302.  They requested that I respond.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that approximately 10 gallons of gasoline had spilled from the vehicle.  No resources were at risk in the area.  I cleaned up sorbent pads that the fire dept. had put down.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 8, 1999
P-428-1996*On 7/20/96 I received a report from the Maine State Police reporting a truck leaking diesel fuel in Kennebunk.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that a piece of equipment that was loaded on a tractor trailer unit had been loaded improperly causing fuel to leak from the equipment.  Maine Turnpike Authority had placed sand on the spill area on the ground.  The truck owner had attempted to pump the remaining fuel from the still leaking equipment into a 55 gallon drum.  The one drum was insufficient to hold all of the fuel.  No other drums were available.  I hired Clean Harbors to vacuum the spilled fuel as well as empty the drum and remaining fuel from the leaking equipment.  Maine Turnpike Authority will dispose of the contaminated soil at Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-259-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
I-47-1998*On 3/16/98, Dave Perry, Owner of Perry's Mini Mart, called to report that a customer, Irving Smith, had reported water in the gasoline at Perry's Mini Mart.

On 3/16/98, I visited the facility and stuck the fuel tank with water paste to verify the complaint. I found less than 1/2 inch of water, which I attributed to winter condensation.

On 3/16/98, I called Pollution Control Services who installed Perry's tanks. I spoke with Jeff Eaton, who stated that Perry's suction pipes were 4 to 6 inches off the bottom of the tank and are cut at a 45 degree angle.

I talked with Mr. Smith on the phone, and he stated that he only buys his fuel from this facility and he has a locking gas cap.

MPG Truck & Tractor removed about one gallon of water from the vehicle after it was towed from Mars Hill to their repair facility.

Mr. Perry has records showing the last fuel drop was 3/14/98.

Mr. Perry states that no one else has complained about getting water at his facility.

Based upon my investigation, I found no evidence that supports the complaint that Perry's was the source of the water in the Smith Vehicle.

Case Closed

P-259-1996*On 5/7/96, I met Ms. Hale onsite and checked the oil contaminated soil under the mobile homes AST with the Country Village maintenance person, Gary Salamacha.  The discharge was not deep and Salamacha agreed to dig out more soil and landspread it thin on the trailer parks's property.

I advised Salamacha of discharge reporting requirements and said I would return to inspect.  Area is on city water and sewer.
B-478-1998*Galvanic action is the suspected cause of a corrosion hole in the bottom of a 275 gallon tank at the Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln.  Mike Whitney estimates less than a gallon of oil was lost to the boiler room floor and floor drain.  About half of that volume was recovered by sorbents.  No oil appeared in the catch basin outside, according to Mike.
P-507-1999*Due to a traffic accident, a small amount of hydraulic oil was discharged onto the ground and made its way into a drainage ditch.  The hydraulic oil was collected with sorbent pads.

No further action required.
A-66-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-667-1996*On 10/23/96 at 1150 Nicky McDowell reported that a 275 gallon AST in the basement of a residence which she rents at 22 River Street, Westbrook had discharged its contents of #2 fuel oil when the Presumpsot River flooded following torrential rains. The property is owned by Constance Hanna. Frank Gehrling, who was assisting in the SMRO due to the large number of flood related discharges, conducted the initial response and reported that virtually all of the free phase product had been washed away by the flood waters.  He also reported that much of the debris remaining in the basement had been contaminated by the fuel oil.  I returned to the site the following day and subsequently contracted with Seacoast Ocean Services to remove the oily debris, which consisted of wood and cardboard as well as silt from the basement.  I also requested that Seacoast dispose of carpeting which McDowell had removed from the first floor.  No additional clean-up actions were taken at this site.
P-425-1997*On 7/21/97 Steven Eufemia received a call from Jim Ward reporting approximately six drums of unknown substance dumped on a tote road off of Chaney Woods Rd. in Wells.  Mr. Ward called back on 7/24/97 and reported that only one of the drums contained any material and he believed it to be water.  Steve assigned the case to me and I responded to the site on 8/7/97.  When I arrived, I observed that several of the drums had either spickets or vent pipes sticking out of them and they had an odor of kerosene.  It appeared as though they may have served as above ground storage tanks for Kerosene at one time.  I opened the drum with the materials in it and took a sample with a coliwasa tube.  The material was a reddish brown liquid with no odor.  I stuck a Chemical Classifier test strip into the sample and was able to determine that the liquid was water.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 7, 1997
P-664-2000*Sharon Stark, owner of Poplar Ridge Cookie Co. called on Nov. 1, 2000 with concerns about the odor from a small oil spill in the cellar of her business.  The spill had occurred on Oct. 15 while a maintenance man was doing repair work on the furnace system.  The spill had been cleaned up, however odor remained in the building.   I inspected the area with Sharon and spoke with representatives of H. H. Sawyer (building owner and landlord) with suggestions on reducing the odor in the building.  No further action anticipated.
A-290-1999*The main hose on a DOT truck broke, spraying hydraulic fluid onto the pavement. The crew cleaned up the spill with sorbents.

No site visit made; no further action required.
P-565-1998*On 11/18/98 I went out to the Harmon Residence to collect a confirmatory water sample.  The Harmon's had their well tested in the 1,000 well survey and had a result of 1.2 ppm.  The Harmon's have a 14 foot deep dug well that is right next to the driveway and garage where snowmobiles, ATV's, and cars are parked and worked on.  The neighbors yard, upgradient, is also littered with old equipment and vehicles.  I gave Mr. Harmon a handout on the safe handling of household gasoline.  The confirmatory sample came back at 0.91 ppm MTBE.  The Harmon's have been placed on QM and the case has been referred to Technical Services for their review.  No further response action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
December 2, 1998
B-539-1999*The Etna FD responded to an accident on I-95 in which a portable chipper being towed by a vehicle overturned in the median strip and spilled its fuel, estimated by the chief as 15 gallons.

There was no fuel pooled at the site by the time I arrived, and the location made it too dangerous to risk excavation, so no attempt at recovery was made.
A-151-2001*I responded to the Kramer residence and found the outdoor 275 gallon AST had leaked its contents to the ground.  The tank was located under the eave of the roof, and it appeared that snow and ice had cracked the nipple between the filter and tank.   Fortunately the Kramers had wood heat back up, and the vapors were not ojectionable inside.  I hired Kip's Home Services to move the tank and excavate contaminated soils.  We removed over 100 yards.  The Kramers have a water well approx. 100 feet from the spill.  I sampled the well, and found DRO near the detection limit. The site was referred to Tech services for longer monitoring.  We filled the hole with clean fill and returned in the spring to landscape.  The Kramers converted to Propane.
P-354-1990*
	Maine DEP investigation and remedial actions for CMP operated utility pole storage and treatment facility.  Discharges of wood-treatment chemicals confirmed.  See records of DEP Uncontrolled Sites Div. for further information and resolution.
A-284-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional information.  No further action is anticipated.
A-393-1997*A motor oil discharge was reported in the swampy area at the end of the Pleasant Pond Outlet Stream.  An extensive marsh sheen was found.
B-383-1996*D-TREE=B1.
B-150-2000*On 3/16/00, 1745 hours the S.P. barracks passed on an anonymous report of a heating oil spill at a camp in Enfield.  The initiating caller said that the people at the camp were working on the fuel storage tank and that they spilled some oil and that there was a lake nearby.  I was unable to locate the alleged site from the report and we had a heavy snow- storm the following day.  The good news about the lake is that a spill is not apt to affect the bed rock acquifer.  There have been no reports of sheen on the lake in Enfield, current date is 4/7/00, so I expect that it was an insignificant release.

B-164-1998*On 3/10/98, 1050 hours Warren Fullerton reported that water had backed up into his basement and there was some sheen on it.  It turned out that Warren's biggest concern had to do with the nature of he municipal storm drainage system that had allowed his basement to fill up.  I checked the oily scum that was on the surface of the water and decided that it was probably a mixture of oils such as lube oil and perhaps fuel oil.  Warren said that a ski doo had been inundated by the flood.  There was no odor and the total amount was less than a gallon.
B-699-1996*D-TREE=B2.
P-32-2000*On Jan. 14, 2000 a CN Brown fuel oil delivery truck broke a seal on a valve - the seal most likely broke from the cold.  Oil started spilling from the seal just after a delivery was made at a home on Parker Pond and continued spilling as the truck went up Route 121 turned on Mayberry Hill Road and then onto Highland Shores Road to make a fuel delivery.  About 10 gallons spilled where the truck finally stopped due to the leak - much of this oil was caught in containers.  One of the truck drivers was able to stop the leak by shutting off the internal valve under the truck

CN Brown personnel, Casco Fire fighters, Jon Woodard and I cleaned up the spill with sorbents and by scraping up snow and gravel from the road surface and shoulder.  No further action is anticipated.
A-369-1998*A fire was reported at the Apollo Tanning facility.  Initial reports from the fire department indicated hazardous materials might be present, but were unknown.  The company provided MSDSs and further information.  Workers were cutting lanolin treatment system piping with a torch which started a fire.  The pretreatment works burned. A partially filled tote of sodium hydroxide solution, several bags of lime and a drum of defoamer were all destroyed during the fire. The plant was near the end of a 2 week shut down, so no process wastes were present in the pretreatment works. The pretreatment works is a diked area which drains to a large collection sump which is pumped to the Camden POTW.  The products and the water which was used to extinguish the fire were all captured in the sump.  The water was pumped to the Camden POTW under the terms of the industrial pretreatment agreement.
P-618-1996*Minor contamintion was found around fill on tank #3, a 2,000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank, that was used on-site.  Tank #1 and #2 (4,000 gal #2 fuel oil and 2,000 gal #6 oil respectively) were abandoned in place.  Tank #4, 10,000 gallon #6 oil, was removed with no contamination observed.

Although, the contents of tank #4 did pose a problem.  The #6 oil had become somewhat solidified making it impossible to pump, so sand was add to the tank and mixed with the #6 oil.  351.87 tons of soil was disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems, due to the inability to pump the #6 oil from the tank.

For further details on tank removal see "UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REMOVAL SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT, SOUTHERN MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (AND FORMER HAGUE INTERNATIONAL) SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE" by Woodard and Curran, Inc., Portland, ME, dated March 1997.

No further action required.
B-12-1997*On 1/8/97, 1410 hours Carl of Whitney Energy called to report a 2 gallon heating oil spill at the residence of Carl Spencer, which is Hook's Trailer Park on Rte 2 in Lincoln.  The delivery hose on the delivery truck ruptured as the driver turned on the delivery pump.  The operator shut the pump off immediately and proceeded to absorb the spilled product with speedy dry.  The spill fell on ice, which means that there was no penetration and that the product could be completely recovered with sorbent material.  The driver deployed about a half a bag of speedy dry.
P-549-1997*On 9/26/97 I received a call from John Ziegra of the Brunswick Naval Air Station reporting a small spill.  A base contractor had notified Mr. Ziegra that a 10 gallon spill of # 2 fuel had been spilled by overfilling an above ground tank at the base.  The spill went onto pavement and into a grassy area.  The oil on the pavement was sorbed by Clean Harbors and a small amount of soil was excavated and taken to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
I-48-2001*Tailgate of truck was not well closed and pail of transflo fell off spilling about 4 gallons.  Clean up was with wood shavings and put in a closed drum.  Stored at Irving Office in a drum for eventual disposal.
A-613-2000*Received a call from Waterville Fire Department reporting a hydraulic oil spill.  They reported that a Blue Rock Industries truck broke a hydraulic line and spilled 5 gallons of oil.  It was cleaned up by the Fire Department and Public Works, they spread some sand. I went past the site on my way home and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.  No additional work is necessary.
A-764-1999*Received a report from the Rumford Fire Department that there had been a spill of fuel oil at the Community Energy bulk plant.  I responded to the site.  Lee Buotte of Community Energy was there cleaning up the spill with another employee.  The spill occurred when a delivery truck was overfilled.  Most of the oil went into the gravel of the bulk plant yard.  Some of the oil did make it to some drainage ditches, but Rumford Fire had built a dike and put pads down to contain it.  I returned the next day and inspected the cleanup.  Mr. Buotte had arranged for a backhoe to excavate the contaminated soil.  Almost 12 tons of contaminated soil had been excavated and sent to Commercial Paving for disposal.  The area is served by town water.  No further work is needed on this site.
B-592-1999*Mike Dexter, maintenance director for S.A.D.#4, called to report that a bus driver had spilled about 25 gallons of diesel onto pavement and gravel. The driver left the nozzle unattended to fill out paper work and the nozzle fell clear of the bus. The dispenser read 37 gallons and he felt about 10 made it into the bus. He had laid down pads and a cellulose absorbent. It was contained and under control. He had more sorbents if needed. He asked if the gravel should be dug up (the school is supplied with town water and he knows of no wells nearby). I felt that the very recent rains would have occupied most of the hard packed gravel's pore space and very little diesel would be absorbed. As such I told him that it would be all right to leave the gravel in place. If later circumstances should require the removal (odor complaints, etc.) he should contact me before removing and disposing of the gravel. He was wringing the diesel from the pads and would dispose of the recovered oil by placing it in his waste oil drum. The wrung out pads would then be placed in the town trash.
B-230-2001*
     This office received a call at 0815 on 4/25/01 from Ron Soucie (Kenduskeag) reporting a minor oil spill at his residence.  He stated that the bleeder screw on the filter for his outside AST had leaked a little kerosene, which stained some snow near one end of the tank.  He did not feel that there was enough oil involved to bother with, but Dead River Company had suggested that he notify DEP, so that is what he was doing.  I explained the AST insurance fund process to him, but he was not interested in pursuing any additional cleanup at this point.  If the spill appears to be more significant once the snow is off the ground, he will contact me.  It was indicated that his well is 80 to 90 feet away, so it should be ok.  His property is located at the junction of the Mudgett and Strout Road.

REC:  File report.
P-175-1998*On April 28, 1998 I responded to a call from the Lewiston/Auburn Wastewater Treatment Plant.  They had seen a sheen coming into the plant and had traced it back to a storm drain on Webber Road.  Diane Thibault lives at 341 Webber.  There are two-275 gallon tanks in her garage.  The filter between the tanks was plugged, causing oil from the return line to be pushed up and out throught the vent line.  The oil was spurting out the vent line whenever the furnace kicked in.  I requested that the furnace be temporarily shut off until the oil burner technician had repaired the system.  Once the oil spilled from the vent it ran right into a corner of the house and the perimeter drain.  the perimeter drain emptied out onto the street from there the oil traveled about 20 feet before entering a storm drain.  I placed pads and a small boom around the perimeter drain discharge, and cleaned the oil out of the storm drain.  The furnace system was repaired and put back into service.  I kept pads on the perimeter drain outlet until the following Monday.  Monday (May 5, 1998) I checked the outlet and there was no longer oil coming out the drain.  No further action anticipated.
B-601-2000*While hunting in Medford I found that someone had dumped a 55-gallon drum over an abandoned railroad embankment along side Cold Stream. Checking it, I learned that it still contained some liquid. While it was not leaking then there was the faint odor of kerosene. I suspected that the bung gasket had leaked a little. On 11/7/00 I returned with Tom Maleck of this office and recovered the barrel. The barrel had been a storage tank for a kerosene heater and discarded. While recovering the six gallons of oil inside I found out that the drum had a large quantity of sludge in it. I suppose that this sludge had caused feeding problems and thus the reason for the dumping.
P-763-1999*On November 4, 1999 I responded to a call of an oil spill at the Portland Shellfish Plant located in the Rummery Road Industrial Park.  When I arrived on site Steve Flannery - DEP was also on site called in by the South Portland Fire Dept.. The Factory has two 275 gallon tanks outside of their building that fuel steam boilers to steam crabs.  One of the tanks had a valve open overnight and emptied the tank.  The owner thought it was an act of vandalism.  Clean Harbors was called and was able to pump up about 30 gallons of liquid oil that was pooled up on the ground.  CH also raked up oil saturated weeds and dug up approximately two yards of oil saturated soil.  No further action anticipated.
A-606-1998*No site visit made.  This spill occurred after a delivery when the driver failed to replace the cap on the vapor recovery piping.  Some liquid was in the pipe and this spilled when the truck moved.  Less than a gallon was lost.  The fire department responded and reported that there were no wells in the area.  No further action is anticipated.
B-65-2001*      On February 26, 2001, at 1645 we received a call from Webber Oil reporting a leaking tank at the home of Barbara Harris at 2 Bragg St. in Bangor.  A deck heaved and the deck boards cracked a fitting where the feedline connects to the storage tank and leaked an estimated one hundred gallons.
     I met a Webber Oil crew who pumped out the tank and set up a tempory tank.  The leaking tank was under a shelter and combined with the deck prohibited any examination for contaminated soil.  I explained the insurance program to Ms. Harris and made arrangements to meet Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors at 0800 the next morning.
     We met as planned and he got a crew to remove some of the deck boards and excavated three drums of contaminated gravel.  Unfortunately, we hit pure oil on top of the clay layer at three to four feet.  Clean Harbors got a vacuum pump and removed about thirty gallons of oil.  They spent the next day changing sorbents and very little oil had come in overnight when I checked the site at 0800 on March 1.  At this point I told Webber they could install a new storage system.  The area is on town water.
B-716-1998*B-716-98
Greenville

Wednesday November 4, 1998			1305

I received a call from Claire Paquette (DEP Portland).  Claire phoned to report that Chief Michael  Drinkwater (695-2261), of the Greenville Fire Department phoned to report an oil spill, at the Indian Hill Trading Post.

I phoned Chief Drinkwater.  According to him, about 2 gallons of gasoline was spilled to the pavement, when a nozzle shut off failed.  The spill occurred Tuesday around 1640, and was cleaned up with sorbent pads, by the Greenville Fire Department.  The pads will be disposed of by the Greenville Fire Department.
A-65-1998*The anonymous letter had a number of allegations.  I visited the site.  Mr. Koob took me around the facility.  He showed me how waste products are collected.  I found the shop work areas to be fairly clean.  There was no oil, gas or products to run from the facility.  This site has been inspected by DEP a number of times over the years.  There are monitoring wells in the area.  These wells would detect any new contamination.

No further action is anticipated on this complaint.
A-28-1996*Received a call from John Wright of P.G. Willey that there had been a small oil spill in Lincolnville. The fuel delivery hose had sprung a small leak, spraying some fuel around. Mr. Wright had stopped the pump as soon as he saw the leaking hose. Estimated loss is 1 gallon which he cleaned with sorbent pads. No site visit was necessary and no further action is required.
P-531-1999*On 7/28/99 I received a call from Paul Dupuis reporting an oil spill at a client's residence in Lewiston.  It appeared as though the copper fuel line under the concrete floor of the basement had leaked.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed several inches of oil in the sump at the residence.  The sump pump was unplugged, but may have discharge some oil into the sewer system prior to being unplugged.  I made the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority aware of this possibility.

I hired Fleet Environmental to vacuum the sump.  I also hired Renaud Electric Co. to install a free product recovery system on the sump.  The system is comprised of a pump with sensors in the sump, an oil water separator system, and a carbon filtration system for the discharge water.  Renaud Electric will maintain and monitor the system as required.  Fleet Environmental will remove free product from the recovery system as needed.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
A-5-1999*Received a call from the State Police concerning a gasoline tanker overfill in Camden. Camden Fire Department was on scene and reported that some of the gasoline had gone into the harbor. I responded to the scene. J & S Oil were dropping a load of gasoline, when the driver went to the cab to write out the delivery slip. When he returned, gasoline was running out of the fill port. He estimated approximately 20 gallons was spilled. My estimate was closer to 50 gallons spilled.  The fire department was called and they contained the spill with sorbents,  speedy dry and sand. Some of the gasoline did make it to a storm drain and the harbor. The National Response Center was informed. Measuring the atmosphere in the storm drain showed that the storm drains were impacted but were not in the explosive range. There was a lot of water moving through them. No attempt to collect product in the storm drain was made. The sand and speedy dry was swept up and stored on site for disposal. The contaminated pads were returned to DEP for disposal.

How the accident happened is not known. Even though this acted like a simple overfill, the UST was not full after the spill. Probably two things had to happen for this accident to occur. The main vent to the underground tanks was probably plugged with ice. Also, the drop hose connection to the UST needed to be loose. When the displaced air could not be released, it over pressured the UST, causing the gasoline to come out of the drop hose connection. Discussions were initiated with Chris Hopkins, the J & S Oil Safety Officer as to what may have caused the spill, especially the part about the driver walking away from the filling operation. No further work is necessary on this incident.
P-45-2000*   In mid-January, 2000, DEP received complaints and questions from Ms. Corey-Jones (of a local Hiram action group) and from Mr. Dennis Finn (of the Saco River Corridor Commission) regarding the proposed installation of this UST oil bulk plant in this rural area of Hiram.  There concern was that this new petroleum tank installation was over a sand & gravel aquifer and within 1000' of the High School & Elementary Scholl which are on well water.  Adjacent to the site is the town sand pit with construcion equipment and an old petro. AST.
   On Fri. 1/14/00 I drove down  So. Hiram Rd. and did not note the install in or being worked on at the time, or its exact location.  I later left a message with Kevin Moore of CN Brown to call me back regarding the site location and to inform him of the complaints though he never returned the call.
     In May I met Mr. Moore at another site in nearby in Porter, and he informed me that the facility was being installed by Portland Pump Co. as planned.  I understand that there was no previous petroleum facilities at the site.
    On Fri. 6/30/00 I met CTI for Portland Pump Co., Arthur Grant, who showed me around the facility.  The tanks and piping were in with the concrete pad down, though the loading rack had not been built.  A concern is that the three spill buckets had a non-tight plastic containment around them with a drain to the tank fill (see photos).  A delivery spill that is not caught in the several-gallon size spill bucket may drain down to gw such as happened at the Windham Christies.
  See attached and UST reg. file #20263 for further details.  No further Resp. Div. actions anticipated at present.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-682-1997*29 September 1997, responded to facility location and observed the UST excavation. Ground water in the excavation contained a mousse or foam appearing substance (often associated with a petroleum product, but which could not be determined by visual or olfactory observation). I did not observe the presence of free phase product on the water nor did I detect an oil sheen. I advised Barker to remove soil around the excavation and land spread on the facility property per my approval.

I observed a drinking water well greater than 91.5 meters (300 feet) up grade of the spill site. I indicated that this well may be at risk for the purpose of Technical Service's review if material in excavation is petroleum based.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (11Dec97).
P-538-1999*On August 3, 1999 I received a call from Duane Gilbert of Gilbert Manufacturing.  Mr. Gilbert called to report a small area of oil contamination behind his factory that was found during a phase II site assessment.  He had the contamination dug up and put into drums - to be disposed of with his haz. waste from the factory.  The spill presumably occurred from a condensate line of a compressor.  Somehow oil got into the line and was discharged to the outside with the condensate water.  Condensate line has since been removed.   No further action anticipated.
A-482-2001*Augusta Police Dept., while checking security found an open door at 217 Water St. and smelled oil vapors. They notified the Augusta FD and DEP. I found a corroded tank which the AFD had plugged with plug-n-dike. The spill was confined to concrete and a solid bottom basement sump. The sump pump was not plugged in. The oil was sorbed and pads brought to DEP for disposal. The tank was pumped and replaced. No vapor problems are expected. The area is served by public water. No further action expected.
P-532-2000*See attached report from CMP.
A-112-1997*     DEP received an after-hours report that a minor spill had occurred as a result of a residential AST overfill.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The oil company was in the process of removing contaminated soil under the AST vent.  The homeowner (Fickett) was not at home; I left a note asking him to contact me when he returned.  I later inspected the tank (in the cellar); it had suffered no structural damage but several ounces of oil had been forced past piping joints into the cellar, creating a vapor problem (the cellar is finished to a high standard).  Dead River agreed to clean the oil in the cellar and to remove some oil-saturated wood and carpet.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-22-1997*An empty 7500 gallon tanker truck was involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by snow on the highway.

The right saddle tank was cut open when the truck jack knifed. About 60 gallons was in the tank. The piping on the tanker was damaged when the Tanker was hit by another vehicle. About 15 gallons was lost from the piping of the truck. No product was lost from the main transport tank.

Spill was cleaned up with the assistance of the Town of Bridgewater Fire Dept and Highway Dept.

Debris was hauled to the Presque Isle Landfill by Dickison London, contractors from Houlton.

Case Closed
B-549-2000*
     This office received a call at 1035 on 10/4/00 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they had a transformer leak at 1000 today on pole #3 on the "Prison Road" in Bucks Harbor.  The top bushing leaked on a new transformer, because it was not sealed properly.  Approximately one quart of non-PCB oil sprayed onto the grass and gravel around the base of the pole.  The material covered a 4 x 6 foot area.  All of the oil was cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-47-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that gasoline had spilled during vehicle refueling at this facility.  According to fire officials on-scene the spill was confined to pavement and recovered using sorbents.
B-3-2000*     On 1/3/2000, the National Response Center (Washington, DC) notified this office that Daniel Snowdeal's fishing vessel (Basin Beauty, ME6343T) had sunk at its mooring in Eastport (Cobscook Bay) on 12/12/99.  The cause of the sinking was unknown.  An estimate two gallons of bilge oil was released from the vessel when it went down, which resulted in a minor sheen in the area for a short duration.  Due to the late notification, there was nothing that could be recovered at this point.

REC:  File Report.
B-481-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-197-1997*     DEP received a report that that a 275-gallon fuel tank had fallen over at a little-used camp in Manchester.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 6/3/97.  The property owner (Goggin) was contacted and met me at the site.  According to the owner, the camp had not been used for several years and had not had fresh oil placed in the tank for 15 years.  The wooden supports under the tank had rotted away, dropping that tank and severing the fuel line at the tank.  An estimated 30 gallons of fuel had gone into soil; 110 gallons remained in the tank (this was removed by DEP staff to prevent further discharge).
     The area (a dead-end fire road on the shore of a large lake) has two year-round residences with wells located approximately 500' from the spill site; I do not consider these wells threatened by this incident.  Mr. Goggin excavated and spread (for aeration/biodegradation) two cubic yards of contaminated soil on the property.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-432-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-434-1998* Received a call from Dead River Company concerning a spill in an empty house.  Ronald Masure owns the house and he was holding it as an investment.  When the leak occurred is not known, but it was discovered when the realtor brought over someone to look at it and they could smell the oil.  They called Mr. Masure and Dead River called me.  The spill was in the basement onto a concrete floor.  Some of the oil went out the garage door and into the gravel edging the concrete slab.  A contractor was hired and he replaced all the contaminated studding and drywall in the one finished basement room.  He also excavated contaminated soil from in front of the house where the oil had impacted the ground.  The cleanup was completed and extensive rebuilding of the one affected wall was done.

The street the house was on had no public water.  I sampled this house, at 252 Hanscomb Road, a neighbor on one side (David Lachance, 246 Hanscomb Road) and the neighbor on the other side (Donna Mills', 262 Hanscomb Road).  Mr. Lachance's well came up clean.  The well of Mr. Masure's house did show up some contamination at first.  It did not look like fuel oil and subsequent testing did return a result of non-detect. Donna Mills well did have some contamination in it.  Filters were ordered and installed.  Mrs. Mills well had a high of 168 ppm total hydrocarbons. Subsequent tests showed a decline in the hydrocarbon levels in her well to 25 ppm.  When her well shows non-detect for a year, the filters will be removed.   No additional work besides monitoring the filters is required by Response Services.
B-650-1999*On 10/14/99, 1615 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a non PCB oil spill from a transformer on Gravey Road in Bradford.  A falling tree broke off the top of the pole causing it to fall to the ground and release its' oil.  The spill landed on trees, bushes and fallen leaves.  The clean up generated a cubic yard of oiled debris, which was sent to SERF.

P-800-1999*On Nov. 17, 1999 Dead River Oil Co. of Auburn reported an overfill at the home of one of their customers.  The oil delivery driver overfilled the tank at the St. Pierre Residence by about 2.5 gallons.  Dead River personnel cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further action anticipated.
A-161-1999*An anonymous call was received about an oil spill at the Wayne Brown property in Nobleboro. The caller said the spill occurred next to a greenhouse behind a trailer.

I visited the site on March 24. Mr. Brown showed me where the spill occurred. The valve to a stove/tank used to heat the greenhouse had been opened, allowing fuel to pool on the snow and ice. He believes the valve was opened by one of his tenants, who has since moved out after failure to pay rent for months. Mr. Brown believes she called DEP.

One of Mr. Brown's employees used to work for the Fire Department, and did an excellent job cleaning up the spill.  All snow and ice in the area was placed in drums. After the snow/ice melted, the waste oil was removed and burned in a waste oil burner. Sorbent material was used for final cleanup.

Mr. Brown has two wells about 25 yards downhill of the spill site. Since the oil was contained in the snow and ice, it does not appear there will be any impact. The soil in the area of the spill was not contaminated. I offered to test the wells, but Mr. Brown did not think this necessary. He will call if there is any sign of contamination.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-351-1998*On 6/15/98 I received a call from Bath Iron Works reporting a spill of waste paint and solvent.  The spill occurred when an employee was moving a 5 gallon pail of the material with an unsecured lid into a hazardous waste storage area.  Wind blew open a door and knocked over the pail spilling it's entire contents.  The spilled material was cleaned up with sorbent products.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
B-380-1996*On July 18, 1996 at 1500 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reporting a two quart hydraulic oil spill from one of their line trucks.  The spill occurred at Pole 9 on Rt 1 in Milbridge.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents. There are no wells or storm drains nearby.
A-132-1997* Pat Holland, an employee from Cianbro, called the state police to report the finding of an oil tank. This tank was found, and destroyed, during construction of the new ballfield located on Rte. 52. Mr. Holland had also called Clean Harbors to pump out the oil water mixture that was in the excavation. I gave him instruction on removing the soil and stockpiling it on poly.
 When I arrived onsite, Clean Harbors was just leaving.  They had pumped out a mixture of oil and water and it was very black in color. I asked the operator to remove some more soil. All visible contaminated soil was removed and placed on poly.
 I made arrangements with C.P. to transport the soil to their facility in Scarborough. This soil was a dense silty mixture and contained concrete blocks, concrete chunks w/ rebar and 2 inch valves. The prior use of this property was a chicken coop.
 After leaving the site I spoke with a local oil dealer and he thought that the tanks were expansion tanks associated with the boiler room of the ex chicken coop. The valves were attached to 2 inch steel lines that were used to heat the coop.
 In all likelihood, the remains of the boiler room was buried on site when the coop was demolished. A total of 72 tons of soil was shipped to C.P. on 4/30/97.
 MBNA had hired Cianbro Corp. to build new ball fields to replace the fields that MBNA bought to build there office complex.
  No further action will be required.
A-87-1997* Scott Canonico of I.P. called to report that one gallan of # 6 oil had leaked into the sewer system. The spill occurred in or near the "gyro wash". In all likelihood, there will be no effect on the treatment plant. No site visit and no further action will be required.
P-385-1998*17 June 1998, I responded to a fuel oil odor complaint at entered facility location. Upon arrival I observed a vacant trailer lot between two habitated trailers. I believe the vacant lot to be Lot # 30, but the lot was not marked and may in fact be Lot # 29. I investigated the visible vent and fill pipes. I discovered that the fill pipe cap was missing and rockes inserted in the pipe. By removing the obstructions I was able to confirm that an underground tank is present and appeared to contain an oil/water mixture. I blocked off the fill pipe.

19 June 1998, I contacted Lou Wood of Sharp Management. Wood informed me that the tank would be removed.

17 August 1998, I contacted Lou Wood. Wood informed me that the tank had been removed by William Guptill of Limington.

This matter referred to the Oil Enforcement Unit; a 30-Day Notice nor a site registration number could be located for this site.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (17Aug98)
B-610-2001*      On October 26, 2001 at 0830 we received a call from Jim Foley of Cianbro Construction who reported that one of their dump trucks tipped on its side at the Great Northern Paper mill in Millinocket.  Between 15 and 20 gallons of diesel fuel leaked onto the ground.  Workers recovered some with sorbents and excavated five yards of contaminated soil to the Dolby Landfill.  No waters were threatened.
P-23-1997*On 1/10/97 I received a call from Bruce Hills reporting a spill at S. D. Warren.  The spill was believed to have occurred in the October flooding.  The spill was discovered when plant engineers inspected a high voltage compensator that had been submerged during the flood.  It was observed that there was very little transformer oil left in the unit.  A sample of the remaining oil showed a PCB content of 350 ppm.  There was no clean-up to be conducted as any oil would have been swept into the Presumpscott River.

I suggested that Warren conduct some PCB wipe sampling in the immediate area surrounding the transformer to ensure that no PCB residue remained that would pose a threat to the environment or public health.  Sample results indicated that no PCB contamination was present.  S. D. Warren indicated that they would make arrangements with Clean Harbors to have the remainig oil left in the unit disposed and the transformer cleaned.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-678-1997*   This report is complementary to P-084-95, The Village Store though focuses on investigation and response to reported gaso. contam. noted in the drilled, bedrock, well of an apartment building owned by Conrad Dube of Sabattus.  On 9/8/97 I was notified by Keith Taylor of Summit Env., who was investigating the site for his client, Peoples Heritage Bank, regarding refinancing.  With no other clear sources, it was believed that this contam. is associated with The Village Store & gas station located next to the apartment building (see P-84-95).  Brad Hahn and I met Mr. Taylor and Dube at the site on 9/10/97, sampled the well water and discussed Mr. Dube's options.
   Unfortunately Water Treatment of Yarmouth installed a carbon filter prior to DEP okay and before Mr. Dube returned a signed filter agreement.  Complicating matters, Dube later refused to sign the Agreement fearing potential liability, and not wanting to tell the tenants of the seven apartments about the contamination (see DEP letter of 10/20/97).  Steven Eufemia of DEP Resp. Svcs. advised me on 10/5/97 to order the filter removed if the agreement is not signed, as per DEP policy.
   As this case appears to be related to contamination from the adjacent Village Store, Hahn of DEP Tech Services assumed management of the case.  See report P-84-95 and files of Brad Hahn for lab analysis results and other details.


S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-275-1999*Ed Sullivan stopped by to ask for assistance with a complaint in Hallowell. Red-colored water was running off a slope behind a residence on Water Street. Mr. Sullivan was concerned that it was fuel oil.

I visited the site, and found a heavy organic sheen seeping from the slope behind the residence. Even though the home is now on town sewer, I thought the drainage might be from an old leach field. Mr. Sullivan will contact Health Engineering for advice on how to solve this problem.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-587-1999*B-587-99
Bangor

Saturday September 18, 1999			1305

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher to make contact with Mr. Bruce Goodness (942-6138), of Pelkey Oil.

Mr. Goodness, a delivery driver for Pelkey Oil informed me that there had been an oil spill on the property of Mr. John Harding, of 8 Blanchard Street in Bangor.  He informed me that the tank shifted due to very wet conditions and a tank nipple was sheered off when it made contact with part of the insulated protective tank housing.

When I arrived at the Harding property I met with both Mr. Goodness and Mr. Harding.  I explained what needed to be done on a cleanup then later was informed to make contact with Mr. James Timmins (942-5211) of the Trust Department at Bangor Savings Bank, as Mr. Timmins handled Mr. Harding's Trust and his finances.

That following Monday September 20th I phoned and later went to meet Mr. Timmins and suggested we go to the Harding property so he knows what needs to be done as far as a clean up.  I suggested the soil in a 12 inch by about 40 inch path needs to be removed so as it was near the house.  This material could be spread thinly near the garage.

I did not recommended the removal of other discolored patches of lawn, as to do so would create a mud hole. Mr. Harding would have a grass dye off.  I suggested the area could be limed, heavily seeded, and covered over winter with hay.  This would prevent a mud hole and he should have grass in the late spring.
P-208-1997*The tank had developed a small leak on an upper seam and discharged oil on the ground after the tank was filled.  There was only a small amount of contaminated soil under the tank that was removed and land spread.  No further action required.
A-344-2000* A homeowner in Rockland reported what he thought was oil leaching from the slope in his back yard. I happened to be in the area so I checked into it. It was an organic sheen. This home is located east of Route 17 and north of the County Rd. No further action will be required.
A-44-1997*     DEP received a report that a spill had occurred at a residential fuel tank. Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/31/97.  It appeared that internal corrosion had resulted in the development of a small pin-hole on the bottom of the tank.  The homeowner noticed the leak and promptly called his oil dealer; approximately one gallon was spilled on the concrete cellar floor before the tank was patched.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-561-1996*The U.S. Coast Guard reported that a large sheen was observed on the West side of Long Island in the proximity of work being conducted by ME, DOT on a new pier and felt that the sheen was from old piping in the area.  I responded to the complaint on 8/27/96 and observed what appeared to be a heavy oil or biological sheen.  I investigated the area in question and found nothing.  While in the area, I spoke with individuals on a lobster boat who stated that they had observed sheens the past couple of mornings and felt that the source was trawling vessels pumping their bilges.  There was no recoverable product observed.  I informed the U.S. Coast Guard of my findings, who stated that they whould continue to investigate the source.  No further action required.
P-739-2000*Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental reported that contamination had been discovered during U.S.T. removals at the Bethel Irving.  The tanks had been installed in 1992     following removal of bare steel tanks which had leaked.  An extensive clean-up had been conducted, including groundwater treatment and soil vapor extraction (see P-490-92).   Mr. Schwarm indicated that there was no evidence that the contamination was from the current tanks.  The remediation associated with P-490-92  had been determined complete and therefore no further remediation was deemed necessary.



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Jon L. Woodard - OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
B-595-1999*B-595-99

On 9/24/99 I received an anonymous call alleging that Ray Henderson on Sawyer Road in Levant was dumping oil all over the place.  I visited the facility on 9/27/99 and found no evidence of such spillage.  I explained to Ray that the caller had remained anonymous.  He indicated that the caller was probably his ex wife.  He further offered that she was bipolar and that she was not taking her medication.

P-146-1996*On 3/11/96 I received a call from Ray Asselin of the Naval Air Station reporting contamination found around heating oil tanks at the Topsham Annex of the Base.  They were in the process of removing the above ground tanks when they observed the contamination.  I responded on the next day.  When I arrived I observed a weeping fitting at the bottom of the tank.  Fuel had already been removed from the tank.  A small amount of contaminated was observed around the tanks.  Ray proposed to remove the soil to Commercial Recycling.  I agreed.  Approximately 5 yards was removed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-159-1998* This tank could not be found at the time of A-528-97.  It was reported to be a 550 waste oil tank that had been out of service for some time.  The tank was found to be about 5000 gallons and was removed.  The tank did not appear to have leaked, but had taken on some water.  Contaminated soil was found, but it is believed that this is due to earlier spills at the other tanks.  Remediation will be addressed when the tanks remaining on site are removed.
B-648-1996*On November 25, 1996 at 0945 we received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their line trucks.  The truck was parked at the intersection of Routes 9 and 193 when a hydraulic hose burst and spilled about three gallons of oil onto the ground.  Workers recovered the product with sorbent pads and excavation.  No brooks or streams are nearby.
I-70-1996*On 7-6-96, John Keller of Fraser Paper called to report that the mill has mistakenly spilled 100 gallons of concentrated blue dye in the floor drain of the mill. The dye then went to the treatment plant and then to the St. John river. There was not much done at that point nor much that could have been done to contain the dye. The whole process took about 2 hours and by the time the problem was noticed most of the dye was in the river. Water in the river was quite high at the time because of the volume of rain so minimal impact on the river was expected.
I-40-2000*On 5-3-00, Marianne Giggy, the Town Manager of Stacyville called this office to report that the tank behind the town office had leaked sometime over the winter due to a corrosion hole in the bottom. The spill was discovered as the result of the local oil company inspecting the system. I hired a local contractor to remove all contaminated soil which was accomplished several days later. The well on site is not for drinking as it is not potable, but I have requested it be routinely monitored with other wells in the area as part of another project relating to Sherman Lumber Company.
P-275-2000*    On 4/5/00 Mr. Koster of CMP notified DEP of a small spill of creosote preservative from a telephone-pole in storage at this Canco Road facility.  See the attached CMP report for further information on the spill and clean-up.   No further DEP actions expected.  The area is on city water and sewer.
 While discussing this spill the issue came up about the dark creosote leachate that leaches out of new poles in the ground, causing a dark stain in the soil around the pole.  I have noted this problem at hundreds of poles throughout the Southern Maine Region.  I discussed this with Jon Woodard and RCRA Div. at DEP and we agreed that tests have shown that this leachate poses minimal threat to sensitive receptors.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-935-2001* The original complaint was anonymous reporting deliberate dumping or disposal of waste materials (motor oil, filters, hazardous materials etc).  The scene was first visited by J. Woodard and S. Cyr (on 11/14/2001) of Response Division to verify conditions.

The site is comprised of two location adjacent to Rte 35 Greenwood, the maintenance garages and yard and the gravel storage lot across the road.

On 11/14 two (2) samples were collected from containers of waste oil apparently mixed with a solvent (presumption made by odors given off by containers).  The samples contained ethylbenzene, tetrachloroethane, toluene, 0-xylene, m,p-xylene and napthalene.  Both samples failed for flash as well 1) <70' F, 2) 117' F, prompting the referral to the RCRA unit for follow up.  On 12/3 Cyr and RCRA inspector Tim Wright revisted the site and met with Dave Wilson to discuss the findings and to conduct a compliance inspection for a generator of hazardous wastes.

Mr. Wilson was very cooperative and forthcoming with information as to the conditions found and their creation.  Wilson stated he would immediately address the issues of clean up, proper management of future wastes and adherence to the rules governing the generation of hazardous wastes.  Wright issues a preliminary inspection acknowledgement letter detailing the immediate concerns noted during the inspection with a follow up NOV and compliance schedule to follow in the near future.

Another area of concern was the dispenser pump for the diesel fuel for the vehicles, it apparently has had a small leak for some time, creating a distinctive stained area around the dispenser in the sand.  This virgin material spill was identified as a potential threat to the groundwater supply of the on site residence Doug Wilson.  The soil was to be removed and transported for disposal immediately.

Future communications will be open as a contractor is hired and materials properly managed.  Future RCRA actions are pending and will be filed in the RCRA program files.  Please refer to the RCRA files for follow up and detailed case development..
B-240-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-777-1999*A report of a sheen of unknown origin in South Bristol harbor was received from the National Response Center.  Calls to the USCG Marine Safety Office in Portland were made for additional information.  They reported that the sheen was small and breaking up.  There was no need to investigate further.  No additional work is needed on this spill.
A-407-2000* The Peru Fire Dept. reported a spill of diesel fuel on the Worthley Pond Rd. The Fire Dept. did not need my assistance as they were mopping up the fuel at the time of the call. No further action will be required.
B-556-2000*The first snow storm of the season caught the Dept. of Transportation unawares, and  as the snow deepened on the morning of 10/10, they were scrambling to get their  trucks mounted with plows and out on the road.

Of course that meant that hoses and fittings that hadn't been used since April were put back in service with no maintenance.  Inevitably, some of them leaked.

Bill Gormley said that about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the lot surface in Charleston.  That oil was immediately retrieved with sorbents.
B-373-1999*B-373-99
Bucksport

Saturday July 3, 1999				2200

The state police dispatcher phoned to report that they had received a phone call from Craig Bowden (469-7951), of the Bucksport Fire Department.  Assistant Chief Bowden phoned to report a small mercury spill.

According to Craig Bowden, a couple was in the process of bringing in an antique looking vile that they obtained from somewhere in Castine.  They dropped the vile.  The vile and its contents were now in a parking lot near their apartment building.  They brought what they could pick up into the Bucksport Fire Department.

When I arrived at the Fire Department.  I met briefly with A/C Bowden.  I suggested that we might be able to clean up small amounts of mercury from the asphalt pavement by using bulb type suction devices like used to clean up infants and for ears.  Apparently that sparked another idea as the local drug store was closed.  What he decided on using was a battery-powered stomach pump.

When put to the test this device worked quite nicely.  We used flashlights to spot the metallic material then used the stomach pump to pick it up.  When done he detached the receiving receptacle and gave it to me to be disposed of.
After we got all the mercury we could pick he had a truck wash down the pavement with water.   We recovered over 2 teaspoons of mercury, for disposal.
The mercury was taken to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.
I-241-1998*A JAMMED FUEL NOZZLE CAUSED 5 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL TO SPILL.  IT WAS CLEANED UP WITH FUEL ABSORBENT RAGS AND DISCARDED INTO A 55 GALLON DRUM AND TAKEN TO LANDFILL.
A-101-2001*Spill to process sewer. No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
I-162-1998*A vehicle accident occured at the intersection of Cote road & Route # 89 in Limestone. Vehicle was operated by Scott Sherwood.

The property of Cote's Auto was damaged by the gasoline from the spiller's vehicle.

Mr. Cote offered to clean-up the spill and landspread the gas contaminated soil. I recommended that Mr. Cote bill the Insurance Co. directly since he also had other property damages.

Aprrox 2 cu yds of material was landspread on Mr. Cote's property directly behind the accident site.

All four corners of this intersection have wells that could be impacted by MTBE.

Insurace Co. is Progressive Insurance, the contact is Ryan, the claim # is 981567237

P-938-2001*On 11/13/2001 I received a call from Dave Moody of Gulf Oil requesting assistance in disposing of some oil contaminated soil.  Further questioning showed that Gulf had suffered a discharge earlier that afternoon.  The spill occurred when piping in the facility was being tested.  The piping was overpressurized resulting in a failure of a nipple in the line.  Approximately 25 to 30 gallons of oil was released into a diked area.  Fleet Environmental responded and cleaned up the spill with a vactor.

Mr. Moody was reminded of the spill reporting requirements.  No further action required.



_________________________________________-
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
B-144-1996*D-TREE = N (spilled into a containment area).
B-228-1998*B-228-98
Harrington

Tuesday April 7, 1998				1126

I received a phone call from Bill Matthews, of Matthews' Brothers, in Cherryfield.  Mr. Matthews phoned to report an overfill of 1 and ?  gallons of # 2 Heating oil at Narraguagus High School, that happened yesterday, April 6.

I arrived in Cherryfield and proceeded to Narraguagus High School, on US Route 1 in Harrington.  The spilled oil splashed from the vent pipe and covered a small area of pea stone.  Oil burner technicians removed the contaminated pea stone.  The material was taken to R.W. Mathews & Sons Yard in Cherryfield and spread thinly.
B-254-1996*Mr. Wilcox reported that an auto struck a pole on Rt 176 in Surry causing the transformer to leak.  Their crew used road sand and some sorbent pads to recover most of the oil.  Some was tracked down the road by traffic and was not recoverable.  Lab analysis showed less than 2 ppm PCB's.  See the attached BHE Co. report for more detail.
B-428-2001*      On July 31, 2001 at 1450 we received a call from Scot Wiles of Georgia-Pacific Corp. in Baileyville reporting a spill of two hundred gallons of thermal lubricating oil from a hydraulic press at their waferboard mill.  The spill occurred at 1400 that afternoon when a seal on the press broke.  The oil flowed into the containment pit that surrounded the equipment.  Workers pumped the oil into drums and finished the final clean-up with sawdust.  The liquid and sawdust were burned in the mill's incinerator.
A-668-2000* Mrs. Lois Merchant smelled oil near her outside AST. When she investigated the odor she found oil dripping from the bottom off the tank. She called Jim's Burner Service and they responded. Jim's Burner Service installed a new tank. I arrived early the next day and spoke with Mrs. Merchant. Jim's Burner Service had excavated some soil from under the tank area. I removed this soil and placed it into the general waste stream.
 No other action required.
A-37-2001*I received a call from John Adams of Webber Oil reporting a spill.  He reported that a coupling on the back of an oil delivery truck broke spilling about 25 gallons.  The spill was to the street. Cleanup was by Webber personnel using sorbents and excavating contaminated snow.  All contaminated snow and ice was put into drums and hauled to Webber's Bangor facility for melting and disposal as a liquid. I went by the next day and saw that the cleanup was acceptable.  No further work is needed.
P-258-1998*During the property transfer, an underground tank was found partially filled with sand.  The sand did contain #2 fuel oil, but there did not appear to be any releases of fuel oil into the surrounding area.  In addition, the tank was sound with no obvious holes.

The soil was removed from the tank before removal and disposed of.

No further action required.
P-705-1994*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE of 3/28/06

	1994 and 1995 response to and removal of three out-of-service bare steel UST's for paint thinner reported to belong to an old auto body shop.  The discharge was managed by Linda Doran as a petroleum discharge.  Clean-up by source reduction initiated in May, 1995 with soil to CPRS; managed and paid for by the RP and property owner.

	In year 2006 the site was re-developed by Shalom House for housing and a fourth UST containing waste motor oil found and removed during a non-required clean-up overseen by DEP VRAP unit [See P-194-2006].
B-8-2000*B-008-2000
01/06/2000

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a #2 fuel spill in the parking lot of Pat's Pizza on Main Street in Hampden.  Investigation shown that approximately 5 gallons were spilled from a hose break on one of their delivery trucks.  All the oil was observed to be contained on pavement.  Speedi dri was used in the clean up.  No resources of the State were affected.
P-517-1998*See Attached Narrative.
A-573-1996*DEP received a report that minor spillage (a "few ounces") had occurred during an overfill at this residential AST.  I spoke to the property owner (Mrs. Pletcher) by telephone; she was incredulous that such a minor event had come to DEP's attention.  She felt that she had already wiped up all spilled product using a rag.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
B-336-2000*On 6/23/00, 0900 hours Alan Dorr, who is in the construction business, reported that one of his dump trucks had sustained a broken fuel line while working near the intersection of French and Cumberland Streets in Bangor.  The crossover line became impacted when the truck broke through the pavement at the intersection of French Street and the driveway that they were working on.  The driver explained that when some of these Bangor Streets were made they did not use much gravel.  Apparently the underlying clay had turned to soup and allowed the pavement to crumble. The product landed on asphalt and spread over and area 50 X 3 feet.  The Dorr crew recovered the recoverable product with speedy dry and they planned on spreading sand over the area.  The clean-up generated a drum of slight oiled speedy dry, which would go to Dorr's waste stream.
A-132-1998*A tank without a pad tipped over during a rain induced thaw. The oil on the surface was padded up. The park's well was over 1/2 mile away, and there were many fixed structures which would interfere with soil removal, so the remainder was treated in place. Manure was added and the site was rototilled several times over the summer.
A-733-1999*I received this spill from another responder.  I went out to take a look at the site.  There had been a traffic accident where a RPS delivery truck had been run into by car, causing the diesel tank to leak.  I found the site of the accident and there was evidence of fuel spillage.  Another responder, Mary James arranged for the excavation of the contaminated soil.  A nearby home had a well and it tested negative for petroleum.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-263-1996*Onsite 5/7/96, with CTI George Erskine and Tyree crew installing new stage II underground piping.

Though registered as all single-wall FRP piping, about 6 ft. of the active piping off the submersible piping was bare steel.  I understand that this piping was to have been replaced in 1988 by D & W Construction (see P-268-88, et al.)

A copy of this report will be sent to UST Licensing for inclusion in UST Reg. files.

Erskine agreed to replace this steel piping with conforming FRP update the DEP reg. file, and file a removal notice for the piping.  No clean-up activities at present.  See attachements for further details.  This area is sensitive due to a public water well within 400 ft.  See earlier reports for further information and past actions.  Confirmed discharges in past.
B-596-2001*     On 10/16/01, 1400 hours Dead River reported that they had a two gallon release of heating oil at 715 Union Street in Bangor.  The spill happened as one of their drivers was reeling in the delivery hose.  The nozzle bumped something and the spill ensued. They recovered the spill by excavating a half yd3 of soil, which they took to an asphalt plant.
I-92-1999*On 6-4-99, this office was informed that while digging a foundation for the DOT salt/sand shed, some diesel fuel contaminated soil was encountered. I visited the site and found that they were digging near the site of a DEP supervised tank removal 10 years ago. They were instructed to remove any contaminated soil they encountered during the excavation. The cleanup goal there had already been met.
A-153-1998*DEP received a report that oil was spilled as a result of a fire at this residence three weeks earlier.  The cause of the fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshall.  Two 275-gallon ASTs located in the cellar (poured concrete floor) were damaged during or sometime following this fire; oil flowed into the cellar and down a floordrain which ties into a foundation perimeter drain.  The homeowner (Taliaferro) reported the tanks were last filled on 3/19/98; initial reports indicated that 450 gallons of oil was missing.
     The burning home had collapsed into the cellar; much of this material contained oil and was disposed of as oily debris.  The drilled well serving the home showed a thin film of oil on the top of the water column at the time of my first visit.  This well was developed as a recovery well for several weeks but failed to recover any amount of oil, and actually purged itself of contamination over that time.
     It was evident that some oil had entered the perforated foundation drain and been injected beneath the cellar floor (some oil odors were observed in excavations alongside the foundation).  Given the large quantity of oil initially feared spilled and the sensitive environmental setting (rural residential; nearest neighbor approx. 500') an extensive curtain drain system was set in place in an attempt to recover free product.  This system failed to recover anything; we began to question the accuracy of the initial reports provided to the Department.
     A geologist from Tech Services (Seaward) was brought into the case.  The Taliaferros are believed to have left the state; the property now has a new owner (Littlefield) who has been informed of the Department's dealings here.  I anticipate no further involvement by Response Services unless the Littlefield well or the well at the adjacent property (Lemore) show signs of contamination.
A-31-1999* Kevin Moore reported that a small amount (0.5 gallons) of fuel oil spilled during delivery to an AST. The tank is owned by Bruce Mockhamer of Barlen Street. The cause of the release was the fact that the scully connection was not tight, resulting in a small amount of oil squirting out around the fill pipe. No site visit made and no further action required.

P-159-1999*On 3/2/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the York Beach Fire Dept. reporting a small fuel oil spill at an apartment building in York Beach.  The spill occurred when the tank sprung a corrosion induced leak.  The fire dept. plugged the leak and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  Goodwin Oil responded and repaired the leaking tank.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 3, 1999
B-41-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-584-1999*On Oct. 14, 1999 during high winds a large tree branch fell on a transformer causing it to spill around one gallon of non - pcb transformer oil.  CMP crews removed and disposed of oiled branches and vegetation.  See attached CMP report.  No further action.
B-615-2001*      On October 29, 2001 at 1515 we received a call from the Dead River Oil dispatcher reporting a one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at the home of David Lawler at 281 Hammond Street in Bangor.  A Dead River technician doing a tune up noticed the problem.  He recovered the fuel with sorbents and made arrangements for pumping out and replacing the tank. No oil reached any drain in the cement floor basement.
P-709-1996*On Oct. 29, 1996 I was notified of a small amount of sodium nitrate and chromic acid  that had spilled at Saco Defense during a fire.  After the fire the containers were found damaged and quite possibly a small amount of the chemicals may have been washed away during the fire.  Clean harbors cleaned up the remaining product on site.  No further action.
P-396-1996*On 7/1/96 Mr. Patten advised DEP of surface oil staining around a basement AST facility discovered while EER was doing a site assessment for the property.  The site is a combination commercial business with residential apartments upstairs. The staining appeared old it looked like the copper line had been replaced in the past.  No clean-up was warranted and no receptors appear to be threatened.  No product was noted in the water in the sump.
No further Response Div. action is anticipated.  See the attachments for further information.
B-151-1998*I found a note from Ms. Knuuti to call Mr. Bates regarding an old building in Eastport that he was planning to tear down.  The note stated that there was an "oil pit" and 4 or 5 containers of chemicals.  I called Mr. Bates and learned that he had acquired the building as part of a debt and there had been a grease pit but he had no knowledge of any contamination.  I explained that we would not cause an investigation on mere speculation but if he found any oil contamination he must report it. The drums of chemicals had been left at the building by the previous owner who had also been in the sardine business.  He did not know what was in them.  He went to the garage and called me back with the information that the chemical was powder called Lo-Foam Cleaner made by Oakite Manufacturing.  The label gave the usual cautions about not getting it into eyes, etc.  There were only two fiber or paperboard containers that were full, the others were empty.  I told him from what he had said about the material we would not have any regulatory interest in it.  I did caution him that cleaners of this nature often have a high pH when wetted and that he should use caution with it.  I suggest that he contact the manufacturer and obtain the associated literature which would tell him how this product should be used.  This in turn would help him locate someone that could use it.


B-617-2001*      On October 29, 2001 at 1630 we received a call from Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper reporting a patchy sheen on Millinocket Stream.  The sheen originated upstream of the mill and was very spotty.  They checked drain outfalls but couldn't find a source.  There was no sign of the oil the next morning.
B-473-2000*     On August 31, 2000 at 0330 we received a call from Brad Kelso of Georgia-Pacific reporting a thirty gallon hydraulic oil spill in their Press Oil Hydraulic room.  The oil leaked from a blown hose and flowed into a diked collection area where workers recovered it with sorbents. No oil reached any drains.
A-260-1996*CN Brown overfilled the tank during a delivery.  The product sprayed onto the roof and ran down the side of the building.  The majority of the product was trapped in the shingles.  The roofing was removed and replaced.  Some soil around the building was removed.  It was sent to Dragon.
P-93-1996*On February 12, 1996, I visited an underground oil storage tank (UST) removal at the Thomas G. Skofield residence, 88 Vera St., Portland. The contractor on site (Les Wilson & Sons) reported that contamination and holes in the tank had been observed.  I observed several holes in the 275 gallon UST and some soil contamination.  The site is considered BL-2 on the Department's Hydrocarbon spill decision tree and neither saturated soil nor free product was observed.  No clean-up was necessary and no further involvement by the Division of Response Ser. is warranted in this matter.
B-318-1999*B-318-99
Lincoln

Monday June 14, 1999				1540

I received a phone call from Mr. Louis Derose (794-6721 ext. 367), of Lincoln Pulp & Paper Company.  Mr. Derose phoned to report that a plugged hydrogen peroxide line caused a pressure relief valve to open.  The hydrogen peroxide drained to a containment area that contained about 2000 gallons of rainwater as it had not been drained since the last rain event.

This valve leaked for quite a few hours at a low rate.  Mr. Derose said that they would be trying to reseat the valve.  Mr. Derose contacted me on Tuesday saying that the valve had reseated and was no longer leaking.  This valve leaked about 5 gallons of hydrogen peroxide over time.

This solution was drained to Lincoln Pulp and Paper's wastewater treatment plant.
I-167-1998*Oneal trucking is hauling winter sand for DOT. While lifting the body of a 30 yard dump, the hydraulic line broke.

Spill was contained to the area in front of the sand pile.
The clean-up was done by DOT crews, who used a bale of sorbents for the free product and then picked up the contaminated sand & gravel.

Case Closed.
B-450-1999*Brad Kelso, Georgia-Pacific Corp., called to report a 15 gallon lube oil spill inside the papermill. It seems that a fork truck got its mast caught on a pipe that supplies lube oil to #4 paper machine, breaking it and thus releasing the oil. He estimated that about 10 gallons went into the process sewer and the rest was collected with speedi-dri. This debris will go to the mill landfill.
B-582-1996*10/8/96 @ 1415

Mrs. Sharon Fortin (453-2527, Extension 26) of S.D. Warren's Northern Timberland Division phoned to report an oil spill, in the woods, on a logging road, near Long Pond.

Approximtely 10 gallons of crankcase oil was spilled when the crane sunk into the soft logging road and a rock cut a hole in the oil pan and drained its contents.  Oil sorbent pads were used to pick up the liquid product.  Some of the roadway was shoveled into a double bag.  This material will be spread thinly on a sunny area of flat logging road when weather conditions improve.  Attachment.
A-354-1999*The driver became concerned when he delivered more fuel than anticipated.   None of the alarms had gone off, and no fuel was coming out the vent.  At about the same time the maintenance man in the building became aware that some fuel was on the hall floor outside the tank room. By the time I arrived, fuel outside the tank room had been vacuumed and pads were in place there and in a carpeted hall just outside this internal hall. Fuel in the dike was being pumped back into the delivery truck.  We determined that the fuel in the halls had splashed off the top of the tank and then off the top of the dike.  Webber personnel worked to get as much fuel from the dike as possible.  Cleanup was hindered because there wasn't enough area to move around the tanks freely or to even see below them.  Clean Harbors washed the dike area and left more pads.   The room had a large exhaust fan and this was run for several days.  Service Master came the following day and washed the affected walls, tank and halls.  Eventually a small portion of carpet was replaced.

This building has five 1500-gallon tanks within a containment dike in a fire rated room.  The tanks have overfill alarms and the dike has a fuel sensor.  The circuit breaker for the alarms was off.  The building manager will arrange to keep the electrical service panel clearly marked or locked to prevent this in the future.  Additionally, he will have a 'system on indicator' installed outside the building to let the driver know if the system is disabled.  (There was an indicator at the inside panel, but the driver doesn't have access to that area.)  The entire system will be checked to be sure there are no other problems.

I was concerned that fuel odor would be a risk to the tenants who are not all in good health.  Dan Davis and I visited the site the day after the spill.  There was very little odor and this was confined to areas not used by the tenants.   Dan recommended that no air sampling would be needed.
A-317-2000*Peter Moulton and Kip Cline discovered a leak at the filter of the basement AST during a tank replacement program inspection.  Kip Cline performed the clean-up and reported spill to DEP.  I inspected the spill area on June 8th, 2000 and found no evidence of oil remaining.  Elanor Raines said that there had been an ongoing, very slow leak at the filter and a piece of cardboard had contained the product.  I did not sample the well because the well is already known to be contaminated related to another spill in the area and POE treatment has been refused by the homeowner.  Mrs. Raines said that Maritime Energy services the system.  Site has been referred to technical services, no further response action is expected.
A-536-2000*Received a call from Scott Hopkins of Charlies Cash Fuel.  He was calling to report an oil spill at a customer's residence.  I went to the home of Blanche Ellis in Canaan.  She showed me the tank that had leaked in the back of her trailer.  She didn't know how much leaked as they shut off the furnace in the spring and had just ordered the first tank of fuel for the winter.  The Charlies Cash Fuel driver noticed that that was a problem with the tank and did not fill it.  I hired McGee construction to excavate.  Only about 15 cubic yards of contaminated material were removed from the area.  I suspect that the amount of fuel lost was low, on the order of less then 25 gallons.  I sampled the water well at this time and results of non-detect were returned.  Ms. Ellis has been put on quarterly monitoring.  No further work is needed on this site unless water tests from the quarterly monitoring find some oil in her water.
I-130-1998*A van carrying 15 people rolled over on the Musquacook turn on the Rocky Brook Road.

Two people were killed the rest were hospitalized.

About 3 gallons of gasoline leaked out of the fuel tank onto the road surface. Great Northern Paper Co. crews shovelled up three pails of gas contaminated soil.

Case closed.
B-123-2001*Earl Brassier called from Chase and Kimball Oil Co. to report that a customer, Pauline Keyser, 18 Merrill Mill Rd, Dover-Foxcroft, had lost an estimated 150 gallons of kerosene. Her outside AST lost the fuel when the firematic valve broke between the tank and filter. She had just had the snow on her roof removed. The added snow load is believed to be the cause of the fractured valve but it is possible that the line or valve was stepped on.
   Due to the early snow the ground was not frozen and the oil appears to have sunk into the soil. Her water source is a drilled well in excess of 300 feet away uphill. The vegetation points to fairly tight soils. She does not have a vapor problem even though the mobile home is on a gravel pad.
   Since neither Ms. Keyser's water supply or health is threatened, I intend to take a wait and see approach. I explained the AST insurance fund to Ms. Keyser and asked her to call me if she should get fuel oil odors in the home or if she should see free product.
B-541-1997*On 9/26/97, 1530 hours Keith Harvey, whose address is Box 1370 on Route 15 in East Corinth reported that there had been a traffic accident in front of his house early the previous day.  He said the E. Corinth Fire Dept. had put down sorbents, but the sorbents were still there and there was a smell of gas in the storm drain that was in front of his house.  Upon investigating I observed that they had deployed a sorbent boom in front of the storm drain.  The asphalt had absorbed some product and there were pads in the man hole that had some product in them.  Keith showed me the ditch where the drain emptied into a small wet area.  There were pads there too.  Although there was odor in the drain the explosimeter registered 0% LEL.

Keith said the fire fighters used foam, which was a good idea because there was an injured person whose mobility was limited.  A fire out break may have been life threatening.  I will try to encourage the fire chief to call us when product is spilled.  DOT has been contacted.  They spread sand before the traffic was allowed to resume.
A-521-1999*A caller reported seeing a low area near the river being filled with petroleum contaminated soil. He said that during rain events there is a noticeable odor and a sheen coming off this low area and discharging to the river.

I visited the site and spoke with Ralph McAvoy, the manager. Industrial Metals Recycling is now leasing the property from O'Connors. I could not find any evidence of recent filling, but the sheen coming off the metal pile was extensive. Industrial Metals is working to reduce the pile of metal on the property to a manageable size. They maintain sorbent boom at the drainage to the Kennebec River.

Mr. McAvoy advised me it would take several months to compact the metal on site, and that a new baler had been ordered. I stopped by the site several times over the winter. On 3/29/00, I made a site visit during a heavy downpour. The metal pile was a fraction of its former size, and there was no visible sheen coming off the pile.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-225-2001*A group home resident disconnected the copper line associated with the aboveground tank system causing oil to leak into the basement and sump which subsequently discharged product onto the back yard.  The oil company cleaned up the basement and sump with sorbent material.  And, I left sorbent pads to collect oil as it came out of the sump line in the backyard.  The home's well was nearby, but it was drilled, and the yard was very wet so I do not think it will be affected.

No further Response action is needed at this time.


B-483-2000*B-483-00
Bangor

Tuesday September 5, 2000			0836

I received a phone call from Ms. Margaret Baillie (947-2201), of Norway Road, in Bangor.  Ms. Baillie phoned to report that she had a feed line problem that has been recently repaired by Dead River.

Around August 27 Ms. Baillie's noticed that her feed line had leaked about 2 gallons of oil.  A neighbor cleaned up the small spill and duct taped the feed line.  Then in early September Dead River was contacted to replace the feed line.  After the feed line was repaired the Dead River technician suggested that She call the DEP to report the spill of oil she had in August.  She did.
A-514-1999*Sandy Moody, clerk for the Response Building, took a spill report from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power concerning a small spill in Farmington. The spill occurred at the Farmington Service Center when a transformer they were working on leaked a little oil from a gasket. The leak was to the loading dock and did not go off the dock. I called Gerry the next morning to confirm the facts. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
B-595-1996*Charles Peterson, Code Enforcement Office of Harrington, called to report possible junk yard type violations behind the residence of Robert Tenney on Route 1.  I was informed that a Mr. David Grant had been using the property over the years to dismantle and store junk vehicles.  Mr. Tenney was in the process of purchasing the land from the owners; Mike and Cindy Nelson of Auburn.  Mr. Tenney was concerned for his water as well as the nearby stream; not to mention getting Mr. Grant off for good.

Both myself and John Cullen of the Land and Water Bureau inspected the area.  There was clearly a large amount of oil staining in, around, and beneath several junk vehicles and parts. Enough to be a concern.  There was also land use concerns.

I informed Mr. Grant to remove the junk so we could access the oil.  I gave him two weeks or I'd refer the situation to enforcement staff in Augusta.  I informed Mr. Grant that mulch, fertilizer, and some speading would remediate the problem.  As of the end of November all debris had been removed.  This site will be inspected in the Spring.  It may be noted that land use concerns remain an issue.
B-494-1996*Don Heanssler of Heanssler Oil Co. in Deer Isle called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the Carlos Amaral residence on Fire Road 517.  It was stated that the fuel nozzle fell out of the basement 275 gallon tank spilling about 25 gallons onto the concrete basement floor.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The remaining oil staining was later washed with detergent.  The basement was then ventilated.  No resources of the State were affected from this particular incident.
A-394-1996*     DEP received a report that 5-6 gallons of fuel oil was spilled at this residence when the tank was overfilled.  Spilled product reportedly puddled on the concrete cellar floor, where it was collected using sorbents with no release to soil or other media.  The property owner (Pease) expressed satisfaction with the clean-up efforts conducted by the spiller (Chuck's Plumbing & Heating).
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-534-1999*No site visit made.  The morning dispatcher called to report this.  The accident had happened some time prior to her shift, but the night dispatcher was inexperienced.  The spill had been reported to State Police, but for some reason they had not wanted to take the call and did not report the spill to the on-call responder.  She reported that a tractor-trailer had hit the Rail Road trestle and the accident had caused transmission fluid to be lost.  The Augusta Public Works staff cleaned the area with pads and spread sand.  Some fluid did reach the storm drain and this was reported to the Sewage Treatment Plant.  No further action is anticipated.
I-203-1999*A hose broke on a crane causing 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to leak.  It was immediately cleaned up and will burn the sawdust in industrial boiler.

A-627-1999*A piece of machinery, a track hoe, developed a leak in the hydraulic system. This occurred at the construction of the natural gas pipeline. The spill happened near the Cooper Road in Whitefield. No site visit needed and no further action will be required.
A-126-2000*On 2-29-2000 a call came in reporting a leak from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The spill was an estimated 20-60 gallons to the ground and there is a well nearby.  An excavation occurred to remove the contaminated soil but no information is available about the work that was done other than the Responder estimated that 14 yards of soil might be removed.  The well was sampled on two occasions, 3-30-2000 and 8-28-2000.  Both samples yielded a result of non-detect for diesel range organics and a trace amount of MTbE.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Dan Davis.
A-322-1999*Received a call from Houles Plumbing that a customer of theirs had a leak. Went out to the site at 11 Montcalm Street in Waterville.  I saw a repaired filter housing and evidence of a leak. However, all the oil went to the drain, which was still connected to the sanitary sewer.  As estimated by Houles Plumbing, 75 gallons of product found it's way to the sewer.  This probably occurred over several days.  The Kennebec Sewage District was notified.  They did not report any unusual sheens in the incoming sewage.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-393-2000*An anonymous complaint was received about waste oil spillage in and behind the garage. The caller also alleged that waste antifreeze was being dumped down the floor drains.

On 7/20/00, I made a joint site visit with Tammy Gould, the Department's UIC Coordinator. Waste oil had spilled around a storage barrel in the automotive bay due to sloppy work practices. Waste oil had also spilled behind the building in the area where drums of waste oil were stored (for later use in the waste oil furnace). The bungs had not been properly tightened, causing oil to flow out after a driving rain. We met with Jim Fraze, the Sales Manager, and explained that the oil needed to be cleaned up and that employees could not dump any wastes down the floor drains. I followed this up with a letter (attached) to the owner, Rick Dupont.

On 7/31/00, I reinspected the property and met with Rick Dupont. The floor of the garage had been cleaned up, and the drums out back had been moved. Oil on the pavement had been cleaned up but some still remained on the tops of the drums. Mr. Dupont said he would have someone take care of it immediately. I suggested he have a roof built over the drum storage area to avoid any future problems with rain or other precipitation.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-665-2001*   DEP received a report that an unknown chemical was discovered in packing material by staff at this facility (EST); upon opening the package, two employees experienced a metallic taste and headache.  The package otherwise contained low-level (alpha) radiometric sources from a known vendor (N.R.D.), shipped by UPS.
   Given the national security concerns at the moment EST had evacuated the facility and was in the process of decontaminating affected staff prior to medical observation.  Local Fire Department and private haz-mat teams were onscene; the Waterville F.D. assumed a command role.  Absent an established plan for response to possible WMD (weapons of mass destruction, including chemical/biological terrorism) incidents discussion ensued regarding the appropriate course of action.  DEP management, DHS chemists, and the CDC were contacted.  It was determined that a Responder team would enter the facility in level "A" gear to grab a sample of the material, to conduct several field measurements, and to overpack the container and move it to a secure room in the building.
   The entry team reported negligible radiometric readings, negligible styrene (colorimetric tube) readings, and negligible M8-M9 paper (nerve, blister, bio agent) readings; the suspect material had the appearence and consistency of mayonnaise.  Samples were delivered to the State Public Health lab at 1550; these samples were analized for chemical composition with the following conclusion:  "Visual inspection of the sample before analysis indicated the presence of tartar sauce.  The compounds found in the sample are consistent with compounds that would be present in fermented tartar sauce".
   I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-225-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-154-2000*TANKER BLOWING OUT HOSES CARRIED A MIST OF FUEL OUT OF THE VENT.  WIPED TANK SIDES AND CAT WALK WITH OIL ABSORBENT.

Response case closed
P-16-1994*Received a call regarding the discovery of water in an underground storage tank (UST) at R.H. Foster, Inc., 135 Marginal Way, Portland,ME.  The tank had been pumped out twice with a total of 300 gallons of water removed.  It was decided to take the tank out of service until the reason for the water was determined.
P-367-1997*On 5/21/97 I met with Richard Chevalier, the owner of Leedy's Restaurant and Larry Pare, representing Pare Oil Co., at the restaurant, in order to make a AIP determination. Pare had been contracted to abandon the tank and had concerns that removal would endanger the structural integrity of the building.
The tank had an offset fill therefore I was uable to estimate the exact location of the tank in relationship to the building.  I indicated that I would be unable to grant the AIP request without addition information regarding the exact location of the tank.  I suggested that preparations  be made to remove the tank and when uncovered if the tank appeared to be to close to the foundation, I could revisit the site and determine if AIP was appropriate.  Chevalier and Pare agreed to this course of action.
On 7/1/97 the tank was removed without incident and no contamination was reported.
No further action is recommended.




                                 Steven J Eufemia
                                 OHMS III
A-669-1998*     DEP received a DHS report that low levels of MTBE was detected in the drilled well at this commercial property.  Re-sampling confirmed MTBE at 1.9 ppb, below any established action level.  No source was apparent.  The well water is reportedly used only for toilet purposes.
B-106-2000*On 2/27/00, 1538 hours Acintya Paschoaloti reported a 60 gallon release of hydraulic oil.  Acintya is in the environmental section of the Georgia Pacific Corporation and the release took place in the companies' oriented strand board plant.  They were transferring the product from a tote to their storage and the transfer hose leaked.  The spill puddled enough so they were able to recycle some of it.  The rest was absorbed with sawdust, which in turn was used for hog fuel.

A-447-2000*     DEP received a report that several gallons of diesel fuel was spilled along a paved road surface due to a loose filter on a truck.  Fire Department staff were able to recover some puddled fuel; the rest will evaporate with no expected environmental impact.
P-773-2000*   In the afternoon of 11/13/00, I met Scott Cyr of Tyree Co. on-site.  Cyr advised me that he had been called down to repair a leaking K1 dispenser.  Ten to 15 gal. of fuel had apparently leaked out the air-eliminator of the dispenser, running down across the pavement to the edge of the UST pad, and behind the dispenser into soil.  Some fuel had leaked into the pavement joint into the soil below.  Behind the dispenser was a 500 gallon AST.  I advised Cyr to have a crew continue the clean-up and have the oily soil by the AST excavated and removed as soon as possible.  No sensitive receptors appeared to be immediately at risk.
   In July 2001, I received notice from the facility operators, Chris Ingham & Andrew McGreary, that the oily oil had not been excavated by Tyree and removed off-site after all, and no one had notified DEP of the delay.  In checking with Jim Stewart of Getty he stated that Getty owned the property and UST facility, but the AST and K1 product was not Getty's and therefore the responsibility of the facility operator.  Mr. McGreary requested my re-visit to check on his excavation of the oily soil and to issue a virgin letter for the discharge.  On 8/6/01, I inspected the oil contam. soil area behind the fence by the AST.  The soil was dug out to about 8" bg and appeared satisfactorily remedied at the time.  Com. Recycling reported 0.51 tons received for recycling on 8/9/01.  I understand that Ingham and McGreary no longer lease or work at the site.
   The site is clean to Dept. satisfaction at this time though low to moderate levels of oil contam. likely remain.  In addition to that that seeped into the soil around the AST, spillage from this leak and other surface spills seep into the ground and to groundwater through joints and cracks in the pavement.  Any contaminated soil or groundwater should be properly managed if disturbed or managed.   See P-703-97 and DEP UST Reg. file #12279 for further site history information.

S G Brezinski
DEP BRWM
B-353-1997*07/08/97 09:45

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small spill at one of their transformer storage buildings in Machias.  Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil sprayed onto the ground from a broken hose on a maintenance truck.  The affected soil was then removed and disposed of through Sawyer Environmental.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-202-1999*An aboveground oil tank corroded and leaked about 60 gallons of #1 fuel oil in to the Dionne's basement.  Because the basement had a wet dirt floor a lot of the oil was on the water and not in the soil.  So I hired Clean Harbors to remediate the basement through the use of sorbent material.  I also hired Renaud Dupuis to install ventilation fans in the basement.  There was also a sump that had collected quite a bit of oil so also we cleaned that out with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-122-1998*Mike McCluskey called here to report a leaking locomotive, but he didn't say where or how much.  I couldn't raise an answer at the number he left for two days.

When I finally did reach someone, I learned that the locomotive lost about 5 gallons of diesel on the fuelling track in Millinocket, which is underlain by a catchment pan connected to an oil/water separator.
P-429-1998*   In response to an observed oil leak by Alan Morrison doing a BAQC inspection, I visited this Gorham brick making firm on 9/17/98 and met with Mr. Peter LaChance.  In the ovens building I was shown a 10,000 gal. #4 oil AST.  Oil was evident on the ground though less than several gallons.
   Mr. LaChance explained that the spillage was from changing the filters.  The spill does not appear to have reached groundwater.
   A gas and diesel AST were outside which replaced a UST removed earlier.  The area is on city water and there are no known private wells nearby.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are expected.


S Brezinski
DEP BRWM
A-620-2001*Lube oil spill to concrete containment within a motor room.  A fitting failed upon start up after a routine maintenance and machinery shutdown. The spill was cleaned up by Mead personnel.  The oil was added to Mead's waste oil disposal stream.  No referral required.
I-61-1997*Violette Wood reported that 40.99 gal of Kerosene spilled from tank while in transportion.
They cleaned up the spill with sand and sorbant. The debris was taken to Tri-Community Landfill.

The tank was a former AST from a house that was torn down. The Violette Wood company attempted to move the tank rather than pump it off.

Case Closed
B-145-1996*





B-7-2001*B-007-2001
01/04/2001  19:24

     A call came through on the 1-800 number stating that a spill occurred at the A.E. Robinson Fuel Mart on Route 11 in Brownville.  I was informed that approximately 5 gallons of diesel were discharged to the ground when a log truck was overfilled.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-280-2000*Mr. Tanguay discovered that his outside AST was leaking through a small corrosion hole.  He contacted his oil company (Goodwin Oil) who told him to contact the MDEP.  I met with Mr. Tanguay on site and observed the stained concrete pad, soil and old tank (which had been emptied and moved aside by Goodwin Oil).  I determined the site to be Baseline 2 on the DEP's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and as such removed .15 tons of heavily contaminated soil.  Although a fair amount of substantially contaminated soil still exists, there is no cause to implement further clean-up action at this time.



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Jon Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management

B-448-1998*B-448-98 Weatherby School - Hampden


Charlie Adams of A-A Contractors called to request a waiver of the 30-day removal notice to remove a 10000 gallon #2 UST at the Weatherby School in Hampden. The school district was trying to get their USTs removed and replaced before the start of the school year. I agreed.
   On 7/7 in the afternoon the tank was removed. The tank was uniformly pitted with much adhered soil. However I did not locate any holes through visual examination. The soil and water in the hole showed no evidence of a leak. The copper feed lines had been sleeved in PVC piping and were removed.
I-16-1996*On 2-14-96, Dave Hollibird of MPS called this office to report that there had been a spill of about 35 gallons of gasoline from their aboveground tank at their Carmichial St. office from an overfill of one of their vehicles. The gas stayed on the pavement and all contaminated snow was removed. I suggested they also sample the well onsite in spring to ensure no contamination occurs there.
B-297-1997*On 6/15/97, 1807 hours Richard Wilcox of Bangor Hydro reported a less than a cup spill of non PCB transformer oil.  It happened on Main Road in Bradley.  The unit, although new, had a leaking bushing.  The spill landed on the concrete surface of a sidewalk that was associated with the Main Road in Bradley.  It covered an area of about one square foot.  Bangor Hdro personnel recovered the oil with a couple of pads and some speedy dry.
B-454-1997*On August 17, a tank car belonging to Noranda, a Canadian company, was discovered to be leaking sulfuric acid while on the siding at the Can-Am switching yard in Brownville Junction. The car was being shipped to General Alum in Searsport, and was due to be shipped out that night at 2300.  According to Tom Tardiff, the leak was at a corroded bolt on the bottom of the car, leaking at a rate of 8 fl. oz/hr; their personnel on site didn't dare tighten the bolt, he said, for fear of snapping it off.

Tardiff asked if they could just move the car to General Alum that night, informing Alum that a leaking car was on its' way, so Alum they could take it right in and pump it off. I acceded, knowing full well that General Alum would never allow a leaking car onto their property.

Wrong again. General Alum, according to Tom Tardiff was amenable to having the car come in and was prepared to pump it off immediately. No further environmental problems were reported in this incident.
B-37-2000*Bob Olesky of the Bangor International Airport called to report that a concrete pipe vault at the airport tank farm had about 300 gallons of Jet-A in it. They had pumped out the fuel (to be used in their shop waste oil furnace). As much as 10 gallons had been spilled to the ground and absorbed by the snow. This snow was taken to their oil water separator. He believes that the leak was caused by the below zero weather that caused enough shrinkage in the piping that a flange loosened and thus the leak. They repaired the flange and the leak did not reoccur.
B-126-2000*B-126-00
Ellsworth

Sunday March 5, 2000				1211

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Mr. Richard Tupper (667-8666) of the Ellsworth Fire Department.

According to Mr. Tupper, the Ellsworth Fire Department responded to a sheen into a storm drain manhole.  The oil sheen is the remains of a spill that occurred in the basement of a home at 11 South Street about 2 weeks ago.  He said that the fire department put pads into the manhole and a drainage area to the Union River.

When I arrived I saw a new horizontal mounted outside 275-gallon tank to the right of the house.  I spoke with Don Moss (one of the residents).  Mr. Moss showed me the new tank and said their old basement tank failed about 2 weeks ago and that they lost about 5 gallons of oil.

I returned Tuesday morning to change the pads and remove pads where they were no longer needed.  The remaining few pads were removed on Thursday morning.
A-493-1998*Mr. Doyle mistakenly dumped gas from his boat into the yard near an unused cistern.  He has no sense of smell and had been told that his fuel tank did not leak.  The leaking gas had accumulated in the bilge when he cleaned it out.  A friend later noticed the odor and they called DEP.  I went to the site the following day.  We checked the boat and observed approximately a quart of  additional gas had accumulated in the boat.  Seacoast Ocean Services removed all water from the cistern.  I had contaminated soil near the cistern excavated.  There was only 3' of soil above bedrock.  The contamination was primarily limited to crushed stone around the cistern.  The cistern had a slow recharge so I installed a sump pump and carbon filter.  This ran for several weeks when lab results indicated that no more gas was in the water.

There were low levels of MTBE in the Doyle drilled well and the neighboring well, which belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Thibault.  MTBE was in the Doyle well the day after the spill and levels were not increasing.  I concluded that the drilled well contamination was unrelated to the spill.  Both the Doyle and Thibault wells were placed on quarterly testing.  I also sampled a seasonal cistern well at the Nutt's boatyard across the road.  Low levels of acetone and dichlorodifluoromethane (freon) were found.  This is possibly due to sampling error as much as well contamination.  The well is not used for drinking.

This site has been referred to Alex Pugh of Technical Services for any further action.
P-134-1998*On March 30, 1998, the Department received a call from Bill McFarland.  Bill had witnessed some leaking oil drums at Hillman's Auto Electric in Portland.  I responded to the call, on site I found the drums in question, and spoke with Hillmans Manager - Tom Beckwith.  Tom had stated that the drums were waste oil that had been placed out near the road on a palatte to be picked up.  Over the weekend the weather became extremely warm and it appeared that the oil expanded enough to push a small amount out the top of one of the drums.  The oil ran to the ground and into a sewer drain.  Hillmans immediatley moved the drums inside their garage and began to pump off the leaking drum.  They also put speedy dry down on the stain and called Portland Sewer Department.  The Sewer Department came and checked the drain but found no oil.  It's estimated that only a very small amount of oil spilled (< one gallon).  Hillmans scraped up the speedy dry after it was allowed to absorb any free oil.  No further action.
A-441-1997*A small amount of contaminated soil was found in the bottom of the cement vault the tank was contained in.

No further action is anticipated.
B-73-2000*     On February 11, 2000 at 0730 we received a call from Dalen Mills reporting an overfill of a ten thousand gallon storage tank at the J.N. Mills bulk plant in Southwest Harbor.  He said his office ordered too much #2 fuel and the Dead River Company driver shut off delivery when oil sprayed out the tank's vent.
     I arrived on site that morning and met Mr. Mills and a company crew that was cleaning up the oil inside the dike area.  They had dug down to an ice layer and recovered the product with sorbent pads, a wringer and drums.  The collected about thirty gallons of pure oil with this method.  Some of the remaining contaminated snow was collected in drums, then the snow was melted and the fuel recovered with sorbents.
      This was the third spill due to an overfill at the facility since October 23,1999.  There are no tank gauges or overfill alarms on the tanks.  I told Mr. Mills that he should install either gauges or alarms to prevent these spills which are preventable and a waste of product and money.  He agreed and said he would install gauges or alarms in the spring.
     The area is on town water and no oil reached any drain or open water.
A-339-1997*This spill was found at the time of  tank removal.  The native material was course but contamination was limited to a small area near the tanks.

Although, the area is served by public  water, there was one well across the road.  I determined that the site still met baseline 2 standards.  I asked that the well be sampled as a precaution only.   No contamination was found.

No further action is anticipated.
B-65-1998*On January 29, 1998 at 1300 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a one quart spill of <50 PPM PCB transformer oil.  The oil came from a leaking transformer on Route 1A in Columbia Falls.  The great ice storm of early January likely caused the leak.  Workers excavated the contaminated snow into a drum for transportation back to their storage site in Bangor for eventual disposal.  No state waters were threatened.
A-165-2018*Maine Drilling & Blasting Company reported a small spill of hydraulic oil from equipment they were using on the Central Maine Power Company Right-of-Way in Windsor.   Maine Drilling & Blasting Company personnel were able to clean up the affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-15-2020*On January 13, 2020 C. N. Brown Co. reported that an overfill had occurred due to two trucks delivering to the same house.  Approximately half-gallon was discharged out the vent whistle onto the snow.  The tank was drained to a safe level and the oil contaminated snow was removed by C. N. Brown.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-343-2020*On 5/5/2020 Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a spill of approximately 0.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil in the basement of a residential home in Kennebunk.  The spill occurred due to a small corrosion hole in the bottom of the storage tank.  The oil was reported to have only come in contact with the concrete basement floor.

Downeast Energy reported the spill, as they were first on-site.  The tank was patched with a magnet patch. Downeast Energy was scheduled to replace the tank the following day, 5/6/2020.

A site visit was not made by MDEP.  Phone calls with Downeast Energy confirmed the spill had been cleaned with absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  The tank was confirmed as condemned and scheduled for prompt replacement by Jeremy Bowman (Downeast Energy).

The homeowner wished to not provide name and contact information.  The homeowner refused a site visit or any assistance from MDEP Division of Response Services.  Given the current situation with coronavirus, the homeowner wanted few people to enter the home.  It was confirmed that no oil migrated outside of the building, into floor drains, foundation cracks, or sump basins.  No issue with indoor air quality was reported.  The homeowner had hired Wells Beach Environmental to assist with guidance on final cleanup.  Conversations with the homeowner confirmed they were satisfied with the cleanup.

Wells Beach Environmental washed the concrete floor in the basement and may seal floor at a later date if warranted. Peter with Wells Beach Environmental confirmed that the cleanup was sufficient and all associated issues were mitigated.

The property is on public water supply.  Homeowner was provided with contact information for MDEP Responder Nathan Tower.  All disposal was handled by Downeast Energy and Wells Beach Environmental.  Based on information provided, cleanup actions are considered satisfactory.  A new tank has since been installed by Downeast Energy.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-707-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an oil truck owned by Fabian Oil overturned in a driveway of a residential home.  I responded to the site with Scott Cyr, who took lead on this spill.  Once on site, Scott and I did a site assessment, and damage assessment of the truck.  We could not see any damage on the earth side of the truck. However, small spots of oil were visible in the snow around the tank portion of the truck.  We asked Fabian Oil to get another empty truck on site to pump liquids into.  Fabian also took care of hiring a tow truck to recover the overturned truck.  We also recommended that Fabian call a vacuum truck, in case it started leaking when we were transloading. Once the equipment and trucks were on site, I drilled into the larger front pocket of the truck and it was empty.  After that, I moved back to the second pocket and it had approx. 800 gallons of fuel in it.  No damage had occurred to this rear pocket, and we pumped that fuel onto Fabian's oil truck onsite.  After that, we drilled the fuel tank and pumped out the diesel fuel.  We then met with the homeowners and Steve of Fabian Oil in Thomaston.  Fabian admitted fault and chose to manage the oil spill cleanup.  The following day Clean Harbors Environmental Services was on site with equipment to remove the visible oil and snow.  Due to the amount of oil that was lost into the bedrock, the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services and project management for oversight and well water monitoring.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-445-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was getting an annual inspection when the leak was identified.  The oil dripped onto the ground below the tank, but was completely sheltered from the elements by enclosed walls and a roof.

The Department assisted in removing the soil until large rocks were found under the AST.  The soil was brought back to the Department warehouse for disposal and the AST was replaced.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-446-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/4/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Frederick Bros. Oil & Propane Company (FBO) of ongoing leak from a customer's consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  An MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is unit 105 within Jameson Woods Condominiums.  The suburban residential and commercial use area is served by municipal water & sewer service.  North, across Route 5 is a public school.  The condominium units are on slab, with no basements.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The leak occurred in Ms. Glasgow's 100-gallon AST located in a shed, tank room, attached to the condo building (see photos).  Each shed has three adjoining storage rooms, one for each condo unit, but not every condominium has an oil tank.  Ms. Glasgow's oil tank shed is up against her bedroom, so odor from the discharged oil could be smelled in her bedroom for several days before she found the cause.  By the floor and wall of the bedroom, MDEP Division of Response Services measured 3-parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds (VOC) (measured with photoionization Detector, 10.6 eV lamp).

Based on the floor stain, the discharge appeared to be a gallon or two, but this may not include oil that seeped below the floor through the gap next to the foundation wall.  The leak was a slow drip from either a pinhole or the fitting of the Firomatic on the tank bottom.  On cutting out the sheetrock, we fortunately found that the 2x4 inch wall footer did not rest on the concrete floor so did not get oil-contaminated.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 6/4/19, FBO staff pumped out the leaking AST which was coverable by the Maine AST insurance fund.  Ms. Glasgow had FBO haul off the AST and fuel line and not replace it.  Ms. Glasgow agreed to MDEP Division of Response Services cleanup management under Cleanup Option-1, while she applied for Maine Surface & Ground Water Cleanup Insurance fund.

On 6/7/19, MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (Allstate) who removed oiled sheetrock, then washed and sealed the oiled floor in the storage room "shed".  I discussed the case and indoor oil vapor intrusion with MDEP engineer Peter Eremita.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  MDEP Division of Response Services did not believe it cost effective nor necessary to investigate potential oil vapors under the shed floor.  As of late July 2019, MDEP has received no additional complaints or concerns.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-485-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of diesel fuel and water having been discharged from a sailboat.  The sailboat was in the yard at the time and ran onto the gravel below it.  No water resources were affected by the spill.  Yankee Marina will remove the contaminated soil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-248-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured filter. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through Irving's boiler. No site visit was required.

No further action should be required of the Division of Reponses Services at this time.
P-493-2018*Wells Fire Department reported that they had responded to a residence at 404 Ocean Avenue regarding a complaint that the homeowner was dumping old gasoline into the storm drain in the roadway.  The resident had poured about 16 ounces of old gasoline down the drain because he did not know what else to do with it.  The resident was 94 years old and confused, so the Fire Department helped him clean it up and told him not to do it again.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-208-2020*The Monmouth Fire Department contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) requesting assistance in disposal of oily sorbent pads used at a car accident.  After determining the discharge had not been reported to the Department, I agreed to dispose of the material in the MDEP oily waste dumpster provided the fire department understood that if they expect assistance from the MDEP in the future, they should report the discharge at the time of their response.

The discharge had been minor and located on a roadway, so no long term impacts are expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-297-2019*Auto accident resulted in a leaking fuel tank.  Augusta Fire Department was able to capture most of product in bucket.  Some gasoline did leak to street and very little to storm drain.  What was on the street was cleaned up with sorbent material.  There was only a sheen in the storm drain, so no cleanup was required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services in this incident is necessary.
A-353-2019*The Vinalhaven Fire Chief reported a sunken lobster boat in the harbor.  The boat contained 150 gallons of diesel, however, only a small sheen was observed.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department put boom around the boat as well as sorbent boom should any collectible product be present.

After talking to the Fire Chief, I determined that a response was not necessary as the boat owner was in the process of retrieving the vessel.  Should things change he would contact me.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-168-2019*Division of Response was notified of a three gallon hydraulic oil released to soil due to a faulty seal on a loader. The spill was cleaned by using bark and sorbents which were disposed of in the Louisiana Pacific Corporation central heating unit, Teaford.

No site visit was warranted.   No further Division of Response is needed at this time.
P-1088-2019*Received phone call from Norway Fire Department about roadside vehicle fire.  Fire was suppressed using Class A Foam (0.1-1.0% concentration).  Very small amount of motor oil leaked onto sorbent pads.  Public water service in area.  No wells, aquifers, or wetlands nearby.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action necessary or anticipated.
A-199-2017*Central Maine Power Co. reported a failed electrical transformer.  No oil leaked from the transformer, however, while fixing the CMP transformer a hose blew on the bucket truck and hydraulic fluid was lost to the ground.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not receive an internal Central Maine Power Co. spill report for this incident.  No response by Maine DEP was needed for this incident.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
A-308-2020*Mary Waring of Casella Organics reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a truck dumping compost at a farm in Canaan.  Casella cleaned up the compost and dirt impacted by the oil and disposed of it at their Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-247-2019*I received a call that an oil spill had occurred at the subject location at some point over the winter.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Suomi, who explained that he had been inside the residence to open it up for the summer season.  When he turned on the sump pump it began discharging oil onto the front lawn.  This had apparently gone unnoticed for quite some time so a large amount of oil and water had ponded on a low spot on the lawn.  Inside the basement, ice, oil and water still remained, but the sump pump had been shut off.  It is my belief that ice in the basement damaged the filter housing on the oil tank as the basement flooded in the spring.

I hired Mr. Suomi, Clean Harbors, Inc., and a local excavation company, to help remediate the spill.  Outside the house, oil was removed from the yard and contaminated soil was excavated.  Inside the house, the remaining ice was melted and all impacted surfaces were pressure washed and degreased.

The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to assist with vapor mitigation.

The site is served by town water supply and sewer service.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-717-2019*Glen Poulin of Nine Dragons Paper Company reported an approximate 160 gallon leak of machine lubrication oil from a paper machine at the facility.  A site glass had blown off the oil reservoir and based on the ullage in the tank, maintenance personnel estimated 150 gallons.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the area, however, most of the product reached the floor drains and ultimately the wastewater treatment plant.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1089-2019*A yard locomotive was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted hood of the locomotive and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1102-2019*Tank corrosion caused the release of approximately one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-382-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that their transformer on pole #18H at 259 Main Street in Paris had a hole in the bottom of it causing 30 gallons of transformer oil to leak out onto the ground.  The transformer was untagged so a sample of the oil was collected for laboratory analysis (see attached).  The analytical results came back with no sign of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  All of the contaminated soil was excavated, along with the sand used to adsorb the oil, and was disposed of.  See attached CMP Spill Report for more details.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
I-34-2019*Division of Response Services was notified by Daigle Oil of a release of number two fuel oil from a pinhole in a copper line.  The copper line was connected to the hot water heater and the leak was stopped by technician from Daigle Oil.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill and these were subsequently brought back to Daigle Oil for disposal in their waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-499-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic line on a skid steer.  The spill was contained using available sand and was placed into plastic bags for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-74-2020*A pipe jetter blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-75-2020*A locomotive released approximately two gallons of lube oil while idling on track 217.   Spilled product impacted track mats and track ballast.   The affected mats were removed, then all visible signs of contaminated ballast were hand excavated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-82-2020*A baggage truck released less than one gallon of motor oil to pavement in the baggage area.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-87-2020*A bag containing two 16 oz. bottles with different liquids and other random contents was reported to be on fire on the shoulder of the road.  The fire burnt itself out prior to fire department arrival.  Based on the circumstances and nature of scenario, products were anticipated to be consistent with the production of methamphetamine using the 'one pot' method.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel recovered, overpacked, transported and disposed of said materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-88-2020*A pickup truck crash resulted in the release of an estimated quantity of less than one gallon of gasoline.  Spilled product impacted the river and was unrecoverable due to scene conditions.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-103-2020*Ray Labbe and Sons, Inc., reported that one of their loaders had blown a hydraulic hose while being used for snow removal at the Brunswick Hannaford.  The leak happened in the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-359-2019*On Saturday, 5/4/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services made response and assessment of complaint of apparent waste lube oil on the surface of the west shoreline of Panther Pond in Raymond.  The location area is rural summer and year-round residential use.

The slick was a black material resembling used lube oil and appears to have been blown west against the shore along several property lots.  The material had no odor of oil or other chemicals.  It did not have an oily feel and appeared to be fine particles.  The material stuck to the surface of an oleophilic adsorbent pad and did not soak into the pad.  I advised Mr. Litner that the material did not appear to be oil, but likely natural algae or pollen.  I tried to collect much of the slick with sorbents, but the material broke up into small clumps and stuck poorly to the pads.

On 5/6/19, a sample of the slick was observed under a microscope by MDEP Division of Response Services and Bureau of Water Quality staff and confirmed to be microscopic pollen, algae and some insect parts.  This information was passed to Mr. Litner.

At this time no further actions are required based on present information.

P-361-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean the floor with sorbents and subsequently seal the floor with epoxy.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-362-2019*A flooded basement caused the burner to malfunction which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product migrated around on floodwater, impacting various household items.  Contaminated items were removed from the basement, then oil and water was recovered with vacuum truck.  The basement was simultaneously pressure washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary at this time.
I-165-2019*Division of Response was notified of a structure fire at an automobile storage warehouse.  The Limestone Fire Department was able to put out the fire using only water.  It was determined by meeting with owner of the warehouse that the structure contained a large amount of tires, two impounded cars, and miscellaneous car parts.

The perimeter of the warehouse was surveyed by Response staff and determined not to be of any threat to the environment and no Response action was needed.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-820-2019*While moving a large gravel pile, a hydraulic hose on the front end loader failed releasing an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the ground.  The fluid was contained and collected with the gravel the loader was moving.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-821-2019*The Department was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill.  Approximately .5 gallon was spilled onto the grass outside when the oil came out the vent pipe.  The other gallon came out of a corrosion hole on the top of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner had a delivery scheduled with C. N. Brown Company, however, decided to receive fuel from a different company.  He contacted C. N. Brown, had the order cancelled, and a driver accidently made the delivery.

C. N. Brown sent a couple of drivers to the home to clean up the oil.  The homeowner is satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-824-2019*The Department was notified of a unknown quantity of motor oil and possible gasoline released due to a two-car accident that happened the day before.  One of the vehicles was towed into the parking lot of The Cat Doctor and when the vehicle was towed away, the spilled product was left.

The Department went to the site, used speedy-dry sorbent material on the wet spots, and swept the area.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-73-2020*A motor vehicle collision caused the release of less than one gallon of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-593-2017*On August 30, 2017 the Unites States Coast Guard called to report a large sheen on the water near Long Cove in Searsport. Upon arrival I noticed there was a large black carbon particulate plume, which generally occurs from the output of a large diesel motor, which is not petroleum based nor requires any clean up action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-427-2018*I received a report indicating that a dump truck owned by Sunset Development Inc. a subsidiary of the Penobscot Indian Nation had rolled over on a logging road and was leaking. The location is an unnamed woods road about 3 miles north northwest of the intersection of Interstate 95 and the Lincoln Access Road. The location is approximately 200 yards from the Mattamiscontis Stream crossing.

The incident resulted in a small amount of diesel being spilled from the saddle tanks on the truck. I was able to pump out the remaining diesel. The following day, I returned with an excavator and removed approximately 3 yards of contaminated from the ditch. I wrote an oil spill debris letter for Juniper Ridge Landfill and was told the soil would be delivered there. I have not received proof that this has happened and the landfill has no record of the load being delivered. This being the case, I cannot verify the disposal was done properly. I suspect a paperwork error occurred somewhere but cannot prove this.
A-144-2020*On 3/24/2020, Pittsfield Fire Dept. reported that a 20-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil had occurred at the Pittsfield Transfer Station.  The discharge was a result of a broken hydraulic line on the truck that moves the roll-off containers. After the spill was noticed, a transfer station employee made a berm to stop the product from flowing down the dirt driveway.  Sorbent pads were then used to soak up the free product.  The gravel that had visual staining was removed, and both the sorbent pads and soil was disposed of in the transfer station's oily waste dumpster.

No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services at this time.
P-593-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of gasoline resulting from a leaking fuel nozzle.  The spill went directly into the Fore River and was addressed with a sorbent pad.  The nozzle was fixed before being placed back into service.

A National Response Center Incident Report was filed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-846-2019*On 10/9/2019, I received a call from Brian Leavitt of Leavitt Earthworks Company reporting oil contamination discovered during excavation work at this location.  I responded immediately and upon arrival at the site, observed the area of concern.  It was a very small localized area within the excavation for a new water line for the facility.  I conducted a shake test to confirm it was petroleum in nature, which it was.  The product smelled like old asphalt.  There was no free product observed in the excavation and I was told by Leavitt that they would be able to re-use the excavated material back in the hole.  No cleanup was required or conducted.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-618-2019*On October 21, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a transformer came down in a storm at 3580 Washington Road, in Waldoboro, ME.  No final report from CMP was received by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No response was deemed necessary by the MDEP.  No further response is expected by the MDEP.
A-624-2019*On October 21, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a transformer came down in a storm at 20 Lemuels Lane, in Bristol, ME.  No final report from CMP was received by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No response was deemed necessary by the MDEP.  No further MDEP action is expected at this time.
A-630-2019*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a transformer came down in a storm at 88 Sawyes Island Rd., in Boothbay.  No final spill report was received from CMP.

No site visit was deemed necessary by the Division of Response Services.  No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1070-2019*I received an after-hours call from Pan Am Railways reporting the overflow of the lube oil containment tank on a locomotive at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am staff.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-661-2019*The Department was notified of a 15 gallon spill of diesel resulting from a trash truck backing into a guardrail and splitting the saddle tank open.  The diesel ran down the asphalt driveway for approximately 50 feet where it stopped prior to a lawn area.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material and was placed onto the trash truck.

The Department visited the site and determined that the work done by Pine Tree Waste Services was sufficient and there were no issues remaining.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-452-2019*Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene with Molly King and discovered a dark stain on the pavement of the parking lot, directly underneath a small roller/compactor.

Absorbent material (Oil Dri) was applied to the stain to soak up the product.  The responsible party was identified as All States Materials Group, and Stuart made contact with the company's head of safety and environmental concerns, John Loavin.

All States Materials Group committed to removing the damaged equipment from the property, applying more absorbents to the stain, and disposing of all materials afterwards.  Stuart Blanchard confirmed the vehicle was removed as was the contaminated absorbent powder.

No further action is required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

A-98-2019*On February 24, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of lube oil to the tracks at the Sappi Mill Main Gate in Waterville.  Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the train's engine containment overflowed, discharging an oil/water mixture to the train tracks and ground.

It was estimated that a 1/2 quart of lube oil was in the oil/water mixture.  A Pan Am Railways cleanup crew was dispatched to the scene to collect contaminated materials and apply sorbent material to the spill.  All oily contaminated materials were disposed of through Pan Am Railways' waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-350-2020*On 5/27/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder Nathan Tower visited the site of a basement spill of #2 fuel oil at 46 Kennedy Drive in Waterboro, Maine.

The spill was caused by wood falling onto the filter of the oil tank, sheering off the oil line on the tank side of the filter. Approximately five to eight gallons of oil spilled onto the concrete floor of the basement before the leak was temporarily mitigated using a wooden plug and a shop vacuum connected to the tank fill pipe on the outside of the house.  The damaged filter and oil line were properly repaired before further cleanup actions.

The majority of oil was collected using absorbent pads.  No oil reached floor drains or the sump basin.  Given the basement was finished, the concrete floor was solid with no major cracks. The floor had been sealed and painted prior to the spill allowing the oil to remain collectable on top of the floor.  After sorbent pads were collected, the small amount of remaining product was collected using speedy dry oil absorbent.  Lastly, any remaining contaminated objects were removed from the house and floors were scrubbed clean and rinsed twice using soap and water.  Soap and water was collected using a vacuum and towels.  Sorbents were disposed of by MDEP.

Product did not migrate outside the building.  Vapors were very minimal in the basement after mitigation and were not an issue upstairs in the living space.  The site is on public water supply.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-756-2019*On December 30, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an estimated five gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to a basement floor in Augusta.  A burner technician from Augusta Fuel Company had determined that the leak came from a faulty hydraulic jack in the furnace.  The leak stopped after a new hydraulic jack was installed.

Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector (PID) to examine the air quality in the basement and the living space. The ambient air upon arrival was 2.3 - 2.7 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds in the living space, 5.0 - 6.5 ppm in the basement and 20 ppm directly above the spill.  To combat the vapors, a ventilation system was installed and left running for two weeks.  The floor was cleaned with degreasers twice.

After remediation, the ambient air was 0.0 - 0.4 ppm in the living space, 0.8 ppm in the basement and 1.3 ppm directly above the spill.

No further action is necessary from the Division of Response Services.
A-757-2019*On December 31, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a strong smell of petroleum coming from the sprinkler system source in the Winthrop Hannaford.  The Winthrop Fire Department reported odors strong enough Hannaford employees were experiencing sore throats.

Upon arrival, Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector (PID) to examine the air quality of the work space.  The ambient air upon arrival was four to six parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds in the storage room, seven to eight ppm in the sprinkler room and 15 ppm emanating from the sprinkler system's source pipe.  After consultation with a representative of the sprinkler system, it was determined that the sprinkler system discharged to a storm drain outside the storage room.  Investigation of the storm drain found oily debris and sheen in the drain.  It is hypothesized that the vapor from the storm drain was traveling up the sprinkler discharge pipe into the workspace.

In an attempt to mitigate the vapor issue, the line was flushed with water.  Vapor levels were significantly reduced to 0.1 ppm in the storage room, 0.7 ppm in the sprinkler room and two ppm emanating from the sprinkler system's source pipe.  The store manager was instructed to contact Responder Caputo should any additional vapor issues occur.

The Winthrop Fire Department collected the oily debris; Responder Caputo disposed of the debris through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Central Maine Regional Office's petroleum waste line.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-170-2018*Automobile accident resulted in auto submerged in Chickawaukie Pond.  A sheen was observed but was unrecoverable.  The auto was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-68-2020*South Portland Fire Department reported that a vehicle had leaked gasoline at the Irving Circle K on Main Street.  A passenger vehicle filling up at the dispensers realized that gasoline was coming out underneath the car.  The spilled gasoline ran across the paved surface to a catch basin.  The paved surface was cleaned up with sorbent material.  A vacuum truck was brought in to recover the gasoline from the catch basin.  Sorbent boom was left in the catch basin for several days afterwards to collect any residual product.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-16-2020*On January 13, 2020, Augusta Fuel Co. reported that an overfill had occurred in a basement that afternoon.  A response was made, and Augusta Fuel was directed to scrub the oil stain with Simple Green and wipe down the tank, which they agreed to do.  Prior to the response, Speedi Dri sorbent material had been used to remove the free product.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-675-2018*I responded with Brandon Wright to a tractor trailer accident in Winthrop, Maine.   The tractor trailer's oil pan was breached and waste motor oil was spread on the road.

We cleaned up the affected area with Speedy Dry sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-727-2019*Electrical transformer was damaged by storm and leaked its contents.  Central Maine Power Company crews found no evidence of a discharge and thus no cleanup was conducted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1118-2019*Report was received from Cumberland County Dispatch of a propane tank truck on its side in a residential neighborhood containing ~2800 gallons.  Initial report from the Gorham Fire Department stated no leaks were present at the time.  Icy roads caused the truck to lose control and flip onto driver's side onto the lawn of a home on Annie's Way.  After initial report, a small leak was discovered originating from a damaged pipe at the rear of the truck.  Wet cloth was wrapped around the pipe and stopped the leak upon freezing.  The work area was monitored using 4 Gas meters throughout the cleanup.  Dig Safe was contacted/requested before grounding and bonding procedures were started.  Dig Safe was unable to respond, therefore Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and Portland Water District personnel were contacted to respond and locate buried utilities.  Dodge Oil (responsible party) responded with an empty propane truck to receive product from damaged truck.  Copper rods were driven into the ground and resistance was tested using the Portland Office Megger Meter.  No adequate ground was found using copper rods.  CMP employee granted access to a ground located at the house's meter as well as at the transformer.  CMP grounds were tested using the Megger Meter and provided proper ground for each truck.  The two trucks were grounded and bonded together and continuity was checked at all connections prior to offloading the damaged truck.  Dodge Oil was able to successfully pump approximately 50% of the propane before attempting to upright the damaged truck. Two wreckers from Phillips & Sons Body Shop in Gorham were used to upright and transport the truck.  No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection is necessary at this time.
A-229-2019*On April 27, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to landfill runoff spreading throughout the Oakland Transfer Station.  Transfer Station manager Dylan Clark reported excessive snowmelt and rainwater were leaking from a refuse pile.  Transfer Station employees had created a containment berm, but the berm had been overwhelmed and runoff began to spill to the Transfer station property.  Mr. Clark stated Speedi-Dry sorbent material was used to further contain the spreading runoff and all runoff was contained to the transfer station area.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-433-2020*The Department received a call from the Wells Fire Dept. regarding a large release of a concentrated liquid fertilizer at the Old Marsh Country Club, Wells, ME.  The release was located adjacent to their maintenance garage, and there was concern the discharge was not being addressed appropriately.

I followed up on the report and met with Patrick Sevigny, Golf Course Superintendent, who explained the circumstances of the incident.  While moving a 300-gallon tote, the load shifted, puncturing a hole into the plastic tote.  By the time the tote could be positioned to stop the release, at least 200 gallons of the concentrated liquid fertilizer known as "Cape Crusader" (19-0-4, a blend of plant nutrients derived from ammonium nitrate, urea, methylene diurea, methylene ureas, and potassium chloride) ran across the pavement into a grass area adjacent to the building.  No water bodies or drinking water wells were at jeopardy. A review of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) stated the health hazards of the products are low, unless ingested, or directly absorbed though mucus membranes, particularly the eyes.  Allowing the product to absorbed into the ground, and not allowing it to reach any water bodies, appeared to be the proper response in this instance.  Since the concentrated fertilizer concentrate contained no pesticides, and no puddles of product were observed during my visit, no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-395-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a leaking hydraulic lift at this FairPoint Communications repair garage.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-83-2020*The filter connected to an aboveground tank failed which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product migrated across the cement basement floor, impacting miscellaneous household items, then underneath a partition wall, into additional household items.  Contaminated items were separated from uncontaminated items.  The floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials and the partition wall was removed.  The floor was then washed and the affected area was sealed.  These efforts mitigated impacts to indoor air quality.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-221-2019*On April 22, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of hydraulic oil to a residential driveway.  Tom Daniels, an employee of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), reported a hydraulic hose failed on a CMP bucket truck and discharged an estimated two gallons of oil to the asphalt.

On-scene crews deployed sorbent material to the spilled petroleum product.  CMP dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of the contaminated sorbents.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-243-2019*The Maine Department of Transportation reported a large stain of waste oil at a roadside rest area on Route 27 in Kingfield.  The stain had become apparent when the snowbank melted.   I responded and found the area in question.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate and dispose of the contaminated soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-246-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of approximately five gallons of transformer oil to the ground surface when a transformer was damaged by an automobile striking the utility pole.

CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and managed the disposal of the waste materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-247-2019*Sappi Mill in Skowhegan reported a discharge of five gallons of hydraulic oil from equipment in their yard.  Sappi personnel were able to clean up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-248-2019*Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a discharge of less than a quart of motor oil from a compresser at the Central Maine Power Company substation in Canton.  The discharge was to stone and Reed & Reed removed all the affected material.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-329-2019*Park maintenance personnel were rehabilitating park drainage.  During the process, they were pumping groundwater out of a hole, when they encountered heating oil.  After further investigation, an abandoned septic pipe was unearthed and was found to be teeming with product.  The same park personnel remembered an oil spill investigation and cleanup in 2017 which affected the lots immediately adjacent to this particular incident, the direction from which the septic pipe originated.  Thus, the presence of this product is confidently associated with incident report P-148-2017.  A vacuum truck and a jet pump were arranged.  The jet pump flushed the pipe in both directions.  Oil and water were collected with the vacuum truck.  The effort was ceased when flush water ran clean.  A rudimentary recovery well was installed at the location which was monitored by park personnel.  No further evidence of free product was revealed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-326-2019*Division of Response was notified of a five gallon release of hydraulic oil to soil and road surface due to a broken hose on a harvester.  The spill was cleaned using sorbents and removing soils.   All contaminated materials were disposed of in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.  No site visit was warranted.
P-6-2020*A garbage truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product impacted a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-159-2020*David Viles of Fabian Oil Co. reported a discharge of less than one gallon of kerosene at a residence at 122 Keep Road in Jay.  Mr. Viles stated that while filling outdoor aboveground oil storage tank fuel began leaking around some loose bungs in the top.  The bungs were only on about a quarter turn and further inspection showed that there had been other overfills of the tank indicated by stained speedi dry sorbent material on the tank pad.  It is likely that the homeowner had filled the tank from cans in the past and had not put the bungs on tightly.

Irregardless of the source of the speedi dry, Fabian technicians cleaned it up.  No product appeared to have left the concrete tanks pad.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-654-2018*On 11/21/2018, State of Maine Public Safety Dispatch reported an eight oz. gasoline spill had occurred at Gowells Store in Litchfield.  The gasoline was spilled when a pump failed to shut off while filling a vehicle.  The small amount of gasoline was contained to the concrete pad for the pumps.  The person running the pump notified the gas station attendant and the attendant used Speedi Dri sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1-2020*I was contacted by the City of Portland Public Works Department reporting that they had come across some spilled diesel fuel while plowing on St. James Street.  I arrived at the site to find a puddle up against a snowbank at the curb of the road that had some diesel fuel on it.  The puddle drained to a close by catch basin.  We put down sorbents and chipped away at the bottom of the snowbank to see if the diesel was coming from the sidewalk or the roadway.  After digging a little, we started to get out of the contamination and therefore determined that the diesel had been spilled on the roadway.  Sorbents were left along the side of the road and in the catch basin.  The City of Portland checked on them and removed them the following week.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-57-2020*Dead River Co. reported that one of their trucks had leaked heating oil onto the roadway in Biddeford.  They explained that the truck leaked when it was on Pike Street, because of the steepness of the road.  The truck was full, but not leaking when it left the bulk plant.  When it made a delivery on the extra steep street, the oil in the truck sloshed around and started leaking out the top of the truck.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-662-2019*The Department was notified of a one-pot clandestine lab and associated non-hazardous items.  Two bottles of drain cleaner (lye) were overpacked and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-670-2018*On December 2, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to an oil spill in the basement of a home in Warren.  Burner Technician Chad Brown from Rockport Mechanical stated the leak came from a crack in the stem of the tank; he estimated it had been steadily leaking for several days and discharged 10 gallons based on the size of the oil stain, which was approximately 16 square feet.  Homeowner Donald Gross stated the smell of oil vapor in the house was very strong.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found the tank had already been pumped off.  Arrangements had already been made with Rockport Mechanical to return the following day for removal of the compromised tank and installation of a new one the following week.  The house was equipped with a woodstove so no temporary tank was required.

Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector (PID) to measure volatile organic carbon vapor in the ambient air of the house: the living space was 0.3 - 1.2 parts per million (ppm) and the spill room was 3.8 -5.0 ppm and directly over the stain was 22.0 ppm.  Responder Caputo installed a ventilation system in the spill room to alleviate the vapor concentration and instructed the occupants to crack their windows in the living space to assist with vapor mitigation. Responder Caputo collected the sorbent material under the tank for disposal and cleaned the floor twice with degreaser.

In the following days, Responder Caputo cleaned the floor two more times with degreaser, but the vapor intrusion into the living space did not subside.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to seal the floor for a permanent solution; PID readings after sealant application were consistently 0.0 ppm throughout the house.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-228-2020*On 3/24/20, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) of small non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil discharge to pavement and snow  below from pole-mounted transformer due to damage from a treefall.

The following afternoon I inspected the location and found cleanup to be satisfactory.  The location is rural residential use.  No surface water, groundwater, nor drinking water appears threatened by the discharge.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-241-2020*On 03/25/2020, it was reported approximately five gallons of brake fluid leaked from a loader overnight.  The loader is stored in a paved parking lot beside the salt shed and is used for snow removal in the parking lot for the LL Bean warehouse.  The leak occurred due to brake line failure.  Brake fluid spilled onto asphalt and was immediately collected using Speedy Dry absorbent before fluid was able to migrate beyond pavement.

During site visit, a dried stain was observed on the asphalt. The spill was adequately cleaned and the leak was mitigated by Crooker Construction Co.

No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-56-2020*On 2/10/2020, Leo Douin reported a leaking tank in his basement at 25 Hunter Rd in Augusta.  A response was made, and it appeared that approximately two gallons of #2 oil had been spilled on the dirt floor of the basement.  The tank had a very slow drip due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank, which Leo estimated the tank was 48 years old. After removing a small amount of soil under the tank, a shake test showed that oil levels were acceptable to the Leaching to Groundwater Standard.  Working with Peter Moulton and the Tank Replacement Program at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), C. B. Haskell Fuel Co. was set to replace the tank that week.  Due to the small nature of the leak and the plan to replace the tank in short order, oil was left in the existing tank with oil containment in place to capture anything discharged until the tank was replaced.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-401-2019*A hydraulic hose blew on the dump truck while making a delivery of compost.  Most of the fluid was confined to the road adjacent to the driveway which was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-663-2019*A hydraulic hose failed on the pulp press allowing approximately 100 gallons of hydraulic oil (oil) to spill onto the concrete floor of the bale press room. Oil seeped through openings in the floor to the room below. These rooms are in the pulp dryer building. An environmental contractor, ACV Enviro, was hired to assist with the clean-up. There were no drains and the oil was confined to these two rooms. The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-251-2020*A barn was destroyed by fire.  Cylinders of compressed gases were located inside the barn which BLEVE'd (Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) during the event but did not affect firefighting or impose off site consequences.  Adjacent to the barn were seven five-gallon containers of gasoline and two five-gallon containers of diesel fuel.  They were all burnt to the bottoms.  The products are expected to have been consumed by fire.  There was also a five-gallon pail containing three gallons of waste oil.  The top was melted off.  Unspilled product was repackaged for disposal in our Department's regular waste stream.  The fire department put thousands of gallons on the fire which all ran down hill 150' towards woods line and the river.  A sorbent pad and boom dam was deployed to limit any other products involved in the fire from migrating.  Little evidence of collection by the sorbents was evident and there is another 150' filtration buffer to the river so no impacts to the river are anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-111-2019*On March 2, 2019, Responder Brandon Wright was alerted to a discharge of kerosene to the ground in Manchester.  A burner technician from Bob the Plumber stated that an estimated 100 gallons was lost and the aboveground storage tank (AST) was completely empty; no cause of the leak could be determined at the time of report.  Contaminated snow was found around the tank; all discharged oil appeared to have infiltrated the ground on the southern side of the house.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Wright assisted the burner technician with collection of oily snow and sorbents. Responder Wright, the homeowner and the burner technician inspected the tank and found no indication of corrosion or leaks.  A photoionization detector (PID) was used to measure the volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration in the ambient air of the crawlspace and living space: Responder Wright measured 0.2 parts per million (ppm) in the crawlspace and 0 ppm in the living space.  The homeowners stated they could smell oil vapor in the southern side of the living space.  Responder Wright noted the drinking water well was 75 feet away and made a referral to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Geologist Louise Roy for water quality monitoring.

In order to tend to another spill (A-110-2019), Responder Wright referred the site to Responder Nina Caputo. Boudreau's Heating was hired to remove the potentially compromised tank and install a temporary heating system. Responder Caputo requested an evaluation of the tank to determine the cause of the spill.  The tank was coated with Leak Detect and pressurized, but there was no indication the tank had been compromised.  The filter, firomatic, fuel line and connections were inspected for defects, but no issues were found.  All AST bungs and openings were inspected for damage or cross threading, but no issues were found.  The cause of the spill remains unknown.

McNaughton Bros. Construction Co. was hired to excavate the contaminated soil.  Excavation proceeded to a four-foot depth and was discontinued to ensure the structural integrity of the slab.  Oleophilic dyes tests confirmed slight contamination was left behind at the bottom of the pit and significant contamination was left underneath the slab.  A PID measured 10 ppm at the fuel line's entry into the crawl space, 1.5 ppm in the crawl space after excavation, and 0 ppm in the living space.  The homeowners stated the smell of oil vapor remained in the southern living space.  A vapor barrier and the PVC ductwork for a vapor recovery system were installed in the excavation pit, just under the slab, as a precautionary measure. The homeowners were instructed to reach out to the MDEP if any vapor issues continued.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-183-2020*On August 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo received an anonymous tip about an abandoned bucket of motor oil and contaminated kitty litter on the side of Route 137 in Waldo.

Responder Caputo arrived on-scene and found an open five-gallon bucket; reports had indicated the contents were a black petroleum product and sorbent material.  Responder Caputo utilized a photoionization detector (PID) to measure the volatile organic carbon (VOCs) and a multi-gas meter to measure the lower explosive limit (LEL): no significant measurements were taken with the PID and no change was seen on the multi-gas meter.  A sorbent pad was used to test for hydrocarbons and confirmed petroleum presence. The five-gallon bucket was overpacked and disposed of through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Central Maine Regional Office's oily waste stream.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-572-2019*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from an elevator in building #7 due to a leaking seal on the shaft assembly.  The oil was released to the concrete interior surface of the mechanical room.  The released oil was cleaned by Otis Elevator and disposed of by Bath Iron Works.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-574-2019*A recently retired dentist had accumulated approximately 5 lbs. of elemental mercury over the course of his career and was looking for disposal options.  He transported the mercury to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Southern Maine Regional Office and the material was accepted and stockpiled for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-98-2020*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a jack-knifed tractor trailer unit.  The passenger side saddle tank ruptured and spilled fuel onto the roadway.  The area was swept up using speedy-dry sorbent material and was bagged up for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-21-2017*It was reported that a commercial fishing vessel had broken its mooring and run aground off a fishing wharf.  I responded to the location and could see a fishing vessel offshore about a quarter mile.  The wave chop was very heavy, and I could see red waves moving in my direction.  I immediately called the U. S. Coast Guard to have them respond.  I made notifications to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife as well as the Maine Marine Patrol.  I had the Marine Patrol shut down Herrington Cove to fishing, until I could assess the shoreline conditions.  The U. S. Coast Guard federalized the incident and took charge as soon as they say the dyed diesel in the water and the amount that was there.  At that time, I assisted by placing soft boom around water intakes in Herrington Cove.  U. S. Coast Guard hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist with vacuum trucks.  Once that call went through, I cleared the site, as I was not needed on site.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-196-2020*On 4/15/2020 at approximately 1230 hours, I heard of an explosion at the Pixelle Specialty Solutions Mill in Jay from the Maine State Police.   Shortly thereafter I was informed by Maine Emergency Management Agency that the explosion may have been a chemical explosion.   Jeff Squires, Response Services Division Director, requested a full deployment of the Central Maine Regional Office Response Unit.  I made notifications to the staff while responding to the site.  I arrived and eventually met with Ken Gallant, Environmental Manager of the Mill.  A full assessment had not yet been done and they were still in the process of accounting for employees and contractors.  Initial reports were that the explosion was a digester and there had been a release of several thousand gallons of black liquor/pulp.  Mr. Gallant later confirmed that there were other chemicals involved.   The liquor has a pH of near 12 and was in a pulp mixture.  The immediate blast area was off limits due to the Fire Marshal's Office investigation and cleanup efforts would be focused on the areas outside the mill.   The pulp had impacted a wide area, covering everything for several hundred yards and covered a section of Riley Road.   Trucks leaving the mill had been decontaminated by the Fire Department which consisted of hosing them down.   The resulting runoff puddles had a pH of 10-11.   These areas were to be concentrated on first as they were on the public way.  Much of the affected area inside the mill was off limits due to the investigation or for safety issues.   The mill has a closed drain system which leads to its treatment plant, so runoff from the mill was not a concern.

Pixelle hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Ted Berry, Inc., to provide vactors, power washers, and crews to clean up the road, ditches, parking lots and all areas accessible to the public.  Over several days they worked their way on to the mill property, and concentrated efforts around the scale house which had been in the direct pathway of the blast.

Some areas of the town of Jay had been impacted up to 3/4 miles away.  The town of Jay used street sweepers to get what they could and Pixelle hired a contractor to clean up any private properties affected.

All waste recovered was disposed of at the mill's landfill.

The stream on site that drains to the Androscoggin River, as well as the river, were checked for pH and no elevated conditions were observed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-985-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from an engine failure.  The tractor trailer unit was pulled over to the side of the highway and Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was containing the spill to the roadway and shoulder.  MDOT collected the anti-freeze with speedy-dry sorbent material and disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-598-2017*Scott Cyr received an anonymous complaint that there was a 275-gallon oil tank at this location that has been sitting at this location for a couple of years.  The complainant said the landlord has been notified multiple times about the tank.  The caller was not sure of the contents of the tank.  There is no indication what investigatory or remedial actions Mr. Cyr may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-600-2017*Scott Cyr responded to this location for an oil spill that occurred as the result of a pinched gasket after a service call by Fredrick Brothers Oil & Propane Co.  Mr. Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services who cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material and then washed the floor twice.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-602-2017*Scott Cyr received a report of a transformer oil spill at this location.  He visited the site and found that the spilled oil had washed away during torrential rain.  No cleanup was conducted.  See attached report from Central Maine Power Co. for more details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-279-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 4/8/19, through Maine State Police Dispatcher, Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported a tractor trailer truck accident and the discharge of diesel fuel from the saddle tanks and engine oil.  Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, responded later joined by David Cherry of MDEP.  John Branscom responded representing the MTA.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural interstate highway at Mile 34 of the northbound lane.  A drainage ditch had water flowing southwest (SW) to Deep Brook.  The roadside had a light snow cover (see photos and location map).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Fifty to 75 gallons of diesel fuel was initially reported discharged from the tractor saddle tanks, though in sample testing and assessment of the spill area, I re-estimated the discharge at 25 to 50 gallons.  The tractor had been towed off when MDEP arrived so could not inspect the tractor and damaged fuel tanks, though the North American box trailer remained.  Diesel fuel had soaked into the unfrozen ground and was flowing SW in the drainage ditch toward Deep Brook.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 4/8/19, National Response Corporation (NRC) responded, at request of MDEP and MTA, as a representative for the trucking company was unknown at the time.  MTA accepted the contractor's invoices and would seek reimbursement.  MDEP Division of Response Services and MTA applied sorbent pads to the fuel in the drainage water.  NRC under Garrett Fox later changed the oiled sorbents and built an underflow dam under MDEP direction.  MDEP and NRC later changed the oiled sorbents.

On 4/24/19, the spill area soil was sampled and excavation of the spill area was determined to be not cost effective and that natural degradation of the remaining oil contamination was agreed on by MDEP and MTA.  When the oil sheen and product in the drainage water was picked up, the underflow dam was removed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No direct contractor cleanup expenses were incurred by MDEP.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-46-2020*On February 4, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to two actively leaking aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in a basement in Clinton.  The reporter requested to remain anonymous, but stated oil had been dripping onto the floor from two corrosion holes.  The caller also provided the phone number for an occupant of the house, Paula.  Paula stated there was a very strong oil vapor odor in the basement and living space and that her family's clothes smelled of oil.  Paula provided the contact information for the property owner, Roland Pinette.

Upon arrival on-site, Responder Caputo investigated the basement and living space. Two ASTs were found just inside the basement door.  One tank was leaking fuel in a steady drip from a corrosion hole in the bottom-center of the tank, and a small bucket had been placed to catch the drip.  The other AST was empty and not in use.  There was a small five-gallon bucket used to consolidate the leaking fuel.  A large, five feet by four feet, stain sat underneath the two tanks.  Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector (PID) to measure volatile organic carbon vapor in the ambient air of the house: the living space was 3.8-5.0 parts per million (ppm), the basement was 4.0-6.5 ppm and directly over the oil stain was 15.0-18.0 ppm.

Responder Caputo worked with Roland Pinette to pump off the leaking AST into the new AST he had already purchased.  To assist with vapor mitigation, a ventilation system was installed in the western basement window and a carbon filter was placed in the living space.  Mr. Pinette removed the tanks and cleaned the floor at a later date. Vapor readings on February 18, 2020, were as follows: the living space was 0.0 ppm, the basement was 0.0-0.1 ppm and directly over the oil stain was 0.2-0.4 ppm.  Additional readings along the wall and floor seam ranged from 1.4-3.8 ppm.

Paula was instructed to reach out to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should anything change.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-51-2020*On February 6, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Wiscasset.  The spill was caused by a vehicular collision.

The transformer had been tagged with a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentration of less than one part per million (ppm).  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and soil.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report for further details.  No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-53-2020*On February 9, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Rockland. The leak occurred as a result of a vehicular collision.

The transformer had been tagged with a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentration of less than one part per million (ppm).  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and soil.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report for further details.  No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-54-2020*On February 9, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a gasoline spill in Rockland. A vehicle's fuel tank had been punctured and spilled gasoline to the asphalt of the apartment building parking lot. The Rockland Fire Department was on-scene to collect and contain the free product using sorbent material; a large amount of snow melt was also collected by the sorbent. The contaminated materials were collected into a single contactor bag and stored in the Fire Department's shed for the weekend.

Responder Nathan Thompson retrieved the bag from Rockland and disposed of it through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's waste stream.

See the attached Rockland Fire Department Response Report for further details.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-478-2020*On August 31st, 2020, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a release of #2 fuel oil from an aboveground storage tank to a concrete floor in Randolph, Maine.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the residence.  In talking to the homeowner, the spill actually occurred around July 20th, and resulted from a faulty filter on her tank.  The spill was confined to the concrete pad, leaving a noticeable stain, and had been scrubbed multiple times over the previous month.  The tank was located in a garage, separated from the residence.  Vapor levels were low in the garage.  There was no evidence the oil migrated beyond the concrete slab floor.  No cleanup action was taken, as the floor had already been cleaned multiple times and no threat to indoor air quality or ground water was present.

No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-558-2019*A skid steer blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-584-2019*The Department was notified of a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic hose on a trash truck.  According to the storeowner, the trash truck pulled into the business to pick up the dumpster and when an employee came in, the truck was gone but the hydraulic oil was all over the pavement.

The fire department responded and used speedy-dry sorbent material to contain and collect the free product.  The Department responded to check for any further free product and spoke to the storeowner.  She was able to provide a video of the truck leaving the scene and the oil left behind.  A phone call to the subject/spiller's manager and owner, described the driver believing the fluids were coming from the dumpster, as Coastal Beverage may throw out bottles that may have liquid in them, and did not notice the oil on the pavement.  The leak was found after the driver had arrived back at their facility where the leaking hose was found.  The subject/spiller returned to the spill site with additional speedy-dry and spoke to the storeowner.

No further action is required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-585-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of diesel fuel on the roadway likely resulting from a tipped over fuel container.  The fuel created a wet streak in the center of the on-ramp approximately two feet wide by 100 feet long.  South Portland Police Department responded to the scene due to a motorcycle accident occurring after hitting the fuel.

The Department responded by placing speedy-dry sorbent material onto the pavement and requested assistance from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) for sand.  MDOT arrived and placed peat moss onto the spill and helped sweep up the speedy-dry.  Due to the heat and the sorbents, the ramp was dry and traffic resumed passing through the area.  No other accidents were reported to the Department at that location.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-586-2019*The Department was notified of a 20-30 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a mobile harbor crane.  One of the lines on the crane broke sending oil to the pavement.  No storm drains were impacted and no sheen was observed on the water.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-590-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of motor oil spilled on several roads in New Gloucester, Pownal, and Durham.  According to the caller, the streak was six inches wide but traveled down North Pownal Road, Runaround Pond Road, Rabbit Road, and Pinkham Brook Road.  Streak was limited to the pavement and no source was found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-591-2019*The Department was notified of a vessel that ran aground in the vicinity of Walker's Point.  The only petroleum aboard was a four horsepower outboard engine and a one gallon can of gasoline.  The gasoline can was recovered and the owner of the vessel was making arrangements to remove the vessel from the water.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-104-2020*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Limerick Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-412-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a crane was leaking large amounts of diesel fuel onto the ground in a residential area.  The caller stated that the owner of the crane would move it every so often and cover the diesel stains with new gravel.  I drove to Boothbay Harbor to investigate these claims.  I found the crane in question located in a residential area, near a working waterfront pier.  I knocked on the house door, but no one was home.  I looked around the crane for signs of a spill, and I did not see any. The crane was set up at that time near the waterfront.  Three days later, I returned to the residence, and still no one was home.  The crane had been moved up closer to the house and the boom was down, like it was not in use. I walked around the crane again to look for signs of a spill, and I did not find anything.  At this time, I have decided to close this investigation for lack of evidence of a spill to the water or soils of the State of Maine.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-413-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a delivery truck driver for Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. overfilled an inside oil storage tank.  Due to the overfill, a small amount of oil was lost to the floor of the basement.  The oil was weeping out of the fill gauge site glass, and a fitting.  A Fielding's technician drained some oil out of the tank to stop it from leaking.  The tech then used speedy dry sorbent material and Simple Green cleaner to clean up the oil stain on the floor.  I spoke with the homeowner and he was happy with cleanup.  No response required.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-145-2020*On 3/26/2020, Augusta Fuel Company reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had been spilled in a basement in Winslow.  The cause of the spill was a leaking fuel line between a boiler and a home heating oil tank.  A renter of one of the apartments had hit the line causing it to crimp and crack, creating the leak. After the line was damaged, a pan was placed under the leaking line and Augusta Fuel Co. was called.  Although containment was placed under the line relatively quickly, up to a few gallons is believed to have spilled.  Augusta Fuel and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) used sorbents to remove the free product and scrubbed the floor with Simple Green cleaner.  Renters in the apartment above the basement stated that they did not smell any oil vapors.  Both the renters and the apartment building owner were instructed to call if vapors did become an issue.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-267-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 5/1/20, Mr. Arnold Fessenden notified Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services about a reportable gasoline discharge(s) found during abandonment by removal of underground product piping at this retail, motor fuels, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Flannery assigned a response to Stephen Brezinski, and Fessenden requested MDEP visit and guidance.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility owner, through Project Manager Mr. Wes Thames, chose Cleanup Option-2 so as to manage cleanup actions themselves; Wes Thames died the following week curbing some communications.  The location is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  This facility was formerly known as Abbott's General Store and Terronis Store.  There are three or more private water wells within 300' of this fuel facility and discharge.  The present registered owner is listed as David Pendleton and Associated Holdings.  My primary contact was Mr. Sid Maltese of Gaftek, LLC, who communicated with Mr. Wes Thames, who acted as an agent for the facility owner.  See the facility registration for additional information.

AST FACILITY REPLACEMENT
The underground 70' of product piping was registered with MDEP.  The 12,000-gallon AST facility was required to be permitted with the Maine Fire Marshal's Office.  The expected date of removal Gaftek put on the removal notice was 3/16/20, but the facility was not abandoned until the end of April 2020.  I visited the site on 3/23/20 and noted the facility still active.  The removed dispenser location of 1993 did not have a spill containment sump that is now required for motor fuel dispensers.

MDEP Division of Response Services staff did not witness or attend the abandonment of the tanks or piping by Gaftek, LLC, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Paul Thompson, so cannot document as to condition and construction of the tank and piping.  A local citizen filed a complaint with MDEP over installation of the new UST facility tanks within several feet of the store's public water well and within 300' of the neighbor's private water well.  The new USTs were installed into a blasted bedrock excavation so significant leaks could find its way into bedrock fractures.  At this time there was no longer a prohibition on a petroleum UST facility in a sensitive location such as this.

MDEP Division of Response Services staff did not witness the installation of the new UST facility though did observe the excavation and preparation of the UST excavation.  I did not observe Gaftek, LLC, to be onsite during the backfilling and surveying of the tank bed during a 5/11/20 site visit.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 5/1/20, Fessenden Geo-Technical, LLC, (FGT) reported gasoline discharges identified under the single dispenser island (see photos and location map).  I understand that the gasoline leak exhibited high field headspace values and was concentrated in the area of the diesel dispenser.  There was no dispenser containment sump that may have caught the discharge before it reached the soil and groundwater.  MDEP assigned a Maine Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Cleanup Guideline.  I put Thames, and Maltese of Gaftek, in touch with Maine Fire Marshal's Office for information on applying to the Maine AST Insurance program.

On 5/11/20, I visited the site with MDEP Geologist Mark Woodruff to assess the facility for long term investigation and possible lab samples.  I am not aware of any known source(s) of the discharge(s) identified during the dispenser island location.  This type of contamination is often derived from servicing the dispensers but should have been prevented and reported by the technician and facility owner; it may also happen during the facility abandonment by accidental and careless work by the CTI, or by vehicle leaks during years of operation.

INITIAL CLEAN
A-342-2020*On 7/8/20, reported five gallons of hydraulic oil spill was at entered location.  A hydraulic line ruptured on a bulldozer.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste containerized for later pickup and disposal by a qualified Maine waste disposal company.  The caller was unsure which disposal company the spiller uses.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-340-2020*On July 7, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an active propane release at a long term care facility in Rockland. Faith Staples, Technological Hazards Program Manager at the Maine Emergency Management Agency, reported that the Rockland Fire Department was enroute to the Knox Center for Long Term Care in response to a reported propane odor. The facility had been evacuated.

While on the way to Rockland, Ms. Staples reached out to Responder Caputo to report the scene was contained and all emergency response teams were demobilizing.  Responder Caputo was able to touch base with the Rockland Fire Chief, Chris Whytock, and was informed the suspected propane release was a false alarm.  Neither the Rockland Fire Department nor the Dead River Co. technicians found any indication of a propane release.  It was determined the exhaust valve on the rooftop vents was partially plugged, which was releasing a sulfurous odor into the facility.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-344-2020*On 5/6/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report from Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport staff of the release of approximately two ounces of hydraulic oil.  Oil spilled onto A dirt lot, due to human error during maintenance work.  A fitting was left slightly loose on a forklift being used on the solar power project located on airport property.  Oil was collected using speedy dry oil absorbent and removing a very small amount of soil with shovels.  Disposal was handled by Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., (cleanup contractor for airport).  No site visit was made.  After a phone call with reporter, cleanup actions were deemed satisfactory.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.

A-186-2020*On April 13, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of transmission oil to the road and a parking lot in Sidney.  A Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck was conducting utility line repairs when a hose came loose in the engine, releasing an estimated three gallons of transmission oil to the road.  CMP linemen applied sorbent pads to the free product and stained asphalt.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-357-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 5/29/20, in early evening, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by John Branscom of Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) who reported prohibited petroleum discharge discovered in the vicinity of the former diesel dispenser and storm drain at this retail motor fuels facility and rest area.  Harrison Bispham had advised him to notify MDEP Division of Response Services.  I notified supervisor Stephen Flannery of MDEP Division of Response Services.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and highway rest area located in a rural residential and commercial use area.  The facility is located within 300' of private wells at Yarmouth Lumber Company and several private residences.  MDEP Technical Services Division Engineer Harrison Bispham and Geologist Mark Woodruff assigned a Maine 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline.  The public drinking water well for this facility is located on the opposite side of the highway and south of the Mile 56 Southbound Service Plaza in Cumberland.

The UST facility is owned by MTA; it is leased to and operated by C. N. Brown Company.  C. N. Brown supplies fuel for the facility.  John Branscom was the primary MTA contact for this project.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In May 2020, neither MTA, SRS Petroleum Services, nor their consultant Kleinfelder reported evidence of discharges identified with the removed UST facility tanks, dispenser islands and piping.  I understand that MDEP staff did not attend the facility abandonment.

On 5/28/20, Mr. Branscom reported what he suspected to be a diesel discharge adjacent to the former diesel dispenser island for commercial trucks.  No evidence of discharge was reported when the diesel dispenser was excavated and rebuilt by SRS.  Based on the strong odor and high field-headspace photoionization detector (PID) reading the petroleum contaminant was determined to be gasoline.  An MDEP bag-headspace sample had a high of 1180-parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds, while Kleinfelder's field samples ranged about 1430 to 350-ppm.  I found that the Kleinfelder field person was not familiar with Maine Chapter 691, and sample requirements and methods.  Kleinfelder bag headspace samples grossly exceeded the five gram and 20 gram sizes so headspace was inconsistent and inadequate so I supplied her with an eight-oz. volume sample can and instructions.

The excavated soil in the contaminated pile was largely sandy fill with cobble size rocks.  I noted no petroleum discoloration in the soil and no evidence of anerobic degradation of an old petroleum discharge.  No groundwater was noted in the excavation for the storm drain.  This new storm drain location appears to have been at or near the location of an earlier storm drain catch basin.  As this gasoline discharge is not near the gasoline UST facility and dispensers, as no reportable or significant discharges were reported from the UST facility recently removed, and as this discharge did not appear to be significantly weathered or old: this prohibited discharge appears to be related to a surface discharge such as from a vehicle.  With this type of surface spill the discharge seeps through cracks and joints in the pavement and/or into the catch basin and to soil and groundwater.  The distance to the UST facility fill pipes and the lack of contaminated media in the area of the USTs do not appear to imply a spill from a tank truck making a fuel drop to the USTs.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The UST facility (registration number 4431) at this location underwent abandonment by removal and replacement in 1989 and again in year 2020.  Harrison Bispham was primary MDEP representative for the year 2020 facility replacement.  Stephen Flannery was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative for any prohibited
P-1042-2019*The Department was notified of a 300 gallon spill of off-road diesel fuel resulting from a faulty valve on a generator.  The valve was partially open and was causing the generator to call for fuel when the internal tank was already full.  This caused the attached 500 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) to be emptied.  The fuel spilled onto the ground and across a lawn area and gravel road to the edge of a riprap area above the Fore River.  At the time of discovery, no oil had made it into the riprap and no sheen was observed at high tide.

Upon the Department's arrival on-scene, Milton Cat had already contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  A vactor truck and hose were dispatched to the scene.  In the meantime, Department personnel, Milton Cat's personnel, and other individuals were shoveling oily snow into a pile and padding out the puddles.  Once the pile and surrounding area had no further free product, the entire spill area was covered with sorbent pads and covered with tarps.

Approximately four days later, Shaw Brothers Excavation was hired by the Milton Cat to remove the contaminated soil.  Approximately 60 yards were removed and brought to the Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock Landfill.  The soil was screened using Oil-in-Soil Shake Tests.  After excavating to the frost line, a shake test was used, which detected minimal contamination where the generator had previously been located.  The excavation was likely 18" at its deepest location.  As requested by Thompson's Point, a layer of snow fence was placed between the new backfill and the existing fill below.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-97-2020*An anonymous complainant reported five to eight gallons of waste oil near the dumpsters at the loading dock behind Baxter Brewing. Upon arrival, the oil was covered in a couple bags of speedi-dry absorbent.  Total oil spilled appeared to be closer to three to four gallons.  A canal leading to the Androscoggin River was approximately 30 feet behind the spill.  The oil had migrated to approximately six feet from a storm drain before the spread was stopped by applying speedi-dry sorbent material.  No oil made it to water or public utilities.

The oil originated from a waste cooking oil container shared by Fish Bones Restaurant and the Pub at Baxter.  It appeared that the oil was either spilled while transferring into the larger container or it may have been over-filled slightly.  Lewiston Public Works was notified of the spill. Contact was made with Baxter Brewing to clean up the previously applied speedi-dry.  One additional round of speedi-dry was applied to the stained pavement.  Speedi-dry was left to absorb any remaining oil for the remainder of the day.  Speedi-dry was removed, bagged, and disposed of as non-hazardous waste by Baxter Brewing.

No further action required from Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-176-2020*Central Maine Power Co. purchased a vacant foreclosed house for the purposes of building a substation.  A local snowplowing provider had been parking a loader on the property out of convenience and proximity.  The loader leaked approximately one gallon of diesel fuel.  Spilled product impacted the paved driveway and accumulated leaves/debris/dirt.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and oily debris was removed.  The building will be razed and the property reconstructed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-177-2020*A motor vehicle collision caused the release of approximately two gallons of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement on the eastbound lane between Wilson Road and Abbey Lane, then migrated toward the shoulder, running along a frozen snow bank.  Sand was applied at the scene and sorbent materials were deployed.  A concerned citizen recognized that neither had been picked up days after the incident; because the spill was never reported.  Thereafter, the sorbents as well as contaminated sand was recovered from the roadway.  Limited effects to land occurred where the guardrail started, but was not pursued.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-196-2020*Approximately 12 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released during an oil delivery to the residence and was caused by an overfilling of the tank.  The oil was released from vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the soil below the vent pipe.  Oil impacted bark mulch and leaf litter and was excavated and disposed of by Crowley Energy.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-209-2020*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a hydraulic valve on a furnace.  The spill was to concrete and was addressed by the burner technician who fixed the valve.  The Department did not visit the site, but spoke to the homeowner who was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-214-2020*A motor vehicle collision caused the release of less than one gallon of gasoline.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-218-2020*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of .5 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Portland Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-219-2020*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking shaft seal on the burner assembly.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn was contracted to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-2-2020*On January 2, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a spill of K-1 heating oil to a crawl space under a multi-purpose building in Vinalhaven.  Fire Chief Marc Candage reported an estimated five to ten gallons of fuel was discharged to the ground during fuel delivery.  It was reported fuel leaked through a bung opening on top of the tank. Vapor levels were not measured the night of discharge, but reportedly bothersome to the tenant upstairs.  Chief Candage and the property manager were able to set up ventilation with a ram fan until response could assess the spill the following day.

On January 3, Responder Caputo assessed the spill site using a photoionization detector (PID) and found ambient air in the basement to be 5.0 parts per million (ppm) of volatile organic compounds and the contaminated soil off-gassing 40.0 ppm.

On January 8, Responder Caputo hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to remove the contaminated materials.  During excavation, debris and many void spaces were found beneath the fill.  Efforts to remove contamination were ceased in the interest of the building's structural integrity.  A vapor barrier was installed and ? inch stone was used to fill in the excavation pit.  Andrews Plumbing was hired for reinstallation of the fuel tank.

Ambient air of the crawlspace after cleanup was measured at 0.1 ppm.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-182-2020*On April 12, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of hydraulic oil to the road in Thomaston.  A Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck was conducting utility line repairs when the hydraulic hose burst on its articulating boom, releasing an estimated one gallon to the road.  CMP cleanup crews applied sorbent material to the free product and stained asphalt.  The contaminated materials were collected for disposal.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1021-2019*Hanover Fire Dept. Fire Chief Reed reported through Maine State Police Dispatch a small discharge of vapors or gas from the accidental mixing of about two gallons of hydrochloric acid into a tank of about 35 gallons of sodium hypochlorite (pool chlorine).  Chlorine gas is released when reacting with acids.  The tank was allowed to ventilate until it stabilized.  There were no adverse exposures nor injuries reported.  I understand the remaining solution was checked and used for its original purpose.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Respsonse Services based on present information.
P-755-2019*On 9/16/19, I received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting an estimated eight gallon spill of antifreeze due to a burst hose on a trash truck.  The spill was mostly spread out over a large area of Route 1 in the Oak Hill area.  Pine Tree Waste cleaned up what spilled where the truck stopped with sorbent materials.  The rest was unrecoverable.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-625-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a leak from one of their trucks at their transfer station.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-124-2020*On March 12, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to the road in Winslow.  Winslow Fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez stated that an estimated three gallons with no known origin was found at the intersection of Route 201 and the Carter Memorial Highway.  Fire Chief Rodriguez had Winslow Public Works spread sand on the free product.  Public Works employees collected the sand into polyethylene bags and disposed of the contaminated material through the town waste stream.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection presence was not requested.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-833-2019*On 10/8/2019, I received a call from Tom Ridge of Greater Portland Metro reporting a spill the previous evening from a Metro bus.  The fill cap to the fuel tank had been inadvertently left off the tank and fuel sloshed out when the bus was making left hand turns.  Metro staff placed sorbent pads on the spill and around a manhole of concern in the area and were returning to the site this morning to retrieve the spent sorbents.  Given the copious amounts of rain the previous evening, it is safe to say that anything not recovered by the sorbents will be unrecoverable.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further Response Services action required.
A-18-2020*On January 14, 2020, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from a concerned citizen, Richard Mayer, of 53 Church Street, in Damariscotta, ME.

Mr. Mayer was complaining of an unidentifiable odor in his living room.  The smell was giving him headaches and causing his eyes to water.  He was concerned the source of the problem was his propane heating system, however, his heating company, Colby and Gale, Inc., had already investigated the complaint and found nothing amiss.  Mr. Mayer described the smell as an exhaust-like odor.

Stuart Blanchard and Nathan Thompson responded to the complaint.  Having walked around Mr. Mayer's residence, the responders were unable to locate any sources of carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, nor any odd photoionization detector (PID) readings.  Oxygen levels remained consistent throughout the house, and the exhaust from the heating system was being projected clear of the house.  In addition there were no forced air intakes located in the part of the house where Mr. Mayer complained of his symptoms.  He had contacted a private company to potentially do an air quality assessment of his residence (Environmental Safety & Hygiene Associates).

The visit being inconclusive, the Division of Response Services did some light research.

Pete Eremita, an Engineer with the Division of Technical Services from the Portland office, was consulted, as he had some previous experience with indoor air quality in the past.

Mr. Mayer was given Pete Eremita's contact information for further consultation.  It was suggested Mr. Mayer keep a log of his episodes with the odor, and perhaps contact a different HVAC/heating company for a second opinion on his system.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.




A-447-2018*Marc Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, reported a sheen of diesel fuel on the shore in the vicinity of Dyers Island Road.   No source was located and the sheen eventually dissipated.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and and no further action is necessary.
A-352-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that Winthrop Fire Department found a container of suspected calcium cyanide.  I responded to the site to conduct a site assessment.  The container was in the ditch and it did not appear to be opened or spilled.  I donned Level B personal protective equipment (PPE) with the fire department as my backup/rescue.  I was able to approach the container, take a small sample of the material and place it into a new five-gallon pail, with some vermiculite and a locking lid.  The material was secured by me and placed into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous storage building.  I used the Ahura mass spectrum device to determine what the product was.  It came back as calcium cyanide, which was consistent with the container that it was in.  The owner of the material is unknown, and the product will be disposed of at a later date.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-571-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/16/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to notice by Maine Maritime Museum of a long out of service, forgotten, "mystery" underground storage tank (UST) located during unrelated excavation next to an old, former Bath Iron Works (BIW) storage building.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The property is south of the museum building and appears to be formerly part of the BIW facility.  See also report P-1015-2018.  The property borders on the Kennebec River to the east.  The primary museum building to the north has a new, active, heating oil UST installed in early 2019.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Free product oil was noted on water in the excavation following the tank removal.  The surrounding soil was moist, cohesive silt/clay and oil contamination appeared to remain perched atop the moist soil.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The UST had fuel fittings for a consumptive-use heating oil supply.  The tank was estimated at 750-gallon capacity, 50-years old or more, and was severely corroded single-wall steel construction, with multiple corrosion holes.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.  This UST facility was registered under the facility number for Maine Maritime Museum.

A second location to the northeast was investigated for a second mystery, orphan oil AST.  What was thought to be a possible UST fill pipe turned out to be an old buried steel fence post with wire fence material still attached, no UST facility or evidence or oil discharge was found.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) pumped oily water out of the UST and pumped up oil and oily groundwater water within the tank excavation.  No soil excavation and soil removal was assessed to be required by MDEP at the time for satisfactory cleanup.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

B-48-2020*I received a report of an oil sheen from a visitor to the Bass Harbor Lighthouse in Tremont.  The reporter observed the sheen for a number of hours.  I visited the site and found the sheen myself.  I searched the area for possible sources and found none.  I suspect a vessel pumped its bilge before returning to nearby Bass Harbor.  The sea state was very calm that day so the sheen lingered longer than usual.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-365-2019*Jay Gipson reported that his basement oil tank had started leaking onto the concrete floor.  Mr. Gipson had contacted his oil company and they put a magnetic patch on the hole and they were going to replace the tank.  They had used some speedy dry sorbent material and sorbent pads to clean up the oil that had spilled.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-368-2019*On 5/6/19, I received an after-hours call from Phil Eastberg from the Portland Jetport reporting a small spill of Jet-A fuel.  Thermal expansion of the fuel in the plane caused fuel to spill out of the vents.  The spill was to asphalt, and no soil or drains were affected.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-789-2018*Maine Department of Public Safety reported a small gasoline spill at a gasoline station undergoing the transfer of products between underground storage tanks in which one was contaminated with the wrong product.  The Manager reported the Clean Harbors Environmental Services frac tank that was on site holding the contaminated product from one underground storage tank had a seal that was leaking on the valve.  The Manager deployed the on site spill kit of sorbent materials, which was cleaned up and disposed of.  Clean Harbors had gone out to fix the valve on the tank.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-342-2019*Jeff Sheive reported a discharge of 1/2 gallon of deisel at the RSU 18 bus fueling area from an overfill.  RSU maintenance personnel cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-343-2019*Jeff Sheive reported a spill of diesel at the RSU fueling station due to an overfill of a bus.  His staff had discovered the discharge and were not sure when it occurred.  They had cleaned up a similar discharge that morning in the same location (spill report A-342-2019), so they knew it had just occurred.

This discharge was cleaned up by RSU 18 maintenance staff and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-327-2019*Underground storage tank (UST) removal was observed on way to another site.  USTs were in the process of being cleaned on the day of my site visit.  Jeremy Greenman visited the next day when the USTs were removed and did not observe any contamination.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-547-2019*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which downed the transformer.  Approximately five gallons were released to the ground.  According to the reporter, four bags of soil were removed from the site.  Contamination remains below grade at the base of the pole but was unrecoverable to ensure integrity of the pole.  No threat exists because the local area is served by public water.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-3-2020*On January 3, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a concrete pump truck leaking motor oil on Interstate-95 North at mile marker 120.  Upon arrival to the spill site, a Maine State Trooper stated he had found the truck on the side of the road with no driver; he noted the 100-feet streak of motor oil in the breakdown lane and a pool of oil underneath the truck's engine compartment.  The oil had run off the road into snow and grass and traveled four feet downhill.

Employees from the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) were on-scene to aid with remediation.  The MDOT spread sand onto the oil stains and oil pool; power brooms were used to work the sand into the spilled product and sweep the contaminated material to a collection point.  The material was placed into a single 55-gallon drum.  The contaminated snow and grass were also collected in the drum.

Mainely Concrete Corp. arranged for disposal of the drum and materials through Environmental Projects, Inc.  Confirmation of disposal was received on January 24, 2020.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-6-2020*On January 6th, 2020, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a release of one cup of transformer oil from a downed pole in Boothbay.  CMP took the lead on the cleanup and reported removing all visual signs of oil from the site.  A report of this cleanup is attached.

No site response was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-7-2020*An unknown amount of K-1 oil was discharged from a faulty oil pump seal on a monitor heater.  The pump seal failed and leaked oil onto a concrete floor inside the home.  The owner noticed the oil discharging and unplugged the heating unit, and then called C. N. Brown Co. to service the appliance.  I responded to the discharge and assisted the oil technician in cleaning up the oil spill.  After cleaning the concrete, the ambient air in the home was non-detect for oil vapors as measured on my photoionization detector.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-195-2020*Approximately 12 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking seal in the "Fire-O-Matic" fire safety valve of the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and cleaned up / disposed of the spilled oil with sorbent materials.  The leaking valve was scheduled to be replaced by an oil burner technician.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-367-2019*Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a complaint of a car being towed, leaking gasoline down Lebanon Street.  By the time the Fire Department arrived at the scene, the gasoline had already evaporated and all that was left was a stain on the pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-238-2019*On May 1, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a "red liquid" on the side of Pond Road in Manchester.  A concerned local citizen, Jim Dunlap, reported a red, oily sheen along Pond Road south of his driveway. He was concerned a vehicle from the construction site 100 feet north of his property had discharged oil while driving to and from site.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo investigated the area and did not initially find any evidence of sheen.  A recent rain had washed most of the concerning material away.  Responder Caputo eventually found some of the red, sheeny, material trapped in tire ruts. Inspection of the sheen demonstrated it behaved more like organic non-petroleum, or humic, sheen caused by bacteria.  Given the gelatinous red appearance, it was most likely iron-fixing bacteria.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-299-2018*Tulsa Oil informed the Division of Response Services that an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had released 1 gallon of fuel oil  to a concrete basement floor. Once on site Response Services used sorbents to clean up the release.
The AST was old and in need of replacing Response Services had the homeowner sign up for the Departments tank replacement program.

No further action Should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-210-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/17/20, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Mr. Branscom of Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) regarding a mystery underground storage tank (UST) containing petroleum and water found during excavation and construction work at this location.  Mr. Branscom requested an MDEP Division of Response Services visit to check on it and a waiver of the 10-day notification period to remove it early.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a highway rest and refueling facility, located in a suburban commercial and residential area, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  See other MDEP spill reports for information on spills and the UST facilities on site.  The UST was located south of the present paved parking lot in a grassy area (see maps).  It is suspected this UST was for a service plaza or building at this location many years before.  I understand that this location will be paved parking lot.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/17/20, a test pit was dug adjacent to the exposed UST and we noted no obvious oil staining or petroleum odor within the sandy soil.  Groundwater was below the tank bottom so not assessed.  It was planned to acquire soil samples for field analysis during the UST removal.  MDEP could not attend the abandonment on 3/19/20, so I understand that no sampling nor environmental assessment was done other than observation by MTA and contractor personnel.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 3/18/20, the rusty, single-wall, bare steel tank was measured and determined to be 2000-gallon capacity size and with 37" (1200 gallons) of amber oil and water.  Several bungs were open and it is suspected that is how the water got into the tank.  All piping had been previously removed.  The stub of a 1/2" copper fuel line coming out a bung and 0% LEL (lower explosive limit) indicated a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, not a diesel (motor fuel) UST facility, so there was no requirement for a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Mr. Branscom completed UST facility removal and registration documents as tank T-22 and I later sent these to MDEP UST Registration staff.  MDEP Division of Response Services granted a waiver to remove the UST facility that week.

On 3/19/20, Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Shaw Brothers Construction Co. were contracted by MTA to remove the UST and no problems or perforations in the UST were reported to MDEP.  MDEP was unable to attend the abandonment.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of  Response Services and I am not aware of any remediation initiated by MTA.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no oil-contaminated media is understood to likely remain on site.  As no environmental assessment was performed, any disturbed soil and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Being a bare steel UST facility, I understand that this facility is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Clean-Up Fund UST Insurance coverage.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.



A-230-2020*The Maine Department of Environmental requested a soil disposal letter to remove soil associated with a former underground storage tank cleanup.  The site was the former Haggett's Garage on Water Street in Wiscasset and contaminated soil was encountered during road construction activities.

A virgin soil letter was provided during the original cleanup (A-312-1987) and a new one was provided for the current project.

113 tons of soil were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill and Dragon Products Co.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-361-2019*Spill of hydraulic oil from truck was reported at the Hawk Ridge Compost Facility.  Contaminated compost was excavated and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-320-2019*Central Maine Power Company Co. (CMP) reported a discharge of mineral oil from a transformer that was broken open due to a car accident.  The impact was in a wet area of a drainage ditch, so CMP hired Enpro Services to clean up the area.  I inspected the site after the cleanup was complete and was satisfied that it was sufficient.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-998-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of Jet-A fuel resulting from a failed O-ring on a delivery truck.  The truck was taken out of service and the O-ring repaired.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-999-2019*The Department was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of Jet-A fuel resulting from a hose leak on a delivery truck.  The fuel lost was what was left in the hose after refueling an aircraft.  It appears the shutoff was not completely closed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-76-2020*A ruptured hose on dumpster caused the release of five gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete underlying surface.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-175-2020*On April 11, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Liberty.  The spill occurred after a utility pole was knocked down by high winds and heavy snow; the transformer was compromised upon impact with the ground.

The transformer was tagged as containing less than one part per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report for further details.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-176-2020*On April 11, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Windsor. The spill occurred after a utility pole was knocked down by high winds and heavy snow; the transformer was compromised upon impact with the ground.

The transformer was tagged as containing less than one part per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and debris.

Because the spill took place on a significant sand and gravel aquifer, Responder Caputo conducted a site visit on April 23, 2020.  The cleanup had been completed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner's standards.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report for further details.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-190-2020*On April 14th, Nine Dragons Paper in Rumford reported a release of 145 gallons of lube oil at the mill.  The majority of the spill went to a concrete containment, and was collected with sorbents for disposal.  Some of the product ended up in the waste water treatment system, where it will be attenuated in the process.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-413-2020*On Saturday, 6/13/20, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services of a spill of less than 25 gallons of transformer oil.  Response and cleanup was conducted by CMP.  The location is rural residential parallel to Route 202 and served by private well water.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-519-2019*On September 16, 2019, an explosion occurred at the LEAP, Inc., faclility in Farmington.  The explosion had been caused by a propane leak.  The Farmington Fire Department was on scene at the time of the explosion and several firefighters were injured and one fatally.

Due to the widespread debris, including insulation, and a trailer park directly behind the facility with aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs), the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visited the site.  An initial investigation revealed widespread debris field of solid waste.  John Bucci of the MDEP asbestos unit was on scene and determined the insulation was not asbestos.   The trailers at the park had been moved off their pads, however, it did not appear that the tanks had been damaged.

On September 30, a meeting was set up at the Farmington Fire Department with the MDEP, including staff from the Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Air Quality, and Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management.  At this point, air quality was the largest concern and the MDEP agreed to provide air monitoring.

The tanks at the park had been pumped off without incident and the MDEP's role would be air monitoring, so no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-538-2018*Notification was received of a small discharge of gear oil from the engine of a small boat at the Boat Landing off Row Hill Road.  The responding person reporting it described a half-acre of oil sheen and stated that they would try and pad up as much as possible.  My experience is that it is nigh impossible to collect most of a light sheen.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-272-2020*Scarborough Fire Department reported that they had responded to a garage fire, at 160 Gorham Road, and were concerned that there may be oil in the runoff from the firefighting.  The Fire Department deployed sorbent pads and boom in the locations where the runoff was traveling and collecting.  I visited the next day and found no evidence of oil on the water or the sorbent material.  Mr. Quinn had been trying to jump start his tractor with his pickup truck when the fire started.  The vast majority of the oil was consumed by the fire.  Mr. Quinn agreed to keep the sorbent material out through the next rain and then if there was still no evidence of oil he was to put the sorbents in the trash.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-60-2020*On 1/23/20, notification was received by Falmouth Fire Dept. (FFD) of a discharge of gasoline from a FedEx delivery truck during deliveries to 10 Brown Street, 6 Riverside, 43 Carroll, 10 Winslow Street, 10 Payson, and 17 Phillip Streets.  FFD estimated about 10 gallons leaked to the roads.  It appears the FedEx driver continued her/his deliveries despite the gasoline leak.  FFD applied speedy dry sorbent material, but gasoline typically evaporates quickly.  The spill locations were largely suburban residential and commercial use served by municipal water service.

The discharge was not reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by Federal Express, the responsible party, as is required by Maine statute.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-62-2020*On February 11th, the Damariscotta Fire Department reported a mystery sheen on the Damariscotta River.  The Fire Department followed the sheen down the river and tracked it to a barge in South Bristol.  JP Marine Construction Services, Inc., admitted responsibility for the spill.

The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Maine Marine Patrol were informed of the release.  Marine Patrol informed of the affected fisheries of the spill.  The USCG sent a letter of warning to the responsible party.

The incident was referred to Ian Isler in Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) enforcement unit for potential further action, for failure to report a spill.

No further response should be required by the MDEP.
B-53-2020*A vehicle drove away with the nozzle in place.  Three gallons of gasoline was lost from the broken hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-215-2020*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than a pint of heating oil from the site glass.  Spilled product ran down the side of the tank impacting the cement basement floor.  The tank and floor were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-65-2020*A oil delivery truck rolled over into the desolate, snowy road shoulder.  Less than a gallon of heating oil was released from one of the dome covers which impacted snow.  The truck was righted without issue, then less than a gallon of motor oil was released to the snow covered roadway.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were hand excavated at both locations.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-1-2020*On January 2, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an estimated five-gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to a basement floor in Turner.  It was reported that the tank had been overfilled and the spill had been cleaned up.

Upon arrival to the Turner residence, the homeowner, Tom Longley, took me to the basement to inspect the spill.  The tank had been overpressurized during the fuel delivery; this compromised the tank's structural integrity and distorted the feed-side crimped edge.  The remaining fuel had been pumped off and stored in drums.  Speedi-Dri sorbent material had been spread on the stain.  Murray-Heutz Oil and Propane Co. made arrangements to remove the old tank the following day, install a new tank and finish the cleanup of sorbent materials.

Although ambient air in the living space was measured by a photoionization detector (PID) at 4.0-5.0 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds, and the ambient air in the basement was 8.0 ppm, additional cleanup and services provided by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection were declined.  The homeowners had central air that could be routed to vent the basement; Responder Caputo advised them to leave it running to reduce vapor concentration in ambient air.  The homeowners were also advised to crack a window at the east and west side of their home to create a cross-breeze and reduce vapors in the living space.

Responder Caputo followed up with Murray-Heutz Oil and Propane to ensure a new tank had been installed and cleanup had been completed.  Confirmation of cleanup was received on January 9, 2020.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-4-2020*On January 4, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a leak from a furnace to a basement floor in Augusta.  The discharge was estimated to be one to two gallons.  The  leak occurred due to a line failure in the furnace.  Augusta Fuel Company repaired the leak, but recommended that the furnace be replaced entirely; the homeowner made arrangements to replace the furnace the following week.

Responder Caputo assessed the vapor levels of the spill in the basement and the living space using a photoionization detector.  Ambient air of the basement was 0.4 parts per million (ppm) and the living space was 0.0 ppm.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-5-2020*On Monday, January 6th, 2020, it was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an oil discharge at a home in Skowhegan.  The discharge was due to an overfill of the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement during delivery that day.  The initial report from the Dead River Company and the homeowner, indicated a strong odor in the residence and a stain under the tank.  Initially it was unknown if the tank was actively leaking, and the condition of the floor was unknown.

A response was deemed necessary and Stuart Blanchard traveled to the scene.  Upon arrival, the Dead River Co. technician had already proceeded to removed contaminated soil from under the tank, revealing an intact concrete basement floor.  The technician also had scrubbed the tank, and put down sorbent powder over the stain.  The tank was not actively leaking, and there was no evidence of a spill outside the house around the fill and vent pipes.

Vapor levels in the living space read less than 0.5 parts per million (ppm).  The homeowners were advised to ventilate the house, if and when possible, and to contact the MDEP if they had any ongoing issues moving forward.

No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-666-2001*Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
B-330-2018*I received a report that a large pad mounted transformer had a very slow leak from a cooling fin at the subject location.  The incident impacted the sump well under the transformer only.  A minimal amount of oil was recovered from the sump with sorbent material and it was cleaned when the transformer was changed out.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-174-2019*Division of Response was notified of a one gallon spill to a basement and dirt due to an overfill during a fuel delivery.  The spill was cleaned using sorbents and soils were removed.  The basement was also cleaned using sorbents and a fan was installed to mitigate vapors. A new vent whistle is schedule to be installed.
Homeowner had no issues with the Daigle Oil clean up.

No further Division of Response is needed at this time.

B-18-2020*Bangor Fire Department reported a gasoline leak from a vehicle.  The gasoline went across a parking lot into a storm drain.  The fire department placed down speedi dri sorbent material.  The storm water department for the City of Bangor was notified.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-105-2019*On 2/9/19, I performed an assessment of untagged transformer oil discharge to rural residential and forested area.  The discharge to snow and forest floor was cleaned by Central Maine Power Company.  There appeared to be no significant threat to drinking water or surface water runoff.  The oil was tested as non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) contaminated.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-110-2019*Report was received of small engine oil discharge from motor vehicle collision.  Spill cleanup was performed by Limerick Fire Department and wrecker company responders.  I later drove by and noted spill cleanup to be satisfactory.  The location is rural commercial and residential use.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-502-2018*Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge fo 20 gallons of transformer oil from a transformer damaged in a storm.  CMP had the area exacavated and removed the oily debris.  I visited the site and determined the cleanup to be adequate.  The site was near drinking water wells and the transformer untagged for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content so the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services.

CMP provided lab analysis and the material did not contain PCB and was disposed of as oily soil and waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-975-2011*Scott Cyr received a report of a nozzle error on a tank truck belonging to P. Gagnon & Sons, Inc.  Gagnon hired CAB Services to clean up the spill.  Several tons of oil contaminated soil were disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corp. in Eliot.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-250-2019*A report was recieved on behalf of Lukoil station on Western Avenue in Augusta regarding failed testing during the annual inspection of the underground storage facility.  The double-walled piping on the premium unleaded piping did not pass and water was leaking into the sump.

The issue was repaired and the integrity of the system was never compromised.  No discharge of gasoline was reported.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
A-438-2019*A hydraulic line failed on an Agri-Cycle Energy truck which was picking up food waste from Colby College.  The spill went to asphalt.  Spill was reported by Colby College, and they absorbed the spilled fluid with absorbents and disposed of it properly.

No Division of Response Services response required.  No further action required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-323-2019*It was reported to our Division of Response Services that there had been a discharge of Tack onto the ground. Justin of Pike Industries called to report this spill.  He explained to me that a contractor (Shoem Roadway Services) had deliberately sprayed Tack onto the ground for too long.  I asked what the Tack was used for, and he explained to me that it was sprayed onto asphalt in between layers to bind it together.  He stated that it was being cleaned up and will be taken care of.  Due to the nature of the call and the information given to me, I did not conduct an Emergency Response that evening.

The following day I was copied in an email chain from the Maine Warden Service.  Attached to this report are the email chains that I was copied on.  Through reading the email chain, the Tack had been sprayed onto the ground but in an area where a wild turkey had laid eggs and/or had chicks.  Please see the Maine Warden Services report attached.

On June 19, 2019, I made a site visit along with Brandon Wright of our Division of Response Services.  We found that the area had been hand excavated in a cleanup effort.  It looked like a shovel had been employed to scrape up the tack and a layer of top soil.  Small areas could still be seen with visible tack present, but these areas were very thin and had dried a bit.  I do not know who hand excavated the area or where the tack was disposed of.  The lot was vacant at the time of my visit.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
A-128-2019*Responder Nina Caputo was dispatched to an oil spill on a residential neighborhood road at 29 Kenney Field Drive, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.  Upon arrival at 1915, degraded oil had pooled in the street and run downhill into the driveway of 32 Kenney Field Drive. The Boothbay Harbor Fire Department had strategically laid boom to catch the flowing oil and stop any further advancement downhill.  Passing vehicles splashed oil and water onto the lawn of 32 Kenney Field Drive.

Fire Chief Nick Upham discovered the source of the oil flow just southwest of the garage door; a one-foot diameter section of saturated soil appeared to have oil percolating from underground to the ground surface.  No cause was immediately visible or determined.  Al Sturgeon, owner of A & R Plumbing and Heating Company, was on site and expressed concerns about the indoor aboveground storage tank's (AST's) fill and vent lines.  The lines pass through the concrete of the foundation and emerge underneath the deck behind the house.  The lines run 15 feet along the ground and terminate just outside the deck.  The fill line is positioned upright, but the vent is laying on its side; it was encased in ice during investigation.  Mr. Sturgeon stated he had been on scene a week prior to remove 20 gallons of water from the AST.

Steve Sanders, the home caretaker, allowed me to enter the house to inspect the AST itself.  Stains on the side of the tank indicated oil had been weeping from the seams.  The house had been built into ledge.  Small droplets of oil were found in pockets along the ledge.

Sorbents pads were used to collect the oil in the street and on the ledge in the house.  The boom laid by the Fire Department was replaced before leaving site.

Arrangements were made with Donald Meklin and Sons Excavation to excavate the following day.  They began digging around the saturated soil and hit a rock one foot down.  Oil and water were flowing out from underneath the rock. A frost heave and crack in the asphalt driveway, which lines up with the oil and water flow, is suspected to be a perimeter drain.  Mr. Sturgeon was also on site to shorten the fill and vent lines at the request of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  He informed Responder Caputo that he had found a corrosion hole in the fill line.

It is likely water entered through the horizontal vent line and overfilled the AST, pushing oil up the lines until it reached the corrosion hole.  The oil infiltrated the ledge just below the corrosion hole and percolated to the interior of the house and to the perimeter drain.  Recent heavy rain and snow melt contributed to the sudden volume and surge of oil to the ground surface.

Donald Meklin and Sons excavated the contaminated soils from the spill site and the neighbor's front lawn.  The excavation pit was left open with a series of sorbent catches to allow the oil to drain out of the ledge; after several weeks it was filled in.  The fill and vent lines were replaced and attached to the underside of the deck ensuring no more contact with the ground and runoff.  The vent line now stands upright.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-505-2019*On 6/26/2019, I received a call from Bruce Yates of Global Companies reporting a 32 ounce spill of a mixture of asphalt and kerosene.  Global was testing asphalt transfer hoses on their dock with kerosene when a gasket failed, causing the mixture to spill onto the concrete on the dock.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-508-2019*Approximately five gallons of gasoline were released onto the paved parking surface of the Tractor Supply establishment due to a leaking fuel tank on a passenger vehicle caused by an unknown mechanical failure.  The released gasoline was cleaned from the asphalt with sorbent materials by the Windham Fire Department and the waste material was disposed of by Tractor Supply.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-510-2019*I received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking supply line at 1 Cliff Street, Scarborough, Maine.  By the time I arrived at the property, it was determined that there had been no release of oil.  The fuel supply and heating systems were intact.  The substance on the floor adjacent to the supply line was of unknown origin and composition.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-513-2019*A waiver was granted for the removal and replacement of underground piping, due to failed primary containment.  The piping supplied a stand-alone kerosene dispenser at the perimeter of the parking lot to the south.  The removal area was assessed as required and identified very minimal contamination below the dispenser.  This is an active retail motor fuel facility in a commercial zone served by public water.   Therefore, the Excavation/Construction Worker cleanup guidelines were applied. As such, no contamination was removed from the site.  Consult the tank file for the closure assessment and additional information.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-308-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through Irving's boiler. No site visit was required.

No further action should be required of the Division of Reponses Services at this time.
A-409-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a piece of logging equipment sustained damage to its hydraulic tank and leaked overnight.  The caller stated that there was puddled product running down the log yard landing.  I responded to the site and met with the logging operations manager.  The logging equipment had been driven back to the landing and left there, where it leaked out the contents of the hydraulic tank.  The landing had a ditch made for draining water, and the oil had puddled up in that.  I used my double diaphragm air pump to pump the free product into a drum.  After that the logger used an onsite excavator and dump truck to load oily contaminated soil for disposal.  I provided a spill debris form for this material to go to Waste Management Inc.  I did not receive a copy of the spill debris form after disposal.  The land was owned by the Regional Native American Union, and it was a long term ten year project.  All signs of this discharge were cleaned up.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-364-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/6/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to notice from City of Portland Public Works Department of apparent petroleum and special waste contaminated soils found while excavating a new large storm drain system in Portland's East End at the former Grand Trunk Railroad and downgrade of 100 Fore Street.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense, urban commercial and industrial past use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  At this time the area was undergoing extensive redevelopment at 58 Fore Street, at 100 Fore Street, and neighboring properties.  The area appeared built up with non-autochthonous soil and urban fill east down to Casco Bay.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I noted no oil saturated soils in the excavation and no free product on groundwater.  Urban debris was observed in the excavation.  See records of the MDEP Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management project managers for additional information.  The removed UST did not appear to be associated with the contaminated soils found and managed.  This area appears to be similar to soils and contaminants found at neighboring properties such as 100 and 58 Fore Street redevelopments.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 5/20/19, MDEP Division of Response Services observed a mystery, orphan, rusty bare steel, underground storage tank (UST) and met with Mr. Dick Grimm of Clean Harbors Environmental Services whom the city hired to clean and dispose of the UST.  Based on the size and piping fittings, the UST appeared to be a former consumptive-use, light heating oil tank and over 30 years old.  Being a light heating oil facility, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Observed soil conditions and contamination levels via field samples did not warrant required cleanup actions though MDEP Division of Response Services and Division of Solid Waste made it clear to City of Portland Public Works that any surplus soil was required to be tested and managed properly if it left the site.  MDEP Division of Response Services encouraged that all soil be reused on site.  No Maine Chapter 691 Appendix 12 Cleanup Assessment was required.

On 5/14/19, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services and Randy McMullen of MDEP Solid Waste program met at Anderson Street storage area with Mr. Pellerin and with D & C Construction Co. to discuss off-site disposal of an estimated 1000-tons of excess soil (see photos) that could not be reused on site.  Mr. McMullen and I advised them on lab analysis required by a licensed disposal facility such as CPRC Group and secure landfills (see attached).  The City of Portland had about 1690 tons of soil trucked to Waste Management, Inc.'s Crossroads Landfill.  MDEP incurred no cleanup expenses and there was no Maine cleanup insurance coverage.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media and urban fill is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The unregistered bare steel UST was of non-compliant construction and was required to have been registered and removed before 1991, so I understand that there is no available Maine Ground & Surface Water Cleanup Fund insurance coverage.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-223-2019*On April 25, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to the Auburn Concrete lot in Augusta.  Ted Haskell, Safety Manager at McGee Construction, reported that the hydraulic hose on a dump trailer had failed during a delivery to Auburn Concrete.  An estimated 25 gallons spilled to the asphalt.  The hydraulic oil quickly spread across the lot; to stop the oil from traveling down the driveway to Civic Center Drive, McGee employees used sand to contain and absorb the spilled product.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found that McGee Construction had already picked up the majority of the contaminated sand and collected it into a dump truck. A slight sheen was found in small puddles throughout the lot, but the spill had been satisfactorily contained and remediated.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-143-2020*On 3/24/2020, Pittsfield Fire Dept. reported that a tractor trailer unit had gone off the road on Interstate-95 at mile marker 144 south bound.  The truck was owned by H.A.B Trucking Co. and was carrying a full load of potatoes.  When the truck crashed into the ditch, it punctured one of the two saddle tanks.  When Pittsfield Fire Dept. got on scene, they were able to shut the valve connecting the two tanks slowing the amount of product being spilled.  When on-scene Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) drilled and pumped both tanks even though only one was severely damaged.  The concern of the tank being ruptured when the truck was flipped was enough to warrant doing both tanks. Roughly 80 gallons were salvaged from the tanks combined.  Based on the information that was given, that left approximately 20 gallons unaccounted for.  Both the Fire Dept. and MDEP had deployed absorbent pads, and between those pads and removing some oily snow, most of the spilled product was recovered.  The potatoes were loaded into another truck via a skid steer and the truck was removed.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-22-2020*On 1/10/20, morning notice was received of trail of used motor oil northbound on Route 295 from about mile five to mile six.  No source was identified.  With the heavy traffic, spreading and evaporation, active cleanup actions were not practical.

At 0700 hours, I assessed at the time that no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-198-2020*On 3/12/2020, report was received of small oil leak in a copper fuel line enclosed within a plastic sleeve running under the concrete basement floor.  The leak was reported due to a hole, perforation, in the copper fuel line and oil was coming out both ends of the containment sleeve (chase), at the boiler and at the oil tank.  There was no evidence at the time that oil leaked out of the plastic sleeve into soil and groundwater under the floor.

Fielding's Oil and Propane Co. reported they cleaned up the leak on the floor with sorbents and that there was no significant oil odor problem within the home.  Oil in the plastic sleeve under the floor should have been blown out with compressed air.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested and there were no further complaints or concerns.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-664-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a weeping fill pipe.  The pipe was dripping onto a 100 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) with no oil making it to the concrete floor below.  The AST is part of a collection of three attached sheds to an apartment building.  These sheds housed the ASTs for Apartments 311, 312, and 313.  The leak occurred in Apt. 311's shed.

Approximately one month later, Apt. 313 called the Department stating that the smell of oil vapors inside his shed was very strong even after the spill had been cleaned up.  The Department visited the site and used the Photoionization Detector (PID) to measure air quality in the two sheds.  Oil vapors were approximately 0.9 parts per million (ppm) in Apt. 311's shed and 1.6 ppm in Apt. 313's shed.  There was no evidence of contaminated sheetrock, wood framing, or on the concrete to explain the higher vapors in Apt. 313's shed.  A small amount of oil did appear to be remaining on the top of the AST in Apt. 311 and the Department suggested cleaning the top of the tank with Simple Green.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-173-2020*On April 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of two compromised electrical transformers in Windsor.  Pole 9 and Pole 10 were both knocked down by high winds and heavy snow; however, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) linemen crews reported that the transformers were not leaking after impact with the ground.

The transformers were tagged as less than one part per million (ppm) for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination. CMP did not dispatch cleanup crews because no oily contaminated material was found on or around the utility pole.

Responder Caputo inspected the site on April 23, 2020, and found potential oil staining around Pole 10.  Responder Caputo reached out to Janet Dyer of CMP and requested cleanup of a stain found under the pole.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was dispatched and conducted the remediation.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report and laboratory results for further details.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-746-2016*Scott Cyr received a call reporting an oil tank had sprung a leak at this location when it was filled.  B & L Oil and Propane Co. reported they had pumped the tank back out and cleaned up the floor.  It appears Mr. Cyr may have assisted Mr. Bott in getting a new oil tank.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-750-2016*Scott Cyr assisted this homeowner with the pump out of his oil tank and a minor cleanup from a seam leak on the tank.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-481-2018*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location resulting in a small indoor spill to concrete.  The spill also impacted a wooden stair landing.  I hired Advance 1 Cleaning, Inc., to remove and replace the stair landing and I cleaned the affected areas of the concrete floor.  When all work was done no other remedial actions were necessary.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-200-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of this large diesel fuel discharge by Kittery Fire Department (KFD), who requested a MDEP response.  The discharge was not reported to MDEP by Irving Oil or by Circle-K as is required.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility was formerly Howell's Truck Stop and has multiple past significant oil discharges and UST facility abandonments.  The belowground UST facility is owned and managed by Irving Oil Corp., while the aboveground appliances for the UST facility are managed by Circle-K staff (both Irving and Circle-K share the same address in Portsmouth, NH).  The facility shift manager stated he was Maine TankSmart certified.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP Division of Response Services met KFD Chief O'Brien and confirmed a diesel fuel stain from truck dispenser bays #5 and #6, about 130' long and 25' to 30' wide.  It was explained by the manager on duty that at 1230 hours, a tractor trailer was fueling at Bay 5 and it appears that the passenger-side fuel dispenser nozzle fell out of the right-side saddle tank and discharged to the ground (see photos) for five to 10 minutes.  The truck drove off without the driver reporting the spill to the facility staff or to local or state authorities.

The diesel discharge appears to have seeped down through cracks and joints in the pavement and into soil off the Southeast edge of the parking lot; fortunately no oil reached the storm drain.  This area has suffered four or more similar significant diesel spills since the facility was installed as an Irving facility.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 3/12/19,  KFD applied speedy dry sorbent to the diesel discharge.  After an hour Circle K staff had not initiated cleanup so MDEP and KFD required that Irving or Circle K staff have a cleanup contractor respond as the cleanup was beyond capability of the facility staff and the responsibility of KFD.  MDEP and KFD Chief O'Brien assessed the discharge.  Gaftek, LLC, staff arrived at about 1430 hours time, checked the dispenser for malfunctions, and swept up the sorbent material.

On 3/13/19, Gaftek, LLC, excavated oiled soil off the pavement (see Photo-9) for disposal at CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  It appears that discharged fuel seeped under the pavement into the soil.
2)  On 3/15/19, MDEP Division of Response Services corresponded with Jeff McCullough of Irving regarding spill prevention and a better spill response.  On 4/23/19, MDEP sent a letter with concerns regarding recurring spills (see attached).
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-385-2018*Discharge from transformer occurred due to storm damage.  Approximately one gallon of transformer oil was discharged to ground.  Central Maine Power Company personnel cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-386-2018*Discharge of one to two gallons of transformer oil due to a transformer damaged in a storm.   Central Maine Power Company personnel were able to clean up the affected area with sorbent material and by removing affected debris.

I visited the site several days later and confirmed a satisfactory cleanup.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-441-2018*I received a call indicating a customer's vehicle had developed a gasoline leak while waiting for a boat at the ferry terminal.  Maine Department of Transportation personnel noticed the spill, stopped the leak, and cleaned it up appropriately.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1059-2019*The Department was notified of a two ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leaking nozzle at the furnace.  The technician replaced the connection, collected the small area of rock and dirt that had oil, and replaced it with clean material.

An attempt to reach the homeowner was unsuccessful as they did not pick up the phone and no answering machine was connected.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1071-2019*I received an after-hours call from Pan Am Railways reporting the overflow of the lube oil containment tank on a locomotive at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am staff.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1075-2019*I received an after-hours call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a gasoline sheen in the parking lot at this location.  The spill came from a passenger vehicle.  Given the downpour occurring at the time of the call, recovery of any spilled product was impossible.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1076-2019*On 12/15/2019, I received an after-hours call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a transformer spill resulting from wind damage.  CMP cleaned up the spill.  See attached report from CMP.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-252-2019*Joe Plourde of Cianbro Corp. reported that a bucket of mineral oil had been knocked over and a couple of gallons spilled onto the stone (the bedding) at the Central Maine Power Co. substation they were working at.  He said that a subcontractor had left the bucket in the wrong place and someone knocked it over.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials and all contaminated stone was removed.  They disposed of the contaminated materials through their established waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-270-2019*Goodwins Mills Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at 386 Brock Road.  The accident caused about a quart of engine oil to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The accident also involved a power pole and transformer (see report P-269-2019).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-271-2019*Dead River Co. reported that one of their drivers spilled a half a gallon of oil in the driveway at 212 Hallowell Road in Pownal.  The driver had finished delivering oil, had reeled in the hose, and when he went to shut off the PTO, the hose fell onto the pavement and leaked.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-752-2019*The Department was notified of a five to ten gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST leaked onto a concrete floor in the garage before it was stopped with a magnet patch and bucket.

The Department washed the floor and opted to seal the floor as the area was still giving off strong oil vapors.  After doing so, the oil vapors were eliminated.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-753-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a drum falling off of a vehicle and spilling onto the roadway.  The drum was found in a ditch and free product in a culvert approximately five feet away.

The Department responded and placed boom into the ends of the culvert to collect the oil.  The drum was removed from the scene and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-458-2002*About 2100 on the evening of September 4, Richard Van Syckle's fiance entered the basement to do a load of laundry, and noted nothing amiss.   Less than 12 hours later, this office was notified of an oil spill in the same basement, the 275 gallon AST having developed a pinky-sized hole slightly up the side from the dead bottom (see photo). This tank was installed in April of '96, and still appeared new.  Because of the size of the hole and its sudden appearance, my opinion is that the tank was defective.

The tank, filled on 9/4, was now almost completely empty, most of the oil having entered the sanitary sewer via the basement's floor drain.  A call to the Bangor Wastewater Treatment plant revealed that they were smelling oil coming into the headworks.  I contracted with Clean Harbors to recover what oil they could at the Kenduskeag Plaza pump station, and to power wash the basement floor at Van Syckle's.

Clean Harbors personnel checked the sorbents in the pump station wet well thru the weekend, but the only appreciable amount of oil was recovered on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, 9/5 &6.

On 9/10, I checked the hydrocarbon vapor concentration in the Van Syckle basement;  it ranged from 5 to 11 ppm on  the basement floor, but 167 ppm in the floor drain.  I therefore asked Clean Harbors to power wash it again, then paint the floor with epoxy paint.  I asked Van Syckle to plug the floor drain to keep the fumes down.

The outfit that composts Bangor waste water sludge was concerned that the amount of oil in the sludge would make the compost unmarketable, so I agreed to pay for landfilling four loads of it, about 80 cubic yards.  The last load showed photo-ionizable constituents in the range of 250 ppm, by PID, so I let that go to Hawk's Ridge to be composted.  I agreed to pay for analysis to show that the finished product is not contaminated beyond license parameters.

The first analysis of the finished compost made with the oil contaminated Bangor sludge showed residual fuel oil contaminants to be well within Maine standards, but the Hawk's Ridge facility claimed they exceeded New Hampshire standards.  Without consulting me, they took another sample for analysis, after the compost had cooked some more.   I agreed, after the fact, to pay for that one only; the results showed not much change so Hawk's Ridge sampled it AGAIN.  I had not agreed to pay for that one, and refused when asked.
B-483-2002*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a seal had failed on a switch that allowed about two cups of non-PCB oil to leak out. This was at the Briarwood Motel on West Broadway in Lincoln. The oiled soil at the bottom of the pole was removed and will be taken to the Pine Tree landfill in Hampden.
I-85-2002*On 5-29-02, Larry Clark of the PI Industrial Council called to report that they had found several old drums of waste oil with some stained soil near the old spruce budworm building. I recommended they have the oil profiled (on or off spec waste oil) and after meeting any analysis criteria, disposing of the soil at the PI landfill.
P-706-2002*A tractor trailer truck hauling sand rolled over on the Rt 495 South onramp.  The sand from the load was used to contain/absorb discharged diesel, antifreeze, and motor oil.  Contaminated materials were drummed by MTA to be tested for disposal at CRS.
I-94-2002*On 5-22-02, this office was notified of a drum on the bank of the Aroostook River on the Russell Rd. in Fort Fairfield. Inspection of the drum showed about 30 gallons of fuel oil in the drum. It had probably washed in during spring high water. The drum was removed by a local contractor and product burned in their waste oil furnace.
I-111-2002*Approximately 20 gallons of #2 heating oil was spilled on the blacktop and on the side of a building during an AST fill.  The AST is located inside a small building located on the Presque Isle Nursing Home property.  The overfill was cause by a stuck gauge, delivery person thought tank could take more product.  Daigle Oil Company personnel were on-site when I arrived.  They had used approximately 20 absorbent pads to clean-up the  spilled product.  There was some staining of the blacktop around the building.  Absorbent pads were shipped to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal by Daigle Oil Company personnel.
I-112-2002*Received a call from Carl Allen, MDEP, notifying me that he had received a call from Peter Campbell.  A hydraulic hose on Mr. Campbell's farm tractor had burst.  Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the blacktop road (Rte. 205).  I arrived on the scene to find the tractor parked off the side of the road.  Mr. Campbell and I used absorbent pads and dirt from the road shoulder to pick up spilled product.  Absorbent pads and dirt sent to Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield.
B-484-2002*Dave Cody called from Brewer Public Works to report that his crew had cleaned up an oil spill on North Main Street on Bridge Hill. Some unknown vehicle had spilled a couple of gallons of diesel oil on the road and they had put down road sand and recovered it with a street sweeper. About a cubic yard of sand was laid down. Because it was reusable it was returned the winter sand pile.
P-667-2002*On 9/9/02, I received a call from Charles Miller at the Jordan-Small Middle School that a science teacher at the school had discovered a broken mercury thermometer in a classroom at the school.  I advised Mr. Miller to close the room and not allow anyone in it and to contact a qualified spill contractor and have them respond to remove any spilled mercury and spill debris.  I also advised him that I would respond as well with a mercury meter to measure the mercury levels in the atmosphere in the school.

I responded later that afternoon.  While awaiting the arrival of Clean Harbors, I took some air measurements around the affected classroom and hallway with a Lumex Meter.  I did not encounter any reading above 20 ng/m3, which is the lowest detection limit on the instrument.  When Clean Harbors arrived, they packaged the broken thermometer and other materials that may have come in contact with mercury.  No spilled mercury was observed and the broken thermometer was in a box marked "Broken Glass".  It appears as though the thermometer may have been broken for some time.  During the clean up, Clean Harbors took measurements inside the classroom with the Lumex and also did not discover any readings above 20 ng/m3.  No further action is required.
P-714-2002*On September 17, 2002, Mike White (Consultant) reported that contamination had been encountered during a UST facility removal at the Maine Mall Citgo, 385 Gorham Street, South Portland.   Contamination levels greater than notification standard were detected using the PID/headspace method.  The site is considered Baseline-2 on the DEP Hydrocarbon Decision tree, and although several samples were found to be greater than 1000 ppm, the contamination was not wide spread and the area's use though not technically industrial was consistent with the intent for Baseline -1, and no clean-up was necessary.

Although no clean-up is required by the Department at this time, should any excavation be done on this site at a later date, procedures should be put in place to handle and or/dispose of any contaminated soil/groundwater that may be encountered.

In May, 2003 319.02 tons of soil were removed from the site as the result of a decision to do so by CN Brown.  As such, the site has been sufficiently remediated to the Department's satisfaction and no further action is necessary.
I-106-2002*On 6-4-02, this office received a fax from the PI Public Works Dept. of a small spill at the outdoor swimming pool. A union broke on a dump truck and 5 gallons of transmission oil was lost onto the parking lot.
All was cleaned up using sorbent pads.
P-504-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report covers the re-discovery of oil contaminated soil and groundwater at this former retail, motor fuels UST facility, at 558 Main St., Westbrook, owned and operated by Webber Energy oil company at the time of its abandonment in 1988.  Following a free product release in 1980 (P-100-80), Webber abandoned the UST's in 1988 and failed to report what would have been obvious and strong gasoline contamination.  In July of 2002, the city of Westbrook had taken the property by eminent domain for a new police station, but was not aware of the unreported buried discharges.  I understand that Webber was contesting the conditions of the city takeover of the property.
	This report is complementary to report P-492-02 which covers the July 2002, abandonment UST's at the adjacent Westbrook Exxon gas station.
	The prime contact for Westbrook was Deputy Police Chief Paul McCarthy.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) under Mr. Scott Alloca was the contractor removing the facility.  EER Inc. under Ms. Randee McDonald performed the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.
	Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine DEP contact for the facility abandonment and associated clean-up actions.

SITE AND AREA HISTORY
	In 1980, at the time of the discharge noted in P-100-80, was known as Interstate-95.   This former UST facility had five or more UST's, three for motor fuels.  One UST was confirmed to have leaked and was removed on 6/26/80.  The facility was owned and/or operated by Astroline Oil Co., a company no longer active in Maine since 1988 or earlier.
	In Nov. of 1988, the facility was registered as Paul's Service, owned by Webber Energy under Reg. number 3958 and Webber notes that it had CTI #88 Phil Storey remove four UST's on or about 10/31/88.  Two 6000 gal. diesel UST's are noted but no gasoline UST's are listed on the notice (see the attached historical info. for details).  In 2002, there were no UST's onsite though EER identified extensive and strong weathered gasoline contamination under the majority of the  property which Webber failed to report in 1988, as required by statute.  [This failure to report discharges and remediate their facilities had been a chronic problem with Webber during this time period: see P-648-02, P-442-90 & P-584-93, P-425-90, P-149-90].

SITE EVALUATION
	On 7/22/02, EER and I had several test pits excavated.  This work was done during down-time for the UST removal at the adjacent former Webber Westbrook Exxon facility (see P-492-02).  We located the buried concrete pad that the former building appeared to have been on.  Soils were sandy fill with lenses of dark soil.  Under top fill a dark, strongly odorous soil resembling gasoline and waste oil was noted in the area of the former waste oil tank, and gasoline tank and dispensers.  PID headspace values exceeded 1000-ppm.  Silty clay and groundwater was noted about 6' bg.  An old, buried concrete UST roadbox was pulled up in TP-3 confirming an old UST location.  On 7/24/02, all test pits were completed and soil removal was being planned.  The obvious, old contamination we observed is conclusive with a large 20 year old release.
	A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal was agreed upon and initiated based on: the area being on city water, there are no know wells within 1000' and the area is underlain by silty clay; though the area is residential and not a non-attainment zone, and past history (P-100-80) shows that vapors to dwellings and the sewer/storm drains are possible.  As there were no in-compliance UST's onsite since 1988 I advised EER and McCarthy that the site is not eligible for state GW Ins. Fund Coverage [see Initial clean-Up Actions Agreement of 7/22/02].

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	On 7/31/02, Ms. McDonald reported that soil removal to a BS-2 Goal was planned for 8/12/02, following passing TCLP (see attached).  I was not able to attend and observe the soil removal.  On 8/13 and 8/14, CRS reported receiving 489 tons of contaminated soil.  On 8/27/02, a f
B-486-2002*JILL KING HAD COMPLAINED TO THE DOT ABOUT WATER DRAINING OFF THEIR ROAD AND FLOODING HER PROPERTY, FREEZING IN THE WINTER.  ON SEPT. 18, A DOT CREW DITCHED ALONG HER PROPERTY LINE, TO ALLEVIATE THE WATER PROBLEM, AND UNCOVERED A LAYER OF SOIL/VEGETATIVE MATTER CONTAMINATED WITH WASTE OIL.  REAL OLD WASTE OIL.

THEY REPORTED IT HERE, AND I WENT TO INVESTIGATE.  MEANWHILE, AN OLD CODGER STOPPED BY, THE DITCHING CREW SAID, AND REMARKED THAT THERE USED TO BE A GARAGE ON THAT SITE.

THAT STORY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE OF THE SITE.  THE EXISTING GARAGE, NOW USED BY MS. KING FOR STORAGE IS ON A SLAB BIGGER THAN THE GARAGE ITSELF; SHE'D HEARD RUMORS THAT IT'D BEEN A GARAGE IN THE 40'S AND 50'S.  IT APPEARS THAT WASTE OIL WAS DISPOSED AT THE SITE BY DUMPING IT INTO THE DITCH ALONGSIDE THE GARAGE.

GIVEN THE HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THAT NO ONE'S COMPLAINED, I SEE NO NEED TO BURDEN MS. KING WITH AN UNNECESSARY CLEAN-UP.  THE AREA IS ON TOWN WATER.
P-451-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	On 6/26/02, I visited this facility after receiving notice of a hastily required product piping & sump replacement by Simard & Sons for the facility owner.  DEP facility inspector DeHaas had already been involved with the facility.  I understand that problems with fill and the piping were noted.  Single-wall FRP piping was set in rocky sand.
	The area is rural residential and commercial.  Across Rt. 302 is the Jordan Bay Mobil, formerly owned by Downeast Energy and the subject of a long gasoline remediation.
	Mild to moderate gasoline contamination was noted around the dispensers which was either re-used onsite and/or aerated.  No offsite removal was required.  See photos and attachments for further details.

	Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed, made assessable or if site information & conditions change.

7/7/06: DEP informed of driven point well in basement of the store, per Paul Prescott of MAI Env., doing property transfer assessment.  UST Reg. lists no private wells.  Change to Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  Referred to Geologist Brad Hahn DEP Tech Services for further evaluation.  Further DEP actions and requirements possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-656-2002*At the time of delivery on September 11, 2002, the JTL Oil company driver overfilled the system, causing a small discharge out the vent pipe to the soil.

Upon returning home from work, Mr. Packard discovered the overfill and called DEP for assistance and clean up.  Arriving at the residence, DEP/Cyr was met by Peter Coggins (independent technician to JTL) and staff from EPI.  EPI was called to initiate the remediation of the oil spill as the potential threat to ground water was unknown at the call out.

The design both of the landscaping and oil system confined the discharged oil to a small area beside the stairway.  The quick removal and dry conditions expedited the clean up and minimized any risk to the nearby (50 ft) drilled well.

JTL was contacted and advised of their responsibilities as an oil supply company when they experience another spill.  JTL was to restore the landscaping and fill material.  Mr. Packard called once, as the restoration was not completed immediately, however he has not called again.  Based on the closing conversation I had with him, I believe all matters regarding the spill, clean up & restoration are complete and no additional work planned.
B-474-2002*On 9/12/02, 0810 hours John Ahern, who lives on Route 9 in Amherst reported that an old abandoned UST had been unearthed by construction activity associated with the Route 9 Project.  He indicated that the smell of old gasoline was quite strong and that the incident happened last week and that he could see the site from his residence.  Our spill log showed that the incident had not been reported to us so I headed for the site and found that there was indeed an exposed UST in the DOT right of way.  The smell of gasoline had disappeared at the time of my first site visit, which was the morning of 9/12/02.  I contacted the DOT project field office and was directed to contact Dwight Doughty.  Dwight said that he would have a site assessor, tank installer and H.E. Sargent & Sargent at the site on Monday, 9/16/02.  John Ahern spoke of a second tank at the site because two grades of gasoline had been marketed at the facility, which was owned by Boyden Foster.  While excavating they found two product lines, which was further indication of a second tank.  I went over the area with a metal detector and got a metal indication about ten feet from the exposed UST.  A few scoops with the excavator exposed the second tank.  Both tanks were thousand gallon capacity and were full of water even though the surrounding soil was absolutely dry right down to bedrock, which was seven feet from grade.  This indicated that the tanks probably did not leak.  However, the bedrock under the second tank was contaminated-giving a PID reading of 8000 ppm.  The bedrock was a highly fractured shale, which would have more of an affinity for petroleum products than other types of rock.  The well at the Theriault residence is 160 feet deep and about 80 feet from the tank site. Possibly the tank had gas in it at the time it was abandoned and this was pushed out the top as the water level rose.  Another possibility  is that the line may have leaked in the region of the second tank.  The soil under the first tank was clean.

When I tried contacting Boyden Foster I ended up talking with Mary Theriault, who is Boyden's daughter.  Boyden was in a nursing home and had been afflicted with stroke-induced dementia.  Mary didn't think that her dad would be much help.  Mary and her husband bought the house from Boyden ten years ago.  She had no recollection of her dad operating the place as a service station.  She said that her grandfather, Roy Foster, had done so.  Ahern claimed that that was the inception of the current R.H. Foster.  However, Mary claimed that there was no relation.  The Theriault's well has been sampled.  Mary said that the water smells and tastes fine.   The analysis came back GRO below detection.  The Theriault well is about 80 feet from the tank site.  The next closest is about 800 feet away and the gradient between the wells is flat. However, the east-west gradients are quite steep away from the site.  Tech Service is being appraised of the situation.
P-707-2002*An anonymous caller reported waste oil contamination at a site in Bowdoin.  An inspection performed with Haz Waste Enforment yielded clarification of this report, but no other faults of this business.  Waste oil was being improperly stored in five gallon pails, some open topped, behind a shed on their property.  They were deemed responsible for the analytical, excavation and disposal of contaminated soil.  Murray's performed the excavation themselves, per DEP direction for disposal at CRS.
P-698-2002*
Investigation of boat fire reported by USCG, MSO.   No DEP response at time as later reported that no spill form boat after fire extinguished.

S G Brezinski
P-704-2002*Some potassium hydroxide was spilled into the containment area during transfer.  It was sorbed with sand and added to the process material on site for disposal/recycling.

No DEP assistance requested and none dispatched, based on information provided and ability of facility to manage its own waste stream.


P-715-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-716-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
P-718-2002*Visited site on 9/26. I was able to locate a large stain on the side of the street at the reported location. It did appear to be waste oil from a vehicle leaking. All staining was on asphalt and there were no storm drains or others receptors in the area. As such, no action was necessary.
P-719-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-720-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-587-2002*Somebody rolled a trailer type compressor rig over and embankment and down into a gully at the construction site of the new Turnpike exit off Rand Road.  A small amount of gasoline spilled and I collected it with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-741-2002*Minivan gas tank leaked onto paved driveway and into a sealed rainwater sump.  Padded up free product, shovelled up contaminated sand/speedi dry, and vacuumed up water and product from sump.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-650-1998*On December 21, 1998, at 1025 hours I received a call from Bruce at Union Oil Company reporting that one of their delivery trucks had rolled over and was leaking. Sheryl Bernard and I were on scene by 1130 hours and assessed the situation.  The truck slid about 50 feet down the driveway and tipped over onto its passenger side.  The truck came to rest on a large rock, which split the side of the tank open.  The truck's gauge said that the truck was carrying 2,185 gallons of home heating oil when it tipped over.  When we arrived at 1130 hours, the truck was mostly empty except for what was caught behind the baffles and a small amount on the bottom (side) of the tank.  The Raymond Fire Department was on scene and let us know that a lot of the oil had made it into a small stream about 20 feet from the accident site and they had deployed two sorbent boom dams above the next two culverts down stream.

At this point, Sheryl and I split up, she took charge of reinforcing the lower dam (Site 2) as a collection point before the oil got there, and I stayed at the accident site (Site 1) to coordinate the efforts to empty and right the truck.  The Raymond Public Works Department assisted Sheryl in building the dam at Site 2.  Meanwhile, Union Oil got another peddler truck on Site 1 and we were able to pump 111 gallons of oil out of the disabled truck.  With 50 - 75 gallons still in the truck unrecoverable the final estimate of how much spilled was decided to be 2,000 gallons.  Once the truck was empty Morin's Towing was able to right it and pull it out.  At this time the Raymond Fire Department and the representatives of Union Oil left the site. Clean Harbors arrived with a vacuum truck and began sucking the oil off the stream.  A second dam was constructed below the next lower culvert, which went under Spiller Hill Road (Site 3).  This dam was to act as a backup to the main dam (Site 2).  A second vacuum truck arrived along with a transport tanker for them to off-load into.  Arrangements were made to have Clean Harbors and DEP staff on site throughout the night to continue the recovery operation

I arrived on site at 0630 hours on 12/22/98.  During the night the collection operation had continued.  Approximately 0.5 inches of rain fell during the night and had added significantly to the flow of the stream.  The dam at Site 2 had to be fortified but had held, the dam at Site 3 had washed away.  The free product recovery tapered throughout the day.  By the end of the day we had recovered 1,570 gallons of oil by vacuum truck alone (not including sorbent materials).  That afternoon soil was excavated from Site 1 where the truck landed.

On 12/23/98 the excavation at Site 1 was completed, a total of 40.85 tons of oil contaminated soil was removed, placed in sealed roll-off containers, and trucked to Commercial Recycling.

On 12/24/98 the stream was flushed twice using the Raymond Fire Department's tanker.

At this point I requested that Will Cook of the Maine DEP, Bureau of Land and Water, take a look at the dams we had in place and help us determine what was going to be needed to keep them there for an extended period of time.  He came out and took a look and determined that Union should hire an engineer to design a dam that would meet our needs.

Union Oil's Insurance company contracted Ambrose Environmental to oversee the work at the site.  Ambrose, in turn, contracted St. Germain & Associates.  St. Germain hired Kleinschmidt Associates to design the dam.  The plan for the new dam was complete on 12/31/98.  The new dam was built on 01/20-21/99.  Construction of the dam was hindered by several issues.  The landowner didn't want certain trees removed.  Kleinschmidt was hired to design the dam but not to oversee construction of the dam.  By the week of 02/15/99, problems with the dam were obvious.  It was losing sand into the stream.  Kleinschmidt was asked to inspect the dam and suggest solutions to the problems.  Given
P-709-2002*On 9/20/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Windham Fire Department reporting a 3 to 4 gallon spill of gasoline at the Mobil Mart on Rt. 302 in North Windham.  I called the Mobil Mart for more information.  I spoke with Nathan Houlihan at Mobil Mart.  Mr. Houlihan indicated a customer had set the dispenser nozzle automatic shutoff on but did not connect the shutoff trigger to the correct device.  When the tank on the vehicle was full, the shutoff did not work.  Mr. Houlihan had to use a screw driver to release the shutoff trigger.  I advised Mr. Houlihan to remove that particular nozzle from service until a maintenance call could correct the problem with the shutoff.

The Windham Fire Department responded to the site and cleaned up the spill with Speedy Dry.  No further action is required.
P-721-2002*On 9/20/02, I received a call from Mike Hansen of Irving Oil reporting a copper line leak at a customer's residence in Scarborough.  Mike indicated he did not know how much oil had spilled, but there was evidence of oil in the soil under the tanks in the crawlspace of the home.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the home was served by public water and that although it was evident that oil had spilled into the crawlspace, there was little odor in the crawlspace and no odor in the home.

Due to the fact that there was no oil odor in the home and no risk of well contamination, I elected not to pursue a cleanup in the crawlspace.  I did provide the homeowners with an application to the Aboveground Tank Insurance Fund in the event that further action could be needed.  I also asked them to call me, if they began to notice oil odor problems in the home.  No further action anticipated.
B-492-2002*Mr. Felos called to report that he had just found that a gasoline can tipped over near his well. He had been occasionally smelling gasoline and finally looked for the source. He found that his gasoline can had fallen over and he estimates it lost about .75 gallons.
   I went to the site. The spill site was about 8 feet from his drilled well. He said it was about 4 feet to ledge. He had already removed some soil and my PID could not detect any gasoline nor could my nose. Luckily the soil beneath the spill was loamy sod which was a good sorbent. He had spread the soil at least 300 feet from the well and the nearest neighbors are much further.
   I explained the nature of MTBE (which was his greatest concern). I explained how to have his water sampled if he wanted to do so. When he asked me for my opinion I replied that I would not do anything further as the clean up appeared adequate. I left him my card so that he could contact me if he has further concerns.
B-491-2002*Dead River Co. called to report that they overfilled the oil tank of Judith Frost, 323 Buck St., Bangor. It seems that she is a new customer and was put on automatic delivery. Unfortunately her tank was already filled when the driver attempted to add oil. This extra oil (estimated at 3 gallons) blew out onto the driveway. Dead River cleaned it up with sorbent material. No further action anticipated.
B-489-2002*Wayne Clark called from Ray Plumbing and Heating to report that a service technician had found an oil spill at the Rita Lupo residence in Hancock. They found that a coupling in the feed line from the outside AST had leaked and caused a small, 2'X4', stain under her mobile home. It was not leaking at the time and the tank was full; this led them to believe that it only leaked during delivery due to the higher pressure.  In any case the oil had not penetrated very far and Ray Plumbing removed the contaminated soil. They filled five 5-gallon pails and disposed of it at Pine Tree landfill. No further action is anticipated.
P-300-2002*Henry Dresch of the Portland Public Schools reported that a thermometer had been dropped on the floor in the office area.  The area is a very high traffic area for staff and students and the principal closed off the area.  Mr. Dresch informed me that he had contacted Fleet Environmental Services and they were on their way.  I met with Mr. Dresch on site and waited for Fleet to arrive.  Fleet conducted a clean up of the area and checked the site with a Jerome meter to ensure complete clean-up.  No levels were read on the Jerome meter.  I returned the next day with Peter Blanchard who brought a LUMEX meter with him to provide a more accurate reading at a lower threshold.  No mercury was detected in the area of the spill.
P-383-1998*	In the summer of 1998, engineers for the city of Portland advised DEP that they may be encountering old, historical diesel contamination during the rebuilding of Riverside St in the area of the Riverside Gold Course and old Riverside Landfill.  The contamination is reported to be from past road oiling to keep dust down and prepare the street for paving, a common practice in years past.
	During the road excavation I received no complaints or reports of contamination uncovered or needing hauling away.  I inspected the work one day after the paving was removed and noted no obvious oil contamination.  The area fits either a BS-1 or BS-2 Goal and only the most severe oil contam. would require offsite disposal.


S Brezinski
P-602-1998*
	Retrieval of drum of waste motor oil dumped on side of rural mountain road.  No discharges noted.  No RP discovered.  No report attachments.
I-113-2002*On 7-10-02, Loretta Knight called this office to report that she had found 2 one gallon containers of old cans in her fathers garage labeled poison. The property had been a farm for years. I went there and overpacked the containers and placed her on the pesticide pickup program.
I-124-2002*On 8-6-02, Dale of Blackstone Surveying called to report that while surveying a property line for Sterling Richards, he found an overpack labeled drum in the woods just over the property line. I checked it and got the phone number of the EPA contact on the label . After talking to them it was determined to be an inert material dug up from around a suspected pesticide drum. Their analysis of the material showed nothing. It had been done as part of a site assessment for the Micmac Tribe the year before on the adjacent property. I informed them and they took care of it.
P-496-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	S. Brezinski of DEP visited and observed a period of this retail, motor fuels UST facility abandonment on 7/25/02.  Onsite were CTI Charles Black of Greenwood Const., Janice Reilly (owner of the UST facility, and of Rowell & Watson Co.) and a removal crew from CAB.  Mark Fisher of Shevenell-Gallen & Assoc. performed the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  The property owner is Rebecca Domoracki and her husband who are operating the site as a store, but did not operate the facility and do not sell fuel.  The site is sensitive and was given a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The site was formerly known as T & M General Store Getty gas station (see P-105-91).
	No problems were noted with the UST's.  According to the removal assessment and my observations, there was no reportable petro. contamination discovered associated with the UST's.
	There were several small diesel spills at the northwest corner of the property that were associated with trucks that used to park there.  I advised Ms. Domoracki to have these dug up and the soil spread thinly to aerate along the roadside away for the drilled well.  There was an out-of-code heating oil AST behind the store that I highly recommended be brought up to code ASAP.

	The site is understood to be clean to state satisfaction at this time, and no remedial actions are required at present.  See the attached notes, DEP UST Reg. file #1654, and the UST removal assessment for further details.  No GW UST Fund application is expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-540-2002*       On October 9, 2002 at 1220 we received a call from John Gabarra of Bangor Hydro reporting a three gallon hydraulic oil spill from a boom truck.  A hydraulic pipe broke causing the spill which occurred at 1050 near pole #122 on Stillwater Ave.  The oil leaked onto the roadside and Clean Harbors excavated the contaminated soil and brush into three drums.  The Hydro crew also used some sorbent pads.
B-275-2002*B-275-2002
05/15/2002 09:00

     Ted Haskell of McGee Construction called to report discovering diesel contamination associated with the removal of a 10,000 gallon fiberglass underground tank at Sysco Foods in the Industrial Park in Newport.  Investigation shown that the contamination was probably due to overfills.  A clean up goal of 500 ppm was set for the clean up.  Approximately 50 yards of diesel contaminated soil was removed and taken to Thibodeau Construction's batch plant for treatment.  No further action is expected.
P-845-2001*10/19/2001, spill reported and clean up arrangements made with contractor.  10/20/2001, responded to spill location and met with Lamy.  Lamy advised that a garden hose was put inside her 275 gallon above ground supply tank and the water allowed to run, causing the tank to discharge the oil and water to the ground.  Lamy suspects people who had been living in the house committed this act after she asked them to vacate the property.  The person, Dean Littlefield, who's last known address was 592C Blake House Road, Naples, ME.  Lamy nor the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office (CAS #01-019545) filed charges against Littlefield nor does it appear that any proof exist to implicate Littlefield to the discharge.  Therefore, I categorized this spill as a deliberate discharge, mystery and have not sought reimbursement from Littlefield.

10/21/2001,  on site with Griffin & Sons Excavation, Casco, to remove tank and excavate area.  Dig Safe ID# 200014300236 (10/21/2002, 1100 hrs.).  Deans Plumbing and Heating had removed tank and reset later after excavation.  We dug down to a depth of approximately 12 feet.  No free phase product encountered.  Non-saturated sand removed and spread on a secure site to aerate.  Installed 12 inch culvert, recovery well.

10/22/2001, on site constructed well cover and installed well to monitor groundwater.  10/30/2001, on site with Brad Hahn from Technical Services.

10/22/2002, phone contact with Lamy, advised her that we would be removing the site from QM and filling in the well.  Lamy advised not to attempt planting grass in that area.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 10/22/2002.


P-737-2002*It was reported to the DEP that a tractor trailer truck had rolled over on Route 9 in Berwick.  In addition to a leaking saddle tank, there was also a glue like substance being emitted from the trailer.  Officials on scene confirmed the material was in fact glue and after speaking with the manufacturer it was declared a nuisance but non hazardous.  Sorbents were applied to the diesel puddle which had been bermed off from the stream while the righting  process began.  Once the truck was stable enough to approach, the damaged saddle tank was pumped off into drums.  After the truck was hauled away, Cyn Environmental was present to remove the diesel and the glue from the gully to the DEP's satisfaction.  All cleanup and disposal costs were assumed by Ross Express.
B-279-2002*B-279-2002
05/16/2002 09:52

     John Flanders of Barrett Paving called to report a small diesel spill on Route 150 on the Cambridge/Parkman town line.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons of fuel leaked from a fuel line on a piece of paving equipment.  A small amount of contaminated sand was taken to their facility for treatment.  No further action was taken.
B-547-2002*      On October 13, 2002, at 1200 we received a call from Alex King of Bangor Hydro reporting a fifteen gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose on a bucket truck.  The spill occurred at pole #58, which is at the intersection of Route 43 and the Marsh Road.  Workers recovered some product with sorbents and Clean Harbors excavated about four drums of contaminated gravel and sod.
P-605-2002*During a Haz Waste Enforcement inspection, contaminated soil was discovered underneath a truck with a tank holding off-road diesel.  It was a gravity feed line for tractors that had no handle so one lost some every time it was used. Not a huge threat but necessary to remediate.  The truck was removed and 14 tons of contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of at Commercial Recycling.
B-282-2002*B-282-2002
05/20/2002 08:56

     Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park called to report a small spill of diesel fuel on the road in the park adjacent to Thunder Hole.  It was stated that a quart of fuel spilled when a piece of drilling equipment was overfilled.  The spilled fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources were reportedly affected from this spill.
B-542-2002*      On October 10, 2002, at 0745 we received a call from Albert French of Irving Oil in Searsport reporting a spill of fifty gallons of unleaded gasoline from a bulk tank at their terminal.  The spill occurred at 0030 earlier that morning when a vapor recovery unit valve failed to close during a tank filling.  The high level alarm sounded and the operator stopped pumping which limited the spill to fifty gallons.  The product collected on the dike floor and workers recovered about forty-five gallons with a pump.  The remaining gasoline evaporated.
P-970-2001*11.9.2001 responded to spill location and observed a discharge from a 275 gallon supply tank.  The tank leaked when full due to corrosion holes in the bottom of the tank.

11.14.2001 on site to install recovery well in an attempt to recover free phase product.  Dig Safe
#20014605505.  The oil appeared to travel straight down through the sandy soil and no ground water or free product was discovered or encountered.

The home owners were some what detached regarding the spill, but did authorize having the well installed and indicated that they would apply to the fund.  The residence is serviced by a drilled well.  Making contact with Wendy Gray has been difficult.  DEP to attempt to re-establish contact and back-fill recovery well.

Back fill of recovery well complete.

No further Response action anticipated beyond the back-filling of the well.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO,
B-544-2002*        On October 10, 2002, at 2020 we received a call via the 800# from James Mills of Etna reporting an oil spill from a C. N. Brown home delivery truck that backed into a ditch on route 2 near its intersection with route 143.  The caller said oil was spilling out of the truck and the fire department was doing nothing about it.
         I contacted Fire Chief Walter Gibbons who said nothing was spilled and that Mr.Mills was intoxicated when the latter arrived on scene.  I visited the site early next morning and confirmed Chief Gibbons' report.
P-546-2002*6.3.2002, responded to site address and met with Rickard and Murphy.  Apparently Murphy rents the house owned by Rickard.  Murphy reported a spill to the DEP, but upon arrival I determined that I was being used in a dispute between the parties.  I inspected the AST and observed some small oil staining on some of the fittings associated with the oil filter attached to the 275 gallon aboveground supply tank.  There was no spill and no odors observed.

I advised Rickard to have a licensed technician inspect the facility to make sure it was up to the current code standards.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 10.22.2002
B-548-2002*       On October 13, 2002, at 1445 we received a call from Petty Officer David Gonyea of the Coast Guard in Bucksport reporting a sheen originating from the sunken 40' lobster boat Kathleen E. 2.  The vessel sank on the 11th in Sawyer's Cove in Jonesport.  The Coast Guard tried to drag it closer to shore but were unsuccessful.  Owner Robert Beal, a Coast Guard boat and a diver were able to right, raise and haul out the vessel on the 14th.  An amount of fuel between 20 and 50 gallons leaked over the three day period.  Due to the slow leak rate this product dissipated fairly quickly.
A-633-2002*This was an overfill of an outside AST by Dead River Oil Company at the residence of Frank Simimmo. There were drippings of oil found on the grass surrounding the fill pipe. Dead River cleaned the grass with sorbents. Mr. Simimmo was contacted by phone and agreed the cleanup by DR was appropriate.  There is no further DEP action expected.
A-585-2002*International Paper originally reported that 150 gallons spilled to the concrete floor, after further investigation, International Paper informed DEP via monthly reports that 900 gallons spilled to the sewer. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-575-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
B-546-2002*      On October 11, 2002, at 2345 we received a call from Guilford of Maine reporting a leak of about thirty gallons of Lurol 6124/water from their plant in Newport.  I talked to Wendy Porter of Guilford who was enroute and she said the spill was diluted with the process water which overflowed a tank, flowed outside and into a catch basin.  The product seemed trapped in the basin and didn't enter the Sabasticook River.
      I met Wendy on site about 0030 and we found no discharge into the river.  Workers were pumping out the catch  basin into a portable tank and drums.  Sorbent pads were spread on the liquid's path from the building to the catch basin.
      The storage tank held 26 gallons of Lurol 6124/water (1:4 ratio) at the day's end.  A faulty valve allowed process water to flow into the Lurol tank and overflow onto the plant floor and out the door to the storm drain.  Luckily, the material was trapped here and didn't enter the river.  Lurol is a high grade mineral oil and not very toxic, but would have given the stream a chalky color until it dissipated.
       Workers pumped out the basin without problems and recovered about 350 gallons of Lurol and process water which was recycled back into the process system.
A-524-2002*Received a report from Don Bailey of Cianbro Corp. reporting a small oil spill at Cianbro's maintenance facility in Pittsfield.  I returned his phone call and confirmed his report. Approximately 6 gallons of waste oil was spilled from a waste oil storage tank while filling it. The tank was overfilled. Spill was to paved surface. Sorbents and speedy dry were used to clean up the spill. All of the spilled oil was picked up. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on the cleanup. Mr. Bailey did say they were looking into getting an overfill alarm for the tank.
P-355-2002*Rob Stalford of the Lewiston Solid Waste Transfer Facility reported that someone had dropped off two cylinders at their facility and they were concerned with the contents and could neither store nor dispose of them.  I visited and identified one container as a non pressurized graphite lubricant cylinder.  I could not determine the contents of the other cylinder by visual inspection.  It was a very heavy compressed gas cylinder with a bleeder valve on one end that was similar to an air valve.  I told Mr. Stalford that I did not feel comfortable transporting the cylinder so both could stay there until I determined the best means for disposal.  I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) and Brian Fons met me on site.  He took measurements and photographs and after contacting a number of "experts" determined that the cylinder had been used in locomotives to start the engines (filling the cylinders with compressed gas to move the pistons) and contained either ether or carbon dioxide.  He transported the cylinder to his facility and confirmed that it had contained ether.  The ether was bled off and disposed of and the cylinder was returned to DEP for training purposes.  The graphite cylinder was also disposed of by EPI.
P-208-1998*Received a call from the Westbrook Fire Dept. regarding the release of some type of chemical that smelled like mustard gas at EM Solutions, 80 Eisenhower Drive, Westbrook, ME.  They were called to the location in response to a fire.

By the time I arrived, Clean Harbors was on-site with representatives of the company, and determined that the chemical released was Rust Lick B, containing Triethanolamine, Boric Acid, Monoehtanolamine; Ethanol, 2-Amino, and Diethanolamine (see attached MSDS).  It was speculated that drums of the chemical were heated by the fire, releasing its contents into the air and onto the floor.

Clean Harbors over packed the drums in question, and collected questionable liquids with sorbents.
P-731-2002*The debris dumped at the side of the road was from several domestic oil tank cleanings.  Filters, gaskets, packaging and oil were discarded along the roadside of Dyke & Winn Mt roads.

The leaf litter was useful in trapping the oil and minimizing its migration into the underlying soils.  The debris and leaves were collected and transported to DEP for consolidation and later disposal.

No source identification could be found, no further action is required for this site.
P-733-2002*9.27.02, received report of an overfill of a generator day (supply) tank and that the cause was operator error.  The tank is located outside and the spill was to the ground.  Clean Harbors, So. Portland, responded to the spill and excavated the contaminated soil and transported it to Waste Management, Norridgewock.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-253-1998*Received a call from Alison Jones, Acadia Environmental, regarding the discovery of gasoline contamination at Pike Industries, 81 Boyd Road, Wells, ME.  The discovery was made during a tank removal.  She stated that a small amount of contamination was found around the fill on the gasoline tank, but no where else.  Both tanks and associated piping were intact and in good shape. For further details on the tank removal, see "UST Site Assessment for Pike Industries" by Acadia Environmental Technology, dated 6/3/98.

No site visit was initiated, due to the limited amount of contamination.
P-259-1998*Received a call regarding the damage of an underground storage tank (UST) during its removal resulting in a discharge of #2 fuel oil onto to the ground.  The amount released was uncertain, but approximately 4 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the area of the vault that contained the tank, and spread on an adjacent parking lot for aeration.  The contamination was minor, not warranting any further work.
A-146-2002*CMP called to report that there was a transformer spill in Lincolnville on the Camden Road. The transformer was damaged by a falling limb and/or ice and snow.  The cleanup was done at the time. In April of 2002, the person whose land was effected contacted a DEP geologist, Pat Seward who was on site dealing with another matter. She contacted me and I reported it back to Adam Doran of CMP's environmental unit. He went to the site and reported to me that he didn't see a problem. Pat Seward told the land owner who showed her the problem. I contacted Adam Doran again and he went back out to Lincolnville.  As it turns out, there are two Pole 504's on the street. He did dispatch a cleanup crew and it was cleaned up to the landowner's satisfaction. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-587-2002*This was a late report, received with the monthly reports of discharges by CMP. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-588-2002*This was a late report, received with the monthly reports of discharges by CMP. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-589-2002*This was a late report, received with the monthly reports of discharges by CMP. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-590-2002*This was a late report, received with the monthly reports of discharges by CMP. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-119-2002*The operator of Madison POTW called DEP about disposal of oily sorbents from a spill that had occurred at Madison Paper's facility one month previously.  The spilled oil had collected in the primary clarifier of the POTW.  When contacted by DEP,  Madison Paper questioned the need/obligation to report spills of this nature (see attached correspondence and NOV).  The spill was partially recovered by use of sorbents.
A-65-2002*This minor spill occurred when a residential AST was overfilled. Contaminated snow was excavated for disposal. No further Response action expected.
A-79-2002*A cap was left insecure on the fuel tank of a small bucket loader.  Several ounces of diesel oil spilled to pavement, and was collected using sorbents. No site visit was warranted for this minor spill.
A-78-2002*This was a minor oil spill from a delivery vehicle at a residence.  The spilled product was collected by the delivery driver.  No site visit was made; no further DEP involvement is expected.
A-70-2002*National Guard staff reported a minor metallic mercury spill at Camp Keyes. Camp Keyes staff collected spilled product for inclusion on the existing hazardous waste stream.
A-71-2002*This minor oil spill to pavement occurred when a valve failed on a fuel delivery truck.
A-93-2002*Heating oil was spilled in the driveway of this seasonal residence when a valve malfunctioned on a fuel delivery truck. Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  Site visits were conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-100-2002*An estimated 10 gallons of diesel was spilled when vehicle owner (Smith) left his truck unattended while fueling. The fill nozzle failed to shut off. After discussion within DEP, it was determined that Mr. Smith was the "responsible party." Sorbents were used to collect oil that flowed 100' down the street; 1/2 drum of sand and speedy-dry were also collected.
A-115-2002*This situation was discovered during the course of another investigation (ref. A-46-02). Several small containers of waste oil were abandoned at a vacant residential lot. These were collected by the property owner for disposal. A small amount of spillage to soil had occurred, but was considered unlikely to cause any harm.
P-304-1998*Received a call from the Maine State Police stating that a tractor trailer had lost fuel on the Maine Turnpike around mile 82 south bound, just before the Sabattus River.  They stated that the fuel line had been severed by something on the road, and a large amount of fuel had been sprayed on the road.

By the time I arrived, most of the discharged fuel had been covered with sand.  There was a small puddle under the truck where it had stopped.  This was collected with sorbent pads.  The sand was left in-place.
P-305-1998*Received a call regarding contamination found during a tank removal at Joseph Pinette & Son, Inc., 1302 Sabattus Street, Lewiston, ME.  I responded to the report of contamination and only observed minor soil contamination around the fill, most likely from overfills.  The tank appeared to be intact with no contamination observed under the tank.  Due to the location of the property (Baseline 1) and the minor amount of contamination, no soil removal was required.
P-435-1998*Discharge was the result of an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil was sprayed onto the side of the building and onto plants in the area.  Most of the oil was collected with sorbent pads, although several plants had to be replaced, in addition to a large area of bark mulch.  Fortunately, most of the oil was contained within the garden on top of plastic that was placed down for weed control.
P-477-1998*Present during a tank removal, due to the issuing of a 30 day removal waiver.  Minor contamination was encountered during the removal, and it was agreed upon that any contaminated soil encountered during the development of the post office would be used on-site as backfill or road base.

The tanks both contained liquids resulting in 3, 750 gallons of contaminated water being pumped out and treated.  The 750 gallon tank had two holes in it, but no sheen on the water was observed out side the tank.  For further details on tank removal, see "Underground Tank Closure Assessement, Mechanic Street Property, Gorham, ME" by Dames & Moore dated 12/15/1998.
P-492-1998*Received a call from Jamie Cough, CMP, asking for a "Oil Spill Debris form" so that tank bottoms could be taken to Commercial Recycling Systems to be utilized by the asphalt plant. The tank bottoms were from tank #4.  For further details, see attached letter.
B-495-2002*       On September 23, 2002, at 1100 we received a call from Phil Holmes of Wickes Lumber reporting a two gallon hydraulic oil spill from a delivery truck at the Forest Hills Development.  The spill occurred on Lindsey Lane when a hose broke and spilled the oil onto the ground.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
P-567-1998*Received a call from the York County Sheriff's Dept. regarding a backhoe that had fallen in the water, flipping over into Northeast pond releasing gasoline and waste oil.

By the time I arrived, most of the gasoline and waste oil had been collected with sorbent pads, and they were just removing the backhoe from the water.  Nothing additional was lost.  I collected the remaining waste, leaving only a sheen on the water.
B-469-2002*On 9/11/02, 1610 hours Hampden Fire reported that they had responded to a spill from two industrial type batteries that had landed on the road from some unknown source.  One of the units was completely broken open so all of the liquid had landed on the surface of the road.  The second unit appeared to have lost about half of its liquid.  The liquid had a pH of 12 but reacting the material with a buffer revealed that there was not a lot of alkalinity left.  The cells were probably spent.  The damaged batteries and the cleanup materials were over packed and brought to our Haz Stor facility.
B-487-2002*       On September 19, 2002, at 1000 we received a call from Dave Bowen of Community Fuels in Belfast reporting a kerosene spill at Kinney's Trailer Park in Searsport.  The tank leaked through a hole in the bottom and lost about one hundred gallons.
       I met Mr. Bowen, Park owner Max Kinney and tank owner Bradley Ghent at the site.  The well which supplies water to the park is a couple hundred yards upslope and the park will be hooked to the new water line within the month.  Mr. Kinney said he would dig up the contaminated sod and soil and I approved the area he had for landspreading.  Mr. Ghent's new tank will be installed up to code.  The excavation was done the next morning and the soil spread as agreed.
B-517-2002*On 10/02/02, 1645 hours Brian Willey of Great Lakes Hydro reported that they had caused a 6' X 6' sheen when they were repairing a dam gate at their North Twin Hydro Dam.  They speculated that the substance causing the sheen was creosote from logs/timbers that were being removed from the gate.
I-125-2002*On 8-21-02, Randy Richards of Daigle Oil called to report that a spill had occurred at their bulk plant in Ashland. Apparently a driver, while using the key lock system, had overfilled by what looked like about 50 gallons. They used sorbent pads on what they could then hired a local contractor to skim the top layer of gravel.
I-126-2002*On 8-22-02, Richard Rossignol of DOT reported a small hydraulic oil spill at the Woodland garage. A dump truck had blown a hydraulic hose. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-128-2002*On 9-3-02, Jennifer York called concerning her drinking water well. She had a bacteria test done previously and was told her water contained an "oil mold." There was a neighbor close by who had a history of questionable oil disposal and she was concerned there may be a connection. I inspected the well and sampled it for Gasoline Range Oraganics (GRO) and Diesel Range Organics (DRO). The well is located in the garage, thus  casing level flush with the floor.

Water analysis showed no DRO but 3.6 micrograms per liter of MTBE. This is most likely due to the presence of small engines (lawnmowers, dirt bikes) in the garage. A sample she took later for coliform showed it to be present with no e-coli. I suggested she shock the well, re-sample for bacteria and when it was clean I would again sample for MTBE.

As of 4-11-2011, I haven't heard back from Ms. York. I assume she does not want the well re-tested.
I-129-2002*Dead River had a spill at their Industrial St. Bulk Plant on 8-19-02. It was discovered on 8-20-02.  A truck driver, after loading, had not properly tightened a valve inside the dike and about 50 gallons seeped into the dike floor and wall. They removed contaminated soil by excavation.
I-130-2002*Due to a breakage in a hydraulic line, 15 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and speedy dry.
P-736-2002*A local boy's boat had broken its fuel line and spilled an unknown amount of gasoline into the pond.  When I arrived there was a large sheen and a strong smell of gasoline in the cove.  But the boat was gone.  Because it was only a sheen I was unable to do any clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-151-2002*On 9-12-02, Dave Cyr of CES Engineering called to report that while doing a site assessment at the Old Mill Marina a small area of soil contamination was discovered beneath what was once the pump island. Test pits showed an area roughly the size of the island. There was no saturation. I told them to remove the soil when they began development of the site next year.
During construction soil identified the previous year was removed. About 2 yards was taken to an area the contractor owned and landspread.
P-735-2002*Concerned citizen called to report a "thick yellow substance" on the water by the Saco Yacht Club ramp.  I checked it out and determined that is was not an oil or chemical spill but an organic foam that is common in this area of the river.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-143-2002*On 3/7/02, 0905 hours this office was contacted regarding an AST that had been vandalized at the Rainbow Lodge on Cape Rosier Road in Brooksville.  Apparently a group of vandals had removed the outside AST from the property and had spilled oil in the process.  I talked with Bill Leek, who is the Brooksville Fire Chief and the initial reporter of the incident.  He indicated that there had been some product spilled and told me how to get to the lodge.  He also planned on locating the perpetrators; but he never succeeded.  At my initial site visit, which was the same day, I gleaned that the incident had occurred and there were four areas where product had pooled and either run off or seeped into the ground.  The ground was frozen solid (including the spill areas), there were no wells within miles of the site and the building was on wooden piers, which would preclude any odor problems inside the lodge (Note:  the building was used intermittently  for meetings and public suppers-most of the time it is unoccupied.)  The terrain slopped toward a stream that was about 200 yards down grade.  Since the spill did not pose risk or inconvenience to anyone, I decided to wait until the grass started to grow so  I could get more information as to the extent of the release.  On 6/13/02, I observed four areas that were between 9 and 10 square feet each.  The bag head space reading for material on the surface was 300 ppm.  At 1 foot down it dropped to 50 ppm.  The open air readings close to the surface was zero.  I went back the following day and added lime and fertilizer to the impacted areas.  My last visit was 9/11/02,  there was no trace of odor on the surface and vegetation was returning to the impacted  areas.
P-734-2002*The Lewiston Fire Department called to report that a truck driving down Main Street had lost a bunch of white tiles off the back of it.  When the FD arrived they inspected the "tiles" and were concerned that they could contain asbestos.  I went up and looked at the tiles and we decided that although they looked very much like ceiling tiles we could not be sure.  So the FD bagged up all the debris and took it to the Fire Station.  I contacted Ed Antz in the Asbestos Unit on Monday and asked him to contact the Lewiston FD and help them assess the debris.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-470-2002*On 9/10/02, 1715 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a transformer oil spill at Montegail Pond, which is in T19 MD BPP.  The unit had failed and blew oil around the bushing.  The spray covered an area 15 feet in diameter.  They recovered the spill along with a 55 gallon drum of grass, dirt and leaves.  This went to Pine Tree Landfill.
I-153-2002*On 9-17-02, Malcolm Brown called to report that he thought he had a petroleum substance in his well. I sampled it for him. Nothing was found.
A-580-2002*The Department received an anonymous report of a leaking gas tank on a vehicle in an unpaved parking area in Hallowell.  The owner was contacted, and a small soil excavation was completed.
A-599-2002*Verizon Co. experienced a hose failure resulting in the loss of an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  ENPRO was contracted to handle the cleanup.  No oil left the paved area.  No additional work should be required for this spill.
B-295-2002*B-295-2002
05/28/2002 09:35

     Yvonne Fournier, owner and operator of the Fuller Road Trailer Park in Hermon, called to report that the residents there were complaining that the water smelled like fuel oil.  Investigation confirmed that the wells to the park were contaminated with fuel oil.  Free product was discovered on one of the wells.  Further investigation shown that the fuel oil tank at lot four, the one nearest to the well, had developed a corrosion leak.  Filters were immediately placed on the water supply.  Clean Harbors was also called in to remove the contaminated soil.  Approximately four yards of contamination was removed and disposed of.  It appeared that the majority of the fuel was lost to bedrock.  The case was then given to Technical Services staff for further investigation.  It may be noted that the tank owner, Pamela Grant, is awaiting AST fund coverage.
A-503-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-577-2002*Received a call from Tom Saviello of International Paper reporting a spill. During fueling operations, a check valve failed allowing waste oil to spill to the ground. IP personnel cleaned up the spill with sawdust and disposed of the contaminated sawdust off site. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
P-738-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-393-1998*Present during a multi division inspection of a property suspected of receiving Special and Hazardous waste.  See attached complaint form, for details on property and circumstances leading to investigation.

During the investigation, I observed 7-55 gallon drums, four of them containing gasoline, and the others automotive grease.  None of the drums were leaking, and Mr. Peterson stated that he used the gasoline for his race cars, and the grease for several different applications.  None of the batteries observed were leaking either, and Mr. Peterson stated that he was in the process of having them recycled.

I observed nothing that required immediate attention or removal, except for placing the drums of gasoline in a more secure location.  The remaining issues were dealt with by the of "Division of Solid Waste Facilities Regulations."
P-739-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-713-2002*Paul Forgues if Phillips Elmet reported that this facility would be releasing anhydrous ammonia due to an increase in production. The increase was expected to be short term.
P-473-1998*Received a call regarding the loss of over 200 gallons of kerosene at 9 Mechanic Street, Bridgton, ME.  The oil co. suspected that the oil had been stolen, because there was no evidence of a large discharge of oil, except for a small amount of oiled leaves under the filter.  In addition, the filter appeared to have been disconnected.  To rule out the possibility of a large discharge a consultant was hired to conduct a "Limited Subsurface Investigation" of the property.  For further details, see attached report by Ducharme & Wheeler, Inc. dated 12/7/98.

The investigation found no evidence of a large discharge, so the loss of oil was attributed theft.
P-673-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-675-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-677-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-678-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-681-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
I-146-2002*On 9-10-02, a bucket truck belonging to Maine Public Service Co. had a hydraulic line break. About 5 gallons was spilled onto the driveway of Real Daigle in Madawaska. All was cleaned up with sorbent pads and an excavation.
P-693-2002*Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-694-2002*Red Gauge Oil spilled from container stored in cabinet.

Report of small spill at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Included with monthly reports of discharges at PNSY.
P-373-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	In April of 2002, Ms. Hopkins of DEP's Solid Waste  Div. received a complaint regarding junkyards operating off Fenderson Road in Parsonsfield, Maine.  Junkyards such as this are regulated by the local municipality (the town of Parsonsfield in this case), though any oil or chemical discharges at them are a state DEP, as well as local issue.  Ms. Hopkins forwarded the complaint to DEP, BRWM Response.  The complaint alleged the dumping of oil and gas at the properties from junk cars.
	The area is rural residential and commercial, on private wells and septic.

Ted's Lane property of William Smart
	S. Brezinski of DEP visited the site and met with Mr. Smart as he worked on his yard.  His property was located on the private road, Ted's Lane, which is on the west side of Fenderson.  The lot is located on the back side of the hill, topographically lower than Fenderson Rd. (see site sketch).  I noted several steel drums, several hundred tires, and junk cars.  Mr. Smart invited me to look around and stated he was working on cleaning all the junk away.  I noted no surface oil spills and no sheen in the brook.

Jeffy Fenderson/ Staples property
	On talking to Mr. Myers I found that directions were incorrect and he wished an inspection of Mr. Fenderson's property on the right (east) side of Fenderson Rd.; behind an old shack at about #67  Fenderson.  DEP's Greg O'Brien visited this property and inspected it.  O'Brien confirmed the junk vehicles but noted no oil discharges.  In late September 2002, I returned to the area with a map made by Mr. Meyers and reinspected the area with Bob Williams of the DEP, BRWM Licensing & Enforcement Div.  We talked to Ms. Staples who lived there with her husband and children.  We noted the two old sheds with various junk in them.  Ms. Staples told us that the property used to be owned by her inlaws and that since moving there, she and her husband had been getting rid of the junk cars and other things.  Williams and I noted no oil spills or unsecured containers.

	At this time I do not expect any further DEP actions.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to the Staples, Meyers and town CEO for informational purposes.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-147-2002*Louisiana Pacific faxed in the report of a 300 gal. hydraulic spill in the hydraulic press room of their plant on 9-6-02. All was contained in the room and pumped out with the recovered product burned in their thermal oil heater.
B-464-2002*ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 7, THE PARTY TO WHOM STEVE WHALEN'S WOODWORKING SHOP IS LEASED NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE AST WAS LEAKING.  HE NOTIFIED A LOCAL HEATING & PLUMBING OUTFIT, H.G. REED, WHO CAME AND DISCONNECTED THE TANK, AND LAID IT ON ITS SIDE.  SAWDUST WAS PUT DOWN TO ABSORB THE OIL.  DEAD RIVER WAS THEN CONTACTED TO INSTALL A NEW TANK, BUT SAID THEY WOULDN'T UNTIL THE OIL SPILL HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. TODD SAWYER REPORTED IT TO ME, AND I INVESTIGATED ON THAT AFTERNOON.

BY SEPTEMBER 9, I'D MADE CONTACT WITH MR. WHALEN, AND ON THE 11th THE CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED, AND DISPOSED OF AT LANE'S ASPHALT BATCH PLANT IN HANCOCK.
B-421-2002*B-421-2002
08/13/2002 08:13

     Dave Cummings of Bradley called to report a fuel oil spill at his grand mother's; Gladys Cummings, on the Clay Road in Lincoln.  It was stated that approximately 200 gallons leaked from the corroded line from the tank.  Investigation shown that the well to the residence was in close proximity to the tank.
Approximately 80 yards of contaminated soil were later removed and landspread at Dan Ireland's facility on the other side of town.  The water supply was placed on the quarterly monitoring program.  AST fund coverage is pending.
P-578-2002*PNSY had a contractor on site demolishing old railroad cars in the parking lot of building #154.  The contractor cut into a pipe on one car that still had some diesel in it and about a half a gallon leaked onto the ground.  The PNSY Fire Department cleaned the spill up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-747-2002*While transferring oil between tanks on Saturday, a mistake was made with the valves and the center tank (#2) was overfilled by about 10 gallons.  Clean Harbors was on site for another reason and was hired to do the cleanup.  Clean Harbors shovelled up oil & debris from inside the tank's containment. I made it clear to Mr. Belanger that he needed to call as soon as they realized they had a spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-525-2002*On 10/7/02, around noon Samantha of Dead River Company reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Dr. William Mourdian.  She indicated that they had stabilized the situation and would be pumping out the tank shortly.  About a quart of product landed on the cement floor.  This was recovered with about a quarter bag of speedy dry and a container was put under the leak to capture the release until the tank could be pumped out.  This was to take place the same afternoon.
P-450-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	Sunday, 6/23/02, response to suspected oil discharge at the White Bros. Construction Co. pit off Methodist Rd. in Westbrook.  The material causing a brown discoloration to a large puddle was "TDS", an organic byproduct of the paper mills used for dust control on the dirt road.
	No further actions on this are expected.  See attached notes for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-387-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 6/5/02, a neighbor of this apartment building notified DEP that a tenant had been working in the rear parking lot on motorcycles and autos.  Sloppily handled waste motor oil had been spilled and was running downhill to his property.
	The property is dense residential, on city water and sewer.  The residences are a mixture of wood apartment buildings and single-family homes.  These properties were identified by the Bath town office as belonging to Mr. Glen Guerriette of Augusta, Maine.

SITE VISITS
	On the morning of 6/6/02, I checked for the reported spills.  It was raining heavily.  The address fitting the description was actually 43 & 47 Court Streets, not the reported 46 Court.  I could find no containers and spills.
	On 7/3/02, I rechecked while in the area and this time found spilled black motor oil and open containers of oil and water.  As a public safety measure I wiped up the spillage and secured the containers before taking them away for proper disposal.  There was no one around and I was unable to find which tenant was responsible.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	I will periodically revisit the site in the future to check on further spills and unsecured containers.  Discharges such as this are prohibited by Maine statute and the waste and clean-up are the responsibility of the spiller and the landlord which owns the property.  Oil and haz. material discharges typically effect property values in a negative way.  At this time the disposal cost of the waste picked up in July will not be charged to an RP, though further spills should initiate reimbursable  remediation expenses and a fine.
	A copy of this report will be mailed to the landlord, Mr. Glen Guerriette in hopes that he will look into the problem as well, and a copy will be sent to the Town of Bath Code Enforcement Officer.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-158-2002*A Daigle Oil Company Technician reported a corrosion leak in the aboveground storage tank at this residence.

After applying a magnetic patch, the oil company pumped off the tank.

A sump hole had contaminated soil in it.

The soil was removed by the oil company and the owner and two 5 gallon buckets were land spread on the owner's property.

The site is serviced by water & sewer.

The sump was sealed with a piece of plexiglass and a fan was installed to keep the vapors down that were coming from the sump area.

Case Closed.
P-708-2002*A loss of power drew attention to the FMI pump station on Morin Rd in Biddeford because the pumps became inactive.  City of Biddeford technicians, called in to fix the issue, noticed oil on top of the water that had filled the station.  Without having many options at the time, they took a sample and fixed the issue.  Ironically, the DEP received an anonymous report that Biddeford Blanket, a commercial operation connected to the pump station, had their employees rinse out drums of gear oil and dump them down the floor drain.  Myself and Bob Williams (of the enforcement division, present due predominantly to anticipation) performed an invesigation of the pump station, as well as Biddeford Blanket's facility, in attempt to determine if the two incidents were related.  The story fits together like this:  Biddeford Blanket's employees rinsed the oil down the drain Friday afternoon.  The high water alarms in the pump station went off Sunday which is when the oil on the water was noticed.  The sample was identified as a 50W oil which Biddeford Blanket does use at their facility. Furthermore, there is only one other commercial operation connected to the FMI pumpstation, and they may use five gallons of cutting oil in any given year.  The pump station was pressure washed  by Clean Harbors and all information has been turned over to enforcement for closure.
B-493-2002*B-493-2002
09/20/2002 13:40

     Horace Quick, renter at 111 Forest Avenue in Orono, called to report a possible oil leak that may have occurred from the home's aboveground tank back in the fall of last year.  Mr. Quick requested that I investigate the area since he was thinking about purchasing the property from the owner.  Investigation however shown no evidence of spillage.  As a precaution the residence's water supply was tested but proved "non detect" for diesel range organics.
A-606-2002*This was a late report, sent with the monthly written notification of spills at International Paper. There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-742-2002*No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Remaining oil in leaking tank transferred to new tank installed.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.4.2002
P-743-2002*
Investigation of mystery sheen reported by recreational boater.  Sheen reported in weeds.

Response visit to area on 10/4/02.  No sheen located.  Problem may have dissipated or have been a natural organic sheen common to marshy areas.  This area is tidally influenced.
A-160-2001*No site visit made.  See attached CMP report.
B-398-2001*Circa 1988 the Sorrento Sullivan Education Recreation Center removed their underground oil tank and installed a 1000 gallon aboveground tank, in a covered containment vessel,  so that rain water, ice and snow couldn't build up inside.  A very effective set up until July of 2001, when it was discovered that the containment structure wouldn't HOLD oil, because the genius that built it had installed a valved drain in one end.  The valve was left open.  Further, the inspection ports at each end of the cover were padlocked, and no one knew where the keys were.

On or about Monday, July 9, there was no hot water at the Rec Center, so it was assumed the oil tank was empty;  900 fresh gallons were delivered.  On Wednesday the tank was empty again.

Sheens had been reported on Taunton Bay, starting Saturday, July 7, (See B-386-01). No source was identified by us, the Coast Guard, Maine DMR or US Fish & Wildlife, until the evening of 7/11, when a heavy concentration of fresh oil was noticed in a ditch next to the Sullivan Fire Dept.  Chief Joe Fontaine notified the DEP and USCG. By the time I arrived there about 2030, Fire Dept. personnel had identified the source as the tank at the Recreation Center.

The reason the source had not been identified earlier was that the oil, leaking out of the tank, exited the containment structure through the valve and sank immediately into the gravel.  Very little staining was evident.   Once in the soil, the oil was picked up by the building's perimeter drain, and conducted to the drainage ditch west of the building and then to tidewater.   Because of the summer drought, the oil didn't move down the ditch very fast, being held in the ditch pools temporarily.  Once at tidewater, the oil pooled up, awaiting the high tide to take it away. The sheen on the Bay couldn't be traced back to a source, because the falling tide left no connection between sheen and source.

At about 2100, I summoned a crew from Clean Harbors, to deploy a containment boom and work through the night soaking up oil.  At that time, I notified Seth Barker of the DMR.

Lt. Marcel Muise of the Coast Guard MSD, in Bucksport, arrived about 2130, and he concurred with my action plan.  By that time, the Fire Dept. personnel had the spill under control.

Clean Harbors worked the rest of the week on the spill.  On 7/14, the ends of the perimeter drain pipes were exposed and contaminated fill dug out around them.  The tank was removed from the containment vessel and a corrosion hole discovered in the bottom.  At that time, the drain inside the containment structure was documented.

The following week, contaminated fill was removed from under the tank location, and two recovery wells installed to collect oil.  As of the end of August, 2001, test wells have been installed and borings have been done to try and locate any plume of oil in the ground.  Summit Environmental (795-6009), of Lewiston, will next bore holes through the basement floor, and install a pump and treat system at the down gradient recovery well.
P-717-2002*A member of the  Harpswell Conservation Commission reported that there was a contaminated well at the home of Charles & Caroline Perow on Pinkham Point Rd. in Harpswell.  The site was located next door to an unlicensed junkyard and the Perows believed that the well was contaminated from the junkyard.  I visited the site and noted that old junk cars form the Stevens Junkyard were within 100 feet of the Perows' drilled well.  I checked the AST in the Perow basement and saw no sign of leakage.  There were no other obvious potential sources of contamination.  I took 4 water samples, 1 each for GRO, DRO, 8260, & 8270.  The water did have an odor to it, but it smelled more of manganese/sulfur; indicative of coastal bedrock water.

I walked through the Stevens junkyard and found no obvious large stains or spills.  There was only 1 drum of what smelled like an oil/antifreeze mixture.  There were numerous batteries, improperly stored, as well as a large number of radiators and gas tanks with no apparent signs of on-site disposal of their liquid contents.

I received the results of the lab analysis which confirmed no contamination from volatile or semi-volitile compounds.  The Perow's will receive a copy of the results, and I will contact the CEO about compliance issues and improper disposal/storage of waste.
A-165-2001*We received a report of 25 gallons of lube oil spilled from a locomotive onto the tracks near the roundhouse.  A seal failed causing the discharge.  Guilford employees moved the locomotive and used sorbents to collect the spilled oil.  Recovery was reported to be very good, estimated at 20 gallons.  I was unable to make a site visit due to the high volume of spills.  No further action is required for this site.
A-557-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-502-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-338-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-333-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-332-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-820-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-821-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-822-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-823-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-824-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-825-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-711-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-514-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-519-2001*There was no site visit made, see IP report of incident.  Pure Ultrion 7109 is a coagulant used in cleaning tanks.  It is corrosive with a pH of 2.  The material discharged was a solution of water and Ultrion. The incident occurred at the water intake building upstream of the mill process.
A-570-2001*There was no site visit made.
A-749-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment
P-696-2002*
On 9/6/02, I visited this property in response to a 9/4/02, notice of an oil spill to the dirt floor of the garage.  The area is rural residential and farm, on private wells.  The drilled well was only 20' away from the spill (see site sketch).  There are no other wells within 300' though the property is to be developed and there will likely be one or more new wells installed within 300' of the spill.
Onsite I met with realtors representing the buyers, Mr. & Ms. Cartmell (buyers), and with Mr. Lindey's heirs.  The spill site was in one of the garage bays where a tractor was stored.  The petroleum spilled left a clear stain and resembled a light oil or thinner.  I was told that Mr. Lindey had cleaned his tractor parts there with oil and it just dripped to the soil below.

On 10/4/02, I met Mr. Cartmell onsite with Morrison Excavating of Yarmouth.  Morrison dug out about 18 tons of contaminated sand before running into a silty layer 18" bg.  Ambient readings exceeded 20-ppm much of the time (>100-ppm by bag headspace).  At the silty layer, PID values went to ND.  Mr. Cartmell had his well tested and I was told it was ND for DRO.  There was a distinct odor of oil in the garage when excavating with ambient levels up to 20-ppm.

At this time, I believe that the bulk of the gross contamination has been removed and there is unlikely to be any further threat to the well.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-750-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-287-2001*There was no site visit, see IP report attached.  This event was reported as 5 -10 gallons, actual 175 to 200 gallons.  It was reported 27 hours after it occurred.
A-588-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-324-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-432-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-450-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-355-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-438-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-585-2002*Freeport Police reported an accident on Route 1 by the Coastline Inn.  Car lost around 15 gallons.  Fire Department cleaned it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-448-2001*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-826-2001*There was no site visit made.  We have no record of this spill being reported other than the report attached.
A-827-2001*There was no site visit made.  We have no record of this spill being reported other than receiving the IP spill report attached.
A-828-2001*There was no site visit made.  We have no record of this spill being reported but received the incident report from IP.
P-204-1998*Received a call from Mike White, Emery & Garrett Groundwater, Inc., regarding the discovery of soil contamination during a piping upgrade at the Big Apple Food Store, 90 Main Street, Gorham, ME.

I met with Mr. White and Portland Pump Co. on-site and made the determination that any contaminated soil encountered during the excavation for the new piping would have to be removed.  No additional soil was required to be removed, due to the lack of free product and receptors, and concern of undermining nearby structures.  It was unclear what had actually caused the discharge, because the piping appeared to be intact.  The speculation was made that it could have been loose fittings and/or leaking pumps.

For further details on piping removal, see "Piping Upgrade, Big Apple Food Store" by Emery & Garrett Groundwater, Inc. dated 8/10/1998.
I-159-2002*While backing up to turn around a large boom truck, the rear wheel dropped over an embankment. When the truck went over the bank the line to the hydraulic tank was unhooked, which emptied the entire tank in a matter of seconds.

The accident occurred directly over a catch basin which discharged to a drainage ditch which is connected to the Presque Isle (PI) stream approximately 1000 feet below the PI water district intake.

A containment dam was constructed by the Fire Dept, they also deployed about 200 feet of sorbent boom.

I contacted a contractor to clean out the catch basin and the stream.

Response case closed.
I-157-2002*While conducting a routine gas station sump inspection, Marcel Moreau (contractor hired by DEP), Identified a leaking leak detector on the gasoline system and high levels of contaminated soil under the pump islands.

The line leak detector was repaired the previous day and not properly tightened.

Soil contamination under the pumps appears to be historical problems while changing filters and other maintenance on the pumps.

Site will be investigated with a Geoprobe to determine extent of contamination.

Tank testing on 10/29/02, indicates that there are no leaks in the tanks or piping at this facility.  No clean up was found necessary.
B-506-2002*       On September 27, 2002, at 1445 we received a call from Paula Smith of CN Brown reporting a diesel spill from the saddle tank of a home delivery truck.  The spill occurred in Brewer at the company's heating oil division at 341 Wilson St.   The truck was parked on a slope after filling up and the combination of the slope and sun hitting the tank caused the fuel to leak out the loose fillcap.  Less than one gallon leaked and workers recovered this product with Speedi Dri.
A-473-2002*PREFACE:

On Sunday August 8, 2002 the Buckfield Fire Department reported fire and explosions at a site with abandoned truck trailers and other vehicles.  The site owner of record is Graham Bell, who no longer lives in Buckfield.  There were some 70 trailers and vehicles on the site, many of the trailers were difficult to access and were poorly supported.  Maine DEP Response Services attempted to get in touch with Mr. Bell without success.  Owing to the fire the Town of Buckfield and the Oxford County LEPC requested assistance characterizing hazards on the site.  Response Services undertook the task.

INITIAL RESPONSE:

The DEP CMRO on call Responder and Statewide Response Services Supervisor on call responded to the fire incident prepared to make entries into the site using SCBA and appropriate PPE.  Neither were necessary as the Buckfield Fire Department had extinguished the fire and secured the scene.  Of concern to the fire department was an unidentified green liquid leaking from several containers near the fire.  Maine DEP personnel determined the liquid to be Lime Rickey cocktail mix and not considered an immediate hazard.  DEP personnel made a careful, cursory inspection of the site identifying some potential hazardous waste issues.

SITE PREPARATION:

Kip's Home Services was hired to clear the site of brush and tall grass to improve access.  In several areas the site was overgrown with small trees and shrubs making for some site segregations.  In the interest of safety and efficiency all natural segregations formed by vegetation were removed.

Maine DEP Response Services staged the CMRO Emergency Response trailer at the site, establishing decon, rest and rehab, command and communications post.  To move the trailers, vehicles and debris Kip's Home Services staged a bulldozer, skid-steer and reach lift.  Maine DEP leased a heavy duty wrecker with hydraulic lift and winches.

RESPONSE PREPARATION:

Maine DEP personnel from Response Services, Hazardous Waste Enforcement and Uncontrolled sites participated at the site.  It was decided to form two entry teams in level B PPE with SCBA in the trailers until it could be established whether or not there was hazardous materials.  A separate team would transfer non-hazardous materials into empty trailers and a third team would work to move trucks and trailers to gain access using the wrecker and bulldozer.

THE SITE:

Much of the waste appears to have been generated and loaded in Gloucester, Massachusetts between 1988 and 1999.  In 1988 Gloucester closed the city landfill requiring all waste generated in the city to be removed by commercial hauling companies.  Mr. Bell and Nezinscot Industries were not listed in Gloucester as a commercial solid waste hauler.

As nothing has been spilled since the initial fire, the site was not a "clean up" but an assessment.  Truck and trailers were inspected and the materials transferred to gain access.  Many of the trailers were packed very tightly and took some time to clear.  As trailers were cleared they were used to store materials from other trailers.   Hazardous materials and petroleum products were segregated for disposal as they were identified.  All the fuel in the vehicles and trailers was removed for disposal.

IMPACTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT:

As the only spilled material was consumed in the fire, the impacts to the environment from the site appear to be minimal.  The potential impacts to the environment as the containers and trailers deteriorated or vandals destroyed the containers releasing the materials was very large.  By intervening before there were impacts to the environment the Department took a pro-active approach.  By reviewing the attached manifest data, there is clear indication that a serious public health and safety threat was posed by this uncontrolled storage site.

US EPA INVOLVEMENT:

DEP Response spent over two weeks preparing and assessing the site.  Thorough analysis of every container and vehic
P-754-2002*Sheryl Bernard attended this call for Cyr.

Call was for contaminated soils for during exploratory work.  The historical record indicates the presence of an underground tank but none was immediately discovered.  Given the conditions found no clean up was conducted and upon discovery of additional information calls would be made to DEP for follow up.

B-520-2002*        On October 3, 2002, at 1540 we received a call from Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental reporting a confusing Phase 2 site assessment of the APA Transport truck terminal on the Perry Road in Bangor.  A different company had done the assessment, and in the report narrative said a layer of oil was found in the core borings at the site.  However, the PID readings were too low for pure oil and the field notes said "presence of oil in cores", and nothing about a layer of oil.  Acadia was hired to re-bore the site and Mr. Schwarm asked if I could represent the DEP at the site.
         The work took place on 10/7 and County Environmental did the borings while Acadia did the PID readings.  We found no layers of product in any of the borings.  The site is a Baseline 1 site since the area is a zoned industrial park.  Consequently there was no need to remove any contaminated soil since the contamination levels (see Acadia report) were far below the clean-up standard.
P-764-2002*A leaky fitting caused that discharge of approximately one half gallon of kerosene to the carpet and padding at a residence on Aldworth St in Portland.  The burner tech was on site to fix the leak and response actions were to cut out the afflicted carpet and padding.
P-753-2002*An inattentive driver/customer overfilled their vehicle at the dispenser spilling/discharging approximately 10-12 gallons of gasoline to the pad area.

MCS & fire department staff put down speedi dri, and collected it in five gallon pails.  The pails were transported by DEP/Cyr for disposal with other stockpiled sorbent materials.

No additional work required based on information received.

SRC
P-761-2002*On Sunday October 13, State Police dispatch contacted DEP/Cyr of a complaint in Parsonfield about an individual discharging gasoline to the Post Office parking lot.  The complaint was from the Post Master, P Howell, he stated two individuals were working on a private vehicle in the parking lot of the PO and appeared to be discharging gasoline to the pavement, subsequently migrating to the storm water catch basin (it was a constant rain) at the time of response.

Cyr notified York County asking for assistance as his travel time was approximately an hour.  Kezar Falls Fire Dep't was dispatched to the scene.  The individuals were not formally approached, but the scene was stabilized (speedi dry applied to gasoline) and the storm drain blocked.  Upon my arrival, the two individuals were approached and asked to explain their actions.  They crawled out from beneath the car much to their surprise the lot was full of response staff, Mr. Gordon explained he had just filled the tank at the local station and the sending unit appears to have failed so he coasted to a stop here in the PO parking lot.  He took it upon himself to change the unit with the help of a young man (friend) who stopped to help.  The fuel spill occurred when they tried to transfer some of the fuel in the now detached tank to the other vehicle tank.  Gordon stated no more than a few gallons could have been spilled between the tank removal, transfer and replacement.

There was a sheen in the catch basin, yet not a sufficient amount to recover.  None was seen at the outfall pipe which discharges to the Ossippee River.

The speedi dry and sorbent pads were collected and transferred to the DEP for stockpile and eventual disposal.

P-763-2002*Maine DOT, R Hale reported a light sheen appearing to emanate from the old CMP point facility.  Estimated at 100+ yards no width recorded.  MSO Petty Officer, Odom has a sample from an earlier call investigation possibly related.

Marine patrol Tom Hale also advised, but has no immediate concerns or identifications.

A sheen is all but impossible to remediate or clean, and with no RP/source no further action warranted based on lack of information and severity of sheen.
P-768-2002*275 gallon AST, corrosion hole, whole tank of oil lost to finished basement.  We had to remove the floors and some of the walls.  We vactored under the concrete floor but hit bedrock at 2 to 6 inches.  We cleaned and sealed the rest of the concrete floor that was effected.  Ms. Dean's drilled well is 50 feet from the area of the spill.  I sampled her water and it came up clean.  Technical Services was called in to monitor the well and pump and treat the sump water.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-766-2002*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a large sheen in the vicinity of the Portland Fish Pier by Vessel Services.  I responded to the report and also observed the sheen, but could not determine a source.  There were several fishing vessels in the area, in addition to a painting operation, but no obvious source.  The sheen had spread out among the vessels making it difficult to determine its origin, or for that matter the type of oil it might be.

On the following day, I returned to the site again and observed a sheen in approximately the same location, although this time it was more concentrated in the vicinity of the painting operation.  I informed the U.S. Coast Guard of my findings, and that I suspected the paining operation to be the source of the sheen.  They stated that the painting operation had been a problem in the past.  On both occasions, nothing but a sheen was observed making it difficult to collect anything.
B-526-2002*      On October 7, 2002, at 1030 we received a call from Jim Emerson of the Dexter Police reporting an aviation gas spill from a plane crash at the Dexter Airport.  The two engine jet came in too fast for a landing and crashed over the end of the runway.  That end of the airport is surrounded by the spray irrigation fields for Dexter's lagoon style treatment plant.
      I arrived on site and met Melvin Wyman, the Dexter Fire chief, who showed me the site.  We estimated between 50 and 75 gallons of fuel leaked onto the ground.  The fire department recovered some fuel with sorbents but most sank into the ground.  I decided against any excavation since the area is a waste disposal site for the treatment plant's effluent and this fuel won't do any harm to this site.
P-770-2002*On 10/16/02, Nathan Thompson received a call from Gellison at J & S Oil reporting a spill from their truck while filling an aboveground tank at Ace Towing.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an approximately 50 gallon spill of diesel fuel.  J & S personnel were in the process of cleaning up the spill with sorbent materials.  I learned the spill occurred when the rubber portion of the transfer hose separated from the metal fitting.  The truck driver noticed the spill immediately and shut down transfer operations.  The spill sprayed over a wide area including the tank truck, a personal vehicle and the ground.  Much of the oil appeared to have puddled near the tank truck.  No further action is anticipated.
B-534-2002*       On October 8, 2002, at 1410 we received a call from Webber Oil reporting a leak in a filter on an outside AST at a vacant mobile home at 154 Copeland Hill Road in Holden.  I arrived on site and met the Webber technician.  He said the tank was last filled on 1/23/01.  The home was occupied occasionally on weekends and the furnace was on low during the remainder of the time.  There was about forty gallons still in the tank.
       Since the tank owner is in a nursing home, I contacted her daughter and explained to her that she had to excavate some of the soil and the new installation had to be up to code.  Webber agreed to do the work for her and excavated about one yard of contaminated soil.  A spring upslope and a couple hundred feet away supplies the drinking water and is in no danger of contamination.
P-774-2002*On 10/17/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ryan Malloy of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a power pole being broken in a storm.  Due to weather conditions at the time, the clean up was delayed until daylight.  Approximately 3 yards or 9 drums of soil was removed by CMP.  No further action required.
P-773-2002*On 10/16/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Falmouth Fire Department reporting a 10 gallon spill of gasoline from a passenger vehicle at the West Falmouth Mainway on Gray Rd.  The spill occurred when the customer overfilled the vehicle.  Due to very heavy rain at the time, the spill traveled into the sewer and was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-771-2002*On 10/16/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ryan Malloy of Central Maine Power reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a broken power pole.  The pole was broken during a storm event that night.  No clean up was conducted due to weather conditions at the time.  See attached report from CMP for more details.  No further action required.
P-775-2002*On 10/17/2002, I received a call from Christina Tant at the USCG reporting a cabin cruiser sunk near the Eastern Prom in Portland.  There was a report of a sheen around the vessel.  The event was reported to the USCG by the Harbor Master Eric Pearce.  USCG agreed to follow up on the report.

I received a call back from Christina a short time later indicating that the Harbor Master had hired Diver Down to recover the vessel.  No further action required.
P-776-2002*On 10/17/02, I received a call from Steve Hayworth at the South Portland Fire Department reporting a mercury spill from an oral thermometer.  Mr. Hayworth had received a call from a South Portland resident, Webber Cushing, reporting the spill.  The homeowner had used a vacuum cleaner to clean up the spill.  I advised Mr. Hayworth that I would get our Lumex mercury meter from Augusta and meet him and the homeowner on site later that afternoon.  I also requested that he advise the homeowner to leave the home until we could check the mercury levels in the air.

I met an engine company from the South Portland Fire Dept on site as well as the homeowner that afternoon.  I had previously calibrated the Lumex at the office before arriving on site.  I checked background levels of mercury outside and got <10 ng/m3.  I then checked the hallway where the thermometer had been broken and got a reading of 243 ng/m3.  I checked adjacent bedrooms on either side of the hallway and got readings in both bedrooms around 100 ng/m3.  I advised the homeowners to ventilate the home to remove the remaining mercury vapor.  I also checked the hallway, which was linoleum flooring, with a flashlight and did not detect any remaining mercury droplets.

I placed two unbroken mercury thermometers that the homeowners had given me in addition to the broken one in a 2 gallon labpack container.  I also placed the vacuum cleaner bag in the same container and removed it from the site.  No further action is required.
P-777-2002*On 10/17/02, I received a call from David Rivers of Northeast Air reporting a 2 gallon spill of jet fuel at the Portland jetport.  The spill occurred when a plane was being fueled.  For an unknown reason, as soon as fuel was introduced into the plane, it began to come out the fuel tanks vent pipe.  The plane was sent for maintenance.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-778-2002*On 10/17/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Fire Dept. requesting my assistance with a diesel spill at the Biddeford Mainway.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that while fueling a truck, the nozzle had fallen out of the truck.  The driver of the truck did not notice this event because he was not attending the nozzle.  When he realized the spill was happening, he shut down the fuel pump.

Biddeford Fire Department had placed sorbent pads and speedy dry on the spill.  I spoke with Dan LeClaire at Irving dispatch via cell phone and he advised me he would send someone to remove the spill debris.  No further action anticipated.
P-783-2002*While replacing an oil storage tank at a residence, Dead River Oil Co. transferred the product from the old tank to the new.  The firematic, however had been left open on the new tank resulting in approximately 5 gallons spilling to the ground.  Dead River took full responsibility and cleaned up the affected area.
A-569-2002*A spill was reported by the Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief concerning the subject property on Oak St.  Two 275 gallon AST tanks were located in a small storage room in the rear of the Commodore apartments.  One of the tanks developed a corrosion leak, and emptied the contents.  The tanks were set on a wood floor and leaked to the ground beneath.  I checked with the Boohtbay Region Water District.  There are no known water wells in the area of the spill.  I hired Kip's Home Services to remediate.  Kip and I worked removing the T-111 siding and one stud to access the small storage room.  The good tank was emptied and staged outside temporarily.  The leaking tank was removed for scrap.  We proceeded to cut up the stained wood floor exposing the soil beneath.  We removed 2.55 tons of soil by hand shovel, hitting bedrock at 2' below ground surface.  Excavation was limited in an effort not to undercut the sills and adjacent floor joist supports.  Removal of soil was time consuming as we had to wheelbarrow the soils and debris down a narrow alley over planks into the back of a one ton dump truck.  We replaced contaminated soils with stone dust which shovels and compacts easily.  We removed the worst contamination, however, there were some soils which were not able to be removed.  Kip replaced the stained flooring, installed a new 330 gallon tank (upgrade at owners expense) on top of concrete blocks which brought the system up to code.  Kip then insulated, sheetrocked, and re-sided the building where we cut the access hole.  No odors were apparent in the storage room after the job was completed.  No further action is anticipated for this site.
B-558-2002*B-558-2002
10/18/2002 08:00

     The Hermon Fire Department called to report a small #2 fuel spill at the Chris Patten property at 181 Fuller Road in Hermon.  It was stated that approximately a half gallon of #2 fuel leaked from a corroded line on the outside above ground tank.  The fuel was reportedly contained on the tank's concrete pad.  A few sorbents were used in the clean up.
P-784-2002*On 10/18/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Hayden at the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a mystery spill of diesel fuel.  The spill took the form of a 2' x 200' stain on the road.  The spill was covered with sand to prevent vehicles from slipping.  No further action required.
P-785-2002*On 10/20/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Paul Turino of Safe Handling reporting an oil spill at their site.  The spill occurred when an "O-ring" on a site glass for a thermal oil heating system failed.  The spill was reported to be 120 gallons of thermal oil.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spill.  Eighty five gallons was recovered with pumps and the remaining oil was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-787-2002*On 10/21/02, I received a call from Mike Paradis from the City of Lewiston reporting petroleum contamination found while excavating a footing for a new parking garage.  The source and type of oil was unknown.  I instructed Mike to leave the soil on site if possible.  If not, to take the soil to the Lewiston Landfill which is licensed to receive such materials.  No further action required.
B-565-2002*On 10/20/02, 0920 hours Ken McCaughey, who is a safety person at Domtar reported a 15 to 20 gallon release of hydraulic oil near their paper dryer.  The leak was deflected from secondary containment by an article of equipment that happened to be in the way.  Consequently the product went directly to the process sewer.  They have oil booms deployed but typically small spills are absorbed and biodegraded by the system without showing up on the sorbent booms.
P-956-2001*11/20/2001, responded to spill location.  Contacted estranged wife of homeowner to advise of necessary clean up actions.  Homeowner is working out of state and limited contact resulted.  DEP worked through homeowner's attorney.  Malfunctioning furnace caused the spill.

Free phase product removed from concrete floor.  Basement steam cleaned.  Indoor deodorized by Servpro.  Soil in sump removed and new sump installed, upgrading sump from an existing punched hole in the ground to a sump fixture.  Soil limited to a wheel barrel load spread at secure site for natural aeration.   Drinking water tested, non-detect.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 10/21/02
P-349-1998*On 7/30/98, I received a call from Jill Goldsack.  She was reporting that the property she recently purchased in Hapswell had a leaking kerosene AST.  The old system had been disconnected and replaced by a propane system.  The old tank was in the yard on its side so that it would not continue to leak.  She stated that the contractor (Peter Sawyer of William Hall & Sons, Yarmouth) remodeling the cottage had started to shovel some of the contaminated soil out and had it in his pickup truck under plastic.  The drilled well for the cottage is located two feet from the location of the discharge.  I told her that I would be out the next day to investigate.

7/31/98, I arrived on site at 0845 and looked at the spill location.  A couple of cubic feet of soil had been removed and there was a significant odor around the hole.  It was decided that Peter Sawyer would get a small backhoe and excavate under my supervision on Monday 8/3/98.  The area has a very shallow, undulating bedrock surface so excavation will be difficult.  I arranged for Mr. Sawyer to dispose of the soil he had already excavated and would transport to Commercial Paving that afternoon.  I also took a sample of the well water and delivered it to MEL.  The cottage has all new plumbing so that may show up on the analysis.

8/3/98 I arrived on site at 1000 and Peter Sawyer was there with one helper excavating soil from the spill location.  The soil they had already excavated was ambient PID readings above 200 ppm.  By 1300 the excavation was about 5'x12'x3' deep and they had sent one pickup load to Commercial.  The excavation was limited by a shed (and well) on one side and a bedrock outcrop on the other.  There was significant contamination (>300 ppm ambient), under the shed right where the well is located, that we were unable to excavate.  They were going to leave the hole open for a day or two and then close it up with clean fill.

8/5/98 MEL reported that the water sample I collected on 7/31/98 had been contaminated at the lab and I would have to collect another sample.

8/6/98 I collected a second sample and took it directly to MEL.

8/7/98 I received the results of the second sample, they were ND for DRO.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-104-2002*2.15.2002, responded to spill location.  Union Oil filled a full tank (275 gallon above ground supply tank) and product spilled from the vent as a result.   Union Oil proceeded to clean up oil spill and did not report it to the DEP.  DEP site visit resulted in detection of fuel oil vapors in the dwelling.  No recoverable amount of oil was detected outside.  After a phone conversation between myself and Union Oil representative Don Spence, Servpro was contracted to ozone-ate the interior of the dwelling to remove the residual odors.  PID readings in the dwelling were detected in the kitchen and basement areas.  Sorbent was apparently used by Union Oil personnel to collect spilled product.  The spill occurred on 2.12.2002.  Union Oil conducted clean up operations on 2.13 and 14.2001.  The home owner reported the spill to the DEP on 2.15.2002.  I discussed reporting requirements with Mr. Spence.  Mr Spence seemed reluctant to accept the reporting and clean up standards that are used at residential home heating oil spills.  Mr. Spence advised that an environmental contractor was retained for proper disposal.  I thanked Mr. Spence for his efforts to clean up the spill and advised that in the future spills be reported in a timely manner and trained personnel hired to conduct such operations and that DEP could advise that necessity depending on the severity of the spill.

No further complaints have been received after the ozone exchange.  No further Response action required.  This matter referred to Oil Enforcement Unit and the timing of the referral is noted as late.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 10.21.2002
B-539-2002*       On October 9, 2002, at 1210 we received a call from Galen Costigan of the Maine DOT reporting an oil sheen in the Penobscot River just below the old Cumberland Farms terminal.  I visited the site about 1300 and found only one small patch of silver sheen.  This area has a history of spotty sheens bubbling up from an old spill at the terminal.  There are recovery wells on this old terminal which are regularly pumped.  I visited the Dysart's and Mobil terminals which are just upstream but found no sign of oil.  The sheen that Mr. Costigan saw was likely some old oil that had leached out of the bank of the old Cumberland Farms terminal.
B-522-2002*On 10/04/02, we received an anonymous complaint regarding a leaking gasoline dispenser on the shore of Little Wassokeag Lake.  The dispenser had been installed by A.E. Robinson at their facility in Dexter.  The idea was that if boats could fuel up with a nozzle at the dock it would eliminate a lot of spillage associated with fueling water craft.  Unfortunately, when the line was not being used the product would expand and develop pressure which caused a joint to seep product.  It appeared to have contaminated about a cubic yard of soil.  The soil was typical of railroad beds.  I approached the facility manager (Mark Robinson) regarding the issue of the soil and the leaking joint.  Later, Jim Robinson told me that they had removed the dispenser, but they had not removed any soil.  He said that  a town ordinance prohibited them from doing anything within a 100 feet of the lake.  Rather than making an issue of the soil, I felt that we could wait and see if the contaminated soil will cause problems.  It is not going to contaminate the ground water.  Worst case scenario it might cause a sheen after a heavy rain, but because the soil is a long way from saturated, even that is unlikely.
A-281-2001*I received a call from Kevin Moore of C N  Brown (CNB) regarding a fuel oil overfill at the bulk plant in Rumford.   I responded to the scene to investigate.  Two workers were finishing up pumping free product from outside the "containment" dike into a 55 gallon drum.   The outdoor facility consists of a concrete slab with a retaining wall around the perimeter.  The footings for the perimeter wall were not excavated below frost depth and consequently the wall had been cracked and rendered ineffective for containment.  The structure is approximately 150' x 50' with five Above ground tanks on cradles inside.  Four tanks were approximately 5,000 gallons, two containing #2 fuel, one containing diesel, one containing K-1 fuel oil, and a smaller 2,000 gallon tank also containing K-1.  The 5,000 gallon K-1 tank had been overfilled, see figure.  The dike was in extremely poor condition, cracked and one of the corners broken off where a vehicle had struck it.  There were two areas where the spilled oil had penetrated the dike and flowed outside containment.  The cause of the spill was concluded to be driver inattention.  A bulk delivery truck was filling the K-1 tank which has an 8" overfill riser with a flapper valve that allowed the oil to overflow down the sides of the tank.  Inside the containment structure was cracked and holed concrete and pea stone.  This was saturated with oil.  CNB hired an excavator to remove soil over the next two weeks.  It was difficult to excavate inside the dike without undermining the tank base structures.  This is a baseline 1 site so extensive soil removal was not required, only saturated soils.  CNB indicated repairs to the containment structure were scheduled for later in the fall.
A-665-2002*Oil delivery person attempted to deliver oil to a tank with no vent and no whistle. Pressure buildup caused a catastrophic failure of the tank. Oil quickly traveled through the thin layer of loam and into the weathered bedrock. Minimal recovery by excavation was possible. Bedrock wells nearby at risk.
P-845-2002*Received a call from both Jill and Scott Gorneau regarding a broken thermometer at their house and were concerned, because Jill was pregnant.  They stated that the incident had happened the previous night, and Jill unknowingly vacuumed the broken pieces of the thermometer.  Eric Fromberg, Toxicologist for the Department of Human Services, was also contacted by the Groneau's and was concerned that the levels of mercury vapor could be high, as the result of the vacuuming, and wanted to be kept informed if I was able to obtain an instrument that could detect low levels of mercury vapor (below 300 ng/m3).

I was able to obtain a Lumex RA-915+ Mercury Analyzer, and met with Mr. Gorneau on-site around 13:00.  Reading ranged between 5,000 and 6,000 ng/m3 within the house and a reading of 200 ng/m3 outside.  Analysis was conducted in temperatures around 60F.

The house was left to air out over the weekend and I returned on 11/4/2002 @ 12:00 and met with Ms. Gorneau.  Readings ranged between 40 and 80 ng/m3 which would have been great, except for the fact that the windows were still opened and temperature within the house was 55F.  To be safe, I suggested to Ms. Gorneau that we close the house and turn the heat up to warm the house, for a more representative analysis.

I returned at 17:00, giving the house plenty of time to warm-up, and obtained readings ranging between 300 and 1000 ng/m3 @ 75F.  Still no good.  Again, we opened the windows, but this time left the thermostat at 70F.

I returned to the property the following day (11/5/2002) at 17:00, after the house had been closed up for at least 4 hours allowing ample time for the house to equilibrate.  Reading ranged between 194 and 745 ng/m3 @ 69F in the living space of the house. The highest reading was obtained in the bathroom with elevated levels in the general area of the broken thermometer, just outside the bedrooms in the hall.  Readings in the basement were considerably lower, ranging between 15 and 33 ng/m3.  There was a opened window in the basement and the temperature was between 55 and 60F, most likely contributing to the lower readings.  I left my findings with the Gorneau's.

The following day I informed Eric Fromberg, DHS-Toxicologist, of my findings, and he was going to talk to the Gorneau's about returning to the property, in addition to, precautions limiting Jill's exposure to the remaining mercury vapors.


A-289-2001*I received a call from Headquarters concerning a car leaking gasoline on the off ramp Rt 95 northbound in Augusta.  I responded to the scene an met SP unit 314 on scene as well as Augusta Fire.  The car was parked on the shoulder nearly onto Civic Center Drive (Rt. 27).  The owner had tried to reverse direction over a granite divider but her Pontiac subcompact (Maine passenger 12931X) did not have sufficient ground clearance and she punctured her gas tank.  Augusta Fire employed Plug-n-dike stopping the leak.  They had spread some pads too, to collect free product.  I did some hand excavation on the shoulder where the worst of the spill had discharged to soil.  No further action required.
A-165-2002*   DEP received a report that  lube oil was spilled at this facility when a line became plugged at the #9 paper machine; 190 gallons overflowed and went to the plant sewer.  No oil was recovered.  Mead reported no observable sheen at the primary clarifier, and maintains that the sewer system adequately "treats" spills of this nature prior to discharge to the river.
   No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-166-2002*   DEP received a report from C.N. Brown that a small oil spill had occurred at this residence when a hose failed on the delivery vehicle.  An estimated three gallons spilled to a paved driveway and was reportedly completely recovered with sorbents.
   No DEP visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-129-2002*   DEP received an anonymous report that diesel fuel had spilled at this service station.  DEP staff conducted a site visit and found minor spillage to pavement at the dispensing pump.  Given the non-sensitive nature of the area no remediation is warranted, although similar spillage has been noted at this facility in the past.
B-578-2002*       On October 28, 2002, at 1330 we received a call from Darren McLellan of Eastern Maine Electric reporting a one gallon spill of mineral oil from a hole in a transformer.  A phone company worker noticed the spill at 1100 and notified the electric company.  A loose wire caused an arc which burned a hole in the transformer and caused the oil to flow down the pole.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and replaced the transformer.
I-165-1994* On 11/8/94, Jim Cook notified the NMRO that he had found a number of old pesticide drums at an old farm dump he was cleaning up.

Some of the drums were partially full and a couple were empty. Most of the containers were labeled with a brand of a Di-Nitro_phenol compound (premerge).

Carl Allen, Frank Wezner, Tom Maleck & Bob Whittier over packed the drums on 12/13/94. Drums were left on site until disposal could take place.

In Oct of 2000, Mr, Cook called and advised he had not disposed of the chemicals we had over packed. We (DEP) had left it for Mr. Cook to work with Pesticide Control Board (BPC) , but for what ever reason nothing happened. Originally Pesticide Control Board Inspector Roger Beaulieu had agreed that Pesticide Control Board Obsolete Pesticide Funds would be used for disposal, But Mr. Cooks name doesn't appear any any list that BPC has from past years. It doesn't appear that Mr. Cook followed up on the contact to the BPC.

Frank Wezner made arrangements to have the material disposed of in November of 2000.
A-216-2002*   A member of a citizen environmental group visited DEP with photographs taken several days previously at an asphalt plant located in a former gravel pit on the Kennebec River.  The photos showed spillage to lagoons from aboveground storage tanks, and a pump used to dewater a lagoon to a tributary of the river.  The reporter expressed concern that PCB contamination detected during a recent DEP study of river mussels might be related to practices at this facility.
   Andrews and McLaughlin (BRWM, Enforcement) visited the site on 4/8 in the presence of Ferraiolo staff and confirmed many of the complainants' allegations.  Due to the geologically non-sensitive nature of the site and the relatively non-regulatory approach to asphalt spillage it was eventually determined that no remediation (excavation/disposal of contaminated soils, restoration of groundwater) was necessary.  Water sampled at the diked lagoon (Ferraiolo confirmed dewatering to the tributary) contained no PCBs but tested 1840 ppb DRO.  Discussion ensued within DEP whether this constituted a regulatory violation, since discharges exceeding this are allowed in some instances.  Ferraiolo agreed to voluntarily dewater to a holding tank for periodic collection.
   Ferraiolo Corp. had acquired the facility several months earlier from Williams Construction.  DEP had visited the site in 1999 and informed Williams of the need to have an SPCC plan for the facility; no record of a SPCC plan was found.  A NOV was ultimately issued to Ferraiolo citing various discharges, non-conforming buried piping, and lack of SPCC plan.
A-294-2001*While overseeing a cleanup at the Morgan Calvi Residence (see A-285-2001) I spotted soil staining on the ground on an adjacent lot which was being cleared, presumably for a new home.  I followed the staining through the woods to an excavator.  The machine had discharged all of its crankcase oil to the ground, and it had pooled on a small puddle of perched groundwater in the freshly dug ditch.  There was no operator around.  I placed sorbents on the ground and in the pool of water to collect the oil.  Some of the oil was too spread out in really thin drips so recovery was impractical.  I left my business card on the excavator and requested the owner contact me.  I did not hear back from the individual.  Kip Kline, who was doing the excavation for the Calvi spill, did speak with the owner, Greg Boynton of Washington.  Boynton reportedly did not think the spill was a big deal, and rudely told Kip to mind his own business.  The rate of oil loss was such that I found this to be a deliberate discharge.  The operator knew that oil was leaking badly from the machine.  We removed the pads for disposal.  Due to my workload, I never did get a hold of Mr. Boynton and no further action was taken.
A-295-2001*I received a call from Livermore Falls Police Dept reporting a hydraulic hose failure on the Town street sweeper.  They estimated 15 gallons of oil was lost to pavement.  They used sand as a sorbent, swept it up and repaired the street sweeper.  I did not make a site visit.
P-1240-2001*Report of spillage during heating oil tank replacement program.  Small amount cleaned up by burner tech.  Visited twice and was unable to make contact with homeowner.
A-628-2002*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was evident on Chickawaukie Pond in Rockland.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene.  Fire personnel from Rockland and Rockport had already placed boom and sorbents along several hundred feet of shoreline where an oily sheen was being driven by wind.  A 2-gallon plastic container was recovered from the pond; this was full of oily water and is assumed to be the source of the sheen.  While no confirmatory sampling was performed, the situation has the appearance of a deliberate discard of a small quantity of waste oil.
   Chickawaukie Pond is an alternate water supply for Consumer's Maine Water Company, which serves several coastal communities.  The pond is not in use at present, and adverse environmental impact from this event is negligible.

P-780-2002*Received a call from Larry Morin of Central Avenue in Lewiston. A half full drum of what appeared to be petroleum jelly had been abandoned at his property.  I was able to ascertain a willing recipient for the drum and it was removed from his property.
B-519-2002*       On October 2, 2002 we received a call from Nate Hersey of CES Engineering reporting #2 oil contaminated soil at the old Newman Boat yard in S.W. Harbor.  Mr. Hersey said he found readings over 1,000 ppm in one area and 300-500 ppm in a second area.  This location is served by town water.  The town of Cranberry Island is in the process of buying the property from Pritam Singh of Florida and wants to build a parking lot for vehicles that islanders want to leave on the mainland.
        On October 4, I met with Tim Gott of Gott Construction and approved a landspreading site on a section of his property.  We began excavating at the site on October 8, and confirmed contamination of 200 to 500 in one area.  This level is below the removal level for this site.  We dug where Mr. Hersey found the readings over 1,000 but all our samples were non detect.  Mr. Hersey was on site and also did these samples.  This was the location of the old #2 oil tank.  Possibly he sampled a spot where some fuel spilled out the copper return line.  This would be a tiny area and impossible to re-discover.
       Since the area is just going to be a parking area and is serviced by town water and keyed out to a Baseline 1 cleanup goal, I didn't require any soil removal.  If the owner wished to remove soil from the first spot, they will spread it at the approval location on the Gott property in Manset.
P-788-2002*A Northern Utilities backhoe accidentally cut the return line for the UST at Nelson and Small.  Discharge was noticed and reported immediately in addition to all pumps shut down.  Pads were applied to excavation to absorb spilled product.  Line to be repaired in morning.
B-503-2002*
     This office received a call at 1530 on 9/25/02, from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that two quarts of hydraulic oil sprayed onto the hot top, lawn, and trees in an 8 x 15 foot area at the Verizon facility on Mount Desert Street in Bar Harbor at 1325 today when a hose ruptured on one of their line trucks.  Speedi-dry was used to recover the oil on the hot top and will be transported back to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  When BHE contacted Gary Trask at Verizon's Ellsworth office, they were informed that Verizon would make any repairs to the lawn, if necessary.

REC:  File report.

B-549-2002*
     This office received a call from Bill Banks, general contractor, on Swans Island, reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 30 gallons of diesel were spilled at his facility last night when he accidentally overfilled a saddle tank on his truck.  All of the oil was contained in the parking lot on gravel.  There are no wells nearby, nor were any State waters involved.  Four and a half cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated and have been temporarily stockpiled pending disposal arrangements.

REC:  File report.

P-789-2002*The motor for the pump of an elevator overheated blowing a seal and discharging approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the pit of the elevator shaft.  Free product was cleaned via sorbent pads and speedy dry.
B-556-2002*On 10/17/02, 1655 hours the dispatcher for Dead River Company reported that they had responded to a small spill in the basement of 37 Elm Street in Brewer.  The release came from a cracked nipple on the AST that served the dwelling.  At the time of the call they had repaired the nipple and cleaned up the spill.
B-570-2002*On 10/23/02, 1650 hours Scott Durand, who is an ex employee of I.R Averill (Tree Harvesters) reported that the company was in the habit of draining their waste oil on the ground.  Scott wanted to know what would happen to Averill as a result of this.  I told him that any significant spills were attributable to I.R. Averill they would have to clean it up, and if they didn't, we would do so and send them the bill.  Scott allowed that Brent Averill was the biggest offender.  Brent indicated that Scott had asked for a dollar an hour raise and was refused because they couldn't afford it.  (Scott said he quit because he didn't like the way Averill treated the environment.)  Brent said that they collect the waste oil in five gallon buckets and transferred it to 55 gallon drum.  The drums are taken by Dale Porter in Lincoln, who has a waste oil burner.  Brent invited me to visit their operation but I didn't feel it was necessary.
P-319-2002*	On May 6th, the DEP was notified by Davis Oil of an AST rupture at the Beth residence on Beech St in Eliot.  Upon arrival that afternoon, cleanup was began by Davis Oil employees and the homeowner.  My first two questions were: "Where's your well?" and "Do you have a floor drain?" to which the resident replied "150' diagonally off the corner of the house." and "No.", respectively, which were, at the time,  positive responses.  The basement to which the discharge occurred was half apartment and half workshop and catchall for a plethora of miscellaneous household items.  The process of absorbing free product and separating contaminated from non-contaminated materials was slow.  The most appropriate method of contaminated material containment was in a lined roll off can.
	The following day, I arrived to an excavator working in the yard.  Apparently, there WAS a floor drain and the homeowner contacted a contractor to explore its exit to a homemade dry well located 30' from the house.  Free product was encountered.  Although the state of the basement was still an issue, priority shifted to remediation of this newfound problem in an attempt to curb the product's ability to reach their well.  A vacuum truck was hired to collect free product as the hole was opened up.  Getting a dump truck to a reachable location by an excavator was made possible only by creating a makeshift road on his lawn with 2" stone.  That excavation yielded 100 tons of contaminated soil were backfilled and hydroseeded.
	Post exterior excavation, focus shifted back to the inside of the residence.  Assuming that some product had seeped between the slab and basement walls, a perimeter excavation was initiated to investigate in that right.  Eighteen inches from the wall and around 3/4 of the house, the slab was removed.  Due to the presence of the establishment's old slab, soil only to that depth was able to be excavated yielding another 15 tons.  On that same day, afflicted soil around the vent and fill on the opposite end (and outside) of the house was removed also.
	With still a minor odor present, my plans were to seal the floor with an epoxy sealer in order to allow the residents to carry on with an undisturbed daily life.  This is where things got interesting.  The homeowner disagreed with the next course of action (floor sealant) and wanted his entire floor removed, excavated and backfilled, providing atrocious odors and severe property value loss as his means for justification.  Despite his position, I was not compelled to undertake that endeavor given lack of a threat to their health or their well and the pleasant state I could have provided after sealing the floor, in addition to the amount of money I had spent already.  Almost daily conversations with insurance companies and lawyers ensued.
	Vertex Engineering was hired by the homeowner's lawyer to perform a site assessment.  Their results (attached) showed the efforts provided thus far had been sufficient.  As a means of further justification, the DEP's technical services group was asked to take air samples to determine if ambient air in the home would warrant additional action.  Those results (attached as tech svcs letter) showed that the air in both the basement and on the first floor were below the DEP's actions levels, and I subsequently absolved myself of further participation in this case and it has been turned over to technical services.
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As a side note,  the floor was in fact removed and replaced to the homeowner's satisfaction with only a minor amount of contaminated soil encountered.
	
	
A-640-2002*Received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power concerning a small spill. He reported that a transformer leaked onto the vinyl siding of a house owned by Douglas Blaisdale. CMP personnel wiped and washed the oil from the siding. Stains from the oil persisted. Oil was non PCB. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
P-791-2002*Town of Gray Transfer Station reported a 50 gallon spill of waste oil and water to a cement containment.  The spill was cleaned up with speedi dry and will be tested for disposal at CRS.
B-545-2002*       On October 11, 2002 at 0815 we received a call from Larry Winchester of Webber Oil reporting an oil spill from the overfill of a bulk tank at Eaton's Oil on route 15 in Deer Isle.  The spill occurred about 0630 when the Webber Oil driver tried to put too much oil into the 15,000 gallon capacity tank.  The Webber dispatcher had the truck deliver #2 oil when diesel fuel was actually needed.  When the driver arrived on site he checked the #2 tank gauge and either misread it or the gauge malfunctioned.  Consequently, he put too much oil into the wrong tank causing the overfill which spilled between 400 and 500 gallons.
       I told Mr. Winchester to hire an excavator and truck and I would meet him at the site.  We met as scheduled and found that the oil had flowed on top of the concrete pad and soil around the tank and into an area of above ground horizontal tanks where the dike floor was lined with plastic to retard any vegetation.  Unfortunately the dike drain was open which allowed some of the oil to escape outside the dike.  Workers had already hand dug two recovery holes below the drain outfall and were collecting pure oil with sorbents.  They had already pumped 100 gallons of pure oil from inside the dike.  I had the excavator dig a recovery trench below the hand dug holes and line it with sorbent boom and pads.
       The clean-up, which lasted most of the day, consisted of excavating the contaminated soil around the tank and path of the oil to the dike drain, and changing the sorbents as needed.  We recovered a couple drums of used sorbents and excavated fourteen yards of contaminated soil which was hauled to Thibodeau's plant in Prospect for disposal.
        Heavy rain arrived the next day and Terry Eaton changed the pads over the weekend and Webber workers changed them on Monday morning.  These pads were soaked as the rain flushed the oil into the recovery holes.  It rained again on Wednesday and a small amount came out from this storm.  The heavy rain of the following weekend failed to flush any more product as the sorbents were still clean when I checked the site on Monday the 21st.  Consequently I gave permission to fill in the recovery holes.
B-562-2002*On 10/18/02, 1800 hours Mike Tammaro of Tammaro Oil contacted me about a situation in Calais.  Robert Steadman had inherited his mother's house and was in the process of working on it when he discovered that his AST had leaked.  Tammaro Oil investigated and found that one of the legs on the AST had failed and this pressured the filter, which cracked the nipple.  The floor was mostly cement, but a couple cubic yards of dirt had worked it's way through the bottom of the foundation and this absorbed a portion of the release.  Another part of the release went to a low point in the basement where it was held out by a groundwater seep.  This was recovered with pads and amounted to about ten gallons.  Tammaro Oil removed the failed AST, which was literally on its' last legs, and proceeded to remove the oiled soil that had accumulated on top of the cement.  The soil and pads went to Tammaros' waste stream.  The soil gets treated at their tank farm off Route 1 in Baileyville and the pads went to Tammaros' waste stream.  An AST fund application for the Steadmans has been requested from the Fire Marshal's Office.
A-618-2002*Donna Farrington, living at 7 Jewel Street, Jay, Maine, had an accidental discharge of 87 gallons #2 fuel oil to the dirt basement floor.  A second resident of house was in the process of cleaning out the aboveground storage tank (AST) and had removed the end fitting.  Ms. Farrington, thinking the job was complete, called for an oil delivery.  87 gallons was pumped into the tank before Ms. Farrington realized something was wrong.  The Jay Fire Department responded with sorbent pads collecting an estimated 5 gallons of oil.  Most of the oil was absorbed into the dirt floor.  The Fire Department advised Ms. Farrington to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

DEP contracted with Kip's Home Services to remove as much contaminated soil as possible and pour a concrete floor in the basement to suppress any remaining odors or vapors.  A small ventilating fan was installed through a window in the basement to remove an residual odors as a result of the spill and to dehumidify the basement from the concrete pour.

This neighborhood in Jay is served by public water and sewer, the concerns for the cleanup were odors and vapors.

Ms. Farrington was provided with an AST Fund application. No further Response action is expected.
A-641-2002*Received a report from Elizabeth Hand (via the State Police) that she had a strong gas smell in her well water. I responded to the home of Ms. Hand and inspected the area. Her original complaint was that in a very short time, her water went from good to having a strong gasoline odor. By the time I arrived on the scene, she had figured out where the odor was coming from. Ms. Hand had her furnace cleaned about 2 days before. While cleaning the basement she noticed a soda bottle with some fluid in it and proceeded to pour it down the kitchen sink. That is when the odor problems started.

What she surmised, was the person who cleaned her furnace used a soda bottle to contain the oil that was bled from the burner. Ms. Hand dumped that "soda" down the sink. A call to the friend who cleaned her furnace confirmed the use of the soda bottle for bleeding the burner. The friend wished to remain anonymous for two probable reasons, possible unlicensed practice and extreme embarrassment. Since the only discharge of oil was a few ounces to Ms. Hand's septic system, no sampling of her well was done. No further work is necessary on this "spill".
P-657-2002*On September 11, the DEP rec'd a call about a discharge/spill of oil from a residential tank at 2 Stockman Ave. Saco.  Details were not fully communicated and the initial response somewhat delayed.

After a few phone calls to better understand the situation DEP/Cyr responded at about 21:00.  The scene is a single family home, with an AST in the basement entry way (between the garage and basement itself), minimal odors were detected in the first floor living space.  The tank was in poor condition and needed to be replaced.

The nook/niche the tank was located in had a partial concrete & gravel floor, was surrounded by a partition and a separate shed-like roof.  The tank had to be cut in half in order to remove it from the small place in addition to partition.   Based on the small size of the room, it was hand excavated and removed to a dump trailer for transport to CRS.  Crushed stone was initially returned, however the owner insisted that concrete be poured to finish the space.

The home is served by public water thereby any residual contamination beyond the foundation is not a direct threat to groundwater (or utilized GW for drinking or domestic use).

No additional complaints or concerns have been rec'd, the case requires no further DEP remediation.
B-543-2002*On 10/10/02, 1145 hours Todd of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reported a spill at 9 E P Lane in Blue Hill. The residence had an AST in the garage and the fuel line ran underground to the dwelling.  Total distance of the run was about twenty feet.  The line wasn't very old but it had a pressure fit coupling in it and this is where the leak occurred.  The initial report stated that 200 gallons were lost.  I don't think that my observations supported this claim.  The bag head space readings were around 150 ppm, which is a long way from saturated.  Allowing three gallon product recovery per cubic yard, which is a generous allowance, means that we recovered thirty gallons. The extremities of the excavation was less than ten ppm. It is quit possible that some of the release evaporated because the soil was a very porous gravel.  There was a clay layer about a foot from grade.  The clay probably kept most of the product up in the gravel overburden.  The tank had been filled in May and the leak had been discovered 10/10/02.  Pelley said they weren't using heat, but I expect they were using enough to keep the place from freezing up.  Allowing a gallon per day would account for 150 gallons, which leaves 20 gallons to be accounted for by evaporation.  Dead River claims that they did not install the fuel line, but that the line existed at the time they hooked the AST up.  Pelley claimes that he saw them install it.  Not wanting to get in the middle of that I advised Pelley to apply to the fund.  I pointed out that if he was not in a position to pay the deductible the State would waive it provided that he could prove inability to pay.
P-782-2002*A customer hit some road debris causing a leak in her vehicle gasoline tank.  Her car came to rest in the new parking lot of the Waterways.  There are monitoring wells in the yard, as a new car wash is being constructed and these are to monitor conditions/operations.  The concern was for the gasoline migrating towards the monitoring wells of the new installation (car wash).

Rain soaked gasoline contaminated gravel was excavated and bagged.  The gravel was transported to CRS, Scarborough for disposal.

The driver was not identified, therefore, reimbursement will not be sought.

The facility owner Mark Smith notified the DEP of the spill.  He was satisfied with the clean up effort.  No other concerns were noted after the rain, no additional work is planned for this clean up.
I-142-2002*Approximately 1.5 gallons of antifreeze from auto accident spilled onto gravel.  No product was recovered.
I-163-2002*On 10-23-02, Bernard Beaulier of Portage Lake called to report that his well had developed a petroleum like taste and odor. I met with him that day and sampled the water. He thought there had been an old service station nearby in the 1940s. I spoke to the owner of the station and he assured me the tanks had been removed in the late 1950s. The location of the station was downgradient also. The location of the well is near the driveway which could be a source. Results came back positive for gasoline and I've had a filter installed.  This site has been referred to Technical Services.
I-123-2002*Approximately 10 gallons of #5 oil leaked from piping into containment dike.  Almost all product was recovered by spiller with pumps and sorbents.
P-793-2002*Broken hydraulic line on heavy equipment at Maine Metal Recycling.  Affected area was immediately dug up and contaminated soil was disposed of at CRS.  A site visit confirmed satisfactory clean-up.
P-794-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	On 10/29/02, I visited this rural residence in response to a report of a leaking AST.  The fuel line for the outside 275-gal. AST had been broken off by roof shingles thrown off the roof during re-roofing construction work.  The original leak occurred about October 12, 2002.	I judged that the spill was less than the 1/4 tank originally estimated.  No one was home at the time so I left a memo noting concern (see attached).

	On 11/1/02, I met Ms. Denny onsite, advised her about clean-up and need to promptly report discharges.  Ms. Denny agreed to have the soil dug out by her and friends so as to not have the need to apply for AST Ins. coverage, and deal with a $500 deductible.  The soil, a cubic yard or less, was to be spread thinly on the large fields adjoining the house.  I do not believe that their drilled well is seriously threatened.  See attached photos and documents for further details.  At this time there have been no further questions of follow-up.
P-795-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report involves the response to waste oil spillage of 10/28/02.

	On 10/28/02, the USCG MSO informed DEP of improperly stored containers of waste oil next to the Vessel Services Bldg. on the Portland Fish Pier.  The MSO had responded to a complaint and had the pier owners (the City of Portland) respond.  I understand that the city had Clean Harbors respond to clean-up spills and remove the waste.  I checked out the site several days later and noted the containers gone though oil stains remained on the ground and building side.
	This is a long reoccurring problem (see P-492-95) and I understand that DEP's Sheryl Bernard got another, similar incident in November/December 2002.  The city used to keep a 500 gallon waste oil AST at this location though could not take care of it well.  Fishermen would spill and not clean up, leave loose containers, and overflow the AST.  The city removed the AST several years ago leaving the fisherman on their own to dispose of their used oil.  I am disappointed that some fishermen can not be better stewards over the waters they are so dependent on for their livelihood.  I suspect DEP will return until a workable solution is found.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-796-2002*The filter broke off an AST on Lenon St in Sanford discharging approximately one gallon of #2 to the cement slab and some ground.  Speedi dry put down by Perry Oil was swept up.  No soil removal necessary.
I-164-2002*On 10-23-02, Christine McDonald of Smyrna called this office to report that her well had a bad taste. She described it as oily. I met with her and sampled the water. There were  no likely sources nearby except that the well was only 10 feet from the driveway.  A leak from a vehicle at some time may have been the cause.  A filter was installed after contamination was detected in the well water and the site was referred to Technical Services.  See attached documentation for additional information.
P-800-2002*While returning from a spill site, I discovered an out of service gasoline station on Main St. in South Berwick.  The station seemed to have been closed for some time.  The fill pipes were not locked, and there was a residual amount of product in the tanks.  I refered this to Bob Williams of the UST enforcement unit.  He was able to determine that his unit was already aware of the site.
P-745-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	This report covers the removal & replacement of four retail gasoline UST's and piping at a rural gas station and repair garage, and remedial actions for associated gasoline discharges.  The report is complementary to P-624-87 which covers the replacement of product piping and the clean-up of gasoline contaminated soil.  See also report P-772-95 which covers clean-up actions and a piping replacement following a vehicle accident.
	The UST facility removal was overseen for the state by Stephen Brezinski of BRWM Response Services Division.  Pat Seaward of DEP BRWM, Tech Services Div. managed remedial actions, having overseen the investigation of gasoline contaminated wells in this vicinity for a number of years.  The Maine DEP had a rep. from Campbell Environmental Group (CEG) oversee the removal and source reduction measures.
	Mr. James Totman was the long-time facility owner and operator who hired A L Doggett to replace his 17-year old facility.  A L Doggett hired Field Services to perform the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  Exxon Petroleum Corp. was the facility owner at the time of the first gasoline contaminated well (the Richardsons) associated with this facility (see P-51-80).  Totman has stated that Exxon had paid a monetary settlement with the Richardsons for their contaminated well.

SITE HISTORY
	See report P-624-97 and Tech Services documents for information on the area history.  See also P-51-80, P-384-85, P-517-86, and P-772-95.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT & REPLACEMENT
	On 10/9/02, two 4000 gal. (T-1 & T-2) and two 3000 gal. (T-3 & T-4) single-wall, CP protected steel tanks were abandoned by removal.  T-1 to T-3 were in relatively good condition, though the sacrificial-anodes for all four tanks were spent (see photos).  We found one 20 lb. anode attached by a wire indicating a likely anode retrofit in the past.  The tanks were anchored with bare-steel cable which is not in manufacturer's specs. as it tends to damage the coating, causing a "holiday" and accelerated corrosion.     T-4 was anchored to a buried telephone pole, the other tanks were anchored to bedrock or concrete.  A L Doggett was to remove and replace the 1997-age product piping as well after the new UST was installed.
	A L Doggett installed a 15,000-gal., two compartment double-wall, composite UST of about 10' diameter.  This new tank is larger than the 5.3' diameter tanks removed so the excavation had to be blasted deeper in the bedrock.

CONTAMINATION EVALUATION
	Based on past knowledge, gasoline contamination was expected and confirmed.  An intermittent skim of product was noted on water in the excavation in places.  Much of the contamination is likely remaining from leaks of the previous, pre-1985 installation documented by James Pray in P-384-85.  There was a strong odor of weathered gasoline emanating from soil dug out.  PID bag-headspace levels were noted at 500-ppm and to over 1000-ppm.  Further information on contamination and field PID levels can be gleaned from Campbell Associate's report and from Field Services' CMR 691 removal assessment.
	As noted in P-772-95, the facility was under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  Pat Seaward, long time manager for this contamination situation, directed clean-up requirements for Campbell Assoc. who was onsite representing the DEP.  I support Seaward's overall conclusions as to clean-up and further actions.  I understand this Stringent Goal could not be fully met because of the particular site constraints such as the building, roadway, geology and soil conditions.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	See earlier spill reports and the DEP records of Pat Seaward for information on this sites closure and any further required actions.  See also the reports of Campbell Assoc. and of Field Services for details on the remedial work and conditions.  Copies of their assessments will be attached to this spill report after DEP has received and reviewed them.
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B-559-2002*      On October 18, 2002, I visited the Noel Tewes residence on 82 Cedar Street and granted him a waiver for the removal of a 550 gallon buried #2 oil tank.  H.E. Bridges of Bangor originally scheduled the removal for 10/30/02, but actually couldn't remove the tank until November 15.  No leak or contaminated soil was found.  The area is on town water.
A-211-2001*Received a call from the Union Fire Department reporting a hazardous materials incident. I responded to the scene on Route 131 in Union. Apparently there had been a single car accident. The driver, Malcolm VonSaltzer had run off a snowy road into a snow bank and ditch. The Union Fire Department and rescue responded.  Apparently the first people on scene went to look at the driver, and noticed white smoke from the back of the car. They removed the driver, the local fire chief declared it a hazardous materials incident and called for additional crew and equipment. (White smoke is an odd thing coming from the back of a car. A normal fire would have been producing black smoke. White smoke is an indicator of steam or a chemical reaction.) They called Rockland Fire Department which responded with their hazmat team and they called DEP.

When I arrived, they were planning to do an entry to search for chemicals. The entry team was in Level A suits. Questions were asked of me as to techniques and information and I advised the team as to how to look for the chemicals and what to look out for. The team went in and found some jars of mercury,  one jar of sodium azide and some sodium hydroxide. These jars were removed and overpacked in 5 gallon pails. The team came out and command had a discussion as to what to do next. The team reported that one sodium hydroxide bottle was empty probably causing the white smoke that was first seen.

We had to decide what to do next. The car could not be left where it was as it was a safety hazard to traffic and could contain other chemicals. I asked if there was a state or town controlled property that could be used to temporarily store the car. Someone suggested the DOT maintenance lot on Route 17 in Washington. I asked that the car be secured, so we wrapped it in plastic sheeting and duck tape. The car was then towed by Brann's to the maintenance lot. The fire chief and I followed.

Environmental Projects was contracted to do a cleanup of the car. The project was accomplished on July  9, 2001. EPI did a level A entry on air lines. The goal was to decontaminate the car so it could be scrapped. A total of 10 drums of waste were collected from the car. The carcass was then taken to Rockport Machine in Warren for parting the engine and scrapping the rest of the car.

No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-338-1999*During our initial investigation of the Durastone facility on 05/05/99, I noticed there was a puddle of liquid under a valve at the bottom of the 1000 gallon Hydrochloric Acid tank.  I used pH paper to determine if the liquid was acid which it was.  I informed Durastone the fitting on the valve was leaking and they would have to stop the leak and take the tank out of service until it was fixed.  This was undertaken, but the spill was not officially reported to the DEP by Durastone until 05/10/99.  The tank sat on a large block of concrete and it was determined that the concrete was permeated by the acid.  Granular limestone was placed on the concrete after the tank was emptied and removed.  Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-341-1999*A Durastone employee tripped over a 5 gallon bucket containing Acryl 60 (Ammonia) (see attached MSDS) spilling 3-5 gallons of the product onto the concrete floor.  Speedy dry was used to clean up the spill. Refer to the reports attached to P-273-99 for more information.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-344-1999*DEP received notification of a ruptured hose on a bucket truck which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the side of the road and truck.  Central Maine Power conducted clean-up activities which involved the use of sorbents.  A site visit was made and determined the clean-up was adequate.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-355-1999*DEP received notification that a saddle tank on a tractor trailer was leaking. The spill was remediated with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-385-1999*Mark Bourgeois called to report that the 1000 gallon Hydrochloric acid tank that was out of service at Durastone leaked a teaspoon of acid from its spigot.  The acid was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at the time.
P-406-1999*John Branscom of the Army National Guard called to tell me that while on a training exercise at the Dillingham Gravel Pit in North Berwick a loader they were using broke a hydraulic line causing approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to discharge to the ground.  Mr. Branscom informed me that they had excavated the soil and were going to dispose of it through the municipal waste system, as it was a very small amount.  I agreed.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

Note:  Actual street address was not provided.
P-421-1999*DEP received notification of a ten gallon release of hydraulic fluid from a lift in their warehouse.  Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of by Central Maine Power.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-428-1999*Irving Oil Company called me to report that while making a delivery to St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad the delivery truck's hose burst spilling approximately 40 - 60 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The oil spilled onto the ground and they cleaned up what they could with sorbents, but because of the location of the spill they couldn't excavate.  There didn't seem to be any sensitive receptors around.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-646-2002*A CMP owned meter reader truck had a fuel line failure. The truck stopped due to a lack of fuel to the engine and when the operator smelled gas he shut off the ignition. With the ignition off the electric fuel pump stopped and the leak stopped. I suspect that the spill was actually much less than the reported 1 to 2 gallons. CMP response team cleaned up all contaminated soil.
A-466-2001*Roger Miller reported he had purchased an abutting property with building next to his camp in Roxbury township.  As he was remodeling his new purchase, he discovered what appeared to be oil contaminated soil in the crawl space beneath.  I investigated the complaint with Cheryl Fontaine of Tech Services. We found two 275 gallon above ground tanks connected in series.  It appeared the line from the tanks to the burner had leaked in the past.  Cheryl hired Yarmouth Environmental Services to conduct direct push soil samples around the building to assess the extent of contamination.  The results indicated soil removal beneath the building would be advisable.  Several water wells are at risk near the spill site.  We intially were going to have a vactor truck remove the soil from the crawl space beneath the building, however, the building burned down to the ground leaving the area nicely exposed.  The recovery method was revised to excavation and we removed 65.5 tons of soil.  The groundwater table was quite high in the area.  The average depth of soil removal was 36 inches below ground surface.  It is suspected that the high water table limited the migration of the oil.  Groundwater analysis of the on site well and two abutting wells proved non detect for diesel range organics.  Clean gravel was brought in to replace the oil contaminated soils completing the investigation.   No further work is expected for this site.
A-353-2002*Maine Yankee reported this minor oil stain on the pavement from an excavator. No site visit made.
A-368-2002*A Fire Dept. representative noticed a stain on the pavement at the Town scalehouse. Very minor. No cleanup was warranted.
A-369-2002*The Otis paper mill wastewater system failed and approximately 300 gallons of 'white water' was discharged to the Androscoggin River. White water is an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide which the wood chips are cooked in.  The incident was also reported to the Water Bureau.  No recovery was possible.
A-371-2002*A small leak was discovered at a fitting in the dispenser at Tolman's market. Repairs have been made.
A-378-2002*This was a small gasoline overfill of an UST by a delivery truck. No further cleanup warranted.
A-413-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study report. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-414-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-416-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-418-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-450-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-475-2002*DEP technical services dispenser study. No site visit made. See attached report.
A-529-2002*A vehicle left the road and entered a nearby stream. Firefighters saw what they believed to be a small amount of coolant in the water. The gas tank remained intact during removal and no sheens were noted. No site visit made.
A-533-2002*Augusta Fire Dept. responded to a diesel spill at the Mini Mart and reported it to DEP. Wadleigh's crew on-site for cleanup. No oil appeared to have left the pavement.
A-601-2002*No site visit made, see attachment.
A-604-2002*No site visit made. See attached report.
A-630-2002* On 10-20-02, Mr. Donald Hamlyn reported that his outside oil tank had developed a leak. Wadleighs, a local oil company, was en route to the home to pump out the tank. Mr. Hamlyn's home is located on the Pond Rd. in Manchester, across from a vacant store previously known as the "Outlet Store".
 When I arrived on site the oil company had already transferred the oil into a portable tank. I spoke with Mr. Hamlyn about cleanup options.
 On 10-22-2002, I hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the oil contaminated soil. A total of 8.5 tons of soil were removed. The tank had been located under the wooden steps and the drilled well was about 4 feet from the AST.
 I gave Mr. Hamlyn an application for AST Fund coverage on 10-22-2002. Mr. Hamlyn is going to install a new tank in the exact location as the previous tank. He plans on doing this installation himself. I gave him the phone number for the Oil and Solid Fuel Board, which regulates the installation of such tanks.
 Pat Seaward, Geologist, DEP Technical Services, collected a water sample before November 1, 2002.
 No further action is expected by Response.



P-723-2002*On-site for removal of tanks, due to evidence of a leaking tank (see P-652-2002).  By the time I arrived, tank #1 had been removed with no evidence of external corrosion.  Water was encountered at approximately 8' below grade with no observable sheen.  During the removal of the second and third tank, gasoline was released from the piping into the excavation, most likely contributing to the elevated PID readings in the area of tank 2 and 3.  The amount was approximately 1 gallon.

The remaining tanks were removed without incident with no obvious signs of external corrosion.  There was black staining under all three tanks attributed to the coating on the tanks.  There was no evidence that a release had occurred, except for the incident with the piping.  For further details on tank removal, see "Underground Storage Tank Removal site Assessment Report, Buxton Mini-Mart" by Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc., dated 10/28/2002.

I returned to the site the following day to observed de-watering of the excavation hole and further excavation of the area for the new tank.  The area of the site (Groveville) has a history of extensive gasoline contamination, and I wanted to ensure that there were no unexpected surprises while preparing for the new tank.  Nothing of concern was observed.  Soil was stockpiled on-site until it was either used as back fill around the tanks or used as fill on other parts of the property.
P-801-2002*Homeowner had his vehicle serviced by Portsmouth Ford who did not replace parts sufficiently.  His truck leaked approximately six gallons of diesel from the fuel filter to his gravel driveway.  Contaminated soil was excavated and the hole was backfilled by Abbot Bros Construction.
P-802-2002*Dead River overfilled the UST at Dayton Consolidated School discharging approximately one gallon to the cement pad.  It was cleaned up with pads and speedy dri.
A-622-2002* On 10-16-02, Mitch from Colby and Gale reported that an outside tank at Camp Kieve had developed a leak. The fitting had broken and spilled about 45 gallons of kerosene onto the ground. I arrived on scene a short time later. It was raining at the time and some of the oil was floating on the ground surface. Two employees of Colby and Gale did what they could to contain and recover the oil.
 The next day Larry Hallowell from Chester Rice Company arrived on scene and excavated soil from the spill area. A total of 29 tons of soil were removed and stockpiled on the Camp Kieve property until Commercial Paving could arrive with large dump trucks.
 Camp Kieve is located on a peninsular that juts out into Damariscotta Lake. There are at least two wells nearby. Alex Pugh is the Geologist that has been assigned to the case.
 Water samples have been collected.
A-649-2002*MDEP received a report of Phosgene gas in a building near the Kennebec County Court house. Phosgene gas was reported because a refrigerant had been heated and refrigerants are known to produce Phosgene gas when heated. The technician who had been working on the system said that an energized bare wire had come in contact with a copper tube containing the refrigerant and burned a hole in the tube causing the release. The refrigerant was R-22 (CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE). No MSDS was available on scene so we called Chem-Trec. Chem-Trec said that R-22 does not break down to Phosgene gas but can produce Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrofluoric Acid, and possibly Carbonyl Halides when in direct contact with "flame or glowing metal". Chief Squires and myself agreed that since the electrical arc lasted for a very short period in a very small area and likely came in contact with a very small amount of R-22 that it is unlikely a measurable amount of toxic vapors were produced. Because the R-22 itself is not considered toxic, there was no ongoing release, and the space had been well ventilated, we considered the space safe for re-entry.
P-797-2002*
	Report of 5 gal. discharge of hydraulic oil from burst line on company yard truck, onto pavement.  Spill area in the "lower pit" area where the trailers are parked.  Response by Poland Spring staff.  No DEP visit at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-726-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	In mid-September 2002, this site was referred to me for investigation by DEP RCRA unit.  In late August an env. consultant for the property had contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding floor drains and subsurface holding/leaching structures (see attached e-mail memo).  The area is on city water and sewer and would likely fall within a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal for oil discharges.

SITE INFORMATION
	Site location is a commercial area of Portland, near the Westbrook city line.  It is adjacent to the Pine Tree Shopping Center, former Valle's Restaurant and the Ramada Inn, and across Brighton Ave. from the Baron Center.  The facility is a former retail, motor fuels UST facility that had been operated as a Shell gas station.  The UST's [five 4000 gal. gaso. & one 100 gal. fuel oil] are reported to have been removed in 1979, though a 500 gal. waste oil UST was abandoned by removal in 1997.  The abandonment in 1979 was prior to DEP regulation of UST facilities.
	Following the 1979 UST removals the site has also been a Stereo On Wheels business, Speedy Auto Glass, Safe Lite Auto Glass, and is now a RepubiCash business.  During a site visit it was listed as For Lease, 917-217-9680.
	In May 2001, ENPRO performed a site assessment.  Field notes from Mr. Niles indicate that test pitting and soil borings (geoprobing?) had been performed.   Petroleum contamination levels over Maine Notification Levels were found, though low at 27-ppm (uncorrected field headspace method).  IR method level of 418-ppm was also noted though this method is not accepted in Maine at this time.
	On 12/2/02, DEP received a copy of Kroll's and ENPRO's assessments.  See attached.

SITE VISIT
	On Friday 9/20/02, I visited the site.  There are the paved over scars of two former dispenser islands in front.  The building is typical of gas stations, with three former garage bays (see site sketch).  I noted no obvious evidence of remaining UST's.   The pavement was broken on either side where they had looked for old UST's.  I also noted what appeared to be probe-holes (borings) through the pavement in what looks like was the former gasoline UST area.
	That afternoon I contacted Mr. Niles to discuss the site and further potential actions.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME
a.	I explained to Mr. Niles that my primary concern, based on past experience with sites like this, was the situation with the old UST's.  In 1979 it was typical to remove the tanks or simply fill them and cover them over.  Usually discharges were not required to be remediated, and often any contamination was simply buried in-place.  As stated above, Maine DEP had no jurisdiction over UST facilities and oil releases at that time (year 1979).  Mr. Niles stated that his clients were not concerned over the former UST's at this time.
b.	Based on present information, no remedial actions are required of the property owners.  Contamination, though minor, is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.   I advised Mr. Niles that his clients should consider clearance from the Maine DEP VRAP [Voluntary Response Action Program] unit.
c.	Old buried product piping likely remains, and if so, should be removed if found; though the DEP has little cause to require further investigation as to this at present.
d.	Separator and waste water tanks are not required to be registered in Maine so I deferred the property owners to DEP BLW for this issue.

S G Brezinski, Oil & hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-807-2002*Earl Tracy of Cianbro called to report the discharge of a vegetable oil based hydraulic oil at berth 14 from the sheet/H pile driver unit.  An estimated 35 gallons of oil is believed to have been discharged.  Media affected are the walkway around "dock-3" and the "alter pit" a sump area in the area.

There is a subsquent sheen in the river from the Creosote pilings already in the river.  OSAT has deployed 500 feet of boom around the outlet should any of the hydraulic oil make contact with the water, precautionary measure.

Notification made, but no request for assistance, no DEP site visit conducted, based on the information given and low volume of material discharged.  No further DEP response action warranted for the call.

Respectfully Submitted

Scott R Cyr
P-808-2002*Four five gallon buckets containing waste oil were found on the Heath Rd in Lebanon.  Product was absorbed with pads and buckets were wiped out.
I-140-2002*On 9-10-02, Dave Frazier of Daigle Oil Company called to report that a customers tank had developed a pin hole leak. It was an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the back room of a restaurant. He thought there was an odor in the building and asked if someone would check it. I met with the owner of the building that day. He was in the process of replacing the tank and had opened windows and cleaned the spill area (concrete floor) with detergent. No odor was present at that time so no further action was necessary.
I-156-2002*On 10-1-2002, Jeff Fisher of Castle Hill called to report that there was an old 30 gallon drum of what was labeled Dinoseb on a property he had recently purchased. I met with him that day, overpacked the drum and got him registered in Department of Agriculture annual Pesticide Pick-up Program. Material was picked up on 10-9-02.
P-445-1998*16 September 1998, responded to rail location where Safe Handling was transferring fuel oil from a rail car to tanker trucks.  A malfunction with the transfer hose or pump caused a discharge that could not be immediately stopped.

The spilled product was cleaned up and properly disposed.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-636-1998*12/28/1998, Downeast Energy reported a fuel oil discharge from the hose of a delivery tank truck.  The report indicated that the discharge occurred when the driver disconnected the hose from the fill of the above ground storage tank and that the scully valve on the hose may have malfunctioned.

No further action required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
I-148-2002*On 9-10-02, Natalie of Daigle Oil reported a customer's tank had been discovered leaking while they were filling it. It happened this was directly across the road from another spill we were working on (I-143-2002). I had the contractor go over when he was done at the other site and excavate any contaminated soil and landspread it at the same place.
P-545-2002*4.17.2002, CMP reported transformer spill.  Contamination cleaned up to DEP satisfaction.  No DEP response and no further action necessary.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-543-2002*6.3.2002, responded to report of a car leaking oil at entered location.  No vehicle found, but did located an oil spot that I wiped up with a few sorbent pads.

No further action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-542-2002*5.31.2002, responded to spill location.  Searles reported that someone rolled a car over on his property and that gasoline was leaking into a stream.  Upon arrival, I observed a large wood lot with a road that I travel to the spill location.  I observed car parts on the road and a residual odor of fuel in the atmosphere.  No clean up feasible.  Phone contact with Searles, he advised that he removed the car from the stream site and contacted the Maine State Police for follow up.

No further action.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
I-150-2002*On 9-6-02, a report that a pump associated with an underground gasoline storage tank was leaking at the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) garage in Sherman was received. I met with Kerry Scates of the DOT in Sherman and observed where the pump had leaked. About 2 yards of soil was removed.
A-550-2002*Received a call from Ron Dorian of Maine Yankee concerning a small spill. He reported that 1 quart of hydraulic oil was spilled to concrete and it is cleaned up. A fitting broke on a piece of equipment.  No further work is needed and no site visit was made.
P-818-2002*A Union Oil driver filled the wrong tank at 33 Elmwood St in Portland.  Apparently, that particular apartment had been changed over to natural gas but the oil tank and line remained.  Approximately 20 gallons of product were discharged to the basement floor which was absorbed with speedy dry. In addition, the oil seeped into a corral type structure which is to be rid of its contaminated portions by Union Oil employees.
P-147-2002*
	Routine confirmation 3/1/02, site visit for intended abandonment by removal of 500-gallon consumptive-use, commercial heating oil UST facility, of unknown age.  Apparently recently registered in 1999 as well.  The facility was apparently abandoned successfully in 1999.  I found no recorded problems were found or reported.

S G Brezinski
P-1022-2001*
	This report covers the discovery and management of gasoline and unspecified oil contamination in the area of state Rt. 196 near the Titus, Getty and Sunoco motor fuel UST facilities in the downtown Lisbon Falls area.  Haley & Aldrich Co. acted as environmental consultant for the Maine DOT.  The project involved the installation, by CMP Contractors, of new drainage piping.  The area is over a mapped S & G Aquifer though is on a municipal water well about 2000' feet away on Ann St.  This area was well studied during remedial work for the Morse Bros. (Downeast Energy) Oil Co. discharge of the 1990's.
	A subsurface investigation was performed by  MDOT environmental people beforehand and contamination was confirmed.  All three gasoline UST facilities have documented and historical contamination that was investigated in the 1990's.  At least partial clean-ups were done at at least the Sunoco and Titus stations.  At the Getty facility, A L Doggett removed old tanks and replaced them, however, did not report the discharges (see report of DEP's Brad Hahn for details). It is an unfortunate fact that even after a good intentioned and diligent soil removal, oil contamination is inevitably unreachable under buildings and public roadways.  In-situ treatment is often not possible or not cost effective.

	MDOT had contaminated soil removed only from areas they excavated for the new line and did not chase it.  I understand that MDOT will not seek reimbursement for its remedial expenses.  See the attached site map for details on the areas excavated.  Further DEP actions are possible in this area.  See also the report of Haley & Aldrich for details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-32-2002*B-32-2002
01/22/2002 00:16

     The Irving Big Stop on Route 1 in Baileyville called to report a spill of 100 gallons of diesel fuel at their pump area.  It was stated that the fuel shut off had failed overfilling a truck's fuel tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-285-2002*B-285-2002
05/20/2002 16:00

     Don Robbins of Enviroinvestigations & Remediation Inc. called to report discovering some gasoline contamination while conducting soil borings for the expansion of Wilson Street in Brewer near Cumberland Farms.  PID levels within the 5 borings ranged from 900-3000 ppm.  Since the area is considered "non-sensitive" being served by a public water supply, no immediate action was taken.  The case was given to Technical Services staff for possible follow up.
P-460-2002*
Report of uneducated shipyard employee dumping mineral oil based machine tool coolant to drain to Kittery sewage treatment facility.  Preventive booming at river outfalls.

S G Brezinski
P-816-2002*
	During the 10/31/02, excavation of PCE contaminated soil from an old, former dry cleaner location.  Comprehensive Env. and the excavator contractor struck and ruptured a water line they thought was dead.  Presumed PCE contaminated water flooded the excavation and parking lot.  Mr. Niles, of Comprehensive Env. called DEP response seeking guidance on the water disposal as they were unable to reach Kathy Niziolek of DEP Remediation (a.k.a. Uncontrolled Sites) Div.  Apparently Ms. Niziolek was not informed they would be excavation this day.  I reached Nizileck eventually, and I understand she contacted Niles and later visited the site.

	On Fri. 11/1/02, I visited and met a Commercial Paving Co. crew on site as they were finishing the work.  The site is located in the rear of the shopping center behind the Rent-A-Center (see site sketch).  The area is commercial use, on municipal water & sewer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
P-813-2002*Standard overfill; spilled product to cement pad cleaned up with speedi dry and pads.
P-814-2002*A CN Brown driver overfilled an AST discharging approximately one gallon to the ground which was dug up and bagged for disposal at a later date.
P-828-2002*Please see attached.
P-819-2002*A Perron Oil deliverer overfilled a tank in Kennebunk.  Product discharged from a cross-threaded level indicator to the basement slab and was absorbed with pads but prior to a response wicked into 2x4's and carpeting.  Sorbent materials were taken for disposal by DEP.  Afflicted portion of wall to be replaced.
P-821-2002*Ms Cowdrey reported noxious odors on her street which turned out to be a newly tilled field fertilized and manured.
P-822-2002*A technician for Kleen Oil Co spilled approximately one gallon of kerosene to the ground at 31 Angler's Rd in Windham.  They were instructed to excavate the contaminated soil and deliver it to CRS.
A-555-2002*Received a report from Union Fire Department there was a can of Naptha on the side of Route 17. It may have been leaking and it was near the St. George river. Dan Davis of the office went to investigate. He found an empty 5 gallon can of naptha on the side of the road. Some of the naptha had spilled, but only on the paved surface and none had made it's way to the St. George River.  No further action is necessary on this spill.
A-662-2002*This spill was caused as a result of a vehicle accident involving pickup truck with portable diesel tank in back. The tank was not secured properly. +/-30 gal dyed fuel was spilled to snow and Wilson Stream (still surface water). Sorbents and a skimmer were used for recovery of the oil. 14 gallons of oil were recovered, plus numerous oil soaked sorbent pads.
A-387-2002*Received a report from Janet Dyer of CMP concerning a small transformer oil spill. She reported that a transformer in Gardiner suffered damage after a tree fell on the wires. Approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was spilled. PCB content was less then 2 ppm. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the paved surface was washed. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this incident.
P-1053-2001*Liberty Oil was hired by the Better Box Company to install a second fuel oil tank at their facility.  The second tank was manifolded to the existing tank improperly causing the return line from the furnace to overfill the second tank, spilling fuel oil out through the vent pipe.  We excavated soil and vacuumed out the perimeter drain.  Liberty Oil's Insurance company hired Ambrose Environmental to oversee the cleanup, they in turn hired Engel Environmental Services to do a subsurface investigation at the location.  The Better Box Company's well is located near the perimeter drain discharge point although no oil was found there.  There is also a neighbor's (Ken Vigor) well located nearby.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-824-2002*A corrosion hole caused the discharge of an unknown amount of #2 fuel to a wooden floor and ground below.  The homeowner washed down the wood (through his own prerogative) and removed 3 yards of soil from below the porch.  Bedrock is within close proximity(visible in most areas) in addition to both their well and the neighbor's.  DEP's technical services division is involved to deal with potential well contamination.

As a point of interest, the homeowner was offered the opportunity, but preferred not to associate himself with fund coverage.
P-826-2002*
SUMMARY
	On Tues. 11/5/02, I responded to a facility and tire fire of the previous evening at this tire recycling and shredding facility.  Tire (rubber) fires can at times lead to oil runnoff from melted tires and the fire-fighting water.   The business is located at a rural commercial area off Route 236.  See the DEP Solid Waste Div. license file for further details on the business.
 	I met Mr. Sciaba and Fire Chief Muzeroll onsite, and was given a tour of the facility.  I noted ash and pools of water but no oily runnoff.  The runnoff  ditch at the rear of the facility was dry.  I advised no further action regarding discharges.  Sciaba advised that the ash & fire debris was destined for a landfill.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-827-2002*
	Report of small oily bilge material accidentally discharged to Piscataqua River, from uncapped transfer hose.  Berth 13, within high security area.  Response by PNSY responders, no DEP visit at time.  This area, though part of the river, is subject to strong tidal currents and often will disperse a discharge very quickly, so amount of product recovered may be limited.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-831-2002*A waste oil tank (containing more than just waste oil) was used as a workbench for a welding operation which triggered an explosion displacing the tank and two employees, as well as discharging its contents throughout the garage and into a portion of the store.  Most product maintained inside the facility; what got away was absorbed with pads and boom.  Clean Harbors initiated and was present for the entire decontamination process, as well as assuming all necessary disposal.

Some good pictures!
P-832-2002*Standard overfill; most of product caught in cap, some to cement pad, cleaned with sorbents.
P-612-2002*
	During a building check, management workers discovered and old AST had leaked in the building basement.  On 8/20/02, I visited and confirmed that the oil discharge was old and much of the spillage had been dewatered out by the sump pump, presumably to the sewer system.  On 10/18/02, Clean Harbors removed 3.5 tons of soil under a DEP virgin letter.  A DEP rep was unable to attend the clean-up.  There was no reported odor problem in the building.

S G Brezinski
I-161-2002*On 10-17-02, this office was informed of a spill the previous day at the residence of Ronaldo Jandreau. Due to an overfill by JSB Energy about 30 gallons was spilled onto his lawn. JSB Energy hired a contractor to dig the contaminated soil out. I inspected the work the following day and no further action is required.
A-166-2001*I received a call 3/20/01, from Laura Tarbox concerning an oil spill near her home in East Winthrop.  Dead River made a delivery of #2 fuel oil on 3/14/01, to a rental property owned by Glen Gurette of Augusta.  During the delivery, the truck's hose failed causing a discharge to the paved driveway and lawn of the Gurette residence.  Tarbox is an immediate abuttor and has young children who play in the area.  Dead River had used sorbent litter and dug a small collection sump on the edge of the lawn to clean up the spill.  The property is located on the shore of Cobbossee lake, approximately 100 feet from the waterline.  The spill was small, however, the neighbors were concerned so I conducted a site visit.  I deployed some sorbent boom in the small depression where surface runoff from the driveway had collected.  A light sheen was visible after rainfall.  Most of the spill was to pavement, and no soil removal was warranted.  There was no impact to surface water.  I contacted Dead River and verbally warned them about failure to report.  No further action by response services is required.
P-565-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Wed. 7/17/02, I responded to an anonymous complaint of a historical discharge being disturbed, and of the contamination having somehow gotten into the water line feeding the building.  A 7/10/02 sample, reported to be of the tap water, was tested to be 72-ppb GRO (likely high-end DRO peaks?).  A sample from the hydrant was ND; so it was being contaminated underground somewhere between the hydrant and faucet.  The business effected was a tenant named Harraseeket Restoration.  In Feb. of 2001, DEP's Sheryl Bernard had responded to a K1 AST leak when CD Express occupied the building.  Clean-up excavation in 2001 was limited by buried drain and water lines (see P-92-01).
	Onsite I spoke with two employees installing a new, copper, water line for the tenants.  Soils dug out were a sandy fill over marine silt.  Much of this soil may be fill and groundwater may be tidily influenced.  All the soil was to be returned to the ground.  DEP's Stephen Flannery also received a call on this and visited later in the day.  We both noted no noticeable oil odor in the soil and no free product atop the water (see site sketch).

CONCLUSIONS
	Flannery and I required no soil removal at the time, as the new water line should should have prevented further contamination of the water line, which did not please the employees.  How the petroleum contamination entered the water is not understood for sure at this time.  Portland Water District was to resample the water after the new line is installed.
	Much of this industrial area is already known to be contaminated and a more thorough remediation is not cost effective under the BS-1 Clean-Up Goal.  Contamination is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-664-2002*A trash truck flipped and spilled the contents of its saddle tank to the roadside. The spiller provided excavation and disposal for contaminated soil.
A-187-2001*This spill was caused by an oil burner repair technician who failed to properly tighten the filter on an AST in the basement of Mrs. Hicks home.  An unknown quantity of oil leaked to the dirt floor and caused significant odor issues for Mrs. Hicks.  Jim Meyer, sole proprietor of Western Mountain Burner Service, claimed he had no insurance and requested to be allowed to remediate the spill himself.  Through hand digging in the dirt basement,  a coarse sand lens was discovered which lead beneath the fieldstone foundation footing toward the side yard.  The oil had followed the permeable sand and spread away from the house.  With no groundwater resources known to be at risk, the odor issue was resolved by the hand dug soil removal and ventilation.  There was a tremendous snow load (72") in the yard and the septic system was in the same area so it was determined to wait until spring to excavate additional soils.  In the spring after the yard dried out, we went back with an excavator and removed approximately 50 tons of soil from the side yard.  Some contaminated soil was left in place due to the proximity of surface water (Flagstaff lake), and the leach field from the septic system.  However, the large majority of contaminated soil was removed.  Meyer coordinated with the town of Kingfield and obtained several loads of compost.  I reviewed a land spread agreement, and a site at the Carrabassett Valley Firefighting Training Area was approved by DEP and the Town.  The soil was spread and compost was tilled in together.  The resulting mixture was mulched and seeded to stabilize soils.  No further work is expected by Response Services other than follow up soil sampling to assess degradation.
B-594-2002*P.J.Martin Oil Co. called to report that "the bottom fell out of a tank" at a home owned by Clarence Hardwick. The cellar was full of oil and they had a burner man on the way and were collecting sorbents to recover the oil.
   On my arrival, I found Kevin Lunt, an independent burner man hired by Martin Oil, working on minimizing the spill. He had disconnected the tank and laid it on its side to stop any more oil escaping from a 1-5/8" crack that was about 19" from its bottom (see picture). There were large puddles of oil on the gravel floor. No residents were home as the odors upstairs were very strong. I was told that the residents were a young lady and a 6-week-old baby. The oil company had already given some money to them so that they could find housing for the night. Later I learned from Mr. Hardwick that there were no children living at the home, just his adult daughter.
   With Mr. Lunt's assistance and later that of Mr. Mitchell, the delivery truck driver, we used sorbent pads to collect the free product. It was obvious that the gravel floor had absorbed a lot of the oil. Mr. Hardwick said that the natural soil was dense clay and he had added a 3-4" layer of gravel. There is no drain and he removes any accumulated water by sump pump. Lucky for us the sump pump hose had fallen out of the cellar window and was circulating oil to the cellar floor when Mr. Lunt arrived.
   The following day (11/7), I hired Clean Harbors Inc. to empty the damaged tank and remove the saturated sorbents. On Saturday (11/9), Clean Harbors began to remove the oil-contaminated gravel. Due to the Sunday and Veterans' Day the gravel clean up was completed on 11/12. The odor upstairs was no longer a problem and Ms. Hardwick moved back in. On 11/13, John Selleck, DEP Tech Services, and I installed a power vent system to control any lingering oil vapors.
  On 11/9, I met with Mr. Hardwick. I explained the cleanup procedure and assisted him in filling out an AST Insurance fund application, which he was to mail to the Maine Fire Marshal's office.
   The question of responsibility for the spill arose. It was obvious that the standard 275-oil tank had pressurized and burst. This could only have happened during delivery. The driver did not report the incident, but returned to the scene when Ms. Hardwick reported a strong oil smell to Mitchell Oil Co. The driver told me that he had a whistle but that it was not the normal sound. On the evening of my first visit, I examined the tank as it lay on its side in the cellar. With a flashlight I could see that it still held a lot of oil and I could also see an irregular object the size of a tennis ball floating in the oil. When Clean Harbors Inc. vacuumed the remaining oil from the tank they encounterrd problems keeping the stinger's mouth clear. They did remove a piece of bark (see picture) about 3'' X  1" X  ?". I don't believe that this is what I saw the first night, so I believe there were more objects in the tank. I looked over the piping and found that there was a gauge and whistle. The fill was 2" ID and the vent 1 1/4" ID. After the tank was removed to the outdoors I could clearly see the bulged metal around the burst seam (see picture). While I did not ask the driver if oil had been forced out the vent at the time of filling, he did not say that it had when I asked him about the events. On 11/9, I took a pair of soil samples directly below the outside fill. A bag headspace test with my PID calibrated to isobutylene and with a 355 set point gave me a result of 840 ppm. A second sample from soil next to the first read 1549 ppm. This is after a torrential rain that arrived the evening the event occurred. The 1549 number shows that the oil contamination was fairly new even after the heavy rain.
   While tank must have burst while the fuel was being delivered it is possible that the objects I found inside the tank partially occluded the vent causing the pressurization. Due to the possibil
A-190-2001*This spill occurred as a result of snow and ice load causing the nipple between the filter and tank to fail.  The tank was 275 gallon located outside and was full.  Bedrock is approx. 2 feet beneath the ground surface and oil traveled through the shallow soils into a 4" PVC perimeter drain pipe which lead to a forested wetland.  We cut some trees, removed stumps and soil to recover oil.  Free product was floating in the surface of the wetland area, and we used sorbents to collect what oil we could.  McGee Construction did the excavation.  Water saturated soils were stockpiled on site and allowed to drain, then transported for disposal.  The site was then stabilized with silt fence and mulch hay.  There are two wells at risk, belonging to the tank owner and a neighbor.  I sampled the owner's well, and Pat Seaward from Tech Services sampled the neighbor's well.  Results were non detect for the initial round.  No further work should be required for this site.
B-572-2002*       On October 24, 2002, at 0930 we received a call from Ryan Mallory of Central Maine Power reporting a leaky valve at a substation on the Powers Road in Hartland.  About one gallon of mineral oil leaked onto a concrete pad and the ground.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbent pads and excavation.
P-875-2002*A truck driver attempted to leave the station without shutting off the pump or removing the handle from his saddle tank resulting in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of diesel to the cement pad and some pavement.  Lisbon FD cleaned the mess with speedi dry and sorbent pads.
A-130-2002*   DOT reported a spill of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil via a broken line on a plow truck.  Spill occurred at a DOT maintenance yard; almost  all product was reportedly recovered using sorbents.  No DEP visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-133-2002*   DEP received an after-hours report that "stuff and foam" was visible on the river at Boothbay Harbor between Farnum Point and East Boothbay.  The caller claimed this was the third time in the past week  they had noticed it and simply wanted to make DEP aware of it.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
P-836-2002*On 11/7/02, Greg O'Brien received a call from Al Bugbee of Irving Oil reporting a spill at a client's business in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed an above ground storage tank located in a crawl space under the building.  The tank had suffered internal corrosion and had leaked approximately 30 gallons of oil.  Irving Oil was on site cleaning up the spill and replacing the tank.  I advised Irving to remove what saturated materials they could from the crawl space.  Much oil had been soaked up with sorbent pads.  The space is well ventilated and should not provide a source of continuing oil odor to the business.  No further action anticipated.
A-193-2001*The recovery boiler at the mill was shut down.  Excess black liquor flowed from the pulp mill to the waste water treatment plant causing a foaming event at the effluent collection structure at the WWTP.  These structures are vented and do not have secondary containment.  The acidic foam/water mix (pH 0.7) overflowed into the road next to the waste treatment plant control building.  The foam collected in a ditch mixing with snow, ice, and melt water.  A vacuum truck was employed to suck the mixture up and transport to the WWTP for disposal.  The spilled material flowed to a stormwater catchbasin to a sedimentation pond.  Several pH samples were obtained by SAPPI to determine the acidity of the spilled mixture over the course of the recovery.  A letter from SAPPI dated 3/30/01 describes the event in detail, a copy attached.  The spill event was reported nearly 5 hours after it occurred.  No site visit was made.
A-206-2001*I received a call from Togus VA that a hydraulic hose had broken on one of their tractors spraying several cars in the vicinity. Approximately 1 -2 gallons of hydraulic oil was estimated lost.   Togus personnel cleaned the cars with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
A-226-2001*I received a report from Webber Oil in Rangeley concerning the Wilcox residence.  During a delivery, the technician noticed a small stain of oil near the filter on the outdoor 275 gallon tank.  It is is unclear, but the nipple between filter and tank became cracked during the delivery and a small amount of oil, estimated at less than 5 gallons, leaked to the ground.  This was cleaned up with sorbents, the tank was immediately pumped out and the nipple replaced by Webber.  I contacted the Wilcox's and confirmed it was a very small discharge.  The home is served by private water supply.  I did not make a site visit due to heavy work load.  I relied on the the evaluation of Webber and the homeowner that this was a minor spill.
A-208-2001*C.N. Brown reported an overfill at the Crowley residence.  It was reported as a minor spill 1- 2 gallons, however, the homeowner was concerned that it was more than that and her drilled well was approximately 50 feet away.  I conducted a site visit and determined soil removal would be necessary.  Oil had sprayed the cedar clapboard siding on the house, and CNB hired a carpenter to replace the soiled siding.  The driver had also drizzled oil into the driveway as the full hose was wound back onto the the delivery truck.  CNB later replaced the pavement which was badly stained.  I hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the soil and haul it to Dragon Products for disposal. Based on the volume of soil we removed, I would estimate the spill at somewhat more than 1 -2 gallons, possibly 5 - 10 gallons.   I obtained a water sample from Mrs. Crowley's well in August and tested for Diesel Range Organics (DRO).  Results were non detect.  Kip replaced the fill and mulched and seeded the area.  Over several months, the fill settled and Kip had to return to refill and seed the excavation.  It was right under the eve, so the water running off the roof tended to compact and settle the fill.  A follow up water sample in June, 2002 indicated non detect for DRO.  No further action is expected.
A-225-2001*I received a report of spill at the Drapeau residence from Community Oil.  The estimated volume based on delivery records and an assumed usage rate was 80 gallons.  The outdoor 275 had a nipple failure between filter and the tank caused by snow and ice load.  The tank contents had emptied, the mobile home became cold, and Ms. Drapeau called Community Oil to remedy the situation.  The technician repaired the nipple and refilled the tank.  The spill was then reported to DEP.   I made a site visit.  There was no evidence of spilled oil.  The ground near the tank was frozen and all the snow had been removed by Ms. Dapeau's son.  The mobile home is on a slab.  We opened the skirt up and there were no vapors or evidence of leakage under the home.  Rob N. Peale, Tech services geologist, conducted an evaluation of water supply wells in the area and found one well used by the Mexico water treatment plant for process water only, located over 1000 feet away from the Drapeau residence.  No other wells were in evidence.  The area is served with public water.  Since there were no water resources at risk, and no vapor issues at the Drapeau home, I did not require excavation.
A-228-2001*I was contacted by Livermore Falls Fire Dept. for assistance.  They had been called to the Androscoggin Savings Bank in response to a strong chemical smell.  There were 12 people being evaluated who worked in the building.  The FD had evacuated the building.  People had symptoms of sore throat, nausea, eyes burning.  I responded to the site.  It was snowing hard and took over an hour to get on scene.  The FD had used smoke ejectors to ventilate the building.  We conducted a level B entry with SCBA.  The fire fighters had already been all through the 4 story building to ensure that all persons had been evacuated.  There was no apparent source of the chemical smell to be found.  All the people being evaluated were allowed to go home.  This case remains an unsolved mystery.
A-274-2001*John Fraser called in to report a spill at his camp in Rangeley Plantation.  He had gone up and found his tank empty, and was unsure how much fuel had been in the tank but estimates 1/4 tank = approximately 60 gallons.  Snow and ice broke the nipple between the tank and filter allowing the tank to drain to the ground.  The camp is located on an extremely steep slope.  Camp is located just off Rt 4 Rangely Plantation 1.1 mile beyond South Shore drive. Look for skis crossed on gable end of camp.  The camp is estimated 250' away from Rangeley lake.  There is a perimeter drain which exits 50' down gradient of the camp.  There was a slight oil odor at the outfall, but no visual product.  The camp itself is cut into the side hill, and the tank was on the uphill side.  To conduct any excavation would potentially undercut Route 4.  There were no odor issues in the camp.  The camp is served by public water.  I decided that no action was warranted here, and Mr. Fraser was in agreement.
A-277-2001*I received a call from Beth DeHaas of the tanks unit.  She had been contacted by Jocks Variety in Fairfield that they were losing prime on the no lead, therefore evidence of a leak.  I went to the site with Ted Scharf from tanks, and met Ted Haskell and Wadleigh's rep. David LaPierre.  They were doing some hand digging on top of the tank to expose the piping and connection to the tank.  The system is a single wall cathodically protected tank with a suction system installed in 1985 with fiberglass piping updated in 1991.  Source of a leak could be flex connectors at the tank or at the dispenser.  The excavation revealed that the connections appeared to be in good order.  Ted cut into the fiberglass line and installed a pressure valve to pressure test the line.  We found out the next day that the piping held.  It appears that the fitting on top of the tank had been loosened by frost or some other influence causing the loss of prime.  No gasoline was discharged.  The system was repaired and returned to service.
A-280-2001*I received a call from the Franklin County Sherriff's Office concerning a vehicle that had gone off the road into a drainage way.  The car had leaked a small amount of gasoline, estimated at 8 gallons.  The Temple Fire Department used sorbents to recover what they could, but they estimated only a partial recovery.  The car had been removed and towed away.  I called the Deputy for a copy of the accident report so I could identify the RP, but have no record of receiving a reply.  No site visit was made.
B-541-2002*MR. AND MRS. WRIGHT MOVED TO MAINE AND BUILT A HOUSE IN DEER ISLE.  THE FIRST WELL THEY DRILLED WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH SURFACE WATER AND SEAWATER.   THEIR SECOND WELL, DRILLED IN JULY OF 2002, APPEARED TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH WEATHERED GASOLINE ON THE ORDER OF 820 PPB.   THEY SOUGHT HELP FROM THE MAINE WATER WELL COMMISSION, WHO TURNED THE CASE OVER TO US.

ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE I TOOK ON 10/9/02, SHOWED CONTAMINATION HAD DROPPED TO 230 PPB, BUT THE GASOLINE CONSTITUENTS OF MTBE AND BTEX WERE VIRTUALLY ABSENT.   GEOLOGIST PAUL BLOOD BELIEVED THE CONTAMINANT TO BE A WATER SOLUBLE DRILLING LUBRICANT, BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPOUNDS, THE APPEARANCE OF THE CHROMATOGRAMS AND THE FACT THAT THE CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANT HAD DROPPED 70% IN 3 MONTHS. HE BELIEVED THE PROPER COURSE WAS TO PUMP THE WELL HARD AND RESAMPLE SPECIFICALLY FOR BENZENE, ETHYL-BENZENE, TOLUENE AND XYLENE.

AS OF 11/19/02, I'VE PROVIDED THE WRIGHTS WITH RESULTS AND OUR OPINION, AND AM WAITING FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME.
B-604-2002*The Dead River Company called to report that their service man had found a small spill at the Heather Podolsky residence, 26 Jefferson Street, Bangor. The cellar tank had corroded and leaked about a quart of #2 onto the concrete cellar floor. None of the oil reached a drain and they cleaned it up with sorbent materials. The tank was temporarily patched and plans were made to replace it. I did not go to the scene.
B-602-2002*AS THE OPERATOR OF A SMALL FUEL OIL BUSINESS, MIKE WHITNEY NATURALLY ACCUMULATES A LOT OF OLD OIL TANKS, WHICH HE STORES BEHIND HIS SHOP UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY CAN BE CUT UP FOR DISPOSAL.

THAT WAS THE PLAN FOR THE DAY OF THE 12TH, BUT  MIKE'S CREW DISCOVERED ONE TANK WAS NOT AS EMPTY AS THEY'D THOUGHT.  TIPPING IT ON ITS SIDE TO CUT IT UP OR LOAD IT, AN ESTIMATED 5 GALLONS OF OILY SLUDGE WAS SPILLED TO THE GROUND. A STAIN WAS MADE AND THE NEXT DAY, A SHEEN, AS RAIN FLOATED THE OIL TOWARD THE ROAD.

MIKE CALLED A CONTRACTOR TO DIG IT UP ON THE 13TH, AND REPORTED THE SPILL.  I GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO SPREAD THE WASTE AT IRELAND'S IN LINCOLN.
B-498-2002*Mr. Upton called to report that workers at the North Twin dam had noticed a sheen on the waters of the tailrace. This would be the West Branch of the Penobscot River. They were in the act of removing old dam timbers that had been coated with creosote. The sheen was about 6'X6'. They had installed a boom to contain and absorb the creosote. It was reported that no sheen was noted below the boom. The work would be completed in one day. No further action is expected.
P-883-2002*Downeast delivery truck's hose leaked 2 gallons onto the road.  All cleaned up by Downeast.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-357-2001*I received a call from Mary Throckmorton a homeowner in Somerville.  She hired a contractor, David Hallowell to install a septic system.  He had completed most of the work, but needed to loam and seed the leach field.  He delivered a load of loam, and it seemed to smell like petroleum, so Ms. Throckmorton called DEP for assistance.  I went to the site and took three bag headspace samples from the soil pile.  There were very low concentrations of volatiles in the soil.  9 ppm. 7.4 ppm. 6.0 ppm were the readings I got.  These are not indicative of any high concentration of contamination.  I contacted David Hallowell by phone.  He told me he had been delivering asphalt in his truck before he picked up the loam, and that is what he thought the odor was attributed to.  It seemed reasonable to me, and I advised Ms. Throckmorton that this was not likely to cause adverse health problems.  She seemed satisfied.  No additional work expected for this incident.
I-179-2002*During the first N'oreaster of the year, a wild and wintry snow storm, a truck belonging to Fitzpatrick & Sons failed to negotiate a corner on I-95 at mile 277 (N 46 01' 22.3" , W 68 17' 21").

Due to the weather we were unable to recover the vehicle or the spilled product until 11/19/02 (2 days later).

When I arrived on scene, the tow truck operator had just completed his recovery of the tractor. I pumped about 20 gallons from the leaking tank after it was righted and brought back to the highway. Another 40 gallons was recovered from the belly tank that supplies the refer unit on the box.

The saddle tank had a 9 inch tear, which released all product above the tear.

The refer tank was dripping fuel while upside down and hadn't lost much, but the tow operator requested it be pumped down in order to reduce the risk of spillage while towing what is left of the box unit.

Site is on very end of an esker and much of the oil ran into a gravel / sand layer about a foot thick. We removed as much contamination as practical and installed a recovery well to give the oil a place to go. Site will be tended until oil stops entering recovery well.

No further response action required
P-1005-2001*Ron Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons reported that contamination had been discovered during the removal of a waste oil AST at WA Messer in Westbrook.  The area was being excavated for a building addition.  The soil was tested by Commercial Recycling and accepted for disposal.  No further action is expected in this matter.
B-615-2002*MOTORING DOWN THE HILL NEAR THE RAILROAD OVERPASS, A BOBCAT BELONGING TO VEAZIE DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS BURST A HOSE, SPRAYING AN ESTIMATED 2 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL ONTO THE STREET AND SNOWBANK.  WHAT OIL COULD BE RECOVERED WAS GOTTEN WITH SORBENT PADS.
A-358-2001*Bill Anderson, Town of Washington, CEO, called to report a minor spill at Lane Construction gravel pit on Rt. 220.  He indicated he had been to the site for an inspection.  A loose filter on the gravel screener caused some minor leakage.  Lane operates an asphalt batch plant, so they excavated the stained soil and added it to the aggregate in the batch plant.  Bill assured me it was a small leak, and that it had been properly cleaned up.  No site visit was made.

Directions to the site:  Route 17 to Route 220.  Turn right.  Proceed 2 miles, pit on the left.
A-359-2001*I received a call from Linda Brann concerning an oil odor from the roadside ditch near her home.  She referenced her brother covering up some material, possibly diesel contamination, but it was unclear what the source of the spill was.  I made a site inspection.  I found the mailbox 636 near her home.  I inspected both sides of the road and found no evidence of a spill.  I checked with State Police and Kennebec County Sheriff's Office and there were no reported accidents near this location.  I left Ms. Brann a message and never heard back from her.
A-360-2001*Paula Smith, office administrator at CN Brown reported a minor overfill at the Richard Moore residence in Augusta.  CNB estimated less than 1 gallon burped up out of the vent.  It was immediately cleaned up with sorbents.  I contacted Mr. Moore and left him a phone message requesting whether he was satisfied with the cleanup, no odor issues etc.  I did not hear back from him.  No site visit was made.
A-626-2002*  Casey Cramton, of Dead River, called this office on 10-17-03, to report an oil spill that had occurred the day before. They overfilled an AST at the residence of Kim Doucette in Mexico, ME. According to Casey the whistle was very weak and oil squirted out the vent onto the siding and cement walkway. They did some cleanup that day and would return once more to finish up. No site visit was made and no further action will be needed.
A-367-2001*Richard Bostwick reported a small spill at his home.  He had recently purchased his house.  Out back behind his shed, the previous owner had left a small container of Kerosene.  The drum had rusted causing the discharge to soil.  The location was very tight with no access for heavy equipment.  Richard worked  hard and dug the soil by hand, stockpiling on site.  He did an excellent job, providing a thorough removal.  I hired Jim Kalloch construction to move the soil and haul to CRS in Scarborough for disposal.  No indoor odor issues associated with the spill.  Town water serves this area.

Note: Due to E911 numbering changes, the new address for this property is 17 Lincoln Street.
A-368-2001*I received a call from State Police reporting a diesel spill at Maine Yankee (MY).  The spill was reportedly near a storm sewer and of sufficient quantity that a site visit was conducted.  I met with MY representatives and Donald Bohanan, driver of a box truck from Randall's Express.  Bohanan was making a delivery and drove a bit too fast over a prodigious speed bump, rupturing his fuel system.  The speed bump consisted of diamond plate ramp covering a large diameter hose.  The design of the ramp did not allow very much clearance.  By the time I got down there, the fuel line was plugged with Plug-n-Dike.  MY personnel had put down sorbents and blocked off the storm sewer to prevent discharge to surface water. All the discharged fuel was to pavement.   The cleanup was completed with sorbents.
B-612-2002*R.H.Foster Co. called to report that they overfill the cellar AST at the home of David Mitchell, 83 Holyoke St., Brewer. They estimated that about one gallon of #2 leaked from the fittings onto the concrete floor. None of it reached a drain and they recovered the spilled product.
A-393-2001*I received a report of spilled diesel at Pikes Corner Oasis in Livermore Falls.  I made a site visit and found significant staining on the concrete pad and asphalt surrounding the diesel island.  A customer had overfilled their tank and driven off.  Pikes provided the estimate of 18 gallons, it is unclear how that was determined.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents, with the exception of what adhered to the pavement and concrete.
A-434-2001*Skowhegan Fire Department reported a diesel spill at Skowhegan Mainway facility, Route 201.  I responded to check on the clean up.  A dispenser hose had ruptured and the emergency shut off for the pump was activated.  Apparently a truck had driven over the hose earlier, weakening it.  The Fire Department had diked off a small pool of product preventing it from entering the handy storm drain.  Cleanup was with sorbents.  I assisted in the cleanup and departed.
A-435-2001*Central Maine Power reported a spill at pole 32, High St. Gardiner.  The leak was of < 1 gallon mineral oil.  It was cleaned up by CMP staff with sorbents.  It is unclear what caused the leak.  No site visit was made.
A-674-2002*   DEP received an after-hours notification that petroleum odors were evident in a section of the city of Augusta.  A moist air mass was in place with steady drizzle, and this served to keep odors from dissipating.  Fire Department and DEP staff were unable to locate any source on the first evening, but the situation had the appearance of a road or cellar spill of heavy fuel oil that may have impacted the city storm water system.
   At 1500 the following day, the Fire Department again contacted DEP to report that a smouldering open-top rail car had been discovered at a metal scrap yard (Industrial Metal Recycling) and that this was undoubtedly the source of the odors.  Workers on scene were unable to identify the cause of the burn, but smoke was visibly drifting into a dense residential neighborhood.  Discussion ensued as to what risk to health was presented, and what response was appropriate.  The DEP SOC (Sait) was contacted; it was decided that the Fire Department would take the lead on this matter and that no air sampling by DEP would be conducted.
   An engineer (McAvoy) for Industrial Metal arrived and explained that he believed that fine cast-iron filings in the rail car had reacted with water (rain) to produce heat/steam.  It is likely that this in turn enhanced the volatilization of cutting oil (CAS #64742-63-6) that was present on steel shavings also on the rail car.  It was decided that the car would be tarped to slow the reaction and transported off-site the next day.

A-443-2001*I received a late report from Mead Paper concerning an oil spill that had happened earlier in the day.  Unit R-15 paper machine had a malfunctioning screw top flow adjuster.  250 gallons of lube oil were lost to the process sewer.  Mead's report of the incident is attached.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-444-2001*Jay Fire Department called to report a small diesel spill at the CN Brown Red Shield Gas station on Route 4 in Jay.  A truck driver, Duane Weaver, was busy doing something.  He was not, however, watching the diesel pour into his tank and subsequently on to the ground.  An estimated 5 gallons was lost to pavement and cleaned up with sorbents.  I did inspect the site later on my way to another spill.  It appeared to be cleaned up in accordance with our expectations.  There was staining in evidence on the asphalt pad near the dispenser.
P-858-2002*Received a call from Gerry Mirabile, Central Maine Power, regarding the removal of a breaker at their Surrowiec 345kV Substation, Allen Road, Pownal, ME.  The breaker was controlled by an air compressor that occasionally discharged oil onto the ground.  CMP planned on removing all oil contaminated soil during the replacement project.  The removal of soil was scheduled for 11/20/2002.

On 11/20/2002, a minor amount of contamination was excavated.  No free product was observed, and  clay was encountered at approximately 3' below grade limiting any downward migration.
A-445-2001*I received a report of sodium hypochlorite spilled to containment at Mead.  I spoke with Randy Gordon, incident commander for Mead's haz mat team.  The team made an entry on SCBA and determined that a level indicator had failed, causing the sodium hypochlorite tank to continue to receive product and overflow into containment.  The system was shut off.  The team used pumps to recover some spilled product.  The recovered product was re-used in the treatment plant, where it is used anyway.  Residual product was sorbed up with litter and disposed as solid waste.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-451-2001*I received a call from Frank Dunlap, FPL Energy, concerning a dam failure on the West River Road in Waterville.  The dam impounds Messalonskee Stream just before the confluence with the Kennebec River.  The granite face of the dam collapsed, see attached newspaper photo and article.  Following the collapse FPL was draining the impoundment above the dam to minimize stress on the remaining structure.  There was a slight sheen showing up on the water in pools below the dam.  I inspected the site and found no source for the sheen.  I did see the sheen, but it was very slight.  It was alleged that an old coal gas plant was run in the vicinity years ago, and that some of the coal tar could have been exposed causing the sheen.  I did not find evidence of that, and no further investigation was done.
A-452-2001*I received a call from Exit 26 Quick Stop Citgo, Manager, Gary Emmons.  They received a delivery of gasoline from Mapes Oil of Springvale.  The delivery driver overfilled the tank by four gallons, spilling product to the concrete pad around the dispensers.  The spill was cleaned up with pads and absorbent litter.  I conducted a site visit to confirm it was contained to the pad.  The Mapes driver was gone, and the manager could not provide a good explanation why the overfill float valve did not work.  I suspect the delivery driver stuck something down the drop tube to defeat the float and maximize the fill, and did not shut off in time.  This is only speculation on my part.  No further action required.
P-426-2002*
REPORT INTRODUCTION
	On 6/20/02, DEP received notice from Mr. Bryant of Hebron Academy of oil stains below an old, out-of-service fuel AST oil bulk plant that the school was going to dismantle in July.  Clean Harbors and Les Wilson & Sons would be cleaning and removing the facility.  The facility had been o-o-s since 1998.
	During a site visit with Mr. Bryant I was told that the school is on public water from Hall's Pond.  The site is about 500' off the south side of Rt. 119, about 1/4 mile west of the school.  I noted no residences or other buildings within 300'.  I advised Mr. Bryant of the state AST Ins. program and gave him an application to send to the Fire Marshal.  Hebron Academy chose Clean-Up Option 1, for DEP management

FACILITY INFORMATION
	The facility consisted of a 10,000 gallon and a 15,000 gallon steel AST's resting on the ground.  I understand that this was bulk storage for delivery to the school buildings.  All piping was steel and above ground.  A soil berm surrounded most of the AST area (see photos).  The school also has other AST's, of consumptive-use type, at the maintenance facility and classroom buildings.  See photos for details of the tanks and loading racks.

CONTAMINATION EVALUATION
	During my initial visit I noted surface stains of spills in soil around the offloading area (see Photo 1).  Extent of the contamination could not be determined without test pits.  On 9/4/02, after the tanks had been removed, we excavated with a Hebron Academy backhoe.  The soil contamination in the truck loading rack area (see photos) was not severe.  By the off-loading area (fill pipes for the tanks), we noted strong and dark oil tainted soil below the surface.  It appeared spoil removal would exceed 20 yards which precluded landfarming approval in this area.  With a concern over eventual development of this property for housing with private water wells, I judged that an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal to be most appropriate at this time (see attached DT).

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Maine DEP hired the nearby Washburn Excavation to excavate about 79 tons of sandy, bony soil from under the AST and piping area on Tuesday, 11/19/02.  The most severe contamination was in a 12" to 17" lens, under 12" to 24" of clean tank sand.  The oil contamination appeared very weathered and years old.  It appears that there was at least one large spill, in conjunction with small spills, in the past.  Tainted soil remaining from this historical spillage appears to have been covered over with new clean fill (not an uncommon past practice).  Native soils were very rocky (bony) and tightly compacted, making excavation difficult.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	No further Maine DEP Response Div. actions are required at this time.  I believe an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal has been met.  Low levels of contamination in soil and groundwater (special waste) are understood to remain and should be properly managed if ever disturbed.  Hebron Academy will be applying to the Maine AST Ins. Program though the remedial expenses may not meet or exceed the schools deductible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

Cc:	Maine State Fire Marshal's Office
	Jeffrey Bryant, Maintenance Director, Hebron Academy

A-679-2002*Mary Young, a tenant at 15 Montgomery Street, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, reported a kerosene spill at the same address.  The building is a three unit apartment house with each apartment heat supplied by an individual AST.  Each apartment heats using Kerosene fuel in Monitor Heaters.

DEP personnel made a site visit to investigate the report and found no evidence of spilled kerosene or evidence of past spills.  The stain referred to by Ms. Young appeared to be detergent residue, perhaps from a resident emptying a bucket of water and detergent in the driveway.  Ms. Young was informed of the findings.

No further action is expected.
P-840-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT
	On Thus. 11/7/02, I responded to an estimated 100+ gallon loss of K1 heating oil at this residence, reported by Downeast Energy (DEE).  I met Peter Holmes of DEE, Trina Mills (landlord) and Kelly Johnson onsite.
	 The house was a wood, two story house.  The mills lived in a mobile home next to this house (see site sketch).  In the rear was an outside 275 gal. AST on small blocks, on a concrete pad.  The fuel line ran from the tank, to under the house in a crawl space and into the furnace in a room at the back of the house.  A new, sleeved fuel line was just installed before I arrived on 11/7/02.   A cinder block under the house was reported to have fallen on the old, un-sleeved fuel line causing it to rupture and leak to the soil.  Downeast Energy (DEE) had reported to have recently worked on the furnace and Mr. Mills blamed DEE for causing the block to fall on the line.  DEE denied culpability.
	The house had moderate and unacceptable oil vapors in the living area.  We noted free product oil on the shallow groundwater under the house.  I arranged for an emergency soil removal for 7/11/02.  Mr. Mills chose Option-1 for DEP management and will apply to the Maine AST Ins. program.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	With Mr. Mills and Ms. Johnson's approval, DEP hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to vacuum oil contamination from under the house.  Working was difficult because of the wet compact soil and low headspace (12" to 18").  Not all the contaminated soil could be removed for fear of undermining the AST and the loose, cement blocks holding up the furnace.  Behind the house was a septic odor and shallow groundwater.  Oil impacted soil was taken to CRS.  Free product on groundwater was also recovered.  EPI installed a shallow recovery well before backfilling with crushed stone.
	Due to continued vapor problems for Ms. Johnson, the DEP had EPI lay a two-layer, 6-mil poly vapor barrier on the ground to help keep vapors out of the house.  DEP engineer Peter Eremita also visited and advised on controlling the vapors entering Ms. Johnson's living space.

CONCLUSIONS
	At this time further actions are possible.  The major environmental considerations present were oil vapors within the house.  Venting of the crawlspace for this may cause problems with freezing of the water pipes this winter.  Mr. Mills has suggested jacking up the house to remove remaining soil, though  I am concerned over the integrity of the house to take this, and believe this would not be cost effective for DEP clean-up goals.  Colonial Adjustment has denied private insurance coverage (see attached letter) and DEE does not feel they are responsible.
	As of Dec. 23, 2002, no further DEP actions are planned though are possible with new information of if conditions change.  Mr. Mills is aware that the DEP managed clean-up will (has) not return the site to original conditions and there will be oil contaminated soil and groundwater that may cause property devaluation in the near future.  This contaminated media should be properly managed if ever disturbed.

Stephen Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-790-2002*The fire-o-matic was somehow separated from the AST at this residence causing a discharge of approximately 200 gallons.  Initial response was performed by Ann Hemenway and Clean Harbors which entailed ridding the crawl space of contaminated materials.  The following two days, both an interior and exterior excavation was performed to collect contaminated soil.  Unfortunately, the lack of stability of this establishment precluded this operation from progressing any deeper than the footing and (on the exterior) any further than the large oak trees within close proximity.  The exterior excavation was backfilled and the interior excavation was left as is and will "air out" with the vapor extraction system installed by myself and Peter Eremita.  Brad Hahn was also made aware of this incident and the residents have been put on QM.  This case now lies in the hands of these two able bodies.
P-637-2002*Received a call regarding the discovery of oil contamination at H.A. Mapes' bulk plant while excavating to upgrade the underground piping.  I met on-site with Jace Pearson, Acadia Environmental Technology, who showed me the area in question.  The area was located between the loading rack and the bulk tanks, an area not conducive to excavating due to its close proximity to both.  Excavation was being performed by hand.  The contamination appeared to be old, with groundwater at approximately 6' below grade with a slight sheen.  No free product was encountered.  The pipe run appeared to be intact, although there were several areas of oil staining under the drop tubes and obvious discharges from the loading rack pump and piping.  My observations were brought to the attention of H.A. Mapes.

Due to the difficulty of excavating around both the loading rack and the bulk tanks, and the lack of free product, it was decided that the only soil required to be excavated and disposed of would be any soil required to be excavated during the upgrade of the piping.  The soil was stock piled on-site and later disposed of, because there was another pipe run that required upgrading, and there might be additional contamination to remove.

I returned to the site during the excavation of the second pipe run and observed no obvious contamination.
P-740-2002*Received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a 5 gallon container of kerosene that had fallen off a vehicle discharging its contents onto the ground.  The fire dept. had collected approximately 1 gallon with sorbents on a large puddle by the time I had arrived.  Due to the close proximity of several wells, arrangements were made to excavate the soil the following day.

The following day, I met with Kennebunk Public Works and removed all visible signs of oil contamination, approximately 3 yards.  The soil was spread at the public works yard on Sea Road.
P-825-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Tuesday 11/5/02, DEP responded to an 11/4/02 notification of a leaking 330 gal., residential basement heating oil AST at this rural residence.  Kleen Oil Co. described a leaking oil filter.  The owner, Ms. Hermes stated her tank went from 3/4 full to 3/8 full, that is a potential loss of approx. 100 gallons.  The discharge was over a dirt basement floor next to the block foundation.  Though a rural residential & farm area, there are no other homes or other wells within 300'.  Hermes well is drilled 400' deep and located in the front yard (see site sketch).  Her home is a 150 year old farmhouse on a knoll.
	Ms. Hermes stated the filter housing did not leak until after a Kleen Oil burner tech replaced the filter.  Examining the brass filter housing I noted no holes, damage or corrosion.  I did not initially see enough clear evidence to hold Kleen Oil as primary responsible party (RP) though Michael Pinnette of the Maine Oil & Solid Fuels Board (MOSFB) investigated this aspect (see discussion below).  Kleen Oil initially denied culpability.  I noted fresh spillage (causing a significant odor problem in the house) and old oil contamination which Ms. Hermes stated was from a leak before she last changed her oil tank in 1987.  This older spill apparently had not been a problem since addressed in 1987.  Ms. Hermes opted for DEP management of a clean-up.  Stephen Brezinski acted as primary DEP rep. for the remedial actions.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Fri. 11/8/02, DEP oversaw Clean Harbors (CHES) vacuumed oily soil from under the spill area.  CHES disconnected, emptied, and moved the AST out of the way.  Soils were initially well compacted fine sand, then a coarse loose sand at 2' bg.  Heaviest oil vapors were measured in the fine sand.  At 3' bg we ceased soil removal as PID bag-headspace levels went below the Stringent Clean-Up Goal levels.  No groundwater was encountered.  Soil removal was hindered by the threat of undermining the stone-block foundation walls.
	We replaced the removed soil with self-compacting peastone to provide a firm base for an oil tank.  A poly vapor-barrier was placed over the spill area and under the stone.  The next week Hermes was due for a new AST through the DEP funded CAP program, though after the tank leg broke we had the tank replaced the next day by Burke Heating, on an emergency basis.  The new 275 gallon tank was later installed in another section of the basement on a concrete floor.  Oil from the former AST had been temporarily placed in drums, then transferred to the new, replacement AST.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	Because of limitations of the stone foundation we were not able to recover all the oil spilled.  Based on PID levels, it does not immediately appear to be 100 gallon spill.  Inaccessible oil contaminated soil and groundwater remains and should be properly managed if disturbed.
	Based on the limited amount of hydro-geological information for this location, there is a moderate chance for oil contamination to reach the well.  The well water will be put on QM.  Further action is possible, depending on QM results.  QM results of 1/27/02 showed ND for DRO.  QM shall continue for at least four clean quarters.
    I understand the vapor problem in the living area has improved since the remediation.  The house is for sale and this may initiate further problems with potential buyers.
	Mr. Pinnette of MOSFB tested the brass filter housing and determined that it leaked due to improper tightening or miss installing the gasket by the Kleen Oil Co. oil burner tech.  This points toward Kleen Oil being the responsible party for the discharge and associated clean-up actions (>$4000 at this time not including QM costs).  Ms. Hermes applied to the Maine AST Ins. program, and qualified for the inability to pay program.  Ms. Hermes later sent a letter to the State Fire Marshal requesting that the AST Ins. Fund application be withdrawn as she understood that she is
B-508-2002*JAMES CANDELA AND WIFE RETURNED HOME ON THE 29TH OF SEPTEMBER TO DISCOVER THAT THEY WERE OUT OF OIL.   ON SEPT. 30, BURNERMAN RICK COLE IDENTIFIED THE REASON AS BEING A FEEDLINE SEVERED NEARLY 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH.   IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS WAS AN INCIDENT OF THEFT, VANDALISM OR BOTH.

DIGGING THE CONTAMINATION OUT ON 10/7, IT WAS APPARENT THAT A GOOD PORTION OF THE OIL, IF NOT ALL OF IT, HAD GONE INTO THE SOIL UNDER THE TANK FILTER.  A TRUCK LOAD OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS SENT TO PINE TREE LANDFILL.

THE CLEAN UP WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH 'TIL IT CAME TIME TO SLING THE TANK BACK INTO PLACE, HAVING HAD TO MOVE IT TO RECOVER THE CONTAMINATED SOIL. SUSPENDED BY A CHAIN FROM THE BACKHOE BUCKET, THE TANK SHIFTED, BREAKING OFF THE FILTER NIPPLE AND BENDING ONE OF THE TANK LEGS AND BRACKETS.  THE METAL BEHIND THE BRACKET WAS CREASED AND ABOUT TWO GALLONS OF OIL  WAS SPILLED.

THE SPILLED OIL WAS RECOVERED THRU EXCAVATION, AND IT TOO WENT TO LANDFILL.   SINCE CANDELA'S TANK WAS DAMAGED IN A DEP CLEAN UP ACTION, I INSTRUCTED EMERSON OIL TO REPLACE IT AND BILL ME.
A-682-2002*This spill involved a former waste oil AST which is now used for #2 oil. The tank had a valve at the bottom for draining off water when in service for waste oil. The valve failed due to age and contact with petroleum. The valve was replaced with a plug and oil was cleaned up with Speedi Dri. The spill was contained on a concrete pad. Well is 1400' away.
B-191-2002*
B-191-02
Baileyville

Monday April 1, 2002	0945

I received a phone call from Toby Zabot of the Portland office.  She asked me to make contact with Scott Wiles (427-3362) of Domtar Industries, in Baileyville, about a hydraulic oil spill.

According to Mr. Wiles, the hydraulic oil line on a OSB (oriented strand board) press developed a pin hole leak and leaked 35 gallons of hydraulic oil into a containment area.  The area was pumped into a reclamation tank.  Then the area was wiped down with sorbents.  Domtar Industries disposed of the sorbents.
B-292-2002*B-292-2002
05/23/2002 16:48

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer at 71 Pier Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately one pint of fluid leaked from a loose bushing.  The fluid, which affected a paved surface, was subsequently cleaned up.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non-PCB".
P-748-2002*Received a call from Maine Energy Recovery Co. regarding a tractor trailer that had hit an abutment in their parking lot damaging its saddle tank.  They stated that approximately 30-40 gallons had been released onto the parking lot, and was contained with speedy-dry.  They also stated that Clean Harbors had been contacted to clean it up, and the waste would be burned at their facility.  I responded to the report and ascertained that actually 100 gallons had been released with 20 gallons being collected in a barrel.  Clean Harbors had not yet arrived, but I was assured that they were on their way.  The discharged oil was well contained with the pallet of speedy-dry the facility had placed down.

I checked on the site the following day and only observed a stain on the parking lot where the incident had occurred.
A-647-2002*Thomas Kelley of Kelley Petroleum Products reported evidence of a K-1 spill at the residence of Meagan Minor, Box 8909 Hubbard Road.  The spill was the result of a very slow filter leak at the AST over an unknown period of time.  The ground stain was not very large nor very deep; 5 gallons has been estimated as the spill size.  Kelley Petroleum had been contracted by KVCAP to replace the AST and heating system in the mobile home and excavate the contaminated soils.

The well is shared by the neighboring house, owned by the parents of Meagan Minor, and is approximately 100 feet away from the spill site.  A water sample was taken for DRO analysis.  The results were "non detect".

Ms. Minor completed an AST Fund application in spite of the small spill size as she does not have the means to pay for clean up or water analysis.  An IAPP form request was forwarded with the invoices for the clean up.

No further action is expected.
B-293-2002*B-293-2002
06/25/2002 18:51

     Mount Desert Public Safety called to report a small gasoline spill at the Somesville One Stop on Route 102.  It was stated that a vehicle drove off while actively pumping fuel spilling about 9 gallons onto the pavement.  The gasoline was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
P-820-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Fri. 11/1/02, I assisted Mr. Marcel Moreau and Chris Baldwin in the performance of a UST facility inspection for a DEP study of UST facility dispensers and sumps.  The facility is in a sub-urban residential and commercial area, and on city water and sewer.  It is a former Shell gas station, and was known as Oak Hill Service Center in 1987.  Up until 1997, the facility was owned and operated by C N Brown Oil Co.  A trio of siblings, Lynda Fowler, Lisa Brady & Lee Lilley purchased the facility in 1997.
	The facility had retrofitted vapor recovery but no containment sumps.  PID bag-headspace values in soil over two of the four UST's was contaminated to over 3000-ppm and a strong to moderate odor of gasoline.  No free product or saturated soil was noted.  I am not aware of any effected receptors, such as neighboring structures or storm drains, at this time.

FACILITY INFORMATION
	Three of the tanks are registered as being single-wall (S?W) FRP construction installed in 1969 (T-1, T-2 and T-3).  A fourth s/w FRP tank (T-4, perpendicular to the other three and with some different fittings) appears to have been installed later and is registered as being installed in 1987.  The tanks registered as installed in 1969 are possibly of an unknown age, but either way have exceeded their warrantee period.  A 4/9/87 registration form, completed by John Allen of C N Brown Oil Co., notes three active tanks of a 1969 installation year, and a 10,000 gal. planned UST (T-4) to be installed by A L Doggett Co. (see attached)  This tank warrantee issue has been brought to the attention of DEP tanks licensing & enf. unit.
	A waste oil UST was noted on the C N Brown site sketch of 1987 though I did not locate it during my visit and this UST is not listed in the registration.  In 1996, CTI Greg Pollard of A L Doggett Co. retrofitted stage-2 vapor recovery.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	At this time no clean-up is required.  Source of the gaso. discharge is likely from human error during routine maintenance of the submersible pumps, and/or piping seeps.  Oil contaminated media (soil and groundwater) is understood to remain on-site and should be properly managed if and when it is disturbed.
	A search of DEP spill reports found no reportable contamination to have been reported by C N Brown, or by A L Doggett during the 1987 tank install or the 1996 upgrade, though both companies have had documented cases of non-reporting contamination at this time period.
	Further DEP action is possible with potential re-warrantee or with removal of the gasoline UST's, or with an abandonment of a potential out-of-service waste oil UST still onsite.  See DEP UST Reg. file #10521 for further details.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-767-2002*Received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Department regarding their sunken fire boat that was releasing diesel fuel.  By the time I arrived, the vessel had been boomed, and the Fire Dept. was in the process of salvaging it.  There was only a slight sheen outside the boom, and most of the product that had been released was collected with sorbents.  The vent on the fuel tank was eventually plugged, and the vessel floated without any further releases.  It was later determined that the vessel sank as a result of the exhaust hose coming off allowing water to enter the vessel.
A-668-2002*Maritime Energy discharged an estimated 5 gallons while rewinding a hose back onto a truck reel after delivering #2 fuel oil to the home of David Rogers at 142 Pleasant Point Road Cushing, Maine.  The oil discharged to soil and exposed bedrock up gradient and an estimated 75 feet from the well.  Maritime Energy used sorbent pads to clean up the free product but the ground was already saturated with oil.  DEP personnel investigated the site and requested Maritime Energy hire a contractor to excavate and dispose of the contaminated soil.

On Monday November 11, 2002, Jim Kalloch arrived with an excavator and truck to remove the contamination.  The soil was trucked to Commercial Paving and Recycling for processing and disposal.  No further action is expected.
A-621-2002* A full 55 gallon drum was reported, "in the woods," on the Upper Cross Road in Nobleboro by an anonymous caller.  DEP personnel investigated the report and found the drum on its side in the woods just off Upper Cross Road.  DEP removed the drum from the woods and overpacked the drum as the condition and the material in the drum were unknown.  It appeared the drum had not leaked.  DEP, using a liftgate fitted truck, picked up the drum for disposal.

EPI was contracted to remove the drum and material for disposal at which time it was determined the drum contained Waste Oil and other fluids commonly found in an auto or truck repair facility.  As a result it was classified as Hazardous Waste.

No RP has been determined.
B-304-2002*B-304 -2002
05/24/2002 18:07

     Todd Sawyer of the Dead River Oil Company in Ellsworth called to report a small spill at their facility on Water Street.  It was stated that 2 pints of #2 fuel leaked from a fuel delivery truck.  The fuel was contained to a paved surface and cleaned up with a minimal amount of sorbent material.
P-847-2002*Roofers working on Joe Fabiano's camp on Lake Arrowhead dropped a piece of plywood on his outdoor kerosene tank.  The wood snapped off the fire-o-matic and a couple of gallons of oil drained out before someone shoved a twig in the fitting to stop the leak.  A burner technician was called to fix the system.  I looked at the spill site and determined that there didn't need to be any cleanup done.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-856-2002*While walking near the office Dawn Hallowell noticed an oil smell coming from a sewer manhole on Ocean Ave.  I investigated the smell and determined that it did smell like oil and registered on my PID.  I contacted the City of Portland and they provided me with maps of the sewer system in that area.  I also contacted the Portland Water District Waste Water Treatment Plant to let them know that there may be oil headed their way.  I did further investigation in the area the following day and found that the odor had dissipated significantly.  No source was found.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-861-2002*A man in a passenger vehicle started filling his tank then felt lightheaded so he propped the nozzle open and sat down in his car.  The nozzle did not shut off automatically when the tank was full and approximately 10 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the ground.  A passing Wells Police Officer noticed the sheen and called out the Fire Department.  The Fire Department assisted the Irving employees in cleaning up the spill with speedi dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-835-2002*DEP received a notification from P Gagne & Son Inc. (P Gagne) of a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil from an indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The spill was remediated by P Gagne and the materials were disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-151-2002*Received a call regarding a broken hose on a rolling compactor.  The impacted soil was quickly removed and placed in a truck on-site for disposal.
P-837-2002*
Report of small engine oil discharge after vehicle on the turnpike blew its engine.   The discharge was reported near a brook but I understand that no oil reached the brook.

S G Brezinski
B-521-2002*ANDREW OSTROWSKI WAS EMPLOYED BY WALPOLE WOODWORKERS, AND THEY SAID, WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE COMPLAINT HE FILED AGAINST THEM, THAT THEY'D LET HIM GO FOR NOT BEING PRODUCTIVE ENOUGH.  OSTROWSKI HAD CALLED THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ALLEGING THAT THE WELL AT WALPOLE WAS POLLUTED WITH PAINT RUNOFF FROM AN OUTSIDE SPRAY PAINT OPERATION.

THE NRC DIDN'T GET THE LOCATION RIGHT, BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT OSTROWSKI, FOUND OUT THE TOWN WAS DETROIT, NOT CEDAR, MAINE AND ON 10/8, OBTAINED A SAMPLE OF WELL WATER AT WALPOLE WOODWORKERS.

I'D ASSUMED THAT THE PAINT IN QUESTION WAS OIL BASED, BUT IT'S NOT (SEE ATTACHED MSDSs).  NORTHEAST LABS WAS ABLE TO ANALYZE FOR CALCIUM AND TITANIUM, AND THE CONCENTRATIONS OF THOSE CHEMICALS IN THE WATER CAME BACK AT ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.    IT TURNS OUT THAT NO ONE AT WALPOLE DRINKS THE WATER, BECAUSE IT'S LOADED WITH HYDROGEN SULFIDE.

THE WELL COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME CONTAMINATED, AS IT IS DOWNGRADIENT OF AN OPEN AIR SPRAY BOOTH WALPOLE SOMETIMES USES TO EXPEDITE DRYING.  SOME OVERSPRAYED PAINT IS ALLOWED TO RUN OFF THE DECK OF THE SPRAY BOOTH AND ONTO CEDAR SHAVINGS ON THE GROUND.  EVENTUALLY THOSE SHAVINGS ARE RECOVERED AND DISPOSED.
A-199-2002*DEP received a report that approx. 15 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to soil via a blown hose on a large crane.  Visibly contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
P-491-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	On 7/11/02, DEP received (late) notice of a 7/5/02, discharge of about 5-gallons from an inside, consumptive-use, residential heating oil AST.

	Onsite I met with Mr. Douglas and went over the spill and requirements for cleaning up.  Initial clean up of the floor surface had failed to pick up oil that had soaked under the floor tiles continuing an odor problem.  Complicating further clean-up was that the floor tiles contained asbestos.  Mr. Douglas was to arrange with his insurance company for a company to remove the oily tiles.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-843-2002*
	On 10/30/02, I performed an area inspection for drinking water wells and overall area geologic sensitivity in regards to a proposed new gasoline UST facility at this store.  I noted no problems or prohibited discharges evident.  I am not aware of any previous UST's at this location.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
A-551-2002*Rich Pershken, an engineer with A. E. Hodsdon, reported on behalf of Ann Hubbard salt and nitrate contamination in the well at 113 Abbott Road, Knox, Maine.  The property is owned by Ann and Garrett Hubbard.  There are two wells on the property, a dug well, currently in use, and a drilled well.

The property is within 1/4 mile of the Knox town sand and salt pile and within 1/2 mile of the state salt shed in Knox on route 137.  The complaint was for high levels of salt and nitrates in the the drinking water.  Ms Hubbard had been in contact with Joel Katz, ES III with Maine DOT, to see if the contamination was a result of the State salt pile on route 137.  DOT did an investigation and determined the contamination was not related to the State salt pile and therefore denied the claim for a new well.  The town salt pile is closer, but Mr. Katz, in a conversation with DEP personnel, did not believe the contamination was related to the town pile.  During the DOT investigation, high conductivity was found in or near the gravel pit and truck garage just up gradient and across the road from the Hubbard property.

As a precaution Maine DEP personnel took water samples from the dug well and ran the following analysis:  1.  MSPEST 8081  2.  DRO  3. EPA 524.2.

The pesticide test was run because the Hubbard property is at the bottom of a valley.  Up gradient on both sides are working farms and the possibility of pesticide contamination existed.  An EPA 524.2 tests for a range of contaminates including constituents of gasoline, as the well is near an active roadway.  The results for this series of water tests was "non-detect" or below the reporting limit.

At the request of DEP Response Service,s Alex Pugh, Tech Services geologist, visited the site and reviewed the documentation supplied by Ms. Hubbard.  The second purpose of the visit was to determine the viability of the drilled well located at the northwestern corner of the garage.

The second round of water testing was concerned only with the drilled well.  All tests were conducted in the field.  The same field tests were run on a sample from the dug well currently in use by the Hubbard's.  Results of the test are attached to this report in a letter to Ann Hubbard from Maine DEP.

Because there is no oil or hazardous chemical contamination there is little for DEP Response Services to do on this site.  Ms. Hubbard was informed from her first contact with DEP that the contamination in her water may not fall within the scope of sites mitigated by DEP Response Services.

It's possible that DEP may have further involvement in this site in the future on some level as yet unknown.
A-581-2002*The furnace at the residence of Jane Roberge, 13 Whipple Street in Winslow, failed to ignite draining an estimated .25 gallons of #2 fuel oil into the furnace.  Dead River Oil Company cleaned up the spilled product and repaired the burner.  Some product drained out of the furnace door onto cement blocks supporting the furnace.  Dead River replaced the cement blocks.  No further action is expected.
P-839-2002*
	Report by Downeast Energy of small AST facility leak in basement on dirt floor.  Response by DEE who fixed leak and cleaned up.  No DEP visit at this time.
P-849-2002*
Report of small 1-gallon or less discharge from basement AST after a resident accidentally cut into tank with a Saws-All.  C N Brown responded and wiped up the leak and (we hope) replaced the AST.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-848-2002*
INCIDENT SUMMARY
	Saturday 11/9/02: Windham Police reported a auto had gone off the road by a covered bridge into the Presumpscot River and had floated down toward Main Street.  It was not known what petroleum fluids on board the auto, if any, had discharged.  I understand that the local public safety recovered the auto and I did not respond at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-850-2002*
Report of vehicle fire at single-family rural residence.  Possible leakage of gasoline and engine fluids reported by FD.  I met Mr. Fogg onsite the following morn and he showed me the burned vehicle.  Any fluids released appeared to have incinerated during the small conflagration.  The well in the front of the house does not appear threatened by any discharge.  See site sketch for further details.

S G Brezinski
A-593-2002*Patty Pratt, owner of property at 113 Rice Rips Road, called DEP and asked if DEP would look at the AST at the basement of 113 Rice Rips Road.  DEP had responded to a spill at the property in 1989 or 1990 during which time the oil tank had been replaced and placed on a concrete pad with low containment.  The tank was not set up on legs.  The new Oil and Solid Fuel Board regulations required all AST's (vertical and horizontal) be supported on steel legs.  Dead River inspected the tank and refused to fill it with more than 50 gallons of fuel oil.  There was no evidence of any spillage.

DEP personnel inspected the site and found the tank to be out of compliance with current standards.  A copy of the current AST installation standards were provided to Ms. Pratt.  She stated she would have the tank modified for proper installation.

No further action is expected.
A-611-2002*A dump truck, idling at the gate at the former Maine Yankee Atomic power plant discharged an estimated 2 oz of oil to the pavement.  Maine Yankee personnel noticed the discharge after the truck departed and cleaned up the spill.  Maine Yankee staff did not know the name of the truck owner.

No further action is expected.
A-612-2002*A shaft seal at the American Tissue dam in Gardiner leaked a reported 2 cups of hydraulic oil to the impoundment pond at the mill.  American Tissue personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled product.  No further action is expected.
P-306-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	In May of 2002, I visited this site to garner information as to the clean-up of a small leak of gasoline from a customer's auto reported on 5/1/02.  The spill was responded to by the local Fire Dept. and there was no immediate DEP response.  The area is on public water within the immediate 300', though there are private wells at homes off New Meadows Rd. about 900' away or less.  I noted no remaining spill.  See the attached site sketch.  This retail gas station UST facility is presently owned and operated by M W Sewall Oil Co.  See DEP UST Reg. file 17785 for further site information.

	This site had also been in controversy at this time because of a proposed AST bulk oil storage facility that M W Sewall wished to build behind this UST facility.  See the attached news clipping for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-613-2002*Murray Oil Company of Turner, Maine was changing the AST in the basement of a residence at 98 Auburn Road, Turner and spilled approximately .25 gallons to a concrete floor.  Murray Oil used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled product.

No further action is expected.
A-616-2002*A CMP bucket truck lost a hydraulic line discharging an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground on East Front Street in Skowhegan while servicing equipment on Pole 12.  CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled material using sorbent pads and disposed of the contaminated pads at the CMP service center.

No site visit was made by DEP personnel.  No further action is expected.
A-617-2002*State Police reported Mary McCarthy, landlord of a property at 5 Boothby Street in Augusta, had called to complain a tenant vehicle was leaking a small quantity of gasoline to the driveway.  DEP personnel made a site visit and found no evidence of a spill.  Unfortunately the telephone number provided by the State Police was incorrect and non-functional.  No further action has been taken.
A-619-2002*Maine State Police called to request air monitoring at a residence in St George per the local Fire Department.  Ten minutes later the call was canceled.  The local Fire Department had determined the odor was as a result of an anti-freeze leak in a home heating boiler at 88A River Road, St. George.

No further action was taken.
P-619-2002*Responded to a spill at White Star Laundry in Biddeford.  It was originally reported as an overfill of a UST, and Bob Williams of the UST Enforcement Unit joined me.  Upon our arrival we were met by Peter Holmes of Downeast Energy, and Kevin Larochelle, owner of White Star Laundry.  Mr. Holmes explained that it was, in fact, a 10,000 gallon indoor AST, piped to two 275 gallon tanks.  The system had originally been an underground #6 oil tank, and the 275 gallon AST's had held #2 oil to blend with the #6 oil when starting the system.  The system was piped with a series of shutoff & bypass valves.  One of the valves was accidentally hit and the oil from the large tank began filling the two smaller tanks (gravity).  When the tanks were full, oil began leaking out the vent pipe.    It was discovered very  soon thereafter and the valves were shut off.

Mr. Larochelle dug up the contaminated soil and had it taken to to CRS for disposal.
P-862-2002*Container of waste oil left on side of road.  Container was removed and it along with its contents were disposed of.
A-670-2002*This spill was an anonymous complaint of waste oil spilling into a stream. I found two waste oil drums on a concrete pad behind the garage and although there were some oil stains from less than perfect waste oil handling, it really wasn't all that bad.  The oil had certainly not reached the stream. The business owner agreed to be more careful handling his waste oil in the future.
A-671-2002*Dead River Oil reported that a customer had lost a substantial amount of #2 heating oil from an AST due to tank corrosion.  Dead River installed a magnetic patch as an emergency measure to prevent further spillage.  I arrived on scene at 8:40 AM and a rather anxious man met me in the back parking lot and told me that he wouldn't open until 9:00 AM.  Having seen no sign, I inquired as to what business he was referring to.  He told me that the property was a business, namely Gentleman's Choice Exotic Rubdowns.  I felt it necessary to go inside immediately and investigate further.  The oil spill that is.  After an exhaustive investigation and probing interviews with some of the employees I learned that the spill had been discovered by the girls who work at the establishment.  It seems that due to the nature of their working outfits they are more sensitive to subtle changes in temperature and noticed that the furnace was not working right away.  I found the tank in the basement, some oil had been lost to the soil floor.  The magnetic patch was holding and not leaking.  The owner was working on scheduling a replacement tank.  There didn't seem to be any strong odor so I didn't feel I had to interrupt the flow of business that day.  No further Response is warranted.
B-607-2002*MAX UPTON REPORTS THAT ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF TRANSFORMER OIL, < 50 PPM PCB WAS SPILLED FROM A CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE ROOF OF MCKAY STATION.  THIS HAPPENED AS THE CONTRACTOR, CUTLER-HAMMER OF 1130B US RT 202 WINTROP, WAS DRAINING TRANSFORMER OIL OUT OF THE BREAKER.

SORBENTS WERE DEPLOYED, AND NONE OF THE SPILLED OIL MADE IT TO STATE WATERS.   I SUGGESTED, AND MAX AGREED, THAT HENCEFORTH SORBENT PADS SHOULD BE LAID UNDER THE DRAIN OF THE BREAKER AS IT'S BEING DRAINED.
P-863-2002*Received a call regarding the discovery of an additional tank at the West End Garage during the UST removal for the station.  It was an old riveted tank later determined to be a 500 gallon water storage tank for a boiler by the arrangement of the bungs and the lack of petroleum residue.  Contamination above the notification levels had not been detected up to this point, although several tanks still required removal.  While on-site, I observed groundwater at approximately 8' below grade with no sheen.

On 11/14/2002, Jon Woodard received a call regarding the discovery of contamination under the gasoline dispensers, in addition to a request for a DEP, D-Tree.  For further details on tank removal, see "Contamination Assessment Report, Underground Storage Tank Removal" for West End Garage by Field Services, Inc. dated 11/02.
P-779-2002*On 10/18/2002 I received a call through the State Police from Mike Beddard of James Landry Plumbing and Heating.  He was reporting a spill at a client's residence in Sanford.  Approximately 150 gallons of heating oil spilled when the gasket on the tank filter had not been seated properly during a recent service call done by Jim Landry.  Mike had cleaned up the bulk of the oil that night.  I responded to the spill later that morning.  Stained concrete in the basement was evident as well as oil odor.  I provided Mike with some suggestions for cleanup including removing all oil saturated items from the basement, cleaning of the concrete and potential sealing of the concrete.  I advised both the homeowner's daughter, Faye Deniston, and Mike Beddard to contact me if things did not improve after taking those actions.  Late in the day on 10/18 I received a message from Jeff Brown at Enpro that they had been contracted by the insurance company for Jim Landry and would be handling the additional cleanup needed.

On 10/29 I received a voice mail message from Faye Deniston indicating that the odor was still a problem.  On 10/30 I visited the site again.  On site I met Scott Normandeau of Enpro and Faye Deniston.  I took photoionization detector (PID) readings in the living space on the first floor and the basement.  I did not detect any vapors on the first floor.  The readings in the basement were minimal (<10 PPM) in most areas except directly above the stained concrete and a floor drain that we know some oil went into.  I used a plumbers plug to block the floor drain as a temporary measure and suggested that Enpro use some plastic to cover the stained floor area also as a temporary measure.  Enpro was planning on making arrangements for further exploration of the spill in the form of drilling.  Eventually I believe their plan was to seal the floor and provide a more permanent ventillation system for the basement.  I again instructed both parties to contact me if I could be of further assistance.

As of 11/15/02 I have heard from neither party.  No further action is anticipated.

UPDATE:

On 6/6/03 Jon Woodard received a call from Enpro requesting a "virgin letter" so they could dispose of soil they were planning to excavate from this site.  Jon issued a virgin letter on my behalf and a total of 19/48 tons of soil was removed and taken to Aggregate Recycling for disposal.
P-823-2002*On 11/1/02, I received a call from Judy at Dead River reporting a spill at a client's residence in Lewiston.  They had a technician on site making repairs as we spoke.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an approximately 6 foot oil stain on the concrete floor around the furnace.  The Dead River burner technician indicated a pump seal on the burner for the furnace had failed.  Oil odor was evident but not too strong.  The house was newly constructed and was still under "warranty" by the builder.  The homeowner, Gineen Roy indicated that the builder had placed the speedy dry on the floor to clean up the spill.  I suggested to Ms. Roy that she have the builder leave the speedy dry in place for a day or so, then clean and seal the stained area of the floor.  There were no sumps or floor drains affected by the spill.  I advised Ms. Roy to contact me if the odor persisted after further clean up.  No further action is anticipated.
P-864-2002*On 11/12/02, I received a call from Diane Friel reporting a diesel spill across the street from her property in Gorham.  The spill was on the road in front of new construction happening at the intersection of Libby and New Portland Rd's. in Gorham.  The spill was at least a week old at the time of her call.  She believed construction vehicles at the site were the source of the spill.

On 11/15/02, I visited the site.  I saw a diesel stain on the side of the road.  The spill did not appear to threaten any wells in the area.  The responsible party for the spill is unknown.  Signs at the site indicated the property was being developed by John Chase Custom Homes of Windham.  I observed construction equipment from Eastern Excavation of South Portland on site.  The spill could have come from construction equipment used on site or may even be totally unrelated.  No further action is anticipated.
A-168-2002*   DEP received a citizen complaint regarding handling practices at this business.  Small engines are repaired, generating waste oils and solvents.  The operators admitted to combining oils/solvents prior to routine delivery to the Town of Skowhegan transfer station.  Minor sloppy spillage was evident in several areas across the property, but did not warrant excavation/disposal.  A drilled well provides water to the business; sampling revealed the presence of low levels (<1 ppb, below regulatory levels) toluene and benzene.  Several materials handling problems were observed.
   No emergency remedial activity by Response was necessary.  The matter was referred to Tech Services for possible handling and further sampling attention.
A-222-2002*   DEP received a request from a Waldoboro Town official that we investigate an oily sheen appearing on excavation water at a commercial property, Harold Ralph Chevrolet.  The State Health Lab had unofficially detected traces resembling motor oil in this water.  It was subsequently determined that a floor-drain outfall discharged to the excavation; vehicle washings conducted at the vehicle showroom/garage contributed small amounts of oil to the process.
   The area is light commercial and served by public water; the area is known contaminated by gasoline USTs in the 1980's.  No remediation is warranted due to this event, but the facility agreed to either plug the floor-drain or to plumb it to a holding tank.
B-606-2002*STEVE JOY OF KATSIAFICAS REALTY IN ELLSWORTH (667-9333)  IS DEVELOPING LOTS AT THE END OF PASTURE WAY IN LAMOINE.   AS OF 11/15/02, TWO HOMES WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY THEIR OWNERS; THE ONE ON THE EAST SIDE WAS BEING BUILT BY DUGAS CONSTRUCTION, ON THE WEST BY GOTT CONSTRUCTION.

BETH BOLAND LIVES FURTHER EAST, DEEPER IN RACCOON COVE, AND OFTEN WALKS HER DOG BY THE CONSTRUCTION SITES.  ON 11/14, SHE NOTICED THAT FOLLOWING THE RAINS OF 11/13, ASPHALT WATERPROOFING APPLIED TO THE FRESH CONCRETE OF THE FOUNDATIONS HAD RUN ALMOST TO TIDEWATER VIA THE FOUNDATIONS' PERIMETER DRAINS.

VISITING THE SITE, I VERIFIED HER COMPLAINT, AND NOT KNOWING THE NAMES OF THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, I CALLED STEVE JOY AND ASKED HIM TO ATTEND TO THE PROBLEM.  HE SAID HE WOULD.
A-221-2002*   DEP became aware of a newspaper article citing "leaking fuel tanks" at the Belfast City Hall.  Upon investigation it was determined that any spillage was negligible and required no remediation.
   A site visit was conducted by DEP staff.
P-746-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On 10/8/02, DEP's Ann Hemenway received a complaint of unreported discharges and UST compliance problems at the retail, motor fuels UST facility.  The most serious complaint made by the former tenants (the Freeman's) and passed to DEP by the Bath Code Enforcement Officer, was that the facility was missing 1000 gallons of gasoline.  The facility is located in the downtown area of Bath, on city water & sewer.  Railroad tracks border the west side of the station (see site sketch).

SITE INFORMATION
	Three s/w, CP protected steel UST's are registered as being installed in 1984 by CTI #221, R. J. Mayhew, who no longer appears to be working as a CTI.  CTI #88, Phil Storey is registered as having upgraded the product piping in 1994.  I have not found any record of spills at this facility, particularly at the time of the 1994 piping replacement.  Webber Energy is registered as facility owner.  As of Nov. 2002, the facility was miss-registered as "In Town Exxon" operated by Bill Reed (who leased it from Webber), though it has been Freeman's Exxon for several years.  DEP's Bob Williams informed me that the tanks failed CP testing in 1998 with no passing results submitted since.  Being single-wall tanks, inventory control is by stick readings and SIA.
	On 10/8/02, I visited the facility while in the area on other business.  The facility was out-of-service and workers were painting the building.  One painter stated that the Freeman's were upset with Webber about being kicked out.  The paving was disturbed and patched in areas indicating apparent piping retrofits.  I noted no serious discharges to be evident.
T-1 was measured as having 11" of gasoline product.  The fill was not locked as required of out-of-service UST's.  The sump for the submersible pump was full of water so I could not examine the pump.  There was no leak sensor of free product evident.
T-2 contents could not be checked as a rolloff container of trash and debris covered the fill. Its sump was also full of water and no sensor visible.
T-3 sump and fill were covered by the rolloff and were not accessible.
I did not have access to any of the dispensers.  Product piping is registered as double-wall FRP.

	On 11/15/02, the DEP received another complaint of Ms. Freeman thru the Bath CEO.  Problems mentioned were:
1.	 The leak detection system sounded regularly.  Webber reportedly instructed her on how to silence the system.
2.	The tanks were actually asphalt coated steel and not CP protected.
3.	Past blasting in the roadway may have disturbed the facility.
4.	Record (inventory control) discrepancies for the gasoline.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	I recommend a more thorough DEP oil enforcement unit inspection of the facility beyond Response Div. responsibilities.  There is indication that the complaints may have been the result of a dispute between the Freeman's  and Webber Energy.
	As of the summer 2003, the facility is back in service under a new operator.  There have been no reports of oil odor in drains or structures that would be evidence of a large product release from the site.  Webber should update the DEP registration to reflect a new site name and operators.  See DEP UST Reg. file #7331 for further details on the facility.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-134-2002*   DEP received a report from a contractor that old fuel spillage was associated with piping leaks at this military facility.  It is unknown how much oil was lost over time, but no fresh saturated soil was observed.  Given the non-sensitive geologic nature of the area (served by municipal water) it was determined that no remediation would be necessary.
B-286-2002*B-286-2002
05/20/2002 18:30

     Bub Saunders, Geologist for Fessenden Geo-Environmental, called to report discovering gasoline contamination during the removal of underground tanks at Dysart's Truck Stop.  Two 20,000 gallon diesel tanks and two 10,000 gallon gasoline tanks were removed from an underground dike system.  Contamination levels ranged from a few hundred ppm within pea stone to greater than 2500 ppm in sandy material surrounding the tanks.  It was believed that the contamination was mainly due to overfills.  Approximately 590 yards were removed and taken to Dysart's industrial site for landspreading.  It is not believed that any of the contamination escaped the dike.
B-313-2002*B-313-2002
05/31/2002 09:08

     John Williams of the Lemforder Corp. called to report a small spill of a "non Hazardous" coolant in one of their pieces of Machinery.  The 2 gallons of material was simply cleaned up from the concrete floor.  No drains were involved.
A-549-2002*International Paper Adroscoggin Mill reported a Chlorine Dioxide discharge of 500 gallons of Chlorine Dioxide solution (41.7 lbs Chlorine).

After further investigation of flow data, the spill volume was reduced to 200 gallons (16.7 lbs. Chlorine).  Whether 200 or 500 gallons, the solution was flushed to the sewer.

Following the discovery, mill personnel shut off the piping leading to the discharge, ventilated the area and made repairs to the piping.  The leak was discovered when an electronic alarm indicated a Chlorine Dioxide release.  No further action is expected.
A-594-2002* A Verizon bucket truck working on Main Street in Oakland had a hydraulic hose failure causing an estimated 5 to 8 gallons of hydraulic oil to be discharged to the ground.  The Oakland Fire Department and Verizon personnel used sorbent pads and excavation to remove the spilled material.  No further action is expected.
P-357-2002*5.16.2002, responded to spill location and met with Union Oil representative and home owner.  The spill was the result of an underground oil supply feed line that failed between the supply tank and the furnace.  An oil odor in house was detected by the occupants on 5.15.2002. Union Oil estimated that approximately 30 gallon discharged.  Inspecting the sump in the basement, I observed a steady flow of water and a slight oil sheen.  It appeared that the oil migrated to the foundation perimeter drain and discharged to the So. Portland waste water treatment facility.  Union Oil recovered approximately 10 gallons from the sump using sorbent pads.  Union Oil repaired the feed line.

South Portland Public Works, rep. Roseman, was notified of the release.  No further complaints or odor issues resulted from the release.  It is expected that a majority of oil migrated quickly through the drain system, leaving little or no appreciable amount of oil behind to volatilize into the dwelling.   No further Response actions conducted.  No further contact from South Portland, Public Works, was received by the Department.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.18.2002.
P-305-2002*
SUMMARY
On the early morn of Thus. 5/2/02, I responded to a reported tractor & box trailer accident on the northbound side of Rt. 26 in Gray, just short of the intersection of the North Raymond Rd. intersection at Dry Mills.  The truck had run into a wooded lot, ripping off its driver-side saddle tank, spewing an estimated (at the time) 150 gal. of diesel oil onto the ground.  There was no haz. mat. noted with the cargo.  During daylight hours I contacted PENSKE trucking who arranged for ENPRO Env. to remediate the discharge beginning on Friday morning, the next day.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
On Fri. 5/3/02, I met ENPRO foreman Lovell and an ENPRO crew onsite excavating the diesel tainted soil.  We agreed on a Stringent Clean-up Goal to protect Ms. Barbara Qualey (property owner) and PENSKE from possible future liability issues.

The area is rural residential though on city water.  I understand there are no private or public wells within 300' and 1000', respectively.  The accident site is undeveloped land overgrown by scrub pines and grass.  Across the road (Rt. 26) is the Johnson house of 231 Shaker Rd.  Underlying soil was sand.  An ENPRO rep. checked soil levels with a PID.  CRS received 128.8 tons of soil on 5/6/02.  Average excavation depth was about 3' bg, and no groundwater was encountered.  I understand that PENSKE Truck Leasing and ENPRO were to return the property to original topography and condition.

See attached ENPRO assessment for further details.  No further DEP actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-361-2002*5.21.2002, responded to spill location and met with Nancy Harlow.  Harlow advised that she was buying the property and that two drums containing oil were left on the property.  She advised that the prior owner did some non-commercial small engine and auto maintenance in the garage.  I observed two 15 gallon drums that appeared to be full.  The residual liquid on top of the drums appeared to be waste oil.  I observed some spillage on the ground around the drum.  No liquids migrated away from the drums nor did I located evidence of further discharges around the site.

Clean Harbors was contracted by Harlow to remove and test the liquids for disposal.  Sorbents were used to clean the tops of the drums and a vac-truck to pump off the un-spilled product.  The material tested out to be classified as 'specification waste oil' and the oil and contaminated soil (half a 55-gallon drum) were disposed at licensed facilities through Clean Harbor's of Maine, So. Portland, waste stream.  The soil was disposed at the Norridgewock landfill.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.18.02
P-860-2002*Mark Gervais of Irving Oil Company called to report that there had been a line leak at the Schultz property in Biddeford Pool.  The line ran under the concrete floor in a plastic tube so the oil leaked out onto the floor ran under the tank and into a sump that gravity feeds out into the back yard.  I checked the discharge point and there was a little bit of oil there that was being caught by sorbent pads.  Irving stated that they had cleaned the furnace on November 5th and they thought there was 3/8 of a tank of oil then.  When I checked it out there was still close to 3/8 left in it so I think there was very little leakage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-867-2002*Car accident on Mayall Road right next to the Turnpike overpass and Gillespie Farms.  A couple of gallons of gasoline leaked but was not recoverable.  No wells nearby.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-868-2002*John Tissue called to report that one of the FedEx employees had left an oil pan with waste oil in it outside of their facility in Lewiston and that rain had filled it and caused the oil to spill onto the ground.  He told me that they had hired Enpro to come out on Tuesday and excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it for them.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-599-2002*      On November 12, 2002 at 1430 we received a call from Medway Fire Chief Nick Rossignol reporting a four gallon diesel spill at the Medway Mainway on route 157.  The driver for a Pepsi truck left a hose unattended which overflowed the saddle tank and spilled the fuel.  Station workers and the fire department recovered the oil with sorbents.  No product reached any drains.
A-323-2001*I received a report of spill at the Wilhelm Reich Orgonon Museum in Rangeley.  The museum is a complex of several buildings.  The focus of this spill was the stone structure known as the observatory.  The building is served by two 330 gallon ASTs located behind the building.  As initially reported by the caretaker Mr. Henderson,  snow and ice cracked the nipple between tank and filter causing a slow leak.  Farmington Oil had serviced the tanks, and repaired the leak.  The tanks were located over bedrock and a water supply well was approx. 75 feet away.  There was loose shale rock with some gravel that was impacted by the spill.  I contacted Clean Harbors to hire a vactor to remove as much contaminated soil and loose rock as possible.  They arrived on 5/8/01 after we cleared access over posted roads from the town.  We cleared away an area 6 x 8 feet, and were pulling oil from the cracks in the bedrock.  I took headspace samples from the perimeter of the excavated area, and found high concentrations of vapor on the downslope edge.  I walked into the woods and tested soils 15 to 25 feet away from the spill and found oil contaminated soil was present some distance away from the tanks.  Following the lay of the land through a small wooded patch to a low area near an adjacent shed, I found a patch of grass approximately 6 feet in diameter that was dead, also smelling of oil.  This was 75 feet away.  This indicated to me that a large instantaneous release had occurred causing oil to flow overland through the woods and down the path to this other building where it pooled.  This changed the remedial strategy considerably.  In order to remove the contaminated soils, large scale excavation was required.  We removed several trees, stumps, and nearly 200 tons of soil.  I hired a local contractor, Steve Morrill owner of Fox Ridge Excavation to excavate and haul soils to Waste Mangagement in Norridgewock and Commercial Paving in Scarborough.

Rob Peale, Senior Geologist, DEP Tech Services sampled the nearby bedrock well, and 2 other wells on the property.  The casing of the nearby well was below ground, and needed to be extended.  Rob hired Goodwin Well Drillers to conduct the necessary repairs.  No contamination was found attributable to the spill.

Unbeknown to me, Mary Higgins, the director of the museum appealed the deductible portion of the $27,000 cleanup bill.  The FIRB rightly denied the appeal, and the Organon Museum was found responsible for the deductible portion.  The cleanup bill would have been approximately $5,000 less if the Museum staff had truthfully reported the  actual spill which likely emptied the two 330 gallon tanks.
B-608-2002*ED ATEN IS REMODELING A PLACE ON SEBEC LAKE AND IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 HAD MCKUSICK PETROLEUM DO SOME WORK ON THE TWO 275 GALLON TANKS HE'S GOT MANIFOLDED TOGETHER TO SUPPLY HIS MONITOR HEATERS WITH KEROSENE.  THAT WORK DONE, THE TANKS WERE FILLED AND WHEN ATEN WENT BACK TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE SAYS THE GAUGE ON THE TANKS WAS READING 3/4 FULL, OR 375 GALLONS.  UPON HIS RETURN 18 DAYS LATER, THE GAUGE WAS ONLY READING 1/2 FULL OR 250 GALLONS.  HE SAYS THAT HIS HEATERS WOULD'VE BURNED A MAXIMUM OF 3 GALLONS/DAY OVER 18 DAYS, SO THERE WERE ABOUT 70 GALLONS MISSING, ACCORDING TO THE GUAGE.

THE "T" THAT MANIFOLDS THE TANKS TOGETHER WAS LEAKING AT ONE OF THE FLARES;  ATEN CALLED MCKUSICK, WHO REPAIRED THE LEAK AND CALLED ME.

I INSPECTED THE SITE WITH MR. ATEN ON 11/15, BUT IT WAS DARK BY THAT TIME AND HARD TO TELL WHERE THE OIL HAD RUN.  VERY LITTLE OF THE SURFACE SOIL SMELLED OF OIL; CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 70 GALLONS.

I'D NO CHANCE TO GET BACK THERE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF 11/21.  SCRATCHING AWAY THE SNOW AND BORING WITH A SOILS AUGER, I STILL COULDN'T  FIND ENOUGH  CONTAMINATED SOIL TO ACCOUNT FOR 70 GALLONS, SO IT SEEMS APPARENT THAT THE GAUGE SYSTEM IS NOT PARTICULARLY ACCURATE.

THE "T" WAS WEEPING AGAIN, A LITTLE, SO I STOPPED AT McKUSICK'S ON THE WAY BACK AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT AGAIN, AND DIG UP WHAT CONTAMINATED SOIL THEY COULD FIND UNDER THE FILTER ASSEMBLY. UNLESS THEY FIND ENOUGH SOIL TO ACCOUNT FOR A LOT MORE LOST OIL, THIS CASE IS CLOSED.
A-331-2001*Maritime Energy called to report a 3 - 5 gallon spill at the Barbara Pray residence, across from the Port Clyde Post Office, a three story white and teal colored building.  Ms. Pray is a seasonal resident, and was not home at the time of the spill.  Operator error was the reported cause of the spill.  Spill was to pavement, and cleaned up with absorbent pads.  No site visit was made.
B-609-2002*THE  STATE POLICE NOTIFIED ME OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE WITTMORE LANDING ROAD IN HUDSON.  A VEHICLE HAD SLID OFF THE ROAD DURING FOUL WEATHER AND INTO A SWAMP.  ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REMOVED, THERE WAS SOME PETROLEUM SPILLED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

I WAS TOLD THE SITE WAS ABOUT 1/2 MILE IN FROM RT. 43, IN A SWAMP.  I'D BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT.

WHEN I GOT THERE THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD SEE IS THAT THE STATE POLICE HAVE GREATER FAITH IN MY POWERS OF OBSERVATION THAN IS WARRANTED.  I CRUISED UP AND DOWN THE WITTMORE LANDING ROAD 4 TIMES AND NEVER DID FIND WHERE ANY VEHICLE HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD.
A-336-2001*Knox County Sheriff's Office called to report a 500 gallon propane leak at MBNA in Rockland.  The incident had been ongoing, but Rockland FD wanted DEP notified.  I spoke with Asst. Chief Van Orf of Rockland FD.  I offered to assist and monitor with explosimeter, however, he felt they had the situation under control.  The vapors were allowed to dissipate through evaporation.  No site visit was made.
P-870-2002*Limington Fire Department called to report a car accident on Route 25 near Sandbar Road and Ray's Mini Mart.  A small amount of motor oil and antifreeze was spilled and the Fire Department cleaned them up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-556-2002* Mr. Gary Smith reported that his oil tank had developed a leak and spilled an unknown quantity of oil. This tank was located behind his garage and was only five years old. Mr. Smith does not know when the spill occurred, because of failing health, he has not spent much time behind the garage. The site is located on Waldo Ave in Belfast near the intersection of Marsh Rd. I made a site visit and found that the well that serves Mr. Smith's home was very close. In addition, there is another well located at the home of Norma Littlefield that is within 150 feet. I sampled these two wells plus two others nearby. None of these wells showed signs of fuel oil contamination.
 I hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the contaminated soil from under the tank. A total of 32 yards of soil was removed and transported to Thibodeau's asphalt plant. The site was restored and the case will be referred to our Technical Services Staff for further review if necessary.
B-305-2002*B-305-2002
05/31/2002 11:00

     Scott Leighton, Hazardous Materials Enforcement Specialist ME-DEP, received a call that a pick up truck containing three leaking drums turned off of Route 143 in Etna onto a gravel road.  The site was immediately inspected.  Nothing was found.
B-69-2002*B-69-2002
02/07/2002 14:15

     Heidi Pearson of D.A. Pearson Oil in Hermon called to report a #1 fuel spill at the residence of Dave & Barbara Nevers on the Ash Hill Road in Hermon.  It was stated that ice fell off the roof breaking off the filter to the outside tank.  Approximately 200 gallons leaked into the ground, down the footing of the house, through a crack in the foundation and into the basement.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to clean the oil out of the basement's perimeter drain.  A combination of pumps and sorbents were used in the clean up.  It was estimated that about 150 gallons were recovered.  Some of the oil was lost to a basement sump which emptied into a small fast flowing brook.  A vetillation system was installed to remove vapors.  The residences well which is located about 50 feet from the discharge was placed on the quarterly monitoring program.  As of the end of the year the well had not been affected.
B-514-2002*B-514-2002
09/29/2002 09:00

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a fuel oil spill at the residence of Celia Robichaud at 57 Freemont Street in Bangor.  It was stated that about 50 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole at the bottom of the basement tank.  Investigation shown that the oil was restricted to the concrete basement floor.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  The basement was then ventilated.
P-793-2001*10.3.2001 received report of spill that occurred on 10.2.2001.  Responded to entered location and observed a tank overfill situation.  I inspected the 275 gallon supply tank, located in the basement, and determined that the facility was not up to code with current Oil & Solid Fuel Board standards.  The fill was located at the front of the house and the vent was at the rear.  The system was overfilled and oil discharged out the fill pipe, vent pipe, and pipping at the tank that spilled on the basement floor and migrated to a portion of the finished basement. Impacted at the front were soil, a concrete pad (approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft.) and underlying soil.  In the rear, a set of steps to the back door, a portion of a red brick patio in disrepair and underlying sand.  In the basement a portion of the stairs, carpet on stairs, window and walling in the basement.  All impacted media were removed and disposed.

Over the course of the next several months DEP conducted restoration efforts.  This case proved to be difficult because the homeowners wanted to upgrade impacted fixtures above the value of the fixtures and attempted to get the AST Fund to pay for the added replacement cost.  The homeowners refused to acknowledge or accept criteria used to replace impacted media and fixtures; eligible expense cost guides used by the DEP in AST Fund cases; and DEP Clean Up Option agreements.

DEP moved ahead and eventually completed the restoration of the basement.  DEP settled with the homeowner regarding replacement costs of outside fixtures and the homeowner hired their own contractor to complete the upgrade in landscaping they wanted.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.19.02
A-8-2002*I received a call from Maritime Energy reporting an overfill at the Callaghan residence.  The o-ring on the scully fitting leaked during delivery.  The spill was estimated to be only half a cup.  Maritime cleaned the spill with pads.  I contacted the owner and confirmed it was a minor spill as described.  No site visit was made.
A-92-2002*I received a call from David Kalloch, forman at the City Solid Waste facility, located near the old quarry system/dump.  David reported an abandoned tank floating in the Quarry known as Q3.  He indicated a small amount of sheen was in evidence, but the tank was largely empty.  I advised removal of the tank, and proper decontamination by a licensed contractor.  The city hired Kip's Home Services to winch the tank up the steep slope, clean out the residue, and cut the tank up for scrap.  In the process of removing the tank from the quarry, two other tanks sprouted up from the bushes and also had to be emptied and cut up for scrap.  David sent e-mail pictures of the process, copies attached.  Hundreds of tires and other solid waste remains in the quarry, however, these are beyond the scope of Response Services program.
B-583-2002*On 10/30/02, 1745 hours Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reported a release of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck.  It happened at pole 03 on Fairview Road in Dover-Foxcroft.  It landed on gravel and was recovered along with a couple drums of gravel, which went to CMP's  waste stream.
B-567-2002*On 10/21/02, 1500 hours, George Hames contacted me about automotive recycling that was taking place on his adjacent neighbor's property.  His complaint was that the neighbor would turn pick up trucks over in order to get parts such as transmissions out of them.  He worried that this might spill petroleum products onto the ground and ultimately contaminate his well.  He led me to a point on his land where I could see the vehicles that were supposedly being cannibalized.  There was exposed bedrock but I could see no evidence of spillage.  There was no product odor either.  The bedrock strike was strongly perpendicular to Hames property.  The closest I could get was about 30 feet from where the vehicles were.  I would like to have contacted Wendy to obtain a closer inspection, but she apparently had caller ID and didn't want to talk to me.  I told George that if he notices any changes in his water that we would investigate further and take care of any problems that may have been cause by a discharge of petroleum products.
P-911-2002*The saddle tank of a delivery truck was punctured in the parking lot of BIW discharging approximately 25 gallons of diesel.  The spill did not reach the river or any storm drains and was cleaned up with speedi dry and pads.
B-234-2002*B-234-2002
08:16 11:46

     Buddy Palmer of R.F. Jordan Construction called to report what appeared to be an old underground tank during the building of a road at the new Ellsworth Commercial Park off of Route 1A .  Investigation shown that the metal debris did appear to be an old tank.  Not much of it remained.  The metal debris was removed from the surrounding clay soils.  Only a minor sheen was noted on perched ground water within the excavation.  The sheen may not have been due to the tank but may have been due to past activities at the adjacent railroad.  No further action was taken.
B-152-2002*I was contacted by Barbara Parker, Response Services, with a request to respond to a mercury spill at the Orrington Middle School.  Andy Smith, State Toxicologist had also been notified and requested to participate in a site visit.  I responded with Andy to the school.  We brought the Lumex mercury vapor detection instrument.  We met with the Principal, James White.  A teacher had stored a small container of mercury in her desk drawer.  Over time, the container was disturbed and leaked.  The teacher observed beads of mercury in the small rug beneath her desk.  The school reported the spill to DEP Bangor office.  Darryl Luce advised them to call an environmental contractor to remove the rug, decontaminate the desk and floor, and ventilate the area, which they did.  Our mission was to monitor mercury vapor to ensure adequate decontamination and ventilation had been completed.  We monitored the classroom and found no excessive concentrations of mercury vapor in the air.  Andy advised the Principal on the effects of mercury exposure, and we departed.  The attached letter to the school summarizes the areas monitored, and concentrations observed.  No further action is expected.
B-235-2002*B-235-2002
04/20/2002 13:44

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering a sheen on Sunkhaze Stream out behind Hyway Service off of Route 2 in Milford.  Investigation shown however that the sheen was simply marsh sheen.  No further investigation was believed to be necessary.
A-562-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
B-631-2002*      On November 27, 2002, at 1100 we received a call from Tracy Lord of the Mine DOT in Shirley, reporting someone had left five one gallon jugs of used motor oil at a turn off on Route 15 in Big Moose Twp.  This had been going on for a few months, but the number of jugs left was greater than before, and Mr. Lord didn't want his men to keep picking up the jugs especially since two small propane cylinders and a truck tire were also left at the site.
       I visited the site on 12/3, and picked up the waste oil.  There was no spillage at the site.  I also stopped at the LURC office in Greenville and told them of the illegal dump site.
A-586-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment
A-629-2002*A Central Maine Power Co. utility truck had a diesel leak as a result of a cracked fuel line at this residence.  Approx. one yard of contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  There was no site visit made, see attached CMP report for additional details.
A-638-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-649-2002*
	This report encompasses several small discharges discovered during a facility inspection as well as a number of small (< 10 gals. each) discharges around the plant that were logged and later reported under a DEP-Masonite Spill Reporting Agreement (see attached).
	The report "Spill" and Reported" Dates are based on the sheen in the river discovered on 8/29/02.

In Summation:
	During an 8/29/09 facility inspection with John Silvestri, I noted a light but extensive light-oil sheen hugging the bank of the Androscoggin River near Masonite's Kiln area.  The sheen was on Masonite's shoreline though potentially may have come from upstream.  The power dam has had spills in the past, and Miller Industries (Worumbo Mill) has had allegations of purposeful dumping to the river (presently being investigated by DEP and US EPA).
	At the large #6 oil AST's, several fittings & valves had six oil leaks.  Fortunately the heavy oil congeals quickly on cooling and the leaks did not travel far.
	See attached Oil Spill Log Reports for info on small spills, none reaching soil or waters, from 3/24/02 to 7/9/02.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-575-2002*B-575-2002
10/25/2002 09:30

     Whitney Energy of Lincoln called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Dulcey Regoli on Route 2 also in Lincoln.  It was stated that approximately 30 gallons leaked from one of their delivery trucks when a valve failed.  The fuel, which was contained to the driveway surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material.  A minimal amount of soil was also removed.  It may be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.  No further action was taken.
B-584-2002*On 10/31/02, 1140 hours Joel Farley of Jackson Labs reported that they had encountered an old abandoned UST while digging a trench near a building that used to house the estate chauffeur. The initial impression was that it was a heating oil tank.  We arranged for me to be there on 11/01/02, 0930 to deal with the removal.  However, by that time it had become apparent that the tank had held gasoline.  This meant that they needed a site assessment and they needed to have a tank installer on site at the time of the removal.  I was scheduled for a hernia operation the following week so I arranged to have them contact whoever was available when they were ready to do it.  On 11/05/02, Tom Varney responded to the removal.  The D-tree came out stringent but that goal was not doable, and considering how long ago the release must have taken place it was impractical.  The bottom of the tank was about four feet from grade and bedrock was about five feet from grade.  Twelve cubic yards of soil were taken to Land Construction Corp.

The facilities well is located about 200 feet from the removal site so they did a GRO on it.  On 1/13/03, Bud Applegate told me that they had verbal confirmation that the well was clean.  He said he would fax me a copy of the report when they got it.
B-533-2002*CARA BIASUCCI AND CHUM RECOVERED A DRUM WASHED UP ON THEIR BEACH AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE HOUSE TO USE FOR SOMETHING.   THE CHUM STARTED TO CUT THE END OUT, USING AN AXE, BUT THEN NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE DRUM HAD A CHEMICAL ODOR, SO CALLED US.

I WENT TO THEIR RESIDENCE, PREPARED TO PUMP OFF AT LEAST A PARTIAL DRUM OF CHEMICAL, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE DRUM WAS EMPTY OF EVERYTHING BUT FUMES.   AT LEAST I GOT PAID OVERTIME.   CASE CLOSED.
A-631-2002* On 10-20-02, the Belfast Fire Dept. reported the day before a sail boat had sunk in Belfast Harbor. The caller went on to say that during the raising of the vessel oil/gasoline had leaked out. This information was erroneous and further phone calls (to USCG) by this agent determined that no release of oil or gasoline had occurred. No site visit made, no further action will be required.
P-833-2002*Initial call rec'd 10/10/02, initial action taken 11/06/02.  At this time, a site visit/inspection was conducted by DEP Representatives Cyr & O'Brien.  The exterior AST was viewed, but the weather conditions (rain) at the time of the visit made it impossible to assess the true nature of the leak and significance of discharge.  It was explained to Ms. Demers that DEP and a clean up contractor would return and clean up the spill and make arrangements with PROP to replace the AST.

EPI was contacted and completed an additional survey (on a dry day) to assess the leak and contamination.  The location of the AST further complicated the survey as it was within one foot of the building and closer to the property fence.  G. Smith of EPI assessed the tank to be 1/2 full and the extent of contamination to be no more than 18 inches in depth.  Soils were compact and intact clay at 18 inches, lateral migration was very limited upon excavation.  Soil were removed and backfilled by hand and Steinert staff were on scene to reconnect and install the oil system.  This clean up project was completed on Friday, November 15th.

As Ms. Demers is a PROP client, a waiver for clean up costs will be submitted and Steinert's services will be billed directly to PROP (Corado).  No further actions are anticipated for this clean up.
P-852-2002*
INITIAL RESPONSE & EVALUATION
	In the morn. of Monday 11/11/02, (Veteran's day holiday) the Maine DEP responded to a notice from Union Oil Co. of a #2 oil discharge to the basement of Mr. Edward Tully in Sanford.  I responded and met Mr. Tully (property owner), Ms. Wright (tenant) and several Union Oil workers.
	The house is an older two-story wood duplex with a rock foundation/basement wall.  The area is on public water and sewer in a dense sub-urban residential area.  There are two 275 gal. vertical AST's on either side of the basement on a concrete floor, one for each side of the house (see site sketch & photos).  The tank in question had a buried 1.5" diameter fill pipe going several feet under and out of the back lawn,  and a 1" vent going out the building side (see site sketch).  Mr. Tully told me that he had owned the duplex house for about a year and was doing extensive renovation.
	In early November 2002, Union Oil notified that they had inspected Mr. Tully's two tanks at this property and would not fill them until they were brought up to code due to "a risk of having an oil spill" (see attached letter & inspection checklist).  On 11/11/02, Mr. Tully had dismantled the fill and vents pipes from the tank, opened up a new hole in the wall for the new pipes, and went to the hardware store for new pipes and fittings.  While he was away, Union Oil made an oil delivery.  The driver noted something amiss and promptly stopped the delivery after 17 gallons was pumped into the basement.  The oil was pumped out of the fill pipe stub under pressure sideways against the stone basement wall, the oil tank, and the concrete floor.
	The oil then spread across the floor, soaked into cracks in the floor and in the crevices of the stones making up the uncemented stone wall.  Ms. Wright told me she first noted the spill because of the smell and found two Union Oil responders cleaning it up.  There was oil odor upstairs in both apartments.
	Don Spence of Union Oil called me and stated that Union Oil would be the Responsible Party.  Gloria McInnis of Peerless Insurance (800-442-6068) represented Union Oil for remediation.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	Union oil absorbed as much spillage as possible on 11/11/02, then applied a powdered absorbent/masking agent, which caused an odor problem of its own.  That afternoon I contacted Don Spence of Union Oil Co., and required the spill area be power washed and the house deodorized.  On Thus. 11/14/02, I talked with Peter Kenney of ServPro (985-6506) who had power washed twice, ozone deodorized and dehumidified.  There was still an odor problem because of oil that seeped into the crevasses in the stone wall.
	On 11/15/02, I revisited and still measured 3 to 10-ppm (MSA Passport PID with 10.6 eV lamp, uncorrected to response factors) vapors in the basement.  This followed with my recommendations to Peerless Ins. sent to Ms. McInnis that afternoon (see attached).  On 11/21/02, I talked to Mr. Tully again.  Ms. Joyce was still concerned about vapors and I referred her to the Maine State Toxicologist, Andrew Smith, who later contacted me and was briefed.  Mr. Tully had contacted an attorney to assist him with any remedial actions over and above state requirements.  He was still concerned over future liability for his property.
	On 11/22/02, I met Mr. Tully onsite.  The basement had been power washed again, and the oily soil previously left in the corners and floor holes had been removed.  I noted no obvious odor of oil left upstairs or in the basement.  PID readings were zero to 0.2-ppm in the basement spill area, and zero upstairs, which I considered background levels.  Air out the living room forced-air furnace vents was measured at only 0.3-ppm.  The upstairs and basement both had a noticeable of the fuel oil degreaser cleaning solution used in the power wash.  See the attached MSDS for information on ServPro's fuel oil degreaser.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The discharge appears to h
A-453-2001*I received a call from Rockland Fire Dept.  They were on scene at Irving Mainway with a small gasoline overfill.  A customer was not paying attention, the automatic shutoff did not live up to its name, and consequently an estimated 3 gallons of gas hit the concrete pad.  The FD used sorbents to clean up the spill.  No information was available about the customer.  No site visit was made.
B-511-2002*HAROLD BROWNELL JR., PROPRIETOR OF GLENBURN AUTO & TRUCK SALES, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LOW INTEREST RATES AVAILABLE IN THE AUTUMN OF 2002, DECIDED TO RE-FINANCE HIS BUILDING.  THE BANK REQUIRED A SITE ASSESSMENT, WHICH REVEALED AN ABANDONED UNDERGROUND TANK ON SITE, WHICH PUT A HALT  TO RE-FINANCING, AT LEAST 'TIL THE TANK WAS REMOVED.

THAT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 8.  ONCE UNCOVERED, THE LINES RUNNING TO AND FROM THE TANK  REVEALED THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN TWO BURNERS DRAWING OIL FROM THIS TANK, AS WELL AS AN AUTOMATIC GAUGING SYSTEM.  ONCE OUT OF THE GROUND, THE QUARTER-SIZED HOLE IN THE TANK'S BOTTOM REVEALED WHY IT'D BEEN ABANDONED.

MOST OF THE SAND IN WHICH THE TANK HAD BEEN BEDDED WAS CONTAMINATED, AND THAT WAS HAULED TO THE PINE TREE LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL.   THE TIGHTNESS OF THE PARENT SOILS PREVENTED LOST OIL FROM SPREADING OUT OF THE TANK HOLE.
A-488-2001*Tim Rector had inspected C&H Country store and found the diesel dispenser had leaked to pavement.  He reported the spill to Response.  C&H hired a maintenance company to repair the unit.  The cause of the leak was a loose fuel filter.  Frank Gehrling later inspected the station and confirmed the leak had been repaired.
P-887-2002*On 11/20/2002, received a call regarding the discovery of contamination at Popeye's Variety, 183 Park Street (Rt. 26), South Paris, ME (registration #20743).  The discovery was made during a underground piping upgrade, due to compliance issues.  The contamination was the direct result of loose fittings on the piping and dispensers involving both gasoline and diesel fuel.

On 11/21/2002, I met with Michael White, Certified Geologist, overseeing the removal of the piping and screening of soil and Mar-Win Construction performing the removal and upgrade.  The Paris Water District was also on-site.  Although the site was located over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer, the district stated that they had no intention of developing the area for well water, because the water had been previously contaminated by a former pickling plant.  Considering that the site was not located near any wells, the well field for Paris was on the opposite side of the Androscoggin River approximately 0.75 miles northwest, and there was no concern of vapors entering the building, the site was classified as a baseline-2.  A clean-up goal of 500 ppm headspace was established.

Several of the identified areas of concern were excavated to levels below the established clean-up goal, except for two areas that progressively exceeded the clean-up goal the deeper we excavated.  It became obvious that further investigation of the extent of contamination would be required. Also, due to the sandy soils and lack of groundwater observed, a more cost effective method of remediation would be soil vapor extraction as opposed to excavation.  Considering the previously mentioned factors, this case is being referred to the Division of Technical Services.

For further details on work performed at the site and remaining contamination, see "Underground Piping Upgrade Site Assessment, Popeye's Variety, 183 Park Street, Paris, ME" by Michael J. White, C.G. dated 1/3/2003.


A-490-2001*James Hayden reported a sheen in the Penobscot River in front of his home on East Drive in Islesboro.  The complaint was faxed to Bangor Regional office after closing 20:00 on 7/15/01.  Tom Varney took the information the following morning, and faxed to Augusta at 09:45.  I tried to contact Mr. Hayden by phone, and left a message.  He called back 7/17/01.  The sheen had dispersed and was no longer visible.  He thought it may have been from a tanker.  There was a strong petroleum odor, he thought it smelled like diesel.  The location of the sheen was near Charlotte's Cove.   No site visit was made.
A-595-2002*A large CMP bucket truck had a hose fail on the Foster Point Road in Belgrade discharging an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  CMP used sorbent pads and excavation to clean up the spill.  See attached CMP report.  No further action is expected.
A-610-2002*A CMP transformer leaked an estimated 1 cup of transformer oil due to a tree falling on the wire which, in turn, pulled the bushing from the transformer.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill through the utilization of speedi-dry and sorbent pads.  The transformer was located on Bayview Street in Camden.

No site visit was made by DEP personnel.  No further action is expected.
A-492-2001*Megan McDonough, a conservation aide for Land & Water Bureau inspected Warren & Kinkaid's borrow pit in Smithfield.  W&K are in the excavation business.  Near the maintenance garage, Ms. McDonough observed stained soils and referred to Response for remediation.  I visited the site, met with one of the owners, David KinKaid.  He indicated a hydraulic hose had burst and leaked in this area.   I instructed that limited soil removal would be required.  He did not have an excavator handy that day, but several weeks later, we dug out the hydraulic oil spill.   The staining was very near the surface, no other staining was observed.  Contaminated soils were hauled to Bangor batch plant run by Lane Construction.   I contacted Ms. McDonough and informed her the soils had been removed and Response would not require any further action.
B-201-2002*
B-201-02
Ellsworth (Ellsworth Falls)

Friday April 5, 2002	0955

I received a complaint for investigation from Cleve Leckey that was previously reported to him by Ellsworth Fire Chief Bob McKinney (667-8666).  The complaint was that there was waste oil spilled on the property and it was being stored improperly in open top 5 gallon plastic buckets.

I did a site investigation and spoke with Jim Hickey the operator of this facility known as H & A Towing (664-2123).  Jim is renting or leasing the property from Vincent Ghelli, PO Box 487, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 (W 244-9221 Ext 3).

As Jim and I walked the site I showed him the problem areas. There were thirty plus 5-gallon plastic buckets, most were open toped, that contained waste oil and some amount of water.  I also showed him the contaminated soil that needed to be excavated and taken care of.  Then Jim said, "I will clean it up over the weekend"  I said fine and that I would inspect the site early on Monday.

Monday April 8, 2002	0700

I inspected the site this morning to find that no material had been moved and that none of the many 5-gallon containers of waste oil had been consolidated.  Jim Hickey was not on scene during the inspection.

Monday early afternoon

I returned to the site with a pick-up truck with three 55-gallon and two 35-gallon drums.  We worked that afternoon consolidating the waste oil by pouring it into the drums.  The plastic 5-gallon containers then were rendered unusable for liquids.  We returned the drums to DEP temporary storage in Bangor.  On site there was another 55-gallon drum and a 500 gallon tank with 12 inches of waste oil in it.  These materials will be removed by Clean Harbors on Tuesday April 9.

On Tuesday Clean Harbors pumped out the tank and the 55-gallon drum and recovered the 235 gallons of waste oil that Tom and I had previously collected.  The total waste oil recovered was 569 gallons.

I returned to the site many times to tell Mr. Hickey what needed to be done to clean up the waste oil contaminated soil. I phoned Vincent Ghelli to inform him what needed to be done.

Finally a plan was formulated in which the soil would be mixed with wood chips, old horse manure and spread thinly in the parking area of the property.  I helped Jim Hickey do the majority of this.  I believe he or a helper finished what was not completed the day we both worked on the project.  In all about 1.3 cubic yards of material were spread thinly on the parking lot area.
P-764-2001*	On 9/21/01, DEP's Scott Cyr visited this facility following a request by Bayshore Concrete to allow their 10,000 gallon UST abandoned in-place.   The site is the former Precast Structures Company. Cyr approved the in-place abandonment as it was under the floor of their Boiler Room building.  Later I found that Jon Woodard had also visited the site regarding this abandonment in place.  I forwarded Adam Wardwell of Bayshore Concrete a copy of the approval, along with a request for the required Removal Notice.   At this time, I have not received word as to the notice or abandonment.  The tank is registered as bare steel, installed in 1975.  Having a 10/1/97 state removal deadline I understand it is not approved for GW Clean-Up Fund coverage in the event a discharge is discovered.
	On 11/19/02, I visited the site and met with two employees to confirm the abandonment or not.  They explained that they were filling the UST with waste concrete from their trucks so the abandonment was taking a long while.  The 10,000 gal. steel tank is located under the locker room of their Boiler Room building.  I observed the tank to be about 3/4 full of concrete and I doubt they could use it for oil storage at this point.
	As this is a consumptive-use, #2 heating oil UST I understand that no CMR 691 removal assessment is required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
P-186-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On 3/12/02, DEP responded to an approx. 245 gallon discharge of #2 heating oil to the basement of Mr. Veilleux's residence in Lisbon.  The home is a single family dwelling in a residential area with two 275-gal. basement AST's manifolded together.  There is a drilled well in the front yard making this a stringent clean-up area.  The discharge was apparently caused by the over-pressurization and bursting of one of the AST's during a fill-up by Heutz Oil Co.  The discharge was called in by Lisbon Fire and it appears that Heutz Oil did not report it as required.

RESPONSE & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Onsite I met with the Lisbon Fire Dept. and Heutz Oil who had applied sorbents and taken most of Mr. Gill's oiled belongings and carpeting out onto the driveway on a tarp.  We initially thought 245 gallons were lost though we later re-evaluated it to be approximately 30 gallons of oil.  AST T-1 was bulged at one end splitting the end seam.  The tank had 1.5" fill and 1.25" manifold (crossover) and vent pipes.  Most of the spillage was sorbed up by carpeting though several gallons may have seeped in below the floor.
	I advised Mr. Gill about the state AST Ins. Program though he stated he would be going with private insurance (which typically gives better coverage as far as restoration to original conditions) through Dan Roux Insurance of Lewiston.  Besides disposal of the waste, the residence needed removal of oil flooring and wall materials, and deodorization.

	DEP did not direct the remaining of the clean-up and incurred no direct clean-up expenses.  At this time, I do not expect further actions.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-616-2001*B-0616-01
Meddybemps

Monday October 29, 2001                                                              0830

I received information from Cleve Leckey that Mark Hyland and the Uncontrolled Sites group had discovered numerous tanks and drums of waste oil.  The current plan is for response to be involved in the clean up of various tanks and containers of various petroleum products.  Most of those tanks appear to have been military floats that are about the size of an 8-foot diameter, 6000-gallon tank.

I spoke with Scott Leighton, who had been involved in cataloguing the various problems at the Harry Smith Junkyard location off Route 191 in Meddybemps.  Scott provided me with a detailed list of what they had catalogued at the junkyard.

After looking at the long list and going over the tanks on the south section of the junkyard, I contacted Industrial Services (989-3211) and suggested that they may want to go to Meddybemps with me on Tuesday to look the area over.

Tuesday October 30, 2001                                                                0700

I met with John Martin, Wilbur and another worker of Industrial Services in Ellsworth.  I briefly described what was going on then we proceeded to Meddybemps.

While in Meddybemps, I explained what needed to be done with the various cataloged tanks.  The plans are to pump them out, clean them out and render them useless as tanks, so they can not be used as storage for petroleum or hazardous waste.  First we needed to characterize the waste oil or petroleum products in the tanks.  Plans were to sample the tanks on Thursday.

Thursday November 1, 2001                                                           0840

I arrived in Meddybemps.  Industrial Services and Safety Kleen was already in the act of opening the various sections of each of the tanks to do composite samples for waste characterization.  The clusters of 13 ( ES4-1(14) ) and 9 ( CS3-11(9) )tanks were sampled as was an oil tank located next to ES6-1 and a 500-gallon tank  DS4-1, labeled "Banana Oil".

The samples will be analyzed by Safety-Kleen of Leeds.  Safety Kleen will be doing the disposal.  On Monday, November 5, the plan is to bring equipment to clear a way to the tanks so a tank trailer can be backed in near the tanks.  Also there will be crew with chain saws to clear the trees so the tanks once cleaned can be moved to a common area or areas to they can more conveniently be rendered useless as tanks.  If the analysis of the petroleum products is back by Tuesday then pumping of the tanks will proceed.  There are very few sections of the 4 section tanks that are actually full.  There may be enough petroleum products in the 2 locations to fill more than one tank truck.

Wednesday, November 7, 2001

The analysis results were faxed to Industrial Services in Brewer.  John Martin in turn faxed me the results of the analysis of the contents of the tanks in the cluster of the 13 thanks ( ES4-1 (14) ).  I received the results and headed to Meddybemps.

When I arrived in Meddybemps, Industrial Services was involved in moving of various junk, metal debris and scrap metal on the south side or main junk yard so that we could access the 13 tank grouping with a vacuum truck and a cleaning truck.  While moving the debris, 8 drums were located, of those 4 were black plastic and appeared to contain Waste Oil.  These drums were reported to Clean Harbors.  Clean Harbors eventually removed the drums.  Industrial Services Began Pumping very old #6 heating oil from its tank.

It should be pointed out that these tanks are, by definition, underground tanks, as more than 10 per cent of the surface area is in direct contact with the ground.


B-616-01			ES4-1   14 Tanks
(Note: only 13 Tanks were found)

		  		

B-616-01              CS3-11   9 Tanks


														
B-616-01		Locations
ES6-1	and	DS4-1


Tuesday, November 13, 2001			1125

I spoke with Harry Smith and asked him about three pallets of auto
A-515-2001*Mead reported that on site contractor Lily Trucking had an accident spilling 50 gallons of diesel fuel.  Their subsequent report downgraded the spill to 10 gallons.  The spill was to pavement, then to a storm drain to the Androscoggin River.   The incident is further described in the attached Mead report.  No site visit was made.
P-148-2002*
	On the afternoon of 3/4/02, I responded to a complaint of an auto leaking gasoline to a paved city street in Portland near the Civic Center.  The reporter had reported the auto was often parked by their building and the gasoline odor was bad.  I confirmed an intermittent drip of gasoline from the car and an odor of gasoline around the car.  I opted not to put sorbents or a drip pan under the leak, as I did not want the product to collect and become a more severe fire hazard.  The auto was a burgandy Honda, Maine Licence number 6210 JZ.  Spill quantity is a WAG.

	Attached is a letter to Mr. Jeff Craggy, the auto owner requiring that the leak be stopped.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-644-2002*Dead River Oil Company discharged approximately 4 gallons of fuel oil while disconnecting from the AST fill pipe at 22 Fern Lane, Litchfield.  The driver forgot to shutoff the K-1 mixing valve when he disconnected.  The spill was to a concrete pad.  Dead River cleaned up the spilled material using sorbent pads.  No further action is expected.
A-673-2002*During routine heating system servicing Maritime Energy spilled an estimated 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil to a concrete basement floor at 90 Talbot Avenue Rockland.  The building contains the offices of Dr. C. F. Manning.  Virginia Manning is the contact person for this site.

Maritime Energy cleaned up the spilled product using sorbent materials.  No further action is expected.
A-677-2002*CN Brown discharged an estimated 0.3 gallons to the ground upon disconnecting from the AST fill pipe at the residence of Albert DesRosiers on Benton Avenue in Waterville.  CN Brown personnel cleaned up the spill.  Maine DEP personnel discussed the spill with Mr. DesRosiers and determined no site visit was necessary.

No further action is expected.
B-193-2002*B-193-02
Ellsworth

Monday April 1, 2002	1505

I received a phone call from Todd Sawyer (667-4681), of The Dead River Company, in Ellsworth.  Mr. Sawyer phoned to report that a Dead River delivery driver had overfilled a contractor skid tank, on the property of The Church of Latter Day Saints.  The church is located on the Beechland Road, in Ellsworth.

It was reported that this 275 gallon skid tank had no whistle.  An estimated 2 gallons of #2 heating oil (used as off road diesel) was spilled during the tank overfill.

A small amount of contaminated soil and pads were cleaned up by Dead River.  The soil filled a 5-gallon bucket and the sorbent (s) were disposed of by Dead River.
P-178-2002*
	Report of three car accident east of downtown area on Rt. 25.  Response by Gorham Public Safety Dept.  DEP checked on 3/12/02, and noted spill all cleaned up, and no oil appears to have reached soil or drains.  Quantities were not "great" as initially reported.

S G Brezinski
B-207-2002*B-207-02
Milford

Thursday April 4, 2002	0800

I had been in contact with Gary Blair (757-490-1711 Ext: 17), of the 7-Eleven Corporation.  Gary Phoned to let me know of plans to remove the 3 underground storage tanks on the property of the Milford 7-Eleven convenience store, located on route 2.

Plans were made and the tank removal notice was faxed to me.  I said I would waive the 30 day notice as long as I was on site.  The cast of characters to be involved in the removal, assessment and clean-up are as follows:

Gary Blair ((757) 490-1711 Ext: 17)
Overall Environmental Rep for the 7-Eleven Corporation

Julie Spencer ((207) 774-2111)
ENSR an Environmental Services Company
2 Technology Park Drive
Westford, Ma. 01886
Environmental monitoring & assessment

Fleet Environmental Services
(207) 774-2111
Product and Tank Removal Contractor

Soderberg Excavation
Standish, Maine
Soil Removal Contractor

Lane Construction Company
Odlin Road
Bangor, Maine
Soil Thermal Remediation: (Approximately 44 tons of contaminated soil treated in their batch plant).

ENPRO
South Portland, Maine
Gasoline disposal area (426 gallons of gasoline water mixture disposed)

Norland / Phillips Services
Providence, Rhode Island
(Received 1,200 pounds of gasoline contaminated sawdust for disposal)

G.R. Adams Jr. Inc.
Hampden, Maine
Removed dispenser units and piping.

Tuesday April 9,2002	0830

Today the area around the dispenser island was excavated.  Yesterday the preliminary work was done, including the removal of the canopy and dispensers by G.R. Adams Jr. Inc.  The concrete pad over the three 8,000 gallon single walled fiberglass tanks was removed.  This was in preparation for planned tank removals tomorrow.  I waived the 30 day notice requirement

Wednesday April 10, 2002	0820

The tanks were pumped out. Nearly 426 gallons of gasoline with some water were removed from the three fiberglass tanks.  This site is considered to be a Baseline 2 clean up.  The tanks were removed.  While Fleet Environmental cleaned the tanks,  Soderberg Excavation dug test pits and removed contaminated soil.  In all nearly 44 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Lane Construction for thermal remediation at their Odlin Road facility.

Much of the soil came from an area between the two canopy footings and even this high concentration was well below Baseline-2.  Test pits were excavated in an area of a known 1997 problem in which a dispenser unit was hit by a vehicle.  The area of the tank excavation yielded mostly non-detect on the PID.  The tank cleaning generated 1,200 pounds of gasoline contaminated sawdust.  This material was taken to Providence, R.I. for disposal.  See also Underground storage tank closure report for 7-Eleven store #32554, By ENSR International (Consultant file # 6230-334).
P-179-2002*
Report of spill from from Buxton Public Works.  The discharge occurred while filling a town-owned vehicle.

No wells reported threatened.
No response from Maine DEP possible at the time.
A-516-2001*I received a call from Janet Dyer of CMP reporting a transformer oil spill in Dresden.  A pole rotted, fell over, allowing the transformer to leak approximately 1 gallon.  Our old pals gravity and insects working together again.  CMP dispatched their environmental crew and cleaned up the spilled oil.  Sorbents and hand shovels were employed.  The transformer was not tagged for PCB content.  No site inspection was made.
B-239-2002*B-239-02
Cooper

Tuesday April 23 2002	1410

I received a phone call from Toby Zabot, of the Portland DEP Office.  Toby asked me to make contact with Richard Moore (255-4422), of the Washington County Sheriff's Department dispatch.

According to Mr. Moore a vehicle driven by Raymah Lyons, of Meddybemps failed to make a curve on 191 in Cooper and ended up in Mill Stream.  The dispatcher reported that there was light gasoline sheen visible and that the stream was at a rapid flow at high water.  I asked if a wrecker was on scene.  He said one was there.

Due to the above circumstances no response was initiated.
A-573-2001*I received a report of spilled transformer oil in the coal pocket near the boiler room at Augusta Mental Health Institute (AMHI).  I responded and found a large Square D non-energized transformer.  BGS personnel had attempted to move the unit with an under sized forklift.  The unit had tipped against the massive stone foundation wall, breaking a fitting labled X-1 and causing the unit to leak.  The unit weighed 6890 lbs.  1,000 KVA, Mfg. 4/90, Serial # 900023-A1.  It was tagged non pcb oil < 1 ppm.  It held 245 gallons of oil.  I estimated 30 gallons spilled to the concrete floor.  I used sorbents to adsorb what had spilled.  I opened a drain tap at the base of the unit, and drained off another 18 gallons to lower the level of oil below the cracked fitting.  The sorbents were disposed by DEP.  The unspilled oil was burned in the AMHI boiler.  The unit was later moved to Central Maine Power North Augusta Service Center for repair.  No oil appeared to escape to the subsurface, it was contained by a concrete floor.
A-578-2001*I responded to a report of a corroded AST at the Bassett residence in Anson.  The tank was in the basement of the home and was old, but not leaking.  It was up on high legs on bricks and did not look very stable.  The home owner had an estimate of $800.00 from Somerset Oil to replace the tank with a code installation. I advised that sounded reasonable.  Mr. Bassett claimed he did not have the means to pay.  I advised contacting the KVCAP agency to see if any money was available for assistance.  I called several times over the next two weeks to see if the tank had been replaced.  I got no answer, and there was no message machine.
I-183-2002*On Saturday, I received a call from the State Police who had been contacted by Daigle Oil Co. (DOC). DOC was reporting a spill at the Grivois residence in Presque Isle.

When I arrived on scene, I found about 1/3 of the cellar floor covered with an oil stain and free oil in the sump pit. After conferring with the owner, I contacted a contractor to remove the contaminated material.

The spill was caused by a leaking splice in the furnace feed line. Splice was located about 18 inches from furnace.

DOC had recently installed (approximately 2 months ago) a monitor heater and had replaced the piping.

I've advised the Presque Isle Office of DOC that they are the responsible party due to poor workmanship. I also advised them that the DEP will seek reimbursement from them for the expenses of this site.

On Sunday, 11/24/02, The contaminated soil was removed as well as some small sections of wood that were contaminated.

While installing the back fill,  a small vent line was placed in the backfill. A layer of poly was placed over the entire excavation and the pipe was vented into an unused chimney. The site was brought back to grade with crushed stone.

Response case closed


P-886-2002*A piping failure caused the discharge of 260 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the cement containment of the bus lift on Bonny Eagle Rd.  As mentioned, spill was contained and Clean Harbors was contracted to pump out and dispose of the product.
P-891-2002*Standard overfill to cement floor; cleaned with speedi dri and pads.
P-876-2002*A Ryder Truck while in transit experienced some mechanical difficulties, upon exiting the Turnpike it entered the Irving lot to assess problem.  While in the lot, the primer pump was found to be malfunctioning and discharged approximately 15 gallons of diesel to the asphalt, before repairs could be affected.

The Biddeford Fire Dep't responded and subsequently called DEP with the notification.  No call for assistance with the clean up, but a request to pick up the bags of speedi dri was requested.  This was coordinated and materials disposed of properly at a later date.

No further action warranted based on information received.
A-579-2001*I received a report of a heating oil overfill at the Miller summer residence on Roxbury Pond Road, Roxbury.  Dead River Oil overfilled the tank burping out of the vent onto the side of the house and ground.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents by Dead River.  The site underwent an extensive soil removal for previous spill, (see A-466-2001).  This spill, however, was minor, and no further action is required.
I-184-2002*A hand pump on top of tank broke causing 5 gallons of fuel oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and put in barrels.
A-584-2001*I received a report of leaking fuel oil from a tank in a vault that serves the State Office Building.  I met with Dan Wight of Bureau of General Services to investigate.  The vault holds two 20,000 gallon #2 fuel oil tanks.  We were able to remove an access panel on the ground surface and shine a flashlight down into the vault.   At the base of the vault, there was a small pool of fuel oil approximately 3 feet in diameter.  The tank system did not appear to be leaking at a high rate.  We could see no visible increase in the size of the pool of oil as we checked it over 30 mins.  I referred to the confined space entry protocol.  The BRWM policy prohibits vertical entry to confined spaces, so I advised BGS they would need to hire a contractor to investigate further.  Clean Harbors was hired and made an entry late that afternoon.  There was a corroded pipe fitting that was dripping.  The fitting was replaced, and the leak stopped.  The pool of oil was recovered with sorbents.  No futher action will be required.
A-587-2001*I received a call from Roxbury Fire Chief advising of a spill where a pulp truck went off the road and caught fire.  One saddle tank had diesel in it, but the top of the tank was burned off, and it was mixed with water.  The Fire Department pumped the mixture into a drum to prevent spilling any further.  I called the owner Henry Thebarge, and he requested assistance in disposal of the mixture.  I agreed that DEP could assist.  Bart Newhouse responded to the site, and recovered the drum for disposal with the lift gate truck.  The pulp truck was a total loss, and this was Mr. Thebarge's livelyhood.  I did not seek re-imbursement for the disposal.
A-693-2002*Juan Guzman who owns a residence at 23 Greenleaf Road in Augusta has a twin tank installation in a basement with a single fill pipe outside the building.  C.N. Brown has an automatic delivery contract with Mr. Guzman.  The arrangement is that Mr. Guzman must switch the tank fill valve from one tank to the next between deliveries.  He had failed to switch the valve, when C.N. Brown attempted to fill the tank the driver did not hear the whistle and shutoff the delivery nozzle.  An estimated 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil leaked through the fill valve crossover piping in the basement.  C.N. Brown personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.

No further action is expected.
A-694-2002*Knowles Industrial was pumping concrete at the FPL Lockwood Station in Waterville; before commencing the operation an estimated .1 gallons of mineral oil was discharged from the concrete pump as a result of spraying down the hopper with water in preparation for the concrete..  A small sheen resulted in the Kennebec River.  No further action is expected.
A-648-2001*I received a report of a fuel oil spill at the Steward residence.  The Fire Dept. was on scene, as was an oil burner technician.  The tank in the cellar had corroded and began leaking, however it was contained to a concrete floor.  The burner tech was in the process of replacing the tank.  The FD reported that 2 gallons spilled and were cleaned up with sorbents.  The area is served by public water.  No odor issues were raised by the homeowner.  No assistance was requested or required.  No site visit was made.
P-755-2002*10.10.2002, responded to spill location and met with Jason & Lisa Labbe and Calvin Young.  The above ground storage tank, of fiberglass construction, failed at a seam in the tank and caused the discharge.  Young stopped the leak and transferred the remaining 130 gallons of home heating oil to a temporary tank.  It appeared that less than what was reported actually spilled.				

10.11.2002, met Washburn excavation on site and proceeded to investigate the spill.  The square design of the aboveground storage tank is constructed of fiberglass and was designed to be housed in the entrance way steps and are commonly found at mobile home dwellings.  I cut open and cleaned the tank using sorbent pads, then cut the tank up for disposal as regular household waste.  The spill impacted the entrance way slab and walk-way.  Removing the concrete pad, no appreciable amount of contaminated soil was encountered.  The concrete was stained and the oil had not soaked through the slab.  The concrete material and an amount of non-impacted dirt, to facilitate the re-pouring of the slab and walkway, were removed and entered into Washburn construction waste stream and disposed as construction debris.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 11.26.2002.
I-186-2002*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled due to a small leak near the top of a dump truck's fuel tank.  Fuel was contained in a small area around the dump truck fuel tank.  Spill product was cleaned up on top of frozen ground and ice next to maintenance garage.  The contaminated absorbent pads were placed in an approved storage container for disposal.
P-341-2019*On 4/30/19, a one-gallon discharge was reported of #2 oil from peddler truck to ground, cleaned up by PitStop Fuels with sorbents.  The area is rural residential area.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-347-2019*On 4/30/19, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a small leak from one of their tank trucks while at a customer's residence.  The truck had been in the shop recently for repair and was reportedly leaking from the bottom of the tank for an unspecified reason.  They were able to stop the leak and will take the truck back to the shop for repair.  The spill was to the paved driveway of the residence and cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-261-2019*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal of mixed and unmixed illicit drug making chemicals at the subject location.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-407-2019*The Department was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a fuel line breakage.  The spill was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up by Waste Management, Inc.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services.
P-503-2019*The Department was notified of an oil sheen observed in the canal below the offices of Brookfield Renewables and believed originating from the south.  No odor was noticed at the office location.

The Department responded to attempt to identify the source of the sheen.  The Department started at 150 Main Street and worked south along Canal Street to the intersection of Chestnut Street.  Between Main Street and Chestnut Street, periodic checks of the canal showed sheen along either side but no leaking vehicles or other sources were observed.  The Department then turned onto 36 Chestnut Street and followed the canal towards the end of the parking lot, north side.  At the very northerly end of the parking lot, the Department connected with a City of Lewiston employee who was also on the same call.  A sheen was observed at the impoundment on that end of the parking lot, but no sources were observed in that parking lot.

Based on the information gathered and the expansive storm water system for the city, it is unlikely that the source will be found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-547-2019*I received a call indicating that contamination had been encountered during an underground storage tank removal at the subject location. The reason for the contamination was unclear but it appeared to be contained to a small area according to the consultant. 1.85 tons of soil was set aside for proper disposal as per the consultants screening results. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-765-2019*Joe of Fielding's Oil & Propane reported delivery overfill of a customer's residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Delivery was to a near-full AST and the delivery driver did not hear a whistle.  Oil was reported out of the outside vent pipe.  Later, about a gallon was found that leaked out the tank top to the basement concrete floor, although none to drains.   Fielding's accepted primary responsibility for the cleanup and initiated cleanup of the inside and dug out oiled soil.

The spill location is dense suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

At this time no further actions are required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-330-2019*I received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 37 Wood Avenue, Saco, ME.  It was estimated that approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been released to the basement floor, and the AST was still leaking.  The Saco Fire Department was collecting the discharging fuel, until which time the AST could be emptied.

By the time I arrived, a "Magne-Patch" had been applied to the AST to stop the release, and arrangements were being made to empty and remove the AST from the basement.  I removed all the oiled sorbents and other oiled materials while a temporary AST was being installed and the stricken AST removed.  After the AST was removed, the concrete floor was cleaned with speedy-dry sorbent material and washed with Simple Green.  Ventilation was established in the basement to remove oil vapors until the oiled floor could be sealed.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were non-detect for volatile organic compounds in the living space of building, but ranged between 25 and 60 parts per million (ppm) in the basement before the ventilation was established.

While the floor was being sealed, oil was observed entering the sump hole.  Sorbents were used until an oil/water separator could be installed in the sump to contain and collect the oil.  On 5/2/19, the oil/water separator was installed.  The ventilation was removed at the property owner's request.  No oil vapors were detected, except directly adjacent to the sump ranging between 5 and 10 ppm.

The site was revisited several times throughout the summer, until which time no oil/water was in the sump.  Sorbents were left with Mrs. Michaud's daughter in the event oil showed back up in the sump.  She was going to contact me if she felt there was an issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.




A-287-2019*Clean Harbors Environmental Services Oil Recycling was pumping a tank at Varney Chevrolet in Pittsfield and overfilled a pocket of their truck resulting in a spill of waste oil to the Varney Chevrolet driveway.  The driver had mistakenly tried to pump into a pocket that was already full.   Clean Harbors Environmental was called to clean up the sand which had been dumped on the spill by the Pittsfield Public Works.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-461-2019*On 6/12/20, I met Charles Stevens of Brex Corp. on site to investigate a citizen complaint of petroleum-smelling soils excavated during road rebuilding by Brex Corp.  The location area is suburban residential and commercial.  The location in question was near 168 Summer Street (Route 9A), near The Landing Store, which was reported to be a former retail motor fuels facility that had underground storage tanks.

I confirmed new roadwork, but no open excavations to examine.  Mr. Stevens reported they had observed no obvious oil contamination when they excavated.  I only noted an odor of ground up reclaim material.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-464-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/12/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Portland Fire Department (PFD) regarding a discharge of Freon gas at this industrial food processing facility.  A 500-lb capacity Freon tank was reported leaking but not all of the contents was released at the time.  A high explosive/flammable level was also reported within the building due to atomized lube oil contamination within the discharging Freon gas.

These hazardous materials and petroleum discharges were not reported to MDEP nor to Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) by Barber Foods (Advance Pierre Foods) staff.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a food processing business located in an urban commercial area, with the residential area Western Promenade to the east, and Mercy Hospital to the northwest.  This Barber Foods facility is also known by its parent company of Advance Pierre Foods, and Tyson Foods.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On site I met with PFD responders and with Mr. Wes Craig of Barber Foods.  Though Freon is a non-flammable asphyxiant gas, apparent filter or fitting leaks caused contamination by hydrocarbon lube oil and while being discharged, the atomized oil caused a 70% Lower Explosion Limit (LEL) measurement by PFD.  Hazardous material specialist Al Nygren was consulted and he explained that with a 3X correction factor, the flammability was likely well over 100%.

After the room was vented, oil discharges and oil-saturated sorbents, that apparently occurred before the Freon leak, were noted on the floor but I found no record that these discharges had been reported to MDEP as is required by Maine Statute (see photos).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The Freon gas discharge was not recoverable and escaped to the atmosphere outside the building.  Discharged oil was required to be cleaned off the floor and equipment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil and hazardous contaminated media from this discharge is understood to be cleaned satisfactory.
2)  I recommend that Barber Foods be again advised on discharge reporting procedures and requirements because of an apparent chronic failure to report discharges to the State of Maine (see also P-291-2019).  This incident has been referred to MEMA.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services for this incident based on present information.

P-475-2019*On 6/12/2019 I received a call from Bill Heisel of Charlie Burnham Energy Service reporting one of their customer's at this address had a leaking oil tank in their basement.  It was reported that oil had made its way to a sump and been pumped outside.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met burner technicians from Charlie Burnham in the process of emptying the tank.  It was estimated that less than 20 gallons had leaked from the tank due to corrosion.  Oil had spilled onto the concrete floor of the basement and been transported via a basement water drain system to two nearby sump pumps.  The pumps had pumped oil out to a drainage swale next to the home that eventually makes its way to the ocean.  Oil hadn't traveled far in the drainage area and we were able to contain what was there with sorbent materials.  There was very faint oil odor in the home because the home was equipped with a radon removal system connected to the sump pumps.  I hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond to the spill.  The two sump holes were vacuumed and the floor was cleaned up with an application of speedy dry sorbent material and then washed with water.  Oil was collected with sorbent pads from the two sump holes and the drainage swale for a few days.  At this time it appears as though the oil has been cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-790-2019*The hydraulic jack on the boiler malfunctioned which initiated a release of heating oil.  Less than one half gallon of oil impacted the cement basement floor at the boiler.   No other items were impacted.  The concrete was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-413-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The leak was slowed down by Gorham Fire Department and the floor was initially washed by the Department.

The following day, the AST was pumped out to a tote and the AST removed from the basement by Allstate Environmental Services.  The floor was washed again and the Department monitored the air for lingering vapor issues.  None were found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-414-2019*Tank corrosion caused the release of less than one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.   According to the reporter, no other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-416-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a two-car accident.  The oil was contained to pavement at the time of the accident, though there is a storm water basin directly downstream from the crash.  At the time of investigation, the Department found no evidence that there was product in the basin, but notified the National Response Center as a potential release (NRC Report #1246761).

The Department used speedy-dry sorbent material for the areas of free product and collected everything before leaving.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-421-2019*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) fire.  Some gasoline left the pavement and entered the storm drain, however, the remaining product was collected on the pavement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-423-2019*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to respond to a suspected methamphetamine clandestine laboratory and remove the potentially hazardous waste.  The MDEP responded to the location and collected the waste.  The waste was dropped off for disposal of at Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn on 5/29/2019.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-221-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled at this location which resulted in a release of heating oil.  Outside, product was released out the vent, impacting ice and snow along the side of the garage.  All visible signs of pink ice and snow were shoveled and/or chipped and removed.  Inside, product was forced out the threads of the sight glass and ran down the sides of the tank to the concrete basement floor, covering an area approximately ten feet in diameter.  The tank and floor were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  At the onset of the spill, vapors were present through the house but most prominent in the basement area.  Because of the season and limited ability to effectively ventilate, a portable air scrubber was deployed to exchange ambient air.  The machine was moved throughout the house in the following days then left to manage air quality in the basement.  Initial air screening indicated success in the living spaces but lingering vapors in the basement due to insufficient treatment of the concrete.  The responsible party returned to wash the concrete with a cleaner/degreaser.  Follow up air sampling confirmed successful second attempt and the air scrubber was removed.  No oil entered or neared the sump pump in the basement and release to the environment will not affect the private drinking water well on the property.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-507-2018*Cumberland Farms reported a discharge of less than 10 gallons of gasoline at their 76 College Ave., Waterville location.  The discharge was due to a customer overfilling their car.

Cumberland Farms personnel cleaned up the affected area using sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-465-2018*Dead River Oil Company reported that while doing an annual tune-up at the Oxcart Lane Inn the Firomatic valve failed to seat properly and about a quart of oil spilled onto the concrete floor.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-277-2020*Discharge of less than one gallon of hydraulic oil in the elevator pit at a building on the University of Maine Farmington (UMF) campus was reported.  The spill occurred when the pit flooded (approximately six inches), causing the container used to catch excess hydraulic oil from the overflow on the elevator shaft.   Less than one gallon was spilled.   UMF staff used sorbent material to clean the oil off the water surface.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-178-2019*On April 8, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of #2 home heating oil to a basement floor in Augusta.  A burner technician from Dead River Company reported that a compromised gasket on the fuel filter allowed an estimated one gallon of fuel to leak to the floor.  Two Dead River employees applied Speedi-Dri sorbent material to the free product and stained concrete; Responder Caputo provided a degreaser to further aid in the cleanup and vapor mitigation.  Using a photoionization detector (PID) to measure the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of the ambient air, Responder Caputo found the 0.0-0.3 parts per million (ppm) in the living space and 1.0-2.0 ppm in the basement.  The homeowner was advised to leave windows open to vent the basement and reach out to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection if vapor issues persisted.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-346-2019*A small amount of liquid sodium chlorate leaked from a rail car due to a loose cap.  The car had contained the solid form and had been rinsed out.  Some residual had apparently remained in the cap and leaked when the car was removed.  The spilled material was unrecoverable and no cleanup was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-156-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a half-gallon of hydraulic oil that was release to soils due to a busted hose.  Sorbents were used to clean the hydraulic oil and then brought to the mill boiler for disposal.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-840-2019*A motor vehicle accident reportedly caused the release of one gallon of gasoline to the paved road surface.  The released gasoline was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the South Berwick Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-853-2019*On 10/15/19, report received of small hydraulic oil line leak from trash truck to paved municipal street, while the truck drove down the street.  Cleanup performed by Pine Tree Waste Services staff and waste put into waste stream to landfill.  No oil leak to drains, soil nor waters.

At this time, no further actions are required by Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-31-2020*I received a call regarding a five to 10 gallon release of #2 fuel oil from a pump seal on an oil burner.  The oil had spread out across the granite block floor.  The oil technician stated that he would clean up what he could.  He stated that there weren't any issues with oil vapors.  Arrangements were made to meet the homeowner the following morning before she left for work.  She was under the impression that it was only water, and had no issues with oil vapors in the building.

The following morning Ms. Greene showed me the area in question.  She stated that she has had issue with water in the basement and felt the liquid in question was water from the boiler.  Upon further investigation, I agreed with Ms. Greene that the liquid was water and the release of oil was minor.  I collected the speedy-dry sorbent material that was left in place, and only observed a small stain on a block under the boiler.  No oil vapors were detected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.



P-463-2019*On 6/12/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited and assessed reported leak from outside, residential, consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.

The location is rural residential and forest served by private drilled well and by septic system, approximately 2.9 miles north of Route 26.  The property slopes down to west in the rear, away from the well (see site sketch).

The leak was to a concrete pad under the AST and flowed south off the pad but not to under the mobile home crawlspace.  Oil-In-Soil dye field test of sandy soil in the oil stained area was Slightly-Positive.  Mr. Tielinen agreed to hand dig the oiled soil and landspread it in the wooded area behind his home.  The incident was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services geologist Woodard for assessment of any threat to the well.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  See MDEP Division of Technical Services records for further information and closure.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-115-2020*On March 9, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a 20-gallon discharge of #2 heating oil to the ground in Bremen.  Rob Wilkes of Colby and Gale, Inc., reported that the tank was overfilled during delivery; some oil spilled. The delivery driver applied sorbents to the spilled product around the fill line. A Colby and Gale burner technician later arrived to investigate the interior.  An estimated quart spilled to concrete after weeping out of the fill and vent line seams.

Responder Caputo investigated the site the following afternoon.  Colby and Gale, Inc., employees had already excavated an estimated 1/8 cubic yard of contaminated topsoil in a six feet by three feet area.  Oleophilic dye tests showed that the outer edges of the excavation were satisfactorily remediated, but that the soil immediately beneath the fill line against the house's granite slab foundation was saturated.  Investigation of the interior spill site revealed little to no vapor from the one-foot oil stain on the concrete floor or from the spaces between granite slabs in the foundation.  Investigation of the coastal shore and waters 100 feet downgrade did not show any indication of oil contamination or sheen.

Given the removal of the remaining saturated soil would damage the insulation and drainage system installed by the homeowner, as well as the demonstrated small affected area, Responder Caputo stated the remaining contamination could be buried.  However, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will return to the property after heavy rains to ensure oil did not migrate through ledge or the foundation.  A consultation was made with Geologist Louise Roy to assist with assessing the property.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-519-2019*The Department was notified of a tractor trailer rollover resulting in the loss of motor oil and milk.  The vehicle was carrying approximately 10,000 gallons of milk when it struck the center guardrail on the southbound off ramp for Exit 52 on Interstate 95.  In the collision, the front cargo pocket hatch popped off, spilling approximately 2,500 gallons of milk.  The rear cargo pocket remained intact, however, the seal around the hatch was compromised and was actively leaking.

Approximately 80 feet from the spill location, a freshwater stream is located down the embankment and leads to the Presumpscot River.  Upon inspection by the Department, no milk or oil were found in the stream.  The culvert that leads to the stream was part of a separate ditch system that was not affected by the milk spill.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contacted to bring a 5,000 gallon vacuum trailer to the site in order to off-load the truck and collect the milk that had spilled into the ditch.  Since the front pocket was open, it was emptied first.  A valve at the rear of the truck was opened and allowed milk to be released for the rear pocket to be drained down some.  The entire unit was then righted and the leak from the rear pocket ceased.

Due to the volume of material in the ditch, a second vacuum trailer was brought to the site and collected the remaining product.  The motor oil from the engine was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-521-2019*I received a call from the U. S. Coast Guard regarding a full 55-gallon drum on the beach in front of 215 High Street, South Portland, Maine.  Upon further investigation, the liquid in the drum was determined to be water.  The U. S. Coast Guard disposed of the drum once it was emptied of its contents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-413-2019*Incident occurred at Casella Organics, Hawk Ridge Compost facility in Unity.  A hydraulic line on a truck broke and the spill was reported by Casella.  The spilled product was mixed with sawdust, recovered, and transported by Casella to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for disposal.

No response was deemed necessary.  No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.

* No disposal slip was received from Juniper Ridge Landfill with the final quantity of contaminated material.  Stuart Blanchard followed up and called Juniper Ridge, however, they could not find the disposal slip for the spill.
I-178-2019*Division of Response was notified of a leaky tank in a residence that was found during a tank inspection by Dead River Oil company.  Dead River stated that the tank had a leaky seam and oil could be seen on a pad that was placed underneath the tank. Dead River also stated that the leak appeared to be very old and there was no on-going leak occurring. The Dead River technician is pumping out oil tank to drums and homeowner is replacing the old tank.

Division of Response called homeowner to check on any vapor issues that may be present.  Homeowner stated there are no vapor issues and was informed that Division of Response could help with any venting or clean up that may be needed.  Homeowner stated she would call if any issues arise.

No further Division Response action is needed at this time.
B-549-2019*A gasoline leak occurred from the piping of a pedal truck.  The truck was parked in a Eaton's Oil Co., over the weekend.  On September 16, it was discovered the piping had a leak allowing the contents of the truck piping to leak out.  The contents of the tank was not affected.  The truck was in a temporary garage with a dirt floor.  The owner dug out the area where the leak occurred.  Very low level contaminated soil was found in the hole and soil that had been loaded into a trailer.  The soil was left on site because of the low contamination.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-328-2018*Report received of hydraulic oil spill from Pan Am Railways equipment on tracks and road at College Street Crossing in Greene.   Pan Am personnel cleaned up affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-342-2018*Maine Department of Transportation reported that they had discharged hydraulic oil from a piece of heavy equipment digging a septic system at their Kingfield facility.  Approximately 1/2 cubic yard of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-379-2018*A utility truck with a small crane blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product affected the truck and grass.  According to the reporter, the truck was wiped down with sorbents then all visible signs of affected grass were removed via hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-622-2019*I received a call indicating that a contractors vehicle was parked on a steep driveway in such a manner that fuel spilled from the filling port on the diesel tank.  The issue went unnoticed until a pedestrian noticed a sheen in the Union River.  The incident occurred during a heavy rain event which caused the spilled fuel to move through several storm drains before finding its way to the river.  The outfall at the river was boomed with sorbent material and the truck was moved when it was discovered to be the source.  Due to the rain, very little recovery was possible.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-267-2020*C. N. Brown Co. called to report the discharge of approximately one gallon of fuel oil from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in a barn in Belgrade.  The discharge had occurred due to a leaking fill pipe on the AST.  C. N. Brown personnel cleaned up the affected shavings on the barn floor and pumped out and removed the tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-268-2019*Division of Response was notified of an estimated 7 gallons of thermal oil was released into a containment dike inside the mill from a leaking valve on a primary pump at Louisiana Pacific Corporation in New Limerick.  The oil was recovered with sawdust and woodchips and was immediately burned in the facility's Central Heating Unit (Teaford furnace).

No site visit was warranted.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-1082-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of glycol resulting from a broken hose for a ground thaw unit.  The unit was being used at an excavation at the corner of Center and Commercial Streets.  When the unit was moved out of the way for work to begin, the leak was discovered.  The impacted soil was removed and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-268-2020*On May 28, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of waste motor oil to a catch basin in Augusta. Tim Wade, Operations Manager at the Greater Augusta Utility District, reported the spill was found during the weekly inspection of the city's collection system.  At the time of report, there was no evidence or information that indicated a source for the discharge.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found a small amount of free product around and on the catch basin grate. Speedi-Dri sorbent material was worked into the asphalt and grate to collect the free product.  The grate was removed and oil was found floating in the basin.  Responder Caputo used sorbent boom and a gaff to collect the free product.  A light sheen was left in the basin after the sorbents were removed.

The water level in the basin was too low to have discharged to the sewer or the adjacent catch basin.  To confirm there was no oily contamination, the nearest sewer utility hole, the successive sewer utility hole and the other catch basin were inspected; no indication of petroleum was found.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-382-2020*On 7/21/2020, the Maine Turnpike Authority reported that eight gallons of antifreeze had been discharged onto concrete inside their maintenance garage.  The spill occurred when a mechanic was working on an engine and had not drained the antifreeze, resulting in it being discharged onto the concrete floor.  Speedi Dri sorbent material was used to absorb the antifreeze which the Maine Turnpike Authority will dispose of properly.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-570-2019*The Department was notified of a .25 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leak at the fuel filter of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The Dead River Company burner technician was clearing the oil line from the furnace back to the AST when the filter leaked and sprayed onto the rug, ceiling, and basement wall.

Prior to the Department arriving at the home, Dead River had contacted Serv-Pro to conduct the cleaning work.  The rug and ceiling had been washed and a section of 2 x 4 wood that was contaminated with oil had been removed.  The Department arrived shortly after Serv-Pro leaving and used the Photoionization Detector (PID) for assessing air quality and remaining contamination.  Air quality was found to be approximately two parts per million (ppm) and additional contamination was found in the rug, a 2 x 6 board below the AST, and the corner wood framing for the finished wall.  Dead River was contacted to have Serv-Pro remove contaminated wood, clean again, and seal the wood framing.  After revisiting the home, PID levels did not exceed 0.5 ppm, which was found directly below the AST.  All other areas remediated, read 0 ppm on the PID.  As such, the Department did not require further remedial action.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-575-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in the rear seam of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was part of a double AST system.  The oil spread throughout the homeowners' woodworking shop.  A drilled drinking water well, approximately 250 feet in depth and 18-20 feet of casing to bedrock, is located in the front yard.  Due to the homeowners and Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. immediately addressing the leak, it is unlikely that the drinking water well was impacted.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, Fielding's Oil & Propane had stopped the leak, removed the AST, and had the fill pipe and later the vent pipe reinstalled.  They were in the process of sweeping up the speedy-dry sorbent material and were demobilizing.  The Divisions of Response Services and Technical Services were both on site to do a preliminary investigation into slab and sub-slab impacts.  Volatile organic compounds (VOC's) were high initially, approximately 15-20 parts per million, being measured by a Photoionization Detector (PID).  The Department used a Ram fan to try to dissipate the VOC's while work was in progress.  VOC's below the slab were found to be low enough that no remediation was necessary sub-slab.  As such, the decision was made to seal the floor where the oil had spilled.

Since the basement was being used as a workshop, there were lengths of expensive wood that were removed from the oil spill area and affected boxes and other lumber were brought outside the home.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired by the Department to assist moving other items in the basement and wash the concrete floor.  The following day, EPI began the process of sealing the floor.  Two days later, wooden structural members were sealed with Gel Magic and the remediation effort was finished.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-581-2019*The Department was notified of a two quart spill of motor oil resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The fire department used speedy-dry sorbent material and cleaned it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-871-2019*The Department was notified of a four to five gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The hole was plugged by Dead River Oil Company using a magnet patch and speedy-dry was applied to the concrete floor.

Once the Department arrived, the floor was swept, washed, and was left to dry.  Oil vapors were strongest in the basement at 8-9 parts per million.  The AST will be replaced by Dead River and the Department will have the floor sealed before the new AST is installed.  Oil vapors after cleaning took place, came down to 2 ppm.

The AST was replaced and no further oil vapors were reported to the Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-369-2019*On 5/7/2019 I received a call from the Lewiston Fire Department reporting a 30-50 gallon spill of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank located at this address.  I responded immediately and met the homeowners, Rand & Diane Erb.  They showed me the location of the oil tank which was located outside their bulkhead.  The tank was being emptied by Cozy Home Heating.  I learned from the homeowners that Blanchard's Cash Fuels was on site that morning to move some propane tanks that were located directly adjacent to the AST.  In the process of moving the propane tanks, the oil line to the oil tank was severed.  Blanchard's left the site and it is not clear to me if they knew the oil tank was leaking or not.  The homeowners noticed an oil smell almost immediately and called Blanchard's who sent Cozy Home Heating to stop the leak and pump out the oil tank.  Oil had spilled onto the ground and seeped into soil directly adjacent to the home's foundation.

I called Blanchard's and spoke with Don Blanchard and asked him to come to the site.  When he arrived, I explained that Blanchard's appeared responsible for the spill and subsequent cleanup which he disagreed with, necessitating the response of my supervisor, Steve Flannery, to confirm my allegation.  Mr. Blanchard reluctantly agreed to clean up the spill and hired a local excavator to come to the site to remove the oily soil.  The soil was stockpiled nearby on poly, with a plan to remove it from the site at a later date.  The back yard where the tank was located, was very wet and moving the soil over the lawn would cause damage to it.  The excavation was left open.

The following day, I checked in with the homeowners and they reported smelling oil in their finished basement, indicating oil had found a path to the basement.  I returned to the site and found free-standing oil located in a sump hole inside the bulkhead and noticeable oil smell in the home.  After conferring with my supervisor, we agreed the best path forward was for Maine Department of Environmental Protection to manage the cleanup by having the homeowners apply to the groundwater fund and have Blanchard's pay their deductible.  Don Blanchard and the homeowners agreed.

I hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond to the site to remove the stockpiled oily soil, backfill the excavation and jackhammer up the bulkhead floor to remove the oil contamination around the sump.  They also cut into the existing perimeter drain at the bottom of the original excavation and piped in a stub to connect a radon fan to in order to control the vapors.  Oil odors continued in the basement and it became necessary to remove a small section of sheetrock wall in order to expose the foundation wall.  Some of the framing and baseboard trim was found to be oiled and was removed and disposed of.  The exposed foundation wall was treated with two applications of Gel Magic which seemed to stop the oil odors.  The wall section was replaced and the basement carpet was cleaned.  The damage to the back lawn was repaired and re-seeded.  No further Division of Response Services action required.

P-501-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday 6/24/19, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited and did a routine check for the planned abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility area is commercial use with a residential area to the west.  To the east is Route 100/Route 202, and the Little Androscoggin River.  To the southwest, within 1000', was a former, now closed, water bottling company that had used well/cistern water adjacent to Taylor Brook.  West of this area off Brickyard Circle was a former brick producing company with oil storage facilities and documented discharges in the 1990s.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the 2019 facility replacement, no evidence of reportable petroleum discharges were reported by the UST closure assessor, Beacon Environmental, nor by the facility owner.  On site on 6/24/19, I noted no obvious discharges other than small stains to the pavement.  See any previous MDEP Division of Response Services spill reports for past history.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
MDEP staff was not on site to observe the abandonment of the tanks and piping that had been installed in 1989.  The removed double-wall fiberglass tanks were still on site and appeared to be in good undamaged condition.  The tanks were produced by Corespan Company which went out of business in the 1990's.  Mr. Ness reported groundwater was observed in the UST excavation.  See the closure assessment by Beacon Environmental for additional information.

There is a separate diesel dispenser island west of this UST facility served by a single-wall fiberglass product line from an aboveground storage tank (AST) T-12 installed in 1989.  I understand at this time that this diesel fuel line is due for replacement in year 2019.


INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No oil discharge cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time any oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  The Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment is limited in scope and does not cover the fuel AST bulk plant and its associated underground product piping.
3)  See the Maine UST Registration file #6562 and the UST Closure Assessment for additional information.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-300-2019*Contamination was reported during underground storage tank removal.  One sample taken measured 46.8 parts per million (ppm) for volatile organic compounds with the photoionization detector (PID).  No other readings exceeded the reporting threshold.  As such, no cleanup was required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-147-2019*Division of Response Services noticed a staining of oil in the West Receiving area of Pineland Farms parking lot.  Response Services reported to the Pineland Farms Environmental Systems Operator.  The release was caused by truck impairment and was cleaned using sorbent materials.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-982-2013*The outside aboveground storage tank continued to feed the frozen inoperative oil filter of a monitor heater at this seasonal cottage.  Although adjacent to the main house, at this time of year it was only visited randomly.  At some point after the last visit, the frozen filter began to release fuel oil.  First into the built-in pan beneath the unit, quickly overflowing and migrating across the wooden floor, eventually dripping beneath the home into the soil and laterally to the tank pad and gravel.  Upon visiting the cottage, Mrs. Perry realized there was no heat and called Downeast Energy for a service call.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection was called and I responded to begin cleanup actions.

Upon arrival it was determined that both interior and exterior work would be needed to completely remediate this particular spill.  The stain along the floor boards was easy enough to trace and discern the extent of oil migration.

Scott Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services to complete the cleanup activities at this site.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-986-2013*Scott Cyr received a report that there had been an overfill spill at this location, but the owner of the property would not allow Holly's Fuels or Maine Department of Environmental Protection access to the home to assess or clean up the discharge.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-987-2013*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a customer had overfilled their vehicle at this service station.  The spill was to the concrete apron and was cleaned up by C. N. Brown Co.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-793-2011*Scott Cyr received a call from a property management company reporting a flooded basement at this location.  They were concerned about the possibility of oil being in the water.  Scott Cyr responded and confirmed there was no discernable evidence of oil in the basment.  They were instructed to pump the water to the local treatment plant upon being granted permission to do so from the treatment plant.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-926-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of motor oil and unknown quantity of gasoline resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  A passenger vehicle was traveling down the road, left the lane, and crashed into a parked beverage delivery truck.  The resulting crash caused the engine of the passenger car to lose all fluid contents.

A drinking water well is located on the backside of the building, approximately 75 feet away.  All of the product was contained to the pavement or a large puddle.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, a sheen was noticeable on the pavement of the gasoline station.  A puddle of water had a length of sorbent boom across the outfall to keep a 10 feet square area of mostly motor oil.  The Department used sorbent pads to collect the free product and collected the pads and boom left by the Fire Department.  The Department informed the owner of the gasoline station that the sheen was all that was left.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-929-2019*A delivery truck driver inadvertently engaged the Scully when reeling in the hose which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a concrete pad and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-931-2019*I received a call from Fielding's Oil & Propane Co., reporting that when they delivered oil to this location, some oil spilled out of the tank in the basement.  The owner of the property had removed a plug from the tank when he ran out of oil and apparently didn't get it tightened back up properly.  The owner cleaned up the spill himself with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-121-2019*On 2/8/19, Cumberland Farms reported a small gasoline overfill of a customer's vehicle to the ground at dispenser-five of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank facility.  It was reported cleaned up with sorbents.  There was no mention of spill seepage down into soil through pavement joints and cracks.  The location is suburban residential and commercial use.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-348-2019*Approximately four ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor and disposed of by the oil service technician using absorbent materials.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-904-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 11/27/18, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited this site to check on progression of the work to find significant weathered oil sheen on groundwater adjacent to the diesel dispenser (Photos 5 & 6).  The excavation and the underground diesel piping removal had occurred a day or two earlier and the evidence of discharges had not been reported to State of Maine by Gaftek, LLC, or other contractors as required.  MDEP notified Gaftek, Stantec and Irving Oil of this contamination (see attached e-mail).  Stantec staff had not been on site for the piping closure assessment as is required by Maine statute and rules.

Stantec states they notified MDEP of evidence of a discharge during pre-characterization work on July 2018, but I found no record of this notification, and where the discharge was noted, whether it was the same discharge as that noted in November.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This Irving Oil Corporation owned retail, motor fuels facility for underground storage tank (UST) and aboveground storage tank (AST) facilities was operated by Nouria Energy.  This facility was formerly an Exxon gas station owned and operated by Webber Energy.  The area is dense suburban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  Adjacent and to the west is a Falmouth Fire Station.  Across Route 1 is the Falmouth Shopping Plaza with another Irving branded UST facility owned and operated by Nouria Energy.  North across Bucknam Road is a former Mobil Mart gas station location.

Groundwater is high in this location, about two feet to three feet below grade.  Native soils are Presumpscot Formation silt/clay.  With past excavation and site development, the silt soils are broken up with non-autochthonous fill and buried utility trenches that may channel contaminants off the property.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP report P-615-1992, documents significant petroleum discharges during removal of the previous bare steel UST facility, with soil and groundwater removed to facilitate the new UST facility.  P-26-2016, covers a UST overfill with fuel believed to have seeped under the pavement in the UST area.  See other MDEP spill reports for additional information.

In November 2018, weathered fuel contamination was found on groundwater in the area of the diesel dispenser and the fill material for the 1992-age gasoline UST.  I noted no obvious leaks from the recent underground facility.  MDEP assessed this discharge to likely be from surface spills such as P-25-2016, that seeped to soil and groundwater through joints and cracks in the pavement.  During the UST removal on 12/10/18, strong weathered gasoline contamination was observed in the UST area, with a bag headspace value of 600-parts per million (ppm).

I am not aware of any post-1992 leaks from the underground facility though post-1992 surface discharges appear to have occurred at the diesel and gasoline facilities.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The facility was abandoned by removal by Gaftek, LLC, under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Ken Legasse.  Irving Oil had Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., perform the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.  A new UST facility was installed after the abandonment and new store building constructed.  The abandoned diesel facility was a steel aboveground storage tank (AST) with a built in steel berm (see Photos 2 and 4).

On 11/27/19, Gaftek, LLC, was found to have removed underground diesel piping without Stantec on site for a site assessment (see photos); I advised Gaftek and Stantec that this was in violation of Maine Chapter 691 rules.

On 12/10/18, Gaftek removed the two-compartment double-wall, plastic jacketed steel USTs with some damage to the tank's plastic jacket (see photos).  Gaftek purged the USTs prior to abandonment.  Some of the underground diesel piping was removed without a required site assessment (see photos 2 thru 7)
P-156-2019*A fallen tree pulled on the utility lines and broke a pole which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  The transformer landed on top of a bedrock knoll, impacting shrubbery, snow and soil.  An excavator removed all visible signs of contaminated soil down to bedrock.  Our Division of Technical Services was notified due to the proximity of a drinking water well.  Impacts from the mineral oil are not anticipated, rather, the well was monitored for pentachlorophenol, which is the coating on the pole.  See Technical Services file for additional information.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-685-2019*Discharge of an estimated one gallon of diesel from an excavator at Camp Keyes.   A small amount of affected soil was excavated and disposal was arranged for by the National Guard.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-407-2015*Brian Bachmann of St. Germain Collins, Inc., reported a small amount of #2 fuel oil on the groundwater surface during the excavation of an underground storage tank.  The free phase product was cleaned up and no further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.  The report was made with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
P-197-2020*The Department was notified of a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken line from a bucket truck.  The spill was contained to the pavement and no drains were impacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-375-2019*Mike Lucca of Dead River Company reported a small spill from one of their tank trucks in a customer's driveway at this address.  The truck became stuck in the mud and listed to the side.  About a quart of oil seeped from the manway on the top of the truck into a puddle.  Dead River soaked up the oil on the puddles with sorbent pads.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-194-2019*A ruptured hose on mobile crane caused the release of 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Cote Corporation.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-208-2019*Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the establishment.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents and disposed of by an oil service technician.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-327-2020*On June 29th, 2020, Cianbro Corporation reported a release of an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil from a broken line on an excavator.  The spill went directly to the cement floor of the facility and was cleaned up with sorbents.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-380-2020*On 7/20/20, the town of Farmington reported that someone had dropped off a five-gallon bucket containing mercury at the entered location.  The bucket was dropped off on 7/15/20, but not open to inspect until 7/20/20.  The elemental mercury is contained in a small jar, estimated between one to two lbs., along with several thermometers.  The bucket was recovered and will be disposed with other collected mercury and or hazardous waste by a qualified contractor at a date yet determined.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-312-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked its contents to the ground below.  I responded to the site and met with the Dead River Co. technician.  After an assessment, I was able to determine that the older of the two tanks had been disconnected at some point prior.  The smell that the technician was experiencing was because the tank was open on top, and it was a very warm day.  This allowed fuel to evaporate and rise rapidly out of the tank.  This particular AST was empty, and it had not leaked.  I used a small auger to take soil samples which I placed in the oil in soil shake tests to determine if contamination was present.  On all accounts the results were negative for petroleum product.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-279-2020*Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reported that there was oil sheen on the road starting at 105 West Grand Avenue, down Union Avenue to the beach, and down Seaside Avenue.  Mr. Additon, who owns 105 West Grand Avenue, hired Mr. Knight to pump the oil out of the tank at that address.  While pumping the oil, Mr. Knight spilled some oil.  Because it was raining that day, the oil spread over a large area and once in the road, the vehicles spread it further.  At the end of Union Avenue there are two catch basins that the sheen got into.  The City Engineer was able to tell me that those basins don't have outlet pipes, they are designed for infiltration.  The one location that had a small amount of free oil was at 6 Seaside Avenue, the home of Avis Landaw.  Nate Tower and I deployed sorbent boom and pads there and left them there for a couple of days.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-688-2019*On 8/26/19 I received a call from Irving Oil reporting an underground storage tank overfill spill at this location.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-583-2019*A truck at a paving plant spilled approximately 100 gallons of tack in the truck storage area.  The spill occurred over the weekend and was not discovered until Monday.  The spill was contained and mixed with sand, and taken to the asphalt batch plant for recycling.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-568-2019*A spike puller released approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to track ballast due to a failed O ring.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of impacted ballast were hand excavated by the rail crew.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-262-2019*the Department of Response Services was informed that a potato truck's saddle tank release fuel to soils.  Neil Grass estimated that 5 gallons of diesel was released.  BD Grass Sons removed the spilled potatoes and an estimated 0.5 yard of soil from the site. Soils were removed from the roadside. The soils were ran through a mobile pavement plant owned by the town of Mars Hill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time
P-899-2019*The Department was notified of a two-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from damage caused by a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co.'s North Augusta Service Center collected the transformer and oily debris and disposed of it.

The Department visited the site and found no other areas to be addressed by the Subject/Spiller.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-900-2019*The Department was notified of a two-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The contaminated soil was removed by a Central Maine Power Co. contractor and disposed of at the Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock landfill.

The Department visited the site and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-901-2019*The Department was notified of a two-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The transformer leaked onto the surrounding area, vegetation and soil.

The Department visited the site and located a drinking water well within 25 feet to the spill.  The Department contacted Central Maine Power Co. to have additional soil and vegetation removed from the spill site.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-902-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a storm damaged transformer.  The oil was spilled onto the edge of the road and into the gravel driveway.  Central Maine Power Co. hired National Response Corp. to remove contaminated soil and gravel.  The material was brought to the Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock landfill for disposal.

The Department visited the site and determined the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-895-2019*The Department was notified of a two-gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) had the contaminated soil collected and disposed of it at the Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock landfill.

The Department visited the site and determined that some oil-stained vegetation remained.  CMP had a contractor come back and remove more soil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-925-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled which caused a release of heating oil out the vent and from the fittings on the tank.  Outside, spilled product affected pavement and siding and was addressed with sorbent materials.  Inside, the tank and concrete floor were wiped then washed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-402-2019*A faulty heating system damper, which uses oil to activate, developed leak and lost possibly one gallon of fuel.  The problem was repaired and the oil collected with sorbents.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-91-2020*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of an estimated 120 gallons of lube oil from an engine at their Waterville facility.  The product was running across the ground and reached a storm drain.  They were unsure as to whether or not the product reached the river as the river was frozen.

I responded and confirmed that the product was quite widespread.  The Pan Am personnel on scene had built a underflow dam in the drainage runoff ditch and if any product had reached the storm drain it was not now.  The leak had come from an abandoned locomotive which was heading to be scrapped.  The floor of the engine area had contained lube oil and they had missed it and not pumped it off.  It was held in the unit by ice plugging the drains.  When the ice melted, the product leaked out onto the tracks, along the ground and spread with the meltwater.

The Pan Am staff had been cleaning up what they could, however, realizing that it was more than they could handle, National Response Corp. (NRC) was called for assistance.   NRC arrived with the vac truck and crew early in the evening.  I checked in the following morning and more product was flowing and NRC was on their way back to finish the job in the daylight.

I checked the river downstream where there was open water and saw no evidence of a sheen.   If any oil did get in the river it was a very small amount and would have been unrecoverable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-86-2020*Approximately a cup of hydraulic oil leaked from a pool vehicle owed by Emera, onto the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with speedi dri sorbent material and disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-133-2020*Slight overfill resulted in less than 0.5 gallon of #2 heating oil to bubble out of vent and onto ground next to the driveway.  Free product collected with sorbent pads and contaminated snow below fill pipe was removed.

No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
B-500-2019*I received a call from a concerned citizen alleging that an unnormal amount of foam and sheen had collected on the surface of the water in several locations along the Bucksport town waterfront.  The reporter also alleged that the source of the foam appeared to be from the former Verso paper mill location.

I conducted a site visit the same day and walked from the Dead River Company ship dock to the Verona Island bridge and observed no foam or sheen of any kind, natural or unnatural.

No other receptors were observed to be impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-193-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbent material and disposed of by an oil service technician.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-923-2019*Caller reported a mystery sheen with unknown cause or source in the vicinity of their dam.  Its presence is not related to dam operations.  Similar calls are received intermittently, and a non-point urban source is likely.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-175-2020*The Department was notified of a one ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a broken bolt in the filter assembly.  The filter had previously been changed for an annual tune-up and developed a slow drip.  The staining on the concrete was minimal as the homeowner caught it before it became an issue.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-71-2019*On February 8, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a discharge of #2 home heating oil to the ground and concrete in Fairfield.  Eddie Leeman, Field Services Manager at Dead River Co., stated that an estimated five gallons of oil had spilled to the concrete slab of a shelter housing an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Leeman stated he was unsure of the cause of the spill.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo spoke with owner David Hunt, who granted access to the AST shelter for investigation; Dead River employees had placed sorbent material in the shelter on the stained concrete.  Mr. Hunt also stated the oil had spread along the slab underneath the trailer; investigation of the crawl space showed oil had stained the slab and wicked into the wooden framework of the trailer skirting. Sorbent material had been placed on the stain. A photoionization detector (PID) was used to measure volatile organic compounds (VOC) concentrations in the crawlspace and in the living space: initial readings of the AST shelter were 7.0-8.5 parts per million (ppm), the crawlspace were 6.0-6.7 ppm, and the living space ranged 1.5-3.0 ppm.  Mr. Hunt expressed concern for the tenant, his mother, who was on oxygen and was easily irritated by particulates.

Responder Caputo installed a carbon filter for the tenant and noted the VOC concentrations had already halved before leaving site. The following day Responder Caputo worked with Mr. Hunt to clean up the spill and alleviate the vapor intrusion.  Mr. Hunt had declined funding from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and opted to conduct the cleanup through his own means.  Responder Caputo assisted him by collecting the contaminated sorbent material from the AST shelter and the crawlspace, cleaning the slab with a degreaser and leaving a polyethylene sheet over the stain.  Mr. Hunt had installed new insulation under the trailer to assist with vapor intrusion.  Although VOC readings were significantly lower (0.1-0.3 ppm), vapor intrusion returned after removal of the carbon filter.  Mr. Hunt installed a carbon filter he purchased himself; Mr. Hunt was encouraged to reach out to Responder Caputo should vapor continue to be an issue.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-314-2020*On 4/21/2020, a traffic stop revealed a leak from the fuel system of a passenger vehicle.  Approximately 0.5 gallons of gasoline spilled onto paved road.  Remaining fuel actively leaking from vehicle was collected in containers supplied by Norway Fire Department.  Spilled product remained on asphalt and was collected using speedy dry absorbent.  Absorbent and remaining gasoline were disposed of by Norway Fire.

No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
A-125-2020*On March 13, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of ? gallon of #2 home heating oil to a concrete basement floor in Farmington.  C. N. Brown Energy Co. Burner Technician Vaughn reported the spill was the result of an overfill; the delivery driver was a new-hire and did not hear the whistle stop.

Responder Caputo spoke with Mary Beth of C. N. Brown Energy; she stated that the on-scene delivery driver and burner technician had used sorbents to collect the free product.  C. N. Brown Energy also pumped 25 gallons out of the tank to bring the volume below design capacity.  Homeowner John Kendall requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) presence on-scene for assessment.

Responder Caputo arrived to inspect the tank and the interior air quality.  Although all the spilled product had been collected and the floor had been cleaned, oil vapor concentrations remained elevated.  Responder Caputo used a Photoionization Detector to read the volatile organic carbon (VOCs) in the air; the living space was 2.0-2.5 parts per million (ppm) and the basement was 6.5-7.0 ppm.  However, an odor suppressant had been sprayed prior to MDEP arrival, which did not allow for conclusive readings.  Mr. Kendall was advised to keep windows open for continued ventilation and to clean the floor with a degreaser should a vapor problem persist.  He was encouraged to reach out to MDEP again if any problems occurred.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-745-2018*The Department received a report of a small oil spill in a basement that occurred after the filter was replaced due to a pinched gasket.  Approximately one gallon of heating oil impacted the cement basement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-799-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which caused approximately one half gallon of heating oil to be released out the vent.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-520-2019*The Department received notification of several leaking aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) at the Poland Country Village, 36 Hardscrabble Road, Poland, ME.  I met Jason Hart, park manager, on site and inspected a large majority of the mobile homes for deficiencies in their oil storage and delivery systems.  I observed no actively leaking tanks or associated supply lines, although there was evidence of previous releases.  At the time of my visit, there was nothing recoverable, just stains.  Many of the ASTs and supply systems were in need of replacement or upgrades.  The situation was referred to the Department's aboveground storage tank replacement program who also subsequently contacted Community Concepts to assist with individuals on LIHEAP (fuel assistance).

On August 29, 2019, Peter Donahue, Community Concepts, Peter Moulton, Maine Department of Environmental Protection environmental engineer, and myself met on site and went through the entire park to determine the condition of ASTs and develop a plan.  Mr. Moulton will be overseeing the project going forward.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-173-2019*On April 4, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 heating oil to the ground at the Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) bulk storage facility in Winslow.  An AFC employee reported that contaminated soil was found next to the fuel dispenser; warming weather had melted snow covering a stain along the dispenser's concrete pad and the soil next to it.  AFC was unable to determine when the leak occurred.

Responder Caputo arrived on-scene to inspect the contaminated soil.  Using oleophilic dye tests, Responder Caputo determined the contamination size was one foot in depth, 1 foot wide and 15 feet long.  AFC planned to dig by hand and collect the contaminated soil in drums.  The drums would be kept in AFC's hazardous waste storage until they could be disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

Responder Caputo received confirmation of cleanup on April 5, 2019.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-176-2019*Division of Response was notified of a leak from a sump turbine on a diesel pump at the Irving Mainway.  The fueling station is currently undergoing a replacement of fuel pumps and piping upgrades to the underground storage tanks. It was noted that the diesel turbine had some staining on the pea stone under the pump.  Consultant stated that the pea stone would be replaced.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-791-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a motor oil spill to the roadway from a motor vehicle accident at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-803-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a 41-foot sailboat that had run aground at this location.  There is no indication anything leaked from the vessel.  The vessel had a diesel fuel tank on board.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-804-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that C. N. Brown Co. had overfilled an oil tank at this location earlier in the day.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-823-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that a tow truck had burst a hydraulic oil line and leaked oil at this locationon Shore Road between Surf Road and Cottage Lane.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-47-2020*On February 5, 2020, Dead River Co. reported a spill in Northport, Maine, which was a result of an overfill at the residence.

Dead River reported the spill was less than a gallon.  Jeremy Daigle from Dead River in Rockland went to the site with the property caretaker Doug.  They reported a small spill under the vent pipe, but nothing inside spilled from the tank to the basement floor.  Dead River reported they wiped down the pipes and tank, and cleaned up around the exterior of the house where the spill occurred.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-61-2020*On February 11th, the Maine Department of Transportation, reported a hydraulic oil spill, which occurred on February 7th.  A plow truck developed a slow leak during a winter storm on Friday February 7th, spreading nearly 20 gallons of hydraulic oil over 26 miles of Interstate 95.  Due to the spill only being discovered upon returning to the Fairfield camp, the location of the spill can only be narrowed down to the stretch of highway between mile marker 133 and 146, in both the northbound and southbound lanes.

The roads were subsequently sanded and plowed numerous times in a follow-up winter storm on February 10th.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-864-2019*On 10/17/2019, I received a call directly from Jimmy Soma of the Catholic Diocese of Portland reporting an oil spill in the rectory at this location.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that spilled product had been absorbed with speedy dry sorbent material and that catch buckets had been placed under the tank to collect additional spillage.  The church had made arrangements with Pine State Plumbing & Heating Company to remove the tank that day.  The tank had approximately 1/4 of a tank full of fuel remaining in it.  The tank had been out of use for at least 10 years after a conversion from oil to natural gas.  Pine State removed the leaking tank and cleaned up the speedy dry sorbent material on the floor.  At the time of my visit prior to the cleanup, there was no oil odor noted in the basement.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-269-2020*On 5/28/2020, ND Paper reported that 200 gallons of hydraulic fluid had spilled from a paper machine.  The spill occurred when a worker accidently hit the valve allowing the oil to spill into the ND Paper's sewer, which goes to the mill's waste water treatment facility.  The wastewater treatment facility has the capacity to handle the product.  The mill installed a plug in the valve to ensure a similar incident did not happen in the future.  The ND Paper report is attached.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
B-88-2020*I received a report of a clandestine drug lab at the subject location.  I responded to the site and removed several overpacks of spent and unspent drug making materials.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-446-2018*Fabian Oil reported a discharge of a small amount of fuel oil when filling an aboveground oil storage tank at the Rumford Public Works.   Fabian cleaned up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-448-2018*Downeast Energy reported a leaking line on an aboveground oil storage tank in the basement of a home in Skowhegan.   Downeast Energy staff were able to clean up the affected area and replace the line.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-441-2020*I received a report indicating a truck hauling an excavator had overturned while navigating a sharp corner at the subject location.  The incident resulted in the loss of approximately 80 gallons of diesel and hydraulic oil.  Spilled oil flowed from the excavator, along the paved roadway, and into an adjacent parking lot which was partially paved and partially gravel.  Castine Public Works personnel spread sand over the roadway which contained fuel on the road, but not before a significant amount of oil migrated into the parking lot.

As the responsible party owns an excavation company, they were able to quickly mobilize another excavator which was used to remove contaminated soil from the parking lot.  Additionally, a small area of old, cracked asphalt was removed and replaced as it was heavily contaminated.  During excavation, it appeared as though all contamination was contained to the top five to six inches of soil.

All contaminated soil, sand, and sorbent was trucked to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  The parking lot was reconstructed to the owners' satisfaction.

No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-227-2020*On May 5, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of hydraulic oil to a train crossing in Oakland.  A ballast regulator had blown a hydraulic line while shaping the gravel around the tracks.  An estimated one quart of oil was discharged to the rails and the ground.  Pan Am Railways dispatched a company cleanup crew, which applied sorbent materials to the spill.  Contaminated sorbents and soil were collected and disposed of at the Pan Am Railways Waterville facility.
A-232-2020*On May 7, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a discharge of gasoline to concrete in Waterville.  An employee at the Waterville Cumberland Farms reported 0.25 gallons of gasoline spilled to the dispenser pad; a customer had overfilled their vehicle during operation of the dispenser.  Sorbents from a spill kit were used to contain and collect the spilled petroleum.  The contaminated materials were collected and placed in hazardous waste storage for later disposal.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-113-2020*A propane leak was reported from a residential aboveground propane storage tank.  The Bridgton Fire Department responded to the location and fixed the leak.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-114-2020*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The driver was completing the delivery when he missed the stopped whistle.  Most of the oil was caught on the sorbent pad below, but some made it to the surrounding snow.  The snow was collected outside.  Technicians with Dead River Co. responded to the house and determined that the AST was not impacted and removed the excess oil from the AST.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-321-2018*A small overfill occurred at the subject location while an aircraft was being refueled.  The spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered with sorbent materials.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-210-2020*Dead River Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) that resulted in the discharge of approximately 1/2 gallon.  Dead River personnel cleaned up the affected area, which was limited to the ground beneath the tank and the granite wall next to it.  The tank was also inspected to assure no damage or discharge inside the home.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-193-2019*On April 12, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to a basement floor in Rockland.  Joseph Flagg of Maritime Energy reported the filter on an aboveground storage tank (AST) had failed and was weeping oil onto the basement floor.  The oil had spread from the tank behind the furnace and into the sump. Speedi-Dri sorbent material had been applied to the stain and free product.  Mr. Flagg stated the living space and the basement smelled strongly of oil vapor.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo spoke with homeowner, Rona Hokanson, who was recovering from a recent medical procedure and did not have the option to leave the house.  A photoionization detector (PID) was used to measure volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in the living space and in the basement: initial readings of the living room and the kitchen were 5.0-7.5 parts per million (ppm), the bedroom was 0.2-0.5 ppm and the basement was 25.0-30.0 ppm.  Responder Caputo opened windows in the living room and advised Ms. Hokanson to remain in her bedroom while the living space was properly ventilated.  A RamFan was used to quickly ventilate the basement and create a safe working environment.

Responder Caputo collected the Speedi-Dri left by Maritime Energy and scrubbed the stained floor with a degreaser. Investigation of the sump did not show any sheen or free product.  A polyethylene vapor barrier was laid over the stained floor and a ventilation system was installed to draw from under the barrier and discharge petroleum vapors through a northwestern window.  The basement door was sealed with a polyethylene barrier.  VOC measurements upon leaving were 0.6-0.7 ppm in the living space, 0.2 ppm in the bedroom, and 1.2-1.5 ppm in the basement.  Rona was instructed to reach out should she have any vapor issues over the weekend.

Shortly after this response, Responder Caputo fell ill and made a full referral to Engineers Ed Cousins and Laura Donavan.  It was determined some crushed stone needed to be removed from the sump area, but ventilation and the floor cleaning had been sufficient for remediation.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-122-2020*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of five to six gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a brush cutter.  The hydraulic oil impacted the area along the edge of the rail line.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the contaminated material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-260-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of four metal drums with unknown contents. Once onsite Response Services did a visual inspection of the drums and found one without top which contained old grain. The rest of the drums were empty.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response at this time.
A-112-2020*On 3/9/2020, a concerned citizen called to report that a five-gallon hydraulic bucket had been abandoned on the side of the road.  A response was made and the bucket in question was located and found to be empty.  No staining on the ground or evidence of a discharge was observed.  The bucket was taken back to the office and disposed of.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-412-2020*On 8/5/2020, Dan Dalrymple reported that he had an old tank in the basement of a house that he was remodeling, and believed that an oil spill had occurred from that tank at some point.  A response was made to find an old tank, as well as a few old drums that were used as makeshift heating oil tanks.  Mr. Darlymple also explained that the site was part of a Brownfield site that was at one time a junkyard.  He explained that some testing had been done and said those results showed that the tank had appeared to have leaked in the basement, however, shake tests underneath the tank and the drums showed up clean.  There is dug a well on site that is 10 feet away from the tank.  It is approximately 17 feet deep containing 10 feet of water.  No one is currently living in the home and the owner plans to spend the next few years working on the property.  A referral was made to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) project management to review the test results and advise Mr. Dalrymple on cleanup actions going forward.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-456-2020*On 8/21/2020, Howard Holmes of P. G. Willey & Co. reported that an outside home heating oil tank had leaked due to a corrosion hole.  They estimated that less than five gallons had slowly leaked from the tank onto dirt and had wicked up on some building materials used to house the tank.  Before Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was on scene P. G. Willey had dismantled the structure enclosing the tank and pumped the tank off.  When on scene, it was evident that the bottom of the tank was wet and likely had a small corrosion hole.  P. G. Willey removed the tank and a few buckets of soil from underneath the tank.  Using shake tests, the MDEP was able to determine that no further cleanup was necessary.  P. G. Willey said they would dispose of the small amount of dirt and building materials in their oily waste dumpster as well as cut and clean the old tank.  A new tank was set to be installed the following day.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-191-2020*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of an underground storage tank (UST) that was found during a Phase 1 Environmental Survey.  According to records, the Maine Department of Transportation found the UST during reconstruction of Route 160 in 2001, but did not remove the tank.  The property is now being sold and the UST was required to be removed prior to the sale closing.  When the UST was in use, it heated the laundromat using kerosene or #2 heating oil.

The MDEP was on site at the request of the Underground Oil Storage Facilities Program as the contents of the UST were unknown, and there was the concern it may contain gasoline.  A six foot by 15 foot cut into the asphalt was made and the UST was found approximately 12 inches below the asphalt.  The fill and vent pipe connections were found, but were unable to be opened due to rust.  The excavator continued to remove soil and a rust hole was found on the top part of the UST.  Once uncovered, there were no noticeable vapors from the UST and looking in found no evidence of product, only a small amount of gravel.  Since there was no evidence of free product or vapors, the UST was removed from the ground and taken off site for disposal.  The steel tank appeared in good condition with no visible corrosion holes in the bottom.

A soil sample was taken from the bottom of the excavation utilizing an "Oil-in-Soil" shake test which yielded negative results.  A bag headspace was also used and showed very low, 1.0 parts per million, readings of volatile organic compounds.

With the results above, the MDEP did not require soil to be removed from the excavation as there was no evidence of a past release having occurred.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-341-2020*On July 7, 2020, Responder Caputo was alerted to a potential leak in the armored tank outside the Maine National Guard campus, Camp Keyes, in Augusta.  The anonymous reporter stated he had been climbing on and around the tank looking for a geocache, a container used in a world-wide scavenger hunt.  While crawling beneath the tank, the reporter noticed a drip of liquid coming from the undercarriage.  He stated the liquid "behaved like petroleum" and "smelled like diesel."  Responder Caputo attempted to touch base with the Maine National Guard before going on-site, but, due to the late hour, the facilities were not staffed to receive calls.  Responder Caputo left a message in the general mailbox and planned a site visit for the following morning.

On July 8, 2020, Responder Caputo was able to contact Camp Keyes' Hazardous Waste Manager, Andrew Moore, who had already investigated the tank after receiving the previous night's message. He had requested the Camp Keyes Equipment Management crew inspect the tank; they reported the tank was not leaking and no evidence of petroleum was found. Mr. Moore invited Responder Caputo to investigate for confirmation.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found a steady drip of liquid emanating from the undercarriage of the tank. Oleophilic sorbent pads were placed under the drip; no absorption was observed.  Given the sorbent pads are hydrophobic, this was sufficient evidence to affirm the dripping liquid was water.  As an extra precaution, Responder Caputo conducted five oleophilic dye tests, one on the southwestern side of the tank, one on the northeastern and three from underneath the tank body.  All test results were negative for petroleum contamination. Mr. Moore was also on-scene to confirm these results.

Although this investigation did not reveal any issues with the tank, Mr. Moore stated it has caused the Maine National Guard to add the tank to their list of monthly maintenance checks to ensure there is no issue in the future.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-345-2020*On July 9, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a suspected petroleum sheen in the Kennebec River on the Waterville/Winslow town line.  Anna Schaab, a local resident of Winslow, was concerned the "oily white foam" on the water surface was from a discharge of petroleum.  She noted the foam was collecting against the dam downstream.

Upon arrival on-scene at Head of Falls Park in Waterville, Responder Caputo was unable to see the foam on the river. Crossing Two Cent Bridge into Winslow, the foam became evident in the center of the Kennebec.  Although unable to collect a sample, observation of the foam showed it to be characteristic of organic sheen.  Ducks were swimming through the sheen, which broke the film into platelets that did not come back together.  Responder Caputo noted the foam appeared to be emanating from the water underpasses of the former Scott Paper Mill.

Responder Caputo crossed Two Cent Bridge into Winslow to inspect the facility and found it was now the Kennebec River Development Park (KRDP), which housed several storage facilities for retail businesses.  Responder Caputo was able to find several streams that passed under the KRDP and into the Kennebec; most of the water in these streams was stagnant and covered in algae blooms.  Given the heavy rain the previous evening, it was likely a large amount of organic material from these streams was pushed into the Kennebec.  The raised water level created a faster flow and stronger eddies, which further agitated the organics, creating foam.

Responder Caputo touched base with the KRDP's facility manager, Jason Greenburg, and was assured there were no active (or inactive) systems in the decommissioned mill that could discharge to the river.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-348-2020*On July 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of gear oil to the ground in Pittsfield.  Katie Cooley, an employee of Cianbro Corp., reported that a crane that hadn't been used in five years was turned on.  The lack of use had dried out a gasket in the engine, creating an improper seal in the motor.  An estimated two cups of gear oil was discharged to the ground.  The contaminated soil was collected and placed in their hazardous waste storage for later disposal.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-374-2020*On July 18th, 2020, the U. S. Coast Guard reported a sheen spotted south of Westport Island, Maine.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site, as the sheen had been reported over multiple days at that location.  Upon arrival, the sheen had already been carried out by the tide.

The reporting party, Mr. Bradford, had taken his boat out into the bay in an attempt to locate a source, but was unsuccessful.  No source of the sheen was found.  The National Response Center Report #1282221 is attached below.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
A-22-2018*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fuel delivery truck driver had overfilled an aboveground storage tank.  The tank vent released oil outside the hardware store onto the siding.  The caller stated that no oil had leaked inside, and none hit the ground.  Fabian oil staff cleaned the siding and drained the tank down to the appropriate working level.  I did not respond to this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-668-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an F-350 Ford dump truck rolling over.  The Department was only aware of the spill due to the Oxford County Regional Communications Center faxing a Maine Department of Environmental Protection Reporting Form to the Southern Maine Regional Office in Portland.  The Department contacted Norway Fire Department regarding the incident and discovered that the spill was not called into the Department directly in that the spill was thought to be too small.

Norway Fire Department provided photos of the incident and described the fuel leak.  The leak was observed to be a drip and approximately one gallon of fuel was recovered before the truck was righted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-29-2020*On January 23, 2020, the Verso Corporation Androscoggin Mill in Jay reported a release of caustic black liquor soap, from the Pulp Mill #3 weak black liquor tank.  The cause of the accidental release was due to inadequate practices involving removal of soap from the four weak black liquor tanks at the facility, and a lack of engineering measures to be able to determine the quantity of soap within each of the tanks.

Both the black liquor and the black liquor soap are byproducts of the papermaking process, with a pH higher than 10.  As these byproducts go into the tanks, the soap forms a gel-like foam layer on top of the liquid black liquor.  The problem in the system stems from the fact that there is no effective way, currently, for the mill to know the ratio of soap to black liquor.  The systems in place can only determine the height of the liquid in the tank, leaving the mill to effectively guess the quantity of soap in the tank.

As detailed in Verso's report, the mill misjudged the quantity of soap in the tank, and they quickly overfilled it, discharging an estimated 8,000 gallons of soap.  The soap initially went into the containment moat, but as it was overwhelmed by the quantity of overflow from the tank, it spilled onto pavement and down the road a couple hundred feet.  The mill proceeded to berm the spill with wood chips which were about to go into the papermaking process.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) wastewater specialist James Crowley was advised of the release, and Division of Response Services responders Stuart Blanchard and Nina Caputo responded to the site on January 24th.  Verso laid out its plan for cleanup.  What little liquid had made it past the berm into the storm drain was taken into the mill's own wastewater treatment system, which was determined to be more than adequate to handle the black liquor.  The soap is valuable for other processes in the mill, and Verso also provides it to other facilities to be used in other products, and so it was vacuumed up by a contractor, and put back into the mill's own soap holding tanks.  The contaminated wood chips were originally destined to be mixed with the white liquor anyways, and so could easily be put directly into the papermaking process.  Any residual waste could be disposed of in the mill's own licensed landfill on site.

Response was shown the spill site, where cleanup was already underway, and Verso delivered a detailed report of the spill to the MDEP, which will be attached to the MDEP's official report of the spill.  In this report, Verso also detailed their own response to the incident, and how they intended to prevent future incidents involving black liquor soap overflows.  Moving forward, the mill will ensure liquid levels and soap levels to be accurately determined, before performing operations to remove soap from the tank.  Furthermore, before said operation can proceed, the containment moat will need to be confirmed as empty and ready for excess product.  Finally, temperature transmitters and alarms will be installed on the overflow of the black liquor tanks, to indicate when the tank is overflowing.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.







I-284-2019*Division of Response Services was notified and responded to a small release of number two fuel oil to a concrete basement due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  Dead River Oil company was able to pump the aboveground storage tank out and they also removed the damaged tank.  The concrete floor was cleaned using sorbents and the homeowner was satisfied with the clean-up.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-38-2020*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 1.5 gallon-motor oil spill resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The fire department used speedy-dry sorbent material and the tow company disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-141-2020*On March 22, 2020, landlord Scott Foster reported a release of #2 oil in the basement of one of his properties.  The amount spilled was listed initially as seven to eight gallons from the tank to a concrete floor.

Nathan Thompson responded to the address on March 23rd, and evidence points to the leak actually coming from a loose fitting on the furnace.  Evidence pointed to the tank being filled by hand in small amounts and repeatedly bleeding the line to restart the furnace.  Mr. Foster committed to replacing the tank and conducted the cleanup of the site.  Vapors were not an issue in the building.

No additional response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-214-2019*Report of contamination detected during underground storage tank (UST) removal.  The contamination was minor and concentrated around the pump.  No cleanup was required.   Lab analysis of the soil is attached.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-140-2020*On March 22nd, 2020, Pan Am Railways reported a one to two-quart release of lubricating oil at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine.  The release was the result of a reservoir overfill on the train, and spilled to the ground.  Pan Am took the lead on the cleanup and removed all visible signs of oil for disposal.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No additional response should be required by the MDEP.
A-99-2020*On February 28, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of 10 gallons of ethylene glycol (coolant or anti-freeze) to asphalt in Rockland.  Patrick Neal of Casella Waste Services reported that the coolant line from one of their garbage trucks had been compromised and leaked to the parking lot outside a Rent-a-Center.  Casella Waste Services employees used Speedi-Dry sorbent material to contain and absorb the coolant; the employees collected and later disposed of the contaminated materials.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-735-2019*Tank corrosion caused the release of approximately five gallons of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor and miscellaneous household items in the vicinity.  Contaminated materials were removed, the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials, washed with a cleaner/degreaser, then sealed with an encapsulant.  Those efforts mitigated impacts to indoor air quality.  No further action necessary.
A-529-2020*Wanzek Construction reported a discharge fo a small amount of hydraulic oil at the construction site located on Farmington Falls Road in Farmington.   Waznek cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
A-597-2018*On October 31, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a one-gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to a basement floor in Augusta.  Gelson Miranda of the Augusta Fuel Company reported a pinhole leak in the bottom of the tank had been dripping for several days; there was a two-foot diameter stain on the floor below the tank.  The pinhole was plugged with a magnet patch and Speedi-Dri sorbent material was used to collect any residual free product.

Responder Caputo arrived on-scene at 1115 hours to measure indoor air quality.  Ambient air in the living space was 0 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds (VOCs).  Ambient air in the basement was 3.2 ppm.  The tank was being pumped off to remove the damaged tank and install a new one.  Mr. Miranda stated the floor would be washed using Simple Green cleaner once the tank was removed.  Ambient air readings after cleanup and installation were 0.4 ppm.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-276-2020*A burner technician reported that the residence at 547 Walker Road in Lyman had a corrosion hole in their copper oil line.  I arrived to find the oil tank, located on the right side of the mobile home, was empty.  The burner technician and the tenants had already discussed that they did not need a temporary heat source.  The tenants had planned to shut down their furnace for the season that day anyway.  The spilled oil had taken two paths, one around the end of the house, past the well, across the gravel driveway, and into the yard.  The second path was underneath the mobile home, out the other side, into the gravel driveway, and into the same spot in the yard as the first path.  The entire area of the yard that was effected was wet with standing or running water on the surface.  The burner technician and I deployed sorbent pads and boom in key locations in the yard.  The tenants reported no issues with vapors inside the home.  I left the sorbent material to catch the oil.  I returned several days later and removed all the sorbent pads, but left the sorbent boom in key locations.  I returned several days after that and removed the sorbent boom.  At that time, the tenants reported that they still had no issues with vapors in the home.  It appeared that all the water in the yard had kept the oil from penetrating into the soil and the sorbents had recovered most of it.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-430-2020*On August 11th, 2020, Dept. of Veterans Affairs reported a mystery sheen at a construction site on their facility property in Augusta, Maine.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site.  The sheen was determined to be non-oil related and naturally occurring, likely stemming from iron oxidation from metal components in contact with the water.  The material could not be absorbed by oil sorbent pads, soil samples from the pit failed to produce a sheen when fresh water was added, and no volatile organic compounds could be measured from those samples through the use of a photoionization detector.

No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).
A-500-2019*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of 30-40 gallons of lube oil on the mats at their College Ave. Waterville Railyard.   Pan Am Railways crews were dispatched to clean up the affected rail ballast and mats.  No furher action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-506-2019*Report was received of sheen in Vinalhaven Cove.  The sheen was heavy and smelled like diesel fuel.  It was not recoverable and no source was found by Vinalhaven Fire Dept.
A-109-2020*On March 4th, 2020, C. N. Brown Co. reported a release of oil in Winthrop, Maine.  An estimated one gallon of home heating oil leaked onto the concrete floor of the basement from a loose fitting on the furnace.  C. N. Brown provided pictures of the spill, showing a stain roughly three feet by three feet on painted concrete.

Stuart Blanchard attempted to contact the homeowner but was unsuccessful.  The landline number was not connected to an answering machine and no one answered the phone after repeated calling attempts.  The responder visited the property and left a note with contact information in the door, but the subject did not reach back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) with any concerns.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.
B-112-2020*It was reported that a twenty gallon transfer diesel tank fell over in the back of a truck.  Diesel spilled onto a paved surface in the plant area.  The spill was picked up with sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-277-2020*Irving Oil Corp. reported that one of their delivery drivers overfilled a customer's oil tank, because it was already full when he started pumping.  The excess oil came out the vent pipe and landed on the driver, the siding, and the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The tank inside the house needs to be checked for leaks, but the homeowner was not living there at the time and the phone number didn't work.  Irving will follow up when the homeowner returns to the state.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-488-2020*Pine Tree Waste-Casella Systems, Inc., reported a discharge of five to seven gallons of anti-freeze from one of their trucks.  The discharge occured on the roadway and side of road of Getchell Lane in Winslow.   Pine Tree Waste cleaned up the affected area and managed the waste disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
B-595-2018*I received a report that contamination was encountered during a tank removal at the subject location.  The cause of the system failure wasn't able to be identified but it was believed that the tanks or piping had been leaking for some time.  All infrastructure associated with the fuel dispensing system was removed during the operation and so all contaminated soils encountered during the project were removed.  The site was backfilled with clean fill and paved over.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-734-2018*The Department received a complaint regarding an aboveground storage tank (AST) that had been involved in a recent house fire.  The complainant indicated an odor and runoff leaving the site.

The Department investigated and found a 275 gallon AST located adjacent to the remaining foundation of a burned and demolished home.  A search around the tank did not indicate leaking kerosene and a tank stick was used to confirm the quantity of oil remaining in the tank.  The Firomatic valve appeared to have been engaged.  No sheen was visible on the runoff and Department staff did not notice a fuel odor in the air.  The Department attempted to make contact with the homeowner regarding plans for the remaining fuel.

On November 30th, the Department investigated another odor and sheen complaint coming from the burned down home.  The Department used two shake tests on the rear of the neighboring garage and found the soil not contaminated with kerosene.  The Department met with the subject/spiller and identified three AST's on the property, all with varying levels of kerosene, diesel, or #2 heating oil.  The kerosene tank was the one previously identified above, the diesel tank was found in front of a wood pile, and the #2 heating oil tank was newly discovered.  The tank had been located in the front right corner of the burned down building and had been buried with debris.  Upon removal of the tank, one of the legs was bent and caused a failure in the seam.  The leak was discovered during the Department's visit and was addressed that afternoon.  The subject/spiller agreed to dispose of the old product from all three AST's and dispose of two of them, that being the diesel and #2 heating oil tanks.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.


A-209-2018*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/13/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received a complaint from Mr. Andre Morin.  Mr Morin stated that the owner or operator of this property had illicitly buried junk, old boats, and was dumping chemicals in pits on this property and then buried them.  Mr. Morin stated he worked as a guide there the summer of 2017, when the operators of Lakewood Camps buried the junk, and he advised them not to.  Mr. Morin sent me a map showing the dumping locations (see attached).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a private, rural, hunting and fishing camp on the shores of Lower Richardson Lake.  The camp is closed in the winter, and is served by private drilled water well and septic.  The facility is within the wellhead protection zone, making the area sensitive for prohibited oil and chemical discharges.  There are about a dozen buildings for lodging, dining, storage and maintenance.

Heat and cooking appears to be supplied by propane fuel. We noted active, motor fuel aboveground storage tanks (AST's) for a diesel generator, a gasoline AST, and a diesel AST: totaling about 2300 gallons capacity.  We also noted four old, out-of-service, abandoned AST's or underground storage tanks (UST's) totaling about 2000-gallons capacity (see photos).

I understand that Lakewood Camp's property and surrounding forest land is owned by Seven Islands Company.  I understand that Mr. Richard Spenser is the present owner of Lakewood Camps since 2017, and leases the property from Seven Islands Company.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Thursday, 5/3/18, after waiting for snow to melt and the roads to firm up, Stephen Flannery and I drove out and met Mr. Spenser.  With Mr. Spenser, we walked the property and checked the AST's, and the alleged waste burying sites: Pits-1 through Pit-5.  The areas of Pit-1 through Pit-4 appear to have been recently landscaped with hay mulch over the soil.

We noted no obvious, prohibited discharges.  There was no sheen or other evidence of discharges in the lake water and shoreline.  We noted no issues to legally require Lakewood Camps to excavate the areas in question.  Mr. Spenser stated that Mr. Morin was the property operator in 2017, and would have been the one in charge of burying anything.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time and none are known to have been done.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, any oil-contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Several of the abandoned tanks atop the ground (Photos 4 -6) may have been UST's.  I found no record of UST's being registered with MDEP.
3)  I understand that the motor fuels AST facilities are required to be registered with the Maine State Fire Marshal (MSFM) Office, but at this time are not registered.  These ASTs may be required to have a Spill Prevention Countermeasures & Control (SPCC) Plan.  MSFM has been notified of the facilities.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-286-2019*Notice from West Paris Fire Dept., through Maine State Police Dispatch of an estimated 10-gallon discharge of engine oil with a vehicle accident on Route 26 near the intersection of Route 219.  The location is rural near Bill's Automotive, and the Mallard Mart and Big Apple gas stations.  I understand that West Paris Fire Dept. initiated cleanup.  Based on the estimated spill volume, the vehicle appears to have been a commercial truck.  During a later site visit I found cleanup to be satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-288-2019*A tractor trailer truck patronizing the service plaza leaked approximately five gallons of motor oil due to mechanical failure.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-446-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a track machine used on the rail blew a hydraulic hose.  The caller stated that product was lost to the ballast near the tracks.  I was told that a crew was in route to clean up the affected ballast, however, I never received a call back stating that a cleanup was completed.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-447-2017*Carousel Marina reported a leaking line to a gasoline dispenser.  The dispenser was located on one of their floating docks, which allowed gasoline to reach the water.  The leak was minor, but the pump was shut down, and Simard & Sons was called to repair the leak.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-450-2017*Reed & Reed Company reported a discharge of 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a piece of heavy equipment on Ludden Lane in Canton.  Reed & Reed was able to excavate the affected soil which was drummed and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-451-2017*On August 23, 2017, Buckfield Town Manager Brad reported oil on a the nearby rail trail in town to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to the town hall to meet with Brad.  We discussed the possibilities of where the oil originated from.  Then Brad showed me the trail and I walked approximately 1.5 miles along the trail.  I identified what appeared to be wet asphalt that had a similar appearance to tar balls.  At that time it had just rained and the ground was damp.

I returned to the site with MDEP's Uncontrolled Sites Unit staff for further investigation.  Uncontrolled Sites agreed to take the lead on the investigation.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-452-2017*A tractor trailer rollover was reported on the side of Route 3 on Lapointe Lumber Company property.  The driver failed to negotiate a steep drainage ditch and rolled the truck over on its side.  An estimated one gallon of engine oil leaked from the truck and was cleaned up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-214-2017*On 9/7/17, I received a spill report from Lauren Lohn, Environmental Technician with Cianbro Corporation, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from an excavator.  The excavator was working on construction of the Emera Maine Right-of-Way power line through the Glenwood Plantation woods.  Cianbro crew reported that the spilled oil was wiped up with sorbent pads.  Cianbro bagged up oily debris for disposal with their other oily debris waste stream.

No further action is needed by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-756-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-757-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-758-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-759-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-760-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-628-2018*McGee Construction Company reported the discharge of one gallon of hydraulic oil from a leaking hose on a truck.  McGee personnel repaired the leak and cleaned up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-197-2017*On 8/18/17, I received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Holland, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was a result of a small machine fire that caused leaking hydraulic hoses on woods harvesting equipment in a logging road turn around.  Irving contractors used sorbent materials to soak up oily debris as much as possible.  Oily debris was placed into buckets and taken to Irving logging contractor's garage for disposal with other oily debris waste stream.

No further action is needed by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-158-2018*Tom T's a retail service station reported a leaking kerosene tank. The tank was leaking Kerosene and it had been filled the day before. When I arrived I attempted to patch the tank with wax, to slow the leak. Then product was transferred from the oil tank to drums. A small amount of soil was contaminated, some pavement was impacted as well. The pavement was cleaned with speedy dry. Approximately 4 yards of soil was excavated and disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-104-2018*Emera Maine substation leaked a small amount of transformer oil to a concrete floor. Emera Maine employees used sorbents to clean up the spill. Contaminated  materials were bulked up and will be  disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-308-2018*A call came in from the home health care assistant caring for the homeowner stating their was on oil smell in the home. Upon arrival I used the photoionization detector (PID) inside and outside of the home and got zero readings on the meter. There was no visible oil leak. The homeowner stated there were no vapor issues. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-387-2018*On 6/29/18, Waldo County Dispatch passed on a report from Liberty Fire Department that a dump truck had rolled over in a roadside ditch and the fuel tank was leaking.  I contacted the Fire Department and they reported that the tank was leaking from the vented cap and they were containing and collecting the fuel with oil absorbent pads.  I met the Fire Chief on site and the truck had been removed.  There were oil absorbent pads in the deep wheel ruts in a grassy field next to the road.  The Chief reported that the tank stopped leaking once the truck was righted.  The oiled absorbents were collected and clean pads were put down.  I met with the truck owner and explained that the oil impacted soil in the area needed to be excavated and disposed of properly.  He agreed and would help with making the arrangements this coming week with his insurance company.  I met with the landowner and explained the incident and the cleanup required.  He said he had no objections with the needed cleanup actions.

On 7/5/18, I met an excavation contractor on site.  The oil impacted soil at the crash site was removed to a depth of 16 to 18 inches before field testing with oil in soil test kits was negative.  A total of 13.33 tons of soil was removed and sent for disposal.  The area was backfilled and seeded to prevent erosion.  Due to the limited amount of fuel spilled and the completeness of cleanup, no wells in the area were considered to be at risk of contamination.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-295-2018*An anonymous caller reported to the National Response Center that Drilling and Blasting Rock Specialists, Inc., had numerous oil spills on the property.  Butch Bowie from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Oil Enforcement Unit and I made a site visit to verify the claims.  We did see several oil stains on the gravel lot, and some staining near a diesel aboveground storage tank.  We were granted access to the maintenance garage and observed an active floor drain that daylighted behind the building. The drain pipe for the floor drain emptied into a five gallon bucket with oil sorbent pads.

The case been referred to Oil Enforcement for follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-298-2018*Granite Environmental, Inc., reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated one pint spill was the result of a loose fitting on a crane.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-555-2017*VL Tammaro Corporation called on August 8, 2017 to report a small overfill. The employee put down sorbent material which was then properly disposed of. No site visit was needed.

No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-71-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to soils due to snow/ice damage. Once onsite Response Services found a small area of contaminations underneath and around the AST. However oil had started to pool in the sump in located in the nearby basement.

Allen's Environmental Services was hired to vac up contaminated soils, sorbents, and free product. Due to the surface water forcing oil from underneath the concrete floor a pump and treat system was installed with fan and a vapor barrier.

A section of the interior floor was cut and soils removed to install a permanent subgrade ventilation system to deal with ongoing vapor issues. Paul Higgins of Technical Services was informed that two wells have the potential to be impacted. Jim Lavoie of Technical Services was informed of continual interior vapor issues.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-97-2018*A two vehicle accident between a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle caused a release of diesel, gasoline, and other mixed vehicle fluids into the south bound lane of Route 1A.

The Division of Response Services pumped out both damaged fuel tanks and hired Allen's Environmental to vacuumed up mixed liquids out of the road ditch. Earthworks Construction was hired remove contaminated soils, backfill, loam, and seed the south bound ditch.

Due to the quantity of mixed vehicle fluids and the close proximity of two well Technical Services was informed of the site.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.

P-304-2018*Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) called and reported an incident involving two tractor-trailers in the aforementioned lot.  While backing into the receiving area, the trailer struck and tore into the saddle tank of the truck already parked at the loading dock.  The rear bumper was wedged into the aluminum skin, and a slow leak was dripping to the pavement.  Biddeford Fire Department responded and placed sorbent pads beneath and a collection pan.

They requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assist with the transfer of fuel so the trucks could be separated and driven away or towed.  Upon arrival, it was decided a whale pump could be used to offload the saddle tank.  Unfortunately, the rear rubber bump guard was wedged tightly against the saddle tank cover.  This was cut with both a knife and a BFD reciprocating saw to free the cover, however, there was an aluminum lip on the trailer that prohibited the turning of the cover.

The tow/recovery company arrived and all parties involved agreed that separating the trucks could be quickly achieved and the leak managed.  This was done and "plug and dike" material was applied by BFD and MDEP, sufficiently plugging the tear.  The trucks were removed from the area, allowing us to pick up the sorbent pads and move the recovered fuel into the maintenance shop.  There was a wet stain left on the asphalt, so we swept some residual sand from the adjacent parking spot to cover the stain.  Growers Express (GE) staff were satisfied with the cleanup and remedial measures.  Based on the successful cleanup, vehicle recovery and GE's satisfaction, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-880-2018*Notice received from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) of a four-gallon leak from this pole mounted transformer and a CMP crew en route to perform cleanup.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services response could be made at the time.  The CMP report received months later re-estimated the spill at two gallons but no cleanup work was done other than pick up the transformer and no waste disposal, but "all visible signs" recovered.

No further actions at this time, pending later confirmation of the cleanup.
B-262-2018*Kids were playing near the aboveground storage tank (AST) and accidently broke the flare fitting at the filter allowing oil to leak out the evening before.  The tenant was able to shove the supply line back into the flare fitting preventing additional spillage.  The fitting was fixed the following day by AE Robinson Oil Company.  An unknown amount of oil was spilled but could range from 5-20 gallons.  The AST was filled last Friday and the gauge on the AST reads just below the full level. The tenant also placed a large amount of speedi-dri onto the concrete pad soaking up approximately 1-2 gallons of kerosene.

The concrete pad with the AST on it is part of the concrete pad that extends the whole length of the trailer.  I shoveled up the speedi-dri and sorbents for disposal.  I dug a 2 foot deep recovery well at the edge of the concrete pad where the crack terminated.  Most of the spilled kerosene soaked into the ground through this crack, which ran almost directly underneath the filter.  While excavating the recovery well it was noticed that the gravel beneath the concrete pad was impacted with kerosene in this area.  The soils beyond had not been affected yet by the spilled kerosene.  The recovery well was stuffed with sorbent pads.  A sorbent boom was installed in the nearby ditch which is downgradient of the spill.

I checked the site a couple of times after rains and found the sorbents to have almost no oil on them that were in my recovery well.  There is a small amount of contaminated soil left under the concrete slab that the mobile home sits on. No sensitive receptors are at risk from what remains under the concrete slab.   I filled in the recovery well on 5/16/2018.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-24-2018*On February 1, 2018, Louisiana Pacific Corporation reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil leak from its debarker.  Contaminated bark was burned in Louisiana Pacific's CHU. (Central Heating Unit).

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
I-25-2018*Dead River Oil Company reported a 150 gallon kerosene spill outside owned by Henry Raymond.  The weight of ice and snow broke the filter off of a home oil tank. Dead River replaced the filter and re-established heat.  No odor was detected in the trailer.  Dead River reported that the Mr. Raymond was uncomfortable with the Department (DEP) on his property and was refusing to speak with the DEP on the phone at that time.  Jim Gramlich decided not to inspection the spill at the time.

The homeowner's well was reported to be 70 feet from spill and neighbor home is 100 yards up gradient, as well.

On February 2, 2018 once onsite Response Services found a large area of contamination around the property owners Aboveground Storage Tank(AST). The property owner agreed to clean up the release with the assistance of Response Services and the Groundwater and Surface water insurance fund.

The AST was moved by Dead River to allow for soil removal. Soils were removed under the guidance of Response Services by JBBC construction. The site has been referred to Paul Higgins who will monitor the drinking water well. The site have been backed filled and seeded.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-23-2018*A relief valve broke allowing approximately 600 gallons to spill into the engineered containment at the bulk plant owned by AE Robinson.   Clean Harbors was hired to remove the oil, contaminated water and ice.  I oversaw a majority of the clean-up.  I also walked all around the facility looking for any issues and/or leaks.  I did not find any.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-24-2018*A house owned by an older person was completely flooded due to the recent rain.  Water was pouring out of the first floor.  I talked to the local fire department, sheriff's office and the Town Manager.  They basically wanted to know if I had any ability to assist the homeowner.  I indicated I did not.  The house was condemned shortly after I talked to them due to numerous issues.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-25-2018*Penobscot Cleaners responded to this residence due to a flooded basement.  They observed a sheen on the water after they had started pumping activities.   I observed a biological sheen in a small area of the flooded basement.  Only a portion of the basement was flooded.   I did not observe any signs of a petroleum leak.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-26-2018*I arrived to find the fire department trying to pump out water in the basement of the house.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement sprung a leak during the flooding of the basement.  It appears that the two sump pumps operated by the owners in the basement were overwhelmed with the influx of water from recent rains.  When water levels were safe I used sorbents to corral the oil around the AST to be absorbed by additional sorbents.   AE Robinson then pumped out the contents of the AST into drums.  These drums were removed by AE Robinson that evening.

I cleaned the walls as best as possible.  After the removal of the AST and burner assembly the fire department shut down their pumps.  The basement of the house quickly refilled with water.

I revisited the house on 6/4/18 but did not find any signs of oil nor oil vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-27-2018*Upon my arrival I met with Fire Chief Brodie who said they had used a bunch of sorbents to soak up oil that had flowed into the nearby lake.  Indian Lake is approximately 50 feet from Mr. Ostrowski's house.  A tank which had supplied oil to a heating appliance prior to Mr. Ostrowski's ownership leaked out through the supply line into gravel next to the foundation of the residence.  It then flowed into the perimeter drain which discharges directly into Indian Lake.  It had rained heavily in the past few days.  Today the weather had turned bitter cold.   Between the fire department and I, we recovered at least 15 gallons of oil that night.  I left a bunch of sorbents at the drain pipe discharge.  There were no vapors in the residence.  The owner gets his water from Indian Lake.  His intake is approximately 30-40 feet from the shoreline.

I checked the site after another rain event.  I recovered another couple gallons of oil.  I also checked the tank for oil and found it to be empty, maybe a tablespoon of oil in the bottom.  Ice crystals were observed from approximately 13 inches from the bottom to the top of the interior of the tank.  By measuring the diameter of the tank I was able to calculate the amount of oil that was leaked out.  It calculated out to be around 20 gallons.  The tank is only around 130 gallons in capacity.  I left another bunch of pads at the pipe discharge.

I visited the site again after another rain event and found very little oil.  There still were no vapors in the residence.

I checked the site in the spring and found very little oil, maybe a teaspoon.  I removed the sorbents.

No further action by the Division of response Services is expected at this time.
P-218-2018*Pine Tree Waste Services reported the rupture of a hydraulic system on the collection truck, subsequently discharging approximately most of the ten gallon capacity of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  Pine Tree was assisted by the Town of Raymond Highway Department (applied sand and collected with street sweeper) in remediation activities.  Upon arrival the cleanup was satisfactory.  The Division of Response Services plans no further actions here.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-364-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic line breakage which resulted in less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil being released.  The spiller cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action required by Response Services.
P-365-2018*The Department was notified of a pad-mounted transformer that was leaking.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action required of Response Services at this time.
A-290-2018*Central Maine Power Company reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The estimated 2 gallon spill was the result of a mechanical failure of the transformer.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-550-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated one tablespoon of oil had leaked to a basement tank top due to a leaking fill pipe fitting.  They had been called to the home after a fill for a complaint of oil vapors.  They found no spillage outside at the vent and there was no oil in the vent pipe nor fill pipe.  They found a small amount of oil on the tank top from a seeping pipe connection.  They repaired the connection and wiped up the tank top.  I confirmed with the homeowner that the spill had been cleaned up and there were no longer any oil vapors.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-551-2017*On October 17, 2017, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a motor oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 1 gallon of motor oil leaked from a loose gasket on a delivery truck.  The motor oil dripped onto pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-552-2017*Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a discharge of 3-5 gallons of lube oil from an engine on the rail line west of Sprague Mill Road in Greene.   Pan Am personnel were dispatched to excavate the affected rail ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-553-2017*Bob Curtis of Fairhaven Camps in Brooks reported a discharge of 10-15 gallons of diesel from leaking equipment at their maintenance shed.   I responded to the site and met with Mr. Curtis, who showed me the area of concern.  I gave him directions on what would be needed for cleanup.  He had the equipment on site and would perform the cleanup himself and contact me when he we finished.   I indicated that at that time I would provide him with a soil disposal letter.

I did not hear from Mr. Curtis and finally contacted him in June, 2018.   He informed me he had cleaned up the contaminated soil (at least 2 cubic yards) and a local contractor took it away.   He did not know where the contractor disposed of the soil.

Since I was not called to inspect the site after the cleanup and cannot verify the disposition of the contaminated soil, I cannot confirm if the site was cleaned up to the Commissioner's satisfaction.   Given the size of the spill, amount of soil reportedly removed, and intention of Mr. Curtis to adequately cleanup the discharge, I suspect the cleanup was adequate.  I do not intend on returning to the site unless there is further evidence of contamination reported.
A-554-2017*Waste Management, Inc., reported that a roll-off truck hose broke spilling an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road.  They reported that the spill was contained and collected with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.  They reported that no storm drains were in the area.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-555-2017*On October 19, 2017, Augusta Fuel Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to Crystal Smith's house where I discovered a corrosion hole on the belly of the aboveground storage tank (AST) and it had leaked approximately 10 gallons of oil onto the concrete basement floor.  Augusta Fuel Company was in the process of pumping the AST into a temporary AST.

On October 20, 2017, I returned to the site and the AST was removed and applied the part-cleaning solution onto the concrete floor.

On October 22, 2017, I removed the solution and applied another coat.

On October 25, 2017, I returned to the site with MDEP Division of Technical Services staff.  I removed the solution and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.

A-556-2017*On October 20, 2017, Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the property of 26 Oak Street in Waterville.  I met with the owner of the property and a representative from AFC.  It was explained to me that AFC was delivering fuel to one of the two aboveground storage tanks (AST) in the basement, when the driver accidentally filled one of the tanks that was not hooked to the furnace.  This caused the oil to spill from the copper line and onto the dirt basement floor.

At that time, I hired ACV Environmental to remove contaminated soil from the basement to assist on vapor issues.  I referred the site to MDEP's Division of Technical Services for further remediation.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required at this time.

A-678-2017*McGee Construction Company reported an estimated 50 gallon hydraulic spill.  The spill was the result of a failure of a hydraulic cylinder on an excavator.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-679-2017*Paul Mitchell reported an outside K1 fuel oil spill at his residence.  The estimated 50 gallon spill resulted from a windstorm causing a piece of wood to fall on the filter assembly of his outside oil tank, breaking it off.  Contractor Coutts Brothers was hired for contaminated soil removal.  The site is served by a private drinking water well, and the site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.
A-680-2017*McGee Construction Company reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The eight gallon spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-681-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked its contents to the basement floor of a residential home.  I responded to the site and found the AST still leaking.  I quickly installed a magnet patch to stop the release of oil and placed sorbent pads on the free product that was pooled up on the floor.  I then provided Mr. Lufkin with the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup Fund paperwork.  Based on the size of the spill and my recommended cleanup actions, he chose to apply to the fund for coverage.  I called a local plumbing company to pump out and remove the AST.  I then drilled a series of holes into the concrete floor to access the soils below.  My conclusion in this work was that oil had permeated to the soils below the floor.  The following day Morse Enterprise cut the contaminated area of the concrete floor and removed it.  We then dug down 3.5 feet below grade where we found a gray clay layer that had stopped the oil from seeping deeper.  We backfilled the area with gravel, compacting in 8 inch lifts.  The concrete was replaced to match the existing grade, and Mr. Lufkin had a new AST installed.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-682-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked its contents to the ground outside a residential home.  I responded to the site and found the AST still leaking.  I quickly installed a magnet patch to stop the release of oil and placed sorbent pads on the free product that was pooled up on the ground.  I then provided the homeowners with the Ground and Surface water Cleanup Fund paperwork.  Based on the size of the spill and my recommended cleanup actions, they chose to apply to the fund for coverage.  I called a local plumbing company to pump out and remove the AST.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the affected area under my direction.  We encountered groundwater at 3 feet below the top of grade.  Free product could be seen on top of the water, so we installed a recovery well to collect product.  We excavated the contaminated soils to the best of our ability.  Due to very cold temperatures and snow, we were forced to leave some contamination at a depth of 4 feet below grade.  We backfilled the area with gravel and stone, compacting in 8 inch lifts. This site was referred to our Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-683-2017*Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a discharge of an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic line on an excavator.  I met with Reed & Reed superintendent, Jim Whorff, on site and he showed me the impacted area that had already been excavated.  I provided a Spill Debris Letter for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-684-2017*I responded to an automobile accident on Route 201 in Gardiner involving a box truck and mail delivery truck.  Some diesel fuel had been released from the box truck from a compromised fuel tank. According to the driver, the tank was almost empty and a fair amount was captured in a bucket.  What did leak out got into a stream where I placed some sorbent boom, though the current was rather swift and only a sheen was visible.

Sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material were used to clean up the affected asphalt and very little was captured in the sorbent boom.  No long term impact from the spilled fuel is expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-685-2017*Colby & Gale, Inc., reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil from a leaking aboveground oil storage tank in a garage of a residence.   Colby & Gale was called as soon as the resident noticed the dripping of oil from a corrosion hole.  They were able to stop the leak and clean up the affected area, which was limited to a small area on the concrete garage floor.  The remaining oil was pumped off, and the tank replaced.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-686-2017*McKee Energy, LLC, reported a discharge of approximately 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil due to an overfill of an aboveground storage tank.  The deck and concrete area outside the house were affected and McKee Energy cleaned up the affected area to the satisfaction of the homeowner.

As such, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-687-2017*Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a small discharge of hydraulic oil to the "crane mats" at a work site at the powerline on Turner Ridge Road in Windsor.  Reed & Reed cleaned up the affected area.  I visited the site and confirmed it had been adequately cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-688-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill.  The estimated one quart spill was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-689-2017*Gary Laweryson reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated 12 gallon spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a skid steer. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-690-2017*Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated one quart spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-691-2017*Springbrook Ice & Fuel Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill in a basement.  The estimated five gallon spill was the result of a corroded oil burner supply line.  The spill was cleaned up by Springbrook, and the basement was ventilated.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-692-2017*Colby & Gale, Inc., reported an outside K1 fuel oil spill.  The estimated 125 gallon spill resulted from internal corrosion of an oil tank.  Contractor Coutts Brothers, Inc., was hired for excavation of contaminated soil.  The site is served by a private drinking water well, and has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-693-2017*South Monmouth Market reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated four gallon spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a dispenser.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-360-2018*I arrived on site and integrated into incident command. I was informed that a student accidently opened a valve on a hydrogen cylinder and the gas had filled the laboratory with hydrogen gas.  This created an atmosphere in the room to 30% of the lower explosive limit (LEL).

Due to the very dangerous situation present, it was decided to ventilate the building with intrinsically safe fans, reducing the LEL. Once the LEL was at 1% in the room, two Orono Regional Response Team (RRT) members were able to close the valve on the cylinder, stopping the release.

The building continued to be ventilated for the next hour until it was safe for reoccupancy.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-864-2017*Tammaro Oil Company put 100 gallons of K1 into the outside storage tank. During the fill the tank fell over. The oil driver pushed the tank back up. With some help from a local Tammaro Oil employee, they pumped the tank out. Tammaro Oil pumped out five 55gallon drums from the tank. Roughly 30 gallons spilled on to the ground. The oil was removed and taken to County Concrete for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-474-2018*Brookfield Renewable Energy reported a spill of 140 gallons of hydraulic oil in their Lockwood Project Waterville facility.  The spill was to secondary containment and Brookfield Renewable used a skimmer to recover the product.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
A-475-2018*While fueling at J & S Oil, Inc., in Manchester, I observed a puddle of diesel fuel on the parking lot at the pump island.  I brought this to the attention of the store manager.  He was unaware of the situation and immediately had J & S personnel clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-708-2017*I received a call from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. A methamphetamine lab was found. One One-pot, nineteen acids generators, lithium strips, camp fuel, lye, drain cleaner crystals, sulfuric acid, and other miscellaneous items were removed for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-709-2017*I received a call from a Maine Marine Patrol Officer that there was a complaint of a fisherman over fueling his boat which resulted in a discharge of fuel onto lobster crates filled with lobsters that were waiting for transport.  There was no sheen or visible product on the water reported by the officer. The lobsters had already been pulled and put in transport when an employee noticed the smell of diesel fuel.  The lobsters were then pulled from transport and quarantined by Department of Marine Resources.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-710-2017*On October 13, 2017 a call came in from a Dead River Oil technician that an aboveground storage tank had leaked approximately 75 gallons onto the ground. The tank was removed and a contractor was hired to excavate the contaminated soil by a vacuum truck.  No resources were at risk and vapors were not an issue within the home. The site was back filled and the tank replaced.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-807-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-808-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was needed nor were any resources at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-809-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was needed nor were any resources at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-810-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit needed nor are any resources at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-811-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-812-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit needed nor are any resources at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-813-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-814-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-815-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-816-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was needed and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-119-2018*On 2/23/18, Dead River Company (DRC) burner technician Brandon reported they were cleaning up a small overfill discharge at this customer's home.  During a delivery during the previous day, a reported 1/2-cup of #2 oil sprayed on the siding of the home.  DRC stated that since oil had not discharged to the ground, they did not believe it was a reportable discharge.  After the homeowner came home, they were notified of leakage out the tank gage O-ring to the tank surface and the concrete floor below.

DRC cleaned the discharge with sorbents and I advised to also wash the spill with detergent.  I understand that the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required at this time based on present information.
B-747-2017*I received a report of an methamphetamine lab. I responded with Maine Drug Enforcement Agency personnel and removed all residual waste from the site for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-748-2017*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location. I arrived at the site and found approximately 10 gallons of oil had been spilled to the basement floor. The floor was a combination of concrete and dirt and it appeared as though the oil had been mostly contained to the concrete portion. I retained the services of a vacuum truck and removed free product from the floor. I also washed and rinsed the floor several times. Oil vapors in the home were managed with ventilation until they were no longer a concern. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-750-2017*The corroded oil tank was pumped out and removed by Dead River Oil Company.  The floor was cleaned with oil solutions step 1 and step 2. A fan was installed to pull the vapors from the basement and prevent them from going up into the living space.

This was referred to Tech Services.
A-583-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded through the bottom and leaked to the soils below it.  The caller stated that this was a camp that he owned on China lake and there were 2 tanks at the site.  He then stated that he had not been to the camp for years and he had no idea how much oil had been in them, or how much was lost.

I responded to the site and found both ASTs empty.  I did a shoreline assessment that showed no impact to the shoreline or lake water.  After going over the necessary paperwork, Mr. Prudhomme chose option 1 for the cleanup.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to remediate the site under my supervision.  We first removed both ASTs to access the soils below.  After that, we excavated by hand down 2.5 feet to bedrock.  The soil was disposed of at CPRC Group.  The lake is approximately 30 feet away and there are numerous drinking water wells in the area, so I referred the site to our Division of Technical Services geology for long term remediation efforts and oversight.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-586-2017*An outside K1 fuel oil spill was reported.  The estimated 10 gallon spill resulted when a tree fell on an oil tank during a storm.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired for removal of contaminated soil.  The site is served by a private drinking water well, so the site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-587-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported a less than 50 parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil spill.  The spill was the result of storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-588-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported an estimated one gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured line on a bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-589-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-590-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a sheen inside their containment boom on the Kennebec River.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-591-2017*On 10/30/17, the U. S. Coast Guard reported that six vessels had broken away from their moorings in Belfast Harbor during an ongoing storm.  One 50-foot yacht with up to 200 gallons of diesel fuel on board had been blown against a rock jetty and was being torn apart releasing the fuel into the harbor.  The Coast Guard on scene reported that no actions could be taken at this time since the storm was still ongoing with heavy rain and strong winds.  They reported that five other vessels had been set adrift in the storm, two motorboats and three sailboats.

I met the Coast Guard personnel on site a few hours later when the storm was over.  There was a large vessel on the beach next to the rock jetty broken into 3 large pieces.  There was an oil sheen on the water but there was no recoverable oil.  It was low tide and the tide was coming in.  We moved several batteries above the high-water mark.  I found the fuel tanks in the broken hull and all were empty.  The vessel owner was notified and had asked a local boatyard to try to salvage what they could and secure any oil or fuel.  We worked with the boatyard employees to remove the 50-gallon hydraulic oil tank that was still intact and containing oil.  Oil was sent to a local facility with a waste oil furnace.  The engines still contained motor oil and were removed before the incoming tide would mobilize the oil.

There were two sailboats beached around the harbor.  Both vessels were intact and had no oil discharge.  Another sailing vessel had broken up on the shore and lost an estimated five gallons of diesel that had been on board. There was one small motor vessel sunk at its mooring and there was no oil discharge active around it.  A cabin cruiser had drifted under the walking bridge taking its fly bridge off. The vessel was beached with no fuel discharge.

I checked the area the next day and no oil discharge was visible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-592-2017*Pan Am Railways reported of lube oil spilled from two engines at the Verso Mill.  The spills were the result of the containment tanks overflowing.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-593-2017*Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a spill of a small amount of power steering fluid from a truck working on the Central Maine Power Company right of way in Somerville.  Northern Clearing, Inc., cleaned up and disposed of the affected soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-594-2017*On October 31, 2017, C. N. Brown Company reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Cindy, of C. N. Brown, reported that less than half a gallon of oil leaked from a delivery hose when the nozzle on it broke and the oil came out onto pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  The owners of the property were notified and satisfied with the cleanup.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-595-2017*Cornerstone Plumbing & Heating Company reported a basement spill of #2 fuel oil.  The estimated 30 gallon spill resulted after the heating system had been serviced, and a filter gasket was improperly installed.  The heating company and I cleaned up the oil from the basement.  I instructed the heating company to clean the concrete floor, then seal coat with an approved paint.  The oil company also purchased a small ozone generator to help with persistent oil odors.  I installed a radon fan in the basement when the homeowner continued to complain of oil odors.

On 6/4/2018, the homeowner claimed there are still oil odors in the home.  The site is being referred to our Division of Technical Services for assistance.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-596-2017*Brookfield Renewable Power reported an estimated two gallon hydraulic oil spill to the Androscoggin River.  The spill was the result of a loose fitting on the dam equipment.  No cleanup was possible, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-599-2017*Small amount of transformer oil leaked and impacted pole and ground at pole base.  It was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company personnel.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further Response Services action necessary.
A-601-2017*The City of Gardiner reported an estimated three gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a piece of equipment.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-602-2017*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a leaking fitting on a backhoe.  The affected area was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
A-603-2017*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated one gallon spill of lube oil.  The spill was the result of the overflow of a containment tank on an engine.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-257-2017*11/10/2017 (10:45) state police dispatched response services to an accident at  496 Fort Road in Mars Hill.  An unloaded tractor trailer encountered icy road conditions and severe crosswinds caused the tractor trailer to hit a guard rail and continue into the adjacent potato field where the driver's side saddle tank was punctured causing diesel fuel to leak onto the ground.  Sorbent pads were used to catch product until approximately 15 gallons was pumped off. Approximately 45 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered.  2.5 bales of sorbents were used and overpacked with approximately .25 cubic yards of contaminated soil for disposal at the secure Presque Isle landfill.

No further action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
A-55-2018*Maritime Energy reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Neal residence on 41 West Meadow Road in Rockland.  The AST was located outside the home and had suffered a corrosion induced leak.  The kerosene leaked through the foundation wall into the basement, where it pooled up on the water in the low spots of the basement.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to vactor out the contaminated media from both inside and outside the basement.  2.44 tons of contaminated soil were removed.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-110-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services Division responded to a report by Falmouth Fire Department (FFD) of an oil discharge around the cul de sac of Madinah Circle, a private neighborhood.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use and forested.  East of the spill area off the paved road is a natural stream draining through the forest.  I met residents Richard and Yoko Belcher, and David Litell, and briefed them on my investigation.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The oil visible on the pavement, the puddles of meltwater, and in the snow was a blue-green color ruling out likely heating oil.  I noted no odor of heating oil or gasoline.  Spots of oil appeared to be plowed into the snowbanks near 7 Medinah Circle.  There was a free product slick of oil on the puddles that could be picked up on sorbent pads.  It appears the discharge was from an earlier snowstorm plowing and was coming out with the melting snow.  There were lines of spots on the ground that look like they could have leaked out of a plow as it pushed the snow (see photos).  I estimated this leak at less than a gallon, but spread all over, and being not a light oil it had not evaporated.  Research found that snow plows use this color of hydraulic oil.

To rule out heating oil, and seeing oil on the driveway of 7 Medinah Circle, I checked with their supplier, Dead River Company, and found they had not received a delivery since 1/29/18.  I contacted Dirigo Property Management (Dirigo) who manages this private neighborhood, and contacted Coastal Landscape Construction & Snow Services (Coastal) who is the sole plowing contractor for this street.  The plow impressions left in the snowbank indicated a large 5-ton to 7-ton plow truck, a size Coastal uses.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 2/16/18, prior to my arrival, FFD put 5-bags of speedy dry clay sorbent on the spill area.  I applied sorbent pads to the slick of oil on the large puddle.

Ms. Morris with Dirigo assured me that if a responsible party was not found, she would have the discharge cleaned.  At my request Jeff Kinney of Coastal Landscaping met me on site and I explained my assessment of the discharge.  Mr. Kinney assured me that his trucks could not be responsible for this leak but that he would have a crew to come out to clean it and replace the FFD bags of sorbent.  I left him more pads and advised him the sorbents (other material recovered) can be disposed of in his commercial waste when bagged well, and that the oiled snow (inland surface water recovered when melted) should be mixed with wood chips or other sorbents before disposal.

On 2/20/18, I checked the spill area in the morning, found a few remaining spots of oil in the snow that I dug out and put in a bag for disposal.  The rest of the discharge appears satisfactorily cleaned.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Coastal Landscaping stated they were not responsible for the oil discharge.  I briefed Mr. Kinney on Maine oil spill reporting requirements.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.
B-833-2017*R H Foster Oil Company delivered oil to the wrong house. They overfilled the tank and two ounces leaked out the vent. A small amount of soil was dug up and brought to the office for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-375-2018*Due to the sunny warm day, a flight bound for Europe had approximately one gallon of product leak from the fuel tank's vent.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt tarmac using sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-544-2018*The Department was notified of a rainbow sheen at the Harrison Long Lake boat launch.  The caller reported a strong odor of petroleum product and observing a large sheen around the area of Harrison Marina.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the Department also observed the rainbow sheen and followed it along the retaining wall in Harrison Marina.  At the boat launch, a patch of repair asphalt was the source of the sheen.  The Department contacted the Town of Harrison, who maintains the launch, and was going to place sand in the area to stop the runoff and remove the asphalt patch the following day.  The patch had been placed due to boat trailers hitting the pavement while pulling out of Long Lake.  A more permanent solution would be implemented in the fall when boat launch usage is lower.

No sheen was observed in the swim area.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-545-2018*Scott Cyr received a report of a motor oil discharge from a motor vehicle accident at this location.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-546-2018*I received a call from Mr. Lemanski stating that after recent service by Dead River Company, his oil heat system had developed a leak.  It was determined that the release was from a recently serviced filter allowing at least four gallons of fuel oil to spread across the floor.  Dead River removed most of the free product and oil saturated materials, and cleaned the floor.  Some oil had made its way into the floor and under a shower stall in the basement.  Further assessment by Don White, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Engineer, determined that oil vapors where still present in the basement, and further work would need to be undertaken.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to move the shower stall to clean underneath it, chip the concrete around the oil line, and wash and seal the floor in the oil stained area.  Oil vapor concentrations were reassessed and found to be acceptable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-548-2018*Report received of small oil line leak to the floor and into the fuel line sleeve for this basement oil tank.  Fielding's Oil & Propane Company technicians stopped the leak, wiped up the discharge and washed the oiled floor.  The spill area is rural residential.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions based on present information.
P-550-2018*On 7/25/18 I received a late report of a spill that had occurred during the early morning hours at the Walmart Distribution Center in Lewiston.  The fuel nozzle was not properly secured while fueling a Walmart truck and fell out of the tank while engaged.  Diesel fuel impacted pavement and a storm drain.  Walmart hired January Environmental Services to clean up the spill and pump out the impacted storm drain.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-935-2018*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of gasoline coming from a dispenser.  The anonymous caller stated that it appeared to have resulted from overfilling of a vehicle fuel tank and drained down to a catch basin.

The Department arrived on scene to a dark stain on the pavement leading from Pump #8 and draining towards the closest catch basin.  In the catch basin, a rainbow sheen was observed through the catch basin grate and a slight odor.  The remaining catch basins were also checked and two additional basins had a sheen in them.

After speaking with the manager of the store and reviewing surveillance camera footage, on December 3rd, a White Jeep Sport Utility Vehicle (NH License Plate # 289-2995), with a female driver, had used Pump #8 and discovered the overfill.  The driver replaced the dispenser nozzle and got back into the vehicle and left without returning to the store to report the overfill.  The spill was discovered by an employee while they were emptying trash bins outside.

At the request of the Department, Cummings Market had each of the catch basins with a rainbow sheen drained, for a total of 516 gallons of mixed liquid media.  The following day, the Department returned to the store and observed the absence of a rainbow sheen in the nearest catch basin to the spill.  Meter readings using a 4-gas meter did not respond with any changes in Lower Explosive Limit or depleted Oxygen levels.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-174-2019*A small spill of gasoline had occurred at the subject location resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The release impacted a small seasonal stream.  Etna Fire Department personnel used sorbent material to recover some of the lost gasoline.  The discharge was stopped when the vehicle was removed from the ditch.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-180-2019*I received a call indicating a large spill had occurred at the subject location.  The spill impacted the majority of a detached garage, a large section of gravel driveway, and a small wetland area behind the garage.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vacuum contaminated soils from the driveway and to remove free product from the garage. The vacuum truck was also used to remove product from the wet area behind the garage.  The garage is not occupied so oil vapors are not a concern.  A well on the property is located about 40 feet from where the spill occurred and is likely at risk.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for quarterly well monitoring.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-5-2018*Ben Eyeles from the Hampden Police Department called to report the smell of diesel fuel around the address of 1200 Western Avenue in Hampden.  When I arrived, product was spilled up the road for .3 tenths of a mile. The homeowners confirmed that Griffin Oil Company spilled the product in front of their house.

I contacted Griffin Oil, and the driver came back to look at the product in the road.  The driver from Griffin Oil stated he had to stop quick and that his vents filled up with oil and when the truck turned to come out of the house at 1200 Western Avenue, the oil drained out the two vents in the back of the truck. The two vent hoses lined up with the two oil strips in the road.

I called Hampden Public Works Department and they arrived to look at the oil.  They offered a sanding truck to lay down a thin coat of sand on the road to soak up any product and prevent the road from being slippery.  Any standing product was gathered with speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
I-192-2018*Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leaky fitting which impacted the basement floor and soils under the basement floor. The basement is prone to flooding during spring thaw and water is normally discharged onto the front yard. Due to the ongoing spill, fuel oil was pumped onto the front yard.

Contaminated interior and exterior soils were removed along with an area of concrete basement floor by Allen's Environmental Services and sent to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal. Bedrock was reached at 3 feet below the basement floor surface and a subgrade ventilation system was installed to minimize interior vapor issues.

Technical Services referral was made on 09-10-2018

10/17/2018 -(16:45)  Responder Sean Bernard called back to home by owner as tenant had concern that smell continues when hot air furnace is used.  Air monitoring in basement and living area was tested and no safety concerns found. The homeowner was contacted after the visit and it was recommended that she contact her furnace service provider to have the furnace serviced.

Many site visits were performed by The Division of Response Services due to an ongoing low vapor issue. Oil was found trapped in the protective sleeve on the copper line to the AST which once found was removed.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-891-2018*Report was received of small hydraulic oil leak from a sweeper truck during snow removal over the aircraft taxi aprons on the south side of the International Parkway.  The discharge was reported cleaned up and no spillage to drains or surface water.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-932-2018*Report was received of corrosive liquid discharge to ground from 30-gallon drum.  See attached Discharge Report Form from Bowdoin College for additional details.  There were no injuries and no discharge to drains, soil or surface waters.

At this time no further actions are required by Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-695-2018*The fill level gauge outside the building was discovered to not be working properly after the tank was overfilled. Approximately 25 gallons was lost onto the concrete floor, some of which bled down through the floor.  The spilled product traveled along the floor through the furnace room, and down into a lower level sump pump.  The sump pump was checked and found to not have pumped out product down into the city sewer, but product was bleeding up through the bottom of the sump into the containment.  Maritime Energy had Clean Harbors Environmental Services scrub down the tank, floors, and walls, along with removing any contaminated debris.  The contaminated concrete will have a sealant put on to it to restrain the vapors.

The cleanup was not successful and Breakwater was collecting free product into the summer of 2019.   Matthew Cameron left the employ of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Jeremy Greenman and the Division of Technical Services hired a contractor to complete the cleanup.  The Division of Technical Services will continue to monitor the situation as necessary.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-186-2018*A loose fitting caused a release of  0.5  gallons of hydraulic oil in the paved parking lot of the County Federal Credit Union. Pine Tree Waste was able to clean the spill and the manager of the County Federal Credit Union was happy with the cleanup.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-305-2017*On June 09, 2017, homeowner Carol Powers reported a K-1 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site and met with Ms. Powers.  At that time, the aboveground storage tank (AST) was empty because it had leaked all of its oil into the ground.  I went under the house into the crawl space and there was oil puddled all around.

At that time Ms. Powers was staying at another location.  Soil was excavated under the home and outside.  No wetlands or waterways nearby were impacted.  A treatment trailer was set up on site and a recovery well was installed to assist in recovering the oil.

The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for long term remediation.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-1106-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the tank and was temporarily patched by an oil service technician.  The released oil impacted the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Downeast Energy personnel.  The tank was scheduled to be replaced in the upcoming days.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-166-2018*07/04/2018 (18:30) received call from Emera Maine's Bangor dispatcher, Dean Butler, that a tractor trailer had hit a utility pole at 419 North Perley Brook Road.  A transformer located on the damaged pole discharged approximately 15 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil onto vegetation and the surrounding ground in the vicinity of the accident.   Sean Bernard of Response Services inspected the site at  20:30 and determined that there would no immediate threat to the environment.

07/05/2018 received call from Emera Maine's northern region environmental coordinator, Kimberly Hitchcock, that J. R. Boucher and Son Construction had been contracted to remove all contaminated vegetation and soil, and transport it to the secure Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield, Maine.  Completed on 7/6/2018.

No further actions required by Response Services at this time.
B-555-2018*On August 27, 2018 a report from National Response Center (NRC) came in that an unknown sheen had been spotted on the Deer Isle thoroughfare from an unknown source. See attached NRC report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-120-2018*A report of a sheen in the road ditch. The sheen turned out to be an organic sheen caused organic debris from a nearby logging operation.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-793-2018*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of three gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Maine Turnpike Authority.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-794-2018*Approximately five gallons of mineral oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground because of storm damage. Oil impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company. The transformer was tagged as containing non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP, Division of Response Services is expected.
P-806-2018*On 12/22/18, I received a call from Pit Stop Fuels reporting a very small spill at a customer's residence in Casco.  Approximately 1/4 cup of oil leaked from the delivery hose on the tank truck when it was reeled back in.  Pit Stop contacted their customer to inform them of the incident and cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-807-2018*Mr. Paul with Atlantic Mechanical Company reported that a subcontractor (Celtic Painting) they were using during work at the South Portland Sewage Treatment Plant was discharging diesel oil every time they filled their compressor.  This had been a problem.  Mr. Paul stated they would ensure the contractor cease spilling.  No fuel was reported to have reached soil, drains or surface water.

At this time, no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-808-2018*I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a 1 quart spill of transformer oil due to equipment failure.  The spilled oil was hand-excavated and removed from the site by CMP.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-809-2018*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the soil ground surface below.  The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and excavate a small amount of impacted soil from below the tank.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-431-2017*On August 11, 2017, Casella Waste Management reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site where a hydraulic hose had broken on a trash truck. It released approximately 14 gallons of oil onto the pavement.  I assisted in the cleanup and Casella disposed of the speedy dry properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-559-2017*On August 14, 2017 a call came in from Lane Construction that one of their storage totes of vegetable oil had leaked at some point in time onto the surrounding pavement. An employee had put down sorbent material which was then properly disposed of. No site visit was needed.

No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-560-2017*A concerned homeowner had inadvertently spilled a very small amount of diesel fuel while fueling his tractor at his residence.  The spillage was very minor and I assisted with a very small amount of digging to clean up the issue.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-561-2017*A small overfill had occurred at the subject location.  Oil leaked from overfilled piping down the side of the tank and onto the concrete floor.  Dead River Company personnel used sorbent material to recover free product by the time I arrived.  I recommended some additional cleaning and a passive venting solution as the residence is only occupied occasionally.  I checked the property a week later and vapors were below detection limits.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-204-2017*On 8/28/17, received a telecom from Kevin Rodgerson, Crew Supervisor with Maine Department of Transportation regarding a dump truck roll-over at the Oakfield maintenance yard.  The spill occurred as a dump truck was backing up on a large asphalt re-claim pile to unload a truckload of re-claimed asphalt.  The truck got too far over near the side slope of the pile and rolled over onto its passenger side.  The truck was leaking diesel from a saddle tank and hydraulic oil from a broken dump body piston.

I arrived on-scene and met owner of disabled dump truck, Wayne Ely, DBA Landscaping and Excavation, LLC.  Wayne has contracted with Emery Lee Construction to right the disabled dump truck.  Sorbent pads were placed beneath the rolled over dump truck cab to catch dripping diesel fuel.  Hydraulic oil leaking from the piston was also padded off.  Contractor arrived on site and righted the rolled over truck and placed on lowbed to transport to maintenance garage.  Leaks from piston and broken fuel filter were remediated for over the road transport via trailer.  Oily debris (Sorbent pads) were polybagged for disposal by Division of Response Services staff.  Some oil (less than a couple of gallons was left in the huge pile (100,000 + cubic yards) of reclaimed asphalt as this pile will be re-batched at a later date - which will thermally treat and bind the spilled oil into new asphalt.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff.
B-839-2017*A contractor working for the Maine Department of Transportation had encountered lightly contaminated soils during a roadway improvement project at the subject site.  The site is adjacent to a gas station with underground storage tanks.  I visited the site and after testing determined the small amount of contamination at the site was below the appropriate cleanup standard for the site and could remain in place.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-6-2018*On Saturday, 1/6/18, Stephen Brezinski, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, visited this power plant and licensed oil terminal dock to check on a report that this fuel dock was unable to deploy required containment boom because the waters around the dock was frozen and working conditions unsafe due to the cold.  I confirmed the conditions that the containment boom could not be reasonably deployed.  A crew and equipment from Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was standing by in the event of a prohibited discharge.

On Monday, 1/8/18, Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry with MDEP Division of Response Services responded following the notification of an oil sheen in the waters adjacent to the fuel dock when the tugboat pulled away and breaking up the sea ice.  No fuel was being transported at that time.  We noted no sheen in the water at the time, though the ice covered water was difficult to assess.  It could not be determined the source of the oil sheen: the tugboat, the barge, or the dock.  No cleanup was possible.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-7-2018*Dead River Company (DRC) reported a small overfill of heating oil while delivering to two 330-gallon inside aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  The oil was reported to the snow outside, but none inside to the ASTs.  DRC reported the spill cleaned.  The school location is suburban residential and commercial use, not far from the Mousam River, and served by municipal water service.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received no questions or concerns from the Sanford High School.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-8-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 1/7/18, Larry Gowell of G & G Cash Fuels (GGCF) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 75-gallon leak of K1 oil from this customer's outside, consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  GGCF requested a MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use and is served by private water wells and septic systems.  The homeowner, Glen Allen and family, own much of the residential properties on Magee Road.  This mobile home at 27 Magee is owned by Glen Allen and occupied by his son.

The home is heated via a 120-gallon outside step-tank (T-1), located under the front steps.  In month's past, the Allens had acquired a used 275-gallon horizontal AST (T-2) that they planned to use to replace the smaller T-1.  Tank T-2 was set on the lawn about 4' from the home and not hooked up to anything.  I advised Mr. Allen that step tanks are not to current Maine code for ASTs.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The Allens discovered the leak due to odor and pink-stained snow when they shoveled near the AST T-2.  GGCF delivered 75 gallons to the AST T-2 on 12/31/17, and realized he was filling the wrong AST.  He then delivered 100-gallons to step tank T-1 (see photos).  From 12/31/17 to 1/7/18, the fuel appears to have leaked out and soaked down into the soil as we found the tank empty and little horizontal spread of the oil under the snow.  The tank legs were collapsed and the bottom feed pipe had been broken off the tank allowing the oil to leak out.  The tank T-2 fill pipe was not removed or marked "do not fill".

I was not aware of any current leaks associated with the step tank T-1, though I did not inspect due to the location under the steps and the deep snow.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Mr. Allen opted for Clean-Up Option-1 for MDEP Division of Response Services management.  I explained cleanup requirements and recommendations, and the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance to Mr. Allen and to Mr. Gowell.  I advised Mr. Allen that as the tank was not properly out-of-service, he was considered the primary responsible party (RP).  I advised Mr. Gowell of G & G Cash Fuel that his company was also an RP as they were handling the oil at the time of the leak and had delivered to the wrong AST.

MDEP hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) for source reduction and exploration of the spill area on 1/9/18.  Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry of MDEP Division of Response Services oversaw the excavation and assessed the contamination.  MDEP had EPI truck the excavated soil to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

No groundwater was observed in the excavation down to 9' below grade.  At 9', the contamination levels in the soil were down low enough to cease requiring soil removal (see attached Field Sample Record Sheet).  Native soils encountered were fine sand and silty sand.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, though the bulk of the oil discharge has been removed, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Further assessment has been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services.  I understand that MDEP Geologist Mark Woodruff has determined no further actions.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP, Response Services Division based on present information.
P-9-2018*Report from Acton Fire Department, through the Maine State Police, of a minor oil discharge from a snowmobile that went through the ice of Mousam Pond in the area of Acton Trading Post.  Oil discharges were minor and no recovery possible due to the conditions.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-10-2018*Hose failure caused the release of one gallon of antifreeze from a trash truck.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-11-2018*A call was received that an overfill or mishap at the Lampron Energy bulk plant discharged approximately 10 gallons of heating oil to the containment area, wetting and staining the snow and ice.  This was collected and packaged for disposal by a licensed contractor.  Visual inspection of the cleanup noted satisfactory cleanup was achieved and no further actions planned by the Division of Response Services.
P-12-2018*It was reported that the outside oil tank at the aforementioned property experienced a leak and lost a possible 150 plus gallons of heating oil (K1) to the ground.  Upon arrival I met with Mr. Marley, the owner of the building, and he showed me the situation.

The tank is located on the gable end of the house, but near the exhaust for a kerosene heater (possibly amplifying the formation of condensation and ice).  Ice accumulated in the filter and created the leak.  The filter had been replaced and the call made reporting the spill.

There are two old wells within twenty-five feet of the tank location.  One drilled but never yielding enough to use, and an abandoned dug well, approximately 10-12 feet in depth.  The well in use is a drilled well some 75-90 feet from the spill site.  The recent extreme cold weather pattern had created a deeper than usual frost situation in the immediate area beneath the tank and area of concern.

A excavation was undertaken with a total of 79 tons removed and taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation in Scarborough, and backfilled with bank run sand.  Confirmatory samples from the outer edges of the excavation were non-detect, therefore proving to be a very successful remediation.

The driveway and access were tight and the excavation was completed with a mini excavator and small dump truck supplemented with a five yard trailer.  Some modifications and grooming were made to the sloped driveway to allow completion of the removal and backfill, all with Mr. Marley's permission.

Based on the satisfactory laboratory results and remediation, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-13-2018*The homeowner closed the Firomatic valve attached to the aboveground tank in anticipation of replacing the tank and supply line.  During the project, the Firomatic bypassed which caused approximately five gallons of heating oil to be released to this part slab, part earthen basement of an old house with a fieldstone foundation.  Spilled product affected the oversized concrete slab for the tank and furnace, including dirt and debris on it, then migrated to standing water amongst cobbles along its perimeter.  Initial response actions involved the use of sorbent materials to recover free product from the standing water. The following day, a vactor was utilized to remove dirt and debris from the pad as well as the affected cobbles and soil along its perimeter.  Removal of source material had a direct impact on the recovery of air quality in the home, confirmed by monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-14-2018*On Saturday, 1/6/18, representing Lampron Energy Co., Mr. Dow, of Allstate Environmental Services notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that this customer had complained about significant oil odor issues in their home  This notification followed a fuel delivery by Lampron Energy.  Oil had seeped out fittings atop the residential, consumptive-use heating oil tank and reached the concrete floor below.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) responded for Lampron Energy with sorbent pads.  The temperature was judged too cold to use a ventilation fan.

On Sunday, 1/8/18, I met the homeowner and inspected the discharge and cleanup.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) facility has two 330-gallon vertical tanks and with an unsleeved fuel line atop the concrete floor.  The tank facility had two fill pipes and one vent pipe.  There was still a mild oil odor in the basement.  I advised the homeowner to have the oiled floor and tank washed and rinsed with detergent to reduce the oil vapors and speed up remediation.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-16-2018*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released during an oil delivery to the residence and was caused by an overfilling of the tank.  The oil was released from vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the soil below the vent pipe.  Oil impacted bark mulch and leaf litter was excavated and disposed of by Hollys Heating Oil Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
I-23-2018*On February 31, 2018, a flatbed truck owned by Kearney Pallet, Inc., backed into and blocked the Fort Road (Route 1A) in Mars Hill, Maine.  A potato truck owned by Schools Farm hit the flatbed and overturned into a ravine.  Approximately 10 gallons of diesel and motor oil leaked onto Route 1A.  The Maine State Police contacted Jim Gramlich of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an hour after the accident.  The MDEP used speedy-dry sorbent material and Maine Department of Transportation sand to solidify the diesel and oil on the road.

Jesse Clark and Bob Shannon returned on February 1, 2018, to remove the potatoes and contaminated soil.  The MDEP hired Earthworks to remove contaminated snow, soils, and potatoes from the roadside.  No impact to sensitive receptors is expected.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-4-2018*Hartland Pollution Control Facility had a complete freeze over of their clarifier and the staff worked to remove the ice.  During the removal, a drain plug was broken off a heater and leaking K1 fuel onto the ice.  Hartland Pollution Control Facility used a shop vac to get the standing product, capturing about 3 gallons for padding off.  Wastewater will be put back in the system.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
I-158-2018*One gallon of dielectric oil was released on soil due to a tree falling and breaking a bushing on the transformer.  Emera removed contaminated soil and disposed of at the Presque Isle landfill.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-139-2018*A ruptured hose caused a release of 4.5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Sorbents and sawdust were used to clean the spill and then the pads and sawdust were brought to the Irving Woodlands boiler for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-140-2018*A release of 30 ounces was spilled on pavement from utility bucket truck.  Sorbents and speedy dri were used and subsequently brought to the landfill for disposal.

No further response action needed at this time.
P-79-2019*On 2/5/19, response and assessment were conducted of reported five gallon hydraulic oil discharge from a Pine Tree Waste Company trash compactor located at the Seal It Insulation Company property in Brunswick.  The location is suburban commercial and residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  In the rear of the property were over 100 55-gallon drums stored on their side (see photo) which were not investigated at this time.

The oil discharge appeared adequately cleaned with a small volume of emulsified oil in places so could have been better.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-81-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking flare fitting.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by an oil service technician using sorbent materials.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-82-2019*Approximately two gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction.  Released oil was confined to the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned by Downeast Energy personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents.  Oil-impacted materials were disposed of by Downeast Energy.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-83-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Windham Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-84-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of two gallons of used motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by the Paris Fire Department using sorbents.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-85-2019*The South Paris Fire Department (SPFD) reported a leaking 1,000-gallon underground propane tank at the facility.  SPFD reported that it was not possible to repair the leak and it would be allowed to discharge until empty.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the incident.

No further action by the MDEP Division of response Services is expected at this time.
P-86-2019*The Department was notified to a one tablespoon spill of Unisol Bk 500 (red dye) resulting from a faulty valve at the loading dock.  The spill was contained to the concrete pad and did not impact any catch basins or separators.  The area was cleaned and waste disposed of by Sprague Corporation.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-87-2019*A ruptured hose on a plow truck caused the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the City of Portland Public Works Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-190-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken fitting. The release was contained with wood fines. LP's employees removed oil saturated wood fines which were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit. No other substrate was impacted. No site visit was warranted by The Division of Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-559-2017*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released to the paved road surface when the fuel tank fell off a passenger vehicle. The released gasoline was cleaned and disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department using sorbents.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-560-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of antifreeze was reportedly released to the paved road surface from a refuse collection vehicle. The release was caused by a ruptured hose and the antifreeze impacted the paved road surface below. The released material was reportedly cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel with sorbents and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not visit the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-561-2017*Approximately 15 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the shoulder of the road from the fuel tanks of an overturned tractor trailer.  The fuel leaked from the fuel cap of the tank and into the soil below.  3.71 tons of diesel fuel impacted soil was excavated from the location and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the excavation.  The site was cleaned to the satisfaction of the MDEP.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.


I-7-2018*Home owner Peter Madore noticed pink snow around his Aboveground Storage Tank(AST). Mr. Madore found that the outlet on his AST was broken and released an unknown amount of fuel oil to snow and soils. Peter was able to repair his AST and report the released the next day.

On January 12, 2018 Response Services meet onsite with Mr. Madore and scheduled soil removal from the next day. Response Services hired ED Pelletier and Sons to remove soils and Daigle Oil Company to relocate Madore's AST. Response Services placed a referral into Tech Services for drinking water well monitoring.

Sean Bernard was present for soil removal; contaminated soils were removed down to bedrock, a recovery well was installed and the site backfilled. Some contaminated soils were left behind due to the substandard foundation.

No product was found in the recovery well. The site has been loamed and seeded. No further action required of Response Services at this time.


I-26-2018*On February 5, at 03:46, a box truck owned by Houlton Farms Dairy that was carrying milk and dairy products overturned due to icy roads.  An estimated 2 gallons of diesel and 150 gallons of milk spilled onto Route 1 in Monticello, Maine.  Jim Gramlich used absorbent pads to collect most of the diesel.  The milk flowed north in ditch away from Jewell Lake and stream impacts.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-38-2018*02/11/2018, 18:50,  received call from Kirk Carroll, owner of Carroll's Auto Sales in Presque Isle of a leak of used motor oil from their old oil tanker truck used for storage of the used motor oil.  It was estimated that approximately 75 gallons had dripped onto the floor and into the floor drain in the maintenance shop area.  The floor drain system drained into a 1000 gallon oil water separator before discharging to an unknown point.  Allen's Environmental Services was hired and clean out oil from the floor drain system and on the top of the oil water separator.

On 02/12/2018, responders Jesse Clark and Sean Bernard met with Chris Allen of Allen's Environmental to review the previous days actions taken.  The spilled oil was determined to be mixed with the residual oil water separator contents and was to be bulked with sorbent material before being disposed of at the local licensed landfill (Tri-community Landfill) as is standard operating procedure for waste from other oil water separators.

We also met with Dave Steeves to discuss sources of the used motor oil and what caused the oil to leak from the storage truck.  Dave stated that the used oil is only from the facility and no other sources are accepted.  It was determined that the leak was caused by a partially closed valve that had been plugged with ice but when the truck was brought into the heated bay, the ice plug melted thus causing the oil to discharge onto the floor.  Dave also stated that were not exactly sure where the oil water separator discharged to but would have Allen's Environmental Services video inspected the line and determine where it actually discharges to.

No further actions by Division of Response Services required at this time.
A-284-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a gasoline spill during a delivery.  The estimated 25 gallon spill resulted from a crack on the piping of a delivery truck.  The contaminated soil was excavated and taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-285-2017*On 5/30/17, Turner Public Works Department reported that an estimated 3 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked from a road grader hose fitting to a gravel parking lot.  They reported that they had excavated all the visibly oil impacted soil.  I went to the site the next day to verify that the cleanup was sufficient.  The site is the public works garage area where equipment is parked.  The excavated area showed no sign of oil impacted soil remaining.  The Town of Turner arranged to dispose of the oil impacted soil removed from the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-286-2017*On 5/30/17, Winthrop Fire Department reported that they were at a pickup truck fire on Route 202 next to Cobbosseecontee Lake and gasoline had been spilled to the pavement and roadside.  I met the fire department on scene.  I further contained the leaking gasoline with absorbent pads and set absorbent boom on the roadside between the lake and the road to collect any gasoline runoff from the burnt vehicle.  There was no evidence that the spilled gasoline had run far off the roadside and none had run into the nearby water.  I spoke to the vehicle owner and informed him that the gasoline spilled would need to be collected for proper disposal and the impacted soil needed to be removed to protect the lake.  I asked if his insurance company would like to hire a contractor.  After talking to his insurance company, he said that they said to have Maine Department of Environmental Protection arrange for the cleanup.  I contacted a contractor and all the absorbent material used to collect the spill gasoline was collected.  The paved area was cleaned with speedy dry sorbent material. Absorbent boom was placed to collect any runoff from the roadside soil that was gasoline impacted.

On 6/2/17, I returned to the site with a contractor to excavate the gasoline impacted soil from the roadside.  4.54 tons of soil was removed before field testing with a photoionization detector measured less than 5 parts per million (ppm) in soil sample bag head space.  The area was backfilled and contaminated soil was transported to a licensed disposal facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-287-2017*On May 27, 2017, an anonymous complaint reported an unknown amount of oil spilled on Route 219 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

On June 08, 2017, I responded to the town public works parking lot at 739 Main Street off Route 219.  I met with the road commissioner of the town of Sumner. At that time, plow trucks were leaking minimal amounts of diesel and the diesel dispenser area had spills on the soil as well.  The town agreed to clean up the soil and dispose of it properly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-288-2017*On May 30, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of oil leaked from a transformer when a motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole causing the pole to snap.

Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-289-2017*Erik Phenix of Ransom Environmental Consulting reported discovery of gasoline and diesel fuel in the sumps of the dispensers of the Madison Mainway.  Mr. Phenix was there to conduct a site assessment for the underground storage tank removal.  The waste product was removed and disposed of properly.  No other contamination was reported.


Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.

A-290-2017*Dead River Company reported a K1 fuel oil spill. The estimated one gallon spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-291-2017*An anonymous source reported that a logging operation worker had spilled red oil onto the gravel road near their home and was worried it could get washed into their well.  I went out to the site and found that there was a three foot diameter stain on the gravel road near the end.  I marked the area.  The soil field tested positive for oil.  I followed the nearby woods road to an active logging operation being run by William Moore.  I told Mr. Moore what I had found up the road.  He admitted that they had been at that location prepping for operations before coming down the road.  While filling chain saws with chain oil, they had spilled a small amount.  He agreed to dig up all the oil stained area I had marked out.  I later checked the area to confirm it had been cleaned up and picked up five five-gallon buckets of soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-292-2017*On 6/1/17, the Wiscasset Transfer Station reported that someone had dropped off several bottles of liquid mercury.  I went to the site and found eight one-pint bottles of mercury.  I secured the bottles for transportation to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services warehouse to wait for disposal.

No further actions by Response Services is expected.
A-293-2017*Bruce Hubbard representing the Travis Mills Retreat for Wounded Warriors reported that they had discovered a leaking container of calcium cyanide in a barn on the facility that was being converted to the retreat.  The product had been used as a rodenticide years ago when the facility was an active farm.

I responded with Franki Delaney and Jeremy Greenman.   Franki and Jeremy donned Level B PPE and entered the barn.   They removed the container and swept up the material that had spilled.

The waste was properly contained and labeled and will be properly disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-294-2017*Rockport Mechanical reported finding a leaking heating oil tank in a house basement when they were on a service call.  The technician reported that it was just starting to weep from a corrosion hole.  He collected a small amount of oil with absorbent pads before stopping the leak with a patch.  He reported that there was a dirt floor under the tank and he removed a small amount of oil impacted soil under the tank.  I contacted the owner and he reported that the tank was going to be replaced the next day.  The home is served by public water supply and the owner reported no oil vapors in the living area.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-295-2017*Readfield Fire Department reported that a small amount of motor oil had run into Maranacook Lake during the extinguishing of a vehicle fire.  They reported that there was an oil sheen in the water and they had deployed oil absorbent boom and pads to collect and contain the oil.  I went to the site and observed a light oil sheen in the area.  The Fire Department reported that the vehicle was fully involved when they arrived and the sheen was the result of runoff from extinguishing the fire.  The vehicle owner's information was not available.  I went back the next day and collected the absorbent boom.  No oil sheen was observed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-134-2017*6/15/17 I received a call from Miles Williams, of Smith Farms, reporting a spill of about 150 gallons of weed spray pesticide on the Burleigh Road right at the bridge crossing over the Prestile Stream.  A Smiths Farm employee, Henry Gourneualt was traveling west in the village of Westfield operating a John Deere farm tractor with a 3-point hitch implement attached. As he crossed the small bridge over the Prestile Stream the front wheel of the tractor hit a pot hole on the role surface and caused the tractor to bounce which in turn caused the implement to jar and break a connector pin. When this happened the implement hit the pavement causing the poly tank which contained fluid to rupture and spill the contents. The tank contained approximated 150 gallons of material (147 gallons of water and 3 gallons of Credit Pesticide product).

I arrived on-scene did size up of spill area.  No pesticide spray product had come close to reaching the Prestile Stream.  I worked with Smith Farms crew to apply additional amounts of sand and speedy dry sorbent materials to the north side of the road just off the bridge where most of the spray mixture product had been spilled and had accumulated.  Discussed with Zach Smith, owner of Smith Farms sweeping up the excess sand/sorbent materials and taking out and applying on target areas  for weed control.  Miles Williams will prepare a spill report of the incident and notify the Pesticide Control Board of this incident.  The spray material spilled was Credit, a Round-up type weed spray mixture.

The next morning I checked the spill site, all spilled weed spray mix has been solidified, swept up and removed as discussed above.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-82-2018*Delivery driver overfilled the aboveground storage tank at a business causing oil to spray out of the vent pipe onto the ground.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-205-2017*SUMMARY
This spill report is complementary to P-833-2015 and others, and covers additional abandonment in place of old, long out-of-service, bare steel #6 oil piping.  See earlier spill reports and environmental site assessments for additional information.

Ms. Beth Della Valle was the primary contact with City of Sanford.  Mr. Rip Patten with Credere Associates and Mr. Galyn Robinson of National Response Corporation (NRC) were contacts representing the City of Sanford.  Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services contact.  Troy Smith was primary contact with MDEP Division of Technical Services.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban commercial, residential, and former industrial use, served by city water and sewer service.  The Map RW-2 Lot 17E area of this spill report is south of and below the retaining wall off High Street.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  See earlier 2006, 2007 and other MDEP spill reports for further information covering sensitive receptors, confirmed UST facility leaks and site sensitivity.  Discharged #6-oil has been confirmed entering the Mousam River within this area.

Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) was found around the uncovered fuel pipe and managed as a: "Hazardous Chemical - Specified In Report" for this spill report; it is mentioned in this spill report so contractors in the future can expect to encounter it when excavating here.

UST PIPING FACILITY ABANDONMENT
MDEP was informed in late 2016, that the south end of this underground heavy oil piping run had not been cut and plugged as required for abandonment-in-place.  Maine Chapter 691 rules require that the piping be plugged, emptied of any fuel, and that a UST facility Closure Assessment be performed.  Abandonment-in-place for the underground piping was approved by MDEP Division of Response Services on 3/20/17.

On 3/20/17, Credere, Sanford Public Works, and MDEP Division of Response Services witnessed NRC uncover the 34" wide concrete pipe chase which was constructed of 5" thick concrete walls with 0.5" rebar, a sheet metal interior wall, and an ACM wrap (see photos).  We noted no obvious oil within the pipe chase.  Work ceased before the pipe was cut up and plugged while a new scope of work was made to deal with the apparent ACM.  On 3/20/17, I formally approved the piping abandonment-in-place.

No work took place on 3/21/17 during a site inspection, pending management of an asbestos wrap around the pipe.  On 4/11/17, I confirmed the piping adjacent to Weaver Drive had been cut and plugged with hydraulic cement.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I understand that during this spill report period there were no oil discharge cleanup actions initiated at this time on this parcel of land.  See past and future records of the MDEP project manager and Brownfields Program for remediation information.  There were some small, weathered locations of black oil around the transition vault that were not required to be removed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This product piping continues underground and then aboveground and back underground on International Woolens Mill property.  See the records of MDEP Brownfields Program and the UST closure assessment for further information.  This report and piping abandonment does not cover remaining facility piping under High Street, or under the International Woolen Company property.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain under the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  See the Piping Closure Report of Credere, and MDEP Division of Technical Services records for additional information.
5)   As this UST facility appears out of service prior to 1986 and was required to have been properly abandoned prior to 1997, I understand that no Maine Groundwater Oil CleanUp Fund coverage is
B-167-2017*I received a call indicating a fishing vessel had sunk for an unknown reason in the Stonington Harbor mooring field. A slight sheen was observed but little could be done before the vessel was successfully recovered and removed from the water. Fuel loss was thought to be very minor. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-169-2017*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a leaking filter housing. I responded to the site and immediately pumped the tank out to stop the leak. I then made arrangements to remove the tank and excavate contaminated soils from the site. In all, I removed 3.60 tons of contaminated soil from the site. The site was then backfilled. The property is served by town water and vapors in the home were never compromised. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-257-2017*4/7/2017 10:18 I received a spill report at 1428 Branch Road in Wells in the basement of the residence of Marion Meacci. I responded to the spill at the Meacci residence and met the oil technician for Branch Brook Fuels who is the heating oil supplier for the homeowner. The technician informed me that a small hole in the oil feed line from the aboveground storage tank had a small leak in it. It is unknown how much product was lost but I believe that there was less than 3 gallons lost. The amount lost was enough to strongly affect indoor air quality. The oil technician replaced the corroded oil line with a new one immediately. I then set up the Ram Fan and vented the basement air out a basement window. I called Clean Harbors to send a Vactor truck down to remove the contaminated soil and water from the dirt floor basement. Clean Harbors arrived around 13:30 and they proceeded with the soil removal. Clean Harbors left the residence at 15:00. I left the Ram Fan going over the weekend to help mitigate the oil vapor smell.

4/10/17, I went back to the Meacci residence and talked to the homeowner. She informed me that the oil vapor smell has subsided significantly and it was no longer bothering her in the house. I removed the Ram Fan and left the residence.

No further action is anticipated by the Department of Environmental Protection.
A-260-2017*On 5/15/17, C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 18 gallons had leaked from a customer's vehicle at the dispenser island while fueling the vehicle.  The seal on the vehicle's fuel tank broke during the fueling.  The gasoline was contained and collected with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  It was reported that no gasoline had run to any storm drains or waterways.  I went to the site to confirm that the cleanup was complete which it was.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-187-2017*8/14/17 A delivery truck owned by Crop Production Services (CPS) leaked, from a loose fill cap on a saddle tank, an estimated one gallon of diesel fuel on the parking lot of Paradis Shop and Save in Fort Kent, Maine. CPS driver used speedy-dri to absorb the diesel and brought the contaminated material to the landfill under an oil spill debris form issued by Response Services.

No further action needed by Response Services staff at this time.

P-806-2017*A tractor trailer truck hauling lumber rolled over due to a soft shoulder.  It had just left the mill up the street.  Approximately five gallons of diesel fuel were released from the saddle tank.  The following day, contaminated soil was removed from the affected area.  Field screening guided the soil excavation which identified approximately eight yards of contamination that was transported off site for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-808-2017*On Saturday, 10/21/17, I inspected the new installation of retail, motor fuels, underground storage tanks (UST's) at this Big Apple Shell gas station.

New fiberglass Xerxes company USTs had been installed and buried to near the tank top.  No product piping had been installed yet by MarWin Construction.  I noted no problems with the new facility installation.  No groundwater was evident during my visit.  Tanks 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 had been removed and replaced with new Xerxes fiberglass tanks by Marwin Construction.  A new commercial diesel dispenser island was installed north of the store and USTs.

The facility location is a rural residential and commercial area and served by private drinking water and septic systems.  I observed no obvious evidence of prohibited discharges in the soil.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-809-2017*On Sunday, 10/22/17, Wayne Hall Heating Service reported a #2 fuel oil leak at this customer's consumptive-use, commercial-residential, basement, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Mr. Hall reported a fuel line or fitting leak with leaked oil coming out of the plastic sleeve and onto the concrete basement floor.  Wayne Hall cleaned up the leak to the floor and reported that they cleaned out the plastic sleeve and replaced the copper fuel line.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.

The location is suburban residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building is a two-unit apartment house owned by Mr. Chicoine.

At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected based on present information.
A-475-2017*The U. S. Coast Guard reported a sheen from an unknown source on the inner harbor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-607-2017*On August 27, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The leak occurred when a property owner was working on an excavator and accidentally hit the transformer on the utility pole with the bucket on the excavator.  The transformer was damaged and approximately 3 gallons of oil was released to the ground.  Hemlock sawdust was applied to the oily soil and absorbed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
P-211-2018*The Department was notified of a 1,000-foot long stain on the roadway near the junction of Routes 202 and 117.  Weather at the time was a non-accumulating wet snow, but the roadways were dry by the time Department staff were on scene.  The Department inspected both intersections and no staining was observed.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-111-2019*On 2/11/2019, Jacques Gann of Federal Express reported an estimated five gallons spill at their facility on Presumpscot Street in Portland.  It was reported a fuel tank on one of their trucks leaked the fuel for an unspecified reason.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-113-2019*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Alfred Street and High Street.  The accident caused a small amount of gasoline to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-115-2019*Pan Am Railways reported that one of their engines had leaked lube oil because of a failed seal.  About five gallons of oil leaked onto the ballast underneath the parked engine.  The contaminated ballast was removed and containerized for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-116-2019*After a delivery, a small spill occurred when the driver was reeling in the delivery hose.  As a result, less than one pint of heating oil impacted frozen grass and a stonewall.  Both areas were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-117-2019*On 2/11/19, Jonathan of Garthwaite Oil reported a leaking oil tank at a customer's property in York.  The oil tank was located in an attached garage.  Garthwaite Oil pumped out the leaking tank and placed some sorbent materials on the garage floor.  It was reported there was a 2'x4' stain on the floor.  It appeared as though the leak was small in nature and Garthwaite was able to clean up the spill to the customer's satisfaction.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-639-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) received a phone call notifying them of an automobile accident. The small amount of product ended up on the ground. Clean up was not possible due to the gasoline soaking into the asphalt.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
A-576-2017*On 10/26/17, at 1544 hours, C. N. Brown Company reported that one of their home heating oil delivery truck drivers had spilled a teaspoon of oil when disconnecting from a fill pipe at a residence in Unity.  They reported that the oil had not reached the ground, but had spilled to a garbage can under the fill and was cleaned up with absorbent pads.  I contacted the property owner, Walter Willette, and he reported that the oil had been sprayed over garbage cans and was more like a cup of oil.  He confirmed that no oil had reached the ground, and that C. N. Brown Company had cleaned it up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-821-2017*A wind storm caused a tree to fall on a utility pole, knocking the transformer to the ground and causing it to leak. Clean Harbors was called to clean up the oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-822-2017*A wind storm caused a tree to fall on pole, knocking the transformer to the ground and causing it to leak. The leaves had been raked up and the soil shoveled and removed the site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-823-2017*A wind storm caused pole to break and fall to the ground and causing transformer to leak. The leaves and soil were cleaned up and removed for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-824-2017*A wind storm caused a transformer to tilt on the pole and leak through a crack on the transformer. An Emera crew placed down speedy dry, called Clean Harbors to clean the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-825-2017*A wind storm caused a cluster of trees to fall on a pole, breaking the pole and knocking transformer to the ground and crushing it. Clean Harbors was hired to remediate the oil spill and dispose of correctly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-826-2017*A wind storm caused a cluster of four trees to fall on pole, breaking the pole and knocking the transformer to the ground causing the lid to come off and leak all of the oil onto the asphalt. Clean Harbors was called to clean the oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
A-207-2018*Pan Am Railways called to report the discharge of lube oil to the "gauge between the rails" from the engine containment tank.  The estimated loss was in quarts and confined to ballast.  No sensitive environments were noted. The engine is now staged on the pad (engineered containment).  The cleanup crew was currently in Detroit, Maine eradicating a beaver dam blocking a RR culvert. Then were to be dispatched to Rumford, to attend to overfull tank (drain) and to clean up ballast.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and no assets were dispatched.  Based on the information given and location, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
A-327-2018*On 5/30/18, an anonymous caller reported that a five-gallon bucket had fallen out of a pickup truck and the contents spilled in the road.  The caller said the black substance had run down the road a ways and they were concerned about the wells in the area.  I went to the site and found an area of about 10 feet by 10 feet on the road with a white powder covering a black substance with the odor of tar.  The builder, Hewins Home Improvements, came by while I was there and explained that a partial bucket of aluminum roof sealer, Roofers Choice 67, had fallen out of his truck at the turn.  He and his men had put absorbent material on it to contain and collect it.  He later collected the absorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-123-2017*This was a underground storage tank piping issue.  Tim Soucy, the certified tank installer, did not remove the old piping but instead abandoned it in place, without requesting this action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  John Dunlap stated that this should have been done before abandonment action was taken.  John told Tim that site plan for the facility will need to be redone and a deed notification will need to be sent in to the Registry of Deeds.  John asked me to follow up with Mr. Soucy in this regard.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-440-2017*On Thursday, 6/8/17, in response to a request for abandonment-in-place of Mr. Brisson's retail, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST), I met Mr. Brisson on site.  The location is rural commercial and residential use, and served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.

This store and gas station is the former Springer's General Store.  In 1987, another UST was approved for abandonment-in-place as it was located partially under the store building (see P-245-1987).  Under report P-742-1994, a 1000-gallon bare steel UST had failed and was removed.  Prohibited gasoline discharges were confirmed and remediation undertaken by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and contractors.  This 1000-gallon gasoline UST facility was installed in 1994 as a replacement tank by Portland Pump Company.  In June, 2017, it appeared to have been out of service for over a year.

The remaining UST is located in about the same location as the UST abandoned-by-removal in 1994 on the north side of the building.  A groundwater monitoring well and then the abandoned-in-place UST lie between the tank and the building. This subject UST is about 8' away from the building.  The fuel dispenser is at the building front next to the road.  As the tank was installed in 1994, without disturbing the building, I determined on 6/8/17, that abandonment-in-place was not applicable under the four allowed conditions.  See the attached Abandonment in Place form.

While on site, I explained to Mr. Brisson the need to remove the UST facility, that lending institutions like banks preferred removing the tanks and piping, and I explained the UST removal notice and site assessment, etc.

In late October 2017, MDEP received notice from Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mark Winslow, of MarWin Construction Company, that this UST facility had been removed on 10/23/17, and a UST Closure assessment was performed by geologist Michael White.  No Notice of Intent (removal notice) had been received by MDEP as is required, and no waiver of the 10-day notification period had been given by MDEP Division of Response Services.

1)  I referred this facility to MDEP UST compliance staff for enforcement actions with the facility owner, for removal without required notification.
2)  MDEP Division of Response Services staff did not have opportunity to observe the facility abandonment, to double check for evidence of discharges, check that the removed UST facility had been installed properly and without defects, and assure the facility was purged and removed in a safe manner.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment or assurance that the facility is clean to state satisfaction.  See MDEP tanks enforcement unit, and Division of Technical Services for site closure and no further actions.
4)  At this time and based on present information, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required.



P-449-2017*On 6/8/17, I received a call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a gasoline can in the roadway in the area of 310 Blackberry Hill Road.  It was believed that the can had fallen out of a vehicle.  It was a 2 gallon can and it still had approximately 1 gallon of gasoline in it.  The fire department cleaned up what they could in the roadway with speedy dry sorbent material and removed both the speedy dry and can to the fire station.  I responded and picked up the spill debris and unspilled fuel.  I also visited the location of the spill and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-450-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the house. The release was caused by overfilling the tank during a delivery due to operator error. The released oil impacted the paved driveway surface outside the residence and the concrete surface of the first floor slab-on-grade.  The released oil was cleaned from the surfaces with sorbents and disposed of by Cash Energy Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-452-2017*On Sunday, 6/4/17, I responded to and cleaned up a small motor oil discharge to a roadside ditch.   The spill was due to an auto accident in front of 192 Ridge Road (State Route 9).  On site I picked up oiled sorbents and dug up dark oil-contaminated soil and grass.

Cleanup is satisfactory.  No additional requirements by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time based on present information.
I-144-2017*On June 23, 2017, Mitch Dumond from Mitch's Heating reported a heating oil leak at 662 Beaulieu Road in St. David, Maine.  Jim Gramlich responded to the call and found little evidence of a large spill.  The 275 gallon tank was not leaking and 50 gallons of #2 heating oil was pumped out of the tank.  The concrete floor had a small stain from a leak, but the stain did not approach a sump area 8 feet away from the tank.  The tank was last filled in April.  The home is not occupied and no one had been in the house since the last fuel delivery.  The home has been heated to 72 degrees and a hot water heater was using oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) estimated that a possible 150-200 gallons of fuel could have been used since the last delivery.  The amount of actual oil spilled is hard to determine.

The home was vented and the floor was cleaned with simple green cleaner.  The owner will remove the tank and monitor vapors in the home.  There are no plans of tank replacement, since the home in unused.  The well is located 35 feet from the old tank.  The homeowner will call the MDEP if odors persist.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-456-2017*On July 6, 2017 a call came in from Lane Construction regarding a waste oil overfill along with a broken hose going to their facility's waste oil burner. Approximately 30 to 40 gallons had spilled into the surrounding dirt while I was onsite. A contractor was hired for excavation of the contaminated dirt for proper disposal.

No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-459-2017*A call came in July 7, 2017 from Mike at Dead River Company. Mike stated that they were removing an abandoned oil tank for the homeowner. Upon arrival they noticed a container underneath the empty oil tank with approximately 6 to 8 ounces of oil in it along with a small stain on the cement floor. Dead River had cleaned the stain, removed the tank and the container of oil which both were disposed of properly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-603-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from the owner of this unoccupied building that vandalism had caused the discharge of oil to a concrete floor inside the building.  The building was scheduled for demolition.  There is no indication what investigatory or remedial actions may have been undertaken by Mr. Cyr.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-605-2017*On 8/3/17, I received a call from Cindy Hakala, of C. N. Brown Company, reporting a spill that had occurred at this Big Apple in Poland in the early morning hours.  A customer had overfilled their tank.  Cindy estimated the spill at one gallon, all to pavement, and it was cleaned up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-606-2017*On 8/3/17, I received a call from Cindy Hakala of C. N. Brown Company reporting a customer had spilled some lube oil while filling their vehicle at this Big Apple store.  The spill was reported to be a half of a quart, limited to pavement and cleaned up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-607-2017*On 8/3/17, I received a call from Michelle at Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a contractor had leaked 2-3 quarts of transmission oil at their County Road facility.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-608-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a transformer oil spill at this location.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) hired Coutts Brothers, Inc., to remove oily soil, which was taken to Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  See attached report from CMP for more details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-613-2017*On 8/7/17, I received a call from the Androscoggin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), that there was a white powder incident occurring at the Violations Bureau in Lewiston.  It was reported that the local Chemical Ordnance Biological Radiological (COBRA) Response Team was enroute.  No further details were available.  I asked the EMA if they need a response from us and was told no.  I asked to be updated when they had further information and received no such update.

A short time later, I learned from Maine EMA, that the Civil Support Team (CST) from the National Guard unit in Waterville had been activated and was responding.  I took it upon myself to self-dispatch to the scene.  While enroute, I asked for the Department's Ahura kit for identifying unknown substances to be sent down to the scene from our Augusta office.

Upon arrival, I met with Sargent Whalen from the COBRA team.  I asked if they had followed the "White Powder Protocol" to evaluate the risk this particular incident posed.  I was told they had, but never did see the hard copy of their assessment.  The COBRA Team was preparing to do a level A entry into the building.  All occupants had been evacuated and several were undergoing decontamination by the COBRA team.

I was told an employee opening mail observed white powder come out of an envelope and then reported not feeling well afterwards.  The COBRA team was preparing to make an entry to conduct some initial reconnaissance air monitoring and sample gathering.

The CST arrived with their mobile laboratory and set up to run samples.  Bob Williams from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection arrived with our Ahura instruments.

The COBRA team provided me with a sample of the white powder which I delivered to the nearby, waiting CST mobile lab.  After having some difficulty with their lab instruments, they used our Ahura's to make an identification.  The mystery powder was determined to be Furosemide (Lasix).  It was later learned that the person who mailed the powder had accidentally placed one of their Lasix pills into the envelope.  The pill was probably crushed during transit to the Violations Bureau.

The sample was transported to the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory and tested to confirm the field instrument results.  The field results were confirmed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-614-2017*On 8/7/17, I received a call from Kenneth Pratt of Patriot Renewables reporting a hydraulic oil leak on one of their wind turbines at their Spruce Mountain Wind Farm in Bryant Pond.  Oil was running down the side of the turbine and collecting on a cement pad below.  The turbine was put out of service until a repair could be made.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-616-2017*The cam locks on a delivery hose were not properly seated to the fill port of an underground tank.  When the delivery was initiated, approximately two gallons of gasoline spewed from the fitting.  The delivery was immediately ceased.  Spilled product impacted the spill bucket and concrete tank top and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-617-2017*A trash truck made a pickup then turned around in the driveway.  There was a rock buried in brush which punctured the saddle tank, unbeknownst to the driver.  The driver recognized the leak while he was underway, then pulled over into a non-customer driveway.  Approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel were released from the saddle tank before it was plugged by the fire department.  The driveway was hard-packed gravel.  Spilled product followed grade across the driveway then across the front lawn of the house.  The paved roadway was treated with sorbent materials which were also used to recover pockets of standing fuel.  Contamination in the yard was generally limited to the loam layer.  There was an area of elevated contamination to the left of the front steps in the perennial area which was taken down approximately 18".  Field screening guided the removal.  The driveway surface was also cuffed to remove the contamination.  No threat to the well exists.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-618-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting unusual odors coming from the drainage outfall in this area.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial actions Mr. Cyr may have undertaken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-619-2017*During building renovations, contaminated soil was discovered underneath the floor of a room previously home to an aboveground tank.  A hole had been sawn in the concrete to accommodate the installation of new HVAC infrastructure.  Oil odor was evident but certainly not egregious.  Though there is not a documented release, that particular room has housed the supply tank for decades, so the expectation is there was a small release in the past which migrated beneath the floor through a crack.  Enough material was hand-excavated from beneath the floor to accommodate reconstruction activities.  The local area is serviced by public water and no indoor air quality impacts are anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-620-2017*Hammond called to report the small discharge of hydraulic oil to a customer's driveway.  It was quickly cleaned up and they did not request any Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance.  Based on the information received, and confinement of fluids to asphalt, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-621-2017*The Department was contacted by Irving Oil regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 15 High Street, Biddeford, ME.  The AST was pumped out and the leaking tank removed, but there was a small amount of oil discharge under the AST.  The area under the tank appeared to be dirt and not concrete, so Irving asked if someone could assess the situation.

A site visit was attempted, but for unknown reasons didn't occur until Mr. Felt contacted the Department on 8/22/17.
I, Stephen Flannery, determined that the amount of oil discharged was minimal, and removed the speedy-dry placed down by Irving Oil Company.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-622-2017*A pickup truck left the road and rolled over discharging motor oil and coolant to the aforementioned address.  The incident was not initially reported, but within in 24 hours Emergency Response and Training Solutions (ERTS) and the National Response Corporation (NRC) were called to the scene, who in turn called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the incident.  Upon arrival the situation was identified, the cleanup goals outlined, and a plan hashed out.  The spill was in a wet ditch along a cyclone fence separating the yard from ditch area.  Originally the contractors were going to remove fence posts and fence to access soils and grass, but I suggested using a "turf cutter and shovels" to minimize unnecessary excessive excavation.

In talking with homeowner, the cleanup plan was acceptable and restoration would be completed after removal.  For more detailed report see attached ERTS report.  With the homeowner satisfied with remedial efforts and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-623-2017*Yarmouth Fire Department (YFD) called to report an observation of what appears to be a hydraulic oil release along East Main Street, up into the Bluffs neighborhood.  They asked if Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) could inspect/assess the situation.  Upon arrival, it was obvious that a skid-steer loader, working on the installation of a natural gas line, was responsible for the discharge.  The stain left the immediate work site and ran along the roadway up to the staging area where the skid-steer was parked.

The stain to the roadway was all but dry, just a stain, with no practical recovery or cleanup possible.  None of the workers were around, nor is there an office trailer.  The YFD was informed of my findings and we agreed no real damage was done.  Based on the situation found, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-624-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the cement floor of a utility room in a slab-on-grade ranch.  The tank was pumped out and removed, then the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  The residence was ventilated overnight.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-626-2017*A truck released less than one gallon of motor oil to a paved driveway.  Spilled product was contained to the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-627-2017*Approximately one gallon of transmission fluid was released from a trash truck to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-628-2017*On 8/10/17, I received a call from Linda at Pit Stop Fuels reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Falmouth.  Oil had come out of the sight glass on top of the tank due to the overfill which was estimated at less than one gallon.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-630-2017*A tractor trailer truck passed under a low hanging wire which brought down a utility pole and its transformer.  Approximately one-half gallon of mineral oil was released to pavement and was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary. See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.
P-631-2017*Hose failure caused the release of approximately nine gallons of antifreeze from a trash truck.  The truck was underway, so spilled product was dispersed along one-quarter mile of paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-632-2017*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and the gravel shoulder immediately adjacent.  Pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and contaminated gravel was removed by hand excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-633-2017*On 8/11/17, I received a call from Tyler O'Donnell of Pine Tree Waste Services.  He reported a 40 gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of their trash trucks that covered several roads in Old Orchard Beach.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a 1.1 mile stretch of road spread with a thin layer of hydraulic oil.  The spill started on Dirigo Road at E. E. Cummings Boulevard, then went to Wild Dunes Way and ended at Ross Road.  Pine Tree was in the process of collecting the heavier oiled spots with speedy dry sorbent material.  A storm drain at the corner of Wild Dunes and Ross Road was investigated for oil contamination, and none was found.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-634-2017*An aboveground tank was filled extremely full during a cool day.  The temperature increased significantly the following day which caused the fuel to expand out the vent.  Approximately one gallon of kerosene dribbled down the side of the tank affecting the tank pad and some miscellaneous debris around the tank.  The tank was wiped down and the debris was collected and the pad was treated with sorbent materials.  Effects to land were negligible and did not require attention.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-635-2017*A loader caught fire.  After it was extinguished, it was evident rubber hoses had been compromised.  A sheen was witnessed in this paved section between the barns, but no evidence of recoverable product.  The parking lot perimeter was also inspected yielding the same conclusion.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-636-2017*Scott Cyr received a request from the Bridgton Fire Department concerning a sunken pleasure craft in Woods Pond that was creating an oil sheen.  It is unclear what remedial actions may have been undertaken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-637-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a yard moving truck in the parking lot of the Casella facility.  The diesel fuel was released to the paved road surface.  It was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by facility personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-639-2017*On 8/14/17, I received a call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a release of a significant amount of high expansion firefighting foam at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport.  They were seeking guidance on what to do about the release that had filled a large aircraft hangar about 20 feet deep with foam.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, large drifts of the foam could be seen escaping the hangar and blowing around the airport.  I was able to determine by looking at a Safety Data Sheet for the foam that is was largely an alchohol type foam.  During my time on site, the foam was rapidly evaporating and dissipating.  We decided to allow the evaporation to continue and a representative from the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority said that any remaining residue could safely be washed to the sewer system.

An employee from Eastern Fire Protection accidentally set the system off while working on it, filling a hangar leased by Lufthansa Technik AG.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-640-2017*On 8/14/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a 1-2 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a transformer failure.  An estimated 1-2 yards of oily soil and brush were removed from the base of the pole.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-641-2017*A motor vehicle blew its engine which resulted in the discharge of a gallon of motor oil to pavement.  Spilled product was contained to the roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-642-2017*On 8/14/17, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a transmission oil spill as the result of a motor vehicle accident involving a state trooper and another unidentified vehicle.  The Casco Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-643-2017*On 8/14/17, I received a call from the Woolwich Fire Department reporting a 15-20 gallon spill of gasoline at the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Woolwich.  A customer was attempting to fill their tank and the fill spout on the vehicle was broken, allowing the gas to spill to the ground.  I instructed the fire department to have Cumberland Farms call their spill cleanup contractor to clean up the spill.  It was not the fire department's responsibility to do so.  Cumberland Farms hired NRC/Enpro Services to clean up the spill.  I visited the site the following morning to confirm it had been cleaned up satisfactorily and it was.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-644-2017*A truck's coolant hose failed which resulted in the release of one gallon of antifreeze to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  No Central Maine Power Company spill report received.
P-645-2017*Casella Waste Systems reported that one of their trash trucks had a fuel injector line fail causing two quarts of diesel fuel to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-646-2017*Cianbro Corporation reported that a low-bed truck had leaked hydraulic oil onto the ground at the Oxford Casino construction site.  Less than a quart of hydraulic oil spilled and it was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-384-2018*Dylan Clark from the Oakland Transfer Station reported that an estimated 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid had spilled from a front end loader when a hose broke.  He reported that all the oil was on a paved surface.  He said he had contained and collected the oil with speedy dry sorbent material.  No waterways were nearby.  No site visit was made and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected.
P-742-2018*The incident happened when a recently filled tractor hit a bollard while maneuvering around the fuel pumps.  The driver's side saddle tank was damaged releasing fuel while transiting the parking lot until it came to rest in the gravel lot of the adjacent sport's fields.  Containers were placed under the leaking tank collecting approximately 25 gallons of fuel.  The tank was plugged until both tanks could be emptied.  No one on site knew how to isolate the saddle tanks to alleviate  fuel from being siphoned from the undamaged tank.  Also, a large majority of the released fuel had flowed across the parking lot into a storm drain.  Fortunately, none of the oil had made its way out of the storm drain and into the retention area.

St. Germain/Collins was on site representing the property owner, H.A. Mapes, Inc., and managed the cleanup.  They hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Peter Pinkham Excavating to undertake the cleanup. Clean Harbors removed the oil from both saddle tanks and the containers, removed the oil and contaminated water from the catch basin, cleaned the catch basin, and removed the oil from the pavement using sorbents.  Peter Pinkham Excavating excavated the contaminated soil and transported it for disposal.   The soil was screened until which time it was deemed uncontaminated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-1025-2018*While draining an aboveground storage tank into a five gallon container, somehow a couple of gallons of kerosene were released onto the pavement.  Unfortunately at the time of the incident it was raining, so a majority of the oil was washed across a parking lot into a storm drain.

By the time I arrived on site, sorbents had been deployed in addition to a sand berm, but only a minor amount of oil had been collected.  Most of the oil had either volatized or went into the storm drain which discharged directly into the ocean.  I collected the oil sorbents and repositioned the two sections of sorbent boom to collect any remaining oil, since it was still raining.   I did check the discharge area of the storm drain and observed no oil.  The site was later checked and found to be satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-225-2018*A pinhole in a delivery hose resulted in the release of approximately one half gallon of heating oil from a delivery truck.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-269-2018*The Department was notified of a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transformer on Pole #111 that was leaking onto a sidewalk and road shoulder.  CMP conducted the cleanup.  The Department visited the site on 4/27 and observed remnants of speedy-dry sorbent material on the sidewalk and stained bark mulch on the shoulder of the sidewalk.  The pole area is located directly adjacent to a freshwater wetland, although no sheen was observed on the water or plants.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-232-2018*A corrosion hole caused a 150-gallon leak to the ground.  The home was on a slab and vapors were not an issue.  The spill was within 50 feet of a well, so the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services.  No natural resources besides land were immediately impacted.  The soil was excavated until the soil was clean on shake test results, on three sides and the bottom of the excavation.  Some slight contamination based on shake test was left under the slab.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-398-2018*On 6/5/18, I received an after-hours call from the North Berwick Fire Department reporting a two-car collision between a Toyota Matrix and a Honda CR-V.  Motor oil and gasoline spilled from the vehicles which were heavily damaged.  The fire department expressed concern about the oil possibly reaching a storm drain and pond next to the Carpe Diem Coffee shop.  It was raining at the time of the event.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I visited the site the following morning and found nothing further to clean up.  There was no evidence of petroleum in either the storm drain or the nearby pond.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-399-2018*On 6/5/18, I received an after-hours call from Terry Degiacomo of Dead River Company.  He reported a half-cup spill of heating oil in a client's basement due to a faulty strainer cover on the oil burner.  Terry cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-334-2018*Andy Bran from Absolute Services, Inc., reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled when a hydraulic line on a dump truck broke.  He reported that the oil had spilled to the pavement and a small amount ran to the road side.  He said that workers had collected and contained the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.  They had removed the oil impacted soil from the road side.  I went to the site and confirmed that the area was cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-574-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of a small amount of transformer oil due to high winds.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-915-2018*During a routine maintenance event, the burner technician pinched the filter gasket.  As a result, approximately 20 gallons of heating was released to a poly covered dirt crawlspace.  The spill was discovered when the condo owners identified the odor of heating oil in the living space a couple days later.  Spilled product migrated across the poly settling in pockets.  There were also rips and seams which allowed oil to contaminate the soil underneath.  Initial response actions were to absorb all free product with sorbent materials and remove any plastic that had been contacted by oil.  An exhaust fan was deployed with a new barrier, which limited vapor intrusion into the living space.  In the following days, approximately five yards of contaminated soil were removed from the affected area which constituted from the corner where the tank is situated, to the middle of the building just beyond the support beams and extending half way across the crawlspace toward the sump, down six inches.  Groundwater was not impacted.  After the excavation, perforated piping was installed, covered with poly and again connected to the exhaust fan.  Exhaust from the fan and reports from the property were monitored for six months by our Division of Technical Services, after which the Department's interest was ceased.  See attached report from our Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-919-2018*On 11/29/2018, I received a request for assistance from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) in dismantling a meth lab found in a passenger vehicle at the Big Apple in North Windham.  I responded immediately and met MDEA agents on site.  Some time passed before all necessary personnel and equipment were in place to handle the lab.  MDEA staff collected the necessary evidence for their case and handed off the chemical waste to me.  I took the waste to Environmental Projects, Inc., in Auburn for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-920-2018*Vandalism caused the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of kerosene.  The tank from which the oil was released had been taken out of service the previous year in favor of a heat pump.  The Firomatic valve was closed and the monitor heater was removed, but the supply line was not plugged.  This is a part time residence so said vandalism occurred when the homeowner was away, who returned to discover kerosene covering half of the square footage of the first floor.  The Firomatic was opened which released fuel from the tank through the supply line, depositing it into the interior of the home.  Spilled product affected engineered floating floor, multiple sub floors, joists and spray insulation before migrating though a conduit in the closet floor into the dirt floor crawlspace below.  Oil traveled into the bathroom below the tub through the closet underneath the stairs and affected sheetrock, sill plates, and partition wall framing throughout the living room and into the kitchen.  Removal of contaminated materials was a significant undertaking which included flooring/subflooring, sheetrock, and spray foam insulation.  Joists and other structural and partition members were encapsulated to maintain the building's integrity.  In the crawlspace, approximately six tons of soil were removed from the center of the space which constituted the majority of the contamination.  The logistics were challenging due to multiple support columns amid or adjacent to the spill area.  Perforated piping was installed and stubbed out for a depression system, then concrete was poured over the entire area to suppress vapors.  After some new joists and a new subfloor were installed, the spray foam was replaced on the underside of the first floor.  Our Division of Technical Services provided extended indoor air quality monitoring.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-922-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Peniel Environmental Company regarding an oil discharge to water in a flooded residential basement at this residence.  I understand Peniel Environmental represented the insurance company for the Douville's.  An unknown volume of oil had discharged when the basement partially flooded.  Stephen Brezinski was primary MDEP Division of Response Services representative and responded that afternoon.  On the way there I called and spoke with Megan (Lambert) Douville.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The Douville's single family home is located in a rural suburban area served by private well water and by septic systems.  The home is wood construction with a full poured concrete basement.  The home is heated by a forced hot air furnace and vertical 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Responding in the afternoon of 11/30/18, I noted a mild fuel oil odor in the upstairs living area and the full basement.  The sump pump failed allowing high groundwater to flood the concrete floor three to five inches deep and slowly rising.  A plumber/pump company refused to dewater because of a light oil slick on the water.  Globules of free product oil was visible atop the water.  I explained to Ms. Douville that the oily water could not be pumped to the back yard because of contamination threat to Cote Brook and to Douville's and their neighbor's wells.  Oily water would contaminate neighboring property as it flowed down Cote Brook.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 11/30/18, after explaining the Maine Surface & Ground Water Fund AST Fund (GW Fund) insurance, the application, and the Cleanup Option Agreement, Ms. Douville authorized MDEP manage cleanup actions.  I assessed that skimming the majority of discharged oil off the surface would allow the Douville's to safely discharge the remaining water as soon as they could replace their broken sump pump.

MDEP Division of Response Services hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to dewater using their 3000-gallon vacuum truck.  While waiting for AES to respond, MDEP applied sorbents to recover floating free product oil.  AES skimmed 2900-gallons of oil and water and picked up the sorbent pads for disposal.  AES skimmed off surface oil, but was not able to pump up all the water in the basement.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Ms. Douville explained that their insurance company was not able to assist with managing the oiled water.  Ms. Douville was given a Groundwater Fund application and assistance in completing it.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-208-2018*On 5/3/18, I received a call from Steve Price of Dead River Company in Rumford.  Mr. Price reported that oil leaked from a tank that they use as a temporary tank for customers.  The tank was not in use at the time and was being stored on its end at their facility.  It appears the outlet valve broke off and a small amount of oil leaked out.  He sent me photos of before and after the cleanup which are attached.  Soil and broken asphalt pavement were removed by hand and will be picked up as part of their regular waste stream by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-57-2018*Maine Department of Transportation released a small amount of hydraulic oil over several miles. Clean up action could not be performed due the release being spread out over a large area.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-58-2018*Emera Maine substation leaked a small amount of transformer oil to the snow and ice. Emera Maine employees used sorbents and shovels to clean up the spill. Contaminated  materials were bulked up and will be  disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-692-2018*After a technician bled the line for a furnace, a leak in the furnace pump caused a loss of around 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil.  Dead River Company took the responsibility of hiring contractors to clean up the affected area.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-438-2018*On August 29, 2018, a call came in from the homeowner that his tenant owned a pickup truck that had a diesel storage tank in the bed.  It had appeared the tank had leaked onto the dirt in the driveway and stained a small area.  Upon my arrival, I noticed a few areas of contamination.  The homeowner stated his neighbor had a small excavator and a dump truck.  He hired them to come excavate the areas of contamination and dispose of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-179-2019*A ruptured hose on the Irving Oil truck caused the release of two gallons of antifreeze to the paved road surface.  The released antifreeze was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by Irving with sorbents.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-210-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a logging truck fire. The fire completely engulfed the truck causing a release of all motor fluids and diesel fuel. Once on site Response Services used sorbent and dirt to dammed up the mixed fluids that had been washed in the ditch during fire suppression.

Seven Island hired Rafford Construction to remove contaminated soils. No sensitive receptors were impacted. All contaminated waste was disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-225-2019*On 3/21/2019, the Sanford Fire Department reported motor oil and coolant spilled due to a motor vehicle accident.  The spillage was limited to paved surfaces and cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-69-2019*Division of Response Services was notified that a Dead River had noted a basement floor with some staining.  The oil technician changed out the pump and a seal on the homeowners furnace.  The oily concrete was scrubbed and all materials were disposed of by Dead River Oil waste stream.   Division of Response contacted homeowner who stated there were no vapor issues and they were satisfied with the cleanup.

Homeowner declined a site visit by Division of Response.  No further Division of Response action needed at this time.
I-82-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a two gallon hydraulic oil release to soil due to a faulty hose on a bucket loader.  The operator of the loader was able to clean the spill using sorbent pads.  The pads were disposed of in the contractors waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.

No further action by Division of Response is needed at this time.
A-429-2017*On August 10, 2017, Livermore Falls Fire Department reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the site of Food City and met with the fire department who had already applied speedy dry sorbent material to the diesel that leaked to the pavement.  Approximately 10 gallons leaked to the pavement and the other 25 gallons was captured into buckets.

The driver explained to me that while he was backing into the docking area, he bottomed out and scraped the petcock valve on his diesel tank on the pavement.  The diesel was over packed into a drum and transported to Statewide Towing in Augusta to be disposed of as waste oil in the facility's waste oil burner.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill. (Claim #: 17362240)

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-2-2018*On January 1, 2018, Marquis Heating, Incorporated, called to report that while they were delivering oil to the homeowner they noticed pink snow underneath the home heating oil tank.  After I checked the tank to make sure that it was not leaking, the homeowner stated that she had spilled some while filling her tank. The contaminated snow was removed and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-3-2018*On January 2, 2018, Dead River Company called to report that the home heating oil tank that was located in the basement had leaked from a corrosion hole.  Upon my arrival, Dead River Company was in the process of pumping out the tank.  I installed a ventilation fan, removed any contaminated debris and cleaned the floor with sorbents and simple green.  The tank was removed and a temporary tank was set up outside.  The homeowners switched to a propane system.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-6-2018*St Croix Tissue reported that their #1 tissue machine had a hydraulic hose malfunction that leaked into and on the tissue machine.  Employees who run the machine and work in that area of the mill deployed the spill kit and used sorbent material to clean the machine and the immediate area, which was then disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-7-2018*On January 3, 2018 Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that the homeowners home heating oil tank had ruptured in the basement and leaked oil all over the floor.  Upon arrival there was free product all over the floor and the tank was still actively leaking. I immediately installed a Ram Fan to vent the basement and put down sorbents to collect any free product. The remaining oil was pumped out and secured into drums and the oil tank was removed. A contractor was hired to hot wash, clean and vacuum the basement along with removing any contaminated items.

A temporary tank was set up to keep the house heated. The home was on Town water and not at risk of contamination. The Ram fan was switched out to a radon fan that was put under a vapor barrier. The site was then referred to Technical Services to control any ongoing vapor issues in the home.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-10-2018*Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that due to a traffic accident at the Big Apple Store, one of the gasoline dispensers was hit.  The pump leaked approximately 15 gallons onto snow, ice and pavement.  The Fire Department had put down sorbent material.  Upon my arrival, the gas station was completely shut down and the dispenser had been turned off and the area cordoned off to the public.  I removed any contaminated sorbent material, snow and ice.  C. N. Brown Company pumped out any remainder of gasoline that was in the dispenser sump.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-13-2018*A gasket failed on a rental car at their Bangor facility.  Refer to the attached Emera Maine Spill Report Form.

No further Response action.
B-15-2018*I arrived on scene to find the overfilled oil had leaked onto the snow. We shoveled the snow into trash cans for the oil company to dispose of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-16-2018*I responded to the "smell of oil" on the Military Road.  I drove the section of road and then walked around the area of the report.  I found no sign or smell of any oil.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-19-2018*A corrosion hole in the supply line caused the leak of a small amount of #2 fuel oil onto the concrete floor.  The owner placed speedi-dri sorbent material onto the oil.  Dead River Company was able to replace the supply line a few hours later.  Dead River removed the speedi-dri and cleaned the floor with a degreaser.  Vapors were not an issue.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-189-2018*Hawk Ridge Composting Facility in Unity Plantation reported a discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a truck.  Hawk Ridge personnel used sawdust to absorb the spilled product.  The material was then disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action by the Divsision of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-375-2018*On 8/16/18, Mike Carter of Dead River Company reported a 3 gallon spill of transmission oil due to a blown transmission on one of their trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-87-2018*I arrived to a 4 foot by 3 foot area of concrete floor impacted with #2 fuel oil (oil).  Oil had made it to the floor drain but appeared to have been a small amount.  The oil company removed a small amount of oil from the aboveground storage tank.  Vapors were bothering the homeowners so I installed a vent.  I cleaned the floor each time over the first couple visits.

I placed sorbents in the discharge end of the drain pipe on my first visit and flushed it with water.  I only observed water coming out the pipe discharge.  I checked this drain every time I visited the site.  I never observed signs of petroleum.

I removed the vent and sorbents, around the drain discharge, months later.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-88-2018*Dysart's Heating and Energy (Dysart's) overfilled a 10,000 tank spilling diesel inside the engineered containment area.  Two workers from Dysart's and myself were able to soak up the majority of the spilled diesel with sorbents, speedi-dri and pads.  Kerosene stayed contained inside the containment area.  I talked to the manager of the Gotts Facility the next day and he said everything looked good.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-572-2018*A truck went off the road and into a drainage ditch for a culvert, causing damage to the saddle tank which started leaking diesel.  The diesel traveled through the culvert and down into a small river due to the rainfall during the incident.  Approximately 55 gallons was lost from the saddle tank.  14 bags of saturated pads and boom was collected over the course of the cleanup.  The saturated soil and leafy debris was removed, along with the culvert being flushed by the fire department the following day.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-306-2019*On Wednesday, 4/17/19, visit and assessment was performed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services following a concern by a citizen regarding the status of this bulk fuel oil facility.

I noted a fuel oil loading rack and two single-wall steel aboveground storage tanks.  The two 15,000-gallon tanks are set within a concrete berm area on concrete saddles set on a bedrock outcrop; there is not concrete floor.  I noted no water collected within the berm (see photos).  There was no spill containment for the loading rack and no security fence for the facility.  I noted no water collection within the concrete berm which can mean that the berm is not liquid tight.  The facility was partially overgrown with vegetation and appears to have been out of service for several years.  I could not determine if fuel remained within the facility.

The facility is located in a rural residential and commercial use area off Route 196 near the town line with Lisbon.  I noted no obvious oil discharges at the time of my visit, though I opted not to inspect closer without the facility owner's knowledge and permission.  There are two or more residential wells located within 300' of the facility making this a sensitive area for oil discharges.  In 1997, the facility was assigned a Stringent Cleanup Goal.  I noted at least two discharge cleanups documented at this facility when it was operated by Coastway Oil Company (see reports P-317-1994 and P-35-1997).

1)  Maine State Fire Marshal's office reported that the facility has facility permit #2817 by their office issued in November 1995.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or formal facility inspection.
3)  No MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time based on present information.
B-275-2018*Methamphetamine making materials, three one pots and lithium, were found in bags on the fire escape of building. The materials were removed for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-274-2018*Orono Fire Department responded to a report of a gasoline tank leaking on a vehicle.  Upon their arrival they could not find a leak on the vehicle that had parked over the puddle of gasoline.  It appears that gasoline had been spilled earlier in the day and this person had inadvertently parked over the puddle.  Sorbents were used to soak up what they could. No responsible party was found by the Orono Fire Department.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-403-2018*On 6/7/18, I received a call from Mike Lewis of York Woods Tree Service reporting a spill of hydraulic oil and diesel fuel that had occurred the previous day.  The spill occurred when a crane tipped over while doing some tree work.  Some of the oil was contained in buckets and some soaked into the ground.  York Tree excavated all visible signs of the spillage and transported it to Aggregate Recycling (ARC) in Eliot where they discovered they needed paperwork from Maine Department of Environmental Protection to get the oily soil into the facility, which prompted the late report of the spill.  I provided the paperwork as well as a short lesson on when and how to report oil spills as required in the future.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-63-2019*Melanie Nadeau reported a that a contractor clearing snow from her driveway had suffered a hydraulic oil spill and not cleaned it up.   I met with her on site and she showed me the snow and ground covered with hydraulic oil.   The operator had dug up a bucket full, but left a substantial amount behind.

I contacted the contractor who owned the equipment, Jason Orr, and informed him of the situation.  He was unaware that his operator had left the mess behind, and agreed to clean up the affected area to the Commissioner's satisfaction.

Mr. Orr returned and excavated 2.42 tons of contaminated soil under the direction of the Department.  The material was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-209-2017*On 9/1/17, Karen Noyes, Bates Fuel, Inc., Service Manager, reported a small spill of #2 heating oil as a result of an overfill of an inside oil storage tank (AST) during a fuel delivery.  The driver was instructed to go inside and check any impacts to the interior floor surface and tank surface.  Tank was wiped down with sorbents and the portion of the cellar floor around the tank that had dirt/gravel was shoveled up to remove the oil stain.  I contacted the homeowner and made plans for a site visit to take ambient inside air readings for oil odors.  Instructed the homeowner to open the basement door or window and place a fan in the opening to pull interior air outside.

Site visit was made to Taylor home spill site.  The soils beneath the tank were at about 70 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds, so I shoveled up another 50 lbs. of gravel/soils.  I installed a ventilation system below the tank and vented to a nearby cellar window.  Discussed with Mr. Taylor the age and condition of his current AST - estimated to be 40+ years old and in rough shape.  I went through the Heating Oil Tank Replacement Program paper work - and it was determined that the Taylors did not qualify due to household income.  Gave Mr. Taylor the names of a couple of independent plumbing and heating contractors that could do a standard installation at a reasonable cost and encouraged him to get the tank replacement taken care of this fall.  I told Mr. Taylor to contact our office if they decide on the tank replacement and Maine Department of Environmental Protection would move the ventilation system out of the way.  Regardless of the tank replacement, the ventilation system will be removed in a month.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-211-2017*On 9/1/17, Jesse Clark at Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Technician with Emera Maine.  She reported spill of approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel from one of their Marooka dump body track vehicles working on the Right-of-Way Line #6910 - just off the McDonald Road.  Responder Clark called Responder Lee Thomas working in Southern Aroostook County and requested a site visit to oversee cleanup efforts.

Responder Thomas met with Kimberly Hitchcock, Emera Maine Environmental Technician, and took photionization detector (PID) readings and Oleophilic Shake tests of three areas flagged out in the right of way where the Marooka track vehicle had been leaking diesel fuel.  The spilled diesel amount was increased to 40 gallons as the vehicle had been recently filled up and was now empty.  Two of the areas had only minimal surface impacted and were padded off with some surface soils removed.  The third area needed to be excavated "area C" was where the bulk of the soils needed to be excavated.  The excavation was 11 feet X 8 feet X 5 feet deep.  This area encountered the groundwater table approximately five feet below surface grade.  Sorbent pads were left on the water surface overnight to pick up any residual oils that may be present in the excavation area.  Excavation was staked and flagged off for safety.

On 9/5/17 Emera Crews and Langille Construction Company collected sorbent pads - no evidence of any more oil present in soils in Right of Way.  Excavated areas were backfilled, and Langille Construction Co. hauled approximately 18 cubic yards, with an MDEP oil spill debris form to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.

On 9/12/17, oil spill report received from Kimberly Hitchcock.  No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-671-2017*A small gasoline spill resulted from a motorcycle crash at the subject location.  The spill was contained to the roadway where it was cleaned up by Orono Fire Department personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-672-2017*A slasher had suffered a blown hydraulic hose in the gravel roadway near the 4.5 mile mark of the St. Juste Road.  The spill was cleaned up immediately with sorbent material.  The slasher was put on a lowbed along with all the contaminated materials and returned across the Canadian border from where it came.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-673-2017*On September 29, 2017 a call came in from public safety regarding a house fire which contained an aboveground storage tank (AST) for home heating oil. Upon arrival the fire department was still extinguishing the fire. I performed a visual inspection of the AST and surrounding area and verified all product had been incinerated.

No resources were at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
A-524-2018*Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that while inspecting the oil containment boom in the Kennebec River at the railyard's water discharge point #003A, an oil sheen was observed behind the boom.  Workers were using oil absorbent pads and boom to collect any recoverable oil.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-726-2017*The indoor aboveground oil storage tank at the subject location was reported leaking.  I visited the site and found the tank appeared to have leaked a small amount of oil to the concrete floor sometime in the very distant past, but was no longer leaking.  Based on a visual inspection of the tank, I recommended the homeowner replace the tank.  There were no measurable vapors in the home.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-727-2017*A spill was reported at the subject location while work was being done on a valve associated with the fueling equipment.  The spill was mostly contained in the engineered containment area, but a small amount did get out onto a small area of grass.  The spill was cleaned up appropriately by airport personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-728-2017*Cianbro called to report that 1 quart leaked when a sealant ring ruptured in a piece of heavy equipment. The hydraulic oil leaked down onto a crane mat and onto the gravel ground. It was dug up and brought to Newport.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-39-2018*On February 16, 2018, Huber Engineered Woods in Easton called in a spill at their mill.  17 gallons of hydraulic oil was leaked from its production line.  Huber used absorbent pads to pick up the spilled oil.  The pads were disposed at the landfill.

No future Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-191-2018*The Department was notified of an oil spill in the residential basement as a result of a broken boiler pump shaft.  As a result of the faulty equipment, a large oil stain had formed on the concrete basement floor and made it to the sump hole.  The sump, which is connected to the city sewer line, had several inches of #2 heating oil in it with an emulsified layer beneath it.  The Department removed the heating oil from the sump by using sorbent pads and spread speedy-dry sorbent material on the oil stain to soak up any remaining product.  The oil stain was swept up and pads removed from the sump.  Overall air quality levels in the basement were found initially measured by a photoionization detector to be at 0.8 parts per million (ppm) at the start and dropped to 0.1 ppm after cleanup.

The Department followed up after the weekend and removed the remaining emulsified oil from the sump.  The remaining stain on the ground appeared to be coming from the chimney hatch which showed signs of leaking.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-192-2018*On 3/26/18, Ms. Theroux reported a hydraulic oil discharge to the parking lot at this facility from a vehicle that had occurred on 3/23/18.  The U. S. Postal Service manager was not aware of the need to report this discharge to the state of Maine.  The spill was reported cleaned and no oil was reported to drains.  The location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water service.

On 3/27/18, the location was visited and no significant discharges were obvious.  Multiple small, weathered, oil stains common to parking lot and roads were noted.  I could not get in to inspect the gated, secure loading area.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-193-2018*Approximately 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel was released from the fuel tank of a box truck after it rolled over due to a traffic accident. The oil was released from the cap of the fuel tank and impacted the ground surface below.  Sorbent material was spread onto the released product by the responding Fire Department and was cleaned up and disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-194-2018*I was contacted by a concerned citizen who reported having car troubles after filling her gas tank at The Penny Store in New Gloucester.  She took her car to the dealership and they found water mixed with the gasoline in her gas tank.  I contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's underground tanks unit and referred the issue to them.  The tanks unit did an inspection of the site and found some issues, but nothing that would explain the water in the customer's gas tank.  Fortunately, the tanks were scheduled for removal.

On April 25, I visited the Penny Store when the underground tanks were being removed.  I inspected the excavation and the tank and saw no evidence of any leaks.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-196-2018*Dead River Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a customer's indoor oil tank.  The excess oil came out of the fittings on the tank top and leaked down onto the floor in the basement.  Dead River used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil on the concrete floor.  There was also an area rug in the room that soaked up a lot of oil.  The homeowner told Dead River they could take the rug and dispose of it.  I spoke with the homeowner and he said that the cleanup was complete.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-198-2018*Windham Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on River Road.  The accident caused about a quart of gasoline to be spilled on the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-240-2018*On June 22, 2018, P. G. Willey & Company called to report that the homeowner needed a service call due to his leaking oil tank.  Upon arrival the fuel company had already fixed the filter gasket that had leaked on the tank.  I cleaned the floor with simple green and installed a ventilation fan to control vapors in the basement.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-818-2016*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported a methamphetamine (meth) lab to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

I responded to the site and assisted the DEA with removing hazardous meth making materials from the property. I over packed the materials and disposed of them properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-7-2018*An anonymous caller reported ongoing oil odors in an apartment building.  I made a call to the building's owner who stated a small amount of oil was spilled a week earlier from servicing the heating system.  The owner did state he had an ongoing eviction in progress and suspected that was the origin of the complaint.  I made contact with the town's code enforcement officer (CEO) at the owners request, who had visited the building in reference to the eviction.  The CEO stated that he did not notice any oil odors in the building, and that there were ongoing problems with the tenants.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-11-2018*Hammond Lumber Company reported that an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled to snow-covered gravel driveway.  The oil had leaked from a filter gasket on a delivery truck at a construction site.  They reported that the oil was contained and collected with absorbent pads.  A small amount of oil-impacted gravel was removed as well as oil-impacted snow.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-12-2018*Downeast Energy reported that one of their delivery trucks had leaked heating oil onto a snow covered driveway.  They reported that they had removed all the red snow and none had penetrated to the gravel below the snow.  I went to the site the next day and found no sign of oil in the melting snow and ice in the rain.  I went to the Downeast Energy garage and they showed me the three buckets of now melted snow they had recovered.  The water was red, but oil absorbent pads did not absorb the liquid.  It was determined the red stained snow was antifreeze from a hose leak on the delivery truck.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-19-2018*The United States Coast Guard reported that a boat had sunk at the Tugboat Marina in Boothbay Harbor.  A small amount of gasoline had leaked into the water causing a sheen that was unrecoverable.  The owner was in the process of retrieving the vessel.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection involvement was necessary and no further action is warranted.
A-25-2018*Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a discharge of approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil which was the result of an aboveground storage tank (AST) overfill.  The AST was in the basement of the home and the basement floor was crushed stone.  Dead River removed the affected crushed stone to the satisfaction of the property owner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-26-2018*A transformer on Pole 112 on Route 27 in New Vineyard was damaged due to an auto accident and approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil were released.   Central Maine Power crews cleaned up and disposed of the affected snow.

A drive by several days later confirmed no evidence of oil at the location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necssary in this matter.
A-81-2014*On 2-7-2014, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a diesel fuel release in the town of South Bristol.  The release was the result of a construction barge owned by Round Pond Marine that had fetched up and gone awash during high tide.   The barge was at the Mook Oyster Farm where it had just completed work on the pier.   The barge contained two diesel fuel tanks which were believed to be underwater and diesel likely being released from the vents.

The South Bristol Fire Department had responded and called for mutual aid from Bristol.  The Fire Department had placed sorbent boom around the barge and upstream to the terminus of any detectible sheen.

The United States Coast Guard had been called and was on site with the Fire Department, Round Pond Marine, and Glen Wall of the MDEP.  Initial discussions were to pump water from the barge void space at low tide, so it could refloat at the next incoming tide.   There was confusion as to if dewatering would cause the tank contents to be decanted overboard.   I arrived on site during these discussions.   I spoke with the Coast Guard and consulted with Peter Blanchard, Director of the Division of Response Services, as well as the salvager who had arrived at the site.  Erin Somers, of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, was consulted as to any threat to shellfish beds.  There were none to either the natural beds, or the nearby oyster farms.   Mook Oyster Farm was also kept informed throughout the entire process.

It was decided that the next morning during low tide, the tanks would be pumped off, and the void space in the barge would be emptied overboard inside containment boom and an attempt would be made to refloat the barge at high tide.   The process began in the morning and when the barge was pumped, a hole was found in the hull, where it had fetched up on a rock.  The hull was temporarily repaired and the barge refloated and removed from site.

Jeremy Greenman returned the next day to oversee the cleanup of the shoreline and removal of the sorbent boom.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
P-94-2014*Westbrook Fire Department called to report a garage fire with possible runoff concerns from miscellaneous containers of fuel within the garage.  Their concern was it would migrate to a nearby stream.  The detached garage of the residential home was totally gutted by fire, and it was there I met Mrs. Collins.  She and some other family members were sifting through the rubble trying to recover anything at all.  She told me a snowmobile had been worked on then taken for a short run and returned.  It seemed to have a fuel leak and before anyone knew it, it erupted into flames, quickly spreading throughout the building.  Calling 911, the dispatch sent the responders to another address (as she put it they can just about see the fire house from the end of the driveway) and it took far too long for them to arrive to save the building or anything within.

The debris is that of a common well stocked garage with tools, metal racks, parts, much bent warped metal framing and charred vehicles.  An oil tank and drum were present as well as a few popped (rupture discs had burst to relieve pressure) compressed gas cylinders.  No distinct free product was observed.  It would be my judgment that most, if not all, flammable liquids were consumed in the fire. I gave Mrs. Collins some sorbent pads for use while they continued to clean up.  I told her to call if she needed assistance with disposal.  She agreed that she would call if needed.  Based on observed conditions, likelihood that any and all oil consumed was in the fire, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time in this matter.
A-83-2014*2/6/14 Maine Department of Transportation reported that an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled from a broken hose on a plow truck while plowing US Route 95 from exit 127 to exit 133 the previous night in a snow storm. No oil was recoverable as oil spilled over several miles of snow covered road. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-84-2014*2/10/14 1615 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil had leaked into a water filled hole when a line broke on the boom of a hoe ram operating on the Central Maine Power right of way. The oil was reportedly contained in the hole and was recovered with absorbent pads. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-261-2013*On 4/9/123 I received a call from Ralph Malcolm of Northeast Air reporting a small Jet-A spill.  The spill occurred when a tank truck carrying the fuel ran over a traffic cone.  The cone broke a small 1/4" fuel line underneath the truck.  The spill was contained to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-1054-2012*Report of leak of transformer oil during a storm event.  Upon returning to site, CMP personel could find no evidence of transformer oil discharge.   No further action by the Division of Response Service is necessary.
P-256-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by burner technician, Charles Cyr, of a prohibited discharge of heating oil from an outside, aboveground storage tank (AST) at a mobile home at Pine Grove Village.  According to neighbor complaints about oil odor, the leak had been ongoing for weeks to a month but the oily soil patch was not recognized until after the snow melted.  The home and tank owners, the McMenemys, were out of the state for the winter and lease the location (land) under the home from RBD Inc., the mobile home park owners.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
While onsite with Charlie Cyr, I noted an area of dead grass under the AST filter that proceeded west, downgrade toward a wetland around Goosfare Brook.  There was a strong odor of fuel oil from the area.  The oil tank was empty and the oil filter gasket was protruding (pinched) out of the filter housing (see report photos).  When moving the tank before clean-up actions, the filter was reported to have been full of water; it is believed that during the winter the water froze and initiated a leak out the filter with expansion of the frozen water.

Down in the wetland, I noted oil sheen on surface water and some oil emulsion and strong oil odor, but no heavy oil slick or continuous layer.  During excavation of the AST area, we found near oil-saturated soil and groundwater with heavy fluid oil sheen and sporadic globules of clear oil, and there was little red oil noted.  This is evident that the leak was a dribble or drip over several weeks? time giving the discharge time to spread over a wide area and down into the wetland area.  The upgrade neighbors had been complaining about headaches from the oil odor even with closed windows.

I assessed the discharge to fall under a Maine 3.1 Home Heating Oil Tank Discharge Response Scenario. There were no drinking water wells noted within 1000' of the discharge and the area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Sensitive receptors concerned with were indoor oil vapor intrusion to the McMenemys and the neighbors' homes, the downgrade wetland, and the liability to the landowners John and Michael Daigle.  On 4/5/13, we noted no oil odor and no Photoionization Detector (PID) measurements within the home at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Clean-Up was performed under a Maine 3.2 Clean-Up Guideline under the Home Heating Oil Tank Discharge Scenario.  Mr. McMenemy gave me verbal approval to manage the clean-up and that he was unable to come up to Maine to see.  On Friday, his son, Ken McMenemy, visited for his parents and signed the Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement.  John Daigle, a property owner also approved MDEP management.  MDEP hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to perform initial clean-up through source removal and restoration of the disturbed areas.  MDEP screened soil and oversaw excavation and documentation.  MDEP Bureau of Land & Water was notified about a variance for excavating adjacent to the wetland.

On Friday, 4/5/13, AES excavated oiled soil from the AST location; see the Field Sample Record and report photos for additional information.

On Monday, 4/8/13, AES continued soil removal after dewatering oily groundwater that collected in the excavation over the weekend.  The excavation covered an area of about 15' by 20' by about 3' deep, about 1' below water table to account for smearing with groundwater fluctuation.  Two 4"-diameter monitoring/recovery wells were installed to 5' below grade.  The well under the mobile home can be used for a soil vapor extraction point in the event there is an indoor air intrusion problem.  The excavation was backfilled with 3/4" crushed rock for permeability, then topped with filter fabric, loam, seed and hay mulch.  A vapor barrier was placed under the mobile home.  No oiled soil or groundwater was removed from the wetland as I assessed that disturbing the wetland would be more damaging
I-75-2013*Maine State Police Public Safety Dispatcher reported a small spill of hydraulic oil at Huber's plant in Easton.  Larry Demerchant, shift foreman, stated that crew used wood fines to soak up the spilled oil.  Oily debris will be taken to the boiler fuel storage area for burning in their plant boiler.  Some soil was also removed and disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Response Services is not needed at this time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted.
P-225-2013*March 25, 2013, I received a call from Susan Tuttle, a property owner who abutted 63 Eagle Wing Lane in Bowdoinham. Her concern was that in a wetland that separated her property from her neighbor's property she observed heating oil flowing through with the melting of the snow.

I responded immediately and met with Mrs. Tuttle and her husband on their property. There was heavy amounts of oil in the wetland and it appeared to be coming from an outfall from Mr. Jeff Sebell's property. It was discovered at this time that the outfall was attached to the perimeter drain around Mr. Sebell's house. I investigated inside Mr. Sebell's basement and located the copper oil line going from the above ground storage tank (AST) under the concrete basement floor and then resurfacing by the furnace approximately 8-10 feet away. At that time, the fire-o-matic was turned off, so no more oil would flow through the copper line.

Main Street Oil was called to pressurize the copper line for any leaks. Main Street Oil reported that the copper line was not able to hold pressure. It was determined that the copper line had a hole in it and was leaking #2 oil into the ground, therefore getting into groundwater through the perimeter drain around the house and discharging into the wetland.

The copper line was immediately detached from the AST and a new line was installed.

Also during this time period, Jen Berry and Susan Tuttle's wells were tested for volatile petroleum hydrocarbon (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH).

The site was referred to Don White an Engineer with Technical Service Division with the Maine DEP and Mark Woodruff, a Geologist with the Maine DEP for follow-up sampling and treatment of groundwater contamination.

In May 2013, the Bowdoinham Fire Department conducted an in situ burn on the area that was impacted by the oil to remove residual oil that could no longer be collected with sorbents.  No further Response action required.
P-266-2013*On 4/10/13 I received a call from Rob Sylvester of S & J Enterprise reporting a hydraulic spill that had occurred at the end of February 2013.  It was reported that 3 - 4 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked out of a skid steer used for snow plowing.  Some of the oil leaked onto pavement which was cleaned up with sorbent pads and kitty litter.  A degreaser was then used to clean the remaining stain.  There was also some spillage under where the skid steer had been parked on soil.  The top 6" of soil was removed and replaced with clean soil.  S & J indicated that the waste materials would be given to Clean Harbors for disposal.

I talked with Mr. Sylvester about Maine's oil spill reporting requirements and gave him the toll free spill reporting number and instructed him to immediately report all spills in the future.  No further action required.
B-92-2013*On 2.27.13, Bernie Keene of Bangor Public Works reported that a sidewalk cleaner at their shop had leaked 2 to 3 gallons of transmission fluid onto the pavement.  They repaired the leak and used sorbent material to recover the fluid.  The City has a standing contract with Clean Harbors to dispose of contaminated sorbent material.
No Response action necessary.
B-93-2013*On 3.4.13, Bangor Fire Department reported the discharge of 2 to 5 gallons of unleaded gasoline from a pump that was struck by a vehicle.  The driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed into the outer right pump closest to the road.  The store was able to shut down the pumps and all crash valves worked properly but some gasoline that was in the hose assembly discharged to the pavement.  Due to the rain, it moved quickly across the paved parking area of the gas station.  The fire department put down a berm of speedi dri and sorbent boom and pads to collect any product or stop it from migrating.
I checked all nearby storm drains and catch basins for free product but found none.  Irving has an existing contract with TMC Environmental and they would be removing and disposing of contaminated pads and speedi dri.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
B-94-2013*At 0920 hours on 3/7/13, Ms. Lisa Joy, Environmental Director from the U.S. Navy at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, initially reported a 10-15 gallon spill of diesel from a valve on one of their four 15,000 gallon above ground storage tanks at the Cutler Navy Base in Cutler.  The valve could not be isolated so they placed a container under the leak.  They hired Clean harbors to transfer 14,000 gallons of diesel to other storage tanks on the base.  Clean Harbors then removed 5.15 tons of contaminated soil from the secondary containment.  There is a membrane a few feet under the surface which collects liquids and directs them to an oil water separator.  Any diesel missed by excavation will make its way to the oil water separator which will remove the oil.

They replaced the valve and had Clean Harbors transfer fuel back into the tank.  No further action by Response expected.
B-95-2013*On 3-7-13, Pan Am Railways reported the derailment of 14 rail cars containing crude oil and one hopper car.  Mattawamkeag Fire Dept. and a Pan Am track manager and crew were on scene.  The derailment occurred between Military Rd. ad Depot Rd. along Route 2 just north of the Winn town line.  This section of the track followed the Penobscot River closely.
Pan Am reported no damage to the rail cars resulting in any leak.  They reported that the train was traveling at 10 to 15 mph when the derailment occurred effecting the first 15 cars after the engine.
Incident Command (IC) had been established in a parking lot of an auto mechanic.  When I arrived on scene I was briefed by the Mattawamkeag Fire Chief who explained that fire fighters had walked the derailment and saw no evidence of a release from the cars.  He said that some small drips had been observed coming from the man way on 3 of the cars but they had put buckets down and pads to catch any more product.  I asked if they had seen any changes in their 4-gas meter specifically in their % LEL (lower explosive limit) or hydrogen sulfide, but they had not.  The Fire Chief and I reviewed the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the Bakken crude oil and other safety concerns we might encounter downrange.  I proceeded down range to the derailment with my photo ionization detector (PID) and 4-gas meters and 3 other firefighters who had radio contact with IC.
We first surveyed the top side of the cars where the manways were.  The firefighters pointed out the cars that had dripped product.  I saw no evidence of an actual leak from the fittings on the manways.  It appeared to be product that had spilled when filling the car initially.  Moving from east to west and starting at the hopper car, I counted 10 that had rolled onto their right side and were leaning against the snow bank.  I saw no evidence that these cars were leaking.  We then came to 2 cars that had suffered more damaged.  The connection between the 10th car and the 11th car was broken off.  Although, there were gouges in the steel where the wheels had dug into the cars, I saw no evidence of leaking crude oil and there was no response from my PID or 4 gas meter.  The last two cars were upright but had a set of wheels that were no longer on the track.
I proceeded to walk back from west to east this time assessing damage on the Penobscot River side.  I paid attention to the belly valves on the cars and looked for product leaking from underneath.
When I returned to IC, I met with the track manager for Pan Am who told me that the VP for Mechanical Services for Pan Am, James Olsen, was on his way up from Massachusetts and that Don Silk (wreck master), Gordon Reardon (safety officer) from Pan Am were en route from Waterville.  He explained that once they got there we would all have a better idea of what the plan was for recovery.
I updated my Supervisor On Call (Jon Woodard) and was told that Thomas Smith, OHMR III was en route.  While waiting, IC was moved to a better location closer to the track and with adequate parking.
By 1300 hrs., Pan Am reps were on scene and we were able to do an incident briefing.  Pan Am went over safety concerns and proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for being on the tracks and around the wreck.  It was agreed that we would conduct a trans load of the 14 derailed cars. Pan Am had hired Clean Harbors to supply equipment (pumps and hoses) and laborers.  Response services would supply equipment, including the attachment for the belly valve for product removal, bonding and grounding as well as personnel and air monitoring equipment.  We agreed to conduct night operations and auxiliary lighting was en route.  The plan was to work from the east end where the hopper car was and work towards the west.  Pan Am would bring empty cars in from the east end.
Nathan Thompson and Darian Higgins, Responders from the Eastern Maine Regional Office, arrived at approximately 1430 hrs.
B-96-2013*On 3/7/13 Rob Sinclair called to report that his pickup truck had broken through the ice on Hermon Pond. Mr. Sinclair reported that the truck was in about 20 feet of water and the he saw no sheen. I recommended he contact a diver to begin the recovery process. The truck was removed the next day without incident. I visited the sight and observed no pollution. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-97-2013*       On March 9, 2013, Ms. Gail Seavey of C.N. Brown Reported a spill at a residence owned by Mr. Tyler Tash.  C.N. Brown delivery driver delivered to the wrong address on March 5th, 2013 and delivered 100 gallons to Mr. Tash's residence.   He does not currently live at this residence.  Mr. Tash found oil on his basement floor when he visited his residence over the weekend.  He bought speedi-dri and started to soak up the oil off of the floor.  He was also able to stop the oil from leaking out of the above ground storage tank (AST) in his basement.  There was no piping after the filter on the AST which allowed oil to drain slowly onto the floor.  Oil eventually flowed over into the drain, located in the middle of the basement floor, near the base of the chimney.  The oil leaked out slowly from the AST and approximately 42 gallons still resides in the AST.   C.N. Brown reported the spill when they learned of it.
       CN Brown also removed oil contaminated material from the basement in the following week.  I installed a vent fan but found that the residence had no electrical service yet.  I surveyed the basement with a photoionization detector (PID), which measures for volatile organic contaminants.  PID readings were around 8-16 parts per million (ppm).  The drain in the middle of the floor was around 70 ppm.  A search around the exterior of the residence produced no signs of oil.
       The following week PID readings of the basement were much lower, hovering around 5 ppm in the general basement area and 10-20 ppm from the drain.
       The drain continued to decline to 5 ppm or less over the next month.  On May 20, 2013 Leadbetter's Custom Contracting, Inc. was hired by the MDEP to clean, seal and epoxy the basement floor.  The concrete floor had grooves cut into it when it was installed years ago and some of these cut grooves had cracks in them allowing petroleum vapors to seep up into the basement.   The work was finished on May 22, 2013.
       The vapors were below 1 ppm in the general basement and the drain would quickly decline to below 1 ppm after the cap was removed during the past two visits.  I have referred this site to Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.  No further action by Response is expected.

B-99-2013*On 3/12/13, Charles Curtis, Fire Chief for the town of Cherryfield, notified me of an oil sheen on the Narraguagas River near School Street. Upon investigating, the spill was coming from a small tributary of the river. The most logical source of the oil was the large, old, seasonally occupied residence nearest the leak. I contacted the town office to get contact information for the property and was lead to the local caretaker who let me into the residence. Sure enough, the oil tank in the basement had a small corrosion hole in the bottom and was leaking. It appeared as though the tank had been leaking for some time and I estimate 40-50 gallons had been spilled.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate contaminated soil near the bank of the tributary stream and from the dirt floor basement. I removed approximately 3 tons of soil in all. The leaking tank was also removed and the excavations were backfilled appropriately. Vapors in the home were not an issue when I finished work. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-100-2013*On 3/12/13, I received a report from Brookfield Power of a small spill of hydraulic fluid from an oil filled coupling.  The coupling was being replaced and during the maintenance a spill occurred.  Approximately one cup of oil was lost into the spillway of the dam, causing a sheen in the Penobscot River.  Sorbent boom was deployed in an attempt to recover spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-101-2013*On 3/13/13, I received report from the Maine Department of Transportation, of a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil to the pavement during a bridge construction project.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-105-2013*On 3/14/13, I received report from Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company that one of their pickup trucks blew a seal on the engine, spilling approximately one quart of motor oil onto the asphalt of Interstate-395.  They applied speedy dry to collect the spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-106-2013*On 3/14/13 Chief Posick of Calais Fire called to report a spill at the entered location. Chief Posick suspects someone filled their vehicle with gasoline and failed to secure the gas cap. This resulted in a gallon or so of gasoline being spilled at 3 different locations along North Street. Calais Fire used sorbents to clean up the affected locations and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately. No resources were impacted. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-107-2013*on 3/13/13 Ralph Saucier, Millinocket Public Works Director, called to report that Mr. Faille, in an attempt to clean out a surplus tote from the Scotts Company in Medway, had washed a few gallons of red dye into the storm drain. The dye was diluted with several hundred gallons of water from a garden hose. The dye is a 1% Iron Oxide solution called "CG Sierra Red". I took a pH of a nearby puddle impacted by the action and it returned a result of 7. A call to the Scotts company revealed "no deleterious effects on the environment" according to their paperwork. A similar dye is used to color rivers for St. Patrick day celebrations. I observed no dye at the outfall of the storm drain at the Penobscot River. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-108-2013*On 3/14/13 Jason Acorn called to report what he suspected was oil sheen from a nearby logging operation. I visited the site and determined it was marsh sheen. No further Response action anticipated.
B-110-2013*On 3/14/13 I received report from Wayne Paradis of the DEP tanks unit of a sump failure at the Irving Big Stop in Baileyville.  It was believed that the problem was surface and ground water entering a sump and gaining access into the underground gasoline tank for the service station.  No leak of product from the tank was reported or occurring.

The next day I met with Gaftek tank installers on site to determine the problem.  After much investigation and testing the problem was determined to be improper vent installation for the tank.  Correction were made and the system was brought back on line functioning properly.

No spill of any product was associated with this investigation.
No further action by Response Services expected.
B-111-2013*On 3/15/13 I was notified by Maine State Police Dispatch about a tractor trailer truck rollover at the entered location. The driver alleges he was trying to avoid two deer in the roadway. The rollover resulted in one saddle tank being punctured by the guardrail and the other being damaged. I pumped out about 100 gallons of unspilled diesel from the saddle tanks and from the refrigeration unit tank. I returned the next morning to survey the environmental impacts in the daylight. I observed some diesel migrating down the embankment and into a small stream in the form of sheen. I placed sorbent boom along the bank and in the stream and replaced it a couple times over the next several days. I did not excavate do to the relatively small amount of fuel lost and the hazards of excavating on the side of the highway. I estimate 5 or 10 gallons of diesel entered the stream before I got sorbents in place. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-112-2013*On 3/15/13, I received an anonymous report of oil spilling into a small stream in Stockton Springs. After responding to the spill, I discovered the oil tank in a nearby residence had suffered a leak due to a corrosion hole in the tank. The spill resulted in oil being spilled over a sizable area of the dirt basement floor. I also suspect oil found its way to an old foundation drain pipe that daylights on the bank of the stream. The affected tank was empty. I estimate 20-40 gallons of oil was lost. After contacting the owner of the property, I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate oil and contaminated soil from the basement. In all, I removed 2.52 tons of contaminated soil from the basement. After excavation, oil stopped leaking into the stream. The basement was backfilled. Oil vapors in the home were not detected. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-243-2013*An automatic delivery customer has been burning wood exclusively this winter, the last oil delivery was December, 2012.  Much to the driver's surprise the system was full after a six gallon drop, oil came out the vent and the driver immediately turned off the nozzle.  He called dispatch, and the service manager and a technician came to the property to investigate and cleanup.  Mrs. McCurdy was home and the tanks were inspected, two tanks, two fills, one common vent.  Oil was weeping from the gauge, but had not yet hit the floor.

John, the service manager, stated pea stone was beneath the vent pipe and it would be removed, estimating no more than two five gallon pails in total were affected.  The tank would be wiped down and oil removed from the gauge.  The McCurdys were instructed to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection, if they had any concerns or questions.  Based on the information given no Response Services action was planned, however, if conditions change or the homeowners call, plans will be altered.   No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-224-2013*March 18, 2013, I received a phone call from a concerned citizen in Dayton. The reporter explained they are concerned about two above ground storage tanks on the property of 45 Kyle Drive and if they were leaking. The property is owned and maintained by Mr. Paul Poirier.

I responded to the site to meet with Mr. Poirier on March 18th. He was not available at that time.

March 20, 2013, I met with Dayton's Code Enforcement Officer Jim Roberts. I explained to him my concern about the tanks and would like to have a meeting with him and Mr. Poirier at Mr. Poirier's property. Mr. Roberts agreed.

March 22, 2013, Mr. Poirier contacted me and set up a time that afternoon to meet with him and Mr. Roberts.

David McCaskill of the Maine DEP assisted me in the investigation of Mr. Poirier's property. At the time of inspection, no violations had occurred by Mr. Poirier. It was agreed by Mr. Poirier, Mr. McCaskill and myself that his two above ground storage tanks will be removed from the property by no later than May 31, 2013.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-179-2013*DEP received notification of a blown hydraulic hose on a high rail dump truck which released approximately one gallon of  hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  Cianbro personnel cleaned up the oil using sorbent materials.  No site visit made.

No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-116-2013*A spill of an estimated 10 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred after a shelf fell over and snapped the nipple on an above ground storage tank (AST). The oil was spilled onto the concrete floor, and was discovered quickly by the homeowner who first placed a pan under the leak and then jammed a dowel into the hole to slow the leak. Mark Tracy Heating was called and they utilized a vacuum to allow them to replace the broken nipple.

On February 22, 2013, I met with Mark Tracy at the home. We cleaned the spilled oil using speedy-dry and sorbent pads. The impacted speedy-dry, sorbents, and debris was bagged and removed. The basement was a walk-out, and the windows were opened to allow for ventilation. The concrete floor did not have any large cracks and it is assumed no oil penetrated beneath the concrete. Photo ionization detector (PID) readings were less than 8 parts per million (PPM) at the tank and were below 1 ppm in the living area. PID readings were taken shortly after completing the clean-up, and it is likely to decrease significantly. Ms. Folsom was instructed to call should there be any lingering odor issues from the spill.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-135-2013*At 1705 hrs. on 4/2/13, the tenant who rents the house at 412 French Street reported oil vapors inside the house and wanted the house checked.  Upon the tenants return from vacation on February 25, 2013 they encountered a house full of soot laden with oil.  Something caused the nozzle to fail to operate correctly allowing a build-up of soot inside the furnace.  At some point the furnace became plugged and pressure started to build up.  At some point prior to the 25th of February, the furnace "exploded" releasing a large amount of soot throughout the basement which eventually floated up through all three floors covering everything with oil laden soot.  The owner of the residence hired cleaning companies to clean the house, remove and replace numerous rugs and other flooring.

On my visit on 4/2/13, I observed numerous new rugs and that the house was thoroughly cleaned.  The tenant was supposed to move back in by the end of the week and she had concerns that there might still be vapor issues from the furnace incident.  I went through the house with a photoionization detector (PID).  I could smell cleaning products but no oil.  The PID had readings around 0.3-0.8 parts per million (ppm).  The highest reading was in a location with new rugs and an area according, to the tenant, only slightly impacted by the furnace issue.  Generally the living area was around 0.5 ppm.  The basement was 0.4 to 0.5 ppm with no hot spots observed.

I did notice that there was leaking around the fill pipe on the 275 gallon above ground tank in the basement.  The tenant was going to inform the owner and have it fixed.

I informed the tenant that I didn't find a health threat due to spilled oil but all the new rugs and cleaning products was something else.  I offered the State Toxicologist's number to her to discuss any concerns but she declined.   I left her my contact information in case anything changed like the fill pipe wasn't fixed or the furnace had additional problems.

No further action by Response expected.
P-231-2013*On 3/26/13 I received a call from Wayne Paradis of the Department's Underground Tank Unit reporting a Underground Storage Tank (UST) site in Bridgton experiencing multiple tank alarms.  The facility belongs to C N Brown.  It was determined the internal tank had failed for reasons unknown and the tanks contents had entered the interstitial space.  There is no reason at this time to believe the product has escaped any further than that.  The tank was taken out of service and the product pumped out of it.  The tank is planned for removal in the future.  No further action at this time.
B-119-2013*At 1225 on 3/25/13, the Calais Fire Department reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a failed filter on a Downeast Disposal Garbage truck.  The seal on the filter failed while the truck was trying to load a dumpster.  Speedi-dri was used to soak up the hydraulic oil along with a shovel full of gravel from where oil impacted the gravel at the edge of the pavement.  The Town of Calais disposed of the sorbents and rock.  This spill occurred behind the Wal-Mart building at 379 South Street in Calais.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-172-2013*At some point over the weekend of March 23/24th, 2013, vandals entered a gated facility owned by Pike Industries, Incorporated. The vandals drilled holes in the fuel tanks of three vehicles. One diesel, and two gasoline. By our best guess from the stained area, an estimated 10 gallons of diesel and 20 gallons of gasoline were lost to the ground.  The water runoff drained to a nearby catch basin, then to the Kennebec River. The catch basin showed no elevated levels with my 4-gas meter or Photo ionizing detector (PID). I searched the outfall of the catch basin and runoff flowage for signs of free product, but none were found. Nor was there a sheen where the runoff meets the Kennebec River.

Most all of the gasoline and diesel was lost to the asphalt parking lot, and absorbed into the cracks. It was visibly eating the asphalt and creating a black liquid. We swept up the speedy dry that was put down, and drummed the gasoline contaminated snow. Boom was put around the catch basin lid, and where the runoff water collects prior to discharge to the river. No free product could be found. Saturated soils were found under the pavement. So a plan of action was made for Pike to excavate the affected area of asphalt and soils beneath. The soil was trucked to the batch plant in Fairfield, where it will be mixed with asphalt at a later date.  All homes and businesses on the road have town water and sewer.  No further actions by Response Services are needed at this time.
B-127-2013*At 1110 hours on 3/28/13, Mr. Rob Sibley of Penquis Community Action Program (CAP), reported a leaking tank at the residence at 12 Grey Lane on French Island in Old Town.  Penquis had hired an oil company to replace the furnace at this residence when it was noticed that the 275 gallon above ground tank in the basement was very wet along the bottom and side indicating a corrosion leak.  The oil company reported the issue to Mr. Sibley who reported it to the Department of Environmental Protection Bangor Office.

I visited the site in the early afternoon.  I could not find the location where the oil was coming from, but the tank was very wet with oil.  It had not dripped onto the floor and no drips were observed.  I informed Mr. Sibley that the tank was very wet due to oil and should be replaced.  He will look into it.  I talked to Mr. Coffin and informed him of my findings.  I indicated that he should check on the tank periodically to make sure conditions have not deteriorated, especially if tank is filled before replacement.   I left pads under the tank.

No further action expected by Response.
B-113-2013*On 3.18.13, Brian Bernosky reported that he had discovered that one of the large runway snowplows had leaked approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil along taxi way C-Charlie on the base.  The snow plow was driven over by a city worker for repair to a broken hose line and left over the weekend.  Mr. Bernosky saw the plow parked in front of their maintenance building in the morning, but did not notice the spill until the afternoon and called it in.

The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The sorbent material was disposed of through the Air Guard Base waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
B-115-2013*On 3.22.13, Mr. Bernosky reported a hydraulic oil spill at the entered location that occurred on 3.21.13.  The cause of the spill was a blown hydraulic line on a large snow plow.  The spill impacted the maintenance ramp and adjacent roadway to the vehicle maintenance building #536.  The spill was cleaned up using speedi dri, and the waste collected for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.  The vehicle was scheduled for repair.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time in this matter.
B-116-2013*On 3/21/13, Brian Bernosky, of the Maine Air Guard, called to report a 5 gallon hydraulic spill onto pavement from a piece of snow removal equipment. The spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material, and the blown hydraulic hose was replaced. No drains or resources were impacted. All contaminated waste was disposed of properly. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-117-2013*On 3/22/13, I received report from Bill Robinson, of A E Robinson Oil Company, of an oil spill at their bulk plant in Dexter.  The spill was caused when the overfill alarm at the bulk plant did not function properly, allowing the truck driver to overfill the storage tank to the point where product was spraying out of the vent line into and out of the secondary containment.  Luckily, most of the spilled product was inside the secondary containment and absorbed by the snow inside the dike.  Unfortunately, some product sprayed out of the containment area and onto the boggy ground around the bulk plant.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired, and a vactor was sent out that afternoon to assist me in removing the contaminated snow and ice from the dike area, and collecting the product that had spread around the outside perimeter of the dike.  All of the work could not be completed that day and we had to return the following morning to complete the work inside the containment area and in the boggy area around the bulk plant.  Some sorbent boom was left in place on the outside of the containment area in case any product that was not recovered bleed out of the ground.  Sorbent pads were left on the inside in the diked area to collect any product that became mobile as the rest of the ice melting.

I revisited later in the week and the outside of the dike area looked good.  The ice on the inside had melted some and the sorbent pads were working as planned.  I advised Bill Robinson to hire Clean Harbors to come back and collect the sorbent material for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.


B-118-2013*On 3/22/13 I received report from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric of a one quart spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil onto the concrete floor of their electrical shop in Machais.  The spill occurred when employees were loading a transformer onto the work truck and dropped it onto the floor.  A small amount of oil leak from the transformer.  This oil was absorbed with sorbent pads.
No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-120-2013*3.21.13 PanAM reported an estimated .25 gallon lube oil spill along the rail in Detroit, Rte 100, behind the AGWAY store at 54 North Rd.  The cause of the spill was an overflow of the locomotive engine's containment tank, that catches drips and leak from the engine systems.

The spill was clean up with sorbents and a small amount, 5 gallon bucket, of soil was removed and transported to the PanAm Waterville, ME, facility for licensed contractor, ENPRO Services, So. Portland, ME, pick up and disposal.

No further Response action warranted.

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B-121-2013*On 3/26/13 I received report of a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil onto the tarmac from a plow truck.  The cause was a hose failure.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads and those pads were disposed of by Clean Harbors.
No further Response Services action expected at this time.
B-144-2013*DEP received notification of a cracked hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment which released approximately 1 gallonof hydraulic oil onto bare ground.  L E Meyers, the responsible party managed the clean-up.  Contaminated soil was taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-208-2012*10/2/12 Received a call from Tony Levesque, Code Enforcement officer for Fort Fairfield.  He asked me to do a joint site visit with him at an abandoned/foreclosed single family home in Fort Fairfield at 107 Riverside Drive.  Met Tony at the Town offices and followed him along with Fire Chief Paul Durepo to the abandoned home.  I went inside the home living space and found no evidence of an oil spill.  I then went into the basement entry way - outside bulkhead/bilco door.  I brought my photoionization detector (PID) and a hand light.  The cellar was flooded with 15 - 16" of water and furnishings were floating around on the surface of the water.  There was an aboveground storage tank (AST) tipped over on its side and floating on the water surface.  There was no visible sheen around the tank or anywhere on the surface of the water scanned with my hand light.  Took several readings with the PID and got nothing above background levels of 0.0 to 1.0 Parts Per Million Volatile Organic Compounds and did not smell any petroleum odors.  Did not proceed to walk into flooded basement space as power to the house had not been disconnected.  Advised Tony to have power disconnected or meter pulled to house and have a vacuum truck service or the town's pumper truck pump out the flooded basement.  Cellar needs a working sump pump installed to mitigate and or prevent future flooding associated with this dwelling.  Told Tony to contact me if upon vacuuming out cellar any evidence of oil is found associated with this AST.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-77-2013*On March 6th, 2013, Sean Bernard, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Northern Maine Reginal Office reported a damaged outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).

On April 12, 2013, John Foulton, manager of Skyline Trailer Park, was informed that Lot #2's outside AST was in poor condition, missing the fuel gauge, and near time of replacement. No evidence of a fuel oil release was found and John informed me he would repair the tank. No further action by the Division of Response Services should be needed at this time.
A-183-2013*DEP received notification of a cracked hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment which released approximately1 cup of hydraulic oil onto bare ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-80-2013*4/10/13 Recieved a faxed copy of a letter sent out by Caribou Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Steve Wentworth to Wayne Vaughn regarding an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) at one of his properties that had leaked oil and saturated a concrete basement floor.  The building is currently condemned and unoccuppied.  Wentworth's 4/10/13 letter outlined numerous items that need to be addressed before the building could be rehabitated.  Called Mr. Wentworth to gain more info on the buidling and its current owner.

5/29/13 Site visit to 23 Pleasent Street, vacant house at the request of Caribou CEO Steve Wentworth.  Observed a small spill/leak of #2 heating oil in concrete floor basement.  Home renovations by Wayne Vaughn were on-going.  Wayne is aware that Steve is concerned with the oil spill and getting that addressed before going any further with renovations to the house.  The AST in the basement is rusted and pitted, but the tank is not actively leaking.  The leaks in the past have appeared to be in the bare copper fuel line at the compression/ferrel fittings/unions near the furnace. Took several Photoionization Detector (PID) readings of the ambient air in the basement - 2-3 Parts Per Million (PPM) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).  In the area directly over the concrete floor stained by past oil spills/leaks PID avg readings = 35 PPM VOC with a peak @ 60 PPM.  The upstairs living area of the unoccuppied house has no oil odors (0.0 PPM).  House/building is on city water.

Spoke with Mr. Vaughn to discuss washing the spill area about an area 5' X 8' w/ simple green and wet vacuum up the wash water. May need to do this several times.  The old tank in the basement of the house should be the drained, cleaned and removed.  Mr Vaughn stated that he would take care of this right away.  Relayed telecom with Mr. Vaugn and actions he needed to take with CEO Wentworth.  He will call if he needs further assistance.  No further action is warranted by Response Service staff at this time.
B-134-2013*On 4/2/13 Paul Brown of Dead River called to report a 10 gallon overfill of diesel fuel at the entered location. The tank was located on a concrete area with a drain leading to the wastewater treatment plant at the mill. John Siviello of Great Northern Paper indicated that a small amount of diesel made its way to the treatment plant but most of it was caught by the Dead River driver using sorbent material. Dead River and GNP personnel used sorbents to clean up the remaining fuel and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately. Mr. Siviello indicated the oil would have no deleterious effects on the treatment plant. No resources were impacted. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-138-2013*On 3/31/13 I received a report from Scott Allocca of Fairpoint Communications of a four gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from their day tank into secondary containment.  The cause of the spill was a faulty sensor which allowed the overfill of the day tank.

The day tank was bypassed completely removing it from the system.  The spilled product was absorbed using sorbent material which was disposed of by Clean Harbors contractor.

No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-139-2013*At 1950 hours on 4/6/13, Mr. William Therialt of the Bangor International Airport reported a 5 gallon overfill of Jet A fuel onto the general aviation ramp at the Bangor International Airport in Bangor.   Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  No further action by Response expected.
B-140-2013*     At 1340 hours on 4/7/13 Mr. John McPhee of the Baileyville Fire Department reported a skidder on fire about a mile in on Sunset Cove Road in Baileyville.  The Fire Dept. extinguished the fire and laid down a few absorbent pads.  The skidder caught fire on a hill, and water from the Fire Department extinguishing the fire carried the oil down the hill onto a couple large areas of ice and depressions where the water had accumulated.  I used sorbents to soak up the oil along the 150 feet of affected areas of the dirt road.  It is a very rough road.  I left absorbents in a couple areas just in case I missed some of the oil.
     I retrieved the absorbents the following week and found no areas of concern.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-141-2013*At 1405 hours on 4/7/13 Bangor International Airport reported an 1/2 gallon spill of Jet A fuel from a vent in the wing of an aircraft at the Bangor International Airport in Bangor.  Absorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further action by Response is expected.
B-142-2013*At 1718 hours on 4/7/13 Dead River reported approximately 3 cups of #2 fuel spilled onto the concrete at the residence of Delores Becrost, 138 Main Street, Sangerville.  The spill occurred due to a corrosion hole in the supply line from the above ground storage tank.  Dead River used sorbents to soak up the oil.  They replaced the supply line eliminating the source of the spill.  No further action by Response expected.
B-143-2013*At 1210 hours on 4/9/13, Mr. Brian Bernosky reported a 3 gallon spill of JP-8 from a piece of equipment which encountered mechanical failure during maintenance at the Tank Farm located on the Maine Air National Guard Base (Base) in Bangor.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel off of the concrete.  The sorbents were disposed by a waste contractor hired by the Base.   No further action by Response expected.
B-145-2013*Bangor Hydroelectric Company (Bangor Hydro) reported that a small amount of hydraulic oil had leaked from one of their bucket trucks working on a utility pole on the Little Machias Road in Cutler. Bangor Hydro crews cleaned up the discharge and disposed of the waste material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-146-2013*On 4/11/13, I received report from Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, of an approximate quart spill of transformer oil.  The cause was a leaky bushing, which was replaced by Bangor Hydro, and the contaminated soil was shoveled into a drum for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-147-2013*On 4/11/13 I received report from Garrett McKee owner of First Choice Oil company of a small overfill at 44 Old County Road, Etna.  His driver had mistakenly not shut off the fill hose quick enough to prevent oil from spraying out the vent.  The sprayed oil landed on the ground and was shoveled into a small dump truck and disposed of at Juniper Ridge landfill.

Unfortunately the fittings for the oil tank also leaked some oil that was in the vent line, causing a small spill on the dirt floor in the crawl space of the house.  Luckily the home owner during construction had installed a vapor barrier of plastic sheeting on the dirt floor.  This vapor barrier held the oil where it was able to be collected using oil absorbent pads.

The vapors in the crawl space were managed by leaving the access door open.  Fortunately no vapors were present in the living quarters.

No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-148-2013*4.4.13  Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil spill at the entered location.  Oil leaked from a bushing and dripped onto the ground.  The transformer was replaced.  The oil was sampled and found to have a concentration of 90 ppm polychlorinated biphenyl.  The area was cleaned up to 40 CFR 761.125(b) standards and the hazardous waste disposed by a hazardous waste contractor.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-149-2013*4.8.13  Hammond Lumber reported an estimated .25 gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location.  A fuel line on a truck leaked fuel onto the ground.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the waste transported to the main Hammond Lumber facility in Belgrade, ME, for pick up and disposal.  The truck is being repaired.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-150-2013*4.8.13 Marquis Heating reported an estimated .25 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  Apparently, the subject attempted to fill his oil supply tank and spilled oil onto a deck.  Marquis was called to fill the tank and assisted the home owner in the clean up which consisted of wiping the deck with sorbent pads.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-151-2013*4.11.13  Bangor Hydro reported a half gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil at the entered location.  An excavator working at or near the site pulled a pole guide wire and broke the pole in half, causing the transformer to leak.  The contaminated soil and leaves was properly disposed.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-152-2013*4.11.13  Bangor Hydro reported an estimated .25 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a car-pole accident that caused an electrical transformer to leak.  The spill area was cleaned up with sorbents and double washed, an approximate 5'x5' area.  The waste entered into Bangor Hydro waste stream for disposal.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-153-2013*On 4/11/13 I received report from First Wind Energy of an approximate 1/2 gallon diesel spill from one of their pickups at their Bull Hill wind project.  The cause was a leak in the fuel line which was repaired.  The contaminated soil was shoveled into bags and hauled to Juniper Ridge landfill for proper disposal.

No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
B-154-2013*On 4/11/13 I received report from the Medway Fire Department that they had responded to an estimated 10 gallon diesel spill at the Irving Circle K store at 1940 Medway Road, Medway.  The cause of the spill was the automatic shut off on the dispenser failed to work correctly allowing the product to overfill the vehicle and spill onto the asphalt lot.  Unfortunately it was raining at the time and the diesel was spread over the entire parking lot and into the drainage swale at the edge of the property.  The Fire Department deployed sorbent pads and boom to corral and absorb the product.  They then used speedy dry to prevent the lot from being a safety hazard from the slip issue.  I arrived on scene and recovered the pads and called for assistance from Clean Harbors contractor with the removal of all of the speedy dry.  All of the speedy dry and sorbents were recovered and disposed of properly at a later date.  The dispenser was taken out of service until the automatic shut off was repaired.

No further action by Response Services Expected.
B-155-2013*On 4/12/13 I received report from Augusta DEP of an anonymous complaint of oil stains on the ground at a piece of property for sale in Milo.  The structure burned to the ground in the past, causing the sale of the property.  I arrived on scene that afternoon and discovered that the stains on the ground were not oil, but char left from the fire.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-156-2013*On 4/12/13 I received report of a one gallon spill of heating oil in the basement of Mr. Stork's house.  The spill was caused when Mr. Stork over tightened and snapped a fitting on his fuel line.  Thankfully, he acted quickly closing the fire-o-matic valve and stopped the leak.  He then called Dead River oil who sent a technician to his residence to fix the problem and clean up the mess.  The oil technician was able to clean the spilled oil using a few sorbent pads.  No odor persisted.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-157-2013*On 4/14/13 I received report of a 10 gallon overfill of a pickup truck at the Trade Winds Market on the corner of routes 9 & 46 in Eddington.  The cause of the spill was a faulty automatic shut off.  The Fire Department arrived on scene and deployed speedy dry sorbent to recover the spilled product.  Trade Winds staff later recovered the speedy dry for proper disposal.  Trade Winds also scheduled the shut off to be repaired as soon as possible.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-158-2013*On 4/15/13, I received report from Wayne Plumber, of Northern Pride Lodge, that there was a diesel spill on their property at 3405 Lily Bay Road, Frenchtown Township.  The diesel spill was from a skid tank left at the property by Pete Dunham, the man who grooms the snowmobile trails from there to Greenville.  It is unknown how the spill occurred, with no hole in the tank, and no overfill.  It is thought that vandalism or human error of some sort was the cause.  Mr. Dunham and the snowmobile club were more than happy to remove the contaminated soil and make things right at the site.

The following week approximately 3 yards of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-159-2013*On 4/15/13, I received report of an oil spill from a fire at a home on the River Road in Bucksport.  The cause of the fire was arson.  The arsonist stole the burner out of the furnace of the bedrock basement.  When the arsonist/thief stole the burner, they disconnected the fuel supply line and let it fall onto the bedrock and bleed oil onto the bedrock.  The arsonist/thief, it is thought, then set a fire to destroy any evidence they left behind.

When the fire department arrived on scene, they noticed the oil in the front yard, which had gotten there from a perimeter drain in the wall of the basement.  At that time, they closed the firematic valve stopping any more oil from leaking out.

Hopefully, when the fire department extinguished the fire, their water floated the oil and did not allow any of it to penetrate into the bedrock and contaminate any wells.

Two days later, I had an earthwork contractor on scene to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of properly.  Both the homeowners well and the neighbors well have been placed on quarterly monitoring.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services will monitor the wells for the next year.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.

B-160-2013*On 4/15/13 I received report from Orono Fire Department of a small diesel spill on the asphalt parking lot of the Bell's IGA on Stillwater Avenue in Orono.  The spilled amount was unknown, and the source was unknown.  The Fire Department deployed speedy dry and sorbent pads to the asphalt to recover the spilled product.  I recovered the sorbent material with their help, and disposed of properly.

No further action by Response Services expected.
B-161-2013*On 4/12/13 I received report from Chris McHale of Pine Tree Waste of a one gallon hydraulic oil leak from a failed trash truck hydraulic hose at this location.  The oil leaked onto the asphalt pavement and was collected with sorbent pads and disposed of properly.

No further action expected by Response Services.
B-162-2013*On 4.16.13, Kirk Davis, of the Air Nation Guard Base in Bangor, reported the discharge of 5 gallons of # 2 fuel oil from a boiler in Building 536. The blower fan for the boiler broke which stopped the boiler from operating.  However, oil continued to be transferred from the supply tank.  The oil spilled out of the boiler onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material by the Air National Guard personnel.  Air quality was not impacted and the oil did not reach any drains.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-165-2013*On 4.16.13, Jody Pulkkinen of CN Brown reported an overfill at the residence of Sue Powers, 68 Parkway N. in Brewer.  Approximately, 1.5 gallons of # 2 fuel oil leaked out of the fill and/or vent pipe down the tank and onto the concrete floor.  CN Brown technicians cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  CN Brown handled the disposal of this material.  No impact to the air quality was reported.
No further Response action anticipated.
I-86-2013*On April 10, 2013, I (Jesse Clark) responded to a Meth lab (spill # I-79-2013) call from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA).  Once on scene, I noticed an oil sheen in the melt water running down the driveway of L & J Recycling. I took several pictures of the front of L & J Recycling. It was evident that a semi disassembled transmission/engine had been contributing to the sheen. The sheen can be observed running down the driveway into ditch, into the street and to the other side of the road. Also visible on my first inspection were several 55 gallon drums, at least one had oil running down the side, several fuel containers, and numerous tires.  Took digital photos of junkyard activities.

After my brief visual inspection, I informed Dale Morris, Oakfield Town Manager, Sean L. Bernard, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Land & Water Bureau, and Lee Thomas, Division of Response Services, of my findings.

On April 22, 2013, a joint inspection with Dale Morris, Barry Higgins (Code Enforcement Officer), Stephanie Beaulieu (Detective, BMW), Sean Bernard, and myself was completed with property owner in attendance.

The following were observations/findings made during the site visit:

An old home heating oil tank with the side cut out of it was observed with burned material and melted plastic 5 gallons pails and numerous charred metal handles were observed in the tank.  Lee indicated that was used for burning material on site.

Numerous unmarked 55-gallon drums were observed around the site with various amounts of liquids contained in them. The total tally of drums that could contain liquid were noted to be 32 with an additional 2 tanks in the south west corner having the ability to hold over 500 gallons each. Several drums had visual signs of oil storage either in the past or more recently. A few of the tanks were dipped and found to contain petroleum laden water and/or what appeared to be used motor oil and sludge from used motor oil.  Numerous other 55 gallon drums with holes punched in them and or dented were observed throughout the site.

Various "out" buildings, buses, tractor trailer boxes and other buildings were noted to contain items such as stored drums, scrap metal, vehicle undercarriage parts, used electrical wiring, and 5 gallon pails with residuals of used oil in them.

A vehicle crusher was observed on site with used oil pooled on the platform and oil stains observed running down the side of it.  A drip pan with used oil was observed under the crusher with oil staining noted on the ground.  New soil was observed to have been recently added to the area surrounding the crusher.  Digging through the new soil, oil laden ground was found beneath it.

Numerous whole junk cars were observed throughout the site, some were checked to see if they still had fluids in them.  Vehicles checked were noted to still have oil their brake fluid reservoirs, in transmissions and engine blocks.  It was also observed that many engines were located in various locations throughout the site and they too still had fluids in them.  Various areas where accumulations of pails and drums were located had oil staining running down them and the ground was noted to have oil laden soil surrounding them.

A pallet of vehicle batteries was observed to be stored adjacent to a shop area attached to the residence.  It was covered with a rubber mat; at least one battery was damaged/crushed.

Solid waste issues were noted and referred to the Division of Solid Waste Facilities Regulation for follow-up. Stormwater Pollution Prevention plan was evaluated by Sean Bernard.  No formalized or complete plan was presented.  No Spill Prevention and Countermeasure Plan was presented as required due to the volume of potential storage located on site (estimated at over 2760 gallons - thirty-two 55-gallon drums and two 500+ gallons storage tanks).

On June 10, 2013, site sampling was performed. On site was Thomas Smith, Jesse Clark,
P-1058-2012*DEP received a call from Bath Iron Works (BIW) that a hydraulic line on a loader had ruptured in the yard of the BIW Harding Plant in Brunswick.  An estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil was released.  The impacted soil was excavated and disposed of propery by BIW.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1059-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 7 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage to the transformer.  The impacted soil was excavated an removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-202-2013*4/16/13 1230 Michael Martunas from Dragon Products reported that an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at the d
Dragon Products quarry when a hose broke on a Clisham Construction truck. I contacted Michael and he reported that the oil impacted quarry material was immediately dug up and placed in another truck for disposal by Clisham Construction. I contacted Steve Clisham and he agreed to arrange for disposal at Vaughn Thibodeau's facility as the material was not suitable to be processed at Dragon Products. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-211-2013*4/19/13 0859 Bob Seegmiller from Cianbro Corporation reported that an estimated 1 gallon of diesel fuel had spill during the fueling of a piece of equipment working on the Central Maine Power right of way in Litchfield. The spill occurred when the fill nozzle broke during the fueling operation overfilling the equipment. The fuel ran over the equipment and onto the ground. The spilled oil was collected with oil absorbent pads and the oil impacted soil was removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-216-2013*4/22/13 1645 Gerry Mirabile reported that an unknown amount of mineral oil had leaked from a pole mount transformer in Boothbay Harbor near the harbor. I met the Central Maine Power workers on site and found that the oil had impacted a shingled roof, sidewalk, and paved road one block from the harbor. There was a storm drain 10 feet down grade from the spill area but no oil had entered the storm drain. Central Maine Power employees cleaned up the oil with absorbent material and washed the roof and pavement.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-217-2013*On 4/24/13, 17:00 hours, Clint Libby from C.B. Haskell Co. reported they had discovered an oil leak from an outside heating oil storage tank at a mobile home when they were called to the site to investigate oil vapors by the resident. The mobile home was a rental unit in Serenity Springs Park owned by William Paradis. I met Clint on site. The tank was under the steps to the entrance for the home and the tank bottom was in contact with the soil. The tank top and sides were wet with oil and upon investigation a corrosion hole was found in fill pipe for the tank. Absorbent pads were used to collect oil on and around the tank. Soil samples taken from next to and under the tank were positive for oil. I contacted the property owner and notified him of my findings. I told him that the tank needed to be pumped out and removed. He came to the site and I gave him an application for the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund and explained that the oil impacted soil would be required to be removed. He said he had excavation equipment and could do the soil removal and transportation. I had C.B. Haskell pump out the tank and set up a temporary tank to supply heat to the home.

On 4/25/13, the tank and piping were removed and though heavily corroded the tank did not appear to have any holes in the bottom. The fill pipe did have a hole in it. The deck and stairs were moved out of the way by Mr. Paradis to excavate oil impacted soils. Soils were removed until the excavation came close to the supports of the home. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis to determine the level of contamination that was left in place. The area was back filled. The site was referred to Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services for water monitoring of the mobile home park's drinking water wells.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time .
P-281-2013*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report the discharge of mineral oil from a transformer involved in a single car accident.  The car struck the pole and the resulting damage caused the transformer to spill oil to the pavement.  CMP responded and cleaned the spill area.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided, MDEP Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-252-2014*Received a call from Garthwaite Energy stating that while filling an aboveground storage tank (AST) at this mobile home, the filter started leaking.  The discharge was quickly stopped and speedy dry applied to affected area.  It was first thought that someone had stolen the oil through the filter, or 100 gallons of fuel had been released, but it was later determined that the AST had run out of oil and the water that had accumulated in the tank froze in the filter breaking the gasket seal.

I checked on the site and found the clean-up to be satisfactory and there was no evidence of a large discharge.  No further Response action required.
A-210-2014*On 4/3/14, 1600 hours, Ronnie Linscott from Maritime Energy reported finding a line leaking on an outside heating oil tank during an inspection at a vacant house that is for sale. I contacted Ronnie and he reported that there was oil impacted soil under the tank at the filter end and the tank was about 1/4 full. I contacted the property owner and he met me on site. The oil line from the tank was wet with oil at the fitting connecting it to the filter. No dripping was seen but the soil was oil impacted under the fitting area. The owner reported that the tank that supplies the furnace in the garage is used very little, and only has 5 to 10 gallons in it at any one time. I shut off the outlet from the tank to stop any further leaking. I dug about 2 inches below the surface of the oil impacted area and field tested the soil below for oil. The test, Oil in Soil shake test, indicated only a slightly positive result for oil indicating the spill was very small and only the top few inches of soil was oil impacted indicating the well on site was not at risk. The owner agreed to excavate the oil impacted soil and contain it in buckets until I could pick it up for proper disposal.

On 4/11/14, I met Jared Chase, the owner, at the site. He had removed soil in the oil-impacted area to about 4 to 6 inches depth, and contained the soil in buckets. I retested the soil and the test was negative. Based on the amount of soil removed and the negative field test, a small amount of oil had been discharged from the leaking fitting and the property well is not at risk.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-274-2013*Upon the issuance of NOV (notice of violation), an internal referral was made to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services staff.  Initial compliance standards requested immediate steps to minimize any further unlicensed discharge of waste oils/hazardous wastes.  In a phone conversation with MDEP staff, Mike Penfold, of VIP Tour & Charter Bus Company, stated a contractor had been hired and an estimate given for waste management.  He likewise stated he was consolidating waste from drums that were not completely full to help with remediation costs.  The quote was based on a drum (full drum, or partial), so it behooved the customer to maximize the contents of each drum.  The waste was classified as a mixed waste, which at this time was understood to be waste oil, coolant and other vehicle waste fluids.

On 4/12/13, I visited the site to familiarize myself with the layout and volume of waste liquids.  I met with Mr. Penfold and he showed me his progress.  Drums had been brought inside under cover.  Dented or damaged drums were taken out of service to be crushed for scrap metal.  The remaining drums would have their contents consolidated for characterization with Maine Labpack, Inc..  We then went outside to inspect the stained soil (former location of drums) adjacent to the diesel tank.  Mr. Penfold had excavated material by hand roughly 12 inches deep, identifying the stained surface layer no more than 6 inches deep.  This material would also be removed for disposal.  We also inspected a horizontal aboveground storage tank (275 gallons) propped up on four empty drums.  This tank was used to transport waste oil for the waste oil heater in the garage, otherwise it sat empty.  Just to identify it as empty, I suggested he stand the tank up on an end on pallets. This would signify to anyone who saw it that it was an empty tank.  He agreed and would position the tank accordingly.

Subsequent collection of the waste and transportation for disposal was tentatively scheduled for the week of 4/15, however, actually completed 4/23.  I went to the facility after lunch and Mr. Penfold showed me the consolidation he had completed.  There were two drums of soil/gravel and three drums of mixed liquid waste.  The contractor was not there yet, so I left my cell phone number and told him I would be nearby when the contractor did arrive.  Shortly after an hour, I was called back to the garage and met with Rick Kmetz of Maine Labpack, as he was checking inventory sheet with actual containers.  He rejected two of the drums as not roadworthy, and asked for them to be repackaged.  Mr. Penfold had two other drums and began the transfer process.  The two drums of diesel/waste oil contaminated soil were approved for transport.  After the completion of the transfer, the drums were labelled and loaded onto the truck.  Mr. Penfold completed the forms by signing for the business.  Maine Labpack took control of the materials and transported for proper disposal.

Based on the issuance of the proper paperwork and signed manifests between the responsible party and licensed  transporter, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
A-178-2013*As I was heading home from work I observed two Augusta Fuel employees furiously spreading sorbent pads around a storm drain in the parking lot of the Hallowell Antiques Mall, in the pouring rain.  I stopped in to see what was going on and discovered that they were cleaning up an oil spill that they had caused by doing a poor job of pumping out the antique store's aboveground storage tank.  They had not reported the spill.  I then discovered the reason that they were pumping out the tank.  The tank had leaked onto the floor of the antique store and they were pumping it out as part of the tank replacement project.  They had not reported this spill either.  If these guys are professionals I'd hate to see how the amateurs go about a project of this nature.

I spoke with the property owner and we agreed on a plan to hire an environmental contractor to clean up the oil inside the building.  After the clean up some oil odors persisted, probably because we couldn't get at a small area where the oil had travelled under a wall.  I provided a fan to keep the odor down in the store while the residual oil evaporated.  No further Response action expected.
I-91-2013*On April 29, 2013, Sherry Thibodeau came into my office stating that she was trying to sell a piece of property acquired from her mother's passing. A prospective buyer noticed two 55-gallon drums in the backyard. The buyer informed Sherry to contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to investigate the drums.

On April 30, 2013, I investigated the site and found two rusty 55-gallon drums with the tops removed and filled with old yard debris. I also found an old 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) that had not been used in many years. Both the 55-gallon drums and the AST had brush and moss growing around/through them. No signs of contaminated soils could be found. I informed Sherry that all items in the backyard could be removed at any time. No further action should be required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-320-2013*On 5/1/2013 I received a call from Paul Werly, a truck driver, reporting a diesel spill at C B Kenworth in South Portland.  Mr. Werly reported the dispenser pumps were leaking. He had reported the issue to C B Kenworth, but no repairs had been made.

I responded that morning and found a small diesel spill next to one of the dispenser's (the other one was out of service).  There appeared to be leaks from both discharge hoses for the pumps.  I worked with Mike Hicks of C B Kenworth and asked him to clean up the spill, put the dispenser out of service and call a technician for repair.  All of which were done promptly.

I visited the site again on May 6 and confirmed that satisfactory repairs had been made.  No further action required.
P-322-2013*
INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
  On May 2, 2013, Stephen Flannery met Donald Murphy, Town of Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), at the former property of James Smart located at 129 State Park Road, Casco, ME, regarding the discovery of several drums containing unknown substances.  The town was concerned with the location of the drums adjacent to a stream that flows into the Crooked River that eventually makes its way into Sebago Lake.  Mr. Smart is presently incarcerated, so the Town of Casco allowed us access to the property to remove the drums for disposal.  In addition, the property is in the process of being foreclosed on.  Considering all these factors, Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) was contacted to undertake the removal of the waste.  There were a total of seven drums, four of which contained oil, and the others water and/or anti-freeze.
  The location is rural residential use with a residential drilled drinking water well located about 20 feet from the nearest oil drums.  Most of the drums were rusting steel and all drums rested on soil, none on containment.  A neighboring home and well are several hundred feet away.  The site is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and within a wellhead protection area.  Based on this site sensitivity Maine DEP assessed that the drums needed to be promptly secured and removed for proper disposal.
    While onsite on 5/7/13, a neighbor told me that the previous November the family at this home had to stay with them for several days as the 129 State Park Rd. home smelled too bad because of an oil tank leak in the basement.  Both Flannery and I checked out the home and basement and found no evidence of oil discharges or oil odors.  Some of the copper water piping had been cut down indicating unfinished maintenance or vandalism.
   CEO Murphy stated that the house has been unoccupied since the previous Autumn 2012, the home was foreclosed on by a bank and that the town was putting a lien on the property.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   On May 7, 2013: I met with two workers from EPI who characterized the drums with me and then removed them for disposal.  We noted seven plastic and steel drums containing waste motor oil, and a light oil that EPI characterized as weathered gasoline, likely old racing gasoline.  See the attached site sketch and inventory list for further information.  No discharge remedial actions such as soil removal or water treatment were required by MDEP at the time.  No laboratory sampling of drinking water or indoor air quality was performed at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   From Town of Casco information the home and property were foreclosed upon on 2/10/12: As or 1/9/13, CEO Murphy advised me the property was deeded to US Bank National Association, as trustee for Credit Suisse First Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-12, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY 42301.
2)   At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are expected.  I recommend MDEP seek cost recovery of the disposal of the waste material.
3)   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to imply the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski

P-317-2013*Dead River (DR) called to report the discovery of a leaking AST (aboveground storage tank) in the basement of the Levesque home, during a routine annual service call.  To date Mrs. Levesque (who does not go downstairs, medical reasons) has no complaints about odors, Mr. Levesque was not home at the time of my initial visit. The DR technicians were removing the remaining fuel from the tank when I arrived. They described an oil soaked floor beneath the tank and a few cardboard boxes that had wicked up the fuel oil.

The oil migrated beneath a partition wall towards the boiler and sump.  There is another wet stain adjacent to the boiler (1950 vintage), but the sump water looked clear with only a minor sheen (possibly biological).

The Levesques were thinking of converting to natural gas if the figures were within range, and the remaining cleanup considerations would be left to Mr. Levesque when he returned home.  That Mrs. Levesque was not experiencing any discomfort from the spill, it was agreed they would call after their meeting with DR salesman scheduled for later that afternoon/evening. No additional calls of concern for the leak have been received, based on that it is assumed Mr. Levesque is comfortable with clean up completed.  With that being said DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
A-241-2013*     A report of a black oil sludge was received concerning a gravel pit behind the home of Patsy Glidden. After a site visit on May 3, 2013 it was concluded the sludge and sheen was biological and not caused by oil spillage. The area up gradient was recently filled and its likely excess iron and manganese in the water caused the unusual bloom. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-271-2013*While hooking up for a delivery, the vendor's (Quality Carriers) equipment (hoses, couplings) were not a perfect match.  Upon making the last connection, the residual product in the hose leaked from a faulty gasket. The spill was confined to the loading area concrete/asphalt.  The material VP250, a lubrication oil, with properties like mineral oil, was cleaned up with sorbent pads which were packaged and taken to EPI, Environmental Projects Inc., for proper disposal.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information given and the facilities ability to manage the spill, Response Services plans no further action.
A-193-2013*4/9/13 1131 Brian Desmarais from Waste Management reported that an estimated 2 to 3 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released when a trash truck hydraulic line failed during operation. They reported that workers were on the way to clean up the spill. I met Waste Management workers on site and found that the oil had sprayed the side of an apartment building, the outside stairway to the second floor entrance, a small area of lawn, and the sidewalk. There was a storm drain just down grade from the spill area but no oil had run to it. I protected the drain with oil absorbent pads and boom. The amount of oil spilled was an estimated 10 gallons that was greater than originally reported volume. Waste Management removed a small amount of soil, several wooden stair treads, and used oil absorbent to collect oil from the paved areas. They had a contractor clean the side of the building collecting the wash water after wiping it down with oil absorbent pads. Waste Management arranged for disposal at their facility.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-284-2013*On 4/14/13, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Steve Jocher, of Cyro Industries, reporting a half gallon spill of hydraulic fluid at their facility in Sanford.  The spill occurred as the result of a burst hydraulic line on a street sweeper.  Some of the oil impacted pavement and some impacted soil.  The oily soil was removed and taken to Commercial Paving in Scarborough for disposal.  The oil on the pavement was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further actions by Response Services are required at this time.
P-285-2013*On 4/15/13 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Marie Parker of Downeast Energy reporting a half gallon spill of heating oil at their facility in Windham.  The spill occurred when a tank truck driver didn't fully close the loading arm at the loading rack once he had completed filling his truck.  A half gallon of oil dripped onto pavement from the loading arm.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-297-2013*Pine Tree Waste Services/Casella called to report the discharge of approximately two and one half gallons of hydraulic fluid to the asphalt  parking lot at the customer's location.  The hose was repaired and the spill cleaned up.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information provided, the discharge was confined to a small area of asphalt, with no other receptors noted.  MDEP Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-306-2013*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown quantity of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  Spilled product contaminated soil below the tank.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contamination which was guided by field sampling in the form dye shake tests.  After approximately 20 yards of material were removed, all four sides as well as the bottom of the hole were rendered clean. Groundwater was also encountered, which did not exhibit any signs of petroleum contamination.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-324-2013*Sherwood McKenney called to report that a Waste Management truck while at a customer's location broke a coolant hose and discharged approximately three gallon of coolant to the asphalt lot.  Maintenance was dispatched and the hose repaired and the spill cleaned up.  Speedy dry was applied and removed for proper disposal.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and location of the spill MDEP Response Services plans no further action.
P-323-2013*C N Brown (Little) called to report a small discharge from a customer error at the fuel dispenser.  The incident resulted in approximately one gallon of unleaded gasoline being discharged to the asphalt adjacent to the dispenser.  This was attended to by staff, speedy dry was applied and removed/packaged for disposal with the companies waste disposal contractor.  No request for assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information given, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-307-2013*Andrew Smith, Maine State Toxicologist, received a positive water analysis from the residential home of Lori Roth, at 38 Snowberry Road, in Gorham. The water analysis was positive for TBA (tert butyl alcohol) at 540 parts per billion. Presently, the State of Maine has no Maximum Exposure Guideline (MEG) or Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for the contaminant TBA, but Mr. Smith forwarded the results to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Bradford Hahn), because TBA is a daughter product of a gasoline additive (Methyl tertiary-butyl ether or MTBE).

Bradford Hahn contacted Mrs. Roth and resampled the water supply for EPA 524.0 and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) analysis. Sample results showed slight positives for gasoline components, but all were well below State and Federal drinking water standards.  While on-site sampling, Mr. Hahn observed no obvious source for the contaminant, so no Division of Response Services involvement was required.

Mr. Hahn notified Mrs. Roth of the results and informed her that the Department would resample in three months.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-169-2013*On 4.17.13, R H Foster reported that a customer's inside home heating oil tank had developed a corrosion hole and had leaked #2 fuel oil out onto the concrete floor of the basement.  They estimated based on the last fill up that 150 gallons had been lost, but at that time the tank was empty.

When I arrived on scene, the oil company had removed the corroded tank.  The property owner, Mr. Wingard, rented this property and fortunately the building was equipped with two heating oil tanks and two furnaces.  The oil company hooked both furnaces up to the remaining tank.

The basement floor was made of cracked concrete, that in many places did not make a seal with the foundation wall.  Oil had migrated down into these cracks and flowed preferentially along the foundation wall that faced the road.  The oil flowed to the natural low point in the basement where the sump pump was located.  A 2 foot radius around the sump hole was not covered in concrete and there was a layer of oil on top of the water in the hole.  The sump pump was not operational and I checked the discharge and found that no water or oil had been pumped out on to the ground outside the house.

The next morning (4.18.13), I had Clean Harbors on site with a vactor to chip up the concrete floor and remove the contaminated soil beneath.  I also installed a radon fan to help remove oil vapors from the basement.  So far there had been little impact to the upstairs living areas, but with the floor removed I anticipated that the vapors might increase.

I chose to wait to backfill so that I could see if any oil would migrate out from around the foundation wall.  I was able to get clean edges on the inside excavation wall, but not the foundation wall.  I left the sump pump off for the night until I could install a carbon cell at the discharge.  I placed pads in the sump hole and inside the excavation.

I referred this site to Technical Services, because the property was potentially within the well head protection zone for the Old Town Public Drinking Water supply, I felt further investigation with soil borings was warranted outside and because I intended to keep the excavation open I wanted to install a more robust ventilation system.

On 4.19.13, Jim Lavoie from Technical Services came to install the carbon cell at the end of the discharge hose for the sump pump and a more permanent ventilation system.  He ran 4 inch perforated piping around the inside perimeter of the excavation and covered it with thick plastic sheeting.  He attached the piping to the ventilation fan and exhausting the air through the basement window.  At this time we were able to put the sump pump back into service.  Jim continued to check the pads for the next two weeks.

When oil stopped appearing in the excavation, Jim removed the piping and I hired a contractor to come in and redo the concrete floor.  The contractor removed more soil to make sure that groundwater would move towards the sump this resulted in a second disposal of contaminated soil to Juniper Ridge.  The contractor placed a plastic sheeting vapor barrier down and backfilled with drainage stone.  The concrete floor was replaced.

Further investigation by Technical Services found no contaminated soil outside the house. The ventilation system and carbon cell was eventually removed when they became unnecessary.  No further Response action anticipated at this time.
I-92-2013*5/6/13 Ron Doughty, Foreman at Tater Meal Processing plant called to request assistance in disposing of #6 oily sludge from two above ground oil storage tanks (ASTs) that Tater Meal is scrapping as part of closing down their operations.  The two ASTs are a 25,000 gallon and 10,000 gallon unit.  Talked to Ron about removing the #6 oily sludge out of the tank after the tanks have been cut open.  This sludge will need to be bulked up with some sawdust/shavings and then taken to either Presque Isle Landfill or Tri-community Landfill.  Ron wants to have the oily debris taken to Presque Isle landfill.  Told Ron to contact landfill manager, Dana Fowler, and check with him on any special handling requirements for them to take this debris.  Told Ron that I would provide him an oil spill debris form for this #6 oily debris to be taken to Presque Isle landfill once he has cleared it with Mr. Fowler.

Called Ron - he has spoken with Dana Fowler and the oily debris will be trucked to the Presque Isle Landfill on Wednesday 5/8/13.  Faxed an oil spill debris form for the debris from cleaning #6 oily sludge from two ASTs, prior to cleaning tanks.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
I-93-2013*Maine Public Service (MPS) reported a spill of transformer oil as a result of a hole burned in as electrical transformer.  The spill resulted in a leak of 18 gallons of oil onto the ground around the electric pole. An MPS crew excavated an area 20' X 20' of an abutting residence's lawn around the affected utility pole# 09885.  The oily debris was transported to Presque Isle Secure Landfill facility under an oil spill debris form.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services staff visited the site and documented that all the transformer oil had been removed.  MPS is returning to loam, seed and mulch the lawn area that was excavated down 3 to 4 inches in depth. I took several pictures of spill site clean-up, and site clean-up is adequate.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-94-2013*Maine Public Service Co (MPS) reported a spill of 26 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil.  The spill was the result of a worn hole in the transformer can which resulted in the transformer oil leaking out around the base of the utility pole #23266 on the Chandler Road in Blaine.

MPS crews excavated and removed the soils at the base of the utility pole impacted by the spilled oil with a backhoe and loaded the oily debris onto a dump truck.  Kimberly Hitchcock was provided an oil spill debris form for disposal of this 2-5 cubic yard load going to the Presque Isle Secure Landfill facility.

On 5/7/13, I checked on the spill site. MPS had excavated all oily debris in a 15-foot diameter location around the affected pole.  MPS repaired the area where the gravel/soils were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
I-95-2013*On 4/29/13, received an e-mailed spill report from Daigle Oil Company (DOC).  The spill was the result of an overfill by DOC's delivery driver.  The following information on this spill was provided by DOC Service Manager Scott Haley: - Benjy Jandreau, DOC Technician went to make a delivery.  The whistle was very weak. Customer was outside with driver at the time and started talking.  Driver didn't hear whistle stop. Fuel came out the vent.  Benjy immediately stopped the delivery. A small volume of oil came out the vent. Benjy went inside to check.  Approximately a 4 inch round stain was in the dirt under the tank.  Oil came out of a plug that was not fully tightened. Benjy put spill pads under tank to absorb and dripping. James Smart, another DOC Heating Technician, arrived and drained oil out of tank to stop dripping.  The tank was wiped up and DOC crew cleaned up stained dirt. The floor is dirt in this area in basement.  The tank and floor have been cleaned.  Home owner and sons were there and are pleased with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-248-2013*The Maine State Police reported that a truck had broken down on the side of Interstate 95 in Waterville and was leaking oil onto the road.  I met Trooper John York on site and observed the truck in the breakdown lane with a visible puddle of oil under it.  The truck had apparantley blown the oil cooler and lost all it's oil, siezing the engine and bringing it to a stop where it was.  I waited until the truck was towed away and cleaned up the puddled oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-314-2013*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the notification and management of hazardous waste soils and waste materials found at an old municipal dump site exposed during the construction of a new convenience store, and retail motor-fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by Cumberland Farms Inc., Gulf (CFG).  This report (P-314-2013), covers management of the excavated landfill waste.  (Also, see report P-290-2013 for information on the year 2013 UST abandonment).  The primary contact with CFG was Mr. Christopher Gill, Environmental Senior Project Manager.  Ms. Lauren Roberts, from AECOM, was environmental consultant for CFG.  ENPRO Services also worked for CFG, with AECOM removing and screening hazardous materials.

Stephen Brezinski was initial and primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contact with involvement and guidance from Andrew Slusarski and Michael Hudson (MDEP Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit), Peter Carney (MDEP staff attorney), and Kelly Perkins (MDEP, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) Chemist).  MDEP Division of Solid Waste was advised of the landfill issues.  Brian Beneski and John James of MDEP, Division of Remediation, visited and reviewed for landfill closure and leachate issues, but opted not to become involved.  Final closure of present clean-up and investigation actions were managed by Michael Hudson, and Scott Whittier of MDEP, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM), Division of Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities.  I advised CFG and AECOM about the MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP), but it was not pursued at this time, in part because it could slow down construction of the new facility and building construction.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 4/29/13, Ms. Roberts of AECOM notified MDEP that an excavator for the foundation of the new building had encountered a significant number of buried and broken lead-acid motor vehicle batteries and elevated lead (Pb) levels in the soil.  Over the next week MDEP was made aware of crushed steel drums, arsenic contamination, asbestos transite shingles, and a mystery shiny silver metallic material mixed in with excavated soil (see Photo-17).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense, urban, commercial property adjacent to the Androscoggin River and is served by municipal sewer and water service.  The site is a triangular parcel located between Center Street and North River Road.  I understand that CFG has owned the location since about 1982 when they installed this UST facility that was removed in 2013.  A 1972 aerial map shows the site occupied by Auburn Motor Sales.  MDEP Solid Waste records list the area as EGAD site #37959-Center Street Dump; MDEP Solid Waste had limited records on the dump due to its age of about 1930-1940.  Ted Wolfe of MDEP visited the site in year 2000.  He noted and sampled apparent leachate, both in a roadside ditch and seeping into the river (See photos 1 - 4).  Wolfe sought no further actions at the time (see his year 2000 documents for details).

Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) investigated the area for potential roadwork in 2002-2003.  They identified the area as urban fill up to the edge of the river and had noted apparent leachate seeps to the river.  Along the east edge of the property in a drainage ditch was a heavy waxy sheen and then iron oxide stained water which also should be investigated as leachate draining to the river (see Photo-1).  MDOT did not initiate the proposed roadwork at that time.

The landfill is understood to underlie adjacent properties north (Wendy's) and possibly east to the river.  The present property lithology appears to be sandy-rocky fill with urban fill of landfill debris and intermittent ash layers above a wetland silt-clay bed that is five to eight feet below present grade level, and that appears to extend out into the river.

Cumberland Farms Gulf stated to me that they did not have any prior
P-233-2013*I was contacted by Jodi at C.N. Brown reporting that a customer's vehicle at their Biddeford Big Apple had a leaking gasoline tank.  I arrived to find that the customer, Karley Fortier, had filled her vehicle's fuel tank with gasoline at the station and it started leaking.  Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the ground.  The parking lot was snowy and slushy and the gasoline was standing in puddles and had run down Alfred Street about 50 feet.  Ms. Fortier was unable to assist with the clean-up of the spill, so I applied sorbent materials to collect the spilled gasoline.  I cleaned up the spill and double-bagged all of the waste, and C.N. Brown agreed to dispose of the waste.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-234-2013*I was contacted by Jim Adams, of Clean Harbors requesting a 30 day waiver for removal of an out of service underground storage tank at the Dairy Barn in Scarborough.  The tank had been discovered in the parking lot.  It was a 500 gallon, bare steel, consumptive use, heating oil tank.  I agreed to the waiver and attended the tank removal.  There was no evidence of spillage or contamination in the ground around the tank.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-247-2013*I was contacted by Tom Daniels, reporting that a car accident had resulted in a spill from an electrical transformer on Lisbon Road in Lisbon.  Only a small amount of oil leaked from the transformer.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).  See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-248-2013*I was contacted by the Standish Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Ossipee Trail West (Route 25) and Deer Hill Avenue.  The Fire Department reported that the accident caused one of the vehicles to leak a small amount of gasoline into the snowbank that it came to a rest on.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up what oil they could.  I visited the site and determined that there was no remaining recoverable oil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-287-2013*I was contacted by DownEast Energy reporting that after filling one of their customer's oil tanks.  As the driver was reeling in the hose, the nozzle engaged and allowed about a pint of heating oil to spill onto the paved driveway.  The driver used sorbent material to clean up the spill to the customer's satisfaction.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-195-2013*A hose blew at a fitting on a front end loader while moving logs in a log yard. The failure was due to a crimp in the fitting. 15 gallons of HDZ Hydraulic fluid was lost to the muddy ground. Sawdust and sorbent pads were used to soak up the oil. The sorbent materials were then bagged for disposal, and the muddy soil was hand dug and placed into 55 gallon open top drums. The drums and bags of oily sorbents were moved to storage in the Hazardous materials locker. United Industrial Services will pick them up for disposal at a later date.
No further action required by Response.
A-196-2013*On 4/10/13, at 0528 hours, an overloaded tractor trailer lost its load on the Route 108 Canal Bridge in Rumford. The accident was due to being overloaded with logs. While maneuvering the corners of Route 108 the king pin on the trailer failed. It was ripped completely off the trailer, which then overturned leaving the tractor upright. In the process of rolling over the passenger side hydraulic oil tank was punctured and its contents lost to the Canal Bridge and canal water. The canal flows into Rumford Paper's hydro dam, where a slight sheen could be seen 2 hours after the incident happened. Rumford Fire Department helped me spread speedy dry on the bridge to soak up the oil on the bridge.

Directly under the grate in the bridge where the tractor stopped was a beaver hut. I could see where the beaver had gone up the bank and left an oil sheen. There was also oil sheen surrounding the hut. I called the State Biologist, Don Katnick, to report the beaver hut and beaver being oiled. He said he would relay the information to a regional office.

Rumford Public Works Department staff used a street sweeper and front end loader to clean up the debris on the bridge. About 1 yard of soil, wood shards and speedy dry was recovered and disposed of at the local Rumford landfill. The Department Of Transportation cleared the bridge for traffic use and route 108 was re-opened at 1100 hours.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-76-2013*On 4/10/13, County Environmental Engineering, Inc., (CEE) was at the Friendly Village housing complex on Silver Street in Monticello on Wednesday, April 10, to complete the annual underground storage tank (UST) inspections.  The facility is registered as the Monticello Housing Corporation (Reg. #5946) and consists of five (5) active USTs.

CEE staff got to the tank #8 at Building #2, and discovered a little bit of oil in the piping sump on top of the tank #8.  The piping sump essentially consists of 6" PVC piping to the tank top with a 4" PVC sleeve that goes to the boiler room, in which the copper feed and return lines are contained (see attached photographs).  CEE personnel removed the oil (about a pint) with a shop-vac but could not observe any active leak or drips.  CEE personnel also did not note any evidence of oil coming from the 4" PVC pipe that comes from the boiler room or any evidence of a leak from the copper piping in the boiler room.  CEE personnel instructed Glen Swimm, the on-site maintenance supervisor, to keep an eye on it to see if oil continued to enter this space.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified and stopped by the facility Wednesday afternoon and checked it out.

CEE personnel were not exactly sure as to where the oil came from, or if there is still even a problem.  Mr. Swimm  continued to monitor the sump daily.  CEE personnel kept MDEP posted on any findings.  John Dunlap of the MDEP underground storage tank compliance unit in Augusta was notified of this incident.

On 4/17/13, Glen Swimm checked the sump yesterday afternoon and there was about 1" of oil in it (1-2 cups).  He cleaned it up with absorbent pads.  CEE's Nate Hersey has spoken with Glen twice today and no further oil has entered into the sump.  Based on the information at hand, Hersey's guess is that there is a small leak at either the feed or return fitting at the tank top and within the sump.  CEE will dig to the top of the tank to get at it with the proper tools.

On 4/28/13, CEE crew went to the Tank #8 site to install the piping sump per MDEP guidance.  When CEE crew dug down to the top of the tank, they discovered that the PVC piping sump transitioned to the green, 4" corrugated secondary containment pipe outside of the sump where they could not see it (see attached photo).  Oil was observed in the containment pipe.  CEE immediately notified MDEP (Lee Thomas) of what had been found and also left a message with John Dunlap.  Nate (CEE) was able to use a shop vac to blow air through the 4" corrugated containment pipe and drain it of oil, and recovered about 3 gallons from the containment pipe.  CEE then replaced the 3/8" copper return line by pulling the old line out and snaking the new line in through the 4" corrugated containment pipe to the boiler room.  CEE also installed the sump as planned and hooked everything back up.  The system is fully functional and secondarily contained at this point.  The old copper return line was heavily corroded with at least two holes observed.  This was the source of the oil leaking into the piping sump.

Nate Hersey took some Oil in Soil oileophilic dye shake tests of soil directly on top of the tank.  None of the samples were saturated with oil.  Nate also collected a soil sample from directly on top of the tank for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) analysis. The soil on top of the tank has an odor, but it really does not appear to be a widespread problem.  The nearest private wells are located at 45 Silver Street (appx. 180 feet northeast) and at 374 U S Route 1 (appx. 210 feet east).

Lab results of the VPH and EPH exceeded the leaching to groundwater (LTGW) soil remediation guidelines, but not direct contact for smaller sites (DCSS).

Katahdin Analytical Services Lab results:
VPH - C9-C10 aromatics lab analysis was 210 mg/kg, LTGW guidelines = 75 mg/kg, DCSS
A-209-2013*While responding to a spill in Skowhegan (A-207-2013) I was contacted regarding another spill in Skowhegan at 161 Waterville Road.  The caller, Lorraine Garcia, reported that there was a large oil stain in front of her mother's home at that address and it appeared as though a tractor trailer may have stopped and had a leaking fuel tank.

I visited the site and observed the are in questioned.  It appeared that some piece of equipment had lost 20 gallons or so of hydraulic fuel some time earlier.  My inclination is that it was a pulp truck with a hydraulic tank.  I informed Ms. Garcia this and got permission to excavate the area.

I met with Clean Harbors the following morning and vactored approximately 1 1/2 cubic yards of contaminated soil.

All visibly stained soil was removed and the area is on public water with the minmial contamination left behind posing no risk to human health.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-83-2013*On 4/16/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a spill report from Michael Michaud of Irving Woodlands regarding a spill of approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel.  The spill was the result of a fuel nozzle malfunction during fueling operations.  The spill happened in a fueling area off of the Rocky Brook Road.

On 4/19/13, MDEP received a call from Roy Clark of Irving Woodlands requesting an oil spill debris form to haul diesel contaminated debris from this spill into Presque Isle Landfill.  Roy has about 8 drums of sorbent pads, boom and contaminated soils that need disposal.  Scanned an oil spill debris form and sent it via E-mail to: clark.roy@jdirving.com

The spill reported on 4/16/13 stated the spill occurred in February and referenced a spill report that was completed back at that time.  Reviewed all of MDEP HOSS spill records and found no report of such a spill.  Called/e-mailed Michael Michaud requesting that they provide MDEP with a copy of this original spill report.

On 4/25/13, Michael Michaud e-mailed me and said he did not get this spill report sheet filled out. He had done a different form and did not get the Irving Woodlands spill report form.  Michael stated that he went back up to the spill site on the Rocky Brook Road yesterday and it looked good.

On 4/26/13, I met with Doug Cyr, Human Resources manager at Irving Woodlands headquarters on Route 161 in St. John Plantation, to convey concern from MDEP regarding the lack of timely reporting on a significant spill that occurred back on February 13th and was just reported on April 16th - a lag time of over 2 months.  Talked to Doug about reporting time requirements and the fact that this spill of between 50 and 100 gallons of diesel fuel was considered fairly significant in size.  Doug stated that he would be doing an investigation into this matter and report back to me.  Doug also asked if I would be willing to speak to his managers on the topic of oil spill prevention in the next couple weeks.  Doug and I set a date for a spill prevention, control and reporting workshop for Irving Woodlands, LLC, managers on May 17th.

On 5/17/13, I met with Doug regarding the diesel spill that occurred back in mid-February on the Rocky Brook Road.  Doug stated that Irving Woodlands has spill report forms that are filled in out in-house and then transferred over to spill reports for MDEP.  Mr. Michaud had done the in-the-field reports and thought someone else was going to complete and submit the MDEP spill report form.  This is where the ball was dropped.  Doug and his crew foreman have been out to this spill site for follow-up and it has been completely cleaned-up (see oily debris form submitted to landfill).

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-213-2013*Richard Doe of Augusta Fuel reported that they had deliverd fuel oil to a residence and suffered and approximate 3 gallon overfill, with 2 gallons coming out the vent and 1 gallon leaking inside around the vent pipe.   His technician was able to clean up the area affected outside and used speedi dri to absorb any oil impacting the inside floor, as well as wipe down the tank.   Mr. Doe informed me that the overfill occured due to the tank not being to code, and he would instruct the tank owner that they would no longer deliver to the tank until it was replaced.  The homeowner was not home and Mr. Doe would contact me if further clean up action was warranted inside the building.

I drove to the site and the outside area appeared sufficiently cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-212-2013*A bad gasket or bushing leaked on a Central Maine Power Company electrical component at a substation located in Benton Maine. The leak was seen as it happened and the component shut down. It was promptly cleaned up, and the soil was placed in numerous plastic bags for later disposal. This was part of the power reliability program.
No further Response action needed.
P-299-2013*Approximately 150 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of a portable office building located at the site. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. The building has no water service, however, two nearby residences utilize private drinking water wells. These wells are located on adjacent building lots and the closest well is approximately 300 feet and topographically cross gradient. The other well is located further away and located up gradient.

Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID). The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 30 x 30 feet wide and 12 feet deep located in the back yard of the residence. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in PID readings and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests. A total of 240.34 tons of impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal. A soil sample was collected on 4/29/2013, and analyzed for Contaminants of Concern (COC's) (results attached). A groundwater recovery well was installed at the spill location and a water sample was collected from this well on 5/15/2013 and analyzed for COC's.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP)Division of Technical Services on 4/29/13.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1056-2012*DEP received notification that transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm damage to a transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted transformer was removed for disposal.  No oil impacte the ground.  No site visit made.
P-263-2013*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole tearing through the pole and dropping the transformer to the ground where it discharged a portion of its oil.  The unit is tagged non-PCB, (non-polychlorinated biphenyl), simply mineral oil, which the majority of stayed on the asphalt and a few vehicles drove through it.  There was some migration to the shoulder gravel which was excavated by hand within three hours of the accident.  The oil in the road was initially covered with speedy dry and allowed to sit while repair crews from Central Maine Power Company, Fairpoint Communications, and Time Warner set a new pole and connections.  The material was then worked into the asphalt and swept up, mixed with gravel of the road shoulder and bagged for disposal.

The home (under construction) closest to the actual spill site has a public water shutoff in the front yard.  The general consensus is they have public water.  Whereas the home diagonally south, had a private well visible in the front yard.  The quick response and removal/cleanup were completed satisfactorily, and no additional work is planned.  Based on the observed remediation, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services plans no further action.
P-241-2013*On March 22, 2013, DownEast Energy reported an oil spill at 43 Spar Cove Road in Freeport. I responded immediately and met with Mrs. Stebbins at the home.

Mrs. Stebbins explained that while the aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) were being filled, the gauge on one of the ASTs cracked and blew off from the fill pressure. This caused approximately 1 gallon of K-1 oil to spray from the top. The oil sprayed on some insulation in the basement and other household items, including clothing.

Allstate Environmental was hired to remove oily debris and pump both ASTs into a temporary plastic tote. The tote was stored on site until we were able to pump the oil out of it.

The site was referred to Don White with Technical Services of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), to assist with vapor intrusion within the home.  No further DEP Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-204-2013*David Albert returned home from an appointment and saw a large stain on his tarred driveway. About a 20 foot spray area. He assumed it was from a state front end loader that was working in the area when he left his home. He stated that it looked like no effort was made to clean it up. I called Dwight Doughty with the State of Maine Department of Transportation (DOT). He found that the Wiscasset area DOT had filed a spill, but did not report it to us. He assured me that it would be cleaned up and restored to pre spill condition.
A-203-2013*It was reported on April 16, 2013, that there had been a small oil release at the residence of Ellen Bunker's home on Matinicus Island. After speaking with her, it was learned that the leak had happened over the winter months and was found by a handyman while opening the home for summer occupancy. The handyman checked the tank and it was empty. He also found that the filter was full of water, and the rubber O-ring was split, causing the discharge.

I visited the site on April 18th, 2013. I found a very large brown stain of dead grass on the eastern side of her home. It was very clear from the stain and depth of saturation that the spill was of a significant amount. Ellen stated that when she had the home closed up for winter, the oil was at 150-175 gallons in the above ground storage tank.  From my measurements, the stain was about 80 feet long and 45 feet wide with soil saturation down to bedrock. A plan for excavation was made, and logistics worked out for the week of May 7, 2013.

On May 7, 2013, Eric Mecklin and crew headed out to the island on the Island Transporter barge.  Sean Dougherty and Peter Moulton of the Division of Technical Services, and I took the Penobscot Air Transportation. Sean was on the Island to do some water samples at the neighboring properties, as well as Ellen Bunker's well. Peter Moulton came out to the island to inspect a location for the new fiberglass heating oil tank. Excavation of the oil stained area commenced for three days. While excavating, an old dug well was found, and we were able to set a groundwater recovery well. We set the new fiberglass tank on a pad with crushed stone as a bed, per Peter Moulton's instruction. A total of 80.71 tons were removed, and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling. The site was restored and seeded to pre-spill conditions.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

A-201-2013*Central Maine Power Reliability Project. Less than a cup of Hydraulic oil was lost to the ground from a piece of heavy machinery. It was promptly cleaned up and set aside for disposal.
No further action required by Response.
A-200-2013*It was reported that a car had gone off Main street in Rockport landing in a Rock Quarry. Police officer Sergeant Jeffery Ford of Rockport police stated that the driver of the car was found. She later admitted to falling asleep at the wheel and driving the car into the Quarry, where she then left the scene and went to a friend's house three miles away, and fell asleep for the night. The perpetrator was Mr. Rodney Marston's daughter.
Once on scene I found motor oil floating on the surface. Using sorbent pads, I padded up what product I could safely reach. I called Mr. Marston to see if he had contacted his Insurance company for possible coverage on removing the car. I also contacted the land manager (Coastal Mountains Land Trust) and the Land owners (Nature Conservancy Company) to bring them abreast of the situation. After talking with the land owner, it was brought to my attention that the quarry was about 180 feet deep on the road side. Making recovery of the vehicle very challenging.
A sight visit on 4/17/2013 was made. I found that more oil and gasoline had leaked out of the car, and a sheen and coagulated oil was found on the downwind side of the quarry. I called Mr Marston's insurance company (Allstate Insurance Company) myself to see if progress was being made on removal of the vehicle. They stated that it was considered towing, and would not be covered. I spoke with Allstate Insurance representative Curry Goodwin and he said that some more options were being looked at and they would call back when that decision was made.
Due to the time lapse and inefficiency of moving forward on removal of the vehicle It was decided that the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection would pay for the removal of the car, and then seek re-imbursement from the Insurance company. Fields Dive service was called to locate and recover the vehicle.
4-23-2013 Dallas Fields of Fields Dive Service and I were onsite to locate the car. He used a video camera and lowered it down to try and see the car. After many attempts the car was not found. He then did a free dive to locate it. He soon found the car upright at 108 feet below the surface, and tied a float to it. Allstate Environmental services was also on site cleaning up the oiled vegetation and padding up free product from the quarry walls. A plan was made to crane the car out later that week.
4-25-2013 Fields Dive Service and crew were on site for the car removal. Main street was shut down by Rockport and Camden police. I boomed off the area where the car was for precaution. Two divers were sent down to rig the vehicle in preparation for craning it out. The process took about three hours. The vehicle was then taken into Rockland police custody and impounded. The boom was left in the quarry for two weeks, then removed.
No further action needed my Response.
A-198-2013*Su Locsin of Sanctuary Road, Augusta reported to the DEP that she was concerned about her drinking water well being contaminated and felt that there had been a number of spills at the CN Brown facility located adjacent to her property that may be the cause.  Ms. Locsin was the only home with a well located in the vicinity of this facility.  All other homes were on public water.

A file review of the CN Brown facility located at 362 Riverside, Augusta revealed that there had been nearly a dozen petroleum spills at that location dating back 20 years of more.  During that time, Ms. Locsin's well had been sampled and determined to be contaminated with levels of gasoline and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) lower than the action level.  The CN Brown in question was to be upgrade in the near future which was causing her concern.  While the levels of contaminants in her well did not constitute action, the excavation required for the new underground storage tank installation and site work at the CN Brown facility would require a leaching to groundwater clean up standard, due to the proximity of Ms. Locsin's well.

Having read the spill reports associated with the spills at the CN Brown facility it was clear that a number of them were substantial.  The clean up standards set at those times did not consider her well at risk, as it was likely considered that all the homes in the vicinity were on public water.  I surmised that there would likely be a substantial amount of excavation necessary at the CN Brown site at the time of the facility up grade, or the Locsin well would need to be hooked up to public water to avert a large excavation.  I therefore referred the site to the Division of Technical Services to initiate well replacement or a clean up plan for the CN Brown Site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at the Locsin property.  Any further work necessary on the CN Brown property will be dealt with at the time of the site work and logged as a separate incident.
A-206-2013*A spill of an unknown amount of No. 2 fuel oil occurred in early March, during the theft of the oil furnace from a vacant rental property. The thieves cut the copper supply line causing the oil to run underneath onto a dirt floor crawl space. An exact amount of fuel spillage could not be determined, but it is estimated to be between 75 and 100 gallons. The home is owned by Richard Soule and it was the former residence of his late parents. The Somerset County Sherriff's Department responded to the theft. The spill was discovered in April, after a new tenant (Kevin DeLuca), smelled oil while renovating the home and heating with a pellet stove. The home is serviced by a private drinking water well located within an adjacent garage.

On April 18, 2013, I made an initial visit to assess the needed clean-up. I met with the current tenant, Mr. DeLuca, who explained that they had removed contaminated soils from the crawl space several days earlier. The soil was stockpiled on poly sheeting in the garage. Since that time, the oil odors in the home had declined significantly. Photo ionization detector (PID) readings of the indoor air was between .5 and 1 part per million (PPM) in the kitchen and living area. Under the kitchen sink was the highest reading in the home, and peaked at 3.5 PPM.  Closer inspection of the crawl space area revealed PID readings between 8-10 PPM. An oil-n-soil dye shake test was taken, and was positive for oil saturated soil conditions. The soil in the crawl space was a dry fine sand. A radon fan was installed in the crawl space to help prevent oil vapor migration into the living area.

On April 19, 2013, I met with Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to continue the clean-up. The primary concern at this time was to mitigate the impacts to the indoor air quality. EPI first removed the stockpiled soils from the garage area. Then we removed some additional soils from the crawlspace using 5 gallon buckets and hand tools. A 6 mil poly vapor barrier was then installed over the impacted area and the radon fan inlet hose was placed under the poly sheeting. A laboratory soil sample was taken at a known contaminated area to help assess if further excavation would be needed. The sample did not meet the Department's leaching to groundwater standards (see attached Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) results). A carbon air scrubbing unit was placed in the living room area to help reduce the oil vapors. PID readings in the kitchen declined to less than 1 PPM and were reduced to .5ppm under the sink. The fan exhaust was 8.5 PPM.

On April 24, 2013, a follow-up visit was made to ensure the indoor air continued to improve and to take an initial drinking water sample. PID readings in the kitchen declined to .1 PPM and under the kitchen sink peaked at .2 PPM. The fan exhaust peaked at 2.7 PPM. The water sample was taken from the kitchen sink and was analyzed for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH). No elevated hydrocarbons were discovered (see attached HETL results).

On May 22, 2013, EPI resumed excavation in the crawl space area. They utilized a vactor truck to remove soils through vacuum. They removed an additional 2 to 3 yards of material before the excavation was too deep and was close to undermining the foundation and the chimney. A series of slotted drain piping was installed in the excavation and attached to the radon fan to facilitate the removal of soil vapors. The excavation was backfilled using crushed stone and a 6 mil poly vapor barrier was installed over the stone and then covered with clean sandy fill. PID readings in the kitchen and under the sink were non-detect for organic vapors. The fan exhaust peaked at 25.2 PPM.  This site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for further investigation. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1055-2012*DEP received notification that  transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a storm damage to a transformer.  When Central Maine Power Company responded they were unable to find any indication of the discharge, and it was assumed to have been washed away by the rain.  The DEP did not visit the site and no further action is necessary in this matter.
P-268-2013*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of kerosene.  Product impacted the cement pad and the gravel below.  Unspilled product was pumped out of the tank then it was removed.  A small excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening guided the excavation which resulted in the removal of approximately five yards of gravel and sand.  No further Response action is expected.
P-1045-2012*The US Coast Guard reported that a grease fitting on equipment assoicated with thier vessel lost a very small amount of grease, and it got beyond the coeffer dam, leaving a small sheen.  The release was stopped and no further sheen was produced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-227-2013*On 4/27/13, at 0955 hours, Kathy Levesque reported that while walking along Maple Street in Farmingdale, she found a stained area of soil and vegetation on the road side that smelled like oil. She reported that the area was about 3 feet by 3 feet. I went to the area just east of the Litchfield Road intersection and found the stained area. The smell indicated that there may have been solvent along with the oil that had been dumped on the side of the road. There were no signs that a vehicle had broken down at the site and there was no empty container found. I removed the impacted vegetation in the area. I then removed the impacted soil down to about 3 inches. Screening determined that there was no solvent in the oily waste.   The removed material was transported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for later disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-226-2013*4/26/13 1526 Phillip Morey reported that he found white particles spread along the road in front of his house, on his lawn, and driveway. He tried to wash off his driveway but the particles only turned to a white powder. He was concerned that the substance could be harmful to his well and dog. I went to the site and found the particles on the driveway and lawn. The particles appeared to be mineral of some sort such as limestone. It appeared that the particles could have fallen out of a truck as it passed by the house. I collected samples to test back at the office. When tested by the Ahura First Defender chemical ID instrument the substance was identified as calcium magnesium carbonate that is a component of lawn lime. I notified Mr. Morey of my findings.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-191-2013*On 4-8-2013, Howard Holmes reported a release of fuel oil at a home in Appleton. This home had recently been purchased. The owners directed the oil truck delivery driver to fill the outside tank adjacent to the garage. The driver was hesitant to deliver to this tank, however the owners insisted that the tank at the garage supplied fuel for the boiler in the home. That was incorrect. There is an oil tank located in the basement of the home. On 4-3-2013, 247 gallons of fuel was delivered to the tank next to the garage. It had been several years since this tank contained oil and water had entered the tank and frozen inside the oil filter. This caused the cap on the oil filter assembly to separate slightly from the housing. The spilled oil was not discovered until Sunday 4-7-13. The spill was reported on 4-8.

I made a site visit on the afternoon of 4-8. I made arrangements for soil removal for the next day. A total of 15 tons of soil was removed and transported to Dragon Products. Bedrock was encountered at about three feet below grade. In addition, there is exposed bedrock in the yard, between the garage and the well. Soil removal was very difficult because the bedrock was so close to the ground surface.  This case was referred to Technical Services for sampling and additional investigation, if required.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-168-2013*On 3/25/13, 1158 hours, Joan Raven, from Maritime Energy, reported that 2 quarts of #2 fuel oil was spilled when one of their delivery drivers overfilled an inside heating oil tank at an apartment house in Belfast. She reported that workers had cleaned up the oil outside by the vent and inside on the concrete basement floor. I talked to the Maritime Energy worker on site who reported that the tank was inspected and there was no damage from the overfill. I contacted the building owner, Shane McTaggart, who reported that there were no oil vapor problems from the spill. I asked him to contact me if oil vapors did develop and he never called. No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-180-2013*3/28/13 1414 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the rail bed and abutting brush when a hose failed on a brush cutter work along the tracks. I met Ken on site and found that the oiled area was on and between a pair of tracts. The oil had run to the rail side area. Pan Am employees had used absorbent pads to contain and collect some of the oil. I instructed then to remove all the visibly impacted soil and stone ballast as well as any oil impacted brush. The stone ballast and soil was removed with a front end loader that had been working on site. The soil was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal. The Absorbent pads and brush was transported to the Pan Am Rail yard in Waterville for later disposal.

I went to the site the next day to inspect the area. The spill site area was cleaned up and restored. I found the brush cutter parked on a concrete pad adjacent to the rail crossing. It was dripping oil evidently from the hose failure spray. I contacted Pan Am and they came out and wiped down the brush cutter and contained drips with oil absorbent pads.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-184-2013*4/3/13 1125 Robert Bonlay from Maine Department of Transportation reported that an estimated 14 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled along 10 miles of route 2 in Wilton from a failed filter seal on a truck. They reported that they did collect some of the oil where the truck stopped but most was no recoverable. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-186-2013*4/4/13 1300 Judy Little from CN Brown reported that an estimated 2 to 3 gallons of gasoline had spilled at the Big Apple convenience store in Skowhegan when a customer removed the dispenser nozzle from their vehicle before shutting it off. CN Brown employees collected the product with oil absorbent material and arranged for disposal. They reported that no gasoline had run off the concrete pad. They did not get the customer's name or contact information. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-187-2013*4/5/13 1322 Alan Scales from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a pole mount electrical transformer had leaked an less than 1 gallon of oil after being hit by a tree branch. The transformer was tagged as containing <1 ppm polychlorinated bi-phenyls in the oil and the oil impacted less than a 3 foot diameter area on the ground. The spill was within 200 feet of the bay. I met CMP workers on site to confirm that the spill was cleaned up and no oil had run into the water. The CMP workers had removed all visibly oil impacted soil.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-78-2013*On March 4, 2013, One Steel Recycling had a hydraulic line break releasing about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill was cleaned up with Speedy-Dry sorbent material and was disposed of at Tri-community Landfill facility. No further action should be required by the Division of Response Services.
I-79-2013*On April 10, 2013 Shawn Gillen, of Maine DEA called to report that they were going to be seizing a Meth Lab in Oakfield late that morning. Briefing will be at MDEA Headquarters at 0920. After the briefing all agencies went meth lab site on to 372 Thompson Road settlement, Oakfield. I arrived on scene and met with Shawn to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage the response truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used to cook the meth.

After several hours of processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized pre-cursor drugs, chemicals, solvents, equipment and methamphetamine.  Once the MDEA agents had gathered samples and cataloged the evidence, Response Staff over-packed various acids, caustics and volatile/combustible materials in lab pack over packs. Over-packs have been stored in Response Services Warehouse/garage, Haz Waste laden over-packs will transported to Bangor for storage and disposal through MDEP Haz Waste disposal contractors.  No further action is warranted at this time by DEP Response Services.
B-163-2013*On April 16, 2013, Maine Department of Transportation reported 13.94 tons of soil of lightly contaminated with gasoline from an orphaned underground storage tank in a right of way at 105 Main Street, Stockton Springs.  The soil was removed and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for follow up.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-81-2013*On 2/15/13, I spoke with Chad McPherson of S. W. Cole Engineering Company regarding some environmental site assessment (ESA) work (Phase 1 and limited Phase 2 work) that his company was doing at the former location of the Maine Army National Guard Armory @ 774 N. Main Street in Presque Isle.  The Visconsi Company is planning a development on this parcel which will include a bank and office suites and are interested in what work may be required to deal with contaminated soils encountered during site excavation and building construction.  The planned building will not have any below grade foundation cellar.  The foundation will be a slab with frost walls.  I told Chad that this type of foundation should not be any issue for vapor migration.  I discussed with Chad the need to remove and dispose of any oil contaminated soils during site excavation of a foundation and any applicable buried utility services.  Chad will call if anything is encountered for an oil spill debris disposal form letter.  I told Chad to send along copies of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 (limited) for our Division of Technical Services staff to review.

I sent along the Phase 1 and limited Phase 2 to Division of Technical Services staff for their input to Visconsi Company developers.

On 3/14/13, I told Division of Technical Services that the Division of Reponses Services has been in communication with Chad McPherson, S. W. Cole Engineering, regarding the Phase 1 ESA and Limited ESA sub-surface investigation completed by S. W. Cole Engineering at the old Presque isle Armory property just in front of the Hampton Inn on North Main Street in Presque Isle.  The developer is proposing to start development of the parcel in mid-April.  There were several Geoprobe borings completed on the site by County Environmental Engineering, Inc., this past Fall 2012.  Some contamination as documented by field screening methods and lab analysis was encountered in GP3, GP4, and GP7.  According to the reports prepared by S. W. Cole Engineering, this contamination probably originated from the former 12,000 gallon underground storage tank (UST).  The developer would prefer to remove any contaminated soils within the building footprint to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of potential vapor migration.  They requested a 'virgin' product disposal letter to facilitate disposal of this oily debris at a local secure landfill approved to accept this oily debris.  I requested the Division of Technical Services review these documents to see if there are any other issues relevant to this development that should be addressed.  Technical Services staff will provide comments directly to Chad @ S. W. Cole Engineering.  Technical Services may be able to provide the developer some guidance relevant to managing any petroleum vapors in and around the footprint of the building.

On 3/14/13, Robert Sypitkowski reviewed these EPH findings in the S. W. Cole Limited Phase 2 report with respect to the risk of vapor intrusion into a new commercial building to be built soon in Presque Isle.  Considering that these compounds are not very volatile, indeed not even listed as contaminants of concern in the Department's Vapor Intrusion Evaluation Guidance 1/14/2010, there was no concern about vapor intrusion.  The low levels in the soils and depth of the contamination, and the limited potential of exposure during construction make any soil exposure scenario unlikely.

On 4/15/13, Chad McPherson called and stated that the developer will have the contractor (Soderberg Construction Company) do some oil contaminated soil removal at the proposed Key Bank office building in Presque Isle as early as Wednesday this week.  Soderberg will be doing the earthwork and contaminated soil transport.  Chad will need  a Virgin Letter for oil contaminated soil.  The developer, Visconsi Companies, Ltd., or its subsidiary purchased the property.  Chad thought there may be approximately 30 - 40 cubic yard of oily debr
P-283-2013*On 4/12/2013, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 6-10 gallon spill of transformer oil in Waterford due to a traffic accident.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and a small amount of soil hand excavated.  No further action by Response Services is required at this time.
P-286-2013*On 4/15/13 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ann Fantasia of Downeast Energy reporting a leaking oil line at a customer's residence in Old Orchard Beach.  It was estimated that one cup of oil had leaked from a loose fitting on the oil line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-290-2013*
SUMMARY
This report covers the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility by Gaftek LLC and assessment by AECOM for Cumberland Farms Inc. GULF (CFG).  Ed George was the Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) overseeing the abandonment; Jeff Dvorak of AECOM performed the Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.  Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division was primary MDEP staff overseeing the abandonment and assessment.  Scott Whittier and John Dunlap of MDEP, Licensing & Enforcement, oversaw facility registration, enforcement and licensing issues.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is dense commercial and retail use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  I noted no public or private drinking water wells within 1000' of the facility, and the location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Groundwater is believed to follow topography and flow to the Androscoggin River several hundred feet east.  The CFG property and north into the Wendy's property is underlain by a municipal landfill of the 1920s to 1940s period.  Soil under the UST facility area was boney sand fill with urban fill debris like bottles and occasional auto parts, over native silt clay. Groundwater was found about 3' to 5' below grade (bg).  The location was assessed by MDEP to fall within a 5.2.1.4 Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario for oil spill clean-up.  See also report P-314-2013.

Onsite I noted no significant surface oil discharges.  Atop groundwater (gw) in a drainage ditch on the east side of the property was a continuous, waxy sheen and evidence indicates this is landfill leachate contaminated (see report P-314-2013 for further information).

The UST facility had suffered a tank perforation in 1995 identified as a puncture by the dip stick, as the tanks did not have striker plates.  Water was known to have leaked into the UST so it was possible that gasoline may have leaked out (see P-244-1995).  During the 2013 excavation, I noted no significant odor of petroleum discharges in soil.  In TP-2 I noted what appeared to be an oil sheen, possible landfill leachate, but otherwise there was little to no sheen on gw within the tank area.

A photoionization detector soil screen and presence of oil sheen, the mystery steel piping, and the product pipe discharge triggered discharge notification to MDEP.

UST ABANDONMENT
In January, 2013, CFG was notified that their UST facility at this location was close to having an expired warrantee.  At the request of Ed George, Maine Certified Installer (CTI) with Gaftek LLC, MDEP granted a waiver of the abandonment notification period due to someone at CGF forgetting to file the notice in time.

The concrete pads and canopy was removed on 4/15/13, and the pavement, dispenser islands and fill over the USTs on 4/16/13.  Tank and piping fill was pea stone.  The three, 8000-gallon Owens Corning Company, single-wall, fiberglass tanks were anchored down to a concrete pad by factory fiberglass straps with steel cable laid over the straps and the cables were secured to the concrete anchor rather than the strap, which is atypical.  All the steel cables broke when the top fill was removed and the tanks floated in the high gw (see photos).  The tanks were purged in-place by Gaftek prior to removal, so there was less hazard of the tanks leaking when rolled, or of causing vapor issues if punctured.

Three runs of out-of-service bare steel piping were found and removed.  I suspect this to have been old vent piping from the three USTs that were taken out of service during a past facility upgrade, perhaps in 1996 and should have been removed.

During the removal of the double-wall plastic product piping, Gaftek reported they spilled a little gasoline caught in a low spot that did not blow out.  With CTI George, we discussed the merits of blowing or vacuuming out the piping against flu
A-207-2013*The Skowhegan Fire Department contacted me regarding a spill of what appeared to be a heavy waste oil into a storm drain on Main Street in Skowhegan.  I responded and determined that the product dumped in the storm drain was what appeared to be driveway sealer.  It was on the storm drain grate and about 1/4 inch thick on the top of the water in the 4 ft. diameter drain basin.

I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services and met them on site the following day to skim out the contaminated liquid.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-88-2013*On April 23, 2013, during routine transfer pipe cleaning, 2-3 gallons of #6 fuel seeped out on to the parking lot. McCain's crew scraped up the fuel and mixed it with sorbents. The sorbents were then disposed of at Tri Community landfill facility.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
A-231-2013*On 4/30/13, at 0905 hours, Dave Bryan from Consumers Fuel Company reported that he had found a small release of oil from a basement heating oil tank due to corrosion. He had pumped out the tank and stopped the leak. The owner had used a container to collect the oil when he found the tank leaking, but some oil had impacted the gravel basement floor. The residence is served by a private well. I went to the site and removed a small amount of oil impacted crushed stone from the basement. The basement floor consisted of dirt covered by a poly sheet with crushed stone on top. The oil had not penetrated the poly so the oil was contained in the crush stone. There were no detectable oil vapors in the upstairs living area. I asked the owner to call me if oil vapors developed. I never was contacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-230-2013*On 4/30/13, at 0905 hours, Dave Bryan, from Consumer's Fuel Company, reported that less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil had leaked from an inside tank due to corrosion. He had used speedy dry and oil absorbent pads to collect the oil. He had pumped out the tank and it was going to be replaced. I went to the site and found the basement floor was concrete and was cleaned up except for some oil impacted speedy dry. I collected the speedy dry and took it for disposal. The area is served by public water. I checked the indoor air and there was no indication that there were any detectable oil vapors. I asked the owner to call me if any vapor problems developed. She never contacted me.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-235-2013*4/30/13 1538 Josh Miller from Maine Yankee reported less than a cup of gasoline had spilled when a contract worker transferred fuel from one gasoline can to another. A small amount of impacted soil was removed for disposal by Maine Yankee.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-236-2013*4/30/13 1540 Lauren Mehringer from Burns & McDonnell reported that 2 to 3 ounces of diesel fuel had leaked to the ground on the Central Maine Power right of way in Peru off route 108. The source was a leaking O-ring on a piece of equipment. Impacted soil was reportedly removed for consolidation and later disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-205-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 4 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a transformer blowing up.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils and sorbents were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-208-2013*     A spill of an estimated two gallons of No. 2 fuel oil was caused by the overfilling of an inside above ground storage tank (AST). The oil exited the vent piping and impacted the side of the home and gravel. The Dead River driver used sorbent pads and speedy dry to remove free product and a technical later removed approximate half a 55 gallon drum of soil from beneath the vent pipe. The technician also checked on the AST to verify it was not damaged or leaking inside and removed five gallons of product to eliminate any spillage from fuel expansion. A confirmatory site visit was made on April 19, 2013. No further Response actions are expected.
A-214-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 7 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a corroded transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-222-2013*DEP received notification that approximately one gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a car pole accident.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbent and vegetation were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-189-2013*On 4-6-13, Professional Heating Services reported a fuel oil release at the home of Ardell Robarts, which is located at 20 Lighthouse Road in the town of Owls Head. Oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor from a fitting leak at the filter assembly.  I made a site visit that day to assist in the cleanup. After using sorbent pads, we placed speedi dri onto the floor and installed a ram fan. The tank located in the basement had one tank leg that was so badly corroded that it no longer was in contact with the floor.

On 4-9, Dave from Professional Heating, replaced the oil tank and washed the floor several times with simple green. I arrived on site at the end of the day and we spread speedi dri on the section of the floor that had been effected by the oil. The ram fan was removed.  The owner will be leaving on vacation and she will call me on 4-16, if there is an oil odor problem.

The owner never called me, therefore, it is my assumption that there are no lingering oil odor problems.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-197-2013*A report of a Thompson's Oil Company's oil delivery truck leaking unknown oil to a private driveway was received. I spoke with Ms. Grindle concerning the incident, and she was quite distraught that calls to Thompson's Oil received no results and also had concerns for her drinking water. She also indicated that she was not convinced it was engine oil, and believed it could have been diesel or fuel oil. After discussing the incident with Ms. Grindle, I made a trip out to the property for further investigation.

On March 14, 2013, I met with Ms. Grindle and her son Paul. We walked the length of the driveway, and discovered an intermittent staining of what appeared to be waste lubricating oil. I shoveled the visibly stained soils into two five gallon pails, and transported them off the island. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-272-2013*On 4/11/13 I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a small motor oil spill from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials, but a slight sheen was evident in a nearby storm drain.  That sheen was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-273-2013*On 4/11/2013 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Shane Ennis of Cianbro.  Mr. Ennis was reporting a small hydraulic oil spill that had leaked from some turbine equipment at the hydro dam they were working on.  The spill occurred as the result of hoses that were no longer connected leaking the oil.  The hoses should have been secured before moving the equipment.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-164-2013*On April 16, 2013, Matt Thyng, with the U.S. Navy, reported some oil had gotten past the oil water separators on the lower level of the power plant at the Cutler communications facility.  Mr. Thyng estimated about one gallon had been caught by sorbent boom in the settling pond, and an unknown, but small quantity, had coated vegetation in the drainage swale.  The spill was discovered when an employee inspected the settling pond and noticed oil staining the sorbent boom.  Clean Harbors, Inc., was called to clean out the oil/water separators and to assist with cleaning the pond and drainage swale.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
I-82-2013*4/9/13 Received a spill report from Kimberly Hitchcock, Maine Public Service (MPS) Co regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking Power Take Off shaft on one of their line service trucks.  MPS Crew used speedy dry to soak up the spill which stayed on the pavement of the road surface.  A poly bag of oily debris was brought back to MPS Ops center warehouse for storage and later disposal with other oily debris waste stream. No action from Response Services is required at this time.
I-89-2013*On April 26, 2013, Lee Thomas received a call from George Graves regarding an oil spill of over 125 gallons that he stated occurred 2 years ago.  He and his girlfriend, Micaela, rent a single family home from Smith Farms (contact person is Emily Smith at 768-1311).

On April 26, 2013, Lee Thomas requested that I (Jesse Clark) take over the spill site. I met on site with both George Graves and Emily Smith (property owner). A spill location could not be pinpointed on the residence, however, an oily smell could be noticed in the tap water. A water sample was taken By Jesse Clark at the kitchen tap.

On August 16, 2011, 150 gallons of #2 fuel oil was delivered by Mapleton Oil Company.

On September 25, 2011, George lost the ability to generate hot water and he noticed his fuel oil tank was empty. He assumed a leak in the line had occurred and informed Emily. Emily called out Joe Boyd who replaced the underground copper line. Neither Joe Boyd or Emily called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report a spill due to a lack of smell or visual product. George requested that Emily replace the "lost" fuel.  Emily had MPG Oil Company deliver 130 gallons of #2 oil at her cost.

On October 4, 2011, 130 gallons of #2 fuel oil was delivered by Mapleton Oil.

On January 2, 2012, 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was delivered by Mapleton Oil.

On April 29, 2013, a dual filter carbon filter was put in-line to remove contaminants Paul Higgins, MDEP staff Hydrogeologist performed some on site investigation and could not help pinpoint a spill location at that time.

On May 13, 2013, a water quality test came back with contaminants resembling kerosene.

Due to the bad relationship between the land owner and renter, and the possibility for both a spill in 2011 and self-contamination by the renter, the spill date is considered unknown. The property is currently uninhabited. George Graves and his girlfriend were evicted by Smith Farms.  Further site assessment may be needed depending on quarterly water monitoring results. The site has been referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are required at this time.


A-218-2013*On 4/24/13, at 0838 hours, Josh Carter, from Fabian Oil Company, reported that yesterday they had overfilled an above ground storage tank at the New Harbor Co-op.  The overfill spilled an estimated 2 gallons of off-road diesel into the tank's containment. They had used oil absorbent material and pads to collect the spilled oil. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-223-2013*On 4/25/13, at 1635 hours, a citizen reported that they had encountered a large area of spilled oil on Blain Road in Farmingdale. I went to the site, and found the area and a trail of oiled roadway. I followed the trail for a few miles down the road and came across a broken down street sweeper on the side of the road. Mr. Ellis was working to repair a broken hydraulic line. He reported that a crew from his company was on their way with bags of oil absorbent to clean up the spilled oil. Once repaired he would use the street sweeper to collect the oiled absorbent and sand from the road way. He would also remove any oil impacted soil on the roadside where the sweeper was repaired. I checked the area the next day, and confirmed that the road and roadside had been sufficiently cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-309-2013*A complaint was received about a noxious white "goo" in the stream along the walking path.  In visiting the location, the foul odor was very distinct, but the source not as forthcoming.  Walking upstream, the eventual source was located.  The source was coming from bulk outside storage of spent brewery grains at Re-Harvest, Inc..  Rain infiltration had washed through the material, flowed across the lot and entered the stream.

The situation was brought to the attention of Re-Harvest staff with the need to follow up with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) residuals and composting staff.  A referral was made to the appropriate MDEP staff upon return to the office.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
I-90-2013*On 9/25/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Bill Boettger of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT).  He called regarding the need for an oil spill debris form to haul oily debris from their drainage improvement project on U S Route 1/ Main Street in Van Buren.  The site has had boring analysis completed and reviewed by MDEP staff Geologist, Paul Blood.  The oily debris is from several possible line leaks, overfills etc. at two underground storage tank (UST) facilities on Main Street (a Gulf station and a Shell station).  Bill Boettger gave the project contact names of Kristi Holmes (CES, Incorporated) and Jason Peterson (MDOT), to contact and send the oil spill debris form to.  I contacted Kristi at 263-7263, she requested an oil spill debris form for approximately 15-45 cubic yards.

On 9/25/13, I faxed an oil spill debris form to Jason Peterson for approximately 45 cubic yards of oily debris to be hauled into Tri-Community Landfill facility (TCL).  I spoke with Jason today regarding the contaminated material in Van Buren that will be going to the TCL. Trombley Construction Company has already had about 9 truckloads (approximately 126 yards) stockpiled in a containment area. This material will be hauled into TCL tomorrow. There is a lot more than the 15 to 45 yards listed on the Oil Spill Debris Form faxed to Jason.  MDOT will have another contaminated area and could have more material that needs to go, and then there probably will be a gap of a few days before they get to this area where there supposedly is more contamination. I told them the one Oil Spill Debris Form for the project will suffice.

On 10/4/13, I received a copy of the final oil spill debris form with the total amount of oily debris taken into TCL from the Van Buren Drainage Improvement project on Main Street.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-232-2013*     A spill of an estimated ten gallons of diesel fuel was reported by the Liberty Fire Department. The spill occurred at the Liberty General Store when a U.S. Glass Distributors Inc. Truck had a leaking fuel tank. The driver was caught on surveillance camera looking under the vehicle and then driving off leaving a trail of spilled fuel on the pavement in front of the dispenser and down U.S. Route 3. The same vehicle caused a similar spill in Augusta earlier in the morning, see spill A-233-2013.
     The Liberty Fire Department cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads and speedy-dry. The oil contaminated sorbent materials were containerized and left onsite for later disposal. The Fire Department reported the leaking vehicle to the Sherriff's office and State Police who later pulled the truck over. A site visit was made on April 30, 2013 to confirm the clean-up and ensure no product left the paved surfaces. This spill was referred to Oil Enforcement. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-233-2013*     A spill of an estimated ten gallons of diesel fuel occurred when a U.S. Glass Distributors Inc. truck had a leaking fuel tank. I discovered the spill when refueling a Response Truck at the Irving on Riverside Drive in Augusta. Staining and speedy dry was readily apparent at the dispenser and down the parking lost to Riverside Drive and then down U.S. Route 3 (see attached photos). I went in a spoke with the attendant and he stated that the spill occurred at approximately 830 AM and was caused by a Mercedes glass delivery truck with out of state license plates. He also said Augusta Fire Department responded to the spill and cleaned it up. The same vehicle caused a similar spill in Liberty later in the day, see spill A-232-2013. No product left the paved surfaces, and no additional clean-up was required. This spill was referred to Oil Enforcement. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-234-2013*A spill of an estimated 45 gallons of diesel fuel occurred after a tractor trailer truck hit and rode on top of a guard rail. The rail inflicted a four foot gash in the passenger side saddle tank. The oil was lost initially to the pavement and then ran down to the gravel shoulder and down the street an estimated 100 feet. The Winslow Fire Department, Police Department, and Public Works all responded to the release.

On April 30, 2013, Dan Davis and I were onsite to oversee the initial spill clean-up. The Winslow Fire Department had collected some of the diesel fuel in drip trays. We pumped the remaining fuel out of the saddle tank and the fuel from the drip trays. Sorbent materials were used to remove the free product. Dan oversaw the initial soil removal conducted by the Winslow Public Works who utilized a street sweeper to remove the saturated top layer of soils and sand used as absorbent. The oil impacted soils were then transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill. Several days later I went back to the site to assess the need for additional clean-up. Around the guardrails along the road there remained some visibly impacted soils that failed field screening for saturated soils. I contacted Eric Johnson with Edge Environmental LLC, who was contracted by the vehicle insurance company. He contacted Boom Technologies to perform the additional soil removal.

On May 30, 2012, I met Eric Johnson and Boom Technologies at the spill. A vactor was used to remove additional soil from around the guardrails. Soil was field screened by Eric Johnson using Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests to verify no saturated soils were left. An additional 7.11 tons of soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal. The area was backfilled with clean gravel by Boom Technologies. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-237-2013*An estimated 200 gallons of paint was sprayed onto and off Snowball Hill Road when a Maine Department of Transportation line painter blew a line coming off a pressurized tank. Initially, the spill was contained using 8 cubic yards of sand. The free product and sand was recovered by the Line crew and placed into a dump truck. The paint spilled was a water based yellow line paint (see attached MSDS sheet).

On May 1, 2013 I met with Dwight Doughty at the site. The road was very yellow, but no free product was on the road. The ditch and vegetation had some paint residue present. There was a small amount of water present in the ditch and no impacts were observed. We discussed removing all visibly impacted areas using heavy equipment with the contaminated material being taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill. A confirmatory site visit was made on May 17, 2013. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-239-2013*     An estimated one gallon of No. 2 fuel oil was lost from a leaking gasket in the pump room of the Dead River bulk plant in Camden. The oil was lost entirely to concrete and was cleaned up by Dead River. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
P-269-2013*On 4/10/13 I received a call from Scott Holland of the Maine DOT (Department of Transportation) reporting a 6 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their dump trucks on Oak St. in Bath.  The spill was contained on pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-279-2013*On 4/12/13 I received a call from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a 1 gallon spill of transmission fluid.  A passenger vehicle parked in the Amtrak parking lot was leaking the fluid.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-282-2013*On 4/12/13, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department, reporting a 1 quart spill of motor oil due to a motor vehicle accident in Brunswick.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  I picked up the spill debris at the fire station the following week.  No further actions by Response Services are required at this time.
P-252-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/20/13, AECOM reported to Ms. Delaney of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division that AECOM had identified evidence of a prohibited oil discharge at this location. AECOM found when they performed an environmental site assessment on 3/15/13, for the facility owner, Cumberland Farms GULF (CFG).  Ms. Delaney was not able to attend the planned facility abandonment-by-removal scheduled for 3/26/13, and 3/17/13, and passed the case to me for response.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is located within a dense, suburban commercial and residential area that is served by municipal water and sewer service.  I noted no private or public drinking water wells with 1000' of the facility.  The facility is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though an aquifer is mapped to the west and south of the facility.  The facility is located at the corner of Pleasant and Mill Streets and on the north side, slopes steeply down to the Androscoggin River.  The facility appears to be built and leveled upon non-native fill material.  This underground storage tank (UST) facility has been replaced by a newer, larger, former M. W. Sewall Oil facility nearby.

The UST facility, abandoned by removal in 2013, was installed in 1996 (see report P-613-1996) to replace an earlier bare steel UST facility installed in 1975.  The facility that was removed in 1996 was located within the area of the new dispenser islands (see the 1996 site plan).  Moderate gasoline contamination was assessed in 1996, but under the Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal at the time in 1996 no remedial actions were required nor performed by CFG.  At the time of the March, 2013, Site Assessment, and later UST removal it was not clear if the reported discharges were from the old or new UST facility.

The date of the facility abandonment had been planned with AECOM to begin 3/26/13, though the removal contractor began the abandonment earlier than 3/26/13, without notification to AECOM and MDEP.  So along with other circumstances, MDEP did not have opportunity to attend the removal and check on leaks sources, differentiate weathered or fresh discharges, and assist AECOM with clean-up goal which would be critical in the event of Groundwater Fund UST coverage.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remedial actions were performed in 1996, and as the new USTs were re-located to a new area, no oil-contaminated soil or groundwater was removed or treated to facilitate the new UST installation.  No voluntary remediation was initiated by CFG in 1996.

No remedial actions of groundwater or soil were initiated with or following the year 2013 facility abandonment.  Based on past and present site information, I assessed a 5.2.1.4 Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up guideline for the facility.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   No further MDEP Response Division actions are planned.  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain under the site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or site information and requirements should change.  See the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment #1814/V0681, done by AECOM for CFG, for additional information.
2)   At this time I understand that all or part of this property will be taken and redeveloped for a new traffic rotary intersection.  No new UST facility was installed or is planned at this time.
3)   A Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund application is possible for present or future allowable remedial expenses.
4)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to imply that the property is clean to original or pristine conditions.



P-1057-2012*DEP received notification of a cracked hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment which released a minimal amount of hydraulic oil onto bare ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.
I-87-2013*On April 4, 2013, I received a complaint from Jason Mallet about a blackish oily spot in his backyard.  Jason stated that he could see a drum on his neighbor's lawn next to the spill. I arrived on site to find a 20" long oil stain across Jason's lawn and an old 55 gallon drum behind a little white fence on his adjacent neighbor's lawn. The Crawfords (neighbors) have lived on the property more than 20 years and did not know about the drum.

The drum contained about 5 gallons of a watery oil, and has bulged due to freezing and thawing over the years. This process created a small pinhole which released a few gallons of watery oil. I hired McGillan to excavate, dispose of and replace the contaminated soil. Due to a request of Mr. Mallet, Maine Department of Environmental Protection placed additional topsoil to replace the contaminated soil.

No further Division of Response Services actions is required at this time.
A-249-2013* On 5-6-2013 the Fire Chief of the Town of Andover reported the release of an estimated 300 gallons (later upgraded to 800) of diesel fuel. The location of the spill is 53 South Main Street, in the town of Andover, Maine. A delivery of diesel fuel was made to the aboveground tank at the town owned Public Works garage. Near the end of the delivery process, the driver noticed diesel fuel spilling into the concrete containment. The drain hole for this containment was located a fraction of an inch above the floor and on the further side, out of view of delivery, dispensary and other daily activities. The Andover Fire Department responded and used sorbent pads to recover some of the oil. The fuel oil delivery person pumped out the diesel from the leaking tank. He was able to pump out 993 gallons from this 1,000 gal tank. This tank had been previously filled on 4-24-2013. Only a small amount of diesel fuel had been used by the town equipment. Based on assumptions and calculations we estimate that 815 gallons of fuel was spill from this system.
 I made a site visit that day and spoke with several town representatives. We made arrangements to excavate the oil contaminated soils the next day. In addition, the two tanks and their containment dikes were dragged aside. The roof structure and electrical supply were also removed.
 The Town water supply is about 1500 feet from the spill site. I felt the need for additional technical support, therefore I hired Michael White C.G. to assist in the soil screening and documentation of the cleanup activities. The excavation was stopped at 18 feet below grade. Samples were collected at this time. The concrete foundation and footing was exposed and we collected a soil sample from under the footing, which was contaminated with diesel fuel. A total of 298 tons of soil was removed from this site and transported to BA Manzer asphalt facility in Phillips. The contractor backfilled the site and the Town was in the process of deciding on a future fuel storage facility.
 See the attached report and photos for further site characteristics. This concludes Response Services involvement. This site has been referred to Technical Services for additional review and investigation.
P-238-2013*
SPILL NOTIFICATION
   3/28/13: Gorham Fire Department (GFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a dripping outside oil tank; the tank appeared to have been dripping for a long period into a bucket that occasionally overflowed.  The firefighter stated that the owner would kind-of regularly drain the bucket back into the tank, but it occasionally overflowed due to rain.  The situation was stable at the time and a MDEP Response site visit was planned for the following morning.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   3/29/13: In the morning, I met onsite with Mr. David Loura.  The home is a single-family wood structure located in a sub-urban residential area that is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Mr. Loura stated that the home is actually owned by his father, but that he is the primary occupant.
   The subject's heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) consists of a non-compliant,  55-gallon steel drum mounted on its side on a wood crib several feet above the ground.  I observed the brass fitting screwed into a bung was actively dripping into an open-top 5-gallon container below.  The wood crib was stained red from the fuel oil and the soil below was dark stained and smelled of discharged fuel oil.  The drum had an unsupported fuel line going across and in through the house-side to a space heater inside.  The drum had no fill pipe or vent pipe nor overfill whistle device.  See the attached photos for further information.
   The area smelled of fuel oil from the leak and there was fuel oil evident in the soil below, but I noted no evidence of oil sheen or product in the drainage ditch below and west of the tank.  On 4/30/13, Stephen Flannery of MDEP visited and confirmed oil-saturated soil under the AST using an OIL-IN-SOIL colorimetric field test that was positive for oil contamination exceeding the test's detection level.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Onsite, I advised Mr. Loura of the AST replacement program managed under Mr. Peter Moulton, and the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance program to assist with clean-up of the discharge.  I advised Mr. Loura that oil discharges are required to be cleaned up and promptly reported.  Mr. Loura was contacted and visited by Peter Moulton who later contracted with Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to replace the outside AST and to remove the out-of-service inside AST.
   On 4/30/13 BTI replaced the old, non-compliant, outside AST with a new AST to Maine codes.  Under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form, BTI transported 2.19-tons of oiled soil to CPRC Group for recycling.  S. Flannery oversaw removal of the oiled soil.

1.  At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned.  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be managed properly if disturbed.
2.  The outside drum/AST has been removed and replaced by a new compliant AST.
3.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the site is remediated to pristine condition.

S Brezinski
A-219-2013*On 4/24/2013, in Turner, Affordable Well Drilling reported an oil spill. The estimated 15 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted when a dump truck owned by Affordable Well Drilling, made a turn from Lone Pine Lane into the parking lot of Antigoni's Pizza, hitting their well casing and rupturing the fuel tank on the truck. The truck continued to the edge of Lone Pine Lane where the leak was stopped by the driver.

A site visit was made to assess the situation and advise clean up. Contaminated soil was removed from the point of impact near the well, and along the ditch of Lone Pine Lane. A total of 20.46 tons of contaminated soil was removed an taken to CPRC for disposal. Some of the diesel made it to the ditch and into runoff that flowed across Route 4. Sorbent material was used to collect product and sorbent boom was left in place for a week as a precaution.

The well at Antigoni's Pizza was a true artesian, and water was actively flowing out of the top during the spill. Due to the well characteristics, and the prompt clean-up, I feel there is no referral necessary and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-101-2013*On May 15, 2013, five gallons of slack wax spilled onto the ground around the wax car.  The spill was caused by a cracked seem in the wax tote. The wax was than shoveled up and burned through Huber's drying furnace. No further action should be required from the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-105-2013*On May 20, 2013 a split hydraulic hose released 1 quart of hydraulic oil. The small spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads. No site visit was warranted, and no further action is expected by Response Services.
A-221-2013*Underground Oil Storage Tank (UST) removal funded by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Two 3,000 gallon and one 6,000 gallon UST and associated piping were removed.  Minimal contamination was encountered, and all contamination was left on site.

See site assessment report for further details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-285-2013*An equipment failure resulted in a spill of less than 1 gallon of mineral oil to the pavement. Due to rain, the area of the discharge was very large. Central Maine Power staff cleaned up.
No Response Action Needed.
A-286-2013*Pedestrians walking down the road found a dump site where someone had discarded two car batteries, 7 one-gallon cans of paint, and one red fuel can filled with what looked like used motor oil. The Wilton Fire Department called to report the findings to me. I arrived on scene and separated the materials. A field test was performed on the waste oil to check if it was contaminated with solvents. The test came back clean and the oil was added to a local shop's waste oil burner. The batteries were taken by the municipality for disposal, and the paints were taken by myself. I added speedy dry and wood shavings to the liquids for solidification and discarded it in the trash. All of the paints were latex and as such can be discarded in the regular trash to be landfilled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
I-116-2013*06/2/13 18:30 Received a call from State Police Dispatcher regarding a tractor trailer accident/roll-over on U.S. Rte. 1 in Bridgewater. Bridgewater fire was on-scene, a wrecker had been dispatched.  The tractor was leaking diesel fuel from the saddle tanks, and there was motor oil and hydraulic oil spilled.

Arrived on-scene @ 19:00 met with Fire Chief for Bridgewater and State Trooper Jeff Clark (# 551-3418).  Road had been closed and a detour had been set up to route traffic through the old Houlton Rd.  Maine Public Service had cut power to the damaged utility lines/pole that were broken by the tractor leaving the roadway.  Bridgewater Fire placed sorbent pads around the leaking tank (driver side saddle tank) as well as the used motor oil and hydraulic oil spilled.  Once scene was safe and electrical hazards removed (MPS cut power, repaired the pole, and batteries of truck were disconnected)  Saddle tank was drilled and approximately 50 gallons of diesel was transferred.  Passenger side saddle tank was intact and not leaking.  Fill cap of this tank was not accessible for fuel transfer.  Talked with wrecker operator, Gary Brewer, dba Brewer's Wrecker Service of Mars Hill, regarding use of a third cable to control the righting of the disabled tractor to allow for a soft/controlled landing as in came back on its wheels to ensure that the passenger side saddle tank was not damaged in the re-righting.

Wrecker successfully re-righted tractor and trailer (trailer had been hauling baled recycled materials (plastics, paper, etc.). The trailer had been emptied as the scene was being cleaned up, prior to re-righting.  Inspected tractor for any leaks around engine compartment and saddle tanks.  All set for towing to salvage yard/garage.  Made plans for MDOT to drop some sand around break-down lane to soak up oily stain on road surface.  Made plans with BKB Construction to meet at the site tomorrow and finish site clean-up of field area adjacent to the spill site.

6/4/13 Met with BKB Construction and had them grade, loam, seed, and mulch the road side ditch that had been gouged from the impact of the tractor,  took several PID readings for checking for any residual oil/diesel that would need to be excavated around this area.  Found very little impact from the spilled diesel, motor oil of the tractor.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-246-2013*On 6.2.13, received report from Dead River Company (DR) of an above ground storage tank (AST) spill at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I met with Paul Ross of DR and observed several bags of Speedi-Dri sorbent deployed on the impacted area of the basement floor.  An odor control powder was also dispersed.  An estimated 10 gallons of fuel oil discharged from a corroded bottom on a 275 gallon AST.  DR had responded to an odor and visual sign of oil on the floor.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, (CHES)  to remove the tank, deploy additional Speedi-Dri, and clean up the remaining oil residue.  The waste was disposed through CHES.  The tank was not in use and removed.

On 6.18.13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) installed vent system, cleaned residual impacted items, concrete floor and interior wood framing.  Determined that framing needed to be removed.

On 7.2.13,  Leadbetters removed impacted framing, filled AST piping holes in wall, and re-cleaned floor.

On 12.17.13, the site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services staff for indoor air quality assessment, after receiving additional odor compliant.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings in the 1-2 parts per million (ppm) range were detected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-255-2013*The copper oil line at this location developed a pin hole leak. The oil line was sleeved in a black poly water line and buried in the concrete floor. The caretaker, Steve Liberty, discovered the leak on the afternoon of 5-7-2013. It had been a week since anyone had been inside this home. The home is located at 175 Penninsular Drive in the town of Rome. Steve Liberty called Irving Oil to report the spill and request assistance. The oil technician responded, but went to the wrong house. A second call was made to Irving and the same technician responded to the wrong house again. A third call to Irving after hours brought a different oil technician to the scene. The oil was removed from the floor at this time. I was notified of the incident well after this action had taken place, at about 0100 hours on 5-8-2013. I made a site visit later that morning, and met with all parties involved. I installed a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) RAM FAN in the basement to evacuate oil odors. Speedi dri was placed on the floor, and the concrete blocks under the boiler and other devices were replaced. Under my suggestion, the oil line was replaced and run overhead along the floor joists and carrying beam. I asked the technician to blow out the old oil line and then remove it and place it outside for my inspection.

Later on that afternoon, I returned to the site and work was still going on in the basement. The copper oil line, now completely green, was laying on the ground outside. I found one pin hole along with several pits on this line.

Subsequent activities noted include:
Steve Liberty washes the basement floor within the next few days.
5-23. set up carbon scrubber unit on first floor. Speedi dri placed on basement floor to help reduce oil odors.
5-28, collect drinking water sample. 5-30 samples delivered to Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory. Results received 6-3-2013.  No petroleum detected via TEPH or VPH method.


Photoionization Detector (PID) reading on 5-23 = 0.5
  "        "      "   5-28 = 0.4 - 0.8

July, 2013....carbon unit still in use on the first floor. MDEP Ram Fan still in the basement.

This site has been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for further remediation and vapor management. The drinking water well will also need to be resampled.

Steve Liberty has done some work at this site and has been paid by the owner. When the application and other paper work arrives at the MDEP, someone will have to determine if the work qualifies for cleanup activities.
The Ram Fan was returned around 9-6. The carbon unit was returned on 10-17.
This ends my involvement and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-260-2013*DEP received notification of a cracked hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment which released approximately ? gallon  of hydraulic oil onto bare ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-99-2013*On 5/13/13, Craig Morneault, Service Manager of Daigle Oil Company (DOC), called to report a spill of approximately 50 gallons of kerosene at the home of Ernest & Judy Plourde in Winterville Plantation.  Craig had a technician there at the time and requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance with the cleanup.  The source of the leak/spill was a faulty filter gasket that failed on the outside aboveground oil storage tank (AST), leaking the 40-50 gallons onto the ground beneath the AST.  I told Craig I would be on scene in about 2 hours to discuss cleanup plan options with the homeowner.

At 11:15 I arrived on-scene, did size up with DOC's technician (Scott).  Scott provided me with the contractor's name, Jim Bouchard (JBBC, Inc., cell #: 316-6382), that had been discussed between homeowner and DOC.  Jim Bouchard was enroute to meet and discuss the cleanup work to be completed.  Scott assisted me in setting up the MDEP's temporary oil storage tank (35 gal unit).  DOC would run a new fuel line to it and make connection and put fuel in it so the Plourde's have some heat for this late spring weather.  I met with Mr. Ernest Plourde and discussed the need to clean-up the oil contaminated soils as soon as possible to protect groundwater users in the nearby vicinity.  I discussed the Groundwater Insurance Fund and how it works.  Mr. Plourde was interested in applying and I assisted Mr. Plourde in the completion of the application.   I also discussed with Mr. Plourde the MDEP's Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement Program.  Mr. Plourde was interested and completed the application.  I told Mr. Plourde that this application (AST replacement) was contingent upon adequate funding availability.  I met with contractor Jim Bouchard and discussed location of soils to be excavated and set up general digging parameters.  I discussed the need to excavate carefully so as to not undermine the concrete 4" slab that the mobile home rests upon.  Told Mr. Bouchard that I would call Dig Safe and mark the excavation for Dig Safe.  Mr. Bouchard would mobilize his equipment this afternoon and be set to start excavation on Tuesday May 14th morning.   Contaminated soils would be trucked to Tri-Community Landfill facility.

Called DIG Safe - Dig Safe Ticket #20132002537.  Lee Taylor (On-Target - Dig Safe field Rep) called and was currently in Perry and would be by in the morning.  Gave ok to start the excavation in the morning.

On 5/14/13, Lee Thomas turned over the spill site to Responder Jesse Clark. Once he was on site excavation started; several shake tests were employed along with regular use of the photoionization detector (PID). By the end of the excavation a 6'W X 13'L X 3'D area had been removed. The site was filled in with compacted fill, a gravel pad (for the fuel tank), loamed, and seeded.

On 8/7/13, I received a call from Craig Morneault of DOC.  The fiberglass AST has been installed. I spoke with Peter Moulton and scheduled a post installation inspection of the new AST installation.  I also planned to pick up the MDEP temporary 30 gallon AST at that time.

On 8/8/13, Responder Lee Thomas completed the post installation inspection of the new AST installed at the Plourde home.  All met specifications except for the fuel line not being anchored with clasps attached to the AST concrete pad.  I conveyed this to Peter Moulton.  He would follow up with DOC.  I picked up the MDEP temporary AST.  I e-mailed scanned pictures and inspection report to Peter Moulton.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.


B-190-2013*On 2/27/13, the St. Albans Fire Chief called to report a substantial spill at the entered location resulting from a vehicle accidentally hitting the filter housing on the outside above ground storage tank. The accident resulted in approximately 200 gallons of kerosene pooling under the Mr. Bennett Sr. house. Bruce Bennett Jr. later confessed to hitting the tank with his vehicle when he arrived home the night before. I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the oil with a vacuum truck and to excavate contaminated soil from under the building. Mr. Bennett Sr. also had a small tractor mounted backhoe and was able to assist. I removed 11.84 tons of soil in all for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill. I backfilled the site and monitored vapors in the house for the next week or two. After a couple days I could not detect any vapors in the home. A well onsite will be monitored by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-280-2013*At some point during the night a fitting came loose on a process waste water pump. This allowed for +/- 5000 gallons of process water to be discharged to the river bank of the Androscoggin River. The discharge was found and the pump shut off and fitting fixed. Ted Berry company was the contractor on site and responded with vacuum trucks and vactor trucks to clean up the discharge. All liquids were contained in a stream overflow bed. None was lost to the river itself. All liquids and solids were cleaned up, and the area returned to pre discharge conditions. All waste generated was treated on site in the waste water treatment system and solids sludge pad.
No Further Response action Required at this time.
A-281-2013*It was reported that a septic vacuum truck leaked fluids onto Dan Didonna's driveway while pumping out his septic system. The discharge was not seen until a few days after the incident. The homeowner saw the sheening from the spill while it was raining outside. By the time I arrived on site most of the discharge was washed away and little to no product could be seen visually. I took two soil samples for field tests and determined that there was not a threat of leaching to groundwater. The spill was very minimal and was most likely light vacuum pump oil. I called Dube Environmental to have them look at the truck of concern for leaks, and instructed to have those leaks fixed.
 No further actions are required by Response.
A-282-2013*It was reported by the United States Coast Guard that a pleasure vessel had sunk at its slip in Boothbay Harbor. The vessel was believed to be on bottom at that time and had 250 gallons of gasoline on board.
Once on scene it was discovered that the vessel was only partially under water. The failure was due to a cover plate being dis-lodged from the sea strainer. This allowed the bilge to fill up with water and slowly sink the boat. The Marina staff and I were able to pump out the bilge to re-float it, and replace the strainer cover. This allowed the boat to float in a stable manor until daylight hours.  It was discussed to have the vessel removed from the water that morning during daylight hours. No gasoline was lost to the ocean waters.
No further action is required by Response Services.
A-258-2013* On 5-9-2013 Burns and McDonnell reported a spill of hydraulic oil. This spill was the result of a loose fitting on a piece of equipment known as a track dump truck. The spill site was north of Packard Rd. near structure 251/240 in the town of Greene.
 This spill was estimated at one cup and is associated with the Maine Power Reliability Program. A crew removed a bucket of soil. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-364-2013*On 5/20/13 I received a call from the Windham Public Works department reporting a leaking street sweeper in Windham.  The sweeper was reported to have leaked 5 - 8 gallons of hydraulic oil on Abby Rd. in Windham.  I responded that afternoon and verified that no further cleanup was necessary.  No further action required.
P-356-2013*On 5/16/2013 I received a call from Gina Gulsath reporting her cat had gotten into the basement of an abandoned home in her neighborhood and came out with oil on it.  I responded to the site that morning.

Upon arrival, I observed the home to be unoccupied.  A basement window was missing in the back yard.  When I looked into the window, I saw the basement flooded with water.  There were a few globs of black floating substance on the water.  There was no distinct odor to it.  I don't know exactly what the substance was.  I could have been roofing tar, asphalt, paint or any number of items typically found in a residential home.

There were a couple of notices posted in the front door of the home indicated the property was being managed by Altisource and its vendors, Buczek and R A Seger.  I contacted Buczek at the phone number provided and indicated to them that the basement window needed to be secured to prevent access by unauthorized persons and cats.  They assured me that it would be taken care of.

No further action required.
P-355-2013*On 5/14/13 the Department received a complaint from a wood lot owner regarding a number of issues about a logging contractor she had used over the winter.  One of the issues was hydraulic oil spills.  I met the caller, Louise Jonaitis at 482 Howard Pond Rd in Hanover that afternoon.  She took me to several wood lots off of the property and showed my 3 separate locations where hydraulic oil spillage was evident.  In all cases, the oil had become trapped in the mulch on the surface and did not appear to extend into the soils in any significant manner.  It was my opinion due to the age of the spills, the location and the type of product involved, that removal of the oily mulch would do more harm than good.  No further action is required.
I-108-2013*5/23/13 Received a call from Georgie Smart with the Micmac Health Care Unit requesting assistance in safe disposal of a small quantity of unused and expired Formo Cresol from the tribe's dental clinic.  I requested Ms. Smart to fax me a copy of the MSDS for the Formo Cresol.
Received the fax of the MSDS, the primary chemical hazard is formaldehyde - 37% according to the MSDS it has a hazard class of 6.1.  According to Ms. Smart the 1 oz. bottle has not been opened.

5/24/13 After reviewing the MSDS, I called Ms. Smart and told her we would take this small bottle and store it in our Haz Waste locker and dispose of it in the fall as part of our Haz Waste collection and disposal plan.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services Staff.
A-287-2013*Caller reported that the fishing vessel Cynthia Lynn broke free of its mooring and ran aground on Eastern Rock. The vessel has 2 fiberglass fuel tanks, both full with 175 gallons each capacity. At the time of the grounding, there was no visible sheen or compromise of the fuel tanks. The vessel is upright and stable between two outcrops of bedrock. The vessel came aground during an astronomical high tide cycle, so it is well above the normal high tide line and as such is staying dry.
5/28/2013
 I called and spoke to Randy Prock of Prock Marine who was contracted by the vessel owner to recover the boat. The vessel will be strapped, and lifted onto a barge then transported to Journeys End Marina. Where it will be lifted out of the water for the hull repairs. It was confirmed at 1800 that the vessel was successfully removed from Eastern Rock, taken to the marina in Rockland and lifted out of the water. All without spillage of any fuel.
No further action required by Response Services.
I-98-2013*Huber Engineered Woods reported a 35 gallon spill of hydraulic oil at the Huber plant in Easton.  Huber's log loader had a hydraulic hose break, and the spilled hydraulic oil stayed on the concrete pad in front of the log magazine loading area.  The Huber shift crew used wood fines to dam up the spilled hydraulic oil and soak it up.  Oil soaked wood fines were taken to the reclaimer area and used immediately for boiler fuel.  The loader was taken out of service to have the hydraulic hose replaced.  No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-342-2013*The Department received a complaint about possible leakage from an old car reportedly sinking into the ground.  The actual situation was two (2) classic Volvos (neither appeared to be running, but parked on the lawn) in the yard of a well maintained home.  No leak or discharge was observed, nor did there appear to be any stressed vegetation.  No one was home, and no further information was collected.

There appears to be a newly constructed home at 230 or 231 Stetson Road, which oversees the yard of the subject house.  With no signs of oil leaks or discharges, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
A-263-2013*It was reported that there was a large stain on the side of the Ferrington Road in Wilton Maine. After visiting the site I confirmed that there was a hydraulic oil spill, sometime over the winter. The stain follows the sand mounds from snow plows pushing the banks back last winter. So I could assume that the spill was from a plow truck. I learned that the town of wilton did not plow the Ferrington road. Instead the town of Jay plows the road even though it is in the town of Wilton. I visited the town of Wilton and meet with the Town Manager Rhonda L. Irish. She agreed to clean up the spill and disposal was set up for Bruce Manzer's pit in Phillips.
5/15/2013 I meet with the town of Wilton highway department and supervised the cleanup of the hydraulic oil. I provided a spill letter for disposal, and saw that the restoration of the property was completed correctly.
No further action is required by Response.
I-102-2013*Huber Engineered Woods contacted this office to report a chaffed hydraulic hose discharged about 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto soil. Huber employees used wood fines as sorbents and incinerated the oil soaked fines in their burner. No further action should be required of Response Services.
A-274-2013*It was reported that a customer had pulled into Fabian Fuel Station on Route 1 in Thomaston to fuel a pleasure vessel. A total of 39 gallons were pumped before the bilge pump in the boat came on and discharged gasoline onto the pavement in the service area of the station. An estimated 20 gallons were pumped onto the asphalt before the batteries were disconnected.

Once on site, Jason Fish and I, assessed the spill site. The Fire Department and staff at Fabian Oil had spread sorbent pads and speedy dry on the asphalt. We instructed them to clean up the soiled materials and apply another coat of speedy dry and begin working it into the spill site area. We then turned our attention to the boat. It was our position that the boat not be moved due to numerous factors. The biggest being human safety, and the potential for another discharge in town if more gasoline was in the bilge area. The representative for Jeff's Marine assured the fire chief, sheriff and myself that the bilge only had a very small amount less than 1/4 inch of liquid. And that both batteries had been disconnected, and the bilge line plugged so no further releases would occur.

The Fire Chief and Sheriff were pushing for the boat to be removed from the site, and taken back to Jeff's Marina, where the fuel could be safely recovered by Carl Ross, of Maine Fuel Polishing. Jason and I made it known that we did not agree with this option, and if the Chief wanted to make that call it would be strictly his decision, against our best judgment. It was decided that the boat was going to be towed back to the marina, an estimated 1/4 mile down the road, through down town Thomaston. We asked that the tow vehicle wait for us to follow in case something happened. The tow vehicle took off without regard to our request.

We hastily left the fueling station in pursuit of the tow vehicle and boat. Once in the down town area, a long swath of gasoline could be seen on the side of the road where the bilge pump had kicked back on from product slosh in the bilge area. Then, again at the second light, when the vehicle took a right hand turn to head down to the Marina. We were able to stop the boat and proceeded to have a discussion with the tow truck driver, assistant fire chief and sheriff. We again expressed that the boat should not be moved for fear of further discharges. It was then discovered that only the negative terminal of one battery had been removed, allowing the bilge to function. We hammered a wooden plug into the bilge discharge hole, and the tow truck driver disconnected the other terminal. The decision was then made by the assistant fire chief to again move the boat down to the marina now within site.

Once on site, Carl Ross, of Maine Fuel Polishing, pumped the fuel tank and bilge. He successfully removed 6 gallons of gasoline from the bilge area and 60 gallons of gasoline from the fuel tank. All the fuel was drummed on site and left for the marina to use.  No further actions by Response Services are required at this time.
A-275-2013*It was reported on May 10th, 2013 from a Land Resource Regulation Representative that a sheen could be seen on the ocean waters. This was found while doing a site inspection for a land use permit. The sheen was in close proximity to the water intake for the plant.
A site visit on 5/16/2013 was made by myself and Jason Fish. We checked the sea wall on the property and specifically the location where a sheen was spotted. No sheen could be found at the time we were there. There were numerous fishing vessels in the area though.
No Further Action Required by Response Services.
P-301-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Monday 4/22/13: Mr. Robbins reported that while driving by he noted an outside, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this commercial property to be leaking oil to the soil around the tank.
  This report covers two distinct and unrelated oil leaks from exterior oil tanks.

DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT
   Tuesday 4/23/13: Onsite I confirmed two outside, vertical, AST's adjacent to a concrete block commercial building with a sign for Kennebunk Machine Shop, with both AST's suffering evidence of an oil discharge.
   Tank T-1 located in the front of the building had about 25" of amber oil, one or more legs collapsing and the tank resting on a concrete block, and darkened oil-smelling soil below the tank (see photos 1 & 2).  Copper fuel-lines and return-lines came out the tank top.
   Tank T-2 was located at the north, rear corner of the building, contained about 25" of an amber oil and rested partially buried in the soil (see photos 6 & 7).  At the base of the tank there were oil-saturated soil and a copper line coming out of the soil into the building through the wall.
   The area is sub-urban residential and commercial use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Sensitive receptors for the discharges included municipal drains and basements, and surface exposure.  The machine shop business appears to have been gone for many years and the property used for storage by J.J. Keating Auction Co.
   In the afternoon of 4/23/13, I discovered the property owner through town information: James & Richard Keating of the adjoining J.J. Keating Auction Co.  I reached Richard Keating by phone, advised him of the oil discharges, requirements to report, and required the tanks be promptly emptied at minimum by the end of the week under 38 M.R.S.A. Sections 548, and 550 et al.  I advised I wished to be notified and onsite when the tanks were emptied, so I could check severity of oil contamination under the tanks.
   Friday 5/3/13: I checked the facility and found the tanks had not been emptied and appeared still leaking.  On calling Mr. Keating he referred me to Downeast Energy who advised me they did not wish involvement and would not pump out the tanks.  Keating later called stating he arranged for Spenser Brothers Co. (SBI) to pump out the tanks.  I required the tanks be emptied by the next Wednesday 5/8/13.
   5/15/13: Richard Keating advised me that SBI delayed the pump out.  Phil Spenser advised he had not delayed the pump out and would be onsite the next morning.

FACILITY REMOVAL
   Thursday 5/16/13: I met Spenser Brothers and a pump truck from Oil Energy Recovery Inc.  Both tanks were pumped out and removed as scrap by SBI.  T-1 was found to have a corrosion induced pinhole where it sat on the concrete block (photos 4 & 5).  T-2 was found to have a leaking Fire-O-Matic valve fitting (see photos 9 & 10).  No new oil tanks were installed.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   The Keating's agreed to Maine DEP management of oil clean-up to state satisfaction.  Maine DEP hired CAB Services to excavate test pits to help assess the two discharges and for offsite disposal of oiled soil.  Friday 5/24/13: the clean-up actions began.
   Under T-1 oiled soil was excavated to about 18" below grade (bg) and had to cease because of an iron drainpipe and buried electrical lines.  Remaining soil had a "Slightly Positive" result for the colorimetric field analysis (soil sample SS-3).
   Excavation of oiled soil under T-2 found oil-saturated soil around the leaking Fire-O-Matic fitting and tan sand below to dense gravel with a mild odor of oil with a field bag headspace PID measurement of 78-ppm (SS-4).  Oiled soil removal under T-2 ceased at 24" due to a drain pipe we did not wish to damage.  No groundwater was encountered.
   Oiled soil was trucked to ARC in Eliot, ME under a Maine DEP Oil Spill Debris Form and CAB backfilled with new clean fill.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   At this time the
P-328-2013*On 5/2/13 I received a call from Judy Little of C N Brown reporting a leaking vehicle at their Big Apple store in Lisbon Falls.  A customer's vehicle was reported to have leaked 1 cup of gasoline and 1 quart of motor oil.  C N Brown cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-321-2013*On 4/30/13 I received a call from the Windham Fire Department reporting a small diesel spill in a barn in Windham.  Apparently the fuel had leaked out of a container over the winter.  The fire department cleaned up the spill as best they could and indicated no response from DEP was necessary.  No further action required.
P-366-2013*On 5/2/13 I received a call from Sue Iatesta of Downeast Energy reporting their customer, Portland Public Works, had a leaking above ground storage tank on Hanover St. in Portland.  The tank had a 1000 gallon capacity and was full.  A technician was working to stop the leak.

I responded immediately.  Upon my arrival, a Downeast technician had stopped the leak with a magnet patch.  Only a small amount of fuel had leaked out of the tank.  Downeast pumped a large quantity of the diesel fuel out of the tank and delivered it to another City of Portland facilities.  The remaining oil was removed by vacuum truck by Enpro Services.  The small amount of fuel spilled was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-173-2013*The town of Enfield reported a fuel oil leak at the entered location.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the spill location after meeting with the property owner at his local country store business.  Mr. Pamburo advised that I could access the property and that he had an outside 275 gallon aboveground storage tank that had a supply line leak.  The oil migrated approximately 50 feet to Cold Stream Pond, and I observed a slight sheen on the surface water.  I deployed hard boom to contain any further discharge.  The outside K-1 tank was connected to a K-1 burner in the house and used as back up.  The supply line had developed a pin hole that had leaked over time until it was finally observed.  I did not detect any olfactory presences of fuel oil outside around the spill area.  I inspected under the house, where an additional tank associated with an oil furnace was located and all appeared intact.  Oil had not migrated under the house from the outside leak.  Outside I observed yet another supply 'barrel' adjacent to the tank associated with the leak.  Mr. Pamburo advised that both outside tanks were used as storage back up and had been filled approximately ten years ago. The tanks were near full.  Both tanks were leaning and set on wood cribbing and not to the latest installation codes.

The spill had basically run its course.  Based on my observation, I estimated the leak at about 5-10 gallons.  The oil had not penetrated the ground and the oil appeared to have run-off with melting surface snow and ice discharging into the pond.  No measurable oil was recovered and what had gotten into the pond dispersed and was not recoverable.  No additional complaints were received by MDEP.  I advised Mr. Pamburo that the outside tanks were not up to code and that he should have the situation addressed.

Further Division of Response Services action is anticipated if the tanks are not properly installed and the deteriorating wooden cribbing fails.

B-174-2013*Eastern Plumbing & Heating Company reported an estimated .25 gallon spill from a corroded residential supply tank at the entered location.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection was advised that the homeowner noticed spill and called EP&H.  EP&H advises that they are changing out the tank and that the spill was cleaned up and the homeowner satisfied.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-175-2013*On 4.20.13, I received a report from Bill Leighton of Steuben.  Mr. Leighton had discovered a corrosion hole in the copper fuel line that ran from his heating oil tank to the furnace.  An oil burner technician had replaced the line but they could see an oil stain on the ground.  Mr. Leighton and the oil burner tech estimated that he could have lost 15 to 20 gallons based on his consumption rate and the date of his last delivery of fuel oil.

I arrived on scene and removed the oil stained rocks to find a hard packed clay.  Oil had leaked out and spread on top of the clay, but then followed a natural drainage channel to a drain.  I checked the outfall of the drain to make sure oil had not made it there and it had not.  I removed the stone and clay that was saturated with oil and left sorbent pads to check on in 3 days.  After I removed the stone and clay, I checked the air in the house with my photoionization detector (PID) and it read 1.5 Parts Per Million (ppm) in the living space.  I  installed a large air mover fan to help ventilate the space and remove the smell of oil from the basement and in the living area upstairs.

When I returned to check the pads, they had a little bit of oil on them, so I replaced them and planned to check again later after the area got some rain to see if I could collect more oil.  I checked the outfall again to make sure no oil had migrated outside the basement.

Two weeks later, I removed the fan and the pads because there was no further evidence of oil and the vapors were no longer an issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-327-2013*Approximately 25 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused because of corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. 2.38 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 6 x 6 feet wide and 4 feet deep located directly underneath where the tank was located. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in Photoionization Detector readings and negative result on the oil in soil dye shake tests. Remaining soils fall below applicable Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) remediation guidelines for this site.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-268-2013*On 5/15/13, at 1108 hours, Downeast Energy Company reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had been discharged into a basement due to a loose nozzle on the furnace. Downeast Energy had just worked on the furnace and the burner technician had not tightened the nozzle properly. The owner had noticed the oil odor and found the spilled oil. I met the owner and Russ Helm from Downeast Energy at the site. The oil had run along the concrete floor and under a partition wall next to the furnace in the basement. Downeast had used oil absorbent material and pads to collect the oil, but the partition would need to be removed to dispose of any wood and dry walls that was oil impacted. I installed a ventilation fan to extract any oil vapors from the basement to prevent migration into the living areas above. I checked the sump behind the partition and there was no oil present in it.

Downeast Energy and the owner made arrangements and later in the week removed the partition wood that was oil impacted. I returned to the site and tested the basement air for volatile organic vapors with a photo ionization detector. Readings were below 1 part per million, so I removed the ventilation fan.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-240-2013*On 5/1/13, Tamara Stockwell, reported that there was motor oil in the roadside ditch on Main Street at the location of a vehicle collision with a utility pole. I contacted Tamara, and she reported that the collision happened on April 24th. She said the Fire Department was there, as well as Central Maine Power Company, to replace the pole. I went to the site and found some vehicle body parts and a few very small pools of used motor oil. There were no odors of diesel or gasoline. I removed the oil impacted soil and collected the free oil with oil absorbent pads. I spoke to the Readfield Fire Department, and they reported that there was no release of gasoline and they had seen no oil in the ditch the night of the incident. I informed Tamara of my findings and told her that the drinking water wells in the area did not appear to be at risk from this discharge.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-238-2013*On 5/1/13, at 1140 hours, Dave True, from Dead River Company, reported that one of their oil burner technicians found oil in a wet concrete basement when he went there to perform annual maintenance on the heating system. I met the technician at the house that was located right on the Carrabassett River. In the basement, speedy dry had been put down around the tank on the wet concrete floor.  The floor sloped toward the river where there were drain pipes. The speedy dry had absorbed very little oil. The technician reported that the oil absorbent pad that was left under the filter after the last maintenance a year ago was red with oil when he first saw it. It appeared to be a very light oil sheen on the water, and there were no detectable oil vapors in the basement or upstairs. I checked the outfall of the basement drains and there was no evidence that oil had been discharged from the ends of the pipes. Dead River collected the speedy dry in the basement and arranged for the disposal. I contacted the property owner and informed her of my findings.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-243-2013*On 5/31/13, Mary Waring, of Cassella, called to report a 35 gallon spill at the entered location. The spill occurred in a pasture while a dump trailer was delivering compost, and resulted in 35 gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled to the ground. Cassella personnel excavated 29.75 tons of contaminated soil from the site and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. The property owner was satisfied with the cleanup. No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-338-2013*
SPILL NOTIFICATION
   5/10/13: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Ms. Patricia Shaw of the North Sebago United Methodist Church, that on 4/23/13, the church parking lot had suffered a discharge of hydraulic oil from a street sweeper belonging to Complete Sweeping Company (CSC).  Since the discharge occurred, the church had been trying unsuccessfully to get Complete Sweeping to clean up the spill.   CSC had been contracted by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) so MDOT was also considered a responsible party who also failed to report the discharge on 4/23/13.
   On or about 5/10/13, I was also advised of the discharge by Mr. John  Maclaine of MDOT and contacted Dwight Doughty of MDOT.  I later advised both CSC and MDOT of their violation in not reporting this discharge to MDEP and failure to clean the discharge to state satisfaction as required by 38 M.R.S.A.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   The property consists of church buildings and the area is largely rural residential year-round and summer homes, served by private wells and septic systems.  The property is adjacent to a mapped aquifer and a wellhead protection zone.  The leaked oil was visible coming down Route 114, up over the paved church parking lot and over the unpaved gravel parking area where the sweeper stopped and leaked the most concentrated volume (see photos).  The discharge was within 20' to 30' of the church's drilled water well though because of the viscosity of hydraulic oil, the relatively low to moderate volume discharged, and the depth of a drilled well: I assessed that the drinking water well was not highly threatened by this oil discharged.  The asphalt pavement could be damaged by the oil dissolving the asphalt binder resulting in crumbling pavement.

   5/21/13: I met onsite with Mr. Souliere of CSC and with Charles Dow of Allstate Environmental Inc. (AEI) and I advised them that CSC is required to remove the oiled soil to State of Maine satisfaction.  Mr. Souliere agreed to have AEI excavate the oiled soil the next day.  As I explained to Ms. Shaw, the oiled asphalt pavement appeared cleaned and did not need to be removed, even if it was damaged by the oil.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Sometime before MDEP was notified, either MDOT or CSC responded and had applied speedy-dry sorbent to clean the pavement but had not removed the oiled soil.  Ms. Shaw advised me on several occasions that CSC and MDOT were not being responsive to her requests to have the oil discharge properly cleaned.
   Wednesday 5/22/13: I oversaw AEI excavate the oiled gravel parking lot area to about 2" to 8" below grade (see site sketch and report photos).  AEI trucked the soil to CPRC Group under an MDEP virgin letter (Oil Spill Debris Form).

1.  At this time this discharge is considered remediated to State satisfaction and no further MDEP, Response Division actions are expected at this time.  This does not mean the discharge is remediated to original or pristine condition.
2.  I understands that Ms. Shaw, representing the church, is negotiating with CSC to have the oiled asphalt paving removed and replaced.
2.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski
I-129-2013*On June 11, 2013, Dead River Company removed oily debris from service work calls from their warehouse stockpile. The oily debris went to Tri-Community Landfill facility. No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-193-2013*On 5/3/13, I received report from Dead River Oil Company of a small corrosion hole in an above ground oil storage tank at 501 Union Street, Bangor.  The tank was located at lot 3.  Fortunately the leak was slow and not very much had dripped from the tank before the resident noticed the problem.  The oil was transferred from the leaking tank to a temporary tank, and the contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.  No oil vapors affected the mobile home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-194-2013*On 5.3.13,  Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a one gallon spill of water-jet fuel mixture.  The cause of the spill was a leak from their drum vac spill cleanup unit.  The spill was to a paved surface and cleaned up with sorbents.  The waste was entered into BIA waste stream for contractor pick up and disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-195-2013*On 5.3.13,  Dead River Company reported an estimated one gallon off-road diesel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a failed air eliminator valve in the rear pocket of the tank truck, that cause a discharge out the safety relief valve at the top of the tank truck.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste to be picked up by a qualified contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

A-329-2013*It was reported that a seal on a hydraulic pump had blown out allowing approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to leak into a secondary containment area. The pump was shut down, and the spilled oil was pumped into a drum. No fluids were lost outside the containment.
No Further Response Action Needed at this time.
A-318-2013*A large oil spill resulted from a corrosion hole in the bottom of an oil tank that was situated inside the basement in the home.  The basement concrete floor was removed in order to recover the free oil and contamination under the slab. Most of the oil ran into a basement drain system that spread the oil out under the floor, and discharged it outside the home in a swale area. The swale area was vactored up and re-seeded. An air scrubber was installed in the living space of the home and monitoring was done with a photoionizing detector (PID). The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services and other project management for long term project coverage.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-321-2013*It was reported that a skidder was set on fire (possible arson) off the Bemis road in Rangeley, Maine. The fire chief onsite estimated that 60 gallons of diesel fuel and hydraulic oil was lost the ground. The oil and fuel spread over the surface due to the fire suppression activities that took place. I hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to clean up the initial spill. They brought a vacuum truck and pickup truck with two men to assist me on the cleanup. We skimmed all affected areas of water runoff, and padded free product on the surface of the soils.
 After the State Fire Marshal did his assessment of the fire, the skidder owner was able to have it removed for the soil removal. A total of one truck load of saturated soil was removed from the site. The area was then backfilled with clean bank run soil and flattened out.
No Further Response action required.
A-323-2013*It was reported that a dog had wallowed through some mud in a swampy area out behind the home. When the dog returned home it smelled strongly of gasoline. The homeowner Ann, washed the dog and put the dish rag she used in a plastic baggie. Once on site I walked the property, and out through the marsh where the dog had traveled. All that could be seen was mineral deposits and muddy water. No gasoline vapors were smelled or read from my the 4-gas meter I was using. I then tested the air space in the plastic baggie with my 4 gas meter and Photo ionizing meter. Neither had any readings above zero.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-325-2013*Above ground storage tank (AST) corrosion released #2 oil in a crawl space. The tank was pumped and removed by Maritime Energy. The soils and bedrock of the crawlspace were affected. A vactor was used to hand excavate the contamination in the crawl space and down at the bedrock outcrop on the beach. We then washed the bedrock with a surfactant and vactored the contaminated water out. Soil shake tests were used to delineate the oil contaminated areas. The excavation remained open until 6/21/2013 when it was backfilled with -3/4 inch washed stone. A small 4" vent fan was placed under the home to help evacuate any remaining oil vapors under the home.  This was referred to Division of Technical Services.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-288-2013*I was contacted by the Pastor of the East Raymond Chapel - United Church of Christ, reporting that a neighbor had pointed out an area of dead grass next to their oil tank (see attached photos).  When they looked at the tank, they realized that it was empty and the filter cup had been unscrewed.  After reviewing the delivery information, it was determined that about 100 gallons of kerosene was missing and that the loss had probably occurred in November of 2012.  The Pastor explained to me that the same thing had happened to them in 2007.  The tank was vandalized and a clean-up was overseen by the Department (refer to P-320-2007 - Scott Cyr).  The neighbor's dug well is about 40 feet down gradient from the location of the spill.

I hired Boom Technology to excavate the contaminated soil.  During excavation we found that much of the spilled oil was sitting in the backfill material from the previous spill in 2007.  Shallow groundwater repeatedly filled the excavation and had to be pumped out along with oil that was on top of it.  A recovery well was installed and backfilled around with 3/4-inch sized stone.  The case was referred to Brad Hahn of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services because of the proximity of the drinking water well.  The case was also referred to Don White of Technical Services for future use of the recovery well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-289-2013*I was contacted by the Berwick Fire Department, reporting that while working on a pile of loam, Troy Parker, of Parker Excavation, tipped over backwards in his excavator (see attached photos).  Mr. Parker escaped serious injury, and hired a towing company to right the excavator.  While upside down the excavator leaked a small amount of diesel fuel onto the ground.  Mr. Parker excavated the contaminated soil and transported it to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-291-2013*I was contacted by Roy Koster, reporting that one of their transformers had failed causing all of its oil to leak out onto the pavement.  Their crew used sorbents to clean up the oil.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).  See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-292-2013*I was contacted by the Kittery Fire Chief, reporting that a Linde tank truck had blown its engine oil filter while driving and had left engine oil on close to a quarter of a mile of roadway from Dennett Road onto the Route 95 South on ramp.  None of the product that the truck was transporting was released.  National Towing was hired to recover the truck and clean up the spill.  They applied speedy dry to the pavement and then used a skid steer mounted sweeper to grind in and then collect the speedy dry.  Aggregate Recycling agreed to take the waste speedy dry for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-293-2013*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that one of their customers had a very small spill of heating oil in their basement.  A contractor working in the home disconnected the copper oil line, but didn't cap it.  The fire-o-matic valve was shut, so only the oil that was in the copper line was able to leak out onto the cement floor in the basement.  Less than a quart of oil was spilled and was cleaned up by the Dead River Company technician with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-331-2013*I was contacted by Janet Dyer, reporting that one of their transformers had failed and leaked less than a gallon of oil onto leaves and brush below the pole.  The transformer was tagged less than 1 parts per billion polychlorinated biphenyl.  Their crew cut the leaves and brush (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-332-2013*I was contacted by Janet Dyer, reporting that one of their transformers had leaked for an unknown reason.  The transformer was pad mounted, so the oil ran on the concrete pad and into the pit beneath it.  The transformer was untagged so the oil was tested and came back less than 1 parts per billion polychlorinated biphenyl.  Their crew cleaned up the concrete and scooped out the contaminated soil from the pit.  See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-249-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Saturday 3/30/13: In the evening Sanford Public Safety dispatch notified for Lebanon Fire Department (LFD) a 3-gallon discharge of gasoline from a Maine State Police cruiser while being filled at Lebanon's Hometown Mobil; a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  LFD reported the spill cleaned up but that some spilled product likely seeped into soil through joints and cracks in the pavement.  LFD advised that an immediate response from Maine DEP was not needed.

ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP
 Tues. 5/7/13:I met onsite with the facility owner and manager, Gale.  As seen in the report photo there was nothing left of the spill other than a stain.  Gale explained that the State Trooper was not attending the nozzle when the cruiser overfilled.  My assessment was that the volume of discharge that seeped through paving cracks did not require breaking of pavement and removal of soil, or install vapor extraction or borings.
   The facility is located in a rural commercial and residential area and is served by public and private drinking water wells.  The site is also the location of the former Brennan's Market CITGO gas station.  Maine DEP geologist Brad Hahn oversaw long term Quarterly Monitoring of nearby water wells.  See past spill reports and UST registration files for additional location information.

CONCLUSION
1.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, and it does not imply that the site is remediated to State of Maine satisfaction or to pristine condition.
2.   No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Response Division actions are required at this time.

S Brezinski
I-100-2013*5/9/13 Received a call from Tim Hobbs and Don Flannery with the Maine Potato Board regarding some old pesticide drums located in a machine shed at the Porter Seed Farm in Masardis.  One steel drum is in bad shape and had been patched once by DEP Responder Frank Wezner.  The container was supposed to have been removed through the Board of Pesticide Control's annual pesticide collection/disposal program.  The steel drum is weeping and badly corroded.  Tim asked for assistance in putting the material in a better container for storing until this year?s pesticide collection.  Told Tim we would be making a site visit to assess the container and put the obsolete pesticide chemical in a leak tight storage container.

5/13/13 Site visit to machine shed with obsolete pesticide at the Porter Seed Farm.  Myself and Jesse Clark, donned with full face respirators (comb cartridge - organic/chemical) and with coated Tyvek chemical suits, boots, and double gloves began the process of assessing the leaking pesticide container. The container is about 1/3 full with a whitish to yellow colored liquid.  Used a coliwasa tube to visually characterize the consistency of this liquid.  It is two phases - lower phase is very thick with a high viscosity.  The pH = 4.0.  The PID = 205 PPM VOC's. The oxidizer paper indicated it was an oxidizer.  Spill fighter indicator strips were used  and the following screening results were indicated:

Negative for Fluorine
Negative for Chlorine
Negative for Bromine
Negative for Iodine

The container was over packed into a larger salvage drum and labeled as to its chemical properties that were screened.  Left the container in the machine shed and told Tim Hobbs to be sure to register the product in the 2013 Maine Obsolete Pesticide collection program.

Aug 14, 2013 e-mailed Tim Hobbs the info on registering in the 2013 Maine Obsolete Pesticide collection program that unknown obsolete pesticide in a 55 gallon drum located in a machine shed at the Porter Seed Farm.  Told Tim to call if he has any questions or need any assistance getting this drum to the collection site at our regional office in Presque Isle.  Registration is required by September 17th.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at time
A-259-2013*On 5-9-2013, the Waterville Fire Department reported a fuel oil leak at the apartment complex located at 68 Silver Street. The oil tank located in the basement developed a corrosion leak on the end of the tank and discharged an estimated 50 gallons of oil onto the basement floor. The leak was stopped by using a wooden golf tee. I arrived on site shortly thereafter and the fire department was actively cleaning up the floor with sawdust. Using sorbent pads we continued collecting oil from the floor. The Fire Department had also called Houles Plumbing and Heating to pump out the oil. The oil was transferred to a temporary tank. A floor fan was placed in the basement to evacuate the petroleum odors.

On 5-10-13, ENPRO was hired to jack hammer the oil stained concrete. This floor was just a thin layer of concrete over sand. The building is old and has granite foundation. There was a hole in the floor and a lot of the oil drained into this hole. A DEP owned RAM FAN was installed on this day. On 5-13-13, ENPRO arrived with a crew and a vactor to remove soil and concrete. On 5-14, the basement was backfilled with sand and two layers of poly was placed into the excavation. Concrete was poured over this area and spread/overlapped the adjoining concrete. ENPRO return the following day to replace the brick and mortar in the basement window.

The remediation appeared to be successful and there were no odors detected by a photoionization detector or olfactory sensors.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-359-2013*May 15, 2013, a 100 gallon tank was discovered in the ground at 111 Commercial Street in Portland.

During a fire suppression system upgrade to the building, Southern Maine Site Works discovered a tank in the ground under the paved sidewalk. I assisted in the removal of the tank and collected soil samples from around the tank. No contamination was detected in the soil at that time.

Portland Pump was hired by the building owner to remove the tank from site and dispose of it and its contents properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-113-2013*On 5/21/13, I received the Notice of Intent to Remove a Underground Storage Tank (UST) located at the Valley Show Horse property on the St. John Road in St. John Plantation.  The contractor doing the removal was Corriveau Construction Company.

On 8/29/13, I spoke with John Dunlap of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection tanks unit and the UST at Valley Show Horse in St. John had been removed by Corriveau Construction.  The tank came out clean and showed no evidence in the tank grave of having any leaks or releases.  This tank was removed on May 20, 2013.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-104-2013*Rita Henderson, owner of land @ 133 Station Rd in Easton called to complain about Rodney York, her tenant at 133 Station Rd.  Rodney has got oil cans & drums stored on this property.  Rita is concerned that these drums and containers of oil will contaminate her well.  She would like to see Rodney clean these containers up.  I spoke with town manager - Jim Gardner @ 488-6652.  He requested Easton's Code Enforcement Officer and a DEP staff person do a joint site visit and inspection of this property.  A meeting was scheduled with Tony Levesque, CEO #472-3805.

6/7/13 I made a site visit and observed staining on ground surface.  I used a coliwasa tube to ID the waste oil and other petroleum in about eight 55-gallon steel drums.  Several were just about empty, and several had just a few inches of waste oil and old watery gas.  The staining does not appear to have traveled very deep.
Surface staining PID #'s 150 PPM VOC's.

6/10/13 Site visit to Henderson's property @ 133 Station Rd.  Tennant Rodney York has been successfully evicted and has removed his mobile home from the property.  Unfortunately for Rita Henderson, York left a lot of solid waste/garbage and numerous 55-gallon drums of waste petroleum products - mostly waste oil scattered around the lot.  Worked to consolidate the waste oil into about three 55 gallon drums.  I contacted Allen's environmental services to bulk up and dispose of waste at Tri-Community Landfill.  Told property owner Rita Henderson that I would have Tech Services sample the well for petroleum.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

P-371-2013*Discharge was the result of a blown hydraulic hose on a roller while performing work on the Rangeley Branch Rail Restoration project.  The discharge was quickly collected in the soil that it was released on, and later disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-261-2013*Dead River Oil Company reported that an above ground oil tank (AST) at 846 River Road, Avon, had leaked approximately 1 gallon of kerosene.  The tank was leaking from a swing joint fitting to the filter housing and was dripping very slowly.  The technician was able to clean up the small amount of contamination from the AST pad that he could adn repaired the leak.   The technician revisited the site to assue the tank was no longer leaking.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-283-2013*It was reported that an abandoned blue 55-gallon drum was found by the boat landing in South Thomaston. A town representative stated that it smelled like gasoline. After speaking with him longer, he divulged that fisherman had reported seeing someone dumping liquids into the drum earlier that day.

Upon arrival, the drum was located and it was confirmed that the drum contained 20 gallons of gasoline and oil. The container was made of  blue plastic and had numerous cracks in it. Glen Wall and I placed the drum into an 80 gallon over pack drum, and secured the container for removal off site. After loading the drum, field tests were done on the soils under where the drum was placed. No contamination was found.

The over pack drum was brought back to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Flammable Storage Locker. The liquids will be added to an ongoing gasoline drum for disposal at a later date.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-107-2013*On February 9, 2013 a 4 gallon hydraulic oil release from a self-loader truck occurred on 3A Road (third left hand branch). Soil removal and sorbents were reportedly used to clean the spill site up. This spill was reported to DEP several days later. I informed the Irving Woodlands representative of proper spill reporting procedure. No further action should be needed by response services.
A-292-2013*While fueling a pleasure vessel, a few ounces of diesel were lost to the vessel scuttle boards and coastal waters. 5 inch soft sorbent boom and sorbent pads were used to clean up the spillage. No fuel was lost outside of the dock fueling area. The sorbents were picked up after the recovery efforts and placed into a 55-gallon drum for later disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-188-2013* On 4-2-2013 Burns and McDonnell reported the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil. This release occurred on Central Maine Power property during the construction and land clearing phase of the Maine Power Reliabilty Program. A hydraulic hose on a pulp truck failed. The spilled oil was cleaned up using sorbent material. The location of this spill was near Bull Run Rd. in the town of Greene.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
I-97-2013*On 5/7/13, Sarah LeClair called to report that someone had dumped 8-10 gallons of waste oil in gallon containers on the edge of her property along Skidgel Road and Pratt Road.  I told Sarah that she could find someone who utilizes a waste oil burner and give the containers of waste oil to them. Sarah did not know of anyone that had a waste oil burner.  I told Sarah that she could bring in the containers (none of which were leaking) to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services warehouse.  Sarah dropped off the 9 gallon containers of used motor oil at the warehouse.  Response staff checked the containers, all of which contained used motor oil and we drained the containers into our waste oil storage drum.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-167-2013*On 4.17.13, Detective Flagg from the Penobscot County Sherriff's Office reported a spill along the side of Rt. 2 in Greenbush.  He and other officers were investigating one of their cases when they came upon what looked like motor oil in a drainage swale in the woods beside Rt. 2.  When I arrived on scene I saw that there was a trail of spilled oil beginning up near the pavement on the side of the road that flowed down to a marshy area down gradient.  I used sorbent pads and boom to clean up the oil on the surface of the water.  I approximated 5 gallons had spilled.  I bagged up the saturated pads and boom and disposed of them at MMWAC in Auburn.

The source of the spill and the spiller is unknown.

No further Response action expected at this time.
B-168-2013*On 4.17.13, Petty Officer DeSalvo of the United States Coast Guard Sector Northern New England reported that the 27 ft. sailboat "Echo" sunk on its mooring in Stockton Harbor.  The vessel had an 8 hp. outboard attached with a 3 gallon tank.  There was a small (5ft by 5ft) sheen visible on the water after the boat went under, but it quickly dissipated due to the wind and chop on the water.  The Coast Guard estimated that 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline was discharged.  The boat was recovered without further sheening to the harbor

No further Response Services action expected at this time.
B-166-2013*On 4.17.13, Judy Little of CN Brown reported that they had accidentally overfilled a customer?s tank.  The driver was unaware that oil had come out the tank gage while filling the tank.  The tank was inside and it wasn't until the homeowner, Mr. Jancus, came home from work that he realized there had been an overfill due to oil vapors.
CN Brown responded by going over to the house to clean up the oil that had spilled down the side of the tank and onto the concrete floor.  They used a few pads and some speedi dri.  Mr. Jancus was satisfied with the clean up and did not complain of any lingering oil smells.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
B-170-2013*On 4.18.13, Dean Butler of Bangor Hydro Electric Company (BHE) reported the discharge of 3 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a digger truck.  The spill impacted a 4 foot by 4 foot area of hard packed gravel near the pole below.  The BHE crew put down booms and speedy dry to soak up the puddled oil.  They later removed two - 55 gallon drums worth of contaminated soil.  They disposed of the soil along with half a bag of speedy dry and sorbents at Juniper Ridge on their existing ticket/profile.  No further Response action anticipated at this time.
B-171-2013*4.18.13  Dead River reported a #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an accidental overfill of a supply tank that discharged oil from the vent and piping inside the residence, a multi-unit building.  Dead River removed two 55-gallon drums of soil and sorbent material to clean up the spill.  A spill debris letter was generated to facilitate the disposal to a licensed landfill.

No further complaints have been received by DEP and no further Response action is anticipated.  7.5.13 report/nt.
B-172-2013*Dead River Company reported an estimated 5 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause was a failed air eliminator valve, causing a discharge out the safety relief valve of the rear pocket of the tank truck.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill, and the waste was to be picked up and disposed by a licensed contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-360-2013*May 20, 2013, a report of possible leaking drums was reported to the Maine DEP by a concerned citizen in Gorham. The report identified the property as Smith's Trucking and Excavation at 46 Phinney Street in Gorham.

I responded to the site with Charly Wojtysiak, Hazardous Waste Enforcement with the DEP.

We met with Paul Smith's wife on the property. She granted us permission to walk the property without Mr. Smith present. During our walk through, Mrs. Smith had contacted Mr. Smith via telephone and I spoke to him about the concerns that the Department had with his oil filled drums and their location on his property.

Mr. Smith agreed to have them pumped and removed by June 3rd, 2013. He would keep one drum and that would be stored in the garage on his property.

I returned to the site on June 3rd and the drums were not on his property. I spoke to Mr. Smith and he had them appropriately disposed of. I did inform Mr. Smith about the storage of his two skid tanks and the possibility of tipping over or leaking. He said he would leave them located exactly where they are.

At that time there was no visible oil stains or leaks on Mr. Smith's property.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-115-2013*5/29/13 Received a call from Wayne Vaughn, a contractor in Caribou, who owns a vacant home that he is renovating.  He has been working with the City of Caribou's Code Enforcement Officer, Steve Wentworth, during this project.  Steve saw a spill of oil that had occurred in the basement of this home sometime in the past few months.  Steve told Wayne that this needed to be reported to the DEP, thus Wayne was calling to find out what he needed to do.  Told him I would make a site visit to the vacant home and follow-up with him.

5/29/13 10:30-11:30 Site visit to vacant home at 23 Pleasant St.  Oil tank (AST) is very old, crimped end with bottom outlet to filter.  The AST is not leaking at this time.  There is a leak onto a concrete floor in the area where the bare copper fuel line has a union/ferrule fitting.  The leak is about an area of approximately 5' X 8'.  The oil spill has been covered with sorbent material (kitty litter type) and left.  Leak is not currently active - not sure if this is because the furnace is off, the tank is empty, or the leaking line has been repaired.  Took PID reading in the upstairs of the home PID= background, basement ambient air = 2-3 PPMs; directly at spill site 55-60 PPM VOCs. Took several pictures and documented findings in field note book.

5/29/13 14:00 Spoke with Wayne Vaughn @ 352-636-5502.  Discussed oil spill findings and discussed a clean-up plan that Wayne needed to implement to clean up this small oil spill.  Clean-up plan includes: replacement, upgrade of current oil line to one that meets Solid Fuel Board Code.  Sweep or vacuum up oily soaked speedy dry on concrete floor.  Wash spill site on concrete floor 2X with Simple Green or similar detergent.  Wet vacuum up oily debris residue.  Make plans to replace old 35+ year old AST with new unit.  Wayne will begin this process when he returns back to work on the renovation project at the home.  Told Wayne to call when he begins the clean-up and I can get him an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris into an approved landfill (Tri-Community Landfill) serving the city.

Relayed this info to Steve Wentworth, CEO for City of Caribou.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services
P-398-2013*Savage/Safe Handling called to report the small discharge of MMA (Methyl Methacrylate) during transfer from tank truck to bulk container.  The material is highly evaporative and the estimated volume spilled was two (2) gallons and quickly dissipated leaving only a dark stain on the asphalt. A local hazardous waste handler has been called in to wet wash the stained area simply to satisfy company protocols.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided MDEP Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
I-118-2013*On 6/4/13, I received a call from Danny Levasseur, Huber Engineered Wood's Environmental Manager, regarding the disposal of an old concrete holding tank for the plant's truck wash bay.  According to Danny, Huber is making some plant modifications and changing the design for the truck wash bay.  In doing so, they pumped down the oily water in the wash bay holding tank.  This was done by Allen's Environmental Services who bulked it up and delivered it to the Tri-Community Landfill (TCL) for disposal.  Huber had decided to remove the concrete basin.  Danny stated that it is heavily oil stained and has a strong smell of oil.  Danny is planning to haul this to the Tri-Community Landfill facility (TCL), and is requesting an oil spill debris form for the busted up concrete soaked with oil.  I told Danny that I would send an oil spill debris form for 15 cubic yards of rubble contaminated with used motor oil/waste oil to TCL.  I faxed over the oil spill debris form to TCL.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-245-2013*On 5.31.13, Sedgwick Fire Department reported a structure fire at the entered location.  An excavator used to fight the fire caused a leak from a 275 gallon supply tank.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the site.  The oil was contained on site, but several puddles of oil were cleaned up using sorbent pads over the course of the next several days.  Approximately 35 gallons of oil was pumped from the damaged tank and returned to the property owner.  MDEP will seek reimbursement for pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-117-2013*6/4/13 Mark Bosse, Dead River (DR) Service Manager, called to report a spill of #1 heating oil (kero) from an above ground oil storage tank (AST) alongside a mobile home.  The leak was discovered during a DR service call. DR technician noticed that a Ferrule fitting on the fuel line leading away from the oil filter was weeping/dripping oil.  The DR Technician repaired the Ferrule fitting and dug up a couple of pails of oily soil from beneath the leak.  Mark faxed in a spill report on this incident - I told Mark that Response Services will be following up with a site visit.

On June 7, 2013 Jesse Clark Visited the Bosse home found a small amount of contaminated soil and removed it. Jesse suggested that the Bosse put in a new tank to replace their old crimped end tank. No further action should be required of response services.
I-106-2013*On March 14, 2013, a leaking boom fitting on a loading crane released 2 gallons of hydraulic oil. Contaminated soil was removed and sorbents were used to clean the spill site. This spill came in several days later and the Division of Response Services informed them of proper spill reporting procedure. No further action should be needed of the Division of Response Services at this time in this matter.
A-284-2013*The incident was reported by a night watchman while doing his normal facility rounds. He found a leaking 500 gallon skid tank. The tank supplied two fire suppression pumps. The Burnham Fire Department (BFD) was called and on scene very quickly. The BFD found a transfer pump from the mill, and used it to pump the remaining product into 55 gallon drums. Most of the lost product drained into the 10-foot round water wells that the fire suppression pumps are in.

Due to a lot of rain and flood stage waters on the Sebasticook River, the water was above the discharge overflow pipe. This did not allow any oil to be released to the river. I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to have a vacuum truck sent down from the Bangor office. We successfully recovered 275 gallons of product from the well. We cleaned up the speedy dry spread out on the concrete pump house floor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-114-2013*5/28/13 Received a call from Sean Sandstrom of Quality Homes, regarding a very old leaking oil storage tank outside Clifford St. John's home @ Lot#3,  557 Access Highway in Caribou.  Called up Clifford and set up a site visit.

The tank is located about 450 feet from the trailer park's public drinking water well.  Mr. Clifford St. John uses Perham Oil Company for heating oil. This company does not do any work related to heating appliances or oil storage tanks.  The homeowner had gotten two (2) estimates for a standard vertical tank replacement, but did not have the funds.  Estimates were from Daigle Oil Co (DOC) and Quality Home Services (owner Sean Sandstrom - #551-9050).  The homeowner regularly uses the services of Sean Sandstrom dba Quality Home Services.

I explained the DEP's Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement Program to Clifford, he was interested in the assistance.  I told Clifford, Mr. Peter Moulton would be calling him to discuss the process a bit more.  The tanks small localized spill area is currently padded off with sorbent pads and boom.  The new replacement tank & pad should be placed at the nearby gable end of the mobile home to avoid snow/ice falling off of the roof eave.  Clifford was in favor of the new location.

8/15/13 Completed the Post installation inspection of the new outside fiberglass AST installed at Clifford St. John's home.  Tank was installed according to MDEP standards and specifications.  Took several digital photos of the installation work.  Relayed this info to Peter Moulton in Augusta.  Completed a small amount of digging (about 50 lbs of soils) to remove the contaminated soils around the older tank and pad that have been removed.  No further action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-291-2013*      An estimated half a gallon of No. 2 fuel oil leaked from a loose fitting during a delivery to an inside above ground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost to the concrete wall and floor. C N Brown personnel cleaned up the spilled oil using sorbent material. Contact was made with Mr. Audet via telephone, but no site visit was necessary. No further Response actions are expected.
P-352-2013*On May 16, 2013, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call that the oil tank at the aforementioned address had leaked a significant amount in the recent past.  Deliveries on 3/29/13 and 5/15/13 of 100 gallons each were gone.  The stain in the sand was about six feet in diameter and saturated to a depth of 24 inches.

Initially, the excavation was conducted by hand, but soon we realized a machine would be needed to complete this cleanup.  The final depth of the excavation was close to ten feet and a recovery well was installed to treat groundwater.  The MDEP Division of Technical Services installed a treatment trailer to collect and filter the contaminated groundwater.

Roughly 25 tons of saturated soil were removed and disposed of at CPRC Group, Scarborough, and an estimated 700 gallons of groundwater treated.  Eventually the well was abandoned, the pipe removed and the area landscaped.  The home is served by public water supply.  No additional concerns have been raised by parties involved.  Based on a successful remediation and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-399-2013*Jason of Burns & McDonnell called to report the small release of approximately two (2) gallons of hydraulic fluid from a blown hose on a drill rig.  The majority of the oil stayed on the timber mat with minor runoff to soil.  The timbers were wiped off and the visibly stained soils were collected in buckets for disposal with a contractor.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided MDEP Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
I-120-2013*On 6/5/13, I received a call from Mark Ireland, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) foreman, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil on Route 2A in Houlton.  The spill was the result of a blown hydraulic hose on a piece of road maintenance equipment.  The spill of a gallon of hydraulic oil stayed in the north bound travel lane and MDOT crews applied sorbent materials and picked up the spilled oil and debris.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-96-2013*On 5/9/13, I received a call from Joe Allen of Allen's Environmental Services regarding oil odor in soil they had excavated while trying to remedy a clogged septic system at the Presque Isle Redemption store at 2 Washburn Street.

The excavation behind the store is about 10 feet deep and an area of about 8 feet by 8 feet in dimension.  I took a photoionization detector (PID) readings of the excavation pile (about 20 cubic yards of soils) measuring 400 -500 parts per million of volatile organic compounds.  I provided an oil spill debris form for disposal of the oily debris at the Presque Isle Landfill.  I called Dana Fowler, Presque Isle Public Works Director, to let him know the oily debris would be transported to his facility the next day.  This contamination is most likely remnants of contamination resulting from the earlier operation of a gas station at this site.  It was Guerrette's or Ouellette's Market at that time.  I took several pictures of the excavation area and contaminated soils that will be trucked to Presque Isle Landfill.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-300-2013*6/3/13 0900 Mary Fairfield reported driveway sealer had spilled to the ground at her house when the bucket had been tipped over. She asked for guidance on how to clean it up. I instructed her that the sealer would stay on the surface of the ground and could be shoveled up and put back into the container. The container could be disposed of as solid waste once it had hardened. I told her to call back if she needed additional assistance.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-302-2013*6/3/13 1830 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 10 gallon of mineral oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer when a tree fell braking the pole. Janet reported that the PCB content of the oil was unknown and a sample would be sent for laboratory analysis. Workers had removed some oil impacted soil from the area. I went to the site on 6/5/13 and found that there was still visibly oil impacted soil and sod in the area. I contacted Janet Dyer and she was sending a crew to the site to do additional soil removal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-303-2013*On 6/3/13, at 1915 hours, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported that an estimated 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil had leaked into a concrete basement from the tank top fittings when the tank was overfilled. I met Dead River personnel and the house tenant on site. There were oil vapors in the upstairs living area so I installed a ventilation fan. Dead River had wiped down the tank and used absorbent to collect oil from the floor. Dead River came back over the following days and washed the tank and floor. They also removed oiled debris from the basement. A week later I checked the indoor air with a photo ionization detector after shutting off the ventilation fan and the readings for organic vapors were less than 1 part per million.  The ventilation fan was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-305-2013*On 6/4/13, 1503 hours, Nathan Whitney, from Irving Forest Products, reported that an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at the Dixfield facility when the chip trailer dumper broke a hydraulic line. He reported that most of the oil was contained to the concrete pad and containment dike with wood chips, but some had run onto the gravel area around the pad. I met Nathan on site and inspected the spill area. An estimated 70 gallons had been contained in the concrete containment dike and the concrete pad at the hydraulic pump station. An estimated 30 gallons had sprayed over the dike to a gravel area covered with wood chips. They had removed several bucket loader loads of a mixture of gravel and oiled wood chips. The containment area was pumped out and the wood chips in there were removed. I had them remove additional material from outside the dike area until it field tested negative for oil in soil. All material was disposed of in the onsite bio mass boiler.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-306-2013*On 6/4/13, at 1630 hours, Bob Brown, from Downeast Energy Company, reported that he found an estimated three tablespoons of #2 heating oil spilled to a linoleum floor at a residence in Winthrop. The spill was the result of a loose fitting at the filter. He had repaired the fitting and cleaned up the oil. I contacted the owner and asked him to call me if oil vapors became a problem. He never called. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-309-2013*6/7/13 1350 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of oil had leaked from a pad mount transformer. Almost all the oil was contained in the vault of the pad. The transformer was tagged non- PCB. CMP employees used oil absorbent material and pads to collect the spilled oil. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-310-2013*On 6/7/13, 1430 hours, Warren Fire Department reported that an estimated 7 gallons of used motor oil was spilled along several hundred yards of a gravel woods road. I contacted Chief Grinnell who reported that the spill was the result of a flatbed tow truck that punctured its oil pan while traveling up the discontinued road following the GPS directions the night before. The Fire Department had put down oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil. I met Chief Grinnell and Mike Jette from AAA Northern New England at the end of the Mountain Road. The leaking truck had been towed out by a woods front end loader. We drove in about a mile and then walked another 1/2 to the spill site. There was a small black line of oiled soil for a hundred yards or so before we came to where the truck turned around and then stopped running due to lack of oil in the motor. There was pooled oil in these areas that the Fire Department had put oil absorbent pads down to contain and collect the oil. A water runoff stream crossed the road carrying some of the oil to the road side. The AAA employees, Fire Department, and I collected the oiled absorbent pads in the road and off to the side. I placed clean absorbent pads and boom in the run off stream to collect any oil that might wash out in the rain. The oil impacted soil was dug up and contained in drums that was transported out to the main road along with the oiled absorbent pads by the front end loader. I returned the next day and collected the remaining absorbent pads and boom. The area was free of free product oil.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-311-2013*On 6/8/13, 1125 hours, Don Hammond from Hammond Lumber reported that a Pan Am train was parked next to his business and appeared to be leaking oil from the engine. He reported that no one was at the train. I contacted Pan Am Railways and informed them of the report. They reported that the crew was on their way to the site and that workers would be moving the train and removing any oil impacted rail stone ballast. I went to the site and confirmed that the oil had been cleaned-up.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-112-2013*Irving Woodlands St. Croix yard reported a loading crane hydraulic hose on boom failed discharging 3 gallons. Hand excavation and sorbent pads were used to clean up the site. This spill was reported to DEP several days late and Response Services informed Irving Woodlands of proper spill reporting procedure. No further action should be needed.
I-127-2013*On June 10, 2013, a Slasher operator blew an O-ring releasing 40 gallons of hydraulic oil near the magazines. Huber used wood fines to cover the spill and called Allen's Environmental Services to collect all contaminants. The contaminants went to Tri-Community Landfill. No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-373-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday 5/25/13, Scarborough Fire Department (SFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), through the Maine State Police (MSP), of an ongoing discharge of diesel fuel to the ground and a storm drain from a tractor trailer truck parking next to Cabela's store.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 5/25/13, I responded and met with SFD onsite.  Weather was a drizzling rain making response more difficult and washing the leaking fuel to the drain (see photos).  The passenger (right) side 150-gallon saddle tank of the tractor had been punctured by something at the lower front edge, such as by running over something which shot out from under the tire into the fuel tank.  I was told that the driver, Robert Risser, had noted the leak after he had stopped at Cabela's store and he sat in the store for about two hours before the leak was reported to SFD who in turn notified MDEP.  In that time it was estimated that about 75-gallons of diesel fuel was lost.  With the rain-wet road and parking lot, it was difficult to determine if the truck was leaking when he entered the parking lot.

I was notified the box trailer truck had made its delivery before coming to Cabela's, so the trailer was empty of cargo.  The tractor's saddle tanks were reported to have been full when the truck arrived at the Cabela's store.  The location is sub-urban commercial use with large parking lot's storm drains going to four retention ponds located on the east (front) and west (rear) sides of the shopping center.  The store building is owned by Cabela's, while the surrounding parking lot and storm drain system is owned and maintained by Feldco Development.  The area is on municipal water and sewer service.  The threatened sensitive receptors were oil reaching the retention ponds, public storm drains, wetlands on the edges of the parking lots, and oil odors.  At the time, several hours after the incident started, we observed no oil reaching the retention ponds other than light sheen (a light sheen is common from large parking lots during rain).

SFD and MDEP agreed that the truck could not leave while the punctured saddle tank was still leaking and unsecured.  At my request, MSP sent a Commercial Vehicle Inspector to the scene who held the truck till the fuel tank was drained and isolated.

RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
SFD and MDEP applied a plug and Plug N Dike material and managed to plug the puncture after 70 to 75-gallons were lost.  The rainwater spread the oil out and made the speedy-dry sorbents ineffective.  Based on information from SFD, including that the driver could not reach the trucking company so could not get anyone to respond, I authorized Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to respond with sorbents and a vacuum truck.  BTI pumped out the saddle tank empty, swept up the sorbents, and assisted in deploying sorbent boom and pads to two retention ponds (see photos).  The trucking company had Ray's Trucking Company respond to disconnect the saddle tank's fuel line and crossover line.

Upon contacting Tracy Perron of Feldco Development, Feldco had Sterling Stormwater Maintenance Services respond on 5/29/13, and investigate and pump out the drain system,  See Sterling's report dated 6/4/13 for details.  On 5/26/13, 5/31/13, 6/10/13 and several other days I inspected the area and noted no oil within manways nor in the retention ponds.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)   At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned unless a missing volume of oil should be found.  Free-product oil and oil-contaminated water and perhaps soil are understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if found and disturbed.  There is concern that about 70-gallons of diesel fuel was estimated to be lost, but to my knowledge the spill recovery did yet not find 70-gallons of fuel on the ground or in the drain system.

2)   SFD and then MDEP managed the initial clean-up actions and later Feldco, as pro
I-135-2013*On 6/18/13, from 10:30 - 11:30, I responded to a report from Warden Pelkey requesting assistance with a submerged Jeep Wrangler in the Aroostook River, just off the Fort Fairfield public boat landing.  Scott Sherwood was trying to launch a boat off a trailer, when the jeep slipped out of parking gear and rolled down the ramp into the river.  I arrived on-scene and met with Warden Kevin Pelkey.  The jeep had been towed out of the river.  The river was at very high water flow levels.  I took a walk along the bank, down river of the boat launch, and there was no visible oil sheen.  A two-gallon portable gas can for the boat was floating down river along the shoreline.  The gas can was retrieved by the boat owner.  No further action is needed by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-138-2013*On 6/18/13, I received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock of Maine Public Service Company (MPS) regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic hose on one of their service bucket trucks.  The spill occurred on the Chapman Road near pole #01053.  MPS crews used sorbent materials to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.  This oily debris (1 bag) was brought back to the MPS warehouse for storage until disposal at an approved landfill.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-303-2013*A forklift battery tipped over in the parking lot at this location which resulted in the discharge of less than one gallon of sulfuric acid to the pavement.  The local fire department neutralized the acid then recovered the neutral liquid with speedy dry.
A-344-2013*Spill of small quantity of lube oil from Pan Am Railroad engine at the Pan Am yard in Waterville.  Affected rail ballast removed by Pan Am personell for proper disposal.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Action is necesary at this time.
A-319-2013*received notification that approximately 7-13 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a broken utility pole.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-139-2013*On June 12, 2013 a McCain Food' employee parked a dump truck containing crumb by-product outside without the tailgate latched which resulted in a .25 gallon vegetable oil release. The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads. no further action should be required by response services.
B-298-2013*At 0805 hours on 6/20/13, Mr. Gene Weldon, of Lane Construction Corporation, reported a 15-20 gallon hydraulic spill at the entrance to the Sunrise Materials facility located at 61 Margin Street, Orono.  A concrete truck blew a hose spilling hydraulic oil onto pavement.  Sorbents, including speedi-dri and pads, were used to soak up the oil off of the pavement.  Sunrise Materials is owned by Lane Construction Corporation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-368-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Friday, 5/31/13: While attending a spill clean-up at the North Sebago Methodist Church (P-338-2013) we noted visible through the trees and shrubs two apparently out-of-service and abandoned, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for petroleum, adjacent to the spill area.

ASSESSMENT
   The site consists of forested plot located in a rural residential area located near the NW shore of Sebago Lake, and served by private water wells and septic systems.  Year-round and summer residences border the N, W and E sides, the United Methodist Church is to the south. There was indication the property used to have a home structure and possibly a garage on a concrete pad.  There is a white storage shed not evident on the year 2001 aerial map (see attached) but the concrete pad is evident on the 2001 aerial photo; and on the concrete pad there are two objects that could be the two subject ASTs.  To the NNE of the tanks is a simple residential shack that appeared unoccupied for a year of more.  On the property and street I noted no mailbox, address number or signs.
   There are four or more private drinking water wells within 300' of the ASTs.  The property is adjacent to a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer and to a wellhead protection zone (see attached Response Map).  Ms. Patricia Shaw, representing the Methodist Church, expressed concern for the church's well water.
   Tank T-1 was a horizontal 275-gallon steel AST with vent, fill and copper product piping indicating it was last used as an outside, consumptive-use, heating oil supply tank (see photos).  On 5/31/13, I measured this tank to contain about 11" (110-gallons) of amber heating oil; on 6/21/13 I measured the tank to contain only 5.5" of oil.  The AST sat on a large concrete pad covered in leaves and detritus; the pad resembled and old garage floor and was at the end of a weathered asphalt driveway broken with overgrown vegetation.  The tank's bare copper line was crimped and cut as it came out of the tank top.  The tank's low clearance on the bottom prevented adequate inspection for leaks.
   Tank T-2 was a vertical style 275-gallon AST with elbowed vent and fill piping befitting a UST formerly located in a basement and piping exiting the side of the foundation; the tank lay partially on its side and with a large fallen tree limb on top (see photos).  Within this AST I measured about 1" (two gallons) of dark oil sludge.  This AST was also not hooked up to any appliance.  Both tanks appeared to be abandoned containers and could be subject to vandalism, corrosion and leaks, or used to dispose of oil from trespassers.
   Initially on 5/31/13 we did not know if the property and tanks were associated with the Methodist Church or not.  Checking with the Sebago town office documents showed the property was owned by Peter Harmon who now resides in Florida, and that the home had burned about 15 years ago.  Based on past precedence and experience, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) understood the oil within the two ASTs to be a threat to the groundwater supply and neighboring drinking water wells should it leak, and would cause property devaluation and avoidable clean-up costs.   On 5/21/13, MDEP mailed a letter (attached) to Mr. Harmon explaining the situation and recommendation for he or MDEP to have the tanks emptied ASAP.  On 5/31/13, Mr. Harmon called from Florida and I again explained the situation.  Harmon stated that after his home burned down he had put his tank on the roadside and that someone had taken it away; he claimed that he did not know where these two ASTs came from.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   5/31/13: By phone Harmon gave verbal permission for MDEP to empty the tanks and MDEP would seek reimbursement and Harmon could apply for MDEP ability to pay program to have the costs deferred or waived.  MDEP authorized Allstate Environmental (AEI) to pump out the tanks on 6/3/13.
   6/3/13: Mr. Harmon called me in
I-147-2013*Sean Bernard and Bill Sheehan responded to a complaint in Fort Fairfield.  An e-mail to Kevin Jenssen of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was sent on July 3rd, summarizing field staff activities as follows: MDEP received a complaint in Fort Fairfield of a business that had left town and demolished their buildings but they left approximately 350 fluorescent bulbs and various ballast laying on a cement pad on the property.  Although there is a fence at the main road, access to the location is easy and the anonymous concerned citizen thought that they should be taken care of before local kids started breaking them.  Attached are the complaint form as well as the photos taken when Bill Sheehan and Sean Bernard did the initial investigation.

On 7/8/13, Responder Lee Thomas called Thomas Smith, Supervisor of the Bangor Office of the Division of Response Services to inquire on response strategy regarding the large stockpile of 350 fluorescent bulbs and various ballasts laying on a cement pad on the property of a former food processor in Ft. Fairfield.  Thomas stated that this pile of universal waste has been sitting there for some time.  The urgency of action from the Division of Response Services appears to be moderated due to the amount of time that the Universal Waste has been stored/stockpiled on-site.  The incident was referred to the Hazardous Waste Enforcement unit for further action.

Kevin Jenssen has been in contact with Vic Conrad from Simplot and he is working with another party in Presque Isle to take care of the universal waste at the Simplot Fort Fairfield site.  Vic apologized, thinking that this material had been properly handled long ago.

On 7/22/13 Sean Bernard visited the site and all materials of concern are no longer present.

Kevin Jenssen of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement unit received an email from Vic Conrad at Simplot who said that it had been taken care of.  Kevin is waiting for additional details on the disposition of the materials.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.


I-119-2013*On May 31, 2013, Jaclyn called to gather information on two underground storage tanks (UST)s on a property that she is in the process of buying.  Both Lee Thomas and I found no evidence of the tanks being registered. Jaclyn was informed that the tanks would need to be registered and removed.

On June 11, 2013, Responders Lee Thomas and Jesse Clark visited the home at 67 Elmwood Avenue.  The tanks (which were standard 275 gallon size), are located side by side and each in a tight space in a below grade concrete vault with no way to inspect the sides of the tanks.  The tanks were accessible for removal with no excavation needed.  The tanks have been removed from the site, and no further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-110-2013*Irving Woodlands reported a self-loader truck hydraulic hose failed spraying 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto snow covered ground.  Sorbents and hand excavation were used to clean up the spill site. This spill was reported to DEP several days later. Response Services personnel informed Irving Woodlands of proper spill reporting procedure. No further action should be needed.
I-111-2013*Irving Woodlands at the St. Croix Yard reported a loading crane hydraulic hose failed discharging 2 gallons of oil. Hand excavation and sorbents were used to recover the spilled product. This spill was reported to DEP several days later. Response Services personnel informed Irving Woodlands of proper spill reporting procedure.  No further action should be needed of response services.
P-387-2013*A dirt bike leaked approximately one half gallon of gasoline to grass at the base of the embankment on the west side of the driveway up towards the house.  A hand excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil due to the presence of a private drinking water well within close proximity.  Field screening guided the excavation which resulted in the removal of approximately one half yard of material.  The soil from this site was consolidated with other material for bulk disposal.  There is no threat to the well. No further Response action required.
P-439-2013*A truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.
P-550-2013*A truck accident caused the release of approximately 2 gallons of motor oil to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents. Oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. Approximately .5 ton of oil impacted soils was excavated by hand and transported to ENPRO Services of South Portland for disposal. The extent of the excavation was established by visual delineation.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-176-2013*On 4/19/2013, a caller reported that she saw some kind of oil or chemical spilled in the ditch beside the road near the tree line.  I investigated and found that it was iron bacteria and a marsh sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-130-2013*On June 12, 2013, Daniel Carr drove his Ford Taurus into Fish Stream when traversing Rock Crusher Road. The stream was high, making the small intersection of Fish Stream and Rock Crusher Road dangerous and impossible for a car to pass through.

On June 13, 2013, I (Jesse Clark) was informed of a submerged car in the stream and the possibility of lost motor vehicle fluids. The car was still partially submerged by the time I arrived several hours later. No visible sheen could be found around the car or downstream. The car was removed from the stream without a release of any fluids. No further action should be required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-197-2013*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report that an official, while checking camps along 6 Mile Lake, thought that a fuel storage tank at one of the camps had leaked 1/4 of a tank of oil over the winter.  I inspected a couple of the camps in the area of concern and found no leaks or signs of leaks from any of the fuel storage tanks. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-198-2013*On 5/6/13, Mrs. Connie Therialt of Baxter State Park reported approximately a gallon spill of chainsaw bar oil from containers stored in a plywood box at a small workshop along Abol Pond Road in Baxter State Park.  It appears rodents chewed though the box and containers allowing the bar oil to leak out.   Sorbents were used to soak up the majority of the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-199-2013*On 5/6/13, a caller reported a heavy sheen flowing into the ditch along Route 150 in Harmony.  The area of concern is located at N44.98737 and W69.529865.  It appears that this area was used by a logging company in the recent past since there was a large amount of wood debris in the process of decomposing.  The decomposition of the wood is causing a blackish looking liquid with a biological sheen on it to be observed from the road.  I performed a field test for petroleum which was negative.  I inspected the area including some of the "skidder trails" but found no signs of petroleum, only biological sheens.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-200-2013*On 5/6/13, Orono Fire Department reported a 1 quart spill of gasoline onto pavement from a motorcycle accident at the intersection of College Avenue and Chapel Road.  They used sorbents to soak up the gasoline.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-201-2013*At 1625 hours on 5/6/13 Burns and McDonnell reported a 1 gallon spill from a blown hose on a piece of equipment owned by L.E. Myers near structure 3023-399 along Marsh Stream Road, a Bangor Hydro-Electric right of way in Frankfort.   They excavated affected vegetation and soils and hauled material back to their Palmyra facility for eventual disposal by an environmental disposal company.  No further action by response expected.
A-326-2013*Ann Hemenway was contacted by the Maine State Police reporting that a dump truck full of asphalt had been involved in an accident causing it to roll over and dump its load.  When I arrived I found the dump truck was being pulled out of the ditch it had ended up in.  A small amount of hydraulic oil was also spilled in the accident but the saddle tanks were intact.  The entire load of warm asphalt was in the swampy roadside ditch.  After talking to the driver of the truck and determining that he was unable to clean the spill up himself I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to coordinate the clean up the following day.  The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was on scene and we coordinated with them for part of the traffic control that would be needed the following day and they had input into the reconstruction of the shoulder of the road.  A utility pole was damaged in the accident so Central Maine Power and another utility company were on scene to replace it.  They were able to place protective coverings on the electrical lines above where the excavation was going to take place.  The following morning I returned to the site and oversaw the removal of the asphalt and hydraulic oil from the ditch.  An excavator was used to remove the asphalt and it was placed in double lined roll off cans while a vacuum truck controlled the water in the ditch.  Once the excavation was completed the shoulder was reconstructed to MDOT specifications and it was seeded and hayed.  The roll off cans were left on site (across the street) with the landowner's permission until they could be picked up and transported to Commercial Paving in Scarborough where the material would be recycled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-357-2013*A small amount of heating oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion.  Some oil entered a sump and was pumped to the lawn.  An environmental contractor was hired to use sorbents in the basement and remove a small amount of oily soil from the lawn.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-314-2013*A landowner found a large stained area from a logging operation. The stain was about 4 feet x 5 feet round and was clearly from the skidder used to twitch logs out to the road. I contacted the skidder owner and worked with him to clean up the affected area. A total of one drum of material was created from the removed soil. He paid to dispose of the material himself.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-397-2013*On 5/31/2013, I received a call, through the Maine State Police, from Downeast Energy reporting a customer had lost approximately 200 gallons of #2 oil from their outdoor, above ground storage tank.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed oil staining on the soil beneath the tank and free oil floating on water in the basement.  The oil water mix had also drained out a gravity drain in the basement, into a drainage swale across the street, into a brook and into a small pond.  I was able to see that the gasket on the oil filter to the tank had failed and was spraying oil onto the ground.  I hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.

On 5/31/13, oil and water was vacuumed out of the basement.  We set up a combination of hard boom and sausage boom in the pond to contain whatever oil had made its way there.  Sorbent pads were used to collect oil in the brook and pond.  I contacted my supervisor and requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division assistance due to oil vapors in the home and a nearby drilled well at risk.

On 6/1/13, I returned to the site with Clean Harbors and used a small pump to flush oil out of the drainage area and into the brook where it could be collected.  Again, sorbent pads were used to collect oil in the brook and the pond.

On 6/3/13, I returned to the site with Clean Harbors and began the removal of oily soil in both the basement and outside beneath the tank.  The tank was temporarily moved to allow for the removal of the soil.  An out of service concrete block chimney near the tank was also removed.  Removal continued the following day and backfilling of both areas was complete on 6/5/13.  A new tank slab was installed and the oil tank relocated to its original position.  Downeast Energy re-connected the tank and made sure all oil fired equipment was operating properly.  Each day, sorbents were used to collect oil in the pond.

A ventilation system was installed along with a new sump bucket.  This work was completed on 6/7/2013.  The same contractor removed some oily wood structures in the basement (door frame, stairs and wooden support columns).  New metal lolly columns were installed to support the home in place of the old wood ones which were removed.  A new door and frame was installed and new stairs put back in place.

I monitored the presence of oil in the pond for a couple of weeks, and on 6/25/13 all remaining boom and sorbents were removed since all recoverable oil traces were gone.  At this time, Response Services work on this site is complete.  Technical Services work continues with monitoring of the vapor extraction system and drinking water system.
A-308-2013*A tractor trailer had a mechanical steering error causing it to veer off the road and down an embankment severing its saddle tank. The severed tank ended in the driveway of Mr. Barry Clukey and lost an estimated 5 to 10 gallons of diesel fuel. The oil ran off the paved driveway and also impacted the adjacent lawn. No private wells are located near the spill area. The spill occurred on May 28, 2013, but was not reported until June 7, 2013. CURA Emergency Services contacted and retained Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), to conduct the clean-up.

On June 19, 2013, EPI met with Mr. Clukey at the site. They removed oil impacted soils by hand-shoveling it into a dump trailer. They field screened the impacted soils using visual and olfactory indicators. The excavated area was backfilled and then seeded and hayed. The driveway was washed with a degreaser.  I provided an oil spill debris form to facilitate the disposal of oil-impacted soils. I made a confirmatory site visit on June 24, 2013 and verified the clean-up. No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
I-109-2013*Irving Woodlands reported a failed hydraulic hose when a trailer detached off of a self-loader log truck in St. Croix Yard spilling 3.5 gallons.  Spill pads and shovels were used to clean up the site. This spill was reported to DEP several days later and Response Services informed them of proper spill reporting procedure. No further action should be needed.
P-408-2013*I was contacted by the South Berwick Fire Department, reporting they were on the scene of a leaking oil tank.  The 275 gallon oil tank in the basement of Mr. Steve Lincoln's home had a corrosion hole in it and it was manifolded to another 275 gallon tank right next to it.  Mr. Lincoln and the Fire Department had set up a tarp to collect the oil as it leaked out of the tank, hand pump it into buckets, and then empty the buckets into plastic trash cans in the yard.  A small amount of oil leaked from one of the trash cans and into the back lawn which was later excavated by Mr. Lincoln and disposed of by Allstate.  Because of Mr. Lincoln and the Fire Department's quick action I estimate that only about 15 gallons of the oil got past them and leaked onto the basement floor (see attached photos).  I hired Allstate Environmental to come with a vacuum truck to empty the oil tank and stop the leak that night.  Later we determined that the oil that did make it to the floor had run down through a very small opening between the foundation wall and the slab and was sitting on the groundwater underneath the slab.  The slab/floor was removed, contaminated soil and water was removed, and a sub-slab drainage/ventilation system was installed to Technical Services, Peter Eremita's, design (see attached system drawing and photos).  The concrete floor was then re-poured.  This case has now been referred to Technical Services.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
I-133-2013*On 6/13/13, at 08:20 hours, received a call from Milo Haney, dba C & J's Service Center, who has a problem related to water getting into one of his underground storage tanks (UST) used for storage of unleaded gas (UL) gas.  Approximately 1 week ago, he received a delivery of UL gas.  Shortly thereafter, his dispenser pump filters got clogged up.  He cleaned them out, and within about 1 day they were clogged again.  He "stuck" his UL tank, and discovered there was several inches of water in the bottom of the tank.  He contacted County Environmental Engineering (CEE) who did a site visit, investigated, (stuck the tank and 3-4 inches of water in bottom) and pumped the water out of the tank.  Several days later, more water had come into the bottom of the tank.  Milo transferred the UL gas out of this tank and put it in his Super UL Gas UST #9100-7.  He was currently monitoring any water levels coming into the problem regular UL UST.  CEE advised him of the need to contact Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), and so he made the call to MDEP Northern Maine Regional Office today.  I told him I would relay this information to the Tanks Compliance Unit in Augusta and that they would be in touch with him directly regarding this matter.

On 6/14/13, at 10:00AM, I contacted John Dunlap, of the Tanks Unit in Augusta, and informed him of a UST anomaly at C & J Service Center #9100 in Caribou.  John and his staff will follow-up and will take over this incident and will be looking at enforcement due to timeliness of reporting this problem with site's UST.  John will be requesting the field notes from CEE and will forward these along for the HOSS spill file.

On 6/16/12, field notes were sent by CEE, Nate Hersey, regarding their site visits to C & J Service.  CEE was notified by Milo Haney on May 30, 2013, that he had a potential water/phase separation in his tank (Tank 6-1, 6,000 gallons regular gasoline).  Milo reported that he had gotten a delivery the night before and had problems immediately thereafter, including clogged filters and customer complaints.  CEE advised him to contact the MDEP immediately.  CEE also stopped by the evening of May 30, 2013, and measured approximately 3.5" of water/phase separation in the bottom of the tank.

CEE returned the morning of May 31, 2013, and pumped approximately 30 -40 gallons of liquid from the bottom of the tank into a 55-gallon drum.  The liquid being pumped from the tank at this point could be absorbed by a sorbent pad and looked like product, rather than water.  CEE then measured approximately ?" of water/phase separation in the tank and subsequently stopped pumping into the 55-gallon drum.  Milo reported that he would monitor the tank for water through the weekend.

CEE received a call from Milo on the morning of June 3, 2013.  Milo reported that he had lost prime in both of the regular suction pumps.  He also stated that he had measured approximately 3.5" of water/phase separation in the tank that morning and assumed that we had simply not pumped enough of the material out on May 31st.  CEE could not respond until 5:00pm that evening, when Craig Brescia and Nate Hersey of CEE arrived at the site.  CEE took both of the nipple check valves out of the suction pumps and discovered what appeared to be a small piece of plastic in one of the valves such that it prevented the valve from seating properly.  CEE replaced both of the nipple check valves with new valves and primed the pumps.  Milo has not reported to CEE any other loss of prime issues since this date.  Craig Brescia of CEE also began pumping additional water/phase separation out of the tank on the evening of June 3rd.  Approximately 30 - 40 gallons of liquid was removed; the water/phase separation level in the tank was measured at ?" when CEE stopped pumping.

CEE received a call from Milo on June 7, 2013, reporting that he had again measured approximately 3.5" of water/phase separation in the b
P-357-2013*Dodge Oil Company, while making a delivery to a regular customer who they had served for more than 20 years, over pressurized the first of the dual tank system and discharged oil to the basement.  Left unattended, it created a strong odor and the family called Dodge Oil to report the odor.  As it was told to me, someone from Dodge Oil came out, put down some sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material, and wiped the tank and said they'd return Monday.  This was an insufficient cleanup.  The oil migrated through perimeter drains and flowed out the drainage effluent into the front yard, a drainage ditch and beneath the roadway into an adjacent field beyond.

Dodge Oil did not report the spill at the time it occurred.  A technician came and performed minimal cursory cleaning, wiped tanks, put down powder, and applied some speedy dry.  They did not remove any oiled material, nor advise how to air out the house.  Oil was discovered in the ditch headed towards a stream.  Mr. Nordman asked Dodge Oil technician "if this is when DEP gets called?"

Upon arrival, I met with Mr. Nordman and inspected the situation.  We discussed cleanup goals, timeframe, need to hire contractor, etc.  I inspected the sump, more floor surfaces, area of stored materials affected by staining, living space first floor, (was told second floor bedrooms air quality very poor).  I called my Supervisor On Call and discussed the case and thought it was a possible enforcement referral for lack of notification, response etc.  Dodge Oil offered to put the family up in a hotel because of poor air quality.  They declined and would open windows and use fans.  They didn't want to get Dodge Oil in trouble, but were disappointed with their inaction. I explained this was not an acceptable response and that I would have a competent reliable contractor here in the morning as early as was mutually agreeable.

On Sunday, 5/19, I returned to home and began the cleanup in earnest with removal of all oil soaked materials, sorting boxes of personal items and repackaging them, while allowing the family to inspect and decide whether to retain or discard if soiled.  We cleaned the interior surfaces, wiped down all wet surfaces and dried them, removing materials to outside.  We cleaned up the discharge areas outside in the ditch and adjacent field.  We built an underflow dam with sand bags for water management from predicted summer storms.  We constructed a segregation curtain (6mm plastic sheeting) in the basement to minimize air exchange from primary tank area and the remaining basement and living space above.

Later in the day, Mrs. Nordman commented the air quality in the home was much better after the removal of materials in the basement.  Also with the windows open and fans in place, the air exchange continued to improve the oil odor.  Significant amounts of oil had been observed in the drainage ditch.  Red oil beads steadily flowed in.  Sorbent pads were added.  Discussion of vacuum truck use developed.

On Wednesday, 5/22, Mr. Nordman called Dodge Oil and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the oil odors were much worse during the previous night as the temperature dropped and several windows were closed for the evening.  MDEP Technical Services staff recommended the installation of a vapor recovery/exhaust system as soon as possible.  Dodge Oil called ServePro (SP), who planned to install three machines for up to three days.  Although installed, the SP machines (scrubbers) were quickly removed as it was learned they emitted ozone.

On Tuesday, 5/28, Don White monitored vapor exhausts.  He noted minimal draw of any distance from the fan itself.  The crawlspace (primary tank location) had elevated readings.  The space will be washed again and tank surface re-cleaned, with plans to seal the floor area.  There would be a hand excavation outside the main entrance and exterior of the crawlspace wall to identify the perimeter drain locati
P-442-2013*INITIAL SPILL NOTIFICATION
On 6/17/13, Mr. Maylin reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), a 6/7/13 discharge of about 10 gallons of fuel oil from a bottom corrosion hole in a residential aboveground storage tank (AST) he had been instructed to pick up on the side of Long Street.  Mr. Maylin stated that he had been incorrectly told that the tank had been empty.  While on site, I was later informed of a second earlier discharge of K1 oil from the AST when it was installed under the steps to the home's front door.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
While on site on 6/17/13, I noted at the roadside a weathered oil stain on the road and new loam and hay mulch from the spillage the previous Friday.  Under the wood steps of 34 Long Street, I noted oil stained soil and a strong odor of fuel oil from under the steps.  According to Mr. Maylin, the previous maintenance crew for the mobile home park had all quit and they had been the ones who removed the old AST from under the steps the previous December, 2012, because it was leaking according to Ms. Lozier, the resident.

Ms. Lozier complained about the oil odor outside and oil exposure to her children.  She stated that there was no oil odor within the home and I noted no oil stained soil under the home below the crawl space.

The spill location area is dense residential use, and over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, but is served by municipal water and there are no drinking water wells within 300' or more.   Based on the discharge location, I assessed a Maine 5.2.1.1 Residential Exposure Clean-Up Guideline, or a 3.1 Home Oil Tank Discharge Response.  I advised Jeff Maylin, and Sandy Park Management, about the clean-up requirements and the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance.  Based on the two separate discharges, their late reporting, that the AST was no longer on site before I arrived, and that the AST appears to have been a non-compliant Step-Tank, the AST insurance deductible and conditional deductible(s) may exceed the cost of clean-up actions.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The more recent discharge of 6/7/13, appeared already remediated to MDEP satisfaction and no further clean-up was performed in this area at the roadside.

The December, 2012, discharge under the steps had not been remediated.  On 6/18/13, Mr. Maylin excavated about 1.5 yards of oiled soil from under the steps, down to a depth of about 8" to 10".  Maylin will backfill with new clean fill.  A colorimetric field test indicated remaining soil below 10" below grade was still positive for oil contamination but not oil saturated.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   Paula Lozier, as occupant, is considered a potential responsible party (PRP), though I understand that she never used the subject AST and it was replaced before she moved in.  The new property owners, American Land Lease, are considered primary responsible party as handlers for the AST when it leaked, and owners of the oil-contaminated property.  MDEP incurred no direct remedial expenses at this time.

2)   At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected based on present information.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain, though in minimal volumes, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions change.  Contact exposure appears to have been eliminated and the odor issue controlled by the removal of the worst of the oiled soil and new clean fill.

3)   I advised Mr. Maylin that the park's out of code AST's (see photos) should be upgraded.

4)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply that these discharges are remediated to original or pristine conditions.


B-286-2013*      On June 17, 2013 at 1435 hours, Tony Smith, employee of Mt Desert, reported a hydraulic spill and calcium chloride spill at the Northeast Harbor Marina parking lot.  A plow truck owned by John W. Goodwin Jr Construction blew a hydraulic hose in the parking lot and also spilled some calcium chloride from the body onto the pavement in the parking lot.  The plow truck had just been moved from an Island to Northeast Harbor by a barge.  Speedi-dri was used to soak up the majority of the oil.  Residue from the speedi-dry was observed on the pavement even with it raining.
      When I had arrived it was raining quite heavily and a sheen was flowing from the spill site to a catch basin approximately 100 feet away.  This catch basin flows directly into the ocean.  A small sheen was observed around the pipe discharge.   I informed Mr. Goodwin that he should report these type of spills within two hours and that since oil had reached coastal waters he needs to report it to the National Response Center (NRC) and gave him their number.  A NRC report can be found in the attachments.   The sheen on the water was approximately 15 feet by 2-3 feet and fluctuated in size.   I asked for the remnants of the calcium chloride to be swept up if any was left after the heavy rains.  No further action by Response expected.
P-426-2013*Approximately 25 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused when the tenants of the property moved out and spilled oil while transferring oil from the tank into containers. The oil was released to the underlying soils. The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 150 feet from the spill location.

Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 15 x 15 feet wide and 12 feet deep located in the back yard of the residence. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in photoionization detector readings and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests. A total of 16.34 tons of impacted soil was excavated and transported to commercial paving for disposal. A soil sample was collected from the sidewall of the excavation on 6/13/2013 and analyzed for contaminants of concern (COC's). Results of this sample indicate the presence of COC's below applicable Petroleum Remediation Guidelines.  The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services to determine if the drinking water well is at risk.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-305-2013*Approximately 8 ounces of diesel fuel were released from a truck due to a leak at the fuel filter.  Spilled product impacted gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party for off-site disposal.  See attached Burns & McDonnell Spill Report.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-302-2013*The odor of petroleum alerted neighbors of an oil spill in an abandoned multi-family residence.  Copper theft was a vandal's intent, which included the supply line from the aboveground tank to the furnace.  Approximately ten gallons of heating oil were discharged from the tank to the cement basement floor, contaminating it as well as miscellaneous household items within proximity.  Sorbents were applied to recover standing product.  This house was slated to be razed by the city, so further cleanup was delayed until that time. The building was razed unbeknownst to the Department.  Cleanup is presumed to have been completed prior to demolition, but that cannot be confirmed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-299-2013*5.29.13  Orion Timberlands reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The spill occurred sometime in January 2013, but was not discovered until the snow thaw in May 2013.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hydraulic line on a truck.  The stained soil was excavated up and disposed in June 2013 at a licensed facility.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.

B-297-2013*On 6/19/13, Nick Mavromatis of Olympus Painting Contractors, Incorporated, reported a 1 gallon diesel spill from a dust collector on Summer Street underneath the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Bangor.  They are working on painting the bridge.  They had just filled the dust collector and moved it underneath the bridge along Summer Street which has a decent slope to it.  This caused the fuel to leak out of the fill cap of the dust collector down the side of the machine and onto the paved road.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-85-2013*On April 8, 2013, Lou Pizzuti found 4 drums without tops filled with automotive filters.  Rainwater had overfilled the drums staining the ground with used motor oil.

On June 3, 2013, Lou and I went on site and talked with the land owner.  We informed him to properly dispose of the filters. Lou has many other issues to deal with at this site.

No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
B-196-2013*On 5/3/13, Tom Ronco, of A. E. Robinson Company, called to report a spill at the entered location. Mr. Ronco indicated the spill occurred sometime over the winter, but was unsure of when, the cause of, and who was at fault. I arrived and met with Mike Muhr, a Selectman for the town of Shirley. Mr. Muhr showed me an area of about 100 square feet outside the building where oil had obviously been spilled in the past. In addition, I was shown the inside of the building where it appeared the oil line to the tank had been damaged and a leak had occurred. Mr. Muhr indicated he thought he had heard from the Fire Department personnel in the past that the line was damaged by a piece of equipment. It is unclear to me whether the two affected areas, which are adjacent to each other, are a result of the same incident or not. In either case, the town agreed to pay to have 4.53 yards of contaminated soil removed from the affected area outside and to dispose of it appropriately. The affected area in the building had been mostly cleaned up in the past. Vapors in the building were not a concern, and it is not inhabited. No wells or other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-462-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an automobile accident.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The released oil was cleaned up with sorbents and removed for disposal.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
A-150-2013*A gasket failure allowed a small amount of vegetable based hydraulic oil to be lost from hydroelectric generating equipment.  The equipment was taken out of service, cleaned up, and repaired before returning to service.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-89-2013*On 2/6/2013 in Winslow, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 cup spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from a malfunction at the substation. No site visit was made, the spill was cleaned up by CMP, no further response action is expected.
P-401-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/3/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a discharge of K1 heating oil from Ms. Vining's outside, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Ms. Vining had just returned to her summer home in Georgetown and noted an oil odor around her home and dead grass from her oil tank and down around and past her drilled well.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP responded and was primary MDEP Response Division contact until passing further actions to MDEP Division of Technical Services staff, Mark Woodruff and Donald White.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use occupied by Ms. Vining's A-frame house.  Adjacent to the northwest is an unoccupied house; adjacent to the southeast is a small home belonging to Ms. Vining, but not presently occupied.  Ms. Vining's well at this and another home on Harmon Harbor Road appear to be the only active drinking water wells within 300' at the time.  The discharge is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and I noted no wellhead protection zones in the area.  Bedrock was observed to be near the surface.

While on site in the afternoon of 6/3/13, I noted dead grass proceeding downslope around the well for about 15' to 20' (see photos 3 & 4).  Surface soil exhibited a moderate odor of fuel oil and field bag headspace values exceeded 700 parts per million (ppm).  Visual evidence indicated that the discharge occurred over 30 days before, likely during the winter cold weather.  The outside, vertical, 275-gallon AST appeared properly installed on a concrete pad and with a "doghouse" protector, but it looked like water within the oil filter had frozen and split the filter (see photo) causing the oil to discharge until the tank emptied.  Ms. Vining believed there was 100 gallons or more in the AST when she left for the winter.

Based on the threat to the drinking water well, I assessed that prompt source reduction was needed under a Maine 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection & Remediation Guideline.  After explanation of the threat to the well and potential indoor air quality, and the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund insurance for AST leaks, Ms. Vining chose Option 1 for MDEP management of the clean-up.

On 6/7/13, Geologist Woodruff had the PVC well casing filmed and found no steel well-casing, the PVC casing ended at 3' below grade and the well went about 140' into bedrock.  Woodruff acquired a well water sample for laboratory analysis.

On 6/10/13, MDEP engineer White measured low levels of oil vapors in the crawl space under the home, but none smelled or measured in the home with a field instrument.  Woodruff noted stressed trees downgrade of the excavated area that may signify additional oiled soil stressing the vegetation.  Additional investigation was planned.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Ms. Vining opted for MDEP management of remedial actions while she applied to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance coverage for allowable expenses.

On 6/4/13, MDEP Division of Response Services hired Environmental Protects, Inc., (EPI) who responded and excavated soil in the spill area down to the bedrock surface.  Irregular bedrock was noted about 8" to 16" below grade (bg).  Soil Bag headspace samples in the removed area averaged 500 to 700-ppm and had mild to moderate odors of fuel oil.  Soil was removed 1' to 1.5' beyond the surface staining, but was restricted by the house and trees.  Colorimetric dye field tests were positive for oil contamination in the soil.  Oiled soil was trucked by EPI to CPRC Group for recycling.  During soil removal, the soil around the drilled well was hand-shoveled away and the satellite dish was moved and replaced with the new backfill.  On several small water puddles on the bedrock surface, I noted a light sheen and small globules of free product oil, but not enough oil or water to pump off.

On 7/10/13, MDEP and EPI returned for add
A-315-2013*William Boettger of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that they had suffered a spill of a small amount of diesel from a drill rig doing borings on Water Street in Hallowell.  The rig was on an incline and the fuel came out the top of the tank.  MDOT was able to clean up the small amount of spillage and disposed of the waste appropriately.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-244-2013*This spill was reported to the Glen Wall of the Maine DEP.  Glen Wall retired prior to completing the report.  There is no record of the spill other than the notes in the spill log as it being a second spill at this residence.  The information was documented as it was a reported spill.

A-265-2013*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported a discharge of kerosene associated with a customer at 47 Virginia Street in Boothbay Harbor.   The customer's outdoor above ground oil storage tank had leaked an estimated less than 1 gallon of kerosene due to corrosion.  The discharged kerosene was contained on a concrete pad under the tank. A Dead River technician cleaned up the affected area using speedi dry.   No futher action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-266-2013*Corrosion hole in above ground storage tank resulted in a minor discharge of #2 fuel oil.   Magna patch put on leak and affected area clean up.

Tank will be replaced when fuel in tank is used up.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-267-2013*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a tree had fallen and brought down power lines and pole containing a transformer.  The transformer broke open upon hitting the ground and leaked approximatley 5 gallons of transformer oil tagged as containing less than 50 parts per billion poly chlorinated biphenyls.    Thhe affected area was cleaned up by CMP personel.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-290-2013*CN Brown Oil company reported a discharge of less than 1 galon of #2 fuel oil from a hose leak on a peddler truck in the driveway of the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.  CN Brown was able to clean up the discharge and dispose of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-284-2013*On 6.17.13, Casella Waste Systems reported an estimated 10-15 gallon hydraulic oil spill at their transfer facility in Hampden.  Jeremy Labbe of Casella advised that he was reporting on behalf of the potential responsible party; Evergreen Waste Systems of Bangor.  An hydraulic line blew on a trash truck causing the spill.  The spill was to a paved area and contained there.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the waste disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-283-2013*On 6.19.13, the Maine Air National Guard reported an estimated one quart jet fuel leak at the entered location.  Residual fuel in a transfer hose spilled out onto a concrete pad after being disconnected during fueling operations.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste later picked up and disposed by a licensed contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
P-438-2013*A construction crew was deep well injecting grout into the bedrock below Building 78 to serve as a footer.  The product was Aromatic Isocyanate Prepolymer and was supposed to be injected at low tide since Building 78 is a tidal drydock.  A coffer dam had been constructed to prevent tidal flow into the building which was generally effective but some water seeps into the area during max flow. It seems the crew didn't accurately account for cure time when they attempted one last injection.  The result was a sheen on the water contained by the coffer dam and preemptive hard boom.  No effort to recover the sheen was attempted or warranted. No further Response action is expected.
I-16-2013*1/28/13 Received a spill report from Tim Cyr, Trucking Supervisor - Irving Woodlands, regarding a spill (estimated @ 4 gallons) of hydraulic oil.  The hydraulic oil spill was the result of a broken hose on a harvester crane.  Irving crews used shovels and sorbent pads to soak up and pick the contaminated soils/snow.  The oily debris was placed in buckets and transported to the maintenance shop for proper disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-23-2013*On 1/29/13, I received a spill report from Orion Timberlands, LLC., regarding a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic hose on the crane for the woods harvester's slasher unit.  Crews quickly applied sorbent pads and sawdust to contain and soak up the spilled oil. The sorbent materials were picked up and placed in a barrel and then transported to Herman Theriault's maintenance garage for proper disposal.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-26-2013*2/6/13, I made a  site visit to Oakfield Rail yard to follow-up on a site visit made by Bill Sheehan, MDEP on 2/5/13.  Bill had observed some sorbent mats placed in an area where locomotives are parked during fuel transfers.  These sorbent mats are left in place to collect various weeps of lube oil from the parked locomotives and appeared to be quite saturated.  I talked with Norma Griffiths, Safety & Administrative Coordinator, Maine Northern Railway Oakfield Rail yard and told her that the sorbent mats should be scheduled for replacement once they become heavily oiled/saturated.  When they are saturated, they will not work and will allow the oil to be floated off by a storm event and travel to land, ground water and surface water.  Norma took down this info and will relay to Brian Wiles, Mechanical Supervisor, Maine Northern Railway.  Norma will have Brian give me a call if he has any questions.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services staff.
P-396-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately 30 gallons of transformer (mineral) oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  Three transformers were damaged in the incident and all were determined to be contain less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-419-2013*An anonymous complaint indicated that a passenger vehicle was dripping oil onto the paved road. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene. The suspected vehicle was not at the residence. Small oil stains were observed on the pavement outside the residence. Apparently the owner of the leaking truck moved out.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-418-2013*University of New England (UNE) reported that approximately 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel was released from the fuel tank of the backup generator system for a campus building. UNE reported that the fuel in the tank expanded and dripped out of the vent of the tank onto a paved surface. UNE reportedly cleaned the spilled oil with sorbents and disposed of the material.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-202-2013*On 5.7.13, Chris Gessman, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of lube oil from the containment tank located below the actual train engine.  The discharge occurred because the containment tank overflowed.  Contaminated ballast was removed and taken to their Waterville facility for bulk disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-464-2013*On 4/22/13, while in the area, I made a routine visit to this planned abandonment by removal of this retail, 20,000-gallon capacity, diesel motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Portland Pump Company, under Maine Certified Tank Installer, (CTI) Paul Brown, was on site excavating a test pit in the area of the new planned UST facility.  Brown explained that they were confirming location of buried drain pipes.  The new UST facility would be installed and operating before the old facility would be removed.  The soil profile was beds of ash, debris, and sandy fill material.  Silt clay that may be native was observed at 7' to 8'.  Based on the ash, I understand that this soil would be managed as a special waste and not clean fill if removed from the area.

On 6/21/13, I noted the two USTs of the new replacement UST facility had been installed and the old facility under the soil mound appeared to be removed.  The former UST facility location was to be made into a parking lot.  I found no indication that a reportable discharge of fuel was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. (MDEP).  See the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment report of Acadia Environmental for details.

This report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment or to imply the site is clean to state satisfaction, or original or pristine conditions.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

I-123-2013*Mark Bossie of Dead River Company reported a small spill of #2 heating oil (and provided a follow-up spill report) from a leaking filter gasket on an inside tank at the home of Sherman Knightly in Amity.  Mark had his crews repair the leaking filter and soak up the oil with speedy dry sorbent material.  Mark said the homeowner was concerned because the oil had reached a crack in his concrete cellar floor.  I told Mark that we would follow-up with the homeowner.

On 9/4/13, I spoke with the homeowner, Sherman Knightly, who stated that there are no odors whatsoever and that the oil spill was small.  Sherman's well is about 50 feet away, outside and across the driveway from the cellar where the tank is located.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
I-124-2013*Irving Woodland's Lance Cunningham reported a spill of 5 gallons of motor oil that occurred when a feller buncher machine fell off of a low bed during a transportation accident on the Theirault Road in St. John Plantation.  Apparently the lowbed hauling the feller buncher rolled over and the feller buncher rolled into the ditch onto its side.  About 5 gallons of motor oil leaked into a depression that the feller buncher made in the road ditch.  The oil was contained and cleaned up.  The nearest surface water is an unmapped brook about 1,100 feet from the accident/roll-over site. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

I-126-2013*On 6/10/13 I received a spill report from Steve Allen, Irving Woodlands, LLC, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil related to a busted hose on one of their wood harvesters.  Crews used shovels and sorbents to soak up and pick up the oily debris.  The nearest watercourse is about 1,600 feet from the spill site.  Oily debris will be transported back to the maintenance garage for disposal with other oily debris wastes.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.
P-372-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Thursday 5/23/13: Skip Clough, of South Berwick Sewer District (SBSD), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that they had received a shipment of septic waste contaminated with waste oil to a holding tank at their facility.  The waste was identified as from property owned by Jeff Caley and Caley Associates and was delivered to SBSD by Rooter Man Company.  Caley Associates would not accept the oil and water back or responsibility according to Rooter Man Company.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  After speaking with Jeff Estabrook of Rooter Man Co. (RMC), and with Mr. Bloom and Mr. Clough of SBSD, I understand that RMC was contracted by Caley Associates to pump out an old grease trap from the site of a former restaurant site; however the grease turned out to be waste motor oil from an apparent old oil/water separator associated with a former auto dealership at the Somersworth, NH property, not a from a restaurant.  Rooter Man transported the waste oil from Somersworth over the NH/Maine border to the SBSD treatment plant on or about 5/17/13.  Rooter Man and/or SBSD had ENPRO respond to the facility to remove the oil and oily water and clean the holding tank but could not take the oil waste as neither would or could sign as waste Generator at the time.
  In the afternoon of 5/23/13, I responded to SBSD and met with Mr. Clough and Bloom, and spoke with Estabrook over the phone.  Bloom gave me copies of their Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) lab data indicating the waste "...most closely resembles motor oil".  The volume of waste liquid was estimated as 6000 to 7000-gallons, plus solids.  SBSD stated that the volume of oil would harm their treatment plant process.
   Stuart Rose, and I conferred with Stephen Flannery and were advised that MDEP could have the waste removed and MDEP would seek reimbursement plus administration fee from Rooter Man; I advised Mr. Estabrook of RMC of this and he agreed to having MDEP manage and later returned a signed NOTICE OF REIMBURSEMENT (see attached).  As Rooter Man transported the waste to Maine and dumped it at SBSD, MDEP considered Rooter Man company to be primary responsible party for cost recovery.  SBSD would be considered a secondary responsible party for reimbursement.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   5/23/13: As ENPRO was already involved, MDEP agreed to continue with this company but could not sign the contract.  Handling and disposing of oil-contaminated sewage is more selective and expensive than typical oily liquids so the waste was set up to be shipped to a facility in Massachusetts.
   5/24/13: SBSD called wondering where ENPRO was so contacted Darryl Verville of ENPRO who would check with Jim of ENPRO of New Hampshire.
   5/29/13 and 5/30/13: ENPRO pumped and cleaned the tank of liquids and oiled solids and transported to Tradebe Treatment & Recycling.  MDEP was not able to attend do to other priorities.  Considering the high cost of disposal, MDEP advised ENPRO that MDEP should be direct-billed by the disposal facility and I requested Jim Adrignola get back to me on this.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   No further MDEP, Response Division actions are expected at this time.
2.   MDEP was not obligated to manage the pump off but did so in order to allow the SBSD to continue operation unhampered by the oil contamination in their holding tank and continue to accept trucks of septic waste.
3.   MDEP was to seek cost recovery from Rooter Man Company who transported the waste from New Hampshire to Maine.  Payment of the invoice and following cost recovery was delayed due to invoice disagreement with ENPRO Services.  On or about 10/9/13, Ms. Beth Mokrower of ECC Horizon Claims & Risk Management (856-642-0333) contacted MDEP and wished to pay the ENPRO invoice direct.  A copy of the invoice was sent to her and MDEP payment held.

S Brezinski
I-134-2013*On 6/14/13, Tim Cyr, Trucking Supervisor for Irving Woodlands reported a spill.  An Irving contractor, Rudy Rioux, had a hydraulic hose fail on his log loader.  The spill occurred on a logging road surface and spill pads were placed down to catch and soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.  No further action is needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-322-2013*Discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from equipment working on Central Maine Power Company transmission line upgrade.   Contractor (CIANBRO/IRBY) cleaned up contaminated soil and debris and arranged for proper disposal.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-333-2013*On 6.17.13, Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 quart of sulfuric acid from a battery that had spilled on the floor at their service center.  An employee saw that the battery had fallen on the floor but was not sure how it had happened.
The CMP crew cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads for chemicals and over packed the waste.  The battery and contaminated material were disposed of through an existing contract for hazardous waste disposal.  The acid was contained on the floor and did not reach any drains or the exterior of the building.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-334-2013* On 6-18-2013 the Dept. was notified of a petroleum release. The underground piping, associated with the above ground tank diesel tank, was removed at the bus garage in Oakland. This facility is owned by RSU 18 and is located on Williams Court. Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was on site to perform the required site assessment. The underground petroleum piping and dispensers were removed. The aboveground tank was not removed.
 A total of 96 feet of piping was removed. Thirteen soil sample location were checked with the MiniRAE 2000 by the consultant. Only two of these samples were above 10 ppm using the photoionization detector. I could not make a site visit and requested that dye shake test be done at those two locations. The shake test did verify that petroleum compounds were present. Given that this site location is served with city water and no basements or other receptors were present, I determined that no additional cleanup deemed necessary. I only required that the site conditions be documented through the site assessment.
 See attached site assessment for further details.
A-338-2013*Hydraulic oil leak from railroad equipment at Pan Am yard in Waterville.   Affected area cleaned up by Pan Am.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary.
A-343-2013*Maine DOT reported a spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from a peice of equipment on the Gardiner/Randolph bridge, and that the spill was cleaned up.   I was headed near that area so I drove over to check it out.  The traffic pattern on the bridge did not allow for me to safely stop at the site of the discharge, however while passing by I did note DOT crews cleaning up speedi dry and sorbent pads on a rather large area of the pavement.  The spill was substantially larger than the 2 gallons reported, and had not, in fact been cleaned up at the time of the report as stated.

I was, however convinced it was being cleaned up appropriatley and the river was not impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-140-2013*On June 12, 2013, a McCain Foods USA, Inc., employee parked a dump truck containing crumb by-product outside without the tailgate latched.  This resulted in a .5 gallon vegetable oil release. Jeff informed Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that the same employee was responsible for the last reported spill I-139-2013, and corrective action was employed. The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
A-320-2013*DEP received notification that less than 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a transformer that suffered storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted area was cleaned up and waste removed for disposal.  No site visit made.
A-273-2013*On 5/16/2013, in Whitefield, a tenant of a rental property reported multiple paint cans disposed on the property. A site visit was made to meet with Bill McGillis, who was renting the property on 97 Jefferson Road. I was shown several old rusted paint cans disposed behind a shed on the property by Mr. McGillis.  The cans did not appear to be leaking. I made a phone call to property owner Craig Dufour and explained the situation. Mr. Dufour informed me that Mr. McGillis was being evicted, and that was why he called Maine Department of Environmental Protection. I informed Mr. Dufour that paint needed to be disposed of properly and that he could take the cans to a household hazardous waste collection or the Environmental Depot in Lewiston. He stated he would. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-177-2013*On 4.18.13, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, reported the spill of less than 1 gallon of diesel fuel to the outside of a building.  C. N. Brown was not responsible for the spill, but the delivery driver noticed an oil stain on the vinyl siding of the building and a small stain on the pavement below the fill pipe.  Judy Little followed up with the customer to make sure they were aware of the stain.  Ms. Little found out that an oil burner technician spilled the fuel in the process of performing maintenance on the furnace system.  The technician had used speedy dry to clean up the fuel on the ground and sorbent pads to wipe down the siding. The customer confirmed that it was a small spill and that there were no other issues inside the building, including no smell of oil inside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-178-2013*On 4.22.13, I received a report of a discharge of #2 fuel oil.  The homeowner was getting a fill-up when he realized that someone had cut his tank 3/4's of the way up.  Once the level of oil reached this point it began spraying out.  The homeowner got the driver's attention who immediately stopped filling the tank.  The homeowner explained that he and his family had been living in a different house out of state, but recently moved back to find that vandals had stolen his furnace and damaged his tank.

In the basement, a double layer of plastic had been put down on the dirt floor.  Some of the oil was trapped in these areas.  The oil delivery driver had put pads down on the other puddles of oil.  Although it was a relatively small amount of oil that spilled, there was a strong smell of oil in the living space.  To help remove the odor of oil, I removed all the oil from the plastic and then removed the plastic so I could see if oil had made its way down to the dirt.  There were a few areas where the dirt was impacted, so I removed the saturated soil.  I then replaced the plastic vapor barrier and installed a fan to ventilate the space.  I also removed the oil from the tank as it would now need to be replaced and stored it in drums.  The homeowner said he would give the oil to family members to use.  I told the homeowner to run the fan as long as he needed and that I would check in with him the following week.

I removed the fan on 5.5.13.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-179-2013*On 4/2/13, Ledbetter's Construction Company reported that while excavating around the foundation of the residence, they found an old underground storage tank (UST).  They were hired to repair the residence's foundation.  The tank was partially full of water.  There may have been a very slight sheen on the water, but it was difficult to tell.  We pumped the water out and treated the water by passing it through activated carbon, before it was discharged to a catch basin.  The tank was then removed.  The owner filled out paperwork for registering and removing a UST.  This area was backfilled after the foundation was repaired.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-180-2013*On 4.23.13, Liz Dawes from Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported the discharge of 2 tablespoons of dielectric oil from a GE transformer in their Fields Pond Rd Orrington Substation.  The spill occurred while a worker was gathering a sample from the sample valve.  The oil spilled onto the gravel below.  The area of impact was 4 inches by 6 inches.  Approximately 5 pounds of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of by Bangor Hydro Electric at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  A sample of the oil was sent in for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) analysis and the results came back at less than 2 parts per million (ppm) PCB, warranting no further clean up.

No Response action anticipated at this time.
B-181-2013*On 4/22/13, Elwell Hicks, a burner technician for Dead River Company, called to report that they had overfilled the tank at the entered location causing 1 gallon of oil to be spilled to a concrete floor. Mr. Hicks responded to the scene and applied sorbent material to the floor to collect any free product and cleaned the floor. I called the homeowner who indicated he had no concerns about oil vapors in the home. All contaminated materials were disposed of appropriately. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-182-2013*On 4/22/13, Roger Leach, of Cianbro Corporation, called to report a 1 gallon hydraulic spill at the entered location.  The spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a man-lift, occurring sometime over the weekend. Cianbro personnel used sorbent material to recover product from the affected paved area, and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately. No resources were impacted and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-183-2013*On 4/23/13, Lori Whitcomb, of Dead River Company, called to report a leaking tank at the entered location, stemming from a weeping filter. Based on the fuel delivery schedule and the usage patterns, I estimate about 10 gallons leaked. It appeared as though the slow leak had been on-going for quite a while. I removed about 50 lbs. of contaminated soil from directly under the filter. Dead River replaced the tank and filter assembly. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-184-2013*On 4/24/13, I received report of a truck getting too close to the edge of the road and losing control, sliding off the road and coming to rest in the drainage ditch along the side of Route 1 in Topsfield.  I remained on site until the truck was placed back on the road.  There was no spillage.  No further action by the Division of Response Services was required.
B-185-2013*At 1630 hours on 4/24/13 Mr. Kevin Burnier of Brookfield Renewable Power reported a 1 gallon spill of vegetable oil at their Weldon Power Station, 235118 Penobscot River, lower west branch.  A hose broke on the trash rake at this facility.  Approximately 1 quart of the spilled oil made it into the river.  The remaining oil was soaked up with sorbents off of the concrete.  The hose was fixed.   No further action expected from Response.
B-186-2013*On 4/29/13, I received report from Dead River Oil Company of an unknown amount of oil spilled during the theft of oil at the Knights Inn in Ellsworth.  It was believed that during the theft, some oil was spilled onto the concrete floor, which was wicked up into the sheet rock wall in the tank area.

Maintenance staff at the Inn cleaned up the oil on the floor and reported the spill to Dead River Company.  When I arrived, I advised them to remove the oiled sheetrock to further remove the oil smell from the area.  They agreed.  No oil vapors were present in any of the hotel units and their well was hundreds of feet away.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-187-2013*On 4/30/13, Rodney Madden, of Bangor International Airport (BIA) called to report an 8 gallon hydraulic oil spill on the ramp at the airport. The spill was the result of a blown hose on a piece of ramp equipment. BIA personnel used sorbents to collect free product on the impacted paved area and disposed of the contaminated materials appropriately. No resources were impacted as oil was contained to impervious surfaces. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-188-2013*On 4/30/13, Ed Leblanc, of Dead River Company, called to report a weeping tank at the entered location. The tank was located outside and appeared to have been leaking slowly for some time. A small area of pavement under the tank was stained with weathered oil. Mr. Leblanc used some sorbent material to clean up what he could. The tank was replaced. No resources are at risk and there are no indoor air quality issues. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-189-2013*On 4/30/13, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) called to report a weeping polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer at the entered location. It appeared as though a bushing had suffered a small leak at some point, perhaps as it was tightened, as the spill was no longer ongoing. A small area of a concrete pad was affected by the spill which BHE personnel washed in accordance with 40 CFR 761.125(b) requirements. The transformer in question was sampled for PCB content, and results of 190 parts per million were returned by a lab. No oil was ever observed to have left the concrete pad. All contaminated waste was disposed of through BHE's PCB contaminated waste stream. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-191-2013*On 5/1/13, I received report from Gene Wiles of Lane Construction, that a Stanhope Construction truck blew a hydraulic hose, leaking 5 gallons of oil to the ground at Lane Construction's batch plant.  The oil was excavated and put in the batch plant recycled to asphalt.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-192-2013*On 5/3/13, I received report from Levi Ross, of Dead River Oil Company, of a gasket failure at their bulk plant in Ellsworth on the Bangor Road.  The resulting effect from the gasket failure was an oil spill of approximately 400 gallons to secondary containment at the bulk plant.

The pump was shut down stopping the leak.  Crews then began recovering the spilled product from the concrete containment system using pumps.  The recovered oil was then used as waste oil in their waste oil furnace.

A very small amount of oil was sprayed from the pump outside the containment area onto the ground.  This soil was shoveled into a truck for proper disposal at an asphalt batch plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-175-2013*A potential real estate buyer observed several empty containers of a powdered pesticide labeled Sevin and copious amounts of white powder throughout the empty home.  I contacted the Board of Pesticide Control and put them in contact with the listing real estate agent.  The Board of Pesticide Control indicated that this was a prohibited use of this product and that they would ensure that the contaminated site was properly managed. No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-177-2013*A small amount of oil was lost to the basement floor of this cabin.  When I arrived the tank had been removed and the oil cleaned up from the floor.  No odors were apparent in the home.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-307-2013*A ballast tamper blew a hydraulic hose while working on PanAm Railways rail system. The fluid was lost to the ballast of the rail system. It was promptly reported and cleaned up. No request was made for Response services assistance.
No Further Action Required by Response Services.
P-448-2013*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of motor oil to the paved roadway.  No other media were affected.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-446-2013*The top blew off an electrical transformer, which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of mineral oil.  Spill product impacted brush and vines at the base of the utility pole.  Impacted flora was removed by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel. See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-445-2013*A leak of transformer oil from a breaker occurred inside a breaker cabinet.  According to the report, an approximate teaspoon full leaked out of the cabinet to six inches of crushed stone.  Only the top stones received a coating of oil, which were hand excavated for off-site disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-304-2013*Reported discharge during electrical transmission upgrade work by Maine Drilling & Blasting Company truck.  Reported cleaned up by responsible party, see attached report form from Burns & McDonnell.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.  expected.
I-137-2013*On June 18, 2013, Reginald Otis, of Otis Junk Removal, was cutting apart a 275-gallon steel tank for scrap.  Unbeknownst to Otis, the tank had 30 gallons of a highly volatile mix of oils and fuels. The 80 degree weather combined with the cutting torch produced a large amount of vapor in the tank which exploded when exposed to open flame. Otis was severely burned and the tank ruptured, splashing the ground with flaming oil. After the Fire Marshal had closed the site, I removed about 25 gallons of mixed fuels and sludge from the tank. The fuel/oil was bulked up and disposed with other bulked up materials on their way to Tri-Community landfill facility. No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-215-2013*A small spill of hydraulic oil was caused by the rupture of a hydraulic hose on a bucket truck.  The oil leaked primarily into the bed of the truck and was cleaned up with speedi-dri and sorbent pads.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-220-2013*A small stain was discovered in a parking lot at Colby College.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-225-2013*Central Maine Power contacted this office to report a small amount of transformer oil leaked from this transformer due to a manufacturing defect.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
B-234-2013*On 5/24/13, Richard Gallison called to report that his oil tank had lost 200 gallons from a corrosion hole in the bottom. Mr. Gallison's tank is located in the crawl space of his house. The crawlspace had a sand floor. I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor contaminated sand from the basement. In total, I removed 5.63 tons of contaminated sand from the basement with no signs of free product. With the help of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services staff, I installed a ventilation system to keep the home vapor free. The site was referred to Division of Technical Services staff for geoprobing as well. Some contaminated soils were found, but very little free product was found. This and all nearby residences are on town water. No resources are deemed to be at risk. Technical Services staff is continuing to monitor the situation, but no further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-141-2013*On June 25, 2013, Mr. Flewelling spilled 4 to 5 gallons of Bravo fungicide on an asphalt driveway. Mr. Flewelling used sorbents for the majority of the spill and washed the residue with copious amounts of water. No further action should be required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-142-2013*On 6/27/13, Seven Islands Land Company Forester, John Pinette, reported via e-mail a six gallon motor oil spill from a crane carrier truck rollover into a wood pile.  Contractor, CNA Trucking Company, used spill pads to soak up the spilled motor oil.  The oily debris was then brought to the CNA garage in Fort Kent for storage and disposal with other oily debris waste stream.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-316-2013*A high pressure hydraulic line blew apart while drilling a foundation hole for the Maine Power Reliability construction project. The oil was lost to a marshy area within 200 feet of Cobbossee Stream. It was contained and excavated the next day. Contaminated soils were removed and disposed of offsite at the responsible party's expense.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-317-2013*A passenger vehicle leaked from the front of the fuel tank while parked in line overnight. The fire department caught 1 gallon of fuel and pumped the remaining 10 gallons out. Some gasoline was lost to the paved parking area of the Ferry Terminal parking lot. Speedy dry was used to soak up the fuel on the stained area.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
I-262-2012*9/13/12 Received a spill report from Ken Cyr, Irving Woodlands related to a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a busted hose on a woods harvester.  The hydraulic oil was sprayed out into the forest floor and canopy.  Irving contractor crew used sorbent pads to wipe down surface of machine - the rest was sprayed in a thin pattern out on to the forest floor and canopy and not practical to remove.  Oily debris was placed in a bag and taken to the contractor?s Fort Kent maintenance shop.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
I-207-2012*9/27/13 received a call and follow-up spill report from McCain Foods Environmental Manager - Jeff Saucier regarding a spill of 5 gallons of vegetable oil.  The spill was the result of a storage tote being place on an un-level surface and leaking out through the top of the tote.  McCain crews used sorbent pads to soak up the oil and bagged this debris for disposal at the area landfill.  No further action is needed by Response Services.
I-122-2013*6/6/13 Received an e-mailed spill report from Lance Cunninghan, Irving Woodlands foreman, regarding a spill of hydraulic oil from a broken fitting on a grab arm of a woods harvester.  The spill sprayed out into the woodland and some accumulated on the road surface, Irving Woodland crews used sorbent pads to soak up spilled oil on the road surface.  Spill debris was taken back to the maintenance shop for disposal with other oily wastes.  Requested additional info from Lance regarding road name and township - which he promptly provided to complete the spill report.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-125-2013*On 6/10/13, I received a call from Kevin Peterson, Environmental Manager with Maine Public Service Company (MPS).  At approximately 10AM, they discovered a lead-acid battery had tipped over in the back of one of their service pick-ups. MPS crews used their acid spill cleanup neutralizer to neutralize the spill of about 2.5 cups of battery acid (sulfuric acid).  MPS then used speed dry sorbent material to soak up the neutralized wet debris.  Kevin will be disposing of this and will be submitting a spill report on this matter.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.

A-312-2013*Downeast Energy reported that an estimated 3 to 4 ounces of heating oil had leaked to a concrete basement floor from a leaking filter on a heating oil tank. The technician reported that he had collected the small amount of oil with speedy dry and there were no oil vapors detected. I talked to the home owner on the phone and he also confirmed there were no oil vapor issues. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

P-425-2013*May 16, 2013 ENPRO Services reported an oil leak at 195 Black Cat Road in Auburn, due to a severed copper line and a flooded basement.

June 10, 2013 I responded to the site and met with ENPRO who was pumping oily water from the basement of the abandoned property. It was agreed at that time that ENPRO would remove contaminated soil from in front of the basement door, collect soil samples and dispose of the contaminated soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling.

June 11, 2013, ENPRO excavated 1.90 tons of oily dirt and pumped 17,180 gallons of oily water from the property.
Soil sample results are attached.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-132-2013*On June 6, 2013, a heavy equipment operator blew a brake hose releasing 2 gallons of hydraulic oil near the magazines. Huber used wood fines to cover the spill and called Allen's Environmental Services to collect all contaminants. The contaminants were then burned through Huber's boiler. No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-289-2013*On 6/18/13, I was contacted by the Hermon Fire Chief concerning the spill last night from a Pan Am Railways locomotive.  They responded and found debris holding open a fitting on the locomotive diesel fuel tank, allowing fuel to leak out.  They removed the debris and the leak stopped.  Approximately 1 gallon of diesel leaked onto the ballast.  Speedi-dri was placed onto the spilled fuel.  In the morning, Pan Am reported the spill and sent a crew to remove the contaminated material.  Approximately three five-gallon buckets of contaminated ballast and sorbents were removed.  Enpro Environmental Services, an environmental clean-up company, will dispose of contaminated material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-447-2013*A garbage truck blew an hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved parking lot.  No other media were affected. Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-38-2013*A spill report from Irving Woodlands, LLC, was received on 1/28/13, regarding a spill of about 4 gallons of diesel fuel as a result of an operator not paying attention during fueling operations.  The 4 gallon overfill was picked up by sorbent materials, which were placed in a poly bag and brought back to Brad's maintenance garage for storage and then disposal.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-342-2013*On 6-18-2013, the Fire Chief from the town of Warren reported a fuel oil release. This spill occurred at the home of Elizabeth Dyer, at 26 Rocky Hill Road in Warren.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to clean up the area affected by the discharge.  Sorbent pads were used on free product.  60.5 tons of contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of at Dragon Products, and approximately 550 gallons of contaminated groundwater were pumped.

The site was referred to Alex Pugh of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, as the well on site was at risk of contamination.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
P-325-2013*A property owner reported an oil spill had occurred on his property as a result of wood chipping operations being conducted by a contractor.  Hydraulic oil was released from the chipper to his front lawn and he was concerned for the health of his drinking water as his dug well was within close proximity.  Department staff visited the site and confirmed the report; there was visual evidence of contamination.  Two circles of stained soil approximately three feet in diameter were adjacent to each other.  Two initial attempts to contact the responsible party were futile.  According the property owner, one of the attempts resulted in the responsible party calling to berate him for notifying DEP.  Thereafter, Department staff undertook the removal contaminated soil from the property via excavation.  Field screening guided the removal which yielded approximately four yards of contaminated soil for off-site disposal.  After the removal, another attempt was made to contact the responsible party who confirmed his company experienced a hydraulic oil release from a chipper to this property.  He also stated this spring he raked the area; that was not an acceptable means of remediation.  No further action is required by Response Services; the case has been referred to Oil Enforcement.
P-460-2013*Road debris compromised the driver's side saddle tank of a tractor trailer truck which resulted in a discharge of diesel fuel. The truck pulled over onto the southbound shoulder at the top of the hill overlooking Shaker Village.  Approximately 35 gallons were discharged to the ground prior to the arrival of local fire personnel. The road was graded towards the shoulder so the majority of spilled product contaminated the soil along the shoulder. Forty gallons were collected in buckets before the tank was plugged by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel, who then transferred the remaining 30 gallons to the passenger side tank.  That afternoon, an excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil which was guided by field sampling in the manner of dye shake tests.  After approximately 25 yards of material were removed, three sides of the hole and its bottom were rendered clean.  Contamination exists under the roadway but is currently inaccessible.  It is not expected to impact any local drinking water wells.  No further Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-363-2013*On 6/27/2013, in Winslow, Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 1.5 gallon spill of gasoline resulted when a motorist overfilled their vehicle while re-fueling. The spill was cleaned up by Cumberland Farms with sorbent material. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-121-2013*6/4/13 Received a call from Shelly O'Rourke of C.S. Management regarding broken oil line at their Friendly Village elderly housing units in Monticello.  The break in the oil line occurred as a result of some excavation work related to a water line.  The excavator notified dig safe, but unfortunately the oil line was not adequately identified.  Talked to Shelly about having a Certified Tank Installer (CTI) do the needed repairs to the line and to contact the tanks unit leader - John Dunlap in Augusta to inform of this damage and subsequent repairs.  Shelly stated that no oil product had spilled from the broken pipe.  Told Shelly to have the CTI verify this and put together a short note and send it to me via e-mail for documentation in the spill file. See attachment.

Shelly called back a short while later looking for possible CTI to do the repair work as their regular CTI - County Environmental Engineering is not available. Provided Shelly with Gaftek, LLC  # 207 469-3907.  She will be back in touch when the pipe repair work is complete.

6/16/13 Kirk St. Peter sent the following e-mail to MDEP

"On June 3, 2013, I went to Friendly Village to assess the damage reported to us by C.S. Management on the underground fuel oil lines at Building #5 (Tank 10).  Evidently, the copper piping and containment pipe were damaged the day before while they were digging to repair a water line. Fortunately, the return line was not connected to the oil burner so when the break occurred, the oil in the suction line drained back into the tank.  I did not observe any evidence of a discharge to the environment. Shawn Pelletier, C.S. Management, was also on site and instructed me to not only replace the underground oil lines and containment pipe but to also install a new tank top sump, similar to what we did at Building #2 (Tank 8) on April 26, 2013.  Because we had to order the sump and other ancillary components, a temporary tank was set up aboveground and the new installation was completed on June 10."

Kirk St. Peter  CTI #282
County Environmental Engineering
177 Cyr Road
Cross Lake, ME. 04779

No further action necessary by DEP Response.
A-301-2013*Waldo County Oil found a leaking above ground storage tank in the basement of the home while doing routine maintenance on the boiler. The tank fire matic valve was shut off as the leak was stemming from the sleeved copper supply line. Waldo County Oil was contracted to pump the tank out and stage the fuel onsite for later use. The oil tank was removed, to be replaced by the homeowner.

Remedial action took place in the following days. Saturated soils were removed and vapor recovery pipes were set in place for later use if needed. An old dug water well was found while vactoring the soil. This well worked very good for water and oil recovery. A sump was set inside the well to allow for a pump and treat system. The affected areas were back filled with -3/4 inch stone and sand to the original grade. The contaminated soil was brought to Commercial Paving for disposal.  The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further actions by Response Services are required at this time.
A-247-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a car accident.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted transformer and debris were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-256-2013* On 5-8-2013 Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported the release of small amount of hydraulic oil. A piece of machinery, a flex track bucket, stalled while crossing a stream. Hydraulic oil dripped into the stream causing a sheen. CMP responded by placing sorbents across the stream. Waste material was later taken to the Rockland Service Center, a CMP facility.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-190-2013*The Maine State Police reported an automobile accident/fire that resulted in the discharge of gasoline to a stream.    Approximately 4-5 gallons had leaked, causing a sheen.   There was no recoverable product and the sheen was expected to dissipate in the current.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-199-2013*Downeast Energy reported that they had responded to the New Life Church of God in Readfield to repair a furnace malfunction.  They discovered a stripped screw on the oil filter bleeder.  The furnace was repaired and the discharge cleaned up with no further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.
A-210-2013*On 4/19/2013 in Winthrop, Augusta Fuel Company reported an oil spill. The small spilled amount of #2 fuel oil resulted from tank corrosion in the basement of a home. The tank was pumped, replaced and the spill was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel. A phone call was made to Steve Grove, the home owner, to offer assistance, and it was declined. No further response action is expected.
A-224-2013*On 4/26/2013 in Peru, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of diesel fuel occurred when fuel in a pick-up mounted tanked expanded and overflowed. The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro, no site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
P-345-2013*It appears the driver of the box style delivery truck suffered a medical condition but was able to partially navigate slowing the truck down before impacting the guardrail stanchion. The impact caused damage to the front and engine of the truck discharging motor oil to the area around the impact site.  A clean up contractor of the Turnpike's choosing was called in and affected the remediation removal of contaminated soil and restoration.  DEP Response plans no further action.

I-131-2013*On June 6, 2013, a heavy equipment operator crushed a hydraulic hose releasing 2 gallons of hydraulic oil when traversing a poorly maintained log yard. Huber used wood fines to cover the spill and called Allen's Environmental Services to collect all contaminants. The contaminants were then burned through Huber's boiler. No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-328-2013* On 6-11-2013 an anonymous caller reported the discovery of oil dumping at the end of a private road. The road, Garret Way, is a paved road in a subdivision. However, there are no homes in this subdivision. Garrett Way is located in the town Sidney, off the Middle Road. I made a site visit and found the oil dumping area.  I cleaned up the oiled leaves, grass, and debris and bagged for proper disposal.

The Responsible Party was never determined.   No further action is necessary.
A-336-2013*Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reported that they had overfilled an underground oil storage tank (UST) at the Augusta Rehabilitation Center.  It was reported as 400 gallons of #2 fuel oil running over ground with a stream nearby, with immediate response requested.

I responded and met with the AFC staff on site, who were putting speedi dry on the affected area of the driveway.  I spoke with the driver who had been at the controls when the overfill occurred.  He stated that he had been requested to deliver 2600 gallons to the UST.  He was using a scully fitting and pump and set the pump to 2300 gallons and started it.  At approximately 1700 gallons the tank overfilled and he turned the pump off at the truck.  It is unclear where he was during the fill.  He said he did not hear the audible alarm.  The facility representative, Fred Newcomb, stated that the system did have an electronic gauge/alarm and it had more than enough ullage to take the 2600 gallons.

AFC contacted Quirion excavation to clean up the dirt driveway.  The contaminated soil and speedy dry excavated from the driveway, as well as saturated sorbent pads and debris were brought to the Hatch Hill Landfill for disposal.

While on site it was evident to me that several issues regarding the overfill of the tank needed further explanation.  The UST fill was designed for a gravity fill and a cam lock connection, not a pump/scully set up.  The overfill device in the drop tube would have to be compromised to fill the tank in this way.  There was an electronic gauge/alarm system that was not working adequately.  I contacted the UST enforcement unit to visit the site and investigate these issues.  Tim Rector and Kaylee Mullen of the UST Enforcement unit did visit the site and initiated an inspection.

The site was adequately cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-335-2013*On 6/18/2013 in South Thomaston, the fire department reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of gasoline resulted from a fuel tank falling out of a pick-up truck owned by Wayne Curtis of Port Clyde. Most of the gasoline spilled to the gravel shoulder of the roadway. Contractor Donald Meklin & Sons was hired to remove contaminated soil and transport to Dragon Products for disposal. No further response action is expected.
I-57-2013*On 3/13/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a spill report from Scott Haley, Service Manager with Daigle Oil Company (DOC) out of their Fort Kent office. DOC's delivery driver, Benjy, went to make a delivery.  He stopped when the whistle stopped. Customer was outside with driver at the time.  No fuel came out the vent. Driver was not aware of an issue. That evening DOC got a call from customer of oil smell and oil on the tank and some on floor.  Oil had come out around two plugs that were hand tight.  DOC Service Technician Jamie responded and used spill pads, powder cement, and simple green spray to clean up the area.  The floor is concrete.  The tank and floor have been cleaned.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-435-2013*The Standish Fire Department reported that a 5 gallon fuel jug was found leaking gasoline onto the paved road. The fire Department proceeded to clean up and dispose on the released product using sorbents. It is suspected that the fuel jug fell off the back of a vehicle.

No further Response action is expected at this time.
P-329-2013*An improper connection of a tank truck to the loading racks caused the release of 200 gallons of #6 oil fuel to the paved road surface at the global oil terminal facility. The released oil was confined to the paved drive surfaces near the loading racks. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted for cleaning and disposal. The oil was cleaned using sorbents and a vacuum truck was used where the oil pooled into the low spots. DEP responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-327-2013*While sitting stationary at an Idle a Pan Am Locomotive released lube oil to the ground. It was found by a Pan Am crew member and Enpro was called to clean it up and dispose of the soils.
No Response Action Needed at this time.
A-330-2013*A severe weather storm caused damage to a central maine power utility pole. The pole tilted and allowed a small amount of transformer oil to be lost to the ground below. Leaves and sticks were affected and cleaned up once found.
No Response Action is needed at this time.
A-354-2013*A recloser tipped over in a freight truck. Oil was lost to the bed of the truck and a very small amount to the pavement. It was cleaned up with speedy dry and disposed of onsite.
No Response Action Required.
A-347-2013*On 6-21-2013, Kevin Benedict called this office to report a fuel oil spill. The oil tank located in the basement of his home had developed a leak about two weeks prior. This home is located at 24 Mcfee Road in the town of Peru.  The leak was slow, and Mr. Benedict had placed containers under the tank to collect the dripping oil. The tank was scheduled to be replaced within 7 days, through the local Community Action Program agency (Community Concepts). After a discussion with Mr. Benedict, I decided to make a site visit that afternoon.

I arrived on site later that afternoon. Indeed, the oil tank was leaking at a very slow rate. The tank was half full, and I was somewhat reluctant to touch the tank. I eventually wiped the end of the tank, near the weld and saw a very small hole. The corrosion hole was probably plugged with sludge from the inside. Once again this leak could not be stopped with a magna patch because of the location next to the weld. Therefore I used "Plug n Dike" and the leak was stopped. I left sorbent pads and speedi dri in the basement for Mr. Benedict to use if needed.

I called Mr. Benedict the next day and not a drop of oil had dripped from the oil tank. On Thursday, 6-27-2013, the oil tank was replaced. I called Mr. Benedict that day to check on the progress.  This concludes my investigation and response at this home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-144-2013*On 6/29/13, Shawn Gillen, Special Agent with Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, requested Division of Response Services assistance with over packing and disposal of hazardous chemicals/waste materials associated with a mobile meth lab that was discovered in a car.  The car was impounded by the State Police in the impoundment lot behind their Houlton barracks.  Shawn was assembling the entry team, getting a search warrant and preparing to do the entry in a couple of hours.

I arrived on scene and set up over packs and got in appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) to support receiving the hazardous chemicals retrieved and processed from the impounded car.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection over packed various hazardous waste by products - Sulfuric acid, and liquid mixtures of spent "one-pot method" used in the production of meth.  These were brought back to the warehouse for over packing, consolidation and transport to Bangor Division of Response Services facility for subsequent disposal with other hazardous wastes.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
P-264-2013*On 4/9/13, in response to an anonymous inquiry about this property and the possible presence of old underground oil storage tanks (USTs), I briefly visited.  The business was not open at the time, but from the parking lot, sidewalk, and aerial photo (included), I could see the remains of a concrete fuel dispenser island in the middle of the parking lot.  On the west side of the building facing a house, I noted a tall 1" diameter pipe with a vent cap common to fuel USTs of the 1960s period and earlier.  I noted no obvious UST fill pipes, or additional vent pipes.  Searching Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) records, I found no spill reports for this property and no indication that USTs at this address have been registered.  During my visit, I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges to be obvious.

The building resembled a gas station repair garage common to the 1960s and 1970s.  The rear (north) side sloped down and had another building with what looks like a walk-in basement.  The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The property appears near but not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.

CONCLUSION
1.  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

2.  Evidence indicates that this is a former motor fuels UST facility which commonly also had waste oil and heating oil USTs.  Historical evidence indicates that prior to and sometimes after adoption of the 1986 Maine UST Chapter 691 rules, it was not uncommon for UST facilities to be taken out of service, not removed and forgotten about.

3.  Chapter 691 UST removal assessments were not required prior to 1991.  A Phase-2 environmental site assessment prior to property redevelopment or sale would be prudent.

4.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

B-271-2013*On 6/10/13, Mrs. Rachel Locke reported that her drinking water smelled like petroleum.  She had contacted Norlens, a week or so prior, to have her water tested.  She was looking into having a treatment system installed. Her drinking water well was installed approximately a month or so prior to contacting the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  She had been on town public water supply a month ago.

Norlens had sampled her water a week ago and sent it to a laboratory for analysis and was expecting the results anytime.   I stopped at Norlens and was able to get a copy of the results which they had just received.  The laboratory results indicated gasoline contamination in her water.  I gave this copy to Mrs. Locke.   I referred this site to Mr. Paul Higgins of the MDEP. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-348-2013*A two car collision at the aforementioned intersection caused vehicle fluids to be released to the roadway in close proximity to a catch basin.  Yarmouth Fire Department requested assistance with cleanup and assessment.  Sorbent pads and sand were applied to the spill.  The sorbents were collected for disposal and the sand left for safety traction.  No fluids were observed to have entered the catch basin.  Based on successful cleanup and clearing of the scene, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-349-2013*On 5/15/13, received report from Mr. Dwyer about a discharge of gasoline to the paved road from a fuel can that fell from a work truck belonging to Black Bear Landscaping, who did not report the discharge to Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Mr. Dwyer was representing his parents who resided at this address.  The location is a suburban new housing development on a dead end street which is served by public water and sewer service.  None of the spill was reported to drains or soil and the spill was also reported to Saco Fire Department.

Regarding clean-up recommendations, I advised Mr. Dwyer to apply kitty litter, though the discharge would likely evaporate quickly, and the spill may damage the asphalt pavement.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-350-2013*It was reported that several drums of waste oil were improperly stored and leaking along the Hobson's Wharf business.  Two red drums, 45-55 gallons in volume, with black tops, were wet with black oil and the ground/asphalt/wood cribbing below was saturated with oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection later advised the business to clean up and properly store the materials in the future.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-351-2013*It was reported by the local fire department that a tree harvester machine at the aforementioned address was involved in a fire and possibly a release of hydraulic oil.  Examining the burned carcass of the machine, most of the wiring and hoses were destroyed.  A moderate stain of fluids was evident on the ground and seemed to pool in a low spot.  Given the heat and extent of fire, it was the general consensus most of the fluids would have been consumed in the fire.  No immediate cleanup was planned, however, it was thought that if any affected soils/materials could be incorporated in the slash brush pile fire, it would be a practical means of remediation.  Based on the findings of the inspection, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-353-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous report of an actively leaking out-of-service peddler truck being used at a logging operation as a fuel dispenser for the logging equipment.  The partially controlled access road is for a radio tower.  Mary Libby hired this logger (yet to be disclosed) to harvest some of the remaining property.  The derelict peddler truck is parked at a clearing in the logging area.  It is leaking in two places.  First is the saddle tank itself.  It is not clear if this truck is driven or push/pulled to its locations.  From the various crumples, dents and overall body damage it was difficult to tell.  The second source of leakage is from the tank itself.  Apparently filled prior to its arrival at this site, the fuel has warmed and its expansion was greater than the volume capacity of the tank.  Subsequently it is seeping from the dome covers, entering the trough and draining through the down spouts.

There is no marking on the equipment to indicated to whom it belongs to, so no contacts have been made.  Mrs. Libby is not cooperative in giving the name of the logging company.  I've contacted her son and he is not aware of the logger's information either.  Contact with local public officials has been likewise unsuccessful in establishing contact.

In that the land is privately owned and the owners resistant to all inquiries about the contamination, MDEP Division of Response Services will defer continued investigations until a positive open connection can be established.
P-354-2013*Lane Construction Company called to report a broken hydraulic line on a paving roller at the site.  Service repairs were being performed and the spill would be cleaned up properly.  The oil was confined to the asphalt and no sensitive environments affected.  No request for assistance was made.  Based on the information received, no visit was made and Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-358-2013*Having suffered an oil spill at the home in the past, Ms. Russell was worried about an unknown odor and was not feeling well.  I went to the home and talked with Ms. Russell.  I looked around the basement and observed the newer appliances related to the prior spill and remediation.  I sensed something not quite right.  There was an odor, but I couldn't pinpoint what it was.  A wet area on the floor around some cracked concrete seemed to be an active biological source, but just a guess.  With this uncertainty, I called Don White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services to ask for his opinion on the situation.

After some further investigation, we discovered the furnace was improperly venting and the carbon monoxide emissions were being accumulated in the basement/living space whenever Ms. Russell turned up the heat.  We called the Falmouth Fire Department to assist with a rapid exhausting of the home of the carbon monoxide, and coordinated the repair of the heating system.  Later reports and check-ins were positive and all seemed working properly.  No further MDEP interventions are planned.
P-361-2013*
5/20/13: Notification of small discharge of #2-heating oil to the soil and side of Deborah Patten's house due to an overfill out the vent pipe of the basement aboveground storage tank (AST).  The location is sub-urban residential and served by municipal water & sewer.

On checking the home and clean-up, I advised M.W. Sewall that additional soil removal was needed so Mr. Plunkett agreed to have an employee return and dig out more soil and to wash residual oil off the house siding.  Mr. Plunkett of M.W. Sewall Co. later assured me that they returned and completed the clean-up.   No problem with indoor air quality was reported.  I also advised him that with the vent pipe being lower than the fill pipe and hidden under the deck, this AST may be more prone to overfills, so the tank owner should have this rectified.  No leakage inside the home was reported and I did not check the basement.

No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-362-2013*On 5/22/13, report of discharge to soil and concrete pad of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil from pad-mount transformer due to apparent vehicle collision.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) staff removed oiled soil and reported to then apply Oil Gator bio-remediation absorbent powder to the area.  At my request CMP supplied a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on the bio-remediation product (see attached).

No contamination to surface or ground water reported.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.  See attachments for further information.
P-363-2013*
On Thursday, 5/23/13, in response to the 5/22/13 notification of a 3-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to the paved roadway from a Pine Tree Waste trash truck, I checked the area and found the discharge cleaned to state satisfaction.  None of the leak appeared to have reached storm drains, soil or surface water.  The leak was at the beginning of Bayshore Drive near Route 1 and the Presumpscot River; the area is dense sub-urban residential, served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division actions recommended.
P-365-2013*May 21, 2013, Dead River Oil Company reported an aboveground storage tank (AST) leak at 21 Dunlap Ave. in Mechanic Falls.

I responded to the site and spoke with Bob Foss, the owner of County Line Estates where the property is located. Mr. Foss agreed to pump out the AST and remove and dispose of it properly.  Mr. Foss also agreed to take responsibility for the clean-up. With no threat to groundwater or nearby streams, it was Mr. Foss's discretion on how he wanted to handle the contaminated soil situation. Mr. Foss never got back in touch with me on how he handled the contaminated soil.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.

As Mr, Foss never confirmed whether or not he cleaned up the site and therefore the Department cannot state whether or not the site was remediated to the Commisioner's satisfaction.
P-367-2013*
5/21/13: Report from Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels company of a 0.5-gallons or less discharge at a customer's residence at 103 Harris Road.  He stated the whistle did not stop when oil came out the vent pipe during a delivery.  Reported to be cleaned up.  No complaints or questions from the homeowner.  No further MDEP Response action at this time.

P-369-2013*I was contacted by John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a fire and gasoline spill at mile marker 45 southbound.  Mr. Branscom reported that most of the spilled fuel was consumed in the fire and that any remaining was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-370-2013*I was contacted by Danny Vining of the Maine Department of Transportation reporting that one of their dump trucks had blown a hydraulic hose in the road in front of 497 Bailey Hill Road in Poland.  Only about a gallon of oil was lost and it was cleaned up off the pavement with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-374-2013*On Friday, 5/24/13, report received by Topsham Fire Department of a small discharge of diesel-like fuel to the paved roadway at the intersection of Route 201 and Main Street (Route 196).  No source or responsible party was found.  During a visit while in the area, I noted the spill was satisfactorily cleaned by the fire department.  The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No spillage appeared to have reached soil, surface water or drains.   No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is recommended at this time.

P-375-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Thursday 5/23/13: The National Response Center (NRC), notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of the report by Joshua MacDonald of a discharge of #2 heating oil at this duplex apartment complex when the property owner had dumped oil to the ground "while switching oil tanks".  Mr. MacDonald also reported bleach being added to the drinking water well.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   That afternoon I responded and met with tenants.  The location is rural residential use served by a non-community non-transient public drinking water well.  The complex consists of six separate duplex apartment buildings (see map and photos).  Because of the vocal concern of the residents and the location of the public water well I opted for a detailed documentation in the event of further complaints.  The Scarborough Code Enforcement office advised that they have a long history of complaints and code violations for this housing complex owned by Mr. Dwain St. Ours.
   Behind apartment unit #9 they showed me an old active 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) where they stated used to be another old AST that had leaked.  The landlord was reported to have made the tenants replace the tank themselves.  I noted no oil odor, no active leaks, and a small weathered oil-like stain on the soil near the AST behind unit 9.
   I checked other duplex buildings and noted no other discharges or significant AST issues.  The public water well for the complex was noted about 100' away to the SW.  The buildings appeared run down and in need of repair and landscaping.  SW of the complex is forest property.  West of the property is a small commercial/industrial property with an oil spill number P-272-2013.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  I noted no significant prohibited discharges that would affect the drinking water well quality or cause oil vapor intrusion into the homes, or exceed the Maine Drinking Water Ground Water Protection & Remediation Guideline.  I found no cause or evidence to require or to advise a Phase-2 environmental assessment by the property owner (landlord).
2)  No further MDEP Response Division actions are recommended at this time.
3)  The spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski
P-376-2013*On 5/23/13 I received a call from Steven Bailey of Triple K Excavation reporting a diesel fuel spill from one of his dump trucks in Pownal.  Mr. Bailey had hit a rock with the truck while on private property and wasn't aware the rock had punctured a hole in his fuel tank.  He drove down a dirt driveway on the private property, onto a paved road and drove a mile away before discovering the leak.  He put a bucket under the truck to collect the diesel as it dripped out of the tank.  There was a stain in the road but no puddles or recoverable oil.

I met Mr. Bailey and the property owner the following morning and inspected the dirt driveway.  I found very little evidence that the spill had occurred and did not require any further clean-up.  No further action is required.
P-377-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call about possibly abandoned drums across from the Dormer Motel on Lisbon Street, Lisbon.  Upon closer examination, there are three drums, and all 55-gallon capacity.  One is bulged open with a tear.  Alongside it was a plastic vehicle gas tank with fill pipe still connected, and a 20-lb propane tank.  The second drum was rusted and upright, about 1/4 full of water and oil mixture.  Lastly, the third drum was a blue plastic drum approximately 1/3 full of thicker waste oil.

These drums have been there a while, as evident by weed growth and lack of vegetation beneath.  They appear to have been abandoned there.  The landowner will be apprised of situation and instructed to take care of it before something happens to them.

The partially contained materials are on private land.  There was a lack of return communication from the owner.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-378-2013*A sedan attempted a U-turn in front of a tractor trailer truck; the result was a collision.  The sedan punctured the truck's passenger side fuel tank initiating a discharge of diesel.  Approximately 25 gallons were released before the local fire department arrived to plug the leak.  Product initially impacted the paved roadway but followed grade north along the curb and into a depression containing a storm drain, also contaminating the soil around it.  The fire department created earthen berms to contain fuel flowing down the street then applied sorbents to collect the fuel.  Unspilled product was pumped out the fuel tanks before the truck was towed, speedy dry was used clean the roadway and soil was excavated from around the storm drain.  Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria.  Recovery of fuel that entered the storm was attempted but overnight rainfall caused heavy flow so no recovery was possible.  Evidence of weathered diesel was observed in the Royal River subsequent to the event was also deemed unrecoverable.  No further action required.
P-379-2013*On 5/27/13, report received through Maine State Police by Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) regarding a possible oil discharge to the rocky beach at the 800 Pool Street area in Biddeford and off Fortunes Rocks.  The location is coastal marine adjacent to suburban residential homes on Neptune Lane and Ocean Spray Avenue.

Before I could respond on site, I connected with the BFD Captain who was on site and he advised that the black material was particulate and suspended in the water, not floating atop the water like oil typically would.  There was no oil-like odor, and it was below the high tide line.  We both agreed that this appeared not to be petroleum and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services action was required.  No further MDEP actions are foreseen.
P-380-2013*On 5/28/13 I received a call from Jodi Pulkinen of C N Brown reporting gasoline in a dispenser sump at their Big Apple in North Windham.  The sump alarm had gone off.  When the alarm was investigated, it was discovered that a loose fitting caused gasoline to leak into the sump.  The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-381-2013*On 5/28/13, I received a call from Jim Morin, of Burns & McDonnell, reporting a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a drill rig on the transmission line upgrade project.  This discharge occurred off Boom Road in Saco.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-382-2013*I was contacted by Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reporting that an engine had an over full containment tank that had leaked a little onto the ballast underneath it.  The contaminated ballast was removed and sent to their Waterville yard for consolidation and disposal at a later date.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-383-2013*On 5/29/2013, I received a call, through the Maine State Police, from Petty Officer McClearn of the United States Coast Guard reporting a sheen in the Fore River in South Portland.  The sheen was visible from the Casco Bay Bridge.  The source and cause of the sheen was never determined.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-384-2013*C. N. Brown Company called to report an incident where their customer overfilled their fuel tank and discharged gasoline.  The estimated one gallon was confined to the concrete pad, with no off site migration.  Staff were in the process of cleaning it up.  No request was made for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information reported, no MDEP inspection was conducted and no further MDEP Division of Response Services action planned.
P-385-2013*On 5/29/13 I received a call from Scott Turner reporting a "large amount of gasoline" in the parking lot of the Home Depot in Auburn.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a sheen in the parking lot with the odor of diesel fuel or heating oil.  The sheen was very light and not recoverable.  It is unknown what the source or cause of the sheen was.  No further action required.
P-386-2013*On 5/30/2013 I received a call from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a spill of AFFF firefighting foam.  The spill occurred when a contractor was working on a fire suppression system at Building 337.  The foam (1 gallon) was mixed with water to create 75-100 gallons of liquid total.  The foam flowed out a vent pipe across soil and pavement and into a storm drain which empties into the ocean.  The mixture on land was cleaned up with sorbents and the catch basin was pumped out.  No further action required.
P-388-2013*On 5/30/3013, I received a call, through the Maine State Police, from John Koris of Pike Industries reporting a spill of thermal oil at their facility in Westbrook.  The spill occurred due to physical breakage of a valve on a piece of equipment in their asphalt plant.  The spill went onto the ground and was excavated by Pike and transported to their plant in Fairfield.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-389-2013*On 5/31/13, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a 1 - 2 gallon spill of transformer oil due to an overheated transformer.  Contaminated soil and brush was removed from the base of the pole.  No further action required by Response Services at this time.
P-390-2013*Report of apparent leak of transformer oil from two old, corroded, pad-mounted transformers.  Later assessment found "only minor leakage, if any" according to Central Maine Power Company (CMP) report form.  See attached CMP report for further information.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-391-2013*
Sunday 5/26/13: Early morning Portland Fire Department (PFD) reported through Maine State Police a Subaru Outback passenger vehicle that had accidently driven off Widgery Wharf into Portland Harbor.  Though no evidence of oil discharges were noted by PFD, threatened receptors for potential oil discharges are a nearby water intakes for fish marketers.  No immediate response by Maine DEP was requested.

Onsite about 1230 hrs. at high tide I noted the vehicle had been removed and there was no evidence of petroleum in the water.  No confirmed discharges were reported by PFD or by US Coast Guard.  The wharf is a commercial fishing locations situated between Union and Central (Chandler's) Wharves.  No further actions foreseen.
P-392-2013*On 5/28/13, Mr. Milligan of Sargent Corporation reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from an excavator involved in this large combined sewer overflow project for the City of Portland.  The location was in the area of Baxter Boulevard and Payson Park.  The discharge cause was from a hydraulic oil leak that was reported to have sprayed onto the trench box with little to none to soil.  There was no threat to surface water such as nearby Back Cove.

I visited the site and Mr. Milligan reported that no soil was removed and the spill was cleaned up with sorbents which they disposed of in the normal waste stream.  See also report P-107-2013.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-393-2013*On 5/24/13, while en route to another incident, I noted this Pine Tree Waste trash truck pulled over to the side of Washington Avenue near Gertrude Avenue, and a streak of engine oil down the road leading to the truck and a puddle under the truck.  The driver told me that they were awaiting a repair person.  I could not wait for the Pine Tree clean-up crew, so I instructed the vehicle crew to insure this leak is reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The location is dense, suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

On or about 5/29/13, I noted that this discharge had not yet been reported, so I contacted Ms. Washburn of Pine Tree Waste who later submitted a report notification.  I found the discharge adequately cleaned up and no further actions by Response Services expected.
P-394-2013*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report a blown hydraulic hose on a trash collection truck.  The hydraulic hose discharged to the roadway.  No sensitive environments or catch basins were impacted.  Staff were in the process of cleaning up the spill and the truck was to be serviced and returned to duty.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.

Based on the information given and urban location, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-395-2013*On June 05, 2013, I observed the removal of a 1,000 gallon diesel underground storage tank (UST) at the Cumberland County Recreation Center on 1 Civic Center Square in Portland.  Judd Newcomb of Credere Associates, LLC conducted Photo Ionization Detector (PID) field screen and petroleum shake tests of the soil around and under the UST after it was removed. There was no evidence of a petroleum discharge.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-400-2013*During a home renovation project, an underground storage tank was discovered and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified.  Unbeknownst to the current owner, the tank was a surprise finding.  A 500-gallon bare steel tank was located in dry, well-drained sand substrate.  The fill and vent were still attached.  There was an estimated 200 gals of water with a thin 4 inch layer of oil on top.  The tank was in sound shape, with minimal rust or deterioration.

The contents were pumped off and the tank was excavated.  No evidence of leakage or loss of product was made in the open excavation.  The hole was backfilled and site stabilized.  With no evidence of loss or any impacted soils, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-225-2013*On 5.18.13, Mike McGraff, of Bangor International Airport (BIA), reported the discharge of 2 gallons of aviation gas that leaked from an aboveground storage tank valve.  The tank was in need of repair, but was not tagged out properly.  When someone went to transfer product, it leaked out onto the paved surface.  BIA crew put sorbent material down on the spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-321-2013*7/3/13 responded to a report of a truck car accident at entered location and the report of diesel fuel spill that closed the road way.  Enroute the Sedgwick FD advised that 80 plus gallon released from a damaged saddle tank and spread out over both lanes of the roadway.  I contacted Clean Harbors to dispatch a cleanup crew to assist.  Upon arrival, I observed the saddle tank still leaking and patched the leak with plug and dike.  Several applications of Speedi-Dri was deployed and recovered.  The damaged reefer truck was towed away and within a few miles pulled over for trailing diesel fuel.  I responded to that location and secured additional damage to the saddle tank.

Maine, Dept. of Transportation placed road signs out and County law enforcement was satisfied with the clean-up.

Eastern Maine Lobster Company advised they would pay Clean Harbors invoice on 8.27.13.

No further Response action anticipated.

A-341-2013*On 6-18-2013, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of an oil spill/release at 18 Orchard Street in Augusta, Maine. Vandals had stolen copper piping, including the oil line, at this vacant home. I arrived on site shortly thereafter and the police were on the scene to investigate the theft of copper and the vandalism.  There were several gallons of oil in the sump. The sump pump was plugged in and quite likely pumped oil into the city sewer system.

It did turn out that there was contamination outside the home.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to clean up the affected area inside the home, as well as the soil outside.   A total of 4.52 tons of oil contaminated soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-348-2013*Discharge of 1-2 gallons of transformer oil from leaking seal on a transformer.   The product was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls.  The affected debris was cleaned up and disposed of by Central Maine Power Company personel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-151-2013*On 7/8/13, I received a call from State Trooper Brian Harris regarding a small truck that was driven into a pond at the Houlton Community Golf Course on the Drew's Lake Road.  The pond is located near the 9th hole on the course.  According to Trooper Harris, the driver, an elderly man, became disoriented on a field cart path and attempted to navigate a small bridge and went off into a shallow pond.  A wrecker pulled the truck out of the pond.  There was only some minor sheen where the truck was located.  The truck was not leaking any oil or gas at the time.  The driver of the truck was not injured.  I told Trooper Harris that there would not be any need to do anything related to this minor sheen.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-351-2013*On 6-24-2013, Todd Gifford, of KENOCO Inc., reported that a leak detection alarm located in the diesel tank had been activated. This underground tank is located at Bangor Street Mini Mart in Augusta. This alarm is located in the interstitial space of the diesel tank. Mr. Gifford was going to make a phone call to CNC, a petroleum contractor, and have them investigate the problem.

On 7-15-13, I called Mr. Gifford for a status report, and he told me that CNC removed some water from the inner space and checked all fittings and connections. No definitive leak was found.  They assume that the water accumulated because of condensation.

Mr. Gifford will continue to monitor the tank and situation and lets us know if there are any additional problems. No site visit was made, and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-368-2013*On 6/27/2013, in Fayette, the Fire Department made a late report of a sunken boat in Parker Pond. A site visit was made to the area of 69 Fellows Cove Road on Parker Pond to investigate. I did notice a slight sheen on the water, but the boat was gone and no one was in the area. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-346-2013*On 6/21/2013, 1335 hours, Dave Dearden reported that there had been a release of an estimated 125 gallons of #2 heating oil due to a line leak in the house basement of his friend, Dorothy Watanabe. I met Dave and Dorothy at the site, and they reported that the boiler had stopped working and it was found on Monday that the tank was empty. The heating oil tank had been half full five days prior to the boiler shut down. Houle's Plumbing and Heating Service was at the site on Monday, 6/17/13, to repair the boiler. They found a line leak, replaced the line and restarted the boiler. The homeowner reported that they could smell a petroleum odor in the drinking water Sunday, and Houle's suggested they have the water tested. They did have the water tested for the Maine Drinking Water Standards which do not include parameters for petroleum products. The test came back high in bacteria and Houle's beached the well and had the homeowners run the water to purge the well of bleach. When the odor in the well persisted, the homeowner had a friend, Dave Dearden, report the spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I inspected the basement area where the spill occurred, and found oil contaminated soil just below the surface near the oil burner. There was exposed bedrock in the basement. There were very slight noticeable oil odors in the basement, and measurements with a photo ionization detector in the upstairs living area were 0 parts per million. I took a water sample from the kitchen faucet. The sample had a strong odor of bleach. I sent a sample for lab analysis and advised the owners not to drink the water. I advised the owner of the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund and gave them an application. The owner completed a clean-up options agreement choosing to have the Department manage the clean-up.

On 6/24/2013, I returned to the site and sampled directly from the well casing. I found free product in the well. I had the well pumped out by a vacuum truck. An estimated 5 to 10 gallons of oil was removed from the well. The site was referred to Brad Hahn, MDEP Technical Services Geologist, for assistance in well treatment and vapor remediation.

On 6/25/2013, removal of basement contaminated soil began. Broken bed rock was found within 1 foot of the surface and removed down to almost two feet. The well was pumped out again, this time down to about 35 feet from a static level of about 12 feet.

On 6/27/2013, soil samples for laboratory analysis were taken from directly on top of bedrock. A vapor extraction system was installed before the excavation was backfilled and cement poured. MDEP Technical Services staff took over the site. Oil was pumped out of the well over the next couple weeks.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-359-2013*On 6-26-2013, Randy, from R. J. Energy, reported a fuel oil release at the home of Carol Bradel. This home is located at 82 Cross Hill Road in Augusta. The oil tank is located in the garage, and the oil line travels close to forty feet underground. The line goes under the concrete driveway, the flower garden, aquatic garden/pool and the lawn. It then enters the basement through the concrete foundation wall. The leak surfaced at the flower garden location. Several weeks earlier, the homeowners hit the line with a hand shovel. The line was inside a black poly water line, and R. J. Energy sent a technician out to make any needed repairs. The oil line was not damaged at this time. A small section of the poly sleeve was replaced.

When I arrived on 6-26, the soil was stained in the area of the patched poly line. We dug that area up, cut the oil line, and blew out the oil that was in the line. We removed a section of the oil line, however, we could not physically remove two sections. Those two section are located under the concrete driveway near the garage and the section under the lawn to the basement. The oil line was also wrapped with heat tape (all this inside the poly line).

The owners of the property, Linda Ball and Carol Bradel, will be switching to a different fuel and heating system. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection portable oil tank is on site, and is being used to supply oil to the boiler for hot water. As soon as I get the word that the new heating and hot water system is installed, I will return to the site to retrieve the portable oil tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is otherwise expected at this time in this matter.
P-244-2013*During the transload of 17% Sodium Hypochlorite from railcar to tank trailer, a kinked hose failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of product to a concrete pad.  Spilled product was diluted with water which also served to cleanse the pad;  rinse water was accepted by engineered secondary containment. Accumulated water will be tested to ensure it's within the acceptable range of the local municipal water treatment facility prior to pump out.  See attached Hazardous Material Spill Report Form.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-246-2013*     An oil sheen on a wetland located behind Clark's Eastside Scrap was reported after it was discovered by Aaron Dumont who was conducting a storm water inspection for the Department. A site visit was made with the company representatives and Aaron Dumont. The sheen was from a pipe that went through a berm around the property. The oil release appeared to be caused residue from the metal scrap that ran along the concrete with spring snow melt. The snow melt ran into a small containment pond prior that had a 12 inch drainage pipe to the wetland. The pipe was plugged on the end, but the plug failed. They were informed to clean-up impacted soils around the containment pond and to place sorbent boom to limit oil migration to the wetland. Additionally, Clark's Eastside Scrap will continue to work with personnel from both the Department's Storm water and Solid Waste programs to eliminate future discharges either through process or engineering changes.
     A follow-up site visit was made in June and the impacted soils had been removed and placed into drums for disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental. No sheening was observed on the wetland located behind the property. No Further Response actions are anticipated.
A-264-2013*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a broken hydraulic hose on the boom of a flex track bucket truck which released approximately 2 cups of hydraulic oil onto the soil.  Burns & McDonnell Co., managed the clean-up.  No Response Services site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-278-2013*     An estimated five gallons of No. 2 fuel was spilled after a delivery driver hooked up to old fill piping that was not connected to an above ground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost to the concrete floor before the driver could shut off the delivery. The Vinalhaven Fire Department responded to spill and aided the oil company in cleaning up the free product. A phone call was placed to Mr. Davis and confirmed the clean-up was acceptable and the oil vapor odors were not an immediate threat. The next week Glen Wall had a scheduled visit to Vinalhaven and stopped by the spill site. He used a photo ionization detector (PID) and got no detectable organic vapors. No further Response actions are expected.
A-293-2013*     A sheen on Cobbossee Stream was reported. the sheen was reportedly emanating from an old pontoon boat tied off the bank near 53 Penny Lane. During a site visit on May 30, 2013, the suspected vessel was discovered, but no spillage was apparent. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-295-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 1/2 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the pavement as a result of a dripping transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Sorbent material was used to remove the spilled oil and taken for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-296-2013*     Three gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to concrete when a hose on a compactor failed at Crossroads Landfill. Waste Management personnel used speedy-dry to clean up the spilled oil. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are expected.
A-297-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 35 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a bullet hole in the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  A site visit was made on June 7, 2013 and the clean-up had been completed the day prior.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-298-2013*     A corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST) caused the release of an estimated 5 to 10 gallons of K-1 to a concrete slab and soil. The home is located in a mobile home park and the park is serviced by public water. Oil impacted sorbents and debris was bagged and removed. An additional 5 five gallon pail of impacted soils were also removed. No oil migrated under the home. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-299-2013*     A leaking oil filter assembly on an aboveground storage tank (AST) caused the release of an estimated ten gallons of No 2 fuel oil. The AST was located in the garage and oil was spilled onto the concrete floor and ran into the floor drain. The filter was repaired by Fabian Oil and the technician also cleaned up the free product on the floor using sorbent materials. Some oil was lost out of the drain and impacted the soils on the northeast side of the home. The initial site visit revealed adequate clean-up inside the garage, but additional removal was needed outside. The property and those surrounding are served by the public water supply.
     On June 10, 2013 Dan Davis and I went to the site to hand dig the impacted soils. We removed nine five gallon pails of impacted soil and sod. All visibly impacted soil and saturated soils were removed. The area of removed soil was approximately four feet wide by four feet long and between six to ten inches in depth. The outfall pipe was inspected to insure no further oil was held up in the piping. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-350-2013*An unknown amount of K-1 was lost from an outside above ground storage tank (AST) to the ground. The AST was located under the deck on a mobile home located adjacent to Lake Wesserunsett. A weeping fitting near the filter caused the leak and was discovered during the removal of the tank by technicians from Bob's Cash Fuel. It was unclear how long the fitting had been leaking, but the owners did not notice any unusually large usage of oil, and the amount spilled is estimated to be less than ten gallons. The property and those nearby have private drinking water wells.

On June 25, 2013, Jeremy Greenman and I began removing oil impacted soils using hand tools and loading it into drums. Field screening of soil was conducted using a combination of field observations and oil-n-dye shake tests. The soil consisted of a fine dry sand. After filling four drums with soil it was conceded that additional equipment was needed and Clean Harbors was called for assistance.

On June 26, 2013, Clean Harbors continued the clean-up using a vactor truck to remove the impacted soils. The excavation area was nearly 7 feet long by 4 feet wide and excavated to a maximum depth of 5.5 feet. At approximately 4.5 feet in depth the soil type changed from a dry sand to wetter till material. Approximately 3.5 cubic yards of material were removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill. A confirmatory laboratory sample was taken from the bottom of the excavation and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). While both the VPH and EPH showed the presence of hydrocarbons, the sample passed the Department's statewide ground water and drinking water remediation guidelines for petroleum related compounds. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-364-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 45 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a lightning strike which blew out the bottom of the transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils and brush were excavated and removed for disposal. An initial site visit was made on June 26, 2013 before the clean-up activities and then post clean-up on July 10, 2013 to verify the removal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-365-2013*     A roll of paper rolled out of a clamp truck and damaged an elevator hydraulic line. An estimated 85 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the elevator pit. The containment was pumped out and the oil was then managed under New Page's used oil program. See attached New Page report for more information. No site vist was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-366-2013*     A car missed a turn at the intersection of Achorn Street and Smart Road which deposited the vehicle into the Goose River. The Belfast Fire Department responded to the site and after assuring the occupant was removed, deployed sorbent boom to contain the sheening that was emanating from the submersed car. When I arrived at the site the automobile was already removed and the Fire Department had left the boom deployed. No ongoing sheening was observed and the boom and sorbent pads were removed and bagged. I then went to the Fire Station and met with the Belfast Fire Chief. I replaced the sorbents they deployed at the spill. No further Response actions are expected.
A-367-2013*While making a delivery to an above ground storage tank (AST) for Gagne and Sons Concrete, Inc., a J&S Oil transport hose failed near the coupling causing an estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel to spill. The oil was lost to the pavement. The driver attempted to stop the migration of oil by using his spill kit to encircle a storm water catch basin with sorbent material. Gagne and Sons Concrete, Inc. personnel also used a front end loader to spread sand. Other than the catch basin, the oil never left the paved area in front of the AST.

On June 27, 2013, I met with J&S Oil and Gagne and Sons personnel at the site. With heavy rains approaching we stockpiled the sand under plastic sheeting. We then cleaned up the last of the free product on the pavement and concrete using speedy-dry. The catch basin was inspected for oil impacts, and the water was clear in the bottom. The outfall to the catch basin was also inspected and a small amount of free product had collected near the outfall. The oil was collected from the water's surface using sorbent pads. A spill debris form was provided for the oil impacted sand to be disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough. No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-370-2013*     A spill of an unknown amount of No. 2 fuel oil was reported after a tenant smelled oil. She indicated that the landlord had changed the oil above ground storage tank (AST) on May 25th after a corrosion leak. The oil was lost to a wet dirt floor basement. The property is serviced by a private drinking water well.  A site visit was made on May 28, 2013 to investigate the report. While at the site a photo ionization detector (PID) was used to measure the level of organic vapors in the air. PID readings were less than two parts per million (PPM) at that time. No free product was found, but an Oil-N-Soil dye shake test revealed a positive result near the AST. A small fan was used to ventilate the basement. I contacted the landlord and she indicated the oil had spilled during the removal of the AST and to her knowledge had been all cleaned up. After discussing the situation she agreed to have a couple of workers meet me at the site to remove the oil impacted soils by hand.
    On July 2, 2013 I met with the owner's crew to attempt the removal of oil impacted soils using hand tools. We filled one and a half fifty five gallon drums with very wet oil contaminated soils. The remaining soils passed the Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. PID readings taken during the removal peaked at four PPM. A site visit conducted several days later revealed PID readings less than one PPM. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-371-2013*DEP received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a lightning strike.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-372-2013*     A sheen was reported near Wallace Lobster Pound on Davis Point in Friendship. Bart Newhouse went to investigate the report since he was familiar with the site. He was not able to locate the sheen nor its source. No further response actions are anticipated.
A-373-2013*     A spill of an estimated five gallons of engine oil and another 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost after a CN Brown gasoline tanker jackknifed on I-95 southbound in Litchfield. The oil was lost to both the pavement and roadside ditch. The tanker and the vehicles saddle tanks were not breached. The Litchfield Fire Department responded to the spill initially and cleaned up the free product on the pavement using sorbent materials. The Maine Turnpike Authority later hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to remove the oil contaminated soils from the ditch. They removed 7.27 tons of visibly impacted materials. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-374-2013*Approximately 80 gallons of a high pH cleaning solution leaked out of a frak tank used during shutdown cleaning at Fisher Engineering in Rockland. The solution was lost from a loose man way and leaked onto a paved parking area before it was discovered and tightened. Some of the liquid entered a storm water catch basin located nearby. The solution consists of a mixture containing 3% Henkle Parko Purge 200, 6% sodium hydroxide, and 91% water (see attached Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) sheets). Once discovered the cleaning operations were shut down and the man way tightened. Initial clean-up was conducted using sorbent materials to prevent any further migration of solution to the storm drains. The liquid was then pumped into 55 gallon drums.

On June 30, 2013, I met with Brian Foss at Fisher Engineering. He showed me the frak tank and the catch basins that were impacted. We used a pH meter to check the liquid in the catch basins and they were 13.5 pH. The pH at the outfall to the holding pond was 5.5. I had Fisher Engineering once again pump the liquids from the three catch basins into three 55 gallon drums. The pumps were unable to remove the solids in the bottom of the catch basin. Fisher Engineering then contacted Enpro Services to vacuum out the solid in the basins. All of the liquid and solid wastes generated by Fisher Engineering were removed and disposed of by Enpro Services. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.  See attached Fisher Engineering spill report for more information.
A-394-2013*     A spill of asphalt leaking out of a secondary containment dike was referred to Response from Aaron Dumont after conducting a storm water inspection. He forwarded some photos of the site, which he also forwarded to oil enforcement, showing an aboveground storage tank secondary containment that was close to overtopping. Ferraiolo Construction was undergoing bankruptcy and was auctioning off the site and all its equipment.
     On May 23, 2013 I met with Josie McKnight from the Department's Oil Enforcement Unit and we conducted a site walk. We located the leaking asphalt containment. The asphalt was oozing beneath the containment through cracks in the concrete. The liquid inside the containment was mostly water covered with a skim of asphalt. The material is not mobile and no environmental receptors were located nearby, so no emergency removal was deemed necessary. This spill was officially referred to enforcement. No further Response actions are expected.
P-431-2013*On June 13, 2013, Downeast Energy reported an oil leak from a filter on an above ground storage tank (AST) at 9 Pleasant Avenue in Biddeford Pool.  I responded to the site and sampled the soil where the spill occurred. The filter was fixed, but soil needed to be removed. I discussed the clean-up option with home owner, Robert Sayer. Mr. Sayer agreed to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to supervise the clean-up.

On June 14, 2013, I hired Allstate Environmental Services for soil removal. I administered the shake test after 2.49 ton of soil was removed from site and no traceable oil was located in the soil. Laboratory results are attached.

The hole was filled and a concrete pad was put in place for the AST to sit on.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are expected at this time.
B-330-2013*At 1422 hours on 7/8/13, Dead River Company reported an estimated eight to ten gallon spill of #2 fuel at 338 Detroit Road in Troy from one of their delivery trucks.  As the driver backed the fuel delivery truck into the dirt driveway, he noticed fuel on the road.  He quickly laid down pads under the front compartment of the truck where fuel was spraying out from a small crack next to a weld.  The truck had recently been serviced including some welding work on the tank.  It appears somewhere between Bangor and Troy the weld cracked on the front compartment allowing fuel to spray out.   The driver then transferred the fuel from the front compartment to the back compartment.  Sorbents soaked up most of the spilled fuel, but a 3 foot by 3 foot section of the driveway had the top couple inches removed from it.   Dead River Company disposed of the sorbents and soil.  The homeowners well is approximately 150 feet away.  The truck is going back for additional repairs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-319-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/30/13, Maine Certified Geologist Michael White notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that he had documented reportable petroleum contamination during the abandonment-by-removal and upgrade of single-wall fiberglass product piping at this retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  White believed he identified both old, historical gasoline contamination, and newer oil contamination.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The facility is presently owned and operated by C N Brown Company (CNB) as a Big Apple store and CITGO gas station.  Until 2001, it was owned and operated by Downeast Energy (DEE) oil company as Jordan Bay Mobil.  I understand that prior to the 1989 UST replacement and convenience store, the site was a gas station and repair garage.  This location has suffered a number of discharges of varying volumes documented in other MDEP spill reports.  See the 1988 remedial investigation, by Peter Garrett, of BCI Geonetics, the 2/10/89, MDEP letter to DEE, and the year 2013 UST closure assessment by Michael White, et al., for additional details.

The area is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and within a wellhead protection area.  Public drinking water service appears to be in the area, but this investigation did not survey if all nearby properties were on public water or not.  Following the 1987 spill report, and the 1989 tank abandonment, MDEP Technical Services Division worked with MDEP Response Division and Downeast Energy in investigation and long term remedial actions (see the MDEP Tech Services Division records of John Beane and Peter Eremita.  The year 2013 UST piping excavation for the piping and sump replacement by Portland Pump Company was three to five feet below grade (bg) at most limiting assessment of the petroleum contamination.  I am not aware of any test pits to groundwater.  Groundwater has been measured at about 25' bg, which is below the bottom of the USTs.  The significant contamination noted in 1988-89 was too deep for source reduction.

The dispensers had no containment sumps, and this is where the most significant (apparent fresh, more recent than 1988) gasoline discharges were found by White's assessment.  I advised White over the phone that based on site knowledge and his findings, no source reduction was required at the time.  On 4/30/13, Stephen Flannery of MDEP Response visited and confirmed the conditions and required no soil removal.  On 5/7/13, I visited and met with CTI Letellier and Brown, and assessed the site.  Groundwater monitoring wells from the 1989 investigation and clean-up were still in-place.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
In 1989, and after, I understand that in-situ remediation was performed by soil vapor extraction; see records of MDEP Technical Services for further information.  In 2013, no remedial actions were required or initiated by CNB, and PPC re-used fill material onsite.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  No further MDEP, Response Divisions actions expected at this time for this incident(s).  Further evaluation and further actions may be initiated by MDEP Technical Services.
2.  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be managed properly if disturbed or as conditions warrant.
3.  I understand the 1988-89 discharge did not qualify for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance due to the age of the discharge.  I was not informed whether CNB will apply for the 2013 discovered discharges as there was no remediation at this time.
4.  This MDEP spill report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment, nor to imply the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

I-145-2013*On June 3, 2013, Huber had Allen's Environmental Services, Inc., clean out the oil water separator in their warehouse. The watery oil was bulked up with wood fines and then trucked and disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill facility. No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-150-2013*On 7/8/13, I received a call from Nate Hersey, of County Environmental Engineering (CEE), regarding a line leak that was discovered during an annual inspection of the Dead River Gas Station at 56 Parsons Street in Presque Isle.  They were pumping gasoline out of a piping sump in the station parking area.  I went to the site and did a scene survey of the area around the piping sump.  I went into the store basement where all the underground storage tank (UST) sensors are located.  The sensor for this sump was not functioning.  It was submerged in gasoline and not in alarm mode.  Nate and Craig Brescia checked all the dispenser sumps for gasoline that could be draining back to this piping sump.  All the dispenser sumps were free of any gasoline product.  The leak appeared to be coming from the gasoline line leading into the sump and appeared to be weeping from the interior wall of this double-walled piping that was installed in 1994 (according to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) records).  I called MDEP staff person, John Dunlap, and informed him of a leak in the double-walled piping at this facility and the fact that CEE was on site doing an investigation of the leak.

On 7/26/13, I received an e-mail from Nate Hersey, CEE, and he stated the following. As you know, we discovered gasoline in the transition sump at the Dead River Convenience facility on Parsons Street in Presque Isle (Reg. #13285) during our inspection on July 8, 2013.  We were able to recover the gasoline into 55-gallon drums for off-site disposal.  We recovered approximately 70 - 80 gallons of gasoline from the transition sump.  We also stopped by to check the sump on July 9 and July 11.  No gasoline was discovered on either day and we have not had any alarms or notifications of additional gas in the sump to date.  After speaking with John Johnson of Dead River Company, we believe that the gasoline most likely came from a leaking seal in the capacitor housing on the submersible turbine pump.  The gasoline most likely filled the tank top sump and then began running down the secondary 'chase' pipe to the transition sump, where it was contained and discovered.  We are not sure why the Veeder Root sensor did not alarm at the console in the building, but after we removed the gasoline, we checked the sensor three times to see if was working, and it alarmed all three times.

Craig was in Presque Isle doing some other tank inspections and he stopped by the site to check on the transition sump again and it was dry as a bone.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-149-2013*On 7/8/13, email spill report was received from Tim Cyr, Irving Woodlands Trucking Supervisor, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil (2-5 gallons) as a result of a busted hydraulic hose on a log loader out on Irving Woodlands forest lands.  The nearest brook is the East Branch of the Pocwock Stream about .5 miles away.  Loader operator, Rudy Rioux, put sorbent pads down on the road surface (Old Fox Brook Road) and picked up the spilled hydraulic oil with the spill pads.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-358-2013*6/26/13 Dennis Rosebush from Brookfield Power reported that an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled into the Kennebec river at the Hydro Kennebec facility in Winslow. He reported that the oil was released from a leaking seal on a hydraulic cylinder for one of the wheel gates and was discharged directly into the river. No oil sheen was observed due to the high water flow and no recovery was possible except for residual oil on the cylinder area. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-352-2013* On 6-24-2013 Burns and McDonnell reported the release of about 8 ounces of diesel fuel. This occurred at the Maxcy's Mill Rd., Coopers Mills substation. Diesel fuel was spilled during a refueling procedure on a fork lift. The diesel impacted soil was removed with hand tools and containerized for disposal
 This construction job was part of the Maine Power Reliability Program. The equipment/fork lift was owned or operated by Cianbro Corp.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-353-2013* On 6-24-2013, Burns and McDonnell reported the release of about one gallon of diesel fuel. This spill occurred during the construction phase of the Maine Power Reliabilty Program. The spill occurred at the Coopers Mills Substation in Windsor, Maine, which is located on Maxcy's Mill Rd.
 The diesel spilled onto the ground when a crew member was transfering fuel from a fork truck to a portable tank. United Rentals owns or operates this fork lift.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-360-2013*Discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from drill rig working on Central Maine Power Company power line upgrade.   The material was discharged to wood chips which were removed and disposed of by contractor (CIANBRO/IRBY).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-361-2013* On 6-26-2013, Burns and McDonnell reported the release of about one cup of hydraulic oil. This occurred on the Central Maine Power Company electrical transmission line in the town of Greene. The location of the spill was west of Coburn Rd. near structure 305. An O ring failed on a piece of equipment owned by Cianbro Irby causing this release.
 This construction project is part of the larger project known as Maine Power Reliability Program.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-362-2013* Burns and McDonnell reported a hydraulic release of less than a cup. This occurred during the construction phase of the Maine Power Reliability Program, a Central Maine Power Company project.
 The oil was spilled onto rip rap in an area off route 108 in the town of Peru. No cleanup could be undertaken at this time. See attached report from Burns and McDonnell.
A-782-2013*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) asked for assistance at an evidence collection at a drug lab. The lab was in a vehicle that was impounded when the driver was acting irrational during a traffic stop the night before. The MDEA officers found hazardous materials in the vehicle along with drug making equipment. The chemicals found were consumer purchased chemicals such as cold pack contents, drain cleaner, camp stove fuel, and muriatic acid. The MDEA collected evidence and the remaining materials were packed for transport to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for consolidation and later disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-388-2013*On 7-5-2013, J & S oil reported a release of number two fuel oil. This spill occurred at their bulk plant facility on Western Avenue in Manchester, ME. The driver of the oil transport truck was in the process of delivering fuel to an underground tank (UST) when this spill occurred. Apparently the brakes failed, or were never set. No wheel chocks were used, and the truck rolled away during the offloading procedure. This caused the delivery hose to separate from the truck or UST, which resulted in the discharge of an estimated twenty gallons of fuel oil.  I made a site visit later that day and found that the spilled oil had left a large stain on the pavement. J & S had used soil and bark mulch as a sorbent to recover/cleanup the spilled oil. This material was under a blue tarp waiting for disposal options.

Many months later (10-15-13) the soil and bark mulch was disposed of. J & S hired Cyn Environmental to collect the drums (6) of soil and dispose of them. The manifest tracking number is 001372223 JJK. I called Cyn Environmental about this material and they said that the soil was transported to Allied Waste/BFI landfill in Upper State New York.

 No further action from Response Services is expected.
P-402-2013*I was contacted by Auburn's Code Enforcement Officer to report that during an inspection of Michael Farrell's junkyard that he saw oil stains on the ground.  This site has a long history with the City of Auburn and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  The owner does not have the means to clean it up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-403-2013*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Route 4 near the J&S Variety.  The accident caused about two quarts of motor oil to leak out of the vehicle onto the pavement.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-404-2013*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on New Dam Road near the bridge over Estes Lake.  The accident caused less than a quart of motor oil to leak out of the vehicle.  The Fire Department scooped up a little spot of contaminated soil and used sorbent material to clean up the rest.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-405-2013*I was contacted by Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting that one of their transformers had overheated and failed.  The failure caused about 5 gallons of oil to spill out of the transformer onto the ground underneath the pole.  The transformer was not tagged, so the oil in it was analyzed and had 18.6 parts per billion polychlorinated biphenyl in it.  CMP excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Waste Management's landfill in Norridgewock.  I visited the site after the excavation, but before it was backfilled, and noted several small areas where it appeared the soil was still contaminated (see attached photos).  I informed CMP, and they returned and did some more excavation.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-406-2013*I was contacted by Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting that one of their transformers was leaking in Lewiston.  The transformer was untagged, but the oil analysis came back <1 parts per billion polychlorinated biphenyl.  Less than a gallon of oil leaked out of the transformer onto the ground underneath the pole.  CMP excavated some soil and used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-407-2013*I was contacted by the Standish Fire Chief reporting that they were dealing with a 500 pound propane tank that was leaking.  Apparently the tank was very old (1959 possibly) and ownership was in question.  Pit Stop Fuels fills it, but doesn't own it.  The property owner doesn't know either.  The pressure relief valve on the tank had failed and was slowly releasing propane.  The Chief was concerned that the propane technician wanted to plug the vapor relief valve and readdress the problem in the morning.  I advised that did not sound like a good idea because the valve is a safety measure.  After a discussion with the Chief and the technician it was agreed that the valve could be plugged for the evening because it was unlikely that the tank would heat up enough in that time to need the vapor relief valve.  The following day the tank was emptied.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-409-2013*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that the fishing vessel "Black Magic" was docked at Webber & Sons Lobster in Harpswell and was putting off a significant oil sheen.  I went to the location and found out that the vessel had previously sunk and had been refloated, thus all of the buckets of oil on the deck were askew.  There was oil and sheen on the deck, in the bilge, and in the water around the vessel.  The owner of the vessel was not there, but some of his friends assisted me in putting sorbent boom around the vessel and I gave them a bail of sorbent pads to put on the deck and help clean up.  I told them that the oil needed to be cleaned up immediately and that I would check back.  I anonymously reported the spill to the Coast Guard via the National Response Center because there seemed to be other issues with the vessel as well as the pollution.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-410-2013*I was contacted by Jim Morin, of Burns & McDonnell, reporting that some vandalism had occurred at the worksite.  Several Hawkeye trucks parked in the right of way were set on fire (see attached photos).  Some of the oil in the trucks was spilled, but most of it was probably consumed in the fire.  Hawkeye excavated about a yard of soil once the trucks were moved.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-411-2013*I was contacted by the Saco Fire Department, reporting that they were responding to a sunken vessel on the Saco River in Cocktail Cove, just upriver of Marston's Marina.  Apparently, the vessel became stuck when the tide went out from underneath it, and Mr. Rochester thought that if he waited until the tide came back up the boat would free itself.  Unfortunately, when the tide came up it swamped the boat and the diesel fuel spilled.  A recovery company was called to refloat the boat and bring it back to the marina.  That turned out to be very difficult, so the boat was towed back to the marina semi-submerged.  At that point it was the middle of the night and the tide was going out.  The current was extremely strong and dangerous, so the boat was tied to the dock semi-submerged until morning.  I was unable to put any boom around the boat because of the current conditions.  During the night, the diesel fuel continued to leak from the boat and collected in many of the slips at the marina.

At first light, Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spilled oil in the marina which included removing a lot of flotsam that was saturated with oil.  Some of the oil did go down river, but was unrecoverable.  The boat was finally refloated and the oil was cleaned out of there also.  Mr. Rochester's insurance company paid for the clean-up directly.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
A-398-2013*Dan Woodard, of Bowie Bros., called me directly to notify me of a well with oil in it. This well is located in Mount Vernon, off Route 41. Dan Goucher is the owner of this property and is in the process of selling it. There is no longer a mobile home at this location. A well, leach field, and a broken caved in septic tank is all that remains. Mr. Goucher informs me that the previous tenant, who he is related to, probably dumped oil down this well. Many years prior to these tenants, a previous owner had received some compensation from the Maine Department of Transportation concerning the well and salt contamination. According to Dan Goucher there are several wells in the area that have salt contamination.

Site visit on 7-3-2013. I met with the owner, Dan Goucher, and we found a small amount (2 ounces) of oil floating on the top of the well water. This oil was reddish in color, similar to automatic transmission fluid. I used a sorbent pad to recover the oil. The static water level is about two feet below the ground surface. It appeared to me that this well could be saved by using a soap solution and a chimney brush to swab the casing.

Met on site 7-18. Dan Woodard and I had some difficulty in removing the submersible pump.  It was stuck. The pump finally freed up and when we lifted the pitless adapter/fitting above the casing, it was covered with what appeared to be grease. We attached this fitting to the motorized reel and slowly pulled the pump, wire and water line out of the well. Everything was covered with grease, gear oil or waste motor oil or some combination thereof. The pump itself had oil, grease and leaves impacted in the water intake.

It was at this time that I decided that the oil and grease was in all likelihood throughout the entire well casing and well bore. The entire depth of the well bore and casing is an estimated 100 feet deep. We did not determine the length of the well casing. I did not think that scrubbing the well casing would be effective. Also, given the fact that this well may not be fit to drink because of the salt contamination I aborted the attempt to wash the well. It is my recommendation that this well be properly abandoned.

On or about August, Dan Woodard called me to let me know that the well had been abandoned by pumping a concrete grout mix into the well.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-345-2013*6/20/13 1435 Jodie Spiller from Verso Paper reported that 15 eight foot florescent bulbs had broken in the maintenance room at the paper mill when a worker dropped the box of used bulb while packing them. She reported that most of the broken material was contained in the box and the small amount outside the box was collected and put in the box. The box was sealed and stored in the hazardous waste area for disposal by a contractor.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-355-2013*On 6/25/13, at 0820 hours, John Bielamowicz, from Camp Keyes, reported that an estimated 2 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled from a vehicle to pavement at Camp Keyes. The spill occurred when the diesel fuel expanded in the heat overflowing the vehicle tank. The spill was contained and collected with absorbent pads and speedy dry. No fuel left the pavement. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-498-2013*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 7/5/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Jay Prindall of Downeast Energy Company (DEE) that their customer's oil tank at this address was suffering an ongoing leak of K1 heating oil; a DEE pump-out truck was on the way and a MDEP response was requested.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 7/5/13, while on site, I met with Mr. Prindall and the homeowners Nicholas LaRocca and Rosiland Kalb.  The outside, 275-gallon, vertical aboveground storage tank (AST) was still leaking in a steady stream despite a Magna-Patch applied to a corrosion hole.  Three corrosion perforations were later found, at least two of which had leaked.  Mr. LaRocca stated that the tank appeared not to be leaking the previous night, but when they awoke, the area stunk of fuel oil and the homeowners called DEE to respond. The discharged oil soaked directly down into the soil below the AST.  Discharge volume was estimated at 5 to 50 gallons based on fuel use and volume left in the tank.

   The area is dense rural residential and forested, served by private drinking water wells and septic.  Sensitive receptors to be protected included the LaRocca/Kalb drilled bedrock well located about 12' north, northeast of the spill area, a neighbor's drilled well is located about 30' to the west, and a marine cove of the New Meadows River is about 60' downgrade to the south.  The spill was next to the garage built upon a concrete pad, the attached home is a 2-story wood structure with a crawl space holding the water pressure tank and water softener system.  Bedrock is exposed on the shoreline and oil contamination to the bedrock fractures is typically not able to be remediated.

   I explained clean-up recommendations and requirements to Ms. Kalb and Mr. LaRocca to initiate prompt test pitting to evaluate and source removal by excavation, and explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance.  They chose MDEP management of clean-up actions and were given an AST insurance application.  Test pitting and field sampling on 7/5/13 and 7/8/13 showed significant fuel oil in the soil down to bedrock located at 5' to 8' below grade (bg).  Considering the close proximity of the two residential wells and the marine coastline, I assessed that prompt source reduction be initiated.  No oil sheen was evident in the coastal water at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 7/5/13, DEE staff responded at request of the homeowners and pumped out the AST and stood it up on end for later disposal.  MDEP hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond that evening to try and hand dig the oiled soil out on the possibility it could be a small discharge.  CHES removed three drums of oiled soil but significant oil contamination still remained.  CHES was authorized to return on 7/8/13 with an excavator.

On Monday, 7/8/13, while MDEP screened oil-contamination in soil, CHES excavated oily soil all the way down to bedrock under the AST area.  Renaud Electric Company repaired a broken underground electrical line.

On Tuesday, 7/9/13, CHES continued source reduction downgrade, south, of the AST location and stairs to bedrock at 8' bg (see attached photos).  Soil removal ceased when oil-contamination levels lessened and evidence indicated we had excavated out of the discharge.  Below surface sand and loam, the soil above bedrock was a compacted hard silt and it was not expected that the oil contamination would spread through this silt to the distance it did.

On 7/10/13, CHES returned with fill material and seeded and hay-mulched the disturbed area.

CONCLUSIONS
I.   At this time, further remediation, well water sampling and investigation has been referred to MDEP Technical Services Division.  No further MDEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.

II.   Oil contamination is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if encountered and disturbed.  This spill report shall
P-499-2013*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Approximately 8 tons of soil was reportedly removed for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-500-2013*A mechanical failure of the fuel system of a tow truck caused the release of 2 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface at the Irving Circle K. The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by National Wrecker Service. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-480-2013*December 27, 2013, Lewiston Fire Department reported a flooded  basement with oil on top of the water at 175 Stetson Road in Lewiston.

I responded to the site and met with the fire department. It was clear that when the basement flooded, it forced the home heating oil tank to float and leak home heating oil.

It was not determined how much oil leaked from the tank, but 4,014 gallons of oily water was removed from the basement and discharged directly to the catch basin on Stetson Road with permission from the City of Lewiston.

No wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-404-2013*On 7/10/2013, in Pittsfield, Cianbro Corporation reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a piece of heavy equipment. The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-392-2013*On 7/7/2013, in Belfast, the Fire Department reported a sheen on the harbor. The sheen was located by the town dock.  No source was located by the Fire Department and the sheen appeared to be dissipating. A site visit was made the following day to investigate.  A slight sheen with a diesel odor was observed, but no source could be located. The sheen finally dissipated and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-396-2013*On 7/9/2013 in Pittsfield, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a piece of track equipment. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-294-2013*     A spill of No. 2 fuel oil was reported at the Dead River above ground storage tank (AST) bulk storage facility. The bulk storage facility has 2 40,000 gallon ASTs No. 2 fuel oil, 1 20,000 gallon AST of diesel, and 1 20,000 gallon AST of K-1. An area of visibly stained soil was discovered near a transport hose during an inspection of the AST. The volume of the spill is unknown, but suspected to be no more than the volume of the transport hose that was not properly emptied. Dead River personnel initially attempted to clean up the impacted soils by hand, but stopped after filling up several drums. There are no private or public drinking water wells located near the site. The border of a sand and gravel aquifer is located adjacent to the tank site.
     On May 31, 2013 I met with Sally Dyer at the site. After discussing the options they decided to get a small excavator and dump truck to remove the impacted soils. I performed field screening of soils using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The clean-up guideline selected was for construction/excavation worker, and only saturated soils as determined utilizing the shake tests were removed. An area approximately 6 feet in diameter was excavated to a depth of 3-4 feet. The soils removed were primarily a gravel fill. A confirmatory laboratory sample was taken from the bottom of the excavation and analyzed for both volatile petroleum hydrocarbons and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons.

No further Response actions are anticipated.
B-277-2013*On 6/14/13, Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported a 3 gallon spill of jet A fuel from a vent on a gulfstream aircraft.  BIA employees were moving a plane which had been sitting on the tarmac for the past few weeks when they noticed fuel dripping from the vent on the wing.  A drip pan was placed under the wing and sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-412-2013*I was contacted by Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reporting that there had been a car vs. pole accident on Pottle Road in Minot causing the transformer to leak.  The transformer leaked onto the roadway and the oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-413-2013*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Sandy Point Road near Route 108 that caused about a quart of transmission fluid to spill.  Most of the oil was sprayed onto some roadside ferns and some was cleaned up off the pavement with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-414-2013*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that after filling one of their customer's tanks, a little too much the oil heated up and expanded enough to drip out the fill pipe.  The Dead River technician used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-415-2013*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste reporting that one of their roll-off trucks blew a hydraulic line while at the First Lutheran Church in Portland.  They estimated that 3-4 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked onto the paved parking lot.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-416-2013*I was contacted by a concerned contractor, reporting that there were multiple 55 gallon drums and many oil stains on the ground at this site.  I visited the site and found one full 55 gallon drum, two full 5 gallon pails, one large oil stain on the ground by the lean-to, one medium sized oil stain in the woods, and many smaller oil stains on the ground around the property.  After reviewing photographs taken at the site by contractors before I arrived, it was determined that there had been about eighteen 55 gallon steel drums and a 500 gallon aboveground oil tank at the site.  The oil tank and most of the drums had been removed.  The contractor hired by the owner to dispose of all of those was Integrated Solutions out of Muncie, IN.  Integrated Solutions had subcontracted the removal to several local people.  They were able to provide documentation for the disposal of the drums of waste oil but were not able to produce any documentation for the disposal of the oil tank.  From looking at the photos provided and the conditions at the site, it was determined that the oil tank had about 200 gallons of waste oil in it and whoever had removed it from the site had rolled it over and drained its contents onto the ground producing the large stain on the ground by the lean-to.  Integrated Solutions was held responsible for that release and was asked to clean it up by the Department's Oil Enforcement Unit (P-416-13, this Spill Report).

Again, from photos provided to the Department, it was determined that the medium sized oil stain in the woods was associated with a number of drums of waste oil that were stored there by the previous owner of the property.  The previous owner ran a small engine business on the property and that was determined to be the cause of the many small oil stains around the property.  The contamination related to the drums and previous owner's poor housekeeping were determined to be the responsibility of the current property owner, HSBC Bank USA, and the Department requested that the contaminated soil be properly characterized and excavated with a qualified professional to oversee the work (Spill Report P-650-13).

While investigating this complaint, it was also noted that there was a crushed 55 gallon steel drum sticking out of the ground at the back of the property.  Because there was oil spillage elsewhere on the property, and because the soil in the area looked recently disturbed, the Department requested that a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey be done of the area.  The survey report notes many anomalies in the ground.  An excavator was used to dig where the anomalies appeared, to determine what they were.  Most of the anomalies turned out to be bedrock, large boulders, or other organic matter.  In one area located at approximately 60N and 0E the soil had a strong odor of old gasoline.  That location was noted and backfilled.  The results of the test pitting were reported to the owner of the property, HSBC Bank, and the Department requested that the contaminated soil be properly characterized and excavated with a qualified professional to oversee the work (Spill Report P-650-13).

In October, 2013, Integrated Solutions initiated a clean-up related to the spill from the waste oil tank (P-416-13).  While they had the equipment on site they also undertook the removal of contamination in P-650-13 Area#1 and P-650-13 Area #2 (See attached map).  The contaminated soil was excavated from all three locations and stockpiled on plastic sheeting.  The excavation for the spill from the waste oil tank terminated on the sides when there was a clean dye test and the bottom of the excavation was bedrock.  The post-excavation samples were collected on the bedrock surface.  Once the excavation was complete, the stockpiled soil was transported to CPRC Group.  About 68.35 tons of the soil was from P-416-13.  The consultant, Gene Schrager, was on site to screen soils, document the excavations, and colle
P-417-2013*A call was received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about a concern that someone was dumping a yellow powder in the catch basin.  Upon investigation, the catch basin was located, but the yellow powder was not as evident.  There is local construction along the sidewalk, building etc., leading this responder to believe some incidental event may have occurred.  No direct evidence of intentional dumping was observed.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
A-331-2013*On 6/17/13, at 0900 hours, Waterville Fire Department reported that an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline had been discharged from a pickup truck gas tank that had partially fallen out. The truck was driving along College Avenue and turned into the Cumberland Farms store when the fuel tank dropped out. The tank had a hole in it from dragging along the road. The Fire Department used absorbent material and pads to contain and collect the spilling fuel. The hole was patched to stop the leak and the tank was temporally secured to the truck. The owner had the truck transported to be repaired. The Fire Department reported that all the spilled fuel had stayed to the paved parking lot and was collected. I went to the site and found that all free product had been cleaned up. I collected the used absorbent pads at the fire station to be consolidated for later disposal at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-421-2013*July 24, 2013 Yarmouth Fire Department reported a 2 gallon diesel spill in the parking lot at 52 School Street in Yarmouth.

The Fire Department believes the diesel came from a carnival ride generator that was parked there. Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and removed.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further Response action required.
P-422-2013*On 5/31/13 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Gay of the York Beach Fire Department reporting a 1 gallon spill of antifreeze as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  No further action required.
P-423-2013*June 10, 2013, Matthew Blurtin with Bath Iron Works reported a 2 quart hydraulic spill in the water.

Sorbent pads were applied to the surface and disposed of appropriately.

No site visit or further DEP Response action required.
P-424-2013*On June 08, 2013, State Police reported a tractor trailer tanker truck had driven into a pole on Route 1 on Kittery.  I arrived at the site during heavy rain showers and evaluated that the passenger side saddle tank had been punctured, but was not releasing diesel at that time. After carefully evaluating the truck, it did not appear to have any motor vehicle fluids leaking at that time.  No clean-up was necessary.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
P-427-2013*June 04, 2013, Westbrook Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Spring Street and Eisenhower Drive.

Approximately 1 gallon of oil and anti -freeze leaked from the motor vehicle onto the pavement. Speedy dry was applied and removed by the Westbrook Public Works.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

I investigated the site and was satisfied with the clean-up.

No further DEP Response action required
P-428-2013*June 08, 2013, Petty Officer Duval with the U.S. Coast Guard in South Portland reported a sinking vessel off Long Point Island in Harpswell.

I responded to the site from Long Point Island. It was difficult to view the vessel from that angle but the Coast Guard was on a boat near it and reported that the diesel that was released had washed away and was no longer visible.

I assessed the shoreline and could not find evidence of diesel on the shore. I spoke to property owners and none of them had found any evidence of oil on the shore.

The Coast Guard and vessel owner Paul Tuttle handled the removal of the boat.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-429-2013*On June 11, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer spill at 13 Black Bear Road in Fryeburg. Heavy winds from a storm caused the utility pole to snap and approximately 7-13 gallons of transformer oil to leak onto the ground.  CMP hired Clean Harbors to remove and dispose of 6.03 ton of contaminated soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.

On June 12, 2013, I visited the site to observe that the clean-up was done appropriately.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-430-2013*On June 09, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak from pole 223 on Portland Road in Gray.  The transformer overheated and caught fire. Approximately 1 gallon was released from the transformer to the ground. EPI removed less than half a yard of contaminated soil and disposed of the soil at NASC.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-432-2013*Bath Iron Works (BIW) called to report the minor overfill of a small piece of equipment in the yard.  The small, one quart spill of diesel was confined to asphalt and no storm drain or sensitive environments were affected.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-433-2013*Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) called to report the minor discharge from a small piece of equipment on Berth #1.  The small (estimated one cup) spill of diesel was confined to asphalt and no storm drain or sensitive environments were affected.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-434-2013*Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) called to report they observed a small minor sheen coming from a small boat in the river channel.  No definitive source on the vessel was reported, and no practical recovery was possible.  Based on the river current and negligible amount of sheen, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit was made and with no MDEP plans for further action.
P-436-2013*Due to a misunderstanding during an underground storage tank (UST) removal, an after-the-fact request for an "Abandonment of  (an) Underground Tank(s) in Place" for the piping was made.  The UST's had already been removed with no issues, and there was concern for the building's foundation if the piping was removed.  The request was granted, with the understand there may be an issue with the piping when the property is sold.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-437-2013*June 13, 2013, Storey Brothers Excavating found a crushed side saddle tank buried in the ground during excavation for a water line installation on Victor Lane in Portland.

I responded to the site and sampled the soil with an oleophilic dye test. The test did not show evidence of oil contaminated soil.

The side saddle tank was empty and my photo ionization detector (PID) showed 0.0 ppm (parts per million) when testing the vapors in the tank.

I suggested the tank to be disposed of properly and no soil would need to be removed and disposed of.
No further DEP Response action required.
P-440-2013*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report powerline and transformer damage at the aforementioned address.  Some transformer oil was spilled to the ground, composed of fine to coarse grain sand, sparsely covered with some grass.  The energized lines left some very distinct burn marks in the ground.  The evidence for the soil discharge was much less prevalent, minor by all accounts.  CMP was on scene cleaning up, while line crews rebuilt the system.  With CMP on site for cleanup, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services plans no further actions.  No CMP spill report available for this spill.
P-441-2013*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department, reporting that a U-Haul truck was leaking gasoline near 71 Littlefield Road.  I arrived to find that the driver of the U-Haul had hit a rock wall and punctured the vehicle's gasoline tank.  The gasoline had leaked out over several hundred feet of road and was still dripping.  I placed a container underneath the leak to catch the gasoline until the towing company arrived and emptied the tank.  The towing company used sorbent material to clean up the spilled gas.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-443-2013*A Dead River Company technician called to report his response to a minor spill at a customer's home.  A corrosion hole in the tank caused less than a gallon loss of fuel.  The tank was patched and plans were in the works to transfer fuel to a new tank installation.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  I requested that he have the homeowners call if they had any questions or concerns during the transition, and he agreed to share that with them.  Based on the information I received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-444-2013*General Electric called to report a forklift had broken a hydraulic line and discharged fluid to the asphalt.  Staff were attending to the spill and reported no need for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance with this cleanup.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-449-2013*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted a sand covered pavement and the road shoulder.  All visible signs of contamination were removed by hand excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.
P-450-2013*On Friday 5/10/13, Topsham Fire Department (TFD) Dispatch reported a small discharge of gasoline to the pavement associated with a car accident on the northbound side of Route 295.  TFD reported the discharge was cleaned up and they did not request a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response.  None of the discharge was reported to soil or surface water.  During a later drive by, I noted the discharge satisfactorily cleaned up so no further MDEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.
P-451-2013*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-452-2013*On June 19, 2013, Auburn Fire Department notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the diesel tank on one of their engine trucks had broken off on Harmons Corner Road in Auburn and released approximately 50 gallons of diesel on the pavement.  I responded to the scene and met with the Fire Department. They had already hired Environmental Projects, Incorporated to use speedy dry on the pavement and remove the diesel contaminated soil on the property of 215 Harmons Corner Road.

Auburn Public Works used a street sweeper to grind the speedy dry into the pavement and also remove the speedy dry.  Contaminated soil and speedy dry were disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are required at this time.
P-453-2013*On May 09, 2013, Pan Am reported an hydraulic spill at the rail road crossing on Middle Street in Lewiston.  Chris Guessman of Pan Am reported the spill and explained that two bags of dirt and rocks were removed from the ballast and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-454-2013*June 03, 2013, I was contacted by Robert Nichols of the Kittery Land Trust, Kittery, ME. Mr. Nichols explained on the phone to me that he was at the Johnson's Farm at 110 Wilson Road, Kittery, ME and that there was an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) containing diesel with some spillage on the ground around it.

I told Mr. Nichols that I could assist him in the clean-up of the contaminated soil around the AST and the proper disposal of contaminated soil. We agreed to meet up on June 04, 2013 at Richard Johnson's farm.

June 04, 2013, I met with Mr. Nichols and Mr. Johnson at the farm and took photo ionization detector (PID) readings to begin the clean-up standard process. The area around the tank had PID results of; 28 parts per million (ppm), 18ppm and 178ppm. It was determined at this time that the levels would need to be significantly less to be acceptable.

July 03, 2013, Mr. Nichols hired Spinney Construction to remove and dispose of the contaminated soil at Aggregate Recycling Center in Eliot. 15.89 tons of contaminated soil were transported off site. The PID levels were brought down to; .2ppm, .2ppm, and 0.0ppm. Overall, the soil was at acceptable levels.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-455-2013*On June 05, 2013, Tim Smith, with Pit Stop Fuels, reported a #2 oil leak from a hose on a delivery truck at 1214 Long Plains Road in Buxton.  Mr. Smith explained that approximately .5  gallons of #2 leaked from the delivery hose onto the pavement. The driver of the delivery truck applied speedy dry to the oily surface and removed it.

I spoke with the owners of the facility where the spill was and they were satisfied with the clean-up done by Pit Stop Fuels.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-456-2013*June 04, 2013, Paul Labbe of Ray Labbe and Sons reported that on their compost pile at their gravel pit on Highland Road had a mysterious oil spill poured on it.  I arrived at the site on June 05, 2013, and investigated the area. Mr. Labbe already had removed approximately 8 yards of compost and dirt from the area that was impacted by the mysterious spill. I took a bag sample of the combined dirt and compost and analyzed it with my PID (photo ionization detector). The PID results were 0.0ppm (parts per million). A shake test on the pile also revealed no oil contamination.

It was at that time that I recommended to Mr. Labbe to spread the pile thinly in their gravel pit, rather than disposing of the compost and dirt at a recycling facility. Mr. Labbe agreed.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-457-2013*On May 30, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic leak from a bucket truck at their garage on 162 Canco Road in Portland.  Speedy dry was applied to the surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action anticipated at this time.
P-459-2013*On April 17, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an empty transformer on Greenwood Road in Greenwood.  Upon arrival, the transformer was empty, but no signs of a leak. There were bullet holes in the transformer. No clean up was required.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-458-2013*On June 06, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic spill on Haskell Road in Raymond.   The spill was from a broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck. Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the hose onto brush and leaves. The oily brush was removed and disposed of properly.

I responded to the site to determine an adequate clean up.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-397-2013*On 7/9/2013, in Winthrop, Downeast Energy Company reported an oil spill at the home of Patricia Rheaume. The estimated four gallon spill of #2 heating oil to the basement floor was the result of tank corrosion. The spill was cleaned up by Downeast with sorbent material and the floor cleaned. No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-391-2013*On 7/7/2013, in Sumner, Mary Emery reported a vehicle in Pleasant Pond. The vehicle went into the pond the previous evening. Ms. Emery stated that Woodstock Fire Department responded and put sorbent boom out to contain transmission fluid that had leaked into the pond. A site visit was made to assess the situation. The vehicle had been removed upon my arrival. There was sorbent boom in the pond and a slight sheen on the water. I retrieved the boom, but there was no free product to collect. The spill was not reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection by any Public Safety agency and the identity of the driver is unknown. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-390-2013*On 7/6/2013, in Dixfield, Ellis Variety reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 4 gallon spill appeared to be the result of an overfilled vehicle that had left the scene. The spill was cleaned up by store employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-405-2013*Reed & Reed Inc. reported that a discharge of hydraulic oil had occurred when one of thier pieces of equipment (wood chipper) blew a hydraulic hose.  The hydraulic oil impacted the brush and ground in the vicinity.  The oiled brush was removed and the ground surface and machine were cleaned with sorbent pads by Reed & Reed.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-143-2013*On 6/28/13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call from Scott Thompson regarding a possible spill of oil at a home adjacent to the state owned Crescent Park beach at Nickerson Lake.  A property owner in the area named Kevin Ward told Scott that he thought someone had cut the fuel line to the oil tank and that oil had spilled out.  The house crawl space smelled of oil, and inside the house had fuel odors.  I told Scott I would investigate this complaint and get back to him.

On 6/28/13 I made a site visit to 214 Crescent Park Road home.  The home is currently vacant and for sale.  I called First Choice Realtor (#532-4037) and spoke with real estate agent John Randall Cell#694-0476, and set up an appointment for next week on Wednesday 7/3/13, to go into the house and look for any signs of oil spillage from heating appliances or oil storage tank inside the home.  I took several pictures of the home and outside aboveground storage tank (AST)- which showed no evidence of any oil leak.  The oil line to the outside tank was intact, with no evidence of tampering.  The line is attached to the side of the house and appears to have fed to heating appliances that were vented through the outside wall of the home.  The vent hole for these units is open to the inside and the odor of fuel could be smelled in these areas.  The house is located about 100' from the edge of the northeastern shore of Nickerson Lake.  There is no evidence of any oil having reached the lake shore.

On 7/3/13, I made a site visit with real estate agent John Randall.  I inspected the interior of the house for possible oil spill. The house is located on the north shore of Nickerson Lake in New Limerick.  I found that there had been a 1 -2 gallon spill of the first floor, on the linoleum flooring near the location of a monitor type heater.  The heater had been disconnected without properly draining the fuel (kerosene) in the fuel line.  This spill did not reach any soil or water.  The photoionization detector (PID) reading on the floor was 60-70 parts per million (PPM).  I discussed with Mr. Randall a plan to remove saturated flooring (linoleum and rug/carpet) and wash down floor with simple green cleaner (twice).  Mr. Randall said he would take care of this right away.  I told Mr. Randall to contact me if he needed any further assistance or if any fuel odors persist.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-214-2013*On March 20, 2013, Tim Smith, of Pit Stop Fuels, reported an overfill during a delivery at the wrong residence at 11 Yarmouth Road in Gray.  Approximately 1 gallon of #2 oil spilled onto the concrete basement floor from the gauge, when oil was being pumped into an already filled AST (above ground storage tank). Speedy dry and sorbent pads were applied to the surface. Both were disposed of properly.

Steven Arsenal, the property owner was satisfied with the clean-up done by Pit Stop Fuels.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is required at this time.
P-217-2013*
On 3/21/13, Dead River Company (DRC) reported that their service technicians responded to a small leak of #2-fuel oil from a residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  DRC stated that the oil was to the concrete floor, none to drains or soil.  DRC later reported the homeowner was pleased with the clean-up.  It was not reported if the leaking flare fitting was result of a poor installation or not.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Division actions are planned at this time.  The area is rural residential and forested, and I believe to be on private well water.
P-219-2013*On June 25, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a lube oil spill in their garage at 162 Canco Road in Portland.  Less than a gallon of lube oil was released from a broken pipe in the concrete floor garage. Sorbent pads were applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  No wells or storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-220-2013*March 24, 2013, David Moody of Gulf Oil Limited Partnership reported a gasoline spill at the 175 Front Street facility in South Portland.

Mr. Moody explained that there was a broken pipe on the pressure relief system. All gasoline was contained inside a concrete pad. Clean Harbors pumped out the gasoline and disposed of it properly.

Repairs were made to the pipe.

No further DEP Response action required
P-221-2013*March 21, 2013, Dennise Crooker notified the Cornish Fire Department of a motor oil spill in her gravel driveway. The Fire Department in return notified me.

At that time, it was determined that a Poland Springs delivery truck had leaked motor oil in the driveway and did not clean it up. I worked with Tim Williams of America's Best HOD LLC to begin the clean-up. TMC Environmental was hired. I was onsite during the removal of gravel. Oily waste was disposed at United Oil Recovery in Newington, New Hampshire.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill. No further DEP Response action required.
P-227-2013*Report of small discharge of hydraulic oil from heavy equipment of Hawkeye, LLC company, a contractor for Central Maine Power Company, assisting in construction of new transmission lines.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division actions expected.  See attached spill reporting form.
P-228-2013*
Tuesday 3/26/13: Cumberland Farms Inc. (CFI) Environmental notified of an unexplained discharge of gasoline and water to the turbine containment sump of tank T-4 at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  CFI stated the leak was found by Tanknology Inc. during facility testing.  This tank was shut down until repaired it could be repaired. TMC Inc. was reported en-route to pump out the liquid.  I reported the incident to Maine DEP UST compliance group for follow-up.

The facility is located in a sub-urban commercial and residential area that is served by municipal water and sewer service.  None of the discharge was reported to have reached soil or groundwater. No further response action required.
P-229-2013*
3/25/13: Report of small discharge from a Downeast Energy fuel delivery (peddler) truck to the pavement reportedly due to the nozzle handle being bumped while reeling the hose in.  Reported to be cleaned up and none to soil or waters of Maine.  No further Response actions expected.
P-230-2013*
INITIAL REPORT
On Monday, 3/25/13, Mr. Hopkins of Cash Energy reported that a peddler truck had overfilled a customer's basement aboveground storage tank (AST) out the vent pipe due to a bad tank gage.  The driver was cleaning up the oiled soil.

ASSESSMENT AND CLEAN-UP
On Tuesday, 3/26/13, in the morning, I inspected the remediation and noted oil odors and dark stained soil under the fill and vent pipes.  The pipe and house side still needed cleaning of oil.  The soil looked disturbed but not much appeared to have been removed; ambient PID (Photoionization Detector, @ 100-parts per million (ppm) Isobutylene) values were 492-ppm at 3" below grade (bg) and 25-ppm to 50-ppm off the house.  Remediation was deemed not satisfactory.  I called Cash Energy and advised them to return for adequate clean-up.

The location is suburban residential and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer.  Threatened receptors included human contact and possible oil odors within the home.

The Cash Energy driver returned @ 11:10 hours time, and we proceeded to remove more soil, down to 8" bg for recycling/disposal at CPRC in Scarborough.  No further clean-up actions are expected at this time.  I received no questions or complaints from the homeowner or residents.

P-236-2013*Report of small hydraulic oil leak to timber mat from Cianbro Irby company truck working on new transmission line.  Reported cleaned up and no spill to soil or waters.  No further actions expected at this time.
P-239-2013*On the afternoon of 3/29/13, I checked out this surface spill and confirmed a light gasoline odor and stain down the gravel road.  A woman at 16 Frog Pond Road stated that a work truck leaving a house at 15 Frog Pond Road had a gasoline can that fell out of the truck bed.  The spiller appeared to not have reported the discharge as required.  Spill volume was estimated at one gallon or less.  The area is rural residential.

The neighbor and I agreed that the spill posed little threat to nearby wells or the nearby surface water.  The spill appeared spread thin and much had evaporated.  Remaining spillage was assessed to naturally degrade, by natural attenuation, so no additional mitigation was believed necessary.

No further Maine Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-240-2013*Report of small hydraulic oil leak to soil and timber mat, from construction vehicle working on new transmission line.  Reported to be cleaned up.  See attached Spill Report Form for more information.  No further Maine DEP Response Div. actions planned.
P-242-2013*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) located outside the residence. The release was caused because of corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. 21.09 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 10 x 10 feet wide and 9 feet deep located adjacent to the back of the residence. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline PID readings and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests for confirmation. Remaining soils fall below applicable DEP remediation guidelines.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-245-2013*On 2/1/13, report received by Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) of a small used motor oil discharge associated with a vehicle accident located in the rear parking lot at this address.  BFD advised that some oil reached soil which was dug up for disposal.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was made and no further action by Response Services is planned.
P-246-2013*On 4/1/13, notification was received of a small gasoline discharge to pavement due to a reported broken dispenser nozzle.  Mr. Gates reported speedy dry was applied, the spill did not leave pavement, and the spill was cleaned up.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services visit was requested.  No further clean-up actions planned at this time based on reported information.

The location is a public works storage and maintenance facility and school bus parking lot near the Maine Turnpike with an active gasoline (T-5) and diesel (T-6) underground storage tank (UST).  Tanks T-1 through T-4 have been abandoned by removal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-251-2013*A ruptured hose on a forklift caused the release of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved parking surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the spiller. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not go to the site.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-257-2013*A leaky fitting on an excavator caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid to the ground.  Spilled product was recovered with sorbents, then a small quantity of contaminated soil was hand-excavated for disposal.  Visual and olfactory evidence of contamination were used as cleanup criteria by the responsible party.  See attached spill report form.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-258-2013*The Harpswell Recycling facility reported that vandals tipped over a drum of waste oil at the recycling facility. They reported that approximately two gallons of waste oil leaked from a loose bung on the drum into the engineered containment area. The spilled oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the facility. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further actions by MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-259-2013*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon #2 fuel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the residence. The release was caused because the tank was overfilled during a delivery. The oil was released from the vent pipe to the paved drive surface and was cleaned using sorbent materials. Approximately 50 pounds of clay sorbent was used to clean up the spilled oil and was disposed of by CN Brown. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-262-2013*A ruptured hose on a vacuum truck caused the release of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Clean Harbors Environmental Service. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not go to the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-265-2013*On April 10, 2013, Roger Grenier, of Dead River Oil Company, reported that during a routine fill at 42 Spruce Street in Sanford, the driver accidentally overfilled the above ground storage tank (AST).  Approximately 8 ounces of #2 oil spilled from the fill pipe onto the sorbent pads that were placed by the driver before the fill up occurred.  No impact occurred to the inside AST. Tim Whitehouse, the home owner, was satisfied with the clean-up.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-267-2013*As part of a facility closure, the final underground storage tank was removed and the associated soils taken to CPRC Group for disposal.  This was done with the expectation that the facility, once an active service station, would likely reopen as the same whence the property changes ownership.  The tank and appliances (dispensers and piping) were removed by a licensed certified tank installer.  Based on removal and site closure, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
P-270-2013*On 4/10/2013, received notification by Sanford Dispatch of a discharge and clean-up of about 2-gallons of used motor oil associated with a vehicle accident in the area of 1725 Main Street.  No oil reported going to drains or surface water.  Reported, responded to and cleaned up by Sanford Fire Department.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services visit requested or expected at this time.
P-275-2013*An anonymous complaint indicated that sheening basement water was being discharged into a stream via the sump pump. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and determined that the sheen was caused by organic decomposition from natural vegetation. The house was unoccupied.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-276-2013*Anonymous complainant reported observing an oil sheen in the Presumpscot River. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and did not observe a sheen. No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-277-2013*Northeast Air reported that approximately 1 gallon of jet fuel was released to paved surface due to an accident involving a valve that was mistakenly left open. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and disposed of by Northeast Air. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-278-2013*An empty five gallon pail that held used motor oil was left on the side of the road. Approximately .5 gallons was released from the container and impacted the gravel drive surface. The container was removed and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as well as several scoops of impacted leaf litter.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-280-2013*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that some type of fuel oil or diesel had been observed running down Pierson's Lane during a rain storm and entered the catch basin at the bottom of the hill. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and did not observe any indication of oil. In addition, a source could not be determined. The catch basin was inspected and no oil was observed.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-294-2013*The hydraulic oil discharge was the result of a cracked line seal on a forwarder.  The release was to a timber mat, and collected using sorbents.  For further details, see attached report.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-295-2013*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-296-2013*
NOTIFICATION
On Friday 4/19/13, Mr. Lee reported a small discharge of used motor oil that occurred the previous 1/27/13 due to a commercial truck accident that went off the roadway and onto the residential property of John and Joan Vance.

ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Monday 4/22/13, I met Ms. Vance, and with Mr. Lee who represented Scottsdale Insurance.  I advised them of spill reporting requirements and how this discharge had been reported late in violation of Maine statute.  The oil discharge was to the lawn area, and I assessed the site area, to not pose a significant threat to drains or groundwater.  The location is urban commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer service.

The oiled soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for recycling under a Maine DEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  See the attached report by Edge Environmental Inc. (EEI) for additional details.  EEI screened soil with bag-headspace method which is not appropriate for a waste oil discharge.  Considering other factors, I recommend no further actions by Response Services, and found the discharge cleaned to state satisfaction.
P-298-2013*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction. Released oil was confined to the interior concrete surfaces of the basement and was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the MDEP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-300-2013*This commercial property hosts two active underground storage tanks.  One 5,000 gallon underground storage tank supplied diesel fuel to a dispenser located within the garage.  Its new owner opted to abandon the indoor dispenser and install one outdoors, which required underground piping to be removed and replaced.  From the tank to the building, the piping was double wall fiberglass.  From the building to the dispenser, the piping was single wall steel.  This section of piping was removed.  Contamination was identified during the site assessment. The Department of Environmental Protection approved the beneficial reuse of contaminated soil in the existing hole.  Any material that could not be beneficially reused was required to be disposed.  This resulted in the disposal of approximately two yards of material to a recycling facility.

Contamination exists in this vicinity and should be addressed appropriately if/when its displacement is necessary in the future.  No further actions by Response Services are required at this time.
P-308-2013*While fueling my truck (diesel) I observed a significant wet stain in the vicinity of the diesel dispenser. I notified the staff in the location/store. I reported this to the Oil Enforcement Unit (OEU) in Augusta (as it looked like an ongoing issues) and they would look into it on their next pass through the region.  DEP Response plans no further action, with the acknowledgement from OEU they will inspect the facility when they return to the region.
P-310-2013*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) called to report the discharge of hydraulic fluid to the roadway from a broken  hose.  They also reported the affected area was sanded for cleanup and safety reasons, swept up and properly disposed of.  No request for assistance was made and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-311-2013*The hydraulic discharge was the result of a loose fitting on a bucket truck releasing 0.5 cups of oil onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was removed.  For further details see attached report.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-312-2013*On Thursday, 4/26/13, while in the vicinity, I visited this site to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, 1000-gallon #2-oil underground storage tank (UST).  The location is a six-building apartment complex and it appears each one had fuel oil USTs or aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  The UST registration notes USTs T-1 removed in 1997 and T-3 removed in 1986.  The area is suburban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

Mr. Sasseville, property Director of Operations, stated that the removed UST was next to the north side of Building 25-30, where I observed recent excavation disturbance of the ground.  The UST is registered as removed by Simard & Sons in November, 2012.  At the other buildings, I noted no indication of remaining USTs at the apartment complex.

I did note recent underground natural gas installation to several buildings.  At Building 121-144, I noted natural gas along with two vent pipes and two fill pipes and Mr. Sasseville confirmed the AST's in the building's basement were out-of-service (see photos).  I passed on to Mr. Sasseville the information from the Maine Fuels Board that these tanks were required to be properly removed from the premises.  From a spill end, I advised him that the tanks could still rust out internally and discharge remaining oil and sludge still in the tanks.  Mr. Sasseville replied to me that he would have the tanks removed.

No prohibited discharges were reported, and I observed none during my visit.  No further actions by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are planned at this time.

P-313-2013*
Report of small discharge of hydraulic oil in the right-of-way from a contractor's heavy equipment to soil and vegetation and surface water while working on the CMP transmission line upgrade.
P-315-2013*It was reported that a flare fitting on the feed line from the tank was leaking, staining the concrete beneath the tank.  Dead River Company responded to correct the situation and clean up the spill.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified and responded to check conditions.  Minor staining a few feet in diameter at the filter end of the tank was observed on the concrete pad, but no further migration.  Dead River staff were confident they could affect repairs and satisfactorily clean up the spill.

Based on the situation I observed and actions being taken by staff, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-316-2013*Holly's Fuels, LLC, reported a seal on the hose reel on their truck leaked a very small amount.  The driver cleaned up the discharge and the truck was serviced.  No request for assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given and only affected surface being the asphalt of the road, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-318-2013*A utility pole rotted until it could no longer withstand the weight of the transformer attached to it.  The pole broke in half, which resulted in an approximate 40 gallon discharge of mineral oil.  Free product was recovered from a drainage culvert with a vacuum truck, then contaminated soil was excavated from the shoulder of the road.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-330-2013*A ruptured hose on a delivery truck caused the release of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the gravel drive surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Hammond Lumber Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  No further actions by MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-333-2013*May 07, 2013, Hammond Lumber reported a hydraulic spill of half a gallon from a delivery truck at 4 Home Place in Topsham.

Sue Pare of Hammond Lumber explained that speedy dry was placed immediately on the pavement and removed and disposed of properly.

I spoke with Becky Windfield, the home owner. Ms. Windfield was satisfied with Hammond Lumber's response with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-334-2013*May 08, 2013, Pan Am reported a lube oil spill on the ballast near Standish Street in Brunswick.

Chris Guessman of Pan Am explained that a couple of ounces of lube oil from the engine leaked onto the rocks. Approximately one bag of rocks and dirt was removed from the site and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-335-2013*I was contacted by Wayne Paradis of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Underground Tank Unit asking me to call Joe Bosse of Adams & Fogg.  Mr. Bosse had called to report that there was gasoline in the interstice of tank #7 (double walled cathodically protected underground storage tank) at Brown's Gulf in Wells.  The product in the interstice was evidence that the inner tank could be leaking, so we requested that the tank be taken out of service and emptied until testing could be done on it or it was removed.  After some wrangling, the tank was emptied.  This facility is significantly out of compliance and at this point the case will be handled by the Underground Tank Unit.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-336-2013*I was contacted by Wayne York who is a friend of the heirs of Richard Frank, who own the property at 32 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco.  The property is currently unoccupied.  Mr. York was assisting his friends in looking into what would be involved in cleaning up some drums that have been on the property for a very long time.  I visited the site with Mr. York and looked at the situation.  There are several drums and tanks in one area of the yard.  The drums are very old, very corroded, and in various states of fullness.  There is evidence of oil leaking from some of them onto the ground.  I explained that the oil in the drums would have to be tested and disposed of accordingly and the contaminated soil underneath them would have to be excavated.  I also explained the Department's IAP Program.  Mr. York was going to take this information to his friends and encourage them to get it cleaned up.  I will await their call.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-337-2013*I was contacted by AH Harris & Sons, reporting that one of their forklifts had blown a hydraulic hose in the parking lot at the Citgo Terminal in South Portland.  The forklift sprayed about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the gravel lot.  AH Harris hired Clean Harbors to excavate (scrape up) the contaminated gravel.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-339-2013*Portland Pipe Line corporation (PPLC) reported a release of 1 pint of crude oil from a manifold system at the Front Street Manifold location in South Portland. The release was reportedly caused from a leaking seal and was discovered during excavation activities. The released oil was recovered using sorbents and hand tools and was disposed of by PPLC. PPLC provided a spill report documenting the incident (attached). DEP personnel did not respond.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-340-2013*Approximately 25 gallons of gasoline was discharged from a gasoline pump as the operator of the pump left it unattended. Discharged gasoline was released to the paved surface of the station and flowed into a nearby storm water catch basin located adjacent to the pump. The gasoline proceeded to flow into one additional catch basin located down gradient on Main Street and eventually into the Little Androscoggin River.

CYN Environmental Services Inc. (CYN) was retained by AECOM (consultant for Cumberland farms) and worked under the direction of the DEP. A vacuum truck was used to remove water, gasoline, and sediments from all three impacted catch basins. 387 gallons of gasoline impacted water was removed from the catch basins and approximately 1,000 pounds of sediment were removed in (4) fifty five gallon drums. Booms were left in place at the outfall to the river to catch any gasoline that migrated that far. DEP personnel visited the site several times to inspect the booms and change if necessary.

AECOM has provided a detailed report of the spill, cleanup actions, and disposal record (attached).

Cleanup efforts were successful and no indication of gasoline remains in the storm water system.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-341-2013*Pan Am Rail reported the release of approximately 1 gallon of lube oil to the gravel track surface 200 feet east of the Adams Street Crossing. The released oil was cleaned by hand-excavating approximately two 5-gallon pails of gravel and was staged for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-343-2013*A blue plastic drum was reported bobbing around the pier and emitting a light sheen and covered in a light white grease film.  A passer-by had helped corral the drum into a corner.  The Casco Bay Line staff mentioned they'd seen it floating in the channel earlier in the day.  It was simply retrieved and emptied of seawater and taken for disposal.  It had mild fish odor and/or lube oil look/feel (through nitrile gloves).  The sheen quickly dispersed after the drum was removed from the water.  With successful retrieval of the drum and disposal, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-344-2013*The molten asphalt machine's flow meter failed causing a slotted valve failure on the conveyer.  This resulted in the pouring of 675 gallons of molten asphalt into the containment beneath the machine.  After letting it set over night, the material hardened into a glass-like asphalt, which was chiseled and removed in chunks and re-introduced into the processor.  Total recovery was completed and there was no loss of product.  Based on the situation observed and total reclaiming of product, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-346-2013*On May 14, 2013, Steve Hofacker reported an antifreeze spill at the generator station on 2 Ocean Street in South Portland.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Hofacker. He explained that the diesel engine broke down and sprayed antifreeze onto the pavement and some of the rocks. Clean Harbors was hired and used speedy dry to absorb the antifreeze on the pavement.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is required at this time.
P-347-2013*The oil discharge was the result of a cracked O-ring to an oil filter on a hard line reel, releasing .75 gallons of oil onto timber mats and poly sheeting.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  For further details see attached report.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-146-2013*On June 28, 2013, a busted hose released 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground. Irving employees used sorbents to clean up the spilled product. The oily debris went to a holding area to be disposed of later. No further action should be required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-339-2013*6/18/13 1330 Fire Chief Peaselee from Rockport reported that there was a large oil sheen in Rockport Harbor. I contacted Chief Peaselee and he said that the sheen was heavy and smelled like diesel fuel. He and Harbor Master Leonard were searching in the harbor for the possible source. I met the Chief and Harbor Master at the harbor and they reported that they had found the source to be the fishing vessel Ern. They had found diesel in the bilge, shut off the pump and placed oil absorbent pads in the bilge. The sheen was still visible in the harbor but was light with little detectable odor. No recoverable product was on the water. I met the vessel owner, Gordon Best, on the vessel at mooring. He reported that he was aware of engine trouble and had thought he had disabled the bilge pump. Upon returning to the vessel he discovered a leak in a fuel line. Diesel fuel in the bilge was collected with oil absorbent pads. It was estimated that a gallon of fuel had been released into the harbor. The US Coast Guard was contacted and informed of the status of the incident.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-238-2013*On 5/28/13, I received a report from Clyde Pelkey, of Pelkey Oil Company, of a leak of a half tank of oil fuel.  The spilled oil leaked onto the ground, and then migrated into a bog behind a mobile home at 63 Havasu Drive in Orono.  The cause of the oil spill was human error.  A Pelkey Oil technician changed the oil filter and did not properly tighten the filter canister when done.  This allowed the product to leak from the tank.

Fortunately, the spill was noticed by the land lease community's maintenance staff and the firematic valve was closed, stopping the leak.  When I arrived on site, I pumped the remaining oil into Pelkey Oil's peddle truck.  Once this was done, we were able to remove the tank from the area to begin the cleanup effort.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to skim the oil from the bog, approximately twenty feet from the tank, and to vactor contaminated soil from the spill area.  This operation took the rest of the day and was not completed before dark.

The next day we returned to dig an interceptor trench between the spill site and the bog.  This was made easier by the property owner/property manager using his mini excavator to do the work.  Once the trench was dug and the contaminated soil removed, I stocked the trench with sorbent material to collect any additional oil that would migrate from the spill site towards the bog.  The sorbent monitoring in the bog went on until no additional oil was collected in the trench.

Technical Services Division of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was involved to collect a water sample and continue to monitor the well on site for any contamination.  Both Pelkey Oil and the Hartleys met in agreement for a potential future site assessment in case of a future sale of the property.

Technical Services well monitoring will continue for the next year.  A possible future site assessment may be done without any MDEP involvement.  That site assessment will be between Pelkey Oil and the property owners.  No future action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
P-212-2013*
On Monday, 3/18/13, Jody with C N Brown Oil Company notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Response Division that the previous Friday, 3/15/13, they had suffered a 3-gallon discharge of diesel oil to soil after 5 PM (1700 hours time), when a fuel dispenser from a underground storage tank failed to shut off.  The nozzle was fixed and the spill cleaned up.  Jody apologized for the late notification.

The location is company headquarters in South Paris, which has both commercial and wholesale heating oil and motor fuels aboveground and below ground tanks.  The location is commercial use.  The facility sits over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, but is served by municipal water supply.  No further Maine DEP Response Division action is expected at this time.
P-492-2013*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a leaking gasket on the filter assembly that was recently serviced. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was scrubbed with a degreasing agent. A vent fan was placed in the basement of the residence to remove oil vapors. The fan was removed several days later when no odor could be detected. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the oil service contractor.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-494-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification of a mechanical failure in a bucket truck which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the interior floor surface at the Bridgton Service Center.  Central Maine Power Company cleaned up the spill using sorbents.  MDEP personnel did not respond.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
B-324-2013*On July 5, 2013, Central Maine Power Company reported a transformer oil spill at Pole 3, Maple Street, Dover-Foxcroft.  The transformer leak was thought to be the result of storm damage, specifically a lightning strike.  Central Maine Power removed the transformer and cleaned up the spilled material and contaminated debris.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-325-2013*On July 5, 2013, Robert Posick, Calais Fire Chief, reported the straps securing a gas tank under a passenger vehicle failed, allowing the tank to drop to the roadway.  An estimated 5 gallons of gasoline was discharged as a result.  The Calais Fire Department responded with sorbent materials.  The owner of the vehicle was not reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-400-2013* A hydraulic hose blew on a piece of heavy equipment (flex track) working aon the Central Maine Power Company transmission line upgrade project. Several gallons of hydraulic oil were discharged to the ground.   The contractor, LeMyers, excavated the affected soil (approximately 3 cubic yards) and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-332-2013*On 6/17/2013, at 0830 hours, an anonymous caller reported that they had observed a dump truck owned by Jeff Smith driving to an undeveloped lot with oiled soil and debris. I contacted Jeff Smith and he reported that he had dumped the debris on his own property but did not realize that it was improper. I met Jeff Smith at the location. He admitted that he had taken a truckload of waste oiled debris and dumped it on his property. I assisted Mr. Smith in identifying the oil contaminated soil and samples were sent for laboratory analysis for acceptance for disposal. Mr. Smith removed the contaminated soil and debris. He transported it to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock Maine. The Department will seek reimbursement for laboratory analysis and disposal costs.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-340-2013*6/18/13 1422 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 7 gallons of transformer oil had spilled from a pole mount electrical transformer when a tree fell into the wires breaking the pole. I met CMP workers on site and found that most of the contents had spilled to the ground close to a residence. The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content of the oil was not known at the time. The residence's well was 40 to 50 feet away from the spill. Oil absorbents were used to collect a small amount of oil from the oiled vegetation and the rocks. The owner informed us that the damage had occurred several days prior and the transformer had been on the ground that long. CMP took the transformer and tested it for PCB. Results indicated PCB were not detected in the oil.
6/19/13 CMP arranged to have oil impacted soil and vegetation excavated and disposed of properly. Soil was removed to a depth of 2 feet down to rock. The rock was cleaned with oil absorbent pads. The residence's well was determined to not be at risk.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-227-2013*On 5.19.13, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reported that a pad mounted transformer behind the Bugaboo Creek Restaurant in Bangor had lost approximately 140 gallons of transformer oil.  Oil was staining the concrete pad that the transformer was resting on and there was a sheen on the pavement, but little else in the area to indicate how much was lost.  It wasn't until the transformer was changed out that they were able to estimate the total loss of oil.
Located next to the transformer was a manhole cover.  The Environmental Coordinator for the City of Bangor, Wynne Guglielmo was called in to determine if this was a storm drain or a sewer drain that went to the waste water treatment plant.  Ms. Guglielmo confirmed that it was a sewer drain connected to the waste water treatment plant.  She checked to see if they had seen a slug of oil come through the plant in the last few days, but they had not.
Oil may have leaked slowly over time into the sewer drain and would have gone undetected by the plant.  The other possibility was that oil leaked down the side of the pad mount and onto the cracked pavement and contaminated the soil below.  To investigate this possibility, Bangor Hydro Electric hired TRC, an environmental consulting firm, to do soil borings around the pad mount.  Eight soil borings were done and no contaminated soil was detected by field screening with a photoionization detector (PID).  The complete report from TRC is attached.

Mona Spear, Ms. Guglielmo and myself went around to all of the storm water outfalls to check for the presence of oil in the retention ponds.  We saw nothing.  Ms. Guglielmo said that she would keep an eye on this area through the summer and fall to see if any oil appeared.

I referred this site to Paul Blood of Technical Services to get his input on the soil investigation to make sure that TRC had not missed anything.  Both he and I were satisfied with the investigation at this time.  If oil had made it into the soil it was directly below the pad mount and showing no signs of migration but there was strong evidence that it had slowly leaking into the sewer system and gone undetected through the waste water treatment plant.

As of 8.14.13, Ms. Guglielmo had seen no signs of oil in outfalls of the storm drain system.  So we agreed that we were satisfied with Bangor Hydro's investigation and closed the site.  No further Response action anticipated.


B-230-2013*On 5/22/13, Rick, of Dead River Company, called to report a small spill resulting from a malfunctioning firematic valve on the indoor oil storage tank. Rick replaced the valve and used sorbents to clean up the 2 foot by 2 foot stained area on the concrete floor. From a call to the homeowner, it was indicated to me that vapors in the home were not an issue. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-231-2013*On 5/23/13, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, called to report a one gallon spill at the entered location.  Ms. Little suspected that a vandal attempted to steal fuel from one of the peddler trucks parked in the parking lot overnight. Fortunately, the vandal was not able to negotiate the more complicated internal valve on the truck, and was only able to spill a small amount of oil to pavement. C. N. Brown personnel used sorbents to clean up the spilled oil and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately. No resources were impacted and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-232-2013*On 5/23/13, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a 1 quart lube oil spill from a leaking fitting on an engine parked in the Verso Mill yard. Pan Am personnel removed a small amount of contaminated railroad ballast from the site and disposed of it properly through their Waterville facility. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-233-2013*On 5/24/13, Mike Thompson, of the Palmyra Fire Department, called to report a rolled over peddler truck at the entered location. Mr. Thompson reported that a wrecker had been called and was in the process of righting the truck. I encouraged Mr. Thompson to suspend the operation until we arrived. When we arrived the truck had been righted. The truck compartments were roughly half full at the time. Remarkably, the tank stayed intact and all valves remained tight. We observed no substantial spillage. We encouraged all Fire and Recovery personnel at the scene to call us earlier next time this occurred, so we can perform a proper damage assessment and offload the product if necessary. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-235-2013*On 5/24/13, Dale Mahan, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), called to report a half-gallon spill resulting from a tree falling on the line and damaging the bushing at the bottom of the transformer. The accident resulted in a half gallon or so of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil being spilled to the base of the pole. BHE personnel removed some grass and contaminated soil from the base of the pole and disposed of it properly. The damaged bushing was replaced. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-236-2013*On 5/24/13, Dave, of Lincoln Fire Department, called to report a discharge of oil to the roadside ditch at the entered location. I visited the site, and found a foundation drain outlet from an abandoned house was discharging oil. I placed sorbent material in the ditch to collect free product. The front door of the abandoned house was left open and appeared to have been vandalized. In the basement, I found an empty aboveground storage tank.  The copper supply line to the boiler had been removed and the contents of the tank drained into the foundation drain located directly underneath the filter housing. The spill appeared to have been ongoing for some time as there was a roughly 200 foot strip of dead vegetation in the drainage ditch heading downhill. Based on the size of the impacted area, I estimate 20-30 gallons of oil was discharged. Over the next couple days, I collected another 10-15 gallons of oil with sorbents at the foundation drain outlet. Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services visited the site to determine potential impacts to nearby wells. It was determined none were at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-237-2013*On 5/26/13, Ken Pelletier, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a 1 gallon lube oil spill at the entered location. The spill occurred because a containment tank on a locomotive overflowed. Pan Am personnel removed 2 buckets of contaminated ballast from the spill site and disposed of it through their contracted contaminated waste hauler, Enpro Environmental Services, Incorporated. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-239-2013*On 5/28/13, an anonymous caller reported that Mr. Dale Robinson was spilling fuels and oils at his residence at 473 Garland Road in Dexter.  I visited the site and did not find any signs of spills around his yard or garage.  He did admit that he brings cars back and preps them for recycling, but they are not on his property for more than 24 hours.  He recycles the gasoline into his truck and motor oil to a relative who has a waste oil burner.  The relative is also able to dispose of the antifreeze properly according to Mr. Robinson.  The area that he works on is maybe 30 feet by 30 feet and a part of it is his driveway. Again, I did not find any signs of spillage as the caller indicated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-240-2013*On 5/28/13, an anonymous complaint indicated that a local oil company had dumped oil or something behind an abandoned house a week or so ago.  The complainant did not see exactly what happened, but knew they did something bad.  I looked all along the road and behind the abandoned house but did not observe any signs of recent dumping or spillage of oil.  I also looked at a stream and wetland area approximately 1/2 mile down the road.  Again, nothing was observed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-406-2013*     A leaking fitting on a monitor type heater caused the release of less than five gallons of kerosene. The oil was traced the oil supply line down under the floor and leaked into the basement. Some oil impacted the subfloor underneath the ceramic tiles was evident. The Mid-Coast Energy Systems burner technician repaired the leaking fitting and used sorbent material to clean-up free product from the concrete in the basement. No impacts were made to the exterior of the property.
     A site visit was made on July, 10 2013 to check on the impacts to the indoor air. The monitor heater was located in a seasonal cottage's out-building. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used and readings in the living spaces peaked at 2.1 parts per million (PPM). The homeowner and I discussed the removal options for the impacted building materials and which would be considered Fund eligible. He was interested in speaking to his contractor, but initially declined filing out a Groundwater Fund Application. He requested a copy of Fund Coverage Costs Guidelines, and I emailed a copy to him. No further Response actions are expected.
A-408-2013*A high water alarm prompted Shuck's Lobster Processing to call Ted Haskell to do a site assessment of the underground storage tank. Once on site, Ted found that the sumps were full of water, and the inner tank space was full of water. The water was pumped out and new sensors were installed. No product was lost or discharged. This issue is due to a poor design for water runoff and lack of regular maintenance to the tank and lines themselves.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-375-2013*Some contamination was found while digging the soil around a water supply line. The water running into the excavation had a visual sheen on it, and smelled of fuel oil. Once on site I did some investigations with shake tests and meters to determine the amount of saturation. None of the field tests performed revealed significant levels of contamination.  The case was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Tanks Unit for violations.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-136-2013*On 6/18/13, Presque Isle Fire Department (PIFD) requested response with them to a propane gas leak at the Cavendish Farms Potato Packaging building in Presque Isle.  The plant had been evacuated.  I went through the plant interior with a multi-gas meter surveying the inside for any possibility of gas getting into the plant.  No elevated readings were observed, so I recommended to the Deputy Fire Chief and foreman for Cavendish that the bay doors to the building be kept wide open and fans be used to ventilate the space until the leaking valve could be wrapped with wet cloth and auto-refrigerated.  PIFD firefighters applied a narrow fog pattern from a hand line while a Dead River Company technician wrapped the cracked valve.  Service managers Peter Curran and Mike Amero got copper tubing and supplies to set up a flare to safely burn off the remaining propane gas in the tank.  The tank  is a 500 gallon tank and its gauge was reading about 45% full at the time of the leak.  A flare stand was erected and a gas valve opened for flaring off at 13:15.  I periodically checked the Cavendish building interior for any gas pockets or accumulations.  At about 14:00, I authorized Cavendish to re-occupy the plant.  Dead River submitted a spill report on this incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-376-2013*The homeowner found a black oily substance outside of his garage door.  He did not remember it being there nor did he remember spilling anything. When I arrived I did a shake test on the material to determine if it was petroleum or not. It floated on the water in little black beads, so I ruled that it was motor oil. I could only assume it was from his lawn tractor, possible leaked during mowing operations on the steep bank incline.

I used a hand shovel and cleaned up the stained area. It was no more than 1/4 inch deep in the soil. The contaminated soil was placed in a 5 gallon bucket and removed from the site. It was later added to a drum of contaminated soil in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services warehouse for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-203-2013*On 5.7.13, Mona Spear reported the discharge of a half a gallon of dielectric oil from a transformer.  The transformer was knocked sideways on the pole causing the leak around the seal on the top bushing which effected a 4' by 9' area on the lawn around the base of the pole.  Bangor Hydro removed the oil contaminated lawn and rocks plus an extra 1' buffer around the perimeter.  They backfilled the area and re-seeded it for the customer.
A sample of the oil was sent to the lab for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) analysis and the results came back at less than 2 parts per million (ppm) PCB.  No further Response action necessary at this time.
B-204-2013*On 5.8.13, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of less than 1 gallon of lube oil from the containment tank located below the actual train engine.  The discharge occurred because the containment tank over flowed.  Contaminated ballast was removed and taken to their Waterville facility for bulk disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-205-2013*On 5/7/13, the Mattawamkeag Fire Department reported a 5-6 gallon spill of gasoline at the C. N. Brown Service Station in Mattawamkeag.  A driver drove off with nozzle still in his car.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled gasoline.  C. N. Brown disposed of the sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-206-2013*On 5/7/13, Dead River Company reported a cup of #2 fuel oil leaked from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the 275 gallon tank in the basement of the residence at 6 Gardner Road in Orono.  Dead River staff used a magnet patch to stop the leak and sorbents to soak up the spilled oil.  They replaced the tank the following day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-224-2013*On 5.17.13, Ken Clemitis, the Fire Chief for Monroe, reported that in the process of overhauling a house they came across two oil tanks and had them set to the side.  One tank leaked some oil onto the ground before they could plug the valve.  One of the tanks was a 275 gallon capacity tank and one was a 330 gallon.

When I arrived on scene, the fire department was already gone but the chief met me there.  He explained that the owner of the house had died in the fire.  I told him that I would check out the tanks and remove any oil.  I took a look at what had spilled onto the ground, but it was less than 5 gallons and a lot of it was floating on puddles of water in the driveway.  I used sorbent pads to collect the oil.

I used water finding paste and a tank gauge stick on the 275 gallon capacity tank and found that it had only water in it.  I stuck the 330 gallon capacity tank and found that it had approximately 270 gallons of oil in it.  I set up my pneumatic pump and the drums I had on the truck and began pumping oil out of the tank and into the drums.  I knew that I didn't have enough drums to hold all of the oil so I called in to the office and Responder Bob Shannon brought me one of our 275 gallon totes to put the rest of the oil in.

We disposed of the oil by bringing it to a local business that has a waste oil burner.  The sorbent pads were collected, bagged, and taken to Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-255-2013*Human error caused the release of approximately two gallons of jet fuel from a tank truck to a paved parking lot. After sampling product in the truck, an employee inadvertently left a valve open.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other media were affected.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-493-2013*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately 1 quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing non-polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). A small area of sod was removed from the grassy area where the oil impacted.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-478-2013*On 6/26/13, I was notified through Butch Bowie, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), that Mr. Tom Watson had called with a request for MDEP determination as to whether a four to six-thousand gallon capacity oil supply tank in his apartment building was legally classified as an aboveground storage tank (AST), or as an underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I called Mr. Watson and Facility Manager, Kevin Hammond, (289-0760) to set up a meeting for that afternoon.

FACILITY ASSESSMENT
Watson and Hammond showed me the oil tank in question, which was a rectangular single-wall steel tank surrounded with a brick wall on two or three sides, and building foundation on one.  It was unknown if the tank was also surrounded by soil between the tank and walls.  After conferring with John Dunlap, of MDEP, we agreed the oil facility fit the definition of a UST as defined in Chapter 691 Definition WW.  The fill and vent are located facing Casco Street.  I observed that the tank still contained amber colored oil.

The location area is dense urban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water, storm drains, and sewer service.  The building is a multi-story apartment building located below Congress Street (see site map).  I noted no indication of discharges associated with the UST facility such as indoor air and odor issues, surface spills in the basement or outside, or neighbor complaints of oil odors.  Groundwater appears to flow northwest downslope toward Cumberland Avenue.

Mr. Watson stated that the tank was out-of-service and the building is heated by natural gas.  His hopes were to keep this oil UST out of service and return it to service when the price of oil is competitive again, and then switch back to heating oil.  He stated that the tank presently contained about 5" of fuel oil and that EPI was scheduled to pump out and rinse the tank soon.  I advised him of the requirement to remove bare steel UST's by 1997 at the latest, and gave him UST registration and removal notice documents to complete and send in to MDEP.

CONCLUSION
I.   Nick Clark of EPI advised me that on 6/28/13, EPI pumped out and rinsed the tank, but had not filled (abandoned) it in place awaiting further direction from his client.  As of July 5, 2013, I had not received a UST registration number.

II.  On 6/26/13, I advised Mr. Watson that he could go to Diana McLaughlin of MDEP, of UST compliance unit if he wished to contest the assessment that the facility is a UST facility.

III. On 7/3/13, I mailed approval for abandonment-in-place of this UST.  As of 11/1/13, no UST Notice of Intent To Abandon the UST has been received by Maine DEP and John Dunlap stated he would contact Tom Watson and look into this.

IV. At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned pending possible report of evidence of a discharge.

V.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.


A-393-2013*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a blown hydraulic hose which released approximately 1 cup of hydraulic oil onto soil.  Burns & McDonnell Co., managed the clean-up.  No Response Services site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-226-2013*On 5.18.13, Dead River Oil Company reported that their technician had found # 2 fuel oil in a sump hole in the basement of one of their customers.  The customer had requested a technician inspect their furnace because it was making a strange noise, but when the technician arrived, he saw odor control powder on the concrete floor around the furnace and a small amount of oil in the sump hole next to the furnace.  We both inspected the tank and the fuel line and could not find a source for the oil.  I asked the technician to check back with his office to see if perhaps a small spill had occurred during the last cleaning or repair and it had gone unreported.  I removed the oil in the sump hole with sorbent pads.  I also called Dr. Carl Hansen, the owner of the house, to see if he was aware of the oil in his sump.  I never received a call back from Dr. Hansen.  Dead River Oil Company checked on the sump the following week, but no more oil returned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-228-2013*On 5.21.13,  Dead River Company reported a #2 oil leak at the entered location.  A corrosion hole in a residential tank was the cause of the leak.  An estimated pint of fuel discharged onto a concrete floor in the basement and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  The waste was taken and disposed by Dead River Company of Calais.  The reporter indicates no odor issue and that the tank is being pumped off and replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-229-2013*On 5/24/13, I received report from Mike Astbury, of Astbury Construction, of a blown hydraulic line on his excavator.  He estimated that approximately 5 gallons of product leaked from the machine before he could stop the leak.  Unfortunately, no recovery was possible due to the heavy rain falling at the time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-379-2013*On 7/3/13, at 1115 hours, Union Fire Department reported that they responded to a report of a gasoline spill in the parking lot the Maritime Farms gas station. They reported that they had found an estimated two gallons of gasoline in a parking area. The Fire Department had collected the spill with oil absorbent pads and reported that no gasoline had run off the pavement. I went to the site and confirmed that the spill required no further clean up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-380-2013*7/3/13 1435 Roy Costa from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that an estimated 5 gallons of oil had leaked from a pole mount transformer that had rusted through. The oil impacted a 6 foot diameter area of soil around the base of the pole. The transformer was tagged non-PCB. CMP employees removed 1 and 1/2 55 gallon drums of oil impacted soil. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-381-2013*7/3/13 0830 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 quart of lube oil had leaked from an idling engine at the smith switch near Madison Paper Mill. Pan Am employees removed oil impacted stone ballast and collected oil from the tracks and engine with oil absorbent pads. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-414-2013*M. W. Sewall Company was changing an above ground storage tank from the Harbor Town Inn. While pumping oil into the new tank, the pump ''burped'' and allowed oil to discharge onto the gentleman holding the line and to the concrete floor. The pump was stopped, and the oil was cleaned up promptly with simple green, rags, and speedy dry. M.W. Sewall took the rags and speedy dry back to their facility for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-415-2013*A loose fitting resulted in a small spill of lube oil at the Leeds Junction Road switch in Leeds. The Maintenance person was onsite and fixed the fitting immediately, then cleaned up the spilled product. The materials were containerized and added to the ENPRO storage container in Waterville for disposal.
No Response Action Needed at this time.
B-207-2013*On 5/8/13, Pan Am Railways reported a spill of a gallon or less of lube oil from an engine containment tank on a locomotive.  The spill occurred near the Route 2 and Main Street railroad crossing in Mattawamkeag.  Pan Am Railways removed contaminated ballast and hauled it to their Waterville facility for disposal by Enpro Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-208-2013*On 5/9/13, Passamaquoddy Indian Township Police requested assistance at a logging truck accident along Route 1.  A logging truck ended up off the road in a wet area with tree stumps.  Nothing was leaking at that time, but they wanted a Department of Environmental Protection Responder on site when the wreckers moved the truck back onto the road.  Everything went without issues and nothing was spilled.  The truck was hauled to Houlton for repairs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-209-2013*On 5/10/13, Dysart's reported a diesel spill due to a tractor trailer driving into the ditch at the western end of their truck parking lot along Cold Brook Road.  When the tow truck pulled the truck out of the ditch, the fuel line was ripped from the saddle tank from being dragged over the top of the ditch.  Fuel started pouring out of the saddle tank.  They were able to lay down sorbents and a lot of speedy dry.  Maybe 10 gallons made it off of the pavement where the pavement sloped towards a rip rap section of the ditch.  An employee had shoved a stick, tapered to a point, into the fitting where the fuel supply line was formally attached, stopping the leak.

I place boom and sorbents in the ditch.  It was still raining, so the oil was floating on the water in the ditch.  The water was relatively stagnant and so the oil had not migrated down the ditch very far.  I removed as much of the fuel as possible that night.  I left boom and sorbents to collect fuel as the rain moved it into the ditch from the rip rap area along the ditch.  I replaced boom and sorbents over the next two week until no signs of fuel were observed being absorbed into the sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-210-2013*On 5/11/13, Pan Am Railways reported a 0.25 gallon spill of lube oil from a containment tank on a locomotive which overfilled with water and lube oil.   A Pan Am Railways clean-up crew removed contaminated ballast and hauled it to their Waterville facility for disposal by a waste company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-211-2013*On 5/12/13, Woodland Pulp, LLC, reported a 50 gallon spill of diesel due to a faulty switch at a fueling facility in the Mill.  The faulty switch allowed fuel to flow out of the nozzle until workers were able to turn the pump off.  The fuel spilled onto pavement and wood chips were used to soak up the spilled diesel.  The chips were burned at the mill.  The faulty switch was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-212-2013*On 5.14.13, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from an engine containment tank.  The oil spilled because the tank was full and it impacted the ties and ballast below the engine.  A Pan Am crew removed the contaminated ballast and any free product on the railroad ties.  The contaminated material was taken to the Pan Am Waterville yard where it would be disposed of in bulk through an existing contract with a licensed environmental transporter.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-213-2013*On 5/14/13, the Ellsworth Fire Department reported a 2 gallon spill of gasoline at 49 Fieldstone Way due to a leak from the vehicle gasoline tank.  It appeared that some gasoline had leaked onto the road as the vehicle was driven until it stopped at 49 Fieldstone Way.  Gasoline leaked onto the pavement and was soaked up with sorbents by the Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-214-2013*5.14.13  Carmel Fire Department reported tank fire at the entered location.  Arriving on site it was determined that a scarp rail car containing an undermined amount of bunker fuel (#6 oil) was fully involved on fire.  A facility worker cut the tank with a torch resulting in the fire which was unable to be extinguished.  An action plan was developed with local fire officials and a foam trailer from the Bangor International Airport Fire Department called in to assist suppressing the fire.  After several attempts the fire was extinguished.

I advised the property owner Keith Drost, that the tank and impacted area is required to be cleaned up.  We agreed that DEP would hire Clean Harbors to conduct the cleanup and that the DEP would seek reimbursement from the facility.  A DEP Initial Actions Agreement was generated and signed and the pink copy issued to Mr. Drost.  Repeated attempts to contact Mr. Drost by phone as follow went un-returned.

The waste material generated from the tank cleaning and oil discharge on the ground was disposed at Clean Harbors Rumery Road, South Portland, and Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, ME.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-215-2013*On 5.14.13, Lincoln Fire Department reported the discharge of less than 1 gallon of motor oil and some antifreeze.  The spill occurred on the Access Road in Chester, when two vehicles collided.  The Fire Department put some speedy dry down on the spilled material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-216-2013*On 5/15/13, Mr. Bob Bechtold reported that a 3/4 ton pick-up truck lost control and crashed into the woods.  Motor oil leaked from the engine and some gasoline leaked from a small container that was supposedly in the bed of the truck.  The diesel tank on the truck did not appear to leak.  The truck landed on top of a couple large boulders, where a small stream flowed.  I walked this stream for quite a ways, maybe 1/4 of mile or so, with no signs of oil observed.  I removed loose moss and leaves and a little soil contaminated with oil.  Otherwise it appears that the Fire Department did a good job last night soaking up the spilled fuel and oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-218-2013*On 5/13/13 Chris Gulesian from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) called to report a small spill at the entered location. The spill occurred because of a problem with the Scully fitting on the hose and resulted in roughly one gallon of fuel being spilled to the paved driveway. DOC personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill to the homeowners satisfaction and disposed of contaminated material properly. No resources are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-219-2013*On 5/13/13, Kristine Hoffman, of the Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine, called to report that a mercury thermometer had accidentally been broken near a vernal pool at a research site at the entered location. I visited the site and met with a group of graduate students who showed me the impacted area. I encouraged the students to move away from the area, while I donned a respirator and bagged up visible mercury and underlying soil from the impacted area. I temporarily stored the waste until it could be disposed of properly by Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI). No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-220-2013*On 5/14/13, I received report of a Department of Transportation sweeper suffering a broken hydraulic fitting.  The break cause an estimated 25 gallon hydraulic oil spill onto a paved road.  No recovery was possible as the oil soaked into the asphalt.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-222-2013*On 5.17.13, a caller stated that while paddling around in South Gouldsboro Bay near the Shore Road, he encountered a large sheen on the water and the smell of diesel fuel.  He insisted that it could be hundreds of gallons in the water.  I investigated and found no evidence of a sheen, smell or discharge.  I took a look at all potential sources, but found no evidence of a recent discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-223-2013*On 5.16.13, I received an anonymous complaint of a skidder leaking lube oil onto the ground in a field on the New England Road, in Abbot.  The caller stated that the skidder was owned by a father and son logging company.  He did not know the name of the logging company or the name of the owner.  The caller said that he had reported this to the local game warden as well.

When I investigated, there was no skidder on New England Road.  Due to the lack of information provided by the anonymous caller, I was unable to determine which field the skidder had been sitting in.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is possible at this time.
P-420-2013*Approximately two gallons of heating oil was released from an aboveground storage tank due to a failed fitting.  Product predominantly impacted a cement basement floor though some wood shelving and the cement blocks beneath the water heater were also affected.  The wood and blocks were removed and an application of sorbent material was used to recover spilled product on the floor.  There is little concern for subslab contamination or the potential for contamination to have lingered off site. No further Response action is expected.
B-303-2013*On 6/22/13, police reported two young persons (under the age of 18) were spilling paint on Lower Detroit Road.  Purple paint was poured across the two lanes of traffic.  Approximately 100 feet down the road green paint had been poured onto the road. Puddles of paint were still on the road and along the side of the road when I arrived.  I used speedi-dri sorbent material to soak up the wet paint and swept speedi-dri across any areas of paint which appeared to be wet.  According to the responsible party, the paint was latex.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-476-2013*A floating drum was reported in the vicinity of the southeast corner of Great Diamond Island.  Department personnel located and recovered the drum, then transported it back to shore where it was picked up by a vehicle.  The blue plastic, non-descript, 55 gallon drum contained approximately 50 gallons of waste oil from an unknown source.  A sheen was evident in the vicinity of the drum, but was deemed unrecoverable and a very limited threat.  The oil was recycled. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-215-2013*
On 3/18/13, report of antifreeze discharge from Pine Tree Waste trash truck to paved roadway due to a loose fitting.  Cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste staff and none reached drains or surface water.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-461-2013*On 6/20/13, report received of small ethylene glycol discharge to roadway from a Pine Tree waste truck.  No spill to soil or surface water and cleaned by Pine Tree staff.  The area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response and no further Response Division actions expected at this time.
P-463-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure while repairs were being performed at the substation.  The released oil was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls.  Impacted soils were excavated and removed for disposal.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-465-2013*On 6/21/13, report received of small locomotive diesel fuel leak to track ballast at the crossing with Route 231 (locomotives use red #2 fuel) with clean-up staff en route.  On Monday 7/1/13, I inspected the location with Pan Am employee Eric Emery.  The area is rural residential and commercial use on private well water  I noted many small dark stains that appeared to be from multiple old small leaks but otherwise the leaks appeared satisfactorily cleaned up considering the distance to sensitive receptors and size of the leaks.  No further actions by Response Services are for this documented discharge at this time.
P-466-2013*Unit 50 of Gables Drive condominium complex exploded early in the morning, killing its lone resident and heavily damaging several other units along the street.  Yarmouth Fire Department called to request assessment assistance not knowing the complete utility setup.  We soon learned there was only propane in the neighborhood.  There was no spill cleanup, as all was consumed in the fire.  The effects of the explosion were felt miles away with broken windows in a radius of one half mile reported.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assisted with entry teams and supported the fire department efforts.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-467-2013*An Irving Oil Corporation technician called to report his response to a minor spill at a customer's home.  A corrosion hole in the tank lost less than a gallon of oil to the floor, causing a stain on the floor 3 feet by 1 foot.  Plans were in the works to transfer fuel to a new tank installation.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  I requested that he have the homeowners call if they had any questions or concerns during the transition, and he agreed to share that with them.  Based on the information I received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-468-2013*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report an untagged transformer downed by a storm.  Given the late hour, I made arrangements to inspect the site in the morning light.  There was currently some seasonal drainage flowing through the ditch.  Some oil was observed in the water, but only a small amount, barely more than a sheen.  Sorbent pads were applied, but minimal recovery was made.

CMP research updated the equipment information.  It was a 10 KVA Howard transformer, serial number 62055506, manufactured in 2006.  CMP was on scene and the line crew was repairing physical structure.  Based on the information given, situation inspected and clean up underway, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-469-2013*On June 24, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer on pole # 256 on Town Road in Lyman.  Approximately 8 gallons of transformer oil leaked to the base of the pole. Half a yard of contaminated soil was removed from the site.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is required at this time.
A-378-2013*7/3/13 0814 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 1 cup of lube oil had leaked from an engine idling on a rail siding next to the Sappi Paper Mill in Hinkley. The spill was cleaned up by railroad employees and transported to the Waterville rail yard to be consolidated with other oily waste for later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-470-2013*Pan Am Rail reported the release of approximately 1/2 quart of lube oil to gravel track surface near the Route 131 crossing. The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand-excavating, filling approximately half of a 5 gallon pail of gravel and was staged for disposal. No site visit made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-471-2013*On 6/25/13, I received a call from Dave Lien of Downeast Energy, reporting one of their tank trucks (peddler truck) had rolled over on River Road in Lisbon.  The truck was not leaking but a response was requested.  Upon arrival, I secured the two man ways on the truck with dome dogs and placed sorbent pads under each one.  The man ways were dripping very slightly.  The truck had rolled over into a ditch passenger side down.

With the assistance of Lisbon Fire Department, I drilled two holes in the truck (one in each compartment) to allow access to pump the remaining fuel off of the truck.  Downeast Energy provided a receiving truck with a pump.  A total of 2451 gallons of unspilled fuel was transferred and the truck uprighted without further incident.  A check of the area under the truck revealed no evidence of oil on the ground.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-472-2013*At this donation center, donated materials are placed into large totes for sorting.  Amongst other items, one tote collected both a bowling ball and a mercury thermostat.  The result was the release of elemental mercury due to physical breakage.  An environmental contractor was utilized to recover liquid mercury with a vacuum then bag everything in the tote for disposal.  Once contaminated materials were evacuated from the building, Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel monitored the air with a Lumex meter.  Readings were elevated due to the recent event but below action levels for this commercial, transient environment.  The safety manager was advised how to effectively ventilate the area.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-473-2013*A motor vehicle accident downed a utility pole with a transformer attached, which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of mineral oil to the ground and paved roadway.  Speedy dry was applied to the road and a small hand excavation removed contaminated soil from the base of the pole.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed the Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-474-2013*I was contacted by the Yarmouth Fire Department reporting that a vehicle had gone over the embankment and into the intertidal zone at the Chebeague Island Transportation parking lot.  They needed a crane to get it back on the road.  There was very little if any fluid leakage from the vehicle.  When the vehicle was recovered by the crane, some anti-freeze was dripping from it.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-475-2013*I was contacted by Kurt Muller reporting that one of his customers had knocked the filter off his oil tank while cleaning the garage.  The oil leaked onto the concrete garage floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-477-2013*It was discovered that the 1996 GMC pickup truck had developed a leak in the gas tank while parked in the family's driveway.  The Cumberland Fire Department was called and in turn called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  In responding to the home, it was decided that a quick hand dig with shovels would be the most cost-effective remediation.  This was completed and soils were taken to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.  Based on a successful cleanup MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.  No soil disposal paperwork available for this spill.
P-479-2013*Downeast Energy (DEE) called to report their response to an oil odor complaint at Linnhaven Mobile Home Park.  Upon arrival, it was discovered the "step tank" was leaking.  It was confined to the small concrete pad and asphalt of the walkway.  DEE applied speedy dry sorbent material and then arranged to have the tank removed and upgraded.  They would manage the minor cleanup for their customer.  Based on the incident and willingness of DEE to clean up, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions here.
P-481-2013*On June 27, 2013, the South Berwick Fire Department reported an unleaded gasoline spill at the Sunoco on 170 Main Street in South Berwick.  The fire department dispatch explained that it was unknown how the gasoline was spilled, but it was cleaned up with speedy dry and disposed of onsite in the hazardous waste containers that the Sunoco Gas Station has.

I spoke with Ron Robegne of Sunoco and he said that it might have been an accident by a customer but they drove off.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-482-2013*On June 27, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leak from a transformer that was accidently knocked off a utility pole during tree trimming on AMHI Woods Road in Windham.  I responded to the site and met with Bill Cullen of Little Sebago Development LLC and CMP. The contaminated soil was removed and the area was tested by CMP.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-483-2013*A Lampron Energy, Inc., driver, while filling their customer's oil tank located in the basement, felt a quick tug on the nozzle and fill pipe.  He quickly disconnected the nozzle from the fill pipe.  The quick tug the driver felt was the outside legs of the tank collapsing down in the basement.  The nozzle and fill pipe were pulled inward only stopping because the elbows of the piping section held fast.  The tank repositioned itself at a 35 degree angle, being held up by only the inner legs and resistance being applied by jammed fill and vent pipes.  I responded and hired Allstate Environmental Services to pump out the damaged tank.  No oil was spilled, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-484-2013*In the process of backing up a tractor trailer to the distribution center, one of four drums of a 39% formaldehyde/12% methanol solution started to leak.  The estimated spill was five gallons.  The truck was moved away from the loading dock into the yard on asphalt.  The local Hazmat team responded and a local licensed hazardous waste contractor hired to transport and dispose of material.  The remaining load was refused by Shaw's and the transportation company took it back.  After cleaning and repackaging for transport, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-485-2013*Bath Iron Works (BIW) called to report a broken hydraulic hose on a piece of machinery that discharged a small amount of fluid to the floor.  The equipment was repaired and the spill cleaned up.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-486-2013*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report a downed transformer at the aforementioned address.  A small amount of transformer oil was released to the ground beneath the pole and urban gravel/grassed lot.  While visiting the site, it was evident that a minimal amount of oil was lost in a defined area.  CMP was on scene to repair and clean up the spill.  Based on the observations made and successful cleanup, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
P-487-2013*Pine Tree Waste Services called to report the discharge of approximately five (5) gallons of hydraulic fluid to the asphalt of the roadway.  The hose was repaired and the spill cleaned up.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information provided, the discharge defined and successfully cleaned, and with no other receptors noted, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-488-2013*A loose fitting on an excavator discharged approximately one quart of hydraulic fluid to gravel.  All visible signs of affected gravel were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party.  Said gravel was then stockpiled with material from P-371-13 for bulk disposal. No further Response action required.
P-489-2013*I was contacted by Lane Construction reporting that a transport truck had blown a hydraulic line at their asphalt plant on Warren Avenue in Westbrook.  The oil spilled onto the sand parking lot.  They excavated the contaminated soil and put it into the asphalt plant.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-490-2013*On June 30, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer on Pole 3 on Jennie Lane in Eliot.  Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of. Approximately 30 gallons of transformer oil was removed from site.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action required at this time.
P-491-2013*On July 09, 2013, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic oil spill on Old Lewiston Road in Topsham.  The boom failed on a CMP truck and released approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil onto pavement.  Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is required at this time.
P-495-2013*PENDING:  Under review by Dan Davis



INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Monday 7/1/13: Durham Oil Co. (DOC) reported to Ms. Bernard of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a leak from Ms. Weagle's outside, residential, consumptive-use heating oil storage tank (AST).  Ms. Weagle estimated an up-to 5-gallon loss based on the volume of oil pumped out into drums by DOC.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is rural suburban residential use and is served by private wells and septic systems.  Including Ms. Weagle's well about 50' from the leak, there are about three drinking water wells within 300' of the discharge.
Examining the 275-gallon horizontal tank I noted no obvious corrosion holes; Ms. Weagle stated the leak was from the end seam area.  I noted dead grass around the spill area and odor of oil from the soil.
After the tank was removed test pits were dug on 7/10/13.  The oil contamination was measured at 5-ppm at 18" below grade in the center area of the AST and 529-ppm at the NW end, indicating the leak was concentrated at the edge of the grass (see photos 1 and 4).  Soils encountered was medium sand and appears to be fill.  No laboratory analysis samples were taken at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
7/1/13: Durham Oil Co. pumped the tank's fuel to drums for removal of the leaking AST prior to my response.  On 7/11/13, I met Ms. Weagle again and went over my assessment that considering the volume estimated to be lost and distance to the drilled wells I recommended that she have the spill area hand dug and spread thinly on the property to aerate and naturally degrade.  I estimated a half yard would be removed.  I advised her that upon her call I would return to check the excavation prior to backfilling.

CONCLUSIONS
I.   Because of the proximity to drinking water wells I referred the incident and my notes to MDEP Geologist Brad Hahn.  No further MDEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.
II.  This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
III.  I advised Ms. Weagle regarding the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance; at the time we estimated that soil removal would not exceed the AST insurance deductible.

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P-496-2013*On 7/3/13, while in the vicinity for another matter, I briefly visited this residential, consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) facility that was planned for removal.  I noted a recently excavated, disturbed area on the south side of the home next to the driveway.  I found no obvious UST fill or vent pipes, but did note recent Dig Safe markings. The facility is registered as having been single-wall, bare steel construction.

No further Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply that the site is cleaned to pristine or original condition.
P-497-2013*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of motor oil to the road's narrow, grassy median.  The area is dense suburban, served by public water and that particular location is not susceptible to pedestrian traffic so excavation of contaminated soil will not be pursued.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-401-2013*Less than 1 gallon of brake fluid leaked from a fork lift. The contractor (CIANBRO/IRBY) cleaned up the affected area. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessay in this matter.
A-402-2013*Discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from pulp truck working on Central Maine Power Company transmission line upgrade project. Oil impacted a small amouint of soil which was excavated and disposed of by CIANBRO/IRBY. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-427-2013*On 7/18/13, 0035 hours, Madison Paper reported that an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at the mill from a leaking seal on the #1 winder brake cylinder. All oil had been contained in a secondary containment pit. The oil was collected with oil absorbent pads. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-428-2013*7/18/13 1300 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated less than a cup of lube oil had spilled to the rail track ballast from an engine's containment tank used to collect leaks. Pan Am employees were removing the oil impacted stone ballast and consolidating it at the Waterville rail yard for later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-444-2013*A minor gasoline spill was reported as a result of a vehicle fuel system malfunction.  The tow truck driver put speedi-dri on the spill and I went and collected the speedi-dri for disposal.  The spill was confined to an impervious paved surface.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-245-2013*Small leak from a transformer due to a gasket leak on a transformer.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-262-2013*A small amount of oil was lost to a gravel road due to a leak on a diesel powered pump.  The contractor scraped up the stained soil and transported it to Waste Management for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-288-2013*This site has three inside aboveground storage tanks in a finished basement.  The tanks are plumbed in series with crossover pipes.  During filling, the first tank suffered a failure of the gauge which allowed oil to spray out below the gauge seal and onto the other tanks, the wall, and basement floor.  Downeast Energy did an initial cleanup and I spoke with the homeowners.  I advised them that, since their tanks were pretty old and should be replaced that they should consider individual fill connections for each tank.  They had the tanks removed, the cleanup completed, and new tanks installed.  I spoke with the homeowners a few weeks later and they reported no oil odors in the basement.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
I-157-2013*On 7/19/13, Dave Fraser, Daigle Oil Company Service Manager in Houlton, reported a foundation wall collapsing on an oil storage tank in the basement of the home of Sandra Malone in Haynesville.  Dave was not sure if he could get at the tank to pump out the oil in the tank, which was full at the time.  I told Dave that I would meet him or his technicians at the home in about an hour.

On 7/19/13, I arrived on scene and did a size up of damage to the foundation wall of Sandra Malone's home.  The wall is made of cinder blocks that caved in due to excessive moisture from a storm event during the week (probably Wednesday evening, 7/17/13) according to the homeowner.  I talked with Service Technician, Dana, from DOC, and he could safely access the tank to install a hose through the fill pipe opening in the tank and pump the contents into their delivery truck.  I talked with the homeowner regarding getting in touch with her homeowner's insurance company and to have a building contractor come and place a lolly column to support the sagging carrier beam that has no support currently from the collapsed foundation wall.  Ms. Malone stated that a relative would be coming over to take care of this as soon as possible.  There is about a foot of mud/sediment from the soils that were saturated and pushed against the outer foundation wall until the lower part of it just above the footer gave way and collapsed into the cellar.  No evidence of any oil spill is present, as the firematic valve shut off as the oil tank was shoved sideways as the cinder blocks pushed against the tank.  Daigle Oil Company removed all oil out of this tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-421-2013*On 7/16/13, at 0924 hours, Scott Alloca from Fairpoint Communications reported that they had found an oil spill in the upper parking lot at the Fairpoint office in Augusta in the morning. He reported that the spill was not from one of their company vehicles but from an unknown source. I went to the site and found an area of an estimated 300 square feet where oil had spilled and someone had put saw dust on it. The stained pavement led to a storm drain and I found oil in it. The oil appeared to be consistent with hydraulic oil. There were tire tracks of a dual wheel vehicle running from the oiled area across the parking lot. I contacted Scott and he arranged to have Environmental Projects, Incorporated clean up the parking lot and storm drain. I met them on site. They used oil absorbent to clean the parking lot and oil absorbent pads to collect the oil in the storm drain that was less than an inch thick on top of water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1078-2014*On August 11, 2014, Jon Dixon, a concerned citizen, reported an unknown substance spill.  Mr. Dixon explained that while he was protesting near the property of 427 Shore Road in Cape Neddick, he noticed a strange substance on the grass that appeared to have a chemical odor to it.

I responded to the site. I met with a York Police officer at the site. Mr. Dixon was not present. At that time, there was no evidence that I could find of a spill of any nature. I walked along Shore Road in front of the property, but could not identify any spill areas.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-418-2013*An estimated 50 to 100 gallons of E-10 gasoline was spilled when a hose ruptured during a delivery of fuel into an above ground storage tank (AST) at the Circle K store in South China. The gasoline was lost to pavement and ran down the driveway where it pooled near US Route 202. The store manager along with the Irving driver quickly worked to limit the migration of the fuel using sorbent boom and sand. The South China Fire Department was the first to respond and foamed the area in an attempt to minimize the gasoline vapors. They also closed US Route 202 to traffic to limit site access. Private and public drinking water wells are located near the spill location.

On July 15, 2013 Robert Williams and I were onsite to assess and begin the clean-up activities. The Fire Department had a load of sand delivered to bolster the driver and store managers initial damming. No product was seen past the barriers. Irving had already contacted Clean Harbors Environmental to respond to the spill. The Clean Harbors crew was 45 minutes out and the vacuum truck was over 2 hours away. While waiting for the contractor to arrive we used a combustible gas indicator meter to ensure we remained out of the lower explosive range and commenced cleaning up the spilled product using absorbent pads. The saturated pads were placed into a metal 55 gallon drum. The Clean Harbors crew finished cleaning up the free floating product and then used the vacuum truck to remove the water and gas from the puddled area. Additionally, they pressure washed the pavement and collected the water and fuel mixture with the vacuum truck.

On July 16, 2013 I met with Clean Harbors to continue the clean-up utilizing a small excavator to remove impacted soils. The gasoline left the pavement near the ASTs and then down near US Route 202. We initially concentrated on the gravel area near the ASTs and began peeling the pavement back to check for contamination underneath. Field screening of contaminated soils was conducted using a photo ionization detector (PID) to take bag head-space readings. The impacted soils were removed to a depth of approximately 8 to 10 inches, and then PID bag headspace readings declined to less than 1 to a high of 44 parts per million (PPM). A confirmatory laboratory sample (Circle K soil 1) was taken and analyzed for volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH).

Areas of fractured pavement were removed and the gravel beneath checked for contamination using a PID. No elevated levels were discovered under the paved areas. The paved area where the spill occurred was sloped toward US Route 202 and the gasoline ran along the pavement. The gasoline spill was also hit with vapor suppressing foam by the fire department during the early stages of the spill which possibly lessened its contact time with the pavement. This slope combined with water and foam application was the likely reason the gasoline did not penetrate below even the cracked pavement.

Additional contaminated soils were removed where the earthen dam was created and gasoline pooled. The excavation area was approximately 20 feet long by 8 feet wide and was excavated to a maximum depth of 4 feet. The deepest penetration of  contaminated soils were in the areas just off of the paved driveway. Initial bag head space PID readings spiked to over 500 PPM and after excavating the readings all declined to below 50 PPM. A confirmatory laboratory soil sample (Circle K soil 2) was taken from this area and analyzed for VPH. Clean Harbors backfilled the excavation areas using left over sand from the earthen dam and screened gravel.

This spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for further groundwater monitoring. No further action by Response Services is  expected at this time.
P-535-2013*Received a call from DownEast Energy regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Burrows residence, 60 Franklin Street, Saco, Maine.  The AST had developed a corrosion hole in the bottom and was not discovered until oil vapors were detected on the first floor.  DownEast Energy had stopped the leak and was in the process of obtaining a temporary AST.

By the time I arrived, the contents of the leaking AST had been transferred into a temporary tank and DownEast was in the process of removing the old AST and finishing the clean-up.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-241-2013*On 5/31/13, I received report of a diesel spill on the Interstate-395 on-ramp on Main Street in Bangor that ran all the way to the Hammond Street intersection.  The cause of the spill was a corrosion hole in a transfer tank in the back of a Hewes Construction pickup truck.  Bangor Fire Department responded and applied speedy dry to the areas where the product was on the asphalt.  Hewes Construction later used a street sweeper to collect the speedy dry and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-242-2013*On 5/31/13, I received report from the Bangor International Airport of an aircraft venting and leaking approximately one gallon of jet fuel to the concrete tarmac at the airport.  The product was recovered using sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-244-2013*On 5/31/13, I received report from Dead River Oil Company of a loose fitting on a fuel system in the house of Sanford Blitz, at 183 Birch Tree Drive, Hudson.  It was estimated that five gallons of fuel oil leaked onto the concrete floor of the basement.  The Dead River Oil technician cleaned up the spill using speedy dry.

After speaking to the home owner, he assured me the oil vapors were not an issue and I did not need to come to his house.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-248-2013*On 6/3/13 Central Maine Power reported a 5 gallon mineral oil spill from a transformer on Pole 38 along North Road in Harmony.  A tree fell on the wires during a storm causing the transformer to fall off the pole landing on a gravel driveway. Mr. Rick Labbe excavated 4 yards of contaminated soil from the driveway and hauled it to Waste Management Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  They backfilled the excavation and installed a new transformer.  No further action by Response expected.
B-250-2013*On 6/3/13, I received report from Don Cain, of Aberthaw Construction, from Lowell, Massachusetts.  Don was reporting a four gallon anti-freeze spill that occurred the previous winter from a piece of construction equipment on his construction project.  He was unaware of the reporting requirements in the State of Maine, but once he educated himself he made the report.  The spilled anti-freeze was collected with speedy dry from the concrete slab and Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc., disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-251-2013*AT 0924 hours on 6/4/13 The city of Brewer reported a hydraulic spill from a blown hose on a bucket truck owned by Maine Tree and Landscaping.  While trimming trees along Garland Ave in Brewer a hose blew in the knuckle part of the boom.  A majority of the oil sprayed onto a bunch of wood debris in the back of a dump truck owned by the City of Brewer.  They were able to catch some of the oil in a 5 gallon bucket and soaked up spilled oil with sorbents.  The truck was driven back to the shop to be repaired.  The contaminated debris, 2.52 ton was hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response expected.
B-252-2013*On 6.3.13, Kevin Peterson from Bangor Hydro Electric Co. reported that during a thunderstorm, a large pine had fallen on a pole and knocked the transformer on it to the ground.  Total discharge was 12 gallons of dielectric oil.  The Bangor Hydro crew placed sorbent booms down to contain the oil in the ditch and returned on 6.4.13 to excavate 4 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the ditch and driveway of the homeowner. They also removed 15 cubic yards of tree branches that were impacted by the oil.  The driveway and ditch were backfilled and the pole and transformer replaced the same day.  The oil debris was taken to Juniper Ridge for disposal.  Lab analysis done by Bangor Hydro Electric confirmed that the oil contained less than 2 parts per million (ppm) of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).  No further Response action anticipated at this time.
B-253-2013*On 6/4/13, I received report from Mike Currie, of Dead River Oil Company, of an approximate one gallon overfill of an above ground oil tank at Sunrise Materials in Orono.  The delivery truck operator did not close the scully valve quickly enough and overfilled the tank.  The spilled product was absorbed from the asphalt using sorbent pads which were properly disposed of by Dead River.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-254-2013*On 6.3.13, Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to an oil discharge complaint at the entered location.  The sheen was identified as a marsh sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-255-2013*On 6.5.13, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of 3 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer on pole # 41 Canaan Road, in Hartland.  The transformer had dripped onto leaves, brush and soil at the base of the pole.  The CMP crew removed and replaced the damaged transformer and removed all visible traces of oil from the ground.  The debris and soil were bagged and disposed of by CMP.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-256-2013*On 6.6.13, Petty Officer DeSalvo, of the United State Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, reported that a 50 foot Canadian vessel had run aground northwest of Bear Island off the coast of Northeast Harbor.  The vessel had diesel fuel on board, but there was no loss of product in the caused by the grounding and the vessel was able to be recovered without any discharge.  No sheen was observed, just the potential for a discharge.  No action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-156-2013*On July 17, 2013, Realtor Bill Graham informed the Department of a 550 gasoline tank on a client's property. The tank has been registered and removed from the property.  Nate Hersey of County Environmental Engineering conducted the on site assessment evaluation and found no contaminated soils.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
B-257-2013*On 6.6.13, Burns and McDonnell reported the discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on an excavator while working on the power line off of Dickey Hill Road, in Swanville.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Oil did not migrate to any waterways or threaten any drinking water supplies.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-258-2013*On 6.6.13, I received an anonymous complaint of that trucking company (Linkletter) spilled antifreeze and motor oil on the ground in their yard.  The site was located on Route 150 in Athens.  When I investigated, I saw no evidence of discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-259-2013*On 6/2/13, Gil Merchant, of Bangor International Airport (BIA), called to report a 1 gallon overfill of a TUG at the entered location. The spill resulted in diesel being spilled to the concrete ramp. BIA personnel used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of them through their usual contaminated waste stream. No drains or resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-260-2013*On 6/4/13, Carolyn Macintosh called to report that an excavator had become stuck in a gravel pit near her home in Plymouth, and spilled a small amount of oil to a small manmade pond within the pit. I visited the site and found it much as described. The excavator was listing hard to the rear of the machine. It appeared as though a couple quarts of motor oil had leaked from the engine due to the severe angle. The oil ran down the machine and pooled on the water. I used a few sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil. The risk of any further leakage was very small. The diesel tank on the machine was not leaking. I surmise the owner of the machine was planning to return with the ground hardened up some. No resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-261-2013*On 6/4/31, Alden McLaughlin, of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a 30 gallon spill over a 1000- foot section of Route 221, near the intersection with the Lower Cross Road. The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a pull-behind sweeper. Because oil was spread so thinly over such a large area, no recovery was possible. The road was sanded to prevent slippery conditions for vehicle traffic. No resources are considered at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-262-2013*On 6.8.13, Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a full engine containment tank while parked at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The lube oil spilled to the tracks and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-263-2013*On 6.6-13, Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported the discharge of 6 to 10 gallons of mineral oil from a transformer.  A vehicle hit the pole that the transformer was attached to, causing the break and spilling the oil onto the roadside grass and soil.  The following day, Rick Labbe, of Labbe Construction Company, removed the contaminated soil and backfilled.  The soil was taken to Crossroads Landfill facility, in Norridgewock, and disposed of under CMP's existing profile number.  The oil did not migrate to any drainage areas, and no waterways were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-264-2013*On 6/5/13, Ms. Lee reported a bunch of 5 gallon containers and a large tub full of oil was dumped along the Dump Road, on Maine Heritage Trust Property in Lubec.   I found seven 5 gallon buckets and a large tote (15-20 gallon size) in the ditch along the Dump Road.  The buckets, some marked hydraulic oil, had lids, but the tote did not.  Some of the buckets were almost full, but most were partially full.  A small amount of soil and vegetation, including shrub branches, were contaminated and removed.  It appeared only the surface soils in the ditch area were affected.  Sorbents were used to soak up oil from the tote, and a couple of the buckets which could not be secured from leaking.   At the office, everything was padded up with sorbents for disposal at the incinerator in Auburn, Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-265-2013*On 6.10.13, Gene Weldon, of Lane Construction Corporation, reported the discharge of three to four gallons of oil from their waste oil burner above ground storage tank.  The tank has secondary containment, but during rain events a cap is secured over the containment.  Unfortunately while putting the cap on, a bleeder valve was hit or the cap shifted during the night and hit the valve.  Oil leaked out of the valve, down over the cap, and onto the ground.  A crew from Lane dug up the contaminated soil and took it to their batch plant in Hancock.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-266-2013*On 6.10.13, Gretchen Fournier, of Lincoln Paper and Tissue Company, reported the discharge of approximately 1 quart of lubrication oil from an air compressor.  The compressor had a leak in the oil cooler and it leaked into the raw water tank.  The raw water tank had a crack in it, so water exited the tank and into the Mattanawcook Stream.  The water discharge from the compressor was routed to a process sewer pipe and booms were deployed below the dam and by the footbridge.  Once the oil was contained, it was vacuumed up off the surface of the water.

Ms. Fournier reported the discharge to the National Response Center (NRC), and explained that the compressor was being repaired and that before it went back online, they would address a better way to recycle the water from the air compressor.  This would be a way that does not leave them vulnerable to accidental discharge to the stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-417-2013*While doing laundry in the basement, homeowner Rhoda Houghton tipped over a pallet next to her oil storage tank. Not realizing what had happened, she went upstairs. When the pallet tipped over it sheared off the filter and fire-o-matic valve from the tank. This allowed a full stream of oil to discharge into the basement. The whole cellar is concrete and is pitched to drain to a sump pump in the corner.  The oil puddled up in that corner, and the sump pump did not turn on. Sometime later, Mrs. Boughton returned to the basement and saw the standing oil, then reported it to the Fire Department. Our assistance was requested stat by the Vinalhaven Fire Department.

I flew out to the Island with oil sorbent pads, field test instruments and a turbo fan. Once on site, the standing oil was pumped into a 55 gallon drum and numerous 5 gallon pails. The basement was coated with speedy dry and the turbo fan was installed. I walked through the home with my photoionization detector (PID) and did not get any readings in the living space. A cleanup was then done a few days later with a surfactant and water. All oily debris was removed from the basement at that time. There did not seem to be any vapor issues in the home.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for engineering and geology review.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-153-2013*On 7/16/13, First Wind of Mars Hill Mt. reported a small spill of synthetic gear(lube) oil from turbine/tower#11. The spill was result of excess oil topping over the oil reservoir directly beneath the turbine at the top of the tower.  Oil streaked down the tower and some spots/drips landed on the concrete base of the tower.  First Wind's crew used sorbent pads/socks to soak up the oil spilled onto the concrete pad.  The oil streaks on the outside of the tower are to be cleaned during scheduled tower cleaning by an outside contractor this fall.

On 7/18/13, I made a site visit to Tower #11 to inspect the cleanup.  The cleanup was satisfactory.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-431-2013*On 7/18/13, 1830 hours, Gardiner Fire Department reported that an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline had spilled at the Circle K store in Gardiner when a customer drove off with the dispenser nozzle in their vehicle breaking the nozzle hose from the dispenser. The safety disconnect appeared to have worked and the store operator had shut down the pumps with the emergency shut off. I met the Fire Department on site and they had contained the spill with speedy dry. The gasoline had not reached any storm drains or sewer access points. The speedy dry was collected and Circle K Irving arranged for the disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-359-2013*At 2100 hours on July 21, 2013, Capt. John Cronin of the Maine Air National Guard reported a 1/2 quart spill of jet fuel on the paved ramp.  When the workers disengaged the fueling hose from the plane, fuel spilled onto the paved Heavy Duty Ramp.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel.  They will look into the receptacle of the plane to clean it or fixed any problems with it so this doesn't occur again.  No further action by Response expected.
B-267-2013*On 6.10.13, the Milo Fire Department reported that they had discovered a trail of oil on Riverside Street.  The Fire Department put speedy dry down on the oil on the road.  They followed the trail back to the home of Joseph Legere at 6 2nd Street.  When questioned, Mr. Legere explained that he was scrapping an old oil tank and didn't realize that it still had some oil inside. He had loaded the tank into the back of his pick-up truck in the driveway, and didn't notice that about a gallon of oil had started to leak there.  He then drove all the way to the scrap yard across town with oil dripping out the back most of the way.

The speedy-dry sorbent material took care of the oil on the road, but there was a stain in the driveway.  With the help of the Milo Fire Department, we dug up a few bags of contaminated dirt and put them in the back of my truck.  I explained to Mr. Legere the importance of removing all free product from scrap tanks.  I suggested that next time he should be involved in this activity, that a hole be cut in the tank to confirm that it was empty, and if oil was found, to clean the tank with sorbent pads before putting in the back of his truck.  I explained the reporting requirements to Mr. Legere, and he assured me that this was a one-time oversight on his part.  The soil was disposed of in our Juniper Ridge Landfill facility dumpster.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-268-2013*On 6/11/13, I received report from Kelly Dean, of 7 Double Duck Road, that her neighbor had a bunch of gasoline cans dumped next to a vernal pool.  She was concerned that the gasoline was leaking into the vernal pool.  She was unable to provide a name or a number of the neighbor and was not comfortable discussing the issue with the neighbor.

I arrived on site later that day to find that there was one gasoline can and a few one gallon sized cans of paint, all of which were empty.  These were well over twenty feet away from the pool, with no signs of leakage.  I informed Kelly Dean that there was no spill and no worry for the pool.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-269-2013*On 6/11/13, I received report from Josh Slaney, at Pan Am Railways, of a lube oil leak of less than one quart from a locomotive to the ground.  The spill occurred at their Hermon switch yard.  The soil was dug up by an employee and bagged for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-159-2013*On July 17, 2013, Patrick Ward broke the oil filter off the trailer truck he was driving resulting in a 5 gallon release. Ward used sorbents from a spill kit to clean up the release.  Contaminants were bulked up and will be disposed of at a later date.  No site visit was warranted by Division of Response Services staff and no further action should be required at this time.
A-432-2013*On 7/18/2013, Amy Lenane called the Division of Response Services to report that her well smelled like oil. She purchased the property from her in-laws back in May of 2013, and since then the water seemed to taste bad. She continued use of the water and finally in early July called a local plumber to come take a look at the system.

The plumber installed a small in-line carbon cartridge filter, a new pressure tank, and had her bleach the well. He asked her to purge the well for 24 hours to allow the bleach and killed bacteria to run through the system and out of the well. This purging process caused the ground water to pull some oil into the drinking water well. When I arrived on site, I removed the well cap and immediately smelled fuel oil. I used a new drum thief to get a sample of the static well water. When I pulled it up, the tube was completely red with fuel oil.

I did a walk through the basement area and found a new above ground storage tank. After speaking with the homeowner, I learned that the old tank was removed prior to closing on the home when her in-laws purchased it back in November of 2012. After digging in the soil where the old tank was placed, it was determined that there were saturated soils below grade. The old tank appeared to be the cause of the oil spill. I called for a contractor to come pump out the well, and immediately made calls for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services geologist involvement.

On 7/23/2013, I visited the site with Pat Locklin (MDEP engineer) and Brad Hahn (MDEP geologist). A remedial plan was made to install filters on the well and have a contractor pump the well out one more time, then install a trailer pump treatment system. I also made a few calls to research the history of the old tank.  I was able to reach the former owner, John LaRochelle. He admitted knocking a piece of granite onto the filter assembly and sheering it off.  He stated that he then plugged the hole with some wood and left the tank in the basement for 6 months, while he was away in Colorado for work. He did agree to fill out a Groundwater Cleanup Fund application provided by the Department.  This case was referred to Jose McKnight for enforcement at this time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-313-2013*A fixed wing aircraft developed a fuel leak which caused a small amount of aviation gasoline to be lost to the pavement.  Airport staff responded with speedi-dri and contained and collected the spilled gasoline.  I visited the site and found that the airport staff had done a good job of containing the oil to pavement and had collected the sorbents for disposal.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-324-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the swamp mats and wiped up with a sorbent pad.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-337-2013*A homeowner reported that someone had parked a car that leaked motor oil onto her lawn.  She wished to dig it up herself, so I advised her to remove the visibly oiled grass and dispose of it in her regular trash.  I drove by the site to make sure it wasn't a significant spill that would require more attention and the impacted area was very small.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-349-2013*A customer overfilled their vehicle at this service station.  The spill was minor, contained to the concrete pad, and cleaned up by station employees.  No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-369-2013*A small amount of gasoline was lost to the ground when a customer overfilled their car at this service station.  The spill was confined to concrete and cleaned up by Fabian employees.  No site visit was made.  No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-339-2013*At 1045 hours on 7/12/13, Mrs. Bowman reported a spill of #2 fuel oil at her residence at 199 Corinna Road in St. Albans.  Shorey Oil Company had overfilled her 275 gallon above ground storage tank, which is located in the basement, a day or two ago and vapors were still in her house.  Upon my arrival that afternoon, the vapors appeared to have subsided and I could not find much evidence of oil on the concrete floor.  Shorey Oil was fixing the vent on the tank and then was going to perform some additional cleaning under and around the tank. It appeared about 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil leaked out of the tank during the overfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-555-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 7/21/13, through the Maine State Police dispatch, M. W. Sewall (MWS) oil company notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an estimated discharge of 1-cup of Kerosene oil from an outside, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The following day, 7/22/13, Jon Plunkett, of MWS stated that upon moving the leaking AST for replacement, they noted that the discharge appeared to be a larger volume and they requested an MDEP Response Services staff visit.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
On Monday, 7/22/13, I met Mr. Plunkett on site and noted oil stained and odor emitting soil below the tank location.  At the surface, I measured an ambient PID (Photoionization Detector) measurement of 160-parts per million (ppm), then down at 12" below grade, I noted over 800-ppm oil vapors from the soil.  The location is rural residential located on the coastline of Harmon Harbor.  There are five seasonal or permanent homes served by three drilled bedrock wells within 300' of the discharge.  Weathered and fractured bedrock outcrops can be seen around the neighborhood.  Based on proximity of bedrock and a bedrock well about 40' away from the discharge, I assessed that discharge source removal and test pitting to further evaluate the discharge, was necessary.

I explained the situation to a close neighbor, Mr. Smith; and then to co-owner Mr. Mark Deangelis, who agreed to the clean-up actions and to MDEP management.  I sent the Clean-Up Options Agreement through Mr. Peter Hopkins, co-owner and son-in-law.  MDEP Geologist Mark Woodruff was notified and later visited.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 7/21/22, M. W. Sewall Company pumped out the leaking AST into a small tank trailer for later pumping back into a new AST.

On 7/23/13, at MDEP request, MWS moved the propane AST out of the planned excavation area.   Allstate Environmental was hired by MDEP for assessment test pitting and for source reduction as needed.

On Wednesday, 7/24/13, a large concrete block under the AST was removed for the excavation and later used as backfill.  Soil was removed down to bedrock at about 4' below grade under the spill area.  A small puddle of groundwater collected in soil atop the bedrock and which showed no oil sheen or free product oil.  5.27-tons of soil was removed and recycled at CPRC Group.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   Soil sample SS-2, collected from the bottom of the excavation, was analyzed for VPH and EPH analysis and was non-detect (ND) for VPH (volatile petroleum) and EPH (extractable petroleum, fuel oil range) contamination.

2.   Water sample WS-1, collected from groundwater at the bottom of the excavation, was laboratory analyzed by EPH method and was ND for EPH contamination.

3.   At this time, no further MDEP Response Division actions are recommended, and remediation appears to be satisfactory to Groundwater Remediation goals.  See records of MDEP Technical Services Division for further information and case closure.

4.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

B-338-2013*At 0920 hours on 7/12/13, Mr. Jim McCoy, of Dead River Company, reported an estimated one to two gallon spill at the residence at 266 Howard Street.  A couple of days ago, a Dead River technician performed work on the filter allowing a slow leak to occur over the next few days.  Some wood framing, small piece of rug and parts of a wall were affected by the oil.  Dead River hired a contractor to remove the contaminated materials, clean areas and then replace them.  The vapors were not an issue at the time of my visit.  The homeowner was in agreement with the work proposed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-511-2013*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/11/13, Gorham Fire Department (GFD) reported a truck rollover at this location and ongoing discharges of diesel oil to the ground.  A response from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was requested.  En route, I requested Boom Technology Incorporated (BTI) to respond with a vacuum truck, work truck and workers with sorbents and hand tools.


DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
While onsite, I found a collision between a twin-axle dump truck belonging to Gorham Sand & Gravel Company (GSG), and a minivan, located at the entrance of a gravel pit belonging to R J Grondin company.  The truck's load of sand/gravel was spread around the scene and had largely contained the spilled oils.  I noted an ongoing leak of hydraulic oil from the holding tank.  A sporadic odor of gasoline indicated a leak from the minivan.  There was some leakage of diesel from the dump truck's two saddle tanks.  Sensitive receptors include a drainage brook about 15' downgrade of the truck and nearby private drinking water wells.  Most of the discharge was contained on pavement until a heavy shower washed some to the drainage brook.

The spill location is rural residential and commercial gravel pit use.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and not within a wellhead protection area.  To the southwest, I noted at least one private well within 300' of the discharge.

INITIAL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The spilled sand from the dump truck adsorbed the initial discharge.  BTI disconnected a hose to the hydraulic tank and emptied the tank.  MDEP drilled the saddle tanks and had BTI pump out the two saddle tanks.  Complicating the recovery was the Maine State Police need to account for all the truck's weight, so the volume of the discharged oil, oil pumped off, and the spilled sand was accounted for.  Because the sand had to be collected in a similar dump truck, the oiled sand and uncontaminated sand were mixed together and all shipped to CPRC Group as oil-contaminated soil. R J Grondin and Gorham Pubic Works cleaned up the oiled sand and removed about a ton of roadside gravel that got oiled.

During a brief rain BTI and MDEP applied sorbent pads and sorbent boom to control oil runoff to the north side drainage ditch.  BTI later collected the oiled sorbents for disposal.

CONCLUSION & RECOMENDATIONS
1)   GSG contributed the overall major volume of the discharged oils and is considered primary responsible party for the discharge clean-up and has been contacted for information on cost recovery.  Soil disposal at CPRC Group was invoiced directly to GSG.

2)   At this time, no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned.  Most of the discharge was contained on pavement, and I understand there is little threat to nearby drinking water wells.

3)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate the discharge is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

4)   MDEP clean-up expenses from BTI will be recovered from GSG. I understand that soil disposal cost was direct billed to GSG.




P-517-2013*I was contacted by Holly's Oil reporting that after a delivery of oil they had spilled a little in a customer's driveway.  Apparently after the hose was reeled back in to the truck and the driver was attaching the nozzle, about 2 cups of oil sprayed out onto the paved driveway.  The driver cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-524-2013*I was contacted by Jim Morin, reporting that the contractor delivering timber mats had spilled some hydraulic oil.  The log truck delivering the mats pinched a hydraulic hose which burst and sprayed about a half a gallon of oil onto the pavement under the truck.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-525-2013*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that a customer had a leaking fuel tank at their Western Avenue Big Apple.  The Penske rental truck filled up at the diesel dispenser, and then realized the fuel was leaking out onto the tarmac.  The station employees helped the customer clean up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-526-2013*I was contacted by Gerry Mirabile, reporting that one of their transformers had leaked for an unknown reason.  The transformer was not tagged so the oil was tested and came back <1 parts per billion polychlorinated biphenyl.  The spilled oil landed on the grass and shrubs underneath the pole all of which were removed.  See attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.  No further action by Response Services is needed at this time.
P-527-2013*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their oil tank.  The oil tank located in the garage dripped a small amount onto the concrete floor.  The oil tank was emptied and removed, a temporary tank was set up, and replacement was scheduled.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-529-2013*I was contacted by John Branscom reporting that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose at the mile marker 56 southbound service center.  He hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to clean up the spill.  The spilled oil was contained on pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-502-2013*Evonik Cyro reported that a drum of new synthetic motor oil tipped over inside of an engineered containment structure inside the facility and released approximately 30 gallons. The spill was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and impacted material was disposed of by Evonik Cyro. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the spill site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-341-2013*On 7/15/13, Mr. Charles Hitchings reported a mercury spill at his dwelling at 621 Blacks Woods Road (Route 182) in Cherryfield, Maine.  He said that he picked up some of the mercury and put in a small container and then used his vacuum to vacuum the closet.  He did not know what caused the spill, but he may have picked up a tube-like item, which may have been an old thermometer.   A Lumex mercury detector was used to take air readings inside the dwelling.  Initial readings of the breathing air in the house were below 25 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3).  In the closet near the floor, especially around the floor and wall interface, the readings climbed to 65 to 450 ng/m3.  After Mr. Hitchings removed the trim and floor boards, readings were generally over 2,000 ng/m3 with some readings getting into the 8,000 ng/m3 range.  I then checked his vacuum which had readings between 10,000 and 15,000 ng/m3.  I indicated to Mr. Hitchings that my recommendation is to dispose of the vacuum.  I sprinkled some mer-sorb on the wood floor in the closet and tried to remove as much of the residue mercury as possible.  Readings of the air in the closet with the Lumex after my work indicated readings in the 2,000 ng/m3.  I indicated that he should vent the closet, so we set up a ram fan to discharge out through one of the windows in the room.  The ram fan was operational upon my departure.  I returned a few days later to collect air readings with the Lumex.  Readings in the general breathing zone of the house were below 25 ng/m3 and readings near the closet floor were below 1000 ng/m3.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-416-2013*On 7-5-2013, Terry reported a fuel oil spill at the home of her mother in the town of Buckfield. This spill occurred at 272 Hebron Road on property owned by Janie Tucker. The outside oil tank had been replaced by T & K Heating of Belgrade, Maine a few days earlier. I made a site visit a few days later and found an oil stain and dead grass adjacent to the outside oil tank. It appears that when the old tank was flipped onto its side a small amount of fuel sloshed out.  I called the owner of T & K and requested that he return to the site and remove the oil impacted lawn and turf. After some delay, they finally returned to the home in Buckfield and shoveled the oil stained grass, and placed some loam onto the ground along with grass seed.  I made a phone call to Mrs. Tucked on 9-24, and she is satisfied with the clean-up and reseeding process.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
I-152-2013*On 7/16/13, Bates Fuels, Inc., called regarding a small spill from an old AST in the basement of Nick and Ashley Hersey in Oakfield.  Bates crews used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled oil on the cellar floor.  I requested that they pump off the existing fuel into a temporary drum.  I worked with the homeowners to fill out the Heating Oil Tank Replacement application.  Peter Moulton of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection informed me that the Herseys were approved for a new aboveground storage tank (AST).  I told Peter Moulton that the cellar has no exterior bulkhead entrance.  In addition, the passageway and stairwell down to the cellar may require a smaller/custom size tank.  Bates transferred the fuel into drums on 7/24/13, and awaited tank replacement.

On 09/24/13, the AST was replaced by Bates Fuel, Inc.  The tank is a 220 gallon capacity tank due to tight cellar entrance clearance.  I completed post installation inspection and sent checklist to Peter Moulton.  The tank was installed according to Maine Department of Environmental Protection specifications.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
I-154-2013*7/18/13 Received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Maine Public Service(MPS) Environmental Tech, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil from a busted hose on one of their service/bucket truck operating in the Sherman area.  MPS crews used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil and then shoveled up a 2 inch layer of gravel from the contaminated site.  All oily debris will be brought back to the MPS Ops center for proper storage and disposal at an approved landfill.  Kimberly e-mailed a spill report to DEP on this matter.  Filled out an oil spill debris form for MPS.  Received oil spill report from Kimberly @ MPS.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-228-2013*A stain of unknown origin was discovered in the gravel driveway of this boatyard.  Boatyard employees thought it smelled like diesel.  A small amount of soil was scraped up for disposal.  There are no wells in the area.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-229-2013*Madison Paper contacted this office to report a small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the floor following a mechanical failure on a piece of mill equipment.  Most of the oil was cleaned up with sorbents, but a small amount (estimated at less than five gallons) made it to the mill sewer.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-242-2013*     A spill of an unknown amount of K-1 was reported and was caused by a leaking monitor heater. The spill was from a fitting on the heater and the oil impacted the living room floor and sub-flooring. The property is a foreclosure and access was granted by the listing Realtor. At the time of report, it was unclear if the oil had impacted the soil beneath the building. A site visit was made on September 27, 2013 by Jason Fish and Jeremy Greenman. Two small sections of the flooring were removed and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests were used on the soils beneath. All tests were negative for oil and no impacts were observed to the soils.  A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to monitor organic vapors present and readings peaked at 9.8 parts per million (PPM) in the breathing zone. A large area of flooring was visibly impacted by oil and needed to be removed.
     On October 22, 2013 Walker's General Contracting and Property Maintenance removed the impacted flooring and sub-flooring. A sealer was using to coat the floor joists. The exposed area was then covered with 3/4 inch tongue and groove flooring. A follow-up site visit was made by Jason Fish to confirm the work was satisfactorily completed. PID readings inside the building peaked at 1.6 PPM, with no ongoing ventilation. No further Response actions are expected.
A-425-2013*On 7/17/13, at 1805 hours, Petty Officer Wofford of the United States Coast Guard reported that they were investigating an oil sheen in Belfast Harbor. They reported that the sheen of approximately 50 yards by 50 yards in size was dissipating and there was no recoverable oil. They were continuing to investigate the source.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-422-2013*I received an anonymous phone call about a mysterious black sludge in a diversion ditch. The caller claimed it was oil running off a nearby construction site. Once on site, I found the black sludge was actually an organic material and not oil or petroleum. The construction site was full of heavy equipment, but no signs of a release could be found nearby the water runoff area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-429-2013*While doing an inspection, Rob Sibley found a leaking home heating oil tank. He reported it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services, on behalf of the homeowner. I went to the site where a small cleanup was done by myself and Jeff Pendleton Heating. The tank was removed and a new one installed under the Penquis Cap Agency.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-155-2013*On 7/18/13, Mark Bossie, Service Manager with Dead River Company (DR) reported an AST leak/spill at a home in Monticello.  DR crews responded to a call from new homeowner, Matt Tarr, when he discovered that his oil tank in his basement had sprung a leak and was leaking #2 heating oil onto his concrete basement floor.  DR crews transferred about 1/2 a tank (120+ gallons) out of tank and put down speedy dry sorbent materials to soak up the spilled oil that had accumulated under the tank and spread out onto the concrete floor in an area 5' X 5'.  Told Mark I would stop by in the AM and check the spill site with the homeowner and assess if anything further needed to be done.

On 7/19/13, I met with Matt Tarr at his home and looked over the spill site.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the boiler room were around 35 parts per million (PPM).  I worked with Matt to install a ventilation system in a basement window opposite the boiler room.  I put a radon fan in the window and ran duct work to the base of the spill site/old AST.  I discussed replacing the old AST and discontinuing/ abandoning (after cleaning out) the bare copper fuel line running from the old AST to the boiler.   Discussed putting in a new sleeved fuel line along the wall of the boiler room.  Talked to Matt about picking up the speedy dry and washing the impacted concrete floor twice with Simple Green cleaner.  Once this is done Matt will place a poly tent/barrier over the spill area and stick vent duct work under it to pull VOC's out through the ventilation system.  Told Matt to give me a call in a couple of weeks and I would check the air quality in the basement.  Told Matt to insure the basement door stays shut to isolate odors from migrating upstairs to the home's primary living space.

On 7/29/13  I received a call from Matt Tarr.  Matt said that the odors in the basement are gone, and the ventilation fan did the job.  He has taken down the fan.  I stopped by and picked up the fan.  No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-243-2013*An oil line failure allowed approximately ten gallons of heating oil to be lost to the boiler room floor at this hospital.  Hospital employees cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  The boiler room is not connected to patient areas so odor was not an issue.  No site visit made.  No further Response Services action are expected at this time.
P-544-2013*Received a call from the Portland Fire Department regarding a flooded basement at the Inn at St. John, 939 Congress Street, Portland, ME.  The basement contained two aboveground storage tanks (AST's) which where floating at the time of the call.  A water main break caused flooding of basements between 939 and 945 Congress Street.

I responded to the incident and met with the Portland Fire Department, Portland Water District, and the owners of the flooded properties.  No oil was observed in the basements, so the approval was given to pump the basements, as long as the discharges were monitored for any contamination. Sorbents were supplied to the Portland Water District as a precaution to place around the catch basins in the area and the discharge of the hoses.  I followed up on the incident once the basements were pumped out, and ServPro was on-site to start the restoration. I observed no discharged petroleum products, and the Portland Water District observed the same during the pumping. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-445-2013*     An estimated one quart of lube oil was lost from the containment tank on an idling locomotive to the track ballast near the Bell Squeeze Road. Pan Am personnel removed the impacted ballast, no site visit was made. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-382-2013* On or about 6-28-2013 Tony Couture of Precision Tanks called the DEP requesting a waiver of the 10 day notice to remove an underground oil storage tank. I issued a waiver for 7-3-2013.
 On 7-3-2013 a 1,000 gallon underground tank was removed from the property of David Hathaway at 25 High Street in the town of Livermore Falls, Maine. I was on site prior to the actual removal and Tony Couture was also there pumping an oil and water mixture from the tank. The tank was removed without incident. The tank was very old, indicated by the fact that it was a riveted steel tank. No evidence of a petroleum discharge was detected by visual and olfactory senses.
 This tank is not currently registered, but it will be soon. No further action, by DEP Response, will be required at this site.
A-423-2013*7/17/13 0201 Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated less than 1 cup of lube oil had leaked from the containment tank of an engine idling on the tracks at Rumford Junction. Workers removed the oil impacted stone ballast and transported to the Pan Am Waterville yard for consolidation and later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-426-2013*7/18/13 0010 Gerry Mirable from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a release of an estimated 5 gallons of transformer oil from a pole mount transformer due to storm damage. The transformer was tagged non polychlorinated biphenyl oil. CMP workers were on the way to collect the spilled oil. The next morning Gerry reported that the oil impacted area was about 5 foot by 10 foot and he had arranged a contractor to remove the oil impacted soil. I went to the site to confirm that all oil impacted soil was removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-348-2013*At 1230 hours on 7/18/13, Mr. Tom Duguay, of PLC Construction reported a 3 quart spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a rock drill.  A fine mist covered the equipment and area around the drill.  Sorbents were used and a small amount of soil was excavated and placed into a five gallon bucket.  PLC construction disposed of the contaminated material.   The hose was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-363-2013*On 7-22-2013, Jason Folsom, of Owen J. Folsom, Incorporated, called to report a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location resulting from a blown hydraulic oil hose on a gravel crusher. The spill resulted in oil being spilled to the crusher and the gravel underneath it. Folsom personnel excavated 8.45 tons of contaminated soil from the spill site and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-279-2013*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a concrete pad when a piece of processing equipment suffered a gasket failure.  The entire spill was confined to a concrete pad and cleaned up by the property owner.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-23-1999*
	Gasoline discharge from dispenser to soil at retail, motor fuels UST facility.  No containment under dispenser.  Discovered by DEP's Harold Evans during Dec. 1998 facility inspection.  No remediation at time.
	See attached NOV and separate narrative of John Dunlap.
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P-621-1998*   On 12/8/98 I met CTI Tony Couture, of Precision Tanks, Inc., onsite at his request and verbally approved an abandonment-in-place for this residential, consumptive-use, heating oil UST.   The tank is buried under the side porch.  The neighborhood is a dense residential area of multi-family structures.  The UST was not registered at the time and I told Mr. Couture that official written approval is pending him getting me a registration number to insure that the facility is properly registered.  This bare steel UST was due for abandonment prior to 10/1/97 and I understand is no longer eligible for UST Ins. Fund clean-up coverage.
     As of 2/25/98 DEP reg. file indicates that UST is still listed as out of service.  I had not heard back for Couture on an exact removal date, a registration number was acquired from Augusta, DEP.  Further Resp. Div. actions possible.
     On 3/5/99 Mr. Couture called to say that the abandonment had been delayed till warmer weather.  He would be submitting a new removal notice.  An Abandonment-In-Place approval was mailed to Mr. Couture and Ms. Roberts on 3/6/99 following receiving the UST reg. number.  A written approval form for the abandonment-in-place has been sent to Roberts and Couture.  This report will be addendumed as needed.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-502-1997*     DEP received a report that a dump truck engaged in a gravel transport project had dropped a saddle tank near the gravel pit in Summerhaven.  Jon Andrews (DEP) met the caller (Skilling) at the site.  He identified the vehicle involved (owned by Brochu) as one of several contracted by H.E.Sargent on that day.  Skilling offered to excavate contaminated soil using his bucket loader at the pit; Brochu was contacted and agreed to collect this soil.  Approximately three tons of contaminated soil was transported to the Augusta landfill on 12/6.
     The spill area is geologically sensitive although no wells currently lie within 1000' of the spill site.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-698-1997*12/3/97 10:20

The Dead River Oil dispatcher called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Ione Smith on Route 15 in E Corinth.  The outside tank appeared to have developed a leak spilling what was estimated to be about 100 gallons.  Very little evidence of oil could be found however.  Most of the oil was believed to be lost beneath the trailer.

Investigation shown that little oil could be found. Fumes were also non existent in the trailer.  I explained to Ione about how the AST insurance worked and that she would be receiving an application.  This is just a precautionary measure should fumes become a problem or the well be affected.  The well is located about 100 feet away and slightly upgradient.  Approval for the insurance is pending.
A-516-1998*     DEP received a slightly belated report that a residential tank had been overfilled in Union.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  The incident was relatively minor, and contaminated soil had already been excavated by the oil company (Maritime).  The tank appeared sound.
     While the area is geologically sensitive the spill was small and quickly remediated.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here as a result of this incident.
A-36-1998*Mrs. Patten called when a persistent odor convinced her that she had a tank leak.  I visited the site and found evidence of an older spill.  Apparently the fuel filter had leaked a small amount several weeks ago.  Charlie's Cash fuel had reported it to the fire department, but not to DEP.  A small amount of soil had been removed.  PID readings in the soil were within stringent standards, but the odor was unacceptable.  I removed a little more soil from around the pad, and removed all soil from the pad top.  I also spread plastic with clean fill on top.

No further action is anticipated.
P-498-1998*On 9/11/98 I received a call from the Portland Fire Department reporting a vapor cloud coming out of a dumpster at the Reiche School in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I spoke with fire officials on scene.  They reported that when they had arrived on site, a white vapor cloud was coming from the dumpster.  They also reported a chlorine odor coming from the same dumpster.  I donned level B response gear and proceeded to the dumpster accompanied by the Fire Department.  After looking through the dumpster, I was not able to see any vapor cloud.  I also did not smell any chlorine due to the level of protective gear I was wearing.  I did not see any unusual containers in the trash that would account for the vapor cloud.  I assume that perhaps some small amount of chemical in empty containers may have mixed causing the vapor cloud.  The Portland Fire Department made arrangements with City Sanitation crews to remove the dumpster to Regional Waste Systems to eliminate any possible future vapor cloud at the school.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 20, 1998
P-663-1996*On Oct. 23, 1996 I responded to a call at a residence in Westbrook.  Torrential rains of the previous day had caused the homeowners 275 gallon AST to float up spilling all the contents.  An estimated 150 gallons of oil was released nearly all the oil was washed away with the receding rain water.  A small amount of oil clean up was done by disposing of all the oil coated items in the basement.  I also had Serv-Pro steam clean the basement floor and walls.  Derek Davidson - DEP Claims is handling all claims related to this spill.  No further action.
P-610-2000*Liberty Oil Co replaced the copper line and repaired fixtures.  Brad Hahn inspected the site and stated no further clean up necessary or expected given the site conditions.  No further mitigation planned at this time.
A-522-1997*See attached and site assesment in tank file.
I-89-1997*
On 7-16-97, Cheryl St. Peter of County Environmental called to report that while removing tanks at Bliers Citgo in Fort Kent some contamination was encountered. About 15 yards of soil was removed and landspread at the Daigle Oil bulk plant. The problem was most likely due to overfills.
A-703-1999*Ms. Gagnon found an oil sheen on the ground after hiring a contractor to dig a new well.  I visited the site and noticed that the equipment had disturbed a large area when he got stuck after a heavy rain.  I couldn't see any evidence of oil on the ground.  I did find low PID readings in the areas that she indicated were the most effected.  I feel that perhaps a small quantity of oil was left from oil on the outside of the equipment.  No cleanup was needed.
I-34-2001*On 4-5-01, John Clark of Houlton Water Company called to report that there had been a gasoline odor reported in several buildings on Bangor St. that day. I met with him, and we had a crew begin removing manhole covers. No gasoline was detected in any of them. The complaints had also stopped. We decided it was probably just a one time dumping of old gas by someone on the line.
B-232-1997*Knute and Michelle Peterson wrote to request a waiver to abandon in place a 500 gallon underground kerosene tank at their second home on the Cape Road in Stockton Springs.  Enough information and photos were furnished to allow an abandonment.  The tank had not been used for at least 50 years.  The area is also served by a public water supply.  It may be noted that both the registration and the 30 day notice form are pending.
A-222-2000* Green stuff was found leaching out of storm drain pipe. No source was located by DEP staff. No further action will be required.
A-345-1999*Received a call from Jeff Timberlake about a fire at his hardware store.  I went to the site and found that his storage shed behind the store was a total loss.  According to Jeff, the shed burned down the previous evening.  Inspection of the debris and speaking with Jeff Timberlake showed that the shed contained paints, propane cylinders and fertilizer.  I did not see and Jeff stated that the shed did not contain any pesticides.  Most of the propane cylinders had burst during the fire.  Some of the paint cans still contained product.  I instructed Jeff to hire a contractor to sort through the debris and properly dispose of the materials.  Environmental Projects was hired to remove the waste.  A letter was sent to me by Brian Fons of Environmental Projects reporting that two one-cubic yard containers and two drums were shipped off as hazardous waste.  No further work is necessary on this job.
P-458-1997*On 8/19/97 I received a call from Dead River reporting a spill at a customer's apartment building in Lewiston.  The spill occurred as the result of a leaking seam in an above ground storage tank in the basement.  Dead River estimated the spill to be 5 gallons.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The spill only impacted the floor in the basement.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 22, 1997
B-262-1998*
B-243-2001*     On April 30, 2001 at 1000 we received a call from Fred Brown of Caratunk reporting a sheen between the ice and shore off the West Shore Road on Pleasant Pond.  Mr. Brown tracked the sheen to a broken fitting on an outside  AST at a camp owned by Kevin Kelly. Mr. Brown said the road was impassible due to snow and mud so there was no way to bring equipment to the site.  Mr. Brown said all the oil in the tank had already leaked out.
     I obtained Mr. Kelly's address through Carratunk's tax assessor.  This was his grandfather's address who said his grandson works in a school in Deerfield. Mass. (413 665-1131)  When I finally contacted Mr. Kelly, he couldn't tell me how much oil was in the tank since he had never used the oil furnace.  I informed him of the AST fund and had the fire marshal's office mail him an application.
     I talked to Mr. Brown in early May who said there was no longer any sheen in the water and that I could likely drive to the site during the second week of May.  Tom Varney and I checked the camp on May 10 and found that the tank was empty and installed on top of a concrete septic holding tank.  There was contamination in the gravel backfill around the tank but we estimated that seventy-five gallons had entered the holding tank around its top access hole and plug.  I decided to hire Clean Harbors to pump out the tank and excavate around its sides.  Since the road was still too soft for a vac-truck we had to wait until May 17.
     I met a Clean Harbors crew on the scheduled day and we pumped out the holding tank without any problems.  We recovered 258 gallons of total liquid and 60 gallons of pure kerosene.  We also excavated two yards of contaminated gravel into drums.  There was no sign of oil in Pleasant Pond.
B-240-2000*B-240-00
Baileyville

Tuesday May 2, 2000				1235

Jay Bowdoin, of Georgia-Pacific (427-3311), phoned to report a diesel fuel spill to the ground.  The diesel spill occurred when someone fueling a portable generator overfilled the fuel tank.  This flatbed trailer mounted generator was moved so the contaminated soil could be excavated.

The contaminated soil (about .25 cubic yard) was removed to the Georgia-Pacific landfill and was spread thinly.
A-165-1999*Received a call from Red Webster of Cianbro Corporation concerning a spill at a construction site.  Mr. Webster was calling from the new Waterville YMCA.  He reported that there had been a mix-up in communications to his workers and some propylene glycol was spilled.  It was near the end of the project and Cianbro was clearing up some things.  Included in that was some propylene glycol which was left over from winter-proofing pool piping during construction.  The workers put the leftover propylene glycol into some barrels.  The barrels were eventually dumped to the sanitary sewer.  The next morning, Cianbro went to transport the barrels to dispose of the contents and found that they had been dumped.  Mr. Webster immediately called the Department to make a report. I asked him send me a copy of the MSDS and to inform the treatment plant that the chemical had been released the night before.  There was nothing to cleanup.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-107-1999*On February 10, 1999 I responded to a call of a diesel oil spill on Free Street in Portland. At approximatley 12:50 I met Steve Smith of the Portland Fire Department on site in front of the College of Art.   There was an oil stain that originated in front of the Colleges loading dock and extended down the side of Free Street until it reached the intersection of Brown Street.  It appeared that most of the oil had entered a storm drain in front of Talk America.   The public work Dept. had already put some sand onto the road and was bringing more.  Stephen K. Harris and Dave E. Peterson, both of the City of Portland public works arrived on the scene to assess the extent of the oil, they also stated that the drain was connected to the treatment plant and that there had been no signs of excess oil at the pump station.  There was no source found, nor had anyone in the area seen any oil spill.  It was obvious to me that the oil was mineral in nature due to the consistency and lack of odor.  I cleaned about 5 gallons of oil from the storm drain and suggested that the sand be left on the road for the remainder of the day.

At about 3:00 that afternoon CMP called to report a spill.  They had been pumping water from an underground vault on Free Street.  There were two transformers in the vault and at least one of them had leaked PCB oil, which was then pumped out onto the street.  CMP came back to the scene about 4:00 pm and cleaned up the roadway.  Scott Cyr - MEDEP TOSCA coordinator oversaw the clean up.  The next day CMP pumped out the affected strom drain as well as two more drains further down stream.   No further action.

I-86-1997*Spill while unloading former Underground storage Tank (UST) from trailer, 10 yards of contaminated soils taken to landfill.  Old UST an old 25,000 gallon steel tank that was removed from Kelley Commons on the UMPI campus.  Please refer to I-85-1997 for further removal UST removal information.
A-256-2001*Oil staining was discovered on a concrete floor as a result of a leaking oil line.   The line was removed and replaced and the floor was cleaned.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-137-2001*   DEP received a report that this hydraulic oil spill had occurred over the two previous days (see IP incident report).  According to IP they were able to divert the affected effluent to the plant "reclaim" system.  DEP is unable to confirm this.
P-536-1998*See Attached Narrative.
B-191-1999*B-191-99
East Machias

Friday April 23, 1999				1355

Mike Tafs ((800) 696-6008) of R. H. Foster phoned to report a basement tank failure in East Machias.  About 5 gallons of number 2 heating oil leaked from a basement tank onto the concrete floor and into the sump pit.  It is not known when the tank began leaking.  R. H. Foster technicians used sorbent pads to soak the oil from the sump and a small amount of speedi-dri on the floor.  R.H. Foster pumped out the tank, it contained 100 gallons of heating oil.  Previously the tank was filled on March 1st.

R. H. Foster will replace the heating oil tank. They also cleaned up a small amount of oil near the sump pump outlet in the yard.  R. H. Foster disposed of a few sorbent pads.
I-21-1997*This spill occurred while Mr. Golembesky was filling a 5 gal. can from his 275-gal. Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and forgot about it. The tank drained.

The spill is in a home under construction. The furnace has not been installed, but the AST system was and was filled before winter. This fuel has been used to operate a number of kerosene "salamander" heaters.

The homes AST system is actually two ASTs in a series, but only one tank was involved in this incident.

The well is only about 25 feet from the spill, and the water has an odor in it.

Water filter was installed on 3/21/97.

Fire Marshall was faxed the information to mail out a claim.

Residence well had filters installed and the residence was put on quarterly monitoring program. QMP was from 1997 to 2000.
In August, 1997, a new well was installed.
Samples indicated non-detect for DRO in the last round of sampling in  2000.

10/24/06 Received request from Kara Walker, OHMS, Augusta to complete this spill report and promote to next level for final review processing.  Reviewed spill file and completed info missing in fields related to site name, location, narrative, primary product spilled, and clean-up performed, etc.   Promoted spill to draft review level for final review and processing.

P-378-2001*Small minor spill from basement AST, serviced and replaced by Mapes Oil Co.  The basement is wet and damp, the oil odors were mild and staining minimal.  Soil was excavated by hand and removed in bags; approximately 300 lbs was removed.  The property is about to be sold and the buyer is satisfied with the clean up (as I understand it) without restoration of small amount of floor material removed.  Removal action documented in letter for realtor, buyer and seller. No further action warranted at this time.
P-831-1999*   On Wed. 12/1/99, I received word from the owner of the Wayfarer Village mobile home park that he had discovered a small gasoline spill to soil in front of unit B4, the home of Rebecca Randell.  On 12/3, I checked out the spill.  Ms. Randall stated it happened about Thanksgiving when they were changing a leaking gaso. tank on their car.  Randell had not reported the discharge.  I dug down several feet and noted strong, fresh smelling gaso. in the soil.  I left the soil to aerate on a tarp.
    On Wed. 12/8 I returned and noted gaso. odor still strong and the spill only 200' from the park's two public water wells.  Realizing the spill was larger and the wells more threatened than first believed I arranged with Mr. McMorrow, DigSafe, and Scott Dugas Trucking to remove contamination the following day.
    On Thus. 12/9/99 we all met and removed 24.14 tons of gasoline contam. soil in two 10 yd. truck-loads.  The area is over an aquifer and we encountered med.-fine native sands, and no gw in the 10' excav.  Gaso. odor was very strong in the top 6' of soil, and eventually lessened.  The sands were well draining and the spill went mostly down vertical.  The homes 7' deep water and telephone lines were accidentally severed and repaired during source reduction.
    Randall's 275 gal. outside AST was not up to code and lying partially sitting on the ground.  I advised McMorrow that this AST should be upgraded soon considering it is so close to the wells (see photos).
     This report will be passed to Hahn of DEP Tech Services for further evaluation and actions as deemed appropriate.  The wells will be put on DEP  QM program for a year.  See attachments and any addendums for further details.  As RP, Ms. Randall is liable for clean-up expenses for McMorrow's property.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-716-1999*Worker at Oakhurst Dairy noticed leaking seal on fitting to ammonia cooling system.  Leak was stopped and valve was repaired. Discharge took place over several weeks.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-64-1999*On 01/27/1999 I received a call from Fred Mayer reporting that there had been an oil release in his basement.  I went over to the site and determined that the copper line that ran behind the wood panelling around the room had leaked.  The oil had soaked into the wall to wall carpeting in the room and the line was inaccessible.  I hired SUN Environmental Services to take out the contaminated carpeting and to trim off the bottom couple of inches of panelling to access and clean up the copper line.  The job was completed on 01/28/99.  Mr. Mayer's home owners insurance (Allstate) paid for the clean-up and was going to replace the carpeting.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 9, 2000
A-267-1998*Went to an underground tank removal at the U-Haul building in Augusta. The site is actually owned by Amerco Real Estate of Phoenix, Arizona. Simard & Sons removed the 1000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank and Summit Environmental did the Appendix P site assessment. The tank was removed and some contaminated soil was discovered. A total of 32.5 tons of contaminated soil was taken to Commercial Recycling. Testing via PID by Summit Environmental showed that the remaining soils were below the action level of 1500 ppm (PID bag headspace). No further work is necessary on this site. See the Appendix P site assessment for this site for additional information.
B-766-1998*Beatrice McCourt claims that John Martin and his partner, Billy St. Germain, in the process of renovating the house next to hers, crushed and buried at least 3 55-gallon drums, previously used as outside oil tanks.  She alleges that the drums were 1/2 full of oil when they were buried under the new driveway at the property being renovated.

On Nov. 25, I investigated the complaint.  McCourt's teenage son apparently helped bury the drums, and pointed out about where they were.  I bored into the fill with a hand auger in 4 places, with refusal at 12",24",30" and 18" respectively, and tested each hole with a photo-ionization detector.   In no case did the PID indicate the presence of petroleum.

By the looks of the fill used here, the complaint is likely valid as far as crushing and burying drums is concerned.  If there was any oil spilled, it's a minor amount and can't be documented by my efforts.  I gather, talking to Ms. McCourt that there is some kind of tenant/ landlord dispute going on between the two of them.  That, and the results of my investigation cast doubt on the validity of the complaint.

On or about 12/8, McCourt called, asking if I'd told John Martin who'd filed the complaint.  I told her I'd not talked to anyone, but reminded her that Martin's brother had seen us talking on 11/25.  Mrs. McCourt says she's been threatened over the phone at her new residence.

The fresh fill was dumped in a wetland, and has been turned over to the DEP's L&W  Bureau and the Orono CEO.
B-83-1997*D-TREE=B1.
A-660-1999*See attached narrative for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-177-2000*Aaron Spence is building a house for some people from New Jersey across the street from Steve Burnham.  The atmosphere has been tense since he started and Burnham is the first to admit it's like the Hatfields and McCoys along that stretch of Pine Tree Land.  On 3/30, Burnham called to complain that Spence had washed out a bucket  the previous week, and now he (Burnham) had green stuff on his driveway, running toward the lake.

Sounding like a possible Water Bureau problem, I brought Tanya Hovell to the site with me.  The green stuff was determined to be grout.

I contacted Spence by phone that night and asked him to power wash Burnam's driveway.  He readily agreed, saying he'd do it Saturday, after he got off jury duty.  He further observed that he'd be glad when he could pull out of there.

He must have done the job, 'cause I've heard no further complaints.
A-513-2000*     DEP received a report from the ME D.E.A. that their agents had taken action on an illegal drug manufacturing operation at this multi-family residence; it should be clear that the property owner (Kellenberger) was not involved in this operation.  It was eventually determined that DEP's role would involve sampling the water supply (drilled well) for contamination by spilled/discharged chemicals that might have been used here.  After consultation with HETL staff it was determined that two analytical methods were appropriate; no contaminants were evident by either method.
     No further DEP involvement is anticipated as a result of this incident.
I-191-2000*Approximately 1 gallon of heating oil leaked on cement floor due to leaking tank.  It was cleaned up immediately.  State police in Houlton were notified.
A-92-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that the filter on this AST had been damaged.  The business on the abutting property (Dick) had plowed snow onto the subject property (Skehan) in such a manner that the snow snapped the filter; amount of oil spilled was liberally estimated at 80 gallons. The owner of T.W. Dick assumed full responsibility for any remedial activity deemed necessary.  Contaminated snow was excavated for disposal.
     It is likely that some oil underlies the slab floor of the subject property.  This is not expected to present any problems in this environmentally non-sensitive area.
A-554-1999* One UST was removed from this site on 9-9-99. The property is owned by Jane Vickery and is located on Route 27 in Belgrade. It is also known as Willow Bed & Breakfast. No soil contamination was discovered at removal. A site assessment was performed by someone from the DOT. A site assessent report will be on file with the DEP.
B-513-1998*On 8/3/98 Chris Gaudet of Petroleum Equipment Service requested a 30 day waiver for UST removals at Downeast Toyota in Brewer.  They had filled out the form on 6/30/98 but had neglected to send it in.  Meanwhile they had equipment on site and were ready to go.  There were two 1K tanks.  One contained waste oil and the other had held 10w30.  The tanks were being removed because they had failed their cathodic protection test.  It looked like the reason for the failure was the lack of insulation between the hold down straps and the tanks.  The soil was a sandy backfill and there was no sign of contamination.  Bub Saunders was the site assessor and C&C Contractors did the digging.  The bottom of the excavation was about six feet from grade and there was no water in the hole.
P-177-1998*28 April 1998, Vicki and Ken Grant contacted me and advised that a water sample taken by them contained concerned materials. I contacted Wayne Buck, Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab, Augusta, who advised that the sample indicated approx. 50 ppb GRO. See attached analysis.

29 April 1998, conducted visit at residential site and met with the Grants. I inspected the AST facility. Other than necessary upgrades to comply with the latest Soild Fuel Board standards for ASTs, I did not identify the home heating fuel tank, located approx. 30 meters from the well, or feed line to be the source of the contamination identified in the well.

The only source I could identify was a parked passenger car that obviously leaked fluids onto the gravel driveway approximately 13.7 meters from the drilled well (4.6 meter driven point, w. 2.5 meters of tile). Also, the analysis indicated weathered gasoline as the most likely the contaminant.

We discussed removal of stained soil. Ken later removed the soil and spread it in a secure location upon approval of the DEP; no land spreading agreement was generated. I advised that no insurance fund program is implemented by DEP for this type of self contamination to the well. I advised them of the DEP eligiability to pay application. I issued a filter agreement, and the Grants signed. I suggested that they filter the water through the summer in an attempt to purge and treat the low level contaminants. The Grants agreed and a filter agreement was generated and signed.

Later analysis indicated a drop in contaminants below detection limits and the filters were removed.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (31Dec98).
B-411-2001*Piscataquis Sheriff's Office called to report that Bill Curtis had called them to report an oil spill on Moosehead Lake. He told them that the six cylinder engine in his boat "blew" and about two quarts made it to the lake off Moody Island. He reported that he was staying at Moosehead Cottage Resort, cabin #6, 695-2112, until 7/21/01. I called the number given and found that it was the resort's phone which was unattended. I left a message requesting that Mr. Curtis call me so that I might get more details. He did not call.
   Since the amount of oil reported was so small and the time element so great, I did not go to the lake. I expect that there was no significant environmental impact.
B-214-2000*Operations at Alpine's cut between I-95 and Stillwater Ave.  were shut down for the day and no one was on the site when a harvester, with which they'd been having trouble, caught fire.  According to Capt. Vaughn at the Fire Dept., the fire had been going for 2 hours before anyone saw the smoke or heard the explosions of the hydraulics blowing up.

No fuel was spilled, but all the hydraulic oil was lost, and most of the lube oil ; the harvester was a total loss.

The spilled oil was recovered with sorbents.
P-408-1996*7/1/96  I was contacted by USCG regarding a vessel containing 246,000bbl of oil which was adrift in the Piscataqua river in the vicinity of Eliot.  I tried several times unsuccessfully  to contact the USCG on the number given to the state police.  I requested that the dispatcher contact a marine patrol officer in the region to see if he/she could ascertain what was going on.  A marine patrol officer checked the site and relayed back to me that the "barge" had been retrieved and there was no sign of spillage.  At approximately 0600 on 07/02 I learned via television news reports that the vessel has spilled fuel when it broke away from the dock at the Public Service of New Hampshire Terminal and there was a hole in it's hull.  Supervisor On Call, Steve Eufemia contacted me after seeing the report and I informed him of the information I received.  We both dispatched to Public Service of New Hampshire Termial where the Incident Command had already been established.  A unified effort by USCG, NHDES, MEDEP, and other state and federal agencies was undertaken over the next several weeks.  The majority of the impact was to NH waters, however fisheries in both states were closed for a period of time.  Documentation of actions taken is attached.


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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-341-1999*On 6/22/99, 0830 hours Gary Rush , who is Fire Chief for the town of Sangerville, reported an automobile accident in which some petroleum product was released.  About a half gallon of gasoline ran off the road into a sandy ditch.  Also, a pint of transmission fluid was released to the asphalt.  I suggested that they spread the contaminated sand thinly on the side of the road.  The spill location was remote.  They had already sanded the transmission fluid.
A-494-1998*     DEP received a report that a resident in Union (Demuth) suspected that petroleum odors were present in his well water.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  Analysis subsequently detected 79 ppb DRO; a temporary filter was installed and Tech Services (Alex Pugh) involvement was requested.
     The impacted well is a "dug" well that serves only this residence.  It is located in a woody swale behind the residence; this swale channels surface water from a roughly 5-acre area past the well.  The water level in the well is at ground surface, and is probably compositionally identical to surface run-off.  Two decomposing rodents were extracted from this well during my 9/8 visit.
     Three neighboring residences are located within 500'.  One of these (Worthley) was discovered to have suffered a heating oil spill in the cellar earlier that year (refer A-539-98) but is not necessarily the cause of the contamination at the Demuth well.
    At the time of this writing (9/98) Tech Services is looking at the feasibility of well replacement at the Demuth property.  Response Services will collect the carbon filter here once the new well is on line.
B-373-1998*Robert Vigue from Seven Islands called and reported an engine (crankcase) oil spill.  10-12 quarts. Spill was collected and put in a drum and taken to Edmond Roy's and son shop.
P-343-2001*The discharge was the result of a car ripping off the nozzle of a dispenser.  Sorbent pads and speedy-dry were used to collected the discharged gasoline.  A small amount of gasoline had made its way into a storm drain, but the storm drain was dry with nothing to actually collect.  By the time I arrived, they were already replacing the hose, and most of the speedy-dry had been collected.

No further action required.
A-426-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-547-1997*On 9/25/97 I received a call from the South Portland Fire Department requesting that I respond to the Southern Maine Technical College for an oral thermomoter break.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I recovered the spilled Mercury with Mercury sorbent and removed the broken thermometer.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
B-496-1997*In the summer of 1996 the Me. DEP and the Me. Board of Pesticide Control held a joint operation to recover and dispose of old or obsolete pesticides from a list of known owners.  At the end of the pickup period a few people had not brought in the materials.  In 1997 another joint operation was organized and my supervisor requested that I do what I could to see that the outstanding pesticides were recovered and disposed of.

I contacted Mrs. Butler and learned that she still had the 40 pounds of blueberry dust listed on the Board of Pesticide Control.  In addition, she'd like to get rid of it.  Since she hadn't brought it in the year before as requested I offered to pick it up (learning that the pesticide was called Trithion, a carbophenothion), stored it in our hazardous materials storage building and later loaded it on a Board of Pesticide truck which hauled it to Augusta where it was shipped out through a licensed hazardous waste hauler.
B-527-2000*B-527-2000
09/26/2000 18:20

     A call came through on the 1-800 number stating that a vehicle was involved in an accident about a mile off the end of Route 9 in Baileyville.  It was stated that Baileyville fire personnel had already cleaned up a 3-5 gallon spill of gasoline.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-27-1999* An overfill of a customer's gasoline tank resulted in the release of about nine gallons of gasoline onto the pavement. This occurred at the Waterville Puffin Stop located at 94 Pleasant St.
 The Waterville F.D. responded and cleaned up the spill with pads. I spoke with the store manager and asked him to store the pads in a plastic bag until I could pick them up later. Bart Newhouse picked them up at a later date. No further action will be nessesary.
A-711-2000*The R-9 pulp dryer had a gasket failure which caused lube oil to leak to a containment area beneath the dryer.  A drop in pressure caused a second pump to kick in which then triggered a hydraulic hose line to rupture spilling more oil.  Oil overflowed the containment area, and escaped to the sewer. 100 gallons is estimated to have reached the sewer based on the capacity of the containment, and the volume of oil lost from the dryer.  The total spill released was 300 gallons.  The gasket was replaced and the machine restarted.  I did not conduct a site visit to the mill to confirm the discharge area, however, we are planning to visit the mill as a group of Responders in the near future, and will observe the site of the spill.  Mead's report is attached for reference.
A-311-1998*A tenant in an old farm called the Pesticide Control Board when he felt that his water was killing plants in the house.  He was concerned that reports that an old shed had been bulldozed while still full of pesticides were true.  Before he provided us with the location, his real estate agent had the well-tested and reported Simazine in the well.  Simazine was used for fruit trees, and an orchard is reported to have been on the property.

I visited the site with Henry Jennings of the Pesticide Control Board and a geologist from Maine Geologic Survey on July 23, 1998.  The former farm was part of the Herbert Coohon Estate.  No crops had been grown in more than 6 years.  We found no visual evidence of pesticide storage or disposal at the site.  There were no fruit trees nearby.  The area is sandy.   We sampled the well and three sites near the well that could have been contaminated by pesticides.  See attached site plan.  Henry reported that no Simazine was found in any of the samples.  We had taken two water samples.  The lab in Orono reported none detected, but the HETL wasn't able to complete it's testing.  A resample was conducted in November and again no Simazine was detected.

No further action is anticipated.
A-561-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional information.  No further action is anticipated.
P-270-1997*On May 20, 1997 I was contacted by Julie Dutremble.  Ms. Dutremble owns a home at 3 Green Needle Drive in Ogunquit.  Each spring an odor arises from a storm drain that discharges into her yard.  I investigated the drain as I did last year about this time and found the same things occurring.  There was iron bacteria around the drain producing the odor.  Last year I had investigated a nearby gas station to ensure it was not responsible for the problem.  I believe the odor is due to normal urban spring run-off.  I contacted DOT who owns the storm drain and made them aware of the problem.  I also checked the final outfall of this drain into the river and found no indication of any petroleum release.  No further action.
P-135-1996*By the time I arrived at the site, Portland Public Works had placed sand down on the discharged diesel.  The discharge was caused by a fuel line that became loose.  The sand was left in-place until later (to absorb remaining oil), when it was to be swept up and spread on the access road to the Portland landfill.  No further action required.
B-61-1999*Junior hoodlum Justin Faulkingham, aged 12, and two female accomplices, with time on their hands, decided to test the slash resistant qualities of the discharge hose on a skid tank at Cherryfield Foods' farm center.  Gentleman that he is, little Justin offered the girls first crack at the hose, but seeing that they weren't strong enough to accomplish the crime, manfully stepped into the breach himself.  A few slashes with a knife swiped from his mother's kitchen, and oil was soon spewing everywhere.

The dirty deed happened after school on Friday, but was not noticed 'til Sunday.  Criminal mastermind that he is, Justin folded immediately under questioning from a Deputy Sheriff and admitted culpability.

Cherryfield Foods hired Clean Harbors to do the clean up;  because of the dry weather during that  period, the off-road diesel did not flow off site, but was trapped in the soil and ditch adjacent to the farm center access road.  CH built a weir dam to hold the oil in the ditch for recovery.  Contaminated soil was treated on site.
B-384-1997*7/19/97 @ 1420

Ellwell Hicks of Dead River called to report a small spill of #2 fuel from a reportedly defective tank at the residence of Jenny Seekins on the Canoe Club Road.  Approximately 10 gallons leaked from a pin hole on the 275 gallon tank onto the basement floor.  It was later discovered that some of the oil was lost to a crack in the floor and underlying perimeter drain.  Some of the oil traveled through a drain to a ditch about 40 feet away.  The drain was subsequently flushed to trap residual oil in sorbent material. The ditch was then monitored for a couple of days. It is believed that most of the oil was recovered.  It may be noted that they are served by a public water supply.  No further action is expected.
A-375-1998*No site visit made.  Ms. Cromette called as she felt that the tank was unexpectedly empty.  There was no odor or staining near the tank.  The fuel line is buried.  Peter Chamberland of Pauls Plumbing and Heating was called to check the line.  He reports that the line was OK, but the fuel gauge was faulty.  Ms. Cromette was advised of the need to make several upgrades for her AST.  No further action is expected.
P-929-2001*On 11/10/01 I received a call from Martha Wall of Downeast Energy reporting a small tank overfill at a customers residence.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
B-439-2000*Mrs. James O'Connor called to report that a 275 AST in her basement had leaked as a result of a corrosion hole. Dead River Oil Company was on scene and was cleaning it up. She reported that the oil had stayed on the concrete and had not reached any drains. She said that it was remarkably odor free. I did not go to the site. No action necessary.
P-4-2001*The fill pipe broke in the process of the delivery.  The threaded portion of pipe broke and a small amount (less than 5 gals) spilled to the snow.  It was removed by the Jenkins Fuel staff and transported to the shop to be separated for disposal.  There was a slight sheen on some vegetation beneath the fill pipe (which will be addressed in the spring should it be an issue) according to statements made by A.M. Jenkins. No further actions are required at this time.

No DEP funds were used and the clean up was done to the Department's satisfaction.
P-16-1999*On 1/13/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Wells Police Department reporting a tractor trailer truck accident on Rt. 109 in Wells.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the truck involved had spilled approximately 75 gallons of diesel fuel.  The Wells Fire Department had placed sorbent pads on the spilled material.  I picked up the spent pads and asked that the area be sanded.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 16, 1999
A-14-1996*Received a call from Diane Alexader of C.N. Brown that
there had been a small spill at the bulk plant in Rockland. She reported that a transproter had overfilled a bulk tank. Approximately 30 gallons was spilled out the vent. Approximately 10 gallons was sprayed to the ground and about 20 gallons was caught by the dike. Seacoast Ocean Services was hired to clean up the site. The product in the dike was recovered. Approximately 2 cy of contaminated soil was transported by Seacoast to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
B-704-1999*On 11/3/99 Vaughn Thibodeau requested documentation for a UST removal that he had been hired to do.  He indicated that he had talked with Bob Randall, but that Bob was on vacation.  We agreed on the following day (11/4/1999).  When I arrived the tank had been taken from the ground.  The bottom of the hole gave a clean bag head- space test.  The hole was into moist, well consolidated clay.  The tank had pin holes in its' bottom, but it had been pumped out years ago and there was no sign of contamination.    Webber Oil had arranged to have Thibodeau do the removal.  My guess is that Webber was able to get their customers a good proce.  Notice that B-705-99 was a UST removal adjacent to this one.  Both were removed on the same morning-11/4/99.

P-341-2000*Drums abandoned in sand pit.  Lab analysis confirmed non hazardous.  Liquid recycled.  Soil from spillage around drums disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.  No further action warranted.
A-352-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-267-1997*The police reported that a car and motorcycle had tangled at the Machias/E. Machias town line resulting in an estimated loss of 5 gallons of gasoline.  The fire dept. was on scene and wanted direction.  As the weather was hot and dry I advised them to spread sand on it and allow it to evaporate; if they had any questions or problems, they were to contact me.  As I heard nothing further, I assume that it worked out alright.
B-618-2000*B-618-2000
11/20/2000 11:50

     Lawrence Greenfield, concerned resident on the Thorton Road in Bangor, called to report that he was instructed by Dead River Oil personnel to call this office about his oil spill.  Speaking with Mr. Greenfield he stated that about 2 gallons leaked onto his concrete pad from a small corrosion hole on his outside tank.
     I later received a call from Dead River oil verifying the situation.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were involved.
A-345-2000* The Knox County Sheriff's Office reported a release of oil, perhaps diesel, along route 17. An officer followed the slick from the intersection of Rt. 17 and 90 westerly until he got to Mirror  Lake. At this time he reported back to the S.O. and they called the DEP.
 I made a site visit ASAP and found no evidence of oil along this highway. Heavy rains had occurred while the Officer was following the oil slick.  Therefore, by the time I arrived all of the evidence had disappeared. No further action will be required.
P-64-1998*   On 4/17/98 Portland Code Enforcement Officers requested DEP to meet them onsite to help investigate excessive sheen they noted running off Ryder's lot and into the storm drain system with the day's rain.
   I met Ms. Amy Powers onsite about 1430 hrs and noted a light sheen running down the lot, no recoverable oil.  There was no obvious source, only typical runnoff of parking lots contaminated with oil drips off vehicles.  Deeming nothing could be done to stop or pick-up the sheen, we agreed to no possible further action at the time.

S G Brezinski, DEP BRWM
P-42-1998*See attached NRC report.
A-644-1998*Mr. Silva had a gas tank leak on his fuel truck over a three week period. He lost an unknown amount of fuel, but estimated it at 20 gallons. He replaced the tank after he noticed a strange taste in his water. About 2 weeks later his well ran dry from a faulty toilet tank valve. When his well refilled, he noticed a large amount of sediment in the water, but the taste and odor was not present. He called the DEP in an effort to get his water tested. I had him dig up the area where the leak was and move the soil to an area on his land away from any neighbors. It was mixed with manure. No MTBE was detected in the sample.
B-569-1999*B-569-99
Baileyville

Tuesday September 14, 1999			1000

Mary Johnson, of the Portland DEP office phoned to have me make contact with Mr. Jay Bowdoin (427-4005), of Georgia-Pacific Paper Company in Baileyville.

Mr. Bowdoin reports that they have an oil sheen in the St. Croix River at the non-contact cooling water outfall.  He said he is not as yet sure of the source of the oil, but mill personnel will be checking to find the source of the oil spill.

At 1405 I received a call from Brad Kelso of Georgia-Pacific.  Mr. Kelso said the oil was coming from the #6 air compressor oil cooler as it was leaking oil.  A light sheen is visible  but ceased around 1357.  He later said that # 7 oil cooler was leaking oil.

According to Jake Ward, Brad Kelso sent me the following information concerning the oil sheen:

09-14-99 Sheen on river from oil cooler on air compressor, sheen ceased.

09-15-99 Sheen came back

09-17-99 Another sheen 1' by 20' in area.

Brad Kelso said he has not yet resolved the sheening problem from their oil coolers.  The mill is still replacing the units and looking for reasons.
A-394-1997*A motor oil discharge was reported on Red Water Brook.  Pond scum was found.
P-684-1999*On 9/21/99 I received a call from Bob Gordon of Gould equipment reporting a small spill at their facility.  Five gallons of heating oil spilled from a tank truck undergoing repairs at their facility due to a loose fitting.  The oil spilled onto pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
P-292-1998*On 06/30/98 Paul Thompson of SUN Environmental reported contamination found at a tank removal at the Jameson School in Old Orchard Beach.  On 07/01/98 Stephen Flannery stopped by, confirmed that there was contamination and returned to the office to get the paperwork.  I agreed to take over the case when we returned to the site.  I filled out a decision tree with Steve's help and we determened that they should only remove enough soil to put in the new tanks, buildings and utility poles were all around.  I oversaw the excavation and disposal of 17 trucks of fuel oil contaminated soil and 1 truck of contaminated concrete.  A total of 492 tons of contaminated soil and 348 gallons of oily water was removed.  I believe extensive contamiation was left behind because it was unaccessable to the excavator.  No further action is required at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
July 16, 1998
B-42-2001*B-42-2001
02/08/2001 13:30

     Al Vollner of the Bar Harbor Water Company called to report that they suffered a chlorine leak about a week ago and were just getting around to reporting it to the Department.  It was stated that approximately 2 pounds of the corrosive, poisonous gas was lost to the atmosphere when a worker failed to completely close a valve on a cylinder.  The incident occurred at their facility on Eagle Lake off Route 233.  The worker was reportedly exposed to the chlorine and taken to the hospital for observation.  No other affects were reported.  I explained to Mr. Vollner that it would behoove him to get these things reported in a timely manner.

A-169-2005*Nick Vanvliet contacted this office to report odor from a basement AST spill.  Nick is currently on disability, but had worked for a cleanup contractor in the past and knew about DEP spill reporting and cleanup procedures.  The spill was in an elderly relative's (Hoskins) home.  It was reported that approx. 1 year ago the basement AST developed a corrosion leak.  An oil burner tech was hired who replaced the tank.  No spill was reported at that time.  The owner of the home and tank (Hoskins) is reportedly in a nursing home.  Her daughter, (McCarty) lives in the home and has power of attorney/guardian/conservator of Ms. Hoskins affairs.  I made a site visit and met Mrs. McCarty.  The basement is dirt floor and the old tank had leaked enough to cause discoloration of the soil and odor was in evidence.  I contracted with Clean Harbors to move the oil tank, remove the contaminated soil, and replace clean fill.  Russell Savage, burner tech, was hired to re-connect the tank to the burner.
Clean Harbors completed the work on 5/11/05.  Contaminated material was brought to Pine Tree landfill.  I mailed an inability to pay form to Ms. McCarty to complete for DEP accounts.  No further action is expected.
B-289-2005*ON 5/22/05, 2100 HOURS, STEVE MITCHEL OF BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A TWO GALLON SPILL OF JET FUEL.  THEY CLEANED IT UP WITH PADS.  IT TOOK THIRTY PADS TO DO IT, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE WATER PUDDLES SPREAD THE SPILL OVER A LARGE AREA.  THE PADS WENT TO BIA'S WASTE STREAM.
A-656-2004*On November 18, 2004, Maine DEP Response Services received an anonymous complaint reporting a leaking diesel fuel tank on property owned by Norman Veilleux.  The property is located at 180 Middle Road, Augusta, an area not served by municipal water.  Mr. Veilleux has been using the property to store equipment, road salt and excavate sand.

Maine DEP staff contacted the City of Augusta, Code Enforcement Division to enquire about the use of the property.  The Code Enforcement Officer informed DEP staff that the City of Augusta was preparing a court case against Mr. Veilleux for multiple code violations, including erecting a structure at 180 Middle Road without a permit and excavating sand without a permit.  Maine DEP staff subsequently made a site visit and found a very slow leak from the valve at one end of a mobile AST.  The condition of the tank and dispensing equipment was poor.  An estimated 3 - 5 gallons of oil may have leaked from the valve.

Maine DEP staff contacted Norman Veilleux, informed him of the leak and that the tank was out of compliance.  Mr. Veilleux agreed to pump the tank and remove it from service.  Maine DEP staff made a later site visit and confirmed the tank was empty and out of service.  Maine DEP staff also notified, by telephone, the State Fire Marshal's Office to inform them of an unregistered AST diesel tank.

No further action is expected.
B-291-2005*On 5/23/05, 1745 hours, Bret Kreigh (USCG in Belfast) reported a sunken vessel at Hulls Cove in Bar Harbor.  He gave me the name and cell phone number of the owner (Tim Proulx, 944-1176), but he didn't have more details, because he had not been to the scene.  I wasn't able to contact the owner right off, but talked with the Harbor Master, Charlie Phippen, 288-5571.  Charlie said the boat was swamped, but still floating at its mooring.  There was no oil spillage observed.  On 5/25/05, I talked to the owner (Tim Proulx), who said everything was good.  The fill and vent pipes were always above water and the system was tight.
P-101-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Thurs. 2/3/05: DEP received a call from Topsham Fire Dept. (TFD) regarding a diesel discharge from a commercial tractor trailer from Interstate Rt. 295 to the Topsham Fair Mall.  Oil was discharged in several locations as the truck drove around and stopped several times.

INITIAL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Spill Location 1: En route to the site I followed a trail of oil up Rt. 95 from about Falmouth Exit 10 to Topsham Exit 32 (former Exit 24); 22 miles long.  [Mr. Chormovas stated that on the highway in Falmouth he had run over an object ripping off the fuel crossover line, stopped by the Village candle to fix the leak but could not, then drove to Home Depot where he was to deliver his load.]
	Spill Location 2: I arrived onsite about 0800 and met with Fire Chief Brillant in front corner of the Village Candle store, the first significant leak location.  Here the truck driver had stopped and attempted to fix the leak but could not, then covered the paving and oil leak with snow.  A Topsham fire fighter just happening to be there, noted this infraction and reported it to TFD, who in turn notified State Police and DEP.  This contaminated area was about 8' x 20' in size and included some free product in places.
	Spill Location 3: On following the fuel trail on the road, we found the offending tractor & driver behind the Home Depot store (see attached site sketch).   Here there was more diesel leakage on the asphalt paving where the driver finally stopped.  Topsham Police were holding the truck.
	The two locations the truck stopped were in need of formal clean-up and disposal of oily waste & debris before the oil washed away into soil and storm drains.  The property owners of both locations insisted on clean-up to reduce their potential liability.  The diesel spills also may significantly degrade the asphalt paving.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	The roadway off the highway, Rt. 196 and Topsham Fair Mall Rd. were judged to be best sanded and the sand left in place to reduce slipperiness and resulting traffic hazards.  I felt is was not necessary to sand Rt. 295.
	Home Depot workers had put pails under the leaking saddle tank and spread sorbents.  Greeley's of Auburn responded to repair the truck's crossover.  Due to the driver's unfamiliarity with oil spill response and contractors, etc. he gave me the okay to hire a clean-up contractor and to have his insurance company (Cargo Transport Co.) billed.  I called Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES) who arrived about 0930, shovelled up & drummed oiled snow and sorbents at both mall locations, and drummed pails of diesel.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	State Police inspected the truck and I understand initiated a fine [see attached Dept. Public Safety report].
2.	At this time the spill is understood to be clean to state satisfaction, though the paving may be damaged and in need of patching.
3.	3/3/05: I spoke with Nancy with Cargo Transport	Co. who explained that they were not an insurance company but had brokered the delivery to Home Depot.  She stated that Cargo Transport had paid the driver's fine, and requested I send Clean harbor's invoice for $21,196 directly to them for payment.  I faxed a copy and mailed the original.
4.	Cargo Transport, Village Candle and Home Deport all requested copies of this DEP report.  If Cargo Transport does not cover the CHES invoices than DEP agreed to cover the CHES invoices and seek reimbursement against the RP's.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-51-2005*Because of past environmental indiscretions, Lin-Cor Environmental is required to notify the DEP when they set up to crush cars at a given junkyard.  On the 25th of January, word was forwarded from DEP's Augusta Office that Lin-Cor would be crushing at Hannington's in Milford on the 27th.

As it turned out, Lin-Cor was actually crushing vehicles at LAPOINTE'S JUNKYARD, in ORONO,  currently being leased by Will Hannington of Milford.

January 27 dawned cold, more than 20 degrees below zero.   I had another complaint to attend to in Guilford and it being so cold, I surmised that Lin-Cor probably would have trouble starting their diesels.  Therefore, I did not appear at Lapointe's until after 1300.  The Lin-Cor crew was just wrapping up; about 100 cars had been crushed, wrapped in plastic netting and set on poly.  A driver was there to take the crusher to the next junkyard in Lamoine.

During the crushing operation, a small amount of gasoline had been inadvertently spilled to the ground.  When I arrived, Lin-Cor people were shovelling it up into a plastic bucket.

I had quite a long discussion with Perry Lapointe's son, who's leased the yard to Will Hannington.  He said that by the end of the summer of 2005, all the tires and a majority of the junk vehicles will be gone from the yard.

P-107-2005*
SUMMARY
	1/28/05: Late afternoon report by Fill-It-Up-Please company regarding a 1-gallon spill of gasoline while a testing company was calibrating equipment.  I believe the calibrations were part of an investigation in 3000-gallons of missing fuel as described in report P-34-05.  Dispenser#1, UR product leaked due to a cracked filter.  Cleaned up by tester.  I notified Ms. Raquel Ross of DEP Oil Enforcement Unit.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-767-2004*
SUMMARY
	Sat. 9/6/04: report thru state police by William Harwood of small gasoline spill at this retail UST facility where the clerk reported to have told him there was no clean-up required, and the facility would not shut down a defective #8 dispenser #8.  Though under the 10-gal notification limit, state rules do require a clean-up and logging.  No information as to how much product may have seeped to soil through joints & cracks in the pavement.
	On Mon. 9/8/05, I referred this to DEP tanks unit.  See also P-508-02, P-425-96 and P-587-95 for further site information.

S G Brezinski
P-764-2004*
SUMMARY
	Thurs. 9/2/04 report of small #2 oil discharge onto the ship's deck and into Fore River during transfer of fuel from the T/V VANGUARD to the bulk AST's of Global Terminal.  Response by Clean Harbors and by USCG MSO.  No DEP response at the time.  No clean-up of oil in water possible.

S G Brezinski
P-87-2003*Received a call regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 73 Songo School Road, Naples, ME.  The problem was uncovered when the residence realized they had no heat.  Heavy ice and snow fell off the roof damaging both the tank and fire-o-matic releasing anywhere between 150 to 200 gallons of kerosene (K-1).

I responded to the report and made the following observations:

	The tank was located behind the house inaccessible to heavy equipment;

	The well was located approximately 100' down gradient from the discharge, close to the main road and driveway.  The well has a depth of approximately 200'.  The homeowner was not certain of its depth, and there were no markings on the well cap; and

	There were no vapor issues within the property.

I contracted Clean Harbors to conduct the clean-up.  A plan was devised to first remove snow, so the area could be accessed for removal of the tank, and contaminated snow and soil.  An area in front of the property would also be cleared in the event that a temporary tank was required.  Next, we would remove clean snow from around the tank, and remove the tank from the area, and then vacuumed contaminated snow and soil.  1/3/2003, was spent removing clean snow and moving the damaged tank out of the way.  Considering the condition of the tank, it was decided to replace the tank with a new one.

On 1/4/2003, with the tank out of the way, and all the clean snow removed, we started removing contaminated snow and soil.  A limit amount of contaminated snow was removed, suggesting that most of the oil migrated into the soils.  A 6" layer of detritus containing tree roots and large amount of stone was encountered beneath the snow.  Also limiting the extent of the excavation, were the supports for the building and an attached porch.  The oil appeared to have migrated laterally, following the roots.  Beneath the layer of detritus was a layer of fine silty sand, void of rock.  The soil did not appear to be saturated, but was impacted.  We dug down to a depth between 4' and 5' feet, until the excavation became unsafe.  Nether ground water or saturated soils were encountered.  Near the end of the excavation, heavy rains forced oil into the hole.  The oil was possible being displaced by the rain in the root system.  Sorbent pads were placed in the hole over night to collect oil that might accumulated.

On 1/5/2003, we returned to the site to back fill the hole and to check on the amount of oil/water that had collected in the excavation.  A small amount of oil had collected on the sorbents, but not enough to warrant leaving the hole opened.  We backed filled the area, so that a new tank could be installed.  I informed Ms. Beaulieu that I would return in the spring to obtain a water sample, and if she noticed any differences in her water or experienced any vapor issues within the building, before then, to contact me.

On 5/28/2003, I returned to the site and obtained a water sample, that later tested negative for any petroleum.  I again informed Ms. Beaulieu if there were any issues with her water or vapors in the building, to contact me.

As of January of 2005, I have not heard anything from Ms. Beaulieu.


P-764-2003*Received a call from the Maine State Police stating that they were at the property of Joseph Ellingwood, 156 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris, ME, due to a confrontation.  The confrontation escalated into the apprehension of Mr. Ellingwood and a search of the property, where explosives and chemicals where encountered, and they were requesting assistance.

When I arrived, the state police were still waiting for the search warrant, so they could legally search the property and remove any explosives and hazardous chemicals.   The officers that entered the building to apprehended Mr. Ellingwood and conduct an initial search of the property stated that they had observed several small container of various chemicals, gallon containers of acids and miscellaneous other types of chemicals.

After the search warrant was obtained, I entered the property with the State Police bomb squad and Federal ATF.  My initial search was short, because the tear gas used to apprehend Mr. Ellingwood was still strong within the building, but I was able to ascertain that most of the chemicals appeared to be from a laboratory with the largest quantities being acids and peroxides.  While we waited for the tear gas to dissipate, an officer went to the jail to ask Mr. Ellingwood where he had stashed the explosives and what all the chemicals were for.  He told them where they could find the explosives, and that he obtained the chemicals from a out of business laboratory.   He uses chemicals as a hobby.

After completing a survey of the the chemicals on the property and discussing the situation with my supervisor, Jon Woodard, it was determined that the only chemicals to be removed from the property would be the mercury and peroxides.  The mercury was removed for obvious reasons, and the peroxides were removed, because they had the potential of becoming unstable or being used as explosives.

The peroxides were destroyed with the explosives in the Town of Paris' gravel pit, which I was present for (very impressive).  The mercury was transported to the Portland office and disposed of  through the Department's mercury disposal program.


B-86-2005*On 2/14/05, I received a report of a 3 gallon spill of Jet fuel on the Avitat ramp.  The spill occurred on 2/13/05, at 2130 and was caused by venting of the aircraft.  The airport crew was able to recover all of the spilled product from the runway by using absorbent pads.  The absorbent pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
I-32-2005*A John T. Noble tank truck broke a hose while delivering to the Daigle Oil Co. bulk plant in Houlton.

No one actually stated how the spill happened other than the hose broke during delivery. But the most likely cause since this has happen twice this winter, is the Driver is turning on the pump before he opens the valve that flows the product to the tank. The pump pressure would be dead heading against the valve, building the hose pressure to that of the pumps capability.

Spill was cleaned up by Noble personnel.


P-702-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sat. 8/30/03 @ 1124 hrs. report by Lebanon Fire Dept. thru York Cty Sherfiff of auto accident with the loss if 15 to 20 gals. of gasoline to the property of Joel Dockman.  An auto belonging to Nicholas Colby reported to have gone off the road and into a horse pasture of the Dockman's ripping its fuel tank open on a rock.

SITE VISIT AND ASSESSMENT
	9/3/03: No word or required notification from responsible party regarding clean-up.  Met onsite by Mr. Dockman's daughter.  Rural residential area on private wells.  Two wells within 300' of discharge calling for Stringent Clean-Up Goal of the gasoline discharge.  The discharge was in a depression of a field and all the gaso. soaked into the soil.  Prompt contaminated-soil removal was deemed the first action to protect the drinking water.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Mon. 9/5/03, I had not heard from the RP or insurance carrier reporting the discharge as required nor regarding clean-up of the discharge.  With Mr. Dockman's verbal approval for the DEP to precede with soil removal, I contacted CAB Services.  I found Mr. Colby had an unlisted phone number in Milton, NH so I sent a letter on 9/8/03 advising him of DEP plans (see attached letter).
	Tues. 9/9/03, I met tow workers from CAB onsite.  No one from Mr. Dockman's family was at home.  Sandy & rocky soil to a depth of 2.5' over an approx. 10' x 8' area (see photos) was excavated.  Corrected bag-headspace PID values of 1500-ppm were documented in the most contaminated area.  A moderate odor of gaso. was in the air as we excavated.  At 2.5' bg we encountered groundwater.  On the west side was light gasoline sheen on the groundwater.
	CAB was to replace the removed soil with new, clean fill, add 6" of topsoil and hay to curb erosion.  Invoices from CAB and ARC to be sent directly to Maine DEP for payment and later reimbursement unless Colby's accident insurance assumes direct payment instead.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	It is recommended that Mr. Dockman's well be put on QM for GRO analysis (see attached form) for a minimum of a year of ND results.
b)	I believe that the majority of the gasoline discharge has been removed though there are minor levels of contam. likely remaining.  The most significant concern is dissolved gasoline and MTBE components that may potentially threaten the area drinking-water wells.
c)	Reimbursement for remedial expenses and QM should be recovered from the responsible party.  See attached documents & invoices.
d)	As of 09/10/03, this prohibited discharge has not been reported to Maine DEP as is required by the responsible party(ies) (the auto owner & operator in this case).
e)	Further DEP actions may be necessary pending QM analysis results of the area wells.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to Mr. Dockman and to Mr. Colby, and to DEP Tech Services as needed.

UPDATE, 2/14/05
	Following 8/14/04 confirmation of MTBE rising from 9-ppb to 15-ppb I e-mailed DEP Tech Services regarding further evaluation.  On 2/14/05, DEP Geologist Hahn advised continued QM to see how the contamination trends.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

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I-33-2005*02-03-05 - A hydraulic collector fitting failed on the oldest loader in the facility.
The spill was cleaned up with sawdust fines. The fines were burned in the on-site boiler.
B-88-2005*2.15.05 Received a report from Aroostook County Sheriff's Office regarding the subject's truck that crashed into an unnamed brook along Route 1, one mile north of Black's Store.  A light sheen was reported coming from the front of the vehicle and may have been wheel bearing or steering linkage grease.  No recovery was feasible.

file/report.
A-74-2005*The Mountain View Jr. High School (MSAD #3) reported an AST leak outside one of the "portable" classrooms at the school on February 15, 2005.  The fitting between the filter and the tank fractured causing an estimated 200 gallons of K-1 to be discharged to the ground.  The failure occurred in spite of the filter protector fitted to the end of the tank.

Maine DEP staff investigated the site and planned an excavation to commence and be completed during the winter school vacation.  McGee Construction was hired by Maine DEP to excavate the site.  A total of 192.33 tons of contaminated soil were removed to complete the clean up to "stringent" standards.  Free product was found up to 6 feet below grade during the excavation.  The maximum excavation depth was approximately 7 feet and coincided with the top of the water table.

MSAD #3 is already testing the school well water regularly for DRO and will continue to do so.  The site drinking water well is an estimated 1000 feet from this AST spill site.

No further action is expected by Response Services.
A-692-2004*Richard Fournier, 26 Wing Lane, Cornville, reported his neighbor (and son-in-law) vandalized the supply line from his AST to the heating appliance early in the morning of December 18, 2004.  An estimated 80 gallons of K-1 was spilled to snow and soil.  The Cornville Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean-up some of the free product.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site on December 18, 2004, and found a large area under the snow to be contaminated with K-1.  Mr. Fournier's water supply is less than 100 feet from the spill and is a dug well.  In addition, less than 30 feet from the spill is a marshy area.  Mr. Founier applied to the AST Insurance Fund to cover the clean up expenses.

Cleaning up the site necessitated the removal of the shed where the AST was located and excavation of 81.16 tons of contaminated soil, which was transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  McGee Construction was hired by Maine DEP to excavate and transport the contaminated soils.  The clean up was very successful with a very small quantity remaining under on corner of the house concrete slab.

Owing to the proximity of the well, the site has been referred to Maine DEP Division of Technical Services.  Pat Seaward has been assigned the case and has taken an initial DRO water sample.

No further action by Maine DEP Response Services is expected.
P-132-2005*The commissioner's office received a call from a disgruntled customer of Falmouth Exxon, Reg # 3652, Rt 1, Falmouth because her vehicle was disabled by water contaminated gasoline.,  Apparently, a number of people suffered the same affliction.  Falmouth Exxon discontinued pumping gas and Simard was notified and arrived shortly thereafter.  Initial assessment of the situation attributed the issue to surface water intrusion.  An update from Simard later that afternoon confirmed that suspicion.  The vapor recovery adapter cap for the Plus tank was submersed in water.  The approximate 100 gallons remaining in the 3000 gal tank was pumped out by Clean Harbors that evening.  The Unl and Super tanks checked out OK.  No further action necessary.
I-34-2005*A hydraulic leak was reported and cleaned up by the crew on-site.
A-77-2005*An oil delivery truck owned by C.N. Brown discharged an estimated 2-3 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the driver and ground when the house disconnected at the hose reel on the truck.  The incident occurred at KVSS Properties, 354 Windsor Neck Road, Windsor on February 16, 2005.  C.N. Brown personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  The truck was taken out of service by C N Brown for repairs and the driver was allowed to change his clothes and take a shower...using soap and water.

Maine DEP staff did not make site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-78-2005*A customer vehicle fuel tank leaked a reported 1/4 gallon of gasoline to pavement at the Big Apple, 33 Elm Street, Waterville on February 16, 2005.  C N Brown personnel used Speedi-Dri (a sorbent material) to clean up the spilled gasoline.  The area is served by municipal water.  The customer name was not reported by C N Brown to Maine DEP.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.
B-89-2005*On 2/16/05, I received a report of a spill of approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled on the snow and ice covered sidewalk on Franklin Street in Bangor.  The spill was caused by a damaged hydraulic line from a sidewalk snowplow.  The operator of the snowplow hit a concrete wall damaging the hydraulic line.  The product puddled on the sidewalk and was contained by snow that the operator piled around it.

I arrived on scene moments later and assisted the operator and foreman in padding the free product with absorbent pads.  We then began shoveling all of the contaminated snow into bags.  After the snow and free product was collected, we began chipping up all of the contaminated ice and bagging that as well.

All of the snow and ice was taken back to the city's garage to be melted.  The remaining product was padded off of the water.  The water was discharged to the city's treatment facility.
P-33-2005*A parked tank trailer developed a leak, presumably from a shrunken gasket, that discharged approximately five gallons of #2 fuel to a parking lot in South Portland.  Spilled product encountered snow and ice.  It was raining rather heavily so the parking lot was pretty well rinsed.  A speedy dry berm was created upon spill discovery which did contain most of the oil.  All contaminated materials were removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-121-2005*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that gasoline had been found around the spill bucket of one of their UST's at the Gray Service area.  Apparently, due to ongoing construction there was a much longer distance from where the tank trucks park while making deliveries to the tanks' fill pipes.  We believe because of this, a C N Brown delivery driver was sloppy when disconnecting after he finished his delivery and the gas that remained in the hose spilled out onto the ground by the fill.  The Turnpike hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to come out and clean up the gas that was contained in the snow and ice.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-122-2005*
	Report of small AST overfill out tank vent during fuel delivery by DEE.  The customer decided not to immediately return home so that DEE could get in and check the basement for oil leakage.  I understand that later that evening Mr. Wilson came home and reported no oil discharged to the basement (i.e. out the tank top).  No DEP visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-128-2005*On February 2, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of transformer oil were discharged as a result of a snow plow dislodging a transformer from its pole.  Some of the contents of the transformer discharged to the plow truck and surrounding snow.  Rags were used to remove the oil from the truck and the impacted snow was removed.

Refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-131-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting one of their customers had a loose filter that had leaked about a quart of oil onto their basement floor.  The oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-133-2005*Discharge of diesel fuel due to overfill of saddle tank on truck.  Discharge was limited to paved parking lot.  Brockway Smith called contractor (Clean Harbors) and product as well as contaminated snow were removed.  I inspected the area and did not observe any storm drains and was convinced the discharge was limited to the immediate area.
P-134-2005*A tractor trailer operated by Atlantic Pacific Transport was involved in a collision on the turnpike in Biddeford.  The tractor ended up on top of the median guard rail and actually slid down it approximately fifty feet.  This caused the saddle tanks to be ripped open and discharge their contents.  We were experiencing a warm spell so the product that was dumped onto the snow and ice in the median flowed with moving water down to a storm drain then crossed underneath the northbound lane into a small stream below the snow.  A number of different methods were used to pickup spilled product.  Working from the point of discharge to the extent of its travel: Contaminated snow and ice were excavated and speedy dry was applied to the roadway.  Sorbent pads lined the median to the storm drain.  Pads and boom were placed around the storm drain and its outfall to catch still moving product.  Four sorbent boom dams were installed from the outfall the exclusion zone to deal with product traveling along the stream but below the snow.  The boom dams and those placed around the storm drain were left intact through the following day to ensure complete recovery and all methods utilized were successful.
A-280-2004* On 5-16-2004 the Waterville Fire Dept. called to report a Haz. Mat incident at an apartment building on College Ave. A 5 year old child knocked over a "glass globe", also known as a fire fighting grenade. This object contained carbon tetrachloride. The globe broke and created a gaseous cloud. The mother of the child carried him to a relatives apartment located in the same building, and they placed the adult and child in the shower. At the same time 911 was called. The Fire Dept. responded and evacuated the apartment building and send all effected persons to the Hospital for decon and treatment. A decon station was set up by the Fire Dept., at the hospital. It was at this time that the DEP was notified. I arrived on site and went over the situation with the Fire Dept.
 I called Clean Harbors to assist in the clean up. They arrived a short time later and removed some carpeting and washed and wiped the effected area. They also ventilated the room. All the tenants were housed at a different location for the evening.
 Within the next few days I used a summa canister to collect an air sample for analysis. This canister was placed on the floor in the area of the television set. Lab analysis later determined the air borne levels to be 17 ug/m3 or (2.7 ppbV). This level is much lower than the DHS recommended level of 0.2 mg/m3 or (0.03pm).
 So it appears that the air is once again livable in Apt. # 6. Clean Harbors was hired by the DEP to do the initial site emergency cleanup and to dispose of the drums of solid and liquid waste. The liquid waste was generated by the decon process at the Maine General Hospital, Thayer campus.
P-137-2005*UST found during water line construction.  Waiver was granted for its removal.  Some contamination was encountered during the removal, however I did not require any soil removal.  The contractor, however opted to remove some soil due to the construction issues.

No further action is anticipated.
P-64-2005*The piping that connects the tank of a peddle truck to the hose reel failed in the driveway of a garage in Portland discharging approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel to the driveway, lawn, and flowing stream 15ft away.  The discharge occurred during the fill so when the driver returned to the truck, there was product everywhere.  Sorbent pads were immediately applied to the puddle below the truck and along the cement driveway.  What flowed across the snow covered lawn and into the stream was deemed unrecoverable.  Clean Harbors responded and scraped contaminated snow and ice from the afflicted 20-30 sq ft piece of property and surprisingly, very minimal product (if any at all) was left behind. Public water and sewer so no issues there.
P-1118-2004*Received a call from Jeffrey Tate, formally of 23 Pike Street, Biddeford, ME, that he was informed by his realtor, Cheryl Filliger of Signature Reality, there had been an oil discharge at the property next door at 25 Pike Street.  He stated that it looked like someone had removed a tank from the basement and either dumped or spilled the contents on the ground, which subsequently ended up running down his driveway.

I followed-up on Mr. Tate's complaint and found an oil spill adjacent to the basement door of 25 Pike Street and the driveway of 23 Pike Street.  Some of the oil ran down the length of Mr. Tate's driveway, which someone had covered with speedy-dry.  No attempt was made to remove the contaminated soil or speedy-dry.  No free product was observed.  I obtained the name of the property owner for 25 Pike Street, from the City of Biddeford, whom was David Sumner of Old Orchard Beach.

On November 16, 2004, a certified letter was sent to Mr. Sumner, at his Biddeford P.O. Box, requesting that he contact me regarding the oil discharge at his property (see attached letter).

On November 23, 2004, Mr. Sumner contacted me, and informed me that the previous owner of the property had someone removed the tank as part of the property transfer.  He stated that he would contact the previous owner and make him aware that there was some clean-up that was required as a result of the tank removal.

During the week of November 28, 2004, while checking on another site, I checked the site to see if anything had been none.  Nothing had.  Also, during this time period Mr. Tate contacted me stating that potential buyers for his property had concerns with the oil on the driveway. In addition,  Mr. Sumner had informed me that he had made the previous owner aware of the oil discharge.

During the week of December 6, 2004, Mr. Tate contacted me again stating that nothing had been done to his property.  At this time, I informed Mr. Tate that the most I could do for him was to removed the speedy-dry that was left on his driveway and remove any contaminated soil I might find on his property.  As far as the stain, he would have to contact Mr. Sumner and work out an agreement.

On December 15, 2004, I removed all the speedy-dry from 23 Pike Street, and checked the property for any contaminated soil.  I found that the only area impacted by the oil was the driveway.  When I left the property, only a stain was evident.

As far as the contaminated soil at 25 Pike Street,  if Mr. Sumner is not concerned, than neither is the Department, considering that the discharge was minor, and there are no groundwater receptors, or vapor issues within the building.  If Mr. Sumner in the future decides to remove the contaminated soil, than an "Oil Spill Debris Letter" can be issued for proper disposal.
P-1168-2004*
SUMMARY
	12/7/05 & 12/17/05 Notification to Maine DEP of confirmation of dissolved DRO and GRO contamination at this location, and the overfill/spill bucket for the Super (a.k.a. Premium Unleaded or PU) gasoline UST failed a hydrostatic integrity test.
	The site use has been as an auto repair garage and a retail motor fuels UST facility since the 1970's and is part of the larger Maine Mall development on an old pig farm.  The area is served by public water & sewer.  Underlying soils are silt silt/clays with a high gw table (see DEP spill reports and site assessments for further information on site geology and spill history).  In year 2004, a Phase-2 assessment was preformed by CEA for Faulkner & Flynn, for Exxon Mobil in preparation of an eventual sale (see attached executive-summary).  This facility may also go through DEP VRAP review.  In Dec. 2005 facility ownership passed to C N Brown oil company.
	The GRO and DRO contamination found appears to be largely or totally from the historical spills and is typical of what I would expect to find considering the site history (see attached lab results).  During the 2004 assessment by CEA, borings were done on only two sides of the UST area, the site of two significant discharges.
	The reported failed spill bucket I understand has been repaired or replaced.  At this time no prohibited discharges have been confirmed or reported that are clearly associated with the spill bucket failure.  There is no dates as to the borings or spill-bucket tests.  By 12/7/04 and 12/17/04, these "evidence of a discharge" may have been reported late under Maine rules.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	From reports P-270-89, P-775-89, P-317-90, and P-253-96, et al., the property appears to have pervasive and old oil contamination from a number of large and small oil discharges.  A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal has been assigned.  Some of the contamination may have been from multiple small surface discharges that seep into soil through cracks and joints in the paving.
2.	ExxonMobil has informed DEP that they wish to have Maine UST Ins. Fund coverage for the site based on the failed spill bucket as "evidence-of-a-leak".
3.	At this time no DEP Response Division actions are required though the facility is understood to be not clean to state satisfaction.  As argued by Mobil following the 1989 discharge(s): disturbing/removing the present facility would not be cost-effective and a more complete remediation may await future facility replacement or site redevelopment.  This is a typical procedure for many other contaminated facilities of this nature.
4.	During any future remediation, great care should be taken to delineate and document sources of discharges to determine recent allowable clean-up costs from old non-covered discharges.
5.	As of Feb. 2005, C N Brown Co. has not contacted me regarding site closure or clearance.  I was contacted by Geologist Mike White regarding site information for his client, C N Brown Co.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services

P-1114-2004*
SUMMARY
	12/17/04: There was notification to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of historical dissolved gasoline contamination confirmed on the site by a Phase-2 assessment performed by St. Germain & Associates for Faulkner & Flynn, the company representing Exxon-Mobil Oil Company.  The contamination levels found jive with the documented discharges of reports P-65-1989 and P-634-1992.  Dissolved gasoline appears to exceed the Intermediate Clean-Up Goal assigned in 1992 due to reported vapors in a telephone manway of the sidewalk in front of the facility.  No light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) was found.
	Also reported were Underground Storage Tank (UST) spill buckets for the Regular Unleaded (RU), Special (SU), and Premium (PU) tanks that failed a hydrostatic test.  I understand that the spill buckets have been repaired or replaced (prior to DEP notification).  No actual oil contamination below the spill containment has been confirmed at present.
	The site used to be a Gibbs gas station (see P-65-89) before it was purchased by Mobil who replaced the UST facility in 1992 (see P-634-92).  The area is dense urban-commercial and residential and it is serviced by municipal water and sewer.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Exxon-Mobil will be applying for UST Fund coverage for allowable cleanup expenses.  I understand that UST Insurance coverage would cover little to none of the present contamination.  With future remediation, great care shall be taken to document contamination sources and allowable cleanup expenses.
2.	As of 12/23/04, facility ownership has passed to Alliance Energy.  Therefore any further actions will have to be managed with Alliance Energy.
3.	At this time the site is understood NOT to be fully clean to Intermediate Goal standards, and thereby not to state satisfaction. However, Mobil has argued in the past to the DEP, in considering the site sensitivity, that a full remediation would be most cost-effective when the facility is next replaced or the site is redeveloped.  Any contaminated media shall be managed properly as per local, state, and federal rules.  I understand that this site will be submitted for Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) clearance by Alliance Energy.
4.	At present, an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal has been judged, though the site may be downgraded to a Baseline-2 goal based on further information and reevaluation.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div. of Response Services
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P-136-2005*The Auburn Fire Department reported that they had been to the scene of an abandoned 5 gallon bucket of kerosene on Washington Ave., near Hackett Rd.  They further reported the bucket had been "contained". I did not talk with the dispatcher directly, but took this to mean that the bucket was still there, not leaking, and they wished me to remove it.  Since I was only about 250 reports behind in my reviewing duties, 100 behind in writing my own, and only had 10 cases active at the time, I figured that I needed something to do and drove to Auburn to get the bucket.  I searched all around the area of the Hackett Road and Washington Avenue intersection to no avail.  Since I had other sites nearby to check on, I did so and the the trip was not wasted.  Upon returning to the office, I called Auburn Fire Department.  The dispatcher I initially talked to knew nothing about the alleged bucket, and I think thought that I was some kook looking for attention.  Another dispatcher in the room did recall the event, however and told me the bucket was near 1393 Washington Avenue, Southbound near the Hackett Road Crossover.  I had been looking at the Washington Avenue, Northbound Hackett Road Intersection.

Washington Avenue in this part of Auburn is a divided highway with anywhere from 100 yds to 1/4 mile separating the two lanes.  Where I had checked Hackett Road terminates on Washington Avenue and across from it is 300-400 yards of trees, then Washington Avenue Southbound.  South of this intersection about 1/4 mile, right where the NB and SB lanes first divide is a "crossover" from the SB lanes to the NB lanes.  This crossover is named Hackett Road Crossover.  Seeing how I live in a bedroom community of the Androscoggin County seat, I used that to my advantage  opted to check this area once again on my way home.  After circling the area several times, I was unable to find the mysterious bucket of kerosene.  Seeing no evidence of a spill or other foul play I determined that a passer-by had observed said container and taken the opportunity to score some free BTU's for his or her furnace.



P-143-1997*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of 2/22/05 by SGB
	3/24/97 abandonment-by-removal of retail motor fuels UST facility.  Dense sub-urban residential area on municipal water & sewer.   Don Robbins of EnviroInvestigations & Rem. Inc. performed CMR 691 Closure assessment for Cumberland Farms.
	Tank was taking on water due to corrosion hole under the fillpipe and failure of FRP coating.  "Buffhide" constructed tanks found to be defective and required to be removed.  Oil contaminated sandy soils confirmed and disposed of offsite as a special waste to facilitate the new replacement UST facility.  PID bag-headspace levels exceeding 2000-ppm though not oil saturated.  Old contamination without one distinct source.  Baseline-1 clean-up goal assigned.

1.	At the time of the abandonment the site was understood to be remediated to state satisfaction and no further DEP Response Div. actions were required.
2.	Oil contaminated media was understood to remain onsite (though below immediate clean-up action level) and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions change.

	In Feb. 2005, a Topsham city official called me and stated they are negotiating purchasing the site for a new town office.  I briefed him on this spill report and the town's potential liability for remaining contamination.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	
I-35-2005*20 gallons of #2 fuel oil leaked from the heating unit of the Century Theater.  Daigle Oil Co. responded and cleaned up the site with pads and cat litter.  A floor drain near the spill did not appear to be impacted.  Approximately one gallon of water was pour into the drain which filled it, then slowly drained.  No oil floated to the surface.  Fort Kent Public Works was contacted just in case the oil made its way to the treatment plant.
I-36-2005*Potato juice from broken down potatoes seeped out of Weatherhead Potato Co. potato house and flowed on to Route 1A.  One lane of traffic had to be closed due to potato juice freezing to the surface and slush build-up.  DOT cleared the road.  Weatherhead diverted the flow away from Route 1A, and plans to remove the decaying potato from the potato house.  This incident has been referred to The Department of Agriculture and DEP Water Bureau.
I-37-2005*20 gallons of diesel was spilled due to an overflow from a private off-road diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The diesel and contaminated snow mixture was picked up and stored in barrels by the spiller for the snow to melt and the oil to be recovered prior to disposal.
B-98-2005*2.17.05, Responded to mile marker 155 north, on Interstate 95.  Observed tractor trailer with damaged right side saddle tank.  A broken drive shaft punctured the tank causing the leak.  I observed free phase fuel on the pavement under the tank.  According to the truck driver, the fire department came and cleaned up the spill prior to my arrival.  I saw evidence that the saddle tank had been plugged.  Also, it was snowing and I was able to see by the snow disturbance on the ground that a cleanup had occurred.  The trooper on scene had replaced the responding unit, therefore, had little details.

I deployed a thin layer of speedi-dri on the remaining fuel stain and left it.

The hole was high on the tank and the area of cleanup was small.  I surmised the leak was limited to a couple of gallons.  I confirmed through Somerset dispatch that Pittsfield responded to the spill and disposed of the waste.

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B-99-2005*2.19.05 BIA reported a 5 gallon wing vent discharge at entered location.  Spill cleaned up according to reporter.  No assistance was requested and no response conducted.



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P-469-1992*
SUMMARY & UPDATE of Feb. 2005 by SGB

	Removal of consumptive-use motor fuels UST facility for small construction company (Pittsfield Industries) located in rear of Promenade Mall shopping center in Lewiston.  At the time, summer of 1992, the property, construction company and UST facility was owned by Robert Rosenthal of "Lisbon Street Shopping Trust".  The UST removal was performed by Haskell Energy Co.  The CMR 691 UST closure assessment was performed by J B Plunkett (formerly of Bath, Maine but now out-of-business).  No new UST facility was re-installed.

	Moderately contaminated sand soils found.  Groundwater was @ 5' bg (while in year 2004, gw was found to be at 65' bg at the upgrade Mobil Mart on Lisbon St.).  J B Plunkett fraudulently mis-reported in the assessment: oil-saturated soils estimated at 600 cubic yds. in volume apparently in an effort to contract for an engineered in-situ SVE system.  In-situ SVE was felt to be not cost effective and marginally effective.  About 160 yds. of soil was excavated and landspread onsite at DEP recommendation.  This was with a FIRB appeal claiming that the proposal to landspread was the idea of Plunkett and Linda Russell (attorney for Rosenthal).

1.	At this time, minor oil contamination may remain onsite, at levels below  the action level for remediation.  Any contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed.

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P-142-2005*Playing children were using the filter assembly of an above ground storage tank (AST) to obtain access to the roof of a City of Saco maintenance building so they could jump off into a snow bank.  After repeated use, the assembly gave way discharging approximately 35 gallons of Kerosene to the ground behind the building on School St.  Clean snow was removed from the top of the area  exposing the snow and ice and limited soil requiring removal.  The aforementioned removal was performed under the direction of DEP and contaminated materials were stockpiled in a dumpster.  On the following day, the materials were transferred to drums and disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-135-2005*
	2/18/05, notification of an incident that occurred the previous day (2 hour reporting time exceeded), involving an approximate 1 gallon overfill of a basement AST located in the Deering Memorial Church.  Product burped out the vent onto the ground, and was cleaned up through the use of sorbent material.  No oil reported leaked inside building.  No DEP Response visit at time.

S G Brezinski
P-138-2005*Please see attached report.
P-139-2005*At approximately 10:00 on Monday, February 21st a call was received from Biddeford Public Safety for a fuel oil spill at Shoenbrod racing shell's facility.  An estimated 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil were released due to a failed valve related to an overhead day tank.  This tank is suspended above the ceiling tiles in the main assembly room.

When I arrived, DownEast was on site and had applied sorbent pads to the spilled oil which was pooled on the concrete floor of the manufacturing shop (boat assembly room).  The spill also soiled bench legs (although metal and easily cleaned), some wooden stock material (mahogany rails and planks), and of course, several ceiling tiles.

The Dibble's and Biddeford Fire Department were satisfied with the clean up undertaken by DownEast.  No assets were sought from DEP, nor further assistance.  The valve would be repaired and impacted materials either cleaned or removed by DEE.  No further remedial actions are planned by DEP Response  for this particular spill.
P-141-2005*While ironing clothes in the basement, Mrs. Dunn accidentally dropped her iron onto the floor.  It subsequently hit the oil tank filter and damaged the copper line, creating an oil mist from the piping.  Mr. Dunn shut off the valve to the tank, then called the Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) and Dead River.  BFD responded initially and cleared the scene shortly after arrival.  Dead River repaired the line and also left the scene.

The discharge was limited to a very small area next to the tank itself, and consisted of a misting of oil to the concrete floor.  Mr. Dunn and Dead River staff cleaned up the spill prior to my arrival, and were scheduled to return to upgrade the system (sheathed copper line and necessary settings).  No further action required.
P-126-2005*Homeowner notified DEP of broken Hg thermometer that spilled its contents to the inside of a jewelry box.  It had been stored for some time and was just reopened after a move when it was noticed.  Homeowner picked up liquid Hg with an index card and transferred to a plastic bag, in addition to the broken thermometer.  DEP picked up materials including 5 other intact Hg thermometers to be disposed of via homeowner assistance program.  Both homeowner and spouse are in their 50's and declined offer by DEP for air monitoring.
P-1004-2004*
SUMMARY
	Thurs. 11/04/04; during a drive by, I noted a gasoline tank trailer delivering fuel to this retail UST facility.  The truck operator was in the cab rather than outside monitoring the fuel drop as required under State Fire Marshal and DEP rules.  I advised him of his requirements to be close enough to watch the fuel delivery in order to quickly activate the emergency shut-offs, if necessary.
	I later advised Ms. Thompson @ P.P.C.O.M, and Mr. Patten @ Marston Fabian Co. of the requirement to have their operators monitor fuel deliveries.
	This area is geologically sensitive due to drinking water wells.  No discharges were noted.

S G Brezinski
A-60-2005*As part of an UST removal contaminated soil was discovered. When I arrived on-site, the contaminated soil was stockpiled on a paved parking lot. The soil contamination was relatively minor, but due to the small work area, multiple stockpiles were impossible so much of the soil that was disposed of as contaminated was probably just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The clean-up was complete.

A-62-2005*   DEP received a report that 1.5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a CMP bucket loader into snow.  Oily snow was collected for disposal.  No site visit was made.  CMP's written report is unavailable.
A-63-2005*   DEP received a report that oil spilled at this mill when the pump failed at an AST.  Oil sprayed the area.  Wood shavings and sorbent pads were used to collect all spilled material.  These materials were burned in the plant burner.
P-1176-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	12/17/04: Faulkner & Flynn report PID, DRO and GRO levels exceeding Maine notification levels, and the presence of oil saturated soils onsite at this convenience store and gas station.  No free-product was reported found.  The discovery is the result of a Phase-2 assessment performed by St. Germain & Assoc. [SG&A} for Exxon-Mobil Corp.  Exxon-Mobil was the registered UST facility owner at the time of discovery and of discharge report.  By 12/17/04, the discharge(s) were reported late following their October 2004, discovery during the assessment.

INTRODUCTION
	This, and seven other Exxon Mobil retail motor fuels UST facilities were being sold to Alliance Energy.  Exxon-Mobil was seeking clearance for the properties.  Stephen Brezinski & Jon Woodard were primary Maine DEP Response Div. representatives.  Diana McLaughlin managed Maine UST Ins. Fund applications.  Nick Hodgkins managed issues with DEP VRAP clearance for the properties after their passing to Alliance in Dec. 2004.  On 2/2/05, DEP received the attached executive summary.

SITE HISTORY
	St. Germain's assessment states the site has been a gas station since the 1950's.  DEP UST reg. #2647 shows that on 10/1/87, five 1968-age 5000-gal. gasoline and two 500-gal. UST's were abandoned and replaced by four 10,000-gal s/w FRP gaso. UST's.  In 1987, the old garage and present C-store were razed.  The old garage is reported to have been in the SE corner of the lot.  I found no DEP spill report for any 1987-1988 clean-up work or discharges reported.  In 1987, no CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment was required.
	DEP spill report P-115-94 and P-419-05 describe failed SIA issues.
	P-574-96 describes buried UST piping replacement with installer violations and old piping violations from the 1987 installation.  In 1996, no CMR 691 assessment for a piping removal was required.
	P-762-96, covers the issue of gasoline vapors entering the store building following the new piping installation.  The vapor problem was engineered away but no vapor source was confirmed.

SITE GEOLOGY AND DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	SG&A reported that local soils are Presumpscot formation clay & sand. Groundwater flow was determined by SG&A to be NE toward Allen Ave. (see Fig. 3).
	The area is sub-urban commercial, serviced by municipal water & sewer.  There are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.  DEP VRAP and Response Divisions both agreed on a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal with 500-ppm field-headspace for gasoline action level.
	No source for the 1996 vapor problem was found and there was potentially an unreported discharge during the 1996 piping replacement.
	St. Germain's Dec. 10, 2004, Executive Summary indicates that most of the 20 soil borings found levels below the 100-ppm (corrected PID) Notification Level.  In SB-5, SB-7 and SB-9 oil saturated soils were confirmed in the area of the former repair garage and a dispenser island.  I have found no record of older discharges having been reported for this location on the property.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
a)	On 2/18/05, I mailed a letter to Alliance Energy regarding required remediation for this facility and for the nearby Auburn St. Mobil (P-1024-04) before the end of August 2005.  This was previously discussed in a meeting with St. Germain & Assoc. on 2/2/05.  Alliance Energy was property & facility owner at this time and would be responsible for any Clean-Up Option Agreement and Remedial Actions.
b)	Remedial actions were planned for August 2005, during the seasonal period of lower water table.
	
	CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Maine DEP Response declined ExxonMobil's wish for Option-1 (DEP management and payment) for clean-up management.
2.	During future exploration and remediation DEP & SGA will investigate probable sources and age of the discharge(s).


S G Brezinski, Division of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM


B-26-2005*Technical Construction, Inc. of Turner won the contract to demolish and replace the Route 23 bridge over the Piscataquis River between Guilford and Sangerville.   Superintendent Alan Cobb had a plan to build up the ice on the river and drop the bridge onto it, then demolish the bridge from the river surface.   TCI implemented their plan on the morning of January 18 and watched as the plan's inadequacy became apparent, immediately.

The damn bridge landed 2 feet downstream of where it was supposed to, off the thickened ice and off the blanket of filter fabric laid down to contain the paint chips shaken off as the bridge fell.  Worse still, the bridge impact broke the ice and the bridge went into the water.

The next two days were spent frantically trying to winch the bridge out of the water and up onto the Guilford shore.  That done, Industrial Metals used their shear to cut it up, then trucked it away.

That left the problem of what to do about the lead paint chips on the ground where the bridge had been cut up.  Pending analysis, the site was covered with poly.  Meantime, Dwight Doughty of DOT asked me to inspect the job site to reinforce his demand that the paint chips had to be recovered and properly disposed.

Meeting with Alan Cobb at the site on 1/27, he seemed resigned to the fact that they had to cleanup the paint chips.  I told him that disposal depended on what the analysis showed.  I suggested that if I were doing the job, I'd have Clean Harbors suck up the chips with a vac truck.  Cobb got prices from Clean Harbors and Morrissey Enterprises and eventually awarded the contract to the Harbors.

Analysis showed the paint chips to be 41% lead, with 460 mg/L leachable by TCLP.  That, of course made the recovered waste hazardous.   When Clean Harbors started the recovery operation on February 4, they thawed the surface of the ground with a large propane torch, then sucked the paint chips and the top 1/2" of thawed soil into drums.

There was a slightly different problem on the riverbank below the Guilford abutment, in that paint chips were embedded in ice blocks and in amongst the rip rap.  Mr. Cobb wanted to pull that material away from the river with an excavator, pile it up behind some jersey barriers and let the ice melt down thru filter fabric, leaving the paint chips behind.  I nixxed that idea, saying the DEP could never countenance letting lead contaminated water leach into the groundwater.  I suggested instead that someone break up the ice chunks on the riverbank, discarding those not containing paint chips.

That's what was done, breaking up the ice on filter fabric, and sucking it into drums.  The rip-rap was moved by hand and the paint chips in the crevices recovered.  Tedious, but nonetheless effective.
P-2-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 1/10/04: Notice from Dwight Walker of Giroux Oil Co. that their customer, Ms. Barris, had a leaking AST, quantity unknown and with vapors in the home.  The AST may have been leaking for weeks (possibly since 12/28/04), as she could smell oil but did not realize it was dripping out.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On-site about 11:20 hrs, I met Walker & Barris, and found a vertical steel 275-gallon residential AST in an unheated walk-in basement below her garage (see attached site sketch).  The AST had a dripping corrosion hole, temporarily patched by Giroux Oil.   No oil was in the heated living area.  The leak was to the concrete floor.
	The area is dense sub-urban residential, on city water & sewer.  Ms. Barris is the primary resident and she stated she co-owned the home with her brother, Greg Douglas.  I advised Ms. Barris about the DEP Options Agreement and the Maine AST Insurance Fund, and I provided her the applicable forms.  She would confer with her brother prior to making a decision on clean-up.  She later chose Clean-up Option-1 (for DEP management).  DEP would cover cleaning of the floor and reimburse an estimated $500 for moving and reinstalling the AST for the clean-up.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
a)	The oiled carpet next to the tank was taken by DEP for off-site disposal.  On 2/2/05, ServPro Co. picked up remaining speedy-dry and cleaned the surrounding floor and wall area after a new AST and fuel line were installed by Giroux Oil Co..
b)	On 2/14/05, Ms. Barris advised me she still had an oil odor in the basement so we scheduled a visit for 2/16/05, to meter the area.  On 2/16/05, I noted a mild odor of oil at 0.5-ppm in the basement laundry room (MSA Passport PID w/ 10.6 eV lamp calibrated to 100-ppm isobutylene).  By the AST, I noted 1-ppm at a 3' high level and 2-ppm at the concrete floor.  Working on the possibility that oil vapors were coming up out of the concrete, I scheduled with EPI to impregnate/seal the floor when the weather gets warmer.
c)	On 2/22/05, EPI drilled three 4"-diameter holes in the floor in order to check for any oil that may have escaped out initial diligence.  I noted no visible oil in the fill or oil vapors under the floor and PID values of 0-ppm to 1-ppm.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time, the discharge is understood to be largely clean to DEP satisfaction.  In the spring of 2005, DEP intends to have the concrete floor in the area of the AST sealed to inhibit oil vapors from bothering the occupants.  This report will be updated, as needed.
2.	The amount of oil discharged is difficult to determine and based on surface staining.  Oil may have seeped down below the concrete floor through the wall-floor joint.  The borings into the concrete floor indicated there was no vapor problem emanating up from the soil and was not oil-saturated.
3.	A new AST and fuel line were installed by Giroux Oil.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-66-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that approximately 65 gallons of #6 oil was spilled at this facility when a pump gasket failed.  According to mill staff all spilled oil was recovered using sorbents.  No further action is expected.
A-72-2005*Andrea Glidden from Fairfield Division Office, Maine DOT contacted DEP to report a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A hose broke on a loader discharged product to the ground.  Sorbents were employed to absorb spilled oil.  No site visit was made.
A-75-2005* DEP received a report that several gallons of oil spilled from an untagged transformer as a result of a vehicle strike.  CMP staff conducted a recovery of spilled oil by hand-excavating brush and snow.  Subsequent analysis determined that the oil did not contain PCBs.
A-81-2005*An internal failure caused the transformer tap to burn up and release non-PCB transformer oil to the snow. CMP cleaned up the mess, collecting 8 drums of contaminated snow for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-83-2005*A Northern Mattress & Furniture box truck went off the road and flipped on its side. The saddle tanks held, but something in the lube oil system did not. There was a puddle of black motor oil which I cleaned up with sorbent pads.

A-84-2005*A pump on the green liquor tank plugged which overflowed the tank at International Paper, Androscoggin Mill.  An estimated 4000 gallons of sodium hydroxide (green liquor) was spilled to the process sewer causing a slight increase in pH reported at the IP waste water treatment plant.  No further action is expected.

A-85-2005*This filter was found to have a slight leak soon after maintenance was performed. It sounded worse on the phone, but when I arrived all I had to do was collect a bucket of pink snow.
A-86-2005*When Candace Bornalis got home from the store one morning she had the funny feeling that something wasn't right. It could have been the gas nozzle and fifteen feet of hose hanging from her car's gasoline fill pipe that tipped her off.

There was a rather large stain on the pavement at the store but the local fire department had done a good job of containing the spill. I had a local contractor push the snow bank back where the stain looked like it left the pavement. There was no significant contamination off the paved area. We collected the sorbents and went home.
P-112-2005*Due to on-going issues with Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC, I was asked to oversee vehicle crushing operations at Route 202 Trailer Sales, 979 Narragansett Trail, Buxton, ME.  The activity was to take place on February 5, 2005.

On 2/5/05, at approximately 9:00, I arrived at Route 202 Trailer Sales and observed no crushing activities.  Vehicles appeared to have been prepared for crushing, by the way they were stacked on one another.  The gasoline tanks had holes in them, suggesting that they had been drained of their contents.  No other fluids appeared to have been drained from the vehicles.  Due to resent snow fall, it was difficult to determine if any fluids had been discharged to the ground (see attached pictures #1 - 6).  I observed no containers of waste gasoline.  Before I left the site, I spoke with Jim Fitz, owner of Route 202 Trailer Sales who stated that he was not sure when Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC was going to crush the vehicles.

On 2/7/05, Greg O'Brien and I returned to the site.  The vehicles had been crushed and were ready for transport.  The vehicles were placed on traps or poly where fluids, that were not drained, were collecting (see attached pictures #7, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 17).  Some of the fluids were absorbed with sawdust and placed in between vehicles (see attached pictures #8, 9, and 14).  There were also several areas where the fluids were released directly onto the ground (see attached pictures #10, 11, 15 and 17).  Picture #18 shows what was left on the ground where the crushing operations are assumed to have taken place, and picture #19 shows a sheen and contaminated sawdust on/in the water down gradient of picture #18.

On our way out, we spoke with Mr. Fitz and informed him of our concerns.  He stated that he would make sure Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC,  cleaned up their mess.
P-78-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wed. 1/26/05: DEP notified by M W Sewall & Company of an apparent leak of approximately 250-gallons of K1 oil from an outside AST located on 285 Middle Street, in Bath.  The tank was reported empty and refilled on Sunday 1/23/05.  The problem was noted when there was no heat.  I was contacted by Todd Coffin of Ransom Env. that Mr. Jurenas (his stepfather) had contacted him requesting Todd represent him relative to any assessment and oil remediation that may take place.

RESPONSE & SPILL ASSESSMENT
	1/26/05: Onsite in the afternoon with Ms. McConachey, Mr. Jurenas, M W Sewall (who was setting up a temporary AST), and Todd Coffin.  The area is suburban residential, on city water & sewer.  The home is a two story, wood construction cape, with forced hot air heat from a furnace in a crawlspace.  Land slopes N toward a green home and E toward the Kennebec River.  No drinking water wells within 1000'.
	The 275-gallon horizontal AST was under the rear wooden deck, on short legs and blocks, but sunken down so the belly sat on the soil (see attached photos).  The brass fitting exiting the tank bottom and holding the filter was bent up slightly and it appeared that frost heaved up the filter, cracking the fitting to cause the discharge.  There was an odor of oil in soil under the filter.  Inside the house I noted (uncorrected) ambient-air PID readings of 1.7 to 2-ppm [MSA passport with 10.6 eV lamp].
 	With Mr. Jurenas we went over DEP Clean-up Options Agreement, AST Fund (issued application), and likely clean-up and investigation measures.  Jurenas chose for DEP management, and agreed if he did not obtain homeowner's insurance coverage, he would apply to the state AST insurance program.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	1/27/05; I met with representative of Bill Whorff Excavation on site and went over test pitting and excavation of soil which were to begin Monday, 1/31/05.  DEP engineer, Don White on site to evaluate venting house of vapors.
	Monday, 1/31/05: Todd Coffin on site much of day with Brezinski & White of DEP.  Whorff excavated over 20-tons of oiled soil from under the AST location next to the home.  Initially little saturated soil was found.  Free product was later noted & removed from a dry-well in the back yard and coming through the cement block foundation (see attached site sketches & notes for details).  The block foundation only went two blocks, for about 2' total bg rather than normal 4' bg, so we were very concerned about the integrity of the foundation.  At my request, Clean Harbors dispatched a vacuum truck to recover red free oil and contaminated groundwater.
	With Bath Sewer Dist. (BSD) we checked the nearby Washington & Rose Streets pump station and noted oil odor, but no product.
	Tuesday, 2/1/05: Whorff installed a 10" PVC, slotted, oil recovery well with a base of 3' of 3/4" crushed rock before filling in the outside excavation.  In the crawlspace, ENPRO vacuumed out clay soils along the inside foundation.  Free oil was noted.  A 10" oil-recovery well was installed inside down to the footer prior to backfilling with crushed rock.
	2/2/05: passed further remediation on to Don White of DEP Tech Services.  Excavation was filled in.  Whorff will landscape lawn and replace steps in the spring, 2005.  DEP Tech Services plans to install a DEP treatment trailer to recover free oil water from the recovery well and discharge treated water to the sewer.
	Tuesday, 2/8/05: In response to Bath Sewer District's notice, I had EPI respond to the Rose Street pump station to recover about 25 gallons of red oil and oil-contaminated water.  EPI also recovered about 15-galons of oil, along with water, from the outside recovery well at 285 Middle Street.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	An AST installation to present code could have prevented this discharge.
b.	I understand that Mr. Juranus was interested in recovering costs from the AST facility installer and/or M W Sewall Co. regar
P-146-2005*A peddle truck driver turned too sharply into a customer's driveway causing the icy snowbank to compromise the integrity of a pipe amidst the undercarriage of his conveyance.  Fortunately, it was possible to quarantine that section of piping from the rest of the setup so all that was lost was what it contained.  The pipe was bled and patched and the truck was allowed to leave.  Spilled product contacted the customer's driveway and snow and ice along the shoulder of Rt 26. The driveway was speedy dried by EPI who also performed the minor snow/ice excavation.  It was dark by the time the project was deemed complete so a return visit the following day was made by EPI to ensure no contamination was left behind.  No further action necessary.
P-145-2005*A falling saw horse landed on the filter of a basement AST located in Lewiston breaking it free from the tank and initiating the discharge of approximately three gallons of #2 fuel oil to the cement floor.  The homeowner was able to either absorb or capture free product while awaiting Webber Energy's arrival.  The floor was cleaned with speedy dry successfully which is evident by a happy, odor-free resident the following day.
P-147-2005*Sometime in the past six weeks, this residence burnt to the ground.  The homeowners came up for a weekend and, after trudging though 1/4 mile of snow, saw their residence razed.  All that was left behind were the chimney, miscellaneous metal objects that were inside and the oil tank. However, the oil tank had fallen over but, it seems not until post blaze.  In addition, when shaken, it was empty.  This led me to believe all product had been engulfed.  Snow covered ground prevented witnessing contaminated soil (although there was no odor indicating any) so a spring trip will be made to this location to ensure we (myself and Casco Fire) made the appropriate diagnosis of the situation.
B-18-2005* On 1/12/05, 0845 George Urbanneck called to report that they had encountered oil at the Seal Cove Waste Water Treatment Plant construction project.  The product was #2 oil and had come from an underground fuel storage tank that had been removed in 1995 (B-349-95).  Tom Varney attended that removal and he was unable to recover all of the product, because the process would have undermined the foundation of the structure.  Attention was drawn to this tank, because of fuel odor from a seep that was going into Stanley Brook, which abuts the property and is within a hundred feet of the UST location.  The UST removal, along with the excavation of 16 cubic yards of oiled soil, appeared to take care of the odor at the seep.  The current excavation was 8 to 10 feet from grade and had water in it.  There was oil on the water, but it was not as much as George had initially estimated, which was 200 gallon.  It turned out to be less than 20.  The majority of this was collected with pads.  They had to remove a couple loads of pea stone for the sake of their current project.  Because this had been exposed to oiled groundwater, it had to be taken to Pine Tree Landfill. I wrote a virgin letter and got a manifest number for it, but Betty (Pine Tree Landfill) does not have a copy of it.  Therefore, I cannot attach a copy to the report.
A-167-2004*Outside tank corrosion caused an estimated 2 gallon loss of kerosene to the ground. No wells were found in the area and there is no vapor threat to the home.  The tank has been replaced eliminating the threat of further loss. No further action expected.
P-1019-2004*
	During a UST facility inspection at the Exit 8 Mobil, 47 Main Street, Westbrook, Andrew Flint and Diana McLaughlin noted a leaking dispenser.  Mobil was contacted and dispatched Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (GES) to facilitate correction of the problem.  The leaking dispenser was repaired and an investigation of the immediate area was undertaken.  The extent of the investigation was to visually look at the area under the dispenser and use a  PID to complete head space screening of the pea stone under the dispenser.  In a July 7, letter faxed to Andrew FIint from GES it is confirmed that there is no impervious sump under the dispenser and that contamination did exist.  Readings of as high as 258 ppm using head space analysis of surficial grab samples were recorded.  Instrument model, methodology, and calibration set points were not provided, so the numbers cannot be verified as to actual contamination level.

	Further investigation was warranted, however due to the immanent sale of this (and several other) facility from ExxonMobil to Alliance Energy and site assessments being performed on affected properties, I opted to wait until ExxonMobil or Alliance provided a site assessment for the facility, as it might provide the information necessary to determine the extent of contamination and if further work was necessary.

On 12/10/04, Kevin Malloy of Camp Dresser & McKee reported on 12/8, they had identified "gas compounds--no liquid fuel detected."  I think this was simply given as a report to the receptionist and Mr. Malloy did not speak with a responder directly.  The report was ultimately given to Steve Flannery, and based on the information provided, no investigation was warranted; dissolved gasoline compounds at a gas station with a history of discharges.  On 12/17/04,  Ann Hemenway received a call from ExxonMobil reporting contamination discovered at the Exit 8 Mobil.   The report stated  there was saturated soil in a boring next to an UST, dispenser piping weeps (PID 3963 ppm - 6782 ppm), a diesel UST spill bucket failure, and issues with the associated diesel island.

The leaking dispenser was repaired and continued investigation did not reveal any further contamination.  The site was thoroughly investigated due to a the property transfer from Mobil Oil Corp. to Alliance Energy.  Given the history of the site, the location of the site, and the level of contamination encountered, no further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this facility at this time.
A-168-2004*A Colby and Gale oil delivery truck lost several gallons of oil to the pavement in Damariscotta. Probably the check valve stuck open, as this is a common problem. The oil was lost primarily to pavement in an area supplied by public water. No further action is expected
A-175-2004*A valve alignment problem allowed sixty gallons of six oil to be lost to the floor at the #3 paper machine wet end basement at International Paper Androscoggin mill.  Staff cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-176-2004*Downeast Energy reported a minor overfill at a residence located on Gilman Street in Augusta. Since it was an inside tank there could have been unknown leakage in the basement. I contacted the homeowner who checked the basement and reported no problems. No action is expected.

I-38-2005*02-18-05 - A hydraulic line broke on a grapple skidder.  The spill was cleaned up by the crew with pads and transported to the Robinson facility in Fort Kent.
I-39-2005*A broken fitting on a hydraulic cylinder caused an 8 gallon spill of hydraulic oil. The spill was cleaned up by the crew on site with sorbent material and transported the Fort Kent Irving Woodlands shop for eventual disposal.
I-40-2005*02-27-05 - A broken hose on a city of Presque Isle plow truck resulted in a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill over a large area of the roadway.  The spill was cleaned up with pads, sand, and snow. The debris was transported directly to the landfill.
B-83-2005*When the train from Jackman arrived in Vachon PQ on the 12th of February, one of the locomotives was hemorrhaging lube oil.  The motors in those locomotives hold over 250 gallons, with containment around them to hold 75 gallons.  There was a substantial pool of oil on the ground in Vachon, but it was feared and reported that there may have been a stripe of oil on the tracks somewhere west of Jackman, leading to Vachon.

Investigation by the line foreman later that day, showed no oil in Maine.  The leak had started after the train crossed into Canada.   See the attached e-mail from Tom Tardiff.
B-82-2005*The Hermon Fire Department, during the blizzard of February 11, responded to a single vehicle rollover outside 221 New Boston Road.  Observing that the vehicle's gas tank fill pipe had become detached from the body during the accident, the responding fire fighters surmised that some gasoline must have been spilled.    Deciding that they were not equipped to deal with such a spill, they notified the Orono Barracks, who notified me.

Calling the fire department back, I eventually learned it was all a false alarm.  There was no sign of fuel spillage once the vehicle was righted and removed from the ditch.
A-92-2005*The Maine State Police reported a 5-7 gallon diesel spill to pavement at the Kenoco, 3 Riley Road, Jay on February 28, 2005.  The spill was the result of customer inattention by failing to stay near the nozzle and allowing it to fall out of the filler neck to the ground.  Kenoco staff telephoned the Jay Fire Department who came armed with DEP supplied sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The area is served by municipal water.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-91-2005*Georgia Emerson, 15 School Street, East Boothbay, reported, "pink snow" near her AST on February 15, 2005.  Maine DEP and Dead River Oil Company staff responded to the spill and found a pinhole from corrosion in the bottom of Ms. Emerson's AST.  Dead River personnel installed a Mag Patch which served to slow down the discharge of oil.  Maine DEP staff used sorbent materials and removed contaminated snow for disposal.  From the area of contamination and sorbent pads it's estimated that 5-10 gallons of K-1 was released to the ground.  On insistence from Maine DEP staff and owing to an impending snow storm, Dead River Oil (the homeowner's choice) replaced the tank on February 28, 2005.

The home is served by municipal water.  No further action is expected.
I-42-2005*A broken hydraulic line lead to a 10 gallon spill which was cleaned up by the crew on-site. The debris was hauled to the FT Kent Irving shop for disposal.
A-56-2005*DEP received a call from Winthrop Fuel reporting an AST spill at Squire Hill trailer park in Winthrop.  I responded and met with the owner Alan Patterson and Dick Gurette from Winthrop Fuel.  Mr. Patterson owns the trailer park including the above ground storage tanks at each unit.  Winthrop Fuel staff explained it appeared that frost had heaved the tank, (a horizontal 275 gallon) breaking the nipple between tank and filter.  The tank was upended to prevent further discharge by the time I had arrived.  Based on delivery history and past usage, it was estimated 90 gallons spilled.  Being late in the day, no immediate remedial effort could be arranged.  No free product was in evidence.  Minor amounts of stained snow and several absorbent pads had been collected by Winthrop Fuel staff.  Most of the oil had leached into the ground.  I advised Mr. Patterson of the insurance fund process.  He indicated he owned several tanks, as there are 19 units at the park each with a tank.  I explained how this would affect the deductible, and he indicated he would hire a contractor himself.  Dick Gurette knew of a local man who was available and assisted in the arrangements.  The site was complicated by underground electrical service, water, and large pine trees in close proximity.  Water for the park is from a common well located 1,000 feet up gradient of the spill site.
The next day, Dan Davis oversaw soil removal at the site.  Landworks was the contractor.  Based on the concentrations observed with bag headspace tests, Dan felt the 90 gallon estimate spilled may have been high.  Soil removal was complicated by the waterline being broken.  Repairs were made the same day, and clean backfill placed the following day.  No odor issues were reported by the tenant.  No further action expected.
A-204-2004*On 4-12-04, Clean Harbors called this office to report that a hydraulic hose had ruptured, releasing about thirty gallons of oil on the Round Pond Road in Livermore. This occurred on a truck owned by Verizon.

Clean Harbors responded to the scene and excavated approximately 7 tons of soil. This soil was then transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling.

No site visit by DEP was made. No further action is required.
P-148-2005*Fred Gallant of the MEDEP, BLAQ reported a discharge of petroleum in the parking lot of the Gray Plaza.  I immediately responded and found that as, usual, Mr. Gallant was telling the truth and, in fact there was an area of the parking lot with copious amounts of petroleum.  Upon closer investigation, it was initially unclear exactly what manner of petroleum it was, as it had eaten the asphalt enough, and mixed with the melting snow to produce a black, smelly goo.  I saw that it was coming out from under the snow bank so I shoveled away the beginning of the snow bank.  My keen sense of smell immediately detected the presence of gasoline.  Using an aluminum shovel so as not to produce a spark, I searched around in the snow bank and determined that this was a larger discharge than I should tackle myself.  I was in Gray, so I opted to contact EPI, who being 10 minutes up the road was able to put together a crew and responded in a very impressive 12 minutes.  Together we shoveled the affected snow into drums and poured speedy dri on the puddles of the aforementioned goo.  I felt that this completed the clean-up, however on 3/31m Sheryl Bernard received a call from a tenant of the plaza (whom I had spoken to on 2/25) reporting that more gasoline was present as the snow bank was melting.  EPI was dispatched to complete the clean-up.


A-138-2004* On 3-10-2004, the Fire Chief for the town of Vinalhaven reported that a pickup truck fell partially through the ice at Carvers Pond. Carvers Pond is a tidal pond located off the North Haven Rd. The Fire Dept. responded along with the Sheriff. According to the information we have oil or gasoline may have leaked. The owner of the pickup truck, Steve Robinson, was going to get a skidder and have his truck pulled to shore. No further action will be required.
B-107-2005*On 3/2/05, 0850 hours Roland Foss (Webber Oil) reported that one of their customers (at 154 State Street) had discovered oil on his basement floor.  Webber had delivered oil to the residence (Brent Hopkins, 989-7841) on 2/22/05.  The driver said that the whistle was working and that the delivery was terminated when the whistle stopped.  Roland sent a tech to look at the situation and it appeared that some product had seeped from around the gauge cover.  The tech indicated that the spill had been completely cleaned up.
B-108-2005*On 3/2/05, 1628 hours CN Brown reported a small overfill of one of their vender trucks.  The unit was being loaded at their bulk plant in Dexter and the intake valve failed to shut off. The amount was estimated at a gallon and it was mostly on the truck.  A small amount of snow was oiled by the runoff. A pad was used to wipe the truck off and the oiled snow was recovered.  The pad and the snow went to CN Brown's waste stream.
P-27-2005*On 1/11/05, I received a call from Ryan Lynch at the York Water District reporting a small spill of Sodium Hydroxide due to a cracked fitting on a bulk storage tank.  The spill went into a secondary containment system for the tank.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent material and the unspilled product was transferred out of the tank to facilitate repair to the broken fitting.  Additional details may be found in an attached report from the York Water District.  No further action required.
P-160-2005*On 3/2/05, I received a call from Ron Blanchard of Royal Oil Company reporting a small oil spill from one of their delivery trucks in Freeport.  A gallon of oil spilled due to an unspecified mechanical failure in the delivery system of the truck.  The oil spilled onto a gravel driveway.  Contaminated ice and snow were removed and sorbent pads used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
P-116-2005*On 2/10/05, Ann Hemenway received a call from the Oxford County Dispatch reporting a tank truck rollover with spillage in Brownfield.  Ann referred the call to me, as she was busy with another spill at the time.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a C N Brown truck rolled over in a ditch.  There was evidence that some oil had spilled from the truck through the man ways, but the leak had been secured by the Brownfield Fire Department.

C N Brown arranged to have an empty truck brought to the site to transfer the unspilled oil into.  When it arrived, the Bridgton Hazmat team and I drilled two holes into the two pockets of the tank and pumped the unspilled oil into the empty truck.  The small amount of oil spilled onto the snow was shoveled and removed by C N Brown employees.  No further action is required.

P-85-2005*On 1/31/05, I received a call from Joe Collucci of the City of South Portland Public Works Department reporting a 5 to 10 gallon spill of Diesel fuel due to an overfill while fueling a city vehicle.  The spill was absorbed with sand and the soil taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.
P-66-2005*On 1/20/05, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident with a small amount of fuel spilled on the Maine Turnpike.  It was snowing at the time of the spill.  I responded the following afternoon at the request of John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority and absorbed some of the spilled fuel with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
B-413-2004*B-413-2004
08/09/2004 09:08

     Ronald Jack of R.J. Heating in Bradford called to report a possible oil spill at the Marlene Jack residence at Lot 54 in the Nickerson's Trailer Park off Stillwater Avenue in Old Town.  Marlene had apparently told Mr. Jack that she could smell a fuel oil odor around her tank.  When I arrived to investigate, I removed a section of the trailer skirting to inspect the tank.  Outside of a very faint odor, nothing was found.  Perhaps some odor was coming from the vent in the summer heat.  No further action, other than replacing the skirting, was taken.
P-70-2005*On 1/20/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a car hitting a power pole in Gorham.  I later received information that once the car was removed no spillage was found.  No further action required.
P-77-2005*On 1/22/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had spilled some fuel while attempting to fill his own above ground storage tank.  It was reported that approximately 1 cup of fuel was spilled.  No clean-up was necessary, and no further action required.
P-98-2005*On 1/21/05, I received a call from Jodi at C N Brown reporting a small gasoline spill at their Oxford Plaza facility.  A customer's gas tank on their vehicle was leaking.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.

P-100-2005*On 2/3/05, I received a call from John Rankins of Guerin Oil reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence.  Approximately 5 gallons were spilled.  The spill went into some snow outside the home and also dribbled down the outside of the tank that was located in the basement.  Guerin was in the process of cleaning up the spill at the time through the utilization of sorbent material and shovelling impacted snow.  No further action required.
P-129-2005*Actions by the C N Brown driver caused an overfill from the basement AST during a delivery.  The tank was discharging through the site gauge and a small amount from the vent pipe.

C N Brown (CNB) staff were dispatched to clean up the spilled material and pump off the excess fuel oil.  The spilled oil was initially wiped with pads and secondarily wiped again with speedi dri.  Both the tank and floor were wiped down satisfactorily.  The tank was then pumped down using a pump off truck, approximately 16 gallons were evacuated from the tank to correct the overfill.

There was some residual odors persisting after the clean up and deodorizer was applied by the CNB staff.  Mr. Sico was advised to open window where and when appropriate to diffuse lingering oil odors.

CNB staff removed oil soaked debris some cardboard boxes and misc debris.  Mr Sico was satisfied with the clean up and no additional calls have been received regarding the spill or residual conditions.  DEP Response plans no further actions for this spill scenario.
P-537-1997*
	Removal and replacement of retail motor fuels UST facility.  Extensive contamination confirmed in excavation for the new, replacement UST facility.  See report P-736-97, for details of the abandonment-by-removal of the old UST's.  Over 1,300 tons of soil removed.
	Sand & gravel aquifer with water table @ 6' bg.  See attached records and UST closure assessment.  Remediation done under UST Ins. Clean-Up Fund and DEP Option-1.

	In 2004, the facility was known as the Cozy Cat, the building burned to the ground and the facility went out of business.  Mr. John Knighlty passed away in 2000-2001 leaving the facility to his family in a trust.
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A-218-2004*The complainant claims that benzene contaminated fill was used during the construction of her home. Her complaint is based on the diagnosis of a rare disease in her dog which can be related to benzene exposure. After nothing was detected using a photo-ionization detector for field screening I collected a soil sample for lab analysis. Benzene went undetected by the lab analysis as well. No further action is expected.
A-61-2005* Murray Oil Company reported an oil leak at the West Sumner Baptist Church. This church is located on route 219 in Sumner. There are two outside tanks at this location, the tank closest to the building was the tank that leaked. Murray Oil Company set up a temporary tank and pumped out the other two tanks. I made a site visit and spoke with Mr. Wiken and Mr. Thurlow.
 After several attempts, each attempt was nullified by snow storms, Maynard Farrar arrived on site on Thursday 3-3-05. He excavated some contaminated soil from under the tank location. When the excavation reached about four feet below grade it became apparent that the chimney support was inadequate. This (two flue) brick chimney rests on only 16 inches of concrete. At this point, the decision was made to stop excavating, as the risk of damaging the chimney became too great. I collected a soil sample from the bottom of the excavation. The results from HETL were 23,000 mg/kg. A total of seven tons of soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving.
 This site has been referred to Technical Services, and they have made a site visit to collect water samples. No further action by Response.

B-74-2005*Returning home early on the evening of February 7, Delores Roberts noticed the air was redolent of fuel oil.  Checking her system, her boyfriend eventually discovered that her outside tank was leaking.  Corrosion strikes again.

Webber Oil was summoned and they notified me.  Checking the site the next day, I found that the oil had not spread very far and was confined to the drip line under the back eve. I explained to Ms. Roberts what her cleanup options were and gave her an application form for the AST cleanup fund.

On the morning of February 9, Clean Harbors personnel arrived with a vacuum truck and sucked up all the contaminated soil.   The hole was backfilled that afternoon.
P-170-2005*CN Brown reported that their driver had a "situation" with a hose and discharged a small amount of #2 fuel oil to the snow at the residence of Paul Rogers, 17 Dodge Estate, Freeport.  I was initially skeptical about pressing for more information about this "situation", times being what they are and most things being acceptable and all.   The information was offered up without my asking, and suffice it to say the driver had completed his delivery, however, while returning to the truck went ass-over-teakettle and let go of the hose loosing a gallon or two in the process.  The affected snow was cleaned up by CN Brown personnel.
P-216-2005*Transformer leak due to a vehicle accident.  A small amount of transformer oil and diesel were released to the ground, ditch, and stream (heavy rain washed it to ditch/stream).  Neither product was recoverable.

P-222-2005*It was reported to the Department that a homeowner's basement flooded and there was oil present on top of the water.  The oil company planned to pump the basement out into the yard which the fire chief had a problem with so he contacted us.  The oil present on the water had been absorbed with sorbent pads so there was just a sheen remaining.  Via the fire chief, the oil company was given the OK to pump the water out into the yard because such a small amount of oil was involved and this particular residence is located in downtown Bridgton which is supplied by public water.

P-223-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking underground copper line.  I arrived to find that their oil tank was in the basement crawlspace and the furnace was in a shed about 30 feet behind the house.  The copper oil line ran underground to the shed sheathed in the grey, corrugated PVC pipe.  The line apparently corroded somewhere between the house and shed and, since the house was the low end of the sheathing, the oil had drained out of the sheath into the basement.  Only a small area of the basement floor was stained, it appeared that the oil had found a way through cracks in the floor into the soil underneath the house.  There was an old drain system under the house that the oil found its way into and which emptied onto the shore in front of the house.  We set up boom on the shoreline and had a vacuum truck empty the copper line, sheath, and the drain pipe.  The following day, we returned and vactored out the area of the basement floor that was stained.  The next day the hole was filled and the concrete floor was replaced.  We will continue to tend the sorbents and periodically vacuum out the drain.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1-2005*Gerry Mirabile called to report a motor vehicle accident involving CMP pole #130 and its transformer.  The incident took place on the Methodist Road, in Westbrook.

A CMP clean up crew was dispatched  to remediate the site. Spill clean up debris will be transported to CMP - NASC (North Augusta Service Center) for disposal.  The Howard 10 KVA transformer's serial number is 4059544897 and tagged as 1 ppm PCB. The spill site was initially cleaned & cleared, and  revisited by CMP to verify clean up was complete.

No request for DEP assistance was made and non dispatched. DEP Response plans no further actions for this site.
P-474-2004*On May 20, 2004, Andrew Slusarski conducted an inspection of Interstate Battery and discovered a 30 yd. roll-off of used car batteries that were leaking.  This was brought to the attention of Interstate Battery personnel.  Interstate claimed that the roll-off belonged to Lin-Cor Environmental (this was confirmed by Slusarski), and that they (Interstate) would hire a hazardous waste contractor to remove the roll-off.

Sometime over the following weekend the roll-off "disappeared".  Interstate  disavowed any knowledge of the removal.  This is likely, as they did contact a contractor to arrange for disposal.  Lin-Cor also disavowed any knowledge of the whereabouts of the roll-off.  It is likely that Lin-Cor was responsible for removing the roll-off as it is highly unlikely that a passerby driving a truck capable of removing the roll-off decided to just take it.  Lin-Cor would have the Department believe this scenario to be likely.

Subsequent investigations of Lin-Cor properties at various southern Maine locales connected with other oil and hazardous materials storage issues have not revealed the whereabouts of the 30 yd roll-off of leaking batteries.

A Notice of Violation was issued to Interstate Batteries for hazardous waste storage issues.
P-215-1986*
REPORT UPDATE by SGB on 3/24/05 based on June 1988, notes of James Pray

	Response to gasoline discharge from leaking UST pipe fitting impacting on stormdrain and surface water drainage behind facility.

	Leaking pipe fitting reported to have been repaired by CTI George Erskine who installed the facility in 1982-83.  The facility included four gasoline UST's, diesel, fuel oil and waste oil UST's; all bare steel construction.  From the notes I understand that no gasoline contaminated soil was removed or remediated in 1988 and that this discharge is likely responsible for some or much of the gross gasoline discharges confirmed in the 1992 UST removal (P-88-92).

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B-141-2005*On 3/22/05, 1425 hours Stanly Warren Jr. , who is a supervisor for Maine DOT region 3, reported that they had a hydraulic oil spill at their Rockwood  Shed.  He indicated that they spilled 36 quarts on 3/18/05, and 48 quarts on 3/21/05.  Furthermore, they had spilled 5 gallons of diesel with 3 of it contained as unspilled product.  All of the spills went to their floor drain, which empties into an oil/water separator.  The product will be recovered and properly disposed of.
P-226-2005*A seal failed on a reservoir discharging approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to a cement floor at Prime Tanning in Berwick.  No floor drains or other materials contacted.  Product was picked up with speedy dry and pads.
B-152-2005*Despite what the attached news clipping says, this spill did not happen that way.  The truth is that at least 2 students, chemical geniuses both, were racing model cars in the hallway of Knox Hall.  The cars were being powered by (1) a  mixture of muriatic (hydrochloric) acid and baking soda and (2) dry ice.  The sealed up container of dry ice exploded and knocked over or punctured the container of acid.  Some attempt to cleanup the acid and ice was made before the resident assistant was informed, who of course ratted them out to the Department of Public Safety.

According to the firefighters I talked to at the scene, about 20 feet of carpet was removed from the corridor.  Also, the other residents of the floor were informed as to who was responsible for their being evacuated from the dorm at 11 o'clock.
P-227-2005*The Harris's went out for a few hours and put the family dog in the basement (puppy not able to stay in main house without chewing on stuff).  The copper line from the fire matic was broken and when the Harris's arrived home they discovered the discharge in the basement.  They called Dead River (DR), the furnace service provider to help.  DR staff were dispatched to the home, used vegetable based speedi dri and then some sorbent pads to wipe down the affected area.  Following those activities, an application of Odor-B-Gone powder to mask the residual fuel odors was applied. No call to DEP was made by Dead River, nor were the homeowners advised to call and report the spill to DEP.

The home is a new construction less than 3 yrs. old.  The concrete floor has a smooth finish with expansion slots/cracks in the floor.  There is staining on the base of the concrete wall in some areas where the oil migrated.  The wooden 2x4 wall appears to have been spared no significant oil staining was observed on the footer, nor the fiberglass insulation in the wall.  This wall connects to the garage therefore the insulation.

Dead River "Hal" called SP who in turn paged DEP/Cyr at 06:55, the number left by Hal was for the DR office in Scarborough, not a DR personnel phone, but the answering service, who upon request tried to contact Hal.

DEP & Dead River resumed cleaning and swept up odor-b-gone and other materials.  The Harris's were going away for a few days, this would allow the space to air-out. If conditions were not satisfactory upon their return, they were to call DEP.  No calls were received it is presumed the Harris's were satisfied with the clean up and no additional remedial steps necessary.
P-204-2005*Mr. Kahkonen is an automatic fill customer of C N Brown's although he was allowed to run out of fuel Saturday 3/19.  He called and was delivered from his statement "110 gallons" to his 150 gallon capacity [step tank] tank located beneath his front steps entry way.  On Monday C N Brown (CNB) again dispatched a driver who attempted to fill the tank and claims to have only pumped 7.6 gallons, but in the mean time overfilled the tank.  The excess discharge went to the top of the tank, out the vent, and onto the ice and slush of the lawn.

Mr. Kahkonen returned home Monday and found the spill and called CNB to clean it up.  They dispatched a crew and a cursory clean up was attempted.  No notification to DEP nor any instructions to the home owner to call were made by CNB staff.

Eleven-thirty am on Tuesday 3/22, Paula called to inform DEP of a CNB spill at a customer's home and that it had been cleaned up.  Attempts to reach the home owner were unsuccessful, however a voice mail message was left and upon his return home from work, Mr. Kahkonen did contact DEP, Scott Cyr.  I asked if he was satisfied with the clean up and he stated the house still stunk of fuel.  I then went to the site to inspect the spill location and clean up.  I found a step tank in the front of the home, and the odor of fuel on the melted snow/ice.

The pad beneath the home appears to have escaped the oil migration, only the top of the tank and the soil beneath the vents appeared impacted by the K-1 discharge.  The tank was wiped down, however there was a sheen still on the melt water in the walk-way.

A referral to DEP Oil Enforcement Unit will be made for the overfill and non reporting of the initial incident.  And, recommendations made to CNB dispatch on proper or more thorough clean up standards for the driver techs at the time of a spill/release.  No further actions are planned. Mr. Kahkonen was satisfied with the result and if the inside odors would dissipate over time he could live with that.
P-220-2005*
INTRODUCTION
	Report covers the installation of a new retail, motor fuels UST facility and convenience store by C N Brown oil company.  Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Mark Winslow of MarWin Construction was General Contractor for the site and installed the new facility.  H C Crooker & Sons was a sub-contractor for the site under MarWin.
	The site is the former Bodwell Motors auto dealership and motor fuels UST facility abandoned by removal in 1992 (refer to P-88-92).  The original installer for the site was George Erskine of Erskine Const.  In 1986 the facility was also a retail GETTY gas station as well as auto dealership.
	A Baseline-2 remediation Goal was assigned.  Contaminated soil is associated with Jon Woodard's report P-88-92. The oil contaminated soil disposed of in 2005, was disposed of at Dragon Cement Co. under the 1992 Maine UST Insurance Fund Program.

SITE & FACILITY HISTORY
	DEP report P-215-86 covers the DEP and Bath Fire Department response to a gasoline discharge to a storm drain and a wetland area behind the facility that was traced to a leaking UST pipe fitting at Bodwell's GETTY facility.
	P-418-88, covers surface discharges of anti-freeze and a leaking gasoline dispenser fitting, and an un-registered waste oil UST.  There was no remediation of the contamination as it was felt that this could wait on the eventual UST facility replacement.
	Report P-88-92, by DEP personnel, Jon Woodard & John Dunlap covers the abandonment-by-removal of the six UST's and removal & remediation of gasoline impacted soils.  In year 2000 or 2001, Hannaford Co. was later planing to build a grocery store there on the site and discovered LNAPL gasoline during their site assessment.  DEP's Brad Hahn oversaw free product recovery under Woodard's earlier spill number P-88-92.  The #2 heating oil UST was abandoned by removal in 1998.  When under Hannaford's ownership, I understand that several hundred more tons of oiled soil was sent to CRS under a DEP VL for P-88-92.
	Prior to CNB's re-development, they had Certified Geologist, Mike White, perform a Phase-1 study of the property.  [This study should have found P-215-86 and P-88-92 noting remaining contamination.]
	The area is dense residential & commercial use, on city water & sewer.  Underlying soils are low-permeability silt/clays which can contain a discharge but also allow it to flow off site through disturbed area such as buried storm & water lines.  An old C N Brown (CNB) Big Apple UST (Reg. # 4126) facility is adjacent to the property (north east).  Across Rt. 1 to the north is a Bath LIDO and Sewall Quick Mart gas stations.  On either side of Rt. 1, the land slopes down so with natural drainage, contamination on one side of Rt. 1 is probably unlikely to effect properties on the other side.  I understand that this older Big Apple will be abandoned when the new facility is complete.

DEP SITE VISITS & ASSESSMENT
	Monday, 3/21/05: At request of DEP's John Dunlap, I visited this facility installation to check on possible presence of drinking water wells in relation to the Maine UST siting law.  I met with Gary Barnes & John Bishop of H C Crooker.  CTI, Winslow was not on site.  I noted no drinking water wells within 300'.  Bishop stated they noted smelly soil on site.  I asked him if it was reported, and he corrected himself to say he thought it was septic.  (It must be old as the site has been on city sewer for many years.)  Barnes stated he noted gasoline smelling soil in specific locations when digging drainage and footers.  All the soil was reported to be still on site.
	The open UST excavation was being de-watered to a storm drain which Bath Department of Public Works advised me drained to the Kennebec River (see attached photos).  After conferring with Jon Woodard (JW), he and I agreed there was good chance the ground water was contaminated with dissolved petroleum and that this could not be discharged to the river without approval and treatment
B-543-2004*Ms. Spear called to report that Bangor Hydro workers had discovered a leaking transformer in their transformer storage area in Veazie. It appeared that about a half quart of non-PCB oil leaked by a damaged bushing onto the yard gravel. The contaminated dirt was shoveled up and sent to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
B-652-2004*Bangor Hydro reported that a wind storm had broken a pole on Ginnie Mae Way in Ellsworth. As a result, the pole mounted transformer fell and spilled about 2 gallons of non-PCB oil. Their crewmen cleaned up the contaminated soil and vegetation. The debris was sent to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
A-89-2005*   DEP received a report that an oily sheen was visible on meltwater on this country road.  It appeared that a passing vehicle may have lost a small amount of oil along the pavement which was carried downhill on water.  No recovery was possible.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  No wells are considered threatened by this spill event.
A-95-2005*Dead River reported a 30 gallon diesel spill at the Dead River gas station (site registration 7661) 500 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville.  Maine DEP staff responded to the scene and found much of the oil had been contained and cleaned up by Dead River personnel using sorbent materials.  Some product had run down Kennedy Memorial Drive toward the I-95 interchange.  The cause was a failed fitting under the dispenser which did not automatically shutdown the pump.  Dead River personnel repaired the defective fitting before restoring the dispenser to service.

The area is a mix of industrial and commercial businesses and is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further action is expected.
A-96-2005*A non-PCB CMP transformer overheated and leaked a small amount of oil to the snow in a cow pasture.  CMP collected one drum of contaminated snow.  No further action required.
P-1055-2003*Received a call from Foster & Russell Co. regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Bartke's rental property on John's Cove Road, 1st house on the right, Bridgton, ME.  It was assumed that approximately 50 gallons of kerosene (K-1) was discharged from the broken fire-o-matic, although no one was actually sure how much was in the tank when the discharge occured.  A small container was placed under the fire-o-matic to collect any drips, and inadvertently filled with water and froze.  The ice pushed up on the fire-o-matic breaking it off.

Most of the kerosene appeared to be confined to the general area of the tank, located under a deck, but could not be determined until the snow was removed.  I contacted Environmental Projects, Inc.  to undertake the clean-up.  We removed 1-55 gallon drum of contaminated snow and soil.  The ground was frozen limiting the amount of contaminated soil.  Most of the oil appeared to have migrated down the side of the foundation.  Due to the of the design of the property, the area of the discharge was inaccessible to equipment required for excavation.  I checked the inside of the building for any signs of oil and observed none.  The well for the property was located well up-gradient of the area of the discharge that sloped sharply towards a wet area.

I informed Ms. Bartke of the situation, and told her to contact me if anyone noticed oil or oil vapors within the building, or oil in the wet area adjacent to the property.  As of January of 2005, I have not heard from the Bartkes.
B-542-2004*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 10/4/04, from Dave Bowen (Community Fuels, Inc.; Swanville) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that 5 to 7 gallons of fuel oil had been spilled at the Travis Curtis residence, which is located at 643 North Searsport Road in Frankfort.  One of their delivery driver's was in the process of filling the outside above ground storage tank when it overflowed.  All of the oil was contained on a gravel surface around the base of the tank and was being cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.

     Proceeding to the residence, I met with the driver and went over the situation with him.  The spill was located along the left end of a mobile home, which sets facing the roadway.  He indicated that he had just started filling the tank and had step back to his truck for a second when the tank started to overflow.  From the small size of the oil stain around the tank, I would say that around 5 gallons or a little less may have been spilled.  Since there is a well on the property behind the mobile home, approximately 100 feet away, and there is a potential for oil fumes to enter the trailer, I suggested that they needed to make arrangements to have the contaminated soil excavated and hauled away for processing or disposal.

CONCLUSION:  They later tried to remove some of the contaminated soil by hand, but that turned out to be a little more difficult than they expected.  A local contractor was hired and about two cubic yards of contaminated material was excavated and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons batch plant in Prospect for recycling.  No additional cleanup was required.

REC:  File report.


B-556-2004*
     This office received a call at 0830 on 10/14/04 from Peter Goodwin (GAC Chemical Corporation; Searsport) reporting a hazardous chemical spill at their facility.  He stated that approximately 1100 gallons of 50% sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) has been spilled inside the Sodium Aluminate plant during the night.  All of the material was contained on a concrete floor and was being pumped up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.  Upon investigation, it was found that maintenance personnel had been cleaning out an above ground storage tank inside the building during the previous day and have left a drainage valve open on the tank, because the job was not finished.  Around 0130 as luck would have it, a delivery was made to the tank, which commenced to drain onto the concrete floor, unbeknown to anyone at the facility.  The spill was not discovered until personnel started to arrived at work early this morning.  Plans are to recover all of the spilled material and reuse it in their process.

     Proceeding to Searsport, I met with Mr. Goodwin and went over the situation with him.  Everything appeared to be pretty much as he reported it.  I was shown the location of the tank truck unloading rack, the storage tank inside the building, and the path that the sodium hydroxide had taken along the concrete floor.  It did not appear that any of the chemical had migrated out of the building.  As I was leaving the facility, US Coast Guard personnel were just arriving to do their investigation.

CONCLUSION:  See Mr. Goodwin's spill report (attached) for additional information.

REC:  File report.
P-183-2005*Wayne Woodworth of 3-D Variety reported that he had discovered a large stain and puddle of diesel in his parking lot upon arriving to work that morning.  He cleaned it up and contacted his oil distributor for help with disposal of the waste product.

The site was sufficiently cleaned up and no detrimental impact is expected.
P-184-2005*Spill of hydraulic oil from construction equipment.  Cleaned up through the use of sorbent material and a small amount of hand-excavated soil was removed both of which were properly disposed of by H E Sargent.  See attached report from H E Sargent.
B-583-2004*
     This office received a call at 1300 on 10/25/04 from Roland Emery's daughter reporting an oil spill.  She stated that she was calling on behalf of her parents, who had detected oil in their drinking water well.  It was indicated that her mother could smell and taste oil in the water.  Upon contacting Norlen's Water Treatment Service in Orrington for assistance, they were advised to notify the DEP.  Directions to the property at 2308 Carmel Road North (Route 69) in Newburgh were provided.

     Proceeding to the residence, I met with the Emerys and went over the situation with them.  Mrs. Emery first detected oil odors in the well about one week prior to this date.  When I turned on the kitchen tap, I also detected what appeared to be some type of oil in the well.  I then checked their fuel oil storage tank in the basement, which was in good condition.  It was set up on a solid concrete floor and the feed line ran through a plastic sleeve to the furnace.  There was also no indication of any problem with the furnace.  This was actually one of the cleanest setups that I have seen in a long time.  Nothing appeared to have been leaking or spilled from the system.  Since this site is fairly isolated from their neighbors, my suspicion was that their well pump might be leaking.  Mr. Emery indicated that they have a Meyers pump and it has been in the well for about 40 years, ever since they have been living there.  He then showed me the location of the drilled well out back.  The water table was down about 40 or 50 feet below the surface and appeared to have an oily film on the surface.  I did not attempt to pull the pump up or run a bailer down the well for a sample.  I suggested that they might want to make arrangements with a local contractor or well driller and have them pull the pump up, so it could be checked for leakage.  In the meantime, water samples were collected from the kitchen tap and taken to Northeast Lab in Winslow for analysis.  Since there was a drinking water well involved, the case was referred to Technical Services personnel in Bangor for their assistance.

CONCLUSION:  Paul Higgins (Tech Services) picked up the case where I left off.  He re-sampled the well and later determined that the Meyer's pump was in fact leaking.  Fortunately for all, this 40+ year old pump did not contain any PCB's.  As of February 2005, Tech Services has completed remediation of this site and the well is back in service.  No additional work is planned at this time.

REC:  File report.
P-876-2004*
	Tuesday 10/5/05: Brief visit at 0845 hours for routine check on abandonment-by-removal of consumptive-use waste-oil storage UST.  Mr. Reed explained that the tank was 17 years old when removed by Mitchell Const. Co. last summer.  No reportable discharges found during the removal.   See CMR 691 UST closure assessment of Campbell Env. Co. for details.  I understand there was no DEP attendance of the abandonment.  Gasoline UST's and bulk oil AST's remain on site.
	Dense sub-urban residential & commercial area, on city water & sewer service.  Located just south of the Rts. 209 and 1 intersection.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-875-2004*
SUMMARY
	10/7/04: Site inspection in response to neighbor complaint about possible discharge of toxic cleaning solvents to the ground while Ponte Marine cleaned boats.  The area is rural commercial & residential use approximately 0.7 miles south of Freeport Exit 22 (former Exit 20).  The complainant lives next to the yard, and another person lives in a mobile home within the yard (see site sketch).  The area is on city water & sewer.
	Mr. Ponte showed me around the property consisting of several garage buildings and outside storage of pleasure boats.  I noted no hazardous chemicals.  Mr. Ponte explained that he only used high-P water for boat cleaning (no solvents) and that this was neighbor harassment.  [DEP's Pam Parker advised me that the anti-fouling paint residue typically will not fail TCLP.]   I did note a small oil leak in a garage and several small oil stains in the yard typical of many commercial yards & parking lots but not a significant environmental concern.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-85-2005*On 2/14/05, I received a report of a spill that occurred during a snow storm on 2/11/05.  Apparently, during high winds, a utility pole was knocked down.  The original report from Bangor Hydro stated the amount spilled to be approximately one quart of non PCB oil.  It was also reported that the spill was cleaned up by the removal of the contaminated snow.

On 2/17/05, results from the laboratory showed a PCB content of 125 ppm.  Also after closer analysis at the Bangor Hydro workshop, the amount of oil spilled was increased to 6-8 gallons of oil.  Bangor Hydro hired a consultant from URS contracted with Clean Harbors for the remediation effort and contacted me with the accurate information.

On 2/21/05, a PCB sample grid was established by Mr. Stanley in the spill area and extensive samples were taken.  Once results were received from the laboratory the remediation work plan was established and scheduled.

On 2/25/05, the consultant, Mr. Paul Stanley, Clean Harbors, Bangor Hydro and myself were on scene to jackhammer and remove three drums of contaminated soil and one drum of contaminated snow.  Once the contamination was removed Mr. Stanley established a sample grid once more to re-sample to ensure all of the contamination was removed to below action levels.

Sample results returned by the laboratory showed some levels still above the action level.

On 3/7/05, all parties were back on scene to remove more contamination in the few hot spots.  A much more aggressive approach was utilized this time and seven drums of contaminated soil were removed and one drum of freshly fallen snow.

I-45-2005*A broken hydraulic line resulted in a spill in the concentration yard, which was cleaned up by the crew on site.

Clean up debris (snow & sawdust) was taken to the Maine Woods Company boiler in Portage.
B-97-2005*On 2/18/05, I received a report of a one gallon spill of K-1 onto snow.  The spill was caused by an overfill of an above ground storage tank.  The Dead River Oil driver proceeded to pump product into the tank despite there being no whistle.  He continued to pumping until product spewed out of the vent, spraying the area around the tank.  Unfortunately, when the product sprayed from the tank, it soaked one of the owner's cats in kerosene.  The driver was unable to catch the cat.  The driver reported a spill of what he thought was one gallon to Dead River and then began shoveling contaminated snow into bags for disposal.

After numerous attempts to contact the homeowner, I spoke with her at her mother's house.  She informed me that the delivery man spilled much more than one gallon of oil, she estimated closer to 20 gallons.  She also complained of the smell and one of her cats soaked in kerosene.

I arrived on scene and met with Tom Macrae of Dead River.  He had removed some debris and old wood that was soaked with product and loaded it in the back of his pickup.  I then met with the owner.  Mrs. Farley was outraged by the spill.  She complained of the smell in her house and was fearful for the safety of her cat.  She asked me what to do for her cat.  I told her I have heard of bathing the affected animal in Dawn dish detergent.  Other than that, I was not sure what she could do.  I recommended she call the emergency veterinary clinic in Brewer.  She informed me that she had already washed the cat twice, but it was not helping.  After contacting the veterinarian and confirming that extensive bathing in Dawn dish detergent was all they could do, I monitored the air inside the house with my PID.  I informed Mrs. Farley that there may be some background odors that would effect the readings, for example the cigarette smoke in the house as well as her and her husband's shoes where they had been walking around the spill scene.  Initially, the readings were on an average of 9 ppm.  The readings would increase as I walked closer to the bathroom, where I discovered Waffles, the soaked cat, being bathed.  I asked to have the bathroom door shut and a towel placed on the floor in order to get a more accurate reading of the house minus the cat.  After re-calibration of the instrument, I returned and received a maximum reading of 2.3 ppm just outside the bathroom door.  Being comfortable with the readings minus the cat, I then held the PID directly to the cats fur.  The reading was approximately 13 ppm.  I explained that I believed the cat to be the biggest source of air quality contamination in the house.  Because the cat had been bathed numerous times Mrs. Farley was not going to remove the cat from the house, because of the cold outside temperatures.  Mrs. Farley complained of having a headache and was fearful for her 18 month old daughter spending the night in the house.  I recommended that if she had another place to spend the night, until the cat completely dried off, it would probably be best if she did so.  I gave her the toll free number to the state toxicologists office and instructed her to call them with any health questions.  I also gave her my number and told her to call over the weekend if there were any other problems.  I informed her I would return on Tuesday after the holiday in daylight to confirm a satisfactory cleanup was performed.

On 2/22/05, I returned to the site.  The vapors in the house were not an issue.  Waffles is doing much better.  I inspected the spill cleanup and determined it was not satisfactory.  I contacted Dead River and explained the situation to them.  In order for more work to be done, the tank will have to be relocated.  A Dead River crew would be there the next morning to relocate the tank and replace the non working whistle and sight glass.  At this time, I explained to Dead River that more soil will have to be removed from the site.  I remind them of Dig Safe practise a
P-176-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tues. 3/8/05, call from P Gagnon & Sons (PGS) that they had suffered an approximate 100-gallon release of #2 fuel oil at their AST bulk plant which their workers were responding to.  Most of the oil had gone to an in-ground oil-water separator.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On site about 1030 hrs I met with PGS.  A cold rain made response work harder.  The oil-water separator drain had been shut so rain was rapidly filling up the storage capacity.  A pump-out was critical to keep the oil from overflowing to the street.
	The location is suburban residential & commercial, on city water & sewer service.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	PGS had quickly closed the outlet to the o/w separator.  Sorbents had been applied to the ground and bagged by the time I arrived.  Guerin & Assoc. was responding from Groham with a vacuum truck which arrived just as the oil was about to overflow onto the pavement.  Guerin reported they recovered approximately 84-gal. of oil and 816-gal. of water.  Rainwater largely prevented oil damage to the asphalt paving.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The spill is believed clean to DEP satisfaction.  It is fortunate for AST facility has been upgraded with the o/w separator since P-294-99, as the discharge could otherwise have impacted additional media.
b.	P Gagnon Oil appears to have acted promptly to respond and notify.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-116-2005*On 3/8/05, I received a report of a two quart oil spill from a transformer at pole number 3 on the Pretty Marsh Road in Mount Desert.  The oil is less than 2 ppm PCB and it all dripped onto the snow around the pole.  A Bangor Hydro crew was on scene to shovel all of the contaminated snow into bags and return it to their shop to melt and reclaim the product.

The transformer was taken out of service and replaced.
P-184-2003*Received a call from Jack Moore, C & G Heating and Plumbing, regarding his customer, Ernest Bean, 172 Waterford Rd, Norway, ME,  who had broken off his fire-o-matic by somehow driving his vehicle through the back of the garage, knocking over the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Moore stated that he had secured the AST, but approximately 60 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been discharged onto the ground.

By the time I arrived on-site, most of the contaminated snow had been dug up and placed in bags, and the tank was in the process of being moved.  We bagged up as much contaminated snow as possible and secured the site for the night.  Arrangements were made with Environmental Projects, Inc. to remove the contaminated snow from the property the following day, and to also check on the extent of contaminated soil, due to the very close proximity of the well to the discharge. The well was located on the opposite side of the garage down gradient.

On 3/7/03, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc. and removed 9-55 gallon drums of contaminated snow and 1-55 gallon drum of contaminated soil.  The snow was transported to the Department's warehouse to be melted and treated, and the soil was left on site until further soil removal could be undertaken.  Sorbents were placed over the area where the discharged occurred to collected any oil that might resurface with melting snow.

On 3/10/03, I returned to the site to replace sorbents.  Approximately 5 gallons of oil was collected.  Arrangements were made to undertake further soil removal on 3/13/03.

On 3/13/03, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc.  to undertake the remaining soil removal.  The sorbents that were left on site were slightly contaminated, but nothing like they were on 3/10/03.  We dug down to approximately 4 feet below grade, until no contamination was detected.  The only area of question was the area adjacent to the garage, due to the structural limitation of the foundation of the garage.  It appeared that most of the oil had migrated away from the garage, due to the frozen ground.  Short of moving the building it would be difficult to determine if any oil made its way under the building.  There was a drain in the garage, that showed no evidence of oil suggesting that the oil was limited to the outside of the garage.  A total of 10.39 tons of soil was removed and transported to Commercial Recycling Systems.

On 4/17/03 and 9/30/03, I obtained water sample that tested negative for petroleum (see attached Analytics reports 49425 & 50572).  The Bean's were informed of the results, and to contact me if they noticed any differences in their water.

B-653-2004*
     This office received a call at 1145 on 12/2/04, from Jody at C.N. Brown Company (South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been spilled at their bulk plant on Route 2 in Mattawamkeag.  One of their driver was in the process of making a delivery at the facility when he accidentally overfilled one of the above ground storage tanks.  Most of the oil was contained inside a concrete dike, but some of the oil sprayed outside the dike onto a dirt surface.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.  A contractor was being called in to assist with the cleanup.

     Proceeding to the bulk plant in Mattawamkeag, I met with the driver and went over the situation with him.  Everything was pretty much as C.N. Brown had reported it.  Initially, it looked like there was a lot more oil contained inside the dike area than had been reported.  However, when a sample tube was dropped into the liquid to measure the level, it turned out that there was about 1/8 inch of oil on top of about 8 inches of water.  Having the oil up off the concrete on a water base would make cleanup inside the dike a lot easier.  Oil that had sprayed outside the dike had gone onto a concrete pad for the truck loading rack and some had sprayed onto the gravel driveway.  None of the oil had reached a drainage ditch nearby.  The driver indicated that when he checked the gauge on this tank, he thought it read 13.5 feet, which left plenty of room to transfer his load.  However, the gauge is old, a lot of the numbers are pretty worn, and it is hard to read.  Apparently, the actual reading was 18.5 feet...almost full.  He had no more than started pumping when the oil came spraying out the vent on top of the tank.  By the time he shut the system down, an estimated 100 gallons had sprayed out of the tank.  I was informed that C.N. Brown had hired Environmental Projects, Inc. out of Gray to assist with the cleanup.  Since all of the oil was contained, it was late in the day, and it would be dark by the time they arrived on site, I suggested that they delay their response until the following morning.  That was agreeable with all and would give them a chance to round up a crew.  It would also give C.N. Brown a chance to find a local contractor in the area to excavate the contaminated soil.

December 3, 2004 (Fri.):  The initial plan was to have Environmental Projects, Inc. pump the contaminated water and oil out of the dike area.  However, it was so cold during the night that some of the water froze under the oil, which made recovery by pumping a bit difficult.  We were able to "herd" most of the oil over the ice with a water spray to a point along the side of the dike where it could be recovered by the vac truck.  That worked fine until the hoses started freezing up.  Sorbent pads were then laid out inside the dike to help soak up any residual oil which remained.  Bion Tolman (Tolman Construction; Mattawamkeag) was hired to excavate the contaminated soil outside the dike area.  He removed an estimated 16 cubic yards and hauled it to an isolated site nearby for temporary storage.  That material will be spread for aeration sometime in the spring.  I feel that everything that could be done for a cleanup, up to that point, was done.

CONCLUSION:  On 12/9/04, some gentleman called the Bangor office and complained that he did not feel that the cleanup at the bulk plant in Mattawamkeag was good enough.  He further indicated that he did not want any more oil in the river.  This site is no where near the river, nor did any this oil leave C.N. Brown's property.  We did leave sorbent pads inside the concrete dike to soak up any residual oil, which was not recovered by the vac truck.  Those pads would have been frozen in the ice by the following morning and would have been difficult to remove at that point.  They are all contained, are not going any where, and can be removed during warm we
P-191-2005*3/11/05, Information received in a phone conversation with Ron Williams of SMRT.  During site operations, test borings indicated some historical fuel oil spillage had occurred at the school. The thought is an old AST fleet fueling tank was located in the vicinity.  No soil removal is planned.  The testing was for physical attributes of the area,  When work commences in the spring, DEP will be advised and the oil affected area screened.

No additional information was forwarded to DEP.  Based on the initial findings and lack of any other evidence, DEP/Response plans no further action.
B-111-2005*On 3/2/05, I received a report of a spill of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid at the Department of Transportation facility on Route 9 in Aurora.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic line on a state plow truck parted, spewing the fluid onto the asphalt parking lot.  The DOT crew was quickly able to deploy absorbent boom around the spill, containing it.  They then applied absorbent pads to absorb the oil.  Once the oil was absorbed, they bagged the absorbent material  for disposal at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.
B-117-2005*On 3/8/05, I received a report of a sheen in a driveway at 186 Kelly Road.  The report was made by the owner, Lorraine Flagg.  Mrs. Flagg believed the sheen to be from a car crushing operation that took place next door at LaPoint's Junkyard approximately six weeks earlier.

Tom Varney and I responded to the complaint.  We arrived on scene shortly after the complaint was received and found a large sheen in Mrs. Flagg's driveway.  We traced the sheen directly back to an old forklift loader that had suffered a hydraulic line break.  Under the machine was an approximate one foot square oil stain on the ice.  We placed absorbent pads over the stain and in Mrs. Flagg's driveway.

We then met with Mr. Dan and David LaPointe of LaPointe's Junkyard.  Both of the LaPointe brothers were very willing to collect all of the oil stained snow and ice that we made aware to them.  They agreed to place the leaking equipment on sorbent pads and shovel all of the oily waste into 55-gallon drums and dispose of it at Pine Tree Landfill.  They also agreed to repair the hose as soon as possible.

Later that afternoon, I returned to the site to gather the absorbent pads in the driveway before the snow storm arrived.  When I was on scene, I saw that the LaPointe's had a 4 or 5 man crew performing the work we had agreed to.

They had disposed of the drumed waste at Pine Tree landfill totalling .66 tons of waste.

P-1084-2003*Received a call from DownEast Energy regarding and oil discharge at Christian Peterson, 1 Brown Road, Freeport, ME.  It was assumed that the aboveground storage tank (AST) had been damaged during a recent delivery, but a preliminary survey of the tanks suggested otherwise.

By the time I arrived, the DownEast technician had determined that the source of the discharge was a loose fitting on the boiler for the garage's radiant heat system.  The system had been serviced by Dead River on 12/20/03, due to a no heat problem.  Mr. Peterson stated that he had noticed an oil smell in the garage after the service, but dismissed it, until the odor became worse.  The oil had ran into a open area in the floor where the supply and return for the heat system connected to the boiler.  Only a small amount of oil was observed, which was removed with sorbents.  The property had two wells, one of which was not being used.  The wells were up-gradient of the discharge, with the one being used the furthest away.  Mr. Peterson stated that the garage had an inside perimeter drain that flowed away from the discharge.  An estimate of 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been lost since the last delivery on 12/18/03.

Dead River Co. was informed of the situation, and sent the technician who had performed the work to the Peterson's.  The Dead River Co. technician stated that he had not touched the fitting during the service, and it must have come loose afterwards.  Mr. Peterson felt otherwise and was going to investigate the matter further.   I left sorbents with Mr. Peterson to collect any oil that might accumulate in the hole.

On 12/30/05, Mr. Peterson contacted me stating that he had removed some sand from the hole in the floor, and had been collecting oil, with sorbents, over the weekend.  I met with Mr. Peterson, and observed oil collecting in the depression that Mr. Peterson had created by removing the sand.  Water was collecting on the outside of the garage, opposite the area of the discharge causing water and oil to accumulated in the depression.  We removed the oil with sorbents, until only a sheen was observed.  I collected the waste for disposal.  Approximately 30 gallons of oil had been collected.

Mr. Peterson informed me that Dead River Co. was taking responsibility for the discharge.  I had Mr. Peterson fill out an application for the "Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund" just in case Dead River Co. changed their minds.  I later made arrangements with Environmental Projects, Inc. to vacuum out the hole, the following day, to see how much oil we might be able to collect.

On 12/31/05, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc. to vacuum out the hole.  Sorbents from the previous day collected some oil, but not as much as the day before.  We pumped the hole several time, until only a small amount of water and oil were accumulating in the hole, suggesting that most of the oil had migrated throughout the radiant heat system.  We collected approximately 30 gallons of an oil/water mix.

At this point, it was obvious that the only way to remove the oil contamination was to remove the garage floor and removed all the fill around the radiant heat system.  Mr. Peterson was reluctant remove the floor and was wondering if nothing could be none.  Considering that the wells were up-gradient of the discharge and a pond down-gradient, with no other properties at jeopardy, doing nothing could be considered.  I did inform Mr. Peterson that he would have problems trying to sell the property with oil contamination, if he ever decided too.  He was going to think it over and let me know.  I left sorbents with Peterson to collect any oil that might accumulate in the hole, and he was going to contact me if he observed any oil outside the garage or in the pond.

On 01/05/04, I spoke with Dead River Co. regarding the Peterson's and they stated that the issue was being forwarded to their insurance carrier, OneBeacon Insurance, who would be cont
B-104-2005*Renee Sherburne is estranged from her husband, Michael; she and their children are living in his house at 955 Brewer Lake Road.   On February 24, she returned home from a weeks vacation to discover that she had no heat.  She summoned burner technician Robert Oechsle to correct the problem and he soon discovered an oil spill he estimated at 200 gallons.

The problem was this:  the Sherburne home and garage are set on slabs, with the oil tanks, manifolded together, in the garage (photo).   Mrs. Sherburne was burning #2 fuel oil.  The week she chose to go away was bitterly cold and the #2 fuel gelled up in one of the draw off nipples from the left tank (photo).  That tank was also the one into which the return line from the boiler fed (photo), so oil was being drawn off the right tank and returned to the left tank.  Eventually, the right tank was drawn empty, while the left tank was overfilled.  Oil was forced out the tank vent and onto the ground between the house and garage (photo).

This house site is a wet one, with a substantial amount of runoff from the hill behind the house and roof drainage.  To combat the problem, Sherburne had installed stone and PVC drainage pipe behind and between the structures.  The lot, it eventually became clear, is drained by a ditch on the west and south sides.

On March 3, I had Clean Harbors on site to jack-hammer and vacuum up contaminated soil and snow.  The volume of contaminated media did not suggest a 200 spill; I lowered my estimate to less than 100 gallons.   Of course, not 4" under the surface of the ground, where the oil was discharged, was the house's sewer line.  It being warm, it kept the surrounding soil unfrozen;  I theorized that the oil had migrated one or both ways, following the pipe under the buildings.  No liquid oil ever came into the excavation, even though we left it open all winter, having insulated and heat taped the sewer line.

On Saturday, April 2, a sheen was reported on Brewer Lake, trapped between the shore and the outgoing ice, at the end of the ditch draining Sherburne's lot.  Robert Shannon, the OHMS on call, investigated and soon determined it originated from Sherburne's.  Renee Sherburne told him that her husband was dealing with the spill and claimed no knowledge of the sheen.  She also claimed that 2 weeks earlier, oil had come up through the slab and onto the bathroom floor;  despite my having given her my calling card, she had no knowledge of my name or how to contact me, she said.

On Tuesday, April 5, Clean Harbors was back on site, cutting and recovering oil contaminated ice from the lake surface.  Also on that date, Mrs. Sherburne claimed ill health from showering with the well water, convinced that it was contaminated with oil.  On the 6th, I obtained a well water sample for DRO analysis.  Trying to get the story straight, it's my understanding that Mrs. Sherburne claims that  sewage with oil on it backed up onto the bathroom floor;  she  said that somehow the lift pump in the holding tank had become unplugged.  During the week of April 11, a 24 hour indoor air quality sample revealed no contamination by oil. Likewise the well water.

On April 28, I sent Ms. Sherburne the air analysis and informed her that given that their was no oil contamination in the well or indoor air, I considered our efforts to be at an end, with no further remediation intended.
B-114-2005*2.28.05: While conducting a follow-up inspection/spill investigation (reference DEP spill #B-106-05) with U.S. Coast Guard, MSO-Belfast, officials Petty Officer Shawn Erwin and Lt. Dan McLean and Captain Nasim Uddin aboard the Chinese flagged cargo vessel Mariaspes, an oil sheen was observed migrating around the stern of the vessel from the port side.

Crew members lead PO Erwin and me to the port side, where I observed oil stains on the exterior hull, adjacent to the aft most cargo hold in front of the super structure.  I observed an approximate 25 foot long oil sheen held close to the hull by ice in the water below the oil stain on the hull.

Captain Uddin notified Sprague Energy, who was acting as the ship's agent, of the spill.  An unidentified male worker for Sprague Energy arrived shortly after and advised me that a fuel line broke while fueling a bull dozer in the cargo hold.

I met briefly with Duaine Seekins, who advised that he was unaware that oil had entered the water.  No cleanup attempt was made.  I had reservations that any recovery was possible at this point, even though the oil appeared thicker in some spots.  I disembarked and inspected the hull on the port side and observed that one of the two oil stains ran down the hull and contacted the water.  I inspected the opposite side of the pier and did not observe any additional oil sheen in the water or oil staining on the pier where the fueling took place.

The cause of the spill was a broken coupling used to connect lengths of ? inch fuel line.  Sprague workers used a 50 gallon portable diesel tank in the back of a pick up, an electric portable pump, and several sections of ? inch line with a dispensing nozzle to reach the dozer in the hull.  I estimated that at a minimum 100 feet of line may have been used.  According to Mr. Seekins, this is a three person operation where a man is at the truck, and another on deck who feeds the line to the dozer operator in the hold, who fuels his own machine.  The procedure is then to drain the hose back into the pony tank in the pick up.  Mr. Seekins advises the connection broke after the fuel was drained back into the pony tank and that perhaps about a cup of fuel leaked.

I attended a final briefing on-board with the USCG, Captain Uddin, and Chris Donald of Sprague Energy.  In discussion of this spill, I advised the Captain that the source of the spill was not from the ship and that the terminal advised of a fuel spill this morning.  I requested that Sprague make an attempt to prevent a further discharge by wiping down the hull.  Upon my departure, I observed that the sheen and ice had dissipated or migrated away from the pier and hull.  I met with Mr. Seekins who advised that an attempt was made to wipe the hull, but results were negligible.

I did not feel that a cup represented the discharge I observed.  If the fuel line was charged when it failed, I estimate that 2.3 gallons leaked.  This estimate is considering the 100 foot length of ? inch line needed to reach the dozer and that the ? inch line holds approximately .023 gallons per linear foot.  If the line broke during fueling operations, considering a commonly used transfer pump with a flow rate of 15 to 20 gallons per minute and that it took the fuel attendant 5 seconds to shut off the pump after the line failed; an additional 1.25 to 1.66 gallons may have discharged.  On the basis of my observations, the staining on the hull, the sheen including the rate the sheen dissipated and/or migrated, I feel that 2.3 gallons to approximately 4.0 gallons better reflects the amount released.

GPS location: N44 27.050  W068 53.785.


File/report



P-943-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & SUMMARY
	10/15/04: A report was received from Crompco Corporation about a waste-oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) spill-bucket, which they believe failed their test.  The testing was part of a larger Phase-2 assessment in preparation for the selling of Exxon-Mobil Oil Corporation's Mobil Mart UST facilities in Maine.  On 12/17/04 Faulkner & Flynn Environmental Management Consultants re-reported the failed spill bucket along with dispenser piping leaks (see P-724-04 for further information) and free product in the tank area (from P-319-03).  Alliance Energy, the new facility owner, has applied for DEP Volunteer Response Action Program (VRAP) review (see application of 3/11/05).  Exxon-Mobil has applied for the Maine UST Insurance Fund coverage for the discharges (see communications to DEP's Diana McLaughlin).

FACILITY HISTORY & ASSESSMENT
	The site is a retail, motor fuels UST facility, formerly owned by Mobil Corporation, then by Exxon-Mobil Corporation, and finally by Alliance Energy as of Dec. 2004.  See DEP reports P-269-89, P-319-03, P-1137-03, P-724-04 and the site monitoring reports of Groundwater & Environmental Services Incorporated (GES) for other historical and location information.
	I have not seen any methodological information or quantification of the spill-bucket test failure in the assessments received as of March 2005.  At this time there is no actual oil contamination confirmed to be related to the reported failure of the waste oil spill bucket.
	The dispenser leaks reported on 12/17/04 appear to be related to those in P-724-04 (the dispenser(s) were not identified in the 12/17/04 notification).  The location is stated as dispenser 5-6 in St. Germain's Feb. 2005 Phase-2 assessment confirming it is the location of the leak in P-724-04. See the earlier spill report regarding this dispenser.  There was no initial mention whether these leaks actually reached soil and groundwater.  A check on GT-2, downgradient of dispenser 5-6, found no free product, but there were 20-ppm gasoline range organics in the groundwater.  There are no spill buckets under the dispensers.
	The free product gasoline appears to be that related to P-319-03 and has been undergoing active recovery and monitoring since May of 2003.  See P-319-03 regarding this discharge.
	Working through the DEP Oil Spill Decision Tree, the site works to Intermediate based on the site not being in a non-attainment zone, which I believe it is not.  Considering present site use and sensitive receptors, I felt Intermediate to be too stringent and I recommend that the site be managed as a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal (St. Germain advised for a Baseline-1 Goal in their Feb. 2005 report).

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	The waste oil UST spill bucket was reported to have been repaired before a DEP representative could respond and observe the test and failure.  As there is no physical evidence of discharges from the spill bucket, no remediation has been required at this time.  The soil borings & wells have not indicated waste-oil saturated soils.  Note that the DEP Decision Tree action levels do not strictly apply to waste oil.
	See P-319-03 for actions regarding the 2003 190-gallon gasoline-discharge in the tank area.  See P-724-04 regarding response actions for the unreported gasoline leak in dispenser 5-6.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time the facility is not clean to state satisfaction.  DEP Response Services requires no in-situ treatment or source reduction remediation of the site based on present knowledge.  As is common practice and argued by Mobil's consultants in the past, further more complete remediation may await future facility replacement or site redevelopment.  It does not appear to be cost-effective to excavate the facility considering that the contamination is not knowingly affecting sensitive receptors at this time.
2.	Widespread gasoline contamination in soil and groundwater is understood to be pervasive
B-128-2005*On 3/14/05, I received a report of a spill of gasoline from a dispenser pump at R & K Variety in Hampden.  The spill was caused when a customer drove away with the fuel hose still in his car after filling up.  The attendant was told what happened and shut off the pump, stopping the spill.  According to the pump gauge, approximately 15 gallons were spilled onto the asphalt.

Tim Dysart, supplier of the fuel, was notified of what happened and responded with absorbent pads and speedy dry.  After Mr. Dysart deployed the absorbent material, he dispatched a repair technician to recover the sorbent and contaminated snow and repair the dispenser.

The repair technician estimates that one drum of speedy dry, snow, and product was recovered and returned to Dysart's shop, where Clean Harbors will dispose of it.

Hampden water district confirms that there are no longer any private wells in the area, due to last years installation of city water to the entire area.
B-129-2005*On 3/15/05, I received a report of a hydraulic fluid spill from a Department of Transportation plow truck.  The spill was caused by a mechanical failure of an auxiliary hydraulic line to the snow plow.  The leak from the line was undetected as it drove approximately seven miles of Route 9, from the Penobscot County line to the Amherst General store.  Once the leak was noticed, sorbent pads were used to collect approximately 1 gallon of spilled product.  Repairs were made to the system.

It is estimated that approximately 5 gallons of product were spilled.  Of the remaining product that spilled onto the asphalt of Route 9, none was able to be recovered, but evaporated in the sunlight due to the very thin leak pattern.
B-131-2005*On 3/15/05, 1016 Karen Booth of R.H. Foster reported that she had become aware of an overfill that they had the previous day, late in the PM.  The amount was estimated at around a gallon.  The whistle was working fine, but some product seeped out from under the gauge glass, which was loose.  My guess is that the product foamed into the head space and came out the gauge glass.  R.H. Foster wiped the spill up with a few pads, which went to their waste stream.
P-89-2003*A complaint was received from a caller identifying himself as the Town of Bath Code Enforcement Officer, Ellis Reed, requesting DEP assistance in assessing the wastes at the property formerly known as Frank's Old Volks Home on the Old Bath Rd. & State Rd.  Several metal 55 gal drums were strewn around the property and appeared to be leaking waste oil like liquids.  The property is abandoned and in the forfeiture phase of a bankruptcy hearing.

Upon arrival, DEP responder Scott Cyr identified two buildings, both abandoned and without upkeep for some time.  The 1st a former residence with no access possible and no electricity (noted at the meter).  An exterior above ground storage tank (AST) was on the south side of the house, estimated to be a quarter to half full.

The 2nd building is a two-bay residential/commercial garage, with an office in the rear and apartment on the second floor.  The garage building was "trashed" with any and everything strewn about (paperwork, small containers of automotive supplies, personal items, and junk).  The windows for the most part were still intact.  Two items of public safety concern were three emergency marine flares (hand held stick type) and a pistol with four cartridges attached.

Outside, a modified box trailer with car atop, and misc. Volkswagen parts were around.  The car atop the trailer may contain motor fluids but unknown at the writing of this report. A boat estimated at 20' with an inboard motor was on staging.  The last registration marking was 1997.  Potential for oil and gasoline release from the vessel exist.

Automotive debris was located throughout the yard, but hidden by snow which hindered full detailed inventory.  Fifteen (15) fifty-five gallon metal drums were observed.  Three (3) were documented as leaking from the top (a waste oil mixture), and three additional drums were documented as containing liquid but less than 1/2 full.  Six drums contained solid automotive debris and three are potentially empty, however at the time of the inspection frozen in place.  Lastly a pressurized gas cylinder was at the rear of the garage (between building and box trailer) leaning against the building and frozen in place.

There is potential environment damage from leaking drums & containers, fire danger from flammable products, and debris in general.

No responsible party was identified or found during four separate visits to the site.  However after each consecutive visit there was noticeably less waste materials or debris and eventually a roll-off container was identified at one visit.  The final deposition of the material is unknown.

The property is now residential.  No one has been home during any subsequent visit.  DEP Response plans no further actions based on lack of communication during the discovery phase, and removal of the waste materials.  It is unknown where the wastes were disposed of.

P-1067-2003*Nathan Thompson received a call regarding a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at 16 Bennett Cove Road, Great Chebeague Island, ME.  Snow or ice falling off the roof had presumably broken the fire-o-matic.  The AST had recently been filled, so it was assumed that at least 240 gallons of kerosene had been lost.  The discharge was located in close proximity of two wells, the closest being the Harvey's well, and was up gradient of a wetland.  At the time of the call, no oil was recoverable except for a small amount collected in a 5 gallon container.  Arrangements were made with Clean Harbor to conduct a limited clean up and to assess the situation the following day.

On 12/19/03, 3 drums of contaminated soil and 7 bags of debris (snow and sorbents) were removed from the site.  Removal of soil was limited by the tank, because it had been filled and needed to be emptied and moved.  No oil had made its way into the basement of the building.  Also, there was no oil vapor issue within the dwelling.  Arrangements would have to be made to have the tank emptied and moved before any further work could commence.

On 12/22/03, I was given the responsibility of overseeing the case.  Due to the lack of a container large enough to hold the contents of the tank on the island, Bradford Hahn, Geologist, and I transported 6-55 gallon drums to the site for the transfer of the oil.  The tank was relocated without incident, and arrangements were made to commence soil removal the following day.  It was assumed that most of the oil had followed a pipe to a dry-well adjacent to the discharge, because there were no signs that the oil flowed across the the ground.

On 12/23/03, Mark Woodruff, Geology Tech, Carol White, Consulting Geologist, and I were present during the soil removal.  Removal of the soil was undertaken by Chebeague Sand & Gravel.  The soil removal revealed that the oil appeared to have migrated down the foundation wall until it encountered a layer of clay at approximately 11 to 12 feet below grade.  No oil was observed around the piping for the dry-well that was originally assumed to have been the area where the oil had migrated.  For unknown reason (and luckily), no oil appeared on the opposite side of the foundation in the basement.  The soil was stock pile on-site until arrangements could be made for disposal, which might not happen until spring.

Due to the holidays, cold weather and lack of available barges, the stock piled soil could not be removed from the island until 3/24/04.  The transportation of the soil was undertaken by Environmental Projects, Inc. during another project on the island.

On 05/04/04, Bradford Hahn and I collected water samples from the Harvey and Harrington wells that later tested negative for petroleum (see attached Analytics report # 51791).  We also checked the Harrington's basement and the wetland for any evidence of oil and observed nothing.

The site was checked several times throughout the summer and fall of 2004 for evidence of oil in the Harrington's basement and the wetland, nothing was observed.  Bradford Hahn collected water samples from the two wells that, again tested negative for petroleum (see attached Analytics report # 52215).  The case was referred to Technical Services for monitoring of the wells.
P-1109-2004*On December 17, 2004, approximately 250-300 gallons of liquid calcium chloride (33% concentration)was released to the pavement at the Maine Turnpike Authority Facility located on Route 35 in Kennebunk.  The spill occurred during maintenance on rusted bolts located on a hose connected to a 1,000-gallon plastic tank on a truck.  During repairs, the valve on the hose broke and initiated the release.  The release was stopped and the valve repaired.  Liquids released were contained and absorbed with sand used for traction during icy road conditions. This sand was placed in the sand/salt building located on-site for use on ice at a later date.

No further action is warranted at this time.

B-597-2004*R.H.Foster Co. called to report that a small oil spill had occurred at the Chris Pattershall residence in Orrington. They had been called to the scene at 0315, because the housewife had been awakened by the smell of fuel oil. Apparently, the forced hot air heating system had picked up the odor of the leaking oil and distributed it to the bedroom. The source of the oil was a corroded pin hole in the cellar AST. Since the owners did not notice a smell on their arrival home that evening, it is reasonable to assume that the leak did not start until after they went to bed.
   When the burner tech arrived, he found that oil was coming from the pin hole in the tank's bottom. There was a two foot wide oil stain that flowed about 6 feet across the concrete floor to a drain. At this time, the tank gauge showed it was 75% full. The drain points away from the drilled well. There is exposed ledge in the cellar and the folds in the rock are at right angles to the well. I tried to find the drain outlet and may have. I discovered a man made hole (possible a dry well) in the general direction that the drain pipe pointed. This hole was partially filled with debris and I could not smell fuel oil.
   In any case, it does not appear that much oil was lost. That coupled with the drain pointing away from the well shows me that any risk to the well is very small. I expect that no further action will be necessary.

P-151-2005*Please see attached CMP report.

Note: Interior surface as indicated in spill coding refers to interior of transformer.
P-152-2005*
	Monday, 2/28/05, notice of an untagged transformer leak after a pole-mounted transformer failed and discharged approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil to the snow & ground below.  Five drums of oiled snow picked up equalling approximately 1-drum melt-water + oil.  Oil reported sampled by CMP and found non-PCB.

S G Brezinski
P-1116-2004*On December 19, 2004, Kara Tudman (KT) received a dispatch from the state police indicating that a representative from the Portland Jetport called to report a spill of approximately 20 gallons of jet fuel in the northeast terminal.  The reporter, Hatsano Phanthavong, indicated that the spill had occurred on December 18th at approximately 1500 hours.

KT attempted to follow up with Hatsano, but the phone number was incorrect.  Due to previous response actions taken by Jetport personnel it is assumed by DEP that the spill has been mitigated.  No further action is warranted at this time.
P-161-2005*
	Wed. 3/2/05; complaint from Mr. DiPietro of mysterious green material in a roadside ditch that is not freezing, along Rt. 125 in Freeport.  He had been noting the green there for weeks and was concerned about a possible large discharge of ethylene glycol antifreeze or other chemical.
	That afternoon I visited the site and confirmed that the green along about 100' of drainage ditch was growing green algae and grass.  Yes, grass and algae at an air temperature of 20 degrees F or less.  The water was clear.  No odor.  Much of the water was coming from a 4" PVC pipe off the lawn of #30 Wardtown Rd.  The resident explained that they had recently put in a new drilled well and hit a natural artesian.  The excess water, at a ground temperature of about 55 degrees flowed into the ditch and the warmth of the water kept it from freezing and allowed the vegetation to survive despite below freezing air temps.
	No further DEP Response Div. actions expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-162-2005*	
	3/2/05: report of small volume of #2 fuel oil leaked from bad fill pipe fitting.  Downeast Energy was called to repair the fitting.  Site visit by DEP on 3/3/05.  Pipe goes into ground to the  basement/crawlspace AST.  Rural residential area & summer-time beachfront property.  The property is on municipal water & sewer.  No problem of oil vapors in the home were reported.  Clean-up done by DEE and homeowner.

S G Brezinski
P-165-2005*On February 4, 2005, DEP was notified that approximately five (5) quarts of used motor oil was discharged to the road as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was remediated by the local fire department with sorbents.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-166-2005*On 2/8/05, I received a call from Raul Rodriguez of G & S of Brownfield reporting a customer's vehicle leaking gasoline in their parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-167-2005*On 2/14/05, I received a call from Paula at C N Brown reporting a small overfill spill at a customer's residence in Windham.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-169-2005*On 3/3/05, I received a call from James Leblanc of Penco Construction reporting an underground tank discovered during an excavation project at a residence in Kennebunk.  I sent the paperwork necessary to the tank owner, Patrick Carey, and the tank was removed.  There was no evidence of any spillage.  No further action required.

P-172-2005*
	3/7/05, report from Downeast Energy of a small leak from a peddler truck to the driveway of Mr. Graham's residence after making a delivery.  DEE reportedly remediated the area with sorbent material.  No DEP visit.

S G Brezinski
P-177-2005*While returning from a clean up in Lebanon an abandoned drum was observed along the northbound side of the highway. It was dark, rusted red and both bungs were in place and it was almost completely empty.

The odors from the drum were that of old weathered gasoline.  There were no identifying marks on the drum and it's origin is not known.  The drum was returned to the DEP shop for disposal.

No further actions are planned for this case.
P-178-2005*On 3/8/05 I received a call from Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at their bulk plant in Kennebunk.  The spill went into their spill containment system.  Clean Harbors was en route to pump it out.  No further action required.
P-200-2005*Mrs. Porter of 72 Rackleff Street, Portland called to report a broken oral thermometer at her home.  The mercury was confined in the holder and she wished to dispose of it properly.  I went to her home and took the container, returned it to DEP and added the bead of mercury to the consolidated mercury on site for future recycling/disposal.

DEP Response plans no further action for this spill.

Scott R Cyr
OHMS I
P-180-2005*Please see attached.
P-1060-2004*
SUMMARY
	Fri. 11/26/04: Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP was notified by Ms. Brenda Beaulieu of Fill It Up Please Co. that on 11/25/04, their Fill It Up Please gas station had an ingress of water and resulting leak alarm for the UR UST sump.  [Scott Cyr of DEP received a similar notification on 11/29/04, of the sump filling up with rain water on 11/28/04, [P-1061-04].  This may be the same incident though as the dates of occurrence & reporting differ it was decided to treat them as two incidents.]

FACILITY INFORMATION
	Property is a retail, motor fuels UST facility and car wash.  Three dbl-wall FRP tanks with dbl-wall FRP piping registered as active (T-7, T-8 & T-9).  T-1 thru T-7 removed and replaced in December 1993, by Portland Pump Co.  In 1993, J B Plunkett performed the closure assessment and DEP's John Gordon documented about 2800 tons of soil recycled off site (see P-694-92).  The location is dense commercial use, on city water & sewer.  Native soils are understood to be silt/clay with sand lenses.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTION
	Monday, 11/29/04: checked on problem of water in sump.  The sump was open when I arrived as the repair person (Erskine Jr.) had left the site for a while.  Erskine later reported the sump lids had been loose and with heavy rains the surface runoff had leaked into the sump.  Erskine removed the water and replaced bolts in order to secure the sump lid (see attached photos).

CONCLUSIONS
1.	It appears that there was no release of gasoline to the environment in this instance.
2.	In March 2005, FIUP's consultant (Drumlin Env. LLC) submitted a VRAP claim to DEP in relation to intended sale of FIUP's facilities.
3.	Regulated oil contamination is understood to remain on site and shall be managed properly if disturbed.  Discharges noted by Drumlin Env. appear to be in part residual from discharges noted during the 1992-93 remedial work, and from discharges afterwards due to typical vehicle leaks and with fuel deliveries.
	
S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
P-181-2005*
	3/8/05: Afternoon report of gasoline and waste oil discharge from an automobile accident on the southbound lane of the Maine Turnpike, Mile 17.   Discharged product was cleaned up by Wells fire department through the use of sorbent material.  No DEP response.

S G Brezinski
P-182-2005*On 3/9/05, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill in Harpswell.  The transformer was discovered to have a hole in it although no oil spillage was observable at the site.  No further action required.
P-187-2005*On 3/10/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kirt Muller of Muller Plumbing & Heating reporting a leaking above ground storage tank at a client's residence in Scarborough.  The tank was leaking due to apparent corrosion.  Mr. Muller had placed a magnet patch on the tank for the night and had made plans to replace the tank the following morning.  No further action required.
P-190-2005*
	3/14/05 afternoon report of a discharge of several gallons of non-PCB transformer oil from a pad mount transformer hit by a snow plow.  The snow plow RP is unknown to DEP.  CMP performed clean-up by excavating the oiled snow around the transformer.  No DEP visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-192-2005*On 3/11/05, I received a call from Ann Patterson of Safe Handling reporting a spill from their thermal oil system used for heating rail cars.  The spill was contained in a berm.  The spill was caused by a mechanical failure of a valve.  Pumps were used to collect the bulk of the oil and sorbents used to clean up the remainder.  No further action required.
P-197-2005*
	3/14/05: Morning report by CMP regarding a pad-mounted transformer hit by a snow plow and suffering a small discharge of transformer oil.  CMP cleaned up the discharge by hand-excavating snow and applying sorbent material.  No DEP visit.

S G Brezinski
P-198-2005*	3/14/05: Pad mounted transformer was hit by snow plow discharging transformer oil to the snow below.  CMP remediated the site through the use of sorbent material and hand-excavating snow.

	No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
P-203-2005*CMP C. Cummings reported a service call for pole #9, Atkins Bay Rd, in Phippsburg.  No apparent discharge of transformer oil was observed, and no damage to transformer noted.

Based on the information CMP supplied, & no request for DEP assistance made, none dispatched.   CMP would monitor and advise if situation changed.

DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-19-2005*On January 7, 2005, the Cape Elizabeth fire department called to report a release of motor vehicle fluids (anti-freeze and motor oil) caused as a result of an overturned Ford Explorer.   Kara Tudman (KT) responded to the scene while the Cape Elizabeth Department of Public Works was cleaning up sorbents in the area.

No further action is required at this time.

B-516-2004*
     This office received a call at 1615 on 9/21/04, from G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. (Hampden) reporting a possible oil spill.  He stated that an underground storage tank alarm had gone off at the Adelphia facility on the Perry Road in Bangor.  Upon investigation, it was found that the double-walled fiberglass tank had just recently been filled and there was some oil in the interstitial space.  To their knowledge, no oil had spilled outside the tank.  Dead River Company was en route to pump off the tank.  A temporary above ground storage tank will be setup while they are dealing with the problem.

     Proceeding to the facility, I met with personnel from G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. and a crew from Dead River Company.  Due to water in the sump over the top of the tank, Dead River was unable to gain access to the tank in order to pump it out.  They were waiting for G.R. Adams personnel to remove the water.  Dead River's intent was to pump off only clean product.  They did not want to pump contaminated groundwater into their truck, if they could avoid it.  An attempt was made to remove the oil through the feed line, but only water was found in the bottom of the tank.  Using a small (slow) pump, Dead River attempted to transfer the water into 55-gallon drums on the back of one of their pickup trucks.  After several hours of pumping, it was obvious that we were getting no where fast.  I was informed that the tank had rumbled during the filling and the ground shook under the drivers feet for some reason.  That might explain why groundwater appeared to be entering the tank faster than it could be pumped off.  As such, I called Butch Furrough at G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. and explained that we were having problems.  I requested that he contact the owner or manager of the facility and get them involved in the decision making process.  In my opinion, we needed Clean Harbors (Newburgh) or Industrial Services (Brewer), someone with a vac truck, as soon as possible.  It could not wait until sometime tomorrow or when folks got around to it.  Mr. Furrough indicated that he would try to locate someone for us and in the meantime, he would send Dale Chapman (G.R. Adams) over to assist.  When Mr. Chapman arrived on site, I explained what had happened up to this point and stressed the need of a vac truck as soon as possible; it could not wait until morning.  Either they hire someone or I would.  Following a telephone call, the folks at Adelphia indicated that we should do whatever needed to be done to correct the situation.  Clean Harbors was contacted, but it would be at least 3 hours before a truck out of Portland could be on site.  We then called Industrial Services in Brewer and they indicated that they could have a truck on site within an hour, therefore they were hired.  Arriving at the facility around 2130, Industrial Services pumped product from the tank until 2345.  It was estimated that out of 2000 gallons removed, only about 200 gallons was water.  Plans were to re-group on site in the morning, remove the tank from the ground, and deal with any contaminated groundwater or soil around the tank at that point.

September 22, 2004 (Thur.):  By the time I arrived on site, G.R. Adams Jr., Inc. already had the top of the tank uncovered.  According to the registration, this 2500 gallon #2 fuel oil tank had been installed in 1994.  Industrial Services was present to pump off some additional contaminated groundwater (approximately 9 to 10 inches) that had seeped back into the tank during the night.  They also removed some contaminated groundwater from around the tank, which made the excavation a little easier.  Mr. Chapman felt that the rumbling in the ground during Dead River's delivery (approximately 200 gallons added to the tank) was what caused the tank to rupture.

     I feel that there are several other factors involved here.  For example, the concrete pad and asphalt over the top of the tank appeared to have settled 5 or 6 inches, si
P-941-2004*
SUMMARY
	10/14/04: Report of surface hydraulic-oil discharge to the ground and to the Kennebec River from a street sweeper that burst a hydraulic hose near a street drain.  Strout estimated 1-gal. reached the river north of BIW's Pier #3.  Response & clean-up by BIW personnel.  No DEP response was requested nor made at the time.

S G Brezinski
B-94-2005*2.15.05: Tim Dysart reports that they tried to fill a residential AST at the wrong address.  Oil migrated out the vent and into snow below the vent pipe.  The snow was removed and the waste entered their waste stream for later contractor pick up.

Mr. Dysart could not provide me with the homeowner's phone number, but advised that the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No additional complaint received.

file/report.
P-932-2004*
	10/12/04 @ 1555 hrs: York County Sheriff reported to DEP that Alfred Fire Dept. (AFD) was responding to an auto accident at 306 Biddeford Rd. [Rt. 111] and that "lots" of oil & gasoline had discharged.  DEP Response was requested.  Onsite at 1645 hrs I found that the accident was in the same area as an accident & discharge I responded to in year 2001 [P-391-01].  The area is rural residential, on private wells & septic service.

	The road was now open and no one from AFD or York Sheriff remained on scene.  An area of the roadway in the intersection was sanded.  No further clean-up appeared necessary.  The discharge appeared less serious than first reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

A-94-2005*International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, reported a 3 gallon Lube Oil spill at the #2 recovery boiler on March 5, 2005.  The oil was discharged from piping leading to an oil filter.  IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-60-1989*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE
	1/31/89, DEP response to a leak from retail, gasoline UST facility.  Site visit by DEP's Stephen Brezinski & James Daye.  There was a dug well in the garages basement with a thick free product layer causing a flammability problem within the building and threat to the drinking water well.  The facility consisted of two gasoline, a diesel, #2 oil and a waste oil UST with one dispenser island.  DEP required that the tanks & piping be taken out of service and abandonment-by-removal planned.  The area is rural residential and commercial, on private wells and septic service.

	The August 1989, abandonment was prior to Maine DEP requirements for a CMR 691 UST Closure assessment so one was not performed to fully characterize the site and remedial actions.  This facility discharged and was abandoned prior to the implementation of the Maine UST Ins. Fund, and the Hydrocarbon Clean-Up Decision Tree Guidelines .  A thorough Environmental Phase-2 assessment is recommended prior to any property transfer of redevelopment.  No new UST's were installed.  As of the mid-1990's the gas station and repair garage was sold.  Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
	Gasoline contamination exceeding clean-up action levels is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  Quantity discharged is a guestimate based on best information at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-113-2005*3.7.05 Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil leak at entered location, T4 Indian Purchase (Norcross).  Bangor Hydro representative Richard Backer stated that a bushing on the transformer leaked approximately one pint of oil into the snow around utility pole number 551/2.

The snow was removed and placed in a drum for transportation.  The waste was entered into Bangor Hydro's waste stream for later pick up and disposal at a licensed facility.  The dielectric fluid was tested for PCBs and the result was less than 2 ppm; lab certification number AH02182.


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B-178-2004*Mr. Clapp called from Bangor Hydro to report that his company had found some stained soil below a non-PCB transformer on Congress Street in Millinocket. They figured that about a cup of oil caused a 3x3 foot stain on the ground. This was dug up and sent to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-479-1989*
SUMMARY & REPORT UPDATE of 3/21/05, by SGB
	Facility inspection of commercial, consumptive-use motor fuels UST facility while investigating gasoline UST discharge at the adjacent Scott's Garage (see P-60-89).  Other than small surface staining on the asphalt pavement, no significant problems.  The facility owner, Frank Scott is brother to the owner of Scott's Garage, Jack Scott.  The area is sensitive, being on private wells and septic.
	DEP UST Reg. 7938 indicates the bare-steel gasoline and off-road diesel fuel facility was abandoned-by-removal in 1996.  I noted no spill report record of problems/discharges reported to DEP during the 1996 abandonment.  See the required CMR 691 UST closure assessment for further information on the abandonment.

S G B
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B-379-2004*Mrs. Spear called to report an accident that caused a non-PCB spill at the Hampden Country Club. It seems that a cross member that held up three transformers broke causing them to fall and spill transformer oil. While the transformers were not marked as non-PCB, there date of manufacture indicated that they should be clean of PCB's. The contaminated soil was removed and lab test showed that all three transformers were free of PCB's. The debris was sent to the Hampden landfill.
P-993-2004*
	10/28/04, afternoon notice to DEP of an approximate 10-gal. UST overfill of the Boy's & Girl's Club #2 oil UST facility.  Dense commercial & residential area in downtown Portland on city water & sewer.  Breggy workers responded and cleaned up the oil spill.
	On Thurs. 11/4/04, I checked on the clean-up and all appeared well.  The spillage was to pavement [some oil may have seeped down thru cracks & joints in the pavement though].  I am puzzled as to why the overfill occurred and the status of any overfill protection that should be on the tank.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-538-2004*Mr. Gabarra called to report that a crane truck that Bangor Hydro rented had leaked a cup or so of motor oil to the ground inside the Surry substation when the oil filter gasket leaked. They shoveled up about 3 gallons of dirt that was sent to the Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.
P-193-2005*I was contacted by John Murray of Murray Oil reporting they were at the residence of one of their customers whose oil tank had a corrosion hole in it.  John reported that less than 5 gallons had spilled onto the concrete basement floor and they had cleaned it up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  He also reported they had pumped the remaining oil out of the tank and had set up a temporary service for the customer.  I did not respond to the spill at that point.  We were contacted Wednesday by Ray Thompson of Community Concepts.  He was reporting there was still oil in the basement when he went there to look at installing a new oil tank.  I was then contacted by Jared Murray of Murray Oil reporting that Ray had also contacted him and he had sent a crew back to the home to clean up.  He stated that his crew was unable to clean up all the oil that was seeping back into the basement through cracks in the floor.  I then contacted the homeowner, Kathy Leonard, and asked her if there was a problem.  She stated that the oil company had done a great job cleaning up the spill and she could no longer smell and oil.  I called Jared back and told him this, but he was unable to accept that information and demanded that more cleanup be done or that he get a written liability waiver.  I explained to him his company had no liability if the tank had corroded, but he would not accept that.  I contacted the homeowner and scheduled a visit to assess the cleanup.  When I arrived at the home there was a faint smell of oil in the living space.  I was taken to the basement and shown the area of the spill.  There was a stain on the concrete and some remaining damp speedy dry.  None of the concrete was wet and there was no evidence of continued seeping in the cracks.  The homeowner stated that her well was upgradient, and I determined that it was not at risk.  After discussing the insurance fund program with the homeowner she decided that a little more cleanup would be nice, so I arranged it.  Boomtech went out to the site and swept up the remaining speedy dry and scrubbed the concrete with soap.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-103-2005* On 3-7-05, L H Stewart reported an oil leak at the home of Michelle Colson in Monmouth. This home is located at the intersection of Larry Drive and Route 135. The outside AST settled into the ground and cracked the nipple on the Firomatic valve. This resulted in the release of about 100 gallons of kerosene. 100 gallons had been delivered on 3-5, and Monday morning there was no heat.
 I arrived on site and spoke with the homeowner, Ms. Colson. We discussed clean-up options. I then called Comfort Zone Heating, Inc. to move the oil tank to the gable end of the home and connect the oil line. This will be a temporary fix. Next I called Paul Bernier to assist in the soil removal. This started on 3-10. The steps were removed and the excavation began. We uncovered an old clay drainpipe, however there was no oil in or around that. We continued excavating and a large volume of oil and water started leaking into the excavation. I then called EPI, an environmental clean up firm, to pump out the oil and water. Excavation and backfilling continued the next day.
 On 3-15, I checked the monitoring well that was placed in the excavation and no free product was found. 3-21, Michele called and stated that the well water smelled like kerosene. 3-22, I made a site visit with Don Robbins to collect water samples and size up the situation for water filtration.
 3-24, Don Robbins called to inform water quality results. High levels of bacteria, sodium and chloride. DRO results 1,100 ug/l.
 3-25, Advanced Water Quality on site to install carbon filtration and pre treatment, which included ozone treatment for bacteria (choliform and e-coli).
 3-30, water samples results...DRO < 50...bateria ND
  At this time this site was referred to our Technical Division for further work. The AST was moved back to its original location. A new well was drilled sometime in October 2005.

I-51-2005*On 3-17-05, while excavating to repair a leaking water line, the water utility in Ft. Fairfield discovered an old, bare steel Underground Storage Tank (UST) near the line. It was located in front of the old Higgins Market on the corner of lower Main and the Dorsey Road. I hired JR McGillan to remove the tank, it was full of water, which was taken to the treatment plant in Fort Fairfield. No soil contamination was observed.
A-22-2005* On 1-11-05, CMP reported the release of sulfuric acid. This was caused when a large battery tipped over. This occurred at the substation on the Puddledock Rd. in the town of Manchester. Janet Dyer, from CMP, estimated that two gallons of liquid spilled from the battery. This spilled material was contained to the concrete floor, and cleaned up with acid sorbent mats and neutralized. No site visit was made and no further DEP involvement will be required.
B-268-2004*
     This office received a call at 1400 on 5/27/04 from Claudia Sait (DEP-Augusta) reporting a possible oil spill.  She stated that Norman Laberge (Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station; Cutler) had contacted our Augusta office concerning the loss of 1100 to 6000 gallons of mineral oil from an underground electrical cable at their facility.  These numbers were later revised to 5000 to 10000 gallons.  The oil, which was added to the cable back around 1960 for deicing purposes, may have leaked out of the line sometime over the last 30 or 40 years.  Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (South Portland) discovered the problem yesterday when they were hired to tap into the line and remove the oil, but did not find any present.  From what Mr. Laberge could determine, the oil is believed to be Sun Oil #6, which is a 30 or 40 weigh oil that has not been produced in over 20 years.  Most of the cable is buried in the ground and is capped with concrete.  Part of the line runs through an underground tunnel.  Plans are to install a new cable on top of or adjacent to the existing line.  Ms. Sait indicated that she was working with the Navy on several other environmental issues at the base and would keep me posted.

     Shortly after this, I contacted Mr. Laberge to discuss the situation with him.  He relayed essentially the same information that Ms. Sait had and stated that he would send us a follow-up report on their findings.  See his memo attached, dated 28, May 2004.  They were now looking for guidance from DEP on how they should proceed from here.

     This situation raised more questions than answers.  If 5000 to 10000 gallons of mineral oil have been in the ground somewhere along the cable for up to 30 or 40 years, why hasn't it surfaced somewhere by now?  If it leaked directly into ledge and is trapped somewhere underground, it may never to be seen again.  Is there any documentation at the base to indicate that this oil actually did get added to the cable in the 1960's?  Did it get pumped out by the Navy at some point in time and was not replaced?  Is it possible that a lot of the oil is still contained in the cable due to high and low points, as a result of differences in the terrain?  If there are leaks along the cable, are they able to isolate sections of the line for testing?  If that is not possible, can they dig or drill some test hole at various spots along the line to check for soil contamination?  Seems like that could easily be done while they are installing the new cable.  Since some of the cable is exposed in the underground tunnel, that should be checked for any indication of a leak, if it hasn't been done already.  Does the Navy have any idea which way the fractures run in the ledge near the cable?  If contaminated soil is discovered during the installation of a new line, how does the Navy plan to deal with it?

June 7, 2004 (Mon.):  A conference call was setup on this date between Naval personnel, their contractor, Claudia Sait, Norman Laberge, and me to discuss the situation and any new developments that might have occurred up to this point.  During the conversation, we were informed that they had found no record where any oil had been added to or removed from the pipe lines.  It was indicated, to my understanding, that there are 3 legs of the pipe run; three lines that run somewhere around 3300 to 3800 feet each.  In these pipe lines, there are three 1.5 inch diameter electrical cables that get very hot when they are in operation.  Consequently, the lines were filled with mineral oil and a nitrogen blanket to provide insulation for the cables and thus keep them from burning up.  In 1960, they put 100 pounds of nitrogen pressure on the lines, which was reduced down to 5 pounds in 1999 due to a hole or holes in the line.  They knew nitrogen was leaking from the system in 1973 and it was still losing pressure in 1999.  From what they have been able to determine, the manufacture of Sun #6 Oil
P-91-2004*Overfill of truck saddle tank due to inattentiveness of driver.  Cleaned up by CN Brown.
P-795-2004*Leaking fitting on oil line to furnace.  Discharge was to concrete.  Cleaned up and repaired by Downeast Energy personnel through the utilization of sorbents.

P-459-2004*I was contacted by Mr. Kreck regarding some contaminated soil he discovered on the dirt floor of a shed at his organic farm in Brunswick.  The facility had always been a farm and the contaminated soil was obviously from lube oil, as apparently tractors and equipment had been worked on and stored in this particular building.  The soil did not appear to be a major threat to anything, however it had to be excavated due to other activities on the farm.  As such I allowed Mr. Kreck to move to another location on site away from his agricultural activities and till and aerate it.

No further action is expected in this matter.
I-57-2005*A 5 gallon gasoline overfill at the Gas & Go in Fort Kent was cleaned up by the Fort Kent Fire Department with sorbents and kitty litter.  The contaminated material was then brought to a landfill.
P-212-2005*Received a call from DownEast Energy regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at Up-country Building Inspectors, 25 Plaza Drive, Suite #10, Scarborough, ME.  The discharge was estimated to be around 30 gallons of kerosene from a broken fire-o-matic valve, due to the accumulation of snow and ice.

I met DownEast Energy on-site who was in the process of repairing the tank.  Most of the oil had run under the snow, down the side of the building, and now was estimated to be somewhere around 75 gallons.  I checked the building for vapors and detected none.  The building was constructed on a slab, so there was no concern of oil entering the building.  Clean Harbors was contracted to remove contaminated snow and soil from the discharge area.  Approximately 2 yards of contaminated snow and soil were removed from the site, in addition to 15 bags of sorbents and debris.  The area where the soil was removed (8' x 6' depression) had water and oil accumulating in it, so the hole was left opened and sorbents placed in it to collect oil.  The area was going to be checked over the weekend and sorbents replaced, if required.

Approximately,  40 gallons of oil was collected over the weekend, using sorbents.  Oil was collected in the depression using sorbents until the beginning of April 2005, when free product was no longer observed.  The depression was filled in and the area landscaped.  There might still be some oil present under the paved area adjacent to the discharge, but it posses no risk to the surrounding area.
P-1029-2004*I received a call from Allied/Cook Construction regarding contaminated soils encountered during site work at 371 US Route 1.  It was initially thought that the source may have been a historic spill on the site, however further investigation shown that what appeared to be contaminated soil was actually reclaimed/treated material from Commercial Paving and Recycling.

As such the material was left on site.
A-701-2004* An automobile accident on the Beans Corner Rd. (Route 156) in Farmington took out a power pole and the transformer. Central Maine Power reported that the transformer had spilled several gallons of oil. This transformer was not tagged, therefore a sample was collected and analyzed for PCB's. The results were later determined to be 3 ppm. In the meantime, the Fire Dept. placed speedi-dri on the spilled oil. CMP continued with the clean-up and used more speedi-dri then washed the pavement with Power Cleaner. CMP collected the waste material for disposal at the North Augusta Service Center. No site visit was made, and no further action will be required.

B-139-2005*On 3/22/05, 1027 hours Somerset Communications reported that one of their sheriffs was having a stolen vehicle pulled from the Kennebec River about a quarter of a mile above the Solon Dam and that there was a small amount of oil on the water.  The sheriff described the spill as occupying 3-4 square feet. The release was virtually insignificant and the source had been removed, so no cleanup was required.
A-565-2004* On 9-30-04, International Paper reported an oil spill at their fueling depot near the chip pile. Someone overfilled the tank that is located near the chip storage piles. It is estimated that only one gallon of diesel fuel was released. The tank chart was incorrect and the correct chart was posted nearby. IP cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action will be required.

A-27-2005*Central Maine Power reported an automobile (operator not reported) failed to remain on the roadway in freezing rain on the night of January 13, 2005 (triskadekaphobia in force).  The net result was the automobile came to an abrupt stop after making hard contact with Pole 81 on Route 27, Pittston.  The transformer mounted to the pole shivered and discharged an estimated 3-5 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil (mineral oil) to the snow bank.

Central Maine Power crews sped to the scene equipped with a 55 gallon drum and shovels.  In adverse weather conditions they managed to remove the contaminated snow, loading the snow into the drum and successfully transporting the material back to the garage for proper disposal.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
I-58-2005*A broken hydraulic line was cleaned up by the crew on-site using pads and buckets to collect the liquid. Clean up debris was taken to Robinson Lumber for disposal.
P-1001-2004*
	11/3/2004: DEP's Andrew Flint notified DEP Resp. Div. of an oil sheen and oil contaminated water entering the facility's storm drain near the diesel dispensers.  As the fuel was reaching surface waters and not immediately cleaned up this was reportable and could not just be logged.
	On 11/4/04, I visited the site and met manager Sheri Mishoe.  I noted some fresh diesel spillage.  Mishoe stated that the truckers often spill when they fill up and fail to tell the Irving staff.  This is something I confirm based on past experience.  The storm drain is supposed to go to an o/w separator though dissolved levels of oil can still escape off site.  The leak detectors apparently were out of service, but were to be repaired by 12/2/04.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-933-2004*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	10/12/04, at 2030 hrs: DEP was notified of a basement oil leak due to a furnace malfunction.  The location is a multifamily residence in the dense residential & commercial area of Munjoy Hill in Portland, served by city water & sewer.

RESPONSE & REMEDIATION
	On site I met a burner technician repairing the furnace, the landlord Patricia Shaw, and tenant Heather Eggan.  I estimated 5-gallons of #2 oil discharged to the concrete floor soaking into items on the floor, boards, and the 2x4 wall footers.  We picked up the spillage with pads and kitty litter sorbent.  Waste was bagged and taken by DEP for disposal.  Ms. Shaw wished to finish up by washing the floor and replacing the oiled footer herself.  The home is on forced-water heat so oil vapors were less of a problem than with forced hot-air heat.  I believe no oil reached floor drains off site and little if any oil reached below the floor.
	I advised Ms. Shaw about the option of the AST Insurance Fund and DEP management.  As of March 2005, I have heard of no further concerns or questions.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-81-2005*2.11.05 CMP reported that a utility pole fell over, possibly due to storm damage.  An electrical transformer spilled about 13 gallons of transformer oil, non-PCB, into the snow and soil.  The amount removed is estimated to be two to three 55-gallon drums of primarily snow and some soil to be transported and entered into CMP's waste stream at their NASC facility in Augusta.

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B-95-2005*2.16.05, Dead River reported an overfill at entered location.  The spill occurred between 13:00 and 13:30 hours and was reported at 16:51.  Dead River official advised that 1.5 gallon discharged, cleanup was initiated by deploying sorbents, and cleanup is expected to continue the following day (2.17.05).  Additionally, Dead River advised me that its oily waste is picked up by a licensed contractor after a certain level of accumulation of waste.

2.17.05, I visited the site later in the day after additional cleanup was completed.  Some olfactory presence of oil remained, but the overall cleanup appeared good.  One and a half gallons were reported spilled, but I estimated a larger spill of perhaps five gallons or more.  It appeared that the frozen ground prevented the oil from penetrating the soil.  Landscaping may be necessary to replace impacted vegetation.

I observed that the fill and whistle are not in the same location, which may be difficult for some delivery personnel.  The initial report to DEP was late, but because immediate actions took place to cleanup the spill an enforcement referral will not be forwarded.

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P-209-2005*On 3/15/05, I received a call from Jim Hubbard of Irving Oil reporting an overfill spill of fuel oil at One Canal Plaza in Portland.  The spill went onto pavement near the fill pipe for the underground tank and a small amount got into a catch basin.  They had hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill and clean it up with the use of sorbent material.  No further action required.
P-208-2005*On 3/12/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a truck accident on the Turnpike in Auburn.  It was reported that a Walmart truck had jackknifed during the storm that was ongoing and had released some diesel fuel.  It was further reported that any spilled fuel had been plowed into the snow bank and was not recoverable at the time.  A visit to the area during snow melt may be necessary to attempt to recover the spilled fuel.
P-207-2005*On 3/12/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirable of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a snow plow hitting a pad mounted transformer.  The spill was cleaned up by shoveling up a small amount of contaminated soil.  No further action required.
P-206-2005*On 3/11/05, I received a call from David Lien of Downeast Energy reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Freeport.  The spill was being cleaned up at the time of the call through the use of sorbent material.  No further action required.
B-145-2005*3.17 05 Mr. Stetson contacted me regarding an oil spill behind his garage.  He advises that he was attempting to track down a skunk that's been frequenting his residence when he noticed an oil odor and the leaking AST (I guess his olfactory senses were on-guard).  I spoke to Mr. Stetson on the phone and he was making arrangements to have the tank pumped off and removed on 3.19.05.  There was no indication that the leak would worsen.

I inspected the spill on 3.19.05.  I was advised that the service technician would be delayed.  We discovered that less than a quart of oil leaked from the tank.  The tank was leaking due to corrosion on the bottom.  The tank appeared to be an older and smaller 175 gallon version.  We chipped away some oil impacted ice and snow that I placed into bags and mixed with Speedi-Dri I had in my truck.  It did not appear that the ground was impacted to any degree of risk.  The spill was very small and I generated two small bags of waste.

Mr. Steteson is going to see if conditions changed during the thaw period, but I do not anticipate any further action.  Due to the limited amount of waste generated and materials used, I am not seeking reimbursement.

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B-148-2005*3.23.05, Hermon Fire reported a half gallon gasoline discharge that resulted from a motorcycle accident.  The reporter advised that the subject was deceased, so I did not obtain any additional information.

Hermon advised there was very little product discharged and they used sorbent pads to collect what product there was.  They also advised that their waste goes to PERC.  I did not feel that the waste posed any level of threat and the limited amount of pads could be discarded as commercial waste in their dumpster.

The gasoline impacted the road surface and an unrecoverable amount entered the road ditch.  The location of the spill was Route 2 near the Black Stream Road on the Hermon side.

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B-142-2005*On 3/23/05, 0905 Linda Corbin of Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC contacted us regarding a gasoline spill that had taken place at K & K Auto Salvage & Garage in Palmyra.  The valve on a two hundred gallon tote (that had been about three quarters full) had leaked about twenty five gallons.  As soon as the spill was discovered, the yard crew deployed a couple cubic yards of wood shavings, which did an amazing job at soaking up the spill.  The spill was held off the ground by a layer of ice that was still there.  Being held out facilitated an excellent cleanup.  Maybe the fact that the shavings took up water too helped with the thoroughness of the cleanup.  The shavings were bagged and taken to Pine Tree Landfill.
P-210-2005*On 3/17/05, I received a call from Bob Morse of Getchell Bros., Inc. reporting a release of anhydrous ammonia the previous day due to a valve malfunction.  I reminded Mr. Morse of his obligation to report hazardous matter spills within one hour.

The faulty valve was replaced.  None of the ammonia was recovered.  No further action required.
P-213-2005*Abandonment in Place Request.  HUD requested a waiver for the 30 day removal for an UST at this facility.  I arrived on the site the day of the planned removal, however, there was no contractor present.

I waited for a 1/2 hour then left to check another site.  I returned several hours later and there was still no indication that any removal was taking place.

I am not aware whether or not the tank was removed.

P-215-2005*Transformer discharge due to a tree limb severing the utility wire which caused a hole to burn into the transformer.  The discharge was cleaned by hand-excavating impacted snow.  See attached CMP report.
I-26-2005*Maine Wood Recycling had a 25 gallon spill of hydraulic oil as the result of a grapple hook malfunctioning and hitting a reservoir tank. The operator used wood chips to soak up the spill which were then transported to Barolax's wood boiler for burning.
I-25-2005*On 1-19-05, Stetson Timberlands had a spill of hydraulic oil in T8 R17, as the result of a burst hose on a feller buncher. The operator used pads and shoveled up contaminated snow to remediate the discharged product.

I-27-2005*On 1-21-05, Me. DOT had a hydraulic spill of about 12 gallons, due to a blown hose on one of its vehicles. It happened on Rt. 1, southbound lane, near the Houlton/ Hodgton town lines. A DOT crew shoveled up the oil laden snow and took it back to the ice dome in Amity to be melted and separated.
I-28-2005*01-25-05, Because of a nozzle failure on the furnace at the sewer plant, approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the interior surface of building 1800. The operator used sorbent pads to clean it up and repaired the nozzle.

I-68-2005*On 1-21-05, a Dysarts truck delivering fuel to a bulk tank at Maine Potato Growers (MPG's) facility, discharged approximately 7 gallons because the driver was not paying attention and a hose sprung a leak. The driver and a crew from MPG chipped ice and shoveled snow to remediate as it was all in the parking area.
I-24-2005*On 2-9-05, Robinson Lumber Company had a spill in T14 R16 because of a hydraulic line break on a delimber.  Approximately 5 gallons were discharged and the operater used sorbent pads to clean it up.

B-195-2005*On 4/11/05, 0930, Roy Costa of Central Maine Power reported a five gallon transformer oil spill at pole 54 on Route 43 in Corinna.  An automobile had hit the pole.  CMP crew recovered the oil along with about a cubic yard of soil.  The oiled soil went to CMP's waste stream.
P-279-2005*A forklift blew a hydraulic line discharging approximately five gallons onto a pavement parking lot at Hancock Lumber in Casco.  Product was picked up with sawdust by Hancock personnel and will be disposed of by DEP.
P-276-2005*Mystery sheen on Casco Bay around Portland Fish Pier.  No source determined.
P-288-2005*Please see attached.
P-273-2005*A split hose at Downeast Energy's bulk plant in Windham caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of kerosene to the pad below the loading racks.  Spilled product did not contact any other surface and was picked up with speedy dry and pads by DEE personnel.
I-71-2005*While preparing equipment for spring work, a large oil stain was identified under a grader.

The spill is about 20 feet from the well for the property.

The spill was excavated until clean soil was encountered.

The well is threatened, but will most likely not be impacted since the well has not been pumped all winter.

I've requested that two samples for Diesel Range Organics be taken one month apart. If clean then no more sampling.
A-167-2005* Downeast Energy reported the release of about one half gallon of hydraulic oil. This spill occurred when a hose blew off a truck owned by Downeast Energy. Downeast Energy is located at 95 College Ave. in Waterville. They cleaned up the oil themselves with sorbent material. No further action is expected.
A-168-2005*A Gardiner Police Department officer called to report that hazardous chemicals were discovered in an unsecured garage. I found several small bottles of various chemicals, some dyes and some old photo processing chemicals. Also a mildly radioactive compound. The radioactive material was turned over to the Department of Heath and Human Services radiological control program for disposal and the chemicals were collected for hazardous waste disposal.
P-266-2005*On 4/11/05, I received a call from Greg Watkins, a property manager for Lew Krainin, reporting a spill of Kerosene at a summer residence in Naples.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed free oil in a sump located in the crawl space of the residence.  I also observed oil sheen in an adjacent stream.  The above ground storage tank serving the residence had leaked some time over the winter.

I hired Enpro Services to respond to the spill that afternoon.  I also made contact with Don White of Technical Services and requested their assistance with both oil odor in the home and a nearby drinking water well at risk.  Enpro removed the free product in the sump and placed sorbent boom in the stream.  We made arrangements to return to the site on 4/13 and excavate with a Vactor contaminated soils in the crawlspace and outside where the tank had been located.

The excavation work was completed over a two day period.  Some free product was encountered in both excavations.  Sorbent materials were left in the open excavations overnight.  A recovery well was installed in the outside excavation.  Both excavations were filled in on 4/15/05.

From this point on, Technical Services took over management of the remaining cleanup.  A memo dated May 3, 2005 from Peter Eremita to Don White is attached and outlines some of the clean-up work completed under their direction.

No further Response Services action required.
I-72-2005*A Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) truck broke a hydraulic line on the highway, but near a small unnamed brook.

Spill was cleaned up, but staining was left on the highway. MDOT installed erosion control fabric to catch any residual oil that may come out of the stain.
B-143-2005*Joe Sampson called from Hancock Oil Company to report that a customer, Shirley Love, had suffered an oil leak from her outside AST. He was estimating 5 to 10 gallons. He reported that the tank was located underneath her deck and the home was served by a well.
   On my arrival, Hancock Oil personnel were in the process of collecting the spilled oil by using sorbent pads and speed-dri. As reported, the horizontal 275 was under the deck. The lower third was imbedded in ice, as a depression had been dug in the fill under the deck so the tank piping would have clearance. While the tank was on the appropriate concrete pads, this did not prevent the ice from causing a crack in the firematic valve that was between the filter and tank, as required by the code.
   However, the ice did help by floating the oil. A neighbor came to Mrs. Love's door the morning of the report and told her about the oil smell. An investigation revealed the oil spill and she called her oil company. Once the tank was pumped out, it was determined that only about 10 gallons were missing. The majority of this was caught by the sorbents and the drilled well is not threatened.
   Mrs. Love had a replacement tank installed in her garage. No further action is expected.
I-73-2005*A transformer had a bushing leak which allowed about 1 pint of mineral oil to drip down onto the cars in the ATX parking lot. No mineral oil hit the ground.  Maine Public Service cleaned oil of the affected cars.
B-370-2004*Mr. Fessenden called to report that an AST had leaked some heating oil onto the basement floor of the Ag building at the old Bucksport Middle School. When I arrived at the site, I was shown a vertical 275 on a concrete basement floor. The bottom of the tank was wet and there was a half moon stain on the floor that radiated out from where the tank sat up against the concrete wall. There was nothing to recover off the floor, but it was suspected that some oil had gone through the joint between the floor and wall. There was no evidence of oil outside the building. The town was in the process of tearing down the building and this would give us the opportunity to tear up the floor and see what was underneath.
   Time passed. On 4/11/05, the floor was removed. Mr. Fessenden and his assistant, Mr. Clark, were there with a PID meter. We did discover contaminated soil beneath the tank's position. However, the amount was so minimal that removing it to a land fill would cause more environmental harm than leaving it in place. This was done and no further action is anticipated.
P-289-2005*A NRC report was received by the Department suggesting that a refueling vessel caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of diesel to Casco Bay.  However, an investigation performed by the Coast Guard, which included a discussion with the vessel in question, yielded no definite source.  No response warranted given report from Coast Guard.
I-74-2005*An excavator was being carried on a lowboy trailer. The boom had not been stowed properly and the top arm of the boom hit the I-beam of the I-95 overpass. The hydraulic system was heavily damaged in the incident.

The spill was cleaned up by Maine Public Service Company crews.
I-75-2005*A vehicle accident caused a transformer to loose approximately 8 ounces of mineral oil. The spill was cleaned up by Maine Public Service employees with sorbent pads.
P-225-2005*A homeowner parked his older vehicle on a hill next to his driveway.  The hose was not securely attached to the tank causing approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to discharge to the gravel below.  A heavy rain caused the contaminated soil to sheen on water running down the street; hence our notification.  The homeowner moved the vehicle to stop the discharge and in the following days an excavation was undertaken approximately 5'x10'x1.5' which rid the area of contamination as was evident by a dramatic change in soil color.


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	3/25/05: Report from Community Concepts (CC) of an accidental oil spill when one of their contractors tried to move an AST that was not empty, spilling several gallons of oil to the ground.  [Community Concepts is an Androscoggin County organization that replaces residential AST facilities under a Maine DEP grant.]  Both CC and their contractor, Kalkum Oil, are considered RP's.  It is not wise to try and move a tank still containing oil.  Lewiston Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the discharged product through the use of sorbent material.

S G Brezinski
P-1047-2004*An oil sheen was noticed by Maine Renewables personnel who run the Ossipee River dam in Kezar Falls and reported to the Department as such.  The sheen was traced back to free product being emitted from a one inch PVC basement drain directly behind a house on Elm St.  Entry was allowed and a leaking AST was discovered.  Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of #2 heating oil.  This house is very old and was constructed piecemeal over the years so the tank was located in the top half of the basement surrounded on both sides by granite stone foundation.  However, the oil made its way through the soil and was appearing on a running stream below a concrete foundation and was entering the basement drain at the bottom half of the basement.  A rather convoluted situation and difficult to picture without having experienced for yourself.

The tank was magnet-patched and efforts were begun to mitigate this issue. Sorbent boom was placed in the river at the dam and at the drain's outfall and also inside the lower basement in the flowing stream (it does this year-round; even more so during the spring thaw).  The remaining oil was pumped out to drums and the tank was cut, cleaned and removed in order to access the soil below.  Approximately six to eight inches of soil were excavated from this 4'x10' room but there was concern for undermining an already sketchy foundation so discontinuing that operation was warranted.  The room was backfilled with stone above a poly vapor barrier and the tank was replaced.

Fortunately, the houses in this neighborhood are all on public water so that relinquishes us of that variable but oil is still seeping in from below the concrete wall in the lower basement.  There is not even the remote potential for soil removal at this location so weekly (or so) trips are made to change out sorbent material in the basement stream.  Once the oil stops appearing the case will be closed.

P-144-2005*A tank trailer was off loading aromatic naptha into an AST owned by Carter Chemicals and Svcs. when the hose split.  Approximately ten gallons of product reached the parking lot outside their facility.  The process was immediately discontinued and Carter personnel initiated response behavior.  Herein lies a problem; well, two actually.  The first was that Carter did not report the spill, and we only found out after they called Westbrook Fire looking for advice the following day. In addition, Naptha is highly flammable and only noncombustible materials are supposed to be utilized in the case of a spill, in addition to non sparking tools for pick up.  Carter employees used sawdust as an absorbent then placed the materials into a carbon fiber drum.  A site visit was made and it was obvious that more cleanup was necessary.  Clean Harbors was contracted by the RP.  A clay based speedy dry was used to finish cleaning the parking lot and contaminated materials were disposed of in steel drums.  While on site, RP was made aware of their delinquencies, which also included a 20 yr old response plan.  This issue is all set from a Response perspective but has been forwarded to Enforcement for review.  In addition, a conversation with a representative of the EPA yielded potential participation on their part, if in the least, assistance with updating their response plan.
I-60-2005*A strong odor of oil was identified when the owner opened the facility. The owner called the oil company who notified the DEP.  When I arrived on scene, the technicians had identified the problem as a corrosion hole in the end of an aboveground oil storage tank. The fuel system consisted of two 275-gallon tanks, manifolded together.

The floor under the tanks is dirt/ gravel and the oil appeared to have saturated a significant amount of soil.

A contractor was hired (McGillan) and soil excavation took place on March 30th and 31st which removed a total of 32.84 tons of contaminated soil.

Groundwater Insurance Fund Form was completed on 3/28/05.
B-160-2005*3.28.05 Newburgh Fire Department reported a foam material in a ditch at 2498 Western Avenue.  The compliant was generated by the resident Mr. Morris Martin.  Martin advised of a foam material along the roadway from the Smith Farm, southerly on Route 9 (Western Ave) to the Lindsey Road, where Mr. Martin's residence is located.  Responder Shannon and I conducted a site visit.  We meet with Newburgh Fire Chief, Gary Sibley and another fire official on site.

No foam was observed.  It was raining.  I followed the surface water run off from that portion of Route 9, across the dirt driveway and into a ditch on the Lindsey Road.  I did not observe any type of product, sheen, or foam in the run off.  I did observe a narrow, iridescence  strip on Route 9.  It appeared to be petroleum related, but I could not determine if it was related to this incident.

I spoke to Mr. Martin on the phone who advised me that he had collected some of the material.  Mr. Martin wanted the material tested and became uncooperative when I advised him that we could not test what he had collected and that there was no compelling evidence observed to warrant the type of analysis he was demanding.  Mr. Martin refused to listen to reason or recommendations and declined my offer to re-visit the site.

No further complaints received.

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I-59-2005*A broken hydraulic hose on a feller/buncher caused a spill of about 8 gallons of hydraulic oil. The spilled liquids were collected with spill pads and pails.

The cleaned materials were taken to Robinson Lumber's shop in St Pamphile for disposal.
B-149-2005*On 3/24/05, 0820 hours Bob Whittier took a call from Doug Albert, who lives at 3837 Union Street in Levant.  Doug was reporting what he believed was oil coming onto his property.  Bob had other priorities, so I took over the investigation. On 3/25/05, I visited the site and there was indeed an oil sheen coming from an area where a culvert had been installed.  It turned out that the oil was not coming from the culvert.  It was coming from the ground not far from the outfall of the culvert.  No globules of oil were observed, always sheen only.  An old abandoned farm house about thirty feet from the sheen site had fill and vent pipes for a basement AST.  However, there was no evidence of an oil spill in the basement.  (There was enough space between the sill and the foundation, so that the basement space could be sampled with a PID.)  There was a reading of 50 ppm from the fill pipe, which didn't necessarily mean that there was oil in the tank.  I eventually got to talk with the owner (Fuller Goodwin, who was just getting back from Florida.)  Fuller said that there was a tank there, but it had been emptied some time ago.

Initially, I thought we would be replacing oiled soil, so that grass could grow.  I visited the site in late April and early May.  There was stressed grass, but bag head space readings indicated that the cause was not oil.  This is consistent with the fact that only sheen was observed.  There was some green grass growing in the stressed area and there was a lot of marsh sheen, which because of its biological nature would probably be discouraged by oil.  The lawn was still acting as a drainage ditch and I suspect that is the problem with the stressed grass.  The source of the sheen was probably a one time release from the construction equipment that had worked on the culvert.  Fuller Goodwin indicated that there was always a lot of water draining out of the hillside.  He was born and brought up in the area.
A-25-2001* On 1-15-01, the DEP received a call concerning a car crushing operation at Coombs Junkyard in Windsor. Clark's of Hallowell was on site crushing cars with their mobile car crusher.  This junkyard is located on Legion Park Rd.
 When I arrived on site an employee of Clark's had lifted an automobile into the air with a front end loader. He then punctured the gas tank with a pickaxe and gasoline spewed out onto the ground. He took his time locating the bucket to catch the spilling gasoline. By the time he placed the bucket under the stream of gasoline most of the gasoline had landed on the ground. When I introduced myself and asked it this was the normal procedure for this type of operation the employee told me that he could not remember he didn't have a video camera with him.
 I did my best to educate the two employees and the owner of the junkyard and his son. All automotive fluids should be removed from the autos before the crushing operation begins.
 Mr. Cogswell is an adjoining property owner and he called this office to report this incident. I have spoken with Mr. Cogswell numerous times about this situation. I asked him to call me when they crush cars in the future.
 There have been many car crushing operations at this site since my site visit in Jan 2001. On every occasion, the Cogswell's called me,  and I would make a site visit that lasted an hour or less. To the best of my knowledge Clark's was not hired to crush cars again at this location.
 K & P Enterprises was hired several times after this Jan 2001 incident, and each time I made a site visit I would make suggestions to the employees about gasoline collection and spill prevention.
 The work practice that is used at this site is to cut the bands that hold the automobile gas tank in place and then puncture the tank and let the contents drain into a 55 gallon drum. K & P used a large homemade funnel, I'm not sure what Clark's used.
 Car crushing is a messy operation with glass flying about and automotive fluids leaking from the crushed autos. Some of the the fluids are collected in the crusher. The gasoline is poured into drums and all fluids are left with the owner, Coomb's. On several occasion I have asked the Coombs what they do with the waste gasoline. I have been told that they use it in their wrecker. The waste oil and other fluid from the crusher was taken with the crusher or transferred into drums. I have been told by Coombs that they give this waste oil to a friend who has a waste oil furnace. While, in general, reuse of waste oil is legal, there is no paper work required to verify this activity.
 On several occasions, I have sampled the Cogswell's water supply and there have been low levels of the gasoline additive MTBE detected. See attached document for a list of results. I have also sampled a few of the neighbor's wells and no gasoline has been discovered.
 The Cogswell's hired a consultant and at least two soil boring's were placed on the Cogswell's property, one of which had elevated levels of MTBE, see Timson and Associates report dated April 2003.
 I have also met with the town officials, Mary Sabins and Gerard Nault, in their office and at Coomb's junkyard to discuss this situation.
B-162-2005*On 3/29/05, 1000 hours Mike Jurgiewich of Wagner Forest Management reported that one of their operators had blown a hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment which spilled about forty gallons.  A dozer on scene corralled the spill and they deployed sixty sorbent pads and bagged the soil that had come into contact with the oil.  The cleanup material went to Wagner's waste stream.
B-155-2005*On 3/24/05, 1615 hours Ion Spencer of Georgia-Pacific in Old Town reported a waste oil spill at their facility.  They have a 500-gallon tank they collect used lube oil from vehicles and mill machinery.  An employee was adding waste oil to the tank and was unaware it was already full.  (He hadn't checked the gauge.)  This resulted in an overflow of 250 gallons to a containment structure that was made of cement.  The cement had developed cracks, which allowed about 15 gallons to seep through.  This oiled an area of ground that was 10' x 15'.  About 5.5 cubic yards of oiled soil were taken to a cement storage pad where it was stored.  The soil was profiled and eventually taken to the Old Town Landfill.



B-76-2005*On 2/9/05, I received a report of a historical discharge from a floor drain in the garage at Maine Trailer on Hammond Street in Bangor.  The report was made by Dennis St. Peter of Civil Engineering Services (Brewer).  C.E.S. was hired by Maine Trailer to perform an environmental audit of their facility after an inspection by Erich Kluck of the Department of Environmental Protection in Augusta.  Maine Trailer has also contracted with Clean Harbors to install a temporary holding tank as a means for collecting all of the waste oily water generated from their operations inside the garage.

On 3/15/05, the report from C.E.S. was received.  The report is a very detailed analysis and description of the investigation and testing performed at the site.  Laboratory analysis was performed by Northeast Laboratory.  The results of sampling have classified the site as baseline 1 cleanup with no public or private wells within 2000 feet.

After discussing the report and findings with my supervisor, Cleve Leckey, we are both in agreement that the work performed at the site is correct and plan no additional remediation on site.
B-157-2005*An aircraft mechanic working on a DC-9 spilled an estimated 3 quarts of turbine oil onto the concrete floor.  Airport personnel cleaned it up with sorbent pads.  See the attached written notification from Steve Mitchell.
I-43-2005*On 3-2-2005, Dave Mayer of Dead River called to report that a customer had called complaining of a fuel smell in the house. He found that the tank, which is located outside, next to the basement wall had leaked because of a cracked flange near the filter. The customer had noticed a smell for several weeks. I met with Mr. Searles and Dead River that evening and on closer inspection found oil to be coming up through cracks in the floor, near a sump.

The following day, I hired a local contractor to remove a portion of the basement floor and create a recovery trench between the tank and sump. We used the sump to draw down the water table and the trench to recover fuel. A ventilation fan was installed and Mr. Searles placed on Quarterly Monitoring (QM) with the Division of Technical Services.  After oil was not detected in the Searles well, it was removed from QM.  No further Response Action is required at this time.
I-64-2005*On 3-28-05, Jeff Knight reported that there was some oil in his yard because his son had been parking a tractor trailer next to his garage that had leaked. I looked at it and because of runoff and ground conditions, determined the best method of cleanup would be to use sorbent pads. I gave Mr. Knight a bale of sorbents and he conducted the cleanup.
B-163-2005*On 3/30/05, I received a report of a Jet fuel spill at the Bangor International Airport.  The report was made by fueling supervisor John Doucette.  One of the airport employees was fueling an aircraft fuel supply truck and overfilled the truck, spilling approximately 50 gallons of Jet A onto the fueling area containment pad.  All of the spilled product either went into the drain to the oily water separator or was vacuumed into a drum by airport personnel.  All of the waste will be collected by Industrial Services and disposed of properly in Portland with Enpro Environmental Services.
I-48-2005*On 3-12-05, Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) had a hydraulic line on a plow truck fail and lose approximately 31 gallons of hydraulic oil on the road. It was dispersed over an area of 8 miles. No cleanup was possible.
I-49-2005*On 3-14-05, Bob Prestwood of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) called to report that a vehicle had hit a pump at their convenience store on Main St. in PI. The crash valve separated and approximately 45 gallons went to the piping sump. It was pumped out and re-used.
I-50-2005*On 3-15-05, SR Perry of Seven Islands reported that a contractor (Kenny Rossignol) had lost about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil due to a blown hose. He used sawdust to soak it up and sent the sawdust to the Maine Woods Co. boiler in Portage.
I-41-2005*On 2-28-05, Dead River called to report that a customer had mistakenly broke the fuel line on his tank while working around it and approximately 5 gallons spilled onto the shed floor before he could stop the leak. They responded and used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-46-2005*On 2-21-05, Maine Public Service Co. reported that because a small hole had burned through a transformer, approximately 25 gallons of non-Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl transformer oil was lost from the transformer on Rt. 161 in Fort Kent. They used sorbent pads and shoveled up contaminated snow to recover product.
I-47-2005*On 3-10-05, Dead River had a spill at their Bulk Plant in Caribou. As a driver was off loading diesel, apparently the overfill valve was frozen and before he could shut off the pump approximately 100 gallons flowed out the vent into the dike. They used pumps and sorbents to recover product.
B-168-2005*3.30.05, Hoden Fire Department reported a one gallon gasoline spill from an unknown vehicle.  The spill was confined to the 'pad' at the pumps.  Speedi-dri was deployed to reduce the fire potential and the material disposed at the facility.

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I-5-2005*On 1-7-05, a Maine DOT plow truck blew a hydraulic hose on the Oakfield crossover on I-95. It was spread out on pavement, no cleanup necessary.
I-4-2005*Because of the overfill of a log truck, about 3 gallons of diesel was spilled by B & L Logging in Allagash. It was cleaned up by them with sorbent material and hand-excavation.
B-103-2005*2.25.05, Sprague Energy reported an oil spill from the MV Mariaspes.  The spill occurred from a ruptured hydraulic oil line used to open the cargo/hopper hatches.  It was reported that an estimated 15 gallons spilled on deck and that a half gallon entered the water.  No cleanup was conducted, because a sorbent pad placed in the water did not collect product.  The vessel was hauling gypsum.  The spill occurred during a US Coast Guard fire drill.  Chris Donald of Sprague reported the spill on behalf of the vessel.

Upon arrival, I briefly spoke to a USCG PO Curry, MSO Belfast, as he and several other USCG officials were departing the facility.  He advised me that perhaps half a gallon of hydraulic oil entered the water and that no cleanup was feasible.

I met with Capt. Nasim Uddin on deck.  I observed the line that leaked and noticed it had been patched.  Four 55-gallon drums containing oil impacted ice, snow, and saw dust were full and on deck.  Most of the oil that spilled was trapped in the snow and ice on deck.  A fire hose was discharging water when the spill occurred and some oil migrated through the scuppers with the water run off.  I did not observe oil in the harbor around the ship.

2.28.05, I visited the ship again to witness the disposal process of the waste drums on board.  The oily waste was entered into an oil water separator on a lower deck of the ship, engine room.  Collectable oil would then be entered into the ship's incinerator while the contaminated water diverted to a slop tank for later cleaning and disposal at a port.  It was estimated that it would take three to four hours to enter the material into the separator.  I witnessed the initial process.

I observed some additional oily waste near the oil water separator, mostly 5-gallon pales of sorbents, ice, and waste oils.  Some of these containers were associated with the cleanup and would be processed in the manner described above.  The remainder appeared to be typical waste generation from routine maintenance or incidental leaks that may occur on board.

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I-55-2005*On 3-21-05, a hydraulic hose blew on a Department of Transportation (DOT) grader and about 2 gallons of hydraulic was lost. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-54-2005*On 3-21-05, Dead River Co. reported that a customer reported an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) he had was leaking behind his machine shed. It was apparently a corrosion hole in the tank. I met with the owner and Dead River Co. that day and found, after the tank was pumped and moved, the the oil had pooled up beneath the tank, on ice. Mr. Durepo used sorbent pads and was able to recover most of the spilled product.
I-52-2005*A harvester blew a hydraulic hose while traveling down a woods trail, dispersing about 25 gallons of hydraulic oil on the trail. Sorbents were used to collect some of the oil.
I-53-2005*On 3-18-05, Van Burens highway Department called to report that a Me. Department of Transporation (DOT) plow truck, while plowing Rt. 1, had struck a large pothole and flipped end over end. They reported some motor oil was leaking. I went to the scene and found the truck still overturned in the road, with a gasoline tanker next to it, on the front lawn of a house. (A relevant detail the reporter left out). As the plow truck was flipping over in the  road the tanker happened to be coming the other way. The driver of the tanker was veering away from the plow truck but the wing of the plow hit the cab forcing him onto the lawn approximately 10 feet from the front porch.  DOT righted the plow without incident and had a crew there to clean the motor oil off the road. They also pulled the tanker from the lawn without incident and he continued north to Madawaska to make his delivery of 5,000 gallons of gasoline.
I-44-2005*J M Huber had a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil beneath the cut log loader, on a steel pad near the log magazines. It occurred on 3-2-05, at 10:00 PM . They used wood chips to soak up the oil and burned them in their boiler on site.
I-7-2005*On 1-11-05, Jerry Wilson of Dead River reported that an AST belonging to Ward Log Homes in Houlton, had leaked because of a corrosion hole. All spilled product went into the dike, but it had a crack near the leak. A small stain was seen near the crack, but the facility is in an industrial area and no cleanup was seen as necessary. The dike will be replaced.
B-172-2005*On 4/1/05, 0805 hours Kevin Fish, who is terminal manager for Cold Brook Energy, called to report a sheen on the shore of the river.  The portion of the shore involved seemed to be adjacent to the now abandoned Gulf Terminal.  There was about two hundred square feet of sheen and it seemed to be getting smaller.  It appeared to be coming from the mud along the bank.  There have been a lot of significant, historic spills at that bulk plant over the years, which could flush to the river bank during periods of heavy rain.  Weather wise we are having a lot of rain and snow-melt. Kevin told me that their monitoring well still collected small amounts of product during the summer, but not so in winter.  Apparently, the groundwater travel comes to a standstill.  The sheen is probably due to a resurgence of groundwater flow as well as the recharging action of the rain.  The Cold Brook facility is completely lined, so that recharge is minimal to none.  The Gulf Terminal is sitting on uncovered ground.
A-110-2005*A loose fitting caused an estimated fifty gallons or so of kerosene to be lost to the ground. The excavation project was complicated by the posting of roads in the area. Eventually, ninety-three tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Waste Management for disposal. Site has been referred to technical services for follow up, as there is a well at risk.

No further response action expected.
A-111-2005*Approximately one hundred gallons of number two heating oil were lost when a delivery driver attempted to fill an un-vented oil tank. The oil tank was located inside a greenhouse attached to the residence. The oil sprayed onto the sand floor and nearby walls. Oil odor was strong in the residence. A large fan was installed to control odors during removal/excavation.  27.89 tons of contaminated sandy soils were removed for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling.  Clean sandy fill was returned to the excavation.

No further response action expected.
A-113-2005*A trailer truck went off the road and struck ledge on the side of Route 3 in China. Some diesel was lost from the saddle tank to the ice, snow, and ground. Sorbents were used by the Fire Dept. to collect what they could. Excavation was in order to collect the rest. The bedrock fractures seemed to tend towards the well on the adjacent property so I felt that some sampling and Tech services involvement was prudent. This site has been referred. Dragon did not return my virgin letter or a waste profile sheet so they are not available for attachment.
A-119-2005*On March 18, 2005, a Bickford's Transportation, Inc. tractor trailer had a fitting on the aft end of the 306 tank trailer come loose discharging an estimated 20 gallons of #6 fuel oil to the top and sides of the tank trailer.  The spill began at the eastern end of the new Route 3 bridge in Augusta (the intersection with Route 201) but the driver did not realize the spill was occurring until the truck was crossing the bridge.  He pulled over at the western end of the bridge.

Maine DEP staff investigated the spill location and the trailer and found most of the spilled oil to have adhered to the trailer.  Some oil was spilled to the roadway, and ME DEP staff requested Maine DOT sand the area of the roadway which had been contaminated.  Bickford's Transportation personnel cleaned the oil off the trailer using sorbent materials before moving the truck.

No further action is expected.
A-120-2005*Steve Blake, Blakes Hardware, 46 Main Street, Oakland, reported a 1 - 2 gallon overfill on March 20, 2005.  A small quantity of oil was discharged to the sidewalk outside the building and a slightly larger quantity was discharged through a fitting in the top of the tank in the store basement.  Blakes Hardware personnel and the local fire department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff made a site inspection and found the oil to have been cleaned up and no odor/vapor issues in the building.  No further action is expected.
A-128-2005*Don Robbins, Box 254 Route 32, Vassalboro, reported an accidental one gallon gasoline spill to his garage floor on March 29, 2005.  The gasoline was stored in a portable container.  Mr. Robbins used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-383-1997*A barrel of naphtha spilled in the parking lot of SafetyKleen while it was being unloaded.  The spill was picked up using pads.
P-626-1996*  On Tuesday, 10/8/96, I received notice from Woolwich Fire Dept. thru Frank Gehrling of DEP of a diesel fuel release to a brook from a truck's saddletank.  Arriving onscene I met with Fire Chief Wayne Saunders and crew.  Apparently a trash truck from T & R Associates rolled over on a soft shoulder leaking fuel out the saddletank's top and into a brook.  Meanwhile the town PWD was digging out a dammed culvert 15 ft. away.  When the culvert opened up, all the released oil went rushing downstream.
  WFD responded with sorbent pads and boom; and fence boom downstream.  Almost no oil was caught by the sorbents and no recoverable pockets could be found.  On 10/9/96 I picked up any oily pads and noted no more free oil, only sheen.  See attachemnts for further details.
A-512-1996*Janet Lagasse of Central Maine Power called to report a spill from a transformer. At approximately 0100 on 11/20/96 a driver on Route 27 in Augusta swerved to avoid a deer and struck a power pole. The pole had a 50 kvh transformer on it which leaked. The transformer had a 25 gallon capacity and it was tagged less then 2 ppm PCB. CMP reported that their personnel had cleaned up the site that morning.

Jon Andrews of this office received a call from Jeffrey Damon, owner of North Augusta market that there was some oil at his facility. Jon went to investigate and found that it was oil left over from that morning's spill. He contacted me and I went to inspect the site. After inspecting the site I contacted Janet Lagasse of CMP and she agreed to meet me on site the next morning. When I met her the next morning on site, she told me that she had inspected the site after our conversation the previous day and had contacted Manter Construction. The cleanup was completed that morning by Manter Construction and hauled away by CMP. No further work is necessary.
B-570-2001*     On 10/10/01,1500 hours Jim Miller of NSGA reported a quarter of a gallon diesel spill.  The van mounted supply tank for their generator had been overfilled and product dripped out of the fill pipe.  It landed on about a square foot of >" pea stone.  The product/area ratio prohibited any migration so no clean up was required.
A-102-1999* Somehow a mixture of gasoline and disel was spilled at the Irving Mainway in Belfast. Clean Harbors was hired by Irving Oil to clean up the mixture.
 I spoke with Mike Tatarcyk of Clean Harbors and told me that there was a stain on the pavement about 6 x 8 feet. There was some petroleum in the storm drain, but no petroleum could be detected at the storm drain outfall.
B-228-1999*On 5/12/99, 0915 hours Tina Bodkins of Maritimes & Northeast reported a 1 quart spill of diesel fuel.  The release was an overfill that happened while a tractor was being refueled.  The product landed on soil and the clean up produced half a cubic yard of contaminated soil, which was taken to their hazardous waste stream.  Maritimes is a construction company that is presently working on gas pipeline installation.  The location of the project at that time was T37MD.
P-756-2000*AST removal from former residence of Ruth Crosby (deceased).  AST in crawl space secondary tank not used in last 7 years to the knowledge of supplying oil company.  One very small surficial stain one bag of soil/sand removed.  No further actions required at the site.
P-501-2000*16 AUGUST 2000, DEP RESPONDED TO SPILL LOCATION, OBSERVED AN OIL SHEEN ON ROADWAY,  PARTIALLY MIGRATING WITH RAIN RUNOFF TO THE DOORWAY OF 53 FEDERAL STREET.  DEP CONDUCTED SITE SURVEY OF ADJACENT HOUSES AND STORM DRAINS IN ROADWAY, BUT NO SOURCE LOCATED.  IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE SPILL ORIGINATED FROM A VEHICLE.  NO CLEAN UP POSSIBLE OR NECESSARY, OIL TO THIN TO COLLECT.

NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
NATHAN THOMPSON, SMRO, 24OCT2000.
B-17-1996*Joe Lynch of Lynch Construction called to report the discovery of contamination during the removal of a 2000 gallon fuel oil tank at the residence of Robert Grover of Mt. Hope Avenue.  Inspection of the site shown that the contamination was minor and probably due to overfills.  The remaining excavation was essentially clean.  It may be noted that the area is considered non-sensitive being served by a public water supply. No further action by the Department is expected.
I-29-1998*On 2-21-98, a spill occurred on the Garfield Road in Oxbow. A log truck went off the road and one of the saddle tanks had leaked. About 50 gallons was lost onto and beside the road. All was cleaned up by the owner of the truck and the sorbents taken to PERC.
P-322-1999*Industrial wastewater spill to the Thompson Lake Outlet Stream.  See attached Robinson Manufacturing report.
A-59-1996*The Bristol Diner had a heating system failure.  Colby & Gale found a loose swage fitting was responsible.  The product ran under the building and collected on a puddle of water.  Some of the product was padded up, but a beam was in the way of removing the remainder.  That was recovered using a vacuum truck.  No odors were present in the diner.  Because the product was trapped on the puddle, no soil was impacted.  No further action is required.
B-795-1999*The U.S. Coast Guard called to report that they had attended the raising of the lobster boat Kerry Lynn that had sunk at the dock at Northeast Harbor Marina. Apparently some form of equipment failure caused the sinking and resulted in a 50 square yard patch of sheen in the harbor. They believed the sheen was caused by the bilge slops and not by a fuel leak. No action taken.
B-455-2001*     This office received a call at 1525 on 8/15/01 from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that 2-4 cups of hydraulic oil were spilled from one of their line trucks due to a cracked fitting on a hydraulic hose.  The oil sprayed onto the pavement and vegetation adjacent to a wooded area.  Plans were to repair the line and cleanup the oil.  It was indicated that the incident occurred on the Goulds Ridge Road in Olamon around 1430 today.  There were no drains or State waters involved.

REC:  File report.
P-271-1999*An employee of the Audubon Society in called to report a drum that had washed up on the shore of their property during a storm.  I went and inspected the drum - it was full of florescent light ballasts, containing PCB oil.  Some oil had spilled into the drum.  I secured the drum and came back the following week with Scott Cyr and Steve Flannery (both of DEP) by boat to retrieve the drum.  The drum and it's contents were disposed of with Clean Harbors.  No markings were found on the drum.  No further action.
P-71-1999*    On 1/27/999, Asst. Eng. Don White received notice from Mr. Hamilton that Hamilton had received well water analysis confirming gasoline contamination in the well water of his rural residential home.  GRO analysis thru DHS, HETL, was 4 ppb MTBE, and 524.2 analysis indicated 0.8 ppb MTBE, and BETX components (see attached).  The lab analysis appears to indicate weathered gasoline based on the MTBE and Benzene (not fuel oil).  Based on the constituents this could be a large spill far away or a small local spill.  I suspect a small spill of less than several gallons near the property.  The drilled well is in the front yard approx 25' from the paved road.
      On 1/28 I met the Hamiltons onsite and sampled their water. problems necessitated  re-sampling on 2/24/99.  Results of 2/26/99 showed 9.6 ppb MTBE and 3.3 ppb Benzene (see analysis).   As the three analyses confirmed petro. contam. I added the residence to the QM program on 1/28/99.  The well levels will be monitored.  If the contaminants disappear than the QM will be eventually stopped, if the levels exceed the DEP MTBE action level of 25 ppb and/or action levels for the other detected contaminants, than a filter or other remedial actions will be offered.  At this time no source has been identified though there is farm upgrade behind the woods that uses motor fuels.  An increase in levels may indicate a rising trend or a difference in lab analysis methods or other factors.  Likely source is a small surface spill on or near the Hamilton property.
   The Pray residence across the street was found to be ND.  I recommend further neighbor sampling to deliniate the discharge.   At this time Pat Seaward of DEP Tech Services has assumed case management and will follow up with further sampling.  DEP installed a carbon filter for the Hamilton's in early March, 1999.  Further DEP actions are possible.  See attached for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-526-2001*I was contacted by the Saco Police reporting a drum of diesel fuel had fallen off the back of a pickup truck and broke open.  Discharged product leaked on the road and impacted a nearby residential lawn.  I hired Fleet to clean up the road with sorbents and dig up the contaminated soil from the lawn.  The responsible party was never found.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-149-1996*Aroostook Valley Electric (AVE) is not required to report spills as they have filed an SPCC plan under title 1318-C og 38 MRSA.

This report was a listing of the spills they have had since 8/15/96 till 12/14/96.

All spilled materila was cleaned up with sawdust and debris was added a fuel to the boiler.

Case Closed
P-599-2000*Accident scene at the intersection of Rte 1 south and Maple Street Scarborough.  While towing a wood chipper, the driver misjudged his speed and rolled the unit over while negotiating a turn onto Maple Street.  The spilled products were gasoline, oil, and some battery acid from the broken battery.  All the spilled material was confined to the asphalt with pads and speedi dry which was quickly done by SFD.  No further action is required.
B-536-1997*D-TREE=N.
A-262-2000*This report describes an investigation and clean up at the former Nystrom Farm in Greene.  The site consists of a 175 acre property with a variety of hazardous and special wastes in drums and containers.  The owner,(Nystrom) was elderly and moved out of state.  The property was put up for sale and subsequently sold to Chabot.  Prior to the sale, there were a series of "yard sales" where the Code Enforcement officer (Lieman) observed leaking containers, odors, and stained soil.  He contacted DEP, and the investigation began.  Two programs at DEP were involved, Response Services oversaw removal of containers of waste and impacted soil and sampled water at nearby drinking water wells.  Site Investigation and Remediation (SIR) performed subsequent analysis of soil and drinking water following the removal of the containers.

In May of 2000, initial investigation revealed approx 5 acres of the property with home, barn, garage, outbuildings, and vehicles in disrepair.  Several of the structures were on the verge of collapse.  Mr. Nystrom had been involved in the salvage and re-sale business, and collected a wide variety of materials including auto parts, military surplus, machinery, drums and pails of waste.  An estimated 50 drums of materials were visible, however, an accurate total was not possible due to safety concerns about entering the structures.

DEP attempted to have the new owner Chabot hire contractor and appropriately manage the wastes, however, this effort proved ineffective.

The Department informed USEPA about the site and an evaluation was performed by the federal authorities.  It was determined that State resources would have to be used to address the contamination as this site did not qualify for a removal action with federal funds. (See letter of 8/9/2000).

In October of 2000, DEP hired a contractor to demolish part of the buildings and remove the containers of waste. Wastes included pesticides, polychlorinated byphenyls, solvents, corrosives, asbestos, and waste oil.  Manifests detailing shipped wastes are attached.

Area wells were sampled, results are attached.

The site was further managed by SIR Division personnel and additional documentation may be found in DEP central files.



Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
A-43-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that approximately 80 gallons of diesel was spilled to pavement when a shut-off nozzle failed to operate properly.  Spilled product was confined to pavement and was collected using speedee-dry.  According to the facility manager (Makowski) the spilled material was from a tank that had an algal infection and so was being purged; it is unclear why this infected fuel was being offered for sale, but this matter does not fall under DEP jurisdiction.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-70-1996*Mr. Nielson called to say that his company had been to the Douglas Ward residence to repair a fuel leak.  I learned that the outside 275 kero tank had developed a leak which was now stopped.  The tank was now 3/8 full but with any dripping tank spill it is difficult to guess how long it had leaked.  The tank was behind the trailer and set well away from its back wall.  This prevented the oil from getting under the trailer.  However there is a well 50-60 feet away.

On the next day I met with Mr. Ward and learned that it was a fairly new well that utilized 20 feet of casing which would indicate that it was not deep to bedrock.  Also the land around the house trailer had all been filled with gravel.  As this was in February it was possible that the frozen ground resisted penetration by the oil but a long term drip will often penetrate any way.  These factors made it important that the contaminated soil be removed.  I explained this to Mr. Ward and also that the AST insurance fund would possible pickup the removal cost after the first $500.

Mr. Ward felt that even the $500 would be tough for him and I told him that it was possible that this could be waivered or at least spread out over a long period.  Despite this he wanted to attempt the clean up himself.  I acquiesced but asked that he keep me up to date.

Not having heard I called on 2/8/96 and reached his daughter who said he was still working on it.

On 5/16 I spoke with Mr. Ward who said that he had reached a depth of a spade handle and it was still going so he had given up on the shovel.  He had contacted his brother-in-law who owns a backhoe and as soon as he was able he would bring it to the site.
P-176-2000*The external AST is located within 10 feet of the drilled well.  Not knowing an accurate time or duration of leak the levels in the well reported intitial concentrations of fuel oil at 174 ug/L.  GAC filter units were installed by Water treatment of Yarmouth on 3/31 and the quarterly monitoring program initiated.

The tank was successfully removed, and 6.5 cuyds of soil were removed from beneath the tank adjacent to well casing.  The supply line had been surrounded by a maple tree root system at the base of the trunk, the line was physically encased by roots.

Brad Hahn of DEP Technical services witnessed excavation activities and water sampling.  Initial plans to acquire a well easement were begun, Mr. Hanh is managing the possible easement activities.

GAC filters are installed, the source removed and Mr Ulrickson and Miss Robinson are satisfied with the remedial plan as it stands.  Quarterly monitoring is happening, pending results will affect the remedial plan towards further development or closure.

At this time the Division of Response Services has no further actions planned.
P-383-2000*21 June 2000, responded to truck accident and deployed sorbent pads.  Approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel discharged from the saddle tank onto the front lawn of Leo Driscol (Cape Frame Shop) and the roadway.  Sysco representative Paul Nadeau, advised that Clean Harbors, So. Portland, was contracted to remove oil impacted material.

22 June 2000.  Phone contact with Sysco representative Dain Thomason, advises that insurance company will address any claims by resident Leo Driscoll.  There appears to be more contaminated soil on site, but a tree involved in the accident must be removed prior to additional soil removal.  No further issues regarding this matter received at DEP as of 12 Sept 00.

DEP to seek reimbursement from Sysco for two bales of pads.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12SEP00.
A-176-1997*See attached and site assesment in tank file.
P-310-1994*
See any separate attachments.
A-813-1999* On 10-19 J & S Oil Company reported that a customer's oil tank developed a leak.  J & S had made a delivery to Kim Carey's home in Clinton and within a few days she smelled oil. J & S went back and found a weep on the tank. A total of 250 gallons of oil was pumped out and the tank was repaired or replaced. No oil reached the basement floor and no site visit was made. No further action will be required.
B-477-2000*     On September 1, 2000 at 1415 we received a call from Mark Bosse of Dead River Oil in Houlton reporting a leaking outside kerosene tank at a camp on East Grand Lake in Orient.  Mr. Bosse said the tank had a slow leak, a drip every twenty seconds, that he thought leaked about thirty gallons.  Barbara Edwards of Houlton owns the camp which has no well and gets its water from the lake.
     I visited the site and found a small 2' x 4' area of contaminated soil.  The camp is thirty feet from the lake and any oil will break down before it make its way to the lake.  I checked the shore but didn't find any sign of oil leaching into the water.  The nearest well is over a hundred yards upslope and is in no danger of contamination.
     Since Dead River will install a new, up to code tank, they will  excavate less than a yard of contaminated soil to make room for clean sand for a tank pad.  They will spread this material in their yard in Houlton.
P-675-1999*See attached report from Clean Harbors.
A-668-1998*     DEP received a report that an oil spill had occurred at this warehouse when a seal failed on a pump.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  Oil had obviously flowed to a nearby floor-drain, but this drain was plugged.  It was determined that only a small amount of oil had actually been spilled and that none of this impacted the environment.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-575-1998*3 June 1998, DEP received notification of spill. Pete Labbe informed me that a pump failure or AST over fill occurred in the shop area of the facility overnight. The aboveground waste oil tank discharged through a floor drain into soil.

I advised of UIC regulations. We discussed disposal options and I authorized method under disposal information. Sorbents are stored on site until a disposable amount is generated from this and other oil clean up operations.

This matter to be referred to UIC Program, Augusta.
No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 18Nov98.
B-737-1997*On December 30, 1997 at 1045 we received a call from Duane Seekins of C.H. Sprague in Bucksport reporting a twenty five gallon spill of #6 oil at their facility.  Workers overfilled a railroad tank car and spilled the product onto the ground.  They got a load of sand and mixed it with the spill and then removed the mixture which they stockpiled inside one of their dikes.  They will spread this material in the spring.  No streams or drainage ditches were threatened.
A-718-2000*During a fuel oil transfer 16 gal of #2 oil was spilled to concrete. Oil was sorbed with pads and disposed of. No site visit made, no further action expected.
A-69-1997*Received a calll from Paul Twitchel of Twitchel Oil and Fuel who reported a leak at a customers's house. I responded to the house of Leo Powers in Industry. Paul Twitchel was still there. He showed me that the filter had broken off causing the leak. Darlene Powers was taking care of the house for Leo Powers while he was in Florida. She and a friend heard the filter come off the tank and quickly found the problem. They plugged the leak after only loosing 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil. They called Paul Twitchel who proceeded to clean up the spill. The basement floor was concrete and Paul thought that he had cleaned up the spill completely. I saw some damp concrete in a fairlly sound basement floor. Only slight additional cleanup was necessary.

Mr. Powers drilled well was approximately 100' from the basement. A sample of his well was taken on 4/11/97. The result returned a finding of no petroleum in the tap water. No further action is needed on this site.
P-506-1998*On Oct. 21, 1998 I received a call from Mr. Jim Means.  Mr. Means called to inform the Dept. of a situation his children had found in the woods at the Gorham Country Club.  The children reported seeing buried engines, old golf carts and waste oil.  I visited the Country Club that day.  The owner of the golf course showed me around the grounds.  The area that the kids reported seeing is a storage area in the woods.  The club owner showed me the area and allowed me to inspect it thoroughly.  He stated the area is where he collects scrap metal, and has also collected a few various other items.  I found no indications of any oil spillage.  There was one old golf cart in the area, however it was only the fiberglass shell.  There were various drums in the area which I checked, and found to be empty.  No further action.
P-832-1999*John Hotellino of Durastone reported that 1 gallon of hydraulic oil had been spilled by the fork lift service company while they were doing work on forklifts at his facility.  Durastone removed the hydraulic oil with sorbent material and will dispose of it at Regional Waste Systems in Portland.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



__________________________________
Jon Woodard OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-49-1998*    Clean-Up to Dept. satisfaction at this time.  See field notes, invoices, etc. for further details.
A-593-2000*   DEP received a report that fuel was delivered to a "removed" AST at this residence; while the in-service AST was sound, the vent/fill pipes for the former AST were still in place.  An estimated 60 gallons were delivered to the cellar floor; this found its' way to the storm drain system via a cellar floor drain, and eventually appeared at an outfall on the harbor.  Thompson's Oil assumed responsibility for recovery and constructed a wier dam at the outfall; product was collected over the next several days.  A substantial part of the initial spill remains unnaccounted for.
   Vapor problems were apparent in the subject residence.  The cellar was washed and vapor/odor brought under control, although discussions are continuing between the homeowner and Thompson's Oil.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-188-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-220-1999*In May of 1999, an abandoned tank was removed at the former Great Duck Island light.

A large hole was found in the exposed portion of the tank, but no holes were found below grade.  Some contaminated fill was recovered from inside the tank.  See the site assessment by St. Germain  & Associates.
A-546-1999*DEP received a report that hydraulic oil had been spilled at this facility as a result of a hose leak.  According to IP staff, 25 gallons was collected using sorbents and 25 gallons went to the plant sewer.
A-792-1999*Received a call from Chet's Burner Repair that they found a small problem at a customer's house.  They reported that they found a small stain by a tank that they had been called in to repair.  I called Jody Dickey, owner of the house.  She confirmed that the filter housing had broken off and leaked a minor amount of product.  She stated that the stain was only 18" in diameter and that the tank had not contained any oil for a year.  After explaining the AST insurance program to her, she still said that there was no problem.  The technician from Chet's Burner Service had actually first stated that the leak was very small and that he was just reporting for completeness.  No further work is necessary on this site.
P-374-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
B-375-1997*Driving through Harrington on July 16,I spied a bulk plant whose dike and truck rack appeared to have been drenched in fuel oil.  No one was home at the adjoining residences, so I was not able to discover the owner.  Only through talking to the town manager did I learn that the bulk plant in question belongs to Bob Hammond, of Hammond Oil.

For a number of reasons, I did not contact Hammond Oil 'til 1/6/98 when I spoke to Mrs. Hammond and explained to her the problem.  I told her of Mr. Hammond's obligation to clean up the spilled oil, and I asked that Mr. Hammond call me at his earliest convenience.  I did learn that the first residence East of the bulk plant is not on public water, and is probably within 300 feet of the spill site.  More bad news is that the site is in the middle of a gigantic aquifer, making for a stringent cleanup requirement.

The excavation of the soil commenced, finally, on 08/03/98.  Mr. Hammond did not want anything to do with any government clean up program, so he paid for the entire clean up himself, and spread the soil on his own blueberry field roads.

Digging revealed the site to be underlain by clay; a minimum of 1200 yards of soil was removed, to an average depth of 3 feet.  At my request, the hole was left open to aerate for a week.  As of Sept. '98, the bulk plant had been rebuilt, and no further extensive spillage is expected there.
A-518-2001*A diesel or #2 fuel oil sheen was found on the Westkeag River upstream of the Route 73 bridge by Scott Tilton, an oyster farmer with leases on the river.  Mr. Tilton called the US Coast Guard and South Thomaston Fire Department to report the spill and possible contamination of his oyster beds.  The Fire Department took a water sample and requested DEP have the sample analyzed.  Just downstream from the Rt 73 bridge on the southern shore is a Lobster buying station with a 500 gallon fuel storage tank and pump.  The last delivery to the lobster buying station was by Montgomery Oil Company on July 10, 2001.  The buying station did not report any spills.  The probable cause was a vessel overfill with discharge into the water.  The sheen was evaporating and being washed downstream by the outgoing tide.  No further action was taken.  Expenditures were $110.00 for a DRO analysis at the request of the South Thomaston Fire Department.
B-140-2001*Don Martin, I-P Co., called to report that some blue dye used in their paper making process had caused a 30 foot long sheen on the Penobscot River in Bucksport. It seems that a wooden pallet that had absorbed some of this powerful dye had been left out in the rain and a small amount of it washed off the mill yard and into the river. He faxed me a MSDS and I found that the only listed hazardous material component was propylene glycol (most commonly recognized as pink anti-freeze). I don't believe that there was any measurable amount of the glycol washed out of the wood. Additionally I don't believe that it is a hazardous waste under Maine rules. No action taken.
B-132-1996*Mr. Mathews called to report that one of their heating oil trucks broke a power take off shaft while traveling on Rt. 1 in Harrington.  When the shaft hit the road it transmitted some of the impact back to the vehicle breaking the oil transfer pump.  The driver pulled over to the side of the road and the oil in the pump and its associated piping leaked out onto the snow.  This was about 1/8 mile east of the Sunrise L.P. plant.  He reported that there wer no homes in the immediate area.  They shoveled up the snow and returned it to their shop in Cherryfield where they will collect the oil and burn it in the shop waste oil burner.
B-52-1997*1/29/97 10:21

Judy Randolf of the Kenney's Trailer Park in Searsort called to report an oil spill at her residence.  It was stated that during a delivery a worker from Steamboat Petroleum of Winterport overfilled the outside tank.  Fumes were noted inside the trailer.

I later met on site with Baine Pollard, owner of the oil company.  Mr. Pollard stated that there didn't appear to be much oil around the tank and didn't think it was worth reporting. Further inspection behind the trailer's skirting however revealed quite a bit of oil; perhaps 10-15 gallons.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speedi dri and sorbents.  An additional layer of speedi dri was placed down on the affected area and later cleaned up in the spring.  This remediated fume problem.
B-735-1997*Mr. Pelkey called to report that he had a repair crew at the St. Pierre residence.  The outside tank had leaked between 50-100 gallons of kerosene.  His crew was cleaning it up by sucking it up with a transfer pump.  There was no odor problem and it had not left the site.  I went to the residence the next morning.  The tank was a flat 275 under a deck.  Over time it had settled into the ground (clay) and a small depression had been created under the filter probably during maintenance.  The weather had been bitterly cold and the filter had become frozen into the ground.  The tank moved and the filter nipple cracked allowing the oil to escape.  Fortunately the oil collected in the depression of frozen clay and was easily recovered.  No further action was necessary.
   On 4/9/98 Ms. St. Pierre called to say that she had a problem from this winter's oil spill. I went to the site and saw that some oil had flowed out from under the deck and soaked into the lawn beside her steps. Also the pocket under the now abandoned fuel tank showed oil floating on a puddle of water. I padded up the oil and made arrangements with a small contractor to remove the contaminated soil. This was done on 4/14/98 and the soil taken to Sawyer's landfill. The hole under the deck was left open and I checked it the next day to see if any oil had migrated into the hole. It had not. On 4/16 the contractor filled the holes. It seems the case is now resolved.
A-738-1999*     DEP received a report that this residential AST had been overfilled.  Contaminated soil was visible under the tank; the tank was removed and soil excavated to a depth of 1-1/2'.  A dug well is located 100' from the spill site but is unlikely to be impacted by this event.
B-549-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-6-1998* Auto accident..... a passenger van skidded out of control, on ice, and hit a concrete bridge. It then tumbled into the St. Georges River. The van landed upright and some gasoline was released. The stream was flowing at a fast rate, therefore, containment would have been difficult. Upon my arrival the van had been removed and there was no sign of gasoline. No further action will be required

A-697-2000*On Sunday, December 17th, a severe thunderstorm passed through many areas of Maine depositing several inches of heavy rain. Area rivers and streams were flooded with unusually high water flow on Monday morning. It was down one of these streams that Lila Morris' car floated after rolling out of her driveway, down a hill, across her lawn, and over the bank. The vehicle was pulled four hundred feet downstream by the current and fetched up on a rock. The car appeared undamaged but was unapproachable due to the heavy current. After the water subsided a tow truck was able to attach to the car and pull it to dry land. The gas tank, oil pan, and brake lines were intact. No evidence of petroleum release was found. No further action expected.
A-266-2001* Wadleigh's overfilled this AST. This bulk plant is owned by Frontier Oil and is located on Rt 137 in China. Sometime in the early hours of 4-11-01 the aboveground tank at Frontier Oil was overfilled. Wadleighs was the transport company that delivered fuel at the time of discharge. The spill was not reported within the two hour time limit.
 I arrived on scene shortly after receiving the call. Sorbent pads had been placed down on the ground. I made a phone call to Wadleigh's and they were getting a crew ready to send over for clean up. I made some recommendations for equipment to bring.
 The cleanup crew shovelled many drums of contaminated snow into drums. In addition, a depression was dug into the snow and it was lined with a tarp. Contaminated snow was placed into this area and was shovelled into drums the next day. Cleanup appeared to be adequate.
 The real problem with this site is that it has no containment around the tank and no overfill protection, such as an alarm or automatic shutoff.
 Please see attached letters to Frontier Oil. I made a site visit sometime in August, 2001 and saw new electrical conduit along the top of the multi-compartment tank. So it appears that Frontier Oil has complied with our request.
 I will be forwarding this case to our Enforcement Division to deal with the late report from Wadleigh's.

A-250-1997*Rod Markham called to report that he had removed an office floor, concrete, and old asplalt, but had not located the reported UST.  He had installed the tank some time ago.  I told him that nothing more need to be done to abandon the tank in place.   Perhaps it had been removed prior to building over the site.

The second tank outside the building was removed and no contamination was noted.
B-233-2000*B-233-2000
04/28/2000  15:50

     Sheri Bragon, concerned resident on the Pinkham Road in Glenburn, called to report that her outside 275 gallon fuel oil tank was beginning to leak.  Investigation shown that the tank was weeping from a very minute corrosion hole.  Very little oil appeared to have leaked.  A container was placed beneath the drip until the tank could be replaced.  It may be noted that the Bragon well is not at risk from this particular minor spill.
P-89-2000*   On Wed. 2/16/00 Rick Perkins of DEP BAQC notified Stephen Flannery and I of a complaint from Ms. Julie Cope, who claimed she got a fill-up to her car from this station consisting of 90% water.  Checking with office records there is no indication this evidence-of-a-leak was reported as required.  Ted Scharf of DEP stated that this facility had three inconclusive SIA's as of 10/31/98 with no resolution at this time.
    The facility is reg. as replaced in 5/88 with four single-wall FRP UST's with single-wall FRP piping, pressurized system (see attached for further info.).  The facility is located in the dense commercial area of Morrills Corner, off Rt. 302/Forest Ave.
     On Wed. 2/23/00, I visited and met manager Ted Downey onsite.  Mr. Downey  stated that last week his Regular Unleaded (RU) UST took on water after the nearby storm drain overflowed and surface water leaked back into the RU tank thru a loose fill cap.  I noted the cap to still be loose and not cam-locked down as it should be.  Mr. Downey stated he was not aware of his requirement to report the sudden increase in water to the tank.  I advised him that DEP was concerned over a possible breach in the UST.
     There were no complete SIA records onsite at the time as these are reported to be at their main office.  Mr. Downey stated he was not aware of the requirement to report spills, keep a small-spill log, or about the problem SIA's.  I gave him DEP info. sheets on SIA's and small-spill logging.  Clean Harbors, Inc. confirmed they were called by Portland Pump Co. and pumped off 602 gallons of liquid on 2/16/00.
     At this time I recommend a more full facility inspection and educational visit to the facility by DEP, BRWM, Tanks Unit staff.  A full letter advising the company of its requirements is also advised.  A P-Test should be considered.  Further Resp. Div. actions are possible.  See UST Reg. #1711 files for further information.

Stephen Brezinski, DEP BRWM
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B-807-1998*Betty Worsfold said she'd been smelling oil for a month before Hubert Billings reported to us that the harbor at Deer Isle was showing a sheen.  Investigating on 12/18, I hooked up with Hubert, and we started knocking on doors.  The first one we knocked on was Mrs. Worsfold's.

The smell of spilled oil assailed us as we opened the basement bulkhead;  examining  the feedline from one of the two tanks, oil was seen leaking out of the black plastic sleeve used to protect the copper pipe.  (On a super high tide, the sea water backs up into the basement thru the ledge.  Water gets trapped inside the plastic sleeve, and eventually the copper line corrodes.)

The feedline was repaired that day, but because of the sea state, no sorbents were deployed 'til 12/22.   On that date, Robert Sypitkowski and I installed a venting system to vent the oil fumes out of the basement, and emplaced an air sampling device to test the quality of the air in Worsfold's living space. Because of the tidal range, and ice building up against the building's cribwork, the sorbent boom picked up very little oil, so it was removed on 1/04/99.

The well water shows weathered oil contamination;  according to Mr. Billings, this site was once occupied by a bulk plant belonging to Hensellear Oil of D.I.  It's thought that the well became contaminated then.
A-656-2000*Mr. Dolak called in a report of a visible sheen on Belgrade Lake near his home. When I arrived the sheen had mostly disappeared and what little was left appeared to be iron bacteria or something similar. No odor was detected. No further action is expected.
B-487-1996*9/4/96 @ 2040

The State Police dispatcher contacted me while I was in route to an explosion (B-485-96) at a paper mill in Brewer.  I made contact with Mike Drinkwater, the Greenville Fire Chief (695-2261).

According to Mr. Drinkwater a sheen was seen in Moosehead Lake in Greenville at East Cove.  It was reported that the sheen had stopped entering the lake from a small stream which was boomed at a location across from the insurance agency.  Mr. Drinkwater did not know the source of the sheen or even if the sheen was caused by a petroleum oil.  No active response to Greenville was initiated.
P-481-1996*On August 5, 1996 I was notified by Rick Perkins (DEP - Air) that an alarm was going off at the Cumberland Farms on Cottage Road in South Portland.  I called the gas station, they had not yet determined why the alarm was going off, but that pumps were shut down.  I visited the site later that day and checked all the alarm and piping sumps, I found no evidence of a leak.  On August 12, 1996 I was contacted by Bill Lovely of Cumberland Farms.  He reported that the tanks at the station in question had all been pressure tested and were "okay", and that the alarms were due to a computer malfunction.  No further action.
P-783-1999*See attached.
A-296-2000*A new tank has been installed at this property by The Pollution Prevention Unit.  The homeowner indicated that there was slight staining under the old tank.  The homeowner dug it up and moved a small amount of soil to the back of the property.  This area is on public water.  No further response action anticipated.
P-763-2000*   On Mon. 12/11/00, I was reached by Mr. Ogden, Cumb. PWD Director, regarding subsurface oil contam. found by a recent site assessment for the Public Works Dept. area.  He explained that a new school is being considered for this area and would require the demolition of the PWD buildings and new construction. The town also wished to know DEP requirements.
    Across the street is the Drowne Elem. School.  At the end of  Drowne Rd. is a closed town dump.  Next to the Bus Garage to the W and SW are houses (see map).  According to the Sevee & Maher report: a 1000 gal. UST was aban. in 1989 (1992?) by Portland Pump Co.; short of required 30 day notice; with contam. noted but not reported to DEP as required; no free product at present.  No UST removal site assessment was required at the time.
    Other, motor & heater fuel UST's have been abandoned and replaced at the site in recent past [see P-54-00, any attachments, and UST Reg. file #15988].
    Present site conditions indicate a BS-1 Clean-Up Goal (see attached DEP Decision Tree).  Based on likely future use  as a school, the area would be upgraded to having an INTERMEDIATE CLEAN-UP GOAL requiring clean-up of the oil contam. to state satisfaction.  The upgrading of clean-up requirements is based on alleviating potential vapor problems and public concerns and agrees with Sevee & Maher's recommendations.  See the attached Sevee & Maher report for further details on the area.
     If the area is disturbed for construction than DEP requires that a DEP rep. be on-site to observe the conditions & severity of the oil discharge and to give final clearance to a clean-up.  A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Ogden.

S G Brezinski, Maine, DEP, BRWM
A-86-1999*Staining on the road beside the Captain's Catch was reported. The caller alledged that junk vehicles were being stored and dripping on the road. I found no junk vehicles and a minor drip leak. No further action is required.
B-691-1999*     On November 1, 1999 at 0805 we received a call from Randall Foster of Hancock Oil in Ellsworth reporting a #2 oil spill at the home of Robert Hubbert on the Hancock Pt. Road in Hancock.  The spill actually happened around noon on October 30, 1999.  Between fifteen and twenty gallons of fuel came out the vent and onto the ground and wood side of the shed and house.
     I met Mr. Foster at the site that morning and told him that Hancock Oil should have reported the spill on October 30.  The home owner, Mr. Robert Hubbert, has a drilled well which is about fifty feet from the spill site.  The well supplies Mr. Hubbert's home and a dozen trailers in a adjacent mobile home park.  The deliveryman removed the contaminated fiberglass insulation from the shed on Saturday and picked up some oil with sorbent pads but did no excavation of contaminated soil.
     I had the Hancock Oil crew excavate the contaminated soil in the shed and also outside the shed.  We removed almost two yards of soil and sod.  Unfortunately some of the oil seeped between the rock foundation and into the wooden sills.  Mr. Hubbert is getting estimates on removing the contaminated sill, wall studs and Hancock Oil will replace them.
     I sampled Mr. Hubbert's well on November 2 and this sample was negative.  I placed the well on quarterly monitoring beginning in Feb. 2000.  Since the spill was not reported in a timely manner, I also wrote a letter to Hancock Oil informing them of the necessity of prompt reporting of oil spills.
A-7-1997*Driver hit the switch as he was storing the hose.  The fuel was quickly cleaned from the frozen gravel drive with pads.  The owner was home and was satisfied.  No site visit made.
I-40-1998*On 3-11-98, Bates Fuel Company called this office to report there had been a spill at the residence of Erwin Carrow. The original estimate was that about 70 gallons had been lost, but following my inspection of the property and absence of any fuel in likely receptors, lowered the estimates to about 40 gallons. There was no need at that time for any remedial work to take place. No action to be taken.
A-758-1999* Mr. Murch called this office seeking advice on what to do with a gasoline spill that had occurred at his property in Whitefield. His home is located on Route 218, also known as 11 Wiscasset Road. An automobile that Mr. Murch owns developed a leak in the fuel system. The spilled fuel left a stain about one foot in diameter on the driveway. I asked him about the depth of bedrock in the area and he said that it was not near the surface. He wanted to remove the soil with a hand shovel. I agreed with him and suggested that he dispose of the soil in the regular waste stream. No further action is anticipated.
P-379-1999*     On Monday 6/7/99, I met Mr. Mirabile of CMP and another CMP rep. onsite at their Cape Station generating plant to check on CMP's 6/4/99 request to abandon several buried #2 fuel lines and waste lube lines in-place.  The site is located on a spit of land jutting out into Portland Harbor and helping to form Mill Cove.  The two turbines are supplied with #2 fuel via underground piping from a 1.3 million gallon AST (see site maps).  The water is about 100' or less from the oil lines.  I noted no containment around the fuel line area though the large steel AST is bermed.
      Following CMP's generating plant's purchace by FPL it is understood that the two turbines will be removed and the piping accessable for removal 60 days before or after 3/1/00.  Maine requires that the lines be abandoned by 7/1/99 however.  On 6/7/99 I approved to abandon the lines in-place with expected removal later on.  CMP is open to this for the lube lines though wished a variance to continue useing the supply lines so as not to suffer the expense of installing new up-to-code fuel lines only to abandon them by removal approx. eight months after they are installed (see attached CMP letter of 6/8/99).  I understand that CMP is applealing this issue to DEP thru Mark Holden of BRWM, OEU.
       On 6/16/99 Mr. Mirabile informed me that Cape station suffered a 1 gallon #2 fuel leak from an aboveground section of a pipe.  It was noted during a routine inspection and cleaned up by CMP personnel.  No further Resp. Div. action expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-833-1996*In early December 1996 I received a call from Russ McLellan indicating that he had oil vapors in his residence.  The residence had been involved in a fuel oil spill in October.  After discussing the problem with Mr. McLellan, I believed the problem to be oil in his sump. On 12/18/96 I investigated the complaint.  Upon arrival I observed free product in the sump.  I believed the source of the product to be a leaking oil line under the basement floor.  Mr. McLellan was to make arrangements to have the line replaced and I made arrangements to have a blower installed over the sump to remove vapors from the house.

On 1/24/97 myself and Bruce Lambert installed the blower succesfully.  I talked with Mr. McLellan several days later and he indicated that he no longer smelled oil in his home.  I told him to continue to operate the blower until no oil odor was evident at the outflow end of the system.  No further action required.  Please see attachments in this report for additional details.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-521-2000*B-521-2000
09/25/2000  19:51

     Dave Gonyea of the USCG Marine Safety Office in Bucksport called to report a minor spill incident off of Acadia National Park in  Mount Desert.  I was informed that a lobster boat broke up on the rocks when it lost power.  Approximately 3 gallons of diesel were stated to have been released producing a minor sheen.  The sheen remained unrecoverable.
P-824-1996*Spill of P275 Resin at Pioneer Plastcs in Auburn.  See attached Pioneer Plastics report.
P-631-1997*   On 11/4/97, S. Brezinski of DEP Response Svcs. was contacted by Ms. Deborah Miles regarding a complaint of a discharge from a freight train, near the Scarborough Marsh, about two weeks before.  Ms. Miles explained that the material smelled very bad but not petroleum (i.e. natural gas or oil) like; and it left a bad taste in her mouth.  Ms. Miles stated that she had called the state police right after it happened but did not call the DEP.
   To add credence to her observation, Ms. Miles explained that she had a law enforcement degree and has been told she could work for the Secret Service and President because she was so sensitive to smells.
    No DEP visit was made as the oder would be dissipated and further attention would have been ineffectual.  S. Eufemia suspects odor from brakes when braking the train.

SGB
I-7-2000*This office received a fax spill report from Loring Fire Dept. on 1-25-00 regarding the spill of 5 gallons of fuel oil in the basement of Building 8702. A gauge on the boiler broke. All was cleaned off the concrete floor with sorbent pads.
A-261-1999*During renovations at the old Oak Grove Coburn School (being converted to the new Maine State Police Academy) contamination was discovered around a 15,000 gallon tank used to store #6 oil. The tank was in the basement, surrounded by double brick walls. The sand that had been placed between the brick walls and the tank was contaminated with oil. The tank and contaminated soil was removed between May 24-26, 1999. A 275 gallon tank did not show evidence of a leak.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-517-1998*     DEP received a report that an oily sheen was evident on the shores of Washington Pond.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site and observed a combination of naturally occurring organic scale sheen and iron-rich bacterial flocc.
P-590-1991*
Abandon by removal of fuel oil and motor fuels UST facility, prohibited discharges confirmed.  No clean-up required at the time.  See attached narrative and other attachments.
P-533-1998*Water sample results received on 11/18/98 indicating MTBE levels of 16 PPB. State action level is 25PPB. Location of residence well is next to driveway used for residence and next to neighbor driveway. Carbon Filter system for drinking  water already installed.
(see attached picture of site)
P-381-1997*On 7/3/97 at 1140 the Sanford Fire Department reported a waste oil discharge at 6 Riverbank Court.  The cause given for the discharge was spillage from oil containers which had been improperly disposed of in bags of household refuse left for curbside pick-up. The initial report indicated the discharge was minor and that firefighters had the oil contained and would have it cleaned up shortly with sorbent pads. No assistance by DEP was requested at this time.
Several hours later Lt. Cushing called and requested that DEP pick up and dispose of the spend sorbents and replace one bale of pads.  I questioned Cushing as to why so many pads had been used to clean-up what had been reported as a minor discharge.  Cushing indicated that another resident of the area had noticed the discharge and had hosed the oil towards a storm drain with water from a garden hose, hence the additional pads.
On 7/7/97 I retrieved the used pads for eventual disposal and replaced them with new pads.
I recommend that the Department seek reimbursement for one bale of pads from the person named in the "Subject" section of this report.



                                         Steven J. Eufemia
                                         OHMS III

B-221-2000*B-221-2000
04/21/2000 17:17

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small dielectric oil spill on Route 92 in Machiasport.  It was stated that approximately one pint of "non PCB" oil leaked from a failed bushing on a transformer.  The oil was subsequently cleaned off  the telephone equipment below the transformer.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-397-1997*Received a call from a consultant doing an Appendix P site assessment in Waterville that he had found reportable amounts of contamination. I responded to the site. When I arrived, Ramon Khu of Blymyer Engineers was on site. He pointed out stained soils at the removal site of a 10,000 gallon diesel fuel underground tank. There was also staining at the site of the dispenser. Mr. Khu's PID readings were all approximately 1 ppm. I did insist that the heavily stained soil be excavated and disposed of. Approximately 17 tons of contaminated soil was sent to Commercial Paving for treatment.

An additional 500 gallon consumptive use heating oil tank was also removed. No contamination was found and it was not discussed in the Appendix P site assessment.

No further work is necessary at this site.
A-19-1997*Received a report from Nancy Bonenfant that there had been a small oil spill at her apartment. I visited the house on Gage Street in Augusta. She showed me the two tank fills where Gagne Fuel had overfilled the tanks. She also showed me the basement where some fuel leaked under a tank and an unattached copper tubing that formerly lead to the kitchen. Ms. Bonenfant said some oil also found it's way up to the first floor. I called the installer who did the work on the monitor heater and he explained that the tube was an old return line that he had not removed from the tank. (It has now been properly removed from the tank.) Inspecting the one tank showed that the oil probably came out of loose joints on the fill pipe. Total spilled inside the house was less than 1 gallon. There was very little to cleanup outside the house. Gagne Fuel did go back inside and finish sweeping up the clay sorbent and odor-gone. The spill occured on 1/10/97 and was reported late on 1/23/97. The late report was due to a lack of communications between agencies, the RP and the complainant and is not to be referred. No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-263-2001*   On Monday 4/2/01, I responded to a reported discharge from the outside vertical, K1 heating oil AST at Ms. Fitzmorris's rural home.  The 275 gal. AST was located behind her mobile home up on a hillside.  The property is owned by Cynthia Cox who lives in a small house downgrade of Fitzmorris.  They both share one dug well (see site sketch).  Also downgrade is Claire Piawlock with a dug well also.  Later that week Geologist Brad Hahn visited with me.  The rear and side area is wooded.  Hahn and I considered an invest. and source reduction critical.
   After explaining the options and need to remediate, Ms. Fitzmorris chose DEP to manage the remediation which was begun on Fri. 4/13/01.  DEP oversaw Jack Cross Co. excavate for offsite disposal 20.65 tons of oily soil.  The soil was very rocky and made digging difficult (see photos and site sketch).  A test pit on the downgrade side of Fitzmorris' found no odor of oil in the soil or free product on gw.
   Under the AST we excavated down to about 6' to 7' bg.  A small amount of red oil was noted seeping in atop gw. though nothing indicating a discharge of 250+ gals. as reported.  The soil did have a stong odor of heating oil.  I had Cross fill with crushed rock to provide a firm base for the tank.  Brooks reinstalled the tank.  Ms. Fitzmorris was advised to put a roof over the tank & line to curb future problems.
  Cox/Fitzmorris and Piawlock were put on QM.  The Fire Marshal was notified to send an AST Ins. application and I explained the program to Fitzmorris.  DEP covered clean-up invoices.  Fitzmorris may be an Ind. Ability to Pay candidate.  See attached notes, addendums and documents for further information.  Further DEP actions are possible pending QM results.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-285-2000*     On May 24, 2000 at 0940 we received a call from Chris Rafford of Bangor Hydro reporting a one pint spill of non PCB mineral oil.  A leaking bushing on a transformer on pole #1 on Smith Drive on Beals Island caused the spill.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and removed any contaminated debris and branches. No waters were threatened.
P-460-2012*
On Wednesday, 6/13/12, received evening report through Maine State Police of gasoline leak from a customer's auto fuel pump, that had just filled up at the dispenser.  First reported as 2-gallons and later re-estimated at 5 to 10 gallons.  Captain Dussalt of Biddeford Fire Department reported no on that the spill reached drains, but they had contained the "fumes".  The auto was towed off for repairs.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-462-2012*Mrs. Fournier called to report the presence  of an above ground oil storage tank in the lake about 100-150ft from shore. It was unclear if the tank was leaking, because heavy winds and the chop on the water made it difficult to assess. Assistance was requested to determine the risk of possible discharge.

Upon arrival, I met the family and we discussed the appearance of this tank and its current location/orientation.  The weather had calmed down and the Fourniers had marked the tank's location with a buoy tied to a rock next to the tank.  I borrowed a kayak and paddled out to the buoy and observed the standard 275 gallon tank laying on its side in about four feet of water.  No sheen or discharge was immediately evident, but conditions were calm, and only minor sediment disturbances were observed.  I told them it didn't appear to be an immediate threat, but I would gather assets, (1 or 2 people to help and a boat & assorted equipment ) and return to remove it.  John Luongo joined me on the 20th and with a boat, air bottle/hose and nozzle, and we successfully removed the tank from the lake.  We beached it at 27 Cliff Lane and removed it from there on the 21st.  The tank was found to be significantly deteriorated and contained no trace of oil or sludge, but only sediment and water.

The Fourniers were pleased with the clean up/actions, and grateful for the tanks removal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.

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P-463-2012*Westbrook Public Safety Dispatch called to report a small discharge of gasoline from a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Rte. 302 and Pond Rd (locally known as Pride's Corner).  The estimated three (3) gallons of fuel was confined to the asphalt and WFD applied sorbent material and cleared the scene.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP Response plans no further action at this time.
P-464-2012*Downeast Energy called to report a customer with a leaking oil tank in their basement.  There was a minor stain on the floor coming from the lower seam on the tank.  The tank will be pumped off and replaced, and the spilled oil cleaned up.  No request for assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information given, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-465-2012*DEP received notification of broken fitting on a mantis crane which released approximately 2 cups of hydraulic oil onto gravel substation.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-466-2012*A unidentified motor vehicle caused the release of .5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface as a result of an vehicle accident. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Kennebunk Fire Department. The Department responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-467-2012*June 08, 2012, Burns & McDonnell reported contaminated soil and a sheen on an area of water at the substation project on Allen Road in Pownal.

I responded to the site and met with CMP and Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell. There was no source determined at that time.

The water was vacuumed and the soil was removed by Clean Harbors.

No storm drains or wells were impacted.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-468-2012*Northeast Air called to report a minor leak from a transient aircraft filled earlier in the evening.  The fuel expanded in the rising temperatures and discharged from the lower wing vent.  Staff realized the situation in the morning and placed a bucket beneath the wing and cleaned up the 100 octane low lead fuel.  It was confined to a small area immediately beneath the plane, and no migration of fuel was noted. No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none dispatched. Based on the information stated and the proximity of local (on grounds) fire department staff, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-469-2012*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of kerosene to the ground.  The mobile home owner noticed the smell which prompted a call to a burner technician.  The technician recovered approximately 175 gallons of unspilled product.  The tank was abandoned then an excavation undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Field screening was conducted during the excavation which identified approximately four yards of soil for disposal.  The material was disposed off site, the hole backfilled with gravel and the tank pad was reused.  After the tank was replaced, unspilled product was returned to the tank.  No further Response Services action necesssary.
P-470-2012*This spill number was generated for tracking and financial purposed associated with an underground oil storage tank removal under the direction of Maine DEP. No tanks were not removed in 2012.
B-235-2012*On 5/21/12, I received a report from Al Kerns of Bangor International Airport of a one gallon spill of jet fuel from an aircraft venting.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-289-2012*At 1445 hours on June 12, 2012, Chris McHale, of Pine Tree Waste Services, reported a 5 gallon spill from a broken hose on one of their trucks.  The spill occurred at the Town of Milford Transfer Station while the truck was trying to load a roll off container.   The spilled oil impacted gravel and pavement.  Pine Tree Waste Services personnel removed the contaminated soil and used sorbents on the pavement.  Since Pine Tree Waste Services is owned by the same company which operates Juniper Ridge Landfill, they placed the contaminated material into their truck and hauled it to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-285-2012*On June 7, 2012, at 16:06 hours, Scott Picard, owner of City Line Sand and Gravel, reported a spill at his pit at the end of the Mill Street in Franklin.  It appears that his large screener had an hydraulic leak and contaminated the ground underneath it.  It appears to only leak while operating since we saw signs that it leaked recently, but was not during my visit.  Mr. Picard is looking into getting the leak fixed.  I indicated the leak needs to be fixed as soon as possible and that we don't want to add to the existing contamination in the ground.  He has plans to move the screen in the next month or so.  Excavation of the contaminated soil cannot commence until the screen machine and adjacent six foot high block wall is moved.  Concrete blocks are 4 feet wide.

In June 2013, Mr. Picard excavated 18.10 tons of contaminated material from his gravel pit and hauled the material to Lanes Asphalt Plant in Hancock for disposal.  Mr. Paul Blood of Department of Environmental Protection showed up and looked over the excavation.  Numerous shake tests were used to define limits of excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-303-2012*On 6-6-2012, Pan Am Railways reported that a crane blew a hose and dumped about 15 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the tracks and ballast. This occurred off Martin Stream Road in the town of Fairfield. The crane was onsite to assist in a derailment operation.  Cleanup was done by Pan Am. No site visit was made, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-304-2012* On 6-1-2012 Downeast Energy called this office to report the discovery of an oil tank leak. They were on site to perform the annual maintenance and cleaning. The oil tech found oil dripping from the bottom of the tank. I arrived on site shortly thereafter.
 Indeed there was a very small amount of oil seeping from the tank. It was very fortunate for all parties involved that this leak was discovered so early. The tank was located in the basement and it had oversized legs. There were some oil odors present, however the basement could be venting quite easily this time of year.
 Downeast was in the process of pumping the tank out and then they would install a new tank.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-305-2012*On 6/1/2012 in Jefferson, the Fire Department requested assistance for a pool chemical incident. The home owner, Sharon Dyer, mixed 3 different pool chemicals in a plastic bucket in the kitchen sink of her home. The chemicals, calcium hypochlorite, sodium bisulphate, and trichlor shock. The chemicals were not compatible and reacted violently off-gassing fumes that quickly overcame Ms. Dyer, whom was subsequently transported to the hospital with respiratory problems. Wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (scba) the Fire Department removed the bucket of chemicals from the home. Upon my arrival the chemicals were still reacting, and I could see no safe means of over packing and transporting the mixture. I made the decision to don personal protective gear and my scba and dispose of the chemical mixture into the swimming pool. I also entered the home, and cleaned the remaining chemical residue from the kitchen sink and surrounding area. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-306-2012*On 6/3/2012 in Jay, the Verso Mill reported a possible oil spill. Due to heavy rains the mill's hydro plant on the Androscoggin River had been flooded. No sheen was observed on the river, but a release of lube and hydraulic oil was possible. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-307-2012* On June 4, 2012 Webber Energy reported the release of several gallons of fuel oil at the home of Lloyd (Chuck) and Rhonda Woodward. This home is located at 6 Bartlett Street in Gardiner. The oil technician from Webber Energy was called to the scene concerning an oil odor.  He discovered that the unprotected copper oil line had developed a leak. The basement had water in it around the area of the sump pump. The oil had collected around the sump pump.
 I arrived on scene shortly thereafter and used sorbent pads to recover the floating oil. I also installed a Ram Fan to ventilate the basement. The oil technician replaced the oil line and protective sleeve.
 I returned several days later and collected the remaining oil sorbent pads from the basement and removed the ram fan.
 No additional action from Response Services is expected.
A-308-2012*On 6/5/2012 in Turner, the fire department reported an oil spill. The spill of diesel and hydraulic oil was the result of a tractor trailer roll over. The spill was cleaned up by Splash Trucking, the truck owner. A total of 1.5 tons of contaminated soil was taken to CPRC for disposal. No further response action is expected.
A-309-2012*The Wilton Fire Department responded to a flooded basement in the Sweetster Group building. They were beginning to pump out the water, when one of them thought they could detect oil floating on the water and called the Department. I arrived at the site and after disconnecting the power inspected the basement and discovered the discoloration they thought was oil was actually rust and soot from the boiler and chimney. The commenced the pump out and no further Response actions are expected at this time.
A-311-2012* On 6/7/2012 in Waterville, Irving Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 4 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulted from a piping leak on a tank truck. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent material. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-312-2012* On 6-8-2012, a hydraulic spill occurred at the campus of Colby College. Gus Libby, of the physical plant, reported that about one cup of oil spilled onto the pavement. The hydraulic oil was cleaned up using sorbents.
 No site visit was made and no further Response action will be required.
A-315-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1/2 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged for not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-471-2012*June 13, 2012; Russell Klase of Buckeye reported a release of 30 gallons of unleaded gasoline from a cracked 1 inch threaded nipple located on the truck rack line at the South Portland Terminal.

The product was discovered on top of water in the containment pad and tank dike. The product was removed by a Clean Harbors vacuum truck and sorbents were also used.

No wells or storm drains were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-104-2012*06/18/12 Received a call from Leigh Stilwell, Public Works (HPW) Director for the town of Houlton.  His crew was doing some work this past weekend and uncovered what appeared to be an old underground storage tank (UST) in the vicinity of Military street and Broadway Street.  Leigh is not sure whom it belongs to and what the status of the tank is (registered or unregistered).  Asked Leigh to find out what parcel the UST was located on and who owned the parcel so that I may begin to work with that person to have the UST properly registered and removed.  Told Leigh I would call him back tomorrow to see what the status of his investigation work is.

06/19/12 Met Leigh Stillwell in Houlton @ Lovely Property where they (HPW) had discovered a buried UST while doing some maintenance work on a storm drain pipe.  The UST is about 5' below grade.  The current property owner is Janice Lovely d.b.a. Livingston Customs Brokerage.  Went into her business office location, adjacent to the buried UST, and left my business card along with UST Registration information and UST notice of Intent to Remove a UST.  Janice was not in at the time.  Told her staff to have her give me a call if she has any questions regarding this  UST matter.  Called John Dunlap, DEP's UST compliance unit, informed him of the discovery of an unregistered UST and told him whom the property owner/contact info was.  John will follow-up with this and be in touch if he need any assistance from Response Services.

This tank is still in the ground 9/18/2013 per conversation with Lee Thomas. No contamination was encountered by the public works personnel in their work. pjb


B-266-2012*On 5/31/12, Mike Howard, Director of the Region II Technical School in Danforth reported that someone had dumped a half-full five-gallon bucket of car liquids outside of the building.  The floor drains in their auto shop had recently been cleaned and the liquid was collected in the 5 gallon bucket.  Someone mistakenly decided to dispose of the bucket outside.  I asked Mr. Howard to shovel up the impacted dirt and dispose of it with their contracted waste disposal company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
B-284-2012*On 6/7/12, I received report from Sedgewick Fire Department of an excavator on fire in a gravel pit on Snow's Cove Road.  I arrived on scene and pumped the diesel and hydraulic tanks dry, recovering approximately 60 gallons between them.  Then with the assistance of the owner we recovered all of the sorbent material used by the fire department.  Once this was picked up, the owner's friend was willing to excavate the contaminated soil from the spill.  This soil was hauled away for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-286-2012*On 6/8/12, I received a report from Bangor Fire Department of a pickup truck dropping its gas tank on the off ramp of the interstate at Stillwater Avenue.  The gas tank strap corroded and broke, allowing the plastic tank to fall to the asphalt and drag until a hole developed.

The Fire Department was quick on the scene to deploy sorbent pads under the tank and patch the tank, slowing the leak dramatically.  Once on scene, responder Lasselle picked up sorbent pads, while I drained the rest of the tank's contents into a drum that responder Lasselle had got for me.  Once the tank was drained, we gave the gasoline to the owner who used the product in his truck with its new tank.  Mr. Goodall returned the drum to us the following week.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-288-2012*On 6/12/2012, Trooper Ben Sweeney called via dispatch in Orono to report that a school bus owned by First Student in Orland had caught fire and spilled diesel to the roadway. I estimate about 20 gallons of fuel was spilled. Fuel that was not burned from the pavement was collected using sorbents deployed by First Student personnel. I collected contaminated sorbents and disposed of them appropriately. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-290-2012*On 6/13/2012, Bill McPeck called to report that he had experienced a 10-15 gallon oil spill due to a corrosion hole in his above ground storage tank located in his basement. The spill was complicated by flooding in Mr. McPeck's basement. A sump pump discharged some oil and water to the ditch abutting the driveway. Very little oil recovery outside the basement was possible. Mr. McPeck used kitty litter to absorb oil and water on his basement floor. When I arrived, I swept up the kitty litter for disposal. Odors in the home were not a concern. The leaking oil tank was replaced. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-291-2012*On 6/13/2012 I was notified by Peter Blanchard in the Augusta office that there had been a collision between a passenger vehicle and a propane powered Island Explorer bus in Trenton. I was given a phone number for Andrew Sanke, the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director, who was on-scene. Mr. Sanke indicated that the bus was leaking propane and the fire department was directing vapors with a hose. When I arrived there was no apparent rush to reopen the road despite the fact that this is the only way on and off of Mount Desert Island (MDI). When I indicated that it could be several more hours before all the propane in the 3 tanks was released it became obvious that a new plan needed to be formulated. Donning proper protective equipment I attempted to freeze a patch on to the leaking area. The amount of water applied to the area around the tank resulted in tremendous icing around the tank. This made it difficult to do a damage assessment and to stop the leak. I was able to slow the leak to the point where the bus could be towed safely down the road to the airport where the leak was completely stopped. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-292-2012*On 6/14/12, I received report of a truck wreck on Route 1 in Danforth.  The reason the log truck crashed into a stand of trees and utility pole was, that it swerved off the road to miss another log truck that pulled out in front of him.

When the truck came to rest in the trees one of the saddle tanks was damaged.  I transferred the rest of that product into another log truck on scene.  The other saddle tank reported to be half full as well was already gashed open on the shoulder of the road.  Due to the chaotic scene at that time (electrical power had been knocked out to the entire area) I decided to dig the contaminated soil another day, after order had been restored.

The following Monday, approximately 20 yards of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-268-2012*A marsh sheen was observed along Guilford Center Road in Guilford.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-269-2012*On 5/29/2012, Chris Guessman, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a 1 quart spill of lube oil from a locomotive at the Verso Mill in Bucksport. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am personnel using sorbents which were disposed of appropriately. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-270-2012*On 6.1.2012, Bob Bechtold from the Acadia National Park reported that a contractor was excavating a waterline at the Schoodic Education and Research Center Institute and a small amount of contaminated soil was uncovered.  The spill is believed to be related to a historical above ground heating oil tank that was removed in the 1970's when the facility was managed by the Naval Security Group.  The contaminated soil was found 6-7 feet below grade and Mr. Bechtold estimated that at least 80% was recovered.  It was placed in a 30 gallon drum and was removed by a licensed hazardous waste disposal company.

I explained to Mr. Bechtold that the Department would not require that they follow the contamination.  There were no drinking water wells at risk and no risk of vapor intrusion.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-271-2012*On 6.1.12, Chief Jim Ditmire, of the Searsport Fire Department, reported that a water main on the corner of East Main Street and Water Street had broken and the water that was running down Water Street smelled possibly of petroleum.  Historically, a gas station was on that corner for many years but now was a bank.

I arrived on scene and saw that the Water District was repairing the leak.  Chief Ditmire directed me to the basement of one of the homes on the street where he felt the vapors were high.  I did detect a faint petroleum odor and my photoionization detector read 2.0 near the sump.  Chief Ditmire had deployed booms and sorbent pads, but there was no evidence of actual product on the water, just a faint petroleum odor.  As a precaution, the Fire Department had dammed up the water before it could reach the ocean.  I saw no free product on the water nor a sheen, so I instructed the Fire Department to remove the earthen dam.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
B-272-2012*On 6.2.12, Lieutenant John Cronin, of the Maine Air National Guard Base, reported the discharge of less than 1 quart of jet fuel from a pump nozzle.  The seal on the nozzle was defective and as the transfer was being made to the aircraft, the nozzle leaked fuel onto the pavement.  Sorbent material was used to collect the product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-273-2012*On 6/2/12, I received a report from St. Albans Fire Department that while filling their tank at Big Indian Pond, a fire fighter accidentally engaged the power take off (PTO) from the truck's transmission.  With the PTO engaged, the truck drove into the pond.

I placed defensive boom in place and awaited the truck's removal.  Luckily the truck was removed without incident, and no product spilled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-107-2012*6/21/12 Got an e-mail and phone call from Dave Fraser, Daigle Oil Co. service manager asking if we (DEP) were aware of a hydraulic oil spill related to an MDOT road re-surfacing job being done on the Oakfield/Smyrna Road in Oakfield.  He stated that MDOT crews were in the process of sweeping sorbents into the spill to soak it up and then pick it up.  I told Dave that MDOT usually reports there oil spills once they have a handle of control and clean-up the spilled material.

6/21/12 Received a spill report on their hydraulic oil spill in Oakfield.  MDOT crew used sorbent materials to soak up the oil on the road and put the collected material in a drum for disposal at the Houlton DOT yard for disposal with other oily debris generated by MDOT.  No further action is needed by Response Services.
P-418-2012*DEP received notification of a discharge caused by a loose fitting in a gearbox on heavy equipment which released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto pavement, vegetation, and soil.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-419-2012*Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy reported spillage of a small amount of diesel fuel during the loading of a tank truck at their Kennebunk bulk facility.  Downeast Energy was able to clean up the discharge with speedi dry and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-420-2012*May 30, 2012, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a lighting strike on a transformer in Brownfield.

CMP explained the lighting strike caused the transformer to release approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil to the ground.

Coutts Brothers excavated the area and removed 3 yards of oily dirt.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-424-2012*A motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of approximately four gallons of gasoline to a paved roadway.  Spilled product was remediated with an application of sorbent materials.  Speedi-Dri was deployed which remained on the paved roadway and allowed to dissipate with vehicle traffic.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-425-2012*During property renovations, a bare steel, unregistered, 500 gallon underground storage tank was discovered.  The tank contained approximately 50 gallons of heating oil which had been used to supply a furnace at some point in the past.  That product was pumped out and beneficially reused.  The necessary paperwork was submitted, then the tank was removed.  Field screening was conducted during the removal; all oleophyllic dye shake tests yielded non-detect result.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-426-2012*May 29, 2012, a sheen on the Fore River in Falmouth was reported to the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) by the U.S. Coast Guard.

I spoke to Alan Twomblye, the Harbor Master for Falmouth area, and he reported that the sheen was coming in from Cousins Island area and was not sure of the source. At that time there was heavy lightning and unsafe to be on the water.

The DEP investigated the area that week and did not discover any sheen at that time. The source was never determined.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-427-2012*Discharge was the result of a leaking radiator on a trash truck.  The anti-freeze was contained on concrete and collected using sorbents.

No response or further action required.
P-428-2012*May 30, 2012, I received a phone call from Rudy Kroc. Mr. Kroc explained to me that there was an underground storage tank (UST) in the road on Thompson Point Road and he was worried that it was possibly leaking fuel.

I responded to the site and met with Mr. Kroc and the other owners of the road Richard and Beverley Griffin. At that time I shoveled approximately 8 inches through the ground before the top of the UST was exposed. At that time it was still unclear who the owner of the UST was but Mr. and Mrs. Griffin registered the UST with the DEP.

I explained to both parties that the UST would need to be removed and soil would need to be tested and removed if contaminated. The Griffin's informed me that another party shared ownership of the UST and that was David and Gail Prentiss. I contacted the Prentiss on a number provided to me by the Griffin's but it was a disconnected number in Florida.

June 01, 2012, I returned to the site with Geologist Brad Hahn and Mark Woodruff. Mr. Hahn sampled the Griffin's and Mr. Kroc's private wells for contamination related to the UST. Later results determined there was no impact on the wells.

Between the months of June and September I visited the site numerous amount of times for paper work and questions. All three parties were aware of the DEP requirement for the UST to be removed and eligibility of funding. All three parties agreed to allow DEP to handle the clean-up and possibly seek reimbursement.

September 10, 2012, the UST was removed with all three parties available on site to witness the removal. Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling after it was deemed acceptable by analytical results.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-429-2012*June 01, 2012, Burns & McDonnell reported a hydraulic spill of 3 gallons at the Maine Power Reliability Program on Allen Road in Pownal.

8.22 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-430-2012*June 04, 2012, a report from Kevin Letourneau was made to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that a motor vehicle was submerged in water and leaking unleaded gasoline.

The motor vehicle was removed from the Little Androscoggin River but no product was recovered due to unsafe high water.

No further action was taken by Response Services.
P-454-2012*Gene Weldon of Lane Construction reported that a 10 gallon discharge of asphalt emulsion had occurred their Westbrook pit the previous evening when a tank truck was overfilled.  The impacted are was soil and they were able to excavate the affected area. I allowed them to use the excavated soil in their asphalt base product on site.

No further action a by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-238-2012*On 5/18/2012, Tori, of Irving Oil Corporation, called to report a 2 gallon spill at the residence of Mary Seymour in Brewer. This spill occurred because of a loose fill pipe and resulted in roughly 2 gallons of oil being spilled to a concrete floor inside. Irving personnel used sorbents to clean up the spill and fixed the piping issue. Vapors in the residence were not a concern. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-239-2012*On 5/21/2012, Rolland Foss, of Dead River Company, called to report a 5 gallon overfill at Bear Brook Kennels in Brewer. The fill and vent pipes for this particular tank are very long and located very high in the air, which the truck operator reaches via a wooden ladder. Although the driver stated he heard a vent whistle, this arrangement may have complicated the filling process. The spill resulted in oil coming out the vent and misting the ground under the pipes. In addition, a painted interior concrete floor inside the indoor kennel was affected. Dead River/Webber personnel removed contaminated pea stone from around the fill pipes and washed all affected areas inside the kennel. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-240-2012*On 5.22.12, Christopher Lynch, of Sargent Corporation, reported the discharge of 2 quarts of hydraulic oil from a severed hydraulic line on a dump truck.  The spill occurred on the Spectacle Pond Road in TW16, while the company was working on a wind power project.  The oil sprayed onto the truck and ground and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Sargent Corporation disposed of the sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-241-2012*On 5/22/2012, Bruce Chapman, of First Wind, called to report a hydraulic oil spill associated with turbine 38 at the Stetson Windfarm near Danforth. The spill was due to a mechanical failure and resulted in oil running down the side of the tower and onto the concrete turbine pad. I was told no oil reached the ground. First Wind crews diagnosed the problem, fixed it and cleaned up free product. I am lead to believe no soil was affected or removed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-242-2012*On 5/22/2012, Brad Moore called to report a sheen between the I-395 bridge over the Penobscot River and the Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant. The sheen appeared to be very weathered oil and to be emanating from underneath the bridge and flowing downriver toward the plant. No source could be identified, though I later found out that Department of Transportation had pressure washed the bridge deck the night before. This is the best explanation for the sheen. The sheen was gone the next day. No recovery was possible. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-246-2012*On 5/24/12, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (Bangor Hydro), reported the discharge of 1 gallon of transformer oil.  A squirrel caused a short circuit in the transformer, which broke the bushing and the oil spilled onto the grass and lilac tree below.  Bangor Hydro removed the 14' by 5' area of contaminated soil and grass and cut down the impacted branches on the lilac tree.  Three bags of branches and two 55-gallon drums of oily soil and grass were taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-247-2012*On 5/24/2012, Nancy Cotter, of the Swans Island Ferry Terminal, called to report that a bait truck owned by the New England Fish Company had punctured a saddle tank when disembarking from the terminal. Apparently, the truck did not have adequate clearance from the terminal ramp. The truck continued up the causeway unaware of what had happened. Once the truck driver realized what was happening he pulled the truck over to the side of the road where both saddle tanks drained completely onto the ground.

I estimated anywhere from 80 to 200 gallons of fuel were spilled. I did observe a small sheen in the water. Ferry terminal personnel placed sorbent boom in the water, which mostly contained the sheen. Two employees from Clean Harbors and I took a department boat to the terminal landing the day of the spill. We cleaned up several hundred pounds of speedy dry. I made plans with Maine Department of Transportation to return the next day and excavate contaminated soil around where the truck came to a stop. I removed a total of 9.32 tons of soil which was disposed of at the Lane Construction Corporation batch plant in Hancock. The second day, I observed no sheen in the water and booms were removed.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-250-2012*On 5/24/12, Alan, of Dead River Company, called to report a 15 gallon spill in the garage of the entered location. The spill occurred because the homeowner fell off a ladder and broke the filter off his oil tank. The spill affected the concrete floor. Dead River Company personnel in the area were able to respond quickly with sorbent material to contain the spilled oil. Based on the area affected, I predict less than 15 gallons was spilled. Dead River personnel also washed the floor. The homeowner reported that vapors were not an issue once the cleanup was completed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-251-2012*On 5/25/2012, Ken Pelletier called to report that a mixed car train had derailed in Bucksport on the banks of the Penobscot River. When I arrived on scene that evening, I found that 4 tank cars had completely derailed and rolled down a very steep embankment. Two railcars had rolled all the way to the river, while two others had become obstructed on the way down by trees and ledge. None of the cars were placarded as hazardous materials. A call to the Verso Mill in Bucksport revealed that two of the cars were carrying Kaolin clay slurry, while the other two were carrying emulsified styrene butadiene copolymer. A trade name for the copolymer is "liquid latex" which is all that was published on the train consist. Due to the dark and uncertain conditions, a damage assessment was not possible the night of the derailment, though the fire department was fairly certain that none of the cars were leaking.

The following morning, after obtaining Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) sheets for both products and confirming which cars contained which materials, a more thorough damage assessment was made from land and from water. While the high tide at the time made it difficult to see, it was later determined that one of the Kaolin cars was leaking. It appeared as though with each tide cycle, some of the slurry material would rinse out of the car and onto the mudflat. The MSDS sheets indicate no environmental concerns for the Kaolin. It was also apparent that one of the copolymer cars had leaked through plumbing fixtures on the top of the car, which now lay on its side. These leaks appeared to be quite slow and were plugged early in the day by Pan Am personnel.

It was determined that the best course of action was to offload the derailed cars using pumps to push product to empty cars on the tracks. This was delayed by the reconstruction of the tracks. When the tracks were completely rebuilt the process began and both copolymer cars were offloaded in one day. The first copolymer car was offloaded without incident. A leak in the second copolymer car developed when a hole was put in the head space of the tank because vacuum pressure was relieved. This leak was plugged and offloading continued without incident. I estimate between 200 and 800 gallons of copolymer were spilled over the course of the incident. A larger amount of Kaolin slurry was likely lost, but it is impossible to estimate more precisely.

Over the course of the next few days, the Kaolin cars were offloaded and all the cars were removed from the water by floating them down river to a facility where they could be hoisted out of the water. Sediment samples were collected from the mudflat to determine the extent of the copolymer contamination. The State of Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab results indicate non-detect levels of the copolymer in the 4 sediment samples taken. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-252-2012*On 5/26/2012, David, a dispatcher for the town of Lincoln, called to report a single vehicle crash on the Half Township road in Lincoln. The passenger car had apparently rolled over and was leaking gasoline. When I got the call, a wrecker was about to remove the vehicle. Lincoln Fire Department personnel were able to contain spilled gasoline with sorbent material which I disposed of. I visited the site the next day on my way to another spill and deemed that no other resources were at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-253-2012*On 5/27/2012 Maine State Police Dispatch contacted me to report that a driver for Timothy Gott construction had suffered a medical issue and driven his trash truck into a nearby stream crossing. The results of the accident included a punctured saddle tank and a torn off hydraulic tank. The hydraulic tank landed in the stream and lost nearly 25 gallons of fluid. The Diesel tank completely emptied. Bar Harbor Fire Department personnel deployed sorbent boom at several locations down stream and successfully captured around 20 gallons of oil. The truck was eventually extracted from the stream. Sorbent materials were left in place to collect lingering product. All sorbents were disposed of properly. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-254-2012*On 5/28/2012, Kristen Shey, a camp owner on East Grand Lake in Danforth, called to report what she described as a black colored oil slick moving across the water on the lake in front of her camp. She described the slick as coming from the Canadian shore of the lake. I called Canadian authorities and Maine Game Warden Sargent Ron Dunham. Sgt. Dunham agreed to meet me at the public boat launch with a small boat so we could investigate. A thorough investigation of the area and surrounding shore revealed no oiling. The Canadians reported back that no known spill had occurred in their jurisdiction. I suspect the phenomenon was either due to wind or water currents or pollen residue. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-255-2012*On 5/29/12, Dixmont Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer hauling 15 cubic yards of algae fiber (compost) had rolled over into the northbound ditch on Route 7 near the address: 1021 Dixmont Road.  The driver had veered over onto the muddy soft shoulder and lost control spilling the contents of the open top live body trailer filled with algae fiber (non placard, non hazmat).  Also during this the oil pan was punctured spilling 11 gallons of motor oil into the ditch.

When I arrived on scene, I inspected the truck and found that both saddle tanks (one containing 70 gallons of hydraulic oil for the live body system and one containing 120 gallons of diesel fuel) were intact with no loss of product.  The Fire Department and I put down sorbent boom and pads to contain the oil in the ditch until the truck could be righted.

Clean Harbors arrived on scene with a vacuum truck to remove the contaminated soil, oily water and debris.  The truck was removed without further damage to the fuel tank or hydraulic tank.

Once the contaminated soil and oily water was removed I placed sorbent boom in the ditch in case anything further product leached out.  I checked the site later in the week and saw no product on the boom.  I removed them and closed out the site.  The algae fiber was removed later in the week and the ground restored.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-258-2012*On 5.29.12, Mike Light, from Sargent Corporation, reported that while his company was excavating for a new water line on the Maine Air National Guard Base in Bangor, soil was uncovered that had a diesel smell.  Historically, the area had underground storage tanks for diesel and # 2 fuel oil.  These tanks were removed many years ago, but it was clear that residual contaminated soil remained in the tank graves.  I instructed Mr. Light to dispose of any soil that was not going back in the hole as back fill at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  Also, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection would not require him to chase any contamination.  A total of 24.02 tons was taken to the landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-262-2012*On 5.30.12, Roger Leech, of Cianbro Corporation reported the discharge of 1 quart of diesel fuel from a crane to gravel.  There was a weep around the fuel line of the crane and the product dripped out overnight.  Cianbro workers used sorbent pads to pick up the product and the weep was repaired.  Sorbent material was disposed of by Cianbro.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-265-2012*On 5.31.12, Fire Chief Chris Mattson of Milford Fire Department reported that a passenger car had become submerged in a small stream off of the Stud Mill Road in Milford.  The vehicle was removed without damage to the fuel line or fuel tank, however a small sheen was observed.  I arrived approximately 1 hour after the vehicle had been removed and found no sheen persisting.  There was no evidence of any product lost on the bank beside the stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-472-2012*On June 13, 2012, the Biddeford Fire Department reported a spill of unleaded gasoline at Paul's Variety at 80 Alfred Street in Biddeford.  I responded to the scene and met with the owner of the business, Gagan Singh. Mr. Singh explained that while Michelle McIntyre was filling her vehicle, the fuel tank was not connected properly and approximately 2 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled to the concrete ground. The Biddeford Fire Department poured speedy dry on the gasoline area to contain it and keep it from traveling to a nearby storm drain.  I removed and disposed of the speedy dry.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-473-2012*I was contacted regarding a gasoline tanker and passenger car accident on the interstate in Portland.  Greg O'Brien and I responded expecting the worse, however our fears were subdued when we arrived on the scene.  The driver of an automobile did not heed the road signs that warned of a lane merger due to construction on Interstate 95 in Portland.  The lane narrowed and physics being what it is, the car became wedged between the concrete barrrier on one side and the wheels of a oil tanker trailer containing gasoline on the other.  None of the piping or valves on the tank trailer were compromised and after the car was pried out, the oil tanker was sent on its way.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this manner
P-474-2012*June 14, 2012, Ron Therrialt of Pine Tree Waste reported a spill of 2 gallons diesel onto pavement at 87 Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough.

Mr. Therrialt explained that after a driver of a trash truck had filled the diesel tank, he accidentally forgot to put the cap on the tank and drove off spilling approximately 2 gallons. Speedy dry was applied immediately and removed and disposed of appropriately. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-475-2012*June 15, 2012, Berwick Fire Department reported half a gallon leak of transmission fluid from an automobile accident on Route 9 in Berwick.

The transmission fluid leaked to the ground and was absorbed by the Fire Department using sorbent pads. No other storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-476-2012*On 6/15/2012, I received a call from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of power steering fluid from a town fire truck.  The spill occurred when the truck ran over a stump.  Oily leaves were picked up and sorbent pads applied to the spill.  No further Response action required.
B-287-2012*On 6/11/12 at 1144 hours, Mr. Robert Sibley of Penquis Community Action Program (CAP) reported a spill at 165 Main Road in Burlington.   The property is owned by Ms. Patricia Bilodeau.   Upon arriving I noticed numerous droplets on the bottom of the tank.  When I wiped the bottom of the tank with a absorbent pad, oil started gushing out of a 1/4 inch hole.   The paint must have been holding the oil back from gushing out.  I installed a magnet patch which was I had placed within hand's reach.  I proceeded to pump 108 gallons out of the tank into a 85 and 55 gallon drums.    I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to have a vactor truck at the site the next morning.  I assisted Ms. Bilodeau in filling out the Aboveground Storage Tank Fund Insurance application.
	The following day Clean Harbors removed approximately 4 cubic yards of contaminated soil.  The excavation area was approximately 7 feet by 7 feet by 4 feet deep.  There was still some minor contamination in the middle bottom of the excavation but the field test indicated slight pink and the excavation started to become unstable which could cause some of the supports for the trailer to become unstable so work ceased.   The sides were negative for the soil field test.    The excavation was backfilled.
The tank was cut up, cleaned and removed from the site.  Penquis CAP installed the new tank and I retrieved my drums.
	
I-97-2012*6/8/12 - 22:49, Received a call from Mark Bosse, Dead River Company regarding a spill of 3-5 gallons of #2 heating oil at the home of Betty Joseph on Maliseet Housing Development in Houlton.  According to Mark, a technician from DR was at MS Joseph's home earlier in the day doing maintenance work on the filter on the homeowner's above ground oil storage tank (AST).  Mark believes that the filter was not properly seated by the DR technician and the oil leaked out around the filter seal/gasket.  He stated that the oil spill stayed up on the concrete pad beneath the modular home and he had his crew place speedy dry sorbent materials down to soak up the oil spill.  Mark states the homeowner, Ms. Joseph, had left the home to stay with relatives that evening because of the odors.  I requested that Mark have his crew pick up the speedy dry in the AM and wash the concrete pad impacted by the spill with Simple Green thoroughly.  I told Mark I would be coming down in the morning to check on oil odors (VOC's) and install a ventilation fan in this crawl space beneath the modular home, where the above ground storage tank was located.

6/9/12 Mark called to inform me that he had taken off several panels of skirting around the home of Ms. Joseph to allow for air flow through the area where the oil had spilled. Mark stated that he had put up some wire mesh screening to prevent any critters from gaining access to the crawl space.  Told Mark that I was in route to the spill site, to assess the odor levels and install a ventilation fan and some duct work.  Arrived on scene.  Took readings of ambient air just outside the skirting of the home.  ION Science PID readings = 3.5 PPM.  Crawled into the space around the AST and looked over the spill site (an area on the concrete pad about 8' X 10' that still had a layer of speedy dry over the spill.  PID readings = 35 PPM to 39 PPM.  Installed ventilation fan and duct work and plugged into an outside outlet.  The outlet did not have any power.  Called Mark and gave him an update and requested he contact the homeowner to see about energizing that outlet/circuit to get the fan running.  Mark stated his intentions to have his crews wash the concrete pad on Monday after sweeping up the speedy dry sorbent materials.

On 6-11-12, Mark called me, Frank Wezner to report the spill was a little more serious than originally thought. the homeowner called them to report an odor still in the home. When they checked the tank gauge and compared to the most recent delivery, they estimated about 70-80 gallons missing. I told them to hire a local contractor to prepare to excavate an area next to the home in the area of the tank. When I arrived they had an excavation about 20 along the outside wall, about 5-6 feet wide, 4 feet deep. Bedrock surface was at 4 feet bg.
It was evident from the staining on the wall, oil have traveled down along the wall, into soil then bedrock. About 4-5 yards of contaminated soil was removed and land filled. I had them install a soil ventilation system in the bedrock area where oil had penetrated.

6/14/12 Site visit to Betty Joseph home - spill site to check on ventilation system.  Took PID readings of above ground vent system (ventilating the crawl space between the concrete pad and the modular home.  Above ground vent system = 1.3 PPM VOC's
Below Grade ventilation system, slotted PVC pipe at soil: bedrock interface at 4 feet below grade (bg)
Below Grade ventilation system = 8.9 PPM VOC's.  Will monitor this vent system weekly over the summer.  A meeting has been set up for next week between the Housing director, HBMI Environmental staff - Sheri Veno, Acadia Environmental (DR's environmental consultant, and our DEP staff Hydro Geologist Paul Blood.  I (Lee Thomas) took several digital pictures for the spill file and forwarded them along to Paul Blood via e-mail.

On Thursday June 21st Lee Thomas again measured vapor from the vents.  The readings decreased to 0.7 PPM on
A-323-2012*6/13/12 1416 Jay Prindall from Downeast Energy reported that less than 5 gallons of oil had leaked to a concrete basement floor from a loose fitting at the nozzle on the boiler. A burner technician found the leak when responding to a smell of fuel oil from the owner. The leaking fitting had sprayed oil onto the boiler and ran down to the floor. Jay reported that they had cleaned the oil from the boiler and the floor with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry. He also reported that there was not a strong smell of oil in the upstairs living area. I contacted the owner and he said he could not smell oil upstairs anymore and he reported that the area is served by public water. I arranged to meet the owner at the site early the next morning. On inspection of the basement it did not appear that any oil had run away from the boiler location and from the inspection it appeared that only 1 or 2 gallons had been released. The cement blocks that supported the boiler were oil impacted but oil vapors in air measured less than 2 ppm using a photo ionization detector. I screened the air in the upstairs living area and concentrations were less than 1 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector. I told the owner that the oiled boiler support blocks would need to be removed to prevent any additional oil vapors. I contacted Jay Prindall at Downeast Energy and reported my findings and he said they would remove the blocks and dispose of them.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-425-2012*On 8/13/2012 in Pittsfield, Mike Snowman reported an oil spill. The K1 spill of an unknown amount was the result of a corroded outside oil tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill and begin clean up. Snowman's Oil & Soil was hired for the removal of contaminated soil from the spill area outside and under the mobile home. A total of 13.66 tons of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. The area is served by public water, no further response action is expected.
I-98-2012*6/12/12 received a call from Matt Deprey of Irving Woodlands LLC regarding a spill of on-road diesel fuel of 45 gallons as a result of a saddle tank puncture on a logging contractor's pulp truck.  The contractor dug a hole to contain the spilled diesel until the leaking saddle tank could be contained and pumped off.  I told Matt that I would be out to check on the spill site clean-up.

Arrived on-scene and gave Matt the ok to dig up the hole contaminated with the diesel fuel and place on a well-drained cleared equipment storage pad adjacent to the Lane Brook Road.  I told Matt to have the excavator operator place the contaminated soils in a thin layer 4 - 5 inches deep for the sun to cook off the volatiles. I told Matt to take a GPS coordinates of this land spread site and e-mail them to me with the spill report on this incident.  There are no ground water well/users for over 12 miles, and the nearest surface water is over 800 feet away.

Received a spill report with UTM coordinates on the diesel fuel spread site (site is less than 25 feet square).  No further action is warranted at this time, will check back in the fall before snow flies on this spread site to determine if any further clean-up action is needed.
A-756-2010* On 9-22-2010 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of about five gallons of transformer oil. This transformer was located at 53 Anthony Avenue which is a CMP owned location known as North Augusta Service Center. This transformer was tagged non PCB. A crew from the CMP facility cleaned up the spilled oil. The waste material was kept on site, because this is where transformers are rehabilitated, refilled, reconditioned and the waste material was stored for disposal.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
I-102-2012*6/14/12 Got a call from Nate Hersey of COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (CEE) regarding the discovery of some gas contaminated soils during the excavation of the foundation footing of the new County Federal Credit Union's Houlton branch.  Nate had communicated to the DEP's Brownfields Unit (Nick Hodgkins), possible areas of soil contamination that was discovered during a phase II site assessment of the property.  A field headspace photo ionization detector (PID) reading had one high reading of approximately 400 parts per million (PPM).  This area was a limited small pocket of contamination and the concentration measured was well below the construction worker clean-up standard of 1,500 PPM.  Nate has notified Nick of the max. concentration reading, and is following the soil management plan developed and approved by DEP's Brownfields unit, which also required notification of DEP Response Staff.  I took several pictures of the excavation.  Nate discussed the building design, which calls for a slab foundation with frost wall/footer and a sub grade ventilation system (passive) installed at the inside base of the frost wall of the slab.  Some remnant UST piping was unearthed in the front (westerly) part of the building excavation and was disposed by the contractor as oily debris.  I will send along these field notes to Nick Hodgkins via e-mail.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-294-2012*At 1355 hours on June 15 2012, Mr. Jerry Mirabile reported a 0.5 gallon spill of mineral oil from a transformer on Pole 18.3 along River Road in Bucksport.   They are removing the contaminated soil as if the oil has PCBs in it since they are unsure at the time of clean-up if oil contains PCBs.  No further action by Response expected.

I-103-2012*06/14/12 Received a spill report from Huber Engineered Woods regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a loose hydraulic fitting on the stick boom cylinder.  Huber crews responded with absorbent pads to soak up the small amount of hydraulic oil (reported as 1 quart) spilled.  Huber crew then tightened the loose hose fitting.  Oily debris was picked up and staged with the company's boiler fuel to be burned - per licence conditions.  No site visit was warranted by Response Services staff and no further action is expected at this time.
B-433-2012*On August 27, 2012, Josh Magoon, from 3 Phase Line Construction, reported a 25 gallon hydraulic spill from a broken hose on a forwarder machine.  The spill occurred at A.R. 36 North Street, Columbia, while crews were working on new transmission line construction.  3 Phase personnel used sorbent materials and soil removal to clean up the spilled product.  The soil was taken to the Lane Construction plant in Hancock for disposal, and the sorbent materials were taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection is expected at this time.
P-403-2012*On 5/22/2012 I received a voice mail message from Fern Cloutier indicating he had an oil smell in his basement.  He believed it was from a next door neighbors spill that had occurred several months prior (P-996-2011).  I returned his call and made arrangements to meet him at the home the following day.

Upon arrival, I met with Mr. Cloutier.  I observed no oil odor on the first floor.  There was a strong candle odor and my photoionization detector (PID) measured 1 part per million (ppm).  I went downstairs to the basement and observed a very faint oil odor, yet my PID measured 0 ppm.  I inspected the oil tank and determined there was a weepy fitting at the fireomatic valve on the tank.

There was no indication that any remanent of the neighbors spill was the cause of the oil odor.  It appeared his own tank was the cause.  I suggested he have his oil burner technician repair the leak.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.
P-406-2012*On 5/24/12, an anonymous person reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the Shell gas station at 39 Bath Road in Brunswick had suffered a gasoline spill when a pump (dispenser) would not shut off.  I visited the facility later in the afternoon, and met with the  manager and another employee who showed me the discharge next to "Dispenser-8".  The spill was to pavement and appeared to be a gallon or less, and did not reach drains or soil.  The reporter was believed to be the same person as the spiller, who was not attending the dispenser while trying to fill her auto, and was upset over her vehicle overfill.

The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The facility was formerly owned and operated by Dead River Company as an Exxon station.  The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-407-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/26/12, an anonymous caller reported that staff of Maine Oxy Company had, about five years before, buried hundreds of old, retired, acetylene gas cylinders under their Auburn facility property.  It was unknown if the cylinders were full, empty or with residue.  Old acetylene cylinders typically have a filling of loose asbestos.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a commercial business dealing with and maintaining welding equipment and cylinders of oxygen, acetylene, and ammonia, etc.  Maine Oxy is also associated with a welding school adjacent or onsite.  The area is dense commercial use with a railroad line and the Little Androscoggin River adjacent to the east.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The caller described the buried cylinders being located in the back lot by the manufacturing and welding repair building, behind the Dirigo Technology building and apparently paved over.  He stated that Kirby Touchette managed the burying of the cylinders, upon orders of the owner.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), hazardous waste inspector Slusarski investigated a previous similar complaint of 1993 where another employee had reported cylinders buried under a Maine Oxy building.  These cylinders appear not to be regulated as a hazardous waste if they just contain residue and they would constitute little environmental and health hazard.
2.   Eric Hamlin of MDEP Solid Waste Division advised that burying these cylinders here would constitute an illegal unlicensed solid waste disposal facility but there is not enough evidence at this time to require actual excavation or a Phase-2 investigation.
3.   Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and magnetometer/metal detector investigations have not been pursued at this point; industrial areas like this typically have buried debris and metal which would impede accurate detecting.
4.   With no confirmed discharges at this time, there is no further MDEP Response Division actions planned at this time.

P-408-2012*
5/25/12: Report of small leak of motor oil from a Pine Tree Waste trash truck to the paved road that was reported cleaned up.  No Maine DEP response and check at this time; no further actions expected.
P-409-2012*A passenger vessel caught fire as the result of an undetermined mechanical failure and subsequent explosion.  Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released into the coastal waters at the New Meadows Marina. The Brunswick Fire Department and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and deployed sorbent boom and hard boom around the vessel to contain the observed sheen. Much of the released gasoline was carried out by the outgoing tide. The vessel was recovered from the water with a crane. A vacuum truck was used to remove water from the vessel as it was being lifted. The vessel was dismantled on shore. The gasoline fuel tanks were removed from the vessel and the remaining gasoline inside the tanks was vacuumed out with a vacuum truck.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-410-2012*Approximately 1 gallon of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt road surface from the gasoline filling nozzle, when an unidentified passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank. The Lewiston Fire Department immediately responded and applied sorbent material. Disposal of waste was handled by Irving.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-411-2012*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Brunswick Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-412-2012*Passenger vehicle caught fire and caused the release of less than 15 gallons of gasoline from the burning car. The gasoline was consumed in the fire. No cleanup necessary. DEP responded to the scene to inspect and no trace of gasoline was observed.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-413-2012*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion. The tank was not in use and was nearly empty. The home owner propped up the tank on one side to stop the leak. The released oil was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents. The homeowner indicated that the tank would be removed for disposal. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the MDEP through Mid-Maine Waste, in Auburn.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-414-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-415-2012*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface of the town owned building during a delivery of oil. The release was caused by a mechanical failure on the truck. Sorbents were used to wipe the released oil from the driveway surface and disposed of by the City of Brunswick Public Works Department at their licensed landfill. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel inspected the site and the cleanup actions were sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-437-2012*Received call from U. S. Coast Guard regarding a large sheen in Portland Harbor in the vicinity of Aspasia Corp. Marina, 257 Front Street, South Portland, ME.

While I was at another incident (P-433-2012), I followed-up on the report and could not determine the type of oil or source.  Employees of Aspasia Corp. Marina stated that they had observed a large sheen earlier in the day, but were not aware of any source.  I did check on obvious sources in the area, and observed no discharges.

No further action required.
P-439-2012*On 6/4/12 I received a call from Ryan Lynch reporting a one gallon spill of Sodium Silicate at their facility in York.  The spill occurred during delivery of the product.  York Water District cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and planned to neutralize any remaining residue with vinegar.  No further action required.
P-441-2012*Report of drum on rocks emitting a sheen.   The Town of Kennebunkport was warey of removing the drum, fearing its contents may be hazardous and they were not trained to handle hazardous materials.  While enroute, the Kennebunkport Code Enforcement Officer called and reported that her staff had inspected it more closely and found it to be empty and removed it for disposal.

With the drum removed I returned to the office and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-442-2012*Approximately 1-2 cups of hydraulic oil was released to the ground on the Central Maine Power Company Right of Way between structures 141 and 142. The release was caused by mechanical failure of a gasket on a piece of equipment associated with the Power Improvement Project. The spill was reported to the Department by the associated consultant for the project and was reportedly cleaned with sorbents. Department personnel did not respond to the incident. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-444-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an after-hours call stating that the residents at 5 Kilgore Road came home to what appears to be a diesel or fuel oil spill on the road in front of their house, approximately 20 feet from their well.  A thorough search of the area failed to reveal a responsible party, however, several other very similar incidental discharges were discovered.

The discharge on Kilgore Road continued to the left (at the intersection of Route 93) approximately the radius/distance a commercial vehicle would make if turning left at the intersection.  A stain at the intersection of Whitney and Sam Ingalls Roads was explained by local resident as a remnant of a misguided vehicle adventure of some local youth early one morning when they encountered rocks in the yard (off the pavement) at the intersection.  They managed to back up and get back on the road.  Another heavy wet stain was discovered at both ends of Bruce Warren Road.  The most heavily oiled area came from K. S. Whitney Excavation (KSWE) across Route 302 onto Bruce Warren Road.

The stain was visible from the road.  I entered the commercial lot and drove around following the discharge pattern.  I met a gentleman who had a business at the rear of the building.  After I explained my interest in the yard/stain as it possibly related to Kilgore case, he declined to identify himself although he did state he was not with KSWE.  I drove about halfway out of the lot and grabbed a sample of the stained gravel.  I observed the gentleman on the phone, so I paused and waited.  A few minutes later a KSWE pickup truck came into the yard and drove back to talk with the man.  I likewise drove back and introduced myself.  The occupant of the truck identified himself as Kevin Whitney.  He stated that he observed an oil stain in the yard this morning, and it continued out onto Route 302.

I spoke with Bridgton Public Works persons about road/earthwork, and they were happy with my decision to hire Norris Bennett.  The contaminated materials were excavated and transported the CPRC Group, Scarborough, for disposal and the road was backfilled and graded.  With no responsible party to pursue, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-446-2012*Brunswick Fire Department called to report the discovery of an oil stain at the aforementioned address.  A piece of equipment had leaked hydraulic oil to the ground surface beneath the machine.  Bowdoin College security would be advised and contact physical plant staff in the morning.  The contractor would be responsible for cleanup and disposal of materials.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-447-2012*A passenger vessel caught fire as the result of an undetermined mechanical failure and subsequent explosion. Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released into the coastal waters at the New Meadows Marina. The Brunswick Fire Department and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and deployed sorbent boom and hard boom around the vessel to contain the observed sheen. Much of the released gasoline was carried out by the outgoing tide. The vessel was recovered from the water with a crane. A vacuum truck was used to remove water from the vessel as it was being lifted. The vessel was dismantled on shore. The gasoline fuel tanks were removed from the vessel and the remaining gasoline inside the tanks was vacuumed out with a vacuum truck.  The oil contaminated waste was disposed by AllState, of Gorham, Maine, a licensed hazardous waste contractor.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.

P-448-2012*May 29, 2012, Paul Lempicki, the Code Enfocement Officer for Ogunquit reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that Robert Kinsman had been seen dumping used motor oil off of his boat into Perkins Cove in Ogunquit.

I refered the illegal dumping to Andrew Flint, Enforcement Division for the Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management. A Notice of Violation (NOV) was sent to Mr. Kinsman by Mr. Flint.

No further action was taken by DEP Response.
P-451-2012*A sheen was observed in Casco Bay off Cousins Island by an anonymous caller. The Coast Guard deployed a vessel to search for the source of the sheen but it could not be determined. The sheen could not be recovered and was allowed to dissipate. See attached National Response Center Incident Report# 1012849. No action by Response Services is anticipated.
P-452-2012*
Thursday 6/7/12: At 1700 hrs time I investigated a report to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding a gurgling from the fillpipe of this facility's motor fuels underground storage tank (UST).  The site is a restaurant and marina and the two-compartment UST facility for gasoline and diesel fuel serves the marina only.  The area had been under recent flooding from the adjacent Kennebec River and the gurgling could indicate water entering the tank and air escaping from the fillpipes, though air should escape through the vent pipe(s).

The facility/restaurant appeared to be closed at the time of my visit.  Onsite I noted no anomalies with the UST, the UST area or with the dispenser down by the water and docks (see site aerial plan).  The flood high water line on the parking lot did not appear to have reached the UST area, though with the tank being buried the tank top is likely underwater much of the time; the area is subject to tidal fluctuations as well.  River level was about a foot below the parking lot elevation at the time of my visit.  I noted no prohibited discharges such as significant oil stains, or of oil sheens in the river.  No further MDEP actions are recommended.

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P-317-2012*Discharge was the result of a mishap while draining the drop tube on the delivery truck.  Downeast was making a transfer from one truck to another at this private school.  The discharge was onto pavement and quickly collected with sorbents.

No response or further action required.
B-237-2012*On 5/21/12, Chad Eddy, of Irving Oil Corporation, called to report a 1 cup spill from a slow drip in the basement of the entered location. Irving replaced the tank and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material which were disposed of properly. Over the phone, the homeowner indicated vapors were not an issue. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-91-2012*On 3-5-12, Huber reported a spill of about 2 quarts of hydraulic oil. A hose broke on a stick boom. Employee used wood fines to pick up then burned them in boiler on site.
I-87-2012*On 5-17-12, at 1200 hrs, I received a call from the state police barracks reporting a spill at the Maine and Montreal railroads Madawaska yard. A fuel line on a locomotive had split, causing about 16 gallons of diesel to spill onto the ground. MMA employees collected the contaminated soil and stockpiled it on site for later disposal.
I-85-2012*On 5-17-12, Peter Curren of dead River called to report that because an employee accidently knocked over a spill bucket, about 2-3 gallons of fuel oil was spilled at their Bulk Plant on industrial Street in Presque Isle. he shoveled up the contaminated soil for later disposal.
I-86-2012*On 5-18-12, Vern Ouellette of Maine Emergency Management Agency called to report that he and Darren Woods were en-route to the St. Francis elementary School. They had received a report of the school receiving an envelope containing a threatening letter containing a white powder. Vern and Darren were going to screen the package using the Maine protocol, and if a non-issue, package it and bring it back to caribou. I would then meet them there, screen it with the Ludlum and transfer it to responders in Bangor for delivery to Federal Bureau of Investigation representatives in Augusta. This was all done the same day. No further Response action expected.
I-81-2012*On 5-11-12, Irving Woodlands reported 2 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as the result of a broken hose on a log loader at the Pinkham Mill site, at the rail cars. All was removed with sorbents.
I-69-2012*On 4-11-12, Huber Engineered Woods reported a spill of 2 gallons of diesel fuel in their fire pond building. Dead River was filling the tank and an overfill occurred. they used sorbents to clean it up.
I-65-2012*On 4-17-12, Huber reported that due to a failed fitting on a slasher deck, about 100 gallons of hydraulic oil sprayed onto the side of the LC building, roof and pavement below. they used wood fines to soak up as much as they could that evening. they had Allens Environmental return the next day to pressure wash the wall and pavement and again used wood fines to soak up the fluid. Wood fines were burned in teh on site boiler.
I-96-2012*On 6-8-12, Dead river called to report that about 1/2 gallon of diesel was spilled at their Bulk Plant in fort Kent. A delivery driver dissonected the drop hose too soon , causing fuel to be spilled. They used sorbents to clean it up.
I-95-2012*On 6-8-12, Dead River reported that after they had filled a tank at the farm of Roy Thibideau, because of heat expansion, some gasoline spilled out on the tank through the vent. Sorbents were used to clean the tank.
I-94-2012*On 6-6-12, Irving Woodlands reported that because of a broken hydraulic hose on a crane, about 15 gallons was lost at 42 mile on the Sullivan road in T17 R3. the spill was cleaned up within the hour by the operator with sorbent pads.
I-92-2012*On 5-22-12, Joyce Noble of John Noble called to report that one of their drivers had spilled about a gallon of diesel at The Daigle Oil Bulk Plant in Houlton. A leaking gasket on a fitting on the tank caused a small amount of fuel to spray onto the ground when he started to fill. John Noble sent a small crew and they shoveled up about 1/2 yard of contaminated soil and took it for disposal to the Tri Community Landfill.
A-317-2012*	A spill of an estimated 200 gallons of No. 2 Fuel oil occurred from a corrosion hole in a 20 year old inside above ground storage tank (AST). Two 275 gallon ASTs were linked together and one developed a corrosion hole in its bottom. Oil leaked throughout a partially finished house on a slab. The home was built 20 years prior, but never finished nor lived in. The floors remained concrete, but everything else appeared to be completed. Oil wicked into the walls,  boxes, and vehicle parts that were stored in the building. Some oil also ran off the slab into the ground. The property is serviced by a private drinking water well.
	On June 11, 2012, I met with Mr. Bradstreet at the spill location. The AST was still dripping oil, and the gauge read half a tank remained. I placed a magnet patch over the leak and stopped the ongoing leak. We opened all the windows for ventilation and spread speedi- dry over the impacted areas. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to monitor the indoor air. PID readings were initially at levels between 20-30 parts per million (PPM). The remaining oil in the ASTs were pumped into drums and Mr. Bradstreet gave the oil to a friend.
	On June 12, 2012, I met with Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to begin removing oil impacted debris and sorbent materials. A roll-off can was staged in the yard. All impacted cardboard and absorbent debris were removed and placed in the roll-off can. Interior no load bearing structures were removed, including 2x4s, dry-wall, insulation, trim boards, and several doors. The floors were then scrubbed with orange degreaser. Along the floor of the perimeter walls there was a 2x8 wooden plate that was saturated with oil and could not be removed. PID readings of the indoor air was down to between 5-10 ppm at waist level.
	On June 15, 2012, I met EPI at the spill site to begin removing the oil contaminated soils from around the perimeter of the building. There was no frost wall around the slab so removal of soils was limited to avoid undermining the slab. The spill seemed limited to the area very close to the foundation, no further than 1-2 feet on the northwestern side and up to 3 feet on the southern side. The excavation was dug to a depth of 2 feet with the top 18 inches was a gravel and then the last 6 inches were a native till. Some contaminated soils were left in place underneath the slab. Free product oil was discovered in the sand backfill surrounding the water-line conduit, and will need to be excavated. Oil contaminated soils were field screened using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. Two confirmation laboratory samples (soil A and B) were taken and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). See attached site sketch for sample locations.
     On July 16, 2012 I met Coutt's Brothers at the site to excavate the contaminated soils around the water line. The excavation was approximately 7 feet long by 8 feet wide and dug to a maximum depth of 10 feet. Water began filling the excavation at approximately 9 feet and no free product or sheening was evident. The soils consisted of a sandy around the waterline and tight silty clay like soil elsewhere. A laboratory soil sample (soil C) was taken at the 9 foot depth under the water line and analyzed for EPH and VPH. The waterline was replaced back to the well casing and the excavation backfilled. A laboratory water sample was also taken at this time also analyzed for EPH and VPH. The sample did not meet Department standards on the C19-C36 aliphatic hydrocarbons fraction.
     The interior of the building was further remediated by Norman Leeman Builders. They removed the contaminated wood sill around the bottom of the exteriors walls. Additionally they rebuilt the other structural components that were removed during the initial clean-up conducted  by EPI. The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for f
P-484-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	Monday 6/18/12: I received notice through Jon Woodard and responded to information of a second oil discharge at this rural residence in relation to the home's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  Dead River Company reported that at about 1030 hrs time they had overfilled their tank trailer while pumping out the Von Scheck's basement AST, discharging 5 to 8 gallons of #2 oil to the driveway.

ASSESSMENT
	6/18/12: Onsite in early afternoon I found DRC finishing up installation of the two new 330-gallon basement ASTs.  An oil stain was still visible on the asphalt driveway where #2 oil had overfilled from DRC's tank trailer and flowed to and into the soil off the edge of the driveway, at the crest of the bluff above the bay.  The flowed SE toward a storm drain to the coastal waters of the bay but did not reach the drain (see Photo 2).
	The discharge occurred when an overfill preventer on the tank trailer failed allowing DRC's tank trailer to overfill when pumping off the 330-gallon basement AST.  My advice on 6/12/12 was to have a clean-up contractor (EPI) pump off this tank when they cleaned the basement floor but this advise was not followed.
	The area is rural residential use served by private wells and septic.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	6/18/12: Before I arrived DRC had applied sorbents to the spill and dug up oiled soil along the edge of the driveway.  None of this spill was within the home as was the first oil leak (see P-458-2012).  I advised the DRC technicians onsite and Ms. Von Scheck that more oiled soil should be removed.
	6/22/12: I left a phone message for Ms. Von Scheck to inquire if clean-up was satisfactory to her.  As of 6/26/12 I received no call back.
	At this time no further Response Division actions are expected.  Dead River Oil Company assumed responsibility for the discharge.  The risk to the site's upgrade drinking water well appears minimal.

S Brezinski	
P-485-2012*
On 6/18/12, as part of my duties coordinating petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs), I visited this location to check on the presence of public and private drinking water wells in the vicinity, in regards to the UST siting requirements.  The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use.  I noted fire hydrants indicating public water service and I noted no drinking water wells within 300' of the site.  The site is presently the location of small and active variety store named Rusty's.  I noted no evidence of USTs on the property though there was a K1 heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) in the rear of the building.  Adjacent to the west was an unoccupied house that is also within the planned new UST facility location.  Based on site plans, it appears that Rusty's and one or two homes will be razed for the new convenience store and motor fuels UST facility.

To the rear, northwesterly, is a steep slope down to a brook that looked to be built up with fill material.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  My inspection checklist submitted to Maine Department of Environmental Protection indicated no ploblems with the facility siting.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
A-340-2012*6/22/12 1000 Kara Wry from Burns & McDonnell reported that 1 cup of hydraulic oil had leaked from an o-ring seal on a drill rig owned by Aldridge Drilling while working on Central Maine Power's right of way. The oil impacted the wooden construction mats. The oil was collected with oil absorbent pads that were disposed of by Cianbro/Irby through Clean Harbors.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-480-2012*Approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the paved drive surface. The release was caused by a mechanical failure. Sorbents were used to wipe the released oil from the driveway surface and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste. Department personnel inspected the site and the cleanup actions were sufficient.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-481-2012*On 6/19/2012 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a 1/2 gallon spill of transformer oil.  The spill occurred as the result of corrosion.  The spill was cleaned up by hand digging out the contaminated soil.  It was reported that 1 drum of oily soil was removed.  No further action required.
P-486-2012*On 6/20/12, received notice from Dead River Oil Company (DRC) about a corrosion hole leak from a consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) within the basement of this home.  DRC reported they patched the tank and were working with the homeowner on a new AST.  The leak was to a concrete basement floor with none to drains, and reported as cleaned up.

On 6/21/12, I visited the site and found no one home so left my card with comment for them to call with information or questions.  The area is rural residential served by private water wells.  DRC later informed me that they arrived about 1130 hours, soon after I had left, to replace the AST.  No further clean-up actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-313-2012*On 6/2712, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a one gallon hydraulic oil spill from a bucket truck.  A blown hydraulic line was the cause.  Repairs were made and approximately one yard of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-487-2012*
6/20/12: Pine Tree Waste Co. reported that a white liquid discharged from one of their trash trucks after a pick-up at 11 Colonial Village in Falmouth.  No container was found and the liquid dried on the road before pickup was possible.
Inspecting the discharge I agreed that the discharge appeared to be white acrylic paint.  None of the spill reached storm drains or surface water.  No further action at this time.
P-488-2012*On 6/21/12 I received a call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste reporting a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trash trucks.  The spill occurred as the result of a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-489-2012*DEP received notification of a broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck which released approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the mats and ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-490-2012*A motor vehicle operator smelled gasoline as he was driving which prompted him to stop and shut off the vehicle.  The fuel filter had become unseated which caused gasoline to be released while the vehicle was running.  As a result, less than a pint of gasoline was released from the vehicle to the road shoulder.  Sand was used as a sorbent which was removed by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Report.
A-352-2012*On 6-26-2012, Ron French reported the release of fuel oil at the seasonal home of Judy Grynsel. This home is located at 6 Willow Ridge Road in the town of Boothbay. The fuel tank, which is located outside, developed a corrosion induced leak. I made a site visit on 6-27, and met Ron French on site. The tank was located on a concrete pad with a roof and enclosure surrounding the tank. There is a drilled well on site that serves this home. In addition, there is exposed bedrock at several locations on this property.

Soil removal was started on Monday 7-2-2012. TMC Environmental was hired to remove soil using a vactor. The soil was removed along the foundation to the bottom of the footer. A small amount of free product was encountered at the greatest depth of the excavation. The soils appeared to be a dense silt material. The excavation was 30 feet by 2 feet and four feet at the deepest depth. The excavation was backfilled (from bottom to top) with crushed stone, filter fabric and fine gravel/coarse sand.

The outside tank was removed and the owners had a new Roth tank installed in the attached garage.  This site was referred to Alex Pugh of Technical Services for further review and water well sampling.
P-491-2012*The removal of a 10,000-gallon underground storage tank was being conducted by a removal contractor.  The heating oil tank was not being removed due to evidence of a discharge, rather, because the city was transitioning the school to an alternate fuel source.  While the contractor was disconnecting the fill piping from the tank, approximately one quart of heating oil was released to groundwater in the excavation which also impacted the sand banking.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product on the water as well as extract product from the bank.  Evidence of the spill on the water was reduced to a mere sheen and oleophilic dye shake tests conducted on impacted sand were non-detect which rendered clean-up efforts complete.  No soil removal was warranted.  No further Response Services action necessary.
B-314-2012*On 6/27/12, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a one cup spill from a fill cap on a piece of heavy equipment.  The spilled product was absorbed with a sorbent pad.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-315-2012*On 6/28/12, I received report from Dead River Oil Company, that they overfilled an oil tank, spraying approximately 8 gallons out of the vent and into the parking lot at 80 Exchange Street, the Bank of America Building.

The spilled product was recovered using speedy dry.  This speedy dry was later disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-492-2012*On June 22, 2012 I received a call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste reporting a 1/2 cup spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trash trucks.  The spill occurred as the result of a leaking O-ring on the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-493-2012*A broken fitting on a flex track bucket truck failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Contaminated soil was removed for disposal by the responsible party. No further action necessary.  See attached spill report.
P-497-2012*A lightning strike blew the top off an utility transformer which resulted in the discharge of less than gallon of mineral oil to the ground.  Product impacted soil at the base of the pole and was hand excavated by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-498-2012*Approximately one quart of lube oil was released from a locomotive to track ballast.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed by hand excavation for offsite disposal by a licensed hazardous waste contractor. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-499-2012*The executors of an estate were cleaning out a garage prior to a property transaction when they identified a puddle of liquid mercury.  The product was located behind a workbench on the concrete slab of an approximate 400 square feet detached garage.  Department staff applied zinc oxide and water to the mercury which created an amalgam allowing the material to be recovered more easily. The affected area of slab (2-3 square feet) was cleaned similarly with zinc oxide sponges, then all the debris was overpacked for transport and entered into the Department's mercury waste stream.  Air sampling was not conducted due to the circumstances, environment and lack of threat.  It was disposed by the Department through a consolidated waste pickup by a licensed hazardous waste contractor.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-500-2012*A motor vehicle being operated by its owner caught fire.  As a result of the fire, approximately five gallons of leaded gasoline were discharged to a sand and gravel parking lot.  The local fire department extinguished the fire and applied sorbent materials to recover spilled product.  This public parking lot provided access to a local coastal beach; foot traffic was abundant.  For that reason, immediate attention was required.  That afternoon, removal of contaminated soil was undertaken with hand tools into drums.  Gross contamination was removed but additional excavation was warranted as identified by field screening.  The following day, a small excavator was utilized to remove contaminated soil to large over packs.  Field screening identified another approximate yard of material for removal.  Given the presence of lead in the fuel, the material required analytical sampling prior to disposal so it was stockpiled pending the results.  Sampling and disposal approval were coordinated between an environmental contractor and Commercial Paving, Scarborough where it was disposed.
P-502-2012*I received a call from Jon Hughes of Garthwaite Oil reporting that he had responded to an oil spill at Ann RObert Circle in Wells.  I met him on site and he showed me the area concern.  An above ground oil storage tank (AST) behind the mobile home had apparantley been vandalized.  The thief had apparantley tried to steal oil from the AST and left the line off, releasing approximately 100 gallons to the ground.   I contacted the owner, John Madden, who met me on site the next day.  I discussed the requirements for the clean up.  He agreed to let the DEP manage the clean up and submit the invoices to his insurance company.

The site was excavated and the majority of contaminated soil removed.  Some soil was left due to underground utilities adjacent to the property.  Soil on the adjacent property was also removed and the area re-sodded.

The mobile home park is served by public water and no vapor issues are expected in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter.
P-503-2012*An employee of this oil company used a cutting torch on a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank.  Vapors from the oil remaining in the tank exploded and started a fire.  Product was sprayed out of the tank onto the paved parking lot, then spread when water was applied to douse the flames.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product on the pavement as well as the oil/water mixture in the bottom of the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-504-2012*June 25, 2012, Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy reported a spill at the bulk plant at 14 Depot Street in Kennebunk.

Approximately 15 gallons of #2 oil overfilled from the slop tank. Speedy dry was applied immediately to the pavement and removed and disposed of appropriately. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-505-2012*June 27, 2012, Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPLC) reported a crude oil spill of less then 4 gallons at one of their locations on Prebble Street in South Portland.

I responded to the scene and investigated the spill. The area impacted remained on Pipe Line property. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

A pinched O-ring  in the launcher door of a pipe caused the spill. PPLC  has since replaced the O-ring and had Boom Tech. and Clean Harbors removed 17.57 ton of contaminated rock and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

No further DEP Response action taken.
P-506-2012*June 27, 2012, Tim Keister of Sprague Energy reported a spill of oil at the asphalt area in the Sprague Terminals.

Mr. Keister explained that a screw had punctured a line while doing routine maintenance on the line. The puncture caused approximately 1 gallon of oil to leak onto the concrete ground. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface, removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

I visited the site on June 27, 2012 and confirmed the cleanup was appropriate.

No further Response action required.
P-507-2012*June 27, 2012, Eric Ahlsen of Cape Elizabeth Public Works reported a 4 gallon hydraulic oil leak from a street sweeper in Cape Elizabeth.

The leak was spread approximately 30 feet down a paved road. Speedy dry was applied to the surface and removed. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-508-2012*On June 27, 2012, Westbrook Fire Department reported that a tractor trailer had a fuel line leak on the corner of Main Street and Larrabe Road in Westbrook.  Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and removed. No storm drains were impacted by the leak.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-509-2012*
NOTIFICATION
	Captain Chris Weste of Saco Fire Department (SFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that SFD had received a complaint of an oil discharge to a brook from a resident of 29A Stockman Ave.  SFD confirmed the discharge and traced it to the Hersom home at 20 Stockman Ave.  Weste explained that 8 or 9 days before the Hersoms had accidentally broken the Firomatic and fuel line off their basement aboveground storage tank (AST), allowed the oil to reach the floor sump and be pumped out to their lawn and into a storm drain which emptied to a brook across the street.  Neither the Hersoms nor any responding burner technician that repaired the broken Firomatic reported the discharge to the SFD or MDEP.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday 6/27/12: In the Hersom's lawn I noted a browned dead lawn area and oiled soil around the drainpipe for the sump pump (see photos).  In the storm drain that the sump drained to I noted oil sheen but no free oil.  In the brook along Ledgewood Terrace we noted multiple patches of red emulsified oil along several hundred feet of the brook.  Within the Hersom's basement I noted a recently replaced Firomatic valve on the basement AST and about 0.5 to 1 inch of red free product still atop water in the sump.  The basement appears to flood regularly if the sump is not operated.
	The area is dense sub-urban residential use served by municipal water and sewer.  I noted no oil vapor problem in the upstairs of the Hersom's home and mild oil odor in the basement and Ms. Hersom had no complaint of an oil odor problem.  I later discussed this spill with MDEP engineer Eremita but found no need for a formal referral at the time.
	In the sump I fortunately noted no perimeter drains feeding the sump; I feared that oil could have backed up horizontal perimeter drain pipes and spread under the basement concrete floor.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Captain Weste stated that Joel Hersom told him that when the leak happened they spread speedy dry over the spill on the concrete floor.
	6/27/12: I bailed nearly a of gallon fuel oil out of the basement sump along with a gallon of water.  I then applied sorbent pads to further collect residual oil, 8 to 9 days after the initial discharge.  Almost a bale of MDEP's sorbent pads was applied by SFD along the forested brook across the street from the drain culvert downstream.  Sorbent pads were applied around the sump drain pipe on the lawn and in the municipal storm drain.
	6/28/12: In the basement I changed oiled sorbent pads.  The basement was partially and shallowly flooded so I plugged the sump pump back in and observed the water pumped out.  I noted a small volume of emulsified red oil.  Oiled pads were recovered from the brook and replaced, the emulsified oil caught among the vegetation did not adsorb to the pads well.
          7/2/12: I changed sorbents in the brook but noted no pervasive oil odor in the area as complained about by the resident at 29A Stockman.  I noted a light sheen in the brook and a heavy orange-color Iron-bacteria growth in the brook.
          7/10/12: I removed the remaining sorbent pads from the brook, finding most of them water saturated but with little oil.  Iron-bacteria growth was still heavy.

CONCLUSIONS
1)	On 6/27/12, I advised Ms. Hersom and a gentleman who was either her son or son-in-law about Maine spill reporting requirements and MDEP spill response role and capabilities, and that their response and failure to notify MDEP and SFD was inadequate.  The late notification, allowing the oil to be pumped to the brook and inadequate clean-up made the environmental damage more severe and clean-up more difficult.
2)	I recommend reimbursement for costs of MDEP sorbent materials used, waste disposal and response time.  No Groundwater Oil clean-up Fund insurance is expected as clean-up costs should be considerably less than the AST insurance deductible.
3)	At this time no further MDEP Response a
A-343-2012*6/24/12 1825 David Gilbert from Downeast Energy reported that an estimated 1 pint of heating oil had spilled to the basement concrete floor from a leaking bleeder valve on the furnace pump. He reported that the leak had been stopped and there were very minor oil vapors in the basement. I spoke to the owner, Anthony Lizio on the phone and he said there were no oil vapors in the living area. I asked him to contact me if he detected any oil vapors. He did not call. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

I-113-2012*6/28/12 11:20 Received a call from George Howe, Code Enforcement Officer for Presque Isle.  George stated that while doing a apartment inspection he went into the basement and discovered there was water flooding the entire basement and the water had an oil sheen floating on it.

6/28/12 11:45 Arrived on-scene went into the basement and observed a light sheen floating on about water 10-12 inches deep in a concrete floor basement.  A sump pump was running in the SW corner of the cellar but due to the amount of water coming into the basement it was not keeping up.  Water levels had reached the bottom of the two oil storage tanks (ASTs) and the associated filters were under water and leaking oil out around the gaskets and piping.  The oil sheen covered parts of the surface of the water.  Due to the depth of the water and clutter I was not able to determine if the tanks were leaking from the bottom.  Talked with George and he provided me the contact information for the apartment owner, a Fernand and Marsha Martin.  Called Mr. Martin @ cell# 551-6279 and explained the oily water problem at his rental unit @  2 Chandler Road, and requested he meet me on-site ASAP.

6/28/12 12:20 Mr. and Mrs. Martin arrived on-scene and we discussed the flooding in the basement and subsequent oily water floating on the water.  Discussed clean-up options - Pump, treat with carbon filter and discharge.  Also discussed the Ground water Insurance fund program and how the deductible worked.  Mr. Martin does not have the equipment to take care of the oily water so he authorized me to take care of it through DEP approved contractors.  Told Mr. Martin that this pump and treat clean-up option would only be a band-aid on the problem of water infiltrating his apartment basement unless he made provisions to have greater pumping of water getting into this cellar.  Mr. Martin said that he was going to have a plumber look over the cellar and get a second and bigger sump pump.

6/28/12 12:36 Called Allen's Environmental Services and spoke with owner Chris Allen.  Chris stated he had several carbon filter drums and would have his crew come over and set-up a pump and treat system to deal with the slightly oily water.  Mark from Allen's arrived on-scene and set-up the pump and carbon filter drum system.  During pumping of the oily water, the drum ruptured due to overcharging and so we re-grouped and got one of Allen's vacuum trucks on-scene to pump down the oily sheen/water from a depth of 12 inches to a depth of less than 5 inches.  The vacuum pumping removed most of the oily sheen covering the water.  The sump serving the cellar had a clogged screen inlet.  The inlet screen was cleaned and the pump was put back into service.  The water level was now at a depth below that of the AST's and associated filters.  The tanks and filters did not appear to be weeping /leaking any oil at this time.  Both tanks were nearly empty and were stable and not in danger of tipping over with the reduced water levels.

6/28/12 14:28 Called Al Hitchcock to inform him that Allen's Environmental Services would be hauling about 3500-4000 gallons of slightly oily water to the Caribou Utilities District (CUD) treatment plant for disposal/treatment.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

P-512-2012*
On 6/28/12, I responded to notification of free product oil in the groundwater monitoring well for a commercial-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) following a facility inspection.  Mr. Dave Nelson showed me to the UST location.
The facility is a beverage distributor and warehouse located in a commercial area of South Portland, served by municipal water and sewer.  The #2 heating oil UST in question is located under the warehouse floor and is serviced from inside the building.  I noted an overfill alarm located by the exterior offset fillpipe for the heating oil UST.  There are additionally two other active USTs at the site for gasoline and diesel USTs located at the north east entrance to the parking lot.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  After removing the leak sensor from the monitoring well, I noted no oil sheen or free product oil on groundwater pulled up by the bailer sampler.  The water had a musty odor of weathered petroleum.
2.  After reviewing spill reports P-160-2007 and P-268-2005, I believe that this issue is related to an oil leak covered in report P-268-2008.
3.  At this time, I recommend no further actions.  No sensitive receptors are understood to be threatened or effected.  Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

S Brezinski
I-105-2012*06/19/12 Received a faxed spill report from MDOT regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a blown hydraulic hose on an earth moving equipment (loader, backhoe) on the Masardis Road. MDOT crew applied sorbent pads and picked up and bagged the oily debris.  The oily debris was taken back to their shop in Ashland for disposal with other oily debris wastes.  No action is required or requested from Response Services at this time.
I-106-2012*06/19/12 While fueling up my response truck at the outermost diesel fuel dispenser island at the Irving/Circle K Sherman gas station, I observed a spill of diesel fuel on the concrete pad on the other side of the dispenser island.  Speedy dry was placed down to absorb the spill.  I went inside and requested from the cashier/attendant to see the facility's spill log.  The last spill recorded was on June 9th, 2012.  I asked the woman attendant if she was aware of the diesel spill on the diesel pump island - she was not, but stated that customers regularly put speedy dry down on spills they cause due to overfills.   I stated that was good, but that attendants should periodically go out and check on the pump islands to see if a spill has occurred and has been properly addressed.  I also stated the need to sweep up/pick-up and properly dispose of the speedy dry used to soak up any spill.  She said she would take care of this and log in this spill that just occurred.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff.
A-346-2012*An unregistered underground storage tank (UST) was damaged upon discovery during excavation work at the Augusta Fuel Company's main office. An estimated fifty to sixty gallons of fuel oil was lost from a gash in the side of the UST. Heavy rains carried the oil down to a lower part of the excavation and contained it near the foundation (see attached photos). Augusta Fuel Company denied any knowledge of the origin of the UST, but suspects it may have been connected to an old demolished apartment building. The UST was approximately four feet in diameter and ten feet long having a total capacity around 1,000 gallons. No private or public drinking water wells are risk.

On June 26, 2012, I met with Jeff Choate with Augusta Fuel Company. He indicated Clean Harbors would be there within a couple of hours to pump the excavation and tank out. Lajoie Bros., Inc., was the general contractor on site and were able to have dump trucks and an excavator available to remove the UST and any oil contaminated soils. There were 39 inches of product in the tank with approximately four inches of it being fuel oil. By 1400 hours the UST and the excavation had been pumped out and the tank was pulled. The tank was in good shape with no obvious signs of leakage. Contaminated soils were removed from the  areas down gradient from the hole in the tank. Field screening of contaminated soils was conducted using field observations supported by Oil-N-Soil shake tests. The clean-up guidelines used for this site was for construction worker safety. An estimated ten cubic yards of soils were removed and transported to Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta. The heavily water saturated soils from constant rain seemed to contain much of the oil from penetrating very far into the soil.
	The UST registration paperwork was given to Jeff Choate and the UST will be added to the existing registration of a former fuel dispenser. No further Response actions are anticipated.
I-110-2012*06/25/12 10:15 Received a call from John Underwood, a camp owner on Madawaska Lake.  He recently hired a contractor (Nelson) to pump off and remove an old outside above ground oil storage tank (AST) as part of cleaning up an old fallen down, dilapidated camp (the former Wardwell camp) across from 50 Lake Shore Drive.  John was out doing some chores with his friend and camp co-owner Barbara Wadsworth. Underwood noticed an oily sheen discharging into the lake from a small brook that borders the camp lot.  He followed this small brook and found pools of oil (kerosene) floating along its surface area.  He thinks that the contractor he hired to pump off the oil out of the old AST might have spilled some oil that then was carried into the brook by the heavy rain over the past weekend.

6/25/12 11:30  Arrived on scene, did a quick size-up.  District Game Warden, Adrian Marquis was on-scene and gave me a briefing as well as the involved parties contact info. Oil (kerosene is flowing down small brook) and discharging into Madawaska Lake.  Source is an old AST that was pumped mostly empty with a hand crank pump.  Fuel line connection has been disconnected and the valve is shut.  Soils beneath the end of the AST pipe outlet connection smelled of heating oil. It appears that someone opened the valve after Mr. Nelson left the site (according to him) and must have drained out the small amount of oil in the bottom of the tank.  The oil traveled into the soils near the camp and got into a piece of drainage tile under the camp.  The drainage tile discharges directly into this brook/draiage swale.  Set up several boom sets in this brook/drainage swale above and below the Shore Drive road.  Placed and changed out absorbent pads throughout the flowage to pad  off any floating oil product.  Set up a sorbent boom at the brooks outlet into Madawaska Lake.  Only a smalll amount of the oil got into the lake.  There was a slight rainbow sheen going out from the outlet of the brook about 10-15 feet in an arc.  Set up a couple of staked hay bales on the upstream end of the culvert under the road.  Made a weir/underflow dam out of a piece of Pressure Treated plywood against the upstream edge of the road culvert carrying this unnamed brook under the Lake Shore Drive.  Talked with Neil Nelson about tending sorbent pads over the next several days -weeks.  Left Neil with spare sorbent pads and a poly bag to collect oiled sorbent pads. Told Neil that I would be back in a few days to check on the site.

07/18/12 Site visit to AST spill site at camp owned by Underwood/Wadsworth.  Changed out sorbent pads, replaced sorbent boom sets in unnamed tributary to Madawaska lake.  Still some minor sheening from the sediments of this tributary.  Fall rains and weathering will flush and small residual oil onto pads and boom left to catch this minor amount of oil debris.  No further action is expected by DEP response.

I-109-2012*6/25/12 Received an e-mail from Seven Islands Forester Nathaniel Vir reporting a spill of 5 gallons of motor oil as a result of a blown engine on a feller buncher owned and operated by Edmond Roy & Sons logging.  The spill occurred deep into  the north Maine woods just off the Withey Brook Road in the unorganized territory T 5 R15.  Crews from the logging contractor used the spill kit they had on site to contain and absorb the oil.  The next morning June 22, the machine was moved out to the road and the clean-up was finished underneath where the machine was located at the time of the motor failure.  The oil pads and other oily debris was picked up and taken back to the loggers shop for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-297-2012*On 6/20/12 I received report of a dump truck sliding into a bog on a camp road, due to a soft shoulder.  The truck never tipped over, but was uneven enough to have fuel bleed from the higher tank into the lower tank and out the fill cap.

The fire department deployed sorbent boom and pads to recover the spilled product.  It is estimated that 15 gallons were spilled.  Most of this was recovered with the sorbent material.

The fuel that was remaining in the tank I pumped into other equipment on site before the truck could be removed from the bog.


No further action expected by Response.
B-304-2012*On 6/24/12, I received report from Dexter Fire Department of a diesel spill from a pickup in a dirt parking lot of a restaurant in Dexter.  The spill occurred when the tank strap holding up the tank broke, allowing the tank to fall to the road.  The tank was dragged along the road until a leak developed, spilling the fuel on the road and into the parking lot where the owner stopped.

Dexter Fire Department did not deploy any pads because the diesel soaked into the dirt, with no free product recoverable.  McKusick Construction is located less than five miles from the site and was willing to come out and perform the needed clean up.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-515-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy, reporting that while making a first delivery to a newly installed tank, the filter leaked onto the basement floor.  The home is currently under construction and not occupied.  The filter was fixed and the spilled oil was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-579-2012*I was contacted by the US Coast Guard reporting that they had received a report of a sheen at Sunset Marina in South Portland.  I met the Coast Guard at the Marina and along with one of the owners of the marina we walked the docks trying to find a source.  The sheen was broken up and didn't look fresh.  It was a windy day and the wind was coming from the direction of Aspasia Marine which is the next marina over.  Unable to find a source at Sunset we proceeded over to Aspasia and walked their docks but there was no sheen there.  At Aspasia I gave my business card to the owner and asked him to call if he saw the sheen again.

On 07/26/12, three days later, Aspasia called and reported that they were seeing a sheen.  Steve Flannery met the Coast Guard there and they were able to trace the sheen back to the M/V Star Dust which was docked at Sunset Marina.  The vessel had blown its engine and oil had leaked into the bilge.  When the bilge pump came on the oily water was pumped out into the Fore River.  The Coast Guard and DEP informed the vessel owner that they had to immediately stop the bilge pump, stop the leak, and clean the oil out of the bilge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-378-2012*On 7/15/12, 1400 hours, Brenda clark from Verso Paper reported that an estimated 2 gallons of used hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel lot from a leaking valve on a storage tote. She reported that the leak was stopped and the tote secured inside a building. The spilled oil was collected with oil absorbent pads and the oil impacted gravel was removed. The mill arranged for the disposal of the oil impacted material.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-594-2012*I was contacted by Sherwood McKinney of Pine Tree Waste reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose in the parking lot of the Salvation Army on Warren Avenue.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste employees with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-479-2012*Approximately 1,000 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 3,000 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of the facility. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils adjacent to the building and percolated through the ground entering the shallow groundwater table. The facility is serviced by municipal water service but it resides in a geologically sensitive aquifer. The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Technical Services.
	
The Division of Response Services oversaw the removal of oil impacted soils from the spill location. Excavation activities were limited due to the presence of permanent structures on both sides of the excavation. Groundwater was encountered in the excavation and free product was observed. A groundwater recovery well was installed to pump and treat impacted groundwater. Carbon filtering units were temporarily installed to treat impacted groundwater.

The Site was referred to Brad Hahn of the DEP Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-495-2012*A Home owner replaced the filter on a 275 gallon AST located in the basement of the residence. The filter was not tightened properly and oil leaked onto the floor and into a sump that drained outside to the municipal storm water drain system. The oil was discovered in the drain when the town was upgrading the system.

A vacuum truck was used to recover product and 5.2 tons of contaminated soils were removed from the site and transported to CPRC GROUP of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a hydrophilic dye shake test that indicated that remaining soils were below permissible limits for the location. The site is serviced by municipal water.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-347-2012*6/26/12 1053 Gus Libby from Colby College reported that an estimated 1/4 cup of hydraulic oil or transmission oil had leaked from a truck to pavement at the loading dock. The oil was contained and collected with absorbent material and no oil ran off the pavement.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-334-2012*6/20/12 0720 Jodie Carpenter from Spring Brook Energy reported that #2 fuel oil had spilled to the boiler room at the Technical Center in Waterville. The amount was unknown but there had been a corrosion leak in one of the inside tanks. They had a crew there collecting the oil and there was oil in the floor drain. I went to the site and met James Reny the facilities manager there. The oil had leaked from the hole in the tank and had run over the concrete floor to a floor drain that appeared to be plugged since it was holding water. Spring Brook employees had stopped the leak from the tank and had pumped off the remaining oil. I checked the outside manholes where Mr Reny reported that the floor drain would flow to and found no signs of oil. The Spring Brook employees were collecting the oil from the floor with absorbent material and the oil in the floor drain was collected with oil absorbent pads. I surveyed the abutting rooms to the boiler room and found oil vapor levels between 8 and 9 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector. Mr. Reny said he would set up a ventilation fan in the boiler room to insure oil vapors were removed from the school. I asked him to call me if the oil vapors persisted after the ventilation was operating for a few hours. The tank was removed and plans were made to install a new tank. Mr. Reny never called.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-196-2012*On 4/27/12, I received report of a 1 gallon hydraulic fluid spill from a blown hydraulic hose on a skid steer.  Repairs were made and the spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-300-2012*On 6/22/12,  Folsom reported a hydraulic oil spill from a broken fitting on a hydraulic line on a low-boy trailer.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and 6.17 tons of contaminated soil excavated out and disposed at a licensed facility.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-316-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non- polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) containing.  The impacted sorbents and soils were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-318-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a paved parking lot when a hose failed on a trash truck.  The truck owner supplied sorbents and labor to remove the oil.  I spoke with the property owner and they were satisfied with the cleanup efforts.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-319-2012*Copper theft caused the contents (approximately 50 gallons) of a basement aboveground oil storage tank to spill to the basement floor then on to a drainage pipe that led to a water filled roadside ditch.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil from the water in the ditch and a vactor was used to remove oily soil from the basement.  No further Response action is expected.
A-320-2012*On 6/12/2012, in Pittsfield, Cianbro Corporation reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a piece of equipment. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services  action is expected at this time.
A-321-2012*A contractor reported oil odor while removing debris from a home that had been a total fire loss.  The home had two tanks in the basement which the contractor removed, one empty, one partially full.  After the structure was removed, I dug around with a shovel looking for evidence of a spill.  Though I found an area that smelled of oil I found no places that failed a shake test.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-322-2012*Oxford County dispatch contacted this office to report a logging truck off the road and leaking fuel into the Androscoggin River.  I responded to the site and met law enforcement and local fire on scene.  A semi-truck had been loaded with 8' pulp wood.  The driver was headed northeast from Canton on Route 140 when he lost control and went into a cluster of trees next to the Androscoggin River.  The driver was very fortunate, and although he was injured, survived the crash.  The tractor was destroyed.  The load of logs pitched forward as the tractor ripped into the stand of pine and oak.  You could not really see the tractor from the road, it was just a pile of wood.  There was a steep embankment down to the river.  Diesel fuel was leaking from a ruptured saddle tank at a drip.  What was left of the cab dangled just a few feet from the river.  Another logging truck was on scene picking logs off the crumpled wreck.  A recovery company also was on scene assessing the damage.  I coordinated with the Fire Dept.  They had an inflatable zodiac boat with a 25 hp Mercury.  Three of us met at the boat launch down river about a quarter mile.  We loaded some sorbent and hard boom in the boat and I put on my chest waders.  We radioed the crew on shore and had them stop unloading the wood for a moment for safety, in case the truck wanted to roll down the embankment.  I was able to secure boom along the shore to capture the leaking oil. The removal of the rig resumed.  I was able to pump out the damaged saddle tank after the wood had been removed, and we recovered approx. 25 gallons unspilled diesel.  Approx. 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to soil and could not be recovered.  The recovery company pulled the rig out of the woods in pieces.  The whole front axle was ripped off by the impact.  The cab was crushed beyond recognition with a log stuck right through the headache rack and through the rear windshield.  I returned to the site the following week and recovered sorbents and boom.  A thoughtful person had dumped a bag of trash down the embankment for me to pick up too.  I also collected some glass and metal parts that were strewn around.  Some contaminated soil was in evidence on the steep embankment, but it would have caused more erosion to do soil removal, so I chose natural attenuation as a remedial strategy for the soil.  No drinking water wells are anywhere near the accident scene, just the river.  No further action expected by Response Services.
A-324-2012*A fork truck struck a piece of stationary machinery and damaged the stationary machine's hydraulic tank.  Roughly thirty gallons of oil were lost to a concrete floor and cleaned up with speedi-dri.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-325-2012*Concerned citizen Dusty Haskell contacted this office to report a diesel spill at this intersection in Winslow.  The accident had occurred 15 days earlier.  Dusty also provided contact information for Acadia insurance representing one of the vehicles involved in the accident.  I responded to the site and searched for spilled diesel fuel.  I found some iron bacteria in the ditch of cat-o-nine tails and tall grass.  No evidence of petroleum was found.  There was a stain on the pavement, but it was old and weathered, so no recovery of any sort was practicable.  I contacted Dusty and the insurance rep and reported that no further action was necessary.
A-326-2012*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground as a result of a traffic accident.  CMP removed the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No further action expected.
A-327-2012*A small amount of oil was lost due to the overfill of a portable generator.  The generator was designed to be filled at a service station and filling it from a peddle truck is less than ideal.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-328-2012*A small amount of oil was spilled to a concrete floor during a tank replacement.  Downeast Energy employees recovered the oil with a sorbent pad.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-329-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to the concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion.  The tank was replaced.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-108-2012*6/25/12 Received a call from Sean Sandstrom, a heating technician from Quality Home Services regarding a spill of #2 heating oil that resulted from an overfill of heating oil on a manifolded set of inside above ground storage tanks (ASTs).  The ASTs were a 275 gallon and a 330 gallon tank.  Sean stated that a crew from Dead River (oil company that overfilled the tanks) was there assisting in the clean-up.

Arrived on-scene and took several Photo Ion Detector (PID) readings using an ION Science PID.  In the first floor office space and lobby area the PID readings were 2.5 - 2.7 PPM VOC's.  Went downstairs to the boiler room where the two ASTs were located.  PID reading was at 3.9 PPM in the ambient air.  Talked with Sean Sandstrom, he stated that Dead River technicians had come over and pumped off excess oil in the tanks which had filled up and come out the fitting of the fill pipe and also gone up into the fuel site gauge.  Sean had replaced/repacked this fitting and put speedy dry down onto the spill on the floor, which looks like about 2 -3 gallons of oil.  I set up a large ventilation fan with expandable duct work.  Sean swept up the oil soaked speedy dry and removed from the building to an oily waste disposal storage drum for later disposal with other oily debris.  I placed Moleuloc floor sorbent down on spill stain and worked it into the floor and wall seam.  Will come back in the next few days to check on ambient air quality in the boiler room and throughout the first floor office and lobby area.
Dead River states in the spill report that a faulty overfill vent whistle did not operate properly and the whistle is being replaced.

7/2/12 Follow-up site visit to One Vaughn Place to check odors in cellar and in vent system. Reading at outlet of Vent system = .2 PPM VOC's.  Directly over spill site above the Moleculoc covered concrete = 2.7 PPM, ambient air in boiler room = .5 PPM VOC's  No need to continue to ventilate space.  All occupied spaces in the building are odor free.  Shut down fan and removed duct work and fan from the boiler room area.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-483-2012*I was contacted by the Berwick Fire Department, reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at 169 Pine Hill Road in Berwick.  They said that the car had been extensively damaged and while working around the car they could smell gasoline.  They deployed sorbent underneath the car but didn't see a leak.  The car was towed away and when I visited the site I couldn't find any evidence of soil contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-482-2012*I was contacted by the Limington Fire Department, reporting that there had been a structure fire at 24 Sandville Road and that several aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and 55 gallon drums had been involved.  I arrived to find that the fire had been extinguished and the area was covered with debris.  The two ASTs held off-road diesel fuel and were charred on the outside, but you could see a change in color where the liquid level was in them and they didn't appear to be leaking.  The valves on both tanks were surrounded by debris and in jeopardy of being damaged if anything shifted.  I informed the owner's son that the fuel in the tanks needed to be transferred to another container as soon as possible.  He stated that they had already scheduled for a friend to come over in the morning to transfer the fuel.  There were also several 55 gallon drums that were in various states of charring and swelling but none of them appeared to be leaking and the son stated that several of them just had water in them.  I visited the site the next day and the owner, his family, and friends were working on cleaning the place up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-494-2012*Pine Tree Waste Services contacted me reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose on East Valentine Street.  The spill was contained on the paved road and did not enter any drains or waterways.  The spill was cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste with speedy dry and sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-501-2012*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No Response visit.  No further Response action needed at this time.
I-111-2012*06/26/12 Received a call from Public Safety Dispatcher, State  Police regarding a spill that had been called in by Larry Demerchant of Huber Engineered Woods OSB plant in Easton.  Called Larry to get an update on the extent, nature and status of spill clean-up response.  Larry stated that a bushing and pin failed on the slasher stop gate.  The cylinder dropped and broke the fitting on the hydraulic hose which resulted in a spill of about 15 to 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The slasher is located outside in the yard area adjacent to the the log conditioning building.  The steady rain caused the hydraulic oil to flow away from the spill site/slasher unit.  Larry and his crew dammed up some mud puddles that the oil had drained to with wood fines and have Allen's vacuum truck on site.  The oily water/wood fines will be vacuumed up and bulked up and then staged in the plant's boiler fuel pile for burning as per license conditions.  Larry does not need any assistance from Response Services Staff at this time.  The hose and cylinder on the slasher has been replaced and Huber staff will be investigating why the slasher's bushing and pin failed.  No further action is warranted at this time.
B-295-2012*On 6/19/12 I received report from Mr. Mullin at S&J fuel of a small amount of contamination under the spill bucket on the underground storage tank at Commodity Feed in Detroit.  It was found during an inspection, expected to just have been from drips during installation.  No leak or malfunction noted.

No further Response action expected.
B-296-2012*On 6/19/12, I received report from S&J Fuel of a flex hose chaffing in a spill bucket at the Westgate Plaza Service Center at 861 Union Street in Bangor.  The leak was very minimal and repair is being scheduled.  I issued a waiver to perform the repair work.

The repair work was performed over the summer and no other problems were encountered.  No further actions by Response Services expected at this time in this matter.
B-298-2012*On 6/19/12, I received a report from Penobscot Nation Fire Chief Loring of a diesel leak from a saddle tank on a dump truck parked in a vacant lot on Indian Island.  The diesel leaked out of the fill cap due to the truck being parked on unleveled ground and the product at a higher elevation flowing into the lower tank, forcing out product.

The truck was moved off site to level ground and the contaminated soil excavated for proper disposal the next morning.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-303-2012*On 6/19/12, Responder Lasselle received a call from a potential home buyer of a potential old spill in the basement of the house at 20 Station Street.  Due to other commitments, I took the spill for Responder Lasselle, and met the buyer at the house at the arranged time.

After inspecting the area, and using the Photoionization Detector to locate any vapors, the only source of the vapor was an old oil supply line still attached to the concrete wall.  No spill occurred at this residence.  I recommended that the owner remove the old copper line.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-478-2012*On June 15, 2012, Arundel and Biddeford Fire Departments reported an aviation accident to the DEP at 14 Ruckville Drive in Arundel.

I arrived at the site and investigated aviation fuel leaking from the smashed Cessna on the ground. It was determined at this time that I would allow the overloaded fuel tank to leak into a bucket and then use the existing cap to prevent future leakage in that area of the aircraft.

June 16, 2012, I returned to the site with my supervisor, Jon Woodard, and suggested the aircraft should be off-loaded of the fuel at the Biddeford Airport.

June 19, 2012, Maine DEP Responder Greg O'Brien and I used an air pump to off-load the remaining 8 gallons of aviation fuel out of the wing. The aviation fuel is stored in the DEP haz-mat shed for disposal.

July 25 and 26, 2012, soil contaminated with spilled aviation fuel was removed by Allstate Environmental from the area of the crash for disposal at CPRC Group in Scarborough. Soil samples were taken at the site by MAI Environmental.

It was suggested by DEP Bureau of Land and Water to allow the wetland to naturally grow back in the area that we dug.

No further DEP Response action required at this time.
P-496-2012*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of kerosene to the ground.  A burner technician providing routine service identified then mitigated the leak and pumped out the tank.  Department of Environmental Protection personnel transited to the island to assess the site.  Contaminated soil removal was warranted so an excavating contractor already working on the island was utilized to provide site work.  The area was thickly settled, even by island standards, which made access with a machine difficult.  The tank was located adjacent to the porch on the south side of the residence and, like the house and its neighbors, perched at the top of a bluff overlooking Hussey Sound.  Dye shake tests led the excavation which identified approximately four yards of material for removal.  Gravel fill comprised the first three feet then clay was encountered as well as small puddles of free product amongst small cobbles at the transition.  Lateral migration either under or away front porch did not occur. The clay was both an effective barrier and a catalyst for transit because it sloped with the grade of land towards the ocean.  Product was chased approximately five feet down grade until safety concerns took precedence over contamination removal.  The excavation was ceased directly adjacent to the frontmost support for the porch, which is also where grade shifted steeply.  Unaccessible contamination is known to exist in a thin layer above the clay approximately three feet below grade in the direction of the ocean but, due the circumstances, is not expected to impact any of the private drinking water wells within close proximity.
B-195-2012*The following report was provided by Lincoln Paper and Tissue to describe a process failure resulting in an estimated 14,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide being erroneously routed to the wastewater treatment plant (WTP).  No response action was feasible, and no site visit was made.

Bureau of Oil and Hazardous Materials - Spill Report Form

Hazardous Material Spill
Bangor Regional Office Report

Date & Time of Chemical Discharge:	April 24, 2012   Approximately 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Name & Address of Parties Involved:	
						Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC
						50 Katahdin Ave.
						P.O. Box 490
						Lincoln,  ME   04457

Exact Location of Spill:	#2 White Liquor Storage tank at the pulp mill		


Amount and Type of Chemical(s) Discharged:	estimated 14,000 gallons


Complete Description of Circumstances Causing Discharge: The pulp mill digesters went down in the afternoon for mechanical problems and were not operating when the incident started.  Recaust continued to run manufacturing white liquor which was filling the #1 and #2 storage tanks. When #2 storage reached 25 feet, the operator received the level alarm and verified that the automatic valve to the tank had closed as it was supposed to. While the valve positioner and the computer showed this valve to be in the closed position, the internal valve did not actually close allowing liquor to continue to go to the #2 tank. It is believed the stem on this valve is broken.  Later the tank began overflowing to the sewer.  pH and conductivity alarms at the WTP alerted the WTP operators that an upset condition was occurring.  The foreman was notified and using conductivity meters located in the process sewers was able to locate the release point.  The hand valve on the line was shut and the release stopped.  One of the digesters was restarting just prior to the release being found.  With the digester running white liquor was being pulled from the tank so the loss rate decreased significantly leading to the foreman's initial estimates being low.

Amount of Chemical(s) Recovered:  100%	Method:	All captured in the process sewer and treated at the waste water treatment plant.

Location and Method of Chemical/Debris Disposal:	Treated at the WTP

Name and Address of any Person, Firm or Corporation Suffering Damages Due to This Discharge:		none


Procedures, Method and Precautions Instituted to Prevent a Similar Occurrence from Recurring:	
The automatic valve is being replaced and an interlock will be installed on the transfer pump such that in addition to the valve closing the transfer pump will shut down.  A second high-high level alarm will be installed to indicate if the tank level is continuing to rise with valve and pump off.


					Report Prepared By:	Dennis C. McComb
B-305-2012*On 6/24/12, I received report from Bangor International Airport that while fueling an aircraft, the plane vented, spilling approximately six gallons of fuel to the tarmac.  The fuel was recovered using absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-307-2012*On 6/25/12, I received report from Mr. Fessenden of old contamination found at the Phoenix Shoe property in Old Town.  The property is going through a phase II site assessment for a possible real estate transfer.  At this point, no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-112-2012*06/27/12 Received a call from Scott of ABM Mechancial of Bangor, regarding some piping changes to the Madawaska High School's (MHS) conversion from a steam to hot-water heating system.  As part of this heating system conversion there will be a change in the piping associated with the high school's UST.  Currently the MHS's UST has 2 supply and 2 return lines that are underground.  These lines are bare copper sleeved in a PVC pipe.  Scott was inquiring at to any paper work/notification form that needed to be sent in to DEP prior to starting the work.  Scott said that he did not believe ABM needed to have a certified Tank Installer on-site to do this piping modification due to the UST having only #2 heating oil and it being used for on-site supply/consumptive heating purposes.  Told Scott I would call the Tanks Unit in Augusta and get back to him ASAP.  Called John Dunlap @ 287-3547 and requested info on the questions from Scott of ABM Mechanical - left a message on his voice mail.

06/28/12 Spoke with John Dunlap, tanks Unit MDEP regarding piping plan changes at Madawaska High School.  John stated that if  ABM Mechanical is planning on removing piping to the fuel oil tank (a second set of piping), they would have to do a notice of intent for the piping removal.  Passed this info along via telephone call and voice message to Scott @ ABM Mechanical.
B-310-2012*On 6/25/12, I received report from Hammond Lumber Company of a blown hydraulic line on one of their boom trucks.  They were making a delivery to the Greenville Hospital when they suffered the leak.  The spilled product was recovered using absorbent pads, which were disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-311-2012*On 6/25/12, I received report of a leaking drum of old kerosene from Jeff Small of Clean Harbors.  Mr. Small received a call from Mr. Forbee asking how much it would cost to dispose of the old kerosene.  When Mr. Small informed Mr. Forbee of the cost, the conversation ended.

As a courtesy, Mr. Small relayed Mr. Forbee's phone number to me.  I contacted Mr. Forbee and explained that State statue dictates that any oil spill is to be reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  When discussing the spill with Mr. Forbee, I explained that I would dispose of the kerosene as cheaply as possible.

I arrived on scene and met the handyman, Glen, who helped me pour off the half drum into a 35 gallon drum.  I then brought this drum to a waste oil burner to dispose of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-312-2012*On 6/26/12, I received report from Mike Collins at Plumb Creek.  He was reporting a diesel spill from a dump truck on a logging road of theirs that they are constructing.  The truck got too close to a soft shoulder and slid off the road at an angle, causing a diesel spill.  Unfortunately, due to the heavy rain, the product was swept away in the runoff.  Crews did manage to collect some product in a series of sorbent check dams they constructed.

Tragically, the owner/operator of the truck died of a heart attack while assisting with the cleanup effort.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-338-2012*6/20/12 1840 Chris Gessmen from Pan Am Railways reported that 2 to 4 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the office paved parking lot when a hose broke on a man lift working on the office building. The oil was contained and collected with absorbent material that was combined with the rail yard oily waste for later disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-353-2012*A spill of an estimated 3-4 gallons of gasoline was caused by a damaged gas tank on a passenger vehicle. The spill was discovered when the vehicle was parked in the parking lot of the Thomaston Dunkin Doughnuts. The fire department was called and they responded to and cleaned up the spill using speedi-dry and sorbent pads. The spill was entirely contained to the paved parking lot and no storm drains or other surface waters were impacted. No site visit was made. No Response action is expected.
P-550-2012*The Department received a letter from a concerned citizen reporting that they thought that there may be dumping of chemicals at Clarence & Carolynn Brown''s residence at 45 Saco Road in Standish.  I visited the site and spoke with Carolynn Brown.  She stated that her son uses the garage out back but only to change the oil in their vehicles.  She stated that he has been doing it for 30 years and knows how to properly dispose of the waste oil.  She stated that he works at a garage and therefore doesn''t need to run a business from the residence.  She stated that he wouldn''t dump anything that could contaminate their driven point drinking water supply.  I saw no stressed vegetation that would indicate any dumping.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-355-2012*An estimated ten gallons of gasoline was spilled to the pavement and shoulder of Exit 130, I-95  Northbound. The spill was caused by the straps on the gasoline tank of a Saab rusting and dragging the tank on the ground which created the hole. The Waterville Fire Department made the initial response and cleaned up the free product utilizing sorbent pads and speedi-dry. The vehicle was removed when I made it out to the site to evaluate the clean-up. A small amount of gasoline had run onto the gravel shoulder. I shoveled two five-gallon pails worth of gravel to finish the clean-up and then picked up the used sorbent materials from Waterville Fire Department. No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-356-2012*     DEP received notification that approximately 23 of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a corrosion to transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million  (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soils and sorbent materials were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-357-2012*On 7/02/2012, in Nobleboro, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 cup spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when the delivery driver bumped the nozzle. The spill was cleaned up by the driver. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-358-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a mechanical failure in a bucket truck which released approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil onto soil.  Central Maine Power Company conducted clean-up activities to excavate impacted soil.  No site visit was made.  No Central Maine Power Conmpany report was received for this incident.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-359-2012* On 7-5-2012 Eric Greiner, of Dragon Products, reported the release of two gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at a seal that is located at pier 3 cylinder. The oil spilled to the concrete floor and was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response services is expected.
A-360-2012*     A spill of an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred as the result of a failed gasket on the SuperCalendar paper machine. The oil was lost entirely to engineered containment an recovered using pumps and then disposed of in the mill's used oil system. See the attached NewPage spill report for additional information. No site visit was made and no further Response actions are anticipated.
A-361-2012*A four car derailment on the rail near the intersection with Station Hill Road was reported to the Department by a concerned citizen. Upon inspection, there were four cars derailed. Two of the cars were carrying steel I-beams and the other two had saw dust. No oil or hazardous materials were observed. No recovery was on-going and a subsequent call to Pan Am Railways revealed they were aware of the issue, but were waiting until after the 4th of July holiday to recover the cars. No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-362-2012*A complaint was received by a concerned citizen about the lack of clean-up following a late night vehicle accident. The spill was of an undetermined amount of gasoline and used engine oils to a small wetland area. After a site visit, it was clear that some additional clean-up would be required in the area where the vehicle came to rest prior to being extricated. A minor oil sheen continued to generate from that area. A call to the insurance adjuster confirmed their willingness to get Clean Harbors out to perform the needed removal. Clean Harbors removed nine bags of oil contaminated debris. No additional action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-363-2012* On 7-5-2012 the Maine State Police notified the DEP of an auto accident on I 95. This accident occurred near the Burnham/Clinton town line. An estimated one half gallon of used engine oil was spilled. The local fire department responded and did not need our help.
 No further action by DEP Response Services is required.
A-364-2012* On 6-28-2012, the Winthrop Public Safety reported an auto accident on Main Street, near Elm St. a small SUV type vehicle crashed after a police chase.
 The public works and I used sorbents to clean oil out of the catch basin.
 No resources at risk and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-365-2012*     DEP received notification that approximately 3 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an excavator damaging a primary.  The oil in the transformer was tagged for containing no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbent materials were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-366-2012*A spill of an estimated one quart of lube oil was caused by a leaking locomotive. Pan Am Railways personnel cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads and also removing the impacted track ballast. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-367-2012*     A spill of an estimated 50 gallons caused by a leak in the fuel line of an aboveground storage tank (AST) was reported by the Vinalhaven Fire Department. The fire department initially responded and stopped the leak by moving the AST and then removed four fish totes worth of heavily saturated soils. The property is a rental property owned by Loraine Walker, the tenants were very concerned about the oil vapors and odors that were caused by the spill. The property has a private drinking water well and given the location, not tremendous amount of overburden before bedrock. The property once had underground storage tanks (USTs) used to contain motor fuels which were the subject of a past investigation, see also A-624-2000 for additional information.
     On July 11, 2012 along with Alex Pugh, a hydro geologist with the Division of Technical Services, and I met with Ms. Walker at the property. Additional soil removal beyond the Fire Department's initial response was necessary. The exposed contaminated soils were covered with poly sheeting to help reduce the oil odors observed by the tenants until clean-up could be scheduled. Initial laboratory water samples were taken at the four wells located with 400 feet of the release and analyzed for total extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (TEPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH).
     On July 17, 2012 I met Allstate Environmental at the site to conduct the contaminated soil removal. No heavy equipment was to be used given the predominance of bedrock surrounding the area and the assumed shallowness of the excavation. The excavation area was approximately 8 feet long by 6 feet wide and was excavated to a depth of 5 feet. Field screening of soils was conducted using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. A confirmation sample was taken at a depth of approximately 5 feet just above either bedrock or a large boulder. The sample failed field screening but was analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) - see attached HETL laboratory results. The crawl space under the property was surveyed using a photo ionization detector (PID) and no organic vapors were detected.
     This spill was referred to Alexander Pugh with the Division of Technical Services for continued monitoring. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-510-2012*
Report of small discharge of antifreeze down the road and into the soil shoulder of Route 126.  Clean-up and waste managed by Waste Management Inc.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-511-2012*
On 6/28/12, Jody Pulkkinen of C N Brown Oil reported an estimated 200-gallon discharge of gasoline due to an overfill of one of the 4000-gallon, diked, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for gasoline during a fuel delivery.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) later reported that gasoline also had discharged from a cracked product hose from the C N Brown delivery truck to soil near the AST facility.  No discharge was reported or later found to have reached the adjacent lake.

The location is a retail, motor fuels, AST facility for the marina business located on Route 302 and on the north shore of Brandy Pond.  The underground storage tank (UST) registration lists the site as near a public and private water wells.

1.  C N Brown Co. had EPI respond with a clean-up crew to clean out the concrete dike and excavate 5.72 tons of contaminated soil.  At this time the discharge is clean to state satisfaction and no further actions by Response Services are expected.

2.   C N Brown is considered the primary responsible party (RP) for the two coincidental discharges: out of the tank and out of the truck hose.  Why the AST overfill protection appears to have failed is unexplained.  I have referred this facility to Butch Bowie for inspection.

3.   At this time I understand that there will be no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance.
P-513-2012*
NOTIFICATION TO RESPONSE DIVISION
On 6/20/12, Andrew Flint of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) reported to me that during an inspection of D.A.B. Inc., he and Chris Redmond had documented discharges of multiple, unspecified heating, lube, and/or waste oils to the soil below the concrete work area behind the garage building (see site map and photos).

FACILITY HISTORY & ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
The facility is a large auto salvage and recycling facility located off Allen Range Road in a rural commercial and residential area of Freeport.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, though is served by private drinking water wells.  In 2008, the facility underwent remediation of discharges of gasoline and other oils (see P-57-2008) under MDEP geologist Hank Andolsek.  MDEP Response did not attend the soil clean-up and recycling of 108.37 tons, and no MDEP report or consultant's report was found in MDEP files for this work.  The concrete pad above the year 2012 oil spills is the location of the 2008 clean-up.  Both the 2008 and 2012 clean-ups I understand are from the scrapping of vehicles, machinery and tanks on the concrete and then debris was pushed over the side to the soil below.

Flint, Redmond, and I agreed to a clean-up of the discharge of heavy, long chain hydrocarbons by visual-observation, following the soils passing TCLP analysis for disposal at CRPC Group.  As the oil discharges were not identified as a virgin oil product MDEP could not issue an Oil Spill Debris Form.  In report P-57-2008 the site was given a Stringent Clean-Up Goal; under the 2012 guidelines the location was assessed to have a DRINKING WATER/GROUNDWATER PROTECTION & REMEDIATION GUIDLINE.


INITIAL CLEAN UP ACTIONS
On 7/27/12, Flint issued a MDEP Notice of Violation (NOV) to facility owner Dave Bolduc specifying violations for prohibited discharges and requiring a clean-up to state satisfaction. Following this, MDEP worked with Mr. Bolduc and with his environmental consultant, Jennifer Jespersen of FB Environmental Associates, to schedule a remediation to MDEP satisfaction.

On 9/26/12, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP was onsite with Ms. Jespersen and with Mr. Bolduc while a DAB excavator removed oiled soil to be trucked to CPRC Group.  Surface soil was oil-saturated in areas and had an odor of heavy lube oils.  Soil was removed out to the excavator bucket-width.  Oil staining petered out at about 18" below grade where required soil removal ceased.  Oiled soil was concentrated along and 50-tons removed from about 50' to 60' along the base of the retaining wall (see site sketch).

MDEP received a brief Remediation Report from FB Environmental outlining the clean-up actions.  The FB report referenced the two MDEP colorimetric samples but FB took no field or lab samples following the clean-up to document oil contamination remaining.  Lab samples referenced on the report site plan I understand were earlier samples taken to facilitate soil disposal.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)   At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned or recommended for this particular discharge.  I will be referring this on the MDEP Technical Services for further assessment as they deem necessary.  This spill report only covers the small vicinity and known discharges around this part of the garage building.  As the property is a vehicle salvage yard with many vehicles arriving and leaving there may be present and future oil discharges in other parts of the property.

2)   Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite in this area inaccessible under the retaining wall, or below the assigned clean-up action level.  The weathered fuel oil and heavy lube oil contamination was predominant and the spill was remediated primarily based on staining.  Though there was some oil saturated soil at the surface we noted no oil saturated soil or free product at 12" to 18" depth and below.

An Oil-in-Soil test of sample SS
P-514-2012*
On Tuesday 7/3/12, at the request of Mr. Doug Turtelotte (729-2445), I visited the site and granted a waiver of the 10-Day Notification period for abandonment-by-removal of this commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  The area is rural residential and commercial use, and is served by private drinking water wells.  The property use was formerly a public residential school, and now a community center, daycare center, and FHC incorporated.

On Friday, 7/6/12, onsite at 0800 hrs, I observed Mr. Turtelotte's excavation company uncover and remove the double-wall Owen's Corning fiberglass UST and associated piping.  The tank had been backfilled with pea stone, and had an offset fill pipe to the building.  Turtelotte had unfortunately not emptied the UST and 3" of fuel remained so great care had to be taken not to puncture the UST or let it roll and discharge.

Groundwater was encountered at about 6' below grade.  I noted no evidence of oil odor in the air, or no sheen or free product on groundwater.  No remedial actions were required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at the time and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.  FHC had hired St. Germain-Collins Environmental (SGC) to assess the UST facility, though Ms. Szafranski of SGC did not arrive until I was leaving after the UST was lifted out.  I understand that SGC was to take samples and complete a voluntary UST removal assessment though not required by DEP rules since the facility is consumptive-use fuel oil.

1.  This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
2.   See the removal assessment of SGC and DEP UST registration file #7823 for additional information.

S Brezinski
P-516-2012*
7/3/12: Downeast Energy reported a small leak from a fuel oil delivery peddler truck in the road at 22 Sadler Drive, Brunswick, due to a bad valve.  Checking the location I found the discharge satisfactorily cleaned up, none to drains or surface water and no further action needed.  The area is dense residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.
P-517-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 7/3/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification from Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) of a loss of 100 to 150 gallons of #2 heating oil from a basement aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Dawson residence.  They requested response from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 7/3/12, I met with BFD and homeowners, Monica and James Dawson.  The area is dense suburban residential area served by city water, but a private septic field.  The discharge was caused from a broken shelf on the basement wall shelf that fell, breaking off the brass firematic valve from the AST.  A significant volume of red fuel oil was found in the basement sump where it had been pumped out to the soil in the back yard in two locations.  Some oil from the tank had spread across the floor.  The largest volume of leaking oil had drained into a drainage grate around two sides of the AST down into drainage crushed rock under the concrete floor (see photos).  The tank had drained empty when I arrived and was later repaired by Advanced Heating who discharged an additional quarter gallon at the furnace while purging the fuel line.

The clean-up best fit into a long term Residential Clean-Up Goal at the time.  I explained the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund (GW Fund) insurance and options for MDEP management to Ms. Dawson, who then chose MDEP management.   MDEP authorized Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to respond to pump the sump and then to clean the oiled basement floor.  Mr. Dawson was at first and at times hesitant about allowing clean-up actions, though Monica Dawson was insistent on clean-up.

Clean-Up goals were to: remove and control oil odor within the home, and remove free product oil from under the floor to remove a vapor source and keep the free product from being pumped outside.  Groundwater was high and the basement would easily flood if the sumps were turned off during rain periods.  Keeping the sump pumps off to keep the oil from being pumped outside could result in the basement being flooded with oil and groundwater (gw).  I felt it a better compromise to allow the oil to be pumped outside than let the basement flood.

We noted little oil odor on the first floor of the house.  On 7/5/12, after initial cleaning, I measured ambient Photoionization Detector (PID) values of 5-parts per million (ppm) in the basement, and 20 to 30-ppm off the concrete floor.  No oil appeared to have reached neighboring property, or municipal storm drains or sewer drains, and no neighboring homes were impacted.

On 7/24/12, while a ventilation fan still operated, I measured ambient PID values within the basement @ 0.5 to 0.6-ppm; 0.5-ppm at the base of the replaced closet wall, and 1.6 to 2.2-ppm along the wall adjacent to the oil tank.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 7/3/12, I restocked sorbent pads to the BFD, who, by the time I arrived, had spread copious numbers of pads all over the basement floor.  CHES responded this day at MDEP request and pumped gw from the sump with a steady stream of red oil flowing into the sump.  Soil excavation outside was delayed so the rear lawn would not just be re-contaminated by the discharging sump pump, and until the Dawsons became comfortable with that action.  Different contractors were used for the remediation depending on their availability and expertise for the work.

On 7/4/12, Allstate Environmental Services (AES) was available to respond this day and vacuumed about 1500-gallons of mixed liquid media (gw and free product oil) from the sump, also flushing the oil to the sump with water at the oil tank drain.  I contacted Jeff Newman of Radon Systems LLC regarding a sub-slab venting system for the home; which could not be effective until gw in the sump could be lowered so a gw-treatment trailer would be needed.

On 7/5/12, CHES pumped water, but little oil recharged to the sum
P-520-2012*
6/29/12: Investigating a report of a vehicle rollover and discharge of vehicle fluids I noted little evidence of a discharge remaining and the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  The area is commercial and residential use, near the Amerigas bulk propane AST facility and the Webber Energy bulk fuel oil facility.
P-521-2012*
   Friday 6/29/12: I responded to a report of the previous evening of a discharge from a pole-mounted transformer to the ground.  I noted the discharge to pavement and soil in front of the Thomas residence @ 5 Maquoit Rd. to be cleaned satisfactorily.
P-522-2012*
6/28/12: Kittery Fire Department reported that a commercial truck had filled up at the nearby Irving Circle K gas station and discovering that fuel was leaking pulled into the fire station lot where the leak was stopped and cleaned up with sorbents.  I understand that none of the discharge reached storm drains or surface water.   No Maine DEP response requested and no further actions expected.
P-523-2012*
6/28/12: At the request of real estate broker Ray Becker I granted a waiver of the Maine notification period to abandon-by-removal a consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility on 7/3/12.
The property is a residential home located in a sub-urban residential area and is served by municipal water supply and sewer service.  The UST was registered in June 2012 after the unoccupied home was foreclosed on.

7/3/12: I met Mr. Becker, the planned home buyer, and the removal contractor onsite.  The contractor cut a large hole in the deck to access the tank visible at grade level. The tank was bordered by plywood sheet on several sides but the tank sides could not be checked for leaks on at least two sides and the bottom so I understood fir the definition of a UST in Maine.  The tank was carefully lifted out with no evidence of discharges noted.

No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are recommended.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil facility, no UST Closure assessment was required.

S Brezinski
P-526-2012*On June 30, 2012, I received a phone call from ENPRO. They reported that a tractor trailer parked at the Poland Springs parking lot in Hollis had leaked approximately 25 gallons of diesel onto the pavement.  I responded to the site and met with Paul Walzer, Director of Safety, Compliance and Recruiting for  R.C. Moore Inc., the responsible party for the tractor trailer.  The leak was near a catch basin but it did not appear that much diesel reached it. No other storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  Speedy dry was applied to the surface and removed by ENPRO.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-527-2012*On June 30, 2012, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer on pole 9.2 in York.  The transformer failed and leaked approximately 2 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil onto the dirt and a rose bush.  Less than half a yard of oily dirt was removed along with the oily rose bush.  CMP replaced the dirt and rose bush.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

P-528-2012*On June 30, 2012, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer on Pole # 8 on the Beaule Line in Lewiston.  The transformer failed and leaked approximately 1.5 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil onto the dirt.  CMP removed oily dirt and debris from around the utility pole.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-529-2012*On 6/29/12 I received a call from Richard Durgan reporting an oil leak in an unoccupied home in Standish.  Mr. Durgan was the realtor who had listed the property.  I made arrangements to meet him on 7/2/12 at the property.  Upon arrival, I observed that the home had been broken into and vandalized.  We made our way down to the basement and I observed that the furnace had been stolen and a very small amount of oil on the floor was apparent where the furnace had stood.  There was no significant oil odor in the home and no drinking water wells at risk from the spill.  The oil on the floor was not recoverable.  No cleanup was conducted.  No further Response action required.
P-830-2012*Home complaint indicated that well water quality from the private dug well located on the property has sheen and leaves film on water. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel inspected the well and collected a water sample from the dug well for observation. There were no visual or olfactory indications of petroleum contamination and no source of petroleum could be found. The well is not properly sealed, and the well has most likely been impacted with organic debris.  MDEP suggested to have the water tested for organic bacteria.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-116-2012*On 6-21-12, Seven Islands reported that due to a leaking gasket on a PTO(same truck as I-118-12) on a fuel truck, 2 gallons of diesel was spilled by Robinson Lumber at the 15.5 mile branch Road off teh Daquaam road. All contaminated soil was shovelled into buckets for transportation to their garage for later disposal.
I-117-2012*On 6-21-12, Orion Timberlands reported that one of their woods contractors had a small spill due to a full truck being too full and fuel leaking out the vent due to expansion. The spill occurred on teh California Road, in T12 R12. The contractor used spill pads to clean it up.
I-115-2012*On 6-15-12, Irving Woodlands reported that due to a broken hydraulic hose, about 30 gallons of Hydraulic oil was lost at the 3.5 mile on Camp Violette Road in T8 R5. The contractor used spill kits to contain and clean up the spill.
I-101-2012*On 6-13-12, Maine Potato Growers reported that due to an overfill of a UST at the RS Maintenance facility in Limestone, about 2 gallons was spilled on the pavement there. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-100-2012*On 6-12-12, Nick Archer and I went to meet with Tim Hobbs at the Porter Seed Farm at Tim's request to see if it was possible to determine the contents of several old, unlabeled drums that were discovered in the storage building there.
I could not determine the contents using field testing with test strips, visual inspection, and organic vapor meter. It was clear however, they did not contain waste oil. One was rusted and had a small hole, which I patched with Plug n Dike.  I suggested to Tim that he see if these drums could be included the yearly Pesticide Pickup program in October. If not, a contractor would need to profile the contents and properly dispose of them. No further action is expected by DEP Response.
I-99-2012*On 6-13-12, Huber Engineered Wood reported a 70 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from the # 10 SIMO cylinder at the ER corner of their Easton facility. The oil was soaked up with wood fines on site, and the contaminated material burned in their on site boiler.
P-536-2012*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that a piece of railroad equipment had a hydraulic hose fail near the crossing at Sligo Road in Yarmouth.  The hydraulic oil spilled onto the railroad ballast.  The contaminated ballast was excavated and packaged for transport to their Waterville rail yard.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-539-2012*DEP received notification that approximately a quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a pole falling over.  The oil in the transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).  The oil spilled onto a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material that was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-540-2012*DEP received notification that approximately a quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a lightning strike.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted brush was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-556-2012*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that a tractor trailer truck had blown an oil line and had left a quarter mile streak of oil on Route 109 (Sanford Road).  The truck stopped in front of 1050 Sanford Road and a puddle of oil was left on the pavement.  The Fire Department used speedy dry to clean up the puddle, the rest of the spill was not recoverable.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-346-2016*On December 23, 2016 a call was received from Dead River reporting an unknown amount of fuel oil released to a concrete basement floor. Earlier in the week the home owner noticed the smell of fuel oil and found that the Aboveground Storage Tank(AST)'s oil filter canister had a hole in the bottom that allowed the release of fuel.

Once onsite Response Services found that a channel had been made into the concrete floor to allow water to drain into a floor drain. This drain is connected to the Town of Madawaska's waste water treatment facility. The majority of the spill drained in to the sewer and contaminated some items in the basement. A cleanup plan was talked over with the home owner and a fan was put in place to aid in removal of oil vapors. Due to the coming up holiday the home owner wanted to put of the clean up till a later date.

On December 26, 2016 Response Services aided the home owner with contaminated materials removal and washed the floor. The home owner was satisfied with the cleanup. The Town of Madawaska was informed of the release into their system.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-347-2016*12/27/2017 - received call from Twin Rivers Paper Company environmental engineer, Andrew Martin, reporting that an estimated 250 of lube oil was discharge to the facility's wastewater treatment system due to a failure of a lube oil collection tank.  Maintenance personnel estimated the lube oil seep to mill sewer starting around 11 am on December 26, 2016 and was not discovered until around 8 am on December 27, 2016.  A small amount of oil was observed on the treatment facility's primary clarifier surface.  A grab sample of final effluent was taken and analyzed for residual oil and grease but due to the delay, result are not reliable and non-detect was found.

No further actions by Division of Response Services are expected to be needed at this time.
B-331-2012*On 7.6.12, Paul Brown from the Dead River Oil Company out of Lincoln, Maine, reported the accidental overfill of an indoor above ground storage tank.  The tank was in the home of Albert Smith, at 46 Dolin Road, in Enfield.  Oil had leaked out of the fittings at the top of the tank and run down along concrete basement floor.  Dead River removed the excess oil from the tank and cleaned up the floor with speedi dri.  They estimated that less than 5 gallons spilled onto the floor.

I called Mr. Smith and asked if he could smell oil in the house.  At first he said that he didn't think it was an issue, but the next day he called concerned that the odor had not dissipated.  I arrived at the house and checked the upstairs living space with my photoionization detector (PID).  My readings were between 1 part per million (ppm) and 2.5 ppm.  In the basement, the readings were as high as 5 ppm.  I told Mr. Smith that to help get the smell out, I would install a fan that would pull the odor out of the house.  I also suggested that the part of the floor that was impacted with oil be washed.  I told Mr. Smith that he was free to use the fan until the nuisance smell was gone.  I felt that the oil spill had been adequately cleaned up, but because of the nuisance oil smell, I referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Technical Services for further action.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-561-2012*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department, reporting that a dumpster full of cellulose had caught fire at Integrity Composites.  The Fire Department emptied the dumpster onto the paved parking lot and hosed it down with water to put out the fire.  Most of the cellulose stayed in piles on the pavement but some of it ran with the water onto a grassy area.  The Fire Department had a copy of the material's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and wanted to check with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to make sure the material was disposed of properly.  I consulted with Randy McMullin of the MDEP Solid Waste Division, and we agreed that once the fire was dealt with, the material should be picked up and placed back in the dumpster for disposal in its usual manner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-553-2012*On 7/9/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Dept. reporting an oil spill in the basement of a residence in Kittery.  Chief O'Brien reported an area 20 x 25 Ft. that was covered in oil.  It was reported that Rye Energy was on site and that the Kittery Fire Dept. was cleaning up the spill.  I asked the chief if he needed my assistance that night or if it could wait until morning.  He suggested I come by in the morning.

I met Chief O'Brien and the homeowner, Lori Kercher, on site on 7/10/12.  I learned that Ms. Kercher had hired Rye Energy to replace an old above ground storage tank in the basement.  Rye Energy, subcontracted out the work to Proctor HVAC.  Terry Proctor was on site on 7/9/12 pumping the oil out of the old tank.  While doing so, the pump failed.  He left the home to go get another pump, but left the transfer hoses connected between the old tank and the pump.  While he was gone, oil began to syphon from the tank onto a concrete floor.  The homeowner began to smell the oil and called Rye Energy.

What transpired after that is largely unknown, but there was some sort of disagreement among the parties on site (Proctor, Rye and the Kittery Fire Dept.) and very little was done that night to recover the oil.  Essentially, Kittery Fire Dept. used sorbent pads to clean up the puddles of oil, and Proctor HVAC left a ventilation fan in the window.

When I arrived the following morning, there was disagreement between Proctor HVAC and Rye Energy as to who was responsible for the spill and the cleanup.  I told them they were both responsible parties and that the spill needed to be cleaned up immediately.  I spent a large part of the day haggling with the two Responsible Parties and in the end, Proctor HVAC agreed to hire the appropriate contractors and clean up the spill.  Proctor hired a consultant, StoneHill Environmental and TMC Environmental.

Eventually, the old oil tank was emptied and removed and the concrete floor jack hammered up.  Contaminated soil beneath the floor was removed down to bedrock.  A couple of puddles of free product were observed and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  A sump bucket and pump were removed because oil had flowed into some water drainage in the floor and into the sump.  At this time, the cleanup is complete and no further action is required.
I-120-2012*06/28/12 Received a call from Mike Lento of Bill & Son's Plumbing and Heating Co., regarding an oil spill in the cellar of Theresa Nappi's home in Mars Hill.  Mike stated that he began to pump down Ms. Nappi's cellar that had been flooded from all the recent wet weather.  He noticed a pinkish sheen of heating oil around the furnace and inside above ground oil storage tank.  He has placed some sorbent pads down around the sump pump pit and is needing some assistance in dealing with this oily water.

Arrived on-scene and met Mike at the cellar to size up the extent of the oil spilled.  Mike said that he noticed four (4) tipped over plastic fuel containers in the vicinity of the oil tank.  These were mostly empty but some had some oily water in them.  Mike surmised that the rising flood waters in the cellar may have tipped over partially full containers that emptied out into the flooded basement.  I went outside and took the steel cover off the well tile to gain access to the well casing.  The homeowner's well is located only about 10 feet from the southwest corner of the Nappi home.  Removed the well tile cover and smelled oil, the well tile was flooded with about 3-4 feet of water, obscuring the top of the well casing.  Placed several absorbent pads on the surface of the water in the well tile,  these quickly turned pinkish purple as they soaked up the oil product on the water surface.  Shut off the sump pump and began padding off the oily sheen, on the water surface in the cellar.  Placed sorbent materials around the sump pump and began pumping water in the cellar from below the surface out into the field in front of the house.  Spoke with Ms. Nappi regarding her recollection of events that may have led to the spill.  Ms. Nappi is in a wheel chair and her mobility is limited to the upstairs part of the house.  It appears that over the course of the winter, kerosene (K-1) was purchased locally in plastic containers, in between scheduled LIHEAP fuel deliveries to keep the house heated.  There may have been some kerosene left in one or more of the containers that tipped over during the recent flooding of the cellar.  Ms. Nappi stated that a week or so ago they thought they started to smell oil in their water, especially when taking showers.  Ms. Nappi has a couple of daughters who live with her that have babies, so they began to buy and drink bottled water.  I discussed the oil found in the cellar and well tile.  I explained the steps needed to be taken to clean up the spilled oil.  They included:

Clean the floor and walls of the cellar impacted by the oily water and dispose of this oily water
Set-up a cellar ventilation system to alleviate odors in the cellar and prevent odor migration
Pump down well tile and dispose of this oily water
Test the well water to determine impacts from oil, place well on DEP's quarterly monitoring program.
Contact Technical Services - Hydro Geologist to discuss placing well on carbon filter system.

I explained to Ms. Nappi the Ground Water Insurance Fund program available to assist homeowners with the cost of cleaning up spills related to oil storage tanks.  Ms. Nappi was grateful for the assistance DEP could provide in helping her clean-up the oil spill and getting her well treated and gave me permission to begin the clean-up process.  I called Paul Higgins and he made plans to come up to the site on Monday, July 2nd to begin setting up the well on carbon filtration and determine other actions that may be needed to remediate the site.  Spill Site has been referred to technical services for assistance.  Set up a ventilation system in the cellar window, changed pads and put fresh pads down in the well tile and in the cellar around the sump pump area.

7/2/12 12:45 Met Paul Higgins, DEP Hydro geologist at the Nappi home spill site.  Some more oily water has come into the well tile around the well casing.  The well is served by a jet pump with 2 black plastic lines for deep wells.
P-546-2012*On 5/17/2012, I received a call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 5 gallon spill of antifreeze from one of their trucks due to a broken fitting on a radiator.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services is required.
P-533-2012*I was contacted by Annabelle Almado reporting that while walking she had seen "gray streaks" in the Fore River near the Veteran''s Bridge.  She was concerned that what she had seen was an oil sheen.  I contacted Merrill''s Marine Terminal (Sprague) and had them check the River around their docks.  They reported no oil sheen or odor.  I believe that what the caller saw was not an oil sheen.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-337-2012*On 7.5.12, Ken Strout of Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway reported the discharge of 8 to 10 gallons of diesel fuel from a locomotive engine.  The engine came to rest on a piece of track that was slightly elevated on one side.  Diesel fuel pushed against the fuel filter and because the gasket was bad began to leak out of the engine.  The Montreal Maine and Atlantic crew put sorbent pads down on the spill product.  The pads will be disposed of through an existing contract with Clean Harbors.
No further Response action anticipated.




B-338-2012*An oil spill was reported on July 10th, 2012, at 1418 hours, at 175 Kelly Road in Orono.   I met with Deanna Lawrence Lizotte, tenant of property, that evening when she was available.  I investigated the basement where the 275 gallon oil storage tank was located.  The tank appeared to be empty, however, a wet area was observed on the non-filter end of the tank.   I observed one single drop of oil on the bottom of the tank.  The tank looks very old and in very poor structural condition.  There was some indication that oil may have dripped onto a couple shingles on the floor and possibly on the floor.  The floor was barely stained and gave off no vapors for the photo-ionization detector to detect.

Ms. Lizotte indicated that the tank had to be empty, otherwise it would start actively leaking.  She also indicated that the vapors would get worse when oil was delivered.  I monitored the basement and kitchen with an Ion Science Tiger Photoionization meter.  I did not observe readings above 1 part per million, which is common in most homes.  This is not to say that there hasn't been vapor issues in the past at this residence.   Just that at this moment in time, I did not observe harmful vapors in the basement and kitchen of the house.  Ms. Lizotte also indicated that a fuel company refused to fill this tank due to code violations.

I informed Ms. Lizotte that the existing tank should no longer be used to store oil due to its structural inability to properly contain oil.  I wrote a letter outlining the material above, and delivered it to her on July 23rd, 2012.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-124-2012*On 7-10-12, Maine Public Service reported a spill of about 5 gallons of hydraulic oil on the east Road in Portage. A line on a bucket truck had broken. The crew used sorbent pads to soak up what they could and shoveled up some contaminated soil for disposal at the Presque Isle Landfill.
B-301-2012*6.22.12  Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an estimated ten gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose ruptured on a bucket truck and oil leaked onto the roadway.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and the material entered into CMP waste stream for disposal.

No site visit was made by DEP.  No further response action warranted.
I-131-2012*On July 12, 2012, Michelle Hersey called to report that she had received word from the owner of the Ashland One Stop that a customer had run into and knocked over one of the gasoline dispensers.  The fire department was on scene and had put up traffic cones to limit access. Michelle reported that a tank installer for Dead River, John Johnson,  happened to be across the street working and noticed the incident. He went over, capped the ends of the broken pipes and put the dispenser back on top. I later spoke with John, he said the system was a suction system, so when the seal was broken all fuel in the lines drained back to the tank. he noticed about a cup of fuel in the piping spill bucket.
The following day, Nate Hersey, of County Environmental called and was at the store repairing the piping. He said there was a very small amount of soil beneath the spill bucket around the piping that was contaminated with a relatively high jar headspace reading. He would follow up with a lab sample and complete a site assessment as part of the repair. At this time it does not seem likely that any removal action is necessary.

10/19/12 Received Site Assessment from County Environmental Engineering Completed as a result of a vehicle colliding with the pump island on July 12, 2012.  The damaged piping was removed and piping was repaired. None of the samples analyzed exceeded the Outdoor Worker scenario standard.  However, the analysis did indicate a small release to the soils around the damaged piping. The site will be repaved.  No further Response action is recommended at this time.
P-559-2012*I was contacted by Linda Favreau reporting that she had a petroleum-like odor in her drinking water.  She initially contacted Culligan (David Asherman) and once he smelled it he told her to contact the DEP.  I visited the site and smelled the odor in the water at the kitchen sink.  I didn't think it smelled like fresh fuel oil or gasoline but more like a lube oil or something of that nature.  I collected water samples in the basement before the pressure tank because they had a sediment filter.  I took the samples to Katahdin Analytical Services and had them analyzed for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH).  Both analyses came back with nothing detected above the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) for any of the petroleum hydrocarbons tested for.  I suggested the homeowner contact Culligan again and have them sample for bacteria because the homeowner had stated that her neighbor up-gradient had excavated their septic system.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-331-2012*An hydraulic hose on heavy equipment leaked an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil to a gravel parking lot. Cianbro personnel utilized hand tools to remove the visually impacted soils and repaired the leaking hose. No site visit was made and no further Response Services actions are anticipated.
A-332-2012*5/7/12 Dwight Doughty from Maine Department of Transportation reported that train operators for the Maine Eastern Railroad found a black oil in the drainage ditch next to the rail tracks at the Rockland rail yard. I met Dwight at the site and there was a significant amount of oil in the drainage ditch that ran into a stream. At the head of the ditch water was running into it from under a rocky area. Just up from there were several poly 55 gallon drums. I found two drums in the ditch and when I removed them I found residual amounts of a black oil in them. There did not appear to be any oil in that part of the ditch but the drums had been there for some time. The other drums that were still stored  adjacent to the ditch were uncovered, split open in some cases, with open bungs. The drums contained various levels of water and oil mixed. The drums appeared to have split when the water froze. There were various areas of oil impacted soil around the drums. I contacted the property owner and owner of the drums, Wayne Stinson of Beaver Enterprises. Mr. Stinson told me that the drums had been there for years and at one point he lent them to a friend to hold waste oil in temporarily. He assumed they were clean when his friend brought them back. I told him that they had leaked and could be the source of the oil in the ditch. I secured the drums to prevent any further leaking. I had oil samples from the drums compared to the oil in the ditch by the Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory. The laboratory results indicated that the oil in the ditch did not come from the drums. Mr. Stinson agreed to remove and dispose of the oil water mix left in the drums and all oil impacted soil around drums. I supervised the soil removal and liquid removal. Mr. Stinson arrange to dispose of the oily water and one drum of excavated soil at Mariner Paving Asphalt Plant. I inspected the drums after they were cleaned to assure there was no oily residue before they were recycled.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-333-2012*A concerned neighbor called in a potential oil spill, fearing a flooded basement in a vacant property may have overturned the oil tank. I contacted the realtor and was able to visually inspect the basement.  While the basement was found to be flooded, it was not floating the oil tank and no spilled product was found. No further Response Services actions are expected at this time.
A-335-2012*The caller reported oil vapors in the home.  The caller also alleged that their oil company had done them wrong during a recent oil system upgrade.  I contacted the oil company and they said that they were aware of the callers complaints and would check the system for problems.  Bob Williams from this office stopped in to check the site and found no problems with the system.  The oil company also checked the system and found no problems.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-336-2012*On 6/20/2012 in Winthrop, Fairpoint Communications reported a hazardous material spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of drain cleaner that contained 93% sulfuric acid resulted when an employee dropped the container, spilling it to the floor. The spill was cleaned up by Fairpoint. No site visit was made, and no further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-114-2012*On 6-29-12, Linwood Winslow of Maine Potato Growers called to report that there had been a spill of Transmission Fluid at their petroleum warehouse in Presque Isle. While a delivery truck was loading from the bulk tank, the hose came out and about 46 gallons was calculated to have been spilled onto the parking lot before the pump was shut off. I met with Linwood at the site, they were using speedy dry to soak up all product, which was confined to the hot top. No further action was necessary.
I-118-2012*On 6-21-12, Seven Islands reported that due to a broken seal on a PTO of a fuel truck, about 10 gallons of diesel was spilled at a woods operation of Robinson Lumber, on the Daquaam Road in T11 R16. The crew there used a grapple skidder to pile up contaminated soil then shovelled it into 5 gallon pails. The soil was taken to their garage for later disposal.
P-544-2012*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose.  The truck was in front of 37 Smith Road in Windham and leaded about a half a gallon of hydraulic oil onto the paved surface where it was contained and cleaned up.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-127-2012*7/9/12 Received a call and a follow-up spill report from Mike Ouellette, Dead River (DR) District Manager regarding an oil spill that occurred when one of their service truck blew its engine on the St. John Road, in St. John Plantation.  DR crews used sorbent pads and speedy dry to contain and soak up the spilled motor oil and anti-freeze on the road way surface.  DR crews picked up and bagged the oily debris and brought it back to their facility for disposal with other oily waste stream.  No Response Services staff action is warranted at this time.
I-129-2012*07/12/12 Received a call from Tony McCormack @ Louisiana-Pacific Corp.'s OSB Plant in New Limerick regarding a spill of 25 gallons of DTE Hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred as a result of a broken hydraulic hose on the plant's #1 Strander/Batch Feeder.  LP's shift crew placed wood fines/bark down to soak up the spilled hydr oil.  This oil soaked debris was taken to a fuel staging area to be fed into the plants boiler - per license conditions.  No action is required by Response Services staff at this time.
I-130-2012*07/12/12 Received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock of Maine Public Service Electric Co (MPS)., regarding a spill of hydraulic oil at a transformer at the McCain Foods complex in Easton.  MPS Crews responded to the site to clean up the spill.  MPS will be sending in a spill report shortly.

7/13/12 Received e-mailed spill report on this spill on the Richardson Road in Easton.  No site visit was made and no further Response Services involvement is expected.
P-555-2012*I received a call from the Kittery Public Works Department (KPW) that they had suffered a discharge of several hundreds of gallons of lube oil at thier public works garage.  I met with Norm Albert, KPW Director and he showed me the area of the spill and described what happened.  A valve on the site glass of the large above ground tank containing lube oil had been left open and it syphoned out product to the floor of the building.  KPW had contracted with Safety Kleen who had cleaned up the majority of the material, with saturated wood and material still yet to be removed.  No product reached the outside environment and I determined that the KPW would sufficiently remove the saturated material in thier building.  No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-122-2012*On 6-20-12, Maine Public Service reported that due to a broken hydraulic line on one of their trucks, about 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled on the side of the road on Main Street in Washburn. They shoveled the contaminated soil up and will dispose of a the PI Landfill at a later date.
I-123-2012*On July 3, 2012, Huber Engineered Wood reported an 8 gallon spill of hydraulic oil in their wood yard. An employee noticed a piece of wood wedged up under the Wagner and hydraulic oil leaking from the line. About 8 gallons was lost before he could shut off the valve. They used wood fines to soak up the oil and burned them in the facility boiler. No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
I-125-2012*On 7-6-12, Irving Woodlands reported that on 7-3-12, because a log truck owned by My Three Sons Logging tipped over into a ditch, about 1-2 gallons of lube oil spilled. The accident occurred at 20.5 mile on the St. Francis Road. they used sorbent pads to wipe the road surface down. they reported that there was no damage to the saddle tanks.
I-126-2012*On 7-6-12, Irving Woodlands reported that due to a broken hydraulic hose on a crane, about 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil was lost on the road at the 2 mile branch off the Carney Road. They used several sorbent pads to clean it up.
P-530-2012*On July 02, 2012, Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported a diesel spill of approximately 70 gallons at structure 58 on section 3026 north of Route 196 in Lewiston.  The diesel spill came from a side saddle tank on a bucket truck that was driving over wooden construction mats and was punctured by one of the mats.  Soil was removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough.

I investigated the site to determine proper clean-up procedures were met.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-532-2012*July 02, 2012; Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell reported a spill of hydraulic oil to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

The spill occurred at the structure 61 on section 3026 south of Route 196 from a leaking hydraulic hose on a flex track bucket truck. Approximately 1 gallon leaked from the hose onto the dirt. 1 pound of contaminated soil was removed and disposed with like material.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further Maine DEP response action taken.
P-534-2012*
7/6/12: Report of small discharge of non-PCB transformer oil to ground due to probable lightning strike.  Reported oiled soil removed and spill cleaned up.  The spill area is rural residential on the east side of Georgetown near Gotts Cove and is served by private well water.  No further action expected.
P-535-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Friday 7/6/2012: Sanford Fire Department (SFD) Fire Marshal Peter Cutrer notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that a trash truck had compacted a gallon bottle of Hydrochloric (Muriatic) Acid mixed in with a household's trash; then the acid sprayed onto the workers and caused smoking within the trash in the back of the truck.  The workers then ceased picking up waste and drove the truck to the Sanford Transfer Station before seeking decontamination and a hospital visit.  Stephen Brezinski and Jon Woodard of MDEP Response Services Division then responded to the site.
Notification was later made to York County Emergency Management Agency by the Sanford Fire Department.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENTS
The Transfer Station is located in a rural area of Sanford next to the former Sanford landfill (see map).  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The transfer Station is gated but I consider only secure during evening hours when the station is closed.  The Blow Brothers Inc. (BBI) trash truck we found parked on asphalt pavement and the station closed as per SFD order.  Onsite we met with SFD Fire Chief , Fire Marshal Cutrer, SFD firefighters, with Eugene Alley representing Sanford Pubic Works (SPW), and with a BBI driver.
Woodard and I suited in Level-C Protection (PPE) and checked pH of a water sitting in a trough in the back of the truck below the compacting blade (photo 2) and measured a pH of 1, making the liquid a hazardous waste or matter.  There was no leakage to the ground from the truck and the discharged acid appeared to be contained at the time.  It was agreed that an environmental clean-up contractor was needed to neutralize and sort through the truck's waste for additional hazardous materials containers; Woodard then called TMC Environmental to respond from New Hampshire to work for MDEP.
Cutrer and I visited 9 Sabrina Lane where the waste originated.  The BBI drivers had reported that when they were at the house and the bottle burst and sprayed them, that Mr. Bradbury was there and when the asked what he had thrown away he replied: some chemicals.  Cutrer and I noted some containers in Bradbury's garage matching those we found in the trash.  Cutrer spoke with Bradbury on Bradbury's wife's (Krista Germana) phone and reported that Bradbury admitted that he may have also thrown away paint remover and cleaning liquids.  I noted no evidence of a discharge remaining on the street or ground at 9 Sabrina Lane.
Response goals were the assessment of the waste for additional hazardous matter and waste, to prevent further injury to waste workers, and prevent contamination to the environment.
We noted no petroleum or chemical odors from the waste, and around the waste a MDEP 4-gas instrument measured normal ambient readings for O2, CO, H2S and for LEL.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Friday 7/6/12: Three responders from TMC arrived about 2045 hrs, and after conferring with MDEP, SFD and SPW they began setting up a bermed poly containment on a concrete pad for the waste to be dumped and sorted.  Speedy Dry clay sorbent and lime was added to the liquid in the back of the truck to neutralize it and make it a non-splashing semi-solid when it was dumped.  Sorting was performed by TMC under Level-C PPE.  SFD supplied emergency decontamination (decon) if needed.  By 2300 hrs no additional containers of hazardous waste were found, just some containers of empty algaecide and an empty pool chlorine bucket.  Shawn, foreman with TMC, agreed to continue onsite the following day at 0800 hrs.
Saturday 7/7/12: I met onsite with Eugene Alley at 0800 and soon after with SFD firefighters.  TMC arrived about 0900 with a new crew not fully familiar with the response.  MDEP acted as Incident Commander.  Under Level-B PPE, TMC sorted through the waste concentrating on black plastic bags like those Bradbury used for trash at his house.  No additional hazardous waste was found (see photos).
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P-537-2012*Discharge from generator.  Contaminated soil excavated and drummed and will be disposed of by licensed contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-541-2012*PAN AM Railways reported a discharge of approximatley 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from rail setting machinery on a rail line in the vicinity of Greely Rd in Gray.  I responded to the site and observed a crew removing oil contaminated rock/soil from the rail bed where the discharge had occured.  The rail setting machine had malfunctioneda and the hydraulic oil had overheated, boiled, and leaked.  The PAN AM crews removed 1-2 yards of rail bed by hand and suffieciently mitigated the discharge.

No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-542-2012*On 7/5/2012, I received a call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a tractor trailer rollover at the intersection of Rumery Rd and Dartmouth St in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed the scene.  The truck was rolled on its side and leaking diesel fuel and motor oil.  The cargo was frozen chicken.  The truck belonged to Kris-Way Truck Leasing.  Kris-Way hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.  Clean Harbors removed unspilled fuel from two saddle tanks and a fuel tank for the refrigeration system.  They also cleaned up the oil that had spilled in the roadway with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-543-2012*On 7/5/2012 I received a call from John Abrahamsons reporting a sunken boat on Highland Lake in Falmouth.  I responded that afternoon.  The boat was moored in front of 430 Pride Farm Rd.  I learned from Mr. Abrahamsons that the vessel belonged to his neighbor who was out of town at the time.  Mr. Abrahamson gave me the neighbor name, Ed Hinckley, and his telephone number.

Mr. Abrahamsons helped me deploy some sorbent boom around the vessel, which was partially submerged.  I made contact with the owner that afternoon and he made arrangements with Martins Propeller out of Casco to remove the boat on the following day.  I returned the following day and observed the recovery.  The boat was floated and taken to a nearby boat launch and removed from the lake.  I collected the spent sorbent materials for disposal.  No further action required.
P-545-2012*On 7/9/12, I received a call from Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reporting a one cup spill of hydraulic oil from a pulp truck on the electrical transmission line upgrade project in Lewiston.  The spill reportedly occurred as the result of a leaky hydraulic hose on the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by Response Services is required.
P-547-2012*On July 07, 2012, I received a phone call from Keith Thomas of Raymond Town Heating, Inc. Mr. Thomas was reporting a leaking AST (above ground storage tank) at 8 Quinn Drive in Raymond.  I responded to the site and met with property owner Nancy Valente and Mr. Thomas. The AST had already been emptied and pumped into a temporary AST.

I agreed to allow Mr. Thomas to remove and dispose of the AST. I removed the contaminated soil. Due to the location of the spill, there were no nearby hazards of concern.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-548-2012*July 09, 2012, Downeast Energy reported a leak in a pump at the residence of 103 Hill Street in Biddeford.

Don of Downeast Energy was at the residence to do a routine cleaning of the furnace when he noticed the stain under the pump area. He applied speedy dry and odor be gone and reported it to the DEP.

I contacted Kevin Whitten, the home owner and he said he was all set with the clean-up that Downeast Energy did.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-549-2012*July 09, 2012; James Morin of Burns and McDonnell reported a mineral oil spill of approximately 1 cup from a leaking drain plug on a breaker cabinet compressor at Greely Road in Cumberland.

A shovel of soil was removed and sorbent pads were used to absorb any mineral oil that was on the ground.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contamination.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-551-2012*   7/5/12: Notification of approximate 2-gallon leak to a concrete floor from a residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (UST) located in a garage.  Downeast energy was acting to pump the tank out and replace it.  They were cleaning up the oil leak off the floor.  No maine DEP response requested and no further actions anticipated.
P-552-2012*On 7/9/12 I received a call from the Lewiston Fire Department reporting a truck vs. motorcycle accident on Main Street in Lewiston.  It was reported that diesel fuel had leaked from the truck.  I responded immediately. Upon arrival, the truck involved and the motorcycle were both gone.  Lewiston Fire Department and Sewer Department personnel were on scene.  Some of the spilled diesel had made its way into a catch basin.  The sewer department personnel had deployed sorbent boom into the catch basin.  The remaining diesel had been soaked up with speedy dry.  I collected all the spent speedy dry and sorbents and removed them to Maine DEP's waste collection site on Bell Street in Portland.  No further Response action required.
P-557-2012*While premarking for a sidewalk project, Mr. Mackie noticed a strong oil odor and then saw the visual evidence of an oil dumping incident into the catch basin at the bottom of the street.  The Portland Fire Department (PFD) and Portland Police Department (PPD) were called for this intentional dumping case.

The two catch basins were used as receptacles for the waste oil.  The first was a solid cover and the pour pattern had significant splash, before going down the curb cut out.  The second was a slotted cover and exhibited less slop and splash, but consensus of intentional dumping was reached, with pour pattern directly onto the covers. The oil was a deep black color and had a sweet odor (as if blended with kerosene).

At this point information about containers and person/vehicle of interest were piecemeal.  It was believed the dumping occurred from three drums on a white, 1-ton, flatbed truck.  I was later learned that the truck belonged to a locally known scrapper (it was believed his girlfriend lived in the multi-unit building adjacent to discharge site). PPD broadcast an all-points-bulletin out for a vehicle and driver matching the description given.

Samples were collected from the two catch basins and an oil smear in the driveway of the multi-unit building.  A Dexsil field screen was done on the recovered oil (approximately 165 gallons of oil/water).  The colormetric test indicated the waste was within parameters for spec waste oil.  Waste samples taken for identification will be held pending Department guidance or need for enforcement evidence if the Potential Responsible Party (PRP) proves uncooperative.

Mr. Covington drives a white flatbed truck matching the description and was found at a local metal recycler off Riverside Drive. He dropped off three (3) Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs), of which two were of standard construction and the third octagonal. This octagonal tank contained a significant amount of wet sludge, this material was sampled.  A photos of the truck with tanks was taken by Schnitzer as it sat on the scale.

Portland police are believed to have additional photos of the scene prior to clean up. Samples are being held in DEP custody waiting for case development and possible enforcement action.  A referral has been made to Scott Whittier, the Director of Oil and Hazardous Waste and Facilities Division.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-963-2012*On July 5, 2012, Mr. Tim Smith reported a 3-5 ounce spill of #2 fuel oil from the hose on one of their delivery trucks at 179 Deering Drive.   It appears that a small amount of fuel was left in the hose and while putting the hose back onto the truck, after a delivery, this fuel spilled onto the paved driveway.  Sorbents were used to absorb the fuel.   They alerted the homeowner.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-340-2012*On 7.2.12, Central Maine Power Company reported an hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a ruptured hose on a bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into Central Maine Power Company waste disposal process.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-477-2012*June 15, 2012, Will Hines of Pine Tree Waste reported a hydraulic leak from a trash truck near 64 Arthur J. Reno Sr. Drive in West Bath.

Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the Pine Tree Waste trash truck onto pavement. Speedy dry was applied immediately to the surface and removed. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
I-128-2012*07/10/12 Marianne Thomas informed me that when visiting a friend's home, (Carmen Wiggins) she noticed the smell of oil when she first went into the house.  Carmen had mentioned that other neighbors and friends had mentioned smelling oil.  I called Carmen and told her I would be over to check out the oil smell to determine if there was a leak or spill of some oil.  She and her husband, Dean had looked at their oil tank in their basement and did not see any leaks or drips.

7/11/12 Site visit to Wiggins home.  Entered the home and did smell an odor of oil.  In the basement the PID (Photo ION Science) =0.0 PPM VOC's.  Looked over the above ground oil storage stank (AST).  AST had a lot of clutter around it.  Looked at base of tank and the oil filter/fuel line connection.  The AST is an older unit (crimped end & side outlet) but the tank looked in good shape as did the filter and fuel line.  The fuel line is bare copper and not to code.  Went over to fuel line/furnace connection.  PID near shut off valve at furnace = 15- 20 PPM VOC's.  Fuel line (bare copper) was wet with oil and oil had dripped onto concrete floor beneath fuel line for about 2 feet.  This was the source of the oil odors.  Mopped up the concrete floor wet with oil, wiped down the oil line with sorbent pad.  Put down some sorbent powder - Moleculoc to mitigate, reduce odor from the concrete floor.  Talked with Dean Wiggins about the need to replace this faulty valve at the furnace connection and to upgrade the entire fuel line to a shielded/protected line.  Called their plumber Mike Lento to inform him of the work needing to be done.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-554-2012*I received an anonymous complaint that there was a drum of "oily substance" behind the strip mall on Long Sands Road in York.   I was able to find a shopping plaza (Long Sands Plaza) on Long Sands Road and checked the area behind it.  I found a plastic drum which contained what appeared to be used motor oil.  The bungs had been left off allowing rain water to enter and overfill the drum, staining a small area of soil around it.  I was able to track down the owner of the Long Sand Plaza, Ellen Baldwin, and informed her of my discovery.  She told me that she would have it cleaned up and contact me when it was complete.

I did not receive any word of the disposal of the drum and visited the site to confirm.  The drum was removed, however it did not appear as the staining around the drum had been excavated.  This is likely a very small amount of contaminated soil, and does not pose any immediate environmental or health threat.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is required at this time.
B-346-2012*At 1440 hours on July 12, 2012, Bryan Benoyski, of the Maine Air National Guard (Air Guard) reported a spill of aqueous foam (JET-X 2%).    The Air Guard tested their new aqueous foam (2%) fire suppression system in their new hangar on July 11, 2012.  They laid down 6 feet of foam inside the hangar, which is approximately 100 gallons of foam.  The foam then drained out to a retention pond and left for 24 hours as per their standard operating procedure (SOP).

By the following day, the foam had subsided and so the gate was opened around noon time and the foam and water was allowed to flow into a ditch canal.   By 1300 hours, dead fish were observed in this ditch canal near Telcom Drive (adjacent to the Bangor Hydro-Electric parking lot).   The foam depletes dissolved oxygen in the water, causing the fish to die.   This ditch canal eventually flows into Birch Stream, which flows into Kenduskeag River.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified at 1440 hours, and Thomas Smith and John Selleck were on site at 1450 hours.    MDEP Division of Response Services staff met with Air Guard and City of Bangor personnel at various points along Birch Stream and the ditch canal to assess the extent of the release and damages to the water bodies.  Mark Whiting from the MDEP also investigated the fish kill.

The MDEP and Air Guard discussed and agreed upon a water sampling plan to help with the assessment and residual effects of the release.  Air Guard is conducting the sampling and will provide the results to the MDEP.  Instrument sampling at approximately 1600 hours for dissolved oxygen showed dissolved oxygen in the water bodies to be recovering.

Unfortunately, the material is miscible in water making product specific recovery in a flowing water body impossible.  Had the material been retained, a vacuum truck could have recovered the material before it entered the ditch canal and Birch Stream.   Birch Stream has long been a focus of MDEP and the City of Bangor to improve its water quality.

Please refer to the Maine Air National Guard report for this incident and the City of Bangor Time Line of Events.  The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is also in the file.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-382-2012*At 1406, on July 30, 2012, Mr. Chris Gulesian, of Daigle Oil Company, reported a 5-10 gallon #2 fuel oil spill at 495 Enfield Road.  He indicated that the stacked wood next to the above ground storage tank fell over breaking the filter off of the tank.  The tenant and owner were able to turn the valve off on the tank to reduce the flow of oil out of the tank.  The oil covered a 5 foot by 15 foot section of the concrete floor in the basement.  Daigle Oil Company responded quickly and started placing pads onto the spilled oil and fixing the tank.  They had a temporary tank brought to the site, but were able to put a suction onto the tank and replaced the fittings without additional oil spilling.

I assisted in wiping up oil with pads and removing some debris including insulation and dryer lint.  Once most of the oil was padded up, I cleaned the concrete floor with simple green a couple of times.  I place some moleculec under the tank and in some of the worst areas and then pads over the dust.  I left the ram fan running in a basement window for approximately 4 days and then installed a small vent fan into the basement window.  I removed the pads and moleculec dust.  Vapors upstairs were below 0.4 ppm in the living room before leaving on 7/30/12.  That was the only room Ms. Mushero wanted checked.   Mr. Greg Delano owns the house and Ms. Candace Mushero is the tenant along with her boyfriend.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-370-2012*At 0852 hours, on 7/25/12, Dead River Company, reported a spill at 250 French Street, in Bangor.  Dead River was pumping out a homeowners 275 gallon fuel oil tank due to the owner switching to natural gas as a heating source.   The delivery truck's compartment overfilled prior to pumping the entire contents from the homeowner's tank, allowing approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel to spill onto the dirt driveway.  #2 fuel then flowed back (siphoned) through the hose from the truck to the homeowners tank, eventually overfilling the homeowners tank and spilling approximately 15-20 gallons of #2 fuel oil onto the dirt basement.  The tank was located in a small room adjacent to the main cellar which had a concrete floor.  Plastic sheeting had been underneath the tank which allowed some of the spilled fuel to be soaked up with sorbents.

Dead River hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil.  The tank was removed shortly after the spill occurred.  Clean Harbors started removing contaminated soil from basement in the early afternoon, and were completed that evening.  They also removed a small amount from the driveway.  Dead River employees had removed contaminated soil from the driveway shortly after the spill occurred.  A temporary vent (fan) was installed inside this small room to help reduce the vapors inside the cellar.  Contaminated soil beneath the foundation walls was not removed.

Over the next couple days the wood-constructed wall separating this part of the basement from the main part was removed and replaced. The excavation was backfilled with stone and a subsurface vent system was installed.  This included a 6 mil poly vapor barrier placed towards the top of the stone backfill.  The temporary vent was removed at this time.  A concrete wall was poured around the excavation.  Dead River hired contractors to clean portions of the house and re-gravel and grade the driveway.

The owner of the House, Ms. Yvonne Mulheron, had breathing problems sometime after the spill, and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.   Dead River put the owner's son and grandson up into a hotel for a few nights.   An Ion Science Photoionization Meter (PID) was used to determine the vapor concentrations.  The vapors were less than 1 part per million (ppm) that evening (7/25/12) in the house.  Over the next 5 days readings were less than 1 ppm inside the house.   The vent exhaust went from 26 ppm on the initial day to 7 ppm the following day.
	I checked the house on Tuesday, July 31st, with the PID and had 0.0 ppm throughout the house.  PID results were 0.0 ppm in the house and less than 0.5 ppm in the vent exhaust during a visit in the early fall.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
	
P-618-2012*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The tank was located adjacent to a stream, so the fire department was in the process of placing sorbent boom in the stream.  It was unclear how much had been lost, but the tank was still half full and actively leaking.

By the time I arrived, the oil company was in the process of empting the tank.  Pads had been placed under the tank to collect the dripping oil, while the tank was being emptied.  No oil was observed in the stream, and the only apparent oil was on the pad under the tank and in some leaves adjacent to the pad and the building.  After the AST was removed for disposal, I collected all oiled debris and sorbents for disposal.

No further Response Action Required.
P-525-2012*I was contacted by the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting that they had responded to 13 Oakwood Lane where a vintage Corvette had leaked less than a gallon of gasoline onto the concrete floor of the garage.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled gasoline.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-531-2012*On 4/26/12, I received a call from Don Strout of Bath Iron Works reporting a one gallon spill of motor oil at the Harding?s Facility in Bath.  The spill occurred when an employee changing oil in a vehicle knocked the container of waste oil over onto gravel.  Sorbents were used to clean up most of the spill and a small amount of soil was scraped up by hand.  No further action by Response Services is required.
B-316-2012*On 6.28.12,  Carol Cifrino, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), advised that the potential responsible party, Maria Hautala, reported a broken thermometer at her residence, the entered spill location.  Ms. Cifrino requested that Response Services meet with Hautala and pick up the elemental mercury for disposal.  The product was known to be mercury.

I met with Ms. Hautala, who advised that she accidentally broke the thermometer and swept the product up into a plastic bag.  Ms. Hautala did not have any additional concerns.  Waste was then entered into MDEP residential mercury collection for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-320-2012*On 7.2.12, Webber Energy Fuels reported an historical #2 oil spill at the entered location.  I was informed by Webber (Adam, in the Service Department) and the landlord (Sloan) that the spill occurred in March of 2012, according to the tenant, who noticed the spill and deployed what appeared to be kitty litter and had since vacated the property.  The cause of the leak, according to the Webber technician on site, was a small corrosion hole in the feed line from the 275 gallon capacity supply tank to the furnace.  The spill was on a dirt floor basement.  During my inspection, there was no oil odor present, and no free phase product observed.  It appeared that the spill was small and dissipated over time.  The Webber technician removed two, five gallon buckets of soil, to clean up what appeared to be stained soil, but it was not determined if the soil was discolored primarily due to dampness or oil impacted or a combination of both.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff did not require the removal as no threat to human health or the environment was present, and no gross contamination observed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-326-2012*On 7.5.12,  Tim Bernard, of Crescent Lumber Company reported a hydraulic oil discharge at the entered location.  A hose on a boom truck ruptured while delivering lumber.  The oil sprayed on the lawn and adjacent house.  Mr. Bernard advised that he would work with the homeowner to clean up the spill.  The homeowner, a Mr. Tom Varney, was quite irate.  I told him the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was here to help and he told me to go f*** myself.  It took some smooth talking to calm this fellow down and make him realize that accidents do happen to people and not exclusively to him, that his property is not worthless as a result of the spill, and that his world would soon be the quaint and habitable place from which he could live in harmony once again.

No further complaints have been received.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.

B-322-2012*On 7.2.12, I received a report that Mr. Roger Ek, a real estate agent/volunteer fire fighter removed two 100mL dropper bottles containing Hydrochloric acid and Potassium thiocyanate from a property sale in Winn.  Mr. Ek was closing on the Richard Fancy estate at 952 Main St. and felt it would be wise to remove the containers for proper disposal by the Department.  Mr. Ek spoke with Thomas Smith, the supervising Oil & Hazardous Materials Responder for the Eastern Maine Region, who dispatched me to collect the containers.
I was told that the glass bottles were intact i.e. no spillage and that they contained approximately 5-8 mL of liquid in them.  I made arrangements to meet Mr. Ek at his home in Lee on 7.3.12.
Hydrochloric acid and Potassium thiocyanate are incompatible chemicals.  The mixing of the Potassium thiocyanate with Hydrochloric acid will result in the release of cyanide gas. I was relieved to see that Mr. Ek had stored them in separate containers especially when he explained that the rubber dropper that served as the cap for the Hydrochloric acid had disintegrated.  I estimated that 1-2 mL of acid had spilled into the bottom of the plastic container Mr. Ek had the bottle in.  I observed no spillage of the Potassium thiocyanate.  I over packed the bottles separately in small plastic containers.
I brought the chemicals back to the DEP Eastern Maine Regional Office warehouse and they have been placed in out Hazardous Materials locker for proper disposal during the annual hazardous waste pick up.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-333-2012*On 7.7.12, Bangor Hydro Electric reported that a transformer overheating at 38 Ocean St. and discharged a 1/2 gallon of oil onto the rocks below.  The oil was non-PCB and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.
No site visit was made and no further Response action anticipated.
B-332-2012*On 7.7.12, Lt. Scott Luciano of the Orono Regional Response Team reported an unknown chemical smell at the AC Moore store in Bangor.  He explained that the employees had been smelling a strong odor all day and at approximately 3 pm in the afternoon, they notified the Bangor Fire Department (BFD).
When the BFD arrived on-scene, two employees complained of upper respiratory irritation and were taken to the hospital for further tests.  The BFD inspected the store but could find no source of the smell.  The Fire Department was told by store employees that the air conditioning unit had been malfunctioning and they were only getting cool air out of half the vents.  The Fire Department inspected these vents and checked the unit on the roof of the building.  They found that two of the four circuit breakers for the HVAC system had been tripped.   After investigating for an approximately an hour, the fire fighters in the building began to feel ill and when their vitals were taken many of the fire fighters had elevated blood pressures.  It was then that they decided to notify the Orono Regional Response Team because they believed they might be dealing with a hazardous chemical.
When I arrived on scene, Orono RRT explained that they believed it could be R22 Freon since the AC unit was known to be malfunctioning.  There had been no chemical spill of any kind in the store, no floors or carpets recently cleaned or anything in the store recently painted.  I suggested we notify the building maintenance person or the company that does the servicing of the HVAC system and have them come and inspect the unit.
Orono RRT had been monitoring the air inside the front doors for carbon monoxide(CO), hydrogen sulfide(H2S), ammonia, % oxygen, and % LEL.  The meters showed no detection of CO, H2S, LEL or ammonia.  The % oxygen in air was 20.8 (normal).  Orono RRT, the Fire Department and myself discussed our objectives and made an action plan.
-Continue to monitor the air with the Safe Site remote meter and the 4-gas meter
-Pull an air sample with a drager tube for halogenated hydrocarbons
-Have the HVAC technician inspect the system and see if he could determine if there had been a loss of Freon.
-Ventilate while air monitoring

An HVAC technician from AAA Energy Services Co. arrived and inspected the unit on the roof top.  He said that one of the coolant circuits that would have contained R22 Freon was empty, but he would not be able to tell if it had happened today or months ago.  He said that other than that the system was intact.  He had a Freon detection instrument which detected nothing inside the building.  The drager tube test for halogenated hydrocarbons also came back negative.
Orono RRT also had with them the ChemPro meter which can be used to detect toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare agents, and chemicals used in clandestine labs etc.  When the meter sampled the air in the store it went into alarm with a generic "Chemical Detected" at low concentrations.  This will display when the meter detects something that is not in its identification library but has similar fingerprint to what is.  I noted that some of the potpourri packets on sale in an outside display also set off the generic "Chemical Detected" alarm.
Our next step was to ventilate the store.  After ventilation, we ran the ChemPro instrument and 4 gas meter through the store again.  Reading on the 4- gas meter were normal but the ChemPro went into the generic "Chemical Detected" alarm again.
At this point, we advised the store manager that we were unable to determine what the chemical smell was.  We suggested that they increase their fresh air circulation in the store over night as a way to bring in more fresh air and possibly remove the contaminate.  I offered to check the store in the morning with the air monitoring equipment used that day.  The managers concern was whether or not the store could be opened.  I explained that I could not make t
P-524-2012*I was contacted by Northeast Air, reporting that five gallons of Jet A fuel had spilled onto the tarmac at the Portland International Jetport when their truck overfilled an airplane.  The automatic shutoff on the plane didn't stop the flow of fuel in time so the fuel came out through a vent on the wing.  The fuel spilled onto the concrete tarmac where it was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-518-2012*Mr. Rice of Mercy Hospital called to report the discovery of a black sheen in the #1 sump in the boiler room.  There are three in sequence sumps before a discharge happens to Portland waste water system.  The black sheen was confined to the first sump.  A sorbent pillow was applied and very little oil collected on it, as expected with most sheens.  The next step taken was to call Clean Harbors and they evacuated the sumps along with residual sludges collected in the sump pits and transported and disposed of the materials.  No hospital system was found to be leaking or contain such an oil, so the source remains a mystery.  No significant amount was discovered or recovered, no further investigations are planned.  The hospital spill protocols were followed and precautionary measures taken (sumps pumped off).  Based on the findings and nature of incident Response plans no further actions.
P-519-2012*While draining the four basement oil tanks, Mr. D'Amboise spilled some oil onto the concrete floor.  This was treated with an insufficient amount of speedy dry sorbent material, and the odors accumulated enough to bother the tenants on the 1st floor.  Both units house a young mother and child, prompting concerns by the women.  A visitor expressed concerns about the odor levels and called the Portland Fire Department (PFD). The fire department unsatisfied with the cleanup, called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for assistance.

Upon arrival, the fire department showed me the area of concern.  A call to the landlord/owner, Kevin D'Amboise, was made.  He stated the property was being converted over to natural gas and that he had been draining the oil from the tanks.  I told him the spillage to the floor was not adequately cleaned  up.  The speedy dry applied needed to be swept up and properly disposed of.  He stated that he had told the tenants of the conversion and expected them to complain about the odors.

The odors in the basement and the first floor living space were moderate to myself, the fire department and the tenants.  Although the young lady was planning to move out (circumstances unclear), the issue of inefficient oil transfer and creating an unpleasant atmosphere are clear.  Mr. D'Amboise was given verbal instructions by the fire department and MDEP about proper ventilation while conducting oil transfer, need for immediate cleanup of spilled oil and proper disposal of cleanup debris.  He agreed to conditions and no addition complaints about the situation have been received.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.

B-299-2012*On June 20, 2012 at 1220 hours, Mr. Donald Brinkman, of Reed and Reed Inc, reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on one of their cranes.  The spill occurred at the end of Sugar Hill Road.   They were working on the First Wind Project in Eastbrook.   They excavated 0.5 yards of material and used sorbents to remove spilled oil.  They will hire a environmental contractor to properly dispose of soil and sorbents.  No further action by Response expected.
B-302-2012*On June 21, 2012 at 1033 hrs. Diane Pickham reported an oil spill in her basement of her summer house at 93 Center Pond Drive in Lincoln.  The spill occurred approximately a month ago sometime around May 7.  Mrs. Pickham said the spill occurred from an overfill which appears to have been the case from my observations.  Oil was spilled outside around the fill pipe and inside.  No one was home when the spill occurred and so the oil leaked out of the piping onto the floor and flowed for approximately 15 feet down the base of an interior wall.  Sorbent material was used to recover spilled oil and collected for disposal by Whitney Energy. The photoionization detector (PID) meter indicated approximately 5 ppm near the tank approximately 4 feet above the floor.  In some locations along the floor under the wall I observed readings between 30-75 ppm with the PID meter.  I offered to install a fan in the basement but Mrs. Pinkham declined.  I indicated that removing a portion of the wall would help reduce the petroleum vapors in that part of the basement.  She is working with Whitney Energy, their insurance company and her own insurance company to possibly have more work performed.  I left her my numbers and indicated if she runs into any problems or has questions to please call me.
	I did not observe any concerns on the exterior of the house.  It appears that a little bit of oil, a very light stain observed, was spilled onto the ground but over the last month it was mostly washed away.   There is a steep drop off to the lake from this area.
	I stopped at Whitney Energy and talked to Diane concerning this site.  They said they are waiting to her back from their insurance company.  I left my numbers with her also.
	No further action by Response expected at this site.
	
B-321-2012*On July 2, 2012, at 1156 hours, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 5 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil at 493 Crocker Turn Road in Greenfield.   A transformer leaked from a secondary bushing, which shorted on the transformer, burning a small hole in it.  Oil migrated down the wires and dripped onto the ground for approximately 75 feet of ditch/lawn.  Approximately two 55 gallon drums of contaminated material were removed.   Speedi-dry was used on the pavement to soak up oil on the driveway.  The lawn was repaired.  The oil appeared to have stayed on the surface with all the rain and water on the ground.  The transformer was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-324-2012*On July 3, 2012, at 1223 hours, Joe Renda, of Acadia Environmental, reported an oil stain at 30 Leighton Road, in Bass Harbor.   He was hired (couldn't remember person or company who hired Acadia) to perform work at this property.   I visited the site later that day and observed an empty, extremely corroded horizontal tank with the filter end of the 275-gallon tank on the ground due to two broken legs.  There was a 6 foot petroleum stain along the foundation of the structure.  The stain was around and under this tank.  This tank was not connected to anything not even a filter.  A newer vertical tank was situated behind this corroded tank and appeared to have a small amount of oil in it and a supply line was connected to it from the inside the structure.   These tanks are under a deck.  A 6-inch drinking water well is located 2-feet from the edge of the stained soil, underneath the stairs to the deck.

I placed a bailer into the well and pulled a sample of the water for observation.   I saw no indications that there was oil in the water by visual and olfactory.   The piping inside the well had been cut some time ago.   A lady walking by indicated that the structure has been vacant for over a year.  I dug three test pits in the stained area and all three field soil test indicated high levels of petroleum contamination.

On July 11, 2012, I hired Allen Environmental Services to excavate contaminated material from this site.  We removed approximately 5 yards of material from next to the structure.  Due to structural concerns, I stopped the excavation at 4 feet in depth.  We encountered numerous large rocks and the stairs, deck supports, foundation and drinking well all restricted the excavation, preventing the removal of all the contaminated material.  I collected soil from two locations, bottom and from under the slab foundation,  in the excavation for lab analysis.  Paul Blood sent these two samples to the laboratory for analysis.  Doug Gott and Sons, Inc., backfilled the excavation the following day.   This site has been referred to Paul Blood of Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Technical Services.

It appears that the Bank of America is the owner of this house.  A sign on one of the doors indicates to call Bank of America at 866-781-0029.  There are also notes for Mortgage Contracting Services (813-387-1100) and Chase Home Finance LLC (888-310-1506).  I tried Bank of America a couple times with no luck tracking down anything from them, but I still believe they are the owners of record.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-325-2012*On July 5, 2012, at 0825 hours, Ms. Liz Dawes, of Bangor Hydro Electric Company, reported a one quart spill of hydraulic oil from a digger truck.   A hose blew on the digger truck while the truck tried to pick up a pole in their yard.  The spill occurred on pavement and sorbents were used to absorb the spilled oil.   The hose was fixed on the truck.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-330-2012*A transformer blew up for unknown reasons.  Much of the contents of the transformer spilled to a paved driveway.  CMP crews removed the oil with sorbents.  No further action is expected.
A-337-2012*On 6/21/2012, in Newcastle, the Fire Department reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of 20 gallons of diesel fuel resulted from a dump truck accident on US Route 1. A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department will spill clean-up using sorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-339-2012*6/20/12 2030 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA) called to report that a suspect who was apprehended for making illegal drugs at his residence reported that they had been disposing of the chemical residue from the process in the trash. The DEA agent reported that the trash at the house had been picked up by an independent contractor that day. The agent and I agreed that the trash should be returned to the house property and that DEP would go through the trash and remove any potentially dangerous chemicals. I met the DEA at the site the next day and recovered a small amount of chemical residue from the trash. I also took hazardous chemicals and residues from drug making process the DEA found during a search of the property. The materials were taken to the DEP warehouse for consolidation and later disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-341-2012* The DEP Enforcement Unit notified us of a junkyard in Winslow that had some oil stained soils. The DEP enforcement unit wanted me to check out the site before the proposed garage was expanded.
 Like a lot of junk yards there were several oil stained areas. I checked the soil visually and the cleanup seemed sufficent. The DEP enforcement unit was going to handle the disposal of this soil.
 DEP enforcement was involved with this junk yard and there was some enforcement action taken.
 This concludes my involvement.
A-342-2012*6/24/12 1745 The Livermore Falls Fire Department reported that an unknown amount of diesel fuel and hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel parking lot when a log trailer mounted crane caught on fire at One Pallet of Maine. The Fire department reported that the crane fuel tank and hydraulic oil tank were leaking and held up to 150 gallons combined. I called and the Fire Department reported that an employee of the company had slowed the leak from the fuel tank and the Fire Department had used oil absorbent pads to contain and collect the spilled product.
	I went to the site and found that the fuel line was still leaking from the burnt off fuel line that had been plugged with a wooden dowel. There was a steady stream of hydraulic oil leaking from the burnt lines from the hydraulic tank. I put additional absorbent pads under the leaks and absorbent boom in the run off streams of water from putting out the fire. I crimped the leaking fuel line above the fire damage and this stopped the leaking diesel. Bob Gilbert from One Pallet was on scene and assisted. I shut off the outlet valves from the hydraulic tank and  sealed the vented cap on the tank which slowed the leak. I patched a leaking fitting on the bottom of the tank and this slowed the leak to a drip that was contained with absorbent pads and a catch pan. Bob Gilbert agreed to arrange for a contractor to excavate oil impacted soil the next morning. Rain was predicted for the next day so removal of the oil impacted soil was necessary as soon as possible.
	The next day an estimated 50 to 60 gallons of hydraulic oil and diesel was pumped out of the crane tanks and used in a waste oil furnace by One Pallet on site. The oiled absorbent material was collected and taken to the DEP warehouse for later disposal. CH Stevens contractor excavated the oil impacted soil under the crane and in the run off areas of the gravel parking lot. The soil was removed to a depth of 6 to 12 inches before field testing with oil in soil shake tests were negative. The soil was transported to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-344-2012*An anonymous report came in to the Waterville Fire Department, which they sent to us.  The report was of intentional dumping of chemicals behind the Marden's warehouse in Winslow.  I visited the site and found no evidence of spillage in the area of the warehouse.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-345-2012*On 6/25/2012, in Augusta, J&S Oil Company reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery at the South Parish Church. The oil was contained to the paved parking lot and was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent material. A site visit was made to inspect the clean-up.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-348-2012*A leaking motor vehicle caused the release of less than one gallon of engine oil. The free product was cleaned up using sorbent material by Colby College personnel.  No site visit was made and no further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-349-2012*On 6/26/2012 in Temple, the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency reported a hazardous material incident. The incident involved a trailer load of lead acid batteries destined for a new radio tower being constructed on top of Mount Blue. The truck hauling the batteries went off a remote dirt access road to the site. The batteries were ejected from the trailer and several were damaged exposing the lead acid gel internals of the batteries. A site visit was made to assess the situation, it was determined that a licensed haz-waste contractor would be needed for the removal and any clean-up of the incident. Timberline Construction hired Clean Harbors for the project, an estimated 6000 pounds of damaged gel type, lead acid batteries were removed from the site for disposal. No further response action is expected.
A-350-2012* The Pittsfield Fire Department reported that an automobile had plunged into the Sebasticook River. The Fire Dept. had placed sorbent boom and pads onto the slack water in the small inlet of the River. I made a site visit and the automobile had already been removed by the wrecker. I collected stained sorbent pads and placed fresh ones onto the water.
 I returned at a later date and removed all of the remaining sorbent materials.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.

A-351-2012* On 6-26-2012 Rick, from the Gardiner Fire Dept., reported that a fuel tank located at a vacant house trailer may be leaking. This property is located at 195 Libby Hill Rd. in the city of Gardiner. I made a site visit a few days later and found a minor problem. I removed a shovel full of soil. The tank is empty and I spoke with the owner, Tamara Newton, and there was never a lot of oil in the tank.
 There area is served by public water and there are no resources at risk. No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
A-354-2012*The firematic valve was broken off of an aboveground storage tank (AST) causing the release of an estimated ten gallons of k-1 to a sandy floor. P.G. Willey Company made the initial response and repaired the broken fitting. They also aided in shoveling up the heaviest contaminated soils into garbage cans. On June 29, 2012, I arrived at the site and found there were three trash cans filled with sandy soils.  I tested the soils still in place using an Oil-N-Soil dye shake test. The soils produced a positive result for oil and additional excavation was required. After speaking with Mr. Malone, and discussing the relatively minor size of the spill, we decided to attempt to hand dig the contaminated soil on Tuesday.

On July 3, 2012, utilizing hand tools, we removed an additional four drums of oil contaminated soils. We encountered foam insulation about a foot below the surface which limited the depth the oil travelled. The drums were transported to the Department's Central Maine Regional Office Response Warehouse for consolidation and disposal. Malone Boat Builders were responsible for backfilling the excavation. No further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
P-569-2012*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that a passenger vehicle had run over a no parking sign in the parking lot at 148 Anderson Street.  They reported that the sign punctured the vehicle's fuel tank causing about a quart of gasoline to spill onto the paved surface.  Sorbent material was used to contain the spill until a vacuum could be drawn on the fuel tank to stop the leak.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-132-2012*On 7-13-12, Brian Munson of Maine Public Service called to report that an employee's vehicle had leaked about 1/2 gallon of gasoline/oil mixture onto the pavement in their parking lot while parked there. They used speedy dry to clean it up. 1 bag of oily debris will go to the Presque Isle Landfill. No site visit was warranted by Response Services, no further action is expected.
P-568-2012*Jay Prindall of Downeast Energy reported that a small leak of #2 fuel oil had occurred at a residence in Brunswick as the result of a loose fitting on a furnace.   Mr. Prindall informed me that Downeast Energy technicians were able to repair the loose fitting and clean up any affected media.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-567-2012*Jay Prindall of Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that his technician was at a home located on 10 Beatley Street in Lisbon and discovered a pinhole leak in the outside above ground oil storage tank.  The tank was weeping and it appeared that a very small amount had gotten on the pad and ground under the tank.  DEE was able to clean up the affected area and replaced the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-306-2012*On 6.25.12, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported an estimated one gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose blew on a bucket truck causing the discharge.  The area was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste entered into Bangor Hydro-Electric Company  waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-308-2012*On 6/25/2012, Cory Green called to report that a significant rain event resulted in his basement flooding with water, which resulted in his oil tank floating off its base causing it to spill a small amount of oil into his completely flooded basement. The Fire Department had pumped out his basement the night before, along with any spilled oil, into a nearby storm drain.

When I arrived, no oil vapor was detectable in the basement or in the storm drain. I pumped out roughly 70 gallons of unspilled oil from the tank into a drum. I told Mr. Green there was nothing else I could do and that when his tank had been replaced, I would collect my drum. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-309-2012*On 6/25/2012, Tom Tardiff, of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA), called to report a derailment in their yard located adjacent to Route 11 in Brownville Junction. Apparently, a hopper car containing "fluff" had gotten away from MMA personnel while they were attempting to move it. "Fluff" is a non-hazardous recycled foam product. The hopper car rolled a good distance downhill until it collided with a unit train that was parked in the yard waiting to be picked up. The unit train was comprised solely of crude oil cars which had been emptied in St. John the day before. The collision resulted in one tank car being completely knocked off the track, while several others were leaning so that one wheel was off the ground. No ruptures in the tanks were visible and no product appeared to have been spilled. The cars were rerailed later in the afternoon. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-317-2012*On June 29, 2012, the Maine Marine Patrol reported a pleasure vessel aground in Bass Harbor.  While there was the potential for a discharge, no diesel fuel or lubricating oil was discharged.  The name of the vessel and vessel owner was not reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-318-2012*On 6/29/2012, Cody Stow, Director of Support Services, at Down East Community Hospital, called to report his staff had encountered a strange ammonia odor while repairing a floor in an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI room). Hospital staff evacuated and sealed the room and waited for our arrival. Bob Shannon and I arrived at the hospital, donned the proper personal protective equipment, and made an entry. Our instrumentation showed no elevated levels until we cut into the sections of the floor that were scheduled to be replaced. The suspect areas had bubbled up and when they were punctured we observed Photoionization Detector (PID) readings that indicated slightly elevated levels of ammonia. To be sure we were reading ammonia we also used a dragger tube which returned a slightly positive result. We recommended the floor be removed and replaced by a qualified remediation company before the room is put back into use. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-319-2012*Maine Department of Transportation reported what they thought could be soil that smelled like gasoline while they were installing a new catch basin near the intersection of Route 69 and Route 2.  I investigated and tested the soil with my Photoionization Detector and Cherion dye shake tests.  I detected no petroleum products in the soil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-323-2012*On 6/29/12, Jeffrey Day, of the Lincoln Water District, reported the discharge of motor oil from a cement mixer truck at G. E. Goding's facility on Route 2, in Lincoln.  Mr. Goding had been instructed by the town to move his fleet of unused cement mixer trucks off the property.  Unfortunately, the oil filter on one of the trucks was loose and as it sat idling oil was spilling onto the ground.  Mr. Day estimated that 10 gallons had been lost.  Mr. Day spoke with Oil and Hazardous Materials Response III, Thomas Smith, and explained the situation.  He said that Mr. Goding was digging up the soil around the oil spill and was placing it on a tarp in the garage on site.  Mr. Smith confirmed that this was fine and on 7/2/12, I was sent to the site to confirm that the clean-up was adequate and also to deliver a disposal letter to Mr. Goding.  He had recovered approximately 6 to 8 yards of  contaminated soil.  I instructed him that the soil would need to be taken to Juniper Ridge and gave him the appropriate paperwork.  I found the clean up more than acceptable.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-328-2012*On 7.3.12, Veazie Fire Dept. reported the discharge of 8-10 gallons of unleaded gasoline to pavement.  The spill occurred when the driver left his vehicle unattended and and the automatic shutoff failed. The Veazie Fire Dept. put down speedi dri and pads to absorb the product.  Gasoline did not leave the pavement or enter any drains/catch basins.
The fire department swept up the pads and speedi dri and I disposed of them.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-329-2012*Jerry Demer, a property owner with land adjacent to the Central Maine Power line, suspected that they had spilled oil while doing work in their right of way.  I investigated and found that it was just an organic sheen.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-330-2012*On 7.6.12, Richard Labonville, of Troy, contacted the Department because he was concerned there had been oil or a solvent spilled on the property he was a tenant of.  He said he smelled a strong odor from an area in which the property owner had been storing scrap metal.  I investigated, but did not find any areas where it looked as though a spill occurred.  I also found no elevated Photoionization Detector readings.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-334-2012*On 7.8.12, Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had come home from a weeklong vacation and immediately smelled oil.  They checked the basement and saw that their home heating oil tank had developed a corrosion hole at the bottom and a steady stream of oil was spilling onto the concrete floor.  They called Dead River Company, who pumped the oil remaining in the tank out into a temporary tank.  Dead River also put speedi dri down on the floor to absorb the oil.  There was no basement sump or drain, and based on the area of floor impacted, Dead River Company estimated up to 5 gallons had spilled.

When I arrived, the homeowners were removing a finished wall that soaked up some on the oil.  I ran the Photoionization Detector through the house, and the level of organic vapor was elevated to around 5.0 parts per million (ppm).  I suggested we remove any wood and sheet rock impacted by the oil, and have Dead River remove the speedi dri.  I then installed a fan on the basement floor to pull vapors out.  I will periodically check the atmosphere in the basement and remove the fan when the nuisance smell dissipates.  No additional further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-335-2012*On 7.8.12, Ken Pelletier, of Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 gallon of lube oil from a locomotive to the tracks near Hermon Point.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-138-2012*7/18/12 Received a spill report from Orion Timberlands regarding a spill as a result of a skidder fire in their woodlands in T19 R12.  Most of the spilled diesel fuel was consumed by the fire.  The remaining fuel was not recoverable due to being diluted with the firefighting water.  There were no surface waters or any residential structures within close proximity.  No Response action from Response Services is warranted.
I-139-2012*7/20/12 Received a spill report from Jim O'Malley of Huber Resources reporting a spill of hydraulic oil in their woods operation.  Spill was 3 gallons of hydraulic oil that resulted from a loose plug on a feller buncer that drained out 3 gallons of hydrualic oil.  Crews from Gerald Pelletier recovered 2 gallons of the spilled oil and scooped up the remaining spilled oil from the oil and wood fines beneath the feller buncher.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Response Services staff at this time.
A-390-2012*A spill of an estimated one pint of No. 2 fuel oil was caused by a weeping valve on an offload hose at the Dead River bulk plant. The oil was lost to the gravel near the offloading area. Dead River personnel removed two five gallon pails of gravel and replaced the leaky valve. No site visit was made, and no further Response actions are anticipated.
I-140-2012*7/23/12 15:35 Received a call from Trooper Marquis regarding a light plane that crashed yesterday afternoon in a lightly wooded area in Mapleton.  The pilot was not injured seriously, and the plane did not sustain a lot of damage.  Trooper Marquis did not think alot of fuel or oil had been spilled due to the limited damage suffered by the plane.  Trooper Marquis said they would know more as the accident is fully investigated and the plane is moved off-site for repairs.  Marquis stated they would contact me if they discovered a spill.  The Plane crashed laned in a clump of trees between two fields just off the State Road (Route 227)
I-162-2012*08/3/12 Received a faxed spill report from Huber Engineered Woods LLC regarding a spill of 40 gallons of hydraulic oil as the result of a worn out hydraulic hose line.  The hydraulic hose dropped out of position and onto the universal joint and over time chaffed and wore out.  Shift personnel placed wood fines onto the spilled hydraulic oil and then the shift supervisor contacted Allen's Environmental Services to have a vacuum truck suck up the oily debris.  Depending upon the rock content sucked up by the vacuum truck, Huber will either send the oily debris to the landfill or to their mill burner at Huber as per license condition.

Huber crews installed Kevlar coating on the new hydraulic hose and re-route the new hydraulic hose to keep it away from the equipment?s drive train.  No further action is warranted by Response Service.
B-364-2012*At 0845 hours, on July 18, 2012, Rich Neilson, a Dead River Company employee, reported a 5 gallon spill in the basement of Dalton Coston's house.   The spill was the result of a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  The tank was filled yesterday and the leak developed sometime last night.  A rug next to the tank absorbed a majority of the spilled oil.  Dead River Company used sorbent to absorb remaining oil.   The oil in the leaking tank was pumped into the temporary tank, which was installed outside by Dead River.  The old tank will be cut, cleaned and removed for disposal by Dead River.  A new tank will be installed by Dead River in the future.

Vapors were noticeable throughout the first floor and basement, but Dead River Company was still working in the house.  I informed Mr. Coston, that once Dead River Company is finished, to get air moving from the basement to the outside and that the vapors should dissipate relatively quickly.   He indicated that he had fans and didn't want any help at this time.  He will call me if he changes his mind.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-363-2012*At 1501 hours, on July 17, 2012, Mona Spear, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, reported approximately 1 gallon spill of transformer oil at 222 Woodville Road (Route 116) at pole 213 in Woodville.  Oil leaked out of the transformer from around the bushing on the side of the transformer.  A 1' x 1' stain was observed on the ground and soil was removed from a 2' x 2' area.  They performed the clean-up as if the oil had polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in it, and took an extra foot of material from around the stain.  The test for PCBs was negative.    No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-361-2012*At 0935 hours, on July 17, 2012, Bill Murphy, Town of Orono, Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), reported a spill at 160 Park Street.  The property at 160 Park Street is owned by Richard S. McGuckin, whom operates a Dentist practice at this location.  He had a fence installed recently between his property and the property at 162 Park Street.  This fence follows the property line which puts it approximately 2 feet in front of the neighbors (162 Park Street) garage.  The prior owner of 162 Park Street built part of this garage on the adjoining property (160 Park Street) causing a land sale or swapping of land.  However, the land in front of the garage was never dealt with and so the people at 162 Park Street cannot drive into their left side garage door.

Mr. Sean Brown admitted, while I talked to him, that a bucket of oil was left on the ground at the corner of the garage where the fence cuts in front of the garage.   He denied that his brother, Mr. Dylan Brown, admitted to dumping the oil over the fence.  Mr. Murphy said that upon one of his visits to 162 Park Street, Mr. Dylan Brown admitted to Mr. Murphy that he did dump the oil.   Mr. Dylan Brown was not at the site when I was there.

There was a 3 foot by 5 foot stain and/or dead grass observed near the corner of the fence where Mr. Sean Brown said a bucket of oil was left.   It appeared to be an old stain with grass growing back in some spots.  I removed the soil from this location and replaced it with soil from another location on 160 Park Street.  I took the excavated soil back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) warehouse where I performed field testing of the soil.   The field tests were below detection for oil.  The soil was disposed by  DEP.

I talked to Mr. Sean Brown concerning his business/hobby of working on Audi cars.  There were numerous cars in the driveway.  He said he properly disposes of all liquids he removes from the cars except that one bucket of oil that was left by the fence.  He indicated buckets would not be left around in the future.   Both properties are served by public water and sewer.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.









B-359-2012*At 2036 hours on July 16, 2012 Steve of Bangor Hydro Electrical Co. reported a 4-5 gallon spill at their substation in Deblois.  Hydraulic oil leaked from a reservoir tank for a circuit breaker at the substation.  They removed the spilled oil with sorbent's and are making plans to repair the circuit breaker and reservoir.  Oil was contained inside the substation.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action expected by Response.
B-356-2012*At 1237 hours, on July 16 2012, the State Police Dispatch alerted me of a motor home which had a leaking gasoline tank.  It was pulled over at mile marker 136, on Interstate 95 Southbound.  The Fire Department had used plug-n-dike to stop gasoline from leaking out of the tank, and had placed sorbents on the pavement to soak up the fuel.  I checked the patch, and added more plug-n-dike to the area.  I then followed the motor home 7 miles north bound to a camper business for repairs.  The motor home ran out of gasoline as it enter the business.  I placed some pads under the tank, but there were no signs of leakage.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-336-2012*On 7/9/12, Mike Heineman, Washington County Emergency Management Agency Director, called to report a 6 cup Formalin spill in a laboratory at the entered location. The spill occurred when a lab technician accidentally dropped a small container on the floor causing it to break. Hospital staff cleaned up the spill using sorbent materials and disposed of them through their hazardous waste stream. Hospital staff then called Mr. Heineman to make him aware of the situation, who in turn notified us. Because of the circumstances of the incident, we were unable to provide any assistance. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-358-2012*On 7.17.12, Gene Weldon, from Lane Construction, reported the discharge of 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic oil from a live bottom trailer.  The trailer had suffered a broken hose and the oil was discharged onto to ground in the gravel pit.  A Lane Construction crew removed the contaminated soil with an excavator, and transported the contaminated soil to their asphalt batch plant.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-600-2012*June 28, 2012; Downeast Energy reported a to the Maine DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection) that the copper line to an above ground storage tank (AST) had corrosion holes in it and had been leaking #2 oil into the crawl space at 20 Fern Ave. in Old Orchard Beach.

I responded to the site and met with Ellen Fogarty, the owner of the property. I explained that soil would need to be removed to eliminate oil vapors in her home. Ms Fogarty agreed to the clean up procedures.

June 29, 2012; I met with Allstate Environmental and Downeast Energy to begin clean up.

.82 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. Clean stone was placed in the hole.

The shake test method was administered for clean up.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
B-360-2012*On 7-17-2012, Chris McHale, of Pine Tree Waste Services, called to report that a truck had blown a high pressure oil line while exiting I-95 at exit 197. The rupture resulted in roughly 5 gallons of motor oil being spilled to pavement. Pine Tree crews cleaned up the spilled product with sorbents, and disposed of them properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-141-2012*7/24/12 Received a call from Mars Hill Fire Chief regarding a tractor truck fire at the Shell gas station/Circle K C-Store on South Main street.  The truck caught fire while it was idling, driver was not in the tractor truck when it caught fire.  Chief Wilson stated that rig has lost some diesel fuel and the driver's side saddle tank had a hole in it from being impinged by the fire.  This saddle is leaking diesel fuel.  MHFD has put down sorbent pads under this saddle tank and has placed sorbent boom and pads around the nearest storm drain.  Chief Wilson requested assistance to transfer the fuel and clean up the spill site.

Arrived on-scene, met with Chief Wilson and did size-up.  Sorbent boom and pads have been set up in a defensive position to protect the nearby (about 30 feet to the northeast) storm drain.  Requested Chief Wilson have the town public works deliver a bucket load of sand to set up a berm between the leaking saddle on the tractor truck and thte storm drain.  Set up diaphram pump, hoses, and overpack drums and began transfering the diesel from the damaged saddle tank.  Pumped off about 65 gallons of diesel that had some water and fire fighting foam mixxed in with it.  Switched over to the undamaged saddle tank and pumped about 50 gallons of diesel out of this tank (passenger side saddle tank).  Met with truck owner - Mike Tweedie of Sargent's trucking also dba Big Rock Trucking Co.  Discussed clean-up plans for the spill site; which included: removal of diesel to waste oil burner or disposal site today.  Towing away of the burned out Peterbilt tractor truck so that the site of the spill/fire  can be pressure washed and vacuumed up, pick up all soaked sorbent materials as well as vac out the sorbents and any oily sheen out of the storm drain trap.  Finally place a coating of sand over the spill site to soak up any remmant oil in the asphalt.  Mike understands what needs to be done and authorized me to contact Allen's Environemental services.  Mike Tweedie contacted Brewer's wrecker service to tow the rig to Whitehead Ford in Presque Isle for salvage.

Alllen's arrived on scene and vacuumed up the oily debris and saturated sorbents.  Burned up tractor was removed, no oil product was leaking from tractor, probably a lot of the motor oil, hydraulic oils burned up in the fire.  Allen's crew washed the spill site asphalt, picked up all sorbnet pads/boom.  Storm drain was vacuumed and cleaned.  Town of Mars Hill public works placed a thin layer of sand over the entire spill site - this will be swept up and disposed of in a few days - to a week.  Gave Allen's crew an oil spill debris form to haul load into the Presque Isle Landfill.  Called the landfill to inform them of this oily debris load headed their way.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-355-2012*At 1140 hours, on 7/16/12, the Maine State Police reported a citizen complaint of oil spillage at 1060 Millinocket Lake Road.  It appears a vehicle leaked fluids onto the side of the road across from the Northeast Trading Post.  I observed very little staining on the ground.   There was no information on where the vehicle went, but reports indicated that a tow truck removed said vehicle.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-365-2012*At 1140 hours, on 7/18/12, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a 1.5 gallon spill from an electrical transformer along Happy Town Road, pole 7825/80.   Oil was leaking from around the tap changer switch.   They excavated 2/3 of a 55 gallon drum of soil underneath the transformer where oil had dripped onto the ground and a 1/2 bag of brush.    Contaminated material was disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
I-143-2012*07/25/12 Received a call from Dan Levasseur of Huber Engineered Woods regarding a spill of sulfuric acid that occurred when a battery on a Wagner loader exploded.  Huber crew wet the area down with water and trapped all materials related to battery fluids in wood fines beneath the Wagner loader. This loader feeds the slasher unit at the plant.  Dan stated that he applied baking soda (sodium bicarbonate - a common neutralizer) to the area around the battery and the top of the battery case.  Danny pH tested several puddles of water adjacent to the spill site - pH of 6.99.  Recommended to Danny that he or his crew don the appropriate PPE (gloves, mask and tyvek) and over pack the battery in plastic container and label as haz waste for pick-up by their contracted haz waste removal company or check about sending it through battery recycling collection point if it is acceptable and properly packaged.  Offered assistance with over packing damaged battery and spill debris for Huber.

Danny called back, one of his crew called Clukey's Auto parts, they will take the damaged battery for recycling battery return program.  They do not need any assistance from DEP is packaging the battery.  The spill site is almost all cleaned up.  Relatively small area impacted by spilled sulfuric acid.  Danny will send the spill report to DEP within the next 24 hours.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-144-2012*On July 24, 2012, Craig Brescia, of County Environmental called to report that while investigating a report of a loss in volume at the pumps, he found a leak at a dispenser at the County Quickstop in Caribou. Craig reported that in checking below the dispenser, he found the dispenser sump with gasoline in it, indicating a leak somewhere at the pump. He did not think any fuel had got out of the sump.
Later in the day, Nate Hersey, also with County Environmental called to update. He was working with Craig at the facility. Nate reported a loose fitting at the pump. They had tightened the fitting and removed the fuel from the sump. They left instructions at the facility to monitor flow at the pump to make sure the fitting did not leak again, and if so, it would need to be replaced.  No further action required.
I-146-2012*On July 25, 2012, Presque Isle Police dispatch reported that a traffic accident had occurred on Rt. 1, about 1/2 mile South of the Spragueville Road, involving a tractor trailer truck, which had lost the contents of its oil pan on the road. Apparently some equipment from a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction had fallen off and bounced beneath the truck. About 10 gallons of motor oil was on the northbound lane for about 150-200 feet. I met with The Police and truck owner on scene. I had Department of Transportation spread sand on the road to absorb the oil and prevent a traffic hazard. No further action was necessary.
P-580-2012*The Auburn Fire Department reported that some type of oil had been dumped into the municipal storm sewer in front of 46 Maple Point Road in Auburn. DEP personnel immediately responded to the location and observed a large oil stain on the pavement in front of the residence. In addition, oil was observed in the catch basin directly adjacent to the stain. Two additional catch basins situated down gradient along Maple Point Road had also become impacted with oil. DEP contracted a vacuum truck to remove the oil from the three catch basins. The basins were flushed out with clean water from a fire truck in order to remove any residual oil from the drainage system. Approximately 700 gallons of oil and water were removed from the catch basins and transported off site for disposal. Sorbent booms were placed into the catch basins to capture any additional oil that may have been trapped.

The Auburn police Department was on scene and indicated that the oil had been dumped into the storm drain by an individual while cleaning out an out of service 275 gallon fuel oil aboveground storage tank. Apparently there were witnesses to the dumping and a suspect had been identified. Auburn police indicated that the suspect resided at 46 Maple Point Road where the dumping occurred.

Visual and olfactory observation indicated that the dumped product was some type of fuel oil. Field screening with a photo ionization detector instruments indicated the presence of petroleum products.

The sorbent booms were removed several days after the incident as there was no indication of oil.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-593-2012*Discharge was the result of a bucket truck tipping over while undertaken work on the side of the road.  A mixture of hydraulic oil and motor oil were discharged into puddles that had developed after a large rain event.  The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of.

No further response action required.
A-384-2012* On 7-18-2012, Maritime Energy reported the release of several gallons of fuel oil. The oil tank, located in the boiler room of the Owls Head Central School, was the victim of internal corrosion. This school is located at 55 Ash Point Drive in the town of Owls Head. Oil leaked onto the concrete floor and then into a sump. The sump pump then discharged the oil water mixture outside onto the ground.
 I made a site visit and spoke with a representative from Regional School Unit. This will be a FUND case and I hired JBI, a local contractor, to excavate the oil contaminated soil. We also drained the pvc pipe connected to the sump pump.
 JBI removed a 11 tons of soil. Clean Harbors was hired to wash the basement floor.
 It appears that cleanup was adequate and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-573-2012*I was contacted by Nick Sampson of LL Bean reporting that they had discovered an engine oil leak in the north end loading dock area of their Order Fulfillment Center off Desert Road.  The spill was obviously from a truck as it drove around the lot but no one had reported it at that time and they did not know how it had happened.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and LL Bean employees cleaned up what they could with sorbent material.  The investigation into the source continues.  No further Response action needed at this time.
B-339-2012*On 7/10/2012, Mark Schumacher, of the Antea Environmental Group called to report that he had discovered contaminated soil while removing an underground storage tank at the Garelick Farms facility on Milk Street in Bangor. The tank previously contained diesel fuel. Mr. Schumacher reported a Photoioniztion Detector headspace sample reading of 70 parts per milion (PPM) and called me to report the spill. I visited the site, and saw no obvious signs of contamination. Other bag headspace readings were between 0 and 10 parts per million. I referred the site to Paul Blood of Technical Services for review. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-441-2012*On August 13, 2012, Bangor Hydro Electric reported less than one gallon of transformer oil spilled at the Bangor Service Center.  The spill occurred when the transformer was dropped from a forklift to a concrete surface.  Bangor Hydro personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.  No further action is expected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services.
B-442-2012*On 8/30/12, Stephen Looke called to report a spill at the foreclosed residence, formerly owned by his mother, Dorothy Looke. The spill is associated with an outdoor aboveground storage tank. Mr. Looke reported that the tank was located behind the residence and had over 100 gallons of oil at the time the house was vacated. It now appears as if the tank and the oil have been stolen. There was a very small stain located where the firematic valve would have been, had the tank not been removed. I suspect a vandal removed both the tank and the oil, and spilled a small amount in the process. I excavated a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-343-2012*On 7/11/12, I received report from Eddington Fire Department of an estimated 8 gallon diesel spill from a dispenser at the Clifton General Store.  The cause was human error.  The nozzle fell out of the truck fill and onto the ground.  Employees at the store applied speedy dry to the product, and the Fire Department swept it up.  No product left the asphalt.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-344-2012*On 7-17-2012, Dennis Curran, of Fessenden Environmental, called to report a contaminated soil hit when performing an after the fact site assessment for an underground storage tank pull in Monroe. Mr. Curran reported a high positive result of 448 parts per million on a Photo Ionization Detector. The tank pull was originally reported to me when Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) employee, Tim Rector, of the Underground Tanks unit, called to report that the pull was happening without the appropriate documentation in place. I visited the site immediately, and found the tank removed. No one was on site but the excavation had not been backfilled. There were no obvious signs of contamination at that time. Seeing to obvious signs of contamination, I referred the site to Paul Blood of MDEP Division of Technical Services. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-345-2012*On 7.12.12, Ray Reed, of H G Reed, Inc., reported that a customer had lost 5-8 gallons of K-1 from their outside heating oil tank due to a drip from around the nipple.  The oil had stained the concrete slab that the tank rested on and a small amount of soil was impacted.  The soil was removed by Mr. Reed and the nipple repaired.  The homeowner did not complain of any smell of oil in her home and her private drinking water supply was far enough away to not be at risk.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-347-2012*On 7/12/12, I received report of a three gallon hydraulic fluid spill from a blown hydraulic hose on an excavator, owned and operated by Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railroad.  The contaminated soil was recovered by railroad staff and was properly disposed of.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.


B-348-2012*On 7/13/2012, Rolland Foss, of Dead River Energy, called to report a 4 gallons spill at Bear Brook Kennels in Brewer. There was a similar spill at this site a couple months before (see B-239-2012). The first spill was reported as an overfill. This time the driver of the truck claims he only put 4 gallons of fuel into the tank before fuel was coming out the vent. The fill and vent pipes for this tank are somewhat convoluted. I suspect there was product in the vent from the last spill, and the force of the air exiting the tank forced it out. Dead River personnel cleaned up a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly. The system is being checked by Dead River before anymore deliveries are made. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-349-2012*on 7/12/2012, Janet Maynard called to report a sheen around her dock on Alamoosook Lake in Orland. When I arrived, the sheen was still visible but had nearly completely dissipated. No source was obvious. Ms. Maynard suspected neighbors down the shore had spilled gasoline while fueling a boat, but this could not be verified. No recovery was possible and I told Ms. Maynard to call me back if a sheen returned. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-350-2012*On 7/3/2012, an anonymous complaint came in to this office concerning a sunken recreational motor boat at the ramp in Fletcher's Landing Township. When I arrived, a 6 gallon portable gasoline can had floated out of the boat and was leaking. I removed the tank from the boat and disposed of the unspilled product. I observed a small sheen around the craft when I arrived, but it had nearly entirely dissipated when I left the scene. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-351-2012*On 7.13.12,  Maine State Police reported an oil spill at the entered location.  I responded to the spill and observed an hydraulic spill in the breakdown lane.  It appeared that a 5-gallon bucket had fallen off a vehicle or was tossed along the road way.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Bangor Fire Department staff deployed Speedi-Dri.  The spill was not in the immediate travel lanes.  Safety was not ideal along this busy section.  The spill posed no risk and the sorbent was left to soak up the oil.  Maine Department of Transportation was notified to assess the spill, and potentially sweep it up, if they deemed it necessary, or as part of road side clean up.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-352-2012*On 7.14.12, received anonymous complaint, through Maine State Police, of illegal dumping of oil at the entered location.  The complaint advises that oil from cars is being drained on the ground.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff inspected the site and found the complaint to be unfounded.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-353-2012*On 7.14.12, Jerry, a service technician, with Webber Oil Company, reported a leaking above ground supply tank at the entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a 275 gallon capacity above ground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  I met with Mr. Thibodeau, who advised that he first began sensing fuel odors on or about 7.7.12, and that it was a visit from his daughter that prompted him to call Webber Oil Company.  A magnet patch had been deployed and Webber was making arrangements to have the tank pumped off.  It appeared that the tank has a corrosion hole.  I recovered sorbent pads that had been deployed by Webber, and spread Speedi-Dri over the impacted area.  The spill, an estimated one gallon, had impacted the concrete floor under the tank, an approximate 3 feet by 4 feet area, and the bottom wooden plate of an adjacent wall.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the basement were 22 parts per million (ppm) to 3.5 ppm, dissipating upward into the breathing zone and away from the spill area.  The first floor living space was zero.  A residential fan was installed in the basement to ventilate the basement area.  The impacted area was closed off from the rest of the finished basement.  An olfactory presence of fuel oil was detectable in the basement, but dissipated to non-detectable on the first floor.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection temporary tank was installed, until the impacted area was clean and sealed by Serv-Pro, Old Town.

On 7.25.12,  I inspected the area and determined the cleanup satisfactory.  There was no olfactory presence of fuel oil in the basement.  The spill may have occurred on 7.7.12, as Mr. Thibodeau indicated he began to detect an oil odor, but the spill was not discovered until 7.14.12.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-354-2012*On 7/16/12, Kevin Peterson, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that a tree had fall on a transformer located near 251 Whitemore Landing Road in Hudson.  The impact caused the pole to break and the transformer to fall and 5 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil discharged to the ground.  A Bangor Hydro crew removed all oil contaminated soil and grass which was taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-379-2012*On 7/17/2012 in Thorndike, Thompsons Oil reported an oil spill. The estimated 70 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from a corroded outside oil supply tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. On 7/19/2012, Meklin & Sons Excavation was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. During the excavation, bedrock was reached in areas at <2 feet. A total of 6.28 tons of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Dragon Products in Thomaston for disposal. The site is served by a drilled well for drinking water and the case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
I-147-2012*On 7-26-12, Danny Lavassaur of Huber Engineered Woods called to report that there had been a 25 gallon spill at their log yard that day. While an employee was training on a log loader, a hydraulic hose broke. They hired Allen's environmental to pick up all contaminated wood chips and fines and disposed of them at Presque Isle Landfill. No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
I-133-2012*On 7-17-12, Sean Gillan of MDEA in Houlton called to request assistance in the seizure of Meth producing chemicals from the car of a suspected producer of the drug. DEA had seized the car and it was in the impoundment at the State Police Barracks in Houlton. I met with Sean and the DEA entry team at the facility. A variety of chemicals including coleman fuel, caustic drain cleaner, lithium and the Meth producing vessel was over packed and brought back to the Presque Isle office for later disposal as Hazardous Waste.
A-368-2012*John Bergen contacted this office to report some abandoned wastes along the Central Maine Power right of way off Cummett Mountain Road.  Mr. Bergen walks along the power line and spotted the abandoned material.  It appeared that unknown persons had backed a pickup truck into the woods and unloaded some unwanted materials.  The stuff had been there for years based on the accumulated pine needles and rusted condition of the containers.  I recovered four @ 5 gallon buckets of waste hydraulic oil/water and three gallon cans of paint.  There was a good pile of solid waste too that was left there with scrap wood, metal, oil filters, and assorted junk.  I took the liquid wastes to avoid further degradation of the area, but left the solid waste.  It appeared that a small volume of oil had impacted the soil in the area from rain water displacing the waste oil.  No drinking water resources are at risk from this small discharge.  No further action is expected by Response.
A-369-2012*On 7/11/12, 1320 hours, Petty Officer Desalvo from the U S Coast Guard reported that they had received a report from a boater that there was a red oil sheen smelling like diesel fuel in Linekin Bay in Boothbay Harbor. I contacted Petty Officer Desalvo and he transferred me to Chief Ware, the investigating officer. He reported that a Coast Guard small boat crew had gone to the area and found a heavy sheen about 250 yards long off shore along the Appalachee Road area. He requested that I meet him there to assist in the investigation and any oil recovery. I met him and we surveyed the area aboard the Coast Guard vessel. A home owner in the area reported that the spill had been in the area since 1000 that morning. Vessels were checked in the area and no evidence of spilling was found. The Coast Guard checked the area the next day and the sheen had dissipated.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-370-2012* On 7-11-2012 Kevin O'Leary, of One Steel, called this office to report the release of about one quart of hydraulic oil. The spill occurred when a motor was removed from a piece of equipment and hydraulic oil spilled onto the ground. One Steel is a metal recycling facility located in the town of Oakland. They cleaned up the spilled hydraulic oil themselves. No site visit was deemed necessary and no further action from Response Services will be required.
A-371-2012*7/11/12 1629 Waterville Fire Department reported that they were at the corner of West River Road and Abenaki Road where a spill of an unknown oil had occurred. They reported that the spill originated at the west end of the Carter Memorial Bridge in the west bound lane. A line of oil traveled along Carter Memorial Drive onto Abenaki Road and then onto West River Drive with puddles at the corners of Abenaki Road and Carter Memorial Drive and Abenaki Road and West River Drive. They were collecting oil at the corners with absorbent material and oil absorbent pads. They reported that no oil had run off the pavement and the area is served by public water. They reported that the oil appeared to be unused lubricating oil  of some type. I went to the scene and the Fire Department had finished the clean-up. The spill started at the west end of the bridge right after a bump formed by the bridge expansion joint. It is possible that a container in the back of a truck tipped over spilling the oil when a truck hit the bump. The concentration of oil cleaned up was at the turns at the intersections. No spiller was found and the stained pavement ended several hundred yards south bound on West River Road. The oiled absorbent and pads the Fire Department used to clean up the recoverable oil was picked up at the Fire Department and transported to the DEP warehouse for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-372-2012*On 7-11-2012, C B Haskell called this office to report an oil leak spill, at the residence of Ron Peters. The home is located at 239 Doyle Road, in the town of Whitefield. C B Haskell delivered oil to Ron's outside tank, when it should have gone to his father's (Arthur Peters) oil tank. These two homes are next to each other. Several hours after the delivery, Ron returned home and found the tank leaking. He used a twig to plug the hole in the bottom of the tank. C B Haskell was then notified and responded to the scene. I was also notified.  Before my arrival the tank had been pumped out and several employees had begun to remove the oil contaminated soil, using hand shovels.  Approximately one yard of soil was removed. This soil was later transported to Dragon Products for disposal. C B Haskell will be paying for the pump out and disposal of the soil.  No further remedial action is deemed necessary. No further action by Response Services will be required at this time.
A-373-2012*Elevated photo ionization detector (PID) readings were discovered during geo probe sampling conducted as a portion of a site assessment at the former Verizon New England Garage. Joel Trifilo, with GeoInsight Inc., reported getting readings in excess of 300 parts per million in the location where an underground storage tank (UST) was removed in 1997. No private or public drinking water wells are located near the contamination. No further disturbance of the contaminated materials are expected, and no further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-374-2012*During the cleaning and removal of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the physical plant for AMHI campus, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) discovered some contamination from No. 6 fuel oil overfills had occurred. The AST was being removed during the ongoing boiler replacement project. EPI removed the visibly impacted materials and drummed them for disposal. Initially they called to obtain an oil spill debris form, but decided it was unnecessary because of the small amount of material recovered. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-375-2012*On 7/13/2012 in Oakland, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of spilled K1 fuel oil oil resulted from corrosion of an outside oil supply tank. A site visit was made to assess the situation. On 7/17/2012, Mackenzie Landscaping was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. A total of 2.82 tons of soil was removed and taken to Manzer Paving in Phillips for disposal. No further response action is expected.
A-376-2012*A single vehicle accident resulted in a leaking saddle tank.  An estimated ten gallons of diesel was lost to the pavement and collected with sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-377-2012*7/14/12 1930 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power reported that 1 cup of transformer oil had leaked to the pavement and grass below a pole mounted transformer when a car hit the pole. The transformer was not tagged with PCB content of the oil so laboratory analysis was done. The pavement was reportedly cleaned up with speedy dry and washed. The oil impacted grass and soil were removed to 4 to 6 inch depth resulting in 3/4 of a 55 gallon drum of soil. Laboratory analysis results indicated that the oil had a PCB content of 18 ppm. No further clean-up was required. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-586-2012*The Department was contacted regarding the discovery of a possible underground storage tank (UST) at 398 River Road, Bowdoinham, ME.  The discovery was made by a realtor when oil was observed in a pipe protruding from the garage floor.

On 7/24/2012, Franki Delany and I followed-up on the complaint and didn't discover an UST.  We started by checking the area around the pipe with a metal detector, which indicated that something ran the width of the garage.  The pavement in the garage was degraded enough to allow us to remove a section adjacent to the pipe.  Removal of the pavement revealed the piping running the width of the garage towards an enclosed entryway.  We checked the basement for any piping protruding from the walls.  Nothing was observed.  Next, we tried to snake the piping, but were unsuccessful, most likely due to the fact that it was filled with concrete.  There might have been 1/2 oz. of oil, on water, in the piping that we removed with sorbents.

Next, we checked the area in the entryway with the metal detector.  Nothing was detected, except in the general area of the pipe.   We pulled back the carpeting which revealed a concrete floor with what appeared to be an area that had been patched.  Further investigation supported this assumption.

I spoke with Ms. Jones who stated that she was told, when she purchased the property, that the UST was removed sometime in the 1980s.  From what I observed, I would have to agree with that statement and the piping was abandoned in-place.  The UST registration was amended to reflex these findings.

No further Response Services action required.
I-142-2012*7/24/12 I received a call from Michelle Eastman regarding some oil that her and her husband found in their backyard.  Michelle stated that they noticed a black spot about one foot in size when out mowing the lawn about a week or so ago.  They dug a hole and shoveled it up and disposed of it.  About a week later they noticed that black oil (looks like used motor oil) flowed/seeped into the bottom of the hole.  Michelle requested that Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) come out to see why this oil is seeping into their backyard.

07/25/12 I met Mathew Eastman at the site.  The blackish oil looks like used motor oil.  I put a sorbent pad down in the bottom of the one foot deep hole to soak up the oil.  The oil was very thick and appeared to be more like roofing tar than used motor oil. I checked the site adjacent to the dug hole with a metal detector and picked up indication of metal below the surface of the ground in the vicinity of the hole containing oil.  I dug out the hole to about 2 feet in diameter, encountered more gooey black materials in this hand dug 2 foot diameter hole.  There is very little odor and thick consistency limits the ability of this to travel down in the soil profile.

The Eastman's are on town water and sewer.  I recommended that Mathew contract with a backhoe operator to dig up what looks to be an old dumpsite for roofing tar and other possible building debris.  Mathew mentioned that they had only purchased the property a little over a year ago.  When they bought the property there had been a mobile home on the property that had burned. I told Mathew to contact DIG Safe and contact the town of Ashland so that any buried utilities may be identified/located prior to digging. I told Mathew to give me a call when he begins to dig and I can oversee the excavation.

Attempted to contact Matt via telecom several times over the past few years.  No contact was successful.  Assume that Matt cleaned up the roofing tar as had been discussed during site visit.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-575-2012*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste reporting that one of their trash trucks had blown a hydraulic hose at 240 Danforth Street.  The spill was contained on the paved surface and Pine Tree Waste employees cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-150-2012*A crane owned by Gary Bonville was being towed to his salvage yard.  The crane became free and rolled over onto its side into a ditch 5.1 miles out of Presque Isle on the Chapman Road in Chapman.  Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil and 0.5 gallon of diesel leaked onto the Chapman Road and into the ditch.  Adsorbent pads and cat litter were used to adsorb the major portion of the spilled product.  On Monday, July 30, 2012, Mr. Bonville returned with a crew and hand shoveled one quarter yard of contaminated soil for removal to Presque Isle land fill.
A-407-2012*A small amount of lube oil was lost from a locomotive.  The oil was collected by Pan Am employees.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-158-2012*Andy White of White's Service Station in Washburn was interested in purchasing the former Griffin's One-Stop @ 1094 Washburn Rd in Washburn. This reg UST#19776 has two UST that have been taken out of service for several years when that gas station went out of business.  Andy has contacted the DEP's Oil & Hazardous Waste facilities Division (the Tanks Unit) in Augusta as well as staff @ the Presque Isle Regional Office to determine how to return these USTs back to service. The One-Stop had its tanks installed in 1997 (warranty thru 2027). there are two 8,000 gallon "Elutron tanks"  One of the tanks is a split compartment with each chamber containing 4,000 gallon capacity storage.  The sale did not occur.  No further involvement by DEP Response Services is expected.



P-595-2012*I was contacted by Zachary Roberge of R&R Oil reporting that a customer had her tank vandalized.  I arrived to find that someone had vandalized the tank and had unscrewed the copper line from the filter causing all of the oil in the tank to drain out onto the ground.  Before this incident there was half a tank of oil and after the tank was empty so about 125 gallons were lost.  I hired Boom Technology to install a ventilation fan under the skirt of the mobile home to help alleviate the vapors inside the house.  The following Monday Boom Technology vactored out the soil from underneath the tank, it was all sand and the oil had flowed through the sand to groundwater which we encountered at about 8 feet below grade.  As soon as we reached groundwater the excavation filled with oil (see photos).  We installed a 12 inch diameter slotted recovery well and back filled with 3/4 inch stone.  The next morning there was 8 inches of free product in the recovery well.  I contacted Technical Services and they installed one of their treatment trailers.  After the trailer was installed there was a mechanical failure and some of the recovered oil spilled onto the ground.  Don White oversaw the excavation of the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-380-2012*A small aluminum boat was neglected in the Kennebec River and rainwater filled it until it sank in the mud.  The weight of the sinking boat caused the outboard motor to detach from the transom and fall into the shallow water at the river's edge.  A sheen was reported, but when I arrived there was no sign of sheening.  The Hallowell Police Department was able to find the boat owner and he removed the boat and motor from the river.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-381-2012* On 7-16-2012 Eric Greiner, of Dragon Products, called this office to report the release of hydraulic oil. This release of about twenty gallons of hydraulic occurred the day before at the Dragon cement facility in the town of Thomaston. A hose ruptured spilling oil onto the concrete floor and a pile of sand. This hose ruptured occurred on the rock crusher. The oil contaminated sand was added to the cement process.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is required.
A-383-2012*Chief Marc Candage from Vinalhaven Fire Dept. contacted this office to report an oil spill at the State Ferry Service building.  A line leak between the 275 gallon supply tank and furnace leaked filling the secondary containment sleeve and spilling a small volume to concrete surface.  Sorbent litter was used to recover spilled oil.  An oil burner technician was hired to replace the leaking line.  No site visit was required by DEP.  Dwight Doughty from Dept. Transportation Environmental section did travel out to the island to inspect the spill and ensure no vapor issues resulted.  No further actions are expected by Response.
A-385-2012*Sargent Corporation reported a hydraulic oil release. This spill was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment. The oil spilled onto the soil and the soil was removed and disposed of at Waste Management's Landfill in Norridgewock ME.  This spill occurred during the construction of the new hospital in Augusta. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-386-2012*On 7/18/2012, in Randolph, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of a 1/2 pint of #2 fuel oil occurred during a tank replacement. The spill was cleaned up by employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-387-2012*On 7/18/2012 in Friendship, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 4 to 7 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of the transformer being shot by a gun. The spill was cleaned up By CMP with sorbent material and removing contaminated soil. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-388-2012*Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) contacted this office to report a car accident that resulted in a transformer leaking oil to the ground.  The oil was not contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl.  CMP personnel responded to the scene and repaired the damaged pole and transformer.  They also excavated contaminated soil from the ditch, and wiped spilled oil from the pavement with sorbent.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
I-151-2012*8/1/12 Received a call from Gerry Scott, Dispatcher from Dead River Company - Houlton branch.  Gerry called to report a spill estimated at less than a gallon of #2 heating oil as the result of an overfull tank that may have had product expansion due to the warm weather over the past several weeks.  Dead River Company delivered fuel to the home over a month ago, but just received a complaint from Mr. Dunn the homeowner regarding fuel odors in the basement from the oil storage tank area.  DR crews did a site visit and found that a small amount of oil was weeping out around the fill pipe connection to the oil storage tank.  No fuel had reached the concrete basement floor.  DR crews wiped down the oil storage tank and pumped off 5 gallons to provide greater ullage space for expansion of fuel. Oily debris pads were taken to DR warehouse for disposal with other oily debris waste stream.  No action is needed at this time by Response Services staff
P-609-2012*On 8/1/12 I received a call from Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors reporting a spill in at a customer's residence in Yarmouth.  Clean Harbors had been hired to remove an old out of service above ground storage tank located in a crawl space beneath the home.  The homeowner, David Barnard, had indicated the tank was empty and a Clean Harbors supervisor "tapped" on the side of the tank and believed it was empty too.

When the Clean Harbors crew arrived on site on 8/1, the used a saw to cut the piping for the vent and fill pipes from the top of the tank.  They then leaned over the top of the tank to look inside to verify the tank was empty and the tank's legs collapsed causing the tank to collapse and breaking off the firematic valve to the tank.  It was then discovered that the tank was not empty as oil begain to leak from the tank.  The crew was unable to lift the tank to stop the leak due to its weight.  They had to wait for a vacuum truck to arrive to empty the tank.  They collected as much oil as they could with sorbent pads while they waited.

When the truck arrived, 100 gallons of unspilled oil was removed from the tank.  I arrived shortly after the tank was empty.  I observed oil odor under the home and around the opening to the crawl space.  Clean Harbors had arranged for a vactor truck to respond to the site that day and begin removal of the oily soil under the tank.  Eventually, the tank was removed as well as an old out of service furnace and a couple of concrete pads that the tank and furnace had set upon.  All accesible contaminated soils were removed by vactor.  The only areas not removed were areas immediately adjacent to support posts under the home.  The removal of the soil appeared to resolve the oil odor in the home.  No further action is required.
I-156-2012*7/31/16 I received a call from George Wilcox, a Technical Consultant with NVT Technologies, regarding the discovery of water in the interstitial space of Underground Storage Tank (UST) Reg#10582  Tank#1 during an annual inspection.  This matter has been referred to the Department Of Environmental Protection (DEP) Tanks compliance unit for further investigation/mitigation work if needed.  NVT is planning to have the water pumped/vacuumed out of this interstitial space.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-157-2012*08/2/12 Received a call from Kevin Peterson of Maine Public Services (MPS) regarding the discovery of oil in the oily/water separator at their Flo's Inn Sub Station on the Pankhurst Siding Rd., Presque Isle.  The oil water separator processes the effluent of the piping under drains in the fenced in substation at Flo's Inn Sub Station.  Kevin inspects the oil water separator once per month for any product.  He did a walk around inspection of the substation after finding oil in the oil water separator.  The oil did not appear to be leaking from any of the electrical transformers, or the diesel generators.  The associated tanks had been drained.  Kevin stated that the oil in the separator looks like burnt oil-used motor oil or possibly used hydraulic oil.  This oil did not look like transformer oil.  Kevin didn't know the source at this time, and was going to investigate the possibility of the diesel generators weeping some oil from their oil pans, but is skeptical this is the source.  The outfall pipe from the oil water separator was inspected and there was a small amount of sheening.  Kevin had placed sorbent boom and pads down at this outfall pipe and ditch.  Talked to Kevin about cleaning out (pumping out) the oil water separator and wiping down the area of the outfall pipe that had sheening.  In addition, Kevin had MPS staff  perform daily inspections of this separator to see if oil continues to come into the separator.  Kevin will continue to investigate the source of the oil getting into the separator and contact MDEP with additional info as it becomes available.  Kevin will be putting together a spill report on this incident.  Asked Kevin if he needed assistance on-site with this matter - they are ok at this time.

8/15/12 Had a teleconference between Matt Allen, MPS Environmental Manager, and Kevin Peterson, Senior Environmental Specialist regarding the status of the oil coming into the Flo's Inn Substation under drain - oil/water separator containment system.  The oil has had a comparative analysis completed and it is lube oil that appears to be originating from one of the diesel generators within the sub-station.  The oil is still coming into the oil/water separator which is being checked twice a day and padded off or pumped off into drums depending upon the volume.  MPS staff have met on-site with owners of the diesel generator - Algonquin Power.  Mike McCann is the person who met on-site representing Algonquin.  MPS staff (Matt Allen and Kevin Peterson) will send a letter to Algonquin Power requesting they work with them to remediate the site and stop the leak from the generator(s).  MPS has requested the MDEP also contact Algonquin to move them toward fixing this issue.  Each of the three generators hold approximately 350-400 gallons of lubricating oil.  The generators are currently not in use.  The sub-station under drain system has lateral piping and collection points that would take in any leaks from these three (3) generators and send it through the oil/water separator.  MDEP will wait to receive a letter or e-mail from Maine Public Service to Algonquin with the contact info and source of problem ID' d.  Site investigation within the substation yard can then be focused with geo-probing around these generator buildings.

09/05/12 Meeting with Kevin Peterson, MPS, Mike McGann, Algonquin Power (AP) and MDEP Response to discuss status of site investigation by Algonquin Power.  There were several hand dug holes around the outside edge of the old diesel generators the did not indicated any evidence of lube/gear oil spillage/leak from these units.  Mike McCann also said that no low level alarms were recorded on these units belly pans.  All units have been drained of lube oil - approx. 380 gallons per unit. (3 diesel generators).  Mike McGann stated that the amount of oil pumped out of the belly pans of the generators were consistent with what they should contain.  Discussed the locations of the su
B-400-2012*Kevin Lowe was selling his house at 10 Knox Avenue, in Bangor, when he found a underground storage tank (UST) in the back of the house.  I checked the UST and a sheen was observed on top of the water inside the tank.  Approximately 15 inches of clay was observed on top of the tank in the 2' by 2' section of soil the owner removed.   No contamination was observed in these soils.  The owner hired PSC Industrial Services to remove the oily water from the tank so it could be backfilled with flowable fill and abandoned in placed.  Part of the tank is located under the floating slab for the house.   No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-401-2012*At 1347 hours, on August 6, 2012, Ms. Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric, reported a 1 pint spill of diesel in their gravel parking lot at 678 Main Street in Bangor.   They removed gravel from the area that was stained, and had it hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.   They believe fuel leaked from a fuel tank on one of their trucks, possibly from a loose cap or from fuel expansion on one of these hot days over the weekend.  They are looking at their trucks just in case the cause is something that is not a one time incident.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-626-2012*
SUMMARY
   This report covers the assessment of a prohibited petroleum discharge and planned abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by Cumberland Farms Gulf Inc. (CFG).  The facility was planned to be removed and replaced by Gaftek LLC during the summer.  Lauren Roberts and Julien Chambert of AECOM were the environmental consultant for CFG onsite for the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.
   Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was primary MDEP Response Division representative, Peter Eremita was primary MDEP Technical Services Division representative.  MDEP staff spent significant time planning and working with AECOM and with CFG planning an effective facility replacement.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   The location is dense, sub-urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  To the southwest across Washington Avenue is the former Angies Service UST facility abandoned in 2002.  To the south is Angelone Pizza, reported to be a former Mobil gas station and UST facility thought to be abandoned-by-removal in the 1970's or 1980's.  A 1954 photo shows a GULF gas station and repair garage at this location with fuel dispensers located in the heavily contaminated area documented in 1996 and at other times.  A year 2011, Phase-1 assessment by MAI Environmental notes four 1957-age USTs installed in the same location as the three 8000-gallon 1985 USTs; and six 1967-age USTs were installed east of the building.

   Prohibited oil discharges have been reported at the site since 1985 (see report P-10-1985) when the facility was being replaced by CTI George Erskine; two additional out-of-service USTs were reported found.   A 5/15/86 removal notice notes two out-of-service USTs reported to have been removed by Erskine apparently the out-of-service tanks found in 1985.
    Report P-641-1996, confirmed significant weathered gasoline discharges in the UST piping and dispenser areas; and with VOCs detected in an offsite sewer manway and an INTERMEDIATE CLEAN-UP GOAL.  Less contamination was found in the UST area in 1996, perhaps since the soil around the tanks was new with the 1985 UST installation.  In addition to the USTs, there are often gross discharges and contamination associated with the product piping and dispensers prior to the introduction of double-wall piping, spill buckets, and dispenser sumps.  As CFG owned a refinery in 1996 I understand that they could not apply for the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage for the discharges to date.
    P-301-2009 covers weathered gasoline contamination to soil west of the dispenser area and groundwater that CFG had refused to remove in 1996.  This contaminated area was excavated to repair a sewer line.  Sampling in 2009 documented 185 parts per million (ppm) Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) in groundwater (gw), 2.8-ppm GRO in soil and 16.8-ppm GRP in soil (see 641-96).  This sewer line may have been the pathway for apparent gasoline contamination measured in the Washington Avenue sewer manway back in 1996.
   Soil types under the facility, based on the 1996 excavation, are silty-clay and silty-sand.  Groundwater flow appears to be to the south toward the corner of Washington and Ocean Avenue following the slope of the land and groundwater depth has been documented from 3' to 6' below grade.
   In 2012 MDEP Tech Services had MAI Environmental perform a soil gas survey of the facility.  Though (non-sewer gas) VOC's were found in an offsite sewer manway in 1996 (see P-641-1996), MDEP Tech Services advised an EXCAVATION/CONSTRUCTION WORKER CLEAN-UP GOAL in 2012.
   On 7/31/12, AECOM advanced additional Geoprobes and reported to MDEP about 100-ppm bag-headspace readings in the UST area, 2800-ppm in the dispenser area, and about 260-ppm by Ocean and Washington Aves. (see e-mail of 7/31/12 and AECOM
P-634-2012*
   This report covers the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by 7-Eleven Corporation.  The primary contact for 7-Eleven was Ms. Jaime (Hussey) Taylor of AECOM (formerly known as ENSR) which performed the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.  The abandonment and facility replacement was performed by Gaftek LLC  under Certified Tank Installer Paul Thompson.  The primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) representatives were Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Response Services, and Peter Eremita of MDEP Technical Services Division.  The contact with the Old Orchard Beach Sewer Department (OOBSD) was Christopher White.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
    5/3/12: Ms. Hussey reported to MDEP that during February 2012, pre-removal characterization of the site for evidence of discharges AECOM confirmed contamination exceeding 5-ppm in groundwater (gw) and soil.  AECOM, for 7-Eleven was seeking guidance from Eremita and me on dewatered groundwater management for the replacement UST installation.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
    The location is dense, suburban commercial and residential use area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though fine to medium sands down to at least 15' have been documented and a year 2012 pump test indicated very strong groundwater (gw) recharge.  There are no mapped public drinking water wells I noted within 1000' of the facility, and I am unaware of private water wells within 300' of the facility.  In February 2012, AECOM noted gw at about 5' below grade (bg); in September 1999, we had noted gw at 2' bg.
    An OOBSD employee we met with stated that this site was a gas station (Goodwin's Garage) with USTs prior to the 1986 installation and conversion to a 7-Eleven, but the location and status of the former USTs are unknown.  There was reported a possibility of an out-of-service UST remaining under the west corner of the lot.  A Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey by Mark Woodruff on 9/19/12 found no evidence of a UST in this area, just possible conduit or pipes.
    In the past this site has been known as 7-Eleven Store #317, Christy's store #317, and is now 7-Eleven store #32542.  A Tier 2 CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER Clean-Up Goal was assigned to the site.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
    MDEP Report P-579-1993 covers a surface discharge at dispenser-1, and gasoline odor and oil sheen on gw over the UST area; gw was at 3' bg.  In 1993 no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage was requested for this contamination.
    P-695-1999 covers the investigation of and repair of a split in a fiberglass UST and ingress of 53" of water into the tank. Gasoline odor and oil sheen was noted on the gw.  Laboratory analysis of gw confirmed gasoline contamination in the gw, higher than that found in 2012, but no or little MTBE.  No Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage was requested for this/these discharges.
    P-983-2002 describes gasoline contamination to soil found under three dispensers at the facility during a facility inspection.  No clean-up was pursued at the time because of the difficulty of removing the soil without disturbing the active UST facility.  No Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage was requested for this contamination.
    During the 2012 UST replacement, fresh discharges to soil were confirmed under two of the dispensers which had no containment sumps.  This contamination was assessed to be from 9/18/12, when Gaftek removed the dispensers. Little to no prohibited discharges were noted in the UST fill until water table where old, weathered oil contamination and stained soil was noted.  This weathered oil contamination may be from the pre-1986 installation.
    Depending on groundwater flow it was considered that oil discharges could have migrated to this property from two former UST facility across Saco A
P-636-2012*   This report covers investigation of this former retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in relation as to possibly contributing to gasoline contamination confirmed at the 7-Eleven gas station across Saco Ave. from this site.

FACILITY INFORMATION
    An Old orchard Beach (OOB) Sewer Department employee identified this property as the former One Stop Gas station removed about 20 years before.  Gaftek LLC also confirmed an old, former UST facility gas station located here.  A file search identified the site as that registered as the Kanex Company with two 6000-gallon, cathodically protected (CP), single-wall steel USTs for gasoline that were installed in 1969, and then abandoned-by-removal on 6/1/90 (CP protected tanks in 1969 is unusual and rare).  In 1990 there was no requirement a Chapter 691 UST site assessment requirement with abandonment, and with no Maine DEP spill report found on the site I found no information on abandonment and evidence of petroleum discharges from the tanks, dispensers and piping.  Old gas station/repair garages like this often had waste oil and heating oil USTs but there are no USTs such as this registered at this time.
     The area is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Research at the 7-Eleven indicates that groundwater flow is to the south, from this site at 202 Saco Ave. south toward the 7-Eleven property.  Onsite on 8/7/12, I noted no remaining evidence of UST fill or vent pipes and no dispenser islands.  The building was also gone with just broken pavement and concrete walkway for the former building left, the parcel is an undeveloped open lot.

CONCLUSIONS
1)    At this time I believe there is not enough evidence that this site may be a contributing source of prohibited petroleum contamination to the 7-Eleven property to require an environmental site assessment (ESA) of the property.  A Phase-2 ESA is recommended prior to redeveloping or selling the property.
2)    In 1990, prior to the requirement for UST closure assessments, it was not uncommon for removal contractors to not note and report evidence of discharges.
3)    At the time of my site visit the property was for sale through Maine Real Estate, 207-282-5000.  A Phase-2 evironmental site assessment would be prudent prior to any site redevelopment.
4)    No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are planned at this time.  See also P-634-2012 for additional information.  This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment and does not imply that the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
I-159-2012*8/2/12 Received a fax spill report from Huber Wood regarding a spill of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a chaffed hydraulic hose under the loader cat walk.  Huber shift crew used wood fines to soak up debris and then called Vacuum truck services from Allen's Environmental Services to vacuum up and dispose of at landfill or boiler fuel.  Huber crew used Kevlar coating on the new hose and will continue to watch for wear on this hose with daily inspections.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-538-2012*July 03, 2012, I received a phone call from Andrew Flint of the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection. Mr. Flint was reporting soil contamination at Freeport Auto Parts in Freeport. He asked me to investigate further and supervise the clean-up.

July 12, 2012, I arrived at the site and began clean-up with John Ingerson, the owner of the property. He excavated 229.56 tons of contaminated soil from the property.

I administered the shake test to determine when we reached acceptable levels in the soil. At that time no storm drains or wells were impacted by the leaks in Mr. Ingerson's junkyard.

No further DEP Response Services action required at this time.
P-589-2012*
NOTIFICATION
   7/25/12: Mr. Marchewka of MAI Environmental notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Service Division, of diesel and gasoline contamination found during excavation adjacent to this building.  The discharges to soil were attributed to motor fuel underground oil storage tanks (USTs) on the site until 1987.  The site was also already under review by Ms. Tracy Kelly of MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) unit since 2011.

FACILITY HISTORY
   According to MDEP UST registration files and Mr. Marchewka: this location had 4000-gallon diesel and gasoline USTs abandoned-by-removal on 5/1/1987, the tanks having been used by Jetline Services Company that was located across the street (now ENPRO Services facility).  I've found no record of discharges being reported to MDEP during the 1987 UST abandonment.
    This contamination was recently discovered during the re-installation of the building perimeter drainage pipe around the SW side of the building.  This drain pipe was excavated and installed in 2011 but it appears that the oil discharge was not reported to MDEP at that time.

ASSESSMENT
    The location is urban commercial use located near several licensed oil terminals, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The soils I observed around the building were dense silt-clay, hence the need for drainage pipe.  The oil contamination appeared weathered and there was no free product or oil saturated soil.  Tracy Kelly advised me that their VRAP guidelines required that excavated oiled-soil be removed offsite and not be re-used onsite (returned to the excavation).  This soil was removed for disposal only to allow installation of the drainage pipe and crushed stone, no known sensitive receptors are effected and no remediation was required by MDEP.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   No remediation was required by MDEP Response which issued an Oil spill Debris Form for oiled-soil recycling to CPRC Group which recorded 15.88 tons received.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   As this UST facility was abandoned prior to 1990 and no discharges were reported at the time, I understand it is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage.
2.  See the report of MAI, the MDEP UST Registration file, and the MDEP VRAP report for further details.

S Brezinski
P-590-2012*During the removal of a 10,000 gallon, cathodically protected, double walled, steel underground storage tank (UST), a small amount of soil contamination was discovered around the spill bucket for the fill drop tube.  Diesel is believed to have been released from the threads.  Contamination was extremely local, approximately 1.5 yards of material was stockpiled for disposal.  Afterwards, the surrounding material was field screened; the results were non detect. The remainder of the material surrounding the diesel UST and the gasoline UST it abutted was field screened during their removal.  No other contamination was identified.  For specifics, consult the site assessment in the tank file.
A-464-2012*A spill of an estimated 6 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred when a hydraulic hose on a compost turner had a fitting failure. The oil contaminated an estimated 4-5 cubic yards of compost. New England Organics personnel removed the contaminated material and transported it to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for disposal. A spill debris form was provided to Mary Waring to facilitate disposal. No site visit was made and no further actions by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-383-2012*At 0950 hours, on July 31, 2012, Mark Wiggins, of Anderson Trucking Service, Inc., reported a 1 cup spill of gasoline from a 3-4 gallon tank on the piece of wind mill project equipment.  Anderson Trucking Service was hauling a large heavy piece of equipment for the windmill project, when the trailer tires encountered the soft shoulder causing the trailer and its load to flip over.   In the piece of equipment being hauled, there is a 3-4 gallon tank with gasoline in it.  It appears that gasoline was slowly dripping out of the vent.  According to Mr. Wiggins, a cup of gasoline had leaked out over the past 24 hours, and it appears most of it had evaporated.   They plan to upright the trailer and load as soon as possible.   They will look at the area of concern at that time, to see if any gasoline made it to the ground.  No excavation was required.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-558-2012*July 11, 2012, A.C. Electric reported a diesel leak from one of their 1 ton trucks on the routes of 202 and 100 in Auburn.

Approximately 4 gallons of diesel leaked from the filter of the truck onto the pavement. Speedy dry was applied to the surface and removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-163-2012*8.2.12  Maine DOT reported a waste oil spill in the ditch at the entered location.  The location is the site of a DOT re-paving job.  The reporter indicates that sometime overnight someone dump approximately two gallons of waste oil, on top of hay that the DOT had laid in the roadside ditch.  DOT used sorbents to collect the oil and impacted hay and put it into a five gallon pale that would be transported to a Augusta DOT facility for later disposal by a qualified contractor or disposal facility.

No further Response actions anticipated.

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I-164-2012*8/2/12 Recieved a complaint from town manager Jim Gardiner of Easton regarding the discharge of automobile fluids from a junkyard owned and operated by Roderick Plourde.  Town Manager was directed by Board of Selectmen to call Maine DEP for assistance.

8/3/12 Staff site visit to Junkyard, did not observe any activity that appears to be junkyard.  Property had only one disabled vehicle and and did not see any visible signs of dicharge of oil and anti-freeze of any signficance.  Property has a messy appearance but is more of a local code enforcement issue that any significant environmental impact/risk.  No further action is planned or warranted at this time by Response Services staff.
P-625-2012*Mrs. Tilton noticed an oil odor Thursday evening, but didn't investigate until the morning.  When she looked at the horizontal tank, she could see it dripping steadily and called her oil company, Dead River (DR), and they advised her to place a pan/container beneath the discharge and dispatched technicians.  They arrived to pump off the remaining fuel (about 20 inches) in to a temporary tank, and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the spill. They also removed some soil from beneath the tank and an approximately 2 x 2 x 2 feet hole was created.

The call was routed to Portland office and placed in my mailbox, but I did not receive the call/information until Monday morning.  I visited with Mrs. Tilton to assess the cleanup effort of DR and discuss any issues she and her husband might have about the circumstances surrounding the release.  I removed some additional soil and ask Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services for a second opinion regarding contamination levels I was detecting in my scaled down remediation.

Peter came to the site and we screened soils with a photoionization detector (PID) and a few colorimetric shake tests. To a depth of 32 inches, we were still achieving positive hits on one of the four walls of the excavation.  It was decided the loss was smaller than initially suspected, and that hand digging was an option. I made arraignments to begin the excavation Wednesday morning.  With the assistance of Mr. Richards, Vince, and a young Richards, I excavated into five gallon buckets, which were dumped into a Kubota tractor bucket and transported to the dump trailer.  This particular dig resulted in a removal of 1.26 tons of hard packed sand/gravel.  The soils at the extent of the excavation gave negative results in the screenings. Confident with the cleanup, the process was reversed.  Clean soil was brought to the road side in the parks dump truck, transported to back or the home, where it was shoveled into a wheel barrow and dumped and compacted in the hole.

The Tiltons will receive assistance from MDEP staff person Peter Moulton, with a double walled fiberglass tank (within public drinking water zone, for the park), with a minimal deductible. With conclusion of a successful clean up and restoration, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
A-395-2012* On 7-25-2012, Troy Sawyer of Colby and Gale, reported a small release of fuel oil. This spill occurred at 68 Keene Narrows Road in the town of Bremen. This property is owned by Daniel Goldenson. A lightning strike, that touched down on a nearby tree and then followed roots and electrical wiring into the basement, burned a small hole in the copper oil line. This resulted in a few gallons of oil leaching onto the concrete floor and into the sump.
 I made a site visit and using sorbent pads was able to recover the oil from the sump. No oil escaped the sump or entered the nearby waterway.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.

I-152-2012*8/1/12 Received a call from Dave Lovely, Maine Public Service (MPS) systems operator and follow-up spill report from Kimberly Hitchcock of MPS, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil on one of their bucket service trucks when a hydraulic hose failed.  MPS crews used sorbent pads and speedy dry to pick up the spilled oil.  The oily debris will be placed in a poly bag for disposal with their other oily debris waste stream.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time.
I-153-2012*7/18/12 Peter Moulton, MDEP Augusta, requested a site visit to Boyd Rockwell home in Oakfield to inspect a badly corroded outside, above ground oil storage tank.  This referral came in to Peter from Richard Hosford of Bates Fuels, INC.

7/31/12 Contacted Tammy Rockwell Webb, Boyd's daughter, and set up a meeting at her dad's place to inspect his oil storage tank.  Met Tammy at her dad Boyd's mobile home at about 13:00.  Boyd's oil tank is very old, corroded, and blocked/cribbed up with old timbers.  Firematic valve is very close to the ground and fuel line goes into the ground. The tank appears to be weeping a small amount of kerosene and is in bad shape and needs to be replaced ASAP.  I used sorbents to recover a small volume of spilled fuel.  Went inside Boyd's mobile home and discussed the DEP's Home Heating Oil tank Replacement program with him and his daughter - Tammy.  Boyd was interested in the Tank Replacement program and we completed the income and tank status forms which were both signed by Boyd.  Took several pictures of the old tank.

Called Peter Moulton when returning from the field.  Sent him the program documents along with pictures of the old corroded tank. Peter said he would hire Bates Fuels Inc., to do the work as Mr. Rockwell is more familiar with Bates fuels and there would less confusion for Mr. Rockwell to deal with.

8/21/12 Peter Moulton received the bill - from Bates - for Boyd Rockwell new AST installation, Tank installation was completed yesterday.
	Peter requested that Response Services inspect the AST installation.  No issues have been identified, no further action expected by Response.
I-161-2012*Received complaint August 1, 2012 from anonymous source that G.S. Bonville's junkyard had discharged something to the wetland adjacent to the shop which was killing the vegetation in the wetland.

Bill Sheehan, Lee Thomas visited the site at 9AM on 3 August.  Spoke to two workers who said owner was not available.  Explained we were responding to a complaint and they gave us permission to inspect the premises for a source of a discharge.

Focused initially on the wetland area north of the shop and adjacent to Chapman Road. Found area of wetland approximately 200' x 70' in which most vegetation was dead or dying. A small area of the wetland the edge of the junkyard driveway was recently bulldozed and appeared to be an attempt to hide dead vegetation.

Lee used a Photoionization Detector (PID) and found a small area of oily residue but the area of dead vegetation did not appear to show any response on the PID.

Talked with the workers on site and told them our concerns and that we'd like to talk to the owner, Geary Bonville.  They told me Mr. Bonville was not available. An older worker whose name I didn't get said we were welcome to look around the site for the source of the discharge.  We took him up on the invitation.

Around the perimeter of the lower part of the yard, it appeared that an herbicide or some other toxic material had been discharged or sprayed in such a volume that it discharged or washed off into drainage ways.  Vegetation including trees were dead on both sides of the yard and we photographed where these toxic discharges reached small streams on both the north and south side of the lot. (photos)

An outdoor boiler was located just behind the shop and appeared to be used for heating the shop in the winter.  A couple open buckets of oil were beside the boiler. Examination of the inside of the boiler showed the ash was contaminated with metals, plastics and other solid waste.  Identifiable items in the ash included apparent oil filters and 5 gallon pail handles.  (photo)

Approximately 17 large 330 gallon totes were stacked behind the shop.  Many of these appeared to contain used motor oil and oil sludges.  These totes were equipped with valves on the bottom and were not contained. Some incidental discharge of oil was observed.  10 open buckets and drums of waste oil were seen just inside the shop door.  (photos).

(8) 55 gallon drums containing apparent gasoline, coolant, motor oil and other petroleum were found in various locations around the yard. One was on its side and badly dented. Small volume petroleum spills were located near these. (photos).

Portions of the wetland along the north side of the yard were filled in and areas of alders and other trees were cut down in this wetland.  Fill was placed up to the edge of the stream.  The fill appeared to contain glass, metal and ash from the boiler.  The total area filled appeared to be about 150' X 100'.  One worker indicated they intended to fill the whole area to expand the yard. (photos)

The metal crusher had a large pool of leaking hydraulic oil under it. Sawdust had apparently been spread to help soak this up. (photos)

A small tire pile about 50' X 70' was located in the rear of the site. (photo)

A gravel pit was found in the rear of the lot.  The pit appeared to be about 5 acres and had a small stream flowing through it.  It appeared the pit was dug in the stream and the wall of the pit had been breached to allow the mud and water to discharge down the stream.  The stream above the pit had a gravel bottom and was flowing despite the recent very dry weather.  (Photos)

August 31, 2012- Visited site with Eric Hitchcock at about 10 AM.  Nick Archer, Nate Thompson and Lee Thomas were already on site at the rear of the main garage.  Archer was talking with the owner Geary Bonville.  Nate and Lee were preparing to sample some of the 330 gallon totes stored behind the building.

Totes:
Of the 20 totes seen on site, we sampled three.  Th
P-560-2012*July 11, 2012, Don Strout of Bath Iron Works reported a leak in a hydraulic hose from a tractor trailer. Approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the hose onto the soil. Less than a yard of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at the local landfill.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-562-2012*On 7/11/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill due to a car vs. pole accident.  The soil in the area affected by the spill was removed.  No further action required.
P-563-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
7/11/12: Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) reported oil contamination to soil on SMCC property on Adams Street, next to the property line with Spring Point Marina.  Mark Gallup of SMCC suspected that the spill was deliberate and unreported dumping from unknown persons repairing or maintaining boats at Spring Point Marina.  The oil spilled appeared to be dirty/used diesel of #2 fuel oil and was to soil and none was reported to drains or surface water.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTION
The location is sub-urban commercial and residential use and is served by municiupal water and sewer.
Mr. Gallup reported that he had about 1/2-yard of soil excavated and shipped to ECO-Maine (former RWS) incinerator for disposal.  No further Maine DEP actions are expected at this time.
P-564-2012*
7/12/12: Report by Webber Energy of small discharge from the oil filter of a residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank due to a miss-installed filter gasket.  I understand that Webber Energy assumed primary responsiblility for the discharge and the clean-up.  Non of the spill was reported to have reached the basement suimp or groundwater.

The location is a rural-sub-urban residential area with muniicpal water.  I received no further complaints or questions regarding the clean-up and no further clean-up actions are expected at this time.
P-565-2012*During a routine Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plan inspection by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) at Interstate Lobster in South Harpswell, it was identified by Department staff that a five-gallon bucket under the secondary spill containment system had sludge and petroleum fluids in it and was over flowing from the bucket onto the dirt ground. The spill was reported to Response staff immediately.

It was brought to the attention by DEP staff that the bucket was placed there to assist in overfills and sloppy housekeeping by Interstate Lobster. The soil would need to be removed and the system fixed.

August 07, 2012, I responded to the site with Ray Labbee and Sons to begin excavation of the contaminated soil. A total of 1.34 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site and disposed of properly at CPRC Group. Analytical tests were taken which are attached.

No further excavation or DEP Response is required at this time.
P-566-2012*On 7/12/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jim Sotier of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).  Mr. Sotier was reporting a 25 gallon spill of gasoline at Exit 32 in Biddeford.  A vehicle had run over something in the road, puncturing their fuel tank.  The MTA hired Clean Harbors to respond and clean up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-570-2012*July 16, 2012; Bath Iron Works in Bath reported a hydraulic hose leak on a crane at the Bath Iron Works Harding facility.

Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from the crane during operation. 5 yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at the local landfill.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP Response.
P-571-2012*
On the morning of 7/20/12, I responded to notification from Auburn Public Safety Dispatch about a collision between an auto and a tractor trailer truck on Route 100 northbound (Washington St.) just north of Beech Hill Road.  They reported that an auto crossed the center median and drove head-on into the truck operated by Savage Safe Handling (SSH), a chemical distributor and transporter.  Onsite I met Bob Drake of SSH, Auburn Fire Department, and Environmental Projects Incorporated (EPI) staff.

The truck had discharged an estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel from its driver-side saddle tank (see photo) and radiator fluid. The diesel spread east across the pavement to the soil off the road.  The trucks cargo was inert plastic.  The accident area is rural commercial and residential use but served by municipal water.  EPI, hired by SSH, spread sorbent on the discharge several times and swept up the waste for disposal.  The site appeared cleaned to state satisfaction and no further clean-up is warranted.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-572-2012*July 19, 2012, I received a phone call from Bill of Blow Bros. in Old Orchard Beach. Bill was reporting that an excavator caught fire in the pit and approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground.

The dirt was removed and disposed of on site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No futher DEP Response action required.
P-574-2012*A 1,000 gallon #2 fuel oil Underground Storage Tank (UST) was discovered during construction activities at the Hyde School in Bath. The UST was discovered during excavation activities between Campus Drive and the former location of the 'New Dorm East' . The UST was assigned a registration #10199-2. The UST was removed from the site on 6/20/2012, and UST closure report was submitted to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Tanks Enforcement. Approximately 15 gallons of fuel was pumped from the tank prior to removal, and a gallon or less of oil was spilled when the tank was removed from the ground. Impacted soils were field screened and it was determined that it was not necessary to undertake any remedial action. Several sorbent pads were used to catch oil that was dripping from the tanks. Disposal was performed by Environmental Projects of Auburn.

No further action by the DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-576-2012*
On 7/20/12, notice of discharge of about two-gallons of hydraulic oil at the South Portland, Rigby Yard railroad facility.  I understand the discharge was cleaned up and no further actions are expected.  The location is urban commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer and has been the subject of many discharges in the past.
P-577-2012*  Friday 7/20/12: Mr. Sampson of Hannaford's grocery store reported that a customer had hit his/her head and bled profusely over the store floor.  Store personnel cleaned up the blood and he was inquiring as to disposal of the bloody sorbents now within a red bio-hazard bag at the store.
  After checking with Ms. Stacy Ladner of Maine DEP I passed on to Mr. Sampson that this small volume of waste would not necessarily be considered a bio-waste and could be disposed of in the store commercial waste, or that it could be disposed of with the store pharmacy's bio-medical waste.  Mr. Sampson said he would opt for sending the waste through their store pharmacy.
P-578-2012*On 7/23/12 I received a call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trash trucks on Danforth Street in Portland.  The spill spread out a bit since it took the driver a minute to discover the spill.  The puddles of oil were cleaned up with sorbent materials, but a swath of unrecoverable oil remained in the street.  I advised Ms. Pierce to contact the City and make them aware of the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-581-2012*Approximately  4 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor using absorbent materials and disposed of by the oil service technician.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-582-2012*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by the Raymond Fire Department.  No site visit was made and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-583-2012*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of diesel fuel to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Sanford Fire Department.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-584-2012*Motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 1/2 gallon of used motor oil to the paved road surface. Sorbent material was used to recover the spilled product. The Cumberland Fire Department disposed of the recovered material. Department personnel inspected the scene and the clean up was adequate. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-585-2012*On 7/24/12 I received a call from the Lewiston Fire Department reporting an oil sheen in the canal in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned from the fire department that a motor vehicle accident had occurred the previous night at the intersection of Canal and Main Streets.  Engine oil from the vehicle had entered a nearby storm drain and then made its way into the canal.  The fire department had deployed sorbent boom to the canal and sorbent pads into the affected storm drain.  We cleaned up the recoverable signs of oil in the storm drain, and I removed all spent sorbents from the site.  No further Response action required.
P-587-2012*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported that a discharge of less than 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil had occurred at a residence at 805 Main Street in Sanford due to an overfill.  DEE reported that the overfill had occurred as a result of a "weak vent alarm".  The impacted area was primarily the tank and tank pad with a small amount on the ground surface.  DEE cleaned up the affected are and repaired the faulty vent alarm.

Several weeks later DEE called and reported that the homeowners were complaining that there was still a strong fuel oil smell in the screened in porch.  DEE would return to the site.  On 8/7 DEE returned to site and met them there.  They cleaned the piping and exposed surface of the skirting and affected wood under the porch.  I was satisfied that they cleaned up all possible remnants of the oil.  I instructed the homeowers to ventilate the porch with fans as well as under the porch.  There were likely very small levels of vapors left, however with venitllation they should dissapate.
P-588-2012*Grant Austin of Sebago Technics reported that they had discovered a previously unknown underground storage tank at the Prime Honda in Saco during a site assessment.  He did note some slight contamination around the top of it.  He would investigate further to determine the size and type.   Mr. Austin contacted me several days later to inform me that what had been originally reported as a tank appeared more like and old dry well from a building no longer on site.   He would abadon it and contact DEP if any contaminates of concern were discovered.

Unless contamination is discovered no further action by the Division of Response Services will be necessary in this matter.
B-378-2012*On July 27, 2012, Juniper Ridge Landfill, 2828 Bennoch Rd, Old Town, reported a 5 gallon diesel spill overnight from a John Deere 400 loader.  An estimated on yard of contaminated material was removed by landfill personnel and added to the existing landfill daily cover.  No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
I-160-2012*At 1803 hours on July 31, 2012, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a citizen calling to report a spill of possible petroleum product on the Castle Hill Road in Castle Hill, Maine.  I called the reporter and was told that he witnessed a Lane's Construction tanker truck putting a liquid in the road paver and the guys were just letting the liquid spill out of the tanks.  He estimated that a total of 5 to 6 gallons of liquid was spilled onto the roadway.

I called Chip Sheldon, Project Foreman for Lane's, and asked him what type of liquid was being pumped into the road paver.  He stated that it was water used to keep the rollers cool so that the asphalt wouldn't stick to the rollers.  They must refill the two water tanks every two hours.

I re-phoned the complainant and told him the spilled liquid was water.  He was happy.

I did not go to the scene, but logged the incident at the request of Lane's.
P-591-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/25/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Robin Whitehouse that her burner technician had advised her to report an apparent leak in the bottom of her basement, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  She had noted an odor of oil in the house and first thought the burner tech had failed to tighten the filter properly.

LEAK ASSESSMENT
Onsite that afternoon I met Ms. Whitehouse's mother who showed me to the basement AST.  The AST was a vertical 275-gallon tank now near empty.  There was a new fuel line which replaced an older bare-copper line under cement grout.  The bottom of the tank near the filter was wet with oil.  I wiped the bottom with a sorbent pad but could not locate an exact leak spot.   I left a Magna Patch and explained to Ms. Whitehouse's mother on how to use it.  I advised Ms. Whitehouse that the tank should be replaced very soon but she stated that she did not have enough money to do this.  She, and later I, contacted Peter Moulton about her qualifying for MDEP aid to get a new tank but was told that she did not qualify due to income.

The single-family home is located in a dense sub-urban residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  I noted no significant oil odor in the home during my visit.  On 9/17/12, I left a message with Ms. Whitehouse to learn if she had replaced the AST yet.

S Brezinski
P-592-2012*A vehicle fuel tank was discovered to be leaking to the gravel parking lot at the Yarmouth town boat landing.  Sorbent pads were placed under the vehicle until the owner could be contacted.  Shortly thereafter, the vehicle was transported off site then contaminated soil was removed via hand excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-596-2012*On 7/27/12 I received a call from Ron Theriault of Pine Tree Waste reporting a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trash trucks.  The spill occurred on the tipping floor at Ecomaine as the result of a loose fitting on the truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials which were disposed of on site at Ecomaine.  No further Response action required.
P-597-2012*On July 27, 2012, Downeast Energy reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that approximately 6 ounces of #2 oil dripped from the delivery hose into a rain puddle at 23 York Street in Bath.  The oil was padded up with a sorbent pad and disposed of appropriately.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-603-2012*
7/30/12: Notification of leak of hydraulic oil from Pine Tree Waste (PTW) truck due to a failed O-ring.  Ms. Pierce of PTW reported the discharge was to the paved roadway from 155 to 1277 Bridgeton Rd. (Rt 302), near the intersection with Hardy Rd and Duck Pond Rd., and that the spill has been cleaned up and no surface water was impacted.  The area is sub-urban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further clean-up actions expected.
P-604-2012*
7/30/12: Kittery dispatch reported a discharge of about 1.5-gallons of gasoline from a nozzle at the dispenser that did not shut off.  Kittery Public Safety reported the spill was to pavement and that Kittery Fire Department responded to help clean up.  This spill as reported is technically below the 10-gallon UST-discharge reporting exemption and need not have been reported to Maine DEP as long as it was promptly cleaned up, logged and did not reach surface or groundwater.

The facility is located in a commercial and residential area, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  This gas station underwent replacement of its retail, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facility in May, 2012 after the double-wall UST suffered a leak of product into its interstitial space, reported on 2/27/12.  The previous UST facility was abandoned-by-removal in 1994.

S Brezinski
P-605-2012*While perfoming routine maintenance on a gasoline pump (filter change) an employee of J&S Oil did not turn off the appropriate valve, and the pressurized system pumped gasoline to the sump of the pump.  The sump overfilled and product ran onto the pavement until the maine power could be shut off.  The storm drain was coverd, however some product did enter it.   Gasoline vapors could be smelled several blocks down the street in the Dunkin Donuts, where vapers were measured at 2% of the lower explosive limit.   J & S Oil hired EPI to clean up the gasoline in the driveway and sump area, as well as pump out some storm drains.  The drains were then flushed several times by the Auburn Fire Department until we were sure that there were no lingering vapors.

J&S Oil Representatives Rob Collins (Director of Maintenance) and Dan Dumais (Trianing, Safety,& Regulatory Officer) were on site to over see the operations for J & S Oil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-606-2012*On 7/31/12 I received a call from Brian Hartford of Richard P Waltz reporting a 2 gallon spill of #2 oil.  A burner technician was doing an oil transfer in the basement of the home and a hole developed in the transfer hose.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-607-2012*July 31, 2012; South Portland Fire Department reported to the Maine DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) that a basement at 372 Broadway in South Portland was flood and it appeared that an oil sheen was floating on top of the water in the basement.

I responded to the multi-resident apartment building and discovered a very thick sheen on the water in the basement. Clean Harbors was notified to pumped the basement since at this time it was assumed to be an oil sheen.

When the water was pumped down to a level where we could better evaluate the sheen it was at that time discovered that it was human feces floating on the water and determined that the sheen was created by the human feces and not oil.

The AST (above ground storage tank) in the basement was not leaking and there were no other sources discovered in the basement that would have created an oil sheen.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-608-2012*July 30, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer failure in Porter on School Street.

The transformer leaked approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil onto the dirt. CMP removed approximately half a yard of contaminated soil and grass. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

July 30, 2012, I visited the spill site.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-610-2012*I was contacted by Norris Bennett reporting that his friend Bobby Spanglo's oil tank had a corrosion hole in it and was leaking out into his basement.  I arrived to find that the leak had been discovered quickly and only a couple of gallons had leaked out onto the concrete basement floor.  The homeowner was collecting the oil as it leaked out and pouring it into buckets.  I hired Allstate and they came and pumped the remaining oil out of the tank and into drums.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and then the floor was worked over with speedy dry.  The floor was then washed once with Simple Green and once with OxiClean.  I installed my Ram fan and instructed the homeowner to keep the fan running for a while and then shut it off and see if the smell was gone.  The homeowner called me after shutting off the fan and said that the smell was still very strong.  I consulted with Peter Eremita of Technical Services and we decided to remove the basement floor where the spill had occurred.  Once the floor was removed we found that the oil had run down between the floor and the wall and onto the footer and into the soil underneath the house.  We excavated the contaminated soil that we could without undermining the footer and washed the footer.  Filter fabric, vent pipes, and stone were installed once the excavation was complete and the floor was replaced.  The site has been handed over to Technical Services for ventilation system installation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-611-2012*I was contacted by Jason Scott of the Maine Warden Service reporting that he had received a phone call from a boater on Mousam Lake reporting that there was a sunken pleasure boat at a dock near Warden's Way and there was an oil sheen around the boat.  I visited the site and found the boat owner had removed the boat from the lake and that there was no residual sheen in the water.  It was a windy day and the oil sheen had probably broken up and dissipated.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-612-2012*Mr. McKenney called to report while on routine pick up a truck burst a power steering line and discharged a small amount of steering fluid to the roadway.  Repairs were made and the discharged material cleaned up.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information given and urban setting of the incident, all are served by public water and sewer, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-613-2012*DEP received notification of a concrete truck which released approximately 2 cups of motor oil onto the wooden construction mats.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-614-2012*I was contacted by Oxford Aviation, reporting that a shelving unit had collapsed in a room at their facility.  The shelves had about 40 one-gallon cans of polyurethane on them.  Some of the cans were damaged in the fall and about 2 gallons total of polyurethane spilled out onto the concrete floor.  Employees entered the room with personal protective equipment, including respirators, and picked up and cleaned up the mess.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spilled polyurethane and the waste was consolidated and stored in their hazardous waste storage area for future disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-615-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a failed transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than less than 1 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted gravel, grass, and leaves were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-616-2012*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that there had been an motor vehicle accident in front of 243 Conant Street.  The accident caused transmission oil and anti-freeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The fire department used sorbent material to contain the spill to the pavement and to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-617-2012*I was contacted by Kurt Muller reporting that one of his customers had a corrosion hole in their basement oil tank.  I arrived to find that the tank had been full but still had about a half a tank left in it.  I contacted Allstate Environmental to come out and empty the tank and initiate the clean-up.  The oil had leaked out of the tank onto the concrete floor, run across the floor, and into a sump.  The sump pump was not on so the oil traveled back up through the perimeter drains.  The concrete floor was removed (5.70 tons) and contaminated soil was vactored out (4.63 tons).  New perimeter drain pipes were installed and the excavation was backfilled with 3/4 stone.  A new and deeper sump was also installed to the specifications of Peter Eremita of Technical Services who will be overseeing the installation of a ventilation and product recovery system.  A new concrete floor was poured.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-619-2012*August 03, 2012; Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell reported a spill of hydraulic oil from an oil pan on a drill rig on Fickett Road in Pownal.

Due to heavy rains, the oil pan overfilled with rain water and hydraulic oil causing approximately 1 gallon of oily water to spill over onto wood mats. Sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil on the wood mats.

Clean Harbors disposed of the sorbent pads.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-620-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday 7/5/12, Ms. Ann Pistell of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified me that she had been contacted by Ms. Barbara Roberts of Alfred.  Ms. Roberts had reported that she had two drums of waste liquid that Clean Harbors had refused to accept during a recent town sponsored hazardous waste pick-up day.  The waste liquid was an unknown left over from when her deceased husband used to maintain town heavy equipment and trucks.  She did not know the exact reason the Clean Harbors had refused to accept the waste.  The drums were not leaking and there were no discharges.  Ms. Pistell requested MDEP Response Division assistance in assessing the drums and helping in disposal.

ASSESSMENT
On Wednesday, 7/11/12, I met Ms. Roberts at her workplace, CATV Construction, where the drums were stored in the back of a small dump truck.  The smaller drum had l5" of clear amber liquid that was measured to be a combustible (in the 85 degree sun all day).  This drum was un-bunged and had an old rust split on top.  Some of the contents, appearing to be semivolatile had evaporated to the atmosphere.  The second drum refused to be opened as the bungs appeared rusted shut.  After discussion with Brian Fons of Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) we suspected the waste in the first drum to be Mineral Spirits, a parts cleaner.  Before leaving I covered the small drum with a poly-bag to curb further discharging to the atmosphere.  I reported my observations to John Curtis of Clean Harbors; he later reported to me that he would set up a meeting with Ms. Roberts, and Alfred selectmen who had set up the Haz Waste Collection.

On 7/17/12, Curtis left me a message that Clean Harbors would rather MDEP dispose of the waste; Joyce Wood with the town of Alfred reported she knew not why Clean Harbors wanted MDEP to dispose of the waste.  I advised her that MDEP did not wish to accept disposal as the waste was not leaking nor improperly disposed.

On 7/18/12, Ms. Wood reported that Curtis checked the waste, considered it flammable and hazardous (though no Dexel or flash tests nor analytical done) and estimated $1000.00 disposal cost which the town of Alfred could not afford.  At her request I gave additional, alternative disposal companies to seek bids from.

CONCLUSIONS
a)Curtis of Clean Harbors reported that both drums contained the same petroleum-like liquid.
b)Ms. Wood reported that the Town of Alfred had EPI dispose of the waste for about $500.00.  There were no MDEP disposal expenses.  I observed no prohibited discharges to land or water.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-621-2012*I was contacted by the Mobil station, on Main Street in Fryeburg, reporting that a customer had overfilled their vehicle's fuel tank by 1/8th of a gallon.  The gasoline spilled onto the concrete by the dispenser and was cleaned up with sorbent material by station employees.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-622-2012*A contractor redeveloping a site for construction unearthed an unregistered, 1000 gallon, bare steel, underground storage tank so Department of Environmental Protection (Department) personnel met concerned parties on site to pursue a resolution.  Given the site's history, it was agreed to have been a consumptive use tank, supplying heating oil to the recently demolished building.  The tank was stuck and only contained an approximate inch of oil/sludge so it was removed without pumping that afternoon.  Once the tank was above grade, a dye shake test was performed on soil in the base of the excavation which identified contamination.  The local area is serviced by public water and sewer and the location of the contamination was not expected to present undue vapor intrusion risk to neighboring properties.  After discussion, the parties agreed a removal was warranted due the the proposed construction of a residential building at this location.  Soil removal was conducted under the direction of an environmental consultant and documented as a Removal Site Assessment though none was required.  See attachments; the full asssessment is available in the tank file.
P-623-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 25 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a car vs. pole accident.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted materials were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  No site visit by Response Services was made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1124-2010*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a small discharge (less than 1/2 gallon)  as the result of the overfill of an above ground storage tank.  DEE was able to clean up the affected area to the satisfaction of the homeowner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-398-2012*At 1153 hours, on 8/6/2012, Ms. Annette West, of R.H. Foster, reported less than a gallon spilled at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital.   She reported that their driver had overfilled a 2,500 gallon underground storage tank at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital.  There is no whistle at this location, but an alarm.  According to the driver, the alarm never sounded and about a gallon sprayed onto the building and surrounding surfaces.  The driver delivered approximately 180 gallons.   He wiped up the oil with pads.  He tested the alarm after wiping up the spilled oil and the alarm worked.   He alerted the maintenance department of the problem with the alarm.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-404-2012*At 1455 hours, on August 7, 2012, Mr. John McKusick, of McKusick Petroleum, reported a spill of less than a gallon from his oil delivery truck.  While delivering heating oil to Ms. Margarite Gosbee's residence at  213 South Road, in Harmony, a pinhole leak developed in the piping between the truck tank and pump.  Pads were used to soak up the oil as it spilled from the hole.  Very little made it to the gravel driveway.  They are taking the truck to Gould's Equipment tomorrow to be fixed.  The remaining oil on the truck will be transferred out of the truck before truck is hauled to repair shop.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-403-2012*At 0332 hours, on 8/7/12, Orono State Police Dispatch reported a collision between two tractor trailers resulting in a 10-15 gallon spill of diesel fuel.  The fuel was contained to the pavement and was soaked up with sorbents.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection disposed of the sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-154-2012*8/2/12 Recieved a faxed spill report from Augusta MDEP of a spill called in by Foreman Mark Paradis of Fort Kent MDOT station.  MDOT road crew had a busted hydraulic line (small line) on a straight chasis truck that spilled 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the road side shoulder area.  MDOT crew put down sorbent materials, swept it in and then picked it up.  The waste was put in container and taken back to MDOT Station in Fort Kent for disposal with other oily debris wastes.  No action is warrranted by Resposne Services staff at this time.
I-148-2012*07/27/12 Received a call from Toby Cormier of Northern Maine Paving Company (NMP) regarding a spill of about 60 gallons of Road Tack liquid asphalt in the corner of the Marden's parking lot in Madawaska.  Toby stated that he had a crew on-site putting down sand to bind up the Road tack and then using a skid steer bucket blade to scrape up the parking area.  Toby stated that a small amount of road tack had gotten to a storm drain at the corner intersection of Fox Street and 25th Ave.  Told Toby to contact the Madawaska sewer district to inform them of this and to berm up around the storm drain with sand.  Told Toby that I was headed to the scene.

Arrived on scene did a size-up.  The parking lot area has had a coating of sand placed over the road tack spilled and was in the process of being scraped up with by Northern Paving's skid steer bucket blade.  This will be stockpiled at NMP's asphalt yard for re-use in road work.  Looked at the storm drain which had received a small discharge of the road tack.  Requested that Northern Maine Paving have a vacuum truck or suction pump pull out the water in the sewer drain trap that had been slightly impacted by the road tack asphalt.  NMP contacted Pelletier Construction to clean out and pump out this storm drain.  Talked with Toby regarding submittal of a spill report on this incident.

8/10/12 Received spill report on this Road tack spill from NMP, no further action is needed from Response Services staff at this time.
P-598-2012*Discharge was the result of a fitting on an aboveground storage tank (AST) being left open after changing the nozzle on the boiler from oil to natural gas.  Tenants in the building had been experiencing oil vapors throughout the day, but dismissed them until they assumed them to be natural gas and contacted the fire department.

By the time I arrived, the fire department had determined the odors to be oil vapors from a recent discharge in the basement and were ventilating the basement.  The oil line had been disconnected from the boiler, without closing the fire-o-matic, that allowed oil to flow onto the ground/concrete floor adjacent to the chimney.  It was unknown how much had been lost, because no one knew how much was in the AST when the work was undertaken.  I checked the AST and found it to be empty.  From what I observed, the discharge appeared to be minor, so the area was covered and the basement continued being ventilated.  The landlord, Andrew Choate, was advised to remove the AST from the basement and have the individual that undertook the previous work clean the floor.

I checked the basement the following week, while in the area, and detected no oil vapors.  The basement had not been ventilated for several days.  Again, Mr. Choate was advised to remove the AST or at the least remove the fill and vent pipes.  He stated that he was working on having the AST removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-599-2012*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident where the vehicle had driven off the road ripping off the oil pan.  Approximately 1 gallon of engine oil was discharged onto the pavement as a result of the accident and recovery.

By the time I arrived, the fire dept artment had collected what waste they could and the vehicle was gone.

No further Response action required.
P-601-2012*Discharge was the result of a sunken vessel, due to the outdrive boot leaking.  The vessel was producing a sheen, so the fire dept. deployed sorbent boom in the general area.

By the time I arrived, the vessel was floating and only a sheen was observed.  It was assumed that only motor oil was lost, and nothing was recoverable.  The vessel was in the process of being removed from the water for repairs.


No further action required
P-602-2012*The discharge was the result of a vehicle overfilling it's tank, due to the auto shut-off not working properly.  Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was discharge onto the ground, and was collected with sorbents by the Lovell Fire Dept.

I checked the site following day and found the clean-up to be satisfactory.

No further Response action required.


I-137-2012*8/18/12 During a site visit by CES P.E., David Hopkins on July 17th for some work CES are engaged with for Maine Public Service/Bangor Hydroelectric(BHE), David noticed an older apparent leak from one of the transformers at the substation adjacent to the former Loring Power Plant. David notified BHE and they thought Loring Bioenergy may own the subject  transformer.

The subject transformer has a  non-PCB sticker on it.  However, unless there is  documentation of recent lab analysis, there is no way of knowing if the transformer was retrofilled and may contain residual PCBs and/or if the leak occurred prior to any retrofilling.

8/22/12 Carl Flora called and said that the transformer in question was retorfitted by the Air Force and no longer contained any PCB oils in it.  The LDA is in the process of having a new sub station built.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

P-640-2012*Report of discharge of hydraulic oil to roadway from broken hose on dumptruck.   Cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi dry.  Impact to asphalt roadway only.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-389-2012*On 7/19/2012, in Windsor, Cianbro Corporation reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a reach truck. The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-391-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to the concrete basement floor of this residence when the inside aboveground storage tank rusted through.  Fabian oil used sorbents to remove the oil from the floor.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-392-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from a rail engine due to a mechanical failure.  The oil was cleaned from the tracks by Pan Am employees.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-393-2012*A propane delivery was being made to an underground propane tank.  The tank is designed to have a drop tube in the tank which squirts out liquid propane when the tank reaches eighty percent capacity, which lets the delivery driver that the tank is as full as it is designed to be filled.  In this case, the drop tube had fallen off so the driver got no indication at eighty percent, so filled the tank until the relief valve lifted.  At this point the tank was leaking, as designed, from its overpressure relief valve.  The propane delivery company came and pumped propane from the tank to stop the leak and scheduled to have the tank replaced or repaired.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-394-2012*A Libby Construction truck broke down and spilled approximately a half gallon of motor oil onto a parking area at the J&S Oil Winslow Fuel Office. The oil was lost to gravel and J&S personnel cleaned up all visibly impacted soils. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-396-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  The oily materials were collected for disposal.  No site visit made. No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-397-2012*The U.S. Coast Guard reported an oil sheen in Camden Harbor.  No source was found by the Coast Guard.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-398-2012*An anonymous caller contacted this office to report buckets of waste oil at 237 Howe Road.  I responded to the site.  The GPS took me near a commercial business that appeared to be recycling scrap metal and plastic.  There were roll-offs and bales of recycled products and a large building, but no obvious sign that I could see from the road.  There were several employees on break smoking cigarettes outside the building.  I stopped, introduced myself, and asked if they knew about any abandoned buckets of oil along the road. They replied "no, have not seen anything".  I returned to the office.  Later that day, the phone rang and it was "Debbie" from Valley Company, 237 Howe Road.  She indicated that a yellow truck from DEP had stopped at her business and yelled at her employees, and she wanted to know what was going on.  I calmly explained that I had not yelled at anyone, but was investigating an anonymous complaint and had spoken to her smokers.  She indicated the company had recently terminated someone, and that was the likely "anonymous reporter".  I found no oil, no evidence of spill.  No further action is expected by Response.
A-399-2012*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground due to a loose fuel cap.  No contractor report is available.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-400-2012* On 7-19-2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of one gallon or less of transformer oil. This transformer is located on Main Street in the area known as Shawmut, a.k.a. Fairfield. The top blew off the regulator that is located at the Shawmut substation. This spill may have been the result of a lightning strike.
 The regulator was tagged less than 50 ppm of PCB. A crew from CMP cleaned up the spilled oil.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-401-2012*Leak of lube oil from Pan Am engine.   Pan Am crews excavated affected stone from railbed and transported to Waterville yard for disposal with like wastes.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-402-2012*An inattentive delivery driver overfilled the inside aboveground storage tank at this residence.  Some oil leaked from the gauge fitting at the tank top but most came out the vent outside.  The oil delivery company wiped oil from the outside of the tank and removed oily soil from the front yard of the house.  No further Response action is expected.
A-404-2012*Road debris ruptured a hydraulic line on this truck, which allowed an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil to leak to the roadway.  Kris-Way employees used speedi-dri to collect the oil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-405-2012*A small amount of gasoline was lost to the ground during an unattended vehicle fill.  The soil was hand-excavated to buckets and burned at the local transfer station.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-406-2012*An out of state contractor reported floating oil in the flooded basement of an abandoned property in Rome.  I visited the site and found no sign of oil.  In fact, on closer inspection, it appears that there is no oil tank in the building.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-408-2012*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the roadway when a driver forgot to put the fuel cap back on after filling the vehicle.  Town employees collected what could be collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-409-2012*A two vehicle collision caused a saddle tank rupture and subsequent diesel spill of roughly 20 gallons.  The diesel was largely contained on the pavement with sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-410-2012*An anonymous caller reported that the company Rhino Seal was intentionally spilling coal tar at its facility in Mexico, Maine.  I drove by the facility and checked the gravel pit nearby for signs of spillage and found none.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-411-2012*A small amount of heating oil was lost from the burner on this furnace in a crawl space.  The crawl space had a vapor barrier covered with crushed stone.  The oil flowed through the crushed stone to the polypropylene liner below and collected there.  We were able to remove the crushed stone and sorb the oil up from the vapor barrier.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-412-2012*A transformer was damaged by a lightning strike and leaked a small amount of transformer oil to the ground.  Central Maine Power employees cleaned up the spill and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected. See attached report.
P-624-2012*August 06, 2012; Kara Wry of Burns and McDonnell reported a hydraulic leak from a hose on a drill rig.

Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from the hose and spilled onto wood construction mats and soil. 20 pounds of soil was removed and sorbent pads were used to absorb oil from the wood mats.

Clean Harbors was hired to remove the sorbent pads and contaminated soil and dispose of appropriately.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-627-2012*I was contacted by Jim Horowitz of Oxford Aviation reporting that a shelving unit containing 40 one gallon cans of polyurethane had collapsed inside their facility.  A few of the containers were damaged in the collapse and leaked a total of about a gallon onto the concrete floor in the room.  Oxford Aviation employees, using proper protective equipment including respirators, entered the room and cleaned up the mess.  The waste was containerized and placed in their hazardous waste storage area for future disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-628-2012*I was contacted by the Acton Fire Department, reporting that there had been an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident at the intersection of Young's Ridge Road and Buzzell Road.  The accident had caused a small amount of gasoline to leak out of the ATV onto the paved road.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-629-2012*I was contacted by the US Coast Guard reporting that they had received a call about an oil sheen that was seen off Jones Landing on Peak's Island.  The Coast Guard sent out a small boat to investigate the sheen and by the time they arrived it had already dissipated and no source could be found.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-630-2012*I was contacted by Dead River Company (Dead River) reporting that one of their customers had a leaking copper line underneath her trailer home.  The Dead River technician shut the fire-o-matic valve and told the homeowner that she would have to clean up the oil before he could replace her copper line.  The concrete slab underneath the home had some standing water on it and the oil remained on top of the water.  The homeowner bought kitty litter and used it to clean up the water and oil.  I spoke to her the next day and she stated that there was no odor and she was all set.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-632-2012*On the evening of 8/10, the Bentley's Saloon bus was traveling on Maple Street and lost its fuel tank, discharging an estimated 50 gallons of fuel to the gravel road and adjacent lawns.  The Wells Fire Department responded, applied sorbent pads and notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The conditions appeared stable (although the initial thought was there might be private wells in the vicinity of the discharge), and it was agreed I would investigate the situation in the morning light.  I met Chief Moore on site in the morning, and he briefed me on the actions taken the previous night and the scenario as he knew it.

Again, initial thoughts were a diesel spill from the commercial bus, but that was later changed to gasoline.  The properties of 13 and 7 Maple Street were impacted.  It was clarified that no private drinking water wells were located in the spill area.  The odors were the main concern for the Harwood's at 7 Maple Street.  The Stefanowicz's at 13 Maple Street did not have an odor concern, but were concerned about accessibility to the home during the cleanup phase.

The spill remediation involved removing the oily surface material of the roadway, restoration, and landscaping.  In that the main focus was the roadway, I asked Wells Public Works (WPW) for a preferred contractor.  In the end, the Wells Public Works Department completed the work themselves.

A total of 27.41 tons of material were removed and transported for disposal.  Post-removal boundary soils were screened with a photoionization detector to verify adequate cleanup.  The majority of the soils screened were below 1 part per million (ppm), with two readings of 15.5 ppm and 39 ppm.  Soils in the 15-39 ppm range were removed and the area was re-screened.  A few colorimetric shake tests were also taken and no color change was observed.  A sample of the roadway material (not stained by spill) gave a reading of 6 ppm, just to demonstrate background levels for those who inquired.  WPW will follow up on any restoration concerns, but it appeared to be a successful complete remediation.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.  No soil disposal paperwork available for this spill.
P-633-2012*Lynn Leavitt, Recycling Coordinator for Westbrook Public Services (WPS), reported one of her co-workers discovered a leak in the vicinity of the waste oil collection drums outside the garage area.  She called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report the situation and sought assistance in cleanup activities.  Upon closer inspection, we discovered one drum had a less than solid top, allowing rain water to enter and force out the lighter oil.  Once on the ground surface, the oil migrated around the other drums.  The oil is most often kept inside the garage but this location developed and seems to have gone unsupervised.  WPS was given a list of clean up contractors and chose Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spill and remaining liquid in other drums.

I was notified of the cleanup activities and asked to inspect the remediation.  The visual stains were removed with a 6-8 inch buffer, and the resulting volume of material filled a wrangler/T-pack (roughly a cubic yard).  The liquid portion of the cleanup had been consolidated into two (2) drums which were vacuumed out.  WPS provided backfill.  The area was filled, raked and tamped.  WPS was satisfied with the cleanup.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans for no further actions at this time.
P-637-2012*August 07, 2012; Ken Beesley reported to the Maine DEP that his AST (above ground storage tank) was leaking oil at his home at 324 Gorham Road in Scarborough.

I responded to Mr. Beesley's home and discovered that he had already removed the AST and started excavating the area where the leak occurred. I explained to him the proper clean up procedures and he agreed to allow the DEP to handle the clean-up.

August 08, 2012; I returned to the site with Allstate Environmental and excavated 10.19 tons of contaminated soil from the area. The "shake test" method was administered during the clean-up.

Mark Woodruff, a Geologist with the DEP was on site with me because of the Mr. Beesleys' neighbor's well being so close. Water tests were taken of the well.

Soil tests for EPH were also taken on Mr. Beesley's property.

At this time, no wells were impacted by the leak.

The site was referred to Mark Woodruff of the Division of Technical Services.

No further Maine DEP response action required.
P-639-2012*On 8/8/12 I received a call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste reporting a paint spill.  A paint can picked up with the trash was crushed in the truck causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up as best as possible with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-641-2012*August 09, 2012; Scott Allocca of Fair Point Communications reported a hydraulic spill on 17 State Road in Kittery. Mr. Allocca explained that bucket truck was doing routine maintenance on a power line when the hydraulic hose on the truck broke and released approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.

As I arrived at the scene ENPRO had already started applying speedy dry to the oily surface and sweeping it up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine DEP.
P-642-2012*On August 06, 2012, South Portland Fire Department reported oil in a basement at 903 Broadway in South Portland.  I responded to the apartment building and met with the Fire Department. There was speedy dry under the above ground storage tank (AST) that was saturated in oil. The sleeve that held the copper line also had oil sitting in it.  I immediately notified David O'Donnell, the landlord of the apartment building. He agreed to have somebody remove the speedy dry and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough. The sleeve was padded with a sorbent pad to absorb the pooled oil.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-155-2012*08/01/12 Received a call from Jeff Saucier, McCain Foods Environmental Manager, reporting the discovery of four (4) 55 gallons steel drums that contain some unknown liquid.  Jeff requested MDEP's assistance in determining contents of drums, and options to dispose of the material.

08/01/12 Met Jeff at an old farm field on the east side of the Station Road.  The field had grown back to bushes and woods which McCain's staff were mowing to keep it open to access irrigation equipment used near Lake Josephine.  The drums were located in the bushes along an old mowed field road.  The drums were rusty and one drum was leaking what appeared to be burnt/used motor oil.  One drum was completely empty.  The other drums were opened and I investigated them using a coliwasa tube to sample, and get a visual on the liquid contained in the drum.  One had a small amount of water, the other two drums had 30 and 45 gallons of waste oil.  Jeff stated that McCain's has a waste oil furnace in their maintenance shop.  The drum containing approximately 30 gallons of used motor oil had corroded and was weeping oil from the base.  There was a small patch of soils around the tank that I told Jeff to have his staff shovel up and bag for disposal with other oily debris wastes from the plant. I brought a 65 gallon over pack drum to Jeff at McCain's to safely transport the damaged drum to the storage area near the waste oil burner in their shop.

08/2/12 Jeff dropped off the over pack drum.  Jeff stated that his crew had shoveled up the soil where the leaking drum had been left.  I sent a spill report form for him to complete on this incident.  No further action is needed by Response Services at this time

8/10/12 Received copy via fax of the waste oil drum spill report from Jeff Saucier of McCain Foods
P-1201-2008*

DEP received notification that approximately 1/2 gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an automobile accident.  The transformer was tagged and contained less than 50 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted materials were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.
P-648-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   8/10/12: Mr. David McCaskill of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) referred Ms. Victoria Elwell of The Bank Of Maine to me regarding the status of a residential heating oil tank at this location: whether the tank was aboveground or an underground storage tank (AST vs. UST).  Mr. Wayne Coffin was seeking a bank loan to purchase the property from his father Richard Coffin.

FACILITY & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
   Monday 8/13/12: I met Wayne Coffin onsite.  The oil tank in question is described in my e-mail reply of 8/14/12, and I determined to be a vaulted AST, not a UST and therefore not required to be removed and registered by MDEP.
   The area is rural residential use, served by private well water.  The site did have a 1000-gallon gasoline UST facility T-1 registered as removed on 10/2/1997; and a #2-oil UST facility T-2 removed on 11/1/1991.  No UST closure assessment was required of the gasoline UST due to the exemption for residential/farm USTs below 1100-gallons.  No UST environmental closure assessments are required for consumptive-use heating oil USTs.

1)  No abandonment of the AST is required though I did recommend replacing the AST due to visual corrosion.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.  No soil or groundwater was sampled.

S Brezinski
I-167-2012*8/14/12 Received a call from Carl Allen, Dir. of Safety and Security at Northern Maine Comm. College regarding a spill of lube oil from an over topping oil water separator/skimmer at the campus's Machine Tool Shop.  Carl requested assistance with sorbent pads.  Arrived on-scene and provided sorbent pads to soak up the over topped oil/water separator/skimmer unit at the base of the precision metal fabrication machine.  Carl will mop up the area with pads and dispose of them with other oily waste stream generated by NMCC.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
A-419-2012*8/2/12 phone conversation with reporter, Paul Mattson, who says Rosenburg (property owner) has 47 white poly closed head drums within feet of Levaseller Pond. Drums reportedly contain small amounts of dark red liquid, and one has a corrosive "8" on it.
8/10/12 made site visit with J. Fish, and found 30+ - drums, most empty, but some with < 1 Qt. dark red/brown liquid. No spillage, most had caps. Rosenburg claimed he had already sold some of the drums, and was trying to get rid of the rest of them (his plan to use them as dock floats had changed). I explained that my only concern was that the drums could spill, and contaminate the ground/pond. He understood, and told us he would get all the drums capped, and then get rid of them.
A label pulled from one of the drums indicated the product was "Theratec", shipped from Zaner Equipment, Fairfield, ME. Theratec is an iodine based, non-corrosive, nontoxic, dairy cow teat dip, with a visual description matching what was observed in the drums. Zahner Equipment sells dairy supplies.
No further Response action is expected.
P-658-2012*See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-436-2012*8/10/12 anonymous voice mail reporting a buried railcar.
8/14/12 0850 hrs-called back anonymous, said he was a salvage guy who wanted to pull tank and recycle, but thought he should report the existence of the tank, and claimed to have pumped the "water" out of the tank onto ground. He claimed tank was for fire suppression, but water smelled "funny".
8/14/12 1130 hrs made site visit and found a buried railcar, with small shed over the manway for security. <3" rusty, stagnant water in tank. Checked Ullage with 4 gas, elevated CO 13-14, O2 20.0. Area where pumped water was likely discharged appeared clean.
1430 hrs, Brian Marston (with school) called to say Dan Davis already went out there, and told him no problem removing tank. He confirmed that the tank had been used for fire suppression, installed around 1960.
No further Response action expected.
I-174-2012*On 08/20/12, I received a call from Butch Bowie, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Augusta, requesting a spill number for an underground storage tank (UST) removal located at Lil Deb's Station Shop in Stacyville.  The tank is registered #19791.  The UST is a 12,000 gallon split compartment jacketed tank installed in 1997.  County Environmental Engineering will be overseeing the removal work and will be on site with a Geoprobe unit doing some site investigation to determine any contamination issues prior to the tank removal.

On 09/24/12 I received a call from Butch Bowie regarding the UST removal being done today at Lil Deb's gas station.  A. L. Doggett, Inc., is on scene doing the tank pull.

On 11/10/16, I contacted Paul Bossie, of A. L. Doggett, Inc., tank removal contractors/certified tank installers.  They completed this removal in late September, 2012.  They don't have any record of any soil contamination being discovered during the UST and piping removal.  The site assessment report was submitted to the MDEP's Division of Technical Services for review.  No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff.

P-650-2012*
Tuesday 8/14/12: In response to a 8/6/12 complaint from an anonymous source the Oxford Code enforcement Officer Rod Smith and I inspected the property of Mr. Thomas Hall for leaking vehicles and containers.

The property is a single family residence located in a rural residential and farm area of Oxford, served by private well water and therefore a sensitive area for prohibited discharges.  The adjacent property to the north is also owned by Mr. Hall.  Mr. Hall gave Smith and me a tour of his property.  We noted six to 10 autos and trucks around the property, a single diesel-fuel aboveground tank, and odd machinery and things.  We noted no oil discharges, hazardous material issues, or other associated problems.  We did not observe conditions as described by the anonymous reporter.  No further Maine DEP actions are recommended at this time.
I-169-2012*08/15/12 Received a spill report from Josh Caron of Irving Woodlands regarding a spill of hydraulic oil at a woods harvesting operation in T15 R11.  Spill was about 7.5 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a failed hydraulic fitting on hydraulic line on harvesting machine.  Irving crews used sorbent materials to soak up the spilled oil and transported the oily pads/debris in a garbage bag to their maintenance garage in Fort Kent for disposal with their oily debris waste stream. No action is needed by Response Services at this time.  Nearest stream documented by Josh was 700 feet away.
B-417-2012*At 1239 hours, on August 10, 2012, Jim McCoy, of Dead River Company, reported less than a quart of kerosene spilled at 274 Park Street, in Milo.   It appears a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank allowed oil to drip out.   Pads were used to wipe up oil.   Dead River Company is replacing the tank.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-409-2012*Mr. Robert Sibley, of Penquis Housing & Energy, emailed information on three separate spills to the Department of Environmental Protection in the mid-morning of 8/9/12.  I received the information in the late afternoon of 8/9/12 concerning the two spills in East Millinocket.  I called Ms. Brown on the morning of 8/10/12.  We made arrangements for a site visit the following day.

The bottom of the tank was very wet with oil, and had numerous drips of oil about to fall to the concrete.  There was water in this corner of the basement.  I padded up a very small amount of oil, and placed numerous pads under the tank.  She also had a second 275 gallon tank on its end on the other side of the basement.  According to Ms. Brown, this tank had leaked a few years back, and was replaced with the current tank.  I placed rolled up pads into the bungs of this tank.

I indicated to Ms. Brown that she shouldn't have any oil delivered to this tank due to the potential of a larger spill if more oil is added to the tank under pressure.  I also indicated that I would talk to Mr. Rob Sibley to expedite the tank replacement process.  The tank was replaced 5 days later and both old tanks were removed according to Mr. Rob Sibley.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-652-2012*I was contacted by an individual who wanted to remain anonymous reporting that the automatic shutoff valve on one of the dispensers at Deb's Variety hadn't functioned properly and had overfilled his vehicle by about a gallon.  When the customer went inside the store, he was told that that happens all the time which is why he was concerned and called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I visited the site and noted several stains on the concrete and pavement near the dispensers.  Some looked like they had been cleaned up and some didn't.  The stains did cross a significant crack between the concrete and the pavement which allowed some of the spilled gasoline to enter the ground.

The site is located on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer and has its own drinking water well.  I went into the store and spoke with the manager, June.  She stated she didn't know anything about the spill the prior evening.  I asked to see the station's spill log and they did not have one.  I explained the need for a spill log and spill reporting.  June said that she would start on right away.  I returned to the office and referred the site to the MDEP Underground Tanks (Diana McLaughlin) and the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) (David McCaskill/Butch Bowie) Units for an educational visit.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-782-2012*October 02, 2012, I received a phone call from the Sanford Fire Department. They were reporting a giant sheen in the river under the River Road bridge in Sanford.

I responded to the scene immediately. I met with the Sanford Fire Department on the bridge and began the investigation. Using the Sanford Fire Department's tin boat, we traveled up the river. At that time, firefighters were also walking the area near Pepin Precast on Shaw Road in Sanford. It was discovered on Pepin's Precast property an oily substance pooled in the wetland area in front of the company's retaining wall.

I placed sorbent boom in a small stream to prevent further oil to escape to the river that led to One Pond in Sanford.

After careful investigation around Pepin Precast's property, I could not find a source from the facility that would cause the oily spill in the wetland. There were no objects in the wetland to determine where the oily substance generated from.

October 03, 2012, I returned to the site and met with David Pepin, the owner of the facility. Mr. Pepin had applied sorbent pads to the wetland area that was impacted by the unknown oily puddles.

At that time I discussed with Mr. Pepin that he should notify the Sanford Police Department to report the illegal dumping. Since there was no responsible party at that time that he is responsible to remove the contaminated soil and dispose of it properly. We agreed to terms that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection would pay for soil analysis for disposal at Commercial Paving Recycling Group and he would pay for the clean-up.

16.49 ton of contaminated soil was removed from site. Since it was a wetland, it was determined by the DEP to allow the vegetation to grow back naturally. Four trees were removed during the clean-up process.

No further DEP Response action required.
B-489-2012*At 1300 hours, on 9/24/12, Dead River Company reported a 1 cup spill of #2 fuel from a leaking fitting in the furnace at 61 U S Route 1 in  Bucksport.   Mr. Jerry Rancourt of Dead River used sorbents to wipe up the spilled fuel and then fixed the fitting.   There were no vapor issues in the house.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-405-2012*At 0830 hours, on August 10 2012, a National Response Center report was received by the Department of Environmental Protection, indicating a vessel, Promised Land, caught fire approximately 15 miles off of the Coast of Maine.   The crew abandoned the ship and was rescued by the Coast Guard.  The Coast Guard monitored the fiberglass ship while it burned.   No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-395-2012*On 8/3/12, William Richards of Anderson Trucking Services (ATS) called to report a 3 gallon automatic transmission oil spill. The source of the spill was a windmill transport trailer that rolled over a few days before while moving components to the Bull Hill Wind Project. ATS personnel removed half a drum of contaminated gravel from the roadway and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-170-2012*8.9.12  Cara O'Donnell reported slurry, from a well drilling at the entered location, discharging into a storm water drain also at the entered location.  Mr. O'Donnell fowarded me photos of the parking lot area where the drilling had occurred.  It appeared that slurry had migrated across the lot area and into a storm water drain.  I contacted Houlton Public works and spoke to Bob Monfits who advised that he had driven by Harbison early in the morning and observed the drilling as he passed by and that hay bales had been placed in the area and all looked acceptable.

I contacted John Harbison of Harbison Plumbing and Heating and Bison Pumps, who advised that they had a well drilled at thier faciltiy to test pump products and possibily as a sorce for geo-thermal heating in the future.  A private drain put in and maintained by Harbison.  Monfits advised that their only concern was silt build up in the drain, which is tied into Houlton Public Works storm drainage that outfalls into Pierce Brook at the intersections of Bangor Road and Military Street.

Harbison advised that he would sweep the lot and have the drain cleaned out.  On 8.10.12, I inspected the lot and it looked as though it had been swept up.  The drain had yet to be cleaned out, but it was reiterated to me by Harbison office representitive that it was Mr. Harbison intention to do so.  The slurry, ground stone or bentonite, or a combination of both, are non-hazardous, inert materials not regulated by the DEP.

No further Response action anticipated.

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I-172-2012*On 8.7.12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous complaint from a Van Buren resident that an unknown liquid was being stored in a vacant house at the entered location.  The complaint came through Sean Bernard, of the MDEP Bureau of  Land & Water, and was referred to the Division of Response Services.  Bernard provided a photo of containers he said he received from the complainant.

I responded to the location and confirmed that the house was not occupied.  I looked through several windows and observed the containers.  They appeared to contain cooking oil, based on the size and type of containers, as well as the amber color of the liquid.  It also appeared that the location was used as storage, both inside and outside the house.  I observed several white goods and scrap metal stored outside.

On 8.9.12,  I met with Charles Ouellette in Van Buren.  Mr. Ouellette advises that the oil is cooking oil and is slated for use as bio-fuel and bear bait.  I advised Ouellette that our information was that someone may have gained unauthorized entry onto or into his property.  Ouellette said he would post the house and check the locks.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
I-173-2012*8/17/12 Received a spill report from Mark Draper of Tri-Community Landfill (TCL) regarding a spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a leaking O-ring on the Power Take Off (PTO) of a tractor.  TCL crew moved the tractor onto a paved area, placed absorbent pads onto the spilled oil.  Spill debris was picked up with a front end loader and disposed of in the facility landfill.  Crews then replaced the faulty O-ring on the tractor.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time.  Received spill report from TCL on this matter.
P-684-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 6/20/12, Mr. Pat Henessey of Maine Department of Environmental Protection relayed to me that on 6/19/12, he received notification from C N Brown that their retail, diesel underground storage tank (UST) at this location suffered an unexplained leak of fuel into its interstitial space.  The UST was pumped out and plans made to abandon and replace it.

FACILITY INFORMATION & ABANDONMENT
The tank T-3 is an Elutron brand which has a plastic secondary shell over the steel shell.  This type of UST and fiberglass clad tanks were found to suffer internal corrosion of the steel shell, leading to leaks to the interstitial space.  The facility was abandoned-by-removal on 8/28/12.  According to Maine Certified Tank Installer, Scott Letillier, of Portland Pump Company, he was to hook up the new double-wall tank to existing piping and dispensers.  The location is dense commercial use, located near Long Creek, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility was formerly a Mobil brand gas station.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I noted no ambient oil odor in the air while the soil was being excavated, and no oil-stained soil.  I noted no oil sheen or free product on the water table about 12' below grade.  Mike White, performing the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment. Bag-headspace readings of 0-ppm were noted, though his technique was to pour soil off a shovel into a light sandwich bag.  This is counter to prescribed technique and materials in Maine UST rules, so field sampling results are less exact than they should be.

1.   No clean-up actions were required.  Letillier stated that they would dewater into a nearby storm drain to facilitate the new UST installation.
2.   See the closure assessment of Mike White and MDEP UST file #19707 for further information.
3.   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate the site is clean/remediated to  original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski

P-646-2012*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a locomotive betwen Allen Avenue and Harrison Street in Portland.  Mr. Pelletier reported that Pan Am crews would be claenin up the the affected area.  I responded and walked the line between the streets and found no evidence of a discharge, concluding that the Pan Am crews had sufficiently cleaned up the discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-406-2012*At 1237, on August 10, 2012, Jim McCoy, of Dead River Company, reported a spill at 1798 Castine Road in Penobscot.  It appears that approximately 20 gallons is unaccounted for and most likely dripped out of the corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.   The oil appeared to have migrated straight down through the 8 feet of gravel, used to level out the property for the installation of the trailer, and then into the native soil.  The property is owned by Mr. Gregory Bowden, who rents out the trailer.  Since Mr. Bowden owns a construction company, I hired him to excavate the contaminated soil.  His workers removed approximately 14 yards of contaminated soil and hauled it to Thibodeau and Sons, where it will be made into asphalt.   Excavation was stopped when the excavation started to undermine the slab for the trailer.  The excavation was backfilled.  Dig Safe was contacted by Mr. Bowden prior to excavation.   I collected a soil sample from the bottom of the excavation for laboratory analysis.

This site was referred to Matt Burke of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.   The well is within 100 feet of the source and will be sampled.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

I-171-2012*08/16/12 Received a spill report from Matt Bard of Dead River (DR) Company regarding an overfill of diesel fuel at their bulk plant in Fort Kent.  Apparently a driver from Jacques Auger Transport was delivering a load of off-road diesel when a valve malfunctioned and product shot out of loading tube when pump was turned on during off-load operations.  Dead River crew placed down oil sorbent pads, and speedy dry.  The sorbent materials soaked with diesel were picked up and properly disposed of with other oily waste stream generated by DR.  DR crew scheduled maintenance on the faulty valve.

8/17/12 Checked spill site, DR Crews have gotten all oily debris picked up and removed to storage pending disposal with other oily debris.  No further action is warranted by Resposne Services staff at this time.
P-1072-2007*Broken hose on heavy equipment operated by Conover Construction working on site resulted in a discharge of approximately 2 gallons of gasoline.   Conover Construction removed contaminated asphalt/soil for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-755-2010* On 9-10-2010, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power reported that a transformer in Dresden had developed a small leak. The location of the transformer was pole 8.1 on the Gardiner Rd. in Dresden.
 A crew from CMP made a site visit and removed the transformer and cleaned up the spilled oil. The waste material was brought back to North Augusta Service Center for storage and disposal.
 No further action from Response Service is required.
A-427-2012*Rich Carmosino of Schnitzer recycling contacted Glen Wall of this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  Schnitzer was picking up a roll off can of metals to be recycled at Saunders Mfg. when a hose failed on the roll off truck.  The oil spilled to gravel and pavement.  The oil was recovered with hand excavation and sorbents.  Clean Harbors was contracted to remove two drums of oily debris for disposal.  I made a site visit on 8/20/2012 and met with Don Harriman of Saunders.  We looked at the area of the spill.  There was still some evidence of soil staining in the gravel, but the heaviest contamination had been removed. I contacted Jim Adams of Clean Harbors and agreed to provide a spill letter for disposal.  He indicated the debris would be disposed at Rummary Road, South Portland.  No further Response action expected.
I-165-2012*8.9.12 Dead River reported a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) at the entered location.  Jerry Scott of Dead River (DR) advised that a drip was discovered and that the tank was being pumped off and a temporary tank installed. -Nathan Thompson (NT)

8.10.12 I responded to the site and observed an oil spill in the basement due to a corroded 275 gallon AST.  I estimated the spill to be about a gallon.  Oil dripped into the soil and bedrock under the tank. The impacted area is approximately one foot by two feet.  I hired Dickinson-London to assist in soil removal and backfill material.  A very limited volume, perhaps several 5-gallon buckets, of soil was removed from around the bedrock.  The soil was not saturated with oil.  Ambient photo ionization detector (PID) reading several inches above the excavated area peaked at 73 ppm.  PID readings in the breathing zone peaked at 3.3 ppm.  PID readings on the first floor living area were non-detect.  A small subsurface ventilation pipe was installed with a radon fan to vent residual vapors from the impacted area.  It's expected that residual oil, that is non-recoverable, impacted the spaces in the bedrock and will dissipate over time. -NT

8.11.12 Inspected site.  PID readings at vent pipe peaked at 8 ppm.  System running good.  PID readings in breathing zone in basement were non-detect.  PID on first floor living area were non-detect. -NT

11.16.12 Site visit, shut down ventilation system due to upcoming freezing weather.  Re-installed storm window outside. -NT

12/12/12 Responded to concern of homeowner - conveyed by Jerry Scott DR Dispatcher, Ms. Chapman was concerned about her pipes freezing in cellar with vent fan running.  Arrived on scene and saw the fan was unplugged.  Plugged the ventilation fan back in, let it run for a few minutes and took reading = 3.5 PPM VOC's.  Rigid insulation in cellar window had come loose (possibly someone had started to remove vent duct work.  Screwed the rigid insulation back into cellar window rough opening framing and put duct work back in ventilation hole - duct taped the vent work to rigid insulation.  Talked with Ms. Chapman, told her that we would let fan run another week or so and re-check the system for odors.  If odors are minimal we will disconnect the vent system and put the window back in place.  Told her that the cellar window is tight to the weather and should not be an issue regarding pipes freezing up.  Window on floor has been damaged and will need to be repaired or replaced.  In mean time a solid piece of rigid insulation screw to the window rough opening should work to keep cold out.

12.21.12  Site visit, removed fan.  Advised Ms. Chapman that we would return in Spring to evaluate need for on-going venting or removal of system.  Met with Jerry of DR and advised of same.  -NT
B-407-2012*On 7.26.12, the Air Guard reported an aviation gas spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of a wing tank on an aircraft and fuel discharged through the wing vent.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents, and the waste stored for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-410-2012*Ms. Linda Carter, who was moving out the her apartment, reported a 8 gallon spill of fuel oil inside the apartment house in which she was renting an apartment.  She indicated 8 gallons was spilled approximately 3.5 weeks ago, and was moving out due to the oil and mold issues.  I talked to the owner of the house, Mr. Jerry Philbrick, and he indicated that a spill occurred a few weeks ago and was around the 5 gallon amount.  He said someone had turned the valve open at some point, while he was repairing a monitor heater.  He was not at the house at the time of the spill.  He has been working on remediating the spill and would like more time before I visit.   Mr. Philbrick said he was waiting for Ms. Carter to move out so he could finish remediating the spill.

As of August 21, 2012, I have not heard back from Mr. Philbrick.  Supposedly, the tenant who rents the apartment where the spill occurred, is still living in the apartment.  As of August 21st, no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-166-2012*08/10/12 17:20 Received a call from State Police Public Safety Dispatcher reporting a call received from Matt Schools regarding some containers of oil that had been dumped into Pearce Brook.  Called Mr. Matt Schoolsregarding this incident.  Matt described the Pearce Brook crossing on the Hollywood Road where he had observed the 3 red containers while out bicycling yestereday afternoon.  He went down the bank and stood the containers upright.  Two of these containers had lids/caps on securely, the other had some tin foil with a hole in it that may have leaked out abit.  The liquid in the containers looked like old used motor oil.

08/10/12 18:45 Arrived on-scene and removed the three (3) red plastic gasoline container out of a tributary feeding into Pearce Brook along the Hollywood road.  Took coliwasa tube sample of each plastic container - all three containers appeared to be used motor oil.  The waste oil had been weathered and exposed to water and thus c nould not be sent to waste oil furnance for end use.  Took back to NMRO OHM Warehouse for bulking up with wood fines and disposal in approved landfill.

8/15/12 Got several poly bags of wood shavings from Beaulieu Bros. Lumber mill to bulk up the waste oil found in Pearce Brook.
Bulked up waste oil into a solid mass. Double bagged oily debris into poly bags and shipped via Nate Thopmson OHMR2, to Bangor for disposal with Bangor Response Unit's oily debris disposal stream.  No further action is warranted by Response Services.
I-168-2012*8/15/12 Received a spill report from Josh Caron, Forester for Irving Woodlands LLC regarding a spill of 5 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose on woods harvesting equipment in their forestland off of the Carney Road in Allagash Plantation.  Irving Woodland crews used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil, some of the oil was sprayed out over the forest floor and was no significant enough to soak up  with sorbents.  Oily debris was placed in poly garbage bag and brought back to maintenance garage for disposal with other oily debris generated by Irving Woodlands operations.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-644-2012*Central Maine Power (CMP) called to report a downed transformer due to a storm passing through the area.  Subsequent damage to a tree brought down the transformer spilling oil on to the shoulder and asphalt below.  North Augusta Service Center (NASC) staff were dispatched to repair and remediate the situation.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched. Based on the information given by CMP, DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-645-2012*Lieutenant Mitchell of Brunswick Fire department (BFD) called to report the discovery of a passenger vehicle along Old Bath Road leaking fuel.  It was estimated no more than a gallon had leaked from the car. This was cleaned up by the BFD by applying speedy dry and having the car towed for repairs.  No request for assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information given DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-649-2012*August 13, 2012, I received an anonymous phone call from a concerned citizen of York. They were reporting strong odors from a business nearby and asked for an investigation to be done.

I arrived at Purely Organic, 433 Route 1 in York. I met with Roger who holds the Applicator License for the business. He showed me around the area. I identified a catch basin that how a white stain leading towards it. I asked Roger to explain the white stain and he said it comes from them when they rinse out their spray buckets after using them all day.

Roger also allowed me inside the garage area where they store their spray chemicals.

I was allowed to take pictures of all the chemicals and also retrieve MSDS copies of majority of the chemicals that they use.

Afterwards, I referred the site to Andy Slusarski with Hazardous Waste Enforcement and Henry Jennings with the Board of Pesticide.

P-651-2012*A tank truck driver was filling his trailer at the loading rack when he experienced a spill.  Approximately five gallons of asphalt oil was discharged to the top of the truck.  Product ran down the drain to the paved lot and began to solidify.  Spilled product was scraped off the pavement which was then treated with application of speedy dry.
A-414-2012*On 8/6/2012, in Augusta, Pop's Plumbing & Heating reported a possible oil spill. The owner of the building was concerned about some soil staining in the basement of his apartment building. A site visit was made to meet with burner technician, Tracy Urbatis, to inspect the areas of concern. The staining may have been old contamination, no odors were present, and two soil samples were checked with an oleophilic shake test and showed no contamination. The oil tank and furnace appeared to be in good shape with no leaks. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-416-2012*Automobile went off road (Canal St.) and into Kennebec River in Augusta.   Petroleum products in the car caused a visible sheen.   The sheen was unrecoverable and dissipated after the automobile was removed.

No further action is necessary in this matter.
A-417-2012* On 8-8-2012 the Winthrop Fire Department an oil and gaoline sheen on Upper Narrows Pond. By the time that I arrived they had found the source, which was a ourboard motor on a boat. The fitting was leaking and the Fire Dept. stopped the leak. There was a heavy sheen along the shore and the floating docks. They had put sorbent boom in place to collect the oil and gasoline. The wind was blowing on shore, which will aid the dispersal technique.
 The sheen was to thin to recover and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-418-2012*     A small spill of an estimated one to five gallons of hydraulic oil was reported to the Department on August 9, 2012. The spill was caused by a blown hydraulic hose on a street sweeper at the T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School. The spill was to the pavement and occurred in April of 2012. The spill was originally cleaned-up from the paved area by Dixfield Public Works personnel using the street sweeper and the sand and debris was deposited into a large pile located at the McGouldrick Park off of Dix Avenue.
     On August 9, 2012, Patrick Hennessey and I travelled to McGouldrick Park to inspect the material left at the site. We met with several Public Works personnel at the pile. The pile of street sweeping was very large and was estimated to be around 30-40 cubic yards. We conducted a visual inspection of the material and then took three oil-n-soil dye shake tests around the pile to test for oil impacted soils. No evidence was discovered of impacted soils. Through our discussions with the public works personnel we discovered that the spill may have been greater than originally reported. I instructed them on reporting and cleaning up of oil spills, and we discussed the failings in this instance. Additionally, when they intended to remove the pile of sweepings I wanted to be onsite to screen the material to ensure no oil impacted soils got transported offsite.
     On September 10, 2012, I met with David Phair at McGouldrick Park to conduct soil screening. The soil was visually inspected while loaded into a dump truck prior to being used as fill at another site. Every third loader bucket was also checked using the Oil-N-Soil dye shake test. All results were negative and no signs of oil impacted soils were discovered. I reiterated to David Phair about reporting and cleaning up of oil spills and how this spill was not handled properly. The original spill area at the T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School was checked and the large stained area was contained to the pavement. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-421-2012*Automobile in River.   No recoverable product.   Sheen observed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary.
P-657-2012*A blown hydraulic line on a truck resulted in an approximate two gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to pavement.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  A sheen to a storm drain resulted, but that was of minimal concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-660-2012*A property owner was alerted by the smell of oil then identified a release of kerosene from his aboveground supply tank.  The leak was plugged then approximately 100 gallons of unspilled product was recovered from the tank which left 150 gallons unaccounted for.  Spilled product impacted gravel fill brought to the site to level for the mobile home.   An excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil from below the tank, which was situated between the rear end of the home and the detached garage.  Approximately 70 tons of material were removed from the site.  The side walls towards the driveway, along the garage and toward the backyard tested clean with the dye shake test.  The side wall and material below the home remains contaminated due to a lack of accessibility/stability.  Bedrock was encountered approximately ten feet below grade and was fractured so Technical Services was consulted for long term drinking water well monitoring.
P-661-2012*August 20, 2012, I responded to a tractor trailer that flipped over on its side causing the passenger side saddle tank to puncture and leak approximately 60 gallons of diesel onto the paved road.

The Kezar Falls Fire Department was on scene and had already applied speedy dry, sorbent pads and sand to the oily surface. Woodchips from the spilled trailer were absorbing the diesel as well. .49 tons of contaminated woodchips, speedy dry and dirt was removed from site and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling.

No wells or storm drains were impacted from the accident.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-662-2012*On 8/20/2012, Mr. Secunde reported a discharge of less than 10 gallons of hydraulic oil liquid at their Biddeford trash to energy incinerator facility.  The discharge was secured and reported cleaned up.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division actions expected at this time.

P-663-2012*The Department received a report of four, one-gallon cans of oil-based paint dumped on the side of the road.  The report was confirmed; two had been impacted, discharging a portion of their contents to pavement and gravel.  Sorbent materials were used to recover the spilled product.  Then all four cans were packaged for transportation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-664-2012*Approximately two gallons of lube oil were discharged from a locomotive while it sat at a siding within Rigby Yard.  Product impacted track ballast.  Contaminated ballast was removed by the responsible party; visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria.
P-665-2012*
On 5/8/2012, Mr. Brigham, Maintenance Director for the South Portland School system contacted me to visit the South Portland High School and provide guidance for underground storage tank (UST) abandonment and the possibility for abandonment-in-place (AIP).  The school was to be remodeled and the UST was being abandoned as it was in the way of new construction.  I advised Mr. Brigham that this 10,000 gallon, consumptive-use, heating oil UST facility did not fit within the four conditions for abandonment in place and AIP was denied (see attached AIP form).  Mr. Brigham agreed to contact me prior to the abandonment-by-removal so that I could attend and access for discharges and condition of the facility.  A removal notice form was received in mid-May.  I understand that no new replacement UST facility would be installed.

The facility is located within a turnaround of the high school courtyard.  The school is located in a suburban residential area of South Portland, and is served by municipal water and sewer service, and is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-666-2012*BIW called to report the discovery of an employee's car leaking gasoline in the gravel parking lot.  The owner was located and the vehicle towed for repairs and the BIW staff shoveled the affected gravel into a five gallon pail.  The pail of gravel was managed by the waste management unit.  Based on the information given, nature of and location of spill and cleanup, no request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  DEP Response plans no further action.
P-667-2012*On 8/23/12 I received a call from Ryan Graves of Cianbro reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a crane in Portland.  The spill occurred due to a faulty valve.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-668-2012*August 23, 2012, Lane Construction in Lewiston reported an overfill of the asphalt above ground storage tank. Approximately 10 gallons of liquid asphalt spilled out of the above ground storage tank onto soil. Lane Construction excavated approximately 1 yard of contaminated soil and disposed of it on site using their asphalt recycler.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-670-2012*On August 24, 2012, Pine Tree Waste reported that the radiator on a trash truck had sprung a leak near 61 Pennsylvania Avenue in South Portland.  Approximately 3 gallons of anti-freeze leak from the radiator onto the pavement. Speedy dry was applied immediately, removed and disposed of appropriately.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-671-2012*August 24, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a bushing came out of a transformer and released approximately 1 gallon of mineral oil onto the ground.

Approximately half a yard of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

I visited the spill site on August 24, 2012 and confirmed clean up sufficient.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-672-2012*A transformer overheated which caused its top to blow off and release approximately one gallon of mineral to the ground.   Product impacted roadside dirt and brush.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-673-2012*August 21, 2012, Chris Guessman of Pan Am reported a hydraulic oil spill on the tracks crossing Field Road in Falmouth.

Approximately 2 gallons leaked from the ruptured hose onto the ground. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and disposed of.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-674-2012*August 26, 2012, Topsham Fire Department reported that a motor vehicle had leaked motor oil onto the parking lot at the Topsham Fair Mall. Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface, removed and disposed of properly. No responsible party was identified at that time.

No storm drains were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-675-2012*August 24, 2012, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a regulator at the substation on Cyro Road in Sanford had failed and leaked transformer onto stone.

CMP responded and removed approximately half a yard of contaminated stone from the site.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-181-2012*8/27/12 Dave McCaskill called to request cost information to dispose of gasoline contaminated soils excavated from Robinson's gas station on Route 11 in Masardis.  Called area landfills allowed to accept for disposal gas contaminated soils.  Response Services provided an Oil Spill Debris form and authorized disposal at the Presque Isle Landfill.

The contaminated soil removal was overseen by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division staff.  No further action is anticipated by Response Services Staff at this time.

P-133-2001*The fire department called regarding their concern of firefighting foam impacting a marsh.  DEP responded and determined that it was not an issue of concern.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-176-2012*8/16/12 Received a faxed spill report from Louisiana Pacific Corporation (LPC) Mark Stile, Plant Environmental Manager regarding a spill of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a hydraulic cylinder failure on the #2 waferizer.  50 gallons spilled inside the green end of the plant on the concrete floor.  LPC crews used wood bark and fines to soak up and clean up the spilled oil off the concrete floor.  The oily wood debris fines was then fend into the plant's central heating system boiler per license conditions.  100% of the spill was collected and removed according to Mark.  The failed cylinder was replaced.  No assistance is needed from Response Services staff at this time.
P-635-2012*A piece of heavy equipment was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of an approximate pint of diesel to the ground.  All visible signs of contamination were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party and transported to a disposal facility. See attachments.
P-655-2012*An excavator blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallons of hydraulic oil.  Product impacted groundwater in the excavation and the adjacent soils.  Sorbent pads were used to recover free product then approximately one yard of material was removed for disposal.  A sufficient effort for this large industrial complex.  See attached Pratt & Whitney Spill Report.
I-182-2012*Jim Gramlich responded to a reported 5 gallon gasoline can leaking into a brook and found a one gallon gasoline can leaking on to Route 1A in Hamlin, Maine.  The leaking gasoline never left road surface.  The can was removed and kitty litter was placed on the road surface.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
B-437-2012*At 1253 hours, on August 28, 2012, Gene Weldon, of Lane Corporation, reported a 6 gallon spill of waste oil at 820 South Chester Road in Chester.  Lane was receiving a delivery of waste oil for their portable asphalt plant when the J P Noonan delivery truck hose blew apart, spilling approximately 6 gallons.  Since it had been raining and there was a depression at this location, oil collected on top of a puddle of water.  Absorbents were used to absorb the oil.  The truck will be brought to a repair shop for repairs.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-408-2012*Through a few emails originating from Robert Sibley, Project Coordinator, for Penquis Housing and Energy, this spill was forwarded to me.  I talked to Ms. Carolyn Stefens, to visit her house the following day, since I had two other sites to visit in the same area.

According to Ms. Stefens, the tank had been leaking for approximately 3.5 weeks.  Petroleum vapors were detected in the house.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were 1-2 parts per million (ppm) in the first floor, and around 10 ppm next to the 275 gallon vertical above ground storage fuel supply tank (AST) in the basement.  I installed a vent fan next to the AST through a window to vent the vapors out.  I cleaned the concrete, and removed the contaminated speedi-dry.  I placed a bag with sorbent under the end of the AST which was leaking.

Mr. Robert Sibley contracted a local oil company to replace the tank 5 days after my visit.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-418-2012*At 1345 hours, on 8/16/12, Irving Oil Corporation reported a 0.5 cup spill of diesel from one of their fuel delivery trucks.  A small pinhole leak was found on the tank of the truck, allowing a small amount of diesel to leak out.  They padded up what they could from puddles on the dirt parking lot.  It was raining during the time of the spill.  They will empty the truck and plan to haul it in for repairs at a maintenance shop.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-419-2012*At 1645 hours, on 8/16/12, Mr. Stu Marckoon, of the Lamoine Town Office,  reported a 2 gallon gasoline spill in the Town's parking lot.  Ms. Lisa Branch was driving a pickup truck in the parking lot, when a can of gasoline tipped over spilling approximately 2 gallons onto the pavement.  The Lamoine Fire Department padded up the gasoline which had not already evaporated.  The gasoline container was secured in the truck.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-411-2012*At 1643 hours, on 8/11/12, Mr. Ken Strout, employee with the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, reported a leaking anhydrous ammonia railroad car at their Brownville Rail yard.   The Orono Hazmat team and myself responded to the site.  We interviewed the person who reported the smell of ammonia next to the rail car.   Two workers walked by the  rail car and one reported smelling ammonia, but the other worker did not.

We performed a preliminary investigation around the rail car, but found no indication of the presence of ammonia.   We then went back with tools and meters to investigate the man way on top of the rail car.   We were dressed in level B protective clothing.  We found ammonia around the vapor valve.   The hand valve and the bung were tightened, but there was still a possible leak around this valve, according to the photoionization detector (PID) readings.  PID readings were below 400 parts per million (ppm) ammonia, but still above 25 ppm, which is the recommended limit for working around without protection according to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

The car was moved a little ways farther away in a more secure area of the yard.  Mr. Darian Higgins, Mrs. Andrea Lasselle, and myself went back on 8/13/12 to check on the valve.  PID readings were below the 25 ppm NIOSH limit around the valve.  The valve has green paste on it which could possibly be causing the PID readings also.   This rail car will be taken to a facility where the valve can be checked and fixed, if needed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-399-2012*On 8/6/12, I responded to a call of a spill of #2 fuel oil at 617 Odlin Road in Bangor.  This property is owned by Epstein Properties, who had previously been renting the home.  The tenants had been evicted recently and the home was set to be demolished.  Epstein was checking on the site and discovered what appeared to be oil in the yard.  Upon further investigation they discovered that the copper fuel line had been removed from the heating oil tank in the garage.  They called Clean Harbors requesting a quote to clean up the spill and Clean Harbors advised Epstein to contact the Department of Environmental Protection.

I observed what appeared to be a small spill.  The oil had migrated out of the garage between the floor and the wall.  The ground around the garage was very wet and oil had migrated toward a small shed.  Oil had also flowed out the front of the garage door into the driveway.  Since Epstein Properties had already contacted Clean Harbors, I asked them to return to the site with a vacuum truck.

We removed 5.37 tons of contaminated soil and debris inside the garage.  The heating oil tank was removed by Clean Harbors.  Epstein Properties will be applying to the fund.  They are asking for a possible waiver of the deductible and have a vandalism report from the Bangor Police Department.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated in this matter at this time.
B-421-2012*On 8.16.12, Gil Merchant reported the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel to the pavement and storm drain outside of the Bangor International Airport - Ground Support Equipment Shop Dock 10 located on Polk St.  He explained that a fuel filter for the emergency generator had a hole in it.  As diesel leaked out of the hole, it drained the 30 gallon supply tank.  Diesel was discovered on the pavement outside the shop and had migrated down to the storm drain.  Mr. Merchant explained that he had covered the storm drain and had put Sphag-sorb, pads and boom down on the pavement to help control the sheen.
When I arrived, Gil was in the process of determining where the storm drain outfall was.  We went around to all of the different outfalls that the storm drain went into but found no evidence of diesel.
I asked Gil to put out some containment and sorbent boom in the various outfall locations.  I also spoke with the Environmental Coordinator for the City of Bangor, Wynne Guglielmo and explained that I could find no evidence of a discharge in any of the outfall locations.  We determined that the diesel was still caught up in the drain system or did not discharge to outfalls outside of the airport.
Mr. Merchant and Ms. Guglielmo continued to investigate catch basins in the airport and monitor the off airport outfalls.
The following day (8.17.12), Ms. Guglielmo contacted me to report that they believed they had found the diesel in an oil water separator inside the airport in front of Dock 10.  I investigated and noted that product in the separator along with a good slug of Sphag sorb they put down on the pavement in front of the storm drain.
Since there was still no sign of diesel impact in the off airport outfalls of the storm water system, we concluded that  the diesel went to the separator.  Mr. Merchant and Ms. Guglielmo mentioned that they would continue to investigate the storm drain system to get a better sense of what pipes go in which direction.
As a follow up, the airport conducted a dye test on the storm drain.  To confuse the matter, the dye discharged to an outfall off of Utah St., a location previously checked by Gil Merchant and myself the day of the spill.  Mr. Merchant and Ms. Guglielmo believe that the diesel was diverted into the oil/water separator that day due to the high volume of rain water going through the system.
 I continue to see no evidence that diesel impacted this outfall area off of Utah St.  However, Gil Merchant and Wynne Guglielmo will continue to monitor the outfall locations over the next month.
No further Response action expected.
B-422-2012*On 8/17/12, I received report from the Bar Harbor Fire Department of a saddle tank strap breaking on a Gott Construction dump truck.  When the strap broke, the saddle tank fell to the ground, cracking the tank and allowing the estimated 10 gallons in the tank to leak along Route 102.  The diesel stain ran approximately a quarter mile down the road.

The Fire Department was on scene and applied speedy dry to the spillage.  Gott Construction employees recovered the speedy dry and disposed of the bags at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-423-2012*On 8/17/12, I received report from GAC Chemical Corporation, of a five gallon spill of caustic soda in their facility.  The cause of the release was a faulty valve, which was later replaced.  All of the spilled product was contained and recovered from their engineered containment system.  The product was then put back into the process for processing.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-424-2012*On 8/19/12, I received report from Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport tank fuel farm of a pressure loss in their underground piping system.  Luckily they showed no loss in inventory of fuel in the tank farm.  The fuel farm crew was able to isolate the pressure drop to a 25 foot run between two valves next to a pump room.

The next morning, Clean Harbors was on site to carefully remove the soil from around the underground piping in question.  Luckily, the soil was all thick clay.  This clay prevented the migratory spread of oil.  The pin hole in the piping was located, and Sullivan and Merritt replaced the faulty section of piping.  Once this was replaced, the system was pressurized and no other leaks or pressure drop were located.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-676-2012*August 25, 2012, Estes Oil reported to me that a 330 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) had a corrosion hole near the filter and was leaking #2 oil onto the concrete basement floor at We Care Cleaners in Kennebunk.

I responded to the site and met with Ed Arnold, the owner of the business. At that time, Estes Oil had stopped the tank from leaking and already began the pumping process of empting the leaking AST. I used sorbent pads to pad up the spilled oil on the floor. At that time it was undetermined where a floor drain with oil in it led to.
Mr. Arnold agreed to allow the DEP to conduct a clean-up at his business.

August 27, 2012, I returned to site with Boom Technologies and Pete Eremita from the DEP. The other 330 AST was pumped and the oil was stored in drums onsite and to be transferred to another business of Mr. Arnold's at a later date.

At that time I contacted the Kennebunk Code Enforcement Officer for assistance in determining where the floor drain led to. Mr. Paul Demers referred the call to the Kennebunk Sewer District. The Kennebunk Sewer District met me on site and used a dye to determine the flow of the floor drain. It was discovered at that time that the floor drain led to the Kennebunk sewer.

The site was referred to Pete Eremita for technical support because of vapor intrusion.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-677-2012*August 25, 2012, L.L. Bean representative reported a motor vehicle had leaked anti-freeze in the L.L. Bean parking lot. No storm drains were impacted and speedy dry was applied to the puddle and removed and disposed of properly.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-678-2012*I received a call from Terry Bragdon of Regency Realty regarding discharge of #2 fuel oil from an above ground storage tank (AST) at 1619 Washington Avenue, Portland.  The property had been forclosed and was vacant.  Freddie Meac, the note holder, had the property winterized, but failed to have the AST located in the basement emptied.  Vandals broke into the house and stole the appliances including the furnace.  They cut the line from the tank and the contents emptied onto the concrete floor, soaking in.

I determined that the options were to try to clean and seal the concrete floor or remove and replace it.  Ms. Bragdon had to pass everything through Freddie Mac who would bid the job out.   Boom Technology was the winning bidder and the floor was removed.  The site had a radon vetillation system already inistalled which should assist in minimizing any future vapor intrusion from any petroleum which may remain.
P-679-2012*I was contacted by D. F. Richards, reporting that one of their customers had a leaking gasket on their oil tank's filter.  About a quart of oil leaked out onto the concrete basement floor.  The burner technician fixed the leak and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
B-420-2012*On 8.16.12, Steve Boyd, of Fox Brook Variety, reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, that due to the heavy influx of rain water, his sump alarm for his underground storage tanks of gasoline went off.  He said that he inspected it, and it was full of water, and not gasoline.  He had informed Simard and Sons, who were en route to assess and pump out the water.  There was no free product in the sump, just a barely visible sheen.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-682-2012*The Department was present on-site, due to the issuance of a waiver from the 30 day notice of the abandonment of an underground storage tank (UST).  The UST was removed without incident, with no holes being observed.  In addition, no contamination was encountered.  The only issue during the abandonment was the removal of the copper supply and return lines.  While pulling the tubing through the plastic sleeve, one of the lines broke somewhere under the driveway.  Considering most of the line had been removed, I saw no reason to pursue it any further.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-381-2012*On 7.27.12, Webber Energy reported an estimated one to two gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location, from a corroded feed line from the 275 gallon capacity supply tank leaking in the laundry room located in the finished basement of the house.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings in the laundry room peaked at 6.1 parts per million (ppm), and 0.2 ppm in the first floor kitchen area.  A fan, owned by the resident, was installed to vent the basement area.  A follow up site visit two days later indicated no indoor air quality issues.  I estimated the spill to be less than a gallon.  The sorbents were disposed through Maine Department of Environmental Protection sorbent disposal waste stream.

No further complaints received as of 1.1.13.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-384-2012*On 7/29/2012, State Police Dispatch in Orono called to report that Hampden Fire Department staff was at the scene of a truck rollover in Hampden. The truck was carrying live lobster, but the saddle tanks were actively leaking from the fill when I arrived. After attempting to stop and contain the leak unsuccessfully, I drilled both tanks and offloaded roughly 150 gallons of unspilled diesel from them. After the truck was removed, I discovered that the truck came to rest directly over a storm drain with an outlet to a nearby ditch. Diesel had pooled in the ditch and in the storm drain. I hired Clean Harbors to remove spilled diesel from both areas with a vac truck. After a couple days of monitoring, I closed the site. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-402-2012*On 8/7/12, I received report from Mr. Tom Ouellette, of R H Foster, of a 70 gallon overfill of diesel at the R H Foster facility, on Route 102, in Mount Desert.  The cause of the overfill and release was a cracked vent pipe.  Because of the crack, the vent whistle did not work properly and the product leaked out of the vent pipe and onto the asphalt parking lot.

Approximately 50 gallons of the spilled product was collected in a catch basin and disposed of properly.  Unfortunately, the other 20 gallons ran down an asphalt bank and down an earthen slope.  The earthen slope needed to get excavated and disposed of properly.  Before this work could take place, an emergency dig safe ticket was obtained.  Dig safe ticket number 2012 3205264.

R H Foster contracted with their underground tank installer, Gaftek, who was on scene making repairs that afternoon.  It is unclear how the vent pipe cracked.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-412-2012*On 8/13/12, I received report of a half-gallon spill of hydraulic fluid from a blown hose on an excavator.  Luckily, the spilled product dripped onto a pile of wood chips, which were loaded for proper disposal at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-413-2012*On 8/10/12, Mark Albert, of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, called to report that a logging truck rolled over on 8/6/12 on a logging road in Sandy Bay Twp. Mr. Albert was notified by the Sandy Bay Fire Chief who indicated that the truck may have leaked some oil. I visited the site and found that very little oil had been spilled. I estimate less than 3 gallons of diesel and 1 gallon of motor oil were spilled in the road itself. No resources are at risk. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-414-2012*On 8/14 12, I received report of a vandal dumping waste oil into a trash can at the Bucks Harbor dock.  The Harbor Master discovered the dumping and applied speedy dry to the area.  I arrived that afternoon and recovered the speedy dry for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-415-2012*On 8/15/12, I received report of a small overfill of the above ground oil storage tank at 583 Main Street, Milford.  Dead River Oil Company shoveled the contaminated soil into barrels for proper disposal.  Unfortunately, oil vapors migrated into the basement.

I installed a small fan to exchange the air in the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services staff was notified, and continued to monitor the situation until the vapors dispersed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-416-2012*On 8.15.12, Tom Patten, from the Skowhegan office of Dead River Company, reported the discharge of an unknown quantity of K-1 at a seasonal residence on Lake Moxie.  The spill was discovered by a contractor hired by the owner to replace the front deck.  Underneath the deck were two 275 gallon heating oil tanks.  The tanks were badly corroded and one of them had developed a leak at the bottom.  Once the contractor removed the old deck, he smelled oil and saw a stain underneath one of the tanks.  He notified the owner and then called the oil company to come and pump the oil from the tanks.  Dead River Company recovered 370 gallons of oil from the tanks.
I called the owner, Mr. Tom Craggs, and explained that I was on my way to take a look at the spill and determine the type of clean up necessary.  When I arrived, I saw that the tanks had been cleaned out of the way.  There was only a 2' by 3' stain on the ground.  I also checked all possible routes of migration down to the lake which was approximately 220 feet from the house.  I used the Cherion Shake Test kit to test the soil in 4 different locations.  Only two of them came back with a strong positive for oil contamination.  I removed approximately 50 pounds of soil from that location.   I saw no evidence of a large discharge of oil, and given that the last time the oil had been filled was over 5 years ago and that it was used to heat the house and hot water seasonally, I believe that the loss of oil was between 10 and 15 gallons.

I explained my findings to Mr. Craggs the next day on the phone.  I asked him to get back in touch with me if he smelled oil in the home during his next visit.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-178-2012*08/27/12 Received a call from Paul Blood regarding some oil (possibly motor oil) in a fairly new drilled well as part of a housing development in Island Falls.  Paul is coordinating a site visit between the property owner, myself and him to investigate the impact to the well.

Dan Locke from the Maine Geologic Survey is conducting temperature surveys of unused wells in granite.  He contacted Paul Blood at EMRO DEP to report finding 'motor oil' in a disused well at the building lot of Ben McLaughlin,   Granite Ridge Road, Island Falls, Maine.  Since there is no building the lot has no street address, the tax map reference is map 22, lot 45.  Paul visited the vacant lot on September 17, 2012 to find what appeared to be a thin layer of heavy petroleum in the well.  He bailed the well, took a water sample for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH), and left a sorbent pad floating in the well.  On September 21, 2012 Matt Burke of EMRO DEP visited the site and found no petroleum on the sorbent pad, bailed the well, and changed the pad.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for monitoring.
I-180-2012*On 08/27/12 I received a faxed spill report from Jim O'Malley, Huber Resources Corp, regarding a spill of 3 gallons of hydraulic oil in the forestlands in Township 9 Range 18.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on a feller buncher tree harvesting equipment got struck by a tree limb and was severed.  Harvest crew operator used oil spill pads to mop up as much of the spilled oil as possible.  Oil soaked pads are being transported off site for proper disposal.  No site visit was made and no action is expected by Response Services staff.
I-179-2012*08/27/12 Steve Wipperman, Forester with the Maine Forest Service stopped by to report finding a whitish substances with a stringy/snotty appearance floating in an unnamed tributary in a woodlot that is being harvested on the east side of Forest Ave.  Steve showed me several pictures of the material in this tributary.

Rode out to forest harvest site of whitish liquid on slow flowing woodland watercourse (unnamed tributary) to Libby Brook.

Steve Wipperman e-mailed -Thanks for coming out this morning to take a look at the stream with me. I have not seen anything like this in a stream before, and I thought to be on the safe side, I should have you take a look at it. The Intent to Harvest Notification Number is 409833. The Contractor is Dennis Simard, Forwarder Operator Don Burby, unknown Processor Operator. The Landowner is James Hazelton, PO Box 892 Carthridge, Maine. I first noticed this material in the stream this past Saturday August 25, 2012 at approximately 4:50 PM. It does not appear to have come from equipment, as the skid trails are approximately 25 feet away from this small stream. I noticed that this material has a milky type of appearance, and if it were green, might have thought it wasn't anything but algae, which it still may be. This milky, stringy type material, as you saw, extends 75+ feet down stream towards Forest Avenue. If the sample can be identified, please let me know what it is for my report.

E-mailed Steve back ran field screening analysis on it and spoke with regional wildlife biologist.  This had no petroleum in it
PID = 0.0 PPM VOC's, did shake test - negative for any oiliophilic properties.  Best guess is that is some form of biotic /aquatic plant life.  There is no evidence of anyone discharging or dumping any type of product in this forested wetland, and the harvest operations are staying beyond the required buffer in the Forest Practices act.

no further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-680-2012*Received a call regarding the possible discovery of oil in a storm water outfall at the intersection of Ranger and Georges Road, Kittery, ME.
I responded to the report and determined the suspect material to be a marsh sheen.   No further response action anticipated.
B-333-2000*B-333-00
Lincoln

Wednesday June 21, 2000			1631

I received a phone call from Mr. Lou Derose (794-6721), of Lincoln Pulp and Paper.  Mr. Derose phoned to report that a sheen had been spotted on the Mill Pond.  He reported that it came from somewhere, but not from the Paper Mill.  The sheen was also noted on Mattanawcook Stream.  The stream will also be boomed at a location near the dam.

During the next week the sheen disappeared then later reappeared and later was gone again.  I made arrangements with Lincoln's Fire Chief to find the problem.  When I went to Lincoln on Thursday July 6 the problem had been located.

I was shown the side and driveway of the Timber House Restaurant and a large vat that had been dumped on now what was a greasy driveway.  The grease and oils made it to a storm drain and directly to Mattanawcook Stream.  There was only a light sheen near the storm sewer pipe out fall to the stream.  The sheen existed for about 24 inches and was about 3 inches wide.  I thanked the Chief and proceeded south.
B-410-1999*      On July 15, 1999 at 1100 we received a call from Cary Skates of the Maine Dept. of Transportation reporting that he found some contaminated soil at the D.O.T. maintenance lot on route 15 in Jackman.  Mr. Skates was excavating a hole for a new leach-field when he found about three truck-loads of slightly contaminated soil, 200 to 400 parts per million, on top of a layer of clay.  I told him to stockpile the material until I could inspect it for land-spreading.
     I checked the site on July 26 and met lot foreman Stan Warren.  We found an area on site and I instructed Mr. Warren on the requirements for spreading.  The material was spread the beginning of the first week of August.
P-939-2001*  On Tues. 11/13/01, I met with Ms. Write at her Raymond home regarding a fuel oil line leak.  Ms. Wright was selling the house and had not occupied it for weeks.  Over the time she estimates approx. 1/4 tank of oil appears to have leaked and soaked into the sandy soil of the basement floor.  I noted an oil stain under the buried fuel line and filter.  About 70' downgrade is her driven point well, and 120' away is Sebago Lake, both threatened by the discharge.  The neighboring wells are unlikely threatened do to likely gw flow toward Sebago Lake.  I explained Clean-Up & management options, the AST Ins. Fund, and Ms. Wright opted for DEP management.  The Fire Marshal was contacted for an AST application.  Also briefed was Nate Whalen of the Portland Water District and Raymond CEO John Cooper.
  On 11/15/01, Clean Harbors Inc. (CHI) vacuumed out 1.5 yds. of oily sand soil from under the tank; copious boulders prevented further soil removal.  DEP CG Hahn visited and was briefed.  A test pit behind the house and about 30' downgrade was excavated by CHI & DEP on 11/21 to wet sandy soil @ about 14' bg (see site sketches).  Severe slumping prevented going deeper.  I noted no obvious oil in the excavated soil, and a DRO lab analysis of water-wet soil from the bottom came up ND for DRO (Diesel Range Organics contam.).  This indicated that any contamination had not reached this point yet, if it will.  Another possibility to consider is that water table of Sebago Lake was down 3' or so and the lake may have been recharging groundwater, causing a stagnant gw flow or flow to the south.  Though oil contamination was not detected, the soil excavated was sent to Commercial Recycling for recycling.
   A 4" monitoring well was installed and a check on the well on 11/27 showed it to be dry.  During normal gw levels it is expected to have several feet of water.  On 11/27/01 L. J. Gagne Inc. completed landscaping of Wright's and the neighboring Michaud's properties.  On 11/29/01 this report and case was be passed to DEP Tech Services for review and further actions as required.  Further monitoring is expected and in-situ treatment is possible in order to protect wells and the lake.   A copy of this report was sent to Ms. Wright and to Mr. Sorenson, a potential buyer, in mid December, 2001.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Mat. Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-328-2001*Please see attached narrative.
B-712-1999*A year after the last deadline for the removal of all USTs, owners of tanks unknown to us continue to seek waivers to the 30 day notification requirement prior to removing a tank from the ground.  Gordon Pott sought such a waiver on 11/5 for a removal on 11/18.

I agreed, intending to attend the removal, but was tied up on another job the day the tank in Dennysville was to be removed.   I advised Gordon to go ahead anyway, and advise me if any contamination was encountered.  None was.
I-154-1997*After giving the DEP proper notice, two UST's were removed from this property.

Contamination was encountered around the tanks and the island.  The contaminated soil was landspread on the property belonging to the contractor Fred Simard.

For detailed information concerning this site see the Site Assessment report prepared by County Environmental in the tank registration file.

Soil borings were conducted to determine the impact on neighboring properties. Nothing significant was identified.

Case Closed.
B-269-1996*On 5/16/96 I took an anonymous call alledging that a UST owned by Harold Chute was still in the ground even though it should've been removed in 1989.  I checked it out and the due date was October 94.  The caller indicated that Chute's well was not far from the tank.  I talked with Harold on the morning of 5/23/96.  He indicated that he had received several calls from our department.  He speculated that perhaps we weren't too busy.  I told him about the anonymous call and that our policy was to follow up such calls.  I also added that I was particularly concerned about his well.  He said that the well was 58' downgrade from the UST, that it was 212' deep and that the overburden was 30'. He went on to say that he planned on removing the tank this summer.  Prior to this, however, he needed to install an above ground (vaulted) storage system of similar volume because they were a half mile from the main road and needed the capacity. We discussed the notification process and I asked him to call me if he needed my help.  I must add that the caller did not seem to be interested in Mr. Chute's welfare.
B-37-1997*On January 22, 1997 at 1115 we received a call from Ms. Maxine Engstrom of C.H. Sprague in Searsport reporting a seventy five gallon #6 oil spill at their facility in Bucksport.  Workers overfilled a rail car prior to shipment.

I arrived on site and found a Sprague crew recovering the product with sand.  I met Duane Seekins, the Sprague terminal manager, who showed where the #6 oil came out the railcar and collected by the side of the track.  Workers recovered the product and stockpiled it until trucking the three cubic yards to Sawyer's in Hampden.  No state waters were threatened.
B-733-1999*Julie White called from Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville to report that a hydraulic hose burst in the pulp mill and an estimated 15 gallons made its way to the process sewer.
I-102-1994*VOC'S IN GROUND WATER BEHIND CARIBOU OFFICE PARK - SEE SPILL #I-194-91
Four potential sources identified.
A-353-1999*An overfill of a 2000 gallon tank occurred. It all landed in the diked area. The product was pumped off and the dike was cleaned out.
B-631-1996*Mr. Coggins called to report that while working in the store room the pipe between the oil tank and the filter was broken and he esitmated that about ten gallons or less was lost to the floor.  None of the oil reached a drain and stayed on the concrete floor.  He cleaned up the spill with some speedi dri and sorbent pads.  He stated that he would burn this in his stove if it was acceptable and I agreed.  I did not attend this spill.
A-561-2000*Jeff Zimmerman of the City of Augusta called to report that they had found an underground tank.  They were digging at the site of the former Williams School which is now a playground.  They struck the tank and uncovered it.  They stuck the tank and were shocked to find it still had petroleum in it.  I told him that he really needed to call a contractor to pump out the product and clean the tank.  He later informed me that he had contacted Clean Harbors.  The tank was pumped, cleaned and removed on 10/16/2000, under the direction of Wadleigh's.  No contamination was found. A total of 1975 gallons of liquid was removed from the tank with approximately 250 gallons of that fuel oil.  No further work is needed on this site.
B-32-2001*B-32-2001
02/01/2001 15:50

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a dielectric oil spill on Route 11 in Orneville.  It was stated that logging truck hit a utility pole knocking the transformer to the ground.  It was initially suspected that at least 5 gallons of "non-PCB" oil had leaked.  Inspection of the transformer shown that none of the fluid had leaked.  No further action was taken.

P-862-1999*Storm blew over power pole, knocking down transformer.  Spilled non PCB oil to ground and vegetation.  CMP cleaned up.
A-492-1998*I had given approval to abandon a small heating oil tank in place.  The tank is in a small crawl space under a new part of the store.  Both Mr. Jacobson and Bill Carver, a licensed tank installer hired by Mr. Jacobson, indicated that it was impracticable to clean and fill the tank as required.

I spoke with Diana Mclaughlin and we agreed that Mr. Jacobson could abandon in place with out having the tank cleaned and filled.  (See attached letter)  I visited the site to confirm that it was impossible to fill the tank accidentally.  The tank top is exposed and the old piping was not buried.  The tank is empty.  Mr. Jacobson was supposed to provide a copy of the attachment to his deed as an indication that the required work had been completed.   This had not been received by the end of 1998.

Diana Mclaughlin will change the status of the tank when the attachment has been received.  No further action is anticipated.
P-599-1999*On 10/21/99 I received a call from the State Police reporting that a Union Oil rack truck that was towing a 500 gallon trailer tank had hit a bump in the road and flipped the trailer.  The trailer had approximately 25 gallons of fuel oil in it at the time and about 10-15 gallons leaked out after it landed on its top.  Union Oil responded quickly with sorbents and speedi dry and dug up a small amount of soil from the side of the road.  The majority of the oil was spilled on and recovered from the pavement.  No further response action is required at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
October 22, 1999
B-806-1998*B-806-98 DOVER-FOXCROFT FRIDAY DECEMBER 18, 1998  0928      I received a phone call from Teresa Emery (564-2610), the Dover-Foxcroft fire dispatcher.  Ms. Emery phoned to report a 20-gallon gasoline spill at the Dover Exxon.  The bread truck driver began filling gasoline in his truck then left his truck unattended.  While he was inside until the pump was shut off, about 20 gal of gasoline was spilled on the pavement.  There is a notice on the pumps not to leave your vehicle unattended while fueling, and the store clerk told the bread truck driver to get back out to his vehicle.  The spill on the pavement was cleaned up by the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Dept.  The sorbents and speedi-dri were collected and placed in two 30-gallon plastic containers.  This material is to be disposed of by the J.J. Nissen Baking Company through Clean Harbors.
P-175-2000*On March 29 I responded to a spill at a residence in Falmouth.  The homeowner noticed oil on top of the water in his cellar and upon closer inspection found that the tank was dripping.  The owner called a Oil burner service who came out and plugged the leak and began replacing the tank.

The cellar is very wet and had standing water in places.  I padded up the oil on the water surface and removed about 1/4 yard of soil from under the tank.  The tank had been inspected a couple months earlier when the current owners moved in - at that time the tank appeared fine, so it was presumed that the tank had not leaked long nor lost much fuel.  I brought the impacted soil  I removed to Commercial Recycling for disposal.
P-495-1998*See attached
P-18-2001*	Abandonment-by-removal of waste oil UST in Licensed Terminal & Tank Farm by Clean Harbors, Inc..  No discharges noted or reported and no further DEP actions expected at this time.  Required UST closure assessment to have been done by Clean Harbors, Inc.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-677-1999*B-677-99
Machias

Friday October 22, 1999				1746

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121).  I was asked to make contact with Jeff Gray (942-4416) of Bangor Hydro Electric concerning a 12 to 15 gallon mineral oil spill in Machias.

According to Mr. Gray  there was an automobile accident in which a car struck a power pole.  The pole with its 15 KVA transformer struck the pavement on the Kennebec Road.  This caused a transformer oil spill to the asphalt surface and the road's shoulder.  Sorbent pads and speedi-dri were used to clean up the spill
on the road surface.  The affected area of road shoulder was excavated.  The gravel was placed in a 55-gallon drum.  In all, 2 ? fifty-five gallon drums were filled with oil-contaminated speedi-dri, sorbent pads, and gravel.  This material will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-151-1999*On 3/1/99 I received a call from the Auburn Fire Dept. reporting a car accident rollover with gasoline spillage.  They were requesting my presence at the scene.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I was not able to detect any gasoline at the location of the accident site.  I was also unable to detect any gasoline in a water filled drainage ditch at the location.  A deputy chief from the Auburn Fire Dept. reported that approximately 1 gallon of gasoline was spilled.  It is likely that the spill had completely dissipated before my arrival.  No further action required.



_______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 2,1999
A-173-1999*Received a call from the Jay Fire Department that they had responded to an oil spill at a residence.  I responded to the residence of Sandra James on Rt.133.  An oil line to tanks at the back of her house had leaked.  She has an older mobile home and the oil was under her trailer.  There was one good thing in that there had been a thaw and there was a lot of standing water on which the oil was floating.  The Jay Fire Department had done a good job of sorbing up the oil with the sorbents they had on hand.  I supplied more sorbents and also called for a vacuum truck from Seacoast Ocean Services.  There was a door in the skirting giving access to under the trailer.  There was a lot of oily water on site and I had the vacuum truck pump as much as they could get at.

There is a well on the property located in the front yard.  It is only 25' from the spill site.  I tested the well on the day of the spill and put Ms. Jones on quarterly monitoring.  None of the water tests have found any oil in her well.  Unless subsequent quarterly monitoring tests show some impact on her well from oil, no further action is needed on this site.
A-311-2001*Received a call from Vickie Gammon of International Paper that there had been a hydraulic oil spill at the mill.  She reported that a pulp loader hydraulic hose blew spilling about 25 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Employees from the woodroom cleaned up the oil with sorbent material.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-569-2000*See separate narrative for report details.
P-859-1996*Beginning on 21 October 1996, S.D. Warren Company of Westbrook, suffered a series of spills related to flood damage. None of the spilled material was recovered nor did Response Services require any remedial action.
The entered Date Reported: 5 November 1996, on page 1, indicates the date that the phosphoric acid was reported. See attached SDW memo detailing this release.
The following is a summary of reported release at the facility location, excluding the above mentioned spill:
22Oct96, personnel-Thompson
1.miscellaneous. lubricating oils from manufacturing machines, waste oil drums, virgin product drums, crank cases etc. Amount of this material lost is undetermined.
2.hydrogen peroxide. A ruptured disk associated with an aboveground storage tank caused the discharge. The amount of this material lost nor the size of the storage tank was provided to the MDEP SMRO. 3. biocyde. The amount lost, size of container, nor circumstances related to the discharge of this material was provided to the MDEP SMRO
4.asbestos. An on-going abatement project at the time of the flood caused the release of an undetermined amount of removed asbestos. No remedial action possible for these materials and it is presumed that these materials were washed away by high flood conditions.
23Oct96, personnel- Eufemia, Wallace
1.ammonia. 300 gallons (see attached SDW spill report)
2.isopropyl alcohol. unknown amount (see attached SDW spill report). Westbrook Fire Dept. and mutual aid personel responded to the release of these materials. MDEP personnel observed a portion of the response operation but were not asked to assist. MDEP SMRO receive no follow up information regarding this local response product recovered, product remaining in containers, etc.
3.sodium nitrate. 37 50lbs. bags (see attached SDW spill report).  No further actions by Response Services is anticipated.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO (18Apr97)
B-370-2001*On 6/29/01 Gwen Lujan contacted the Department as she was concerned about an oil spill at a neighboring house, #2 Spear Ave. in Eastport. I spoke with Ms. Lujan and learned that about a year ago she smelled fuel oil. She also told me that previous tenants, Terry and Linda Culleton, had done automotive work on the site and was concerned with hazardous chemicals that might have been spilled or dumped there. She said that some neighborhood children had been sick last year and was concerned that the cause had been from #2 Spear Avenue. I told her that I would try to get to Eastport the following week. On 7/6/01 I visited the address. I could not find any evidence of a spill. The heating oil tank is an outside vertical 275 that appears to be up to code. The house was vacant and I did not enter the basement. However I did use a PID to sample the air around the very loose cellar door and did not get any response. I also looked around the tiny overgrown back yard and could not see signs of any spills. The garage mentioned by Ms. Lujan is a tiny one-car type in general disrepair (as was the house) containing a quantity of junk, but I saw no evidence of spills.
   I went to the new address of the Culletons, 6 Gilman St., 853-4024, and spoke with Mrs. Culleton. She denied that there had been any oil spills at the address while she lived there. She also gave me the address of the owners, Don and Jessie Dierich, 211 Arlington Dr., Wilmington, NC.
   From the fire hydrants in the street I assume the neighborhood is served with public water.
Since I could not find any evidence of a spill, I expect no further action.
B-530-2000*     On September 27, 2000 at 1630 we received a call from Major Eric Johns of the Air National Guard reporting that a crew found contaminated soil while excavating for a new fire station at the Air Guard base at Bangor International Airport.  I visited the site and found that the excavating crew had found and removed an old conduit and also found contaminated soil around it.  Further research into old blueprints showed the possibility of an old 2,000 gallon gas tank in the area.
     The area is a baseline 1 clean-up standard and although no soil reached that level, the Guard removed twelve yards of lesser contaminated soil for landspreading at an old runway on city property at the airport.  There are no buried drainage culverts in the area and an access manhole to a buried radar line showed no contamination or fumes.  Further digging will occur in the spring and I will monitor this work for any more problems.
I-40-2001*A possible broken line under house caused 20 gallons of kerosene to leak in the ground.  Homeowner replaced fuel line.
I-15-2000*After a tractor was removed from the median, it was discovered that the truck had lost all of the fuel in it's saddle tanks.

Due to the location no cleanup effort was attempted. No damage was identifed by myself or Frank Wezner. The site was watched all summer as we went by the location we would stop and inspect.

I will continute to monitor, but no further work is planned.
B-615-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-35-2000*On 4-14-00, MPG fertilizer department called to report one of their bulk fertilizer tanks had collapsed its supports, broken the bottom valve and lost all 18,000 gallons in the tank. The dike did not hold and most of the contents spread from the dike area to a ditch that emptied to a tributary to Presque Isle stream. It had happened sometime in the early morning of the same day. The material involved was a Urea/ammonium nitrate fertilizer. A contractor was hired to remove all saturated soil to prevent any more leaching to the brook. The soil was spread onto a farm-field at a controlled rate to fertilize, as it was intended. I and Bill Sheehan of the Presque Isle Regional Office-Water Bureau have been working with MPG to re-design the facility to prevent a re-occurrence.
A-14-1998*A pole broke and dropped a transformer.  The contents leaked out and were caught in the snow and ice.  There was a small wetland behind the spill, but it did not appear to be affected.  CMP removed the transformer and the contaminated snow.
B-505-2000*B-505-2000
09/19/2000 12:45

     Bob Bechtold of the Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their Ocean Heights Housing Complex.  It was stated that approximately 3 gallons of fuel spilled onto the paved roadway when a fuel container fell over in the rear of a contractor's pick up.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with speedi-dri.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
P-262-2000*Leaking transformer - Non PCB.  See attached CMP report.  NFA
P-168-1999*see comment field.
P-539-1999*27 July 1999, received compliant from subject regarding odor in the house after an oil leak discovered 17 July 1999.  Subject's oil tank, located in the basement,  developed a slow leak.  The spill was cleaned up by Dodge Oil, Gorham, and the tank replaced.  I inspected the spill location and observed a 3 meter x 3 meter oil stain on the concrete floor.  I estimated the amount spill to be minimal, perhaps less than a gallon.  A mild odor was present in the basement area housing the AST.  I did not observe oil in the sump located along the opposite foundation wall.  I advised subject of ways to remove the odor.

No further response action is warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 4Aug99.
A-153-2000*     DEP received a report that fuel oil had been spilled at a delivery vehicle as it was leaving a customer's residence.  The gravel driveway and several hundred feet of paved highway were affected.  The fuel company (Kalloch) sent staff to sorb oil from pavement and meltwater; contaminated gravel was excavated from the driveway for disposal.
     A drilled well provides water to this home; this well is located approx. 50' from the spill site but is not likely to be impacted.  No other wells are located down gradient of this site for at least 1/4 mile.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-234-1999* C.N. Brown overfilled the AST at Highmoore Farms. The total spilled was reported as one pint. Highmoore Farms is located in Monmouth on the Norris Hill Rd.
B-325-1997*On June 26, 1997 at 1120 we received a call from Ray Hitchborn of the Maine Forest Service reporting a spill at their facility near the Old Town Airport.  A water drain broke off the bottom of a tank truck and spilled twenty to twenty five gallons of JP8 at two locations.  The first was on some gravel and the driver moved the truck onto the tar and plugged the hole with a stick.

I arrived on site and met Mr. Hitchborn who showed me the two sites.  We put a few sorbent pads on the gravel site and I explained to him how to spread the contaminated soil in a then layer and mix in high nitrogen fertilizer for biological breakdown.  We next checked the spill on the runway and we recovered this product with sorbents.

I looked at the tank truck and saw the water drain pipe was broken just above the lever valve.  The lever arm was tight and hard to move which caused stress at the break point until it weakened and broke.
B-624-1997*10/27/97 @ 0630

The State Police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned to report a tank truck rollover.  I was told to contact Mr. John Flanders (564-8444) of Barrett Paving Materials.  I phoned the number given me by the dispatcher.  The person answering the phone suggested that I might be able to reach Mr. Flanders on his cell phone at (557-4332).  I did not make contact with Mr. Flanders at this time.

While enroute I made contact with Mr. Flanders on this snowy morning.  Mr. Flanders indicated that the report tank truck rollover was in fact a Barrett Paving Service Truck that had a water tank on it.

When I arrived on the accident scene the truck had already been towed back to the Dover-Foxcroft area.  I met briefly with John Flanders at the accident scene.  John had cleaned the various oils (diesel, crankcase, and hydraulic) up off the water using sorbent pads.  The approximate 1/8 of a cubic yard of pads will be disposed of by Barrett Paving Materials Inc.
P-798-2001*See attached report from Roux Associates. Bulk plant map available in Augusta back-up file.
P-661-1994*
	LUST abandonment with associated remediation thru source reduction.  Gasoline contamination is understood to remain but not cost effectively assessable at the time, such as under the roads and the building.
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A-159-1999*No site visit made.  This pinhole leak was quickly noticed.  Webber responded and stopped the leak.  A bucket under the tank had collected most product and sorbents were used to finish the job.  No further action is anticipated.
B-331-1996*On 6/25/96, 0210 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric Company called to report a dielectric oil spill at their Washington County Substation.  The discharge was coming from a bushing on one of the transformers.  At the time they didn't know if it was leaking because it was loose or because it was cracked.  It turned out that it was cracked.  The unit was not labeled, but a lab test indicated that the oil was not PCB by definition-it was less than 50 ppm, namely it was 18 ppm.  Most of the oil stayed on the cement pad (a 5' x 3' area), while a 3' x 3" area of gravel had also become impacted.  The clean up produced a half drum of contaminated soil and sorbent material.
I-1-2001*This  spill was identifed by a strong odor of fuel in the home by the renter Debbie Milam (521-0230). The owner of the property currently lives in Alaska, but was home the week of the spill.

The cellar is a rock wall foundation with dirt floor.

Criterium Engineers was called due to the poor condition of the foundation. They told us how much we could safely excavate next to & underneath the walls.

Soil excavation was only possible down 2 to 3 feet, then ledge was encountered. Some fractured pieces of the ledge were worked out of the rock and the surfaces were coated with oil. The bedding is nearly verticle and the strike is almost directly inline with the drilled well.

The well has been put on Quarterly monitoring for Diesel Range Organics.

No further action other than QM required.

Response Case closed
B-302-2001*B-302-2001
05/23/2001 17:30

     Brian Stetson of Great Northern Paper in Millinocket called to report discovering a sheen in the West Branch of the Penobscot River at their sewer outfall.  It was described as a 10 ft. by 30ft. area without a known source.  All possible sources were later ruled out.  Closer examination of the oil later on shown it to be an organic sheen or wood pitch.  No further action was taken.
P-91-1999*On February 3, 1999 DEP was called by Bath Wastewater Treatment facility due to finding oil in their system. It was traced back to a rented apartment located in Hyde Park, 11 Bluff Rd. due to a oil return line leak.
Site visit showed both the feed and return lines to the heating system replaced.
Speaking with the owner, Di Patel, the system was serviced by Kaler Oil of West Bath who had resently been to the residence to fix the oil line due to a leaking fitting. The tank is a round 250 gallon tank, not your standard 275 sitting inside  a wooden building. The area is not a sensative area yet I stated that when the time came to upgrade the system soil from under the tank should be removed. How the oil got into the sewer system I do not know the treatment plant was able to handle the oil due to the amount of flow.
Will be talking to city of Bath on diagram of sewer lines in area.
At this point in time I see no further action.
P-112-2000*A gasket on a transformer blew out while transformer was being filled with oil, spilling 50-75 gallons of Non-PCB transformer oil.  The oil spilled to the ground (crushed rock) in the fenced in area of the transformers.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the spill which they did with sorbent material and excavation.  No further action required.
A-209-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-289-1996*Marsh sheen discovered.  No further action required.
A-111-2001*Received a call from Waldo County Sheriff's office that there had been a truck accident involving a tank truck. I went to the site on Route 220, south of Thorndike Village. An H.O. Bouchard tank truck carrying fuel oil had jack knifed and had punctured a saddle tank. The site was up hill and all the diesel flowed down the road. Approximately 125 gallons of diesel fuel were lost. H.O. Bouchard did the cleanup with their own people and the local fire department. Some contaminated soil and spread sand went to Thibodeau & Sons for disposal. A lot of the diesel was in to the banked snow which H.O. Bouchard took back to their shop.  Weather was a large factor in the accident, as it was freezing rain.  No further work is necessary on this site.


Note:  There is no Oil Spill Debris form associated with this incident, as it was inadvertently misplaced.
P-804-1999*   On Thurs. 11/18/99 I was contacted by Mr. Gobiel of the Kennebunk Water District (KWD) regarding two old UST's they had found.  KWD was excavating a new water line down Rt. 1 in Wells and found two bare steel tanks and product piping under the south-side breakdown lane, right where they had to put a new fire hydrant.  I contacted Dan Ross and Jean Gallant of MDOT though at the time they could not get any decision as to whether MDOTwould accept any liability.
    I met Gobiel and a KWD crew onsite that afternoon and advised him (after checking with J. Woodard) that DEP would work with KWD to have the tanks taken care of.  The tanks checked out to be vapor free and with no liquid and KWD lifted them out.  Clean Harbors stated they would truck the tanks away for disposal by 1500 hrs, though they had not arrived onsite by the time I left @ 1615 hrs.
    The tanks, 500 to 750 gal. size, were corroded with many holes.  There was no odor or staining indicating leakage.  Gw was just below the tank bottom @ about 6' bg.  I filled out a DEP removal notice and UST Reg. form.  Local people stated that this was a gas station  in the 1930's with two pumps.  The present area is occupied by the Midway Motel and the Meadowledge RV Resort.  Across the street is a residence.  The area is on public water and sewer.  Soils were sandy.
    As the tanks were within the MDOT Right-Of Way and partly under Rt. 1, the DEP will contact MDOT as to their position on reimbursement for DEP's UST abandonment expenses.  See attachements for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-739-1997*12/31/97 14:10

A Hamel Fuels dispatcher called to report a #2 fuel spill in the basement of Lawrence Webber at 125 Larkin Street.  It was stated that approximately 150 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole on the 275 gallon tank onto the basement floor.  The recent filling of the tank probably initated the leak.  Most of the oil was contained on the floor and cleaned up with speedi dri.  A small amount, perhaps 20 gallons, escaped to a floor drain which is connected to the wastewater treatment system.  I told Mr. Webber that if the fumes become intolerable we could arrange a vent system.  A good scrubbing of the floor took care of the problem however.
B-288-2000*B-288-00
Dover-Foxcroft

Thursday May 25, 2000	0900

I received a message and phoned Stan Kitchin (487-6674), of S. & G. Construction.

Mr. Kitchin reported that one of his dump trucks was hauling for Barrett Paving and blew a hydraulic hose in the Barrett Paving Company's yard, on Route 7, in Dover-Foxcroft.  He reported that he lost approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  A total of about 2 yards of soil some not contaminated was mixed and taken to his gravel pit in Dover-Foxcroft.

The soil was placed in a clay area and was covered with a sheet of polyethylene.  The soil will be spread thinly when weather permits.
B-507-1997*According to Champion's spill report, attached, an estimated 1 quart of diesel is presumed to have leaked from a contractor's truck on the mill grounds.

Jon Banks at the PIN was notifiedby me, by telephone, and a copy of the report faxxed to him.
P-867-1992*
SUMMARY
	This report covers notification to Maine DEP of failed SIA inventory management for this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  See Maine UST registration file #6484 for further information and resolution.
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B-337-1996*On 6/25/96, Mike Longo of Grant Trailer Sales, Inc. called to discuss an approach to removing the eighty some odd USTs at the Queen City Mobile Park, which is on the south side of Stillwater Avenue.  The park was in the process of being abandoned and most of the units had already been removed.  The plan that we settled on was that he would take out several tanks at a time when he could schedule crews to do it and have me come and observe the excavations and the freshly removed tanks.  Over the period between 6/27/96 and 11/12/96 I visited the site eight times and witnessed the removal of 71 tanks.  We dug on 11 other lots that did not have a tank.  Three of these had been removed in "89" according to Mike's records and 8 of the units had electric heat.  The ones with electric heat either never had a UST or it was removed when the electric unit was installed.

The tank at lot 160 had a corrosion hole at the upper edge of its end plate and it had leaked a few gallons.  There was water in its excavation and about a gallon of product was sorbed from it.  Since the area was uninhabited and remote, they cordoned the hole off and left it open for a couple of months.  There was no detectable product at that time.  The tank at lot 57 also had a corrosion hole at the top of an end plate but there was no evidence of discharge. All of the excavations were into clay.  The ones at the east end, which was highter ground, were dry while those at the west end (lower ground) had water at about 4.5 feet.
A-475-1997*Received a call from Rome Fire Department about an oil spill at a house on Route 27. The house is owned by Arthur DiAngelous of Titusville, Florida. The house is a seasonal house. The spill was discovered by Mr. DiAngelous' caretaker and the plumber that he had called for a no heat problem. They reported the spill to the Rome Fire Department. I met Gordon Brown at the site. The house was locked and no entry was forced. I got a hold of the caretaker who explained he couldn't let anyone into the house without Mr. DiAngelous' permission. He attempted to get the permission and told me that I was not to be allowed into the house. I eventually got in contact with Mr. DiAngelous in Florida by phone on 2/4/98. I explained that I needed access to the house to see if the cleanup was to the Department's satisfaction. He said that he was not going to let me in until he returned in late May. I warned him about the vapor problem that he would probably have when he returned. He stated that he had suffered an oil spill previous to this and that the odor had gone away. He also admitted that he did receive the insurance form and did not send it in.  Other phone calls were made and no permission to enter the building was received.

This spill has been referred to enforcement for further action. No cleanup has been done on the site as of May 20, 1999.
B-136-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-392-1996*See Attached Narrative
P-209-1999*24 March 1999, conducted a site visit and observed an oil discharge adjacent to the 275 gallon AST, located outside at rear of building.

Dig Safe #19991403467.  Permission form submitted to resident and received back to DEP.  AST Fund Application Faxed to the fire marshal's office.

7 April 1999, DEP excavated contaminated area and disposed of impacted soil.  The AST was replaced by B & D Oil Co., Buxton, ME, and the replacement funded by county CAP agency.

12 April 1999, removed remaining contaminated soil and spread loam.  Area later seeded by contractor.

27 May 1999, reinstalled dwelling skirting.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 28 July 1999.

P-195-1999*    At the request of Mr. Knowles (property owner) and former env. consultant Paul Turina I visited this site on Tuesday, 3/23/99, to check on reported historical contamination.
    The site is a marina, boating and retail business location that reportedly had petro. UST's abandoned by removal in 1987.  Relating to financing a Phase 2 env. assessment was done by EMG for Midland Commercial Funding (see attachments).  The assessment noted three (bare steel) UST's removed in 1987 though at this time I have not noted any 1987 removal notice for the location.  DEP Reg. 14872 lists a 500 gal. diesel, and two 500 gal. unknown substance UST's installed 10/1/69 (at 38 Lafeyette not 106 Lafeyette).  The EMG, 1999, assessment mentions a 10,000 gal. diesel, a 500 gal. gaso., and a 250 gal. K1 UST's.  Presently I am not aware of any active or out-of-service UST's regulated by the state of Maine onsite.
     The site is located downgrade of Lafeyette St. on the Royal River and I suspect the gw flow is toward the river.  The immediate area is commercial.  I am not aware of any drinking water wells within 2000' feet.  From the report and previous experience in the area the area is underlain by marine silts and clays with sand lenses.  Low levels of petro. were noted by lab analysis at the former K1 and gaso. locations with 330 ppm TPH (EPA 8051B, not DEP DRO method required?): below the BS-1 Clean-up Goal.  No petro. sheen or product was noted along the shore downgrade from the UST areas.   Turina states no problems with the 1987 removals.
     After the site visit and reviewing the EMG report the DEP requires no remediation or further resp. Div. actions at this time.  Petroleum contam. is recognized to exist onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-649-2000*   On 10/25 and 10/26/00, DEP's Linda Doran & I responded to this retail UST facility regarding an out-of-service waste oil UST & #2 oil UST found under the now demolished former store.   On Fri. 10/27, I met CTI Simard onsite observed the 2nd tank and added it to the UST Removal notice & the UST reg. form.  Both tanks were removed after being pumped out.  During and after the P-86-98 UST replacement the former property owner, Mr. Silver had failed to notify the state about these tanks nor notify M W Sewall Co. before purchasing the prop. soon after the 1998 replacement.  The w. o. tank implies the site was also a former auto repair garage.
    During a Thurs. 10/26 visit with Simard, I issued a virgin letter for disposal of soil excavated from under the new dispensers.  This soil removal was done to facilitate the new piping & island install and the new buried utilities, and was not required by DEP.  This contam. soil was obviously old and was covered under Morris Silver's 1998 UST Ins. Fund Claim with agreement of Jon Woodard.  Soil invoices were sent directly to the DEP.  Excav. and trucking costs are not GW Fund covered as the soil was to be excavated anyways and could have been re-used onsite.
    On 10/26, new, fresh gaso. contam. was noted around the new UST installed in 1998.  The new soil and gw appeared more contam. than it appeared in 1998.  Simard stated that there had been a discharge from the new tank sometime after the installation and that some product may have leaked out the sump.  I have found no record this release was reported to the DEP.  The contam. gw was  de-watered by CHES to allow a new sump & piping.  At this time the dewatering and disposal by Clean Harbors needs covering under a new UST GW Ins. Fund application, which I mailed to Ned Sewall.  See attachments and P-68-98, et al for further details.  This report will be addendumed as needed.  Under  BS-1 Clean-Up, no further remed. is required at this time.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM.
B-57-2000*     On February 1, 2000 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a two to three gallon spill of <50 ppm of PCB oil on the Tannery Brook Rd. in Mariaville.  A crew dropped a transformer while removing it from the pole and the unit broke a bushing which leaked the product.  Workers excavated a 2'x2' area of contaminated snow into a drum.  No wells are in the area.
P-421-1988*
	Abandonment by removal of 10,000-gal. bare steel diesel UST facility following failed precision test.  Abandonment done by Clean Harbors Inc.  No contamination obvious.  See also P-74-1989 for further information.
	[Consumptive-use motor fuels UST abandonment prior to Maine rules for CMR 691 UST closure assessment.]
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P-495-2000*SUMMARY
	On Tues. 8/10/00, a worker notified DEP of a leak from a gaso. product filter under Disp. #3, and of about 3-cm of gaso. atop water in the RU tank sump at this gas station.  On 8/11/00 DEP's Ms. Doran passed the case to me to investigate and I talked to DEP's Ted Sharf as well.  On 8/11, Brenda Beaulieu of Fill-It-Up-Please left a voice-mail to DEP's Beth DeHaas notifying her of the discharge and that Portland Pump Co. had fixed the leaking dispenser.
	On Tues. 8/15/00 I met mgr. John B. onsite.  Peastone under disp. #3 was smelling of gaso.  It is unknown as to how long and how much gaso. had been leaking. There was no containment sumps under the dispensers.   Water was still in the sub. pump sump over T-7, the RU tank.  The seal where the product-piping exits the sump did not appear to be tight and is likely the source of gw in the sump.  A water-tight plastic sump lid was previously on to keep surface water out.  Water in sumps was also noted in 1997 inspection.

UST FACILITY INFO. & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
    The facility presently consists of three dbl-wall FRP UST's [a RU, a split PU/Diesel, and a #2 oil] registered as installed in 5/94 by Maine CTI #274.  Old UST's were removed in 12/93 and with a substantial clean-up by source-reduction under DEP's John Gordon (P-694-92).  In 1992, J B Plunkett Assoc. mistakenly determined the site as having an Intermediate-Clean-Up Goal.  I noted no Decision Tree in Gordon's 1992 report.  In 2000, I worked the site out to a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal.  The area is on city water & sewer, is largely commercial, and is underlain by silt-clay deposits.

CONCLUSION
    Rather than leave a voice-mail to Augusta's UST Enf. Unit, Ms. Beaulieu should, within two hours, have called DEP Response Div. regarding the discharge, who are available 24 hrs/day for response.  The sump should be monitored weekly for further product leakage. See DEP UST Reg file #3373 and attached for further site info.  Further DEP action possible.  A copy of this report and spill notification information will be sent to Ms. Beaulieu.

S G Brezinski,
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-340-1998*24 July 1998, Response Services investigated a contaminated well complaint at the entered spill location. This case was immediately referred to the Technical Services Division and a joint effort to investigate and remove the discharge were initiated.

From July 1998 through February 1999, the following remedial actions were conducted:

1. Excavation of contaminated soil. 2. Installation, and subsequent removal, of carbon filters by Clean Water of Maine. 3. Installation of a drilled drinking water well by Yankee Well Drilling. 4. Installation of a radon stripper/carbon filter system in a secure, heated shed. 5. additional electrical and water line hook up to shed. 6. Repair of bed room floor due to water line leak. 7. Installation of new AST system and ice protection, as part of AST upgrade project.

On November 10, 1998, I observed a leaking pick up truck in the drive way above the original spill location. I advised the truck owner, the resident, James Parmenter, that any additional contamination will not be covered by the fund.

No further spills response, except sampling, warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (2Mar99).
B-547-1998*DANIEL DUFF CONTRACTED WITH DAVID CURTIS TO LOG A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE ASHVILLE SECTION OF GOULDSBORO; DIANE BROWN, THE NEAREST NEIGHBOR, DIDN'T LIKE IT ONE BIT, AND FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE LAND BUREAU.

ON AUGUST 15, MS. BROWN NOTICED THAT HYDRAULIC OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF CURTIS' PULP LOADER, AND NOTIFIED THE DEP.  I VISITED THE AREA ON THE 15TH AND TALKED WITH THE DUFFS.  ON THE 16TH, I REVISITED, AND EXPLAINED TO DAVE CURTIS WHAT HE HAD TO DO TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL.  HE WAS COOPERATIVE AND CLAIMED THAT WHEN HE'D LEFT ON 8/14, THE LOADER WASN'T LEAKING.

ON 8/17, DIANE BROWN CALLED AGAIN, TO SAY THAT CURTIS HADN'T CLEANED UP THE CONTAMINATED SOIL;  I REINVESTIGATED, AND FOUND THE COMPLAINT TO BE VALID.  THAT NIGHT I CALLED CURTIS AND SHAMED HIM INTO DOING A BETTER CLEAN-UP.

ON AUGUST 26, I CALLED MRS. DUFF IN RESPONSE TO HER LETTER OF COMPLAINT, (ATTACHED)  AND EXPLAINED THAT SO FAR, THE COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN VALID.  I FURTHER TOLD HER THAT I'D CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS THERE 'TIL OIL SPILLS DIDN'T OCCUR THERE OR THE COMPLAINTS BECAME FRIVOLOUS.

IN LATE NOVEMBER, JOHN CULLEN RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER WITH PHOTOS, ALLEGING MORE OIL SPILLAGE AT THE SITE.  INVESTIGATING, I FOUND THE COMPLAINT GROUNDLESS.
P-414-2001*	Response to Sunday 5/20/01, auto accident on Rt. 85, with a discharge of battery acid, motor oil and antifreeze.  Initial response by Raymond FD.  DEP visit later in day.  No sensitive receptors understood to be threatened and no further actions expected.  See attached notes for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-476-2000*Aspen Tree service employee spilled appr. 2 gallons of gas while filling can at C & C Variety.  Spill was contianed to pavement and cleaned up by C & C Variety.  No further action.
A-207-2000*     DEP received a report that a small amount of used engine oil was spilled from a private vehicle when a service station attendant left the oil filler cap off.  The oil company dispatched an individual to clean the engine and to remove a small quantity of gravel at the vehicle owners' driveway.
B-561-1997*On 10/3/97, 0850 hours Norm Gogan of Norlens Water Treatment Service reported a positive GRO test of 67 ppb in the well water of Dewey Gatcombs residence in Hancock.  I contacted Marsha Gatcomb and resampled the water.  The test came back 55 ppb DRO and 76 ppb TH.  The hot water had an overwhelming odor of bog.   Also, Marsha showed me water analyses that indicated high manganese as well as the presence of coliform bacteria.

The site had been a large saw mill back in 1920 and there is a very large overgrown sawdust pile within 30 feet of the well.  I expect that the leachate from the sawdust pile is adversely affecting the quality of the bed rock acquifer.
A-483-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-281-2000* An anonymous caller reported what appeared to be an oil discharge.  I arrived on site and spoke with the caller. There was an area of dead grass in their back yard and it did have a petroleum smell. There was also a drainage pipe next to the dead grass. It appears that the pipe comes from a vacant garage next door. This garage is used to store stuff, not as an automotive repair shop. I went to the Town Office and found the owners to be the Heirs of Bernard Drake. I was unsuccessful in contacting anyone about this property.
 The area is served by public water and there are no receptors nearby. It is my opinion that natural attenuation will take care of this small problem.
A-166-1997* On 5/19 Scott Reed called this office to report a release of "DARACIDE 6202"  This material is a corrosive liquid, that is used to prevent bacterial fouling on a paper machine. Sometime over the weeekend 20 gallons leaked onto the floor. Scott had employees from the mill respond and emergency clean up was begun. Some of this material entered the floor drain and the process sewer.
 No site visit was made, no further action required.
P-163-2001*  On Tues. 3/13/01 I responded to a report of a leak from a residential 275 gal. outside K1 tank at this rural residence.  I met Mr. Anderson and a Lampron Energy rep. onsite.  Due to snowload the filter fitting had part-way snapped releasing approx 130 gal. into the ground next to the house.  Jerry Anderson Excav. arrived soon and two 14 yd. loads of oil soil were excavated down to an 8' depth before hitting bedrock.  Free product accumulated atop gw, pads were put down atop gw on Tues. afternoon and Fleet pumped out oil & water from the excav. on Wed. morn 3/14/01.  By 3/16/01, a recovery well was installed in the spill area, the excav. filled in, the AST reinstalled to code by Lampron, and the recovery well pumped out again.  On 4/5/01, and several times later Fleet again pumped out the well trying to remove residual free oil.
   Onsite I went over the AST Ins. Fund, QM program and Options Agreement with Mr. Anderson.  On 3/14/01 I notified DEP Geologist Hahn and he performed a site visit.  The site is on QM and an initial 3/14/01, water sample [#P16301-1] was ND for DRO.
   A 65' deep drilled well is about 25' north of the spill (see site sketch) and I believe it to be moderately threatened.  A large bulk of the contamination was removed by excavation and pumping though some oil contam. undoubtably remains within the bedrock and under the house which is on a slab.  I do not feel there is a potential vapor problem in the living area at this time.  Further DEP actions are possible at this time.  QM should continue for at least one year of ND results.  See attached notes and documents for further details.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
B-300-1996*Mona Spear, Environmental Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a small spill of hydraulic oil on Rt 1 in Milbridge.  It was stated that a line truck blew a hydraulic line spraying about 1.5 gallons onto both the ground and nearby vegetation.  Approximately one bag of soil and vegetation was generated in the clean up.  No water was reportedly involved.
A-367-2000* Mead Paper called to report that a pipeline transporting leachate broke. This occurred at their landfill in Mexico, ME. I notified our landfill technicians, ie. David Burns. This pipe had broken at least once recently. No further action required by Response Services.
P-340-1997*On or about 4May97, Rutherford contacted me regarding subsurface investigation at the facility location. I was asked to review the assessment and advise on any additional remedial actions. I reviewed the material along with a technical services representative, and it was determined that no redial actions were warranted.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (13Jun97)
A-50-1996*
DEP received a report that fuel had spilled at a trailer park in Turner.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 1/30/96.
According to the property manager (Bill Canney) the filter at unit #15 had been serviced by Murray Oil during the summer of 1995. It had developed a slow leak, so a small bucket was placed under the filter to collect drips.  This bucket filled with rain water, froze, and lifted the filter, cracking the brass nipple.  The trailer occupant soon smelled oil and notified Murray Oil.  Approximately two gallons of oil spread through snow and across frozen ground; I did not feel recovery was practical.
The drilled well serving the park is located several hundred feet away, topographically upgradient of the spill.  I do not feel it is likely to be impacted by this event.
I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.  I noticed, however, that most of the ASTs in the park do not meet current OSFB/NFPA standards, but are considered "grandfathered".  I encouraged the park manager to voluntarily address some of the worst offenders.
A-510-1996*Received a call from Will Humphries of Dames and Moore that he was at a tank removal in Waterville. The site was Central Maine Motors on Kennedy Memorial Drive. Two 1000 gallon underground tanks were being removed. One contained waste oil and the other contained virgin lube oil. Will reported that the highest reading he received with a PID was well below 100 ppm (DEP bag headspace). These  figures were well below any action level that would have been set for cleanup. Since one of the products was waste oil, I asked for a lab test of a soil sample from the base of the waste oil tank excavation. The analysis returned a result of 192 ppm. Again the result was below any baseline 2 action level. No further work is necessary at this site. No site visit was made.
I-111-1997*On 8-8-97, Tom Bragg of Washburn called this office to report that he had found a 30 gallon drum of Sodium Arsonate in his garage while demolishing it. I told him to put it some place safe and that we would be out to overpack it the following week. Both myself and Carl Allen of this office overpacked the drum the following week and disposed of it with the pesticide pickup program.
A-785-1999* On 12-21-99 Steve Baker called this Dept. to notify us of a hydraulic oil leak at the Gardiner DOT facility. A faulty fitting or hose was leaking and the repair person could not repair it immediately. The leak/drip contained all weekend. When they arrived on Monday they found that nearly 14 gallons of hydraulic oil had leaked onto the floor. Most of this oil entered the floor drain system. Crew members cleaned up the oil with sorbent pads and boom. Clean up was complete according to a crew member at the facility. The floor drain is connected to a tank that is located out back. No further action is required.
I-231-1998*Caribou Fire Dept reported gasoline pooling under a vehicle at the DHS building in Caribou. Registration on Vehicle is COM 361 775.

Most of the spilled product was evaporating rapidly as the source was a pin hole leak on the bottom of the gas tank.

When I arrived, I met the owner who had spread a bag of cat litter around.

This was swept up and placed with the regular trash for DHS as the debris had little or no odor of gas in it.

Case Closed
I-78-1996*Mr Charles Crockett died recently. In the process of cleaning up his belongings his family came across a couple of chemicals.

1 - 50 lb bag of Fungicide powder which contained Dithane, copper, & DDT

1 - pint of mercury.

DEP Overpacked the materials and both materials were disposed of in the Pesicide Control Board disposal program.

Case closed
P-208-1990*
SUMMARY & UPDATE by SGB on 4/28/05

	4/4/90 report and response to gasoline discharges noted during UST removal and replacement by AL Doggett Co.  Approximately 19 yds of soil landspread @ Knightly's 3-D Quickstop facility in Oxford.
	Facility is a repair garage and retail motor fuels UST facility, located over a mapped S G aquifer.  Area is on town water.    Two UST's onsite were unregistered and oos at the time and John Knighlty advised me would be removed in the near future.  [On 4/28/05, the newer facility was abandoned by Lampron Energy for the Knightly Estate and the waste oil UST was finally pumped out and removed  (see P-321-05 and P-317-99 for further facility information)].
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A-614-2000*Frank Gehrling initially received a spill reported by M.W. Sewall at the home of Roy Jenkins, Lee St. in Wiscasset on 11/6/2000.  The location was in error, and actually the spill was at the residence of Bill Phynney, Lee St. Wiscasset.  The Department received a 2nd call from Mr. Phynney on 11/8/2000 requesting DEP visit the site.  Frank was committed to another incident, and requested I respond.  Upon arrival on site, I observed staining and fuel oil odor beneath the fill pipe.  I hand dug and used a soil corer to obtain soil samples.  Using bag headspace PID the concentrations ranged from 35 ppm to 1195 ppm.  I defined the area of the spill with wooden stakes.  I met with Mr. Phynney and John from MW. Sewall.  Sewall agreed to pay for soil removal and disposal.  I requested a new whistle cap be placed on the vent line to avoid re-occurrence.  This tank was also overfilled on 8/21/2000.  See M. James report A-462-00.  No further action is required by DEP.
A-524-1999* C.N. Brown delivered fuel, off road diesel, to a payloader owned by A & V Constuction. At this time a leak developed in the fuel tank, which resulted in the release of 2 or 3 gallons of fuel. A & V Construction was going to excavate the contaminated soil. No further information is available.
P-583-2001*See attached CMP report.
P-10-1998*Overfill of residential tank by oil company.  Spilled to impervious surface.  Cleaned up by Gendron Oil personnel.  No further action necessary.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-324-1996*on June 4, 1996 I was contacted by A.L. Doggett to issue an abondonment in place form.  On June 5, 1996 I was on site to view the tank in question and give permission for it's abandonment.  On June 10, 1996 John Gordon of Field Services called to report contamination found on June 6, associated with the tank being abandoned.  There were no contamination levels found higher than the clean up levels for this site, therefore no clean up was required.
B-181-1997*Ruth Blackburn of Seal Harbor called to report the discovery of a variety of hazardous chemicals in a garage on a property she recently purchased. Some of the material included heavy metal based paints, arsenic compounds, cyanide salts, some DDT, and an extremely hazardous carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher.  Knowing that the material was probably destined for some method of improper disposal, I picked up the material.

When I arrived I separated the hazardous material from the material that could be disposed of in the normal waste stream and temporarily stored it in our haz store building.  The material is reportedly owned by an Art MaCrae of Seal Harbor and may be deceased.  It may be noted that the CCI4 fire extinguisher was rather corroded.  Improperly disposing it could have created serious problems.
P-758-1989*
Report update of Jan. 2004

	Out-of-service UST gas station facility.  Located north of Rt. 35/4A intersection.  Sensitive area on private wells.  Two gasoline tanks of 1000 and 1500 gallons.
	Referred to DEP Oil enforcement unit for actions.  Property later purchased by Mr. Gary Stevenson.  Old UST's either removed or covered over without state approval or notification.  Gasoline contamination confirmed in 2003.  See report P-742-03 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-121-2001*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred and been resolved.
B-479-1996*On the morning of 9/3/96, 1000 hours Tom Williams of Dead River Co. (Brewer) called to request a abandonment in place permit.  They had contracted to remove a 2K UST (02 oil) at the Hutchin's residence, and during the process they discovered that more than half the tank was under a wall.  The wall looked like it would be expensive to replace, so I issued an "in place" permit.  I had discussed the potential complications that might accompany future real estate transfers.  The consensus of opinions was that it would not be a problem.

The only part of the tank I saw was one end of the top-including the fill pipe.  There was no evidence of spillage.  Dead River cut the tank open, Clean Harbors cleaned it and Hughs Brothers filled it with cement slurry.

We did not have a copy of the removal notice in this office, but Bill Wallentine said that they had it.  I explained what had happened and he suggested that they make sure that the post card got filled out and mailed in.  I passed this advise on to Tom since they were the principle contractor.
P-51-1994*Oil sheen discovered on the water by Clark's Island Embayment building #193.  The source and/or cause of the sheen was undetermined.  Boom was placed out as a precaution.  For further details, see attached report.
P-342-2000*When a tank truck had been filled with gasoline at the Cumberland Farms terminal in South Portland the top hatch was not properly closed.  As the truck began driving through town the hatch worked itself open.  When the truck came to a stop at the intersection of Broadway and Cottage, gasoline sloshed out the top.  There was a police car behind the tanker and so the truck was immediately stopped.  The problem with the hatch was remedied and Cumberland Farms called Fleet Environmental to clean up the spill.

When I arrived on site Fleet was just finishing the clean up.  They used speedy dry to absorb the gas and then swept it up into drums.  I slight stain remained.  No further action.
A-315-2001*Employee of homeowner reported fuel oil odor while removing tank from abandoned house. Field screening of soil resulted in low levels (below 20 ppm bag headspace method) of contamination. Area served by public water. No further action is expected.
P-350-1996*On June 15, 1996 I was contacted by the state police, they called to report a spill of diesel oil of 125 gal from a truck accident in Auburn.  I contacted the Auburn Fire Department, they stated that much of the spilled oil they had been able to catch in containers as it spilled from the truck and that the remainder they recovered with sorbent pads.  They needed no assistance.  No further action.
P-505-1999*I responded to a small surface spill at a rental property on Smith Road in Windham.  The spill was due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of a 275 gallon kerosene tank that sat right on the ground (no tank legs).  Downeast Energy had reported the spill and were on site pumping off the tank when I arrived.  Once the tank was removed from the yard, I checked the soil beneath.  It appeared the estimate of 5 to 10 gallons was accurate - there was 1 to 2 yards of impacted soil.  I tried unsuccessfully that day to contact the owner, Alan Toole.

I passed the case to Steve Flannery - DEP Response to follow up.  Steve went and looked at the site and agreed that a small amount of soil should be removed.  Steve contacted Mr. Toole, who said he would look into it.  I again took over the case and tried unsuccessfully to reach Mr. Toole.  I sent a letter a to Mr. Toole stating the DEP's request of a clean up.  Clean up has NOT been done to departments satisfaction as of this writing (January 11, 2000).
A-722-1998*     DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred as a result of this overfill.  Spilled product was to pavement and was collected with sorbents.
B-800-1999*Richard Ramsey called from the Calais office of the Dead River Oil Co. to report an oil spill at the Janet Yardley residence, 65 1/2 Garfield St., Calais. He believed that the spill was a few gallons. The oil tank is in the garage and the line apparently leaked where it passed through the wall into the utility room. The oil ran back to the garage floor and it was noticed by the oil deliveryman. Ms. Ramsey was away for the weekend, but Dead River proceeded to repair the line and clean up the spill. Mr. Ramsey has left messages on the lady's telephone machine explaining what has happened and to contact Mr. Ramsey or me for further information. She has not done either, so I am assuming that she is satisfied with the situation. This area is served by city water. No further action expected at this time.
P-202-2001*The filter associated with an outside aboveground tank was broken off by heavy snow causing 230 gallons of oil to spill.  The whole lot was extremely muddy and wet.  The oil spread out on the mud.  I hired Clean Harbors to use sorbents to collect oil and shovel contaminated oil into drums.  The well was nearby, but because the ground was so wet I don't think it will be affected.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-225-2000*On 4/25/00 Linda Doran received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. reporting a basement full of fuel oil in Bridgton.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed approximately 200 gallons of # 2 fuel oil floating on top of several inches of water in the basement of a seasonally operated bed and breakfast.  The house was currently unoccupied and the owner was in Florida.  A house sitter had observed the spill and reported the event to the fire department.

The spill occurred when an empty, old, abandoned AST in the basement had floated during several flooding events in the basement throughout the winter.  When the water receded, the tank floated over to two new AST's baffled together and rested on the oil filter.  When the water further receded, the tank settled on the filter and broke it off the tanks.  The house sitter reported that she had checked the house on 4/23 and everything was ok then.  The spill happened somewhere between 4/23 and 4/25.

I hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to respond to the spill and clean it up.  That evening, we vacuumed approximately 3000 gallons of oil and water out of the basement.  Sorbent pads were left on the water remaining to collect any further oil.  A negative air machine was installed in the basement to ventillate the building.

I spoke with the homeowner on 4/26 and explained the events that had taken place.  I then made arrangements with EPI to remove contaminated soil/silt from the basement as well as pressure wash the concrete floor and walls to remove oil that had smeared them.  That work was conducted on 4/27.  The ventillation was left in place and the owner of the house was expected to arrive back at the residence on 5/2 for the season.

Continued, not in HOSS...
B-2-2000*Curt Davis, Me. Air National Guard, called to report that a garbage truck owned by Sawyer Environmental Services had broken a hydraulic hose spilling a maximum of 5 gallons of oil to the parking lot behind building #420. Commercial sorbents were used to clean up the oil. Mr. Davis stated that a minor amount (a cup?) made it to a storm drain and they used sorbent pads to collect the oil down to a sheen. As back up a sorbent boom was place in the next catch basin to catch any oil that was missed.
B-359-2000*
On 7/5/00, 0352 hours the SP contacted me regarding a truck accident in E. Corinth on Route 15.  They connected me directly to the Corinth Fire Department, who indicated that they had a diesel spill and that they wanted MDEP on scene when they righted the truck.  The truck was on its' side and was losing fuel from the fill cap on the left side saddle tank, which was about seven feet off the ground.  It was unknown at the time as to whether the right hand side tank was also leaking.  It turned out that it had not leaked.  The fire fighters had deployed sorbent pads in the path of the fuel discharge and this prevented the spill from reaching the ground.

The truck had been fueled in Jackman.  Its' capacity was 150 gallons (two 75 G tanks).  When it was back on its' wheels it was determined that the right tank was full and the left one was half full.  This accounted for 113 gallons.  Assuming that the truck used 30 gallons coming from Jackman, the tanks should have had 120 gallon.  The difference between what was there and what should have been is seven gallons.  This would be enough to completely saturate twenty to thirty pads.
P-38-1997*On 1/8/97 I received a call from Bruce at Northeast Petroleum reporting a 30 gallon spill of #4 oil resulting from an overfill of a tank truck at their loading rack.  Northeast had hired Seacoast Ocean Services to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-41-2000*On 5-3-00, this office received a fax from JM Huber in Easton regarding a spill at their facility that day. A hydraulic line on a slasher had broken and lost about 70 gallons. It was cleaned up by a crew from Huber with wood chips. The wood chips were then fed into the plant boiler.
I-125-2001*A BROKEN HOSE CAUSED APPROX. 25 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO SPILL.  IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP WITH SAWDUST TO BE BURNED IN BOILER.
B-542-1996*Anthony Manzietti lives next to Keenan's Restaurant at the triangle in Bass Harbor.  According to the owner at Keenan's, the properties have recently been re-surveyed, because the road boundary was wrong. Manzietti says Keenan's is trying to sneak a new septic system in, too close to the property line.

In any case, Manzietti complained about oil on his property, possibly coming from Keenan's waste Fry-o-later grease barrel.  I went down and looked, but I couldn't see any oil coming from the grease barrel or anywhere else.
B-9-1999*At the urging of her supplier, Pelkey Oil, Lillian Bell reported the loss of 10 or 12 gallons of kerosene from her outside tank.

Checking the tank the next day, after the old tank had been removed, I couldn't really agree with the 10 gallon figure.  Ms. Bell didn't believe the Pelkey people had lugged any contaminated snow off with them, and the amount of contaminated snow around the tank was more consistEnt with a one gallon spill.

I told Ms. Bell that, due to the frozen ground and lay of the land, I didn't believe further cleanup effort was justified.
A-377-1999*Received a call from Roger Brown, a concerned citizen.  He called to report that the place he had his car worked on, Dan's Automotive in Boothbay, had spilled some waste oil.  I went to the site and met with the owner.  He showed me around his shop, especially where he stored his waste oil.  He has the same problem as a lot of garage owners.  He was storing a large amount of waste oil to cover the burners' usage of fuel during the winter.  He had some over fills of drums, some loose bungs and minor sloppy handling.  I told him to put speedy dry on the small spills and to be more careful in filling the drums.  I suggested that a "drum funnel" would make pouring oil from the containers easier. It would also give him a good place to drain his used oil filters.  This was definitely more of a housekeeping problem than a spill.  No further work is needed on this incident.
B-327-2000*On 6/18/00, 1447 hours William Levesque of BHE reported a one quart hydraulic oil spill that had resulted from a tree branch falling on a hydraulic line that was on a bucket truck.   The crew recovered as much as possible with fine, dry sand.  The latter was contained and put into BHE's waste stream.
A-352-1996* Irving Oil Corp. removed two UST's located at Howard Stetson's property. This property was recently an antique shop and prior to that it was a Ford Garage. This property is located on Route One in the town of Waldoboro.
 The DEP was notified of a release at this site on 7-26-96. Given the site conditions, public water and public sewer, no cleanup was required.
 Irving was in the process of purchasing this property to allow for the expansion of their c-store/gas station. While additional excavation work was done, additional  contaminated soil was found. Tom Schwarm, of ACADIA, speculates that a floor drain was responsible for this contamination. Also, there were a couple of hydraulic lifts that had spillage around them. Most of the contamination appeared to be waste oil. This soil was analyzed and eventually transported to Commercial Paving.
  A third UST, unregistered and containing waste oil, was discovered on this property on 10/7/96 during excavation for the new UST's. This tank was removed and a site assessment was done. There was contaminated soil around this tank and it was stockpiled until clearance from Commercial Paving was obtained.
 In total, 597.25 tons of soil was removed from this property and transported to Commercial Paving for disposal. This clean up and construction project continued onto the adjacent property where gasoline contaminated soils were discovered.
 Finally, clean up has been completed and no further involvement from the DEP will be needed. There are three site assessment for this property. S.A. #1 is for the two UST removed in July, S.A. #2 is for the abandoned UST removed in October, S.A. #3 describes the soil removal, disposal and analytical results.
 See spill A-234-96 for further information on the adjacent property.
P-447-1996*
	UST piping removal & replacement.  No prohibited discharges reported though site assessment required nor performed.  Maine CTI was Dennis Davis.
	Dense residential & commercial area, on city water.
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A-337-1999*A kerosene fuel oil spill was reported at a mobile home owned by Greentree Finance. The spill was attributed to a leaking fitting on an outdoor above ground storage tank. The tank received a 100 gallon delivery in February, and was empty in June.  Estimated 10 -50 gallons spilled to soil.

Adam Adams @ A & L Contracting dug soil initially by hand, and later with a back hoe.  Soil was disposed at three locations.  Initial hand dug soil estimated at less than 1 cubic yard was disposed at Waste Management Landfill, Norridgewock.

Glen Wall, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services, was on site 6-22.  Excavation at that time was 3 feet deep. A soil sample collected showed bag head space at 3,000 parts per million.  A & L was directed to perform more soil removal. A & L was on site Saturday, 6-26, with a back hoe and they dug a hole about 10 feet deep.  This soil was disposed at Commercial Recycling Systems, in Scarborough and Dragon Cement, in Thomaston.

Public well (PWS #14643) was identified approx. 190 feet away from the spill site. The well is reportedly 400 feet deep.  No records were found of any water samples associated with this case.

Jon Andrews is no longer employed by the State of Maine.  This report was compiled by a review of available records and log entries, and interview with other involved MDEP staff.

Peter Blanchard



B-631-2000*
     This office received a call at 1335 on 11/28/00 from Chris Olsen (Maine DOT-Bangor) requesting assistance.  He stated that one of their highway maintenance crews was picked up liter along I-95 when they came across a 5-gallon can marked "zylene".  Rather than leave it in place and call for advice, they collected it and brought it back to their Hogan Road facility.  The can was intact and did not appear to be leaking, but they felt that it might contain a hazardous waste.  He was wondering what they should do with it now?  Since the contents of the can and source of the material was unknown, I agreed to pick it up and dispose of it through DEP's hazardous waste stream.

CONCLUSION:  According to our disposal contractor, the material turned out to be "creosote".  How it ended up in the ditch along I-95 is unknown.  I assume that it fell off someone's truck at some point in time.

REC:  File report.
A-814-1999*A packing leak developed on a pump. A small amount of # 6 oil was lost and recovered using pads.
B-201-2000*A CMP customer in Orland noticed that the transformer on the pole outside his house was leaking oil, and reported it to the utility.  The responding crew attributed it to a leaking bushing caused by wind stress two days previously.

Janet Dyer, who reported to me for CMP, said that they recovered a drum of oily dirt and grass.  The minor nature of the spill prompted no site visit from the DEP.
B-410-2001*I received a call from Jeanette Spencer, office manager for Jack Marshall Associates Sunrise Village Apartments. She told me that a tenant, Oscar Reed, was changing his car's oil at the apartment complex for some time now. The waste oil was spilled around and saturating the ground and the rubbish collectors had complained about the oil leaking from the trash bags. She had sent him several notes requesting that he take proper care of the oil, but without results.
   On 8/15/01 I went to the scene, 31 Gardner Ave., Machias. I met Ms. Spencer and was directed to Apt. #12. I could not find evidence of any oil spillage that warranted concern. The only thing I found was an old oil stain on the sidewalk where the trash was placed for pickup. This stain was about 2 feet long and 2 inches wide and now dried out. This complex is on town water. The Reeds were not home.
  I explained to Ms. Spencer that the spill was so minor that no action was required. She replied that she understood.

B-665-1996*Mr. Leigh reported that one of their line trucks broke a hydraulic hose will working on Rt. 116 in Chester.  He estimated that they lost something less than 5 gallons.  This was recovered by commercial sorbents and digging up some of the shoulder.  He could not give an accurate location of the spill as it was on a stretch of road without power poles for markers or residences.  However, I drove that piece of road the next day and saw no traces of a spill.  I assume that they have done an adequate clean up.  See the BHE Co. letter for further details.
B-401-2000*On 7/31/00, 0800 hours this office received a message from Ken Averill, who lives in Orono.  His well pump had blown its' oil seal a few days ago and he wanted to talk with someone in our bureau about what should be done.  We discussed some options.  One was to contact the pump manufacturer.  We  have had cases in which the pump manufacturer has hired a well cleaning contractor, who proceeded to do a real high tech job of restoring the system  to its' pre-spill status.  Another  would be to have our own response people do it.  Meanwhile, we wondered if  PCBs might be involved.  Also, meanwhile, Ken had contacted the well driller who said the lubricant was mineral oil.  Also,  Carl Redniki of Carmal Well Drilling told Mr. Averill that putting chlorox in the well and pumping it for 3-4 days would clean the system out.  Carl indicated that he had success with that method on other occasions.   On 8/7/00 Ken said that the odor had gone and that he was going to have the water tested this week.

It turned out that the test Ken was talking about was not for hydrocarbons so I submitted a DRO sample, which came back 77ppb DRO with 57ppb additional TPH.  On 10/18/00 Tom Maleck and I flushed the well and some of the plumbing with a tergital solution.  Because the procedure needed to be repeated eight times we told Ken how to do it.  Then after he applies chlorox and rinces that out we will test again for DRO.
P-188-1999*On March 17, 1999 Kevin Moore of CN Brown called to report a spill of approximatly 1 gallon at the home of Ralph Pettingill of 5 Kezar Road, Waterford.  The spill occurred when CN Brown was filling the 275 gallon AST.  The oil spilled out throught the vent line to the ground.  CN Brown immediatly cleaned the spill with sorbents and by removing impacted snow.  No further action.
A-12-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
I-129-2001*A leaking fitting on a yard crane caused about 2 quarts of hydraulic fluid to leak out.  It was immediately cleaned up and put on burn pile.
P-698-2000*While doing an inspection at Pratt & Whitney, Alan Morrison - DEP Air Bureau, noticed an oil stain on the ground beneath piping from an emergency diesel generator.  Upon investigation it was discovered that the piping was leaking from an elbow joint.  Most of the spilled oil was caught in the insulation around the piping, a small amount spilled to the ground and was dug up by Pratt and Whitney personnel.  No further action.
A-62-2000*   DEP received a report that ice/snow had fallen off a roof and sheared the filter off this oil tank.  The tank was odd-sized (est. 320 gallon) and had been owner-installed without attention to OSFB guidelines.  A sizeable recovery effort ensued, as oil had flowed under the home (a mobile home on a concrete pad) threatening the dug well on the property and a nearby private pond.  The subject well was eventually impacted; a replacement well was provided by DEP.
   The subject area is rural; the nearest neighboring well is far enough away that it is not considered threatened by this spill.
P-155-1999*On 3/1/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from P. Gagnon & Sons reporting a small fuel oil spill at a client's residence.  The spill occurred when the transfer hose on a delivery truck was accidently dropped and the nozzle opened.  The oil spilled onto a gravel driveway.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.



_________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 2, 1999
A-83-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a commercial tractor-trailer had strruck a municipal snow-plow, rupturing a saddletank on the plow.  The tractor-trailer driver was determined to be at fault.  Contaminated snow was excavated for disposal.
     The affected property serves as a business parking lot in a light-industrial area.  A dug well provides water to the business (a small construction company) but is not used for drinking.  This well is located 50' from the spill site.
A-314-2000* A citizen reportred that an oil drum was in the marsh that empties into China Lake. I found the drum which had a missing bung. A small sheen was on the water near the drum. I could not drag the drum out of the water, so therefore, I enlisted the help of a local wrecker service, Art's Garage. Using the wrecker we lifted the drum out of the water and over the gaurd rail. We then transported the drum up to China General Store were it was placed into an overpack drum. The next day Bart and I brought the drum back to the DEP warehouse.
 This drum was later collected by EPI for disposal.  No further action required.

P-551-1999*On August 4, 1999 Sabattus Fire Dept. called to report a 5 gallon diesel spill at the Village Store on Crowley road in Sabattus.  The fire dept. had cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  I spoke with the Store personnel who explained that a pick up truck was being filled, the owner had walked away from the truck and the automatic shut off did not work.  The store personnel also stated that the pump would be put out of service until a technician had looked at the automatic shut off to unsure proper operation.  No further action.
A-422-1996*See attached
A-94-1998* Tom Saviello called this office to report a spill of 1,500 gals. of NaOH. The spill was discovered at 1545 hrs. The spill started sometime after 0730 hrs.
 The previous day there was a fire on the cable tower and on 3-5-98 they cut power to the area at 0730 hrs. to make repairs. When the power is disconnected to this area it causes the valves to open half way. This resulted in the draining of a tank and lines.
 The spilled material flowed across the ground and into a sewer drain, which leads to the waste treatment plant.
P-264-1999*2/26/99, responded to spill location and observed a snow blower vehicle, the type used by the city to clear side walks, laying on its side in Deering Oaks Pond.  The pond was frozen and the apparatus laying on the ice.  Sorbents were deployed and the leak stoped.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 23APR99.
A-461-2000*Received a report that a truck clipped a few lines, causing the transformer to spill a very small amount of tranformer oil containing pcb on the snow. The transformer was replaced and the oily snow and sod was removed by the CMP cleanup crew. No site visit was made.
B-689-1997*12/01/97 10:30

Carl Akeley of Great Northern Paper in Millinocket called to report observing an oil sheen below the #5 penstock within the river.  It was stated that the oil was traced to a leaking turbine.  Apparently a worker accidently knocked over a bucket being used to catch the drips off of the turbine.  It was estimated that about a pint of oil was lost to the river.  Sorbents were placed in the river as a precaution.  Repairs to the turbine are pending.
B-415-2001*      On July 23, 2001 at 1040 we received a call from Kevin Austin of the Guilford lot of the Maine Dept. of Transportation.  He said that one of their backhoes blew a hydraulic hose and lost six to seven gallons of hydraulic oil onto the dirt parking lot.  Workers recovered almost all the oil with sorbents.
A-673-1998* This site was referred to Respose because of low levels of MTBE. Troy Smith, of the BRWM's Division of Technical Services, has spent a lot of time researching and sampling the water qualitity at this site.
 MTBE has been found in this well water since 1996. Mr. Smith has done an excellant job of documenting the history of the lab results.
      THE RESULTS
12/96 = 3   ppb
3/97  = 3.4 ppb
5/98  = 9.2 ppb
9/98  = 17  ppb
P-921-1999*1 December 1999, I met with a Maine resident at the SMRO who requested anonymity and advised DEP of underground storage tanks in the ground at the corner of Route 5 and the Hollis Road in Dayton.

DEP proceeded to work with the property owner on removal of the USTs.  The tanks were once affiliated with a service station that operated at this intersection in the 1930s.  In the 1970s, the station was torn down and the tanks remained.  In the late 1990s, Mr. Hill purchased the property and removal of the USTs was negotiated out of the sale of the property, according to Mr. Hill.

Mr. Hill contracted with ENPRO Services and the tanks were removed 20 January 2000.  Three USTs were removed.  A total of approximately 2, 175 gallons of gasoline water mixture was pumped from the tanks and disposed at ECC, Portland.  Approximately 8 cubic yards of soil/clay was removed and set aside.  The soil retained an olfactory presence of petroleum but was not obviously oil saturated.  Considering the limited quantity of contaminated soil, Mr. Hill transported the soil to a secure area on his property and spread the soil for aeration.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 17Feb00.
P-522-1997*    On the afternoon of Wed., 9/18/97, I was notified by Ms. Tardif about an approx. 5 gal. hydraulic oil spill next to a loading rack at this wellhead and pumping facility.  Ms. Tardif is a company geologist and and with the Water Resource Mgmt. of Poland Spring, which is part of Perrier Group of America.  The RP was United Waste  The site is located off Tenny Rd., also known as Herrick Valley Rd.
   The following morning, 9/19/97 I met Ms. Tardif, and Tom Snow of United Waste Co., et al, onsite.  A rolloff of soil had already been excavated from the soil lot under the loading rack.  I noted no visual evidence of oil remaining.  Later lab analysis of soil below the spill indicated <50 ppm TPH and Tardif and I agreed that no further clean-up was warranted.

SGB  11/25/97
B-654-1996*Mr. Leigh called to report that three transformers had hit the ground in front of the old Grossman's building at 470 Odlin Road.  A pole had broken in the on going ice storm.  He did not know if the oil was PCB laden or not and, until the wires were re-hung, he could not do the field test.  He said there was the potential for the loss of 20-30 gallons of oil.  I met him at the site.

After a few hours wait, we were able to safely work under the wires and we learned that 2 of the transformers were marked non-PCB and the third tested below 50 ppm in a field test.  When the transformers were removed we learned that only a few gallons had leaked.  I assisted Mr. Leigh in the clean up and one 55 gallon drum was filled with gravel and ice from the shoulder of the road. In addition a 1/4 of a bale of sorbent pads was used.  In conclusion the oil did not escape recovery and no further work is anticipated.
P-372-2000*   Thru DEP's Jon Woodard, I was dispatched to this incident involving an auto fire on the side of the MTA, with pesticides in the truck of the auto.
   When I arrived that morn the fire dept. and burned car were gone, though an MTA worker was standing by with the waste in the a plastic bag at the side of the highway.  Using appropriate PPE I noted that their were one of two partially melted,  quart-size white plastic containers and two small, metal, pesticide pump sprayers.  A white powder  was spilling from the containers.   Enclosing them in a double bag I returned them to DEP, SMRO.  No spilled pesticide was evident at the accident scene, apparently being washed to the wooded roadside with the fire-fighting water.  The spill was next to a wooded area adjacent to the MTA's southbound lane.  It is not known how much material may have reached the environment.  There were no nearby sensitive receptors within 300' that were threatened.
    Information from a container showed it to be FICAM W insecticide; a wettable powder with the active ingredient: Bendiocarb.  The material came from Ag Evo USA Company of Montvale, NJ. [ I could find no phone number.]   According to the Pesticide Dictionary it has a Class II Toxicity (see attached).
    The waste will be held until the next Pesticide Pick-Up program run jointly by the Maine Board of Pesticides Control and DEP.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-34-1996*Filter broken off an AST behind Bradleys Car Wash.

Spill was found by the owner while investigating a furnace problem.

Clean up was completed by J. Noble and daigle Oil Co.

About 75 gal were spilled and an estimated 25 gal went to the storm drain and to the Aroostook River. No oil was found in the storm drains or in the river. The night of the leak we had heavy rains.

Case closed
I-120-2000*On 9/28/00, Allen Green of MPG called to report that there had been an overfill of a tank at the Army National Guard on Pleasant Street in Houlton. About 50 gallons flowed out over the top of the tank and out the tank storage room door onto the gravel outside. Dickison London was hired that day to excavate and about 20 yards was removed and taken to Tri-Community Landfill. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-11-1997*R. H. Foster of Hampden, in the late fall of 1996, had agreed in principle to purchase L. F. Hall Distributing in Jackman.  Part of the purchase agreement required that a site assessment be done at the bulk facility to document any historic contamination.  Millett Associates was hired to do the assessment and some test wells were drilled in front of the tanks.  Contamination was discovered, of course, and the results are attached.
In early June of 1997, I met on site with Alton and Kieth Hall, Scott Smith and Dana Irving of Foster. They wanted to get an idea how much material would have to be removed to meet the stringent cleanup goal.  Unfortunately, I couldn't answer their questions because it was impossible to say how contaminated the soil was under the tanks. To do this job right, I told Alton that the tanks ought to be taken down, the contaminated soil removed and cribwork put under the tanks to keep them plumb. (According to Dana Irving, Foster needs all the tankage at this site and at Smith's to accomodate the volume and varieties of product they intend to market in the greater Jackman metropolitan area.)

The final upshot at the end of the construction year was that some test pits had been dug on the back side of the bulk plant, and the principles had decided to pursue cleanup under the DEP's VRAP program.  They may also, at my suggestion, coordinate cleanup here with the work that has to be done at the Canadian-Pacific siding, adjacent.

1/2/98 A telephone conversation with Kieth Hall revealed that the cleanup will occur in the spring or summer of '98, and WILL be coordinated with the railroad cleanup, hopefully under VRAP.  All tanks but one will be scrapped out, and the site permanently closed.
P-543-1998*    This case was assigned to me on 10/2/98 after being passed on by Maine DHS.  This site was one of 1000 private wells sampled in the summer of 1998 as part of an MTBE study.  The initial sampling indicated 1.1 ppb MTBE which is near the reliable detection level and may not be accurate (lab or field contamination of the sample).  I initially called on 11/13/98 and left a phone massages for the Links.  After no reply I mailed an explanatory letter on 11/19/98 to Link and other residences to be sampled.  Ms. Tina Link and I finally reached each other on 12/18/98 and set up a re-sampling for 12/21/98.
    On 12/21 I arrived onsite @ 1140 hrs and met Ms. Link and her daughter.  A water sample was taken from the kitchen sink for 624 volatiles analysis.  I noted no odor to the water.  Results were returned on 12/31/98 showing 2 ppb at a detection level of 2 ppb [below the state action level of 35 ppb for MTBE].
   The residence is a single family house located in a rural residential area of Wells Branch.  I noted no obvious spill sources.  The drilled well is located at the edge of the lawn and woods in the front.
    A copy of these results was sent to the Links and the case turned over to Brad Hahn of DEP Tech Services for evaluation.  Ms. Link agreed to go on QM to monitor the level.  MTBE levels continued to be @ about 2.5 ppb as of June 1999.  This report may be addendumed with QM data as applicable.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-335-1996*On May 28, 1996 Mark Stebbins of the Maine DEP reported to me that he had discovered three 55 gallon drums in a sand pit in Poland during his response to a seperate "sand pit" complaint in that area (sand pit not associated with this one).  He further stated that the drums had been shot full of holes and the contents had leaked out, staining the sand around it for 10-20ft.

I visited the site on June 7, 1996 and observed that the contents of the drums appeared to be petroleum and had leaked out.  I took a sample for analysis to determine the nature of the waste.  The area is isolated from any homes or private water supplies, however it's proximaty (<1mi.) from the Poland Spring Wells & located over a sand and gravel aquifer and considered Stringent on the DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision tree.  I contacted the owner Frank Juliano and received permission to remove the soil.  The lab results showed the waste not to be hazardous and I contacted Sun Environmental Services to commence the clean-up.  Due to circumstances surrounding a major oil spill in Portland Harbor, extreme weather conditions, and scheduling conflicts with Sun, the clean-up was not possible until early December.

On December 3, 1996 SUN excavated approximately 5 cubic yards of soil which was disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems in Scarborough.  No further action by the Department is warranted in this situation.



________________________________
Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-98-1997*The Washington County Sheriff's Office called to report that a private truck had been stolen the previous evening and discarded in a tidal area off of Route one.  Apparently there was some concern for oil spillage.  While on another situation in the area I investigated the situation. Upon my arrival the tide was hight and part of the vehicle was submerged.  No sheen was observed however.  The vehicle was later extracted.
I-27-1998*Valve broke after ice fell on it causing 1.5 gallons of kerosene to be released.  Kerosene contaminated snow was scooped up and taken back and disposed of with other oily debris at the shop.
I-104-1998*On 5-20-98, this office received a call from Kirk St. Peter, a tank installer reporting that while excavating to install tanks at a new store in Caribou, gasoline contaminated soil was encountered. The site of the store was the County Quik Stop on Rt. 1, the site of the old Spinneys Paint store. I went to the site that day. Contamination had been found at about the middle of the excavation and extended from about 2' bg. to bedrock at about 12' bg. The location on the site was off the South east corner of the building. About 50 yards were removed and taken to the landfill that day. The following day a landspreading site was located for the remaining soil to be removed. County Environmental was hired to perform a site assessment and monitor cleanup, as there are three public drinking water supplies within 1000' of the site. The source was determined to be most likely a gasoline tank at the car dealership on that property before the paint store (no registration information for this tank).
B-594-1999*B-594-99
Baileyville

Thursday September 23, 1999			1350

Brad Kelso (427-4044), of Georgia-Pacific phoned to report an oil sheen and apparent leak of a Mobil lube oil product identified as Mobil 797.

Mr. Kelso reports that there is a sheen on the St. Croix River near the oil cooler heat exchanger at the mill's out fall discharge 002.  He is at a loss as to the cause of this spill.  The area has been boomed with sorbent boom.

He said that the oil cooler heat exchanger is enclosed and jammed with eel parts.  There is a screen / strainer that is 18" by 4" and it is full of eel parts.  The mill has been replacing oil coolers and will continue to do so.  See also Spill B-569-99.
A-75-1998*A fuel delivery was ordered from Kalloch Fuels to a new furnace installation.  The old tank had been disconnected, but not abandoned.  The new tank was on the other side of the building.  The old tank was filled and product began to run out of it.  It was discovered and Kalloch was able to pump about 100 gallons of product out of it.  The rest of the product ran onto the floor.  It entered a floor drain which was directly connected to a small brook behind the house.  The oil in the basement was absorbed on debris in the basement.  This was removed by Kalloch from the basement.  The puddles were padded up.  Rockland FD placed pads and boom in the stream.  The ice by the school captured the product.  The ice was removed and placed in drums.  Clean Harbors washed the basement.  They put the debris in a rolloff and took it to Sawyers in Hampden.  Kalloch changed the pads in the stream several times.
A-774-1999*     DEP received a report that 2 gallons of oil was spilled at this facility due to an AST overfill.  Some product was reportedly recovered using sorbents; some sorbed into gravel.  The area is not environmentally sensitive and has been the scene of previous significant oil spills and DEP supervised remediations.  No further remediation is warranted as aresult of this particular incident.
A-320-1997*Vandals broke a lock on the valve to an emulsified asphalt tanker.  About 2000 gallons were discharged when they opened the valve.  A sand berm was put around the product the next day.  The product was mixed with sand and gravel.  It was used as cold patch.
P-625-1997*24 September 1997, I responded to facility location and met with Todd Tweedie who resided at this location at this time, and Clyde Chapman, Fire Inspector for the town of Westbrook. Tweedie advised us that he was in the process of being evicted. Tweedie informed us that there was a leaking 55-gallon drum and safety concerns associated with the furnace. In the basement I observed an empty 55-gallon drum and two horizontal above ground storage tanks, each with approximately 300 gallon capacity. It appeared that the 55-gallon drum leaked or that a small spill occurred at some point, as a small stain was observed on the dirt floor around the drum (it was believed to contain fuel oil at some point). The two ASTs were of a early vintage and not up to recent standards for combustible liquid supply. The tanks were not properly supported and were weeping fuel oil from an undetermined seam or fitting. I also observed an AST located outside behind the dwelling, that failed to be up to NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) regulations as required for newer intallations. I advised Tweedie that the amount spilled did not warrant MDEP action. I recommended that the tanks in the basement be upgraded or if not in use be off loaded, but the MDEP could not require such action.

Chapman agreed with my assessment and advised me that there may be some local violations issued associated with the furnace, and that he would note the condition of oil storage at this facility.

5 November 1997, Chapman advised me that Jerald Jacobs, the landlord, was sited locally for NFPA violations; and that the two older oil tankes were removed and that the outside tank was brought up to code by the installation of a firm working surface and support system.

No further action is anticipated by Response Services.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-628-1999*9 August 1999, received report of discharge of treated water.  PP official on site conducting sampling of water.  This matter referred to Dave Coffin, L&W, MDEP.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 3Sep99.
A-338-1998*Mr. Owen Finnegan called to report a spill of waste oil. I went out to the site and Mr. Finnegan showed me the spill. He accused his neighbor, Mr. Randy Gross, of spilling the waste oil. The land in question is a right-of-way that Mr. Finnegan owns that borders on Mr. Gross' land. I saw a small stained area, definitely not fresh. He also showed me some old, faded filters that had been dumped.

I called and reached Mrs. Gross. I explained the situation to her. She did say that during the ice storm they had a generator that they changed the oil in and they did leave the pan and oil out on the side of the access road. I counseled her that she and Mr. Gross should not dump oil, but that they should dispose of it properly. She said that they normally did and that she would give the message to her husband. I said that no cleanup was necessary as the spill was obviously old and small. I did remind her that the entire area is very sandy and a small amount of oil or fuel can travel a long way. No further action is necessary at this time.

P-836-1999*   In the morning of Tuesday 12/7/99, I was notified by Mr. Sylvestry that he noticed a petroleum-like sheen by the Rt. 125/9 bridge upriver of his plant.  I visited that afternoon and confirmed the sheen in a still spot just below the bridge on the upriver side.  Immediately upriver was the Worumbo Mill and Miller Hydro who I suspected where likely RP's.  A discharge out a storm pipe from Lisbon Fall's downtown area was also a possibility.
    I found no sheens or spills upriver, and did not locate anyone at the Hydro plant.  The sheen was not recoverable so I left it to naturally degrade and disperse.  There was no apparent continuing discharge.
    On Thus. 12/9/99, Stephen Flannery of DEP, Resp. received notice (late), from Ken Wells of Miller Hydro, that Miller Hydro suffered an approx. 5-gallon hyd. oil discharge on 12/7/99.  They reportedly had a blown seal on a trash rig.  Flannery passed the referral to me as this was likely the spill that I investigated.
    See attached for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-824-1999*Roy Brothers Oil Co. called to report that they had responded to an odor complaint at 4 Myrtle Street in Orono. The technician, Wayne Bagley, found that the feed line had been damaged at the furnace. Their close examination of the line led them to believe it had been damaged (but not severed) by a saw blade! In any case, some oil had leaked onto the concrete floor and down a floor drain. They had used a five-gallon pail of speedi-dri on the floor and will clean it up later. The fuel tank had been filled on 12/20/99 and Roy Bros. says that the account uses an average of 9 gallons a day. The tank was 5/8 full at the time of my visit. Doing some thumbnail number crunching, taking into the figuring that the last two weeks have been windier and colder than normal, I estimate that only 5-10 gallons was lost to the floor drain. I believe this drain discharges to a deep ravine out back. I could not find any product or any water for that matter. Additionally it appears that the steep bank has been used as a trash dump for many years and I expect the end of the drainpipe is now buried under years of debris. Since the basement does not appear to be a wet one I believe there is rarely any water down the drain thus what oil is in it will become tied up at the point of discharge and I don't expect any further action need be taken.
B-624-1998*FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY GALLONS OF SULFURIC ACID WAS SPILLED AT GEORGIA PACIFIC WHEN THE DELIVERY TANKER'S HOSE FAILED.

MOST OF THE ACID WAS WASHED TO THE MILL'S PROCESS SEWER, BUT LIME WAS SPREAD ON THE SOIL AROUND THE UNLOADING AREA TO NEUTRALIZE ABOUT 20 GALLONS OF ACID THAT RAN OFF THE ASPHALT APRON.

SEE GP'S ATTACHED REPORT.
B-666-1998*On October 11, 1998 at 1230 we received a call from Jean Rowe of Lee complaining that Robert Muncie had poured motor oil on the camp road in front of his home.  Although Ms. Rowe didn't get out of her car to inspect the material, she was positive it was motor oil and would drain into Silver Lake.

I checked the site that afternoon and found that the oil was actually rock filings from Mr. Muncie's recently drilled well.  These filings pack down real well and he filled in some potholes with them.  Mr. Muncie said there are some bad feelings between the two parties.
B-156-1999*      On April 7,1999 at 0815 we received a call from Dwight Tilton of the Lincoln Public Works reporting some contaminated sand on Flemming St. in Lincoln.  He said a couple gallons of diesel fuel was mixed in with road-sand left from winter sanding.  He heard that a pulp truck was parked there overnight but couldn't prove the oil came from that truck.  He had the town street sweeper, which was cleaning the road, pick up the sand.  I checked the site that morning and found no problem with the clean-up.
I-23-1996*On 3-5-96, Al White of the Town of Mars Hill called to report that there had been a spill at the town office of about 5 gallons of Diesel. Apparently, the nozzel had come out of the vehicle while it was being filled. All spilled material was picked up using sand./
A-340-2000* Edi Rainey called this office asking for advice on how to dispose of several containers of paint and other waste located at her deceased father's garage. This garage is located in China on route 3, just west of the Hanson Rd.
 I arrived on site to assist her in identifying the waste products. Some of the material was suitable for disposal at the China Transfer Station. The rest qualified as hazardous waste. I informed her that the town of Lewiston has an annual Haz. Waste Colection day and perhaps she should contact them. I provided her with the appropriate phone numbers.
 I spoke with Mrs. Rainey after the collection day and she informed me that all of the haz. material had been taken to the pickup. No further action needed.
P-309-1997*06-07-97 - responded to Portland Harbor to investigate a reported harbor sheen. I observed a sheen in the waters around Portland State Pier. I investigated other surrounding areas and could not identify a source for the discharge.  The sheen was too thin for sorbent pads to recover.

No remedial actions taken.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-23-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-312-1983*
Reported discharge at AST bulk plant.  Commercial area of Lisbon across from Lisbon Public Works Dept. and upgrade of Androscoggin River.
P-881-2001*On 10/24/01 Jon Woodard received a call from Paul Doyle reporting a heating oil spill at his residence from a leaky fitting on his above ground tank.  Jon explained the insurance fund to the homeowner and subsequently assigned the case to me.  Arrangements were made with Environmental Projects (EPI) to visit the spill that day to evaluate the necessary clean up.  The clean up was eventually scheduled for 10/29.

On 10/29 I met on site with EPI.  Approximately 3 tons of contaminated soil was removed with a vactor.  No further action anticipated.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
NOVEMBER 8, 2001
A-560-1996*The oil storage system at Fox Glassworks was replaced.  The previous system was 2 x 55 gal drums.  A new horizontal tank was installed.  The line was not replaced.  It was heavily corroded and failed at a spot where it had been touching the ground.  100 gallons was lost to an area underneath an extension to the retail shop.  The soil was removed using a vactor.  A mixture of oil and water flowed from cracks in the frost wall for the shop.  This was removed by the vactor.  More product appeared over a period of days.  It was padded up.  The site was referred to Tech Services for more extensive investigation since there have been some problems with odors in the shop.
A-34-2000*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
B-503-1996*On September 11, 1996 at 1715 we received a call from Mark Willette of Dead River reporting a small leak from an outside tank at the Sunset Trailer Park in Milford.  Ms. Elizabeth Goom lives in the trailer at lot 10A.  Mr. Willette thought that a maximum of a couple gallons leaked through a loose fitting.  The trailer park is on town water.

I visited the site and found a 2' x 3' area of contaminated soil.  The contamination was only four or five inches deep.  I told Ms. Goom that smell would be her worst problem and excavation is the only way to solve that problem.

P-622-1999*   On Wed. 9/22/99, I was notified by DEP's Beth DeHaas that she had received word from James Totman that one of his 3000 gal. RU gasoline UST's had taken on 9" of water.  Portland Pump Co. had found no cause for surface leakage into the tank and a compromise in the tank was suspected.  The facility has two 4000 and two manifold 3000 gal. gaso., single-wall, CP UST's installed in 1985.  Piping was upgraded in 1995 and 1997 [see P-624-97].  UST 20 year warrantee runs to the year 2005.
   During my 9/22/99 visit I noted that water was entering again after 300 gal. had been pumped off earlier.  Groundwater was measured @ 4.5' bg next to the tanks.  This information indicated the water problem was not a bad fuel drop or from a bad fitting on the tank top (aprox. 2.5' bg).  We noted a soft material on the tank bottom of T-4 when sticking it for water.   On 9/23, water returned to 9" in T-4.  Totman and I discussed replacement and taking the tank out of service.
   On Tues. 10/12/99, I met with CTI Chris Wilson of Les Wilson & Sons, who separated the manifold between T-3 & T-4 so as to put T-3 back in service.  No contamination or gw was noted in the 3' deep excavation over T-3.
    At this time I understand T-4 to be out of service pending facility replacement.  The leak appears to be from an internal corrosion hole in the tank bottom under the fill pipe.  The tank may not have a strike plate.  There is no evidence at present that product left the tank, only that water came in.  I explained to Mr. Totman that the tank should be emptied of product in case gw should go down below the tank bottom.  The other UST's should be carefully watched as well.  Further Resp. Div. actions likely.  See attached and UST Reg. file #2097 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-256-1996*29Apr96, I spoke with Joe Aloisio of Sunday River, regarding a diesel fuel spill that occurred at the facility location sometime during the 1995/1996 ski season, the discharge was discovered during the seasonal snow melt.

I approved the spreading of the contaminated soil at the facility in an appropriate area with no sensitive receptors.

On the basis of the information I received, the AST located at the Baker Mt. maintenance facility was a "difficult fill". I advised Sunday River to monitor their fuel deliveries in a letter dated 31May96. On 18Jul96, they responded, see attached letters.

No further Response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (26Mar97).
I-99-1998*On 4-29-98, this office received a call from Graydon Mahoney in Caribou. He was reporting a smal spill from an outdoor 275 gallon tank at a trailer he owned on Rt. 1 in Caribou. Apparently when the oil delivery man went to fill the tank he noticed a stain on the tank supporting slab and called it in. I met Mr. Mahoney on site and it was concluded that only a very small amount had leaked from a pinhole in the line and a couple shovels of dirt from beside the slab could be removed to solve the problem.
A-93-1996*Fred Cunningham, an officer of Gardiner Savings Bank called to report that a house under the bank's control had an oil leak. He reported that the house at 40 Noyes Street in Augusta had a broken water line in the basement which flooded the basement. He speculated that the basement filled with water and floated the tank causing it to spill. Not much oil was in the tank as the furnace had run out of oil (which possibly led to the pipes bursting). I visited the house on 2/23/96 and inspected the basement. The house was cold and the 275 gallon tank seemed to be full of water and frozen. There was a faint odor of fuel oil, but if there was any oil in the flooded basement, it was pumped off with the water when the plumber drained the basement. No further Response action is needed at this site.
P-603-1998*    This Hartford Construction Co. report and clean-up are related to P-396-98, O'Brien residence, in that Hartford Const. is understood to be the responsible party for gasoline contamination noted at the O'Brien's and other nearby residences.  Following the confirmation of well contam. at O'Brien's, Brad Hahn of DEP traced bedrock gw contamination back to this site using monitoring wells and drinking water samples. Four or more residences have detectable levels of MTBE, including Mr. Hartfords own residential well to the east of the spill site.  Mr. Hartford operates a small construction company at this site, storing diesel, gasoline and heavy equipment.  A 275 gal. #2 oil and waste oil tanks are also onsite.
     The area is rural residential and is located about 1 mile west of the New Hampshire border.  Bedrock is at the surface in many places.  The spillage was acknowledged by Mr. Hartford to be from at least one overfill of the 1000 gal. gasoline AST.  Excavations on 12/1 and 12/14/98 showed convaluting gray shale, averaging one to three feet below grade.  Soils covering this were for the most part sandy, non-native fill.
     At the request of Mr. Hahn, DEP CG and project manager, Response Services was onsite 12/14/98 to help oversee removal of contaminated soils.  45.73 tons of gasoline contaminated soil was excavated by Hartford Const. equipment and hauled to ARC in Eliot, Maine, for recycling.  Soil was removed to bedrock indicating contam. went straight down into the rock.  Using a 10.2 ev Photon PID calibtrated to the DEP set point and bag-headspace method, I noted levels ranging from 1900 ppm at the bedrock surface under the former AST location to 3.5 ppm and below on the outer walls (see field notes).
Hatford has stated he will be installing the AST's in concrete berms.  See DEP Tech Services for further info. and clean-up details.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-140-1997*Jeff Roberts operates, parttime, a small junk yard behind his house.  As with every other junkyard in the state, he's engendered some enemies over the years who've got nothing better to do than call the DEP and complain about oil spillage. The exciting thing is, in this case, the complaint was somewhat true.

Roberts salvages motors and transmissions, and on the date of my visit, there was some transmission fluid dumped on the ground.  Additionally, a gallon container of waste oil in the back of his pickup was leaking onto the ground.  The complainant's allegation of sewage and oil being discharged to Hurd's Pond outlet were false.

Roberts was out of state at the time of my visit, so I left my card, instructing him to call and heard from his mother that night.  I told her the spillage would have to be cleaned up, and open drums of oil covered.  When I re-inspected on July 8, the work had been done to my satisfaction.
A-77-1999*About 20 gallons spilled when a hose broke on a lube line in the Wood Yard's #1 relaim pit. Most was cleaned up. About 2-4 gallons went to the process sewer. The hose was replaced.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-246-1999*An anonymous caller reported that while working on the new catwalk at GNP's #6 oil unloading area, he discovered oil in the ground.  I gather that since this discovery occurred in 1998, the complainant had become a born-again environmentalist, since he waited until 1999 to report it.  He said that when he drove ground rods on the North end of the new catwalk and pulled them out, they'd be coated with oil.  He said, at the time, he was told not to make waves if he liked his job.

On June 15, I made arrangements to inspect the site in company with GNP's Nadia Peters.
The company, despite being in the throes of yet another sale, was nonetheless in the midst of rebuilding the oil unloading area. At the site we met John Jones, the mill's steam engineering foreman, John Raymond and Tony Capona, welder and USMC veteran.  A new, grounded catwalk was indeed present and a trench 2 feet deep on the mill side at the unloading track had been excavated, exposing two soil faces.

There was very little sign of oil in the soil, certainly less than one might expect at such a site, so either the heavy oil concentration in the soil had already been removed  when the trench was opened, or there never was much oil there to begin with.  There was evidence of some oil contamination under the tracks, but not heavy enough to warrant removing it, if the decision tree ( attached ) were to be followed.
P-747-1996*On 11/19/96 I received a call from Dead River reporting a small fuel oil spill at a client's residence in Biddeford.  The spill occurred due to a leaking fuel line.  Dead River cleaned up the spill and took the debris to Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-806-1999*On November 19, 1999 Dead River Oil Co. reported that a customer of theirs had suffered a discharge of #2 fuel oil in her basement.  They had been called by her due to high fuel consumption during the months of August-November.  She had received 177 gallons on 8/4/99 & 247 gallons on 10/4/99.  Dead River had found a leaking fuel pump on the furnace, but the spillage did not appear to be great enough to reflect the expected loss of fuel.
11/19  I visited the site (no-one home) while in Norway investigating another site.  The dug well to the home is approximately 50 ft. sharply down-gradient of the house and the woods behind and to the south of the house (all down gradient) appear very marshy, indicating a high groundwater table.
11/22/99  I was able to meet with Ms. Walker at 1645hrs.  She showed me the location of the furnace.  There was no fuel oil odor at all in the house or basement. The line to the furnace had run under the floor directly in line with the dug well.  Ms. Walker believed that the discharge from the pump was much larger than the oil company is claiming and that the line under the floor (which was replaced due to the new code), in her opinion did not leak--since the excessive use of oil corresponded with the discovery of the furnace pump leak.  I explained the AST fund to her and informed her that I would like to sample her well, and at some point may do some exploration to confirm that there is no contamination threatening the well.
11/23/99 Linda Doran obtained a water sample from the dug well.  Results negative for DRO.
1/25/00 & 7/7/00 I re-sampled the well, results negative.

Since there has been no impact to the well over the span of approximately 1 year when the excessive use of oil was first discovered it is unlikely that there was a discharge from the line under the floor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.


____________________
Jon  Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
BRWM
A-436-1997*No site visit made.  Spill into catchment in back of truck while the hose was still in the reel.  Some spilled into the driveway.

No further action is anticipated.
B-251-2000*An old man from Massachusetts had just gassed up his car prior to arriving at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main St. in Bangor.  Upon his arrival there, the Police theorize he became confused and paniced, hitting the accelerator instead on the brake, jumping the vehicle up over at least one curb in the newly paved driveway.  The car's gas tank, previously patched, started leaking in the same place and lost its entire content.  Some of the gasoline made it to a storm sewer.

The fire department was called and they did an excellent job laying down sorbents and speedy dry to contain and absorb the spill.   Milton Ketch and I retrieved the sorbents and shovelled up the speedy dry, and while we were occupied doing that, the old man disappeared.
P-34-2001*Majority of spillage contained in sump.  Remainder cleaned up with sorbent boom and pads.
I-170-1997*See attached Narrative
Beaulieau property in Frenchville. Spill was reported by a Frenchville resident and was verified by Tim Lowel of the Fire Marshal's Office.
When I investigated the site, two spills were identified at either end of the tank system. The tank is a three compartment double wall tank. The tank is filled from the bottom with one connection on  each end and one in the middle bottom of the tank.
Both spill areas are about 6 feet in diameter, but the oil penetrated much deeper on the West End of the tank.
Water flowing through the temporary tank site is picking up enough oil from the west end of the tank fill area, to leave a steady sheen. Two areas were holding the oil and no threat was identified to the St. John River.

Samples were taken and were witnessed by the Madawaska Police Chief
lab results: Water- West End of Tank 97E-DOR-03692
Diesel Range Organics 763000 ug/L
Total Hydrocarbons796000 ug/L
Resembles Fuel Oil #2. Sample Diluted. Accurate surrogate recovery couldn't be determined.
Soil - East End of Tank 97E-DOR-03732
Diesel Range Organics
Total Hydrocarbons
Soil - West End of Tank97E-DOR-07879

Contaminated materials were excavated and taken to the TriCommunity landfill

Site area is a Stringent clean-up goal.

Due to the problems the site operator has had, I recommend enforcement action.

Case closed
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B-287-1996*Fred Leigh, Environmental Analyst for Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report discovering a dielectric oil spill at the Young's Corner substation on Route 233 in Bar Harbor.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a secondary containment box onto a gravel area.  The lab analysis for the material revealed a poly-chlorinated biphenyl concentration of about 42 parts/million classifying it as non hazardous.  The approximately one drum of soil and sorbent material was taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden for disposal.  No resources of the State are believed to be affected.
A-229-2001*No site visit made. See attached report. No further action expected.
I-198-1998*Mr. Gene Michaud contacted the Northern Maine Regional Office concerning an oily smell in his water.

Investigation of the site revealed an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with a large oil stain around the base on the abutting property of Chamberland's Hardware.

Contaminated spill was excavated and land spread on an approved piece of ground.

DEP's Division of Technical Services in Bangor have been advised and have taken over the case.  Please refer to their files for additional information.
P-699-1996*UST monitoring system indicated that inner tank had been breached and product was entering interstitial space.  No water entered tank and there was no indication that product was escaping to outside.  Tank owner, John Magoon, informed me that he had contacted the tank manufacturer and the tank would be removed and replaced as soon as possible.  I contacted Mr. Magoon on January 14, 1997 and he informed me that he was negotiating with the tank manufacturer and would inform me when he had an agreement with them.  I contacted Diana Mclaughlin of the Div. of Oil Facilities Regulation and she stated that it would be ok for the tank to remain in service temporarily until a replacement date was set, provided it was a reasonable time frame.

The tank was removed in May, 1997.  No contamination was reported by Mr. Magoon.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




_______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
I-121-1998*A tractor trailer accident on the interstate at mile marker 274 involved  both fuel tanks leaking into water directly under the accident.

Booms and pads were installed by the local Fire Dept. I installed two underflow dams after the truck was removed.

Dickison & London was hired to maintain the dams and remove any saturated soil.

All the spill cleanup material including the underflow dams were removed in August 1998.

Case closed
P-17-2000*ME DEP Solid Waste Division recieved a complaint of cars being crushed and stockpiling of tires without a permit.  On January 10th, 2000 I accompanied Solid Waste representative Bill Bullard on a site visit.  I saw one small area with oil staining, very few vehicles actually on site, and approximatley 500 tires.  Solid Waste will be following up on the tires. I found no significent spillage or violation enough to require any further action by DEP Response Services.
P-872-1990*
Report Update, Feb. 2004 by SGB

	UST abandonment by removal visit.  Facility removal delayed due to bankruptcy of facility owner: Howard Saturley and Satco Inc.  New AST facility installed to replace UST's expected to be removed (see site map).  UST facility was due to have been abandoned in 1989.  Sensitive geologic area.  See P-761-91, P-373-2000 and P-125-2004 for further information.

	Facility later known as R & S Variety under Ray & Susan Littlefield, and then Ray's Minimart GULF station under Ray Littlefield.

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B-7-1997*On January 6, 1997 at 2240 we received a call from the State Police concerning a truck accident between mile 164-165 on I-95 in Carmel.  A tractor trailer that was hauling potatoes and owned by Mid Valley Sales of St. Agatha drove off the southbound lane and tipped on its side.  The trooper thought that between thirty and forty gallons leaked from one of the saddle tanks.  No water is in the vicinity.  The trooper planned to leave the truck as is until the next day.

I visited the site the next morning and met Tim Richardson of R&M Towing who said the company planned to off load the spuds before he removed the trailer.  There were a couple small pockets of fuel beneath the cab and R&M people recovered this fuel with pads.
P-73-1998*   After initial notification thru the homeowners oil company (Don Rich Oil), I visited the site on the morning of Thursday, 2/19/98.  I noted the horizontal AST, right below the roof eave, covered in snow, and with the line disconnected.  The tank reportedly lost 200 gal. of K1 to the ground the previous evening, after snow/ice slid off the roof and broke the line off (see photos).  This incident also happened in 1993 which was investigated by Jon Woodard (P-144-93, attached).

   Mr. Wickham stated that this was maybe the third time this has happened.  There was a cover over the tank/line until recently but it got removed.

   I noted no recoverable oil and Wickham stated he had no odor problem in his basement.  The oil appears to have soaked into the ground and is likely flowing down the steep slope to Collins Pond atop the gw.  Snow and ice cover prevented a more complete search for sheen, etc.  Immediate excavation is not feasible because of the close building foundation and forested hillside that would have to be addressed.   This case will be referred to DEP Tech Services for further actions as they deem appropriate, as was done with P-144-93.

   A protective structure over the tank would have prevented this discharge.


S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
B-623-2001*On 10/31/01, 1216 hour the sheriffs' office for Sumerset County contacted us regarding a tractor trailer accident on Route 201 in Moscow.  The tractor was still on the road and it was loosing a small amount of fuel from the saddle tank cap.  The dispatcher indicated that this was not a problem because the fire department had it under control.  The issue concerned the load of wood chips that had landed in the water.  I told him that they would be expected to recover the load.  Leaving it there would certainly have an adverse affect on the water quality as well as the environment for the nearby property owners.
P-384-1998*On 08/13/98 I received a call that a tank was leaking into the basement of an apartment building in Biddeford.  I responded and found that there was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank and approximately 200 gallons of fuel oil had been released.  The oil company had been there and put a screw in the hole to stop the flow.  I called Clean Harbors who came with a vacuum truck and sucked off all the oil.  I returned and had Clean Harbors remove all the saturated debris from the basement and put in two sumps in the floor which we vacuumed twice.  A ventilation system was installed and the case was referred to Technical Services.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 7, 1999
I-135-2000*On 11/29/2000, Dennis of Dead River called to report that while conducting routine maintenance, a small leak in a residential tank was discovered. There was a stain on a concrete floor that indicated it had been leaking a while. A new tank was installed.
A-80-1997*Received a call from Mike White of Emery and Garrett that he was at a tank removal at Maritime Energy  in Waldoboro. He reported that he had high readings and some soil should be removed. I responded to the site. When I arrived Mike explained what was happening. The last tank was being removed. Mike reported that he had found readings up to 3000 ppm bag headspace. The site was a stringent site and therefore the cleanup standard was set to 100ppm PID bag headspace via Bureau protocall. Apprximately 200 cubic yards were removed. Mike reported that there was some contamination left in the sidewall of the excavation near the US 1 at the pump islands.

Mike obtained a sample of the well. The laboratory result of his sample showed a trace (<5ppm) of MTBE. I resampled the well and also found a trace (unquantified) of MTBE. I informed the store manager and put the store on 1/4'ly monitoring. The site has been referred to Technical Services. See the Appendix P site assessment for additional information.
B-305-2001* On 5/23/01 Keith Bridges of Keith Bridges Construction contacted me about removing an underground fuel tank at the residence of Adeline Ladd, which is located at 44 Riverside Street in Milo.  He indicated that he was ready to do it on 5/24/01.  I told him that I would be there with the paper work.  The tank was a double walled, plastic clad, thousand gallon tank that had been installed in "91".  Adeline was concerned about the tank because or the closeness to the Sebec River. Her husband had the unit installed at a time when they used to winter in Florida.  She doesn't do that anymore so the need for the higher fuel storage capacity had gone and she just did not want to have to think about it anymore.  Needless to say the excavation was squeaky clean.  The soil was fine gravel.  Judging from the appearance of the river it would seem bedrock would not have been more than twenty feet from grade where the UST had been located.  The bottom of the tank hole was about eight feet from grade.  Milo has public water and sewage treatment.
P-311-1998*On July 6, 1998 I received a call from the Portland MSO- USCG about a drum that had washed up on Popham Beach.  The caller had stated that the drum was full of grease.  I went to the beach and found the drum in question.  It was full of grease and lying on it's side buried in the sand.  There was no grease on the ground near the drum nor any other signs of any leakage, however the bung was off the drum.  The drum was located a good distance down the beach and required a truck to remove - a truck could only access the beach on an outgoing low tide. I came back the following day at low tide with John Dunlap, and Chris Estes and a pick up with a winch and liftgate.  We were able to get the drum loaded and brought it back to the Portland office with no spillage.
A-198-2000* Mr. Brooks called this office to request help in determining if his well was contaminated. I made a site visit on 4-6-00, and found that the well in question (well #1) had been disconnected and there was no easy way to collect a sample. Therefore, I could not collect a sample of well # 1 at this time. I did collect a sample from the water at the house, which comes from well # 4. Well #4 was drilled recently and has a yield of 100 gallons per minute.
 I made a second site visit on 5-24-00 to collect a sample from well # 1. Using a battery operated purge pump, a sample was obtained. This was later found to have a concentration of 15 ug/l  GRO.
 Pat Seaward and I made another site visit to resample well # 1. The results of this sample were 3 ppb of MTBE. The levels are below the State's action level and therefore no action is required.

A-574-1996*JOHN DAIGLE CALLED TO REPORT THAT, WHILE FUELING A TRUCK, THE NOZZLE FELL OUT OF THE TANK SPILLING 5-10 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL. EXCAVATION OF THE SOIL YIELDED ~2 TRUCKS WHICH I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAUL TO DRAGON FOR DISPOSAL.
P-887-1999*16 December 1999, conducted site visit and observed UST excavation.  No problems observed.

No further Response Action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 5jan00.
I-152-1996*A woods crane overturned just before Weeks Brook Two in the SE cornerof T11 R8 wels.

Spill was cleaned up by the spillor's crew. The Speedi dri used to cleanup the spill was taken to Mr. Cyrs property in Portage and land spread.

Case Closed
A-657-2000*   DEP received a report from a town code enforcement officer that he had heard that this residence had suffered an oil spill at the supply tank and had a contaminated well.  After discussion it was determined that the CEO (Lord) would visit the property to investigate.  He reported back that there was no evidence of spillage but that the well water smelled odd.  I contacted the homeowner (Mudie) who confirmed that he had odors associated with the well (drilled in 1999, 289' deep).  The well had been sampled for petroleum with negative results.  An offer was made to visit the home to observe the water and possibly resample.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here unless new information is received.
P-702-2000*A 55 gallon drum was found on the side of the road with a small stain next to it.  Lewiston Public Works recovered the drum.  The oil smelled like diesel.  The stained area was appx.  2' x 6'.  I raked the stained soil out to a thin layer along the side of the road.  Area is industrial, with city water.  No further action anticipated.
B-484-1996*On 9/4/96, 1520 hours David DeHass of Jackson Labs called to report a five gallon hydraulic oil spill.  One of the hoses on a fork lift truck broke.  They recovered four gallons with speedy dry.  David estimated that one gallon of the spill got into the sewer system.  He had given the treatment plant a heads-up, and they (at the treatment plant) didn't think that they would see it.  Based on some of the experiences that I've had with spills to sewer systems, I agreed with that prediction.  David said that they would dispose of the half bag of oiled speedy dry over a period of time in their bio waste incinerator.  This unit has two burn chambers.  The first burns at 1400 degrees farenheight and the second (which destroys the gases from the first) at 2000 degrees farenheight.
B-432-2001* On 8/02/01, 1330 hours Clifford Perry (dispatcher for DOT in Ellsworth)reported that an excavator had landed on it's side and was leaking hydraulic oil.  The amount was not known and there was a stream nearby.  The location was the intersection of Routes 1 and 200 in Sullivan. Sullivan Fire had responded.  The initial report mentioned diesel fuel, but there was no evidence of a diesel release. When I arrived there was an oil stain on the side of the pavement that was less than a yard square and the product had not spread.  The stream was free of oil.  Joe Fontain (Sullivan Fire Chief) said that Barbee Construction had taken the soiled pads with them.  The residual stain was not enough to be a traffic hazard nor a threat to the environment.
B-456-1997*A loose secondary bushing allowed enough oil to leak out of this transformer to interrupt power service to the nearby residence.  Laboratory analysis showed the PCB concentration to be  6.5 ppm.  A small quantity of contaminated soil and debris was shovelled up and disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hampden.
B-2-1998*On 1/1/98, 1148 hours Tom Groblowski, who lives on Cottage Street in Hampden, reported petroleum product in a ditch that parallels Cottage Street a few hundred feet from his residence.  When I located the site I observed that the product was heating oil and that there was about ten gallons of it at the end of a culvert that drained a storm drain system on Cottage Street.  I deployed about a quarter of a bale of pads and proceeded to look for a source.  Ray Pikes of Hampden Fire Department joined me shortly after I arrived.  Ray summonsed a public works person and we proceeded to uncover storm drains and sniff them with our Photon.  Between the PID and visual observation (i.e. seeing product on the water) we determined that there was product in the catch basin just down grade from 23 Cottage, which belonged to Barbara Williams.  Barbara lives with her son, Eric.  No one was available at the time but the next day Ray called to tell me that they had discovered the source.  The William' AST had developed a corrosion hole.  I discussed spill remediation and the fund with Eric.  Eric said that it had been cleaned up and that there were no problems.  I told him that he could contact me if problems emerged later on.
I-56-2000*On 6/2/00, Lewis Hews of Irving Forest Products called to report there had been a small spill at the mill on Pinkham Road. About 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost from a contractors backhoe. All was picked up with sawdust and burned at the on-site boiler.
P-230-1997*Overfill of UST.  Cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-825-2000*   In the evening of Wed. 12/27/00, Stephen Brezinski of the Maine DEP Response Div. was requested to respond to a hazardous waste situation by agents of the Maine Drug Enf. Agency (DEA) and Wells PD.  As requested, I met and followed  them first to a mobile home off Bragdon Rd. where amphetamines had been produced and we were concerned about haz. waste dumping on the property.  Because of snow and ice, little could be seen at the time.
   The main lab and all the methyl-amphetamine waste was picked up from a colonial house and garage located at 4 Brooke Ln., at the corner with Rt. 109.  Between the basement and garage I collected containers of Acetone, Muriatic Acid, Coleman Fuel (flammable), iodine, hypodermic needles (Bio-medical Waste) and several containers of unknown solutions with high and low pH's and falling onto the hazardous range.  DEA reports the lab was operated by Mr. Albert W. Demoss.
    On 12/28/00 representatives from Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. and I profiled and packaged the hazardous waste for transport to Clean Harbors of Braintree, Mass. and eventual disposal.  See the attached manifests and other documents for further information.  I recommend Maine DEP seek reimbursement for disposal costs from Mr. Demoss who is the responsible party and/or the property owner of 4 Brook Lane where the lab was located.  Past hazardous waste chemicals from Mr. Demoss' operation are believed to have been dumped down the municipal sewer drains, dumped on the properties, and/or disposed of with the residential solid waste.

Stephen G. Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Spec.
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-663-1999*Workers at S.E.A. Ltd. spilled about 1/2 quart of Penetrol into the bilge of a boat they were working on. One worker turned on the bilge pump before realizing he should not discharge the spilled product to the harbor. About one pint of bilge water mixed with Penetrol actually reached the water. The bilge was pumped out.

Penetrol is an oil-based wood preservative. See attached MSDS.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-433-1986*
Report update of 1/28/03.

DEP response to gasoline free product and vapors in city sewer drains followed by 1987 UST facility abandonment and replacement. Contaminated soil excavated.  Product & vapor problem ceased following facility replacement.  See separate narrative of St. Germain for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-22-1997*The line on the furnace was not connected and when the tank was filled the line discharged oil on the floor around the furnace.  When I arrived, the furnace had been removed and most of the oil collected with rags.  There was still some oiled fiberglass insulation and flooring that had to be removed.  Mr. Grant stated that his brother was an oil burner technician and knew what had to be done and wanted to do the work himself since he caused the discharge.  I informed Mr. Grant that I could assist him with disposal of the oiled waste if he had a problem.  The was no discharge to the environment, only a vapor and fire hazard.  No further action required.
A-339-2000* Irving Oil spilled about 15 gallons of diesel onto the concrete while offloading into an UST. This spill ocurred at Timber Express on 6-16-00. The diesel was cleaned up using sorbents and no further action will be required.
P-411-2000*A car pulled away from a gas pump while the hose was still connected spilling no more than 10 gallons of gas to the pavement.  The Auburn Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action.
B-58-1997*On February 3, 1997 at 1545 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a spill of two gallons of hydraulic oil from one of their line trucks.  The truck slid off Route 9 and into a ditch three miles east of Route 193 in Beddington. The product leaked from a broken line and Hydro workers recovered the product with sorbents.  No state waters were threatened.
I-179-1999*On 11-30-99, the Caribou Fire Dept. called to report that they had responded to a complaint of LP gas odors at the Forsman Sintered Products facility on Armco Ave. in Caribou. Their investigation showed no LP present, gas or fuel, but there was an odor that could not be discerned and employees were complaining of headaches. I investigated and found the odor was most likely due to the machinery in the building and very little ventilation. I told them to ventilate and if that didn't solve the problem to get back to me.
B-328-1997*A settling concrete pad caused the top seal on an electrical regulator to leak. See BHE Co.'s report, attached.
P-1006-1999*Contaminated soil found at Phillips Elmet Substation, Lewiston.  No current equipment appeared to be leaking.  Tagged 88 ppm PCB.  Cleaned up and disposed of by CMP.  No further action necessary.
P-25-2001*A chunk of ice came of the roof of a home and landed on the filter of an outside 275 gal. K-1 AST.  The filter broke off and oil spilled from the tank.  The caretaker of the home arrived shortly after and found the leaking tank, he plugged it as best he could.  When I arrived the Waterboro Fire Dept. had soaked up what free product they could, most of the oil was caught in the snow and also under the snow.  I secured the tank and the scene and made preparations for a backhoe to come in the next day.

The following day I met Leighton excavation on site.  Approximatley 7 tons of snow and dirt were removed.  I believe nearly all the spilled oil was recovered, however for safety measures the homeowners will be put on quarterly monitoring for at least 6 months.  NFA
P-742-2001*DEP Cyr received a call 9/18/01 about 1830 from state police dispatch "a citizen complaint about asbestos removal in the neighborhood".  Cyr arrived at 28 Hanover Street and found Gary Wagner, he stated yes it was asbestos shingling and that he was the homeowner.  He was refacing the porch side of the home and wanted to remove the shingle prior to siding the wall.  He was planning to wet & double bag the material and transport it to the local Household Hazardous Waste collection day.

Cyr contacted Edgar Antz of the Asbestos Enforcement unit to verify the proper conditions which would allow Mr. Wagner to continue.  Antz offered to visit the site and deliver information to Wagner on the 19th.

No further involvment is anticipated by the response division.
B-225-1999*Fishing the brook behind D&H Construction, Mrs. Johnston encountered an oil sheen, and investigating, traced its source to cars buried on the property.

Investigating the next day, I could find no oil sheen, but found instead an organic or silver sheen produced when organic material in the soil decomposes.  I found no evidence of cars buried behind the construction company, but I did see a bunchh of junk thrown over the bank and partially buried.  I passed the complaint along to the Solid Waste Division.
P-22-1998*18Jan98, Newfield Fire Dept, notified SP-Gray, of a K-1 spill at entered location. Chief Colwell, was informed at 2100hrs that I would conduct a site visit 19Jan98 at 0800hrs. Colwell advised that 221.9 gals of oil released from a ruptured AST and that oil was under a house trailer and that drinking water wells were located down grade of the spill. 19Jan98, I contacted Clean Harbors(CH),Prtld, and hired a vacuum truck/work crew. On site I observed a heavy olfactory presence of oil and a severly ruptured AST along the back side of the dwelling. 0900hrs I met w. Colwell, the tenants (see subject/owner), and CH reps. 0930hrs I contacted homeowner to receive verbal approval of initial clean up actions; removal of oil saturated soil and snow in immediate area of spill. 0945hrs I reinspected the site and took initial photos. I observed that the AST was not on a firm working surface and that the standard vent (vent whistle and rain guard) were nonexistant; and that the vent consisted of a 15.25 cm long threaded galvanized pipe with an end-cap attached. It appeared to me that the end-cap was not removed during delivery, which enduced an over pressurization condition and caused a resulting seam failure. One end of the AST is completely blown out and the force of the discharging oil pealed back portions of the trailers outer siding. 1030hrs I contacted CNB and spoke w. Diane Alexander. I informed her of DEP actions taking place. 20Jan98, CH on site to complete initial removal operations. I met  Zagarella Ltd, Parsonsfield, on site to assess hardware needs for plastic vapor barrier and temporary skirting. 21Jan98, on site with Zagarella,installed vapor barrier under trialer and secured temporary skirting. 22Jan98, Zagarella disposed of oil impacted skirting. 3Feb98, met Roger Eberly, Safety & Accident Director, CNB, (207-743-9212) and Alex Thornton of Colonial Insurance. Identified oil saturated soil under concrete slab. (see attached narrative)
A-706-2009*This office was contacted about gasoline contamination from a leaking underground storage tank in the Maine Department of Transportation right of way near 419 Route 117 in Turner.  Contaminated soil was excavated and transported by Pike to CPRC Recycling Group. No tank registration number was found the the TANKS database associated with this site.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-707-2009*This office was contacted about a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil at Pan Am Railways in Waterville.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent and hand excavation are used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-708-2009*This office was contacted about a three gallon leak from a vehicle at Big Apple in Belfast.  Typically at small surface spills, sorbent is used to recover oily debris.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Roy Krout
Division of Response Services
A-709-2009*Jon Andrews logged this "small" spill of unspecified gasoline on Outlet Road, the road his residence is located on.  No further information is available on what action was taken.  As an experienced responder, it is presumed he did some hand excavation to remove contaminated soils for appropriate disposal.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-710-2009*Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a discharge of lube oil from a locomotive to the track ballast.  Due to the mechanical condition of the older locomotives, lube oil leaks and ultimately overflows containment to the tracks beneath.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information for this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-711-2009*	Approximately 10-15 gallons of transformer oil was spilled when a transformer was damaged as a mobile home was being moved. The oil was untagged for poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content, and needed to be tested. The transformer oil was tested and found contain < 1 part per million PCB's.  The clean-up was performed by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel who removed an estimated five cubic yards of visibly impacted soil and wiped down the side of the mobile home with sorbent pads.  A site visit was made to verify the initial clean-up, and additional washing of the siding was necessary, but was not an environmental threat.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-712-2009*University of Maine Farmington contacted this office to report an overfill of an above ground storage tank at Purington Hall.  An estimated 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged, presumably from the vent piping to the ground, however, details concerning any associated site inspection and cleanup are not available.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-713-2009*A 2-3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was reported at this location from a line leak associated with an above ground storage tank.  No information is available concerning a site inspection or cleanup.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-714-2009*A small amount of transformer oil was lost when the transformer overheated.  Central Maine Power removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit made.  No further Response action expected.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Dan Davis.
A-715-2009*A small amount of transformer oil was lost when the transformer malfunctioned.  Central Maine Power removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action expected at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Dan Davis.
A-716-2009*Robert Jones contacted this office to report a spill of ten gallons of K-1 fuel oil to a roadside ditch from an above ground storage tank at this address in Liberty.  It is unclear how the oil travelled from the tank to the ditch.  No information is available concerning a site visit or clean up of the spilled fuel, however, based on the volume and accepted work practices, it is likely that sorbent material and hand excavation were used to recover spilled oil.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-717-2009*This office was contacted by Verso Androscoggin mill to report a discharge of vegetable oil at the rack rake.  The hydraulic device is used to remove debris from the river on the upstream side of the dam.  No recovery was possible, and no site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-718-2009*This office received a report described as a minor discharge of gasoline from a vehicle at this address.  No information is available concerning site investigation, vehicle owner, or remedial action taken as a result of the report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-719-2009*This office was contacted by Wayne Johnson to report a discharge of 30 gallons #2 fuel oil from his above ground storage tank to the St. George River.  Limited information is available on site investigation and remedial action as a result of this spill.  Invoices were paid to the Liberty Fire Department, PSC services, and News of Maine Landfill. Often, the Fire Department is contacted by a homeowner when an oil spill occurs.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) provides sorbent materials to local Fire Departments as they are first responders and can provide more timely response, deploying the sorbents for later collection and disposal by MDEP.  PSC is a company which provides vacuum trucks, used to collect oily soil and water mixtures.  The contaminated material would have been disposed at the licensed facility in Hampden.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-721-2009*Vinalhaven Fire Department contacted this office to report a sunken vessel in Carvers Harbor.  Gasoline was reportedly discharged, however, no information is available on the vessel type or salvage efforts.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-722-2009*11/16/09 1345 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled to the rail tracks and stone ballast when a line broke on a tie replacing machine performing maintenance on the tracks. Employees removed three 5 gallon buckets of oiled stone ballast and removed oil from the rails and ties with absorbent pads. I went to the site and confirmed that it had been cleaned up sufficiently.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-723-2009*11/16/09 0805 Dwain Colfer reported that 20 containers of oil were left on an empty mobile home slab abutting his property.  He was concerned that they were left there and would leak threatening his well.  I went to the site and found the buckets of what appeared to be used motor oil.  They were on a concrete slab and had not leaked except on top of the lids.  I covered the buckets to prevent water from getting into them and pushing the oil out the loose fitting lids.  I contacted the property owner, David Dineen, and informed him of the oil buckets on his property.  He said they contained used motor oil from the equipment at his landscaping business and he was storing them there for a short time before taking them to a facility that used a waste oil furnace for heat.  I relayed to him my concerns that they were not secured and could spill threatening the property's well and abutting properties.  He assured me he would dispose of them this week.  I checked the property on 11/23/09 and the buckets were still there.  I called Mr. Dineen to remind him.  On 11/30/09 I checked the property again and the buckets had been removed and there was no sign of spillage.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-724-2009*An antique barometer fell from the wall and spilled mercury into this home.  Several weeks of ventilation were required to get the vapor concentration down to a safe level.   No further Response action is expected.
B-613-2009*On 10/30/09 I received report from R.H. Foster of a weeping oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of Alice Macauley's home in Jonesport.  R. H. Foster transferred the oil from the oil AST into a temporary tank.  Very little spilled oil was on the ground, and no vapors were an issue in the home.  DEP replaced the AST under a tank replacement program.  No further Response action expected.
B-657-2009*A tractor trailer carrying 15 totes of hazardous materials went off the road spilling approximately 3,900 gallons of liquids including Busan 1210 (marine pollutant), Busan 1202 (marine pollutant), sodium Tolytriazole, Triethanolamine, mineral oil, citric acid, petroleum hydrocarbon (Bubreak 4466), trade secret chemical, Diethylethanolamine and diesel fuel.
	14 of the 15 totes leaked and most were completely crushed during the accident.  The mixture of chemicals followed the ditch until crossing under I-95 northbound highway into the median.   The chemicals meandered across the median to I-95 Southbound where a small amount of chemicals were observed crossing under I-95 southbound into a forested area.
	Cleanup included the collection and disposal of approximately 25,000 gallons of contaminated water and 295.58 tons of contaminated soil.
	Further restoration of the ditch and possible additional sampling was completed during the 2010 spring.
Refer to report by John Rand of JBR Consulting Hydrogeologist for further details.  No further Response action expected.
B-608-2009*10/28/09  Ms. Arter reported an approximate three gallon oil spill in the basement of the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an accidental broken fuel supply line.  The spill was contained to the basement area which was made up of a crushed stone floor over soil.  The house is serviced by a private well less than 300 feet away from the spill.  Ms. Arter's first impression was that the spill may have been minor and that they would attempt to remove the impacted stone.

10/30/09  Ms. Arter reported that the odors were worse than initially experienced and that they tried to remove the impacted stone, but the job was bigger than they anticipated.  I arranged for a removal action with Clean Harbors of Maine and we proceeded to vactor out the impacted stone and soil in the basement.  Initial PhotIonization Detector (PID) readings in the house on the first floor living area were 0 parts per million (ppm).  PID reading in the basement after first vactor removal peaked at 58 ppm under basement steps where the spill originated.  PID reading after the second vactor removal were less than 10 ppm in the basement and 0 ppm in the breathing zone also in the basement.  I installed a RAM fan for the week end incase of a reoccurrence of vapors.  There was no olfactory presence of oil on the first floor living area.

11/5/09 site visit; I was advised fan not used.  There was no olfactory presence of oil in the basement.  PID readings under sorbent pads placed in excavation were 0 ppm.  No oil color on pads.

Over the course of the next couple on weeks sump pumps were installed to assist in flushing out the basement and move ground water away from the direction of the well.  The excavated area was back filled with crushed stone.  The site experienced high water table through out the clean up process and it is not expected that oil migrated in the direction of the drinking water well.

Site referred to Technical Services for well sampling consideration.  No further Response action expected.

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P-577-2009*Approximately 50 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located adjacent back side of the northwest corner of the residence located at 1146 Middle Road in Woolwich. The release was caused by damage to the oil line that was reportedly the result of vandalism by a former tenant of the building. The AST was removed and disposed of due to its condition and impacted soils were excavated from affected area using an excavator. Excavation activities took place on the northwest corner of the residence and extended to a depth of approximately 6 feet below ground surface (bgs) at which point bedrock was encountered. The final vertical extent of the excavation measured approximately 12 X 12 feet wide. 33.38 tons of impacted soil was transported to CPRC Recycling of Scarborough for disposal (see attached soil waste processing information). Samples were collected from the sidewalls of the excavation and analyzed for the  presence of fuel oil using a photo ionization detector (PID). Results of these samples indicate that impacted soil remains under the concrete foundation of the building. PID readings from this sidewall ranged between 50-150 parts per million.  These soils were inaccessible and as a result were left in place. Due to the presence of bedrock in the excavation a negligible amount of saturated soils were left in place at the bottom of the excavation. Therefore soil samples were not collected for laboratory analysis.
	The groundwater well that services the residence is located approximately 50 feet northeast of the spill location. Based on topographic conditions groundwater flow is likely to be down gradient to the west away from the well. As a precautionary measure a sample was collected from the well on 8/11/2009 and submitted to Maine Environmental Laboratory for analysis of Diesel Range Organics (DRO). Results indicated no detection above the quantitation limit (See attached).

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-572-2008*	7/2/09: Report of 5 to 6 gallon surface discharge of gasoline from an automobile with a leaking fuel tank.  Spill response by Lewiston Fire Department and Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) who were sent down by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).  No spill to groundwater or surface water reported.
P-267-2007*I was contacted by Panolam Industries reporting that a tank truck of phenolic resin had leaked inside containment at their facility.  The truck had arrived the previous day from a company called Dynea in Canada.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  See attached explanation from Panolam.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-860-2009*Approximately three gallons of transformer oil was released to the ground surface as the result of damage caused by a vehicle accident. Impacted soil was excavated and disposed of by Central Maine Power (CMP). The transformer was tagged as containing less than 1 part per million of PCBs (see attached spill report provided by CMP).  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-462-2008*	Friday 5/23/08: In response to a complaint by Mr. Morrison of a discharge of a fertilizer-pesticide blend on the roadside of Mountfort Rd, I responded and visited this area.  Mr. Morrison lives in the area and had noted the green and yellow granular/powder chemical discharge and a TruGreen vehicle.
	At about 1700 to 1730 hrs., I drove up and down the road four times and could find no discharge as described.  I noted one disturbed area that looks like if may have been a spill site but had been cleaned up.  I noted no TruGreen vehicles in the area at the time.  Exact volume of the discharge was unknown.  The area is rural residential and farm, served by private water wells.
B-620-2009*Mr. Foster reported a spill of about two gallons of hydraulic oil from a hydraulic motor.  Apparently the motor was being transported in the mill yard and fell over spilling the oil.  They responded with speedi-dri.  No further Response action expected.
P-863-2009*Approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved ground surface as the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a trash collection truck operated by Pine Tree Waste Services. Hydraulic oil was confined to paved surfaces and oil absorbents were utilized to recover the spilled product. Clean-up efforts met the satisfaction of the DEP. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-862-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of transformer oil was released to the ground surface as the result of a leaking transformer. Personnel from Central Maine Power (CMP) removed impacted soil and leaf debris from the spill location. DEP personnel responded to the incident and were satisfied with the clean-up effort. The transformer was not tagged for PCB concentration. However, the spill report provided by CMP indicates that the oil contained less than 1 part per million (ppm) for PCBs based on analytical testing (see attached CMP spill report). No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-623-2009*On 7/7/09 I received a call from Ron Theriault of Pine Tree Waste reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trash haulers in Brunswick.  The spill occurred as the result of a ruptured hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-625-2009*On 7/24/09 Steve Brezinski received a call from Crystal Rollins reporting that she had broken a computer monitor in her home and had been advised by the manufacturer that there may be mercury in the device.  I responded to her home that morning with the Lumex meter and measured for mercury in the air.  The highest reading I got was 5 ng/m3, well below the residential action level for mercury.  I placed the monitor in a poly bag and taped it shut.  I advised her to take it to a recycling facility in Portland for disposal.  No further action required.
A-683-2009*On 10/27/2009 in Jay, Tom Saviello of Verso paper reported an oil spill. The estimated 25 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a hose rupture on a payloader. The oil was cleaned up by mill employees with wood bark for disposal in the recovery boiler on site. No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
A-684-2009*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground due to a broken sight glass on an excavator.  The soil was removed for disposal.  The site has been cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-685-2009*Pan Am contacted this office to report a spill of 2 drops of lube oil from a locomotive.  This was a new low volume for reported spills, but I suppose someone could report half as much.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services required.
A-691-2009*Dwight Doughty of Maine Department of Transportation contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill from a backhoe loader.  The machine broke a hose and discharged an estimated 2 gallons.  Cleanup was with sorbent materials wiping the machine.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-692-2009*This office was contacted by Lyman Morse to report a 2 gallon diesel spill to the St. George River which occurred at the dock.  There is no information available on site investigation or remedial action for this spill.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-693-2009*Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power Co. contacted this office to report a weeping transformer at the Farmingdale substation.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl).  Hand excavation was performed on stained soil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services required.
A-695-2009*A small amount of mineral oil was lost to the ground from a transformer.  Central Maine Power (CMP) managed the cleanup and disposal of oily debris.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-696-2009*On 9/16/2009 in Belgrade, Gerald Brochu reported that two mystery drums had been dumped on his property by unknown persons. A site visit was made to investigate and attempt to identify the contents of the drums. A sample was taken and sent to Northeast Laboratory. The results indicated a heavy petroleum product such as a lubricating grease. The drums and a small amount of contaminated soil were removed from the property and disposed of. No further action is expected.
P-626-2009*On 7/30/09 I received a call from Ron Theriault of Pine Tree Waste Service reporting a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a burst hydraulic line on one of their trucks.  Environmental Projects, Inc. was called in to clean up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action required.
P-627-2009*On 7/31/09 I received a call from Gordon Reed of Robinhood Marine Center in Georgetown reporting a diesel fuel spill at the marina.  A fuel leak occurred on one of the boats at the marina.  The leak went into the bilge and was pumped overboard before anyone noticed the leak.  The spill had occurred sometime the previous night.  The sheen was already dissipating and not recoverable when the report was made.  No further action required.
P-628-2009*On 7/31/09 I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a truck accident with fuel spillage in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  The bulk of the material spilled was used motor oil from the engine and some small amounts of diesel fuel.  Environmental Projects Inc. was on site and cleaned up some of the spilled product with sorbent pads and hand excavated a small amount of soil.  Since the soil was contaminated with waste oil, I did not issue an oil spill debris form and instead required that the necessary parameters be tested for.  Disposal ultimately occurred at CPRC Recycling.  No further action required.
P-654-2009*On 8/10/09 I received a call from Alex Lauritzen reporting a heating oil spill in the basement of a residence in Topsham.  She was a prospective buyer for the property and became concerned when she noticed the oil odor while she was at the house during a home inspection.  I contacted the realtor listing the property and made arrangements to meet him and the current homeowner at the property.

I met the homeowner, Dan Dostis, and the real estate agent, Jim Litrocapes, at the property on 8/12.  From what I understand, Mr. Dostis took it upon himself to remove an old oil tank located in the basement of the residence.  When he cut open the tank, some oil spilled onto the floor.  He cleaned up the spill himself with sorbent material.  Apparently, this occurred just prior to the home inspection and oil odor was still lingering in the air.  During my visit on the 12th, I was not able to detect any oil odor in the basement.  I also looked at the sump hole and did not see any evidence of oil on the water there.  No further action is required.
P-668-2009*On 8/24/09 I received a call from Lisa Shaw of Dead River Oil reporting a small heating oil spill at a client's apartment in Portland.  A burner technician found the oil filter assembly loose when he responded to an odor complaint from the customer.  He repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.
P-679-2009*On 8/24/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mike Whalen of the Androscoggin Haz Mat team.  He indicated his team was responding to Panolam Industries in Auburn at the request of the Auburn Fire Department due to a fire at the facility.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, the fire had been put out.  The fire was confined to a vapor control duct system in the facility.  It was not known what caused the fire, but it caused extensive damage to the duct system.  There was no chemical release as a result of the fire.  No further Response Services action required.
P-702-2009*On 8/28/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at the Lampron's facility on County Rd.  The spill occurred due to some sort of customer error.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-704-2009*On 8/29/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a small antifreeze leak from a vehicle on Rt. 25 in Gorham.  No further Response action required.
P-705-2009*On 8/30/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chris Lamontagne of Webber Energy reporting a small oil leak at a customers residence in New Gloucester.  Mr. Lamontagne repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-708-2009*On 9/8/09 I received a call from Rolph Westphal of Sprague Energy reporting a leaking tank at their facility in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a stain around the Chine on tank number 103, which contained Jet A Fuel.  The stain was approximately 6" in depth by 6" long.  Sprague was in the process of selling off the fuel in the tank to empty it.  During my site visit, I learned that the leak had been discovered on 9/4/09.  Mr. Westphal offered no reason as to the late report of the spill.

The following time line best describes the activities related to this spill:

9/4/09 - Leak discovered by Sprague employees
9/8/09 - Leak reported to Maine DEP
9/18/09 - Tank empty
9/25/09 - Tank separated from pipeline
9/28/09 - Tank cleaned by Clean Harbors
9/30/09 - Tank certified Gas Free by Downeast Laboratories
10/2/09 - Tank inspected by Consolidated Consultants
10/6/09 - Hand excavation of contaminated soils around Chine.

While it is commonly understood that failure of the tank floor is what caused the spill, no specific area of failure was identified by Harland Webber of Consolidated Consultants.  At this time, the tank is out of service until repairs can be made.

This case was referred for enforcement action for failure to report the leak within the two hour timeframe required by law.  No further Response Services action anticipated at this time.
P-759-2009*On 9/28/09 I received a call from Lisa Roberge of Webber Energy reporting a leaking oil tank at a customers residence in Wells.  Webber had a technician on site transferring oil out of the damaged Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The tank was located outdoors.

I responded to the site the following morning.  I observed there were two ASTs, belonging to two different apartments underneath a large staircase/deck.  They were small ASTs (138 gallons total capacity).  By measuring how much oil had been recovered into a temporary tank and contacting the supplier, Downeast Energy, to find out how much oil had been delivered to the AST, I was able to estimate the spill to be very small.  I estimated it at approximately 1 gallon.  I did not do any clean up or require the apartment owner to do anything other than replace the damaged AST.  I also recommended he consider replacing all the ASTs at the building since they were all in similar condition.  No further Response action required.
P-758-2009*On 9/28/09 I received a call from Carl Gimple of S W Cole Engineering, Inc. reporting free gasoline in an excavation at the Walgreens under construction at the corner of Allen and Washington Ave.  I responded immediately.  Construction employees had come across an old site boring that had some groundwater and a tiny bit of free product on top of the water.  An underground tank had previously been discovered at the site (refer to P-740-2009) and was originally thought to hold #2 fuel oil.  Upon inspection of the product, which was not evident at the previous spill, I determined that the site may have been a gas station at one time in the long ago past.  I instructed S W Cole Engineering, Inc. to leave any contaminated soils on site if at all possible and to use sorbent pads to remove any free product as necessary to complete their work.  No further action required.
P-761-2009*On 9/30/09 I received a call from the Casco Fire Department reporting a dump truck accident on Meadow Rd. in Casco.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed one of the saddle tanks on the dump truck to be leaking.  I transferred that fuel out of the tank and used sorbent pads to recover the fuel that had already spilled.  The roadway and a nearby storm drain were impacted by the spill.  No further Response Services action required.
P-766-2009*On 10/1/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at a gas station on Congress Street.  The spill occurred as the result of a customer doing donuts in the parking lot of the station with the gas cap removed from his vehicle (you can't make this stuff up).  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-780-2009*On 10/4/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a 1 gallon spill of chain oil.  A container of the oil had fallen out of an unspecified vehicle and spilled.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-867-2009*At the loading rack, a tank truck driver intended to fill his truck with diesel though mistakenly engaged the heating oil pump; the nozzle to which was not inside his truck.  Product filled the spill bucket at the end of the hose then impacted the pavement below the rack.  Neither the storm drain nor their oil water separator were impacted.  Spilled product (less than five gallons) was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-846-2009*A blown hydraulic line on an excavator resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground. According to the report, visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-431-2009*A pole broke and leaned causing an utility transformer to discharge approximately one pint of mineral oil to the pavement below. Visible signs of spilled product were recovered with an application of sorbent material.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-422-2009*A crack in the fuel supply line of a locomotive caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of diesel.  Product initially impacted the interior of the engine room though quickly overran the capabilities of its containment.  The train was halted once the leak was detected so product impacted track ballast below two points of exit.  A small excavation was undertaken under the direction of the Department.  Ballast then gravel were removed from between the ties down to an approximate depth of two feet at which point groundwater was encountered.  In one of the excavations, a small quantity of product was recovered from the groundwater which was flowing clear with one application of sorbent material.  In total, this effort resulted in four drums of contaminated ballast and gravel generated for disposal. The material was transported off-site to be entered into the regular waste stream of the responsible party.  Contamination from the event is expected to have been removed.   No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-629-2009*Mr. Gorczot reported that an estimated three gallons of used engine oil was accidentally spilled during weekly trash pickup in Orono.  It seems the occupants of 23 Harrison Street had set out a plastic kitty litter pail which contained the waste oil.  When they moved it, the oil spilled onto the street.  His workers used speedi-dri to clean up the mess.  Mr. Gorczot reported that a company environmental and safety agent was on scene and would discuss the problem with the residents of 23 Harrison Street.  No further Response action expected.
P-833-2009*	This report covers the investigation for a reported out-of-service or abandoned-in-place underground storage tank (UST) facility at this former grade school.  The site is a former Portland school building built in the 19th century but is now subsidized apartments operated by Avesta Housing.   No UST or prohibited oil discharges were found though I noted the stub of old copper feed and return fuel lines entering the boiler room wall.  See the attached letter of 10/6/09, the UST registration file, and the Nov. 2, 2009 UST assessment of Ransom Environmental for further details. No further Response Service action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
P-868-2009*Approximately 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to the concrete floor surface of the garage located at 19 fairway Drive in Kennebunkport. Kurt Muller, owner of Muller Plumbing and Heating (MPH) reported that the homeowner had struck the bottom of the AST with a broom while sweeping his garage floor and caused a very slow leak in the corroded tank. MPH was contracted by the homeowner to install a new AST the next day. DEP personnel did not respond to the incident. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-768-2009*On 10/4/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Stephanie Carver of Bath Iron Works (BIW) reporting a diesel fuel leak from the vessel Marjorie J Winslow.  The tug belongs to Winslow Marine and is berthed at BIW.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a heavy sheen coming from the port side of the tug near the bow.  The tug had been filled with diesel fuel on the previous Friday and the fuel tanks were located in the bow section.

Winslow Marine hired Clean Harbors to respond to the spill.  Clean Harbors placed sorbent boom around the tug.  They also used a vacuum truck to pump the fuel off the vessel.

I checked on the site again the following morning.  There was still some oil in the water but it was not as heavy as the previous day.  Winslow Marine worked with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to develop a tow plan to take the tug to dry dock for repair.  The tug left BIW on October 8 and was headed to dry dock for repair.  No further Response Services action required.
P-819-2009*On 10/20/09 I received a call through Scott Cyr from William Cooper of Wayne Hall Plumbing & Heating.  Mr. Cooper was reporting a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of a customer's residence.  A magnet patch was placed on the corrosion hole and plans made to replace the tank.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-798-2009*On 10/13/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a 2 gallon antifreeze spill as the result of a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-805-2009*On 10/15/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ken Pelletier of PanAm reporting a luble oil spill inside the engine compartment of a locomotive at Danville Junction in Auburn.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-809-2009*On 10/18/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kelly Higgins reporting a small oil spill in her basement.  The spill occurred when her husband attempted to bleed her oil line to re-start their furnace.  When he finished, he did not get the oil line tight causing a 3/4 gallon spill.  D S Richard Energy responded to the site, repaired the leak, and cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-808-2009*On 10/18/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ryan Lynch of the York Water District reporting a caustic soda spill at the treatment plant.  The spill occurred when the plant flooded and some near empty drums of the chemical tipped over.  pH monitoring of the area showed the pH of the flood water in the plant to be 6.8 or neutral.  The chemical had been diluted by the flood water.  A detailed report of the spill is attached.  No further Response action required.
P-806-2009*On 10/17/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Kurt Muller reporting that he was responding to a home in Saco where the oil line had been severed from the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in a basement.  The homeowner dropped a piece of wood onto the firematic valve and broke it off.  When Mr. Muller arrived on the scene, he called me back and reported that much of the oil had been contained in buckets and approximately 2 or 3 gallons of oil was on the floor.  Mr. Muller repaired the AST and cleaned up the oil on the floor with sorbent materials.  I instructed him to get some basement windows open to ventilate the oil odor outside.

I spoke with the homeowner on 10/19 and asked her how the odor was.  She reported once the oil was back in the tank where it belonged, the smell got much better and then dissipated altogether.  She said she did not need any assistance from us.  No further Response action required.
B-593-2009*On 10/21/09, Derrick Howatt of DOMTAR reported that a pipe broke on the diffuser and 60 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled into the sump containment.  The pipe was plugged and the 60 gallons pumped out of secondary containment and disposed of by DOMTAR.  No further Response action expected.
B-594-2009*On 10//2/09, Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported a 3 quart 15W-30 used motor oil spill.  The spill occurred on the concrete floor of the garage of the Lamoine Service Center.  The spill was due to a broken rear main seal on the engine of truck #43070.  Speedy-dri was placed on the spilled product and swept up.  Bangor Hydro-Electric recovered approximately 5 gallons of oily speedy-dri that they placed in the garage satellite drum.  The drum will be disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-598-2009*On 10/22/09, I received a call from a concerned property owner on Happy Town Rd. in Ellsworth.  Whilst taking a walk, Mr. Jeff Paine noticed a peculiar white powder off on the side of the road.  He explained that the power was yellowish white with flecks of red in it.  He said he was worried because it seemed odd that someone would dispose of something harmless in such a clandestine manner.  He felt that the possibility that the powder was hazardous was high.
When I arrived on Happy Town Rd. I stopped in to ask Mr. Paine to to show me where the powder was.  He pointed out what looks to me to be a powdery goo (due to the rain we'd just had) and I went back to my truck to gear up.  I brought a sample container, overpack, small collection trowel, gloves and a camera over to the mystery powder.  Staying up wind I used the small trowel to collect a sample.  The trowel broke through the "doughish" outershell and I found dry white powder underneath.
It became obvious to me at this point that the mystery substance was in fact flour.  The flour had reacted with the rain water and made dough which was stuck to the ground and surrounding grass.  I removed the flour and dough to avoid any more calls and disposed of it in our Pine Tree dumpster.
P-270-2007*I was contacted by the Parsonsfield Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Federal Road near the hardware store.  The vehicle hit the curb and spilled an unknown amount of gasoline onto the pavement.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-271-2007*I was contacted by Pam Larraccey a customer of Price Rite Fuel reporting that during an oil delivery the previous day Price Rite Fuel's oil truck had broken a hose.  An unknown amount of oil was spilled onto the ground.  The oil company did do some clean-up of the spilled oil but did not report the spill to the DEP.  I contacted Price Rite Fuel and informed them of their responsibility to report spills like this.  I visited the site and determined that because of the heavy rain and melting that had occurred there was little recoverable oil at that point.  There was some sheen visible.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-503-2009*The odor of petroleum alerted a homeowner to an issue with the aboveground storage tank located below the entry deck of her mobile home.  Both the deck and tank sat atop a poured cement slab.   She contacted her oil company who recovered approximately 100 gallons of unspilled kerosene from the tank which was then removed shortly thereafter.  Spilled product was found to have only impacted organic debris below the tank and did not travel off the slab.  The oil company bagged contaminated organic debris then completed the clean up with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-832-2009*	On 10/28/09 I met Mr. Martin Ransom Env. on-site at this urban location to investigate for an out-of-service or abandoned-in-place consumptive-use heating oil underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The site is a former grade school and is now owned and operated by Avesta Housing as subsidized housing.
	No UST facility or prohibited oil discharges were found by the geoprobing.  At this and the Emerson School site (P-833-2009) I did note the need for apparent Asbestos containment and removal.  See the UST registration file, the UST assessment report by Ransom Env. and the letter of 11/6/09 for further information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
I-196-2009*On October 8, this office was informed by Deana Whitmore, that a house she and her husband were renting from their daughter, Bonnie Whitmore, had a strong smell of fuel inside. They suspected the oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the crawlspace below the house was the cause.  I met with them and a contractor that day at the residence at 25 Cote Road, Cross Lake.  We found the line leading from the AST to the furnace was leaking and fuel was pooled in the wet areas of the crawlspace.
A ventilation system was immediately installed and later, all fuel and contaminated soil removed by a vactor truck.  A recovery well was installed outside the crawlspace to collect and water/product left.
The well was placed on Quarterly Monitoring and so far was not impacted after 5 quarters of testing.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-448-2009*An anonymous report led to the discovery of illegal techniques used for the disposal of hazardous and solid wastes.  Response Services confirmed the allegation that this company created piles of material behind their main building and subsequently burned in situ waste associated with painting, staining and refinishing cabinetry and other woodwork.  After the initial site visit, the case was referred to Hazardous Waste Enforcement for review and follow up; the latter included a notice of violation and remedial action.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-631-2009*Mr. Hovey reported that he had responded to an emergency at the Pratt residence.  It seems Mr. Pratt was working in the basement when he stepped on the oil tank's filter assembly.  Of course it broke. It is estimated that about five gallons escaped while Mr. Pratt scrambled to call for help and lay down some kitty litter.  After that he kept his finger over the oil until Mr. Hovey came to the rescue.  Mr. Hovey stated that Webber Energy would finish cleaning up the spill, that they did not need my assistance and that if odor became an issue he would call.  He did not.  No further Response action expected.
B-632-2009*On 11/9/09, Eugene Weldon of Lane Construction reported that their live bottom trailer lost 30 gallons of hydraulic oil when the hydraulically driven driver suffered a mechanical failure.  The 30 gallons spilled onto gravel and was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the contaminated soil (21.88 tons) was excavated and taken to the Lane's Hermon, ME facility for burning.
P-419-2009*	6/9/09: While at the Naval Air Station Brunswick (a.k.a. Brunswick Naval Air Station, or NASB or BNAS), Dave Valley of BNAS Environmental and I checked on the maintenance of the discharge containment boom at the Upper Retention Pond located next to the Galley Restaurant on Neptune Dr.  Much of the drainage for BNAS empties to this pond through two large culverts, or outfalls, collecting re-occurring oil and chemical discharges from many sources.  Several years before MDEP had required BNAS to boom these drains to prevent discharges from getting downstream.  This day I found the boom not set ideal for collecting discharges.
	I advised Mr. Valley on adjusting the boom for for maximum effect.  Later I also discussed future monitoring of discharges and containment here after the air station passes to private use with Maine DEP's Claudia Sait.  This pond also appears to be impacted from petroleum contaminated groundwater associated with the nearby "Site-9."  Further Maine DEP actions are probable.  See also reports P-824-05 and P-580-07, et al.

S Brezinski
P-751-2009*The seal of a tank mixer seeped approximately one pint of crude oil to crushed stone.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed which constituted the equivalent of one five gallon pail of material.  See attached National Response Center (NRC) Report. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-774-2009*I was contacted by the Coast Guard reporting that they had received a report of some oil in a bait drum at the Stone Wharf on Chebeague Island.  An unknown individual had placed a used oil filter in the drum which did not have a cover on it.  Rainwater was threatening to overfill the drum and release the oil into the environment.  I collected the oil filter and used sorbent pads to remove the oil from the drum before if overfilled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-784-2009*Received notification from Downeast Energy regarding the discovery of a stain under an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The AST was removed because the property owner was switching to propane.  DEP responded to the report and removed a small amount of soil by hand for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-785-2009*DEP received notification of an approximate one cup discharge of #2 fuel oil as a result of leak in the copper line which runs from the tank to the furnace.  The oil delivery driver noticed the leak and the homeowner used sawdust as a way to remediate the spill.  Do to the small amount discharged, DEP did not respond and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-786-2009*DEP received notification from a homeowner that approximately 40 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged near his well.  Unfortunately, his report came a month after the oil had spilled.  Due to the delay in reporting DEP was not able to observe evidence of a discharge,  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-787-2009*
	Notification of hydraulic oil leak from heavy equipment due to broken hose.  Response and clean-up by Pan Am staff.  No further Response action by DEP expected.
P-788-2009*	10/6/09; While in this vicinity I stopped to confirm the abandonment-by-removal of two retail, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facilities at this repair garage.  Mike Smith stated that the tanks came out a long time ago (by Les Wilson & Sons) and there were no problems.  One removed steel UST was still sitting on the back of the property, the former UST location was still unpaved, and the former dispenser island area was concreted in.
	The area is rural residential and commercial use.  There are two to three drinking water wells within 300 feet of the facility.  I have noted for the record that Certified Geologist Mike White, not Alan Lyscars, submitted a UST closure assessment.  See also report P-30-2001.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-793-2009*Received a call regarding a sunken vessel on Middle Range Pond at Cyndi's Dockside Marina,723 Maine Street, Poland, ME.  A request for assistance was made, due to the release of gasoline and engine oil.  By the time I arrived, the vessel was in the process of being removed from the water and only a slight sheen was observed on the water adjacent to the vessel.  Nothing was recoverable.  No further Response action required.
P-814-2009*
	10/16/09: report by Westbrook Public Safety of a vehicle accident with an antifreeze discharge, responded to by the Fire Department and cleaned up with speedy dry clay sorbent.  It was not specified if the discharge with ethylene glycol antifreeze or non-hazardous propylene glycol.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-815-2009*
	Tuesday 10/20/09: Site visit to check on planned abandonment-by-removal of product feed and return piping for this double-wall, fiberglass, underground storage tank (UST) for a consumptive-use heating oil (the UST was not being removed).  The Maine tank installer, Tony Couture, stated that the 5/8" diameter fuel line (encased in 4" PVC pipe) had not been sloped back toward the UST as is required.  Water had been entering the tank sump.
	No groundwater was evident in the shallow excavation in the sandy soil.  I noted no oil staining or oil odors from the soil.  The church is in an area of dense, sub-urban residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.  I understand that no UST piping closure assessment was required nor done.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski

	
P-821-2009*A wooden pleasure boat stored on jack stands at the shipyard leaked approximately five gallons of a diesel through its hull which contaminated the soil below.  Shipyard personnel pumped out the remaining diesel from the fuel tanks then undertook the removal of approximately one yard of material which constituted visible signs of contamination.  The soil was then entered into their regular waste stream for disposal. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-600-2009*On 10/25/09, John Gabarra of Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) Company reported that at 0400 hours a vehicle collided with a utility pole causing the transformer atop it to leak 1 gallon of oil onto the ground.    BHE placed sorbent pads down on the spilled product, repaired the transformer and removed the 2' x 14' area of impacted soil.  They disposed of 2 - 55 gallon drums of sorbent pads, oily grass and soil at Pine Tree Landfill.   The oil contained less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls.
BHE plans to recheck the area in the spring of 2010.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-273-2007*I was contacted by both Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. and Northern Utilities reporting that there had been a release of natural gas from an underground transmission line.  The problem originated at a regulator station where a failure caused over pressurization of the system.  This over pressurization caused relief valves at several locations to release natural gas.  At least two of the locations had fires and some evacuation was done.  Once the excess pressure was relieved the problem was resolved.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-826-2009*
	Monday 9/21/09: Report by Pine Tree Waste that one of their trucks suffered a hydraulic oil leak to the roadway then cleaned up by Pine Tree staff.  A street address was not supplied.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-601-2009*On 10/26/2009, Greg Marquis reported a 1 gallon # 2 fuel oil overfill onto a paved driveway during a delivery.  The driver cleaned up most of the product with sorbent pads and scrubbed the pavement with cleaner and water.  Containing the runoff water with pads.  No further Response action expected.
P-848-2009*15 gallons of hydraulic fluid was spilled at the Bath Iron Works Harding Facility. Stephanie Carver reported the spill from Bath Iron Works and assured that it was in the process of being cleaned up to the Department's standards. A confirmation clean up call was made at 12:00 on 10/29/2009 to assure the spill was cleaned up and I was satisfied that it was. No further Response Services action was taken.
P-275-2007*I was contacted by the South Portland Police Department reporting that a City trash truck had rolled over at the corner of Highland Avenue and Plymouth Road.  The truck was on its side and the hydraulic tank was leaking.  I spoke with the City and then contacted Clean Harbors to come out and clean up the spilled oil.  The City agreed to pay Clean Harbors bill directly.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-850-2009*	Wednesday, 10/28/09: Westbrook Fire Department reported they had responded to a motor oil discharge at a vehicle accident at this intersection and that it was cleaned up.  A later drive by found the clean-up satisfactory.  The area is sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-854-2009*Moving out of the home (rental unit) the tenants (Jessie & Ashley Duke) attempted to remove the fuel oil from the tank and take it with them.  In so doing they managed to spill an unknown amount on the soil near the tank and partially in the area beneath the home and outside the access door. It appears they used a five-gallon pail to transfer fuel and spilled some based on observation of stained soil it appears to be less than five gallons spilled. The soil type is course grain gravel with a high percentage rock/cobble.  The affected material was excavated by hand, all visual stains removed. The remaining soil screened with a PID (photo-ionization detector) for verification of the clean-up.

The shallow excavation was left open to allow the area to ventilate (crawlspace beneath a modular) along with the exterior work.  The excavation was backfilled at a later date and Response Services plans no further actions.
P-856-2009*Hughes at Portland Pipeline called to report a sheen at Pier 2, while vessel Sorta Spirit was tied up. No clear indication of source was found. The crew and Pipeline staff kept watch if conditions worsened. Situation was monitored but no additional DEP Response actions planned. No further Response Services action in anticipated at this time.
P-859-2009*	10/30/09: 1991 age 10 KVA pole-mounted transformer leak due to auto collision with reported discharge of about 7-gallons to soil.  One drum of soil reported excavated and sent to CMP Augusta facility for later disposal.

S Brezinski
P-870-2009*DEP received notification of an overfill of an aboveground storage tank resulting in the release of approximately 1.5 gallons #2 fuel oil.   DEP responded and removed the sight gauge to allow excess oil to flow out and be collected on sorbent pads.  Sorbents were also used to clean the oil from the cement floor as well.  The sorbents were disposed of in the DEP waste stream.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time
P-871-2009*DEP received notification that approximately seven gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The oil in the transformer did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted snow was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-872-2009*DEP received notification from a contractor that was hired to remove water from a basement that a furnace suffered a failure and there was #1 fuel oil on top of the water.  DEP responded and used sorbents to remove the small amount of oil from the surface of the water.  The contractor that reported the spill removed and disposed of approximately 150 pounds of oiled wood framing from the basement.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-874-2009*
	11/3/09: Mechanic Falls Fire Department (MFFD) reported a discharge of gasoline the previous evening from a customer's auto at this Cumberland Farms gas station.  MFFD suspected a leaking gas stank on a customer's vehicle and reported the spill cleaned up.  The area is dense, rural, sub-urban residential and commercial use and is served my municipal water. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-876-2009*
	10/6/10: Notice by Muller Heating of a cup of oil discharged at Mr. Sesto's property in Portland and that it was "all cleaned up".  I left a phone message for Mr. Sesto who left a message for me that all was okay and no visit was needed.  I never did get details as to cause.  This area of Portland is suburban residential, served by city water.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-878-2009*	
	Dr. Goldenhar reported that while he was walking his dog he smelled gasoline odor on Swan's Fall Rd. near an Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Camp in a wetland  This location is adjacent to Fryeburg Fairgrounds.  There were a number of potential sources in the vehicles at the campground or fairground.  Dr. Goldenhar noted no source or actual discharge of petroleum.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-879-2009*Approximately three gallons of biofuel were discharged to the paved area at the loading rack inside the terminal.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-277-2007*I was contacted by Todd Coffin of Ransom Environmental Services reporting that they had come across what they believed was #4 oil contamination in the ground.  Apparently there was a site assessment being done at the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook and during the advancement of a Geoprobe a water line was damaged.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was hired to excavate the area in order to fix the water line.  As the digging proceeded the excavation filled up with water from the water line and on that water was what appeared to be #4 oil.  The site has a history of underground tanks and contamination.  The problem that arose was that the water company would not shut off the water line because they were concerned that the oil would get into their line and contaminate it.  My concern was that the large amount of water coming out of the excavation could carry the oil  down the road and into the Presumpscot River.  Sorbent material was  put in place to prevent oil from getting to the River and vacuum trucks were brought in to try and control the water while the excavation and pipe fix went on.  Finally the water company reduced the flow enough for the vacuum trucks to keep up and the pipe was fixed.  The excavation was filled back in.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-278-2007*I was contacted by Mark Leach of P Gagnon & Sons reporting one of their customers had a leaking oil tank in their basement.  I found that a 2x4 was knocked over in the basement and it hit the filter on the oil tank breaking it off.  Approximately 50 gallons of oil leaked out onto the concrete floor.  The spill was contained to a small area around the tank.  No walls or belongings were impacted.  The floor was cleaned and a vent fan was installed.  Four days later the basement flooded due to the Patriot's Day Storm and caused another spill.  Refer to P-289-2007 for more information.
P-279-2007*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that there had been a tractor trailer truck accident at mile marker 40 on the Maine Turnpike southbound.  The truck jackknifed and went off the road because of snowy conditions.  The truck's saddle tanks were compromised and were leaking.  I called Clean Harbors to come out and clean up the spilled diesel fuel.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-280-2007*I was contacted by the 3E Company reporting a spill of Stabil inside the Home Depot in Auburn.  The product is a fuel stabilizer.  See attached Home Depot Spill Report.  No further response action is needed at this time.
P-426-2009*One of the straps holding a saddle tank in place failed which caused it to drag along the pavement.  This friction created a hole in the aluminum initiating a release of diesel.  The driver pulled into the service plaza where he made fruitless attempts to plug the hole.  Approximately ten gallons of diesel was released to the parking lot until the fire department was able to mitigate the leak with a lifting bag.  Thereafter, the tank was pumped out by a fleet service company and sorbent materials were applied to the pavement which concluded the incident.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-420-2008*	Multiple historical spills of undetermined sizes occurred at the George C. Hall and Sons gravel pit.  The spills were first noticed by Molly Zogby of the Bureau of Land and Water while conducting an inspection of the pit.  A site visit was made to inspect the extent of the stained soils.  The staining was observed, and seemed minor and some hand digging revealed little depth to the spills.  It was surmised that the spills occurred during refueling and maintenance of heavy equipment.  I discussed spill reporting and clean-up with Mr. Reinhart during the site visit.  He agreed to remove the stained soils and no further Response actions are expected.
B-644-2009*Mr. Findlen reported an oil spill on the Hatcase Pond Road in Holden.  It seems his company, Sargent Corp., is doing work for the Brewer Water District and stock piling materials about ? of a mile from the pond.  A seal on a dump truck's lift ram failed and about a quart of hydraulic oil blew out.  The oil was wiped off the truck and oil on the ground was padded up.  I did not go to the scene.  No further Response action expected.
P-435-2009*A motor vehicle left the roadway, continued through a utility pole, then a fence, finally coming to rest in a gully.  The vehicle's track compromised its fuel tank which initiated a release of gasoline.  A brook ran below the now stationary vehicle which transported the fuel downstream to a natural weir dam created by a fallen tree.  Fire department personnel were able to mitigate the discharge of gasoline then applied sorbent pads to the stream in the area of dam.  The Department worked in congruence with fire personnel to recover spilled product from the stream then facilitated disposal of contaminated debris.  No adverse affects from this incident are expected down stream.    No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-213-2009*An anonymous complaint was called into the State Police about "the town guy" leaking hydraulic oil onto the Kenney Road in Blaine.  Jim Gramlich inspected the spill site and found approximately two gallons on hydraulic oil left from a leak at a road repair job approximately 1.2 miles in on the Kenney road.  He spoke to Chappy O'Neal, the Town Manager of Blaine, and had the town clean up the site the next day.  The contaminated soil was brought to the Presque isle land fill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-437-2009*A mobile home experienced a water line leak; remediation of which necessitated the use of a subcontractor to remove water damaged materials.  While the crew was working in the crawl space below the home, they unknowingly compromised the sheathed kerosene supply line.  Product consumed the void then was released from a break in the sheathing which contaminated soil.  The quantity of product discharged is estimated at two gallons; a portion of which was recovered from the sheathing in sorbent materials.  Thereafter, the Department assisted with the removal of less than one yard of material from below the trailer.  A small quantity of contaminated soil remains below the home because its removal would have compromised the support structure.  This decision was justified by the presence of a public water supply and the installation of a vapor barrier prior to the excavation being backfilled.   No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-152-2008*	A complaint was filed of intentional spilling of automotive fluids, to include gasoline, anti-freeze, and waste oil at the former location of Green's Auto.  The complaint was filed by Corina Douin, who alleged that Rick Greene was draining automotive fluids prior to scrapping junk cars.  The credibility of this complaint was brought into question when during a conversation it was revealed that Mrs. Douin and Mr. Greene were involved in an ongoing divorce.
	After contacting Mr. Green, a site visit was made - Mr. Greene was not present.  There was some staining around the yard that could easily be attributed to poor maintenance practices rather than intentional releases.  Of particular note, there was an outbuilding that had recently collapsed under snow load, and inside two drums could be seen, but not accessed.  They appeared intact and not leaking; however, later I informed Mr. Green the drums needed to be taken care of before they did start leaking.  The property at one time was a Webber Energy Fuels bulk plant and was taken out of service in the late 1990's.  Additionally, no wells are located near the area and there's no visible direct routes to surface waters.  Aside from removing a few surface stains, no clean-up is needed, and no further Response actions are expected.
B-645-2009*
Mr. Pelletier reported that a rail maintenance machine had a hose fail spilling an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil.  He originally reported that the location was behind the Bangor gambling casino and near Hancock Street.  A mechanic and clean up man were in route.  This was a problem because these two locations are on the opposite sides of town.  I contacted him in Massachusetts by telephone and while he could not give me a specific location he was sure it was on the rail bed behind the casino.  He explained that the only way to find the spill would be to rendezvous with a railroad employee who would guide me to the spill.  I did not take him up on this as waiting around for a railroad employee could take hours and a couple of gallons of hydraulic oil spilled in that area should be inconsequential.  No further Response action expected.
B-621-2009*Ms. Spear reported that a contractor working for Bangor Hydro Electric Company found a transformer leaking on Parker Lane in Blue Hill.  She said that while there was no record of PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) content, it was a low risk.  However they would clean up the spill to RCRA guidelines and await the lab results. The test results returned showed less than 2 parts per million PCBs.  No further Response action expected.
B-603-2009*On 10/26/09, Dead River Oil Company reported that their client Milley Hanson had reported a slow leak from her oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  They estimated that a couple of quarts had leaked onto the cement floor of the basement.  Dead River placed a magna-patch on the AST and absorbed the oil with speedy-dri and sorbent pads.  There is no vapor issues and the AST is being replaced by the homeowner.  No further Response action expected.
A-232-2008*	A spill of kerosene occurred when snow and ice snapped off the filter on an above ground storage tank (AST). The mobile home was unoccupied and for sale; subsequently, the entire contents of the tank, an estimated 125 gallons, were lost before the spill was discovered. No determination could be  made on the actual date of the release. Just to complicate the situation, a potential buyer was looking at the property that day.
	On April 9, 2008 an initial site visit was made. The above ground storage tank (AST) was horizontally placed and did not have any filter protection. Very little "pink snow" was apparent under the oil tank. Upon walking around the site, free oil was found weeping out of the bank of a drainage ditch on the side of the property. The oil continued down the ditch until it reached a wetland area. Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was called to begin cleaning oil from the surface of the water using sorbent pads and boom. Twenty nine bags of oily debris and sorbent material were removed from the ditch and wetland area. To prevent the continued migration of the oil to the wetland, a series of three underflow dams were constructed and sorbent pads and boom left to collect the oil weeping from the bank.
	On April 15, 2008 I met EPI on site to begin the removal of oil contaminated soil near the AST location. The excavation lasted for two days and an total of 36.74 tons of oil contaminated soils were removed. A mini excavator was used to dig and a skid steer was necessary to shuttle soil into roll-off containers for transportation to Pine Tree landfill.
	  At a depth of approximately four feet old cinder blocks began to be unearthed. From the cinder blocks black colored oil and water ran out of the void spaces. Further digging removed badly degraded asphalt shingles and burned timbers that were all heavily saturated with oil, and explained its blackened color. It appeared to be the remnants of the foundation of a burned down building. At a depth of five feet we hit a water level that coincided with the drainage ditch. We dug an additional foot below the water level to collect free product in the excavation.
	Upon arriving back on the site the next day a large amount of oil continued to leach from the void spaces around the excavation. A vacuum truck was used to skim oil off the surface and draw it from the void spaces. Two hundred gallons of oil and water was removed from the excavation. The excavation around the tank area was completed and backfilled the following day. The area around the drainage ditch was left with the underflow dams and sorbent pads and boom to collect any additional product that may migrate.
	On May 10, 2009 a vactor truck was hired to clean out the oily soil and debris from the drainage ditch area. A depth of two to four inches of material (soil, leaves, and other debris) was removed. Also removed were the two underflow dams. In addition to soil removal the yard was also raked and seeded. This site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for additional observation and monitoring.
B-648-2009*Ms. Bailey reported that a logging truck blew a hydraulic hose while in the mill's wood yard.  Mill personnel responded by covering the spill with hog fuel which was cleaned up and burned in the mill's multi-fuel boiler.  No further Response action expected.
P-709-2009*An allision occurred in the Piscataqua River which initiated a release of approximately two gallons of gasoline.  The operator of a 30' pleasure vessel struck a piling associate with the Tyco facility's pier on the New Hampshire side of the river.  Immediately following the impact, the operator veered directly across the river and tied up at private dock.  The boat sank while the operator and the passengers transported themselves to the hospital.  Later that evening, the Coast Guard deployed sorbent boom around the vessel to contain gasoline seeping from the fuel line vent on the port side at high tide.  The following day, the vent was plugged to prevent further discharges and arrangements were made to have the vessel removed from the river.  It is the understanding of the Department that occurred forthwith.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-607-2009*On 10/28/09, Michael Kuhns of Prime Tanning called to report that a 5 gallon spill of biofuel (non petroleum based).  The spill occurred at Prime Tanning's 126 Pleasant Ave. facility in Hartland.
A worker had attempted to replace a temperature probe inside a pipe but didn't' realize that the line was still under pressure and 5 gallons of biofuel spilled out onto the concrete interior surface.  There were no floor drains and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Prime Tanning disposed of the sorbent material.  No further Response action.
P-447-2009*A locomotive's lube oil reservoir became over full which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination were removed by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-619-2009*On 11/2/09, Pamela Lajoie reported that her mother's oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had a slow leak.  RH Foster had come to deliver 100 gallons but after seeing oil weeping out onto the bottom of the AST the driver refused to drop all 100 gallons.  He put 40 gallons in and brought the weeping to the homeowners attention.
I spoke with Edith Lajoie, the homeowner, and she explained that RH Foster was not her normal fuel delivery company.  She had requested emergency assistance from the Winterport Town Office to put oil in her tank and that is why she was having 100 gallons delivered.  I told her that I would come out and inspect the area around the AST to make sure it did not warrant a large clean-up.
The tank rested on a concrete slab set flush with the ground.  There was a small amount of oily dirt underneath the AST which I removed.  It was clear that the AST was weeping because oil stained the underside.  The AST was pitted and rusting.  I placed sorbent pads underneath the AST to catch any dripping product and monitor the weep.
Due to Mrs. Lajoie's fixed income she could not replace the AST without assistance, so I contacted Peter Moulton to see if there was funding available in the Tank Replacement Program.  I filled out the necessary paper work with Mrs. Lajoie and told her I would speak with Peter and get back to her.
On Monday 11/9/09, I received a call from Pamela Lajoie saying that their oil supply was running low.  Since it was not wise to put more fuel in the corroding tank, I asked Peter if it would be possible to put a new AST in the following day.  He was able to hire Pelkey Fuel to do the necessary work.  Disaster averted.  No further Response action expected.
B-624-2009*On 11/4/09, Collene Turner of Irving Oil reported that there had been a small accidental overfill at Northeast Repographics in Bangor.  Irving had filled the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) the day before and in the morning the workers noticed a fuel oil smell when the opened the basement door.  They called Irving oil and reported it.  Irving Oil said that the oil had escaped from the bung on top of the tank and spilled approximately .5 gallons of oil onto the cement basement floor.  Irving placed speedi-dri to absorb the spilled material.  There was no complaint of vapor issues in the business.  No further Response action expected.
I-88-2009*06/01/09 17:05 Received a call from Levon Francis regarding the smell of heating oil/diesel in an old apartment building being demolished at 299 Main Street (directly across the street from Rite Aid).

Site visit to demolition area: I met with Mr. Geary Bonville's excavator operator, Jeff Nickerson, who told me when and where he first encountered the fuel odor smell during the demolition of the building.  According to Jeff, the heating oil (either kerosene or #2 heating oil) was noticed when he began to pull up the old concrete floor at the rear of the building, approximately 30-35 feet from the road frontage on Main Street.  I told Jeff to leave the area where the oily soils were encountered to off gas and that I would be by in the morning with to meet with Gary to discuss plans to clean up the site.  The primary concern guiding the clean-up is vapor intrusion into the next door building as well as the proposed new development being planned for this site (bakery and diner).  The area is served by a public water supply.

06/02/09 Met with Jeff.  Gary as not there are he was in Perham.  Walked over the excavation and determined the area impacted by the spilled oil and gave G.S. Bonville truck operator an oily spill debris form to haul what looked to be about 10 to 20 cubic yards of contaminated dirt to Presque Isle landfill.  Called Presque Isle Solid Waste Director, Dana Fowler, to let him know oily debris was being trucked to the landfill.

06/08/09  11:00 Met with Geary Bonville, Robert Sypitkowski (DEP Engineer -Bangor regional office) to look over the excavation at the planned diner building.  Robert discussed with Geary the use of poly (6 mil thick) and perforated piping to establish a sub-slab ventilation system that can be activated if odors become an issue after the foundation is in place and the building is up and closed in.  Talked with Geary about the need to keep water table (which is evident in the lower parts of the excavation) from rising up and impacting the vapor/ventilation system.  Suggested maybe the use of a sump and pump system.

06/08/09 14:00 Met on site with G. Bonville, Jeff Nickerson, Gerry James (Presque Isle Public Works Dir.) to discuss tying the cellar sump into the city's storm water drain manhole on the corner of Rojers Street and Main Street.  City will need plans of work to be down in cellar and G. Bonville will need to provide secondary containment for any oil tank located in the cellar or go with a double walled/lined tank.  Gave Geary a copy of some of the brochures of manufacturers of double walled tanks and secondary containment systems.

06/02/09 through 06/19/09 G.S. Bonville hauled 47 loads of oil contaminated soils into the Presque Isle Secure landfill on the Lathrop Road. The loads were approximately 15 to 16 cubic yards/load.  Received the total tonnage on the oil spill debris form from Presque Isle Solid Waste Department = 783.36 tons of oil contaminated soils from G.S. Bonville property at 299 Main St.  Provided Geary with an application to the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund to help defray some of the costs associated with cleaning up the oil contaminated soils at his property on 299 Main St.  Geary is planning to install a ventilation system around the perimeter of the concrete wall foundation.  He thinks that he removed most of the contaminated soils and said the odor of fuel oil does not seem to be present.

10/14/09 Received request from Steve Dixon, a State Fire Marshall Officer, requesting info for G.S. Bonville Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund application.  Completed the Discharge Information Memo and sent back to Steve on 10/23/09.

11/12/09 Received a call from Jim Cummings of the BRWM/DEP Cost Recovery unit who had several questions regarding the amount of reimbursement requested by G.S. Bonville for cleaning up the oil contamination at 299 Main Street. See e-mail dated 11/13/2009.


B-628-2009*On 11/5/09, James Golden from Scott's Company reported that 3 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a loader truck in their yard.  The cause of the spill was a broken cylinder.  The truck was taken in for repairs and the hydraulic oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and some oil saturated soil was removed.  No further Response action expected.
P-885-2009*Approximately 5:30 pm a C.N. Brown truck driver reported an oil spill from his hose that was filling up the heating oil tank at Sanford High School in Sanford. I arrived on scene at 6:20 pm and observed that the oil had sprayed across the pavement and onto a lawn courtyard area. The truck driver for C. N. Brown estimated that 25 gallons of heating fuel was lost during the breakage of the hose. The fire Lt. of the Sanford Fire Department was on scene along with another Sanford fire fighter and had applied speedi dry to the oily surface area that was on the cement.

Approximately 9:20 p.m. Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) arrived on scene to begin the clean-up procedures. Since only a spray came out of the truck itself, it was only mandatory to scrape soil from the courtyard area, to assure vapors would not be an issue for students attending classes the next day.

Approximately 12:15 a.m. a majority of the contaminated surface soil was removed. No vapors were detected and the site was considered safe for students to attend school.

Monday November 11, 2009, approximately 7:30 am I arrived on scene in the courtyard area. The entire courtyard area was closed off for access. EPI arrived on scene to hay and seed in the area where soil was removed.

After careful evaluation of the site, it was considered cleaned to Maine Department of Environmental Protection standards and no further action was taken.
B-622-2009*On 11/4/09, Dead River reported that a customer had called them because they smelled oil down in the basement.  When Dead River arrived they found that both Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) down in the basement had corrosion holes in them.  Dead River set up a temporary tank and removed any remaining product from the corroded ASTs.  They used sorbent pads and cherry deodorizer to "clean" up the oil that had spilled onto the cement floor.
When I spoke with Mrs. Arnold she said that she believed that the smell would dissipate and that she was weighing whether she wanted to replace the ASTs or to go with an alternative heating source.
On 11/5/09, Mrs. Arnold called as said that the oil smell was not leaving as quickly as she thought it would so I installed a vent fan in the window above the ASTs.  I discussed removing the ASTs and cleaning the floor underneath them and that she could apply to the Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund in order to help with the cost of the clean-up.
On 11/12/09, at Mrs. Arnold's request I removed the vent fan.
The following week Dead River was able to remove the two ASTs.  In the end the clean up cost was below the deductible for the AST Insurance Fund so Mrs. Arnold did not apply to the fund.  No further Response action expected.
I-214-2009*11/13/09  12:40 Received a call from Ft. Fairfield Fire Chief Paul Durepo regarding an accident on the North Caribou Road, just beyond Steve Ulman's Farm/ranch (about 3/4 mile east of the Strickland Road intersection.  Collision was between a Ford pick-up and a truck hauling logs. There was fuel that spilled/leaked from the truck's saddle tank as it left the road during the crash.  Told Chief Durepo that a Response unit was in route.

11/13/09 13:05 Arrived on scene and got a scene up-date and did size-up with Chief Durepo.  His crews have got the fire out.  The truck had its saddle tank ruptured as it left the road during impact and spilled a trail of diesel about 30 to 40 feet long.  Fire fighters placed sorbent pads over the liquid diesel laying in the truck's wheel tracks.  The spill is currently contained in the accident scene area off the south side of the road and not impacting any surface waters or at risk to any ground water users.  Any fuel spilled by the pick-up was consumed by the fire during the crash.  Discussed with Paul a plan to return at 09:00 Saturday morning to assess clean-up of spilled oil.  Paul requested a couple of bales of sorbent pads be left at the scene in case anything more leaks from the vehicles as they are being pulled apart and towed away.

11/14/09  09:00 Crash scene follow-up clean-up.  Jim Gramlich arrived on scene and helped the town and John Noble Trucking clear the area of logs and the truck.  The town brought in an excavator and removed approximately fifteen yards of contaminated soil, sorbent pads and oily debris which was hauled to Tri-Community Landfill by Noble.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

P-760-2009*On 11/13/09, received call from Keith Stone, Acadia Environmental Tech, regarding the discovery of contaminated soil at Fielding's Oil, during the removal of the three gasoline underground tanks.  The contamination was encountered under the tanks, in contact with groundwater.  No sheen was observed and Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings ranged between 50 parts per million (ppm) and 300 ppm.  DEP did not require removal of contaminated soil or groundwater.  In order to facilitate the installation of new tanks at the facility groundwater was removed along with contaminated soil and disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-883-2009*Received a call regarding an empty aboveground storage tank (AST) at 55 Hennessey Avenue, Brunswick, ME.  I met with homeowner, Daniel Sanborn, whom stated that he found the discharge when he went to check something in his woodworking shop.  The AST was used to supply a monitor heater in his woodworking shop.  Nothing was recoverable and the only evidence of a discharge was the stain on the wood floor.  He estimated that he lost at least 100 gallons of kerosene.  The fuel flowed out the side of the building onto the ground.  Fortunately, the area is serviced by public water, although Mr. Sanborn stated groundwater was very high.

On November 23, 2009, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc. to removed contaminated soil and install a recovery well.  5.98 tons of contaminated soil were removed.  Sorbent boom was placed in the recovery well.

We returned the following day to finish backfilling and pumped 177 gallons of oil/water from the recover well.  A small amount of oil was observed flowing into the well.  The sorbent boom was placed back in the well.

On December 15, 2009, the well was pumped and allowed to recharge where 376 gallons of oil/water was removed.  The sorbent boom had enough oil on it to warrant it being changed.  Oil was observed flowing back into the recovery well.

The well was checked on throughout the winter and the boom changed when necessary.  Oil was observed in the well on each visit.  In addition, the presence of hydrogen sulfide suggested the oil was being biologically broken down by anaerobic activity.

On March 10, 2010, the well was pumped one last time to determine if the recovery well could be abandoned.  389 gallons of oil/water were removed from the well.  Only a slight sheen was observed in the well after pumping and the hydrogen sulfide concentrations were greater than previously detected.

On June, 14, 2010, the well was abandoned.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.



B-651-2009*Mr. Matthews reported that a spill happened at a customer's residence during a fuel delivery. Apparently the basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) shifted and the vent pipe pulled out of the tank.  The driver said that he had a whistle but didn't think everything was right.  He went inside to inspect the AST and found that a couple of quarts of #2 had spilled down the side of the tank to the dirt floor.  Webber was in the process of repairing the AST and cleaning up the spill.  No further Response action expected.
B-647-2009*I received an anonymous call reporting an oil spill in a home in Harmony.  Apparently the renters had been evicted recently and they spoke to the reporter about the strong odor of oil in the house.  The reporter added that there was an abandoned Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the cellar that had a hole in it and the dirt beneath it was contaminated.  I made contact with the owner, Wanda Thomas, and made arrangements to do a site inspection the next morning.  On arrival Mrs. Thomas showed me the site.  She said that the 275 gallon AST had not been used for 12 years and that, maybe, the evicted tenants had fooled with the tank using the remaining oil to start wood fires.  It was clear to me that the AST  had corroded through at the seam below the side outlet.  Amusingly the oil stained soil was now covered with fresh sawdust (the owners operate a dairy farm next door) and a plastic gallon gas can was positioned under the open firematic valve.  There was no fuel in the can.  Clearly there was no fuel remaining in the AST.  However the spill was so old there was very little odor in the cellar or living space above.  Too bad the call wasn't made when someone was in the home.  Mrs. Thomas says that the water supplied to the rental home comes from the farm well next door.  Since there was no longer an odor issue and no risk to the supply well, I found that no Response action was necessary.
P-282-2007*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that the residence at 20 Grandview Avenue had a flooded basement and that they could smell oil.  I arrived to find the daylight basement flooded to within inches of the first floor of the house.  The oil tank located in the basement had floated but hadn't yet failed catastrophically.  I had a Clean Harbors vacuum truck with me after responding to another spill nearby and I had them vacuum the oil out of the tank (approximately 150 gallons).  I returned several days later when the flood water had receded and checked with the homeowner who stated that there was no remaining odor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-285-2007*I was contacted by Steve Boucovalas reporting that there was an oil spill at the residence at 36 Surf Street in Camp Ellis.  High tides and storm surge during the Patriot's Day Nor'easter demolished the front foundation of the home and dislodged the oil tank breaking off the filter.  The tank was full with approximately 250 gallons of kerosene all of which leaked out.  Some of the oil was washed out to sea, some soaked into the sand under the house, and some was caught up in the debris that filled the back third of the home's basement.  I hired Clean Harbors to vactor out the sand and debris in the back basement.  Before work began I hired L&L Structural Engineering Services to assess the stability of the structure.  They provided us with a written report and suggestions in the field which were undertaken before clean-up activities began.  Five monitoring wells were put in around the perimeter of the residence to determine if there was any groundwater contamination or free phase product on the groundwater surface.  None was found.  I spoke with the homeowners' construction company that was going to put the house on pilings and told them that if they came across any contamination during their earthwork to contact me and I would help deal with it.  The construction on the house is completed and I never heard from the contractor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-597-2009*Mr. Moulton phoned me to report that a client, Donna Sanborn, had suffered an oil release from her outside oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Mr. Moulton's program was replacing Ms. Sanborn's AST with an indoor AST and during his inspection he noticed oiled soil beneath the old tank.  He gave me directions to the site and on 10/21/2009 I made a site visit.  There was black oil staining on debris below the filter end of the AST, but there was nothing dripping at that time.  It did not appear to be severe.  The next day I spoke with Ms. Sanborn and learned that the AST bottom has been wet for years but, even though she consciously watched, she never saw it drip.  She said that much of the staining was related to years of minor spillage associated with filter changing.  She said there is no oil odor in the cellar or home.  Furthermore she is connected to town water.  After visiting the site I believe that there is no risk to the environment, drinking water or human health.  As such no further Response action is necessary.
B-630-2009*On 11/9/09 I received report of a sulfuric acid spill from car batteries in Seal Cove.  The report was made by a homeowner, Matt Lawler, who was awoken early that morning to a truck crashing into a tree in his front yard.  Upon impact with the tree, the truck flipped hurling approximately 10 car batteries from the bed of the pickup into the swale in front of Mr. Lawler's yard.  Mr. Lawler was calling because he was concerned for his dug well approximately 50 feet away.

After consulting with technical services it was decided that a water sample should be gathered to establish a baseline water quality in Mr. Lawler's well.  Later that day I collected the sample and have referred it to technical services.
P-287-2007*I was contacted with a report of a flooded basement and an oil spill.  I arrived to find that the entire street was underwater because of flooding from the Patriot's Day Storm.  The basement at 27 Storer Street had been underwater but the water had receded and had also been pumped out into the street.  Bob Smith of Webber Oil was there repairing the oil tanks.  There was some oil on the basement floor and in the drainage system which I cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-288-2007*I was contacted by CMP reporting that their Pole #6 on Ledgemere Drive had been knocked over by a front end loader causing the transformer to leak.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.  There was concern that some of the oil got into Dungeon Brook but if it did it was not recoverable.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-613-2008*Ms. Barber reported that her company had been contacted by Mr. Campbell on the evening of 10-14-08.  He requested help with a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in his cellar.  A technician put a patch on the tank that evening.  His estimated the release at around ten gallons.  Irving is planning to replace the old AST with another provided by Mr. Campbell.  I made a site visit and met Mr. Chad Campbell.  The tank, now gone, had been underneath a rental cottage in a sort of day light entrance area at the rear.  He had excavated about a yard of tight soil to a depth of around eighteen inches.  My examination showed that the clean up had been adequate.  I said it would be okay to spread the soil at the rear of the property as the area is on town water and there was no risk to the environment anyway. The water supply for this single family rental is a drilled well and not at risk.  After this inspection I spoke with Mr. Chad Campbell and his father, Richard Campbell who apparently lives next door to the rental property.  Chad Campbell works for his father.  I explained the aboveground oil tank insurance fund.  Since there was no further Response action required and they had incurred little expense, they declined to file.
P-539-2007*I was contacted by Clean Harbors reporting that they had been called to Portland Valve for an oil spill.  A forklift operator transporting a drum across the parking lot dropped it and it broke open spilling all of its contents.  The drum contained coolant water that had 3% oil in it.  The parking lot was already wet from rain and the spill created a widespread sheen.  I had sorbent material placed over all of the storm drains to prevent the sheen from entering Casco Bay.  The spill was contained to the paved parking lot and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-223-2009*Approximately 12 gallons non PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil-transformer fell off truck onto the highway.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with absorbent rags and speedy dry.  Pavement was washed with power clean 155.  The debris was transported to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-230-2009*Approximately 4 gallons #2 fuel from leaking pump on delivery truck-in MPG yard.  Spill was cleaned up with spill pads and ice was scraped up.  Material is in the containment room until it can be disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-542-2008*On 8/26/2008 in Skowhegan, Dan Kochis of Sappi Paper reported an oil spill.  The estimated 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a dump truck.  The spill was cleaned up by Sappi personnel.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
I-229-2009*Approximately 7 gallons Hydraulic oil spilled from blown seal on road grader.  The spill occurred on Rte 1-A Easton to Marsh Hill.  The product was cleaned up with spill pads.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-225-2009*Approximately 15 gallons of used motor oil was left in buckets from a logging job.  These buckets were probably buried by snow when the operation was winding up and were mistakenly left behind.  An Orion Timberland's crew went November 20th, 2009 and started clean-up.  The buckets and litter was picked up.  A lot of the contaminated soil was shoveled.  Spill pads were left to absorb the small remaining amounts of oil.  Everything was put into heave duty plastic bags and left.  When there is enough snow, sleds will be used to recover and send to a proper landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-547-2008*On 8/28/2008 in Madison, Dana Banks of Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill.  The 15 gallon spill from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck occurred on Madison Paper property.  The spill was cleaned up by Enpro Services.  No site visit was made, no further action is expected.
P-961-2009*I was contacted by Eric Cyr who reported that several weeks ago he was filling his car with gasoline at the Hilltop Mini Mart when the automatic shutoff valve failed and 6 gallons of super unleaded gasoline was spilled onto the pavement.  He reported the spill to the attendant who he said didn't seem interested.  He recently returned to the facility and is concerned that the spill was never cleaned up and was just allowed to evaporate.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-231-2009*4 gals of hydraulic oil leaked out of temporary oil drain line from the gasket.  Contaminated media was cleaned up and disposed of by Huber.
I-188-2009*On 9-23-09, Hugh Violette, of Orion Timberlands called to report that a truck owned by one of their woods contractors went off a small bridge that crosses Sewell Deadwater in T9 R10. The truck tipped over and originally they thought only lost a small amount of motor oil. Orion personnel responded and placed sorbent boom in the brook. When the truck was righted, they discovered it had leaked a small amount of diesel through the cap of one of the saddle tanks. The boom stayed in place for several days because there was a sheen coming from the area in the river bank where diesel fuel had saturated. A contractor was hired several days later and removed contaminated soil from the bank.  No further response actions are required at this time.
I-159-2009*On 8-12-09, Peter Edgecomb, of Caribou called to report that he thought there still may be several buried gasoline tanks on an adjacent property of his. The property is an old farm and the tanks were in an area of an old machine shed there. The property is owned by his brother, Roger Edgecomb.  He didn't feel he could approach him because they hadn't got along for years.
Peter and I walked the property and I used a metal detector to locate any tanks. One Underground Storage Tank (UST) was discovered.
I contacted Roger Edgecombe, who lives in Scarborough, and made arrangements with him to register and remove the UST.  All appropriate paperwork was completed by him and he came up the week of Sept. 10 to remove the UST.  I was present for the removal.  the UST was full of clean water, which was pumped out before removal.  When the UST was removed, there was no sign of contamination in the hole.
No further action by Response Services was seen as necessary.
P-718-2009*A "white powder" was discovered at the Portland International Jetport baggage terminal.  The Local officials responded and determined that the powder was not a harmful substance.  I had responded to the scene, however the scene had been cleared prior to my arrival.  No further Response action expected.

I-168-2009*On 8-14-09, Dick Boisvert, of Maine Public Service (MPS), called to report that because of a storm the night before, a large (KVA4000) transformer at their Fish River Substation in Fort Kent blew. As a result, transformer oil that field tested at above 50 parts per million (ppm) Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) was released onto the ground around it and down its side. All was in the substation which is fenced and secured. For the following 3 days, crews from MPS cleaned the sides of the transformer and removed contaminated soil in the area. I met with Dick on-site and observed the cleanup. 46  drums of contaminated waste was disposed of. Wipe samples of the transformer confirmed cleanup to a level below 4 ppm PCB.
P-542-2007*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had spilled a small amount of oil while trying to change the oil filter herself.  About a quart of oil was spilled onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material by Downeast Energy.  No further response action is needed at this time.
I-153-2009*On 8-8-09, Michael Plante, of New Sweden called to report that he thought he may have oil in his drinking water.  His tractor had malfunctioned on 7-27-09, causing diesel fuel to spray out of the exhaust.  He thought he lost about 15 gallons in the garage, but some may have gone below the floor and migrated to his well about 25 feet away.  I met with him at his house and discussed options for cleanup.  Bedrock is very close to the surface, so any soil removal would be minimal, and ineffective.
I had HETL send a sample bottle to him.  Lab analysis confirmed oil in the water at 200 parts per billion. his homeowners insurance will pay for filters for the well, and possibly a new well if the problem does not clear up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-548-2008*On 8/28/2008 in Waterville, Webber Energy reported an overfill.  The overfill occurred at an apartment building on Park Street.  Oil was pushed out of the vent line and onto the ground during the fill.  The contaminated soil was removed by Webber employees.  A site visit was made to investigate and check the basement of the building for oil impacts or vapors, all was ok, and no further action is expected.
A-550-2008*On 8/28/2008 in Thomaston, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The 10 gallon spill of transformer oil on Beechwood Street was the result of a car/pole traffic accident.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-551-2008*On 8/28/2008 in Augusta, Jackylin Goodhue reported an oil spill.  The minor spill of K1 fuel appeared to have occurred from a damaged oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) during a deck repair by contractors at a multi-unit apartment.  A site visit was made to investigate.  The AST sat very close to an apartment window that was below grade.  The AST had signs that the piping was repaired with new fittings.  I could not find any contaminated soil around the AST.   I believe the spill was very minor and the close proximity to the apartment window created a temporary odor problem for the tenants.  The odors had cleared the apartment by the time I had arrived, no further action is expected.
A-554-2008*On 8/30/2008 in Thomaston, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 2 gallon spill to the basement resulted from corrosion of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Maritime pumped the AST and cleaned up the spill, the tank would be replaced during the normal work week.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
P-75-2009*Jake Gott of Kennebunkport called the DEP and reported that he had suffered a discharge of #2 fuel oil in the basement of his home as the result of a valve leak on his furnace.  I met Mr. Gott at his residence and surveyed the situation.  His oil burner had ceased working due to a valve being left open and the baseboard heat had frozen and a pipe burst flooding the upstairs.  As a result of the furnace malfunction oil had leaked on the basement floor and stained an area approximately 60 square ft.   The upstairs floors were being replaced by the oil burner man's insurance, and Mr. Gott would also have the floor in the basement cleaned.

There was no free product to clean up and I was certain that Mr. Gott would follow through and have the floor cleaned to remove odors.  I informed to call me should the need assistance or have any questions regarding the matter.  Having not heard from him, no further action is required.
A-643-2009* Acadia Environmental reported the discovery of elevated photoionization detector(PID) readings during the Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal at this location.  The tanks were located at Maritime Farms at 167 New County Rd. in Rockland.  Two active UST's were removed at this location as a result of a complete revamp of the store and gasoline dispensing system.  A new store was in the process of being built.  Contaminated soils above the notification level were discovered.
 I made a site visit later that day.  There was a discussion concerning Groundwater Fund (FUND) eligibility, soil removal and groundwater disposal.  The gasoline impacted soils was in all likelihood a result of previous spillage associated with spill A-74-1997. (please see spill report A-74-97, for further information).
 In the end, no gasoline impacted soils were removed off site.  All of this material was used on site as sub material for the parking lot or as general fill.  It was decided that the FUND would pay for disposal or treatment of the gasoline contaminated groundwater.  Groundwater was pumped into a frac tank during the removal process.  Acadia was going to determine what method of disposal would be most cost effective, pump and treat thru carbon or haul off site to Clean Harbors facility.
 I collected one groundwater sample on 10-14-09.  The results are gasoline range organics 570 ug/l (micrograms per liter)., MtBE 3.4 ug/l., Benzene less than 1 ug/l.
 It appears that there will be no further involvement from Response Services on this site.
B-530-2009*Mr. Brown of Dead River reported an oil spill at a customer's home in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler were remodeling a residence and had removed a Monitor heater to install linoleum flooring. Once this had been accomplished, the heater was scheduled to be installed and, in order to test the installation, Mrs. Chandler ordered a hundred gallons from Dead River Co. in Millinocket. She stated that, while she recognized the risk of adding oil to the tank without the fuel line being connected to the burner, the oil was necessary to test the Monitor. As such she tried to coordinate the oil delivery on the same day as the installation. Additionally she asked her son to make sure the firematic valve installed at the tank was shut off. To limit the risk even further, she requested that the delivery driver ensure that the valve was closed.
   Despite the precautions, when people arrived to connect the burner, they found the living room and kitchen floor covered with oil. Mrs. Chandler and family used materials such as rags to recover the oil on the floor but it was clear that some had run through cracks to the ground below (the building is on posts). Dead River was called and Mr. Brown responded but, by this time, the fuel level in the tank had equalized with the level of the fuel line's outlet and no longer leaked. The tank's gauge read ? fuel which is roughly 60 gallons. Thus the expectation that about 40 gallons had spilled was reasonable. Before my arrival someone had unscrewed the firematic's valve cap so I don't know if the valve had been open or shut at the time of the spill.
   My inspection (9-16-09) showed that there was oil contaminated soil under the building that needed to be removed and some level of contamination in the building that needed to be assessed. I did not believe the drilled well was threatened. I explained the above ground storage tank insurance fund to her, and made her aware of the minimum $500 deductible. She had already contacted her own insurance company which had a similar deductible. However, she felt that Dead River was responsible for not ensuring that valve was closed at the time of filling. Mr. Brown was at this meeting, but he had not received any guidance about Dead River's decision on its level of liability, if any. He did offer to immediately remove the contaminated soil and did remove 26 five gallon pails of soil. Since the spill was stable and no decision had been made as to who would take a cleanup lead. I advised Mrs. Chandler to let me know if the cleanup stalled and left. On 9-23-09 I called Mrs. Chandler and learned that she was still waiting for a decision from Dead River and was expecting to talk with them that day.
   Again on 11/18/2009 I spoke with Mrs. Chandler who told me that Dead River Co. had accepted responsibility for the spill because they delivered fuel to a heating system that they knew was out of code. However, nothing has happened to this date to rehabilitate the home. She is still waiting for more contact from the Dead River Co. insurance representative. Since Dead River has accepted responsibility I believe that the incident will be concluded favorably.
B-548-2009*Ms. Chambers reported that a friend living at 106 Manning Mill Road in Hampden had a leaking oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the cellar.  Through Ms. Chambers I met the tenant, Dan Roberts, at the address on 9-22-09 at approximately 09:00.  He showed my a cellar AST of 275 gallons with a large oil stain beneath it.  While the filter end of the tank was wet with oil there was no dripping as the AST was empty.  From the size of the stain, approximately 4 feet in diameter and depth, better that 2 inches at the nearest edge, I would say the release was significant.  Mr. Roberts stated that the AST had been leaking for a long time (a year or so) despite having notified Mr. Clendenning.  The home's drilled well was about 20 feet away outside and down gradient from the spill site.  The cellar was shallow with lots of exposed rock. Whether this was ledge or boulders I didn't know.  It was clear to me the contamination needed to be removed and well water tested for oil contamination.
Mr. Roberts said that he had received an eviction notice from Mr. Clendenning for reporting this problem and others to the Town of Hampden.  He gave me Mr. Clendenning's cell phone number.
   On 9-24-2009 I reach Mr. Clendenning at the cell phone number and I explained the problem with the AST.  I said the contamination had to be removed and the well water tested.  I went on to explain the AST Insurance fund and the part about the deductible based on the total number of oil storage gallons he might possess.  While I offered to take the lead to remove the contamination, he said that he wanted to do it as he felt he could hire labor more cheaply than a commercial clean up contractor. However since he was in the middle of the eviction process he would not be able to have access to the site until the 3rd week of October.  Since the tank had been leaking for so long I felt the clean up could wait until then.
   Mr. Clendenning called on 10/14/2009 telling me the site had been cleaned up.  During my inspection I noted bags of soil in the open barn along with the dismembered remains of the 275 gallon AST. There was a depression in the cellar dirt showing where the soil under the tank had been removed.  I'd estimate a quarter of a cubic yard had been excavated.  Bag headspace samples from soil below the excavation showed a level of 67 parts per million. (this includes the correction factor of 2.8).  I consider this an adequate clean up.  With Mr. Clendenning's approval James Lavoie of this office collected a water sample from the well which showed no oil contamination.  No further Response action is anticipated.
B-488-2009*I received an anonymous call that told me people were dumping anti-freeze and other liquids at an auto salvage yard in LaGrange.  I learned that this yard had been owned by David Spencer who had died leaving it to his wife, Maria, to deal with.  Apparently she had sold the metal to Jack's Garage. This reported spillage was a result of the removal of the junk cars, etc.  I went to the site and met with Mr. Wentworth, owner of Jack's Garage.  I explained the reason for my visit and he denied any intentional dumping of liquids.  He offered to let me examine the site and I made a cursory inspection and found nothing disturbing.  I did tell him that I would revisit the yard after he left and hold him responsible for any clean up necessary.  I made another inspection on 9-17-2009 and found nothing warranting clean up.  However this particular salvage yard was heavily overgrown with trees and brush.  Other debris such as old trailer homes, car tires and other "non-metal" items had been pushed into piles here and there.  While I cannot tell what might have been left underneath these piles, the condition of the site did not give me concerns that something might be hidden.
   While returning to my vehicle, I met a neighbor to the yard.  Mr. Langlois was interested in what I found and I explained the results of my inspection.  He told me that at the very rear of the property he had seen an old gas cylinder that did concern him.  He took me to what appeared to be an abandoned acetylene gas cylinder.  It was quite heavy leaving me to believe it might still be full.  The protective cap was rusted in place so I could not access the valve.  While looking at it I noticed that the cylinder was marked as property of the U.S. Navy.  Through contacts in the Augusta office I made contact with Lisa Joy, Brunswick Naval Air Station.  She told me that since it had been U.S. Navy property they would take it back if it was available for pickup in Bangor.
   On 10-29-09 Ms. Spencer responded by phone and gave me permission to recover the cylinder.  On 11-9-2009 I and Bob Shannon of this office removed the cylinder to the D.E.P. hazardous materials building to await pickup.
   On 11-17-2009 received a complaint from Annette Ezro/Langlois saying that persons were going to bury oil drums on the property.  After Annette Ezrow/Langlois's complaint that parties were going to bury oil drums on the site, I was able to speak with the town's CEO, Dwight Tilton.  He told me he had been working with Mrs. Spencer (salvage yard owner) and her associate, Fred Weymouth.  He assured me he would not allow,  nor did the above parties contemplate burying oil containers.  Later I spoke with Mr. Weymouth who said he knew that burying oil containers would be wrong and had found someone to remove the oil for its designed use or to be burned as waste oil.  If anything was buried it would only be that allowed by law.
   I conveyed what I had learned to Ms. Ezro/Lanlois.  No further Response action expected.

P-369-2009*	5/21/09: Downeast Energy oil company (DEE) reported a discharge estimated at 1 to 2 gallons of kerosene oil from a leaking firematic fitting on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Ridell residence that may have reached soil below.  They had repaired the leak.
	On-site that afternoon I confirmed the leak to the concrete pad had been satisfactorily cleaned up with sorbents and fixed.  In trying to check soil conditions under the aboveground oil storage tank pad I found a void space below the tank pad and noted what appeared to be a buried oval 275-gallon oil tank that fit the definition of an unregistered, bare steel, underground storage tank (UST).  I left a memo for the Ridells explaining my find and recommended and required actions (see attached).  The Ridells had lived in the home a short while and reported they were unaware of the old UST.
	7/28/09: The UST was registered and I met Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) for the abandonment-by-removal of the UST.  First the AST was pumped out, moved and the concrete pad broken up.   Approximately 55-gallons of amber fuel oil was pumped out of the UST before being cleaned and removed.  I noted no oil discharges under the ASTs concrete pad and EPI reported they noted no oil contamination under the UST.  No remedial actions were required for the UST.  No groundwater was noted in the excavation.
	No UST closure assessment was required or done and no further actions are expected at this time.  The area is dense rural residential served by municipal drinking water.

S Brezinski
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P-903-2009*Approximately 5 gallons of motor oil was discharged onto the paved roadway surface as the result of a catastrophic engine failure. Released oil was cleaned from the road surface using absorbent materials. No further Response action is expected at this time.
B-646-2009*On 11/12/09, Steve Foster of Cianbro called to report that less than a pint of diesel fuel spilled from a broken fuel line on an aerial lift in their yard.  The product was cleaned up with speedy dri and the fuel line repaired.  No further Response action expected.
B-649-2009*On 11/13/09, Sheare Mathison from Maritime Energy reported that a delivery truck driver had refused to deliver oil when he saw that the fuel line from the house was dripping a small amount of oil.  The driver notified the homeowner and the DEP.  I spoke with Monica Damon about fixing the line so that it no longer dripped.  She had placed a container underneath the line and said that her husband was in the process of fixing the line and that very little oil had spilled.  No further Response action expected.
P-735-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	Fri 9/18/09: Windham Police responded to a complaint of Mr. David Lowe spilling waste oil on the gravel road in front of his home, apparently to keep down dust.  Upon confirming the discharge, Windham Police Officer MacVane shared this notification with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).   I responded and met officer MacVane and Mr. Lowe onsite at 1630 hrs.

ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Fri. 9/18/09: The location is rural residential with private wells and septic.  As noted in the photos and my field notes I found scattered spots of black to gray waste oil stains on the gravel road I estimated to be from a month or more old to less than a week old.  The oil was only spilled in front of the home of David Lowe who admitted to discharging the oil by accident when carrying the oil in the bed of his pick-up; I noted no oil spills in the bed of his pick-up though.  Windham officer MacVane and I both educated Mr. Lowe on the requirements against road-oiling, oil discharges, and prompt reporting and clean-up to state satisfaction.  I understood that the waste motor oil originated from changing the oil of his commercial truck tractor and personal vehicles parked in his driveway (see photo 1 et al).
	Using correct protocol and chain of custody I sampled several of the oiled soil locations for composite samples.  Being a non-virgin discharge TCLP analysis was required before the waste soil could be disposed of properly.  I advised Mr. Lowe to excavate the soil based on the staining and pile it under poly-sheet while waiting on lab analysis clearance before disposal.
	Mon. 9/21/09: I checked the clean-up advise he excavate another 1/5 yard of soil before filling in the road.
	On or about 10/6/09 I received notice that no hazardous constituents were identified by the analysis so I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form to CPRC Group who later reported they received 1.9 tons of soil from Mr. Lowe.

1.	Motorcycle Drive is a private road owned by Mr. Dana Mains who I understand lives next to Lowe (see also P-820-2009).
2.	I do not believe that any drinking water wells are threatened at this time based on the discharge and evidence I observed.
3.	I recommend that MDEP seek reimbursement from Lowe for expenses such as the lab analysis to characterize the soil.  Enforcement actions for an apparent purposeful discharge to keep down road dust, failure to report, and failure to promptly clean-up the discharges will be considered.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-729-2009*	A spill of an estimated 10 gallons of lube oil occurred at the Dragon Products facility.  While performing maintenance on the klinker breaker lube pump, a hose to the filter cart was cut causing the 10 gallon release.  Dragon Products personnel cleaned the spill up using oil sorbent material and disposed of it in their cement kiln, a licensed disposal facility for oil contaminated material.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-727-2009*	A very small spill of #2 fuel oil occurred during a fuel delivery on November 13, 2009. The system consisted of two linked 275 gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST) that over pressurized during the oil delivery causing oil to leak from the level gauge.  Oil ran down the side of the tank to the concrete floor.  The spill was estimated to be no more than one cup.  Mr. Toto wiped down the side of the AST and put kitty litter down to absorb the oil from the floor, but never picked it up.  The basement flooded during a large rain storm that occurred during the weekend and the sump pump failed.  The water from the basement was later pumped out to the front yard.  Service Pro was contracted by the homeowner to clean-up the water damage, and when they arrived saw the remnants of the spill and insisted the spill be reported to the Department.
	On November 18, 2009 a site visit was made to determine if further clean-up was needed. The only evidence of the spill was a stain on the side of the AST and some kitty litter on the floor. I checked the pump outfall area and found no evidence of oil contamination.  The kitty litter was cleaned up and no further Response action are expected.
A-725-2009*	Twenty gallons of E-10 gasoline was potentially released during a vehicle accident and subsequent fire. The Peru Fire Department responded to the accident and reported the potential spill.  A site visit was made the next day on November 17, 2009.  No gasoline contamination could be located near the large burned area of the accident.  The ditch area along the roadside was also inspected.  All or most of the gasoline on the vehicle must have been consumed in the fire.  No additional Response actions are expected.
P-748-2009*An aboveground storage tank (AST) system was found leaking from the filter in a residential basement. The AST system was comprised of two 275-gallon tanks which had been abandoned with oil in them years earlier.  The ASTs were located on a dirt floor. An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil has been leaking for an unknown amount of time into the soil below the tank. Approximately 1 yard of contaminated soil was shoveled and removed from under the filter and tank and replaced with clean sand. The oil tank is still in place at the site. Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Diesel Range Organics (DRO) soil samples were collected at the site. Lab results are attached.

After receiving the lab results containing the soil samples it was determined that the soil was still heavily contaminated and would need to be removed along with the empty oil tanks.

November 3, 2009, Boom Technologies Inc. (Boom Tech) was hired to remove the contaminated soil and the two empty oil tanks from the basement. Once the tanks were removed Boom Tech assisted North American Industrial Services in vacuuming the contaminated soil from the basement. 5.38 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the basement and off loaded at CPRC Recycling.

November 5, 2009, Boom Tech delivered approximately 6 yards of clean soil to fill the hole in the basement floor that was vacuumed out previously by North American Industrial Services and level the basement floor in order to have a flat service for the concrete to be poured on.

November 10, 2009, the concrete was delivered and poured on the basement ground by Auburn Concrete.

November 12, 2009, I evaluated the site and determined that no further action was anticipated at that time.
P-400-2007*I was contacted by a homeowner in Kennebunk who had just received a delivery from FedEx.  He stated that after the truck left he noticed that it had been dripping oil onto his driveway.  I contacted FedEx and they were able to track down the truck.  Apparently the truck had been serviced or inspected and someone had not properly replaced the dipstick causing engine oil to leak out.  The problem was fixed.  No further response action is needed at this time.
A-726-2009*	A spill of an estimated one cup of lube oil occurred from a malfunctioning engine to the track ballast. The spill area was near the railway's intersection with Main street.  Ken Pelletier confirmed the impacted ballast was removed and no site visit was made.  No further action by Response services expected.
I-219-2009*11/18/2009 Received a call from State Police Public Safety Dispatcher regarding a moose - tractor trailer truck collision on Buckley Hill, US Route 1 in Westfield.  Dispatcher didn't know the extent of the fuel spilled at this time.

Arrived on-scene, wrecker had cleared the tractor from the scene, couple of trucks full of guys were arriving on-scene to cut up the moose.  Surveyed the scene with hand-light and PhotoIonization Detector, didn't see any noticeable amount of diesel, motor-oil spillage.  Spoke with one of the guys cutting up the moose, he was there shortly after the accident occurred.  He stated that there wasn't a lot of damage to the tractor, just some damage to the front fender and radiator.  I will come back the next day to get a better scene assessment.

11/19/09 Arrived for follow-up site visit to assess any possible evidence of spilled oil.  Only found a few small drops of oil, and some anti-freeze spillage.  No wells are within 500+ feet.  No clean-up actions area needed by Response Services at this time.
P-403-2007*I was contacted by Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting that a school bus had hit a power pole causing the transformer to break open and spill oil onto the ground.  I went to the site, it was raining torrentially.  CMP did what they could to contain the oil that day and they returned the next day and removed contaminated soil.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-406-2007*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 involving a tractor trailer.  The accident caused about 50 gallons of diesel fuel to leak out of the vehicle's saddle tank.  The majority of the fuel was contained along the road's curb and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-407-2007*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Route 9B involving a paving company and that 300 gallons of liquid asphalt had been spilled onto the road and had run into a yard.  I arrived to find that a trailer with paving equipment belonging to Libby-Scott Paving had rolled over.  On the trailer was a tank full of liquid asphalt above ambient temperature.  The tank ruptured in the accident and several hundred gallons of asphalt the consistency of molasses was traveling down the road and into a gravel driveway and onto a lawn.  The paving company was very knowledgeable on how to clean up a spill like this and they immediately started in on it.  They had a dump truck full of sand delivered and started mixing it with the liquid asphalt and scooping it up.  All of the asphalt was cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-730-2009*	A scrapped valve from the Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill was being recycled by One Steel USA at their Oakland Maine facility. The valve contained a small amount of black liquor, a caustic chemical used in paper making with a pH between 12-14, which was spilled when One Steel personnel cut the valve open.  No injuries were reported from the release.  The area was isolated by One Steel and Verso Paper sent out a team of qualified responders to pack the valve into drums and collect and remove the spilled black liquor.  The drummed material was returned to the Androscoggin Mill.  A site visit was made to verify the clean-up and no evidence of the spilled material was evident during the site visit.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-215-2009*11/13/09 Structure fire at North East Packaging Company (NEPCO's) cold storage building on Rice Street.  Presque Isle Fire Department (PIFD) responded and began fighting the fire.  Fire Chief got information from owners of the building that there was a significant quantity of solvents used in printing production that were stored in various locations inside the building.  Solvents that were stored in 55-gallon drums (approximately 80 drums) and about 200 5-gallon pails.  Drums were stored at the north end of the building along the western wall.  These drums were blended formulations that included 90% normal propyl alcohol 10% acetate solutions.  The 5-gallons (about 200) pails were storing acetates and were stored along the south end of the building along the western wall.  Most of these pails were consumed by the fire.  Fire chief Rich Wark requested DEP respond and determine risks related to smoke being generated by the structure fire given the large volume of chemicals that were identified by the Plant owners.  Plant manager provided MSDS sheets that were relayed to DEP Reponder Jim Gramlich to determine any evacuation or safe isolation distances for general public near the site.

Jim Gramlich attained a MSDS of one of the drums and consulted with Mary Corr, the supervisor on call.  They determined the best sampling for the flammable solvents would be for combustible gases and that the majority of the alcohol and acetate would be consumed by the fire.  A 500 foot evacuation was advised and a warning to the IC was given about the toxic inhalation effects of the unburned solvent formulation.  A quick survey with a Five Star gas meter had no hits.

11/14/09 Jim Gramlich returned to scene at 07:00 and found that the firefighting effort had kept fire from reaching the larger containers of solvents and the fire was mostly under control.  He did a runoff survey and found firefighting runoff was reaching both the Aroostook River and the Presque Isle Stream, and little impact was expected due to the dilution of the water.  The DEP Northern Maine Regional Director was advised of the runoff.

11/15/09 Lee Thomas, OHMS1 met with Dale Lavway, NEPCO Plant Manager, and began the process of drum recovery of the blended solvents.  There were 80 fifty-five gallon drums of solvents that were stored in the northeastern corner of the building.  Drums were on wooden pallets and wire strapped together 4 to a pallet.  Most of the drums were stacked 3 pallets high.  Some of the  pallets had been damaged by the fire and so several of the drums had to be lowered with a barrel clamp and placed on new pallets.  Dale insured the integrity of each drum for transfer across town to the NEPCO Operations Plant at the Skyway Industrial Park.  Maine Lab Pack, a hazardous materials handling company, was hired by NEPCO to set up a processing and over packing operation at the NEPCO facility at their Skyway Industrial Park headquarters.  All bungs and plugs were assessed for integrity and replaced if needed.  The drums contained a solvent formulation that was comprised of 90% normal propyl alcohol 10% acetate.  There were 4 drums that had been heavily damaged by the fire and had been either swollen or vacuum crushed due to extreme heat and subsequent chemical reactions inside the drums with the solvents.  These drums were set aside for over packing by Maine Lab Pack, the company hired by NEPCO to properly handle, transport and safely dispose of these chemicals.   In addition to the 55 gallons storage containers, there were about 200 five gallon pails of printing inks of different colors (red, blue, and green inks).  These ink solvents were a blended solvent containing mostly ethanol, propyl alcohol and acetates.  NEPCO provided the MSDS sheets on these 5 gallon pail ink containers as part of their spill report.  The vast majority of the approximately 1,000 gallons of ink stored in these containers were consumed by the structure fire over
P-894-2009*The Lewis's had oil delivered in the morning, shortly after the delivery Mr. Lewis (home attending a sump pump issue) noticed an odor in relation to the tank, located in the garage and subsequently discovered the oil leak.  He put a pan under the tank and called Downeast Energy, who responded with technicians and pumped off the remaining fuel, and informed Mr. Lewis of his obligation to notify DEP of the spill.  DEP was called and responded, as the wording on the call sheet noted "ruptured".  However upon arrival the situation was minimal, less than a gallon of oil had been released to the concrete floor of the garage.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-580-2009*Mr. Kuhns reported the discovery of a spill of fuel, Bio100, at their Annex building on the Athens Road. The fuel was made from 100% animal fats.  It seems that during the weekend a leak appeared in the heating system's heat exchanger and some of the bio-fuel spilled to the floor.  This was discovered on Sunday, 10/11/2009 and reported to the DEP on 10/12/2009.  Mr. Kuhns explained that the initial leak was considered minor but during clean up on Monday it was discovered that several hundred gallons had entered the sewer system.  He maintained that no oil had escaped their piping and this was later confirmed by Mr. Hughes, operator of the Hartland Waste Water Treatment plant.  The sewer lines were pumped out and about 4000 gallons of liquids recovered.  Mr. Kuhns has estimated that about half is recoverable fuel.  Who ever estimated the original spill as minor goofed.  The oily water will be sent to the Dragon Cement Company where it will be injected into the process.  The used sorbent materials were sent to the Crossroads landfill in Norridgewock.  No further Response action expected.
P-857-2009*The dual outside tank in a shelter are manifolded together at a common feed line. The 1st tank closer to front of home has corroded and discharged an unknown amount of oil the soils beneath the two tanks.

P. Gagnon & Son pumped off the remaining oil and set up a temporary system, to be hooked up after the excavation was complete.

Based on initial assessment and rooting around, it was determined that a hand dig should be sufficient to complete the clean-up.  The home and area are served by both public water and sewer with no vapor problem associated with spill or subsequent clean up actions.  A total of 1.05 tons of soil were removed for disposal at CPRC Recycling in Scarborough and 0.46 tons of soil were disposed of at ARC in Eliot.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-670-2009*Mr. Peterson reported that a fitting cracked on a hydraulic tool causing less than a quart to be spilled onto leaves in the back of a line truck.  Leaves collected and sorbents used to wipe down bed.  No further Response action expected.
B-744-2008*Dead River Co. reported that they had a technician at the site of an oil spill in Bucksport.  He had reported to an odor complaint and discovered that an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was leaking from a pin hole corroded its bottom.  The AST had been recently filled and he estimated that about 20 gallons had escaped onto the floor.  The floor was covered with small stone so there was no free product visible.  Technician Neilson patched the AST and later transferred the oil to a new tank.  I should note that this new tank had been placed in the cellar but was not yet plumbed up.  Apparently the owner recognized that the old AST was close to failure but he was not timely enough.
   I spoke with owner, Mr. McLeod and explained the AST insurance fund.  Due to the deductible he elected to clean up the cellar on his own.  This site is on town water and there is no apparent cellar drain involved (per Mr. Neilson).  He hired local labor to remove the contaminated stone.  This was placed in the back of Mr. McLeod's pickup and on the following Monday morning I arranged for him to dispose of the stone at Pine Tree landfill.  However this stuff never arrived.  I called Mr. McLeod at various times through the spring and summer and was told that he had been too busy. During a phone call on 10/28/2009, he told me that the plastic bags with the contaminated stone had disappeared.  He says that when the town built a parking lot adjacent to his building the bags, now lining the dividing wall disappeared.  He assumed that the contractor removed them.  I've spoken with the town manager and the supervisor of the parking lot job and neither ever saw any bags of stone.  While I don't know what happened to the alleged oiled soil, the small amount he claims to have removed should cause little impact to our environment.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-671-2009*Mr. McCoy reported that a costumer's basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked less than a half gallon of #2.  It seems during a routine service call, the technician discovered that oil had been dripping from the AST's firematic valve.  This caused a two foot circle on the floor.  Luckily the floor is concrete and there was almost an inch of dust.  Furthermore there was no odor.  The valve has been replaced and the oiled dirt scraped up.  No further Response action expected.
I-217-2009*Approximately 10 gallons of Hydraulic oil spilled as a result of a broken hose. The product was cleaned up immediately and brought to Pinkham garage for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-218-2009*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as a result of a broken hose on heavy equipment.  The spill occurred approximately 600 feet off of the 34-mile Branch on Rocky Brook. -T13 R11   The spill was cleaned up and disposed of at the Pinkham Garage.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-216-2009*Spilled occurred over the week-end when their industrial facility was closed.  Mechanical failure caused 30 gallons of heat transfer oil to spill.  Monday they cleaned up the product with sand and burned it at the facility.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-210-2009*Approximately 4 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at John's Country Store as result of a malfunction hose reel button causing the hose to spin in circles and the valve to open on the nozzle.  The product was cleaned up with speedy dry and spill rag's and placed in a barrel which was returned to the office for later disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-209-2009*Approximately 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled as a result of an overfill.  The product was cleaned-up with sorbent's materials and taken to the local landfill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-222-2009*On 11-20-09, Tim York of Irving Woodlands reported the spill of approximately 5 gallons of Diesel fuel at 4.5 mile on the Pelletier Lake Road. A container of diesel fuel was damaged and leaked.  Material was cleaned up using sorbent pads and contaminated soil was shoveled up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-411-2007*I was contacted by Randy Paterneau of Smorgon Steel reporting that they had found some motor oil leaking from a motor vehicle engine that had been brought in to their facility for recycling.  The oil leaked onto a concrete pad where the engines are stored and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-438-2007*I was contacted by the Gorham Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 114 and Weeks Road.  A car collided with at dump truck and some of the trucks diesel was spilled onto the pavement.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-200-2009*Received notification regarding the intent to remove an Underground Storage Tank (UST) and associated piping from PJ's One Stop in Monticello on US Route 1.  Tank is a split compartment used to store Unleaded and Premium Unleaded gas for retail sale.  Certified Tank Installers from County Environmental Engineering, INC (CEE) will oversee the tank removal and do a site assessment on the property as required by DEP's Chapter 691.

11/2/09 CEE staff oversees removal of 3,000 gallon UST @ PJ's store. John T. Noble's excavation company was hired to do the tank pull and removal of any contaminated soils if encountered. The total containment jacket of the UST was found to be in excellent condition with no corrosion or holes in the tank noted.  The pump island and associated piping were directly on top of the tank.  The piping was listed as being fiberglass however the piping encountered was steel, not fiberglass.  No holes or corrosion was found in the steep piping.  Soils were taken from the side-walls and bottom of the excavation and analyzed for hydrocarbon content using a Photoionization Detector (PID) and the poly-bag head-space technique.

The analysis revealed that an older set of tanks that had been removed decades earlier must have had a discharge to the environment.  The primary area of contamination in the tank grave, dug down to 7 feet below surface grade, was in the southeast corner.  I instructed CEE crew to have the contaminated soils removed and hauled to an asphalt batch plant in Houlton for treatment.  Soil samples were sent to labs for analysis for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH).  These results will be reported on in the Site Assessment report prepared by CEE.  Provided an oil spill debris form to take the oily soils to Steelstone batch plant in Houlton.  No further action is needed at this time.
P-449-2007*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that there had been a collision between a car and a tractor trailer truck at the intersection of Routes 117 & 35 in Hollis.  It was determined that the car stopped at the stop sign on Route 35 and then proceeded into the intersection not realizing that the tractor trailer truck approaching on Route 117 did not have a stop sign (see attached State Police Report).  Both occupants of the car were killed in the accident.  The truck's oil pan and saddle tank were ripped open in the collision spilling used motor oil and diesel into the ditch.  I hired Boom Technology Inc. to excavate the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-461-2008*On 7/23/2008 in Waterville, an oil spill was reported by the Waterville Fire Department.  The 200 gallon oil spill at the Maheu residence resulted from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak due to corrosion.  The AST was located in a finished basement of the home.  The spill caused significant damage to the finished room requiring removal of carpet, pine wall boards and room furnishings.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was hired for the clean up and removal of oily debris.  During clean up operations an old tile floor was discovered under the oiled carpet.  Lab samples indicted that the floor tile contained asbestos, operations were halted and abatement contractor R.J. Enterprises of Brunswick was hired for removal of the tile.

Once asbestos removal and oil clean up operation were completed Cliff's Painting of Chelsea was hired for restoration work.  The basement floor was sealed to control odor and air quality problems.  The carpet and wooden walls were also replaced.

No further Response action is expected.
A-466-2008*On 7/24/08 in Rockland, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill.  The spill at the Feyler residence resulted from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak due to corrosion.  The AST was located inside the basement and spilled approximately 1 gallon to the concrete floor.  The spill was cleaned up by Maritime Energy, the tank was temporarily patched and later replaced.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
A-469-2008*On 7/26/08 in Greene, State Police Trooper Paquette reported a drum in Cherry Pond.  The drum was floating on the edge of Cherry pond off from the North River Road.   A site visit was made to retrieve the drum.  The drum did not appear to have leaked, but did contain an estimated 20 gallons of a waste oil.  No further response action is expected.
P-910-2009*On November 19, 2009 Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a spill of less then one gallon of hydraulic oil at the CMP Service Center in Brunswick. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further action was taking by the Department of Environmental Protection.
P-909-2009*On November 19, 2009, Wade Behnke of Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Brunswick reported a #6 oil spill at their Harding facility. Approximately 10 gallons was released inside the building with no product reaching any floor drains. Mr. Behnke was not clear on the cause of the discharge. BIW did the clean-up and no further action was taking by the Dept. of Environmental Protection.
P-908-2009*On November 20, 2009, Wade Behnke of Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Brunswick reported that the Harding Facility had a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid. The spill occurred when one of the hoses on the conveyor line broke and spilt 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid on the ground. The clean-up procedure was done by BIW and no further action was taking by the Dept. of Environmental Protection.
A-471-2008*On 7/26/2008 in Jay, Verso paper reported an oil spill.  The 7 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted when mechanical failure on a boiler occurred.  An estimated 2 to 3 gallons of oil was lost to the sewer system, the remaining oil was cleaned up by mill personnel.  No site visit was made, and no further Response action is expected.
A-517-2008*On 8/13/08 in Mount Vernon, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill.  The estimated 10 gallon spill resulted when a piping leak occurred in the bulk plant containment dike.  A drain valve in the containment area was left open and allowed the oil to flow out of the dike.  Downeast personnel cleaned up the spill, a site visit was made to investigate.  St.Germain & Associates was hired by Downeast Energy for a supplemental investigation.  Contamination levels were found to be below DEP action levels.  One five gallon pail of contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  No further Response action is expected.
B-682-2009*On 11/24/09, I received report of a truck wreck on I-95.  Upon arriving on scene I boomed off a section of a boggy area to contain a diesel spill.  It became apparent that I would need a vactor to skim diesel off of that bog.  A short while later Philip services was on scene with a vactor to remove free product from the water.

The next morning Philip Services was back on scene with two vactor's to remove more water/diesel, and one to remove soil.  Pads were left in place to recover any more product that should bleed from the crash site.  The site will be monitored.
I-224-2009*Gene Michaud at 390 Main Street, St Agatha reported petroleum odor in his water.  He stated that the Department had placed and later removed a carbon filter on his water system.  It appeared that his well is impacted by the same plume reported in Spill # I-198-1998. A filter was installed and continues to operate at the residence.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-904-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 11/18/09: Kennebunk Fire Dept. (KFD) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an estimated 150 gallon discharge of #2 oil from the consumptive-use, basement aboveground storage tank (AST) at the home of Mr. & Ms. Sherwin Day.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP, Response Division, responded and managed initial clean-up actions over the next week.  MDEP, Technical Services Div., Engineer Eremita, later assumed MDEP management on 11/25/09.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	11/18/09: I understand Mr. Day's near empty AST received a 150-gallon delivery by Champagne's Energy Inc. in the early afternoon.  The fuel delivery apparently stirred up sediment and scale on the bottom of the 40+ year-old tank and opened up several corrosion holes on the tank bottom.  When I arrived KFD had found the plugs used had made the holes larger, by the time I supplied magnetic patches the tank was near empty.  Five corrosion holes, many deep pits and deep corrosion channels were later found on the tank bottom.
	Some of the red free product oil had been adsorbed with pads laid by KFD. Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was quickly called due to the quantity of oil, strong oil odors in the home and need for prompt actions.  At first we believed the floor to be all dirt but soon found that underlying a skim of soil was an un-mortared brick floor.  Oil promptly soaked into the brick and down into fine sand soil and into the clay drain pipes below (see photos).  Red oil flowed through the drain pipes to a sump and floated on groundwater; the sump fortunately did not gravity drain out or have an active pump.  Groundwater (gw) was approximately 10" below grade (bg).  A light skim of oil was found near the stairs otherwise there was little oil on the groundwater.
	Mr. Day agreed to MDEP management under Option-2 and would contact his private insurer (who later denied coverage requiring the Days to apply for Maine Ground Water Fund coverage for allowable clean-up expenses).
	The site is a Victorian wood home with a granite block and brick foundation, full basement, on town water and sewer; located in a dense residential area.  The basement appears to have flooded often in the past and many wood items were rotten and metal items like paint cans were rusted through.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Clean-Up goals were to mitigate the oil vapors in the basement and living areas and to prevent oil from leaving the property and finding its way to drains and sewers and neighboring sensitive receptors (i.e. basements).
	Wednesday 11/18/09: DEP and CHES gathered oiled sorbents, scraped up oiled soil, pumped oil out of the sump, removed oiled items form the basement, and sent up a Ram Fan for venting oil vapors.
	Thursday 11/19/09 : The old oil tank was removed.  Oil soaked brick flooring was passed out the window for disposal then soil was vacuumed out to water table, a depth of 10" to 12" below grade.  Clay drain pipe sections were found holding free oil and were removed for off-site disposal.
	Oiled soil below the foundations (several posts holding up the floor above and under the chimney) was not cost-effectively accessible without threat of damaging the foundation and home.  We noted that the brick chimney was already cracked in places and the cedar posts rotting at their base.  The 35+ year-old forced hot water furnace sat on a brick base and the Champagne's burner technician believed that moving it could cause un-repairable leaks in the boiler.  MDEP opted to mitigate remaining contamination through a sub-floor venting and drain system.
	Friday 11/20/09: Soil removal was completed and CHES was given plans for the vent pipe, sumps and replacement stone fill.   Champagne set up a temporary outside oil tank at Responsible Party's expense.
	11/23/09 & 11/24/09: The basement was backfilled with 3/4" crushed stone and the vent piping and new sump installed by CHES under direction of Eremita.  The sump water wo
B-684-2009*On 11/25/09, Mike McLaughlin of HC Haynes reports that a crane loading a log truck blew a hydraulic line and lost approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the gravel yard.  They had contained the spill and I asked them to remove the contaminated soil and take it to Juniper Ridge for disposal.  They removed 5.79 tons of soil.  No further Response action expected.
B-661-2009*On 11/16/2009, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. (BHE) reported that approximately 1 quart of transformer oil had leaked from the main tank of the transformer at the Chester Substation.  The oil had spilled onto the concrete pad and then traveled to the gravel beside it.  A BHE crew wiped up the concrete and placed pads down to contain the spill until the unit could be repaired.  They also removed the oily gravel.  BHE sent a total of 3 small bags of contaminated gravel and pads to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  This transformer oil contained 11 parts per million of PCB's (PolyChlorinated Biphenyls).  The BHE report with lab analysis of oil is attached.  No further Response action expected.
B-634-2009*On 11/10/09, Webber Energy reported that approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil leaked from a broken flare nut on an oil line at 379 Lambert Rd. in Brewer.  The leak was repaired and the oil soaked up with sorbent pads.  Vapors were not an issue.  No further Response action expected.
B-662-2009*On 11/16/09, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. (BHE) reported that transformer oil had leaked from various weeps on the T1 Transformer and T2 Transformer at the Orrington Substation located at 132 Fields Pond Rd.  A total of 4 areas each 1' by 2' on the concrete and gravel were contaminated with oil.  BHE cleaned the concrete and removed the oily gravel.  They also put a valve sac on the transformer and sorbent pads down to contain the drips until they could make a permanent repair.  A total of 1 bag of oil gravel was removed and taken to Pine Tree Landfill for disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-665-2009*On 11/17/09, RH Foster reported that approximately 1/4 cup of # 2 fuel oil spilled onto the paved driveway of John Chase (255 Coldbrook Rd. Hampden).  The overfill was the result of different diameter fill and vent pipes.  The issue with the the diameters was being addressed by RH Foster with the home owner.  The oil delivery technician was able to clean up the spill with sorbent pads.  The lawn was not impacted nor did any oil weep out of the part of the fill pipe in the basement.  No further Response action expected.
P-518-2008*	Friday 6/13/09: Mr. Dibner reported that about four months previous the preserve had suffered a 1 to 2 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from a tree-cutting harvester machine at a rise of a blueberry field.  The preserve is a 160-acre agricultural site.  The discharge was reported to stain several square feet.  The spill was to be dug up and landspread in an area away from any water supply and surface water.  Due to the relatively low toxicity of hydraulic oil and that it does not travel far, I understand that no sensitive receptors are threatened in this instance; no further actions are expected at this time.
B-666-2009*On 11/18/09, the Orland Fire Department reported that a vehicle had rolled into Alamoosic Lake near 186 Hatchery Road.  Either the vehicle was not placed in park or the e-brake was not set because it rolled down the steep embankment and landed in the lake.  The vehicle was submerged 3/4's of the way up.  When I arrived the tow truck had just removed the car from the water.  I checked underneath it to see if there was any fluid leaking from the underside.  It was hard to tell with all the water still coming out of the car.  When I inspected the water I saw a noticeable sheen along the shore.  I used two bags of sorbent boom and contained the sheen as best as I could.
When I returned two days later I saw no sheen so I removed the boom and disposed of it in our (DEP-EMRO) flammable shed.  No further Response action expected.
P-820-2009*	Friday 9/18/09: While responding to an adjacent site I noted this trucking company location with an apparently new commercial, consumptive use diesel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located adjacent to Motorcycle Drive.  The AST appears to be double-wall steel but noted no spill containment for the fuel dispenser an fillpipe.  Nobody was there at the time so I did not excessively intrude for this inspection.  I noted no prohibited discharges.
	The area is rural residential and farm use served by private wells; Windham Map 19, Lots 90B and 90E.  The trucking company lot and Motorcycle Drive are gravel base.  I recommend no further actions at this time.

S Brezinski
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B-667-2009*On 11/19/09, Sherre Mathison of Maritime Energy reported that a 1/2 cup of K-1 had spilled on the driveway at 409 Swanville Rd. in Frankfort.  The nozzle on the truck was not all the way shut off and spilled as the technician brought the hose back to the truck.  The technician soaked up the spill with pads and scooped up a small amount of contaminated dirt.  No further Response action expected.
B-680-2009*On 11/24/09, Eric Clap of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. (BHE) reported that a boom truck (#4310-3) suffered a broken hose and spilled 3 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the roadside near 2510 Kennebec Rd. in Newburgh.  The crew put out boom and pads to contain the spill and soaked up the oil with speedy-dri.  They also shoveled up debris and gravel and placed them in drums.  One half of an 85 gallon drum contained oily speedy-dri, absorbent pads and gravel.  They also removed oily gravel from the area and filled a 55 gallon drum halfway up.  BHE disposed of the pads, debris and gravel through Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, ME.  No further Response action expected.
B-687-2009*On 11/28/09 Janet Dyner of Central Maine Power reported that a crew had found a leaking transformer at their Burt Berry Rd. Substation in Embden.  A total of 3 gallons of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) transformer oil was discharged.  The spill was contained within the substation and a crew cleaned up with sorbents and removed any contaminated soil.  No further Response action expected.
B-676-2009*On 11/23/09, Robert Hartford of Rob's Oil Burner Service reported that a customer's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had leaked from around the filter.  It was an outdoor tank but enclosed and insulated so the spill amount was unknown but he feared it had "been leaking for sometime".
I inspected the site and found that oil had leaked in between the concrete pad the AST rested on and the shed surrounding it.  Mr. Curtis and I shoveled up some of the contaminated leaves and dirt in that area.  Oil had also wicked up onto the wood on the shed.  I asked Mr. Curtis if he smelled any fuel oil in the house and he said no. I estimated that two gallons of oil had spilled and there was no risk to any surface waters or drinking wells.  No further Response action expected.
P-227-2009*SUMMARY
	This report is complementary to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) report P-426-1992 covering the investigation of reported old, out-of-service retail, gasoline, underground storage tanks (USTs) located at this former rural motel and dance hall served by private well water.  The owner in 1992, Roger Caouette, showed me the approximate area of the tanks but they could not be found due to dense forest; the dance hall and gas station had been gone 30 years or more.

INVESTIGATION
	April 2008: having noted the property had been sold and cleared for re-development I identified the new property owner, Mr. Joseph Cimino, and sent a letter (attached) and a copy of the 1992 spill report, expressing concern over the UST facility and threats leaked fuel may pose to new residences and/or drinking water supply for new buildings.  I also explained the hazard of excavating into a flammable gasoline tank.  Following the letter I received no replies or questions.  Later in the summer I stopped by and spoke with an excavator operator on-site and we discussed the presence of oil tanks. He had not found any.
	4/1/09: After MDEP staff noted and reported to me exposed rusty steel piping protruding from the roadside following Rte. 26 widening by Maine Dept. of Transportation (DOT) I confirmed the piping which matched that of old motor fuels product piping (see photos).
	4/3/09: I reached Mr. Cimino by phone, again discussed the USTs reported to be there.  He agreed to contact me and we would soon look over the property with a metal detector.
	8/21/09: I had not heard from back from Mr. Cimino about searching for the tank(s) despite his agreement to contact me.   I contacted his realtor, Jan Dwinal, explaining the situation, the need for disclosure, and request she contact Mr. Cimino about the USTs.  Days later Mr. Cimino called about setting up a date to look for the UST facility.
	9/29/09: While in the area I called Cimino and set up a time that afternoon to search for the tanks with metal detectors.  MDEP's and Cimino's metal detectors found one area of significant readings which Cimino had excavated that afternoon.  We noted non-native bony fill in the area of the old piping (see photos) but no USTs.  Mr. Cimino stated that the former owners he bought the property had complained to the town about USTs on the property that no one recalls being abandoned-by-removal.

CONCLUSIONS
I.	No USTs were found, based on the remaining piping and the disturbed fill down to about 6' to 7' below grade.  It appears to me that the USTs were removed in the past or within the past several years.  At this time the MDEP requires no further investigation for a UST facility on this property.
II.	Based on the old steel piping: two USTs of the former facility were registered with the MDEP's TANKS database.  Based on the age, typical presence of two or more fuel grades at 1940s age gas stations and extent of the disturbed soil: I estimate the tanks were 500 to 1,000-gallons in volume.
III.	No evidence of prohibited discharges were obvious; but no field-analysis or laboratory samples were taken.  No well water was tested.
IV.	This report shall not be used as or interpreted to be an environmental site assessment nor full clearance of no further actions.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
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B-681-2009*On 11/24/09, Lorraine Garcia of Irving Oil reported that 1/4 cup of #2 fuel oil spilled onto the ground at the Penobscot Theater.  Because of the odd orientation of the fill pipe, oil spilled when the driver attempted to disconnect the nozzle from the fill pipe.  The driver soaked up the oil with sorbent pads and disposed of them.  No further Response action expected.
I-97-2009*06/11/09 Report of a spill of fuel oil at R. McBreairty Jr. & Sons, Inc. called in by Dead River's Ft Kent office manager, Kevin Dubois.  Spilled amount currently unknown, the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was an old, outside 275-gallon unit that had corroded and leaked through a hole in the bottom.  The remaining fuel has been pumped off and the tank has been removed.  Robert McBreairty has excavating equipment on-site and is awaiting guidance on level of clean-up to undertake.

06/11/09  Arrived on-scene, did a quick size up the area.  Spill site/location of old AST was on the easterly side of the office trailer.  Nearest well is 35 feet to the north and is not in use - owned by R. McBreairty business.  Another nearby well is located to the northwest about 100 feet in distance in a side gradient location (based upon surficial topography)  According to Mr. McBreairty the owner of the private well is a seasonal resident that comes up about 2 to 3 weeks in the summer.

The oil tank that leaked had a corroded hole in the bottom of the tank and probably had been leaking slowing over the past couple of months.  Recent fuel drop by Dead River probably made the hole larger and resulted in a faster leaking rate.  Rough estimate of fuel lost, based upon Mr. McBreairty's records is between 35 and 40 gallons.  Dug down beneath the tank about four feet, took Photo Ionization Detector (PID) reading in ambient air in excavation = 930 parts per million (ppm)  Had McBreairty dig down a couple of more feet below  surface grade (bsg).  Excavator operator struck a black 2" water line conveying water from office trailer to machine shop. Water spilling out of the line washed the gravelly soil in the bottom of the excavation (at 5.5' bsg) and turned the water pink with fuel oil.

Talked with McBreairty about digging deeper to get at contamination.  McBreairty said he was planning on tearing down/moving the old office trailer building in the next month and relocating the scale house/office underground wiring back closer to the the machine shop (south of the spill site by about 50 feet).  Discussed with McBreairty delaying any further clean-up of contaminated soils until the office building and lines (electrical and water) can be moved out of the path of the clean-up activities. Gave Mr. McBreairty an oil spill debris letter and called Tri-Community Landfill (TCL) to let them know some loads of contaminated soils was headed their way.  Provided McBreairty with an application to the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund with some instructions on filling it out.

Told Mr. McBreairty to give DEP a call when he gets office trailer removed/relocated along with associated underground lines.  At that time the remainder of the contamination can be addressed. Until then I requested Mr. McBreairty fill in the excavation with common borrow materials and cover the area with a poly tarp to limit surface water/ precipitation from entering the spill site.

August 09 - Called Mr. McBreairty to inquire if office building had been removed to facilitate finalizing clean-up of the spill.  Building is still in the same location, but is working on it.

10/05 & 10/28/09 Received a e-mail and talked with Chris Fournier, claims unit, BRWM Augusta regarding invoice from Mr. McBreairty for work completed on 6/16/09 at initial response to spill.  Made some adjustment to labor rates and equipment rates based on MDOT scale rates.

10/30/09 Returned to McBreairty spill site. Office building is still in same location however a small extension to the building that had abutted the AST spill site has been removed to facilitate further digging and removal of contaminated soils.  Took several PID headspace readings in area of excavation to guide clean-up efforts.  Results as follows:
PID #1  at 6.0' bsg = 1,344 ppm
PID#2   at 7.0 bsg in east side of excavation = 2,385 ppm
PID#3  at 8.0' bsg and after removal of 2' of east wall of excavation = 910 ppm
PID #4 at 11.5' bs
I-22-2009*02/04/09 Received a call from Dead River Company (DR) dispatcher regarding one of their fuel delivery trucks rolling onto its side on a driveway in Caribou.  DR's crews are on their way to the spill site with a spare truck to pump off the disabled delivery truck.  They also have equipment in route to put the fuel delivery truck back on its wheels.

02/04/09 16:20 Arrived on scene and did quick size up. The bulkhead hatches on the two fuel compartments have only weeped a little fuel that stayed in the pockets of the roll-over protection rails.  Gave DR crew some sorbent pads to soak up this minor spillage.  Also loaned them a stinger drop tube to pump fuel out of the two compartments.  The rollover occurred due to the narrowness of a long private driveway and steep shoulders that were unable to be anticipated by the truck driver due to significant snow fall accumulation on the sides of this private driveway.  The snow depth on the sides of the driveway cushioned the impact on the fuel tank compartments and so there was no damage to the integrity of the tanker truck.  DR crew successfully off-loaded the fuel into a spare delivery truck and a front end loader cleared away snow and pulled the disabled fuel delivery truck back up onto the driveway and on to its wheels.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-23-2009*02/09/09  13:10 I received a call from Dan Valincourt of Daigle Oil Company (DOC), reporting a spill of over 2,000 gallons of #2 fuel oil at their bulk plant in Fort Kent.  Dan stated that the spill occurred during off-loading operations of a tanker truck when the truck's valve and associated piping failed.  DOC employed clean-up crews on-site working to contain the spill.  I informed DOC that we would dispatch Response Staff to the scene at once.

02/09/09 14:30 I arrived on scene and met with Bert Levesque to get an up-date and to size up the extent of the spilled #2 oil, estimated at this time to be about 2,100 gallons.  I dug through frozen ice beneath area where spilled had occurred around loading/unloading racks. Set up sorbent booms and snow to dam up spilled oil from moving laterally away from spill site.  According to Bert Levesque the spill occurred while Jacques Auger transport driver was preparing to unload a compartment on his tanker.  Apparently the piping separated from the valve under the tank allowing product to spill on the ground. Immediately thereafter DOC crews began clean-up efforts  by collecting product in drums, limiting run-off with boom and snow and pumping product off the tanker into one of DOC tank wagons. Within minutes JR Boucher was on-site with a pay loader to move more snow securing the berms already in place. About 1.5 hour after the spill Ed Pelletier arrived to begin the cleanup efforts. At about 5:00 pm cleanup was complete, about 20 yards of snow will be hauled to Tri-Community Landfill. Fortunately with the existing snow pack, layer of ice between the snow pack and ground and frozen ground we are estimating 100 percent of the fuel was recovered.

Spill Calculation of Spill at the DOC Ft. Kent Bulk Plant on 02-09-09:	
Inventory prior to delivery: 289,598 gallons
Inventory end of delivery: 297,125 gallons
Inventory increase: 7,527 gallons
Amount loaded on truck: 8,850 gallons
Difference: 1,323 gallons
Amount pumped into DOC tank wagon: 650 gallons
Estimated amount pumped back into transport: 112 gallons
Amount recovered in drums	: 70 gallons
Estimated amount of spill: 491 gallons

The original spill estimate of over 2,000 gallons was reduced downward to 491 gallons based upon what was cleaned up in the snow pack/gravel above the frozen gravel driveway/yard around the bulk plant's loading rack and the above inventory analysis before and after delivery/spill incident.  Took several digital pictures of the spill site.  No further action is required by Response Services staff at this time.

02/10/09 Received an e-mail from Bert Levesque with the spill report attached.  Placed in the HOSS spill file.
B-589-2009*On 10/19/09 I received an anonymous report of an oil leak from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at Ronnie Murphy's house in Lubec.  After investigating, it was clear that a leak had taken place and the tank needed to be replaced.  After the tank was replaced by DEP funding, on 11/18/09 contaminated soil was removed for proper disposal.  A referral had been made to Technical Services and the well is being monitored.
I-30-2009*02/10/09 09:00 hours, I received a call from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) regarding a spill of 150 gallons of kerosene from an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located on the side of Nadeau's House of Flooring in Fort Kent.  Told DOC rep that we would be responding ASAP to assist in the clean-up efforts.

02/10/09 10:15 hours, I arrived on-scene and met with DOC managers, Scott Haley & Bert Levesque, and did a size -up of the spill site. It was an outside oil tank.  Excess snow and ice accumulated around the tank and small shelter that was around it. It appears the legs of the shelter may have also broken and caused pressure on the oil line in addition to packed snow and ice causing the oil line to break in a fitting.

According to Scott, the AST was filled on January 14.  DOC received a call late in the day on 2/9/08 that the location had no heat and was out of oil.  DOC responded and delivered 254 gallons to the location.  The location was on au890to delivery and the following morning 2/10/09 when we investigated what took place, it became clear there was a potential problem.  After shoveling out the filter and oil line, a leak was found.  DOC then stopped the leaking by putting a vacuum on the fill pipe and proceeded to pump out the remaining contents of the tank.  254 gallons was pumped out.  Ed Pelletier was on sight a short time after and excavated and removed approximately 30 yards of gravel and a small amount of snow and ice.  The Pelletier's dug a hole approximately 8 feet deep by 5 feet wide and 10 feet long.  I conducted several Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings in the hole and also using the field poly-bag headspace analysis to guide the removal of contaminated soils.  Fresh gravel was brought in to backfill the excavation.

DOC's Calculation of estimated loss is as follows:
-estimated oil level that would have been in the tank on 2/9  150 gallons
-oil delivered on 2/9 was 254 gallons
-oil pumped out on 2/10 was 254 gallons
-estimated loss from slow leak prior to 2/9 approximately 150 gallons.

Provided Mr. Dave Labbe, owner of Nadeau's House of Furniture, a application to the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund and explained how the Fund works.  He will call if he has any additional questions.  The outside AST was replaced with an inside AST by DOC crews.

No further Response Services action is required at this time.

B-675-2009*On 11/23/09, I received report of an oil spill from a corroded tank.  Dead River pumped off the remaining product and removed the tank.  I then hired Hanscom Construction to excavate, and dispose of approximately 13 tons of soil at County Concrete.  During the excavation I was able to pad product off of the high water table.  I continued to do this until no more product would pad off, then we back filled.

Unfortunately after a heavy rain event, some oil migrated under a neighbor's trailer, which caused a vapor issue.  On 12/1/09 I hired Clean Harbors to install a vapor barrier under the mobile home to combat the odor.
I-33-2009*02/06/09 Received a call from Wayne St. Pierre, Caribou Middle School custodian, regarding a spill of about 50 gallons of #2 heating oil in the Caribou Middle school's boiler room.  I arrived on-scene and did size-up of spill site.  School maintenance crews had bailed out the concrete sump area where the spill occurred.  The spill was a result of a cracked fitting on the feed line to the boiler.  The maintenance crew had used sorbent pads to soak up the remaining oil and put down speedy dry. The oily debris will be disposed of with other oily waste stream through Safety Works Co.  The spilled oil that was bailed into drums will be burned in the waste oil furnace at the Caribou Bus Garage.  There was a floor drain that was impacted by the spill.  The drain is tied into the Caribou Utility District (CUD) Publicly Owned Treatment Works.  I requested Mr. St. Pierre contact CUD to inform them that some oil is headed toward their headworks.  According to Mr. St. Pierre, CUD has contacted Chris Allen's vacuum truck services to vaccuum off the oil from their treatment plant.

I received a Spill Report from Caribou Middle School on the above incident.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-34-2009*02/12/09 Received a spill report phoned in by Gene Ellis of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) regarding a blown hydraulic hose on a MDOT grader.  The spill of 10 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred on the Mapleton Road near Sleepy Hollow and crews are in the process of putting sorbent pads to soak up the spilled oil.  MDOT will put down a layer of sand to soak up the residual oil not picked up by the sorbent pads.  Oily debris will be taken to MDOT's waste oily stream storage bin in Caribou.  Gene sent in a spill report on the incident.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff
I-43-2009*02/24/09 Received a spill report from Louisiana Pacific Corp regarding spillage of approximately 1,000 gallons of hot ponds water at their OSB facility in New Limerick last evening.  The pond water is just a log conditioning pond filled with water to prep the logs prior to processing.  The water contains no chemicals but has dirt, grit and, organic solids from the logs.  The spill was a result of too much water being added to the ponds during line start-up.  The excess water came out onto the concrete floor of the facility and was pushed back into the ponds.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
LPC's foreman Mark Britton faxed in a spill report of the incident.
I-44-2009*02/27/09 Received a call to report a spill of hydraulic oil at Larry's Exxon Service Station on Main St. in Madawaska.  Spill resulted during snow removal operations, when a hydraulic hose on a backhoe got crimped and pulled out of a fitting.  This busted hose resulted in the spilling of 7 to 8 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the asphalt parking area of the facility.  Larry's crew put down speedy dry and then swept it up and put it into a 55 gallon dry which was hauled to Tri-community Landfill for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
P-948-2009*Approximately 2 quarts of hydraulic oil was released onto the paved roadway surface from a trash collection truck as the result of a blown hydraulic line and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-949-2009*SUMMARY
	12/3/09: Peter Eremita and Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) performed a facility inspection of this retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in response to evidence of gasoline vapors intruding in the adjacent building at 776 Main St.  We noted no significant discharges to the ground.  The western-most dispenser sump had gasoline vapors within it but no free product or evidence of discharges leaving the containment.  The present double-wall UST facility was installed in 2001 (see P-301-2006).  I noted no obvious damage to the sumps or boots.  We could not access the UST pump sumps.  The Veeder Root UST facility leak sensors indicated 'All Functions Normal'.
	See the attached photos and site map, and reports P-936-09 and P-543-1990 et al., for further information.  There are no further MDEP Response Division actions planned at this time.  Gasoline contamination likely remains form earlier discharges and should be properly managed if encountered or disturbed.

S Brezinski
A-728-2009* 11/18/09 11:55 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railroad reported a spill of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a crane of a logging truck off loading railroad ties. The oil impacted railroad ties and gravel at the side of the rail tracks.  Pan AM removed about 1/2 yard of impacted gravel in the area and transported it to the Waterville Rail Yard for consolidation and later disposal by Clean Harbors.  I went to the site and confirmed that the clean-up was completed which it was.  The area is served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-732-2009*Ken Pelletier of Pan Am contacted this office to report a lube oil spill from the locomotive idling at this crossing.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and hand removal.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-733-2009*This office received an anonymous complaint of unspecified violations related to a junkyard at this address.  I responded to the site on 12/8 and no one was around.  There was solid waste in evidence.  Snow was on the ground.  Several old mobile home trailers in various stages of disrepair were on the property.  No oil or hazardous materials were spilled based on my visual inspection.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-740-2009*A small amount of oil leaked from a poorly installed fitting in the oil line for this heating system.  Some soil was removed for disposal but there is very little soil in this area so excavation was limited.  Site referred to Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Response action is expected.
A-741-2009*11/24/09 1355 Chris Guessman from Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the rail tracks, rail ballast and surrounding bushes when a line broke on a tie injector machine. I went to the site and Pan Am employees were cleaning oil from the tracks and removing oiled stone ballast and vegetation in the area. While clean up was happening, a spike driver machine had a failed line, discharging 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil 100 yards down the tracks. Before this spill was cleaned up, a tie removing machine had a line leak spilling another 1 to 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the tracks and ballast. Pan Am employees removed all oil impacted material from all three spills.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-743-2009*11/27/09 1215: Northport Fire Chief reported that diesel fuel had been discharged from a vehicle accident into a roadside ditch running toward Shaw Brook.  A car and small passenger bus collided causing a leak in the bus's diesel fuel tank.  I arrived on scene and found that the Fire Department had used oil absorbent pads to collect and stop the oil.  I built an underflow dam in the ditch down grade from where the fuel had spilled to stop any oil from getting to the brook.  Absorbent boom was placed at the dam and upgrade to collect oil.

12/8/09 Contaminated soil was removed from the ditch and the ditch was restored per Department of Transportation directions.

No further action by response Services expected.
A-744-2009*11/28/09 11:30 Ken Pelletier from Pan AM railroad reported a spill of 1 quart of lube oil to the railroad ballast from a leaking railroad engine at the Rumford Rail Yard.  Approximately 50 pounds of impacted crushed rock ballast was removed and transported to the Waterville Rail Yard.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-745-2009*11/28/2009 22:45 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railroad reported a spill of 1 quart of lube oil to the railroad ballast from a leaking railroad engine at the Riley Road Rail Yard.  An estimated 50 pounds of impacted crushed rock rail bed ballast was removed and transported to the Waterville Rail Yard for consolidation and later disposal.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-746-2009*11/29/09 0059 Dianne Johnson from Verso Paper Mill reported that an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to the floor in the pulp recycling area when a line broke on a piece of equipment. An estimated 5 gallons went to the plant sewer system and the rest was collected with absorbent material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-747-2009*11/29/09 1120 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that 2 quarts of lube oil had leaked from a railroad engine to the rail stone ballast. The oil impacted stone was removed for disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.


A-748-2009*11/30/09 0050 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that a transformer had discharged its oil contents to the snow when it was hit by a falling tree during a storm. The transformer was upside down and was severely damaged when the tree broke the utility pole. A clean up crew was going to clean up the spill in the morning. The next day Janet reported that the clean up crew had removed all oil impacted snow and leaf debris and the transformer oil was < 1 ppm poly chlorinated biphenyl. See attached Central Maine Power Spill Report. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-749-2009*11/29/09 1640 Rockland Fire Department reported that there had been a spill of 6 to 8 gallons of gasoline at the Scale House facility fuel dispenser from a customer overfill at the dispenser. The facility is unattended after day time hours. The Fire Department had put down several bags of speedy dry and absorbent pads to contain and collect the spill. I went to the site and assisted the Fire Department in collecting the absorbent material. All the spilled fuel was contained to pavement. The area is a commercial zone served by public water. The manager, Marie Roni, agreed to arrange for the disposal of the absorbent material.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-750-2009*This office received a report of a minor leak of #2 fuel oil in the basement of this residence.  No information is available on site investigation or remedial action that occurred as a result of this incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-751-2009*	A spill of an estimated two to five gallons of diesel fuel was reported by a homeowner after his dog came back inside smelling of oil. He looked outside and found a stained area in his driveway, where a contractors truck had been parked.  He called the contractor who explained a container of diesel fuel had overturned and leaked in the bed of his truck.
	On November 30, 2009, I drove to the home to investigate the spill.  Heavy rain had spread the spill down the driveway, but otherwise limited the depth of the contamination.  Sorbent pads were used to absorb free standing oil, and a small amount of gravel was removed. The contaminated gravel was shoveled into four five gallon pails,  and taken to the Central Maine Regional Office Response Warehouse for consolidation and later off-site disposal.  No further Response actions are expected.
A-754-2009*On 12/2/2009 in Jay, Joy Barker reported an oil spill in her home.  The estimated one gallon spill of #2 heating oil was the result of her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) being overfilled during a delivery.  Fabian oil cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  A site visit was made to assess the spill and look for damage to the AST from overfilling as well as check for indoor air quality issues.  No further Response action is expected.
A-755-2009*On 12/2/2009 in Belfast, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill.  The estimated 5 gallon spill of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil was the result of a tree falling on a power line. The tree was cut down by a neighbor and accidentally fell onto the line breaking the pole and causing the transformer to spill. The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
I-47-2009*03/06/09  Received a call and faxed spill report regarding a spill of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil at a wood cutting operation in Squapan Township.  The spill was the result of a hose broken on an excavator when a truck collided with it.  The woods crew from JD Raymond soaked up spilled hydraulic oil with sorbents and wood fines and hauled them back to shop for disposal.
03/06/09 Arrived on scene.  Spilled oil had been adequately cleaned up with sorbents and wood fines and taken to shop for disposal.  No impacts to groundwater users or surface waters was evident.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-208-2009*10/30/09 Received a call from Maine Potato Growers (MPG) regarding a 15 gallon spill of #2 heating oil as a result of a blown seal on one of their fuel delivery trucks.  The spill occurred at 383 Van Buren Road and MPG crew immediately placed sorbent pads down and speedy dry to soak up the spilled oil.  The oil spill debris was then picked up and taken to MPG's warehouse for proper disposal.  MPG faxed in the spill report on the incident.  Arrived on scene, all oil has been soaked up and sorbent materials removed for disposal.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-320-2009*Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline were released to the ground surface as the result of a corrosion hole in the gasoline tank the home owners passenger vehicle. In order to remediate the spill, 0.57 tons of impacted soil was hand excavated from the spill location by the owner and DEP personnel. The soil was transported to South Portland via the owners personal boat and then hauled to CPRC Recycling of Scarborough by the DEP for disposal. Soil screening during the excavation was performed by the DEP using a photo ionization device. Soil samples collected from the final extent of the excavation measured below 100 parts per million. The drinking water well that services the residence was within 50 feet of the spill location and the owner declined the option of testing the well water as he did not feel that it would be impacted from the spill. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-228-2009*11/24/09 Received a call from George Howe, CEO for Presque Isle, regarding a Lead Hazards warning that had been issued for an apartment house at 84 State Street in Presque Isle.  George said that the lead hazards posting had a Robert Seavy's (sp?) name on it.  George was wondering what was involved with this lead hazards posting and what role the city had in the process.  Told George I would look into it and get back to him.  Spoke with OHMSII Franklin Wezner whom informed me that we as Response Staff refer these matters to Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), who in turn work with DEP's Lead Abatement program standards to mitigate the situation.  Carole Cifrino, DEP' Lead abatement person is the contact.

12/4/09 Called Tina Bernier of DHHS Lead Abatement program (207-287-4311) to discuss the lead hazards posting of 84 State street in Presque Isle.  She said Mr. Robert Seavy, an inspection contractor, had done a lead hazards inspection of the apartment building in early November.  The inspection identified several exterior and interior lead hazards at the property.  The hazards were related to peeling old lead paint (and associated dust) on the exterior of the house and on interior window sills, sashes, and door casings.  The owner- Sheldon Ellis was then issued a lead hazards abatement order to mitigate the hazards in 30 days.  Mr. Ellis requested an extension of 60 days to come up with and implement a plan.  DHHS granted the 60 day extension, thus the due date for Mr. Ellis to abate/take care of the lead hazards is on February 4th, 2010.  Once the owner has complied with the abatement order another post abatement inspection will be completed by a DHHS contractor.  Tina stated that the abatement standards were developed by DEP.  She said that the city of Presque Isle doesn't have to do anything related to this incident.  Tina also stated that if the apartment house is vacated prior to the lead hazards being mitigated, the structure cannot be re-occupied until the hazards have been taken care of to the satisfaction of DHHS.   Called George Howe (CEO Presque Isle) and left a voice message regarding the above information.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.




P-569-2008*	6/30/08: Jody of C N Brown (CNB) reported a discharge to the ground of about ten gallons of gasoline and water from an Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) vacuum truck at this Paris facility.  EPI's vacuum trucked was reported to have leaked 10-gallons of gasoline and water (estimated half water and half gasoline) outside the above ground storage tank dike when they were pumping off a waste AST.
	Clean-up of contaminated soil was done by EPI and the soil sent to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. (CPRC) for recycling.  The C N Brown site is located in a commercial- industrial area of Paris, and though over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer the area is considered by some Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff to be a non-attainment area due to many past spills and leaks from the many facilities and businesses along Route 26.
P-571-2008*	Tuesday 7/1/08: I responded to a neighborhood complaint of an unusual contaminant in the water of Sabattus Lake.  Upon examination and consultation with Roy Bouchard of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Bureau of Land & Water Quality (BLWQ), we determined that the contaminant was a blue-green algae bloom.  On site, I took a water sample and sent it for examination.  A bloom like this is often caused by excess nutrients in areas such as this were fertilized lawns go up to the water's edge.
	No further Maine DEP Bureau of Oil & Hazardous Materials involvement is expected.  I found no evidence of prohibited oil or chemical discharges.
P-520-2007*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that there had been a discharge of diesel fuel at the J&S Grocery at the corner of Route 4 and Grammar Rd.  I arrived to find a large stain on the pavement leading from the diesel Underground Storage Tank's (UST's) sump, across the parking lot, across Route 4, and into the soft shoulder on the other side of the road.  Some of the diesel had also run from the driveway onto the grass next to it.  Sorbent materials were used to clean up some of what had spilled and the owner arranged for the grassy area and the soft shoulder to be excavated.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-677-2009*11/23/09  CN Brown reported an equipment malfunction of a 'shut off valve' associated with a new heating oil storage system at the Medway Middle School.  During the oil delivery the valve failed and a half a cup of oil discharged through the fill vent.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed by CN Brown oil company.

No further Response action anticipated.
B-693-2009*On 12/3/09 I received report of an unknown amount of waste hydraulic fluid mixed with wood chips and bark, spilled into the headwaters of the Woodland dam, operated by the Domtar paper mill.  The following is a description of the incident and clean up effort performed by the mill.  This description was provided by the mill's Environmental Manger Jay Beaudoin.


As reported to you via phone, a section of the Mill's hog fuel blow line developed a  leak on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  This line uses compressed air to transport bark, fines and chips to the Mill's power boiler for use as fuel.  A portion of the line follows the Woodland dam.

Spent hydraulic fluid has historically been placed on the hog fuel pile for mixture prior to transport and incineration. Turn over of this pile and any fluid is a short duration process.

This leak was due to the process of wear on the line by the abrasive action of this material.  The location of the leak was in the general vicinity of the leaks we experienced in April and October of this year.  Prior to this failure the area of the leak was wrapped with a felt and banded with three steel bands as a proactive measure.  However, in this case a piece of the line blew out and passed through the felt allowing material to escape to the dam and river beneath.  Hydraulic fluid intermixed that morning was also present and this caused sheening on the impoundment in the vicinity of the spill and Woodland Dam intakes and gates.

Mill personnel were assigned to clean up material on the dam, keep the water intakes clear and deploy absorbent booms.  Clean Harbors was used to removed material from the water surface and as a resource for deployment of any containment booms or other such efforts had they been necessary.  Clean Harbors was on site most of the day Thursday, December 3.  Bob Shannon of the Maine DEP was also on site for most of the day Thursday.

All State Power-Vac was used to remove material from the dam, along the banks and underwater in the vicinity of the spill.  All State was onsite from Thursday morning through to Friday, December 4 at 6 pm.  They worked 12 hour rotating  crews on a 24 hour basis ( 3 shifts) during this period.

Material was vacuumed, hand raked or scooped from the water and placed back into the fuel bunker for incineration.  A large amount of the material lost was reclaimed.

 A comparatively small amount of the material that made it to the water surface was washed away downstream. An inspection of the river in the Baring, Milltown and Calais areas did not show a significant amount of material at the typical access locations.

No further Response action expected.

P-522-2007*I was contacted by CMP reporting that one of their transformers had been hit by lightning causing it to leak.  There was a fire that consumed most of the spilled oil and burned the grass in the area.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-524-2007*I was contacted by Home Depot's environmental contractor reporting that a gallon of latex paint had been spilled inside their Portland location.  Home Depot employees used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-525-2007*I was contacted by Sam Viola the owner of the F/V Caroline M reporting that while docked at Vessel Services a bucket of hydraulic oil was knocked over and spilled onto the deck of the boat and then ran into the Fore River.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbent material but some of the sheen was unrecoverable.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-663-2009*On 11/17/09 I received report of an estimated 30 gallon hydraulic leak from a blown hydraulic line on a loader.  The fluid was released into a catch basin where it was recovered using sorbent pads.  No further Response action expected.



P-526-2007*I was contacted by the Berwick Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on a unnamed dirt road that runs along the river near the intersection of Cranberry Meadow Road and Pine Hill Road.  Some teenagers had driven their car onto the dirt road and only about 30 feet in their oil pan hit a rock and split open spilling used motor oil onto the gravel in the road.  The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up what they could.  When I looked at it there was very little left, just a sheeny film on the cobbles.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-697-2009*11/20/09  Bangor International Airport reported a 4 gallon jet fuel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of the wing fuel tank and a discharge out the wing vent and onto the tarmac.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The waste is stored for later contractor pick up.

No further Response action warranted.

		
P-529-2007*I was contacted by Mark Saunders reporting that an excavator had blown a hydraulic hose while excavating on his property.  About a gallon of oil was spilled and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-530-2007*I was contacted by Northeast Air reporting that a Northwest Airlines MD88 had a leak from its fuel tank at Gate #3 at the Portland Jetport.  The spill was contained to the asphalt and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-531-2007*I was contacted by A. Duie Pyle Transportation reporting that there had been a spill of PPG Auto Paint (Paint related materials, Hazard Class 3, UN 1263, Packing Group 2) outside the Target in Biddeford.  The driver of the truck that made the delivery accidentally backed into a pallet of PPG Auto Paint damaging several containers.  About 5 gallons of paint was spilled onto the paved parking lot and was cleaned up using sorbent materials.
P-880-2009*On 11/3/09 I received a call from Tom Robbins of Royal Oil reporting a small fuel oil spill at a customer's residence in Scarborough.  The spill occurred when their truck driver failed to completely shut off the nozzle on the delivery hose after making an oil delivery.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Reponse Services action required.
P-536-2007*I was contacted by an anonymous caller reporting that an oil burner technician from Caron & Waltz was replacing an oil tank that had leaked in the basement of 13 Deering Street.  Caron & Waltz was hired to remove the old tank and replace it but didn't let the owner know that it needed to be reported to the DEP.  I visited the site and spoke with the oil burner technician and explained his responsibility to report spills.  The spill in the basement was contained to the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.

I spoke with Richard Freund the general manager of Caron & Waltz and they invited me to come talk to their technicians at a meeting.  I did that on August 2nd.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-994-2009*On December 18, 2009 I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department that an unknown amount of #2 oil had leaked from a heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) onto the ground at 12 Pine Street in Springvale.  Upon arrival to the site I searched the residence for a home owner to speak to but nobody was around.  Upon requested information from the Bank of New York, the house is in foreclosure and Kara Bell of 4 Property Management, L.L.C. in Hampton, New Hampshire is the owner of the property.  Approximately 1 yard of snow and oily soil was removed from under the filter.  The soil was removed without immediate permission because of the location of the spill and the potential hazard it posed on nearby drinking wells and people.  The soil and snow were taken to the DEP warehouse where the snow was melted and oil padded off.  Resulting water and the contaminated soil were combined with like wastes for bulk disposal s disposed at the appropriate facilities.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-892-2009*Received a call regarding an oil discharge at 14 Birch Hill Road, York, ME.  The discharge was the result of cracked fitting on an elbow to the fill for the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil had flowed across the floor into a sump hole.  Supposedly, the fill piping was hit by an excavator while undertaking work around the building.

I responded to the incident and met the owner, Edna Allen, whom showed me the area in question.  Estes Oil had cleaned up most of the oil and repaired the fitting, but there was still some speedy-dry and sorbent pads to be removed and the dwelling smelled of oil.  The sump was dry and most of the oil had been removed from it.  I collected all the oil sorbents and cleaned out the sump.  I also removed some oiled lumber that was adjacent to the AST.  We setup fans in the basement to ventilate the area and sealed it off from the upstairs.  I did advise Ms. Allen to stay somewhere else for the night, due to the vapors.  She stated that she might stay at a relative's house for the night.  I informed her to contact me if she experienced any issue related to the oil vapors.  Also, I notice that the AST was in need of replacing, and made arrangements to have it replaced through the State's AST replacement program, since the property had a well.

I checked on the site the following week to assess the vapor issue.  Nothing was detected using an photo ionizing detector.  Ms. Allen stated that she was not experiencing any issues related to the vapor issues, and felt the clean-up was satisfactory.  The tank was replaced by Boom Technology, Inc..  While replacing the tank, the wooden structure supporting the tank was oiled and had to been removed and disposed of.  The remainder of the AST replacement transpired without incident.  No further response action anticipated.
A-494-2008*	A spill of an estimated one gallon of hydraulic oil occurred when a piece of re bar damaged a hydraulic hose on an excavator.  The excavator was demolishing the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow.  Much of the oil spilled was lost to the quickly flowing water, but sorbent material was used to clean-up residual product and the equipment repaired.  A site visit was made to ensure the clean-up was conducted satisfactorily.
P-991-2009*I was contacted by Bob Dupuis of J.P. Noonan Transportation reporting that one of their trucks suffered a spill after completion of an oil delivery to B&M.  After the truck completed delivering its #6 oil cargo the hoses were disconnected from the storage tank.  Their procedure is to then run a small amount of #2 oil through the hoses and pump to clean out the residual #6 oil.  The driver finished flushing the #2 oil through and then disconnected the hose in the wrong place causing a small amount of #2 oil to spray onto the pavement.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-594-2008*	A spill of K-1 was reported when Chris Leeman, the caretaker of a seasonal property, noticed an oil odor while working around a converted fish house.  A 138 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) used to supply a heater to the fish house, had a line leak.  The leak occurred under the building where the bare copper line had corroded over time.  The heater was not used often as evidenced by the AST  last being filled in 2002, and still had half a tank left after the spill.
	A site visit was made to assess the clean-up needed.  Staining was seen around the area under the leaking line, but was not extensive.  The high tide mark was above this area.  Pendleton's Plumbing and Heating personnel and I used shovels and buckets to remove contaminated soil and placed it into a drum.  They later replaced the faulty oil line.  Limited to no oil sheen was seen at high tide and no further Response actions are expected.
P-1000-2009*Underground Oil Storage Tank (UST) Removal visited as waiver of 30 Day Removal Notification was granted.

Contractor: Portland Pump Co.
Certified Tank Installer:  Scott Lettelier
Site Assessor:  Acadia Environmental

The 3000 gallon double walled, cathodically protected UST was removed without incident.  There were no signs of corrosion or other indications of leakage.   Likewise there were no indications of discharge from the plastic piping or pump.

No further action by Response Services required.
B-716-2009*On 12/15/09, I received report of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leaking in Newport.  The report was made by John Mayhew of Carmel Oil.  His delivery man was making a drop of oil at 75 New Road, LLC, in Newport.  Once the driver started making the drop, he noticed oil leaking from the brass nipple that was in the AST.   He stopped pumping and called his boss, who told him to use snow to collect the oil and that he was on his way.  John, had a peddle truck roll over last winter, and saw us utilize snow as an absorbent at that spill and did the same.  Once John got off the phone with his driver, he called me.

When I arrived on scene John and his technician were in the process of transferring product into a skid tank and shovelling the oiled snow into trash barrels he had purchased from a neighbor.  Once the oil was transferred and the leak stopped, we continued to remove the oiled snow and put down some sorbent pads in the area of the spill.  I then made arrangements to remove the contaminated soil the next morning.

Gardiner Construction removed 9 tons of contaminated soil and replaced it with clean backfill.  A recovery well was installed and thus far has not yielded much of a return.  The well will be monitored until spring.

The local CAP agency replaced the AST, which Carmel Oil installed the next day.   No further Response action expected.
B-713-2009*On 12/14/09, Greg Marquis of Marquis Heating reported that technicians had discovered a corroded fuel line in the crawl space/basement at 76 Front St. in Old Town.  The house had been vacant and For Sale since July.  The unsleeved line had been chaffing against the propane line and was dripping oil.
When I arrived I could smell oil in the living space and the readings on the PhotoIonization Detector(PID) were between 3 and 6 parts per million (ppm).  In the basement/crawlspace the PID readings were between 9 and 15 ppm.  Right over the oil impacted soil the readings were 15 ppm.  There were pieces of wood and debris that had soaked up oil so I removed them and placed a vapor barrier over the contaminated soil.  There were no windows in the basement so a fan to vent the air out was not possible.  Given the small area of impacted soil it did not appear as though more than one or two gallons of oil had been lost.
On 12/16/09, I returned to see if the vapor barrier was adequately reducing the vapors in the house.  I could smell oil faintly and the PID read 0 ppm in both the living space and the crawl space.  No further Response action expected.


P-616-2009*	Sunday 8/2/09: In response to a question about an apparent removal of an underground storage tank (UST) I stopped by while in the area this day and confirmed what appeared to be an old oil tank lying on the ground next to the demolished former National Guard Armory building and the former, old, Brunswick High School building.
	Tuesday 8/4/09: I returned to the site and met with a foreman with NASDI, a demolition contractor out of Massachusetts, who was razing the buildings for the Brunswick High School.  They reported this tank (Photos I & II) was actually an aboveground storage tank (AST), not a UST, for the demolished Armory building and that no oil leaks were noted by them.  The AST was cleaned out (by EPI of Auburn, Maine) and I noted no corrosion holes or evidence of discharges.  The building was leveled so I could not check the original tank location.
	NASDI, Brunswick School Dept. and PDT Architects were planning to remove the High School's #2 oil UST without prior 30-day required notification but I turned this aspect over to Ann Hemenway, of  MDEP Response Division, because of her prior involvement with reported oil contamination here.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
B-701-2009*On 12/8/09, Brandy Corbin of 199 Exeter Rd. in Corinna reported a contractor hired to work on her house had broken 2 light bulbs containing Mercury.  The contractor had vacuumed up the light bulbs and wiped up the area and disposed of the rags in the trash.  Mrs. Corbin's husband had later cleaned the floor as well and placed paper towels he used in the trash with the other rags.
The Corbin's were in the process of renovating but have an infant and did not want to stay in the house if the mercury was remaining in the air.
When I arrived on site, I spoke with the contractor and asked if the vacuum was still on site.  He had not brought back since he used it to vacuum of the mercury.  I explained to him that the vacuum was now contaminated with mercury and would be for awhile.  I suggested that he run it outside away from anything for a while before using it in a home again.  I used the LUMEX to screen the air for mercury throughout the house.  In the bathroom where the spilled occurred down by the floor I had readings of 30 ng/m3 (nonograms per cubic meter).  I checked four points in the bathroom both in the breathable air space and down at the floor.  No readings exceeded 40 ng/m3 .  In the living room I conducted a similar screening covering the room and testing each location at floor level and in the breathable air space.  One reading got up to 50 ng/m3 in the breathable air space but the other locations were below 40 ng/m3 .  I also checked the bags of trash outside that included rags and paper towels used to clean up the light bulbs.  The LUMEX read less than 10 ng/m3  .  I was satisfied that the numbers were well below any action level and spoke with Mr. Corbin.  I recommended continued ventilation as a precaution but saw nothing in the readings that would indicate a hazard to the family's health.  I also referred him to the state toxicologist if he or his wife had any questions.  No further Response action expected.
A-62-2008*	An excavation project near a pad mounted transformer broke a bushing, causing the release of a small amount of mineral transformer oil. The transformer oil was tagged as non-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) containing oil.  The spilled material was cleaned up using sorbent material. No site visit was made.
A-101-2008*	A ten gallon overfill of an inside Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) occurred due to driver inattention.  Oil was lost to the exterior of the building and ran along the snow and ice.  Some oil was also spilled inside around the AST's bungs.  Maritime Energy personnel removed the oil contaminated snow and ice around the outside and used sorbent material to remove the spilled fuel around the tank inside.  A site visit was made to verify the clean-up, and only a small amount of additional clean-up outside was required.  No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-259-2008*	The number 3 paper machine press section operation floor, 2nd press roll had a loose bolt, which caused hydraulic oil to leak. An estimated ninety gallons of oil was lost to the concrete floor and moat. The oil was cleaned up by removing the free oil and using sorbent material to clean up the residual. The bolt was tightened and routine inspections will now include inspections of the bolts on the hydraulic system. No site visit was made.
A-439-2008*	A spill of an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic oil occurred at the shipping department wrappers #4 and 5 when a hose became disconnected from a metal coupling.  The entire spill was contained in a concrete containment pit and was recovered by Verso Paper personnel.  No site visit was made.  No further Response action expected.
B-686-2009*On 11/28/09, while attending to a different spill in Bar Harbor, I noticed that a skiff tied to the dock at the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company was listing heavily to the starboard side and taking on water over the stern.  There was a heavy chop on the water and the boat was laden with wood debris.  I could not go down onto the dock because the gate was locked.  Fortunately local police had notified someone at the Whale Watch Company and three men showed up with a sump pump.  I was concerned about the gas on the skiff and wanted to make sure there was no sheen around the boat.  When I got down to the dock I observed that there was a smell of gas in the air and also a 5 gallon gas container floating in the stern of the partially submerged boat.  I observed the discharge of the sump pump that had been placed in the boat but saw no sheen.  The effect of one sump pump was just enough to keep the boat from sinking further.  I called the fire department and asked if they had any pumps for a sinking vessel.  They were able to bring a pump and the workers from the Whale Watch Co. were able to find another sump pump.
Those pumps combined were able to bring the boat up and the wood debris was removed from the boat.  The 5 gallon container of gas contained only water at this point.  The air on the dock smelled of gas but I saw only a small sheen coming from one of the pump discharges.  The wind and chop on the water made it impossible to see any sheen.  No further Response action expected.
P-116-2008*While performing maintenance on equipment at Safe Handling in Auburn, a small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled.  The Safe Handling staff on-site cleaned up the spilled material immediately.
P-117-2008*A compressor at Safe Handling leaked a small amount of oil on the ground at the facility.  The discharge was cleaned up by Safe Handling personnel.
P-118-2008*Dead River Oil Company reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred while they were filling an aboveground oil storage tank at the Fontaine residence located at 257 Webber Ave. in Lewiston.  The discharge had occurred due to a crack in the fill pipe.  The oil had sprayed onto the ground and driveway. A site visit confirmed that  Dead River was able to clean-up the discharge sufficiently.
P-119-2008*Spill of antifreeze from Pine Tree Waste truck.   Spilled material cleaned up by Pine Tree Waste.
P-120-2008*Overfill of underground storage tank at Big Apple in Gray.  Majority of product was to spill bucket.  Spilled product was cleaned up by CN Brown.
I-232-2009*On 12-8-09, Kevin Dubois, of Dead River Company called to report that a customer?s tank was discovered leaking through a routine inspection. He estimated 0.5 gallons had been lost onto the concrete basement floor.  Technicians used speedy dry for clean up and the tank is being replaced.  No action is needed by Response Services at this time, according to Dead River Company.
P-544-2007*I was contacted by the USCG reporting a sheen off Long Island.  In order to investigate the report, I hired Boom Technology, Inc. to transport me with their boat which is stationed at Portland Pipeline Pier #2.  When we were returning from Long Island to Pier #2 we smelled diesel fuel vapors.  We found what appeared to be red dyed marine diesel fuel caught up along Portland Pipeline's boom at Pier #2.  Given the tides and wind direction it appeared that the source of the oil was Spring Point Marina.  We then found fuel amongst the boats docked at Spring Point Marina.  We cleaned up as much fuel as we could with sorbent material but were never able to pinpoint the source.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-547-2007*I was contacted by Bruce Yates of Global Companies reporting that during repair of Tank 8's dike wall they had come across contaminated soil some of which was below the high tide line in the Fore River.  I inspected the site and saw a sheen in the water and smelled the odor of old gasoline.  The repair of the dike continued and contaminated soil was stockpiled for testing and disposal.  The exact source of the contamination was not pinpointed but the site has a long history as an oil terminal (see attached report by St. Germain & Assoc.).  No further response action is needed at this time.
P-630-2006*While digging for utility connection for new parking garage the public works crew for the city of Lewiston discovered an underground tank and reported it to DEP/Cyr.

Further inspection revealed the tank had been filled with concrete and sand.  This abandonment was proper and given the extremely tight orientation of the tank to the alley it was left as is.  The utility work would be revised to navigate around the tank.

Based on visual observations, there was no evidence of a discharge.  The abandonment (ie filled with concrete/sand) was deemed successful and the area backfilled.  DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-550-2007*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that one of their oil trucks had engine trouble and leaked two gallons of engine oil onto the road in front of 57 Bonney Eagle Road in Standish.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-572-2007*I was contacted by Janet Dyer of CMP reporting that a car had collided with a pole #6 on Mountain Road in Harpswell causing the transformer to partially dislodge from the pole and drip oil onto the ground.  The contaminated grass was excavated and disposed of (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-574-2007*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that there had been a release of gasoline at their Naples Big Apple.  A customer was filling up their tank when the automatic shutoff valve failed and gasoline was spilled onto the paved parking lot.  The Naples Fire Department responded and sorbent material was used to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-835-2006*Hollis Fire Department (HFD) called to notify DEP that a resident had fumigated herself out of her home with flea & tick bombs. Upon responding to the address, a cape style home, O'Brien and I found the HFD formulating a ventilation plan.  Using a DEP RAM FAM  and HFD blower, doors at the front and rear of the home were opening to move as much air as possible.

The resident used seven (7) flea & tick bombs in the course of the morning and then re-entered the home experienced respiratory problems and called 911. She was transported to the hospital, with non-life-threatening symptoms but serious respiratory difficulty.

After letting the fans remove several house volumes of air and circulation of fresh air, the home was entered.  The basement was blanketed with white powder, the recommendations were to have the carpeting and items in the basement laundry area professionally cleaned.  DEP/Response plans no further action at this site.
I-69-2009*04/11/09 Received a call from Michelle MacDonald regarding a spill of oil from their oil storage tank in their basement.  Michelle said that their cellar had flooded with 4 to 5 feet of water due to the ice jam and subsequent flooding of the St. Croix stream in downtown Masardis. Told her that I was enroute to assist with the clean-up of the spill.  Arrived on scene and did a size up of the incident.  Flood waters had reached a depth of about 4 to 5 feet in the MacDonald home cellar, which caused the oil storage tank to move and the fuel line to kink and leak. Estimated fuel loss based on what is still in a mostly full tank was approximately 20 to 30 gallons.  Put down sorbent pads to soak up floating oil on water surface in cellar.  Instructed homeowner to see if their family can stay somewhere else for the next couple of days due to odors and lack of heat in home (furnace damaged).  Explained to Ms. MacDonald how the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund works and provided her with an application.  Told Ms. MacDonald that I would be contracting with a clean-up contractor to pump out the oily water in cellar and set up a ventilation and oil/water treatment system to mitigate the spill.  Contacted Fud Wood and met him at the site to discuss the clean-up plan which included the vacuum/pumping out of the oily water that day.  Worked with heating technicians from Daigle Oil to pump out the remaining fuel in the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and temporarily store the fuel in 55-gallon drums.  Recommended to Ms. MacDonald that she look into replacing the AST as it was quite old and showing signs of corrosion.

04/12/09 Site visit to check on status of clean-up activities.  Fud Wood's crew has vacuumed out all the standing water in the cellar and is in the process of establishing/plumbing in the oil/water separator and carbon drum to polish off the discharge waters.  Will bring out some additional sorbent pads and bags of activated charcoal to service the oil-water separator treatment system.  Set up ventilation fan in basement and changed out pads on cellar floor.

04/13/09 Site visit to MacDonald home.  Fan is pulling out a lot of the odors from the cellar.  Odor is not very evident in the first floor.  Oil-water separator is up and running.  Not much water is being pulled through as water levels have subsided outside the home as the stream ice jam has cleared.  Changed out pads in separator and on floor of cellar.  Left Fud's crew some sorbent pads and a couple of bags of activated charcoal for the drum polisher.

04/14/09 Checked on MacDonald home spill site.  Odor in cellar is quite minimal.  MacDonald's are working on getting a new AST and having their furnace either replaced or repaired if possible.  Oil-water separator is not showing much evidence of oil in the water being pumped through the sump.  Checked on sorbent pads in cellar and changed out a few around the sump hole.

04/16/09 Checked on water treatment system/carbon filter system on sump pump in cellar.  Pump was off - water in basement is out - only some minor amount of water in the sump hole - not enough to activated the pump.  Picked up the remaining sorbent pads on the cellar floor.  Wrote up an oil spill debris form for Fud Wood's crew to take oily debris (pads, used carbon) to Presque Isle Landfill.

05/05/09 Advised Fud to remove oil-water treatment system and close up clean-up activities at the MacDonald home as the site is now cleaned up.  Will leave the fan in place through the next year to exhaust any remnant odors that may persist through the summer/fall/winter.  The MacDonald's have gotten a new AST that they have chosen to locate outside along the northern side of the home.  Mr. MacDonald is building a protective shed over the tank to prevent snow and ice from falling onto it or the filter and damaging the oil storage tank.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

A-736-2009*1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from equipment working on Kibby Wind Project.  Affected soil cleaned up by responsible party (Reed & Reed).   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-72-2009*04/14/09 Received a call from Bob Ouellette regarding some old tanks in a back field on his farm that contain some old fluids and he is not sure what it is or what to do with them.  He thinks that when the farm sat idle for a number of years, someone took the tanks out back and just left them there.  Site visit with Bob, to area where the tanks were abandoned.  Opened up bung plug on the drums and drew out some of the contents using a coliwassa tube.  The liquid was visual inspected and checked for pH.  The product appears to be old used motor oil.  There are several drums ranging in size from 55 gallons to 300 gallons.  None of the drums appear to be leaking at this time.  Recommended to Bob that he contact a couple of garages in the area that have waste oil burners to see if they could be interested in pumping these drums out.  Bob will explore this option and call me back if he needs further assistance.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-944-2009*During the morning of 12/3 a violent storm blew through the area, the winds lifted a greenhouse; however, the aboveground supply tank was on the outside.  The copper supply line ran through the wall, which when lifted by the wind failed to raise the approximately half full tank, breaking the connection and discharging the contents of the tank to the ground, all during a torrential rain.

The fuel oil washed approximately 100 yards down a gravel driveway.  The final resting place was a preplant loam area, adjacent mulch pile and through the mulch pile to a flooded field.  The preplant area was all but saturated along with the lower portion of the mulch pile.  The difficulty was capillary action wicked the water oil mixture up into the mulch pile therefore rendering the entire pile unusable. Also a small, approximately 3 yard, pile of crushed stone was contaminated and removed as oil soaked debris. A total of 288.05 tons of material were removed as oil soaked debris.

Clean-up required the staging of a roadway to allow vacuum trucks and excavation equipment to operate and not sink in a quagmire. Local excavation company Maietta was hired to construct roadway, remove contaminated soil, transport to CPRC Recycling and restoration work.

The initial clean-up was removal of as much free product as possible with the vacuum trucks, before it migrated off-site to neighboring residential properties. Both Clean Harbors and ENPRO were hired to accomplish this task.  Two vacuum trucks were used based on the vast expanse of water needed to be treated while the weather was favorable.  The wind was holding the plume against the near shore which aided recovery even though there was still water flowing.  Once the oily water was collected a large excavation was conducted with endpoints being the removal of visible free product.  Once the contaminated soil was removed and disposed of, the area was backfilled with clean fill, contoured, and covered with mulch.  Due to the immediate response to the spill, recovery efforts were very effective.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-964-2009*REPORT SUMMARY
	During the summer of 2009 while involved in a nearby remediation at a local excavation, a contractor advised me of a former gas station facility that had underground oil storage tanks (USTs) located across Route 196 from the Morse Bros (Downeast Energy) UST facility property; this was in relation to discussing past oil vapor issues in the local storm drains (see P-789-89 et al.).  We speculated that this possibly unknown former UST facility could have been a contributor to the prohibited discharge issues that had threatened Lisbon Water Department's Anne Street public water well.
	12/8/09: I briefly visited the location which is presently a triangular-shaped, paved parking lot situated between #647 and #661 Lisbon St.  I noted no evidence of a building, former dispenser island, vent pipes or fill pipes.  I did not do a metal detector survey.  The property owner is located at a former church at 660 Lisbon St., now operated as a commercial business.  Located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer the site is also within the wellhead protection area for the Anne Street well (see attached map).
	Environmental sampling appears to have been done on the site, likely done is relation to the Morse Brother's Oil clean-up in the early 1990's.  See the records of Maine DEP Technical Services Division for records of these samples and further site information.  I called DEP geologist John Beane and without going through his records he could not recall knowing there had been a gas station at this location.  I noted no DEP spill reports for this site and no UST Registration number; if there were motor fuels USTs on this site they appear to have been abandoned prior to 1986 UST regulations.

RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	No surficial evidence of a UST facility was noted at this time.
II.	Considering the environmental sensitivity of the area a Phase-1 and perhaps a Phase-2 investigation to check for remaining tanks and piping, and for prohibited discharges may be prudent.  It should be kept in mind that at this time evidence for a UST facility being at this location is based on one person's memory.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
P-609-2007*I was contacted by a concerned citizen who had seen an oil sheen on Sebago Lake.  I contacted Dan Davis of Response Services in Augusta who has a camp on the lake very close to the reported sheen.  He investigated the area by kayak and couldn't find a source.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-621-2007*Oil odors reported by nearby residents lead to the discovery of oil in the sewer lines and Fore River Pumping Station.  ENPRO was hired to remove the oil from the wet well.

Extensive investigation took place to find the type and source of the product found in the pumping station.  All were inconclusive.  No source was ever pinpointed.

An extensive investigation was conducted into the possibility that the oil was Jet A from Northeast Air, but no positive connection between the spilled oil and their facility could be made (see attached emails).

The product was tested and compared to jet fuel from Northeast Air.  Although the samples were very similar, the spilled product was most like Kerosene (see attached analytical results).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-624-2007*I was contacted by Ray Labbe reporting that while rolling an indoor horse arena a hydraulic line blew on the roller and spilled about 2 gallons onto the ground.  They immediately undertook the excavation and disposal of the contaminated soils.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-92-2009*06/03/09 Received a call from Suzanne Berube of Daigle Oil Company regarding a small spill of fuel oil from a leaking valve on an oil storage tank located at the H&R Block office on Main street in Presque Isle.  Arrived on-scene to find the Daigle crew on-site and replacing the faulty bleeder screw on the filter line.  The DOC crew had used sorbent pads and speedy dry to soak up and remove the spilled oil on the interior surface of the furnace room and door threshold leading out into the business office.  Crews are planning to wash down the floor with simple green and keep the space well ventilated for a few days to decrease odors from building up in the office space.  Suzanne will send in a spill report on this incident.  Told Mr. Rowbotham, H&R Block owner/operator to give me call if any odors persist and I will set up a ventilation system.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-703-2007*I was contacted by CMP reporting that a tree had taken down a transformer off Mast Road in Lyman.  I visited the site and found a large area of oil stained ground that CMP planned to excavate.  I also found that some of the oil had made it into the pond.  There was free product caught up in the shrubs at the edge of the pond.  The soil was excavated by EPI and the oil in the pond was collected with sorbent material (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Response action is needed at this time.

This transformer was tagged <1 ppm PCB.  The DEP chose to collect a sample and have it analyzed at a lab to confirm.  The analytical results showed that the transformer oil contained less than 17 ppm PCB's (less than the practical limit of the equipment).  See attached analytical results.
P-718-2007*I was contacted by the Maine Dept. of Transportation reporting that a Troiano truck had passed through Gorham with a leaking saddle tank.  The spilled oil was spread over miles of road and wasn't recoverable except at one residence where the truck stopped.  The residence had a gravel driveway and Troiano hired Clean Harbors to come out and excavate the contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-740-2007*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that during an inspection at JP Auto on Forest Avenue they discovered some spilled gasoline.  I arrived at the site to find that a car parked there for repair had a leaking gas tank.  The gasoline had leaked onto the paved parking lot and traveled to a storm drain and on to the grass at the edge of the pavement.  The storm drain wasn't flowing so I was able to clean it out using sorbent material.  I instructed the owner to dig up the contaminated soil at the edge of the pavement and to dispose of it at Commercial Recycling.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-864-2009*	Andrea LaPointe of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection had been working with Ms. Catherine Lamson regarding the abandonment of a consumptive-use heating oil underground storage tank (UST) at Lamson's Buxton residence.
	At the request of Mark Hazell I visited the site on Tuesday 11/3/09 and observed the open excavation and the removed 1000-gallon, bare-steel UST on a trailer awaiting transport, cleaning and disposal.  The area is rural residential use, served by two drilled private drinking water wells (see site sketch).  There are two 330-gallon, consumptive use heating oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in the basement that I did not inspect.
1.	Bag-headspace field measurements of soil from the tank excavation, near the water table, indicated no oil discharges to the soil.  The upper 6 feet of soil was sandy with a silty layer and groundwater at about 6 feet below grade.
2.	There was a fresh oil sheen on the groundwater that Mr. Hazell stated was from a small spill that occurred when he was pumping 500-gallons of old oil from the UST to the basement ASTs.  Sorbent pads did not pick up any noticeable oil from the water surface.  No further clean-up was believed needed and required.  I advised Hazell that he could fill in the excavation.
3.	No perforations were noted or reported in the removed UST (see photo).

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
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P-587-2008*	7/7/08: In response to a report by Cote's Burner Services, I met Ron Cote onsite to check out this pair of outside, consumptive-use heating oil Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) that had suffered a broken line the previous winter and was just recently discovered.  The firematic valve was still broken off (see photo).
	We advised the store manager that these tanks should be replaced due to their age and apparent condition, the firematics and lines would need overhead protection (a.k.a. a doghouse protector) from snow, and the fuel line going underground was not to code and would have to be replaced.
	I noted little oil discharge in the soil and leaves under the tanks area and suspect that little oil discharged.  I understand that these tanks are not a primary heat source, but am still concerned over the business not noting a lack of heat and oil the past winter.  There were no complaints of oil odors in the building or oil to drains and surface water.  The area is dense commercial use, served by public water supply.

1.	No clean-up was performed or required due to the apparent small amount of leakage, the relative inaccessibility of the tank location to excavating equipment, and lack of sensitive receptors, and this area may be considered a non-attainment area.
2.	Further actions may be required based on new information.  Any oil-contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or accessible.
P-554-2008*
	6/25/08: Roger of Dead River oil company notified that a driver had overfilled a diesel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the Lake Arrowhead Development maintenance garage.  He reported the 2-gallon discharge out the vent pipe that had been cleaned up, no oil to surface water or ground waters.  The area is rural residential use served by a public water well which is greater than 1000' away.  I discussed the well locations and discharge with DEP geologist Hahn and he agreed with no further actions at this time.
	(This is a new maintenance garage located on Deer Crossing Rd.; which replaces the old maintenance garage off Old Dam Rd which is to the south that had suffered a gasoline discharge and clean-up and that was near the development's public water wells.  See the records of DEP Tech Services and Drumlin Environmental Inc. for details.)
I-93-2009*06/03/09 Received a call from Maine Potato Growers (MPG) Fuel Dept, Conrad Kinney regarding a small spill (less than 1 quart) of fuel oil as a result of a leak in a belly valve flange on one of the tank trucks.  The spill occurred at the Aroostook Medical Center's fuel delivery ramp.  MPG's crew used speedy dry and brooms to soak up and sweep up the oily debris.  The oily debris was taken back to MPG's warehouse for disposal with other other oily wastes.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services Staff.
I-94-2009*06/01/09 Received a report of a spill of approximately 250 gallons of lube oil at Fraser Paper LTD.  The oil spill was a result of a break in a lube oil return line on paper machine #3.  The oil line worked its way loose of the machine and broke off.  The oil spilled onto the machine framework and drained into the plant's sewer system.  The machine went into alarm mode and was quickly shut down by plant operators.  The Fraser crew repaired the oil line and 50 to 60 gallons of the lube oil was recovered using sorbents at the treatment plant.  Absorbent pads were disposed of with other oily debris in the plant's oil soaked debris dumpster.  Broken oil line was repaired and was properly secured to prevent the oil line from coming loose and causing future spills.  Fraser's wastewater treatment plant operator notified the DEP's Water Bureau of the oil spill to the treatment plant.  No discharge of oil to the river occurred.  DEP followed up with Fraser Paper to work on preventive maintenance practices to prevent future oil spills of this magnitude.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-603-2008*	7/14/08:  I responded to a 7/10/08 tenant complaint of an unreported oil discharge and associated odor problem in his apartment building in Sanford with the Sanford Fire Marshal to find no one at home.
	7/16/08:  I returned and met with two maintenance workers and later on with the property owner, Raymond Sullivan.  In weeks past, the basement tank had been leaking, then was removed by Pare Oil and the forced-hot-air heating system replaced by individual propane heaters for the apartments.  I noted this day the tank gone but a small volume of speedy-dry sorbent remaining on the floor.
	I advised Mr. Sullivan and Pare Oil and Webber Energy (Pare Oil's parent company) on requirements for prompt reporting of oil discharges/leaks, and clean-up to state satisfaction (see attached letter).  I noted no remaining oil odor in the basement and deemed that no further clean-up was required.
I-98-2009*06/10/09 Received an anonymous complaint letter from some concerned citizens of Van Buren regarding the car crushing/salvage business operated by G.R. Logging on St. Francis Street in Van Buren.  Complainants did not think it was legal and they said they smelled gas during crushing operations.  Did a site inspection of the facility and no crushing was being done at the time of the site visit.  Looked around and found very little evidence of oil/fuel having been spilled onto the ground.  A few minor stains around the gravel yard, which may have been related to vehicle traffic as much as possible crushing operations.  Stopped by G.R. logging shop and spoke with an employee.  The person said Gabriel was currently out of town on business, but that they had not been doing any car crushing lately due to the soft market for scrap metal.  Relayed information on insuring that all fluids are drained and provisions are taken to prevent spills from occurring prior to beginning car crushing operations.  Told employee to have Gabriel give me a call if he has any questions related to my site visit and concerns.  This junkyard/crushing operation is permitted by the Town of Van Buren.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
P-1039-2007*I was contacted in late 2006 by John Boilard of Northeast Test Consultants reporting that during a Phase 1 Site Assessment contamination had been found at 220 State Road in Kittery (see attached Phase 1 Environmental Assessment dated July 13, 2005).  The site was going to be leveled and redeveloped in 2007.  I told Mr. Boilard to contact me before construction began on the site so the contaminated soil could be dealt with.

I did not hear back from Mr. Boilard until September 11, 2007 when he reported that the earthwork at the site had started without his knowledge.  About 8,000 cubic yards of soil were excavated and taken to a site on Gosling Road in Newington, NH.  Some of that soil could have been contaminated so I contacted Cheryl McGarrity of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES).  She inspected the site and soil and determined that no further action was needed there.  See P-785-2007 for further information.

Two areas of contamination were identified at the site.  The first area of contamination related to two aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) is located on the southern edge of the property close to the residence at 200 State Road (P-785-2007).  The second area of contamination of unknown origin stretched along the eastern side of the property near the Town of Kittery's Public Works buildings (P-1039-2007).

In June of 2008 approximately 150 tons of soil was removed from the eastern side of the property (see attached Environmental Assessment Activities Report dated June 30, 2008).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-101-2009*06/11/09 09:20 Received a call from Ms. Artis Baker regarding a spill that just occurred at the Bates Fuel Bulk plant just north of her home.  She stated that the men were out there with shovels and sorbent pads trying to pick up the spilled fuel.  She said it was quite a bit of fuel that spilled and she didn't think that they were going to get it all.  I told Artis that I would contact Bates immediately but that I would not be able to make it to the site today as I had a spills in Fort Kent and Van Buren that I was currently in route to.  Called Bates fuels and spoke to Donna (office manager) who informed me that they were in the process of cleaning up the spill.  I requested that she or someone qualified from Bates submit a detailed spill report as soon as possible and provide specific information about the nature of the spilled product and what actions the company took to clean-up the spill.

06/11/09 12:08 received fax of spill report from Bates Fuels.  Reviewed report in preparation to site visit on Friday June 12th.

06/12/09 Site visit/spill investigation follow-up.  Took two Photoionization Detector (PID) polybag headspace analysis of fuel spill area.
PID#1- 17 feet from SE corner of Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) Containment structure @ .5' below surface grade (bsg) = 59 Parts Per Million (PPM)/Diesel Range Organics (DRO)
PID#2- 2 feet from SE corner of AST Containment structure @ 1' bsg = 1991 PPM/DRO.

06/15/09 Telecom with Scott Bates.  Conveyed info (PID readings) to Scott Bates at Bates Fuels.  Told him that further digging of contaminated soils at this site needed to take place.  Told Scott that there were reports that other spills had occurred at this bulk plant facility and that DEP felt that a limited phase two site assessment of the bulk plant in Stacyville should be undertaken to determine amount of, and location of contamination of soils beneath this bulk storage facility.  Told Scott that I would send him a list of consultants who are qualified to do phase II geo-probe type work.  Scott stated that he wanted to dig up the contaminated soils around the last spill site at the SE corner of the containment structure.  I recommended that Scott wait on doing any excavation until a focused geo-probe investigation could be completed and areas of the bulk plant needing clean-up efforts could be addressed all at once when the excavation equipment is on site.  Asked Scott if he had an Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures (SPCC) plan for the bulk plant.  He said he thought he had one and would send it via mail to me.

06/29/09 talked with Dave McCaskill and Butch Bowie of the AST compliance unit @ BRWM/MDEP in Augusta.  They are planning a compliance inspection of the AST Bulk Plant in July and will keep me posted as to the date they will do the inspection.

Received a copy of Scott Bates SPCC and forwarded it along to Butch Bowie in the Tanks unit in BRWM/MDEP Augusta.  Butch will review and provide comments directly to Mr. Bates.

07/23/09 Met on-site with Dave McCaskill, Butch Bowie - MDEP Tanks unit, Scott Bates - Bates Fuels, and Paul Higgins DEP Geologist.  Dave and Butch completed a facility inspection and recommended several changes to the facility operations.  Dave discussed the need to have a SPCC developed by a qualified engineering contractor, as the current Bates fuels SPCC does not comply with the regulatory requirements.  Scott will contact an engineering firm to develop an SPCC for the bulk plant.  Paul Higgins discussed doing some limited geo probe borings in the vicinity of the AST containment structure to determine the extent of contamination related to facility operations due to the numerous complaints of un-reported spills that have occurred over the past few years.  Scott will contact an engineering firm and be back in touch with MDEP to review a site investigation.

09/14/09 Met with Dave Hopkins, engineer CES,Inc, Paul Higgins, and Scott Bates at the Bates Fuel B
I-233-2009*12/10/09  21:30 Conrad Kenny a driver for Maine Potato Growers (MPG) was dropping a load of number 2 fuel at the MPG State Road Tank Farm.  He already emptied one 3100 gallon compartment from his trailer and started emptying the second 3100 gallon compartment when he noticed that tank number 1 which he was filling had overfilled and fuel was blowing out of the top of the aboveground storage tank.  He shut of the pumps and contacted the DEP.

Jim Gramlich arrived and had MPG's work crew pile contain snow and sorbent pads inside the containment dike for removal the next day.  No estimated spill amount was available at that time.

Received  final estimate of 300-500 gallons spilled from Allen Green.  Frank Wezner met with cleanup contractor on scene 12-14-09.  Approximately 30 yards of contaminated soil and snow was removed from around the tank.  MPG had a contractor on site to inspect all high level alarms on tanks.  Apparently the alarm on tank 1 had failed and was partially the cause of the spill.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-768-2009* On 11-3-2009, Verso Paper called to report the discovery of water with a high pH discharging across a gravel road near the Power Plant. This caustic water was then diverted to the process sewer.  It appears that the caustic material came from the regeneration of the boiler water demineralizer.  This caustic regeneration occurs every few days.
 Boiler blowdown water had been overflowing from a vault for some time.  This event was discovered when that water changed color.  It was at this time that the pH was checked and the water was diverted to the process sewer which leads to the waste water treatment plant.  According to Chuck Kraske of Verso, the pH of the process water going into waste treatment would range from 4 to 12.
 Verso estimated that 1,100 gallons of this caustic water was diverted to the waste treatment plant.  After this diversion, additional repairs were made to the system and the regeneration water was diverted back to the Recovery Boilers.  No further action by Response Services expected.


A-757-2009*A delivery driver inadvertently spilled a half cup of oil to the driveway while approaching  the house for a delivery.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-758-2009*A small amount of hydraulic oil spilled to a concrete pad when a hose failed on a piece of machinery.  Irving personnel cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-760-2009*12/4/09 1200 CN Brown reported that 2 tablespoons of #2 oil had been spilled to a deck at a residence in Waterville during a delivery to a basement tank. The delivery driver had not tightened the delivery hose nozzle sufficiently before starting the delivery. The driver cleaned up the spill with sorbents. I contacted the property owner, Jane Rague and she said that the area was cleaned up. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-761-2009*On 12/4/2009 in Gardiner, Code Enforcement Officer Dave Chicowski had concerns of a possible oil spill.  The concern was over an oil Aboveground Storage Tank  (AST) that was left in the rubble of an abandoned house that was  demolished.  A site visit was made to investigate.  The AST in question appeared to be empty, and I could see no evidence of a discharge.  No further Response action is expected.
P-893-2009*Sunday November 15, 2009, Eleanor McKinnon, the home owner of 71 Pearl Street in Bath, reported to M.W. Sewall that there were oil vapors entering her house from her basement. At this time M.W. Sewall was not open for operation and no further action to the incident was taken. Monday, November 16th, Eleanor McKinnon attempted a second phone call to M.W. Sewall about the oil vapors. At this time M.W. Sewall sent a field technician to the residence immediately to evaluate the scene.  Once the field technician reported to the office that the cause of the oil vapors was a leak from the oil burner that is connected to the furnace it was then reported to the Department of Environmental Protection in Portland (Department). I reported to the site of the spill and evaluated the basement flood and oil spill. After  careful evaluation I determined that the oil burner had broken due to flood from heavy rainfall the previous day and placed absorbent pads on top of the noticeable oil. I then contacted Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to assist in the clean-up. EPI arrived with their vac truck and three EPI members and began skimming the oil that was on top of the water in the basement. The clean-up was estimated to have vacuumed up approximately 25 gallons of #2 Fuel Oil and 1,137 gallons of mixed water and oil product. EPI disposed of the contaminated water at ENPRO in South Portland.

November 17, 2009, Scott Cyr reported to the site and finished cleaning. ENPRO arrived at the site to unload EPI's vac truck from the rest of the contaminated water that was vacuumed out from the basement. Pine Tree Waste Services arrived with a dumpster to remove and dispose of the items that were in the basement and covered in oil residue.

November 18, 2009, I returned to the site to evaluate the clean-up. Contaminated water and materials were removed from the basement and no further action was taken by the Department's Response Services.
P-971-2009*I was contacted by Randy Hughes of Portland Pipeline Corp. reporting that there had been a small spill of flushing oil (similar to a 10 weight motor oil) at Pier #2.  While doing maintenance on the unloading arms a fitting failed and a small amount of oil they were using to flush out the hydraulics leaked out onto some staging.  Because it was so windy some of the oil ended up in the water and for the same reason they were unable to recover any of the spilled oil.  They did have boom out around the pier.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-668-2009*On 11/19/09, Kathy of R.H. Foster reported that during a filling 1/4 cup of #2 fuel oil spilled from the fill pipe due to unequal sizing of the fill and vent pipes.  The oil spilled onto the paved driveway and the driver cleaned the spill up with sorbent pads.  RH Foster spoke with the customer about changing the piping so that they were the same diameter.  No further Response action expected.
A-762-2009*On 12/5/2009 in Winslow, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 5 gallon spill of non-PCB (PolyChlorinated Biphenyl) oil resulted from a car rolling down a driveway and knocking over a pad mount transformer.  The spill was cleaned up CMP workers with sorbent material.  A site visit was made as the call originally came in as a transformer in a brook, this was not the case.  No further Response action is expected.
A-765-2009*Ted Haskell of McGee Construction contacted this office to report a spill of diesel fuel.  An estimated 2 gallons spilled when the nozzle fell out of a saddle tank during a fill up at the McGee yard.  The area is concrete base and was cleaned with sorbent litter.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-766-2009*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the parking lot due to an overfill.  The oil was collected with sorbents and soil removal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services at this time is expected.
A-769-2009*A small amount of oil was lost from a transformer.  Central Maine Power (CMP) managed cleanup activities.  No site visit made, no Response activity expected.  No CMP report available.
A-773-2009*On 12/11/2009 in Gardiner, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill.  The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up by CMP.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
P-785-2007*I was contacted in late 2006 by John Boilard of Northeast Test Consultants reporting that during a Phase 1 Site Assessment contamination had been found at 220 State Road in Kittery (see attached Phase 1 Environmental Assessment dated July13, 2005).  The site was going to be leveled and redeveloped in 2007.  I told Mr. Boilard to contact me before construction began on the site so the contaminated soil could be dealt with.

I did not hear back from Mr. Boilard until September 11, 2007 when he reported that the earthwork at the site had started without his knowledge.  About 8,000 cubic yards of soil were excavated and taken to a site on Gosling Road in Newington, NH.  Some of that soil could have been contaminated so I contacted Cheryl McGarrity of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES).  She inspected the site and soil and determined that no further action was needed there.

Two areas of contamination were identified at the site.  The first area of contamination related to two aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) is located on the Southern edge of the property close to the residence at 200 State Road (P-785-2007).  The second area of contamination of unknown origin stretched along the Eastern side of the property near the Town of Kittery's Public Works buildings (P-1039-2007).

On October 31, 2007, I was present for the excavation of diesel and gasoline contaminated soils related to the old ASTs.  Approximately 111 tons of soil was removed from the Southern edge of the property.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-614-2009*On 9/24/2009 in Winslow, J&S Oil (J&S) reported an oil spill. The spill in the basement of the duplex home was estimated to be approximately 5 gallons of fuel. The cause of the spill appeared to be corrosion of the storage tank. J&S and George Jurdac (son of owner) had pumped out the storage tank and installed a temporary tank outside. The spill was cleaned up by J&S and Mr. Jurdac using sorbent materials. A site visit was made to investigate. The air in the basement was checked with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) and showed levels of approximately 6 parts per million (ppm) of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). The air was then checked in Melissa Ferris' apartment and showed a level of 0 ppm on my PID.

I advised Mr. Jurdac to wash the concrete floor with a bio-degradable degreaser and to ventilate the basement with a fan. I instructed Ms. Ferris to keep the windows in her apartment open if she continued to smell oil. I also instructed Mr. Jurdac to remove the old oil tank from the basement in the event it was causing odor problems.

On 9/28/2009, I returned to the building after repeated calls from Melissa Ferris complaining about oil odors. I checked both apartment living areas with my PID and had no detectable readings of VOCs. The basement area near the spill was showing PID readings of 3 ppm. I also noticed the fan was not running and the basement windows were closed, I emphasized again the need to ventilate the area to Ms. Ferris and Mr. Jurdac.

On 10/20/2009, I returned to the building and met with George Jurdac. Mr. Jurdac had removed the old oil tank. I checked the air in the living area of the 4 Herd St. apartment and the basement area for both apartments and had no detectable readings of VOCs on my PID.

The area is served by public water and no further response action is expected.
B-692-2009*Approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil was spilled during the filling of a goldhopper, a transporter piece of equipment which moves the large modules around the Cianbro site.  Cianbro crews cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action expected.
P-968-2009*I was contacted by Maine Drilling & Blasting reporting that while working at the CMP substation in Gorham their hydraulic hole ram blew a hose and sprayed hydraulic oil.  The oil sprayed onto bedrock, soil, snow, and groundwater.  Because of inaccessibility they chose to use sand to adsorb the oil and water and to dispose of the sand at Commercial Recycling.  Franki Delaney visited the site and confirmed the clean up was complete.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-640-2009*	A large excavator caught on fire and during the fire a hydraulic line was compromised and a portion of the excavator's hydraulic oil leaked out onto the ground.  After the fire was put out the remaining hydraulic oil was drained and placed into a 35 gallon drum.
	The following day after the excavator was moved out of the way by a larger excavator approximately 30 yards (40.15 tons) of soil were removed.   Contaminated soil was hauled to Lanes Asphalt Plant in Hancock county.
 	Excavation was backfilled.  No further Response work anticipated.
B-679-2009*On 11/23/09, Wayne Patton of the Tremont Fire Department reported that the vehicle of Arthur Coldeth spilled gasoline from it's tank which was rusting out of the bottom of the vehicle.  There was a trail of gas along the road way which the Fire Department padded up and then there was a 2 gallon spill of gasoline on the owners driveway.  Pads and speedy dri were used to soak up the spilled gasoline.  No further Response action expected.
P-596-2009*	Sunday 7/26/09: I responded to a report of a tenant of oil leaking from the outside vent pipe of an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of his apartment building.  On-site that afternoon I confirmed free product, red fuel oil overflowing a 5 gallon pail below the two-sets of vent and fillpipes (see photos).  The soil below was contaminated with oil and rain puddles had a skim of free oil.  The apartments were getting oil odors inside and children were getting their shoes and clothing oiled.  Rather than a one time overfill, the vent pipe continued to drip out (overfill) since the previous day.  The last oil delivery was the previous Thursday or Friday.  Propsys Property Management (Propsys) came out on Saturday, put a pail below the drip and then left without reporting to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).
	I contacted the building's fuel contractor, Heutz Oil Co. (Heutz), to meet me on-site as soon as possible to look into the cause and a way to stop the discharge.  Heutz found that there were three manifolded 330-gallon ASTs with the one fuel return-line to tank T-1; the three tanks were no longer equalizing so T-1 was continuing to overfill out its vent pipe.
	MDEP remediated the spill with sorbent pads on the free oil and taking the 5-gallons of free oil for recycling.  Propsys excavated the oiled soil for recycling at CPRC Recycling.
	Propsys and Heutz were in disagreement over responsibility for the discharge so I requested a site inspection by Maine Oil & Solid Fuels Board (MOSFB) Inspector to assist in why the discharge occurred.  Inspector Moody found numerous installation code violations and that Propsys had maintained the facility without a certified burner technician.  Propsys, and the property owner, Applesass Hights, were considered primary responsible parties for the discharge and remediation.
	The area is dense sub-urban use, served by municipal water and sewer.  At this time MDEP Response Division recommends no further actions.
	Propsys was in violation of spill reporting requirements and the requirement to clean-up to state satisfaction.  I have advised Propsys personnel of Maine oil spill reporting requirements.

S Brezinski
	
P-605-2008*Monday 7/14/08: Notification of accidental discharge of oily water from the USCG Cutter RELIANCE to the coastal waters of the Piscataqua River.  No discharged product recoverable.  See attached report for further details.

S Brezinski
P-26-2009*	Friday 1/16/09: Notification to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by Irving Oil Corp. (Irving) of an overfill discharge from AMTRAK locomotive Engine 520 at the Portland Transportation Center terminal.  We estimate about 30-gallons of red, off-road diesel fuel leaked out the locomotive tank's vent onto the snow and frozen soil of the track area below.  While Irving filled the locomotive from the left side of the locomotive, fuel had discharged out unseen on the right side.  The locomotive's 1,600-gallon capacity tank had read only half full when it overfill and we determined the tank gauge was faulty, possibly due to the -10 degree F cold, causing the tank to be overfilled.
	Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) responded and recovered the discharge using sorbents and by shovelling the snow and chipping the ice into bags for melting and later disposal.  No oil made it to drains, nearby wetlands or the Fore River.  Clean-up appeared satisfactory.  There were no state expenses or clean-up materials used.

S Brezinski
	
B-688-2009*On 11/30/09 I received report of a tractor trailer leaking diesel on the side of the road on route 9, in Clifton.  The truck hit an obstruction in the road, throwing it up into the saddle tank causing a leak.  The Clifton Fire Department arrived on scene and plugged the hole with a stick and placed a bucket under the leak to recover the passing by product.

I arrived on scene and applied plug and dike to the hole around the stick, stopping the drip, then transferred product from the damaged tank, to the other.

On 12/2/09, Lynch Construction excavated approximately 9 tons of contaminated soil for disposal, and replaced with clean backfill material.

After investigation it was discovered that the object that did the damage was a tool owned by Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.  They will reimburse the state for the cost incurred performing clean up.
P-519-2009*A trash truck experienced a blown hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent material. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-702-2009*On 12/8/09, Greg Marquis of Marquis Heating in Old Town reported that a delivery truck driver noticed that there was some oil impacted snow around the fill pipe at 4 Leisure Park in Milford.  Marquis had no idea how much spilled  When I arrived on site I noticed a small amount of pink snow and shoveled it up into pad lined trash bags.  I spoke with the homeowner Mike Comstock and he said that perhaps his father had spilled a little bit of oil when he gave his son his remaining oil from his old tank.  There was no evidence to me of a large spill and the tank and piping were in order.  No further Response action expected.
B-717-2009*12/14/09 Mr. Bangs reported a small, a cup or less, of #2 heating oil at the entered location.  Bangs advised that oil burped out the fill pipe at the end of the fill.

The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the waste entered into Irving oil waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

file/report.

A-742-2009*	An estimated 20 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil was reported on November 25, 2009. The spill was caused by a corrosion hole in the bottom of a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located inside a basement. Don McCollett with Dead River Co. installed a temporary magnet patch onto the tank to stop the leak, until a new tank could be installed on November 27, 2009. The building is a multi-unit apartment building with a dirt floor basement. The property and those around it are serviced by public water.
	On November 25, 2009, I made a site visit to assess the spill. The soil around the tank was visibly impacted and a strong odor was present. I inspected the bottom of the tank and located the magnet patch installed by Dead River. No product was observed to be leaking at this time and there was just under a half a tank of product left. I placed a plastic vapor barrier over the impacted soil and installed a fan to alleviate the immediate indoor air quality issues associated with the oil spill.
	On December 4, 2009, Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted to remove the contaminated soil from the basement. To clear space for the soil removal, Dead River had previously removed the old tank and installed a replacement away from the spill area. Clean Harbors utilized a vactor truck to remove the contaminated soil through one of the basement windows. Visual observation and a photo ionization detection (PID) meter was used by Department personnel to determine the extent of soil removal needed. A total of 4.32 tons of contaminated soil was removed, creating an excavation area of four feet by six feet to a maximum depth of four feet. The soil removed was a dry, fine grained silty sand. The excavation area was later backfilled by Clean Harbors. No further Response actions are expected.
A-767-2009* 	A spill of an estimated eighty gallons of #2 fuel oil occurred when the filter assembly for a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) was improperly serviced. Bob's Cash Fuel had serviced the system on December 7, 2009 and the spill was discovered the next morning by the homeowner.  The cause was a faulty or damaged filter gasket.  The AST was located in a covered building on the gable end of the mobile home.  The home is on a cement pad and the oil ran under the trailer and off the side of the cement onto the soil.  A private drilled drinking water well is located within fifty feet of the spill, and the location is on a sand and gravel aquifer.
	On December 8, 2009, I met with representatives from Bob's Cash Fuel at the home.  They had already removed the structure from around the AST and used speedy dry to clean the cement slab.  The slab was cleaned well by Bob's Cash Fuel personnel who removed skirting to get at the oil that had migrated under the trailer, and no indoor odor issues are expected.  The soil near the rear area around the slab was saturated with oil and the surface was removed using hand tools.  After removing the soil it was apparent that larger equipment was needed for continued excavation.  The spill clean-up was scheduled for December 10. 2009, because a large snow storm was predicted for the next day.
	On December 11, 2009, after an additional weather delay, I met with Rob Shibley and Pat Daigle at the spill location to begin removing oil contaminated soil.  An excavator was used for the excavation and dump trucks used to transport soil to Bruce Manzer Inc. asphalt batch plant located in Phillips.  Visual observations and a photo ionization detector (PID) were used for field analysis of the contaminated soil.  An estimated 28 cubic yards of soil were removed.
	The soil was primarily sand and the oil contamination traveled more or less vertically (see attached photo).  PID readings were between 850 - 1200 parts per million (PPM) in bag head space analysis for the soils directly under the slab.  The readings quickly dropped to below 10 PPM four feet from the slab.  As soil was excavated to a depth of five to six feet the sandy soil became saturated with oil.  Excavation continued to between eight and nine feet and PID readings dropped to under 10 PPM and a confirmation lab sample was taken (see attached HETL sample, soil 2).  The sand at this depth seemed to have more moisture content than those closer to the surface.  Some contamination was left in place under the slab because of the unstable nature of the sandy soils.  The PID readings for these soils were 853 PPM, and a lab sample was also taken to confirm (see attached HETL sample, soil 1).
	Because of the sensitive nature of the area, located on a sand and gravel aquifer and the proximity of private wells, this spill was referred to Technical Services on December 14, 2009.  No further Response actions are expected.
	
P-825-2007*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a leaking oil tank and that about 100 gallons had leaked out onto a dirt floor.  I arrived to find the tank in a crawlspace in the back of the house.  The tank had a corrosion hole in it.  I arranged for the oil that remained in the tank to be pumped out and a temporary oil service to be set up.  The tank was removed and the soil underneath it was vactored out.  We were not able to remove much soil because we encountered bedrock at a very shallow depth.  I referred this case to Brad Hahn of Technical Services for long term well monitoring.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-442-2008*	Sunday 5/18/08: The Yarmouth Fire Dept. (YFD) met me on site, and I then bagged the speedy dry sorbents and we applied sorbents pads.  I took the sorbent pads back to the MDEP warehouse for later disposal.  I understood that YFD would have a licensed contractor pick up the speedy dry for disposal at the vehicle owner's expense.
	The area is on municipal water and no drinking water wells are threatened.  I believe there are no vapor threats to homes.  Excavating the pavement area would have been disruptive to the fire station and I do not believe would have been cost effective considering the threat.  Gasoline contaminated media is understood to remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if conditions change.
P-632-2008*	7/18/08: Response to a discharge of #2 oil occurring the previous day at the Battaglia residence.  The discharge was reportedly caused by Lampron Energy though reported by Downeast Energy Co. (DEE) after "Lampron not responding" to the homeowner's calls.  Oil was reported discharged inside and outside of the home.
	I met onsite that morning about 09:30 hrs with Devin Tapley of Lampron Energy, Ms. Battaglia, and with a DEE burner technician.  On 7/17/08, Lampron Energy had mistakenly delivered #2 oil to the basement tank for K1 oil.   The cumulative volume of the discharge appears approximately 1-gallon inside the basement and  approximately 1-gallon to the ground outside from the vent pipe.  Lampron Energy agreed to remove oiled soil and clean and deodorize the basement.   I afterwards heard no further complaints or concerns from the property residents.
	The area is rural residential, served by private wells and septic.  I do not believe the well to be seriously threatened by this spill and it appeared no oil got under the basement floor.  Lampron was to look into and correct the reason for the late response and late reporting of the discharge.

S Brezinski
A-774-2009*A small amount of transformer oil was lost when the transformer malfunctioned.  Central Maine Power Company removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit was made.  No further Response Services action is expected.  See attached report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Dan Davis.
A-775-2009*Pan Am Railways contacted this office to report a spill of lube oil to the rail bed ballast from a locomotive.  No information is available about site investigation or remedial action taken as a result of this report.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-776-2009*An excavator reportedly rolled over spilling a small volume of diesel fuel at this location.  No information is available about site investigation or remedial action.  Standard practice would be to use sorbent material and hand excavation for a small spill such as this.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-777-2009*Hawk Ridge compost facility in Unity contacted this office to report a 6 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to the pavement.  Spilled oil was collected with sorbent material.  No information is available on site investigation as a result of this incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-778-2009*Verso Androscoggin mill personnel contacted this office to report a 100 gallon spill of sodium hypochlorite solution to secondary containment.  A flange failed during a delivery causing the discharge. Spilled product was routed to the mill sewer for treatment. No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services at this time.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-779-2009*This office was contacted by Irving Mainway to report a discharge of unleaded gasoline to pavement from a hose on a tanker during a delivery.  No information is available to describe site investigation or remedial actions associated with this incident.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-780-2009*On 12/15/2009 in Bristol, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill.  The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP personnel by removing contaminated snow.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-781-2009*Maritime Energy contacted this office to report a 2 cup overfill of K-1 fuel oil at this residence.  No information is available on site investigation or remedial actions taken as a result of this incident.  The normal course of action in a small spill such as this would be to employ sorbent material and/or perform hand excavation of impacted soil to recover the spilled oil.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-782-2009*Tank corrosion allowed an estimated 20 gallons of heating oil to be lost to the ground.  The oil was floating on water so was collected with a vacuum truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-669-2009*11/19/09  Irving Oil reported a spill from an old Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that was being removed from a residential household at the entered location.  The spill occurred when technicians were loading the AST into a service truck.  Approximately half a gallon of residual oil spilled from one of the tank openings and onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action warranted.



B-614-2009*10/30/09  Levi Ross of Dead River reported a 20 gallon spill at the Dead River bulk plant in Ellsworth.  Apparently, a Pelletier and Faircloth, Bangor, ME, oil delivery truck spilled oil at the rack.  Ross advised it was unclear how the spill occurred, but it was suspected that the operator, delivery driver, made a mistake top loading the tank truck.  I responded to the site and observed the spill area.  The spill was contained to the sump area and had not migrated off site.  The spill did impact some associated surface water that had also entered the sump.  Mr. Ross advised that Dead River would take responsibility for cleaning up the spill.

Clean Harbors of Maine was contracted to pump out the impacted sump receptor.   Approximately 20 to 25 gallons of oil and water mixture was removed and disposed; along with a limited number of sorbent pads used.

No further Response action anticipated.




P-935-2009*Johanna Grabias reported that she was suffering vapor issues from a discharge of #2 fuel oil that had occurred in her basement.  Upon discovery of the odors the Grabias's had hired a consultant to mitigate the smell and determine the source.  He informed them that there was evidence of an oil discharge where there appeared to have previously been a tank.  He had installed a vapor suppression fan and the odors were at least temporarily mitigated.

I met with Mrs. Grabias on site and she showed me the area of concern in the basement.  There was clearly a stained area near the wall where it appeared that there may have previously been an oil tank.  The fan was running at the time of my visit and I did not smell any strong vapors.  She showed me three other basement areas where there were similar issues.  It is clear that in each instance there had been discharges associated with the furnaces and/or tanks in these areas.  (All units were now on gas heat or electric).  I told Mrs. Grabias that the spills should have been reported and properly cleaned up at the time.  Since there was residual odor the spills had not, in fact, been cleaned up to the Commissioners' satisfaction as required by statute.  I did not see the site as needing emergency action by the Department however as the discharges had occurred in the distant past, and the fan was suppressing the odors and no immediate health risk was observed.  The site of the discharge, should however, be investigated to determine if there is contamination under the concrete floor which would possibly cause long term odor problems.

I told her that I would send her a letter to outline in writing any requirements and/or suggestions.

I sent a letter to Mr. Grabias and did not receive any response or confirmation whether any mitigation was conducted at the property.
P-852-2007*The Department received a call from Melanie Loyzim of the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit reporting that during an inspection of the Gendron & Gendron facility she discovered a stained area on the ground next to their waste oil Aboveground Storage Tank.  I contacted the facility and they stated that the tank had been accidentally overfilled.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-291-2009*5/25/09  Mr. Albert reported an estimated 50 gallon hydraulic oil release from a 275 gallon day tank, Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  An employee had left the air supply on to the tank's air pump which resulted in the AST overfilling and discharging through the vent pipe and onto a paved surface.   Wood chips were deployed onto the spill area and burned in accordance to the facilities licensing agreement with the DEP.   The spilled oil was contain to an area and no receptors were impacted.  No further action by Response Services expected.

Spill referred to Air Bureau.




B-650-2009*11/30/09 Pine Tree Waste reported an approximate two gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose ruptured on a compactor unit and discharged onto a paved surface.  The spill was contained and cleaned up using sorbent material and the waste entered into Pine Tree Waste's waste stream.  No further Response expected.

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B-292-2009*5/26/09  Pan Am reported a spill from an overflow pan on a locomotive.  Mr. Gessman of Pan Am advised that this was a reoccurring problem with the engines, especially when it rains.  Visible sign of oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste entered into their wast collection for later disposal.  No further Response action required.

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P-856-2007*See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-857-2007*I was contacted by Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) reporting that there had been a small oil release at Berth 13C.  A submarine being salvaged was docked at Berth 13C.  They were in the process of pumping out the sub's bilge when a hose ruptured and released oily bilge water into the Piscataqua River creating a sheen.  PNSY, Fire Department, and Bay Security responded and deployed additional boom.  All of the sheen was contained inside the booms and eventually dissipated.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-8-2009*Knox County Communications contacted this office to report a pickup truck had leaked gasoline in the Key Bank parking lot in Camden.  Camden Fire Department responded and applied sorbent to the pavement.  The vehicle was towed away for repairs.  The discharge was estimated at a half gallon.  No site visit was made.
P-973-2009*SUMMARY
	This report involves the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division inspection of the commercial facility and investigation of reported oil discharges to land and groundwater?s of the state of Maine.  The report is complementary to report P-966-2009 which covers the retail motor fuels facility here and reported gasoline discharge(s).  The facility owner is Anthony Graziano and the site manager is his son, Mark Graziano.
	The pet supply business on the property is within a sheet metal building heated by a 275-gallon K-1 oil aboveground storage tank (AST) facility located on the southeast side.  The tank is installed horizontally upon concrete blocks on sand fill that slopes and is eroding.  The single copper fuel line is un-sleeved and goes through the building wall to the furnace inside.  Mark Graziano stated it was about 3-years old but it looks older; he did not know if it was used when installed here.  Though under the eave of the building, the AST had no filter protector as required.  This AST is about 110' east from the AST leak documented in P-664-1994.
	Across Route 1 to the northwest is the former Roger Young (Downeast Energy) Oil company location that had fuel truck parking and could be a source of oil contamination migrating to this property.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Friday 12/11/09: I noted no oily or surficial discolored soil around the AST and no active leaks, or evidence of past leaks, though I did not excavate (by hand) for fear of disturbing the tank on an eroding sandy slope.
	At about 2' below grade in Boring B6, next to this AST, MAI Environmental documented 2270-ppm Diesel Range Organics in soil localized around this AST (see attached well log and lab result).  From B-10 MAI documented 553-ppm from field headspace analysis of soil from 0' to 5' below grade.   Maine DEP has no record of reported discharges from this AST facility location (until Graziano's notification on 6/2/09, about 60-days after discovery).  Maine DEP Division of Response Services was notified on or about 12/4/09.
	The location is rural commercial served by municipal water supply and on site septic field; an old drilled well has been filled and abandoned.  There are no residences that could suffer vapors in basements within about 600'.  Underlying soil is sandy fill on native silt, the surrounding area is wetland.
	The closest water well is at a home about 600' to the northeast and upgradient from this discharge.  This well was tested by MAI and found to be non-detect.  Groundwater likely flows to the southwest toward Little River Stream.  Little River Stream likely forms a barrier for any contamination reaching residences 1000' to the southwest.
	In six spots I checked and noted no evidence of petroleum sheen or free product in the wetland surrounding the site or in the stream.  York Oil Co. is the oil deliverer listed on the AST and may have had an un-reported surface discharge during service or a delivery.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Based on the lack of surficial evidence it appears that there was an unreported oil discharge in the past either from a delivery truck, and overfill of the AST, a line or filter leak, or from pale or drum in the AST area.  If this tank is only three years old there is a possibility an earlier one leaked causing an new installation.  Based on my known information I estimate the discharge at up to several gallons.
II.	Even though the oil-discharge source is unconfirmed, I recommend that Graziano apply to the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund (GW Fund) for coverage of potential and allowable AST facility remediation costs.
III.	This AST facility appears not to be installed to Maine code which may be subject to a conditional GW Fund deductible.  Failure to report the discharge may also be cause of a conditional deductible.
IV.	There is no known free product or oil breakout in surface water, and no habitable basements known to be in the
P-859-2007*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-547-2007*B-547-2007
10/15/2007 11:00

     Erin Pike of Acadia Environmental reported the discovery of contamination during the removal of three gasoline tanks at the Irving Mainway at 489 Broadway in Bangor.  Photo Ionization Detector readings varied anywhere from 0 parts per million (pm) to approximately 1,000 ppm.  Since the material had to be removed to make room for the new installation it was disposed of at a licensed landfill.  It is thought that the light contamination was probably due to historic overfills.  Approximately 400 yards of contamination was removed and taken to the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for disposal.  No further investigation is planned for this site.
P-860-2007*I was contacted by Portland Pump Company reporting they had found contamination during an underground storage tank removal.  I visited the site and saw the tank and excavation.  There was a odor of petroleum vapors.  The soil was clay and given the land use I didn't feel the contamination was a threat.  I did speak with David Higgins the owner and told him that soil contamination would be documented in my spill report and that I would provide a Spill Debris Letter for any soil that he wanted to remove but he chose not to.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-862-2007*An anonymous caller reported seeing a sheen in the Kennebec River near the Kennebec Tavern & Marina.  I contacted the Marina and spoke with Geno Niguard who stated that the automatic shutoff had failed while a customer was fueling up their boat.  He didn't know how much gasoline had been spilled.  The current in the Kennebec River there is very strong and made recovery of any of the spilled gasoline impossible.  I explained to Mr. Niguard the State's laws about spill reporting.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-863-2007*I was contacted by Irving Oil Company reporting that one of their drivers overfilled the aboveground storage tank at the Hubbard Restaurant in Lebanon.  The oil spilled onto the pavement and ran off into the grass.  Irving Oil hired BG Environmental (Bob Knowlton) to assess the spill and clean it up.  The paved surface was cleaned with sorbent materials and the contaminated soil was excavated.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-865-2007*I was contacted by John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that there had been a spill of driveway sealer at mile marker 37.5 southbound in Saco.  The spill was contained to the pavement and appeared to be the result of a bucket of driveway sealer falling off the back of a truck.  The bucket hit the pavement with great force and broke open and spread the sealer across 50-100 feet of road.  The product had already solidified and did not require any clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-866-2007*I was contacted by Brenda Whitney of Port Management reporting that there was an oil stain and odor in the basement of an apartment building.  I visited the building and found that the oil tank had leaked and Caron & Waltz had been called in to fix the leak and clean up the small spill.  The basement had a very slight oil odor that did not register on my photoionization detector.  I suggested that they ventilate the basement and see if that solved the problem.  I did not hear back from them so I assume the ventilation worked.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

No owner is listed in my spill report because I was unclear as to whether Port Management owned the property or only represented the owner.
P-867-2007*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trash trucks had been involved in a rollover accident on Ocean Road in South Portland.  I arrived to find the truck on its side in the road.  The truck's fuel tanks appeared to be intact but its hydraulic reservoir was leaking.  I contacted Clean Harbors to clean up the spilled oil.  Most of the oil was contained to the pavement.  A small amount of soil at the edge of the pavement was affected and was excavated.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-237-2009*12/25/09 04:25 Received a call from State Police Public Safety Dispatcher regarding an oil spill of about 35 gallons of diesel as a result of a moose-tractor trailer collision on Route 11.  Called State Trooper #616 on-scene to get an update while en-route to the scene.  Apparently a tractor trailer was headed northbound on Route 11 about 3 miles north of Knowles Corner turn-off when it struck a cow moose.  The tractor left the road on west side of Route 11 in T7 R5.  Most of the diesel spilled from a ruptured saddle tank.  Trooper said most of the diesel spilled is right in the travel lanes of the road and is quite slippery.

12/20/09 06:15 Arrived on-scene and applied bale of sorbent pads on roadway surface to soak up wet diesel fuel saturating the road surface.  Bagged up saturated sorbent pads, put down heavy coating of speedy dry to soak up residual fuel on road surface.  Swept speedy dry into road surface most impacted by spill. Left speedy dry to be worked into roadway by passing vehicular traffic.  Surveyed the area of the road way where tractor left the road.  No clean-up of minor spillage into your spruce and fir stand because there are no surface waters nearby and there are no nearby houses or camps (ground water users/receptors) to be impacted.  No further action is needed at this time
P-868-2007*I was contacted by Ray Potter of Bates College reporting that earlier in the day there had been an ammonia release at the Underhill Arena.  He stated that the Lewiston Fire Department, County Hazardous Materials Team, Miller Refrigeration, and Environmental Projects Inc. had responded to the incident, identified the problem (a leaking fitting), and stoped the leak (see attached After Incident Report).

Mary Corr of the Hazardous Materials Enforcement Unit was involved in investigating the incident.  She found that Bates College did notify the Maine State Police but the notification was not passed on from there (see attached emails).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-870-2007*I was contacted by Tom Hatch of Maine Medical Center (MMC) reporting that they had cooking oil leaking out of a dumpster on their property.  Someone had improperly disposed of the waste in the dumpster and as it warmed and became fluid it leaked out of the dumpster.  MMC hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill that was contained to the paved surface.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-873-2007*I was contacted by Safe Handling Inc. reporting that while loading a tank truck from a rail car a valve on the tank truck failed and released a small amount of #6 oil onto some soil.  The contaminated soil was shovelled up and disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-874-2007*I was contacted by John Koris of Pike Industries reporting that they had a leak inside their batch plant.  The oil was mostly contained inside a sleeve but some sprayed out onto the steel equipment.  The oil was drained out of the sleeve and the sprayed oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-876-2007*I was contacted by Chris Olsen reporting that two weeks earlier Lampron Energy had made an oil delivery at her home and had overfilled her indoor oil tank.  The spilled oil was contained on her concrete basement floor.  Mrs. Olsen contacted Lampron and they attempted to clean up the spill, but Mrs. Olsen was not satisfied because she could still smell oil.  I contacted Lampron and spoke with Charlie Tanner.  He returned to the site two more times and was finally able to satisfy the customer.  I also discussed the State's requirements for spill reporting with Mr. Tanner.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-878-2007*I was contacted by Amy Dougherty of LFR reporting that they had found contamination during a Phase 1 site assessment.  The analytical results showed TCE (P-877-07) and Benzene in the groundwater.  I referred this site to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-881-2007*I was contacted by the Deputy Fire Chief of Kennebunk reporting that there had been a leak from an oil tank at 281 Sea Road.  The site is a residence that is undergoing major renovation.  Many contractors are working at the site at any one time.  One of the contractors noticed that the oil tank's copper line had been severed and a couple of gallons of kerosene had spilled onto a concrete slab.  No one knew how the line got severed.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-966-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & SUMMARY
	This report is complementary to spill report P-973-09 covering a heating oil discharge at this property.
	This facility is presently also undergoing review by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) and MDEP Technical Services Division.  As part of bank financing, Mr. Anthony Graziano of Graziano Realty LLC, and Kennebunk Savings Bank authorized MAI Environmental to perform Phase-1 and Phase-2 studies assessments of this York commercial property.  MAI's 4/3/09 report documented gasoline range organics (GRO) in soil and groundwater around the gasoline dispenser area.  On 4/15/09 Mr. Graziano received a copy of the report noting the evidence of a discharge of gasoline.  About 60-days later, on 6/2/09,  Graziano submitted a copy of the report to the MDEP; see the December MDEP Department Order for further information on this.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The site is located in a rural commercial area.  There is a residential area about 700' to SSW.  This facility is in an area built on wetland with high groundwater and Little River stream in between the facility and residential area.  Groundwater at the facility likely flows SW (southwest) to the Little River stream and it's my assessment that the Little River likely acts as a barrier for the facility's groundwater from effecting the homes to the SW.   The facility's buildings are on a slab construction: no basements.
	The area is served by municipal drinking water but has a septic system and leach field south of the store.  The facility's out-of-service drilled well is filled-in and abandoned.  A home with a drinking water well lies about 600' to the NE and appears up gradient, MAI tested this well and found it non-detect for petroleum.  There is a commercial auto dealership to SW.  Across Route 1 to the NW is the former Roger Young oil company site, a Downeast Energy Co. site now moved to another location in York; this site use to have parked tank trucks and trailers and could also be a source for oil contamination on the Anthony's facility.
	A sample by MAI of groundwater from the UST area (Tank Pit Well) was 12.3-ppm (parts per million) gasoline-range-organics (GRO) and 179-ppb MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) and 250-ppb (parts per billion) Benzene.  Groundwater samples B-2 from SW of the dispenser area were 9.64-ppm GRO, 90-ppb MTBE and 66-ppb Benzene.  Field headspace sample B-10 also SW of the dispensers was 37-ppm, under the 100-ppm MDEP chapter 691 notification level.   The discharge(s) impressed me as not weathered but occurring at least in part prior to the conversion from MTBE to ethanol-blend gasoline.
	I checked the wetland and Little River stream and found no oil sheen or breakouts along the bank or in the water.
	Mark Graziano stated that there have been one or more gasoline discharges at the dispensers that could have soaked down though paving cracks and joints and caused this groundwater contamination.  Mr. Graziano stated that there may have been spills from their fuel deliveries by J P Noonan Co. (a.k.a. Jewett-Noonan Transportation)  On 12/11/09 I observed no evidence of surface spills; gasoline flowing across asphalt paving leaves discoloration where the gasoline dissolved the asphalt surface.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
	Presently there is a retail, gasoline underground storage tank (UST) facility installed in May of 1996, two years after the surface oil discharge covered in P-664-1994.  The 1996 motor fuel dispensers appear installed in the area of the 1994 aboveground storage tank (AST) leak which was from an AST for a commercial greenhouse that is now gone (see site sketch in P-664-1994).  The property also has a heating-oil aboveground storage tank (see P-973-09).  Since 1994, the original building has been added to with a restaurant, a UST facility and a pet supply store.  The gravel drive where #2-oiled soil was landspread in 1994 appears u
P-883-2007*I was contacted by Borderline Fuels reporting that while reeling in the hose on his delivery truck a small amount of fuel oil came out of the nozzle.  The spill was contained to the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-897-2007*I was contacted by Dead River Company reporting that there had been a leak from an oil tank at the Baxter Building in Portland.  I spoke with Dan Hogan the building supervisor who stated that they had four 275-gallon oil tanks in the basement of the building one of which had a corrosion hole in it.  A small amount of oil leaked out onto the concrete floor before a patch and a bucket were placed underneath the tank.  The owners of the building decided to remove the tanks so all of the product was pumped out of them.  The owners hired Acadia Environmental to oversee the clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-986-2009*Sprague Energy reported the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of diesel at their South Portland terminal.  The discharge was the result of an overfill of a delivery truck at the loading rack.  The truck had capacity for the amount of oil distributed, however some sort of valve malfunction or vapor lock between compartments must have occurred, as an inspection of the truck revealed that it was only half full at the time of the discharge.   Sprague personnel cleaned up the discharge.  I inspected the site and found the clean up to be satisfactory.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-999-2009*Small amount of lube oil leaked from locomotive to track/ground at Rigby Yard in South Portland.  PAN AM personnel cleaned up the discharge.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-706-2009*On 12/9/09,  Everette Matthew's of Webber Energy in Cherryfield reported that their customer Madylen Tibbetts of 117 Main St. in Cherryfield called and complained of the strong smell of fuel oil in the house.  Matthew's Oil discovered that the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement had rusted on the bottom and was leaking oil onto the basement concrete floor adjacent to the sump.  Webber pumped the remaining product out of the corroded AST and set up a temporary tank.  The oil company had put down a lot of powdered deodorizer on the spilled product but it was not completely successful at masking the odor.    Inside the living area the vapors were around 2 and 3 parts per million (ppm) on the PhotoIonozation Detector (PID).  Down in the basement the vapors were around 6 or 7 ppm on the PID.
There was an oily film on the surface of the sump water but no evidence that oil had been discharged outside along with the sump water.  I was able to remove some product with pads and I shut the sump off for the night.
On 12/10/09, I hired PSC to remove the corroded AST, clean the concrete floor and vactor out the oily water from the sump.  The clean floor and removal of AST reduced the vapors in the house.  Mrs. Tibbetts qualified for the Tank Replacement Program and it should be replaced before Christmas.  Given that no oil discharged outside and no soil was impacted by the oil I felt there was no risk to the homeowners well, therefore I did not refer this to Technical Services.  No further Response action expected.
A-194-2008*	A spill of approximately 200 to 250 gallons of kerosene occurred when snow and ice damaged the filter assembly on an outside above ground storage tank (AST) at this mobile home. On March 22, 2008 I went to the property to assess the spill. The entire contents of the oil tank were lost to the ground with very little staining on the surface of the ice and snow. Heat was necessary for the home, so the L.H. Stewart Fuel repaired the filter assembly in place, and would move the supply to a temporary tank for the duration of the spill clean-up.
	On April 2, 2008 the spill clean-up was started with Enpro Services and continued for two days. An excavator was used for the soil removal with the soil being transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling and to Vaughn Thibodeau and Sons via dump truck for disposal. The total excavated area was ten by twenty feet by fifteen feet deep. A photo ionization detector (PID)was used for field screening of the soil. The PID readings started at 2123 Parts Per Million (PPM) near the surface and were down to 6.5 PPM at the bottom of the excavation. Contaminated soil under the trailer supports was unreachable without undermining, and was left in place. A soil sample was taken for documentation with a result of 19000000 ug/kg(see HETL A-194-08 B for lab results).
	On April 18, 2008 additional clean-up under the trailer was deemed necessary. Enpro Services used a vactor truck to remove contaminated soil from under the mobile home. An additional two cubic yards were removed at this time, and no further excavation was possible without moving the home. Moving the home was ruled out given the amount of snow remaining, the limited area, and the age of the home. The driveway, which was damaged during the soil removal, needed to be repaired. Reclaim was requested by the homeowner. Reclaim was the original driveway material and so was re-applied to repair the damage.
	Due to the sensitive nature of the spill location and the proximity of private water drinking water wells, the spill was referred to Technical Services for continued monitoring. An initial drinking water sample was taken and was non-detect for diesel range organics (see HETL A-194-2008 A for lab results). No further Response actions are to be expected.
P-976-2009*December 14, 2009 approximately 8:37 a.m. Wendy Morrison of Kennebunk Police Department called in a spill that occurred at the Cumberland Farms on 3 Main Street in Kennebunk.  Wendy reported that approximately 4 gallons of gasoline had accidentally overflowed out of a vehicle gas tank.  She also stated that the Kennebunk Fire Department had already arrived on scene and applied speedy dry to the cement surface area that had gasoline product on it.
Approximately 12:00 that day I arrived at the Cumberland Farms where I met with Kennebunk Fire Chief Steve Nichols and two Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) technicians. The EPI technicians were cleaning up the speedi dry and disposing of the product appropriately.  I spoke with Chief Nichols about the incident and he explained to me that the driver of a Fair Point truck had left his truck unattended while it was filling. The Fair Point driver soon recognized that his truck was over flowing with gasoline only when he looked in his rearview mirror to see gasoline pouring out the gas tank fill port.  At this time a civilian had reported the incident inside to the convenience store manager Terri Heidenstrom that a Fair Point driver had over filled his tank.  Terri approached the Fair Point truck driver outside and asked his detailed reasoning as to why he overfilled his gas tank and then proceeded to call the police and fire departments.  Fairpoint took responsibility for the discharge and was billed directy by EPI.
After I spoke to the Fire Chief I asked Terri what had happened and she explained to me exactly what she had said to the Fire Chief.  At this time the gasoline spill was cleaned up to Department of Environmental Protection's standards and no further Response action was taken.
I-238-2009*On 12-21-09, Jacques Marquis of Fraser Paper e-mailed a report of a discharge that had occurred at their Madawaska mill over a 2 day period the previous weekend.  Approximately 300 gallons of lube oil was lost to the mills sewer system.
The cause was that a return pump that controls the oil level in tank 805 failed, due to an electronic failure.  The fuse tripped.  The secondary pump that normally takes over did not start, for an unknown reason.  Oil flowed into the containment area and began to slowly overflow it over the course of 2 days before being discovered.  Operators were alerted when the machines low oil level alarm came on.
Approximately 50 gallons was recovered from the floor with sorbents.  The majority of lost oil was skimmed and pumped from the top of the clarifier.  Fraser believes no oil reached the St. John River.  Samples of final effluent were taken to verify that.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-296-2008*	A spill of K-1 was reported by Mike Pierdinock of Lightship Engineering after a neighbor of his father in-law (Patrick Sullivan) called to complain of oil in and around some rocks in a drainage area behind the family camp. The spill was reported on May 2, 2008; however, they did have an out of fuel call on February 18, 2008 which coincidentally occurred after the roof was cleared of snow. The camp had been used periodically by friends and family during the winter.
	My initial site visit on May 5, 2008 revealed what appeared to be a newly installed nipple on the bottom of the tank and heavily contaminated soil under the filter area. Further site investigation revealed free product under and around rocks located approximately 100 feet down gradient of the tank. Additionally, the septic system was located directly between the tank and the oiled rocks. Three private drinking water wells were also located within two hundred feet of the oil spill. Sorbent boom and pads were used to collect free product at this initial visit.
	On May 9, 2008 soil excavation was started with Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Access to the spill area was extremely limited with less than six feet for equipment to get by. Because of the limited access a small excavator was used to dig soil and a skid steer used to shuttle the soil into roll-off containers. The soil removal continued for four days with roll-off discontinued and soil stockpiled on the third day. The stockpiled soil was later loaded into dump trucks for expediency in transportation to Commercial Paving and Recycling. A total of 379.14 tons of soil was removed.
	A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to field screen soil for the presence of fuel oil (see attached PID readings and site sketch). Two soil samples were also taken for laboratory diesel range organics analysis to confirm the spill clean-up (see attached HETL lab results A-296-08 A and B). During the soil removal parts of the septic system that were impacted by oil were removed. Oil contamination seemed to follow the septic bed and did not penetrate deeply into the natural soil beneath, and only a foot or two of addition depth was achieved. The entire drainage bed was removed during clean-up, and was later replaced by a system designed by Harrison Bispham and installed by Kevin Hawes Construction (see attached septic design).
	No initial drinking water laboratory samples were taken, because the property was unoccupied during the clean-up. The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for continued observation. No further Response actions are expected.
I-235-2009*On 12-9-09, because of a broken hydraulic hose on a chipper, about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost. Location is about 2 miles in on a branch road, that is about 4.5 miles in on the Pelletier Lake Road. Spilled product was recovered with wood chips.
I-236-2009*On 12-14-09, about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost in the mill flaker area at the Louisiana Pacific mill in New Limerick.  A broken hose was the cause.  Staff there used wood chips as sorbents to soak up the oil.  The chips were then burned in the facilities on site boiler.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-937-2009*On 11/30/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chris Lamontagne of Webber Energy reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Lewiston.  The source of the spill was a leaking above ground storage tank.  The tank was patched temporarily and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-727-2008*	8/13/08: While driving by I noted that the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility appeared to have been recently abandoned by removal.  Formerly known as R & S Variety and now owned by Jason Gammon the site was scheduled to be removed by Les Wilson & Sons with a UST closure assessment by Alan Lyscars; the sit assessor was actually Michael White.  The facility had previously been scheduled for abandonment in November 2007 by A L Doggett Co. for IB Property Holdings.  On 10/12/07, I had visited and noted the business closed, the USTs out-of-service and the lot for sale through Allied Realty.
	The area is rural residential and commercial and is served by private wells and septic systems.  I have found no record that any evidence of discharges were reported with the facility abandonment this year.  The location had underwent clean-up associated with the 1993 UST facility replacement and oil discharges (see P-827-1993).
P-759-2008*	Monday 8/18/08: Report by Mark of Pare Oil that their customer, Richard Genest, reported to them that his basement oil tank had suffered a leak the previous Saturday.  They reported homeowner contained the spill and cleaned it up himself; he had no lingering oil odor problem and did not wish a response from Maine DEP.
P-760-2008*	8/18/08: Late evening notification of an orphan 5-gallon drum of waste oil had washed up in first beach in Georgetown, located near bay Point and the mouth of the Kennebec River.  About a gallon reported discharged with a a 10' by 10' contamination area on the tide line.
	Tuesday 8/19/08: I checked the beach in the morning and found no residual oil on the beach (see site sketch).  I picked up the drum at the Georgetown Fire Station for proper disposal.

S Brezinski
B-718-2009*On 12/16/09 I received report of an Aboveground Storage Tank in the basement of 80 Dwelley Ave. that had leaked oil onto the floor through a broken nipple.  McCusick Petroleum was called by the home owner and arrived on scene to stop the leak.  They also applied speedy dry to the basement floor.  When I arrived on scene product was in the sump, which I padded off then contracted Clean Harbors to  remove the speedy dry and other oiled debris from the basement, then wash the floor.  When they arrived on scene they completed those tasks and scheduled a carpet cleaner for usage the next morning.  The following week I brought Robert Sypokowski to the site and we cleaned some more and installed a fan for vapor control.  A couple of weeks later the home owner contacted me and informed me that the vapors were no longer an issue and asked that we remove the fan.  Robert complied with her request a couple of days later.  No further Response action expected.
P-818-2009*SUMMARY
	This report covers the discharge of two to fifty gallons of diesel from a commercial truck.  Details of the fuel discharge and clean-up are unfortunately unclear.

DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday 10/21/09: At 1116 hrs time the US National Response Center (NRC) faxed notification of a 50 gallon diesel fuel discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The report stated that Dan Bookman of Bunch Transport Inc. notified NRC at 1050 hrs of a leak from one of Bunch's trucks at the Mile 3.2 North rest area off the Maine Turnpike in York.  Though the rest area is off the Maine Turnpike it is owned, operated and maintained by the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT).  Clean-up was reported to have been completed and sanded by MDOT.  The discharge began in the night, was discovered about 0800 hrs, but had not yet been reported to MDEP by the responsible party:  Bunch Transport.
	In the early afternoon I was called back by MDOT who claimed only two gallons of diesel had leaked and that they had responded and cleaned it up with speedy-dry clay sorbent, not sand.
	Approximately 1600 hrs, Jon Woodard of MDEP stopped and checked on the spill and later advised me that it was cleaned up satisfactorily but appeared closer to the 50 gallon volume based on the long stain.  (On Monday 10/26/09 I visited the site and agreed with a discharge volume closer to 20 gallons.)
	At 1650 hrs on 10/21/09, Mr. Eric Johnson of Corporate Environmental Advisors (CEA) notified MDEP of the diesel discharge of an "unknown" amount from the Bunch Transport truck at this location.  Mr. Johnson and William Hopper of CEA represented Great West Casualty who was the insurance carrier for Bunch Transport.  I later spoke with Hopper by phone and he stated that he had responded during the clean-up and originally estimated the spill at 30-50 gallons, later changed by them to 10-15 gallons.  The truck leak began while the driver was asleep and went on for an unknown time.
	On contacting MDOT about the details of the spill's non-reporting on MDOT's part and where the oiled sand was, MDOT staff stuck to a 2 gallon estimate and that no sand was used.  Hopper advised that he would contact Bunch Transport regarding reporting requirements to Maine.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	At this time the discharge appears clean to MDEP satisfaction.  No enforcement actions are recommended at this time.
2.	Based on my observation of the discharge stain and aerial extent and the assessment of CEA the discharge appears to have been 15 to over 30 gallons in volume.
3.	Though MDOT was not responsible for reporting the discharge, as the discharge was on MDOT property then MDOT would be considered a responsible party along with Bunch Transport for clean-up to MDEP satisfaction [38 MRSA Section 548].

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-604-2009*On 10/27/09 I received report of a truck leaking a small amount of diesel onto a dirt parking lot in the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge parking lot.  Staff were able to remove the truck for repairs and shovel the contaminated soil into bags for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-605-2009*On 10/27/09 I received report of an approximate 3 gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive along the tracks in Hermon by Montreal Maine & Atlantic.  The cause was a loose fitting.  The repair was made and contaminated soil was removed.  No further Response action expected.
B-606-2009*On 10/28/09 I received report of a blown hydraulic line on a crane at a windmill project.  The repairs were made and the product recovered from the asphalt with sorbent pads.  No further Response action necessary.
P-875-2009*On November 6, 2009, I was at the site of the Littlebrook Airport for an Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal.  This particular site has a long history with the Department and I had issued the current owners of the property a 30 day waiver to facilitate the removal of a 1970's vintage UST.  The top of the tank had been uncovered by the time I arrived.  The certified tank installer on site, Chris Wilson, stuck the tank to determine liquid level.  The tank contained a significant amount of water.  From what I understood, the water had been placed in the tank by previous owners for firefighting purposes.  I instructed the owners to have the tank pumped prior to removal.  They were unable to get anyone on site until late in the afternoon to pump the tank.  I made arrangements to return on 11/9/09 to observe the tank removal.

On 11/9/09 I returned to the site.  The tank had been pumped out as I requested late in the day on 11/6/09.  No new water had accumulated in the tank.  The tank was removed.  It appeared in relatively good condition with no significant pitting and no evidence of holes or leaks.  There was no olfactory evidence of petroleum contamination under the tank.  At the request of previous Department project managers David McCaskill and Butch Bowie, I took one sample for both EPH and VPH analysis.  The results of those lab samples are attached.  No further Response Services action required.
P-938-2009*On 12/1/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from David Chatfield of Safe Handling.  He called to report a spill that had been discovered that morning from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  A small amount of #2 heating oil was discharged from the tank due to corrosion.  Safe Handling employees cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
B-611-2009*On 10/28/09 I received report of a four gallon spill of gasoline from an automatic pump shutoff failure, while filling an airport vehicle.  The spilled product was recovered using pads.  No further Response action expected.
P-939-2009*On 12/1/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Deputy Chief Shutz of the Portland Fire Department reporting a jet fuel spill at the Portland Jetport.  The spill came from a leak on a tank truck belonging to Northeast Air.  The truck was parked indoors at the time of the spill.  Northeast Air hired Enpro Services to clean up the estimated 30 gallon spill.  No further Response action required.
B-612-2009*On 10/29/09 I received report of an approximate spill from a corrosion hole on an oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) into a basement.  I arrived on scene to find a magna patch on the hole, but the AST was still leaking into buckets under the tank.  I called Dead River to remove the AST and install a temporary tank.  I then removed the free product from the pails and washed and deodorized the concrete floor.  Once this was done I installed a temporary fan to combat the vapors in the home.  The fan was able to be removed the following week.  No further Response action expected.
P-942-2009*On 12/2/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dave Ains of Holly's Oil.  Mr. Ains was reporting a small oil spill that occurred during an oil delivery in Westbrook.  The driver failed to tighten the nozzle on the delivery hose to the fill pipe on the tank.  Some oil weeped out of the nozzle during the delivery.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and a small amount of soil hand dug out from under the fill pipe.  No further Response action required.
P-950-2009*On 12/4/09 I received a call from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am reporting a lube oil spill from a locomotive.  The spill was in the process of being cleaned up as we spoke.  No further Response action required.
I-240-2009*12/28/09 Received a fax spill report from Dead River (DR) Oil Company regarding a small spill of #2 fuel oil that occurred at a residence in Caribou during a routine fuel delivery.  Dead River crews used sorbent pads and speedy dry to soak up the spilled oil.  The spill occurred when the scully on the hose was hit by the driver by accident.  The oily debris - pads and speedy dry were double bagged and removed for disposal with other oily wastes generated by DR.  No further action is anticipated by Response Services at this time.
P-1021-2009*I was contacted by Pan Am Railways reporting that one of their engines containment tanks overflowed and spilled about a cup of lube oil at a siding in New Gloucester.  The oil spilled onto the ballast under the tracks which was removed and packaged for disposal by Pan Am.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1023-2009*I was contacted by Rick Joyce of Boom Technology reporting that Kleen Oil had a customer whose abovegrouns storage tank had been overfilled and had leaked because of heat expansion.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1025-2009*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their trucks had a leaky saddle tank at its Spring (Stanwood) Street facility.  The diesel fuel leaked onto a concrete pad and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1028-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  This spill is related to a documented tornado.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1029-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  This spill is related to a documented tornado.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1031-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  This spill is related to a documented tornado.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1034-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1036-2009*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1037-2009*I was contacted by Fielding's Oil reporting that after delivering oil at a customer's home the delivery truck's hose sprung a pinhole leak.  The oil sprayed onto a concrete walkway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-783-2009*A fire caused a drum containing oil to leak.  The oil was consumed by fire.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-784-2009*A homeowner called to complain of oil odor in well water and a detectable level of oil in the water by laboratory analysis.  I visited the site and found no obvious sign of spillage.  Site referred to Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Response action is expected.
A-785-2009*12/18/09 0825 Susan Ware from Maritime Energy reported that 10 to 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil had been spilled at the bulk plant the night before when a delivery driver was off loading remaining oil in his delivery truck to the underground storage tank. Susan reported that the extent of the spill was not discovered until this morning and employees were cleaning it up with absorbent pads and speedy dry. I went to the site and discovered that some of the spilled oil had run off the paved area and to the adjacent ground. I had Maritime Energy excavate oil contaminated soil from the area until field testing results of soil bag head space vapors with a photo ionization detector were below 300 ppm and the sharply sloping terrain made further excavation dangerous. The area is served by public water. Soil was sent to Dragon Cement Products, Thomaston, for disposal.
A-786-2009*On 12/18/2009 in Belfast, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill at Perry's Quick Stop.  The estimated spill of 2 1/2 gallons of K1 fuel oil resulted from changing out a hose on a dispenser.  The spill was cleaned up by Maritime Energy using sorbent material.  A site visit was made to assess the spill, no further Response action is expected.
A-788-2009*A small leak was found from a Pan Am locomotive.  Pan Am managed the cleanup and disposal of oily debris.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-790-2009*A small lube oil spill was discovered on a locomotive.  Pan Am managed the cleanup and disposal of oily debris.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-791-2009*12/18/09 1428 Maritime Energy reported that 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled at their bulk plant when a Pen Bay Oil driver overfilled his delivery truck at the loading rack. The oil spilled to the concrete containment pad. Speedy dry was used to recover some of the spilled oil but most went to the containment oil water separator. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-792-2009*Damons Quick Stop contacted this office to report a mishap while a tank truck was making a delivery.  Driver error resulted in an estimated 10 gallons of gasoline being spilled to pavement from a delivery hose.  No information is available on site investigation or remedial action.  A typical response to a gasoline spill of this volume would be to manage with sorbent material.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-793-2009* Verso Paper called to report an estimated 100 gallon release of hydraulic oil due to a broken hose.  The oil spilled onto the ground at the wood yard and was cleaned up by Mill personal with wood chips.  These chips will be used as fuel in the waste fuel incinerator (Wiffie) Boiler.
 See attached spill report from VERSO.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-794-2009*12/22/09 1109 Ken Pelletier from Pan Am Railways reported that less than a quart of lube oil had leaked from an idling locomotive at the Riley rail yard. A crew had removed all oil impacted stone ballast and returned it to the Waterville rail yard for consolidation and later disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-796-2009*12/23/09 1035 Muriel Fuller reported that there had been an oil spill from her outside heating oil storage tank. I went to the site and found that the tank outlet had been broken. Muriel estimated that 50 gallons of heating oil had been released from the tank. The tank had been repaired. There was oil impacted snow around the tank area and the oil had run to the back lawn. I shoveled up two drums of oil impacted snow and collected free standing oil with oil absorbent pads. I left oil absorbent pads in place to collect additional oil on top of the ground. The area was served by public water. I referred the case to Jon Andrews, Maine DEP Response, to complete the clean up and any soil removal that would be required. Jon Andrews reported to me that he collected the oily absorbent pads the next week and later in the spring returned to remove contaminated soil.  No records exist concerning the soil excavation or whether confirmation samples were obtained.  JA Andrews is no longer employed by Maine DEP.
A-797-2009*A small amount of heating oil spilled to the floor of this boiler room due to a seal failure on the fuel pump.  Speedi-dri was used to collect the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-802-2009*200 gallon spill of hydraulic oil to floor of mill.   Some got to floor drain and into treatement system.

This report was written after the responder retired, using limited information available.  The mill likely cleaned up the product and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-803-2009*A filter break caused a significant amount of oil to be lost to the ground and oil ran down the driveway into a small stream and into the bay.  N.A.Reny excavated eight tons of soil for disposal and oil was recovered with sorbent materials.  The site was referred to Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Response action is expected.
A-804-2009*I received an anonymous complaint of an oil spill, which may have occurred as long as 2 years ago. I was able to ascertain from tax records that a Jeff Starrett was the owner of the home and living in Colorado. After repeated attempts to contact Mr. Starrett regarding the possible oil spill, I referred the case to Andrew Flint for possible legal action.

2/10/2010, Andrew Flint, Dawn Kline of Lakepoint Realty, and I, made a site visit. There were no apparent oil odors noticeable in the home. During an inspection of the basement area I found that both tanks were empty and one of the tanks did appear to have a wet spot on the bottom indicating a leak.

Andrew Flint was able to make contact with Mr. Starrett and advise him of our findings. Mr. Starrett gave verbal permission for the DEP to place a sealed fill cap on each tank, as well as an out-of-service tag.

On 2/19/2010, the secure caps and tags were installed on both fill pipes. The area is environmentally sensitive with public water supplies, private wells, and Long Pond all in close proximity to the home. The oil tanks should be replaced before being filled and put back into service.
A-805-2009*On 12/28/2009 in Chesterville, Cornerstone Plumbing and Heating reported an oil spill.  The estimated 40 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  A site visit was made as the burner technician had temporarily stopped the leak.  Upon arrival I pumped the remaining contents of the tank into drums, an estimated 120 gallons.  The spilled product was mostly absorbed by snow, it was shoveled up into drums.  A radon fan was installed under the mobile home to reduce oil vapors inside the home. The site is served by a drilled well and was referred to Juanita Ehiorobo of the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-513-2008*	A blown hydraulic line on truck released a small spill of less than a gallon of oil.  The oil was spilled to the gravel beneath the vehicle and was cleaned up using rags and sorbent material.  No site visit was made.
A-514-2008*	A bushing on a transformer failed and leaked transformer oil onto the ground.  No cause of the leak was readily apparent.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) containing oil.  Oil contaminated soil and grass was removed by a Central Maine Power contractor.  A total of one drum of oily soil was removed.  No site visit was made.
B-563-2009*On 10/2/09 I received report of an approximate 5 gallon discharge of lube oil into the Penobscot River.  The discharge occurred at the Brookfield Renewable Energy facility in Millinocket.  A mechanical failure allowed the oil to get to a sump, where it was accidentally pumped to the dams spillway.  Some product was recovered with sorbent pads.  Repairs were made.
P-150-2008*I was contacted by Larry Laveriere of Sprague Energy reporting that a Dead River tank truck had been overfilled at the loading rack.  The spill was into the engineered containment at the rack and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-564-2009*On 10/3/09 I received report of a 3 gallon gasoline spill from a vehicle on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.  The product was recovered using pads.  No further Response action expected.
P-151-2008*I was contacted by the Chief Frost of the Paris Fire Department reporting that they were at an unoccupied residence where a water pipe had burst on the second floor flooding the basement.  The Fire Department turned off the water and pumped the water out of the basement of the house.  As the water was being pumped out, an object in the water broke the filter off the oil tank.  The Fire Department stopped pumping when they smelled oil.  The oil tank released about 100 gallons of oil into the basement and what water was left down there.  I hired Boom Technology Inc. to pump out the oily water and to remove all of the oily debris from the basement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-152-2008*I was contacted by the Berwick Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 9 and Commercial Drive in Berwick.  A small amount of gasoline was spilled onto the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-153-2008*I was contacted by the Bridgton Fire Department reporting that there was heating oil in the parking lot of the Morning Dew Natural Food Store on Sandy Creek Road in Bridgton.  I arrived to find that the oil tank was up against the building in the parking lot.  The snow had been plowed right up against the oil tank.  The weight of the snow broke off the oil filter causing 20-30 gallons of oil to drain out of the tank.  I hired ENPRO Services Inc. to remove the oiled snow, water, and sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-155-2008*I was contacted by Safe Handling reporting that while transferring hydrochloric acid from a rail car to a tank truck the transfer pump broke and released half a gallon of acid onto a concrete surface.  The spilled acid was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-157-2008*I was contacted by Casco Oil Co. reporting that one of their customers had a tank that had leaked out because snow had knocked the filter off the tank.  I hired Clean Harbors to move a lot of snow out of the way so we could vactor soil from the immediate spill area.  Once that was done, we realized that we would have to return in the Spring to do more excavation.  We returned in March and used a direct push drill rig to place some micro wells.  We then returned in April and excavated 155 tons of contaminated soil.  The neighboring residences' wells were sampled and we found no diesel range organics in any of them.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-567-2009*On 10/4/09 I received report from Webber oil, of a client who had a leaking gasket on their oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in their basement.  The technician arrived and changed the gasket and absorbed the product with pads.  The home owner has no vapor complaint.  No further Response action expected.
P-190-2008*I was contacted by Gary Glatz of Independence Oil reporting that they had overfilled a residential heating oil tank in Portland with Biofuel (#2 oil with 20% biofuel).  The oil spilled was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-574-2009*On 10/13/09 I received report of a 25 gallon #6 oil spill at the Domtar paper mill.  The spill occurred during the disconnection of a transfer hose, containing #6 oil.  The hose was not bled off properly, when unhooked the oil spewed onto concrete.  It was absorbed with wood shavings and those were incinerated in the mill's boiler.  No further Response action expected.
P-191-2008*I was contacted by Mark Anderson of Downeast Energy reporting that one of their trucks had a cracked pipe that sprayed oil onto a driveway in Westbrook.  About 5 gallons of oil came out of the pipe before the leak could be stopped.  All of the oil was contained on the paved driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-192-2008*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that they had overfilled one of their customers Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs).  The customer was on auto-fill and had been previously filled on January 28th.  When the driver arrived and started pumping oil into the AST it immediately started coming out the vent.  The residence has two ASTs and the Dead River was going to pump the excess oil over into the other tank.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-202-2008*I was contacted by Marion of Union Oil reporting that one of their trucks was overfilled while being filled at their bulk plant in Biddeford.  The oil spilled onto the asphalt driveway.  About 3-5 gallons of oil was spilled and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-974-2009*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located adjacent to the outside of the residence.  The release occurred as a result of damage to the piping near the filter of the tank. The cause of the damage to the piping is unclear and may have been snow/ice falling off the roof or a contractor who had been recently working in close proximity to the AST. The residence is serviced by a drilled drinking water well located approximately 100' from the spill location.
16.84 tons of impacted soil was excavated from the spill location and disposed of.  Groundwater was encountered at approximately 6 feet below ground surface and oil was observed in the water.  A recovery well was installed to a depth of approximately 8 feet below ground surface and the excavation was backfilled with crushed stone.  A vacuum truck was used to remove oily water from the recovery well on several occasions.  Due to seasonal groundwater depth fluctuations the recovery well dried up soon after its installation.  Due to heavy rains in April 2010 the recovery well contained approximately 3 feet of groundwater and on 4/21/2010 a vacuum truck was used to remove water from the well.  During this visit there was no visible oil mixed in the groundwater.  However a slight odor was noted in the well.  The recovery well was removed on 4/23/2010 the disturbed area was loomed and seeded.  This spill was referred to Bradford Hahn of Technical Services.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-734-2009*12/22/09  Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) reported an estimated one gallon automatic transmission oil spill at the entered location.  A pressure plug blew out while the grader was running, which resulted in the oil discharge to the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material and entered into a storage drum for later transport and disposal through Maine DOT facility in Augusta.  No further Response action expected.

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B-711-2009*12/12/09  Bangor Hydro reported an approximate five gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A broken fitting on a truck, presumed bucket truck, broke causing the release.  The spill impacted a 15 foot by 4 foot section of pavement and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  The waste was entered into a 55-gallon drum for later disposal through Bangor Hydro's waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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B-708-2009*Hydraulic oil leaked from maintenance equipment at the University of Maine Service building.  Pads and boom were used to cleaned it up.  Initially they thought it was 3-4 gallons but the next day they realized it was 11 gallons since that is the size of the hydraulic oil reserve tank.   No further Response action expected.
B-578-2009*On 10/15/09 I received report from Montreal, Maine and Atlantic of a blown hydraulic line, leaking approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the ground, along the tracks in Glenburn.  Clean Harbors was hired to remove the contaminated soil and dispose of properly.  No further Response action expected.
B-735-2009*12/9/09  Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) reported a transformer oil spill at the entered location.  Foul weather and high winds caused a tree to break away three electrical transformers from pole 57/8.  The transformers leaked past a gasket as a result of the incident.  The gasket did not fail per say, nor is the gasket meant to contain 100% of the product when tipped.

The transformer oil of the units were tested and two units were tested to contain PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) oil.  A minimal amount of oil dripped out.  A BHE representative  conducted a site inspection to determine the level of clean up and no discharge or oil could be located.  The minor amount of oil released and the foul weather involved is attributed to the dispersing the discharged product in a manner that did not facilitate a clean up.  See Bangor Hydro Spill Report dated 12/23/09.  No further Response action expected.

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P-6-2010*On 1/4/2010 I received a call from Tom Hardison of Portland Pipeline reporting a small crude oil spill at their Raymond Pump Station due to a leaking seal.  Portland Pipeline hired Clean Harbors to vactor up the contaminated soil that was the result of the spill.  The material was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further Response action required.
B-579-2009*On 10/16/09 I received report of an approximate 1/2 gallon leak from a leaking fuel line on a school bus in First Students Bus services parking lot.  The spiller absorbed the product using speedy dry.  Their hazardous waste hauler disposed of properly.  No further Response action expected.
B-583-2009*On 10/16/09 I received an anonymous complaint from a neighbor of Jeff Roberts, complaining of storing oil drums, oil tanks and waste in the Roberts yard.  I arrived and found nothing but empty oil drums and tanks, no evidence of spillage.  There was some trash around the property that was being cleaned up.  No oil or hazardous materials spilled.
I-242-2009*12/31/09 Received a report from Dead River Company (DR) regarding a small spill of off-road diesel that resulted from a fuel drop at Lowe's 1,000 gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST).  According to Peter at DR, the delivery driver thought he heard the vent whistle and so shut off the pump to the drop tube.  When the delivery driver removed the drop tube from the fill pipe, there was a blow back of diesel fuel from the fill pipe.  Peter at Dead River notified Lowe's manager - Josh Addington (207-554-3030) regarding this vent malfunction.  Peter stated that they only dropped 60 gallons of off-road diesel into a 1,000 gallon UST, that was probably only 1/2 full.  Dead River's crew scraped up the spilled fuel that was tied up and absorbed into the snow & ice.  Contaminated debris was taken to the PI landfill according to the DR spill report dated 12/31/09.

01/04/10 Follow-up telcom with DR (Peter) and Lowes store manager, Josh Addington.  Josh is having a service technician from Dead River come to the UST and determine if there is an operational problem with the UST's vent system.  Josh will contact me with the DR technician's findings and any repair work to be completed if required.  Tech. from Dead River adjusted the nozzle blow back, all is ok at this time.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.

B-591-2009*On 10/19/09 I received report of a potential spill from the past in Princeton.  Chris Swain of DEP reported it improperly and untimely.  I turned it over to technical services.  No further Response action expected.
B-602-2009*On 10/26/09 I received report of a corrosion hole in an oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of Methodist Church Parsonage in Danforth.  I arrived on scene to find Dead River had already pumped the AST of its oil.  I then washed the concrete floor and applied some Lime to the area, to help combat the vapors.  The home owner also had window fans that we utilized to move air around the basement, removing the oil odor.  A revisit the next day confirmed that the site could be closed.  No further Response action required.
P-7-2010*Suzanne Pare of Hammond lumber called to report that while making a delivery of materials to the address in report, the spyder lift/boom discharged an estimated two (2) quarts of hydraulic oil to the snow.  The affected snow was collected and the mixture returned to the Auburn facility for inclusion in the waste stream for proper disposal.

No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information received the spill was appropriately managed and there should be no impact of concern.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-279-2008*I was contacted by the Scarborough Fire Department reporting that they had come across some drums on a property off Highland Avenue.  The Fire Department was called to the site when a vandal cut down a power pole to steal the copper wire not knowing that the wires were live.  When they arrived at the site which appeared to be unoccupied they checked the buildings and came across the drums.  Inside the main building there were several 55 gallon drums.  Several of those drums were tipped over (probably by vandals) and there was a sheen on the concrete floor.  After some investigation I determined that the property is owned by Pan Am Railways but they lease it to Dragon Products who hasn't used the property in many years.  The structure that the drums were located in was in bad shape and the drums were filled with rainwater.  There was also a 275 gallon aboveground oil storage tank (AST) and several large bags of steel grit in the structure.  Dragon Products agreed to mop up the sheen with sorbent pads, remove all of the drums, remove the steel grit, and remove the AST.  No further Response action needed at this time.
B-736-2009*9/27/09  Dead River (DR) reported an approximate 2 quart oil spill at the entered location.  A bleeder valve on the furnace failed causing the leak.  The spill was to a concrete basement and no receptors impacted.  DR technicians deployed speedi-dri to clean up the spill and entered the waste into DR waste stream.  No odor compliants were reported and the customer was statisfied with the clean up.


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P-280-2008*I was contacted by Rob Somerville of Safe Handling reporting that a truck parked at their facility had leaked about 4 gallons of Bio-diesel (5%) onto a gravel road.  The truck had been recently fueled, it had two saddle tanks with a crossover line, and it was parked on enough of an incline that one saddle tank basically overfilled the other saddle tank and oil came out from around the fill cap.  It was a wet day so most of the oil spread out into a sheen and they used sorbent material to clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-737-2009*8/12/09  Domtar reported a four gallon hydraulic oil spill from a loader or truck at the entered location.  The spill occurred on an access road to the Domtar scale house.  It is believed that a loader or truck leaked hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose or other component or gasket of the equipment's hydraulic system.  There was a trail of oil coming and going from the facility.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent material and entered into the Domtar landfill per their licence agreement.  The amount of waste was unknown by the reporter at the time of the report to Response.

Spill referred to DEP Solid Waste for review.   No further Response action required.

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B-276-2009*5/14/09  Lincoln Paper and Tissue (LP&T) reported an approximate 400 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  The hydraulic truck unloader, a ramp that lifts chip trailers to unload them, blew a hydraulic line and sprayed oil onto the saw dust pile and gravel roadway.

Mr. Dennis McComb of LP&T advised that 90% of the oil went onto the saw dust pile and migrated several feet down into the pile.  The remaining oil that sprayed onto the ground appeared to be dispersing with the wind and sun.  Mr. McComb advised that the impacted saw dust would be disposed by putting it in the #8 Bio-mass boiler per their licence agreement, but Mr. McComb could not advise how much material would be disposed.

Spill referred to Solid Waste for review.  No further Response action expected.

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A-520-2008*	An oil sheen in the Sheepscot River was reported near the Sheepscot Harbor Village and Resort. The anonymous caller indicated they discovered the sheen downstream from a construction project at the resort.  A site visit was made to discover the source of the sheen.  I spoke with the project manager for the construction project and he was not aware of any releases of oil, and offered to show me around the construction project.  I walked through the entire project site and along the banks of the Sheepscot River and did not discover any source or sheen.
A-556-2008*On 9/1/2008 in Jay, Verso Paper reported an oil spill.  The 20 gallon spill of waste oil resulted from a bad gasket on an oil heater.  An estimated 2 gallons of oil was lost to the mill's sewer system and the remaining oil was cleaned up by mill employees from the floor of the spill area.  No site visit was made, and no further Response action is expected.
B-290-2009*5/25/09  Lincoln Paper and Tissue reported an approximate 10 gallon oil leak at the entered location.  The Reporter indicates a pipe associated with the facility boiler(s) leaked a thermal cooling oil that entered a sump leading to Mattanawcook Stream that runs under the mill, but no oil was observed in the stream.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste entered into the facility waste stream.  No further Response action expected.

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A-587-2008*	This case involves a spill of an estimated twenty-five gallons of mineral oil from two oil filled circuit breakers.  The spill was caused by vandals who opened the valves on the circuit breakers in order to scrap out metals.  The mineral oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) containing and covered a 20 x 8 foot area.  Central Maine Power hired Coutts Brothers to clean up the oily soil and transport it to Crossroads landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  A site visit was made before and afterwards to verify the clean-up.   No further Response actions are expected.
A-574-2008* On 9/11/2008 in Rockland, FMC corporation reported an estimated 10 to 20 gallon spill of 99% isopropyl alcohol. The spill resulted from a ruptured hose during a tank truck delivery.  Scott Settlemire of FMC stated that the spill was contained and cleaned up by FMC employees using sorbent materials.  A phone call was made to the Rockland Fire Department (RFD) to inquire if they could check out the situation for me.  The RFD reported back that the spill had been cleaned up and there was no evidence of any release to the environment.  No further response action is expected.
A-593-2008*On 9/19/2008 in Fayette, Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reported an oil spill.  The spill was reported 7 days late after a complaint by a school employee.  The spill at the Fayette Central School, appeared to have been caused by overfilling the Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) that supply the school's boiler.  A site visit was made to investigate the spill and meet with AFC employees.  The building showed evidence of oil staining under the fill and vent pipes for the AST's, as well as contaminated soil in the fill area.  Augusta Fuel Company felt that the tanks were improperly installed causing the oil spill.  I made a request for an inspection by Maine Oil and Solid Fuel Board Compliance Officer Dale Hersey.  Mr. Hersey stated the tanks were properly installed and a copy of his report is attached.

Augusta Fuel Company agreed to remove the contaminated soil from the site.  After removing an estimated 1/2 cubic yard of soil by hand, and readings on my Photoionization detector (PID), of greater than 1700 parts per million (ppm) of volatile organic compounds (VOC), it was determined that an excavation contractor would be needed.  I hired Johnson Excavation for soil removal and restoration.  A total of 7.05 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site.  At a depth of about 4 feet, ground water with a thin layer of oil was discovered; an estimated 5 gallons of oil water mix was removed from the excavation.  Remaining soil tested  less than 100 ppm VOC on my PID.

The site was referred to Technical Services for follow up and well monitoring.  Cheryl Fontaine was assigned.  No further Response action is expected.
P-8-2010*I was contacted by Bruce Bradbury of Dead River Co. reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled a tank at 151 Vaughan Street in Portland.  He stated that they knew that the tank has a quick whistle but it surprised even the regular driver.  He stated that about a quarter of a cup of oil came out the vent pipe and landed in the snow beneath which was cleaned up.  He stated that they checked the indoor aboveground storage tank to make sure there wasn't any damage or spillage in the basement and there wasn't.  I told Mr. Bradbury that they should talk to the homeowner about replacing the whistle and he stated that he thought they had.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-602-2008*	An estimated fifteen gallons of No. 6 fuel oil leaked from the steam trace line from an oil heater leak backing up into the line.  The spill was entirely into the containment moat.  Originally the spill was reported as a fifty gallon spill, but was later revised to fifteen gallons during the clean-up.  The oil was cleaned out of the moat by Verso personnel.  No site visit was made.
A-576-2008*	A complaint of drums of suspected waste oil and other debris prompted Frank Stankevitz, the town of Winslow code enforcement officer, to request a site visit by the Department.  He stated the renter of lot # 4 of a mobile home park on Baker Street was scrapping out appliances and other materials and generating drums of waste oils.
	I visited the lot in question with Mr. Stankevitz  on September 12, 2008.  Upon arrival it was apparent the owner was indeed scrapping metal products as there were appliance parts as well as a couple of old above ground storage tanks.  We attempted to contact the homeowner, but nobody answered at the door.  While looking around the exterior, two 55 gallons drums were found.  One was stuffed full of solid waste material and the other was empty.  While the property was a mess with solid waste, no spillage was seen, and no further actions are expected.
P-1001-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday,12/18/09: In the mid-afternoon an anonymous caller notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, of an ongoing breakage of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) at 100 Bark Mulch Road in Auburn.  Based on the information, land use and late time of day a response inspection was planned for the next week.  The aerial photo showed a gravel pit and we were expecting one or two CRTs broken by vandals.

INITIAL MDEP RESPONSE INSPECTION
	Monday, 12/21/09: On-site approximately 13:50 hours I met with Bill Crawford, general manager with MB Bark LLC, the property owner, a bark mulch producer and part of the CPRC Group companies.  Crawford explained that the issue was likely with a company they lease a building to called Ewaste Recycling Solutions LLC (Ewaste).   Ewaste is located in the southwest corner of the property in a 100' x 100' metal building and has no ties to CPRC other than as a tenant according to Crawford.
	Crawford and I visited and looked around Ewaste while waiting for an owner, Rick Dumas, to return.  Within the building we noted hundreds of computer screens and televisions on pallets, electronic parts in boxes, printers, fluorescent light bulbs, microwave ovens and flat screen TVs waiting on recycling out of state.  At the southwest side of the building we noted a makeshift disassembly line where it was evident that employees had been dismantling TV and computer CRTs, boxing the circuit boards, plastic and metal parts in separate boxes, and then taking the CRTs and breaking them into pieces into two cubic meter size  boxes on pallets (see photos 5-7).  This latter activity is the major issue of this report and investigation.
	The tubes were being broken up, for the past five days according to Dumas, with hammers and with the "panel" glass going into one box and the "funnel" glass broken up into a second box.  Dumas explained that this operation was a "test" operation to assist Ewaste  in their MDEP permit application to "de-manufacture" the TVs and computer CRTs here rather than shipping them to New Hampshire.  Dumas advised me that they had a "wink and a nod" agreement to do this with Ms. Carol Cifrino of the MDEP Solid Waste Division.  The workers had paper masks and gloves for personal protective equipment and no negative-pressure containment or secure, contained area.
	Around the work area I noted dust on the floor, tables and boxes, broken glass and small broken parts.  MDEP Chemist Deb Stahler advised me over the phone that the area may be contaminated with lead (Pb) dust.  Carol Cifrino and Harold Nilson of MDEP Solid Waste advised me that Ewaste had no license or permission (neither direct or a "wink and a nod" approval) to purposely break CRTs in an uncontrolled environment such as this, or in a controlled environment.

MDEP RCRA INSPECTION
	Tuesday 12/22/09: Chris Redman, MDEP RCRA inspector, and I met Rick Dumas and Larry Wing (Operations Manager) approximately 08:45 hours.  As seen in Photos 8, 12 and 15 - 18, the building had been considerably cleaned up and reorganized.  The de-manufacturing operation had been dismantled, the boxes of broken CRTs had been sealed (Photo 8) and the floor swept and vacuumed; though the box of broken funnel glass (Photo 9) was missing.  Redman sampled dirt and dust from the floor and from the vacuum cleaner for laboratory analysis.  As Redman and I were leaving John Newton of the US OSHA arrived for an OSHA workplace inspection.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	12/21/09 - 12/22/09: In between MDEP visits Ewaste personnel dismantled the disassembly (de-manufacturing) line, sealed the boxes and swept and vacuumed the floor (see photos).
	2/12/10: Following additional clean-up actions on 2/11/10, required by MDEP, Chris Redmond re-sampled for lead contamination.  MDEP Division of Response Services did not attend this clean-up or sampling.  See attached lab analysis.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	MDEP's
A-193-2008*	A falling tree damaged a transformer causing the release of five gallons of mineral transformer oil.  The oil was tagged as non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) containing.  Central Maine Power contractors used sorbent material to remove free product and removed all visibly impacted soil.  No site visit was made.
A-596-2008*	While drilling for the installation of a new water main on Main Street in Wiscasset, Earthtech Engineering encountered gasoline contaminated soil.  The contaminated soil was located adjacent to the M.W. Sewall Clipper Mart on US Route 1, which has Underground Storage Tanks (UST's) for gasoline storage.  No evidence of a release has been encountered from the tanks.  There are three past spills that are relevant to this site.  A-448-1993 was the removal of two 1000 gallon UST's removed and 40 cubic yards of contaminated soil removed.  A-193-1994 was the removal of six UST's and an additional 40 cubic yards of contaminated soil removed.  Both clean-ups were classified as baseline 2 clean-up standards.  A-371-2003 was a vehicle overfill of 12 gallons and no soil was removed.
	I met with David Bernrol on September 22, 2008, at the Clipper Mart.  He explained they ran into the contamination when they had a strange "blast" while drilling and blasting bedrock along US Route 1.  They dug down into the shoulder and immediately found contaminated soil, and stopped to report it.  After our discussion, I checked the soil with a photo ionization detection meter, and received a reading of 540 parts per million.  The soil had a smell typical of older weathered gasoline, and so it is suspected to be from the previous UST's.   I instructed Mr. Bernrol that as a baseline two classified site, at a minimum the disturbed soil would have to be removed and disposed of.  Further complicating the matter was a concern of running a water main through contaminated soil.  Given the complications presented by the contaminated soil Earthtech Engineering suggested to the Town that they run the water main down the opposite side of the street to avoid the contaminated soil entirely.  The Town agreed and no further problems were encountered with contaminated soil.  No further Response actions are expected.
A-240-2008*	A spill of four gallons of lubrication oil was reported after the lower bearing casing of the number five feed-water pump was found filled with water. All of the oil was lost to the mill's waste water treatment plant, and is identified as secondary containment in their spill prevention, control, and counter measures plan (SPCC). No site visit was made.
A-10-2009*Vern Palmer of GE Security contacted this office to report a delivery truck had left a stain on the pavement in the parking lot.  The spill was estimated to be a quart.  The truck had departed, so the responsible party was unknown.  Vern indicated GE staff would use sorbent litter to clean up the oil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-11-2010*	A very small spill of an estimated one cup of K-1 occurred when a Downeast Energy driver accidentally overturned a small container of oil.  The oil was spilled onto the snow and ice around the tank pad.  It was ascertained that the homeowner had run out of oil and bled the oil line, which created the small container of oil.  The driver removed the oily snow and ice and used a sorbent pad to remove any free product.  A phone message was left for Mr. Damon, but no site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-705-2008*	8/6/08: Afternoon report of a discharge of transmission oil from a vehicle to the ground and into a storm drain connected to the river.  Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard (PNSY) responders applied sorbent pads and boom to collect what they could.  Strong river and tidal currents make spill recovery difficult in this area.
A-739-2009*	A minor overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) caused the release of an estimated two gallons of #2 fuel oil.  The oil seeped out of the fittings on the top of the tank and ran down onto a wet dirt floor basement.  The spill was discovered when the church was opened up on Saturday and an oil odor was detected.  Eric Perry called Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) to determine the problem. When a spill was discovered it was reported and AFC personnel used sorbent pads to clean oil from the surface of standing water in the basement.
	On November 21, 2009, I inspected the ongoing clean-up by AFC, and decided to install a fan to remove oil vapors from the basement.  We wiped the tank surface with sorbent pads and then placed additional sorbent pads around the tank and ventilated for the weekend.
	On November 23, 2009, I checked back on the site.  The sorbent pads that were left around the tank picked up little to no product. The oil odor was virtually nonexistent and the fan was removed.  I called Mr. Perry an told him I was removing the fan and to contact me if any odor problem re-occurred.  No private drinking water wells were located around the property.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-706-2008*	8/6/08: Notification to US Coast Guard's (USCG) National Response Center (NRC) who in turn notified the State of Maine of a report of an unknown red substance being discharged to Saco Bay from the motor vessel ENDEAVOR.  No staff from Maine Department of Environmental Protection could respond at the time and relied on USCG to investigate.  No oil spills were reported to have reached shore and I believe that fuel oil (marine diesel) would have been evident to the reporter because of its odor and surface retention.  The red material fits the possible description of propylene glycol antifreeze which is non-toxic compared to ethylene glycol.
P-841-2008*	Thursday 9/11/08: I visited this sub-urban residence and approved abandonment-in-place of a 275-gallon, bare steel, non-compliant, residential consumptive-use, heating oil underground storage tank (UST).  The area is served by town water.  The UST top was uncovered and buried shallow next to the house.  I noted no evidence of a discharge and received no notice of later problems.  I did not attend the actual cleaning and filling-in-place of the tank but left notice that the tank had to be opened up and cleaned first.

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A-20-2009*Bob Leary contacted this office to report a gasoline spill at the Fabian Oil bulk plant.  A check valve had iced over due to precipitation events.  This frozen valve resulted in a discharge of an estimated 3 gallons of gas inside the containment for Fabian's (regular gasoline) Aboveground Storage Tank.  Impacted snow and ice were removed by hand excavation.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-21-2009*Andrea Glidden of Maine Department of Transportation contacted this office to report a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the Webb Road Maintenance Camp.  A truck had a mechanical failure causing the spill to the roadway.  Sand was spread to absorb the spilled oil and provide traction.  The sand was then swept up by DOT staff for disposal.  The soil was reportedly transported to Pine Tree Landfill.  I provided a virgin spill letter, however, confirmation of tonnage was not received.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-44-2009*Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill at Pad 3.1 on Beach Lane  (initial report was Fisk Lane, but unclear what the relationship is).  A plow hit a pad mount transformer causing discharge of the contents.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl.  Less than a gallon was reportedly released.  No site visit was made.
A-738-2009*	A minor spill of K-1 fuel oil occurred when a filter/fire-o-matic assembly had a slow leak. The leak was discovered during an inspection of a heating system that had somehow backed up smoke into the home.  The insurance company hired ACL Plumbing and Heating to inspect and repair the system, and they discovered the small spill.  The spill is estimated to be less than one gallon.  They repaired the leaking fittings, and cleaned up free product using sorbent pads.  On November 22, 2009 I inspected the clean-up and did not see any signs to indicate any significant spillage.  No further Response actions are expected.
P-1047-2009*Discharge was the result of a multi vehicle accident involving a logging truck, and two other vehicles.  Motor oil and anti-freeze were released from the overturned tractor, while only anti-freeze was released from the other vehicles.  The saddle tanks on the tractor were intact and not leaking, although support for one of the tanks had been broken.  The tank was secured to the frame of the tractor, and the tractor righted without incident.  The discharged oil and anti-freeze were collected with sorbents.  No further Response action required.
A-50-2009*Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil contacted this office to report evidence of a leak at their Skowhegan Bulk Plant.  The intersticial probe was in alarm.  Webber hired Simard & Sons licensed underground tank installers to investigate.  Simard steamed out the fitting which had frozen and become clogged with ice. They replaced the probe and the system indicated no water or product in the intersticial space.  No discharge occurred.  This has been a re-occurring problem.  The tanks and appertenances are located at the base of a slope and snow removal results in snow and ice build up in the vicinity of the sump for the tank.  Jim Sullivan indicated a long term solution for this problem would be to pour a concrete pad that would elevate the sump and prevent this accumulation.  I sent an e-mail to Tanks Enforcement to document the occurrence.
A-734-2009*	A spill of an estimated ten gallons of Number 2 fuel oil occurred when a Fabian Oil delivery truck had a leak in a coupler in the delivery hose while making a delivery at this residence.  The oil leaked directly onto a dirt road and along the shoulder.  There are two private wells within 500 feet of the spill.  The spill was reported as cleaned up by a service technician and the driver who used sorbent material and removal with shovels.
	On November 19, 2009 I checked in on the spill clean-up.  Oil staining could easily be found, and scraping away a few inches of gravel with my foot revealed contamination beneath.  I contacted Max Marston with Fabian Oil to inform him additional clean-up would be required.  I gave him an oil spill debris form for the additional soil removal, and had them pre-arrange disposal at Waste Management's Crossroads Landfill.
	On November 23, 2009 Fabian Oil removed additional contaminated soil utilizing a skid steer and a one ton dump truck. They removed an estimated two cubic yards of contaminated soil, and then backfilled. The clean-up was verified and no further Response actions are anticipated.
P-11-2010*Discharge was the result of an overfill, which sprayed onto snow.  The contaminated snow was removed and any remaining oil was collected with sorbents.  The inside aboveground storage tank was checked for damage and/or weeping fittings, and found to be fine.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-12-2010*Discharge was the result of a malfunctioning gauge on a large boiler in boiler room #2 of the Greely High School.  A quick acting custodian diverted a large majority of the oil  away from a floor drain, although a small amount of oil might have entered the drain.  Nothing was observed in the drain, and the drain goes to the treatment plant.  Nothing was recoverable from the drain.

The fire department placed down sorbent pads on the pooled oil on the floor, that I later collected and disposed of.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-645-2008*On 10/20/2008 in Whitefield, an anonymous caller reported an oil spill.  The caller stated that the 3 day old spill was spread along the Townhouse Road for about 1 mile ending at the farm of Pat Chase.  A site visit was made to investigate.  No clean up was possible due to the time lapse in reporting.  I made a visit to the Chase Farm, Pat was not available so I spoke with his wife.  Mrs. Chase stated a hose on a front-end loader had ruptured and the unit was driven back to the farm.  I advised Mrs. Chase that in the future oil spills need to be cleaned up and reported to the DEP.  No further response action is expected.
A-649-2008*On 10/21/2008 in Boothbay Harbor, Dead River Co. reported an oil spill.  The initial report was a spill of 75 to 100 gallons of heating oil in the basement.  A site visit was made to investigate and assist Dead River with the spill.  Environmental Projects was hired for the clean up in the basement, no contamination was discovered outside of the home.  A vactor truck was used for contaminated soil removal in the basement.  A total of 0.97 tons of soil was all that was required to be removed, leading me to believe the spill was much smaller than reported.  No further Response action is expected.
P-13-2010*Discharge resulted from a hole in the hose of the delivery truck, spraying oil onto the snow and adjacent driveway.  The contaminated snow was removed, and the oil on the driveway was collected with sorbents.  I later checked the site and observed no oil.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-721-2009*Owner had two deliveries of 50 gallons each approximately a week apart.  A day after the second delivery the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was empty.  A hole was observed on the bottom of the AST.  PSC excavated approximately 4 yards of contaminated soil beneath where the AST was located.  Excavation was limited due to immediate proximity of house structure and a propane tank.   The owner's well is approximately 12 feet away from spill and was referred to Technical Services for monitoring.  No further Response action expected.
B-720-2009*It appears that the owner ran out of oil overnight and tried to add fuel with a 10 gallon plastic container.  Spillage occurred when most of the oil was poured into fill pipe.  A small amount splashed onto the ground.  I removed a couple shovels of contaminated soil and snow beneath the fill pipe.  Contaminated material ended up at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.   No further Response work expected at site.
A-657-2008*On 10/28/2008 in Rockport, the Maine Dept. of Public Safety reported a hazardous material spill.  The spill occurred at the Penobscot Bay Medical histology lab.  The one quart spill of xylene from a lab instrument was caused by human error.  The Rockport Fire Deptartment responded and provided initial clean up.  Enpro Services was hired for final clean up and disposal of the hazardous waste.  The Fire Chief indicated it was a relatively minor event and felt that a site visit from DEP was not necessary. No further Response action is expected.
A-60-2009*Wade Riely, (attorney for Mr. Herb Tyler, Dirigo Rd. China), contacted this office to report several drums of an unknown substance at the residence of Ralph & Linda Howe.

Jason Fish, Bob Williams, and Peter Blanchard Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response worked on this case.  By contacting the China Code Enforcement office and DEP Solid Waste staff Bill Butler, we learned that the Howe's operate a bio diesel generation facility in Fairfield.  The Howe's had been turned down for siting such an operation at their property in China, and some hard feelings apparently resulted between the neighbors.  The Howe's hauled screenings from the food grease in 55-gallon drums from Fairfield to their property in China.  These drums generated the complaint.

After several attempts to schedule a site visit, Bob Williams and Peter Blanchard met on site with Mr. Howe.  There were 33 open 55-gallon drums staged in the middle of a field several hundred feet behind the Howe residence.  There was some spillage of the grease screening onto the ground, however, Mr. Howe claimed he had approval from the Town of China to land spread these screenings as compost.  We observed the area and departed.

Bill Butler DEP Solid Waste confirmed that a limited volume of these screenings could be composted under municipal approval.  It appeared that the composting operation was allowed, and no hazardous substances or oil was discharged at this residential property.



B-719-2009*The site glass on one of Thibodeau and sons excavator's broke overnight allowing diesel fuel to leak out onto the ground and into a small stream.  Thibodeau is placing new sewer pipe along south street.  Upon arrival they placed a bunch of pads in the stream and were in the process of pumping the remaining fuel into a 500 gallon skid tank.  They then fixed the site glass.  3.93 tons of soil was removed for disposal at their their asphalt plant in prospect.  A few checks on the stream expected.
B-700-2009*Mr. Gary Creaser reported that one of his headspace samples had a result of 320 parts per million.  His sample two feet away was clean.  The remaining soil headspace samples were all non detect or minimal.  Everything will be documented in the site asseement by Gary Creaser.   No further action by Response Services expected.
A-660-2008*On 10/29/2008 in Fairfield, Downeast Energy reported an oil spill.  The 1 gallon spill of heating oil was the result of tank corrosion.  Downeast installed a temporary magnetic patch to the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and cleaned up the spill.  A phone call was made to the home owner about the spill, he indicated that the (AST) would be replaced.  No site visit made, and further action is expected.
A-83-2009*Lee Smith of Washburn & Doughty shipyard contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic oil at their facility in East Boothbay.  A contractor, NES Rentals, operating a man lift burst a hose discharging an estimated 10 - 15 gallons of oil into the Damariscotta River.  The shipyard had some sorbent on hand and captured what oil they could.  I responded to the spill, but it had occurred at 1145 am and was not reported until 2 pm.  The flow of the river in this area is deep and wide, so only a minor sheen along the rocks was in evidence.  No further recovery was possible.
A-661-2008*On 10/30/2008 in Augusta, VA Togus reported an oil spill.  The 15 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid was the result of a ruptured hose on a fork truck.  The spill was contained by workers at the construction area, Clean Harbors was called for final clean up and disposal of oily debris.  No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
A-87-2009*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) contacted this office to report a vehicle accident that caused an estimated 5-gallons of transformer oil to spill.  CMP used hand excavation to remove oily snow.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl.  No site visit was made.
A-94-2009*This office received an anonymous complaint that the City of Augusta Public Works Department was coating the beds of their dump trucks with oil to prevent snow from sticking.  The city engages in a rather vigorous effort to relocate snow from the city streets to keep idlers busy when there is no grass to mow.  It was unclear how this anonymous reporter knew of this practice, probably recently unemployed.  Bob Williams of this office inspected the snow pile on 2/20 and watched several trucks discharge their loads.  Indeed it appeared that the snow did slide nicely out of the dump bodies, however, there was no appreciable amount of oil.  I contacted Public Works to inquire if this was the practice, and they denied using oil on the truck beds.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-664-2008*On 10/31/2008 in Friendship, the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office reported an oil spill.  The spill of an estimated 200 gallons resulted from vandalism of an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) during an arson fire.  A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department with clean up of the spill of free product with sorbent materials.  Friendship Trap Company chose to pay for contaminated soil removal clean up themselves and hired Alton Grover of Cushing for the soil removal.  A total of 76.03 tons of soil was removed from the site and sent to Dragon Cement in Thomaston for disposal.  The site does have 2 wells on the property and has been referred to DEP technical services for follow up and well monitoring.
A-807-2009*A small amount of lube oil leaked from a locomotive.  Pan Am managed the cleanup and disposal of oily debris.  No site visit made, no Response action expected.
A-808-2009*12/31/09 0800 Ken Gallant from Verso Paper reported that 240 gallons of 50% caustic soda was released to the sewer when a drain was left open.  All product went to the facility's waste water treatment plant and no product recovery was possible.  The amount spilled was later revised to 334 gallons by Verso Paper.  See attached mill report.  No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-813-2009*	A car accident caused transformer damage that was reported as a one gallon spill of transformer oil.  Upon arriving at the site, Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel could not locate any spilled oil from the damaged transformer, and no clean-up was performed.  No site visit was made. No further action by Response Services expected.
A-815-2009*The Department received a spill report in December for this spill in Rockland that occurred in August.  No record of the spill was found in the spill log.  The spill was caused by a transportation accident resulting in damage to a 25 KVA transformer.  An estimated 10 gallons transformer oil was spilled and removed by excavation.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No action required by Response Services.
A-3-2010*This spill number represents a running list of spills involving oil to the ground at the Pan Am rail junction in Leeds Junction, Maine between January 1st, 2010 and December 31, 2010.  This site has a long rail spill history.  The spills on this list are reported as cleaned up by the responsible party, Pan Am Rail.  A site visit is not necessarily made to confirm the cleanup of all the spills reported here but efforts are made to periodically check the thoroughness of the cleanups.  If spills are not on Pan Am rail property, leave Pan Am rail property, or affect surface water they will be assigned a unique spill number and will not be included on this list.

1-25-10	1021	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
2-26-10	1230	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
5-1-10		1345	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
5-19-10	1752	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube
6-12-10	1410	1 gallon to ground	Chris Gessman	lube
8-30-10	0350	1 gallon to ground	Ken Pelletier		lube

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-5-2010*1/4/10 1440 Emery Bubier from Maine Department of Transportation reported that a plow truck had lost 10 gallons of hydraulic oil along 10 miles of Route 17 from Rangeley Plantation to Byron from a broken hose while plowing the road early Sunday in a snow storm. No recovery of the oil was possible because the road had been plowed several times after the spill during the snow storm. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-6-2010*1/410 1545 Dwight Doughty from Maine Department of Transportation reported that 10 to 12 gallons of antifreeze had spilled at the Winthrop maintenance garage when a hose broke on a truck. The spilled product ran to the garage floor sump and was pumped out and disposed of by maintenance employees.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-8-2010*1/4/10 1655 Peter Moulton from Maine Yankee reported that 3.9 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at the facility within the fuel cell casts isolation area. The oil had been sprayed over a large area of snow covered gravel when a hydraulic pump seal leaked into the snowblower attachment of a skidsteer clearing snow. I went to the site the next morning and observed the clean up. All oil impacted snow was removed from the affected area and it appeared that the oil had not impacted the ground. The impacted snow was transported to Old Town to the Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-10-2010*On 1/5/2010 in Rockland, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an oil burner malfunction.  The spill was cleaned up by Maritime personnel with sorbent material.  No site visit was made, no further Response action is expected.
A-12-2010*1/5/10 1620 Jodi Spiller from Verso Paper reported that 50 gallons of diesel fuel had been released when a fueling pump hose failed. She reported that the hose was inside a containment moat at the fueling station and all the fuel was contained in the moat. Employees were recovering the fuel and cleaning the moat with absorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-13-2010*1/5/10 2104 Chief Bell from the Farmington Fire Department reported that they had been called to the Circle K gas station by the manager due to a tractor trailer truck leaking diesel fuel into the parking lot. He reported that they had contained the spill with absorbent pads and material but some fuel had run off the pavement to the dirt. I went to the site and spoke to the manager who provided me with the truck owner's contact information. The Manager said that Circle K had called Environmental Projects Inc (EPI) to clean up the spill and remove any impacted soil. When EPI employees arrived they collected the absorbent material used to contain the spilled fuel. All fuel impacted soil was removed until soil samples' bag head space vapor concentrations were below 200 ppm measured with a photo ionization detector.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-190-2009*On 9-28-09, Maine DOT reported a 2 gallon loss of hydraulic oil on I-95 due to a broken hydraulic line on a grader. Sorbents were used to clean it up.
I-189-2009*On 9-25-09, Maine State Police reported that a trooper had noticed several 5 gallon pails next to the road at the corner of Burleigh Road and Route 1 in Westfield.  It looked as though one had broken open and leaked.
I met a crew from DOT there and we used speedy dry and dry cement (which had also been left there) to clean up what appeared to be Kerosene that had spilled onto the road surface and the shoulder.  Approximately 5 gallons had been spilled.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-211-2009*On 11-5-09, Dick Boisvert called to report that on his way back from Fort Kent the previous day he had stopped on a side road off Route 161 to embrace nature.  He noticed a small turnout there where 7 - 1 gallon containers of used motor oil had been left.  I went there the following day and retrieved the containers, all intact, none had spilled.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-212-2009*This office received an annonymous complaint on 11-4-09, that junk cars on land owned by Glenn Perrault in Wallagrass were leaking gas into a brook nearby.
I went there and met with Mr. Perrault.  We walked the entire property.  There were about 12 old cars parked on the property, but none were leaking anything.  He explained that all had been drained of gas.  The brook was about 200 feet away, no impact was seen.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-226-2009*On 11-30-09, Danny Lavassaur of Huber Engineered Woods, LLC called to report that due to a system overheating, a mercury contact switch had blown, causing the loss of a small amount into the switch box. He had the area blocked off to employees and Clean Harbors cleaned up the area the following day.
P-293-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-1016-2009*Ed Ramos reported that the copper line to his outdoor above ground storage tank (AST) had corroded, discharging an unknown amount of kerosene to the ground.  The oil had migrated to the foundation drains and was in the sump in the basement.  I met Mr. Ramos on site and confirmed that there was oil in the sump and contaminated soil in the vicinity of the tank.  I contacted Clean Harbors to vacuum out the sumps and remove the contaminated soil.  I also contacted Peter Eremita of the Division of Technical Services as there were vapors in the residence.  Once the free product was removed and long term remediation would be necessary Peter agreed to take over management of the site.  Scott Cyr assisted Peter Eremita in my absence.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-809-2009*Chris McHale of Pine Tree Waste contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at KFC, in Augusta.  I responded to the site.  A packer truck had backed up to the dumpster and tried to winch it up for dumping.  The load of fried chicken refuse was too great, or the dumpster was frozen to the ground, in any event the pressure exceeded the capability of the hydraulic hose on the truck.  The spill was to pavement and two laborers were efficiently applying speedi dry sorbent.  The waste material was transferred to Juniper Ridge in Old Town for disposal.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-733-2009*On 12/30/09, Jai Ashmore of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) called to report that while working at a construction site (367 Route 1 in Columbia Falls) he watched a dump truck with it's dump body still raised attempt to clear some telephone lines.  The dump truck driven by Elmer Morris of Morris Construction did not clear the lines and the truck rolled up and over onto the passenger side on the side of the road.  This roll over cause diesel to leak out of the fill cap and lube oil to leak from a broken cap on wheel.  Also motor oil discharged.  The truck was righted by an excavator and moved onto a large tarp.  When I arrived I saw the truck on the tarp and saw that pools of lube/motor oil were collecting underneath.  I put pads down to collect the oil and wiped down the saddle tank which had motor oil all over it.  There also was containment set up underneath the engine which had collected anti-freeze.  On the side of the road where the truck had landed, I saw that the DOT had assisted Elmer's Construction in putting down speedy-dri and sorbent boom.  But there was diesel sprayed on the snow and lube oil soaking into the snow outside the boom.  Jai Ashmore had given me the contact information for Elmer's Construction and I spoke with Kim Look about cleaning up the side of the road.  She said that she would have a crew out there at 8 am to do the work.  When I arrived I was greeted by 6 or 7 men standing around the broken down dump truck.  I explained that I'd put pads underneath to absorb the oil and that they would need to be bagged up and disposed of properly once the truck was moved.  I also explained that the truck couldn't be dripping oil down the road so to use the pads I left accordingly.  I thought that the 6 or 7 gentlemen there were the crew that Kim Look had sent.  I was wrong.  All of the men save for one disappeared to other parts of the site.
I bagged the boom up and shoveled the speedy dri into one area and then Dale (the remaining gentleman) returned with an excavator to remove soil, snow, ice and the speedy dri.  We loaded it all onto a dump truck and it was sent off to County Concrete.  No further Response action expected.
P-1009-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Sunday 12/27/09: I responded to an afternoon report of a discharge of approximately 20-gallons of K1 oil from a residential, consumptive-use heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST) at 24 imperial Drive, within Marshwood Estates mobile home park.  Onsite I met with the property owner, Mark Philips who explained the situation; the homeowner and resident, Timothy Glover, was away in New York for the Christmas holiday.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Eliot Fire Department (EFD) was called by a neighbor when she observed oil running down Imperial Drive from this home.  Free product ran onto the lawn area between #13 and #17 Imperial Dr.  I could see that a significant part of the discharge had soaked into soil under the 275-gallon AST.  A defective magnetic patch had been placed on an internal-corrosion hole in the AST bottom, and with a neighbor commenting he had been smelling oil in this area for several months and the depth the oil had reached it is implied that this tank had been leaking for more than a month or two.  Mr. Glover works for Rhodes Plumbing & Heating Company.
	The area is dense residential served by several public water wells located upgrade over 1000' NE of this discharge (see Response Spill DTree map).  Soils encountered during excavation were a hard, tight fractured silt-clay.  Groundwater recharge in the excavation was slow.  With the soil type, topography, distance to the wells and clean-up, I do not at this time believe these wells to be seriously threatened.
	Clean-up goal was to remediate and reduce threat of oil vapors within Glover's home, remove any oil that could reach the downgrade brook, and to protect the groundwater and wells.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	12/27/09: EFD and a neighbor (who works for P Gagnon Oil Co.) responded and removed the skirting around the tank, placed sorbents, sanded the oiled road, and tipped the tank on it's side so remaining oil could not leak out the hole.  Onsite that afternoon I replaced some of the oil saturated sorbent pads.
	Monday, 12/28/09: I replaced saturated pads.  Mr. Glover met me onsite about 1400 hours and was advised of the clean-up requirements and the Groundwater Fund AST Insurance program.  Mr. Glover was given a Groundwater Fund AST Insurance (AST Fund) Application and he chose Option-1 for  Maine DEP management of the clean-up.  Glover agreed to pump out and dispose of the old tank, and to set up a temporary AST.  A bad snowstorm, the need to brace (support) the home during excavation and the holiday both lead to a delay in source removal.  I contacted CAB Services to pick up oiled sorbents and to plan for soil excavation.
	Thursday 12/31/09: SET-One LLC braced the home and removed support blocks within the spill area.
	Monday 1/4/10: CAB excavated oil contaminated soil below the AST area at the southeast end of the home (see photos).  Under 8" of sandy fill we dug to 9' through hard, fractured silt/clay soil.  Water and blobs of red oil slowly seeped into the bottom of the excavation.  Based on field headspace levels the highest levels of oil-contamination were noted into the sandy fill under tank area (1100 and 800-ppm) and under the asphalt driveway though levels @ 9.5' were still about 300-ppm (parts per million).  An 8" diameter recovery/monitoring well was installed to 9' depth in 3/4" stone backfill.  SET-ONE was to cap the area with a concrete pad to support the home.  DEP Geologist Mark Woodruff inspected the area and clean-up.  I left a phone message for Mr. Glover as to the work but he did not show up of call back.
	Tuesday 2/23/10: I inspected the site and noted no free oil in the recovery well.
	Wednesday 3/10/10: Ms. Jenkins called about oil sheen on her 13 Imperial Drive yard and un-recovered sorbent pads.  Flannery of MDEP visited and recovered the pads for disposal and assessed the remaining oil sheen.
	Monday, 3/15/10: After contacting the new owner, MDEP Geologist Woodruff and I met Dave of CAB
P-294-2008*I was contacted by Jim Ward of Northeast Air reporting that the day before they had spilled some jet fuel while filling an airplane on the ramp.  The jet fuel spilled during an over wing fueling with a boost pump.  The fuel spilled onto a paved surface and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-295-2008*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their delivery drivers had spilled some kerosene at a customer's home.  After the driver made the delivery to the residence's oil tank he was reeling in his truck's hose when the nozzle hit the truck and was turned on.  A small amount of kerosene was spilled onto the paved driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-979-2009*Mrs. Simpson reported a no heat call in the early morning hours, upon inspection by the oil technician it was discovered that her oil tank was leaking.  The tank had been filled the week prior and was now empty, so the remediation plan is developed and based on 250 gallons of fuel oil lost to the ground beneath the tank.  The home is within the Friendly Village park and within 1500 ft. of the municipal/community well.  Excavation was planned and executed, the depth of the hole was the limit of the back hoe (estimated at 15 ft.).  No groundwater was encountered; however, a monitoring well was installed for short term observations. No water or oil was observed in the well, therefore the monitoring well was abandoned and remediation was considered complete.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-297-2008*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their delivery trucks had a hose fail and spilled a small amount of oil onto New Street in Portland.  The oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-298-2008*I was contacted by the Coast Guard because they had received an National Response Center (NRC) Incident Report about Skip's Auto in Casco.  An anonymous caller contacted NRC reporting that there were several drums on Skip's property that looked like they were corroding and the caller was concerned because they are very close to the Crooked River (see attached NRC Report).  I went to inspect the facility with Alison MacKenzie who had been requested to visit the site because of a Legislative inquiry.  We toured the facility and did not find any of the issues that the anonymous caller reported.  The only thing I found was a car that had a leaking gas tank and I directed Skip to fix the car and clean-up the sheen (see attached email and photos from Alison MacKenzie).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-299-2008*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that the gasket on one of their delivery truck's pump failed during a delivery of gasoline to Richard's EZ Stop in South Paris.  The gasoline spread under the snow on the gravel lot.  CN Brown hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to remove the contaminated snow and soil.  EPI submitted Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings from the completed excavation (see attached report from EPI).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1006-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mark Johnston notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), through the Maine State Police that he had suffered a 7-10 gallon oil discharge from his basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  During a fuel delivery (by Mountain Energy), his tank had over-pressurized and split a seam.  Mountain Energy responded and spilling oil was caught in containers and then the AST was pumped out.  Note: the 7-10-gallon reported spill volume did not consider the tens of gallons caught in buckets.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday 12/23/09: Based on the reported situation, I advised Mr. Johnston and Paul LaMontagne of Mountain Energy that I should visit that night.  On-site I noted oil stains on the floor, walls and personal items in the basement, as well as strong oil odor in the basement and upstairs.  The 275-gallon AST had split on the end weld in at least two places.  Mr. Johnston stated that he had poured the basement's concrete floor; but he had left the soil under the tank area exposed and had cut a line through the concrete so as to bury his bare-copper fuel line (Photo 2).  This allowed oil to soak down into the soil as well as along the mortared stone foundation.  We noted red oil atop water in the sump (Photo 5).  No oil had discharged out the vent pipe.
	Saturday 12/26/09: With the AST removed I field sampled the soil and noted ambient Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings over 500 parts per million (ppm) 6" below grade so I advised Mr. Johnston it needed removal.  During clean-up, free-product was found on groundwater under the concrete floor.  MDEP hired ENPRO to initiate clean-up actions under MDEP management.
	The pad under the furnace and the water heater were also contaminated with what looked to be much older oil spills.  The furnace was found to be leaking which could explain this contamination (see Photo 7 and 12).
	The area is a dense, urban residential area served by municipal water and sewer.  Soils are tight silt/clay indicating groundwater can be near the surface and may channel oil discharges along buried utilities.  Clean-up goals were to recover free oil and mitigate oil vapor issues within the home by source reduction (see site plans).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	12/23/09: Oil leaking from the burst tank was caught in containers and Mountain Energy pumped off the tank and spread sorbents.  Mr. Johnston and his sons laid down a poly tarp over the spill area to reduce vapors.
	12/28/09: ENPRO broke up the 1" to 2" thick concrete floor and removed oiled items for disposal.  Eremita and I planned on the vapor ventilation and groundwater treatment system.  Free product was caught in sorbent pads.
	12/29/09: ENPRO vactored oiled soil and concrete.  The silt-clay soil was hard to break up and inhibited the oil soaking in deep; for this reason we opted to install the drain/vent piping in trenches rather than remove all the soil down to 10" in the affected area.  A new sump would be installed and the groundwater run through carbon.  Soil under the furnace and foundation was not reasonably accessible.
	12/30/09: ENRPO removed more soil from behind the furnace then began adding 3/4" stone fill and laying the 4" vent/drain piping.
	Over the next week H D Foundations poured a new floor, and Renauld Electric installed a ventilation system under the direction of Eremita.

CONCLUSION
A.	The discharge cause appears to be from over-pressurization of the 25-year-old AST, apparently do to a partially plugged vent cap.  LaMontagne stated that the vent whistle had worked (though possibly weakly) during their 60 gallon/minute delivery.
B.	 At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on-site, being not cost effective to remove, though should be remediated and controlled through the sub-floor ventilation and drainage system.
C.	Maine DEP managed the response and Mr. Johnston is applying for Maine's Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund coverage of allowable expens
P-719-2008*
	Response to reported waste-oil contamination on property of Daniel Bowley at 81 Staples Road; a rural residential and farm area served by private wells.  No one was at home when I visited limiting the extent of my investigation.  I noted wet areas and puddled water in the lawn and near the garden from rain the previous day (see site sketch).  Some water had a waxy natural organic appearing sheen but nothing obviously from oil.  The sheen and water appeared to be flowing east from house #81 to #87.
P-5-2010*On Sunday January 3, 2010 at 8:48 a.m. I received a call from dispatch reporting that a plow truck had caught on fire in Alfred.  Approximately 5 gallons or less of gasoline leaked from the plow truck on the corner of Carmen Lane and Brackett Hill Road in Alfred.  Sanford and Alfred Fire Department were on scene to absorb the gasoline that leaked onto the snow.  Upon arrival to the scene all gasoline was noticeably gone from the area of the fire and no further action was taken by the Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1-2010*Approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 1, 2010, an accidental overfill of #2 oil into a 10,000 gallon heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) occurred at Poland Springs Bottling Facility at 109 Poland Springs Drive.  The technician filling the AST reported to State Police dispatch in Gray that the AST came under pressure and a slight mist of approximately 5 gallons of #2 oil sprayed out the top of it. However, upon arrival to the scene I noticed there was #2 oil sprayed on the ground, nearby pipes, and on the AST itself.  Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was already on-site and beginning the clean-up procedures.  Environmental Coordinator Ron Dyer of Poland Springs Bottling was on scene at the time of my arrival.  After careful evaluation and determination of the clean-up done by EPI it was determined that the site was cleaned up to Department of Environmental Protection Response Division standards and no further action was taken by Response Services.
P-729-2008*	7/10/09: Downeast Energy (DEE) reported to Jon Woodard of the Maine DEP their overfill of a customer's basement oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and that is was cleaned.
	8/6/08: DEE reported again that a DEE burner technician had gone to perform a tune-up of the furnace and noted oil had leaked out the tank-top fittings, apparently undiscovered by the driver after the overfill on 7/10/08.  DEE was cleaning the inside around the AST.
	8/15/08: While in the Brunswick area I checked on the exterior clean-up and noted oil stain on the side of the home and oiled soil remaining below the vent pipe.  I called Gail at DEE and advised and explained to her that further clean-up was needed.  No one answered the door so I could not get in and check the basement clean-up.  Later that day Gail reported back that three DEE technicians and two managers re-visited and replaced oiled soil and washed the oil stained siding.

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B-7-2010*On 1/4/10 a Cesna Skyhawk, crashed onto Olemon Island off shore from Passadumkeag. This is Penobscot Nation Tribal land. The aircraft held approximately 170 gallons of aviation gasoline that was lost in the crash. Once National Transportation Safety board and Federal Flight Administration released the site and wreckage, removal and remediation plan went into effect. The plan consisted of Clean Harbors removing gasoline contaminated snow and ice and Talford aviation removing the wreckage. All of the debris and waste had to be winched across the ice for transport to proper disposal facility.
P-743-2009*	Sunday, 9/20/09: Upon 1215 hrs time notification through the Portland Fire Dept. (PFD) I responded to this surface discharge, at this retail motor fuels facility and store, which was reported to have reached a storm a drain which PFD could recover from.  A concern was product reaching the nearby Casco Bay through the storm drain system.
	On-site approximately 1340 hrs I met with assistant store manager Ms. Melanie Peterson who gave me a tour and explained the discharge; PFD had already left the scene.   A driver for Premier Bus Co. had been filling her bus at the site's southwest diesel dispenser while unbeknownst to her the fuel was draining out an open fill on the opposite, downslope, side of the bus and into a nearby storm drain.  Circle-K and PFD had applied sorbents to the ground but did not have a way to recover fuel in the drain.
	I noted approximately 1/8" of free product fuel on top of water in the catch basin which was reported to drain to an oil-water separator on the facility property.  I contacted a Jeff with Circle-K who advised me that Circle-K had dispatched a crew from TMC company to respond out of New Hampshire.  I waited on-site approximately an hour waiting for TMC to contact me and then arrive to recover the free oil and waste.  TMC later contacted me later in the day to say they had pumped the drain of oil and water and had left.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

S Brezinski
P-807-2009*On 10/17/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dick Clark, the fire chief on Long Island.  He reported a fuel oil spill at 9 Cushing St on the Island.  He indicated his fire department had cleaned up some of the oil in the crawl space under the home.

I took the Ferry out to the Island on 10/19/09 and met with Mr. Clark and the homeowners, Robert & Kathy Lovell.  I learned that a fitting had not been properly blanked on a disconnected oil burning device.  When the monitor heater turned on, oil was pumped out this fitting onto the kitchen floor of the camp.  The oil then leaked down through the floor to the crawl space which was partially full of water.  The fire department pumped the oily water out of the crawl space into drums and used sorbent materials in the basement and living space to clean up the oil.  There was still some oil odor remaining in the living space, but there was no evidence of oil or odor in the crawl space.  The homeowner agreed to remove the oily flooring in the living area and re-do it himself.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove the oily debris from the cleanup the fire department had conducted.

On 10/21/09 I returned to the Island with Clean Harbors and picked up the debris.  No further action is anticipated.
P-881-2009*On 11/4/09 I received a call from Ron Theriault of Pine Tree Waste reporting a lube oil spill from one of their trucks in Harpswell due to a mechanical failure.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action required.
P-19-2010*Received a call from Holly's Oil regarding an overfill of less than 1 gallon, supposably due to a weak whistle.  I followed up on the complaint, and observed a small amount of oil contaminated snow and leaves under the vent.  I removed the snow and leaves.

The owner of the property stated that there were no issues inside the building and was satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-866-2009*On 11/4/09 I received a call from Craig Worth reporting a spill at the Brunswick Landfill.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that a landfill employee was fueling a diesel powered loader and left the pump unattended.  The nozzle failed to shut off causing an overfill spill of approximately 50 gallons.  The landfill employees used sorbents and sand to contain the spill.  The Town of Brunswick landfill is licensed to accept special waste such as oily soil.  The soil was taken to the landfill area for disposal.  No further Response Services action required.

P-882-2009*On 11/10/09 I received a call from Nate Chapman of Pine Tree Waste reporting a small anti-freeze spill from one of their trucks due to a hose failure.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response Services action required.
P-917-2009*On 11/23/09 I received a call from Chris Guessman of Pan Am reporting a diesel spill at Rigby Yard in South Portland due to a loose fitting on a locomotive.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required by Response Services.
P-542-2009*	7/14/09: The Bureau of Land & Water, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) referred to MDEP Response Services Division a complaint of a potential oil discharge the ground at 80 Maple Ave. in Scarborough that may be migrating onto 78 Maple Ave.
	7/15/09: I met with Catherine Shooter at 80 Maple Ave., explained the complaint, and she gave me a tour of the property.  I noted some derelict vehicles in her back yard and an old unused heating oil tank but no discharges to the soil or a brook flowing through.  She claimed she knew not what the complaint could be about.
	7/22/09: I received a complaint from Ms. Holly Cesta, a realtor selling 78 Maple,  that there was an oil runoff coming onto her property from 80 Maple Ave.  The area is dense, sub-urban residential served by municipal water and sewer.  Ms. Cesta implied she may purchase the property herself.
	7/29/09: Ms. Cesta showed me the back of the 80 Maple property where she found a sheen.  The area appears to be filled-in wetland and the back yard lawn was flooded with approximately 1" of water.  I noted a sporadic waxy sheen that looked to be natural organics, not petroleum based, but no free oil product nor odors.  No clean-up actions or further investigation was required.  Based on 1999 and year 2000 letters from Scarborough Code Enforcement there has been pressure on the Shooters to clean up their property.

No further Response Services action is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-934-2009*On 11/30/09 I received a call from David Fielding of Fielding's Oil reporting a spill of #2 oil from one of their tank trucks at a client's residence in Poland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I learned that the truck was leaking from the top for an unknown reason.  The truck was only a week old.  Fielding's crews responded to the site and cleaned up some oil on the driveway with sorbent material.  We returned to the site the following morning and hand excavated approximately one ton of contaminated soil that had been impacted on the side of the driveway.  No further Response action anticipated.
B-28-2010*A plow truck lost 11 gallons of hydraulic oil over 14 miles of Route 15 while plowing.  Leak was caused by a chaffing in a hydraulic hose.  Hose was fixed at the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) garage.

No further Response action is expected.
A-361-2009* On 6-23-2009 VERSO Paper reported the release of two hundred gallons of hydraulic oil in the woodyard.  This estimate was later downgraded to 20 gallons.  The leak occurred when an equipment operator accidentally cut a hydraulic hose.  Mill staff cleaned up the spill hydraulic oil with sawdust.  No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
P-1065-2009*ME State Police reported that a complaint had been received regarding a ditch containing what appeared to be diesel fuel on Route 302 in Bridgton.  Steve Flannery responded and used sorbent material to remove the free product from the ditch.  The product did appear to be diesel fuel which had probably leaked from a saddle tank on a truck.

Several months later the Maine DOT contacted the Jon Woodard of the DEP regarding disposal of the soil that they had excavated from this ditch in Bridgton.  They did not contact DEP prior to the excavation and were expecting an oil debris letter to facilitate disposal.  Jon Woodard explained that since the source was unknown a letter was not possible and analysis would need to be done on it.  The analysis was done and the soil passed the parameters for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-3-2008*   DEP received a report that an overfill occurred while fueling this Underground Storage Tank (UST).  Oil spilled to snow, which was excavated for inclusion in the spillers' oily waste stream.  Some sorbents were used as well.  The facility caretaker was satisfied with the clean-up efforts.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
P-828-2009*	Friday, 10/23/2009: While in the area I noted clean-up contractor ENPRO Services Co. equipment and personnel on-site with a vacuum truck and sludge boxes removing contaminated soil for disposal offsite.  ENPRO foreman Peter McCusker explained that they were removing PCB contaminated soil found in the rear area of the facility.
	Monday, 10/26/09: Judd Newcomb or Credere Services, an environmental consultant, stated that they were overseeing this clean-up under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) and the US EPA.  MDEP contact is Wilkes Harper of MDEP Remediation Division.
	The site is formerly industrial and was part of International Woolens Company but is now owned by the Town of Sanford for use as housing.  The area is residential, commercial and industrial use, served by municipal water and sewer.  See the records of MDEP Remediation Division and also P-556-1989 and P-527-2009 for further information and final resolution.
	
A-104-2008*   DEP received a belated after-hours report that 15 gallons of 50% hydrogen peroxide spilled at this facility when a seal failed during transfer.  The spill was confined to pavement and neutralized.  No further Response action required.
A-115-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil odors were evident at this cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) following a fuel delivery.  It transpired that minor spillage was associated with sloppy handling by the homeowner.  No oil was recoverable and odors did not necessitate remedial action.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
P-35-2010*Post delivery, a delivery hose released less than one gallon of kerosene to the snow at the tank.  According to the report, all visible signs of contamination (pink snow) were removed by the delivery driver to the satisfaction of the homeowner.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-801-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Kara Tudman Walker of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) took note of a reported 50 gallon discharge of diesel fuel to the ground at this rural gas station that had occurred on 8/21/09 (see e-mail of 10/5/09).  We found no record that this discharge had been reported to MDEP.
	
DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION
	10/15/09: I met the facility owner, Mr. Grant, on-site and explained my purpose and inspected for discharges.  I noted evidence of a discharge of gasoline at dispenser #2, not diesel; and the volume appeared more like 4 to 8 gallons but not 50 gallons (see Photo-1).  Grant stated he had a disagreement with a customer regarding a 2 gallon spill which is where the miss-report of a 50 gallon spill likely came from.  Grant stated that Fire Chief Perreault and Oxford Sheriff's Dept. responded.
	At the diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) I noted no evidence of discharges to the ground (Photos 2 - 4).  This AST appears to be a former underground oil storage tank (UST) and may not be in compliance for use as an AST.  I noted no discharges obvious with the motor fuels USTs.  I did not conduct a full inspection.
	The area is rural residential and commercial use with private water wells and septic systems.  See the MDEP UST Registration file #2204 for additional facility information.  Before leaving I advised Mr. Grant on spill reporting and logging requirements.  I did not find out the cause of the apparently mistaken report of a 50 gallon discharge.  I required no further clean-up actions.

S Brezinski
P-891-2006*Union Oil Company reported that a discharge of approximately 3 gallons had occurred at the King residence on 159 Alewive Road in Kennebunkport during a service call.  The discharge was cleaned up by Union Oil Comapny and Mr. King was satisfied.

No further action is warranted at this time.
P-633-2009*Sometime during the winter of 2009, this foreclosed property experienced a heating oil spill.  The basement flooded because there was no electricity to run the sump pump which caused two aboveground storage tanks to float, compromising their piping.  An unknown quantity of product was discharged from the tanks.  The initial report was made by an environmental contractor, familiar with Maine's reporting requirements, who was hired by a representative of the property owner to perform a removal action of free product, the water it sat atop, and a plethora of miscellaneous contaminated items, including wood framework and studded walls, from the basement of the residence.  At the time of the Department's initial site visit, the approximate 1,000 sq. ft. basement was filled with approximately six inches of water below heating oil though judging by the stain on the walls, the water level may have been feet high at some point.  At the time of the cleanup the water had receded down to the cement floor at one end of the building which suggested a route of exit was to be determined.  The  removal action was conducted to the Department's satisfaction; contaminated materials as well as product and mixed media were removed, then the basement was pressure washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  During the effort, a sump basin was discovered which generated concern that some product may have been released beneath the building through the sump basin, jeopardizing the private drinking water well approximately 40' behind the house.  The Department required a sub slab investigation as well as subsurface investigation on the exterior of the building to confirm or deny that concern.  The results of the investigations did not warrant concern for the private drinking water well.  See attached Campbell Environmental Report for specifics.

P-768-2008*	Tuesday 8/19/08: I investigated the report of a sunken motorized pleasure craft and oil sheen just offshore of 49 Shore Rd. (actually 81 Shore Road) in Sabattus Lake, submerged for the past 5 days.  A woman at 81 Shore Rd stated that the boat belonged to her son-in-law who was residing in California at this time.  She assured me that she would contact him again about recovering the boat.
	I noted no remaining oil discharges on the water at the time of my response.  I spoke over the phone with Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife officer Dave Chabot who stated that he would follow up with getting the boat recovered.  No further Response action expected.
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P-797-2008*	8/8/08: Because of a past issue described in report P-416-03, I attempted to attend and observe the scheduled abandonment-by-removal of the two retail, gasoline underground storage tanks (USTs).  This day I noted no abandonment activity and no evidence of significant surface discharges.
	8/29/08: I again visited while in the area and noted that the UST facility appeared removed; I found no record that any evidence of a discharge/leak had been reported with the removal.   Simard & Sons Inc. under Elwin Scott was the listed removal contractor with Summit Environmental performing the UST closure assessment.
	The UST facility is owned by Getty Properties Corp., associated with Getty Petroleum Corp.  The facility operator I understand to have been the property owner; Getty did not own the property and building.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, served by municipal water and sewer.  Potential threatened receptors to a prohibited gasoline discharge include the nearby Androscoggin River, municipal drains, buried utilities and basements.  I have no further Response actions planned.

S Brezinski
A-225-2008*   DEP received a report that as much as 400 gallons of oil spilled at this rental residence via a ice/snow damaged Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) filter.  A "problem tenant"  had recently left the residence; the tank was filled on 3/6, again on 4/2 (receiving 240 gallons on this last fill) but was empty as of 4/6.  Oil was evident in snow and soil surrounding the tank.
  Initial excavations were made and a geoprobing survey was conducted by Tech Services staff.  An interception trench was placed in hopes of collecting product (local groundwater was within 4' of grade) but no more that a sheen was ever observed despite an aggressive pumping regimen.  We began to suspect that most of the missing oil may have been stolen rather than spilled.
   The area is rural-residential and reliant on private wells for water.  There are several residential wells within 1000' of this spill.  Recovery efforts continued until June with little recovery of product.  The system was shut down and the site transferred to Tech Services for resolution.  No further Response Services expected.
A-223-2008*   DEP received an after-hours report from the Waterville Fire Department (WFD) that they were on-scene at an oil spill.  It transpired that a disconnected oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a residential garage owned by Wayne Cashman had finally rusted through; an estimated 20 gallons of oil ran from the AST at the edge of his yard into a neighboring yard owned by the Lyons, where it spread across the water-saturated ground without penetrating deeply.  WFD and DEP staff were able to recover some oil using sorbents.  Mr. Cashman proved difficult to deal with, but the leaking AST was stabilized and another 60 gallons of unspilled oil was pumped out.
   The area is residential and is served by municipal water.  Odors were not an issue inside any residence but 60% of the Lyons backyard was smeared with oil.  The yard had severe drainage issues, and excavation of soils was not practical.  It was decided that treatment in place was the most acceptable option to all parties, and a scheme was effected whereby a drainage system was placed and soil/nutrients added to control odors and enhance biodegradation.   No further action by Response Services expected.
P-952-2009*On 12/4/09 I received a call from Kevin Couture of Kev and Sons Construction.  He reported a 3 gallon oil spill from an above ground storage tank (AST) to the floor of the Moose Lodge in Scarborough.  The spill occurred due to a construction accident.  A piece of debris fell onto the oil filter of the AST, snapping it off.  The spill was quickly contained and cleaned up and the tank repaired.  No further Response action required.
A-801-2009* On 12-26-2009 The Rockland Fire Department reported the release of about 30 gallons of Hydrogen Peroxide (50%).  This material (H2O2) is located at the Rockland Transfer Station.  A fitting on the hose associated with the peristaltic pump mechanism cracked, causing the release of about 32 gallons of peroxide. The spilled material collected in a makeshift secondary containment.  Some of the peroxide sprayed onto the wall and spilled onto the floor.  The peroxide flowed a short distance across the floor, under the metal door and onto the ground. The peroxide reacted (nonviolently) with the aluminum threshold of the door and/or w/ the rust on the steel door.
 The Fire Department pumped the spilled material into the process and rinsed the floor with water.
 This peroxide solution is normally pumped/injected into the leachate collection system at the quarry landfill, which is located adjacent to the Rockland Transfer Station.  This process is designed to reduce or eliminate the foul odors from the leachate.
 I met with David St. Laurent, Manager of the Rockland Transfer Station, on 1-7-2010.  Changes had already been made to prevent this sort of release in the future.  A larger containment had been built w/ concrete blocks.  This will be finished w/an epoxy coating on the inside.  The poly fittings were replaced with stainless steel fittings.  A liquid sensor will be installed and that sensor will be tied to the phone system to alert the Transfer Station manager.
 No further action is expected from DEP Response.
A-800-2009*On 12-24-2009, the State Police contacted me (Glen Wall) concerning oil spillage at the store Exit 43 Quik Stop in Richmond. This store is located at exit 43, off Interstate-295, and is owned by Gary Emmons.  I called Gary Emmons and he told me that a flat bed with a load of crushed cars on it, was parked in his parking lot. There was no tractor attached to it. There was oil leaking from these vehicles onto the parking lot. Local Police and the County Sherriff's Office were also on site prior to my involvement, and they helped Mr. Emmons by running the vehicle plate number to locate the owner. He reportedly had tried several times to contact the owner of the trucking company without success.

Mr. Emmons called a towing company and Maine-ly Towing arrived. The flat bed was hauled away to the company's lot in Chelsea.  I made a site visit on 12-24-09 at approximately 1200 hours. The flat bed had been removed and there was indeed evidence of oil spillage on the parking lot. I spoke to Mr. Emmons and he informed me that the towing company employees did a very thorough job of cleaning up the spilled oil.

I continued on to Litchfield to check on the clean-up process from a different spill that occurred the previous evening.  I made a site visit to Maine-ly Towing several hours later and witnessed oil dripping off the flat bed. Tobey, at  Maine-ly Towing, was doing an excellent job of containing the oil to his lot. He was using sorbent pads and boom.

I made another site visit on Sunday 12-27, while returning from another oil spill in Boothbay. I collected a large bag of oil stained pads from the site.  It certainly was a good situation to have this flat bed in an area where someone could pay attention to the oil spillage. The central Maine area had heavy rain most of the day on Sunday.  The flat bed with the crushed cars was hauled to another undisclosed location. At this point the trucking company responsible for the spillage and crushed cars proceeded with legal action to recover the flat bed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-615-2009*On 10/31/09, I received report of a car off the causeway at Little Deer Island.  Operator error, caused the car to crash into the ocean, spilling gasoline as it bounced over the rip rap.  Fire department uses pads and sorbent boom to collect some product from ocean.  All of the sorbent was bagged for disposal upon my arrival.
P-953-2009*On 12/4/09 I received a call from David Lien of Downeast Energy reporting a small hydraulic oil leak from one of their boom trucks.  The truck had been taken to Bodwell Motors in Brunswick for repair, where it leaked in the parking lot.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-954-2009*On 12/4/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am reporting a 1 quart spill of lube oil from a locomotive.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-955-2009*On 12/5/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a pickup truck leaking gasoline at Central Maine Community College in Auburn.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-956-2009*On 12/5/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Dawson of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill in Wells.  Mr. Dawson indicated there had been a mechanical failure of the transformer.

No written report from CMP was provided.  I called and asked for one and was told none could be located for this spill.  No further action required.
P-957-2009*On 12/5/09 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident during which the vehicle landed in a small brook on the side of the road.  One gallon of motor oil from the vehicle leaked onto the ground and into the brook.  The fire department used sorbent pads to contain and clean up the spill.  No further Response action required.
B-652-2009*On 11/13/09, I was contacted by Wilson King of Bowman Construction because his crew had just uncovered an Underground Storage Tank (UST).  Bowman Construction has been working at 319 Harlow St. in Bangor constructing apartment buildings for Volunteers of America.  The UST was unregistered so I faxed over the tank registration application as well as the UST Removal Application.
When I arrived onsite I was shown the UST and noticed that it had a small opening at the top.  Jeremy Greenman from EPI was also called by Bowman Construction and arrived onsite.  We investigated inside of the UST through the opening and found that almost a foot of product sat atop peastone and silty clay.  The product was most likely fuel oil that was either undyed or lost its color over the years.  It appeared that someone attempted to "abandon" the UST in place but did not remove all of the product.  I issued Bowman Construction a 30-day notice waiver and was told that they would begin Monday the 16th.
On 11/16/09, I returned to the site and found that Bowman Construction hired Clean Harbors to clean the UST and dispose of the contaminated soil.  Clean Harbors opened the tank and began vactoring out the oil and contaminated soil inside the UST.
On 11/17/09, Bowman Construction removed the UST and disposed of it.  They hired a site assessor to test the soil in the tank grave.  I did not require Bowman to chase any plumes of contaminated soil but I did require them to remove any saturated soil and to test the sides and bottom of tank grave with a Photoionization Detector.
I requested a copy of the site assessment be sent to me.
No further Response action anticipated.
P-981-2009*On 12/15/09 I received a call from Chris Guessman of Pan Am reporting a pickup truck leaking oil at Danville Junction in Auburn.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-985-2009*On 12/16/09 I received a call from Roger Grenier of Dead River reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence.  Dead River hand dug a small amount of soil out from under the fill pipe to clean up the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-998-2009*On 12/21/09 I received a call from Judy Gaghan of Dead River reporting an oil leak at a customer's residence in South Paris.  The leak was discovered when a technician from Dead River was doing some routine maintenance on the furnace.  The oil line was discovered to be cracked.  Dead River replaced the oil line and cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action required.
P-1038-2009*On 12/28/09 I received a call from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking hydraulic powerpack at their facility.  Some of the oil entered a storm drain and got into the Piscataqua River.  They recovered what they could with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
P-1045-2009*On 12/30/09 I received a call from the Waterboro Fire Department reporting a car accident with gasoline spillage in the area of 414 Sokokis Trail, also known as Route 5.  I responded that afternoon and saw nothing but a small stain in the road in that area.  No cleanup was conducted since no gasoline was recoverable.  No further Response action required.
P-886-2009*Due to an overfill during a delivery by Dead River, approximately one-half gallon of #2 fuel oil was discharged at the Biddeford/Saco Water Pump Station.  Dead River sent a service response van to clean-up the spill with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no calls of concern regarding a substandard clean-up were received from the Water Pump Station.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-888-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank.  Product was released from a seam and impacted the cement pad below the tank. Sorbent material was utilized to recover spilled product.  Unspilled product was pumped out then the tank was replaced.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-889-2009*A customer at Big Apple overfilled his/her vehicle by an estimated 5-6 gallons.  DEP assisted in the clean-up with the use of sorbents which were collected in a drum for disposal by Environmental Projects, Inc.  The spill remained on the concrete apron during the clean-up.  No further Response Service action is anticipated at this time.
P-890-2009*DEP received notification that a Pine Tree Waste Services truck suffered a mechanical failure which caused the discharge of less than a gallon of anti-freeze to the road surface in the vicinity of 90 Fessenden Ave. in South Portland.  The employees used speedi dri to mitigate the spill and mixed the material with the other trash for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-725-2009*I was contacted on 12/22/09 by the Shelby Management Co. in Freedom, ME regarding a foreclosed home in Stockton Springs.  Power had been shut off to the home but in order to keep the basement dry there was a sump pump.  Without the pump approximately 2 feet of water had collected in the basement.  Sherrie from the property management firm called us when workers reported that the smell of oil in the basement was over powering.
I entered the home with my RKI 4 gas meter and my Photoionization Detector (PID) but the air quality upstairs did not cause any changes on them, nor did I observe any changes around the door to the basement.  I opened the door and let the meters draw in some air but again I saw no change.  I could smell fuel oil very faintly and I proceeded down the stairs.  The top inch of water in the basement was frozen but when I broke through it I could see a sheen on the water.  There were also places where emulsified oil was floating.  The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) appeared to be empty but the water had partially submerged the furnace and the hot water heater.
I called Sherrie back and informed her that the water in the basement was not contaminated with oil and could not be pumped out into the back yard.  I offered to her that we would pump the water out of the basement and through a carbon cell.  Once we got the water down I could assess the situation with the AST and make a determination about the need for its removal.

She said that she would need to get approval from the bank which owned the property and I asked her to get back in touch with me.
On 1/12/09, Sherrie let me know that the bank had approved the work.  Jim Lavoie and I pumped the water down with a pump and ran the effluent through carbon to remove any low level of oil.  The furnace had been removed and the above ground tank was empty.  I tagged the fill "out of service" and closed the fire-o-matic valve on the tank.  No further action is expected by DEP Response.
P-895-2009*Received a call from the Auburn Fire Dept. regarding the discharge of gasoline at 120 Spring Street, Auburn, ME.  An individual, with vehicle trouble, thought it was wise to pump the contents of his fuel tank onto the ground.  Gasoline flowed across the parking lot into a storm drain creating a hazardous situation.

By the time I arrived, the fire dept. had placed down sorbents controlling the migration of gasoline.  Fortunately, the water in the storm drain was high, limiting the gasoline to one catch basin.  The gasoline was collected with sorbent and disposed of.  The area was checked with an explosive meter.  No lower explosive limit was detected.  The subject in question had been detained by the police deptartment for additional reasons.  No further response action required.

P-901-2009*A transportation accident involving a tractor-trailer truck resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of diesel fuel to the paved roadway.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-902-2009*Two abandoned drums were reported to have been dumped on the side of the road.  They were upright and intact but one had a hose attached to a fitting in the bunghole which raised suspicion.  A Level B entry was conducted by the local hazmat team to ascertain their contents.  The drums were identified as empty and disposed of as traditional solid waste. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-905-2009*DEP received notification that a resident discovered oil on top of his Roth tank when he returned from work.  Apparently, Borderline Fuels overfilled the aboveground storage tank by a cup or two during an earlier delivery.  Borderline Fuels returned to the residence and remediated the spill with sorbents which they disposed of appropriately.  DEP did not hear from the resident that the clean-up was substandard; therefore, no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-911-2009*The drain plug of a PTO box failed resulting in the discharge of approximately three quarts of gear oil.  According to the report, two quarts affected pavement which was recovered with an application of sorbent material and one quart affected soil of which visible signs were excavated for disposal.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-913-2009*The indoor aboveground storage tank at this location was overfilled resulting in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil.  Product was forced out the vent impacting the ground below.  In addition, a small quantity was released indoors from a fitting which impacted insulation as well as non-porous materials.  Materials identified as contaminated indoors was removed by the local fire department and sorbent materials were utilized to recover product on the tank and cement floor.  That effort resulted in approximately one bag of debris.  Outside, contaminated soil was hand excavated by the responsible party; visual and olfactory evidence was used as clean-up criteria. The responsible party coordinated transportation of contaminated soil back to the mainland then the Department facilitated its disposal to a recycling facility.  There is a private drinking water well on the property but, due to its location relative to the point of discharge and quantity of discharge, it is not expected to be in jeopardy.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-915-2009*Removal of Floor drain holding tank revealed some petroleum contamination.  No clean up necessary.  See attached report for details.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-919-2009*Received a call from Pine Tree Waste regarding the discovery of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the West Bath Transfer Station, 64 AJ Reno, Sr. Road, West Bath.  An individual dumped off an old AST still containing sludge.  Less than a gallon of oil was released to a paved area at the transfer station.  The discharge was collected with sorbents and disposed of with the AST.  No further response action required.
P-920-2009*During a sewer re-lining project, a resident near the work area noticed an odor in his home.  The fire department responded and determined that the pipe glue that the city was using to join the plastic pipe pieces was off-gassing causing a xylene odor in the residence through a dry trap.  The resident was assured that the odor issue was temporary in nature as the project scope was limited in duration. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-923-2009*DEP received a complaint regarding petroleum odors at a residence in South Portland.  DEP responded to the site and detected a faint petroleum odor.  The typical sources were investigated including vehicles on the property and Calvary Cemetery, which is a location of historical discharges, and no definitive spill source was found.  From observations, the most likely source would be off-loading activities taking place at a nearby terminal based on wind direction. Once those activities are completed the odor issue should cease.  No additional complaints of this odor issue were received. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-924-2009*In order to avoid a turning vehicle, an oil delivery truck swerved onto the shoulder which was a little softer than he expected which resulted in the vehicle rolling over.  The truck was off-loaded prior to being righted.  Minimal spillage occurred from the hose reel and was cleaned up with the use of sorbents.  The sorbents were disposed of by DEP and no further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-925-2009*DEP received notification from Pan Am Railways of a discharge of an unknown amount of lube oil at their Danville Junction rail yard.  Contaminated ballast was excavated for consolidation and disposal by the responsible party.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-926-2009*DEP received notification that due to a leaking fitting a small amount of #2 fuel oil discharged and was remediated with sorbents. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-930-2009*DEP received notification that approximately two gallons of unleaded gasoline were discharged when a new-to-him-truck-owner went to fill up the second tank of his newly acquired truck and realized that the gasoline was pouring onto the ground because there was no second tank even though there was a fill-port.  The spill impacted the concrete apron and a minimal amount on the pavement.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of through a contractor to Irving Circle K.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-931-2009*DEP received notification that an unknown amount of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The contaminated materials were managed by Central Maine Power.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-932-2009*DEP received notification that transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The impacted materials were removed for disposal by Central Maine Power.  No site visit made.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-933-2009*DEP received notification that the saddle tank on one of Downeast Energy's tank trucks was weeping a small amount of diesel at their terminal facility in Kennebunk.  The minor spill was remediated with sorbents which Downeast Energy disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-940-2009*I was contacted by Air & Water Quality reporting that they had a customer with suspected oil contamination in their well water.  I visited the site and the homeowner drew a glass of water from the kitchen sink and the water had a very strong odor.  I informed the homeowner that they needed to have the water tested and suggested a Diesel Range Organics (DRO) analysis.  The homeowner had the analysis done and it came back less than 50 parts per billion (non-detect).  I referred the site to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-947-2009*
	12/1/09: Jenkins Fuel Co. and the Kittery Public Safety reported a leak of about 1-gallon of oil from a truck on Route 236.  They reported that the spill stayed on pavement, was cleaned with sorbents and only a stain remained.  The exact location was never specified but this area is known to be served by public water.  No further action by Response Services expected.

S Brezinski
P-958-2009*August 31, 2009 Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a possible lighting strike at a utility pole caused a transformer to leak non-PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) mineral oil on the ground below. A 2'x2' area was contaminated by the leaking transformer. CMP removed all the contaminated soil from the area and disposed of the dirt appropriately. No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-962-2009*Kennebunk Public Safety called to report a single car incident along York Street. Either along Rte. One or on York street the vehicle ran over some debris in the road and punctured the fuel tank spilling gasoline onto the roadway.  Kennebunk Fire responded applied speedy dry and cleared the scene, no request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information given the spill was confined to the roadway, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-967-2009*Stanley Walker reported that the dispenser sump alarm for the unleaded gasoline underground storage tank had gone off.  Upon inspection approximately 30 gallons of product were discovered.  The pump was immediately taken out of service and the product was pumped out.  Dead River would repair the leaking valve before placing the pump back in service.

The product was contained in the sump and none is believed to have escaped to the environment.  No further action by Response Services expected.

P-970-2009*Irving Oil called to report a minor overfill and discharge at the Safe Handling facility SHf in Auburn.  It was cleaned up and no request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  No notice from SHf has been received, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-972-2009*
	Discharge from CMP lift truck to lawn area below Pole 5.  A CMP contractor reported to have excavated oiled soil for offsite disposal and re-landscaped.  CMP reports that they sent the oiled waste to Norridgewock Landfill.
P-975-2009*DEP received notification that a corrosive material was released to engineered containment due to a tank liner leak.  The spill was remediated by General Dynamics with sorbents.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-980-2009*Dead River called to report after responding to an odor complaint from a customer it was discovered the tank itself was weeping.  There was a small observable stain on the floor beneath the tank.  Sorbent pads were applied and the surfaced wiped, the tank was shut off, and pumped off, a replacement plan was drafted, no request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information presented of a stain only, no free product to speak of, and the home is served by public water and sewer (no sensitive receptors identified), DEP Response plans no further action.
P-983-2009*I was contacted by Sprague Energy reporting that a truck driver at their loading rack had slightly overfilled one of his pockets and had spilled less than a gallon of heating oil.  The oil spilled into the rack's engineered containment and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-987-2009*Mr. Munsey was working on the vent pipe of his oil-fired heating system when he inadvertently spilled some oil from the pipe onto the asphalt driveway.  He called his oil company Downeast Energy, to ask for clean-up advice, they reported the spill to DEP, however no request for assistance was made none dispatched.  Based on the information provided DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-988-2009*While working on the system the Gaftek technician observed a small discharge and reported it to DEP spill line. A visit confirmed the nature of discharge and satisfactory clean-up.  No sensitive receptors along Main Street, Irving to store/consolidate clean up debris until their contractor comes by to collect it.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-989-2009*Burnham & Morrill Co. called to report a small (estimated to be one gallon) of #6 heating oil at the plant.  Staff were in the process of cleaning the spill and no DEP assistance was requested.  Based on the small nature of the spill and the ability of the staff to adequately handle the cleanup no DEP Response action was conducted.  A simple request was made if conditions changed dramatically they would call back and explain.
P-990-2009*Dead River responded to an odor complaint to find a weeping 1948 vintage above ground storage tank in the basement.  The discharge was cleaned up and the replacement of the tank planned.  No request for DEP assistance was made none dispatched. With no other issues  reported DEP Response plans no further actions at this time.
P-992-2009*DEP received notification of a motor vehicle accident that took place on the Route 112 bypass in Gorham.  The two car head-on collision resulted in one fatality and another person being transported to the hospital. DEP responded to observe motor vehicle fluids in the roadway.  The fire department and DEP used sorbent pads and speedi dri to collect the oil from the roadway.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-993-2009*DEP received notification of a spill of lube oil due to a mechanical failure on a train in the Danville Junction rail yard.  The discharge affected the snow along the tracks which was removed for disposal by Pan Am Railways.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-995-2009*Responding to a neighborhood black out Central Maine Power (CMP) found a sailboat (on trailer) had been driven into a pad mount transformer.  Knocking the transformer off the pedestal and severing the wires or short circuiting the system. The transformer has a reservoir capacity of 52 gallons, much of which had leaked out when an hot arching wire burned a hole in the casement, and drained into the sump beneath the unit.

The crews were busy repairing the peripheral equipment, in order to conduct this work the main power was switched off at Rte. 88 interchange.  The oil was recovered from the sump and the transformer loaded on to the transport truck (built in containment).  Some residual snow/ice and soil were shoveled into bag/barrel and all was taken to NASC for disposal.  Based on the clean-up undertaken and successful removal/replacement of the transformer, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-996-2009*While driving along Allen Ave. around the 50 block, a strong fuel oil odor permeated the air, and a dark stain was visible on the roadway.  This continued onto Forest Ave. and turned left onto Warren Ave., continued and eventually just misted out/away.  It appears some commercial vehicle had not secured a hose or fuel tank cover and discharged fuel as it drove along.  No reports were received by DEP about a loss similar to this, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-997-2009*DEP received notification that a flare fitting on a set of manifolded tanks failed which caused the discharge of a small amount of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor of a multi-family residence.  Downeast Energy responded and remediated the spill with sorbents which they disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1005-2009*	12/11/09: In response to a question from a citizen I briefly checked out this former retail, motor fuels, underground oil storage tank (UST) facility for the presence of tanks and piping.  I noted no surficial evidence of a remaining UST facility but the building appeared to be a former gas station and auto repair garage.
	With further research I found that this facility was the former Wood's Service Center GULF UST facility with gasoline discharges documented back to 1982 (P-12-1982, P-240-1985 et al).  In 1989 the facility was known as Burnette's Trailer Park and it underwent UST facility abandonment-by-removal and discharge clean-up under report P-18-1989.
	Since subsurface discharges are documented back to P-187-1983 and the tanks were removed in 1989, I understand that no Groundwater Fund Clean-Up funds are applicable for this site.
	
         No further action by Response Services warranted.

S Brezinski
P-1012-2009*	Monday 12/28/09: In the morning Bowdoinham Fire Department (BFD) reported a vehicle at the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Park & Ride lot off Route 295 Exit 37, had suffered a gas tank leak with fuel running 30' to 40' down the pavement.  Most of the gasoline evaporated leaving little liquid at the time.  We agreed to have MDOT sand the spill area and leave the sand in place.  No fuel was reported to have reached drains, surface water or groundwater.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1041-2009*Thursday December 31, 2009 I received a call from dispatch in Gray reporting that an unknown amount of gasoline had leaked onto pavement in a parking lot from a vehicle.  I was told that the Yarmouth Fire Department had the clean up under control and no gasoline product was left behind.  No further action was taking by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-1043-2009*Approximately 21:30 I received a call from dispatch in Gray reporting that a car had struck a telephone pole on Sligo Road in North Yarmouth. This accident resulted in the transformer on the pole to fall and break open on the ground. I called Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) to confirm the accident. He reported that due to his technician already having worked 17 hours and that is was on the eve of a holiday that the clean up would need to wait until 10:00 A.M. Friday morning, January 1, 2010. I agreed to the clean up date.
Friday January 1, 2010 at approximately 13:00 I arrived at the scene of the accident on Sligo Road in North Yarmouth to observe the clean up. Brian of CMP was on scene shoveling up the mineral oil that had landed on the snowy pavement. All mineral oil that had leaked from the transformer was removed from the road by Brian and disposed of properly. No further action was taking by the Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1046-2009*While pumping off an above ground oil storage tank for replacement, the technician from the oil company (DF RICHARD ENERGY) spilled a small amount of #2 fuel oil to the driveway.  DF Richard technicians cleaned up the affected area.  No further action by Response Services required.
P-1049-2009*	12/23/09: Mr. Anderson of Downeast Energy Co. reported a small discharge at a customer's home all cleaned up.  I did not get opportunity to personally inspect but heard of no further issues from the homeowner or Downeast.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1054-2009*Safe Handling of Auburn called to report the discharge of as much as 600 gallons of #6 oil along the track and into the dike. A valve indicated it was closed however that proved false, the valve was open discharging heated #6 in the yard and at the pump-off station. Based on visual assessment 1/3 was lost to railway ballast and the remainder in the containment dike.  Environmental Projects Inc. was in route to assist with clean-up.  Based on the information stated, the discharge is limited to the yard, no request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  DEP Response plans no further actions
P-1055-2009*A compact fluorescent light bulb was broken by the home owner and she was concerned of potential exposure to mercury vapor.  DEP personnel immediately responded and conducted field analysis of the atmosphere inside the residence using a mercury vapor measuring device.  Analysis indicated no detection above outdoor background levels.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1058-2009*1.5 gallons hydraulic released onto pavement and recovered with sorbent's. see attached spill report provided by Central Maine Power
P-1060-2009*A tractor trailer truck struck a concrete sign post and ruptured the saddle tank causing the release of approximately 15 gallons of diesel fuel onto the paved ground surface in the parking lot. The oil was cleaned up using sorbent products by Environmental Project Inc. of Auburn, Maine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1062-2009*Approximately 1 gallon of Automatic transmission fluid was released to the paved road surface as the result of an automobile accident. The released product was recovered with sorbent materials by the Brunswick Fire Department.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-1063-2009*Approximately 0.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released to the paved ground surface as the result of an overfill of an aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the multi family dwelling.  The release is attributed to operator error.  The released oil was cleaned from the paved surface using sorbent pads to the satisfaction of the Department.
B-616-2009*On 10/31/09 I received report from Bangor Hydro-Electric (BHE) of a car accident that took down one of their utility poles, causing a release of approximately nine gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil onto the ground.  BHE crews excavated approximately two yards for proper disposal.
B-617-2009*On 10/31/09 I received report of a broken fitting on an aircraft that allowed approximately 3 gallons of fuel to leak from the aircraft onto the asphalt runway.  The product was recovered using sorbent pads.
I-234-2009*12/15/09 13:15 hours, I received a call from State Police Public Safety Dispatch regarding an oil spill as a result of a motor vehicle accident between a car and a tractor trailer.  The accident occurred at approx 9:00 AM on the Dyer Brook Road just a short ways below the Southern Aroostook Community School.  The tractor trailer truck had its oil pan sheered off in the accident spilling about 10 gallons of motor oil onto a field/yard area adjacent to a farmhouse (address 773 Dyer Brook Road)  Trooper on scene stated that the Oakfield Fire Dept  could be contacted to put down some sorbent pads on the spilled oil until I could arrive on-scene.

12/15/09 14:45 hours, I arrived on-scene, met with Oakfield Fire Chief Joe White.  He appraised me of his crew's clean-up efforts of the spilled oil.  They padded off the spill area after the tractor trailer truck had been cleared of the scene.  Pads, contaminated snow, and some contaminated soils had been scooped up and placed in a 55-gallon drum. The spill site is about 75 feet slightly down gradient of a private well.  Thanked Chief White and his crew for their excellent spill response.  Chief White requested that the drum be returned to the Oakfield Fire Station when emptied.  Spoke with the property owner at 773 Dyer Brook Road, a Ms. Heather Leighton.  She stated that her well was up near her house and that the well nearer to the spill belonged to the neighbor's house to the southwest of her house.  Explained the clean-up planned to be undertaken (excavate oil contaminated soils and regrade & reseed site in the spring).  Ms. Leighton was ok with the clean-up plan.  Ms. Leighton inquired about the condition of the truck driver.  I told her that I thought he as ok as the truck remained upright and had a relatively soft landing.  I stated I didn't know about the car driver, as the vehicle had been cleared of the scene prior to my arrival.  Ms. Leighton stated that the driver, a young 17 year old girl had been killed.  Contacted Dickison & London (D&L) contractors and arranged to meet them at the site the following morning.

12/16/09 Met D&L at site and began excavation of contaminated soils.  Only dug out an area about 6' X 6' square by about 2 feet deep.  Got right out of contamination.  D&L trucked oily debris to Presque Isle Landfill for disposal under an oil spill debris form.  Made plans with D&L to come back to the site in the spring after the ground dries out, to loam and seed down the excavation site. No further work is needed at this time by Response Services Staff.

06/21/10 Dickison & London Construction did final grading, loaming and seeding down of area where contaminated soils had been excavated back in December '09.  Site has been hay mulched and stabilized.

B-618-2009*On 11/1/09 I received report of storm damage to an electric transformer.  The transformer leaked approximately 8 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil onto the ground.  Bangor Hydro-Electric excavated approximately 8 yards of soil for disposal.
B-623-2009*On 11/4/09 I received report of an estimated 30 gallon leak from a blown hydraulic line on a boom truck.  This oil was sprayed over a large area, requiring an excavation.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at the landfill, no Contaminated Soil Letter was issued, CMP sampled the contaminated soil prior to disposal.  No further Response action expected.
B-625-2009*On 11/5/09 I received report of a 100 gallon leak from tank at the Verso Paper mill.  The spill was caused because someone had accidentally left a plug out of the secondary containment.  The spilled product got to a drain and eventually to the mills waste water treatment facility.  I notified DEP water department of the spill.  No further Response action expected.
I-241-2009*12/29/09  Received report via telecom from Mark Bossie, Dead River Company (DR), regarding possible leak at an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a camp owned by Charny Mitchell at 65 Sunset Park Road in Orient.  DR fuel delivery man noticed that the tank was empty, even though the tank was on automatic delivery.  Based on fuel usage and delivery records that DR had on file, the Mitchell AST should have had approximately 125 gallons still in the tank at the time of delivery.  Technician didn't want to make a full fuel drop and so only put in a small amount of K-1 (about 5 gallons).  DR technician noticed that the tank's fuel filter was leaking a bit near the fuel line coupling.  Leak was reported to DR service manager Bossie who called in the spill report to MDEP.

Told Mark B. (DR) that we would schedule a site visit later this afternoon.  Arrived on-scene at approximately 15:00 hours.  The camp has two 275-gallon ASTs on a concrete pad on the backside of the camp (west side).  Only one of the ASTs is plumbed/connected to the inside furnace.  At time of visit, DR had already fixed the leaky line and filter and installed a filter protection shelter.  Dug a couple of small holes with hand shovel to look for any free product (K-1) none present.  Did not observe any strong odors in the soils in the 8" to 10" holes dug in the vicinity of the filter leak.

01/05/10 Stopped in DR's Houlton branch and got the fuel drop/delivery for Charny Mitchell's camp.  Based on these records from November 2005 until present, it appears that about 120 to 140 gallons of oil leaked out slowly over the past several months.  Arrived at the Mitchell camp and took several poly-bag head space Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings.  The readings area as follows:

Test pit	Distance to spill	          depth of pit               Diesel range org. (DRO) PPM
1		17 inches -east		11 inches			244 PPM
2		18 inches - south		20 inches			764 PPM
3		18 inches - west		18 inches			560 PPM

Contacted Mr. Mitchell via telecom and related my field findings.  Mr. Mitchell said that the camp's well was located next to the small shed about 50 to 60 feet from the oil storage tank.  Recommended to Mr. Mitchell that we try and excavate out the contaminated soils to prevent his camp well from being impacted by the spilled oil.  Explained to Mr. Mitchell the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund program to assist homeowners with spill clean-up work.  He requested an application be mailed to him.  He gave approval to hire a contractor to begin the spill clean-up.

01/06-07/10 Met Dickison and London (D&L) Contractors at the Mitchell camp spill and began excavation of contaminated soils.  Moved the tanks and concrete pad to gain access to the spill site.  D&L dug a hole approx. 9' X 9' by about 6 feet deep.  Took several PID readings of the sidewall excavation and air interface.  PID readings at the side walls of the excavation ranged from 10 to 40 PPM.  The lateral extension of the spill appears to have dropped off at the edge of this excavation.  The bottom of the excavation at 6.0' below grade at the air interface showed a PID reading of about 420 PPM.  Had D&L dig out another 1.5' in the bottom of the excavation. Took PID reading at 7.5' below grade in the bottom of the excavation = 106 PPM.  Significant drop in contamination level.  Took 2 grab soil samples of soils being left.  One from the southerly sidewall about 8 feet from the spill site (leaky filter) lowest field reading and the other from the bottom of the excavation at 7.5'  highest field reading.  Sent soil samples to be analyzed for Diesel range Organics (DRO) and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) at the HETL lab in Augusta (Shipped out Monday 01/12/10).

Did a poly-bag field headspace analysis of the bottom of the excavation as well and used two different instruments with the following results

MSA Passport PID -	Direct read 279  X  Fuel Oil corr. factor (2.8) = 781 PPM DRO
ION Science PID -	Di
B-626-2009*Marsh sheen
P-310-2008*I was contacted by Don Strout of Bath Iron Works (BIW) reporting that a Grimmel Industries truck had blown the seal on its hydraulic ram and spilled about a gallon of hydraulic oil on the pavement and gravel at BIW's Harding Facility in Brunswick.  The contaminated gravel was scraped up and the pavement was cleaned with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-311-2008*Snow compaction broke the filter off an aboveground storage tank.  The contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co.  Groundwater was encountered at about 3-4 feet and had free product on it so a vacuum truck was used to recover as much product as possible.  The septic tank was located underneath the oil tank so it had pumped out because some oil had gotten in to it.  A recovery well was placed in the excavation and was pumped several times.  The residence's drilled well is nearby so I referred the case to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  Brad sampled the well and the results were non-detect for Diesel Range Organics.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-358-2008*I was contacted by Union Oil reporting that one of their customers had a leaking furnace.  I visited the site and found that the ground, some of which was dirt and some was concrete, underneath the furnace was stained .  The oil traveled a couple of feet over and underneath a brick wall that sat on the concrete (see attached photos).  The oil tanks were in an adjacent room and they had evidence of having weeps (see photos).  I contacted Mr. Kinney the property owner and explained that the oil tanks and piping were in bad shape and he needed to upgrade them in the near future.  He was not receptive to the idea.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Some of the oil may have gone underneath the concrete but since there were no lingering indoor air quality complaints that contamination will remain.

Five months later in September I was contacted by Dead River reporting that they had been called to the building to do a tune up on the burner and they noticed the evidence of a leak from the oil tanks.  I visited the site again and the conditions had not changed.  I told Dead River that I had already told Mr. Kinney that he needed to replace the tanks and piping.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-368-2008*I was contacted by York County Dispatch reporting that there were some needles on the side of the road in Lebanon.  I went to the site and found a plastic tray, several needles, and vials of blood.  None of the blood spilled.  It looked like a medical professional had placed the plastic tray down on their car and then drove off forgetting that it was there.  I collected the waste and disposed of it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-395-2008*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting that there had been a spill of diesel fuel from a refrigerated box truck at a loading dock at the Back Cove Hannaford.  The refrigeration unit on the trailer had blown a fuel line and leaked an unknown amount of diesel fuel before it was noticed.  The trailer was parked at a loading dock and the fuel spilled onto a paved surface and ran down slope to a narrow drainage grate.  The grate was filled with years of accumulated dirt which had soaked up most of the fuel.  The drainage grate was cleaned out by Clean Harbors and the waste was taken to Commercial Recycling.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-633-2009*On 11/10/09 I received report of a diesel spill from a leaking gasket on a sight glass on a locomotive.  It was estimated that approximately 12 gallons was dripped along the tracks in Hermon.  Pan Am crews, made repairs and shovelled the oiled soil into bags fro proper disposal by their waste contractor.  No further Response action expected.
B-660-2009*On 11/17/09 I received report of a blown hydraulic line on a Pine Tree Waste trash truck.  The line leaked approximately 10 gallons of product over a mile of asphalt.  Pine Tree crews used speedy dry to recover what product they could from the asphalt.  No further Response action expected.
B-689-2009*On 12/1/09 I received report of a weeping Aboveground Storage Tank.  Washington County CAP agency is able to provide funding for the replacement of the tank.  I removed some contaminated soil for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-884-2009*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 40 Gertrude Avenue, Portland, ME.  The AST had developed a corrosion hole in the bottom discharging less than a gallon onto the concrete floor.  I followed-up on the report and found the clean-up to be satisfactory.  The contactor was in the process of replacing the AST when I arrived.  No further response action required.
B-696-2009*On 12/5/09 I received report of an approximate 5 gallon gasoline leak from a corrosion hole in a car gasoline tank.  The spilled product, dripped to the asphalt, where the Etna Fire Department applied sorbents to recover the product.  No further Response action expected.
B-695-2009*On 12/5/09 I received report of a 2 cup leak from the filter gasket of an oil aboveground storage tank, onto a concrete floor.  Dead River oil technician padded up the product and made repair to the system.  No further Response action expected.
P-556-2009*An issue with the fill pipe associated with the aboveground storage tank at this residence caused the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil.  The pipe was pitched wrong so product sat in the line after deliveries.  Over time, pipe dope failed at a fitting which allowed a small quantity of product to contaminate the wood framework of the house behind the siding.  Due to the inaccessibility for removal and the lack of indoor air quality issues, no action was taken on this matter.   No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-714-2009*On 12/14/09 I received report of an estimated 200 gallon leak from a corrosion hole in the bottom of an oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a summer camp on Long Pond.  Apparently the leak happened weeks prior, but was not reported to the oil company until the Friday before they notified the DEP.

Upon arriving on scene there was little evidence of any spill.  The minimal amount of over burden in the area, allowed any leaked product to migrate through the large cobble at a high rate and drop to the lake level.  Because of the lake being iced over, no indication of any oil was noted in the hole that I broke in the ice.  No sheen was noted.  This site was checked upon "ice out" and no further action is expected by Response.
P-16-2010*	Thursday 1/7/10: Alan Bouche of Apex Construction reported that one of their construction generators had leaked about a gallon of diesel fuel to the snow and ground in the vicinity of Sanford Water District's water storage tank on Littlefield Rd.  Bouche reported that sorbents were put down and the oiled snow dug up.  I did not take the opportunity to respond due to other more pressing priorities.  No wells or other sensitive receptors were threatened or affected.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-17-2010*On 1/7/10  I received a call from the Gorham Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident in the area of 375 Main St. in Gorham.  A tractor trailer truck and a dump truck collided at the intersection.  They requested that I respond to the site, which I did immediately.  Upon arrival I observed motor oil and antifreeze spillage from the vehicles.  The bulk of the spillage was cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The remaining stain in the road was covered with sand to prevent further hazard to traffic.  No further Response action required.
P-21-2010*DEP received notification that approximately two cups of #2 fuel oil were discharged out of the vent pipe of an aboveground storage tank due to an overfill by Irving Oil.  The spill was remediated with sorbents which were disposed of by Irving Oil.  No request for assistance was requested nor sent.  The homeowner did not call to indicate that they were dissatisfied with the clean-up performed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-723-2009*On 12/18/09 I received report of an overfill at a property owned by Old Town housing authority.  Human error was the cause and the driver used sorbents to collect the spilled product.  Contaminated snow was also removed for proper disposal.  No further Response action expected.
P-23-2010*Less than one gallon of lube oil was released from the engine compartment of a idling locomotive due to unknown reasons.   According to the report, all visible signs of contamination (brown snow) were removed by the responsible party.  No further action by Response Services expected.
P-24-2010*	1/12/10: Report of small oil leak at the Pan Am's Rigby Yard.  Cleaned up by Pan Am employees.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-724-2009*On 12/21/09 I received report from Marquis oil of a small spill at a house they were scheduled to make a drop at.  It would appear the home owner ran out of oil and was dumping some into their aboveground storage tank with a transport can and spilled a small amount onto the asphalt.  No product recoverable. No further Response action expected.
B-729-2009*On 12/28/09 I received report of an oil spill into secondary containment at a bulk plant.  A driver had mistakenly shut off the overfill alarm causing the overfill of the tank.  All of the product was lost into the containment where it was recovered.  No further Response action expected.
B-730-2009*On 12/28/09 I received report of a car accident causing a spill of less than 1 gallon of mineral oil to the pavement.  The product was recovered using a sorbent pad, which was disposed of by the Fire Department.  No further Response action expected.
B-732-2009*On 12/30/09 I received report of a 3 gallon spill of diesel from a plow truck at the Juniper Ridge facility.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent and they were disposed of at the landfill.  No site visit and no further Response action expected.
B-731-2009*On 12/29/09 I received report of an oil truck wreck on the side of the road, next to a stream.  When I arrived on scene, the Orland Fire Department had already deployed sorbents where the product entered the stream.  We applied more in another area, also deploying boom to contain the product should more migrate there.

Once the supervisor on call, Jon Woodard, arrived on scene we applied dome dogs and prepared to drill and pump the tanks.  Once all of the contractors were in place with defensive measures and the bonding and grounding cables attached, we transferred the remaining product in the tank.  When calculations were completed it was estimated that 30 gallons of K-1 had been spilled and approximately 200 gallons of diesel.

Wardwell construction then excavated approximately 13 yards of contaminated soil for disposal.  Sorbents were left in place and monitored through the winter, never collecting much product.  The site was re-visited in the spring for possible sheening into the stream.  No further sheening was observed and no further action by Response is expected.
P-26-2010*	Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.
	The release was caused by overfilling the AST which resulted in leakage from around the threads of vent and fill pipes.  The released oil impacted interior surfaces of the basement and a small area of soil outside the residence near the associated vent pipe to the AST.  In addition the owner of the residence removed a bung from one end of the ASTs to "relieve the pressure" from the above piping which allowed additional product to be released.
	It is unclear why the overfill occurred as the AST and associated fill and vent systems appeared to be in good condition and all necessary engineering controls were in place to prevent such an incident.  Therefore the spill is currently attributed to human error by the operator of the fuel delivery truck.  Impacted interior surfaces included the concrete floor surface, two adjacent gypsum board walls, several 2x4 studs, sill plate and a small area of vinyl flooring.  An environmental contractor was contracted by the DEP and all impacted oil debris was promptly removed from the residence.  Degreaser was used to clean the outside surfaces of the AST and the concrete floor on the morning of 1/13/10 (morning after the spill) in order to mitigate oil vapors in the residence.
	No further action is currently expected from the Division of Response Services.
A-15-2010*On 1/7/2010 in Canaan, Kelley Petroleum reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of 125 gallons of K1 fuel oil resulted from a firematic valve on an outside oil storage tank being broken off from ice and snow.  A site visit was made to assess the spill and begin clean up.

On 1/8/2010, contractor Bruce Obert was hired to remove contaminated soil from the spill area.  Due to shallow bedrock, and contamination directly under the slab of the mobile home, only 23.06 tons of contaminated soil was recovered.  Contaminated soil was left under the slab so as not to compromise the structure by undermining.  Oil was also lost directly to the shallow fractured bedrock.

A water sample was taken as the home is served by a drilled well.  The case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-17-2010*1/8/2010 1100 Emily Hills from Maritime Energy reported that about 3 cups of K1 fuel oil had spilled to the driveway of a home in Northport when the delivery hose nozzle was accidentally activated during rolling it back to the truck after a delivery.  Absorbent was used to recover the oil and oiled snow was removed.  All oily debris was returned to Maritime Energy for consolidation and disposal.  I contacted the owner Mr. Rich and he reported that the driveway was all cleaned up and no oil had gone off the pavement.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-18-2010*1/8/2010 1528 Joshua Bubier Maine Game Warden reported through Augusta police that a pickup truck had gone through the ice on North Pond in Smithfield. The occupants had gotten out but the truck is mostly submerged. I met Warden Bubier at the site and found that the truck was under water except for the very front that was being held up by the snowplow that was hung up on the ice. There was an oil sheen on the open water around the vehicle and the odor of gasoline. Absorbent boom and pads were put into the water to collect the fuel and oil. The owner reported that the fuel tank was about half full or contained an estimated 15 gallons. The owner was making arrangements to retrieve the vehicle the next day.

1/9/10 I returned to the site the next day during the recovery of the vehicle.  The vehicle was pulled back up onto the ice. Motor oil was collected with absorbent pads and the previously deployed boom and pads were retrieved. There was a slight sheen left on the water but no further oil recovery was possible.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-19-2010*1/10/10 1000 Alfred Brann reported that he found oil spilled to the dirt floor basement at his rental property. He believed it is from the tenant filling the tank by hand. I met Mr. Brann at the site to inspect the tank and assess the extent of spillage since the property is on a private well. The tank top was damp with oil and there was some oil impacted soil under the tank. I inspected the tank and there was no indication that the tank was leaking. I dug up a 5 gallon bucket of oil impacted soil and the underlying soil showed no indication of oil. I cleaned the tank off with absorbent pads. I spoke to the tenants and explained that continuing to spill oil in the dirt basement could contaminate the property's well.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-20-2010*Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-22-2010*A small amount of oil was spilled when maritime energy overfilled this inside oil Aboveground Storage Tank.  I spoke with the homeowner and the spill was cleaned up to their satisfaction by Maritime.   No further Response action expected.
A-26-2010*On 1/12/2010 in Pittsfield, Sherrie Lagory of Shelby Preservation reported a possible oil spill. Ms. Lagory is employed by a company that maintains bank owned foreclosed property.  The home in question had a flooded basement that eventually had frozen.  Ms. Lagory thought she could smell oil in the home.  A site visit was made to investigate the possible spill.  I did not notice any petroleum odors or any significant amount of oil in the basement.  I advised Ms. Lagory to contact me if they discovered any oil when reconditioning the home.  No further contact from Ms. Lagory, and no further Response action is expected.
A-28-2010*Jody Pulkkinen of C N Brown contacted this office to report a fuel oil spill at this residence.  A mishap occurred at the end of the delivery resulting in an estimated half gallon of #2 fuel being discharged to the ground.  The driver used sorbents and hand excavation of snow to remove the spilled fuel.  I placed a call to the owner (Ahern) to verify the spill was minor and odor and staining was not an issue.  I did not hear back from Ahern.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-4-2010*On 1/5/2010, I received a report that an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leaked approximately 200 gallons of K-1 from Gaylen Fishburn of Dead River.   The homeowner called Dead River when she noticed she was shoveling up red snow.  The cause of the leak was a corrosion hole on the bottom of the AST.  I hired PSC to remove the AST and vactor up the contaminated ice, snow and soil.  Since Mrs. Tierney had two LP gas lines running underground I asked Dead River to disconnect and cap those along with the fuel oil line before we began soil removal.
I hired PSC for the clean up and they arrived on scene at approximately 1300 hrs.  They removed the oil AST and cut it in half for transport.  We discovered 2 inches of ice in the AST.  Once it was cleaned out the corrosion hole in the AST (1/8th of an inch in diameter) was visible.  The oil had migrated underneath a shed that was behind the AST and towards the house foundation.  Coming out from the side of the house was roof to house wood.  The roof was supported by 4 posts 8 feet apart.  PSC vactored up contaminated ice, snow and soil.  The oil AST had been sitting on a concrete slab but oil had migrated to the side of the slab and was contaminated down to bedrock.  The excavation was taken down to bedrock except in places where there was danger of undermining the house foundation, the posts for the roof of the shed over the wood or the shed behind the AST.
Soil removal continued on 1/6/10 and in the end approximately 7 yards of soil along with snow and ice was taken.  There was not enough oil migrating into the excavation to warrant a recovery well.
Jim Lavoie from Technical Services was on site to collect soil samples and a water sample.  He will continue to quarterly monitor the homeowner's water.

No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.
P-1066-2009*SUMMARY
	This spill report is complementary to report P-438-2003 and covers issues and management of remaining hundreds of pounds of abandoned Sodium and Potassium Nitrate hazardous waste remaining in an aboveground storage tank (AST) within the building at this time.  See the report and documents of Credere Associates and attached photos and the report P-438-03 for additional historical details.
	This former industrial property is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer in a sub-urban commercial, residential and industrial use area.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer.  An out-of-service large, commercial consumptive-use heating oil AST is installed behind the building in an alley off Pioneer Ave.  The property has been taken by the Town of Sanford for redevelopment for a parking area under a US EPA Brownfields Program Grant (see Wilkes Harper of MDEP).

HISTORICAL ASSESSMENT
	November 2007: Weston & Sampson Engineers (WSE) completed a Phase-1 assessment of this property.  In Summit's 2008 Phase-II mentioning WSE's Phase-1, the remaining hazardous waste was not identified as a recognized environmental condition (REC) however.
	May 2008: Summit Environmental submitted a Phase-II assessment to Maine Department of Environmental Protection covering soil borings and water and soil analysis.  Neither the hazardous waste AST nor the spill report P-483-03 are mentioned in Summit's summary of previous assessments though it does mention the 2003 RCRA sampling.  (John Cressey did state to me that he and Summit were aware of the report P-483-03 and hazardous waste when they compiled the Phase-II)
	On 5/16/08 Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Response and Andy Slusarski of MDEP RCRA unit met with Geologist Troy Smith of MDEP Division of Technical Services and Wilkes Harper of MDEP Remediation Division.  The issue was the Town of Sanford's wish to take the Aerofab property for redevelopment and raze it for a parking lot, and the developers wishing a release from liability for the site.  Slusarski and I explained the issues of the remaining AST dip tank of hazardous waste, and potential #6-oil under the building (see report P-574-2005).
	8/21/09: While in the area I visited and noted contractors were working inside Aerofab removing debris, apparently preparing for the structures demolition.  The dip tank AST appeared locked and secured as it was left in 2003.
	9/1/09: Visiting again, I observed another rolloff container was onsite but the building was locked.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
A.	At this time I understand that the hazardous waste still remains onsite and the former owners, the town of Sanford, are aware that it is required to be disposed of properly in accordance with Maine Hazardous Waste Rules and US EPA rules.  This information has been passed to Judd Newcomb of Credere Associates, Mr. Cressey of Summit Environmental, and MDEP's Wilkes Harper and Hank Andolsek  of MDEP.
B.	In 2003, Slusarski and I both notified the Sanford Fire Chief of the hazardous waste issues within the building.  This hazardous waste would cause excessive hazard to responders in the event of a building fire or major flood.
C.	I recommend recovery of the MDEP's expenditures to secure and dispose of the hazardous waste and any associated interest and staff costs.  At this time a lien on the property has been initiated by the Maine Attorney General's Office.
D.	Future MDEP Response Division actions are possible.  See the report attachments and records of MDEP RCRA unit and of MDEP Remediation Division for further information and resolution.  No further action by Response Services are apprpriate at this time.

S Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Response Division

	

	
B-384-2009*Complaint of waste oil spilled.  Non spilled all in jugs for proper disposal.  No further Response action necessary.
B-685-2009*On 11/27/09, I received a report of a strong smell of oil on West St. in Bar Harbor and an oil sheen out on the water by the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.  When I arrived on West St. there was water collected on the side of the road from the recent rain.  I could see pools of oil on the surface of the water and it was draining into the catch basins along the road.  I followed the catch basins to where they discharged into the ocean and saw that a sheen had developed on the water.  National Response Center and Jesse Hagler with the US Coast Guard were notified of the sheen.  The Bar Harbor Fire Department assisted me in deploying some sorbent boom across the cove to contain the sheen as best as possible.  I also put pads down on the product on the side of the road and placed sorbent boom in the catch basins.  I also found speedy-dri on the ground along the side of the road as if someone had put it down to soak up oil.  A crew had been working to demolish and old wharf recently and it is very likely that one of their piece of heavy machinery leaked some hydraulic or motor oil onto the roadway.
On 11/28/09, I checked on the sheen in the water and saw that it was reduced.  I adjusted the boom on the water and checked what was in the catch basins and the pads along the road.  There was no more product on the side of the road just a sheen.  While checking on this site I noticed a sinking vessel at the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Marina (see spill # B-686-2009).
On 11/29/09, I returned to the site and saw that there was no sheen coming from the discharge so I removed the boom.
In an attempt to understand where the hydraulic oil came from I spoke with a couple people local to the area and learned that Eben Salvatore a local contractor was managing the construction site.
On Monday 11/30/09,  I spoke with Jim Beyer in the Land Bureau and asked him if he had a contact number for Eben Salvatore.  I assumed that if he was doing demolition work in a tidal zone he must need a permit from DEP.  Jim Beyer asked me what the demo site looked like and I told him that the silt curtain was inadequate in length at high tide and that wood debris from the pier demo had made it's way around the cove.  Jim expressed interest in looking at the site with me.
I returned to the site with Jim Beyer on 12/1/09.  Mr. Salvatore's crew was working down on the beach excavating soil for footings for the new pier.  I could smell some kind of petroleum product in the air and I could clearly see a sheen on the water in the excavation.  I asked the excavator operator to stop and to get Eben Salvatore on the phone.  An aboveground storage tank of diesel fuel had been in this area and is most likely the source of the contaminated soil.
I informed Mr. Salvatore that the soil that had been removed from this spot was contaminated and could not remain on site.  A dump truck was loaded and the soil was disposed of at Juniper Ridge.  I also asked Mr. Salvatore to hire a site assessor for the remainder of the dig so that he could test the soil and if it was above 1000 parts per million on the PhotoIonization Detector it too would have to be removed.  With them working in such close proximity to high tide, I expressed the importance of not creating a sheen on the water.  Myself and the construction crew repositioned the curtain boom so that any sheen created by the excavation would be contained.
On 12/1/09, Mr. Salvatore informed me that the site assessor had tested the rest of the soil that was excavated and just a yard or two more was removed.  No further Response action expected.
I-239-2009*12/28/09 08:20 Received a call from Bates Fuel Co regarding a spill of approximately 1/4 of a tank (275 gal) of kerosene at the home of Pauline White on the Ludlow Townline road.  Called the service tech on the scene for an update of the situation.  Tim Desmond(532-7015) has placed about 10 to 20 pads down on the spilled oil on the snow/ground surface and has plugged the tank to prevent any further leaking, told him I was in-route to the site.

12/28/09 09:45 Arrived on-scene, put additional pads onto the saturated soils/snow area around the spill.  Met with the homeowner, Pauline White and discussed the actions needed to clean-up the spill and to attempt to prevent contamination of her well from the spilled oil.  Her private well is about 140 feet down gradient of the spill site/AST location.  Explained to Ms. White the Groundwater Oil Clean-up program and provided her with an application.  Ms. White ok'd the hiring of a contractor to clean-up the spill.   Contacted Dickison and London (D&L) and explained the spill and what clean-up actions needed to be implemented as soon as possible to protect the private well.  Met with Gerald Dickison (D&L) to give him a soil spill debris form to haul contaminated soils to the Presque Isle Landfill for disposal.  D&L  moved the oil tank to the gable end of the mobile home to get at the spilled oil in the ground.  Began excavating contaminated soils, @ approximately 3 to 4 feet below surface grade(bsg) free product (K-1 oil) started to flow freely into the side walls of the excavation.  Pads were placed in the bottom of the excavation to soak up the oil off of the ground water that was about 2 to 3 inches deep in the bottom of the excavation (3 to 4' bsg).  D&L put a fresh set of pads down and double bagged pads that had become saturated with oil.  A poly tarp was placed over the entire excavation (an area 10' x 8' x 4.5' deep) at the end of the day, as a snowstorm was forecast for overnight and into the next morning.

12/29/09 08:30 Site visit to check on progress on spill clean-up.  According to homeowner's daughter, there was about 1/2 a tank full of oil in the tank the day before the spill occurred.  She had remembered checking the tank gauge.  Thus the spill size was closer to 125 gallons versus the earlier reported 70 to 80 gallons.  This made more sense given the amount of contaminated soils removed  and the amount of free product that had been flowing into and ponding up in the cut-off trench/excavation area.  Upon checking the trench all the pads beneath the tarp had been completely saturated with oil.  Picked up and bagged these saturated pads and put down and collected another 10 to 15 sorbent pads to pick oil that had seeped into the trench since yesterday evening.  The depth of the excavation is adequate as it is at 4-4.5 bsg and appears to be at the water table(possibly perched water table) thus the oil coming into the trench is floating on the water and can be retrieved/soaked up.  The bottom of the trench has a clay type of soils and is tending to hold the oily water from migrating further away from the spill site.  Discussed leaving the trench excavation open until spring thaw to catch any additional seeps of oil above the water table and sorb it up.  D&L constructed a plywood/foam insulation cover/w a tarp over the excavation trench and will monitor it for oil over the next few days.  Bates Fuel Co Service tech has been busy extending a fuel line to the new gable end location for the oil storage tank.  The tank has been placed on a new concrete pad, as the old pad was damaged during spill clean-up activities.

3/9/10 Met Paul Higgins, MDEP Hydrogeologist on-site @ Pauline White's home, spill site. Checked status of spill site/open trench for oil.  Found no free product on water standing in open trench (where AST was located), just a very slight sheen, some odor, nothing that a sorbent pad would pick-up.
Took cap off of well casing.  The well was dug i
B-683-2009*On 11/24/09, Tom Gilbert reported that 200 gallons of lube oil had discharged from a vent in their gas plant generator room at Pine Tree Landfill.  The vent was outside the building and oil spayed down the outside and collected on the ground.  The cause of the spill was operator error.  The technician had changed the oil in the first and second generator and filled them with new oil from the 500 gallon "day tank" and then had to manually transfer oil from the reserve tank to the day tank to refill it.  He left the pump unattended and it did not shut off once full.  The tank over filled and exited the building via the vent pipe.
The lube oil had migrated along the crushed stone toward gravel outside the building.  Jeremy Labbe from Pine Tree already had an excavator onsite digging up the oil saturated soil and a crew of people sucking up the oil with shop vacs and soaking up the oil with sorbent pads.  Because much of the oil had spilled in an area inaccessible to the excavator, I recommended that they call a company with a vactor truck to removed the oil, soil and stone.  Clean Harbors was called and they were able to remove 5.87 tons of stone and soil with the vactor.  The soil was disposed of at the landfill.  No further Response action expected.
B-1-2010*A hole in the aboveground Storage Tank allowed its contents to drain out onto the concrete floor.  Pads were used to soak up the oil and the concrete was cleaned.  A vent fan was temporarily installed for a couple weeks to reduce the vapors in the cellar.

No further Response action is expected.
B-2-2010*On 1/4/10, David a dispatcher from Penobscot Regional Communications reported that the Holden Fire Department was on Route 1A cleaning up what looked like 4 to 5 quarts of motor oil from the pavement.  They had received a report that a box truck had some kind of mechanical failure and was leaking oil on the side of the road.  They used speedy-dri and pads to contain the oil and soak it up.  No further Response action expected.
B-3-2010*Budge Heating found a very slow leak in the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the cellar of Roberta Bradson's house.   They cleaned up the spill.  She was informed to replace her AST after she deals with replacing tank in her apartment building, refer to B-1-2010 report.

After note:  AST was not replaced until approximately 25 gallons spilled in October.  Refer to B-565-2010 spill report.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-9-2010*On 1/7/10, Paula from the Mattawamkeag Big Apple on Route 2 called to report that 3 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto snow and concrete when the pump nozzle fell from a truck.  She said that the fuel was contained and absorbed with speedy dri.  The contaminated snow and speedy dri was taken to Mid Maine Waste for disposal.

No further action by DEP Response is expected.
B-10-2010*On 1/7/10, Kevin O'Leary of OneSteel Recycling reported that a loader truck was involved in a car accident near exit 5 on the westbound lane of I-395 in Brewer.  Due to the accident the boom on the trailer became stuck on the overpass and leaked 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto the paved road.  They placed speedy dri down on the oil and bagged it up.  No other fluid was lost as a result of the accident.

No further action by DEP Response is expected.
B-13-2010*On 1/8/10, Roland from Webber Energy reported that a brake on the fill hose of one of their trucks malfunctioned and dripped about a gallon of #2 fuel oil onto the westbound lane of I-395 in Bangor.  The driver was alerted to the malfunction only after a passenger vehicle saw the hose dragging along the ground and called Webber Energy's main office.  Roland said the hose was not charged and that it probably held less than a gallon.

No further Response action is expected.
A-799-2009*On 12-23-2009, the Litchfield Fire Department called this office to report the spillage of an estimated 10 to 15 gallons of kerosene. I think it was more likely to be 20 gallons. The spill occurred at the home of Charlie Manchester, located at 54 Manchester Lane, in the town of Litchfield. Mr. Manchester had removed a threaded plug from the top of the tank, however, when he replaced the plug he did not turn it at all. He removed the plug because the in-tank gauge did not function properly. He then called for an oil delivery. The oil company made a delivery and shortly thereafter Mr. Manchester retuned home. The house reeked of oil and there was a large puddle of oil on the concrete basement floor covering at least 125 square feet. It was at this time that the Fire Department and the oil company were notified.

When I arrived on site, pads had been placed onto the oil and some oil stained cardboard and carpeting had been placed outside. Together with the help of the Fire Department and the oil company we cleaned up the oil. I placed a ram fan in the basement to ventilate the basement and home. Mr. and Mrs. Manchester spent the night at another location.

Charles Manchester took responsibility for the spill.  It was his error. He contacted his homeowners insurance company, and I spoke with a representative from that company. The insurance company contacted Service Master and they arrived the next day, (12-24).  The contact person was Brent, at 800-244-7630.

The floor was washed, oil stained sheet rock and lumber was removed, and an air filtration machine was installed.  I made several site visits and was pleased with the progress. The concrete floor was sealed a week later. I collected a 24 hour air sample on 1-12-2010.  This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for additional work, specifically indoor air quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-17-2010*On 1/12/10, I received a report from Dead River regarding a fuel oil spill at an Old Town Housing Authority duplex on Anderson Lane in Old Town.  The tenant called the Housing Authority when she smelled fuel oil and then saw oil leaking from the furnace room through the wall into her basement area.  A Housing Authority maintenance worker arrived and unlocked the furnace room which housed the tandem oil Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST); he put down 3 bags of speedy-dri on the oil, called Dead River and left.  When Dead River arrived they assessed that oil had leaked from the AST during a delivery that morning at 10 am.  The gauge for the AST was broken off from the tank, so most likely as it was being filled oil spilled out the top.  It was difficult to determine just how much had spilled but given the extent of the oil on the cement floor I estimate 10 gallons.
Dead River fixed the gauge on the tank and also swept up the speedy dri.  When I checked the basement breathable air space with the PhotoIonization Detector (PID) I got as high of readings as 43 parts per million (ppm).  Down along the floor next to the wall I got readings of 60 ppm.  I installed a ram fan to ventilate the basement.  In the upstairs I got readings of around 9-10 ppm.  After the ram fan had run for a few hours the readings when down to 1-2 ppm in the living space.  The readings in the basement were still around 10-15 ppm.
I spoke with Corinne Barber from Dead River about clean up options.  She said that Old Town Housing Authority had authorized them to hire TMC to conduct the clean up.  Jeremey Greenman from EPI, Inc arrived on scene around 1430 hours.  I asked him to wash the floor and install vapor barriers and to adjust the RAM fan accordingly.  I also asked that he remove the sheet rock from the wall partitioning the furnace room from there rest of the basement because the wall sill would need to be removed.
Later that evening the tenant called and complained that she could smell oil in the house and that it was giving her and her kids headaches.  I returned to the house and checked the air with my PID.  The meter read between .5 and 1 ppm.  I installed a small fan upstairs that they could use as needed.
On 1/13/10, I returned to the house and spoke with Stewart, a maintenance worker from the Housing Authority.  The sheetrock had been removed from the wall but the sill remained.  I checked the sill with the PID and got readings of 75 ppm.  I repeated to Stewart the the sill was the source of vapors in the basement and would need to be removed.  He indicated that it would be removed later in the day or the next morning.
In the evening on 1/13/10, I spoke with Cynthia the property manager at Old Town House Authority and explained that the fan needed to stay in the basement so long as the vapors persisted.  She said that she had hired a contractor to remove the sill in the morning.  I said that I would come by in the afternoon and check the air in the house and basement after the sill was taken out.
No further Response action is expected.
P-18-2010*On 1/8/10 Scott Cyr received a call from Paul Muse of Emery Mills Energy reporting a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a client's residence in Acton.  I responded to the spill that afternoon.  Upon arrival, the old leaking AST had been removed and a new temporary tank put in it's place.  The AST had been located outside in a small enclosure.  An oil stain was evident on the concrete pad the tank had been on and it appeared as though some oil had flowed down to the footing of the basement.  The homeowner was experiencing no indoor air quality problems and it seemed unlikely that the discharge would impact their drinking water well on the other side of the home.  I elected not to require a clean up at this time.  Should an odor problems present in the future, remedial efforts may need to occur then, but it seems very unlikely.  No further Response action anticipated at this time.
A-731-2009* On 11-18-09, Thompson Oil called to report an oil line leak at the home of Paul and Christine Grant.  The oil tank is located in the shed and the line is underground.  A leak developed, exact location to be determined later, from the line and oil seeped into the crawl space/ basement under the house.  It appears that the oil flowed under the concrete footing and into the drainage ditch (w/ drainage pipe) inside the basement.  This basement is a crawl space with a dirt floor.
 The homeowner had made several calls to Thompson Oil concerning the smell of oil vapors.  Two attempts by Thompson to determine the cause of the odor was unsuccessful, they made repairs or adjustments to the furnace.  Oil flowed in and along the drain pipe and then exited out the perimeter drain into the alder thicket out back.  Thompson Oil placed pads inside and out and then installed a new oil line.  I arrived later and placed a Ram Fan in the basement to reduce the oil odors in the home.
 11-19, Another site visit to determine the next course of action.
 11-20 Environmental contractor Clean Harbors arrived and we vacuum out the "odor gone" that was in the crawl space and dug out the wetland area .
 11-24  and 25. Vactor on site to remove soil from the crawl space and under the patio/deck. Continue to ventilate and change pads on Friday after Thanksgiving.
 Week of 11-30, Oil still seeping in and rain in the forecast, continue with ventilation and pads.
 12-4, backfill area under the patio/deck. Pump water (from 2 locations) through carbon filter. Break nipple on pressure tank located at water tank causing minor flood. Scramble around to shut off power and make repairs. Additional backfill delivered but not acceptable.
 Week of 12-7, pump out basement, backfill the crawl space with clean crushed stone and use existing drain pipe.
 1-7-2010, collect drinking water sample. Lab finds odd chemical, later determines it to be bleach from homeowner shocking well a few months ago. Tech Services will resample.
 No additional work by Response Services is expected.
 This site has been referred to Tech Services.
B-11-2010*On 1/7/10, Rob Silva of R.T.H. Mechanical in Calais reported that on 1/6/10, a 100 gallon capacity day tank had suffered a valve malfunction and 2-4 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled out the vent pipe onto an indoor concrete surface.  R.T.H. Mechanical applied speedy -dri and sorbent pads to clean up the spilled product.  Mr. Silva said he was calling because he needed to get a spill number from us.  I said that was no problem but for future reference the State requires that all oil spill be reported within 2 hours.

No further action by DEP Response is expected.
P-251-2012*I was contacted by Mrs. Hutchins of 41 Harris Avenue reporting that the there had been an oil spill at the property next to hers at 35 Harris Avenue.  She informed me that the previous owner of 35 Harris Avenue had become ill and left the house and then passed away leaving the house unoccupied for more than a year.  I visited the site and found that the main house is heated with natural gas but the house has a detached garage with a small furnace that runs on heating oil.  The oil tank was located behind the garage and there was a large area of dead grass around the tank and the odor of heating oil.  It looked like the tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom of it and that the oil had leaked out months before I was there.  At that point I tried to determine who owned the property.  The Estate of David Lawson (Estate) is the current owner of the property but Chase Bank (Bank) is in the process of foreclosure.  The Department contacted the lawyer, Philip Hunt, and he refused to apply for Fund coverage stating that the Estate is "hopelessly insolvent."  Chase Bank has shown interest in cleaning up the property but they do not own it yet.  I sent a letter to Mr. Hunt requesting permission form the Estate to access the property and clean up the spill.  On June 26th I received a letter from the Estate giving me access to the property.  I then sent an email to the Bank's representative (James Demicco) requesting permission to access the property and on July 27th I received an email from him allowing me access to the property.  On August 1st I hired Allstate Environmental to remove and dispose of the tank, excavate the contaminated soil, backfill the excavation with clean fill, and loam and seed the area.  I attended the excavation and used the Oil in Soil shake test (shake test) to determine the extent of the soil that needed to be excavated (see attached photos).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-240-2012*A local water treatment plant operator noticed a decrepid shed with rusty drums inside resting precariously on the bank of a stream and notified the Department of Environmental Protection.  Department staff contacted the owner and toured the property.  The report was confirmed and also identified a room full of unidentified potential wastes in five gallon pails.  In addition, Department staff identified an unregistered underground storage tank.  The two scenarios were addressed in congruence during the following weeks.  The 2000 gallon bare steel tank was located behind the building in the parking lot and contained 1200 gallons of heating oil.  The tank was registered, pumped out and removed.  The liquids suspected to be wastes in the drums and pails were inspected.  Some containers were completely empty and their contents dry, rendering them merely solid waste.  Containers with product remaining in them were catergorized as varnish which were beneficially reused to coat the floors in the building.
P-241-2012*March 30, 2012, Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill from a locomotive engine at 20 Rigby Road in South Portland. Approximately 2 gallons of lube oil leaked from the engine onto the ballasts. Aproximately 20 pounds of rocks and dirt were removed and disposed of at a licensed facility in Waterville. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
B-12-2010*On 1/8/10, Lorraine Garcia of Irving Energy reported that the saddle tank on one of their fuel oil delivery trucks had developed a small drip the day before and pads were put underneath it overnight.  The previous driver had put a note in it saying that it was in need of repair and not to be used.  Unfortunately the next morning the note was ignored and the truck was taken to make deliveries.  Lorraine had contacted the driver and he said he had been putting a pad underneath the tank when he parked it to make his fuel drops.
She estimated that 1 gallon had been lost in the yard onto pads overnight.  I asked her to make sure that she put the truck out of service when the driver returned and to not use it until the tank was repaired.

No further action by DEP Response is expected.
B-18-2010*On 1/13/10, Butch Bowie Environmental Specialist III in the Tanks Division of Maine DEP reported that additional contaminated soil had been found in an after-the-fact site assessment complete by DEP at the Korner Market in Dover-Foxcroft.  The Underground Storage Tank (UST) had been removed in 1994 (Reg # 4648) but since that time the building had burned down and more contaminated soil was discovered.

On 10/15/2010, DEP staff sampled the location of contaminated soil identified in after-the-fact site assessment report.  Based on Remediation Guidelines the Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon sample was non-detect and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon sample was below target compound. See lab report in EGAD, UST tank registration file # 4648.  No further Response action expected.
A-607-2009* On 9-22-2009 Central Maine Power reported the release of transformer oil.  A storm damaged the transformer causing it to release about ten gallons of oil.  This transformer is located on Georges Valley Pike Rd. in Appleton.  No site visit was made by DEP.  No further Response action expected.

I-6-2010*01/14/10 A front end loader moving snow in a parking area at the Nordic Heritage Center (NHC) blew a hydraulic hose spilling an estimated 10 gallons spread out in a travel path across the NHC's parking lot area.  Crew from Soderberg Construction repaired the hose on the site.  Spill was spread out in a thin line across 200 feet of the parking area.  No action by Response Services required at this time to mitigate the spilled oil.
B-15-2010*1/11/10  RH Foster reported a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered location.  The report indicated a small oil leak due to a hole in the bottom of the 275 gallon AST and that oil had impacted the concrete floor.  RHF applied a magnet patch on the AST, deployed oil sorbents and was waiting on the residential owner to advise on a new tank installation.  The waste was disposed by RHF.

I inspected the AST and observed that less than .25 gallons may have dripped out the tank and onto the interior surface.  The magnet patch was in place and no leak continued.  I contacted the residential owner who advised that they were making arrangements to have a new AST installed.  No further Response action expected.

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A-31-2008*   DEP received a report from the Augusta Fire Department that they had responded to a gasoline spill at this service station.  An unidentified vehicle had overfilled the tank, spilling several gallons to the island pavement.  Weather was warm, and meltwater from piled snow was flowing freely across the area; this carried spilled gasoline to a nearby storm drain at the street.  Fire officials recovered about one gallon using sorbents, but the rest went to the storm drain.  City wastewater officials were notified of the event, and the nozzle was checked for malfunctions (none were found).
A-13-2008*   DEP (Response) received a report from another DEP staff member that a small (20' by 20') oily sheen was visible at the public boat landing in Boothbay Harbor.  It appeared that a small craft had recently spilled a small quantity of a petroleum product, but no boats were currently in the area.  There was no ongoing release and there was no feasible means of recovery.
B-653-2009*Hydraulic oil leaked onto road from a container or from a hose while vehicle traveled up the hill on the Atlas Road (dirt road).   Contaminated soil will be hand excavated and disposed of properly.  No further Response action expected.
B-19-2010*On 1/14/10 I received report of a log truck roll over in T4 R9 just off of route 11 at the Jo-Mary campground road.  The cause was thought to be excessive speed.  The log truck rolled over into the ditch on the side of the road, spilling an approximate 30 gallons out of the fill port.  The contaminated soil was excavated later that afternoon, the waste hauled to Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town.
B-20-2010*1/12/09  Bangor International Airport reported an approximate 25 gallon Jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  Apparently a valve on the wing malfunctioned in some manner to remain in the closed position causing the fuel to overfill and discharge through the wing vent.  The fuel was recovered using a portable drum vacuum and sorbent pads.  Both wastes were entered into storage until pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.  No further Response action expected.

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B-21-2010*1/15/2010 I received report of a discharge of oil out the vent of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) during filling.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and disposed of in Dead River waste stream.  Facility where spill occurred OK with clean up actions.
B-22-2010*1/16/10  Pan Am reports a two quart plus spill of lube oil from a locomotive at the entered location.  The cause of the spill is unclear, but the reporter advises leaking around the engine panels, possibly associated with a leaking gasket.  Sorbents used to clean up the spill.  ENPRO Environmental Services to pick up the waste in Waterville, ME, for transportation and disposal.  No further Response action expected.

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P-3-2010*Franki Delaney (MEDEP) received a call reporting that a residence in West Paris had suffered a discharge of over 200 gallons of kerosene from their outdoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  She was in the process of responding to a similar situation in Greenwood and I agreed to respond to the West Paris site.

I met the homeowner (Josh Brown) upon my arrival.  He showed me the AST which had leaked.  The filter bowl had collected some water and frozen, separating the gasket at the top of the filter.  He had just recently filled the AST and surmised that it had contained in excess of 200 gallons.  The discharge had occurred behind the double wide manufactured home which had been constructed on a solid pad.  The well was approximately 100 ft. from the point of the discharge.  Joe Newbert (Oil Burner Technician) had been called by the Browns and was on site.  He agreed to move the AST and temporarily install it on the side of the house so the contaminated soil could be excavated.  I contacted a local contractor, Sumner Sessions, who agreed to meat excavate the site.

The site was cleared and equipment mobilized on January 4 and on January 5 excavation of the contaminated soil commenced.  The overburden was a bony fill, then the natural silty soils as encountered.  I collected samples and conducted the bag-headspace method at various points throughout the excavation.  I was able confirm a consistent drop off in contamination in the east, north, and west walls of the excavation as well as at a depth of approximately 3.5 ft.   I was unable to successfully remove contamination on the southern wall as it was under the slab.  Head space in excess of 2100 parts per million were encountered in this area.   A sample of this point, as well as a "clean" point in the excavation were taken for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) & Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) analysis.

Results of the analysis confirmed the cleaner edge of the excavation to have concentrations of "non-detect" for both EPH & VPH. and the more contaminated side (under the slab) to have high concentrations of various constituents of both EPH and VPH .

I referred the site to Mark Woodruff of the Division of Technical Services due to the proximately of the drinking water well.  He and Brad Hahn visited the site and determined the well was not at risk from the remaining contamination.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-27-2010*1/15/10  The Air National Guard reported an estimated 200 gallon JP-8 fuel spill at the entered location.  The spill took place at the Whiskey ramp in a engineered isolation pit that houses piping and valuing used to refuel planes.  A valve on the piping failed causing the release into the isolation pit.  The Guard reports no environmental impact and the product was contained.

Fuel was pumped from the pit and sorbents used to clean up the spill.  The fuel will be burned in a waste oil burner and the sorbents entered into the facilities waste stream for later pick and disposal by a qualified recovery company.  No further Response action expected.

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P-914-2006*Received a call regarding the discharge of #2 fuel oil on Lincoln Street, South Portland, ME.  The discharge was the result of a hole developing in a removed underground storage tank (UST) while being transported to Clean Harbors by Les Wilson & Sons.  It is assumed that at least 50 gallons of oil was discharge.

By the time I arrived on-site, Clean Harbors had almost completed the clean-up using sorbents.  The tank had been secured in Clean Harbors' yard for cleaning and disposal.

Later there was a formal complaint regarding the incident.  For further details regarding the complaint, see attached letters.
P-505-2008*I was contacted by the Bridgton Fire Department reporting that there was an oil spill at a residence on Sam Ingalls Road.  Apparently an unidentified oil company filled a tank at a residence that they weren't supposed to.  I am unclear on whether it was a mistaken address or just the wrong tank at the right address.  The tank that was filled was not in use but the fire-o-matic valve was open so the oil drained out through a rubber hose into a 55 gallon drum that had some waste oil in it.  The drum couldn't hold all of the oil so a small amount of it overflowed onto the dirt floor.  The homeowner was able to clean the spill up himself.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1050-2009*Approximately 22:00 I received a call from Gray dispatch reporting that Harry Weymouth of South Portland accidentally leaked 2-5 gallons of gasoline from his parked vehicle onto pavement. The incident happened around 18:00 and when I tried to contact Harry I only received a busy signal on the other line.  I attempted the number given to me by dispatch 3 times.  No further action was taken by the Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-916-2006*Discharge was the result of a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank.  The oil was confined to the floor and contained with speedy-dry.  I removed the speedy-dry for disposal and informed Mr. Trott ventilate the basement.  There were no vapor issues elsewhere in the building
P-930-2006*Received a call regarding the discovery of an empty aboveground storage tank (AST) at 65 Bay Bridge Road, Brunswick, ME.  A no heat call resulted in the discovery of a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank and saturated soil, although the owner of the property, George Cami, suspected that someone had stolen the fuel.  200 gallons of fuel was unaccounted for.

On November 27, 2006, I returned to the site with Environmental Projects, Inc. to undertake soil removal and to install a recovery well.  I was informed that ground water was approximately 4' below grade, making the site a perfect candidate for a recovery well .

We removed all saturated soils on the surface and started to make our way to groundwater when no oil contamination was encountered.  Upon reaching groundwater no oil was observed, supporting Mr. Cami's previous statement, that someone had stolen the oil.  We dug two more test pits in the general area and still observed no oil.

Considering that no oil was observed on the groundwater, it is assumed that the oil was stolen causing the the sludge in the tank to move enough to allow the remaining oil to escape through the corrosion hole.  All observable contamination was removed from the site.
I-12-2010*Two gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as a result of a broken hose on a skidder.  The location of the spill was Block #6906 T13 R11 36 mile Rocky Brook Road new row on right going up.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-13-2010*Two gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as a result of a broken hose on a skidder.  The spill occured at block #6837 T14R10 across Big Brook Bridge at 29 mile Rocky Brook Road.  No further action by response Services expected.
I-10-2010*Two gallons of motor oil was spilled from a chip truck that rolled over into a ditch.  After the truck was removed from the ditch, spill pads were used to soak up the oil and wood chips from the truck were used to mix with contaminated snow and put back on the truck and hauled to the biomass plant.  No further action by Response Services expected.
I-5-2010*One gallon of hydraulic oil spilled from a broken hose on a bucket cylinder in A section of the log yard.  The oil was cleaned up with fines and burned in the boiler on site. No further action by Response Services expected.
I-2-2010*Three gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled when the delivery driver was rewinding the hose and it slipped from his hand and turned on.  Spill pads and speedy dry was used to soak up the oil and transferred to the local landfill.  The spill is located on the sidewalk in front of 2 Pleasant Street, Houlton, ME.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-667-2008*On 10/31/2008 in Winthrop, Richard Guerette of Winthrop Fuel Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 75 gallons of K1 heating oil resulted from an improperly installed oil line on a Monitor heater.  The building was an old farm house converted into apartments.  The oil spilled into the living area of one of the units seeping down through the wooden floor and into the dirt crawlspace below.

A site visit was made to investigate and assist with the spill.  Winthrop Fuel Co. took full responsibility for the spill and immediately began clean up operations.  I installed a Ram fan to aid in ventilating the building.  Contractors were hired by Winthrop Fuel to removed the oil soaked flooring materials and seal coat the oiled wooden supporting beams under the structure.  Oil contaminated soil in the crawlspace was removed by hand for disposal.

The area is served by public water and no further Response action is expected.
A-679-2008*On 11/6/2008 in Jay, Verso Paper reported an oil spill.  The 10 gallon spill of lube oil resulted from the failure to shut down a purifier pump after shutting down the #2 feed pump, causing the tank to overflow.  An estimated 1 gallon of oil was lost to the sewer system, the remaining oil spilled to the floor and was cleaned up by mill personnel.  No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-684-2008*On 11/10/2008 in Camden, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of non-PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) transformer oil resulted from storm damage.  CMP crews cleaned up contaminated soil from the site.  No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-686-2008*On 11/11/2008 in Mexico, Gary Haines of Dead River Company reported an oil spill.  The estimated 20 gallon spill was the result of tank corrosion of an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The tank was located in a mobile home park owned by Russell Oakes.  Mr. Oakes hired Archies Inc. of Mexico for contaminated soil removal.  A total of 15.51 tons of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Bruce Manzer Asphalt plant in Phillips.

The area is served by public water, there did not appear to be any vapor issues inside the mobile home. No further Response action is expected.
P-465-2006*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Christian Fellowship & Renewal Center, 169 North Road, Limington, ME.  It was unclear how long the tank had been leaking, but it was estimated that at least 150 gallons of kerosene had been lost.

I met with the caretaker Mr. Waldemar who showed me the area in question.  The tank was located adjacent to a deck with several cardboard boxes and objects stacked around it, most of it oil soaked.  I contacted Boom Technology, Inc. to undertake the clean-up.  We started with removal of the oil soaked debris, to access the tank.

On June 19, 2006, the AST was removed and disposed of, and the site prepared for soil removal the following day.

On June 20, 21 & 22, 2006, Ann Hemenway oversaw the removal of contaminated soil, and other debris and the installation of a recovery well.  30.27 tons of soil, at least 1 ton of debris and 400 gallons of oil/water mixture were removed from the site.  Sorbent boom was placed in the well to possible collect any remaining oil, and to act as a wick.

On June 29, 2006, the recovery well was pumped.  854 gallons of oil/water mix was removed from the site.  Little to no oil was observed entering the well, and the sorbent boom also had no oil on it.  In addition, hydrogen sulfide was detected suggesting anaerobic activity or a problem with the septic system.  Either way the oil was being broken down.

The site was checked on several times throughout the summer and fall, with no observation of oil in the well or on the boom, although there was the strong presence of hydrogen sulfide.

During the spring of 2007, I checked on the site again and observed no oil.  The sorbent boom was removed from the recovery well and the case closed.
P-865-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday 11/30/09: Lampron Energy reported that their customer, Megan Lambert, had reported evidence of a discharge in the form of an empty outside, oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located behind her mobile home.  The tank had been filled on 10/16/09, was empty on or about 10/23/09, she apparently did not notify anyone until 11/30/09.  Laferier Heating suspected a leak from an unplugged firematic valve but noted no significant oil stain on the ground or odor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The site is a rural residential area, a small trailer park off Johnson Rd near Highland Lake, served by municipal water and sewer.  There are no public water wells known within 1000'.  The property (trailer park) is owned by Ms. Linda Good in South Carolina, the park manager is Mary Burke at nearby 9 Lamplighter Rd.
	The horizontal AST was reported to be a used tank and had recently been re-installed by Anthony Lambert.  Lambert had installed the feed line out the tank top but had left the firematic valve attached to the tank side port.  Firematic valves are required by Maine code to be plugged if the line is not attached as it is not uncommon for the valves to not seat well and to therefore leak.  This appears to have occurred here.
	11/3/09: I noted a small, almost unnoticeable oil stain on the ground under the valve.  At 6" below grade (bg) I recorded 128 parts per million (ppm) of oil vapors from the soil, at 12" bg was 639 ppm (uncorrected ambient air readings off the soil with 10.6 eV lamp Photo Ionization Detector (PID)).  These findings are evidence of a slow dribble leak from the firematic that soaked down into the soil with little horizontal spreading at the surface like a sudden large leak would cause.
	The clean-up goals were to prevent and mitigate the threat of oil vapors impinging on the nearby residences and to keep oil from reaching any nearby surface water.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Tuesday 11/3/09: MDEP hired ENPRO Services to pump out and move the AST and then initiate source reduction on 11/5/09.
	Thursday 11/5/09: ENPRO excavated oiled soil while MDEP supervised and screened soil.  The oil discharge seeped down through a hard till soil and bag-headspace values exceeding 1000 ppm at the 8' deep base of the excavation.  We encountered no groundwater.  We could not dig deeper for fear of undermining the mobile home supports.  To CPRC Recycling we sent 21.64 tons of soil for recycling under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

CONCLUSIONS
A.	At this time the MDEP Response Division considers the discharge clean to state satisfaction and is requiring no further actions.
B.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or site conditions and knowledge should change.  I understand that a large proportion of the contaminated soil has been removed, there are no sensitive receptors being effected at this time, and natural attenuation will slowly mitigate remaining oil.
C.	I have advised Megan and Anthony Lambert regarding installation of the AST to code.  As part of the clean-up operation, MDEP had Laferier Heating reinstall the AST facility to Maine code.
D.	This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
P-2-2010*Approximately 9:00 on January 2, 2010,  I received a call from dispatch in Gray reporting that Erik Farrington the home owner and tank owner of 12 Cemetery Road in Greenwood had a K-1 oil leak from the copper line that is attached to the home heating oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). The estimated leak was about 200 gallons of K-1 onto the gravel driveway.  I contacted the oil supplier, Carl of Brooks Bros. Fuel to learn more about the cause of the leak.  He stated that the copper line ran from the oil AST underground (under the driveway) and connected to the house.  During the snow storm the plow truck seemed to have dug up the copper line and snagged it on the corner of the snow plow and the copper line snapped.  This caused K-1 to leak directly onto the surface of the snowy ground.
Upon arrival, I noticed that K-1 was on the ground and covering the snow.  I spoke with Erik Farrington and took note that he and the residents  in the area are on town water and that no vapors were entering the house at that time.  I explained to him that due to the circumstances of weather conditions and that it was a holiday weekend that clean up procedures would begin at a later date.
On Monday January 11, 2010 I began the excavation process.  Sumner Sessions was the hired contractor to do the earth work.  Clean Harbors was the hired contractor to load and unload roll-offs and transport the roll-offs to Commercial Paving and Recycling Center (CPRC) in Scarborough.  The first roll-off container consisted of all the contaminated snow removal from the site.  15 yards of contaminated snow was removed from the site.  This roll-off was brought to Clean Harbors on Rumery Road in South Portland for it to melt and then be disposed of properly.  A roll-off for contaminated soil was dropped off at the site when the snow removal roll-off was picked up and removed.  The soil roll-off was quickly filled with 15 yards of contaminated soil.  Due to weight restrictions on the highway, a 25 yard roll-off can only contain up to 15 yards of wet soil in order to maintain compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) laws.
Tuesday January 12, 2010:  The excavation process began at 8:30.  The first 25 yard roll-off was filled and transported to CPRC.  At approximately 12:30 the second 25 yard roll-off was filled and transported to CPRC for disposal.  At this time I took soil samples to test the photionization detector (PID) readings.  I took 3 sample spots from the excavated hole and all the results were in the range of 2000 parts per million (ppm).  With these high readings it was mandatory to continue excavation.
Wednesday January 13, 2010, the excavation process began at 8:30.  A 15 yard dump truck was filled and transported to CPRC for disposal.  I took 6 soil samples from the excavated hole in different areas.  I compared the results which have dropped dramatically to around 200 ppm.  With the results dropping dramatically it was evaluated carefully and confirmed that it was okay to leave what was left of dirt and begin to back fill the hole.
71.29 tons of snow/soil was removed from this site.  No free product was ever discovered.  Sumner Sessions back filled the hole was gravel and no further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division.
A-386-2007*On 7/4/07, Madison Fire Department reported that there had been a fire at the abandoned Madison-Anson Stick Mill. They reported that they had found a room in the burned building that contained chemicals and there were containers of oil and heating oil tanks in the structure. They reported that there did not appear to be any leaking containers but there was a sheen on the standing water in the plant. I met the Fire Department at the mill the next morning and with the State Fire Marshals Office workers surveyed the parts of the mill that were safe to inspect. In a small room, I found 10 to 12 quart to half gallon containers of chemicals including hydrochloric and sulfuric acid. The room and the chemicals were not impacted by the fire and all containers were sound. In other areas in and around the building 5-gallon containers of waste oil and a partial drum of paint thinner were found. The containers were sound and not leaking. There were two 275-gallon heating oil tanks that were partially covered with debris but did not appear to be leaking. I spoke to the owner and advised him to secure the chemicals, waste oil, and paint thinner. He said that he would transport them to his business in Richmond and have the unusable chemicals disposed of by Clean Harbors. The owner was securing the building with plywood that day.
I called the owner a couple of weeks latter and he reported that he had removed the materials we had discussed from the mill. He did not supply me with documentation of disposal.

On 12/15/09, Gordon Fuller from the Brownfields group at Maine Department of Environmental Protection contacted me concerning this site. He informed me that the Town of Madison was asking for assistance in evaluating the contamination at this mill. I described my involvement with the site at the time of the fire.

No further action by Response Services is expected.

P-943-2009*On December 1, 2009 at approximately 12:30, Kittery Fire Department reported to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) in Portland that free product was found floating on water in a hole that the Kittery Department of Public Works was digging at 200 Rogers Road Extension in Kittery.  The dig was meant for construction of a new office building.  During the process of digging a hole for a basement the contractors of HL Patten Construction came across oil residue floating on the ground water that was seeping into the hole that they were digging.  Upon arrival to the site I noticed an oily sheen on the ground water in the hole and vapor odors coming from the hole.  I advised that they continue digging in the dark oily contaminated soil areas and stock pile it at the Kittery transfer station until they can get lab samples and results indicating that the soil is contaminated with a petroleum product.  The soil was sampled on December 7, 2009.  An estimated 400 cubic yards of contaminated soil was stock piled at the transfer station.  Eight individual samples were tested for volatile and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons in accordance with Section 9 of the Remediation Guidelines for Petroleum Contaminated Sites in Maine.  The laboratory results indicate that each petroleum contaminant detected in the stockpile soil was below the respective soil remediation guideline concentration for both Till and Sand & Gravel surficial materials.  The soil testing occurred after all noticeable contaminated soil was removed from the Kittery Public Works site.  The remaining excavation has been backfilled and a 12 inch recovery well was installed at the northeast corner of the building.  A groundwater sump, and pump were installed inside of a building corner. The sump discharges to an oil/water separator, which discharges to the Kittery municipal sewer.  The Town of Kittery has received approval of this discharge from the Town sewer department.  No further action has been taking by Response Services.
P-562-2009*Multiple five gallon buckets and miscellaneous containers of paints and thinners were dumped on the side of the road.  Minor spillage from one container occurred; affected soil was excavated by hand for disposal.  Unspilled products as well as the contaminated soil was disposed of as household hazardous waste. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-670-2006*Jack, a resident of Litchfield, contacted DEP to report a vehicle in a stream as a result of a car accident that occurred the previous day.  He was not sure anything had spilled; however, he did not want to be blamed if DEP found oil on his property downstream of the spill.  We later learned that Jack has land use zoning issues with the local code enforcement and is sensitive to environmental issues.  In any event, a car was in the stream and I responded to the site.  The accident occurred when Craig Waite, age 16, lost control of his $400.00 Buick Park Avenue on a curve.  He dropped down a steep embankment and rammed into a fieldstone dam bouncing on the rocks and coming to rest in the middle of the stream.  Fortunately, Craig was able to get his window down and crawl onto the hood and jump to shore.  He was one lucky son of a gun.  See photo attached.

When I arrived on scene Jack was hopping around pointing fingers and demanding action.  I spoke with him and other passers by.  Then Craig showed up, very concerned that he was going to get fined by the DEP.  I explained this was an accident and the priority was to get the car out of the water safely.  He indicated he had hired Gerald Kenney towing service to retrieve the car.  I contacted the town office and spoke with the manager.  He provided info that Nelson Gamage was knowledgeable about controlling the flow of the stream.  There was another dam upstream that had the ability to install/remove flash boards and increase/decrease the flow.  I contacted Nelson who agreed to install the boards.  Over the next couple of hours the flow slowly subsided.  Kenney showed up for the big yank.  Dan Davis and I placed some river boom downstream and staged some sorbents to try to capture any residual oil or gas that may be released as the car was hauled back up the embankment.  Jack and several other interested bystanders cheered us on hoping to see a State employee slip on the rocks and take a swim in late November.  A video tape was rolling and the local Kennebec Journal reporter arrived.  The car was removed without incident and only a minor sheen was observed.  No State employees went swimming.  Most of the fuel appeared to have been released shortly after impact, but in the swiftly running water, no oil was in evidence.  We removed the boom and returned to the warehouse.
I-102-2009*On August 7, 2009, Ira Dodge of Allen's Environmental Services, Inc. was on site as the Maine
Certified Tank Installer (CTI) to remove Tank 4-1 and the associated piping. The tank and
piping were excavated by Adam Walton. Nathan and Michelle Hersey of County Environmental Engineering (CEE) were on site to collect and analyze soil samples for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Chapter 691 Appendix P Underground Storage Tank (UST) Site Assessment.  Soil samples collected during this assessment were analyzed for soil hydrocarbon content with a
Photon photo-ionization detector (PID), in accordance with the DEP Chapter 691, Appendix Q poly-bag headspace technique.

An area of staining was observed immediately outside of the boiler room wall. According to
facility personnel, a fire occurred in the boiler room approximately a year and a half ago. The
sprinkler system was activated and the boiler room became flooded. Oil that was on the floor of
the boiler room apparently was discharged through the base of the boiler room wall, creating an
area of staining just outside the wall. Facility personnel requested that CEE collect soil samples
from this area (See CEE Site Assessment Report - attachment). Excavation just outside of the boiler room wall uncovered a 1-inch galvanized steel pipe approximately 2 feet below ground surface (bgs)
which was believed to be associated with the former UST (i.e., possibly Tank 2-1). Although the
area was stained with oil, none of the PID readings from the former piping trench excavated
outside of the boiler room wall exceeded the DEP Chapter 691 notification level of 100 parts per million (ppm).
The former 1-inch galvanized steel pipeline was removed. The removed tank and associated double wall piping were inspected with no evidence of holes, cracks or fractures observed. Shortly after the UST was removed on August 7, 2009, CEE personnel observed what appeared to be fuel oil floating on the surface of the water in the excavation, at approximately 5? feet bgs. Personnel from Allen's Environmental Services, Inc. used a vacuum truck to recover the product from the water surface; no fuel oil was observed on the water surface after the removal effort. The product discharged to the water surface during the tank removal on August 7, 2009 did not impact area groundwater as it was recovered immediately. It is believed that when the boiler room was flooded as described above, oil also ran down into the blue, corrugated "chase" pipe in which the double wall flexible piping was
installed. The oil most likely collected in a sag in the "chase" pipe and when the tank and piping
were removed, the oil flowed out of the "chase" pipe and into the excavation. Personnel from
Allen's Environmental Services, Inc. estimated that approximately 3 to 4 gallons of product was
recovered.
All of the PID headspace results with the exception of Samples #19A and #19B, collected at the
edge of the piping trench, were below the DEP Chapter 691 notification level of 100 ppm.
Based on the results of these two samples, Lee Thomas, DEP Northern Maine Regional Office
(NMRO) Response Services was contacted. In accordance with the Procedural Guidelines for
Establishing and Implementing Action Levels and Remediation Goals for the Remediation of Oil
Contaminated Soil and Ground Water in Maine, DEP, January 1, 2009, large current or former
industrial parcels where contamination is likely restricted to the industry site or surrounding
industrial lands and the site does not meet the Stringent (ST) or Intermediate (IN) site criteria or
conditions qualify as Baseline-1 (BL1) sites. BL1 clean-up goals require only the removal of all
free product and soils which are "saturated" with oil, as defined in the DEP Procedural Guidelines.
CEE personnel collected a soil sample from immediately outside of the boiler room wall in an area which visually appeared to be the most contaminated. The soil sample was placed into a
P-795-2008*	8/28/08: Complaints were received from an "Allison" and a "Gail Boussin" that Mr. Levesque was scrapping and recycling old residential, heating oil, Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) at his residence in Oakwood Mobile Home Park.  The issue was that he was cutting the tanks open and burning out the oil sludge, causing an air emissions issue and fire hazard..  There were no reported discharges to the ground or waters of Maine at the time.
	I referred this burning of AST sludge to the Lyman Fire Dept. as having primary jurisdiction over the issue as a fire hazard.  This is also a violation of MDEP Chapter 101, Air Bureau rules on open burning, but not a hazardous waste RCRA unit violation.  No further Response action required.

S Brezinski
I-310-2008*08/22/08 MDOT's Bill Boettger put in a request to remove an old Underground Storage Tank (UST) (orphaned tank) that is in the MDOT right-of-way on Route 2A in Houlton.  The site is near the location of the old Grossman's Hardware Store (Map 39-2, Lot 73).  A waiver from the 30-day notification was granted by Frank Wezner.  The UST is an old steel 1,000-gallon tank used to store unleaded gasoline.  SW Cole Engineering (SW Cole) has been contracted by MDOT to perform a site assessment during the removal process.

09/04/08 Ed Pelletier and Sons (Pelletier) uncovered the UST, a gasoline odor was observed on top of the tank about 3 feet below ground surface (bgs).  SW Cole's ploy bag headspace Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings ranged from 665 parts per million (ppm) to 6,680 ppm.  Based upon MDOT's Special Provisions Section 203, contaminated soils with PID results greater than 1,000 ppm must be removed and taken to an approved facility for treatment and/or disposal.  PID and soil analysis results are found in the Site Assessment Report prepared by SW Cole  dated Sept 2008.  During the excavation it was observed that the UST was partially flattened and had a 2 foot rip/tear on the top northern end of the tank. Certified Tank Installer #321, Stephen Redmond of Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) observed waster and soil in the tank during excavation and removal.  Under the direction of EPI, Pelletier's created a depression in the contaminated soil stockpile and emptied the water from the tank into the stockpile.  The oily water from the tank was soaked up into the contaminated soil pile which was then transported to Steelstone Industries for burning in their batch plant.  SW Cole estimates that 11 cubic yards of contaminated soils were excavated and transported to Steelstone Industries for treatment.  SW Cole did not observe any evidence of gasoline contamination below the UST.  SW Cole in their Site Assessment Report Section 7 did not recommend and further site assessment work at the site as soils above the 1,000 ppm threshold have been removed and treated.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
B-507-2009*During Demolition of building by Sam's trucking and Excavation oil was discovered under concrete pad.  Facility did have Aboveground Storage Tanks in the past.  It appears an underground supply line leaked fuel oil sometime in the past.  Contaminated soil was hauled by contractor to landfill in Hampden.  No further Response action expected.
P-483-2009*INITIAL ASSESSMENT
	6/26/09: While investigating the source for the discharge of waste motor oil to the Auburn sewer system I inspected this property for discharges as a possible source of our problem.  The property is the former LaChance's Garage and is a sheet metal building located in a commercial area served by municipal water.  Surrounding the property is the former LaChance residence (now abandoned) across the street, St. Lawrence & Atlantic railroad tracks and repair facility, forest land and other commercial use.  Initial research identified the property as belonging to the City of Auburn who had foreclosed on the property; I later found that the owner (Joseph Walsh) had recently taken it back.
	The business was closed at this time so I could not enter the building.  Outside, and described more in the attached photo log, were approximately a dozen 55-gallon plastic and steel drums containing waste motor oil, oil-contaminated water, used/waste anti-freeze, and residue methanol.  There were also 5-gallon drums and fuel cans containing oil and anti-freeze waste.  Around Drum D-1,  D-11, and D-12 I noted unreported and prohibited discharges of waste oil.  A number of junk cars were on the property.

MITIGATION & CLEAN-UP
	7/8/09: I met on-site with David Gailbraith, Director of Planning & Permitting, City of Auburn to inspect with him.
	7/9/09: The city of Auburn issued a Notice of Violation/Order To Correct to Walsh for the junk vehicles and waste.
	7/14/09: I mailed a letter to Mr. Walsh outlining Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP's) concerns about the waste storage and clean-up of the oil discharges.
	7/20/09: I was reached by Shawn Dostie, Walsh's Mechanic, about clean-up.  He advised that United Waste Oil Co. would take waste gasoline and a local person with a waste oil burner would take the waste oil.  Despite being advised to give a 5-work day notice Shawn stated they would be consolidating the drums tomorrow, 7/21/09.
	7/21/09: I met Shawn Dostie on-site while drums were consolidated.  Ken Penfold of Oxford Auto Salvage was on-site removing cars and was instructed to take drums D-11 and D-12 (which they told me were gasoline) in addition to taking the waste oil drums.  Penfold explained that he mixes the gasoline with the waste oil and burns it (in 2007 and 2008 I confirmed that Penfold transported waste oil to his father's VIP Buslines Inc. in Portland to burn in a furnace; see P-767-2007 and P-389-2008).   I advised them that any waste gasoline is considered a hazardous waste and Penfold is not licensed to transport or to dispose of it.
	7/27/09: I drove by and noted the drums were still on-site as I saw on 7/21/09.
	9/29/08: Visiting the site I found it unchanged since 7/21/09; the waste lay outside undisposed or moved inside to be secure.
	10/8/09: I unsuccessfully tried to contact Shawn regarding clean-up.
	11/18/09: I e-mailed Mr. Gailbraith of the city of Auburn regarding MDEP concerns but with no reply.
	12/22/09: The drums remained as they were except for D-11 and D-12 which had been pushed around by a snow plow.  Mr. Walsh had still not contacted me regarding any delays or needing help in clean-up.

1.	At this time the site and discharges remain not clean to MDEP satisfaction and the facility and the property owner is in violation of 38 MRSA sections 543, 548 and 550.  At this time the discharges appear to be several gallons or less.
2.	Should any of the containers discharge due to vandalism, corrosion or bursting through freezing, etc., I recommend MDEP initiate clean-up and disposal under Section 548 and seek reimbursement from the property owner and/or operator and initiate a penalty for the discharge and failure to report.
3.	Further MDEP Response Division actions handled within P-449-2010.

S Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
MDEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
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A-16-2010*	A spill of an estimated 75 gallons occurred when the filter assembly on an aboveground storage tank (AST) corroded. The AST is located inside on a dirt floor basement. The release was discovered when the tenant, Ms. Lemay, began to smell oil upstairs.  She called Main Street Fuel who reported the spill upon discovering the leaking filter and free product on the basement floor.  The property is residential and has a private drinking water well located within forty feet of the oil release.
	On January 8, 2010, the initial site visit was made.  The basement floor was littered with stored items and debris.  Oil staining could be seen on many of the items with some saturated sorbent pads scattered about where the oil technician found free standing product. The basement had a very strong fuel oil odor and photo ionization detector (PID) readings of the air were in excess of 30 parts per million (PPM) triggering the need for ventilation. A fan was installed through a cut out near the basement door.  Further looking around the basement revealed exposed bedrock around one side near the AST.  Heavily oiled debris and sorbent material was bagged and removed at this time.  The home is heated by a forced hot air furnace and the cold air return was pulling directly from the oil vapor filled basement.  After contacting the landlord, Mr. Ricker, I instructed him the cold air return needed to be fixed ASAP in order to alleviate the constant oil vapor intrusion into the living space.  Mr. Ricker installs HVAC equipment and fixed the duct work later that night.
	On January 11, 2010, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) began removing all of the remaining debris and stored material out of the basement and stockpiled the non-impacted material on poly sheeting and covered it.  Any oil impacted material was bagged and removed for disposal/incineration at MMWAC.  Once the floor was uncovered, soil removal began using hand tools and buckets. The bedrock was covered by less than a half inch of soil at the spill location.  Visible staining could be seen along the furnace slab and ran in a two to three foot swath towards the door (see attached site sketch).  The floor was cleaned down to the bedrock at all impacted areas until the bedrock level dropped to under two feet.  The cleared area was swept clean and wiped with sorbent material.
	On January 14, 2010, EPI began further soil removal utilizing a vactor truck to excavate soil from the basement. The excavation continued along the dipping bedrock towards the doorway.  The excavation went to a depth of four to five feet following the bedrock level.  PID readings were taken to determine the extent of the excavation.  See attached site sketch for PID readings and excavation area.  Laboratory soil samples were taken at the far end of the excavation under the wall near the doorway where soil could not be further excavated, and the PID reading was an elevated 188.7 PPM.  The samples were analyzed for diesel range organics and total extractable hydrocarbons (see attached HETL lab results).  Oil seeped back into the excavation from cracks in the bedrock and sorbent pads were used.
	A perforated vent pipe was installed along the bedrock in an attempt to stop the migration of oil vapors into the basement.  The pipe was  covered with 3/4 inch crushed stone and a poly vapor barrier installed near the surface, and then was also covered.  A radon air fan was attached to the pipe and vented out of the cut out used previously.  At this time Ms. Lemay stated the material removed from the basement could be left under the poly rather than being put back in the basement.  A drinking water sample was taken at the kitchen sink, and a PID reading was taken in the living area of the home.  The reading was 24 PPM which is very high; however, I believe this to be influenced by the presence of oil burning incense used to control pet odors.  Further investigation into the indoor air quality issues caused by
B-427-2009*	A small hole developed (exterior corrosion) in a 6 inch carbon steel line which runs between the oil pump house and the power house.  The oil ran into containment trench, into the pump house sump which then pumped the oil to the oil water separator.  The oil filled the 275 gallon separator receiving tank and then backed up in the separator filling the water side.  The float in the separator acted properly, however the float has a 3/8" hole which acts as a vacuum breaker which allowed approximately 100-150 gallons to the tissue mill sewer system.  At 7:40 AM on Wednesday a technician observed oil on the clarifier, which was immediately taken offline.  No oil was seen in the waste water treatment plant effluent.  No oil was was observed from this spill getting to the Penobscot River.
	Clean harbors vacuumed the oil off of the clarifier and out of the containment trench.  Oil in the separator and pump house sump was pumped back into the bulk storage tanks.
	A side note.  I also investigated a sheen on the Penobscot River however the petroleum observed on the river appeared to be a lighter end of oil and older.  It did not match the oil observed at the mill (visually and olfactory).   No further Response action expected.
P-927-2009*On November 24, 2009, I received a call from Anne Hewes of ECOMaine reporting that a leak has occurred in their Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) containing sodium hypochlorite onto the facility property. I, and Scott Cyr of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (the Department), arrived at the site at approximately 1430 hours. I spoke with Anne about the leak and she reported that it had occurred on November 20, 2009, at approximately 1615 hours, but was not reported because pH levels were neutral and no odors were noticeable.
However, Anne said that on November 21, 2009, an odor was detected and as a precaution the operator (no name given) promptly collected a sample which was analyzed for total chlorine with a resulting measurement of 0.01 parts per million (ppm). The total chlorine in the cooling tower measures 0.30 ppm; therefore, the total chlorine was insignificant. Anne stated that with this in mind they released the rain water that was backed up in the secondary containment from a hole in a roof of the AST building. The water was released onto a grassy area outside the building.

On November 23, 2009, the grassy area where the rain water was released near the AST building appeared to have damaged grass.
Eventually on November 24, 2009 ECOMaine contacted Randy McMullin of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection who advised them to contact Division of Response Services.

When Scott and I arrived on November 24th we were brought to the building that had the leak. At this time Clean Harbors had already been on scene with their vacuum truck and removed hazardous waste from the site. After careful evaluation from Scott and me, we determined that the site was cleaned to the Departments standards and no further action was taken.  (ECOMaine confirmed that "the secondary containment fluid was disposed of into the ECOMaine 'zero discharge' wastewater treatment system".)

B-26-2010*1/18/10  Neil Bohannon, Dear River, Calais, advised that a Dead River bulk transport out of Bucksport experienced a spill during a delivery to an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the entered location.  Neil advised that he just received the notification, at approximately 09:16, that a discharge occurred and that for further information I should contact Jane Bean at the Dead River facility in Bucksport where the tanker truck was dispatched from.  Mr. Bohannon advised that his information was that there was a 4 inch fitting gasket that failed during delivery and that approximately 5 gallon discharged onto the ground.

1/18/10  I contacted Jane Bean at the Dead River Bucksport facility.  Ms. Bean advises that the cause of the spill was human error and that when the driver saw that a 4 inch cam lock fitting, connecting the transfer line to the tanker and the AST, was leaking that he (the driver) inadvertently bumped the cam lock fitting attempting to close an associated gate valve in an attempt to stop the flow of oil from the tanker.  When the cam fitting was hit it came lose and fuel spilled onto the ground.  The spill was to concrete and the oil cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The waste is to be entered into Dead River's waste stream.  Ms. Bean indicated that the driver is new and failed to report the incident until Monday, January 18, 2010.  The incident occurred on Friday, January 15, 2010, at approximately 19:00.

Incident referred to Oil Enforcement for review.  No further Response action expected

file/report.
A-208-2008*   DEP received a report that 75 gallons of kerosene was believed lost at an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at this occasional-use grange hall.  A meter reader was at the site and noticed the leak; he stopped it by closing the firematic valve.  The 150-gallon tank was believed 3/4 full 2 weeks previously and was now 1/4 full.  Initially, plans were made to excavate contaminated soil but test digs showed very little was present; depth to underlying bedrock was measured in inches.  While it is likely that bedrock was impacted it also came to be suspected that oil may have been stolen from this unattended tank.  In the end, it was decided not to pursue excavation.
   The area is rural and at the edge of a coastal inlet; the subject property has no well and slopes to the inlet with no receptors downgradient.  A neighboring private well (Sparrow) is located several hundred feet away and is considered marginally at risk, although a staff geologist (Pugh) feels it is probably protected by a wetland that separates the properties.
A-312-2008*   DEP received a complaint from the son of a homeowner that water from his parents drilled well contained oil from a nearby bulk oil terminal.  It transpired that one of the staff geologists (Fontaine) had a familiarity with the terminal and had sampled the Madore well several years previously.  She agreed to resample Madore and another neighbor (Obie) and to inform me of the results.  Analysis in both wells showed no petroleum above action levels, so the event is logged as a non-spill.
P-602-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of kerosene to the ground.  A burner technician recognized a seam of the tank was beginning to fail but had not failed entirely resulting in the minor quantity spilled.  Visual and olfactory signs of contamination were removed by excavation.  There is no concern for indoor air quality issues or for the private drinking water well on the property.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-107-2009*06/22/09 Met with Vanessa Clark at her home to discuss the DEP's Home heating oil tank replacement program.  Vanessa and her husband Daniel has an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that is badly rusted and is beginning to leak slowly from the bottom of the tank.  Discussed the DEP's tank replacement program and assisted Vanessa with the application forms.  Forwarded these forms along to Peter Moulton, MDEP Augusta for processing.

07/22/09 Peter Moulton e-mailed me to inform me that MPG, Inc. got the bid to replace the heating oil tank at the Clark home in Monticello. The new AST will be a Granby 20+ model, horizontal, off-white coating.  Told Peter I would complete the post tank installation inspection once MPG has installed the new AST.

September 2009 completed the post installation inspection of the new AST installed at the Clark residence.  The tank has been installed to the program's standards and specifications.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.



I-108-2009*06/22/09 Met with Helen Nash at her home to discuss the DEP's Home heating oil tank replacement program.  Helen has an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) that is badly rusted and is beginning to leak slowly from the bottom of the tank.  Discussed the DEP's tank replacement program and assisted Helen with the application forms.  Forwarded these forms along to Peter Moulton, MDEP  Augusta for processing.

07/22/09 Peter Moulton e-mailed me to inform me that MPG, Inc. got the bid to replace the heating oil tank at the Nash home in Blaine. The new AST will be a Granby 20+ model.  Told Peter I would complete the post tank installation inspection once MPG has installed the new tank

September 2009 completed the post installation inspection of the new AST installed at the Nash residence.  The tank has been installed to the program's standards and specifications.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-537-2009*A portion of Safe Handling's property was utilized as a boiler site for the transfer of hot thermal oil throughout piping within asphalt rail cars.  Three rail cars were involved in this process at a time which included the boiler and its associated aboveground thermal oil storage tanks.  Leaks and drips from hose fittings are the cause of soil and groundwater contamination in these four areas of concern.  Due to site use and conditions, a baseline cleanup standard was established.  The Department participated in the soil removal in congruence with St. Germain & Associates (STGA) personnel.  Once the excavation was complete, temporary groundwater monitoring was installed to ensure the cleanup guidelines were met.  Please peruse attached STGA Report for a detailed account of these efforts; the Department concurs with and approves STGA's conclusions.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-849-2009*INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	Thurs. 10/29/09: in mid-afternoon the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification from Ann Jenkins of Jenkins' Fuel Company that a customer had suffered a discharge of approximately a quart of #2 oil (later re-estimated as several gallons) from her basement furnace the previous day, Wednesday 10/28/09.  A fuel line fitting at the furnace had leaked following their servicing the facility.  Jenkins Fuel had responded and begun clean-up the previous day but Ms. Jenkins claimed they did not know this was a reportable oil spill.  She also reported that the resident was not happy with Jenkins Fuel over the discharge and lingering strong oil odor.  I advised Ms. Jenkins that this oil discharge was indeed required to be reported by her licensed oil technician under his license.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The location is sub-urban residential use served by town water; no drinking water wells within 1000 feet.  Kristen and Justin Knope rent the home from Justin's parents: Wayne and Dori Knope.  Kristen was pregnant and the Knopes had a child of approximately 5-years-old in the home.  Clean-Up goals included the mitigation of oil vapors within the home.
	Thursday 10/29/09: I met Mr. & Ms. Knope on-site at 1330 hrs.  They explained that the technician from Jenkins Fuel (Phil Wiggin) had tuned up their furnace at about 1330 hrs on 10/28/09 and that the Knopes discovered the fitting leaking soon after Wiggin finished and left (see Photos 5-7).  Jenkins returned at approximately 1615 hrs and applied speedy-dry sorbent and deodorizer; they also removed the leaking fitting and kept it (see Photo 2).  Within the basement I smelled both oil and deodorizer; Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings in the air were 1.5 to 2 parts per million (ppm) (10.6 eV Ion Science PID).  Ms. Knope stated she had gotten nauseous from the odor.
	There was an oil stain on the floor with ambient PID values of 5 to 10 ppm, and 16 ppm from a floor crack.   From the fuel line I found a PID value of 16 ppm indicating fuel had dribbled down into the blue plastic sleeve (Photo-2).  It was feared that oil had seeped through the crack to soil and groundwater below the floor.  Odor could not be fully mitigated until the fuel line and oil-filled sleeve was replaced and floor cleaned or removed.
	On 10/29/09 I explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) to the Knopes though it was too early to determine the primary responsible party for the discharge.
	10/30/09: In order to determine cause of the leak I met with Oil & Solid Fuel Board (OSFB) Inspector Peter Holmes on-site.  Our conclusions were that the fuel line had been improperly flared during original installation in 2004 and during the tune-up had been accidentally disturbed and began leaking down the line sleeve.  When the blue sleeve filled with oil it leaked to the floor and was discovered.  The Knopes opted to remediate the discharge themselves expecting it to be under the $500 estimated potential GW Fund deductible.
	11/6/09: Wayne Knope attempted to drill though the floor.  Though we only achieved one to three inches we noted PID values over 300 ppm in the deepest hole.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	10/28/09: Jenkins Fuel applied sorbents, deodorizer and repaired the leak.
	10/29/09: The Knopes applied fresh speedy dry sorbent.  The Knopes borrowed a MDEP Ram Fan to ventilate oil vapors out the basement window for several weeks.
	11/1/09: Justin Knope washed the floor with detergent.
	I was told that by the end of November, Wayne Knope had Jenkins remove the oily fuel line and replace it, and that Justin Knope sealed the floor with 2-part water based epoxy sealer.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	As of January 2010 I have heard nothing further from the Knopes.  The Knopes contacted their insurance company who had Ransom Environmental assess the discharge and MDEP actions (see attached e-mails).
2.	No further MDEP Response Division actions ar
P-4-2010*January 1, 2010 Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a transformer on Old Stage Road in Lovell had been struck by a tree and collapsed on the pavement below. An estimated 8 gallons of mineral oil leaked from the transformer onto the snowy pavement. CMP confirmed the clean up was established and no further action was taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-41-2010*Received a call from the Town of Scarborough regarding the discovery of a hydraulic oil discharge from the municipal building's elevator.  The system was believed to hold between 20 and 50 gallons of hydraulic oil/fluid.  They were going to contact me when work was to commence on the elevator.

On January 21, 2010, I was present while Clean Harbors removed the oil, water and soil from the elevator shaft.  There was no observation of oil after evacuation of the shaft's contents.  No further action by Response Services expected.
A-29-2010*On 1/14/2010 in Hallowell, the Public Works Department reported an oil spill.  The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck.  The oil spilled from 201 Water street to Winthrop Hill in the city.  The oil was contained to pavement and tracked in by vehicles making a recovery of product impossible.  I advised the city to sand the affected areas to minimize traffic hazards.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-30-2010*Verso Paper contacted this office to report a spill of less than 1 gallon lube oil at the Androscoggin mill.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.
Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
A-33-2010*On 1/12/2010, The Maine Department of Public Safety reported a boat frozen in the ice on Great Pond.  A site visit was made to investigate the situation. The boat was a 16 foot pleasure craft boat with an outboard motor.  The boat had sunk, then froze in the ice with only the upper portion visible.  I made contact with boat owner Lionel Tardif, he stated the boat sank during a fall storm and that he did not make time to remove the boat before cold weather.  Mr. Tardif stated that the boat had approximately 10 gallons of gasoline on board, which was most likely discharged to the lake.  After consultation with the Maine Warden Service, Mr. Tardiff was instructed to remove the boat from the lake 30 days prior to ice out.  A follow up site visit was made around the time of ice out, the boat had been removed and there was no evidence of pollution from the boat.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-34-2010*1/19/10 1130 Ted Haskell from McGee Construction reported that he had been called to the Farrington Elementary School in Augusta at about 2 AM on 1/15/10 to repair a return fuel line for the underground storage tank. Apparently during a fuel delivery at approximately 12 midnight on 1/15/10 the delivery driver for Dennis K. Burke Inc slipped and stepped into the piping sump around the fill pipe and got caught in the suction and return lines. He had to disconnect the suction line to get his foot out releasing oil in the line to the stone in the sump. Ted reported that he had replaced the line kinked from the incident and had removed the oil impacted stone in the sump. I met Ted at the site and confirmed that all oil impacted material was removed. The area is served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-35-2010*A small amount of oil was lost when a Montgomery Oil truck slipped off the road while turning around.  The manifold assembly cracked when it hit the ground and roughly fifteen gallons of oil was lost.  Oily ice and snow were recovered and the site was cleaned up to the property owners satisfaction.  No further Response action is expected.
A-36-2010*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the roadside.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
	
Dan Davis
A-37-2010*On 1/21/2010 in Augusta, the Fire Department reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated 20 gallon spill of gasoline resulted during an unattended fueling of a vehicle.  The Fire Department responded as well as myself.  The spill did not appear to reach any storms drains, and was contained to paved surface.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by Reponse Services is expected.
P-49-2010*On 1/23/10 I received a call through the Maine State Police from a burner technician from Dead River reporting a small heating oil spill at a residence in Portland.  I attempted to return his call that night but  he did not answer his phone.  I called the Dead River office in Scarborough the following morning and was able to learn who the homeowner was and what the circumstances of the spill were.

The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence developed a corrosion leak.  The technician placed a magnetic patch on the AST and stopped the leak.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and arrangements were being made with the homeowner to replace the tank at the end of the week.  No further Response action required.
P-10-2010*	1/5/10: Reported leak from CMP pad mounted transformer; see attached CMP report for further details.
I-201-2009*This office was contacted by a member of the Limestone Rotory. He had been in contact with the owner of the former T&A Service Center there. The owner,Tracey Lebreck had offered to donate the property to the rotory  if they agreed to remove the tanks. They were asking if we had any programs available to help. I put him in touch with Jean Firth, with the Maine Brownfield Program.

Eventually the tanks were removed under the program without need for further cleanup.  See underground storage tank file for removal site assessment report (12/17/09) by Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc. See Brownfield Program files for further information.
P-618-2009*A truck saddle tank failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of diesel to the roadway.  Product ran along the travel lane then entered a stormwater catch basin which drains directly to the Androscoggin River.  The sediment and standing water in the catch basin were below the effluent pipe which prevented a release to the river.  Sorbent materials were applied to the roadway and sorbents deployed to the catch basin.  Sediment in the catch basin was misshapen which caused material on the high side to become diesel contaminated.  Accordingly, once free product was recovered from standing water via saturating sorbents, catch basin sediment was excavated utilizing a solids sucking vacuum truck.  Approximately two tons of material were removed for disposal. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-420-2008*I was contacted by Stephen Hofacker of FPL Energy reporting that an expansion joint on their cargo line had failed releasing a small amount of #6 oil onto the line itself and one of the support pilings.  Clean Harbors was called to respond and clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-422-2008*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-423-2008*I was contacted by Ann Patterson of Corning reporting that a trash compactor's hydraulic hose had burst spilling a small amount of hydraulic oil onto the pavement at their facility.  The trash compactor was maintained by Waste Management and their people had been out to repair the leak and to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-378-2008* On 6-11-2008 Verso Paper reported an oil release in the vicinity of the former rail unloading area. Heavy black oil had surfaced from underground. This oil unloading area has not been in operation since approximately 1988. There have been several oil releases from this area of underground piping. I made a site visit soon thereafter. The spill was estimated at 100 gallons on this particular event. Clean Harbors assisted in the clean up and a total of 671 gallons of oil/water mix was pumped from the ground surface and the underground lines with approximately 471 gallons of this being oil.
 On 6-27-2008 DEP request further investigation into this spill. Woodard and Curran was hired to do a preliminary site investigation. Soil borings and test pits were completed sometime in July of 2008. A report dated 8-7-2008, Site Assessment Report, detailed the findings. A meeting was held at the DEP office on 9-30-2008 to discuss the findings.
 A Remediation Work Plan, dated 10-30-2008 was forwarded to DEP. This plan outlined the intent to remove and/or clean the piping, Ric-Wil, and risers. The location of this clean-up project was congested with an active rail to the west and a road and multi-story building to the east along with a large sewer located underground.
 Remediation started in June of 2009. The riser were uncovered and capped. The underground line attached to them, Section A, was cleaned using a pig. A total of 2,500 gallons of oil water mix was removed from this pipeline. Section A was then filled with a concrete grout.
 The underground pipelines, Section A and Section B, each contained an oil line and a steam line.
 Section C is an aboveground pipeline. Section C was cleaned using a pig and #2 fuel oil, approx. 90 gallons. This C line was removed in pieces and disposed of as scrap metal.
 Section B proved to be the most difficult pipeline to address. The entire oil line was was cleaned, pigged and grouted. An attempt was made to grout the Ric-Wil annular space as well. However, only a  portion of the Ric-Wil annular space at each end of the pipeline could be sealed with grout despite of a good faith effort on the behalf of Verso and Woodard and Curran.
 The South Pump Station was demolished. Oil impacted soil was removed from this location in addition to sections of the pipelines. A total of 1,619 tons of soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. Many thousands of gallons of water and oil/water mixtures were vacuumed from the excavations and transported to Clean Harbor's facility for processing.
 In conclusion, the remediation actions and clean up has been thorough and no further action is required by Response Services concerning this site, unless there is a reoccurrence.
P-424-2008*I was contacted by Bruce from Union Oil reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled the tank at Greely Junior High School.  The excess oil came out the vent pipe and most of it landed on the driver.  What oil didn't land on the driver was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Bruce also stated that they had checked the inside tank to make sure there wasn't a leak in there.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-431-2008*I was contacted by Roger Dumont reporting that he had a sheen on some standing water near his well.  I went to the site and confirmed that the sheen was organic.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-8-2010*The Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) ruptured as Malenfants Heating company was in the process of filling the tank.  A large rip along the end seem allowed approximately 200 gallons to spill out of the AST.   The oil company, Old Town Fire and Penobscot Indian Fire contained the spill with sand, snow, boom and pads.  Approximately 25 gallons of oil made it into the crawl space of the dwelling.
	Clean Harbors was hired to removed free product, contaminated wood and misc items, and contaminated soil and snow.  Approximately 5 tons of material was removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.
	I installed a vapor barrier in the crawl space and used pads and boom to soak up any oil coming into the crawl space.  Pads and boom are under the vapor barrier.  This is checked periodically.
	The owner removed siding that was contaminated with oil and had new cedar shingles installed.
The excavation was backfilled by Leadbetters construction on 1/21/10.
	The site is checked periodically for vapors coming from wall and crawl space.  The crawl space is also checked for free product.   Other than vapor checks, no further Response action expected.
B-707-2009*Resident had no heat so while a technician from Dead River was working on furnace, the furnace's "safety Unit" malfunction inside the boiler spilling a small amount of #2 fuel.  Dead River technician cleaned up the fuel.  Case closed.
B-704-2009*CN Brown overfilled the tank and oil came out of the vent onto the side of the shed and snow.  CN Brown cleaned it up.  Case closed.
B-703-2009*A hose blew on one their plow trucks and leaked approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  Maine Department of Transportation personnel cleaned it up.  Case closed.
B-639-2009*While off loading diesel, a valve on the loading arm leaked.  Approximately 10 gallons of fuel was spilled and contained to loading area.  Daigle Oil Company employees recovered approximately 5 gallons of product.  Some soil was impacted but not to any depth.  Repairs were performed to fix valve.  No further action by Response Services is warranted at this time.
B-33-2010*On 1/20/10 I received report of a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) in the basement of 57 Charles Street, Bangor.  I arrived on scene to find the home owner dumping a collection pan filled with oil, into a larger bucket.  The seem was leaking and no patch epoxy was able to be applied because the home owner had attempted this the day before, but had not stopped the leaking, now making the problem worse.  I continued swapping the buckets, until the oil company could replace the AST.

In between swapping the buckets I cleaned the area where the spill had got to the concrete floor, and installed a fan for vapor control.  Once the cleaning was done, I applied Molecoloc for vapor control.

No further Response action is expected.


B-29-2010*On 1/19/10, I received a call from Kevin Hensley of McKusick Oil regarding a K-1 spill at a customer's home in Milo.  A piece of ice had fallen from the roof and sheared the fuel line causing a slow leak of oil.  The customer noticed the spill when he looked out at the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) and saw that it was below half full and he just had 100 gallons delivered 3 days before.  He began to remove snow around the filter and found it was saturated with oil.  He contacted his oil company who reported it to the DEP.  The homeowner and oil company estimated that approximately 50 gallons was lost.
On 1/20/10, Clean Harbors brought a vactor truck and we began removing contaminated ice and snow.  The oil had not spread far but it had made it to the ground.  We removed approximately 2 cubic yards of soil.  The soil was sandy till and no free product migrated back into the excavation.  The PhotoIonization Detector readings indicated that oil had migrated underneath the mobile home pad.
The area is supplied with public water but the site will be monitored for vapor migration through the spring.

No further Response action is expected.
B-32-2010*On 4/21/10 I received report of a problem at Domtar Paper mill.  Fellow responder Nathan Thompson was going to Calais for follow up work at a spill and offered to look at the mill issue.  The following is a description of the problem, presented by Jay Beaudion of the mill.

The Woodland Mill has two boilers that burn # 6 fuel. Aboveground lines convey oil in a loop system. An "oil set" located in the Power Boiler and Turbine building serves to pump and convey in this service. The "oil set" sits amid a concrete containment area.  This set is a 1960's design installed in the early 70's.  Oil product is released to the containment area during normal operation.  Domtar periodically cleans out the containment.  Other water, steam and condensate lines run above the containment.  In 2008, a small condensate leak developed which discharged hot water into the containment.  Someone took it upon themselves to poke a hole in block on a wall abutting the containment and overflow of hot water an oil entered the sewer system.  The leak was subsequently fixed and the hole blocked.

In 2004 Domtar repaired a sewer line which runs beneath the oil set.  A smaller diameter HDPE pipe was slid into a larger diameter concrete /tile pipe.  To do this a chain was bolted onto the HDPE line at the 12 o'clock position and an excavator was used to pull the length of pipe into position.  The insert line terminated at the upstream end just before some service inlets and not at the next upstream manhole. As a result, the chain and bolt was left in the line, a length hanging down and the rest coiled at the bottom.  Since these lines normally convey non-contact cooling water, leaving the chain was not expected to be an issue.

Runoff in an adjacent outside bark storage area also flows to this sewer.  Sometime post the 2004 repair water was added to the bark conveyor system in this area to address operational concerns.  This water falls from a 20 foot or so height and washes bark and wood pieces into the sewer.  Through subsequent trial, error and camera investigation we learned that this wood was forming an entanglement around the hanging chain which blocked outflow, which would require the expense of  a third party to come in and clean this line frequently.

To address this issue Domtar decided to expend funds and resources to remove the concrete floor and  hand excavate the fill beneath to access the line and remove this chain.  Camera investigation pinpointed the location of the chain to an area near and under the edge of the "oil set".   An area was excavated about 7 feet deep and 10 feet or so around.  During this process we found an approximate  1 foot vertical band of #6 fuel along the east edge of an abutting footing  beneath the containment's east side.  It appears a joint failure allowed material to flow down through the crack.  This material joins with an approximate 6 inch horizontal band just above the pipes top at about 6 feet deep.  This material may be material that flowed through the crack between the pipe insert and old pipe.  Where #6 fuel oil is thick and not very mobile, especially when cooled, the material appears to be contained in the immediate area of excavation.

Initially,  a small amount of water flowed into the excavation and was manageable.  Fuel was not evident in the soil in the upper few feet.  As the excavation deepened water flow picked up and washed soil and fuel product around the hole.  Domtar learned that a service connection had failed and will need to be replaced.

Domtar had Allstate Power Vacuum on site to remove water, oil and contaminated soil.  Water and oil are being disposed of on a bark pile adjacent to the work area.  The oil is combined with the bark for incineration in our Power Boiler.  The water decants off to our wastewater treatment plant. Contaminated soil is and will be taken to our landfill.

We are taking steps to control water flows.  Once controlled, we will access the lin
B-36-2010*I received report of a 30 gallon transformer oil spill into secondary containment at the Casco Bay Energy facility.  The spilled product never left the secondary containment and was cleaned up.
B-40-2010*On 1/25/10 I received report of a 5 gallon gasoline spill at the C N Brown in Mattawamkeag.  The cause was a customer's fill line on their vehicle's tank was leaking.  The spilled product was recovered from the ground using speedy dry.

No further Response action is expected.
P-50-2010*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located at the facility as the result of a furnace malfunction.  The released oil impacted concrete floor surfaces of the boiler room and some oil spilled onto the tarmac adjacent to the building.  The interior surfaces of the boiler room were cleaned, impacted snow was removed from outside the building, and the paved areas were cleaned.  Impacted materials were disposed of by Boom Technology Inc.  No further action by the Maine DEP, Division of Response Services is expected.
P-32-2010*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction.  The released oil impacted the interior concrete floor surface of the basement.  Oil impacted surfaces were cleaned using high pressure water and de-greasing agents.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
I-168-2005*On 9-19-05, Al Hitchcock, of the Caribou Utilities District called to report that while excavating to replace a water line on Limestone Street two abandoned underground tanks were discovered. I met with him there that day. It looked like the tanks were on the property of Earth Waste Systems. I told Al to allow the contractor to remove the tanks and have a site assessment and tank installer present. The tanks were removed that day. A considerable amount of contaminated soil was present and the soil in the city's right of way was removed. Contaminated soil on the tank owner's property will need to be addressed and this has been referred to technical services for future action.  No further action will be completed by Response Services since the site has been referred.
B-710-2009*12/12/09  Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a car pole accident at the entered location.  The pole housed a transformer that leaked approximately 5 gallons of oil onto the pavement, snow and base of pole.  The transformer was tagged less than 2 parts per million PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCB).  Speed-dri was deployed on the pavement and snow removed down to soil.  Two bags of speedi-dri and one 55-gallon drum of oil impacted snow was entered into the CMP waste stream.  No further Response action expected.



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B-709-2009*12/9/09  Maine Department of Transportation reported a one gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  After completing maintenance to a truck, a hose burst as the truck was backing out of the shop bay.  Oil was observed spilling onto the ground and the truck immediately pulled back in the shop.  Most of the spill was contained in the garage.  The oil impacted snow, outside the shop door, and sorbents used inside and outside were entered into a 55-gallon drum and the waste stored for transportation and disposal in Augusta.  No further Response action expected.

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A-812-2009*12/31/09 09:15 hours, Augusta police reported that oil was running out of a vacant building and towards Bond Brook at 94 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Augusta. I responded to the address and found oil running out from under a detached single car garage behind an apartment house. The Police, Fire Department, and Augusta Fuel Company were there and had used oil absorbent pads to collect the heating oil inside the garage and outside where it had run to the top of the snow bank above Bond Brook. The empty 275-gallon heating oil tank in the garage had the outlet pipe broken at the filter and the line that ran from the garage to the vacant apartment house through a steel pipe was broken in a snowplow pile.  Augusta Fuel Company reported that they had delivered 261 gallons of kerosene to the tank that morning.  Clean Harbors was called to the scene to collect the oil soaked snow and absorbent pads.  An excavator was used to collect oil contaminated snow and dig interception trenches next to the garage and at the top of the bank.  It appeared that the snowplow pile had prevented the oil from running down the snow bank to the brook.  There was no sign of oil in the brook that was only partially frozen over.

I contacted the owner, who lives in Florida, and he informed me that the oil line had been hit by a snowplow earlier in the month resulting in the tank outlet being broken and spilling approximately 100 gallons of oil into the garage and to the soils under the broken concrete floor.  The owner reported that a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)  person had come out to the site. See spill number A-811-2009.  The owner stated that Augusta Fuel had been notified of the earlier incident and told not to deliver any oil to the address until the owner notified them.  The owner verbally agreed to have the DEP do the clean-up at the site and would follow with a signed clean-up options agreement.

1/6/10 On-site with McGee Construction excavator to dig test pits to define the extent of soil contamination.  Soil was excavated along the southwest outside of the garage where the oil had run out of the garage.  At approximately 7 feet deep a main sewer line was encountered.  Soils around the pipe were field sampled and field head space readings were over 700 parts per million (ppm) using an Ion science Photo Ionization Detector (PID) calibrated to isobutylene.  When water was added to samples, shaken and allowed to settle, oil droplets formed on top of the water indicating oil saturated soil.  Soil was removed from the top of the slope above Bond brook where the oil had run. Soils were removed to approximately 4 feet in depth and field head space tests on remaining soils were less than 20 ppm using a PID.  The soils between the garage and the bank were removed to approximately a 16 inch depth to remove oil contaminated soils.  A total of 59.5 tons of soil/oily debris was removed this day and disposed of at the Augusta Hatch Hill Landfill.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for possible vapor intrusion into the adjacent building and to determine what additional clean-up actions would be needed.  It was determined that this possibility as well as the potential for oil migrating to the near by Bond Brook,  an Atlantic Salmon spawning water, was sufficient cause to remove additional soil under the garage because of the large volume of oil lost from the two spills.

1/19 - 22/10  The garage was demolished to remove contaminated soil under it.  It was determined that since much of the sill and some of the sheathing was oiled the garage would not survive relocation.  The garage vehicle door and side door were removed and stored in the vacant apartment building for possible reuse.  Oiled wood from sills and sheathing was disposed as oily debris and the remainder was disposed as demolition debris.  Under the garage floor and along the back side of the garage, soils were visibly contaminated with oil.  Excavation at the si
P-33-2010*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located at 187 Guinea Road in Kennebunkport, Maine (the Site).
	The Site is occupied by a split level single family dwelling with the first floor of the building situated partially below grade.  The dwelling is serviced by a drilled drinking water well,  a septic system,  aboveground electric utility service and is heated with an oil fired boiler that utilizes #1 fuel (K-1). A 275 gallon AST contains the k-1 and is located outside, adjacent to the north side of the building.
	On 1/17/2010 the owner of the Site reported a release of of oil from the AST.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) responded to the site and observed the AST had  leaked its contents onto the underlying soils.  Based on visual observation the AST leaked due to corrosion.  The owner (Paul Thompson) indicated that the tank contained approximately 100 gallons prior to the loss.
On 1/27/2010 the AST was removed from the site for disposal.  In addition, excavation activities began at the spill location adjacent to the northeast corner of the dwelling (photo's attached).
106.27 tons of oil impacted soil were removed from the site and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling of Scarborough Maine.  Groundwater was encountered in the excavation at approximately 10 feet below ground surface (bgs).  Oil was observed suspended in the groundwater. The excavation extended to a maximum depth of approximately 15 feet bgs to accommodate the installation of a recovery well approximately 5 feet below the depth of water.  Some oil impacted soil was observed to extend underneath the foundation and could not be removed.  A recovery well was installed into the excavation and the area was backfilled to grade.
	The Site was referred to Bradford Hahn of the MEDEP Division of Technical Services.  Mr Hahn determined that the drilled drinking water well that services the Site was not at risk.  However, the shallow "dug" well located at the McCaan residence to the north on Guinea Road may be at risk. Mr Hahn collected a sample from this well on 2/25/10 and it was analyzed for Diesel range Organics (DRO).  The results of this analysis indicate no detection for DRO (results attached).  Mr Hahn also utilized the recovery well on several occasions to collect oil and groundwater using a vacuum truck. Mr Hahn reported that after several occasions of recovering product from the recovery well, both visual and olfactory indications of the presence of oil had decreased significantly.  No further action is expected by the MEDEP Division of Response Services.
P-641-2009*Gear oil was released from a submarine in dry dock.  Product was discharged to a collection drain with a pump within.  The pump pumped a portion of the product in the Piscataqua River which created a sheen and, though sorbent boom was deployed, was deemed unrecoverable.  What product remained with the collection drain was recovered with sorbent material.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-589-2009*The odor of petroleum alerted residents of this apartment building there was an issue.  A bedroom and the kitchen abutted the furnace room into which approximately five gallons of kerosene had been discharged from a corroded copper supply line.  Product covered the concrete floor in the room as well as wicked into wood framework in the shared wall.  The concrete was treated with an application of sorbent material then contaminated wood framework and a section of contaminated wood flooring was dismantled and removed revealing contaminated sand below.  The sand was excavated by hand and found to be covering a concrete pad which prevented any further vertical migration.  As a precaution, a vapor barrier was installed below the floor before it was replaced.    No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-3-2010*01/13/10 Received an anonymous complaint regarding the activities of Gary Saunders at his property at the intersection of Route 2A and the Hutchinson Road.  Anonymous Complainant said that Mr. Saunders has acquired an industrial parts washer and has a lot of old junk vehicles around his property.  Complainant was concerned over Mr. Saunders salvage activities [i.e. possible disposal/dumping of automotive fluids(gas/oil/etc.)] and the possible impact to the complainant?s groundwater (well) and other neighbors being impacted.  Told complainant the Town of Linneus and State Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) permitting jurisdiction in this matter.  I told complainant that a follow-up with the town and DMV would be undertaken to see if Mr. Saunders has or is required to have a permit for the activities he is undertaking on his property.

Checked Northern Maine Regional Office (NMRO) complainant files back to 2005.  In 2008 complaint 8-23-S was investigated by Lou Pizzuti, ESIII in the BRWM, NMRO.  Spoke with Lou and discovered the nature of the complaint was the operation of an unlicensed junkyard near the Linneus Snowmobile clubhouse by Gary Saunders.  Lou stated that his site inspection found that this area was being operated as a junkyard without a permit from the town.  Lou instructed Gary to obtain the needed permits from the town and that all fluids must be properly contained and not discharged to the environment.  Lou told me that there was evidence of oil discharge on the site he inspected that was used for metal salvage operations.  Lou stated that at this time he did not inspect the Saunders property at the intersection of Rte 2A and the Hutchinson road, but that he was aware of old out of service vehicles stored there.

01/15/10 Spoke with Kevin Tingley, Code Enforcement Officer - Linneus, he stated that Mr. Sanders does not have a permit from the town of Linneus to operate a junkyard/scrapyard.  Kevin will contact Mr. Sanders and schedule a meeting between Sanders, CEO Tingley, and DEP staff to discuss junkyard permitting and operational controls/concerns.  Sean Bernard, ESS III in the Land & Water Bureau, NMRO DEP will also participate in the meeting to discuss general storm water permitting requirements associated with junkyards/scrapyards.  I contacted Stephanie Beaulieu, Detective with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to ask if Mr. Sanders had a  permit to operate a junkyard through her agency.  Ms. Beaulieu said Mr. Sanders didn't have any permits issued by BMV.  Ms. Beaulieu asked to be included in the meeting with Mr. Sanders.

01/26/10 CEO Tingley, Sean Bernard, myself, and Ms. Beaulieu met with Mr. Sanders at his machine shop at the intersection of Route 2A and the Hutchinson Rd.  Permitting requirements from both the town of Linneus and the State Dept. of Motor Vehicles and DEP (General Industrial Storm water Permit) were discussed with Mr. Sanders.  Also discussed control and containment of automotive fluids during salvage/recycling operations.  Mr. Sanders explained that he only collects and prepares (drains fluids) on old autos for a mobile crushing operator named Sal who does the crushing at Jamie Henderson's licensed junkyard on the Drew's Mill Rd., in Linneus.  Ms. Beaulieu, Mr. Tingley and Sean informed Gary that by collecting the vehicles at his property, and prepping them for crushing at Henderson's he was acting as a junkyard (by statutory definition) and needed to come into compliance and file the needed application to become a licensed Junkyard/scrapyard.  Gary stated that he did not want to get into this activity and stated he would begin cleaning up the accumulated scrap metal and junked autos.  Ms. Beaulieu issued Mr. Sanders a summons that required him to make significant progress in removal of the junked autos within 30 days.  Ms. Beaulieu will follow-up with Mr. Sanders in a couple of weeks to check on compliance progress.  Sean Bernard will mail Mr. Sanders a copy of t
P-150-2007*Maine Turnpike Authority removed underground storage tank due to renovations of Service Plaza.   I visited the site and observed no evidence of contamination.
P-204-2007*Gary Beers, Manager of the Yankee Mobile Home Park in Kittery, reported that a discharge of kerosene had occurred at Unit #56 in the park from a leaking oil filter on an aboveground storage tank.  I met him on site the next day (4/13) and we planned the clean-up.  Mr. Beers had equipment to excavate the soil and as soon as the area was dry enough to move the equipment around we could start.  There were no drinking water wells within 300 ft. of the site and Kittery is served by public water.  There were no concerns about vapors in the residences.  I agreed to wait a few weeks to allow some draining of the area.   On May 8, 2007 I oversaw the removal of approximately 3 yards of kerosene contaminated soil which was disposed of at Aggregate Recycling Corporation in Eliot.
I-109-2009*06/22/09: Received a report of a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil at the 185th Maine Army National Guard's (MEARNG) maintenance shop in Caribou.  Some of the spilled oil was caught in a drip pan the remaining spill was soaked up off the concrete garage floor using sorbent pads.  According to shop foreman, Gerald Kirk, no oil went into the shop floor drains. All oily pads from the spill kit were disposed of with the facility's oily waste stream.  Recovered oil caught in the spill pan was placed in the used oil tank for recycling.  The 185th MEARNG reported the spill to Andrew Moore, the Environmental manager for the National Guard, who in turn filed a written spill report with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No groundwater and or surface water users or receptors have been impacted by this spill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
P-57-2010*Discharge was the result of an overfill of a tank truck.  Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged onto the truck and ground.  The discharge was cleaned-up, and no Response was required.
P-56-2007*A snow plow hit a gasoline dispenser while someone was pumping gas from it.  Approximately 50 gallons were released.  An estimated 1 gallon was released to the pavement, the rest contained in the sumps.   Portland Pump Company was called to repair the system and remove the product from the sumps.

It did not appear that any more than the estimated 1 gallon was spilled to the ground and the secondary containment did contain the remainder.
I-110-2009*06/15/09 Received notification of intent to remove 7 Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) at the Sunset Apartments in St. Francis.  The tank excavation and removal will be done by JR Boucher & Son earthwork contractors.  The 7 USTs are all 500 gallon tanks used to store #2 fuel oil.  No Site assessor/assessment is needed.  JR will call if there is any evidence of oil spillage or leaking from these USTs.

Sept/09  Spoke with JR, tanks at the Sunset Apts. all came out clean, no evidence of oil leaks/spills and tanks have been cleaned and scrapped.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

P-207-2007*Car accident broke utility pole and caused transformer to break.  Central Maine Power Crews were able to successfully clean up the spilled transformer oil (non PCB).

No CMP spill letter was received for this incident.
P-261-2007*Don Griffen of Citgo Petroleum reported to Sheryl Bernard that there had been a discharge of gasoline from the piping associated with Tank 9 at their South Portland terminal.  The leak was coming from a flange.  A contractor had been called and was initiating clean up.

Sheryl Bernard initiated the response but was unable to follow through and I followed up to assure the clean up was complete.   A total of 4.37 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

Mr. Griffen sent a letter describing the incident and actions taken (attached).
P-353-2007*Flooding from 2007 Patriots Day Storm caused the release of 250 gallons of #2 fuel oil with a fuel tank tipped over.  SAPPI cleaned up what they could after the waters receded; however, most went through their storm water system to the Presumpscot River.
P-590-2009*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank to a cement floored garage.  In addition to the cement, wood framework of an exterior wall was impacted.  Product was recovered off the cement with an application of sorbent material which was also applied to impacted wood.  Indoor air quality issues in the garage were minor.  The Department recommended but did not require removal of oil contaminated wood.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-634-2009*The filter assembly associated with an aboveground storage tank was stepped on which broke it off, initiating the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil.  The leak was almost immediately plugged which prevented a catastrophic loss.  Product impacted a cement basement floor as well as wood framework of an interior wall.  Sorbent material was applied to recover spilled product then the wall was removed.  Poor air quality was an acute issue; alleviated once the source was removed.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-41-2010*On 2/25/10 I received report of an above ground oil storage tank leaking in the basement at 382 Billings Road, Hermon.  The cause of the spill was one of the legs on the tank corroded due to age and the wet conditions in the basement.  When the tank shifted the nipple cracked off.  Luckily the home owners son was there and able to plug the leak and bucket the leaking oil into trash cans for future disposal.

When I arrived on scene the tank had been repaired by the oil company and we began cleaning the speedy dry from the floor.  Once this was cleaned we scrubbed and washed the affected area.  I installed a vapor removal fan and removed any product from the sump with pads.  Some oil may have been pumped from the sump directly into the septic tank, but less than 2 gallons is all that may have gone out via sump.

Unfortunately due to the block concrete foundations poor condition, I will not be able to excavate anything around the house to recover the missing product.  To further compound the issue, they drilled well is approximately 10 feet away from the spill site.

The following morning I referred the site to technical services for continued air and well monitoring.
B-45-2010*On 1/26/10 I received report of a fishing vessel in Eastport harbor, pumping their bilge water into the harbor creating a sheen.  The Coast Guard was attempting to locate the owner.  I arrive on scene and tie a 5 gallon bucket with holes in it onto the boats rail and hang the discharge hose into the bucket.  I then place a fist full of sorbent pads into the bucket to act as a crude filter.  The sheen had thinned a considerable amount since the report was made.

The owner was located two days later and was removing the boat, because it's not seaworthy.

No further Response action is expected.
P-638-2009*An elevator shaft's casing corroded which allowed for the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to sand packing the shaft and groundwater at the bottom of the pit. Once the piston and  casing were removed, contaminated sand and groundwater were evacuated from the pit.  The area is a densely urban non-attainment zone so product lingering in the groundwater amongst the bedrock is not of concern.  See attached Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) Memo.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-58-2010*Received a call from the Biddeford Fire Dept. regarding a leaking pick up truck.  They stated that approximately 10 gallons of gasoline had been discharged and the truck was still leaking.

I responded to the incident and observed the truck still slowly leaking to the point were it was not leaking at all.  The fire dept. had placed a container under the leak and was collecting the gasoline.  The truck had two fuel tanks and the discharge was coming from the front tank.  It is unclear if the tank was leaking or part of the fuel system, but the truck had to be towed.  Every time the truck was started the the leaking became worse.  The sorbents were collected and the collected gasoline placed back in the underground tank of the store.
B-46-2010*On 1/26/10 I received report of an oil spill from a corrosion hole in an above ground storage tank at trailer in Machais.  The spilled oil migrated under the trailer.  The next day I was back with Environmental Projects (EPI) who removed all of the oily debris and recovered 134 gallons of oily water and free product.  Once all of that was removed, six 50 pound bags of lime were put down to combat the odors.  Then a new poly vapor barrier was put down and four more bags of lime spread over that.  I installed a vapor extraction fan in the home as well.  All of the effort reduced the vapors in the home from 30 parts per million (ppm) as measured with a Photoionization Detector during the work, to less than 4 ppm in one localized area after completion of the work.  A follow up call the next morning confirmed that the vapors were still under control.
P-639-2009*A water line failed in the poured cement basement of a cabin causing a flood.  Flood water floated the aboveground storage tank which compromised its piping resulting in the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of heating oil.  The initial effort by the property owner involved pumping water out the basement with a sump pump.  This was a reasonable option to reduce the quantity of liquid media for disposal and to allow the scene to be evaluated though the water level was allowed to get too low so product was pumped out into the yard creating another area requiring remediation.  The remaining water and oil in the basement was removed via vacuum truck then contaminated materials (wood shelving and miscellaneous personal items) were removed for disposal and the concrete was pressure washed with a cleaner/degreaser.  At the outfall of the sump hose, contaminated soil was removed via excavation. Though the square footage was large, it was essentially a surface issue.  Contamination is expected to have been removed.  A drilled public well exists well up gradient though given the circumstances and subsurface geology, it is not expected to be in jeopardy.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-187-2002*When the system shut down due to smoke, there was too much water for the recycle tank to contain so there was basically no place for the water to go except on the floor.  Before the water could flow down the trench behind the main building, Huber put a bucket of fines out to block it off.  After the water stopped moving toward the fines that we laid down, Huber went out and cleaned up the mess and put it on the fuel pile.
B-617-2002*       On November 21, 2002 at 2002 we received a call from Capt. Steve Metcalf of the Veazie Fire Dept. reporting a 15 to 30 gallon spill of gasoline from a ripped hose on a pump at the Veazie Variety on route 2.  Firefighters were containing and cleaning up the spill.
       I arrived on site and met Chief Metcalf.  The spill was actually fourteen gallons of gasoline which was recovered with sorbents.  Louise Trimble of Sebec started to drive off but still had the nozzle in her vehicle.  She stopped when she realized what happened but had already broke the hose off the pump which spilled the gas.  The breakaway coupling failed but the inside attendant alertly shut off the pump before going outside to investigate.  No gas reached any storm drains.
P-538-2002*
	This report covers the response to auto accident on a rural road caused by Brendon Nibarger, who was reported to have been going at excessive speed and to have swerved to avoid another auto.  The accident was reported to Sagadahoc Sheriff's Dept. by Mr. Robert Emerson, 443-5813.  [Both Nibarger and Emerson both live on Dana Mill Rd. in Woolwich and may be related?]
	The discharge posed both a fire hazard and contamination hazard to the stream and pond.  Most of product discharged to the stream and evaporated or dissolved in the water, thereby being non-recoverable.  Gasoline contaminated sorbent boom and pads recovered by ENPRO under DEP authority.  The downstream pond is believed not to have been effected due to a rapid response form the Woolwich Fire Dept.  The DEP replaced WFD's sorbents as well as covered waste disposal.
	As Mr. Nibarger is the responsible party for the discharge, costs of the DEP response should be recovered from him.  See the attached notes and Sheriff's Dept. report for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-893-2002*The process of abandoning old oil lines entails filling them with cement.  Global was in the process of doing so but mid fill, ran into an issue.  When they removed the cement pouring fixture to examine the problem, the line burped approximately 30 gallons of a #6/slurry mixture.  Remediation included excavating and drumming the mess.
P-895-2002*Received a call regarding a concrete truck that had overturned into a brook on Rustic Lane in Lyman.  The truck was discharging gear and engine oil directly into the brook.  The diesel tank was still intact and not leaking.

By the time I arrived,  the fire dept. had deployed sorbents to limit the migration of the oil in the brook.  Luckily, blown down trees and pine needles also hampered the migration of the oil on the brook, limiting its impact to a 50' section.  Some oil was collected in a five gallon pail, but most of the gear and engine oil had been discharged into the brook.  The truck was removed from the brook without incident, resulting in no discharge of diesel fuel.  Oiled sorbents and debris were removed from the brook and new sorbents left in place overnight.

The following day I returned to the site, and again replaced oil sorbents and collected oiled debris.  Also during this time, efforts were made to remove the concrete drum from the bank of the brook (the drum was cut from the truck the previous night for easier extraction) which severally damaged the bank and side of the road during this process.  Reconstruction of the bank and installation of erosion controls were undertaken by the end of the day, and the property owner was satisfied with the completed work.

Sorbents were left in place for a week at which time I returned and removed them and some additional debris.  Only a sheen was observed at this time.
B-574-2002*B-574-2002
10/24/2002 11:18

     Fred Hickey, Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Newport, called to report discovering some drums at a property the town recently acquired.  They consisted of three 55 gallon drums within a fallen down barn.  Investigation shown that the drums were empty.  An old gallon of "pyrethrin based" pesticide container was found however amongst the debris.  Since the integrity of the container was in question the material was collected and held for the next pesticide " pick up".
B-573-2002*B-573-2002
10/24/2002 10:00

     Tom Robinson, small farm owner in the town of Enfield on Route 155, called to report that he failed to remember the latest pesticide "pick up" held the previous day at our office.  He stated that he was worried about his containers of "Dinoseb" and "245-T".  He said he didn't think the containers would hold for another year.  The material was then picked up, secured, and held in our Haz-Store building for the next slated "pick- up".
A-659-2001*I received a report of used motor oil spill near the AMHI child care facility at the Greenlaw building.  Country Fare Excavation was employed in excavating trenches for electrical upgrade across the AMHI campus.  One of their dump trucks bottomed out on a granite curb breaking the crankcase plug and causing the unit to lose its engine oil.  The spill was to asphalt and was sorbed up with wood shavings.  These sweepings were taken for disposal at MMWAC facility in Auburn.
B-621-2002*          On November 23, 2002 at 0040 we received a call from the Hermon Fire Dept. reporting a gasoline spill from a car accident on route 2 near the Westside Restaurant.  Between ten and fifteen gallons of gas spilled and some went into a drainage ditch which had water in it.  Firefighters used sorbent pads and boom to recover the oil.  I checked the site at 0700 that morning and retrieved a bunch of clean pads from the ditch.  I saw no sign of oil in the ditch or adjacent cattail area.
A-667-2001*I received a report of overfill at the residence of Edward Myjack in Union.  The tank had been previously filled, and due to a miscommunication, Maritime tried to fill it again.  Fortunately it only sprayed from the vent pipe, reportedly 1 gallon.  I contacted Mr. Myjack and he confirmed it was a small spill, and adequately remediated by sorbents and hand shoveling.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-668-2001*Jeff Pendleson of FPL Energy called to report a small stain on the concrete beneath a transformer at Mason Station.  The transformer had a mechanical malfunction possibly due to temperature change, causing the minor leak.  The spot was rubbed with sorbents for remediation, and the unit inspected.  The transformer was tagged as containing PCB oil.  No PCB concentration was noted.  I did not conduct a site visit.
A-669-2001*I received a report of a fuel oil overfill from Randy at Maritime Energy.  The incident occurred at the residence of Virginia Perry.  The driver neglected to shut down the hose after the whistle quit, and approx. 2 gallons of oil sprayed out the vent onto the ground and shrubbery.  Maritime employed sorbents and hand excavation to remove the offending product.  I contacted Ms. Perry and confirmed the limited impact and sufficient cleanup of the spill.  No site visit was made.
P-898-2002*On 12/2/2002, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a 5 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a broken pole caused by a traffic accident.  The spilled material was cleaned up using speedy dry and some contaminated soil was removed as well.  No further action required.
P-756-2002*
INITIAL NOTICE, ASSESSMENT & DEP RESPONSE
	On Thurs. 10/10/02, DEP responded to Ms. Pauwels' notification of an approx. 240 gal. loss of fuel from her inside, aboveground fuel storage tank (AST).  Onsite I met with Ms. Pauwles, and with Union Oil Co. techs. who were replacing the bad fuel line.  Onsite and later over the phone, we discussed response actions and the AST Ins. Fund.  Mr. Pauwels later chose Option-1 for DEP management of the response.
	The old fuel line ran under the concrete floor of the finished basement to the furnace about 20' away (see site sketch).  After a 213 gal. fillup 13 days before, the tank was now empty and there was a strong oil odor in the house.  The line was later tested to be a leaker.  Except for a small oil stain under the tank, all the oil appears to have been lost under the house.  The oil tank is unusual in that it is (was) located in a small closet-like room with only two small access ways for maintenance.  The basement is a finished family room and a daughter's bedroom.  The house has forced hot-water heat.
	The house is a split-level with a three bay garage, and located at the end of a cul de sac on Ole Ironside Lane.  The area is dense sub-urban residential, on city water & sewer.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	To help control vapors in the upstairs, a fan was installed blowing out a window to help create negative pressure.  I installed a plastic sheet hanging in the stairwell.  Little more could be done that afternoon.
	On Thurs. 10/17/02, I returned with DEP engineer, Peter Eremita and with a crew from ENPRO Services, Inc.  Five geoprobe borings were made under DEP direction.  Clean, fine sand was noted down to about 5' to 7' bg (below grade).  The sand was wet at 5', but no product or odor of oil was detected.  At 6' to 7' bg a rotten, black shale rock was found (refusal).  At first we thought this may be an area of a burn while the house was being built though we later suspected it was natural weathering.  Finding no oil, we suspected that the oil was entrapped under the house.  The house foundation may be sitting directly on the ledge.   At that time, I passed management of further actions to DEP engineer Eremita.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	See the attached notes and the records of DEP Tech Services Div. for further details as to further investigation, remediation and the case resolution.
	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite (under the house) and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  Being under the house it may not be cost effective to move the house to get at all of the oil other than oil recovered through pumping and/or vapor extraction.
	I understand that the Pauwels will be applying for AST Ins. coverage of allowable remediation expenses.  Maine DEP has covered initial invoices under Option-1 of the Agreement.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM

P-198-2002*
	Routine 3/15/02 site visit to confirm removal of two UST's used for storage of oily water & runnoff.  Mr. Yates reported that the tanks were abandoned by removal prior to Global Co. taking over the terminal in April of 2001.  I am not aware of any reported regulated contamination.
	There were problems with the removal notification in that the expected removal date was 4/23/01, though the notice was not received @ SMRO until 5/7/01.  There is no known waiver of the 30-day notice period.  There is also no signature or date on the notice.  On the other hand, these tanks, being for stormwater and/or oil/water separator, they may not be regulated UST's in Maine.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-638-2002*       On November 26, 2002 at 1030 we received a call from Greg Merrett of Irving Oil reporting a ten gallon spill of gasoline at the Mainway station at 489 Broadway St. in Bangor.  A driver left their vehicle unattended and the automatic shut-off failed causing the gas to overfill the tank.  The product collected on the asphalt parking lot where workers recovered it with sorbents.  No product reached any storm drains.
A-706-2001*I received a call from Paula at C N Brown to report a fuel oil spill at R E Lowell Lumber Company in Buckfield.  Due to human error, the outside 4,000 gallon fuel oil tank was overfilled spilling 30 gallons to concrete containment.   C N Brown recovered 27 gallons of free product by pumping, and sorbed the rest with pads.  I called R E Lowell and spoke with Elwood in Maintenance.  He was satisfied with the cleanup, and assured me there were no wells at risk.  No site visit was made.
P-199-2002*
Notice of small surface discharge from auto accident.  No DEP response.  No threat to surface or ground water reported.

S G Brezinski
A-712-2001*I received a call from Paula at C.N. Brown reporting a spill at the Mexico Mobil on Main Street.  A customer was filling her tank when it sprang a leak.  The Fire Department responded and patched the tank stopping the leak.  Approx. 7 gallons spilled.  Most of the gas was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Some likely volatilized and sorbed to the concrete surface.  No site visit was made.  The customer's name (spiller) was not available.  It appears she drove away and perhaps is still getting some anonymous mileage out of the trusty plug-n-dike patch.
B-627-2002*        On November 26, 2002 at 1200 we received an anonymous call of an engine block partly in Hermon Pond at 99 Fowler's Landing Road.  Heidi Richards is the camp owner but Ms. Richards had closed the camp for the winter and retired to Florida.  I found the site and moved the engine block above the high water mark.  The block was old and not even leaving a rainbow sheen on the water.
P-191-2002*
	Response to surface gasoline discharge from pickup truck accident reportedly involving a driver of poor judgment and skill.  At first a full tank of gasoline was suspected to have discharged after the auto overturned in a roadside drainage brook.  I later estimated no more than 5 gallons lost.  Much of the fuel evaporated, some carried away as a sheen, some picked up in pads, a little in the soil.  No wells are believed threatened.

S G Brezinski
A-748-2001*This was a late report from the State Police file.  I contacted Steve Evans at Maine Yankee for further information.  The incident occurred when truck was parked in the yard area near the containment dome structure.  The vehicle apparently had a loose fitting of some kind, allowing discharge of a small amount of diesel, estimated in ounces.  The spill was to asphalt, and was sorbed up.  No site visit was made.
P-180-2002*
	DEP response to building fire resulting in possible oil or haz. mat discharges.  The building burned was adjacent to the main mill building @ 81 Bridge St.  There were initial concerns over contaminated fire fighting water effecting the Royal River adjacent to the mill, though this was not noted during my visit.  An AST in front of the burned building did not leak.  Any regulated chemicals that may have been in the building were apparently consumed in the fire.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-192-2002*
	On Saturday 3/16/02, I responded to a report of a small #2 oil spill form a delivery truck hose in front of 106 Union St.  I arrived after the DEE workers had left, and noted oil smelling soil and debris still along the curb.  I reached Don Girardon at DEE who promised to have workers return Monday morn to finish cleaning up the spill.  I did not find this particularly acceptable.
	No spillage is known to have reached drains or surface water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-753-2001*I received a call from Randy Murray, owner of Murray Oil.  He had a fuel oil spill from one of his delivery trucks at the Goodwin residence.  The spill was caused by a combination of the steep driveway, a very full tank in the truck, and a crossover pipe that was not tightly closed.  Oil was forced out of the tank onto the top of the truck and subsequently to the ground onto Goodwin's driveway.  The driveway was cracked and some oil seeped beneath.  I spoke with the homeowner who was dissatisfied with the cleanup and worried about her water supply well located 20 feet from the spill area.  Cheryl Fontaine and I made a site visit, met with Randy and Ms. Goodwin.  We could smell fuel oil in the tap water.  I took a sample and immediately ordered filters from Yarmouth Water Treatment.  I also requested Randy hire an excavator to remove soil.  We removed 60 odd tons of soil and pavement under DEP oversight.  We replaced the soil and re-paved the affected area.  There were ongoing issues with the water treatment system over the next several weeks.  The system alternately leaked, froze, and caused a good deal of stress for all parties.  Finally the system was installed in a heated, insulated building, in an appropriate location.  The site was referred for quarterly monitoring.  Interestingly enough, no further detections of fuel oil were detected after the initial round.  Filters were removed in October 2002.  No further action is expected at this site.
A-759-2001*I received an anonymous call concerning 4 @ five gallon plastic pails of what appeared to be unspecified oil abandoned on vacant rural land in Chelsea.  The caller walks by the area infrequently, and noticed the abandoned pails.  I made a site visit and recovered the pails.  It may have been hydraulic or waste crankcase oil, but it was dirty and mixed with water.   The containers were upright, and water had displaced a minor amount of oil to the ground.  I shovelled and raked up some leaves, wet soil, and contamination for disposal off site.  The area was over 1,000 feet from any homes.  No additional removal was warranted.  The property was up for sale, and I contacted the realtor listed on the sign concerning the spill.  I relayed that the spill was remediated, and no further action would be necessary.
B-632-2002*On 11/27/02. 1345 hours Kevin Moore of C.N. Brown reported that they had a spill at 81 Bragg Road in Detroit.  They were in the process of making a delivery to a new AST installation when it became apparent that the installation had not been completed.  The system looked good but shortly after the fill began product came out of the effluent end of the filter because the fuel feed line had not been installed.  That plus the fact that the fireamatic valve had been left open made the situation a spill waiting to happen.  They estimated that about five gallons of product landed on the ground, which was a fairly porous, glacial til.  C.N. Brown people were there digging up the spill area when I arrived and Environmental Projects, Inc. came within a half hour later.  We excavated by hand until the bag headspace readings ranged from 0 to 10 ppm.  The hole was about 2 yards by 1 yard by 1 yard.  The bottom was at the level of the surficial aquifer.  The dwelling's drilled well was about seventy feet from the spill.  An abandoned dug well had water at about two feet from grade.  The owner of the property is Toby Inman, 296-2455.
A-773-2001*I was contacted by Ann Pistell of DEP who received a report from a teacher at Monmouth Middle school.  The teacher knew that a spill of mercury had been discovered, and did not think it had been reported to DEP.  Ann had been at the school the previous day with Deb Stahler, DEP Chemist, conducting a pollution prevention visit.  I called the school and arranged to meet the Principal, Mr. Hanson.  Deb Stahler accompanied me on the response with the newly acquired Lumex mercury vapor detector instrument.  At some point in the past, liquid mercury was disposed in the science room (103) sink.  The sink later became clogged.  A plumber came to the school  to repair the sink several weeks prior to our visit.  Reportedly, a mixture of liquid Mercury, water, and drain slime spilled out of the plugged trap onto the classroom floor.  The spill was subsequently cleaned up with a mop from the janitors closet.  Unfortunately, the mop was not replaced, but used repeatedly to wash down the tile floors in the hall, bathrooms, and classes.  This spread the mercury to previously uncontaminated areas.  When we arrived, the Lumex was detecting vapors above risk based concentrations in several areas, including the janitor's closet, and Room 103.  We advised Mr. Hanson that the school would have to decontaminate the areas with the high concentrations.  We advised that the rooms should be left open to ventilate over the weekend.  We contacted Andy Smith, State toxicologist to advise the school about the air vapor data we collected.  Mr. Hanson hired Environmental Projects to do the decontamination over the weekend.   The sink was removed, the janitors mop was disposed, and the areas decontaminated by washing and ventilating.  We returned to the school and recorded vapor concentrations the following Monday.  Vapor concentrations had diminished significantly, but were still above risk based concentrations in the sink and Room 103.  This room was closed for general use and additional venting was implemented.  Andy Smith was contacted again and notified of the results.  We returned to the school again two weeks later to monitor vapor and all locations were below risk based concentrations.  No further action remedial was required.
B-513-2002*B-513-2002
09/27/2002 18:57

     Ellsworth Public Safety called to report that a vehicle went off the road off Route 178 in Ellsworth.  The vehicle was extracted without incident.  No sheen was evident.
B-401-2002*B-401-2002
07/30/2002 09:22

     The C.N. Brown Big Apple on Route 7 in Corinna called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at their facility.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons of fuel leaked onto the paved surface when the nozzle to the dispenser fell out of a passenger vehicle.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
I-189-2002*Vehicle rolled into Petite Brook off route 1 in St Francis.  Water and oil flowed under the ice at the mount of the Saint John river.  1 quart of oil was reported spilled.  Only a small sheen remained went I arrived at the site.  No recovery was attempted.
P-193-2002*
Report of auto accident involving routine small discharge of glycol antifreeze.  Washed away by WFD and allowed to evaporate.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
B-331-2002*B-331-2002
06/14/2002 13:06

     The Veazie Fire dispatcher called to report that a unattended vehicle rolled into the Penobscot River off of Lemon Street.  Only a minor sheen on the water surface was noted.  The vehicle was removed from the river without further spillage.  No further investigation was necessary.
P-200-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	In the evening of Sat. 3/16/02, DEP was notified of a 12 to 20 gal. diesel discharge at the MTA Mile 24 South service plaza.  The spill was reported to have been caused by a truck driver not monitoring the filling of his truck at the diesel dispenser, resulting in the overfill of the tank.  The Kennebunk Turnpike motor fuels UST facilities (North and South bound sides) are owned by the MTA and presently operated by C N Brown Oil Co.
	On calling the station attendant right after being notified through the State Police, he stated to me they did not have enough sorbents on hand and were not able to clean up the discharge adequately although C N Brown promptly reported the spill and applied what sorbents were available.  I then called the MTA dispatcher, and he agreed to have a MTA truck sand the spill and pick up the oily sand.
	A copy of this report will be sent to the Maine Turnpike and to C N Brown with a recommendation that adequate sorbents and trained employees be available at the service areas to quickly respond to spills such as this.  Sorbents, bags, storage drums and tools, for a 100 gallon spill for example, should not be unreasonable to keep on hand.  The C N Brown and MTA workers are the first available to react and could make a big difference when a discharge is threatening storm drains and public safety.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-190-2002*Department of Transportation (DOT) plow truck's hydraulic line leaked approximately 20 gallons of oil over 5 miles of route 11 in Ashland.  DOT driver stopped next to Squa Pan Stream and recovered approximately 5 gallons with sorbents.  No product was found in the stream.
B-332-2002*B-332-2002
06/17/2002 09:33

     Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid.  It was stated that less that a gallon of fluid leaked from a blown hose on a John Deere lawn tractor.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
P-901-2002*Received a call regarding the discovery of a loose fitting on an AST at Ms. Odonal's home 20 Winsor Drive located in Hamlet Manufactured Home Community, Westbrook, ME.  The leak had been stopped, but there was oil accumulating under the mobile home.

I responded to the complaint and observed approximately 2 gallons of kerosene floating on the water under the trailer which I collected with sorbents.  Sorbents were left in place to collect any remaining oil.  Before I left, I checked the inside of the home for oil vapors and found nothing.  Luckily, Ms. Odonal heated with a K-1 monitor instead of forced hot air.  The property was revisited until oil was no longer observed.
P-646-2002*
SPILL SUMMARY

	On Thurs. 8/29/02, I responded to a complaint of a well-water problem at this rural single-family house.  I met Christine Webber and her children at home and was shown around.  The house was new, and the Webbers moved in only two weeks earlier.  The area is forested  and groundwater was near the surface.  A dug well is in the front near the driveway and was noted to have a skim of material or sheen on it.  The water smelled strongly of Manganese, and there was already a water softener for a high Iron problem.
	Though possible, I thought it unlikely that this was chemical contamination.  The symptoms were more of organics and/or natural metals in the water, such as manganese.  This is not uncommon with new wells, near new construction and in recently disturbed fill, particularly sandy soil.  For example, Iron (Fe) or other metals in a reduced state becomes oxidized when excavated promoting Fe-bacteria, etc.  Fe-bacteria is often a contributor or cause of  rust-brown runnoff.
	A DRO sample of 8/29/02, had a reading of 335 ppb though the chromatogram (see attached) did not match that of fuel oil.  On the advice of Maine analytics and DHS HETL (Health & Env. Testing Lab), we re-sampled for various metals and for hardness, both before and after the Webber's water softener (see attached).  Significant metals were confirmed.  After discussing the results with the HETL, we felt that the problem was apparently natural metals and Fe-bacteria.  I recommended to Ms. Webber that she contact DHS for advice on treating the water and/or bleaching the well water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-902-2002*Received a call from the Wells Fire Dept. regarding a vehicle accident on Route 9B just before Alpine Road heading towards Route 9.  They stated that the vehicle had driven off the road into a brook, in addition to damaging its gasoline tank.  They stated that 2 to 3 gallons of gasoline was discharged into the brook, and were concerned that the gasoline might affect the drinking water in the area.  Sorbents were placed down to collected the gasoline.

By the time I arrived, most of the gasoline had volatilized (due to strong winds) and only a sheen was observed.  I collected all the sorbents that were placed down by the fire dept.
B-327-2002*B-327-2002
06/13/2002 08:00

     Kerry Scates, Licensed Tank Installer for ME-DOT, called to report the removal of a 2000 gallon fiberglass diesel tank at their facility on Route 15 in Brooksville.  An on site investigation shown no evidence of leakage during the removal.  Only a little staining was found around the dispenser. No further action was taken.
B-231-2002*B-231-2002
04/18/2002 12:15

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering an oil sheen in a small stream out behind New England Heating on Old Route 1A.  The area immediately behind the facility was inspected without finding any evidence of spillage.  The stream was also investigated all the way down to Phillips Lake.  Nothing was found.
B-230-2002*B-230-2002
04/18/2002 10:39

     An anonymous complainant called to report a junk yard situation with associated oil spillage at the Percy McKinney property on the Preble Road in Lowell.  The site was subsequently investigated.  A few junk vehicles and some debris was found but little in the way of spillage.
P-897-2002*Standard overfill to pavement; cleaned up with pads.
B-640-2002*On 12/02/02, 1723 hours Richard Ramsey of Dead River in Calais reported that they had a small overfill at 149 Main Street, which is a commercial building belonging to Michael Johnson, 454-2339.  The above ground fuel storage system had two tanks and two fills.  They were each supposed to take a hundred plus gallons according to the customer.  The first one they filled took the expected amount but the second spit back after about nine gallons were delivered.  The refluxed fuel, which was about two gallons, landed on the sidewalk.  It was picked up with a dozen sorbent pads.  These went to Dead River's waste stream.
B-616-2002*On 11/20/2002, Bill Littlefield called from the Dover-Foxcroft waste water treatment plant to report that an unknown chemical had been dumped into a town catch basin and odors had entered a couple of residences.
   I met Mr. Littlefield at his office. He told me that the problem first began on the evening of 11/15(Friday) or early 11/16 when citizens called the public safety dispatch to complain of odors in their homes. Two families on the hill above the public works garage on South Street received the chemical odors through their cellar drains. One elderly man, Arnold Poland, 156 South St., was hospitalized. While neighbors, the Robert Stevens family, 164 South St., were irritated by the smell, they were not sufficiently bothered enough to move the firewood in the cellar so that Mr. Littlefield could seal the drain as he did for the Poland family.
   Mr. Littlefield and crew eventually traced the odor to a catch basin on the down hill end of the public works garage. They found a milky colored liquid that gave a strong irritating odor. They used a portable sump pump to pump out the basin and collected about 55 gallons. By the time of my arrival, ground water had entered the basin and it held quite a bit of the milky liquid. Using my PID calibrated with 100-ppm isobutylene and a 355 set point I got a reading in the neighborhood of 300-ppm. This told me that an organic compound was involved but not what. The most common organic compounds that I deal with are petroleum hydrocarbons. I next placed a sorbent pad on the liquid's surface and the pad became saturated with either a white or clear liquid. These pads are designed to reject water and absorb petroleum products. I used a dozen pads to collect the chemical that was on the surface of the water, but the some of it remained suspended in the water. This was vacuumed out by Clean Harbors, Inc on the next day, 11/21/2002.
   While inspecting the catch basin, a lot of suggestions about the nature of the chemical, one of which was part cleaner. This reminded me that I had some parts cleaner at home. I checked this against the unknown chemical and found that it smelled the same and turned water milky. I check the Material Safety Data sheets for my parts cleaner and learned that it would not be classified as hazardous material. However the most active ingredient is aromatic petroleum distillates. The concentrated vapors could lead to respiratory distress in the young and elderly. It was also designed to be water-soluble thus the milky appearance of the water. I was convinced I was dealing with parts cleaner.
   Detective Scot Arno, Dover-Foxcroft Police Dept., had inquired at the public works department and no one admitted knowing what the chemical was or how it got there. While this parts cleaner could be purchased by anyone, I did notice that the public works garage inventory taken in August of 2002, showed it had parts cleaner made by the same company as mine and, while heavy duty, was of similar composition.
   When Clean Harbors Inc. arrived they vacuumed out the catch basin and the 55-gallon drum that Mr. Littlefield had filled earlier. In order to recover any cleaner in the drain line and to reduce remaining odors, about 500 gallons of water was released about the public works garage while we stood by at the foot of the hill at the collection basin. We did not find anything to recover.
   A description of the drain/sewer line is in order. A few years ago a new sewer line was installed on South Street. The original one had gone to the Piscataquis River. This older line was left in place to collect surface runoff. Apparently the Stevens and Poland homes were not disconnected. Due to the circumstances, I was told that the town was going to fill in the problem catch basin to prevent a reoccurrence.
   I discussed the case with the town manager, Owen Pratt, and Detective Arno and gave them both copies of the MSDS for the two parts cleaner.
   I expect to ta
B-236-2002*B-236-2002
04/22/2002 09:40

     Robert Hood, Fire Chief for the Town of Lubec, called to report a fuel spill at a property owned by Dorothy Lyons on the Crows Neck Road.  It was stated that approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel spilled from a cracked line on the outside 275 gallon fuel tank.  The oil escaped to a ditch near the residence's dug well.  The affected soil was then removed and landspread at an approved site.  PID levels at the bottom of the excavation were "non detect".  No further action was taken.
B-637-2002*Old Town Fire Dept. reported that a pickup truck had rolled over on Rt. 43 and was losing a lot of gasoline. On my arrival I found that the truck was no longer leaking and fire personnel had acquired a dozen gasoline saturated sorbent pads. They estimated that about 10 gallons had spilled. The area was remote and unsettled by human habitation because of the tight saturated soil of a cedar swamp. There was no reasonably recoverable gasoline available and due to the site no further clean up was required.
P-884-2002*11.19.2002, responded to facility location and met Ron Dion of Downeast Energy.  Dion informed me that this is a new account and that Downeast oil technicians observed some spillage upon inspection of the oil supply and furnace facility.  I observed some residual spillage at the supply tank filter and at the furnace, where the oil feed line connects to the furnace.  It appeared that the spillage was old and associated with past haphazard service to the filter and furnace.  All that remained were fading stains (10 in. by 10 in. at the supply tank filter and 2 ft. by 1 ft. at the furnace) where the small spills took place on the dirt floor.  There was no olfactory presence of fuel oil and PID readings of zero where indicated on the Passport detector.  The dwelling is serviced by public water.

I spoke with Mr. Henry at approx. 1600 and advised him of my finding and that no clean up was required.  Mr. Henry indicated that they are new owners of the apartments.  I advised Mr. Henry that the Oil & Solid Fuel Board of Maine has facility standards that he may want to review.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.4.2002
B-614-2002*      On November 19, 2002 at 1525 we received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a half gallon mineral oil spill in Sangerville.  A broken bushing caused the spill which occurred at pole #23 on the Moulton Road.  Workers excavated the contaminated snow for disposal by a hazardous waste hauler.
P-889-2002*Larry Kerr's 15 foot deep dug well was considered at risk for home heating oil contamination due to the nearby spill at Cristal Cote's property (P-857-2001).  Drinking water samples collected on 12/10/2001, and 6/19/2002, were non-detect for DRO.  This turned to positive with water samples collected on 9/23/2002, (74 ppb) and 10/1/2002 (147 ppb).  A GAC filter was installed on 10/18/2002.  However, review of the DRO chromatograms and analysis of drinking water using methods 8260 and 4.1.27 confirmed that the contamination was from gasoline.  The recovery well on Cristal Cote's property was also sampled and found to have identical gasoline compounds, but in greater concentration.  This is interpreted as the result of the recovery well drawing in more gasoline that is hydrologically up-gradient.

The case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services.
A-412-2002*Response Services received an anonymous complaint regarding waste oil discharges at Powers Auto Center at the corner of Main Street and Pleasant Avenue in Clinton.  DEP personnel investigated the complaint and found no evidence of recent or past waste oil spills.  Powers Auto Center constructed a covered waste oil storage rack which keeps the drums off the ground and under cover.  The base of the waste oil storage rack has a steel containment structure.   No evidence of oil was found in the containment.  Powers Auto Center heats the repair garage with waste oil.

A second part of the complaint stated, "there are cars everywhere leaking automotive fluids to the ground."  The cars on the lot are parked in ordered rows in two categories:  1.  Cars offered for sale are near the road.  2.  Cars awaiting repairs are parked near the repair garage.  The lot is paved and no evidence of spills was noted.

No further action is expected.
P-907-2002*Standard overfill sprayed siding and hit ground.  Siding was wiped down with pads and contaminated soil was removed.
P-908-2002*7.12.2002, received report of mercury spill that resulted from the breakage of a medical device.  The potential RP contracted with EPI Environmental to clean up and dispose of the spilled product.

Maine DEP did not respond to the spill and phone contact with the clean up contractor indicated a satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.4.2002
A-695-2002*An Industrial Metal Recycling truck collecting materials at the Town of Brooks landfill had a hydraulic hose fail causing an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to be discharged to the ground.  Landfill personnel and Industrial Metals personnel used sorbent material, speedi-dri and some limited excavation to contain and clean up the spill.

No further action is expected.
P-830-2002*
SUMMARY
	This case involves the investigation of mystery oil vapors to residences coming up thru storm drains.  On the morning of 11/7/02, I met a Cape E. Fire Dept. Captain and Bob Molley of the Cape E. Public Works and investigated for a source door to door.
	Three houses on Evergreen Circle were suffering oil vapors entering the houses, apparently through foundation drains with no traps going out to the city storm drains.  Oil vapors were also noted in catch basins up on Brentwood, but no free product.  The odor more resembled K1 oil rather than #2 or gasoline.  The 1" of rain the previous day may have exasperated the problem.  Another complication is that often the oil vapors will move upstream while product flows downstream due to a chimney effect.
	All houses checked were on propane gas or with in-compliance facilities with no observed leaks.  Number 76 Brentwood had a minor odor we believed was from a small surface spill at their oil filter following a recent cleaning, #2 Evergreen had a garage K1 tank but no one was at home to check the line going to the monitor heater in the house.  One house needed a grouted #2 oil line replaced, but there was no indication it leaked.  I also left AST advisory fliers on doors for homeowners.
	
CONCLUSION
	No source or free product was found.  Since that week I have heard no further complaints.  I suspect a leaking fuel line on Brentwood somewhere.  The problem could also have been caused by a one-time purposeful dumping, or an accidental spill reaching the drain.  Further action possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-226-2002*
Report of about 1.5 gal. of #2 oil dripping or dribling from Ness Oil Co. peddler truck as it drove west on Minot Ave. toward Mechanic Falls.  The leak was reported to be due to a slightly open nozzle.  Nothing was reported to be recoverable, the oil having been dispersed over a wide area.  No DEP response at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-910-2002*10.22.2002, received report of spilled oil in parking lot of entered location.  No DEP response, phone contact with Scarborough FD indicated satisfactory clean up of approximately one quart of what appeared to be new (virgin) motor or transmission oil.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.4.2001

P-228-2002*
Report of small #2 oil spill form delivery truck hose at customer's residence.  Response by Downeast Energy.  No DEP visit.  No further complaints.

S G Brezinski
P-906-2002*Malfunctioning overfill protection caused the discharge of approximately 400 gallons of #2 fuel to the Brunswick Waste Water Treatment Facility.  Fortunately, the spill remained in primary containment which decreased the potential for grand scale contamination in addition to easing cleanup necessities.  Liquids were collected for disposal by Clean Harbors.  Solids were also involved in this incident in that one step in the facilities treatment process entails sludge collection for composting.  The presence of fuel oil in subsequent sludge collections precludes it from the composting process and requires that it be landfilled as a contaminated material.  A virgin letter was granted to allow for disposal at Pine Tree landfill in Hampden pending analytical results.

**Please view attachments.**
P-433-2002*
SUMMARY
	This report involves two separate reportable surface oil discharges, and an unassociated  UST abandonment by removal.	
	On Thurs. 6/20/02, I responded to a reported 75-gallon spill of #2 heating oil from a consumptive-use facility at this commercial facility.  I was told that a forklift had run into a concrete barrier that in turn was pushed into the fuel lines for three manifolded 275 gal. vertical heating oil AST's.  The three tanks were on the shop floor of the warehouse area (see site sketch).  [What is ironic is the AST's had been recently installed to replace a removed 3000-gallon non-conforming UST.]  I met Clean Harbors (CHES) onsite who were cleaning up the spill to the concrete floor.
	While onsite, Mr. Schwarz and Clean Harbors requested a virgin letter for a roll off container 1/2 full of oiled roofing shingles.  These new shingles, still in their packaging, had become contaminated during a separate, unrelated oil spill two days earlier.   As this spill had not been reported, as required, and DEP did not witness the clean-up: DEP could not assure that the contamination was a virgin product, and no virgin letter could be issued.  We tried to find a way to use them for the intended purpose though Applicator Sales found they could not donate or sell them.
	The UST was reported to have been abandoned-by-removal on or about 5/27/02.  No problems were reported.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-912-2002*10.22.02 received a report from Mike Sanborn of Maine Energy Recovery that approximately 7 gallons of sodium hydroxide, a class 8 corrosive, discharged on to a paved surface of the facility.  The spill occurred during a product transfer operation from a tanker truck to an above ground storage tank.  Sanborn advised that during delivery of the product, a fitting on the fill pipe of the storage tank broke.  The transfer was immediately stopped and speedi-dri deployed to the spill area.  Clean Harbors, So. Portland, was contracted to pick up the waste products for disposal.

No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.4.2002
B-626-2002*On 11/26/02, 0920 hours Lon Libby of Wagner Forest Management reported a 12 gallon release of hydraulic oil from a tree harvesting machine.  It landed on frozen road and was picked up with about thirty pads.  Also, more product was recovered in two five gallon pails of dirt and bark.  The cleanup materials were taken by the Canadian crew.
P-903-2002*On 12/3/02, I received a call from Beverly St.Pierre reporting a spill at her residence.  The spill occurred on 10/28, when Union Oil was connecting the oil line for her furnace of her newly relocated mobile home.  The original oil system was a two line system (feed and return).  The return line was never connected.  Every time the furnace ran, oil was discharging onto the concrete pad under the home.  On 11/21, a plumber hired by Ms. St.Pierre was under the trailer to connect the water and sewer.  He noticed puddles of oil under the trailer and notified Ms. St.Pierre.  She then contacted Union Oil.  Union Oil sent out a service technician and the return line was removed and the spill source secured.  Speedy dry was put on the spill.  There is some discrepancy between the homeowner and Union Oil as to whether or not the contaminated speedy dry was also removed on 11/21.  Ms. St.Pierre claims it was not removed until 12/3.  Union Oil claims at least some of it was removed earlier.  No report was made to the DEP by Union Oil to report the discharge.

On the afternoon of 12/3, I responded to the site.  Oil odor was quite evident in the residence as well as under the trailer.  Speedy dry was observed on the concrete pad under the trailer presumably where the oil was discharged.  The home is served by both public water and sewer.  Later in the afternoon, I spoke with Don Spence at Union Oil and requested that they take action to remove the oil vapors in the residence.  I suggested that this could be done by: 1.)  Extending the fresh air intake for the furnace outside the skirting of the trailer.  2.)  Wash and seal the concrete pad that was impacted by the spill.  Since weather at this time of year will not allow for this, it should be planned for Spring and a temporary ventilation system for under the trailer should be installed for the winter.  3.)  Have the home professionally cleaned.

On 12/6/02, a Notice of Violation was sent to Union Oil regarding the spill requesting the above numbered corrective actions.  On 12/10/02, a letter was sent to Bob Williams from Union Oil indicating the above corrective actions had been made.  See attached letter from Union Oil.

The pad will be cleaned and sealed in the spring.  No further action is anticipated.
A-787-2001*I received a call from Gardiner PD reporting an oil spill from a truck accident on New Mills Bridge.  The bridge is a steel structure, two lanes, with a partial paved and open steel grating deck.  A boom truck operated by Neo-Craft signs was headed west.  The boom was not lowered down on the truck properly, and struck the bridge superstructure.  The impact ripped the boom completely off the truck severing the hydraulic hoses and damaging the hydraulic oil reservoir.  This caused the oil to discharge to the road surface, and some passed through the steel grate into Cobbossee stream.  The stream was partially frozen, and there was no way to recover the oil as it immediately was swept away under the ice.  I was able to use sorbents to recover some oil and with the assistance of the Firefighters, we cleaned the bridge and roadway as best we could.  Sand was then spread over the paved sections to improve traction.  Traffic was re-opened after an hour or so.
A-801-2001*I received a late report from SMRO receptionist reporting an oil spill in Rome.  Downeast Energy called in the spill and it had apparently been lost in the shuffle.  Fortunately the spill was minor, estimated at a few ounces.  Downeast delivered 97 gallons to 125 gallon AST at the Pellitier residence.  The threads on the fill piping leaked to the ground as the tank was being filled.  A small amount of soil was removed as well as sorbent litter material.  I contact the homeowners and they assured me it was a small spill and they were satisfied with the cleanup by Downeast.  They were familiar with oil spills as they had dealt with Jon Andrews, DEP Response at a previous incident.
B-591-2002*On 11/05/02, 1456 hours Joe Bailey of Irving Oil in Millinocket reported that they had pumped product out of an AST at 39 Pine Street.  The dwelling had burned down and the product needed to be recovered.  In the process they observed an oil stain on the cement floor that was six feet in diameter.  Data indicated that they had lost five gallons of product since the most recent delivery.  At the rate of .3 gallons per square foot of stain the estimated spill is consistent with the size of the stain.
P-516-2002*
SUMMARY
	In the weekday afternoon of Thurs. 7/25/02, I responded to the Scarborough Fire Dept.'s notice of an overturned excavator with leaking diesel fuel that threatened the nearby marsh and National Wildlife Refuge.  Enroute I gave notice to Fleet Env. for a potential response but called them off after assessing the spill.  Fleet arrived anyways to observe and and potentially assist at their own expense.  Scarborough Fire and Public safety were already onsite.  Potential loss was up to 40 gallons.  Cotton towing was righting the excavator and trailer.

ASSESSMENT
	While backing down a private drive to 22 & 24 Sawyer St., Dick's Power Equip. (Dick's) trailer carrying a tracked excavator backed into the roadside ditch and rolled on its side (see site sketch).  Diesel fuel was leaking from the excavator to a wet area on Ms. Eisenhart's property.  The excavator was being delivered to bury Ms. Eisenhart's deceased horse.  The area is suburban residential, with three private wells within 300'.  Across the street is a marine wetland and national wildlife refuge.  The ground sloped down from Spurwink.
	Groundwater was high and near the surface.  Surface soils appeared to be marine silt.  It appeared only 10 gallons or less had leaked.  We applied sorbent pads to free product.  I briefed the neighbors that if the oil contamination is removed promptly there should be little threat to their wells and the wetland.

REMEDIAL MEASURES & CONCLUSION
	After righting the excavator, Dick's Power Equip. buried the horse and then excavated oil contaminated soil.  High gw kept the oil. from spreading deep.  The soil was taken to Commercial Recycling under a DEP Virgin Letter.  On 7/26/02, the excavation was padded for a little remaining oil and was left open a few days to aerate anything remaining.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-587-2002*On 10/31/02, 1220 hours Annie Bowman of CN Brown in Brewer reported that one of their vender trucks had developed a leak in its' fuel return line while traveling on I-95 between exits 49 and 50.  A fairly large portion of the fuel landed on the exhaust system and vaporized, which caused a white cloud to come out of the engine compartment.  The driver pulled over to the side of the road, stopped and exited the truck.  A bystander said he could see drops of fluid coming from the underside of the truck.  I understood that the vehicle was traveling north.  I didn't find it going north so I came south between the same exits.  I didn't find it then either.   It  happened that Discount Towing was on scene when the truck stopped, so within a few minutes the truck was gone and the Bangor Fire Department had cleared the scene.  There was no evidence of a spill.
A-719-2002*Received a call from Ron Howard of Maine Yankee reporting a very small spill. A truck was waiting at the security gate and some lube oil leaked out of the engine. When the truck pulled away a small spot of oil was found. It has been cleaned up. No site visit was made and no further action on this spill is indicated.
B-554-2002*On 10/17/02, 1030 hours, Vangi Stewart called this office seeking help with a mercury spill in her kitchen sink.  Apparently someone in the household was rinsing a mercury thermometer over the sink and it fell and broke.  It appeared that the mercury had stopped against the exterior of the drain, which was elevated from the bottom of the sink by almost an eighth of an inch.  I found a product in our office called Hg Absorb and headed for Bar Harbor.   The material (Hg Absorb) worked but it was a slow process.  It took the better part of an hour to recover a few drops of mercury.  The material was brought to the HazStor unit at BRO, BWRM.
A-738-2002*The Department received a call from CN Brown concerning a small spill. I returned the call to Paula Smith of CN Brown maintenance. She stated while unreeling the hose at Northeast Woodturning the nozzle caught in the flush tank and spilled about one cup to frozen ground. The driver cleaned it up. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-68-2002*While making an inspection of Steele & Marshall in Thomaston, Richard Currie noticed some spilled oil at the plant. He let me know that there were some minor oil spill issues. I visited the plant and found mainly housekeeping issues. A further visit by Response Services is advisable to see if the housekeeping issues have been solved.
P-448-1994*
LUST removal with contam. found.  See separate narrative and CMR 691 assessment by St. Germain & Assoc.

S G Brezinski
12/18/02
B-592-2002*Mr. Bubar called to report that his truck had broken its frame while turning the corner at Rt. 6 and the Mill Stream Road in Springfield. This caused the transmission to break and spill about 5 gallons of oil onto the road. He got a bale of sorbent pads from the Maine Dept. of Transportation and cleaned up the spill. He will burn the pads in his shop wood stove this winter. I cautioned him to burn a few at a time. No further action expected.
B-529-2002*
     While I was on site at Domtar Industries, Inc. in Baileyville on 9/30/02, monitoring the cleanup of case number B-479-2002, Jay Beaudoin informed me that they had a minor sheen in the river near their generator room.  Upon investigation, the sheen was traced to oil spillage on the concrete floor inside the building near one of the generators.  It appeared that whoever lubricated the unit recently had not followed proper procedures.  As a result of previous spills at that location, they had installed a plug on the floor drain, which is suppose to be closed when they are lubricating the generators.  That way, if any oil is spilled, it would be contained on the concrete floor and easily recovered.  On this particular date, the plug was not in place and there was some spillage around the drain.  The oil was immediately cleaned up and sorbent boom installed along the edge of the river.  Mr. Beaudoin stated that they would be addressing the issue further with maintenance personnel.

REC:  File report.

B-552-2002*On 10/11/02 Kate Uncle reported that they encountered oil contaminated soil on their property.  Mr Uncle had been digging next to the foundation of their house and he noticed a sheen on water that was coming into the hole.  I checked it out and determined that it was marsh sheen.
B-426-2002*B-426-2002
08/16/2002 11:15

     Hampden Fire called to report a #2 fuel spill from an aboveground storage tank at the Georgia Kisamipakis residence at 1 Pleasant Street.  It was stated that approximately 100 gallons of fuel leaked from a corrosion hole on the basement tank.  Investigation revealed that the majority of oil was lost beneath the building's stone foundation making it virtually unrecoverable.  Since odor did not appear to be an issue no further action was taken.  It may also be noted that the area is served by a public water supply.
B-595-2002*   Mr. Allen called to report that one of his logging trucks had struck the side of a bridge on the Hardwood Mountain Road during a snow and rain event. This damaged a saddle tank and caused a leak. He estimated that about 30 gallons of diesel was lost. The truck traveled a distance down the road before stopping. When he arrived there had been enough truck traffic to stir the fuel into the road mud and slush. He could not find any concentration of oil. He was concerned because it was near a brook. Due to the circumstances no recovery was feasible.
A-99-2002*Chris Swain contacted me requesting a spill number for contaminated groundwater found at Thompson Trucking across the street from Varney's Store, a well known UST site that was remediated previously.  Chris believed the contamination found at Thompson was unrelated to Varney's and therefore should have a separate spill number.  I did not conduct a site visit as Chris was managing the project.  Expenses for the site include sampling abutting properties drinking water wells, and installation of groundwater monitoring wells.
B-516-2002*Paula called from C.N.Brown to report that about 10 gallons of gasoline was spilled to the pavement at the Big Apple store in Greenville. It was reported that a cracked fitting on the delivery hose sprayed gas while the driver was making a delivery. The gas remained on the pavement and was picked up with pads. I spoke with the Greenville fire chief who confirmed the report and doubted that it reached ten gallons. No further action expected.
A-108-2002*I received a report of a gasoline spill from the Skowhegan Fire Department.  The spill was located on pavement near the drive thru window for Skowhegan Savings Bank.  Tellers were telling (told?) of strong gasoline odor, and called the Fire Dept.  A sheen was observed and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  It appeared that a passenger vehicle had perhaps neglected to replace the gas cap.  Upon making a withdrawal, the driver was so happy with his new found cash, he tromped on the accelerator gushing a load of gasoline onto the pavement.  (This is only a theory, of course).  We can only speculate as to the true motives of the spiller.  No site visit was made.
A-147-2002*I received a call from Albert Hutchinson of Union Public Works Department.  The Department's truck had a loose oil filter, which fell off allowing the used motor oil to spill to the ground.  The crew was working on Common Road near the Camden National Bank when the loose filter detached from the engine.  The crew placed sorbents on the ground and sorbed up what oil they could.  No site visit was made.  The maintenance mechanic was required to buy lunch after a good ribbing by Larry and Darryl.
A-154-2002*I received a call from Officer Tony Dumont of Winthrop Police.  He advised they had accepted a container of cyanide dropped off by a local contractor.  I responded to the Department and overpacked the glass container of sodium cyanide in a pail.  The officer provided the contractors name and address.  I advised WPD not to accept such materials in the future, rather to contact us directly.  I contacted Ken Buck, the contractor who discovered the material and brought it to the Police.  He knew cyanide was poison, so he wanted to do the right thing.  The jar was discovered while cleaning out an apartment of a deceased individual.  Mr. Buck would not reveal the owners name, but volunteered to pay for disposal.  I arranged for disposal at a licensed facility.  The fee was $210.00, billed to Mr. Buck.  It was fortunate the material was not improperly disposed where it could have come in contact with an acid or other compound with potentially serious consequences.  It is unfortunate that it is so expensive to do the right thing.
A-109-2001*Received a call from Randy Murray of Murray Oil reporting a spill at a client's house. He reported that there had been a spill at the residence of Mike Mayo of Turner. I went to the site and met Mr. Mayo.  The spill was in the basement of his house. The basement was mainly concrete but there was a small spot that was not covered. This is where the spilled oil went. The leak was in the copper line which was in the sandy part of the basement. I hired Fleet Environmental to cleanup the site. They brought a vactor and removed as much of the contaminated sand as they could. They went down about 4 feet and could not go much deeper due to physical restrictions in the basement. I asked them to rig up a piece of slotted pipe and place that in the hole before they backfilled. I also had installed a 6" diameter exhaust fan to try to remove any oil vapors that would come up from the deeply contaminated sand. The top of the excavation was covered in plastic to act as a vapor barrier and assist the small exhaust fan in exhausting oil vapors.

Mr. Mayo is on a well and samples were taken. Both tests returned results of non-detect. This case was referred to Cheryl Fontaine of Technical Services.  No further action by Response is anticipated.

A-159-2002*I received a call from Mr. Glenn Angell of Whitefield.  He reported that Webber Oil had suffered a discharge of fuel oil while making a delivery to his home heating oil tank.  The delivery tech. allowed oil to drool down the side of the house and it got into the fiberglass insulation along the basement wall.  Mr. Angell claimed to be familiar with the DEP procedures for oil spill clean up.  Having worked as the contract facilitator for the HOSS Spill report system probably did give him some insight as to the policy and procedures of the Department.  Since he was satisfied with the clean-up, I did not conduct a site visit.
B-502-2002*On 9/23/02, 1400 hours this office received notification that Andy Stone had left a message on Dave Lennett's voice mail.  The message was a complaint against a junk yard on Libbey Road that was owned by Dana Myrick.  The complaint addressed the fact that there were several vehicles on the property and there were a lot of refrigerators junked in an area of a groundwater seep.  He felt that there might be PCB oil in them, but no one in this office has heard of that.  On my site visit, I observed 40-50 vehicles, but there wasn't any evidence of product on the ground.  All of the fuel tanks that I surveyed were empty.  I happened to meet a couple of locals during my visit and I commented about the empty gas tanks.  They allowed that people in the area collected the fuel for their own usage.  There were some batteries around here and there.  Some had ruptured a long time ago and others were whole.  I discussed this with Dana and suggested that he collect the good batteries and take them to a recycler who might give him a couple bucks per unit.  I also pointed out that this act would prevent the batteries from becoming hazardous waste.
P-559-2002*
	Facility inspection regarding allegation of water pumped into auto several times over past months after getting fill-ups at this gas station.  Excessive water in a UST is reportable to DEP and usually indicates a bad load of fuel delivered, or a leak of water in (and product out?) of the UST facility.  The facility is a 15,000 gallon two-compartment Total Containment tank installed in 1998.  There appeared to be at least two or more private wells within 300'.

	On 8/2/02, I met the manager onsite.  I noted no obvious surface spills.  They had no key for me to check the dispensers.  The Veeder Root leak sensor indicated all systems normal.  The manager stated that they have had no problems with water in the UST.

	I found no problems though I recommend as more formal UST enforcement unit inspection.  See attached and UST Reg. file for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-917-2002*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the basement floor of an apartment building on Hill St in Biddeford.  Burner techs cleaned the spill with speedi and pads.
P-569-2002*
	On the morning of 8/12/02, I responded to an evening gasoline discharge of 8/11/02, at the Brunswick 7-Eleven in Brunswick.  A driver had attempted to fill his 1991 Ford F150 pickup truck.  For those un-knowing souls, this model truck had two separate fuel tanks each with its own fillpipe.  Apparently Mr. Graffam had removed one of these two tanks earlier yet still attempted to fill it.  I understand that about five gallons of gasoline poured out the end of the fill pipe onto the pavement and down across the yard, the sidewalk and onto grass and soil by Maine St.  The Brunswick Fire Dept. responded and sanded the spill.
	During my morning visit, I confirmed gasoline contam. sand still over the spill area (see site sketch) and gasoline contaminated grass area by the city sidewalk.  I attempted to get some information from the store clerks, but they could give me a name of who to call in their company (Southland) to get to finish cleaning-up the spill and dispose of the waste.  The clerks were not aware of state spill reporting procedures nor spill logging.  I called 7-Eleven Maintenance Dept. but the employee did not know who to contact or what to do.
	As an emergency measure I authorized Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to respond and clean-up the waste for offsite disposal for which DEP would seek reimbursement from 7-Eleven.  EPI had a crew out that morning and removed the contaminated material to state satisfaction.  Later in the morning, I reached Julie Spenser of ENSR, an env. consultant for Southland.  Ms. Spenser agreed to have EPI's and CRS' invoices sent to ENSR for payment.
	I expressed my concern about 7-Eleven's apparent untrained clerks and the store's lack of clear spill management procedures  to Ms. Spenser of ENSR.  I recommend a DEP L & E unit inspection who visited later the next month to better educate the workers there.
	This facility was formerly a Christy's gas station, and formerly owned by Downeast Energy Co.  See report P-550-97 and DEP UST Reg. file 2438 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-555-2002*On 10/17/02, 1324 hours, Gerry Mirabile reported that while recovering a damaged transformer a small amount of PCB oil seeped out of the bushing gasket.  No product reached the ground.  The release was wiped off the unit with a sorbent pad.  This went to CMP's waste stream.
P-915-2002*DownEast Energies responded to a customer call of no heat.  Upon arrival, the basement AST was found to have two small weeps from the belly of the tank.  It was decided the tank needed immediate attention and replacement.

A small stain was observed on the floor and DEP notified.  The DEE crew applied speedi dri and cleaned the soiled area.  Arrangements were made for the tank to be replaced.

No evidence of external migration was noted, with mitigation of the stain complete and replacement of the tank pending the situation seems well under control.

No further action warranted based on the information presented and observed.
P-916-2002*
INCIDENT SUMMARY

	12/2/02 report of discharge of 170 PPM transformer oil from unit owned and operated by the Maine Correctional Facility in Windham.  No exposures or releases to soil or water reported.  Response by Central Maine Power who reportedly cleaned up the leak and removed the bad transformer.  No DEP response requested or performed.  See attached.

S G Brezinski
B-383-2002*B-383-2002
07/19/2002  08:10

     Bruce Morin of R.J. Morin Inc. called to report discovering some fuel contamination during the removal of a 500 gallon underground tank at the Bangor Daily News building on Main Street.  Upon arriving at the site the tank had already been removed from a silty soil.  Perched water in the excavation shown only a minor sheen.  The source of the contamination was probably due to overfills.  Since the area is served by a public water supply no further action was taken.
I-194-2002*A vehicle was reported to be leaking gasoline. The Fire Dept responded, contained the leak and reduced the fire hazard to the other vehicles in the area.

Spill was caused by a punctured gas tank. It appears the tank was punctured by road debris.

The vehicle was towed to a secure storage area.

Case Closed
B-388-2002*B-388-2002
07/22/2002 09:30

     Dwight Doughty, Environmental Specialist for ME-DOT, called to report discovering some minor contamination during construction of a portion of Route 9 at the Amherst/Aurora town line.  The property in question was a residential property owned by Wade Keefe.  Soil which had to be disturbed for the construction of the road shown low levels of fuel contamination.  Investigation of the site shown little evidence of any spillage.  Some burn debris and metal scraps were the only materials  evident.  Since no residences were noted in the area the investigation was not followed further.
B-619-2002*B-619-2002 - 250 gallon fuel oil spill at Troy chicken farm.


I received a call from Eric Shorey at Staples Oil Co. reporting that his service technician had told him that an outside oil tank had failed at the Meadow Brook Farms on the Burnham Road in Troy. It seems he no longer had contact with the technician and had few details. He did know that it threatened Unity Pond.
   On my arrival, I met a DeCosta Egg Farms service man but he could do little. He did give me a contact, Mr. Geronitis. I left a message on his answering machine requesting that he contact me. I later heard from Bob LeClair who is the compliance manager for the owner.
   I viewed the site and saw that the large amount of spilled oil was puddled between the chicken barn and the brook (picture). The technician from Shorey Oil had put out a bale or so of pads and it appeared that oil was no longer entering the brook.
It was still raining hard. I quickly placed a call to Clean Harbors, Inc and requested assistance. They sent two workers with more sorbents. They put down some heavy oil absorbent boom to help insure that if the rain increased the brook would be protected. About 1 1/2 hours later the requested vacuum truck arrived and the crew vacuumed up the oil and the oil contaminated water and snow. In the mean time, I placed a series of sorbent weirs in the brook. While there was a few gallons of oil in the brook, I don't believe that any escaped below the weirs. The heavy rain helped float most of the oil above the grass. No doubt the grass will die but the well is not at risk.
   The spill was caused by snow falling from the roof three stories up and landing on the tank and its piping. While this was a new installation, just this year, and well done, the brass street elbow at the tank's bottom outlet broke (picture). Since this was fuel storage for a standby generator, I believe that the full tank, 250 gallons was lost.
   No further action is expected.
B-392-2002*B-392-2002
07/23/2002 09:45

     John Dunlap, Facilities Regulation Unit in Augusta, requested this office to conduct a underground tank siting inspection for a new installation at Sam's Club on the Haskell Road in Bangor.  The site was later inspected for all the parameters; i.e, public and private wells.  All parameters were met and the site was later approved (registration 20687).
P-632-2002*
This report is complementary to spill reports P-543-99 of Stephen Brezinski, and P-35-02 of Jon Woodard [though is not an addendum to either].  These two earlier reports primarily were involved with an old, improperly out-of-service heating oil UST, and the later discovery of free product near this tank.

In August of 2002, this old 1940's era industrial complex was being razed for redevelopment into residential buildings.  The 10,000 gallon tank near Bldg. 7, filled-in-place in 1999, was removed from the ground to get ready for new building.  During the demolition another old, out-of-service UST was discovered near Building 21 (see map).  I issued a waiver for immediate removal on 8/21/02, and confirmed both tanks were removed during a visit on 8/27/02.  I believe that any contaminated soil not handled under P-35-02 remains re-used onsite.

No CMR 691 UST assessment was required as these are not motor fuel of heated oil tanks.  No further actions are required at this time.  I understand that oil contaminated soils and groundwater remains onsite and shall be properly managed under state and federal rules if disturbed or managed.  Though the original DT called for a Baseline Clean-Up Goal, conversion of the property to residential may bump that up to Intermediate.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-890-2002*I was contacted by the USCG MSO/Newington regarding a sunken vessel.  The 15-20 ft. boat had sunk and was underwater at a pier in Kittery and leaking gasoline.  I contacted Steve Root of Portsmouth Harbor Towing who was able to sub contract out the appropriate services to remove the vessel.
P-921-2002*On 12/9/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bruce Yates at Global Oil reporting a 2 gallon spill of Kerosene at their dock.  The spill occurred when a flange on a pipeline leading from the dock to storage tanks was discovered to be leaking.  Attempts made to tighten the leaking flange only made the spill worse.  Sorbent pads were placed under the leaking flange and Clean Harbors was called to empty the pipeline with a vacuum truck.  Some oil made it's way to the Fore River and was not recoverable.  The leaking pipeline was placed out of service and repairs were arranged for the following day.  No further action required.
B-381-2002*B-381-2002
07/18/2002 10:00

     Steve Robe of Plum Creek called to report a diesel fuel spill 2.5 miles north of the four corners on the Pittston Farm Road in Soldier Town TWP.  It was stated that it appeared that a truck developed a saddle tank leak on the road side, made repairs, and then left the scene.  Investigation shown that about a 100 feet section of gravel road was affected.  It looked like at least 100 gallons of fuel had spilled.  The damaged saddle tank was also found in the road ditch.  Plum Creek later graded the area in place to facilitate aeration.  No water resources were affected from the incident.  The resposible party was never located.
B-642-2002*B-642-2002
12/04/2002 08:22

     Darryl Gray of Blue Hill Plumbing & Heating called to report a basement fuel spill at an elderly woman's residence associated with an aboveground home heating storage tank.  It was stated that the tank's line developed a corrosion hole spilling in excess of 50 gallons into the basement perimeter drain.  The fuel reportedly escaped beneath the concrete floor and out into the roadside ditch.
     Investigation revealed very little evidence of fuel in the basement.  Little fuel odor was evident within the residence.  Clean Harbors personnel were called to clean up free product in the outside ditch.  Sorbent material was placed at the affected area since additional fuel is expected during melt conditions.  Before leaving the site I explained to Ms. O'Brien about the AST insurance program and assisted her in filling out the application.  The case will be referred to Technical Services staff for possible follow up.
B-643-2002*      On December 4, 2002 at 1315 we received a call from David Cote of the Brewer Public Works reporting a five gallon hydraulic oil spill from a backhoe at their "snow dump" at 440 North Main St. in Brewer.  The spill occurred that same day at 1245.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
P-922-2002*10.23.2002, Mr. Holmes reported incident and there was no DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Approx. 3 gallons spilled onto the concrete basement floor.  Apparently, the aboveground supply tank corroded causing a slow leak.  Speedi-dri was deployed and recovered by Downeast Energy. A new supply tank was installed.

No further complaints received.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.12.02.
B-620-2002*      On November 22, 2002 at 1420 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a transformer oil spill at their Keene road substation in Chester.  A couple of capacitors caught on fire around 1300 and spilled five to six gallons of transformer oil onto the concrete pad at the substation.  Some of the oil burned in the fire and workers recovered the rest with sorbents.
I-185-2002*A large structure fire in Houlton caused 2 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) inside the building to leak. a minor amount of oil was carried to the river with the fire water runoff.

Fire Dept did catch some oil with sorbent booms but the velocity of the water going under the boom was very high.

Due to the continual leaching of oil off the site, DEP hired a contractor to access the ASTs and pump them off.

Case Closed
P-926-2002*The USCG called to let us know that they had received an NRC report from BIW concerning a release to the Kennebec River.  Since the DEP had not received notification of the release, I called BIW and spoke with Brett Hardacker.  He stated that they were working on Hull #474 DDG90 Chafee and approximately 4 to 6 ounces of lubricating/hydraulic oil had leaked into the river.  Apparently they were starting up the propeller and a seal leaked.  This is a common occurrence with these seals.  There is no effective way to avoid, collect, or clean up this release.  I did ask Mr. Hardacker why they hadn't reported the release to the DEP and he stated that he didn't realize they had to.  I informed him that they did and he stated that they would in the future.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-732-2002*
SUMMARY
	During the week of 9/16/02, DEP received reports of a new oil discharge at this property.  [The Towle property site was the subject of an earlier report, P-371-02, covering the discharge of hydraulic oil from dump trucks of B C Trucking Co.]   Mr. Dennis Finn, of the Saco River Corridor Commission, also contacted me regarding an after the fact approval for filling in the property.  See P-371-02 for details on the area and local concerns.  As noted in P-371-02, this area has a STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOAL.

SITE VISIT & EVALUATION
	On Wed. 9/25/02, I again visited the property and confirmed spilled & overflowing 5 and 7-gallon buckets of used motor oil on Ms. Towle' property, under a tree near Toni Cassidy's property (see photos).  The plastic containers and spillage appeared to have been there for weeks or months.   With Jon Woodard's okay, I recovered and contained the buckets as an emergency response measure.  In four containers I took about 20-gal. of liquid to Clean Harbor's Rumery Road facility for disposal [see attached Bill of Lading].
	I reached Ms. Towle by phone later and she stated that the containers were secure and not leaking.  I corrected that one bucket had fallen over and leaked empty onto the soil, one had no lid and was overflowing oily water due to rain and one (full) bucket had a loose lid that spilled a little when moved [see photos].  Ms. Towle and Mr. Huff stated they knew about the containers and that they belonged to another person.  Though they stated that had been bothering this other person to pick up the containers I advised Towle and Huff that she (Ms. Towle) was responsible for them under Maine law, and reminded them again about reporting.  This waste oil spillage is a much more serious threat to groundwater than the small hydraulic leaks found in P-371-02, and if this waste oil contained gasoline it could prove to be the source for Cassidy's MTBE contamination.
	I required that the spill be cleaned up by the end of the following day, 9/26/02.  Mr. Huff said it may not be possible for him to arrange or pay for the work.  I offered to have a contractor clean up the spill under DEP management and have Towle reimburse the state but he declined the offer.

REMEDIATION
	On 9/26/02, I visited the site with DEP's Bob Williams and met Mr. Huff onsite who was excavating the contaminated soil under the tree (see photos).  Soil was put in a dumptruck.  As the waste was not a virgin product Mr. Huff could not bring it under a DEP virgin letter.
	On the contaminated soil's arrival I advised Commercial Recycling (CRS) to put the soil in a storage container and hold it pending TCLP analysis.  [TCLP analysis is a Federal requirement for contaminated solids that are not known to be virgin, and not a hazardous waste.]  The soil passed TCLP analysis and was accepted for recycling at Commercial Recycling.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATION
	At this time I understand this spill to be clean to state satisfaction.  Ms. Cassidy's home is on a DEP managed carbon filter which is being considered a mystery discharge at this time.  Ms. Towle claims that the MTBE contamination is from auto accidents in front of Cassidy's home.  Cassidy and the other neighbors deny this.  Towle's property is the only one with documented discharges and mishandling of oil.
	Reimbursement of state expenses for the waste oil liquid disposal at Clean Harbors should be recovered from Ms. Towle.  Towle covered the cost of soil disposal directly at CRS.
	I recommend that further unreported and negligent discharges should be responded to by DEP enforcement actions and recovery of any and all clean-up costs.  Diligent spill prevention, reporting and clean-up may go far in improving neighbor relations.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM



I-192-2002*A  leak in an old Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was identified by the oil company technician who responded by patching the leak and pumping down the tank. A small amount of contaminated soil was located but is not causing a vapor issue.

The owner is working with the Aroostook County Action Program to get the AST replaced. When the tank is replaced the owner will call if she wants any contamination removed.

A local contractor, Dickison and London was hired to remove all oil  contaminated material around and beneath the tank after the old tank was removed and before placement of the new tank.

Response Case closed.
B-648-2002*Gil Merchant called from Bangor International Airport to report that a wing tank on an aircraft on their heavy-duty ramp was overfilled and an estimated 25 gallons spilled on to the pavement. They used their standby clean up equipment to recover the fuel. None left the pavement.
I-196-2002*Aboveground storage tank corrosion leak in outside kerosene tank.

Contaminated soil was removed but some product made it to the storm drains and reached the Presque Isle Stream.

Booms were left in place for fives days, until the sheen stopped.

Response case closed.
B-654-2002*On 12/05/02, 1544 hours Paul Blood (Geologist for MDEP, EMRO) advised BRWM, response that a phase II site assessment done by S.W. Cole for Good Shepherd Food Bank indicated that there had been some spillage of diesel fuel at the facility.  The facility maintains a 2000 AST for the purpose of fueling their trucks.  The levels of soil contamination were below the baseline cleanup goal, which had been established by Paul (D-tree form attached).  This report is an "after the fact" effort to establish a spill number.  The narrative from Paul reads as follows:

On December 3, 2002, Technical Services received a Phase II site assessment report from SW Cole for the Good Shepherd Food Bank, 88 Stevens Road , Brewer, Maine.  The report showed some contaminated soil around an operating 2000 gallon diesel AST.  PID readings were no greater than 737 ppm and limited to near the ground surface.  The area is on public water and the facility is a slab-on-grade food freezer.  The DEP Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree for the site shows it has a Baseline-1 cleanup goal.  Since the Site Assessment documents that no oil saturated soil exists the case is closed.
B-652-2002*On 12/09/02,1751 hours Scott Beal, who is an environmental person for Domtar, reported that they had a 20-25 gallon diesel spill at their vehicle fueling area.  It landed on pavement and was absorbed with hog fuel, which is a mixture of bark and other wood waste, and burned in their biomass boiler.
B-657-2002*On 12/11/02, 1000 hours Eric Frye of Pine Tree Waste reported that one of their front end loaders had burst a hydraulic hose while working in the parking lot of Dunnit's Warehouse.  The release was estimated to be five gallons.  It was recovered with a combination of pads and speedy dry.  These materials were taken to Pine Tree Waste.
P-931-2002*On 12/11/02, I received a call from Scott Dugas reporting a 20 to 30 gallon spill of diesel fuel at his facility in Yarmouth.  The spill occurred when a truck was overfilled while fueling.  The spill area was limited to pavement.  Speedy dry was used to contain and control the spill.  Clean Harbors was called to clean up the spill and remove the debris.  No further action required.
B-246-2002*B-246-2002
04/25/2002 10:57

     Mike White, Certified Geologist, called to report discovering contamination during the removal of an 8000 gallon gasoline tank and an 11000 gallon gasoline tank at the Naval Security Group Activities' Exchange Service Station in Winter Harbor.  Gasoline concentrations surrounding the tank were primarily less than 500 ppm.  Since the area is considered sensitive a clean up goal of 50 ppm was set.  Approximately 40 yards of contaminated soil were removed and taken to the Thibodeau batch plant in Prospect for disposal.  The contamination was believed to be due to former tanks at the site.  It may be noted that an Acadia National Park well located near the site had already been contaminated prior to this removal.  No further action is expected.
I-197-2002*Operator was filling a tank too quickly and caused approximately 1 gallon of kerosene to spill.  It was cleaned up quickly with sorbents and brought back to office for proper disposal.
B-360-2002*B-360-2002
07/09/2002 09:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report observing what appeared to be an oil sheen on the Kenduskaeg Stream at the Franklin Street bridge in Bangor.  Investigation of the area shown no sign of spillage of any kind.  The material on the stream may have been simply organic in nature.
B-645-2002*         On December 5, 2002, at 1410 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reporting a less than one gallon spill of transformer oil at the Broadway substation on North French Street in Bangor.  Pressure built up in the regulator which forced the oil out a gasket onto a concrete pad.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
B-170-2002*B-170-2002
03/19/2002 08:14

     The Maine Department of Transportation Lot on Route 9 called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at their facility on Route 9.  It was stated that a truck blew a hose spilling about 3 gallons onto a paved surface.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
A-703-2002*Irving oil reported a filter leak at the residence of Mary Dow, 99 Belfast Road, Searsmont, ME (207 342 5360).  An unknown quantity of fuel oil spilled to a dirt basement floor.  The configuration of the floor contained much of the oil in a depression in the basement floor.  There are two wells on the property, one is a drilled well and not in use.  The second is a shallow well.  Both are up gradient and some distance from the spill site.

Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the contaminated area and dispose of the soils.  Access to the basement required all soil removal be done by hand, passing the material up through a window in buckets.  The contaminated soil was transferred to Commercial Paving for disposal.  Clean material was restored to the basement.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection coordinated with the Waldo County Committee for Social Action to replace her heating oil tank and bring the installation into compliance with current standards.

No further Response action is expected.
B-144-2002*B-144-2002
03/07/2002 09:29

     The Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor called to report a small gasoline spill at their Schoodic Housing site.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon leaked from a line on a passenger vehicle.  The leak was stopped and the fuel cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action was taken.
B-518-2002*
The Ellsworth Dead River Company called to report that an oil spill had occurred at the Mediterranean Bistro (also known as Schofield Resturant), 112 Main St., Ellsworth. The #2 had leaked out through a broken tank gauge. They had personnel cleaning it up but were puzzled as they had not made a delivery since spring.
   On my arrival I found that the tank had been wiped down and sorbent pads had been laid on top of the wooden floor but had wicked up very little. The cook upstairs complained that the oil odor had been very bad earlier; but I could barely smell it outside of the storage room the tanks were in. My PID read 4.5 ppm at head level in the storage room. At the head of the stairs it did not detect anything.
   There was no spilled oil under the fill or vent. It appears that a 2x4 had been used as a prop between the top of the AST and an over head pipe had fallen onto the plastic gauge. Thus releasing oil that was standing in the fill and vent. I could not tell how many gallons of oil were lost but I say it was in the single digits.
   As the leak had been fixed and oil was cleaned up, I expect no further action.
B-653-2002*      On December 10, 2002 at 0830 we received a call from Jay Beaudoin of Domtar Paper in Baileyville reporting a hundred gallon spill of hydraulic oil in the digester/brownstock area of the mill.  A hydraulic hose on a diffusion washer blew out and the product collected on the diked floor.  Workers collected cost of the product with sorbents but some entered a drain where it was treated by the process sewer.  The spill occurred earlier that morning at 0500.
A-596-2002* The Maine Warden Service reported that many 55 gallon drums were found on a property in Searsmont. I made a site visit and found at least 40 drums dumped on the property. This property is located north of Route 173, about two miles from Searsmont Center.
 I made contact with the town's Code Enforcement Officer and he toured the site with me on my second trip out there. I also made telephone contact with the land owner, Ronald Nadeau of Assonet MA. He was in disbelief when I informed him of the dumping of drums onto his property. Mr. Nadeau was hesitant about letting this Dept. conduct the cleanup on his property without first seeing for himself what was going on and getting assurances from the Maine DEP that we would not seek reimbursement of funds spent at the site.
 After several weeks I was able to get EPI on site to remove the drums and consolidate the oil. There were a total of 59 drums at this site. Most of the drums were empty, but a few were full and some others contained sludge or small amounts of liquid. Luckily all of the fittings on the drums were tightly secured and minimal spillage resulted from this cowardly act of midnight dumping.
 EPI arrived on site 10-25-02, and removed the drums with a skid steer/bobcat. The drums that had small amounts of liquid were poured into other drums. After this was done there were 11 drums that contained liquid. The liquid appeared to be waste oil, water and antifreeze. A field "Dexel" kit was used and none of the material was identified as Hazardous.
 At this time no one has been identified as the responsible party. The Town of Searsmont, Code Enforcement Officer has assured me that he will relay any information he learns of concerning this illegal activity.
  In conclusion this situation has been cleaned up to the Commissioners satisfaction and no further remedial work will be required. If I receive any information leading to the responsible party, we will seek reimbursement. There are digital photos to add to this report, and I will attached them as soon as we have the technology to do so.
P-881-2002*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	At 1025 hrs of Monday 11/18/02 , Bath Iron Works (BIW) reported to DEP an initial <1 gal. discharge of lube oil from an inside AST that seeped out of the building, into a nearby storm drain and into the Kennebec River.  On questioning, Mr. Strout stated the total spill was actually up to 150 gallons.  Clean Harbors was responding to clean up.  The spill occurred about 0530 hrs and not discovered by BIW till about 0630 hrs., four hours prior to reporting.

SITE INSPECTION
	In the afternoon I was shown the spill location by Mr. Strout.  He explained that in the XIE-XRE Air Compressor Room oil/water separator tanks had overflowed a rectangular storage tank causing it to overflow onto the concrete floor.  Mr. Strout revised the estimated spill to 50 to 70 gallons.  The oil flowed into a concrete pipe trench (see site sketch).  At first BIW thought it was contained in the trench.  They later noted the oil leaked out the trench through a crack or hole in the building to the outside pavement and into a drain, back onto the pavement and into a catch basin.  Strout told me he observed a sheen on the river by the outfall and estimated only a gallon reached the river.
	Clean Harbors was onsite during my visit, steam cleaning and vacuuming out the drains outside.  The inside of the building and trench were already cleaned.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	After not receiving a copy of the NRC (National Response Center), I called the USCG MSO to ensure they had been notified of the spill.  Chief Tkjaldgahrd of the USCG MSO reported they had not been notified of the spill.  He later reported that when he called Strout at BIW, Mr. Strout told them that no oil had reached the river (so they did not have to report to NRC).
	The BIW spill reporting agreement (see attached) requires reporting to DEP within two hours any discharge >10 gallons, and any spill reaching surface or ground waters.  It concerns me that such a significant discharge of 50 to 150 gallons was reported late and that it was initially reported as less than 1 gallon.  This appears to be in violation of Section 5 of the reporting agreement between BIW and DEP.  I recommend that BIW review the conditions of their spill reporting agreement.  BIW should be aware that the total amount was a reportable, not just that reaching the river.
	I am also concerned that BIW reported oil reaching the river to the DEP, but advised the USCG that it had not.
	Overall it appears little environmental damage has been done and BIW responded to, and cleaned up the spill well to state satisfaction.  See attached notes for further information.  Don Strout stated he would send me a copy of BIW's spill report which I will add to this DEP report.


Stephen G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-647-2002*On 12/08/02, 1542 hours the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office reported a traffic accident in which a car landed in a stream that crossed under Route 15 across from Pride Manufacturing.  The on scene commander said that he could smell gasoline.  They were using the "Jaws of Life" to extract the driver.  I indicated that I would head on up to the scene.  He asked if I wanted them to wait for me and I told them to proceed and that I would check the area when I got there.  The traveling was a little slick so it took a little longer to get there.  When I arrived the scene had been cleared and there was no product on the ice and snow.   There was an odor of vaporized crank case oil.  The vehicle had gone over the top of a guard rail and dropped about ten feet onto the ice that had formed on the stream.  I expect this impact may have cause some crank case oil to spurt out onto the hot engine.  Since I didn't see any evidence of a release it is considered as an investigation only.
B-564-2002*On 10/19/02, 1010 hours Steve Lemieux of BHE reported a transformer oil release from a unit on College Avenue in Orono.  The amount was estimated to be 3-4 gallons and it covered an 8X2' area of pavement and an 8X2' area of grass.  Pads were used on the pavement and the grassy area was excavated.  The recovered material was drummed and taken to Pine Tree Land Fill.
P-934-2002*On 12/12/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting a car accident on Riverside St.  The car involved hit a power pole causing a transformer spill.  I later received a call from Central Maine Power reporting they were on site cleaning up the spill.  Speedy dry was used initially to clean up the free oil.  Excavation was done the following day.  No further action required.
B-618-2002*B-618-2002
11/22/2002 08:22

     Will Rogers of Realty of Maine called to report discovering abandoned fuel tanks and other debris at a residential property; 95 Cardville Road in Greenbush.  A later investigation of the property confirmed the presence of old oil tanks, drums, and other junk materials.  The adjacent property also had similar materials.  No spillage of any kind was discovered.  The suggestion however was made to Mr. Rogers to at least have the property's well water tested for both diesel range organics and gasoline range organics.  Both of these tests proved "non-detect" for either contaminant.  Although the presence of any subsurface materials cannot be confirmed it can be assumed that since the well tested clean nothing "significant" exists related to oil type contamination at the property.  The Department does not require any further action at this time though it reserves the right to conduct future investigations as occurrences warrant.
P-493-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Tues. 7/9/02, I visited this site in response to a notice of discharges to ground in the form of weeping fittings under all six dispensers.  There were no containment sumps under the dispensers.  Mr. Marcel Moreau, a DEP hired contractor, had discovered the weeps during a routine facility inspection, which was part of a large research study for the DEP.  Wayne Services Group of New Hampster was onsite repairing weeping fittings.  The property is on city water & sewer, in a commercial area.
	Clean-up and more thorough investigation would require breaking up of the ground and disturbance of islands and possibly buried product piping.  As there are no known adverse effects on any sensitive receptors at this time, further investigation does not appear to be cost effective, at this time.  When the facility is next upgraded with new piping, tanks and/or dispensers, further investigation of the discharges is required and the DEP should be notified ahead of time so as to be able to visit.  Petroleum contaminated media is known to remain onsite and should be properly managed, if disturbed.

	While I was there, we noted a recent surface discharge to the pavement (see site sketch).  It appeared that a vehicle drove in, parked, and then drove off, dribbling 1 to 2 gallons of  motor oil or hydraulic oil the whole way (perhaps he/she stopped to buy more oil?).  The vehicle could not have gone far leaking that much motor oil.  Not being associated with UST's, this prohibited discharge was a reportable spill that I advised the station employees to sand or apply speedy dry.

	A copy of this report will be sent to Alliance for their record.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-605-2002*        On November 14, 2002 at 1115 we received a call from Ted Brown of Snowman Oil & Soil reporting a leak from an outside AST at 293 Corinna Road in St. Albans.  A car had hit the tank and broke the feedline and he estimated fifty to seventy-five gallons of kerosene leaked onto the ground.  Mr. Brown and landlord Ed Jones had begun collecting free product on top of the rain puddles and ground.
        I arrived on site about 1230 and met Mr. Brown and Mr. & Mrs. Jones.  They informed me that earlier in the day a friend of tenant Katherine Stuart had driven her vehicle into the tank and moved it about a foot which broke the feedline.  The trailer's drilled well was only a few feet from the furthest floor of the oil so we decided to excavate that day.  Mr. Jones had his own backhoe which we used to excavate about twelve yards of contaminated sod and soil.  Since we excavated quickly we didn't have to dig too deep to find clean soil.  The following morning we excavated an additional six yards of fill at the tank's location.  This material was hauled to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.  The drilled well was put onto the quarterly monitoring program.
B-641-2002*
     This office received a call at 1135 on 12/3/02 from C.N. Brown Company (South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that 2 to 3 gallons of #2 oil were spilled at the Mary and Linwood Cookson residence, which is located at 195 Estes Avenue in Palmyra.  The discharge occurred when the driver engaged the power take off on their home delivery truck, which malfunctioned for some reason.  All of the oil was contained in snow on the gravel driveway.  Sorbents were used to soak up some of the oil and the remaining contaminated snow and dirt were removed.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.

B-655-2002*        On December 10, 2002 at 1115 we received a call from John Maynard of J.D. Emporium in Brownville Junction reporting that a backhoe that was digging a trench for a new water line cracked a double walled fiberglass supply line that went from the aboveground storage tank to the pump island.  Product began dripping out but the work crew alertly put sorbent pads and a bucket beneath the leak.  The area is on town water.
         I arrived on site about 1315 and found the situation as Mr. Maynard described it.  There was no soil contamination and only one to two gallons of gas had leaked into the bucket.  The line was cracked but not snapped.  Mr. Maynard had closed the valve at his above ground tank so no more product could enter the line and pumped out as much gas as possible into a vehicle.
         Mr. Maynard contacted his maintenance company,  Bill Carver (785-4556), who arrived on scene later in the day.  He and Mr. Maynard decided to close the line until spring due to the frost since digging further to repair the line in the frost would cause more damage.  Luckily, this is the high test line which is a low volume seller.  I suggested to Mr. Carver to cap the line at the tank and the break which he agreed to do.
B-659-2002*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 12/12/02 from Dead River Company (Ellsworth) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that 3 to 5 gallons of #2 oil had spilled onto a concrete floor at Guenther Classen's residence, which is located at 70 Beals Avenue in Ellsworth.  The cause of the leak was due to a defective pump on a new burner that they had recently installed.  All of the oil was contained on the floor and cleaned up with speedi-dry.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.

P-936-2002*On 12/14/02 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Kittery Fire Department reporting a car leaking gasoline in Kittery.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-937-2002*On 12/13/02 I received a call from Joe Payne at Friends of Casco Bay reporting medical waste found on the beach at Willard Beach in South Portland.  There was no indication who they belonged to or where they had come from.  The syringes were turned over to the South Portland Police Department for disposal with the Fire Department's medical waste stream.  No further action required.
P-938-2002*On 12/15/02, I received a call from Cliff Yopp of the U S Coast Guard reporting a waste oil spill at 1 Portland Fish Pier.  This is an ongoing complaint over the manner in which waste oil from fishing vessels is being handled by the City.  A waste oil storage tank provided by the City that had been available to fishing vessels had been removed.  Since then, vessel operators allegedly have been leaving 5 gallon buckets where the tank had been located.  Some of these containers have leaked.  The Portland Fire Department has responded a number of times to clean up spillage from these containers.  The Department has received a number of complaints regarding this issue.  Ben Snow from the City of Portland has been making attempts to resolve this issue.  Jon Woodard from Response Services will follow up to make sure the issue has been resolved.
B-646-2002*       On December 5, 2002 at 0900 we received a call from Eric Johns of the Maine Air National Guard reporting a failed leak test on a combination buried/above ground #2 oil line from an above ground tank.  Precision Tank performed the test on the line which is located near building #541 at the Air Guard Base.  Workers dug up the pipe and found no sign of a leak but will replace the pipe.
P-640-2002*
SUMMARY
	On Wed. 8/28/02, I visited this ongoing abandonment-by-removal and met CTI Arthur Grant managing the removal and Jace Pierson of Acadia Env. performing the CMR 691 assessment.  The location is on city water and located in an urban commercial & residential area.  It was recently operated under the Lampron Oil Co. name.   The single-wall tanks were in good shape and the removal uneventful.
	Pierson reported no field headspace levels over Notification Levels of 100 ppm (corrected level) in the tank area.  Under the pump island we noted old, dark gasoline contamination exceeding 2000-ppm which was judged historical from before the 1989 re-installation by A L Doggett Co. installer, Greg Pollard.  Pollard failed to report this contam. in 1989, as was required (see P-32-89).  CRS accepted the excavated contaminated soil.  There was no free product on the gw.
	I issued a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal, consistent with the goal for the Cumberland Farms GULF across the street.  I understand clean-up expenses did not meet or exceed the facility GW UST Ins. Fund deductible.  No further DEP Response Div. clean-up actions are required at this time though low levels of contamination are understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if found and/or disturbed.  As A. L. Doggett failed to report and remediate island area contamination in 1989, other contamination may also remain onsite, to be found in the future.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-3-2002*Ethan Kelly is the agent foreclosing the Waters farm for the Farm Service Agency, what used to be FmHA.  In one of his inspections of the property, he noticed the fill and vent of an underground oil tank, and reported here.

On the 14th of January, I went to the Water's Farm and documented that there is a tank there.  Analysis of both wells on the property show no oil contamination.

I asked Bonnie Waters to register the tank and gave her until May 15,2002, to remove it.  ( The letter asking that she do this was mistakenly addressed to Bonnie Winters)  Until that's done, no information is available on soil contamination.

In late April or early May, Ms. Waters called me to say they'd removed the tank the previous Saturday.   She said that no soil contamination was discovered during the removal, so the hole was backfilled that day.   There were no holes in the tank, she said.
P-141-2001*Received a call from Downeast Energy regarding a leaking AST at the Haskell residence on Lambs Mill Road, Naples, ME.  They stated that they had received a no heat call and discovered the tank to be empty.  They assumed it to be a hole in the tank.  I responded to the call at day break and discovered that the fire-o-matic had actually been broken by the heavy snow surrounding it.  I immediately contacted Downeast to fix the problem, because the Haskell's only source of heat was a small wood stove.  Due to bad weather, work could not commence until March 12, 2001.

On 3/12/2002, most of the day was wasted moving snow and the tank, so that excavation could commence in the area of the discharge.  Only 2.89 tons of contaminated soil and snow were removed on this day.  A dug well servicing the Haskell's was located approximately 10' up-gradient from the discharge with two drilled wells down-gradient.

On/13/2001, Bedrock and groundwater were encountered at approximately 2' below grade.  Also, the oil had migrated around the building foundation making removal difficult.  As much soil and bedrock were removed from the area that was physically possible. Due to the difficulty of removing the contaminated bedrock, it was decided that a recovery/monitoring well would be installed in the location of the discharge.  Sorbents were placed in the hole over night to collect any oil that might accumulate.

On 3/14/2001, all oiled sorbents were removed and removal of bedrock for the installation of the well was initiated.  Removal of bedrock was more successful than the previous day with a reasonable depth being reached.  Areas not associated with the installation of the well were backfilled.  Again, sorbents were placed in the hole over night to collect any oil that might accumulate.

On 3/15/2001, oiled sorbents were removed.  Approximately,  50 gallons of oil was collected with sorbents up to this point.  The recovery/monitoring well was installed and the well pumped several times, removing 623 gallons of an oil/water mix.  Possible half the oil discharged had been collected to date.  Sorbents were placed in the well to absorb any oil that might accumulate.

On several occasions over the next month, oiled sorbents were replaced in the well .  On 4/10/2001, I returned to the site with Clean Harbors and pumped 1,860 gallons of an oil/water mix.  On this day, only a small amount of oil was collected on the sorbents left in the well, in addition there was so much ground water that the sorbents were displaced outside the well.  There was a small amount of oil on the water surrounding the well, but nothing in it.  The well was allowed to recover several times in between pumpings, with little to no oil being observed.  Again, sorbents were left in the well, in addition to being placed around the well.

On 5/15/2001, I returned to the site with Bradford Hahn, Geologist, to assess the risk to the wells in the area, because at least 100 gallons of the discharged oil was still not accounted for.  Considering the lack of oil in the recovery/monitoring well (the sorbents had no oil on them), the downward gradient, highly fractured bedrock and high water table, it was extremely unlikely that the remaining oil could be recovered.  We determined that the wells of concern were most likely not at jeopardy, although sampling would be prudent.  Water samples were obtained from the three wells in question with no detection of oil (see attached analysis).

On 7/2/2001,  after allowing the water table an opportunity to lower, I returned to the site with Environmental Projects, Inc. to pump the recovery/monitoring well one last time.  The water table had dropped considerable by this date, but once again no oil was found on the sorbents in the well.  230 gallons of water was pumped from the well on this day with no oil being observed.

The site was revisited several times throughout the summer and fall with no observation of oil in the recovery/
P-804-2002*
Morning response of Wed. 10/30/02.  Retrieved errant 30-gallon size, steel drum containing a petroleum smelling liquid.  Drum had been unloaded from a vehicle and rolled behind a stone wall on the edge of the powerlines.   The area was rural residential and potential public health threat.  The drum was labeled.  I brought it to DEP SMRO Bell St. location, and managed it as a hazardous waste.  No responsible party found, but likely an auto repair of heavy equipment business.  No discharges.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-401-2001*A vehicle driven by David LaBroc of Timberland Drywall hit a rock on Piper Shores Road and punctured its gas tank spilling approximately 15 gallons of gasoline onto the dirt road.  The road goes to the Piper Shores Construction site where Mr. LaBroc was a subcontractor for Grainger Northern.  Grainger Northern had an excavator on site and hired Shaw Brothers to truck the contaminated soil to Commercial Recycling.  They excavated all contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-927-2002*Please see attached.
P-920-2002*A piece of heavy machinery was overfilled at the Gram Rd landfill in Brunswick.  The discharge landed on pavement and was cleaned with speedi dry.  Since the landfill accepts contaminated waste, such materials will be disposed of onsite.
P-880-2002*On Saturday November 23, at 13:54 the box truck driven by Michael Nadeau failed to yield at the intersection of Rte 112 (N-S) and Rte 4 (E-W) colliding with the Owen truck.  The collision caused the release of diesel sufficient to wash down the road from the impact site along the shoulder of Rte 4 displacing soil the entire length of road to the SAD #6 driveway.

Buxton Fire Dep't first on the scene created earthen berms to retard the down hill migration of diesel.  DEP Responder, Cyr contacted Brian Selleck of EPI to assess the spill and coordinate initial clean up until DEP could arrive.  The majority of the soils put down by BFD were removed that evening, additional assessments would be continued in the light the following day or as deemed necessary.

Looking at soil conditions it was decided to vactor the material, DOT was contacted and a representative okay'd the clean up measures. Contaminated soils were removed and fill returned to DOT specifications.

Mark Woodruff also visited the site and assisted in clarifying if any of the properties with wells would likely be negatively impacted.  It was decided no as the short contact time of the diesel and minimal soil penetration/migration.

There is no further action planned for this remedial effort.
P-1062-2003*Garlands reported the spill eight hours after it occurred, but had responded that evening and stopped the leak.  I responded to the location and determined that additional action was warranted.  I contracted with Enpro Services, So. Prtld., who responded and removed approximately (8) 55-gallon drums.  Suitable backfill material was placed to restore the area.

file/report.
P-1064-2003*CN Brown reported a leak from a tank truck delivery hose.  The leak occurred after the delivery and remaining product in the hose spilled.  DEP did not respond to the spill and no additional complaints have been received.  Paula from CN Brown advises that the homeowner is satisfied with the clean up.

No further Response action anticipated.
P-1073-2003*Woodard & Curran contacted me regarding a site assessment they were conducting at the former Cartier Potato Farm on Killick Pond Road in Hollis.  Poland Spring Bottling had purchased the property.  Contamination had been found near the diesel engine powered irrigation pumping system.  I had been there years earlier investigation drums in woods.  We had found at that time that the drums were related to this system, and were in fact, neither leaking nor abandoned.  As such I was able to conclude that the contamination found during the current site assessment was related to the irrigation activities and provided a spill debris letter for the site.

As no other environmental issues were found during the site assessment, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-643-2003*Dead River Co. called to report that one of their drivers overfilled a basement AST at Gina Gillette, 126 Union Street, Brewer. This overfilled caused oil to leak down the side of the tank onto the concrete floor and into a drain. It is estimated that about a gallon escaped to the floor. They cleaned it up with pads, which they return to their shop for later pick up and disposal.
   On the following morning, Colleen called from Dead River to say that, after talking with their driver, they learned that he had not delivered to that address. After a bit of investigation, they figured out that a driver for the Heaton Oil Co. had delivered to the wrong address and left without telling anyone, including his employer. I spoke the Heaton Oil Co. office manager and she confirmed that this is what really happened and accepted the responsibility.
P-869-2002*Buckets of antifreeze in a dumpster were crushed by an unknowing operator and filled the back of the garbage truck with product.  Said product then released to the ground and storm drains.  A certain percentage did make it to Casco Bay but its solubility made recovery impossible.  What remained in the storm drains and at ground level was either sucked up or shoveled up by Clean Harbors.  I traveled to the incineration facility in an attempt to find the buckets in the dumped load and associate them with a responsible party but that effort proved futile.
P-942-2002*An unused tank in a crawl space in Cape Elizabeth had a slow leak that discharged approximately ten gallons.  A minor amount of soil became contaminated but its removal is not pertinent due to its inability to affect groundwater, wells or anything else.  The only issue that would warrant its removal, even if in part, would be poor ambient air quality but it does not look as though aforementioned air quality will be a problem.
B-210-2002*B-210-2002
04/09/2002 15:00

     Beth DeHaas, Oil Compliance Specialist for ME-DEP in Augusta, called to report a loss of gasoline from an underground tank at the Stillwater Gulf in Orono.  It was stated that a total loss of 2000 gallons was evident.  The loss appeared to have occurred on four different occasions.  Inspection of the monitoring wells surrounding the tank shown no evidence of leakage.  It appeared that the fuel was stolen.  No further action was taken.
B-173-2002*B-173-2002
03/20/2002 10:40

     An anonymous complainant called to report the existence of junk debris and oil spillage at the Corson residence on the Boothby Road in Athens.  Inspection of the property found a whole myriad of various junk but no spillage.  It may be noted that several adjacent properties had similar characteristics.  No further action was taken.
B-430-2002*B-430-2002
08/18/2002 14:31

     The Irving Oil convenience store on 297 Main Street in Calais called to report a small spill of gasoline.  It was stated that a passenger vehicle was overfilled spilling about 10 gallons at the pumps.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly effected.
B-429-2002*B-429-2002
08/18/2002 13:25

     Mark Daigle of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a small spill of anti-freeze from an unknown private vehicle at the southbound rest area on I-95.  The approximate gallon of fluid was subsequently cleaned up with minimal sorbent material and disposed of.  No further action was taken.
B-204-2002*B-204-2002
04/08/2002 08:30

     Ralph Anastos, resident on Branch Lake in Ellsworth, called to report a small spill of #2 fuel from his outside home heating oil tank.  He stated that he had some concern for the lake and his water supply.  Investigation shown that maybe 5 gallons or so leaked from a weeping line on the tank.  Other than a small patch of grass nothing else was affected.  Mr. Anastos stated that he would carve out the grass and spread it out in an isolated area.  No further action was taken.

B-597-2002*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a transformer failed on Hannah Drive in Trenton. It only lost about a cup and it lab tested less than 2 ppm of PCBs.
The soil was removed and pavement wiped clean. The debris was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-943-2002*The nozzle fell out of Mr Richardson's saddle tank while he was refueling discharging approximately 15 gallons of diesel to the parking lot of Silver Lake Variety.  Responding firefighters spread sand on the spill which was picked up with a bucket loader and hauled to CRS for disposal.
P-918-2002*Mr. Theriault broke a wall mount thermometer, dispersing the encapsulated mercury into the carpet below the unit.  He used his vacuum to clean the area and then called DEP.

The carpet was inspected (very difficult to differentiate) grey/blue carpet.  Some of the mercury likely to have been removed by actions of the vacuum however removal of carpet the best alternative remedial effort possible.  Mr. Theriault disposed of the vacuum and would remove the section of carpet affected.
B-523-2002*Lynn Wilson called from Plum Creek Inc. to report that a log loader had blown a hydraulic hose in their wood yard in Johnson Mountain Township. This resulted in an estimated loss of 50 gallons of hydraulic oil. They used sorbent pads to collect the puddled free product and I allowed the oil soaked wood debris to be left in place to naturally degrade. There are no wells or watercourses near the wood yard. No further action is anticipated.
B-56-2002*A failed auto shutoff on a dispenser nozzle resulted in the unintended loss of an estimated 3 gallons of gasoline at the Big Apple station on South Main St. in Brewer.  Station personnel cleaned it up with speedy-dry.
B-57-2002*Stopping at the Otis General Store on his way to work, early on the morning of February 1, Kevin Copeland noticed gasoline leaking from under one of the pumps.  The cause was a leaking air eliminator; an estimated 10 gallons had been lost to the pavement before the problem was noticed and the pump shut down.

Since the tanks, pump and product belong to Dysart's, they were notified of the problem, rectified it, and cleaned up the spilled product.
P-928-2002*On 12/10/02, Jon Woodard received a call from Portland Pipeline reporting a small crude oil spill.  The spill was reported to be a half a cup and was suspected to be a scrubber discharge from the motor vessel SKS Trinity which was at the dock.  The spill was not responded to at the time.

Later that afternoon, I received a call from the O'Brien's Group on behalf of the vessel reporting a mystery sheen of fuel oil around their vessel.  I responded immediately.  It was dark when I arrived and I did not notice any sheen or unusual oil odors around the vessel.  I learned from both the Master of the vessel and John Stuart, representing the QI (Qualified Individual), that the USCG had been on site and suspected a stern tube discharge.  The vessel operators did not believe this was the case, but nonetheless, hired Diver Down to complete an underwater survey concentrating on the stern tube.  The dive was to be completed that evening.  Having found no cleanup necessary, I departed.

I returned the following morning to see the area in the daylight.  I did observe some sheening within the boom of the vessel, but there was no evidence to suggest it came from the SKS Trinity.  It appeared more likely that the sheen was from dredging operations happening at the adjoining pier.  Two separate dives on the ship by Diver Down did not show any evidence of oil leaking from the vessel.  No further action is required.
P-929-2002*On 12/11/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dave Moody at Gulf Oil reporting a tank leak in the #6 tank at Gulf.  The leak was evident by oil seeping out from under the chine of the tank.  It was also noted that the leak detection bung was damp with oil.  Dave indicated to me that the tank had a double bottom.  The tank had 5 feet of oil in it at the time.  Arrangements were made to begin unloading the tank.

I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed oil staining in soil around the original chine on one side of the tank.  I also observed a leak detection bung damp with oil.  The bung was located on the side of the chine between the two floors.  As I understand it, the bottom of the tank consisted of an original floor covered with a liner, covered with gravel, topped by a new floor installed in 1996.  Both floors were constructed of bare steel and protected by Cathodic Protection.  The tank had been used for #6 oil service until this past summer.  At that time, the tank was cleaned.  During an API certification process, areas of thinned steel on the new floor were found and those sections were cut out and replaced.  The tank has not had any oil in it until 12/10/02.

Clean Harbors was hired to pump out the remaining oil that could not be removed by the facility pumps.  They also were contracted to clean the tank.  Tank cleaning began on 12/12 and was completed on 12/13.  A marine chemist certified the tank "gas free" on 12/16.  Phoenix Welding was hired to remove the heating coils that had been left in the tank in preparation for a thorough examination of the new floor.  The examinations revealed at least two corrosion holes in the floor of the tank.  The matter has been referred to Rick Kaselis within the Division of Oil and Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation for further action.
P-924-2002*11.21.02, received report of a spill that occurred on 11.9.02.  Chris White advised that a gasket leaked around the filter of a generator.  Reporter method code 'Other' = Mr. White reported spill after a DEP Water Bureau representative became aware of the spill during a DEP inspection and advised White to  report the spill.  I educated Mr. White on DEP spill reporting requirements.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.17.02
P-933-2002*The Fernald's suffered a small leak from their copper line.  Downeast cleaned it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-939-2002*
	Response to breakage of small household thermometer.  Cleaned up by Ms. Jacobus.  Rural farm area.  Waste recovered by DEP for later disposal by EPI with other collected Hg waste.  Property reported to be owned by Julia Krejsa.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-941-2002*
	Report of non-PCB transformer leak after it was hit by snow-plow.  Response by CMP personnel.  See attached CMP report and notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-58-2002*Ed Moore, a burner technician for Maine Energy, reported a leak in a 275 gallon tank at the David Garland residence.  Calling that residence, and speaking with Mrs. Garland, I learned that the situation was not an emergency, there was no floor drain in the basement, spilled oil was being controlled by sorbents, and that Mr. Garland is quite hard of hearing.   I made arrangements to visit the site the next day.

Upon my arrival, I found Garland and his brother-in-law replacing the tank, and doing a good job of it, too.  I think the estimate of 5 gallons lost was generous, but I was not there the previous night. There seemed to be little staining on the basement floor and instrument reading showed little atmospheric contamination from the spilled oil.

B-59-2002*David Kohne, by the morning of February 2, was quite tired of smelling the fuel oil fumes coming from his basement floor drain.  It being a small neighborhood, he'd heard that Jason Smith, on Broadway, had a loss from his oil tank.  Contacting Smith,  the sad truth was confirmed.

Arriving at Smith's in the early afternoon, the unfortunate vignette was replayed yet again:   Smith's tank had been filled the previous day; by early the next morning the furnace wouldn't run, the house was cold. There was no oil in the tank.

From Smith's financial point of view, he made out as well as could be expected.  Because the basement, like all basements in Eastport, was wet, there was a floor drain.  The oil flowed directly to the drain, and did not contaminate a lot of floor area.  The basement was drained to the storm sewer system, and the loss of oil coincided with a torrential winter downpour;  there was no oil to be recovered from the catch basins, outfall or tidewater.  Downpour and tide had flushed everything away; no sheen was reported.   Verily, by the time I arrived, the odor complaints had subsided.  While a number of residences on Shackford St. had smelled oil that morning, no one was complaining of it now.  There was no clean-up to be done, so Smith had no deductible to cough up.
P-930-2002*On 12/11/0,2 I received a call from Andrew Dunham reporting a broken mercury thermometer at his residence in Portland.  The thermometer had been dropped onto a hardwood floor.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I isolated the affected room by closing doors leading to it.  Windows in that room were then opened to ventilate it.  When I checked the spill area with a flashlight several beads of mercury were visible on the floor.  I cleaned up the mercury using a mercury sponge from a spill kit.  The spill debris and remaining pieces of the thermometer were containerized and removed.  I instructed Mr. Dunham to keep the room as ventilated as possible and keep his wife and children out of the room for the next several days.  No further action required.
P-935-2002*On 12/14/02, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Bill Hopkins.  He was in his office on Union Wharf and was reporting an unusually large sheen.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a heavy sheen between Union Wharf and the Portland Fish Pier.  Some of the sheen around the Fish Pier was from an unrelated waste oil spill.  The heaviest amount of oil found was directly around the "Saco Bay Responder" at Union Wharf.  The oil was red and appeared to be diesel fuel.  I contacted Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) and requested they send someone to check to make sure it wasn't coming from their boat.  I also notified the U S Coast Guard, who did send out a responder.  While awaiting the arrival of both the Coast Guard and MSRC, I looked around for the source of the spill.  I did see an open container of diesel with a fuel filter on a dock next the the "Captain Ballard".  The Captain Ballard was docked approximately 100 ft. away from the Saco Bay Responder.

Tom Gallant of MSRC arrived and we checked the bilges of all their boats.  No oil was coming from their vessel.  When the USCG arrived, we went back to the Captain Ballard dock.  The container of diesel was gone and the boat had been secured.  The spill may have come from changing the fuel filter on the boat but it was not proven to be the source.

The small amount of recoverable oil next to the Saco Bay Responder was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-944-2002*11.14 2002 responded to complaint location and observed the dumping of solid waste which appeared to be building debris generated as a result of a structure fire at this location.  The dumping was in a wetland area.  I observed some unregistered vehicles and automotive parts, but no spillage of oil or other petroleum or chemical products.

This matter referred to Solid Waste Unit, SMRO.  The subject did conduct removal and disposal of the solid waste material as a result of DEP investigative actions.  See internal DEP e-mails, attached.

No further response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 12.17.2002
P-145-2001*Received a call from the Portland Fire Dept. regarding a large sheen in the vicinity of the Portland Pier.  By the time I arrived, the sheen was determined to be originating from the aboveground storage tank (AST) at J's Oysters, 5 Portland Pier.  The tank had developed a leak and discharged its contents directly into the water.  Clean Harbors was on-site and had contained the area with boom, but it appeared that most of the oil had left the area with the outgoing tide.  The oil that was left was trapped under and in the wharfs and rip-rap in the area.  Due the high tide and darkness, the boom was left in place until the following day to collect any oil that might be dislodged by the changing tides.   The tank was removed and a small amount of soil and debris from under the tank were removed.  Also, during this time the tank was replaced by a double walled tank.

On the following day during a low tide, small pockets of oil were collected with sorbents from beneath the wharf.  Also, prop wash from Clean Harbor's boats were used to contain oil that was dislodged by the incoming tide and collected with sorbents.  The clean-up was completed by night fall with only a sheen still noticeable.  I checked the area the following day and still observed a sheen, but no recoverable oil.
B-74-2002*Dennis McComb called reporting that extra low tide conditions had allowed a small quantity of what was presumed to be lube oil escape the containment boom at outfall 02.  This is a historic occurrence, arising when a super low tide allows old oil trapped in the soil of this industrial site to escape. Once noticed, the sheen was controlled with sorbents.
B-663-2002*On 12/14/02, 0820 hours the Old Town Police Department reported that a 96 Dodge pick up truck had an accident and it's fuel tank split open.  The entire contents of the tank landed on the road and quickly flowed off the pavement to the marsh, which was on  both sides of the road.  The site was actually the causeway on Poplar Street.  An area of thirty square yards on each side of the causeway had been impacted by the spill.  There were no pools of product; it seemed to have diffused into the ice.  Perhaps the rainy conditions kept the pavement from being slicked up by product.  Considering the level of water in the marsh and the area of the spill nature should do a good job at remediation.  I considered getting a vactor but I figured that would put the raw gasoline vapor into the atmosphere; whereas the marsh would do a better job of detoxifying the product.  Besides, recovering the ice would have been a huge undertaking and it may have done untold damage to the marsh.
P-792-2002*On 10/25/02, Scott Cyr received a call from Jay at Logan Oil reporting an oil tank rupture at a client's residence in Westbrook.  I responded immediately.  The spill occurred as the result of a partially blocked vent cap on the tank.  When oil was delivered by Logan Oil, the tank ruptured during the delivery.  Approximately 75 gallons of oil was spilled into a daylight basement.  The remainder of the oil was recovered out of the tank by pumps.

Logan Oil used sorbent pads to clean up the oil in the basement.  Everything that was oiled in the basement was removed and either cleaned or disposed of.  Ventilation was installed to help with the oil odor in the residence.  Once the oil was removed, the basement floor was cleaned with Simple Green.  No further action required.
I-198-2002*An oil smell was reported to the oil company. An oil burner technician responded and found a small puddle of oil.

After determining that the tank was leaking, the technician contacted his dispatcher, who began the process of getting the tank pumped out and replaced.

The spill was identified by the oil company at around 1430 hours. When I arrived on scene at 1730 hours, the new tank was installed, the oil tank removed, and the spill cleaned up with the exception of a minor odor in the basement (25-45 parts per million reading on a Photo Ionization Detector).

I suggested that the stained area be cleaned with simple green,  place a bag of charcoal on the stain, and then poly over the entire area.

Response case closed.
P-811-2002*A motor vehicle accident at 1300 Route One, which occurred in the middle of the night, was not reported by York PD, but by the homeowner the following morning when free product was witnessed in puddles in the driveway.  The best effort was made to pad up discharged material.
P-949-2002*A hydraulic line on a Waste Management garbage truck blew discharging approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the parking lot of Coastal Manor Nursing Home.  The truck's operator applied pads immediately to refrain the spill from spreading.  The fleet services division of WM arrived with speedi and additional pads to clean the mess.  No soil or storm drains contacted.
B-76-2002*Don Page, of Webber Energy, responding to a no heat complaint, discovered the reason for no heat was no oil; it'd all leaked out through the cracked filter nipple.   I was notified, and tracking down Michael Bushey, the owner, made arrangements to look over the situation on the following morning.

By that time, Bushey had had the tank system replaced with a new low boy tank, a very nice system, not susceptible to the ravages of weather, ice and frost heaves.

Given the new installation, the lay of the land and that there was no oil under the trailer, there was no clean up done at this site.
P-697-2002*
SUMMARY
	On 9/5/02, I visited this property while in the area overseeing a remediation at the former Topsham EXXON facility.  The tanks at this 125 Main St. location are registered as removed on 8/1/89, by Webber Oil Co., the company listed as the owner on the removal notice.  The UST registration (#1116) lists Stone & Cooper Fuel Co. as the owner & operator.  Webber listed the facility as TINA'S VARIETY on the notice, though the UST registration lists it as FOOD & FUN.  No directions are listed on the notice by Webber, further adding to confusion over the name and site.
	Similar confusion on the name occurred at the nearby Topsham Exxon during its 1989 UST replacement.  My concern over this facility is a run of UST removals in the 1989 period of Webber Oil facilities where moderate to strong gasoline contamination went unreported to the DEP as required, only to be found years later (Topsham Exxon, Westbrook Exxon, Paul's service in Westbrook, and sites in Auburn and Lewiston).  This appears deliberate on Webber's part.  These removals occurred prior to the requirement for UST removal assessments.
	During my 9/5/02, visit I noted no evidence of remaining UST's.  The site is now a plumbing business and a NAPA Auto Parts shop.  Based on past history, there is good probability that this site also remains contaminated.  Any petroleum contaminated soil or groundwater should be properly managed if found.
	Next door is the Topsham Rental Co. located in a former gas station.  Four old motor fuels vents remain on the building side, from tanks reported to have been removed in the 1970's.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-660-2002*On 12/13/02 Stan Griffen of Griffen Oil reported an oil spill at 333 Coboro Road in Stetson.  They had put 100 gallons in an AST that hadn't been used for a long time and the filter leaked-most likely because the gasket had dried out.  They went back and pumped the tank out when they were told about the leak.  Their initial estimate was thirty gallons but I think that was based on zero usage and that they had gotten all of the oil out of the tank.  It wasn't readily apparent but it turned out that the spill landed on cement.  There had been a shed there that had a cement floor.  It had been blackened with debris so the fact that it was cement became apparent when I attempted to sample for penetration with a soil auger.  I estimated that the spill was about ten gallons.  About two were recovered with a dozen or so pads, five would be in the cement and two or three would have evaporated.  The odor had largely dissipated since the previous day when the leak had been discovered.  The well is about fifty feet from the spill, but it has 53 feet of casing and it is 450 feet deep.
A-576-2002* On 9-20-2002, Mike White called this office to report the finding of petroleum contamination at an underground tank removal.  This removal occurred at the service station known as Nickerson's Exxon. This site has been vacant for several years.  The new owner, Mr. Auger, bought the property without requiring the previous owner, Mr. Harold Nickerson to remove the UST's. The site is located in Belfast on the north side of Route 3, adjacent to Boynton Oil Company's bulk fuel plant.
 There were several hot spots at this site, see attached site assessment. No soil removal was required based solely on the fact that city water serves this area. The new owner did not have any solid ideas for the future of this site. During discussion with the new owner I made it very clear that if he constructed a new building that he should avoid building a full basement. Residual petroleum may cause a vapor or odor problem in a full basement.
 In conclusion, three underground tanks were removed from the vacant "Nickerson's Exxon" in Belfast Maine. No soil was removed and a site assessment was written by Mike White. The contractor who actually removed the UST's was Leonard Carr of L.C.'s Tank Installation & Repair Service, Inc.
I-195-2002*On 12/9, Steve Perrault reported that he had a leak in the piping at Bob's Service Center in Madawaska.

A small amount of liquid has been coming into the submersible sump via the interstitial space in the unleaded line.

After discussing the situation with Peter Moulton and myself on a conference call and waiting a couple days for the problem to get worse or better, on 12/12/02, Steve decided to excavate the pipe and prepare to repair the line up to the first joint.

After exposing the outer pipe, small holes were cut into the outer pipe to see if any gas was at those points. Somewhere in this investigation, the liquid was determined to be water.

System was tested by the installer (Steve Pereault), with argon gas at 50 psi and the system held pressure for 3 hours. System was also tested for 45 min at 20 psi, which is the operating pressure of the system.

System will be backfilled after the lines have been repaired.

Response Case Closed
P-955-2002*On 12/17/02 I received a call from Diane Carney at Poland Springs Water reporting a small power steering fluid spill.  The oil came out of an R C Moore truck on their property.  The spill was confined to pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-954-2002*The facts regarding why this spill actually occurred are rather vague although evidence supports an overfill; the circumstances of which lack relevance.  The facts are approximately 15 gallons of Diesel made it to the pad and pavement at Stop and Shoppe on Riverside in Portland.  Discharged product did travel towards a storm drain on the property but only a small amount actually entered it.  Clean Harbors was contacted by the station to clean the spill.
I-199-2002*A broken hose caused 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and pails and taken to the Ashland Sullivan shop.
P-888-2002*11/02
Overnight, the Burton residence lost an entire tank of fuel which is being attributed to a malfunctioning fitting.  The property is on a sand and gravel aquifer and in a substantial softwood stand.  As a means of source removal, the soil below the tank was vactored but a plethora of large roots and a garage on a slab inhibited our efforts.  Somewhat down gradient but at the first accessible location, a monitoring well was installed in an attempt to retrieve discharged product although at this point the outlook is grim.  Inspection of the well occurs weekly but has yet to yield anything but ice.

7/03
The well installation and continual monitoring did, as expected, prove to be a futile endeavor.  The well is being uninstalled.  Tech services visited site but expressed little concern for the homeowner's or their neighbor's well given the layout of the site.


P-258-2002*
Report of 15-gal. discharge of aqueous solution of "8236 Plus", an industrial chemical listed as non-hazardous but likely still a special waste.  Response by MERC workers who recycled the waste.  No DEP response.  See attached MSDS for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
A-461-2002*I received a call from Chief Spofford of Boothbay Fire Dept.  He reported the Department had responded the previous day to a single vehicle accident which caused a spill of gasoline to the shoreline and ocean.  Pauline Durrell, 87, of Augusta, died when her car veered off Shore Rd. hitting a rock ledge and flipping before landing on the rocks.  Approx. 10 gallons of gas was released.  Fire Fighters used sorbents to clean up pockets of fuel.  Wave action and wind dispersed the remaining spilled product.  No site visit was made, no further action.
A-462-2002*John Kenney, wildlife biologist for Maine IF&W called to report an unknown sheen in Camden Harbor.  John was contacted by an acquaintance who was in Camden and saw ducks swimming in the area.  I responded and observed minor sheen in the harbor.  A significant rain occurred earlier in the day.  Runoff from the downtown area discharges from a storm drain outfall cascading down over a bedrock outcrop adjacent to a park area.  None of the ducks I saw were coated with oil.  There was minor brown color sheen in the eddies formed when the surface water met the ocean but not enough to pad up or place sorbent boom.  It looked like a weathered product of some kind.  I tried a pad attached to a hook, but it was barely picking up any material.  I made contact with the Fire Chief, Steve Gibbons who had also been notified of the spill.  They were out of boom and pads, so I contributed a couple bales.   He noted from time to time after a rainfall, there has been a sheen observed in this same outfall area.   There was no additional sheen observed, booming would have been impractical and overkill, so I departed.
P-302-2002*
Small transformer spill to ground.  Response by CMP crew.  No sensitive receptors believed threatened or effected.

S G Brezinski
P-303-2002*
	Investigation of alleged dumping, or washing up, of old liquid storage tank on the banks of the Androscoggin River, downstream of Masonite Corp and Worumbo Mill.  On the morn of 5/1/02, I walked the railroad tracks and shoreline described, but found no tank or drums of any kind.  The reporter described the tank as rusty, about 500 gal. in size and an odor of oil from an open bung.   As of 12/02, I have received no further complaints on this.

S G Brezinski
A-481-2002*Maine Yankee called to report a stain of hydraulic oil estimated in ounces.  The spill was from a compressor used in demolishing the primary auxillary building.  Apparantly a fitting was loose releasing a minor spill.  The spill was to containment, a concrete floor.  MY staff cleaned up the discharge with a sorbent pad.  A site visit was not conducted.
B-598-2002*B-598-02
Palmyra

Tuesday November 12, 2002	1040

I received a call from Dale Shaw (938-2811) whose father is the owner / operator of Shaw's Used Auto Parts, in Palmyra.  According to Mr. Shaw, his father had contracted a car crusher from K.B. Enterprises (861-8176), in Gardiner.

Mr. Dale Shaw complained about the method of operation while the crushing operation was doing business on their property.  He said little attention was paid to the proper disposal of gasoline from the tanks.  They were often careless and missed the recovery drums intended for the gasoline.  He said much of the gasoline and oil made it to the ground.

On my site visit, early Tuesday afternoon, I found an incredible muddy mess where the car crusher had been and wheel ruts filled with water.  The ruts were 18 to 22 inches deep.  On some of the water there was a light rainbow sheen.  It was then I asked how long ago the car crusher had left the yard.  The car crushing operation left the junk yard about 4 weeks ago.  I asked them to take photographs for their own record, and contact the crushing operation.

There was very little product that needed to be cleaned up except near an open top drum containing gasoline.  Mr. Shaw indicated that his son was using the gasoline for his hot rod.  He said he would back drag the lightly contaminated area and spread it thinly in a direction even farther from their well.
A-482-2002*Mr. Don Larrabee of Verizon called to complain about gasoline being spilled across the street at the DOT Motor Transport facility.  He claimed free product was running down the street into the storm drain.  I immediately responded and found a significant stain on the pavement, but no free product.  The stain was approximately 8 to 10 inches wide and nearly 75 feet long extending from the dispenser area out onto Capitol Street.  It appeared a vehicle had pulled away from the fueling facility with an insecure gas cap.  As the vehicle accelerated, the gas spilled to the roadway.  I contacted DOT to see if they could determine which vehicles had fueled up that afternoon, and contact the driver.

Alan Stearns, Director of Environmental Services for DOT responded by e-mail the next day.  Through record review, they determined the source to be a dive boat used by DOT to inspect bridge support structures.  He indicated they would get after the appropriate person to ensure the leak was fixed.  I am attaching two e-mails documenting the info exchange.
P-817-2002*
INITIAL VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	On or about 10/29/02, DEP was notified of apparent old oil contamination to the ground (and likely groundwater) at this old, former auto repair garage.  At Mr. Plummer's request I met him and his father on site the morn of 10/31/02.
	The property is the site of an old auto repair garage that was in the process of being renovated by Evergreen Co.  The parcel is on the west side of Rt. 100, across from the Country Crafts and Allen's Farms stores, which I understand are associated with Evergreen Co.  The south side of the lot is bordered by Forest Ave. with three private houses on wells.  On the north is a small maroon house with a new drilled well.  The 212 Gray Rd. property has an old, unused dug well (see site sketch).  Inside the building is a heating oil AST.  Being within 300' of at least three private drinking water wells, the site falls within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	The problem is reported to be an old work pit for repairing vehicles that is now filled in with new fill soil.  The pit bottom is reported to be heavily contaminated with old, used motor oil and other oils.  As the pit was partially filled in, I did not observe any contamination myself.  I noted no evidence of UST's onsite, though it potentially may have had motor fuel UST's at one time.
	As of 12/27/02, the property is listed as being owned by the heirs of Cathylene Allen, 201 Gray Rd., Cumberland, Maine.

RECOMMENDATIONS
	I explained that the site should have a Phase-1 and Phase-2 study performed, based on what Mr. Plummer explained.  The study should include: borings around the property to delineate any contaminant plume and determine groundwater flow direction, sampling of nearby residential wells, etc.  I also advised Mr. Plummer that he should consider DEP's VRAP for property liability clearance.  Any confirmed contamination in soil or groundwater shall be reported to the state as required.

	As of Dec. 2002, I have not heard anything further from Mr. Plummer or anyone else regarding this property.  A copy of this property will be sent to the property heirs.
P-308-2002*
SUMMARY
	Report of small leak of K1 oil out hose of delivery tank truck after delivering to the Kramer residence.  DEE cleaned up.  No DEP response.  No sensitive receptors understood to be threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-368-2002*
	Response to purposeful discharging of waste cooking oil to drainage/wetland behind restaurant.  Clean up of free product and contaminated fill by property owner, Matt Letellier, under direction of DEP and Richard Maybey of Eliot Code Enforcement.
	 See attachments for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-855-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Incident where contractors, working on the outside of this multifamily wood house, tried to move a full outside, 222-gal. vertical heating oil AST with the end result that the tank fell over, broke thru the neighbor's fence and discharged at least 30 gallons out the top.  See the accompanying photos for further details.  Though Clean Harbors had been initially called by James Smith, Colonial Adjustment had EPI perform the clean-up the next afternoon.

	No further DEP requirements are expected at this time.  No AST Ins. Fund application is expected.  Classic Window Systems was viewed as, and acted as primary RP.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-445-2002*Received a call from Sue Mack, Select Person for the Town of Pownal, regarding the discovery a drum that was discarded on the side of the road.  I met with Ms. Mack who accompanied me to the location of the drum.  She stated that public works had found the drum on its side and uprighted it, because it was leaking around the bung.  It appeared that someone was trying to dump the drum further into the woods, but got stuck in the mud and had to leave it on the side of the road.  There was no signs of oil on the ground, so no soil had to be removed.  The drum was transported to our warehouse until it could be disposed of.  The waste oil was tested and determined to be hazardous (see Maine Environmental Laboratory report #DEP1046-02 that includes Analytics report #47779).  The drum was later disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.  with other accumulated hazardous waste.
B-585-2002* B-585-2002
10/31/2002 12:30

     An underground tank inspection by the Tanks Enforcement Unit turned up evidence of a leak at the ME-DOT maintenance facility on Route 15 in Shirley.  It was stated that a PID reading of soil beneath the pump shown 738 ppm.  Kerry Scates, a Licensed Tank Installer for ME-DOT, was notified of the situation.  Since the area is rather isolated without any residences nearby no further action was taken.
B-577-2002*B-577-2002
10/28/2002 08:27

     An anonymous complainant called to report oil spillage associated with an excavator at a property owned by John Wayne in Glenburn off of the Double A road.  No other information was given.  Investigation of the area however turned up nothing in the way of spillage.  No further action was taken.
B-656-2002*B-656-2002
12/10/2002 09:30

     Peter Goodwin of the General Alum Corp. called to report a spill of approximately 12,000 gallons of aluminum sulphate solution at their facility.  It was stated that a worker inadvertently left open a valve on a 100k tank allowing the liquid to fill their storage area.  Investigation of the site shown that none of the material escaped the building.  The material was then pumped into tank trucks for re-use in their process.  It may be noted that the material had a ph of 2.4.  It was considered to be "non-hazardous".
P-960-2002*A tractor trailer rollover caused the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of diesel and 5 gallons of motor oil to the I-295 off-ramp in Falmouth.  Product was picked up with sand, speedi dry and pads.
B-596-2002*B-596-2002
11/08/2002 13:34

     Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric called to report a leak of hydraulic fluid on a lift system at their maintenance facility on Main Street in Bangor.  It was stated that they noticed a 100 gallon loss in their inventory for the system.  The system is currently slated for removal.  Further investigation is underway.  A possible clean up is being discussed, but it is unlikely to happen.  At this time the fluid is not deemed to be a threat since the area is considered "non-sensitive".
A-176-2002*Joan Jones called me to relate she was aware of a small acid spill at Maine Yankee that she did not think had been reported.  The incident had occurred when a forklift battery was inadvertently knocked over spilling a small quantity of sulfuric acid.  The acid was sorbed up with kitty litter and over packed into a plastic drum.  Joan works in the RCRA program overseeing the closure of Maine Yankee.  She receives incident reports periodically and checks them against reported spills.  I called Steve Evans at Maine Yankee for details of the incident.  He claimed that Maine Yankee has a compliant SPCC Plan in accordance with 1318-C that has been submitted to the Department.  The spill was below the reportable quantity for sulfuric (1,000 lbs.) and was therefore not reported.  I did not make a site visit.  The exact date and time of the spill is not known.  I asked for a copy of MY incident report, but did not receive. it.  Based on the verbal exchange, the spill occurred 1-2 days before Joan reported the incident.
B-668-2002*B-668-2002
12/17/2002 18:24

     Jay Beaudoin of Domtar called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid from a stacking machine at their mill.  It was stated that approximately 50 gallons leaked from a broken line onto concrete flooring.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with wood chips and burnt in one of their boilers.  No floor drains were reportedly involved.
P-961-2002*See attached report.
P-962-2002*See attached report.
P-963-2002*See attached report.
P-964-2002*See attached report.
B-499-2002*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 9/24/02 from C.N. Brown Company (South Paris) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons of kerosene were spilled at Earl Palmer's residence on the Little Boyd Lake Road in Milo at 1130 today.  Dexter Heating Oil (C.N. Brown Company) was in the process of making a delivery at the residence when a repair (plug) on the truck's transfer system vibrated loose.  All of the oil was contained on a dirt driveway.  Eight trash bags of oily debris (i.e., sorbents and soil) were recovered in the cleanup and will be transported back to South Paris for disposal through Clean Harbors.  The spill occurred about 250 feet from the lake and there is a well on the property, located out back, but neither should be affected.  I was informed that the customer was present on site during the cleanup.

REC:  File report.

B-580-2002*B-580-2002
10/29/2002 12:51

     John Cullen of the Bureau of Land & Water reported that an anonymous complainant reported possible oil spillage amongst other issues at the EsKay Garage on Route 176 in Brooksville.  Inspection of the property however revealed no spillage.  It appeared that the garage hadn't been used for quite some time.  No further action is expected.
P-965-2002*See attached report.
P-966-2002*See attached report.
P-967-2002*See attached report.
B-563-2002*On 10/19/02, 0445 hours Trooper Joe Parker contacted me about a vehicle that had become completely submerged in Wyman Lake.  He said that there was no sign of spillage, but he wanted to know how soon the vehicle had to be removed from the lake.  I told him that the game warden service regulated that, but I was quite sure that the answer would be, "ASAP".  The car apparently rolled down a boat launch ramp and floated out a ways from shore, flipped upside down and sank.  (We were not aware of the flip at the time.)  I discussed a previous case in which the vehicle's gas tank got punctured on a rock during the removal process.  Joe said that the terrain was very smooth there.  The vehicle was removed the same day without incident.
P-956-2002*In the early morning hours of 12/18/02, Steve Rollert noticed oil vapors/odors, he went downstairs to investigate and found a broken cracked oil line from the oil tank.  He shut off the valve and returned to bed with plans to notify whoever in the morning.

He initially called Giroux Oil to assist with the no heat call and upon arrival the technician made Rollert aware of his notification obligation.  DEP was called and Cyr responded.  Rollert was home sick from work, hence explaining his late night observation of the oil fumes.  The severity of the situation was not clear until the Giroux tech inspected the fuel line and discovered it "intentionally" broken at both ends (the filter/tank & burner).  The line was sheathed but none the less broken off at each end.

Rollert stated there was approximately 1/2 tank of oil two days ago, and the gauge is now reading <3/8, the guestimation is a 50 gallon loss.  The oil stained an area around the tank itself, and filled two basins put beneath the filter.  Also stained were some personal materials stored along side it (ownership unclear) and migrated along a "french drain" in the floor the length of the basement to a trap.  Originally, this was stated to be the storm sewer but only trace amounts of oil could be seen in the trap, not the bright red as in the french drain.

Rollert contacted the landlord, Corbin, and shortly after excused himself back to the apartment.  Upon Corbin's arrival, the sight was again looked over.  Mr Corbin was frustrated about the situation, asking if this was a common occurrence, who made the report the tenant or technician?  Cyr explained the clean up goals, and Corbin wished to excercise option II and manage the clean up himself.  He was given some pads and a few bags to start the clean up and told to call if he had any problems.

Given the tenants satisfaction with the clean up and tolerance for any residual left behind the site may be revisited if a complaint is rec'd, but for now based on the owner's willingness to clean up, DEP plans no additional work at this site.



A-205-2002*I was contacted by Stacy Ladner of the Hazardous Waste Licensing Unit at DEP.  She had been in conversation with David Chittim, City Engineer for Rockland.  The City transfer station had been vandalized sometime between 1600, 3/16/02, and 0700, 3/19/02.  Approximately 50 computer monitors were smashed causing lead contaminated glass to be discharged to the ground.  The debris was cleaned up with a skid steer and staged in a dumpster.  The debris was later shipped off site for disposal.  I visited the site and observed the area 4/19/02.  No visual evidence of glass or lead could be seen.  The area had been raked and swept clean.  After conferring with Bill Butler, DEP Solid Waste, I requested that a composite soil sample be taken and analyzed for total lead and total mercury.  I did not receive results.  A phone request was made to Mr. Chittim, 12/19/2002 for the soil results.  On 1/6/03, Mr. Chittim faxed me a copy of a letter which had been sent to Bill Butler 5/22/02, indicating low concentrations of lead and mercury.   He was unable to provide me with the lab results, however, these were attached to the original letter to the Department and should be available in the Solid Waste file for Rockland Transfer Station.  No further Response action anticipated.
A-255-2002*I received a report of a sunken 28' fiberglass sailboat at the dock at Ohara Marine in Rockland.  The vessel was improperly fastened to the dock, the tide changed causing the vessel to submerge and ultimately sink.  The vessel had approximately 50 gallons of gasoline aboard which was displaced by the seawater after sinking.  The wind and wave action dissipated the sheen leaving no trace.  No recovery could be effected by the time the incident was reported.  The vessel was removed from the water as soon as possible.  The incident was discovered at 0700.  It was reported to USCG at 11:39.  I received the call at 12:20 and no reasonable recovery could be expected at that time due to wind and tide movement.   No site visit was made.
A-104-2001*I received a report from Jay Police Department that there was commercial truck leaking diesel on Route 4. The truck is owned by R.D. Roy Transport of Auburn. The truck was leaking along Route 4 in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. According to the dispatcher the truck leaked for over 10 miles. No cleanup was done and some sand was put down for traction. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-258-2002*I received a report of a Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4) spill at the Augusta Water District (AWD) water treatment plant in East Winthrop.  KMnO4 is stored in an 18% solution in a tank inside the facility.  The solution is pumped into the influent water line to oxidize raw water prior to treatment in the plant.  The solution is pumped via an underground pipe to a headworks outside the facility building where it is introduced.  Somehow the underground pipe corroded and failed allowing an unknown volume of KMnO4 to leach to groundwater.  KMnO4 mixes readily with water, and is bright purple in color.  The AWD facility is built on a side hill and has an extensive underground drain system engineered to capture groundwater and drain away from the building foundation.  This drainage system travels by gravity down slope through a series of catch basins to an outfall.  From the outfall, surface water drains to a tributary stream of Little Cobbosee Lake.  The purple solution was first detected in the outfall area, and promptly reported to DEP.  The KMnO4 line was disconnected to eliminate the source.  The catch basins were pumped to remove contaminated groundwater.  This water was stored on site in an unused concrete impoundment, and later treated by the Augusta Sewer District.  There are three homes along the Carlton Pond Road with groundwater wells.  These were sampled and not found to be impacted by the KMnO4 spill, although other contaminants were detected, (e.g. coliform bacteria)  I coordinated with Barry Mower, DEP Biologist and Deb Stahler, DEP Chemist to assess the potential impacts of the spill, and establish risk based clean up criteria.  This is discussed in several attached e-mail exchanges between DEP and AWD.  The pipeline was tested and determined to be leaking, and replaced.  The old line was left in place to allow flushing with water if determined to be beneficial.  With the onset of drier weather, less and less evidence of the discharge was detected in downstream samples.  AWD continued sampling to ensure the established cleanup standard was achieved.  Water flushing was initiated in August and September to see if any residual KMnO4 would be likely to leach out.  No evidence of contaminants was observed.  Nothing was seen in the October either following a period of heavy rains.  Troy Smith, DEP Geologist has overseen the results of sampling and advised on cleanup techniques.  AWD will continue to monitor the outfall area for a year under a schedule established in an e-mail dated 6/19/02, attached.
B-551-2002*
     This office received a call at 1200 on 10/15/02 from Randy Madden (Randall Madden Trucking, Inc.; Milford) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that 10 to 15 gallons of diesel were spilled on Champion International's number 5505 road on 10/10/02 when the drive shaft on a truck broke off and damaged a fitting on the fuel line.  All of the oil was contained on the gravel road.  There were no State waters involved in the incident.  The location of the spill was indicated to be less than a mile in on the number 5505 road from the Stud Mill Road and is near what they call Grade Hill.  Plans were to go over the road surface with a rock rake and aerate the material in place.

REC:  File report.

B-665-2002*On 12/15/02, 1713 hours Rob St Lewis of Orono Fire Department reported that he had witnessed a mercury spill at 17 Fellows Place in Dryden Terrace.  The tenant, Travis Fearon, was working on the thermostat when the mercury switch broke in his hand.  Travis vacuumed the spill up with his vacuum cleaner and then called the fire department.  Rob indicated that the best he could do was to advise Travis to keep the vacuum cleaner outside.  He went on to say that he had recovered mercury waste to the fire station before and quickly learned that he shouldn't have done so.  David Sait told me that we were not in a position to clean up a mercury spill.  I approached Fransway Realty, who own and operated Dryden Terrace Apartments, about the situation.  The manager I talked to was Jackie Hewett.  We discussed the risk of not cleaning up the spill and the fact that Clean Harbors was in a position to do the work because they had a "Lumex", which measures mercury concentration into the parts per trillion(ppt) range.  The maximum level of exposure for public places like schools is 300 ppt.  Our Jerome measures in the ppm range.  I checked the site with the Jerome and got no readings, which does not constitute a clean bill of health.  Jackie said that she had contacted Clean Harbors.
B-93-2002*JOHN SMITH RENTS A TRAILER ON THE SPRINGBRIDGE ROAD FROM PAUL TEAR.  IN FEBRUARY OF '02, SMITH SOMEHOW BECAME AWARE THAT THE TANK WAS LEAKING, AND REPORTED THAT UNFORTUNATE FACT.

CRAWLING UNDER THE DECREPIT DOMICILE, I DIDN'T, FOR ONCE, ENCOUNTER A BUNCH OF FERAL HOUSECATS; THE COMPLAINT, TO MY (AT THAT POINT) SURPRISE PROVED TO BE VALID.  THE TANK WAS LEAKING, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT SMITH HAD LED ME TO BELIEVE.

SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS THE FILTER: POSSIBLY THE GASKET WAS BAD OR THE FILTER WAS NOT COMPLETELY TIGHT.  FORTUITOUSLY, THERE WAS A SHEET OF POLY UNDER THE FILTER, AND ALL THE OIL LOST, LESS THAN 1/2 CUP, WAS COLLECTED ON THE POLY.

I SOAKED UP THE LOST OIL WITH A SORBENT PAD, CRAWLED OUT AND INSTRUCTED SMITH TO HAVE HIS LANDLORD GET  A BURNER TECHNICIAN TO ATTEND TO THE FILTER LEAK.
B-100-2002*EARLY ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 20, ONE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT'S GARBAGE TRUCKS, EMPTYING A DUMPSTER AT REED'S AUTO BODY, BROKE A HYDRAULIC RAM, WHICH IN TURN PUNCTURED A SADDLE TANK.  AN ESTIMATED 25 GALLONS OF DIESEL WAS LOST.

LOOSE OIL WAS RECOVERED WITH SPEEDY DRY; OILED SOIL WAS DUG UP.  THE WHOLE SHOOTIN' MATCH WAS HAULED TO WASTE MANAGEMENT'S LANDFILL IN NORRIDGEWOCK.
P-970-2002*On-site for tank removal for Stephen Brezinski, due to an issuing of a waiver from the 30 day removal notice.  Tank was removed without incident with no contamination found.  Tank appeared new expect that the anode was almost none existing.
B-339-2002*
     This office received a call at 1615 on 6/21/02, from Fred Leigh (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that diesel contaminated soil had been found around the fill pipe on an underground tank at their Medway Diesel Generating Station on Route 116, in Medway.  The spillage, estimated to be around 15 gallons, is believed to be due to overfills and/or leaky fittings on the system.

     It was initially reported that five drums of contaminated soil were removed in the cleanup.  That was later revised to seven drums.  All of the material was taken to the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden for disposal.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.

B-538-2002*On 10/9/02,1100 hours Orono Fire Department reported that they had recovered a small amount of mercury contained in a jar from a household spill.  They asked if we could take it off their hands.  I collected it from them and put in in our Haz Stor facility for eventual disposal.
B-590-2002*B-590-02
Bradford

Tuesday November 6, 2002	1158

I received a phone call from Mona Spear (973-2542), of Bangor Hydro Electric Company, who phoned to report a transformer oil spill on Route 11 in Bradford.

According to Mona, a vehicle struck a power pole guy wire and brought down power pole # 8/54.  The pole is located on Route 11 in Bradford about one-third mile North of the "T" intersection of 11A and 11.

The spill area of the estimated 8 gallons of transformer oil (<50 PPM PCB's) was 20 feet long by 2 feet wide.  The spill was cleaned up using speedi-dri on the pavement and along the road's edge.  Pads were used along the road's edge to adsorb oil running off the road.  This material was drummed up by Bangor Hydro and half filled the 85 gallon over pack drum they were using.  The spill debris will be disposed of through Pine Tree Landfill.
B-613-2002*B-613-02
Machias

Tuesday November 19, 2002	1435

I received a phone call from Tracy Weston (287-4862), of DEP Uncontrolled Sites.  Tracy, while involved in placing monitoring wells on the Maine Wild Blueberry property, discovered a small oil staining and apparent tank overfill to an inside 275 gallon # 2 heating oil tank.

I said that as yet no one has reported an oil spill at that facility.  Tracy indicated that she spoke with the plant manager Jeff Vose (546-7573 ext: 110).

I contacted Mr. Vose; he indicated that R.H. Foster had filled the tank.  I contacted Gaelen Woodman (255-4501), of R.H. Foster.  Mr. Woodman said that there was a delivery to the tank, as it is on automatic delivery, on Wednesday November 13.  Apparently the new delivery driver hooked up and put 1.6 gallons into the tank.  It is unclear how much oil was spilled.

On Wednesday morning November 20, I arrived at the Maine Wild Blueberry Company in Machias.  I drove around the rear of the building and met Tracy Weston.  She showed me the area in which the overfill occurred.  It seemed a small overfill that stained some rock and underlying soil.  I next met Jeffrey Vose, the plant manager.  Previously I had phoned Gaelen Woodman, of R.H. Foster, and he soon arrived with a heating technician.

We all walked to the overfill area and I indicated that some of the underlying soil may need to be removed.  Gaelen said he would be hiring Hanscom Construction to do the excavation or just have a few workers do the small clean up.

Friday November, 15  	Afternoon

I received a phone call from Mr. Woodman.  I was informed that about 4 five-gallon buckets of slightly contaminated soil was removed and disposed of by R.H. Foster.
I-200-2002*A tank truck was filling up with diesel when the nozzle failed to automatically shut off.  An estimate of 25 gallons was on the ground around the vehicle.  The pump was shutdown and 3 bags of speedy dry and one bail of pads were used in the  clean up.
B-628-2002*B-628-2002
09/16/2002 11:48

     An underground tank dispenser and pump inspection revealed contamination at Haley Construction on Route 23 in Sangerville.  It was reported that a PID reading in soil beneath the dispenser shown 2500 ppm.  The area surrounding the facility is partially "industrial" with no private wells in the area.  It is believed that dismantling the pump island to access this contamination is not warranted.  It is also believed that the contamination is "minor and isolated".
A-259-2002*I received a call from Decoster representative Bob LeClerc reporting a fuel oil spill at Barn #6 on Tidswell Road.  The spill was initially reported as line leak, but several laborers later verified the tank itself had corroded.  The 275 gallon outdoor tank had been pumped off and removed by Murray Oil prior to my arrival.  Decoster had 6 laborers filthy with manure, chicken dander, feathers, and flies slowly shovelling oil contaminated soil (OCS) into a tired old loader/hoe.  I suggested the laborers take a break and rotate the backhoe around so the business end could get busy and remove some meaningful amount of soil.  Decoster has no lack of equipment, and seemed anxious to begin remediation.  Gradually the hole became wider and deeper.   They decided that the old backhoe was too small, and I agreed.  So they radioed for a large excavator.  The big machine could really move some earth.  I continued to perform bag headspace and monitor the removal of OCS.  We worked until sundown and removed approximately 100 cubic yards.  The deeper the excavation went, the hotter the soil became, indicating to me, that there had been a discharge at this tank prior to the 55 gallon spill reported this day.  In any event, we removed to stringent standards and created a large soil pile.  LeClerc was interested in land treatment of the soil.  I met with him and approved a site referred to as Loring Pasture or Torry Hill on the USGS map.  It is on land owned by Decoster approximately 1 mile up a dirt road behind the Boofy Quimby Memorial Fire Station.  (Boofy was the son of a volunteer Firefighter who was killed in Vietnam)  A month after I approved the site, I received the signed land spread agreement from LeClerc and a note from the town stating they had no objection to the project.  By phone, LeClerc assured me the work had been done to our specifications.  A copy of the conditions of approval are attached.  I inspected the site in November and found that the soil had not been spread, tilled or seeded as required by the approved permit.  Frozen conditions prevented the removal or treatment of the contaminated soil.  In the spring the site will be monitored again to assess appropriate measures including enforcement action.
P-972-2002*On 12/20/02, I received a call from Brad Libby at Downeast Energy reporting they had overfilled a client's tank in Gorham.  The spill went onto and under a deck attached to the house and was not accessible for clean-up.  The tank whistle did not appear to be functioning properly.  Downeast is making arrangements to have it repaired.  No further action required.
P-973-2002*On 12/20/02 I received a call from Don Spence at Union Oil reporting a small spill that had occurred the previous evening.  The spill occurred when the cap fell off a delivery hose on a Union Oil truck while it was being dragged into position to fill a client's tank.  The spill was confined to a concrete pad and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-974-2002*On 12/20/02 I received a call from Jeffrey Troiano reporting a spill at South Church Housing in Kennebunkport.  The spill was discovered when a maintenance person investigated an oil odor and discovered an above ground storage tank in the basement to be weeping.  Union Oil responded and pumped out the affected tank and cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.
A-262-2002*Bob Birmingham of Crockett's Garage called to request DEP inspect his tank abandonment.  A 275 gallon tank used for #2 oil had part of the building foundation poured over it and was unable to be removed.  I could not find any paperwork on the abandonment, mainly because none had been initiated.  Mr. Birmingham was earnest in his request for assistance as Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to clean the tank and was standing by on site.  I went to Rockland and inspected the unit.  It was in good condition with minor pitting.  No water was in evidence.  No evidence of a leak.  The tank was backfilled and abandoned.  I brought the Notice to the Bank/Registry, 30 day waiver, and Intent to Abandon in place forms and he completed them.
I-201-2002*A hydraulic hose burst causing at least 30 gallons to spill from feller buncher.  It was cleaned up with pads, scooped and put in 55 gallon drums which were taken to the multi fuel furnace to be disposed.
P-241-2002*
	Response to small fuel oil AST facility leak from copper line.  Much of product lost to floor drain where much was caught in the trap.  The leak was in a small storage room and there were no vapors entering the office or other work areas.  Unknown on how much, if any, lost to drainage.  The bad fuel line was replaced by a new, sleeved line.

	The facility also has diesel UST(s).  While visiting I advised a driver to stay by and monitor his diesel fill-up of his saddle tanks to curb spills.  This is the former RD Roy Trucking Company site.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-557-2002*On 10/17/02, 1930 hours, Adam Doran of CMP reported a two gallon transformer oil spill at pole 8 on Highland Avenue in Dexter.  It landed on pavement, grass, brush and the guard rail.  CMP personnel wiped the guardrail, absorbed the oil from the pavement and cleaned up the oiled grass and brush. The clean up materials were put in a drum and transferred to CMP's waste stream.  The transformer was taken to their facility.
B-561-2002*
     This office received a call at 1120 on 10/18/02 from Peter Blanchard (DEP-Augusta) reporting a potential oil spill.  He stated that they had just received a complaint from Diane Santoro (East Corinth) concerning water in the gasoline at Robinson Mobil Mart on Route 15 in East Corinth.  According to Mrs. Santoro, they purchased $30 worth of gasoline at the facility on 9/14/02 for their motor home and started having problems with the vehicle before they got home.  Upon investigation, they found a quart of water in the gasoline.  That information was relayed back to Robinson Mobil Mart and/or A.E. Robinson Oil Company (Dover-Foxcroft), figuring that the issue would be resolved and they would be reimbursed for damages/repairs to their motor home.  The Santoro's "were aware that the facility had problems with water in their gasoline in the past" (case #B-436-99).  For the record, case #B-436-99 was not about any water in their gasoline.  It was about gasoline leaking out of the system and into the groundwater.  The Robinson's declined to take responsibility for any water in the Santoro's gas tank.  They were now notifying DEP, for our information.

     I then called Bill Robinson to see if he was aware of the complaint and what, if anything, they had done about it.  He indicated that he was not directly involved in it, but had over heard Jim Robinson discussing it with the Santoro's.  Bill stated that the water filters on the pump would shut the pump down before allowing a quart of water through the system and that (a pump shut down) did not happened.  The tanks were checked for water and they also checked their monitoring equipment.  No problems were found with the system.

     Jim Robinson called a short time later after talking with Bill.  He stated that when the fuel tank on the Santoro's motor home was found to be leaking, Mr. Santoro drained the gasoline into something, replaced the tank himself, put the gasoline back in the tank, and then went to Robinson Mobil Mart to fuel up.  That is when he started having water problems.  When the filter was replaced on the motor home, it was found to contain 89% rust, less than 1% moisture, and the rest was gasoline.  The Robinson's went over the system at the Mobil Mart and did not find any water in the underground tanks.  I was informed that they pumped a considerable amount of gasoline through that facility on 9/14/02 and no one else complained about any water in the gasoline.  An Exxon/Mobil representative went over the system and concluded that the water did not come from any problem at their facility.  Jim felt that the quart of water may have been in whatever Mr. Santoro drained his fuel.

CONCLUSION:  At this point in time, who knows where the water came from.  Unless new evidence develops, it does not appear that it originated at Robinson Mobil Mart or as a result of any problem with their system.

REC:  File report.

A-752-2001*   DEP received an anonymous report that abandoned oil storage tanks and oil spillage was evident on this residential/light-industrial property.  DEP staff conducted a site visit on 12/4/01; no one was on the property at the time.  The single-family rental residence is currently vacant; a drilled well was visible near this home.  Two out-buildings appear to be used as a shop and/or storage.  A multi-municipal recycling center is located across Route 17 from the subject property.
   Of potential concern to DEP were several AST's located on the site described as follows:
A) est. 500 gal portable AST containing waste oil(?)
B) removed UST  est. 500 gal (empty)
C) removed UST est. 1000 gal; contains 12" water
D) 3000 gal AST; appears in service; minor sloppy spillage evident
E)  est. 1000 gal heating oil AST plumbed to shop
   The property owner (Merrill Orff) was contacted; he stated that tanks B and C were UST's that were removed 15 years previously.  Tank A contains waste lube oil; he intends to burn this in his waste oil furnace.  Tank D contains diesel fuel that he uses in his vehicles; Mr. Orff stated that he intends to remove this tank in the near future.  The only observed spillage was at tank D; this appeared minor in nature and did not warrant remediation.
	In mid December of 2002, Rich Fortin, of Drumlin Environmental called this office and spoke to Glen Wall concerning a real estate transaction at this property.
	On 12-19-02, Glen Wall met with Rich Fortin, Merrill Orff, and the buyer. Mr. Fortin had previously visited the site and found low levels of soil contamination at the location of the 3,000 gallon AST. All of the tanks had been removed prior to this date. Test pits were dug at the location of the 3,000 gallon tank and low levels of oil contaminated soil was detected. This soil, about 30 yards, was stockpiled on site. The owner and Merrill Orff assured me that they would return in the spring to spread this material out, I will check on this late next spring. The soil pile was covered with a tarp at the end of the day.
	A test pit was dug, using the excavator, at a second location behind the garage. No indication of a release was detected at this location.
	In conclusion, the spillage that was detected and the soil that was removed contained low levels of petroleum and I am satisfied with the cleanup. Additionally, a water well sample has been collected and will be analyzed by a laboratory for GRO and DRO. Rich Fortin called this office on 12-27-02 to let me know that no petroleum compounds were detected in the two water samples.
A-302-2002*Don Pendagast called from Maine Yankee to report a stain on the pavement beneath a truck in the parking lot.  It appeared that a hose or fitting had dripped hydraulic oil.  The volume was insignificant so as to not be accurately measurable.  The caller reported no action was necessary.  I agreed.
P-244-2002*
SUMMARY
	Response & investigation to residential, basement, heating oil AST line leak of 10 to 20 gallons.  Corrosion of unprotected copper line under concrete.  Line replaced by Wayne Hall Heating.  Final clean-up was to be done by the homeowner, Mr. Walsh.  I replaced the sorbents used by Wayne Hall and took oily waste for disposal.
	I expect no state AST Ins. application as clean-up costs should be less than the $500 deductible.  As of Dec. 2002, I have heard no further complaints or questions on this incident.

S G Brezinski
Maine, BRWM
A-304-2002*Ted Haskell called to report an oil spill in the basement of a garage on Memorial Drive in Winthrop.  The property is 75 feet from the shore of Maranacook Lake.  Haskell reported a small amount of oil had reached the lake and there was a sheen.  I responded and found McGee Construction on site with a large excavator.  McGee had been hired to demolish the garage.  The structure was gone when I arrived, but the foundation and basement slab were intact.  In the process of demolition, a piece of debris had fallen and snapped off the nipple between tank and filter assembly on a 275 gallon supply tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor, flowed into a floor drain which discharged to the lake.  A laborer for McGee quickly saw what had happened and plugged the leak with his finger, stopping the flow.  A small Dutch boy comes to mind.  The spilled oil was then absorbed with sorbent pads.  Ted Haskell happened by to discuss another job with McGee's foreman and fit a proper plug for the broken fitting.  The little Dutch boy was very relieved at this point.  I could not see any sheen on the Lake when I arrived.  It was windy, and the waves had dissipated any oil that had reached the lake.  There was a small area of stain on the concrete, but other than that, no further evidence of the spill.
B-651-2002*          On December 9, 2002 at 1630 we received a call from Donna Dzierzynski of Marshfield about Joe's Tool Box, a diesel mechanic located next door.  Ms. Dzierzynski didn't feel the business should be located there due to the wells in the area.  She felt that an oil spill would contaminate a well.  I told her that her complaint was more of a zoning complaint that she should make to the local selectmen but that I would check the site when I was in the area.
           I visited the site on 12/19 and met Mrs. Ginn, the wife of Tool Box owner, Joe Ginn.  Mr. Ginn was not home but Mrs. Ginn let me look around.  I found no sign of spillage outside the garage.  There was some minor spillage inside the garage around used oil storage containers but this was on a concrete floor. I gave Mrs. Ginn some sorbent pads for her husband to place beneath the storage containers.

A-705-2002*Maritime Energy (594 4487) was pumping out an AST in preparation for replacing the tank when the pump out truck leaked through the vent on the truck tank.  The leak was a result of the truck operator not properly positioning the valves on the truck.  An estimated 3 gallons of #2 Fuel oil was discharged to the driveway.  Maritime Energy used sobent pads to clean up the spill.

The property is owned by Les Bex (354 0584) and is located at 16 Cross Street Camden, Maine.  The house is served by public water (Consumers Maine).  No further action is expected.
B-667-2002*Penobscot Regional Dispatch called to report that there had been an accident involving a log truck and an automobile on Rt. 2 in Winn. Mattawamkeag fire personnel were reporting that both saddle tanks had burst.
   On my arrival, I found that the truck had been in a head on collision and its front axle had been driven into the saddle tanks. Along with the saddle tanks both vehicle's engines had spilled their motor oil contents onto Rt. 2. The truck was owned and operated by Rick Lyford. The driver of the automobile, Mr. Thurlow, had been killed. As a result of the fatality, I had to wait until evening before the truck was moved. The fire department and I used a bale of pads to collect oil and diesel as it leaked from the truck. After the truck was moved the Dept. of Transportation sanded the pavement that was slick with motor oil and diesel. Cal's Septic Service was called in with his street sweeper that was used to brush in the sand and then sweep it up. This did a very good job of collecting the oil in the pavement pores and preventing a slippery road service. No further work is anticipated.
A-707-2002*A seal on a Gagne Fuel (495 3313) oil delivery truck leaked at the intersection of Old Winthrop Road and Brentwood Road in Augusta.  An estimated 5 gallons of #2 Fuel oil was lost to pavement and the storm drain system.  This section of storm drain is connected to the Augusta Waste Water Treatment plant.  Sorbent pads were used to collect the spilled oil from the pavement and surface water in the storm drain catch basin.  No further action is expected.
A-708-2002*Z & Z Variety at 583 Prospect Avenue (Route 2) in Rumford, Maine reported a 100 gallon discharge of unleaded gasoline.  The discharge was caused by attendant inattention and a system alarm failure.  As reported by the RP, the gasoline pumps, "run slow" after a cold night.  Ted Scharf, at DEP,  reports that cold weather on some systems causes the leak detection system to trip reducing the pump flow.  Z & Z Variety employees have reportedly made a practice of pumping some gasoline into a container, then resetting the alarm system.  On this occasion, the attendant forgot the pump was on and pumping which resulted in the spill.

The Rumford Fire Department responded to the spill.  A combination of sorbent pads and sawdust was used to clean up the spilled gasoline.  The sorbent materials were then put into salvage drums for disposal.  No further action is expected from response.   The case was referred to tanks enforcement for further investigation.
A-711-2002*Kalloch Fuel (Webber Energy) installed a new burner in the boiler at the residence of Alice Belancik on Drift Inn Road in Port Clyde and failed to properly tighten the fitting securing the oil line to the burner.  As a result the fitting leaked and estimated 2 oz per hour.  The total discharge was estimated to be 1 gallon to a dirt cellar floor.  At the request of the homeowner DEP personnel inspected the excavation to ensure the contamination had been removed.  Using bag head space method a PID found the contamination had been removed.

No further action is expected.
A-310-2002*I received a complaint of buried drums from John Janelle of Monmouth.  Mr. Janelle was clearing some land behind his home when he uncovered some black oily metal debris.  It turned out to be badly deteriorated drums containing waste oil and grease.  The drums had been there for many years and only pieces of twisted metal were left in places.  I discussed the cleanup options with my Director and he advised that the Department would pay for cleanup as these were the equvalent of mystery drums.  I took a sample of the black oily material and brought to the State HETL for analysis.  I contracted with Environmental Projects Inc. to excavate the material and stockpile in a roll off.  HETL was delayed in getting back results, and additional sampling was required by Waste Management, so the shipment was not made until July.  We replaced the soil with clean fill.  A neighbors water well was located 100 feet from the abandoned drums.  The owners were in the process of getting a divorce, then the house burned to the ground.  I never was able to make contact with them to get a water sample from this well.  The Janelle well is over 1,000 feet away from the drum burial area so is not at risk.  In an interesting arrangement, the previous owners ran a water line way down into the woods where a spring is located.  They pump that water for nearly an eighth of a mile by my estimate.
P-952-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-320-2002*I received a report of evidence of leak form from Beth DeHaas of the DEP Tanks Enforcement Unit.  Beth had been notified by Simard & Sons that they had been hired to replace damaged piping associated the marina gasoline storage tank, registration # 9958.  A vehicle had backed up into the vent and supply lines which stick up above ground near the seawall before leading down to the dock.  The marina provides fuel service to vessels.  The impact of the collision broke the connection between fiberglass piping and galvanized steel piping causing product to be discharged.  The owners observed the sheen in adjacent water, and shut the system down.  Simard was in the process of making repairs when I arrived.  The area where the piping broke was just at the seawall.  There was no way to remove contaminated soil or crushed rock.  The area was washed daily by the tidal cycle, and no sheen was visible.  I advised Simard to make the repairs, and reported back to Enforcement that the job was complete.
P-951-2002*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
B-673-2002*Galen Deprey called from H.O.Bouchard Trucking to report that one of their trucks had run over some road debris, which punctured a saddle tank. The truck was southbound at the time on I-95 near Exit 55. The driver took the exit and stopped the truck. He found the small leak and plugged it with materials on hand. He called his shop and the truck was repaired. Mr. Deprey believed that 5-7 gallons was lost. The next morning I was able to visit the site. It was difficult to find as the clean up was very thorough. No further action anticipated.
A-334-2002*I received a call from Ann at Beacon Insurance concerning a car accident which occurred in December 2001.  No spill had been reported to DEP which is common in vehicle accidents.  Beacon represented the vehicle owner in the accident.  Gerard Pomerleau lives on the corner of Skyline Drive and Route 4 in Jay where the accident occurred.   The car left the road hit a deep ditch and culvert, leaving some stained soils and debris at the scene.  Mr. Pomerleau had been unsuccessful at getting anyone to cleanup, however, Beacon agreed to pay.  I met on site with Pomerleau, and Ken Judd a local contractor.  Judd removed some lightly stained soils and an oil filter, presumably from the wreck.  I checked the soils with a PID, but could get no readings of volatile organics.  Judd hauled the stained soil away, and replaced with clean fill.
A-712-2002*Webber Energy Fuels (623 4747) sent a fuel delivery driver unfamiliar with the tank system at Cotton Mill Apartments (623 2591) on 2 Academy Street in Hallowell.  The result was an estimated 450 gallon spill to containment in the AST tank room.  Webber Energy Fuels has accepted responsibility for the spill and clean up expenses.

Webber dispatched personnel to the spill with a pump and sorbent pads.  An estimated 375 gallons of spilled #2 fuel oil was successfully pumped out of the containment dike into a tank truck outside the building.  The remaining spilled fuel oil was collected using sorbent pads and sorbent boom (much of the sorbent material was supplied by DEP Response Services).  Some of spilled product sprayed from the Scully Valve outside of the containment area contaminating some dry wall material and carpet in an adjoining hallway.  Kip's Home Services was hired to wash the remaining spilled product out of the containment room (floor, ceilings, tanks and walls), remove the contaminated dry wall and carpet.

Cotton Mill Apartments is an elderly housing unit.  There are 5 - 1500 gallon ASTs in a room built specifically for the tanks.  The tanks are heavy wall square units with both electronic and whistle overfill protection.  On the Wednesday prior to the spill (spill occurred on Saturday) Webber Energy had delivered #2 fuel oil to the facility.  The driver reported the truck ran out of #2 fuel oil before the tanks were completely filled.  A second truck with a driver unfamiliar with the facility or tank system delivered fuel oil on Saturday.  However, the tanks were largely full tripping the electronic overfill alarms.  Because the driver was unfamiliar with the tank monitoring system he proceeded pump oil in to the tanks resulting in an overfill.

No further action is expected.   Webber Energy has agreed to pay all invoices related to the spill.
A-713-2002*While filling a diesel powered compressor used in snowmaking an estimated 7 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to containment with 1-2 gallons to soil at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort.  Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the spill to containment.  A very small volume of soil estimated at 0.1 cubic yard was spread in the parking lot to volatilize residues.

No site visit was made by DEP personnel.

No further action is expected.
A-715-2002*See attached MeadWestvaco report. No site visit was made.
P-121-2001*In the process of delivering gasoline to the Lachance Bros station, the UST was overfilled.  The ensuing discharge mixed with melting snow and ice and migrated across the yard.  The SFD created a sand berm to minimize the transport of gas to the public sewer.  Saturated snow and ice were containerized, transported to Mapes and thawed.  Liquids to be disposed of at a later date.

NRC incident # 557888

Thomas Schwarm represented H A Mapes on scene.  Additional contaminated ice chunks were confined to a bermed area and salt applied thereby melting allowing the sorbent pads to collect the released oil.

The sand applied by SFD was also containerized and transported for disposal.

There appeared to be no recoverable product from the sewer, and the dispersal of gasoline confined to the Lachance asphalt lot.  The clean up was satisfactory and no additional work is anticipated for this spill.
A-364-2002*Winslow Car Wash called to report a vehicle overfill.  The customer had driven off with the hose still embedded in the car.  An estimated 5 gallons of gas remained behind, on the pavement.  WCW staff used sorbents to absorb the spilled product. I advised the manager, Ed Oliver, of spill reporting requirements as the report was a day late.   No site visit was made.
P-179-2001*Responding to a no heat call it was discovered the filter had been broken off by the accumulation of snow.  The oil had migrated onto the ice and slush surface never actually reaching the soil.  The oil pooled around the base of the external AST and along the side of the garage about 20 feet.

A vactor and hand tolls were used to remove the contaminated snow/ice/slush.  All visible stained materials were removed.

The replacement tank was securely located in the garage.

No additional remedial work is planned for this site.
P-729-2002*
	On Wed. 9/11/02, I visited this former motor fuels UST facility while in the area and confirmed the facility appears to have been removed.  The UST area had been excavated and the dispensers were gone.  I am not aware of any notification of contamination found, nor any DEP attendance at the abandonment.  DEP Reg. file #6864 indicates abandonment by removal on 8/21/02.  Field Services noted no reportable contamination in the UST fill removed, but this being new replacement fill with the 1997 installation, residual contamination in outlying native soil is plausible.
	In Nov. 2002, I observed excavation & new construction, and dark soil being managed.  The building appears to be under new management and use.
	DEP spill reports of P-560-97 and P-53-1990 indicate contaminated soil & groundwater.  Contaminated media, though in low levels, likely remains onsite and should be properly managed, if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-866-2002*I received a call reporting that there were gasoline vapors in the sewer manholes on Maple Street in Biddeford.  Apparently a City crew had been cleaning out the pump station into a vacuum truck and smelled gasoline vapors.  They immediately stopped and called the FD.  I arrived and monitored all the manholes with my Five Star and got negligible readings.  I then monitored a nearby apartment building where I also got negligible readings.  The following day the City's vacuum truck was transloaded into a Clean Harbors vacuum truck.  After analysis of the contents they determined there was no contamination.  The material in the vacuum truck was taken back to the treatment plant for processing.  The Fire Department said that they believed that the gas station on the corner had had a leak recently.  There was some evidence of a stain on the pavement under the vent pipes but nothing conclusive was found.  The FD will call us if the vapors return.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-170-2001*A complaint received by an anonymous caller did not lead to the discovery of a petroleum or any other spill site.  Chris Estes lives in the area and will monitor it as he passes.

Without more detail the inability to locate a source negates any clean up effort.  No additional work is planned without further details.
P-171-2001*Old unused AST in the basement corroded and began to leak.  Upon complaints from tenants LFD & Rodrique arrived to find small weep in tank.  Pads applied to the stained areas.

Mr. Rodrique stated he would cut and clean the tank this week time permitting.

I assisted him with the disposal of the pads and small volume of old oil collected from the AST.

No additional complaints have been rec'd and no additional work is planned for this site.
B-112-2002*A #6 oil sheen was reported to Ken Gallant at the IP mill in Bucksport.  An exhaustive investigation proved the sheen to actually be soot;  the source, as far as Ken could ascertain, was a tanker tied up at Sprague's wharf.
A-421-2002*I received a call from Roy Koster, Central Maine Power Co. to report a transformer oil spill on Cascade Road, Oakland.  He did not have a pole # at the time of the call.  The spill was estimated at less than 1 gallon.  The transformer was tagged 11 ppm PCB contaminated.  The cause of the spill was attributed to excessive heat and subsequent failure of a seal.  Pads were placed beneath the unit, and the seal will be replaced.  No site visit made.
A-423-2002*Maritime Energy called to report an overfill at C & S One Stop in Washington.  Maritime was making a delivery of diesel to the store UST via tank truck.  The driver estimated 5 gallons to concrete.  This was cleaned up with sorbents.  I contacted the store to confirm the events.  The Manager, Wayne Seekins was in agreement that it was a minor spill.  No site visit was made.
B-125-2002*A C.N. Brown driver, delivering to the home of Kelly Nickerson, accidentally hit the drain valve on the truck's slop oil tank, and thus spilled about 1 gallon of #1 and #2 oil mixture onto the ground.  It was recovered with sorbents.
P-259-2001*The basement AST had been repaired (according to statements made by Mr. Brown) with a full length belly patch many years ago, complete with gasket, and metal banding.  The tank still wept and the oil migrated into a crack and beneath the concrete floor for an unknown period of time.  It showed in the sump about 20 feet away.  The DEP was called upon discovery of product in sump.

Initial clean up recovery was to place sorbent pads in the sump and routinely check and change.

Soon after the tank was replaced, the sump hole remained clear of oil.

No additional work is planned or expected for this clean up.
B-658-2002*On 12/11/02, 1620 hours Mike Caruso of Penquis CAP passed on an AST anomaly report that had been given to him by one of his clients.  Virginia Anderson had discovered drops of fuel coming from her basement AST.  A few drops had landed on the cement floor when she discovered it.  She deployed a shallow pan to catch the drip and then called Penquis CAP in hopes of getting financial assistance for a replacement tank.  Mike didn't have any money available.  Mike directs the "Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program" and has helped with some replacements but the fund has dried up.  I talked with Virginia.  She said that the release was very manageable inasmuch as she was having no trouble collecting the product as it escaped.  She was busy trying to find a vender that would sell her a tank on time payments.  I asked her to call me if the situation started to get out of hand.  She agreed.  It is now 12/23/02 and I haven't heard from her.  I approached George Seel.  He allowed that he might be able to get some money if the leak were threatening wells.  I found out that Elm Street has public water all the way out.
B-623-2002*Gil Merchant called from Bangor International Airport to report that about 8 gallons of Jet-A spilled to the pavement at the general aviation ramp. An aircraft tank had been overfilled and the fuel escaped out the vent. The fuel stayed on the pavement and was cleaned up with their fuel mop apparatus. No further action anticipated.
B-142-2002*Delivering oil to the Robert Rhoades residence on March 4 or 5, 2002, a Roy Brothers driver suffered some kind of unknown mishap, and apparently spilled an estimated 1/2 gallon of oil onto Mr. Rhoades' driveway.   By the time the spill was reported here, Roy Brothers personnel had returned to Rhoades' house and shovelled up the obviously contaminated driveway gravel.

According to Roy Brothers' manager, Dan Curtis, Mr. Rhoades  was not convinced the cleanup was adequate, so I offered to go out there on my way home to inspect it.   Using the Photo Ionization Detector on the shallow depression in the driveway soil, I was able to convince Mr. Rhoades that the cleanup was a very adequate one indeed, and that he need fear no consequences from the small amount of oil still remaining on the soil particles.
A-448-2002*On 7/21/02, at 0130 the Fishing Vessel Aaron & Sarah ran aground on Pumpkin Ledge while en route from Portland to Boothbay Harbor.  The vessel is a steel hull 55' long rigged for dragging scallops.  The cause of the grounding was human error.  Vessel owner Dale Page was safely picked up by another fishing vessel.  They stood by hoping Aaron & Sarah would re-float on the incoming tide.  Instead, waves broke over the stern down-flooding the hull causing her to sink in 40' of water at approx. 0530.  Dale hired a local urchin diver to plug the fuel and oil vents as best he could.  The vessel had 3 fuel tanks.  Two 1500 gallon diesel tanks, and a 300 gallon hydraulic tank.  Other fuel on board consisted of a dozen 5 gallon pails of hydraulic oil.  The diver was successful at plugging 2 of the 3 vents, however, there was too much tangled net and it was too dangerous diving alone to get at the 3rd vent.  Dale reported the sinking to the USCG first.  Maine DEP received a report of the sinking at 0857 from SP Augusta.
On 7/23/02, a meeting was held at Maine DEP Southern Maine Office.  Representatives from the USGC were present, Vessel owner and attorney, Environmental contractor Clean Harbors, Maine Marine Patrol DMR, Pollution Liability Insurer, Vessel Hull underwriter, and DEP personnel.  A Salvage Operations plan was presented, and discussed.  Notably absent from the meeting was the Salvage Company representative Roger Hale of Portland.  The two factors which dictated when the operation would take place, were the weather and availability of Roger Hale's barge and crew.  The State and the Coast Guard advocated for removal of the vessel as soon as possible.  The insurance representatives wanted to know if the vessel could be abandoned in place if the oil was removed and would the State allow decanting of liquids.  The abandonment issue was not resolved at the meeting.  We approved the proposal to decant liquids at sea.
I contacted Dan Prichard of Department of Conservation, Division of submerged lands.  He indicated that no, the vessel would have to be towed to shore and scrapped, and could not be abandoned.  I conveyed this information to the vessel owner and Insurance reps.  In concurrance, the USEPA also prohibited vessel disposal at sea without a permit issued by the National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
On 7/31/02, the vessel was still on the bottom, and no firm schedule had been proposed by the owner or insurance reps.  The USCG issued an ultimatim to the Insurance Company to get moving or the Coast Guard would take over the removal and seek triple damages.  DEP wrote a letter to USCG supporting the firm removal order.
On 8/1/02, the vessel owner submitted a lift and transport plan to USCG who shared the plan with DEP.  DEP provided comments to the Vessel owner's attorney.  In turn the owner and his attorney revised the plan and re-submitted to DEP and the USCG.  A second meeting was held in Boothbay Harbor at the USCG station.  All the reps from the first meeting were there as well as Dan Prichard from Conservation and Seth Barker, biologist from DMR.  It was agreed the vessel would be raised and towed to Boothbay Harbor.  Roger Hale began to steam from Portland to Pumpkin Ledge.
On 8/2/02 DEP mobilized on site with the 17' Maritime Skiff and JBF 420 skimmer and three staff.  Hale had a large steel barge with crane, tug boats for manuvering and Clean Harbors boats for oil collection.  The attempts to lift the vessel were unsuccessful and a significant release of diesel fuel occurred during the late afternoon.  Most of the oil escaped the sorbent boom which ringed the area where divers were working.  The wind increased and the oil was dispersed.  Due to rough weather, the attempt to raise the vessel had to be abandoned and the barge was towed into Boothbay Harbor for the night.  Several days of windy weather prevented re-mobilization.
On 8/7/02 the barge was re-positione
B-181-2002*The liquid sensors in the piping sump at SYSCO sounded an alarm, so the owners summoned licensed tank installer Ted Haskell to figure out what was wrong.  Turned out to be a leaking gasket on the piping pass thru allowing groundwater into the sump.
B-188-2002*Mr. Burton Smith called to say that he had found a greasy oily stinking mess on a piece of property that was part of his dead father-in-law's estate. This land is located behind the University of Maine experimental blueberry farm on Route 1 in Jonesboro.
   I eventually found what Mr. Smith had reported. It was the contents of a burn barrel that had about 10 gallons of sand in the bottom. This sand was blackened and some parts exhibited an oily sheen. This debris had been dumped in the woods about 75' from the back side of the farm's shop. I spoke with the maintenance crew about its origin. They agreed that it had come from them and they had thought it was on the farm's land. This was reasonable, as the boundary was not well marked until the estate had its lines surveyed. The crew did not know how the oil got into the burn barrel but I suspect that used motor oil had been used to start the fire. That is just a guess on my part. However the amount was inconsequential and the farm supervisor agreed to remove the sand to their own side of the line and to spread it out so that it would degrade faster. I expect no further action.

B-374-2002*
     This office received a call at 1445 on 7/16/02 from Mike Wight (H.E. Sargent, Inc.; Stillwater) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that one of their contractors (S.J. Clisham; Winterport) accidentally punctured a saddle tank on a tractor trailer while crossing the railroad tracks at Mack's Point/Trundy Road in Searsport.  The incident occurred at 1430 when the truck clipped the track switch at that location.  An estimated 5 to 10 gallons of diesel drained from the tank.  Five gallons were collected in a bucket under the leak and transferred to a drum.  The remaining oil went onto the gravel road.  There were no drains or State waters involved.  Approximately 2 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated a short time later and transported to Vaughn Thibodeau & Son's (Bangor) batch plant for processing.

REC:  File report.

P-978-2002*Received a call from Kevin Moore, C. N. Brown regarding a discharge of #2 fuel oil from a delivery truck at 104 Quincy Drive, Gorham, ME.  The initial report was that the oil somehow escaped from the dome cover and was contained to the asphalt driveway and road, although there was question that the oil had reached the storm drains.  Environmental Projects, Inc. had been contacted by C. N. Brown to clean up the mess.  Before I left the office, the Gorham Fire Dept. called stating that the oil had indeed made its way into the storm drains and was heading for a retention pond.  I contacted Mr. Moore requesting a vacuum truck.

By the time I arrived, the fire and public works departments had determined that the oil was contained in the storm drain system just before the retention pond.  The oil had traveled at least a quarter mile.  Speedy-dry and sorbent pads were placed on the affected areas on the driveway and road, but heavy rains were making it almost impossible to contain the oil.  Sorbent boom was placed in the storm drains until the vacuum truck arrived, while collection of the oiled pads and speedy-dry commenced.  The cause of the discharge was undetermined, because no oil was observed on the sides of the truck making the initial report that the oil came from the dome cover highly unlikely.  A more likely explanation was that the driver somehow messed-up, but was unwilling to admit to it.

When the vacuum truck arrived, oil was skimmed from the storm drains, after which the vacuum truck was positioned just before the retention pond, and the storm drain system flushed with large amounts of water while the vacuum truck collected the oil/water mix until no oil was observed.  The driveway was power washed while the vacuum truck collected the run-off.  Only a sheen was observed after this process was completed.  All the sorbent boom was removed from the storm drains.  Only a sheen was observed in the retention pond after the clean-up was completed.  I checked on the area the following week and observed nothing except for a large stain on the driveway.
B-664-2002*On 12/14/02, 1715 hours Lesley of Webber Oil reported that they were responding to an AST leak at 17 Charles Street in Orono.  Some product had gotten into the sump and was pumped to a small marsh area.  When I arrived Webber Techs were absorbing oil from the sump and the Orono Fire Department had deployed  pads in the marsh that was the outflow for the sump.  The corrosion leak had been stopped with a magnipatch and the clean-up was well underway.  The homeowners, Marianne Lagerklint and Bronsen Crothers, had the Webber Presidential Plan, which accounted for the fact that Webber was taking care of the whole thing.  The dwelling has a solid cement floor, but product had gotten into the soil under it.  Hence product continued to come into the sump for a day or so after.  I didn't think there would be a need for the fund but I told them that would be an option if needed.  Also, I discussed our venting system that could be installed if needed.  It is now 12/14/02 and I haven't heard from them so I guess everything if okay.
P-979-2002*On 12/24/02 I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown reporting a 1 gallon overfill spill at a client's residence.  The spill was onto ice and was cleaned up with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-991-2002*While fueling an airplane, NE Air employees noticed that their truck was leaking Jet A onto the pavement.  They tightened the fitting that was leaking and brought in another truck to finish the job.  They put speedy dry down to clean up the spilled product.  This occurred on the main ramp at the Jetport.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-380-2002*
     This office received a call at 1140 on 7/18/02 from personnel at B Gas, Inc. (Mobil) in Bangor reporting a possible oil spill.  It was stated that city engineer's were doing some test boring's in the roadway along Parkview Avenue, adjacent to their service station, and had encountered some gasoline contaminated soil.  The work was being done in preparation to installing a new water or sewer line in the area later this summer.  DEP was being notified at the request of the city engineer on site.

     Proceeding to the facility, I met with B Gas personnel and went over the situation with them.  I was informed that they were not aware of any problems or loss of product at the station.  In fact, all of their tanks had been removed and replaced several years ago, along with quite a bit of contaminated soil (see case # B-451-92).  Even though there was some additional contamination, the excavation was terminated along the edge of the road.  Due to the added cost and potential damage to the roadbed, plus utilities under the road, this is pretty much standard operating procedures, especially when the surrounding area is on town water.  No plans were made to excavate into the roadbed back then and none would be required now.

     I then called the City Engineer's office in Bangor and discussed the situation with Arthur Stockus (Director of Public Works).  He stated that the engineer on site was Mark Ward.  The crew had moved out of the area and were no where in site when I arrived at B Gas earlier.  I explained my findings and indicated that DEP would not require any additional excavation into the roadbed.  When the city or their contractor excavates through the area later this summer, they could either haul off what they remove from the trench for aeration/disposal or put it back in place once the piping is installed.  We were not planning to hold up their project and if they wished, I could be on site during the excavation to monitor the soil.  A letter to that effect, for the record, was requested from DEP (see attached).

REC:  File report.

B-349-2002*Janet Dyer called to report that one of their transformers had leaked about a gallon of transformer oil as a result of a lightning strike. They did not know if it contained PCBs (later lab test showed 54 ppm). They collected a drum of oil contaminated soil and vegetation. This drum of debris will be stored at their Augusta facility for pickup and disposal by a hazardous waste hauler.
B-639-2002*On 12/02/02, 1630 hours Jenny Cook-Coghill reported that her AST had developed a leak and that Mark of Dead River had advised her to call MDEP.  When I arrived Dead River was in the process of replacing the leaker and they had wiped up all of the oil that was standing on the cement floor.  There was a fifteen square foot area oil stain on the cement, which could account for about seven gallons that were not recoverable at the time.  There was no opportunity for product to get under the cement floor.  However, it seemed that the product in the cement could cause an odor problem.  We discussed the possibility of cleaning the cement with detergent as well as installing a ventilation system if the odor persisted.  Jenny indicated that she would try the detergent.  I asked her to call me if the problem persisted.  I talked with her a few days after the spill and she seemed to have it under control.  I renewed my offer in the event it turned out that she needed help.  It is now 12/16/02 and I have not heard from her.
B-674-2002*       On December 20, 2002 at 1840 we received a call from Mike Charnick of Wagner Forest Management reporting a transmission oil spill about one half mile west of mile 77 on the Golden Road in Comstock Township.  Mr. Charnick was driving on the road when he found the five gallon bucket and spilled oil on the road.  He believed the bucket fell off a truck shortly before he found it.  Mr. Charnick recovered the free oil with sorbent pads and shovelled the contaminated snow into plastic bags.  The snow was put into a drum at a garage where it melted and workers skimmed off the oil.
A-718-2002*The Town of Pittsfield CEO reported the Gulf Station on Main Street in Pittsfield has been using gasoline to clean the floors of the garage.  DEP personnel investigated the site and was given access by the manager of the Gulf station to the garage service bay area.  There is a floor drain between the service bays.  The town reports the drain is, "most likely" connected to the main sewer system and waste water treatment facility.

No evidence of gasoline use or contamination was found at the site.  The catch basin below the drain grating appeared to have some grease solids.  The manager of the Gulf station was informed of the facilities responsibility to properly dispose of the solids.

The manger reported the floors are cleaned with a water based cleaner, trade name "Purple Power."

No further action is expected.
A-727-2002*The Pittsfield Fire Department requested air monitoring assistance for an incident at the Reny's Department Store 61 Main Street in Pittsfield.  The complaint was for a strong odor causing headaches to employees in the store.  The likely source (according to the Fire Department) was an open sewer system clean out on the lower level at Reny's.  No air monitoring equipment was available from the sewer district or the Fire Department.

DEP personnel recommended ventilating the facility by drawing air out of the building.  DEP personnel monitored the air for CO, O2, HS2 and LEL.  Only CO levels were elevated, most likely from the gasoline powered fan in use to ventilate the building.  The store manager was advised by the town CEO, Claude Rounds and Dean Billings, the assistant fire chief, that an open pipe to the sewer was against code.  The top of the sewer clean out was removed to facilitate a sump pump discharge.

No further action by DEP is expected.
A-735-2002*A fence was blown over by the wind at the home of Christine Flagg, Roberts Harbor Road, Vinalhaven breaking the fitting at the base of a 275 gallon AST.  The incident occurred on the night of December 14, 2002, but was not discovered until the following morning.  An estimated 75 gallons of K-1 fuel was discharged to the ground.

The Vinalhaven Fire Department responded on Sunday, December 15, 2002, and recovered 100 gallons of oil and water from a depression at the site.  Sorbent pads were used to collected "puddles" of product at the spill site.  Of the liquid collected an estimated 50% is K-1 fuel oil.

There is very little overburden at the site, as little at 12" in some places.  The oil ran under a utility shed attached to the house and pooled in a depression.  Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the site and finish the clean up.  28.21 tons of contaminated soil were trucked to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  In addition, the steps into the shed and part of the shed flooring were removed owing to contamination and disposed of.  Cramped working room at the site limited the size of the trucks and equipment used in the clean up as well as working around the ferry schedule between the island and mainland.

Water samples were taken for DRO analysis from the Flagg residence (well reported depth is 235 feet, recovery rate unknown) and the neighbor immediately north of the spill (Amy and Dr. Rick Donahue PO box 600 Vinalhaven, ME  (207) 863-4925).  Owing to concerns by Dr. Donahue a request for Quarterly Monitoring is attached to this report.  Both sample results were "non-detect" for DRO.
B-683-2002*On 12/24/02, 1215 hours Lt. Tinkham of the Brewer Fire Department reported the discovery of what appeared to be a long term AST leak at 95 Chamberlin Street in Brewer.  Chapman Oil Services had notified them.  As Chapman Oil was making a delivery the leak was discovered.  They deployed a magnipatch and enough speedydry to cover the cement slab under the outside AST.  The release had apparently gone on long enough to wet the surface of the slab.  It looked like the heavy rain that followed flushed some of the product onto a couple square feet of grass.  The oiling was slight and most likely will not cause a problem aside from a small amount of dead grass.  I discussed the spill with the owner.  He wasn't concerned about the grass.  I mentioned a worst case scenario, which might consist of an odor complaint.  I told him that we would deal with it  and that I doubted that it would be an expensive proposition.  Chapman Oil Services was dealing with the spill while I was on site.
A-183-2001*Cliff Yopp of the Coast Guard MSO called to report they had received information about a spill in Southport. During a storm a branch fell off a tree knocking down a power line and transformer.  Eight gallons of transformer oil was spilled. Approximately four gallons were recovered but four gallons did reach tidal waters via the storm drain. Sorbents were put into the water in an attempt to recover some of the product. Contaminated snow was hauled off site to their North Augusta facility.

The written spill report from CMP tells a slightly different story. A total of 12-14 gallons of transformer oil was spilled onto snow and dirt. The drainage ditch did eventually reach an outfall, but CMP reported no sheen at the outfall. Snow and soil was put into drums and sent to North Augusta Service Center for processing.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
B-644-2002*On 12/04/02, 2046 hours Laura Ward, who rents from John Walshe, 22 Hill Top Drive, Corinna, reported that her water smelled like gasoline.  She said that a dwelling, adjacent to the well that supplied their house, burned a few days ago and their water suddenly acquired the odor.  I didn't smell gasoline myself but I had a GRO done and it came back 10 ppb benzene and 4.4 ppb MTBE.  I contacted the owner of the property and Norlens.  Filters have been installed as of 12/24/02 and quarterly monitoring has been applied  for.
A-340-2002*The Waterville Fire Department acquired land at 9 College Avenue, next to the Waterville Fire Department on College Avenue.  The land had been a Goodhues Texacardium gasoline service station until 1988.  In 1988 gasoline contaminated soils were found by the city of Waterville while replacing a sewer line in the street.  Glen Wall from Maine DEP Response Services inspected the site and found significant inventory discrepancies for at least one of the UST's (Spill report: A-229-1988).

During the excavation for the foundation for the Fire Department expansion, the excavation contractor smelled gasoline and called DEP.  PID bag head space readings exceeded 4000 ppm in samples removed from the site.  Unfortunately, the soil type and structure were incorrect for the construction and had to be removed irrespective of the contamination.  Vaughn Thibodeau Paving processed the first 1500 yards of contaminated soils.  Commercial Paving and Recyling removed and processed an additional 750 yards of contaminated soil.

Because the gasoline contamination was the result of tanks removed before April 1, 1990, no fund coverage was available to clean up the site.

Subsequent to the discovery of the gasoline contamination an area of waste oil contamination was found.  S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc, consultants for the project, had three soil samples analyzed at Northeast Labs; the results showed non-hazardous waste oil.

Four unknown, unregistered tanks were discovered on the property on August 15 and 22, 2002.  Diana McLaughlin in Tanks Enforcement registered the tanks, adding to the site database already in existence.  DEP personnel gave fire chief, Ray Poulin, Intent to Remove/Abandon forms and a Request for Waiver to remove the tanks.  Precision Tanks was hired by the City of Waterville to remove the tanks which were found to be in fair condition.

When the storm drain extension was excavated down Union Street gasoline contamination was encountered again.  Environmental contractor EPI was hired by the Waterville Fire Department to assist connecting the new drain pipes in the trench.  Contaminated soils removed from the trench were transported to Commercial Paving for processing.

See attached Site Assessment report from S. W. Cole Engineering.

No further action is expected.
A-198-2001*Received a report from Roy Koster of CMP reporting a small spill in Waldoboro.   He stated that a cap on a hydraulic oil tank on a bucket truck had come loose spilling about 2 gallons of oil. All visible signs of the spill were picked up and put into drums for disposal. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-712-2000*MVA (motor vehicle accident) at the intersection discharged the fuel from the car to the side of the road.  Heavy rains prevented the successful collection of any free product from the scene.

A referral was made to Tech Services to conduct a visual assessment or potentially impacted wells in the vicinity, no additional work was planned or anticipated following the initial response.
A-192-2001*Vickie Gammon of International Paper called to report a small mercury spill. A mercury pressure switch on the #8 condensate separator was noticed to be broken and the company Hazmat team was called.  The mercury was contained to a concrete floor and the hazmat team cleaned it up. The mercury pressure switch was replaced with a non-mercury pressure switch. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
A-194-2001*Received an anonymous complaint about dumping of gasoline, oil and antifreeze at Chestnut Street Auto in Skowhegan. I went to the site. Chestnut Street Auto is a small repair garage that seems to specialize in engine overhauls and installations. I inspected the shop and did find a floor drain. Only minor evidence of spillage was seen. Waste oil and antifreeze was in drums. Incidental spillage into the floor drain was probable. I told the owner that he needed to fill in the floor drain to help contain any spillage.  I did not see evidence of large scale illegal disposal of oil and antifreeze. No further work is necessary.
B-213-2002*CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW DATV-2 DORMITORY, CONCEIVED AND BUILT TO HOUSE ELDERLY STUDENTS, WAS WELL UNDER WAY IN APRIL OF 2002.   A TRUCK BELONGING TO EMERY LEE CONSTRUCTION OF MILLINOCKET ENTERED THE SITE, AND LOST AN ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS OF DIESEL ONTO THE GROUND, BECAUSE OF A DETACHED FUEL PUMP.

IT BEING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THERE WAS PLENTY OF DIGGING EQUIPMENT HANDY, SO CHARLEY CLUNE HAD A BACKHOE DIG UP THE CONTAMINATED SOIL AND TRUCK IT TO THE PINE TREE LANDFILL.
P-715-2000*A tractor trailer rig lost the right front wheel from the cab and came to rest on the saddle tanks in the breakdown lane/shoulder.  In the process of sliding on the saddle tank the fuel line and connection were sheared off discharging diesel fuel to the asphalt and soil.  Rain hampered any recovery effort.  MTA  wished to handle the clean up (excavation and replacement of soil).  No significant receptors were identified and MTA removed and replaced materials.

No further work is warranted for this spill.
B-215-2002*ELLIOT BATSON OWNS OR CONTROLS A GRAVEL PIT OFF THE EAST SIDE ROAD IN ADDISON.  THE PIT APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY PLAYED OUT, SO IT'S BECOME A SOMETHING OF A SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE; THE ROAD IS SURFACED WITH MUSSEL SHELLS FROM A NEARBY PACKING OPERATION.  BRUSH IS HAULED IN THERE FOR DISPOSAL AS ARE SOME LARGER ITEMS, SUCH AS APPLIANCES.

THERE ARE SOME LARGER PIECES OF EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT ON SITE, AND THE COMPLAINANT CLAIMED THEY WERE LEAKING FUEL, MAKING A SHEEN ON SURFACE WATER IN THE PIT.

THE COMPLAINANT WAS PARTIALLY RIGHT;  THERE WAS A SHEEN ON THE WATER, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS FROM THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT.   CLOSER INSPECTION LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SHEEN STEMMED FROM SOME KIND OF ACCELERANT, POSSIBLY DIESEL, USED TO BURN SOME OF THE BRUSH DUMPED IN THE PIT.  THE SHEEN WAS TOO THIN TO RECOVER.

I CALLED BATSON AND INFORMED HIM OF THE PROBLEM.  HE CLAIMED IT WAS HIS SISTER'S PIT, NOT HIS.   HE SAID SHE LIVES IN BANGOR, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT NAME SHE WAS GOING BY NOW, NOR HER ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER.   I TOLD BATSON IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, HE MIGHT HAVE TO CABLE OFF THE ACCESS ROAD.

B-681-2002*Mr. Worchester called to report a spill at a building (the old Doctor Pinkham house) being renovated by the Lincoln Federal Credit Union. Worchester Brothers Oil Co. was installing a new system and had not yet attached the fill and vent pipes. Tibbets Building and Fuel Co. began to make a delivery (they have the oil contract). When he realized there was no whistle, he stopped the delivery. It metered 10 gallons. The driver investigated the problem and Worchester Bros. was notified. They responded with sorbent pads and speedi-dri. Mr. Worchester reported that all the oil was contained within the building and no drains were involved.
   On 12/27/2002 I spoke with personnel at the credit union and they were satisfied with the clean up that had been done. I did not go to the scene.

P-850-2000*Upon arrival at the Guerra home Sandra took me to the back yard where a noticeable discoloration was observed.  The grass appeared to have a sheen, several narrow strips (as if some one had poured) a dark liquid on the ground.  Upon closer inspection, the discoloration was found to be snow fleas, in sufficient numbers as to blacken the ground as they moved.

As they pose no known threat they were left to complete their migration to wherever.  Mrs. Guerra was relieved that it was not an oil spill.
P-176-2001*Received a call regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 71 Middle Branch Drive, Alfred, ME.  Heavy snow had broken the fitting discharging approximately 50 gallons of kerosene onto the ground next to the building.  I met with Mr. Croninger who showed me the area of the discharge.  The well was located approximately 10' down gradient.  There was no problem with vapors in the building, although there appeared to a parameter drain that the oil could flow into making it difficult to recover the oil.

On 3/20/2001, Jon Woodard was present during the removal of the contaminated soil.  All accessible contaminated soil was removed.  Also, there appeared to be no oil in the drainage system.

On 4/13/2001, I obtained a water sample from the well that tested negative for oil (see Analytics report #45149)  The Croninger's were placed on the department's "Quarterly Monitoring Program" to monitor the well.  Unfortunately, I only received one result, that also tested negative for oil (see Maine, HETL sample # 01E-DOR-05946).
B-5-2003*On 1/3/03, 1450 hours, Everet Mathews of R.W. Mathews Energy Fuels reported that one of their drivers had an overfill at Mathews Country Store in Steuben.  The driver had stuck the tank but for some reason the reading did not reveal the true capacity of the UST.  The overfill was estimated at ten gallons.  R.W. Mathews personal were on scene cleaning up the spill.  Pad and speedy dry were used to recover product.  About a half drum of clean-up material went to Mathews' waste stream.
P-448-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	This report documents the discovery of gasoline contaminated soil under the dispensers of this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  During a routine facility inspection on 7/11/02, by Marcel Moreau Assoc. for the Maine DEP, gasoline vapor readings in soil exceeding 2500-ppm were measured under both dispensers (no sumps).  See the attachment for further details.   The facility was installed in 1989 on a site reported to have had no facilities in the past, in clean new fill, so the contamination is most assuredly from this facility, after the 1989 install.  Leak source is likely from fitting leaks or changing filters.
	In 1998 Amato's Inc. became facility owner.  The facility has been, or is, operated under the Irving brand.
	At this time discharge quantity is unknown.

SITE HISTORY
	In May, 1989, I visited this site while the two new tanks were being installed by CTI Lavallee.  This visit generated report P-303-89 and a referral for enforcement.  During the install and again after the tanks were buried, I had noted apparently unscreened fill with a significant amount of fist to cobble-size rocks in the fill.  A DEP tanks enforcement visit with the installer later found screened fill at the surface.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The contamination levels exceed the Decision Tree Intermediate Clean-Up Goal though at this time it appears that the severity of the discharge may not warrant breaking ground and business disruption.  The site is over a sand & gravel aquifer which extends along Route 26 in much of this area.  Clean-up requirements may change with new information.
	If ground is broken at this site then any contaminated media shall be properly checked for and any contamination managed as per state and federal requirements.
	There is reliable indication that the tanks are installed in improper backfill.  Backfill not to manufacturer's specifications may promote holidays (breaks) in the tank coating, accelerated corrosion, and accelerated wearing out of the sacrificial anodes.  This should be kept in mind when checking the tank's cathodic protection.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-571-2002*
     This office received a call at 0855 on 10/24/02, from Jim Hosmer (DOT - Bangor) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were working on a road project in Winterport and had encountered a high level of gasoline contaminated soil in the roadbed near former Gillen's Video & TV Sales on Main Street.  The contamination was found from 14 to 17 feet below the surface on a clay layer.  PID meter readings were in the 2500+ ppm range.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to Winterport, I met with Mr. Hosmer; Adam Myers (FGS/CMT, Inc.; Bangor), who was doing the site assessment type work; and personnel from H.E. Sargent, Inc. (Stillwater), who were doing the excavation.  I was shown the location of the problem and informed that they were in the process of installing a storm drain line along Main Street.  The source of the contamination was unknown.  It is believed that the site was operated as a service station at one time or another prior to 1986.  Since the surrounding area is on town water and the contamination has been in the roadbed for years, without causing any problems that we are aware of, plans are to remove just what is needed to install the line.  DOT's project specification calls for the removal of contaminated soil, which is over 300 ppm.  Arrangements were being made to haul the material to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons batch plant in Prospect for recycling.

October 25, 2002 (Fri.):  During the morning, four 18 cubic yard loads of contaminated soil were removed from the roadbed and hauled off.  The bottom of the excavation was actually down only about 10 feet.  It appeared that most of the contamination was recovered in those four loads.  What exactly caused the gasoline to be in that location years ago is unknown.

REC:  File report.

B-494-2002*B-494-2002
08/30/2002 11:47

     An underground tank inspection turned up "evidence of a leak" at the ME-DOT maintenance facility on Route 9 in Eddington.  It was stated that a PID reading of 2500 ppm was found in the soil beneath the pump island to their diesel dispenser.  It was suspected that the filter was weeping.  Kerry Scates. a licensed tank installer for DOT, was notified of the situation.  It was later discovered that the  site was investigated under "B-452-2002".

THIS INCIDENT WAS VOIDED DUE TO IT BEING IN DUPLICATION TO B-452-2002.
I-2-2003*A DOT plow driver overfilled his fuel tank. Operator left the fuel station while filling tank.

Sorbents were used to clean up free liquid and the snow will be scraped up.

All debris will go to DOT in Augusta for disposal.

Case Closed.
I-3-2003*A log loader broke hydraulic line on crane causing approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was cleaned up on top of frozen ground and ice in the log yard east of Skerry siding.  The contaminated sawdust was collected to be mixed with hog fuel and burned in the boiler.
A-721-2000*Sweeney received a bill for oil delivered to a home that he owned but did not live in. He had not ordered oil and said that his tank was damaged in that location and not for oil storage. I went and found the basement full of ice and the tank was indeed damaged but no sign of oil either in the tank or on the ice. Since no one was living there I decided to check again after the spring thaw. I told Sweeney to remove the fill and vent until he had a serviceable tank in place. I returned a few weeks later and found the fill and vent removed. In the spring I found no odors in the soil of the dirt floor basement. If any oil was actually delivered here I can't find it.
B-65-2002*B-65-2002
02/04/2002 13:00

     Paul Blood of the Technical Services staff here in Bangor was informed that gasoline contaminated soil was discovered through test borings at Mace's Store out on Route 9 in Aurora.  Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation indicated that a large portion of this contamination would have to be removed in order to renovate the existing road.  A large road cut was planned in order to straighten the road.  The store was also slated for removal.
     Subsequent investigation of the soils around the store structure found that the dispenser may have leaked for quite some time contaminating the area west and south of the facility.  During August personnel from Sargent & Sargent removed approximately 6000 yards of gasoline contaminated soil from beneath the former store and taken off site for landfarming.  S.W. Cole conducted a site assessment for DOT during the excavation.  The landfarm site will be monitored throughout the following year for gasoline concentrations.  It may be noted that the site was cleaned to "stringent" levels.  It is not known whether Technical Services staff will investigate the site further.
P-658-2002*While delivering/receiving oil to the basement AST at 62-64 Sherman St. the AST collapsed.  It appeared internal corrosion caused the tank wall to give allowing the support leg to penetrate the AST wall which subsequently released the oil.  Immediately adjacent to the AST is a floor drain which leads directly to the combined storm water/sewer beneath Sherman St.  Although there is a significant amount of oil in the basement a good amount also made it to the sewer.

Jim Sloan and DEP/Cyr observed red liquids flowing in the system several manholes away.  At this point it was non recoverable and Sloan stated he would alert the POTW and inspect the pump stations later.

Snyder Oil & B & B pumped off the remaining oil and commenced the basement clean up.  Mr. Donahue seemed satisfied with their efforts and within a few hours the basement was clear of free standing oil.  Speedi dri was applied and would be left over night and removed with the tank carcass the following day.

No additional DEP services were requested and no other calls/complaints have been received.

A-737-2002*  On 12-17-02, CN Brown called this office to report a motor oil spill at their bulk oil plant in Fairfield. This bulk plant is located behind what was previously known as "Trucker's International." They claim the oil was not from them.
 I made a site visit that day and found a small (one gallon) spill of what appeared to be motor oil. Actually there were two locations that had oil spillage. One location was at the loading rack, at the spot where the engine from a delivery truck would be.  The second location was located on the ground, next to the drain valve, located on the concrete containment on the outside AST. This AST was actually a MC 306 tanker that was inside a concrete containment. This tanker/AST is owned by C & J Repair.
  I then called CN Brown and asked them to clean up the oil at their Bulk Plant. I next spoke with the manager at C & J Repair. I asked them to clean up the spillage near the outside storage area. The inside of C & J Repair was quite sloppy and I suggested to the manager that they could do a better job of housekeeping.
  No further involvement should be necessary.
P-29-2020*Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Co. reported that they had overfilled an indoor oil tank at the Becket Family of Services Group Home.  The excess oil came out the vent pipe and out of the tank in the basement.  When I visited the site I assisted Murray-Heutz in determining how to clean up the spilled oil.  Indoor air quality was an issue so I contacted our Division of Technical Services and Don White came to the site with carbon air filters.  The spilled oil was contained on the cement floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  After several days of running the carbon air filters and installing a carbon air filter on the furnace's air intake, the indoor air quality issue was resolved.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-317-2020*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder Nathan Tower received a call from Lisbon Fire, stating they had acquired a metal five-gallon, boat gas tank from a previous house call.  Lisbon Fire requested pick up and disposal by MDEP.  The tank was quite old and corroded, however, the only evidence of a leak was the presence of odor. The Fire Department indicated that there was no evidence of an active leak when the tank was found in the homeowner's garage.  The tank was almost full when collected by MDEP.

Site visit was made to Lisbon Fire Station, not a residential home.

The remaining gasoline in the tank was disposed of in a waste drum of consolidated (compatible) fuels and waste oils from previous spills and disposed of via Environmental Projects, Inc.  The empty metal tank was cleaned and prepared for scrap metal disposal.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-933-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon release of engine coolant and gasoline resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was contained to the pavement and the Fire Department addressed the spillage.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-581-2019*I received a call indicating that a burner malfunction had caused a spill to the concrete floor under the burner.  Oil traveled across the floor and into an abandoned floor drain.  I was able to use sorbents to recover oil from the drain and the floor with good success.  I washed the floor several times as well.  After cleanup efforts, vapor levels were kept under control with passive ventilation only.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-596-2019*The Department was notified of a potential oil sheen on Estes Lake heading towards the dam at the outfall.  The Department investigated the complaint and located the sheen just ahead of the dam and determined it was a marsh sheen.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-597-2019*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of gasoline resulting from the driver of the delivery truck kicking the fuel line.  The line detached from the truck and spilled the product onto the concrete pad.  Spilled product was collected using sorbent pads and speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-598-2019*The Department was notified of a one pint spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a failed filter.  The filter was replaced and the system was made operational.  Dead River Company also suggested to the homeowner that the two 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) be replaced due to age and the exterior corrosion.  As such, the homeowner agreed and work was completed on July 30th.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-105-2020*A ruptured hose on a fire truck caused the release of three gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Portland Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-107-2020*Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately one gallon of lube oil to the stone ballast track surface at Rigby Yard.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand excavating approximately one five-gallon pail of gravel and was staged for disposal.  No site visit made.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services is expected.
B-334-2018*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-49-2019*On January 30, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to snow in Kingfield. Mike Carta, a delivery driver at Dead River Company, stated a spill of one cup of fuel occurred as a result of an overfill. He collected the oil contaminated snow into a polyethylene bag for later disposal.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-456-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a McGee Construction Co. dump trailer tipped over and spilled hydraulic fluid onto a dirt parking area at Dostie Farm in Fairfield.  The caller stated that the driver accidently left the dump trailer in the air and moved the truck and trailer.  This caused the trailer to sway side to side and tip over.  The truck stayed upright and the trailer broke off the kingpin.  I responded to the scene and assisted Ted Haskell of McGee Construction in stopping the migration of oil into a nearby ditch.  The Dostie Farm is certified organic.  Given this designation McGee Construction took every precaution necessary to conduct their own cleanup.  The materials were excavated at a depth of six to eight inches below grade.  All signs of the oil were removed and disposed of at CPRC Group (CPRC).  I did not get a copy of the oil spill debris form from CPRC after the materials were disposed of.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-908-2018*The Division of Response Services responded to and assessed a gasoline leak from an auto that apparently ran over an object on the road and leaked in the Mercy Hospital parking lot.  Portland Fire Department was called to respond with sorbents.  I met John Reed of Mercy Hospital on site and helped by sweeping up the speedy dry sorbents for bagging and disposal.  No spill was to soil or to drains.  The vehicle owner and operator was not identified.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-370-2011*Scott Cyr received a report of an antifreeze spill resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up by the Biddeford Fire Department.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-102-2020*Debbie Moore at Maine Department of Transportation reported that one of their plow trucks had blown a hydraulic hose while plowing two days earlier.  The plow driver didn't notice the problem for a while and had continued to plow.  Because of the road conditions and weather, there wasn't any way to recover any of the spilled oil.  I did ask that they contact us as soon as they identify the spill, and whether it can be cleaned up or not.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-849-2019*A seal burst on the trash compactor which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted concrete and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-102-2019*I received a call indicating the oil tank at the subject location had been inadvertently overfilled during a routine fuel delivery.  I responded to the site and found oil visible outside the vent pipe.  In addition, oil had infiltrated the fieldstone foundation wall and made its way into the basement.  In all, a section of foundation wall about six feet across was impacted by oil as well as a small section of the dirt floor basement.  Indoor air quality was measurably impacted.

I hired Allen's Environmental Services to remove contaminated soil underneath the vent and to gently flush the foundation wall in an effort to push oil into the basement where we could collect it with sorbent material and the vacuum truck.

A venting system was installed for a number of weeks to control oil vapors until it was no longer needed.

No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.


A-385-2020*Lincoln Health reported an oil spill at their facility from a contractor's manlift.  The manlift leaked less than a gallon of hydraulic oil to their driveway from a leaking hose.  Lincoln Health personnel discovered the discharge and cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-394-2020*On 7/28/2020, Leroy Ellis of Safety First Auto Repair and Care reported that one quart of motor oil had been spilled on his gravel parking lot.  The discharge occurred when oil was being transferred from one container to another.  Responder Blanchard had been working with Mr. Ellis to clean up oil stains at the facility that week, so they were already in the process of removing soil for disposal at the Hatch Hill Landfill.  A-390-2020 goes into more depth regarding that removal and disposal.  Mr. Ellis stated that he would remove the contaminated soil and add it to the soil being disposed of the following day.  On 7/29/2020, Responder Blanchard confirmed that the spill had been excavated and was going for disposal at Hatch Hill.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-558-2019*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a spill in West Gardiner, Maine, involving a homeowner's aboveground storage tank.  The tank was outside and the leak was reportedly due to a bad O-ring on the filter, and reported to have gone to concrete.

The amount spilled is unknown, however, Fielding's made a second trip to the site, cleaned what they could with sorbents and wiped the area with a degreaser.

Responder Stuart Blanchard responded to the spill, and found a stain on the concrete which had been wiped up.  It was determined no further cleanup was necessary, and no further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-72-2020*On 1/28/20, Becky, with C. N. Brown Company (CNB) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a customer complaint and allegation that a CNB peddler truck had leaked oil when they had delivered to this customer 12 days earlier (1/16/20).

CNB copied their report and photos to MDEP Division of Response Services and reported that their delivery driver had not known about any leak while she/he was there.  CNB advised that they were sending a person to the property to examine it and clean up with sorbent material.  CNB reported that they had doubt as to their responsibility for the discharge.  The spill was to the pavement, and none to soil or waters.  The location is rural residential and served by private well water supply.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-797-2019*A trash truck experienced an issue with its fuel pump which released diesel fuel while it was underway.  Spilled product affected Read Street and Canco Road, ultimately coming to a stop at its destination, 212 Canco Road.  The travel lanes were not treated due to minimal effects, but standing/leaking diesel was recovered with sorbent materials in the City of Portland's Public Works yard.  The truck was repaired on site.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-798-2019*Notice was received from Dead River Company (DRC) of a half-gallon leak from a temporary, outside, consumptive-use aboveground storage tank (AST) that they had set up at this customer's house.  The temporary tank was set up due to a leak from the home's AST and with cleanup conducted under Greg O'Brien of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.  The discharge was to the homeowner's paved driveway.  DRC stated they applied sorbents and cleaned up the leak, and were to replace the leaking AST.

The location is suburban residential and served by municipal water service.

No further Division of Response Services action at this time.
P-482-2018*I was contacted by Crooker Construction, LLC, reporting that an excavator had blown a hydraulic hose at Jack's Pit in Pejepscot.  The blown hose caused less than three gallons to spill onto the ground.  The spilled oil was excavated and disposed of at Crooker's facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-203-2020*The Department was notified of a one cup spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic line on an excavator.  The impacted soil was removed and placed into a drum for later disposal by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-837-2019*A tractor trailer accident caused the release of several gallons of diesel fuel to spill into an estuary area adjacent to the roadway.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and deployed sorbent materials to contain the released fuel.  National Response Corporation was contracted to remove and dispose of the waste material.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-382-2019*On July 2, 2019 Nine Dragons Paper called to report that while they were having their #2 fuel oil tank filled the driver had overfilled the tank. The tank was inside the #2 boiler building with engineered containment. The company hired a contractor to clean and vacuum out the engineered containment area. A small amount of fuel oil had gotten into the process drain of the facility but no contamination left the site or got into any resources.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-337-2020*The Department was notified of an abandoned underground storage tank (UST) during the installation of a new water line.  The site is a construction site for a new single-family home.  The surrounding homes are all served by public water supply and public sewer.

The Department approved a 10-day waiver for the removal of the UST and was on-site for the removal.  The Department found predominantly sandy soil, which is consistent with the area being on a sand and gravel aquifer.  The UST was filled with water with rusty sludge on the bottom.  The UST was pumped off and removed from the ground and the rusty sludge was discharged.  The sludge/water mixture produced a slight sheen but was immediately contained using sand from the site.  A bag head space soil sample was taken from the bottom of the excavation and nearest the foundation and had volatile organic compounds of 0.2 parts per million (ppm) as measured by a photoionization detector.  No soil was removed from the site.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-802-2019*A motor vehicle collision caused the release of less than one gallon of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-803-2019*A boat sank at its mooring which caused a release of gasoline.  Swift moving currents negated recovery.  The boat was raised the same day which mitigated the release.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-829-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 10/7/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by John Turner Consulting, Inc., staff of apparent petroleum contamination to soil that they had discovered 10/4/19.  Mr. Pellerin and the excavation contractors stated that the odor of oil was evident through the area when first uncovered on Friday, 10/4/19.  That Friday they reported the evidence of a discharge to MDEP geologist Troy Smith.

MDEP's primary contacts for this incident were John Turner Consulting, Inc., and Hardypond Construction staff; MDEP did not communicate directly with Portland School Dept. representatives.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a City of Portland School Dept. public elementary school at the end of Lyseth Moore Drive and adjacent to Lyman Moore Middle School.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The subject area was being excavated for a new school gymnasium addition on a concrete slab.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The apparent oil discharge had been discovered during excavation of a courtyard-like area of this school surrounded by three sides and formerly occupied by a modular classroom.  The contractors on site directed MDEP to the subject area.  See the attached e-mail communications & photos of 10/7/19 through 10/8/19 for further information on field sampling by MDEP and assessment.  MDEP geologist Troy Smith was kept informed and provided guidance.  During a 10/7/19 visit and assessment, I noted no obvious oil stained soils and no petroleum odor other than diesel exhaust from the heavy equipment.  There were no reported oil vapor intrusions into the school.  I noted no oil sheen nor free product oil on groundwater in the investigated area.

OIL STORAGE FACILITY INFORMATION
I found no information as to any previous above or below ground oil storage facility in this subject area, nor of any reported vehicle or equipment leaks.  There may have been a now-abandoned heating oil underground storage tank (UST) at this school under Maine registration number 4562.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Considering the sample results and on site observations, no remedial actions were required at the time by MDEP Division of Response Services nor by the Division of Technical Services other than a properly designed and installed vapor barrier below the floor.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the records of John Turner Consulting, Inc., and MDEP Division of Technical Services for additional information.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-807-2019*Approximately 15 gallons of jet fuel was reportedly released onto the asphalt surface of the airport caused by the overfilling of an aircraft, due to a faulty shutoff valve.  The released fuel was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by jetport personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-811-2019*The Department was notified of a 12 gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a car accident.  The transformer spilled onto the roadway and the shoulder.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) conducted the cleanup which consisted of using speedy-dry sorbent material on the pavement and sorbent pads for the shoulder.

The Department inspected the site the next morning and found the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-812-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corroded fuel line.  The fuel line was connected to an abandoned aboveground storage tank (AST) which had not been in use since the apartment building was connected to natural gas.  The spill was initially reported to the Lewiston Fire Department on September 29th, however, it was not called in to the Department.

The Department spoke to the landlord who indicated that Dead River Company will be pumping out and removing the AST.  No further odor issues were reported.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-813-2019*Approximately five gallons of gasoline was released onto the paved parking surface of the Big Apple establishment, due to a leaking fuel tank on a passenger vehicle caused by an unknown mechanical failure.  The released gasoline was cleaned from the asphalt with sorbent materials by CN Brown Co.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-817-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of gasoline as a result of a skid steer rolling down an embankment.  The fuel leak was initially contained by a bucket until the equipment was righted.  No evidence of sheens or free product were observed in the freshwater wetland area where the skid steer came to rest.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-818-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The driver delivered 37 gallons to the AST before it came out the sight glass on the top of the AST and out the vent pipe.  The spill initially went unreported due to the driver failing to notify Seacoast Energy, Inc.  Once the customer notified the oil company, Seacoast Energy returned to the property and finished the cleanup.

The Department spoke to the business owner regarding the spill and was told the following day that no lingering odors were observed and he was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-822-2019*The Department was notified of a .75 gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a broken oil line on a truck.  The vehicle was towed from the area and the spill was cleaned and swept up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-823-2019*The Department was notified of a one tablespoon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the scully coming off the fill pipe when disconnecting.  The spill was addressed with a sorbent pad.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-514-2019*The Department was notified of a half to one gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a split hydraulic line on a wood chipper.  The spill was cleaned up using pads and speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-522-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Irving Oil had delivered to the site (Ross Corner Woods) earlier in the month but due to an error in their system, sent another delivery truck to the site.  The oil came out the vent and onto some rocks below.  The rocks were collected and thrown out.  The AST was inspected and was not compromised.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-523-2019*On Friday, 6/28/19, at the request of an anonymous concerned citizen, I visited this rural residence to check on a report of buried "motor & gas" and "a car buried" on the property.  The property is rural residential and forest served by private water well and septic service.  The location is off Hedge Bridge Road near the intersection with Route 127.  Down a narrow private road, Ily's Way, we pass the first house on the road, #6.  The next and only other house is #16.  No one appeared home at either house.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  At #16, I noted a 500-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) that appeared to be active, and being used.  In the yard was an old, apparently out-of-service, 275-gallon AST, and several old vehicles (see photos).  I noted no significant oil spills or evidence of anything being recently buried.

1)  On 6/28/19, 7/2/19 and on 7/15/19, I left phone messages for the Woolwich Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) to let them know about the complaint, if they knew anything, and for the homeowner's name, but got no return calls.
2)  I received no further complaints nor inquiries on the property.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-18-2020*C. N. Brown Co. reported that one of their drivers had overfilled an oil tank while making a delivery at 2 Sabrina Lane in Springvale.  The excess oil came out the vent pipe and sprayed onto the house, the ground, and the driver.  The house was wiped down with sorbent material and the snow on the ground was scooped up into a bucket.  The indoor oil tank was checked for any leaks and there weren't any.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-345-2020*On 5/6/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report of a spill at the railroad crossing on Merrill Road in Lewiston.  While stopped, approximately two cups of lube oil from Pan Am Engine 505 spilled on the tracks at the crossing from a loose fitting due to human error.  Product was collected using speedy dry oil absorbent. The leak was mitigated before the engine was moved.  Absorbents were disposed of by Pan Am Railways.  A site visit was made and cleanup was found to be satisfactory.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-333-2020*The Department was notified initially of an unknown quantity of hydraulic oil spread throughout the yard of a home.  The homeowner had had the subject/spiller remove two trees on the property and noticed afterwards the oil stains on the grass.  The home is served by a private drinking water well that was within 50 feet to the nearest streak.

The Department visited the home and observed and marked approximately 15 oil spots and streaks in the grass.  Based on the size of the spots and the length of streaks, the Department estimates three gallons lost as a maximum.  The location of the spots and streaks will not impact the drinking water well.  The homeowner opted to contact the subject/spiller again about having the spots removed and backfilled.  No other issues have been reported.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1111-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of diesel resulting from a vehicle overfill.  The spill went from the concrete pad to a sand interceptor that is used for stormwater runoff.  The interceptor is connected to the sanitary sewer line thus no direct discharges would occur to rivers or streams.  No product was able to be recovered from the interceptor and speedy-dry sorbent material was used on the concrete pad.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1112-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a delivery truck overfill.  The spill was contained to the concrete containment pad and was collected with sorbent pads and speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1116-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of gasoline from an unknown vehicle.  The spill was found in a parking spot with no vehicle found.  Public Works Department used speedy-dry sorbent material to clean it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1117-2019*The Department was notified of one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a loose nut on the top of an aboveground storage tank (AST). The homeowners have two AST's and only one of them leaked from the top.  The spill ran down the sides of the tank to the concrete floor to a floor drain.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the floor had been cleaned by Downeast Energy using their powder.  The Department washed the floor and rinsed the floor drain with water.  The homeowners were unsure of the discharge point of the drain even after site work had been done on the house.  Using a photoionization detector, oil vapors were found to be at less than 10 parts per million in the drain.  After rinsing it, it dropped further.  No odor issues were reported in the first floor of the home.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1120-2019*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately one quart of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Waste Management, Inc.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-66-2020*Faulty scully nozzle on fuel truck hose resulted in small spill. Approximately one quart of #2 heating oil spilled onto snow below fill pipe before being shut off.  Delivery driver removed, bagged, and disposed of contaminated snow.  No oil reached soil.  No response from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was requested or necessary.
No further action from MDEP required at this time.
A-533-2018*Dead River Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank at the U. S. Post Office in Skowhegan.  The overfill of a gallon or less of #2 fuel oil affected the concrete stairs and driveway of the facility.  Dead River personnel cleaned up the affected area.  I checked the area over and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-179-2020*On April 12, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of hydraulic oil at the Palermo Consolidated School.  A Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck was conducting utility line repairs when the hydraulic hose burst on the articulating boom, releasing an estimated three gallons to asphalt.  CMP cleanup crews applied sorbent material to the free product and stained asphalt.  National Response Corporation (NRC) Environmental Services was hired to collect the contaminated sorbent and conduct further cleanup.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.

A-311-2020*On June 20, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to two aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) that had been damaged in a house fire in Rumford.  Fire Chief Chris Reed reported that the tank in the barn was in the center of the fire and experienced a heat induced tear (HIT).  This tank was reported to be empty; the other AST in the basement was not directly in the path of flames, but had been affected by the high temperatures.  The tank was still completely full of oil, but had been slightly warped by the heat.  Fire Chief Reed requested the tank be pumped off.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo inspected the tank with the HIT.  The tank was completely dry and no indication of petroleum was found in or around the tank.  Fire Chief Reed lead Responder Caputo into the basement.  Responder Caputo noted a drip of oil from the filter and began to transfer the oil into drums.  230 gallons were pumped off from the tank.  However, there was an estimated 15 gallons of oil left in the tank because the stinger could not reach the bottom of the tank and structures in the basement prevented repositioning the stinger.  The tank would need to be cut open to reach the remaining oil.  Before this could proceed, Responder Caputo was dispatched to another emergency scene.  With 230 gallons of oil removed, the lower pressure in the tank appeared to have stopped the drip at the filter; sorbents were placed under the filter as a precaution.

Responder Caputo returned June 23, 2020, with Responder Stuart Blanchard to finish transfer operations.  The tank was cut open and the remaining free product was pumped off.  The oily sludge was collected with sorbents and the tank was cleaned for disposal.  The oil and oily sorbents were disposed of through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Central Maine Regional Office's oily waste stream.

Responder Caputo had no way of determining if the oil from the HIT tank burned in the fire or discharged to the ground; given the proximity of the well to the house, the homeowner was advised to sign up for the Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and Response Fund.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-54-2020*Dead River Co. reported an overfill, causing oil to exit the vent.  The snow outside the vent was contaminated with oil.  Dead River technicians removed the contaminated snow and some oil from the tank to prevent weeping.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-171-2020*A hydraulic hose on a loader failed which resulted in the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-424-2020*Troiano Waste Services reported a discharge of 10-15 gallons of hydraulic oil had occurred in the Hannaford parking lot on 40 Main Street in Gardiner.  The discharge had occurred when a valve on the PTO had stuck open when dropping the roll off.  The oil had spilled on the parking lot and some had run into the storm drain.  Troiano called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to pump out the storm drain and clean the oil off the parking lot.  I checked the site later in the day and there was a lot of staining on the parking lot and still a light sheen in the storm drain.  It appeared that this spill had been adequately cleaned up and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-791-2018*Maine Department of Public Safety reported that there was a small leak from a furnace that a Dead River Company Technician had reported after he had fixed the leak.  The homeowner stated there was a small stain on the dirt floor around the furnace.  Once on site, I hand excavated a small area of contaminated soil which was removed and disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-684-2018*Contamination discovered during construction activities on Route 27 in Belgrade.  The contamination was associated with leaking underground storage tanks documented in A-469-1991, A-433-1991, A-472-1991, and A-392-1997.   Laboratory analysis was conducted and the contamination was consistent with gasoline contamination, and did not contain hazardous levels of lead.  Soil removed for the project was disposed of at CPRC Group by the Maine Department of Transportation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-689-2018*On December 7, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo came across a vehicular accident while returning to the office from a previous spill; the coolant line of one of the vehicles had been severed in the collision.  Responder Caputo assisted the Gardiner Fire Department with sorbent application to the free product.  Contaminated materials were collected by the on-site wreck crew.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-155-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a three gallon hydraulic oil spill to a concrete floor due to a broken hydraulic hose.  The floor and oil was cleaned using sorbents and subsequently disposed of the Pineland Farms waste stream.

No site was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
B-12-2020*Dead River Co. reported a spill of several gallons from a corrosion hole in an oil tank.  Two tanks were slaved together, so the technician isolated the tank.  A magnetic patch was placed on the tank, and it appeared to hold.  Both tanks were pumped out the next day. The basement floor was cleaned and the vapor levels in the house improved.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-2-2020*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose in front of 276 Granite Street Extension.  The incident caused a gallon of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved roadway.  Pine Tree employees contained the spill on the paved surface and cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-7-2020*Approximately one gallon of gasoline was released onto the paved road surface of Inverness Street, due to a leaking fuel tank on a passenger vehicle caused by an unknown mechanical failure.  The released gasoline was cleaned from the asphalt with sorbent materials by the Portland Fire Department and the waste material was disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-9-2020*Northeast Air reported that one of their fuel trucks had blown a hydraulic hose at the Portland International Jetport.  The blown hose caused about a gallon of hydraulic oil to spill onto the concrete tarmac.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-14-2020*On Thursday, 1/9/20, Dead River Company (DRC) reported delivery overfill with customer's oil tank, causing fuel leak from Firomatic valve and fill pipe fittings.  The spill was cleaned by DRC, and no lasting oil odiferous issues were reported.  It is a suburban residential area.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-215-2019*Overfill of automobile at Cumberland Farms.   Less than one gallon spilled to concrete pad.  Cleaned up by Cumberland Farms personnel.

No further action warranted by the Division of Response Services.
I-301-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a semi-truck trail with a damaged fuel tank . The release impacted the asphalt driveway. McCain's employees used sand and sorbent to clean up the release. All contaminated waste was disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this
P-573-2019*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement and road shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and the gravel shoulder was cuffed with a shovel.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) report. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-35-2020*Approximately five gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface from the gasoline filling nozzle when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank.  CN Brown Co. personnel applied speedy dry sorbent material to the impacted surfaces.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-734-2019*On 9/10/19 I received a call from Dan Dumais of Nouria Energy reporting a transmission oil spill at one of their facilities in New Gloucester.  An Oakhurst Dairy truck was making a delivery to the store and lost its transmission in their parking lot.  Oil was spilled onto pavement and a small amount found its way into a storm drain.  Nouria staff put down sorbent material to contain the spill.  Nouria contracted Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spilled oil.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-782-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trucks at this location.  CMP hired Coutts Bros, Inc., to clean up the oil on the pavement with sorbents and excavated oil contaminated soils for transportation to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  See attached CMP report.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-280-2019*Division of Reponses Services was notified of a release of heating oil to a dirt floor basement. The cause was a leaking fitting on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).

Once onsite Response Services along with Bates Fuel removed contaminated soils until reaching hardpan. A temporary fan was installed and all the windows were left open for a period of time. Response Services installed a vapor barrier and Bates Fuel backfilled the site with stone.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-279-2020*On June 4th, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report of suspected oil contamination on the shore of Cobbosseecontee in Manchester.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site, where the complaint stemmed from a four foot by eight foot dark spot on the sandy shore of the lake.  The reporter indicated she thought the co-owner of the property had dumped some variety of oil or gasoline to get rid of logs/stumps in the area.  There were no logs or stumps to be seen.  The reporter had put down wood chips in an attempt to remediate the "spill."  However, there was no odor at all in the area, and no sheen to be seen on the lake, despite the dark spot being less than a yard from the water.

Multiple samples were taken from the darkened area using shake tests.  All came up negative for oil.  Use of a headspace bag revealed 0.0 parts per million (ppm), holding the photoionization detector half an inch over the spot revealed 0.0 ppm volatile organic compounds, and water added to the sample in the bag failed to produce a sheen as well.

With no evidence of oil contamination present, no further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-24-2020*On Sunday 1/12/20, notice was received of 5.5 gallon discharge from malfunctioning gasoline dispenser that did not shut off.  The discharge to rain-wet ground was reported to have reached neither drains nor soil.  The dispenser was reported repaired and the spill was cleaned up.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in a dense suburban commercial area, and served by municipal water.  Being under 10 gallons and with conditions described, this discharge should have been entered in the facility on-site log book.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-1119-2019*Peter Moulton of the Department's Aboveground Tank (AST) Replacement Program contacted me regarding the possibility of a leaking AST.  He was contacted by Brain Doyle at first about the removal of two out-of-service AST's.  Mr. Doyle later informed the Department that he thought the tanks were leaking.  The AST's had been out of service for at least 30 years (heats with wood) and believed they were at least half full.

I met with Mr. Doyle to assess the situation.  There was evidence of a release, but without removing the AST it was difficult to determine the extent.  The AST's did appear to be half full, but I didn't want to mess with them until they were ready to be removed.  Arrangements were made to have the tanks pumped and removed, and to determine the extent of contamination.

The AST's were pumped and removed without incident.  There was a small amount of oil at the base of one of the tanks, which appeared to be from a weeping fitting.  The oil was collected with sorbents and the area cleaned.  After the cleaning, a photoionization detector (PID) was used to determine if there were any remaining oil vapors, and none were detected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-945-2019*On 11/4/19 I received a call from Mike at Maine Heating Solutions reporting an estimated 450 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil into the basement at this location.  The tanks had been filled approximately 20 days prior and were now empty.  I responded immediately and met Mike and the owner of the building, Yassin Moussa.  There were two tanks manifolded together in the basement.  At least one of them had a corrosion leak and the filter to the tanks also appeared to have leaked.  The only evidence of the oil was a stain on the floor under the tanks leading to a sump hole full of oil.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to remove the old tanks to facilitate the cleanup, clean the floor and pump out the sump hole.  The sump hole was pumped three times with oil returning each time it was pumped out.  I notified Don White of our Division of Technical Services of the indoor air quality problem as well as the challenge of removing free product from under the floor.

On 11/6, EPI drilled a number of four inch holes in the floor in order to assess the oil contamination beneath the floor.  Based on the results of the core sampling, Don White and I agreed to an area of contaminated concrete and soil to be removed to mitigate ongoing indoor air problems.

On 11/13 and 11/14, the oiled concrete was saw cut and jackhammered out, followed by removal of oil contaminated soils with a vactor.  Soil was removed to approximately 12" below the surface of the floor in most of the area, with two smaller trenches dug slightly deeper.  Free product was found in most areas where concrete was removed.  Four new drain/ventilation pipes were installed going to a new sump hole.  A stub to connect a sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS) was put in connected to the piping and sump.  The excavation was backfilled with stone and a poly vapor barrier laid in on top of the stone.  The following week, a new concrete floor was poured over the excavation area and the SSDS system installed.  At this point, the site has been handed over to Don White for continuation of the remedial efforts.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated.
P-952-2019*A truck experienced hose failure which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement on the western most portion of the deicing pad and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-956-2019*A tractor trailer truck jackknifed in the construction zone at mile 47 southbound.  A saddle tank was punctured which resulted in the loss of approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel to pavement.  Spilled product was confined to the roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-127-2020*On March 13, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a release of hydraulic oil to the ground on Vinalhaven.  Marc Candage, Vinalhaven fire chief, reported two hydraulic hoses on a Public Works backhoe burst and discharged five gallons of oil to the ground.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department was dispatched to the scene; firefighters utilized sorbent pads to collect the free product.  Sorbents will be stored in the Fire Department's Hazardous Waste storage until later disposal.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-56-2020*I was contacted by Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. reporting that after making a delivery to Wheeler's Market their driver hit the Scully while reeling the hose back in.  The valve opening caused about a gallon of heating oil to spill onto the Market's parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-64-2020*An oil sheen was observed in the Fore River near Portland Yacht Services.  The sheen could not be recovered and was allowed to dissipate.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location but the sheen had dissipated.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-69-2020*Windham Fire Department reported that they had responded to a structure fire at 706 River Road and while in the basement they thought they saw evidence of the oil tank leaking.  I contacted the owner of the residence and he explained that he didn't think there was an oil leak and that he would look at it more closely when the structure was safe.  He reported back to me that if there was a leak it was very small and that he would deal with it as they dealt with the fire damage.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-77-2020*A container fell out of the back of a truck which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of gasoline.  Spilled product primarily impacted pavement at the intersection and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  Minimal impacts to the gravel shoulder will self-attenuate.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-80-2020*The belly piping of an oil delivery truck became cracked.  The internal valves on the tank were closed which limited the release to approximately three gallons.  Spilled product impacted a paved parking lot in addition to a patch of snow and ice.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and all visible signs of pink snow and ice were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-85-2020*Less than one gallon of lube oil leaked from a locomotive.  Spilled product impacted snow and track ballast.  All visible signs of contaminated snow and track ballast were removed via hand excavation by the responsible party.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-92-2020*A loader blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately four gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-111-2020*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the overfill of a delivery truck.  The driver was not paying attention during fill up and the oil spilled onto the top of the truck.  The oil was contained to the area above the truck and no oil reached the containment. The oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-149-2019*Employees from Mike Quick Stop used a hand pump to empty rain water from the filling station's fill spill buckets. In addition to the rain water, an estimated quart of gasoline was pumped onto the parking lot which ran into Route 1.

Also, there appeared to be an unreported estimated 3 gallon spill at pump 5 of diesel fuel which ran off the parking lot in the ditch.  The Caribou Fire Department and the Maine State Police where contacted by multiple citizens reporting the spill.  The Caribou Fire Department used kitty litter to absorb the diesel fuel on the parking lot surface and the Division of Response Services hand excavated approximately 200 pounds of contaminated soil from the ditch, which was brought to landfill.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

B-412-2019*I received a call about a sheen at the subject location.  I visited the site and determined it was marsh sheen.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-10-2020*I was contacted by the City of Portland Public Works Department reporting that one of their loaders had blown a hydraulic line at the upper parking lot at the East End Boat Launch on Cutter Street.  The incident caused about four gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto the paved surface of the parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-946-2019*A bucket truck rolled over which resulted in the release of hydraulic and motor oil.  Spilled products impacted pavement and some puddled on the shoulder of the road.   The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Sorbents were also used to recover puddles of standing fuel on the shoulder, then contaminated leaf debris/detritus were bagged.  Impacts to the shoulder were merely surficial.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-947-2019*The fuel pump on the oil burner failed which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  According to the reporter, no other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-953-2019*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid.   Spilled product primarily impacted pavement, with a small quantity impacting leaves on the shoulder of the road.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and all visible signs of contaminated leaves were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-955-2019*Products consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were discovered by a tow truck operator in a vehicle he towed to his mechanic shop.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with separation, neutralization, and disposal of products.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-957-2019*The Department was notified of a four-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The transformer was untagged and further analytical assessment determined it contained 15 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  As such, Central Maine Power Co. had the roadway washed and oily debris collected by National Response Corp.

The Department visited the site and determined no additional cleanup was necessary.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-961-2019*The Department was notified of a less than one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a loose bung nut on top of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The nut was tightened by C. N. Brown Co. and the sides of the tank were cleaned up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-964-2019*The Department was notified of a nine-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  Contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock landfill.

The Department attempted to visit the site, however, was unable to locate it.  The Department nor Central Maine Power Co. received any complaints regarding the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-324-2019*I received a report resembling what appeared to be a classic marsh sheen call.  I visited the site and found a large amount of organic sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-328-2019*I received a call indicating a plastic drum had been found at the subject location.  I arrived at the site and found a drum labeled "sodium hydroxide" that was upright and had no visible leaks.  I ran the contents of the drum through a suite of tests and was able to determine that the drum contained a petroleum product of some kind and not sodium hydroxide as labeled.  I took a sample for further analysis with our Gemini instrument which determined it was diesel fuel.  I removed the drum and its contents for proper disposal for the homeowner.  No receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-298-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a release of diesel fuel to concrete from a loose fuel filter on a bucket truck.  The spill was cleaned using sorbents and these were disposed of in the Emera Maine waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Reponses action is needed at this time.
B-22-2020*I received a call indicating that while performing a routine maintenance service on a heating system at the subject location, a burner technician installed a filter gasket that turned out to be faulty.  Fortunately, the problem was noticed immediately.  The incident resulted in about a quart of oil being spilled to a concrete floor where it was recovered with sorbent materials.  The spill occurred in a boiler room which is isolated from the living space of the building.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-11-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday 1/6/20, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services notified by David Walker of an estimated 10 gallon leak of heating oil to his basement floor from an fuel line.  Mr. Walker requested advice on cleanup over the phone, but did not want MDEP to respond, assist or call back.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The single family home is located in a dense suburban residential area near the intersection with Washington Ave. and Ocean Ave., and is served by municipal water & sewer service.  Mr. Walker stated that a few hours before he noticed an oil odor in the home, and he described a 10' by 15' stain on the concrete floor.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Mr. Walker had previous experience with oil spill remediation and wished to clean up the oil discharge himself.  I advised he have a burner technician to repair the leaking line as soon as possible.  I recommended speedy dry or woodchip sorbent and then to wash the oiled floor multiple times with detergent and water, wipe and vacuum up the oily water each time.  There was no report of oil getting under the concrete floor and impinging on neighboring properties.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services Division based on present information.

A-219-2020*On April 29th, Murray-Heutz Oil and Propane Co. reported a release of five gallons of #2 oil in Turner, resulting from an overfill.  Stuart Blanchard responded to the site and found the spot under the fill and vent to be saturated with oil.  Murray-Heutz agreed to excavate and replace the contaminated soil.

Response reached the homeowner concerning the cleanup and reminded him his well was about 100 feet from the house.  Further attempts to reach the homeowner regarding the state of his storage tank and the quality of the cleanup were unsuccessful.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.

P-912-2019*On 10/24/19 I received a call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill associated with a motor vehicle accident on the Maine Turnpike Spur near Main Street.  The gasoline was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-939-2019*A truck blew an engine which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of motor oil to the roadway.  The road was lined with curbing so the spill was confined to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-46-2020*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of diesel additive resulting from a break on the contractor's vehicle.  The spill was contained to pavement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-230-2019*On April 27, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of lube oil to a train overpass and the road in Waterville.  An engine containment tank had overflowed with a mixture of lube oil and water condensation.  An estimated one quart of lube oil was discharged to the rails and then to College Avenue below.  Pan Am Railways dispatched a company cleanup crew, which applied sorbent materials to the spill.  Contaminated sorbents were collected and disposed of at the Pan Am Railways Waterville facility.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-310-2020*The Newcastle Fire Department reported a discharge of gasoline from a car accident in the vicinity of 449 River Road in Newcastle.   I opted to forgo responding that evening and visited the site in the morning.  I was unable to locate the site of the accident.

B-353-2019*I received a call indicating a malfunctioning home heating oil burner at the subject location led to a very small spill to the concrete floor in the basement.  Dead River Company personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill to the homeowners' satisfaction.  The burner malfunction was also fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-578-2019*The Norridgewock Fire Department reported a discharge of five to 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil along Bridge Street in Norridgewock.  The oil had leaked from a fuel delivery truck traveling down the street.  The discharge was limited to a short section of the road and remained on the asphalt.  No storm drains or surface water bodies were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-848-2019*On 10/9/19, notification by Becky of CN Brown Co. (CNB) that one of their drivers overfilled this customer's basement oil tank out the vent pipe to soil and out the tank top to the concrete basement floor.

The location is rural residential and forest and served by private well water.  CNB advised that they cleaned the floor and removed the oiled soil.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) site visit requested.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-296-2019*Division of Response was notified and responded to a semi-truck that had jackknifed into a ditch due to winter weather conditions.  An unknown amount of diesel was released to snow covered soils when the truck landed in the ditch. Approximately one hundred and fifty gallons were pumped off the truck and into drums for disposal.   Division of Response was able to oversee the clean-up with assistance from Westerdahl's towing, Brown Development, and the Island Falls fire department.

All contaminated soils were brought to the Tri Community Landfill for disposal. The trailer was loaded with bulk potatoes   that also needed disposal. Maine Department of Agriculture was contacted and informed of the accident to which they advised the Division of Response to have the potatoes brought to the landfill.


No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-1115-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a broken fuel line.  The vehicle was an older pickup truck camper and had developed the leak while in the parking lot.  The fuel spill did not make it to any drains.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1121-2019*A ruptured hose on a plow truck caused the release of three gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents by the Lewiston Department of Public Works.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1122-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Co. personnel.  The tank was emptied and replaced.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-910-2018*A roll-off container laden with oily sludge and debris was staged on a gravel parking lot adjacent to Rolling Mill Pond.  The roll-off was lined but the liner had collapsed at one end.  Rainwater displaced oil over the top of the liner to the ground.  Spilled product affected the gravel lot then migrated through one-inch stone into reeds on the shoreline, ultimately impacting the pond.  On the evening the spill was discovered, oil and water were evacuated from the roll-off and the affected land was covered in speedy dry sorbent material.  The following morning, sorbent materials and a vacuum truck were used in congruence to recover/collect oil impacting the pond.  The reeds were coated and free product was trapped amongst them so they were removed down to grade to preserve the root structure, then the area was low flow flushed.  Those efforts mitigated impacts to the pond.  Contaminated gravel and stone were removed from the point of discharge to the reed interface.  At this location a recovery trench was installed to collect oil and prohibit it from reaching the pond.  Sorbents lined the trench and were changed out as warranted.  After a few rain events and diminishing returns, the trench was filled.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-567-2019*The Department was notified of a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from equipment aboard a flatbed trailer being involved in an accident.  The tractor trailer unit drove under the Exit 45 crossover bridge and struck the I-beam with a boom lift.  The accident caused the hydraulic oil from the lift to dump onto the asphalt and some into the gravel shoulder.

The Department arrived on scene with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, hired by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), close behind.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was applied to the asphalt and pads were used to collect free product on the shoulder.  The following day, July 16th, MTA and Clean Harbors removed the remaining contaminated shoulder soil and backfilled the same night.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-576-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of jet fuel resulting from the overfill of an aircraft.  The spill was contained to the tarmac and speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-577-2019*The Department was notified of a six to seven gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leaking fitting on the fuel filter at the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil went below the AST in a corner of the basement with a concrete floor.

Upon the Department's arrival, the fire department had turned off the Fire-o-matic valve and Dead River Oil Company was on scene addressing the filter assembly.  Sorbent pads had been placed below the AST and had collected a significant amount of the free product on the floor.  The Department used a Photoionization Detector (PID) to measure the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) on the first floor and basement areas.  First floor read 0.0 parts per million (ppm) while the basement was reading over 20 ppm.  The Department washed the floor and requested Dead River to bring one of their carbon filter fan units in the morning.

A day later, the Department returned and again measured the first and basement areas with the PID.  The first floor again read 0.0 ppm and the basement read 2.2 ppm with the filter fan running.  With the filter fan turned off, air quality remained less than 3.0 ppm.  After speaking with the homeowner, the Department opted to hire Allstate Environmental Services to wash the floor again and seal the floor.  After the work was completed, 0.0 ppm was found in the basement area.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-579-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a blown hydraulic line.  The spill was contained to pavement and speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-186-2019*Division of Response was notified of a two gallon hydraulic oil release to soil due to a failure of loader hose. Sorbent pads and sawdust were used to clean the spill and then subsequently burned in the Maine Woods Company boiler.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-624-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/2/19, Greg O'Brien, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of an estimated 50-gallon discharge of transformer/mineral oil (later re-estimated at 64-gallons) from this pole-mounted electrical regulator.  O'Brien had Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services promptly respond as the discharge was near a municipal Cornish Water District (CWD) drinking water wellhead protection zone.  O'Brien and Brezinski made notifications to MDEP supervisor and management regarding then discharge in the vicinity of the public water well.  Ms. Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) accepted responsibility for cleanup for CMP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The discharge location is located in a rural commercial area west of the downtown Cornish area, and adjacent to several baseball fields.  About 350' southwest of the spill location is a Cornish Water District (CWD) water well.  The area soils are sandy and groundwater was reported as 10 to 15 feet below grade (bg) and is a significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The Ossipee River is about 500' to 700' north and northeast.  John Watts of CWD stated that groundwater flow was northeast from the well, past the spill area and toward the river.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The top of utility Pole 44 snapped and the 95-gallon regulator fell down to the ground largely leaking to the sandy soil between the pole and the asphalt pavement (see photos).  CMP later refined the discharge volume to about 64 gallons.  No groundwater was observed in the excavation.

Soil at the surface of the spill area was oil-saturated but was initially un-detected by an Oil In Soil dye test; this field analysis is not adequately sensitive to oils heavier than diesel oil range, so should not be used with transformer (mineral) oils.  Field bag-headspace analysis with photoionization detector (PID) is not adequate to assess cleanup for this type of oil due to low volatility of the oil.

MDEP Division of Response Services took a soil sample for TEPH (Total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon) laboratory analysis at 2.5' bg for rush analysis.  The sample result was 15-parts per million (ppm) TEPH analysis (see attached).  MDEP Division of Response Services believes this soil sample well represents the oiled soil left behind.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 8/2/19, CMP recovered the regulator and installed a replacement pole for the power lines.  About 1700 hours time, National Response Corporation (NRC), under Garret Fox, began excavating oil-contaminated soil under oversight of MDEP Division of Response Services and John Watts of CWD (see photos).  Oiled-soil removal was constrained by the paved highway and the utility pole which all agreed should not be undermined so as to topple over.  Oiled soil was transported by NRC to CPRC Group for disposal.

Following lab analysis results, MDEP Geologist Woodruff and Division of Response Services assessed that no further remedial actions were required at the time.  CMP was requested to reimburse MDEP for lab analysis expenses.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, low levels of oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Lab analysis results and MDEP assessment were sent to CMP and to CWD.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  This incident was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for further assessment and final closure.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-627-2019*A molding machine experienced pump failure which resulted in the release of approximately 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the concrete floor interior of this factory.  No release to floor drains or environmental.  Free product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-796-2019*On 9/26/19, I received a call from Justin Martin of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting a small spill at this facility.  While disconnecting the delivery hose from the underground tank, a small amount of oil dripped out of the hose.  Fielding's cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.  I visited the site to confirm the cleanup was satisfactory, which it was.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-245-2019*A tractor trailer traveling south on I-95 hit the expansion joint on a bridge near mile marker 226 due to the pavement missing, which created a large "pot hole" prior to the expansion joint.  The saddle tank leaked for approximately 9 miles until the driver took the Howland exit and stopped in a parking lot.  He parked over a large puddle of water.  It had been raining for most of the day.  The diesel leaked onto this puddle.  I estimated around 20-25 gallons leaked out at this location and probably a similar amount along the 9 miles of road.

The fire department laid down sorbents upon their arrival.  I replaced these sorbents and continued to replace sorbents until the majority of the fuel had been removed from this area.  The saddle tank stopped leaking shortly after my arrival.

While we waited for the mechanic to arrive from Caribou to disconnect the damaged saddle tank I took a ride to observed the road impacted by the spill.  That's when I found the cause of the spill, pavement missing next to the expansion joint.

There was nothing I could do about the diesel spilled along the road, I-95 southbound, since it was at this point just a large stain.  I did call dispatch to warn them of this issue at the expansion joint and I also talked to the Department of Transportation later that evening concerning the missing pavement, "pot hole", next to the expansion joint.  They would temporary patch the pot hole the following day.  This area is due for repairs in a month or so.

After repairs to the truck the driver then continued onto his destination.  I followed the truck for a while with no signs of leaking.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-343-2018*Verso Corporation reported a discharge of 30,000 gallons of black liquor soap that occured due to a closed valve on a tank, which caused a back up in the system.  The product was washed to the mill's sewer where it was treated.

See attached Verso report for further information.
B-260-2019*The elevated outdoor oil storage tank at the subject location had fallen over when the frost thawed from the ground. When I arrived on site, I found the tank as described and leaking from the fill pipe.  Other than the fact that it was leaning at a 45 degree angle, the tank was undamaged.  I pumped the remaining oil from the tank and tagged it out of service.  The homeowner indicated he would properly decommission the tank.  I estimate an insignificant amount of oil spilled to the very gravelly ground where it was not recoverable due to the close proximity to the house.  Indoor air quality in the seasonal residence was not compromised.  No other receptors were impacted or put at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-262-2019*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred because a container of oily rags had been left on the dock at the subject location during a rain event.  The U. S. Coast Guard placed a call to the facility who ensured the rags were removed which ended the incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-395-2019*The power steering system on a large industrial forklift developed a leak releasing hydraulic fluid throughout the yard.  The discharge was minimal, but over a large area.  A small amount of surface soil was scrapped up and disposed of by Bath Iron Works.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-578-2019*The Department was notified of a 50 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a trailer collapsing onto the refrigerator tank and crushing it.  The trailer was loaded with groceries and had fallen off the yard truck pulling it.  The diesel went from the concrete to a catch basin and eventually to a storm water pond.  This pond discharges to a freshwater stream.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the concrete where the spill first occurred had been cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.  Inspection of the catch basin showed free product at the bottom.  The inlet for the storm water pond was also checked and free product and a sheen were observed flowing into the pond.  A final check of the site determined that although the pond discharged to a stream, the intake for the outfall was approximately 3-4 inches below the water surface and no sheen was observed.  As a precaution, the Department gave the subject/spiller sections of sorbent boom to place at the outfall and at the inlet where the free product was observed.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by the subject/spiller to pump out the catch basin, inlet to the pond, and finally rinse the piping out.

The Department suggested that the subject/spiller look into retro-fitting an oil-water separator so that future accidents may not reach the storm water pond.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-856-2019*The Department was notified of a 50 gallon spill of diesel resulting from an accident involving a trailer carrying a scissor lift.  The driver appeared to have taken the corner too quickly and the trailer tipped over.

By the time the Department arrived on-scene, speedy-dry sorbent material had been used on the pavement and all diesel fuel was contained to the pavement.  Greeley's Towing used their sweeper to collect the speedy-dry sorbent material and brought it to CPRC Group for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-857-2019*The Department was notified of a 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a leaking highway vehicle.  The spill was contained to the roadway and speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-865-2019*The Department was notified of a six gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a broken transformer that came down during a windstorm.  A nearby tree fell and knocked the pole down.

The Department inspected the site and found a sheen on Bickford Drive, but no other evidence of a spill.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) later informed the Department that the spill was further up the road and that soil was taken from the grassy area between the sidewalk and the roadway.  A nearby driveway that was impacted was also cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-586-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of mineral oil from a transformer which had been caused by an automobile striking the utility pole.  CMP staff cleaned up the affected roadway and made arrangements for waste disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-577-2019*I received a call from the Waterville Public Safety regarding a container of picric acid found at a museum in Waterville.  I met with personnel from the Waterville Historical Society on site at the Apothecary Museum.  The museum contains an array of medicines and chemicals to make the medicines dating back to the early 1900s.   A small container of picric acid with crystals was discovered by a patron of the museum.  I confirmed with the museum and contacted the Maine State Police ordinance disposal unit to dispose of the material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-4-2019*On 1/4/19 made response to diesel fuel discharge to soil and lawn due to rolled over sidewalk plow.  The location is an Auburn City park located in a suburban residential area and is served by municipal water and sewer.  Much of the spilled oil was absorbed by the sand carried by the rolled truck.  No fuel was observed to have reached the pond.

Auburn Public Works completed the cleanup and recycled the oiled soil.

No additional Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
A-121-2020*On March 11, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a tractor trailer discharging motor oil to the breakdown lane of I-95 Northbound at Mile Marker 135.  Responder Thompson had observed the discharge on his commute home.

Responder Caputo reached out to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for more information; however, the DPS had not yet been alerted to the situation.  DPS then dispatched a State Trooper and the Fairfield and Benton Fire Department to the scene.  Upon arrival, they found the discharged oil but the tractor trailer had left the scene.  No responsible party was ever identified. The Fairfield and Benton Fire Department applied Speedi-Dri sorbent material to the spilled product.

Responder Caputo later arrived on-scene to collect the contaminated sorbents and excavate a small amount of contaminated soil.  The sorbent material was disposed of through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Central Maine Regional Office oily waste stream.  Dwight Doughty, Groundwater and Hazardous Waste Manager for the Maine Department of Transportation, was alerted to the product spilled on I-95 and the excavated soil.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-5-2020*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and clean the impacted floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-700-2019*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services observed and responded to a discharge of about a gallon of virgin diesel fuel to a concrete garage floor, from a leaking fuel line of a truck parked within the building garage.  The vehicle belonged to Maine Central Fleet Management.  No fuel reached drains, soil or waters of Maine.  There was a brief indoor oil vapor issue for the offices adjacent to the garage mitigated by cleanup and ventilation.  The discharge was cleaned up in a satisfactory manner.  I discussed indoor air issues with MDEP engineer Eremita and he advised no need for formal Technical Services Division referral.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-733-2019*On 9/10/19 I received a call from Becky Toothaker of C. N. Brown Company reporting a small spill at their bulk plant in Fryeburg.  While flushing a transfer hose, the nozzle turned allowing oil to spray onto the tank truck and concrete pad at the facility.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-484-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a leaking transformer.  The transformer had developed a corrosion hole and was leaking on the rocks below.  Central Maine Power Co. sent a technician to the site to clean up the site and followed with a contractor to clean the rocks and remove oily sand and debris.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-325-2020*The discharge was the result of a broken shaft pin allowing appropriately three gallons of hydraulic oil to be released onto the pavement and sidewalk.  The hydraulic oil was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-388-2020*Pen Bay Medical Center reported a spill of gasoline in their parking lot.  It appeared the spill was from a visitor or patient vehicle, possibly from a gasoline can that fell or spilled out.  The spiller was unknown.  The spill was cleaned up with Speedi-Dri sorbent material and stored with other generated waste in a secure building for later pickup and disposal by Clean Harbors of Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-202-2020*Mr. Adam Boucher of Heatable Energy reported that they suffered a small heating oil spill when uncoupling the nozzle from the fillpipe during a delivery; the leak soaked through the sorbent pad to the ground below.  It was reported cleaned up.  The area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water service.
P-343-2019*On Thursday, 5/2/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited and made assessment of estimated 30 to 35-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to the ship's deck and the coastal waters.  The U. S. Coast Guard staff estimated one to 10 gallons reached the water and 20 to 25 gallons stayed on deck.  By the time I arrived in the morning with Wayne Bateman of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the discharge had been cleaned satisfactory and the oil in the water had been picked up with sorbents and carried away by the current.  I noted no sheen remaining in the water.

The leaking hydraulic line had been repaired.  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-135-2019*On March 15, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of transmission oil in Albion.  Maine State Trooper Tyler Harrington reported a passenger vehicle began leaking after it crashed into a drainage ditch off Route 202; an estimated three gallons was released to runoff water.  An employee of Ryan's Towing used a coagulant to solidify the discharged oil.

Responder Caputo appeared on-scene the following day to skim the coagulated oil off the water's surface. Oily sorbents were disposed of through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1056-2019*I received a call from New Balance Company reporting that while disconnecting the delivery hose from their fuel tank, J & S Oil Company spilled an estimated 8-10 ounces of fuel.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-965-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. marked the area and had National Response Corp. remove the contaminated soil.

The Department visited the site and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-351-2020*On July 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a sunken vessel in Maranacook Lake in Readfield.  A Game Warden had received report of a sheen emanating from a sunken vessel that the owner was not salvaging.  The sheen reportedly had spread across a quarter of the lake.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo met Zachary Bliss, owner of the vessel.  He reported that he had only just learned the vessel sunk a few hours ago; he suspected it took on water during the rainstorm two days prior.  He said he had arranged for the vessel to be salvaged on Monday, July 13, 2020.  Responder Caputo stated if the vessel was leaking fuel he could not leave it submerged through the weekend.  Mr. Bliss stated that the vessel was not currently leaking fuel.  He stated the vessel couldn't be leaking fuel because he had unintentionally emptied the fuel tank the previous weekend and had to be towed in.  Responder Caputo investigated the sunken vessel and found no sheen or evidence of a leaking fuel tank.  Mr. Bliss was advised to reach out to the Department should he notice any sheen in the future.

Mr. Bliss confirmed with Responder Caputo that the boat had been salvaged on Monday, July 13, 2020.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-224-2020*DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 3/23/20, at request of B & B Heating and Air Conditioning (B & B), I met them and the homeowner, Susan Tkacik, at this rural residence.  B & B reported that the homeowner believed that she had lost 1/4 to 1/2 her tank (75 to 125 gallons) of heating oil, after first suspecting a mis-operating tank gage.  Ms. Tkacik stated she had been monitoring the tank gage and noted it slowly going down.

The property is a seasonal home with full basement, served by a well adjacent to the west shore of Little Ossipee Pond.  The property is located in a rural forested and residential area, on a small peninsula, Wetherbee Point (see site map).  In the basement next to the bulkhead entrance was a vertical 275-gallon steel, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The fuel line was sleeved to the boiler.  Under the AST was the stub of an old disconnected bare copper fuel line protruding out of the concrete floor.

On the tank bottom I noted a wet spot of oil and a small oil droplet hanging down off the bottom.  On the concrete floor below was a dark spot about 1.5-inch in diameter.  I noted no significant oil stain on the concrete, and no oil odor within the home.  In the ambient air, and in a drain hole several feet away from the tank and in front of the bulkhead door, I measured 0.0-parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Photoionization Detector (PID).  No oil sheen or free product was noted on the shoreline below the home.

SPILL RESPONSE
B & B applied a Magna-Patch to the corrosion hole on the bottom and made plans with Ms. Tkacik to replace the AST; I recommended a double-bottom replacement AST.  I noted no serious evidence of a significant loss of oil to the floor or soil and groundwater below the tank and home.  I advised Tkacik to monitor the shoreline for oil sheen, and the home for oil odor, and to contact me if and when she noted oil in the pond or oil odor in the home.

1)  As of June 2020, I received no further calls or information regarding the discharge nor evidence oil broke out on the shoreline.
2)  I briefed MDEP geologist Mark Woodruff on the suspected leak and the investigation.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present knowledge.
A-408-2019*I received a citizen complaint of a substance in the harbor in Rockland.  I contacted the Coast Guard, who had also received such a call and they had gone to look at it.  It was paint chips from an individual who had scraped his boat while in the water.   It was neither an oil or hazardous material and as such the Division of Response Services did not need to be involved.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-28-2020*On 1/23/20, I responded to report of oil spill from 275-gallon, residential aboveground supply tank at entered location. Upon arrival I observed free phase oil under a raised garage.  The tank, servicing the garage, had a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank that caused the discharge.  The landscape formed a bowl under the garage, where the building sat on pillars raised approximately two feet. The bowl was filled with frozen water to grade that the oil floated on.  All the oil was able to be collected with pads.  The fire department pushed the oil to a collection point using a water hose from a pumper truck. The potential responsible party (PRP) pumped approximately 110 gallons of oil from the damaged tank into two 55-gallon drums and 20 gallons of sludge oil into four five-gallon buckets.  The 110 gallons was re-used in the newly installed supply tank.  The damaged tank was removed and replaced by the PRP contractor.  Hazardous waste contractor Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn, was contracted to pick up the waste sorbent material and four five-gallon buckets for disposal at a licensed facility.  A nearby drilled drinking water well, approximately 200 feet away, was sampled by our Division of Technical Services and the results were non-detect for fuel oil.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-984-2018*While changing out a transformer, the line crew inadvertently released an estimated pint of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted snow.  All visible signs of contaminated snow were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-843-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of clear kerosene resulting from an overfill of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry's meter truck for the Quality Assurance Division.  The spill was contained to the containment pad below the loading rack and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material and pads.

No further action require of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-213-2020*On April 24th, 2020, C. N. Brown Co. reported a release of oil at 449 U.S. Route 2 East, in Wilton, Maine.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene and found red puddles of oil and staining leading down into a drainage ditch behind the "Chuck's Got It" hardware store.  The amount of K-1 oil released was unknown.  Upon hearing of the spill, the owner went to the scene and shut off the fire-o-matic valve, and the leak stopped.

What likely occurred was the structure over the tank tipped over due to soft ground and heavy snowfall in the spring, causing a kink in the fuel line and creating a slow leak.  The oil fortunately was stopped in the drainage ditch by some plywood and an old tire about 150 feet from the tank.

Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired to do the cleanup.  Free product was collected with sorbents, and EPI excavated the contaminated soil and oily debris from the site.  The material was taken to Casella's Juniper Ridge landfill for disposal, and the site was filled back in with crushed rock.

The site and surrounding area is served by town water supply, and no visible signs of oil could be seen days after the excavation, even after heavy rain.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-491-2019*On 6/19/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to report of a car accident.  This turned out to be a triaxle dump truck that rolled over on its passenger side while involved in repaving work for Maine Department of Transportation.  Bridgton Fire Dept. requested an MDEP response.  A small volume of diesel fuel leaked from the engine area and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Lake Region Towing and Burnell Towing were hired to recover the truck.  The location is rural residential area, served by private water wells, and across the road from 309 Route 93.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-496-2019*On 6/18/19, report was received of 10-gallon discharge of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil to ground.  The spill was from hose transferring the oil to an electrical breaker at Central Maine Power Company's (CMP)'s Branch Brook substation, and a former small airport location.  The location is rural commercial use located adjacent to a Kennebunk waste water lagoon facility.  Cleanup was managed by CMP.  See attached CMP spill report form for additional information.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-641-2019*BLUROC, LLC, reported a discharge of motor oil from heavy equipment working on the Central Maine Power Co. right-of-way in the vicinity of Highland Road in Warren.   The affected timber mats were cleaned up by BLUROC personnel and no impact to the environment is expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-886-2019*On 10/21/19, notice was received of apparent antifreeze discharge from vehicle as it drove down Franklin Street to Forest Avenue, leaking the whole way.  Portland Public Works personnel sanded the leak.  Much of the discharge evaporated.  Due to nature of the antifreeze and volume of material, the sand was picked up and reused in the municipal sand pile.  The spill location area is dense urban use.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
I-182-2019*Division of Response was notified of a leak from an aboveground storage tank resulting in approximately one cup of  #2 heating oil releasing to concrete. The oil delivery driver was able to contain the leak and pump out the tank.
The tank was removed from the site and a new tank will be installed.

Division of Response contacted homeowner who advised that it was okay to conduct site visit.  No issues were found by Division of Response.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-602-2019*The Department was notified by C. N. Brown Company regarding the discovery of a leaking product line at the Big Apple, 90 Western Avenue, South Portland, Maine.  It was estimated that at least 30 gallons of gasoline was released, and detected by the sensors.  The gasoline was contained in the piping containment and accumulated in the underground tank (UST) sump.  The gasoline was removed and the leaking piping was scheduled to be removed on 7/29/19.

I was present during the piping removal, due to the issuing of a waiver.  The piping was damaged during its removal, but the leak appeared to be at the UST pump side, correlating with the weakened piping.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-67-2019*The Division of Response was notified of a rolled over fuel oil delivery truck owned by Hometown Fuels. The truck had rolled in to a guard rail and punctured one of the two pockets of fuel on the tank truck. An estimated 200 gallons of product was released to snow, pavement, and soils. Once on site Response Services removed the remaining product from the truck. Contaminated soils and snow were removed from the impacted areas by Randy Brooker under Departmental supervision.

On June 25, 2019 Response Services hired Earthworks Construction to remove more contaminated soils from the impacted areas. No impact to the nearby stream was found and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's was informed of the impacted soils on Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge property.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-455-2019*I received a call from the Norridgewock Fire Department who had responded to a hydraulic oil spill at the Oosoola Store parking lot.   A trash truck had lost hydraulic oil in the driveway due to a broken hydraulic hose.  I met the store owner, truck driver, and fire department on site.  The trucking company took responsibility for the discharge which was in the back parking lot of the facility.  The product was cleaned up and disposal arranged for by the responsible party.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-180-2020*Eric Humes of All Points Realty reported that there had been a small oil spill in the basement of an apartment building they own in Lisbon Falls.  I visited the site with Mr. Humes and saw that there was a dark area in the basement on the one-inch stone that covered the floor.  Mr. Humes stated that he hired some guys to come remove an empty, out of service, oil tank about a month earlier.  When they cut the tank up to remove it, they were very messy and let some of the sludge from the bottom of the old oil tank spill onto the stone.  There was a very slight odor of oil, but none upstairs in the living space.  I suggested that Mr. Humes remove the oily stone and replace it with clean material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-268-2019*Ogunquit Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on the Maine Turnpike at mile 19 northbound.  The location of the spill is in Wells, but they have an agreement with the Ogunquit Fire Department to respond if the incident is on the northbound side of the Turnpike, south of the Wells exit.  The accident caused less than a gallon of gasoline to spill onto the paved roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-273-2019*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a pickup truck losing its drive shaft.  The shaft ruptured the fuel tank and caused the spill onto the roadway.  Brunswick Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material to address the spilled fuel and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-274-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a damaged transformer that occurred during a wind storm.  At the time of the spill, there was an unknown content of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in the transformer oil.  After lab analysis was conducted, a PCB content of 4.2 parts per million (ppm) was found.  Most of the oil spilled onto the driveway and roadway below it, but some did spray onto the nearby house.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP), the Department, and National Response Corporation (NRC) visited the property to discuss cleanup options after CMP had washed the pavement and NRC had used speedy-dry sorbent material a day later.

CMP was to contact the homeowner of the sprayed house to address the contaminated siding.  The driveway and some of the lawn area parallel to the driveway will be completely removed and replaced.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-275-2019*The Department was notified of a three to four gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an overfill of a passenger vehicle.  A majority of the spill was contained to the pavement area, but some did reach a storm drain.  Fire Department responded and reported that there did not appear to be a sheen on the water in the drain.  The Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material for the pavement and disposed of it.

No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-276-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of Aviation Gasoline resulting from a tank truck overfill.  The tank truck was refueling when a malfunction at the loading rack caused fuel to spill from the top of the truck down the sides onto the pavement.  Jetport staff and fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-277-2019*The Department was notified of a tractor trailer rollover which resulted in the release of diesel fuel, engine oil, and a chemical biocide called Acticide, which was placarded as a corrosive material.  The tractor trailer entered a construction zone, collided with a jersey barrier, and rolled over in the construction zone.  In order to facilitate righting the truck, the truck and trailer were dragged approximately .25 miles down the highway and across a bridge for the Stroudwater River.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the initial accident scene had speedy-dry sorbent material applied to the diesel and motor oil spill.  No spillage of the biocide was observed.  The passenger side saddle tank was found in the ditch behind the line of jersey barriers with no spillage.  The trailer doors were opened by the tow truck company and a 250 gallon tote with aluminum framing was found on its side and slightly damaged and leaking.  There was a small puncture hole in the top of the tote.  Once the tote was up-righted, the leak stopped.  The pH of the spilled material was taken by the Department and found to be a 6-7 on the pH scale.  Approximately 3 gallons of the biocide had spilled inside the trailer.  The remaining contents of the truck were various inert materials for developing plastics or other industrial parts.  The Maine Turnpike Authority hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to collect the saddle tank and use speedy-dry on the remaining puddles of diesel, oil, and biocide in the roadway.  After the truck and trailer were righted, the unit was moved to Exit 47 for modifications before towing.  A Clean Harbors crew was sent there to monitor for any additional leaks from the trailer or truck.  The biocide was placed onto a flatbed truck and removed from the accident scene with no further leaks.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-278-2019*The Department was notified of a 10-15 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a boiler malfunction where the computer component failed and was calling for oil when it did not require it.  When Dead River Company arrived on scene, the combustion compartment was nearly full of oil and it was leaking around the seam of the boiler and onto the floor.

The Department responded and placed additional sorbent pads on the floor and replaced those that were saturated with oil.  The windows to the finished basement were open and a fan was blowing air out.  After Dead River completed their repairs, the Department washed the floor and drilled a hole into the concrete floor to determine the extent of the contamination below the slab.  Levels below the slab were found to be a six parts per million (ppm) using a Photoionization Detector (PID).  The blocks below the boiler and the hot water tank had also been impacted by the oil spill.  The Department used the PID in the upstairs living space with a highest reading of four ppm.  The downstairs, with windows open and a fan running, was at two ppm.  The homeowner opted to open windows that evening and the next day to help with the living space odors.  The following Monday, the Department measured the living space to be at 0.2 ppm and three ppm in the boiler room.

For remedial work, the floor was washed and sealed using Radon Seal.  However, due to unknown reasons, the Radon Seal did not address the vapor issues from the oil stained floor and Binz and a sealant were used on top of the Radon Seal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-191-2019*Approximately 15 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by broken piping due to a frost heave.  The oil was released to the underlying snow and ice.  Approximately one ton of impacted snow and ice was excavated from around the tank via a vacuum truck and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-192-2019*Approximately 20 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the tank.  The oil was released to the underlying snow and ice. Approximately one ton of impacted snow and ice was excavated from around the tank via a vacuum truck and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-213-2019*A burner technician was changing the filter on an oil tank.  He accidentally spilled his spill bucket which resulted in the release of approximately one pint of heating oil to the cement basement floor of this residence.  No other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-215-2019*Approximately one gallon of antifreeze was reportedly released onto the asphalt surface of the airport.  The release was caused by a ruptured hose on a forklift.  The release was cleaned up by jetport personnel with sorbent material and disposed of.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division (MDEP) Division of Response Services did not respond and no further action is expected at this time.
P-220-2019*On 3/18/19, Dead River Company reported a customer had spilled gasoline in their basement.  Apparently the tenants at the apartment building had run out of heating oil.  They attempted to put gasoline into the oil tank and either spilled some while trying to fill it or attempted to remove the gasoline after they had put it in the tank.  In either case, a small amount of gasoline was spilled onto the floor.  Dead River had been called to re-start the furnace and discovered the gasoline spill.  They cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  They also pumped out the oil tank and took apart the furnace to make sure no gasoline had damaged the unit.  Once they were sure the gasoline had been removed from the system, they filled the oil tank with heating oil and re-started the furnace.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-397-2017*A tractor trailer rear ended a dump truck on Interstate 95.  Both trucks went off the road and were destroyed in the accident.  ACV Environmental was hired for spill cleanup and removal of contaminated soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-315-2018*On December 23, 2019, a truck owned by Dead River Oil Company starting leaking diesel fuel on I-95 from its saddle tank.  The truck pulled over at Irving's in Houlton. The Department pumped off the leaking tank and used speedy dry to absorb the oil.  160 pounds of contaminated dirt and speedy dry was collected by the Department and brought to the landfill.

No future Division of Response actions are needed at this time.
P-168-2017*A motor vehicle struck a rock which punctured its oil pan resulting in a release of motor oil.  Approximately one gallon of oil impacted a stretch of paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-921-2017*Cold weather cracked the fittings on a fiberglass chemical trailer hauiling Chlorine. Employees of H.O Buchard took off a fitting from a different truck hauling the same product and the sump in the trailer was holding roughly 2 gallons of product. The product spilled onto the ground and then spread over a 50 square foot area. H. O. Bouchard used speedy dry to clean up the Chlorine.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
A-487-2018*David Merrill from Maine Department of Transportation reported a spill of an estimated three gallons of hydraulic oil from a leaking hose on a truck.  It was reported that the operator contained the spill with oil absorbent pads and a plastic bag before any oil got to the ground.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-666-2018*Arriving at his camp, Mr. Russell observed a significant green algal bloom in the lake, but along with it an unusual strain of white wisps throughout the cove and along the shoreline.  He suspected possible discharge of paint from unidentified nearby camp.  He then called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and we spoke, and he sent a few photos taken with his mobile device.  After examining them, we made a plan for a visit after I checked with other MDEP lake and water Biologists for possible natural scenarios.

David Cherry and myself responded to the lake, first stopping at the public boat launch and observing the same phenomenon  described in the complaint.  We took a sample of the thick slime and proceeded to Russell's.  Upon arrival, we introduced ourselves and explained what we believed it to be and Mr. Russell graciously accepted our determination that it was a significant algal bloom and not paint.  We did look around and collected a sample.  It had the same consistency and mild odor.  We planned to examine it back at the MDEP water lab and if any specifics were identified by staff we could relay that information.  Based on the findings of our visit and confirmation of algal bloom, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.


I-32-2017*On 02/22/2017, I got a call of a tank truck accident causing release of diesel fuel from saddle tank onto road surface on Route 1A near intersection with Old East Limestone Road.  Driver of Hometown Fuels, Inc., tractor trailer fell asleep and crashed into a guardrail which punctured the saddle tank and estimated 40 gallons of diesel was released.  Upon arrival at the site, the tractor trailer had been removed from the crash scene but fuel had been captured with snow.  Saturated snow was put into drums for melting and separation from the water.  Owner of the tractor tailor, Randy Brooker, took the drums of contaminated snow to his garage to melt before pumping off of the fuel.

On 2/23/2017, the Division of Response Services picked up the partially thawed drums and transported them to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Northern Maine Regional Office warehouse to further allow the snow to melt.  Free oil product was then bulked up with sorbent pads and the contaminated pads were double-bagged and disposed of at the secure landfill in Presque Isle.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-700-2017*The Franklin County Emergency Dispatch contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection regarding an accident on Route 27 in Chain of Ponds involving an oil truck and a logging truck.  The initial report was that a logging truck hit a fuel tanker and two tanks were ruptured, spilling 2000 gallons of #2 fuel oil and 800 gallons of kerosene.  I responded along with Robert Williams and Darian Higgins.   Due to no cell phone reception at the scene and limited radio communication ability, there were few updates while transporting to the scene.  However, I was able to confirm that the initial report was accurate and was able to call a contractor (ACV Environmental) to respond with personnel and equipment.

Upon arrival, I confirmed that the accident had breached at least two of the cargo tanks.  Dead River Company  (Dead River) who owned the oil truck, did have representatives on scene who confirmed that the total on board was approximately 2,800 gallons of #2 fuel oil and kerosene.  The truck was still upright and very little product was leaking by the time we arrived.  We opened manways on the top and determined the rear tank had not leaked.  Oil was spread over the road and had run into the ditch.  Sorbent pads were put down, however, cleanup would not be possible until the contactor arrived, and until the body was extracted from truck.

Cleanup commenced by first off loading all product remaining on the truck with a vacuum truck.   When the logging truck and oil delivery truck were finally moved from the scene, the roadway was cleaned up and contaminated soil was removed from the ditch.  Approximately 1,500 gallons of oil was removed from the delivery truck, leaving 1,300 gallons unaccounted for.  The product removed from the roadway and snow in the ditch was negligible.  It was evident that remediation of the ditch would be necessary.

I contacted Mark Anderson of Dead River and informed him that the Department required an investigation of the ditch area to determine the extent of contamination and provide a remediation plan based on the results of the investigation.

Dead River hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) and John Cressey of Beacon Environmental Consultants, LLC, to conduct a geoprobing survey of the affected area.   Darian Higgins was present during the geoprobing.

The results of the geoprobing are attached.  A recovery well was placed in the area of heaviest contamination.   Several days later it was checked and there were 9 1/2 inches of product in the well.  Arrangements were made to pump off the product, however, it was not completed until January 26 due to weather and lane closure scheduling issues.

The area was excavated on April 17-19, 2018, and 650.82 tons of contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  Contamination remained on site and a work plan was provided the Division of Technical Services.  Further remediation on the site will be overseen by the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-577-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a sheen inside their containment boom on the Kennebec River.  They believe the cause is from a recent rain event.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-579-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) had arrested an individual for making methamphetamine.  The perpetrator was making meth in a rental house in Augusta.  There was a total of 18 bottles (1 pot) and 16 gas generators in the basement of the home at the time of seizure.  The MDEA removed these items from the basement and placed them outside where I segregated them for removal and proper disposal.  I did not receive any paperwork from the MDEA about this case.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-580-2017*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested assistance with disposal of three one-pots from a meth lab at a residence. The material was collected, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-91-2018*Don White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management reported that there had been a kerosene spill at his friend's house on Old Greene Road in Greene.  As such, a case was opened and a spill number given.  Don gave no further information at the time and said he would investigate and let me know what cleanup, if any, would need to be done.  It sounded like a long term leak or historic spill and no immediate action was necessary.

After several attempts to get information from Don, I was unsuccessful in getting an exact location or name.

As such, no further action will be taken by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-92-2018*The Maine General Medical Center Alfond Center for Health reported a discharge of hydraulic oil that had occurred at their facility several days prior.  Approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had discharged when a trash truck broke a hydraulic hose.  The affected area was cleaned up by Medical Center staff and arrangements were made for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-95-2018*An anonymous caller reported that there was an oil sheen that smells like gasoline running down the wet road in the facility of 240 South Shore Drive.  The caller said they saw no source, but had noticed it while walking down the road after a rainstorm.  I went to the site and found the area.  The sheen ran for about 200 feet and then stopped.  No fuel was recoverable and no fuel was detected in roadside soil where the sheen was the worst.  No source was found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-96-2018*Marc Candage, Fire Chief of the Vinalhaven Fire Department, reported that a discharge of #2 fuel oil had occurred at the Vinalhaven Fuel bulk plant two days earlier.  The discharge had occurred while filling a delivery truck.  The oil emptied from the hose when disconnecting it from the truck.  The discharge was primarily limited to the truck and operator.   It was wiped with sorbent material which was brought to the fire department for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-98-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of 12-15 gallons of transformer oil from a leaking transformer in the yard at their Anthony Avenue facility.  CMP cleaned up the affected soil and made arrangement for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-137-2018*On 3/4/18, at 1510 hours, Washington Fire Department reported that motor oil had spilled into a roadside ditch that ran into a stream. They reported that the oil was being contained on the water in the ditch with oil absorbent pads.  I met the Fire Department on scene and confirmed that the oil was contained to the water in the ditch.  The amount of oil that had leaked from the crashed vehicle was small.  All the oil was collected with oil absorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-817-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-818-2017*See attached Emera Maine Spill Report. No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-819-2017*A wind storm caused a transformer to fall to the ground causing an oil leak. Oil went onto the ground and was cleaned up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
P-1116-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of #1 fuel oil was released from the "scully" valve of a tank truck after a delivery of fuel to a residence when the driver tripped.  The oil was released to the paved drive surface of the residence.  The surface was cleaned and disposed of by Dead River Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1117-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the paved road surface as the result of a ruptured hose on the fuel system of a dump truck. The released fuel was cleaned from the road with speedy dry sorbent material and disposed of by Cumberland Public Works personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1118-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported the release of approximately 1/2 cup of #2 fuel oil to a paved driveway as the result of the delivery driver accidentally opening the discharge valve on the hose of the tank truck.  The oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and the material was disposed of by Fielding's personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1119-2017*Dead River Company reported that approximately a "few drops" of oil were released from a 275 gallon aboveground Storage Tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank. Dead River reported that the oil impacted the concrete floor surface and it was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-253-2018*On 4/18/18, Dennis K. Burke reported an oil spill in the basement of the Massabesic High School in Waterboro.  The amount of the spill was unknown, but they called it "significant".  They also reported that they had National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., (NRC/Enpro) on their way to clean up the spill.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed a few inches of oil inside the tank room which is connected to the boiler room.  Having dealt with a spill of very similar circumstances at a school a few years ago, I was very concerned that the concrete floor and walls of the tank room would not hold the oil in place for very long.  NRC/Enpro had a crew on scene and were awaiting the arrival of a vacuum truck to pump the oil out of the tank room.

I checked air quality in the boiler room, adjacent custodial room and the gymnasium.  Oil odor was only noted in the custodial area and boiler room.  It was fortunate that it was school vacation week at the time, and no students were in the building.  The custodial staff were temporarily relocated.

Further investigation revealed that the tank had been overfilled by approximately 810 gallons based on the four inches of oil that were in the tank room.  A vacuum truck recovered 602 gallons of that oil.  It is unknown why the overfill occurred.  There appeared to be a malfunction with the tank gauge at the time of the fill, but the audible and visual overfill alarms were working.  In fact, that is how the spill was discovered.  Staff arriving for work in the morning noticed the visual alarm was on.

Once oil had been removed from the tank room, the floor and tank were washed.  Eight small holes were drilled in the floor of the tank room to see how much oil had gone beneath the floor.  A photoionization detector (PID) was used to measure oil vapors beneath the floor.  The PID measured concentrations of 128 -284 parts per million (ppm) under the floor.  A decision was made to install a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS) to control those oil vapors.  The floor was ultimately sealed to aid in controlling oil odors.

Air samples were taken via SUMMA canisters by Don White of our Division of Technical Services.  Those samples resulted in no cancellation of classes the following week and no indoor air quality issues as a result of the spill.

It was noticed a few days later that a street behind the high school, Ricker Lane, had homes on private water supplies.  I had a monitoring/recovery well installed to aid in any potential recovery of oil from the groundwater.  The well did not go deep enough to serve that purpose.  Further hydrogeological investigation is being performed by Mark Woodruff of our Division of Technical Services as it relates to the risk to any private drinking water supplies.  The school itself is on public water and private sewer.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-293-2018*Re Energy reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated one cup spill resulted from a leaking hose on a truck.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-189-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of dielectric oil from a transformer released onto soil and grass.  Emera Maine was able to spread speedy dry to contain the spill and then called a contractor to excavate the spill area.  The contaminated soil and grass was brought to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.

No further action by Response is needed at this time.
B-437-2018*On July 25, 2018 a call came in from the Maine Department of Public Safety that Dead River Oil company received a call regarding a home heating oil tank leaking in the basement of a home. Upon my arrival the oil technicians were in the process of pumping out the fuel from the tank. I used sorbent pads to pick up the free product that was remaining on the basement floor and installed a ventilation fan to control the vapors in the basement. I then cleaned any residual left on the basement floor. The basement floor contained a drain which was connected to the City of Bangor's waste water system. The City of Bangor was notified and visited site. There were no visual signs that any oil had made it to the drain system from within the home. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-573-2018*The straps holding the fuel tank failed allowing the fuel tank to fall off the pick-up truck spilling approximately 7 gallons along the road.  Contaminated soil was removed by the fire department and responder.  My field testing indicated that diesel did not penetrate further than 10-12 inches into the soil along the road.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-595-2017*On August 31st 2017 the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a phone call from Matt Allen of Emera Maine. Matt Allen reported that 0.125 of a gallon of hydraulic fluid came out of a hose on the bobcat while leveling an area for a new substation on Main Road in Hampden. The spill was cleaned up with a shovel and absorbents and taken to the Graham Station facility in Veazie, then brought to Juniper Ridge waste facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-128-2018*A call came in from the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) that a refrigerated hauling truck had parked in the rest area parking lot and was leaking unknown liquids that caused a sheen in the parking lot. Upon arrival there puddles and stained areas on the pavement of a mixture of possible motor oil, transmission oil or even some hydraulic oils. Myself and MDOT employees used sorbent pads and speedi dry along with sand to absorb any free product. No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services it expected at this time.
B-129-2018*I received a call from Game Warden McBrine indicating a vehicle had gone through the ice on Hadley Lake in East Machias. The vehicle was being operated by the registered owner, John Gatcomb who is facing several charges related to this incident.

Due to the questionable ice conditions, it was quickly determined a diver and a wrecker operator would be needed to recover the vehicle which was located about 130 yards offshore in about 6 feet of water. I retained the services of Canders Diving Services and H.C. Rolfe and Sons Towing and Recovery to assist in removing the vehicle.

We convened onsite on Sunday March 4th and successfully recovered the vehicle by noon time. During the operation a small, unrecoverable sheen was observed from time to time which dissipated naturally.

Warden McBrine has agreed to assist the Department in seeking reimbursement from Mr. Gatcomb though a court ordered restitution process.

No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-354-2018*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a complaint about leaking drums at the aforementioned property, described as abandoned.  Upon arrival the property has an older vintage trailer/mobile home with two kerosene barrels mounted in racks next to an aboveground storage tank.  The home has an electrical hook up to utility pole by the road, and little evidence of occupancy, but the stairs at the front of the home have a newly constructed pressure-treated lumber railing.  There is also what appears to be some new plastic piping (plumbing system).  The two drums and tank are very old but do not exhibit signs of leakage, however, the owner would be wise to upgrade the system.

The situation appears to neighborly motivated.  The home is not abandoned but in need of repair.  No cleanup has been conducted nor contact established with owner.  There is a realtor's sign adjacent to the property, but not definitively associated with this property.  With no evidence of a leak/spill and the property occupied (sporadically), MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-358-2018*
On 5/23/18, while traveling I noted a fresh oil discharge on the pavement going east on the Falmouth Spur from the Maine Turnpike east to Route 295 in Falmouth, about 0.5-miles west of the tollbooth.  At the terminus of the spill, I found a disabled truck owned and operated by Gaftek, LLC, a petroleum facility contractor.  The driver was waiting on a tow truck.  The spill was mostly to pavement, though under the truck it had run off into soil on the roadside (see photos).

I applied sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbents to the spill down the pavement (see photos).  Gaftek had not yet reported the discharge to MDEP as required, and had not notified Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).  I contacted Dave Fielder, Safety Director with Gaftek, and required they send out workers with sorbents to clean up the spill.  I notified John Branscom of MTA about the spill who later responded (see his photos attached).  Gaftek staff cleaned up the oiled sorbents and dug up oiled soil for disposal off site (see MTA photos).  I advised Mr. Fielder about prompt spill reporting.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-359-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic line break that resulted in approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic fluid releasing onto the pavement.  The fire department responded with speedy-dry sorbent material and disposed of the waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-360-2018*The Department was notified of a spill from an aboveground storage tank that resulted in approximately 1/4 cup of #2 heating oil to be released due to a failed fuel pump.  Dead River Oil Company cleaned up the spill and disposed of waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-361-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice of this pending underground storage tank (UST) facility abandonment from Allstate Environmental Services (AES), representing their client Lisbon School Department.  In 2016, MDEP approved abandonment-in-place, then the facility abandonment went fallow, out of service, until 2018.

The location is a Lisbon School Department Middle School building, located adjacent to and south of the Lisbon High School.

Only the tank top was exposed during the work.  No evidence of discharges were noted in the limited soil exposed.  No Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required and none performed by the Lisbon School Department.  No groundwater was observed during the abandonment and excavation.

On 8/13/18, AES uncovered and cleaned the fiberglass UST and disconnected the product piping (see photos), and filled the UST with inert flowable fill material.  Approval for abandonment-in-place had been approved in 2016, based on the close location of new underground natural gas lines to the UST.

No oil discharge cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services, and none was initiated to my knowledge.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is not known to remain on site, but considering the limited assessment possible, any media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  I recommend that installation of new gas lines over active UST facilities be prohibited in the future.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-362-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice of this pending underground storage tank (UST) facility abandonment from Allstate Environmental Services AES), representing their client, Lisbon School Department.  In 2016, MDEP approved abandonment-in-place, then the facility abandonment went fallow, out of service, until 2018.

The location is a former school building, now used as an administration building.

Only the tank top was exposed during the work.  No evidence of discharges were noted in the limited soil exposed.  No Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required and none performed by the Lisbon School Department.  No groundwater was observed during the abandonment and excavation.

On 8/13/18, AES uncovered and cleaned the fiberglass UST and disconnected the product piping (see photos), and filled the UST with inert flowable fill material.  Approval for abandonment-in-place had been approved based on the close location of new underground natural gas lines to the UST.

No oil discharge cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services and none was initiated to my knowledge.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is not known to remain on site, but considering the limited assessment possible, any media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  I recommend that installation of new gas lines over active UST facilities be prohibited in the future.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-10-2019*Daigle Oil Company overfilled an AST at Griffeth Ford in Caribou.  The tank was drained to a proper level.  Contaminated snow was removed and the side of the building was cleaned.  No odors were detected inside the building. The Department observed the clean-up.

No future action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-338-2018*Riker Johnson reported that an estimated one pint of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil had spilled to the ground when the bucket containing it fell over.  The oil impacted soil was immediately shoveled into a bucket and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-337-2018*Warren Fire Department reported that an estimated one gallon of motor oil and other vehicle fluids had spilled at a vehicle crash.  The Chief reported that the crash scene was near a stream crossing and he was not sure if any oil had reached the stream.  I went to the site and found that the Fire Department had contained and collected the vehicle fluids with speedy dry absorbent and oil absorbent pads.  I surveyed the area down to the stream and found no evidence that any fluids ran that far.  All the oil was contained to pavement.  The absorbents were collected for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-413-2018*A delimber caught fire yesterday causing a small spill of hydraulic oil.  A forester from Weyerhaeuser reported the spill.  I said that if the diesel or other fluid tanks are not empty then they may have a second spill when they go to move the delimber and to be careful.  They are waiting for the insurance agent to look at the delimber sometime this week.  Mr. Stewart will call me if anything changes.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-11-2019*Adam's Heating reported that an estimated 3 gallons of heating oil entered a floor drain at due to a malfunctioning boiler. Limestone Water and Sewer District was contacted about the oil in their system. Adam's heating used sorbent to clean up the release and replaced the boiler.

The site was turned over to Jesse Clark. Once onsite Response Services helped to remove the contaminated debris and dispose of them at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-127-2018*A call came in from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency that methamphetamine making materials, tools and precursors were found in bags in the woods at the Brown Trails by a dog walker. The materials were removed for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-701-2018*A customer filling her vehicle removed the fuel pump with gasoline still in the nozzle.  The gasoline spilled out onto her pants and shoes when moving the nozzle.  The fuel pump was bagged and tagged out to be checked by maintenance just in case it was a mechanical failure.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-149-2018*Approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil was released onto a paved parking lot.  Emera Maine employee used a bag of speedy dry to clean oil and then disposed of the sorbent material at the landfill.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-150-2018*Emera Maine released 1 pint of motor oil onto gravel.  Spill pads were used to clean the area and the pads were disposed of at the Presque Isle landfill.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-151-2018*A driver of an Emera Maine truck braked suddenly causing a transformer to tip over in the back of the truck.  Emera Maine employees used sorbent pads to wrap the transformer and to slow the flow of the oil.  Soderberg Construction was dispatched to clean area and repair road with crushed gravel and compaction.
Three cubic yards of soil was disposed of at the Presque Isle landfill.


No further action should be required of The Division of Response services at this time.
I-154-2018*A broken hose caused the release of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto soils.  Sawdust and shavings were used to absorb the oil and was subsequently disposed of in the Ashland Sawmill biomass boiler.

No further Response action.
I-155-2018*A log from the waste conveyor made contact with a line causing a release of  15 gallons of hydraulic oil to release on pavement.  Fines were used to absorb the spill and later disposed of in the Huber Engineered Woods waste stream.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-159-2018*A broken hose on a self-loading truck caused a release of hydraulic oil to be spilled onto soil. Sorbent pads and sawdust were used to clean the spill and  these were later disposed of at the Mill boiler.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-160-2018*A ruptured hose on a boom cause 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to release on soil.  Spill was cleaned using sawdust and sorbent pads and then disposed of at the Ashland Sawmill boiler.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-167-2018*A bucket loader was overfilled causing a spill of 5 gallons of diesel oil.  Sawdust was used to absorb the spill and subsequently brought to boiler for disposal. No site visit was required of the Division of Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-178-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a broken fuel line that caused a release of diesel fuel to a gravel driveway. The affected area was excavated of contaminated soils and brought to a local landfill for disposal.

No further action should be required of Response  Services at this time.
B-113-2019*Division of Response Services responded to a release of 30 gallons of #6 oil in to an earthen dike from an aboveground storage tank at Nine Dragons Paper Company.
Clean Harbors assisted in the clean-up and the contaminated snow and ice was removed.
No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
A-299-2018*The Gardiner Fire Department reported finding oil in a stream.  I made a site visit and did find a dyed fuel oil in a seasonal stream that ran behind homes on 49 Middle and 54 Spring Streets.  With the fire department, I searched, but could not find a source.  The oil was cleaned up, and several site visits have been made to clean up oil that has appeared.
A-300-2018*Granite Environmental reported a hydraulic oil spill.  The estimated one pint spill was the result of a loose fitting on a crane.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-266-2017*I received a report of a methamphetamine waste dump site at the entered location and assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with processing and disposal of hazardous materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-269-2017*I received a report indicating that the indoor oil storage tank at the subject location was leaking from the fuel gauge on top of the tank. It was reported to the Department that the leak was caused by a bad gasket on a fuel gauge, and less than a quart leaked from the gauge.  CN Brown personnel cleaned the tank and floor with sorbents and fixed the gauge.  Several attempts were made to reach the homeowner without success.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-270-2017*I received a report of a leaking fire truck at the subject location.  The spill was contained to pavement where it was recovered with sorbent material by Maine Air Guard personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-271-2017*I received a report indicating the indoor oil tank at the subject location was leaking.  According to the tenant, about 10 gallons of oil were unaccounted for.  The tenant also admitted to washing most of the oil into a sump using dish soap and water.  It is unclear where the sump drains.  When I arrived I was able to recover a small amount of oil from the sump using sorbents. I found no evidence of oil outside, or in nearby ditches or drains. Indoor air quality was slightly impacted so I installed a fan to control oil vapors. I removed the fan when it was no longer effective.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-272-2017*Dead River Company responded to and cleaned up a one gallon oil spill from a weeping gasket on an oil filter canister. The homeowners are pleased with the work.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-273-2017*Emera reported a transformer leak, which caused approximately ten gallons of transformer oil to leak overtime.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents, removal of vegetation and soil. Additional testing was being performed on the transformer to determine if it contained high levels of Polychlorinated biphenyls.  Emera spill report and analysis attached for more details.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-186-2017*8/14/17 I received a spill report from Guy Nadeau, Irving Woodlands Forest Products Supervisor, regarding a small hydraulic oil spill of two gallons.  According to Nadeau the spill occurred in Zone 7 of the Irving Forest Complex (Sawmill and log yard).  Irving crews used sorbent materials to contain, and collect the spilled oil.  Oily sorbent materials, and oil contaminated soils were collected and placed in 55 gallon drums and brought to Irving's Mobile Garage for scheduled disposal with other oily debris.


No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
P-1134-2017*On Sunday, 11/19/17, Biddeford Public Safety reported a discharge of "vehicle fluids" to the ground associated with a traffic accident at this suburban residential intersection.  Biddeford Fire Department reported they cleaned the discharge.  I noted the spills cleaned satisfactory.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-1139-2017*
On 12/29/17, non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was spilled in snow and on a residential driveway.  The oiled sorbents and snow were cleaned up satisfactory.  The spill area is rural residential.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-1140-2017*On 12/28/17, I visited and met with the homeowner in response to a concern from Jenkins Fuel Company that this residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) had discharged causing the homeowner to run out of oil prematurely.  The location is suburban residential, former old military housing, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The basement has a gravel & clay soil floor.

I noted no significant oil leaks and concluded that Ms. Walker more likely used her fuel and suffered no significant fuel leak.  I noted a small weathered oil stain below the AST's oil filter that no longer had any odor, likely from past servicing of the AST facility.  I put Ms. Walker in contact with Peter Moulton of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regarding help with replacing her old AST facility.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present information.
A-238-2018*On May 29, Central Maine Power called to report that two of their poles had been taken down by a dump truck with a raised dump body. Approximately 11 gallons of transformer oil leaked out onto the dirt road. The dirt was excavated up and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-311-2018*Pan Am Railways called to report that while welding the switch on the railroad tracks, the welder had leaked diesel fuel next to the tracks.  Employees at the yard excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-312-2018*While working on site, the fitting on a crane broke and dripped onto the pavement below.  Cianbro employees put down sorbent material which was picked up and disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-314-2018*Waste Management, Inc., reported that one of their trash trucks had blown a tire, which hit the hydraulic pump spraying a small amount of hydraulic oil onto the pavement and shoulder of the road.  The driver put down sorbent material, which they picked up and disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-107-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of a 5 gallons of hydraulic oil concrete debarker deck. LP's employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The wood fines were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services
I-108-2018*A Maine Potato Growers (MPG) worker spilled a small amount of oil in a delivery truck. MPG employees used sorbent materials to clean up the release. The contaminated debris were disposed of through a local solid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-112-2018*Caribous' Public Works ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing a small hydraulic oil to asphalt. The spill was cleaned up and the contaminated sorbent materials disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-422-2017*On Thursday, 6/1/17, I responded to a report of a jet fuel discharge on the aircraft apron at this aircraft maintenance facility location, and met with Federal Express (Fed Ex) staff.  The aircraft was being filled by Northeast Air and being unlevel at the time, the fuel overflowed out the wing vent, onto the concrete, north to a catch basin, and then east to a second catch basin (see site map and sketch).  The fuel did not reach the Fore River.

The cleanup was authorized by Fed Ex who contracted with ACV Environmental, and also a company called ERTS who authorized National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond for cleanup.  Galyn Robinson of NRC assumed management of the cleanup and had the catch basins pumped out, the speedy dry sorbent materials swept up, and disposed of oily waste.  Cleanup was satisfactory.

At this time no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements based on present information.
P-423-2017*On 5/31/17, Justin, a burner technician with Fielding's Oil & Propane Company, reported that he was responding to a leak from a customer's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Fielding's reported the dripping internal corrosion hole had leaked about 1/4 gallon to the basement concrete floor under the AST.  The location is suburban residential area and served by municipal water service.

Fielding's pumped out the tank for eventual replacement and cleaned up the discharge with sorbents.  I advised that they also wash the floor with detergent.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested nor made at the time due to other priorities.  The homeowners did not complain about further problems.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-429-2017*A cement mixer released approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to pavement and gravel due to a faulty fuel filter.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials, then contaminated soil was hand excavated using visible and olfactory detection methods.  Approximately one yard of gravel was drummed then entered into the facility's regular waste stream.  See attached spill report form.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-430-2017*One of the City of Portland's large mowers developed a leak in one of its hydraulic lines while transiting the area of 195 North Street, Portland.  The release was contained and collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-431-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/1/17, Ms. Pike of St. Germain-Collins (SGC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of evidence of prohibited discharges found during the abandonment by removal of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility at this property.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is in a dense urban commercial area along Route 1 in Kittery.  The facility is served by municipal water and sewer service.  This UST facility location was formerly a Lido Company gas station, then a Puffin Stop Mobil owned and operated by Downeast Energy, then an On The Run Mobil owned by Alliance Energy then owned by Global Montello Group after that company took over Alliance.

The UST facility here replaced UST's removed in 1987.  The pressurized piping system was upgraded in 1996.  Groundwater (gw) was reported observed in the UST excavation near the tank bottoms.  Portland Pump Company under Certified Tank Installer Todd Adjutant removed the UST single-wall, fiberglass, Xerxes Company UST and flexible plastic piping facility for Global Montello.  Mr. Jason Frigon was the Global representative.  No new UST facility was planned by Global at the time in June 2017; Ms. Pike stated that a new property buyer may install a new UST facility in the future.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Spill reports P-150-1979, and P-529-1987, and other reports document old gasoline discharges to soil and groundwater and related to a 1979 explosion of an adjacent home.  During the 2017, UST abandonment, SGC reported a discharge measured at a reportable 47-parts per million (ppm) by bag headspace.  The elevated field headspace samples results were found on the UST excavation sidewalls (native soil, not tank backfill).  I was not informed the tank backfill from the 1987 installation had significant contamination, so the gasoline/fuel contamination appeared to be residual from the pre-1987 facility.

Ms. Pike reported no petroleum sheen on the exposed groundwater.  Based on previous spill reports, gasoline contamination appears to have migrated off site.  I found no regard that old pre-1987 contamination had been chased outside the UST facility excavation and removed off site.

On 6/2/17, I  met Ms. Pike and PPC on the site, and MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario cleanup goal for the facility.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
MDEP Division of Response Services required no remedial actions at the time based on observation, historical information, and information from SGC.  At this time, following the 2017, UST abandonment, I understand that no soil or groundwater has been removed or remediated.  Lab analysis of groundwater and of soil is required if media must be managed or removed from the property.

Past cleanup actions are described in reports P-150-1979 and P-529-1987.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed, such as during redevelopment or a new UST facility installation.  Gasoline contamination from this facility may remain within and under adjacent properties, Route 1 and under Riley Road.
2)  I understand that as the discharges appear to be pre-1990 in age, Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) coverage is not available for the discharge(s) cleanup and assessment.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further investigation or remedial actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.  Further actions by property owners are probable with site redevelopment.
P-432-2017*On 6/1/17, Buxton Public Safety reported a long thin oil stain starting at the Hannaford Drive shopping center and going down Route 202 toward Gorham and Route 22.  They suspected hydraulic oil from a leaking truck and their description appears to match that explanation.  No spill source was identified.

There were no puddles or recoverable oil.  Buxton Fire Department did apply speedy dry sorbent material to some of the spill.  I found the discharge on its way to natural degradation and no additional actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at the time.
P-433-2017*On Thursday, 6/1/17, in the evening, Home Depot reported a 40 to 50 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from their outside trash compactor to the ground.  National Response Corporation (ENPRO Services) had been called and was on the way to initiate cleanup.  No leakage was into a nearby drain at the time, and none to surface water.  The product lost was later reported at 32-gallons.

The next morning I confirmed the discharge was cleaned satisfactory.  The oil stain was visible by the loading dock around the compactor and a parked box trailer.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-434-2017*A motor vehicle collision caused a van to overturn onto the sidewalk/shoulder of southbound lane, just north of the intersection.  Gasoline began leaking from the fuel tank onto the grass and rainwater running along the curb.  Sorbents were utilized to recover free product at grade as well as in the catch basin at the corner.  Flammable vapors were present in multiple catch basins, so the fire department flushed the stormwater system with a thousand gallons of water which mitigated the issue.  Once the vehicle was removed, visible signs of contaminated soil were hand-excavated from the shoulder, down approximately six inches.  The hole was backfilled by city personnel.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-435-2017*On 6/2/17, I received a call from Jeff Devore of AECOM, a consultant for Cumberland Farms.  Mr. Devore was reporting a burst dispenser hose and resulting 5 gallon gasoline spill at the Norway facility.  A crew from NRC-Enpro Services was dispatched to the site.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  It was reported that gasoline migrated up to, but not into a catch basin.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-436-2017*NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 6/1/17, in the evening, Dead River Company (DRC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that overnight their customer's underground storage tank (UST) had suffered an overfill out of one of its two tank compartments.  They had last delivered about two weeks before in mid-May.  Oil had filled the fill pipe spill bucket and ran across the paving around the tank.

FACILITY BACKGROUND
The facility consists of a two compartment, consumptive-use, heating oil UST T-3 installed in 1993.  I was told that only one compartment was used at a time and each of the two compartments had separate fuel feed and return lines from the tank to the boiler room.

This medical care and assisted living facility was formerly known as York Manor Residential Care Center.  The area is dense suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Oil had come out the fill pipe filling the 5-gallon spill bucket and flowed in several directions atop the pavement and likely seeped down into the ground through joints and cracks in the pavement.  No oil left their property onto the adjacent residential property.  There was no evidence of discharges out the vent pipes.

Discharged oil appeared unrelated to a delivery.  DRC suspected possible temperature related expansion of the fuel, though I suspected that was not realistic due to the time since the last delivery and consistent weather.  The expansion would have to fill the 10% ullage of the tank before it could come out of the tank.  I recommended that they check the heating facility to make sure oil was not being drawn from one compartment and then unused fuel returned to the other tank compartment which would again overfill.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At the time, DRC took responsibility for remediating the discharge to the ground and pumped off excess fuel to inhibit another discharge out the fill pipe.  On 6/2/17, I observed the discharge was cleaned satisfactory.

1)  Oil may have contaminated soil and groundwater around the UST and will need to be addressed during any future UST work or replacement.  I advised Biddeford Estates staff to monitor the tank.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment .
3)  At this time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-795-2017*On 10/17/18, the Division of Response Services visited for gasoline discharge from a vehicle at Dispenser #7 at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  A reporting neighbor and the store manager reported that a customer's fill pipe appeared to have become separated from its gas tank so gasoline discharged to the ground while the customer attempted to fuel her tank.  The vehicle owner was not identified to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The area is rural commercial and residential use.

Topsham Fire Department (TFD) was reported to have responded and helped cleanup.  I found the spill cleanup satisfactory and the facility Spill Log had been entered properly.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
B-256-2018*I received an anonymous report of an oil sheen in a brook along Western Avenue in Hampden. I located the sheen and hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist in the removal of the oily water and oiled soil.

During the vactoring, we discovered an old underground pipe but could not determine the origin of the pipe.  A nearby garage was the likely source but this was not able to be proven.

The oiled water and soil were disposed of properly.  No further Division of Response Services action.
B-258-2018*On April 30, 2018 Coastal Energy called to report that the caretaker of the residence was on site in the morning and noticed a stain all over the ground and smelled home heating oil. The oil company stated they had filled the oil tank a few days prior and now that tank was empty. Once on site I inspected the oil tank which was underneath the residence. I saw the oil tank had sunk into the mud and the oil fitting had broken off. I hired a local contractor to excavate as much contamination outside the building as possible. The contractor had excavated a hole to allow oil and groundwater to drain from underneath the residence into the hole overnight.  Sorbent pads were left in the excavation hole overnight.

The next day I hired a vacuum truck to excavate a drainage trench to the open hole outside along with excavate as much contaminated soil from underneath the residence. Excavation was minimal underneath the residence due to the age of the building and the structure of the footings. Bedrock was found underneath the heating oil tank and the residence itself sat on bedrock.  The site was referred to State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to the closeness of the drinking water supply and the bedrock found onsite.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-260-2018*The cause of the oil spill was an "over-flow" tank not being pumped out.  The liquid level became too much for the tank and approximately one half gallon of oil leaked to the ground.

Railroad employees removed the oiled soil and rocks and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-261-2018*The slightly contaminated pea stone (20 parts per million on photo-ionation detector) was used as aggregate in the re-construction of the concrete dispenser island.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Tanks unit file contains a site assessment report.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-263-2018*A corrosion hole in a 5-year old aboveground storage tank (AST) allowed approximately 5-10 gallons to spill onto gravel.  I had Clean Harbors vactor out contaminated soils to approximately 5 feet in depth until we hit bedrock.  It appears the oil went straight down through the loose soils.  Field testing of the soils were non-detect on the sides of the excavation.  The excavation was backfilled that day.  The owner's drinking water well is approximately 20 feet from the spill.  I have referred this site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services, Paul Blood.

No further work by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-267-2018*On May 3, 2018 I received a call from the Dolby Station Hydro dam that bolts on one of the head gates had leaked hydraulic oil into the secondary containment area of the valve. A small amount of oil had splashed out onto a floor drain which caused a small area of sheen on the Penobscot River. The equipment was fixed, the floor area was cleaned and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-268-2018*On May 4, 2018 a call came in from both Beal's Lobster Pier and the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) Station that a sheen was on the water near both facilities. I met with the owner of the lobster business who showed me a sheen in the lobster storage holding area. I also met with the Coast Guard who stated they had seen the sheen as well but was gone now. The source of the sheen was unknown and could not be determined.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-667-2018*It was reported that the town office may have lost as much as 600 gallons of fuel.  Missing fuel and a failed pressure test were the indicators of a large leak.  No vapors were found in the building, and there was no sign of oil.  All leads were exhausted including excavating the oil line and drilling holes in the buildings slab.   Eventually we determined the pressure test equipment was faulty.  The Department determined that no leak occurred.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-269-2018*Pan Am Rail Railways reported a small spill of lube oil from an engine in their engine house at the Waterville Pan Am yard.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area and managed the waste disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-575-2018*The Thomaston Fire Department reported a sheen in the harbor at the Thomaston Landing.  It was reported that a lobster boat tied at the landing had pumped its bilge and then left.  The U. S. Coast Guard had also received a report and they conveyed to me that they believed they knew who the perpetrator was and would try to track them down.

Both parties agreed the sheen was unrecoverable, so no Maine Department of Environmental Protection assets were deployed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-576-2018*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil that resulted from the overfill of an indoor aboveground oil storage tank (AST).  The discharge was to asphalt and concrete and was cleaned up by Fielding's Oil personnel.  The AST was checked and no damage had resulted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-102-2019*Brandon Wright received a call from David Smith reporting that the Town of Richmond was removing vehicles from his property and the contractor had spilled oil and antifreeze and he did not want to be responsible for it.  Brandon was unable to respond immediately and attempted to make contact with the Town.  The Richmond Code Enforcement Officer, James Valley, contacted me and explained that they had hired a contractor to remove junk vehicles from the site and when one vehicle was being removed, diesel fuel and anti-freeze was removed.   The contractor had called another company to clean it up.  Mr. Valley indicated he would have the cleanup company contact me and I planned  to visit the site to assure the cleanup was complete.  Butch Bowie of the Oil Enforcement Unit had also been contacted by Mr. Smith and was willing to visit the site to see what was actually happening.  Butch reported there was an area with a discharge and cleanup crews were on scene.  I later received a call from John Cressey of Beacon Environmental Consultants who informed me he was overseeing the cleanup.  They had almost filled a roll-off container and contamination was still present in the hole.  Given the amount spilled during this incident, he was concerned that there had been previous discharges in the location.  He further explained the layout of the property which contained dozens of full 55-gallon drums, old aboveground storage tanks, several old underground storage tanks which were now aboveground and filled with some product, as well as other junk cars and oil spillage.  I agreed that they had likely cleaned up the spill in question and he could cease the cleanup and run lab analysis of the soil left behind.   He would also need to analyze the soil excavated for disposal.

The soil excavated for disposal met the criteria to be disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  Given the description of the property and non-emergency nature of the discharge(s), this site would not be best handled by the Division of Response Services.   It was referred to Butch Bowie, who will work with EPA and the Division of Remediation to determine the best course of action.

The Division of Response Services will be available to assist with the site remediation as needed.
P-281-2019*The Department was notified of a 25 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an overfill of a Naval Security vessel.  160 feet of sorbent boom was deployed to attempt to contain the spill, however, after a full tide cycle, no product remained on site.  The following high tide did not return the product back into the river as it was not observed by Navy personnel.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-282-2019*The Department was contact by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) for a one-pot clandestine lab that had been removed from a vehicle the night before.  The contents included muriatic acid and sludge in two separate bottles.  The Department overpacked the bottles and took them away for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-283-2019*The Department was notified of a 200 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a broken valve at a Nouria Energy bulk plant leased by Pit Stop Fuels Company.  The bulk plant consists of two 15,000-gallon aboveground storage tanks.  The tanks are filled using a pump to the front of the tanks and delivery trucks are filled using the lines coming from the back of the tanks.  The spill was contained within the concrete berm and was likely caused by the freezing and thawing of the ice that was within the berm.  Upon arrival by the Fire Department, all four valves were turned off which stopped the oil level from increasing.

At the Department's arrival on scene, Allstate Environmental Services had been contracted by Pit Stop Fuels and was on the way.  A vacuum truck was used to drawdown the water and oil level in the berm.  Once the liquid level was dropped, each of the four valves were dug out from the ice and snow and were turned back on to check for leaks.  The front valves were turned on with no leaks or other issues observed.  The valves on the back side of the tanks were turned on and the leaking valve was observed.  All valves were closed again and the system was tagged out by the Pit Stop Fuels representative.

The following day, the tanks were drawn down into delivery trucks and the entire system was rechecked for other compromised components.  No further issues were found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-357-2018*On 5/23/18, the Gorham Fire Department reported a truck accident on Sebago Lake Road at the Wilson Road intersection.  It was reported that the truck was actively leaking diesel fuel.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, the leak had mostly stopped because the saddle tank was empty.  The operator of the truck, Portland Air Freight, informed me that they had National Response Corporation (NRC) responding to the site to clean up the spill.

The truck had come to rest against a very large pine tree at the White Rock Free Baptist Church.  It was reported that the saddle tank contained approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel which had soaked into the ground beneath the truck.  I noted a drinking water well for the church located approximately 40 feet from the spill.  Another well belonging to the adjacent property was also located nearby.

NRC excavated the soils as best they could around the roots of the tree, in some areas that were accessible.  We were able to remove soils to the extent that they no longer tested positive by a shake test.

Mark Woodruff from our Division of Technical Services evaluated the risk to the wells and determined they were not at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-774-2018*Received a call from C. N. Brown Company about a small spill.  It was estimated that one quart of oil leaked from the fill line off a tanker truck during the refueling of a tank at the Mayo Hospital facility in Dover-Foxcroft.  The oil leaked onto pavement and was cleaned up by the technician using sorbent pads.

No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-775-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that a Crane Brothers, Inc., dump truck had gotten into a soft shoulder and the driver hit a tree. The saddle tanks did not have any damage and were not leaking.  The engine had leaked a small amount of motor oil that was cleaned up by responsible party, to be disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.  The truck was already moved and the area cleaned upon my arrival.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.



B-776-2018*The homeowner called to report that he was working on his furnace and accidentally sprayed oil into the ductwork of his mobile home.  Upon my arrival I had used sorbent pads to get any free product and the homeowner had poured some simple green into the duct work. The homeowner refused a ventilation fan and did not want any further assistance from department staff.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-777-2018*C. N. Brown Company called to report that the homeowner requested a fuel delivery, but had not tightened the filter on the heating system allowing oil to drip onto the basement floor.  C. N. Brown personnel had put down sorbent material to clean up the spill.  I called to see if the homeowner had vapors within the home.  They stated they did not and that they did not want a visit from department staff.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-778-2018*Danforth Wastewater Treatment Plant reported that their facility had been broken into over the previous weekend. Amongst things that were stolen at the facility, the manager noticed the town pickup truck's fuel tank had been cut and emptied.  The treatment plant manager did not notice until he had gone up the street, filled the pickup and parked it outside the Wastewater Treatment Facility door.  When he came out later, he smelled gasoline and realized the cut in the tank.  The gasoline had leaked all onto the ice, snow and pavement in the parking lot.  I met the manager on site and recommended remediation of the contaminated area and the proximity of a catch basin that led to the river.  The town decided to hire Allen's Environmental Services to hot wash and vacuum up the contaminated ice and snow to be disposed of properly.  No contamination made it to the river.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-779-2018*C. N. Brown Company called to report that a customer at one of their gas stations was filling a gas can that had a hole in the bottom.  A few gallons had leaked out of the bottom onto the cement before the customer noticed.  The gas station manager deployed their on site spill kit of sorbent materials to clean up the spill.  The employees cleaned the spill and the contaminated sorbent material was disposed of properly.  No site visit was needed and no other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-782-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that a C. N. Brown Company customer had a burner malfunction from a leaking gasket inside the basement of the home.  The oil technician had fixed the gasket and cleaned up the contaminated area with sorbents.  The homeowner stated there were no vapors within the home and that no site visit was needed.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-783-2018*A propane truck caught fire during a delivery behind the Benjamin Tibbetts Incorporated store.  The local fire department was able to extinguish the fire while it was contained to the cab of the truck.  The fire was extinguished by the time I arrived at the site.  After discussions with Dead River it was decided to flare the remaining propane onsite prior to moving the truck.  It was concluded that less than 100 gallons of liquid propane remained on the truck.  The gage on the tank read zero at that time but there was pressure still inside the tank.

Dead River's flaring tree was brought to the site and shortly thereafter flaring began.  Flaring lasted approximately 4 hours.   The truck was hauled to a Gould Equipment Company for repairs the following morning.

A small amount of unused motor oil leaked onto the ground most likely from a container inside the cab.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-252-2018*A faulty seal in homeowners boiler caused a release of one quart to cement floor in basement.   The oil technician from Dead River was able to use sorbents to clean the floor.  The technician also purged and drained the boiler to fix the faulty seal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-254-2018*Approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a blown hose from the facilities front end loader.
Sorbents were used to clean the spill and disposed of at the facilities boiler.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-255-2018*Approximately three gallons of transmission oil was released from a loader onto a concrete floor during facility operations due to a blown hose.   Bark and sawdust were used to clean the spill and subsequently brought to the facility boiler for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-256-2018*During routine maintenance of replacing hoses on logging equipment a release of approximately five gallons occurred.  Sorbent pads were used to clean the contaminated area and disposed of in contractors waste stream.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-257-2018*A pin hole in a jumper hose caused a release of one gallon at a service station.   The station was notified of the spill and sorbents were used to clean spill.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-270-2018*A cover was blown off a pail which introduced rain water and displaced lube oil to soils.  Sorbents were used as well as scraping the affected soil to clean the contaminated area.
Soils and sorbents were disposed of at the facility.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-271-2018*Irving Woodland's maintenance garage manager reported an unknown quantity of distillate fuel oil was released near a fuel truck.  Shavings were used to absorb product and then the soils were scrapped up into five gallon pails.
All contaminated soils and sorbents were disposed of by Ashland Sawmill.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-150-2017*On 6/28/2017, Daigle Oil Company (DOC) delivered heating oil to two tanks at 1066 Albair Road in Caribou.  When the resident arrived home, odors where detected.  A DOC technician found and plugged the leak to the older of the two tanks with a magnetic batch.  Jim Gramlich responded and had DOC pump the tank and vent the house.

On 6/29/2017, Jon Woodard met with DOC and removed the old tank and speedy dry sorbent material left the night before.  More speedy dry was placed down to minimize vapors.  Jon spoke to the homeowner, Paul Morin, who stated that there were no vapors in the house that evening.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-9-2018*On 1/7/18, Dead River Company reported that less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled when they overfilled a basement tank.  They reported that oil had come out the vent onto snow and a small amount of oil had leaked from fittings at the tank in the basement.  They reported that the owner was concerned with oil vapors in the house.  I went to the site and ventilated the basement while Dead River employees were cleaning up the oil on the tank.  They also removed about 5 five-gallon buckets of oil impacted snow in the vent area.  The indoor area had no detectable oil vapors after the basement was cleaned up.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-63-2017*Patricia Hickey called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to report her aboveground oil storage tank (AST) had an ongoing leak onto the cement floor.  She further stated that the Community Action Program (CAP) had been to her house last year and she was still waiting for a tank.  I visted to determine the extent of the leak and if immediate action was necessary.  I met Mr. and Mrs. Hickey on site and checked the site.  There were sorbent pads under the tank, and wax had been placed on the bottom of the tank where it was weeping.  I inquired as to who had put the pads and "patched" the tanks.  Mrs. Hickey said she didn't know, whoever the guy was that the CAP agency had sent out.

I removed the pads and placed down new ones.  I reapplied some of the patch to the leaking area and let them know I would check with the CAP agency.

After some investigation I determined that the person who had been "sent out by the CAP agency" was actually Bob Williams of the Division of Response Services.  He informed me that the CAP agency had called him, but they had no funding at the time to replace the tank.

I contacted the CAP agency who informed me another county was handling Industry due to funding.  The tank was eventually replaced.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-196-2017*Withams Heating reported a spill at this home off the Finson road.  The oil tank, located in a wooden box under the deck had corroded.  Fuel was lost inside the box and outside on the ground.  The homeowner had made an effort to clean up the spill.  The spill was initially reported as a spill in the 30 gallon range.  However, after removing the box surrounding the old tank I saw no indication of a spill of that size.  No vapors were in the home and there are no resources at risk.   No additional cleanup is planned unless the homeowner requests assistance to deal with any outdoor nuisance odors. The home is on city water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-311-2017*The Franklin County Communications Center reported a truck accident on the Salem Road in Phillips on the bridge of the Sandy River.  The axle had come off a dump truck and gone into the river causing a sheen.  The dump truck had then gone off the road and rolled over, spilling some of its contents of asphalt.  When I arrived, the recovery company was removing the rear axle from the river.  There was a sheen, however, there was no possible cleanup.  The truck was on its side and did not appear to be any diesel fuel leaking, however, that would be impossible to confirm until the truck was recovered.  The hydraulic tank was leaking and sorbent pads had been placed on the asphalt below.  I placed a bucket under the leaking tank and left it there until the truck was recovered.

When the truck was recovered, the diesel tanks, while quite dented, were intact and there was no sign of leakage.  The only petroleum product lost was the hydraulic oil that I had recovered.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-576-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leaking oil filter.  Once the leak was stopped, speedy-dry sorbent material was placed under the tank by Dead River Company.  Upon the Department's arrival on scene, several wood logs were contaminated from the oil and were removed from the basement.  The speedy-dry was swept up and the floor was washed with soap and water.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-577-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a complaint from a caller stating that she followed a tractor trailer unit with a red tank trailer on I-95 and was sprayed by an unknown liquid substance.  No placards were identified and no further reports were made to the State Police dispatch.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-578-2018*The Department was notified of a #2 heating oil spill from a hole in the oil line.  The spill resulted in approximately 1 cup of oil being discharged onto the basement floor.  The hole was found between the oil filter and the entry point for the line under the concrete floor.  No oil was found in the sleeve under the cement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-579-2018*On 8/1/18, I received a call from Sue Schaller, reporting that someone had spilled motor oil on her property in Buxton.  She explained that no one currently lives at the home she is renovating.  She reported an oily patch in the grass on the side lawn and oil spots in the driveway.  I visited the site on 8/2 and was shown the area of concern.  There was a small (approximately 2' diameter) area of dead grass with an oily residue on the surface.  I saw where the vehicle which had leaked or spilled the oil had driven through the spot and tracked oil onto the paved driveway.  I told Ms. Schaller that her well is not at risk from the small spill and that she could likely remediate it by tilling the soil with some fresh manure and re-seed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-580-2018*Notice received of hydraulic oil leak from a municipal street sweeper to the pavement of Saco Street in the area of Vance Street.  No discharge to soil, drains or waters.  Scarborough Public Works Department (SPWD) reported they applied sand sorbent and swept up the sand.  I noted a residual oil stain on the pavement.  SPWD disposed of the waste sand without a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris Form.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-581-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) that caught fire on a local trail.  Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline were lost during the fire.  The MDEP attempted to make contact with an individual who had concerns for their drinking water well, but no contact was made.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-583-2018*On 8/2/18, I received a call from Carie at Downeast Energy reporting a customer's tank had leaked in their basement.  It was reported that 1/2 gallon of oil had leaked onto the concrete floor.  Downeast Energy had patched the tank and was in the process of pumping it out for replacmenet.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-584-2018*On 8/2/2018, I received an after-hours call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting an estimated 1 cup of transformer oil due to storm damage.  When CMP crews arrived during daylight hours to assess the spill, they found no evidence of any oil remaining.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-184-2017*McGee Construction Company reported an estimated 20 gallon lube oil spill from a crusher in their West River Road pit. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-185-2017*Dead River Company reported a spill of an estimated two gallons of heating oil in a basement due to a seal leak on a furnace fuel pump.  I met the Dead River technician on site and he reported that he had repaired the seal stopping the leak.  Dead River employees collected the oil with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  There were noticeable oil vapors in the living area upstairs, but they were at low levels.  I met with the owner and he said that he did not need any assistance with ventilating the home to remove oil vapors.  The area is served by public water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-186-2017*On 4/6/17, the U. S. Coast Guard reported finding an oil sheen on the harbor in Belfast.  They reported that it appeared to be weathered oil and no recoverable oil was present.  The Coast Guard could find no source of the sheen.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-188-2017*The Rangeley Fire Department reported a spill of an unknown amount of gasoline at a convenience store from a customer overfill.  They reported that they had stopped the owner from washing it down with soap and water.  I contacted the owner and he reported that he had collected some of the spilled fuel with kitty litter before using soap and water.  I told him that the soap and water would only mobilize the residual fuel possibly sending to the nearby lake.  I checked the site a few days later and found no evidence that further cleanup was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-189-2017*On 4/6/17, the Hope Fire Department reported a spill of an unknown amount of hydraulic oil and diesel fuel from a bucket truck that rolled over into a roadside ditch during a heavy rain storm.  The fire chief reported that they were containing and collecting the spilled oil with an underflow dam and oil absorbents pads and boom.  I met the fire department on site.  The truck had been righted and removed, stopping the leak.  It was still raining heavily with water running from the crash site down the roadside ditch.  The dam and oil absorbents appeared to be collecting the spilled oil efficiently.  The fire chief reported that most of the spill was hydraulic oil from the boom truck's reservoir tank.  The diesel fuel tank was only leaking slightly from the vented fill cap.  I changed out the oil absorbents.  I returned the next day and collected the oil absorbents and dismantled the dam.  No oil impacted soil could be detected.  The heavy rain must have prevented the oil from penetrating the soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-190-2017*On 4/7/17, a concerned citizen reported seeing a red stain running down the steep snow covered bank of the Androscoggin River on the Leeds side just down river from Goggins Island.  They believed it looked like heating oil.  I went to the site where the reporter had been able to see the stain across the river.  There was red stained snow and ice running out of the woods and down a snow and ice covered rock face.  I found access through a lot on the Leeds River Road.  The land covered with three feet of snow sloped steeply toward the river several hundred yards away.  I found the stained snow area that started just at the top of the rock face.  It was mostly red stain with some blue.  It had no odor and I found no containers in the area.  There were old footprints in the area that led toward the road.  The conclusion was that the stain was food coloring that was used to make a stain that was visible from the road across the river for some unknown reason.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-191-2017*Cumberland Farms reported an estimated three gallons of gasoline had spilled to the dispenser island and ran into the street when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  They reported that the Waterville Fire Department had contained and collected the spilled fuel with absorbent material.  They said no fuel had impacted any storm drains.  I went to the site the next day and confirmed that it was cleaned up sufficiently and no storm drains had been impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-41-2018*An Emera Maine excavator leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil to the snow and ice. Emera Maine employees used sorbents and shovels to clean up the spill. Contaminated  materials were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at
B-713-2018*A fishing vessel had sunk on its mooring at the Harrington town landing.  The vessel sunk in about 40 feet of water.  I observed some sheening from the vessel, but it was not recoverable due to heavy tidal currents.  The boat was eventually dragged closer to the town boat ramp where it was floated, boomed, and dewatered.  The cause of the sinking was discovered to be a failed stuffing box around the propeller shaft.  The boat was removed from the water for the season.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-734-2018*Transformer pole was hit by tractor trailer and lost an estimated eight gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil.  The oil was on the road and off the shoulder in the dirt.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted by EMERA to conduct the cleanup of the site.  No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-801-2018*A tanker was leaving the Buckeye Terminal in Bangor hit bollards casing damage to the bottom piping.  The damage caused the release of an estimated 50 gallons of gasoline into the loading racks containment system.  The area was hosed down.  The gasoline water mix was pumped out of the holding tanks and separators by National Response Corporation.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-83-2017*On 2/1/17, notice was made to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a discharge of engine fluids from an ambulance to the paved parking lot at Lindquist Funeral Home.  Yarmouth Fire Department reported they had applied sorbents and cleaned the discharge.  The owner/operator of the vehicle was not identified.

The location is suburban residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements planned at this time based on present information.
P-90-2017*A tank truck rollover accident caused the release of approximately 3000 gallons of #2 fuel oil at the Interstate-295, Main Street, Northbound on-ramp.  The oil was released to the road surface, adjacent soils and the Fore River.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw cleanup operations. Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES), National Response Corporation (NRC), and Shaw Brothers Construction Company were contracted to perform the cleanup.  The released oil was cleaned from the asphalt roadway with sorbents.  The oil in the river was cleaned with sorbents and vacuum trucks.  277.96 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated from adjacent to the spill location and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.

Additional oil was discovered on the shoreline of the Fore River near the south end of the Veterans Memorial Bridge. Sorbents and vacuum trucks were used in conjunction to recover the oil.

All waste materials were disposed of by either CHES or NRC.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-91-2017*Report of hydraulic oil discharge from leaking hose of trash truck to pavement of street.  None was to drains or soil.  It was reported cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.

P-92-2017*With the truck parked on the gravel driveway, there was an uncontrolled release of heating oil to the driveway prior to the delivery. Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. driver attended to the truck.  He wiped some surfaces with sorbent pads and applied some speedy dry sorbent material to the ground adjacent to the rear of the truck.  He then called for assistance and shortly after that a second Fielding's vehicle (service truck, as seen on surveillance video) arrived.  The two worked on cleaning up the area and even went as far as to go up onto the residence porch and grabbed the shovel from the rack to use in the cleanup.  Somewhere in the process, a sprayer bottle was introduced to the cleanup.  The can was pumped and the wand sprayed an unknown solution to the gravel driveway.  Some snow, ice and gravel was raked or swept and collected in bags.

The driver then pulled the hose to the side of the home and delivered fuel to the Scully, however, he was not in contact with the nozzle the entire time of delivery and was seen walking back to his truck.  Upon completion of the delivery he went back, detached the nozzle, walked the hose back to the truck and wound it up on the reel.  He then left, leaving the support person to continue the cleanup.  Eventually the homeowner's tools were returned to the porch.  No attempt to contact the owner was seen nor reported by Mr. Johnson.  He only discovered the spill upon returning home and finding an oil stain with odor on his driveway.

He called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and a visit and cleanup was planned.  After completing a job in Kittery, I brought the crew I had on scene with me.  Having the proper equipment and time, the cleanup could be completed prior to a forecasted deluge of icy rain in the next 18-24 hours.

The gravel was cleared to all visible traces and no odors which was adequate given the semi-frozen nature and severe compactness of the gravel.  A landscape bucket was effective in shaving off shallow layers one at a time.  The rough outline was hand chipped and shoveled into the bucket. The gravel was taken to Aggregate Recycling Corp. in Eliot, for disposal.

Road-grade gravel was used as backfill and compacted securely in place.  We cleaned and wiped any ancillary staining we saw from boot tracks on the patio bricks and deck stairs.  Mr. Johnson returned near the completion of the cleanup, and was very satisfied with the final cleanup.  He will watch the gravel for any anomalies after the storm passes and it has been plowed but feels confident he is all set.

Based on the successful cleanup, satisfied homeowner MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.



Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services

P-94-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 2/7/17, Jamie Cole, Sanford Code Enforcement officer (CEO), reported evidence of a #2 heating oil leak from this residential, consumptive use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Cole reported oil stains to the apartment house concrete basement floor and speedy dry sorbent material, and evidence of partial, unsuccessful cleaning.  The first floor tenant, Ms. Kathleen Surrette, was complaining of negative health reactions to the oil odors.  I found no evidence that this oil leak had been previously reported by the landlord or by a burner technician.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban residential use and served by city water and sewer service.  The 2-unit home is wood construction with a 275-gallon vertical AST and a forced hot water boiler in the basement.  The Piets, the property owners, lived in Washington state so were unavailable to visit with us.  I noted no evidence of corrosion hole leaks from the AST, and no leaks at the boiler.

On Wednesday, 2/8/17, I met CEO Cole, Ms. Surrette, and the landlord's property manager and 2nd floor tenant, Kevin.  Ms. Surrette stated that she had just moved from New Mexico and that she was very sensitive to chemicals.  She was staying in a motel and wanted the landlord to pay for this.  I noted no obvious oil odor in her apartment or in the basement, just a fruity odor I could not identify, possibly from the white spill-sorbent powder.  The Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were 0.0-parts per million (ppm).

The oil tank was walled off by a sheetrock wall.  I noted a dark oil stain on the tank and some white powder; the floor looked like it had been recently washed.  I advised Kevin to wash the oil tank and floor again; otherwise the oil leak was mostly cleaned.  Mr. Piet called me while I was still on site and I briefed him on my observations and about more prompt spill reporting and cleanup.

On Saturday, 2/11/17, I returned at the request of Ms. Surrette.  I checked more closely the lower wall next to the oil tank, and noted PID values 0.1 to 0.3-ppm (see Photo-5).  This appears to be residual of past oil leaks that affected the wall footer.  On the tank Firomatic and filter, I noted what appeared to be fresh oil seepage that could also contribute to oil vapor intrusion in the home (Photo-4).

Peter Eremita, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), also visited to assess indoor air quality.  As of the end of March, 2017, Eremita has measured and smelled oil vapor intrusion and has advised additional actions including holes through the basement floor to check for oil contamination in soil below the concrete floor.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 2/8/17, I advised that the AST and floor be washed again.  On 2/11/17, I advised Kevin about additional cleanup and fixing an apparent leak in the Firomatic or oil filter; and on 2/14/17, I notified Mr. Piet by e-mail (see attached). Mr. Piet has assured us that the tank top fittings and fill and vent pipe fittings have been tightened.  As of 3/31/17, we have not heard back as to repair of the leaking Firomatic & filter fittings.

On 3/27/17, Mr. Piet notified MDEP that the oily wall had been removed and the basement floor sealed.

At this time, further actions had been referred to MDEP engineer Eremita.  MDEP Division of Technical Services plans to re-assess to determine if the oil-contamination removal/sealing actions are sufficient to allow closure or whether additional monitoring and/or corrective actions are necessary.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media may remain on site and under the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  I was informed that Ms. Surrette and Mr. Piet agreed to break the lease and that she has moved as the odor issue could not be resolved to her satisfaction.
3)  See the records of Peter Eremita, MDEP Division of
P-97-2017*On 2/9/17, report was received of a Jeep Liberty vehicle into the Saco River near the dam off Elm Street.  Because of foul hazardous weather, the Biddeford Department of Public Safety opted to recover the vehicle the next morning.  No actual discharges from the vehicle were reported and none was observed in the morning.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-98-2017*On 2/10/17, I responded to this reported discharge of 5 to 6 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The leak was from a fitting at the basement boiler onto the concrete floor and into a sump.

The Downeast Energy Company (DEE) burner technician and I applied sorbents and cleaned out the sump.  There appeared to be no sump outlets and it appears no oil got to drain pipes and exited the building.  I advised DEE to finish up the cleanup by washing the floor with detergent and water to help mitigate any oil odor within the building.

The building is a commercial office building in downtown Saco.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The building is heated with a fuel oil fired hot water boiler with three 330-gallon aboveground storage tanks in an adjoining basement room.  The DEE technician stated that the building owners were planning to later switch to natural gas heat.

At present time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-99-2017*On 2/13/17, Lewiston Pubic Works (LPW) reported a leak estimated at 30 gallons of hydraulic oil from an LPW truck that occurred the previous evening.  The oil discharged out the truck as it traveled down Lisbon and North Lisbon Roads during a snow storm.  The leak was sanded and barricaded as best possible, then the oiled sand was collected after the storm (see attached photo from LPW).

The oiled soil was disposed of at the Lewiston secure landfill with a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter).  During a later check, I found the discharge cleanup to be satisfactory.  At this point in time, no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-100-2017* On Saturday, 2/11/17, Dead River Company (DRC) reported that one of their peddler fuel trucks had discharged about 10 gallons of #2 oil while travelling down Turner Street.  The oil was reported to have come out the top of the tank area indicating that a fuel compartment's dome hatch was not tightened or defective after filling up at the DRC bulk plant on Turner Street.

Both DRC and Auburn Fire Department later reported the spill cleaned up and no oil had reached drains.  I later found the discharge cleanup to be satisfactory.  The spill area is dense, suburban residential and commercial use.

At this point in time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-103-2017*On 2/14/2017, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident with antifreeze spillage in front of Walmart in Sanford.  The spill was to pavement and cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-105-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday, 2/11/17, environmental contractor for Lowes Home Improvement (Lowes) Company notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a 50 to 100 gallon leak of diesel fuel, when a tractor trailer had punctured its saddle tank while making a delivery to Lowe's Windham store.  The leak occurred at about 1200 hours, but not reported to MDEP until 1700 hours.  Lowes was having NRC-ENPRO Services respond to clean up the leak that night, and I made plans to meet a Galyn Robinson of ENPRO the next morning in daylight.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The store manager on duty and ENPRO stated the truck driver punctured his saddle tank while backing over a high curb under the snow, and then unloaded his trailer while they collected some spilled fuel in pans and pails.  Most of the fuel leaked to the snow covered pavement in three or more spots as the truck moved around.  Before the spill could be reported and a clean-up crew called out, the snow plow contractor plowed up the diesel discharge and fresh snow up against the fence for the building's drainage retention pond (see site map).

On the morning of 2/12/17, we noted spots of amber diesel fuel contamination in the snow banks for about 150' along the fence.  I estimated perhaps 1000-yards of piled snow with less than 5% volume contaminated with diesel fuel due to the plowing and mixing.  I determined that if the oiled snow were to melt in place, it would cause heavy sheen and spots of free product in the parking lot.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On the day of the discharge, NRC responded for Lowes during the snowstorm and used sorbents to clean remaining oil on the pavement.  Lowes assumed responsibility for cleanup and would seek reimbursement from the trucking company.

After conferring with other MDEP Division of Response Services staff, I determined that recovery and collection of all the oiled snow for melting in containers was impractical and not cost effective.  I recommended that the oiled snow be dumped over the fence to naturally melt in the drainage retention pond and any oil runoff be contained and collected with sorbents and boom (see photos).  Lowe's representatives agreed to this action.

On 2/22/17, I observed Lowe's plowing contractor, Emerson Construction Company, using a front end loader to move the oiled snow over the fence.  Through the spring, both NRC staff and I checked the area and noted no significant oil runoff, and no further oil spillage was collected.  It appears much of the oil in the snow evaporated and degraded on the grass within the fenced area (see photos).  I noted no oil sheen or product on the pavement.  On 4/25/17, I agreed with NRC that the boom could be removed from the retention pond area.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil-contaminated media may remain and shall be properly managed if and when disturbed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  I advised the Lowe's store manager on duty and Chris Baker of Stericyle about more prompt spill response and reporting to MDEP as required in Maine statute.
4)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present knowledge.

P-106-2017*On Saturday, 2/11/17, in response to a report the previous evening, I visited this reported discharge location to check on a basement heating oil leak.  The site is an urban residential area served by municipal water and sewer system.  The home is a wood construction apartment house.

Dead River Company (DRC) reported that the boiler pump had been leaking.  Speedy dry sorbent material had been spread on the spill area.  I noted the oil staining appeared months or more old, no oil odor obvious and a 0.0-parts per million (ppm) reading on a Photoionization Detector in the basement.  The 275-gallon vertical aboveground storage tank (AST) near the doorway had no apparent ongoing leaks, but dark staining below it from old leaks (see photos).

I spoke with Ms. Eaton, the property owner, by phone, and with her maintenance person while on site.  I advised about cleaning up the oily waste and I recommended that they replace the old AST.  I was told there was no oil vapor intrusion issues in the  building.

At this point in time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.

P-107-2017*On 2/14/17, I received a call from Matt Quinn at Clean Harbors Environmental Services reporting an overfill spill at their facility on Main Street in South Portland.  A vehicle was overfilled with diesel fuel.  The spill was limited to pavement.  Oily snow was removed and sorbents were used to clean up the remainder.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-108-2017*Mr. Blais reported that he believed about 100 gallons of oil had spilled behind his foundry.  Mr. Blais told me that he had done some work on his two oil tanks several days prior, and had removed the return line from the top of the oil tank to access something else.  When he was done working on the tanks, he forgot to reinsert the return line into the tank.  So for several days, the return line spilled oil onto the concrete floor of the tank room.  The oil ran off the concrete floor and into the ground next to the foundation of the foundry.  Mr. Blais excavated some of the contaminated soil, but more needed to be removed so I hired Allstate Environmental Services to do it.  Mr. Blais was going to backfill the excavation on his own.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-109-2017*Branch Brook Fuels reported that one of their customers had what looked like a slow leak from the filter gasket.  Branch Brook stopped the leak and cleaned up the affected concrete floor with sorbent material and when I arrived, I determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.  It appeared that the leak had been very small.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-110-2017*I was contacted by Warden Coombs reporting that a pickup truck had gone through the ice on Thompson Lake.  He stated that there had been a small sheen on the water and a slight odor of gasoline.  Because the location was not safe, a couple of sorbent pads were tossed in and it would have to be dealt with when the truck was pulled out of the lake.  I asked to be informed when the truck was recovered, but the next time I spoke to the Warden the truck had already been recovered.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-111-2017*Irving Oil Corporation reported that one of their drivers had overfilled the underground heating oil tank at Sedgewood Commons.  He stated that about a gallon had sprayed out from the fill pipe because they were not using a tight connection to deliver the oil.  I visited the site later that day and couldn't even tell where the oil had spilled because it had been cleaned up so well.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-112-2017*The Biddeford Police reported that they had received a call from a resident on Horrigan Court complaining of an unusual odor in the area of 5 Horrigan Court.  The Fire Department visited the site and couldn't find a source.  I visited the site twice over the next couple of days and I was unable to find any issue.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-113-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor heating oil tank.  Dead River had already put a magnetic patch on the tank to stop the leak and had pumped the oil out of the tank.  They also had the concrete floor cleaned up.  I spoke with the homeowner and he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-114-2017*The Limington Fire Department reported that they had responded to an accident where a car had hit a utility pole.  They reported that the car leaked a small amount of motor oil and the transformer on the pole had leaked 10 gallons of transformer oil.  The Fire Department said that they had called Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  CMP didn't call the spill in to the Department until the following morning so Sheryl Bernard logged it as P-89-2017.  The spilled motor oil was confined to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-115-2017*The Wells Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision near 1325 North Berwick Road.  The collision caused a small amount of motor oil to spill onto the road.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-116-2017*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had spilled some kerosene in a customer's driveway after completing a delivery the previous day.  Apparently the driver did not notice the spill and left.  The customer called when he discovered the spill.  Dead River returned to the home and cleaned up the spilled oil.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-117-2017*Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic hose near 77 Northwood Drive.  The blown hose caused about a gallon of hydraulic oil to leak out onto the paved roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-118-2017*C. N. Brown Oil Company reported that they had overfilled an outside heating oil tank at Bridgton Academy.  The spilled oil landed in snow and ice and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-119-2017*On 2/15/2017, I received a call from Wayne Hall reporting a spill at a client's business in Scarborough.  Mr. Hall reported that kerosene had leaked from an aboveground storage tank at the property.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a heating oil tank located outside a strip mall buried in snow.  The oil line had been snapped off the tank, leaking approximately 10-15 gallons of kerosene into the snow.  Mr. Hall was on site repairing the leak.  I contacted the owner of the property by telephone and suggested they hire a cleanup contactor to remove the oil contaminated snow.  Alpha Management hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, who responded to the site to perform the necessary cleanup.

The discharge appeared to have occurred when the owner was removing snow from the back of the building with a skid steer.  This business has suffered an oil spill (or more) in the past.  There are several tanks located at the back of the building.  One for each unit.  It is a terrible setup, prone to oil discharges.  The owner has been warned about this previously and he stated to me that he planned to convert the building over to natural gas.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-121-2017*Don from Lake Region Monitor reported that while servicing a customer's furnace, he noticed that their oil tank was leaking.  The homeowners had hired someone to snow blow their driveway and walkways several days earlier, and the snow blower hit the copper oil line, severing it, and knocking the filter off the oil tank.  This allowed all of the oil in the tank to drain out onto the ground.  The tank had been recently filled, so they estimated that 200 gallons of oil was spilled.  The tank was located at the back of a detached garage/barn and fed a small furnace inside the garage.  The oil spilled onto mostly frozen ground, but found a way to soak in, probably by the concrete slab that the garage sits on.  The spilled oil also traveled 20 feet to a drainage ditch that ran along the side of the garage to the front driveway, under the driveway in a culvert, down the road several hundred feet to Long Lake.  Sorbent boom was placed in the ditch in several key places to monitor for oil.  The spilled oil was only found on the Horvat's property.

I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil and monitor the drainage ditch for oil.  An excessive amount of snow had fallen prior to this spill, so a huge amount of snow had to be moved just to access the area of the spill.  Once the snow was removed, a small rubber tracked excavator was positioned behind the garage and as it excavated the soil, it placed the soil into the bucket of a skid steer.  The skid steer transported the soil to the driveway where it was placed in a truck.  Because the ground was frozen, this process didn't cause any damage to the stone walkway or driveway.  The excavation didn't go far because groundwater was high and we could not dig underneath the slab.  A recovery well was placed in the excavation so that oil could be recovered as the ground thawed.  Sorbent material was placed in the well and was monitored regularly along with the drainage ditch.  Ultimately, very little oil was recovered.  Either less oil was spilled than was reported, or the oil found another pathway that we didn't.  At this time no oil has shown up in the drainage ditch for a year.

The Horvat's drinking water well was never physically located, but their water was tested by the Division of Technical Services and came back without oil in it.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-122-2017*On 2/16/2017, I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).  Mr. Branscom reported a tractor trailer off the road at mile 5 southbound on the Maine Turnpike.  It was snowing heavily at the time.  The MTA decided to leave the truck where it was until it stopped snowing as it was off the road out of the way of traffic.  It was reported to have leaked approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel.

Mr. Branscom evaluated the spill after the storm was over and determined an area of oil contaminated snow that he planned to have removed.  I did not respond to the spill and the cleanup was completed by Clean Harbors Environmental Services under the direction of the MTA.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-123-2017*On 2/16/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Windham Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill on Route 302 in Windham.  It was reported that there had been a 50 gallon spill of gasoline from a Public Works plow truck.  I responded to the scene later that morning.  Upon arrival, I was not able to detect any gasoline spill in the area it was supposed to have occurred in.

I called the Public Works Director, Doug Fortier, to get more information.  I learned that the spill had occurred during the night during a snow storm.  Another vehicle had struck the plow truck in the fuel tank area.  The tank has a capacity of 80 gallons.  It was not known how much gasoline was in the tank at the time, or how much had spilled.  Mr. Fourtier said that the Public Works crew had cleaned up the spill with speedy dri and sorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-124-2017*A loader caught fire which melted the oil and hydraulic lines.  As a result, approximately 10 gallons of oil were released to the ground.  Spilled products impacted snow and standing water.  The ground was frozen so impacts to land were negligible.  Sawdust available on site was used to absorb standing oil, then another loader picked up contaminated snow and sawdust.  Said materials were disposed in the incinerator hopper.  An air emission waiver was granted from the Air Bureau for this disposal option; evidence is attached.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-125-2017*On 2/17/2017, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cumberland Fire Department reporting oil puddled in the road on Willow Lane and Broadmoor Road in Cumberland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the oil puddled in the roadway.  It started at the intersection of Broadmoor and Tuttle Roads and continued to the area of 12 Willow Lane.  A Cumberland firefighter lives at 12 Willow Lane and noticed the oil that morning.  I put down some sorbent pads to soak up the puddles, but it was evident that oil had traveled under ice and snow on the edge of the road.  I hired Enpro Services, Inc., to respond to the spill to assist me with the cleanup.

It was not evident who was responsible for the spill.  It appeared to have come from an oil truck as the oil was dyed red.  In speaking with several neighbors, they reported having noticed an oil odor in the neighborhood at approximately 8 p.m. the previous evening.

I spent the day with Enpro removing what we could by chipping up the oil contaminated ice and putting it into 55 gallon drums.

I received an additional complaint the following day from a neighbor about the oil.  Although the neighbor did not return my call to him, I responded back to the site and spent a few more hours chipping ice and snow removing more of the oil.

I periodically visited the site again over the next couple of weeks as the ice continued to melt, to make sure I had removed all that I could.  I did not see any more recoverable oil, though a stain remained on the pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-128-2017*On 2/17/17, Central Maine Power Company staff reported that they had cleaned a 4' diameter transformer leak to snow below the pole.  During an inspection I found the spill cleanup satisfactory and the transformer replaced.  The spill area is rural residential.  At this time, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-129-2017*On 2/17/2017, I received a call from the Lebanon Fire Department requesting my assistance at an accident scene in Lebanon.  A pickup truck had flipped over in front of 213 Jim Grant Road and discharged its motor oil contents to the pavement.  I responded immediately.  By the time I arrived, the fire department had contained the motor oil spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  It was just a matter of shoveling the speedy dry into bags and removing it from the site, which I did.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-130-2017*On 2/17/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Downeast Energy Company reporting that a customer had backed into their aboveground storage tank while plowing their driveway.  The fire-o-matic valve was cracked.  Downeast was able to repair the tank and clean up the spill estimated at 2 gallons.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-131-2017*On 2/17/2017, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill from a customer's vehicle at the Scrubadub car wash in South Portland.  The vehicle suffered a broken fuel line.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-132-2017*On 2/18/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a vehicle accident on Route 25 between the two ends of Conant Street.  They were requesting I respond as there was a large hydraulic fluid spill at the scene.

Upon arrival, I observed 2 vehicles to be involved in the crash.  A passenger car and a truck.  The hydraulic oil had spilled from the truck with a small amount of engine oil having spilled out of the passenger car.  It was estimated that the hydraulic oil spill was approximately 50 gallons and covered a large section of roadway.  I hired National Response Corp. (AKA Enpro Services, Inc.) to respond to the site to clean up the spill.  We applied copious amounts of speedy dry sorbent material to the spilled roadway and sorbed up what oil we could.  The remaining stain was covered in sand by the Public Works Department to prevent any vehicles from slipping on the remaining oily residue.

No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-133-2017*On 2/19/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Mill and Pleasant Streets.  A gallon each of motor oil and antifreeze were discharged from the vehicle.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-134-2017*On 2/20/17, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer truck leaking diesel at Mile 5 southbound on Interstate-295 in Portland.  I responded immediately.  I learned that the driveshaft for the truck had broken, snapping the fuel line off the truck.  Approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel had puddled under the truck.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the spill.  Sorbents were used to clean up as much as we could.  It is possible some migrated under the snow onto the grassy area adjacent to the spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-135-2017*On 2/20/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Rolph Westphal of Sprague Energy Corporation.  They reported a 1 gallon spill of heating oil out of tank #13 due to a gasket failure on a 4" flange.  The spill was to ice in the containment dike for the tank.  The gasket was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-136-2017*On 2/20/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department.  They reported a Dale's Cash Fuel tank truck had suffered a mechanical malfunction resulting in a 10-15 gallon spill of transmission oil from the truck.  They requested guidance as to what to do about the spill.  I told them that Dale's was responsible for cleaning up their own spill with little to no assistance from the fire department, which the fire department was delighted to hear.  I told them if the cleanup did not occur to their satisfaction, to alert me and I would speak to Dale's directly.  I never heard back from either party.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-137-2017*On 2/20/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Fielding's Oil & Propane Company.  They reported an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Poland.  It was reported that "2 cups" of oil came out the vent pipe when the tank was overfilled.  They cleaned up what they could outside, although they could not get access to the home to check inside.  They left messages and a note for the homeowner and would respond back to the site when they could get inside.  I left my contact information with Fielding's and told them to let me know if there was any spillage inside.  I never heard back from them.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-138-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a ruptured hose on a plow truck onto the paved road surface near the end of Channel View Road.  The spilled oil was reported cleaned up and disposed of by the Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-139-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 heating oil was released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused because the AST was overfilled and oil was leaked from the sight gauge of the tank.  The oil leaked onto the concrete floor surface of the basement and was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Pit Stop Fuels personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-140-2017*A delivery attempt was made to this underground tank.  The driver was supposed to use a cam lock fitting so he could safely and legally deliver under pressure.  Said driver opted to deliver under pressure using a drop tube which negated the flapper style overfill protection.  As a result, approximately one gallon of heating oil was sprayed out the fill pipe affecting the spill bucket and ice and snow surrounding it.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover spilled product then all visible signs of pink ice and snow were removed.  The ground was frozen so there were no affects to land.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-141-2017*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released at the C. N. Brown Company bulk oil plant. The oil was released from overfilling a fuel delivery truck and was caused by human error. The oil was released to the paved ground surface and was cleaned and disposed of by C. N. Brown personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-142-2017*Approximately 12 ounces of #2 fuel oil leaked from a flare fitting on the piping of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) onto the concrete floor of the basement.  The oil was reportedly cleaned from the floor with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-144-2017*On Wednesday, 2/27/17, I met Ray Labbe & Sons Company (RLS) and Brunswick Home & Garden (BHG) workers on site while they were in the process of digging up oil contaminated soil and sand for off site disposal.  The BHG manager stated that a heavy-equipment vehicle accidently collided into a 55-gallon drum of waste lube oil causing this discharge.  The drum was from their small engine maintenance and was generated on site.

The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The discharge was on the Hennessey Avenue side of the building and across the gravel and reclaim employee parking area.  RLS did a satisfactory cleanup.  Waste sand sorbent and soil was disposed of through CPRC Group.  Only a small volume of soil on meltwater flowed off site to the edge of the road.

No further cleanup actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time and based on present information.
P-95-2017*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call that a septic waste hauler had overturned his full truck on the roadway, spilling septic waste along the highway and shoulder of the road.  The diesel fuel leakage was miniscule and not of concern based on the situation at hand.

Public safety for travelers was of paramount concern, with how to remove/recover the waste a second, and tertiary, the fuel oil cleanup, if any.  They were advised to get another septic hauler to pump the material into another truck and apply sand if warranted to help with vehicle traction.  MDEP Division of Response Services did not oversee the cleanup of the spilled septic waste.

It was later reported that the local officials and contractor were successful in the remediation of this spill scenario.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-96-2017*A homeowner called to request assistance with the removal of a mercury containing device found while renovating their home.  While in the area on another spill, I arranged to meet them and collect the item for proper disposal.  The antique thermometer was not broken.  It was packed for transport and returned to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for consolidation with other homeowner collected/received mercury devices for eventual disposal.  No other MDEP Division of Response Services actions are necessary.
P-145-2017*Mr. Buckley of Scarborough Public Works Department (SPWD) reported that one of the town's plow and sand trucks had leaked hydraulic oil onto the paved road in the area of 63 King Street.  SPWD spread sand on the oil leak and then had tried to get oily sand into CPRC Group for disposal, but Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) prohibited this without lab analysis or an MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter).

After investigation I issued a Virgin Letter for this hydraulic oil discharge, and explained the need for and requirements for a Virgin Letter.  The spill appeared to be cleaned satisfactory.  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-146-2017*On 2/23/17, I received a call from the Windham Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill associated with a motor vehicle accident on Pope Road in Windham.  I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival, I found the accident scene located between 71 and 72 Pope Road on the opposite side of the street.  There was evidence that some cleanup had occurred with the remnants of speedy dry sorbent material on site.  There was a slight odor of gasoline in the area, but I felt it was unlikely that it would impact any wells or other resources in the area.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-149-2017*On 2/24/17, I received a call from Sprague Energy Corporation reporting an overfill spill at loading rack #2 at their facility.  A Dead River Company driver was top-loading his truck and overfilled the truck due to inattention.  Approximately 1 gallon of oil spilled to the pavement below and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-150-2017*On 2/24/17, I received a call from the Cumberland Fire Department reporting they had a diesel fuel spill inside their fire station on Blackstrap Road in Cumberland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed Cumberland firefighters working to contain and clean up a diesel spill inside the station.  Apparently, when returning from a fire call, the diesel fuel tank on a fire engine fell off the truck and was severed from the truck when they backed into the garage.  A small amount of diesel fuel was evident on the pavement outside the station, but the majority of it was inside the station.  The fuel had run across the floor and into floor drains that drain to a septic tank behind the station.  The fire department hired National Response Corporation (NRC -AKA Enpro Services) to respond to clean up the spill.  A vacuum truck was used to clean out the floor drains and sorbents were used both inside and outside the station.

We uncovered the septic tank and looked inside and did not see any fuel.  Once the spill was largely under control, I departed the site and left the fire department and NRC to finish the cleanup.  On 3/10/17, I received a voicemail from Chief Small saying they had observed a sheen of oil in the septic tank and had NRC come back and pump out the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-151-2017*The Longs received a mailed package from the Mystery Mailers of Buffalo, NY, which stated the interior package contained "Ricin".  Needless to say, this was very upsetting and they called the local Fire Department, who in turn called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), a U. S. Postal Inspector, and the local regional Hazmat team.

U. S. Postal Service has an established history with the sender and is coordinating compliance actions with the State of New York Postal Service.  The material was secured in a small barrel and held by MDEP for verification or clearance from the Postal Service.

It was later determined that the package and letter were part of a hoax, and some sort of marketing junk mail.  The materials were disposed of by MDEP, and the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-152-2017*The copper line behind the wall in the finished basement developed a leak and the subsequent discharge soaked into a rug and wall molding along the floor.  Oil technicians were called initially and they in turn called the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Upon arrival, the saturated carpet had been removed, and speedy dry sorbent material applied to affected floor area.  They were preparing to lay a temporary line, but wanted MDEP input as to not be in the way of any remediation.  A Carbon Air Scrubber was installed on the living floor to help with fugitive vapors, as the cleanup would begin in earnest the following day.

Cleanup consisted of removing affected timbers (sill and partial wall framing).  There was no sheetrock involved as the wall was wood tongue and groove, not reaching the floor.  The old copper line was evacuated and removed.  The affected area was dry rubbed with sorbent, washed, rinsed and repeated.  No oil odors were observed, and only a mild discoloration of the floor where it had soaked into the rug.  Mrs. Riddle was pleased with the outcome.  Based on her satisfaction and the successful cleanup achieved, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-153-2017*Scott Cyr received a call about waste oil/used motor oil being dumped into a local storm drain.  There is no indication what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-154-2017*York Public Safety Dispatch called to report a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of 200-260 West Street in Waterboro.  The vehicles lost ethylene glycol to the roadway and shoulder.  Some sand was applied for traffic safety and sorbent was placed to collected fluids.

No practical remediation was possible and the sand was allowed to be worked in and dispersed with traffic.  Based on the volume of material and confinement to roadway, and nothing threatened, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-156-2017*On 2/24/17, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a transformer oil spill from an overheated transformer on White Birch Lane.  The oil spilled to snow and branches below.  Both the affected snow and branches were removed.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-157-2017*On 2/27/17, I received a call from ReEnergy reporting a tractor trailer unit had tipped over at their facility spilling hydraulic oil and antifreeze.  ReEnergy used sorbent materials to clean up the spill and transported it to Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-162-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of 80 weight gear lube was discharged from a 1 quart container in a flooded basement.  The gear lube has been stored in the basement by a tenant.  The released oil was not able to be collected as it was too diluted.  The basement water was pumped outside.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and no additional cleanup was necessary.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-164-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the garage of the residence. The release occurred due to a corrosion hole in the piping of the tank. The released oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents by Dead River Company personnel and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-165-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was reportedly released from the fuel tank of a motor vehicle as the result of a traffic accident.  The gasoline was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  The waste material was swept up and disposed of by an unspecified towing service.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-166-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of used motor oil was discharged from a passenger vehicle as the result of a traffic accident.  The oil was released to the paved road surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and swept up the sorbent material that had been laid down by the Saco Fire Department.  MDEP disposed of the waste material.  No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-170-2017*Approximately three gallons of #2 fuel oil was reported to have been released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a broken filter assembly on the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents and disposed of by the homeowner.  The homeowner declined help by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-172-2017*The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported that they were going to be opening a backpack that had the remains of a one-pot methamphetamine mixture at the Sanford Police Department.  A Sanford Police officer had detained an individual with the backpack in someone's backyard the day before.  The officer took the backpack and brought it back to the police station.  It was stored in the parking lot until the MDEA could come and deal with it.  I attended the unpacking of the backpack (see attached photo).  None of the waste was actively reacting and most of it was trash.  I did pack up the two Gatorade bottles and transport them back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's hazardous waste storage shed for consolidation and disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-173-2017*Cash Energy called to report an overfill at the aforementioned address.  A small amount of oil discharged from the vent and wetted the siding and the concrete foundation.  Staff washed and dried the surfaces.  When I arrived, the cleansing was winding up.  The homeowner was home at the time of the spill, but had since left.  I was told they were satisfied with cleanup activities.  After inspecting the scene, it appeared satisfactory.

After observing a satisfactory cleanup, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-174-2017*On March 5, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection regarding a spill from the transformer on CMP Pole # 118.1 on Jewell Lane.  CMP originally reported approximately 10 gallons of mineral oil and leaked from the transformer, down the pole, and onto the snow and dirt below.

Cleanup was completed March 6th and was conducted by CMP.  Cleanup resulted in one 55-gallon drum of oily soil and other debris.  No further action by the Department's Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-175-2017*Cash Energy, Inc., reported that one of their delivery drivers had forgotten to shut off the Scully when he removed the nozzle from the fill pipe at a customer's residence.  The mistake caused about half a gallon of heating oil to spill onto the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-176-2017*A truck leaked approximately 10 gallons of motor oil to the ground; then it snowed and the affected area was plowed.  The spill was not immediately reported by the responsible party, rather the property owner, after it was identified during a routine transit of the area.  The spiller accesses his residence by utilizing a gravel right of way along the railroad tracks.  The spill affected the gravel road and snow.  All visible signs of oily snow were removed as well as gross contaminated gravel which were transported to a landfill by the spiller.  The cleanup was complicated by falling rain and warming temperatures so sorbent materials were used in an attempt to manage runoff.  Some of the ground was still frozen, some not, so localized surficial contamination remains but is not likely to affect any off site receptors.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-177-2017*A delivery driver realized he had not properly seated the delivery nozzle to the fill pipe when oil dribbled to the ground during the delivery.  Approximately one quart of heating oil affected the soil below the fill pipe.  All visible signs of contaminated soil were hand excavated by the driver.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-178-2017*On 3/9/17, Max King, from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, showed up at my office with waste from a clandestine (meth) lab they had processed previously.  The waste had come from 24 South Road in Limington.  Most of what he had was household trash and was disposed of in our dumpster.  The remaining items, a gas generator, some lye, and some lighter fluid, were packaged and stored at our Bell Street facility pending disposal arrangements.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-179-2017*An employee was pumping surface water out of spill buckets.  One of the buckets had a small quantity of standing fuel in it, but that wasn't recognized until it came out the hose.  Less than a pint of heating oil affected a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  It's unknown what caused the presence of oil in the bucket, but likely spilled during a delivery.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-180-2017*A loader had a loose hydraulic fitting which resulted in the release of approximately one quart of hydraulic fluid to gravel.  All visible signs of contaminated gravel were hand-excavated by the responsible party. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-181-2017*An oil delivery company called to report a spill their driver discovered when he arrived at the property.  It appears the tank had been overfilled in the past.  The siding and soil were stained.  Soil contamination was merely surficial so no Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-183-2017*A 16 oz. bottle of monomer shattered when it hit the floor of this beauty supply shop, spewing its contents.  This putrid product presented an immediate inhalation hazard to the employees and patrons.  The local fire department recovered what had not already volatized with sorbent materials, then exchanged the air.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-185-2017*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that a single vehicle accident on Route 1 north of Cook's Corner had caused about a quart of gasoline to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-186-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their outdoor oil tank.  Fielding's pumped the tank out and removed it and reported that there was only a small amount of oil found on the concrete pad underneath the tank.  They cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbents and cleaned the concrete with soap.  I visited the site the next day and confirmed that the spill was cleaned up properly.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-187-2017*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a leaking oil line.  The oil line ran underneath the basement floor and was properly sheathed, so the oil came out of one end of the sheathing.  Dead River removed the old copper line and blew out the sheathing.  They cleaned up the spilled oil on the concrete floor with sorbent material.  Finally, they replaced the oil line with one that runs above the floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-188-2017*Cape Elizabeth Public Works reported that one of their plows had blown a hydraulic hose in the lot at their garage on Cooper Drive.  The truck was driven across the lot to the garage and leaked hydraulic oil all the way.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-189-2017*The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reported that during transfer of gray water from the USS Providence to shore, a hose burst and about 50 gallons was spilled.  Transfer operations ceased and the hose was replaced.  See attached incident report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-190-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had been hit by a falling tree and had leaked a couple of gallons of oil onto the ground.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-191-2017*Estes Oil Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their outdoor oil tank.  I arrived to find an obvious oil stain on the concrete pad under the tank and across the paved driveway next to it (see attached photo).  The oil stain stopped at a retaining wall where the elevation drops to a parking lot below where there was no evidence of oil staining.  I continued looking downgradient and found where the storm drains discharge into a small stream that outlets in the tidal Spruce Creek.  This was the most likely place for the spilled oil to end up, so I placed sorbent boom across the small stream in 2 places.  I checked the boom on many occasions over many months and never saw any evidence of oil.  I checked in with the owners and employees of the Subway and they never reported any indoor air issues.  The leaking tank was replaced and the stained concrete and pavement was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-192-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to the Hannaford parking lot for a vehicle that had leaked some gasoline.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-193-2017*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported that one of their engines had overfilled its containment tank and caused some lube oil to spill onto the ground underneath.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-194-2017*The Biddeford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision on Hill Road in Arundel.  The vehicle left the road and landed in a small stream.  Sorbent material was deployed in the stream in case the vehicle leaked, but the only spill was on the paved roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-195-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had been damaged when a tree hit the wires and broke the utility pole.  The transformer leaked 10-17 gallons of mineral oil onto the ground and gravel road underneath the pole.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers to excavate, dispose of, and replace the contaminated soil.  I visited the site before and after the excavation and confirmed cleanup.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-196-2017*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported that one of their engines had overfilled its containment tank and caused some lube oil to spill onto the ground underneath.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the spilled oil.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-198-2017*On the evening of March 15th, the area experienced a winter storm with high winds which broke trees and damaged electrical utilities in the area.  The discovery of a downed transformer was called in.  Cleanup was planned and prioritized.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) handled the transformer and enlisted ENPRO Services to vacuum up the affected snow (oil from  transformer sprayed onto snow beneath pole and on hillside).  The transformer was tagged as containing less than 1 part per million of polychlorinated biphenyls and all visible signs were removed (almost entirely snow).

Based on the information given and known scenario, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit was conducted at the time of cleanup.  No additional contrary information was received and the site presumed properly remediated.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-200-2017*On 3/16/17, report was received of a small leak from peddler tank truck during a delivery to a customer.  There was an estimated 1 gallon loss to a paved road, but none to drains and soil.  The area is rural suburban residential.  It was found cleaned to state satisfaction.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-201-2017*A local fire department was fighting a significant mill fire overnight.  Extensive runoff was entering the river abutting the property, but there was nothing to be done about it.  The site was visited the following morning.  Visual reconnaissance did not identify any potential impacts to the river from the mill; impacts to the river were mostly ash/solid waste. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-202-2017*A tractor trailer jackknifed while exiting the Irving truck stop.  It came to an abrupt stop on Ranger Drive which caused the saddle tank to puncture.  Approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel were released to pavement.  Spilled product impacted a snowy roadway as it migrated into cracks and over to the shoulders.  Sorbent materials were applied to the free product.  Contaminated snow along the shoulders was shoveled into the roadway then picked up with a loader and dumped into bins for transport.  A rising spring sun mobilized product as snow turned to meltwater and the same effort was applied to the north shoulder of Ranger Drive approaching Gorges Road.  All visible signs were removed.  Incidental surficial contamination along the shoulder may remain in some locations.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary.
P-203-2017*A dump truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-204-2017*A locomotive's containment tank overflowed which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of lube oil.  Spilled product impacted track ballast and all visible signs of contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-206-2017*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Upon notification by Portland Pump Company, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited this abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Based on previous environmental site assessments and MDEP spill reports, petroleum contamination was anticipated.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  For many years, the UST facility and auto repair garage operated as Roberge's SUNOCO.  While still branded a SUNOCO station, the UST facility has been out of service for years and a restaurant operated in the building.  East of these tanks, there had been several large bulk heating oil USTs removed in 1998.  There had been a large (2000 to 3000-gallon capacity) aboveground storage tank (AST) against the south side of the garage building.

Across Main Street at the Dunkin Donuts restaurant was a former gas station with an alleged significant pre-1990 UST discharge of gasoline.

The area is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer. There are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.  Based on site use and past oil spill history, MDEP assigned a Construction/Excavation Worker Cleanup Scenario for petroleum discharges.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In addition to surface spills, oil contamination was found in 1987 and during the 1998 removal of the bulk heating oil tanks though these discharges were not remediated or reported to MDEP, as required by Mr. Roberge or by the site assessor, R. W. Gillespie.  Gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater was confirmed in spill report P-940-2004.

During the March 2017, UST abandonment by removal by Portland Pump Company, the St. Germain-Collins consultant site assessor measured no significant evidence of discharges, or contamination levels, above notification levels.  I noted no obvious evidence of discharges from the removed UST facility.  Low field headspace levels were measured.  This Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment focused on the UST facility fill material and did not cover deeper native soils that may have residual petroleum contamination.

I noted no free product oils on the groundwater we found on 3/20/17 at about 10' below grade.  I was not aware of any petroleum vapor intrusion issues with nearby buildings or utilities.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
During this March 2017, UST facility abandonment, no remediation of soil or groundwater was required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on the observed site conditions and known information.  I am not aware of voluntary cleanup actions being initiated at that time.  Compared to pre-1998 contamination levels, natural attenuation of the contamination has reduced levels observed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, historical oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed by the responsible party and property owner if disturbed and as needed.  See the previous spill reports and site assessments for further information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  The UST Closure assessment should not be considered to equate to a more complete Phase-2 environmental site assessment.
3)  I am not aware of eligible Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance coverage for the pre-1998 discharges.
4)  No new, replacement, UST facility was installed and I am not aware of any additional UST facilities remaining on site.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services, based on present information.
P-207-2017*On 3/20/17, report was received through U. S. Coast Guard that on 3/17/17, they received a complaint from Dusty Ladale reporting a sheen on the asphalt paving of the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I visited this gas station and noted no evidence of discharges to the parking lot.

After returning and receiving the NRC Incident Report, I noted that Ladale also complained about an apparent UST facility leak alarm system to have been in alarm.  I referred this to Ms. Mullen of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) UST compliance unit.  MDEP had inspected the facility in 2015, and the facility passed their 2017 annual UST facility inspection.  The facility was replaced in 1998, has a 2-chamber UST T-7, but no dispenser sump.  The location is suburban residential and commercial use, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.


P-208-2017*On 3/21/17 and on 7/22/17, I checked this out-of-service retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The fill-pipe caps were padlocked as is required.  I could not check for remaining product within the three USTs.  The facility is reported to be out-of-service since 2011, and is required to have been abandoned by removal in 2013.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Underground Tank Unit plans on a Notice of Violation and order to properly abandon the facility.

One of the two dispensers on the single island had been opened by someone and a lack of dispenser containment sumps was evident.  The UST facility has a pressurized pump system.  The location is a commercial use area and is served by municipal water and sewer.  The facility is a former Getty Petroleum facility, then owned/operated by LUKOil and by Lehigh Gas and Green Valley Company.

I recommend MDEP attendance at the future UST facility removal and/or replacement.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present information.
P-211-2017*Mr. Piela called to report that he was responding to a leaking/weeping tank at the aforementioned address.  Meeting him there, we met with the homeowner and he showed us the tank.  It was wet along the seam and a few drops of oil had fallen to the floor beneath the tank.  There was an oil odor associated with this observation.  Mr. Piela advised Mr. Bulgin on the needed actions.  It was left that upon his decision, formal cleanup and tank replacement would be undertaken.  The release was minimal and, if needed, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) would be available to assist with the cleanup.  I spoke with Mr. Piela the following week, but no contact had been made by the Bulgins.  Based on that, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions unless circumstances change.
P-212-2017*See attached detailed report from Ransom Consulting, Inc.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-213-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the hotel establishment.  The release was caused by a very slow leak from the filter gasket of the AST and the released oil impacted the concrete floor.  The filter gasket was replaced by an oil heat technician and the spilled oil was cleaned up and disposed of by an oil heat technician.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-214-2017*The unfinished basement of this home flooded which floated the oil tanks, resulting in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product floated on flood water, impacting other things floating on floodwater, but access was limited until most of the water had been pumped out by the local fire department.  Sorbent pads and boom were utilized to recover free product and oil-impacted items were removed.  The walls and floor were cleaned and lingering oily wash water was recovered with sump pumps and shop vacs.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-215-2017*Tank corrosion caused the release of less than one gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other items were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-216-2017*Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc., reported that one of their loaders at their gravel pit had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled about 30 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spilled oil landed on the ground and was removed by excavation.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-217-2017*On 3/21/17, I received a call from Nice Fuel Company reporting a small spill in the roadway in front of 46 Elizabeth Taylor Lane in South Portland.  The nozzle for their truck was accidently cracked open by the driver.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-218-2017*Approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the saddle tank of a tractor trailer truck.  The fuel was released from a rupture in the fuel tank that was caused by a traffic accident.  The fuel was released to the paved road surface and adjacent soils.  Sorbent materials were used to clean the fuel from the pavement and 3.27 tons of oil impacted soil were excavated from the shoulder of the road.  The waste sorbent material was disposed of by the National Response Corporation and the impacted soils were transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel oversaw the cleanup and were satisfied with the results.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-219-2017*After extinguishing an illegal burn, the fire department identified multiple locations on the property impacted by oil spills.  The <1 acre lot is mostly gravel, abutted on one border by Moose Brook, with a 1,000 sq. ft. building in the middle.  The building was being razed and burned in situ by either the property owner or prospective user; in an illegal manner either way.  One area of contamination between the building and the road was likely waste oil, but there was no obvious cause or source.  The other area was on the opposite side of the building close to the stream and appeared to be hydraulic, with pockets of free product, likely from heavy equipment in the vicinity.  Oil spill cleanup was intended to be combined with a broader scope of enforcement including the burn, failure to address asbestos and other matters, pursued by Forestry.  That pursuit dissolved, but by then, the property had been regraded.  It should be noted that remediation was not completed and contamination remains on site.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary at this time.
P-987-2016*On 1/4/17, written report by Mr. Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was received of a small pole-mounted transformer leak that had occurred on 12/31/16 due to storm damage.  The non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil spill was reported cleaned up and no request to visit communicated to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Johnston Drive is a rural residential area near Route 231.  CMP reported the spill, mostly to vegetation at the pole's base, was cleaned up.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements, based on present information.
P-937-2018*The Division of Response Services responded to and assessed engine oil leak to the ballast and soil from Pan Am Railways railroad locomotive #327.  The location is rural farm and residential located about 1000' south of Route 231.  No oil was seen to have reached the significant brook located east of the spill location.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.

B-373-2017*Prentiss & Carlisle personal overfilled the hydraulic oil for a hose on one of the trucks on May 30, 2017. The leak was on the dirt road and the crew excavated a small area. No site visit was needed.

No further action by The Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-563-2017*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a ruptured hose on a forklift and impacted the paved surface of dry dock #3.  Several ounces of the oil reportedly flowed into a nearby stormwater catch basin and subsequent sheen was observed emanating from outfall #36 in Birth #14.  The oil was cleaned from the paved surfaces with sorbent and a piece of sorbent boom was placed at the outfall to collect any additional sheen. The waste materials were disposed of by the facility personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.  Please see attached National Response Center report.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-739-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product was forced out the vent and sight glass, affecting soil and the concrete basement floor.  Outside, visible and olfactory evidence of contamination guided a small hand excavation.  Inside, the tank was wiped down, then sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product on the cement floor.  The house and basement were ventilated and by the following day, the homeowner reported no lingering odors.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-145-2018*Antifreeze from a frontend loader was spilled without any clean up being done due to dry soils.


No further action should be required of The Division of Response Services at this time.
I-146-2018*Two gallons of hydraulic oil was released due to a broken hose which was cleaned with spill pads.



No further Response action needed at this time.
P-148-2019*Storm damage downed a utility pole which resulted in the release of approximately eight gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product impacted snow.  Visible evidence of contamination was hand excavated but it was challenging to confirm because the product is clear and the spill was in the middle of a snow covered yard.  The site was revisited in the spring and there was evidence of impacts to soil.  A more thorough cleanup was conducted with an excavator at that time.  Contaminated soil was disposed at a recycling facility.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-149-2019*The Department was notified of a 200 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a damaged aboveground storage tank (AST) directly abutting Round Pond.  A wind storm went through the area the evening before the spill occurred, which resulted in the top half of a large pine tree breaking and falling onto the roof of the seasonal home.  A large portion of the fallen tree came off the roof and landed beside the AST causing the stem from the tank to the fuel filter to snap and release all of the contents.  Greenwood Fire Department found the spill as they were doing damage assessment of the structure the morning following the wind event.

Due to the significant snow coverage in the area, the oil wrapped around two sides of the L-shaped home and stopped before draining into the pond.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to use a vacuum truck and remove the contaminated snow and ice from the area.  The Department was unable to immediately locate the dug well on site due to the depth of snow and unknown location of the well.  Photos provided by the homeowner showed the dug well to be within 10 feet of the closest edge of the spill.  A water sample will be collected at the time of opening the camp.  Due to the amount of ice and snow at the spill site, the Department determined that the spill area should be padded and tarped until spring time when an excavator could come in to remove the remaining contaminated soil.

The Department hired Clean Harbors for the excavation of contaminated soils and installation of a groundwater recovery well.  During remedial work, contamination was discovered in the sill along the house wall that was shared with the AST.  The contaminated wood was removed.  Cracks in the poured concrete also indicated vapors coming from below the floor.  The Department had the floor removed and a sub-slab ventilation system was installed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-152-2019*The containment tank on a locomotive overflowed which resulted in the release of approximately one quart of lube oil. Spilled product impacted snow and ice.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contaminated snow and ice were hand excavated.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-153-2019*On 2/27/19, I received a call from Zach at the Portland Jetport reporting a half-gallon spill of jet fuel from an unspecified aircraft.  Cold weather shrunk an O-ring causing the fuel to be spilled.  It was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-867-2017*On 11/2/17, I received a call from Tim Smith of Dead River Company, reporting a diesel fuel spill from an unspecified Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contractor tank truck.  The truck had been contracted by FEMA to deliver fuel in the aftermath of the recent storm event.  The truck was leaking fuel when it left the bulk plant after filling up.  It is not known why the truck leaked.  It left a 150 yard by 1 foot trail when it left the facility.  Dead River Company staff cleaned up what was on their property with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further complaints regarding the truck were received.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-869-2017*On 11/3/17, I received an after-hours request from Portland Fire Department requesting I respond to the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident in the area of 1364 Congress Street in Portland.  They indicated that when a tow truck was removing the vehicle involved, gasoline began to gush from the vehicle.  The fire department contained the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material, but needed assistance in removing the spill debris from the scene.

I responded to the scene immediately and removed the spill debris.  It was eventually taken to NRC/Enpro Services for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-881-2017*On 11/3/17, I received an after-hours call from Bob Martineau of Main Street Fuel reporting a customer's oil tank was leaking in their basement.  He was on site pumping the oil out of the tank.  I responded immediately.  By the time I arrived, Main Street Fuel had completed the transfer and left the site.  They had left a bunch of oil soaked sorbent pads under the tank.  I applied a magnet patch to the area of the tank that was leaking to prevent the little bit of remaining oil from leaking.  I cleaned up the spill in the basement with oil sorbent materials.  It appears as though the homeowners caught the spill early and had placed a container under the tank to catch most of the spilled oil.

The Burnette's qualified for the Department of Environmental Protection's tank replacement program, so I connected them with staff person Peter Moulton for a new tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-882-2017*On 11/4/17, I received an after-hours call from Northeast Air reporting the overfill of an aircraft at the Jetport.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-883-2017*On 11/5/17, I received an after-hours call from the Goodwins Mills Fire Department reporting an excavator fire and subsequent diesel fuel spill at 12 Lowell Lane in Dayton.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that an excavator belonging to Andy Picard Excavating, Inc., had caught fire while doing work at this new home construction site.  I met a representative of the company, the property owner, and the fire department on site.  The fire department had placed a drum under the leak on the excavator to contain as much of the fuel as possible.  I learned that the excavator had 50 gallons of diesel fuel in it when the fire occurred.  Diesel fuel soaked the ground under the excavator.  Run-off water containing firefighting foam had spread the fuel a short distance from the excavator.  We used soil on site to cover the spilled fuel to contain it.  Picard disposed of the spent sorbents used by the fire department to contain the spill, and hauled some oil contaminated soils to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-884-2017*On 11/5/17, I received an after-hours call from Constance Madeda reporting "a flood of oil" in her basement in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met an employee of the local gas company on site.  Ms. Madeda had reported the odor of gas in her building to her natural gas utility company.  The gas employee found no gas leak or odor, but noted the basement had flooded and that there was a film on the surface of the water that he thought was oil.  The home is served by natural gas.  An old, out-of-service oil tank remains in the basement, but is not connected to anything.  The film on the water appeared to be a natural, iron bacteria type of film, and not oil.  There was no evidence of any oil discharge.  I advised Ms. Madeda it would be in her best interest to have the oil tank removed at her earliest convenience.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-44-2018*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was reportedly discharged from a ruptured hose of a garbage truck to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-325-2017*The August Fire Department reported a truck fire on Interstate 95.  A site visit was made to check for any petroleum in the fire runoff, and none was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
I-151-2017*A hydraulic hose on a piece of equipment at Huber Wood Products ruptured releasing approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to the cement pad the equipment was mounted on.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbent material and disposed of in the on site boiler.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-425-2017*Downeast Energy reported a spill of an estimated 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil from a leaking fitting at a basement furnace.  They reported that they had repaired the fitting and were cleaning up the oil.  I went to the site and found that the oil had been absorbed by the materials stored in the area of the fitting.  Downeast reported that they had installed the fitting recently.  Downeast removed the oiled debris and cleaned the floor with speedy dry sorbent material.  The area was ventilated to remove oil vapors.  The living area above was checked a couple of days later and there were no detectable oil vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-427-2017*On August 02, 2017, a report was sent into the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) through MDEP Email portal services.  At the time, little information was given and an incorrect Email address was provided as the reporter of the oil spill.  After researching management companies in the central Maine area, I discovered who sent the Email and contacted them immediately.

I visited the foreclosed property with permission from the management company on August 04, 2017.  At that time, I discovered the basement was flooded with oil and water and there was a failed attempt of pumping out the basement  onto the lawn on the side of the house.  The grass was dead and the soil smelled like oil.  The pump was still located on the side of the house as well.  I could not locate the aboveground storage tank (AST), but assumed it was in the basement somewhere because the fill and vent pipes were exiting outside the building.

I identified what needed to be remediated and reported it to the management company so they could handle the bidding and hiring of an environmental cleanup contractor.

On October 12, 2017, the oily water was pumped from the basement and soil was removed from the side of the house and disposed of properly.  The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services and supervised by them.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.

A-428-2017*On August 08, 2017, Brian Beneski reported a #2 oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to Mr. Beneski's property where a corrosion hole on the belly of an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked approximately 10 gallons of oil onto the concrete basement floor.  Near the AST was a sump hole that had a perforated pipe inside and about an inch of oil was inside.  I determined that the oil had reached the sump by the holes and the concrete floor would need to be removed and contaminated soil excavated to prevent the spread of oil in the ground.

On August 09, 2017, the concrete floor was removed and soil was excavated.  The sump hole was excavated and filled in with crushed stone.  A new concrete patch was poured to covered the new crushed stone.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.

A-430-2017*On August 10, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I visited the scene where a CMP bucket truck had blown a hydraulic line in the parking lot of Farrins Auction.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily paved surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-432-2017*On August 10, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred when a motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole.  The pole snapped and the transformer broke open on the pavement.  One gallon of transformer oil leaked onto pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-433-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a 4000-gallon aboveground oil storage tank (AST) was actively leaking.  The caller stated that the tank was in an engineered containment and the fuel was fully contained within it.  Sargent Corporation contracted with Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to respond to the site with liquid vacuum trucks and sorbent pads.  I met EPI on site and we first vacuumed out the AST.  After that we vacuumed out the containment dike.  We were able to account for most of the fuel lost.  After the recovery efforts, EPI washed the containment dike and vacuumed up the wash water.  The AST piping was fixed, and it was put back into service.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-434-2017*Lincoln Health reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated five gallon spill was the result of a gas can being knocked over. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-438-2017*Ashley Duncan reported that an unknown amount of #2 heating oil had spilled in the flooded basement of a vacant home, now owned by her company.  She explained they needed guidance on how to clean up the oil spill.  I met her contractor on site.  Half the basement had about a foot of water in it and there was an area with red oil floating on it.  I put oil absorbent pads out to collect the oil and used oil absorbent boom to contain it to the flooded area of the basement.  There was wood and cardboard debris in the basement that was oil impacted.  I told the contractor that the oiled debris and the oil and water would need to be removed and disposed of at a licensed facility.  I gave the contractor several environmental cleanup company contact numbers.

Several weeks later I was contacted again to meet an environmental contractor at the site to ensure cleanup work was sufficient.  The water was vacuumed out of the basement.  The oil impacted debris in the basement was removed for disposal.  The oil tank was removed and the floor washed.  There were still oil vapors noticeable in the upstairs living area but natural ventilation was effective in remediating them.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-441-2017*On August 16, 2017, RE-Energy reported an anti-freeze spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than 2 gallons of anti-freeze leaked from a broken hose on a bulldozer.  The anti-freeze leaked onto woodchips that were removed and disposed of properly.  No waterways were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-443-2017*On August 17, 2017, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Less than a gallon of diesel dripped from the back of a pickup truck when the vent on a diesel can failed to tighten and tipped over, thus releasing diesel.

The diesel was absorbed with speedy dry sorbent material and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-147-2017*Shelley Alley, of Guardian Property Asset Management (Guardian), reported a flooded basement with oil on it at one of their client's properties in Benton.  I met with a Guardian representative on site and he showed me the basement in question.  There was about 2 feet of water on the basement floor with an oil sheen and several areas with red oil.  The tank was upright and intact, so it was likely that the oil was coming out of the submerged boiler motor.  There was no one living in the home (foreclosed) and it is supplied by public water, so there was no emergency need to pump out the basement.  I relayed several options to Ms. Alley.   On June 12, 2017, she confirmed to me via email that the job had been completed.

With the oily water removed, basement cleaned and tank removed, there is no further risk of discharge at the site and no further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
P-228-2017*On 3/24/17, Becky, with C. N. Brown Company, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an alleged small discharge of heating oil on the roadway at this location back on 3/16/17, eight days late.

It was reported that the truck had parked on a hill and gravity caused oil drainage out the dome and drain pipes from the peddler truck's cargo tank.  The oil spilled to the customer's driveway and the road.  None of the discharge affected soil or waters.  The customer was reported to be satisfied with the cleanup.  The spill location is rural residential use.

At this time, Becky, of C. N. Brown, was not aware why the spill was not reported sooner as required.  I advised C. N. Brown to have their staff review their reporting procedures.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time based on present information.
P-229-2017*On Sunday, 3/26/17, Pam Am Railways reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a leak from the bottom oil pan of a locomotive on the east side of the Allen Avenue crossing, near Morrill's Corner in Portland.  Pan Am reported the leak to the track ballast was being cleaned.

On 3/27/17, in the morning, I checked the spill location and found the spill adequately cleaned.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-231-2017*On 3/27/2017, I received a call from York County Community Action Corporation about a possible spill that was reported to them at 25 Rachel Drive in Sanford.  I called the occupant of the home who is Scott Jackson, and he told me he was unsure of how much had leaked and he was unsure how oil had leaked.  Scott did inform me that he received 100 gallons of kerosene on March 3rd.

On 3/28/2017 at 10:00, I called National Response Corporation (NRC) about getting the needed resources to 25 Rachel Drive in order to clean up the spilled oil.  Gaylen from NRC showed up and we came to a consensus of what we needed.  NRC brought down one bobcat, a mini excavator and one roll-off container. At 12:30 NRC showed up with said resources and began to dig.  At 15:00 we managed to dig a 5' hole about 5' away from where the leak originated.

On 3/29/17, I returned to the site with NRC and continued to remove contaminated soil.  Free product was encountered on the groundwater, so we decided to install a recovery well.  3,619 gallons of oil/water was collected while and after we installed the recovery well.

On 3/30/17, we returned to finish backfilling the area and continued to remove oil/water from the recovery well.  2,816 gallons were collected for disposal.

On 3/31/17, I returned with only a vacuum truck and removed 2,475 gallons of oil and water from the recovery.  The oil continued to flow into the recovery well.

I discussed the situation with our Division of Technical Services Environmental Engineer and Hydrogeologist and we decided that a treatment trailer would be beneficial in this situation.

On the following dates, I continued to remove oil and contaminated water from the recovery well with a vacuum truck, until a treatment trailer was installed:

4/3/17-2,677 gallons
4/5/17-3,194 gallons
4/10/17 2,511 gallons

Once the treatment trailer was installed and recovering oil, the case was referred to Mark Woodruff of our Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.




P-232-2017*Approximately 200 gallons of asphalt was released from aboveground storage tank (AST) #202 due to a ruptured gasket. The asphalt was released onto the soil inside the engineered secondary containment structure around the AST. The asphalt hardened up after cooling and was excavated by Sprague personnel.  Sprague hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to dispose of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-233-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from the loading rack from an aboveground storage tank (AST) located at the bulk plant facility.  The release was caused by human error and the oil was released to the concrete ground surface below.  The released oil was cleaned up by facility personnel using sorbent materials.  Dead River Company disposed of the impacted waste material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.  No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
B-658-2017*On September 26, 2017 the homeowner called to report an oil smell by his outdoor oil tank. Upon arrival I could smell home heating oil in the air around the oil tank which had a shelter built around it. After further investigation and removing the structure, around the oil tank, I noticed free product in the pea stone beneath the oil tank's concrete slab.

There were no vapors detected in the home. The tank was approximately half full, I proceeded to pump out the tank into a tote. The tank was then set up on end and three holes were discovered in the bottom of the tank. The home owner was put on the Maine groundwater fund and I hired Clean Harbors to do a small excavation with a vacuum truck. They hauled the contaminated soil to Juniper Ridge Landfill and backfilled the site. A temporary tank was set up for heat and hot water. A new oil tank was installed shortly thereafter.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-660-2017*A truck lost its oil pan around the subject location.  I arrived at the scene before it had been cleaned up and assisted with a cleanup.  All oil was contained to the roadway where we recovered it with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-35-2017*02/25/2017 (12:25) - I received call of hydraulic oil spill onto snow covered ground at Huber Engineered Woods by employee Wayne Chasse.  Estimated amount reported as 1.5 gallons.  Spill was caused by sliced hose on grapple unit in middle of zone 8 of log laydown yard.  Spilled hydraulic oil and contaminated snow was immediately scrapped up with front end loader plus hand shovel and burned in facility boiler as permitted disposal method.


No further action required by Response Services staff at this time.
I-79-2017*On 4/18/17, Forest Dudley, of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), called to report that they were going to be seizing a meth lab in Madawaska the next morning @ 11:00.

On 4/19/17, at 11:00 AM, a Safety Briefing was at held at site of a meth lab in home at 507 Main Street.  After the briefing with all involved agencies (Madawaska Fire Department, MDEA, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), and the Aroostook County Sheriff Department),  I met with Forest to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage my response truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used to cook the meth.  After nearly two hours of processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized equipment and other evidence indicating manufacturing of methamphetamine.  Division of Response Services staff worked with MDEA agents to neutralize and consolidate over 80 one-pots used to make meth.  I cleared the scene at approximately 13:30 hours, and drove back to MDEP Northern Maine Regional Office Response Services warehouse/garage to store the overpack of hazardous waste chemicals in the hazardous storage building.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was contracted to transport and dispose of these hazardous wastes.

No further action is warranted at this time by MDEP Division of Response Services.
P-493-2017*A boom truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted a part pavement, part cobblestone street.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product.  The crew treated the crevices between the cobblestones as best as they were able.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-494-2017*On 6/20/2017, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motorcycle accident and subsequent spillage of 1-2 quarts of motor oil at the Center For Shopping in Sanford.  The fire department cleaned up the spillage with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-523-2017*NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 7/6/17, Ms. Whitehouse notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that her outside, residential, consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank was leaking and she was requesting MDEP assistance.  Ms. Whitehouse was on fuel assistance through Opportunity Alliance (OA) and that Katy Wilcox of OA had advised her to report the leak to MDEP.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential use, mobile home park.  There is a public water well for New Gloucester about 500' southeast of the spill location.  There is also an out-of-service public water well, for the park only, located about 500' away next to Bald Hill Road. (see location map).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
 I noted dark oil stained leaves, soil, and concrete blocks below the AST's oil filter.  I noted no evidence of leak from the horizontal AST.  The top of the oil filter around the nut was wet with oil.  There was an odor of oil.  Ms. Whitehouse had lived there four or five years and did not have a burner technician available and had not had the heating facility serviced.  The facility had been leaking since at least 7/4/17.  I dug down into the sandy soil and noted the soil still strongly smelling and damp with oil.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 7/6/17, Ms. Whitehouse stated that she could not afford to have the leak fixed.  I could not reach Ms. Wilcox or another person at OA to see if they could get a burner technician to fix the leak.  Due to the unknown volume of oil lost, and the nearby public water wells, I got authorization from the MDEP Division of Response Services supervisor to have the leak fixed and the oiled soil excavated.  I put a drip pan under the filter to catch any further leaks until it could be fixed.  Ms. Whitehouse chose Cleanup Option 1 and I advised her of the Ability To Pay option and the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) and its insurance deductible.

On 7/7/17, Allstate Environmental Services (AES) responded at the behest of MDEP and fixed the leaking filter in the morning.  In the afternoon, AES excavated oiled soil and backfilled the excavation after I had checked and deemed cleanup to be satisfactory.  Remaining sandy soil was 'negative' with the Oil In Soil colorimetric field test.  AES took the small volume of oiled soil for disposal as oily waste, with no oil spill debris form or soil manifest.

On 7/11/17, I was called by a burner technician who was called to the site by OA to fix the leaking oil filter.  I advised him that MDEP had the filter leak fixed four days earlier.  No one from OA had earlier called me back to check.

1)  I conferred with MDEP geologist Mark Woodruff. At this time I believe there is no remaining threat to the nearby drinking water wells, and that cleanup is satisfactory at this time.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements are planned at this time.

I-25-2017*An Emera Maine substation lost a small amount of dielectric oil to snow. Emera Maine's employees replaced the leaking bushing and removed all contaminated snow around the substations.


No further action required of Response Services.
P-517-2017*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of this commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Morrison Environmental Engineering was on site to check for evidence of discharges for Bowdoin College.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The UST facility location is in a dense suburban area in the middle of the college campus, and is surrounded by the heating plant and campus buildings.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location appears to be over a mapped sand & gravel area.  Groundwater (gw) in the 17' deep excavation was not evident.  Native soils around the UST area appeared to be tan sand.

UST ABANDONMENT BY REMOVAL
Three 30,000-gallon capacity, double wall steel stP3 tanks (T-8, T-9 and T-10) were replaced by two 20,000 gallon USTs.  Though no gw was present at this time, the tanks had tiedown straps.  Tank backfill for the removed tanks appeared to be clean sand.  The heating plant's primary heat source at this time was natural gas and the #2 oil USTs were a backup fuel source.  Ms. Morrison stated that the tanks had originally held #6-oil but had been converted to #2-oil in the past.  The replacement USTs installed by Paul Thompson of Gaftek, LLC, would be for #2-oil.

CLEANUP ACTIONS
No reportable contamination was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by Gaftek nor by Morrison Environmental.  I noted no oil staining and no oil odor from the UST facility excavation.  I understand that the excavation backfill was hauled off as uncontaminated fill.  No cleanup or remediation actions were required by MDEP at the time and I understand none were performed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  Groundwater was not observed and therefore not assessed for oil contamination.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-577-2017*Contaminated soil was found in an excavation for a water line installation at the subject location.  The contamination was localized to a small area in from of a residence.  That residence has been without a fuel oil tank for many years.  The contamination was tested under the cleanup standard for the area and was permitted to remain in the ground.  No other likely source of the contamination was apparent.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-584-2017*A call came in from public safety on august 25, 2017 that a motor vehicle accident had occurred. A Cunningham Brother's log truck had gotten into the soft shoulder and flipped onto its side. Upon arrival the upper saddle tank was minimally leaking. The fire department had put down sorbents to catch the leak. I drilled a hole into the upper and lower saddle tanks and then pumped out their contents into drums. The log truck was then up-righted and towed away. A small area beneath where the truck had leaked was hand excavated and all sorbents removed and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time
A-465-2017*All States Asphalt Company reported a discharge of 2-3 gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a roller.  The spill was to the ground and sorbent material was used to clean up any free liquid.  The spill was not reported for several days.  The spiller did not realize that spills under 5 gallons were required to be reported until the Maine Department of Transportation made them aware of the requirement.   The cleanup materials were bagged up and brought to their shop to be consolidated with other oily wastes for pick up and disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-753-2017*Approximately 12 ounces of hydraulic oil was reportedly released from a ruptured hose on a lift basket.  The oil was discharged to the crushed stone ground surface.  The impacted stone was reportedly scooped up and thrown into the on site dumpster.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-203-2017*A locomotive engine was found to be leaking lube oil on to railroad ballast and ties.  Pan Am workers repaired the locomotive and wiped off any lube on the locomotive and tracks.   Contaminated ballast was removed and disposed of.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-344-2017*On June 26, 2017, Augusta Fire Department reported a gasoline spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  I responded to the scene of a car fire that had leaked less than 10 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the asphalt driveway.  I removed less than half yard of contaminated soil from the driveway.  I also applied speedy dry sorbent material to the area and removed and disposed of it properly.

No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-181-2017*On 8/7/17 Kelly Cyr, of Lane Construction Company, called reporting a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of their paving operations in Presque Isle.  According to Kelly, a hydraulic line blew on one of their paver units spraying/spilling hydraulic oil onto fresh pavement which was scraped up and brought back to batch plant for reprocessing.  This oil coated pavement was placed on the batch plant rack pile, which is surrounded by an earthen berm, until it can be blended into an asphalt batch job.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-244-2018*On Monday, 4/16/18, response and assessment to vehicle fluid discharges were performed from early morning motor vehicle rollover on side of roadway.  Oiled sorbents applied by Woodstock Fire Department (WFD) were taken by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services for disposal and WFD sorbents were replaced.  The area is rural residential and no drinking water wells appear to be threatened or impacted.

No additional Division of Response Services actions required or expected at this time.
P-245-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 4/16/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to notification by Fire Chief Kyle Hopp of a six to ten-gallon gasoline overfill to the ground from a customer's auto during a fill-up at the gasoline dispenser.  The discharge was not reported to MDEP by the facility owner or operator, who had not called the local Fire Department.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This is a retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and retail heating oil bulk storage UST facility located in a dense suburban commercial and residential area.  It is now owned by Mr. Robert Breau and Suburban Propane Company, formerly owned and operated by Woodstock Oil Company.  The facility is registered as near private well water and over a mapped significant aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The facility manager and Chief Hopp stated that on 4/15/18, a customer had gone in the store for coffee allowing his vehicle to overfill six to ten gallons of gasoline to the pavement.  The spilled fuel flowed across the lot on rain or meltwater and puddles, masking this prohibited discharge.  It is their responsibility to report to MDEP.  Some of the discharge may have reached soil and groundwater through cracks and joints in the pavement.

UST FACILITY
The active USTs, T-3 and T-4 are double-wall, jacketed steel, registered as installed in 1997 and an expected replacement in year 2027.  In the south side of the property is a retail fuel oil loading rack and aboveground retail propane facility.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On Sunday, 4/15/18, a 'passerby" notified the Woodstock Fire Department who responded with sand and speedy dry sorbents.  In the morning of Monday 4/16/18, I visited with Fire Chief Hopp and found cleanup satisfactory but with an oil sheen still on the puddles and wet ground.  The facility manager who was not there for the discharge and clean-up failed to complete the spill log until after I arrived.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  I advised the facility manager about Maine spill reporting, logging, and cleanup requirements.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-247-2018*On 4/13/18, Stephen Brezinski and David Cherry of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services met University of Southern Maine (USM) Gorham ice arena and environment and safety staff to investigate a reported discharge of ammonia from the ice arena refrigeration facility.  USM response and contractors determined the fault lay in a system bad sensor and there was no actual leak or discharge of ammonia that was detected.  See the attached e-mail memo of 4/13/18, for additional information.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-249-2018*On 4/17/18, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a 2-3 gallon spill of antifreeze from one of their tank trucks.  The spill was limited to pavement and cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-250-2018*A ruptured hose on a trash compactor caused the release of five gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved surface.  The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by Idexx.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-251-2018*On 4/17/18, I received a late report by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) of a car versus pole accident that had occurred on 4/14.  Oil spilled onto the paved road.  CMP cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-252-2018*On 4/17/18, I received a late report by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) of a car versus pole accident that had occurred on 4/15.  Oil spilled onto the paved road and gravel shoulder of the road.  CMP hired National Response Corporation to respond to the spill.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and a small hand-excavation of oily soil into drums.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-254-2018*The bushing on a transformer failed which resulted in a release of less than one gallon of mineral oil.  Spilled product dripped from the transformer to the paved sidewalk below and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-255-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report of a sheen in the parking lot of the International Paper facility.  MDEP personnel responded to the location and determined that the sheen was emanating from a melting snowbank in the parking lot.  The oil smelled of hydraulic fluid and it was determined that the most likely source of the oil was from a ruptured hose on a plow truck at some point over the winter.  Several pieces of sorbent boom were placed at the foot of the offending snow bank and were subsequently removed and disposed of by International Paper Company.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-257-2018*Notice received of small #2 oil leak from fitting at burner to the concrete basement floor.  Reported cleaned up by Downeast Energy (DEE) burner technician who repaired the leak.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested, and no complaints from the homeowner.  The spill location is rural residential and commercial use located off Route 24.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions expected at this time.
P-258-2018*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trash trucks had leaked hydraulic oil to the paved roadway in this suburban residential neighborhood.  The spill was reported cleaned with the truck's spill-kit, and no release to drains or soil.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-259-2018*A commercial vehicle leaked diesel to the back yard of a residence over the course of the winter.  When the snow melted, visual and olfactory evidence of contamination remained which was reported by an abutter who was concerned for the safety of a shared drinking water well adjacent to the spill.  Contaminated soil was removed.  Field screening guided the excavation, which identified approximately 10 tons of material for disposal.  The well was sampled and the results were negative.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-160-2017*On 3/1/2017, at 10:15 hours, I received a call from U. S. Coast Guard about a 100 x 50 yard silver sheen at Widgery Wharf in Portland Harbor.  I talked to Geoff Potter who indicated to me that the cause, the amount and the source were all unknown.  Geoff also indicated to me that the sheen is unrecoverable and no action would be taken to clean it up.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
B-216-2017*This project was a scheduled underground storage tank (UST) removal. Once the contaminated soil was discovered, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services and Division of Response Services were on site. The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.

The Division of Technical Services will gather a water sample from the store to confirm no contamination of their well.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-203-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call stating that an oil spill occurred while a logging operations was taking place.  The caller stated that the logging was completed and sheen could be seen in the wetland and puddles all through the property.  I responded to the site and conducted an investigation.  I was able to determine that the sheen was not oil, but it was organic and natural.  I explained this to the property owners and cleared the site.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
A-204-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call stating that an overfill occurred while adding hydraulic fluid to a machine.  The hydraulic oil tank was overfilled and an estimated one quart was discharged to the ground.  The machine was on pavement and the materials were recovered with sorbent pads.  The materials were placed into a drum for disposal at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
I-81-2017*An Emera Maine transformer leaked a small amount of transformer oil to the interior of a box trailer. Emera Maine employees used sorbents to clean up the spill. Contaminated sorbent materials were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-328-2017*On 6/19/17, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated four gallons of hydraulic oil had been discharged to the rail tracks and ballast when a truck loading rail ties had a hydraulic hose break.  The area affected was about 100 yards east of the Kennebec Street crossing.  All the oil impacted stone ballast was removed for disposal by Pan Am employees.  I went to the site the next day and found that all visible oil impacted material had been removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1059-2017*Approximately 20 gallons of gasoline was released from a passenger vehicle due to a motor vehicle accident.  The gasoline was released to the paved road surface and was cleaned up by the Portland Fire Department with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location, picked up the waste material, and transported it to Clean Harbors Environmental Services for disposal.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1060-2017*A piece of heavy equipment was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of diesel fuel. Spilled product affected a gravel road.  All visible signs of contaminated soil were recovered with a skid steer and transported off site for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1061-2017*On 12/7/17, I received an after-hours call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a 1 gallon spill of diesel fuel from an F350 pickup truck.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1062-2017*On 12/7/17, I received an after-hours call from Pan Am Railways reporting an 8-10 gallon spill of lube oil from a locomotive.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials by Pan Am.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1063-2017*Downeast Energy reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled a customer's oil tank.  The excess oil came out the vent pipe and sprayed on the house's siding and onto the grass.  The oiled siding was cleaned and the grass wiped off with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1064-2017*On 12/8/17, I received a call from Downeast Energy reporting a leaking oil tank in the Town & Country Village in Lisbon.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that Downeast had put 50 gallons of oil in the tank that morning.  Later in the afternoon, someone noticed the tank was leaking.  Downeast returned to the site that afternoon and pumped 63 gallons out of the tank.  Town & Country had just taken ownership of this tank a couple of weeks ago.  It is believed that the tank was near empty when it was filled.  I estimated the leak at 5 gallons or less.  There are no nearby wells that are threatened by the discharge.  I told the mobile home park manager that they could hand-shovel a little soil out from under the tank to reduce any potential oil odors.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1066-2017*On 12/8/17, I received an after-hours call from the Waterboro Fire Department reporting a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred when a Hartford Truck Repair & Towing, Inc., truck burst a hydraulic line at the location while recovering a local ambulance.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1067-2017*On 12/8/17, I received an after-hours call from the Yarmouth Fire Department reporting a multi-vehicle accident on I-295.  A couple of gallons of gasoline spilled from one of the vehicles onto the shoulder area of the road.  The fire department cleaned up what they could with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1068-2017*On 12/8/17, I received an after-hours call from the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a 5 gallon spill of motor oil from a motor vehicle accident in the area of 276 Little River Road.  The fire department cleaned up what they could with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1069-2017*On 12/9/17, I received an after-hours call from Adam Marquis of Central Maine Power Company reporting a five gallon spill of transformer oil due to a car hitting a power pole.  The oil spilled onto snow and that contaminated snow was removed.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-1070-2017*On 12/9/17, I received an after-hours call from Adam Marquis of Central Maine Power Company reporting a 11-17 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a car hitting a power pole.  The oil spilled onto snow and that contaminated snow was removed.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1071-2017*A tractor trailer rollover resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of motor oil.  Spilled product affected and was contained to the paved highway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Emergency Response and Training Solutions (ERTS) spill report.
P-1072-2017*Mr. Rogers continues to collect waste materials and containers containing liquid materials with no end use in sight.  The accumulation of aboveground oil tanks has increased since my last visit, with evidence of spillage.  Haphazardly scattered pails, buckets, barrels, containers of all shapes and sizes, cylinders are pervasive in the main yard area.  Demolition debris, wood bleachers, metal roofing, broken discarded structural lumber, tires and mobile home frames strewn throughout the property.  Appliances, refrigerators, chest freezers, air conditioners by the dozens litter the property.  The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection solid waste unit and the Town.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1073-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted snow.  All visible signs of pink snow were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1074-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/12/17, Jenkins Fuels Company notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leak of #2 oil from this customers basement, consumptive-use, residential, aboveground storage tank.  A patch had been applied to a hole in the tank bottom and some sorbents applied to the basement floor.  Jenkins Fuels requested a MDEP response.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill location is suburban residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is a single family cape style.  There were two 275-gallon ASTs manifolded with a crossover pipe from Tank T-1 to T-2.  Each tank had crimped ends (see photos).  The fill pipe was connected to the tank suffering the corrosion hole on the tank bottom (Tank T-1).  T-1 had the vent pipe, overfill whistle and tank gage.  Tank age was unknown but was estimated at 30 years or more.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The fuel leak coincided with a fuel delivery, so both tanks were full.  It is common that a fuel delivery will churn up tank sludge on the tank bottom and instigate a corrosion hole to open up and begin leaking.  The fuel leak was discovered early by the homeowner due to oil odor; I estimated 1 to 2 gallons lost to the concrete basement floor.  I noted little evidence that significant volume of oil leaked down in the joint between the floor and wall.  We determined it to be critical to have the tank emptied as soon as possible to prevent further leakage, and to clean properly under the AST.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Tuesday, 12/12/17, Jenkins Fuels responded first and applied a magna patch to the corrosion hole and spread Speedy Dry type sorbent material and white deodorizer 'fairy-dust' powder (see photos).  Dave Cherry and I responded in late morning to assess the spill.  With Ms. Clark's approval, MDEP Division of Response Services stepped up to manage cleanup.

MDEP hired Jenkins Fuels to disconnect the T-1 and to reconnect the fill and fuel piping to T-2, and National Response Corporation (NRC) to pump out the leaking AST to drums the next morning and carry T-1 out to the back yard.  NRC cleaned up the sorbent waste and washed the floor.  I recommended that Ms. Clark's expenses from Jenkins Fuels be applied toward her GW Fund insurance deductible.

Ms. Clark and I contacted Peter Moulton of MDEP for assistance in replacing her old tanks.  Moulton's new AST contractor would dispose of the old tanks and transfer any remaining fuel from the drums.  I understand that in February, 2018, Moulton had Irving Oil Corporation replace the ASTs and that Irving was to dispose of the two old ASTs.

On 1/5/18, NRC was authorized to transfer fuel from the drums outside to T-2 so the Clarks did not run out of fuel during the very cold weather.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, no significant oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site.  I understand that Ms. Clark is satisfied with cleanup.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-1075-2017*In mid-November, 2017, an employee of York County Community Action (YCCA) complained of damaged monitoring well road boxes in High Street, and was concerned over potential vehicle tire damage from the metal edges.  I visited on 11/15/17, and assessed little threat to tires.  MDEP staff planned to repair the damaged wells.

On 12/11/17, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services staff notified MDEP Division of Response Services of free product #6-oil contamination in the ground under the property of the YCCA.  Extensive free product contamination had been known under other areas of this property, but this area had not been investigated earlier.  See spill reports P-597-1994, P-681-2006, and other reports for additional information.

In mid-December, 2017, the area of the out-of-service 550,000-gallon concrete #6 oil UST had 2" auger borings made.  The auger appears to have drilled through concrete building debris and void spaces within the tank and found several inches of #6 oil within the tank area.  This concrete UST was approved for abandonment-in-place in year 2000, by Gallo Construction Company, the facility owner at the time.  The presence of black, heavy oil still within the tank, indicates the tank was not fully cleaned and backfilled with flowable fill as required by Maine Chapter 691 rules since 1986.

Maine Department of Transportation borings outside the tank location confirmed free product #6-oil discharges to groundwater and soil like that found earlier under the adjacent Spruce and High Streets.  These oil discharges were not known to have been reported to MDEP as required at the time of the supposed tank abandonment.  No cleanup actions were initiated at this time.

No site assessor was listed on the year 2000 UST facility removal notice, and no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment appears to have been done, though required since 1991.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  As the UST appears not to have been properly abandoned at this time, the facility discharges may not be eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance for cleanup expenses.  I recommend the UST be properly abandoned and a Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment be done.
2)  See MDEP Division of Technical Services records for additional information and any eventual case closure.  Further actions are likely from MDEP Division of Technical Services which is the lead MDEP Division for this investigation at this time.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.



P-1076-2017*On 12/12/17, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority.  They reported a 5 gallon or less spill of diesel fuel, due to a truck accident at Mile 1 of the Falmouth Spur off I-95 in the eastbound lane.  Turnpike Authority crews were able to clean up the spill with some sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1077-2017*A plow truck failed to negotiate reentry to the highway from a crossover by sliding off the pavement.  The saddle tank was punctured which resulted in the release of approximately 40 gallons of diesel.  Spilled product followed grade downhill to the south.  It was snowing and dark at the time, so product recovery consisted of deploying sorbent pad/boom dams at intervals down the hill until the extent of migration was identified.  In the following days, the sorbents were recovered and all visible signs of contaminated snow were removed with a vactor. Thereafter, the loam layer of material over the same footprint was removed with an excavator to prevent spring thaw from transporting contaminants at grade to the neighboring wetland.  There are no other sensitive receptors in the vicinity.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1078-2017*From Dead River's incident report: "Employee disassembled the loading rack pump for repair.  On the unloading side of the plant, (storage tanks are between) a mechanic pumped off kerosene from a truck that had an inventory discrepancy.  In doing so, kerosene gravity fed into the loading rack pump causing product to spill onto the pad, partially into the dike and mostly in the separator."

The facility's spill containment is designed so a spill at the loading rack, whether it is to the sump below the pump or to the concrete pad, flows through piping either into the dike, or through a catch basin system into an underground tank.  In this instance, both occurred.  Sorbents were applied to the concrete pad and standing fuel in the dike.  The reader should note, no soil was excavated due to piping runs and commercial/tank farm/urban setting thus remains on site. Product also flowed into the underground tank through the catch basin system.  Free product and standing water in the catch basins and tank were recovered with a vacuum truck, then the basins and associated piping were jet cleaned.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1080-2017*On 12/14/17, I received a call from Gerry Mirabile, of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a 20-26 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a car hitting a power pole.  The oil from the transformer was spilled to a paved road, driveway and sidewalk. The oil was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1081-2017*The aboveground tank at this location was overfilled, which forced oil out the vent as well as out the bungs of the tank.  Product released out the vent impacted snow.  All visible signs of pink snow were removed.  Product released out the bungs ran down the side of the tank to the cement basement floor then migrated towards the furnace, impacting a wood support column.  Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product but vapors were persistent.  To effect change, a carbon impregnated filter was installed in the forced hot air furnace, the bottom of the support column was sealed with a shellac based paint, and mobile air purifier was deployed.  After a few days, confirmatory air sampling was conducted and no evidence of lingering vapors was present.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1084-2017*A motor vehicle operator crashed into a tree adjacent to a driveway.  The result of the collision was a release of vehicle fluids to pavement, ice and snow.  All visible signs of contaminated ice and snow were removed and the area was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1085-2017*The supply line became disconnected from the aboveground tank which resulted in the discharge of less than five gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Product migrated across the floor impacting the cinder blocks supporting a water heater. There were also a few chunks of concrete floor missing which likely accepted some product.  Spilled oil was recovered with sorbent materials as an initial response action.  The water heater was moved, the cinder blocks were removed, then the surface area of the affected concrete was washed with a cleaner/degreaser multiple times.  Thereafter, the concrete was patched to encapsulate any oil vapors below the floor.  Those efforts were successful at mitigating impacts to indoor air.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1086-2017*Approximately two gallons of diesel fuel were released from a fire truck inside the station.  Spilled product impacted a painted concrete floor and a trough style floor drain, and was readily recovered from both locations with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-970-2017*On 11/14/17, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-257-2018*Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a diesel fuel spill.  The estimated 12 ounce spill resulted from a loose fitting on a piece of equipment.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-233-2018*A Pan Am Railways inspector observed a stain along the rail tracks at the Hinckley Railroad Crossing.  They have contacted rail personnel to inspect the last locomotive through this area.  The oil was spread over a distance and was completely dried.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-481-2018*On August 23, 2018, Jeremy Greenman received notification of an aboveground storage tank (AST) spill of an unknown quantity #2 fuel oil to a concrete basement floor.  Cleanup was delegated to myself and Jon Woodard.  Jon and I spoke with Steve McCormick, a Field Supervisor of Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) and the reporting party.  During a fuel delivery, an AFC burner technician observed oil leak from the AST to the basement floor.  Upon investigation, it was determined that the AST had been leaking for an extended period of time.  Repeated flooding had dispersed oil throughout the basement and oily runoff had collected in sump basins.  The basement was made up of two poured concrete layers, a concrete pad, and two sumps.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to power wash the basement and collect the runoff. During the wash, oily runoff was seen weeping from between concrete floor layers into the western sump.  Cleanup efforts were extended to remove the concrete floor around the western sump to excavate the contaminated soil with a vactor.

During excavation, degraded oil was seen weeping from between the two concrete layers.  The concrete pad and a portion of the top concrete floor layer were removed to collect the oily debris.  Further contamination was found in the wooden support beams around the edge of the basement.  Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., was hired to remove a portion of the second concrete floor layer and further excavate contaminated soil.

Contaminated soil and concrete were found in and around the foundation of the house.  Due to structural concerns, the remaining contamination was not collected.  Instead, a vapor recovery system was installed in combination with a vapor barrier.  A new concrete floor was poured by McNaughton Brothers Construction.  A new tank was installed by T & K Heating Services.

Air monitoring of the vapor recovery system was referred to Edwin Cousins of our Division of Technical Services. Additionally, an oil recovery well was installed.  Three wells are located near the spill site, and water testing was referred to Louise Roy of our Division of Technical Services.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
I-212-2018*Maine Department of Transportation found an abandoned Underground Storage Tank(UST) during road work project. Once onsite the Division of Response Services found that the UST once stored gasoline. The UST was removed by Soderberg Construction and will be disposed of at a later date.

Response Services informed the Department's Tank Unit of the find/removal of the UST and issued a 10 Day UST Removal waiver.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-5-2019*The Division of Response Services was notified by the homeowner of a pin sized hole in an above ground storage tank.  Daigle Oil sent a technician to place a patch on the tank.  After the patch was installed, Daigle oil notified Response of the leak.

Upon the initial site visit Response Services noted that Kerosene was visible underneath the tank.  Two test holes were dug by Response Services several feet from the tank where high vapor readings were found using the PID (photo-ionizing detector).  These high readings warranted calling Brown Development to excavate contaminated soils.

Excavation by Brown Development who was able to remove contaminated soil with direction from Response Services.
Brown Development loomed and seed the site.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
A-443-2018*Consumers Fuel Company called to report that they had pumped out a home heating oil tank into drums in the bed of one of their pickup trucks.  One of the drums of fuel leaked into the bed of the truck and onto the gravel below.  The employees transferred the product and hand-excavated the contaminated gravel area to be disposed of properly.  No site visit was needed and no other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-84-2017*Portland Fire Department called to report a small one pint spill of power steering fluid from a vehicle accident on West Presumpscot Street off of Washington Avenue.  The Fire Department and the towing company recovered and disposed of the spilled material.  No site visit was done.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection action is expected at this time.
B-81-2017*Mr. Cookson was plowing out the driveway of 5 Schoppee Drive when he hit the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) which supplies kerosene to the heating appliance at the mobile home at 4 Schoppee Drive.  He didn't think any damage was incurred so he left (around mid-morning).   Later in that day the tenet at 4 Schoppee Drive noticed he had no heat.  The owner of the mobile home checked the AST and noticed that the supply line had been torn away from the AST allowing the contents of the AST to leak out onto the ground.  Mr. Cookson admitted that he had hit the AST earlier in the day while plowing.  Mr. Urquhart indicated that 100 gallons had just been put into this AST and that when it was filled it had approximately half a tank making the spill around 200 gallons.

The Orono Fire Department (Fire Department) had shoveled out around the AST when I arrived.  I then talked to Mr. Cookson, Mr. Urquhart and the Fire Department.  I found out that the drinking water well that supplies this mobile home park is located approximately 40 feet away from the spill.  I informed everyone that I was calling Clean Harbors to respond this evening to try to remove as much oil as possible.   Clean harbors and I worked at the site until late that evening.

I had Clean harbors back the next day to remove additional contaminated soil and to install a recovery well in the excavation.  We left the excavation open for about a week until it was backfilled.  Saturated sorbents were replaced almost daily by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) employees while the excavation was open.  The collection of kerosene subsided over that week.  I also placed a vapor barrier, a layer of 6-mil poly, in the crawl space of the mobile home at 4 Schoppee Drive.

There is contaminated soil still under the trailer at 4 Schoppee drive and approximately 100 to 150 gallons of kerosene missing if the initial estimate of 200 gallons is missing.  As much contaminated soil was removed as possible without affecting the structural conditions of the mobile home supports, concrete block on the bare ground.

Paul Blood of the MDEP installed a couple recovery wells (investigative RW) around the area of the spill to see if oil had migrated.  Nothing has been seen in these investigative RW as of March 17. 2017.  I have referred this site to Paul Blood due to the public drinking water well nearby and Jim Lavoie due to the recovery well being active for the coming months.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.




B-83-2017*On 2/17/17, fellow Responder, Paul Nichols, was on site to excavate 50 yards of contaminated soil. The contaminated soil was disposed of at County Concrete Construction Company in Columbia Falls. Clean backfill material was used at the site to backfill the excavation.

The oil tank was repositioned around the corner of the home under the gable end in hopes of preventing snow from causing another spill.  The Division of Technical Services was also on site to gather information on the well.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-55-2017*Daigle Oil Company (DOCs) received a report of fuel oil mixed with melt water around Ms. Stevens Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). DOCs employees pumped off the AST into drums. Once on site it was clear that the tank had been leaking for a while from a pin hole caused by corrosion.

Response Services hired a McLaughlin's Construction to remove the contaminated soils and back fill. The AST was taken out of services and a replacement tank was scheduled to be installed at the owners expense.

The site has been properly loam and seed.

No further Response action.
B-67-2017*I received a call indicating a burner technician had improperly installed a filter gasket while performing a routine service at the subject location. The incident resulted in about 130 gallons of oil being spilled from the outside tank into the ground.

I hired a contractor to excavate contaminated soil from the site but had very little success recovering oil. Soils encountered were very sandy.

A well on site is at risk and will be monitored by Technical Services. Indoor air quality was not compromised. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-253-2017*A locomotive was found to be leaking lube oil from their Engine 306 on April 24, 2017. A crew was sent out to the site, which resulted in in a small excavation of the area. No site visit needed.

There is no further action anticipated by The Division of Response Services at this time.
I-69-2017*ReEnergy reported a release of 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to wood fines due to a ruptured hose on a bulldozer. The contaminated wood fines were removed and disposed of through ReEnergy's reclaimer per DEP permit. No oil reach soils.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-363-2017*Bangor Fire Department called to report a motor vehicle accident. A pick-up truck that was involved in the accident had a gasoline container in the bed of the pick-up that had leaked onto the pavement. The fire department cleaned the area with adsorbent material (speedy dri) and had swept it up to be disposed of properly.


No site visit was needed and there is no further action by the Division of Response Services expected at this time.
P-492-2017*A facility tractor released approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to a turf athletic field while it was plowing snow.   The result was spots, streaks and stains of hydraulic oil which wasn't formally identified until the spring.  The turf was treated locally with a degreaser according to the manufacturer's directions.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached document from Bowdoin College.
A-407-2017*Maritime Energy reported that an estimated five gallons of #2 heating oil had spilled to a concrete basement floor when the tank outlet was broken by sometime falling onto it.  The home occupant at the time was nearby and tried to catch the leaking oil in containers until he could shove a stick in the outlet to slow the leak.  I met Maritime Energy technician on site.  The leak had been stopped and the remaining oil had been transferred to another tank in the basement.  The technician and homeowner had removed some oiled materials from the basement room.  The oil had been contained to the tank area with kitty litter, rags and speedy dry sorbent material.  I set up a ventilation system to remove the oil vapors from the home.  The oiled absorbent material and a bucket containing an estimated four gallons of oil were removed to the outside.  I put down additional speedy dry sorbent material covered with plastic to contain any oil vapors.  No oil had impacted the walls.

I returned the next day and removed the speedy dry that had absorbed oil overnight.  The owner and I washed the floor twice.  A few days later I checked the air inside the house for oil vapors and results were very low.  I removed the ventilation system and told the owner to contact me if oil vapors were noticeable in the house.  No call was received.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-28-2018*I arrived and found #2 fuel oil on a puddle of water, concrete and soil in the basement of a residence.  I used sorbents to soak up as much of the oil as possible.  I removed saturated soils where I could without affecting the stability of the furnace.  I installed a vapor barrier, 6-mil plastic sheeting, and perforated piping over the oil impacted area.  A vent was installed to pull vapors from under the vapor barrier to the exterior of the house.

Over the next few months I replaced sorbents during my visits.  After a couple weeks no signs of visible oil was observed.  I checked on this site routinely for the first month to make sure everything was going well due to the owner watching kids during most days of the work week.  Vapors on the first floor were non detect after the first couple of days I was there.  Approximately two months later there were no signs of oil or oil vapor observed in the basement or house.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-35-2018*Michael Rusley reported petroleum in his well and verified by lab analysis.  Site visits were made to the Rusley residence, and two other abutting properties to find a source of contamination, and none was found. The home was put on a point of entry water treatment system.  The case has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-815-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-50-2017*ReEnergy noticed that a drain cock on a bulldozer released an estimated 30 gallons of diesel to wood fines. The Wood fines were cleaned up and burnt through ReEnergy's Reclaimer.

No further action required of Response Services.
A-223-2018*This spill of road "striping paint" occurred last July. The spilled paint was recovered by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) employees that night and brought to their waste storage area.  Unfortunately the waste was forgotten about until it was located during an inspection.

Once the waste was discovered, testing for proper disposal was done.  The MDOT has been spoken to about their waste recording/reporting procedures.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-61-2017*3/22/17 Dead River reported a 3/4 gallon heating oil spill after a partial fill at 11 Guy Street in Houlton.  The home owner found the leak quickly and called Dead River.  Dead River sealed the leak for the night and replaced the tank the next day.

No further action by Response Services Staff needed at this time.
A-326-2017*The United States Coast Guard reported a sinking vessel in the Muscongus Bay, off Friendship, creating a sheen.   I contacted the Friendship Fire Department who had responded, and they informed me that there was no longer a sheen and that particular vessel was abandoned years ago and likely had very little, if any, fuel on board.

I also made contact with the Maine Department of Marine Resources who confirmed that there was no longer any sheen.

As such, no response was needed and no further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-58-2018*Tank was leaking at the weld from the bottom of the tank. C. N. Brown Energy Company was called by the oil technician to pump the tank out.  C. N. Brown pumped off 101.1 gallons.  A new tank was installed on 01/25/2018.  The spill was estimated to be under 5-10 gallons.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
B-73-2018*Irving Oil Corporation called to report the hose on the load rack at their bulk plant had malfunctioned. Approximately 40 gallons discharged into the facilities oil water separator. The employee stated that most of the free product was padded off with sorbents and the rest was treated with the separator. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-74-2018*A Capital Ambulance developed a fuel leak while refueling at the Irving Mainway. The fuel was leaked on the asphalt. It was recovered with speedy dry.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-990-2016*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a five gallon discharge of transformer oil on 12/28/17, to the paved roadway when a vehicle collided with the CMP utility pole-08.  Janet Dyer reported the spill cleaned up, but I understand that she did not visit the spill to personally assess it.  The vehicle operator involved in the collision is not identified at this time.

The spill location is rural residential use area.  Several day later I visited and confirmed a satisfactory cleanup.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.



B-67-2018*On January 29, 2018 a call came in from Central Maine and Quebec Railways that a locomotive engine containment tank had overflowed due to excess water from melting snow. Approximately a gallon of lube oil had leaked onto the tracks and ground underneath. Employees at the railyard put down sorbents and hand excavated the contaminated material around the tracks.  No resources were are risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-149-2018*A hose on a pick-up truck failed allowing a small amount of gasoline to spill onto the pavement.  The truck was hauled back to maintenance for repairs.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-779-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-780-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-154-2017*7/7/17 I received an e-mailed spill report from Irving Woodlands regarding a 5-10 gallon hydraulic oil spill as a result of busted hose on woods harvesting equipment.  Irving contractors used shovels and sorbent materials to soak up and shovel up contaminated oily debris into buckets.  Oily debris was taken to logging contractor garage for disposal with other oily debris waste stream.  Spill Coordinates for harvest Block 6892 are as follows: 200' from road, no brook in area, 46 degree 52 minutes, 30 seconds; 69 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
P-1151-2017*Tim Forrester, a family friend of the homeowner at 110 Harpswell Road in Brunswick, reported that a small amount of oil had leaked from an outdoor oil tank there.  I arrived to find a small amount of pink oil in the ice next to the oil tank.  I padded up what oil I could get to.  It looked like the tank or filter had leaked but the tank was now empty.  The site had a house that was not occupied and I learned that it was going to be demolished and redeveloped.  The area is served by public water and sewer supply, so there are no sensitive receptors.  I determined there didn't need to be any further cleanup done.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1152-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had malfunctioned causing less than a gallon of oil to spill onto the concrete pad and on the ground next to it.  The concrete was cleaned up with sorbent material and a small amount of soil was excavated and removed for disposal (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1153-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had malfunctioned and caused about five gallons of oil to spill onto the ground.  CMP hired a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil and replace it with clean backfill and seed it (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1154-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had been damaged by a tornado causing an unknown amount of oil to spill onto a gravel road.  CMP excavated the contaminated soil (see attached CMP Spill Report).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1155-2017*The State Police Dispatch reported that a small plane had landed hard in Brandy Pond off Moose Crossing Marina.  I spoke to the Game Warden involved and he stated that very little fuel had spilled because the plane had not broken up on impact.  They had noted a small sheen in the water, but there was nothing recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1156-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their untagged transformers had failed and caused about a quart of oil to spill onto the ground.  CMP dispatched their cleanup crew, who removed the contaminated material.  The oil was tested and was found to contain no PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).  See attached CMP Spill Report for more information.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1157-2017*I received a complaint form from Cherrie Plummer stating that Matthew Ruttenberg had called to report that his neighbor was dumping chemicals that gave Mr. Ruttenberg' s dog cancer and it died.  I met Mr. Ruttenberg on site and he gave me a tour of the yard.  I observed evidence of something having been dumped in the form of staining on the ground in several locations.  None of these stains looked fresh.  I tried to contact the owner of the property, Mr. Paul Madore, but was unable to reach him by phone.  I contacted the City of Lewiston Code Enforcement Officer and he stated that they would be visiting the residence for an inspection and would require Mr. Madore to clean up any spills.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1158-2017*The Biddeford Dispatch Center reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident near 997 Main Street in Waterboro.  The accident caused about half a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled antifreeze was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1159-2017*Portland Pump Company reported that they had been hired by Nouria Energy to fix a dispenser at their Hollis Lil Mart station.  A tractor trailer had hit the diesel dispenser hard enough to trigger the crash valve.  A small amount of diesel leaked from the crash valve into the dispenser sump.  The spilled diesel was cleaned out of the sump with sorbent material and the crash valve was replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1160-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident near 1099 Main Street.  The accident caused about half a gallon of antifreeze to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled antifreeze was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-163-2018*Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a discharge of five gallons of diesel fuel from their equipment working on the Central Maine Power Company right-of-way in Liberty.  Northern Clearing excavated the affected soil and arranged for disposal at a licensed facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-164-2018*Downeast Energy reported a discharge of less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank at this residence.  Downeast Energy personnel cleaned up the affected siding and concrete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-175-2018*The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency reported a hazardous materials incident at the Country Manor Nursing Home in Whitefield.  The report was a chemical reaction in a dishwasher "melting" a pot and chlorine had been released.  With no further information I felt it best to respond and assess the situation to determine the best course of action.

I was met on site by the Facility Administrator, Nathan Roseberry, the Whitefield Fire Chief, and Peter Vashon, representative of ECOLAB which provided the dishwashing chemicals.   The explanation I received on site was that the wrong cleaner had been used on an aluminum pan (not in dishwasher) and a chemical reaction had occurred, releasing a vapor.   The entire area had been sufficiently ventilated and we were able to visit the area.   Mr. Vashon was able to show how the container for the dishwasher had been forced into the dispenser for washing pans (wrong size and shape--was forced in).   The solid chemical is flushed with water and put on the pans.  This particular cleaner contains sodium hydroxide which, when added to aluminum, creates a highly exothermic reaction, releasing hydrogen gas.  The formula for this is:  2 Al + 2 NaOH + 2 H2O = 2 NaAlO2 + 3 H.

I spoke with Mr. Roseberry following the incident and he had done his own research and reached the same conclusion.   He had made reports to the Fire Marshal's Office and Department of Health and Human Services as required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-176-2018*Maritime Energy reported that an estimated one quart of heating oil had spilled to the ground under the vent of a home heating oil tank due to an overfill.  They reported that the oil impacted soil and leaf debris was removed.  The basement tank was checked and there was no leakage.  I contacted the home occupant and she confirmed that the cleanup was complete.  The area is on public water.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-177-2018*On 3/26/18, Downeast Energy reported finding a broken firematic valve on an outside tank while there on a service call. They reported that the tank received a delivery one week ago and was now empty.  I went to the site and found that the area around the tank was oil-impacted.  I put oil absorbent pads in place to contain and collect the oil.  The owner completed an application for the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund.  He completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the spill.

On 3/27/18, the oil tank was relocated out of the way of the spill area and reconnected to provide heat to the house. Oil-impacted soil and debris was removed over the next two days.  The area was behind the mobile home with trees and a utility pole in the area.  The oil had migrated under the mobile home and this limited oil-impacted soil removal.  No groundwater was encountered during excavation.  The area was backfilled and the site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

P-406-2018*On 6/7/18, I received a call from Susanne Duplissis of the Town of Freeport Transfer Station.  She reported an estimated 1-2 gallons of waste oil leaked out of a metals dumpster at the station.  It appears as though inappropriately, someone put a container of oil in the dumpster.  When the hauler arrived to remove the dumpster, oil leaked out onto the ground.  Transfer station staff cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-214-2018*A broken pole caused a transformer to drop to the ground and leak from the high side bushing onto pavement.  The area was cleaned using speedy dry and contamination debris was brought by Emera Maine to local landfill for disposal.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-215-2018*A leaking hydraulic hose fitting caused a release of 1 cup of hydraulic oil onto hard packed stone.  Emera Maine used sorbent pads to clean area and later disposed of pads at the local landfill.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-225-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of motor oil was released during an engine replacement.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill and these were disposed of by the facility boiler.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-228-2018*A leaking fuel tank and a subsequent bulldozer fire caused the release of approximately one gallon of diesel oil onto soils.

The soils were excavated and brought to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal. No site visit was required.


No further action should be required of the Division of response Services at this time.
B-139-2017*I received report from the homeowner of a small self-caused spill in their basement. I arrived on scene to discover that the homeowner's significant other had attempted to thaw the frozen or plugged full supply line from the oil tank to the furnace. While attempting this, a small spill occurred.

When I arrived, the spill was cleaned up with cat litter. The owner was hoping I could replace their oil tank. Unfortunately I could not, but did refer them to the Washington County Community action program for assistance.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-632-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) received a spill report that a hydraulic hose had blown on a bucket loader at the Bangor compost pile. The spill happened in the parking area. The parking area is hard packed gravel. Clean up involved some sorbents pads. The pads where taken to the Public Works for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.

P-374-2018*Central Maine Power Company reported a discharge of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil from this pole-mounted transformer.  CMP had National Response Corporation (NRC) respond to remove oiled soil on 6/1/18 under a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris letter.  On 6/1/18, I inspected the discharge location and found cleanup to be satisfactory.  The spill area appears to be suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water service.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements expected at this time based on present information.
P-375-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 0.25-gallon leak of untagged transformer oil from this transformer to the base of Pole 2.1.  The site is in the rear of a house near 34 Vining Street, located in this suburban residential area.  CMP later reported that there was no leak and therefore no cleanup needed.  The failed transformer was removed.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-376-2018*On 5/30/18, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a discharge of hydraulic oil to the ground associated with a logging machine owned and operated by Hotham Logging of New Gloucester.  The discharge was to the land of Ms. Nancy Wilson of Gray, Maine, located across Route 26 from the Gray Fire Station.  The property is undeveloped 4.4 acres and was being logged.  Neighboring residences are served by municipal water service.  Some of the discharged oil burned and remaining oil soaked into the soil.

Hotham Logging excavated oiled soil to MDEP satisfaction and transported it to CPRC Group for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris form.  With the prompt soil excavation, the discharge did not soak deep into the soil.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.
P-379-2018*On 5/30/18, I confirmed a diesel-type oil discharge north up Route 100/202 from north New Gloucester, over the bridge over the Royal River, and into Auburn.  The spill appeared fresh from that morning but the spill had evaporated and spread to the point that there was no recoverable oil-spill on the roadway.  The location of the ribbon of oil stain indicated a leak from a saddle tank or fuel line.  At the spill terminus was speedy dry sorbent residue indicating the driver was aware and tried to do some cleanup.  At the spill terminus a little oil had seeped onto the gravel (see photo).  I assessed no serious threat to drinking and surface waters.  No responsible party was identified.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-380-2018*Report by Haugland Energy of small transformer oil leak from large 2500-gallon capacity, pad mounted transformer, to the concrete pad and gravel.  The spill area is dense suburban commercial use adjacent to Grimmel's Gas Up and repair garage.  Haugland Energy reported the waste went to the Central Maine Power Company facility in Augusta for bulk disposal.

No additional requirements by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-381-2018*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a radiator hose causing about three gallons of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway in front of the Park & Ride on Skyway Drive.  The spilled antifreeze was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with absorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-383-2018*The Paris Fire Department reported that a pickup truck parked at the High School had sprung a leak and was leaking onto the pavement.  About a gallon of gasoline leaked out, but some of it was caught in a bucket that the fire department placed underneath the truck.  All of the spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-384-2018*The Wells Fire Department reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Post and Littlefield Roads (Route 1 & 9).  The accident caused about a gallon of gasoline to leak from the vehicle.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-385-2018*A locomotive's containment tank overflowed releasing less than one gallon of lube oil to track ballast.  All visible signs of contaminated ballast were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-386-2018*DownEast Energy (DEE) called to say they had responded to an odor complaint from a customer at the aforementioned address.  The technician discovered a minor overfill from an April delivery.  Some oil wept from gauge, down the sides of the tank and created a small stain.

I told DEE to share my contact information with the homeowner/customer if they had any concerns.  Based on the information provided, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit was conducted and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-387-2018*On 5/30/18, in response to a complaint of oil vapor intrusion into this home, I responded and met with Mr. Sprague.  The location is a single-family home in a dense suburban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer service.  In the basement is a vertical 275-gallon, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST), with sleeved fuel line atop the floor for a boiler.  An out-of-service bare copper fuel line was visible coming out of the concrete floor.

I noted a small area of old, dry, oil seep atop the tank which exhibited no oil odor or PID (Photoionization Detector, 10.6 eV lamp) value.  I noted no evidence of oil leaks from the oil facility.  Ambient air PID values within the home were all 0-parts per million (ppm).  Within the basement sump, I noted no water or evidence of oil.  I noted no evidence of oil discharges under the outside oil tank fill and vent pipes, and no suspect containers.  Mr. Sprague stated that he often noted the oil odor outside by his front door.

No evidence of prohibited discharges were observed.  I inquired to Mr. Sprague if he could notice occasional oil vapors from the nearby Portland Pipeline Tank Farm.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-388-2018*On Friday, 6/1/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) raid on illicit drug lab for methamphetamines.  MDEA advised the rural mobile home was occupied by Patrick Domes and his girlfriend and rented the home from his girlfriend's mother.  Next to the home was a burn pile area where used meth waste is often burned.  The location is rural residential off Pinehill Road and near the intersection with Route 11.

MDEA recovered two 2-litre size one-pot containers and loose waste such as drain cleaner, Damp Rid, Zippo Fluid, and lithium batteries.  MDEA inventoried and samples the waste.  MDEP took the hazardous waste to Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) for disposal.  MDEP will seek reimbursement for waste disposal from Patrick Domes and/or the property owner.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-389-2018*On 5/31/18, report was received of small heating oil leak to the basement floor from a loose oil filter for the aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Dead River Company (DRC) technicians reported the spill to be cleaned up and no complaints from the homeowner.  The residence is rural residential and located near the intersection with Mountain Road

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-390-2018*On Saturday, 6/2/18, I responded to notice by Downeast Energy (DEE) of dripping leak from an outside, residential consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).   The DEE burner technician reported the tank had been leaking for months and a pail had been put under the tank.  The discharge was reported from a corrosion hole on the tank end near the filter and Firomatic valve.  Most of the leak was reported to be on the concrete pad.

The condominium units were built on concrete pads so there was little threat of indoor oil vapor intrusion problems.  The location is rural residential.

I met the resident on site and found a leak from around the oil filter.  There were 17 units, each with outside oil ASTs.  The tanks I examined appeared old and rusting.  The homeowner was left with a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) flyer on AST leaks and my advice that in addition to replacing this leaking AST, to have all these tanks replaced and upgraded since they appeared corroded.  Based on the estimated spill volume to the soil, there appeared to be minimal threat to drinking water wells.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services, based on present information.
P-391-2018*While checking a water pressure issue in the basement, the oil leak was discovered.  Prior to the discovery on June 1st, the tank lost some oil from a corrosion hole in the belly of the tank.  The small basement area was estimated to be very shallow to bedrock from the outcrop in basement and just beyond the wall.  The plan was to transfer remaining oil into drums for temporary storage, remove affected soils and replace/backfill.  Ms. Hauser was contemplating upgrading the system.

The oil was transferred into drums and stored beneath the deck adjacent to the cleanup location. The concrete floor and soils beneath were removed and excavated by hand.  The material was transported to Commercial Paving Recycling Corp. for disposal.  The materials removed were limited to the interior footprint of the basement approximately 10 feet by 5 feet with a depth of 10 to 40 inches.

The materials beneath the concrete floor were very compacted sand/gravels, varying in coarseness, with outcrops of bedrock oriented and sloping to the ocean about ten yards away.  No oil was observed or detected outside, and all concerned were confident the remediation was successful.  The area was backfilled by hand, carrying the crushed rock in five gallon pails, and then hand mixing the necessary amount of concrete to cover and seal area.

With remediation complete and successful, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-392-2018*An old 1956-age untagged pole mounted transformer in the area of 56 Groundnut Hill Road leaked to shrubs and ground below.  On 6/4/18, Central Maine Power Company reported the discharge cleaned.  Two bags of oiled vegetation were removed and a lab sample was awaiting analysis for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  See attachment.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.

P-393-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 6/3/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of this basement oil leak by Wells Fire Department.  The primary contact at the time was Mr. Phil Demers, the grandson of homeowner, Elizabeth Tremblay.  He did not wish any response at the time while he cared for his grandmother.  Mr. Demers asked me to respond the next day at 1245 hours.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense, suburban, residential use and served by town water service and septic systems.  The home is a wood construction, single-family, cape-style house with full basement of poured concrete floor and foundation walls.  About 2/3 of the basement is furnished and carpeted, with a sheetrock wall separating it from the oil tank room.  There is no known sump in the basement floor, and no indication the basement floods with groundwater.  Topography is flat; groundwater may flow east toward the ocean.  There are two 275-gallon #2 oil, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) installed in 1982 and 1984, located in the basement for a forced hot water boiler.  The fuel line was bare copper and for a short way goes through a 1.5" PVC pipe underground and around the bulkhead entrance.   I recommended to Ms. Tremblay that she replace both ASTs.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 6/4/18, the spill volume was initially estimated at seven to ten gallons, though I re-estimated at up to 15 gallons.  The D. F. Richard Energy burner technician stated oiled poured out the corrosion hole at a steady stream.  Oil had spread under the two tanks, up against the foundation wall, under and up the sheetrock wall, and east under the carpet of the adjoining room.  It was hard to assess how much oil may have seeped down through the crack between the floor and wall.  The floor in the tank room was painted which appears to have inhibited the oil from soaking down into the concrete.  There is a significant crack in the floor under the oiled carpet which is typical a pathway for oil into the soil below.  There was oil odor in the upstairs hallway, kitchen and living room areas.  I noted ambient PID (Photoionization Detector, 10.6 eV lamp) values of 10 to 15-parts per million (ppm) in the basement prior to cleaning.

On 6/5/18, no oil vapors were measured in the first floor living area.  MDEP engineer Eremita drilled sample borings in the concrete floor to check for oil in soil under the floor and noted PID values ranging 26 to 4 ppm (see MDEP Division of Technical Services notes).

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 6/3/18, D. F. Richard Energy personnel responded to apply a magna-patch to the tank bottom corrosion hole.  Wells Fire Department personnel applied speedy dry sorbent material to the oil and a drip pan was placed under the leak area.

On 6/4/18, Mr. Demers called at 0800 hours and requested that I respond as soon as possible and I meet him on site about 0930.  After explanation of the Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund), AST insurance and cleanup recommendations, Ms. Tremblay agreed to MDEP management and accepted a GW Fund application.  MDEP hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond that afternoon.  I got D. F. Richard Energy Company to come that afternoon and to pump out the 3/4-full problem-AST and to disconnect the piping.  MDEP, and NRC under Garret Fox, carried out oiled bookshelves, picked up oily sorbents, washed the floor with Dawn detergent, removed the oiled 2x4 and sheetrock wall material, and pulled up the oiled carpet.  NRC took the oily waste for off-site disposal.

On 6/5/18, MDEP Division of Response Services directed NRC to remove the bad oil tank, oiled carpet, and went over the cleanup actions with Ms. Tremblay.  On 6/11/18 through 6/13/18, MDEP Division of Response Services patched the floor crack and sealed the oiled floor.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media, such as oiled soil under the basement floor, is understood to remain on site
P-395-2018*Berlin City Toyota reported that a Safety Kleen vacuum truck on site to empty their waste oil tank, was overfilled and caused oil to be spilled inside their building.  The vacuum truck was parked in one of their bays while it was pumping out the waste oil tank.  When the truck was overfilled, the excess oil spilled onto the concrete floor which is drained into an oil water separator.  All of the spilled oil was caught by the containment system and Safety Kleen used sorbent material and another vacuum truck to clean it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-370-2017*Transformer corrosion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of mineral oil from a pad mount transformer.  Spilled product impacted the vault below the transformer and soil surrounding the pad.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product, then all visible signs of soil contamination were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-477-2017*A trash truck released approximately one quart of transmission fluid to the ground; likely due to a faulty gasket. This truck is apparently a repeat offender.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-647-2017*On 8/16/17, I received a call from Irving Oil reporting a 1 gallon spill of heating oil in Bath.  A driver was reeling the delivery hose back into the truck when some spilled out the nozzle.  The spilled fuel was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-648-2017*Crompco Compliance Company (Crompco) called to report that approximately 10 gallons of water had entered into a sump containment structure underneath dispenser #5 of the facility.  The cause of the infiltration was suspected to be from surface water entering from the top of the sump.  Crompco indicated that the water would be removed and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-649-2017*On 8/16/17, I received a call from Bath Iron Works reporting a 20-25 gallon spill of hydraulic oil inside their Harding facility in Brunswick.  The spill was from a blast line and due to human error while the system was undergoing maintenance.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-650-2017*On 8/17/17, I received a call from Steven Houdlette stating he smelled oil in his basement, but was unable to locate the source of the smell.  I responded immediately.  I did not detect any odor in the home.  We both checked the furnace and oil storage tank in the basement and could not find any leak.  The home was new to the homeowner.  I suggested having their oil company come and do a furnace cleaning to make sure it was firing properly.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-651-2017*On 8/17/17, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company reporting a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their bucket trucks.  The spill was all to pavement and cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action required.
P-652-2017*On 8/17/17, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a 2-3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from their ladder truck inside their station.  They cleaned up the spill themselves.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-653-2017*On 8/17/17, I received a call from Bill Jones of Irwin Tools in Gorham reporting a 23 gallon spill of "Flute Grinding Oil".  The oil spilled from a machine inside the facility.  Most of the oil stayed inside the building.  Approximately 3 gallons got outside.  The oil that had soaked into the ground outside was hand excavated and put into drums for future disposal.  The oil inside was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-654-2017*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted a gravel roadway and was removed via hand excavation.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached spill report.
P-655-2017*On 8/18/17, I received a call from Zachau Construction Company reporting the finding of an underground tank while doing a construction project at 495 Forest Avenue in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the top of the tank which had been exposed during excavation at the site.  It is presumed to have been a fuel oil tank for the business there, abandoned many years ago.  The tank was located at the back of the building adjacent to Indian Lane.  Water had accumulated in the tank.  The tank size was estimated to be 200 gallons.  I instructed Zachau to have the tank emptied and that they could remove it at their convenience.  National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc., was hired to pump and clean the tank.  A small amount of contaminated soils from in and around the tank were removed as well.  No further Division of Response Services action required.

On 11/15/17, I received another call from Zachau Construction indicating they had come across more of the contaminated soils from this tank that needed to be removed to facilitate their construction project.  I authorized the removal of an estimated 100 tons of additional contaminated soil to CPRC Group for recycling.
P-656-2017*On 8/19/17, I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a spill of approximately 5 gallons of used motor oil.  The oil had spilled in the bed of a pickup truck and had leaked out of the truck onto approximately 150 feet of roadway at the intersection of Hill and Pool Streets.  No storm drains were impacted.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-657-2017*On 8/20/17, I received a call from John Branscom at the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting an unknown quantity of antifreeze spilled as the result of a collision between a Range Rover and a tractor trailer truck in York.  Maine Turnpike crews cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-658-2017*On 8/20/17, I received a call from the Freeport Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of gasoline from a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Old County Road.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-659-2017*On 8/20/17, I received a call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting the discovery of approximately 1 gallon of gasoline in the road in the area of 234 7th Street.  The fire department had received a call about the odor of gasoline in the area and discovered the spill.  No source was evident.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-660-2017*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of one half gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-661-2017*A small pickup and an SUV crashed head-on at the north end of the property by the telephone pole.   Motor oil and other vehicle fluids were released.  It was slightly raining at the time, so spilled products followed grade to the south along the curb, then into the yard of this residence.  Some sorbent pads were applied by the local fire department but the spill was not reported until days later via a complaint by the property owner.  Significant staining was evident in the gravel driveway and a portion of the yard.  All visible signs of contamination consisting of approximately six inches of gravel and the loam layer of yard were removed and replaced.  The drinking water well was not in jeopardy.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-662-2017*Tank corrosion caused a discharge of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  The tank was located in a little shed attached to the furnace room and surrounded by shrubbery behind an old one-room schoolhouse.  The school had been purchased and partially renovated, including installation of a heat pump, so no thought was given to the previous heating method.  An associated party was clearing the brush when the odor of petroleum alerted him to an issue.  The shed like structure was removed, revealing the actively leaking tank.  It was patched, then pumped out and removed.  Contaminated soil was removed from the area below the tank.  The base of the structure seemed to confine the spill, and years of accumulated detritus absorbed a significant amount of oil.  Contaminated soil was removed from the area below the tank.  At one foot below grade, the excavation was ceased because the adjacent furnace room was only supported by small granite columns.  Mild contamination remains, but will not affect use of the property or any abutters, and the area is served by public water.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-663-2017*Maine Turnpike Authority reported that a tractor trailer truck hauling wood chips had rolled over at the Exit 80 northbound on ramp.  The accident caused motor oil to spill out of the truck onto the grassy shoulder.  The contaminated soil was excavated after the truck was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-664-2017*On 8/23/17, Auburn Fire Department reported that they had cleaned up a leak of gasoline from a vehicle that lost its gas tank on the road.  Afterwards I visited and found the spill clean up satisfactory.  The spill area is suburban commercial and residential use, and served by municipal water and sewer.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-665-2017*On 8/25/17, in response to an anonymous complaint of an oil sheen in the Salmon River, I visited this rural residential property at the west end of Wittum Way.  The lot had been recently clear-cut to the river's shoreline (see photos).  I noted no oil sheen or other evidence of oil discharges.

I later referred this property for potential land use violations to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Land Resources staff and found that Cameron Adams and Mike Morris had already been working on this property to have violations rectified.  See the Bureau of Land Resources records for resolution of this property.

At this time, no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
P-666-2017*Erin Pike of St Germain-Collins called to report that during the removal of the gasoline underground storage tank (UST) #5, a reading of 299 parts per million (PPM) was recorded at a sampling location underneath the dispenser with a Photoionization Detector (PID). This was the only PID reading above the reportable threshold that was observed during the removal of the UST. The soil will remain in place and the area is planned to be paved over. A complete UST site assessment was completed as part of the removal and is on file with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tank Division.  MDEP personnel did not visit the site.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-667-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel was released to the paved road surface as the result of a vehicle accident between a dump truck and a passenger vehicle. The diesel fuel was released from a puncture in the fuel tank of the dump truck. The released oil impacted the paved road surface and was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Greely's Towing Service.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-668-2017*Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was reportedly released from the fuel tank of a passenger vehicle after it fell off into the roadway.  The released material impacted the paved road surface and was reportedly cleaned and disposed of by the Windham Fire Department using absorbent material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-669-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of gasoline was released to the paved road surface as the result of a motor vehicle accident. The released material was cleaned and disposed of by the Town of York Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-670-2017*A property owner reported that he observed a brownish substance in his private pond and thought that some type of oil or chemical had flowed into it from the stream that feeds it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and determined that the color change was due to suspended sediment from an unknown ground disturbance upstream.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-671-2017*Report was received of engine oil leak from a trash truck to pavement.  It was reported cleaned by Pine Tree Waste Services staff.  No reported discharge to water or soil.

No further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time based on present information.
P-672-2017*On 8/28/17, Cindy with C. N. Brown Oil Company, reported a diesel discharge at this retail, motor fuels gas station sometime the previous evening.  The spill was discovered at the diesel dispenser in the morning and they did not know which customer was responsible.

Poland Fire Department and C. N. Brown cleaned the discharge.  No spilled oil reached drains or soil.  I later checked and found it satisfactorily cleaned.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present information.
P-673-2017*In response to a report by Cash Energy, I responded and assessed this report of oil discharges, possibly associated with the home's consumptive use, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Cash Energy wanted to make it clear that their driver noticed the oil discharges to the ground when he arrived on site and before he made his delivery.

The location is rural residential and served by private drinking water wells.  Mr. Toto's well was located on his south lawn.

I noted what mostly appeared to be older, weathered small oil spills, probably some spills from parked vehicles.  In addition to the AST, there was also a fuel can, another possible source.  The homeowner expressed that he was unconcerned with the oil spills, so not interested in cleaning them up.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-674-2017*On 8/29/17, I responded to Yarmouth Boat Yard to investigate a reported oil sheen in the Royal River that emanated from a 20' pleasure vessel owned by Mr. Jerry Howland.  Mr. Dumas showed me the vessel with its outboard engine which was now out of the water for repair.  The sheen had dissipated and no cleanup was possible.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-675-2017*On 8/29/17, Central Maine Power Company reported a leak of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil from a pole mounted transformer and they were cleaning it up at the time.

While on site, I noted a new pole and freshly excavated and removed soil at the base of the pole.  The spill area is rural residential and near the intersection of Route 115 with Haskell Road.  Cleanup looked satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-677-2017*On 8/29/17, I visited this water treatment facility and met with a representative of Portland Water District who gave me a tour of their consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility piping had been under evaluation and consideration by Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Underground Tanks Unit.  I understand that Petroleum Maintenance Systems, Inc., determined the facility piping was out of compliance, but A. L. Doggett Company inspector determined the facility piping was acceptable.  Tim Rector of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) had recommended MDEP Division of Response Services staff visit and check the piping.

I noted new product piping within the piping chase from the two generators to the UST, reported to have been installed by Portland Pump Company.  I understand the UST is due for removal in 2026 when the 30-year warrantee expires.  Though the product stored is #2 fuel oil, I understand that because it supplies generators at the facility, it is considered under Maine Rules to be a consumptive-use motor fuels UST facility.  I noted no evidence of prohibited discharges.

The facility also contains hazardous materials storage/supply tanks for storage of chemicals to treat drinking water.

As the facility is a public water treatment facility and located about 400' east of Sebago Lake, a drinking water source, I consider this location to be an environmentally sensitive location for discharges.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-679-2017*A hydraulic line of a forklift failed, releasing approximately two pints of hydraulic fluid onto the ground.  Approximately two pints made it into a storm drain, which subsequently when into the river, with the rest being collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-680-2017*On 8/29/17, as part of routine Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Trust duties, I visited this property to check on compliance with Maine siting requirements for new underground storage tank (UST) facilities.  A representative of the general contractor showed me the planned UST facility location.

The property was being developed into a CarMax auto dealership.  Former site use was a movie theater, and a former Webber Energy Exxon gas station next to Maine Mall Road.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Underlying native soils are Presumpscot clay/silt with high water table.  Across the road at the Jareds Store was a former Mobil gas station.  There are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.

In early November, I visited again and noted that the new gasoline UST had been installed, and a concrete pad over the tank area, but the facility was not yet in service.  The orientation of the UST was rotated 90 degrees from that shown in the site plan sent in with the registration form.  This new UST facility is located 100' to 150' northwest of the former Exxon UST facility.  I noted no problem with siting; see the attached checklist form.

For this spill report (P-680-2017), at this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required based on present information.
A-131-2017*Brookfield Renewable Energy Company reported a discharge of 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil from an excavator owned by Maine Drilling and Blasting Company.   None of the product impacted the water and it was cleaned up immediately.   No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-616-2018*A sheen was witnessed on the Saco River in the vicinity of the dam.  There was no evidence of cause or source.  The Department received no other reports or complaints so, whether accidental or intentional, it was a one-time release.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-617-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a boom truck which resulted in the release of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  According to the report, spilled product was confined to pavement and recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-618-2018*On Wednesday, 8/15/18, field assessment was conducted of planned abandonment by removal of consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  A recently excavated and backfilled sloped area was found adjacent to and outside the building's boiler room (see location map and site sketch).  I noted no obvious evidence of UST fill pipes nor vent pipes.  The removal notice lists Clean Harbors Environmental Services as removing the 10,000-gallon heating oil UST.

The school was closed and I understand was not planned to be reopened.  The area is dense suburban residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility may be located over a sand & gravel aquifer.

1)  I noted no record of evidence-of-discharges being reported by the School Department or by the UST removal contractor.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-619-2018*On 8/16/18, Chris Porter of the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported a mystery sheen on the Kennebec River on a couple of occasions.  They had received a call in the early morning hours on the previous day stating there was a sheen near the town dock in Phippsburg.  The USCG responded.  There was speculation that the oil might be coming from a 37' cabin cruiser moored nearby that was sitting on the mudflats at low tide, though no definite connection was made.  They got another call that evening reporting the sheen again.  The first time it was reported to the Department was the following day.  Mr. Porter reported that the local Harbor Master and Maine Marine Patrol had all been on scene and again it was suspected that the sheen came from the cabin cruiser.  The USCG spoke to the owner of the boat who agreed to have it moved.  No further complaints came in regarding the sheen.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and no further action required.
P-620-2018*A vehicle was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of unleaded gasoline.  Spilled product affected concrete and pavement, including significant cracks/voids in the pavement.  Sorbent materials were used to recovered spilled product.  No further action necessary.
I-26-2019*A ruptured hose on a crane was responsible for the release of two gallons of hydraulic oil to frozen soils.  The hydraulic oil was cleaned by using sorbent pads and sawdust, which were subsequently disposed of in the mill boiler.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-223-2017*On September 9, 2017, Dead River Company reported that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked an unknown amount of fuel oil to a concrete floor in the boiler room.  Fuel oil impacted the floor and some of the nail plates of the surrounding walls.  Once on site, Dead River employees had removed contaminated items from the boiler room, used sorbents for gross cleanup, and started to pump the oil from the AST.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Response Services hired Allen's Environmental Services to remove contaminated debris, power wash the floor, and replace impacted nail plates.  Both tenants of suite 1 and suite 2 complained about oil vapors in the building attached to the boiler room.  Response Services set up temporary ventilation (Ram fan) to aid in indoor air quality remediation.  Both the tenants and property owners were informed to leave windows and door open when possible.  Initial Photoionizing detector (PID) readings were below 10 parts per million (ppm) in suite 1 with doors open.

On September 11, Jon Woodard (Response Services) found PID readings only slightly above background in suite 1 and removed Response Services temporary ventilation.

On September 25, a referral to Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services was placed. The PID readings had decreased even further in both the boiler room and suite 1.  For good measure, Technical Services and Response Services sealed the concrete floor with a concrete sealer to entrap any residual vapors.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-20-2018*Susan Weaver reported an odor of an unidentifiable fuel oil in her house. She reached out to the fire department and was told it was propane.  She reported the odor to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  When I arrived, I could smell odors in the house like a fuel oil of some sort.  I started venting the basement crawlspace with a fan.  Susan does not heat with any fuel oils but with propane.  I was getting readings of 5.0 parts per million (ppm) inside the house on my PID and 11-15 ppm under her house.  I checked with all of the neighbors that lived close by and no one reported any such vapors. None of the neighbors' tanks showed any sign of leaking.

The source was an old sewer system that ran directly under Susan's house. The old cast iron pipe was plugged off and a smaller fan was installed to vent the crawl space.

While checking across the road in a outfall that goes into the Atlantic Ocean, a sheen was seen.  Howard Johnson and MDEP then checked the surrounding manholes looking for the source of the sheen.  The source was not positively identified and one other manhole had signs of oily vapors.  We then checked every house that had an oil tank for a leak and could not locate the source.  After a heavy rain event it was rechecked and no sheen was present in the outfall.

The National Response Center (NRC), Maine Department of Marines Resources and the U. S. Coast Guard were alerted about the event.  (NRC Spill number 120-1769.)

On 01/22/2018, Susan Weaver called and asked for the fan to be removed.  She stated she could no longer smell the unidentifiable vapors in the living space.  The fan was scheduled to be removed on 1/24/2018, after the rainstorms, to see if any of the issues return after the rain event forecasted.  The homeowner then decided to keep the fan and use it when she can smell the vapors.  No additional Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-574-2018*A saddle tank was overfilled at the diesel dispenser that abuts the grass/drainage swale separating the facility from Route 136.  Puddles of free product were absorbed with sorbent pads.  The concrete and pavement surrounding the dispenser were treated with speedy dry sorbent material.  Soil along the pavement was only surficially affected, but removed to prevent contaminants from impacting the drainage swale during rain events.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-670-2018*Pan Am Railways had a leak from engine containment due to rain.  The spill contaminated the ballast under the track and snow.  The spilled lube oil was excavated from the ballast and the tracks and ties were wiped down.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-685-2017*Pan Am Railways reported a lube oil spill. An estimate of 8 ounces leaked from the engine containment tank. The soil was removed and brought to Waterville for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-900-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
B-464-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) had issues with one of their road line painting trucks.  Approximately 5 gallons of paint spilled onto the ground along the side of Route 1A while they were parked.  The paint migrated down  into a large puddle of water.  MDOT place a couple of small cones around it.  Both the MDOT and an anonymous person reported this spill.

Upon my arrival I tried to bag it up but there was too much liquid are amount of affected area.  I notified Chip Kelly of the MDOT to see if they had a way to remove the affected material, they did not.  I hired Clean Harbors who showed up with a vactor truck and proceeded to remove the affected material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-60-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to a concrete basement floor due to accidental breakage. Once onsite a small stain of fuel oil was found around the now crimped copper line. Reponses Services used sorbents during gross cleanup and informed the owns to wash the floor if they desired.

 No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-233-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a logging truck losing a saddle tank. The saddle tank was damaged causing a release of diesel fuel to soils. Once on site Response Services had Irving Woodland hire Rafford Construction to remove contaminated soils. No sensitive receptors were impacted. All contaminated waste was disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this.
I-237-2018*A substation transformer did not have a lead tap changer mechanism which caused a release of  4 ounces of dielectric oil to crush rock.  Emera Maine technician removed the crushed stones and placed sorbents around the transformer.  The crushed stone was brought to Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-260-2018*Notice received of hydraulic oil leak from equipment at area identified as "The Hill" behind the oil ASTs (aboveground storage tanks).  The leak appeared to have occurred over the winter and noticed with the snow melt.  It was reported as cleaned up and no oiled spillage to drains or surface waters.  Bath Iron Works disposed of the waste with their hazardous waste collection.  This location is rural industrial use and subject of past documented spills and remediations.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-261-2018*On 4/18/18, I received a call from Windham Code Enforcement Officer, Chris Hanson.  He had received an anonymous complaint that waste oil and antifreeze were being flushed down the toilet at the business.  He requested I investigate and report back to him.

On 4/24/18, I visited the business.  I spoke to the owner of the facility.  I found no evidence that waste oil or antifreeze was being improperly disposed of.  Waste fluids were being collected in a tank and burned on site in a waste oil furnace.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-262-2018*On 4/18/18, I received a call from Irving Oil reporting they had overfilled a diesel tank at this construction company.  Irving cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-263-2018*On 4/20/18, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting they had overfilled an oil tank in this apartment building in Biddeford.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  The basement was checked and no spill was observed inside the building.  The spill was cleaned up to the property manager's satisfaction.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-264-2018*On 4/21/18, I received an after-hours call from Bill Sousa of Citgo Petroleum reporting a leak from a diesel pipeline on the dock at their facility.  They were in the process of transferring diesel and gasoline from the Iver Prosperity when the leak was discovered.  The transfer was immediately shut down.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to clean up what product they could.  There was no boom around the vessel at the time of the spill because they were transferring gasoline.  The spill was estimated at 3-5 gallons.

I visited the site on 4/23/18, and determined the cleanup was satisfactory.  Oil had been emptied out of the pipeline and the pipeline placed out of service.  Ultimately a coating failure causing piping corrosion was identified as the source of the spill.  The line remains out of service while a repair/replacment plan is being developed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-265-2018*On 4/22/18, I received an after-hours call from Dead River Company reporting oil on the floor at a customer's residence in Portland.  It was also reported that oil had entered a sump in the basement.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed the conditions.  Oil and water covered the floor around the boiler, which had failed.  Oil and water traveled over the surface of the floor to a sump hole and some presumably entered the city sewer system to which it is connected to.  Dead River had placed sorbent pads on the spill.

I placed my Ram Fan in the basement window to begin ventilation of the oil vapors from the home.  I then hired Allstate Environmental Services to remove the sorbents and clean up the rest of the oil.  The floor was washed with simple green cleaner and a small amount of water.  Framing was removed that was soaked in oil.  I told the homeowner I would return the following morning to see what else needed to be done for cleanup measures.

The following day I returned to the site with Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services.  Oil odor in the home was much reduced.  Oil odor was still noticeable in the basement, but not in the living spaces.  Peter and I determined the remaining oil odor was likely coming from the sump area.  The sump did not have a cover that fit tightly, simply a couple of loose pieces of wood were laid over the top.

I had Allstate Environmental return and build a proper cover for the sump hole.  I then hired Radon Systems, LLC, to install a sub slab depressurization system to remove any remaining oil odors.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-266-2018*On 4/22/18, I received an after-hours call from Dead River Company reporting a leaking oil tank at a customer's residence in South Portland.  The tank had developed a corrosion leak, which Dead River was able to stop with a magnet patch.  They estimated there was 2-3 gallons of oil on the floor which they cleaned up with sorbent materials.  They were making arrangements with their customer to replace the leaking tank.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-267-2018*Ms. Caron contacted the Department, because a contactor had noticed that her aboveground storage tank (AST) might be leaking.  The AST was scheduled to be removed, but if it was actively leaking it would be moved up the list.

I met Ms. Caron and determine that the AST was not actively leaking.  The AST had been overfilled in the past, and the excess oil had leaked out the fittings on top on the tank.  There were some small stains on the floor, but I observed nothing of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-202-2018*On 4/17/18, I received a call from Murray Oil reporting a 25 gallon spill of fuel oil while making a delivery at this customer's residence.  A leak developed in the delivery hose on the truck.  The spill was limited to an asphalt driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent materials to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-291-2018*I received a call indicating a dump truck had rolled over near the subject location and was leaking diesel fuel.  I responded to the scene and found the wreck much as described.  The Fire Department had deployed some sorbent materials to catch the leaking fuel.  The truck was in very close proximity to the Penobscot River so I pumped out the remaining unspilled diesel before the truck was righted.  Upon recovery of the truck, I was able to recover most of the spilled fuel with more sorbent material.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-297-2018*Savage Oil Company responded to Mrs. Rundlet's call of oil vapor in her basement.  Savage Oil tightened the oil tank nipple, stopping the drip of oil.  Savage Oil placed a sorbent pad on the concrete to absorb the oil and advised that she report her spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which she did.

When I arrived on scene, I removed the sorbent pad, wiped the concrete and confirmed shortly after that there were no remaining oil vapors in the home.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-300-2018*I received report of a de-limber on fire with a diesel spill associated with it.  I arrived on scene to find the fire extinguished and diesel floating on the water in the ruts where the machine had operated.

I applied absorbent material to stop the migration of the oil and collect as much as I could before it soaked into the ground.

After the machine was removed, it was determined that no removal of soils was needed.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
P-549-2018*The Department was notified of a pickup truck rollover that discharged approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel.  The fuel was being stored in an exterior 100 gallon tank in the bed of the pickup truck and when the accident occurred, the tank ruptured.  The tank was full at the time of the accident and the remaining fuel was pumped out.  The diesel fuel was contained within a roadside ditch and sorbent pads were placed by the fire department.

Upon the Department's arrival on-scene, the pads were saturated with diesel fuel and confirmation was made that no fuel was further down the ditch.  The fire department utilized a dirt berm in the ditch to contain the fuel and water.  The pads were removed from the ditch and others were used to soak up the remaining fuel.  The site was inspected later that week and no further diesel fuel was recovered from the ditch.  The water remaining behind the berm was clear, with no visible sheen.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-554-2018*On 7/26/18, I received a call from Bill Jones of Irwin Industrial Tool reporting a one quart spill of FG0100 (an oil based coolant).  The spill occurred when a drain valve was accidentally bumped open by an employee.  The spill was limited to the floor surface and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-555-2018*On 7/27/18, I received a call from Arthur Colvin from Ecomaine reporting that the day before a dump truck belonging to Shaw Brothers tipped over and leaked a small amount of differential oil from the axle of the truck.  This occurred at Ecomaine's landfill expansion project in Westbrook.  The landfill is permitted to take oil contaminated soil, so a small amount of contaminated soil was excavated and put in the landfill.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-556-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a half gallon of hydraulic oil spilled off Seavy Island.  An application of sorbent material was deployed to recover what they could.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-148-2017*An undiscovered line leak beneath unit #59 migrated downgradient to the properties of units 58 and 57, before the source was discovered.  A neighbor noticed oil smell on the cats feet when it came in.  They called their neighbors, but no oil service had been conducted with the closest neighbor.  The following day a sheen was found in the roadway and subsequent investigation led to the discovery of the discharge.  Significant oil migration across the three adjacent properties was documented.

Upon arrival, there was a trace amount of oil sheen flowing in the roadway mixed with the rain runoff water.  Speaking with the homeowners, it was discovered the leak started upgradient at Cameron (#59), flowed down towards and around Bradbury (#58), and pooled in front of and behind Perkins (#57).

The lawns are significantly wet throughout the year according to the residents.  This condition existed during the cleanup.  Water from melting snow and ice as well as runoff were a major consideration during daily cleanup activities.  Soil was removed by vactor and mini-excavator, as well as removal by hand.  Work was conducted inside, around and beneath #59, with the creation of an interception trench running parallel to the home.  Work around #58 was mostly beyond the footprint of the home (lawn, crushed stone around porch and shed) with only minor work needed beneath the home. At #57, the work was limited to the rear of the home and lower side yard.  Park drainage was exposed, with a covered sump with multiple pipes draining the common area. The work was held up with a few late winter and spring snowstorms.  It continued into the summer and landscaping was eventually finalized.

The drainage outfall from the #57 common area was inspected several times.  According to park staff, it terminates in a seasonal drainage area, but no oil residue or sheen was ever documented there.  At the conclusion of the remedial work, all parties were satisfied and no additional concerns have been raised.

There are several oil tanks in the park that are in less-than-optimal condition or location.  They are heavily rusted, leaning at precarious angles, sinking into the soil or no proper tank base.  Based on successful cleanup and restoration, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
I-146-2017*On June 24, 2017, a hydraulic line to Huber's press leaked an estimated 120 gallons inside their plant.  An internal vacuum pump collection system was used and the spilled oil was brought to the boiler to be mixed with wood fuel and burned per Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) license conditions.  Some sorbent pads were used to wipe down equipment and then placed in oily debris waste stream.

No further actions are needed at this time by Response Services staff.
I-155-2017*EMERA Maine reported a discharge of less than one gallon of transformer oil that was the result of lightning striking a transformer on Aroostook Road in Wallagrass. EMERA Maine crews were able to clean up the affected area using sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesary in this matter.
P-815-2017*On 10/26/17, I received a call from the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department requesting assistance with a gasoline spill at a Cumberland Farms store in Cape Elizabeth.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that an estimated 10-15 gallons of gasoline had spilled when a customer overfilled their vehicle.  It was raining at the time.  The rain caused the spill to spread out over most of the concrete and pavement surrounding the pumps.  Gasoline also entered 2 storm drains in front of the store.  Cumberland Farms had shut down the store/gas pumps and called their spill response contractor NRC/Enpro Services.  The fire department had placed sorbent materials down to contain as much of the spill as they could.  Strong gasoline odor was observed when I first arrived as would be expected given the nature of the spill and the current weather conditions.

When NRC/Enpro arrived, they used a vacuum truck to suck up the gasoline and water mixture in many puddles on the surface of the pavement and concrete.  They also pumped out the affected stormwater catch basins in front of the store at the entrance of each driveway.  They used a power broom to sweep up as much of the applied speedy dry as they could.  A piece of sorbent boom was left in each catch basin to capture any remaining fuel that may enter the drains as the rain continued.  They will return to the site at a later date to remove the sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-453-2017*A malfunction in a fire suppression system caused the release of a firefighting foam in an airplane hangar.  The foam was  released in the form of foam, not in the concentrated solution.   The foam's brand name is Jet-X, and it contains lauryl alcohol, ethanol, and propylene glycol.   Several acres of area was covered by the foam.  The product is listed as an aquatic toxin.  The foam is also a hazard to humans because it is an eye and skin irritant.  Action was taken to protect and inform the public.  The foam was blowing away from the original site across the city.  Some of the foam was blowing into ditches that lead to Birch Stream.  Most of the foam blew away.  The product was also degrading back to a liquid product.  Storm drains and sanitary sewer lines were blocked by the City of Bangor.   The product was collected with vacuum trucks out of ditches, drains and puddles.  Product was transferred to frac tanks for temporary storage.

No fish kill was found in the Birch Stream or Kendukeag Stream.  Stormwater and wastewater units within the Maine Department of Environmental Protection were notified.  Maine State Police notified the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a precaution as well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-70-2018*On 2/8/17, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) staff reported that the previous evening a MDOT plow truck suffered a hydraulic oil hose leak while plowing for miles over Route 114 from Sebago into Naples.  The leaked oil was very spread out over the paved road, making cleanup impractical so the oiled roadway was sanded.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions were required at the time.
P-96-2018*On 2/9/18, I met Portland Pump Company (PPC), Certified Tank Installers Letellier and Grant on site while they replaced spill bucket and removed ice from another fillpipe spill bucket.  The facility had suffered phase separation of its premium unleaded gasoline and the 10% methanol on 1/16/18, causing a number of customer's vehicles to stop in the parking lot after filling up.  It appears snowplows had damaged the fill cap and melting snow filled the spill bucket with meltwater.  There was apparently no electronic water-sensor within the tank, but relied on sticking the tank with water paste.

The location is rural residential and commercial use.  In 1994 and 1997 previous motor fuels underground storage tanks (USTs) were abandoned by removal.  This UST facility was previously known as Don's Market.  In 1997 the 2-compartment tank T-5 was installed.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist Brad Hahn had initiated spill investigation of this facility in the past.

Around the exposed fillpipe I confirmed gasoline contaminated fill around the tank top area.  I measured a field bag headspace value of 100-parts per million (ppm) with a 10.6 eV lamp photoionization device.  PPC assured me that they would re-use the contaminated hand dug soil on site around the tank.  Allstate Environmental Services pumped out the phase-separated gasoline for disposal.

1)  See the MDEP UST Registration File 4350, and MDEP Division of Technical Services records for additional information.
2)  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
3)  No further MDEP requirements at this time based on present information.
P-97-2018*The lube oil reservoir of a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one half gallon of lube oil.  Spilled product impacted snow and track ballast.  All visible signs of contaminated snow and ballast were hand excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-98-2018*Bath Iron Works reported that while testing a hydraulic system on a ship, a gasket failed and released about 55 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The majority of the oil was collected in drums as it leaked out of the system, but about a gallon leaked onto the ship.  The spilled oil ended up in the bilge and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No oil reached the river.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-100-2018*Approximately 15 gallons of waste oil was reportedly released from an oil water separator system at the Harry C. Crooker Facility into a pump station catch basin.  Apparently a worker was scooping out sludge from a catch basin that was part of the separator system and clogged up the oil water separator.  This caused the separator to stop working properly and allowed oil to flow past the separator and into a pump station that pumps into the municipal treatment system.  Fortunately the pump was shut off and the oil was trapped in the catch basin.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted to remove the oil with a vacuum truck and dispose of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-101-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside a building.  The release was caused by overfilling of the AST and the oil was released from the vent pipe onto the paved ground surface below.  The oil delivery company contracted CAP Services to respond to the location, clean up the spilled oil with sorbents, and dispose of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel also responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-102-2018*On 2/12/18, I received a call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a small spill from an unknown source of transmission oil.  They noticed the spill when they were at the public works garage.  They cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-103-2018*On 2/12/18, Mr. Jose Rodrigues, as a concerned citizen, reported that oil was leaking onto the concrete floor and into a floor drain.  Mr. Rodrigues's phone mailbox was full and I was unable to contact him for more information.

The location is a small apartment building located in a largely commercial area north of the Auburn Mall.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Visiting the location, I found no one home to let me into the basement.  I noted no oil odor within the hallway, no oil within the adjacent stream, and no oil discharges at the fill and vent pipes.  The property is owned and managed by Mr. Ray Berube of the adjacent Performance Audio business.  Mr. Berube, and later Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Responder Scott Cyr, explained that there had been an earlier oil tank leak that had been cleaned satisfactory.  Mr. Berube claimed that Mr. Rodrigues was a disgruntled former tenant.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-104-2018*A subcontractor was removing industrial machinery from this facility.  The machinery was supposed to be drained of oil prior to be staged outside for transport.  One machine was neglected, which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of a lubricant to the ground.  Spilled product affected pavement and snow, and was plowed into a snowbank.  Sorbent materials were applied to treat the pavement, then all visible signs of contaminated soil and snow were excavated and transported off site for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-105-2018*Approximately .25 gallons of diesel fuel was reportedly released from a 500 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located at the construction site.  The AST is a portable unit and is suspended with skids so that it can be easily placed or moved about.  The release was caused by overfilling of the tank by the delivery driver.  Apparently there is no gauge on the tank and the driver miscalculated how much to put in the tank.  The released oil impacted the gravel surface below and was scooped up with a shovel by Irving Oil Corporation personnel.  Sorbents pads were used to wipe the sides of the AST.  Waste material was disposed of by Irving.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-106-2018*I was asked to assist with the search of a seized vehicle at the York County Jail for drug possession.  A search of the vehicle didn't generate any waste for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-140-2018*A corrosion hole(s) in an aboveground storage tank (AST)caused #2 fuel oil (oil) to leak onto the floor.  The AST was leaking upon my arrival.  Vapors were noticeable in the basement so I installed a vent fan in a basement window.  I then pumped the oil out of the AST into drums.  The leak(s) in the AST stopped.  I then used a degreaser to clean the floor impacted by the oil.  I placed a bunch of sorbents under the AST for precaution.

I checked the site the following day and the vapors were much better.  No signs of the AST leaking were observed.  The owners said they were all set.  They hope to switch over to natural gas sometime soon.

I recovered the drums a few months later.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


P-534-2018*A 55 gallon drum containing waste oil was not handled according to company protocol; it was stored outside adjacent to the crew building.  The drum leaked approximately four gallons of waste oil.  Spilled product affected pavement, then migrated into soil.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and all visible signs of contaminated soil were hand excavated by mill personnel.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-662-2018*An outside oil tank had a fire-matic valve malfunction causing the loss of 200 gallons of oil.  The spill occurred over several days probably starting on the day the tank was filled.  The tank was moved and the contaminated soil was excavated.  Within several feet bedrock was reached.  The bedrock was not competent and it was speculated that the oil found a way into the fissures.  The well was approximately twenty-five feet away.  Our Division of Technical Services has been referred to this site for potential well contamination issues.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-624-2018*Four gallons of mineral oil was lost from a transformer that was damaged during a storm. The potential contamined soil is going to be removed by a contractor that Central Maine Power Company uses for these incidents.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-785-2018*The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that Dead River Oil Company was delivering fuel to the homeowner and the driver overfilled the aboveground storage tank.  A small amount of oil came out of the vent onto the tank and the snow below.  The driver dug up the contaminated snow and disposed of it properly.  I called the homeowner and they stated they were satisfied with the cleanup and that no site visit was needed.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


B-790-2018*On December 22, 2018 a call came in from the Maine Department of Public Safety stating the Pleasant Point Fire Department had been dispatched to a home heating oil storage tank that fell over outside the residence and was leaking oil. Upon my arrival the fire department had put down sorbent material and the tank had been emptied. A contractor was hired to excavate the contaminated soil. The site was backfilled, loamed and seeded. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-802-2018*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a containment tank overflow on a locomotive.  The spill impacted a small area of railroad ballast which was removed by hand and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-467-2017*On 6/15/17, Pine Tree Waste Services responded to and cleaned up a leak of several gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road from one of their trash trucks.  I found the discharge cleaned satisfactory and no spillage left on the pavement.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time based on present information.
P-468-2017*A small discharge of #2 heating oil occurred due to a "PTO shaft leak" to a customer's paved driveway following a fuel oil delivery.  The spill was reported as cleaned up, and no oil went to drains or soil.

No further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time based on present information.
P-469-2017*A transformer failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  Spilled product impacted a sidewalk and adjacent soil.  Sorbent materials were applied to the paved sidewalk, then all visible signs of contaminated soil were machine excavated. No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time. See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
B-406-2017*I received a report that the outdoor above ground oil storage tank at the entered location had experienced a leak due to corrosion. This incident resulted in the loss of almost the entire tank full of kerosene. There was very little sign of the leak on the surface except for a small stain around the tank. I hired Clean Harbors to excavate some contaminated soil from around the tank and to install a recovery well. Indoor air quality was not compromised because of the leak.

The site is being referred to the Technical Services Division for installation of a pump and treat system and for drinking water well monitoring. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-407-2017*An aircraft was overfilled on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.  The reason for the overfill was not clear, but it resulted in oil being spilled onto pavement and into a catch basin which was equipped with an oil water separator.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to vacuum up the spilled product from the tarmac and from the catch basin.  No product was observed outside of the above mentioned areas.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-665-2017*On September 27, 2017 a call came in from a Dead River Company technician that while he was delivering fuel to the elementary school the bottom fill on his delivery truck had malfunctioned releasing a small amount of fuel to the catch basin beneath the fill area. The technician used sorbent pads, which were then removed and disposed of properly.
No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at the time.
A-606-2017*It was reported that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded through the bottom and leaked to a concrete basement floor.  The caller stated that he had not been to the camp in over a year, and upon visiting the camp he could smell fuel oil when he exited his car.  He went inside and the smell was too much to bare so he exited the building.  He opened the bulkhead and could see red fuel oil on the floor.  He called to report the release and then went back home.

I responded to the site and found free oil still standing on top of the concrete.  I placed sorbent pads on the affected area and called Mr. Theriault.  I went over the Ground and Surface Water Fund application and Cleanup Options Agreement with him, and he chose option 1 for cleanup.  I then emailed him the appropriate forms to complete and send in for insurance coverage.

At this time, I checked the AST and it was empty.  I used sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to collect free product, and I installed a ventilation fan to run over night.  I called Allstate Environmental Services to respond to the site the following day.  We worked the following day to empty the basement of oily contaminated materials, and then we washed the floor.  Upon further investigation, we determined that the oil had seeped through cracks and holes in the concrete, and I decided to remove a section of the floor.  We removed a large section of concrete and found that the soil under the camp was coarse sand.  I decided to utilize a vactor truck to remove contaminated soil. About 3 feet down below the floor, we encountered water and oil.  The sand was so saturated with water that we could not set a recovery well.  It acted like flowing sands when we tried to clear an area for a recovery well.  Having identified a large amount of oil on top of the water table, and numerous drinking water supply wells in the area, I referred the site to our Division of Technical Services Geology and Engineering for long term remediation efforts.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-18-2018*I observed a fine coating of lube oil on snow over an area of maybe 200 feet by 70 feet.   A nearby Town of Jackman Sewer Department shed had numerous spots of lube oil on two sides.  Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ) cleaned the metal and glass parts of the shed the following day and will clean the walls and repaint them if necessary.  I did not request a cleanup since most of the worst area was on or adjacent to the train tracks.  A winter storm is approaching tonight and continuing for a couple days which would also hinder any type of cleanup.

The locomotive was shut down after the incident and hauled to their repair shop in Derby.

No further action by the Department of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-172-2018*Catalyst Paper Company reported a discharge of 100 gallons of hydraulic oil at their facility from a broken hydraulic line on a piece of equipment.  The product was released to the drainage system of the mill which leads to the water treatment plant.  As such no product was recovered.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-479-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Ms. Wyler, through Kailee Mullen Reeves of MDEP, of an active, old, non-compliant underground storage tank (UST) facility at this location.  I understand this UST facility was found during a property examination for planned sale; Downeast Energy Company had presumed this to be an aboveground storage tank (AST) facility in the basement.  Ms. Reeves worked with Ms. Wyler on getting the UST facility registered.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services assessed for potential abandonment-in-place (a-i-p).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is urban commercial/retail and residential use located at the corner of Maine Street and Pleasant Street.  To the south is an active 7-Eleven motor fuels UST facility.  I understand that this location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though the area is served by municipal water and sewer service.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 7/1/18, following assessing the UST facility, MDEP Division of Response Services determined that there was not enough information on the facility location and buried utilities to determine conditions for a-i-p.  I advised contractors, such as Portland Pump Company (PPC) and Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI), that a determination could be made after Dig Safe markings and the tank was uncovered.

On 10/1/18, EPI uncovered the UST and removed vent and fill pipes.  After cutting open for cleaning, the UST was found to run east up against the building foundation and under the propane storage tanks (see photos).  Even though this UST was likely installed after the building was constructed, the abandonment-in-place was approved based on the tank location against the foundation, and constricted work area.  MDEP Division of Response Services observed the UST cleaned and filled with inert flowable fill material.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
As this was a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required by the state of Maine, and no assessment performed by the facility owner.  Only the top 3' to 4' of sandy fill around the UST was uncovered and groundwater was not observed, and no significant evidence of discharges were obvious.  No assessment of the groundwater and soils near the tank bottom was be made and prohibited discharges cannot be ruled out at this time based on present information.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services, and none initiated.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, the soil and groundwater near the tank bottom has not been assessed so oil-contaminated media is understood to possibly remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-480-2018*I was contacted by a concerned neighbor reporting that some waste motor oil had been dumped in an overgrown area at the end of the residential street where he lives.  The caller stated that the adjacent property owner works on cars and dumps the oil there.  I arrived to find a spot of oil on the ground.  I used sorbent pads and cleaned up what I could.  I was not able to make contact with the possible dumper.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-484-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of contaminated soil found during an underground storage tank (UST) removal.  The contaminated soil was limited to the former dispenser area for gasoline and diesel, which had no sumps below the dispensers.  Screening of the soil showed approximately 1,100 parts per million (ppm) directly below the dispensers, with decreasing levels within the area of the fill and vent pipes.  No contamination was found within the former UST excavation hole.

Soil was removed and the area screened for additional contamination.  Shake tests were negative for diesel, but gasoline was still present in the soil.  The excavation hole was approximately 30 feet by 40 feet by 15 feet deep and was limited due to Route 25 and an existing building.  A drilled well, approximately 120 feet in depth, is used on site for the supermarket and other tenants.  No contamination of the well has been discovered.  A dug well had been used on site where the new UST's were installed, but has been taken out of commission.  Due to the drilled well, our Division of Technical Services - Geology staff collaborated with our Division of Response Services during the cleanup efforts.

Technical Services staff visited the property and determined that the residual contamination is unlikely to pose a risk to the on-site or neighboring drinking water wells given the low concentrations of contaminated soil at approximately five feet.

The area has been paved with asphalt and is used as a parking lot.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-486-2018*On 7/3/18, notice was received of leak of hydraulic oil from a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) work truck to pavement.  The area is a suburban residential area.  The area was cleaned by CMP staff.
P-488-2018*Notification of small #2 oil discharge to the basement floor associated with an oil filter change.  Cleanup was performed by Downeast Energy staff.  The owner reported she was pleased and reported no oil odor.
P-489-2018*Notice was received of small overfill to the ground while Irving Oil Corporation re-fueled a construction forklift.  Less than a gallon spilled was reported cleaned up by Irving staff.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions anticipated at this time.
P-490-2018*Report received of one gallon spill of aviation gasoline to the ground during maintenance work on 7/8/18.  The spill was reported to have been cleaned up.  No spill was reported to reach drains or waters.  I reminded Maine Aviation about more prompt spill reporting.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-492-2018*Biddeford Police Department reported that they had responded to a complaint that someone was washing out their buckets that contained drywall dust and latex paint, into the City's storm drain in front of 291 Alfred Street.  I visited the site and found white residue on the pavement and in the drain but it did not appear to be paint, it was more likely drywall dust.  There was no cleanup warranted.  The City said they would keep an eye out and if they saw anything they would call back.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-497-2018*Hollis Fire Department reported that they had responded to a residence where a skid steer had caught fire.  The fire was extinguished but a small amount of diesel fuel leaked onto the ground and puddles of water.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-501-2018*An anonymous caller reported that they observed persons pumping an unknown substance into a brook on the side of the road.  Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and determined that the subjects were pumping water from the brook into a container on the back of a pickup truck for use in their pool.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-504-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 7/9/18 and 7/10/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services attended the abandonment by removal of this consumptive-use gasoline underground storage tank facility (UST).  Prior to the abandonment, MDEP discussed sampling and the removal with environmental consultant, Karen Morrison.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense, suburban, commercial and residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Groundwater was below the 11' depth of the 8' diameter tank bottom.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Low levels of petroleum discharge were measured during the facility abandonment, well below cleanup action levels.  I noted no fuel stained soil and no significant oil vapors from the facility.  Most field measurements were below 10-parts per million (ppm) by bag headspace and PID (Photoionization Device, 10.6 eV lamp).

Brine fluid leaked from the UST into the soil and groundwater below.  Brine is considered a pollutant and is prohibited from being discharged by MDEP Bureau of Water Quality.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The facility being removed was a 10,000-gallon, brine filled double-wall, Owens Corning UST with double-wall fiberglass product piping, and vent pipes within a PVC pipe.  Backfill was pea stone.  Tom Carleton was the required certified tank installer (CTI) with Portland Pump Company.  The facility was removed in good condition and hauled off site inerted by dry-ice.  No new replacement gasoline UST facility was planned.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services, and no remediation initiated by the facility owners.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, low levels of oil-contaminated media are understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  This report does not cover other aboveground and below ground fuel facilities owned and operated by Bowdoin College.  See the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment by Morrison Environmental Engineering, and MDEP registration file 20489 for further information.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-505-2018*On 7/10/19, response was made to tenant complaint of possible oil leak from the apartment building's inside 275-gallon consumptive use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank facility adjacent to apartment #25.  I noted no evidence of oil discharges inside at the facility or outside, and no oil odors.  The tenants seemed satisfied.  The location is suburban residential and is served by municipal water and sewer.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-506-2018*The Department received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 199 Spurwink Road, Scarborough.  The leaking AST was caught in time and only released a small amount of oil onto the basement floor.  The oil was cleaned up without any issues, by both Fielding's Oil & Propane Company and the Department.

Due to the cost of a replacement tank, the owner of the property was contemplating switching the heating system over to propane, but in the meantime needed a temporary storage tank.  The Department provide her a temporary tank while she considered her options.  Not until January of 2019 were we made aware that the temporary tank was no longer needed, at which time was removed from the property.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-508-2018*A ruptured hose on a delivery truck caused the release of one quart of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface at the Maine Medical Center Hospital facility (MMC).  MMC contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean the oil with sorbents and dispose of the material.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-518-2018*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In July 2018, Mr. Rik Jordan of Portland Pump Company (PPC) requested a determination for abandonment-in-place to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  PPC was project manager of the abandonment of this municipal, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The property had been sold by Portland Public Works Department to Tom Watson, LLC, for redevelopment.  Acorn Engineering was on site at the behest of the new property owners to help assess for prohibited discharges with the UST abandonment.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is urban, commercial and industrial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building is a large brick garage and repair for Portland Public Works Department (PPWD).  The underlying soils in this area have been found to be marine silt and urban fill.  Groundwater is generally within 5' to 8' below grade.  Much of this area of Portland has been treated as an environmental "non-attainment area".

On the south side of the building is a separate PPWD UST registration no. 6746 for motor fuels.  MDEP Tanks Compliance unit requested that I check on the status of this motor fuels UST and I reported back that this other was still active and still owned and operated by PPWD.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 7/15/18, MDEP Division of Response Services staff met on site with the new property owners, Rick Jordan of PPC, Mark Arienti of Acorn Engineering, and staff of Allstate Environmental Services (AES).  Though the UST appears to have been installed well after the building was built, new significant cracks in the brick walls promulgated the decision to allow this UST to be abandoned-in-place rather than be abandoned by removal.  See the attached supporting letter from Structural Integrity Consulting Engineers, Inc.

On 8/27/18 and 8/28/18, AES and PPC uncovered the UST facility, pumped out and cleaned the tank, removed product and vent piping, and filled the UST with concrete slurry (see attached MDEP photo log).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Previous significant fuel discharges at this location include P-990-2008.  During the abandonment-in-place on 8/28/18, no petroleum impacted soils were obvious in the limited excavation of the tank top.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was required.  The 8/28/18, Field Report by Acorn Engineering appears limited in scope for the assessment of prohibited discharges.  No perforations of the tank shell were noted by Allstate Environmental when they cleaned the tank.  I noted no obvious discharges or leaks in the product piping trench into the building.  No groundwater was observed in the shallow excavation.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No remedial actions were required at the time of the August 2018, facility abandonment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no oil-contaminated media was confirmed, though there was no thorough assessment at the time.  Any disturbed media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  I recommend a Phase-2 environmental assessment prior to excavation and redevelopment of this location.  The abandonment of the motor fuels no. 6746 is expected by year 2024, and a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment is presently required for this facility.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-519-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a hydraulic oil spill at this location.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-520-2018*An elevator shaft flooded as the result of a heavy rain event.  A bucket of hydraulic fluid being stored in the base of the shaft floated and tipped over, releasing some its contents.  The bucket was removed and standing oil was recovered with sorbent pads.  As the water receded, the concrete became smeared so the walls were pressure washed and all oily water was recovered with a vacuum truck.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-525-2018*Storm damage caused a tree limb to fall on electrical wires and down a utility pole.  The electrical transformer was compromised which resulted in a release of approximately five gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product affected land at the base of the pole.  According to the reporter, contamination was removed.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-526-2018*An estimated 10 gallon loss was reported due to a small dripping over time to grass at the base of Pole 25 near 104 Pond Road.  A cleanup crew was reported on the way.  The spill location is rural residential use and served by private water wells.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time based on present information.
P-527-2018*On the morning of 7/18/18, I met on site with Wells Fire Department (WFD) Captain Moore, and with the resident Don Kennedy, following the early morning burning of his backyard storage shed.  Among items in the shed were a small volume of gasoline, lube oil, and paint (see photo).  Much of the gasoline and lube oil was burned in the conflagration, but some oil was observed on the ground.  About five or six gallon-cans of paint were burned with no remaining labels.  The paint was believed likely to be water-based acrylic.

I advised Mr. Kennedy that the liquid paint should be opened and mixed with a sorbent, like wood chips or kitty litter, and allowed to solidify.  The paint waste could them be disposed of with the oily soil and shed debris at a licensed special waste landfill.

The location is suburban residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time based on present information.

P-528-2018*On 7/18/18, the Division of Response Services made visit and investigation following citizen complaint of suspected oil discharging during rural logging operation by McLucas Logging company of Porter, Maine.  I met logging company workers on site and noted no evidence of oil discharges to the logged property.  The site is located near the intersection with Miller Road.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-529-2018*On 7/19/18, the Division of Response Services responded to complaint by Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) of a discharge oil heating oil tank sludge to the ground at this location.  The area is dense residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

With BFD Lieutenant Robert Lang, I met with building owner Terry Estes.  Initially reported as maybe 100-gallons, I estimated the discharge as about five gallons of heating oil sludge.  The source was a decommissioned 275-gallon basement aboveground storage tank from Mr. Estes' apartment building that had been cut in half horizontally and dumped into a roll-off container without being cleaned dry beforehand.  When dumped into the roll-off upside down, the residual oil and sludge drained into the other items and out through the bottom of the roll-off door.  The liquid spread southwest along the side of the house (see photos).

Mr. Estes was advised about proper reporting and management of oil discharges.  To protect residents and young children, Mr. Estes agreed to bagging the wet oiled waste and the oiled soil.  I understand the waste was landfilled with the items in the roll-off.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-530-2018*On Thursday, 7/19/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services responded to a reported 5 to 10 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from Pike Industries paving heavy equipment traveling north up Route 26.  The location is suburban commercial and residential use and served by private well water.  The 10-gallon spill was to pavement across from Gray Public Works Department and Libby Hill Road.

The paving machine was still on site and Pike Industries workers were applying speedy dry sorbents and sand to the discharge, and wiping down the oiled machine.  No surface or groundwater was affected or threatened.  I advised Mr. Zdunczyk of Pike Industries that there could be some softening and damage to the asphalt road.  The oily waste was transported and recycled through the Pike Industries asphalt plant in Poland, Maine, within their solid waste license.  The discharge cleanup was satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-531-2018*A motor vehicle left the roadway, crashing into a stream.  The stream was approximately ten feet lower than the roadway and the grade was made up with granite blocks. The impact caused damage to the vehicle's oil pan which discharged less than one gallon of motor oil to the blocks and water.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product on the water and amongst the blocks.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-535-2018*On 7/20/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to notification of an active diesel discharge associated with a tractor trailer accident on the Maine Turnpike.  MDEP notifications were made and MDEP coordinated with John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).

The truck saddle tank was compromised on the turnpike guardrail and discharged to the pavement and median soil.  Upon arriving, MDEP plugged the saddle tank hole.  The two saddle tanks held an estimated 100-gallons.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired by MTA to respond, and they pumped off the saddle tanks and containment pools, and dug up oiled soil and sorbents to MDEP satisfaction.  With a prompt successful response, none of the discharge reached waterways nor threatens drinking water wells.

1)  MTA managed the cleanup and contractors; there were no MDEP contractor expenses.
2)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-373-2019*On 5/7/19, I received an after-hours call from the Arundel Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle rollover accident on Proctor Road at the intersection of Ruckville Lane.  They reported an estimated five gallons spill of gasoline from the vehicle.  They applied sorbent material to the spillage.  I visited the site the following morning.  I observed some lingering gasoline odor, but saw no recoverable product.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-536-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of an old out-of-service, underground oil storage tank (UST) found at this school department administration building and school.  MDEP Division of Response Services was invited to help investigate and assess.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility area is dense suburban residential use, and served by municipal water supply and private septic systems.  At the corner of Portland and Pine Streets is the former school administration building; to the east is the larger closed elementary school building.  The property ownership is being transferred from MSAD 72 to the town of Fryeburg.

The site is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  Soils in the UST excavation were fine to medium grain sand.  No groundwater was noted in the seven feet deep excavation.  I am not aware of any private wells within 300', though there are public water wells about 0.25 miles to the south.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
During the UST facility abandonment, I noted no evidence or prohibited discharges.  I am not aware of past spill reports and discharges associated with past UST replacements.  From under the UST, bag-headspace soil samples SS-1a and SS-1b were measured as less than 1 part per million (ppm).  Sample SS-1c was "Undetected" for a Oil-In-Soil colorimetric test.

UST FACILITY AND ABANDONMENT
During a Phase-2 environmental site assessment by TRC and MDEP Brownfields Unit, TRC had uncovered an old steel heating oil UST located next to the administration building based on a ground penetrating radar survey.  This UST facility was then reburied and MDEP UST compliance staff, and Division of Response Services staff.  There is one registered, active, 10,000-gallon UST, T-4, located in front of the school building.

On 7/20/18, after I contacted Mr. Hefron of MSAD 72, they had the UST uncovered and confirmed a 500-gallon volume, single wall steel UST with 18" of amber color light heating oil.  As the oil was not dyed red, it appeared to be oil from pre-1990 in age.  This UST may be registered as tank T-2, which was originally registered as out-of-service and then removed.  On 8/6/18, MSAD 72 had the UST pumped out and removed from the ground (see photos).

On the east side of the school building next to the boiler room and a septic tank, we found a fuel oil type UST vent pipe (see Photo-5) but no evidence of fillpipes.  This may be an unregistered UST or perhaps the 2000-gallon tank T-1 reported to have been removed in 1988.  MSAD 72 was not able to investigate this location by excavation on 8/6/18.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
As of 8/6/18, no cleanup actions have been required by MDEP Division of Response Services, and no voluntary cleanup actions initiated.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no oil-contaminated media have been identified on site based on present information.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  I recommend the UST vent pipe and possible remaining UST on the east side of the school building be investigated.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-537-2018*City of Portland employee reported that while cutting grass at Portland Jetport about a gallon of hydraulic oil was discharged due to broken line.  The spill was reported cleaned by sorbent pads.  No discharge to drains or waters.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions based on present information.
P-539-2018*On Saturday, 7/21/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services provided assistance to Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA).  MDEP Response staff helped overpack methamphetamine drug lab waste for disposal.  The waste was taken to Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) for disposal as hazardous waste.  See attached for further information.

The location is rural residential use.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-540-2018*On Sunday, 7/22/18, report was received of small discharge of engine oil and other vehicle fluids, associated with rollover of a Jeep into a small wetland area next to the highway.  It was reported cleaned by responding Freeport Fire Department who cover Route 295 southbound to Exit 17.  I later found the cleanup to be satisfactory.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required at this time.
P-542-2018*On 7/23/18, I received a direct call from Bill Jones of Irwin Industrial Tool Company reporting a spill that had occurred the previous Friday night.  An estimated 5 gallons of FG0100 (an oil based coolant) had leaked out of a machine at their facility and onto the floor and out the door onto land.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  Mr. Jones was instructed as to the correct reporting procedures and timeframe for reporting.  I sent him an email link with the statutes involved with this discharge and suggested that Irwin correct their spill response plan to reflect current laws/regulations.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-366-2018*The Department was notified by Kittery Fire Department of a vehicle accident on I-95 North in Kittery.  The vehicle ran over a metal plate in the roadway which punctured the fuel tank.  The vehicle pulled into the Kittery rest stop where the leak was contained.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action required by Response Services at this time.
P-367-2018*The Department was notified of a single car vehicle accident which resulted in the loss of 1 gallon of motor oil into a running road ditch.  The roadside ditch runs into a nearby freshwater wetland approximately 75 feet downstream.  The fire department used pads on the visual product and the Department visited the following morning to clean up the pads and inspected the rest of the ditch.  No oil was found below the crash location.  The abutting landowners drinking water well is located upstream from where the accident occurred and was not impacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-368-2018*The Department was notified of a motor vehicle accident that resulted in gasoline being released from the fuel tank.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.   No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-369-2018*The Department was notified of a motor vehicle accident which resulted in the vehicle entering Lover's Brook at the junction of Pond Road and Junction Road.  A groundwater well for the South Berwick water supply was located approximately 500 feet downstream of the accident, however, the superintendent for the water district was on site and was not concerned that the accident would have an effect on the well.  Fire Department noted a light sheen coming from the engine and that all other components of the vehicle were intact.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action required of Response Services at this time.
P-370-2018*The Department was notified by Portland Fire Department of a gasoline leak from a passenger vehicle.  The vehicle was refueling at the Big Apple gas station when the leak in the fuel tank was found.  The fire department used speedy-dry to clean up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No site visit was made.  No further action required from Response Services at this time.
P-371-2018*The Department was notified by Portland Fire Department (PFD) of a #2 heating oil spill of approximately 80 gallons in a multi-family building basement.  Oil vapors had been noticed by the second floor tenant who notified the landlord and PFD.

Upon the Department's arrival, a large stain was observed coming from the first floor aboveground storage tank (AST) that appeared to come from the non-filter end of the AST.  Speedy-dry sorbent material had been placed under the tank and around the rest of the basement by PFD.  Oil was observed at the sump hole on the opposite side of the basement from the AST.  Photoionization Detector readings were taken by the Department and PFD and found that the second floor living area was at 4.5 parts per million (ppm), basement at 7.4 ppm, area nearest the AST's at 17.3 ppm, and the sump hole at 23 ppm.  The Department deployed a Ram fan in one of the basement windows and opened another for ventilation.  Before leaving, the speedy-dry was vacuumed and swept up by the Department and additional speedy-dry was placed in heavily saturated areas and additional pads placed under the leaking AST.  A magna-patch was also used to slow the drip.

The Department contracted with Allstate Environmental Services who conducted work of removing the concrete floor, vactoring the fill material down to the clay substrate, installing a sub slab ventilation system (SSVS) with backfilled stone, and pouring a new concrete floor.  A radon fan was installed in conjunction with the SSVS to remove any additional petroleum vapors from the basement.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

A-433-2018*On August 13, 2018, P. G. Willey & Company reported that a the homeowner had smelled oil outside his window above where his home heating out tank was.  The oil company arrived, pumped out the remaining oil and took the old tank with them.  They stated there was some slight contamination on the leaves and soil directly underneath the oil tank which they excavated out by hand.  Upon arrival I used an oil shake test to determine the contamination was removed and disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-4-2019*Engine oil was spilt from one of the trains at the Leeds Junction.  The contaminated soil was removed for proper disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-5-2019*When switching tanks on the truck, a tank was overfilled by accident.  The spilled product volume was less than one cup and was collected along with the snow it had contaminated.  The driver checked the tank inside the residence and it was found that no damage was caused to the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-23-2019*The Department was notified of a seven gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a knocked down electrical transformer.  The spill was contained to the roadway.  Central Maine Power Company used speedy-dry sorbent material to clean up the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-425-2018*A rotten pole broke causing the electric transformer to spill its contents into the ditch.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the contamination.  Refer to attached Emera Maine Spill Report.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-426-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a front end loader resulting in a small spill at the Mallinckrodt site.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-597-2018*On September 24, 2018 Robin Davis called to report that she had an unknown drum of what she thought was a clear liquid in her newly purchased property that used to be a dairy farm. Upon further inspection of the area it was believed the drum was sodium hypochlorite used in many dairy farms. Other containers were onsite of the similar liquid with markings. The owner found a facility to use the drum of sodium hypochlorite as it was originally intended. The drum had not leaked and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-598-2018*On September 24th a call came in from Northeast Plumbing and Heating stating the caretaker of the residence smelled fuel oil in the basement and the home heating oil tank was leaking.  Upon arrival the tank was actively leaking from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. I pumped the remainder of the tank into drums and cleaned the floor underneath the tank. The caretaker then stated the oil had gotten into the sump pump and discharged outside into the nearby seasonal stream bed which led to a culvert which went under the road and then into a drainage swale on the neighbor's property.

As I followed the stream channel, sorbents were used to pick up puddles of oil within the stream channel and surrounding area.  The sorbents were removed for proper disposal. The site was stabilized for the evening. The next day I met with the Public Works Department, the Water Department, and the Fire Department all of Northeast Harbor and the Coast Guard to decide on a plan to flush the stream channel. I hired a vactor truck to catch any free product that was flushed downstream. I also hired an excavator to dig defensive trenches that were lined with sorbent boom to catch any residual oil in the drainage swale on neighbor's property.

The caretaker stated water flowed under the slab of the basement which is presumably how the oil had gotten into the sump pump. I referred the site to technical services to set up their pump and treat trailer to treat any remaining oil underneath under the slab. No drinking water well is at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-599-2018*On September 24, 2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a motor vehicle had leaked gasoline over a stretch of Main Street due to a leak in the vehicle's gas tank. The vehicle had stopped leaking and was towed to be repaired. No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-600-2018*I received a call indicating a home heating oil tank at the subject location was leaking.  V.L. Tammaro Oil Company personnel pumped about 50 gallons of oil from the tank before it was able to leak out.  I estimate 15-20 gallons of oil spilled to the gravel pad under the tank.  The location of the tank, specifically the proximity to the structural supports of the trailer, prevented an excavation at the site.  There is a well on site but it was nearly 300 feet away and I deem it not at risk.  Indoor air quality was not compromised.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-601-2018*On September 25, Irving Oil Corporation called to report that while on a service call they smelled home heating oil in the basement of the home. The technician noticed a stain beneath the oil burner. Upon my arrival the technician had fixed the oil line which was the source the leak. Sorbents had been put down as well. I installed a ventilation fan to control vapors within the basement. I also cleaned the floor with a degreaser as well as put some degreaser beneath the burner. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-604-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of transformer oil due to an auto accident.  CMP crews responded and could not confirm any discharge had occurred.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-605-2018*During a property transfer, Gould Technologies discovered contamination at a former service station while performing a tank removal.  The contamination that was discovered was below the Department's Remediation Guidelines.  No material was removed for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-606-2018*The owner had left a bung open on the top of his aboveground storage tank (AST) which allowed #2 fuel oil (oil) to spill during an oil delivery by a local oil company.  Speedi-dri was placed on the spilled oil.

I talked to the owner, Mr. Santerre, at 1542 hours on 9/28/18 and offered assistance.  I offered to install a vent to help with any vapors and to clean the concrete floor if needed.  He was still at work but was heading home shortly and would call if he wanted help in a hour or so.  He wanted to look at it first.  I never received a call from him that evening or since.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-607-2018*I was shown a couple spots where it appears motor oil had been spilled onto the ground around a small barn over many years in the past.  According to Sharon, sister of property owners, her father would change oil in farm equipment and place the filters and empty containers that may have had some oil residue still in them in one area near the corner of the small barn.  This area appeared to be the worst area of the three areas that Sharon showed me around the small barn.  I observed an approximately 3 foot by 3 foot area stained by oil.  Debris hindered my ability to see if it extended further down the barn but grass was growing in that area.  She said that her father, who died recently, hasn't perform any work or spilled any oil in approximately 3 years.  The worst area had grass starting to grow in-between a large amount of metal and wood debris.   Water was puddled in this area with maybe a slight sheen on it.  The sheen was difficult to observe.

I also looked at a 275 kerosene aboveground storage tank (AST) associated with a mobile home adjacent to the house.  I did not observe any obvious signs of spillage around the AST but it was hard to see much with the uncut grass and other debris in the way.  It appeared to be empty.

I also observed a 500 gallon AST further away, approximately 125 feet, two 55-gallon drums at least partially full and numerous other containers near the small barn.  None appeared to be leaking but again structures, debris or high grass were a hindrance.  There were other structures nearby which I did not investigate.  It also appeared that the main house had asbestos siding on it.

I let the Town Office know of my visit.  I was not able to contact the property owner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-608-2018*I received report from Mr. Zimmerman that his oil tank had a corrosion hole in it and was slowly leaking.  Mrs. Zimmerman noticed the smell that morning and called their oil company, while Mr. Zimmerman placed a small bucket under the leak to catch the oil.

Their oil company arrived and attempted to place a magnet patch on the hole, but it would not stick. They were leery of doing anything else for fear of making it worse. They thought that continuing to catch the leaking oil was the best plan until the tank could be pumped out.  This is what Mr. Zimmerman continued to do until I arrived.

Once on site, I transferred the remaining product from the tank to drums that I brought with me.  Once this was complete, I removed the sorbent pads that the oil company put on the small oil spill and bagged for disposal.

When Mr. Zimmerman has his new tank installed I will return to transfer the product from drums to his new tank.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-310-2018*The Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Warren reported that she observed oil impacted soil near an outside heating oil tank while doing an inspection.  She reported that the tenant who is moving out was attempting to remove the oil from the tank but did not have enough containers and ended up spilling an unknown amount of oil in the process.  I went to the site and found the outside tank.  The grass and soil at the outlet end of the tank were visibly oil impacted and the underlying soil was also oil impacted.  The area is served by public water supply but is directly uphill from the St. George River.  I contacted the building owner and informed him that the oil impacted soil would need to be removed and disposed of properly to prevent oil vapor issues in the home and prevent runoff to the river.  He made arrangements to have a local excavation company remove the soil under my direction.

On 6/5/18, soil at the site was removed until field testing of soil was negative for oil in soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-329-2018*Andrew Hart from Knox County reported that an estimated three gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled to the concrete basement floor of the Knox County Courthouse over the long weekend.  The source of the spill was a leaking furnace fuel pump.  It was reported that county maintenance workers stopped the leak by shutting down the pump.  They collected the spilled oil with absorbent material.  No drains were impacted and they reported no oil vapor issues in the building.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-603-2018*A corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST) allowed a small amount of #2 fuel oil (oil) to leak out onto the concrete.  Speeedi-dri and oil pads were laid down to soak up the spill oil.  Dead River pumped out the leaking AST into a temporary tank.  The oil vapors were not a concern during my visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-706-2018*A forklift hydraulic line ruptured and lost hydraulic oil onto frozen gravel.  The oil was contained with speedi-dri sorbent material until the forklift could be moved.  Further removal of contaminated soil was conducted and disposed of through the responsible party's waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-967-2018*On 12/17/18, I received a call from Becky at C. N. Brown Company reporting a small gasoline spill that had occurred at this facility over the weekend.  While making a delivery, a bad seal allowed approximately 1 gallon of gasoline to spill to the asphalt.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  A maintenance visit was scheduled for the facility.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-227-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release that impacted a garage floor and exterior soils. Dead River used sorbents materials on the concrete floor and removed a small area of contaminated soils.

Once onsite Response Services found more small amount of contaminated soils around the garage however the home owner did not want Response Services to remove any further soil.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-147-2018*The Division of Response Services aided a property owner in disposing of mixed waste oil and water that an evicted tenant left behind. Once onsite Response Services overpacked and removed mixed liquids and contaminated debris from the site. All oil and debris were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of The Division Response Services at this time.
B-57-2018*On January 24, 2018, C. N. Brown Energy Company reported that while making a home heating oil delivery, one of their drivers while reeling in the hose caused a small discharge from the hose onto the homeowners paved driveway.  He had put down sorbent material to clean the small area.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-116-2018*On 2/21/18, at 1458 hours,  Micah Deshaies from JCR Construction Company, Inc., reported that an estimated 1 quart of hydraulic oil had spilled to a gravel lot from a logging truck PTO seal leak.  The leak was contained and the small amount of oil impacted soil was removed for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-114-2018*On February 22, 2018 the Brooks Fire Department called in to report an electrical equipment supply delivery truck had a punctured hole in the fuel tank and was leaking diesel. The driver had hit something in the road that punctured the tank. Upon arrival the fire department had captured most of the fuel into a drum the landowner had onsite. The rest of the fuel had leaked out onto the lawn, dirt road and driveway. I hired a local contractor to excavate the contaminated area.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-116-2018*A Dish network employee was installing TV service to a bedroom which required drilling a 3/8 inch hole through the exterior wall of the residence.  The residence's aboveground storage tank (AST) was located directly behind where he was drilling.  This resulted in a hole being drilled through the side of the AST allowing kerosene (oil) to leak out.  Oil leaked onto plastic sheeting used to keep plywood dry along the crawl space of the residence.  Puddles of oil were soaked up with sorbents by the Fire Department and myself.  A piece of plywood was removed due to oil soaked into it and access to the crawl space.  A quart or so of oil made it onto the concrete slab.  This was causing oil vapors in the residence.

I was given permission to investigate the vapors inside the residence after numerous refusals.  Most of the residence had a reading of 2.5 parts per million (ppm) on the Photoionization meter (PID) except for the room with the hole in the wall.  This room had a reading of 3.5 on the PID.  The crawl space prior to cleaning and removal of the plywood was in the mid 40's ppm.  Mrs. Howard never complained of vapors in the house.  She refused a vent (fan) to be installed to assist with the removal of vapors.

I cleaned the concrete, in the crawl space,  impacted by oil with simple green.  I installed a vapor barrier with 6-mil plastic.  I pumped off 30 gallons of oil from the AST to get the oil level below the hole.  I plugged the hole with wax.  I dug a couple holes under the plastic to see if any oil had gotten into the ground but observations were negative for oil.

The representative from Dish Network and the owner of the residence were making arrangements for a new tank to be installed.  I left my business card with three people associated with this residence and the representative from Dish Network.

Paul Nichols made a visit to the site the next day but was refused access to the residence to check on the vapors.

There was no word from anyone from this residence for over a month.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-118-2018*A National Response Center Incident Report, number 1205200, was received concerning a smell in the drinking water at a mobile home park at 30 Carriage Lane.  Paul Higgins, Hydrogeologist for Technical Services of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), and I visited the site and investigated.  We did not find any signs of a recent spill nor any signs in the drinking water well.  Mr. Higgins used a clean bailer to collect water from the top of the drinking water well that supplies the mobile home park.  Again there was no indications of oil in this water.

I talked to the new owner, Dan Barker, and he said he had only learned of the 2012 spill a few months ago.  He indicated that he would like to have the well tested.  I referred his information to Mr. Higgins for them to coordinate the water sampling and analysis.  I have referred the site to Mr. Higgins.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-194-2018*On 3/29/18, Donald Eskelund reported that a 275-gallon oil storage tank containing off-road diesel had leaked its entire contents overnight after being filled the previous day.  The tank was located outside next to his barn.  Bart Newhouse, from our Division of Response Services, went to the site and found that the fuel had penetrated the gravel drive leading down from the barn.  The tank was secured.  Oil absorbents were put in place to contain and collect the spilled fuel.  Mr. Eskelund completed an application for the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  A contractor was hired to begin excavation of oil impacted soil the next day.  The excavation was left open over the weekend because additional soil removal was necessary.

I took over the site for Mr. Newhouse.  Water and oil ran into the excavation and was pumped out.  Oil absorbent boom was put into the excavation to contain and collect oil that ran into the excavation.  Monday morning the excavation was pumped out again so additional soil could be removed.  Soil was removed for two more days before field testing with oil in soil test kits were negative.  Oil-impacted soil under the barn could not be removed without impacting the foundation of the structure.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-238-2018*A valve malfunction on a fuel delivery truck.  The driver was able to catch 10 gallons in a bucket and pour it back into the truck.  Sorbents caught most of the kerosene not collected by the buckets.  A small amount of contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  The truck was hauled back to have the valve fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-242-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on an excavator behind the old chlorate building.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-245-2018*Cianbro Corporation called to report that on April 25, 2018 a reach truck had a small hydraulic line leak onto gravel beneath the machine. The leak was fixed and the operator hand excavated the contaminated soil which was disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-246-2018*On April 25, 2018 R H Foster Incorporated called to report that they had accidentally overfilled a home heating oil tank that was already full. The oil tank was in the basement of the building and oil had leaked out from the fittings onto the concrete floor. Approximately 25 gallons was removed from the full tank by the firematic and disposed of properly. The basement floor was cleaned with simple green to remove the rest of the contamination from the floor. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-305-2018*The caller stated an abandoned oil tank was at the aforementioned location and was concerned that it posed a threat to the environment.  Upon arrival at the location, the tank was not easily located or visible.  It was covered in bitter sweet and thistle.  I spoke with the contractor building the new home adjacent to the tank location (a lifelong resident of the neighborhood), and he was unaware of the tank or its history.

I next stopped in at Falmouth Public Works and explained the situation and gave them directions.  The location was identified on a map (computer) and definitively identified as Town right of way property.  They said they would check it out and make arrangements for its removal.  I received a call from the Falmouth Parks Department explaining the land was actually in their jurisdiction and they would be taking care of it.  No additional communications were received.  Based on the information and agreement with the Town, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-311-2018*It was reported that a tractor trailer went off the road in the northbound lane of the Maine Turnpike and struck a large tree, demolishing the rig.  The saddle tank remained intact and was pumped off, the logs were offloaded and then the truck hauled backwards away from the tree.  A cherry picker was used to place the cab (separated from frame) onto a waiting flatbed.  Other various parts and components were also loaded.  The wheel and frame were secured to the wrecker and hauled away.  Some pads were applied to the oil in the plowed soil crater made by the impact, but no addition cleanup was practical or planned.  Following a successful cleanup, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-315-2018*On 5/10/18, I received a call from C. N. Brown Company reporting a customer had a fill pipe problem on their vehicle which caused about a half-gallon of gasoline to spill while they attempted to fill their vehicle.  C. N. Brown staff cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-316-2018*On 5/11/18, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a transmission oil spill from one of their vehicles in Bowdoin.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-317-2018*On 5/11/18, I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting an estimated 2 gallon spill of transformer oil in Kittery.  The spill occurred when a tree fell onto power lines, breaking the bushing on the transformer.  CMP cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-735-2018*Received a call from a realtor about a foreclosed home with a flooded basement.  They had a concern about a possible sheen on top of the water.  After investigating, no sheen or release of petroleum products were found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-13-2019*The Department was notified of a unknown quantity of #2 heating oil spilled resulting from a full strainer cover at the boiler.  The oil spread out along the basement floor, into a sump hole, and discharged onto a lawn area.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was applied to the floor and sorbent pads were used to collect oil from the sump hole.  Oily snow from the lawn was bagged up by the Department and disposed of by Downeast Energy.

The Department hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to wash and seal the floor based on sub-slab air quality monitoring that found that air quality below was no worse than what was found in the air of the basement.  The concrete trough area was found to be 23 parts per million (ppm) and a dark stain under the boiler was found to be at 211 ppm volatile organic compounds.  At the time of the floor cleaning, the Department noticed another oil leak coming from the fuel line at the boiler.  The leak appeared to be coming from the end of the line where the protection ends.  Downeast Energy returned to the site and replaced the fuel line.  No other oil vapor issues have been reported.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-37-2019*While delivering oil, a plug on a holding tank was sheered off when backing the truck over some ice.  The driver investigated the damage when the ice was struck and saw oil leaking out, so he immediately placed a bucket under the leak.  Less than a quarter-gallon got into the ice and snow, which was dug/chipped up and removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-287-2018*St. Peter Construction was operating an excavator when an overhead line was caught, breaking the pole and causing a transformer to fall leaking onto the grass.   Sorbents were used to clean site and soils were excavated.


No further Response action needed at this time.
P-625-2018*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole which downed the transformer.  Approximately seven gallons of mineral oil affected the paved roadway and shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and contamination was excavated from the shoulder.  Field screening was conducted during the removal which identified approximately one half yard of material for removal.  No impacts to local drinking water wells are anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-626-2018*A ruptured hose on a dump truck caused the release of 40 gallons of hydraulic oil to the gravel road surface. .58 tons of oil impacted soil was excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-627-2018*A ruptured hose on a tractor trailer unit caused the release of five gallons of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot surface of the facility.  The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Getchell Bros., Inc., personnel. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-628-2018*Transmission oil leaked due to line leak, and was cleaned up by Brunswick Fire Department.  The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use area.  No spill to drains or soil.  The cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services.
P-629-2018*On 8/21/18, I received a call from Jeremy at True Comfort Heating and Cooling, LLC, reporting a leaking oil tank in a customer's finished basement in Sanford.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with the homeowner, Sonja Lockard.  A corrosion hole had developed in her oil tank.  True Comfort had placed a temporary magnet patch over the hole to stop the leak.  They had also removed some oil soaked carpet and cleaned up what they could with speedy dry sorbent material.  Some further remediation would be necessary to eliminate the oil odor from the home.  Primarily, a wall enclosing the tank would need to be removed as the framing for the wall and wall covering was soaked in oil.  I explained the Department's Groundwater Insurance Fund to her and told her we could help if she so chose.  She decided to pursue recourse through her homeowner's insurance.  I told her if they would not help, to let me know and we could help with the final remediation needed.  As of 9/5/18, I have not heard back from her and consider the matter closed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-630-2018*Pan Am Railways reported the release of approximately one gallon of lube oil to the stone ballast track surface due to an unknown mechanical failure.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned by hand-excavating approximately two five-gallon pails of gravel and staged for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected.
A-509-2018*The Unity Fire Department responded to a car accident where automotive fluids were leaking into Sandy Stream.  They placed sorbent boom across the stream, downstream of the incident and contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I responded and assisted the fire department in removing the sorbent boom.  It had recovered a small amount of product and there was no product or sheen discernable.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-457-2018*McGee Construction Co. reported a discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil from construction equipment working on a project at Colby College in Waterville.   McGee cleaned up the affected asphalt and arranged for disposal of the oil contaminated debris.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-462-2018*The homeowner called to report that he had gone to open up his camp and noticed a small stain around a drum that the previous owner was using to hold home heating oil inside the camp garage.  Upon my arrival I had put down sorbent material and Simple Green cleaner to remove any contamination under and around the drum.  I also pumped out the remainder of the fuel into a secure drum, which was then disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-53-1988*- Note - Spill Recreated from vestigial paperwork, found in DEP File Room 9/21/2018
  No evidence of an original spill report was found, only 5 sheets of single sided, support documentation/paperwork.
  Report does not appear to have previously been added to HOSS.
  Narrative text generated by Lyle Hall ESIV, based on text in said paperwork.

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3/31/1988
On 3/28-30/1988 Steve Eufemia observed the cleanup of oil spill debris at the Craig Patten residence, on State Rd, West Newfield, which resulted from a broken fuel line on a 275 gallon oil barrel containing virgin K1.
This led to the shipment of 15 Cubic yards of solids contaminated with virgin #K1 kerosene.  Debris consisted of loam and sand.

Signed
Steve Eufemia
DEP Official on Site



(In April, best estimate) Water sample #82725  was taken at the residence and sent for analysis.
No gasoline/fuel oil contamination was detected.

Water sample #82740  was collected from the home, at the Kitchen Sink, on 6/1/1988, at 6:30am.
Water source for home was a drilled well.  No hydrocarbons were detected in the sample.


No further action by Response expected.
Case closed.
A-535-2018*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was asked to investigate a citizen complaint about possible improper abandonment of underground storage tanks (UST)s at the Fairfield Public Works (a former building now just concrete pad).  Upon arrival at the site as described, two out-of-service fire trucks were parked on the pad, and a few plumbing system parts were visible in the pad.

First was a floor trench running about 3/4 the width of the former building going beneath a truck.  This was partially filled in with miscellaneous debris, sand, gravel, and detritus.  The plumbing housing protruding out of the floor was not tank related (possibly septic, in my opinion).  Lastly, there were two 4" capped plugged floor drains (or vertical piping). I removed one cover and the pipe was filled to within approximately ten inches from the top.  No odors or staining were observed in the area of concern.

This was reported to MDEP Petroleum Management staff Norris "Butch" Bowie and Ted Scharf, and appears it will be referred to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), State Plumbing Inspector Lawson.  At this point, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-264-2018*During an inspection a small corrosion hole was discovered on the aboveground oil storage diesel tank at the store. Thankfully, the one thousand gallon tank was in a secondary containment tub and the leaked product was minimal and absorbed by the dirt that was in the tub.

The contaminated soil was disposed of properly and the tank was removed and replaced with a new one.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-463-2018*A vessel ran aground while I was in Jonesport investigating another vessel having troubles.  The United State Coast Guard (USCG) reported no sheen was observed during their time around this vessel.  The vessel was hauled to shore for repairs.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-222-2018*A Huber employee overfilled a tote causing a spill of 30 gallons of catalyst. Wood fines were used as sorbents to clean up the release. No site visit was made and the contaminated wood fines were disposed of through Huber's boiler.

No further action should be required of Division of Response Services at this time.
B-635-2018*I received a report of a small spill at the entered location resulting from a downed pole. The spill impacted a small area of soil which was removed by Central Maine Power Company personnel. No other resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-799-2018*A vehicle was being fueled unattended when the auto shutoff failed, causing an overfill of gasoline.   Approximately 35 gallons was pumped, and an unknown amount was spilled.  It was raining heavily at the time so the fuel quickly made it to the storm drains.  The storm drain exits in the harbor.  Some gasoline smell was detected in homes.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled gasoline with sorbents as best as possible.  They also cleared homes with gasoline vapor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-665-2018*On October 29, 2018, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that there was some sort of fuel that had leaked in the parking lot of the Bangor Mall.  It was determined the fuel was diesel from a vehicle that had been parked in the lot at some point in time.  Due to the recent rain, the product had puddled.  The Fire Department was on scene.  Upon my arrival, sorbent material had been put down to protect contamination from discharging into a catch basin.  The catch basin was connected to an engineered discharge pond and no sheen was visible.  The sorbents were picked up and disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-934-2018*The Department was notified of a one-gallon spill of kerosene resulting from the overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) secondary containment tank.  The battery that provides power to the overfill alarm was dead.

The spill was observed coming up through the vent pipe and onto the tank.  Spilled oil was contained onto the cement and pavement of the parking lot.  The 130 gallon capacity AST is connected to both overhead piping, kerosene and #2 heating oil, which drains through a one-inch line into the AST.  The AST was pumped out and the oil was cleaned up by using sorbent pads and speedy-dry sorbent material.  At the time of the Department's visit, approximately one inch of product remained on the bottom of the tank.  A new battery was installed and the alarm is functioning.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-662-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a discharge of approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil along Route 16 from New Portland/Emden Line to New Portland/Lexington Township Line.  The discharge was from leaking hose on the snow plow.   No product was recoverable.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-995-2018*The Department was notified of a 10-15 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was filled with kerosene with too much additive and C. N. Brown Company was attempting to pump it out of the AST using a delivery truck and pump.  The valve on the pump failed and the product in the hose went back into the AST and caused oil to come up the vent pipe.  The oil went over both sides of the tank and onto the siding of the house and onto the concrete pad below it.  Some oil made it into the ground adjacent to the house and onto a 2x4 board for the skirting.

A dug well, approximately 15 feet in depth, is located 100 feet from the spill site and did not show signs of being impacted from the initial spill.  The initial response effort included the washing of the tank and siding and replacing the speedy-dry sorbent material on the concrete pad and the replacement of the 2x4 board under the skirting.  The crawl space under the mobile home was aired out, but due to uninsulated pipes, the fan was removed.  The homeowner has not complained of further vapors inside the house.  To address the spilled product on the ground, approximately two yards of grass and sand was removed from the side of the house where the tank is located.  Further investigation of the soil near the home found volatile organic compound levels of 1-5 parts per million at least one foot below surface.  There was no evidence of oil on the concrete pad below the home, though vapors were detected at low volumes near the corner of the house where the AST was located.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-996-2018*Approximately 15 gallons of gear oil was reportedly released from a windmill turbine unit due to a mechanical failure.  The oil was released into the belly pan of the unit and was contained, cleaned up with sorbent materials and disposed of by the operator of the equipment.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services did not respond to the location and no further action is expected at this time.
P-997-2018*On 12/21/18, I received a call from Craig Heitmeyer of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a suspected diesel fuel spill from an unknown source near Drydock 1 at the shipyard.  The spill was estimated to be two cups of fuel.  It was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-998-2018*Notification was received of gasoline discharge from a fuel can that spilled during a vehicle accident at this intersection.  Response and cleanup was conducted by local responders with sorbents.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services response was requested and no further requirements at this time based on present information.
P-999-2018*The Department was notified of a four or five gallon spill of diesel resulting from an overfill of the underground storage tank (UST).  The spill occurred when the diesel came out of the vent pipe and went onto the ground.  Irving Oil cleaned up the free product using sorbents and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1000-2018*The Department was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole at the bottom of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Dead River Company cleaned up the spill and placed a bucket with speedy-dry sorbent material under the leak.  Some of the plastic vapor barrier was contaminated and was removed by Dead River.

The Department arrived on scene the following day, at the request of the homeowner, and found air quality to be at 0.0 parts per million (ppm) in the living area and 2 ppm in the basement where the AST is located.  Some oil had been missed by Dead River that was on top of the plastic cover and this was wiped up by the Department.  Due to the corrosion hole, a replacement tank will be installed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1001-2018*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a car accident hitting a telephone pole.  The spill was contained to the roadway and snow and was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1002-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified that a car that had collided with a telephone pole and transformer.  The transformer was lodged underneath the vehicle at the time of the accident.  An initial quantity was not known until the vehicle was moved to discover that no leak had occurred.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1003-2018*The Department was notified of a 100-gallon spill of diesel fuel and motor oil resulting from a tractor trailer unit (TT unit) colliding with a Maine State Police cruiser.  The TT unit came to rest in the median approximately 100 feet upstream from a catch basin that drains into Lily Pond Wildlife Management Area.

Upon arrival on scene, the Department observed the driver's side saddle tank to have split top to bottom with approximately 10 gallons of fuel remaining in the tank.  Prior to the truck being removed from the accident scene, the Department had the fuel removed completely from the tank.  Once the truck was removed, the remaining accident scene was surveyed to find a catch basin that was collecting storm water and diesel.  Sorbent pads were placed throughout the ditch and boom around the basin prior to all units clearing from the scene so that the road could be treated for ice.  Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired by the Maine Turnpike Authority to use their vacuum truck to collect the diesel and water from the ditch.  At a later time, soil was removed from the median and replaced with clean fill.

While the vacuum truck was in use on the highway, the Department located the outfall pipe for the catch basin on the southbound side of I-95.  The outfall pipe drains into an unnamed stream and a freshwater wetland.  A heavy rainbow sheen was observed on the water and pools of emulsified motor oil that had collected in eddies.  Sorbent boom was deployed to collect what free product flowed through.  Notification was made to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1004-2018*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a faulty Firomatic valve on one of the two aboveground storage tanks (AST).  On Friday the 21st, the homeowner had the AST's disconnected and a new propane furnace installed by Downeast Energy.  The fuel line, stretching from one side of the house to the other, was uncapped and still connected to the AST's.

Upon arrival on scene, the Department and Downeast disconnected the fuel line from the AST's and capped the connection to stop the leaking fuel.  The Department requested the Fire Department blow the remaining oil from the sleeve of the oil line since there was still free product in-between the two lines and coiling the line would not be possible since it passed behind a 20 foot span of finished basement.  After the remaining fuel was removed from the line, the basement was ventilated using the Fire Department's exhaust fan and air quality readings were taken by the Department.  The highest reading upstairs in the living area was 0.7 parts per million (ppm) and the highest in the basement was in the room with the AST's at 5.0 ppm.  After exhausting the basement for approximately 30 minutes, the air quality was measured again and was found to be at 0.0 ppm upstairs and 0.5 ppm in the basement area.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was placed on any wet areas on the concrete floor and a trench area between the floor of the basement and the wall.  The speedy-dry in the trench was left until the fuel line and AST's were removed from the basement.

Two days later, Downeast Energy was at the residence to remove the oil and AST's from the basement.  No further oil vapors from the oil spill were noticed by the homeowner.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1005-2018*The Department was notified of a 230 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a pinched fuel filter gasket.  A timeline of events is below:

Tuesday - Crowley Energy delivers 100 gallons to bring tank to 130 gallons at 16:30-16:45
Wednesday - no change
Thursday - no heat - Dog House Energy, Inc., called
Friday - empty tank - Dog House called again
Saturday - another 100 gallons delivered by Crowley at 10:00, leak at the fuel filter noticed at 13:00 and Dog House returns to fix the problem.

A drinking water well is located 75 feet to the spill location but has not been impacted.  Vapor issues inside the house have also not been reported by the homeowner.

Excavation was scheduled and 15.8 tons of material were removed from the site.  At approximately five feet down, groundwater and free flowing oil were discovered.  A recovery well was installed to a depth of seven feet and a trench along the side of the house was made to further collect oil.  Two sections of eight foot boom were placed inside the recovery well.

The Department visited the site again on March 25, 2019, and found both sections of boom to be saturated with oil.  Two additional sections were replaced though no additional oil was observed on the boom.  On May 9th, the Department and EPI drained down the recovery well and removed approximately 268 gallons of oily water.  A thick sheen was observed after the well was drained down to the bottom and recharged to nine inches in the well.  A sorbent boom was placed back into the well.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1006-2018*The Department was notified of a voltage regulator unit that had failed and released approximately 10-20 gallons of mineral oil onto gravel and snow.  The regulator is located near Pole #109.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) to remove soil and debris and it was disposed of at North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

No further action was required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1007-2018*The Department was notified of a half-gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from an overfilled vehicle.  The spill was onto a concrete pad and a catch basin.  Airport personnel and Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material on the concrete pad and sorbent pads in the catch basin and were able to collect all of the oil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1008-2018*The Department was notified of a less than one gallon spill of Jet-A fuel resulting from an overfill during aircraft refueling.  The fuel came out the vent of the aircraft on the left side.  The Fire Department responded by using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1009-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 16 ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill during delivery.  Oil was found on the siding and in the basement area next to the side of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Downeast Energy cleaned the sides of the AST and siding, and removed some dirt below the tank.  No additional soil was removed as the initial removal was sufficient.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-7-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the early morning of 1/7/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice from Maine Source Homes that at a home they were having built, a Northeast Concrete Pumping & Crane Services Co. (NCP) truck suffered a 30 to 40 gallon discharge of diesel fuel into and around a new drilled drinking water well.  No notification was received from NCP.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services responded and was primary contact for initial cleanup actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a suburban residential property under construction and was owned at the time by the developer Maine Source Homes, Inc., (MSH).  The contacts with MSH were Mark Turner and Tim Cote.  Topography slopes toward the south.  The development is served by private water wells and septic systems.  Land to the south side of Lubear Way toward the Maine Turnpike appears to be a wetland area.

This well was not yet active at the time.  There are two additional active residential wells within 300' of this oil discharge.  Dan Camire of Goodwin Well Drilling (GWD) stated that this well has casing into bedrock at 18' below grade and silt/clay soils above that.  Groundwater in the well casing was near the grade surface.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On site I met with the NCP truck driver who was in contact with his company by phone.  With a 12" bailer I measured over 12" of free product oil within the well casing (1.5 gallons/foot of casing) atop water.  Free product oil spread over the frozen ground, snow, and ice.  From past experience, I understood the diesel oil will readily soak down through frozen soil.  I estimate 20 gallons was caught in buckets, 10 to 15 gallons reached the ground, and three to four gallons discharged into the well casing.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 1/7/19, prior to MDEP Division of Response Services arriving, the NCP driver placed buckets under the leaking tank fitting.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired by NCP to respond and I advised EPI of the discharge and recommended equipment and workers needed.  EPI pumped fuel out the auxiliary fuel tank, the four five-gallon pails, and the well casing, and took the oiled sorbents for disposal.  MDEP Division of Technical Services geologist was advised of this discharge for later referral.

Helms Brothers Industries (HBI) (207-576-0694) had an excavator on site and was hired by EPI to excavate and transport oiled soil while MDEP screened soil.  A trailer dump was loaded and oiled soil sent to CPRC Group for disposal under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.  Goodwin Well & Water, Inc., (Goodwin, 207-224-7861) came on site to check on their well installation and gave valuable guidance and information on the local geology and cleaning oil out of the well casing.

On 1/11/19, under MDEP Divisions of Response Services and Technical Services observation, GWD scrubbed, washed the purged the oiled water well.  MDEP Geologist followed the cleaning up with sampling and lab analysis.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no significant oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site; any residual oiled media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time GWD was threatening NCP with a lawsuit over failure to pay GWD's spill cleanup expenses.  EPI invoiced NCP directly for their cleanup expenses.  MDEP will seek reimbursement from NCP for lab analysis and other MDEP expenses.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-8-2019*On Saturday, 1/5/19, Dead River Company reported that they had suffered a small discharge while delivering to this customer.  The discharge was being cleaned up.  The location is dense urban use with public water supply.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-14-2019*On 1/3/19, it was reported one cup #2 oil leaked from filter of customer's inside, residential, consumptive use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Downeast Energy reported that they fixed the filter leak and cleaned the oil off the concrete floor.  The location is a single family residence located in a suburban residential area.  No lasting repercussions existed from the discharge.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-125-2019*On 2/13/19, Carl Larrabee of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Norway.  It was estimated that less than one-half gallon of oil filled the vent pipe with some dribbling out onto the snow.  The snow was removed by Fielding's and they were in the process of emptying the oil out of the vent pipe as well.  No oil was seen inside the residence.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-23-2019*A leak in the filter on the inside of a building migrated and seeped through the cement floor around the furnace.  The kerosene followed an old clay perimeter drain line and started bleeding out on the lawn downhill from the building.  The contaminated soil was removed to the side of the building and down, until tests were clean.

The excavated area was filled and will be landscaped this spring at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-8-2019*A ruptured bucket line on a crane unit caused a release of approximately fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil. The spill was cleaned using sorbent pads and mill sawdust.  The contaminated sorbents went to the mill boiler for disposal.


No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-15-2019*A truck saddle tank was punctured on a guard rail when avoiding a potential vehicle collision. Approximately 5-10 gallons was lost in to the embankment, saturating the ice, snow, and the speedy dry sorbent material placed immediately after the collision.  Six bags of a combination of ice, snow, and speedy dry were removed from the roadside.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-41-2019*On 1/22/2019, I received a call from Bill Burke, the principal at the St. Brigid School (formerly St. Joseph's School) in Portland.  Mr. Burke reported an undetermined amount of oil had spilled onto the floor in boiler room of the school.  At the time of the call, the leak had been stopped and they were seeking guidance from the Department on how to proceed.

I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that school had been cancelled for the day.  The oil had been discovered leaking that morning when staff arrived for the day.  Oil was observed leaking from a gauge attached to the oil burner.  By the time I arrived, the faulty gauge had been removed and the fitting plugged.  Estimates for the amount of oil spilled range from 50-200 gallons based on observations and fuel usage records provided by Giroux Energy.

A large puddle of oil was visible on the boiler room floor.  The room was packed with various items and the bottom layer of items was soaked with oil.  I estimated approximately 75% of the boiler room floor was impacted.  I contacted the National Response Corporation (NRC) to respond to the site with a cleanup crew and equipment.  I also notified Don White from our Division of Technical Services and requested his assistance in mitigating indoor air quality concerns.  While awaiting the arrival of NRC, I set up temporary ventilation of the boiler room with my Ram Fan.

When NRC first arrived, we focused on using a vacuum truck to recover the standing oil on the floor and then laid down a thick layer of speedy dry sorbent material.  Nearly all of the contents of the room were removed, separating oiled items from non-oiled items.  Oil contaminated items were placed in a dumpster and non-oiled items were staged in a hallway adjacent to the boiler room.  Once the room was empty, the speedy dry was used to remove the remaining oil from the floor.  The floor was then washed with Simple Green.

While removing the contents of the room, we found a floor drain near the center of the room.  Discussion with school staff indicated that the floor drain hadn't been used in over 20 years and that they had no idea where it went.  Oil did appear to have gone into the drain, but it is unknown how much since there was a large puddle of oil directly on top of it that didn't drain into the piping.

The following day (1/23), that floor drain was removed.  It appears as though it has long been out of service.  The piping was weeping oil indicating that oil had gotten into it, but it was so plugged with dirt that it couldn't be determined how much oil had gotten into it or where it had led.  We also observed a hole in the concrete floor near the inner wall adjacent to the copy room.  A trench was cut through the concrete from the floor drain, to that hole and enough contaminated soil was removed to allow for installation of vent piping that would eventually be connected to a radon fan forming a sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS).

Don White and Peter Eremita provided air monitoring services throughout the cleanup activities via a photoionization detector (PID).  They also made recommendations for ventilation of the school building and installation of the SSDS system.  On 1/24/19, they took the first air samples for laboratory analysis.  They also provided guidance to school staff on the temporary closure of the school and what the process would be for reopening it.  Details of their work will be documented in their own files.

The concrete floor was sealed with paint on 1/25/19.  Lab results from the 1/24 sample were received in the evening on 1/25.  The results indicated that oil levels in the school were deemed safe for re-occupancy (See attached email).  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-770-2017*On November 7, 2017 a Dead River Company's technician called to report that while he was at a service call there was a small pin hole leak in the line to the furnace. The technician had replaced the line. I removed some oil soaked debris and boards, cleaned the floor with simple green and installed a ventilation fan. The homeowner has town supplied water.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-250-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested the Division of Response Services assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts found in a ditch. Once onsite all meth precursors/hazardous materials were over packed and will disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-251-2018*Bates Fuel informed the Division of Response Services that an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) released an estimated 2 gallons of fuel oil due to a pinched copper line. The release impacted the concert basement floor and some nearby items.

Bates Fuel's employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Once on site Response Services removed some contaminated items and washed the floor. No sensitive receptors are expected to be impacted.

No further action Should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-400-2018*I found an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement with a very slow leak.  It appears that two drops had leaked since last night.  I observed a few drops on the bottom of the AST, but did not observe any of them moving in the hour or so I was there.  I dug two test pits, one under the location of the drips and one about 12 inches away just beyond the end of the AST. There was approximately 10 inches of sand which then turned into a silty clay type soil.  The two inches of sand just above the silty clay was very wet.  I performed a field soil test for petroleum at the sand and silty clay interface which indicated medium amount of contamination, the test result was pinkish red.  I left the hole open for approximately 30-40 minutes.  In that time approximately 3-4 inches of water accumulated in the hole but very little oil, maybe a heavy sheen, was observed.  I removed the contaminated soil from this area but left some minor amounts under the AST legs.

I observed the sump area in the corner of the house which has three inlet and one outlet pipes.  A creosote timber was used to form the sump area when they poured the concrete floor.  The creosote timber is encased in concrete with a small portion visible in the sump.  I observed a slight biological sheen in the sump.  The sheen broke apart in blocks when disturbed.  Air readings from my photoionization meter were 3-6 ppm with the higher readings next to the creosote timber.  A field soil test again indicated a slight amount of oil contamination, pinkish color.  This sump is located next to the washer and dryer also.  No water movement was observed in this sump.

The pipe outlet from this sump discharges in a ditch along Start Road, approximately 200 feet from the intersection of Molyneaux and Start Road, according to owner.  There was a 15 foot area of the ditch affected by petroleum, but it was of a heavier oil or a very weathered fuel oil.  The ditch area had a smell of motor or hydraulic oil.  A flow of water, approximately a gallon per minute, was observed coming out of this pipe.  No signs of petroleum was observed emitting from this pipe.  I could not connect this spill in the ditch with the spill at the house at 59 Molyneaux Road.  Please refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection spill number A-401-2018.  I removed a couple bags of debris, mostly top layer of leaves, for disposal.

The neighbor called a month later and said that petroleum in the ditch was first observed last fall.  He also indicated that he saw/smelled oil coming out of the pipe outlet along Start Road in the spring.  He also indicated that the residence at 59 Molyneaux Road had an 500 gallon underground storage tank (UST) which Mr. Achterhoy had already informed me of.  It appears from everyone that the UST was removed sometime in the late 1980's or during the 1990's.  Very little information is known about this UST.

I have asked everyone to keep an eye on this pipe, especially after heavy rains, and to call me if they detect any signs of oil emitting from the pipe.  As of July 23rd no one has called me.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1082-2017*Downeast Energy reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  Downeast placed a magnetic patch on the hole to stop the leak.  I placed my Ram fan in the basement to exhaust vapors.  The following morning I hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to empty the oil tank into drums, remove the oil tank, and clean up the free product on the concrete floor.  Downeast came and set up a temporary tank in the yard and NRC then pumped the oil from the drums into the temporary tank.  The concrete floor was removed and the contaminated soil underneath was removed with a vactor.  A sub-slab depressurization system was installed and the excavation was backfilled with clean material.  A new concrete floor was poured.  Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services is following up with monitoring the indoor air quality.  Both an additive and kerosene had to be put in the temporary tank because of the extreme cold conditions during the cleanup.  Downeast Energy installed a new oil tank in the basement.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-150-2018*I responded to the report of an "oil sheen" on the runway at the airport.  Snow removal equipment had suffered an oil spill of some sort.  There was an approximate area of two acres of asphalt tarmac that had a slight oil sheen on it.

Airport officials were removing the oil sheen with vactor trucks and street sweeping equipment.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-151-2018*On March 17, 2018 Emera Maine called to report that a tree fell on a utility pole taking down the pole and transformer. See attached Emera Spill Report. No resources at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-152-2018*Emera Maine called to report on March 18, 2018 that a tree fell on a line in Jonesboro tilting the utility transformer making it leak. See attached Emera Spill Report. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-153-2018*Central Maine and Quebec Railways called to report that one of their aboveground storage tanks had a small leak into the secondary containment.  Employees at the railyard had put down sorbent pads into the secondary containment area and the remaining oil was pumped into another heating oil tank for consumption. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-333-2018*The Department was notified of a two car accident that resulted in antifreeze and motor oil making it into a catch basin.  The Department checked the nearest catch basin and observed a light sheen.  Based on the distance from the crash to the catch basin, less than 1 gallon likely made it into the catch basin.  The Department cleaned up the speedy-dry sorbent material and disposed of it.

A follow-up inspection as to the location of the outfall of the catch basin system, determined that the outfall pipe is blocked by a freshwater wetland.  The catch basin before the outfall showed no sign of sheen.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-71-2017*4/7/17 I received a spill report from Carl Allen, Environmental Health & Safety Manager for Huber Woods.  According to Carl, an aboveground 2,300 gallon tank of 'Hi Solids Release N Clean' agent started to leak around a support leg and spilled approximately 30 gallons before the leak was stopped.  Huber crews used wood fines to soak up the soap agent.  Allen's Environmental Services vacuum truck was hired to vacuum up the soap soaked wood fines.  This spill debris was placed in the plant's boiler fuel pile for burning.  The material is a non-hazardous cleaning agent.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time
I-72-2017*I responded to a "meth dump site" on the side of the road.  I recovered and properly disposed of the waste.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-283-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 4/24/17, Mr. Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a "1-pint" size leak from CMP Pad Transformer #502, that CMP staff had discovered 3-days earlier on Friday 4/21/17.  After visiting, I re-estimated the volume to be several gallons.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is an apartment building on Jonesport Court within an apartment complex of 10 or more multi-unit apartment buildings.  I understand the complex is on municipal water and sewer.

CMP reported the leak to be most all on the concrete pad, little to soil, and the leak cleaned up.  On the late afternoon of 4/24/17, I observed an oil stain in the soil and grass ringing much of the pad transformer, with no cleanup apparent.  I called Mr. Daniels over the apparent confusion on the cleanup and he later informed me that the CMP cleanup crew had apparently cleaned up a different, the wrong, pad transformer #7.  I gave CMP the location of the correct transformer #502 (see photos).

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Based on CMP's photos, the oiled soil around the correct transformer #502 was dug out by the CMP contractor.  Cleanup appeared satisfactory.  I understand that Mr. Daniels had not visited the spill location and relied on information from the cleanup staff.  I did not see Pad #7 and witness any discharge which I heard about after reported cleanup.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  I understand that the oil discharge remained three or four days longer after it should have been cleaned up, located in a dense residential area.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or confused with an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, I recommend no further MDEP actions based on present information.



P-284-2017*Report was received of a small engine oil discharge to paved roadway from a motorcycle accident.  The spill was cleaned by Sanford Fire Department with pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  No oil went to drains or waters of Maine.  The spill area is dense suburban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water and sewer.  Later checked, I found the spill adequately cleaned.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-295-2017*At some time in the past week, the Pok family noticed an oil smell and eventually a stain develop beneath the burner.  The unit was behind a door, so not immediately noticeable, hence the delay in discovery.  They called their local oil company and a technician arrived and discovered the leak.  He called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), and with translation help from the son, the situation was explained.  However, the eventual solution is unclear.  The Pok family will manage the cleanup and call either Dead River Company or MDEP should additional assistance be required.

Based on the willingness of the family to take care of the situation, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions unless called.  As of 12/10/2018, no additional calls have been received.
P-296-2017*On 4/21/17, I received a call from Mark Kelewae of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting old oil contamination coming to the surface near building 171.  It was raining at the time, causing the old contamination to surface.  The shipyard staff applied sorbent materials to the surface.  I did not respond to the site.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-298-2017*On 4/23/17, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Topsham Fire Department reporting a car fire and subsequent gasoline spillage at the intersection of Maine and Four Streets.  Much of the gasoline was consumed in the fire.  The remaining was not recoverable due to fire suppression water having diluted it.  No response was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-299-2017*Report was received of a cup or less from a weeping pole #29 mounted transformer to the pavement below, followed by its cleanup.  I later visited and observed the discharge cleanup satisfactory.  See the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  The spill was reported as non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil.  The spill area is dense urban commercial and residential use.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
P-301-2017*On Wednesday, 4/26/17, Dead River Company (DRC) reported a small overfill of this customer's heating oil tank to crushed stone below.  What they were concerned with is that the tank's overfill whistle was still whistling when the oil discharged out the vent pipe.  DRC reported that they cleaned up the contaminated soil and stone.  I advised them to check the oil tank facility for defects and potential interior leaks.

As the tank appears to have a problem, I considered DRC and the homeowner to both be responsible parties, though the homeowner to be primary responsible party.  The spill location is rural residential use.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
I-49-2019*On February 22, 2019, a three gallons of hydraulic oil leaked form a loader at Irving Woodland in Nashville.  It was captured with sawdust and burned in the biomass boiler.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-50-2019*On February 24, 2019, an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked form a debarker at Louisiana Pacific in New Limerick.
I-51-2019*Twin River Paper reported an 15 minute paper pulp and white water release at its mill in Edmundston, NB, across the Canada/US border.  The release was reported to be 3 gallons per minute.  It was being released to the ground and not expected to reach the Saint John River.

The supervisor of call was notified, as well as the Northern Maine Regional Director and Water Bureau staff.

No site visit was warranted.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-968-2018*The Department was notified of a one cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leak at the oil burner.  The leak went onto a sorbent pad and a concrete floor.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the leak and removed a portion of some foam board that had oil on it and disposed of all of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-183-2018*A broken hose resulted in the release of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil. Spill pads were used to clean the oil and then disposed in the Irving Woodlands, LLC waste stream.

No further Response action needed at this time.

I-198-2018*A small pinhole in a transformer leaked 1 cup of mineral oil  onto concrete.  Spill pads were used to clean up the oil and then brought to the landfill for disposal.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-191-2018*A contracted truck for Seven Islands Land company rolled on its side in a ditch releasing 3 gallons of hydraulic oil and 2 gallons of motor oil. The oils were absorbed with spill pads and the contaminated soils were excavated and disposed of in the contractors waste stream.

No further Response action needed at this time
I-205-2018*A push cylinder fitting was broken off during the use of heavy equipment causing 80 gallons of hydraulic oil to be released inside the facilities log condition building. The facility used sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean the spill.
The sorbents went through Huber boiler.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-207-2018*Hydraulic oil was released due to a faulty hose on a loader and caused a spill of 10 gallons.  The facility used fines to absorbent the spilled product and was disposed of into the infeed fuel bin.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-208-2018*A broken hose caused the release of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The facility used bark and sawdust to absorb the oil and then subsequently brought materials to onsite boiler for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-52-2019*An estimated 1.5 quarts of hydraulic oil leaked from a fork lift at Irving Woodlands in Nashville.  Sawdust was used to recover the oil and was burned in a biomass boiler.


No site visit was warranted.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-175-2019*Downeast Energy reported that while top loading his truck at their bulk plant one of their drivers had overfilled his truck.  The excess oil ran off the truck and onto the gravel lot.  The ground was frozen and covered with ice.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material and some chipping up of contaminated ice.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-506-2017*I received a report that a vibratory hammer had suffered a blown hydraulic line while being used in the intertidal zone as part of the Eastport Breakwater reconstruction project.  Due to the location of the work, the hammer was filled with a vegetable based hydraulic oil to aid in its biodegradation should such an incident occur.  The release to the water was contained as best as possible with sorbent boom and pads.  The sorbents were removed from the area when they were no longer effective.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-21-2019*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10 gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from a vehicle accident involving a box truck.  The anti-freeze was contained to a ditch by ice and snow and the pavement.  Two and a half gallons of free product was collected from a spraying leak in the radiator.  The Department collected the snow and anti-freeze and disposed of it and used speedy-dry sorbent material from the pavement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-46-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soil from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-47-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soil from a ruptured hose on a contractors truck. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Services at this time.
I-48-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services.
P-396-2018*On 6/5/18, I received a call from Mike Doyon of Webber Supply, Inc., reporting that they found oil contamination next to their building while excavating for installation of some drainage pipe at the back of the building.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an distinct petroleum odor and black oil staining on the soil and groundwater where they had excavated.  Mr. Doyon said he is not aware of any spills or underground tanks on the property which they have owned for over 20 years.  He also stated they had not experienced any petroleum odors inside the building.

Anecdotal information indicated that there were large bulk oil tanks that had been abandoned many years ago at an adjacent property uphill on Strawberry Patch Road.  Oil and coal were shipped in and out by rail at that facility.  The only structure in that area now is a Central Maine Power Company substation.  If true, it is likely that this oil came from that facility many years ago.

I instructed Mr. Doyon not to remove any contaminated soil from the site unless he was willing to properly characterize and dispose of it.  They planned to put the contaminated soil back in the bottom of the excavation where it came from and will remove some clean material on the top to make room for the new drainage pipe and backfill.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-532-2018*While undertaking an annual heating system tune-up, the aboveground tank (AST) was found to be weeping from the bottom.  A very small amount of oil dripped onto the dirt floor beneath the AST.  Arrangements were being made to pump out the AST and replace it.

I followed up on the report and found that the weep had been discovered in time, alleviating any serious issues at this rental property.  There might have been a few drops of oil on the dirt basement floor, but nothing of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-717-2017*The discharge resulted when a delivery truck was navigating the parking lot and ran over a handicap sign, damaging the transmission cooler.  Instead of stopping at the area of the accident, the driver thought it wise to keep on driving until the truck would no longer move, emptying the contents of the truck's transmission system.  The Fire Department applied several applications of speedy dry sorbent material, until my arrival.  The cleanup was deemed satisfactory, with the suggestion of applying sand to the area.  I disposed of the spent speedy-dry in the Department's oily waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-313-2018*A dual manifolded tank system leaked shortly after being filled and was discovered within approximately 48 hours after delivery.  The discharged oil seeped into a one inch hole in the concrete floor a few feet away from the tanks, into a small crack about three feet in length.  It also flowed to a concrete block sump that was dry.  The inside mechanical room/potential garage was created with potential lake flooding in mind, as most appliances were raised up off floor.  The minor staining on the concrete floor was no true representation of the large volume to have seeped into and through.

It is estimated that 400 gallons leaked from the system, with very little free liquid on the floor (some soaked into adjacent carpeting) at time of discovery.  Upon arrival, the remaining gallons of oil were transferred to drums for use at later date.  The tanks were taken out of the building and staged for removal.  Some exterior excavations were conducted, based on suspicion oils possibly migrated beneath the wall/footer and would be going towards surface water of nearby drainage ditch (less than 30 feet) or lake proper (+/- 75 feet) at the other end of the home.  The depth achieved was +/- nine feet and no oil was encountered.  The lower sand was quite fluid (water wet) and slumped readily into the open hole, but no signs of oil were identified.  The hole was backfilled and work began inside.  The concrete was saw cut in the area of concern, and then jackhammered and hand carried to dump trailer.  A vactor (soil vacuum) was used after initial hand digging with shovels proved oil had migrated "south" beyond reach.  The excavation continued and the excavation was quite extensive.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-318-2018*A leaking fuel line on a pickup truck caused the release of five gallons of diesel fuel to the paved parking lot surface. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean and dispose of the released fuel using sorbents.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-320-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On the morning of Monday, 5/14/18, Mr. Kevin Kitchin of GeoInsight reported that back on 4/23/18, this residence had suffered a heating oil leak of three to seven gallons in volume.  The discharge had not been reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by the homeowner nor the M & C Heating licensed burner technician as required.

GeoInsight was working for Mr. Baily's insurance company, Liberty Mutual, to investigate the potential threat and liability to the discharge affecting Mr. Baily's neighboring property.  Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services was the initial primary MDEP representative.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is rural farm and residential use and is served by private wells and septic systems.  The home is a late 18th Century wood home heated by forced hot water boiler.  Within the basement is a 275-gallon heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST), with an aboveground fuel line within a plastic sleeve.  The poured concrete walled and floored basement was small in relation to the home and I believe the concrete floored basement was built in the 20th century.  Next to the oil AST, I noted a gap between the concrete floor and the concrete foundation wall which is a typical pathway for oil reaching soil and groundwater.

To the south is an out-of-service dug well; further to the south about 60' from the home is a drilled well reported to be 400' depth and covered by a 3' concrete well tile and concrete cap.  Soil found under the 3" thick basement floor was fine sand with rocks and boulders.  Groundwater (gw) was found under the basement floor at 4' below, approximately 9' below exterior grade.  The resident, Ms. Ingrid Baily, stated that the basement floor occasionally flooded and was pumped out via the sump pump.  I saw no evidence of a perimeter drain around the basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP staff did not have opportunity to witness the discharge, alleged associated damages, and the alleged discharge source.  Mr. Kitchin reported that on 4/23/18, an oil discharge was discovered by the homeowner on the basement floor and the volume estimated based on the oil on the floor.  Mr. Kitchin also stated he observed red oil globules in the sump that appears to have entered over the floor.  The alleged fuel line leak was repaired and the discharge received initial cleaning several weeks prior to MDEP being notified, so the source being the AST facility is not confirmed.

On 5/25/18, MDEP Division of Response Services observed GeoInsight staff drilling the basement floor, sampling, installing 1" monitoring wells, which confirmed oil vapors in soil under the floor.  GeoInsight did not follow Maine TS004   sampling procedures but backed up the field samples with volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) sampling.  In Soil Boring SB-2, I noted no free product oil on the gw @ 9' below grade (bg).  See the GeoInsight assessment for more information.  I noted no visible oil or oil vapors within the 18" deep sump.

Atop the 275-gallon oil tank I noted oil seeps from the fill pipe and the vent pipe fittings that did not reach the floor, that I advised should be repaired.  Ms. Baily stated that her brother was planning on replacing the oil AST and I recommended a double-bottom AST.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
According to information from GeoInsight: on 4/23/18, ServPro out of Sanford was reported by Mr. Kitchin to have cleaned the floor and oiled debris off the basement floor, and set up a carbon filter to recycle the indoor air to filter oil vapors out.  MDEP staff did not witness this initial cleaning nor see the reported failed fuel line as the cause of the discharge.  M & C Heating was reported to have responded on 5/1/18, to replace the fuel line.

I advised Mr. Kitchin and Ms. Baily that the small fuel seep atop the AST be cleaned, and the tank top washed.  GeoInsight stated that Liberty Mutual I
P-321-2018*The Department was on site for the removal of three underground storage tanks (UST) at the Cumberland Farms service station.  The tanks were to be removed as they were at the end of their warranty period and the site was under construction for a new service station.  All dispensers, piping, and tanks were removed from the ground on May 23rd, and consisted of three 5,000 gallon tanks used for gasoline mixtures.

On May 25th, the Department was notified of another UST that was discovered by the excavation company during site work.  The 500 gallon UST was located beneath the slab of one of the former residential homes that had been demolished.  During removal, approximately .5 gallons of #2 heating oil was spilled onto the ground.  A representative of AECOM, who was conducting the soil survey for the site, visited the site and screened the soils within the excavation hole.  The tank and soil were placed onto a poly tarp and Portland Pump cleaned the tank and removed it from the site.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-322-2018*The Department was notified by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Office of Investigations regarding an unlicensed vehicle recycling business.  The landowner, Elmer Larson, had been leasing the land to Christopher Roberts who operates the recycling business.  The operation included the storage of vehicles in various stages of disrepair, aboveground storage tanks (AST), and barrels of motor vehicle fluids which included motor oil, anti-freeze, gasoline, and ethyl glycol.

During the Department's visit, the Department found two plastic barrels with forklift punctures and filled with motor oil and anti-freeze.  The Department also found a split in half AST with a water/oil mixture inside.  Leaks were observed coming from the two barrels and this prompted the Department to transfer the contents into intact containers.  The water/oil mixture was transferred into a barrel and brought to the Department's warehouse where the water was filtered and disposed of.

The barrels with gasoline and ethyl glycol were disposed of by the landowner.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-323-2018*The Department was notified by Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST).  Due to the location of the AST being underneath the front steps, Dead River had a boom truck come to the residence and pull the steps away.  Dead River then pumped out the AST and the tank was removed.  The manager for the mobile home park was to dispose of the tank.

The Department removed approximately 20 lbs. of contaminated material from the site and disposed of it.  A shake test was done at the bottom of the hole and resulted in a negative result for remaining oil.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-324-2018*Maine Department of Transportation workers were conducting ditch work and unearthed a culvert.  Out of the culvert drained water and a substance with characteristics consistent with motor oil.  The culvert ran perpendicular to the road under the parking lot then beneath a vehicle repair shop.  The shop was recently occupied by a new tenant who divulged they removed a shop sink present in one of the repair bays at the onset of their tenancy.  This sink drained directly into the culvert.  It's unknown if a little oil accumulated in the culvert over time or if oil was poured into the sink by the previous occupant.  Either way, it required recovery.  The corrugated culvert was jet-rinsed to evacuate any lingering product as oil and rinse water was recovered with a vacuum truck.  All evidence of oil was removed in this manner.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-325-2018*Mr. Hartz left Cape Elizabeth airfield in his Denali Cub single engine airplane when he noticed a loose cowling.  He performed an emergency land on the sandbar, but the soft sand gave way and caused his plane to flip over.  He was uninjured, but the plane suffered damage.  The tide was coming in and the sandbar was separated from mainland by about fifty feet.  The Phippsburg Fire Department (PFD) responded and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The difficulty was getting personnel across the widening current to the plane.  Eventually a few boats were mustered and staff ferried across to flip the plane upright and stage it for the night on the sandbar.  Upon arrival, it was dark.  I observed the last of the fire department personnel leaving the sand bar and I met Mr. Hartz.  I gave him a business card and asked him to send me his contact information (he failed to do so).

The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) was going to survey the scene in the morning and removal of the plane would be conducted.  I  planned to revisit the scene but did not make it due to another call-out.  Based on the situation found and the successful triage by PFD, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-326-2018*Downeast Energy responded to an odor complaint following a service call.  It was explained as a pinched gasket and minimal release.  Technician was on scene cleaning and replacing gasket.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-327-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report the discharge of transformer oil from a motor vehicle accident downing the pole-mounted transformer at the aforementioned location.  Upon arrival in the morning (daylight) I observed oil wet sand/gravel along the shoulder of the road and called CMP to request additional cleanup be conducted.  They agreed and next time I drove by the cleanup was satisfactory.  No visibly impacted soils were remaining/observed.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-328-2018*Mr. Cook returned home and noticed an oil odor.  Upon conducting an investigation, he discovered his basement oil tank was leaking.  He called the Gray Fire Department (GFD) who in turn called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Upon arrival it was a busy scene.  GFD had applied sorbent pads and placed a pan beneath the leak and was transferring the collected oil to barrels/buckets.  We then began to pump out the tank and transfer the oil to barrels.  The floor was wet with oil beneath the tank and to a lesser extend beyond that.  The Cooks were storing lots of personal items in totes (preparing to move to another home) which were surrounding the tank creating an artificial dam.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied and swept up.  The tank was emptied and the Cooks were told to contact their oil company or independent contractor for a replacement tank.  The oil could then be transferred back into the new tank.

Within two weeks a new tank was installed and the oil transferred.  The spill cleanup was satisfactory to all concerned.  Based on the successful remediation and tank replacement, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-329-2018*The thermometer on a tack oil tank failed which caused the product to overheat and expand out the vent.  Approximately five gallons of spilled product followed the grade of the road along the curb, collecting in a driveway.  Sand was applied as a sorbent material and was worked into the pavement with manual and mechanical brooms.  Two catch basins were affected, but the product had cooled enough by the time it reached them, that it merely ran down the sides of the basin and did not affect standing water.  Once the sand had sufficiently recovered the oil (now very viscous), it was picked up with a skid steer sweeper, put in a truck, and transported to the batch plant.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-330-2018*In response to notification by Biddeford Fire Department, I visited and assessed this reported discharge.  The discharge was in the adjacent parking lot off Carver Street, for Coastal Discount Beverage and appeared to be weathered diesel fuel.  The spill appears to have evaporated and weathered and applying cleanup sorbents at this time appeared futile.  No responsible party was identified, though the discharge source may be from a delivery truck.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-331-2018*U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified about a disabled vessel with a leak of engine lube oil and diesel fuel.  USCG was towing the vessel back to port.  The oil discharge was reported mostly contained within the vessel.  USCG managed the incident and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond.  Any overboard discharge was small (less than one gallon) and no cleanup was possible.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-293-2018*I found a biological sheen and most likely iron bacteria residing in stagnant water along Route 2.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-314-2018*Stained soil was found on an access road near turbine 7 during an inspection.  Contaminated soil was hand dug for removal and disposal.  It appears that either a plow truck or one of their service trucks had a small leak sometime over winter.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-206-2018*During a tank removal, gasoline contaminated soil was identified underneath the dispenser island.  No particular cause was evident.  Said contamination was local to the island, confirmed by field screening, and transported off site for disposal.  Consult the tank file for the consultant's removal report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-423-2018*A sink hole was observed yesterday, 7/19/18, around the Woodland Pulp LLC Mill's lime kiln cooling water line and the Mill's Bleach Plant Acid Sewer line.  A hole was observed when they exposed the pipe.  A temporary fix for the pipe was installed.  Refer to the attached Mill's Non-compliance/discharge Incident Report.

Mike Loughlin of Maine Department of Environmental Protection is also involved with this incident.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-424-2018*An engine rod blew out of the engine, resulting in a fire in the engine compartment of the Moosehead Marine Museum vessel.   A small window was broken when the rod blew out of the engine which allowed oil to spray out onto the water, Moosehead Lake.  They were able to get the vessel back to shore and unload the passengers.  Between the vessels fire extinguisher system and the local fire department, the fire was extinguished.  Sorbents were placed in numerous areas around the vessel and around the nearby cove.  Sorbents were placed in the engine compartment after it was safe to do so.

Upon my arrival I saw a very slight sheen in a few limited areas on the lake's water.  We removed the sorbents.  According to numerous people, including the fire department, less than 5 gallons was spilled onto the water.  The vessel was secured.  The engine will be replaced in the near future.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-95-2017*On 5/3/17, I received a telecom and a follow-up spill report from David Silver, Environmental Manager with Irving Woodland's Ashland Sawmill reporting a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil and motor oil.  The spill was the result of a large log loading crane tipping over in the round wood stockpile area of the sawmill yard.  Irving Crews used wood fines to contain and soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.

The contaminated soil was containerized and labeled and brought to Tri-Community Landfill on 5/4/17.  The oil soaked sawdust will be fed into the sawmill's boiler per Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) license conditions.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-280-2017*Ransom Consulting was doing test borings in preparation for an underground storage tank replacement project at the Mainway in Brewer. Their laboratory testing discovered areas with Methyl tert-butyl ether in the range of 94.6 Parts Per Billion.  This information was reported to the Technical Services Division.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-281-2017*A call came in indicating a piece of equipment from the paving company had a leaking hydraulic hose while working. The driver shut the machine off and saw about a gallon of oil spilled to the paved roadway. Williams Paving personnel used sorbent material to recover what free product they could.

No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-283-2017*I received a complaint indicating a clandestine drug laboratory had been discovered at the subject location. I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal and disposal of hazardous wastes and precursor materials. No other receptors were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-110-2015*On 5/18/15, I received a call from Donny Morton of Maine Woods Company.  A front end loader had a broken hydraulic hose and spilled about 1/2 gallon of oil in the mill yard area.  The spilled oil was soaked up with sorbent pads and sawdust and then fed into mill's boiler unit per Maine Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-641-2017*The Maine State Police reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a truck that had been involved in an accident on Interstate 95.  When I arrived at the scene, the truck had been removed and there was very little product which could be cleaned up.  It was raining, so it appeared like a larger spill than it actually was.  I used sorbent pads to soak up what oil I could and bagged them for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-642-2017*On 11/23/17, at 0915 hours, Taylor Patterson reported that he had found what he thought was heating oil in his well pressure tank and line.  I met Taylor at the home.  He reported that he was renovating the home and it had been unoccupied for several years.  He had just hooked up the well and after a few days had smelled oil in the water.  When he drained the pressure tank, he saw red oil come out.  He said he had been told that a neighboring property had lost a tank of oil to the ground over ten years ago.  I confirmed that the liquid he had recovered was oil.  I inspected the area around the property and the present tank in the basement.  There were no signs that there had been any recent oil discharges.  He had uncovered the buried well head and a sample from the well did have oil in it.  I found a report of a previous spill at a neighboring property.  See Spill Report A-10-2008.  The 2008 spill had leaked a large amount of K1 heating oil and it was found to have gotten into fractured bedrock after excavating down 10 feet.  It was determined that the well at the Patterson residence had not been tested at the time of the 2008 spill because the residence was vacant.  I had the Patterson well pumped out to remove oil and had the well head extended above ground to facilitate the installation of a water treatment system, applying the costs to the 2008 spill that was covered under the Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund. I referred the site to Department Technical Services for further action.
A-643-2017*An anonymous caller reported that there was logging equipment leaking oil at a harvesting site. The caller reported that the oil was getting into a nearby stream.  I went to the site and found a skidder on site with hydraulic fittings leaking and a fuel tank that was wet with diesel fuel.  After wiping the tank off, there did not appear to be any active leak.  The oils were getting into wheel ruts filled with rainwater and running to a small steam downgrade.  I collected all recoverable oil from the water and dug up a small amount of oil impacted soil under the skidder.  I left absorbent boom in place between the skidder and stream to contain any further runoff.  There was no owner information anywhere on the skidder so I left my business card and a message on the skidder.  The owner called the next day and I met him on site.  He reported that he had to repair a leaking fuel line and hydraulic line on the skidder.  I explained that he needed to contain the oil spillage on site better and report spills in the future.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-644-2017*Andrea Carrel from National Asset Protection Agency (NAPA) reported that there was a spill of unknown amount of heating oil in the basement of an abandoned property.  I met Rob Watson from NAPA at the site.  The basement had about three to four feet of water in it.  There were small areas of a very light sheen on the surface that looked more biological than oil.  The electricity had been turned off to the house so the sump pump was inoperable.  The area is served by public water and sewer services.  They wanted to pump out the basement.  I advised that they contact the sewer district and see if they could pump to the sewer so the water did not re-enter the basement or run onto an abutting neighbor's yard.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-645-2017*Maritime Energy reported finding oil in a basement sump while on a service call replacing a leaking line.  I went to the site and met the oil burner technician on site.  He reported that he had replaced the oil line that had been leaking from a fitting.  The old oil line had been in a water hose sleeve.  The basement was wet with water running through it.  There was a small amount of oil in a sump hole.  The technician and I collected the oil with oil absorbent pads.  There was no sign that any oil had impacted the dirt in the basement.  I checked the outside outlet of the sump and there were no signs that oil had been discharged there.  There were no oil vapors noticeable in the upstairs living area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-646-2017*On 11/25/17, at 1500 hours, Fairfield Fire Department reported that an unknown amount of diesel fuel had been discharged to the woods on the side of Norridgewock Road when there was a car and tractor trailer collision.  The Fire Department reported that a fuel tank from the truck had broken away from the truck and had rolled into the woods.  They reported that the fuel tank was torn open and that they had positioned the tank so no more fuel would leak.

I went to the site and made contact with the Fairfield Fire Chief.  I checked the fuel tank in the woods and found it to have about 50 gallons of fuel left in it.  I used oil absorbent pads to collect oil around the fuel tank area.  The remaining fuel in the tank was pumped off into drums.  There was a large area on the paved road that had motor oil spilled on it.  The Fire Department assisted me in collecting oil from the paved area with speedy-dry sorbent material and oil absorbent pads.  I spoke with a representative at the scene for H. P. Hood, LLC, and informed him that arrangements needed to be made to excavate the oil contaminated soil at the site as soon as possible.  H. P. Hood made arrangements with Central Maine Disposal (CMD) to excavate the soil.

On 11/28/17, I met CMD on the site. There was oil impacted soil from the roadside running to just inside of the woods line where the fuel tank had come to rest.  Dig Safe was called to clear the area for possible underground utilities.  Soil and woods debris that was oil-impacted was removed. The area had a lot of branch and leaf debris that absorbed the oil and the area was wet keeping the oil from penetrating too far.  Oil penetration toward the road was shallow. Soil removal was stopped when field testing with Oil in Soil tests were negative.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-647-2017*On 11/26/17, Sally Stanton, homeowner, reported that an outside heating oil tank at her home had leaked.  I talked to the oil burner technician at the site and he said he was pumping out the tank that was just upgrade from the drilled drinking water well.  I went to the site and found the tank had leaked from a corrosion hole in the bottom.  I explained to the owner what cleanup actions would be required to protect the drinking water well on site.  Sally Stanton completed an application for the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund.  She completed a cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

I arranged to have a contractor remove oil impacted soil at the site under my supervision.  Soil was removed until bedrock was encountered at approximately 5 feet.  Not all oil impacted soil could be removed because it had run into soil under around the supports for the home.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring. The area was backfilled.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected.
A-648-2017*While driving on Route 16 in Anson, I noticed a five gallon gas can in the road leaking gasoline out of it.  It appeared that someone had just filled the can at Pinkham's Market, and the can fell out of their vehicle.  I cleaned up the spill with sorbent material, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-649-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 11 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The spill was the result of storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-650-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported a pole down from a windstorm.  A site visit was made, and I discovered that no transformer oil had spilled from the incident.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-651-2017*Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline spill.  The one quart spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-653-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl containing (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The estimated 13 gallon spill was the result of storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-654-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The estimated 13 gallon spill was the result of storm damage.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-655-2017*Central Maine Power Company reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The estimated 13 gallon spill was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-656-2017*Central Maine Power Company did not supply a report for this transformer spill, and I could not find the location.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-575-2017*Dead River Fuel Company reported that an estimated one gallon of oil had spilled to a concrete floor in a finished basement from a corrosion leak in a heating oil tank.  They had contained the oil with speedy dry sorbent material and were removing some oiled materials that were stored near the tank.  They reported that there was a strong smell of oil in the house.  I went to the site and collected the oiled absorbent pads and speedy dry.  The oil had traveled into a wall of the furnace room and the sill was visibly oiled.  Dead River Company had pumped out the tank and disconnected it. I had them install a temporary tank to supply heat to the house.  There was no access to install ventilation in the furnace room so the oil impacted area was covered to contain the oil vapors.  An air scrubber was put in the house to control the oil vapors.  I met with the owner and they completed a Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund Application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 10/30/17, I had a contractor remove oiled debris from the basement.  The floor was washed several times to remove as much oil as possible.  The wall materials that could not be removed were sealed with the floor to control any oil vapors.

After the sealer was cured, I returned and the air measured .01 to .03 parts per million volatile organic compouinds with a photoionization detector.  The air scrubber was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-1-2018*A Dead River deliver driver attempted to deliver oil to a home that had been delivered to the day before.  The resulting overfill allowed oil to escape the vent.    Contaminated snow was picked up by the delivery driver.   I spoke with the resident about potential weeping fittings and vapors.  The resident said he would call back if there were any concerns.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-325-2018*On 5/30/18, a Maine Department of Transportation dump truck driving along Hospital Street had a cooling hose break at the intersection of Eastern Avenue.  The truck lost an estimated five gallons of antifreeze along the road until it stopped a short distance up Eastern Avenue.  The driver collected a small amount with absorbents where the truck stopped.  No other recovery was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-170-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of four drums found on a property near 440 Masardis Road containing an unknown substances. Response Services typed and overpacked all four drums. The drums were disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-559-2016*Weyerhaeuser reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Less than a gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled when a hose broke on a truck. Soil was removed from the logging road and disposed of properly.

No waterways were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
A-331-2018*Crag Adams from GCA Logging, Inc., reported that an estimated one gallon of diesel fuel and one gallon of gasoline had spilled from leaking fittings on aboveground tanks during a pressure delivery.  The leaks occurred at fittings that were just installed to add overfill protection to both tanks.  Crag reported that the diesel spill had been contained to the tank and tank pads with none reaching the soil.  They cleaned it up with oil absorbent pads.  The gasoline dripped to the gravel below the fitting and the gasoline impacted soil was removed and contained in a metal can.

On 6/1/2018, I met Crag on site. The contractor who installed the fittings, A. L. Doggett, Inc., was there resealing and tightening the joints that had been leaking.  I confirmed that the diesel had not impacted any soil.  I checked the spill area under the gasoline joint that had been leaking and found no evidence of gasoline impacted soil.  The amount of gasoline that was discharged was probably much less than a gallon.  I asked Crag to clean up the pad under the diesel tank a little more.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-49-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services.
I-262-2018*The Division of Response Services responded to a dump complaint site.  Approximately 20 jugs of pesticide waste were collected and will be disposed of at the Board of Pesticides waste collection day.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
I-219-2018*A pole was struck during a car accident causing significant damage to transformer which released 10 gallons of dielectric oil to pavement.  The line crew from Emera Maine placed down speedy dry to contain the spill. Once onsite the Division of Response Services guided Allen's Environmental Services, while they steam clean the road surface and vacuumed out two nearby storm drains.

No further Response action should be needed at this time.
I-73-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a ten gallon release of hydraulic oil to gravel that was caused by a ruptured hose on a self loader truck. The spill was covered with sorbents and sawdust that were subsequently disposed of in the mill boiler.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
A-52-2018*On 1/23/18, Maritime Energy reported a spill of 1 cup of #2 heating oil when they overfilled a customer's heating oil tank.  The oil came out the vent onto snow.  Maritime Energy removed all the oil impacted snow and contacted the homeowner.  I called the homeowner and he reported that there was no oil leaking at the basement tank and the outside was cleaned up well.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
I-169-2018*Approximately 5 gallons of diesel oil was spilled during a train engine re-fuel.  Dead River driver attempted to use sorbent pads to soak up diesel but was unable to capture much due to the large rocks on the rail bed. Used sorbents were bagged and brought to the landfill for disposal. Once on site Response Services found the release to be cleaned up to the Department's standards.

No further Response action needed at this time.

B-868-2017*Dead River Company called to report that while delivering oil to a commercial outdoor aboveground storage tank there was an accidental overfill. A small amount had spilled onto the pavement where the oil tank was located. The technician put down sorbent material to clean up the area and disposed of it properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-869-2017*On December 2, 2017 a call came in from Maine Department of Public Safety that a parked plow truck had leaked diesel overnight. Upon arrival I noticed a large stained area on the ground underneath where the truck was parked. The truck was filled with fuel within the previous few days and was over filled. Once it was parked on an angle at the staging site the fuel leaked out of the vent in the cap. The responsible party had an excavator and a dump truck which we used to excavate the contaminated area. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

I-133-2018*A home owner reported contaminated soils near his well during a new building excavation. Once onsite Response Services found contaminated soils with high instrument readings. The site was turned over to Technical Services for further remediation.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-309-2018*Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) reported that they were at a residence in Belgrade that had suffered a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST).  I met with AFC on site and observed that an AST in a basement garage had leaked due to corrosion.  An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had leaked and had been absorbed in the debris in the basement.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to remove the contaminated debris and tank and wash the concrete floor.  EPI completed the removal and disposal and upon inspection, I determined the cleanup to be complete.  The discharge had been confined to the garage and not affected the living area or ground.  Most of the product had been soaked up by debris in the garage (2 roll off containers).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-467-2018*A vehicle accident resulted in the spillage a antifreeze from the vehicle.   The Fire Department indicated that I didn't need to respond and that they had it under control.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-621-2018*The refrigerator unit on a tractor trailer truck was discovered to be leaking.  Approximately five gallons of diesel fuel were released to the paved parking lot before the leak was stopped.  Sand was applied to the pavement as a sorbent material, then recovered and disposed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-622-2018*On 8/17/18, I received a call from Chris Balentine, the Fire Chief for the York Fire Department.  He reported a hydraulic oil spill that occurred when a dump truck traveling on the Maine Turnpike struck the Clay Hill Bridge at Mile 12 North, due to the bed on the truck being raised.  The accident ripped the bed off of the truck, spilling approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The fire department, assisted by the Maine Turnpike Authority, cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-243-2018*A leaky seal caused an estimated two gallons of hydraulic oil to release on soil.  An Irving Woodlands employee used sorbents to clean spill.  Sorbents were put into facility trash.

No further action needed from the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-640-2017*On 11/22/17, Janet Dyer, from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 10 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was released from a pole mounted electrical transformer during a storm.  The oil impacted the paved road and road side.  Janet had received a report that oil was running down the road and into a waterway leading to Porter Lake.  She said she was sending a contractor to the site.  I went to the site.  There was a trail of oil sheen in the rain runoff for a distance of approximately 100 feet to a stream running under the road.  I installed several berms along the road to collect and contain the oily water runoff.  I put oil absorbent boom along the bank of the stream to collect any oil.  There was an oil sheen along the bank of the stream, but no recoverable oil.  The contractor arrived and removed old speedy dry sorbent material that had been left at the time of the spill.  Some soil along the roadside was removed.  Oil absorbent boom was left in place until the next day as a precaution overnight.  The next day no oil sheen was visible in the water and the oil absorbent pads and boom were removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-676-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill.  The estimated 1/2 gallon spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-677-2017*Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline spill.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-1088-2017*On 12/18/17, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting a 1/2 - 1 gallon spill of heating oil that occurred while they were removing an old day tank at this Bath Iron Works facility.  The spill was limited to indoor surfaces and was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-177-2018*While performing maintenance on a heating system, the aboveground storage tank (AST) was found to be leaking from a small weep on the bottom.  The AST was emptied of its contents and the discharged oil cleaned up by the time I arrived on site. I was informed that the AST was being replaced.  I found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-178-2018*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid was reportedly released from a municipal snow blower due to a ruptured hose. The oil was released to the paved roadway surface and was cleaned up and disposed of by the Kittery Fire Department using sorbent materials.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-179-2018*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking filter gasket and the oil impacted the granite stone floor below.  Downeast Energy personnel replaced the filter gasket, cleaned the floor with sorbent materials and disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-180-2018*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the maintenance building of St. Peters Cemetery.  The oil was released from the vent pipe of the AST and impacted the outside paved surface and the side of the building.  Dead River personnel reportedly cleaned the released oil with sorbent materials and disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-183-2018*A spill occurred when the delivery driver quickly disconnected from the fill pipe and discharged onto the pavement.  Pit Stop Fuels cleaned up the spill and disposed of waste.

No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-184-2018*At some point during the night, the furnace suffered a mechanical failure and oil continued to feed the boiler without being consumed.  The firebox filled up and oil spilled onto the concrete floor of the furnace room.  Upon arrival, the custodian noticed the situation, shut off the furnace and called Mechanical Services.  It was learned the nozzle had a feed rate of ten gallons per hour, a tremendous amount which would quickly be changed to a low flow volume head.  The spill was confined to the floor of the utility room with a few ancillary items oiled, but nothing that couldn't be bagged and thrown in the dumpster.  Between the custodian/caretaker and Mechanical Services, the situation was well in hand, and no additional help was needed.  The new owners were satisfied with actions taken and Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-185-2018*After the delivery, Mrs. Conley called Downeast Energy (DEE) and reported a sheen on the asphalt driveway.  DEE responded that it wasn't a plausible cleanup and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was called.  Upon arrival, it had rained and a very light sheen was evident on the driveway.  It wasn't 100% clear if it was #2 oil from the delivery or possible oil from engine drips.  Regardless, I tried to explain it was not a practical cleanup and posed minimal threat to environment or anything.  I called DEE and talked with the driver.  He was still on his route and wouldn't be available to assist for a while.  I was compelled to wipe the driveway area with pads.  I fashioned a sorbent pad mop on a 2x4 about three feet in length.  After dragging it around the affected areas, (changing pads a few times) on the driveway, the Conley's were satisfied with the cleanup.  Based on their satisfaction with my cleanup, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-186-2018*P. Gagnon & Sons, Inc., (PGSI) called to report a customer with a dual tank set-up experienced a leak.  Upon arrival, it was explained the tank had been screened with Ultrasound recently and therefore was covered by the Tank Sure program for cost associated with cleanup and tank replacement.  A small amount of oil had been lost to concrete floor and speedy dry sorbent material had been applied.  It was the inner tank of the dual set-up, so oil would be transferred to allow removal of affected tank.  Based on the cleanup, tank replacement, and remediation management being handled by PGSI, the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-189-2018*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor of the basement.  Dead River Company personnel responded to the location, placed a magnet patch on the tank, cleaned the released oil from the floor with sorbent materials, and disposed of the materials.  Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-190-2018*Approximately .25 gallons of Jet A fuel was reportedly released from the fuel tank of an aircraft.  The fuel was released due to a mechanical failure of the venting system for the fuel tank of the aircraft.  The fuel was released to the paved surface below and was cleaned with sorbent materials and disposed of by Maine Aviation Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-335-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic line spill from a street sweeper.  Cape Elizabeth Public Works used speedy-dry sorbent material on the spilled product and cleaned up the site.  The Department visited the site and confirmed that the cleanup had occurred.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-193-2018*Maine State Police Dispatch reported that a trooper had requested the Division of Response Services to the scene of a two passenger vehicle accident at 2213 State Road in Castle Hill, Maine.  Response Services personnel observed an oily sheen on the road surface and water at the end of the residence driveway.  Some ponding antifreeze was also observed.  Six sorbent pads and one bag of speedy dry sorbent material were used to absorb visible material.  This material along with some contaminated gravel was overpacked and will be disposed of at the Presque Isle Landfill facility.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
I-238-2018*An Emera Maine transformer leaked approximately one gallon of transformer oil into a reported swamp during a storm.  Inspection of the area found no standing water.  Approximately 20 pounds of contaminated dirt, leaves and sorbents were bagged and brought to Presque Isle landfill.

No future Division of Response Services response is needed at this time.
P-749-2018*The Department was notified of a 25 gallon spill of chromic acid as a result of a failed valve.  The leak was from a 275-gallon plastic tote and was located behind the ball valve.  The chromic acid leaked onto the shelving where it was being stored and into the containment area.  No other products were affected by the release.  The spill was cleaned up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, and General Dynamics disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-137-2017*6/18/17 I received a spill report from Randy Stephenson, Environmental Manager for Irving Woodlands, reporting a small spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill of about one gallon of hydraulic oil was the result of a loose fitting on a loader.  According to Stephenson, sawdust was placed on the oil stain to soak it up.  The oily debris was then shoveled up into bucket and taken to the Sawmills boiler for burning per Maine Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.


No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-674-2018*A two vehicle automobile accident caused a release of motor oil and antifreeze.   Hampden Fire Department used boom and speedi dri sorbent material to keep the product out of the storm drain.  The products were removed from the road with speedi dri.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-84-2019*On February 12, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a leaking passenger vehicle in Winthrop.  Kyle Boucher, an employee at the Winthrop Cumberland Farms, reported a private vehicle had leaked one gallon of gasoline to the ground.  Attempts to reach Mr. Boucher or any Cumberland Farms employee by phone were unsuccessful.  No calls were returned.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-567-2017*A piece of heavy equipment blew a hydraulic hose while underway.  Approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid affected the paved roadway prior to being noticed and addressed.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
B-729-2017*On October 18, 2018 Maine Air National Guard called to report that a pressure relief valve on one of the jet fuel filling lines had leaked. A Maine Air National Guard employee put sorbents down which were then disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-757-2018*During a fuel delivery a bung "fell" off one the aboveground storage tanks (AST's).  Two AST's are piped together in the basement.  The owner smelled oil during the delivery and went out to have the fuel delivery stopped.  Upon entering the  basement, #2 fuel oil (oil) was observed on the concrete floor covering maybe 1/4 of the basement.  Dead River placed sorbents down and recovered maybe 5 gallons of spilled oil.  The owner placed the bung back into the AST and tighten it.

It appears that when the AST's were installed, prior to the ownership of the current owner, this bung was not securely tighten and became loose over the years and finally fell out.  There was no Teflon or pipe dope on this bung.  The AST's were installed at least 5 years ago.

Oil flowed down along the wall and accumulated at the far corner of the basement.  This corner has a "drain" in the corner of the stone foundation.  The "drain" is an opening at floor level in the large stones that support the house.  This opening extends out maybe 2-3 feet and then I couldn't see any more of an opening.

Upon my arrival the oil vapors (vapors) were quite high, 70 parts per million (ppm) on my Photoionization detector (PID).  I removed anything impacted with oil from the basement for disposal.  The owner said he didn't want to save any of the materials I was removing.  I then installed a vapor barrier with 6-mil poly encompassing the area impacted by oil.  A 6 inch "radon" fan was installed with the piping discharging outside of the door to the basement.  This basement does not have any windows.  I then cleaned the oil impacted section of the concrete floor with simple green.  After finishing this work, PID measurements of the air in the basement were less than 0.5 ppm in the general basement (outside of the vapor barrier), inside the vapor barrier were around 10-15 ppm, and the vent discharge was approximately 17 ppm.  Upstairs air readings with the PID were less than 1 ppm.

The owner operated the fan until he went to bed.  The vent was turned off and the doors were closed to the basement due to the cold temperature outside.

The next day PID readings were 0.0 ppm on the first floor and general area of the basement.  Inside the vapor barrier, PID readings were between 5-12 ppm.

The owner operated the vent as much as possible without freezing his pipes in the basement until he left for Connecticut on Monday.  I was called out to this site Friday afternoon.

This site has been referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to a nearby drinking water well and indoor petroleum vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-759-2018*A corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST) allowed maybe a gallon of oil to leak out onto the floor over the past week or so.  Dead River Company placed a magnet patch over the corrosion hole, stopping the leak.  They soaked up the oil with sorbents and cleaned the concrete with a degreaser.  I offered to visit the site but the owner declined.  He made arrangements to have the AST replaced a couple days later, Monday.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-760-2018*A vehicle went off the road breaking a power pole which held a transformer.  The transformer fell to the road spilling its contents of mineral oil (oil).  Speedi-dri was used to soak up as much as possible.  Snow and ice contained some of the spilled oil but the remaining oil flowed into the nearby catch basin and into a small stream.  Sorbents were placed in the stream.  NRC Environmental Services Incorporated (NRC) was hired to remove the contaminated snow and ice, approximately 4 yards, and some "puddled" oil downstream of the sorbents.  During my first visit the water in the catch basin and stream was flowing quite fast.  On my second visit I observed a much slower flow of water.  On my last site visit, I walked the stream until I was behind houses and did not observe any significant signs of oil, mostly a sheen emitting from under ice.   I did not observe any "puddles" of oil.

No further action by the Department of Environmental Protection is expected at this time.
B-761-2018*A transmission failed on a pick-up truck (truck) while traveling along a logging road.  Sorbents were used to soak up the transmission fluid from the frozen ground.  The truck was towed away for repairs.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-762-2018*A small spill at American Concrete Industries fueling station was reported.  It was estimated that two gallons of diesel fuel was lost onto gravel.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was used to clean up most of the spill and the rest of the contaminated gravel was shoveled up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-953-2018*On 12/12/18 I received a call from Erin Pike of St Germain-Collins reporting benzene found in a groundwater sample at this gas station.  All of the existing underground tanks had been removed with no plan of installing new ones.  No evidence of gasoline discharge was noted at the time of removal.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel were on site during the removal.  Field screening with a photoionization detector (PID) indicated nothing higher than 2 parts per million (ppm).  The soil samples that were sent to a laboratory for confirmation were Non-Detect and the groundwater sample came back indicating the presence of Benzene at 10.4 parts per billion (ppb).

Given that this is a former gasoline station, this finding is not unusual.  Since there is no contaminated soil to be removed and the facility is located in an area served by public water, MDEP Division of Response Services determined no cleanup actions are required or planned at this time.  The need for any remediation may need to be re-assessed pending future use for the location.
P-751-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was released from an excavator due to a ruptured hose.  The homeowner who lives near where the spill occurred was not satisfied with the cleanup and asked Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to look at it.  MDEP personnel visited the location and met with a representative from the Westbrook Department of Public Works (DPW). The Westbrook DPW agreed to clean the pavement again with speedy dry absorbent.  The cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-754-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of concrete form oil was reportedly released to the crushed stone ground surface from a small container tipped over.  The oil impacted stone was dug up and reportedly stockpiled for disposal at a later date.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-752-2017*Approximately .25 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a lumber crane truck from a ruptured hose.  The oil was released to the paved road surface and was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-511-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a #2 fuel oil spill in a basement.  The estimated 50 gallon spill was the result of internal tank corrosion.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired for cleanup and seal coating the concrete floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-512-2017*A property owner was concerned about an odor in their well water.  A site visit was made to investigate for a possible oil spill, and none found. The case has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-689-2017*Pan Am Railways called to report that locomotive engine #310 had leaked while the tanks were getting drained. A small amount had spilled onto the tracks and ground. On site employees had excavated a small area of contaminated soil to be disposed of properly.

No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed. No further actions by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-691-2017*I responded to a "meth lab" to assist the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with the disposal of waste associated with the production of "meth".

No further Division of Response Services action.


A-87-2018*On 2/1/18, at 1448 hours, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that an estimated .5 gallon of K1 heating oil had spilled to snow outside a residence while they were pumping out the tank.  Fielding's personnel reported that a fitting on the pump was leaking during the pump out operation.  They reported that oil absorbent pads collected some of the oil and the oil impacted snow was removed.  They reported that no oil had impacted the ground under the snow.  I contacted the owner and she reported that the spill had been cleaned up well.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-115-2018*On 2/20/18, at 1300 hours, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that an estimated 2 cups of #2 fuel oil came out the vent when they overfilled a residential heating oil tank.  They reported that the oil ran down onto the pavement under the vent pipe and no oil reached the soil.  They collected the oil with oil absorbent pads.  I contacted the homeowner, and he was pleased with the cleanup.  He said that he had checked the basement tank and there were no leaking fittings nor oil in the basement.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-84-2018*On 2/1/18, at 1048 hours, Catalyst Paper Company reported that an estimated 120 gallons of #6 oil had been discharged into the steam plant basement when a flange failed on an oil pump.  They reported that the spilled oil was contained in a berm and they were working on recovering the oil.  I contacted the plant and they said no oil had gone out of the berm.  They were going to process the recovered oil in their steam plant and any absorbent material would be disposed of as oily waste.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-328-2018*A weathered petroleum stain was discovered along the tracks.  It was most likely from a locomotive over the winter.  I did not require them to remove soils for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-329-2018*On May 31, 2018 Central Maine Power call to report that one of their transformers had leaked to due to storm damage. A small amount leaked onto the lower pavement and into the ditch. Central Maine Power had sent out a crew to clean up the contamination. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-333-2018*On June 1, 2018 a call came in from the Department of Public Safety regarding many dead fish and a brown slick on the water in the cove on Sebasticook Lake. Upon arrival I did notice some sedimentation from the wind in the cove but no oil or petroleum related sheen on the water. I relayed the fish kill to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-335-2018*On June 3, 2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a pickup truck had hit some road debris and caused his gasoline tank to have a small leak. The truck leaked a small amount to pavement. The Dover Fire Department had put down sorbent material and the truck was towed to be repaired. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-336-2018*I received a call that a leaking bushing on a transformer caused a small amount of oil to be spilled to roadway pavement near Balance Rock Inn.  Spilled oil was recovered with sorbent material and the transformer was replaced.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-81-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. KLP trucking employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through a local solid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-82-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through a local solid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-83-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through a local solid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-84-2018*Dead River employee overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) causing a small release of fuel oil to soils. Dead River employees  removed contaminated snow and sorbent to clean up the release. The oily debris were disposed of through a local solid waste removal provider. Response Services contacted the owner who was not concerned with the release.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-673-2018*When finishing a tank fill, approximately one cup of #2 fuel oil came out onto the side of the building when moving the hose.  The side of the building was wiped down and cleaned.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-8-2019*The Newport Fire Department reported that they were on the scene of a refrigerant leak at the subject location.  The specific form of refrigerant was not known, but it was from a partially decommissioned air conditioning unit that apparently developed a leak over time.  The refrigerant leaked completely from the unit into the kitchen area where staff noticed and immediately vented the space.  By the time I was notified, staff at the restaurant indicated there were no longer any signs of the chemical.  I urged the manager to notify an air conditioning technician to properly finish the removal of the unit and test the kitchen area for any remaining refrigerant.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-9-2019*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal of mixed and unmixed illicit drug making chemicals at the subject location.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-78-2017*On 4/18/17, I received a call from Peter Moulton, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Environmental Engineer in Augusta, reporting a spill from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST) reported by Ed Kaliknowski, a plumbing and heating contractor.  The spill occurred at the home of Gordon Dauphinne and was stopped with a Mag Patch by Ed.  Ed pumped all the oil out of the old AST.  Ed discussed the MDEP's home heating oil tank replacement program with Mr. Dauphinne and he was interested in talking with MDEP.

On 4/20/17, I met with Mr. Dauphinne and discussed the MDEP's home heating oil tank replacement program.  I signed him up for the program.  Ed removed the old corroded tank the next day.  Peter approved Ed to do the tank upgrade work.

On 5/15/17, I did a post-installation check on the new AST (a double-bottomed Eco Guard tank).  Tank and pad conform to MDEP specifications.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

P-346-2017*The discharge was the result of a small mishap by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company while filling the aboveground storage tank. Approximately three gallons of fuel oil was released to the ground.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-394-2017*A property owner inadvertently broke the supply line of his aboveground tank which resulted in a release of approximately three gallons of kerosene to the ground below the tank.  The tank was temporarily repaired, then pumped out and removed.  The tank was located up against the foundation below the deck on the right side of the house looking from the water.  Three yards of contaminated soil were removed from the affected area with a vactor, from the corner of the building to the ell, then extending out to the support columns, down one foot.  Field screening guided the excavation.  No indoor air quality issues were identified.  The drinking water well for the property is shared by the association, a distance away, and not in jeopardy.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-397-2017*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a skidder performing tree trimming on a privately owned dirt road. The release was caused by a ruptured hose and the oil was released to the gravel road surface. The oil was cleaned up using sorbents and some gravel was scraped up and disposed of by Lucas Tree Experts.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-402-2017*On 5/23/17, I received a call from the Yarmouth Fire Department reporting a mystery oil spill on the East Maine Street ramp.  They applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spill and cleaned it up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-404-2017*An aboveground tank was being scraped prior to repainting.  The bristled brush exposed a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  Approximately one quart of kerosene was released to a tarp below the tank prior to being plugged.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product.  There were no affects to land.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
A-422-2018*On August 7, 2018 at 2:27PM, Jeremy Greenman received notification of a spill at 41 Iron Tree Street in South Thomaston, ME. I called the reporting party, Merrie Hanson; she stated the exact spill date was unknown, but that it occurred some time between July 31, 2018 and August 7, 2018. An unknown party delivered fuel to the property mistakenly and overfilled the tank. Efforts to identify the party responsible for delivery were unsuccessful.

Upon inspection of the property on August 7, 2018, fuel soaked leaves were found in the basin below the fill pipe. Fuel wept from the seams of the fill and vent pipe onto the tank and down to the concrete floor. Some fuel reached the floor drain which discharges to the perimeter trees in the front yard; inspection of the drain outfall did not reveal any free product or contaminated soils. The PID reported vapor concentrations of 0.1 ppm. This indicated fuel had not likely discharged from the drain pipe. Sorbents were placed at the end of the pipe as a precautionary measure.

An estimated 2 gallons of fuel was discharged to the basement floor. Ambient air in the living space was 4 ppm and 45 ppm in the basement. Free product was recovered with sorbents. The floor was cleaned with Simple Green and fresh sorbents were laid down until the tank could be pumped off. I called Merrie to inform her the tank needed to be pumped off as soon as possible. Merrie had the tank pumped on August 10, 2018; the site was recleaned and contaminated sorbents removed. A site visit on September 11, 2018 confirmed clean-up and found ambient air of living space and basement at acceptable levels (0.0ppm and 2.0ppm respectively). PID readings of the floor drain indicated the presence of a small concentration of oil vapor (40ppm). Should the property manager see fit, the drain could be flushed with water. Fresh sorbents were placed at the end of the pipe to be used for flushing. At this time the site was cleaned up to the Commissioner's satisfaction and no further response action is required at this time.
A-638-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported the overfill of an indoor aboveground storage tank (AST) that resulted in a discharge of #2 fuel oil.  C. N. Brown personnel cleaned up the affected leaves on the outside of the home and cleaned up the side of the tank and cement floor.   No site visit was necessary and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-123-2018*On Thursday, 2/22/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Responders David Cherry and Stephen Brezinski journeyed to New Gloucester to inspect this reported discharge reported to be at 91 Marston Road.  The reference address for this truck leak was located at the end of Marston Road.  We traveled the length of Marston Road and back, and found no evidence of a oil spill, or a cleanup except for some excavation at a new utility pole #69.2 where a trench had been excavated for buried power to a new house under construction.  The location is rural residential use and served by private water wells.

To confirm the spill location, I contacted Ms. Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  Ms. Dyer clarified that the discharge was actually at the corner of Shaker Road and Marston Road, about 1/3 mile east of the 91 Marston reported location (see location map).  The discharge appeared to be cleaned satisfactory.  See the attached CMP Oil Spill Report form for additional information.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
I-10-2018*A car fire release a small amount of gasoline to the road surface. Once onsite Response Services used sorbents to clean up the road surface. The area of impact stretched for a while down gradient but no sensitive receptors were nearby and the fire consumed most of the cars fuels and oils. All oily debris were disposed of by Response Services.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-706-2017*On 12/17/17, at 1200 hours, Fabian Oil Company reported finding a leaking fitting at an inside heating oil tank during a service call.  The service technician reported that the oil had leaked to a concrete floor in the basement.  I went to the site and collected a small amount of oil from the floor with absorbent pads.  I confirmed that the discharge was small and there were no oil vapors in the upstairs living area.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-802-2017*On 12/20/17, at 1102 hours, Fabian Oil Company reported an estimated 5 gallons of gasoline was discharged from a gasoline dispenser at their Augusta gas station on Western Avenue.  They reported that the gasoline was discharged when an employee changing the dispenser filters, did not turn off the system prior to removing the filter.  All the gasoline was contained on the concrete apron and was collected with absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-803-2017*On 12/20/17, at 1347 hours, a caller wishing to be anonymous reported that an estimated 1 pint of gasoline had spilled when the dispenser pump did not shut off when the caller finished fueling his vehicle.  The gasoline had spilled onto the caller, his vehicle, and the concrete pad.  I contacted the store owner, John Wentworth, and he reported that he had cleaned up a small amount of spilled gasoline with speedy dry sorbent material after the incident.  He said that he had checked the pump shutoff and it had worked properly.  He agreed to have his service company check it also.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-612-2018*On 11/5/2018, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that five gallons of mineral oil had been discharged in Chelsea. The transformer discharged mineral oil due to storm damage.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB), so no testing was required.  Coutts Bros., Inc., excavated the visually contaminated soil and disposed of it at Waste Management, Inc., in Norridgewock.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-613-2018*On 11/5/2018, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that five gallons of mineral oil had been discharged in Augusta. The transformer discharged mineral oil due to storm damage.  The transformer was tagged non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB), so no testing was required.  Coutts Bros., Inc., excavated the visually contaminated soil and disposed of it at Waste Management, Inc., in Norridgewock.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-167-2019*The Department was notified of a combined one gallon spill of used motor oil and anti-freeze as a result of a two vehicle car accident.  Fire Department was on scene and used speedy-dry sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-552-2018*On August 27, 2018 a report came in from Michael White that while at an underground storage tank removal contaminated soil was found.  Department staff were onsite and approved the landspreading of the contaminated soil at an offsite location. No resources were at risk. See attached summary of Michael White's Tank Abandonment Site Assessment Report. For full report refer to the Underground Storage Tanks Department files.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-554-2018*A passenger vehicle caught fire in the owner's driveway.  The car was completely destroyed and most of the oils were consumed in the fire, however, I was able to use sorbent materials to recover what product was not consumed in the fire.  A small amount of contaminated soil was also removed and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-244-2018*A leaking transformer valve caused a release of 16 ounces of dielectric oil onto rocks.  The rocks were padded off and brought back to facility for disposal.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-6-2019*During a fueling of equipment, Dead River Company accidentally overfilled the machine which caused approximately 20 gallons to release to soils.  The fuel was cleaned up using wood dust and sorbent pads.  All contaminated pads and sorbents were disposed of by the contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
I-91-2018*Dead River company reported a release of off road diesel from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) due to a poor maintenance. An unknown amount of fuel had seeped out of the ASTs snow/ice filled containment. The AST was moved so soils could be removed. Falcon Transportation removed soils under the instruction of Response Services and replaced soils appropriately. Contaminated soils were disposed of through Presque Isle land fill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-630-2018*Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to their track ballasts from equipment working on the tracks.  Pan Am personnel removed the contaminated track ballast and disposed of it as oil contaminated waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-690-2018*Two aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in a flooded basement caused a slight sheen on the surface of the water due to residual product.  The owner cleaned and removed both ASTs containing no product and cleaned the remaining basement surfaces.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-756-2018*Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a structure fire.  As the fire department was putting out the fire they were made aware that there were aboveground home heating oil tanks in the basement of the building.  At the time of the fire and at my arrival, there was no visible sheening around the site or on runoff.  An excavator was needed to clear access to the basement to address if there was any oil within the building or in the tanks.  The homeowner stated once the site was cleared and insurance adjuster had visited the site, the cleanup would continue.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-85-2019*Response Services was dispatched to a vehicle accident where approximately 5 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled onto the paved roadway from a fuel container located on the back of the pick-up truck.  The Caribou Fire Department used sorbent pads and speedy dry to clean up the spilled product.  All contaminated material was bagged and removed from site.  The spill debris will be taken to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

No further actions needed by Division of Response Services at this time.
I-59-2017*3/21/17 I received a spill report from David Silver, Environmental Manager Irving Forest Products, regarding a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was the result of a mechanical failure of a grapple unit on a log loading crane. Irving crews used wood chips and sorbent pads to contain, control and clean-up the spilled oil.  All oily debris was then collected and fed into the sawmill? s boiler per Department of Environmental Protection license conditions.

No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
B-32-2018*A fuel truck loading an airplane developed a gasoline leak from the trucks own gasoline tank.   The leak was from the cap and it allowed gasoline to spill onto the tarmac.  Gasoline was recovered using spill pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-61-2018*C. N. Brown Energy Company was filling the aboveground storage tank and 1/2 of a cup of fuel oil came out of the vent pipe and landed on the ground under the fill pipe. C. N. Brown personnel used sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the product.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services will be required at this time.
P-824-2017*On 10/30/17, I received an after-hours call from Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reporting a one pint spill of lube oil.  The spill occurred when a containment tank on a locomotive overfilled.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-825-2017*On 10/30/17, I received a call from the Maine Department of Transportation reporting a tractor trailer rollover on I-295 North between Exits 4 & 5.  Tiffany LaClair and I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, the truck had been up-righted and we assisted Copp Motors in cleaning up the spilled diesel and motor oil with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-194-2017*A representative of the Maine Department of Conservation called to report a spill from a snowmobile.  The snowmobile gas line became loose and caused a leak in the back of a pick-up truck.  The spilled fuel was recovered with sorbents and the remaining unspilled fuel was collected in a garbage pail and disposed of.  No resources were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-147-2017*06/27/2017  Response services received a faxed in spill report of 110 gallons of Thermal oil (T-Oil) that had spilled onto the concrete pad under the Teaford fuel infeed conveyor.  A follow-up call by the Environmental Manager, Robert McNeally was received at 08:05.  The cause was human error associated with valve shut off procedures while transferring oil to the Teaford holding tank.

Clean up was started immediately and bark and dry sawdust was used to absorb the oil while absorbent pads were used to wipe off the side of the containment areal and metal supports.  The contaminated bark and sawdust was put directly into the wet fuel hopper to be burned in Teaford burner per Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) approved method of disposal.

No further action is warranted by Response Staff at this time.
P-751-2018*The Department was notified of a release of diesel and gasoline resulting from a tractor trailer and passenger vehicle accident on Interstate-95 Southbound.  The impact of the two vehicles caused the engine and fuel tank from the passenger vehicle to release all contents onto the roadway and shoulder.  Motor oil and some diesel fuel from the tractor trailer were also lost, but were limited to what was forward of the saddle tanks.  The fire department was able to capture approximately three gallons by placing a bucket under the leak.  Both saddle tanks and the refrigerator fuel tank were full, however, they were not compromised from the accident.

A noticeable and slick rainbow sheen was observed on the off-ramp roadway.  Maine Turnpike Authority staff placed sand on the roadway and the area was swept up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-564-2017*Approximately 250 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located outside of the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the tank and the oil was released to the underlying soils adjacent to the building.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the excavation of 29 tons of oil impacted soil from the spill location.  It was determined that the oil had impacted groundwater and an oil recovery well was installed in order to treat the water.  The site is served by a dug drinking water well that is located approximately 500 feet from the spill location and was not determined to be at risk.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services to treat the oil impacted groundwater and a temporary treatment system was installed.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-565-2017*Approximately 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the AST and the released oil impacted the concrete floor surface below.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted Allstate Environmental Services to clean the floor with sorbent materials, and then sealcoat the surface in order to reduce oil vapors inside the dwelling.  The leaking AST and all of the waste material was disposed of by Allstate Environmental Services.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-566-2017*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at the residence.  The release was caused by broken piping of the AST after the AST tipped over due the dwelling catching fire and burning down. The oil was released to the ground surface and was mostly consumed in the blaze.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed free product pooled up in some of the puddles left over from the firefighting operation.  MDEP personnel applied sorbents to the product and collected it.  MDEP determined that the cleanup was satisfactory and disposed of the waste.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-572-2017*An electrical transformer overheated which caused a bushing to fail, resulting in the release of one gallon of mineral oil. Spilled product affected pavement and a gravel road shoulder.  Pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and then a small hand excavation removed contaminated soil.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report.
P-575-2017*Late report was received of a hydraulic oil spill, discovered during a Phase I site assessment.  A facility crane experienced hose failure over the winter.  Visible signs of spilled product were recovered with sorbent materials, but product migrated into ice and snow and was not pursued; nor was the spill was reported.  The following summer, the Department was contacted by a consultant to review/direct appropriate cleanup.  As a result, approximately three yards of impacted soils were removed by excavation as guided by field screening.  See attached report from Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc., for site specifics, incident description and remedial actions.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-576-2017*H. B. Fleming, Inc., called to report a misting of hydraulic oil onto the lake water while preforming lifting operations for the new water intake project at the Casco Hatchery.  Hatchery Director, Steve Tremblay, was on site overseeing operations and requested a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) site visit for proper assessment.

Upon arrival and concluding introductions, the project was explained and the site was inspected.  The volume of oil lost was minimal and no practical recovery was possible.  Although boom was set, no outward migration of oil was noted.  The oil appeared to be consolidated against the boom in mild current.  The measures taken were properly implemented and the operation seemed well-managed.  Based on the observations made and corrective actions taken, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-578-2017*On 7/27/17, I received a fax from the National Response Center.  The fax indicated a mystery sheen at the Spring Point Marina in South Portland.  I responded immediately and met with the Marina Manager, Peter Rauscher.  By the time I arrived, they had determined the sheen was coming from the vessel "Piper" in the marina.  The U. S. Coast Guard was also on scene, speaking with the owner of the vessel, Eric Beausang.  It appears as though a fuel line on board the vessel leaked into the bilge.  When the bilge pump activated, it pumped diesel into the water.  The owner stated that 25 gallons of fuel had been in the tank and it was now empty.

The marina had deployed sorbent boom, but the sheen was so light, no oil was recovered.  No further Division of Response Services action required.

P-579-2017*An old farmhouse was engulfed by fire.  To put out hot spots, the local fire department used an excavator to separate the rubble.  During that effort, the aboveground tank located in a root cellar/crawlspace was punctured.  An unknown quantity of heating oil was released to the ground and demolition debris.  The debris was landfilled as part of the demolition process, then contaminated soil was removed.  Field screening guided the excavation.  All contamination is expected to have been removed then the property was regraded.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-580-2017*On 7/27/17, I received a call from Muller Plumbing & Heating Company.  They reported a spill at a client's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  Oil had leaked onto a concrete floor in the basement from an oil storage tank in the basement.  I responded to the site immediately.  Upon arrival, I met a burner technician from Muller and the homeowner, Robert Huff.  The spill was minor in nature (approximately 1 gallon) and was easily cleaned up by Muller to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-581-2017*An antifreeze hose on a garbage truck failed which resulted in the release of approximately eight gallons of antifreeze.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-582-2017*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks was in an accident that caused motor oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-583-2017*Scott Cyr received a call that a vent valve failure on an Delta MD88 failed resulting in approximately five gallons of jet fuel to spill onto concrete.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-584-2017*On 7/28/17, I received a call from David at Holly's Heating Oil Company reporting an ongoing leak at a customer's residence in Portland.  He was responding to the call from the homeowner that there was oil on the floor in his basement after having received a delivery from Holly's in the morning.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed oil leaking from the gasket of the filter housing.  It was unrelated to the oil delivery made earlier in the day.  I shut off the fire-o-matic valve on the tank located in the basement.  Oil had migrated under a wall partition into an adjacent area of the basement.  It had also made its way to a floor drain in the basement and into the city sewer system.  I notified the City of Portland of the discharge and hired NRC/Enpro Services to respond to the site to clean up the oil.  We applied sorbent pads and speedy dry to the spill and opened some windows in the basement to allow for some ventilation.  We also removed some oily sheetrock from the wall partition and washed the oiled floor with a cleaning agent.  We also flushed the floor drain line to make sure any oil residue left in the drain had been flushed to the city sewer, a tactic agreed upon by the city workers who had responded to my notification.

I returned the following day to assess any remaining oil odor.  Oil odor in the home was much better, almost non-existent.  I determined no further cleanup would be required.  The windows were left open for a couple more days and then the basement closed up.  I instructed the homeowner to contact me if he had a concerns about oil odor in the home.  I received no further contact from him.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-585-2017*On 7/31/17, I received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 2 gallon spill of antifreeze that stretched from 17 - 21 Mayfield Drive.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-586-2017*Scott Cyr was notified of petroleum contaminated soils discovered during this tank removal.  Soils were found to be in excess of 1,100 parts per million volatile organic compounds at measure by a photoionization detector.  Groundwater was observed in the excavation and no sheen or free floating product was observed on the groundwater.

Mr. Cyr did not require any remediation, but did authorize excavation and removal of approximately 30 cubic yards of material necessary to install two new concrete canopy bases for the new dispenser island.  The contaminated soils were taken to the Bath Municipal Landfill for disposal.

Additional details regarding this tank removal can be found in Tank Abandonment Site Assessment found in the registration file for these tanks.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-587-2017*The supply line from the aboveground tank to the monitor heater was disconnected at the monitor to accommodate a floor renovation (the monitor was temporarily removed).  The tank was empty and the Firomatic was closed.  Though the homeowner had requested the tank not be filled, his automatic delivery status was not adjusted and the tank was filled.  The Firomatic bypassed which allowed approximately 25 gallons of kerosene to drain from the tank into the living space of this slab on grade raised ranch.

Spilled product impacted the newly installed click-lock engineered floor along the rear of the house.  Approximately 10' x 30' of contaminated flooring was removed and the affected area was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  The concrete floor was poured against a 4" sill and the floor receded from the sill which provided a gap for oil to impact the sill, the sheetrock, wall batt insulation, underlying footing, and the underlying soil.  Six inches of sheetrock and batt insulation were removed.  Holes were drilled in the floor and Photoionization Detector (PID) readings indicated significant level of sub-slab impacts along a 25 foot section of the east wall.  A poly sheeting vapor barrier was placed over the impacted area and a temporary inline fan was installed to exert negative pressure within the partitioned area and exhausted through a rear sliding door.  A carbon air filter was installed inside the living room to treat indoor air.  A 3' x 30' long section of concrete floor along the east side of the living room was removed as well as three vertical feet of soil across the extent of the cut.  The frost wall and sill footing were washed with water and a solvent.  The frost wall was cored to accommodate 4" diameter PVC pipe, connected to slotted piping run along the length of the excavation, then the excavation was backfilled with ?" stone.  The surface of the concrete footing and the 4" sill were sealed with an encapsulate.  As an additional measure, an 18" wide drainage mat was laid over the surface of the sill and adjoining backfill to allow vacuum influence of the contaminated sealed 4" sill after the concrete floor is replaced. A vapor barrier was placed over the extent of the excavation and vapor extraction fan permanently installed on the exterior.  The Division of Technical Services is monitoring efficacy of the fan and overall resolution.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-588-2017*An airplane was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately three gallons of jet fuel out the wing.  Spilled product affected the tarmac and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-589-2017*A five gallon bucket containing form release oil fell out of the back of a truck.  The impact with the pavement caused the bucket to split and release its contents.  Spilled product was confined to the roadway and recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-590-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused when the homeowner was removing the tank and was loading it onto a pickup truck, and the oil spilled out onto his driveway.  The homeowner reportedly cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent and disposed of the waste.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-591-2017*Approximately 2 gallons of mineral oil was released from a electrical transformer due to overheating. The oil was released to the ground surface below.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and observed oil impacted leaf litter on the ground surface and some impacted tree branches.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) personnel reportedly arrived later in the day and raked up the impacted debris.  The transformer was untagged and was tested by CMP for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content. Test results came back the following day and indicated PCB concentrations of 130 parts per billion (PPB).  A contractor for CMP returned to the site on 8/2 and cut down the remaining tree branches that were too high to reach during the initial response.  All of the waste material was reportedly disposed of through CMP's waste stream.  See attached CMP spill report.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-592-2017*An estimated 1 gallon of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside of the residence.  The property was recently purchased and the leak occurred prior to the recent acquisition of the property.  The new owner observed an oil stain underneath the AST and reported the spill.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location to inspect the spill and determine if there had been a significant release.  The site is serviced by a private drinking water well, so it was imperative to determine the extent of the spill.  MDEP excavated into the oil stained soil, collected samples, and screened the samples with a photoionization detector (PID).  Results of the field screening with PID indicated a sharp decline in the presence of oil in the soil at approximately 2 feet below grade.  Oleophilic dye shake test were used at the bottom of the excavation.  Negative results indicated that the soils deeper than 2 feet fell below the Oil Leaching to Groundwater standard that pertains to the site.  The results of the field screening were relayed to the homeowner and the consensus was that no cleanup would be necessary.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-593-2017*A motor vehicle collided with a dug well and caused the release of approximately 6 ounces of transmission oil into the soil surrounding the well casing.  The well casing was destroyed and the well water may have been directly impacted by the release.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and did not observe any oil inside the well, but decided that the incident should be referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up. The spill was referred to Mark Woodruff of the Division of Technical Services on 7/31/17.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-594-2017*
On 8/2/18, Mr. David Everett reported various oil discharges that he estimated at 25 gallons, at his property being operated as a gravel pit by ECI Materials Company.  I understand that there were multiple oil discharges over time from heavy equipment and vehicles operating in the pit.  Mr. Everett requested a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Oil Spill Debris letter for disposal of the oiled soil at CPRC Group.

On 8/3/18 and 8/4/18, about 69 tons of oiled sand & gravel was excavated and trucked to CPRC Group.  The Oil Spill debris letter specified up to the requested 18 yards of soil, though CPRC accepted about 50 yards of oiled material without approval or notification by MDEP.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time based on present information.
P-595-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released from the tank during demolition of the single family dwelling that was located at the site.  The oil was released from the tank when an excavator picked up the AST and punctured a hole in it.  The released oil impacted some of the demolition debris from the project inside of a roll-off container that was located at the site.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of the spill by an anonymous complainant that had been walking past the project and smelled oil.  MDEP responded to the location, inspected the amount of impacted material inside the container, and made sure that the receiving facility was aware of the oily debris.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-596-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a small leak in the belly of the oil tank in the basement of this residence while on a service call there.  They estimated 1/2 cup of oil had leaked onto the concrete floor.  C. N. Brown Co. cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-599-2017*I received a call regarding a tractor trailer hitting a downed tree on Route 302 east, 0.5 miles west of Stanley Hill Road, Fryeburg, ME.  The saddle tank was damaged allowing its contents to be released onto the ground, adjacent to a tributary to the Saco River.  Sorbents were deployed and later collected for disposal.

There was concern for the remaining diesel fuel in the ground in the area of the damaged guardrail, but considering the limited amount of fuel left behind, the difficulty removing the soil, dangerous section of road, and the fact that a month had passed since the accident had occurred with no evidence of any impact to the tributary, no further work was being required.

The Maine Department of Transportation contacted the Department inquiring if there was any further work to be completed, because they wanted to repair the guardrail.  They were informed that no further work was being required.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected

P-601-2017*Scott Cyr received meth lab waste from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) that came from an unspecified residence in Gilead.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-46-2017*A report of a leaking Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was received. The black iron outlet on the AST was partially sheared of due to falling ice and snow. A minimum of a hundred gallons of kerosene was lost to soils.

On March 14, 2017 Contaminated soils were removed by Soderberg Construction. A french drain was found to be impacted by the spill. The outlet of the drain was found several hundred feet down gradient in the road ditch. Once found the outlet had no detectable signs of fuel oil impact.

Drinking water well samples were taken by Tech Services.

On March 20 & 21, 2017 the impacted drain was partially removed,  replaced and back filled. All contaminated soils have been removed from the site.

 A possibly related call was received concerning an oily smell in a private drink water well down gradient from 9 Bog Road (Spill # I-44-2017).

B-627-2017*I received a call indicating a utility pole had been knocked down during a storm resulting in a small oil spill to the ditch under the transformer. Emera Maine personnel excavated a small area of soil and moss from the site for proper disposal and reseeded the area. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-34-2017*On 2/24/2017, Dead River Company reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST).  Technician Brian Ketch temporarily stopped the leak caused by a corroded tank by applying a temporary magnetic patch.

On 2/25/2017, at 8:30 am, I responded to site and met Dead River technician who assisted with transferring approximately 190 gallons of home heating fuel to temporary drum storage in the basement and supplying a temporary fuel source to the furnace.  The leaking tank was removed from its existing location and it was noted that two other corroded tanks were also lying in the basement at that time.  Ground probing revealed that oil had traveled through approximately 2 inches of topsoil in the earthen floor basement and entered into fracture bedrock.  A poly vapor barrier tent and ventilation fan to the outside was installed in the area of the spill and an adjacent area of approximately 12 feet by 12 feet.

The owner of the rental unit, Wayne Vaughan (phone #207-768-8868), was contacted to discuss actions taken up to this point and to expect further contact by the Division of Response Services to follow up on cleanup and interior atmosphere monitoring.  Further actions were referred to Responder Jesse Clark of the Division of Response Services at this point.

Mr. Vaughan removed contaminated soils and was informed that both tanks should be taken out of services.  The apartment is scheduled for demolition.  Fuel oil lost may have been less than originally thought.  No further action should be required of the Division of Reponses Services at this time.
A-89-2016*Plum Creek reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a ruptured hose on a delimber machine during a logging operation. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-319-2018*One half gallon of diesel oil was spilled due to an overfill while re-fueling.  The spill was cleaned using sorbents and then these were brought to the facility boiler for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.

B-145-2019*A two vehicle accident caused a spill of diesel and gasoline.  The products traveled down a roadway and presumably into a snowbank.  When I arrived several hours later, I could not find any significant product in the roadway, or over the embankment.  There was a great deal of snow along the roadway.  Lots of traffic and near whiteout conditions limited the amount of time I could investigate.  The site will be visited in the spring to evaluate potential cleanup options.

Unifirst reported that 400 towels on the trucks were used to absorb the gasoline spilled.  The towels were loaded on the damaged truck and brought back to Bangor.  In Bangor the towels were aired out and laundered, before I contacted them.  I did explain that the Department would be able to accept them for disposal.

The site was reinspected on July 1, and there was no sign of an oil spill in the area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-248-1996* The United States Coast Guard reported an oil sheen on the Atlantic Ocean. They do not know where this sheen originated from. The sheen was located 1/4 mile offshore from South Thomaston. No further information is available, no site visit was made.

B-229-1996*D-TREE = S.
P-160-1998*On April 18 I responded to a call of a fuel spill from a residential 275 gallon oil tank.  A loose fitting on the copper feed line had spilled oil to the crawl space beneath the home at the Stokes residence at 130 Chicoine Ave. The Oil Company had been out the night before and soaked up what free product they could with sorbent pads, and had fixed the leak.  Under the home where the oil had spilled I noted standing water with a sheen and stained soil.  I placed sorbent pads on the water and made arrangements for a vac truck to come out and remove the oiled soil and the affected surface water.  On April 29 I had Clean Harbors on site with a Vactor to remove oil contaminated soil and water from beneath the house.  No further action anticipated at this time.
B-115-2000*B-115-00
Bangor

Wednesday March 1, 2000			1240

I received a phone call from Mr. Allen Glazier.  Mr. Glazier phoned to report that there was an oil spill at a property located at 121 Maple Street.  The spill was a heating oil spill of about 2 gallons. The stained area on the floor was about 6 by 8 feet in area.  This area was dry.

During a site visit I met Rabbi Rob Brettler and a Dead River heating technician named Rick.  Rick was involved with cleaning the stained area of concrete basement floor that was black in appearance.  This indicated that at least some of this spill is quite old.  The pipe joint on the fill pipe may have been leaking a small amount each time oil was put into the tank.  Over time it accumulated about 2 gallons of oil on the floor.  The oil has soaked up dirt and dust and was virtually dry.  I recommended that speedi-dri or cat litter be put down and worked into the oil then swept up.  This procedure should be repeated for best results.  The leaking pipe section was removed and Dead River installed a new section.
A-123-1998* A tractor trailer rig,(minus the trailer), crashed on I-95. The Sidney F.D. responded and contained the spilled diesel and motor oil. I arrived later and finished cleaning up the mess with sorbent pads.
 The accident occurred at mile 111 southbound, I-95. No further action will be needed.

B-514-2000*B-514-2000
09/21/2000 09:30

     An anonymous complainant called to report observing several pails and drums on a property owned by Gerard Goodwin on Goodwin Lane in Franklin.  The caller appeared to indicate that the containers were in poor shape and were abandoned.  An investigation of the property shown only sound containers with little leakage at Mr. Goodwin's business.  The basis for the complaint remains a mystery.  No other action was taken.
A-632-1998*DEP received notification that random analysis had detected a gasoline additive (MTBE) at miniscule concentrations (1.4 ppm) at this residential well.  Attempts to contact the property owner by phone (reported disconnected) and mail (no response received) in order to conduct a confirmatory sample were unsuccessful.  Given the initial low reported concentration of MTBE and the non-responsive behavior of the homeowner, I do not intend to pursue further action here.
A-325-1998*The caller alleged that used filters were improperly handled, and that drums of oil were allowed to cause a sheen to reach the river.  The caller did not know if the drums were open or closed.

When I visited the site, the first reaction of the owner was to ask me to leave immediately.  After a time he did show me through one work bay and the middle of the property.  The site consists of 3 or 4 work buildings and the owner's home.  The center of the site is paved and the work bay I saw has a concrete floor.  The area I saw was generally clean.  The filters are drained and then disposed of in the trash containers.  Used oil is reported to be burned in an onsite waste oil furnace.  The area around the trash containers was not oil stained.  There was one oil stain where the trash hauler truck leaks, but speedy dri had been used on this.  The home is between the work area and the river.  There is no sign of stress to the lawn.

I would have liked to visit more of the site, and particurlarly the area behind the buildings toward Fairfield.  However, based on what I did see, there is no evidence that this is a site where oil spills go uncleaned.  No further action is anticipated at this time.
P-147-1999*On February 27, 1999 I responded to a call of a spill of chemicals at St. Joseph's College in Standish.  A chemistry professor had been moving chemicals between two buildings on a cart and the cart had tipped over.  The majority of the spilled product ran to  a storm drain about 15' away.  The storm drain ran under a road and discharged to the surface in a small wetland which is adjacent to Sebago Lake.  Portland Water District personnel were on site as well as Standish Fire.

I called Seacoast Ocean Services to clean up the chemicals.  Seacoast removed all the water from the storm drain, power washed the sidewalk and street were the spill occurred and vaced out all the sediment from the storm drain.  Upon removing the sediment from the storm drain we found the the discharge pipe was filled to the top with frozen sediment, however as a soil sample was taken at the outlet and analyzed for chromium and mercury.  The results of the samples indicated that none of the spilled chemicals remained in the soils.   No further clean up required.
P-83-1995*
See separate report narrative.
I-180-1999*On 10/20/99, Irving Woodlands faxed a spill report form to this office regarding the spill of about 2 gallons of deisel fuel onto a woods road in TC R 2, close to Monticello. The fuel line on a truck had broken. The dirt from the road was scraped up and spread on an acceptable area for drying.
P-391-2001*   On Mon. 5/14/01, I responded to a report of a collision involving several autos and a dump truck from Foglio's Const. Co.  A passing car hit the dump truck head on causing the truck to go off the road.  The truck's saddle tank flew off ahead of the truck as noted in Photo 1, and emptied into the ground.  The well most threatened belonged to Mr. Jack Holt's house, SE of the accident.  Onsite I met with Mr. Foglio, Aflred fire Dept., police, and Mr. & Ms. Holt.  Foglio agreed to return the next morning to remediate the discharge.  The area is rural residential and commercial.  The accident/spill site is on Rt. 111, just west of the intersections with Clark and Blueberry Rds.  Though Foglio did not cause the accident, as the spilled oil was theirs, Foglio was considered the responsible party for the oil-spill clean-up.
   On Tues. 5/15/01, I oversaw Fogio's excavation of about 18.86 tons of contaminated fine sand.  I noted no groundwater to the 4' depth excavated to.  Using a DEP Passport PID, a 100 ppm Clean-Up Action Level was followed.  See the site sketches and field notes for further details.  Foglio filled, regraded, and landscaped the site afterwards.
   At this time I believe there is little threat remaining to nearby water wells considering the promptness the discharge was remediated.  No further DEP actions are reuired at this time.  See attachements for further information.  No state expenses incurred at this time.

S G Brezinski, Division Of Response Services
DEP, BRWM
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B-306-2000*B-306-2000
06/02/2000 15:30

     Fred Leigh, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report a spill if dielectric oil from a transformer at the Kagan Lown Building on Gilman Falls Avenue in Old Town.  It was stated that approximately one pint of fluid leaked from a ground based transformer when it overheated.  The oil affected both the slab and a small area of ground.  One bag of speedi dri and contaminated grass was generated in the clean up.  It may be noted that the dielectric oil was considered "non-PCB".  No further action was taken.
A-787-1999*They reported that they spilled about a cup at the home of Lester White.  Their driver cleaned it up.  I set up appointments to visit the site as I was working on another site in the area.  Both visits could not be made due to no one home.  No further work is needed on this case.
P-630-1996*On 10/10/96 I received a report from the Maine State Police that a tractor trailer truck had gone off the road and landed in the Presumpscott River.  Myself and Jon Woodard responded immediately.  Upon arrival we observed an RST truck partially submerged in the mouth of the River.  Both fuel tanks of the truck were submerged.  A large sheen was visible in the area and a strong odor of diesel fuel noted.  Soon after our arrival, the USCG arrived.

The fuel spread rapidly into a very thin sheen that was not recoverable.  We remained on site while the truck was removed from the river to ensure no further spillage occurred.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-664-1994*Response to estimated 50-gallon discharge of fuel oil from exterior AST at Anthony's Foodstop.  Located across from Downeast Energy Roger Young Oil Co.
A-349-1997*Contamination was found during removal of one of the #2 fuel oil tanks at the Augusta State Police barracks.  Jon Andrews and Mary James visited the site, and met with Jim Carmichael (Woodard & Curran) and Dennis Giustra (Maine Environmental).  The barracks surrounded the leaking tank on three sides, which would normally indicate a stringent cleanup goal.  However, since the vapor potential in the building was minimal, a baseline-2 cleanup goal was established.
P-809-2001*During an inspection of a sand pit, Mark Stebbins of the Maine DEP (BLWQ) observed diesel contamination in the Tierney Pit, Standish, due to overfill of equipment.  The soil was removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



B-518-1997*On September 18, 1997 at 1930 we received a call from Capt. Rich Palmer of the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting an unattended brush and debris fire at 408 Finson Rd.  He said a burn permit was issued to Mr. Paul Pray to burn brush but no one was at the scene and other debris from his trailer park, including fifty-five gallon drums, were in the fire.  There was no obvious sign of oil in the drums but a small pond was near the burn area.

I visited the site the next morning and found the fire still smoking.  There were three empty drums in the burn area and none of them had any identifying labels.  I tested the pond water and found a neutral ph of 6 to 7.  There was no sign of any oil spillage in the burn area.  If there was any oil in the drums, it burned in the fire.  I met the forest ranger while on site and I told him that he could tell Mr. Pray to cover the burn.
A-599-1998*Received a report from Mead that they were experiencing a release of Chlorine Dioxide. I responded to the site and reported to the Mead emergency operations center. I was given a detailed briefing on what had occurred and what they were doing to mitigate the situation.  At 12:09, a 12" x 16" section of Fiberglass piping at the inlet to the B-line ClO2 bleach tower pre-retention tube (commonly called the "J-tube") failed due to erosion filling a basement portion of the bleach plant. As a result approximately 10 air-dried bleached tons of pulp were released onto the bleach plant floor. The break was directly after a ClO2 injection point. Calculations showed approximately 270 lbs. of ClO2 were released with the pulp. The spill was mitigated by washing the pulp to the mill sewer. I concurred with this decision. Release of ClO2 and Chlorine gas was minimized by the continuation of the bleaching reaction of the ClO2 in the pulp and on other organic materials in the mill process sewer.

Very detailed descriptions of what happened and how it was corrected are covered in the attached report from Mead. No further work is necessary concerning this incident.
A-171-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
B-453-2000*     On August 21, 2000 at 1330 we received a call from Michael Doucette, the Big Apple Store manager, reporting a one to two gallon spill of gasoline at their store at 51 Wall St. in Dexter.  A vehicle owned by Jennifer Hall started leaking gas from its tank after it was filled up.  Workers recovered the gas with sorbents and plugged the tank which was later pumped out by the local fire department.
B-60-1996*Mr. Boyington called to report that while doing maintenance on the sodium chloreate delivery system about 400 gallons was spilled on to concrete floor where it then flowed to the process sewer.  That which was left was hosed to the process sewer.  No injuries or impact to the environment.  See attached report from James River Co.
B-106-1996*Mr. Teolis called to report that they had a technician at the above address.  They had been called to the rental property to fix the cause of oil on the cellar floor. A loose fitting had caused a small spill of less than one gallon of oil.  The oil was confined to one corner of the basement and none had entered any drain.  They were in the process of collecting the oil with speedi dri which would be swept up and collected.  I did not attend this spill.
P-470-1997*25 April 1997, responded to facility address to investigate the presence of a UST. I probed the ground and located the storage tank. I did not feel the tank met the requirements of an abandonment in place. I verified that the tank contained product, and determined the capacity to be  approximately 500 gallons.

26 August 1997, Waite informed me that the UST had been removed and that no contamination occurred and that the tank was in excellent shape.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (3 September 1997).
I-37-1999*On 3-31-99, Ira Dodge of MPG called this office to report there had bee a spill at the diesel pump at the Parsons St. MPG. The nozzel had not turned off during a fillup. All was lost onto the pavement and was cleaned up by the service station staff. No further action was seen as necessary.
I-83-1997* 6 UST's were removed from this site and a found a large amount of contaminated soil surrounding the tanks. The source of the contamination was mostly from a hole in tank #3.

Site assessment was conducted by County Environmental.  See their report on facility Reg #6120 for more detailed information.

Response case closed.
B-717-1998*Dave Leland's wife actually smelled their wellwater go bad as she was taking a shower; shortly after that their well pump quit altogether.  It may have been struck by lightening; for whatever reason, the pump's rubber seal broke and liberated mineral oil into the well.

Leland put chlorox into the well, and finally called here when the Chlorox did no good.  On 11/06/98, Paul Richard and I visited the site and recovered what oil we could off the top of the water column. Later that afternoon, I learned from the manufacturer that the lube oil in the pump contained no PCB.

Paul Richard re-visited the site 11/9 and recovered a little more oil.  He advised Mrs. Leland that there were no PCBs involved and advised her to soap the well with Dawn detergent.
A-531-1997* On 11-21-97 Webber Energy reported an oil spill at the Vassalboro Post Office. The Post Office is located at Getchell's Corner. The morning mail carrier smelled fuel oil and called Neil Labrecque, the Post Master. Neil then went to the Post Office and found oil leaking from the outside AST. It appears that internal corrosion caused the release.
 The building is owned by Judith Landry of Wilton, ME. The U.S. Postal Service has taken responsibility to clean up the site. The P.O. called Clean Harbors to dig out the contaminated soil. About 15 tons of soil was removed.
 Because the excavation was next to the foundation wall and under the footing, we decided to install a recovery well. A 16 inch plastic culvert was installed. I have checked on this well several times and a small amount of free product has been recovered.
 The site has been referred to Tech. Services and John Beane is the staff person.
 There is a dug well about 40 feet from the spill site and it is shared with another residence.

Owner of property: Judith Landry, P. O. Box 480, Wilton, Maine,  04294  (207) 645-2656.
B-726-1997*On December 18, 1997 at 1510 we received a call from Mr. Lloyd Hodgkins of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reporting a small oil spill on the Bucksport Rd. in Ellsworth.  The driver had just finished a delivery to Mr. Ed Weirich and was rolling in the hose when the nozzle stuck in the truck's rear compartment door and sprayed .9 of a gallon onto the driver and truck compartment.  The driver recovered as much product as possible with sorbents.
B-301-1997*6/17/97 14:42

Josh Katz of the Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Services called to report a situation involving a bridge project in Concord Township on Little Houston Brook.  Mr. Katz stated that the bridge, constructed with creosoted soaked timbers, was creating both an environmental and aesthetic problem.  I was also informed that a dug well, owned by Carolyn Corrigan and located adjacent to the brook, became contaminated.  DOT since drilled the Corrigans a new well.

Investigation, done in conjunction with Land and Water Bureau staff, shown that there was on ongoing, "significant" discharge to the Brook.  Oil soaked substrate was observed on rocks and substrate within the confines of the brook.  A heavy creosote odor was also noted.  Observations were conveyed to David Sait; Division Director for Response Services in Augusta.  The bridge has since been temporarily draped with oil sorbent material to trap the creosote.  A permanent solution to this problem is pending.
P-689-1997*

	Abandonment by removal of retail, motor-fuels UST facility.  Gasoline discharge confirmed.  Contaminated soil transported to ARC for recycling.  See UST closure assessment for details.
B-568-1997*Mr. Saunders called to report that they had discovered some contaminated soil around the fill pipe of a gas tank being removed at a gas station in Millinocket.  He reported that the site was on town water and that the store building had no basement.  If it was acceptable, he wanted to set the contaminated soil aside and, if no further contamination was found, to spread the soil out on top of the filled excavation.  I agreed to this.  His further testing showed no further contamination.  For further details see the Appendix P site assessment report from Fessenden Geo-Envirnonmental Services located in the tank registration file.
A-23-2001*On 12/28/2000 Downeast Energy serviced the Thornton furnace. The Thornon's then left for vacation. On 12/29/2000 Downeast filled the 275 gal. AST with #2 heating oil. The Thornton's returned from vacation on 1/14/2001 to find their basement full of oil and water from frozen pipes. The technician neglected to inform the Thornton's that their un-sleeved oil line under the slab needed to be replaced and their very antiquated filter housing was of a variety prone to leakage. Glen Wall responded and assisted with the initial cleanup. After plumbing repairs were made the oil filter was removed, the oil line was replaced, oil was delivered, and the furnace was restarted. The old underground oil line was blown out and pressurized to 40 psig which it held for 10 minutes and was therefore ruled out as a leak point. It appears that the filter housing was poorly reassembled during service and allowed the entire tank of oil to escape while the home was unoccupied. The carpeting, interior walls, and personal belongings that were oil contaminated were removed and the floor cleaned. The area is served by public water. No further response action is anticipated.
B-293-1999*Because of a fire a the hogfuel unloading area, Brian Kelso estimates 50 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost to the asphalt.  The spilled oil was retrieved with sorbents and loose hogfuel, which were then burned in the hogfuel boiler.
P-348-1999*    On Tues. 6/1/99 I visited this retail, motor fuels UST facility to investigate mystery UST vent pipes.  I noted two old vent pipes on the west wall of the building and three mystery pipes in the rear of the property that were not part of any active UST system.  An old facility [T-1 thru T-5] had been abandoned in 12/87 by CTI Greg Pollard of A L Doggett Co.   After researching and a second visit with Beth DeHaas it appeared at the time that two of the four motor fuel vents were left up and one UST was missed.  There is a new, active conforming facility: T-6 thru T-10.  I noted no prior DEP spill reports.
     DEP Reg. file #4126 showed that William Anderson was the operator from 1988 and purchased the facility in 1995.  In Sept. 1996 C N Brown Oil Co. (CNB) became site owner and operator.  According to Kevin Moore of CNB, they were given assurance that all UST's were removed by the former owner.   CNB had L C Tanks remove the two gaso. vents off the building in early June, finding them to dead-end in the parking lot.
     On Mon. 7/19/99, I met L C Tanks on-site to check on the piping in the rear.  One old vent pipe dead ended underground (from the old waste oil UST, T-5?).  A vent and a fill behind the #2 oil AST revealed an out-of-service, 500 gal. bare steel, #2 oil UST (T-11).  A removal notice was filled out on-site for updating the DEP registration.
      I noted oil contaminated soils from overfills of the AST that went several feet into the ground.  Contam. levels were below the BS-2 Clean-Up Goal so no remediation was requested or performed.  I noted no gw, saturated soils or free product.  See attachments and other DEP files for further information.  No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.  A L Doggett Co. should be advised again to remove all old piping as required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-183-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-501-1997*30 October 1997, I responded to facility location at the request of the home owner. We walked upgrade on the Royal Road to a neighbors house located on the same side as Oliver's place. There I observed a recently back filled trench that had been dug from a new, drilled well casing to the road side ditch. The trench appeared to have been dug to discharge the well drilling residuals to the ditch on the Royal Road.

I observed a clay like material in the trench water and followed it to Oliver's, DEP permitted, home-made pond. The cloudy water appeared impacted by the material discharged from the area of well drilling.

I referred this matter to the Land and Water Bureau, as well as the Commissioner's office, because Oliver has an additional issue related to the pond; in that a recently installed culvert, that was installed by the town, at the outlet to the pond altered the DEP permit.

No further response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4DEC97).
A-280-2000*A spill of hydraulic fluid was discovered at the waterfront on the railroad tracks. Staff from the Wiscasset Fire Department and Public Works used 50 lbs. of Speedi Dry to collect the oil.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-18-2001*B-018-2001
01/16/2001 11:00

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small #2 fuel spill at 38 Edgewood Drive in Brewer.  It was stated that approximately 2-3 gallons leaked from a failed air eliminator on their delivery truck.  The spill was then cleaned up from the paved driveway surface.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
P-648-1996*On 10/22/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Eric Kliem reporting a fuel oil spill in his basement due to severe flooding.  I responded to the site on 10/23/96.  Upon arrival, I observed that approximately 75 gallons of oil had spilled from the tank when the basement flooded.  Gorham Fire Dept. had responded and plugged the hole in the tank and there was product remaining in the tank.  I hired Sun Environmental to remove the remaining oil from the damaged tank and remove oil saturated spill debris from the basement.  2.44 tons of debris was removed.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-688-1998*On 10/24/98, 1222 hours Jackie of Dead River reported a two gallon heating oil release at one of their customers.  Dead River had worked on the AST at the residence of Steve Norris (30 Oak Hill Road) and the line was left with a bad flair.  They estimated the spill volume at 2-3 gallons.  They fixed the flair joint and deployed 25 # of speedy dry to the spill area.  The oiled sorbent went to Clean Harbors.
B-257-1999*
On 5/22/99, 1800 hours Greg Bosch reported a five gallon release of foam from their process sewer.  This was caused by a higher than usual concentration of black liquor in the sewer, which in turn was caused by an overflow from the flash tank on their # 1 digester.  The foam came up through a manhole cover and  landed on soil. The clean up produced .2 cubic yards of soil, which was taken to their knot pad.  The knot pad is where the knots from the pulp cooking process go.  This material would be alkaline but most likely it would have a pH of less than 12 because of the dilution that occurs in the pulp washing process.
P-927-1999*Loose fitting on AST line caused spill to floor of building and ground.  Cleaned up by CN Brown.  No site visit made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-553-1998*On August 20, 1998 at 1530 we received a call from Jeff Gordon of the Bangor Housing Authority reporting a small #2 fuel oil leak at the apartment of Ms. Robin Oja at 219 Griffin Road in Bangor.  Mr. Gordon said that a cracked nipple in Ms. Oja's basement tank leaked about three gallons of fuel onto the concrete floor.  Workers recovered about two gallons of product while one gallon flowed into a basement drain which is connected to the sewer plant.  I notified the plant who said that they would have no problem treating the oil.
P-90-1998*On the evening of February 27, 1998 I was contacted by Dave Patterson.  Mr. Patterson had called to report a red substance in the snow along the shoulder of the road he lived on.  I investigated the next morning and found a smashed pint container of potassium permanganate.  There was a small amount of the powdery substance still in the container and some of the substance had spilled out onto the shoulder.  It appears the container fell or was thrown from a passing vehicle. Potassium Permanganate is used in water treatment as both a dye and a rust inhibator.  The powder was dissolving into the melting snow rapidly and was unrecoverable.  No further action.
I-42-1999*On 4-3-99, the state police called to report that the caretaker of the Limestone Trailer Park reported fuel oil backing up into the toilet of the Dupery trailer on lot#47 at the trailer park. I met with Mr. Hafford at the trailer and obseved about 5 gallons in a bucket the residents said they had bailed from their flush. We then checked the 10,000 gallon septic tank for the park. There was about an inch of oil on top of one section(5000) of the tank. After going over the system, the source was most likely from the Dupery's trailer although it would be difficult to prove. Their's was the last trailer on the line and there was nothing in any of the trailers above them. We thought that possibly Mr. Dupery had emptied the fuel tank of his diesel truck and tried to flush it down their toilet. It probably backed up in their trap and overflowed the toilet. The entire septic tank was pumped that day and the contents disposed of at the Caribou Wastewater Facility.
A-422-1998*Received a call from Port Clyde Coop that there had been a small spill of diesel fuel. They report that a customers truck had leaked a small amount of diesel fuel. They cleaned it up with speedy dry. No site visit was made. No further work is necessary.
P-586-2000*   In the evening of Wed. 9/27/00, the Westbrook Fire Dept. notified DEP thru the state police, of an estimated 20 gal. spill of transformer oil.  No DEP response was requested as CMP was enroute to clean up the spill.  The following morning I visited and confirmed a clean-up of the spilled oil to DEP satisfaction.  The spill  site is located just E of the Engineered Products Inc., near the entrance to Les Wilson & Son's Co.  Spillage appeared mostly on pavement.  No spillage is believed to have reached surface or ground water.
   The FD reported 20 gallons spilled while CMP reported later only <1 gallon spilled.  From the stain on the pavement I estimate a quantity somewhere in between.  On Thus.  9/29/00 I spoke with Roy Koster of CMP as to why, as RP, CMP did not report the spill the evening before as required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-603-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a commercial vehicle had overturned in a remote location.  Public safety officials on-scene reported loss of motor oil and coolant but no loss of fuel.  The vehicle load (cranberries) was lost.  Spilled oil was confined to pavement and sorbed by local fire officials.
P-169-2000*A surface spill of diesel occurred on the north side of Straw Road.   It is not known when the spill occurred, however it appeared from the state of dead vegitation and the absence of any free phase oil that it was at least one week prior to notification.

The area was on the right of way of the road (town property) so Gorham public works excavated about 7 yards of the most heavily impacted soils.  I had the soil disposed of at Commercial Paving.  During the excavation I found that the oil appeared to have stayed on the surface and did not go more that 2-3 inches into soil.  The path of the dead grass led to a drainage culvert and then ended - there was no oil or sheen in the water flowing into and through the culvert.  Gorham public works will be adding loam and seed to the excavated area.  No further action anticipated.
B-520-1996*D-TREE=I.
A-176-1996*A sink hole caused two houses to fall into a ravine off of the Samoset Road. The oil tanks also fell in to the hole and were buried underneath the debris. The contents of the tanks from two properties were lost. The product was trapped in building debris. Since the bank was not stable it was not safe to recover the product. None reached the harbor. The Fire Department eventually burned the debris.
B-395-1999*Lucia Allen of the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline called to report that a hydraulic line broke on a piece of heavy equipment being used to install a natural gas pipeline in Frankfort. They estimate that about 5 quarts had spilled. This contaminated soil was excavated and will be collected for eventual disposal at Sawyer's landfill.
I-56-1997*A tractor trailer was squeezed off the road in the fog.

2 gallons of oil was lost from the engine that controls the refer unit.  10 pads were used to clenup the spill.

Case Closed
A-610-2000*An internal engine failure caused the crankcase lube oil sump level to rise to the point that leakage around the crank shaft seal allowed a mixture of  coolant, lube oil, and diesel fuel to escape. The overflow device was not of sufficient volume to contain the leakage and the mixture was spilled to the ground. A small amount of oil reached a drainage ditch near the rail and was captured with sorbent materials. The coast guard national response center was notified. Most of the leakage was collected in drums and  transferred to a vacuum truck along with the contents of the engine sump and transported to the railroad's Waterville facility for treatment in their oil/water separator system. See attached reports. No further response action is epected.
P-51-1985*
	Dug well replaced in response to gasoline discharge.  See also P-1031-05 and P-797-89.  See 1985 narrative and other attachments of Fred Brann.
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P-439-2000*DEP received notification of a sunken vessel in Robinhood Cove, Georgetown.  DEP responded with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and observed Clean Harbors, under the direction of the USCG, place sorbent boom around the vessel and cover the fuel vents. On July 23rd, DEP returned and observed a release of diesel fuel on the starboard side of the vessel which was contained within the sorbent boom.  On July 24th, DEP was notified by the USCG that the sorbent boom was going to be removed.  DEP responded by suggesting that the sorbent boom be left in-place.  Later in the day, Clean Harbors, under the direction of the USCG, placed containment boom and sorbent boom around the vessel.  On July 25th, a large release occurred overnight, the sorbent boom was saturated, and some oil migrated into the marina.  At this time it was determined that a new plan for salvage would be required.  The USCG federalized the spill and determined that they were going to raise the vessel in order to remove oil and hazardous materials.  Now that the operation was federalized, DEP became a support agency whereby we deployed an oil skimmer and support vessel in the event that there was a large oil spill during the raising of the vessel.  The vessel was raised without incident and the oil and hazardous materials were removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-717-1997*The tank developed a leak discharging the contents of the tank approximately 200 gallons of kerosene onto the ground.  The tank was located next to the building approximately 50' away from the well (drilled 170') for the property.  I responded to the discharge the following day and only observed a small stain on the ground with no recoverable oil present.  I informed Mr. Sargent that his well was at jeopardy of becoming contaminated, and that the only option for removal of the oil would be excavation of the soil.  In addition, I also informed him of the AST insurance fund.

Mr. Sargent informed me that he was not interested in removing any soil, because he knew the area to be predominantly clay and did not feel his well was at jeopardy.  I informed him to contact me if he noticed any differences in his drinking water and if he saw any oil breaking-out anywhere on his property.

No further action required at this time.
P-127-2000*Overfill while filling 275 gallon AST.  Oil came out through ventpipe (to outside) most oil spilled to asphalt, a small amount on ground.  Dead River cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action.
P-724-1999*On October 8, 1999 I received a call from Rosemary Baker of William Swett Oil Co.  She was calling on behalf of one of their customers who's tank was currently leaking from a corrosion hole.  I visited the site that afternoon, the tank was patched and the oil company was just beginning to pump out the tank.

Over the weekend the owner dug out the impacted soil from beneath the tank and on the following Monday I checked the site prior to having a new tank installed.  The dirt that the owner removed was taken to Aggregate Recycling Corp.  No further action is anticipated.
A-61-1999*I received an anonymous complaint concerning brush burned by the Town of Morrill earlier in the week.  The complainant said oil used to start the fire was spilled all through town, and tires were thrown on the fire.  The caller refused to give his name.

I spoke with town officials Mr. & Mrs. Roger Roberts (342-5241) on 1/28/99.  Mrs. Roberts knew about the oil spill through town, and said it started at the corner of Route 131 and Poors Mill Road.  Someone spread sand on the oil.  Roger Roberts, the First Selectman, knew about the brush fire but did not believe the town was involved.  He suggested I contact one of the Fire Wardens to find out who obtained the burn permit.

I spoke with Fire Warden Brian Simmons (342-4114) on 1/29/99.  He had issued a burn permit to Keith Thompson (342-5279), the Morrill Road Commissioner.  The fire was rather large, and several complaints were received from concerned members of the community.  Mr. Simmons did not visit the site of the burn (a local gravel pit) but suggested I speak with Jethro Pease, the Fire Chief.

I spoke with Jethro Pease (342-5910) on 1/29/99.  He heard there was a drum at the scene of the fire, and that tires had been burned.

On 2/1/99, Bill Butler (Solid Waste) and I visited Morrill.  The oil stain on the road was  visible and ran from Poors Mill Road into the gravel pit, but there was nothing collectible.  The gravel pit is on Warren Road (unmarked) off Weymouth Road, and is the property of Franklin "Bud" Warren.  We were accompanied to the site by Albert Jackson, Morrill Tax Collector.  Mr. Warren met us at the pit.  While there was no evidence of a drum or tires at the scene, there were several solid waste issues which Bill will address in writing to the town.  We met with Mr. Roberts at his home after visiting the gravel pit to discuss the issues.

No further action required by Response Services.
A-363-2001*   DEP received a complaint from a homeowner that her former husband had abandoned two drums of waste liquids from his auto repair business behind the garage at her residence (the husband now resides elsewhere; the former wife owns the subject property).  Over several seasons rainwater had displaced some of this material, staining surrounding soils.  After consultation with Department management it was determined that the former husband would be held liable for remediation.  When contacted, he denied any knowledge or responsibility for this material.  The drummed liquid was determined (by analysis) to be waste oil; these drums and saturated soil was removed/disposed of by a contractor.
   The area is rural/residential and utilizes private wells for water.  Samples taken at the subject well showed no DRO contamination as of 8/2001.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-749-1999*About a cup of oil spilled when the driver failed to connect the delivery hose to the fill pipe properly. The spill was to pavement.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
B-305-1997*On 6/19/97, 1500 hours Scott Kimball of Hamel Fuels requested an abandonment in place permit for a 1000 gallon diesel UST that was under their building.  A few years agao they expanded their facility and built right over the tank.  They have a straight into the tank pipe inside the building.  This might allow them to pump cement slurry into the tank until it comes out the vent pipe.  Otherwise they will have to cut through their floor, which would be a very dusty process.  On 6/23/97 I investigated and found that the situation was as described.  I wrote the permit for the in place abandonment.
P-258-1999*Leaking transformer in Oxford.  See attached CMP spill report.
P-336-1997*On 6/16/97 I received a call from Celestia Lebrun through Bill Wallace of Response Services in Augusta reporting that her neighbor had dumped an unknown substance in her back yard from his boat.  She reported that the incident had taken place two days previous.  She further indicated that she had reported the discharge to the Lewiston Fire Dept. and that they had responded.  I spoke with Capatin Gaudreau of the Fire Dept. to learn what his observations were the day of the spill.  He indicated that the abutting neighbor had started the bilge pump in his boat that was being stored in his yard and pumped the contents into the back yard of Ms. Lebrun.  Captain Gaudreau indicated that the contents appeared to be mostly water but there was some small amount of oil as well.  The oil was so sparse that it was not recoverable.

I responded to the site that morning to see if anything further needed to be done.  The soils impacted by the discharge contained no detectable traces of oil.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-792-1998*Ms.Alexander called to report that a delivery truck driver spilled about a quart of diesel when he accidently opened the nozzle while removing it from the truck's hose reel. He used Speedi-dri to soak it up. The sorbent is returned to their shop.
P-93-2001*A fuel line on a cherry picker froze, cracked, and leaked about 3/4 of a gallon of diesel onto the ground before it was noticed and cleaned up.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
February 13, 2001
B-261-2001*I received a visit from Jim Beyer, Bureau of Land & Water Quality. He had been contacted by a person who had a list of complaints, one of which being oil intentionally dumped or spilled on Penobscot Street in Orono some unknown time in the past. I went to the site that day. I did find what I thought was a petroleum product in some of the dirt on the shoulder of the gravel road. However, the amount was very small; nothing that required action. It appeared that it had been there for some time. The section of gravel road does not have houses or business fronting it and there was no obvious source that might have produced the oil. No further action was taken.
A-500-2001*Received a call from John Cronin of International Paper reporting a small oil spill.  He reported that 5 gallons of lube oil was spilled in the power plant.  A torn boot on an actuator rod caused the leak. The spill was to concrete and was immediately cleaned up by power plant personnel.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.  See the attached spill report from International Paper for further information.
P-393-2001*No narrative, see attached.
P-787-2001*Observed a spill at the far end of the trailer parking area.  Mr. Rearick identified the liquid as transmission fluid and promised to have the contaminated soils removed.  There was also an oily sheen on a puddle on the concrete pad around the pump island.  By 9/17/2001, transmission fluid and associated contaminated soils had been removed.
B-309-2000*
     This office received a call at 1320 on 6/5/00 from Mona Spear (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reporting an oil spill.  She stated that a fisherman had discovered an old telephone pole on a wood road off Route 179 in Waltham that had been cut down years ago (prior to BHE's ownership) and still had the transformer attached.  Apparently, a bushing broke off when the transformer hit the ground, which allowed some of the oil to leak out onto the ground in a wooded area.  There was a 1 x 1 foot stain near the unit.  The oil field tested less than 50 ppm PCB's and a lab test later confirmed it at 28 ppm.  The pole was #5/148.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  The transformer has been removed.  Directions to the wood road, near pole #3/20 on Route 179, were provided.  It was indicated that "REA" owned that system prior to BHE.

REC:  File report.
P-626-1998*On 12/10/98 I was called to the scene of an accident on Lake Shore Drive in Auburn.  A pickup truck driven by Ivan Wallingford had lost traction and ended up in Lake Auburn.  The Fire Department had boomed the area.  The truck's tanks did not leak but there was a sheen in the water, probably just oil that washed off the engine.  The truck was pulled from the lake and I mopped up what I could of the sheen with sorbent pads.  The Fire Department took their sorbent boom back to dry out and reuse.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
February 2, 1999
A-271-1996*I reviewed a site assessment for the historic rifle ranges at the Mount Appatite Training area.  The site assement demonstrated that the historic berms did not contain leachable lead in the bullet pockets.  Lead had leached from the berms during the period of active use prior to the 1950's.  It was below the current standard for residential lead contents in soil.
The active baffled range did contain leachable lead in the bullet pockets.  A cover to prevent water from accessing the lead was designed.  This should prevent leaching from the active berm.
B-314-2001*B-0314-01
Veazie

Wednesday, June 6, 2001				1340

I received a phone call from Mr. Tony Redman (945-5627), of the Veazie Fire Department. Mr. Redman phoned to report a heating oil spill at Silvers Trailer Park on the Chase Road in Veazie.  The spill occurred at Mrs. Edna Durgan's home at Lot #13 when the heating oil line was struck by a lawn mower.  I was told that a Dead River heating oil technician was on scene.

The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads on what little oil leaked onto the ground.  Dead River captured an additional 4 gallons of heating oil in a bucket and disposed of the sorbent pads.  Jackie, at Dead River, later phoned to report the oil spill and clean up.
B-604-1997*10/18/97 1517

A call came through on the 1-800 number concerning a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Susan Gallagher at 175 Main Street in Orono.  Approximately 25 gallons had leaked onto the concrete floor from a small corrosion hole.  All the oil was contained on the floor and subsequently cleaned up by Old Town Fuel.  No drains were involved.  I later made recommendations to Susan on how to reduce the odor problems.
A-717-1998*This spill happened when a visitor vandalized the tank.  When I arrived I collected two drums of contaminated snow.  About 56 yards of sand were excavated.  Most soil contaminated above stringent standards was excavated, but due to the frozen ground and a buried electrical line some contamination remains close to the trailer.

No further action is anticipated.
A-407-2001*A forklift punctured a waste hydraulic oil container. I.P. staff handled cleanup with sorbent pads. No site visit made. No further action expected.
I-107-2001*A broken fuel line caused 3-4 gallons of diesel oil to be spilled.  It was excavated and spread in pit.
A-49-1998*     DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline leaked from a private vehicle at this school.  The Turner Fire Department responded and collected spilled product from pavement.  The school well is located 4-500' away and is not considered threatened.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-402-1996*Reggie Nevells called, concerned about some foam he'd seen on a small brook in Surry.  He was afraid the brook was impacted by the Surry/Blue Hill transfer station or that someone had dumped something into the water.  The foam was 5 feet high the previous day, he said.

The foam, as I suspected, proved to be the natural by-product of beaver activity upstream.  The beavers had backed water up into the woods, of course, by plugging the culvert.  The water had been cooled by recent heavy precipitation, and as it plunged over and through the dam, the organics in it foamed rather nicely, thank you. (pictures)
B-86-2000*Dick Ramsey called from the Calais Dead River office to report that their home delivery truck had lost about five gallons of #2 oil in Calais at the Catherine Foster residence, 12 School Street.
A seal at the meter leaked when the p.t.o. was engaged and about 2.5 gallons fell on the paved drive and another 2.5 was caught in a bucket. The oil was cleaned up through the use of sorbent pads.
A-428-2000*A small amount of oil was spilled from a transformer. CMP staff cleaned it up. See attached CMP report. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-588-1996*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-129-1996*Mary Corr received a report of a spill in Fairfield from Dead River. Since I was going in that direction I stopped by to inspect the site. Dead River had installed a new fuel pump on the burner at the house of Barbara Pellotte. The pump failed and leaked about 4 gallons. The oil stayed on the cement slab the furnace was installed on. Dead River cleaned up the oil and replaced the pump. No futher action is necessary at this site.
A-168-1996*     DEP received a report on 4/16/96 that a spill had occurred at this residence when the cellar AST was overfilled approximately two months earlier.  The homeowners returned from out-of-state and discovered the spill on about 3/28.  They tried to work with the oil company involved (AFC) but became disillusioned and alled DEP on 4/16.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 4/17.
     It appears that several gallons of fuel may have spilled onto the concrete cellar floor, with none escaping the cellar.  AFC had collected some oil using pads.  I recommended replacement of some oil-saturated wood and further cleaning of the concrete floor to alleviate odors/vapors.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-304-2006*Adam Henderson crashed his vehicle into an utility pole and property at 251 Hughes Road in Mapleton, Maine.   The accident leaked approximate 20 gallons of gasoline onto the ground approximately 20 yards upgrade of the property owner's well.  Mapleton fire department applied sorbent pads and washed the ground with foam.  Delmont Wood and sons was hired to finish the clean up. Approximately 20 yards of contaminated soil was removed from the yard and the well was placed in DEP's quarterly monitoring program.  The well was removed from the program on 4/9/08 due to continued results below detection limits.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-523-2006*On 8/21/06, I received report of contaminated soil found at Sargent Corporation in Old Town.  The contamination was found by Engineering Technology Inc., because they were the hired consultant on site, during a tank removal and replacement.

I arrived on scene shortly after the report and met with representatives from all interested parties.  At first the disposal method the owner and consultant wanted to utilize was on site land spreading.  I informed them I would not approve of that, but contacted Paul Blood of Technical Services to determine if that was a viable option.  Mr. Blood was on site later that day, and after discussing with all parties, it was decided to not land spread, but haul to Lane batch plant for recycling to asphalt.

As the excavation continued it became clear there was a considerable amount of contamination.  All of the readings on PID were in the thousands with the highest reading just over eight thousand PPM.  The scope and size of the job grew exponentially.  Because of the heavy clay content in the soil, it could not be disposed of at Lane's and batched to asphalt.  Juniper Ridge, West Old Town Landfill was the next option I considered, despite arguments by the consultant that County Concrete in Columbia was the cheapest per ton.

On 9/1/06, I discussed the job with George Seel and he instructed me to continue and also confirm that Paul Blood had notified the local public water districts for both Old Town and Orono, as this site lies between both.  Paul made the notifications and placed both sites on a monitoring program.

The excavation stopped to prevent the disturbance of a building on site.  At that point, Technical Services drilled monitoring wells around the perimeter of the site.
B-779-2006*On 12/15/06, I received report of approximately 15 gallons of fuel spilled at the Somerset Valley Middle School in Hartland.  The spill was caused by a mechanical failure of a connection on the scully nozzle to an adapter used to fill the underground storage tank.  Under the pressure of filling, the treads gave way allowing the hose to break away for the adapter spraying the area with fuel oil.  Most of the oil was spilled on the asphalt driveway, where most was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  Some cars in the area were splashed with oil and were taken to A E Robinson's garage for cleaning.  The area is provided with public water.
B-674-2006*B-674-2006
10/28/2006 05:32

     Tim Hoover of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of Jet A fuel out at the Avitat ramp.  It was stated that the fuel leaked from an aircraft vent when it was filled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were involved.
B-125-2006*B-125-2006
03/07/2006 10:26

     Lt. Col. Eric Johns of the Maine Air National Guard called to report a small spill of jet fuel on the base at the Bangor International Airport.  It was stated that about five gallons leaked from a failed gasket on a delivery hose.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly affected.
I-305-2006*12/15/06 13:30 hours, Received a call from Mr. Robert Hersey, the Safety/HazMat manager for the Maine Military Authority (MMA) at the Loring Commerce Centre.  At approx. 10:00 AM today some members of the MMA observed a sheen originating from a howitzer that had been parked/stored up on the flight line off of Snow Barn Road.  Apparently the fuel tank (diesel) had been left with the cap off it.  Rain water had collected in the tank which had about 5 to 10 gallons of diesel still in it.  The cold weather caused the water in the tank to freeze which resulted in the rupturing of the tank and spillage of between 5 to 10 gallons of fuel.

Mr. Hersey and other workers from MMA boomed off the water flowing off of the flight line and padded off the fuel floating on the surface water behind the sorbent booms.  They then drained off the tank into barrels and hauled back to their garage for proper disposal through their contractor, Safety Kleen.  I asked them to leave the sorbent booms up for another day or so and to tend the sorbent pads (change out fuel soaked ones with fresh ones).  Mr. Hersey said he would take care of this site monitoring activity.  All sorbent boom and pads will be stored in barrels at the MMA facility until their contractor collects them.  I told Mr. Hersey to fax in a spill report documenting the incident.  Mr. Hersey has reported the spill and had positive feedback on his response from Paul Barnes, the Safety Director for Loring.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-306-2006*12/18/06 16:33 hours, Received a faxed spill report from Bates Fuels of Houlton regarding a spill that occurred at the home of Mr. Doug Opdyke on the Station Road in Littleton.  Apparently the filter canister on the oil storage tank in the basement corroded and was leaking #2 fuel oil onto the basement floor.  The filter canister was replaced and speedy dri and sorbent pads were used to soak up the spilled product.  In addition Bates Fuel crew shoveled up some of the contaminated dirt. No further Response action is required at this time.
P-580-2006*It was reported to the Friends of Casco Bay (FCB), what the caller thought was the deliberate discharge of motor oil to the lawn at the McLean property.  The discharge was also migrating down the gravel road towards the ocean.  I met with Joe Payne FCB at the site for a closer look at the situation.

Upon closer observation the material is not oil, the exact make up of the material is likely organic. It appears to be a leach-bed failure or cesspool overflow with the excessive groundwater. (see attached photos)

The material at roadside is deceptively black oil looking until it is examined closely.  It has no odor nor the congealing property of an oil sheen.  It fragments and stays divided when disturbed.

The residence is vacant, possible a seasonal or vacation home.  The conditions were reported to Cape Elizabeth CEO Mr. Bruce Smith who verified the site location and ownership.  He agreed to look at the situation and follow up with any and all concerned parties.

Satisfied with the findings and outcome DEP/Response plans no further actions.
I-307-2006*12/18/06 10:25 hours, Received a faxed spill report from Dwight Flewelling from Maine Potato Growers, Inc. (MPG).  Apparently, #2 fuel oil (approx. 2 quarts) came out the vent pipe during filling operations.  According to Dwight, the fuel tanks are not piped correctly.  The cross tubing plugged first and was full.  The return line from the furnace comes back to both tanks, so fuel was already in vent pipe.  Spill was cleaned up immediately with absorbent pads and speedy dry and taken back to the MPG warehouse for proper disposal with other oily debris waste stream.  No further action is required at this time.
A-683-2006*11/30/06 1430 hours, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a reservoir of oil in the Winslow Substation had overheated and releases about a quart of oil out of the vent spilling onto the transformer and gravel. The oil was tagged as containing less than 5 parts per million of poly chlorinated biphenyls. CMP had a crew on site cleaning up the oil and oil soaked gravel.
No site visit made.  See attached CMP spill report.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-688-2006*On December 1, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 25 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to a roadside ditch, woods, and rip rap area as a result of a tree breaking a pole.  The pole was not tagged, but the transformer oil was later tested and results for polychlorinated bipheynls (PCBs) was less than 2 parts per million which is considered non-PCB oil.  The pole is privately owned by Saddleback Mountain Ski Area (Saddleback).  Local fire fighters placed sorbent pads, which were collected by Central Maine Power (CMP) staff.  The affected area was larger than expected, so Clean Harbors was contracted for further recovery.  In total, five bags of pads/oily debris were removed for disposal.  It is probable that some oil remains in soil under the road, but this is unlikely to cause problems.
A-692-2006*A hydraulic filter froze and cracked over night and leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil to the road bed. I cleaned the residue up with sorbent pads and brought them back to the warehouse for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-695-2006*A caller reported that the town had mixed hazardous waste with storm drain debris and dumped it out back in the woods. I visited the site and learned that they had recently fired an employee who was now reporting them to every agency he could think of for myriad fictional infractions. I was given a tour of everything I wished to see and could find nothing out of the ordinary. No further action expected.
A-701-2006*On December 8, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged as a result of a valve being left open by a mill employee.  The oil was discharged to the cement floor within the building, half of which continued on to the mill's waste water treatment plant.  The oil remaining on the cement floor was rememdiated with sorbents.  Please refer to teh attached Mill Spill Incident Report for additional information.  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-706-2006*A truck hauling titanium dioxide overturned in the middle of the road in Benton. Bart Newhouse accompanied me to the accident site. Nothing was spilled. The load was transferred to another tanker and then the truck was righted and removed from the scene. No further action is expected.
A-707-2006*An outside tank at an abandoned property was discovered to be leaking when oil was observed running down the driveway. Rumford fire fighters stopped the leak, arranged to have the tank pumped, and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads. When I arrived I replaced their pads and collected the dirty pads for disposal. No further action is expected.
A-710-2006*On 12/13/06 at 10:15, Maritime Energy reported an overfill at a commercial building on Main Street in Rockland. They said that the overfill whistle was very weak. They estimated that 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil had spilled to the sidewalk due to an overfill. They had cleaned up the sidewalk and had checked the inside tank for leaks and spillage and reported none. I went to the site and confirmed the clean up and inspected the tank in the basement. There was no spillage in the basement. I contacted the owner and asked him to report any vapor problems and asked him to have the overfill whistle inspected.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-713-2006*A gasoline tanker overturned to the ditch on Rt. 1 in Belfast. The tanker was leaking and was reported to have been recently filled with gasoline in all pockets. Irving provided another tanker and transfer equipment. Bob Whittier (DEP) drilled the tanker to make off loading possible. Thomas Smith supervisor on call (DEP) had a calibrated and charged multigas meter and was able to monitor for explosive atmosphere.  After the tanker was removed I returned and found very little off-site contamination in a stream which drained to Belfast harbor and no sign of contamination in the harbor. Acadia Environmental was hired by Irving to supervise the clean-up at the rollover site. Excavation was completed and the ditch was returned to its original grade under the supervision of DOT staff. No further action is expected.
A-715-2006*An auto accident caused 7-13 gallons of transformer oil to be lost to the ground in Greene. No site visit made. No further action expected. No CMP internal spill report available.
I-308-2006*A hydraulic oil coupling stuck in the open position while unloading hoses of hydraulic drill caused less than 1 gal to be spilled.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is required at this time.
R-2-2006*This spill report is being completed after the fact in 2015 by Project Manager, as it was never finalized during the actual event.  Site information comes directly from the project files for R-2-2006 and from interviews with staff that actively worked on the site.  An R number was assigned for this in accordance with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) RWM-DR-028 Section 5.12-Non-Response Staff. The remedial work was unrelated to any discharge that has previously been assigned a spill number by the Response Services Division and the project manager was not in the Division of Response Services.

The site, the Liberty Trading Post, was a convenience store and gas station with 4 aboveground petroleum storage tanks.  The site formerly housed a 3000 gallon underground storage tank that was reportedly removed in 1988 with no reported contamination (A-102-1988).  In 2006, Phase I and Phase II Assessment reports were completed by CES, Inc. as part of an assessment conducted prior to the potential sale of the Liberty Trading Post property.  Samples taken as part of these assessments identified the presence of petroleum compounds in the ground water (22 ug/L gasoline range organics, GRO) and soil (348 parts per million, ppm) at the site.  These assessments were submitted to the Department's Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) in September of 2006.   VRAP reviewed the assessments and determined that additional work was necessary.  The applicant elected not to pursue closure through the VRAP, therefore the site was referred directly to the Petroleum Remediation Project Management Program and the R-number was issued.  In November of 2006, the property owner applied for and was found eligible for Fund coverage for R-2-2006.  As such subsequent clean-up activities were processed as a Fund eligible project.

Due to the presence of public water supplies on the property and on several adjacent lots, the site would qualify as a "Stringent" site as defined by the Spill Decision Tree.  The Department sampled the Liberty Trading post well in December of 2006, January of 2007 and March of 2007 while coordinating with the property owner to conduct a soil investigation and remediation project concurrent with the property owners planned upgrades to his retail petroleum storage and dispensing facility.  All Department follow up water supply samples taken at the site in 2006 and 2007 were nondetect (ND) for petroleum compounds.  Because the water supply was ND, the Remediation project was put on hold in 2007 after the property owner was unable to secure funding and therefore complete the planned facility upgrades.

In November of 2009, a fire completely destroyed the Liberty Trading Post building and commercial operations ceased.  Remedial investigations continued to be suspended until the future plans for the property were determined.  In the spring of 2011, the property was sold and the new owner Blaine Webber, of 3 Amigos, LLC, developed a plan to build a new store ( Liberty General Store) and re-establish the site as a gas station.  In anticipation of the re-development, the Department conducted a limited geoprobe investigation and subsequently removed 1,204 tons of petroleum contaminated soils.   Based on observations during the excavation, the upper 6 feet consisted of fill material, debris and old tires; below that was heterogeneous gravelly silty sand to a depth of about 10 to 11 feet below grade.  A dense glacial till unit was encountered at approximately 11 to 13 feet below grade at the base of the excavation.  Soil was excavated between the pump island and the former store.  In general, contaminated soil was removed until Photoionization detector (PID) field screening indicated that levels were below approximately 100 ppm.  Although the vast majority of petroleum contaminated soil was removed, in a few locations, pockets of contaminated soil were left in place with fi
I-309-2006*On 12-19-06, Brent Connolly called to report that a friend who is a plumber (Steve McGlinn) called him for help when an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) he was working on sprung a corrosion hole leak in the bottom. A considerable amount of fuel was lost onto the concrete floor, until he could get a bucket under it. Brent, then called me. I met with them at the residence of Alan Curtis. We placed sorbents on the floor, moved contaminated material out of the basement, installed a ventilation fan, and  a contractor cleaned the floor.  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-201-2006* On 4/16/06, Lt. Bickford of the Dixfield Fire Company reported that an automobile accident had caused the spillage of some gasoline and oil. The fire department. applied sorbent material to the spilled material. This accident occurred near 591 Main Street.  No site visit was made.
 No further action is expected from Response.
B-732-2006*Returning to their service truck, two BHECo line workers noticed a large pool of lube oil under the engine.  Turned out the end of the dip stick receptacle had corroded thru.   See their report, attached.
B-574-2006*Loose fitting in the hydraulic system of a bucket truck.  See attached BHE report.
B-685-2006*A transformer being transported back to the service center turned out to be leaking when it arrived. See BHECo written report.
B-625-2006*Nicolas White of White and Associates had his barge with a crane aboard stationed in Stonington Harbor, actively engaged in dredging.  White said he was aboard at 0600 Sunday the 8th, concurrent with low tide, and nothing was amiss; he therefore went ashore for coffee. At 0830, he was informed by the Harbor Master his barge was sinking.

The Coast Guard was notified, and they in turn notified me, the fear being that the barge, down by the bow with at least two compartments flooded, would spill the crane off the deck.  I therefore started to Stonington with a tank trailer and several bales of sorbent boom, prepared to pump the fuel off the crane and surround the barge with sorbent.

Before I could get to Stonington, I learned that the situation had changed; the crane didn't appear in danger of leaking but the tug attached to the barge had sunk.  The eventual explanation was that the bow of the barge had hung up on one of the vertical stabilizer shafts ("spud") driven into the bottom at each corner of the barge.  As the tide came in, the bow of the barge, not able to ride up the spud, was held down and eventually the two forward compartments flooded.  The stern of the barge COULD ride up, however, and with the tug "MUSSEL" attached, so did her bow.  THAT, in turn, forced the stern of the "MUSSEL" down, 'til water came in thru the scuppers and flooded the engine space.  The tug sank, and fuel started leaking from her vents. None of this information was offered to me and I eventually had to go out and look for myself.  Two bales of sorbent boom deployed around the MUSSEL's wheelhouse helped control the fuel release, but I was not able to properly anchor it before the Harbormaster's boat malfunctioned with a cable around the prop.  Fortunately, the wind was in the SW, and blew the oil against the pier.

Before I'd even arrived in Stonington, I had requested help from Clean Harbors to boom off the barge in case the crane started to leak.  They finally arrived on site at 1630, and we deployed containment and sorbent boom around the incident (see attached photos). White and Associates were successful in re-floating both vessels on the incoming tide of Sunday evening. Meanwhile Clean Harbors' personnel stayed there Sunday and Monday nights, tending the boom, eventually pulling it into shore on the 10th.  In addition, they sucked oily water from the bilge of the "MUSSEL", using a skid mount vacuum system.  That vessel was in turn emptied with a vacuum truck.
B-666-2006*Dunkin' Donuts manager Cindy Sanchez-Austin said that when she came to work about 0900, the air around the old donut shop was redolent with gasoline.  So she did what she considered to be the practical thing.  Report it to the DEP? No.  Fire Dept.? No.   Wash it down the storm sewer with dish detergent?  Yes.

Unfortunately for her, eagle eyed Eric Kluck wheeled into the parking lot, on his way Downeast and observing this sorry activity, made them stop and report to us.  Arriving there by 10:30, I determined the fuel to be diesel, not gasoline; some kind of vehicle, apparently aware he had a leaking tank, had driven around the building and out onto Rt. 1A, then disappeared.   I informed Ms. Sanchez-Austin that we just couldn't live with washing the stuff down the storm sewer, and that in the future she should call us or the Fire Dept., who'd in turn call us, and that we could have the material cleaned up.
P-980-2006*Leak of a small amount of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank (AST) at a camp in North Waterboro.   The spil lwas confined to a concrete pad.  The site was sufficiently cleaned up by oil technician.  The AST was replaced.
P-981-2006*Report of small peteroleum spills which occured at CYRO in the months of February, March, and April, 2006.  Spills are logged an reported quarterly as per MOU with Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No Department action is warranted.
P-984-2006*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of antifreeze to the roadway.  Sand was applied to the spill by Wells Fire personnel.
P-985-2006*Ira Dodge, certified tank installer called to report the discovery of potential fuel oil leak from a sump on the underground storage tank located at the South Portland Boys & Girls Club.  Upon arrival at the site we discussed the findings, and I issued an initial Clean-Up Action Agreement (ICAA), Ira signed and the investigation continued.  Details are attached in ICAA.  DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-1000-2006*Investigation of reported abandoned underground storage tank.  I visited the site and was unable to confirm the report.
P-1001-2006*Scott Peters called to report that Ralph Pill Electric Supply Company had received 17 seventeen cases of broken fluorescent bulbs (8 feet long each) at their Sanford location.  The shipment was broken somewhere in transit from a Massachusetts facility to the Maine location, but it is unknown exactly where and how they were broken.

The plan of action is to repack, not open and relabel the material as waste and have it shipped for disposal.  Mr. Peters called to make us aware of the situation.

I informed Tim Wright of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program of the situation.  We returned Mr Peters call and informed him of the Departments concerns ,and he acknowledged the call and was ready to manage the situation.

DEP/Response plans no further action, Wright of RCRA will be the point of contact should any other issues arise.
P-1002-2006*On 12/19/2006 I received a call from Colin Holme reporting a 275 gallon oil tank left by the side of the road in Waterford.  There was still a small amount of oil in the tank.  I responded immediately and confirmed the presence of the tank.  There was no evidence as to whom the tank had belonged to.  I hired Boom Technology to pick up and dispose of the tank and contents.  No further action required.
A-605-2006*On 10/25/2006 Dick Guerrette of Winthrop Fuel reported an oil spill. The spill was located in a trailer park in East Winthrop on Pond View Road. The spill was discovered when park resident Tammy Brown called Winthrop Fuel Co. about strong fuel odors in her home. Upon arrival Winthrop Fuel Co. employees discovered oil coming from a neighbors trailer and running under Tammy Brown's trailer and immediately notified the DEP. The oil had traveled several hundred feet from the source due to recent heavy rains and there was evidence of oil staining less than 100 feet from Little Cobbosseecontee Lake. Upon my arrival it was unclear how the spill had occurred.  A neighbor provided me with the cell phone number of the home owner in question. I made contact with owner,  Todd Thompson.  Todd stated to me he had problems with a leaking oil filter on his tank and made repairs to the filter assembly himself on 10/21/2006. During the repair he filled a five gallon pail with oil and while carrying the pail to his shed he tripped and spilled the pail.  It was unknown how long the filter had been leaking before repairs.

Paul Bernier of Landworks Company was hired the same day for contaminated soil removal. A total of 65.21 tons of soil was removed through out the park. The following day Winthrop Fuel Co. was hired to re-install Mr.Thompson's oil tank and insure everything was up to code. No further action is expected.
B-366-2006*B-366-2006
07/03/2006 18:12

     Webber Energy Fuels of Bangor called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Joe McCusker at 1284 Stated Street in Veazie.  It was stated the leak was due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  It was unclear just how long the tank was leaking.  No other information was given at the time.
     An on site investigation revealed that perhaps 10-15 gallons leaked from the 275 gallon tank which was located in the attached garage.  It did not appear that any of the fuel reached the floor drain.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No further action was taken.
B-104-2006*B-104-2006
02/24/2006 16:02

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report an overfill of an aircraft on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 9 gallons spilled out it's tank vent.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The drainage system was not involved.
B-332-2006*B-332-2006
06/12/2006 08:21

     The Bangor Fire Department called to report discovering a small gasoline spill from a passenger vehicle at the new "Hollywood Slots" establishment on Main Street.  It was stated that the spill was addressed and cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  Details of the exact cause were not given.  No resources were involved.
B-333-2006*B-333-2006
06/12/2006 10:24

     Paul Smith, concerned homeowner on the Pineo Road in Harrington, called to report a fuel spill associated with his outside 275 gallon fuel tank.  He stated that the line to the tank had been found to be dripping so he had repairs made in early spring.  He also stated that he discovered oil in a ditch more recently in the field behind the house.
     Investigation revealed that the tank probably had been leaking slowly for a period during the latter part of the winter.  It appeared that the oil followed the foundation down to the perimeter drain.  The drain that discharged at a high water table about 100 feet from the house.  A 100 foot strip of dead grass was found in the ditch.  Traces of emulsified oil were found, indicating the discharge was old.  It did not appear the residence's well would be at risk since it's location is upslope from the spill site.  I explained to Mr. Smith that the vegetation would recover without the need for excavation.
A-608-2006* On 10-27-2006 Dorothy Egg Farm called this office to report that an unknown quantity of oil had leaked from an aboveground storage tank (AST). This tank is located at a rental unit (house trailer) that had been vacant for many months. The site is located at 278 Turkey Lane in Winthrop, Maine. John Lough is the contact person for this case.
 Mr. Lough made arrangements to have Paul Bernier of Land Works on site at 13:00 hrs that same day. The site is in a field and it is slightly elevated. There is a drilled well on the property and there was some standing water in the field about 25 feet from the AST. Two truck loads of oil contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Waste Management's Landfill in Norridgewock. It was impossible to remove contaminated soils that are/were under the house trailer. The excavation was about 6 feet deep and soils changed from sandy to silty clay at that depth.
 The surrounding property is owned by Dorothy Egg Farm. The on site well should be sampled.
 This site has been referred to the Bureau's Technical Services Division for further review. Dorothy Egg Farm has applied to the Groundwater Fund.
A-638-2006*On 7/11/2006, The Maine Dept. of Public Safety reported an oil spill at Sugarloaf USA. The spill occurred on the mountain during removal of a power line. A utility pole holding three transformers was knocked over by an excavator, spilling their contents. The transformers were all un-tagged so the Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content was unknown. I made a trip up the mountain to collect a sample for analysis at Northeast Laboratory, the sample came back <2 Parts Per Million (ppm) of PCB content. Sugarloaf Mountain Corp. hired Clean Harbors for the clean up. 1000 gallons of transformer oil and water were pumped from a retention area, and 13.85 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the mountain. No further action is expected.
B-113-2006*B-113-2006
03/02/2006 09:20

     An anonymous complainant called to report a possible propane leak at he Trade Winds Market on South Street in Blue Hill.  The caller indicated that the odors were making her ill when she frequented the store.
     An on site investigation revealed that workers were installing and testing a propane fired generator on the other side of the store.  No propane was detected.  Exhaust odors were probably to blame.
A-637-2006*On 11/8/2006, Knox County Communications reported an oil spill in Rockland. The spill was the result of an AST overfill at the Masonic hall. The tanks were filled by oil dealer Butler,Maxcy and Heath. Building tenant Michael Czosnek informed me that he notified the Rockland Fire Dept. when he smelled oil and noticed oil on the ground. The fire dept. responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads, they informed me that some oil had reached a storm drain that empties into Rockland Harbor. It is unknown how much reached the harbor as it was raining when the spill happened.

I made contact with Genie Heath, owner of the oil company. Ms. Heath informed me she was present when the spill occurred and that her driver cleaned up the spill, she also stated that she personally checked inside the building for spilled oil and found none. Both statements later proved to be untrue.

On 11/9/2006, Rebcca Czosnek, building tenant and business owner, called to inform that there was oil in the basement and strong oil vapors present in the building. Ms. Czosnek stated that several of her employees went home sick due to the strong oil smell in the building. I responded to the site to install a ventilation fan and clean the basement spill with sorbent pads. Kalloch Fuel was hired to pump the oil tanks and piping that were still leaking the next day, and to remove the tanks for further remediation.  The main leak appeared to be from around one of the tank level gauges. Upon removal of the tanks it was clear that one of the tanks was damaged by the overfill, bulging on the sides of the tank had flaked off paint exposing a fresh non-rusted metal surface. Both oil tanks were replaced with new tanks. Environmental Projects was hired to clean and seal the oil stained concrete floor.

While I was discussing the spill with the Czosnek's, I had repeated to them what Genie Heath had told me. Ms. Czosnek stated that Ms. Heath did not enter the building to check for a spill because one of them would have had to open the door to give Ms. Heath access to the basement. The Czosnek's also stated it was the fire department that cleaned up the exterior spill, this was confirmed by a phone call to the fire dept.
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B-788-2006*12.14.03, at approximately 15:30 hours, Maine DEP received a report from Joe Gunn, at 50 Church Rd., Holden.  He reported observing a sheen on the water across from 50 Church Rd. in a swampy area.  He advised that there was no odor associated with the iridescent colored material in the water.  Mr. Gunn could not say if the material was continuous or discontinuous on the water.  Mr. Gunn could also not say exactly when he observed the discoloration, but I got a sense from our conversation that it was within the last few weeks.  We discussed the possibility of the material being a marsh sheen which is common in swampy and wetland environments.  I offered to come out and look at the site, but was advised that the material was not present at this time and that the water was 'running' and that I would not see anything.

12.20.03, I conducted a site visit.  I knocked on the door at 50 Church St and got no response.  I inspected the wetland area across the street and did not observe, or detect olfactory, any indication of a problem or marsh sheen.  The water was clear and ice was beginning to form.  I took a GPS reading of the area I inspected.


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B-106-2006*B-106-2006
02/26/2006 14:00

     Gil Merchant of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of Jet A fuel on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that about 10 gallons leaked from an aircraft vent during refueling operations.  Most of the fuel was recovered in sorbent material.  A small amount was lost to the drainage system.
B-699-2006*On 11/03/06, 1511 hours, the Piscataquis Sheriff's Office reported a waste oil dumping complaint from Russell Hamilton.  The complaint referred to two fifty five gallon drums of waste oil being dumped along side Fern Road.  I was late arriving because of having trouble finding the location.  There was a sizeable groundwater seep along side of the road that had a lot of waste oil on it.  My plan was to revisit the site Monday and contact Clean Harbors with as much information as I could provide after having a closer look.  The Dover Fire Chief (Joe Guyoutte) contacted me Saturday morning.  He expressed concern about the possibility of product migration and thought they needed Clean Harbors.  Based on that conversation, I called Clean Harbors who were on scene by 1400 hours with a vac truck.   They recovered 500 gallons of a 50/50 mix of water and oil.  They also deployed and recovered pads and left the scene with a fresh layer of pads.  They changed pads again the following day (Sunday, 11/05/06).  The cleanup work continued through Wednesday (11/08/06).  On this day, in addition to the work with pads, they excavated approximately 20 tons of contaminated soil from the area where the dumping took place.  The oil penetrated the shallow overburden and got onto the groundwater.  From here it migrated onto the nearby seep and continued on the surface water and through eighty some odd feet through boggy type soil.  Considering that the flow rate of the surface water was imperceptible and that the migration was through some soil as well, it is clear that 11/03/06, was not the first time oil had been dumped at that location.  The police report indicated that Brian Kaczmarek had been taking oil (for a price) and taking it to the Dexter Transfer Station.  It seems that Dexter discontinued their acceptance and that's when the dumping off Fern Road started.  Note that work will continue at the site until it is as clean as practically possible. On 11/15/06, the clean up activities were definitely meeting diminishing returns so Clean Harbors was called off site.  As of early December there are small amounts of emulsified oil in a few places, but the area should be able to recover and the chances of oiling Sebec Lake have been eliminated.
B-789-2006*A sheen was reported by Sandy Keller, 278 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe.  An investigation by Maine DEP found marsh sheen and a dead beaver plugging a culvert.  No further action is expected.
B-626-2006*In a classic case of bad getting worse getting catastrophic, a motorist lost control of her car and hit a BHECo pole on Elm St.  Then the transformer dropped off the pole and through the windshield of the car and then burned up.


A-685-2006*Ann Hemenway of Portland Regional office was covering on call for Augusta Regional office due to a training conflict.  Ann took a call from Litchfield Fire Dept. referencing a residential fire at the subject residence.  The owner, Mr. Fortin had purchased a bio diesel reactor and was in the process of heating a batch of used cooking oil when the process malfunctioned, overheated, and caught fire.  The fire was extinguished by Litchfield Fire.  Ann and Thomas Smith, Statewide Supervisor on call, responded to the scene.  The Fire Department expressed concern about hazardous materials.  DEP monitored air quality with 4 gas meter, (LEL, O2, H2S, CO) and explosimeter/photoionization detector for volatile organic compounds.  No hazardous atmosphere was detected.  DEP tested the pH of the mixed liquid media in the basement with a result of 12.0 which is somewhat elevated, however not hazardous waste for disposal purposes.  Two, 5 gallon pails of chemicals were segregated and identified by the owner.  One contained lye, and one contained methanol.  These had not spilled.  Two, 5 gallon containers of cooking oil had been damaged, leaked to the basement and were mixed with the fire fighting water.  Several additional 5 gallon containers of cooking oil were present, but undamaged.  DEP personnel tested the fire fighters boots for elevated pH.  No hazardous condition was detected which would warrant decontamination.  It was reported to DEP that the Brunswick Hazardous Materials team had been activated by the Bowdoin Fire Chief.  Four personnel did arrive and were told that no hazardous condition existed.  DEP did not observe the Brunswick team perform any technical work.  The State Fire Marshal's Office was called to the scene and responded.  It is unclear what observations or conclusions were made during their inspection of the fire scene.  DEP staff advised Mr. Fortin that he was responsible to dispose of the waste chemicals and waste cooking oil, as well as the mixed liquid media (cooking oil/water).  Mr Fortin later reported that he had returned the chemicals to Chem Quest in Gorham, where he had purchased them.  I contacted the company and confirmed this was the case.  The oil/water mixture was mopped up and proposed to be taken to a waste water treatment plant for disposal.  This is a non-hazardous waste water and would not be regulated by DEP.  A site map is attached.

A-227-2006* The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) called this office to report the release of about forty gallons of hydraulic oil. This leak was the result of a ruptured hydraulic hose on a street sweeper owned by DOT.  This incident occurred on Route 235 in Lincolnville. The DOT spread sand onto the spilled oil, which was a smear about 500 feet long. The sand was later swept up and transported to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden, Maine.
 No further action will be required.

A-457-2006* On 8-9-2006, CB Haskell Fuel Company reported a release of about 40 gallons of kerosene. This spill occurred as the result of overfilling a large above ground storage tank (AST) at the Bulk Plant located on Route 17. KENOCO made a delivery of kerosene and stopped when the transport/tanker had only 500 gallons left. After checking with Kim in the office they where sure that there was enough room for the remaining oil.
 An estimated 40 gallons of kerosene was spilled when the AST was overfilled. KENOCO and Haskell cleaned up the spilled oil. The oil was contained to the concrete dike and the drain valve was locked in the closed position.
 I made a site visit the next day and the overfill alarms were not working properly and the tanks charts were wrong or not attached to the correct tank. Kim Haskell assured me that the alarms and charts would be fixed ASAP. No further action by Response is expected at this location.
B-736-2006*On 11/20/06, I received report of a hydraulic fluid spill that occurred the previous Friday, 11/17/06.  The spill was caused by Amerigas Propane of Brewer.  The spill occurred at the residence of The Beliveau's of 284 Ridge Road, Charleston.  The spill was caused by a ruptured hydraulic line on a boom truck that was removing a propane tank from the residence.

Once the hydraulic fluid line ruptured, it sprayed oil along the dirt driveway and slightly into the grass.  The driver made matters worse by continuing to drive the truck spreading the fluid along a 40 foot path.  The Beliveau's provided the driver with speedy dry and kitty litter to apply to the spilled oil.  The driver then scraped up the absorbent and deposited it behind a fence on the Beliveau's property.  At this point they left, never reporting the spill.

On Monday 11/20/06, the Beliveau's reported to the DEP what had happened the previous Friday.  I arrived on scene shortly after and met with the Beliveau's and obtained information about the spill.

I contacted Amerigas to confirm that they indeed had a spill they failed to report.  At this time, they estimated approximately 2 gallons of product lost.  They claimed to have not known the reporting requirements.  I advised them of proper procedures and informed them they have an option of hiring a contractor, or I would hire a contractor and send them the invoice; they hired Pelscott Developers.  Dig Safe was contacted and issued dig safe #206-470-1529-2006.  On Target locating services cleared the area and confirmed the location of the homeowner's power line to the barn.

The Beliveau's were becoming more and more alarmed as time went by.  They were very concerned about their drilled well, approximately 20 feet away, and their herbs, which they use for medicinal purposes.  I attempted to alleviate their concerns.

The next morning I notified my supervisor, Thomas Smith, of the progress at the site and requested that he make a site visit if possible.  He was unable to, but dispatched second in command at the Bangor Office, Oil and Hazardous Materials Specialist II, Tom Varney.

When the contractor arrived on site, he continued removing soil from the driveway and replacing with 3/4 inch minus processed gravel.  The Beliveau's were displeased with the new look of their driveway, they felt the new gravel lost the character and nostalgic appeal of the old dirt humped driveway with grass running down the middle.  I informed them the new gravel driveway should stand-up better and in the long run be a better driveway.

Tom Varney arrived on scene shortly after.  The Beliveau's next expressed concern for picking up the fresh gravel with the snow blower and firing it through their windows.  Mr. Varney didn't think it would be a problem, provided they direct the snow blower away from the house.  Additionally, he informed them that the fresh gravel would all be compacted with a walk-behind compactor, which I did, in two lifts and a final pass upon completion.

The next concern expressed by the Beliveau's was the condition of their herb garden.  We informed them that we were not the people to answer that question, but I would get them a phone number and contact person at the University of Maine plant pathological laboratory which I did (Bruce Hoskins 581-2945) with the help of Andrea Lasalle (DEP Tech Services).

With Mr. Varney present, we agreed on a water sampling schedule.  Three samples would be taken on the following dates by Technical Services; 11/27/06, with a rush on it, 1/6/07, and 4/2/07.

Once the 23 tons of soil were removed from the driveway and new processed 3/4 inch gravel put in to replace it, loam was put in place where grass was removed.  During this operation, the excavator operator hit a bush with the bucket while placing the loam and broke a couple branches.  Mrs. Beliveau was quite concerned about the bush so I thought it best to excuse the excavator and spread the remainin
B-790-2006*On 12/21/06, I received a report from Scott Wilkerson of the University of Maine at Orono concerning an oil spill which is believed to have occurred five days prior.  Apparently, a failed valve on a boiler allowed the mechanical space of Stuart Commons to flood, causing an elevator shaft to flood as well.  In the elevator shaft were "slave buckets."  These slave buckets are used as a source of make up or relief hydraulic fluid to the elevator.  These buckets are not in an enclosed system.  Once the water was introduced to the buckets, the oil floated and was eventually carried with the rising flood water to a drain, that outfalls to the Stillwater Stream, which goes to the Penobscot River.

Once I was notified of the spill, I asked that they plug the drain that allowed the oil to escape and place boom around the outfall and commence checking every man hole cover in the system between the two in hopes of finding some oil.  None was found.

The drain remains plugged and is on a work list to re route the University's Sanitary System.
B-771-2006*On 12/7/06, 1257 hours, Butch Furrough of GR Adams Jr, Inc requested a 30 day waiver to remove the USTs at the Guilford Irving station on Route 15 in Guilford.  I told him that I would go to the site and write the waiver on the 30 day notice.  I expected to get a call from him when they were actually on site, but that didn't happen.  A week later I received a FAX copy of the 30 day notice that had a note stating that I had waived the 30 day wait.  Apparently I had not made it clear that I like to be on site if I'm going to issue a waiver.  However, since Acadia Environmental was on site and they didn't call us it is reasonable to assume that no contamination was encountered.
B-114-2006*B-114-2006
03/02/2006 12:30

     The Bucksport Fire Department called to report a small spill associated with a skidder fire at the Sprague dock.  It was stated that a hose discharged a few cups of fluid onto the ground during the incident.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  The nearby river was not affected.
B-624-2006*A leaking transformer atop pole 246 lost an estimated 2 quarts of dielectric oil.   See BHECo's report, attached.
B-775-2006*The driver filling Alberta Tenney's tank was not completely honest when he told the company owner that he'd spilled a couple drops out the vent.  In fact, when Tenney complained to the owner, Steve Pelkey, he put the spill at 2-3 gallons, forced out the vent.

I met Pelkey's service man there on the 11th, and gave him a manifest to take the waste to Pine Tree landfill.

On the 15th, Tenney called, complaining of oil fumes in the dwelling.  Darryl Luce graciously investigated in my absence, and showed Tenney and her son that any possible fume concentration in her trailer was not high enough for us to do anything about.
B-766-2006*B-766-2006
12/05/2006 15:00

     Andrea Glidden of the Maine Department of Transportation called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid at the intersection of Route 139 and 141 in Monroe.  It was stated that approximately 25 gallons of fluid spilled from a failed hose on a dump truck.  The fluid, which covered about a quarter mile section of road, was covered with sand.  Upon inspection the fluid had already entrained itself into the pavement.  It is not believed to pose any risk to the environment.
B-105-2006*B-105-2006
02/25/2006 13:45

     Ousman Conteh of the Bangor International Airport called to report a spill of Jet A fuel on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 20 gallons leaked through an aircraft vent from an overfill.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were involved.
B-44-2006*B-44-2006
01/25/2006 15:31

     Earl Frazer of the Chase & Kimball Oil Company in Dover called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of James DesJardins on Spring Street in Dexter.  It was stated that approximately a half gallon leaked from a weeping corroded line on the basement tank.  Repairs were made.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-794-2006*Penobscot Regional Communications Center called to report that Brewer Fire Department had asked that I be notified of a pickup truck rollover on Eastern Avenue that spilled some gas. They had cleared from the scene and did not need assistance. That being the case, I went to the site the following morning. While I found where the truck had gone off the road, I could not find any evidence of spilled gasoline. This area is flat with water saturated soils and is on town water so there would have been little risk if there had been a significant spill.
B-795-2006*Chief Ellis reported that his department had responded to a complaint of gasoline odor in the area of the Irving Station on Route 1-A. When they arrived, they found a large sheen at least 100 feet long in the Bangor bound lane. There was no free product or source on site. He could not speculate on the cause but did say that a police officer had also responded to the odor complaint a bit earlier and found nothing. It was a damp evening with light winds and I believe the spilled gasoline did not dissipate as usual. He did not need assistance. I went to the site the following morning and found no evidence of a gasoline spill. It appears that the gas had spread down the road for some reason and evaporated leaving no sign.
B-565-2006*When Ben Tibbetts died in the early part of the new century, his sister Esther Ring acquired Tibbetts' Fuel and Building Supply on 100 West Broadway in Lincoln.  By the late summer of 2006, she'd had enough, at least of the fuel business, so she split the property and made a tentative deal with Dead River to buy her fuel oil business and the western portion of the property.  Dead River, being sharp business men, demanded that there be no environmental liability associated with the site.   Esther therefore engaged County Environmental Engineering to do a preliminary site assessment to see what it would cost to clean up the site.

County drilled an insufficient number of GeoProbe holes, and rendered the opinion that the site was not too dirty.  They therefore recommended the clean up start immediately and approached me to see if a 30-day waiver (for removal of underground piping) could be obtained to get around the 30-day notification period; with some trepidation, I acceded.  The process of applying for cleanup fund coverage was also started, and because of unreported spills and uncorrected deficiencies, Esther's deductible was tentatively set at $15,000.  (See the e-mails amongst myself, Cheryl St. Peter, Steve Dixon, and Diana McLaughlin 9/11/06 --->9/18/06.)

County Environmental contracted with King Brothers to do the excavation and hauling to Sunrise for treatment of the contaminated soil.  Digging commenced on September 18, at the loading rack, extensive contamination was encountered immediately.  Large volumes of unanticipated contaminated soil, along with my constantly reminding Cheryl St. Peter of this site's history were the hallmarks of the project.  Digging stopped at West Broadway and at the new property line sub-dividing the site.  Contaminated soil on the second lot will have to be removed at a later date.

See County's soil removal report dated 12/15/06.

B-651-2006*   Mr. Psaledas called to tell me that his company, Fletcher Granite, had been issued a Compliance Inspection notice, highlighting oil contaminated at its Jonesboro quarry. This notice had told him to contact EMRO's Response Services and report the spills. He asked that I make contact with Bill Holland, his local foreman, and make whatever arraignments necessary to clean up the stains. I met Mr. Holland in Jonesboro and went to the quarry. There were a half dozen oil stains at the site that were clearly the result of leaking hydraulic systems. Mr. Holland explained that these had been caused by Look Construction equipment that was recovering broken pieces of granite (grout) for off site uses. After my inspection, Mr. Holland said that he would contact Mr. Look and ask him to remove the soil in question. If Mr. Look would not do so, he would contact another earthmoving contractor and have it cleaned up at Fletcher Granite's expense.
   I was notified around 11-10-06, the clean up had taken place. On 11-16-06, I revisited the quarry site and found the clean up was satisfactory.

A-240-2006*Around 4/20/06, Nate Hersey called this office to report the finding of gasoline in the soils at Sylvia's Market. Nate had been in contact with me months earlier about the site assessment.

This property is located on Route 220 in Washington. The owner Arthur Sylvia is in the process of selling the store which includes the gasoline business.

There have been previous spills at this site such as A-470-2003, A-163-1990 and A-552-1990. In 2003, the Maine Department of Transportation did several soil borings in conjunction with a road drainage project.

Nate Hersey found elevated levels of gasoline in the soils near the pump island and adjacent to the road. At this point the project gets complicated. CES Environmental Service, Inc., (Nate Hersey) had the owner apply to the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund and had the buyers submit documentation to the DEP's Voluntary Response Action Program.

Several meetings occurred and e-mails were exchanged, and the site eventually qualified for both programs. The real estate transaction was completed and the limited soil removal will occur at a later date.

B-544-2006*B-544-2006
08/28/2006 11:30

     John Dunlap of the Tanks Unit in Augusta requested a new UST inspection for the new Trade Winds Variety convenience store located at the intersections of Route 9 & 46 in Eddington.  The inspection revealed that a private well was located just within the 300 feet setback to the pump island to the facility.  This well had not been located on their proposed plan.  Other than this well, all criteria had been met.  The pump island was later relocated after a Technical Services survey and input.
B-310-2006*B-310-2006
05/30/2006 09:00

     The USCG MSO office in Belfast called to report that they received a call from the Addison Fire Chief indicating that an oil tank may be leaking at an abandoned property at 5 Clamshell Lane.  The property, owned by an individual from Massachusetts, was investigated.
     It was found that the tank in question was located inside an attached shed on the building.  Although no spillage was discovered some staining was evident on the tank.  The tank only contained a few gallons.  No further action was taken.
B-780-2006*B-780-2006
12/18/2006 09:05

     Jim VanUden of R.H. Foster called to report a small AST leak at the Peter Brown residence at 208 Kennebec Road in Hampden.  It was stated that about five gallons leaked in the basement from a loose line between two tandem tanks.  The fuel, which was confined to a concrete surface, was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
B-796-2006*Mr. McCoy called to report that he had finished tuning up his furnace and knocked over a can that spilled an estimated quart of #2 in his driveway. There had been light rain all morning. He attempted to recover the spilled oil with sorbent pads that he had on hand but the steepness of the drive and the rain water quickly spread the oil into a sheen that he could not collect. He placed some sorbent pads on the ditch water in an attempt to stop the oil's escape. I explained the difficulty the sorbent pads had in collecting sheen. He would leave pads in the ditch for a few days in hopes that the sheen might build up enough to be collected.

B-792-2006*B-792-2006
12/22/2006 14:18

     Jeff Joy of Ray Plumbing & Heating in Ellsworth called to report a small AST leak at the residence of Deborah Day on the Douglas Highway in Lamoine.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a failed pump seal on her heating system.  The fuel, which was confined to the floor, was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.
A-721-2006*Maritime Energy call to report a spill of 1 to 2 cups of heating oil. The oil sprayed onto the brick building and the ground below the fill pipe.  The spill was due to a loose scully fitting. The area was cleaned up with pads and small amount of sod was removed. I checked with the owner and went to the site the next day to confirm clean up.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-725-2006* On 12-19-2006, Precision Tank Inc. reported that an underground storage tank (UST) owned by SAD # 9 had five inches of water in the interstitial space. The UST in question is located at the SAD # 9 Bus Garage on Middle Street in the town of Farmington.  This tank is a jacketed steel tank. The water level never exceeded the five inch mark.
  Precision Tanks performed a vacuum test on the interstitial space and the vacuum test failed.
I asked Precision Tank to talk with Ted Scharf in the UST compliance Division to determine what the next step was. Ted gave them permission to raise the interstitial probe so that the alarm would not sound constantly. Precision Tank will be doing further monitoring/investigation of the situation.

In checking with Ted Scharf, Oil Enforcement, the tanks have tested tight, and are ok for use.  E-mail attached.
A-729-2006*Fred Woodbury, service manager for Downeast Energy Hallowell, contacted this office to report a 2 gallon spill of #2 heating oil at the York residence in Waterville.  The spill was accidental due to a technician failing to properly connect an oil line.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents.  No oil escaped the basement.  I chose not to respond due to the small size of the spill.  I attempted to contact the owner (York) by phone and received a voice message.  I requested a call back if there were any odor issues or other problems encountered during the remedial action.  No return call was received.
A-739-2006*12/23/06 1910 Scott Notingham from Dead River reported that he was repairing a leaking above ground oil storage tank line fitting at a residence on Hendricks Road in Southport. He estimated 1/2 gallon of #2 at the most had leaked to the concrete floor. I contacted the owner, Jack Pawlowski he reported that there was a well on site and he could smell some oil vapors in the basement where the tank was located but not in the living areas. I went to the site the next day and confirmed that the spill was small and did not threaten the drinking water well. There were not discernible vapors in the house or the basement. There was a stain on the concrete but there were no creaks or drains in the area.

No further action by Response Services expected.
A-741-2006* On 12-22-06 the Turner Fire Deptartment reported that a tractor trailer rig had slipped off the road and spilled some diesel fuel. This accident occurred on Route 4 near the intersection of Main Street. The Fire Deptartment had placed sorbent material onto the spilled diesel. The diesel fuel had spilled into a grassy area with standing water. I placed more sorbent pads onto the fuel. There did not appear to be any receptors at risk and cleanup was sufficient.

No further action from Response is expected.
P-45-2006*The Dead River Company called to report an anomaly at the time of fill at the Pillar home in Casco. When the driver began to disconnect the nozzle from the scully connection, there was a pressure release.  He stated at the time of delivery that he had a faint whistle during  the fill. He  was able to access the basement to observe the "bulging Aboveground Storage Tank (AST)".

He called for assistance to pump off fuel oil and set up a temporary tank.  At the time of the delivery, the air temperature was about 35 degrees with driving rain and sustained winds topping 50 mph.  The homeowner had added a section of pipe to the original fill connection which extended the fill beneath the porch in an estimated 6 foot section.  The whistle was also extended with 1 1/4 inch pipe (smaller than needed)  and capped (not tightly) hence the faint whistle on a day of extreme conditions, but also the likely cause of the pressure build up.

To complete the cleanup, which included oil transfer and other subsequent remedial steps, Dead River staff had to rent a generator from the local hardware store as power was cut by a fallen tree.  The Dead River staff transferred the oil to a temporary tank and replaced the damaged tank.

No spillage of oil was observed, and although the tank bulged, it did not rupture.  Wetness was observed on the tank's side walls but no oil spilled onto the floor.  At this point contact information was left for the homeowner should he have any questions.  The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Response Division plans no further actions.
P-49-2006*While making a delivery to the Simpson home, Yorkie Oil Company's hose split, and sprayed the side of the home briefly as the pressure in the hose subsided.  The siding was first thought to be wooden shingles but upon closer examination, it was found to be fiberglass or some other impermeable surface.  The spray pattern to the side of the home was evident; less obvious were the oil drippings on the ornamental plants below the siding.

Ms Simpson asked for a meeting with the insurance company representing Yorkie and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to  discuss cleanup and restoration.  At the meeting, Yorkie agreed to wipe down the wall again and replace the affected plants. All parties were satisfied with the cleanup agreement.  No other communications have been recorded by the DEP; therefore no additional cleanup actions are planned.
B-786-2006*B-786-2006
12/20/2006 09:54

     Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at the Lamoine General store on Route 184.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons leaked from a broken hose on a bucket truck.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbents and speedi-dri.  No resources of the State were affected.
B-791-2006*B-791-2006
12/20/2006 16:09

     The Dead River Oil Company in Millinocket called to report a spill of #2 fuel at Chester Forest Products on Route 116 in Chester.  It was stated that the firomatic to one of their inside tanks was damaged during their activities.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.  None of the fuel escaped to the environment.
B-358-2006*B-358-2006
06/29/2006 08:39

     Darryl Rich of the Maine Forest Service called to report discovering some hydraulic fluid spillage from a logging operation at the Mike Jervais property at 93 Eaton Hill Road.  It was stated the spillage was located near a well on the property.  Investigation revealed the spillage was minor and not thought to be at risk to the well.
B-800-2006*Mr. Meserve called to report that his company had responded to an odor complaint at the McGhie residence in Cutler. Ms. McGhie had smelled fuel oil for about a week before she called R. H. Foster Co. and asked for assistance. On the technician's arrival, he found that the filter bleed screw was weeping. While it was not dripping at the time, it appeared that it had sometime in the past. Rocks used as cellar fill below the filter were oil stained. They removed the rocks and discovered soil. This soil was not stained. It appears that the dripped oil had spread out over the rocks and their impervious surface created a larger surface area that encouraged evaporation. The rocks, described as varying from potato size to as much as a foot, were taken to the R. H. Foster bulk plant and laid out in the sun to complete the evaporation process.
P-648-1997*SUMMARY
	This report covers the April 1998 clean-up actions and a Nov. 1997 abandonment-by-removal of retail motor fuels UST facility owned by Getty Petroleum Corp.  Gross gasoline contamination and free product largely traced to gasoline explosion noted in DEP spill report P-73-1981.  No new facility installed in 1997.  See Tyree Organization Ltd.'s CMR 691 UST closure report for further details on the abandonment.  Amount reported discharge is a low estimate.  Gasoline contamination is understood to remain, in either levels below the BS-2 Clean-Up Goal, or was inaccessible under the building and roads.  This contamination shall be properly managed if conditions change, the contamination is disturbed or becomes accessible.
 	See also attached documents and 10/19/98 spill report addendum to original 3/2/98 spill report.  The 1981 discharge was prior to implementation of the Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. Fund in 1991.  As of year 2000, I understand that Getty had sold the property to a gentleman who claimed that Getty mistakenly told him the site was clean [P-522-02].

S Brezinski
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P-714-2006*
SUMMARY
	Fri. 9/1/06: While in the area I noted this facility to be out of service for a month or more.  The facility consists of a building with a former C-store and Dunkin Donuts.  The underground storage tank registration #4972 lists six abandoned underground storage tanks (USTs) and two active tanks [or one two-compartment tank], with two recently used dispenser islands [see site sketch].  The fill pipes were not locked as required for out-of-service USTs.   The facility is across the highway from a new Big Apple Mobil & convenience store.  Court Street is at the back, north of the facility the area is dense commercial and residential use, on city water and sewer service.
	There appear to be several generations of gas stations on this lot.  East is an old, unused wood building that looks to have been an auto repair garage.  To the West is a Landmark Homes office, a subsidiary of M W Sewall Oil Co. that appears to have been a repair garage and with a lone, former dispenser island [see site sketch].
	On 9/5/06 I referred this information to DEP tanks unit so as to update the UST registration files.

S G Brezinski
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P-305-1994*Soil contamination was discovered during the removal of a 275 gallon underground storage tank (UST).  The contamination was most likely caused by overfilling, because there were no hole in the tank.

Approximately 6 yards of soil were excavated and land spread on the property.
A-618-2006*On 10/29/06, high winds knocked down a utility pole and electrical transformer. This resulted in the release of about eight gallons of oil onto a building, the ground, and a canoe. This spill was reported by Central Maine Power (CMP), and it occurred on Crockett Point Road in Owls Head.

CMP hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to clean up the spilled oil. The soil was transported to Pine Tree Landfill. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
B-799-2006*On 12/27/06, 0935 hours, Dennis McComb, who is an environmental tech for Lincoln Paper & Tissue, reported a hundred gallon #2 fuel overfill of their 50K AST.  At first they thought the overfill happened because the tank gauge that had been recently installed had not been calibrated properly.  However, further investigation revealed that the vent system had been deranged so that product was pushed up into it as the tank approached its' capacity.

The product landed in an earthen berm where thirty gallons of liquid oil was pumped into a drum and another twenty was recovered with pads.  Later, Clean Harbors came and removed about five cubic yards of contaminated soil from the berm area.  The ground was frozen so the penetration was minimized. The liquid product was bulked and burned along with the pads in the LP & T biomass boiler.
B-801-2006*Dead River Co. called to report that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled the basement AST at Fiona Hamilton's home. Ms. Hamilton had notified Dead River to discontinue the automatic fill program she was on. Apparently the driver wasn't notified and found that the tank was already full when he tried to make a delivery. Some oil spit out of the vent and some leaked out of the fill and vent piping above the tank. This was wiped down with sorbents and apologies made to Ms. Hamilton for the inconvenience.
B-773-2006*Dead River Company called to report an embarrassing spill at Mr. Polk's in Baring. It seems the delivery driver had trouble getting the cap off the fill pipe and tried knocking it loose with the delivery nozzle. While trying this feat, he managed to squeeze the release lever spraying about a quart of oil onto the side of the house. They cleaned it up with pads carried on the truck.

B-723-2006*Mr. Bigney reported that his company had been contacted by an insurance adjuster. The adjuster worked for a company that insured a tractor trailer truck operated by Murray Enterprises of New Brunswick. It seems this truck had laid over on a curve in Alexander and spilled a few gallons of diesel onto the road shoulder. I met Mr. Bigney at the site the following morning and found an area of stained shoulder sand of about 15 square feet. The oil had penetrated only a few inches. It seems reasonable that 5 gallons or so had leaked from the saddle tank cap, as the truck lay on its side. While there were no receptors at risk, the decision was made to do a clean up in order to remove any liability for the insurance firm.
   DiCenzo Construction was hired to remove the contaminated soil. They recovered 1.57 tons of soil. This was taken to the County Concrete asphalt plant in Columbia.

P-1004-2006*Downeast called to report a small discharge estimated to be one cup of oil out the vent at the time of fill.  They contacted the resident and would clean up spill.  No request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the small amount of oil reportedly spilled and assurances by Downeast service manager, along with no follow up calls from owners, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-1009-2006*
	On 12/20/06, notification was made to DEP of a reportedly small discharge of #6 heating oil from a valve of a rail tank car that occurred the previous day, 12/19/06.  The spill occurred at the northwest corner of the facility (see map).
	On 12/26/06, I checked out the discharge and noted no further clean-up was needed.  I briefly meeting with Rob Somerville, I advised him that this discharge was late in being reported.  The area is dense commercial and industrial use.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-1012-2006*On 12/27/06 I received a call from Michael Hicks of The Hamlet trailer park reporting an oil spill at one of the residences at the park.  I responded immediately.  It appeared as though a small amount of oil leaked out of the aboveground storage tank located at the residence when the tank shifted due to improper support under the tank.  There are no resources at risk from the spill and the homeowner was not reporting any oil odor in the home.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-1013-2006*Report documenting small petroleum spills occuring at the CYRO facility fo rthge period of August, September, and October 2006.  Spills cleaned up, logged, and reported quarterly as per MOU with Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No Response action is warranted.
B-805-2006*Mr. Sullivan called to report a spill at the Webber bulk plant on Main Street. A driver was filling his tank trailer with #1 and allowed it to be overfilled by about 30 gallons. The air temperature was about 10 degrees with a stiff west wind. The fill rack area is a concrete slab that directs liquids into a catch basin that in turn feeds into their oil/water separator. No fuel got off site and the oil will be collected from the catch basin and separator.
I-316-2006*12/29/06 08:50 hours, Received a call from Kevin Tompkins dba Tompkins Pumbing and Heating.  He had been called to the home of Dan Edgecomb regarding the smell of gas or fuel vapors originating from their cellar/basement.  Kevin called the DEP upon going into the basement and smelling fuel vapors, possibly gas.  Kevin has shut the power to the house at the main breaker panel.  Kevin said the Mapleton Fire Dept was arriving on scene.  Requested that Kevin open up some windows to vent the basement out and that I would be coming out with a Photo Ionization Detectore (PID) and Combustible Gas meter ( 5 Star).  It was determined that the odor was coming from a container of kerosene.  I removed the container and ventilated the basement.  No further Response action is required at this time.

B-804-2006*On 12/28/06, I received a report of old contaminated soil on a construction project being done by the Department of Transportation and Thibodeau Construction at 1024 Main Road, Route 1A, Holden, in front of G&M Variety.

Once on scene, I determined, using my PID, where the contaminated soil was located.  This allowed the construction project to continue.  It was decided to transport the contaminated soil the following day to Thibodeau's asphalt batch plant.

On 12/29/06, I consulted with Paul Blood of Technical Services.  Because there is no clear source, it is suspected that this is old contamination left from prior tank pulls and remediation efforts in the past in the area.  Paul decided to have Andrea LaSalle accompany me to the scene to gather soil samples of the contamination.  Soil samples were gathered and Andrea transported them to Northeast Labs for testing.

The case has been referred to Technical Services.
I-317-2006*On December 29, 2006, at 2000 hours, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding the report of a spill from a Daigle Oil Company (DOC) employee, Mitchell Dumont.  I called Mitch and he told me there was an oil stain on a dirt floor in the basement of an apartment building located at 247 Main Street in Madawaska.  He stated that the stain was approximately 6 feet in diameter and that the oil tank did not seem to be actively leaking at this time.  He placed pads under the tank and was going to return in the morning to further investigate.  I stated that I'd call him in the morning and meet him at the building.

On the morning of December 30, 2006, I arrived at the building and was met by Ken, a DOC employee.  We contacted Mitch and he arrived shortly.  Upon investigation, I found the spill as Mitch had described it.  The pads that were put under the tank were dry, showing that the tank was not actively leaking.  The oil stain was on the filter side of the tank, which also was the side that the fill pipe came into.  There was a noticeable amount of product on the fill pipe, from the 90 degree elbow down onto the tank and down the sides of the tank.  The oil seemed to leak from the threaded area of the pipe fittings.  I suspect that during the last fill on December 8, 2006, oil leaked from the threaded joints and ran down the tank and onto the dirt floor of the basement.  The oil stain is approximately 6 feet in diameter, extends to a depth of 4 to 5 inches and goes up the concrete wall approximately 1 foot.

According to the building owner, Mike Cowie, he has agreed with DOC to have the tank and piping replaced and have a pad placed under the tank.  He stated that he plans to pour a concrete floor in the basement in the near future.

Clean-up activities were coordinated by DOC.  No further response action is required at this time.
A-257-2006*On 5-17-2006 an anonymous caller reported that Thomas Pelotte of Benton was dumping oil and chemicals into the ground behind his home. This home is located at 663 Bangor Rd. in Benton.

I made a site visit a few days later. According to T. Pelotte he scraps used 275-gallon tanks. If there is any oil in them he transfers the oil to an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) (mounted on skids, see #1 on site diagram attached). After the oil has separated from the water and sediments he pumps it into a tank that is aboveground, next to his garage. This tank is an underground tank that is set onto the ground. This tank (see #2 on site diagram) is piped to a vertical aboveground tank (see #3 on site diagram) located inside the garage. This fuel supplies the boiler that heats his home and garage. Any sludge that is collected during this process is placed into a barrel. From here the sludge is thrown into the wood stove to burn.

The above described process is unorthodox and the compliance issues I see are: 1. using an underground tank to store oil aboveground, 2. the total capacity of the oil may require a SPCC plan and 3. the sludge and tank residuals must be tested and disposed in accordance with 06-096 CMR Chapter 851 Hazardous Waste Management Rules.

Next I took a walk out back. Mr. Pelotte showed me the places where he stored the ASTs. There were somewhere around 25 ASTs stored in two locations. Mr. Pelotte informed me that he eventually sells the tanks as scrap metal.

At no time did I see any indication that oil or chemicals were being dumped on the property.

This case is being referred to the oil enforcement unit for the compliance issues detailed above.
A-365-2006*On 6/30/06, the Augusta Fire Department reported an oil spill at the apartment building located at 39 Jefferson Street. The Police Department was also on scene. It appears that someone walked into the basement and cut or broke the copper oil line.

By the time I arrived, the Fire Department had placed sorbent pads onto the spilled oil. The basement had a concrete floor, and no oil escaped into a nearby drain. I removed the oil sorbent pads along with some oiled personal belongings. I also installed a fan to eliminate oil odors.

I spoke with the owner by telephone and informed him of the clean-up options. He owned many rental properties and his deductible would be too high. He opted to clean the concrete floor himself. I checked on the progress several times during the next week. Clean-up was completed, and no further issues should arise from this incident.
I-6-2007*01/10/06 09:00 I received a call from the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) foreman, Larry Jordan, regarding the spillage of approximately 2,500 gallons of liquid road salt product.  The product is called Ice B' Gone and is comprised of magnesium chloride.  Larry stated that someone either left the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) valve on inadvertently or somebody came in after dark and turned on the valve sometime late yesterday (1/9/07) afternoon and it ran out over the ground all through the night and was discovered by the day crew shift this morning.  The spilled product was reported to be draining off the sand and salt storage lot into a swamp.

01/10/07 I received a faxed spill report from MDOT.  I called Larry Jordan and requested he send DEP the MSDS sheet on the magnesium chloride product.  I asked him to meet myself and Sean Bernard (DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality) at the spill site to review what may need to be done to remedy this incident.

01/10/07  Met Larry Jordan at the MDOT's sand / salt storage lot across the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad siding and across from Buck's Market on route 163 (Mapleton Road).  Spilled magnesium chloride product ran from hose along gravel yard and into a rock sedimentation basin that then drained into a wetland that surrounds the MDOT yard/lot.  The sedimentation basin still contained approx 300-400 gallons of the product.  I reviewed the MSDS on the product provided by Mr. Jordan. The product is blackish/brown in color and is a non-hazardous liquid de-icing agent with a pH of 3.5-4.5 and is soluble in water. Took several pictures of the spilled product and drainage path to wetland.  After conferring with DEP staff  Sean Bernard we requested that MDOT contract with a vacuum truck and have the sediment basin pumped out and then incorporate the liquids recovered into the site's sand/salt pile inventory.  Sean also requested that Larry have Galen Costigan, MDOT engineer for this region, give him a call to address site drainage and spill containment issues related to the liquid salt storage tank.

I requested that Larry give us a call after liquids have been vacuumed up and incorporated with the sand salt pile.  No further action is warranted by Response Service Staff at this time, Sean Bernard will be following up with MDOT area engineer to see that spill containment plans are addressed at this facility.
P-1019-2006*I received a call from John Johnson of B&L Oil Company regarding the discharge of #2 fuel oil at a customer's home in Lovell.  The discharge had occurred during a product transfer from the indoor aboveground storage tank (AST) to a delivery truck.  An estimated 10 to 12 gallons were spilled.

I met a B&L employee on-site.  He explained that he had installed a new propane tank and was pumping the oil out of the AST into a truck.  During the transfer, the hose came out of the top of the truck.  He stated that he shut the tank down immediately, and he estimated that 10 to 12 gallons may have been released to the ground.

The discharge area was on the gravel driveway and spread down gradient about 20 feet into a mulched and landscaped area.  The gravel driveway was frozen solid, and the oil pooled on the surface and only penetrated a few inches.  The mulch area, however, absorbed the oil readily to a depth of several inches.

Together we hand dug as much of the contamination that we could.  There was a drilled well about 150 feet up gradient of the discharge site.  Given the frozen ground conditions, and estimated amount loss I felt there would be little threat to the well.

We dug as much as we were able to given the geographic constraints (rocks, roots, etc.) and stockpiled it on site for later disposal.  I returned the following week and removed the stockpiled soil and bags of sorbent pads for disposal.  1.6 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling Company.

It appears as though the estimate of 10 to 12 gallons was low.  However, I believe a sufficient amount of contamination was removed to avert a threat to the well.

A site visit in the spring/summer of 2007 is expected to determine if, in fact further clean-up is necessary.

I visited the site in June, 2007, and although a small amount of contaminated soil remained in crevices of roots and other unreachable areas, it was evident that a sufficient clean up was completed and no further action is necessary.
P-1053-2006*See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-650-2006*On 11/14/2006, Bob Berry of Good Will Home Association (Good Will Home) reported an oil spill. The spill was located behind the farm stand building on the Good Will property. The leak was from an abandoned outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill of free product was cleaned up by Good Will Home employees and myself , soil removal was done by Good Will employees the following day. Recent heavy rains made a satisfactory clean up impossible, what soil that was removed was land spread on another area of Good Will property. There are no wells at risk, the site will be re-evaluated in the spring when soil conditions are drier.

Upon re-evaluation it was determined that no additional soil removal would be required.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-566-2006*Concurrent with the preliminary site assessment done at the former Tibbett's Fuel & Building Supply in Lincoln, (B-565-06) Esther Ring hired County Environmental to do similar work at another of her  properties in West Enfield, the former Power Test station.  Additionally, since Esther wanted out of the  fuel business, the roof of the dike structure was taken off, the remaining inventory sold in bulk, and the tanks inside the dike removed. County also removed the underground piping, and that's where the trouble began.

Soil contaminated with diesel and gasoline was encountered immediately after they began digging to remove the piping.  Unfortunately, I was not able to be present when the piping was removed, and Kirk St. Peter, the licensed remover, is unable to identify the origin of the contamination. The piping was 1 1/2" galvanized steel inside 4" high-density polyethylene (HDPE) irrigation pipe, apparently installed in 1980, and therein lies the problem.  There were no environmental standards applied to product piping in those days, so apparently Benny Tibbetts installed the above described piping and has since died.  Had anyone known what was in the ground there, it would have had to come out prior to 2006, but there was no way of knowing until the removal, since no permits were ever sought or granted for this installation.

Once contamination in the ground was documented, Mrs. Ring applied for coverage under the cleanup fund, but because HDPE is not approved for motor fuel supply in the ground the Fire Marshal's Office denied coverage.  That denial was appealed to the Fund Insurance Review Board on January 9, 2007, and the Board remanded the appeal back to the Fire Marshals Office to get them to take it back to the DEP to get us to approve the installation at Power Test by saying the piping was corrosion resistant.

Prior to the denial, Paul Blood of our Technical Services Division hired Hillier Associates to geo-probe the site further.  That entity identified 1572 cubic yards of contaminated soil on the site. Plans were made to excavate and treat the soil using Tom Maleck's CROSSFIRE system; he and his contractor want to wait until the spring or summer of 2007 to do it.  That's good, in that everything's up in the air until we get a further ruling on whether Esther's eligible for clean up money or not.

SUMMER 2007

Given that Esther Ring had signed a clean up options agreement allowing the DEP to do the cleanup,
in June I hired King Brothers of Enfield to excavate the contaminated soil and pile it up, preparatory to having the Ted Ondrick Co. come in and treat it, using Maleck's CROSSFIRE system. Excavation commenced 6/6/07 at the north pinnacle of the property, as close to a power pole stay as we dared get. Contaminated soil was identified by photoionization detector (PID) almost immediately, once we dug past the 2 foot level of clean overburden.  It looked like we were almost out of the contaminated zone at 11', with the PID showing only 19.5 parts per million (ppm); at the 12' level contamination rose to 862 ppm then dropped to 15.7 and 8.5 when wetter blue clay was discovered at 13'.  That proved to be pretty much the story as we dug south along the Old County Road.   See my field notes, attached.  The highest PID readings were encountered near the former pump island and were in excess of 10,000 ppm, the PID's maximum reading.  The fume concentration in the air caused the PID to alarm, 100 feet downwind of the excavation.

On June 13, Ondrick personnel arrived with a Grizzley  2"- screen to break up the contaminated clay and a double conveyor with a pug mill at the end of each.  Atop each pug mill Maleck mounted his CROSSFIRE system; a test run of soil was done at fast and slow conveyor speeds.  Soil samples were obtained and analyzed overnight for DRO.  Results were disappointing: regardless of conveyor speed the treated soil still showed 360 to 390 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) DRO.  Not
P-949-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Wed. 11/29/06: late evening notification by Arundel Fire Department [AFD] of an estimated 50 to 100-gallon discharge of #2 oil from an inside, consumptive-use heating oil aboveground storage tank [AST] at the Arundel Fire Barn, 497 Old Post Rd.  The station was not regularly manned so was thought to have been leaking several days before discovery.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	The fire barn is located in a rural residential area on private wells and septic.  I noted three private wells within 300 feet.  AFD did not use their well for drinking.  A stream runs around and behind the fire station and during periodic checking in December no oil was noted to have reached it.  Of concern was a floor drain that drained out in the back near the stream [see site sketch].  Oil was observed to have flowed to the floor drain, thru the wall and out the side of the building and into the soil, and thru the cracks in the concrete floor.  Quantity discharged was difficult to determine.  DEP geologist Brad visited at my request to evaluate on 12/30/06.  A stringent Clean-Up Goal assigned.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Wed. 11/29/06: AFD applied sorbents to the floor and had a Complete Burner Service [282-0419] transfer remaining oil into a new tank.  We walked and tried to evaluate the discharge outside in the dark.
	11/30/06: DEP geologist Brad Hahn on-site to evaluate.
	Fri. 12/1/06: At my request, John Swiger of Clean Harbors met me on-site with representatives from AFD and Arundel Public Works [APW].  After discussing the AST Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund and Options Agreement management APW and AFD opted to remediate the site themselves with DEP guidance.  APW agreed to drill holes in the concrete floor so that I could do a vapor survey by photo ionaization detector [PID].  APW excavated and uncovered the buried floor drain-pipe outlet; flushed out with water only a little oil emerged.  Silty clay soil noted under sand fill at 3' below grade.  A truckload of oiled soil was excavated from the rear and the side [see photos] and hauled to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company [CPRC] under a DEP Oil Debris letter.
	Mon. 12/4/06: APW had drilled seven hole in the concrete floor.  Uncorrected PID values were: 110 parts per million (ppm) near the AST; 50 ppm around the floor drain; 8 to 10 ppm in several holes away form the floor drain.  I advised the floor be removed and oiled soil excavated.
	Tues. 12/5/06: APW cut out the floor in the agreed area, being careful to stay a safe distance from the AST.   APW hauled soil to CPRC.  Corrected PID values in soil samples averaged 300 ppm to 200 ppm.  Soil was removed to below 100 ppm [corrected bag-headspace].  A back-up diesel range organics soil analysis was measured to be 42 ppm.

CONCLUSION
1.	I recommend no further Division of Response Services actions at this time.  DEP Division of Technical Services may chose further investigation and/or quarterly monitoring.
2.	Oil contaminated soil is believed to remain though in low levels that I do not believe are a threat to nearby residences.  Oiled soil remaining under the floor I believe to be not cost effective to remove and not very mobile being sheltered from rainfall by the building.
3.	This contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed, conditions or information changes, or is made accessible.
4.	The Town of Arundel chose to manage the clean-up themselves and seek reimbursement for allowable clean-up expenses.  I gave Deputy Chief Tardif a Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund application.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-1047-2006*
	On 12/29/07, a report was received through Dead River Co. of a leaking tank top gauge fitting that dribbled approximately 0.5 gallons of fuel oil down the tank side and to the floor below.  Dead River Co. repaired the fitting and cleaned up the release.  No DEP response requested or made at the time due to other priorities.

S G Brezinski
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P-1048-2006*
	On 12/29/06, afternoon report was made regarding of hydraulic oil leak from a Central Maine Power (CMP) truck to a gravel roadway.  CMP assured that clean-up during their initial report.  As of July 2007, no report form was received from CMP.  No DEP site visit was requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
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P-1049-2006*
	On Wednesday 11/8/07, I responded to an anonymous complaint that had been made to Jon Woodard.  The complaint had to do with overflowing waste oil running down the driveway at this Sanford residence.  I met the tenants, and they stated that the open oil pan in the back of their pickup truck had overflowed with rain water, and there now was oil all over the truck bed and dribbling out to the driveway.  I assisted them with sorbents and took the waste for disposal.  The area is dense suburban residential and is served by municipal water and sewer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-1050-2006*
	On 11/20/07, I received afternoon notification of an approximately 10-gallon prohibited discharge of diesel oil from a tractor trailer on the Bath Iron Works drydock area.  The truck saddle tanks was reportedly punctured by a piece of scrap steel.  The truck then drove around until it ran out of fuel.  Mr. Tardiff reported that they cleaned up the discharge with sorbents, but an approximately 0.25 gallons reached the Kennebec River during an ebbing tide making spill recovery difficult.  No DEP response was made due to other priorities.

S G Brezinski
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A-1-2007*On 1/1/2007, Diane Johnson of Verso Paper reported an oil spill. The 25 gallon lube oil spill was caused by mill employees working on a crane in the mill. The spill was contained and cleaned up by mill employees. No site visit was made, no further action expected.
B-686-2006*Mr. Gabbara reported that a line crew had advised him of a small (less than a quart) spill of non-PCB oil in Hancock. A falling tree had broken a power pole and damaged the transformer. Apparently the line crew felt there was a spill although they could not find it in the dark. The site was later examined by Mona Spear, B.H.E. Co., Environmental Compliance, and no spill was found.
P-83-2006*Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) called to report a minor car accident on base.  It appears that a vehicle hit a utility pole in the vicinity of Dry Dock #2 and caused the transformer to discharge some transformer oil to the roadway.

The PNSY staff are cleaning the spill and will manage the spill cleanup debris.  There is no need for Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) assistance; only notification.  Based on the information received, no DEP assistance was dispatched, and DEP/Response plans no further action for this case.
A-494-2006*On 8-27-06 Keith Spillane reported that the drinking water well at the "Staff House" had an odor of petroleum. This house is located at the corner of Derby Rd., on the island of Islesboro. The home is owned by Gerald and Lee Katzoff. There have been two fuel oil spills in the area within the last 18 months.

On 8-28-06, I made a site visit and collected a water sample from the kitchen tap. Lab analysis indicated gasoline contamination at 420 ug/L with low levels of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) (11) and Benzene (15). Lab analysis results were 92 ug/L of Diesel Range Organics (DRO). Mass Spectrometer analysis was used on the DRO sample and a variety of benzenes and other compounds consistent with a gasoline product were detected.

I arranged to have a carbon filtration system installed.  This site has been referred to our Technical Services Division for further investigation. John Beane is the Geologist involved. There was also a gasoline contamination case from a nearby store with underground gasoline tanks.

In conclusion, it appears that the above mentioned gasoline spill (B-183-1987) is responsible for the well water contamination. There will be no further involvement from DEP Response Services.
B-500-2006*Mr. Clapp called to report that he had a crew on site at the Young Brothers Inc. in Corea to attend to a leaking transformer. Apparently the transformer tank had leaked from corrosion. They were estimating only a gallon of non-PCB mineral oil was lost to the ground. They had put down some speedi-dri to absorb some oil on the ground's surface and called in Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil. They removed five drums that were disposed at Pine Tree landfill in Hampden.
P-572-1994*Received a call regarding the discovery of contamination at South Paris Irving, 30 Main Street, South Paris, ME.  The discovery was made during a underground storage tank (UST) removal.

I responded to the report and met with representatives of Irving and Millett Associates.  Four tanks were scheduled  for removal.  It appeared that the contamination was associated with overfills of the UST's, because the highest levels of contamination was found around the fills, even though several of the tanks had hole in them.  Two additional tanks were found and removed, a 1,000 gallon #2 fuel oil tank and a 550 waste oil tank.

A total of 204.55 tons of contaminated soil were removed.  No groundwater was encountered.  For further details on tank removal, see "UST Site Assessment for Irving Oil Corporation, South Paris, ME" by Millett Associates, dated December 1994.
P-823-2006*SUMMARY
	This spill report is complementary to P-1039-05, which covers the year 2005, initial oil-discharge investigation at this commercial bulk oil Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) facility.  This report covers remediation of oil discharges exposed during the rebuilding of the new oil bulk plant during years the 2006 and 2007.  Following test pits in 2005, the remediation was delayed until the AST bulk plant replacement in 2006, required by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   In 2005, EPA's Melanie Morash confirmed a lack of a required up-to-date Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan, inadequate spill containment, and unreported oil discharges at this facility, which was owned and operated by the Kaler family which lives in a residence adjacent to the bulk plant.  The area is rural, commercial, and residential with private wells and with a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  See P-1039-05 for further information.
	Under the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) Clean-Up Option-2, Charles Wallace, PE with Resource Systems Engineering (RSE), oversaw remediation with and for the facility owner/operator, Mr. Robert Kaler Jr. to a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  S.W. Cole Engineering (SWC) produced the soil sampling report.  The DEP's Stephen Brezinski, Mark Woodruff, and Brad Hahn provided state guidance and observed some of the cleanup actions.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Mr. Kaler chose to manage the cleanup actions, choosing Option-2 of the DEP Clean-Up Option form, and hired his chosen contractors.  The cleanup was done in two phases that went along with replacement of the AST facility.  The three horizontal ASTs were first removed and source reduction was performed while the vertical AST continued to be in use until July 2007, so as to keep delivering oil.  According to Mr. Wallace and the SWC data, oil contamination was confined by near-surface silty clay around the immediate tank farm area.  See the attached e-mail communications and the S.W. Cole upgrade report of 11/30/06 for further details.
	10/31/06-11/1/06: During Phase-1 of the cleanup, SWC documented soil contamination and Whorff Excavation removed 555.54 tons of contaminated soil from the area where the three horizontal ASTs had been.  See SWC's sampling report of 11/30/06 for further details.  I understand that no groundwater was treated or hauled off site.
	12/7/06: S. Brezinski observed Whorff Excavation and Kaler installing the new vertical ASTs on their concrete mounts (see photos).  The old vertical tank appeared to still be in use.  I noted that there were no corrosion holes on the old horizontal tanks that were lying on the ground awaiting disposal.  I understand that Mr. Kaler was intending to clean out the ASTs himself.  Photos 7, 8, and 9 of the abandoned horizontal tank interiors on 12/7/06 show pitting along the bottom; apparently reflecting Mr. Wallace's statements that the tank's shells did not pass testing for the tanks to remain in service.
	Fri. 3/30/07: While in the vicinity, I briefly visited and noted that the four new vertical ASTs had been set up within the new concrete berm and that workers were progressing on the loading rack (see photos).  The last old vertical tank (Photo 3) was still in place and appeared to remain active until the new tanks become active.
	Thurs. 7/26/07: I briefly met with Mr. Kaler, Mr. Wallace, and Whorff & Sons Co. on site.  S.W. Cole reported that after the last AST was taken down, 45.9 tons of additional contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company (CPRC) for recycling.
	Tues. 8/28/07: I visited in the morning to deliver a letter of remediation closure, and noted that the bulk plant was near finished; the old vertical tank was down but on site awaiting cleaning and/or reuse, and the recent excavation was filled in.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	At this time the site is c
P-245-2007*This transformer was a victim of the Patriot's Day Storm.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-247-2007*A storm-damaged electrical transformer discharged approximately ten gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  The oil did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Two separate excavations performed by a subcontractor.  The soil was disposed of at a Waste Management landfill.  See attached paperwork.
A-230-2007*Storm damage caused an electrical transformer to be downed. It discharged approximately seven gallons of transformer oil to the ground.  Central Maine Power personnel excavated contaminated soil.  See attached spill report.
P-249-2007*During the removal of an underground storage tank, contamination was discovered. Though the exact cause is unknown, it was suspected to be an undiagnosed leak of pipe fitting or some similar issue.  Given that the location is not a sensitive area, on-site reuse of the material was suggested.  Since reuse was not an option, the Department required it be disposed of appropriately.  Therefore, approximately 226 tons of contaminated clay were recycled at Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation.
P-250-2007*I was contacted by the Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident on Totte Road.  I went to take a look and found a stain on the gravel road but nothing recoverable.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads and caught most of the spill.  No further action is needed at this time.
B-572-2006*An anonymous complainant alleged that Doug Noddin of Maine Hydraulics was steam cleaning hydraulic parts on a deck behind his shop, and letting the oil just drip onto the ground.

Finally having the opportunity to investigate just after Christmas, I found the complaint to be valid, but Noddin wasn't there, apparently on vacation, not to return 'til January 7.

On April 24, 2007, the snow had finally melted sufficiently for me to re-visit the site and make contact with Doug Noddin.  As with almost all anonymous complaints, this one has its origin in a dispute among neighbors.  There is not much oil to be cleaned up, and Noddin said he hasn't steamed equipment in a couple years.  Given that the property in question is the former town dump, a few gallons of hydraulic oil on the ground should be the least of everyone's worries;  Noddin nevertheless agreed to dig it up and take it to the Pine Tree Landfill.
B-175-2007*Returning from an extended weekend on April 10, Roger Allen went to the woodpile, smelled a strong odor of fuel oil, and noticed that there was oil pooled up around the sill of his woodshed.  Tracing the oil back to its source, he discovered that his tenant's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was leaking. He plugged the leak with a sheet metal screw.

The following day, the spill was reported to us by Mike Meserve of R.H. Foster in Machias.

The obligatory paperwork was made out, and on April 20 Clean Harbors was on site with Cusco equipment to start vacuuming up contaminated soil.   This soil was extremely heavy, wet clay loam, and progress was very slow, extending into Tuesday of the next week.  Besides having to deal with spongy soil, the site was complicated by the trailer's septic tank, underground power line, and an ornamental flowering crab apple that I told Mr. Allan we'd save.

There are two wells at risk here, and Mr. Allen's is down gradient by about 200 feet.  Ms. Tarvis' well is away from the spill area, but the buried waterline runs right through it, and I think there's a good chance that the oil will follow the line back to the well.  The well is new, as it was drilled in the fall of 2006, and it is 67  feet deep to a sand lens, yielding 30 gallons per minute.   Both parties were therefore placed on quarterly monitoring.
A-203-2006*On 4-19-06, Iris and Luther Miller reported an oil leak at their cottage on Monhegan Island. They estimated that they lost an entire tank of oil. The spill was reported to them by their caretaker, Harry T. Bone. This estimate was later revised by me to be 40 to 50 gallons. A tenant would be arriving for the month of May.

An interesting note about this site is that DEP offered to upgrade oil storage tanks on the island as part of a pollution prevention initiative. Several residents accepted. The Miller's gladly participated. So a new 125 gallon tank was installed on a concrete pad and all accessories provided. In March of 2003 the filter assembly failed causing a sizable release (see A-132-2003). Now we have a second release at the same site. The Miller's were so distressed, that they will be switching to propane.

At the site visit on 4-21, it appears to me that the firomatic valve did not close properly. I opened the valve and then attempted to close it. The valve stuck open and I had to tap the valve in order for it to close. The filter assembly was loose and there was no more oil in this 125 gallon tank.

The second site visit was on 5-5 to collect water sample from the Bailey dug well. Clean Harbors made a site visit as well to scope out the project and make measurements to determine if a Vactor can make the turns on the roads. Dave Richards, an insurance adjuster also made a site visit.

On 5-16, Island Transporter was scheduled to ferry Clean Harbors to the island.

After several attempts (high seas prevented the Island Transporter from ferrying equipment to the Island) the equipment landed on the Island. A Vactor was used to remove soil from the spill site.

Backfilling the site also proved to be time consuming.  Matt Schweier, the Fire Chief, arranged for some backfill to be delivered to the site. Labor for backfilling was provided by Matt Webber, who owns a landscaping business.  The concrete pad will be given to a neighbor and the tank (AST) will be taken by Matt Schweier.

Finally, the job was completed.  No further Response action is anticipated at this time.
P-800-2006*	9/5/06: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received a report that a Merrill Clarrage had been operating an unlicensed junkyard on several acres of his property and that oil spilling has been occurring for years.
	I passed this complaint on to the DEP's Allison MacKenzie who is involved in junkyard/auto-salvage regulation.  At this time junkyards are licensed through the local municipality.
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A-140-2006*A passenger vehicle went off the road and came to a stop near Hooper Brook on Sprague Mills Rd in Greene. The fire department reported seeing a light sheens in the brook. When I arrived, the car had not been removed. I witnessed no sheen and inspected downstream and into a wetland area and found no evidence of sheen. I waited for the car to be removed and saw no leaking fluids. No further action is expected.
P-1017-2006*Leak from oil truck fitting while delivering to an aboveground storage tank.  Responsible Party employed ENPRO Services to clean up facility.  Clean up sufficient and no further action appears necessary at this time.
P-1018-2006*Construction equipment caught fire.  Portland Fire Department reported that a mixture of petroleum fluids were released during the fire (diesel, engine oil, hydraulic).  Most of the released product was consumed in the fire.  That which neither remained in its allotted containment unit within the tractor nor succommed to the conflagration was washed with the fire fighting foam and water into the sewers.
P-1020-2006*Report of oil spill in marsh area adjacent to Pan-Am Rail line in vicinity of Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston.  I visited the site and confirmed that the alleged discharge was very prominent marsh sheen.
P-1021-2006*Downeast Energy (DEE),  reported a complaint they received about a possible overfill at the aforementioned address.  Upon arrival at the home the spill in fact was very minor perhaps ounces and the result of a loose fitting.  DEE agreed to clean off the aboveground storage tank and remove any impacted debris, gravel floor and some scrap lumber fragments.  With a clean up agreement in place DEP Response plans no further action.
A-141-2006*A passenger vehicle went off the road in Richmond and some sort of roadside debris jumped up and punched a hole in the vehicle gasoline tank. When I arrived, it was leaking slowly onto the breakdown lane and the fire department was capturing the gasoline with sorbents. I attempted to plug the hole with a gasketed screw and epoxy to some success but there was still a dribble. When the tow truck arrived we winched the car onto the truck bed and then had better access to the tank and were able to slow the leak further. We packed it with sorbents for the trip and sent it to a local garage. No further action is expected.
P-1022-2006*I was contacted by trooper Corey Huckins of the Maine State Police reporting that he had stopped a vehicle for speeding and noticed that the vehicle's gas tank was leaking.  The gas leaked out onto the paved road where it evaporated leaving just a dark spot on the pavement.  The trooper stated that the vehicle only leaked when it was running.  The vehicle was towed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1025-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that they had experienced a small overfill at a customers home.  The contamination was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1026-2006*I was contacted by the Arundel Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Limerick Road near the Mildred Day School.  A small amount of motor oil was spilled during the accident.  The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the pavement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1027-2006*See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1028-2006*A car struck a pole, causing a transformer to leak.  See the attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-142-2006*Bottom tank corrosion caused a spill to occur at this Belfast residence. The leak was small and noticed quickly, so I suspect that not much product escaped. The oil dropped to the ground under the tank and ran downgrade under an attached barn. Vapor problems warranted a cleanup of the oily soil. A vacuum truck was employed to remove the soil from under the structure but access was tight and all of the oil could not be reached. We then removed the back section of the barn and re-excavated with another vacuum truck. Vapors in the house are now down to below detectable levels. As a note to attachments, I received the pine tree scale ticket for day one of excavating but not the ticket for further excavation so the tonnage numbers in the cleanup section of this report do not match the numbers in the attachments section.
P-1032-2006*See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1035-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers' tanks had begun to leak.  The tank had a corrosion hole in it and a pan under it collecting the oil.  A little bit of the oil got into the gravel underneath the tank.  Downeast Energy replaced the tanks and did the clean-up to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1036-2006*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers' tank was leaking.  I arrived at the residence, which was undergoing major reconstruction, to find that the leaked a small amount of oil onto a concrete slab that it was sitting on.  Downeast Energy fixed the problem and cleaned up what little oil was on the concrete slab.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1039-2006*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting a spill at one of their stations in Paris.  A customer's gas tank had leaked after he filled it.  Approximately 3 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the pavement.  The fire Department and CN Brown cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-170-2006*A monitor heater repair person changed Ms. Bell's filter and did a poor job of it. He failed to tighten the bowl properly and the filter developed a leak. The leak was discovered during an oil delivery and the filter was tightened to stop the leak. I arrived to find the area under the filter stained and smelling of oil. I hired a contractor to remove the soil and replace it with clean fill. The well that serves the residence is a dug well and less than one hundred feet directly downgrade so I referred the site to technical services for groundwater monitoring. No further Response action is expected.
A-176-2006*A car left the road and hit a pole. A small amount of gasoline was lost. It was reported that there was a spring fed well in the area so I conducted a site visit. The accident occurred in a hilly area and was on a steep grade. The downgrade area was a blueberry field that had been burned off and was not to be used that year. The spillage was minor and no wells were actually in the area. No further action is expected.
A-179-2006*A fisherperson, male, was heading out for his first fishing trip of the season with his new boat and new, recently serviced outboard motor. The outboard motor oil changing technician, gender unknown, was apparently having a bad day when he/she serviced the fisherpersons motor for he/she left the fisherperson's outboard motor oil filter loose. The fisherperson covered very little distance before noticing a beautiful rainbow sheen behind his boat reflecting the early morning sun and shut down his motor. Actually, to be technically accurate I should point out that the rainbow sheen is not really a reflection but caused by refraction of reflected light from the water surface below the thin oil layer but I felt it unnecessary to explain this to the fisherperson for reasons outlined further in the text. I arrived rather quickly as evidenced by the fact that the fisherperson was still swearing about the non-gender specific outboard technician. This is an assumption on my part since I don't speak Franco-Canadian, but his general demeanor and the occasional English pejorative pointed that way.

The oil sheen was traveling towards a culvert that went under the road so it was rather simple to deploy some sorbent boom to collect what was collectible. No further action is expected.
P-1042-2006*I was contacted by Les Thomas of Cash Energy, who reported that one of their trucks had leaked oil at one of their customers' homes.  While they were delivering oil to Mr. Arel's residence, a hose leaked spilling oil onto the driveway and the lawn.  When I arrived the following day, the driveway had been cleaned up as had some of the lawn, but I instructed them that more of the lawn needed to be dug up.  Cash Energy did as I asked, and I gave them a spill letter for the contaminated soil.  I also had a discussion with Mr. Thomas of Cash Energy about reporting spills when they happen and not waiting a day to contact the DEP.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1043-2006*See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1044-2006*I was contacted by David McCaskill of the DEP's Augusta Office.  He reported that while on a routine inspection of the Cash Energy bulk plant in Lewiston, he saw a large oil stain on the ground.  I arrived at the site to find an oil stain that started under the loading rack and continued across 50 to 75 feet of gravel parking lot.  I contacted Cash Energy and spoke with Les Thomas.  Apparently one of their drivers slipped and fell while filling his peddler truck.  According to Mr. Thomas, the driver tried to clean up the spill and did not inform the office of what had happened.  Mr. Thomas agreed to hire someone with a Bobcat and a dump truck to skim the frozen contaminated gravel off the driveway.  I returned to the site and oversaw the soil removal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-4-2007*Mr. Rouillard of Fairchild called to report the discovery of an small (less than 1 gallon) acid leak in a double-walled system.  The leak was discovered on 12/29/06.  The time was not given.  Mr. Rouillard was on vacation, and this notification was being made to DEP as soon as he was aware of the situation.

The machinery/system involved is the "Tool Gravity Drain Line" which as he described it is a 300 foot double-walled pipe with some 200 connections, from the various isolated work station/tools.  The exact source of the spill/leak will take some time to identify, but the investigation will commence, and a copy of the internal reports forwarded to DEP upon the completion of said report.

The spill was confined and cleaned by Fairchild Emergency Response Team ERT  on 12/29/06, and no assistance from DEP was requested.  Mr. Rouillard will update me with any critical information while the investigation repairs continue.

Based on the information provided for this situation DEP/Response plans no further action, however, the lines of communication are open with Fairchild to coordinate in mutual aid situations either on Fairchild's ground or elsewhere.
A-8-2006*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled at this residence when the oil tank settled into soft ground, snapping the filter nipple.  The tank was relocated and grossly contaminated soil was removed for disposal.  A  monitoring/recovery sump was placed, but no product was ever recovered and the sump was later abandoned.
   The area is dense residential, with several dozen mobile homes sited on rented lots.  Individual homes and oil tanks are owned by the residents.  The park is served by municipal water.  The site soils have a high clay content and shallow depth to groundwater; these soils are highly plastic and prone to the sort of settlement that occurred at this tank. No further Response Services actions are required at this time.
A-53-2006*   DEP received an after-hours report that the oil tank at this residence was vandalized (a hole had been drilled into the tank).  There was a suspect, but nothing could be proved.  Oil had flowed down the steeply sloping back yard; contaminated soil was excavated (oil had not penetrated beyond 2' depth) for disposal.
   The area is rural-residential with several wells within 1000', though only the subject well is considered threatened.  The property owner (Morgan) is elderly and does not live at the site; it is currently unoccupied, and the drilled well is not in use.  No further Response Service action is required at this time.
P-1010-2006*
	12/3/06: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) copied an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on a recent Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) inspection of this Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) bulk oil storage facility.  I have intended to accompany EPA on their 10/3/06 inspection but could not at the time.  Several areas of oil staining to the ground were noted, but I judged them to not be serious enough to disturb this active AST installation at this time.
	Oil contamination is understood to remain on the property and shall be properly managed if disturbed, becomes accessible, or if conditions and information changes.  See the attached photos and report of EPA's Melanie Morash for further details.  See also previous DEP spill reports on this site.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-101-2006*DEP received a report that 220 gallons of lube oil spilled at this facility when couplings at two pumps failed.  Oil went to the plant sewer.  No recovery was possible, and no site visit was made.
A-709-2006*On 12/13/06 Maritime Energy reported that they had overfilled a fuel tank at Mid-coast Recreation Center (MRC). The spill was estimated to be less than one-gallon, and the oil sprayed onto the building and onto the ground. This business is located off Route 90 on West Road in the town of Rockport. According to Barbara Hersey, the vent whistles were not operating properly. There are a total of three tanks at this site, and two of them are siphoned together and share a common fill and vent. The driver used sorbent pads to collect the oil and also removed some oil stained snow.

On 12/27/06 a second spill occurred at this same site and was reported to the DEP (A-753-2006).

On 1/4/07, I made a site visit and arrived while Maritime Energy was filling the tanks that are siphoned together. The whistle was working, and the filling process continued without incident.

I spoke with Steve, he works at MRC, and he told me that Maritime Energy had replaced the vent whistles on both tanks. Upon my return to the office, I called Maritime Energy and verified this.

In conclusion, the two spills were minor in size, and I do not see any reason for further Response Services involvement.
P-102-2006*
	Thurs. 1/19/06: I met with Doug Stevens, MSAD 75 Facilities Director, onsite at Mt Ararat High School to look into the requested abandon-in-place of a 12,000-gallon consumptive-use #2 oil UST facility.  Though reported as cleaned, I found it to contain 2" of oil.  The tank was located beneath a recently installed modular classroom that would be difficult to move for a tank abandonment.  The school was now heated with natural gas.
	The abandonment-in-place was approved initially over the spring and summer 2006, the school district never proceeded with the work.  Doug Stevens was replaced by Mr. Chris Shaw.  In the autumn of 2006 DEP reconsidered the abandonment and instead the tank was approved for, and registered as, Temporarily Out Of Service.  This will allow an easier abandonment-by-removal in the future.  See DEP report P-452-1995, and the attached records for details.  Residual oil contamination may remain from the 1995 oil discharge, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
I-4-2007*01/05/07 08:30 I received a faxed spill report from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) regarding a spill of hydraulic oil on State Route 11 in Moro Plantation.  Kevin Rodgerson, MDOT foreman reported that one of their salt trucks blew a hydraulic hose when out sanding/salting Route 11.  MDOT crews cleaned up the spill using sorbent pads and materials.  The oily debris/wastes were then hauled back to their garage for storage in barrels until regularly monthly pickup for disposal in conjunction with oily wastes collection for the rest of the MDOT fleet.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

P-2-2007*
	On 1/1/07 in the late afternoon I received a report of a diesel discharge to the front lawn area of a rural residence from a Ford F450 truck.  I was on-site after emergency personnel had left and I noted the carnage to the front lawn vegetation and a mild odor of fresh diesel in several locations.  With the use of a Photo-ionization Detector (PID) and visually I could not locate much of any actual discharge to the ground that could be cleaned up.
	The area is rural residential served by private wells and septic; a dug well was in the rear of the house.  No one was home so I left a business card, but received no calls of concern nor inquiry from the resident.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-5-2007*Ms Nichols called Kaler Oil, for a fill and upon arrival and examination of the horinzontal tank, Kaler refused to fill it because of the deteriorated condition of the tank.  Ms. Nichols called Coastal Economic Development (CED) for advice (she receives heating assistance).  Mr. Grindle came and looked at the tank and agreed with the Kaler findings and authorized a replacement contract and called the spill in to DEP.

DEP met with Kaler on site and agreed the tank needed immediate attention.  It was removed and the spill area exposed.  The tank was virtually on its belly the legs had long since rusted away.  The tank is very wet on two sides with evidence of a small hole(s) under the flaking metal.  The soil beneath the tank is wet with oil and a six (6) foot arc of stained soil can be seen beyond the skirting beneath the home, which has no concrete pad, just compact gravel.

Excavation of contaminated soil was done by Whorff and totalled 41 tons of soil removed.  The excavation was down to a depth of approximately 17 feet, where a layer of fine grained sand mixed with 6 inch cobbles was encountered.  Mr. Whorff also speculated he was dragging the teeth of the excavator on bedrock, as it felt to big to be a boulder.  For all practical and reasonable purposed this was the extent to which we all felt comfortable in removing soil without applying structural supports and engineering safety measures (dig box etc). The hole was back filled after Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services (Tech Services) inspected the conditions.  He will sample the drinking water well and follow up accordingly.  The deck and stairs were replaced and Ms. Nichols seemed genuinely pleased with the clean up and restoration.

At this point DEP/Response plans no further action, as the well monitoring will be handled by Brad and Tech Services.
P-8-2007*I was contacted by CN Brown reporting that one of their delivery trucks had leaked a small amount of oil at a customer's home when the truck's hose sprung a leak.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-12-2007*A concerned citizen called to report a spill of what was believed to be diesel from a transport truck that frequently is seen at the site.  The owner then power washed the asphalt diluting and washing the spilled fuel into the roadway (Route 302).  This situation was also identified by the presence of a large (over 20 foot) white boat on a trailer in the same lot.

I called DEP colleague Fred Gallant and asked if he had noticed the boat or any fuel odors on his way home, which brings him past the lot in question.  He stated he had seen the boat and the washed yard but did not notice any fuel smell today.  He also stated he has seen the truck in question at this site before.

Upon arrival at the site, I introduced myself to Tim Weber, the owner and operator of Weber Auto Transport.  He stated he did not have any diesel on site at this time only the gasoline powered boat, which he had been working on this afternoon.  He admitting to power washing the lot but did not elaborate on why it  had been washed.  I noticed a slight petroleum odor but could not identify it as diesel or gasoline.

Mr Weber explained he buys used cars in cooperation with Dick's Used Cars and transports them to Florida for re-sale.  His transport truck can hold up to nine (9) vehicles per load.

As there was no direct evidence of a discharge, I thanked Mr Weber for his time and departed.  DEP/Response plans no further action regarding this complaint but will keep an open book should there be other complaints regarding a leaking transport truck.
P-13-2007*Com-Air called to report the leakage of #4 Propylene Glycol (#4) at their de-icing pad of the Portland Jetport.

The actual release was on December 30, 2006, however, but not until it was discussed with the Portland Fire Department on site was it considered a spill.  The rational was it is sprayed on the surface of a plane, which drips and releases the agent on taxi, all the way through the flight, would a concentrated release of #4 be considered a spill.  It was decided to call DEP just in case.

The spill was confined to the spray pad area and managed as an excess over spray.  It was swept uniformly over the pad area and allowed to dissipate.  Mr. Bullock explained type #1 is thinner and most often heated to de-ice the plane, whereas #4 is heavier and is used to coat the plane to minimize ice buildup while in flight.  The reported loss of 100 gallons is equivalent to the amount used to treat two planes.

No DEP/Response was dispatched given the nature of the material and the familiarity of its characteristics to both staff and Portland Fire Department.  No further actions are planned.
B-708-2006*Spill Report, Maine DEP Spill #B-708-06

11.9.06:    At approximately 11:30 Maine DEP received a report from Baileyville Utilities that oil was discovered in two sewer pump stations along Route 1 in Baileyville.  I responded to Route 1 and Park Road in Baileyville and meet with Baileyville Utility personnel, Jim Mofit, Dale Johnson, and Supervisor, Gardner Rolfe.  Larry Hossord of G.R. Adams, Hampden, Maine, was also present on behalf of the Irving Big Stop in Baileyville.  Mr. Mofit advised me that fuel oil odors had been persisting throughout the week at the waste water treatment plant, located on Elm St. in Baileyville, but that no visible signs of oil had been present at the plant.  However, Mr. Mofit, upon investigating the cause of the odors on 11.9.06, discovered oil in the Town Line Pump Station located at the intersection of Route 1 and Park Road.  The Stoney Brook Pump Station located on Route 1 approximately six tenth (.6) of a mile north of the Town Line Pump Station also contained red, fuel oil.  Both pump stations are located in the town of Baileyville and both stations contained over a foot of oil that I determined utilizing a one foot well thief.  Baileyville Utility personnel advised me several feet of oil were contained in the pump stations.  The Town Line Pump Station pumps to the Stoney Brook station which pumps to the waste water treatment facility.

The source of the spill was unknown at this time and Clean Harbors of Hampden, Maine, was hired to remove the oil from the pump stations with a vacuum truck.  Mr. Rolfe advised me that prior to my arrival on 11.9.06, Baileyville town officials and Baileyville Utility personnel began to investigate the source of the spill.  They contacted and conducted site visits of facilities near the Town Line Pump Station that may have been a potential source.  A motel and an Irving Big Stop are located north and in close proximity of the Town Line Pump Station and both were ruled out as the source.  Mr. Hossord investigated the Irving facility, a gasoline & truck stop, and reported that no inventory loss or visual observation of oil were detected in the underground tank(s) monitoring system, leak sensors, basement, parking lot, or drain systems.  The hotel was visited by local authorities and no problems were observed or oil inventory loss reported by the hotel management.  The Bluebird Ranch trucking terminal east of the Town Line Pump Station is not connected to this particular sewer line according to Baileyville Utilities personnel.  An UPS terminal located on Park Rd., south of the Town Line Pump Station was also visited by local investigators and was ruled out because the facility does not store fuel oil.

According to Mr. Rolfe, local investigators contacted the US Border Patrol Station on Thursday 11.9.06, as part of the investigation and were advised that a six gallon oil spill occurred over the weekend, 11.4.2006, and 11.5.2006.  The patrol station is located south of the Town Line Pump Station on Park Rd. across from the UPS facility.  The border patrol building is a newly constructed facility in the final stages of completion and a garage portion of the facility is still under construction at this time.  While utility personnel monitored the pump stations, I conducted a site visit of the US Border Patrol Station.  I met Agent In Charge, Pat Murphy.  Agent Murphy advised me that a border patrol agent discovered an oil spill in the boiler room of the facility on Saturday, 11.4.06, and also that an alarm was sounding.  According to Agent Murphy, JCN Construction, the general contractor, was contacted by phone and instructed the agent, who discovered the spill, how to shut off an alarm.  Agent Murphy added that the Army Corps of Engineers, who are overseeing the construction of the facility, were also contacted and a JCN representative responded to the facility and cleaned up the spill Saturday evening, 11.4.06, and Sunday, 11.5.06.  I asked if
B-645-2006*Ms. Spear called to report that they had discovered that one of their utility trucks had leaked transmission oil at their facility on Main Street. This spill was on grass and gravel and about .25 cubic yards were excavated and removed to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

B-609-2006*Ms. Spear reported that a company boom truck blew a hydraulic hose at their Graham Station facility. She reported an estimated 3 gallons were lost to the gravel yard. They excavated about .5 cubic yards of gravel. This was disposed at Pine Tree Landfill, Hampden.
I-311-2006*12/23/06 14:30 hours, Received a call from State Police barracks in Houlton, regarding an accident between a tractor trailer and car (dodge neon).  Both vehicles went off the road and into a wetland with a drainage swale draining into the St. Croix Stream/Aroostook River in downtown Masardis.  The tractor trailer was hauling woodash from the Boralex Ashland Energy Biomass plant.  State Police dispatcher said a citizen, John Lyons called the barracks and stated that the trucking company involved in the accident was having the ash off-loaded into the wet area and it was draining right into the river.  I called Mr. Lyons at 14:40 hours and he informed me that they (Landry trucking & hired contractor) were making a mess in the wetland/drainage area and someone from the DEP should be over here telling them what they can and can't do.

12/23/06 15:30 hours, Arrived on-scene.  Ash was being off-loaded from the box trailer onto the side of the bank of the wetland / drainage swale that flows under route 11 towards the confluence of the St. Croix Stream and the Aroostook River.  Spoke with Mark Rafford, of Rafford's Trucking, who had been hired to  unload the ash from the box trailer so that it could be towed out of the wetland muck.  Spoke with Mr. Rafford and Jake Landry (Landry Trucking Co.) about sediment and erosion control measures that needed to be installed as soon as possible and the re-location of the ash to a temporary stockpile site  that was not in a wetland.  Mr. Rafford sent his crew after silt fence and hay bales.  Mr. Rafford will put up silt fence/hay bales around the edge of the ash temporary stored at the edge of the wetland and will mulch the entire disturbed wetland area when ash removal to an approved site is completed.  I inspected the truck tractor (1999 Freightliner) for leaks/damage to fuel/oil containing tanks - no leaks or damage to the saddle tanks was observed due in part to the soft landing provided by the wetland soils.  As it was dark, and increased risk of accident was likely, I recommended that once sediment and erosion controls had been installed that further ash recovery be suspended until daylight the following day.  All parties were in agreement with this plan.

12/24/06 09:30 - 12:30 hours,  Site visit to accident scene.  Mr. Rafford has south-side of wetland drainage swale all clean of ash and leveled of ruts and mulched with hay.  North side of swale along wetland edge has ash stockpile that is being loaded into dump trucks and hauled to a temporary approved ash stockpile site. Temporary ash stockpile site for the 20 to 24 tons of ash is located on the south side of the Goding road in Ashland approx 600 feet from the junction with Route 11.  The land is owned by Mr. Rafford.  I checked out the site prior to authorizing it as a temporary stockpile site.  Mr. Rafford has installed hay bales on the edge of the ash at the wetland edge as well as around the culvert draining the wetland swale under Route 11.  The southerly part of the wetland affected by the accident and ash handling will be mulched once all ash has been moved to the Goding road site.

12/26/06 Telecommunication with Bill Parker of Boralex to inform him of temporary ash staging area on Goding Road.  Also spoke with Jason Duncan, in the Sludge & Residuals Unit of DEP regarding the same.  Called Sam Wright of New England Organics (NEO), project manager for Boralex's Ashland woodash utilization activities.  Sam is working on getting the cropland adjacent to the stockpile on the Goding Road soil tested for ash spreading and taking care of the ash pile in the spring.  No further action is warranted by the Response Services Staff at this time.

B-72-2006*Paula at C. N. Brown company reported about 5 gallons of #1 fuel oil spilled onto the driveway at the April Beer's residence.  She said the cause was a leaking pipe elbow on the delivery truck. I was not able to visit the spill site, but my conversation with April convinced me that they'd done an adequate job cleaning it up with sorbent material.  We heard no complaint from the property owner, so I guess they must have.
B-4-2007*On 1/5/07 I received report of a milk delivery truck roll over at Ellsworth High School.  The roll over was caused by the driver swerving to dodge a deer in the high school parking lot.  The truck missed the deer but was caught in the soft shoulder off the pavement and rolled over on a steep grade, going into a boggy area.

No diesel fuel was spilled but it is estimated that approximately four gallons of engine oil came out the dip stick fill port.  This oil was trapped in the mud and water in a small section of the bog.  I was able to recover the free product off the water by using absorbent pads.  I then contacted R.F. Jordan construction for the excavation of the contaminated soil.

After receiving the Dig Safe confirmation number (20070104701) and approval for excavation from On Target locating systems, approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.  New back fill material was put in place of the soils removed.
I-310-2006*12/11/06 MDEP was contacted by Ira Dodge, Guerin Assoc., requesting a waiver be granted from the 30-day notification of intent to remove an Underground Storage Tank (UST) from Jandreau's General store in St. Francis.  Waiver requested to get tank out before winter weather sets in.  Issued the waiver, with a planned expedited removal date between 12/14 -12/15/06.

12/21/06  UST # 5999 registered to Alva Jandreau of Jandreau's General store was removed without any evidence of product (unleaded gasoline) spillage/ or leaks.  The certified tank installer doing the inerting was Ira Dodge of Guerin Associates.  The site assessor doing the Photo Ionization Detector (PID) soils analysis was Nate Hersey, of County Environmental Engineering.  The earthwork contractor doing the excavation was Clarence Roy of Fort Kent.  According to Nate Hersey there were no PID readings that indicated spills or leaks in the vicinity of the tank or the associated piping and fuel dispensers.

12/22/06 Site visit - excavated area has been backfilled and finish graded.  No further action is needed from Response Services Staff at this time.
A-297-2006*On 5/22/2006 , the MDOT reported finding a steel Underground Storage Tank (UST) in their right of way on Rt. 142 in Weld. The tank was located on town owned property that was formerly a gas station in the 1950s. On June 6, 2006, MDOT  hired Enpro Inc. to remove the tank.  During removal of the tank a second tank was discovered in the right-of-way.  Liquids (approximately 200 gallons) from the tanks were removed prior to the excavation of the tanks from the ground.  Contamination levels under the tanks were 40 parts per million (ppm) using the bag head space method. No soil removal was required under the tanks due to the low contamination levels. The piping to the tanks was still connected, I instructed the Enpro employees to remove the piping as well. Upon removal of the piping an area of highly contaminated soil was discovered, most likely they area where the pump island was located. The contamination levels three feet below the surface reached 3000 ppm. At this point the MDOT refused to take responsibility for the clean-up. Due to the turn of events the clean-up was stopped to be rescheduled for a later date.

At this point the Town of Weld was notified that they would be responsible for the clean up cost.

On 8/01/2006, after seeking several price quotes, deWilt Excavating was hired to remove the contaminated soil. A soil sample was taken and analyzed for TCLP lead at Northeast Laboratory, results came back at <0.05 mg/L. The contamination migrated under State Route 142, a permit was granted from the MDOT to close the road to remove the contamination. The road was then repaired to MDOT specifications. A total of 478.24 tons of soil was removed and taken to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons for disposal. Clean-up goals could not be met, the water table was reached at a depth of around five feet with contamination levels at 1700 ppm using the bag head space method. The site has been referred to the DEP Technical Services Division for further review and well testing. No further Response action is expected.

B-74-2006*According to Rodney Madden, the crew at Bangor International Airport learned yet again that warmed fuel expands, and inevitably spills when the capacity of its container is exceeded.  The spilled product was recovered from the garage floor with sorbent material.

B-75-2006*A 1/2 cup of Minwax was spilled at Home Depot, and they felt compelled to get me out of the shower to tell me about it.   At least it wasn't vomit this time.

Discharged product was remediated with sorbent material and stored temporarily at The Home Depot until final disposition.

I-214-2006*Roger LeBlanc called to report that the trailer truck he was driving was leaking lube oil from its cargo at the Houlton Irving Mainway.  He refused to continue the trip until the leak had been stopped and cleaned.  The truck's owners, Elliott Recycling Services, released Mr. LeBlanc and was looking for a different driver to finish the trip.  The Houlton Fire Department went to the site and placed sorbent pads on and around the truck's cargo and stopped the leak.  The truck was moved at a later date.  No further Response action is warranted at this time.
P-1014-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On Friday 12/29/06, in the late evening, I received notification from Poland Fire Department (PFD) through York County Dispatch and Maine State Police that there was an estimated 50-gallon leak of #2 fuel oil to the basement and outside of this Poland residence.  I am concerned by the 30 to 40-minute delay between the time that PFD notified their dispatch and when DEP was called by Maine State Police.

INITIAL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On 12/29/06, I arrived on-site around 21:30, and I met PFD Chief Rice and homeowners Mr. Verrill and Ms. Skilling.  They stated that a child had been playing hide and seek and had accidentally stepped on the fuel line at the aboveground storage tank (AST), breaking off the filter.  Ms. Skilling later noted the odor and attempted to plug the leak with a piece of firewood.  The 275-gallon vertical tank was filled several days before, so the estimate of 50-gallons lost was based on the gauge reading.  Oil ran across the floor under the woodpile and out the overhead door, staining the gravel driveway.  Some oil likely seeped under the floor at the floor-wall joint.
	PFD applied sorbents and opened the bay door to vent the basement.  While I was on my way to the site, I had called Environmental Project, Inc. (EPI) to respond with sorbents, implements and a ventilation fan.  Mr. Verrill and his spouse Ms. Skilling agreed to DEP management, and I briefed him on the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund and gave him an application.  Two EPI workers, members of PFD, and I moved the firewood outside.  EPI applied and picked-up clay sorbents and then washed the floor with Citrisol cleaner.  Oiled wooden cribbing for the firewood bin and other oiled debris was put outside to be disposed of at another location.  EPI left a fan blowing under the door while the warmer temperatures allowed venting of the house.  That night we left the home as well cleaned as possible for the time, and Mr. Verrill agreed to have EPI come back on 1/2/07 for another cleaning.  EPI replaced PFD's sorbents.  Verrill's burner technician installed a temporary AST.
	From 1/2/07 to 1/5/07, EPI returned and cleaned the floor again, cleaned furniture, and hauled off oiled debris and sorbents.  DEP engineer Don White visited on 1/2/07 and 1/3/07 to evaluate clean-up, to assess the potential for oil under the floor, and to assess for a venting system.  A radon venting system was already in-place but needed to be assessed for effectiveness in keeping odor out of the home.  Ms. Skilling complained of residual oil odor when the house was closed up for a period.
	On Thursday 1/4/07, I met Mr. Verrill and looked at the clean-up.  A replacement AST was installed on 1/3/07.  There was little oil staining left.  I made plans to have EPI return of 1/5/07 to rebuild the firewood cribbing and move the wood back.  On 1/5/07, EPI and Verrill contacted me because Mr. Verrill was concerned that the floor may still need to be coated or sealed.  I deferred the potential floor coating to Don White, but I did not think it would be necessary.  EPI excavated oiled soil out the basement bay door.  The next week, Don White removed additional oiled soil.
	The area is wooded, rural residential on private wells and septic.  The 200-foot deep drilled bedrock well is west of the spill location.  The land slopes to the north normal to the well.  Mr. Verrill stated he built the home about 15 years before.  The home has a forced hot water heating system.

POST RESPONSE CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	DEP Engineer Don White evaluated an existing sub-floor radon-venting blower and determined that it was adequate to vent any oil vapors under the basement floor.  White indicated that he would have the concrete floor epoxy-sealed as well.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	On 1/8/07, DEP engineer Don White assumed primary management for further investigation and remediation.  See the records of DEP Technical Services for site closure.
b.	Based on the amo
I-2-2007*Once cup of hydraulic fluid leaked from a broken hose on a line truck. The ice and snow that the product spilled into was removed.  Sorbents were also used to remediate the spill.
P-380-1994*Received a call regarding the discovery of oil contamination at Maine Wood Treaters, Inc., Walker Road, Mechanic Falls, ME.  The discovery was made during an aboveground storage tank (AST) upgrade.

I met with representatives of Maine Wood Treaters, and a Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc., consultant on-site who showed me the area in question.  It appeared that a loose fitting was the cause of the discharge.  Contaminated soil was excavated until it was determined no longer necessary.  A total of 28.32 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.  For further details, see attached report by Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. dated June, 1994.

I-19-2007*2/1/07 12:58  Received a call from Jane Reimer of APEX Company regarding a spill of 20 gallons of kerosene in the Walmart Parking lot in Houlton.  The spill occurred at 19:30 on 01/31/07.  According to Ms. Reimer, the spill was the result of a fuel tank on the back of a pick-up truck that was leaking out kerosene.  Someone came in to report the spilled kerosene and before the store manager could get out to the parking lot to investigate the truck was driven away.  Walmart store management called the Houlton Fire Dept (HFD) who responded with a crew to clean-up the spilled kerosene.  Crews used sorbent to soak up the free product and then applied several applications of speedy dry to absorb fuel from the asphalt parking lot surface.  According to Ms. Reimer, Walmart crews had put down an additional application of speedy dry the day after the spill to absorb the last remnants of the spill.  The HFD poly bagged and took spill debris off-site to proper disposal site.  Faxed Ms. Reimer a blank Spill Report Form for future incident reporting and also gave her the spill number of the incident for her company's records.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

I-120-1998*06/12/98 Received a call from Irma Allen regarding a leaking supply line from an Aboveground Storeage Tank (AST) in her basement was creating a problem with petroleum vapors in her home.  Estimated amount of #2 fuel oil that was spilled was approximately 5 gallons.  Responder Carl Allen hired a contractor to excavated out the contaminated soils.  The dirt floor cellar in the vicinity of the AST and furnace was excavated to an average depth of 18 inches below surface grade (BSG).  2.26 tons of contaminated soils were removed and hauled to Tri-Community Landfill.  County Environmental Engineers were hired to take Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings using the poly-bag headspace technique.  These PID readings guided the contractors in their removal of contaminated soils.  Carl Allen, OHMS II DEP,  set a clean-up standard, using the D-Tree, of 100 parts per million.

After the contaminated soils were removed, the contractor was hired to pour a concrete floor to further mitigate fugitive odors coming from the spill site.  Just prior to the concrete pour, a leaking valve was discovered at the coupling on the supply line between furnace, the oil tank and the hot water tank.  The leak was sealed off with duct tape and poly and the fuel oil was wiped up prior to concrete placement. It was suspected that this valve may have been leaking for some time but remained undiscovered due to the dirt floor in the basement.  However, as the previous furnace also had a leak and was replaced on June 9, 1998, this recently discovered leak was not likely the sole cause of the contamination.  Approximately 3.5 cubic yards of concreted was used in the new floor.  Silicone caulking was placed around the perimeter of the newly poured concrete.


P-13-1994*Received a call from Cumberland Farms regarding a discrepancy in one of their underground storage tanks.  Their super unleaded UST (tank #3) had an overage of 77.7 gallons, and assumed that the tank was taking on water.  It was later determined that a delivery was made to the tank and not recorded.  The system was checked and found to be in working order.  See attached letter from Cumberland Farms, for further details.
P-36-1994*On January 26, 1994, at 15:00 hours, the Cumberland County Sheriff Department, contacted the Department regarding an accident involving an oil delivery truck, on the Pownal Road, at the intersection of Verrill Road and Dyre Road, Pownal, ME.  The dispatcher stated that a small amount of fuel was leaking from the dome cover, but was being collected.  The Pownal Fire Department was on-seen and requested D.E.P. assistance.

John Dunlap and I responded to the complaint and met with representatives of the Pownal Fire Department, as well as Thibeault Energy, the owner of the delivery truck.  The stricken truck was lying on the passenger side with a small amount of fuel leaking from the rear dome cover into a five gallon container containing speedy-dry.

First, we attached dome dogs (apparatus to keep the dome covers from opening) to the dome covers to stop the leak and to alleviate the possibility of the covers opening.  Next, we discussed with the Fire Dept. and Thibeault Energy the options of righting the truck.  As it was, no fuel had been discharged, except for the small amount in the five gallon container.  If the truck was to be up righted as it was (2,100 gallons of fuel on board, 1,500 gallons of #2 fuel oil in the front compartment and 600 gallons of kerosene (K-1) in the rear compartment), there was a notable risk of creating an immense discharge, due to the possibly of puncturing the tanks, or stressing the tanks with the weight of the fuel.  An agreement was made to drill the front compartment and pump its contents into another delivery truck that was on-site and leave the rear compartment as it was, with the 600 gallons on board, and then upright the truck.

There was no discharge during the pumping and up righting of the delivery truck.  The passenger side, front compartment was dented, but not punctured.
P-162-1994*On March 18, 1994, at 19:30 hours, the Ogunquit Fire Department contacted the Department regarding oil (sheen) on the Josias River in the Perkin's Cove area and were not sure of its origin.  They stated that they had placed sorbent boom in the river and were in the process of locating the source.  I told them I would assist them, in locating the source, the following day in daylight.  Later on that night, the Ogunquit Fire Department contacted me again stating that they had found the source at Osvaldo R. Coolidge's residence 131 Shore Road, Ogunquit, ME, just past the Josias River on the left if heading towards York.  The fire department stated that they had the spill under control, but needed assists the following day.  They Also stated that the owner of the property was in Italy for the winter and they would have to make arrangements with the caretaker to open the house on the following day.

On March 19, 1994, I met with the Ogunquit Fire Department at the Coolidge's residence and observed two - horizontal, 275 gallon  home heating oil tanks connected together with one of them having holes in the bottom.  The tanks were located in a dirt section of the basement that had several inches of water in it and some type of sump.  The fire department had contained most of the oil in the basement with a dirt berm, and closed the valve between the two tanks, so that, the leaking tank did not siphon the other tank empty.  Both tanks were in poor shape.  They also placed down some sorbent pads in the basement to collect the oil, and some sorbent boom it the river to collect oil that was seeping from a banking.  Somehow the oil was making its way from the basement to the river.

Lord and Brooks Plumbing and Heating was contacted to empty the remaining oil from the two tanks.  In addition, I hired Seacoast Ocean Service to pump oil and contaminated water from the basement and to assist me with the remainder of the clean-up.  Oil soaked sorbent boom was removed from the river and replaced with larger sorbent boom which was left in place to collect any oil that seeped from the banking.  After all the water and oil were pumped from the basement, sorbents were rolled over the entire dirt section of the basement to collect any oil that was left in the soil and resurfaced when the water returned.

The Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) for the Town of Ogunquit also stopped by the site, because there was concern about a well that was located in the basement (well was located on opposite side of the house where the floor was concrete) and no one was sure if it supplied the house or Mr. Coolidge's restaurant (The Cove Garden).  There were also questions about the septic system.  The CEO was unsure about the well and the septic system, but would be speaking to Mr. Coolidge or his caretaker Norman West.

Before I left the site that day, I spoke with Mr. West and told him if there were any further problems to call me.

I returned to the site several times to see if there was any more oil seeping from the banking, and to check on the sorbents in the basement.  There was still a slight sheen seeping from the banking, but not any free product, and on a couple of occasions I removed oil soaked sorbents from the basement.

On May 9, 1994, I returned to the site and observed no oil seeping from the side of the banking and decided to remove the sorbent boom in the river.  I also had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Coolidge and asked him about the well.  He stated that the well was for his own house and that he was having it testing for oil.  I told him that it was his option to remove or to leave the sorbents left in the basement and that I could make arrangements for him if he wanted them removed.

P-1011-2006*I was contacted by Ron Dionne of Downeast Energy, who reported that one of their customers had a significant leak from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  I arrived to find that the oil tank's legs, and the patio blocks that were under them, had sunk into the soft sand causing the filter assembly to break off the tank and the entire tank to leak.  At least 100 gallons of Kerosene had been released.  The oil had run in a wide swath across the back yard to a wet area that ran along half of the back property line and half the side property line.  The standing water in the swale was covered with oil.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to bring a vacuum truck and personnel to help clean up the spill.

I spoke with the homeowner, and she stated that 2 weeks earlier they had Downeast work on the tank.  Apparently Downeast had informed the homeowner that their bare copper line that ran a few inches underground was not to code and needed to be replaced.  The homeowners hired Downeast to correct the problem.  The old line was removed and the new plastic coated line was installed.  A small amount of excavation (a couple of inches) was required to re-bury the line.  The old set up had a large wooden box covering the filter assembly which was removed and replaced with a smaller, metal doghouse.  I believe that these two changes caused the spill.  The day the spill occurred there had been a fair amount of rain.  The old filter protector shed significantly more water than the new metal doghouse.  The rain added to the already disturbed, fine sand causing the material under the patio blocks to become unstable.  The patio blocks and thus the legs of the tank sunk into the ground causing the filter to break off and the oil to leak.  Downeast Energy never informed the homeowner that there were any other code issues with the tank even though the vertical tank's legs were only on patio blocks and required a slab for a base.  After I consulted, with Peter Holmes of the Oil & Solid Fuels Board, it was concluded that Downeast Energy was at fault for the spill.

After further investigation into the visits to the residence by Downeast Energy and Dodge Oil, it was determined that the homeowners were told that their tank was not to code and needed to be fixed.  The homeowners chose not to hire either oil company to fix the problems with the tank only the copper line.  A Fund application was given to the homeowner and the Department will be paying the bills.

Oil was vacuumed and absorbed off the surface of the surface water.  Soil was excavated from the backyard.  The Department paid for a new oil tank at the site which was installed by Boom Technology.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-15-1994*On January 19, 1994, at 18:30 hours, The Oxford County Sheriff Department, contacted the Department regarding a tractor trailer accident, on Route 2, East, 2.6 miles East of the Gilead Forest, Gilead, ME.  They stated that some diesel fuel had spilled from one of the saddle tanks and could possibly make its way to a brook.  It was decided that we would respond to the call the following day, due to bad the weather that night and the extensive distance of travel.

John Dunlap and I responded to the complaint the following day (1/8/94) and determined that the area of the accident was too dangerous to conduct any clean-up (sharp turn on a hill with just enough room for two vehicles, and with ice on the road).  I later spoke with Ken Cole, Gilead Fire Department, who responded to the accident.  He stated there was a fire at the accident that consumed most of the diesel fuel that had spilled and the brook was quite a distance away from the discharge.

He stated he had collect most of the remaining fuel with sorbent pads and had two bags ready for disposal.  I told him I would replace the sorbent pads he had used (1 bale) and dispose of the contaminated ones.  I also told him that I would check the area in the spring when conditions were more favorable.
B-793-2006*B-793-2006
12/23/2006 10:51

     Dead River Oil in Ellsworth called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital on Union Street.  It was stated that about 2 gallons spilled onto the outside paved surface when an above ground tank was inadvertently overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.
P-947-2006*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Mon. 11/27/06: While on another project in the vicinity I stopped by this former gas station location to look at an excavation that appeared to have been open for the months I had been regularly going to Sanford.  To my surprise I noted three old rusty bare-steel, non-compliant, motor fuel underground storage tanks (USTs) exposed and with old rusty steel piping emanating from them [see photos].  On-site I contacted the property owner, Mr. Mike Gallo, and advised him of his requirement to register and promptly remove the USTs.  One tank with the fill pipe broken off contained several inches of oily smelling liquid.

SITE HISTORY & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
	This location is the former Bud's Tire, a former Texaco station and aboveground storage tank (AST) bulk plant.  In 1997 three USTs on the northeast side of the building were abandoned-by-removal [see DEP report P-554-1997. See also P-633-94 & P-356-1997, and DEP letter of 1/20/1987].  The area is dense sub-urban residential served by municipal water and sewer.  Behind the property is a large pond owned by the residential neighbors, brimming with old tires from Bud's [see attached photos and the records of DEP's Solid waste Division regarding these tires].
	On 11/27/06, Mr. Gallo told me that he had discovered these three gasoline USTs and piping (on the southwest side of the building) the past summer, 2006; he had contacted Clean Harbors to pump them out though had not notified the Maine DEP, as required.  He had razed the building for future commercial redevelopment.  Gallo Construction has had past experience with USTs and requirements at the Goodall Worsted Mill [P-597-94, et al].

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	Wed. 1/3/07: I met on-site: Mike Gallo, a Clean Harbors [CHES] crew overseen by Certified Tank Installer [CTI] Gordon Pott and an assessor from St. Germain & Assoc. [SGA]  The three USTs were out and the piping being excavated out [see photos].  A large hole was noted in one tank where the fill pipe had been ripped off months or years earlier.  The site worked out to Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal, though there was discussion of an Intermediate Goal based the site possibly being over a mapped aquifer.  SGA noted several localized hot spots, below 200 parts per million [ppm].   No groundwater was noted in the tank excavation.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.	Based on my observations and the assessment of SGA: no remedial actions were required by DEP Response Division at the time.  I advised Mr. Gallo to consider a voluntary clean-up of the gasoline contamination found in order to reduce potential liability for him and future property owners.  Gallo chose not to remove the gasoline contaminated soil.
II.	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on-site and shall be properly managed if disturbed, or conditions & information changes.
III.	Being of non-compliant construction, long out-of-service, and required to have been abandoned before 1997, I understand that no Maine Ground Water Fund Insurance coverage is applicable to this facility.  See attached and the UST closure assessment of St. Germain for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM


B-9-2007*Roy Brothers Oil Co., division of Webber Energy, called to report that a client, Sara Hatch, had suffered an oil release in her cellar. The technician on site was unsure about the amount lost. I went to the scene and met Mrs. Hatch. A quick inspection of the cellar showed that the copper feed line had leaked even though it was in a protective plastic sleeve. The fuel had leaked out both ends of the sleeve at tank and furnace. The floor was clay covered by about a foot of inch stone. There was a strong odor of fuel oil in the cellar and house. Mr. Hatch stated the problem had been going for a couple of weeks or more.
   After discussing the problem with Mr. Hatch and advising him of the insurance program, he told me to take the lead in clean up. I made arrangements to have the contamination removed the next morning. However I was ill that day and the removal was supervised by Cleve Leckey of this office. 3.1 tons of stone were removed down to the wet clay floor. Perhaps unexpectedly, there was no free product to collect. Once the contamination was removed, Mr. Leckey, using a PID, sampled the air in the living space: <1 ppm, cellar: 4ppm and just off the exposed clay: 5 ppm. Mr. Leckey decided to leave the exposed floor uncovered for a few days for further reduction of vapors and to replace the stone after that.
  On 1-11-06 Mr. Leckey attended the replacement of the contaminated stone. He reports it went well. Additionally PID samples in the cellar were non-detect.
I-3-2007*01/02/07 10:00 County Environmental Certified Tank Installer - Kirk St. Peter, inerted  an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Lake Road Market to 11.0% liquid Oxygen with Nitrogen.  It is now safe to begin the removal/excavation process.  Earthwork contractor is Dickison & London Inc..  There are several wells adjacent to the market that were monitored for several years with no contamination detected.  There is a dug well associated with the residence across the Drews Lake road approximately 95 feet to the north of the old UST grave.  This dug well never showed signs of being contaminated from the Drews Lake Market; sampling had been discontinued several years ago.  See Spill File # I-148-94 for more details on the ground water analysis performed.  Carl Allen was the  responder that oversaw the old steel USTs removal and site remediation of 500 yards of contaminated soils (land spread) in 1994.

1/02/07 10:45  Dickison & London Co. began excavating the hole for UST removal after the Houlton Water Co. provided assistance to jackhammer out the concrete pad above the UST.  The 10,000 gallon composite tank (2 compartments : 7,000 unleaded gasoline / 3,000 premium unleaded gasoline) showed no signs of leakage.  Nate Hersey, site assessor took several Photoionization detector (PID) headspace readings below the UST's spill buckets; no evidence of product spillage from site operations.  The composite UST had been installed in 1994 by Dickison & London Co..  The UST was lifted out of the hole at about 15:30 and was in good shape with no damage evident upon visual inspection.  No evidence of product appeared in the excavated hole that had groundwater entering into it to a depth of 2 feet from the bottom of the excavation.    Nothing was taken out under the dispenser island.   Nate plans on digging test holes below the piping associated with the dispenser island to be sure any old spilled product is documented and dealt with if it is evident.

01/03/07 10:00 Spoke with Nate, the pump island has been excavated and the piping removed.  Nate took PID field headspace analysis below the piping of the dispensers and found no significant evidence of gas spillage greater than 50 parts per million.  He had Dickison & London dig a test pit down to a depth of 7 to 8.5 feet adjacent to the pump island and toward the Drews Lake Road.  Again, PID headspace analysis showed no evidence of product spillage.  I arrived on-scene at about 12:30; pumps, tank and associated piping have been removed and all excavations have been backfilled.  Only the vent piping excavation needs to be backfilled.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.


P-802-2006*
SUMMARY
	Wed. 10/11/06: DEP tanks unit inspectors happened upon surface oil spillage adjacent to a diesel dispenser at this rural Underground Storage Tank (UST) bulk plant.  The discharge was associated with a small diesel fuel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) for C N Brown's fuel delivery trucks and was not reported to DEP as required.  Mr. Rector notified me, as a representative of the Response Division, who in turn notified Jody at CN Brown Oil Co.  No surface waters were known effected.
	Fri. 10/17/06: CN Brown had Environmental Projects Inc. [EPI] excavate oiled soil for off site recycling and replace it with new fill [see photos].  DEP was not able to attend the clean-up.  I recommend spill containment for the dispenser.

S G Brezinski
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B-193-2006*B-193-2006
04/14/2006 09:56

     Larry Flemming, owner of the former IGA Grocery Store in Corinth, called to report discovering a fuel oil spill.  It was stated that oil was discovered in the rear of the store after snow melt.  A five by fifteen foot area of dead grass was observed.  He stated that the spill was due to a failed space heater on an attached section of the store.
      Investigation revealed through the use of a wetlands auger that the fuel penetrated only a few inches below the surface.  It is not believed that the well to the facility is at risk to contamination.  It may be noted that Technical Services personnel were consulted on the incident.
I-312-2006*12/25/06 00:45 hours, Received a call from the State Police (SP) dispatcher regarding a spill of 15 to 20 gallons of kerosene as a result of a act of vandalism and arson at the West Gate trailer park on the West Gate Road in Caribou.  Caribou fire responded to the incident and then contacted the SP barracks who relayed the spill incident to MDEP.  I called the Caribou Fire Dept (CFD) spoke with Steve Corbin who relayed the following:  apparently sometime after 10:00 PM on Christmas eve someone vandalized Ms. Howard's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) by cutting the fuel line and then used the spilled kerosene to set a car afire that was parked very close to the back side of the trailer and approximately 10 feet from the AST.  CFD responded and extinguished an area of lawn that was approximately 15' X 20' adjacent and encompassing the area where the AST and vehicle were located.  CFD then used approximately a dozen sorbent pads to soak up any residual fuel on the ground surface that had not burned up.  A boiler technician Kevin Adams, of Adams Heating, was contacted to re-connect the AST to the furnace.  Mr. Adams informed the CFD that the DEP had to be notified before he could re-connect them for heat.

Kevin will be out on 12/26/06 to do the repairs to the fuel line.  I contacted the Caribou Police Dept., they informed me that the State Fire Marshall's office would be starting the investigation on Wednesday December 27th.  Tim Lowell from the Fire Marshall's office is the investigator assigned to the case.  Tim said it was ok to begin cleaning up the spill as he had the needed documentation for his investigation.  CFD took a lot of pictures of the crime scene.

12/25/06 10:00 to 12:30 hours, Site visit to Lot# 48. Changed out saturated sorbent pads, poly bagged and set out new sorbent pads.  Talked with homeowner and boyfriend, Paul Morse, who related what had happened.  I explained that the soil that had been contaminated with fuel would need to be excavated to insure that groundwater in the area would not be polluted.  Found the location of the well that serves the trailer park.  The well is located approximately 500 feet northerly of the spill site.  The ground surface is frozen so it is likely with burning and frozen ground the fuel hasn't migrated too far vertically into the soil at this point.  Ms. Howard told me the name of the owner/manager of the trailer park, Mr. Randy Ford.  I spoke with Mr. Ford and explained the need to excavate out the contaminated soils.  He agreed to meet me and the contractor (Soderberg's Const) at the site on 12/26/06.

Met at Lot # 48 spill site with contractor, Mr. Ford and Ms. Howard to discuss plans needed to clean up the spill as soon as possible.  Soderberg began excavation on site after Mr. Adams had moved the old AST and set up some temporary tank/barrel to provide heat to Ms. Howard.  There was approximately 1.5 feet of frost in the ground which should help to limit spilled product migration.  Provided Photo Ionizatoin Detector (PID) field headspace analysis of soils in spill area at 2.5 - 3 feet below surface grade (BSG) readings were 475 - 578 parte per million (PPM).  Requested contractor dig down another 1- 2 feet, have to be careful of buried water and sewage lines.  Dig Safe was on-scene and marked out buried lines.  Took additional PID readings at 4.5' BSG = 280 PPM.  Starting to get out of spilled product, no visible sign of product.  Target clean-up standard set at <100 PPM,  had contractor dig an additional 1 foot of soil and then feather out the excavation out as distance from the AST increased.  Contractor will fill in the site and rough grade it and finish grade it in the spring.   Contaminated soils hauled into Tri-Community Landfill under a oil spill debris form.

Spoke with Tim Lowell, State Fire Marshall Office site investigator  assigned to case.  He has taken statements from affected parties and others and may be ready to issue a summons regardin
B-373-2006*B-373-2006
07/07/2006 08:45

     An anonymous complainant called to report fuel odors with possible spillage at Lot 39 at Pray's Trailer Park off the Finson Road.  It was stated that workers dismantled a trailer and associated fuel tank the day before.  Investigation shown only some minor drips.  Gayle Pryor of Keystone Management was made aware of the situation.  No further action was taken.
B-311-2006*B-311-2006
05/30/2006 13:49

     An anonymous complainant called to report the possible existence of oil spillage associated with an auto repair shop on Leighton Point Road in Pembroke.  No other revealing information was given.  Investigation shown that the repair shop was simply an attached residential garage with a sign: "Pembroke Auto".  With the exception of a few lawn ornaments and one vehicle, nothing was found.
P-1045-2006*On 12/6/06, I received a call from Tom Robbins of Royal Oil, who reported an oil spill at a customer's residence in South Portland.  There was some delay in my receiving the call due to a "temp" worker answering the phones at the office that day.  When I spoke to Mr. Robbins, he indicated that the cleanup was well underway, and a site visit by me was not required.  The spill was limited to the inside of the residence.

On 1/3/07 I received a call from David Cram, the homeowner, who requested I visit the site to make sure the cleanup had been completed.  I met Mr. Cram at the home the following afternoon.  Upon arrival, I learned that Royal Oil had been connected to a fill pipe at the residence that had been disconnected from an above ground tank that had been relocated a few years prior to the incident.  Oil flowed directly from the truck onto the floor of the basement, covering surrounding belongings and surfaces.  Royal Oil had done a rough cleanup, and then their insurance company had hired out the remainder of the cleanup.  Oily materials had largely been removed upon my arrival.  I made note that a window curtain near the fill pipe may need removal or cleaning and that the carpet runner on the basement steps may also need removal.  On the day of my visit, I noticed no evidence of oil remaining either visual or olfactory.  The homeowner indicated he still smelled oil on occasion.  At this point, any remaining oil odor is considered to be a nuisance and does not rise to the level of being a health threat.  Additional clean up activities were still planned.  No further Department action is required.
B-784-2006*B-784-2006
12/18/2006 14:20

      The Dead River Oil Company in Calais called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Linda Lewey at 5 Capen Avenue in Eastport.  It was stated that the tank developed a corrosion hole spilling a small undetermined quantity into the dirt basement floor.  The quantity was in question since the tank was now empty.  Very little evidence of fuel was found around the tank.  A conversation with Ms. Lewey revealed the tank was pretty much empty.  Since odors were not an issue and the area is served by a public water supply no further action was taken.
I-313-2006*12/25/06 17:15 hours, Received a call from Dana LaPointe and Jeffrey Targonski of Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) regarding an oil spill in the basement of Dr. Calvin Newman's home in Island Falls.  The DOC crew received a call at approximately 2:30 pm Christmas day.  When they arrived they found that the homeowner had plugged the hole.  Dana LaPointe then called DEP at approx 17:15 hours and then DOC crew started the clean up with 1.5 bags of sorbent pads.  Both Dana and Jeff advised the customer to leave the home because of the fumes and because they had no heat they had to turn off the boiler.  DEP Responded to scene at the Newman Residence at 19:00 hours on 12/25/06.  Replaced pads put down by DOC crew with fresh pads. Changed out pads several times mopping/sorbing up free product off  dirt floor. Set up ventilation fan in cellar window adjacent to AST where leak started.  Set up duct work to fan and set up a poly tent to trap vapors and vent them through duct work and vent fan.  The house is on public water supply and so no private drinking water well users will be impacted from this spill.

12/26/06  DEP hired contractor, Dickison & London (D & L Co.) to dig up/excavate spill site area of dirt floor in cellar.  DEP requested that DOC crews set up temporary tank/drum for fuel oil to provide family with heat in house and remove old tank to facilitate soil clean-up activities.  DEP had indoor air monitored for petroleum vapors and had Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings taken by County Environmental Engineering (CEE), Nate Hersey, provided PID feedback that guided the level of dirt excavated out of cellar floor.  D & L Co. excavated approx 2 to 3 cubic yards and shipped it to Steelstone Industries batch plant in Houlton for processing.   Based upon readings taken after soil remediation was started, levels in the upstairs are safe for occupancy.  Relayed PID readings to D & L  Co., they will need to excavate additional soils in front of furnace and under location of old AST.  12/28/06  DOC has put a new oil tank in cellar a little further from the footprint of the old tank all piping is hooked up, the soil excavation work has been completed.  D&L Co. has placed heavy poly sheet to seal migration of fugitive oil vapors and backfilled the excavated portion of the cellar with clean sand and gravel.    DEP Response took PID readings in ambient air of cellar where spill occurred and levels were < 5 parts per million.

Provided Dr. Newman with Application for Aboveground Storage Tank Insurance Fund (Fund) and assisted in answering some questions on portions of the form.  Gave Dr. Newman some information on how the Fund is administered.  Left ventilation fan with associated duct work in place.  Will check back with the Newmans in a month to see if there are any other odor issues.  Told them to call us if there are any problems that persist related to the spill.

01/03/07 Received results of PID readings via mail and fax that Nate, of CEE, had conveyed to me via telephone conversations.  No further Response actions are required at this time.

P-972-2006*On 12/9/06 I received a complaint through the Maine State Police from Marcel Poulin reporting his oil company, Fielding's Oil, had overfilled his oil tank at his residence spilling oil onto the ground and onto the basement floor.  He was not satisfied with the response to date from Fieldings.  It was unclear to me exactly when the spill had occurred.  I contacted Fielding's Oil and requested they respond to the home and satisfy the homeowner with a sufficient response to clean up the remaining oil.  I instructed the homeowner to contact me if he continued to have a problem with the clean up.  I never heard back from him.  No further action required.
I-5-2007*5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a duplex filter due to the vent being left open.
B-98-2006*B-98-2006
02/27/2006 12:30

     Tim McCann, concerned new property owner on Route 2 in Passadumkeag, called to report some oil spillage associated with a small salvage yard adjacent to his property.  It was stated that the owner, Will Hannington, refused to clean up the "mess".  The "mess" as it turned out consisted of about a dozen junk cars and a few partially filled drums of waste oil. During an " on site" investigation, Mr.  Hannington agreed to remove any junk that would cause spillage.  The drums were later removed.
P-21-2007*On 1/9/07, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP).  He reported a transformer oil spill in Buxton.  The spill occurred when a motor vehicle struck a utility pole causing the transformer to leak.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill with speedy dry and excavated a small amount of contaminated soil, which was taken to Pine Tree Waste in Hampden for disposal.  No further action required.
B-785-2006*B-785-2006
12/18/2006 15:31

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill in the amount of two tablespoons at the residence of Hermon Suprenant at 10 Oak Street also in Brewer.  The spill was the result of a minute corrosion hole on the basement tank.  The tank was replaced.  The fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material.
I-314-2006*12/27/06 1140 hours, Received a call from Ferris Oil Co. (Ferris), Sue Patterson, regarding the spill of aproximately 20 to 30 gallons of gas at the Ferris Bulk Plant on the Skyway Industrial Park as a result of an overfill of an Aboveground Storage TAnk (AST).   Bob Ferris and his crew have responded and cleaned up the spill.  Asked Sue to fax in a spill report of the incident.

12/28/06 1405 hours, Received faxed spill report from Ferris detailing the following information:
at approximately 11:25 am., December 27, 2006, Mike Amero, tank truck driver, notified Sue Patterson, Service Technician manager, that he has spilled gasoline on the ground at the bulk plant as a result of the tank running over.  Personnel responded and cleaned the are where the spill had occurred.  Investigation revealed the 5,000-gallon tank contained 4,000 gallons when the driver was attempting to off load 1,500 gallons into the the tank.  Office personnel believed 1,000 gallons had been removed from the tank the same morning to be delivered to a customer leaving 3,000 gallons in the tank.  They were unaware that the 1,000 gallons had been pre-loaded one day prior.

12/28/06 1615 hours, DEP site visit to Ferris.  Ground around the AST holding unleaded gasoline where the spill/overfill of approx. 20 gallons had quite strong odors of gas.  Dug a couple of holes into frozen ground.  One was about 4 feet directly adjacent to the tank, the second hole was 10 -12 feet west of the tank toward the rail siding.  First hole had a field headspace Photo Ionization Detector (PID) reading of 135 parts per million (PPM), the second hole (only dug down about 8") had a PID reading of 1,731 PPM.  Relayed this info to my supervisor, Frank Wezner.   Frank visited the site on 12/29/06 and said we would check back at the site in the spring to see if there any remnants of oil in the soil / area of the spill that need to be removed at that time.  Minor amount of product probably still there but shouldn't migrated due to frozen ground.  No drinking water users are within 1000 feet.

05/01/07 Site visit to Ferris Bulk plant - took several PID reading in the vicinity of spill - got PID  readings of between 15 - 20 PPM.  Residual  of gas spilled last December has volatilized/vaporized and is no longer an issue.  No further action is needed.
B-5-2007*On 1/5/07, 0530 hours I was put in contact with Ed Haverlock, who is the Greenbush Fire Chief.  Ed was reporting a diesel spill on Route 2 in front of the post office.  He estimated the volume of the spill at 200 gallons.  A logging truck driven by Stanley Madden had just pulled out onto Route 2 heading north when a pick up truck driven by one of Scott Madden's employees  came up the road and hit the logging trucks trailer causing it to jack knife.  At the same time the pick up swung around and went back end first into the saddle tank of the logging truck. This released eighty gallons and the pick up had a skid tank that leaked when it was thrown out of the pickups' bed. The road was covered with wet ice at the time, which is why the accident happened.  At the time of our conversation Ed's perception was that the product had all gone into the ditch and that it was difficult to find.  I told him that I'd like to check it out and he suggested that I wait until the ice was gone.  He also pointed out that the situation was not an emergency so I waited until midmorning to visit the site.

On site the ditch did not seem to have much product; certainly not a hundred gallons.  It soon became apparent that the liquid on the shoulder of the road was pure product and there was lots of it,  which prompted the call to Clean Harbors.  Clean Harbors was on site with a vac truck within the hour and the spill was recovered in about two hours.  This included pulling product out from under the ice that was on the side of the road.  Also, there were a couple of culverts associated with the ditch that contained a lot of product that could be recovered only with a vac truck.  The clean up generated about 1400 gallons of oily water.  At least 100 of it was oil.

B-7-2007*On 1/6/07, 1250 hours the Regional Communications Center passed on an anonymous report which stated that the boom in the cove by the Gulf Terminal had broken loose and was heading out with the tide.  A site visit revealed that one end of the boom had come loose but it appeared to still be connected at the other end.  At least it wasn't going out with the tide.  The eddy currents at that location have a tendency to keep things form leaving the cove.  I reported the incident to Thomas Smith,who suggested Clean Harbors be advised (because it is their boom).  Jason (Clean Harbors) said they would check it Monday, and that they routinely checked it three times a week.
P-14-2007*I was contacted by Pine Tree Wast, who reported that one of their trucks had blown a hydraulic line on Ash Street in Lewiston.  The spilled oil was contained on pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further response action is needed at this time.
P-17-2007*
1/4/07: report to DEP of 2-gal. discharge from basement Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to concrete floor due to a broken filter fitting off the AST.  Repaired and cleaned by Dead River.  No associated oil odor issues.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

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B-695-2006*Mr. Warren reported that a front end loader blew a hose at the D.O.T. lot in Jackman. He estimated that about a half gallon was lost to the packed gravel yard. The oil was recovered with sorbent pads.

B-593-2006*According to the manager at McDonald's, a Bangor Hydro service truck leaked diesel all over the parking lot, while its occupants had lunch.  It's believed that the saddle tanks, overfull, were warmed by the sun and the fuel pushed out the fill.  BHECo was unable to confirm this theory, but they cleaned it up anyway.   See their report, attached.
B-619-2006*A flat bed truck, belonging to K P Recycling of Winslow, westbound and loaded with crushed vehicles failed to negotiate the curve of the exit 2 off ramp of I-395, and rolled onto its right side.   A small amount of diesel was spilled from the saddle tanks.

The Bangor Fire Dept. was summoned and laid down sorbent pads and speedy dry.  Upon my arrival, I retrieved and disposed of those materials.
B-620-2006*A hydraulic hose failed on a CMP bucket truck while the operator was aloft working on a line.  Most of the hydraulic oil sprayed on the truck, but some went onto the ground.  See the attached CMP report for clean-up details.
I-231-2006*09/18/06 10:30 hours, Received a call from Dan Lavassuer of Huber Engineered Woods LLC (Huber)to inform us that there was a spill in the wood yard of approximately 150 gallons of boiler blow down water as a result of a plugged/corroded pipe in the boiler water underground piping network.  At 10:15 on 09/18/06 an employee discovered water intermittently spurting out of a a vent/clean-out pipe for the boiler water piping network.

09/18/06 11:15 hours, Met with Dan Lavasseur on site and looked at the area where the boiler blow down water had breached the piping in the wood yard.  Talked with Dan about having Allen's Vac truck in to recover the product laying in the storm water ditch along the eastern perimeter of the wood yard. This recovered boiler blow down water will be incorporated into the mill's hog fuel and burned in the boiler on-site per license conditions.  Dan has shut down the piping system to pump station #2 that handles boiler water until this corrosion or blockage can be fixed.  Pipe line repairs are in progress at this time.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.


P-754-2006*A hydraulic oil drum was left outdoors by an employee, making it a hazard for an unaware delivery driver.  The trailer truck backed into the drum in the early morning hours causing it to discharge its contents.  Product originally reached the pavement below and then ran along a small building and onto the lawn.  Clean Harbors  Environmental Services was contracted to apply speedy dry to the pavement and perform a small excavation of the contaminated soil, all of which was disposed of in Sappi's regular waste stream.
P-757-2006*A five-gallon pail of hydraulic oil was tipped over in the street of Agamenticus Drive, but it only discharged a portion of its contents.  Speedy dry was applied to the spill by York Fire Department.
P-761-2006*Please see attached.
I-257-2006*10/20/06 10:00 hours, Met with Tom Tardiff, Regional Manager for Maine, Montreal & Atlantic Railroad at their Houlton Maintenance Shop.  Tom took us on a tour of the facility and explained what maintenance operations were performed at the facility.  Sean Bernard from the Land and Water Bureau reviewed the facility's storm water management plan and gave some suggestions for improving storm water management. Tom showed me an area along the track rail bed leading into the maintenance building where some drips and small spills of hydraulic oil and diesel fuel had occurred in the past year.  Tom is planning on having Dickison and London Const. Co come in and excavate the contaminated rail bedding and replace with clean gravel and crushed stone.   I gave Tom a oily debris letter to manifest the contaminated rail bedding stone into the batch plant at Steelstone Industries.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-687-2006*Mr. Ousman reported that about 2 gallons of Jet-A spilled to the airport pavement as a result of a loose fitting on a delivery hose from tank truck to aircraft. The oil was recovered by sorbent pads. No waters involved.


B-691-2006*Mr. Konteh called to report what he estimated to be a quart and a half spill of Jet-A at ramp #6. It seems that one wing tank on an aircraft cross fed to another tank which became overfilled spilling the fuel. The spill was cleaned up with a few sorbent pads.
I-280-2006*10/27/06  15:00 hours, Site visit to Porter's Service Station/Bulk Plant to observe the installation of a new 25,000-gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST). The Certified Tank Installer overseeing this installation is Ira Dodge of Guerin Company.  The general contractor doing the earthwork is Steelstone Industries (Steelstone) out of Houlton, ME.  Installation work was started on 10/26/06 and when I arrived on scene the excavation had been completed and the tank had been placed and backfilling operations were underway.  I noticed that there wasn't adequate erosion control measures installed on-site.  I relayed the need to install silt fence just down gradient of the earthwork activity area that is adjacent to a wetland.  Steelstone mobilized some crew to get the silt fence supplies.  Silt fence was being installed at 17:00 hours when I was heading back to the regional office at the end of the day.

11/09/06 Site visit to check on tank installation progress.  Tank is all backfilled and graded.   Two sumps are installed on tank - one (1) for the 22,500-gallon home heating oil compartment and the (2nd) for the 3,000-gallon kerosene storage compartment.  Still awaiting the plumbing pipe work to be completed by Ira Dodge.  Once Ira has plumbed in the lines, Porter's will install the rack fixture for loading.

12/11/06 checked on progress to install rack loading apparatus for new 25,000-gallon UST.  Still not completed.  Parts are all in for rack, Bob Porter said he is waiting on decent weather to pour concrete pad before starting on rack installation.

12/26/06 Progress check on rack installation, poles have been set, rack not yet installed and functional

01/17/07  Progress on rack installation.  Electric Company was there today hooking up power to the poles, rack not yet installed/functioning.  Using the tank via hoses coming out of sumps as Porter has done for the past 2 months.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
I-200-2006*07/23/06 22:15 hours, Huber OSB mill in Easton experienced a spill of between 40 and 50 gallons of ESP black water as a result of a gate valve failure in the quenching chamber.  Huber's Phil Ketch, shift foreman, contacted Allen's Vacuum truck to suck up the spilled black water and mix it into the hog fuel storage pile for burning in the plant's licensed boiler as per license conditions.

07/24/06 Received a fax regarding the spill of the ESP black water and subsequent actions taken to fix the problem and clean-up the spilled product.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

A-18-2007* On 1-10-2007 Ms. Rouseau reported that she had an oil leak in the basement of her home.  According to her, the furnace exploded and the Fire Department had been there.  I made a site visit and determined that there was no oil leak.  The furnace was old and needed to be replaced.
 I also spoke with Dan Parks of Fabian Oil.
 Eventually, the furnace was replaced on 1-23-07.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-19-2007* On 1-10-2007, Vinalhaven Fuel reported that an oil discharge had occurred at the home of Louise Bickford.  This home is located on Vinalhaven Island, actual address unknown.  This release was the result of overfilling the oil tank which is located in the basement.
 Many days later Jon Andrews and I made a site visit to Vinalhaven to check this site and some others.
The tank in question at Mrs. Bickford's is old, very old.  Vinalhaven fuel did a reasonable job at cleaning up the spilled fuel oil.
 It is my opinion that this tank should be replaced and I expressed my concerns to Vinalhaven Fuel.
A-20-2007* DEP received a report from the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) from the town of China concerning spillage of automotive fluids at the residence of Mr. Davis located at 129 Deer Hill Road.
  Scott Pierz (CEO) and I made a site visit and their was indeed spillage of motor oil at several locations.  There were also open containers of waste motor oil, along with a quantity of solid waste debris.  I spoke to Mr. Davis about better housekeeping procedures for waste oils, etc.  I also suggested that he bring the used motor oil to the town transfer station.
  I made a second site visit sometime later and Mr. Davis had complied with my suggestions.  No further Response Action anticipated.
A-21-2007*Mark Gilbert from Hancock Lumber contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill.  A fork lift broke a hose spilling oil to the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was absorbed with wood chips.  The chips were disposed in the on site wood boiler.  No site visit was made.
B-623-2006*John Fedorovich reports an estimated 1 cup of transformer oil leaking from a bushing on a pad mounted transformer at EMMC.  He repaired the bushing and cleaned up the spill.
A-23-2007*DEP received a call from the Byron Fire Department (BFD) concerning a transportation accident on Route 17 near Coos Canyon in Byron.  A small amount of antifreeze and used motor oil spilled and was cleaned up and disposed of by the BFD.  No site visit and no further Response action expected.
A-25-2007*DEP received a report from Interstate battery that one of their trucks went off the road on Route 117 in Buckfield.  A couple of small containers of acid broke open.  It is unclear what kind of cleanup action occurred.  It is probable that we advised them on the appropriate cleanup action and they completed the cleanup.  No site visit and no further Response action expected.
A-28-2007*DEP received a report that oil had been slowly leaking at a furnace in this cellar over a long period of time.  Oil staining was evident on the concrete floor but had not reached the floor drain or otherwise escaped the cellar.  The area is served by municipal water.

Spilled oil was recovered by a contractor, and a new propane furnace was installed to replace the antique furnace that had leaked.  Oil vapors/odors were never a problem in the building, which is a former single-family residence recently converted to office space.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-29-2007*An overfill caused a small amount of oil to leak around the gage at this rental property. I visited the site and the clean-up appeared complete. There were no complaints from the tenant. No further action is expected.
I-12-2007*01/19/07  09:30  Dead River's Gas & Go Food Trend store in Fort Kent had a small spill of 2 to 3 gallons of unleaded gas as a result of changing a fuel filter.  Dead River's crew immediately scooped up the snow that the gas spilled onto and put it in a barrel.  They then used speedy dry to pick up/soak up  the remaining gas on the pavement outside the store.  All gas contaminated materials (snow and speedy dri) will be stored in a barrel at Dead River's bulk plant until their contractor comes up to pick the oily debris and dispose of it with other oily debris wastes per regulations and contract terms.

01/19/07 10:10 Received Faxed spill report from Dead River on the above detailed spill.  Called Kevin to gain a little more information.  All product has been cleaned up and is being stored at the bulk plant in a barrel for disposal through their contractor.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-21-2007*1.18.06  Maine DOT representative John McCormack reported a spill from a bucket truck the blew a hydraulic oil line.  The location of the spill is at the site of the Maine DOT maintenance facility under construction on the Verona Island side of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on Route 1.  An estimated 5 gallons leaked and was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  Mr. McCormack advised that DOT workers were on site and pads deployed quickly after the spill.

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A-31-2007*On 1/19/2007, Paula Smith of CN Brown reported a gasoline spill in Augusta. The one-gallon spill resulted from a defective dispenser nozzle. CN Brown employees cleaned up the spill, and a repair crew was called to replace the nozzle. No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.
I-14-1998*01/26/98 Alan Michaud of Daigle Oil Co., called to report the spillage of 100 gallons of kerosene from the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the home of Louis Paradis in Frenchville.  Spill resulted when the weight of snow broke the fuel line of the AST and spilled the 100 gallons of K-1.  DEP First Responder Carl Allen hired Pelletier & Sons Const. Co to excavate contaminated snow and soils in the vicinity of the spilled fuel.  Excavation completed by 01/29/98.
A-757-2006*DEP received this late report via e-mail of a 20 gallon hydraulic spill at the VERSO Androscoggin mill Cogen Energy facility.  It is unclear whether the spill was reported and not logged by DEP staff or not reported by VERSO staff.  In any event, the oil was reportedly discharged to an interior surface and cleaned with sorbents.  No site visit was made.
B-684-2006*Dan Gagnon has recently purchased a summer home in downtown St. Albans and drilled a well.  Looking around, he noticed evidence of spillage, possibly from a truck, on the property of L E McLeod, a neighbor.

Investigating on 11/3, I too noted evidence of spillage in McLeod's driveway, hydraulic oil or possibly diesel; the spillage was so old and so minor though, that I deemed it insignificant, and not practical to clean up.  I called Gagnon and informed him that he wouldn't have any trouble with his well from this spill.
B-720-2006*Same old story.  A small amount of product vented from an aircraft at BIA and they cleaned it up, they said.
P-833-2006*Greg O'Brien received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) facility at 400 Riverside Avenue in Portland.  The kerosene leak occurred behind a wall in the MTA office area.  Several years before when MTA moved into the facility they converted it from a warehouse.  There they had removed a monitor heater during the renovation process.  Rather than remove the line, whomever did the construction stuck the line against the concrete wall and built the new sheet rock wall in front of it; with the line still connected to the AST.  It was unclear as to who did the actual construction work, but the MTA officials were sure that it was either their employees or their contractor.  The building owner did not do the renovation.

Work had been done on the monitor heater for another tenant, and the technician had turned on what he thought was the fuel line for the heater that he was working on.  It turned out to be the aforementioned abandoned fuel line, and the product leaked out of the tank and behind the wall in the MTA office.  The technician felt that it was only a 5-10 gallon discharge (although it became clear later that it was much more than that).

Greg hired ENPRO to initiate cleanup of the site, then received a second spill call.  I responded to the MTA site to take over while Greg responded to the second spill.  Upon my arrival I observed that ENPRO had removed a portion of the affected wall and carpet and were ventilating the building.  I met with MTA representative Robin Saunders and she agreed with the course of action.   Via telephone, I also contacted the building owner, Orman Cummings, whose representative (Paul Dubois) was on site.  He agreed that we should continue to undertake whatever cleanup was necessary.

The following day ENPRO removed the affected carpet, wall, and other media from the inside, and excavated the contaminated soil outside the building.

At this point it became clear that the oil saturated concrete block would continue to smell of oil and may cause an indoor air quality issue.  At this point I referred the case to Don White of the Division of Technical Services to determine the best course of action to minimize indoor air issues.

Don White ultimately determined that replacement of the affected cinder blocks  was the best course of action.  Mr. Cummings agreed to hire the contractor to undertake this and did so, under Don White's direction.

The site was sufficiently remediated and no further action appears necessary.
B-722-2006*On the evening of November 14, Jamie Robinson notified us of a spill inside their bulk plant dike in Greenville Junction, pegging the volume up to 100 gallons.  I asked him if he needed help from us, and he said not at that time; I asked him to keep me posted.

Later in the evening we had another conversation, the upshot of which was that they'd used up 4 bales of sorbent pads, and now the pads were not turning yellow immediately.   That information in hand, it was obvious that his initial report of 100 gallons was more like 25.

Despite my best intentions, I was not able to visit this spill site, because of demands placed on me by other duties and spills.
I-15-1998*1/27/98 11:52 received a call from Brenda Putnam of Katahdin Trust Co., they own a house in Mount Chase where an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak occurred as a result of heavy snow conditions.  AST leaked approx. 150 gallons of kerosene.  First Responder Carl Allen contracted with Dickison & London Const. Co. to excavate contaminated snow and underlying soils. Allen had well tested for DRO by the HETL, see attached laboratory results.
B-730-2006*The failure of the automatic shutoff on one of the gas pumps caused 1/2 gallon overfill at the Irving station on Main ST.  Irving personnel cleaned it up with speedy dry.

B-731-2006*A truck belonging to someone named the Carney Brothers developed a leak in a delivery hose as hydraulic oil was being delivered to the bulk facility at the CMP service center in Dover Foxcroft.  After the hose was repaired, the Carneys were able to move the truck and effect a clean up of the spilled oil.
B-733-2006*The storm of November 17, gave some heartburn to CMP's Dover division in the form of at least 3 transformer problems.  The worst was on Main St. in Sangerville, which lost 5 gallons.   See CMP's spill report, attached.

B-734-2006*Estimated 1 qt. spill from a leaking bushing on a transformer.  See BHECo's spill report attached.
B-798-2006*Dead River says about 1/2 cup of product was spilled from loose fittings atop the AST at 15 Grove St., Orono.  This calamity was unknown to them until the homeowner came home and smelled product four days later.  Dead River remediated the site with sorbent material.

A-2-2007*DEP received a report from the Environmental Compliance Coordinator at this facility that several gallons of waste oil (used lube oil from a diesel engine) had been lost from a collection drum via the top bung.  Spilled oil was collected using sorbents.  After checking the terms of their emissions license, they incinerated the oily material in the plant kiln.
A-3-2007*Fred Woodbury of Downeast Energy contacted this office to report an overfill of a basement aboveground storage tank at the Hubbard residence.  The driver waited too long to shut off the delivery and estimated less than 1 gallon sprayed to pavement via the vent line.  Downeast used sorbents to clean up the spilled oil.  I called the owner and left a message requesting contact if the spill seemed larger than 1 gallon or odors inside the building were an issue.  No site visit was made.  No contact has been made by the owner.
A-5-2007* On 1-2-2007 the Knox County 911 dispatcher reported that a gasoline release had occurred. An automobile owned by A. Porter developed a leak in the gasoline tank. This occurred at the Hannaford parking lot at 75 Maverick Street in Rockland. The spilled gasoline was cleaned up with speedi dri by the Rockland Fire Dept.
 No further action by Response is needed.
A-7-2007*DEP received a report from a Community Action Program (CAP) that was replacing a furnace at this residence.  They had observed a slight leak at the supply line at the cellar Aboveground Storage Tank (AST); oil had been dripping into the dirt/gravel cellar floor over a long period of time.  The elderly homeowner had placed the tank himself several years previously, and in recent years had relied on relatives to service the system.  A dug well was present in the cellar 20' from the leaking AST; this well provides water to the house for all needs.
   DEP staff stopped the leak on the initial visit by tightening a flared fitting.  A contractor was hired to move the AST, excavate soil for disposal, and to replace the AST.  Water was sampled at the kitchen tap and found non-detect for petroleum.
A-8-2007*DEP received an after-hours report that a minor oil spill had occurred at the Androscoggin mill in Jay.  Less than two gallons went to the plant sewer.  No site visit was made.
A-10-2007*Roy Koster of Central Maine Power (CMP) contacted DEP to report a vehicle accident on the Ridge Road (Parameter Hill Road) in China which resulted in damage to a CMP owned transformer.  Approx. 2 gallons of oil was reportedly leaked to the ground. The driver was not identified.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers excavation to remove the contaminated soil.  6.58 tons was removed to Norridgewock Crossroads landfill.  CMP requested and I issued a spill letter for this soil to be disposed as special waste.  The transformer contained less than 2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (non-PCB).  No site visit was made by DEP.
A-11-2007*DEP received a report that a commercial tractor-trailer had left the road at this bridge at the Kennebec River.  The cab was partially underwater, with the box trailer hung up on the bridge.  The saddle tanks were intact.  These were drilled and pumped (220 gallons were removed) prior to attempting to extract the vehicle.  A small amount of fuel was spilled to the river past the tank caps.
A-13-2007*A minor overfill at this residence was cleaned up by Fabian Oil staff. The homeowner was pleased with the cleanup. No site visit was made. No action expected.
I-315-2006*12/26/06 0830 hours, Received a call from Richard Hosford, Bates Fuels, regarding a spill of kerosene as a result of a 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) falling over onto its side.  The AST fell over in the backyard of Don and Mildred Cleary's home on the Catalina road (#306) in East Hodgdon.  Tank fell over due to legs of tank failing/breaking off.  Richard estimated that between 125 and 135 gallons of kerosene spilled.  He re-spliced the fuel line and propped up the AST until MDEP was notified and decided on clean-up requirements.  Homeowner, Don Cleary, ordered a new low-boy AST to replace the existing tank that fell over.

12/26/06 1630 hours, met with Mr. Cleary, and Jerry and Brent Dickison to discuss cleaning up spill site.  Spill area is at the edge of the house lot near a bluff (land slopes away pretty steeply).  The area of the house lot was an old shale/gravel borrow pit that had been leveled off to set the house and garage.  Jerry will use an old road into the borrow pit to access the back yard where the spill occurred.  Ground is currently frozen (not too deep) with a 2-3" dusting of snow cover.  The private well to the Cleary's home is located approximately 90 feet to the north of the spill area and is slightly upgrade based upon surface topography only.  According to Mr. Cleary, the well is approximately 180 feet deep and has 160 feet of casing.  Due to the close proximity of the spill to the well and the amount reported as spilled (from Bates Fuel), I told Mr. Cleary that we wanted to get at clean-up as soon as possible and use a stringent clean-up standard (10 parts per million of Diesel Range Organics (DRO) in soils).  Planned to start spill clean-up / site remediation on 12/27/06.

12/27/06 Spoke with Richarad Hosford of Bates Fuels, I requested that they set the Cleary home on a temporary oil storage barrel and move the old AST out of the way so we cold begin site clean-up.  Mr. Hosford said he would get to it later today.  MDEP site visit - AST has been disconnected from fuel lines and temporary oil storage has been set up to facilitate digging/clean-up of soils.  D&L Const Co. has roughed out road into the backside of Cleary house lot and left the excavator for digging up contaminated soils.

12/28/06 Got a call from Jerry Dickison, he has begun the excavation of the spill site.  Jerry does not see or smell any signs of kerosene spilled.  He has dug a hole in the area of the old AST approximately 2.5' deep in an area about 8' by  8', Jerry requested I come down and take a look to provide some guidance.  I arrived on-scene with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID).  Took several samples at 2.5 feet depth and did field determination headspace test for DRO.  Results were a low of 7 PPM with a higher reading of 25 PPM.  No real evidence of a large quantity of fuel (K-1) having been spilled in this area of excavated soils.  Had Jerry Dickison dig down another 1.5 feet and expand the excavated area to about 10 feet by 15 feet.  Took 2 more samples below the vicinity of where the AST rolled over and ruptured the fuel line.  PID headspace readings were 5 and 8 PPM, respectively.

12/28/06 called Technical Services Division geologist Paul Higgins to discuss findings of site clean-up thus far.  Paul said that given the site geology, composed of a lot of shale ledge and highly porous till material, that the spilled product may have traveled directly downward through this porous strata and that we might not see it.  Paul suggested taking a water sample of the Cleary's well as a background / baseline value and then take another well sample in the spring when groundwater flows may push potential contaminants toward the well.  Took the sample at the tap in a semi-volatile bottle and sent to lab for analysis.  Due to low soils concentration measured by PID, I had D&L const. backfill the excavated area and grade it off and mulch the site with hay.  Mr. Cleary stated that he didn't think he l
P-844-2006*A storm damaged a utility pole causing its transformer to discharge approximately ten gallons of transformer oil to the ground below.  Some product hit the pavement, which was recovered with sorbent material.  The remainder soaked into the soil, which was excavated under the direction of Ann Hemenway then transported to Waste Management for disposal.
P-448-2006*A trailer truck hauling wood chips made contact with the soft shoulder of Bolsters Mills Rd. which caused it to careen into the woods 25 ft. from an approximate 400 sq. ft. pond.  Removal of the trailer occurred without issue but the cab (and most specifically its saddle tank) did not fare as well.  Strong, freshly sheared trees punctured it initiating the discharge of approximately 70 gallons of diesel fuel.  The location was extremely rocky, organic and root laden so product was prone to travel.   The visible puddles of product were absorbed with sorbents by the on scene fire personnel, but that only accounted for a percentage of what was lost.

After the site was assessed, hand dug test pits were created as a means of collecting what product was still free and to determine to what extent it had traveled.  The preliminary investigation concluded that product was abound and dispersing toward the pond via subsurface preferential pathways. Three large recovery pits were then created with the dual purpose to collect product and impede its course.  Nonetheless, preemptive sorbent boom was deployed along the shore of the pond as a preventive measure.

The site was monitored throughout the following weeks as saturated sorbents required frequent replacement.  No significant product actually reached the pond, though a sheen did become present after heavy rains caused the groundwater in the recovery pits to overflow.  This event did not place at risk the local flora, fauna, or drinking water wells and there should not be concern for any lingering contamination other than at the actual spill site.

Due to the heavily wooded nature of the area affected, it was the Department's hope to maintain as many of the trees as possible to limit the detrimental effects of a significant excavation.  Therefore, the use of recovery pits was deemed optimal at that time, taking into consideration the location of the spill with regard to vital resources.  Unfortunately, despite the high groundwater conditions, the recovery pits did not produce as much product as expected; therefore, additional excavation was undertaken.  Forty tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site predominantly removing the remaining contamination.  A small buffer was left behind to ensure the integrity of the pond was salvaged and to prevent erosion issues but that is expected to bioremediate itself over time.
P-559-2006*While transferring product from a storage tank to a supply tank, the operator became preoccupied allowing the supply tank to overfill and discharge approximately ten gallons of diesel to the coastal water below.  The operator immediately ceased the operation and notified marina personnel.  An excellent effort was undertaken by marina personnel to contain the spill and recover the product.  Hard boom was placed around the vessel and both sorbent pads and boom were utilized to recover the fuel; both of which occurred in a very timely fashion.  A slight sheen lingered in the area where some native sea flora came intact with the fuel which were removed by the response contractor.   This issue was contained within the marina and will not affect any neighboring entity.
P-625-2006*It was discovered that a two inch combination of water and gasoline was present in the interstitial space of the underground storage tank at this facility.  After it was pumped out it recharged abruptly suggesting that either the tank itself or its connected piping had been compromised warranting its removal.  A waiver was granted and the tank was removed without issue and the double wall was intact.  However, during the piping removal, contaminated soil was witnessed below the dispenser located on a small peninsula.  The cause of 'operator error over time' should sufficiently explain the presence of contaminated soil.  Though the site qualified as 'stringent' via the DEP Decision Tree a 'modified stringent' guideline of 50 ppm was established given the site specifics.  Contaminated soil was excavated to that standard and the location was backfilled.
P-702-2006*Property owner notified the Department that his Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had been vandalized which caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene to the ground below.  The vandal allegedly spun out the bung in the bottom of the tank, releasing the product.  Given the history with this individual, (P-401, 595-05) a Clean Up Actions Agreement was created and provided to the property owner.  He obliged and undertook our requirements which, in part, yielded the excavation of 210 tons of contaminated soil.  Some contaminated was apparently left behind below a small ell off the trailer about which the property owner, his consultant Sevee Maher and our Tech Svcs division have been consulting.  Contact Sevee Maher for specifics regarding the excavation and other relevant information.
P-750-2006*A landscaping company experienced a blown hydraulic line while doing a project in Gorham.  Utilizing the equipment they had on site, they excavated the area that afternoon and disposed of the soil at CPRC via a DEP provided virgin letter.  They then backfilled to the property owner's content.
B-8-2007*On 1/8/07 I received a report of a truck accident on Route 7 approximately 3 miles from downtown Dover Foxcroft.  The tractor trailer was hauling approximately 57,000 pounds of potatoes and had lost control on an icy curve subsequently crashing onto its side.  When the truck landed the left saddle tank was cracked and began leaking.

The fire department was dispatched and arrived on scene and deployed oil absorbent pads into the crack to slow the leak.  Next the fire department began pumping diesel and water from the ditch into 55 gallon drums they had delivered to the scene.  Luckily the trailer dug into the ground creating an earthen berm to dike the diesel and water and prevent it from flowing beyond the tractor.

Once I arrived on scene I pumped out the remaining product in the cracked saddle tank then pumped the product from the non leaking tank into drums.  Once the product was transferred, I hired Phillip Industrial Services to dispose of the oily water and vactor the contaminated mud from the accident site.

The truck was righted and removed.

The next issue was the potatoes on the side of the road.  The next day Department of Agriculture was notified.  Marshall Piper, inspector for Department of Agriculture informed me that the load of potatoes would have to be recovered and disposed of at a controlled landfill.  They would have to be disposed of as contaminated food stuff.

It was decided that the least intrusive and destructive means of recovering the potatoes would be a vactor truck.  Due to credit application delays, I would have to hire Phillips Services and seek reimbursement from the truckers insurance company.

On 1/10/07 Phillip Services was on site and recovered all spilled potatoes and disposed of them at Pine Tree landfill.  Inspector Piper was required to confirm that all loads of the potatoes were disposed of in accordance to Department of Agriculture standards.




A-718-2006* On 12-13-2006, Verso Paper (f.k.a. International Paper) reported a fifteen gallon spill of hydraulic oil. This occurred at the Groundwood Press. The equipment was repaired and most, if not all, of the hydraulic oil was released into the mill's sewer system.
 No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
I-7-2007*5 gallons of hydraulic oil (most of which was sprayed into the woods) spilled due to a broken hose.  Spills pad were used immediately recovering 1 gallon of the product.  The debris was taken to Robinson Lumber garage for disposal.
P-26-2007*Ms Zabot received a package in the daily mail that was well-wrapped in layers of protective, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and boxed within a box. Enclosed in the inner box was an unbroken mercury oral thermometer.

The return label on the outer box read Philip Brady Jr, Little Deer Isle.  It came with a note asking for the item to be properly disposed of.

The thermometer was removed and repackaged in the DEP/Response corrosive's cabinet for consolidation with other "household hazardous waste" items being kept for disposal.  No further actions are planned.
B-13-2007*On 1/11/07 I received report from R.H. Foster oil company of a spill of less than 1 quart of #2 oil onto pavement in front of 143 Ohio Street in Bangor.  The driver dripped some product from the fill hose, he used oil absorbent pads to recover the spilled product.
B-162-2006*An estimated 5 gallons of JP 8 was spilled from the wing vents of an F 18  as it was being readied for the jump across the Atlantic.  Me ANG Fire personnel recovered it with sorbents.
B-185-2006*Backing their vacuum truck up a hill at the Brewer wastewater treatment plant to do a job there, Phillips' Services personnel did not notice immediately that the extreme angle of the incline caused an auxiliary fuel tank on the truck to flow backward into the truck's saddle tank, eventually causing it to overflow onto the ground.    "WHAT BETTER PLACE TO HAVE AN OIL SPILL"?  says I, given that the means to clean it up ( the vacuum truck) was already on site.

I faxed Dean an oily debris form, allowing them to take the spoil to a landfill.

B-192-2006*
The pad mounted transformer at the Hammond Street parking garage was seen to be leaking on the 14th of April and Bangor Hydro was notified.  Responding, they washed down the oiled surfaces with intent to remove and replace some of the contaminated asphalt. See the attached BHECo reports.
B-14-2007*On 1/12/07 I received report of an 8 gallon spill of jet fuel at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred when maintenance mechanics removed a fuel filter. The aircraft crew, not knowing the the filter had been removed, powered up the engine, causing fuel to leave the system, spilling to the asphalt ramp.  The maintenance crew was able to contain and absorb the spilled product using oil absorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-234-2006*On the mill site for industrial cleaning purposes, a Phillips Services driver, fueling up at the mill's pumps, overfilled his saddle tank by an estimated 15 gallons.  Given that he had the means to clean up his own spill, that's exactly what he did.
B-252-2006*Sunlight beating on the fuel hose of the aircraft fueling truck caused the fuel to expand and spill.  Airport personnel recovered it with sorbent material and disposed of it.
B-253-2006*Having reported a spill at BIA at 1331 on the 6th, the boys at BIA liked it so much that they reported another one less than 3 hours later.  This time it was a leaking vent box on a DC-10.  The discharged fuel was cleaned-up with sorbent material and disposed of.


I-230-2006*09/18/06 10:30 hours, Received a call from Phil Koromholm, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Medway who called to report the spillage of 3 gallons of hydraulic oil along State Route 2 near the Island Falls / Crystal town lines.  Spill resulted from broken hydraulic line on one of their excavators.  Some of the oil was spilled on private property owned by Mathews Stevens. Phil said his crew mopped everything up with sorbent pads and hauled to MDOT garage for storage in approved barrels until scheduled disposal run.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

B-254-2006*Someone at Home Depot noticed that one of the lawn tractors on the retail floor was leaking oil and reported it to us.  They cleaned it up using sorbents.
B-279-2006*According to the attached spill report Phinney's tank started leaking from a previously unknown corrosion hole after the tank was filled on 5/17/06.  Daigle Oil personnel responded to the reported spill and cleaned it up utilizing sorbent material, and also pumped the remaining unspilled product from the tank.
B-18-2007*Dead River Co. called to report that a customer, Donald Lewis, had suffered an oil spill at his home, 181 Broadway, Bangor. It was reported that Mr. Lewis tried to bleed his furnace by dissembling the firematic valve at the burner. This did not go well and he called Dead River Co. to resolve the problem. They found about a gallon of #2 on the concrete floor, but no drains were involved. They used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil.
P-25-2007*Robin Saunders of GZA GeoEnvironmental, representing the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported the discovery of gasoline contaminated soil near a dispenser island.  The exact location of ,the leak is not yet known.  The dispenser island was due for an upgrade when the contamination found.

A new spill number was issued after discussing the site and it's long history.  The fact the spill was discovered so close to the island points this responder towards an appliance related new spill rather than  the historical remediation that has been taking place since the late 1980s and early 1990s.

A Oil Spill Debris Letter was written for MTA for disposal considerations.  The estimated volume of soil to be removed was between three and ten cubic yards.  No confirmation process information has been received from Commercial Paving and Recycling Company, but MTA is covering all the expenses.

DEP Response plans no further action regarding this spill based on the information provided, all of which is subject to change with new information.
B-287-2006*Dead River personnel were called to one of Ray Lynch's buildings on Rice St. to correct an AST leak.  The technician led me to believe that the loss was minor and that no product made it to the groundwater sump in the building's basement, and that he'd cleaned up the spilled oil. For that reason I expended no effort in visiting the spill site.
B-17-2007*On 1/14/07 I received a report from the Orrington Fire Department of a Toyota pick up truck roll over in front of 196 East Bucksport Road, Orrington.  Speed was too fast for road conditions.  When the truck came to rest upside down, a fuel line was pulled from the fuel pump, causing a drip of gasoline.  Once the Fire Department arrived, they packed the truck with sorbent pads to recover the spilled product.

I arrived on scene as soon as possible and re attached the fuel line stopping the leak.  I then wiped down the area recovery most of the spilled product.

The closest well is approximately 300 feet away, drilled to a depth of 240 feet.
A-26-2007*On 1/16/2007, Valerie Grover of Jay reported an oil spill.  The spill was the result of a damaged oil supply line.  The mobile home of Ms. Grover is owned by Robert Morgan, who is also her former boyfriend.  There was an active protection from abuse order in effect against Mr. Morgan.  I enlisted the help of the Jay Police Department to accompany me to the site so I could show Mr. Morgan what repairs had to be made.  The spill appeared to be very minor in nature and more related to the on-going feuding between the couple as I was informed by the Police.  Mr Morgan did call me the following day to inform that the line had been replaced. Other than a follow up visit after the snow melted to check for any soil contamination, no further action from Response in required.
B-300-2006*Georgia Pacific, in March of 2006, decided to close its Old Town mill, throwing 400 people out of work.  Rather than sell the mill to another operator, Georgia Pacific (GP) decided to screw the State of Maine and the City of Old Town, and see to it that the mill never reopened as a paper mill.

Because GP and previous owners generated hazardous waste, they were made to go through closure, identify and remediate areas on the mill property contaminated with hazardous waste.

Woodward & Curran was hired to do the site assessment, and a number of areas of PCB contamination were identified. (Remedial recommendations report, attached)  While the clean-up has not occurred as of 16 January, 2007, it is expected it will occur sometime in 2007.

B-20-2007*1.16.07  Ms. Randy Saatzer reported an approximate one gallon hydraulic oil spill from an excavator.  A loose or broken fitting was the cause of the discharge.  The location of the spill is on a right of way (access to the power lines) approximately a quarter of a mile in off a road named AR 23, which is off the Baker Brook Road which intersects the County Road in Milford.  Infrasource is conducting maintenance to Bangor Hydro power lines.  Ms. Saatzer advised that sorbents were used to clean up the oil and that the waste material will be stored for later contractor pick up and disposal by a licensed waste hauler.

No further Response action anticipated.

file/report
B-299-2006*A gallon of aviation gas was vented from the wing of a Beech Baron during fuelling at BIA.  They cleaned it up with sorbents.
B-704-2006*On November 7, 2006, Bangor Hydroelectric reported a 1 quart motor oil spill from a line truck due to an engine gasket failure.  The spill occurred on the Blue Hill Line, High Head Road, East Blue Hill.   Bangor Hydro personnel removed the contaminated soil for disposal.  No further action is expected.
B-713-2006*On November 14. 2006, Bangor International Airport reported a 1/2 gallon discharge of Jet A from a wing vent on an aircraft parked on the ramp.  BIA personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.

No further action is expected.
B-770-2006*On December 7, 2006, Acadia National Park reported a 1/2 cup spill of 90W gear oil during transfer of the oil from one container to another by park maintenance personnel.  The oil was spilled at the McFarland Hill Trails Shop in the park.  Acadia Park personnel removed the contaminated gravel for disposal.  No further action is expected.
B-787-2006*On December 18, 2006, the U. S. Coast Guard was fueling the Motor Lifeboat 47309 at the station, 1 Bridge Street, Jonesport and overfilled the tank discharging an estimated 2 cups of diesel fuel to the water.  No recovery was possible.

B-448-2006*Bangor International Airport (BIA)  personnel reported an estimated 7 gallons of hydraulic oil leaking from an unidentified (to me) aircraft.  Their ramp crew cleaned it up with sorbent material which was entered BIA's waste stream.

B-455-2006*The transformer atop pole #128 was found to be leaking after it was hit by lightening on July 29.  Less than 1/2 gallon was spilled & cleaned up through excavation.

B-525-2006*Despite 30+ years of maintaining a toll free spill reporting number, there are still instances when it doesn't get used.  That was the case on Sunday, 20 August, 2006.  A sheen of unknown origin appeared on the harbor at Northeast Harbor, but not reported, because the Asst. Harbormaster was unaware of how to do it.

When he called the office on Monday to report, I apprised him of our system and our capabilities.  Queried as to whether there was still a sheen on the harbor, he said no;  we therefore assumed the sheen to originate from a vessel pumping its bilge. I asked him to keep an eye out and call us if the sheen re- appeared.
B-548-2006*In August of 2006, Verso Paper in Bucksport was installing a used roll cutter.  Firing it up for the first time, an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil blew out of a bad hose.  Verso personnel cleaned it up with sorbent material, but that wasn't the end of their problems..................

See B-551-06
B-550-2006*The MMA track crew, working on the track in Lowelltown, T1R8 WELS, lost less than a gallon of hydraulic oil from the power head on a piece of track equipment: every time the power head touched down, a drop of oil was released.  I did not demand, nor was it practical to clean it up.
B-551-2006*Beware of used equipment.  After VERSO's crew cleaned up a spill of hydraulic oil caused by a bursting hose on the used paper cutter they were installing, they fired 'er up again, this time spilling 15 gallons from a loose fitting which was cleaned-up with sorbent material.

I-233-2006*On 9-12-07, Todd of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reported a small spill at the residence of Alan Orcutt, discovered during a service call. The line to the tank, at the furnace, was found to be leaking and a small stain was observed on the floor. I met with him at the house. There was no odor and he had used sorbents to wipe the floor. The line was replaced. No further action was needed.
I-232-2006*On 9-12-06, Kirk St. Peter of County Environmental reported that while piping to a waste oil tank was being replaced, a leaking joint was discovered. This had apparently been leaking for some time. I met with him and the consultant performing the site assessment. Since the contamination went below the tank into the surrounding pea stone, and bedrock was directly underneath, we decided several borings into bedrock around the tank field would be done to document any migration.  The complete site assessment can be found in Tank File #15187.  No further Division of Response action required at this time.
B-563-2006*It doesn't happen as often as it used to, but every so often a driver delivering to underground tanks will overfill one.   That's what happened on 8/29, when Webber's driver apparently didn't stick the tank prior to filling, or depended on unreliable data.  The situation was compounded by an on-going gas war, requiring Webber to deliver to the Valero station every day.

In any case, the driver, thinking the the hose was empty, spilled an estimated 10 gallons when he disconnected.
I-11-2007*Approximately 1 quart of #2 fuel oil spilled due to driver error.  The debris was shoveled up from the snow immediately and disposed of properly.
A-208-2006*A Mars-lander-looking  logging machine of some sort caught fire while working way out in the woods in Mexico Maine.  I violated one of my personal response rules in going to investigate.  The rule is: if you ask if you can drive to the site and the answer is 'if you've got 4-wheel drive' then don't go.  It was warm out so I went anyway.  Several miles of kidney pounding woods road later I found a burned out machine and a puddle covered with sorbent pads.  I collected the pads and did a little padding in other puddles and collected most everything.  No further action is expected.
A-213-2006*A garbage crusher truck owned by Waste Management lost a hydraulic hose and spilled a few gallons of oil to the parking lot at Blouin Motors in Augusta.  The Waste Management driver collected the oil with sorbents and transported it to the Waste Management landfill.  No further action is expected.
A-251-2006*The owner of the property abutting the Gardiner town garage had fears of contamination of his property through the actions of Gardiner town garage employees.  He hired a consultant to do a site assessment of his property and the consultant, EnviroInvestigations & Remediation, discovered diesel range organics and other substances in the soil near the property line.  While on-site at the town garage I saw no sign of large recent spillage but did see diesel on the sand pile that had spilled from a dump truck, likely used as a cleaning agent during paving operations. (see A-261-2006)  The oil in the neighboring soil was not connected to this recent spill and is likely old, but I was neither able to confirm nor deny the town garage as a source. Due to the complicated nature of this site and the lack of a definite source, I referred this site to technical services.  No further response action is expected.
A-254-2006*A Pike Industries truck rolled over and spilled hydraulic oil at their batch plant on the Summerhaven Road in Augusta.  I issued an oil spill debris form for the material to be treated in their process on-site.  No further action is expected.
B-567-2006*A gallon  of the biocide "SPECTRACIDE" was spilled at Home Depot.  Their personnel cleaned it up with sorbent material and stored it for later disposal. See the attached Home Depot notification.
B-570-2006*Every so often, oil is delivered to the wrong address, and that's what apparently happened here.  On Thursday, 8/31, RH. Foster delivered oil to Patty Bouchard at her camp in Rockwood, filling the tank to the top.  On Sept. 5, an unmarked truck pulled up to the same location, and filled the tank again, blowing an estimated 6 gallons out the vent and fittings atop the tank, because the tank was already full.   Either the driver wasn't at the fill pipe, like he's supposed to be during a fill, OR, hearing no whistle, he was unable to stop the delivery before oil was vented.  Having committed so egregious an act, the driver jumped back in his truck and drove away.  Because the truck was unmarked, the spill couldn't be attributed to a responsible party.

The homeowner complained to R.H. Foster, and they responded to the spill and cleaned it up, even though it wasn't their responsibility.  I talked to Ms. Bouchard later in the day, telling her that if she wasn't happy with the clean-up, to give me a call and I'd come up and evaluate.  I never heard anything further, so she apparently was satisfied.
A-302-2006* On 6-4-2006,  3E company reported a spill of pesticide at the Home Depot in Rockland, Maine. The pesticide was reported as "Bug be Gone" manufactured by ORTHO.
 I was in Rockland at the time dealing with another incident. I made a site visit to the Home Depot store and found that some of the information that 3E told me was inaccurate. 3E reported that the spill pesticide was swept up and placed into the hazardous waste locker/bins. The fact is that the broken bags of pesticide where placed into a larger poly bag and were left on the aisle floor in front of the undamaged bags.
 The employees at that section of the store did not know what to do with the material. I suggested that the tape the broken bags and sell them at a discount. This would allow the use of the product and eliminated the pesticide waste from the Haz. Waste stream. The material that was swept off the floor could then go into the Haz. waste storage bin.
 No further action will be required by Response Services.
B-326-2006*Mr. Clapp called and reported that a fitting on a Bangor Hydro truck had cracked and an estimated one pint of hydraulic oil had dripped onto the pavement at their LaMoine Service Center. This was cleaned up with a few sorbent pads.
I-218-2006*On 8-29-06, Jerry Wilson of Dead River called to report that a fuel delivery truck had rolled over in Sherman. The driver had swerved to avoid a pothole on the Lower Pond Road and gone into the ditch. I met with Jerry and a number of Dead River employees and the Sherman Fire Dept. at the scene. The accident had occurred approximately 1/4 mile from the intersection of the Lower Pond Road and Route 2.  The truck had rolled onto one side and we estimated approximately 75 gallons of diesel had been lost through the hatch covers before they could be secured. I drilled the four compartments (each was full) and they were pumped into two Dead River trucks before the delivery truck was righted. The following day a contractor, Jeff Brooks of Island Falls, removed 6.08 tons of contaminated soil for disposal at Steelstone Industries in Houlton.
P-32-2007*Union Oil called to report a spill/discharge at an automatic fill customers location in Old Orchard Beach.  The driver reported to dispatch that 1.4 gallons registered on the meter when oil came out the vent and discharged to the ice/snow and shrubs.  It is believed that that the system has been shutdown or had been filled by another company between scheduled Union visits.

No request for DEP assistance was made.  Union believed they could handle the small clean up of snow/ice and any other affected materials.  No DEP/Response dispatched based on the information received.  Union will be seeking information about how an automatic fill customer's tank could be filled prior to their delivery.
B-571-2006*A hydraulic hose blew out on an Acadia National Park (ANP) garbage truck, spilling an estimated 2 quarts of oil.  ANP personnel generated 1/2 drum of gravel cleaning it up.
P-719-2005*CMP, Roy Koster reported a blown non-PCB transformer (04:55 am) on pole # 7, Constitution Ave. in Westbrook.  The assessment of the release was the oil stained the pole, grass, leaves, an evergreen tree and possibly a car parked nearby.   CMP personnel remediated the site by hand-excavating contaminated soil and removing impacted brush.  The waste was transported to CMPs North Augusta Service Center for later disposal.

P-751-2005*After a customer filled his vehicle it began to leak.  The vehicle sat temporarily and then left the scene.  The next customer reported the spill to the store staff.  The manager called the Bethel Fire Dept. who responded and cleaned the spill with sorbent pads and speedi dri.

Knowing both the fire department and C N Brown staff responded to the spill, DEP did not make an initial response but will inspect the site on the next scheduled DEP investigation/clean up in the area.

C N Brown will stock pile the clean up debris and have their clean up contractor consolidate the materials and arrange for proper disposal.

Based on the information provided, no further actions are planned by DEP/Response.
P-754-2005*The initial reporting call was received by Sheryl Bernard, MDEP. C N Brown called to report a small spill from a peddler truck after a home delivery.  While retracting the oil hose, the nozzle was inadvertently opened and an estimated one gallon of oil discharged to the asphalt driveway.  The driver reported to C N Brown dispatch he cleaned the area with sorbent material.

The customer called after the initial clean up and asked some questions about the event.  No additional work was recommended, based on the information I received.

DEP/Response plans no further actions.
B-328-2006*In the politically charged race to the bottom, Bangor succumbed to the siren song of money and approved gambling in the city.   Penn National Gaming took over the former Miller's Restaurant, but the ultimate goal is to erect an edifice to human kind's baser instincts, and build a new casino on Main Street, the better to separate the suckers from their dough.  Thus, were the Maine Street Inn and the Holiday Inn acquired and targeted for demolition.

On the 9th of June, Ben Wagg of Cianbro, hired to do the demolition, called to tell me they'd encountered a small oil spill in the basement of the Maine Street Inn.  It was from an old, likely unreported spill, so I just wrote them a permission slip to take the material to the Pine Tree Landfill.  They hired Clean Harbors to suck the contamination out of the basement.
A-755-2006*Central Maine Power (CMP) sent a paper copy of this report (attached).  The spill was not entered in the spill log for July.  A large storm hit the area July 19, 2006 and caused multiple utility spills.  The Department has a good working relationship with CMP and has no reason to doubt that this non-poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was removed as reported.  No site visit was made.
A-756-2006*Central Maine Power (CMP) submitted a written report of this incident on 12/31/2006.  No record of reporting was found in the log.  A severe thunderstorm hit the Winthrop area on 7/19/2006 causing multiple utility related spills so it is not unreasonable to assume this was misplaced by DEP or CMP staff.  No site visit was made for this after the fact spill report (attached).
A-261-2006*While investigating a complaint from an abutter, I discovered a fresh diesel spill at the Gardiner Public Works Garage.  The personnel at the garage claimed no knowledge of the spill.  The oil was near some tire tracks of a small dump truck that had backed up to their sand pile.  They seemed to think that it was related to using diesel to keep asphalt from sticking to a truck bed, but feigned ignorance as to who may have been using their sand pile in the last few hours.  I started to pick up the oil with pads and the city employees decided it was a good time to be somewhere else and disappeared.  The director of city services assured me that it would be reported if it ever happened again.  No further action expected.
I-197-2006*On 8-4-06, Bud Ayer, of Caribou reported that he had recently purchased a property on the River Road in Caribou. It was an old gravel pit next to a pond and he had discovered a number of old vehicles had been buried there long ago. He hired a contractor to remove the vehicles and while disturbing the bank of the pond (which he was working with Marc Russell-Land Bureau on) some old engine oil was observed leaching into the pond. I visited the site with him and gave him some sorbent boom and pads. He used these to boom the bank area and pond outlet. I visited the site again about two weeks later, no evidence of oil was seen.
I-216-2006*On 8-24-06, Morris Wood reported that one of their dump trucks had broken a hydraulic hose while working on Wonderview Drive in Mapleton that day. They used sorbents to clean up the oil and disposed of the materials appropriately.
I-207-2006*On 8-19-06, Huber had a 3-inch hydraulic hose on their slasher break, causing approximately 150 gallons of hydraulic oil to be discharged in their woodyard. They hired Allen's Drain Cleaning to pump up the spilled oil and soil from the area. Contaminated material was disposed of at Tri Community Landfill.
I-198-2006*On 8-9-06, Allan Morin, a contractor working on a building underdrain system at Madawaska High School, called to report that they had discovered old oil and soil contamination in the area of an old fuel oil tank next to the building, on the south side. I met with him and Carlton Dubois, the school superintendent, on-site. Allen removed as much of the liquid product as possible with sorbent pads. He also removed approximately 15 cubic yards of soil. Because the area was so close to the building, some contamination had to be left in place. A recovery well was installed in the old tank area to be monitored by the school janitor routinely.  No further action required at this time.
B-564-2006*On the 4th of September, while mowing the lawn behind Joanne Russom's trailer, park owner, Don Nelligan, clipped the feed line to her furnace, and oil started leaking out.

When Dead River personnel showed up the next day to fix the line, they reported the loss as 25 to 30 gallons.  Visiting the site that afternoon, I certainly could not account for that much product in the soil. I voiced my doubt to Russom, who said she'd been there when it happened and that Nelligan had jumped off his mower, sealed the leak with his hand, and yelled for help.  Given the time line, I estimated maybe a half gallon lost.

I later confirmed that figure with Nelligan, when I informed him he had to dig up the contaminated soil.   He did that the next day, and professed some dismay when I told him he couldn't bury the spoil. Since there wasn't very much, I let him put it in the dumpster.
I-319-2006*On 12-5-06, Boralax Sherman had a small spill of hydrochloric acid inside their facility. A small hose came apart, causing the spill. Employees neutralized the material and transferred it to the plant process. No further Response action is required at this time.
B-8-2006*01-09-06

Mr. Gray called to report that a transformer had blown up inside the Graham Station Substation discharging non-PCB oil over the snow.  The contaminated snow and a little bit of gravel were removed from the site.
B-573-2006*Mrs. Swartz said she'd only lost sight of 2 1/2 year old young Swartz for a minute when he came back around the corner holding the AST filter in his little hand.  She grabbed it, went back to the tank and screwed it back on, but by that time 2 or 3 gallons of oil had spilled onto the ground.  R H Foster people cleaned it up and reported here.
B-807-2006*   Mr. Bohanon called to report an unusual spill at the 479 Main Street in Calais. It seems the driver attempted to make a delivery, but the system would not take any oil, causing the delivery truck's motor to lug down! Clearly there was an obstruction. The spill resulted when the driver disconnected from the now compressed fill pipe.
   When they gained access to the basement. they found that there were two separate ASTs that fueled to separate furnaces. It appears that the installer did not want to go to the effort of running a new fill through the brick wall to the outside. Instead he/she installed a pair of valves in the fill line in such a manner that the tanks could be differentially filled by valving off one tank and opening the valve to the other. Dead River had no idea how long the system had been operating like this and discovered the problem when both valves were left shut! Very unusual.

B-698-2006*Mr. Pershken called to report gasoline contaminated soil at the Newport Citgo on Main Street. I went to the site.
   I found that the old gas station and convenience store was being torn down. The second generation USTs were removed. These were single wall steel and were in good shape even though the anodes were mostly finished. Their beds were clean but the areas under the front and back pump islands had contamination. His PID readings were high enough to require soil removal. About this time Mr. Lovely arrived and was told the circumstances. While the amount of soil that needed removal was unknown, he felt it was in his best interest to land spread the soil on a 100 acre farm he owned outside of town. I explained that it was too late in the year for that and a landfill was his best option now. He was in no rush to remove the soil and asked if it could remain in place until next year. Since the area is on town water and exhibits no urgent concerns and that the contamination had obviously been there for sometime, I agreed to delay clean up until next year.
B-575-2006*When Brothers' Pizza went out of business, Keith Madden snapped up the building and demolished it, thus giving him room for a lawn next to his house.  In previous lives, the building had been a garage, and sure enough, while the gas tanks out front had been removed, there was a waste oil tank hiding under the slab, discovered when Mike Thornton started breaking it up.

Mike's had enough dealings with us over the years that he knew what to do, so he reported it here, and I went to the scene.  So as not to hold up the job, I gave him permission to remove the tank by waiving the 30 day removal notice requirement.  The tank was lifted from the ground, and set aside. Although it still held an estimated 50 gallons of liquid, no holes were evident in the tank.  Clean Harbors eventually recovered the tank's contents for disposal.

I took soil samples from the bottom of the hole, as well as PID readings:  0 ppm under the tank, 0 ppm 1' below.

I left Thornton with the appropriate paperwork to register the tank, and prove he removed  it, instructing him to give the forms to the owner to fill out.  Because the tank held waste oil, I asked him to inform Madden that a site assessment would be required.  I eventually had a telephone conversation with Madden, detailing what a site assessment entailed;  he hired J.W. Sewell of Old Town to do that work and I turned over my soil samples to Patrick Graham of that company on the morning of Sept. 12.
B-578-2006*A crane from NES Rental equipment, working at the University of Maine at the new fitness center, burst a hydraulic hose on Sept. 11, spilling an estimated 50 gallons of hydraulic oil.  (See attached photos.)  The company apparently has an internal policy of reporting such incidents to an environmental consultant in Illinois, who in turn makes the appropriate state notifications.

Upon my arrival, Clean Harbors was already there, waiting around for the NES personnel to patch up the crane and move it, so they could get at the spilled oil.  I hung the appropriate paper work on them, took some pictures and left.
A-376-2006* On 7-8-2006 David Russell, of Hertz Oil Company, reported an oil leak/spill at a home in Greene. This home is owned by Lisa Johnson and is located at 12 County Rd. I made a site visit several days later and found that the oil was contained to the oversized cement slab that the modular home is on.
 I asked Ms. Johnson and her male friend to scrape up some of the soil and leaf litter that was located on the pad and DEP would dispose of the debris.
 The leak was caused when the male friend stepped or dropped something on the nipple and or filter assembly. No further action is expected by Response Services.
B-781-2006*12.18.06 - received a report of a spill at entered location.  I responded to the site and observed a leak from an AST behind the dwelling.  I saw that the feed line was broken at a compression fitting before the line went under the mobile home skirting.  The home owner, Shannon Davis, advised that she lost heat on 12.17.06, and that her Grandfather tried to address the situation and also added 10 gallons to the tank.  The next morning, 12.18.06, Emerson came to fill the tank and observed a discharge and reported the situation to the DEP.

The tank had several code issues.  I contacted Mary Bowlin at the Washington Hancock County Assistance program and we determined that Ms. Davis was eligible for an AST replacement.  The tank was replaced on 12.20.06.

I did not see evidence of a large leak.  I estimate the spill at several to 10 gallons.  There was stained soil under a broken compression fitting.  It appeared that two separate feed lines were used for this installation indicating to me that the tank was replaced at some point or installed separate from the appliance.  The feed line and protective sleave from the broken compression fitting back to the tank was discolored differently compared to the feed line and plastic sleave from the compression fitting to the appliance.   I did not observe free phase product, however there was a small amount (perhaps a 5-gallon bucket) of saturated soil under the broken fitting.  Soil was hand dug down to a depth of about two and one-half feet to a clay layers of soil, this included removing soil and preparing the site for the new tank being installed by Emerson Oil.  Although there was still an olfactory presence of fuel oil odor, the sharpness of the odors was drastically reduced.  Initial PID reading of the saturated soils were in access of 300 ppm.  At the time the excavation was backfilled, PID readings were reduced to 36 ppm and zero when backfill was complete.  I saw no sign that migration was feasible.

A well is located approximately 200 feet from the spill location.  The well services the adjacent dwelling, who is related to the subject in this case.  No samples of the well were taken during the removal of contamination.  This site referred to Technical Services for review.



No further Response action warranted.


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A-265-2006*Mike Walton, an employee at the Purple Cow Resturant reported a gasoline spill in the parking lot of the restaurant.  A gasoline odor was reported by a customer.  Mike found a 5-gallon can tipped over and leaking to the pavement  He righted the container.  Later, the container was gone, so he assumed the owner had returned and claimed his lost property.  The restaurant is served by public water.  No site visit was made.
B-735-2006*A pickup truck, careening down the Pushaw Road on the afternoon of November 18, lost a drum off the back and it came to rest on its side in front of Bernard Morissey's house.  He called the Fire Dept.

Lt. Wayne Mitchell notified me of the incident, and I agreed to pick it up.  They uprighted it, and taped sorbent pads over the top.  Mitchell told me the drum contained waste kerosene, and that most of its content had sprayed across Morissey's lawn.

It being nearly dark, and assured that the scene was under control, I didn't respond 'til the next day, thinking that I'd have to get a contractor there.  Upon my arrival on Sunday, all I found was a rusted 55 gallon drum, with holes cut into the top.  It contained not kerosene, but grit from someone's garage drain pit.  What had been spilled was water contaminated with diesel and motor oil, not kerosene, and only a couple gallons at that.

I retrieved the drum from the roadside, and disposed of it and our own floor drain grit at the Pine Tree Landfill.
I-10-2007*01/16/07 11:00 I received a call from George Harris, Forest Ranger, with the Maine Forest Service.  George called to report a potato house/track siding that had been burned this morning.  The owner, Chris Watson had gotten a burn permit to burn what he said was a pile of old boards.  He then commenced to burn the entire potato house track siding with all its contents.  George stated that the forest service responded along with local fire department but decided due to safety concerns to let the building burn and not try to suppress the fire.  George observed several 50-gallon drums of unspecified product that had been involved in the fire and wanted to inform DEP to see if there was any clean-up actions/restitutions  that we would want included in the Maine Forest Service's summons to Mr. Watson.  I told George that we would come down and take a look at the site.

1/17/07 09:15 Site visit to Watson burnt potato house siding area.  Walked around the entire burned building perimeter did not see any signs of spilled petroleum product.  Took pictures of burned building and charred remains of two 55-gallon drums.  Both barrels had the ends distended from the heat and all bungs were blown off.  No product was found in the drums and no evidence of spilled product was observed in the vicinity of the drums.  The fire was so hot that oil product in these drums was either burned or vaporized from the extreme heat.  I spoke with Mr. Chris Watson, the owner and person who set the building afire.  He stated that to the best of his knowledge there was only a little bit of fuel oil or hydraulic oil in those barrels and that there was no Aboveground Storage Tank or Underground Storage Tank anywhere in the building.  The building had sat vacant for many years and there was just old potato handling equipment (sorting tables, barrel lifts, conveyors, etc. in the building at the time of the fire.

01/17/07 10:00 I stopped in the Maine Forest Service regional headquarters in Island Falls and spoke with Ranger Harris.  Told him that there was no need to do any spill remediation at the site as all product had been burned.  Ranger Harris stated that he witnessed these barrels catching fire with the fuel burning out of the bung holes before the drums went shooting up in the air.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.  The Forest Service will be seeking monetary fine from Mr. Watson for violating the conditions of his burn permit.




I-13-2007*01/13/07 Received a call from Dan LeVasseur and Emmett Callow of Huber Engineered Woods, LLC.  They are working with SW Cole Engineering in a site geo-physical investigation for a  plant expansion.  During the drilling of one of the borings, (see site map in spill file of boring location), a black liquid was discovered at about 8 feet below ground surface (BGS).  LaVasseur requested that we come over to determine if the liquid was oil related.  Brought a photoionization detector (PID) over to the site and took a polybag headspace analysis; readings of the grab sample were below 20 parts per million (PPM).  Told Emmett and Dan that the black liquid was probably just the interface of the water table and the smearing of soil from the boring hole.  There was no visible sheen or odor noticeable in the liquid in the sample poly bag.  Told Emmett and Dan that they could do an analysis of the liquid to confirm the presence of any other possible contaminants if they wanted to.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.

02/01/07 During review and completion of Spill # I-163-1998 I noticed that a large spill of #6 oil had been discovered in 1998 on McCain Foods plant property.  The spilled oil was discovered during a geo-physical investigation as part of a McCain Foods plant expansion project.  The area of this spill, which originated in either one or two large Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) (430,000 + 25,000 gallon capacity respectively) was cleaned up to BL-1 clean-up standards.  Called Huber and spoke with Emmett Callow to give him a heads-up regarding this old spill and possible migration issues of a spill of that magnitude.  Told Emmett that the Site Assessment done by CES, Inc, dated November 1998, JN: 2518 would be placed out in the reception area with our Regional Office Assistants for Huber's review, and that photo-copying could be done for a small fee if they wished.  Emmett said that he or someone else from Huber would probably stop by next week to view the site assessment report.





P-741-2006*See attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-754-2006* On 12-29-2006 Pamela Rich-Crawley called this office to report the loss/spill of about seventy five gallons of fuel oil from her outside oil tank. This property is located on the Hinckley Rd. in Clinton. According to Pamela there was only six inches of fuel in the tank. I made arrangements to meet her at the home after she left work.
 I arrived on site and found only a small oil stain under the filter assembly. The furnace was not working and she had called her landlord (Sherwood). While waiting for the landlord/owner I tightened the fitting that connects the oil line to the filter assembly. This fitting was turned about 1/2 turn.
 The owner arrived shortly thereafter. He was able to restart the furnace and I suggested that the oil line be placed in a plastic sleeve and the guage should be replaced. He said he would take care of this.
 In conclusion, the leak was minor and no soil removal will be required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1054-2006*A report was made of oil spillage and an abandoned drum at the site of a housing development.  I visited the site and was unable to confirm the allegation.  See the attached e-mail for more information.
P-1066-2006*
INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY
	This spill report is complimentary to P-824-2005, covering the investigation and response to apparent groundwater contamination, visible petroleum sheen and other "evidence of a discharge" at the areas of the Brunswick Naval Air Station (BNAS) known as Site-9, The Galley Building 201, and the Upper Impoundment (Beaver) Pond.  Primary U.S. Navy contacts were Mr. Paul Kempf, and Ms. Lisa Joy.  DEP Response Division and Technical Services Division acted to assist Ms. Claudia Sait of Maine DEP Federal Facilities Unit.
	This report addresses two separate and unrelated prohibited discharge issues.  One issue is related to visible and dissolved petroleum discharges with surface water runoff to the Impoundment Pond and Mare Brook Watershed.  A second issue is the discharge of petroleum-contaminated groundwater into the pond, likely from the Site-9 area.

DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
	5/24/06: Maine DEP received verbal notice from Mr. Rice of the U.S. EPA of a sheen on the BNAS storm water pond.  On that same day, 5/24/06, Maine DEP received an National Response Center report stating Ms. Christine Williams of the U.S. EPA had witnessed a petroleum sheen the previous 5/17/06.  It appears that the BNAS personnel believed they did not have to report the sheen, so EPA personnel took action to report to Maine DEP after first giving BNAS opportunity to report.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION & DEP ASSESSMENT
	BNAS is a federally owned and operated naval air station, operating since the 1940 located in the Cook's Corner area of Brunswick.  In 2005, BNAS was chosen for closure by the government's Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) so at the time of this report the base was undergoing assessment for eventual sale and redevelopment.

	This surface spill area is comprised of a Upper and a Lower Impoundment Pond, locally referred to also as the "Beaver Pond" [see site location maps].  The upper 1/3-acre size pond [a.k.a Pond A] is fed by two 60" diameter concrete pipes draining approximately 190 acres of the air station including the runways [see Photos 1, 4 & 7].  During non-rain periods, little outflow was observed out of the two pipes [see Photos 1 & 7].  During heavy rain the flow is significant.  The Lower Impoundment Pond is separated by a dam structure.  BNAS personnel state that the pond(s) are man made in order to control and treat runoff and they indicated that they were inclined to manage them like an oil-water separator.  The pond(s) appear to me to be originally natural drainage areas, although perhaps altered, feeding Mare [Mere] Brook.  The ponds are vegetated along the shore, appear to support a natural environment, and naturally drain to Mare Brook.  Under 38 MRSA Section 480-Q these ponds fulfill the definition of a stream or pond and should be regulated as such.
	Spills of jet fuel, lube oils, and motor vehicle fuels from the runway area and roads commonly reach the ponds and are documented in reports P-13-1995, P-27-1995, P-313-1999, and P-824-2005, etc.  Oil sheens collect on the pond and may coalesce into a mousse-like skim behind the dam or boom.  Discharges flow from the pond out to Mare Brook and Harpswell Sound untreated, unless caught by booms and sorbents.  At this time there is no permanent collection system or automatic way of knowing when recoverable product can be collected, other than by visual observation.

	North of the upper pond is BNAS Building 201, The Galley.  Building 201 does not have any past  Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) known of though does have a fuel Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  North, east, and south of Building 201 are seven groundwater monitoring wells [MW-71 thru MW-78].  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location is over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.

	North of Building 201 and across Neptune Drive is what the DEP's Ms. Claudia Sait referred to as Site-9 which I understand is a former BNAS ash landfill du
P-241-2006*On April 4, 2006 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil was discharged as a result of plow damage to a pad mounted transformer.  The concrete pad was washed and contaminated soil was removed.

See attached Central Maine Power Company spill report for additional information.

No further action is necessary at this time.
I-21-2007*I received a call from Jim Brown regarding Bell's Service Station on Military Street in Houlton.  Jim is interested in buying this property and wants to make sure he isn't buying a site with petroleum contamination issues.

I told Jim that I would look through our various files and databases (HOSS, Town files, old spill databases, and TANKS database) to determine if there are any outstanding issues.  Also told Jim he was welcome to come up to our Regional Office and look through the files himself.  Jim e-mailed Response Services staff - "Thank you for your help and I would appreciate any help that you may be able to provide."  This property has sat dormant for several years and Mr. Brown thinks that he can make significant improvements and a positive reuse for the property.

01/16/07 After looking in the hard and electronic files I passed this information along to Jim Brown via e-mail.  Regarding tank history and or records of any oil spills at Bell's Service Station located at 144 Military Street in Houlton.  This property is located at the intersection of Military Street and Foxcroft Street in Houlton.  The DEP's Underground Storage Tank (UST) register lists the following info for this site: Registration # 13010 Facility Name: Bells Service Station, Address: 144 Military St., Houlton; Facility use: Retail Oil; Date tank installed-10/01/1969; Status - Removed. (no removal date is written down . Tank was estimated to be removed in the early 1980's by owner.  Did several searches in the Oil Spill database going back 25 years - found no recorded spills for this facility.  Did a search in the Houlton Town file - found no records of any spills for this site.  Absent of any paper records or electronic records a prospective buyer could hire a consultant to do some soils analysis to determine if there is any petroleum product released into the ground on this property.  There may be no need to go this far, but this is an option if there are concerns related to the purchase of this property.  The DEP has lists of contractors who perform such site investigations .

I forwarded my e-mail noted above to my supervisor, Frank Wezner, who had these comments which I forwarded along, via e-mail to Jim Brown.  Comments from my supervisor, Frank Wezner, who has worked in the oil spill response field for nearly 2 decades in Northern Maine:   "There have been a number of spill investigations in the general area of Bell's over the years.  Though none have been listed under that name, I think there was a monitoring well or two put on that property."  "They're probably gone now though.  Don't remember if any contamination was found there.  If Mr. Brown is interested in buying the property, a phase 2 would be best recommendation for him.   A Phase 2 involves getting a qualified professional to do some on-site sub-surface investigations into soil and groundwater for petroleum contamination issues.".

Jim Brown e-mailed back and has decided to hire County Environmental (CEE) as they have done a lot of work in the immediate vicinity at other service stations, they have also been very responsive to his inquiry and also his engineering firm B.R. Smith Associates (BRSA) has worked with them in the past.  Actually the current owner of the property, Lawrence Bell, is going to hire CEE.  The owner will  have them do a limited phase 2 assessment next week.

01/25/07  CEE began site assessment field work.  CEE called the Regional Office and relayed their findings as follows:  after working for a good part of the day digging through frost and asphalt, an old steel Underground Storage Tank (1,000 gallon) used to store kerosene was discovered.  The UST appeared to have been abandoned in place as there were solids (sand) in the tank when Nate Hersey, of CEE, stuck the tanks fill pipe.  No liquids were present.  Nate took some Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings in an area where an old 1" steel pipe was buried.  Apparently, according to th
A-722-2006*Downeast Energy (Downeast) contacted this office to report a leak of #2 fuel oil in the basement of the Jackson residence.  I responded to the home and met with Downeast representatives and the homeowner.  The basement is pea stone over bedrock approx. 12" below the surface.  Downeast agreed to move the tank and excavate contaminated material by hand.  The cause of the leak was a loose fitting at the filter.  This reportedly happened a month before when Downeast technicians installed a new tank. Ms. Jackson noticed odors and a small stain, however, over time the stain and odors became worse, and she contacted Downeast to re-check the system.  Downeast service manager Fred Woodbury acknowledged responsibility for the spill and indicated they would pay for clean-up.  Two drinking water wells are at risk.  Odors continued to be a problem following the removal of the stone.  I installed a radon fan in the basement to remove additional nuisance odors.  I took a water sample from the Jackson residence and the abutting residence/business "Furry Friends" kennel.  These retuned non-detect for diesel range organics.  Pat Locklin was assigned for Technical Services for this case.  Ambrose Environmental was hired by One Beacon Insurance who represents Downeast.  I requested the two wells be added to the quarterly monitoring program and was confirmed by e-mail from Sandy Jones this had been done.  Even with the radon fan, odors continued to be a problem.  I contacted Don at Downeast and we met on-site with Labbe excavation contractors.  Downeast agreed to install a concrete slab to cover the spill area and eliminate odors.  Slotted piping was laid in the crushed stone to allow for additional venting as may be necessary.  The tank was removed again, then the slab was poured.  Groundwater monitoring to continue, otherwise odor issues are resolved.
B-49-2007*B-49-2007
02/01/2007 10:54

     Phil Finley of the Hancock Oil Company in Ellsworth called to report an overfill of an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) at the residence of Jim and Gail Stamp on U.S. Route 1 in Sullivan.  It was unclear at the time of the call just how much fuel had spilled during the delivery.
     Investigation revealed that the Hancock Oil driver inadvertently placed #2 fuel in a 275 gallon basement tank reserved for diesel fuel for an outside generator.  The heating system tank was located on the opposite side of the building.  Both fill and vent pipes were similar.  It was noted that approximately one gallon of the fuel sprayed out the vent onto the frozen ground.  Sorbent material and some minor excavating were used in the clean up.  Fuel had not penetrated the frost.  The well servicing this historic granite out building is not believed to be at risk to contamination.
A-33-2007*1/22/07 14:15 Robert Perry security at NewPage paper mill reported the release of 400 gallons of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hose on the wood chip trailer dumper.  He reported that the spill had occurred at 19:30 hours on January 18th but was thought to be only 25 gallons.  On Friday January 19th they discovered that a much greater quantity had been spilled, estimated at 400 gallons.  He referred me to John Cronin, NewPage environmental engineer.  John confirmed the information given by Mr Perry.  John reported that most of the oil had been contained in the dumper containment area.  Only about 5 gallons had left the containment area and was cleaned up and any oiled wood chips were sent to the mill boiler to be burnt.  When I asked John why the incident had not been reported earlier he said that the initial estimate of 25 gallons was under the reportable limit of 100 gallons.  He said that was part of their Spill Prevention , Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan.  I told him at that time I was not aware of any agreement between the DEP and companies that have a reportable quantity of 100 gallons.   I asked John to send me a written report on this spill and I would check on their reportable quantity.

I contacted Andrew Flint, DEP enforcement, and John Dunlap, DEP staff, to check if there were any agreements on reportable quantities with NewPage.  John Dunlap said that there were no agreements with NewPage on record and he knew of no agreement ever that would allow a reportable quantity of 100 gallons.  The NewPage incident report arrived 2/5/07.  I called John Cronin back at NewPage and explained to him that there was no agreement on file with NewPage and that without that agreement, spills were required to be cleaned up and reported to avoid enforcement action.  I gave Mr. Cronin John Dunlap's phone number to pursue an agreement if he wished.

I visited the site of the spill with Andrew Flint the following week and inspected the spill site.  The cleanup was done as reported.  The berm around the hydraulic oil reserve located under the hardwood dumper had been cleaned out but there was a breach in the berm where a pipe had once entered the berm.  I pointed it out to John Cronin of NewPage and he said he would generate a work order to seal the breach.

See attached NewPage report
Case referred to enforcement.
A-50-2007*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost when a hose parted on an aerial lift. Cianbro staff cleaned up the spill with pads. No site visit made. No action expected.
B-12-2007*B-12-2007
01/11/2007 14:14

     Dwayne Seekins of the Sprague Terminal in Searsport called to report a small spill of kerosene fuel from a barge moored at their facility.  It was stated that less than a gallon spilled from a loose end cap on a section of hose on the barge.  Some of the fuel escaped through a scupper into the bay.  Since K-Sea owned the barge, Irving owned the fuel, and Sprague owned the facility several calls were received in this office; including the Coast Guard and NRC.
     Inspection of the coastal water surrounding the barge revealed little evidence of a sheen.  The only visible product noted was a little staining on the barge deck.  Clean Harbors fully deployed sorbent boom around the barge as a precaution.  No other action was taken.
A-52-2007*DEP received a report that a small quantity of gasoline spilled from an unidentified private vehicle onto this paved parking lot.  Local fire officials responded and applied speedy dry.  The area is commercial and is served by public water. No site visit was made.
A-574-2005*   DEP received an anonymous report that a customer of this garage had observed staff dumping automotive antifreeze from their vehicle onto the ground about one month previously.  DEP staff visited the site on 10/24; no evidence of dumping was observed, and the business owner denied having dumped antifreeze.  The business has waste liquids collected periodically by Safety Kleen, who confirmed anti-freeze pick-ups during '05 and '06.
P-63-2007*Brunswick Fire Department (BFD) reported through the National Response Center that a small three (3) gallon spill of gasoline had occurred at the Big Apple on Bath Rd.  After the customer filled her tank, it began to leak to the concrete pad.  Big Apple staff applied speedy dry and called BFD.  They had the car towed to Lee's Tire for repairs.

No request for DEP assistance, and none was dispatched.  Big Apple staff will manage spill clean up debris.

DEP may check the responsible party's residence for signs of leaking there.  A referral will be made to Brad Hahn to determine a course of action.

DEP/Response plan no further action based on the supplied information, but should the circumstances warrant a response action will occur.
B-802-2006*The odor of kerosene in the crawl space prompted the tenant to complain to Lynn Haskell, landlord, who traced the problem to a pinhole leak in the furnace feedline.   He estimated 1 qt. of oil had leaked out before the problem was rectified.  A small amount of contaminated soil was hand excavated and disposed through the municipal waste stream.

B-24-2007*1.21.07  Brewer Fire Department reports a two to four gallon leak of gasoline at the entered location.  A hose broke as a customer was filling their vehicle.  I responded to the spill and observed a split in the hose that was intermittently dripping gasoline.  Two facility personnel were in the process of cleaning up the spill and steps were being taken to stop the dripping.  Maintenance personnel were contacted and scheduled to respond to the site the following day.  The spill appeared to be on the lower side of the above estimate and none of the speedi-dri was saturated with gasoline.

I noticed another pump with a a red, out of service bag over the nozzle and when I inquired about it I was informed that the elbow joint on the hose was discovered to be weeping product today and was also scheduled for repair.

No further Response action anticipated.


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B-22-2007*Tim Dysart called to report that an oil spill had occurred at Gillis Fuel in Danforth. It seems that a hose fitting parted as fuel oil was being transferred from a Dysart tank truck into a Gillis Fuel peddle truck. He reported between 50-70 gallons was lost. He had few details. I called Gillis Fuel and learned that a clean up had been accomplished and no oil had gotten into a waterway. I went to the site.

 The spill was located on Gillis sawmill property on Maple St. in Danforth.

The oil had spilled onto packed snow. Fred Gillis and crew had dug up the saturated snow and place it in a liquid tight container. He told me that the amount spilled was closer to 25 gallons. He planned to let the snow melt and pad off the oil. The water would be introduced to the waste water treatment plant. It was clear that oil had not escaped the site and was adequately cleaned up.
B-23-2007*1.20.07  Gailand Fishburn of Dead River Company reported a one and a half gallon spill due to an overfill at the entered location.  The spill impacted the sidewalk outside and around the tank inside.  Mr. Fishburn advised that the spill on the side walk was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  Inside the piping was leaking as was a union on the piping and was in the process of being replaced by service personnel.  Mr. Fishburn estimated the inside portion of the spill to be about a pint and that it had mostly stained the tank and dripped onto the floor.

I did not respond to the spill and no further Response action is anticipated.

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P-2-1989*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE, by SGB
	January 1989 UST abandonment-by-removal, Buxton Mobil station.  UST facility comprising three bare-steel gasoline UST's owned by Downeast Energy.  Tanks removed by Les Wilson & Son's at behest of DEE, who planned no new UST facility.  Gasoline and waste oil contamination confirmed.  the area is rural residential and commercial use, served by private wells and septic.  Discharge date(s) are unknown and quantity spilled is guesstimated based on observation.
	This abandonment occurred prior to implementation of the 1991 Maine requirement for CMR 691 UST Closure Assessments, and prior to implementation of the Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree guidelines; and prior to 1991 UST Groundwater Clean-Up Ins. Fund.  See attached narrative, UST registration file #2796 and DEP report P-774-1989 for further information.

S G Brezinski
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P-774-1989*
PLUMMER'S CITGO, REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY
	11/21/1989: Facility owner/operator Barry Plummer notified DEP that his UST Installation contractor, Greenwood Construction, had encountered gasoline contamination to soil and groundwater while in the act of installing a new UST facility.  The discharges appeared associated with the former Buxton Mobil UST facility abandoned-by-removal in January 1989 [P-2-89] by facility owner, Downeast Energy Co. [DEE].  DEE assumed responsibility and hired Groundwater Technology to implement an aboveground SVE pile for about 400-yds of freshly excavated soil from the former Mobil UST facility location [see DEP site sketch].
	The summer of 1990 found the soil pile in the care of J B Plunkett Associates [JBP].  See the attached report(s) by JBP regarding the SVE system.  DEP Geologist Brad Hahn became involved following the discovery of gasoline contamination in the residential well for Ms. Ramsdell to the north, across Route 112.  DEE had a water treatment system installed at the Ramsdell residence, the home was put on the DEP QM program.   For further information, long term remediation actions & site closure see the attached documentation, Maine DEP UST Registration files #2796 and #16401, and records of DEP Tech Services Division.

	On 8/30/90, on a report of an environmental consultant, DEP confirmed that the Plummer's had been pumping gasoline contaminated groundwater from monitoring well(s) onsite and illegally discharging the water to the roadside ditch.  See the 1990 report addendum for further details.

	The area is rural commercial & residential use, served by private wells.  The facility is located at the Plummer's Plaza shopping area.  This incident occurred prior to the implementation of the Maine UST Clean-Up Ins. program.  I understand that remediation costs were incurred by Downeast Energy.  See also P-2-1989.

 S G Brezinski
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P-586-1994*Received a call from Curtis Finny, representing the Stow Baptist Church, regarding a parcel of land the church owns on Route 113, 1 mile past the Stow Store, Stow, ME.  He stated that the tenant of the property (John Parmenta), while in the process of moving from the property (removing his mobile home) dumped 1/4 of the contents of his aboveground oil storage tank (AST) into a pit, approximately 70 gallons.  I made arrangements to meet with Mr. Finny the following day.

On 9/16/94, I met with Mr. Finny on-site who showed me the area in question.  A garden hose was attached to the AST  which led to a hole that had evidence of an oil discharge.  Arrangements were made to met Mr. Parmenta on-site to explain the situation and undertake removal of the contaminated soil.

On 9/19/94, I met with Mr. Parmenta who explained to me that he was in the process of emptying the AST, so he could move it, by draining it into 5 gallon buckets and accidental overfilled one.  He stated that he could not have lost more than 5 gallons onto the ground.  We dug up the contaminated soil and spread it on poly sheeting on-site
P-703-2006*
	Tues. 7/11/06: Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP, performed a brief site check on this fuel transfer location in relation to the clean-up of a past oil spill and repair of damaged spill containment [see p-482-2005].
	On-site I confirmed that the low berm area had been repaired and a new drain pipe was closed [see Photo 2].  The containment area is composed of an asphalt paving material with a berm about 6 inches high.  The area and hight of the berm does not appear to be large enough to contain the contents of either a tank trailer that parks there for loading nor a railroad tank car.  The asphalt paving is degradable by a petroleum discharge.
	Noted in Photo 1 is an oil discharge of about a gallon at the end of a transfer hose.  I did not find record that this discharge was reported to Maine DEP as required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-665-2006*On 11/20/2006, the Maine Dept. of Public Safety reported an oil spill in Skowhegan. The spill was discovered at the seasonal home of Deanne Pizzo, located on the shore of Oaks Pond. The estimated spill of 50 gallons was due to a corroded outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). deWilt Excavating was hired to remove contaminated soil from the site. During excavation the water table was reached at about 5 feet in depth, free product began appearing in the excavated area. Before backfilling a recovery well was installed to attempt product recovery. Due to winter weather and a lowering of the water table groundwater remediation will not start until spring.

The site has been referred to Technical Services for further review. A water sample was taken at neighbor Jim Veilleux's residence, his well is located approximately 100 feet from the spill. The lab results from Mr. Veilleux's analysis were non-detect for petroleum. Technical Services will determine if further testing is necessary.
I-16-1998*Spill was reported to the Oil Co. on 1/27/98 and they reported to DEP by FAX.

I called Mr. Ivey and his well is over 100 feet away and has no odor problems in his home. He will call next spring when the snow melts or if he has a problem with odor or with his well.  Approximately 15 gallons of kerosene was spilled as a result of a broken nipple on fuel line of outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Spilled fuel went into the snow cover.  Mr. Ivey's well is located about 100 feet upgradient from the AST.

06/01/98 Dickison and London Const. Co. hired to excavate out kerosene contaminated soils in vicinity of AST spill.  24 cubic yards were excavated and disposed of according to regulations.  In the fall of 1998 the Ivey home had carbon filters installed on their water supply and were put on the quarterly monitoring program.  They were on this QMP from July 1998 thru October 2001.  All samples were below the detection limit for DRO.  The Ivey's were removed from QM in December 2001, and the filter was removed from the Ivey home in March 2002.  Site is now considered closed and no further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.

I-32-1998*2/27/98, Daigle Oil Company reported a fuel oil spill at a trailer owned by Steve Wiggins.  Trailer is rented by Gary Sanford and is located at 34 Codfish Road in Linneus.  Carl Allen responded and found that snow had fallen off the roof of the trailer and broke off the nipple off of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Mr. Sanford had thought the tank was empty previously, and so he had it refilled, only to lose an additional 250 gallons.  This is a private well on the property that is at risk.  A D-tree was performed and the clean-up was set at the stringent level.

Carl Allen visited the site with contractor Dickison & London Const. Co.  Carl thought the trailer needed to be moved to facilitate getting at the contaminated soil that needed to be excavated to remediate the site and protect the private well on the property.  The trailer was moved with the owner and renter's permission and the contaminated soil was excavated.  The site was then landscaped and mulched and the trailer was put back in place.

Several years passed... in October of 2006, Jean Flannery, Project Manager, BRWM tried to contact Wiggins to see if the well could be tested for DRO.  The property had been sold to a Mr. Anderson who allowed the well to be sampled and tested for DRO.  The test result came back < 50 PPB for DRO, the site is now considered closed.

A-732-2006*On 12/21/2006, Blin Rollins of Farmington Oil Co. reported an oil spill in New Vinyard. The 50 gallon basement spill was the result of a broken fitting on an oil supply line. The oil spill was able to flow out of the basement via a floor drain in the basement to a wetland on an adjacent property. Farmington Oil employees were able to stop the leak and clean up the bulk of the oil in the basement. ENPRO Services was hired to recover oil and oily debris from the wetland, as well as the final clean-up of the basement. A radon fan was installed in the basement to deal with vapor problems.

Due to the close proximity to a public water supply and several private wells, the case has been referred to Technical Services for further review.

Although the cause of the spill was a faulty oil line, it should be noted that the oil tank is in very poor condition and should be replaced. This was pointed out to Harry Ellis, representative of the Mountain View Bible Church.
B-806-2006*An anonymous person called here, reporting the spillage of an estimated 1/2 gallon of gasoline at the Eddington Store.  Personally, I think she probably was the culprit, because she wouldn't divulge her name; I also think it was less than 1/2 gallon, judging by the amount of speedy dry on the ground.

I went almost immediately to the scene, and asking for the owner, discovered that he, Gary Pelletier, was in Wisconsin at the moment.  I asked to see their spill log, and was treated to the usual blank look.  The counter personnel called Pelletier, and he told them where to find it.  What they provided me was their most recent tank testing data.

I explained to the counter people that they were required to report spills of this nature if they weren't going to maintain a spill log.  I left them with a copy of Chapter 691, open to the appropriate section and left the scene. By the time I got back to the office, the spill had been reported (attached).
I-45-1998*03/16/98 Spill was reported at the home of Carroll Adams on the Access Highway in Limestone.  Spill resulted when ice and snow weight broke off a nipple/line of Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Line break resulted in an estimated 75 gallons of kerosene being spilled.  Responded Allen inspected the site and hired Soderberg's Const. Co. to clean up the site.  Oily contaminated debris (sorbents, some woody debris, ) was hauled to Tri-Community Landfill.  The  homeowner, Carroll Adams, then entered into Clean- up Actions Agreement and a Land Spreading Agreement to excavate and land spread the oily contaminated soils on property around an abandoned race track.

P-24-2007*A rail car was being loaded with thermal heating oil, when a fitting failed causing the discharge of approximately one gallon of product to the ballast rock below.  The transfer was immediately ceased and the issue corrected.  Once the car was moved, a small excavation was undertaken to remove the contaminated stone.

This waste was combined with waste from P-31-07, so the waste processing information does not reflect the actual quantity from this incident.
P-31-2007*#6 oil was being transferred from a rail car to a tank trailer, when a valve on the trailer leaked approximately one gallon of product to the ground below.  The transfer was ceased while the issue was mitigated. Thereafter, a small excavation was undertaken to remove the contaminated soil.

This waste was combined with waste from P-24-07 so the waste processing information does not reflect actual quantity from this incident.
B-271-2006*Mr. Brackley called to report that a relatively new transformer that services the #8 tissue machine had leaked about 20 gallons of transformer oil, due to mechanical failure. He further explained the oil was seed based, TX-30. In any case, the oil ran into a sump and was recovered by pumps. The recovered oil was burned in their #8 boiler.
P-30-2007*A delivery driver overfilled an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at a residence in Bath.  According to the report, he had sorbent pads set below the vent onto which the product was discharged.  In addition, the leaves of a shrub were contacted, but that was deemed a non-issue.
P-42-2007*A motor vehicle accident caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of antifreeze to the shoulder of Route 109.  No response is necessary.
P-43-2007*A cracked flare fitting caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil to the cement slab below.  Product was picked up with speedy dry by a burner technician.  No other materials or surfaces were contacted, and there are no odor issues causing concern.
P-44-2007*A tractor trailer was struck by a pick up truck on the Buxton Rd which initiated the discharge of approximately one gallon diesel fuel.  Product was predominately picked with sorbent pads.  A small amount of product did reach the ground but was not a cause for concern.
B-478-2006*
Jessica called to report that her company, Dead River, had a technician at the Martha Seavey residence and due to leak in her basement heating oil tank. The technician further reported he estimated a pint had reached the concrete floor, but had not reached any drains. He cleaned it up with a pad and bit of speedi-dri.

I-48-1998*02/20/98 Report of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) leak at the home of Anne Ouellette.  25 to 50 gallons spilled of #2 fuel oil was result of product leaking at filer.  Spill was cleaned up with pads and disposed of according to regulations.
B-459-2006*Mr. Herlihy called to tell me that his family, wife and small child, were being disturbed by gasoline odors coming from a car in the parking lot next to his apartment. I met him and his wife at the apartment that afternoon. There was no car leaking gasoline and Mr. Herlihy said that it had been towed off a few days previous. There was no free product, but the asphalt had been degraded by gasoline and there was only a faint odor about. The air temperature is in the 90's and raw gasoline will not last long on black asphalt. I'm not sure why he waited to report the problem, but it was certainly gone by the time I arrived. I stopped by the site the following afternoon which was as hot as the previous day and there was no smell of gasoline. No further action necessary.

P-988-2006*During the transfer of #4 oil heating oil from a rail car to a tank trailer, a threaded hose fitting developed a leak.  The operation was ceased while the issue was mitigated.  Product was easily picked up with sorbent materials.
B-657-2006*Ms. Warren called to report that a discovery of a water filled valve box for an underground fuel line that was abandoned by the U.S. military sometime ago. There was no cause found for the release but it is assumed that it came from the abandoned line. This line is a known and on the Formally Used Defense Site list of clean up projects. There was 140 gallons of contaminated water in the box and some contaminated dirt. Clean Harbors Inc. was called and they pumped out the box. There was about a 5 gallon pail of contaminated dirt that was dumped into the truck with the water to be disposed by Clean Harbors at their South Portland facility on Rummery Road.
I-66-1998*Brent McKeen, supervisor from Huber faxed in a spill report that a 30 gallon spill from a broken hydraulic hose broke in a log yard due to hose fatigue.  Wood fines were used to absorb then disposed into boiler per license conditions.
I-68-1998*03/25/98  AT 13:55 A 3/8 PURGE LINE BROKE A NIPPLE WHEN FAN MALFUNCTIONED AND STRUCK A PIPE HANGER.  100 LBS. OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA WERE RELEASED.

Caribou Police Dept (PD) notified via a citizen complaint of odor. A Mrs. Morin called the Caribou PD to complain of the strong ammonia smell in her neighborhood.  County Emergency Management agency and Caribou Fire Dept were notified about one hour after the release.  They in turn notified the DEP.  Released occurred @ 13:55, release ended @ 14:10 estimated release of between 100 lbs (company/RP estimate) and 345 lbs (DEP estimate).  30 employees were evacuated.  The pipe fitting was replaced and a guard was added  should the fan malfunction again.

DEP issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) for failure to notify of the ammonia release in a timely fashion.


B-323-2006*Mr. Wyman called to report that a logging truck owned by Gerald Long had gone into the ditch near the Ripogenous Dam. I was able to talk with Mr. Long on site who had sorbent pads in his truck. He reported that about 3 gallons of diesel had leaked out of the tank's cap and a quart or two of motor oil escaped the engine while it was waiting to be recovered. He used sorbent pads to recover the oil.
I-74-1998*ATTENDANT CHANGING GAS FILTERS ON THE DISPENSER FORGOT TO CLOSE ONE CRASH VALVE.  ANOTHER DISPENSER TURNED ON THE PUMP CAUSING THE 10 GAL. DISCHARGE.

DOC 's Crew used sorbent pads, speedy dri, and dry cement to absorb spilled product.  Oily soaked debris was then sent to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.
B-270-2006*Mr. Waugh called to say that one of his delivery drivers had overfilled an AST at the Savory residence in Greenville.  The driver reported that the vent alarm sounded funny and stopped fueling to inspect the tank and system. He found that the tank had been overfilled and fuel was leaking from the vent line. The driver wiped the tank down with pads he carried on the truck left pads to absorb further weeping. They would check on the system again that day and follow up if necessary.

I-75-1998*03/30/98 Report of a spill at the home of Jane Doody on Rte 161 in Caribou.  Ms. Doody's Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had a hole in it which resulted in the spillage of an estimated 150 gallons of kerosene.  Carl Allen, OMHS Responder, contracted with Soderberg's Const. Co. to clean up the spill.  Soderberg's crew used sorbent pads to soak up free product on the surface and during the excavation of soils that were contaminated in the vicinity of the leaking AST.  Soderberg's hauled several loads of contaminated soils and oily debris (sorbents) to the Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.  Daigle Oil Co. replaced the old AST with a new tank and plumbed in the new tank to Ms. Doody's heating system.

B-231-2006*   Mr. Savage reported that an interstitial alarm had sounded for the underground gasoline tank at the Pleasant Ridge Plantation garage. This tank is a double wall cathodically protected tank. An inspection showed 16" of water in the interstitial space. He asked for a waiver of the 30-day waiting period to remove this tank and a diesel UST. I granted the request.
   Both tanks were removed under the oversight of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services. The double wall had done its work and there was no contamination.
I-87-1998*03/05/98 08:30 Report of a spill at the mobile home of Mary Grant on the Sherman Road in Island Falls.  Spill of approximately 100 to 175 gallons of kerosene due to a broken bushing on a fuel line of her Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  Carl Allen, OMHS Responder, visited the site and recommended Ms. Grant wait until spring to excavate the contaminated soil.  Daigle Oil crew replaced the broken bushing on the AST line.  Prior to the this work the tank was moved so that a slab could be poured to set the AST on.

03/12/98 Ms. Grant called to report that the fumes from the spill were bothering her.  Carl hired a contractor, Kent Willigar, to excavate the contaminated soils to clean up the spill.  47.57 tons of contaminated soils were hauled to Tri-community Landfill for proper disposal.  D-Tree was completed on spill site by Carl Allen.  For some reason the residence was not put on Quarterly monitoring program.  Jean Flannery, Project Manager, BR&WM had Ms. Grant's private well sampled for Diesel Range Organics (DRO) on 04/03/06.  The sample came back DRO < 50 parts per billion, satisfactory for drinking water.  Ms. Grant was notified via letter of these results.  The site is considered closed.




I-14-2007*01/23/07 Received a call from Mark Stiles, of Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LP) regarding the spillage of 40 gallons of hydraulic oil that happened when a pump shaft seal failed.  The spill happened on Monday January 22, at 07:30 hours at the Hood log loader feeding the north 32,000 gallon hot pond.  Hydraulic oils drained into the hot pond and became part of the log processing for making the Oriented Strand Board.  The oils floated on the water in the hot ponds and was taken up by the floating logs.  No recovery of the oils was needed.  Mark said he would be faxing in the Spill Report on the incident.  I reminded Mark that the spill should have been reported within 2 hours of its occurrence.  He said he would be sure that his shift foreman were aware of this requirement.  Also talked to Mark about having LP get into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)regarding the logging in of spills less than 10 gallons and getting an exemption for these smaller spills.  I told Mark to contact the DEP Staff member - John Dunlap who works with industrial sources to develop MOAs.  Mark said he would look into this.

01/24/07 10:30 Received faxed spill report from LP.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff at this time.
I-93-1998*04/22/98 Report of a estimated 20 gallon spill of kerosene as a result of a hole in an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at the mobile home/trailer of Mary Dudley.  Ms. Dudley trailer is located at the Golden Gate Trailer Park, Lot#42.

Carl Allen, OHMS Responder, hired a contractor to dig up and remove to an approved landfill (Tri-Community Landfill) the contaminated soils associated with cleaning up the spilled fuel.

B-27-2007*On 1/23/07 at approximately 1200 (noon), an oil spill occurred at the C.N. Brown's Big Apple station at 10 Moosehead Lake Road.  The spill was not reported to the Greenville Fire Department until 1600.  Once the Fire Department arrived on scene, they asked C.N. Brown if the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had been notified. C.N. Brown responded, "no", so the Fire Department called in the spill.

The spill was initially fielded by Nathan Thompson, who contacted a local contractor and scheduled the cleanup for the next morning.  Due to prior commitments, Responder Thompson was unable to supervise the cleanup, so I went instead.

I met the contractor on scene at 0615 and we commenced the cleanup.  A front end loader was used to scrape up contaminated snow and ice.  Calcium Chloride was used to loosen up the remaining hard ice.  We used ice chisels to remove all of the ice until we reached pavement.  The contractor applied speedy-dry and worked the it into the asphalt before sweeping up.  Finally, additional Calcium Chloride was used to help prevent the forming of black ice.

All of the contaminated snow and ice was placed in a 1-ton dump truck and disposed of at Pine Tree Landfill.

The cause of the spill is thought to be an overfill of an Underground Storage Tank (UST) with the registration number 2916.  The UST is a tank dedicated to "off road" diesel, which they make on site, themselves.  They make the product by mixing K-1 and # 2 oil.  They mix these products by making a drop from their peddle truck into the tank.  The drop is made using a drop tube, which attaches to the scully and inserts directly into the tank, by-passing the flapper valve on the tank.

I notified Ted Scharf of the DEP Oil Enforcement unit on 1/24/07 at 1312 of the possible procedural problems at this C.N. Brown facility.
B-40-2006*	Ms. Dyer called to report that an automobile accident had traumatized pole #1 on Swan Road causing the mounted transformer to spill about 5 gallons of non-PCB oil to the roadway. She requested they be allowed to clean up the spill the following day as the ongoing snow storm presented a safety issue to the workers and the public. Since it was non-PCB oil, I felt this request was reasonable.
	A Mr. Steve McCann went to the spill site the following day and reported, due to snow plow activity, he couldn't find any oil. This info was not passed on to me until the fall when I received a CMP report. This report further states that Mr. Robbins checked the sight a few days later and found nothing, due to snow cover and suggested there be a follow up in the spring.  Again, I was not notified and it appears that no clean up was done.

B-11-2007*Joe Depasquale and wife acquired the property at 181 Crowley Isl. Rd, a dwelling of civil war vintage, and spent a great deal of effort renovating it to rent to tourists in the summer.  One of the things they did was drill a new well in 2005 (see attached photos).

In the summer and fall of 2006, they noticed the water quality deteriorating.  Sometimes the water would be discolored, other times it'd have an odor.  They consulted Norlen's in Orrington who eventually installed a softener;  while there, the technician smelled the water, and told Depasquale it smelled like oil.  Analysis of a sample did not bear out his opinion.  He suggested, nonetheless, that Depasquale contact the DEP.

On January 11th, I resampled the well water.  At that time it was clear, but smelled strongly of sulfur.
The subsequent analysis showed no diesel range contamination, but the water IS contaminated with gasoline.  I contacted Depasquale and gave him the bad news, contacted Norlen's and asked them to put on dual charcoal filters, arranged for quarterly monitoring, and, since there is no obvious spillage to deal with, turned the case over to Technical Services for remediation.

Depasquale described his water quality as erratic, discolored one day, smelling like oil another.  He said it'd never smelled so strongly as it did on the day I was there.   He also said the driller only put in nine feet of casing.    Because his well is so close to the road, and it's so shallow to bedrock there, I think the circumstances he describes are explained by an improperly sealed well casing, and contaminants washing in from old spillage or off the road.
A-268-2006*A vertical, outside, aboveground storage tank sank in the mud during the spring thaw and damaged its filter, causing a leak.  Apparently, a propane delivery driver pointed out that the tank was sinking to Ms. Morang and to his supervisor at Augusta Fuel.  Ms. Morang had called Augusta Fuel to correct the situation but they had not gotten to it yet.  Augusta Fuel employees hand excavated the oily soil and transported it to the Pine Tree landfill for disposal.  The area is served by public water.  No further action is expected.
B-29-2007*On 1/25/07 I received report of a 5-gallon gasoline spill from a corrosion hole in a fuel line on a Central Maine Power (CMP) pickup truck in an employee's driveway.  The employee who had discovered the spill notified his supervisor who dispatched a team from Augusta to remove the contaminated snow.  The snow was returned to the CMP garage and melted in order to be disposed of by Clean Harbors as Hazardous Waste.  The leak was repaired.

The employee's house is provided town water.
A-270-2006*Sue Roberts called to report that a repossession company had come to her property to repossess an excavator, and had spilled gear oil in the process.  I arrived and the homeowner showed me where it had happened, but I saw no staining.  The homeowner then proceeded to hand dig a hole in the sand to show me the oil.  We were unable to find any oil, but I did get a slight odor reminiscent of the distinctive odor of gear oil.  The homeowner said that the repossession company removed the gearbox covers from the excavator while loading it onto the trailer that they brought and let the oil spill onto the ground.  I contacted the repossession company and they said that not only did they not spill any oil, but that they didn't do any work to the machine at all; they just loaded it up and left.  I contacted Tom Varney from the Bangor region of Response Services and asked him to visit the Repossession company (J.B.Dow) in Corinth to get a feel for their general environmental responsibility and cleanliness.  Tom agreed and payed them an unannounced visit.  Tom's impression was that J.B.Dow is a clean and responsible organization and their shops and yard are neat and well organized and they seem to be telling the truth regarding their policy of not spilling oil or other fluids to the environment.  Tom also noted that the excavator removed from the Roberts' property was at the Corinth yard and appeared to be whole and not tampered with.  No further action is expected.
I-49-1998*03/05/98 Report of a leaking Aboveground Stoarge Tank (AST) at Rt #1 Box 257 (no other info provided in files).  Leak was a result of a broken nipple at the ASTs brass valve resulting in the spillage of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene.

No further information available with the exception that the old spill database (Pre-HOSS) indicated that the site was closed out by Responder Carl Allen on 03/16/98, the site is therefore assumed to have been cleaned up.

A-272-2006*A passenger vehicle went off the road and struck a utility pole.  The vehicle lost gasoline to the ground and a nearby stream and the utility pole lost a transformer and hence, some transformer oil.  What gasoline could be collected with sorbent pads and boom from the stream, was, and the transformer oil was collected by removing the grassy, oily soil from under the pole.  No further action is expected.
P-810-2006*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 10/15/06: In the afternoon I received notification from Casco Fire Department (CFD) thru Maine state police of an overturned excavator on a trailer, located on Route 11 above Coffee Pond.
	On site at 1330 hours, I conferred with CFD and the vehicle owner, Mark Verrill.  The dump truck towing a trailer with excavator was proceeding west on Route 11 but did not negotiate a turn and downhill area causing the trailer to turn on its left side.  The excavator was dragged on its side about 20 to 30 feet.  A residence and Coffee Pond were about 100 feet to the south (see site sketch).  Both diesel fuel and hydrailic oil were leaking.  Police and CFD had closed the road.  This area had been the site of other accidents and discharges including at least one that I had responded to several years before.
	Mr. Verrill accepted responsibility and brought a small excavator on site by 1500 hours to remove oiled soil.  I oversaw source reduction of the spill to DEP satisfaction.  V & M Construction transported the oiled soil the next day to Commercial Paving and Recycling Company.  I believe that the contaminated media was removed successfully and promptly so as to minimize threat to surface and ground waters.
	No DEP expenses were incurred for this response.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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B-166-2006*Mr. Milan called to report that about 2 gallons of JP-8 jet fuel spilled to the heavy duty ramp from an aircraft's tanks. The spill was caused by the fuel expanding inside the tanks. They immediately began a clean up, using sorbent material.  No further action is expected.


B-112-2006*Mr. Van Uden called to report that a technician had reported that an AST in the cellar of 12 Carol St., Bangor was at risk. While the tank was not actively leaking there was an old oil stain in the dirt. Further more, the tank had globs of something on it that made them believe the tank needed to be replaced. Since the tank was not leaking and the oil stain was not causing a vapor problem due to its age, no further Response Services action is necessary.
B-109-2006*Mr. Moore called to report that his oil company had inadvertently overfilled a cellar AST at the home of Jasmine Nichols who was away at the time. A neighbor checked on the home the next day and smelled the oil. She called R. H. Foster. They responded and wiped the floor and tank with sorbents. No further action expected.
P-391-2014*
Report to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, and response to a diesel fuel leak from the 100-gallon saddle tank of a tractor with box trailer.  The discharge began at the Cumberland Farms and leaked 4.6-miles up Route 1 and Route 35 to the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) Mile 25 north entrance, until the truck pulled over at the MTA truck rest area north of the visitor's center.

I noted no significant puddles of fuel, though a significant volume of diesel soaked into soil where the truck pulled over at Mile 25.  I also noted a discharge where the truck had pulled over by the rest area's diesel dispensers.

The discharge to the paved roadway was sanded.  John Branscom of MTA had Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) respond to excavated contaminated soil and pick up any sorbents.  Soil was excavated to 8" to 10" below grade.  Branscom and I checked the excavation and cleared the excavation for backfilling.  I advised Branscom and CHES of the spill by the diesel dispensers that also needed removal.  MDEP issued an Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) for soil recycling.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
2)  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are required at this time.
P-393-2014*
On Friday, 5/23/14, Division of Response Services responded to earlier reported 10-gallon estimated discharge of hydraulic oil from heavy equipment in the tipping area of the waste process yard.  Re Energy reported the leak to the ground and mitigated with sorbent pads and wood chips.  The location is commercial use, not over a mapped aquifer, and is served by municipal water service.

The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.  I issued an Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) for soil and oily waste disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill (see attached).  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-394-2014*
On Monday, 5/19/14, while in the area, I visited this school building facility to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of one or two consumptive-use, municipal, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facilities.  A removal notice submitted by Kennebunk High School, (KHS), RSU 21, in May of 2010, lists tank T-5 due for abandonment but had not listed a contractor or an expected removal date.  In July 2012, Portland Pump Company (PPC) for KHS submitted another removal notice for tank T-1 with Portland Pump.

The school maintenance director showed me to the location of the recently removed 10,000-gallon UST which was located at the south side of the school property under a driveway next to the building.  She also directed me to two remaining active #2-oil USTs located at the west school entrance, and at the north side of the school property (see site map).  T-1 listed on the year 2012 removal notice was the actually T-5 which was listed on the 2010 notice, but was not removed in 2010.

The location is a public high school located in a dense suburban, residential area that is served by municipal water and sewer service. The schools has seven registered UST facilities, all for #2 heating oil, with four removed prior to 1998.  I found no record that evidence of discharges were reported during the abandonment of T-5.  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment (site assessment) was required.  See the UST Registration file #11687 for further information.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-398-2014*Scott Cyr received a report from Holly's Oil that they spilled 10 gallons of gasoline while filling an underground storage tank at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-404-2014*Dead River Company called to report a corrosion leak from an outside aboveground storage tank.  When I arrived, the tank had been removed and some soil removal had already been done by Dead River.  I checked the sandy soil at the bottom of the hole with an oleophilic dye shake test and it passed the test, so no further excavation is warranted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-405-2014*Complaint was received from city of Westbrook Public Safety regarding a home where someone was reported to have spilled latex paint onto the lawn and then washed the spill from the lawn to a storm drain on the roadside.  The storm drain in this area drains south to the nearby Presumpscot River.  A city person stated that the homeowner refused to come to the door to speak with them.

Latex paint is typically not considered a hazardous material, but is considered a pollutant, so I referred this incident to Stuart Rose of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Land & Water Quality.  I understand that at the time of the notification, no clean-up was practical.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.

P-406-2014*On 5/19/14, an Irving Oil Company burner technician reported that they were responding to an aboveground storage tank (AST) facility loose fitting that was leaking heating oil to the concrete basement floor.  The leak had been a slow leak and apprently been dripping for an unknown time period.  Irving Oil reported they had cleaned up the discharge.  No complaints or concerns were receivced by the homeowner.  The location is rural residential area.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-407-2014*On 5/22/14, report received of a 2-gallon discharge of "Untagged ppm PCB" transformer oil due to an apparent corrosion hole in a pad mounted transformer in front of 41 Village Drive.

On 5/23/14, I checked the location and found oiled-soil removed and clean-up satisfactory.  The area is a dense residential mobile home development that I understand is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-411-2014*On 5/23/14, report was received from Downeast Energy (DEE) to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a leak from the residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The leak was on an end seam and apparently due to corrosion and could not be patched.  DEE reported a slow drip forming a 2' x 2' oil stain on the concrete floor and now they had a drip pan under the leak.  A delivery on 5/20/14, may have stirred the tank sludge and uncovered the corrosion hole, which is a not uncommon event.

DEE pumped out the AST to a temporary AST.  The home is switching to natural gas so no replacement heating oil AST was installed.  The home is located in a rural residential area served by private wells.  The home is heated by forced hot water boiler.

I gave Mr. James guidance on washing the spill area, and cleaning and disposing of the old AST.  He did not wish a MDEP site visit at the time, and I received no further calls or concerns.  No further MDEP, Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.
P-423-2014*On Saturday, 5/24/14, morning notification of small surface spill of gasoline with response and clean-up by Brunswick Fire Department (BFD).  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services response was requested.  I later visited and observed the spill to be cleaned satisfactorily.

The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located just off the Route 295 highway exit in a commercial and residential area, and served by municipal water.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-424-2014*On May 28, 2014, John Branscom, with the Maine Turnpike Authority, reported a tractor trailer rollover on the Maine Turnpike South Bound near mile marker 59.  I responded to the scene and met with Mr. Branscom. The passenger side saddle tank was leaking diesel fuel into the soil. I used Plug-N-Dike to plug the puncture hole in the tank to stop the leak in the tank. The truck was eventually flipped onto its wheels and removed from site, after the side saddle tanks were drained.

On May 29, 2014, I returned to site with Mr. Branscom and EPI (Environmental Projects Inc.) to excavate contaminated soil from the diesel. 6.39 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling and Scarborough. There was no evidence that diesel had reached the wetland area that the truck rolled over near.

I used a photoionization detector (PID) to sample the contaminated soil for proper cleanup. After careful sampling of the impacted area, the PID could not identify oil in the sampled areas.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are anticipated at this time.

P-425-2014*NOTIFICATION
On 5/28/14, morning notification to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) from Branch Brook Fuels (BBF) of a 2 to 5 gallon discharge out the exterior vent pipe of the basement, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  A small amount was also reported out the AST into the basement.

ASSESSMENT
The location is residential use and located along the coast with a large marine wetland to the northwest.  The area is on municipal water and sewer service.    Outside at 162 Kings Highway, I noted oil-contaminated soil in the flower bed under the vent & fill pipes.  A bag headspace field sample at 12" below grade in the spill area measured 955-parts per million (ppm), so BBF continued with soil removal.  This soil also had an odor of fresh fuel oil.

The basement AST was dented on a corner and exhibited small, historical oil spills.  I recommended that Mr. Mazeika have his AST be replaced, the piping be upgraded, and the bare copper fuel line within the concrete floor be replaced.  The cause of the overfill was not explained.

Mr. Mazeika stated that about two years before (2012), his oil AST suffered an earlier overfill with spillage out the vent pipe.  I later found no evidence in MDEP records that this 2012 oil discharge was reported to MDEP as required, though I did find that at the neighboring 163 Kings Highway, the Gorney residence, an AST suffered an oil discharge in 2012, see P-3-2012.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I responded and met Branch Brook Fuels staff and with Mr. Mazeika, the homeowner.  BBF continued to excavate oiled soil.  An Oil Spill Debris Form (Virgin Letter) was issued by MDEP.  I understand the discharges to be satisfactorily remediated.  No further MDEP, Division of Response Services actions are recommended at this time.


P-429-2014*On 5/29/2014, I received a call from Elizabeth Milligan of Returnable Services reporting a 2 gallon spill of diesel fuel from an outside carrier at their facility.  The truck driver had run into a post causing a puncture to his saddle tank.  Most of the oil was captured in buckets.  The remainder was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-430-2014*On 5/29/2014, I received a call from Tom Pingree of Pine Tree Waste Services, reporting a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks in Auburn.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-437-2014*On June 02, 2014, Long Island Fire Department reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a gasoline spill near Cross Street Wharf in Long Island.  It was explained that a box truck was leaking the fuel in a parking lot where it was parked. Approximately 10 gallons leaked from the truck before it was emptied.

I suggested since it was a sunny day that they allow the gasoline to naturally evaporate since it wasn't a threat to any private wells or waterways. The Fire Department agreed to observe the evaporation process and keep it taped off until deemed safe.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-438-2014*
While in the area, I visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on the scheduled piping abandonment and replacement by Gaftek, LLC, installer.  I visited also to check on "mystery" drums marked "Hazardous Waste".

The piping is flexible plastic within a buried piping chase.  I was told it was changed without breaking the pavement and excavation.  A worker on site advised me that the steel drums, one marked "Hazardous Waste", had been used for storing water pumped from the sumps and spill waste, but were now empty.  On 7/15/13, I had been notified by facility owner, Mark Graziano, that he had water ingress into one of his gasoline tank sumps that was pumped out by ENPRO Services.  See the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) UST registration file 19331, and other MDEP spill reports for additional information.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-440-2014*On June 03, 2014, Saco Fire Department reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a tractor trailer accident on Route 112 in Saco.  I responded to the accident and met with Saco Fire Department.  They explained that the tractor trailer rolled into the ditch and punctured the passenger side, side-saddle tank. The tank was not full and only released approximately 10 gallons of diesel into the ditch.

Sorbent pads and boom were placed in the ditch to recover the diesel. No wells were nearby.  The sorbent pads and boom were removed and disposed of properly by ENPRO Environmental Services.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-441-2014*On 6/3/14, report by Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) of a discharge of motor oil from a trash truck to the paved roadway due to a line leak.  PTW reported no oil to drains or soil and the spill cleaned.  I later drove by the spill area and found it satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-443-2014*On 6/3/14, a representative of Pitstop Fuels Company called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, regarding eight gas cans on the side of a house, some cans upside down and "lots of product on the ground".  The location is dense urban residential and commercial served by city water and sewer.  The structure is a wood construction duplex with basement.

Onsite I confirmed the fuel cans, some uncapped but none upside down, and some gasoline leakage evident on the pavement.  A tenant in Apartment 2 told me that the fuel cans belong to the tenant in Apartment 1 who was not at home.  I wiped up the spill with pads and tried to cover open containers.  I assessed the containers of gasoline to be unsecure and to be a public safety hazard.

A note was left for the Apartment 1 tenant to call me.  I notified Portland Code Enforcement, and I left a voice message for the building owner Stephen Newcomb.  Mr. Newcomb called me back about 1730 hours and assured me that he would contact his tenant and have the fuel cans to a safe area.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services, actions are planned at this time.
P-444-2014*
Report was received of dripping transformer oil from a pole mounted transformer to the ground below, due to a corrosion hole.  The leak was reported as "10-gallons over 10 years" implying a long period of discharging.  The area is rural residential.  The soil was reported dug up and taken off site for later disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is planned at this time.
P-451-2014*On 6/9/14, I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a 1 quart spill of transformer oil due to a transformer failure.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  See attached report for more details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-454-2014*On 6/9/2014, I received a call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company, reporting a 1 gallon spill of transformer oil from a pad mounted transformer in Cape Elizabeth.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and a small amount of contaminated soil was removed as well.  See attached report for more details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-455-2014*On 6/9/2014, I received a call from Judy Little of C. N. Brown Company, reporting a leaking dispenser at the Big Apple in Cornish.  An O-ring on a dispenser meter blew.  The leak was repaired and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-456-2014*On 6/10/2014, I received a call from Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland reporting a small waste oil spill at the Wainwright Sports Complex in South Portland.  The oil was inadvertently spilled at the maintenance garage.  It was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  See attached spill report for more details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-464-2014*On 6/11/2014, Ann Hemenway received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department.  They reported an oil spill at a tent fire scene in Westbrook.  I responded later that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed a few small containers that had contained waste oil that had melted during the fire.  The containers released some of their contents onto the ground.  I cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads and removed the remainder of the melted containers.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-770-2014*A small amount of heating oil was released to a concrete basement floor due to a leaking fitting on an oil fired water heater.  It appears that the homeowner was attempting to bleed air from the system when he cross-threaded the flare nut on the burner firomatic valve.  The oil leaked out slowly for a number of hours until the homeowner contacted the fire department and an oil burner repair contractor.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents and the fitting was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-357-2014*On 6.6.14, Josh Slaney from Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine in their Waterville yard.  The oil came from the engine containment tank and spilled onto the tracks below.  Contaminated material was removed for disposal.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-607-2014*On 9/15/14, I responded to a spill at the home of Jeremy and Jeri Keene at Pleasant Place in Waterville.  Mr. and Mrs. Keene had a fuel oil delivery from C. N. Brown Company that day and when they got home they smelled fuel oil in the house.  The tank was leaking from a corrosion hole at the bottom and the oil burner technician hired by C. N. Brown was able to pump out the tanks.  I estimated that approximately 10 gallons leaked onto the concrete floor.  The oil burner technician had used powdered laundry detergent on the stained concrete.  It did a poor job keeping the vapors down, so I set up ventilation in the basement for the night and returned the next day to have the tanks removed and the floor powerwashed.

An area was removed requiring the disposal of 1.27 tons of soil at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for indoor air quality monitoring.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
I-301-2014*On 9/26/14, I made a site visit to Danielle Seward's home after the homeowner called concerned about the age and condition of her oil storage tank.  The tank is an older tank, installed in 1974 (40 years old), that appears to be corroding from the inside out.  Danielle was signed up for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Home Heating Oil Tank Replacement Program.

On 9/21/15, I received an e-mail from Peter Moulton, MDEP Augusta office, that Kevin Adams, dba Adams Heating Company, has completed the installation of a new Roth double-walled oil storage tank at Danielle Seward's home.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-762-2014*
NOTIFICATION
9/26/14: Ms. Miller of Applicator Sales & Service Company (ASSC), a building products supplier, reported that on the previous day, 9/25/14, one of their delivery trucks suffered a hydraulic oil leak in front of a home remodeling jobsite at 3 Ironclad Rd., Cape Elizabeth .  On 9/25/15 ASSC had Clean Harbors clean-up the oil discharge.

I met representatives from ASSC, Cape Construction Company, and Ms. Bornick the property owner on site.  The discharge was to asphalt paving in front of Ms. Bornick's home and a small volume ran to the grass.  None of the spills reached drains or surface water due to prompt mitigation with Speedy Dry.  An oil stain on the pavement remained.  I suggested a hot seal coating to curb potential damage to the pavement and to cover the stain.  I also advised ASSC about more prompt reporting of future oil discharges.

The location is a sub-urban residential area and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.
P-771-2014*The janitorial department of this facility stored cleaning, painting and other miscellaneous chemicals and oils in a metal storage locker. Some of the products had been in the locker for years; long enough for the containers to deteriorate and discharge their contents.  Ultimately, multiple containers of different products failed and their contents comingled on the shelfing of the locker.  The Department was consulted because a pungent odor was being produced and the responsible party required cleanup and disposal advice.  It was appropriate to solidify the mess with sorbent materials to generate solid waste, then dispose of said waste in their municipal waste stream.  Thereafter, the air in the janitorial wing was refreshed and the situation alleviated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-772-2014*A municipal dump truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-774-2014*On September 26, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a mineral oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Pole #3 on New Portland Road, located near a parking lot had a motor vehicle back into it. The pole snapped and the transformer broke during impact to the ground. Approximately 5 gallons of mineral oil was released onto grass and pavement.  Contaminated soil was removed and speedy dry was applied to the oily pavement and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-777-2014*A small amount of #2 heating oil was lost to a driveway from a loose flange on an oil delivery truck.  It was reported to be less than a six inch diameter stain and an attempt to collect it with a sorbent pad was made.  I called the homeowner and left a message for them to call me if they had any concerns.  They never called.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-780-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a hydraulic oil spill at this location that was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-783-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground when a hose failed on an excavator.  The oily gravel was excavated and transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-927-2014*Bath Iron Works (BIW) contact Hennessey called to report a minor discharge from an employee's pickup truck. A 5 gallon jerry can had tipped over.  When the truck pulled up to the south gate, a kerosene odor was noticed by security, and the spill discovered.  The rain allowed the drizzle of fuel to migrate towards a storm drain, boom was placed at the cover and pads applied to pooled water.  The can was righted and secured.  No more than a light scum layer of material was captured by the sorbents and if any got to the storm drain, it is insignificantly small.  In our discussion we agreed measures taken were appropriate but not likely to yield any appreciable amount of recovery, nor was the amount in the storm drain, if any, enough to warrant a call to United States Coast Guard.  Hennessey would check with a supervisor (if BIW wished to notify) but at the end of our conversation, it was believed not call was needed.  Based on the information presented, and steps taken the Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-524-2014*At 1135 hours on 9/27/14, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a 1 quart spill of lube oil from one of their locomotive's engine containment tanks onto ballast at the Northern Main Junction rail yard in Hermon.  Pan Am employees removed contaminated ballast and hauled it back to their Waterville facility for disposal by an environmental company.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-545-2014*At 1120 hours on 10/7/14, Mr. Peter Beckford reported a spill of transmission fluid from his pick-up truck last winter.  He placed the oil into 5 gallon buckets with sorbents.  It occurred in his driveway at 123 Rebel Hill Farm Road.  I went over to retrieve the buckets for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-772-2014*Maritime Energy reported that a meter/pump on one of their trucks leaked #2 fuel oil and a small amount had impacted the frozen dirt driveway.  The discharge occurred at a private residence located at 459 Oyster River Road in Warren.   The Maritime Energy driver was able to clean up the affected area.  The homeowner was satisfied with the clean up and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
P-985-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to a combination of paved and gravel parking lot area.  The oil was collected with sorbents and through the removal of a layer of gravel.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-681-2014*R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a vent discharge during filling of a residential aboveground supply tank at the entered location.  I met an R. H. Foster technician at the location.  The spill was minor and estimated at less than one gallon.  Oil had gotten on to the siding of the house and on the ground.  The technician cleaned up the spill with sorbents.  The homeowner, who asked that I not include his name in the report, was satisfied with the cleanup.  The waste material to be disposed at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) in Orrington, an approved facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.

P-7-2014*On Tuesday, 1/7/14, at 1000 hours, I met with Mr. Dana Tibbetts on site to check on clean-up of this hydraulic oil spill reported to have occurred on 1/6/14.  The location is a scrap metal recycler in a rural commercial use area near the Little Androscoggin River.  The yard has a storm drain system to an oil-water separator.

The reporters explained that leak was from an excavator hose to an asphalt paved area (noted on the attached site plan) and that Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to vacuum the oil, apply sorbents, and dispose of the waste.  I found the discharge cleaned to state satisfaction.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are required at this time in this matter.
B-509-2014*At 1100 hours on 9/22/14, Ms. Shirley Brissette reported a small spill of biofuel heating oil at her residence at 23 Skyline View in Holden.  Ms. Brissette's fuel supply line secondary containment piping had filled up with fuel and had dripped onto the floor causing a two foot diameter stain on the concrete floor.  The supply line runs under the concrete floor between the aboveground storage tank (AST) and the furnace.  I padded up a few ounces of fuel from both ends of the secondary piping which the supply line runs through.  I also left a bunch of pads around and under the piping next to the AST.

On 9/24/14, Jim Lavoie of The State Of Maine Department of Environmental Protection and I visited the site and pumped out the fuel from the secondary containment line.  The line had filled back up and was starting to overflow onto the floor.  I informed the owner that she could call me this weekend if the pipe fills back up.   She had a couple calls in to oil companies to replace the fuel supply line.

I talked to Tom Hincliffe of Anesis Resource Management concerning any changes in fuel consumption at this residence.  He said that she gets filled once a year and she was filled in July and she currently has almost a full tank.  The gauge is between 3/4 full and full.  The owner heats with wood in the winter and uses the oil for mostly heating her water.  It appears that the secondary containment line is doing its job and preventing the oil from leaking out into the ground.

The owner's well is approximately 60 feet upgradient from the leak.

The supply line was replaced by an oil company.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-670-2014*The Franklin County Dispatch reported that a truck accident had occurred in Wilton resulting in the discharge of diesel fuel.    I responded to the site located at 15 Route 156.  The tractor trailer, carrying wood chips, had tipped over on the soft shoulder of the road.  Some diesel fuel had leaked from the saddle tanks, however, the recovery company (Collins) had pumped off the remaining fuel.  When the truck was righted, I instructed Collins to excavate all soil impacted with diesel.  The soil was taken to Bruce Manzer Asphalt Plant in Phillips.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-635-2014* On 10-1-2014 Kim Alexander reported the release of about three gallons of diesel fuel. This spill occurred at the dock located at 1 Boatyard Rd., in the town of North Haven.
 Someone had placed a container of marine diesel on the dock/float and it tipped over spilling fuel into the ocean. The Maine Marine Patrol was the first person or group to discover the fuel. Marine Patrol also reported this incident. The fuel had spread out and was not recoverable. Therefore, no additional action or reaction by Response Services is expected.
A-641-2014* On or about October 3, 2014 this office received a complaint concerning the dumping of petroleum products at a junkyard in Avon. This site is owned by Glen Batchelder and is located at 270 Avon Valley Rd. I made a site visit and even though the place is not a junk yard, it looks like one. Ther are two homes with a garage in between them. The area is covered with parts, metal debris and assorted stuff. There was no obvious spillage of petroleum. There were two automotive gasoline tanks that contained a mixture of gasoline and water. With the owner's help we poured this liquid into a bucket which I then brought back to the DEP warehouse for disposal.
 The owner, G. Batchelder, thinks that the complaint came from a neighbor who he had recently prohibited from crossing his land to access the back fourty.
 No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-642-2014* On 10-7-2014 John Plunkett, of MW Sewall, reported a diesel fuel release at Atlantic Edge Lobster. This business is located at 71 Atlantic Ave. in the town of Boothbay Harbor. MW Sewall made a delivery to this above ground fuel tank. Something happened to the tank truck during the delivery process and less than five gallons spilled onto the dock area. An estimated one gallon of fuel was released to the ocean waters.
 I made a site visit that day and spoke to the shop foreman. There was an attempt to recover the fuel that was trapped in the floating weeds and other floating strucutures. The fuel that spilled onto the dock was cleaned up prior to my arrival. There were no further remedial actions to be taken.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-643-2014*It was reported that a piece of heavy equipment blew a hydraulic hose. The ground under the machine was affected. A crew was sent out to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. This was part of the Maine Power Reliability Program.
No Further Response action is needed at this time.
A-644-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fuel supply line to an underground storage tank leaked. An approximate 500 gallons was unaccounted for. C. N. Brown workers were trying to charge the diesel fuel lines at a new facility in Augusta. While doing this one of the lines would not charge. The technicians used a peddle truck to try and charge the line. After 500 gallons they decided that something was wrong in the piping. I responded to the site and found nothing wrong, and no free product anywhere on site. Further investigation the following weeks proved that a fencing company put a post hole digger through the line which allowed the diesel to leach into the surrounding soils.  Please see the attached document for in-depth investigation details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-636-2014* On 10-1-2014 Steve, from Maritime Energy, reported a spill of about 2.5 gallons of gasoline. This occurred during a delivery of gasoline to an above ground tank located at 286 Island Rd. which is owned by Atwood Lobster Company. Maritime Energy cleaned up the spilled gasoline and no petroleum was spilled into the ocean waters.
 I made a site visit and cleanup was adequate. However the condition of the gasoline tank and dike system left a lot to be desired. It appaers to this DEP official that maintenance is not a priority. I predict that the DEP will be back for another spill at this location.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-646-2014*It was reported to the Response unit that a vessel had sunk while at a mooring in Rockport Harbor. The Coast Guard had sent a crew to investigate and work with the responsible party to remove the vessel from the water.
No response Action was needed at this time.
A-647-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services unit that a train had lost some lube oil and water from a containment tank while in the Waterville rail yard. Josh Slaney stated that a crew was in route to clean up the affected ballast.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-651-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a concrete delivery truck blew a hydraulic line. No one noticed the line break until 30 gallons had been lost. I was told that it was contained inside on the concrete truck loading pad. The crew used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the product, and that was placed in the kiln to be burned for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-653-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a plane had seen a very large gold colored sheen when flying over Penobscot Bay. The sheen was somewhere around Porterfield ledge. It was noted that there were no visible vessels in the area. The United States Coast Guard had a response vessel in route at that time. It was never clear to me what the sheen was. However, it dissipated very quickly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-654-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services unit that a vehicle accident had occurred in the parking lot of Murray's Truck Stop in Turner. A passenger car hit a tractor trailer while maneuvering into oncoming traffic.  The car hit low on the tractor trailer and took out the oil pan on the motor. The local fire department applied a copious amount of speedy dry sorbent material to the motor oil and left the site. I was called later, after the scene was cleared, to come pick up the mess that was left following the accident. I used a street broom and shovel to bag up the oil soaked speedy dry, and then containerized it for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-655-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services unit that a train locomotive lost some lube oil from the engine. It was unsure how or why the loss occurred. Josh Slaney stated that a crew was in route to clean up the oil soaked ballast at the track crossing.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-656-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services unit that while doing a routine service, an oil technician found where a fitting had been leaking. The floor was sealed with epoxy paint and the leak had yellowed the area. After speaking with the homeowner, I determined that no Division of Response Services response was necessary. There was no free product and no indoor air quality issues. The entire area is also on town water. The oil technician on site used simple green to wipe up the stained area for precaution.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-657-2014*On 10/14/2014, Lane Construction Company reported the release of about two gallons of hydraulic oil from a grader.  This occurred in Windsor, near the intersection of Melaney Road and Route 17. This incident happened during a road construction and paving operation.  Lane Construction cleaned up the spill by removing a small amount of gravel. This gravel was then added to Lane Construction's Asphalt Plant.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-659-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to a leaking bushing.  Central Maine Power cleaned up the oil with sorbents.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-683-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a delivery truck driver overfilled a residential oil storage tank. The driver cleaned up the oil that blew out the vent pipe, but could not make contract with the homeowner. I responded to the site and I could not make contact with the homeowner. After a few days the homeowner called me back and stated that she did not want assistance from the state or C. N. Brown. She could smell oil fumes but would not allow anyone in her basement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-691-2014*On 10/26/14, the Maine State Police reported a vehicle accident in which the car lost 2 to 4 quarts of motor oil to the pavement.  The oil spread out and soaked into the pavement, so there was no recovery possible.  The accident scene was cleared with no further discharges.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-692-2014* On 10-28-2014 the Belfast Police Department reported that a vehicle drove down the boat ramp and into Belfast Harbor. One or two individuals rescued the woman from the sinking automobile. The police officer that notified us about the gasoline and oil sheen wanted help with the recovery operation of the vehicle. A diver would be needed. The officer next contacted the US Coast Guard.
 I called the only diver that I knew, Charlie Weidman, to assist. Charlie called a tow truck and the two of them responded to the scene.
 Moments before I arrived Charlie and the wrecker crew removed the automobile from the ocean. The Belfast Harbor Master had placed oil sorbent boom and pads onto the water. This material was collected and brought back to the DEP warehouse for disposal.
 This could have ended in a fatality, however the quick action of those individuals on the waterfront/boat launch saved a life.
 No additional action by Response Services will be required.
A-693-2014*On 10/27/14, the Brooks Fire Department reported that they had gotten a call about a bucket of oil overturned on the side of Lang Hill Road in Brooks.  They said that they had put out pads and boom to contain the spill, but that a small amount had made it into a nearby drainage swale.  They left the bucket and pads for me at the site.  I investigated and found that it was not oil but a bucket of asphalt sealant.  I cleaned up the area and collected all of the used pads for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-694-2014*On 10-27-2014, Lauren Lohn, of Cianbro Corporation, called this office to report the release of hydraulic oil. This occurred when a hydraulic hose ruptured spewing oil onto the ground. The spill was reported as a cup, but was later upgraded to several gallons. E. L. Vining Company was hired by Cianbro to excavate and dispose of the soil at Waste Management's facility in Norridgewock.  No site visit was made and no further involvement by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-695-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a wind storm caused a utility pole to break, which caused a transformer to be damaged and leak mineral oil to the ground. A crew was sent out to clean up the visual product, however, I never heard back from them at the time to confirm the job was successfully done.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-696-2014*On 10/29/2014, C. N. Brown Company reported an oil spill in Wilton. The estimated 5 gallon spill of K1 fuel was the result of a fuel line that had been vandalized on an outside oil tank. The tank was located behind the vacant commercial building. C. N. Brown was called for a fuel delivery and when pumping began, oil immediately began spilling out of the broken line. The spill was cleaned up by C. N. Brown with sorbent materials. A site visit was made to inspect the clean-up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-697-2014*CN Brown Oil Company reported that they had suffered a 3-5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at a residence located at 1519 Atlantic Highway in Waldoboro.  The cover had come loose on the top of the truck and when the driver turned into the driveway the fuel spilled.  CN Brown effectively cleaned up the discharge and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-915-2014*While excavating for a new building, contractors found soil that smelled of oil.  S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc., was on site and reported evidence of a spill.  I visited the site and recommended that they sample based on the disposal requirements of the disposal facility for any soils that were not suitable as fill for the project.  Some of the soils were suitable for re-use so I recommended using the Remediation Guidelines as a guide.  Ultimately, a little more than 1,000 tons of soil were not suitable for re-use on site, so were transported to CPRC Group for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-916-2014*RTS Packaging reported a hydraulic spill at their 16 Washington Ave. facility in Scarborough.  I responded to the site immediately. After careful observation, I identified that the compactor had a broken hydraulic hose and leaked approximately 20 gallons onto the concrete pad and some on the gravel parking lot area. No storm drains or wells were near the spill.

RTS removed .33 tons of contaminated soil and speedy dry sorbent material from the area and disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-917-2014*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground when the nozzle was being removed from the truck.  The oil was collected with a sorbent pad.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-918-2014*A split fuel line resulted in the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of kerosene.  The cause was identified after a burner technician was investigating the reason for a malfunctioning monitor heater.  Spilled product impacted silty clay below the tank along the back side of the building adjacent to the rear entry door.  The building was never backfilled properly, so it was essentially a slab-on-grade split level, which significantly limited pursuit of contaminated soil.  In addition, there was a walkway and retaining wall associated with the rear entry door on one side of the tank and the septic service immediately on the other.  Approximately eight yards of material were removed from the location before the excavation was ceased to ensure structural integrity was not compromised.  Contamination remains in the vicinity, but is currently inaccessible.  The location and surrounding area is served by public water and vapor intrusion has not been identified as an issue, so it likely will not be.  Therefore, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-919-2014*A gasoline tank truck containing approximately 10,000 gallons of gasoline crashed onto its side on Route 25 in Porter, just east of the intersection of Mills Road. The tank was compromised and leaked approximately 2,000 gallons of gasoline onto the shoulder of the road into drainage swale. The unspilled product was recovered by pumping it into another tank truck provided by Irving Oil Corporation. Approximately 1,000 gallons of the spilled product was recovered using a vacuum truck. The remaining gasoline soaked into the soil. Excavation of the gasoline impacted soils began the first morning after the spill on 11/13 and continued into 11/14. 523.73 tons of impacted soil was removed along the Route 25 roadway and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was limited due to the close proximity of the roadway. Gasoline contamination above the leaching to groundwater standards remains. The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services for further investigation.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-920-2014*Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 7 gallon spill of antifreeze from one of their trucks due to a burst hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-346-2014*On April 30, 2014, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an overfill of #2 oil to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The overfill occurred at 1005 Sawyer Road in Cape Elizabeth. It was explained that while the driver was filling the tank, he did not hear the whistle well and caused approximately 8 ounces of oil to foam out the vent pipe. Some of the foam dripped onto dead leaves that were under the fill pipe. The leaves were removed by the driver and disposed of properly.

I contacted the home owner, Vernon Ross, via telephone and left a message. The call was not returned by the home owner.  I visited the home and determined the cleanup was done to MDEP satisfaction.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-266-2015*A small amount of diesel was spilled when a crane toppled over while building Oxford's new sewage treatment plant. The oil was contained to a concrete surface. I spoke with a representative from the Town of Oxford and was assured that the spill was contained and cleaned up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.

On 4/21/15, T-Buck Construction Company contacted the Department requesting a " Spill Debris Letter" for disposal of contaminated soil, which was provided by Stephen Flannery after a site visit.  The discharge occurred on an area of compact gravel, not concrete as originally reported.  The oiled soil was still on site and covered at the time of the site visit.  Nothing of concern was observed. No further action is anticipated.
A-598-2014*On 9-11-2014, B. Gordon, of Dead River Company, reported the release of about ten gallons of fuel oil. This spill occurred at 12 Depot Street, in Newcastle, which is Dead River's local fuel division.  During the process of calibrating the meters on the trucks, a pocket on a tank truck overfilled, spilling fuel onto the gravel lot.  A vendor, known as "Keith ('s) Meter Service", was also involved with this situation.

I made a site visit and was not satisfied with the cleanup. I asked Dead River to excavate the oil stained area. Because of other commitments I was not able to finish this cleanup. I asked my co-worker, Andi Lasselle, to finish this case.  On or about 9-23, five tons of soil was excavated and transported to Dragon Products in Thomaston, Maine.  Cleanup is now complete.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-600-2014*Josh Slaney, of Pan Am Railways, reported yet another hydraulic oil release. This spill/leak was the result of a log truck that blew a hose. This occurred near Daulton Rd. in the city of Augusta, Maine.

Pan Am sent a crew to clean up the oil stained soil and ballast.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-608-2014*While doing a routine maintenance call, the technician, with Colby and Gale, found that the oil storage tank was leaking. The tank had a small pin hole in the back of it about ? of the way up. It only leaked when the tank was near full of oil. Colby and Gale staff pumped the tank and removed it from the basement and then called in to report the spill. I arrived on scene and did some field screening of the soil that lay beneath the tank. I estimated that about a yard of soil would need to be removed. The technicians with Colby and Gale assisted me in shoveling the soil out of the basement and placing it into 55 gallon drums for disposal. After cleaning up the contaminated soil, the technicians backfilled the hole with stone, and installed a new tank. I took the drums of soil back to our warehouse for disposal. I did not make contact with the homeowner because we were able to do a thorough cleanup by ourselves.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
A-609-2014*An anonymous caller stated seeing creosote dripping off new railroad ties that were set beside the tracks in Belgrade. The caller stated that they were concerned about their dog and people walking by being exposed to it. I drove to the site with Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous waste enforcement staff person, Jason Fish. We looked around the site and found a very large pile of new and used railroad ties. The new ties were saturated with creosote and stained ground could be seen. We made contact with Pan Am Railways to see if they were using the ties soon. They stated that the ties were being put in place within a week, and after that they would scrape off the top 3 inches of soil where the ties were sitting. I returned in a week and found that Pan Am did what they had promised. The area had been excavated and no visual soil staining remained. They brought the soil to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-611-2014*On 9/16/14, Maine State Police Dispatch reported a truck on its side in Hope.  The truck had taken a corner too fast and had landed on its side on the side of the road.  They called after the truck had been recovered and removed from the scene.  They reported that a few gallons of motor oil and hydraulic oil had spilled from the truck.  They did not report any spill of diesel fuel.

I arrived on scene collected the contaminated sorbent pads and speedi dri sorbent material used to clean up the spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-612-2014*On 9.16.14, Dan Dumas, from J & S Oil Company, reported the discharge of 10-15 gallons of diesel fuel when a driver drove away from the pump with the fueling hose still in his truck.  All of the fuel was contained on the paved surface of the gas station.  The Fire Department assisted in deploying speedi dri sorbent material and pads to the product.  The contaminated sorbent material was placed into an overpack drum and was disposed of through an existing clean-up contract that J & S Oil had with a local clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-613-2014*On 9/17/2014, in Sumner, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an oil spill. The estimated two gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a backhoe. The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up by MDOT with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-614-2014*It was reported that an endoscopy sterilizing machine leaked, due to a loose fitting on a return hose. The liquid is known as Matricide OPA Plus, which is an enzyme killer for the sterilizing process. Hospital staff cleaned up the spill and placed the sorbent material in the Hospital's 90-day hazardous waste storage locker.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-615-2014*On 9/17/14, West Gardiner Fire Department reported a vehicle accident on the Collins Mills Road where the vehicle caught fire.  Approximately five gallons of unleaded gasoline was spilled.  Most of the fuel burned in the fire, but there was some concern about the runoff, so I investigated and found that no surface water was impacted.  I cleaned up the remaining pads from the side of the road for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-617-2014*On 9/22/2014, in Windsor, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill.  The estimated "few drops" of hydraulic oil resulted from a leak on a piece of equipment.  The spill was shoveled up and disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-620-2014*On November 13, Sherry Clark of the Community Connector Bus service called to report a spill.  She reported that one quart of transmission oil leaked from a bus.  The driver placed sorbent pads under the leak.  Bangor Public Works was called to place speedy dri sorbent material down and clean up the contaminated material.  The sorbent material will be disposed of in the city's waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-299-2014*On 6/13/14, I received an anonymous complaint of oil spillage at a garage.  No oil spills were found on inspection.  At the time of the inspection, I was told of a dispute with neighbor.  This is the likely cause of the complaint.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-301-2014*On 6/14/14, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a car accident causing a transformer spill.  The spilled oil was recovered by shoveling up three scoops of contaminated soil.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-367-2014*On 12/3/14, I received a call from Joey Seeley requesting assistance at a home in Patten where there was suspected meth use taking place.  Some acid liquids have been found in the home along with other meth manufacturing paraphernalia in a backpack.

I arrived on scene and met Agents Seeley and Dudley who showed me to the chemicals containers of concern.  Acid liquids were in containers in a backpack bag, one of which had leaked and burned through the bag and puddled up on the table in the home.  I used neutralizing agent (sodium bicarbonate) to neutralize the pH of the spill (measured with pH paper at 1.0).  After the spill was neutralized and wiped up, then I cleaned table top with detergent cleaner.  I went outside and measured the pH of a 1 liter bottle of solvent that was in the backpack bag.  It appeared to be in a water solution - pH =7.0, and smelled of Coleman fuel.  I measured pH of a smaller unlabeled 1 quart jar of unknown solvent as pH=1.0.  I labeled and over-packed both bottles and transported back to the Division of Response Services Hazardous Materials Storage facility until disposal is scheduled.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-786-2014*12/8/14 1150 Lauren Lohn from Cianbro reported that an estimated 2 cups of hydraulic oil had been discharged to gravel from a leaking fitting on a wire puller working in Madison. The spilled oil was collected with absorbents and the oil impacted gravel was removed for disposal by Cianbro. No site visit was made and no further action by response Services is expected.
B-181-2014*On 4/14/14, I received report of a four gallon diesel spill from a hose failure on a skid tank.  American Concrete employees were filling a work truck to start the week and the fuel hose ruptured and began to pump diesel onto the ground.

Quick action by the employee stopped the spill from being worse.  He immediately shut off the pump and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the product.  Then all of the speedy dry and the contaminated soil was shoveled into bags for proper disposal at the landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-444-2014*On 8/16/14, Bangor Fire Department reported and requested assistance regarding a gasoline spill from a vehicle where the gasoline tank came unstrapped.  I was local so I responded to the spill and recovered the deployed oil-dry sorbent material.  It was handled through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection sorbent waste stream for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn, Maine.  I could not locate the vehicle owner.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-488-2014*On September 10, 2014, Dead River Oil Company reported a 10 to 15 gallon overfill of #2 fuel oil at the Sunny Side Motel, 1441 State Highway 3, Bar Harbor.  Apparently Dead River has been instructed to contact the motel owner, Richard Oskowski, when they arrive to deliver.  Mr. Oskowski then opens a valve in the system allowing for a complete filling of the tank.  On this delivery, that procedure was not followed and the tank was overfilled.

The spilled product was released to the concrete basement of the motel manager/owner residence at this site.  The mistake was quickly discovered by Mr. Oskowski, who saw the Dead River truck leaving the motel property.  Pads were put down, and some oil was recovered in buckets.  Mr. Oskowski insisted upon completing the cleanup himself once the source was controlled and there was no risk of oil going to be discharged to the environment.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was declined by Mr. Oskowski.  No further action is expected by MDEP Response Services at this time.
P-711-2014*On September 07, 2014, I responded to a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) at 114 Sawyer Street in South Portland.  I arrived on site and met with the Deputy Fire Chief of South Portland and the landlord's son, who manages the property. At that time, it appeared that one of the two 275 gallon ASTs was leaking from the belly of the tank inside the basement. The basement was a crushed stone basement with poly barrier under it. The poly barrier assisted in the oil moving across the basement floor and into a sump hole. The hole also had water in it. The hole did not appear to be discharging in any areas outside the basement at that time.

I called Allstate Environmental Services to pump out the oil from the leaking AST. The other AST remained partially full to supply heat to the tenants until I could have a temporary tank set up outside. I added boom into the sump hole to help recover oil that was spilling into there.

On September 08, 2014, I returned to site after getting permission to begin remediation of the basement. Pete Eremita, an environmental engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), was on site with me. It was determined at that time that the crushed stone, poly and contaminated soil under the poly would need to be removed from site. A vapor extraction system would be applied and a concrete floor would assist as a vapor barrier in the basement.

On September 09-12, 2014, 26.54 tons of contaminated soil and crushed stone was removed from the basement and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough. The sump hole was used as a recovery well. The site has been since referred to the Division of Technical Services for long term remediation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-769-2014*I responded to the site and met with homeowner, Jillian Werb.  Dead River Company personnel was still on site in the basement. The technician with Dead River showed me where the oil came out of the sleeved copper line on both ends. The copper line was buried under the concrete floor. A puddle of oil was found under the aboveground storage tank (AST).  A very large puddle that flowed to another room in the basement was also observed.

I spoke with Ms. Werb about what would be necessary for a clean-up and offered for her and her family to stay in a hotel if the vapors were too intense. She agreed to the clean-up and for her family to stay in a hotel until remediation was finished.

On September 24, 2014, I returned with Don White, Engineer with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services.  Contaminated concrete was removed, along with sheet rock and plywood that got impacted by the leak. A radon system was installed to assist in controlling any remaining vapors in the ground.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.

I-318-2014*On 10/6/2014, Responder Sean Bernard was called to a residential mobile home at 290 Skyway Street, Lot 15. An excavator owned and operated by Geary Bonville hit an attached out-building covering a 275 gallon oil tank that caused the outlet pipe to break off.  The owner said the tank was recently filled. Fire Department personnel were first on scene and put down absorbent pads to capture leaking heating oil.  Approximately 90 gallons of heating oil was transferred to available storage with help of fire department personnel.  It was estimated that 130 gallons spilled onto ground under building.  Approximately 30 oil saturated absorbent pads were collected and bagged for disposal at the Presque Isle Municipal Landfill. Further response follow-up after DIG Safe contacted the next morning.

On 10/7/14, I met with Geary Bonville, owner of Skyway Trailer Park, on site.  I discussed a clean-up action plan which involved removal of the shed housing the outside oil storage tank. Once the shed is moved, Geary will excavate oil saturated soils and haul contaminated soils to the Presque Isle Landfill.  I also spoke with homeowner, Ms. Stella Carlstrom, about clean-up plan.

Once the shed had been removed, the tank was tipped up and moved out of the way. Several of the legs on the aboveground oil storage tank (AST) had been bent. I recommended to Ms. Carlstrom that she have Mr. Bonville replace the damaged tank with a similar designed new tank.  Mr. Bonville stated that he could repair the damage to the tank.  I did not recommend these repairs as the integrity of the steel shell of the tank had been compromised.

On 10/8/14, we excavated an area 8.5 feet wide X 10 feet in length and 7 feet in depth to remove the contaminated soils.  Approximately 22-25 cubic yards was removed and disposed of at the Presque Isle Landfill. I had Mr. Bonville place a poly tarp down along the excavation sidewall adjacent to the mobile home and over the bottom of the excavation to prevent any possible migration of residual odors from the slightly impacted (based upon shake tests) soils left in the bottom of the excavation.  Mr. Bonville backfilled the excavation and was given instructions on the loaming, seeding and mulching of the disturbed area.

As of 2/12/15, I have not received a copy of the oil spill debris form showing that oil contaminated soils were disposed of at the landfill. I had a telecommunication with Public Works (landfill) staff person Lisa Foster (tel: 764-2507).  They received three truckloads of oil contaminated soils from G. S. Bonville on 10/9/14.  Lisa said she would fax copies of the scale ticket/invoices from the landfill for proof that Bonville disposed of this contaminated soils at the landfill.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-785-2014*On September 30, 2014, Casco Fire Department reported an excavator fire at 37 Lilac Lane, in Casco. The report came in two days after the incident had occurred. At the time, the Fire Department was unaware of the requirement for reporting spills to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

I responded to the site of the fire and met with excavator and property owner, Larry Chute. Mr. Chute showed me the area of the fire and explained that the excavator had a full tank of diesel and it appeared majority of it burned off. It was evident that some diesel reached the ground, and Mr. Chute agreed to remove contaminated soil to prevent ground water contamination.

On October 03, 2014, I returned to site. 0.41 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  No further actions by MDEP Response Services are required at this time.

B-591-2014*At 1300 hours on 11/3/14, Dead River Company reported a spill at a house at 26 Peter Street in Orono.  The house is split into two apartments housing college students.  When I arrived there was a slight petroleum odor in the south apartment of the house.  The photoionization meter (PID) measured under 0.5 parts per million (ppm) on the first floor.  The furnace with the leak, supplies heat to this apartment.  A second furnace supplies heat to the other half of the house.  The PID readings were 4-5 ppm in the basement next to the area affected by the petroleum spill.

After Dead River Company left, the tenants cranked up the heat which pushed smoke all through the apartment.  I installed a fan in an upstairs window to help remove the smoke.  Dead River was going to send another technician back to work on the furnace.  They had been out to service this furnace numerous times over the past few days.  I left after the smoke had been cleared to a manageable level in the living area and no signs of fire were observed.  The basement had no smoke in it.

The next day Dead River fixed a large crack in the furnace which had caused the smoke in the house the previous day.  They were also able to clean up more of the oil underneath the furnace since they had to move the furnace to fix the crack.  Vapors were measured below 0.2 ppm in the living quarters and below 0.5 ppm right next to the furnace.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-721-2014*Ken Gallant or Verso Paper Corporation, Androscoggin Mill, reported that a discharge of 1000 gallons of white liquor occurred at the Androscoggin Mill facility.  The leak occurred as the result of a broken bleeder nipple on a discharge line.  The material was released to the mill's wastewater treatment system and neutralized on site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-684-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a half gallon lube oil spill at the entered location.  A locomotive containment tank overflowed causing the spill.  A Pan Am crew was dispatched to clean up the spill.  The waste was entered into Pan Am waste stream for contractor pick up at Waterville, Maine, Pan Am facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-685-2014*Pan AM Railways (Pan Am) reported a half gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive containment tank at the entered location.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and entered into Pan Am waste stream for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

B-686-2014*At 1030 hours on 12/10/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a potential meth lab at 35 Maple Street in Brewer.  MDEP assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) with the removal and disposal of chemicals found inside the structure.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-671-2014*At 1825 hours on 12/4/14, Dead River Company reported a quart of #2 fuel oil spilled from overfilling an aboveground storage tank at a residence at 11 High Street in Brewer.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  Dead River pumped out another 10 gallons from the tank to remove oil from the vent and fill pipes.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1012-2014*SUMMARY:
This spill report covers the investigation and assessment of potential mis-installation of product piping for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by 7-Eleven Corporation, and other 7-Eleven facilities in South Portland and Sanford, ME.  The investigation was initiated following discovery of single-wall product piping mis-registered as double-wall piping by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff Ted Scharf.

Gaftek, LLC, was hired by 7-Eleven to investigate UST facilities installed by the same Maine Certified Installer (CTI), Mike McQuinn, of 7-Eleven/RMR, Inc., in the 1991-1992 period.  Mr. Jim Mullen of Gaftek contacted me and requested I attend the site investigations with them as a MDEP representative.

SITE INVESTIGATION:
This facility is located in a dense urban commercial and residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  The two gasoline USTs are registered as double-wall with turbine sumps.  There were no dispenser sumps.

On 12/12/14, I met Gaftek CTI, Dave Bisson, and CTI, Rick Hazel, as they cut holes in the pavement and hand excavated product piping next to the UST and the dispenser island.  Next to the UST sump we noted piping with a gray plastic chase that qualified as secondary containment at the time.  Next to the dispensers we found only single-wall fiberglass product pipe indicating the piping was mis-registered as double-wall.  The piping was found to slope from the UST down to the dispensers, counter to MDEP requirements.  I noted no obvious evidence of prohibited discharges at the time in the shallow excavations.

CONCLUSIONS:
1)  This information has been referred to Ted Scharf of the MDEP tanks unit for further requirements and closure.  I understand that this piping will be due for replacement (see e-mail of 1/5/15).
2)  No remediation actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.



B-697-2014*Dead River Company reported a #2 fuel oil leak at the entered location.  The leak was the result of a stripped fitting associated with the furnace, which Dead River had serviced a couple of months ago.  Therefore, is was unknown as to the date and time of the spill.  Upon my arrival the furnace had been removed and Dead River technicians were cleaning the concrete floor and furnace pad with cleaner.  I estimated the spill at one gallon.  The crack was filled with sealer and the furnace was re-installed.  All waste material was entered into Dead River's waste stream.

Dead River reports on 1.9.15 that they have been back to the residence several times and the oil odor had diminished with each visit.  Jim McCoy of Dead River also advises that they have been in contact with the homeowner, who is to visit the property and confirm.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) has not received any additional complaints as of 1.9.15.

The cleanup is to the satisfaction of the MDEP and all reporting and clean up requirements are satisfied.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

A-787-2014*On 12/9/14, Brian Simon, an employee at the Cumberland Farms in Gardiner, reported a spill at their pumps.  The customer said that the handle stuck and would not shut off and that gasoline spilled onto the concrete pad below.  The Cumberland Farms employee put speedi dri sorbent material down on the spill product and later swept it up.  It was put in an overpack with other contaminated sorbent material for routine disposal with an environmental contractor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-789-2014*On 12/10/2014, the Maine Department of Transportation reported an oil spill in Carrabassett Valley. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a plow truck. The spill was spread between the Canadian border and Carrabassett Valley on Route 27. No recovery was possible, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-792-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a vehicle accident had occurred on Route 202 near the Golf Course.  I responded to the scene and found a large Ryder box truck on its side, with a vehicle stuck under it.  Due to the nature of the accident, I could not do anything except defensive measures.  I spread oil sorbent pads and boom downhill of the accident.  After the Fire & Rescue Department was done with their rescue efforts, I was able to pump off the saddle tank that was leaking onto the parking lot pavement.  I then had Public Works spread sand over the affected area to slow the spread of diesel fuel.  Ryder contacted Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to respond to the site and clean up the oily sand and snow.  Due to the amount of engine oil, antifreeze and human fluids, I did not provide a virgin oil spill debris form.  EPI took the materials back to their facility in Auburn for proper disposal.  Ryder paid all associated cleanup costs and worked directly with EPI on waste disposal associated with this incident.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-793-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that while fueling heavy equipment, a worker slipped and spilled about 2 quarts of diesel on the ground below the machine.  It was absorbed using sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-794-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a foreclosed home had an oil spill in the basement. It was found while the listing realtor was doing a walk-through prior to putting the home on the market for sale. I visited the site and found an oil stain on the concrete beneath the heating oil tank, and on the bottom of the adjacent supporting wood wall.

I required that the oil spill to the concrete floor in the lower level of the home be cleaned up.  The issue/leak with the tank should be fixed first so this does not happen again.  Then the floor should be washed a couple times with a degreaser of some kind (simple green or incredible pink work well).  The wall by the tank was affected, but it is also a supporting wall for the home.  The wood covering the wall should be removed and disposed of.  After that is done, and the floor has dried, a two part epoxy should be used to seal the affected supporting wall and concrete floor under the tank and in the spill area.  It would be best if the wood in the supporting wall was removed and the floor cleaned underneath, then a new wall could be built in its place.  Also, a sample of the soil beneath the concrete should be taken to assure that no oil is trapped under the floor.

The cleanup was done to my satisfaction and paid directly by Fannie Mae.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-253-2014*On August 26, 2014, Mr. Beaulieu called with concern about his aboveground storage tank, thinking that it may need to be replaced.  On inspection, his tank is in need of replacing.  Mr. Beaulieu signed up for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Tank Replacement Program.  This site has been turned over to staff person Peter Moulton.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.


P-877-2014*A small amount of heating oil was lost from the fill pipe during a delivery to this residential tank. The cause of the spill was that the fill pipe is pitched back toward the fill connection. The homeowner has agreed to have a licensed technician remedy the problem.  No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-881-2014*Several thermometers were dropped into a bathroom sink and broke. It is unclear if they were all mercury thermometers, but at least one was, based on visual observations by the fire department. I arrived with a mercury meter to test the air in the home. When I arrived, the air in the living space in the home was somewhat above 6,000 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/M3) and the Maine Centers for Disease Control (MCDC) toxicologists have set a goal of 300 ng/M3 for sensitive populations. With the help of the fire department, we removed the sink trap and observed many beads of mercury in the bottom of the trap. We removed as much mercury from the trap as we could, and then disposed of the trap. We cleaned the sink surface and removed a rug and some other clothing from the bathroom floor since it was likely contaminated. We then installed a fan in the bathroom window blowing out and opened a few windows to ventilate the home overnight. The residents made arrangements to stay with family elsewhere.

The next day, with the windows open and the fan operating, the mercury vapor levels had dropped to a safe level in the home. We then closed all the windows and interior doors in the home and left the home closed up for a few hours. Mercury levels increased somewhat in the home in general and increased more significantly in the bathroom. This was to be expected and was good news in that it told us that there were no other mercury sources in the house except in the bathroom.

We then closed up the house, except for the bathroom window, in which we re-installed an exhaust fan and let the home ventilate for the weekend. The homeowner also did some further cleaning of the bathroom sink over the weekend.

I returned on Monday and the mercury vapor levels were still low, so we closed the home up tight and turned up the heat and did a 24 hour test to get a worst case scenario for mercury vapors. The Wrights were still staying with relatives at this point.

The following day, after the home being closed up for 24 hours, the mercury vapor levels in the home were all well below the MCDC recommended 300 ng/M3.  The Wrights moved back into their home.

Throughout the cleanup process I conferred with Dr. Andrew Smith, Maine State Toxicologist, and he agreed that the home was safe for the Wrights to move back in.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
A-735-2014*The Rumford Fire Department reported a major oil leak form an above ground storage tank (AST). The tank was located in a crawl space and very hard to get to. I responded to the scene immediately. Once at the home, I found that there were 2 tanks in the crawl space. The home owners stated that they just had them filled, and woke up in the early hours of the morning to the smell of oil.

The Fire Department had made a patch with plastic and ratchet straps; however the patch was not holding back the oil. I dug some soil out from under the tank and put a pan under the stream of oil. I them removed their patch and installed a magnet patch. This completely stopped the leak. At that time, I went over the paperwork with the homeowners to apply to the AST groundwater cleanup insurance fund. They decided to apply to the fund and filled out the necessary paperwork.

I called and contracted Allstate Environmental Services to respond to the site with a small dump truck, pumps and hand tools. I also called Fabian Oil in Jay to have them pump out the tanks. That day the tanks were pumped out, cut and removed from the crawl space. The homeowners were set up with a temporary service while the work was being performed.

The following days we dug by hand under the home. We removed as much soil as we could. We hit bedrock at varying depths from 4 feet at the surface to 4.5 feet down. A sub grade ventilation system was installed to help with long term vapor control. The area was then backfilled and sealed with concrete.  I then referred the site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services Division staff for long term actions.  No further actions by Response Services are necessary at this time.
I-248-2014*8/19/14 Received a call from Gene Weldon, Manager- Lane Construction Company, regarding a spill of 300 lbs of liquid asphalt at their batch plant on the Reach Road.  The spill occurred when an electrical malfunction caused the asphalt storage tank to overfill.  The asphalt spilled onto the compacted gravel yard area surrounding the storage tank.   Crews place stone and sand into the spilled liquid asphalt to stiffen it up and prevent over land flowing of the spill.  After the asphalt cooled and set up, a loader scraped the area and removed all spilled product to the RAP Recycled Asphalt/Paving pile. This material will be reprocessed and batched into paving products by Lane.

No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-467-2014*At 1140 hours on 9/2/14, the State of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a car accident along Lower Dedham Road in Holden.  A car lost control just before a section of road which the MDOT was repaving.  The small car ran over a sign which appears to have damaged the gasoline tank, allowing gasoline to leak out.  The fuel tank was approximately 2/3 full so approximately 8 gallons may have been in the tank.  The car continued across the road through the ditch and then back into the ditch approximately 50 feet away where it came to rest.   There were two spots in the ditch where the car entered the ditch the first time and then where it came to rest.  Neither spot indicated a large amount of gasoline spilled.  Where the car came to rest, gasoline was found to cease at approximately 4-10 inches below the surface.  This spot was maybe 18 inches in diameter.   A well is located approximately 60 feet away across the street, at the residence at 272 Lower Dedham Road.   There is no indication that this well is at risk.  I did not see the car, nor its owner nor the police upon my arrival.  A stain was observed on the newly paved road where the tow truck had towed the vehicle allowing additional gasoline to leak out.  The was no information on the tow truck company.  All the above information was gathered from talking to a MDOT employee and the owner of the house at 272 Lower Dedham Road.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-775-2014*On 12/4/2014, an underground tank was discovered behind the Augusta Plaza during excavation. A site visit was made to investigate the tank discovery. The tank was a bare steel unregistered tank that appeared to be about 4000 gallon capacity and contained some fuel oil. The owner was advised to register the tank. The tank was pumped by Environmental Projects, Incorporated, and removed. There did not appear to be contamination in the area of the tank. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-776-2014*It was reported that a fishing vessel sunk at the pier overnight. The owner stated that an estimated 70 gallons of diesel was on board the boat, and about 5 gallons of motor oil along with a few small gas cans. He also said that the fuel compartments were capped and closed. Very little sheen could be seen where the vessel laid. The Coast Guard responded to the scene and was working with the owner to re-float the boat and salvage it. It was successfully removed from the water the following day.  No further actions by Response Services are needed at this time.
A-777-2014*On 12/14/14, Judy Little, of C. N. Brown Company, reported this discharge of 1 cup of #2 fuel oil.  The spill occurred because the customer's tank was overfilled.  The delivery happened over the weekend when no one was at the bank and was discovered when the bank reopened.  The employee could smell oil and went to check the boiler room.  They called C. N. Brown when they saw that oil had leaked out the top of the tank around the gauge.  C. N. Brown returned to remove the excess oil from the tank and clean up the small oil stain on the floor and side of tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-778-2014*On 12/2/14, Mark Allen, of Dead River Oil Company, reported a small spill from a leaking copper line at an apartment building on Mason Street.  Oil spilled onto the concrete floor of the basement and the technician put down some deodorizer.  There were no complaints of the smell of oil from the tenants.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-779-2014*It was reported that a logging truck blew a hydraulic hose and lost fluids to the pavement. This happened in Pan Am Railway yard. I was told it was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material, and properly disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-780-2014*On 12/5/14, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine.  The oil came from the engine containment tank and spilled onto the tracks below.  Contaminated material was removed for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-781-2014*On 12.4.14, I received a complaint from a property owner adjacent to a used car junker.  The owner had recently been having health issues and noticed a change in the smell of his well water.  He suspected that his neighbor's work practices for removing fluids from vehicles, which amounted to draining straight onto the ground, had caused his well problems and possibly his health problems.

The following week I visited the site with Ariel Boulette of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  I checked out the junkyard next door and she collected water samples from the house.  I found very few cars on the property and no evidence of any recent petroleum spills.  Although the yard was cluttered and messy, I could not find any source.  The water results came back and showed no presence of petroleum products.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-782-2014*A lobster boat, owned by Peter Rasmussen, sank while at a mooring at the Cushing town dock located at Pleasant Point Gut.   A small sheen was observed and Mr. Rasmussen reported it the National Response Center who, in turn, reported it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).   Thomas Smith, of the MDEP, conducted the initial response and determined the best course of action would be to encircle the vessel with containment boom lined with sorbent boom.

Thomas contacted me and I responded to the site with the boom and assisted Mr. Rasmussen with deploying it.  The vessel was raised several days later and very little product leaked.  What did leak was effectively captured in the boom and absorbed by the sorbent boom.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
A-784-2014*While walking through the parking lot, some hydraulic fluid was found from a suspected plow truck. The amount lost was very minor and could not be cleaned up at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-442-2014*On August 13 Ed Cookson of PLC construction reported an O-ring broke on bucket truck causing .5 quart of Hydraulic Oil to be spilled in the dirt.  The spill occured at Pole 10 on the Keene Rd in Chester.   Contaminated Soil was shoveled and bagged it will be disposed of in PLC waste stream.

No further action by response services required.
P-704-2014*A small amount of gasoline leaked from a motorcycle to a storm drain.  Portland Fire Department responded, stopped the leak, and checked that the storm drain was not significantly impacted.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-479-2014*At 0835 hours on 9/8/14, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a 2 cup spill of hydraulic oil from an engine containment tank on one of their  locomotives near the Northern Maine Junction Office in Hermon.  The engine containment tank overflowed spilling lube oil onto ballast.  A small amount of ballast was removed for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-763-2014*
In late September 2014, I was contacted by a real estate broker and by a prospective buyer regarding this former gas station property and the potential presence of remaining underground storage tanks (UST).  I went over spill report P-322-1990, which covers abandonment-by-removal of several old bare steel gasoline USTs and off-site disposal of gasoline contaminated soil, but could not give a guarantee that all the USTs and contaminated soil were removed.

On 10/1/14, while in the area for another spill response, I examined the site and met with excavation contractors who had just completed excavation work onto the property for sewer upgrade work.  The excavation foreman stated that he had noted no oil-smelling soil, unexplained piping, or USTs within their excavation area.

By good fortune, I met a gentleman at the yellow apartment house behind the former gas station, who stated that he owned the property during the 1990 tank removal and that he recalled all the USTs being removed.  The Maine UST Registration file lists two 2000-gallon and a 500-gallon tank being removed.  This abandonment-by-removal was prior to the Chapter 691 requirement for a UST Closure Site Assessment.  In 1991 and earlier, it was not uncommon for the buried product and vent piping to be left in the ground.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply any prohibited oil discharges are clean to original or pristine condition.  Any USTs or UST facility piping remaining shall be registered and properly abandoned.
2)   I advised the realtors that a Phase-2 Site Assessment or Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) clearance would be prudent for a property such as this.
3)   No further MDEP, Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-781-2014*Scott Cyr responded to a report of a leaking oil tank outside of this residence.  Mr. Cyr hand-dug the oil contaminated soil out and transported it to CPRC Group for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-354-2014*On 11/14/14, received a call from John Michaud, of Daigle Oil Company (DOC) offices in Fort Kent, reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil at the home of Lewellyn Morneault.  The spill was only about 1/2 gallon and was cleaned up by DOC crews using sorbent materials.  John Michaud (DOC) will be submitting a spill report on this incident.

On 11/18/14, received a spill report from John Michaud, DOC Fort Kent Service Manager. According to Michaud, the customer came in his office to make a payment Friday and mentioned that they were on automatic delivery and it had been awhile since DOC delivered.  A driver delivered later in the day.  The tank didn't take much before the whistle stopped.  The customer called  a short time after stating their tank was too full and oil was coming out around the gauge and there was some dripping on the floor.  DOC technicians went over right away and put pads under tank and wiped up what was on the floor, and a short time after drained about 5 gallons from the tank to stop the leaking.  After an internal investigation, DOC learned that they had already filled the tank on Wednesday of the same week by a different driver.  A DOC crew wiped up all oil and used concrete powder to dry it up. DOC washed and cleaned the tank and floor around the tank and disposed of the pads in garbage bag in our oil debris dumpster.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

B-543-2014*At 0903 hours on 10/7/14, Mr. Andy Doak reported a leaking tank at a residence owned by Thomas Hogan at 70 Clewely Hill Road in Eddington.  When I arrived I met with Mrs. Hogan, and she allowed me to take a look at the leaking tank.  It appears that this is the second leak from this tank.  There was some type of sealer around the piping emitting from the tank and the piping connecting to the filter.  There was also evidence of a leak underneath this area.  Speedi-dri sorbent material was observed on the floor and a plastic container under the corrosion hole on the bottom of the tank.  A magnet patch was covering the corrosion hole, but the tank was still dripping slightly.  Mrs. Hogan contacted her husband and when I talked to him, he wanted me out of his house.  I talked to Mrs. Hogan concerning the vapors in the house and that I could help with removing them.  I also indicated that the tank should be replaced as soon as possible.  She said she would call me if anything changed.  Mr. Doak called me the following day and the tank was replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-523-2014*At 2146 hours on 9/26/14, Mr. Andy Doak of First Wind reported a 10 gallon spill of gear oil from their turbine (#18) along Bull Hill Road in T16MD.  The oil flowed down the exterior of the structure.  Approximately 1 gallon made it to the ground which was excavated for disposal.  They wiped down as much of the oil as possible on the structure with sorbents.  A contractor disposed of the contaminated material.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-991-2014*On December 4th, Topsham Fire Department (TFD) and Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) reported about an oil spill at a residence during a furnace installation.  During the installation, an oil transfer was left unattended and the subsequent actions were a significant discharge of fuel oil to the bedrock/partial concrete basement floor surface.

The TFD applied sorbent pads to the pooled free product throughout the basement.  Adjacent to the new furnace was an old horizontal open kerosene barrel, heavily stained around the mid-section (oil appears to have leaked from the open bung).  The oil migrated along the exposed bedrock, onto, in and beneath the haphazard pours of concrete making up the floor surface.  The furnace installation was questionable and the CEO called the State Fire Marshal Inspector who inspected the system and found many deficiencies and shut it down until such repairs were made.  The corrective order was presented to both the town codes office, the property management company, and verbally if not physically with Mr. Estabrook (installer).

The basement area of the octagonal home has two sumps.  The one located at the far side (from bulkhead entryway) was significantly impacted with oil. This discharges to the nearby sump, but at the time of discovery appears to not have yet discharged to the outside environment.  Fuel odors were significant and the Mullins & Sigafoos are seeking alternative lodging for the weekend.  Mrs. Mullins is pregnant and has a very young daughter.  Discussion with TFD centered on that Maine Department of Environmental Protection would start a cleanup action and hopefully the resolution wouldn't be too long.

The immediate concerns are for lodging, an alternative heat supply for the residence (I had initially thought it wouldn't be complicated however, the State does not install unattended heating units, will not assume liability) therefore I had to call the management company and direct them to install or make arrangements. Securing the sump system to negate any further destitution of oil beyond the footprint of building.

A cleanup contractor, Enpro Services, was hired and dispatched to triage existing conditions.  The TFD cleared the scene and requested the replacement of sorbent pads they deployed.  The Mullins grabbed some personal belongings and headed out expecting to be out for the weekend, however we now know it will be at least two and half weeks.

The initial cleanup actions included sanding and securing traction for personnel and equipment on the steep driveway covered in ice.  Then to vacuum free product from pool/puddles, survey air quality conditions in the living space, core the concrete to assess extent of oil migration and develop a cleanup plan.  The management company was phoned but no representatives came to the site to understand the nature of the spill.  The following days involved chipping up concrete with an electric demo hammer and air jack hammer.  Underlying soils (gravel, clay, crushed stone) were broken up and vactored (vacuumed using eight-inch diameter hose) a task complicated greatly by cold conditions.  The furnace was suspended above the floor to gain access to the contamination beneath it and the concrete.

The area beneath the furnace was backfilled with stone and support blocks were installed.  All of this was covered with poly sheeting (first phase of vapor barrier installation).  The furnace was then lowered onto blocks and leveled.  The furnace awaits a licensed burner man to make the corrections and have the furnace placed in operation.

The far sump was plumbed through carbon (55-gallon drum) before discharging to second nearby sump, which discharged beyond the house.  No sheen or odors have been detected in the discharge during any phase of the cleanup.  Additional pockets of oil vapors were identified and the materials removed.  All the while groundwater was managed with a vacuum truck or having the area dewatered to
P-974-2014*When I arrived at the property, I met with the son of the property owner. He explained to me that when he attempted to put a snow blower in the corner of the garage wall near the aboveground storage tank (AST), that the snow blower accidentally ripped off the filter on the AST. Approximately 50 gallons leaked from the hole before he could plug it.

The son, William Duquette, notified Dead River Company and they responded and applied sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material to the oil saturated concrete floor.  At that time I explained to William that because of the amount of oil that spilled on the floor and obvious cracks in the floor, it would be better to cut and remove the concrete floor that was impacted by the oil. William agreed for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to begin clean-up on November 28, 2014.  In the meantime, Dead River Oil Company removed the tanks and hooked them up in a temporary location so that the house would still have heat.

On November 28, 2014, I returned to the property with Allstate Environmental Services. We removed the concrete floor. The sand under the floor was saturated in oil. Therefore, I arranged on Monday, November 31, 2014, for a vactor to be on site to remove the contaminated sand.

On November 31, 2014, 4.63 ton of contaminated sand was removed from site and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough. A ventilation mitigation system was installed and a fan was later installed to assist with vapors. Contaminated soil under the foundation wall closest to Portland Avenue was left behind due to its location and not wanting to undermine the integrity of structure.

New concrete was poured. No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-656-2013*On 12.6.13 Julie Richard, principal at Bingham High School, reported a spill from the above ground heating oil tank at the Bingham Historical Society building.  Their oil company had repaired a small leak around the filter and had put down Speedi-Dri sorbent material on the stain on the concrete floor.  I called Ms. Richard back to confirm that there were no vapor issues in the building but my messages were not returned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1056-2014*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) called to report a transformer failure and small release of transformer/mineral oil.  Responding to the failure were both the line crew and the CMP North Augusta Service Center environmental personnel to clean up the affected materials.  A drive by inspection was done, and all seemed in order.  Based on information supplied and observations made no additional Division of Response Services action planned.  No CMP oil spill report is available.
P-1025-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the investigation and assessment of potential misinstallation of product piping for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by 7-Eleven Corp., and at other 7-Eleven facilities in Portland and South Portland, ME.  The investigation was initiated following discovery of single-wall product piping misregistered as double-wall piping at a 7-Eleven facility in Portland, by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff Ted Scharf.

Gaftek, LLC, was hired by 7-Eleven to investigate the UST facilities installed by the same Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Mike McQuinn, of 7-Eleven/RMR, Inc., in the 1991-1992 period.  Mr. Jim Mullen of Gaftek, LLC, contacted me and requested I attend the site investigations with them as a MDEP representative.

SITE INVESTIGATION
This facility is located in a dense suburban commercial and residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  There is a former UST gas station to the southwest across Main Street.  The site's two gasoline USTs are registered as double-wall with turbine sumps and pressurized piping.

On 12/16/14, I met on site with Gaftek CTI Dave Bisson as they cut holes in the pavement and hand excavated product piping next to the UST (TP-1) and next to the dispenser island (TP-2).  Next to the UST sump we noted piping with a gray plastic chase that appeared to qualify as secondary containment at the time of installation.  The tank had actual containment sumps.

Next to the northern of the two product dispensers, we found a gray Total Containment piping chase that connected to a flexible chase up into the dispenser.  There was no dispenser sump.

I noted no obvious evidence of prohibited discharges at the time in the shallow excavations.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This information has been referred to Ted Scharf for evaluation and case closure.
2)  No remedial actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

S Brezinski
A-828-2014*On 12/28/2014, an oil spill of K1 fuel oil in Clinton was reported.  The unknown amount of oil spilled was the result of a corroded outside oil tank.  Central Maine Disposal Company (CMD) was hired for contaminated soil removal and transport to the Waste Management, Incorporated, Norridgewock landfill.  A total of 26.76 tons of contaminated soil was removed.  The home is served by a private well and the case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-9-2015*A box trailer became detached from a truck at a warehouse loading dock.  The dolly wheels were up so the saddle tank for the refrigeration unit was compromised initiating a release of diesel fuel.  Approximately one gallon of diesel fuel was discharged to pavement before a tote was used to collect spilling fuel.  The diesel was reused and the pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-11-2015*On January 7, Donna Thibodeau, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report a spill in Hudson.  The spill occurred at 71 Darling Road at the residence of Belinda Allard.  When the driver was filling the tank, he accidently bumped the nozzle.  The nozzle came off and approximately two gallons was spilled.  The driver shoveled the contaminated snow onto spill pads.  A technician was dispatched to recover the snow and to determine if any further cleanup was required.  The material will be disposed of in R. H. Foster Energy's waste stream.

I spoke with Ms. Allard and she said it was cleaned up to her satisfaction.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-10-2015*Clean Harbors Environmental Services reported that just after collection of used motor oil/waste oil from the dealership, the driver experienced an accidental discharge.  While attending the hose, a cap fell off or coupling disconnected spilling partial contents of the hose to the asphalt.  The driver quickly attended to the spill, reported to dispatch, and additional help was sent.  Based on the information given, no request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  The Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
A-439-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill at the CMP substation.  Oil contaminated soil was excavated for disposal off site.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-463-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill.  The spill occurred when a transformer was mishandled and fell, discharging oil to a bucket truck and the ground.  CMP personnel excavated oily debris for disposal off site.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-472-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill as a result of storm damage.  A tree fell on wires and broke a fitting on the transformer allowing oil to leak to the bushes below.  CMP personnel replaced the damaged transformer and removed the oily debris for disposal off site.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-480-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill at the Service Center.  A transformer leaked onto pavement discharging an estimated 1/2 gallon. The spilled oil was recovered with sorbent.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
B-635-2014*On 1/18/14, A. E. Robinson Oil Company reported a #2 oil leak from a residential supply tank (275 gallon capacity) at the entered location.  The reporter indicated that the feed line from the supply tank leaked and entered a floor drain.  I responded to the site and observed that the feed line, buried in the concrete, had developed a leak.  The line sleeve filled with oil and discharged where the line and sleeve exit the concrete to be connected to the furnace.  Oil migrated across the floor approximately three feet and entered a floor drain believed to be part of the perimeter drain system.  I estimated the leak to be less than a quart, but it did cause an odor in the closed up house.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings on the first floor of two story house peaked at 3 parts per million (ppm); 6 ppm in the basement breathing zone, and; 25 ppm above the floor drain.

The house is currently unoccupied. I cracked some windows open in the basement and contacted the realtor, who shut the windows later in the day.  I later made contact with the homeowner to advise him of the situation.

An A. E. Robinson technician and I removed the corrupted copper line from the buried sleeve.  A residual amount of oil and water discharged from the sleeve.  I did not observe any amount of free phase product.  I suspect that a majority of the oil was flushed away through the drain.  No outside outfall could be located.  The house was allowed to ventilate.  I revisited the house on 1/19/14.  PID readings dropped to .05 ppm on the first floor; .05 ppm in the basement, and; 9 ppm in the floor drain.

Responder Shannon and James Lavoie of the Division of Technical Services visited the property the week of Nov 24, and advised that no additional cleanup action was anticipated and that additional ventilation was not necessary and the odors had diminished.

No additional complaints were received as of 1.12.2015.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.



I-369-2014*On December 4, 2014 Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) requested assistance in identifying and removing the remnants of a "one pot". A plastic sports drink bottle had been dropped off at a local redemption center with an unknown residue left in the container. The store owner reported the item to MDEA stating "that the container had been dropped off in a per counted bag of bottles with no owner".

Once on site I met with Joey Seeley (MDEA Agent), who had taken possession of the container and was waiting to sample the residue inside.  Water was added to the residue to make a solution which was then tested, which had a pH of 11.  The conclusion was drawn that this bottle was once used for making meth and should be removed from the facility.  The container was over-packed and disposed of by the Division of Response Services.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-668-2014*At 1535 hours on 12/3/14, R.H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 1 gallon spill of antifreeze from a R.H. Foster propane delivery truck.  The driver pulled into a driveway and smelled antifreeze so he pulled back onto the road, Lasalle Drive, in Bangor.  A hole in one of the antifreeze hoses on the motor of the truck was the cause of the spill.   Much of the antifreeze sprayed onto the motor, but some made it to the pavement.  Sorbents were used to soak up the antifreeze.  The truck was being towed to Frost Garage for repairs.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-577-2014*Received report of a 275 gallon capacity residential aboveground storage tank (AST) spill at the entered location.  The report was received anonymously.  Upon inspection of the property, I observed that the supply tank was empty and the feed line to the tank was loose.  There was a limited discharge of oil (#2 oil) on the ground that warranted a removal action.  I acquired information and learned that the potential responsible party owned the trailer, and I made contact with her.  I informed Ms. Lawler that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) required clean up.  I also informed her of the AST Fund application and also that the leak may have been the result of vandalism.  Ms. Lawler reported the incident to the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office (see attached copy of sheriff report).

I hired Bud's Landscaping, Hampden, to remove contaminated soil and back fill the area.  The contamination was weathered.  I advised Ms. Lawler that she would have to hire a licensed oil burner technician to re-connect the supply tank to the furnace.  She agreed and indicated that she may not do that.  I submitted a vandalism report to MDEP for determination of fund or deductible waiver.

The cleanup is to the satisfaction of MDEP and all cleanup standards, in accordance with State statute, have been met.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.

P-1004-2014*An empty tractor trailer jackknifed on black ice, hit a guardrail, and split a saddle tank which allowed diesel fuel to spill to the roadway.  The spill was originally reported as 100 gallons, but I didn't see evidence of a spill that large.  Oil was collected with sorbent pads and granular clay sorbent and some impacted road sand was collected.  I contacted the adjacent property owner since some oil may have escaped under the snow onto the grass at the side of the road.  I asked them to call me after the snow melted if there was any diesel evident in the area.  I never received such a call.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-689-2014*At 0934 hours on 12/11/14, CPM Constructors Company reported a 20 gallon spill of a mixture of 50/50 mix of glycerol and water from a ground thaw heating machine at the top of the Interstate-95 off ramp to Union Street in Bangor.  They were trying to thaw out an area for a concrete form to be installed today.  This Union Street bridge, which crosses over Interstate-95, is in the process of being replaced.  Speedi-dri (sorbents) was used to soak up the liquid.  It had puddled on pavement around the machine.  The sorbents were hauled to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility for disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-804-2014*12/16/14 1025 Shilo Griffen from Cumberland Farms reported that 1/2 gallon of gasoline had spilled to the concrete dispenser apron due to an overfill by a customer. The gasoline was contained on the concrete and absorbent material was used to collect the spilled fuel. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-690-2014*R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a #2 oil leak from a residential supply tank (275 gallon capacity).  Upon arrival, I observed free phase oil on the basement floor.  I estimated the leak at about 15 gallons.  The cause of the leak is a corroded tank.  The oil mixed with water in the basement, which prevented the oil from penetrating the concrete foundation and floor.  Sorbent pads were deployed to collect oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) installed a temporary ventilation fan.  Initial MDEP photoionization detector (PID) readings were elevated, peaking at 30 parts per million (ppm) in the first floor living area and 58 ppm in the basement.  Readings were reduced to single digit readings after the ventilation system was installed and free phase product collected.

R. H. Foster technicians installed a temporary oil supply over the course of the next two days to facilitate the cleanup and interim oil supply while waiting for a new tank as part of the MDEP tank replacement program.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to clean the basement floor and remove residual oil.  PID readings, both in the basement and first floor living space, were reduced to non-detection.  The recovered material (oil, dirt from the basement, and water) was disposed at a licensed facility via Clean Harbors.

No further complaints have been received as of 1/9/15.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-702-2014*Donna Thibodeau of R. H. Foster, Inc., called to report a spill of antifreeze from a truck.   The spill was caused by a broken radiator, which spilled 2 gallons on a gravel driveway and asphalt road.  The visible liquid was soaked up using absorbent pads, and will be disposed of in the normal waste stream.  The product that soaked into the ground is going to be diluted with hydrogen dioxide (water).  I asked R. H. Foster personnel to make certain that no pools of unabsorbed product be left before the area was diluted.  No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-807-2014*12/17/14 0815 Josh Slaney from pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 quarts of lube oil was discharged to the rail tracks abutting New Page Paper Mill from an engine's containment tank. Pan Am workers were collecting the oil with absorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-575-2014*Maine State Police reported a disabled semi at the entered location that blew an engine and had leaked engine oil.  I responded to the scene and deployed sorbents.  I collected a limited number of sorbent pads and deployed speedi-dri to the remaining stain.  I requested that the State Police notify Maine Department of Transportation of the incident.  Due to the limited number of pads collected and low quantity of speedi-dri sorbent material used, reimbursement is not recommended.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-1008-2014*A horizontal aboveground tank shifted off its blocks which compromised the fuel supply line, releasing approximately 15 gallons of kerosene.  The issue was discovered after product appeared on groundwater in the basement.  Sorbents were deployed to recover standing oil.  Though the floor was concrete, it was a thin, rudimentary pour some decades after the fieldstone foundation was constructed.  Oil was evident in crevices where the floor and foundation wall met.  The floor was hammered up and soil was vactored from the backside wall out approximately four feet.  Bedrock was mere inches below grade, but the crew was able to excavate one low spot to accommodate the installation of a more formal sump basin for potential future product recovery.  The hole was backfilled with stone, then concrete repoured.  Outside, contaminated soil was removed from below the tank.  Adjacent to the tank was an ell addition on sonet tubes which limited the pursuit of contamination.  The exterior sides of the hole were rendered clean with oleophyllic dye shake tests, but contamination remains below the addition.  The recovery sump was monitored by personnel in the short term; oil did not regenerate.  The site will be monitored by the property owner through the spring thaw and they will advise if product reappears.  Otherwise, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-817-2014*Roseanne Ouellette reported that her husband has spilled a small amount of fuel oil on the floor of their garage while dismantling and draining a tank that they had recently taken out of service.  I spoke with Mr. Ouellette and he said it was a 1/2 gallon or less and he had use sawdust and woodchips to absorb it and was inquiring if there was more that he should do.  I suggested using a degreaser to clean what he could off the concrete floor and ventilating the garage should the vapors persist.  With this small amount however, there should be little more to do after he removed the absorbent material and cleans it with a degreaser.  He stated that he would call back should there be further issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
P-1053-2014*Greg Morrill of Downeast Energy Company reported an oil spill at 158 Oak Ridge Road in Biddeford.  When I spoke with Greg Morrill, he explained that during a fill up on December 29, 2014, approximately 8 gallons went into the fill pipe and overfilled out through the vent pipe. The homeowner, Stephen Shannon, had two 275 gallon tanks and one tank was empty. It was determined that a clogged line caused the oil to flow back out the vent pipe. Downeast Energy cleared the line and filled the tank.

The concrete floor in the basement was impacted by the overfill. Downeast Energy applied speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the oil.  I spoke to Stephen Shannon and he said he was satisfied with the cleanup.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-424-2014*On 8/7/14, I received report from H. C. Haynes Logging Company that they had an estimated 25 gallon diesel spill at their yard at 980 South Chester Road.  The spill occurred when one of their drivers completed fueling his truck and drove away before removing the nozzle from his truck.  As the truck drove off, the fuel hose went with it allowing the tank to leak to the ground.

The driver quickly noticed what he had done and closed the valve on the tank stopping the flow of product.  He then deployed sorbent pads to collect the free product.

I arrived on site a short time later and oversaw the excavation of the contaminated soil.  The waste was trucked to Juniper Ridge landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-975-2014*Woolwich Fire Department reported an unleaded gasoline spill at Cumberland Farms on 100 Main Street in Woolwich.  The Fire Department explained that while a customer was filling their tank in their car, the hose attached to the nozzle broke and sprayed almost 5 gallons of gasoline on herself and the ground.

Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete surface but majority of the gasoline evaporated before it impacted a nearby catch basin.  Speedy dry was disposed of properly by Cumberland Farms.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-976-2014*C. N. Brown Oil Company reported a K-1 oil spill of 3 gallons at 16 Candy Lane in Brunswick.  Judy with C N Brown explained that a valve was accidently left open on a truck and oil spilled onto the pavement near the home of Michelle Wear. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily road surface and removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

I contacted Michelle Wear. She was satisfied with the clean-up done by C. N. Brown.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-977-2014*On November 27, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an anti-freeze leak from a bucket truck on Tripptown Road in Hiram.

The leak occurred during maintenance on a transformer. Approximately 3-4 gallons of anti-freeze leaked from the truck onto the road. Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-978-2014*On November 29, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak from a transformer near 81 Spur Road in Cornish.

The leak impacted a mailbox, that was washed with a power cleaner and wiped down. Oily snow was removed from around the base of the utility pole.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-979-2014*On November 29, 2014, Central Maine Power Company reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an oil spill from a transformer during a storm event.

The spill occurred from utility pole 9.1 on Hillside Street in Yarmouth. Heavy winds caused the pole to snap and the transformer to hit the ground. Approximately 11-16 gallons of mineral oil leaked from the transformer.  Oily snow and soil was removed from site and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-980-2014*South Portland Fire Department (SPFD) reported a diesel spill on Cummings Road in South Portland.  Lt. Luke Pennington of the SPFD explained to me that a front end loader was plowing Cummings Road and didn't see a plow truck coming in the opposite direction and collided with it. The side saddle tank on the plow truck was punctured during the collision and approximately 15 gallons of diesel was released onto the snowy ground. The SPFD removed a couple of bags of oily snow and used sorbent pads. However, because of safety reasons and the rate the snow was falling, the majority of the oil was covered and then throughout the night, pushed up into the snowbanks by plow trucks.

I responded to the area of the collision on November 27, 2014, and could not find evidence of spilled diesel.  I retrieved the bags of oily snow and sorbent pads from the SPFD and disposed of them properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-986-2014*Lieutenant David Hunter of the Brunswick Fire Department reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill on the pavement near 262 Bath Road in Brunswick.  Lt. Hunter explained that a car carrier truck blew a hydraulic line while unloading vehicles. The hydraulic oil was covered with speedy dry, removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the leak.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-990-2014*Ken Blow with Pine Tree Waste Management reported that one of their trash trucks was on fire in a parking lot at 473 Alfred Street in Biddeford.  Mr. Blow explained that something in the trash load in the back of the truck had ignited and caused the fire. Mr. Blow wanted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to be aware that because of the rain pouring onto the burnt pile of trash debris, it was causing a sheen on the parking lot pavement and entering into a storm drain. The Biddeford Public Works and Sewer Treatment plant were both notified of the sheen.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-993-2014*
On 12/4/14, I responded to notification of a fuel oil discharge by the property owners, Katey and Zach Campbell.  The Campbells stated that on moving into their newly purchased home and farm, they had found a surface discharge of light heating oil in front of the stable.  They believed that the previous owner, Eric Humes, had the day or two before, removed a heating oil tank from the stable and had leaked oil as they carried the tank out (see site sketch).

The area is rural residential off a private road and served by private well water about 100 to 150 east.  There was also a threat of surface contact with the oil by the Campbell family.  Mr. Hume agreed to initiate a response by source reduction the following day.

On 12/5/14, Hume had a local contractor excavate oiled soil under direction of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Following excavation, an Oil In Soil colorimetric test was negative for measurable hydrocarbons in the remaining soil.  The oiled soil was trucked to CPRC Group under a Maine Oil Spill Debris Form.  All clean-up costs were borne by Mr. Humes.

The discharge and clean-up was reviewed by MDEP geologist Hahn, who agreed remediation appeared satisfactory.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary at this time.
P-996-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported that one of their trucks had blown a coolant hose and had spilled about 1.5 gallons of antifreeze onto the roadway.  The spilled product was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-997-2014*Western Maine Water Wells, Inc., (WMW) reported an oil spill from a hose burst while drilling a hole at 23 North Pond Road in Porter.  I responded to the residential property and met with WMW on site. The oil that was released from the ruptured hose was Corena, a synthetic oil. The oil leaked onto soil and snow. The contaminated soil was removed and disposed at CPRC Group. The oily snow was removed and disposed of properly by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No wells were affected by the leak.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-999-2014*Approximately 30 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the establishment. The release was caused because the oil filter assembly suffered physical damage from falling snow and ice. The oil was released to the underlying snow and ice. Approximately 500 pounds of oil impacted snow and ice were removed and disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1005-2014*Mr. Bolton reported that his basement, and specifically his sump, smelled like oil.  I visited the house and found that there was a small amount of clean oil floating in the sump.  We also found a small amount of oil in the yard where the sump pump discharged.  We used sorbent pads to clean up all the oil we could.  While talking with Mr. Bolton, we decided that the likely source of the oil was a failed sump pump.  I left Mr. Bolton with extra pads and instructions to call if any more oil showed up.  I did not hear back from him.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1007-2014*On November 26, 2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

The spill occurred when a motor vehicle lost control of the vehicle during inclement weather and drove into the base of the utility pole. The impact of the vehicle caused the pole to snap and the transformer to crash on the ground and release approximately 1 gallon of transformer oil to the pavement.  Speedy dry was applied and removed by cleanup contractors.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-1009-2014*Laura Smith-Tucker reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an oil spill in her basement at 29 Country Lane in Brunswick. Mrs. Smith-Tucker explained that they had 100 gallons of #2 home heating oil delivered to their above ground storage tank (AST) on December 10, 2014. At the time of the call, she noticed oil leaking from the gauge and onto the concrete floor under the AST.

I responded to the site on December 11, 2014, and met with Mrs. Smith-Tucker and Dick Crowley of Crowley Oil. Mr. Crowley explained that it was an overfill, but didn't know it was necessary to report a couple of gallons to the MDEP. I explained the law of oil reporting in Maine. Mr. Crowley agreed to take responsibility for cleaning up the oil mess on the concrete floor and the AST.

Mrs. Smith-Tucker was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1011-2014*Scott Cyr received a call from the Town of Kittery that a parked car in front of Town Hall had leaked some oil to the roadway and a catch basin.  The town applied sorbent materials to the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1014-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that this transfer station was on fire and that there was a kerosene spill related to the fire.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1015-2014*This is a report of a hydraulic oil leak from a Saco Public Works (SPW) plow truck down Smutty Lane, Louden Road, and Boom Road.  The oil was spread thinly over a 6 to 10 mile dribble.  SPW responded with speedy dry sorbent where there was oil that could be absorbed.  No discharge to drains.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1022-2014*The Department was contacted by an anonymous person who was concerned about their well water because they believed that a large amount of contaminated soil had been stored near the wellhead.  The caller stated that he knew about contamination in the soil at the Hammond Lumber Company site at 20 Spring Street in Brunswick.  That soil was in a wooded area of the property that Hammond Lumber recently cleared and built a gravel parking area.  The caller stated that the topsoil that was stripped off that area at Hammond Lumber was put in trucks and relocated to the Topsham Mobile Home Park (TMHP) at 263 Lewiston Road in Topsham, where it was stored and distributed throughout the Park which has a public well located about 150 feet from the stored soil piles.

I contacted Andrew Maynard, the owner of the Topsham Mobile Home Park, and arranged to visit the site.  Mr. Maynard confirmed that his company had purchased the topsoil from the Hammond Lumber site and had trucked it to their storage area at the TMHP.  He took me to look at the stored soil piles and I couldn't see any evidence that the soil was contaminated.  It was a rainy day and there were standing puddles of runoff water around the soil piles and there was no oil sheen or odor in them or any discoloration in the soil piles that would indicate contamination.  I did see some discoloration in the puddles that was related to the organics in the piles (tannins).  I did speak with Mr. Maynard about relocating where they store the soil piles because it is located very close to the wellhead and he stated that they had plans to move the soil.

I also contacted Hammond Lumber and spoke with Jason Gagnon, the Lumber Manager.  He stated that there was no known contamination in the area that the topsoil came from and only topsoil was removed, nothing deeper.  The area is now a parking lot so inspecting the ground is not possible.  There have been several subsurface investigations done at the Hammond Lumber site related to previous land use.  There are many monitoring wells at the site and some are located close to the area in question.  No evidence of contamination has ever been documented in that area.

At this time I have found no evidence of contamination at either location and don't have any reason to believe that the water supply at the TMHP is at risk from the stored soil piles.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1023-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that a loose fitting on the oil tank at this residence leaked less than one quart of oil onto the floor in the basement.  Dead River Co. repaired the leak and cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1030-2014*On 12/24/14, in response to notification by Pit Stop Fuels of oil-saturated soil below the fill pipe at a customer's home (see photos), I visited and met Ms. Field.  I confirmed the oil contamination which was spilled from fuel cans when the residents tried to add oil to an empty basement oil tank.  Ms. Field stated that she had no oil odor within the home.  The discharge appeared to be a gallon or less and was greater than 100' from the drilled water well.  The area is rural residential use.

Pit Stop Fuels had placed sorbent pads on the spill.  Ms. Field agreed to have the oiled soil dug up and spread thin along the driveway and side of the roadway to aerate and naturally degrade.  If followed, I believe there would be no serious threat to the residence and the home's drinking water well.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
P-1031-2014*Mr. Martin from Fielding's Oil notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leak of about 1/2 gallon of #2 oil due to a ruptured hose on one of their peddler tank trucks.  Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland also called in this spill at 1515 hrs. time, but as about 2-gallons of oil.  The discharge was reported as near a storm drain but did not reach the drain.  Both Fielding's and City of South Portland reported the discharge cleaned up.  The spill location is a dense suburban area and served by municipal water and sewer.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-1033-2014* On Friday, 12/19/15, I responded to confirm clean-up at this fuel oil bulk plant.  The location is in a dense suburban commercial and residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.  I understand the location is not over a mapped aquifer.  Downeast Energy Company (DEE) stated that the bulk plant is built upon a clay base.

While on site, I met Dave Lien, DEE Delivery Manager, who explained that the driver accidently overfilled his tank truck at the loading rack.  The oil filled up the containment rim around the domes and drained to the frozen ground.  No spillage left the property.  The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-1034-2014*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 3-gallon leak of hydraulic oil from one of their trash trucks due to a ruptured hose.  It was reported that the discharge was to the paved road and driveway and was cleaned-up; no oil was discharged to drains or soil.  The spill location is suburban residential and commercial use.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-1035-2014*Savage Safe Handling reported that an employee had spilled a quart of 97% Sulfuric acid onto the gravel yard while doing maintenance on a hose.  The acid was neutralized and then the affected soil was excavated and transported to Environmental Projects, Inc., for proper disposal.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1036-2014*Vicky Rawley of Dead River Oil Company reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) an oil spill at 2 Pond View Road in Cape Elizabeth.  Ms. Rawley explained that while the driver of Dead River Oil was filling the indoor above ground storage tank (AST), it was accidently overfilled. Less than half a gallon spilled onto the concrete basement floor. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete oily surface and removed.

I contacted the home owner, Robert Bolster. Mr. Bolster was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1037-2014*An anonymous person reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that he had overheard several loggers joking about how their heavy equipment had leaked 300 to 400 gallons of diesel oil while working in a forested area over and near the Hebron town water supply.  He could not state a more exact location.  It appears the leak(s) were over a large logging area and not in one spot.  Over time, I heard no further information and found no additional corroboration.  I opted to document this in a spill report in the event the alleged discharges should be discovered in the future.  No further actions by the MDEP Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-1038-2014*
In response to a concerned citizen complaint, I visited this location while in the area and confirmed a very old style vent pipe characteristic of a heating oil underground storage tank (UST) located on the north side of the building.  The location is a Victorian style commercial and residential building.  The 1" diameter vent pipe rose several feet above an elbow visible at grade (see photo) and a horizontal pipe went northeast toward a courtyard (see site sketch).

The location has two heating oil USTs registered as abandoned by removal on 6/1/1990.  I found no prior spill numbers for this address.

By phone, I later contacted a person at Gerard Commercial Properties (207-721-1188), and explained the vent pipe and suggested they follow the horizontal part and if it is just left over from the 1990 tank removal to just pull the pipe out.  If a UST is found to remain, they should contact me about prompt removal.

On 2/18/15, I mailed the attached letter to the listed property owner.  On 5/4/15, I received a phone message from Mr. Nemrow thinking I was referring to drain pipe next to the building.  In June 2015, I visited again and found the vent pipe to be removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-1040-2014*Dead River Company (DRC) reported a small leak of #2 heating oil from one of DRC's peddler fuel delivery trucks at University of Southern Maine (USM) property.  The leak was reported being cleaned up, with no oil to drains or soil, and the truck was being repaired.  The area is on town water service.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-1041-2014*On Saturday, 12/20/14, notice received from Mr. Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) of a small discharge of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil from a pole mounted transformer.  It was reported cleaned by CMP staff on Saturday evening at 1900 hours time.  As of October 2015, no CMP Oil Spill Report form has been received for this report.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is planned at this time.
P-1042-2014*The Freeport Fire Department reported that the outside oil tank at 15 Tulip Avenue had a corrosion hole in it and was leaking.  I arrived to find that when the homeowner got home and found the leak, she had placed plastic containers under the tank and had caught 20-30 gallons of oil before it went onto the ground.  But the tank had been leaking for some portion of that day and the exact amount that went into the ground was unknown.  The homeowner's burner technician came and stopped the leak, pumped the tank, and installed a temporary tank around the corner of the house out of the way.  I hired Boom Technology Inc., to remove the contaminated soil.  The ground underneath the tank consisted of sand and over 14 tons of soil was removed, but they were unable to remove all of the contamination because of concerns that the slab the house was on would be undermined.  Free phase kerosene was still present on the water table so a recovery well was installed and the excavation was backfilled with porous material.  During some of the excavation, I was unable to be on site so Dan Davis took my place.  Boom Technology returned several times with their vacuum truck to skim oil out of the recovery well.  At this time the case has been handed over to Brad Hahn of the Division of Technical Services for long term product recovery.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1043-2014*I was contacted by H.O. Bouchard reporting that one of their truck drivers lost control of the loading arm while top loading his tank truck, causing about 100 gallons of #4 oil to spill/spray onto the tanker and the ground at the loading rack (see attached photos).  Saw dust was laid down as an absorbent and to contain the oil.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services responded and cleaned up the spilled oil.  The oil was contained on the impervious surface and did not reach any drains.  The South Portland Fire Department, U. S. Coast Guard, and the South Portland Water Resource Protection Department also responded to the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1044-2014*Wayne York of Hancock Lumber Company reported that one of their trucks was backing out of a customer's driveway when its oil pan hit a rock and broke the plug, causing about 2 gallons of engine oil to leak out onto the neighbor's property.  The property owner (Dennis Hanson) was contacted and the contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.

The spill was reported to me 11 days after it happened.  There had been some confusion at Hancock Lumber about reporting because the people who usually report spills were not working.  I visited Hancock Lumber on their companywide safety day and gave a presentation on spill response and reporting.
P-1045-2014*At the time of delivery, the end bung cap was not secure.  This condition is said to have been this way for years. The usual allotment of fuel delivered is 100 gallons (fuel assistance or simple budget restraint).  This time approximately 200 gallons was delivered.  Mr. Bickford was adamant the tank was empty at the time of delivery and at first couldn't understand how this discharge occurred.  It was explained that the sight gauge is a simple mechanical/visual estimation of volume within the tank, with a great deal of variation possible.  In this case enough to allow fuel oil to fill the tank, blow off the unsecure cover and spray oil all over items in that end of the basement and flow down the floor another 12 feet.

Opportunity Alliance (OA) was called as Mr. Bickford stated he received fuel assistance.  A licensed oil burner technician was needed immediately and we were hoping they would have a contractor available this pre-pre-holiday.  OA was able to contact Giroux and they indeed had a technician in the area.  When he arrived the situation was explained.  The burner hadn't seen professional care in a while, and my request was get it running so they have heat for Christmas and we could deal with other issues after.  Lines were bled, connections made, and elements not salvageable were removed and new ones were installed.

Scott Cyr hired Enpro Services, Inc., to conduct the cleanup activities, which included removal of oiled items and cleanup of oil in the basement.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1046-2014*David Walker of Formed Fiber Tech reported a 5 gallon spill of antifreeze from an on-site generator due to a broken hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1047-2014*Geno Gervais of Pine Tree Waste reported a one quart spill of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks due to a burst hydraulic hose.  The spill went onto pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1048-2014*On 12/29/2014, I received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a 10 gallon spill of transformer oil from a transformer due to a car/pole accident.  CMP crews removed oily soil from the side of the road that was impacted by the spill.  See attached CMP report for more details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-1049-2014*On 12/28/2014, I received a call from Al Butterfield at Dodge Oil Company reporting a leaking aboveground storage tank located at a client's residence in Gorham.  They had attempted to stop the leak, but were unable to do so.  The tank was nearly empty at the time of the report.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed the tank located inside an attached shed at the mobile home.  The tank was still actively dripping, so I placed some sorbent pads underneath it to catch what little oil was remaining.  The tank had suffered a corrosion hole in its belly.  In talking with the homeowner, Blanche Pratt, I learned that the tank had been filled in early December.  I explained the groundwater insurance fund to Mrs. Pratt, and she agreed to apply, and allow me to manage the cleanup of her spill.

I returned the following day with Allstate Environmental Services.  We removed the old tank, and hand-excavated as much of the contaminated soils under it as we could.  The excavation was very limited, due to the nearby supports for the mobile home and the storage shed the tank had been located within.  A little over 2 tons of soil was removed.  We placed a poly barrier down in the excavation to prevent oil vapors from rising up and into the home, and backfilled with clean gravel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1050-2014*A burner technician reported that his customer's outside oil tank had been vandalized and the oil had leaked out of it.  I found out that the property was currently owned by Bank of America and that Nicki McClean, with the assistance of her father, Carl McClean, was in the process of purchasing it.  No one was living in the home at the time of the vandalism.  I visited the property and found that the copper oil line had been cut and whatever oil had been in the tank had drained out onto the ground.  The drilled drinking water well for the property is located about 75 feet from where the oil had spilled.  I contacted Brad Hahn of our Division of Technical Services to investigate the well.  I was able to contact the bank and get them to apply to the Fund.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  Not all of the contaminated soil could be removed because some of it was underneath the home.  In the process of excavating the contaminated soil, we found the water line that runs from the house to the well.  We excavated around the line, and then cut it out and replaced it with new line all the way to the well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-292-2014*On 9/17/14, I received a call reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil from Mark Bosse, Dead River Company (DR) Service Manager.  The spill occurred at the home of Mary Pannell.  The tank was an inside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The tank had recently been filled/delivered to on September 10th, and so Mark was investigating why they got another call to deliver oil to the account. (It is not on auto delivery).  The DR Technician wiped the spilled oil off the tank, and transferred some oil out of the over-full tank.  The Technician also cleaned up the small amount of product that got to the gravel stone beneath the tank.  Beneath the stone under the tank was a sheet of poly plastic.  The Technician this wiped down and removed contaminated gravel beneath the tank.  Mark stated that it was a very small amount of oil that wept out of the fill pipe fittings and down the side of the tank.  The homeowner had complained of the fuel odor smell from the spill, prior to the technician completing the cleanup.  Mark requested MDEP follow up with the homeowner to make sure all is ok.  I told Mark that I would contact Ms. Pannell.

On 9/18/14, spill cleanup was performed at Ms. Pannell home at 34 Highland Avenue in Houlton.  I needed to dig out w/shovel another 60-70 lbs. of crushed stone and underlying soils to get rid of impacted materials beneath AST.  The spill was a result of overfilling an already full oil tank. I set up a poly tent around the entire AST to capture any remnant odors from beneath the oil tank.  When first entering the home on the first floor, the odors measured 3-4 parts per million (PPM) volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the ambient air.  A vent duct work and fan on poly tent was installed and the vent system was measured at 7.5 PPM VOC.  When leaving the house after installing the ventilation system, I took a reading of the first floor ambient air = 0.5 PPM VOC's.  I told Aaron Pannell, Mary's son, to open up the windows on the north side of the house (opposite the ventilation exhaust) and air the house out a bit.  I will check back in a week or two.

On 10/10/14, I checked on the vent system at the Pannell home.  The vent system measured .3PPM VOC, and the upstairs living space is odor and VOC-free, 0.0 PPM.  I spoke with Aaron, who stated that the odors are no longer any problem.  I told Aaron I would call to schedule a time to come down and remove the poly tent and ventilation duct work and fan.  (Aaron's tel.# is 532-4392.)

On 12/23/14, I made a site visit to Pannell home, and talked with son Aaron.  They shut down the fan several weeks ago, and there is no odor issue whatsoever.  I took the fan out of the basement window, and replaced window and insulated.  I removed poly tent and duct work from around and under the inside AST.  I recommended to Aaron that he talk with his mom about replacing their old AST in the basement and told him to have her give me a call if she has any questions regarding this process.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-18-2015*The Augusta Fire Department reported an estimated 100 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulting from a burner malfunction. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with clean-up. Most of the oil appeared to have been lost to a floor drain in the basement. The drain is believed to empty into the Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD) sewer system. GAUD was notified of the release, with apparently no reports of oil in their system.

The occupants of the home were moved to a local hotel for two days until oil vapors in the home receded to a safe level. A carbon air scrubber was installed in the living area and a radon fan installed in the basement. Allstate Environmental Services was hired to clean and seal coat the basement floor. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-359-2014*On November 10, 2014, the Division of Response Services received a call from Guy's Heating Service reporting an unknown release of #1 fuel oil due to a corroded aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Berry's residence.  Once on site, I (Jesse Clark) removed contaminated snow and soil around the AST's concrete pad.  The AST was pumped and removed before my visit.  The foundation under the house was in poor condition and Jenny was concerned about any further earthwork around the house.  Due to Jenny's concerns, some contaminated soil was left behind.  Ms. Berry's well was 60 feet to the southeast and upgradient of the release.  A temporary tank was left behind to be used until she could replace her old AST.

On November 12, 2014, the temporary tank was picked up and Jenny stated that no vapor intrusion had taken place.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-423-2014*On 8/6/14, Maine Department of Transportation reported a one gallon hydraulic oil spill that resulted from a ruptured hydraulic hose on an excavator.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste disposed at a licensed facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-8-2014*On 1/7/14, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported the discharge of 2 gallons of oil from a transformer.   The transformer had suffered a mechanical failure which caused oil to blow out of a hole inside the unit.  Oil spilled onto the snow at the base of the pole.

A CMP crew removed 10 drums worth of oily ice and snow from around the pole the following day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-29-2015*A citizen reported an oil spill at the base of their driveway from an unknown truck operator.  Hydraulic oil was found to have been discharged to the snow and ice covered roadway.  A public works crew assisted with the recovery of contaminated snow and ice using a loader to scrape the pavement in congruence with shovels and chippers.  Minimal contamination remains but was unrecoverable due to the conditions; it is not expected to present any adverse effects to the immediate area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-680-2014*On 12/9/14, Troy Silley, of Dead River Company, called to report that they had overfilled a 2,500 gallon underground storage tank at the entered location.  The spill occurred because the driver of the truck miscalculated the amount of oil the tank could take.  The tank was filled with a scully system on a peddler truck.  The incident resulted in oil spraying from the vent onto the ground above the tank and onto the dormitory served by the tank.  Dead River Company hired Hanscom Construction Company to excavate contaminated soil from the site.  Due to the close proximity of the tank to the building, it was difficult to excavate all contamination without compromising the building or the tank.  In all, about 4 yards of contaminated soil were removed from the site.  The site was backfilled and will be loamed and seeded in the spring.  No vapors were detectable in the building.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-30-2015*Pan Am Railroad reported a spill of a small amount of lube oil from a locomotive on their rail line in Vassalbor.

Pan Am personel were dispatched and cleaned up the affected track ballast which was transported to the Pan Am yard in Waterville for consolidtation with like wastes for eventual disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-77-2015*A delivery driver was fueling a snow jet train which was inadvertently overfilled by approximately one gallon.  Spilled product (kerosene) was reported to have remained on the train and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-4-2015*On January 3 2015, Corey Maher, of Maher Heating Company, called to report a spill on 15 Newbury Street in Bangor.  A corrosion hole caused a leak in an aboveground storage tank.  Approximately 1 gallon was lost on the concrete floor.  Molleculock was placed on top of the spill stain to control odor.  Maher Heating emptied the tank and set the owner up with temporary heating.

On January 5, air measurements were taken and they were within the satisfactory range.  The homeowner was satisfied with the status of the home.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-351-2001*Maine Department of Transportation contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic oil due to a line rupture on a vehicle.  Two gallons were spilled to the ground and excavated for disposal off site.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Peter Blanchard
A-374-2001*Verso Androscoggin paper mill contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill in the press section of the mill.  A leaking fitting discharged the oil into the mill wastewater stream.  The leak was discovered and repaired.  No recovery of the oil was possible.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.

Peter Blanchard
I-257-2014*8/20/14 received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Holland, Harvest Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a spill on IWLCC contractor - Allagash Enterprises delimber unit.  According to the spill report, the delimber was leaking about 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a leaky seal.  Contractor's crews used sorbent product to soak and collect the spilled oil within an hour of the spill being discovered.  Oily debris was placed in buckets for transport, storage and later disposal with other oily wastes at the contractor's garage/maintenance building.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-241-2014*8/15/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Matt Stedman, Planning Forester with Irving Woodlands LLC, regarding a spill of 3-5 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose on mowing equipment.  An Irving Contractor, Westin Enterprises busted a hose while doing some brush cutting along a woods road. While doing brush cutting a stick caught hydraulic hose on moving unit and broke it, spilling 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil on road surface.  Spill was cleaned up by hand using sorbent materials.  The closest surface water to spill site, according to Mr. Stedman, is 700 feet directly through the woods. No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-347-2014*On November 5, 2014, a drilling rig ruptured a hose releasing two gallons of hydraulic oil onto soil.  Sorbents were used to contain the release and impacted soils were removed.  Contaminated debris was bulked up and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-10-2015*On 1/6/15, the Division of Response Services received notification through e-mail that the current owner of Martin's Country Store, Bob Martin, requested assistance in removal of two (2) underground storage tanks (UST) and associated piping/dispensers.  According to the UST database, the tanks have been out of service (OOS) since 07/30/2009.  Mr. Martin requested information on the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Inability to Pay Program (IAPP).  I discussed this project with MDEP staff person Dave McCaskill, and stated that I would stand by and assist with this UST removal & site clean-up project in any way can.  The site is only about 16 miles from the Northern Maine Regional Office (NMRO) facility and our Division of Response Services staff can do any field work needed to facilitate the project.  I reviewed the information provided through e-mail chains and logged this site into HOSS for possible disposal of oily debris at Tri-Community Landfill.  McCaskill would inform me if they needed any assistance as they move forward on this project in the upcoming summer construction season.

Work on removal was delayed and completed in March, 2017.  Details were documented in spill report # I-48-2017.
B-48-2014*On 1.21.14, a concerned business owner reported that a local auto repair shop had some drums of waste oil behind the building that looked like they may have leaked.  I spoke with the owner of the repair shop and he explained that the drums did not belong to him but to the man who he leased the building from.  I got in touch with the owner of the property and explained the waste oil storage regulations and suggested that he bring the drums to someone who had a waste oil furnace as a means of disposal.  There was probably a gallon of waste oil on the ground that he cleaned up with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The bungs on the drum had not been tightened and a little oil had leaked out.  There was no sign that the drums were actually corroding and leaking from the bottom.  The owner made arrangements that week to have the drums taken to a waste oil burner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-28-2015*On January 18, Bangor Fire Department reported a 3 gallon gasoline spill at the entered location.  During fueling of a police car, the hose on the fuel pump failed causing the spill.  The vehicle operator activated the emergency shutoff stopping the discharge.  The Fire Department responded to the spill and deployed Speedi-Dri sorbent material.  The waste sorbent is to be collected by the City and stored for later disposal by a waste handling contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-66-2014*Ben Martinson, of Northern Clearing, Incorporated, reported the discharge of 1 quart of hydraulic oil from a plow truck on a logging road.  A hose of the truck was leaking and spilled onto the road.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and a bag of oily dirt was disposed of by an environmental waste contractor hired by Northern Clearing.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-80-2014*Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported the discharge of 1 gallon of Jet A fuel from a refueling truck.  The truck had a bad seal on its transfer hose and the fuel spilled out onto the tarmac. The BIA crew used sorbent pads and speedi-dri sorbent material to clean up the spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-81-2014*Medway Fire Department reported that they found a 5-gallon bucket on the side of the road with some hydraulic oil inside of it.  There was a small amount of oil that had spilled onto the road and they could see a trail of oil where the bucket rolled across the road and came to rest on its side.  They put some speedi-dri sorbent material down on the oil and swept it up.  They assumed that the bucket must have fallen out of the back of a pick-up truck.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-82-2014*An anonymous caller reported a leaking oil tank at 6 Singing Woods Lane.  The caller also gave the property owner's name and a phone number.  The tank belonged to a rental property owned by Joe Grickis who also lived on the road.  I tried calling Mr. Grickis and left a message saying I was headed over to the house to look at the tank.  Mr. Grickis met me there.  He showed me the tank and explained that his tenant was related to him and that they were having trouble paying for oil deliveries.  He thought that they had probably been filling the tank a few gallons at a time. I inspected the outside tank and saw oil stains going down the sides which could easily happen if the person filling the tank accidentally spilled oil in the process.

I put some pads underneath the tank to check for any weeping or drips.  I did not see any.  I advised Mr. Grickis that the tank was showing signs of age and that if it was corroding on the outside it was almost certainly corroding from the inside.  I suggested that he purchase a new tank in the near future and to make sure to remind the tenant to do their best not to spill oil when they were filling the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-85-2014*Bangor International Airport (BIA) reported the discharge of 8.5 gallons of jet fuel (fuel) from an aircraft.  The spill occurred while refueling of the aircraft was taking place.  Fuel came out the wing vent when the automatic shut off failed and the tank was overfilled.  The fuel spilled onto the tarmac and was cleaned up with sorbent material by the BIA crew.  The speedy dri sorbent material and pads were collected and disposed of through Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-86-2014*On 2.17.14, Chris McHale, of Pine Tree Waste Services, reported the discharge of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a trash truck.  The truck caught fire while picking up trash along Franklin Street in Bucksport.  The fire melted a hydraulic line which caused the spill.  A Pine Tree Waste crew used sorbent pads and speedi-dri sorbent material to collect the spilled product.  The oil was contained to the pavement immediately surrounding the truck.  It was not found in any nearby catch basins or storm drains.  Pine Tree Waste collected the speedi-dri and pads and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility through an existing contract with an environmental clean-up contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-258-2014*8/8/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Drew Janoch, Harvest Supervisor with Irving Woodlands, regarding a spill of 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled as a result of a busted hose on contractor, Voisine Brothers harvesting equipment.  Heavy equipment was used to scrape up the spilled hydraulic oil and place it into containers for transport and storage in the contractors garage until scheduled disposal with other oily waste stream materials.  According to Janoch the nearest surface water is 500 feet away.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-274-2014*On August 28, 2014, Maine Drug Enforcement Agent, Sean Gillen, acquired the remnants of a suspected "one pot" used in manufacturing methamphetamine.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services was requested to aid in disposing of the hazardous materials. Response Services disposed of the contaminated items in a proper manner.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1071-2014*
NOTIFICATION
Dead River Oil Company (DRC) reported a small leak of heating oil from the consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the Guevin residence.  The leak was from tank-top fittings following a fuel delivery to the tank side and basement floor.

On 1/23/14, Phyllis Guevin reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that the house still smelled of oil and that the clean up by DRC was not satisfactory.  While responding to this complaint, a second, unrelated oil leak was found.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The Guevin residence is a single-family wood structure with forced hot water heating and full unfinished basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 1/26/15,  it was explained to me that DRC made a fuel delivery on 12/18/14.  The next day on 12/19/14, DRC attempted a second delivery to the already full basement 275-gallon AST causing a leak out the tank gauge fitting atop the AST (see photo-3).  On 1/26/15, I noted the tank and floor were still dark with oil stain and there was some sorbent powder on the floor at the end of the tank (see photo-4).  I noted no free product oil here.  Because this leak was associated with an accidental overfill, MDEP assessed that DRC was primary responsible party for remediation.

Under the fuel line fitting at the boiler (photos-1 & 2) I noted a second, active fuel drip (leak) that apparently was the source of the continued oil vapor problem in the home, not the initial tank leak.  The floor was wet with free product fuel oil and I noted visible red oil in the piping and a drip of oil hanging off the piping.  DRC had serviced the boiler on 12/19/14, and appears to have left a fitting not liquid tight.  MDEP assessed that DRC was primary responsible party for remediation of this discharge to state of Maine satisfaction.  Neither discharges reached floor drains and did not appear to find pathways below the floor.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 12/19/14, DRC staff wiped up the oil from the tank side and floor and applied sorbent powder.  The fitting leak at the boiler apparently was not noticed and not cleaned.

Ms. Guevin told me that in response to her complaints on oil odors DRC set up two floor fans on 12/20/14 to try and air out the basement oil vapors.

On 1/26/15, I contacted Mr. Chris McKinney of DRC and advised that the leaking fitting be fixed and the two spills be cleaned this day, before the pending snow blizzard.  In response to my assessment, and my notification to DRC of the fitting leak, DRC sent a burner technician over on this afternoon to repair the leaking fitting, and I thought to clean the two spill areas.  Speaking to the burner technician in late afternoon he expressed anger and that he would repair the leaking fitting but not clean the oil spill areas.  I called Mr. McKinney who assured that he would brave the storm himself and clean the spill areas the next morning.

On 1/27/15, Mr. McKinney was not able to make it to Guevin home due to the storm.  Mr. McKinney visited on 1/28/15 and washed the spill areas.

On 1/29/15, I met Ms. Guevin, inspected the clean-up, and found the clean-up on and under the tank to be satisfactory and the oil fitting no longer leaking.  I washed the oil spot under the boiler and removed more of the oil stain.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time the discharges appear to be satisfactorily cleaned.  Ms. Guevin expressed that she was satisfied.
2)  Other than time involved, MDEP incurred no clean-up costs and hired no contractors.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.

A-839-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff removed the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made. No Response action expected.
A-840-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff collected the oil with sorbents and removal of oily leaves.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-841-2014*Central Maine Power reported a damaged transformer and the potential for a spill but no spilled oil was found.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-842-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff collected the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
B-47-2014*A logging company reported a small amount of hydraulic oil spillage from an excavator due to a broken hydraulic line.    The caller confirmed that they operator was able to effectively clean up the discharged material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-559-2014*On 10/14/14, I received report of a quart of lube oil spilled from a Pan Am locomotive at the Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The cause was an over full containment tank that sloshed oil to the ground.  Rail employees shoveled a small amount of contaminated soil into a bag for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-568-2014*On 10/16/14, I received report from R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, of a corrosion hole in a tank in Lubec.  The tank was in the basement of the Church at 14 Hamilton Street.  The leaking tank was pumped out and replaced, while the spilled product was recovered using sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-588-2014*On 10/31/14, I received report from Lynn Hanscom with R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, that while a crew from R. H. Foster Energy was pumping out a customer's oil tank, an employee dropped the hose, spilling approximately two cups of oil onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-578-2014*On 10/20/14, I received report of a truck wreck on the interstate at approximately mile 186.  A dump truck lost control and crashed into the median of the interstate.  The saddle tank on the truck was damaged and leaking fuel.  I collected the remaining product from the leaking tank.

I estimate that approximately twenty gallons of diesel fuel leaked onto the ground at the wreck site.  Due to the location of the wreck and the traffic concerns, I determined that excavating the contaminated soil was more of a safety hazard than leaving the soil.  There was no removal of contaminated soil from this wreck site.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-594-2014*On 11/3/14 I received report from Emera Maine of a transformer leak caused by storm damage.  The contaminated soil was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-595-2014*On 11/4/14 I received report of a truck rollover the day before.  The truck that rolled over was a logging truck, operated by Plum Creek Timber Company. The truck leak approximately five gallons of diesel out of the fill cap before the truck could be righted.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbents pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-597-2014*A storm on 11/2/14 caused an oil spill from a transformer on West Elm Street in Hampden.  Emera Maine crews and Clean Harbors Environmental Services removed approximately one yard of waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-598-2014*On 11/4/14, I received report from the United States Coast Guard of a skiff sunk in Stonington Harbor.  Rough seas swamped the boat, sinking it and causing a sheen from the five gallon gasoline can used to fuel the outboard.  No recovery was possible.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-50-2014*On 1/22/14, Ben Martinson, of Northern Clearing, Inc., reported the discovery of approximately 4 ounces of hydraulic oil on the ground around their logging operation in Woodville.  Mr. Martinson knew it was hydraulic oil and most likely came from a piece of logging equipment, but he could not find the source nor anyone who knew where it came from.  He said he asked the foreman to check the equipment over and get back to him if there was any evidence of a broken line or fitting.  None of the equipment was found to be leaking.  It is possible that the discharge came from filling a hydraulic oil reservoir on a piece of equipment.  The oil on the ground was cleaned up with speedi-dri sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-64-2014*William Robinson reported the discharge of 5 gallons of # 2 fuel oil to a customer's driveway from a delivery truck.  A compromised seal on the pump of the truck caused the leak.  The driver shut down the truck when he saw the leak and immediately put pads down to collect the oil.  The ground was frozen with some ice and snow and the driver removed this as well.  A technician for A. E. Robinson went out to the house later after the truck was gone and removed a small amount of soil from the driveway.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-25-2015*The Skowhegan Fire Department reported an estimated 100 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil that resulted from a corroded outside oil tank. A Division of Response Services site visit was made to assist with clean-up.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to respond with a vactor to collect product, snow and water. A total of 4.8 tons was recovered and taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill. The area is served by a public water system.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-218-2014*On 7/16/14, Nate Hersey, certified tank installer for County Environmental Engineering (CEE), submitted, on behalf of owner Fort Kent Elementary School, the notice of intent to remove and replace existing steel piping associated with UST Tank #732, 2-1 at the Fort Kent Elementary School.  In addition, the registration for the new double-walled flexible piping was included in the submittal. The Augusta Maine Department of Environmental Protection tanks unit has the original submittals for processing.  CEE crew planned to complete this work during the school's summer recess in August, 2014.

On 12/23/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection confirmed that CEE completed the piping upgrade detailed above on August 14, 2014.  There was no evidence of any oil release discovered during this facility piping upgrade work.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-70-2015*Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from an aboveground storage tank (AST) to the concrete drive surface of the bulk plant facility during a delivery of oil. The release occurred during a transfer of oil from a tank truck into the AST of the facility. The release occurred because the transfer pump on the truck stopped working during the transfer and did not clear all the oil from the hose. When the hose was disconnected the remaining oil spilled out. The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned and disposed by Downeast Energy Company personnel with sorbents. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-38-2015*At 1600 hours on 1/22/15, V. L. Tammaro Oil (Tammaro Oil) reported a spill of #2 fuel oil at the residence at 24 Franklin Street in Calais.  On 1/20/15, a Tammaro Oil delivery truck driver hit the nozzle while reeling up the hose spilling between 5-10 gallons onto the frozen driveway.  He used sorbents to soak up as much of the spilled fuel from off of the truck and ground.  A 5 foot by 5 foot stain was on the ground.  They scraped up a small amount of soil and ice a couple days later.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-6-2015*We received a call indicating three tractor trailer trucks had slid off the road due to slippery road conditions at the entered location.  The truck in question rolled over against a tree rupturing the saddle tank.  I was able to collect a fair amount of diesel fuel with sorbent material from a nearby ditch, then pumped off the remaining unspilled diesel fuel.  The other trucks were handled by another Responder.  I disposed of all contaminated materials associated with this truck myself.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-12-2015*At 1736 hours on 1/6/15, Irving Energy reported a 1/4 cup of #2 fuel oil spilled at 52 Century Street in Brewer due to an o-ring malfunction on the delivery truck.  A small amount of contaminated snow was removed by Irving Energy for disposal by a contractor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-17-2015*I received a report of a mystery sheen at the entered location. The reporter suspected that a vessel pumped its bilge before returning to sea, but she should not verify this or identify a specific boat.  The sheen dissipated before I was able to get to the site.  No recovery was possible.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-18-2015*I received a call indicating a driver had overfilled the tank at the entered location resulting in a cup or so of oil being spilled onto snow underneath the vent pipe. The contaminated snow was removed and disposed of properly by C. N. Brown Company personnel.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-19-2015*At 1400 hours on 1/13/15, R. H. Foster, LLC, reported a 1 gallon spill at 60 Chick Hill Road in Clifton.  The driver hit the frozen fill cap with the nozzle which caused him to hit the lever on the nozzle resulting in a release of #2 fuel onto the house and snow.  Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel from the house and ground and some snow was removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-20-2015*At 0915 hours on 1/14/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported an oil leak.  The leak was due to a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the attached shed to the residence at 6 Blaine Avenue in Guilford.  The owner is Ms. Patricia Saunders.  Number 2 fuel oil leaked onto the cement pad underneath the tank.  No oil made it off the pad.  Dead River transferred the fuel out of the tank into a temporary tank and installed a new tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-22-2015*At 0900 hours on 1/15/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a small spill, less than 0.5 gallons, of #2 fuel oil from a leak at the filter at the residence at 63 Fenton Way in Bangor.  Dead River performed work on the furnace on 12/24/14, and the owner, Mr. Jimmy Phan, called Dead River on 12/26/14 complaining of oil vapors in the house.  For some reason the person at Dead River made a normal appointment for 1/15/15.  It is unclear if Mr. Phan complained again to Dead River.  A slow drip proceeded over the weeks flowing under tile and a wood wall in the furnace room.

Dead River removed tile and part of the wood wall in order to remove oil.  Petroleum vapors were below 1 part per million (ppm) in the basement according to a photoionization detector (PID).  Inside the furnace room initial PID readings, with the furnace off and removal of contaminated tiles occurring, were 3-5 ppm.  PID readings in the furnace room dropped to 1-1.5 ppm after the furnace was operational.

Within a couple days all the contaminated tiles and the majority of the oil had been removed.   I had asked the owner, Dead River and the contractor to call me if they wanted a visit by me to check the petroleum vapors with the PID after the work was finished.  No one contacted me in the following month.  I ran into the contractor later in the month and he confirmed that everything was all set.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-30-2015*On 1/15/15, internal Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) report was received from Peter Blanchard, Director of the Division of Response Services, of a contaminated well complaint at the Bucksport Child Care Center (BCCC).  The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Drinking Water Program, reported trichloroethene (TCE) detected in the BCCC drinking water well.

On 1/16/15, I conducted site survey of area around the BCCC facility and did not observe any potential source of TCE.  I located a garage across the street from the BCCC and later learned that the garage is operated by the Town of Bucksport, Recreation Department.

On 1/21/15, I met with Tim Emery (469-3518), Bucksport Recreation Supervisor, at the town owned garage across the street from BCCC.  We inspected the interior and exterior of the four garage door building.  I observed lawn care maintenance equipment, mowers, trimmers and watering equipment.  The building housed approximately 50 forty pound bags of limestone dust.  The facility has no running water or floor drains.  No drains or outfalls were observed outside the perimeter of the building. All maintenance of the mowers and engine equipment is done at the town garage or a private small engine shop, both of which are off site.

On 1/23/15, I met with Kati Hodgins of BCCC and I inspected the interior building, detached garage and surround area outside the facility.  I did not locate or discover an obvious source of TCE.  I did observe that a playground accessory, a small wooden boat was next to the well.  I was informed that the boat was painted two or three years ago with an exterior, lead-free paint.  Also, the well is next to the parking lot and snow had been plowed over the well. Paint and automobiles may be potential sources of TCE contamination.  I was advised that the well casing is 20 feet deep and that the well had been sanitized and a sanitize cap installed on the well the summer of 2014.

The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Uncontrolled Sites Unit, in Augusta.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.




B-31-2015*On 1/20/15, I received report from Dead River Company of a driver error, causing a one quart overfill at a seasonal home.  The product leaked out the vent of the tank and onto the snow.  The snow was shoveled up and bagged for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-35-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a broken oil supply line. The line was broken by a friend of the homeowner who accidentally fell on the oil line while doing some work in the basement.  The incident resulted in oil spilling across a small area of the concrete floor and into a sump which was dry at the time.  I used sorbent materials to clean the floor and removed a small amount of soil from the sump.  I installed a fan in the sump itself to exhaust remaining oil vapors outside the home until the homeowner was convinced it was no longer necessary.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-39-2015*During an inspection by Mr. Kevin Jenssen, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste Enforcement unit, broken fluorescent light bulbs were observed in a storeroom at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Conference Center (Hotel) located at 119 Eden Street, Bar Harbor.

During my visit, the Lumex meter readings were below 20 ng/m3 for the storage room, even with the probe close to the ground where the bulbs had been broken.  The Lumex meter detects mercury.  The Hotel will have the bulbs removed and disposed of properly.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-40-2015*On 1/23/15, I received report from C. N. Brown Company of a small mishap ten days prior. Apparently their delivery truck driver dripped some oil from the hose on the truck to the ground.  The oil was absorbed by the snow and left behind.

The driver never informed anyone of the error and the homeowner closest to the stained oil reported it to C. N. Brown, who reported it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and then removed all of the oiled snow and ice.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-41-2015*At 1010 hours on 1/23/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported that they tried to fill the aboveground storage tank (AST) for the second time in two days at the residence at 2 Woodland Drive in Orono, resulting in the tank being overfilled.  Oil leaked out of a bung on top of the tank.  Oil flowed down the side of the tank onto the floor.  Dead River removed approximately 20 gallons from the AST.  Dead River personnel and I padded up the oil off of the floor, possibly a gallon or so.  I scrubbed the floor with Simple Green cleaner to try to remove as much of the oil as possible.  I placed Moleculoc over the cleaned area to help absorb any residue oil, especially under the feet of the AST.

I installed a vent fan to help reduce the petroleum vapors in the house.  They were going to operate it as necessary.  Initial readings with the photoionization meter were around 2 parts per million (ppm) in the unfinished basement and around 1 ppm on the first floor.  A wood stove was burning also and had emitted smoke into the house, especially the first floor, during these measurements with the PID.

I asked the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Nagy, to call me if anything changed for the worst or if they wanted me to check the air inside the house with the PID again.  As of 2/3/15, no one has called.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-43-2015*On 1/23/2015, Dead River Company in Ellsworth reported a #2 oil spill of less than one gallon at the entered location.  Upon delivery, oil was discharged through the vent.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste entered into Dead River waste stream for later contractor pick up and disposal.  Dead River sent a technician to inspect inside of the house for additional spill issues.  As of 2/13/2015, no additional reports were received.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-445-2015*On July 17, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways, called in a spill from a Pan Am locomotive in Hermon.  The spill occurred at the Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  One half gallon of lube oil left the containment tank and spilled on the ballast.  The spill was cleaned by excavation and sorbents, and the material was disposed of in the ENPRO Services, Inc., container.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-46-2015*I received a call indicating an automatic shutoff feature of the bulk plant facility did not function as designed resulting in an overfill of a truck. The truck was parked on a secondary containment structure which functioned as designed and collected all the spilled oil. Clean Harbors was hired to pump out the oil water separator and to clean all impacted surfaces of the bulk plant. No oil left secondary containment. No other resources were impacted.


No further Response action is anticipated.
B-45-2015*On 1/26/15 I received report from Mr. Galen Hale of a potential oil spill at a metal recycling yard in East Millinocket.  The facility was owned by Mr. Hale and his father, but they sold it to AIM Recycling.  AIM Recycling is now in the process of selling the property back to the Hale's.

The Hale's were concerned that AIM Recycling may have not been as meticulous with their housekeeping practices as they had been.  He was fearful of oil spills around the yard.

I met him on site later that day and noticed only one fairly small stain of waste oil on the ground. It is possible that more oil may be spilled around the yard, but with all of the metal, it was impossible to see any.

A visit in the spring after the snow and metal are gone may be warranted if Mr. Hale sees any problems.


A visit in late spring found no oil spills of any concern.

No further resposne action.
B-47-2015*I received a call indicating a 4-5 gallon spill had occurred at the entered location when a truck backed into the loading arm of the bulk plant.  This caused a valve to crack slightly open. The incident resulted in oil being spilled to a concrete secondary containment structure.  The spill was cleaned up appropriately by the responsible party.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-2-2015*On 1/2/15, I received report from D. A. Pearson Heating Oils, LLC, of an oil spill in a dirt basement at 512 Fuller Road.  The spill was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  Fortunately, the spilled oil was floating on the water that was in the basement.

I called for a vactor truck to remove the oil and water.  We also removed the oil tank and the oiled debris in the basement.  All of these were contributing to the oil vapor in the house.  Due to the continued oil vapor in the home, at the first opportunity, we installed a vapor extraction system in the basement.  Once it was installed, the air quality improved quickly.

Jim Lavoie of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services will continue to monitor.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-302-2014*On 6/15/14, I received report of a corrosion hole in a tank at 699 Main Road North, Hampden.  The spilled product was recovered in buckets and the leak in the tank patched by an oil technician.  The oil technician also applied speedy dry sorbent material to the product on the floor.  The oil technician reported the spill, then had to leave for a family emergency.

I arrived on scene and transferred the remaining oil from the tank to drums.  While the pumping was taking place, I swept up the speedy dry and bagged for disposal.  Then I dumped the oil in buckets into the drums.

The homeowner replaced the oil tank, then I returned to transfer the oil back into his new oil tank.

No further Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-369-2014*On 7/10/14, I received report from Mona Spear of Emera Maine of a mechanical failure on their equipment in the sub-station in Lincoln.  The spilled product leaked to the ground where it was shoveled into a drum and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-27-2015*On January 17, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a one gallon overfill of a peddler tank truck at the entered location.  The tanker was overfilled at the rack and approximately one gallon spilled on the spill containment area.  The spill was cleaned up using Speedi-Dri sorbent material and the waste entered into Dead River's (DR) waste stream for later disposal through a qualified contractor.

Mike McAllian of DR contacted me and advised he was going to inspect the site and would report any additional concerns.  No report was received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.

A-61-2015*On 2/3/15, Clayton Tabbets from Maine Energy reported that at least 100 gallons of heating oil had leaked from an outside heating oil tank.  He reported that Maine Energy had delivered 100 gallons of oil to the tank about three weeks ago and the owner had ordered another 100 gallons because it was empty.  After delivering another 100 gallons, they discovered that the outlet fitting had been cracked.  Maine Energy repaired the tank and relocated it away from the spill area.  I met Jerry and Linda Beaulieu, the property owners, at the site.  There was very little oil stained snow in the area.  It appeared that the oil had run into and under the crushed stone tank base.  The Beaulieus completed a Clean-Up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup and they completed an application for the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund.

Due to snowstorms, the excavation was delayed until 2/10/15.  A little over 100 yards of oil contaminated soil was removed to a depth of just over 20 feet.  The contamination had run into soil under the home and could not be accessed for removal.  The excavation dimensions were approximately 30 feet by 30 feet and 22 feet deep.  Soil samples were sent for laboratory analysis from the wall against the home and from the bottom of the excavation.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services to monitor the drinking water well on site.  The site will be evaluated in the spring to determine if additional fill and landscaping is needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

P-95-2015*On 2/5/2015, I received a call from Gary Waldron of 21st Century Environmental Management of Rhode Island.  Mr. Waldron reported an incident which had occurred 3 days prior on 2/2/2015 involving one of their trucks.  The truck caught fire and was carrying a mixed load of hazardous waste at the time.  Some of the containers melted during the fire.  The fire was put out by Portland Fire Department.  Mr. Waldron did not know how much or what materials may have been released during the fire and may have left the vehicle on firefighting runoff water.  There were nearby storm drain(s) that may have been impacted.

This case has been referred to the Department of Environmental Protection's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit for further investigation and potential corrective action.  No further action by the Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-822-2014*On 12-22-14, Steve Cornforth, of Maritime Energy, reported a small oil spill. This occurred at Rankin Center Housing at 1 Rankin Street in Rockland, ME.  Maritime Energy made a delivery and overfilled the oil tank, the oil squirted out the vent.
 Steve Cornforth called the maintenance staff at Rankin Center to confirm if the oil was or was not leaking out of the sight glass. There was no oil leaking out the sight glass. Maritime Energy cleaned up the spilled fuel that landed on the ground.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-823-2014* On 12-24-2014 Maritime Energy reported the release of about one half gallon of oil. This was the result of overfilling an oil tank located at the Knox Long Term facility in the city of Rockland. This oil tank system has two tanks with two fills and only one vent. This arrangement quite often leads to problems.
 The oil squirted out the vent and was cleaned up by Maritime Energy. No problems were noted inside the building.

 No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-552-2014*On 10/7/14, while responding to another spill of the coast of Mount Desert Island, I received a call indicating that a vessel was taking on water and was likely to ground near Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park.  It was originally reported that the vessel had 1000 gallons of diesel on board at the time.  I, along with Responder Paul Nichols, diverted to the site and found the vessel Tigershark had grounded on rocky shore at high tide.  When we arrived the tide was going down and the boat was starting to settle into a secure position.  Seizing the opportunity, Responder Nichols and I contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to send a vacuum truck and began to make preparations to offload the fuel.  We staged drums above the boat and began pumping product from the tanks.  In all, we removed about 120 gallons of diesel and about 30 gallons of water from the fuel tanks to the drums.  Oil from the drums was later removed with the vac truck.  While I observed no motor oil leaking from the engine, it was later determined that the engine should be salvaged from the wreck as a precaution.  After these remedial actions, any residual sheen quickly dissipated from the site.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-79-2015*Jim Preble of Bridgeside Marketplace reported that an alarm associated with the underground tank had activated. This alarm activated a couple of days prior. Mr. Preble called Portland Pump Company and they were scheduled to be on-site on 1-6-15. This alarm monitors the interstitial space, and he assured me that no product had been lost.

Portland Pump made the necessary repairs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-599-2014*On 11/5/14, I received report from Assistant Chief Kevin Black of the Milo Fire Department of a five gallon can of diesel fuel that fell out of the back of a pickup truck close to 33 Park Street.  Approximately half of the contents had leaked out before the Fire Department arrived on scene.

The Fire Department used sorbent pads to recover the spilled product from the asphalt road.  The next week I was in the Milo area and recovered the waste for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-600-2014*On 11/5/14 I received report of a three gallon transformer spill caused by storm damage.  The waste was recovered using sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-611-2014*On 11/5/14, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a spill of transformer oil of less than two gallons due to storm damage.  Unfortunately, due to the storm, no product could be found for a cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-612-2014*On 11/5/14, I received report of a transformer spill caused by storm damage.  The contamination was removed and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-618-2014*On 11/7/14, I received report from Dead River Oil Company that their delivery truck had a fuel injector leak and had left a sheen of oil in a customer's driveway.  Fortunately not enough product leaked to puddle, leaving only a small sheen.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-619-2014*On 11/7/14 I received report from Dead River Oil Company that their delivery truck had a fuel injector leak and had left a sheen of oil in a customer's drive way.  Fortunately not enough product leaked to puddle, leaving only a small sheen.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-626-2014*United States Coast Guard reported a sheen in the harbor.  Cause and source of the sheen is unknown.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-627-2014*On 11/14/14, I received report from PLC Construction Company that a piece of their heavy equipment suffered a hydraulic hose leak.  They shoveled the contaminated soil into bags for proper disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-71-2015*At 0915 hours on 2/12/15, Mr. Jeff Henderson, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 4-5 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) at their bulk plant at 32 Old County Road.  An employee accidently bumped a lever in the shed on a backflow drum allowing 1-2 gallons of oil to spill in the shed and 2-3 gallons in the secondary containment area.  Sorbents were used to soak up most of the oil and some oily snow was removed and placed into a drum.  Sorbents will be used to soak up the oil from melted snow and the water will be put through an oil water separator.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-48-2015*On 1/28/15, I received a call from Larry Gilbert of WLBZ2 reporting a malfunction of sorts on their standby generator at the entered location. The malfunction caused unburned diesel to return to the incorrect tank resulting in an approximately 300 gallon overfill of one of the supply tanks. A more accurate calculation of how much diesel was spilled is not possible because it is difficult to estimate how much diesel was burned versus spilled. The result of the incident was a large amount of diesel being spilled onto a concrete pad which fortunately was buried hip deep with light fluffy snow which actually did quite an effective job of containing the spill to the pad. I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services with a vacuum truck to remove saturated snow from the entire pad. In all we removed 4.38 tons of contaminated snow and diesel. It is difficult to estimate, but there was a substantial amount of diesel contained in the snow, and some diesel did migrate off the pad.  I will monitor the site occasionally going forward.

A well serving the transmitter room will be tested quarterly by Division of Technical Services staff to ensure no diesel contamination occurs. I mentioned the potential for groundwater fund coverage, but Mr. Gilbert declined. No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-52-2015*At 1425 hours on 1/30/15, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a vehicle had crashed into Pole #77 along Stage Road (Route 2) in Etna causing the contents of the transformer to spill out.  CMP removed contaminated snow and soaked up spilled non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-pcb) oil with sorbents.  The transformer was replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-29-2015*On 1/20/15, Ron Jones reported that a tow truck had leaked an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil in his gravel driveway. The tow truck had broken a hydraulic line and pulled into his driveway on the evening on 1/11/15. Initially snow had covered the oil. Jeremy Greenman, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, received the initial report, and contacted Michael Wilson, the owner/operator of Mike's Towing Company. Mr. Greenman referred the case to the MDEP Oil Enforcement Unit due to non-report of the spill. Mr. Wilson agreed to clean-up the area.

On 1/22/15, I met Mr. Jones, the property owner, and Mr. Wilson at the site. There was an area of oil impacted gravel about 6 feet by 30 feet at the end of the driveway near the road, as well as a small area where a snow bank had melted on the roadside. Mr. Wilson had an excavation company come and excavate the oil impacted gravel under my supervision. I made arrangements to have the oil impacted soil disposed of. Mr. Wilson agreed to reimburse the MDEP for the cost of disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-41-2015*On 1/26/2015, Maritime Energy Company called this office to report the release of fuel oil. This spill occurred at the Stella Marris House in Rockland. The oil tank was overfilled by Maritime and a small amount of oil burped out of the vent. Maritime Energy had contacted the "maintenance man" and he would check the interior of the boiler room for any additional spillage. Maritime Energy assured me that they would take care of this problem and would call me if any additional spillage occurred in the boiler room.  Cleanup was done by Maritime Energy. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by the Division of Response Services is deemed necessary at this time.
A-70-2015*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported a fuel spill off Westport Island on 2-10-2015. The vessel "SUMORIA", a sixty foot wooden hull pleasure craft, sunk or partially sunk on its mooring. The owner is John Swanton, and he lives nearby at 171 East Shore Road. I spoke with the owner and there was only a small amount of oil sheen on the ocean. Mr. Swanton informed me that there was at the most twenty gallons of diesel fuel on board. The fuel capacity is five hundred gallons.  The USCG was going to investigate.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and no additional action by the Division of Response Services is deemed necessary at this time.
A-563-2014*8/28/14 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 7 gallons of non-Polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was spilled from an electrical transformer when a valve broke during changing the radiator on the transformer. It was reported that oil absorbent pads had contained most of the oil but some ran to the ground. All oil impacted soil and crushed rock were removed. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-564-2014*On 8/28/14, Dan Mallett, from Madison Paper Industries, reported that an estimated 40 gallons of hydraulic oil had been released when a brake caliper seal failed on a machine. The oil was contained in a sump under the machine and recovered with pumps. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-562-2014*On 8/28/14, an anonymous caller reported that vehicle fluids were being spilled during car crushing at R & K Auto Salvage because the fluids were not drained before crushing.  I went to the site and found some old staining but no new spillage at the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-63-2015*On February 6, 2015, Pan Am Railways reported a one gallon lube oil spill from a locomotive drip pan at the entered location.  The reporter indicated the constant freeze and thaw filled the pan which eventually overfilled and leaked onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste transported to the Pan Am Rail facility in Waterville, Maine.  There it is entered into a Enpro Environmental, South Portland, Maine, dumpster for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-468-2014*On 9/2/14, Kevin Walker of Reed and Reed Construction, Inc., called to report a 1 gallon transmission oil spill from a pickup truck at the entered location. The spill occurred because of a line leak on the truck and resulted in oil being spilled to a gravel road. Reed and Reed personnel excavated a small amount of contaminated soil for disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-268-2015*A small amount of diesel was spilled to the road due to a fuel system malfunction on a truck.  The oil was smeared into the road and no recovery was possible.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-397-2015*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) called to report a downed transformer due to a motor vehicle collision with the pole.  The transformer is "untagged", with potential for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contaminated oil.  The volume of the unit is thought to be 13 gallons and, based on scene description, all would have been spilled.  CMP and other service providers were on the way to the scene.

I responded to verify conditions.  The majority of the oil stayed on the asphalt, but a significant portion ran/migrated to the shoulder of the roadway along a grassy lawn.  The technicians and I gathered some debris and the linemen arrived and began their restoration work.  CMP was to transport the cleanup debris for disposal.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action here.
B-266-2015*I received a call indicating a delivery van had suffered a small coolant leak at the entered location.  The spill was cleaned up appropriately with sorbent material which was disposed of in a proper manner.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-321-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location.  GPS coordinates given to me for the spill were N45 2.27' W69 44.123'.  The source of the spill was a piece of logging equipment that had been parked at the location over the winter.  A 2' by 3' area of gravel roadway was impacted.  Because there were no waterbodies threatened and the spill had occurred months before, I advised no cleanup was necessary.  Any remaining oil will naturally attenuate without any environmental detriment.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-322-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location.  GPS coordinates given to me for the spill were N45 14.40' W69 44.12'.  The source of the spill was a piece of logging equipment that had been parked at the location over the winter.  A 2' by 2' area of gravel roadway was impacted.  Because there were no waterbodies threatened and the spill had occurred months before, I advised no cleanup was necessary.  Any remaining oil will naturally attenuate without any environmental detriment.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
P-454-2015*Freeport Fire Dispatch reported a small discharge of gasoline to Independence Drive from an unknown vehicle.  The spill was reported to have run down along the curb and almost reached a storm drain.  I understand the leak spread thin and evaporated, so minimal sorbents were needed.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-455-2015*On 6/9/15, the Alfred Fire Department reported they were responding to a vehicle fire at this residence and that oils had discharged.  On calling them back, they reported that all the leakage appeared to have burned in the fire and that no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was required.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-456-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 6/10/15, through Maine State Police Dispatch, Cumberland Farms, Inc., (CFI) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a gasoline discharge of unknown volume at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Upon calling the facility, I was informed by a clerk that an unknown customer had a spill leaving a 5' x 2' area or larger, and drove off.  The clerk estimated about 0.5-gallon.  The clerk requested I visit in the morning for advice on spill clean-up.

SITE VISIT & CLEAN-UP
On 6/11/15, on site in the morning, I met an assistant manager and was shown the successfully cleaned surface spill by Dispenser-6.  CFI had applied a paper based absorbent powder stored in a carton in the store.  Waste was kept in a drum stored in their fenced-in area for trash and waste.  It is unknown if the discharge was from an overfill of a vehicle, or a leak from a vehicle's fuel tank, or a spill from a fuel storage can.

I discussed with the manager on duty, Maine spill reporting and remediation requirements and the 10-gallon applicable limit.  The location is a newly built facility replacing an older Cumberland Farms facility removed in 2014.  The area is dense residential and commercial use, and served by public water service.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-457-2015*On Tuesday, 6/9/15, at the request of the Ms. Noel Hassenfus, I responded to this suspected spill of waste oil to a marshland behind Ms. Hassenfus' home.  Ms. Hassenfus stated that her grandchildren had been playing in this area and came back with their clothes covered in what she thought was black motor oil.

The location is suburban residential and commercial area and is served by municipal drinking water.  Adjacent to this marshland is a town soil dump to the south, and to the north and northeast is Russell & Son Towing business with heavy equipment and oil storage.

In the wetland, I found no evidence of oil discharges and found the black marsh area to be natural organic rich mud.  I noted no oily material on the children's clothes, just mud stains.  I noted no oil sheen and no free product on the surface water.

At this time no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-458-2015*On June 09, 2015, Kathy Newell, the Code Enforcement Officer for the town of York, reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a strange spill of some sort of fertilizer near a stream.

I responded to the site of the spill on Bog Road. It was determined at that time that it was hydro seed on the pavement. No threat to the stream below.  It was and still is unknown who discharged the hydro seed.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-459-2015*On June 09, 2015, Dead River Oil Company reported they discovered an underground storage tank (UST) for #2 oil at 10 Old Musket in Cumberland Foreside. The UST provided heat for the Stony Manor Condominium Association.

I responded to the site and met with Andrea from Dead River. She explained to me that the UST was in the process of being removed and St. Germain Collins and Associates consulting group was on site conducting soil sampling. I gave her a waiver since it was before the 10-day wait period for the UST to be removed.

No contamination was detected in or around the hole of the UST.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-460-2015*On June 11, 2015, Kevin Lane of Haughland Energy Group reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred on Dennett Road in Buxton.

Mr. Lane explained that a hydraulic hose burst on a piece of equipment that was operating on swamp mats.  Approximately 2 ounces of oil was released to the mats. Sorbent pads were applied to the oily area and disposed of in commercial waste.  No wells were impacted by the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-461-2015*On 6/11/15, Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) company reported that while moving demolition debris at this waste handling facility, a gallon container of oil-based concrete sealer had fallen off the tailgate of a pickup truck discharging to the pavement.  PTW staff responded and cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent.  None of the discharge reached soil or waters of Maine.

I found the discharge cleaned up satisfactorily.  The location is in a commercial area and is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-462-2015*On Friday, 6/12/15, report was received of a leak of transformer oil from a pad mounted transformer.  The initial Central Maine Power Company (CMP) notification states the leakage stayed on the concrete pad, however, I found evidence of soil removal adjacent to the pad and new, replacement, transformer.

The transformer is located at the west end of this short road and difficult to find in the thicket.  The area is located off Route 136, and is rural residential and served by private drinking water wells.  No oil reached surface water or threatens the residential wells.  Clean-up looked satisfactory.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is intended at this time.
P-463-2015*On 6/11/15, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and Haugland Group (a contractor for the CMP transmission line project), notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) about three 5-gallon pails of oil found near, but not on, CMP property.   Minor leakage was reported from one bucket.  The buckets appeared to be abandoned and a source and owner was unknown.

I understand that CMP had the oil containers removed for disposal and the leak wiped up with a sorbent pad.  I believe TMC was called in to dispose of the waste.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-464-2015*On 6/8/15, Alfred Fire Department (AFD) reported through the Maine State Police, a mystery leak of what appeared to be diesel fuel to the pavement on Route 202 east to the intersection of Route 4/202/11.  The spill was from the J & S (Low's Store) gas station to the intersection.  The oil was spread thin and not able to be recovered with sorbents.

The spill source was not identified.  The next week I drove by, confirmed the incident and found no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions to be required at the time.
B-368-2015*On June 15, Becky Carroll, from Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a spill at N 45 ? 8.484 W 68 ? 18.935.  This location is near the Sand Brook Road in Grand Falls TWP.  The spill occurred because a five gallon bucket containing hydraulic oil tipped over, and three gallons were lost.  The road was excavated to remove the contaminated soil.  The soil was placed in a spill kit bucket.  The soil was disposed in the project's waste stream.

No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action is required by Division of Response Services.
B-373-2015*On June 18, Deb Wilson, from Cianbro Corporation, called to report a spill at 1133 Greenfield Road in Greenbush.  The spill was caused by a jug of motor oil from a Marathon Transport vehicle.  One half cup of motor oil was spilled onto the gravel in the "Lay Down Area" of the project.  It was picked up and disposed of in the project's waste stream.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-481-2015*Discharge was the result of a blown hydraulic hose on a trash truck.  The oil was collected with sorbents and disposed of.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services required at this time.
B-364-2015*On 6/10/15, Dead River Company reported a 2 gallon fuel oil leak at the entered location.  They had responded to an odor complaint and discovered a corrosion hole in the bottom of the 275 gallon capacity supply tank.  The oil had impacted the concrete floor.  The basement was wet, so the oil had impacted and migrated with intrusion water in the basement to a drain.  The Dead River technician patched the tank and deployed sorbents.

I responded to the residence and collected impacted sorbents.  Water on the floor prevented oil from getting into the concrete.  The spill may have been less than two gallons.  I deployed additional sorbent material, both pads and speedi-dri.  The oil in the drain appeared to be contained there and I collected a cup or two of oil from the drain.  I installed a Ram fan to vent the basement throughout the night.  The homeowner, Mr. Seymour, advised they were going to have the tank replaced in the next day or two.  I discussed potential cleaning options of the floor and the state cleanup fund.  Initial photo-ionization detection (PID) readings in the basement peaked at 33 parts per million (ppm).  After the initial cleanup and the vent fan was installed, PID readings dropped to 8 ppm.  Upon departure, PID readings in the first floor living area peaked at 3 ppm.

On 6/13/15, I was able to reach the homeowners, who advised that they had cleaned the floor and that the tank was replaced and that all was good.  I visited the site and determined that no additional cleanup was necessary.  The residence is on town water and there were no vapor issues.  The limited number of impacted sorbent pads were disposed at Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn, Maine.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.

B-366-2015*On 6/14/15, I responded to a reported eighty gallon diesel fuel spill at the entered location, that ended up being approximately twenty gallons released.  Apparently, a semi driver filled a saddle tank unattended, and the nozzle failed to automatically shut off.  The fuel spread across the parking lot.  Upon arrival, Irving staff had deployed copious amounts of speedi-dri sorbent material to the spilled area and were in the process of sweeping it up.  Irving contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine to collect the oil impacted sorbents and do additional cleanup and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-370-2015*At 1540 hours on 6/15/15, Dean Hobart, of Sargent Corporation, reported a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a damaged hose on one of their trucks.  The spill occurred at latitude N45.132625 and longitude W69.691092, at the Bingham Wind Farm.  Approximately a drum of contaminated soil and sorbents were collected.  The contaminated material will eventually go to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility with other similar contaminated materials.   Until then, it will be held in a storage location at the site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-149-2015*On 6/19/15, I received a call from Chris Allen,  dba Allen's Environmental Services, requesting field check and guidance on how to handle and dispose of oily smelling water & soils associated with a fence gate post setting at the Dead River Company (DR) bulk plant on Industrial Street in Presque Isle.

I met with Chris Allen on site.  Water was coming into the fence post hole at 4-5' below grade and smelled of petroleum with very little observable sheen.  I told DR crew and Chris Allen not to just pump and discharge this oily smelling water, but to haul into Presque Isle Landfill after bulking up with solids (soils or sawdust).  This said action was taken by Allen's Environmental Services to ready the hole for fence gate post setting. The fence post location was the westerly gate post just on the edge of the Mapleton Road shoulder.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-381-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a well driller had drilled a home water supply well and was in the process of installing the water line. During the excavation of the water line, contamination was found. I called Molly King of the Division of Technical Services to ride to the site with me for investigation.

Once on site, we found a pile of about 15-20 yards of stockpiled material and an excavation hole with groundwater coming in, and a sheen on the water. We did some oil in soil shake tests and found that they were positive for petroleum. Odors cold be smelled throughout the entire stockpile. I dropped 2 sorbent pads into the excavation to see if free product was floating on the water, and it was. A portion of the sorbent pad had some gas liquid on it. After talking with the homeowner, we learned that her father had taken free fill from Aggregate Recycling Corporation about 30-35 years earlier. I also walked the perimeter of the property and found where groundwater was breaking out of the fill and running in a north westerly direction onto the neighbor's property. A weathered gas odor could be smelled in this runoff. At this time, I referred the case to Molly King and the Division of Technical Services for long term remedial actions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-472-2014*On 4/9/2014, underground storage tanks #1, 2, and 3 were removed from the property. All tanks previously contained gasoline. Soil confirmation sampling with a photoionization detector (PID) and laboratory analysis indicated exceedances of the reporting limits to the Department. None of the exceedances triggered a remedial action based on the applicable Remedial Action Guidelines at the site. A site assessment for the removal was submitted and approved by the Department. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

P-224-2015*Tank corrosion caused a spill of kerosene at this mobile home.  The tank and the steps over the tank were removed and the oil contaminated soil was removed.  The area is served by public water and there are no indoor air quality issues of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-229-2015*An unknown amount of oil was lost when the fuel line on this outside tank was damaged.  Frost lifted the tank and pushed the filter end up against the house which broke a fitting and released the oil.  An excavator was used to remove contaminated soil. No indoor air quality problems exist and there are no wells at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-231-2015*A small amount of #2 fuel oil leaked to this concrete basement floor.  I used speedi-dri sorbent material to collect the spilled oil and disposed of the oily sorbent at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Portland warehouse.  No odor issues are anticipated. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-241-2015*A vehicle accident caused a small amount of coolant to be lost to the road.  The coolant was collected with speedi-dri sorbent material and disposed of.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-181-2015*On 4/6/2015, Hampden Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a gasoline discharge from one of the vehicles.  The spill was confined to the roadway and cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The fire department advised that as a precaution they padded around a storm water receptor in that area.  The sorbent pads they collected were not saturated and are to be disposed at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) in Orrington, Maine.  The reporting agency did not know which vehicle leaked the gasoline or other potential responsible party information.  I conducted a site visit and did not observe a risk to the environment.  Severe rain had impacted the area.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-189-2015*On 4/16/2015, I received a call from Jim McCoy of Dead River Company, indicating that a sump pump failure lead to a flooded basement which caused the boiler to discharge oil at the entered location. I estimate about 20 gallons of oil were discharged in all. When I arrived there was only a small amount of water scattered across the floor with oil dispersed throughout. It was apparent, however, that at one point the water was about 12 inches deep. I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove contaminated materials from the home and to wash and rinse the floor with hot water. A sub slab radon ventilation system was also impacted with oil. I had Clean Harbors thoroughly clean and flush the system with soap and hot water as well. After the work was complete, I was getting photo ionization detector (PID) readings between 4 and 6 parts per million (PPM). I returned a week or so later after the basement had dried and re-checked vapor levels with the PID. I detected 0.0 PPM upstairs in the living space and between 0.1 and 0.3 PPM in the basement. Levels in the radon system exhaust were not significantly higher than ambient level in the basement. I suspect levels in the basement will continue to drop over the next several weeks until they are undetectable. No other resources were impacted. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-193-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a dripping fuel line on a city bus. The leak was stopped when it was noticed, but a small amount of fuel was spilled to pavement where it was recovered by City of Bangor personnel.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-296-2015*On 4/22/2015, I received a call from Lynn Leavitt of the City of Westbrook, Public Services Department.  Ms. Leavitt reported an estimated 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from an excavator.  The spill was covered with sand, which was then collected and taken to CPRC Group in Scarborough for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-200-2015*I received a call indicating the aboveground storage tank that the Town uses to fuel its fire trucks had developed a leak.  Fortunately, the tank was in a concrete vault which contained the entire spill.  I responded to the site, and with the help of Orono Fire personnel, pumped the spilled fuel from the containment structure into drums which I then disposed of. Residual fuel was mopped up with sorbent material which I also disposed of. The tank was taken out of service and later removed permanently.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-201-2015*I received a report that diesel fuel had entered a storm drain at the entered location.  The reporter was unable to identify a source of the spill and indicated only a small amount entered the drain.  I suspected a truck passing by had a problem with a saddle tank or a fuel line.  As the incident happened during a severe rain event, no recovery was possible.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-202-2015*I received a call indicating a sawmill at the entered location was on fire. There were reportedly several drums of used motor oil at the site that were compromised. When I arrived, the fire was mostly extinguised and I was able to inspect the containers in question. I found 3 drums that were empty or mostly empty. I saw no evidence of spilled oil, but the drums had clearly been impinged by flame. I suspect the drums were burning, but that all oil was consumed by the fire. No other resources were impacted. No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-203-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had been discovered at the entered location during a routine burner service.  Dead River Company personnel patched the tank temporarily, and cleaned the floor to the owner's satisfaction.  The tank was replaced the next day without incident.  All contaminated materials were disposed of by Dead River.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-204-2015*I received a call indicating a truck had rolled over at the entered location and was leaking.  I arrived on scene to find no one there, but the truck was indeed leaking.  I drilled the saddle tanks and pumped about 100 gallons of unspilled diesel from them. I observed a small amount of contaminated soil under the truck, but the environmental impact was minimal. No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-205-2015*At 1225 hours on 4/21/15, the City of Brewer Public Works (Public Works) reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a hose malfunction on one of their trucks.  Six sorbent pads were used to soak up the spilled oil which were disposed of by Public Works.  The hose on the truck was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-207-2015*At 1430 hours on 4/21/15, Mr. Jeff Henderson, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel (fuel) at 8 Armstrong Lane in Machias.  R. H. Foster Energy was filling the aboveground storage tank (AST) when the tank slipped off the concrete pad causing the filter to break off.  The driver was able to stick his finger over the hole and call for help.  It was raining that day and the spilled fuel stayed on top of water.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  R. H. Foster Energy was able to reposition the AST onto the concrete pad, re-attach the filter, and finish filling the AST.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-208-2015*At 1430 hours on 4/21/15, Mr. Adam Korhonen, of Dead River Company, reported that they attempted to fill a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at a residence at 950 Hancock Point Road in Hancock.  The AST was full, causing a quart of #2 fuel (fuel) to spray out of the vent.  They used sorbents to soak up the spilled oil.  It is a seasonal residence and appears the owners did not use any fuel over the winter.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-229-2015*I was driving on Route 116 in Lincoln and saw an automobile registered to Dustin Cole of Connecticut buried up to its rear axles in mud directly over the natural gas pipeline.  I was concerned that the pipeline could be damaged when the car was removed, or had already been damaged by driving over it.  I told the tow truck driver that the vehicle could not be removed until I had Bangor Gas inspect it.

I called Bangor Gas and they wanted to send a technician to look at the pipeline.  When Bangor Gas arrived they located the pipeline which was 3 feet under the vehicle.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-241-2015*On the evening of 5/4/15, the Hartland Fire Department (Fire Department) reported an airplane crash in the Great Moose Lake in Hartland.  The two occupants were rescued and the plane was dragged into shallow water, approximately 150 feet offshore.  Upon my arrival there was no sheen observable.  The plane was upside down and totally submerged except for the plane's pontoons.  The Fire Department, along with a person knowledgeable of these types of planes, were able to flip the plane over, back onto its pontoons and pull it ashore with help from a front end loader and a large pickup truck.

The plane was pulled partially onto shore.  Trees on both sides of the boat ramp prevented the plane from being pulled any further up the boat ramp.  The plane was secured and left until morning.  The fuel tanks were checked and were found to be empty.  It appears that whatever fuel was in the tanks leaked out during or shortly after the crash.

The Federal Aviation Agency inspected the plane in the morning, and then the plane was partially dismantled in order to get it back to the airport.  The plane appears to have sustained substantial damaged during the crash.  No further action by the Division of Response services is expected.
B-487-2015*At 1545 hours on 7/31/15, Patricia Grant, owner, reported that her aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking number 2 fuel oil (oil) out of a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  Two ASTs were located in a detached garage.  The fire department and a local oil company were called, but were unable to stop the leak in one AST.  A few pads were laid down which quickly became saturated.  Ms. Grant lives at 621 Willey District Road in Cherryfield.

When I arrived, the end of the AST was jacked up but oil was still leaking in a steady stream into a small bucket.  I transferred the oil into the adjacent AST.  There were two ASTs connected together at this location.  I transferred the remaining oil in the leaking AST into the non-leaking AST.  I soaked up as much of the oil from the concrete floor and disposed of any saturated items, rug and a couple of buckets.

I excavated a small amount of sandy material next to the garage, but it appears the oil, which had leaked out of the garage, went straight down into the ground.

I referred this site to Paul Higgins of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, due to the owner's drinking water well being within 100 feet of the spill.  The soils are sandy gravel and bedrock is very close to the surface.  Ledge outcrops can be seen in the yard.

Mr. Higgins and I visited the site on 8/4/15, and Mr. Higgins collected a water sample from her drinking water well.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-339-2015*At 1638 hours on 6/5/15, Levi Pelletier, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., (AJ Coleman) reported a 0.25 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from an O-ring which malfunctioned on a hose on an excavator near Tower 6 of the Passadumkeag Mountain Wind Power Project.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil from the excavator.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-351-2015*On June 11, Kimberly Hitchcock, of Emera Maine, called to report a spill from an underground transformer due to a corrosion hole.  The transformer was located on Franklin Street and identified as KW060.  The initial information was one half gallon of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spilled, and was picked up with a sorbent pad. However, when the final Emera report came in, the spill was 20 gallons and the transformer oil went to the City's waste water treatment system.  No sheen was reported by the City of Bangor.

I contacted Ms. Speer to ask in the future to update reports if they change from the initial call.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-480-2015*On 6/18/2015, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Cornish Fire Department reporting a truck accident with diesel fuel spillage in Cornish.  They requested I respond to the scene, which I did immediately.  Upon arrival I saw the remains of a utility truck belonging to M. B. Eastman on the side of the road.  The truck had been carrying a skid tank with 150 gallons of diesel fuel in it when it was involved in the accident.  It was unclear how much of it had leaked.  There was a significant oil stain on the pavement and the fire department and M. B. Eastman employees were cleaning up diesel fuel on the pavement with sorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  There was also oil saturated soils noted in the gravel shoulder adjacent to the pavement.  The oiled shoulder was on the right side of the road if you stood in the road facing west.  I noted a private well on the property adjacent to the spill at 1960 North Road.  I told Michael Eastman that due to the nearby well, the oiled shoulder gravel would need to be removed.

I contacted the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) to notify them of the damage to the road and the need to excavate contaminated soils from the shoulder.  I met on site with MDOT and Mr. Eastman that afternoon and attempted to facilitate the clean-up.  At the time, MDOT insisted that the road would need to be milled and re-paved and that a road opening permit would be needed to clean up the road shoulder.  MDOT wanted the MDEP to hire someone to do the work.  I told them that we could only complete the shoulder clean-up work and that we would only do that if M. B. Eastman was unwilling or unable to do so, which was not the case.

I referred the site to Mark Woodruff of the Department's Technical Services Division to assess the risk to the nearby drinking water well.  Mark sampled it several times and spoke with the homeowner involved.

I made contact with Acadia Insurance Company who indicated the Eastmans had insurance coverage for the spill.  I was told some conflicting information about what contractor had been selected to do the clean-up and when it would occur.

In January 2016, I wrote a letter to the Eastmans insisting that the spill be cleaned up when weather conditions permitted.  I received an emailed response back from Wendy Eastman saying that she would find a contractor to do the work.  After several more emails to prod her into getting the clean-up completed, Clean Harbors Environmental Services was selected to do the work.  On April 22, I met Clean Harbors, Tim Cusick from the MDOT, and a foreman from M. B. Eastman on site to determine the scope of work. After hand shoveling a few test spots along the road shoulder, we observed a thick layer of pavement under the gravel, extending a couple of feet beyond the road surface.  This pavement was covered by a few inches of gravel, which was obviously oiled. MDOT granted us permission to remove this oily gravel without a road opening permit as long as the excavation did not extend below the pavement.

On May 26, 2016 the clean-up was scheduled and completed with the removal of one truckload of oil contaminated soils.  Mark Woodruff was on site and took some samples as we worked.  Those samples are documented in the Division of Technical Services report on this spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-489-2015*On June 23, 2015, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a phone call from Sheila Cass. Mrs. Cass reported an oil leak at the property of 296 Harris Hill Road in Poland.

Mrs. Cass explained to me on the telephone that she was reporting the spill for her sister who lives at the property. The aboveground storage tank (AST) had started leaking in January and they tried to seal the pin size hole with a waterproof oil sealant. After a few months, they realized the sealant did not work and reported the leak to the MDEP.

I responded to the site on June 24, 2015, and investigated the AST. The oil that leaked from the tank remained on the concrete pad. I placed sorbent pads on top of a plastic lid to assist with containing the oil.

On June 25, 2015, Allstate Environmental Services pumped the oil that remained in the AST into 55-gallon steel drums and removed the leaking AST.  Beverly Crowley, who lives on the property, notified Community Concepts so they could replace her tank.  Ms. Crowley's well was not in jeopardy.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-490-2015*On June 23, 2015, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) and reported an oil spill at 63 Maquoit Road in Brunswick.

I spoke to the Dead River technician on site. She explained that she was called there by the homeowner, Anna Wallace, because she could smell oil when she stood on her deck. The aboveground storage tank (AST) is located under the deck. At that time it did not appear to be leaking heavily, as visualized by sorbent pads placed under the AST.  The oil was leaking from the belly of the AST.

On June 24, 2015, I responded to the site and met with Ms. Wallace. The sorbent pads that were left under the AST by the Dead River technician were slightly pink. At that time, Ms. Wallace agreed to have the MDEP do a cleanup of the oil spill.

On June 25, 2015, Allstate Environmental Services pumped approximately 40 gallons of K-1 from the tank and removed the tank. The concrete pad was washed and speedy dri sorbent material was applied.  Oil did not reach the soil.

The mobile home park is on public water and sewer.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-311-2015*On June 1, Darryl Verville from Granite Environmental called to report a potential spill at 81 Oxford Street in Millinocket.   When I arrived to investigate I did not find an serious issues.  I did not measure any vapors in the breathing space with my PID.  I did measure some oil vapors using a bag head space from the soil right under the tank.  However,  it certainly did not appear that anything significant occurred because of the lack of vapors in the air, no sheen in the sump area, and no oil contaminated soil beyond the immediate area of the filter on the abandoned tank.  No cleanup is required by the Department.

Mr. Verville from a selling perspective felt it would be prudent to remove the old tank, and the less than 1 yard of contaminated soil under the tank.  I gave Mr. Verville a spill letter to assist in properly disposing of the soil.  During his work I requested that if anything changed he contact the department.  Mr. Verville contacted me subsequently and informed me the tank was removed and about a drum of soil was removed.

No further action required from the Division of Response Services.
P-430-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of a small amount of gasoline from the fuel tank of a pickup truck onto the shoulder of the roadway. The truck reportedly caught fire on impact and some of fuel was consumed in the fire. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and could not determine the presence of any gasoline saturated soils. No cleanup was performed.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-312-2015*At 0805 hours on 6/2/15, Becky Carroll, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., reported a 3 gallon overfill of diesel while filling equipment yesterday around noon.  The spill occurred in their laydown yard at 88 Sand Brook Road in Grand Falls Township.  Sorbents were used to soak up some of the diesel and a small amount of soil was removed for disposal by an environmental company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-310-2015*At 1025 hours on 6/1/15, the Orrington Fire Department reported a large sheen in the parking lot of the Orrington School at 17 School Street.  Upon my arrival, I observed a small sheen near the crosswalk between the parking lot and main entrance to the school.  Sorbent boom and pads were placed in a couple areas.  As I found out later, a valve on the fuel filter of one of the buses malfunctioned during the morning.  When it stopped to drop the kids off at the school, it leaked maybe a couple of cups of diesel onto the pavement.  The heavy rains then spread the diesel all over the paved surface including the parking lot.  The Fire Department had restricted access to the parking lot and areas with the sheen.  We did our best to soak up any remaining diesel, but the heavy rains made it difficult.  When I departed, there was very little observable sheen.  The school officials were fine with the cleanup.  The bus drove back to the shop after dropping the kids off and the faulty valve was replaced at that time.

I did visit First Student, Inc., and talked to them about being better prepared for this type of incident.  They cannot leave fuel on the ground for kids and adults to walk through, etc.  We also discussed better education of the drivers so these types of incidents don't occur again in the future.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-297-2015*I received a call reporting a small spill from a containment tank overflow at the entered location.  A bucket of contaminated ballast was removed from the site and disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
I-115-2015*On April 23, 2015 a logging truck rolled over due to a soft road shoulder and released a reported two gallons of mixed oils (diesel and motor oil) on soils and open water. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and an earthen berm was used to control the released oil. The sorbents will be disposed of at a local land fill through a solid waste contractor.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-371-2015*6/22/15 1630 Gerry Mirabile from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of transformer oil had leaked to the roadside when a vehicle hit the electrical pole the transformer was mounted to. CMP employees were removing oil contaminated soil impacted by the spill. The transformer was tagged as containing oil with no polychlorinated biphenyl. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-414-2015*On July 2, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at the Bangor Public Works yard.  The spill involved a city truck that was being worked on.  The truck lost the power steering hose and 6 to 7 gallons of fluid was spilled on to the pavement.   Five or six bags of speedy dri sorbent material was used to absorb the spill.  In addition, several pads were also used.

The contaminated material will be disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-403-2015*At 1100 hours on 6/30/15, Cianbro Corporation reported a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil) from a damaged hose on a piece of their equipment.  They used sorbents to soak up some of the oil and removed a small amount of soil for disposal by an environmental company.   The hose was replaced.  This spill occurred approximately 0.5 miles from the end of the pavement on Greenfield Road in Greenbush.  This area is part of the wind farm which is under construction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-404-2015*I received report of a punctured gasoline tank on a passenger vehicle on Route 2 in Passadumkeag.  I responded and started a cleanup, then called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to assist.  The contamination was removed and backfill material was put in place.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-408-2015*On July 1, Craig Loranger, of On Target Utility Services, called to report a spill on the corner of Elm and Franklin Streets in Bucksport.  The spill occurred when a hose broke on a utility pole digger.   According to the spill notification, two to four gallons spilled mostly onto pavement.   Kitty litter was used and the soil was shoveled up.   I went to look at the spill and it appeared nothing had been done.  The grass and soil was stained with hydraulic oil and so was the road.  There were no remnants of kitty litter.   It also appeared that the hydraulic oil went into the storm drain.  I checked the outfalls  of the drains in the Penobscot River and no sheen was observed, even though there was some flow.

I called back Mr. Loranger and discussed my findings.  I asked him to go back and clean up the spill site.  I rechecked the site several days later and it appeared that the work had been done satisfactorily.   Mr. Loranger also reported that when the equipment was repaired, five gallons of hydraulic oil was replaced into the system.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-409-2015*At 1000 hours on 7/2/15, Clean Harbors Environmental Services reported a 7-8 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The spill occurred from a blown hose on their vactor truck while they were working at the Miles Lane Elementary School at 52 Miles Lane in Bucksport.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-157-2015*On 7/2/15, Mark Draper called regarding questions on disposal of oil soaked sands that were part of base pad underneath old Eagle Lake Water and Sewer District holding tank (standpipe).  There are about 18 cubic yards of oily sands placed under the tank as protocol developed decades ago to prevent corrosion of the tank bottom.  Mark requested an Oil Spill Debris form on this oily debris.  I provided an Oil Spill Debris form to Mr. Draper.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time
I-158-2015*On 7/1/15, Gary Gruber, of Reed & Reed, Inc., called to report a spill of 25-30 gallon of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose on Tower Site 12 North Road.  The spill was cleaned up by crews using sorbent materials and some shoveling up of contaminated soils/stone.  All oily debris materials were placed in a storage tote until scheduled disposal of oily debris occurs by contracted oily waste disposal contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-342-2015*McGee Construction Company reported that a hay bale wrapper blew a hydraulic line and released oil to the side of the road. An estimated 5 gallons was lost prior to the operator noticing the leak. An excavator was used to remove the contaminated soil for disposal. I provided a spill debris form for CPRC Group, however, I never received a weight slip from them for the disposal. I followed up on this issue and to date I have not received a return call.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-390-2015*Discharge of hydraulic oil from broken hydraulic line on Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck.  CMP personnel cleaned up the discharge with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-391-2015*Report of a street sweeper leaking hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic hose.  Glen Wall responded and picked up several bags of waste speedi dri sorbent material.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.


P-465-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATIONS
On Saturday, 6/13/15, in the evening, Mr. Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company (CMP), reported through the Maine State Police to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a discharge of up to 16-gallons of transformer oil from this pole mounted transformer.  A CMP crew was reported to be en route to replace the transformer and clean up the spill.  No oil was reported to drains or surface water.  The spill volume was later revised by CMP to 4 to 5 gallons and reported cleaned up.

On 6/18/15, Jennifer Harris of MDEP reported being contacted by Mr. Benjamin Burden who lives at 60 Lemont Street, next to the discharge location, reporting that the Burdens were concerned the spill was inadequately cleaned up.  On 6/19/15, Mr. Sheldon Bird, of State of Maine Office of Information Technology, contacted MDEP Division of Response Services again, advising that the Burdens were concerned about the clean-up (see attached e-mails).  These later notifications and concerns made it to me on June 19, 2015.  Mr. Burden had his photos sent to me.  I had Mr. Daniels send me the CMP Spill Report Form and set up a time to meet on site to inspect the spill clean-up.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The spill area is dense suburban residential use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The street slopes east downhill from High Street down to Washington Street.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The CMP photos after their cleanup showed a stain on the pavement and residue from Speedy Dry clay sorbent; no indication of free product.  CMP provided lab analysis that the transformer oil was "Undetected" for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).  See attached report.

On Monday, 6/22/15, I met Mr. Daniels on site and noted the dark oil stain on the street pavement from the Burden's property east to the neighbor's property.  Oiled soil along the edge had been removed by CMP.  I noted residual oiled soil still in cracks in the broken pavement at the road's edge.

I visited and met with Mr. Burden at his home, discussed the spill, potential threats, and additional clean-up.  He appeared satisfied.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
During the evening of 6/13/15, CMP responded with sorbents and shoveled up the waste and oiled soil on the roadside.

On 6/22/15, I required and assisted Mr. Daniels with scraping up about 2-gallons of oily broken pavement and oily soil from the pavement cracks (see Photos 3 and 4).

CONCLUSIONS
1)  As of 6/22/15, MDEP Division of Response Services assessed the discharge to be satisfactorily remediated to reduce any health threat and any oily runoff to soil and surface and groundwaters of Maine.  Residual oil staining is expected to naturally degrade.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.

P-466-2015*On Saturday, 6/13/15, through the Maine State Police Dispatch, the Raymond Fire Department (RFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, a gasoline discharge of about 10-gallons or less from a customer's vehicle fuel tank.  The vehicle was taken out of service and was being towed away for repair.  The facility is a retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The vehicle owner was not identified.

The leak was reported to be on concrete and falls within the MDEP UST facility 10-gallon reporting exemption (as long as logged and promptly cleaned up).  RFD responded and cleaned up and did not request a MDEP response.  It is unknown at this time if any of the discharge had opportunity to seep down through cracks in the pavement into soil.  During my next visit while in the area, I noted the discharge cleaned satisfactorily.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are necessitated at this time.

P-467-2015*On Saturday, 6/13/15, evening notice was received from Berwick Fire Department (BFD) of their response to a leak from a vehicle in the area of 21 Sullivan Street.  The leak was reported to pavement, stopped, cleaned up, and did not reach drains.  The location is dense suburban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-468-2015*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately .5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-469-2015*On Friday, 4/17/15, notice was received of small motor oil discharge to pavement associated with a vehicle collision.  No oil reported to drains or waters of Maine.  Westbrook Fire Department reported the leak cleaned up.  No responsible party was identified.  The location is dense commercial use, near the intersection with Brighton Avenue and Riverside Street.

A later site visit confirmed the clean-up satisfactory, and no further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-470-2015*On 6/12/15, I received a call from Susanne Pare of Hammond Lumber Company.  They reported a spill from one of their trucks that had occurred the previous day.  A delivery truck leaked motor oil from the area of Exit 20 to 130 Dune Drive in Freeport.  This is a distance of 5 - 6 miles.  They were able to clean up a few areas with sorbent materials, but a stain remained in the roadway which included a private road association.  The oil in the stained areas was not recoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-471-2015*On 6/15/2015, I received a call from Leo McConnell of Poland Springs reporting a diesel fuel leak at their bottling plant in Hollis.  A tractor trailer truck on the site suffered a leak from its fuel line causing a 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel.  It was reported that the spill impacted pavement under the truck but did not appear to have entered nearby storm drains.  Clean Harbors was en route to clean up the spill.  No site visit was made.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-472-2015*On 6/16/2015, John Branscom reported a hydraulic oil spill from one of the Maine Turnpike Authority plow trucks.  A hose broke on the truck while it was parked inside a sand/salt shed at their Crosby Farm maintenance facility on the Turnpike.  Some of the oil was captured in a bucket and some of it was recovered with sorbent pads.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-473-2015*On 6/16/2015, I received a call from Tom Daniels, of Central Maine Power Company.  He reported a small transformer spill that occurred when a tree limb fell on a power pole.  A small amount of soil was removed from the base of the pole, as well as some oily brush.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-477-2015*On 6/16/2015, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Fire Department.  They reported a car leaking gasoline at Independence Auto in Biddeford.  The fire department cleaned up some gasoline on puddles of water in the area and contacted the owner of the business to have the vehicle secured.  I retrieved the spent sorbent materials at the fire station the following day.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-478-2015*A truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the ground.  Spilled product impacted a paved parking lot and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-482-2015*On 6/18/2015 I received a call from Petty Officer Samantha Berghuis of the United States Coast Guard.  She reported a sheen sighting in the area of the Maine State Pier on the Fore River.  Subsequent investigation yielded no spill found.  The "sheen" was an optical illusion created by wind and current.  No further action required.
P-484-2015*Supply line corrosion caused the discharge of less than one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product first filled the sheathing  around the line, ultimately discharging to the cement basement floor at the boiler, and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The line and its sheathing were also removed and replaced.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-485-2015*On 6/19/15, Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) dispatch reported a several gallon discharge of transmission oil to the ground from a disabled vehicle.  The spill was "all cleaned up" and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services immediate visit was needed.  The responsible party was not identified.

I later went by the location and found clean-up satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is envisioned at this time.
P-486-2015*On 6/19/2015, Sanford Regional Dispatch reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services an overfill of gasoline during a delivery to this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Soon after, Mr. Kevin Moore of C. N. Brown Oil Company (the fuel contractor) also reported this incident to MDEP.  Mr. Moore stated that the flapper valve overfill protection in the fill pipe drop tube had stuck open during the delivery.  He could not say whether the flapper was purposely held open so as to allow a greater amount of fuel in the UST.  The problem was claimed to also be attributed to the UST facility air eliminator.

The discharge was reported to pavement and was being cleaned up with sorbents.  The overfill was estimated at 5- gallons.  By 1320 hours time, Mr. Moore reported the discharge cleaned up and excess fuel in the UST pumped back out.

The facility is a general store and retail UST facility, formerly known as West Newfield General Store.  The area is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private drinking water wells, therefore making it a sensitive area for fuel discharges.  The facility was installed in 1995 by Portland Pump Company.

1)  C. N. Brown Company advised the facility owner to have the flapper valve fixed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required.

P-487-2015*On 6/19/15, Maine Turnpike Authority notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an estimated 10 gallon leak of compressor oil to the ground from a truck located at the Maine Turnpike Mile 24 Northbound Service Plaza.  An area affected was about 75' by 6'.  Ms. Hazard of GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., (GZA) was overseeing clean-up for Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA).

GZA, for MTA, hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond and clean up the leak, dispose of the waste, and would invoice Seafood Express PEI, Ltd., for reimbursement.

I later inspected the plaza and found the leak cleaned satisfactorily.  No leakage reached drains or soil.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are obliged.
P-491-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting the intentional discharge of gasoline at this location.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions he may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-492-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a gasoline spill at this location due to some faulty equipment either on the part of the gas station or the receiving vehicle.  The spill was mitigated by the Brunswick Fire Department.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-493-2015*Scott Cyr received a complaint regarding pails of oil left along the power transmission corridor in this area.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-496-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from this facility reporting people had been feeling sick in the store and they discovered a freon refrigerant leak from one of the food coolers.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-498-2015*Champagne Energy, Inc., reported that one of their delivery drivers had overfilled the tank of a customer.  The tank was outside and about a quart of off-road diesel was spilled onto the ground.  The driver cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  The homeowner wanted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to come out and confirm that the spill was properly cleaned up, so I visited the site.  I confirmed that the spill had been taken care of.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-499-2015*On Friday, 6/19/15, in response to a request for determination for abandonment-in-place of a residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST), representing Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, I met Karen and Stephen Holdtman at their residence.  The Holdtmans explained that the 500-gallon UST was buried below their front patio bricks and had been long out of service.  The location is dense suburban residential, adjacent to Casco Bay and Macworth Island, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

There was no surface evidence of the UST.  We did not know for sure if the UST was empty of fuel or not.  The tank is believed to be of bare steel construction.  I assessed based on the tank location next to the house that abandonment in place was appropriate on the condition that the UST removal notice be first filed and the tank was properly opened up, cleaned dry, and totally filled with an inert flowable fill material.

On or about 12/1/15, I was contacted by Ms. Holdtman regarding the removal notice, apparently having misunderstood which form to submit to MDEP.  I mailed her another UST removal notice which I received back filled out.

1)  MDEP never received a required UST removal notice until months after the abandonment-in-place.  MDEP did not have opportunity to examine the UST to insure that it was properly emptied and cleaned out, or to check for evidence of discharges.
2)  Being a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST closure assessment is required by MDEP.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-500-2015*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 6/24/15, Gorham Public Safety Dispatch notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a rolled over dump truck and resulting diesel fuel discharge at this location.  I responded promptly.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
I arrived and met with Gorham Fire Department, Gorham Police and Maine State Police.  The accident involved three vehicles: a minivan, Shaw Earthworks dump truck, and a sport utility vehicle (SUV).  The two personal vehicles suffered no apparent fuel leaks.  The location is rural residential and served by private drinking water wells.  The triaxle truck lay on its driver's side with its load of gravel all over the lawn of the 271 Ossipee Trail residence.  The 60-gallon and 40-gallon saddle tanks were dripping.  Loss of diesel and hydraulic oils were not significant.  In order to right the dump truck, Ray's Truck Service drilled and pumped off the diesel tanks to drums (see photos 7 & 8).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
The small volume of fuel and engine oil leaks got mixed in with the load of 15 yards of gravel when the truck was dragged out and righted.  There was so little leakage in the large volume of gravel, that I allowed Shaw Earthworks Company to recover the gravel and not have it recycled as oily soil.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The discharges were fortunately small in volume and were assessed not to be a significant threat to human health and drinking water.  A prompt and trained response prevented a significant discharge and threat to the nearby wells.  The insignificantly oiled gravel spilled during the truck rollover was removed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-525-2015*June 29, 2015, Poland Springs Bottling Plant in Poland, reported a diesel spill at 109 Poland Springs Drive.

The spill happened when a tractor trailer accidently drove into another tractor trailer, crushing the side saddle tank. The tank was punctured by the force of the truck and diesel started dripping. Approximately 20 gallons of diesel dripped onto the pavement.

Clean Harbors was hired and used speedy dry to absorb the diesel from the pavement.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-501-2015*Scott Cyr received a call that an unsecured load of hydraulic oil pails fell out of a vehicle at this location spilling some of the product.  The Fire Department reported they had covered the area with sand and did not require any assistance from Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-502-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting an antifreeze spill associated with a motor vehicle accident at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-503-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a motor oil discharge resulting from a motor vehicle accident at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-504-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/25/15, Cumberland Farms reported that their gas station near downtown Gorham had suffered a discharge of about 5-gallons from a unleaded gasoline dispenser nozzle that had been dropped on the ground by a customer.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On site I noted a gasoline stain from Dispenser #2 north to along the curb of Main Street (see site map).  Considering the spill size, evaporation and soaking into the pavement and cracks and pavement joints, I re-estimated the discharge at 8 to 11-gallons.  No spillage reached drains or surface water.  Some fuels appears to have soaked in through pavement joints and reached soil below.  The spill of flammable liquids posed a public safety and environmental hazard.

The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank facility.  The area is dense suburban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I met Gorham Fire Department (GFD) and store manager Liz Lafortune on site.  GFD applied sorbent pads.  TMC Environmental later arrived on site for Cumberland Farms Incorporated (CFI) and bagged the waste for disposal and replaced GFD's sorbents.  I later contacted Ms. Dorothy McGlincy and Mr. Chris Gill of CFI about the clean-up (see attached e-mail letter).

1)  At this time the discharge appears satisfactorily cleaned up.
2)  The responsible party for dropping the nozzle is unknown.
3)  No MDEP clean-up costs were incurred.
4)  At this time MDEP Division of Response Services is satisfied with the clean-up and no further actions on this incident are probable.

P-508-2015*Discharge resulted when the hydraulic system on a trash truck overheated and hydraulic oil was discharged out of the holding tank onto the gravel yard.  The oiled gravel was removed and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services in addition to sorbent used to contain the discharge.  I followed-up on the incident and found the clean-up to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-509-2015*On 6/25/15, Albano Waste Services (AWS) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a discharge of 20 to 30 gallons of hydraulic oil from one of their trash trucks on Market Street near the intersection with Congress Street.  The spill area is adjacent to the Portland Fire Department fire station.  The discharge was reported to about 20 feet of pavement and onto 5 parked automobiles; none to drains or surface water.  Portland Fire Department also responded and assisted with clean-up.

When I responded to the site, I found the spill clean-up functionally aligned and satisfactorily cleaned up.  I understand that AWS had the autos cleaned.  AWS reported they put the oily waste into their trash stream destined for disposal at ECO Maine.  The spill volume was re-estimated to 20-gallons or less.

At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are thought to be merited.
P-510-2015*On 6/25/15, while driving through the area, I noted demolition work on the concrete pad over the underground storage tanks (USTs) of this retail, motor fuels facility.  As I routinely receive and process UST facility installation and removal documents, but had not received anything on this facility, I contacted Mr. Dunlap in Augusta Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) office, to determine if he was aware of the work here.  Mr. Dunlap confirmed that Simard & Sons Company workers were repairing the concrete pad and that no removal of facility sumps or piping equipment was being done.

I found no record that Simard & Sons reported prohibited discharges.  I understand that no environmental site assessor was required.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-511-2015*Scott Cyr received a report that C. N. Brown Co. had overfilled the oil tank at this residence.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-513-2015*On 6/26/15, I received a call from Melissa Lemieux of Northeast Air reporting an overfill spill of Jet Fuel at the Portland Jetport.  The spill occurred during fueling operations of an aircraft.  The Portland Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-514-2015*On 6/26/15 I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a small transformer oil spill that occurred when a tree cutter dropped a tree onto wires connected to a transformer bushing.  The spill was cleaned up by Central Maine Power crews.  See attached report for additional details.  No further action required.
P-515-2015*On 6/26/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill from a motor vehicle accident on Woodside Road in Brunswick.  No further detailed information on the specific location was available.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-516-2015*On 6/26/15 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Brunswick Fire Department reporting an antifreeze spill from a motor vehicle accident on Woodside Road in Brunswick.  No further detailed information on the specific location was available.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-517-2015*On 6/28/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Sabattus Fire Department reporting a diesel spill associated with a vehicle fire in Sabattus.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, it was dark and raining heavily.  I observed a couple of different areas where the fire department had placed sorbent pads and boom on runoff water from the firefighting efforts.  The vehicle was not burning when I arrived.  I learned from the owner of the vehicle that it had approximately 15 gallons of diesel in it when the fire occurred.  A separate tank in the bed of the truck had no or little fuel in it and did not appear to have leaked.  I saw only a very slight sheen in a very limited area.  It is believed that much of the fuel that spilled was consumed in the fire.  I left the sorbent boom in place and told the fire department and the business owner that I would be back on Monday to reassess the spill in the daylight.

I went back to the site on 6/29 and met with the business owner.  I did not see anything other than a light sheen near the booms and instructed him to remove and discard them at his convenience.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-518-2015*On 6/28/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Department.  They reported a small motor oil spill from a motor vehicle accident on the turnpike in Scarborough.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-519-2015*On 6/28/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Lebanon Fire Department.  They reported a motor oil and coolant spill from a motor vehicle accident in the area of 700 River Road in Lebanon.  The fire department cleaned up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-520-2015*On 6/29/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Hollis Fire Department reporting a diesel fuel spill at the Hollis Lil Mart.  It was reported that a customer somehow spilled 16 gallons of fuel while attempting to fuel his vehicle.  None of the diesel that was pumped out of the storage tank made it into the vehicle for reasons unknown.  The fire department contained the spill and the Lil Mart staff were going to call a contractor to finish the cleanup.

I visited the site later that morning to verify that the spill had been cleaned up.  When I arrived, 3 Lil Mart staff persons were cleaning up the spill with kitty litter.  They were bagging the spent sorbent and told me their procedure was to put it in their "environmental shed" and that a contractor would pick up the waste at a future date.  The cleanup was mostly completed when I visited.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-521-2015*On 6/29/15, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Samantha Berghus of the United States Coast Guard.  They advised me of a sunken vessel at the public mooring at Camp Ellis.  No pollution was reported to have occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-522-2015*On June 29, 2015, Burns & McDonnell Company reported a transformer oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Maguire Road Substation in Kennebunk.

Mark Goodwin of Burns & McDonnell explained that a transformer was placed in secondary containment temporarily. It was unknown at that time that the transformer was leaking. Rain water filled the secondary containment. When the rain water was released from the containment, it was observed that there was a sheen on the water. The rain water was discharged onto soil. The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-523-2015*On 6/29/15, report was received of a small discharge of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil associated with a utility pole knocked over by wind.  See the attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report Form for additional details.  CMP initiated clean-up and shoveled oiled soil into a drum.  The spill area is rural residential near the Presumpscot River.

I later found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is projected at this time.
P-524-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/25/15, Dead River Company (DRC) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leaking indoor, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility at this home.  On calling DRC, Mr. Tuttle explained that the spill volume was in question at the time, and it was not known how long the tank had been leaking.  The home was being remodeled and was unoccupied at the time.  They at first could not contact the homeowner, and that after contacting him, Mr. McMahon was upset with DRC for reporting this leak to MDEP and did not wish a MDEP response.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 6/25/15, DRC stated that the leak appeared to be a corrosion hole and that the homeowner did not get back to DRC to repair, pump off or replace the tank.  There was no significant puddle of oil on the floor and no oil to drains.  At this time, there is no information if leaking oil got under the floor through joints and cracks in the floor, or if there was an oil vapor odor issue within the home.  The location is rural forested residential use and served by private drinking water wells.  I was informed that Mr. McMahon was having the home remodeled for sale.

On 8/26/15, Garrett Pillsbury Plumbing & Heating Company reported to MDEP Division of Response Services the small leak and oil spot on the floor.  Apparently they were on site two months after the leak, to install a new tank.  I advised them of the earlier report and actions, or lack thereof.


INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 6/25/15, DRC applied sorbents on the oiled floor under the tank, but no magnet patch was applied. I called and left a message for Mr. McMahon regarding information on clean-up and an assessment.

On 6/30/15, not having heard back, I again called, and I reached Mr. McMahon and explained the cause of the apparent corrosion hole, how to clean the oil stain and oil odor.  Mr. McMahon stated that he would be replacing the leaking tank, but I have no information at the time if the leak had been stopped or the leaking tank emptied.  Mr. McMahon declined MDEP assistance and assessment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  Original spill volume is unknown but the property/homeowner believed he could manage it.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  I discussed this report with MDEP supervisor, Steve Flannery, and with MDEP geologist and engineer and we opted not to make this a referral but to respect the homeowner's wishes as to non-involvement of MDEP as long as the oil spill did not affect neighboring property.
3)  At this time, at the homeowner's request, no MDEP assessment has been made of the clean-up measures and I have not received further information as of November 2015.
4)  No Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) insurance application at this time.
5)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
A-380-2015*6/27/15 0840 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that less than a gallon of hydraulic oil had spilled when a line broke while running a tool at an electrical pole. It was reported that most of the oil was contained in the bucket of the bucket truck but some did leak to the paved sidewalk below. CMP employees collected the oil with absorbent material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-379-2015*Dead River Company reported that an estimated 2 cups of #2 heating oil had spilled at a residence they were delivering to. They reported that the oil came out the vent immediately when the delivery started and the tank was not near full. They reported that there must have been oil in the vent pipe from a previous overfill. They had collected the small amount of oil with absorbent and had removed a small amount of oil impacted soil under the vent. The owner's caretaker was present. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-378-2015* On 6-26-15 MaineGeneral Medical Center reported a small spill involving Barium Sulfate (BaSO4). A cup containing four ounces was accidental dropped onto the floor. Staff members from MaineGeneral cleaned up the spilled material and place it into a container for disposal.
 No site visit was deemed necessary and no further action is expected.
A-377-2015*The sailing vessel "Corsair" was on stands in the marina and being readied for launching.  The vessel owner mistakenly identified the liquid in the bilge as water and turned on the bilge pump.  The liquid in the bilge was diesel fuel from a leaking tank and was pumped to the parking lot, to a storm drain, then to Rockland Harbor.  A significant amount of oil was left in the bilge of the vessel.  Rockland Fire Department deployed sorbents to the harbor and the parking lot near the vessel.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to collect the sorbents and to pump out the vessel bilge.  My best estimate is that roughly ten gallons reached the harbor and was largely collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-376-2015*The Fayette Fire Department reported a dishcharge of 15-20 gallons of gasoline on Route 17 in Fayette as a result of an auto accident.   I met with the Fayette Fire Department on site and observed a large stained area on the asphalt as surface as well as on the gravel shoulder.   Apparently, the gas tank had fallen off a minivan and dragged down the road a short ways and coming to a rest at the spot of the stain.

Although there were no drinking water wells within the immediate vicinity, the area is not served by public water and the undeveloped land adjacent to the spill will be served by private wells if and when it is developed.

I contacted Environmental Projects, Incorporated (EPI) to excavate the gasoline saturated soil.   They were able to respond the next day while enroute to their facility from another job and with them I hand exavated several hundred pounds of soil.  The waste was disposed of by EPI along with other waste from Maine Department of Environmental Protection spill clean ups.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-375-2015*A spill of hydraulic oil from a trash truck was reported at the Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.   The free product was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of on site at the landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-374-2015*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) was excavating their Dallas Plantation facility to construct a new sand/salt garage.  During the excavation they encountered petroleum contaminated soil.   I met with Dwight Doughty of the MDOT and instructed him that any soil they could not use on site would need to be disposed of properly.   I was able to do some research and determine that the contamination came from underground storage tanks that had been removed in 1992 (A-382-1992).  The soil which could not be managed on site was disposed of at Bruce Manzer Paving in Phillips.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-32-2015*1/21/15 0915 Lauren Johnston from Burns and McDonnell reported that an estimated 1 cup of hydraulic oil had leaked from a track bucket truck to wooden mats on the Central Maine Power right of way. The oil was collected with absorbent material. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-27-2015*On 1/19/15, 0900 hours, Fayette Fire Department reported that a propane delivery truck had rolled over in a collision with another vehicle. They reported that the truck was leaking propane, motor oil and diesel fuel. Steve Flannery, Maine Department of Environmental Protection supervisor on call, and I, responded to the site. The propane truck was on its side and the car was crushed. There was the odor of propane near the truck, but air monitoring showed no explosive atmosphere. The truck fuel tank was found to not be leaking and no visible damage. There was a small amount of mixed vehicle fluids leaking from the truck and the other vehicle. The Fire Department reported that they had sprayed water on the propane truck due to the leak. Mr. Flannery and I surveyed the water runoff areas down the road and into the woods. We found only small areas where small amounts of motor oil had pooled up. The oil was collected with oil absorbent pads in these areas and around the vehicles. I continued to monitor the air for propane and the vehicles as they were righted and towed away. After the vehicles were moved small amounts of mixed vehicle fluids were collected. No significant amounts of oil products were found to have run into the wooded area or the roadside.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter at this time.
B-256-2015*At 0645 hours on 5/11/15, Maine State Police Dispatch reported that a tractor trailer hauling garbage had caught fire.  The garbage had caught fire while the driver was traveling along I-95 Northbound.  Just before I-95 mile 199 exit, the tractor trailer pulled over where the Old Town and Orono Fire Departments attempted to put out the fire.  After 7,000 gallons of water and foam, the tractor trailer was told to continue to Juniper Ridge Landfill (Landfill) while it was still on fire with the fire trucks following behind.  The tractor trailer dumped his load on top of the Landfill, where Landfill employees were able to put out the fire by pushing the material out and smothering it.  I picked up a few basically clean sorbents in the ditch and along the road.  I did not observe any signs of spillage, although the fire caused a large amount of smoke.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-257-2015*On May 11, Mary Waring, from Cassella Organics called to report a hydraulic spill.  The spill occurred off the old Military Road in Winn (45.4529789, -68.4213737).  The spill occurred when they were attempting to right a tipping trailer that tipped over.  When the truck was lifted, a hydraulic line broke.

Approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic fluid was lost on to the ground.  Two and a half tons of contaminated soil was excavated.  The material was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-255-2015*Approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel was released to the interior concrete surface of the mechanical room that houses the backup generator system at the facility. The spill was reportedly caused from the fuel expanding in the "day tank" of the generator. The released product was cleaned with sorbents from the floor by L. L. Bean Company personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection did not respond, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-256-2015*The Nestle bottling plant reported that one of the industrial cooling towers had sprung a leak and released between 20,000 to 40,000 gallons of cooling water from the tower. Nestle reported that the released cooling water had been treated with approximately 10 gallons of NALCO 3D TRASAR corrosion inhibitor (MSDS attached). The water was released to the an underlying containment area and then drained out of this area and onto the ground. When the leak was discovered, the containment area was sealed and the leaking water was contained. The water in containment area was removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Nestle provided a detailed report of the release and analytical results of the released water (attached).

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-257-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Bath Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-258-2015*A homeowner put too much "Pot Perm Plus" iron filter reagent into the water treatment system of the house and caused their water to turn red. Some of the water was discharged into the sump pump of the residence, which then discharged into a drain that led to the street. A passer byer saw the discolored water and reported it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that no cleanup was necessary.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-373-2015*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that they had responded to the Thomas Point Campground where a leaf blower caught fire while in use.  The leaf blower was gasoline powered and there was some concern that a small amount of gasoline had spilled onto the ground.  After discussing the situation with them and the employee running the blower, I determined that any gasoline spilled was probably consumed in the fire and no clean-up was required.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-374-2015*Acton Fire Department reported that a small amount of gasoline had been spilled onto the roadway after a gas can leaked in the back of a pickup truck.  The spilled gasoline was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-375-2015*The Maine State Police reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident near 181 Hollis Road (Route 202) in Hollis.  I arrived to find that a driver in a sedan had crossed the center line at the crest of a hill and hit the tractor trailer truck almost head on.  Both vehicles ended up on the west side of the road several hundred feet apart.  The truck hit a tree and burst into flames.  The driver of the car was killed.  The impact caused about 75 gallons of diesel fuel to be spilled onto the roadway and shoulder.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to assist with the cleanup.  Absorbent material and a street sweeper were used to clean up the roadway.  The diesel that spilled on the shoulder was mostly consumed in the fire, but 11.03 tons (including speedy dry sorbent material) of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-376-2015*Maine State Police reported that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Alfred Street and Walker Road.  The vehicle left the roadway and landed upside down in the ditch causing a small amount of gasoline to spill out.  There was a small sheen in the water in the ditch and sorbent pads were used to clean it up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-378-2015*Superior Energy Solutions reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in her outside oil tank.  The leak was on a weld and epoxy had been used to stop the leak.  I visited the site and spoke with the owner and explained that the epoxy was an extremely temporary fix and she needed to get her tank replaced immediately.  The oil spill was actually very small and only required some sorbent material to clean up.  I revisited the residence several days later and the oil tank had been replaced.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-379-2015*Sanford Fire Department reported that a vehicle had been overfilled at the Maine Street Depot when the automatic shutoff valve failed to work.  The overfill caused about 10 gallons of gasoline to spill onto the concrete surface around the dispenser.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-380-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a tree had fallen, hit a pole, and damaged a transformer.  The damage caused 3 quarts of tagged non-Polychlorinated Biphenyls transformer oil to spill onto the ground under the pole.  CMP employees excavated the contaminated soil and bagged it for proper disposal.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-270-2015*Maritime Energy reported a small fuel oil release at the home of Donald Berry. This home is located in the town of Belmont at 115 Searsmont Road. The oil tank located in the basement developed a leak, due to corrosion. I made a site visit later that day and found employees of Maritime Energy installing a new oil tank.  The door to the basement was not wide enough to allow a standard tank through, therefore a cylinder shaped 125 gallon tank was being installed. The old leaking oil tank was cut into pieces and removed.

Only a small amount of oil spilled onto the floor and it was cleaned up by Maritime Energy.  No further action by the Division of Response Services will be required.
P-394-2015*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment by removal of a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and associated remedial actions to facilitate installation of replacement USTs.  The tanks were removed by Portland Pump Company (PPC) under Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Arthur Grant.  The required Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was performed by St. Germain-Collins & Associates (SGC) under Ms. Erin Pike.

Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division was primary MDEP representative, with technical assistance from Geologist Brad Hahn and Engineer Peter Eremita.  The facility was formerly owned by and known as Fill It Up Please Texaco, but as of 2006 was purchased and changed to a Scrub A Dub (SAD) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The SAD facility is a gas station and car wash on its third generation of USTs and with MDEP spill reports back to P-374-1987, et al.  See the MDEP UST registration file no. 3373 for a history of compliance issues.  The area is dense commercial/retail use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

Based on excavation and soil borings, the soils outside the UST area are Presumpscot Formation silt clay topped by two to five feet of sand and other fill material.   During commercial development of this area, there was considerable excavation and installation of roadbeds, building foundations, and buried utilities (water, sewer, and drain pipes) that can act as channels for oil contamination through the less permeable native soils.  The silt/clay soils appear to have kept groundwater (gw) near the surface and was seen at about 6' below grade (bg) during the 5/13/15 UST removal.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 5/13/15, two 15,000-gallon capacity, double-wall, fiberglass clad, ELUTRON brand USTs were removed.  One of the USTs had been found to have a leak of gasoline product into its interstitial space, causing the tank to be taken out of service and initiating this facility replacement prior to the warrantee expiration.  The facility piping was pressurized and with plastic STP (submersible turbine pump) sumps.  Short runs of double-wall plastic product piping were removed and replaced only from the tanks to the first (eastern) dispenser island and sumps.  The dispenser sumps were not replaced during this year 2015 work.

See the attached photos, the MDEP UST facility registration file 3373, and the July 2015 UST Closure Assessment by SGC for additional information.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Thousands of tons of soil associated with this facility were removed under MDEP Response report P-694-1992, and under MDEP's VRAP (Voluntary Response Action Program) and Uncontrolled Sites Units in 2005 and/or 2006.  In 1992 the facility underwent UST facility replacement with significant gasoline contamination documented by MDEP and by consultant J. B. Plunkett, Inc.  I understand that during work at the adjacent Key Bank, associated gasoline contaminated media was removed.  See also the year 2005 environmental site assessment of Drumlin Environmental, LLC, for more information.

I understand that earlier clean-up was performed under a MDEP Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal, a State of Maine assessment system no longer used in year 2015.  In 2015, the oil discharge(s) was managed under a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario.  Based on observed conditions no remediation was required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

From 5/13/15 to 5/20/15, I noted tan and gray sand fill within the tank excavation with apparent native gray silt/clay soils at the corners.  Ms. Pike described that fill material around the removed USTs having insignificant petroleum contamination, though the soil outside the tank excavation had bag-headspace values up to about 700-parts per million (ppm).  Based on a site diagram of the pre-1994 UST facility, it appears that the older facility of five USTs encompassed a larger su
B-271-2015*At 0915 hours on 5/19/15, Jody Grimes reported a large dead patch of grass in the neighbor's yard.  This property at 278 South Lubec Road is owned by Jim Green.  Mr. Green is currently residing in Florida.  Robert Barnatt, a friend of the owner, informed me that the spill occurred sometime late fall or over the winter.  A 6 foot by 60 foot area was affected and now has dead grass outlining the area.  I excavated two test pits where grass was not observed starting to grow again, and performed two oil-n-soil field tests (field tests), which test for petroleum.  Soil for the field tests was collected from approximately 8 inches below the ground surface.   Both field tests were negative for petroleum.  Grass was observed in much of the area starting to regrow.  The soil is a clay or very silty type of material.  It appears that the tank leaked sometime after the ground had frozen and had flowed down the back yard into a field.  I walked the field but only found long grass and standing water.  No sheen was observed on the standing water.  No signs of free product were observed.   Since the field tests were negative, no collectable oil or sheening were observed, and the area is supplied by public water, I did not require the owner to remove any soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-276-2015*On June 22, June Mann, of 1 Gladd Road in Milo, called to report a spill.   The home she rented had a leak occur from an outside tank because of a loose fitting on the tank nipple.   The leak was repaired by the oil company.   The home is owned by Kurtis Marsh, of Marsh Property Management, LLC, in Bangor.  The spill was of an unknown amount.  I investigated the home for vapor issues, I found none inside the home.   There appeared to be a small area under the filter that was lightly contaminated according to shake tests.  I dug around the area and did not find that the oil traveled.  There were no signs of sheen in the drainage ditch 3 feet away.  Some vapors under the home's crawl space, however, they were not significant.  The home is on public water.  The spill appears to be small in nature and not significant to health and welfare.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-277-2015*On 5/22/15, I received report from Clinton Williams, of Penquis Community Action Program, of an oil spill at 718 West Broadway, Lincoln. Mr. Williams was performing an energy audit at the house, when he noticed the strong smell of oil in the home. He investigated and found that there was an oil spill in the flooded basement of the home. At this point, he notified us of the spill.

I arrived on scene shortly after, and met with the home owner, Tammy Dooley. Ms. Dooley had recently returned from the hospital, and was unaware the extent of the oil spill or when exactly it happened. I informed her that I would need to clean the oil spill to protect her breathing quality health and the drinking water well on site.

I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the oiled water and oil debris from the basement. Then we removed all of the oiled debris from the basement as well. Once all of the oil and oiled debris was removed, the air quality improved dramatically.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-278-2015*5.22.15 Charlotte White Center reported a half gallon spill of fuel oil at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a corrosion hole in the bottom of one of two 275 gallon capacity supply tanks manifolded together.  McKusick Oil Company patched the leak and cleaned up the spill with sorbents and entered the waste into their waste stream.

I meet Ms. Sandy at the facility, a community home, and inspected the spill area.  There was an olfactory presence of fuel oil in the basement area around the tanks and concrete floor.  Initial photo-ionization detection (PID) readings peaked at 42 parts per million (ppm) above the spill area.  Several feet away from the spill, PID reads were 8 ppm.  PID readings were zero on the first floor living area of the facility.  Ms. Sandy advised that they were working with the oil company to replace the tanks.  I recommended some additional surface cleaning of the impacted concrete floor once the tanks were removed.  In a follow up conversation with Ms. Sandy several weeks later, she advised the tanks were replaced and the additional cleaning complete with no pending issues.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.

A-389-2015*Dead River Company reported a small oil leak at the home of Jeanette Colford. The outside oil tank developed a leak due to internal corrosion. The oil technician placed a magnetic patch on the bottom of the tank to stop the leak. Several days later the rubber on the patch deteriorated and the leak started again.  A second spill was reported sometime during the July 4th weekend. My co-worker Jeremy Greenman made a site visit and placed another mag patch on the oil tank.

I made a site visit several days later and the oil tank had been pumped out and moved aside and placed on its end. The oil company will be installing a new tank and they will remove a small amount of oil contaminated soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-410-2015*On 6/30/15, Tanya Hovell, employee of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, received a call from Blaine McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin is a waste water treatment plant operator for the town of East Millinocket. Mr. McLaughlin called Mrs. Hovell to report an oil sheen on the primary clarifier of the treatment plant. Mrs. Hovell reported the oil sheen to me.

I arrived on site that afternoon to confirm that there was a very large oil sheen on the clarifier. Only two sources are possible pollutants into that clarifier, the Dolby Landfill and the former Katahdin paper mill.  Dolby Landfill effluent water is sampled before it is discharged to the clarifier.  No laboratory analysis indicated the landfill was contributing to any pollution.

The former mill next door to the clarifier appeared to be a possible source.  As I stood on the catwalk of the clarifier, I could see countless 55 gallon drums unkept on the mill property.  This was a concern to me.  I contacted John Chaisson, the local contact for the new mill owners, Hackman Capital, LLC.

I explained to Mr. Chaisson what my reason for contacting him was. He was very cooperative and agreed to meet me right then on the mill property so I could get a better look at those drums. Once we looked at the drums it was evident that the drums were a problem.

The drums had leaked oil and grease and had caused so much of a mess that all of the earth next to a storm drain and the asphalt next to the storm drain were saturated with oil. This storm drain flows directly to the primary clarifier where the oil sheen was noted.

I advised Mr. Chaisson that the oil spills from the drums would need to be cleaned up as soon as was reasonably practical. I also advised him that the fifty or so orphaned drums within eye sight should also be consolidated and managed properly. I gave him some names of contractors that were licensed to do the work appropriately. He decided on Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

A few days later, Mr. Chaisson updated me that he had hired Clean Harbors to perform the work that we had discussed.  He also met my request to allow me access to the inside of the mill to confirm that there were no other oil spills or other outstanding issues.

Unfortunately, during the walk through inside the mill, I discovered countless oil spills and ill-managed chemical totes, oil drums and an endless supply of E-waste.

Many of the oil spills were caused by the inappropriate and sloppy removal of equipment. The current owner of the mill, Hackman Capital, LLC, had hired a salvage company to remove valuable industrial equipment from the mill.  This company's approach to the removal was more destructive than methodical.  With every piece of equipment that was removed, lube oil from that system was spilled. These spills originated from disconnected or cut oil lines. So much oil was spilled or mishandled that the secondary containments associated with any machine was rendered ineffective. Oil breached secondary containment and ran across floors until it drained into the mills drainage network or raceways. Eventually this system drains into the water treatment system's primary clarifier, contributing to the oil sheen discovered there.

Further investigation at that time revealed other environmental concerns. Some are as follows:
Elemental mercury
Radiation sources (from precision instrumentation associated with the paper machines)
Chemical laboratory
Chemical totes (approximately seventy-four, 250 gallon containers)
Oil storage drums (numerous 55 gallon size)
Oil still in machines, large volumes
Improperly decommissioned chemical storage tanks and piping systems

After discovering this problems at the mill, I advised the appropriate people at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of the problems. This prompted discussion with the owners, who agreed to hire an environmental services company to work on the issues that were discovered.

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B-412-2015*At 1337 hours on 7/1/15, Bowden and Son Disposal reported that they had encountered contaminated soil while excavating the floor in the boiler building at the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) at 1 Pleasant Street in Castine.  MMA hired CES, Inc., to oversee the contaminated soil removal.  Soil was excavated into roll-offs and covered.  Soil samples were collected for laboratory analysis.  Laboratory analysis was provided to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility (landfill).  The soil analysis met their permit, so the soil was hauled to the landfill for disposal.  A new floor was installed for the boiler building for the new boilers.

According to a couple of people, this building was a mechanic shop at one point in the past, circa 1940's and 50's.  No source was found by me.  The contaminated soil appeared to be very old and had a slight motor oil look and odor.  Field screening produced negative results.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-415-2015*On July 2, I received a report of a spill from Wynne Guglielmo of the City of Bangor.  She reported a spill on the corner of Main and Buck Streets.  The City's sewer crew was working on a manhole on Main Street near Buck Street, when hydraulic fluid was released from the body reservoir of a one ton truck (# 2). The leak was immediately fixed on site by the crew.  No storm sewer or surface water impacts occurred.

A few shovels of sand and approximately 8-10 absorbent pads were applied to the fluid.  After the material was picked up and containerized (in a 5 gallon bucket), the area was street swept to remove staining.  The waste generated will be collected by Clean Harbors Environmental Services during the next scheduled pickup in August 2015.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-561-2015*June 29, 2015, Wendy Wilkinson-Ouellette with Nestle Waters North America Inc., reported a diesel fuel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The spill occurred at their bottling plant at 109 Poland Spring Drive in Poland.

Wendy explained that a tractor trailer backed into another tractor trailer, and ruptured the side saddle tank on the truck. The tank was not full and approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel poured out of the tank onto the pavement. Sorbent pads were applied immediately to the pavement.

Clean Harbors was called and responded to the spill. They used speedy dry and sorbent pads to absorb the diesel from the pavement. A vacuum truck pumped approximately 200 gallons of oily water from the oil/water separator.

No other storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-423-2015*Stantec Consulting Services reported that an automobile had crashed into a home in the town of Belmont. This accident occurred on 6-26-15. The home is located at 575 Augusta Road, and is owned by Wayne and Linda Kirby.  The property owner's insurance company, Liberty Mutual, hired Stantec to perform a site assessment. Stantec placed a dozen hand augured borings into the ground near the home. They found low levels of petroleum in four of these borings.

Stantec reported the release to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and also requested assistance in filing the required paperwork to get this material to the proper disposal site.

On 7-27-2015, Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Stantec were on site to remove about two cubic yards of soil. I made a site visit about noon and the excavation was open and an employee of Stantec was still there screening the soil and taking notes.  The drilled well that serves this home is located between the barn and the shed, about 120 feet from the impacted area.  It appears that cleanup was sufficient and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-414-2015*On 7/10/15, Chuck Kraske, of Verso Corporation, called this office to report the release of black liquor. This spill occurred at the Androscoggin Mill in the town of Jay, Maine.  A valve failed, or was left open, which allowed a solution of 52% black liquor to spill onto a paved ditch.  Sawdust and bark was used to contain the spilled material.  In addition, Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to assist in the cleanup and disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-421-2015*A small amount of kerosene was spilled to the ground due to a leaky gasket.  A Maritime Energy Company employee dug up a five gallon bucket of soil for disposal.  I visited the site, and though the soil at the bottom of the excavation smelled oily, the area is served by public water.  An impact to indoor air quality is unlikely, so no extra excavation is necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-439-2015*On July 14, Levi Pelletier, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a hydraulic oil spill from construction equipment.  The .5 gallon spill was the result of a damaged O-ring.  The oil was spilled onto gravel.  Thirty pounds of gravel was picked up and disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-682-2014*After a 6-9 inch rainstorm, oil was seen on the backed up storm water in the area of 10, 11, & 14 Meadow Lane in Saco.  It was almost two weeks before information about the spill made it to the Division of Response Services.  By the time I went out to look at the site, large swaths of three people's front yards had dead grass.  The dead areas had the smell of heating oil.  I searched the area and interviewed homeowners, but no source of the oil was ever found.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services, to remove the top couple of inches of sod in the affected areas (see attached photos and map).  Once all of the contamination was removed, the area was loamed, some of it was covered with jute mat, and seeded.  In the spring, I returned to the site and found that although all of the contamination had been removed, the grass that was planted was patchy and one of the homeowners, Mr. Gonneville, was not satisfied.  I referred the case to my supervisor, Steve Flannery, and in June he oversaw a second round of loaming and seeding.  Mr. Gonneville was told at that time that the Department had done all it could. No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-277-2014*On September 2, 2014, Daigle Oil Company (DOC) informed the Division of Response Services of a release of #2 fuel oil at Luc Daigle residence. Once on site, DOC had stopped the spill and started to pump off the aboveground storage tank (AST) into 55 gallon drums. The initial cleaning process of sorbent and washing the floor was undertaken. A poly sheet barrier and ram fan were installed to remove fuel oil vapors. However, several gallons of fuel seeped into a crack in the concrete floor and the frost joint between the wall and floor.

On September 8, 2014, several sample holes were drilled into the concrete floor to estimate the extent of the release. Soils under the concrete floor had been severely contaminated and needed to be removed. Paul Higgins, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services Geologist, was informed of the release and the Daigle's well was added to the Department's quarterly monitoring program (QMP).

On September 11, 2014, Earthworks Construction along with Allen's Environmental Services was contracted to remove contaminated soils and debris.  A twelve foot by ten foot by four foot in depth volume was removed. A small amount of contaminated soils was left behind due to concerns with the foundation's structural integrity. A subgrade ventilation system was installed to assist in removal of trapped oil vapors.

The Daigle's applied for the ground water insurance fund and the AST replacement program. The subgrade ventilation system will be checked on a periodic basis and removed once the odors/vapors have been reduced to background levels.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-716-2014*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately 2 quarts of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond on site and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-416-2015*On 7/10/2015, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported an outside aboveground storage tank was "seeping" at 37 Beach Road, Boothbay Harbor.  A Dead River technician cleaned up a small amount of sod and emptied the tank.

**Note: This report was completed after the responder, Glen Wall, retired from state service and no further information is available.
A-314-2015*Granite Environmental reported a discharge of #2 fuel oil at a foreclosed property located at 39 Smart Road, Belfast.   The property was being managed by his client, Safeguard Properties.   The discharge was the result of vandalism as the copper line from the above ground storage tank in the basement had been stolen.  An estimated 25 gallons of oil had been discharged to the basement.  Mr. Verville was prepared to clean up the affected area and explained his plan to do so.

I agreed with his cleanup proposal and planned to visit the site during the cleanup.  I was not contacted prior to the cleanup, however, Mr. Verville contacted me to report that the cleanup was complete.

There is no further action by the Division of Response Services expected in this matter.
P-529-2015*On July 02, 2015, Dead River Oil Company reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) at the Sanford Public Works facility.

I responded to the site and met with Dead River Company. There were four 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST) in a garage. One of the four had a corrosion hole on the belly of the tank. The ASTs were inside concrete containment with no floor drains and concrete dikes.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-530-2015*On September 16, 2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The leak occurred on pole 91 on Chadbourne Road in Standish.

A motor vehicle crashed into the utility pole causing it to snap and the transformer breaking onto the pavement.  Less than a gallon of transformer oil was released to the ground.  Sorbent pads were used to absorb the oil and were disposed of properly.  I responded to the site and observed proper cleanup by CMP technicians.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.  No CMP report available for this spill.
P-531-2015*On July 01, 2015, Bath Iron Works (BIW) reported a creosote release to the Kennebec River.  Patrick Hennessy of BIW explained that trace amounts of creosote was discovered leaching into the Kennebec River from timber mats for heavy equipment to travel on that were piled close to the river bank. None was recoverable. The leaching effect came from heavy rain that day.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the creosote release.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-532-2015*On 6/30/15, Pam Am Railways reported a 4 to 5 gallon leak of hydraulic oil to track ballast from a piece of track machinery at their facility.  The location is dense commercial use and the location of numerous oil discharges in the past.  Pam Am stated that their staff were cleaning up the spill.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-533-2015*On 7/2/15, in early afternoon, Mr. McKenny of Waste Management, Inc., (WMI) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a 5-gallon discharge (later re-estimated as 10 to 15 gallons) of hydraulic oil from one of their trash hauling trucks during a pickup at the Comfort Inn hotel in Brunswick at 0230 hrs. in the morning.  WMI is a contractor for Comfort Inn.  On calling WMI back, I was updated that the truck had leaked for about 150 yards as it left the Comfort Inn property.

Checking on the soil, the clean-up contractors were now gone.  I found an oil spill trail from the dumpster at the rear (south side) of the hotel.  The worst of the spill was near the dumpster (see site sketch) and all free product oil had been recovered.  Some of the asphalt pavement was soft and spongy from the oil.

1)  The discharge appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.  None of the discharge appears to have reached surface or ground waters.

2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-534-2015*On 7/2/15, North Yarmouth Fire Department (NYFD) reported a small motor oil discharge associated with a vehicle accident.  The spill area is suburban residential use.  Pea Lane is a short road connecting Walnut Street (Route 115) and Route 9.

Responding to the incident, no other responders remained when I arrived. There was an obvious oil stain on the pavement with residue of speedy dry sorbent material.  None of the spill reached drains or soil.  The spill appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time period.
P-535-2015*On Tuesday, 7/7/15, in the morning, I met the caller and local resident of this neighborhood regarding his report of a strong gasoline odor he noted when walking next to the home at this location.  The location is wooded rural residential use on the north shore and peninsula of Thomas Pond.  The area is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.

The caller described seeing a person at this property on Sunday possibly dumping a fuel-type container in the wooded strip next to the right-of-way down to the pond.  No one was home at the 151 Watkins Shores Road property, but walking down a right-of-way to the pond, I noted a mild fresh gasoline odor from the vegetation but could not find a distinct spill location, dead vegetation or stained soil.  The caller stated that the gasoline odor was a lot less strong than the previous day.

It is unknown the volume that was discharged, but based on previous experience and evidence on site, it appears to be less than a gallon and some had evaporated in the warm weather.  Groundwater likely flows south to southeast toward the pond and not directly toward any drinking water wells.  I noted no oil sheens on the shoreline.  I advised the caller who met me, that I believed that the neighboring wells did not appear to be seriously threatened at this time.  I left my business card on the home's door with a note to call me about an apparent leak of gasoline on the property, but received no call back as of December, 2015.

1)  I discussed the site with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist Brad Hahn, who agreed that clean-up was not necessary at this time, and that it appeared at this time that residual discharge would naturally degrade.

2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are foreseen at this time.
P-536-2015*Brunswick Fire Department reported that a customer at the Cumberland Farms suffered a corrosion induced leak to their gas tank.  The hole in the tank caused about a half-gallon of gasoline to spill onto the concrete next to the dispenser.  The Fire Department and Cumberland Farms employees used sorbent material to clean up the spilled gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-537-2015*The management of the Yankee Mobile Home Park reported that they had just come across a spill on one of the lots in the park.  I arrived to find a brand new oil tank (see attached photos).  Apparently the previous oil tank had leaked and was replaced without the management knowing about it.  The concrete pad that the tank sat on had been thoroughly cleaned, but the ground around the tank was obviously stained with oil.  Because of the location of the tank (in an alcove) and the large concrete pad it sat on, I recommended that the contaminated soil not be excavated.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-538-2015*I was contacted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Underground Tanks Unit reporting that there was a leaking pipe under the dock at Interstate Lobster, Inc., in Harpswell.  The report came to them from Simard and Sons, Inc., who was also going to fix the leak.  See attached email dated 07/06/19 for more details.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-539-2015*A tank truck roll over caused the release of approximately 10 gallons of unused motor oil from a delivery truck. When the truck rolled over, it released the product from a slow leak in the "manway" cover of the tank vessel. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the location and oversaw the offloading of the oil by drilling holes in the tanker body and removing the product with a vacuum truck. Approximately 2,000 gallons of un-spilled oil was removed from the truck and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES). The spilled oil was cleaned from the roadside with sorbents and disposed of by CHES.

No further Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.
P-540-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a dark heavy oil in the ground during reconstruction of this ramp.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have been undertaken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-543-2015*On July 05, 2015, Kennebunkport Fire Department reported a sunken vessel in the Mousam River near 8 Western Avenue in Kennebunkport.

I responded to the scene of the sunken vessel. It was mentioned that an estimated 50 gallons of diesel was on board. A small sheen was being released from the vessel. Sorbent boom was wrapped around the vessel to absorb the diesel that was slowly being released.

The vessel was floated and removed by a tow truck. I removed the sorbent boom and disposed of it properly.  I checked other areas that the diesel could have potentially impacted downstream, and could not identify any impacted areas.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.

P-544-2015*On June 29, 2015, Terry Bragdon of Regency Realty Group reported an oil discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at a foreclosed property at 155 Main Street in Lisbon Falls.

On June 30, 2015, I met a representative of Regency Realty Group at the property. In the basement, there was a 275- gallon above ground storage tank (AST) with a vandalized copper supply line.  At this time, it was determined that an unknown amount of oil had been discharged to the concrete basement floor. I suggested that the concrete floor be washed and scrubbed, and allowed to air out for an appropriate amount of time.

Regency Realty Group hired Casco Bay Cleanout Services, to remove the AST and conduct the appropriate clean-up in the basement to meet MDEP clean-up guidelines.

On July 07, 2015, Casco Bay Cleanout Services removed contaminated sand that had leached into the basement from the stone foundation wall and disposed of it at CPRC.

On August 25, 2015, I returned to the property with Casco Bay Cleanout Services. The concrete floor was washed and appropriately dried.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-545-2015*On July 02, 2015, Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reported a diesel spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at the on ramp going northbound on the turnpike.

I responded to the site and met with the MTA who had already hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI). EPI used a vacuum truck to suck diesel that was floating on a pond designed for stormwater runoff. Sorbent pads were also placed to assist in absorbing diesel.

175 gallons of oily water was removed from the pond and disposed of properly.  No private wells were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-546-2015*On July 01, 2015, Hancock Lumber Company reported a hydraulic spill at their Bethel log yard to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground when a hose broke on a forklift. The oil was captured on the ground with wood chips and sawdust.  The oily wood chips and saw dust were disposed of properly by Hancock Lumber on site by burning it in their incinerator.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-547-2015*While in the area, I visited this registered, municipal, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check for the planned abandonment by removal.  I met the Windham Fire Chief who confirmed that the UST had indeed been removed with no problems encountered.  Next to the building, I inspected a recently excavated area where the UST had been located and found no vent or fill pipes or other evidence of a UST.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  As a consumptive-use heating oil UST, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was required.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services measures are envisioned at this time.
P-548-2015*On 7/7/15, while in the area, I visited this commercial, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility location to check on its planned abandonment by removal.  The co-owner, Jim Parsons, stated the UST had been removed and that they had noted no evidence of leaks.   Mr. Parsons showed me the former UST location where I noted a recently excavated area with no UST fill or vent pipes evident.

The location is dense commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Based on past excavations in this area, the area is underlain by silt/clay soils with relatively high groundwater.  Being a commercial heating oil UST, no Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required or made to my knowledge.

At present, no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are warranted.
P-549-2015*A citizen complaint indicated that a neighbor's recreational boat had discharged some type of petroleum product from the bilge and a sheen could be seen emanating from it. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and met with the owner of the vessel. The released product had dissipated by the time MDEP arrived. The owner indicated that rain water had entered the bilge of the vessel and some oily water from the bilge was discharged into the lake. The owner reported that recent mechanical work had caused a few drops of motor oil to accumulate in the bilge. MDEP personnel recommended that the boat be removed from the water so that the bilge could be properly cleaned. The owner agreed and disconnected the bilge in the interim.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-550-2015*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of gasoline to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Lebanon Fire Department. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-551-2015*Pine Tree Waste Services reported the release of approximately 2 gallons of "compressor oil" from the compressor units of refrigerators. Apparently Pine Tree had been dismantling the units for scrapping purposes and the total sum of all the released oil from the numerous refrigerators may have totaled 2 gallons. It appears that poor work practices were the cause of the release as steps could have been taken to prevent the release. The released oil impacted the asphalt surface below and was cleaned/disposed of by Pine Tree.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-553-2015*Scott Cyr received a call from Estes Oil & Propane Co. reporting a leaking oil tank in the basement of this residence.  The report indicated the leak was to a dirt floor basement.  Estes patched the tank, pumped it out and replaced it.  There are no notes to indicated what investigatory or remedial actions Mr. Cyr may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-556-2015*An anonymous complainant reported "blue" colored material floating on a water body adjacent to the Oxford Fair Grounds that smelled of oil. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location, spoke with an employee of the fairgrounds, and conducted a search around the area. Nothing out of the ordinary could be observed in the stream or small pond that are situated adjacent to the park.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-557-2015*Sanford Fire Department reported that they had responded to a vehicle from which the fuel tank had come loose and had been dragged.  The tank was plastic and leaked after being dragged.  About 2 gallons of gasoline were spilled onto the paved roadway.  The Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up the spilled gasoline.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-558-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that a bucket truck had blown a hydraulic hose in the right of way at their Great Falls Substation in Auburn.  The oil spilled onto a gravel road and was excavated and disposed of by CMP.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-559-2015*Fred Dillon of the City of South Portland reported that while mowing the lawn at the Dyer School, a mower blew a hydraulic hose and kept mowing for a time.  The grass that got oiled was cut and collected and the pavement that was oiled was cleaned up with sorbent material (see attached Spill Reporting Form).  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-560-2015*On July 02, 2015, Lebanon Fire Department reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) what appeared to be a gasoline discharge on the side of the road of Carl Broggi Highway in Lebanon.  The fire department removed 0.34 tons of contaminated soil. The MDEP responded and disposed of the contaminated soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation in Scarborough.  No wells or storm drains were nearby.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-562-2015*On July 09, 2015, Emery Mills Energy reported an oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at 28 Hill Top Lane in Shapleigh.  I met Paul Muse, the owner of Emery Mills Energy, on site and he explained to me that his driver had an overfill while filling the indoor above ground storage tank (AST). Mr. Muse said no oil was discharged inside of the building, but the soil under the fill and vent pipe was saturated.

Mr. Muse removed the contaminated soil while I tested it.  0.20 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the impacted area and disposed of properly at Aggregated Recycling Corporation in Eliot.  The private well on the property was not impacted.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-563-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of heating oil out the vent.   Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-564-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting that 4.5 pounds of pool shock had been used incorrectly at this location resulting in the release of chlorine gas.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-565-2015*It appears while transporting an out-of-service 275-gallon domestic oil tank, the scrapper (Sid) leaked oil along the roadway. Enough oil leaked to generate a complaint from neighbors.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-528-2015*On June 30, 2015, Collin Holmes reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a very large sheen on Long Lake in Harrison.

I investigated the area around the Harrison Town boat launch. There was a heavy sheen collecting around the dock and it stretched up Long Lake towards Naples. I observed a dozen boats that were docked at the town dock and none of them appeared to be leaking any kind of petroleum product. It was hard to tell where the sheen originated from since the wind caused the current to be heavy. I also at the time did not have access to a boat so I could not investigate any of the boats on the water away from the dock.

On July 01, 2015, I visited the boat launch again and the sheen was practically not detected. Some areas near rocks by the boat launch had a small pocket of sheen remaining but the majority of the sheen from the night before had dissipated.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-527-2015*On 7/1/15 I received a call from John Branscom reporting a 2 gallon spill of glue from a FedEx truck at mile 29 North on the Maine Turnpike.  He said that Clean Harbors was end-route to clean up the spill.

A short time later, Mr. Branscom called back to report the spill was larger than he had originally reported and he requested I respond.  I did so immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed the milky white glue all over the bottom of the FedEx truck.  Apparently the load had shifted during transport and the entire contents of the 55 gallon drum had leaked in the trailer.  Some of the glue leaked out the bottom of the trailer and onto the road.  That glue was carried onto the road shoulder and into a drainage ditch by heavy rains that were occurring at the time.

I was able to get enough information about the glue to learn that it was a non-hazardous adhesive.  It was miscible in water and was readily mixing with water in the drainage ditch.  Enpro Services (rather than Clean Harbors) was on site and had contained the glue in the trailer with speedy dry.  Much of it had hardened into a sticky mess.  I deemed the glue in the ditch to be non-recoverable.  Enpro Services removed a small amount of soil contaminated with the glue from the road side and the trailer was driven on to its original destination in Portland to allow Enpro crews to safely clean up the remainder of the spillage inside the trailer.  No further action required.
A-360-2015*An employee's vehicle had leaked some transmission fluid onto the parking lot area. There was a stain discovered after the vehicle was moved. There was not any recoverable product at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-361-2015*A home heating oil tank leaked oil onto concrete. I arrived to find that the tank had been pumped out and completely removed. The spill area was very small and the technician had applied speedy dry sorbent material to the stain. The speedy dry was cleaned up and removed from the property by Dead River Company. There were not any vapor issues inside the home at that time. The owner was debating to replace the tank, or switch to an alternative heat source. It is unknown to me what route he chose.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-362-2015*An undeground tank was removed at the Augusta State Airport.  A waiver of the notification period was requested and verbally granted.   No contamination was noted during the removal.

No further involvement by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-363-2015*A forklift hit a pipe in the ground and an odor was released.   The Waterville Hazmat Team responded along with Glen Wall of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Glen Wall, who responded to this spill, retired from State service prior to finishing this report.  This report was completed with limited information that he entered and field notes, invoices and other available information.  Should more information become available, the report will be amended.
A-365-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking. This particular tank contains 95% Sulfuric Acid. It was leaking into containment at a rate of 8.5 gallons per hour (gph) and was not escaping in any way. I learned over the phone that the area of the leak could not be stopped because there was no way to isolate it in the piping. I responded to the site and was met by Clean Harbors Environmental Services staff who were already pumping the remaining liquid out of the AST. After assessing the situation and seeing that it was under control, I spoke to Mr. Ettinger about the reporting requirements for hazardous material releases. As you can see from the attached report this spill started at or around 0400 hours and I was not notified until 1000 that day. A referral was made to hazardous waste enforcement for this action.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-366-2015*It was reported to Response Services that a locomotive engine lost some lube oil to the drip pan below it on the train. The pan was full of oil at that time and released product to the ballast of the track. Josh Slaney stated that a crew was in route to clean it up.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-367-2015*An aboveground storage tank started leaking after it was filled with fuel oil. The oil delivery truck driver happened to notice the fuel spilling from the tank before he left the site. He immediately took a stick and shoved it into the hole, drastically slowing the flow of oil. I responded to the site and assisted Augusta Fuel Company with pumping out the tank. The field crew from Augusta Fuel used speedy dry sorbent material and other sorbents to clean up the free liquid on top of the concrete. Because the response to this spill was so quick; a minimal amount of oil was lost. There were not any vapor issues inside the home; however, I did instruct the homeowner, Mr. Bernier, to call if vapors became an issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-368-2015*A hydraulic hose failure on a paper machine at Madison Paper Company caused a discharge of approximately 125 gallons of hydraulic oil to the floor of the mill.   Most went down the floor drain and was directed to the treatment system.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the remainder of the oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-369-2015*Desmond Duguay of Amnet Realty reported a #2 oil discharge in the basement of a foreclosed home in Rumford.  I responded and observed that the tank in the basement of the abandoned home had, at some point, leaked its contents, which had spread through the basement when some flooding had taken place.  I spoke with Mr. Duguay and reported my findings.  He was hiring a contractor to clean up the basement and prepare it for sale.

Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., was hired to clean up the oil contamination and debris in the basement.  The site was adequately cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-395-2015*I received a call from Winterport Fire Department indicating they were on the scene of a small gasoline spill at the entered location.  The driver of the car left the scene.  The incident happened during a substantial rain event and no recovery was possible.  Most of the product was washed to storm drains, eventually leading to the Penobscot River.  It is likely that most if not all of the gasoline evaporated in short order.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-396-2015*I received a call indicating large sections of the described roads in Orrington had been impacted by some kind of petroleum product.  I visited the site and found light sheening over several miles of roadway.  I observed a diesel odor.  There was no apparent source.  Despite a light rain, I observed no sheen leaving the roadway.  No recovery was possible.  I expect the sheen to dissipate naturally without impacting any receptors.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-397-2015*I received a call indicating a small pleasure craft had run aground at the entered location with about 10 gallons of gasoline on board. No spill was observed and the craft floated off with the next incoming tide. The owner of the craft was unknown at the time of the report.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-398-2015*At 0854 hours on 6/29/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported that a filter fell off during maintenance, spilling less than 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil (oil) onto the concrete floor.  The residence is at 58 Flinn Road in Newburgh.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil from the floor.  I offered assistance, but the Dead River technician said he was all set.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-399-2015*At 1050 hours on 6/29/15, CPM Constructors reported a hose failed on a vibrating hammer while they were working on the Union Street Bridge in Bangor.  This caused a spill of three gallons of vegetable oil (oil).  They used sorbents to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose was fixed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-401-2015*At 1635 hours on 6/29/15, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported gasoline in the engineered containment of their two 10,000 gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST).  The tanks are at their Newport On the Run Service Station, 3 Moosehead Trail, Newport.   R. H. Foster hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the gasoline and water mixture from the containment area.  Clean Harbors and I arrived at the site at about the same time.  I asked R. H. Foster to shut down all electric involved with the AST's and to call the Newport Fire Department.  Clean Harbors tanker truck arrived a short time later.  They bonded and grounded, and we had three 4-gas meters monitoring the area.  Clean Harbors started to remove gasoline water mixture after we, Rob Johnson from Clean Harbors, myself and Robert Shannon of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services, agreed that it was safe to perform that activity.

Clean Harbors was able to pump out a majority of the liquid from the engineered containment area, however, there was a considerable amount of contaminated organic matter, decayed leaves etc., and other contaminated debris which prevented all of the gasoline from being removed.  When this organic matter and liquid was moved around, it caused lower explosive readings on the four gas meter to elevate above safe levels.  We decided to call it a night and come back mid-day tomorrow.  This would allow the sun to volatilize some of the gasoline.  R. H. Foster was able to empty both AST's this evening.

The next day Clean Harbors was able to remove the remaining contaminated material and liquid from the engineered containment area.  Gaftec and a company from New Hampshire were hired by R. H. Foster to determine the cause of the spill.  Both ASTs passed all the tests.

One AST was filled and no problems were observed.  When the second AST, specifically the 6,000 gallon pocket with super unleaded gasoline, was filled, a small drip was noticed just before the driver left the facility.  The super unleaded gasoline was pumped out of this pocket and the valve was replaced.  The AST was filled and no issues have been noticed since.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-402-2015*At 0750 hours on 6/29/15, Freightliner reported a truck, owned by McGowan Trucking, which had pulled into their yard with a diesel leak around 0700 hours.  This truck has been in for repairs for this same problem on the engine not long ago.  Freightliner is working with the engine manufacturer to try to permanently fix the problem.  A small amount of diesel was soaked up with sorbents in their yard.  Freightliner is at 422 Perry Road in Bangor.  They were able to stop the leak as soon as the engine was shut off.

I took a drive along the roads that the truck had traveled to get to Freightliner and found very little staining.  The stain which I did notice was along the center of the road.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-416-2015*A leaking gasket on a sight glass was the cause of this small spill. A railway employee recovered the spilled product using sorbent pads which Clean Harbors Environmental Services will dispose of.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-417-2015*On 7/7/2015, Pan Am Railways reported a one quart lube oil spill on the #4 track at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was a locomotive containment tank that overflowed.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste transported to the Pan Am Railways Waterville, ME, facility for contractor pick up and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-418-2015*I received a call from a concerned citizen regarding some containers in an abandoned building at the entered location. The building appeared to be in some form of foreclosure.  I arrived at the site and found a half-dozen one gallon oil jugs containing used motor oil.  None of the oil had leaked.  To alleviate the citizen's concerns about them spilling, I removed the containers and disposed of the oil appropriately.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-420-2015*At 1330 hours on 4/30/15, the United States Coast Guard reported a petroleum sheen in Frenchman Bay near Lamoine.  I looked in numerous spots along the shoreline for a sheen.  I did not find any signs of a sheen or spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-422-2015*On 7/7/2015, Brookfield Energy reported a 4 gallon lube oil spill at the entered location.  A gasket failed on a generator resulting in the spill.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbents pads and the waste put into drums for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contactor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-482-2014*At 0955 hours on 9/9/14, Dead River Company reported a 2-3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from a pinhole in a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of Mr. Robert Varney's residence at 265 Buck street in Bangor.  Dead River placed a magnet patch over the pinhole to stop the leak and with assistance from the owner cleaned up the spilled oil.  Mr. Varney indicated that he has been smelling oil since his AST was filled 10 days ago.  I offered to install a vent (fan) to help reduce the vapors in the house but he declined.  Dead River installed a temporary tank the following day and then replaced the AST approximately 3 weeks later.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-291-2015*At 1420 hours on 5/28/15, Rocky Rockwell, of Plum Creek, reported two small stains of oil that appears to be hydraulic oil.  The oil is on the ground in an area in Beaver Cove (N45 34' 55.9", W69 31' 13.7") which was logged this past winter.  He was performing his spring inspection of areas logged this past winter.  Doyon Logging, Inc., was the company logging in this area over the winter.  The two spots were approximately 12 inches in diameter each and the spill appeared to have occurred when the ground was frozen since, according to Mr. Rockwell, the staining did not penetrate below a couple inches.  Mr. Rockwell removed a 5 gallon bucket of soil and hauled it back to the Plum Creek facility in Bingham for eventual disposal by an environmental company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-279-2015*On 5/22/2015, Brookfield Energy reported what appeared to be a motor oil spill in their parking lot at the entered location.  The reporter advised that they are not sure of the source, but it may have been from a Maine Department of Marine Resources truck that was operating at the facility, but they weren't sure.  Brookfield Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbents and will store and dispose of the waste through a qualified contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-283-2015*I received an anonymous complaint indicating a large sheen had been observed around the town boat ramp of Moosehead Lake in Greenville Junction.  There are several large aboveground storage tanks nearby associated with a marina and airplane dock.  When I arrived there was no sign of any pollution.  I suspect someone had as issue with a gas hose while launching or retrieving a boat.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-284-2015*On May 27, Russell Griffin, of Jackman Lumber, called to report a spill from a log loader on the old Middlesex Road  N45 48.289, W69 53.486.  The 40-50 gallon spill was a result of a hydraulic line break.  The line broke last fall.  Because of snow cover, the leak was not discovered until May 27.  The spill was significant, with an area of 12 feet by 5 feet stained.  In addition, the hydraulic oil worked its way down the ditch to a brook.  The small brook flowed to Tomhegan Pond.  Tomhegan Pond and surrounding area is identified as wildlife habitat.  Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was notified.

Much of the oil that made it to the brook had degraded significantly due to the length of time.  There was not much oil in the wetland and brook to be picked up.  The area of the original spill was excavated and 8 tons of contaminated soil was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is recommended.
B-285-2015*Lincoln Paper & Tissue, LLC, spilled approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid onto their concrete floor next to a paper machine.  The spilled product was absorbed using wood chips. These wood chips were then incinerated in their boiler per specifications for disposal of this waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-286-2015*On May 27, Tom Short reported spills of hydraulic oil in the Pierce Pond area of the town of Caratunk.  The spills were located 45.24282,-70.09966274;  45.23709,-70.1064226; 45.26806,-70.0898672.  The spills were caused by some unknown leak from logging equipment last winter some time.  I visited the location with Mr. Short.  The spills were very small and penetrated less than an 1/8 inch into the soil.  Since the spills seemed completely mitigated, I told Mr. Short no action was required.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-287-2015*I received report of an underground oil storage tank at a residential home. I assisted the homeowner with the paperwork required by statute to register and remove the tank.  The removal went well with very little contamination found.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-288-2015*At 0940 hours on 5/28/15, Jim McCoy, of the Dead River Company, reported a quart spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) from a slop bucket which contained an oil filter.  The Dead River Company technician had just finished working on the heating system at the residence.  The bucket was knocked over onto the paved driveway.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-259-2015*Aboveground oil tank leaked at this location.   Responder Glen Wall responded and oversaw mitigation.  Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report and no further information is available at this time.  Should information become available it will be added to the report.
A-261-2015*Dead River Company reported that a burner technician on a service call found less than a cup of oil had leaked to a concrete basement floor from a loose fitting on a furnace. They reported that the oil had been cleaned up and there were no oil vapors. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-262-2015*It was reported that a dump truck caught the soft shoulder of the road and turned onto its side in the ditch. I was told the saddle tank was leaking fuel. I responded to the scene and immediately tightened the fuel tank cap. This stopped the slow drip of diesel. Once the truck was removed, I assisted the truck owner with the removal of contaminated soils for disposal at Manzer Asphalt facility in Phillips. The site was restored per the town's request with type D Department of Transportation (DOT) soils.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-265-2015*McGee Construction Company reported an estimated 10 gallon diesel fuel spill in their Cemetery Road pit that resulted from a leaking fuel line on a screen plant. The spill was cleaned up by excavating contaminated soil from the site. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-267-2015*Tim Dysart reported that a gasoline spill had occurred at their service station in Pittsfield, Maine. Mr. Dysart reported that an estimated five gallons of gasoline spilled from a loose connection on the delivery hose. This delivery hose is attached to the transport tank truck and the connection in question is attached to the fill pipe of the underground tank.

Gasoline discharged to the pavement and was cleaned up as soon as possible by the driver of the transport. The Pittsfield Fire Department responded and no additional help was deemed needed.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-273-2015*It was reported that a locomotive engine lost some lube oil from the containment tank under the engine. It is unknown if the spill was cleaned up or not. I never received a call back from the reporting party.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
P-398-2015*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency called to report the discovery and seizure of drug paraphernalia from a one pot lab found in the woods in three areas.  Ramsdell Road, Pineland Farms, and Tami Trail and Hunts Road.  Meeting the agents on scene, the collected items were processed and I packaged the materials for transport, temporary storage and eventual disposal.   Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions in this case.


P-399-2015*As reported, it appears the Fairpoint technician broke the filter assembly while performing tasks adjacent to the basement tank.  His actions to repair were sufficient to stop it from being a major loss/spill, however, the residual odors were such that the homeowners needed to call for further cleanup.  Notifying Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Cyr responded and assessed the situation.  The tank is located in a closet.  Some timber framing was stained and wallboard oiled.  A local contractor was called and arrived to begin proper cleanup.  All wet surfaces were dry rubbed and then any timber framing (sill) that was stained was removed and rebuilt.

The wall was not loadbearing, but did have some unique fixtures attached, for example a porthole from a ship. The room and adjacent rooms were also an impressive tribute to "The King" Elvis Presley, with every imaginable token, doll, bobble, trinket, pen, key fob, you name it, represented in this private collection.

The area was again washed and dried and the cleanup deemed successful by all parties concerned.  Based on successfully remediation MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-400-2015*While unaware of the presence of a step tank beneath the front entryway, Ms. Jordan used her car to pull the deteriorating steps away from the home.  Using her small hatchback, she attached a crowbar to the steps, with nylon cargo strap and fastened the other end to her bumper hitch.  For better visibility, she raised the hatch door.  Giving quite a bit of resistance, the steps finally jolted free and the crowbar lost purchase and recoiled, with sufficient tension on the strap so as to shoot back into the car with enough force as to embed itself in the upright backseat.  In so doing, she dislodged and tipped over the tank, discharging fuel oil to the lawn and driveway.  Gorham Fire Department responded initially and called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for continuation of cleanup.

A local contractor was called to pump off any residual fuel oil from the tank carcass, and excavate the needed soil adjacent to the home.  Fuel that flowed onto the driveway was absorbed and swept up.  The area was backfilled and readied for new steps.  The area is served by both public water and sewer systems, and no indoor air quality issues were identified.  Based on the successful remediation, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-417-2015*Casco Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident near 652 Route 11.  The accident caused some motor oil to be spilled onto the roadway.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-418-2015*Scarborough Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Black Point Road.  The accident caused some gasoline to be spilled onto the roadway.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-419-2015*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notification that approximately 2 quarts of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a mechanical failure.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The spilled oil was cleaned from the pad with sorbents and waste was disposed of by Central Maine Power Company.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-421-2015*NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 4/15/15, Buxton Fire Department reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services that they believed there may be some firefighting water runoff contaminated with fertilizer and pesticide that ran to the roadside ditch at this rural farm.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On the morning of 4/16/15, I met Frugal Farmer staff who showed me the incident location.  I did not note any staining, odor or residual product, and they advised me that the runoff likely contained fertilizer from the burned shed.  The only possible drinking water well threatened was the farmhouse's own drilled well located several hundred feet to the northeast (see site map).  No surface water bodies were seen to be affected.

1)  The fertilizer runoff is expected to naturally degrade and is not cost effective to recover.
2)  At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned.
P-422-2015*On 5/27/15, John Branscom, of the Maine Turnpike Authority, reported a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil on the turnpike in Saco.  The spill occurred when a five gallon pail of hydraulic oil fell out of a vehicle on the turnpike and then was subsequently run over by another vehicle.  The turnpike authority removed 4 - 5 pails of oily sand from the area for future disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-423-2015*On 5/27/15 I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a leaking transformer in Topsham.  The cause of the leak was not specified.  It was estimated only a few drops leaked out of the transformer, none of it hitting the ground.  The faulty transformer was replaced.  See attached report for more details.  No further action required.
P-424-2015*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of 5 gallons of antifreeze to the paved road surface. The released antifreeze was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-425-2015*A homeowner reported a leak from the antifreeze system of the heated driveway. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed that a ruptured hose had caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze to the paved driveway surface.  MDEP personnel cleaned the spilled antifreeze from the ground with sorbents and disposed of the material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-426-2015*
SUMMARY
This report covers the assessment and response to a hazardous materials (haz mat) incident located at the commercial laundry facility owned and operated by Maine Medical Center (MMC).  Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was primary representative for the State of Maine Hazardous Materials Team.  Mr. John Swiger, MMC, Occupational Safety Industrial Hygienist, was primary contact for the response by the Responsible Party, MMC.

Incident Commander (IC) for the response by the Westbrook Fire Department (WFD) and the Presumpscot Valley Hazardous Materials Team (PVHMT) was Westbrook Fire Chief Turcott.  PVHMT was composed of responders with Gorham, Westbrook, Windham and Scarborough Fire Departments, Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and others.  Response contractor hired by MMC was Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) under Mathew Quinn and Kenneth Small.

INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 5/27/15, about noon time, Westbrook Fire Department notified MDEP Division of Response Services of an ongoing and significant but unidentified haz mat incident at this facility, and requested MDEP response.  An apparent hazardous and uncontrolled reaction was ongoing inside a laundry facility building requiring evacuation of the workers.

LOCATION
The Scott Drive location is a commercial industrial area located near the intersection of County Road (Route 22) and Spring Street and is served by municipal drinking water. Access is also from Jonathan Drive and Karen Drive.  The haz mat incident occurred in the laundry facility which is the eastern of the two buildings, and the second building is a MMC warehouse.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In the initial hours of the incident, it was unknown which and what volumes of the products were mixed with the concentrated Hypochlorite product tank.  A concern was the mixing of an acid into the Hypochlorite which could release Chlorine gas.  It was later determined that during transfer of product from 55-gallon drums to about four 200-gallon, vertical supply tanks (process feed tanks), Sunlite Sodium Hydroxide alkaline solution was mistakenly pumped into the tank of Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach Pure 15%).  The portable pump and hoses used to transfer from the drum to the supply tanks were apparently not cleaned (flushed) out by the MMC worker, and an estimated 5 to 8 gallons of Sodium Hydroxide alkaline solution was pumped into the Hypochlorite.  At the time of the incident, at about 1130 hours' time, the workers noted a bubbling reaction from the hypochlorite and an evacuation was initiated and the WFD notified.  The reaction was believed to be and later confirmed to be exothermic.

The vertical supply tanks were of cylindrical translucent plastic with narrow openings and feed lines coming out of the top.  The plastic tank breaks down, softens and melts, at 260 degrees Fahrenheit, so there was also a reasonable fear the tank could fail causing a discharge of the hypochlorite solution, in addition to a possible hazardous vapor issue.

PVHMT sent in three teams in Level-A Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with a combination of a passive Chlorine meter, COSMO Instruments meter from Fairchild for industrial chemicals, Chlorine Draeger tubes, Thermo Inc. Photoionization Detector, a Temperature measuring gun, and an Ahura Defender.  Chlorine levels were consistently near zero parts per million (ppm).  Product temperatures were 160 to 190 degrees.  Via a video camera used by the entry teams, we observed a slow rolling boil in the tank and a pale amber opaque color.  The reaction continued for hours, to past 1700 hours? time.

No unusual odors were known reported in the building by the workers, but most workers were sent home and could not be interviewed by the responders.  No unusual odors were noted or measured in the area outside the buildings during the response.  There was no known liqui
P-427-2015*Does Gas & Lottery reported that a dispenser attached to tank #1 leaked approximately 1 gallon of gasoline into the sump container under the dispenser. The release was reportedly caused by a leaking filter gasket on the dispenser. They reported that the filter had been tightened and the leak stopped. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-433-2015*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of heating oil to a basement. The tanks were located on a bedrock perch with approximately six inches of gravel overburden.  The majority of spilled product migrated vertically through the gravel directly to bedrock.  Some product did migrate horizontally over the edge of the perch to the lower level; the same gravel overburden existed there as well.  A vactor was utilized to remove all the gravel at both levels exposing bare rock.  Thereafter, ventilation piping was installed, surrounded in stone, then covered with concrete.  The drilled well on the property was deemed not in jeopardy by the Division of Technical Services, who will monitor ambient air quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-434-2015*Products consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were recovered from a bread truck after a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seizure.  Said products were entered into Maine Department of Environmental Protection's regular waste stream for bulk disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-435-2015*Prior to potential sale of property (formerly heavy equipment sales and service), a stain of hydraulic oil was noticed when a tree harvester was moved from it parked location.  The area is made up of primarily clay and field grasses (not a lawn) with large portion of asphalt parking towards the front of the property/building.
P-436-2015*On 5/29/15, report was received of a 10-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to the paved ground from a trash truck at this Pine Tree Waste (PTW) property.  The discharge was reported cleaned up by PTW and the waste put into their waste stream.

While discussing this spill on 6/3/15 with PTW, PTW informed me of another, smaller, hydraulic oil discharge from a trash truck in the same area that occurred this day and which was incorporated into this spill report.  This PTW facility is located in a rural commercial area.  The discharges did not reach drains or the waters of Maine.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-437-2015*Scott Cyr responded to a complaint by the City Code Enforcement Officer reporting there was a sump pump discharging oily water at this location.  See attached "Initial Clean-up Actions Agreement" for remediation details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-309-2015*I received an anonymous complaint concerning an improper pesticide application on a blueberry field in Eastbrook.  The nature of the complaint did not concern a spill.  I referred the spill to Henry Jennings at the Pesticide Control Board for follow-up.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-430-2015*There was a tractor trailer accident on Route 27 in Jim Pond Township.  The saddle tank on the truck leaked diesel fuel.  I hired a local contractor to excavate the contamination and Allstate Environmental Services to truck the soil for disposal as well as remove sorbent pads placed by me and the Eustis Fire Department.  Glen Bigney, representing the Insurance Company for the trucking company, took over the cleanup from that point.

I inspected the site following their cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Service is necessary in this matter at this time.
B-448-2015*On July 17, a National Response Center report was received (Incident number 1123100).  A pleasure craft ran aground at 44 22' 00" and 68 46' 00, which is Smith Cove in Castine.  The boat was refloated at high tide and no spill occurred according to the U. S. Coast Guard duty officer in Belfast.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-453-2015*On July 21, Levi Pelletier, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a hydraulic oil spill from an excavator.  The .5 gallon spill was the result of a chafed line.  The oil was spilled onto rock.  Ten pounds of sorbents was used to clean the rocks and equipment and was disposed of in the project waste stream.  No resources were at risk.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
P-568-2015*On July 13th, Crowley Energy called to report "at least a gallon" spilled to possibly a dirt floor.

In actuality, 292 gallons had been delivered to the dual tank system and the outer tank had been overpressurized and expanded.  In so doing, the welds holding the end bars popped, creating four holes all approximately 1/4 inch in diameter.  The oil was discharged at pressure, in one instance a stream about 15 feet, at a height of five feet sprayed on a shelf unit.   Another spewed directly off the adjacent tank spraying overhead joists, walls etc., culminating in a pool of oil on the floor and into the nearby sump.  The sump appears to have discharged outside as emulsified oil was found at the discharge pool, and also migrated to a culvert beneath roadway (Foreside Road) to a minor plume of approximately 15-20 feet.  The plume very light, surficial entrapped by vegetation, thick sheen at most.

The stained floor area was 20 feet by 20 feet, covering approximately half the basement.  Pooled oil on the concrete an inch or more deep was observed at the initial arrival.  Sorbent pads were applied and a cleanup contractor called.  A vacuum truck was employed to recover oil from the floor surface and the sump.  With the amount of oil discharged to the floor, it soaked through the "cove seam" (the joint between the wall and floor) for dozens of linear feet.  This prompted a call to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  Much of the concrete floor was removed, jack-hammered and loaded into buckets and hand carried through the basement, up the bulkhead and into the dump truck.  A trench was saw cut along the entire perimeter of the basement wall, to allow removal/excavation of perimeter drain piping and affected soils.  The sump was flushed and the vacuum employed to collect the effluent at discharge on the near side of roadway ditch.  Sorbent pads were applied to far side drainage, and vegetation hand pulled for a remedial method.

Water infiltration to the basement along the front wall was problematic.  Mr. Oram is a builder and drilled and created some controlled drain points with piping to effectively guide the water into the new replacement perimeter drain.  Also the area immediately adjacent to the sump was reconfigured to allow more flow as a treatment trailer was being installed for residual oils in the groundwater not yet accessed.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-570-2015*A utility truck crashed into a roadside ditch which resulted in small discharges of diesel and motor oil.  Spilled products impacted standing surface water amongst the reeds and cattails and were recovered with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-571-2015*On 7/14/15, notification by Jason Brown of Pine Tree Waste Services (PTW) Company of a small hydraulic oil leak to pavement from one of their trash trucks.  None of the spillage was reported to drains, ground or surface water, or to soil.  PTW reported the leak cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-572-2015*On 7/15/15, I visited this suburban home in response to a report on 7/14/15, by Avery Family Fuels Company to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a leak that occurred on 7/13/15.  Due to a reported pump failure for the boiler or furnace, about 0.5-gallons of #2 oil leaked to the basement floor.  The leak was reported cleaned up.  The area is served by municipal drinking water.

I met the homeowner's grandmother and son who stated Ms. Coxe was not home and I could not inspect the leak location, so I left my card with a request to call me.  MDEP concern was indoor air quality of the home, and the chance oil was seeping under the floor that was undetected.  Ms. Coxe later called me to report she was pleased with the clean-up and all okay.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-573-2015*On 7/14/15, 3-E Company, a spill reporting company for BJ's Wholesale Club, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a leak of about 10-gallons of hydraulic oil from a contractor's boom truck that was tending a sign.

On 7/15/15, I met Clean Harbors Environmental Services staff on site as they finished clean-up work.  The discharge left significant stains on the asphalt pavement on the northwest and southwest sides of the store building (see site map).  We re-estimated the discharge to be closer to 20-gallons in volume.  The discharge was cleaned satisfactorily and none reached soil, drains or surface water due to prompt clean-up required by and due to Maine rules and statute.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-574-2015*A tractor trailer truck rolled over as a result of a collision with a motor vehicle.  The saddle tanks remained intact but approximately one gallon of motor oil was lost from the engine.  Spilled product remained on the pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-575-2015*An antifreeze hosed failed which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of antifreeze to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-578-2015*A truck developed a diesel leak while it was underway, resulting in a trail of diesel in the travel lane. The driver stopped when he noticed the trail.  Sand was applied to the roadway to absorb spilled product which was then recovered and disposed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-579-2015*Approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil was released from an off road utility truck when a hydraulic hose failed.  Spilled product impacted gravel below the vehicle.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-580-2015*A town official reported an unaddressed release of oil at this commercial property.  Scrap metal and junk cars are transient and the source of the release is believed to be one of those cars.  A small excavation was undertaken to remove visible, surficial staining.  Approximately three yards of material were removed which consisted of gravel fill.  Other contamination may exist on the property given its historical use as a mechanic shop and other related activities.  That effort was meant only to address the most recent, surficial release and this report is not intended to construe the site is clean.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-581-2015*Approximately 2 gallons of diesel was discharged from a delivery truck when the truck struck a bollard in the parking lot and damaged the fuel tank. The fuel was released to the asphalt drive surface and cleaned/disposed by Boise Cascade personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-584-2015*On 7/16/15, at the request of Ms. Mills, I met her and her daughter on site to check on and discuss the possible presence of two possible old, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tanks (USTs) at this residence.  The location is a two family home located near Bowdoin College.  The home and area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

Two bare steel USTs, a 220-gallon (T-1) and 275-gallon (T-2), are registered with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as abandoned-in-place (AIP) in 1991, when owned by Ms. Rose Pletts.  Based on the sizes, these may be oval 220 and 275-gallon aboveground tanks not certified for below ground use.  Abandonment in place under Maine rules Chapter 691 rules requires cleaning the tank of any liquid and sludge and then completely filling the UST with inert fill, such as concrete slurry.  At this time, I was not aware of which MDEP Division of Response Services staff approved the AIP.  Being a residential, consumptive-use UST under 1000-gallon capacity, no Chapter 691 UST Closure site assessment was required.  I found no record of MDEP staff attending and observing the AIP back in 1991.

During our 7/16/15 site visit we did not have access to the home basement to check on UST fuel lines entering the basement foundation.  Using a metal detector, I located magnetic anomalies in areas adjacent to the home in grassy areas that a UST would likely be installed.  I noted no UST vent or fill pipes evident on the property.  We did no digging to check for the USTs.  I have no information as to complaints of indoor oil vapor intrusion into the adjacent home.  I noted no obvious surface oil discharges on the property at the time.

CONCLUSION
1)  I advised Ms. Mills that evidence indicates two USTs appear to remain on the property and there was no evidence at this time that the tanks were properly emptied of fuel and cleaned out or not, as was required.  I advised that if no reliable documentation could be found, a test pit to uncover the USTs may be advisable.  If they have any further questions or information they should feel free to call me.
2)  Based on the site visit and review of the UST registration file #17820, I believe that no further investigation need be required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment, or that the property is clean to pristine condition.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-585-2015*On Friday, 7/17/15, while in the area, I visited this consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility to check on the planned abandonment by removal.  The 12,000 gallon UST facility that served the school replaced two aboveground tanks removed in 1995 (see report P-452-1995).  In 2006, this tank was planned for abandonment in place, but appears to have been taken out of service for a long period (see P-102-2006).  The location is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.

On site, I noted no evidence of the UST remaining on the surface, such as UST fill pipe or vent pipes.  The temporary classrooms that had been located over the tank in 2006 were gone.  The UST area appeared to have been dug up recently with visible bare earth covered in mulch hay.  The school now had a natural gas hookup to the building.  It appears I missed the UST abandonment by a day or two.  I found no record that the school or the listed contractor (Les Wilson & Sons) reported evidence of discharges to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.

1)  As this is a consumptive use UST facility, no Chapter 691 UST closure environmental assessment was required or known to be done.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements or actions at this time.



P-587-2015*On July 20, 2015, Simard and Sons, Inc., reported a unleaded gasoline discharge to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The discharge occurred at 211 Lisbon Street in Lisbon.

Elwin Scott of Simard and Sons explained to me on the phone that they were digging a hole at the gas station located at that property to install a canopy. The canopy needs to have concrete poured in the ground as a foundation to hold it in place. When the hole was exposed, heavy gasoline vapors came from the soil. The site has only had unleaded gasoline on site. I asked Scottie to set the contaminated soil that needed to be removed to the side, and I would visit it on the 21st.

On July 21, 2015, I visited the site with Steve Flannery, my supervisor. It was unknown at that time how the soil became contaminated since the underground storage tanks were not leaking. After careful evaluation of the area, it was determined that the contaminated soil would be disposed of properly at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough. No further excavation or soil was necessary because there was no threat to groundwater.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-588-2015*On 7/21/15, both Pine Tree Waste, Inc., (PTW) and Auburn Fire Department (AFD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge of hydraulic oil running about 200' down the road from a PTW trash truck with a ruptured hose.  The discharge was being cleaned by AFD with speedy dry sorbent material.

When I arrived to assess the discharge, I confirmed a large oil stain on the asphalt pavement down Goff Street, with stains concentrated where the truck stopped at intersections or the roadside.  Residue of speedy dry and sand remained; sand is advised to reduce the slipperiness of the oiled roadway.  Clean-up was satisfactory.  No oil appears to have reached drains or surface water due to prompt reporting and clean-up required by Maine Statute.

The spill area is dense residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is foreseen at this time.
P-589-2015*On 7/17/15, Westbrook Pubic Services Department (WPSD) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge of hydraulic oil from one of their town vehicles at this intersection.  WPSD applied speedy dry sorbent material and sand to the leak.  No spill reached drains or surface water.  The discharge was satisfactorily cleaned.

At WPSD request, I issued a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form for recycling and disposal of the oily waste at CPRC Group.  The spill area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

At this time no further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are foreseen.


B-458-2015*On July 22, Dee Hobart, of Sargent Corporation, called to report a motor oil spill from construction equipment at pad 28 of the Bingham wind power project.  The two gallon spill was the result of an undetermined motor issue.  The oil was spilled onto tilled dirt.  One yard of contaminated soil was picked up and was disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-461-2015*Lincoln Paper & Tissue reported that the oil pan on Mr. Lichtenberg's personal vehicle had failed while it was parked in the employee parking lot at the mill. Motor oil made its way along the paved parking lot to a storm drain where it entered the Mill Pond. Mill personnel used sorbent material to recover oil from both the pond and the parking lot until no more oil was visible in the pond. The vehicle was repaired. No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-475-2015*At 1040 hours on 7/30/15, the Old Town Public Works reported a 4-5 gallon leak of motor oil from one of their trucks.  The truck was traveling along Stillwater Avenue in Old Town when the leak started.  The spill stain was observed near the centerline, started near 427 Stillwater Avenue and continued for about 0.25 miles heading north.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-250-2014*On 5/17/14, I received report from Emera Maine of a car accident, knocking down a utility pole on Poplar Street, Old Town.  The 14 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was washed with the rain over a large area.  Old Town Police personnel closed the road for safety and Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Emera to remove contaminated debris from various areas that were impacted.

Emera visited the site the following day and discovered more impacted areas to be cleaned.  Eventually all of the contamination was removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-566-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a pad-mounted transformer leaking in this area.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.  No Central Maine Power Co. report available.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-465-2015*On July 26, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at Bangor International Airport.  The 3 to 5 gallon spill of Jet A fuel occurred at Gate 12.  It was the result of fuel venting from an airplane with tail number N991TW.  The fuel was picked up from the tarmac using a fuel vac and sorbent pads.  The material will be held for Clean Harbors Environmental Services pick up in August.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-491-2015*On August 3, Paul Glidden, of Reed and Reed, Inc., called to report a hydraulic oil spill from an excavator.  The 8 ounce spill was the result of a chafed line.  The oil was spilled on to gravel.  Five pounds of sorbents was used to clean the gravel and was disposed of in the projects waste stream.  No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-502-2015*On August 7, I was driving through Milo and observed a tank pull at Harmon's gas station, 32 East Main Street in Milo, Maine.  I decided to stop to observe.  While observing, it was reported that contamination was found under one of the gasoline tanks.  It was determined that the correct protocol was worker protection.  The contamination was less than the worker protection standard.  The material was to be left in place.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-501-2015*On 8/7/2015, Dead River Company reported a half gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  A delivery was made, but the supply tank was already full, so oil burped out the vent.  The spill was immediately cleaned up with sorbents and the waste collected for transport to their Brewer facility for later hazardous waste contractor pickup and disposal.  Dead River technicians investigated the oil tank inside the house to ensure no additional potential leaks from the piping.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.

B-498-2015*At 1325 hours on 8/6/15, Brian Bernoski, of the Maine Air National Guard (MEANG), reported a 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil (oil).  The spill was from a blown hose on a trailer owned by a contractor, Sargent Corporation, performing work on Charlie Taxiway of the MEANG base.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-430-2015*On July 13, Dave Perkins from Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) called with a hydraulic oil spill.  The spill occurred at 21 Old Bennoch Road in Old Town, which is a residence.  MDOT was dumping fill at the property when a hydraulic line broke and approximately 7 gallons of hydraulic leaked onto the ground.  I placed sorbent pads to collect product and MDOT used a front end loader to scrape the contaminated dirt.  Exactly 2.82 tons of contaminated soil was taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility. No resources were at risk.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.

B-434-2015*On July 13, David Whelan, of Phillips and Jordan, Inc., called to report a hydraulic spill.  The spill occurred near the "Lay Down" area off the Spec Pond Road, for the Hancock wind power project.  The spill occurred when a hose came loose from a grinder.  When the leak occurred, work was stopped.  The half-gallon of hydraulic oil ended up on mulch.  The spill was cleaned up by removing the mulch and by using sorbent pads.  The contaminated material was placed in a drum and it will be disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-410-2015*On 7/9/15, at 1040 hours, Mr. Levesque reported that there was oil in the pond in his cow pasture. He reported that a car had gone off the road into his pond two nights earlier, but he did not discover the oil in the pond until he noticed his cows were not going to the pond to drink. I met Mr. Levesque at his farm. There was a slick of red oil on a small pond where the vehicle tracks lead down the embankment to the pond. The pond had an outlet through a culvert that led to a small stream. There was no sign of oil at the outlet, so I installed an oil absorbent boom in front of the culvert to hinder migration of the oil. I contacted the officer who was at the crash scene, Sargent Kim Mills, of the Kennebec Sheriff Department. He reported that the vehicle had left the road and tore the transmission pan open. Sargent Mills sent me the crash report. I was unable to contact the vehicle owner by phone. I did contact the insurance company, GEICO, and they informed me that a claim had been filed for the crash (GEICO Insurance Policy #4354396287, claim# 0467540530101014). I informed them that there was oil in a pond and that with any rain would drain to a stream necessitating the immediate clean-up of the oil. They said that they were not going to take action and that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection could do what was necessary and send the bill to them.

I hired a contractor and we pumped out the small pond of all recoverable liquids and used oil absorbent boom and pads to recover oil. Only a light sheen was visible the next day on the recharge water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-442-2015*On July 16, Ms. Dawes, of Emera Maine, called to report a spill of transformer oil from a transformer.  The spill occurred on 413 Outlaw Point Road in Seboeis Plantation.  The spill was a result of a bad valve on the transformer and approximately 2 gallons was lost.  The transformer had less than 1 part per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls.  The spill was small and covered a 6 foot by 3 foot area with spots of transformer oil.  The contaminated soil and vegetation was bagged up and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
I-173-2015*On 7/16/15, I received a report of a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a self-loader in the Ashland log yard in Nashville Plantation.  Dustin Nadeau, Harvest Supervisor, said that a Irving Logging contractor's crew used sorbent pads to soak up the spilled hydraulic oil.  These oily pads were brought to the contractor's garage for disposal with other oily debris.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
A-395-2015* On 6-13-2015, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the release of about two gallons of hydraulic oil. This release occurred in the town of Rome on Crane Extension.  A hydraulic hose, on a bucket truck, developed a leak spilling oil onto the pavement and road shoulder.
 Cleanup was done by a CMP crew and the waste material was brought to North Augusta Service Center.
 No site visit was made by DEP and no further action from Response is expected.
P-479-2015*The City of Auburn requested a waiver to remove an underground storage tank (UST) at the Hasty Community Center.  The UST was removed without incident. No contamination or issue with the tank were observed.  No site visit was made due to availability, but the City of Auburn took pictures of the removal.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-383-2015*On 6/24/2015, Maritime Energy Company reported the release of fuel oil at a home in Camden, Maine.  This home is located at 59 Pearl Street and is owned by Mr. Rector.  The outside oil tank, which had been installed in May by an independent oil technician, was dripping oil at the flare fitting.  This fitting is located where the copper line connects to the filter assembly.

Oil had leaked onto the ground and collected in the sump.  The sump pump was working, however, no oil was pumped through the system.  I checked the sump pump discharge area and found no indication of a release there.

The discharge was cleaned up by Maritime Energy and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) using sorbent pads.

***Note: No further information is available as this was all that was written when the MDEP Responder, Glen Wall, retired from state service.

I-156-2015*On 6/29/15, Craig Holder, Special Agent with Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) called requesting Division of Response Services assistance with overpacking and disposal of hazardous chemicals/waste materials associated with a mobile meth lab that was discovered in a car.  The car owned by Kayla Nason has been impounded by the State Police Impoundment lot behind their barracks in Houlton.  Agent Holder is assembling the entry team, getting a search warrant and will be ready to do the entry in a couple of hours.

Arrived on-scene and set up overpacks and got in appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) to support receiving the hazardous chemicals retrieved and processed from the impounded car.  Overpacked various hazardous waste byproducts - muriatic acid, Draino, fertilizer, and liquid mixtures of spent "one-pot method" used in the production of meth.  Brought back to warehouse for overpacking, consolidation and transport to Bangor Division of Response Services facility for disposal with other hazardous wastes.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-438-2015*On July 14, Levi Pelletier, of Alvin J. Coleman and Son, Inc., called to report a motor oil spill from construction equipment.  The one gallon spill was the result of an undetermined motor issue.  The oil was spilled onto gravel.  Thirty pounds of gravel was picked up and disposed of in the project waste stream.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-449-2015*On July 20, Don Darling of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Air Quality asked for transportation and disposal of a hazardous material.  The product is a catalyst used in air monitoring, chromium tri-oxide.  The material was placed in a paint can.  It was transported and will be disposed of at Environmental Projects, Inc.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is required.
B-705-2014*At 1430 hours on 12/17/14, Mr. Robert Gray, of Robert Gray Plumbing and Heating Company, reported a stain beneath the aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence owned by Mrs. Marie Kabi at 69 Wadsworth Cove Road in Castine.  Mr. Gray had been at the house in November, 2014, to winterize the apartment side of the dwelling and then returned to fix an issue with the water heater on 12/17/14.  He did not observe #2 fuel oil under the tank in November, but did on his visit in December.  He indicated the tank was empty and a corrosion hole had allowed oil to seep out of the AST.

Mr. Paul Blood, of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services and I visited the site on 12/19/14.  There was a petroleum stain in the gravel under the AST.  Water, with a slight sheen, was observed approximately 2 inches beneath the gravel.  A section of the 4 inch diameter pvc perimeter drain for the dwelling was located in the stained gravel.  The perimeter drain outlet was inspected but there were no observations of oil discharged from this drain.

There were drips of oil on the underside of the AST but I did not observe any active dripping.  I removed the fill and vent piping from the AST.  The AST had approximately 4 inches of fuel still in it.  I drained 12 gallons of old #2 fuel oil out through the filter for disposal.  Mr. Blood and I figured a small amount (0.5-2 gallons) of #2 fuel oil leaked out of the corrosion hole on the bottom of the AST, dripped onto the gravel and was spread around by the high water table in the basement over the past month or so.  The oil never went deeper than a couple inches since it never entered the perimeter drain.  There was no evidence of oil at the perimeter drain's outlet.  We also checked numerous places of the perimeter drain in the basement looking for signs of oil.  None were observed.  There has been a considerable amount of rain over the past few months also.  Bedrock was only 6-8 inches below the gravel surface around the tank.  Outcrops of bedrock were observed in the basement also.  There was no indication that oil had made it to the bedrock.  Mrs. Kabi is on public water.

No further Division of Response Services or Division of Technical Services action is expected at this time.
A-449-2020*On 8/18/2020, Maine State Police Dispatch reported that a tractor trailer punctured a saddle tank after hitting road debris.  On the way to the scene, an oil stain was observed for more than a mile and a half.  The stain was contained to pavement until the location where the truck finally stopped.  When stopped, the valve connecting the two tanks was shut off so the uncompromised saddle tank would not keep trying to equalize.  Sorbents were placed under the tank until it stopped dripping.  The punctured tank was no longer leaking so the Maine State Police Commercial Unit was able to let the truck leave the scene.  The sorbent pads were disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The stain on the pavement was so thin and stretched out on the pavement, that the decision was made it was better to let it evaporate than to attempt a cleanup.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1019-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a retail, motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility by Cantwell Excavation under Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Tom Carleton of Portland Pump Company (PPC).  Following notification of evidence of a discharge by Mr. Grant Austin of Sebago Technics Engineering (STE), Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services arrived after the USTs had been removed from the ground.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and served by recently installed municipal water service.  While on site for the abandonment, I was told the area was formerly on private drinking water wells.  After checking on my request, STE reported in the closure assessment several wells in the area.

The western part of the Heath's Variety property is over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer, and the edge of the aquifer appears to cut north-south through the property.  The USTs were located in the eastern, non-aquifer side of the property.  Fill material observed in the UST excavation appeared to be medium to fine sands.  Groundwater was high and up the side of the USTs, about five feet below grade.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Following the UST abandonment of 12/18/14, I observed a light petroleum sheen on groundwater within the UST excavation.  Sebago Technic's UST closure assessment documented petroleum contamination in soil by field bag headspace method, below 70-parts per million (ppm) (see part 7.2 and Figure 2).  STE attributed discharges found around the 6000-gallon tank T-6 to periodic "burping" when the tank was filled.  This implies the tank overfill protection was bypassed or not working and fuel overfilled the spill bucket, or surface spills occurred from delivery truck hoses, and the discharges were not reported and satisfactorily cleaned up as required.

I noted no petroleum saturated soil or free product on groundwater.  As the groundwater saturated soil under the tanks could not be adequately sampled as required, STE and Cantwell had a groundwater sample from the UST area analyzed for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) (see STE report table 1).  Low levels of VPH were detected in groundwater.

No discharges were reported from the removed on site consumptive-use, heating oil AST (aboveground storage tank).

UST FACILITY & ABANDONMENT
T-4 and T-5 were a 6000 and a 4000-gallon cathodically protected, single-wall steel construction with suction operated single-wall fiberglass piping (see photos).  I noted no perforations or obvious defects in the USTs.  Cantwell removed the single concrete dispenser island several weeks before the tank abandonment without the installer and the site assessor (I advised him that this was improper to do).

Bare steel tanks T-1, T-2 and T-3 are registered as removed in 1989.  I found no record of petroleum discharges reported during the 1989 UST removal and replacement by CTI Jon Mapes.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At this time there has been no required or voluntary clean-up actions associated with this MDEP spill report.

CONCLUSIONS
A.)  See the MDEP UST file 4988, previous spill reports, and Sebago Technic's UST closure assessment of 12/18/14, for additional information.  This facility has been referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for consideration of the drinking water well(s) within 300' of the facility, possible further investigation and potential clean-up actions.
B.)  Petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed according to Maine statute and rules.  Discharges appear historical and from sources and times that are unknown at this time.
C.)  This spill report shall not be used as, or considered an environmental site assessment.
D.)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

S Brezinski
B-325-2015*I received a call indicating that an excavator had suffered a cracked hydraulic fitting in a gravel parking lot adjacent to the staging area for the Passadumkeag Wind farm project.  The spill was noticed quickly and cleaned up appropriately with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-326-2015*At 1300 hours on 6/4/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a 5-10 gallon spill at 20 Riverview Terrace in Brewer.  The spill occurred from a loose fitting on the piping from the aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  Dead River had performed work on the heating system a few days ago.  They used sorbents to soak up the oil from the concrete floor and then cleaned the floor.  I installed a plastic barrier around the tank and installed a vent system to remove lingering petroleum vapors.  Dead River sealed the floor wall crack with a silicon product approximately 1-2 weeks later.  I visited the site numerous times over the next month.  The owner had me remove the vent system and then reinstall it a few days later a few weeks after the spill.  My last few visits indicated no petroleum vapors detected with my meter.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-327-2015*At 1400 hours on 6/4/15, Jim McCoy, of Dead River Company (Dead River), reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil (oil) at 3478 Bennoch Road in Alton.  Dead River had performed work at this residence a week or so ago.  The Dead River technician had removed the supply line at the furnace, which allowed a small amount, maybe 2 cups, to leak out into the furnace.  He proceeded to soak up the spilled oil, but had not noticed a small amount had flowed under the furnace impacting the hallway rug and approximately 8 inches of wood of a wall on the left side of the furnace.  The owners of the residence reported vapors in the house a week or so later.  I observed Dead River removing the hallway rug and a small amount of oil-impacted wood.  Vapors inside the house were minimal during my two visits.  Dead River replaced the rug and repaired the wall.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
B-394-2015*On 6/19/15, Dahl-Chase Diagnostics Services reported a 5 milliliter formalin spill at the entered location.  A hose on a recycling boiler was not properly connected, causing the spill to the floor.  The product was neutralized and determined to be non-hazardous waste by the spiller.  The incident was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit and referred to the Division of Response Services.  The Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit was satisfied with the reporting, cleanup and disposal by Dahl-Chase.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-477-2015*At 1505 hours on 7/30/15, Expera reported another spill of black liquor at their mill facility in Old Town.  A larger spill of black liquor was reported from this same facility yesterday (refer to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Spill Number B-472-2015).  Cleanup operations are still on-going from both spills.  Numerous issues could be the cause of this spill.  They are still working through the process of what caused this spill.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Expera and had worked most of yesterday and this morning.  They will be back tomorrow to continue working on removing the black liquor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected for this spill.
A-472-2015*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  A Central Maine Power cleanup crew removed oily brush and sorbents for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-473-2015*This was an anonymous complaint of intentional dumping in Waterville.  The site is located adjacent to the Pan Am Railways rail yard.  I visited the site and found no evidence of dumping on the site.  The Pan Am property next door has a long history of spillage and is visibly stained, so it would be difficult to see any new spillage there.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-475-2015*A small amount of oil leaked out of this outside aboveground storage tank due to corrosion.  The leak was on a seam and stained the outside of the tank. The oil was collected with sorbents and the tank was replaced.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-476-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to this attached garage concrete floor due to tank corrosion.  Clay sorbents were used for the cleanup.  No oil left the concrete slab and no persistent oil odors were present in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-477-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil spilled due to a hose failure on a fixed trash compactor.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-478-2015*At 1400 hours on 7/31/15, Chris Arno, of Northern Line Construction, Inc., reported a 2 quart spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a truck near 1133 Greenfield Road in Greenbush.  They are working on the Passadumkeag Wind Farm.  They removed a small amount of sand from the side of the road which Cianbro Corporation took to their waste storage area for disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-628-2014*On 11/14/14, I received report from the Maine Air National Guard Base of a ten gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hydraulic line on a de-icing truck.  The spilled product was recovered from the asphalt using sorbent material.   The Base contractor will handle disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-657-2014*On 12/1/14, I received report from Joe Sousa of Sousa's Oil Burner Service Company of a fuel line leak into the crush proof protection tubing.  Mr. Sousa and I were able to attach two sorbent pads to the old fuel line and pull it from the sleeve.  The oil pads collected the spilled oil in the sleeve.  I disposed of the oil pads and Mr. Sousa replaced the oil line.  When the oil line was installed, Mr. Sousa caulked the ends of the sleeve to trap any vapors in the sleeve.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-664-2014*On 12/1/14, I received report from a Dead River Company technician of an oil leak in a garage in Lincoln.  The oil spill was caused when stacked firewood fell over and landed on the oil tank filter, cracking the nipple, and allowing the discharge.  An unknown amount of oil leaked from the tank onto the concrete, that pooled in an area.

When the Dead River technician arrived on scene he was able to recover the free product with speedy dry sorbent material.  However, an unknown amount seeped between the slab and concrete footer of the garage.

After careful examination outside, I located the low spot where the perimeter drain outlets.  No oil was in the area at the time.  I stocked the area with oil absorbent pads to collect oil if any should migrate from under the garage.

Two days later a small amount of oil was recovered in the pads.  I repeated this process two more times until no further product arrived.

I believe that any free product has been recovered.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-665-2014*On 12/2/14, I received report from Emera Maine of a transformer leak on the Rice Farm Road in Millinocket.  Mechanical failure on the transformer was the cause.  No recovery was possible.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-666-2014*On 12/3/14, I received report of an oil tank overfill.  Product came out of the vent and ran into some snow, which was bagged for disposal.  Unfortunately, product also leaked out of the tank gauge and onto the basement floor.  Not much oil was spilled inside, but the oil vapors required a fan to be installed to exchange the air in the space.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-672-2014*On 12/3/14, I received report of a fitting in an oil line leaking to a wet dirt basement floor.  Tenants in the apartment building noticed the oil vapor and reported it to the landlord.  The landlord notified their oil company who dispatched a technician who fixed the problem and deployed a few oil absorbent pads to recover the spilled product.

I arrived shortly after to confirm that the vapors in the living space were acceptable.  The living space was free of oil vapors and the basement vapor issues were controlled by leaving the basement door open.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-673-2014*On 12/4/14, I received report from the United States Coast Guard of the breakwater at the shipping pier in Eastport collapsing into the ocean.  The breakwater collapsed due to the metal piling rusting away due to age.  When the breakwater collapsed, it sunk the Eastport Pilot Association boat, causing an approximate 200 gallon gasoline spill into the harbor.

By daylight there was very little sheening observed in the harbor and the gasoline vapors had been dissipated by the strong winds.

No recovery of any product was possible.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-677-2014*On 12/7/14, I received report from the Maine Department of Transportation of a truck wreck on the interstate.  The wreck was caused by hazardous road conditions.

I arrived on scene the next morning when conditions permitted to find a small diesel spill.  Due to the location of the spill, I opted for no cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-698-2014*On 12/15/14, I received a report of a ten gallon overfill on the Embden Pond Road.  The spilled product sprayed out of the vent and onto the snow.  The contaminated snow was bagged by the oil company and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-711-2014*Dead River Oil Company reported an oil spill in the basement of 121 Broadway Street.  Approximately twenty gallons of fuel oil leaked from a corrosion hole to the floor where it was recovered using speedy dry sorbent material.  The homeowner was not concerned about the vapors in the basement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-728-2014*On 12/30/14 I received report from Dead River Oil Company of a small overfill of an oil tank.  Approximately two cups of oil were spilled, one inside the other cup outside.  Dead River used oil absorbent pads to recover the spilled product from the inside and removed the oiled snow on the outside.


no further action
B-732-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-733-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-734-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

B-735-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-736-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-737-2014*Transformer spill caused by storm damage, was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-738-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-739-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-740-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of waste properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-601-2014*Report was received through the Maine State Police from Mark Espieaignette of Pine Tree Waste Services reporting a 4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a burst line on one of their trucks.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-602-2014*The Wells Fire Department reported that they had responded to a spill from an old parts washer at the Wells High School.  Apparently, the School District had decided to get rid of an old parts washer that had been in their garage unused for a long time.  They thought the washer was empty, but when the drain plug was removed, several gallons of solvent drained out onto the concrete floor, into a floor drain, and out the overhead door onto the pavement (see attached photos).  When I arrived, Safety Kleen was already on scene to drain and dispose of the remaining solvent in the parts washer.  I inquired with the facility person about the floor drain and where it went.  After some looking, he found what appeared to be a small oil/water separator near the wall and was able to recover a gallon or so from there with sorbent pads.  Safety Kleen took the remaining liquid and the bagged sorbent pads for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-605-2014*An anonymous complainant walked into the Department's offices at Canco Road in Portland to lodge a complaint about a neighbor.  The complainant stated there was a strong oil odor coming from the property and that there was a 55 gallon drum on the property which he believed was leaking.

I investigated the complaint that afternoon.  I spoke with the homeowner's wife who was home at the time.  She rang her husband on the phone and I spoke with him as well.  I learned that the homeowner's brother had dumped some oil out of a 5 gallon bucket in the back yard "in the bushes".  I informed the homeowner that that was unacceptable and that we had received complaints about the odor.  I asked him to clean up the spill which he agreed to do when he got home from work that evening.  I asked for permission to look around the back yard, which I was granted.

I could smell a heating oil odor coming from the back yard, but I was unable to pinpoint exactly where the dumping had occurred.  I found the 55 gallon drum, and although it was a little rusty, it was not leaking and contained only a small amount of fluid.  Mr. Abu cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-816-2014*On October 10, 2014, Tim Smith, with Pit Stop Fuel, reported oil under an above ground storage tank (AST) at a customer's residence.  Mr. Smith said they were delivering oil to 8 Holland Drive in Gorham, when the driver noticed there was soil saturated with oil. It was assumed that the owner of the AST attempted to fill the tank himself. Mr. Smith and I both called the owner of the property with no response.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are planned at this time.
A-783-2014*On 12/8/14, at 0900 hours, Winthrop Fire Department reported that they were assisting the Winthrop Public Works in cleaning up a small hydraulic oil spill on Alden Road in Winthrop. Chief Dan Brooks reported that a town plow truck had lost a hydraulic line and they had collected the 5 to 7 gallons of hydraulic oil with oil absorbent pads. The spill was contained to the paved road. No site visit was made.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
B-704-2014*At 1425 hours on 12/17/14, the Orono Fire Department reported a light sheen flowing down Park Street in Orono.  The sheen seems to originate from the residence at 162 Park Street.  The tenants had been evicted last month.  This is where I have responded twice before, following from neighbors and the city code enforcement officer asking for a responder to look at possible petroleum spills.  One spill was related to a vapor complaint.  The former tenants were always working on vehicles in the yard.

The Orono Fire Department looked for a source but could not find one in the yard of 162 Park Street.  It appears the heavy rains may have caused a small amount of petroleum to the surface which caused the light sheen.  This area is served by public water.  The fire department left absorbents in place and will retrieve them the next day.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1-2015*A small amount of diesel fuel was spilled to the gravel driveway during a mishap when filling a logging truck.  The ground was frozen so the property owner waited until spring to collect the contaminated soil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-8-2015*On 1/6/15, at 1350 hours, Tim Hosea, from Tim Hosea's Heating Service, reported that an estimated 50 gallons of #2 heating oil had spilled inside a finished basement when the heating oil tank outlet was cracked by an object falling off a shelf.  He reported that he had fixed the leak, but there was oil under the laminate flooring.  I went to the site and found that the oil had spread into the hallway and two finished rooms that abutted the furnace room where the tank was located.  There was a floor drain in the furnace room and some oil was removed from the drain with oil absorbent pads.  Ventilation was put in place, but the family renting the home was relocating until the oil vapors could be controlled.  I contacted the property owner and she completed an Oil Clean-up Fund Application and a Clean-up Options Agreement, choosing to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) manage the cleanup.

On 1/7/15, work was begun to remove oil impacted materials in the basement.  Drywall and studs that were oiled were removed, as well as flooring in the hallway and two abutting rooms.  Over the next several days, the floor drain was vacuumed out, recovering a small amount of oil. The floor was washed multiple times and sealed with two coats of epoxy sealer to contain the oil vapors generated by the oil impacted cement floor.  The walls and supports were reconstructed.  The floor drain was converted into a sub slab ventilation system to remove oil vapors.  Only a small amount oil was recovered from the floor drain outlet in the backyard and a small amount soil removed.

The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services to monitor the drinking water well and engineer further control of the oil vapors.
B-9-2015*On 1/6/15, I received report from Warden Simmons of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) through the ice on Jones Pond.  The owner removed the ATV the following day.  Very little sheen was observed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-10-2015*On 1/6/15, I received report from Dead River Company of a gasket failure on a fuel pump on a furnace in a mobile home on Cram Street in Bradley.  Oil vapors in the home were reported as very high, so I brought fellow responder Selleck with me for assistance.

Responder Selleck and I along with the Dead River technicians removed what oiled material we could that night, but the vapors were still very bad.  The homeowner had to spend the next few days at her daughter's home until the ductwork could be replaced.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services Engineering Technician Jim Lavoie coordinated the replacement of the ductwork through a local contractor.  Once the work was completed, the air quality improved greatly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-377-2014*On 7/14/14, I received report from land lease community owner Steve Fernald of an oil tank leak from a corrosion hole.  An unknown amount of oil leaked to the ground.  Mr. Fernald and I have worked together before, therefore he had  good idea what would have to be done.

He had rented a mini excavator and sent two of his maintenance staff to meet me on site and commence the removal of the contaminated soil.  Approximately 6 tons of soil was removed and clean backfill material put in place.

The community is served by public water and no vapors where present inside the home.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-380-2014*On 7/15/14, I received report from Machais Fire Department of a gasoline leak from a vehicle.  The spilled product caused a sheen on the asphalt parking lot and down the road.  The Fire Department deployed speedy dry sorbent material to the sheen.  The speedy dry was recovered and bagged for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-383-2014*On 7/16/14, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a transformer spill.  The cause was storm damage.  The spilled product was recovered during an excavation.  The soil was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-384-2014*On 7/16/14, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a few drops of oil weeping from one of their transformers.  Repairs were made.

No further Division of Response Services action is required.
B-388-2014*On 7/17/14, I received report from Bangor Fire Department of a scooter fire at 1763 Union Street.  The scooter had a couple of gallons of gasoline in it before the fire.  After the fire, no gasoline.  If all of the gasoline was not consumed in the fire, then some of it had spilled.

An investigation the next morning led me to believe that all of the gasoline was consumed in the fire.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-399-2014*On 7/23/14, I received report of a blown hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment owned by Folsom Construction Company at their gravel pit in Alton.  The spilled product was shoveled into bags for proper disposal at the landfill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-87-2015*On February 25, I received a call from Eric Hoche of Eastern Plumbing and Heating.  He called to report a potential spill at 15 Boynton Street in Eastport.  When the driver delivered fuel, he got a good whistle.  However, upon removing the fill hose, the technician determined the fill pipe came off of the tank.  They were not certain if there was no spill or a potential loss of oil.  Eric contacted the owner, Chrys Landrigan, to get access to the home.  Eric called back at 3:00 and indicated they had a serious spill.  It was estimated by the technicians on scene to be 80 gallons.

The tank was a 275 gallon capacity inside tank installed in the horizontal position.  It was installed on a wooden and metal frame.  The frame apparently collapsed and broke the fuel line near the filter.  The basement was a mix of concrete and soil.  There was a sump near the spill site.  When the technicians from Eastern got into the basement, they were able to stop the leak and use sorbents to collect the fuel.  They also unplugged the sump pump which at the time had no oil in the sump.  Later, oil was found in the sump and was collected with sorbents.  I installed ventilation when I arrived due to the high vapor readings in the home and basement.

On February 26, I completed a fund application with the owner.  A new oil tank was installed in the home in a new location.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services helped remove oil soaked debris, about .5 tons from the basement in the area we were to work.  We used the vac truck to remove 2.5 tons of contaminated soil and concrete.  I believe the spill was not as much as initially reported.  The oil soaked only several inches into the soil.  The leaking oil also found the perimeter drain and leaked into the sump.  When excavation was complete, the Division of Technical Services installed a subsurface ventilation system.  I cleaned the oily stairs with Simple Green cleaner.

This spill has been referred to the Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-492-2014*At 1506 hours on 9/11/14, TDS Telecom reported a spill of #2 fuel oil in their garage located at 65 Elm Street in Hartland.  A union malfunctioned and allowed approximately 20 gallons to leak into the basement of TDS Telecom's garage.  This part of the garage was flooded with a couple inches of water so the oil was floating on top of the water.  I laid down 300 to 350 oil absorbent pads (pads) in the basement to soak up the oil.  Upon my departure that evening, I had removed 98% of the oil.  I left 50 pads on the water to soak up any remaining oil.  The following day I retrieved these pads for disposal.  I may have recovered 0.5 gallons of oil overnight.  I left a few pads with the employees in case additional oil emerges from behind the cabinet.  They will have an oil company install a new supply line to code in the next few days.  A tannery is located next to this facility and the area is served by public water.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-494-2014*At 1032 hours on 9/13/14, Mr. Chris Sites of Freightliner of Maine, Inc., reported a 1-2 gallon spill of motor oil from a tractor trailer test driven by a Freightliner mechanic (mechanic).  The mechanic stopped at Dysarts convenience store (store) in Hampden (366 Coldbrook Road).  When he came back out from the store he noticed a puddle of oil under the truck.  Mr. Sites said the Dysarts spill truck came over and put out sorbents to soak up the oil.  The truck was taken back to Freightliner to be fixed.  No additional Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-449-2015*A discharge of kerosene was reported at a residence on Vinalhaven from a leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST).   I met Fire Chief, Mark Candage, on site.  The outdoor AST had leaked 50-100 gallons due to a corrosion hole.  The tank was tucked in against a building and excavation would be difficult.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., to vactor out the affected soil.  The vactoring was conducted on July 30, 2015, and 1.1 tons of soil were removed.  The soil was vactored to the extent possible along the foundation.  Some contamination was left behind, however, the area is served by public water and no vapor impacts in the home are expected.  As such no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-474-2015*On July 29, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at the Bangor International Airport Fuel Depot.  Ten gallons of aviation gas spilled following maintenance performed on a fill nozzle.  The fuel was picked up from the secondary containment using sorbent pads.  The material will be held for Clean Harbors Environmental Services pickup in August.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-476-2015*On July 30, Gene Weldon reported a spill at Lane Construction Corporation in Bangor, 1065 Odlin Road.  The spill was the result of a leaky O-ring on a water truck.  Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil sprayed onto the asphalt and gravel parking area.  Most of the oil was on the pavement.  Sand was spread over the spill, and a street sweeper was used to pick up the contaminated sand.  The sand will be disposed of in the asphalt batch plant.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-471-2015*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power removed oily brush and sorbents.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-436-2015*On 7/17/2015 in Waterville, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 qt. spill of lube oil resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on on engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am and no further response action is expected.
B-480-2015*At 1400 hours on 7/31/15, Dick Treadwell reported 4-5 quart spill of motor oil at 2596 Union Street in Hermon.  The owner, Mary Dyer, struck her drinking water well with a vehicle, which allowed motor oil from the vehicle's engine to leak into the drinking water well.  I went out and removed a small amount of soil around the well casing and wiped up oil from the well casing cap and casing.  They were not planning to use the well over the weekend.

I referred the site to Paul Higgins of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services and he inspected the drinking water well on 8/3/15.  The casing is only approximately 3 feet deep, which allowed motor oil to smear down the casing and then the bedrock.  Numerous pieces of contaminated debris also fell into the drinking water well.  Mr. Higgins indicated the well would not be able to be cleaned effectively and oil would persist.  The owner will check with her insurance to see if they will cover a new well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-987-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/2/14, at 1415 hours, Mr. Sullivan of Gulf Oil reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a discharge estimated at 50 to 75-gallons of jet fuel to the ground within the tank farm berm.  None of the discharge was known to be leaving the berm or affecting offsite drains, surface water or groundwater, at the time.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was responding at the behest of Gulf.   I responded and arrived at the incident about 1445-hours.  Onsite during the incident, I notified Mr. Rick Kaselis (MDEP, Licensing and Terminal Inspector) of the discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a licensed petroleum tank farm at the northeast area of South Portland and the south shore of Casco Bay, next to Bug Light and the Spring Point area.  The area is dense commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Onsite, I noted dark-oil stained soil below the pump unit that had suffered the discharge, located between bulk storage tanks T-1 and T-2.  The pump and piping where located within the tank farm berms with no containment underneath them.  There was a distinct odor of jet fuel, a clearer more refined product than fuel oil, and no odor of gasoline.  Free product fuel was flowing on meltwater to the northwest toward the berm drain.  Mr. Sullivan assured me that the berm drain was closed (see photos).  The jet fuel product was about as clear as the water and difficult to see atop the water, although readily showed up when saturating the oil-sorbent pads.

This tank farm and terminal has been subject to past discharges.  MDEP spill reports have documented other oil discharges in this area of the terminal.  Spill report P-869-2009 documents subsurface #6-oil free product on groundwater under this area.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Sullivan, Benny of CHES, and United States Coast Guard staff were on-site.  I was told that about 14-bags of oiled sorbents were recovered and about 600-gallons of liquid pumped from the ground with a CHES vacuum truck, of which contained an estimated 25 gallons of free product.  Considering the free product recovered, fuel absorbed in the sorbents, evaporation, and soaking in the ground, I estimate the original discharge to be between 50 to 80 gallons.

On the behalf of Gulf and Cumberland Farms, AECOM staff visited and assessed the spill and reported back to MDEP Division of Response Services that there was no remaining free product and oil-saturated surface soil from this discharge (see attached report of 12/12/14).

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  Due to the remaining free product from historical discharges the site is understood to not yet be clean to state of Maine satisfaction at this time.

2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.

3)  No further MDEP, Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
A-459-2015*During the removal of underground storage tanks in Farmington, a small amount of contaminated soil was discovered.  The contamination was relatively minor and was removed from the site for proper disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time. See the August 27, 2015 environmental site assessment by Michael J. White in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection file room for more detailed information including soil disposal information.
A-464-2015*A small amount of #2 heating oil leaked to this concrete basement floor due to a filter leak.  The leak has been repaired and the oil collected with sorbents. The well is not at risk, and there are no odor problems in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-465-2015*An unknown amount of #2 oil leaked to this gravel basement floor due to a filter leak.  There is a well nearby  I chose to excavate with a vactor to protect the well.  After the removal of about a yard or so of soil, the groundwater protection requirements of the remediation guidelines were met.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-638-2015*On August 05, 2015, the Town of Gray Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), Tom, reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), two empty drums.  The drums did at one point contain polyurethane, located at the property of 17 Garett Road in Gray.

I responded to the site and met with Tom. He explained that a fire occurred at this property sometime in June. The house was being painted by the homeowner, Wasi Habibzai, and he was using polyurethane to do this. When the fire destroyed the home, it also destroyed whatever was left in the two 55 gallon steel drums. At that time it was unclear how much was in the drums.

I suggested they hire an environmental clean-up contractor to remove the drums, and if necessary, to sample the soil and well for any contamination.  Tom said he would relay the information to Mr. Habibzai.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-387-2014*On 7/17/14, I received report of a 200 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid to the engineered containment system from the governor system at the Wyman Dam facility.  The cause of the spill was mechanical failure.  The dam crew were able to deploy sorbent pads and contacted Clean Harbors.  When Clean Harbors arrived on site they recovered free product and removed all of the sorbent material.

The Wyman dam staff was able to instruct Clean Harbors on the proper cleaning of the area impacted.  Repairs were made and the system was in operation in short order.  No spilled product left the containment area.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-556-2014* On 8-25-2014 Gus Libby, from Colby College, reported a release of hydraulic oil. This occurred at the Colby College campus located at Mayflower Drive in Waterville Maine. A piece of equipment developed a leak, which was promptly cleaned up using traditional sorbent material.

 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
I-302-2014*On 9/22/14, report was received of a spill of diesel fuel as a result of a cement mixer truck rollover accident on the South Road as part of the Oakfield Wind Farm site development. There was some diesel fuel in a road ditch along with water.  Crews used sorbent pads and booms to contain and collect diesel oil in the water.  A piece of plywood was set up as a weir dam and another was used to block a cross culvert under the South Road to contain the oil on the north side of the road.

I inspected the soils/waters in the ditch and road shoulder and discussed a cleanup plan with the responsible party.  All of the oil soaked pads and boom had been removed and replaced with clean sorbents.  The oily soaked sorbent materials were placed in a lined tote for storage until pick-up and disposal tomorrow by Reed and Reed, Incorporated's, waste oil disposal contractor.

On 9/23/14, we finished excavation and removal for landfill disposal of diesel contaminated soils along the road ditch of the northern side of the South Road.  I provided Steelstone Industries an oil spill debris form to haul the debris (sorbents and contaminated soils) to Presque Isle landfill.  Crews used hay mulch to stabilize the cleaned and regraded road ditch.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-625-2014*On November 14th, Chris McHale of Casella Waste Services reported a spill at Easte Maine Medical Center (EMMC), 489 State Street Bangor.  The spill occurred because of a broken hydraulic line on a garbage truck.   I arrived at approximately 8:45.  Speedy dry and other sorbents were placed on the ground in various locations.  More importantly sausage boom and a dam was placed around a catch basin.

With the help of EMMC crews we were able to determine where the catch basin drained into the Penobscot.  We looked from high above the bank toward the outfall.  We did not observe a visible sheen in the water.  In the final drain before the outfall, I was able to discern light sheen on the walls of the culvert.  However, no sheen was visible in the water flowing through the culvert.  To me that meant the hydraulic oil had passed through.

On November 17th, Bob Shannon received a call from a patient at EMMC.  He had observed a sheen in the Penobscot for several days.  Upon investigation, it was determined that it was the same spill from November 14th.  Due to heavy rains, the catch basin was fully flushed on the 15th.  A dye was used in the suspected catch basin to confirm the path of the hydraulic oil into the Penobscot.

The National Response Center was notified.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-741-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-742-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-743-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-744-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-745-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-746-2014*A transformer spill caused by storm damage was reported by Emera Maine.  Emera Maine removed contamination and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-747-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-748-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-749-2014*Transformer spill reported by Emera Maine, caused by storm damage.  Emera Maine removes contamination and disposes of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-1076-2014*During a recent oil tank fill up to the residence, Avery Family Fuels Company overfilled the 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The overfill caused oil to spill out of the vent pipe onto the ground surface outside the residence.  0.35 tons of oil impacted soil was removed from underneath the oil vent pipe on the side of the house by Avery Family Fuels and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) oversaw the excavation and used field screening instrumentation including a Photoionization Detector (PID) and Oleophilic Dye Shake tests to determine that the excavation was cleaned satisfactorily.

No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-146-2015*At 1040 hours on 3/25/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a 1-3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil).  The spill was from a corrosion hole in a 275-gallon aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at a residence located at 47 Dahlia Farm Road in Newburgh.  The AST was located in the basement of the residence.  Oil leaked out onto the concrete floor and also soaked up into wood behind the AST.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil from the floor and some contaminated wood was removed.  The AST was replaced the following week by Dead River.  Vapors were minimal and the owners were not residing at the house at the time of the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-177-2015*This narrative is being written after the Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder, Glen Wall, retired from state service.   From the information available from field notes and already entered into report by Mr. Wall, it appears that there were two aboveground storage tanks at this residence that leaked an undetermined amount of fuel oil.  Mr. Wall hired contractors (ENPRO Services and Central Maine Disposal) to clean up the contaminated media and arrange for its disposal.   No further Division of Response Services information is available.
A-285-2015*Senior Housing Inspector Ryan Chandler reported an oil spill located at an abandoned mobile home that appeared to be from the theft of the oil tank's copper line. A site visit was made to investigate the spill. The tank was most likely empty when the line was taken and only minimal contamination was found. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-293-2015*Boudreau's Heating reported a #2 oil discharge at 230 Eastern Avenue in Augusta which was the result of a corroded above ground oil storage tank (AST).   I met with the homeowner on site who showed me where the tank was in an attached shed.   A bucket had been placed under the leak and very little had actually been discharged to the wooden floor.   I stopped the leak with a magna patch and emptied the bucket and cleaned up what I could off the floor surface.   Boudreau's Heating would be returning the following week to put a new tank in the garage, and pump off and remove the old tank.   Other than a few stained floor boards in the shed, there was no impact and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-294-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) discovered a leaking pad mount transformer at a site off Western Avenue in Augusta.    CMP crews were able to remove the contaminated debris and clean up the remainder with sorbent pads.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-295-2015*Leak of lube oil from locomotive onto track ballast.  Pan Am personnel excavated affected ballast and removed for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-300-2015*The town of Winslow reported that a broken hydraulic line on a street sweeper had caused a discharge of several gallons of hydraulic oil.   They spread sand on the affected area of the street to absorb the hydraulic oil, drummed it up and disposed of it with their waste stream at a secure landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-301-2015*Over the winter an aboveground storage tank (ast) corroded and leaked in a seasonal camp garage. The owner found the tank empty when he opened the camp for the summer season. He called Dead River Company to come remove and replace the tank. When I spoke to him, he stated that the garage walls were oiled and outside was all bedrock, and no staining could be seen. When I visited the site I confirmed what he explained. He chose to have the garage walls replaced and pay all the fees directly. He burned all of the oily wood that was removed from the garage. I checked the water's edge numerous times through the following months and I did not see signs of a sheen or oil in the lake.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-349-2015*On June 10, Levi Pelletier, of A. J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken line on an excavator.  The spill occurred during construction of a wind power project.  The coordinates of the spill are: N45 8.484, W68 18.935.  Most of the spill ended up caught in the machine itself and some ended up on crushed rock.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents and the contaminated rock was collected.  All of the material was placed in a five gallon bucket for disposal in the project's waste stream.

No site visit was necessary, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-350-2015*On June 10, Levi Pelletier, of Alvin J. Coleman & Son, Inc., called to report a 2 quart spill of motor oil from a broken line on an excavator.  The spill occurred during construction of a wind power project.  The coordinates of the spill are: N45 7.761, W68 22.584.  Most of the spill ended up caught in the machine itself and some ended up on crushed rock.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents and the contaminated rock was collected.  All of the material was placed in a 55-gallon drum for disposal in the projects waste stream.

No site visit was necessary, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-44-2015*On January 23, Amanda Reese of Irving Oil Corporation called to report a spill at Blue Seal Feed in Bangor.  The driver was filling a tank located in the warehouse and overfilled the tank by approximately one gallon of #2 oil.  Speedy dry was used on the cement floor to absorb the oil.  The tank was cleaned to reduce odors.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-530-2014*On 9/30/14, Tom Tardiff called to report a two gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location resulting from a blown hose.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to railroad ballast which was excavated by Central Maine & Quebec Railway personnel and disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-372-2015*On June 17, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill from a street sweeper at the Sam's Club parking lot at 47 Haskell Road in Bangor.   When I arrived, there was staining throughout the parking lot from hydraulic oil.  A significant amount of oil was still puddled in areas around the parking lot.  Some had oil-dri sorbent material around them, while some had no attempt to contain or absorb the oil.  Most of the free product was located near the machine and the approach from the gas pump area.  It did not appear that any storm drains were affected.  Cars continued to drive through the spill area spreading it further, and customers walked through it into the store.

I spoke with Sam's Club manager Matt Harrison.  He told me that he was aware of the spill, but was surprised that the company had not completed the cleanup as of the afternoon.  The contractor for the sweeping was Levant Landscaping.  I asked Mr. Harrison to see if store employees could put speedy dri down in other areas of the parking lot.  I called and left a message with Steve Hall of Levant Landscaping.  I began the cleanup of the free product and sorbent material.  I collected approximately 30 pounds of heavily contaminated oil-dri.   I was unable to effectively clean under the machine.

Steve Hall arrived about 3:30, around the time I had completed the cleanup.  From talking with Mr. Hall, I determined that the spill occurred at 0200 that morning.  I explained the State of Maine's laws concerning oil spills and reporting.   I was surprised they were not aware of them because of a similar spill several weeks ago (see spill report: B-333-2015).  In addition they had discussed ongoing problems with the equipment causing other apparently unreported spills.  I told Mr. Hall that the Department found his initial cleanup unsatisfactory.

When I left at 1630, I told Mr. Hall that I was satisfied with what I had done to clean up Levant Landscaping's oil spill, with the exception of under the machine which I expected them to clean.  Any additional cleanup was to satisfy Sam's Club.  In addition, Mr. Hall agreed to take the contaminated sorbent to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

This spill was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection enforcement staff.
A-382-2015*Cumberland Farms reported that an estimated 4 cups of gasoline had spilled to pavement from a customer overfill at the dispenser. She reported that the gasoline had been collected with absorbent material. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.

A-384-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a release of hydraulic fluid had occurred. The product was lost to a pile of sawdust. The cause of this spill was a high pressure hydraulic hose rupturing. Hammond Lumber Company sent out personnel to shovel up the contaminated sawdust. They disposed of it at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group. I did not provide a spill debris letter for this incident because Hammond Lumber wanted to deal with the contaminated sawdust disposal themselves.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-253-2020*On May 20th, Casella Waste Systems reported a release of seven gallons of motor oil from one of their garbage trucks.  The spill occurred at F3 Manufacturing in Waterville, was confined to pavement, and was picked up by sorbents.  No drains were affected by the spill.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-385-2015*This spill was reported as a leaking fuel tank on a truck. I responded to the site and found a loaded logging tractor and trailer on its side. The fuel tanks were draining out of the bottom tank, which was under the soil at that time. The truck owner stated that he pulled over to the side to let a vehicle go by and the shoulder of the road caved in. This allowed the truck to roll on its side and drain the diesel out of the cap of the bottom tank. There was not a crossover valve to shut off the fuel, so both tanks emptied into the roadside ditch. The owner of the truck contracted some local equipment owners to right the truck and remediate the site under my supervision. We removed the contamination by excavating the area in the ditch and part of the road. The site was then restored to pre-spill conditions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-386-2015*Discharge from weeping flare fitting on aboveground storage tank system.   No major cleanup was involved.  Cleaned up by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available the report will be amended accordingly.
A-388-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that drums of gasoline and waste oil were being buried at a vehicle scrap yard. I contacted Butch Bowie with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection oil enforcement unit to assist me in a site walk. We both visited the site together for an inspection. During our site walk, we pointed out numerous concerns about waste storage, oil waster separators, an above ground storage tank that was not properly installed, and vehicle fluid recovery. We saw many drums and totes of oil that were just set aside, or placed into decommissioned vehicle truck boxes for long term storage. By the car crusher, we saw drums of gasoline that were stored on a dirt surface. This area was very heavily stained. Ronald explained that he uses sawdust to collect spilled product prior to crushing vehicles. There was not a good concrete berm around the crusher, allowing fluids to run onto the ground when it was in use.  At this time I did not see any immediate Division of Response Services issues, so the site was referred to Butch Bowie for enforcement action.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-387-2015*Report of discharge of one gallon of gasoline to driveway at 285 Sturtevant Road, Readfield.  Spill cleaned up to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

Glen Wall retired prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
B-488-2015*On 8/3/15, I responded to report of two soda bottles containing a clear liquid left at the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office (SO).  The bottles were left in the SO unused prescription drum receptacle.  Each bottle contained several ounces of a clear liquid and were intact and not leaking.  I overpacked the containers and they were later transported and disposed by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn, Maine, as part of a Department hazardous waste storage clean out.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-490-2015*Atlas Development was in the process of renovating a building in downtown Bangor.  During their project a mis-informed employee dumped five gallons of waste latex paint and water into the storm drain.  A passerby noticed the act and notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection of the spill.

I spoke with Atlas Development's site supervisor and we agreed to call Clean Harbors Environmental Services to vactor the waste and grit from the catch basin and dispose of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-494-2015*At 0925 hours on 8/5/15, Reed & Reed, Inc., reported a 1 quart spill of motor oil from a filter which was dropped by an employee after changing a filter on a piece of equipment.  The spill occurred at Pad 26 at the Bingham Wind Farm.  A small amount of dirt was removed in a bag and some sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The contaminated material was placed in a container for disposal by Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-495-2015*Dead River Company (DR) reported a small spill onto the concrete floor in Judith Round's home. The oil technician wiped up the spilled product and a new oil tank was being installed.  No vapors or issues.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-496-2015*Emera Maine had a slow weep from a pad mount transformer.  All of the product that leaked collected in the base of the transformer, where it was absorbed using absorbent pads.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-487-2015*We received a report of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) in the back of a trailer in a driveway.  I visited the site and found an abandoned AST in a small utility trailer with some associated piping and three plastic buckets of oil.  One of the buckets was uncovered, one was partially overturned, and one was stored upright with a cover.  I righted the tipping bucket and added a cover to the uncovered bucket since it was raining.  The following day I obtained the contact information for the property owner through Hallowell City Hall and attempted contact.  Eventually, I found an employee of the property owner and she said she would move the buckets of oil into the garage and out of the weather and out of harm's way.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-488-2015*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ballast due to a hydraulic failure.  Pan Am Railways employees collected the oiled soil and ballast material for disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-741-2014*A leaking fitting on a log forwarder released approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil onto vegetated ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  Please refer to the attached report for additional information
I-294-2014*On September 16, 2014, a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) was found at the Simpson residence during a yearly heating unit inspection.  By the time I was on site, the Dead River employee had most of the spill cleaned up, however, we needed to pump off and move the tank to further clean around the unit.  A temporary tank was set up by Dead River.

An estimated 5 gallons of fuel oil was spilled, most of which was collected in a uneven part of the concrete basement floor around the AST.  The floor was cleaned twice and a window was opened for ventilation.  Mrs. Simpson decided against the installation of a fan stating that "it is unnecessary".

Due to the ASTs age and condition a replacement was necessary.  Mrs. Simpson signed up for the Department's AST Replacement Program.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Service at this time.
B-592-2014*On 11/3/14, Ralph Soucier from Millinocket Public Works called to report a spill.  Ten gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a melted hydraulic line.  The line was melted due to a the bucket truck catching on fire.  Public Works placed sorbent material on the ground to recover the oil.  Sorbent boom, sawdust, and snow was used.  The material will be bagged up and disposed of at a licensed facility.

I visited the site on 11/4/14.  I observed a tiny amount of visible sheening in some puddles near the incident.  Overall the cleanup looked adequate.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-946-2014*A ruptured hose on the fuel system of a lumber truck caused the release of 20 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface at the Hews Company parking lot. The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-298-2014*On 6/13/14, I received report of a 10 gallon jet fuel spill at the Air National Guard Base.  The product was spilled during an aircraft venting.  The spilled product was absorbed from the asphalt using sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-140-2015*On March 23, Dayna Devlak, of Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc. (CLT), called to report a spill on Access Road 2 of the Bingham Wind Power Project off Route 16 in Bingham.  The report of what happened is from an email to Dan Courtemanch of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Land Quality.

"One of CLT's bunchers had a hydraulic fluid spill today at 1:30PM.  The fluid filter came loose and leaked approximately 3-5 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  CLT quickly stopped the machine and contained the spill.  Several small patches of fluid were observed in the snow in laydown area S4 off Access Road 2.  The majority of the fluid was contained inside the machine's mechanical compartments.  CLT utilized a spill kit to stop the leak and clean the area around the machine.  Shovels and large trash bags were used to collect snow that was visibly stained with fluid.  There is approximately 3+ feet of snow cover and none of the fluid reached the ground."

The pads will be disposed of using their soon-to-be-established waste stream, or be handled by Reed and Reed, Inc.

During the visit to the project, I was able to look at the area of the spill.  The spill appeared satisfactorily cleaned up.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-479-2015*At 1510 hours on 8/31/15, Everett Matthew, of Dead River Company (Dead River), reported that a Dead River driver had filled the wrong aboveground storage tank (AST) at 14 Mason Bay Road in Jonesport.  The residence is owned by Rick Berry.  This AST was in an unfinished garage and had no piping attached to it.  It will be piped when the garage is enclosed.  The driver said 23 gallons of #2 fuel oil (oil) was pumped by the truck and 8 gallons still remained in the AST.  Sixteen gallons leaked out of the bottom opening where eventually the filter will be attached.  Sorbents were used to soak up some of the oil.  The remaining oil flowed over the concrete floor of the garage and down into the ground between the garage concrete slab and a concrete slab for the front entryway.  The residence's drinking water well is approximately 30 feet away.

Paul Higgins, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, and I visited the site and determined the site should have its drinking water well tested.  Mr. Higgins was able to grab a water sample during our visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

I-311-2014*On September 30, 2014, a call came in from the Maine Forest Service claiming that a release of some type of oil product was found by a passerby.  I received directions from George Harris of Maine Forest Services, but was unable to find a release.  Followed up a second time and still no release found.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-556-2013*On 5.28.13,  Plum Creek Timber Company reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil leak from a ruptured hose on a feller-buncher.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and the waste stored for later hazardous waste contractor pick up and disposal.  The machine was scheduled for repair.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-279-2015*It was reported to Response Services that an electrical transformer lost 1 gallon of fluid to the ground. Janet Dyer said that the site had already been cleaned up, and Gator was applied to help with the remaining oil that may be left behind.

No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-280-2015*A gasket on a fueling dispenser leaked causing 3-4 gallons of diesel fuel to the concrete pad at the Fabian Oil facility in Oakland.   Fabian Oil was able to clean up the discharge using sorbent materials and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-303-2015*An unknown amount of diesel fuel was spilled to the pavement from a moving truck.  The fuel had pooled in one area that the fire department was able to collect, but most of the fuel was spread out to a few miles of pavement.  I visited the site and took the sorbent pads from the fire department for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-304-2015*Gordon Goldsmith reported a red rusty stain on his front yard and down the pavement running toward the harbor.  He said it looked like it was coming from his neighbor's property.  I went to the site and observed a red stain along the path of rainwater runoff.  The stain was not oil or a chemical, but appeared to be iron bacteria from the neighbor's yard.  I communicated this to Mr. Goldsmith.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-305-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that an estimated 2 quarts of lube oil had leaked from a rail engine containment tank to the rail bed. Pan Am employees removed all oiled material for disposal. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-377-2015*On June 19, Clarence Begin, of Plum Creek Timber Company, reported a spill from a contractor, Rejean Bedard.   The spill occurred June 17 in Moose River N45 40'23.47, W70 15'15.45".  The cause of the 1 gallon hydraulic leak was a damaged pincher valve on a log loader.  No action was taken to collect the contaminated road gravel.  The road will be graded in the near future.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
A-315-2015*Lincoln County Dispatch reported a truck accident resulting in a spill of an estimated 25 gallons of diesel fuel.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to respond with a vactor truck to remove fuel, sorbents and contaminated soil from the ditch. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-316-2015*The Wiscasset Fire Department reported an oil spill from an unknown source discovered on Willow Lane. A site visit was made to collect sorbent pads the fire department had put down to collect the fuel. No spiller was identified in the case, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-317-2015*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a hose rupture on a dump truck. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-318-2015*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an estimated 30 gallon spill of hydraulic oil that resulted from a blown hose on a street sweeper. The sweeper was owned by Ellis Construction Company, and was driven approximately 1 mile to the MDOT garage spilling oil along the way. Some sand was put on the heavy areas of contamination, but the traffic had spread out most of the oil. The contaminated sand was later collected and taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-321-2015*An oil tank had corroded and leaked a small amount of oil onto a concrete floor. I responded to the site and found that Downeast Energy had already placed speedy dri on the spill area, and they were pumping the remaining oil into a temporary tank. When I spoke to the homeowner, she said that she was having the oil system removed, and was swapping to propane. I walked through the complex with my photoionization detector (PID) and did not get any readings that suggested the oil vapor was permeating the subfloor into the living space above.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-320-2015*Augusta Fuel Company reported an oil spill at the Lakeside Motel. The minor spill of #2 fuel oil was the result of an overfill during a delivery. A phone call was made to the motel to confirm spill details and clean up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-322-2015*Verso Paper reported a 1900 gallon spill of 93% sulfuric acid. The spill was the result of a broken line from an aboveground acid storage tank to the acid sewer. The spilled acid flowed over land and into the acid sewer, its intended destination. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to neutralize and excavate the contaminated soil. An estimated 2.25 cubic yards of soil was removed. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-323-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of less than one gallon of transformer oil from a leaking gasket on an electrical transformer.  The oil was labeled as non-PCB.  CMP personel cleaned up the area affected by the discharge and made arrangements for the disposal of contaminated debris.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-324-2015*On 6/5/2015 in Skinner Twp. Plum Creek Timber reported a gasoline spill. The estimated 1 quart spill was suspected as coming from a snowmobile over the past winter. The spill was cleaned up by Plum Creek, and no further response action is expected.
A-325-2015*On 6/5/2015 in Skinner TWP. Plum Creek reported a diesel fuel spill. The estimated 1 gallon mystery spill came from an unknown source. The spill was cleaned up by Plum Creek, and no further response action is expected.
A-326-2015*On 6/5/2015 in Kibby TWP, Plum Creek Timber reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a leaking hose on a grader. The spill was cleaned up by Plum Creek and no further response action is expected.
A-327-2015*On 6/5/2015 in Kibby TWP, Plum Creek Timber reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a leaking hose on a grader. The spill was cleaned up by Plum Creek, and no further response action is expected.
A-328-2015*Pan Am Railways reported an estimated 1.5 quart spill of lube oil that resulted from the overflow of a containment tank on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-329-2015*The Dresden Fire Department reported an estimated 1 quart gasoline spill that was the result of a vehicle going off the dirt road into a small tributary of the Dresden Bog. The vehicle was gone upon my arrival, and a small sheen was noticeable on the water. No product recovery was possible, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-331-2015*Steve McGee Construction Company reported the release of about three gallons of hydraulic oil in the town of Hallowell. This occurred at the junction of High Street and Central Street when a hydraulic hose on an excavator failed. The oil spilled onto the pavement and was promptly cleaned up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-332-2015*Central Maine Power Company reported that while they were unloading an electrical transformer from a truck, it tipped over and lost some transformer oil. An estimated 1 gallon or less was lost. It dripped from the bed of the truck to pavement below. Speedy dry sorbent material was used to clean up the free liquid. No waterways were at risk with this spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-334-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a dishcharge of an estimated 1 gallon of transformer oil from a leaking transformer on Crash Road in Jay.   CMP crews cleaned up the affected are and arranged for disposal of the waste.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-507-2015*On June 24, 2015, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of an oil spill at the property of 794 Edes Falls Road in Harrison.  I responded to the foreclosed property with the access code on the door furnished by Excellence Realty to enter the building.  Located in the basement was a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST).  The copper line to the tank had been cut and oil syphoned out and onto the concrete basement floor and into a floor drain.

I notified Jason Frake of National Asset Protection Agency.  Mr. Frake was handling the cleanup procedures at the property.  I informed him that the vapors in the building were above acceptable MDEP levels, and the oil contaminated concrete floor would need to be removed and disposed of properly.  Mr. Frake agreed to cut the contaminated concrete floor, but would need further permission from the bank to dispose of the contaminated concrete.

On October 20, 2015, the concrete floor was cut up and stockpiled in the basement.  I contacted Mr. Frake about disposing the contaminated concrete at CPRC Group in Scarborough, and he said he would contact me as soon as he has permission from the bank.

No further communication with Mr. Frake had been made or received as of October, 2015, after the contamination was uncovered.

As of January 2016, further work was still required and the case was referred to Stephen Flannery.

At the beginning of March of 2016, the MDEP was notified by Bill Fielding, of Fielding's Oil and Propane Company, that he had purchased the property with the understanding that he would be responsible for the remediation of the oil discharge.

On March 14, 2016, I (Stephen Flannery) was notified that a cleanup had been undertaken and they wanted the MDEP to determine if the remediation was satisfactory.  I responded to the request and found contamination above acceptable concentrations, requiring further work.  Oil had migrated into and around the drainage system, requiring removal of additional contaminated soil.  Several site visits were made, and on one occasion free product was observed flowing from the northeast corner of the foundation where the drainage pipe exited the building.  Sorbents were placed in the excavation until additional concrete and contaminated soil could be removed.

On March 25, 2016, I was notified that the additional concrete and contaminated soil had been removed in addition to the water line and drainage pipe.  It was reported that only a small amount of oil had collected on the sorbents.  Sorbents were placed in the excavation until I could return to determine if any further work was required.

On March 29, 2016, I returned to the site and determined the cleanup to be satisfactory.  The drainage piping exiting the building was accessible and found to be free of any remaining oil.  The area where the drainage system discharged was again checked for any evidence of oil, and none was observed.

A water sample was discussed with Fielding's Oil to close the case, but could not be obtained until the water system was reinstalled.

On May 5, 2016, I returned and obtained a water sample for analysis of petroleum components.  None were detected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.





P-506-2015*On June 23, 2015, Melinda McKay reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a hydraulic spill in her driveway at 572 River Road in Standish.  Ms. McKay explained to me that she had a vehicle towed to her house by Willie's Towing a couple of days ago. At that time, the tow truck had a hydraulic hose break and leaked approximately 8 gallons of oil onto Ms. McKay's paved driveway. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the surface and through miscommunication between Ms. McKay's young son and Baxter Willie, the owner of the towing company, it was believed the cleanup was done satisfactory.

I contacted Mr. Willie about the spill and he agreed to meet me on site and complete the clean up to MDEP's satisfaction.

On June 24, 2015, I met with Mr. Willie and Ms. McKay. We agreed to clean the remaining hydraulic oil and dispose of the speedy dry properly. I explained to Ms. McKay that there is potential for a chalky residue to be left behind after the clean-up because of the speedy dry and it will wash away with rain.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-378-2015*At 1325 hours on 6/19/15, Tom Short reported that he found 3-4 stains along a logging road, latitude 45.20552 and longitude 70.10327.  It appears a snow plow or a piece of logging equipment spilled 1-2 gallons of hydraulic fluid along the road over the past winter.  The stained soil was approximately 1-2 inches deep.   There was no sheening observed in relation to these areas.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-379-2015*On June 19, Dan Grajewiski, of Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., called to report a spill of hydraulic oil.  Less than 1 gallon was spilled from an excavator when the O-ring on the plug failed.  The spill occurred off the Greenfield Road on a road called the 2100 Road.  The spill was 2.5 miles down the road.  The spill was on the excavator and road, and was cleaned up using sorbents and wood chips.  The contractor is a subcontractor working for Cianbro Corporation on the wind power project.  The contaminated material will be disposed of in Cianabro's waste stream.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-380-2015*On June 20, Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report a spill from a transformer.  The entire contents, approximately 10 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil, spilled due to a car pole collision.  No waterways were nearby.  CMP hired Enpro Services to clean up the contaminated soil.  Ten cubic yards were removed and sent to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-381-2015*On June 20, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways, called in a spill from a Pan Am locomotive in Hermon.  The spill occurred at the Northern Maine Junction in Hermon known as the 4 Gap.  One half cup of lube oil left the containment tank and spilled on the ballast.  The spill was cleaned up by excavation, and the material was disposed of in the Pan Am waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is required.
B-382-2015*On June 20, Dave Thayer, of Emera Maine, called to report a spill at 1 Ark Street which was from a transformer.  The transformer lost approximately 1.5 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil.  The spill was a result of a corrosion hole.  The spill was in a 10 feet by 10 feet area.  The contaminated soil and grass was picked up and placed in a drum.  The material will be transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility for disposal.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
B-383-2015*On June 20, I was contacted by Kevin Perry of Old Town Fire Department about an automobile accident that occurred at 16 Godfrey Drive in Orono.   The automobile leaked approximately 2 gallons of antifreeze onto the grass.  No action was required by the Division of Response Services because there was no material to be retrieved.

B-385-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a loose hydraulic fitting on a forklift. The facility has a Memorandum of Agreement with the state regarding oil spills, but this was not subject to the MOA because it was to a non-impervious service.  Casco Bay personnel removed free product with sorbent material and disposed of it properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-388-2015*I received a call indicating a small lube oil spill occurred from a containment tank overflow at the entered location. Pan Am Railways personnel excavated a small amount of contaminated railroad ballast and disposed of it properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-389-2015*I received a call indicating a small hydraulic spill had occurred at the equipment yard of  the entered location.  Sorbent material was used to recover spilled product and then disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-390-2015*I received a call indicating a small hydraulic spill at the entered location resulted from a blown hydraulic hose.  The spill impacted a small section of gravel road that was excavated by the spiller.  A drum of contaminated soil was disposed of properly by the spiller.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-375-2015*On June 18, Wynne Guglielmo, of the City of Bangor, called to report a spill at Bangor International Airport (BIA).  One gallon of Jet A spilled as a result of an overfill while a driver was filling a vessel.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents, and disposed of in the BIA waste stream.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services.
P-602-2015*On 7/21/15, Poland Spring Water (PSW) reported a small vehicle leak to soil and pavement in their truck parking lot area.  PSW reported they contained the gasoline drip to a drip pan and applied sorbents and cleaned up the discharge.  The truck parking area is a significant enough distance away that I understand that this leak does not threaten the company's water wells.

No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-603-2015*On 7/21/15, Irving Oil Company staff reported a small delivery overfill of this residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The discharges were reported out the vent pipe to soil below and a seep out the tank top within the basement.  Irving did not know the cause of the overfill.  Irving stated that they cleaned the discharge both inside and out.  The homeowner stated that they were satisfied, happy, with the clean-up.

The location is rural residential with two individual residential buildings.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-606-2015*The F/V Doris E sank at its dock, which initiated a release of unleaded gasoline.  The vessel was surrounded in sorbent materials while a salvor undertook recovery operations.  Free product and any sheening were confined to the slip by the sorbents.  Once the vessel was afloat, sorbent materials were removed from the water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-607-2015*On 7/23/15, the Windham Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of River and Gambo Roads.  It was estimated that a gallon and half each of motor oil and antifreeze was spilled from the vehicle involved.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-608-2015*SUMMARY
On 7/22/15, an anonymous caller notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a small "not too much" gasoline discharge from the gas station dispenser nozzle, while he attempted to fill up his auto the previous day.  The caller complained that the nozzle failed to automatically turn off.  He spilled gasoline onto his clothing.  The store owner/operator (Steve) would not assist him in cleaning the spill up or cleaning the customer's clothing.  The facility owner reportedly "thought it was funny".

The location is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, store and diner.  The facility is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  This area of Oxford is served by municipal water service, though the UST facility is right next to the Town of Norway municipal drinking water well (ArcMap location 25501), making the location a sensitive geologic area.

I explained that MDEP Division of Response Services was responsible for discharge clean-ups.  I advised him that I would refer this discharge and reported faulty equipment to MDEP UST compliance unit, with a request that they contact the caller, and for a recommended facility inspection.  In October 2015, the facility received a MDEP Notice of Violation (NOV) for not submitting a passing annual UST facility inspection for year 2014.  See MDEP UST registration file 6053 for details.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this period of time.


P-609-2015*On 7/23/15, Haugland Energy, LLC, staff reported a small leak of hydraulic oil from one of their work trucks while working on Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transmission line property in Dayton.  The spill was reported "80% contained" and cleaned up.  The spill area is rural commercial use.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response could be made at the time.

At this time, no further MDEP actions are planned.
P-610-2015*On 7/25/15, in response to a reported small aboveground storage tank overfill on 7/23/15 at this apartment building, I briefly visited to confirm satisfactory clean-up.  The reported discharge location is a multi-story apartment building in a dense, urban residential area served by city water and sewer service.  I was not able to located the discharge and noted the building was served by natural gas service.  Mr. John Yato of Dead River Company advised that the discharge had been cleaned up by Dead River staff.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-611-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 7/24/2015, Mr. Bisesti of Hebron Academy reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services a leak of #2 heating oil from a school's basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) at their Treat Science building.  A school's contractor, CES, Inc., found an oil stain on the concrete floor under AST from an apparent corrosion hole in the tank bottom.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The school is a private academy located in a rural residential and commercial use area.  The school is on a public water well located over 1000' away.  The school is not located over a significant sand & gravel aquifer.  The Treat Science building's 1000-gallon AST was located in a basement tank room accessed through the teacher's lounge and a crawl space.  The school was largely closed at this time and devoid of students.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Saturday, 7/25/15, in the morning, I met Brian Proctor, from Hebron Academy.  I confirmed an oil stain on the floor under the east end of the AST, but the tank sat too close to the floor to check for a visible hole or perforation.  Sensitive receptors for discharges were oil vapors impacting the teacher's lounge and classrooms.

On 7/31/15, I inspected the AST and found no corrosion holes.  On final assessment, it appears that the oil stain may have been from a fitting leak on the tank top that ran down the tank side to the floor, dissolving the dark asphalt coating on the tank shell.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 7/24/15, Hebron Academy had Ness Oil Company pump out the AST.

On 7/25/15, I advised that the tank be cut open and cleaned in place or removed whole, and the floor satisfactorily cleaned (see e-mail letter of 7/27/15).

On 7/30/15, the AST had been removed through a hole made in the building wall (see photo).  The workers were found to be cleaning the floor with a degreaser made of Trichloroethylene and Methyl Chloride with vapor readings of 150-parts per million (ppm) in the teacher's lounge and more than 1000-ppm in the tank room.  These two chemicals are more toxic than the fuel oil spilled, and the contractor was advised to cease using this degreaser.  We advised non-toxic common detergents.

On 7/31/15, I checked the tank room floor and found low vapor readings, but it was difficult to determine if this was from the oil or the degreaser.  I advised Mr. Bisesti to caulk the joint between the floor and walls, and to seal the floor before installing replacement tanks.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Replacement ASTs have been installed back in the room and the wall rebuilt.
2)  At this time there has been no Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance application to my knowledge.
3)  It appears that no significant volume of the discharge was able to reach the edge of the wall and under the floor.
4)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
5)  At this time no additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.


P-612-2015*On Sunday, 7/26/15, through the Maine State Police, Acton Fire Department (AFD) reported a discharge of fuel oil from several 55-gallon drums to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  During a barn fire, the spigot of a 55-gallon drum broke off.  The AFD reported most all of the leaked oil was incinerated in the fire.  Any residual oiled debris would be disposed of with the burned barn as building debris.  AFD advised that a MDEP response was unnecessary.  The spill location is rural residential and near the Salmon River and the Maine border with state of New Hampshire.

At this time, no additional actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

P-613-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their technicians had his "slop bucket" tip over in the back of his van and some of the oil spilled out onto the roadway.  He was driving on Homewood Circle just across from Seaborne Drive.  All of the spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-614-2015*On 7/24/15, I received a call from Andrew Logan concerning his drinking water well at his summer residence in Harpswell.  Mr. Logan indicated there was a blue sheen on the water.  I made arrangements to meet him at the residence along with Brad Hahn from our Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services in light of the fact that the complaint was specific to his well.

We met the homeowner at the site on 7/28/15.  A quick look around the property resulted in the observation of iron bacteria sheen on the surface of standing water in the yard.  A look at the well water as well as olfactory observations yielded no evidence of oil and that the well issue is likely that of excess iron and manganese in the water.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-615-2015*Approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a loose gasket on the filter assembly. The oil was released to the underlying soils and 4.06 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. A 2 feet deep and a 10 x 10 foot wide area of oil impacted soil was removed from the spill location. The depth of the excavation was limited due to the presence of shallow bedrock and the vertical extent limited by the fieldstone foundation of the building. The excavated area was backfilled with stone and a concrete floor was poured onto that.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-616-2015*July 2015, C.N. Brown Company had their underground storage tanks (UST) removed at their Big Apple facility at 59 Mayville Road in Bethel.

The USTs and piping associated with the USTs were removed and disposed of properly. Simard & Sons, Inc. was the licensed UST remover hired to do the work. Michael White was the assigned geologist for the UST site.

Two 8,000 gallon USTs and single-wall fiberglass pipes were removed from the site and appeared to not be compromised and in good condition.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Tier 1 Leaching to Groundwater Soil Remediation Guideline was used during the testing and removal of the contaminated soil. The site was located over a significant sand and gravel aquifer.

A total of 1,376.58 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

According to Mr. White's analytical soil test results, no further action is required on this site.  For further details, see "Underground Storage Tank and Piping Removal Closure Assessment & Remediation, Big Apple #1072, by Michael White, dated 9/22/15".

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response action required.
P-618-2015*On 7/28/15, the Westbrook Fire Department reported a small gasoline leak from a vehicle in the parking lot at City Hall.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-619-2015*A motor vehicle released approximately one gallon of gasoline to the paved parking lot at this apartment complex.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The gasoline disintegrated approximately one inch of pavement in a 16-inch circle which was removed also.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-446-2015*The Litchfield Fire Department reported that they were at a home that had suffered an oil discharge at 145 Pine Tree Road in Litchfield.  They reported that a filter housing appeared to have been cross-threaded and leaked what they estimated to be 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor.

I met with the Litchfield Fire Department, Michael Sherman (homeowner), and the oil burner technician, Michael Fortin on site.   The leak had been stopped and there was a large stained area on the dirt basement floor, as well as product in the roadside ditch where the foundation drains apparently terminated.

Mr. Sherman opted for "Option 1" on the Clean-Up Options Agreement and agreed to apply for the Groundwater Clean Up Insurance Fund.   I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to conduct the cleanup of the site, which consisted of excavation of the contaminated soil in the basement, placing ventilation piping and vapor barrier down, then pouring a concrete floor as well as excavation in the roadside ditch and placement of a recovery well.

I was unable to be on site for one of the days, and Franki Delaney of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Southern Maine Regional Office oversaw the site work that day.

The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for potential vapor issues as well as the drinking water well-being at a potential risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-460-2015*Mark Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, reported a spill of what appeared to be transmission fluid in the road in the vicinity of 79 Sand Road.  He was able to clean it up with sorbent material and took it back to the fire station.   I removed the contaminated media when on the island for another spill cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-463-2015*Mark Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, reported that a drum of what appeared to be waste oil was left on the town wharf.   He removed it to the fire station and was seeking assistance for disposal.   I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to excavate an above ground tank discharge on Vinalhaven (A-449-2015) and while there they were there able to recover the drum from the fire station and provide for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-470-2015*High winds due to a severe thunderstorm caused a small boat to sink in Maranacook Lake. The Winthrop Fire Department responded the next day and recovered the gas tank and secured the boat. No sheen was observed by the Fire Department, but a sheen was previously observed by local residents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-748-2014*On 9/16/14, at 1750 hours, I met Ms. Gallant at the alleged dumping site of "creosote" contaminated ash, allegedly dumped in a wetland area on the side of the road by an employee of Chimney Sweep Company the previous day.  I noted no significant dumping.  The location is a rural residential area north of Sabattus Street.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-749-2014*On 9/17/15, while in the vicinity, I stopped by this location for a routine confirmation check of the abandonment-by-removal of a 1000-gallon, consumptive-use, residential, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST).  Simard & Sons, Inc., was the listed removal contractor.  The area is rural residential use served by private wells and septic systems.

On site I perchance met drivers and trucks for Maine Gas (propane) and an oil peddler both making unrelated deliveries.  The oil truck driver directed me to the location of the removed UST and showed me that the UST had been replaced by an aboveground storage tank for #2 oil.  I found an excavated, disturbed area near the propane tanks and no UST fill or vent pipes.  Being a consumptive use heating oil UST facility, no Maine Chapter 691 UST closure assessment was required.  I found no record that oil discharges were reported during the tank abandonment.  No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-751-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 9/18/14, while on call, I was notified by South Berwick Fire Department (SBFD) of a mystery oil discharge at this location with a request from Fire Chief Gorman for a response and assistance.

ASSESSMENT
Meeting with Fire Chief Gorman, he explained that a neighbor had witnessed a pick-up truck passing by that had a fuel supply tank for heavy equipment fall down in the bed of the truck and discharged diesel along the south side of the roadway.  Then the truck pulled into the gravel drive of 232 Hooper Sands Road and discharged more fuel.  The driver then commented to the neighbor "sorry about the mess..."  The neighbor did not notice markings, company name, or the license number, but thought it was associated with a logging company working in the area.

I noted red saturated sorbents and dark oil staining on soil on both sides of the road.  Fortunately, the area is on municipal water supply rather than private wells.  The area is rural residential and commercial with young children, so I assessed prompt clean-up to be prudent.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Nearby Hussey Excavation Company was hired for clean-up work, and they agreed to mobilize equipment from another job.  Hussey hauled 2.62 tons of oiled soil to Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) in Eliot under an Oil Spill Debris Form and re-landscaped the oiled areas.

With prompt response and clean-up, I do not believe that sensitive receptors are now threatened.  No responsible party has been identified as of late September 2014.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-752-2014*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Ms. Swilley reported a discharge of #2 heating oil associated with a fuel delivery by Country Fuel, LLC, back on 8/27/14.  The discharge had come out the vent pipe and into soil outside, and had come out her tank top causing a significant oil odor within the home.  She reported that the spill was about 30' from her well and that Country Fuel failed to clean-up the overfill and just put white powder on it.

This discharge had not been promptly reported and not satisfactorily remediated by either Ms. Swilley or by Country Fuel, LLC, as required by Maine statute.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
Ms. Swilley's home is within a suburban residential area, and is served by private well water.  She has a drilled well in her front yard about 15' to 20' from the spill; I observed a dug well tile at a neighboring house. The home is wood construction with concrete block foundation.  Natural groundwater flow is likely southwest toward the Androscoggin River.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In the late afternoon of 9/18/14, I met on site with Ms. Swilley and her mother.  The home has a 275-gallon, horizontal, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement with blocks under the leg brackets (no legs).  The fuel line appears to be a recently installed sleeved copper line atop the floor. There was no overfill protection whistle noted on the tank.  The AST appears very rusty on the exterior.  There is a weathered dark oil-like stain under the Firematic valve and filter that gave off little odor.  On the tank top was a dark oil stain reported to be from the recent oil leak out a tank top gauge fitting; none of this oil discharge appears to have reached to soil or concrete below.

The vent pipe for the AST comes out under the deck (see photos).  Under the vent pipe was depression where it looks like soil had been removed.  I found the soil to have a mild odor of fuel oil and low ambient reading with my Photoionization Detector (PID).  There was no evidence of a discharge under the fill pipe.  The deck above likely helped in inhibiting rainwater from driving the discharge deeper into the soil.

Within the living room and kitchen upstairs I noted no oil odor and only background PID readings.  Ms. Swilley stated that the upstairs smelled very bad of oil until recently and after she had cleaned the sill in the basement.
On 9/19/14, I received a return call from Mr. Wayne Labbe the owner of County Fuel.  Mr. Labbe stated that this delivery was the first for his company and that the cause of the discharge was that the AST had no whistle to alarm the driver when the tank was full and that the sight gauge glass atop the tank had been broken off.  I advised Mr. Labbe that additional oiled soil under the deck was still in need of removal and he agreed to return.

The basement AST and its installation appeared out of code and corroded to a point of needing replacement.  Ms. Swilley appeared to be a candidate for MDEP assistance with a replacement AST to head off a likely future tank leak, so I assisted her with an application and put her in contact with Peter Moulton of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Ms. Swilley stated that between the date the spill occurred and when I responded on 9/18/14, she had cleaned and washed the tank top, and that Country Fuel had not done any clean-up inside, and not cleaned/removed any oiled soil outside.  Mr. Labbe stated that his company had cleaned and washed the tank top leak twice, and had already removed some oiled soil, contradicting Ms. Swilley's account.  He stated that he would no longer deliver fuel to this home until the AST facility is upgraded.

On Sunday 9/21/14, I met Mr. Labbe and Ms. Swilley, checked the soil and directed Mr. Labbe on additional soil removal.  A week later I returned and found the exterior discharge satisfactorily cleaned up and that Country Fuel could fill the shallow excavation back in.  Labbe disposed of the
P-753-2014*A vehicle accident caused the release of 5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-754-2014*On 9/16/2014, I received a call from Terry Bragdon of Regency Real Estate.  Ms. Bragdon was called regarding a foreclosed property on Warren Avenue in Portland.  She stated the property had been a dumping site over the years.  Regency Real Estate had the trash removed and hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove several drums from the property.  Her concern was regarding any spillage that may have occurred.

I met a colleague of hers on site on 9/18/2014.  We walked around the property and went into the basement of the home.  There were several surface oil stains visible in the yard and the basement had a slight oil odor as well.  There was certainly enough evidence to support the finding that oil discharges have occurred on this property from unknown sources in the past.  Without more information, it is impossible to know the extent of the damage from the spills.

I recommended a Phase II site assessment be performed to investigate the scope of the contamination on the property and agreed to review that report should it become available in the near future.  My sense is that the next owner of this property will likely have to deal with the spillage, when it is developed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-756-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services that a commercial truck had backed into a utility pole at this location, breaking the pole and dislodging the electrical transformer.  Initially about 2-gallons was reportedly lost to the ground below.  This was later reported to be about 60-gallons when I was on site, but finally reported in CMP's spill report as 10 gallons.  Considering my observations, I assess the spill at the higher volume.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
While on site the next morning with Tom Daniels of CMP and their clean-up contractor, Coutts Bros., I observed them excavate oiled soil to a dump truck.  The material was disposed at Waste Management Landfill according to the CMP report (no disposal documentation was provided).  An area about 8' x 10' x 18" was excavated under MDEP observation and the oiled asphalt roadway was satisfactorily cleaned.

No groundwater was observed in this shallow excavation, and none of the spill was seen to reach surface water or drains.

1.   CMP and Scarborough Police acquired the security film from the CPort Credit Union and would try and identify the owner/operator of the box truck reported to have backed into and broken the pole.
2.   No MDEP expenses were incurred.
3.   No further MDEP, Division of Response Services actions are expected at this time.

P-757-2014*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the piping and gauge of the tank that was compromised due to over pressurization.

The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by Dixfield Discount Fuels.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-761-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Saturday, 9/20/14, Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) reported through Maine State Police to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division, a #2-oil discharge associated with the basement of this residential building.  MDEP response was requested due to oil vapors within the basement and living area.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 9/20/14, it was explained that earlier in the morning, C N Brown Company had delivered heating oil to the eastern section of the basement, 275-gallon, aboveground storage tank (AST) T-1.  Unknown to anyone apparently, the clear gauge atop the basement AST had been broken off so when the tank was filled, the oil discharged out the broken gauge fitting and ran down the tank side and into the soil floor below the AST.  The tank whistle still worked, so the driver outside would not know anything was wrong.

There were strong oil odors in the basement which were carried up to the living area above.  It was difficult to assess the discharge, and to remove oiled material, due two water tanks in the way (see photos).  Bedrock is exposed in the basement separating the east and western areas of the basement, and was found several inches below the dirt floor under the AST.  In the western part of the basement we found an old, out-of-service AST with old, oiled soil and brick floor below.  This tank T-2 had undyed, amber oil dating the oil from pre-1990 in age.

MDEP Response Services and BFD agreed on the need for prompt clean-up to reduce oil vapor issues within home and prevent evacuation of the tenants/clients and staff.  Clean-up would involve source reduction, washing of items that could not be removed, ventilation and creating a negative air pressure to inhibit oil vapors from going upstairs.  I assessed that Community Partners Incorporated (CPI) would be the primary responsibility, as the cause was their defective/damaged, non-compliant AST that the C N Brown delivery driver would not have known about.  I understand the broken gauge would not have inhibited the tank whistle.

The vent and fuel fill pipes ran under the deck for about 10 feet.  Due to winter salting of the deck above, the wall of the steel fill pipe was severely thinned from corrosion and the vent pipe was corroded all the way through into an open trough (see photo).  There was no oil discharge found under the deck from this piping.

On 9/20/14, I discussed by phone the discharge and response with Ms. Rory Robb of CPI, and set up a meeting for Monday morning.  On 9/22/14, MDEP met with Allstate Environmental Services (AES) staff, with Ms. Robb, and Phil Germani also of CPI.  After discussion of recommended clean-up actions and the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance, Ms. Robb signed off for MDEP management under Clean-Up Option-1.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The structure is of wood construction, constructed in the 1800's, with a brick and stone block foundation and dirt and unmortared brick floor.  The current heating system was an oil-fired boiler in the east side of the basement that was being converted to natural gas.  In the west side of the basement was an old out-of-service coal furnace that had been converted to oil before being taken out of service.  The home is in a high area and there is no evidence that the basement floods.  We found no buried interior perimeter drain, and no floor drain or sump.

The location is a group home for live-in tenants with intellectual differences (clients), and for shift staff.  The home was owned and operated by CPI.  The area is dense urban residential and commercial use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 9/20/13, MDEP set up a Ram fan to ventilate basement air out a basement window to inhibit oil vapors from going up to the living areas.  MDEP had AES respond to wash the oiled AST surface, to apply a vapor barrier on the oiled floor, and make plans for additional
P-767-2014*September 12, 2014, Cumberland County Sheriff's Department reported illegal dumping of oil into the floor drains at Splash Car Wash in Gray.

I responded to the site and met with owner Paul Pappas and Deputy Lucas Hallett. We watched the surveillance videos of a gentleman, Michael Siragusa, washing out the back of his pickup truck having contained spilled waste oil from a 5 gallon bucket.  The oil was washed into the floor drain of the car wash where it was later observed by Mr. Pappas. A Cumberland County Sheriff's report (Incident #: 14-022687) is attached for further details on the chain of events leading up to the Department's involvement.

The state recognizes the discharge of waste oil as a "Prohibited Discharge" under Title 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS; Subchapter 2-A: OIL DISCHARGE PREVENTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL.  At that time, Mr. Siragusa did not report the discharge of oil to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), or make any attempt to collected and remove the discharge, evident by the video footage. The DEP hired ENPRO Environmental Services to pump out the oily water from the holding tank of the car wash and dispose of it properly.

No further DEP Response action required.

DEP is seeking reimbursement for oily water removal and disposal from Michael Siragusa.
B-580-2014*On October 28 at 7:30 pm, Paul Brown of Dead River Company called to report an overfill.  The spill occurred at Allan Kinny's residence 591 Medway Road, in Molunkus, Maine.   The driver overfilled the tank with approximately 1 to 5 gallons.   Dead River did an initial cleanup in the basement.  I visited the site on October 28 with Dead River and the owner.  I recommended, due to the vapors, that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection install a vent fan.  I also recommended that some lightly oiled wood be removed.   The owner was satisfied with the results and refused those measures.  However, Dead River did plan on returning to the location to clean the AST, the floor, and the wood.  I made arrangements to return next week to check vapor levels again.

On returning to the site on 11/4/14, I found that the vapors, measured with a photoionization detector (PID) were below 1 part per million (ppm) right above the spill.  Ms. Kinny who was not home on the first visit reported that her headaches had cleared up.  She was satisfied with the cleanup.  I again offered several mitigation options, from venting, re-cleaning, and molecular lock.  The homeowners were satisfied and did not want anything else done.  However, they did agree to allow me to put molecu-lock down to absorb and block vapors.

I asked the residents to call if the problem started bothering them again.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.


P-878-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure on a loader at a construction project. I inspected the site and found nothing of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-896-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified that three underground storage tanks (UST's) were discovered during regrading operations of the dirt parking lot of the establishment. MDEP personnel responded to the location and observed three, unregistered, bare steel UST's partially exposed in the ground. Field screening of the vapors emanating from the tanks indicated that the tanks contained gasoline. Each of the three tanks appeared to be approximately 1,000 gallon capacity. Approximately 100 gallons of liquid media was removed from the tanks with a vaccuum truck on 11/4/2014.  MDEP personnel made recommendations to the owner on how to register and remove the tanks. The three UST's were registered by the owner and labeled tanks 1,2, and 3. The three tanks were removed on 11/7/2014 and a site assessment report was completed by FGS/CMT, Inc., of Brunswick and submitted to the MDEP for review. The results of the report indicate that no significant releases or contamination had occurred from these tanks. A copy of this report will be available through the Tanks Enforcement Unit of the MDEP.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-989-2014*Westbrook Public Safety called to report a single vehicle accident along Stroudwater Street.  Vehicle motor oil and miscellaneous fluids were discharged to the roadway and cleaned up by the Westbrook Fire Department.  No request for assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information supplied the Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-498-2014*On September 16 Irving reported a hydraulic leak from a hose on a boom truck located at 107 Baker Lane in Brewer. An estimated one to five gallons of Hydraulic oil was discharged to an asphalt surface.  The spill was contained and cleaned up with speedy-dri and sorbents.  The sorbents were disposed of in Irving's waste stream.

No further action required by response services.
A-632-2014*On 10/30/14, Val Derosier, of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), reported the discharge of 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from a blown line on an MDOT dump truck.  The discharge occurred while the truck was traveling down Route 32 to Route 1 in Waldoboro.  When the truck returned to the MDOT yard the leak was seen.  An MDOT crew checked the roadway for any puddles, but there was no recovery possible.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-817-2014*While performing some home renovations the Hudnor's residence, the outside oil tank filter was broken off.  Being in close proximity to the home, it wasn't long before the odor of fuel oil alerted them to the situation.  They called a local oil service provider and then notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  They also did some initial triage by hand digging to try to slow migration of oil across the grassed yard.

The service company repaired the tank and set it remotely while the cleanup remediation progressed and then re-installed it.  Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc., removed affected soils, backfilled, seeded and mulched.  Unfortunately, natural conditions were wetter than expected and the lawn did not take, prompting a call from homeowner the next growing season requesting a landscape re-evaluation and remedy.  The initial re-seeding and mulch did not take, so the contractor was asked to rework the area and this second repair took hold and the homeowners were genuinely appreciative of the cleanup and restoration.

Based on the successful cleanup and restoration of both tank and lawn, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-669-2014*On December 4, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a call reporting a plow truck off the road on Grand Lake Stream Road in Grand Lake Stream Township.  The truck was reportedly leaking diesel fuel into a bog.  The coordinates were determined as 45' 12.696 and 67' 42.523.  When I arrived, I found the truck on its side near a stream.  The Princeton Fire Department had been on scene earlier and placed sorbents around the truck.  The truck appeared to have leaked a small amount of motor oil, perhaps less than one gallon.  I checked the stream for sheen and other signs of oil.

I inspected the truck and determined that the saddle tanks were nearly full.  I shut the transfer line off to the saddle tanks.  I did not detect any signs of leaking.  Given the condition of the wreck, the likely dragging of the vehicle back on to the road, and the proximity of the stream, I decided to pump the diesel from the saddle tanks.  I recovered approximately 85 gallons from the wreck.  The fuel was returned to Mr. Donovan once the wreck was cleared.

In all approximately .5 gallons of motor oil was recovered from the stream using the sorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of in Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-74-2015*A pump gasket failure caused a relatively minor spill of heating oil to the ground from a home heating oil delivery truck.  The spill was small, largely due to an attentive neighbor who saw the oil spilling and notified the delivery driver of the problem.  The spilled oil was collected from asphalt paving with clay sorbent.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-446-2014*On 8/18/14, I received report from Eastern Cleaning Solutions of an oil spill in the basement of 17 Mainwood Avenue, Orono.  Eastern Cleaning Solutions was hired by the homeowner, Margaret Radke, to remove mold from her basement in preparation for the sale of her home.

Eastern Cleaning Solutions discovered the oil spill in the basement when they arrived to finish the cleaning on Monday morning.  When they left the house on Friday afternoon, there was no oil spill.  The spill occurred sometime over the weekend.  Eastern Cleaning informed me over the phone that they had an employee on scene who was damming oil away from the floor drain using cat litter.

I arrived on scene shortly after the call and applied a magnet patch to the corrosion hole in the bottom of the oil tank.  Once the oil spill was stopped, I called fellow responder Selleck for assistance.  Then I began absorbing the spilled product from the floor using sorbent pads.  Once all of the free product was absorbed and the cat litter picked up, I began pumping out the remaining oil from the oil tank.

I contacted the homeowner who had moved to an apartment in town, and informed her of the event.  She met me on scene and I advised her that the tank should be removed from the home.  The fill and vent lines should be removed as well to ensure that an accidental drop of oil would not occur and cause a repeat of this incident.  She agreed.  I also informed her that I would wash the floor for her once everything was removed to help mitigate the oil vapors in the home.

Responder Selleck arrived to assist in the pumping off of the oil tank.  Once the oil was removed from the tank, we cut the tank in half and removed it from the basement.  We washed the floor and used the fans that were in place from the mold remediation to ventilate the house.

Finally a call was placed to Orono Waste Water Treatment Plant to inform that an unknown amount of oil would be arriving at their facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-449-2014*On 8/20/14, I received report from Sprague Energy of a hose failure at their loading facility.  While loading #2 heating oil into a tractor trailer, the fill hose began to leak.  The hose was not tightened properly.  Approximately ten gallons of oil leaked into the engineered containment area.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to clean up the oil spill and dispose of the waste.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-454-2014*On 8/19/14, I received report of a recently discovered underground oil storage tank on a piece of property in the process of being sold.  The buyer to be, Haynes Timberland, discovered the tank while performing an inspection on the property.

I met a representative on site with the proper registration paper work and walked him through the removal process.  Weeks later the removal took place with no contamination found.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-455-2014*On 8/23/14, I received report from Washington County Sherriff's department of a pickup truck in the ocean just off the boat ramp in Roque Bluffs.  When the Sherriff returned later, the truck had been removed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-456-2014*Marsh sheen, no oil spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-461-2014*On 8/27/14, I received report from Pan Am Railways of a two gallon lube oil spill at their yard at the Northern Maine Junction on Route 2 in Hermon.  The spilled oil was shoveled into bags for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-320-2014*On 6/20/14, I received report of an oil spill at 30 Cross Road.  The spill was caused some time in the past by a vandal, kicking the filter off an old oil tank.  It appeared as though very little oil was spilled.

The driving force behind the whole complaint and report was a neighbor dispute.  I advised both parties that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection would collect a water sample of the well and resolve the issue that way.

Sample results confirmed what was expected.  The well was not impacted and the spill minor.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-794-2014*A small amount of jet fuel was lost when the tank wing vented fuel onto the ground due to pilot error.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-797-2014*On October 06, 2014, Pit Stop Fuels reported a #2 oil spill at 14 High Road in Cornish.  Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels explained that when the driver pulled the scully off the fill pipe, there was still some residual oil left. This caused approximately less than a gallon to spill onto the crushed stone under the fill pipe.  The crushed stone was removed and disposed of properly.  I contacted the home owner, Lisa Fulginiti and left a message. Ms. Fulginiti did not return my call.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action required at this time.
P-799-2014*A truck engine blew which resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of motor oil to a paved roadway.  Spilled product was contained to roadway and recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-800-2014*The Navy was in the process of disposing of a large WWII metal press.  It was staged in a gravel lot, prior to its final disposition, where it leaked approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid due to gasket failure.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated from the area.  Contaminated soil was entered into the shipyard's regular waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-806-2014*An aboveground tank was overfilled, which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil from out of the vent to the ground.  Contaminated gravel was hand excavated by the responsible party under Maine Department of Environmental Protection direction.  Field screening was conducted during the removal which identified one yard of soil for disposal.  The sides and bottom of the excavation were rendered clean using oleophilic dye shake tests which mitigated the threat to the private drinking water well on the property.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-830-2014*A driver refueled his truck but neglected to replace the fill cap on the saddle tank. As he drove away from the dispenser across the lot and then down the road, diesel fuel was released.  Approximately one gallon of fuel impacted gravel and pavement over a significant stretch.  The truck's route was spot treated with sorbent materials to recover spilled product.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-833-2014*An excavator blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were excavated from below the machine.  Approximately three yards of contaminated soil were processed into asphalt on site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-839-2014*A property owner's yard tractor blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product impacted standing water around the tractor and was efficiently recovered with sorbent materials. No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-840-2014*The supply line for this aboveground tank became compromised at the flare fitting at the furnace.  The line transits along the foundation wall then across the floor in front of the access to the bulkhead, so it seems foot traffic over time was the cause.  Oil seeped slowly down the copper line into the sheathing, filling it up, causing a discharge to the cement basement floor at the tank end.  The elderly homeowner lived alone, and did not have many guests so the issue lingered until the odor was identified by a visitor.  No free product was recoverable off the floor, but the concrete floor and foundation wall had quite obviously been impacted by oil over an extended period of time.  The supply line and its oil laden sheathing were removed, then the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  That effort was complemented by a washing and sealing of the concrete in the vicinity of the discharge, overseen by the Division of Technical Services.  Air monitoring was also conducted to ensure the indoor air quality issues were sufficiently mitigated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-841-2014*An anonymous caller alleged there were standing puddles of oil and evidence of egregious habitual spillage at this metal scrapyard.  A site visit was conducted to investigate the claim.  This facility has been in operation as a metal scrapyard for decades so evidence of historical staining was expected and identified given the nature of the business.  Otherwise, no evidence of any standing oil or recent spilling of oil was identified and their current workmanship and business practices seemed generally tidy.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-649-2014*On November 7, 2014, Emera Maine reported an estimated 2 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill, due to storm damage.  The transformer was located on pole 27, Swains Cove Road, Little Deer Isle when a tree fell upon it, breaking a bushing and discharging the oil.  Emera Maine personnel shoveled up about 400 pounds of contaminated soil for disposal at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are expected at this time.
B-648-2014*On November 5, 2014, Emera Maine reported a 10 KVA transformer had fallen to the ground when a tree hit the pole upon which it was mounted.  As a result, an estimated 2 quarts of transformer oil were discharged to the ground.  Emera Maine personnel shoveled up about 80 pounds of non-polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated soil for disposal at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-647-2014*On November 5, 2014, Emera Maine reported an 11 gallon non-polychlorinated biphenyl transformer oil spill at Pole 1, 9 Larch Lane, Surry.  The transformer was damaged when a tree fell upon it during an early season snow storm.  Emera Maine personnel removed an estimated 600 pounds of oiled debris and soil for disposal at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
I-17-2015*On 1/26/15, I received a call from Craig Holder, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) Special Agent, requesting assistance with chemicals and residual materials associated with a meth lab in a backpack found behind a residence in Oakfield.

I arrived on scene and did a size up of the meth lab dump site with Special Agent Forrest Dudley.  We found tubing, ammonia nitrate, clamps and other materials.  In addition, we found one liter bottle ("one-pot") with liquid, some solid sediments and what appeared to be lithium flakes floating on the surface.  I measured the pH of the liquid in the bottle, after donning proper personal protective equipment.  The pH was neutral - 7.0.  No reaction was taking place, so liquid was bulked up with sorbent materials and overpacked for transport back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Northern Maine Regional Office hazardous waste storage building.  All other residuals will be disposed of by MDEP Division of Response Services staff per established procedures.

No further Division of Response Services action is warranted at this time.
B-353-2014*On 7/7/14, I received a call from Lieutenant Krug of the Calais Fire Department indicating a 5 gallon diesel spill had occurred at the entered location.  The spill was caused by a pinhole leak in the saddle tank of a Lucas Tree Experts truck that went unnoticed the night before when it was parked.  The spill resulted in about 5 gallons of oil being spilled to gravel during a torrential rain storm. Some speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the spill and was later removed with some contaminated gravel and disposed of appropriately by Lucas personnel.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-260-2014*8/22/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Holland, Harvest Supervisor with Irving Woodlands (IWLLC) reporting a spill of 2-5 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred as a result of a collision involving a feller buncher unit while on a low bed trailer.  IWLLC crews used sorbent materials to soak up and collect the spilled hydraulic oil.  Oily debris was collected into buckets and hauled back to contractors garage for storage until scheduled disposal with other oily wastes.  No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
I-261-2014*8/22/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Brian Holland, Irving Woodlands Harvest Supervisor regarding a small spill of diesel fuel (1-2 gallons) during fueling operations.  The spill occurred as a result of a loose fitting on the fueling nozzle and the spill happened on a gravel road turn around area.  Crews used sorbent materials to soak of the spilled diesel fuel. Oily debris was transported to the contractor's garage for storage until regular scheduled disposal  with other oily wastes.  No action is required of Response Services staff at this time.
A-577-2014*On 9.314, John Silverman reported that his brother's small outboard engine was dripping gasoline.  The boat was tied up to his dock when he noticed the rainbow sheen on the water.  He saw where the gas was leaking from and was able to disconnect the fuel line to the 2.5 gallon gas tank on board.  The spill produced a sheen on the water but it dissipated by the end of the day.
No further Response action necessary.
A-551-2014*It was reported that a piece of rail equipment blew a hydraulic hose. Minimal amounts were lost due to the breakage. Crews were in route to fix the machine and clean up any ballast that was affected.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-549-2014*I stopped at the CIRCLE K in Farmington to fuel up the state truck.  I pulled into the diesel fueling island beside another truck.  I went into the store to provide the credit card, so the pump could be turned on.  While in the store, the driver of the other truck apparently left the store, fueled his truck, and left the facility.  When I returned to the fueling island, I noticed that there was a puddle of diesel where the truck had been.  I informed the store clerk, as well as GAFTEK employees, who were doing maintenance on the system.  The GAFTEK technician used speedy dry to clean up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-553-2014*It was reported that a track machine blew a hydraulic hose and lost 40 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ballast of the railroad tracks. I responded to the scene and met the track crew at the Plains Road Crossing. I road with the track crew to the spill site.  A half-mile long stain could be seen on the ballast. I directed the crew to excavate the ballast and dispose of according to state regulation. They used an excavator and dump truck on high rails to remediate and restore the affected ballast.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-555-2014*On 8/25/2014 in Livermore Falls, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulted from a ruptured hose on a "Jimbo" machine. The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am with sorbent material and removing contaminated ballast. No further response action is expected.
A-603-2014* Maritime Energy reported a release of fuel oil at the home of Phylis Young. This home is located at 33 Sea Street in Camden Maine. The oil tank located in the basement developed a slow leak. A small amount of oil dripped onto the concrete floor. Maritime Energy responded and cleaned up the fuel oil and began making arrangements to replace the oil tank.
 A phone call to Ms. Young confirmed Maritime Energy's story.
 No site visit and no further action from Response Services is expected.
P-362-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a Maine Department of Transportation truck spilling an estimated 10-15 gallons along Route 35 from Bridgton to Harrison.  The notes do not indicate what, if any, cleanup may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-363-2014*
On 5/6/14, report received of a small non-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil discharge associated with collision by trash truck with the utility pole #39.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) files identify the road as Haven Winn Road, though it is locally known as North Village Road.  The spill to pavement was reported cleaned by CMP staff with sorbents.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-364-2014*
On 5/6/14, Pine Tree Waste Services Company (PTW) reported a leak of 3-gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken trash truck hose to the roadway of Clinton Street, a residential neighborhood served by municipal water and sewer service.  The spill was reported to the pavement and to soil.  PTW reported they were cleaning up the spill and I understand the waste was disposed of with municipal waste they picked up.

I later checked the spill area and found the spill satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services are recommended at this time in this matter.
P-367-2014*On 5/7/14, I received a call from Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnel reporting a one pint spill of hydraulic oil from a drill rig.  The spill occurred at structure 416 off Brown's Point Road.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  See attached report for more details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-368-2014*On 5/6/2014, I received a call through the Maine State Police, from Tammy Clark from Irving Oil Company.  Ms. Clark reported an above ground storage tank located in a basement at Berry Park Apartments in Biddeford was weeping oil.  The leak was temporarily patched with putty and plans were made for the replacement of the tank.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-369-2014*On 5/7/2014, I received a call through the Maine State Police, from Captain Barnes at the Brunswick Fire Department, reporting a one gallon spill of gasoline from a motorcycle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-370-2014*I was contacted by St. Germain & Associates reporting that complaints about the nozzle clicking off at Mr. Mike's Mobil in York had uncovered a bad meter on the premium gasoline side of dispenser 5/6.  The dispensers do not have sumps so the spilled gasoline leaked into the sand underneath it (see attached photos).  The following day I visited the site to see the dispenser moved out of the way and the contaminated soil underneath it removed.  The contaminated soil that could be reached was removed and the level of contamination was going down, but I cannot confirm that all of it was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-374-2014*On 5/10/2014, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Berwick Fire Department reporting an antifreeze leak from a motor vehicle.  The antifreeze went into a storm drain.  It was raining at the time.  The spill was not recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-375-2014*On 5/11/2014, I received a call from the Maine State Police from Bob Smith of Dead River Company reporting a leaking above ground storage tank at a customer's residence in Lewiston.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival I learned that the homeowner's grandchildren broke the firematic valve off the tank while playing nearby.  Dead River had put a suction on the tank with a shop vac, and was in the process of replacing the valve.  Dead River had placed speedy dry and sorbent pads on the spill to contain it.  I estimate approximately 10 gallons of oil leaked from the tank.  The homeowner wanted to clean up the spill himself.  I told him what to do in order to accomplish that and left him my card in case the odor persisted.  I did not hear back from him.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-377-2014*On May 12, 2014, Burns and McDonnell reported an oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The leak occurred at structure 95 on Browns Point Road in Bowdoinham.  Ms. Kara Wry, of Burns and McDonnell, explained that less than a gallon of hydraulic fluid leaked from a drill rig. The leak was contained in an engineered secondary containment and sorbent pads were used to absorb the hydraulic oil. Clean Harbors Environmental Services Incorporated disposed of the oily sorbent pads.  No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-606-2014*The Kennebunk Fire Department reported a dump truck rollover in Kennebunk, where a small amount of gasoline and motor oil leaked from the vehicle.  They were in the process of cleaning up the spill and said a response was not needed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-607-2014*The Wells Fire Department reported a minor diesel fuel spill from a tractor trailer truck.  The truck was missing its fuel cap while driving down the road causing diesel to slosh out of the tank.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-609-2014*Central Maine Power Company reported a one quart spill of transformer oil from a failing transformer in Portland.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  See attached report for more details.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-610-2014*Burns and McDonnell reported an oil spill of less than a gallon of hydraulic oil that leaked from a drill rig fitting.  The leak was contained in an engineered secondary containment.  Sorbent pads were placed and disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-611-2014*South Portland Fire Department reported through the Maine State Police a gasoline spill on the turnpike spur in South Portland.  The spill occurred when a gas tank fell off a vehicle.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and stated no response was needed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-612-2014*Bath Iron Works (BIW) reported through the Maine State Police a 4 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a burst line on a mobile crane.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-613-2014*Auburn Fire Department reported a 3 gallon spill of diesel fuel in the road.  The spill was reported to them by a passerby.  It is unknown what the circumstances behind the spill were as no cause or source could be identified.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-614-2014*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a small spill at a client's residence in South Berwick. They stated that their technician had done a furnace cleaning at the residence the day prior and did not get the filter tight on the above ground storage tank located in the basement.  The homeowner had placed a bucket under the leak and a technician was on site making repairs.  I was told the oil spilled onto a concrete floor and that the technician was cleaning up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material and using the odor gone powder.  They had also opened windows in the basement to ventilate oil odors.

I discussed the likely steps needed to clean up the spill and Mr. Bickford of Fielding's agreed to follow up with me should the spill not resolve favorably by the morning.  I never heard back from him or the homeowner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-615-2014*Westbrook Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles on County Road in Westbrook.  A quart of motor oil spilled from a passenger vehicle and a gallon of antifreeze spilled from a Pine Tree Waste Services truck.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-449-2014*On May 02, 2014, I received an Email from Lewiston Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) David Hediger about an old site from 2011 (See P-843-2011).  He mentioned in his Email that the building at 83 No Name Pond was leveled and now revealed oil saturated soil. His concern was, who would was responsible to remediate the contamination?  After a phone conversation with Mr. Hediger, he gave me the contact information for Dirigo Property Services, LLC, who was the property management company of this site.

On May 05, 2014, I visited 83 No Name Pond Road. At that time, the property was flooded from heavy rain events and oil was pooled on top of the rain water in ruts created by heavy machinery. I used a shake test to test the soil in the area of the identified oil and had positive results of oil in the soil.

I contacted Ms. Cherie Ansel of Dirigo Property Services.  I explained to her, that once the land becomes drier, it would be necessary to excavate the contaminated soil, conduct Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) soil sampling and to have an environmental consultant on site during this process. Ms. Ansel agreed to the remediation guideline expectations.

From June 09-June 13, 2014, CES Incorporated, was the consultant company onsite for the excavation of the contaminated soil. 174.55 ton of contaminated soil was excavated and disposed at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough. EPI (Environmental Projects Inc.) did the excavation and hauling.  Soil sample results are attached with CES report.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services are required at this time.
P-940-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 1 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Lebanon Fire Department.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-945-2014*A ruptured hose on a log loader caused the release of approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the soil at a logging operation on Ossipee Hill Road. The oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. 2.00 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The excavation was overseen by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel and determined by visual observation.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-661-2014*At 0930 hours on 12/2/14, Hammond Lumber Company reported a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a hole in a hydraulic hose on the boom of one of their delivery trucks.  The spill occurred at a residence at 1204 Western Avenue in Dixmont while Hammond Lumber was making a delivery.  They used sorbents to wipe down the truck and frozen ground.  A small hole in the hose allowed oil to spray out onto the truck and ground when the boom was being moved.  The well for the residence was upgradient and a distance from the spill area.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-662-2014*At 1025 hours on 12/2/14, Mr. Scott Wilkerson of The University of Maine (UMaine) reported oil in the sanitary system on the UMaine Orono campus.  Oil was leaking from a boiler in a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) greenhouse along Portage Road at the UMaine Orono Campus.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and flowed into a floor drain approximately 4 feet away.  This drain leads to the sanitary sewer system which ultimately flows to the Town of Orono wastewater treatment facility.  The facility had been smelling oil vapors for the past few days.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by UMaine and along with UMaine Orono officials started checking manholes for the sanitary sewer. They started near the source of the spill and worked downstream.  Absorbent boom were placed at the first two locations.  Eventually the large flow of water in the sewer system prohibited the use of sorbents.  A sheen could barely be observed in the high water flow areas.

Clean Harbors removed oil and contaminated water with the vactor truck from the adjacent sewer manhole, which approximately 50 feet from the building where the oil spilled out of the boiler.  After the leak was stopped by Mechanical Services, Inc., water from a hose was placed into the drain to flush oil to the manhole with the hose from the vactor truck.  Sorbents were left in the two manholes after Clean Harbors finished with the vactor truck.  The sorbents were checked the following day for any residual oil.

The 4,000 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at an adjacent USDA building was the source of the oil.  This AST supplied 3 separate buildings with fuel for the building's boilers prior to UMaine Orono switching to natural gas.  The boilers were set up for dual fuel, both natural gas and kerosene, but for some reason this boiler, which leaked, was calling for both natural gas and kerosene at the same time.  Mechanical Services, Inc., made it so kerosene can no longer flow from the AST.  There is only approximately 210 gallons of kerosene left in the AST.  Prior to this spill there was approximately 240 gallons of kerosene in the AST according to a digital gauge.  This AST is used as a backup for emergencies.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) spill report B-663-2014 was reported at the same time as this spill and is associated with the same AST as this spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-674-2014*On December 5, Ben Relyea of Pine Tree Waste Services, called to report a spill of hydraulic oil at 195 Westside Drive on Verona Island.  Pine Tree was dropping off a rolloff container at a residence when a hydraulic line broke.  It was a slow leak and crews were able to quickly respond.  The spill was partially contained in a bucket.  The remaining recoverable product was recovered with sorbents.  The sorbents were put in Pine Tree's waste stream for eventual disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-536-2014*On 8.18.14, Lauren Johnston of Burns and MacDonnell reported that a hose blew on a track bucket and hydraulic oil spilled onto the stone or gravel below.  Approximately 2 gallons discharged.  This occurred outside the Coopers Mills substation at work trailers on the Maxcy's Mills Road.  The contaminated gravel was removed and disposed of by Clean Harbors.

No further Response action necessary.
P-705-2014*A loose fitting on the burner of this boiler caused a small amount of oil to be lost to the concrete basement floor.  It appears that some oil made it to the sump where a sump pump discharges to the municipal sewer system.  It is unknown if any oil was pumped from the basement, but it is unlikely that it was a significant amount based on the thin layer of oil in the sump.  I attempted to contact the Lewiston Sewer District to warn them of the possibility of oil entering their treatment system, but after a few dozen frustrating phone calls to dead ends, I gave up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-693-2014*A sheen was reported in a brook that runs under Saltwater Drive in York.  I visited the site and found a sheen of some kind of natural organism on the surface of the water and no nearby likely sources of oil contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-738-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from a piece of equipment to a gravel road.  The oily soil was removed for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-765-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to a basement floor due to a loose strainer fitting at the boiler.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-853-2014*Approximately 100 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located adjacent to the outside of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. The residence is serviced by a private drinking water well that is located approximately 200 feet from the spill location.

Excavation activities were guided by field screening with a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) and Oleophilic dye shake tests. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 30 x 30 feet wide and 16 feet deep, located in the back yard of the residence. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in PID readings and negative result on the PID on the sidewalls of the excavation. However, the vertical extent of the excavation was limited to a maximum depth of 16 feet due to the limitations of the excavator. Oleophilic dye shake tests on the bottom of the excavation indicated a positive result. A soil sample was collected from the bottom of the excavation and sent for laboratory analysis (results attached). The site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) Division of Technical Services for further monitoring.

No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-335-2014*On October 23, 2014, Mr. Pelkey called about his heating oil tank leaking.  Upon inspection, the tank was weeping a small amount of fuel oil.  The tank needs to be replaced before a catastrophic failure occurs.  Pelkey has signed up for the Aboveground Storage Tank Replacement Program and Peter Moulton has been informed.

No further action should be required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-328-2014*On October 15, 2014, I received a call from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) reporting a substantial release of fuel oil from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 51 2nd Street. Once on site, five test pits around the AST were dug to determine if a release had taken place. Contaminated soils were found in all but one.  This test pit was the farthest away from the filter end of the tank. I met with Nick Voisine of DOC and Brad Fox (land owner) on site.

Mr. Fox's tenants allowed me to take interior photoionization detector (PID) readings.  Negative readings were found on the first floor, however, the basement wall nearest to the spill site had a low PID reading of 0.4 parts per million. At that time, plans were made to have Earthworks Company hired to remove contaminated soils the next day.

On October 16, 2014, DOC pumped out 108.5 gallons of kerosene and moved the AST. With the AST removed, we started to extract contaminated soils from a eight foot by ten foot area. Both oleophilic dye test and PID bag headspace field screening methods were used during excavation. Several yards of contaminated soil had been removed, but further excavation was necessary. The excavation site was covered and sectioned off until soil removal could continue Monday October 20th. The delay being due to severe weather conditions.

On October 20, 2014, soil removal began again. As the depth of the excavation increased, the area that was contaminated began to shrink. A four foot by four foot area about 8 feet into the excavation was still producing saturated soils. Several feet later we dug out of saturated soils. A thirteen foot hole was dug that tapered down from an eight feet by ten feet area to a four by four feet area.

Though saturated soils were removed from the site, a strong odor of kerosene could still be detected. A subgrade ventilation system was installed to avoid any further vapor intrusion into the basement. The ground was graded back to its original state.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-579-2014*At 0940 hours on 10/27/14, Dead River Company reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank in the basement of the Highland Pre-School located at 29 Kennebec Road in Hampden.  It appears that it occurred over the weekend.  Vapors were noticeable in the entryway, but in the classrooms there were no petroleum vapors (Volatile Organic Compounds, VOC's) detected in the general breathing air.  A photoionization meter (PID) was used to monitor the air for VOC's.  The PID read 0.1 parts per million (ppm) or less in the first floor room with the kids.  The PID did get into 1-2 ppm with the tip of the PID against the rug next to piping above where the location of the spill was located in the basement.

In the basement in the room where the spill occurred, the PID read between 15 and 20 ppm.  I cleaned the concrete and placed 6 mil plastic over it.  I then installed a vapor recovery system, basically a high volume bathroom fan, to remove vapors from the spill area.  The vapors in the source area were quickly reduce to under 2 ppm.

Numerous visits over the next few weeks indicated no vapor issues in the classrooms.  After a couple weeks, the area of the spill was measured under 1 ppm.   The vent was turned off.  A new fuel oil tank was installed.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-463-2014*On 8/27/14, I received report of a two gallon oil spill from a hose while a delivery truck was being filled at Dead River's rack in Calais.  Dead River employees absorbed the spilled product and bagged sorbents for Clean Harbors Environmental Services to dispose of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-474-2014*On 9/4/14, I received report from Lane Construction Company of a 10 gallon oil spill the day before.  The spill occurred when the gasket on the dump trucks dump body cylinder failed, bypassing oil.  The spilled oil fell to the ground where it was absorbed using speedy dry sorbent material.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-475-2014*On 9/4/14, I received report from the United States Coast Guard of a quarter cup spill of diesel into Bar Harbor harbor.  The cause was human error.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-477-2014*On 9/5/14 I received a report from Jason at the Old Town Transfer station of three needles found on the trash floor at his facility.  I collected the Bio-Hazard and properly packaged it for proper disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-656-2014*An approximately 500 gallon #2 fuel oil underground storage tank (UST) was discovered on the property sometime during the summer of 2014. The owner of the property registered the tank with the  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and provided a notice of intent to remove the tank on 8/25/2014. MDEP personnel visited the site on 8/15/2014 and the UST had already been removed and the excavation filled in. The tank was removed prior to the planned date and without the requisite 10 day notification. As such, it is unclear if the tank had ever leaked its contents into the ground. The excavation contractor who performed the work indicated that he did not observe any visual or olfactory indication of a release and that the tank was empty at the time of removal.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-319-2014*On 10/8/14, I received a phone call from Ryan Rogers, Dead River Service Manager, reporting a 3-5 gallon overfill of diesel at their Card Lock diesel pump station at the oil Pinkham Mill Site in Portage Lake.  Crews are using sorbent materials to soak up/collect the spilled diesel fuel.  Ryan requested an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris into the Presque Isle landfill.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-631-2014*At 1256 hours on 11/17/14, the Veazie Fire Department reported a sheen on Buck Hill Road and Jackson Street in Veazie.  They were able to have dispatch track down the owner and they said that they had their car towed away this morning due to a fuel leak.  The vehicle operates on diesel.  The sheen was observed for approximately 0.3 miles and then stopped.  It appears a small amount of fuel leaked out while being towed.  Nothing was observed either direction on the main road.  I did not observe any puddles of fuel that could be padded up with sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-965-2014*The Department received a call regarding an oil spill in the apartment building located at 66 Smith Street, Portland, ME.  The Portland Fire Department stated that it appeared there was an issue with the aboveground storage tank where oil had been discharged onto the basement floor.  Someone had made an attempt at containing the oil spill, but still needed to collect the waste.  A site visit was made, accompanied by the fire department, due to other issues at the property.  It was confirmed there was no on-going discharge, although the supply line had been removed from the tank.  The area would require a clean-up.

The landlord was contacted the following day and stated that while he was removing water from the heating system, he spilled oil and water onto the floor.  He contained the discharge, but had other obligations and didn't have the time to collect the waste. He stated they he undertook the clean-up and had the fire department confirm there were no leaks from system and the spent speedy-dry had been removed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-692-2014*The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported a bilge discharge from the fishing vessel Night Hawk, moored at the upper town dock.  Apparently, on 12/9/14, the fishing vessel ruptured an engine oil line that leaked oil into the bilge area of the vessel.  The oil was cleaned from the bilge, but a residual amount was left that caused a sheen in the water when the bilge pump activated on 12/10/14.  No cleanup was feasible.  USCG officials issued a federal notice of violation and a 2692 to the boat owner for the spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
I-378-2014*On December 14, 2014, the oil burner which heats the Thibodeau home at 40 Cross Road in Caribou malfunctioned and pumped 5-10 gallons of heating oil into the basement.  Jeff Violette, of Daigle Oil Company, was called to the spill and reported the spill to Jim Gramlich of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Jim responded to the call and used sorbent material and Simple Green cleaner to remove and clean the oil from the concrete floor.  The owner brought approximately 20 pounds of contaminated sorbent and other debris to the landfill.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

A-785-2014*A piece of heavy equipment leaked hydraulic fluids. The affected media was cleaned up and properly disposed of.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1039-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Mr. Jarmin Kaltsas of Maine Standard Biofuels (MSB) reported through the Maine State Police (MSP) a heating oil discharge of about 20-gallons to the ground at this location.  The notification came into MSP at 1700 hrs., though MSP did not notify the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services untill 1810 hrs.  I called Mr. Kaltsas who updated me that workers from his company and from ENPRO were on site cleaning up the spill.  Considering that the dark of night had arrived and that the workers would be done for the night by the time I responded to the area, I made plans to respond in the morning to assess the spill.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The discharge area is dense suburban residential use served by municipal water and sewer service.  The 240 West Concord St. residence is owned and occupied by Ms. Denice Froehlich.  Attached is a rental residential building addressed 238 West Concord Street.  Ms. Froehlich's home is a two story wood home with a brick foundation.  The home and spill area are adjacent to Longfellow Elementary School and subject to student exposure issues.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Mr. Kaltsas stated that he was delivering to the basement above ground storage tank (AST) and that due to a miss-calibrated gauge on his pump, the truck overfilled the AST out the vent pipe.  This comes to about 20 to 30 seconds of overfill before the spill was observed and shut off.  The AST appears to have an overfill whistle and I heard no complaints that it may have malfunctioned.  This "Biofuel" product was stated to be 80% petroleum fuel oil and 20% refined cooking oil.

On Saturday, 12/20/14, I noted an odor of fuel oil in the spill area.  The discharge was measured to have flowed about 7' east over the vegetation and loam soil to the driveway and about 9' south along the edge of the house foundation.  In the driveway, the oil flowed east a further 10' and then about 33' south down the frozen gravel driveway where it settled in a low spot (see photos).  In the basement, I noted no oil odor and a small leak out a tank-top fitting that had been cleaned.

As the home is residential use and there was potential contact exposure with students at the adjacent elementary school, I met Mr. Kaltsas and required that additional soil be removed.

On Monday, 12/29/14, while MSB workers were hand digging soil to drums from next to the home, I made shallow test pits in the frozen driveway and found significant ambient oil contamination several inches down just east of the fill pipe and at the southwest terminus of the spill.  I advised the workers and later Mr. Kaltsas that additional soil from the driveway had to be removed.  I advised and encouraged an excavator and volunteered to screen soil so the removal could be completed and filled in.

On Tuesday, 12/30/14, I documented Field Bag Headspace samples of soil adjacent to the house foundation at 18" below grade and advised when I met Mr. Kaltsas that additional soil had to be removed so oil vapors do not get into the home.  Ms. Froehlich stated that she could smell fuel oil odor in her home whenever she first returned home since the spill happened.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Friday, 12/19/14, MSB and ENPRO staff responded and applied and swept up sorbents and dug up soil in the mulched area around the fill pipe.  ENPRO removed the drums on 12/20/14, and had plans to dispose of these five drums of soil to a landfill as spill waste without an Oil Spill Debris Form; I later reminded Mr. Verville that this was inappropriate, so they redirected the soil to CPRC Group in Scarborough for recycling under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Form.

OnTuesday, 12/23/14, additional soil had been removed though I still found oil-saturated soil near the house.  I advised Mr. Kaltsas and required that additional soil be removed.  MSB did not plan to return for additional clean-up until after Christmas.  Mr. Kaltsas stated that he hoped to
B-29-2015*On January 19, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a half gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The delivery hose on the peddler truck ruptured and sprayed oil in the dog house of the truck, where the hose is reeled.  According to the reporter, most of the leak was contained in the housing and some escaped onto the driveway.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and no oil sheen remained on the ground as reported.  R. H. Foster, represented Cathy Commeau, advised that she would inspect the site and report any additional concern.  No additional report has been received by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-13-2015*Downeast Energy Company reported an estimated five gallon spill. This spill occurred onto the road surface in the area of 144 Hovey Luce Road in the town of Mount Vernon. Apparently the driver goofed when he switched from one fuel to another. The fuel oil exited from the vent on the top of the truck.

Cleanup was done by the driver and no site visit by the Division of Response Services was deemed necessary. No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-22-2015*Cianbro Corporation reported the release of about ten gallons of hydraulic fluid from a ruptured hose on a piece of heavy equipment. This spill occurred at 18 Blue Rock Road in Leeds at Cianbro's laydown yard.  A crew was in the process of cleaning this up.  No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and no further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-33-2015* On 1-22-2015 Central Maine Power Company reported a small oil spill. This spill ocurred when an automobile crashed into a utility pole. This occurred on the Canaan Rd. near box number 343. Approximately three gallons of transformer oil leaked onto the ground. A crew from CMP cleaned up the site and the transformer was tagged, non PCB.
 I drove by the scene and CMP was onsite, however the scene looked unsafe for me with electrical wires on the ground and a traffic jam up. Therefore I did not stop.
 The written spill report from CMP describes the cleanup that occurred. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-34-2015*On 1-23-15, Pan Am Railways reported the release of about three gallons of lube oil. This spill occurred on the railroad tracks near Main Street in the town of Monmouth.  Cleanup was done by Pan Am.  No site visit was made by the Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-76-2015*At 1000 hours on 2/16/15, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a 11-17 gallon spill of mineral oil (oil) due to a tree branch damaging the transformer along Chapman Ridge Road in Athens.  A clean-up crew from CMP removed everything they could find.  They will revisit the site in the spring to make sure that they removed all of the oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Service is expected.
B-77-2015*At 1015 hours on 2/16/15, R. H. Foster Energy, Inc., reported a leaking tank at the residence at 335 Main Road North in Hampden.  A corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank allowed 3-5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak out onto the concrete floor and flow out into the hallway and under the floor of the adjoining room.  Sorbents were used to soak up a majority of the fuel.  I removed some contaminated wood that day, the rug in the hallway and scrubbed the floor a couple times with simple green (degreaser).  I also installed a vent to try to reduce vapors in the house.

Initial readings for volatile organic compounds, utilizing an Ion Science photoionization meter (PID), were 15-20 parts per million (ppm) on the first floor and 50-65 ppm in the basement at the source of the spill.  After the installation of the vent, PID readings subsided quickly.  Upon departure later that day PID readings were less than 3 ppm on the first floor and around 12-15 ppm in the basement.

R. H. Foster was able to attach a magnet patch to the tank and then pump out the contents of the tank into a temporary tank, situated outside of the residence.  They replaced the tank approximately 10 days later.

On 2/19/15, I went over work with a contractor that I wanted performed.  I also washed the floor again with Simple Green and removed the aboveground oil tank (tank) from the basement since it was in the way for the contractor who was returning tomorrow to start work.  A co-worker, Bob Shannon,  assisted me in the removal of the tank.

On 2/20/15, the contractor removed numerous appliances and other materials from the spill area and removed portions of a couple walls and scrubbed the floor.  They returned on 2/23/15 to finish the work.  They also noticed the temporary line fuel supply line had a slight leak at the fitting between the old and new supply line.  The new supply line runs to the temporary tank outside.  Leaking fuel was flowing into the secondary piping.  Fuel did not flow onto the floor or other areas.  R. H. Foster returned later in the day to fix this leak in the supply line.

I visited the site on 2/23/15 and PID readings were 0.2 ppm on the first floor and around 3 ppm in the basement near the spill area, specifically near the supply line.  I attributed a majority of the vapor in the basement to the leaking fuel line.  The leak was a very slow, "minor", leak.  Leaking fuel was flowing into the secondary piping.  Fuel did not flow onto the floor or other places.

I checked on this site a couple more times and PID readings were better each time, especially in the basement.  The owner will call if anything changes.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.



B-78-2015*At 1235 hours on 2/16/15, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported that one of their fuel delivery trucks went off the road near 59 Rockridge Road in Dedham.  A tow truck pulled the truck back onto the road and the truck went approximately 50 feet down the road and tried to deliver fuel to the residence.  The driver was able to deliver approximately 12 gallons before the truck stopped pumping kerosene.  The driver went back to the truck and got back into the cab.  The homeowner was outside watching the truck, when he saw oil start spraying out of a valve in the bottom of the truck.  The homeowner was able to get the attention of the driver who shut down the truck stopping the leak.  It appears that the valve was damaged during the accident or the removal from the ditch.  Dead River scraped up the spilled kerosene and some ice and snow.  The dirt road was frozen and had a layer of ice and snow on it.  The truck was driven back to Bangor to be repaired.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-493-2014*At 0915 hours on 9/12/14, Pan Am Railways reported a one quart spill of lube oil from an engine containment tank on one of their locomotives which was traveling in front of the Verso Mill in Bucksport.  A small amount of ballast was removed and hauled back to their Waterville facility for disposal by a contractor.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-618-2014*I was contacted by the Windham Fire Department reporting they were on the scene of a wrecker that had caught fire.  The fire caused some hydraulic oil to spill onto the parking lot.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-622-2014*Tenant, Robert LaChance, of 51 Harmony Hill Road in Topsham, made a complaint to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that there was an oil spill behind his mobile home.

I responded to the site immediately. I met with Mr. LaChance at the property and investigated the backyard area. There was an above ground storage tank (AST) behind the mobile home that was on the same concrete pad that the home was stationed on. There were no oily stains on the concrete. There was a small Halloween candy bucket under the filter that was filled to the brim with water and a sheen. I removed the bucket and disposed of it properly.

I asked Mr. LaChance where he observed an oil spill and he identified the dead grass area right in front of the AST. I used my Photoionization Detector (PID) and did not get any "hits". I also dug a couple of holes approximately 8 inches down and used the "shake test" method and did not get any "hits". At that time, I explained to him that I did not have any evidence of an oil spill.

That same day I visited the owner of the mobile home park and the mobile home that Mr. LaChance was renting. They showed me a court order that they had been in court that morning with Mr. LaChance to evict him from the property. At that time, I explained to them what I did and that if they needed me to return to the site to conduct more sampling after Mr. LaChance moved out, that I would.

I visited the site after Mr. LaChance moved and sampled the dirt area near the AST. No oil contamination was discovered.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-623-2014*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting an estimated two gallon spill of transformer oil when a contractor accidentally pulled the conduit off the transformer.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-628-2014*York Fire Department reported a 1 gallon spill of motor oil from a vehicle.  They had cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials, but there was still a sheen on the road.  It was near a storm drain.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-629-2014*The United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported that the vessel, Nova Star, was leaking lube oil from its propeller shaft and was en route to Portland from Nova Scotia.  The USCG followed up with the vessel when it arrived.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-630-2014*Pan Am Railways reported a 1 gallon spill of lube oil at the Route 231 Crossing in New Gloucester.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-261-2014*On 5/22/14, Northern Clearing, Inc., reported a spill from a logging machine.  Motor oil dripped out of the oil sump from a loose fitting.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads that were stored for later pickup and disposal by a licensed contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-263-2014*On 5/27/14,  Sprague Energy Corporation reported a mystery spill of an estimated two gallons of caustic soda.  The spilled product was discovered at the tank truck loading rack, and it's suspected that the discharge occurred when the fill hose was disconnected from the tanker.  The material was cleaned up with speedi-dri sorbent material and stored for later pick up and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-300-2014*On 6/9/14,  Pine Tree Waste Services reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A hose ruptured causing the spill onto the roadway.  Pine Tree Waste Services staff cleaned up the spill using sorbents that were collected and disposed at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No disposal letter was issued.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-613-2014*On 5/31/14,  Bangor International Airport reported a 5 gallon Jet A fuel spill at the entered location.  The cause of the spill was an overfill of the tank truck used to fuel planes.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and stored for later disposal by a qualified contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-287-2014*On 6/9/14, Dead River Company reported a K-1 spill at the entered location.  A pin hole leak was discovered in the outside aboveground supply tank.  The tank was patched and later replaced.  The estimated 3 gallons spill was cleaned up using sorbents and stored for later disposal by a qualified contractor.  The homeowners were satified with the clean up efforts.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-621-2014*On 11/11/14, David Meaker contacted me regarding a leaking oil tank in his basement at the entered location.  David advised that during an annual service, the oil tech advised him of a leak and that the tank should be replaced. I inspected the tank and determined it was weeping and observed several drops of oil on the bottom side of the 275 gallon supply tank.  There was a small 3" by 3" oil stain on the dirt floor basement under the filter of the tank.

On 11/12/14, I visited the site and observed the supply tank.  The bottom of the tank was wet with oil, but no leak had occurred.  I contacted Peter Moulton of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, who advised that he would make arrangements to replace the tank.

On 11/14/14, I contacted J. L. Huntley Plumbing & Heating Company per David's request, and made arrangements for a technician to inspect the tank and add oil if they deemed it necessary pending the install of a new tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-623-2014*On 11/12/14, Dead River Company (DR) reported a spill of less than 1 gallon of #2 heating fuel at the entered location.  Responding to an oil odor compliant, the DR technician observed a weeping tank.  Some oil had impacted the concrete basement floor and was cleaned up using sorbent pads and odor control powder.  A temporary tank was placed and the corroded tank removed from service.  The homeowner is contemplating switching to natural gas.

The DR technician advised that the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup and no odors were present.  On 11/13/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a complaint from the homeowner concerning odors.  I responded to site and observed DR removing the damaged tank.  Photoionization detector (PID) reading in the furnace room was 35 parts per million (ppm), and the first floor living area was 7 ppm.  MDEP entered the house on 11/14/14, and observed PID readings of 13 ppm in the furnace room and 2 ppm in the first floor area. MDEP revisited the site on 11/20/14, and observed PID reading of 0.2 ppm in the first floor living area.  I removed oil impacted speedi-dri sorbent material left by DR and cleaned the floor using a de-greaser and scrub brush.

No further complaints have been received as of 12/22/14.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-355-2014*On 7/7/14,  Penobscot Sheriff's Office reported a gasoline spill at the entered location.  Apparently, a passenger vehicle leaked gasoline in the parking lot of the reststop.  The Hampden Fire Department responded to the incident and deployed speedi-dri to the area.  The vehicle was gone upon the Fire Department's arrival and no other responsible party information is available.  I responded to the location and observed an area impacted.  It appeared that about a gallon of fuel spread out and was covered in sorbent.  The area was not saturated and the sorbents left for vehicle traction safety.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-248-2014*On 5/16/14 I received a report of a 30 gallon hydraulic oil spill at The Scott's Company Bark coloring facility in Medway. The spill occurred from a pump failure on a drum of hydraulic fluid. All of the spilled product was contained in secondary containment and was easily collected with absorbent material and disposed of properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-847-2014*A small amount of diesel was lost to the ground due to a loose cap on a saddle tank.  The driver had just filled up and the spill was discovered before he left the property.  The property owner collected the spilled oil with sorbents. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-684-2014*The Anson Fire Department reported a discharge of 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil to a dirt floor basement at a home located at 74 North Main Street in Anson.  I returned the call and the chief updated the report.  They had since responded to the site and found it to be a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to a concrete basement floor which had occurred when an oil company was removing the tank from the basement of the home.   The oil company had adequately cleaned up the small amount of oil.  I offered to visit the site and the chief insisted that no site visit was necessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-846-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the afternoon of 10/20/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Brian Bachman of St. Germain-Collins & Associates (SGC) of gasoline contamination in soil found during the excavation and removal of product piping for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I made plans to meet him on site the following day.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
Country Quick Stop was formerly known as Lake Region Market and is located in a rural residential, forested, and commercial area, served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  I noted two drinking water wells within 300' of the discharge.  The store is served by a dug well about 250' to the northwest, and across Newfield Road is a single-family residence with drilled well about 150' away and downgrade of the discharge.  Groundwater was only several feet below grade in the dug well.  The facility is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer (see attached map).  The location is assigned a Tier-1 4.1 DRINKING WATER/GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION GUIDELINE.

Spill report P-488-1987 describes an investigation of water within a UST.  The two USTs, T-1 and T-2, were abandoned-by-removal in 1992, with no apparent report of contamination and no MDEP visit.

In addition to the gasoline UST, there is a diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) within a concrete dike with 50' to 60' of aboveground steel piping to dispensers, and there is a K1 AST with dispensers within a concrete dike (see photos).  I checked and noted no prohibited discharges from these AST facilities.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The discharge was reported to have been the result of a collision of the dispenser by a customer's pick-up truck about the beginning of October.  The dispenser did not have an adequate breakaway or crash valve.  The underground single-wall, fiberglass-reinforced-plastic (FRP) suction piping was found to have fractured about 1.5' away from the flex connector connection (see photo).  It appears that with the cracked piping, the piping lost its suction as it is supposed to do and only two to four gallons discharged into the ground.  There was no containment sump under the dispenser.

SGC was on site to document the abandonment and contamination levels, as part of the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

This piping excavation in the dispensers area was shallow and may not have identified historical discharges associated with the present USTs or the UST abandonment of 1992.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Under the assigned clean-up guideline Mr. Bachman (SGC) screened soil, and Portland Pump Company (PPC) hand dug contaminated soil before installing new replacement product piping.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The significant volume of gasoline-contaminated soil is understood to have been removed, though contaminated soil and groundwater may remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  Based on my observation and assessment, and the field work of SGC, I understand that there is no remaining significant threat to the nearby drinking water wells.
2)   See the UST registration file 12509, and closure assessment of SGC for additional information.
3)   I understand that the vehicle operator that impacted and damaged the dispensers and piping was covering the piping repair, spill clean-up and assessment, and that no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund coverage is being applies for at this time.
4)   This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment, or to mean that the discharge is cleaned to original or pristine conditions.
5)   No further Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

B-561-2014*At 1000 hours on 10/15/14, Mr. Bill Ray from Manna Ministries reported a petroleum smell at their thrift store located at 51 Hillside Avenue in Bangor.  Upon my arrival I could smell petroleum as I entered the store.  The photoionization meter (PID) read 0.5 parts per million (ppm) or less in the store.  Upon my inspection of the fuel storage tank and supply line to the heating unit hung from the ceiling, I noticed  drips of oil around numerous fittings at the tank and heating unit.  I told Mr. Ray that he should have an oil technician look at the heating system to fix the leaks.  He said he would.  I told him to call me if they wanted me to revisit the site after the leaks are fixed.  A month later and no word from them.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-696-2014*Scott Wilkerson from the University of Maine called to report an anomaly.  The issue occurred at the Stewart New Media building.   The elevator sump was collecting water.  According to Scott, they were able to determine the hydraulic system was not leaking beyond what is normal for a functioning system.  They were working on determining the cause of the water leak and collecting any residual oil with pads.  At this point it appears there is no leak of petroleum products.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-994-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  This supply tank had been taken out of service years ago, but was never completely emptied or removed.  It was situated in a remote part of the basement so the only items impacted were a pile of coal, some scrap wood and the cement floor itself.  Contaminated materials were removed then the slab was treated with a cleaner/degreaser to the satisfaction of the homeowner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1013-2014*Pit Stop Fuels Company reported a small amount of snow stained pink by minor fuel spillage.  Pit Stop Fuels commonly calls to report spills that their drivers find when delivering fuel to a tank for the first time.  In this case, the driver surmised that the homeowner probably tried to fill their tank from a plastic fuel can and spilled some.  Pit Stop Fuel advised the homeowner that this is not recommended.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1021-2014*A significant amount of oil was lost to this basement floor due to tank corrosion.  When I arrived, there were standing oil puddles, some an inch deep, throughout the basement.  The oil puddles covered in excess of 500 square feet of the concrete basement floor.  I contacted ENPRO Services, and started collecting oil with sorbents.  After a few days of cleaning the floor, I contacted our Division of Technical Services since it seemed that indoor air quality would be impacted.  The Division of Technical Services elected to take over the management of this remediation project.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-791-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that the gasket on an above ground storage tank failed and caused the filter assembly to leak.  An unknown amount of oil was lost to the ground under the tank and trailer concrete pad.  The proper paperwork was filled out to apply to the Above Ground Oil Storage Groundwater Cleanup Fund.  After that, I hired C. B. Haskell Oil Company to pump out the tank and set up a temporary tank service.  Erik Mecklin was contracted to excavate the contaminated soil and restore the site to before oil spill conditions.  A total of 1 tri-axle truck load of contaminated soil was removed and brought to Commercial Paving & Recycling Corporation.  The site was restored with bank run gravel, loam, seed and hay.  As a precaution, I recommended that the oil tank be moved to the gable end of the trailer.  C. B. Haskell re-installed the storage tank in the new location.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-809-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that on overfill had occurred on December 13, 2014.  It was not reported until December 19, 2014. The overfill was done by Dead River Company and the driver did not report what had happened. The following day one of the tenants of the property called Midcoast Energy to investigate a fuel oil smell coming from the basement. They sent a technician over to check it out. Their technician found oil on the tank and dripping off the tank onto the floor. There was oil on the floor and running into a pile of coal. He applied some speedi dry sorbent material and wiped the tank off.  He then told the owner, Mr. Olson, to call his oil company to come clean up their mess. Days later (on 12/19/2014) the spill was finally reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  At that time, Dead River had a crew on site cleaning up the speedy dry, shoveling out the coal, and degreasing the tank and floor. I called Mr. Olson to get his take on what happened. He told me he saw no reason for me to respond to the spill, as Dead River was there cleaning it up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-810-2014*On 12/19/2014, Main Street Fuel Company reported an oil spill in Richmond. The estimated two gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement of the home was the result of a loose fitting on a filter assembly.  The leak and spill were taken care of by Main Street Fuel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-811-2014*On 12/19/2014, Dragon Products Company reported a diesel fuel spill in Thomaston. The estimated 1.5 gallon spill was the result of a loose fitting on a piece of equipment. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-812-2014*On 12/20/2014, the fire department reported a gasoline spill in Waterville. The estimated 1.5 gallon spill was the result of a customer driving off with the dispenser hose still in the vehicle. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-813-2014*On 12/23/14, at 1310 hours, Susanne Pare, from Hammond Lumber Company, reported that an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil had been discharged to a gravel driveway when a hydraulic hose broke on the boom delivery truck. Hammond Lumber had the oil impacted gravel removed and the area was backfilled.  I contacted the property owner, Craig Martel, and he reported that the oil spill area in his driveway was cleaned up well.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-814-2014*On 12/23/14, at 1322 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported that an estimated 40 gallons of lube oil had spilled from a rail engine at the Sappi Somerset Mill.  The spill was the result of a failed turbo on the engine.  An estimated 20 gallons was contained on the engine surfaces and 20 gallons was sprayed to the surrounding area and track ballast.  Sappi had a contractor working at the mill use bark fines to absorb the spilled oil and vacuum them up.  Pan Am workers removed the oil impacted rail ballast and oil on the engine.  I contacted Ton Griffin at Sappi Mill and he confirmed that the area had been sufficiently cleaned up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-815-2014*The US Coast Guard reported a vessel fire off of Vinalhaven Island.   There was only a small, unrecoverable sheen associated with the incident.   No assistance was requested and no site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-816-2014*NewPage mill reported that approximately 150 gallons of lube oil had spilled in their facility due to the failure of a flow meter on a piece of machinery.   Phil Hotham of Newpage estimated that 15 gallons were cleaned off the floor using sorbent materials with the remainder entering the floor drain which leads to the mill's wastewater treatment plant.   I was assured by Scott Reed, the treatment plant operator, that the 135 gallons of lube oil would be sufficiently processed through the plant.   Given the flow rates of the plant, it is unlikely that anything more than a sheen would be seen in the effluent to the Androscoggin River.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary at this time in this matter.
B-350-2014*At 0750 on 7/5/14, Mr. Ronald Foss reported that his 12-foot boat had sunk overnight due to large waves caused by the storm.  The boat was attached to their dock in Pushaw Lake at 16 Gould Road in Orono.  A sheen was observed in the water around the boat when I arrived.  We installed boom around the boat until they could remove the boat.  They removed the boat from the lake later in the day.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-15-2015*At 1610 hours on 1/10/15, Dead River Company reported a 5 to 6 gallon #2 fuel oil spill in the basement of the apartment building at 259 Main Street in Ellsworth.  The building is owned by Mr. Jerry Conley.  Dead River was at this dwelling performing work on the tanks which had been installed the previous week.  There are two 275-gallon fuel storage tanks in the basement.  As the Dead River technician worked on the filter of one of the tanks, the nipple on the bottom of the tank broke off completely.  The technician stuck his finger over the hole and had the owner call his office for assistance.  They were able to install a vacuum onto that tank and remove the broken nipple and install a plug into the bottom of the tank.  Sorbents, pads and speedi-dri, were laid down to soak up the oil.  Sorbent pads were placed into and around a nearby drain to prevent oil from flowing into it.  Dead River will be back Monday to fix the broken nipple and reconnect this tank back into the oil supply system.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-832-2014*Steve Ness, of Ness Oil Company, reported that a seal on the pump of one of their peddler trucks blew.   #2 fuel oil leaked from the pump and most stayed in the containment area in back of the pump area.  A small amount was released to the roadway.   The driver was able to clean up the affected roadway, as well as containment area of the truck, with sorbent materials.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter.
A-825-2014*J & S Oil Company made a delivery of oil to an oil tank located inside of the garage at 17 Lucasville Lane, in the town of Readfield. The owner, Tim Norris, was upset that the oil company had sprayed oil onto the interior wall. This interior wall was finished with fiberglass insulation only. This garage is quite large and houses the owner's dump truck and other large equipment. The owner was upset about the oil odors.  I suggested that ventilation would help that.

The problem with this situation is that the fill and vent do not terminate outside of the building. Therefore, the oil company has to drag the hose through the garage to make the delivery. In addition, there are two tanks here and one is not connected to the furnace and the other tank does not have a scully fitting on the delivery pipe. Needless to say, when a tank(s) is this far out of compliance, spills will occur.

I offered to help the owner transfer the oil into a tank to assist in the cleanup, but he did not want my help.  I planned to make a final site visit in the spring to ensure that the tanks have been brought into compliance, however, I never made it back to this site to inspect the compliance issues with the fuel tank(s).  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-550-2014*On July 14, 2014, Tom Howard of SAPPI Paper reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) oil in an excavation hole near the coal pocket at their 89 Cumberland Street facility in Westbrook.  I responded to the site immediately and met with Mr. Howard and the excavation company. During the excavation to replace a fire valve and a broken process sewer pipe, they discovered oil on top of the ground water approximately 6 feet below grade.

It was unclear where the oil was leaching from. At that time, soil samples were taken so the contaminated soil could be disposed of properly. Sappi also had Clean Harbors Environmental Services Incorporated use their vacuum truck to suck out the oily water and dispose of it properly at their Rumery Facility in South Portland.  At that time, no further excavation or work could continue until the soil results came back.

On August 27, 2014, additional contamination was encountered while excavating in the area, see DEP Spill #: P-686-2014.  All managed waste is documented in this spill report.

On August 28, 2014, soil results came back with minimal soil contamination and levels low enough to dispose the contaminated soil at Commercial Paving and Recycling (CPRC) in Scarborough.  Please see attached soil samples results.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-551-2014*
On Tuesday, 7/15/14, David, from Holley's Oil Company reported an overfill to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services.  The overfill resulted in the discharge of oil from a customer's oil tank, coming out of the outside vent pipe and tank top fittings, during a delivery.  I responded to assess the spill and the clean-up.

The location is suburban residential use with a public school building across the street and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home has a 3-year old, 275-gallon, consumptive-use, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement, with a 1.5" fill pipe and 1.25" vent pipe.  Oil had seeped out the fill pipe and tank gage fittings onto the tank top but had not run down onto the concrete floor.  I noted the odor of fresh fuel oil in the basement.  There is a basement sump almost under the Fire-o-matic valve and oil filter at the end of the AST (see Photo-b) which is a questionable location for a drainage sump.  The fuel line is sleeved and goes across the floor. Under the fill and vent pipes was dark stained soil that had not yet been satisfactorily removed (see Photo-a).

On Tuesday, 7/15/14, while onsite I wiped the oil on the side of the AST with sorbent pads.  I advised Holly's Oil Company that they needed to return to continue clean-up.

On Wednesday, 7/16/14, I met onsite at 1400-hours with Dave of Holly's Oil, who excavated oil-contaminated soil under the fill pipe under MDEP direction.  MDEP supplied additional bags for waste soil disposal.  He also wiped the tank again.

On Thursday, 7/17/14, oiled soil had been satisfactorily dug out and taken away, but the shallow excavation not yet filled in.  At this time no further action by the Division of Response Services is required.

P-557-2014*See attached report from General Dynamics.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-558-2014*On 7/15/14, report was made to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services of a small spill of hydraulic oil from an unsecure bucket into a secondary containment storage area.  The facility was part of a major power transmission line upgrade.  The area is rural and no residences are within 300'.

On Wednesday, 7/16/14, I met two workers from Crux Company who showed me the alleged spill area.  The spill was reported cleaned up with sorbents and pumping up the oil-contaminated water within the containment.  I noted no evidence of discharges outside the containment.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-561-2014*On July 15, 2014, Hancock Lumber Company reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The spill occurred at 639 Walkers Mills Road in Bethel.

I responded to the site and met with Aaron Schulte. Mr. Schulte explained that the spilled occurred the night before and was cleaned up at that time as well. The 30 gallons of hydraulic oil stayed contained on a concrete pad and saw dust was applied to the oily surface to absorb the oil.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill. The sawdust was disposed on site at their facility.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required.
P-562-2014*On June 23, 2014, Wells Fire Department reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a motor oil spill from a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The MVA occurred at 750 Sanford Road in Wells.  Speedy dry was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly by the Wells Fire Department.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-569-2014*On 7/18/14, report by C. N. Brown Oil Company that a driver suffered a small spray leak of fuel oil while flushing a line to a customer's aboveground storage tank.  The leak was to pavement and reported to be all cleaned up.  The customer was reported to be happy with the clean-up.  The spill area is suburban residential use and I understand to be served by town water & sewer service.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-573-2014*On July 19, 2014, an anonymous caller reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that they witnessed oil being dumped in an impound lot near their residence. The report came through the State Police Barracks in Gray.

I visited the impound lot that the reporter gave the State Police Barracks. The lot was fenced in, however, I walked around the fence but could not identify any leaking vehicles or oil stains on the pavement.  I used the return number that was given to me by the State Police Barracks but it was a wrong number.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-578-2014*
On 7/21/14, Mr. Lambert, of Saco Code Enforcement, notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division of a structure fire at R. P. Bell Collision repair business, and concern over possible discharges of hazardous materials (fuel oils, auto paint and solvents).  The location is dense, suburban, residential and commercial area, served by municipal water and sewer service.  Single family homes border the R. P. Bell property to the southeast and southwest.

On site I met Saco Fire Department (SFD) and Mr. Lambert, and we assessed the damaged building and exterior firefighting water runoff.  I noted large numbers of small paint containers, but no visible discharges; many of the containers appeared to be undamaged and usable for original use.  I advised the body shop operator that with building clean-up they would likely have hazardous waste paint and solvents that would need disposal as a hazardous waste.  Several 275-gallon heating oil tanks appeared undamaged (see photos) and had some old, weathered oil stains on the wood floor.

Firefighting runoff had no visible free product oil or chemicals and no sheen.  I checked runoff downstream along Stockman Avenue and noted no evidence of prohibited discharges/contamination.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-579-2014*
Bayside Towing Company reported that one of their tow trucks suffered a broken hydraulic oil hose on 7/16/14, contaminating the gravel lot at their storage lot.  The property is leased from the adjacent Vance's who required them to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and have the discharge cleaned up.

On 7/22/14, I met Ms. Nasson of Bayside Towing on site and confirmed a dark oil stain on the gravel (see photo).  Some dark staining appears to have approached or reached a storm drain, but I noted no oil in the drain at the time.  Ms. Nasson agreed to clean up the spill and take it to CPRC Group for recycling the soil.   That afternoon I faxed an Oil Spill Debris Form to CPRC.  On 8/14/14, I checked and found oiled-soil removal to be satisfactory.

On 3/6/15, I noted that I had not yet received disposal records from CPRC documenting that they had received the special waste soil from the Bayside Towing spill.  On calling Ms. Nasson, she stated that they had unloaded the soil at other property of theirs and apparently forgotten about it.  At the time, the soil was frozen and buried under snow.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are planned at this time.
P-583-2014*
LOCATION ASSESSMENT
In response to notification of planned abandonment-by-removal of the consumptive-use, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST), I visited to assess the removal on 7/9/14.  A manager with the operator, Pine State Services, escorted me to the facility.  Because the active gasoline UST was adjacent to the diesel UST to be abandoned, I informed him and the planned contractors (Risbara Brothers Construction and St. Germain - Collins Consultants (SGA)) that a Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) was required by Chapter 691 Sec. 5.B(21) to directly oversee the abandonment.

The location is dense commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The native soils are Presumpscot silt/clay with high groundwater.  Report P-300-2013, describes discovery and management of oil-contaminated soil during UST work.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
7/22/14: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, did not have notice of the exact UST removal date so could not attend the abandonment.  Risbara had acquired CTI, Dennis Davis, for the UST facility abandonment and resubmitted the amended removal notice.  During abandonment of the diesel UST, SGA contacted me advising that some of the diesel product piping near the building was in close proximity to the active gasoline piping, both of fiberglass construction,  SGA therefore requested approval from MDEP Division of Response Services for abandonment-in-place of part of the diesel piping.

Based on photos sent at my request (see attached), MDEP officially approved abandonment-in-place of this short section of piping on condition that it be removed when exposed during any future abandonment of the gasoline product piping.

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
Prohibited discharges were noted and managed in 2013 and outlined in P-300-2013.  SGA reported no evidence of a reportable oil discharge during the facility abandonment of 7/22/14.  Field and EPH (Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon) analysis of soil noted low levels of petroleum discharges, but below Maine notification level.  I am not aware of groundwater analysis performed at this time.

This diesel UST is adjacent to a gasoline UST, but no VPH (Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon) analysis to measure potential gasoline discharges was performed on the groundwater or soil to my knowledge.  No free product petroleum was noted on groundwater and no oil-saturated soil reported.  The UST area would be covered in new fill and paved over.  Based on present information, at this time MDEP Division of Response Services has assessed a Tier 2 CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER EXPOSURE SCENERIO Clean-Up Guideline.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No oil spill clean-up actions for groundwater or soil were required or performed at the time of the 7/22/14, abandonment.

CONCLUSION
1)  Based on the 2013 and 2014 UST facility work and spill reports, petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain though in low concentrations, and this contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the location is remediated to original or pristine conditions.
3)   No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.

P-585-2014*
A leak of "Untagged" transformer oil from a pad mounted transformer to pavement and soil was reported.  The spill was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company staff by soil removal and sorbents.  Spill location is urban residential and commercial use.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are recommended at this time.
P-590-2014*A small discharge of K1 heating oil occurred when a motor vehicle glanced off a utility pole and hit a 5-gallon jerry can of K1 oil (at the Irving gas station on the corner).  The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use.  Windham Fire department cleaned the discharge and requested no assistance.  When I was next in the area, I found the discharge satisfactorily remediated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-591-2014*"Untagged" oil leaked from Pad Mount Transformer #9.1 due to unknown cause at the time.  The transformer is a large pad mount located next to the school gym and the underground heating oil tank.  Central Maine Power Company reports they cleaned the oiled concrete pad and removed oiled soil.  I later inspected the spill location and found the discharge satisfactorily cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-592-2014*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their technicians knocked over his slop bucket in a customer's driveway.  Only about half a cup spilled out of the back of the truck onto the paved driveway.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-594-2014*I was contacted by Northeast Air reporting that an airplane they had just fueled had leaked jet fuel onto the paved ramp.  Apparently they had filled it a little too full and as it sat, the fuel warmed up, expanded, and started leaking out of the plane.  The spilled fuel landed on the paved (concrete) ramp, was contained there, and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-598-2014*A gasoline spill from a motor vehicle accident occurred on Old Post Road in Sanford.  Less than half a gallon of fuel was reported to have leaked onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the impacted area and removed for disposal.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-599-2014*A small oil spill occurred following a motor vehicle that flipped into a stream near 218 Poland Range Road in Pownal.  The car leaked approximately 24 ounces of motor oil into the stream. The Fire Department responded and used sorbent pads to absorb the oil that was released into the stream. No other fluid leaked from the motor vehicle.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-600-2014*On 7/28/2014, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chief Libby of the Standish Fire Department reporting a capsized boat in Sebago Lake at Smooth Ledge Road.  A severe thunder storm was going through the area at the time.  I made arrangements to meet the Chief on site the following morning.

Upon arrival in the morning I found the boat overturned in the water.  There was a significant amount of storm damage in the area with overturned docks and uprooted trees.  The water was calm and there was no sign of sheen coming out of the boat.  I met with the boat owner's son who was trying to make arrangements to have the boat removed.

Eventually a diving team and a tow boat arrived that afternoon.  The boat was uprighted and pumped out.  There was some gasoline release during this activity.  It was a small amount and I elected not to try to contain it for the safety of the crew working around the boat.  The spilled gasoline dissipated quickly and did not linger in the area.  Once the boat was up righted and pumped out, the tow boat towed it away to a nearby marina.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-440-2014*The Maine Air National Guard reported a one gallon jet-A fuel spill from a wing vent overfill at the entered location.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and entered into the Air Guard's waste stream for approved handling and disposal by a hazardous waste contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-1064-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Technical Services Division (TS) staff reported to Stephen Brezinski of MDEP, Response Division, that in a 9/21/2012, report by Storm water Compliance LLC (SCL), free product oil had been found in seven catch basins on the property.  The 9/21/12 report was based on an inspection by SCL on 4/4/12, five months earlier.

The facility is a retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a suburban commercial and residential area.  In 2008, the facility underwent significant reconstruction with UST removals and replacement (see P-390-1992, P-330-2008, P-366-2008, et al.).  Prior to year 2008, this facility was known and operated as Howell's Truck Stop.

The volume of oil found discharged to the surface water was implied to be not large, but reportable to MDEP.  The storm water catch basins are supposed to drain to a retention pond at the northeast side of the property (see site map), though significant oil sheen has been documented draining out to municipal drainage under Route 1 on the southeast side of the facility (see P-366-2008 et al.).  I understand that these discharges are not exempt from the Maine Chapter 691.6.D(12)(d) rules for discharges to impermeable surfaces under 10-gallons as the discharges were not cleaned up within 24 hours, and they reached surface water.

1.   The UST facility and property is owned by Irving Oil who have advised me that they are responsible for the underground facility and associated leaks.  The above ground facility and facility operation I have been told is the responsibility of Circle-K Corporation who leases the facility from Irving.  I have been advised that under Irving's and Circle-K's agreement, Circle-K is responsible for managing surface oil discharges.
     At this time the total volume, method of clean-up actions, number or discharges, and sources of the discharges is not known.
2.   This spill report shall not be used as or interpreted to be an environmental site assessment.
3.   Oil contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.
4.   This and other reports for 2012 through 2014 will be forwarded to MDEP, Facilities Regulation Management, UST compliance unit, for recommended enforcement action for failure to report and clean-up prohibited oil discharges to state satisfaction.
5.   No further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.


B-606-2014*At 0820 hours on 11/6/14 (Thursday), D. A. Pearson Heating Oils, LLC, (D.A. Pearson) reported a spill at 3 Shamrock Circle at the Pine Cone Mobile Home Park in Holden.  I met with the park owner (Ron), owners of the tank and a representative from D. A. Pearson.  D.A. Pearson said they had worked on the furnace and the filter on the tank yesterday morning.  The owner said last night they turned the firematic valve off to the tank since oil was leaking quite quickly out of the filter.  The D. A. technician admitted that the gasket on the filter to the tank was crimped and was allowing oil to flow out when he opened the firematic valve this morning.  I called D. A. Pearson and talked to Tammy Jordan indicating that the cause of the spill was due to work performed by a D. A. Pearson technician yesterday.  I indicated that I was calling Allen's Environmental Services or Clean Harbors Environmental Services for a vactor truck to start removing oil.  Clean Harbors was the only company with a vactor truck available so I hired them.

By 1300 hours, Clean Harbors had removed most of the free product and saturated soils with their vactor truck.  The oil had flowed over the land with water into the ditch along the road, across the road via a culvert and then down a ditch towards the woods.  The oil was stopped with sorbents prior to reaching the woods.  I laid down numerous sorbents (pads and boom) all along the area affected by oil.  The soil is clay and the area was saturated with water with quite a bit of surface water.

The owner of the mobile home park had recently excavated and installed buried conduit adjacent to the tank leading down to the adjacent trailer, which is downgradient to the leak.  Test pitting indicated that oil had not gotten into this conduit area which is all sand.  The water kept the oil on the surface.  Some oil did flow between the disturbed soils and the existing undisturbed ground.  A 8-10 inch layer of disturbed soils were placed over the existing ground all around where the leaking tank is located.  Numerous exploratory holes were made looking for pockets of oil, but little was found.  Most of the oil flowed out with water into low spots and was removed with sorbents.

I check the site Friday (11/7/14) and replace a bunch of sorbents, 5 bags worth.  I checked the site with Mr. Bob Shannon of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division.  We changed out more sorbents.

Mr. Shannon checked the site the following day and everything looked good.  I checked the site on the following Monday and everything looked good.  I replaced a few sorbents.  I checked the site a few more times that week.  Very little oil was observed; less than a cup.

I checked the site a few more times and everything looked good.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-629-2014*On 7/11/14, Maine Air Guard reported a .25 gallon jet-A fuel spill at the entered location.  The spill occurred when personnel disconnected the delivery hose from a plane and fuel spill out the hose.  The spill impacted concrete and was cleaned up with sorbents.  The waste was entered into the Air Guard waste stream for a qualified contractor pickup and disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-604-2014*Approximately 17 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage. The oil in the transformer was tested and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-701-2014* Molly Stevens of Belfast reported that her oil tank was leaking. This site is located at 13 Mason Pond Circle, lot 2. Tidewater Oil Company has also been involved with this site. I made a site visit and found a slight drip from the oil filter assembly. Ms. Stevens was convinced that she needed a new tank. I did not think that a new tank was required. I spoke with Tidewater Oil Company and we agreed that repairs to the filter and oil line connection may solve the problem.
 I hired Tidewater to make the nessesary repairs. The repairs were completed and there are no leaks in the system.
P-954-2014*Tank trucks are equipped with a holster (called a drip tube) that secures the delivery nozzle while in transit.  At the bottom of the holster is a valve that allows the drip tube to be drained.  After making a delivery, a driver noticed the valve was ajar allowing less than one half gallon of heating oil to be released to a paved driveway.  Sorbent materials were applied to the pavement to recover spilled product.  No other media were affected.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-955-2014*An excavator blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one quart of hydraulic oil to gravel.  All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated to be disposed of in the responsible party's regular waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-956-2014*A leaky fitting on a bucket truck caused the discharge of approximately one pint of hydraulic oil to a gravel roadway. All visible signs of contamination were hand excavated for disposal in the responsible party's regular waste stream.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-959-2014*On the approach to the intersection, downhill with a sharp right corner, the operator of the vehicle failed to negotiate the corner.  The vehicle was towing a flat-bed trailer with excavator on board.  The truck and trailer flipped onto its side.  The Rent It excavator was being returned by P&K Sand and Gravel, Inc., who had been using the machine.  The machine stayed chained to the trailer, however, it had just been filled with diesel, which discharged fully down the roadway.

The Auburn Fire Department (AFD) responded quickly and applied 10-20 bags of speedy dry sorbent material, several sorbent booms and a few bales of pads.  Traffic was diverted for several hours while the machine was separated from the trailer, righted and loaded onto another transport.  A local cleanup contractor was called to assist with cleanup of oiled debris and excavate a small gravel area where the diesel had run off the roadway and down an embankment.  Auburn Public Works (APW) personnel also applied sand to act as an added sorbent.  APW also were very accommodating in using their street sweeper to facilitate a much faster pickup of the speedy dry and sand combination.  This was then dumped into the contractor's dump truck.  Traffic was detoured during the cleanup operation by both AFD & APW.  Upon successfully loading the machine onto the transport, all vehicles were moved off the roadway for a final sweep, and reconvened in a parking lot for addition State Police inspections and documentation and the roadway was reopened to a much agitated commuter contingent.

The additional cleanup was completed off the road and prefaced by a Dig Safe delineation & marking.  This off-road excavation was adjacent to the Benson & unknown named building (locally known as the cigarette building) and was backfilled with reclaim. Based on successful mitigation of the spill incident the Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-961-2014*On 11/21/14, I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a small hydraulic oil spill at a construction site at Bacon & Foss Streets in Biddeford.  The leak came from a skid steer being used on site.  Most of the oil spilled to pavement which was cleaned up.  A small amount made it to a nearby storm drain and was unrecoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
B-573-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to assist the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency at a drug lab at the entered location.  MDEP recovered one gallon on muriatic acid.  The acid was entered into MDEP waste stream to be included in annual hazardous waste disposal.  The waste could not be practically separated out for cost reimbursement and because the waste was in a good, sealed container it may be used for training purposes.  The remaining non-hazardous waste collected from the location was entered into a commercial dumpster for disposal.  Several batteries were entered into MDEP recycling program.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

B-720-2014*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported that they found a leaking fitting associated with a 275 gallon above ground storage tank at a vacant house at 59 Elm Street in Brewer.  Dead River was at this residence to work on the furnace when the technician found the leak.  The leak was fixed and the oil was soaked up off the concrete floor.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-389-2014*On 12/31/14, call was received from Marshall Smith, of H. O. Bouchard Transport, regarding a spill of about 2-3 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The spill was a result of a driver dropping a delivery hose during a fuel drop at Daigle Oil Company's (DOC) Bulk Plant on U. S. Route 1 in Caribou.  The driver used sorbent pads and speedi-dry to soak up the spilled oil.  Marshall contacted DOC management to have them come up to the bulk plant to make sure the spill was cleaned up to their satisfaction.  Sorbent pads were disposed of through PERC incineration facility by H. O. Bouchard.  Oil soaked speedy dry was disposed of by DOC's crews through their oily waste disposal program.

Marshall Smith e-mailed their spill report on this matter.  Marshall has spoken with DOC management and they are all ok with the level of spill clean-up.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

P-1057-2014*Dead River Co. called to report a customer (an employee) was claiming oil was leaking from the gauge on top of the tank in his basement.  The tank had been filled earlier in the day without a reported incident by the driver.  He had a whistle and no oil discharged from the vent.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1051-2014*The Bowdoin Fire Department reported that there was an odor of heating oil in the vicinity of 750 Millay Road.  By the time I arrived on site, the fire department had pinpointed the leak at 762 Millay Road, the residence of Leonard Lidback.  Mr. Lidback had an oil tank outside of his garage that had rusted out and allowed 250 gallons of kerosene to leak onto the ground.  The oil sunk into the ground and got into the garage's perimeter drain which discharges into the woods.  The oil then traveled through the ground and discharged into a small stream that then discharges into the pond in the Lidback's front yard.  The pond was frozen at the time, so the oil traveled around the edge closest to the driveway.  When I arrived, we deployed sorbents and prevented any oil from leaving the pond.  A vacuum truck was used on several occasions, along with lots of sorbents, to recover oil on the stream and pond.  The area where the spill occurred, the opposite corner of the garage, and the discharge area in the woods were excavated.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1052-2014*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 3 gallons of motor vehicle fluids to the paved road surface. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and contracted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean the asphalt road surface with absorbents.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1054-2014*Judy Little with C.N. Brown Oil Company reported an oil spill that occurred at 37 Birchwood Drive in Portland.  Ms. Little explained that while the delivery driver was unhooking the hose from the truck, there was a valve problem and it caused approximately 4 gallons of #2 oil to be spilled onto the customer's paved driveway. Speedy dry sorbent material was immediately applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly. The homeowner was notified by C.N. Brown about the spill.

I spoke to the homeowner, Raymond Spencer. Mr. Spencer was satisfied with the clean-up done by C.N. Brown.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1055-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In response to a 12/30/15 notification by Freeport Fire Department (FFD) of a 12 to 18 gallon discharge of gasoline from a motor vehicle at this residence, I responded at their request.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The area is dense residential and commercial use near Bow Street Market.  The area is served by town drinking water and sewer service.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The location is a small multi-story apartment building owned by Mr. Bill Creighton.

The discharge occurred when a tenant (Veronica Small) backed over a colored marking pole marking the driveway for snow plows, the plastic pole was attached to a steel rebar pounded into the ground but sticking up about 10" high; high enough to puncture the gas tank of Ms. Small's auto.  She drove partway down the driveway before stopping (see photos).  Larger pools of gasoline occurred at the head of the gravel driveway by the shed (photo 2) and midway down the driveway.  All the gasoline had soaked into the gravel.  There was no free product and nothing recoverable by sorbent pads.

Gasoline odor was very strong at the time.  I measured Photoionization Detector (PID) levels at 5 to 10-parts per million (ppm), with 60 to 70-ppm at ground level, and well below flammable levels.  No product reached surface waters or drains.  The primary environmental threats were assessed to be potential vapor intrusion into the residence and basement.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On site I called Mr. Creighton, the property owner, and advised removal of the surface layer of gravel in the driveway, and that it would likely be covered by the spiller's vehicle insurance.  I expressed that I was also concerned that sometime in the future this gasoline-contaminated soil might get mistakenly dug up as clean fill during some drain or water line work.

Mr. Creighton strongly expressed that he had had a lot of experience with gasoline spills and that he was unconcerned, and wished no clean-up at the time but would think about my recommendation.  I called the FFD Captain that had initially responded and advised him that Creighton did not wish clean-up and that they may have gasoline odor complaints from this spill for several days.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  As of mid-2015, I have not heard back from Mr. Creighton and I am unaware of any remediation or complaints about the spill.
2)  Oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as conditions require.  The discharge is not known to be satisfactorily cleaned or remediated at this time, though over time natural attenuation and evaporation will take effect.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services Division actions are expected at this time.
P-1058-2014*Downeast Energy Company notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a potential spill of K1 fuel at 11 Lubee Lane in Topsham.  It was explained to me on the telephone that the delivery driver might have filled the wrong pipe and possibly poured 4-5 gallons of K1 into the basement.

Upon arrival to the residence, I met with the Downeast Energy delivery guy. He immediately said it was a mistake and that it was the correct fill pipe and no oil was released to the basement.  I crawled into the crawl space/basement to confirm, and no oil was found. The homeowner was not available at the time.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-1059-2014*On 12/22/2014, I received a call from Tom Maynard, the City of Lewiston Code Enforcement Officer.  He reported some waste oil spillage and soot problems at the Lighthouse Inn in Lewiston.  The Inn burns waste oil to heat the building.

I met Mr. Maynard on site on 12/31/14.  We spoke with Martin Finley, the owner of the Inn.  While on site, I did not see any waste oil spillage.  It is possible that any spillage had been cleaned up prior to my arrival, or that Mr. Maynard had mistaken the soot present for oil.  What I did note of concern to me was a large aboveground storage tank being used to store waste oil.  The tank was approximately 2000 gallons in capacity and had no secondary containment around it in the event of a spill.  The tank itself was not connected to the waste oil burner.  It is my understanding that it is used simply to store the oil and then transferred into another tank for use.

I gave Mr. Finley a bale of sorbent pads and encouraged him to be careful while transferring the oil.  I also told him the tank he was using to store the oil was likely not in compliance with oil storage regulations and that I would refer his case to our Division of Technical Services for assistance with bringing the tank up to code.  I saw plenty of evidence of soot around the back of the building, and referred that matter to the Bureau of Air Quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1061-2014*Dead River Company reported that one of their drivers had overfilled the outside oil tank at 99 Bradley Street in Saco.  The excess oil came out through the tank's vent pipe and ran down the side of the tank and into the grass underneath.  The driver scooped up the contaminated sod and wiped down the tank with sorbent pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1062-2014*The Lisbon Fire Department contacted me because they had been called to Miller's Variety by a citizen complaining that there was fuel on the pavement.  The Fire Department arrived to find a light oil sheen in the street, but nothing that was recoverable.  They reported that they couldn't find a source.  It did not appear to be an ongoing leak, but maybe just a vehicle passing through.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1063-2014*Lebanon Fire Department reported that there had been a multi-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 202 and Stokewood Drive.  They reported that the vehicles leaked many fluids except gasoline.  The spilled product was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1064-2014*Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels Company reported that while filling one of their customer's oil tanks they had overfilled the tank by a very small amount.  Mr. Smith reported that earlier in the month they had informed the owner that there was an issue with the oil tank's fill spout, but that the owner had not corrected the issue.  Mr. Smith also reported that the property owner was not cooperative and they were only able to do a quick clean-up.  I contacted the owner by phone and he stated that everything was fine.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1065-2014*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had overfilled an inside oil tank at Eaton Apartments.  The oil spilled out the tank's vent and ran across the paved parking lot.  They checked the tank inside and found that the gauge was weeping a little also.  All of the spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1066-2014*Brunswick Fire Department reported that a citizen had walked into the fire station stating that there was a transformer leaking at the intersection of Maine Street and Noble Street.  The citizen reported walking through the oil.  The Fire Department responded and told me that they had called Central Maine Power Company (CMP). I assumed that I would hear from CMP when they got out there, but did not.  Several days later, I contacted CMP and asked them about the spill and they had no record of it.  Because of this there is no CMP spill report to attach to this report.  The Brunswick Fire Department did call the spill in to the National Response Center and their report is attached.  I drove by the site and saw no remaining evidence of a spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1067-2014*Tim Smith, of Pit Stop Fuels Company, reported that when his driver arrived to fill the oil tank at 24 Moody Road he saw a small amount of what he believed to be waste motor oil on the ground underneath the fill and vent pipes.  Pit Stop wanted to report the finding so that the spill would not be blamed on them.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1068-2014*Westbrook Fire Department reported that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on William Clark Drive.  The accident caused a small amount of antifreeze to spill onto the paved roadway.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill and told the dispatcher that they did not need a call back from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-1069-2014*Tyler Scott, Simard & Sons, Inc., reported that the Mobil On The Go on Lisbon Street had contacted them because a tank alarm was going off.  Mr. Scott reported that the alarm was caused by water in the sump and there was no oil spilled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-667-2014*Approximately 20 gallons of gasoline additive was discharged from a tank truck as it was loading the additive storage tank at the Gulf Oil facility. The release was caused by a loose fitting on the truck. The discharged gasoline additive was released to the paved surface of the facility and flowed into a engineered containment structure. Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was retained by the responsible party to clean the oil from the paved surface and the containment structure using sorbents. Approximately 350 pounds of sorbent material was used to clean the impacted surfaces and disposed by CHES. See attached National Response Center Incident Report#1092261 for any additional information.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-558-2014*8/26/14 Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power(CMP) reported that an estimated 1 gallon of oil had leaked from a newly installed pole mount electrical transformer. The oil was non polychlorinated biphenyl. CMP employees removed all oil impacted material for disposal. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-583-2014*On 9.4.14, Gene Weldon of Lane Construction reported the discharge of 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from a blown hydraulic line on a crusher loader at their Washington batch plant.  The oil spilled onto gravel aggregate that was being crushed to be mixed with liquid asphalt.
No further Response action necessary.
P-966-2014*A 20 foot work boat became submerged due to heavy rain and wind and approximately 1 quart of gasoline was reportedly released from the fuel tank vent. Sorbent boom was deployed to collect the released product and disposed of by Bath Iron Works.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-763-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to snow due to storm damage.  The oily snow was collected and disposed of.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-764-2014*On 11/28/14, Simard and Son reported a potential release at a gasoline and diesel service station. This station is located at 92 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor and is known as Good N You Fuel and Service. A plow truck was fueling up with diesel when an electrical power line fell onto the plow frame. The resulting electrical firestorm burned the truck and the diesel dispenser. The diesel dispenser has a poly dispenser sump. This sump along with parts of the dispenser melted. A technician with Simard and Son was able to isolate the diesel fuel lines.

I made a site visit a few days later (12-1), and the owner and I, along with Ted Scharf of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Tanks Unit, agreed to a few conditions that would allow the service station to open for business, selling gasoline.  The owner then worked with the tank installer and Ted Scharf to make a plan for a long term solution.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-765-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to the ground due to a transformer malfunction.  Central Maine Power staff collected the oily snow and use speedi-dri to collect the spilled oil.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-766-2014*On 11-29-2014, VERSO PAPER reported the release of 250 gallons of sulfuric acid. This release occurred at the VERSO MILL in Jay, Maine. The spill occurred at the acid pump house when the line failed. The line failed because the recirculation regulator was installed backwards. In addition, an operational probe was set too high, therefore it did not alarm. Both of these problems were fixed by employees of VERSO.

The acid spilled into the acid sewer, which leads to the waste water treatment plant. No recovery of the acid was possible.  No site visit was made by this Maine Department of Environmental Protection official. No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time. See attached "incident report" from VERSO for further information.
A-767-2014* On 11-30-2014 the Litchfield Fire Dept. reported that a dump truck, owned by the town, rolled over and spilled motor oil. The town responded and removed some of the sand, snow and oil. I made a site vist later that day and removed some more material.
 The waste material was disposed of by Maine DEP. No further action from Response Service is expected.

A-768-2014*On 12/1/14, David Fletcher reported that the logging company working up behind his house had contaminated the farm pond on his property.  I went to investigate and he showed me what he believed was diesel or hydraulic oil on his pond water.  I saw no sheen only a small amount of foaming.  I explained that that was not a sign of a spill but perhaps runoff from above.

He said that staff from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Land Bureau had also come to investigate and check to make sure the logging company was following best management practices for erosion control.  Mr. Fletcher showed me the logging site farther up the hill, but I did not find any evidence of a discharge.  I told Mr. Fletcher we would keep an eye on the operation and check back with him during the spring run-off.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-769-2014*On 12/1/14, Chief LaFountain, of Winslow Fire Department, reported a vehicle accident that had resulted in the discharge of transmission fluid to a drainage ditch.  The fluid ran through a culvert to the opposite side of the road.  The Fire Department put out sorbent boom and pads to contain the fluid.

I checked the area the following morning and put out a few more pads.  I had to break up some ice to get at some of the fluid.  I returned in the afternoon with Chief LaFountain who helped me collect the boom and pads.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-770-2014*On 12/2/14, Matt Testa, from Spill Center, Inc., reported the discharge of 2 gallons of motor oil from a tractor trailer owned by Pottle's Transportation out of Hermon, ME.  The spill occurred when the driver of the tractor trailer lost control while heading down Madison Avenue in Skowhegan.  The truck left the road and crashed into the corner of a house (172 Madison Avenue).  The crash caused oil to leak out of the truck into the basement of the house.  The truck was removed, but due to the condition of the house, it was not possible to gain access to the basement to clean up the oil spill.  No recovery of oil was possible as the house was later condemned and demolished.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-771-2014*Wayne Libby of Downeast Energy reported that a small spill had occurred at their Waldo facility.  The discharge had occurred as the result of a dripping hose on an oil delivery truck.  Less than 1 gallon was estimated to have discharged to the asphalt and was cleaned up by Downeast Energy personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
A-773-2014* On 12-2-2014 Ronald Davis called this office concerning a leaking oil tank. This tank is located at 23 BJ'S lane in the town of Jay. I made a site visit while returning from another case. Ron rents a trailer home in a trailer park in Jay. The owner lives out of state and Nancy Goding is the owner's representative. The oil tank in question did have a slight drip on that day. I placed a few sorbent pads under the filter assembly to collect the oil and also determine the leak rate.
 I spoke with Ms. Goding about repairing or tightning the fittings at the filter assembly.
 A few weeks later Ron called again to inform me that the fitting had not been fixed. I called Ms. Goding again and got the run around about rent payment, etc.
 So back and forth the three of us went. I made another site visit and found the fitting to be weeping.  In addition, there was no heat in the trailer and things were froze up, according to Ron. I asked again to have someone tighten or repair the line. Ms. Goding said she would have her guy take care of it.
 Both parties were using me as a pawn in their argument. One party wouldn't put oil in the tank until it got repaired, the other party couldn't repair the fitting until oil was delivered. Then add to this the fact that the house froze up.

 Phone call from Ronald on 1-7-15....Oil tank not fixed yet, still leaking, need help.

 In conclusion, the spill was minor and there are no receptors at risk. I do not know how the saga of the tenant landlord issue ended.

 This concludes my involvement and no further action by Response Services is expected.
B-683-2014*Bangor International Airport reported a 5 gallon spill of aviation gasoline from the re-fueling tank truck.  A valve failed on the truck causing the discharge.  The spill occurred in a containment area and was immediately cleaned up with sorbents.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-707-2014*At 0835 hours on 12/18/14, Fire Chief Donald Burr (Chief) reported a small spill of diesel from a plow truck which had tipped over at 0300 hours the same day.  The truck had been uprighted by the time the Chief had arrived at the scene.  Sorbents were used to soak up the small amount of diesel that had leaked out of the truck's saddle tanks.  The owner of the truck is Carmichael Transportation which provides snowplowing for the town of Greenbush.   The diesel was spilled on to pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-731-2014*Dead River Company (DR) reported a spill at a condominium complex at 44 Youngs Mountain Road, Bar Harbor.  Approximately 4 gallons on #2 oil was spilled on a gravel driveway.  The spill occurred because fuel was left in the fill line of the truck during maintenance.  When the driver went to fill a residence the fuel gravity fed out of the hose onto the ground.

DR excavated the gravel and collected as much of it as possible.  They plan to return on Friday to see if any additional product can be recovered.  I spoke with Mr. Elliot the defacto head of the Home Owners Association and he was pleased with the clean-up.

On January 2nd, I checked the location.  I saw the small excavation area.  It appears that the area was cleaned up satisfactorily.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-520-2014*On September 24, 2014, Tom Tardiff, from the Central Maine & Quebec Railroad (CM&Q), reported an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil discharged from a track maintenance machine in the Brownville Junction rail yard   CM & Q personnel used sorbent materials to wipe down the machine and remove as much oil as possible. Some hydraulic oil remained in the track ballast.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
B-658-2014*At 1133 hours on 12/1/14, Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a 2 gallon spill of kerosene from a heating oil tank at 45 Church Street.  This facility is a gasoline station owned by Jeff Manson.  A corrosion hole at the bottom of the tank was allowing oil to drip out onto the concrete slab.  Some snow, leaves and sorbents were soaking up the fuel.  Dead River transferred the kerosene from the leaking tank to a temporary tank.  They removed the contaminated leaves, snow and sorbents for disposal.  A new tank will be installed in the following days.

I did not observe anything different during my visit at the site.  It appears maybe 2 gallons or so leaked out over the past few days.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-708-2014*At 1020 hours on 12/18/14, Mr. Philip Winchester of the Maine Air National Guard (Air Guard) reported a sheen along Warran Avenue on the Air Guard Base in Bangor.  Air Guard personnel used 12 sorbent pads in the process of trying to recover the oil.  A 6-inch wide by 200 foot section of Warran Avenue was affected by the oil sheen.  The oil was contained to pavement.  No source was found and therefore the type of petroleum product was not identified.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-24-2015*Gasket failure resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  Product impacted the gravel floor basement of this farmhouse with a fieldstone foundation.  200 gallons of unspilled product were pumped out of the tank, then the tank was removed to facilitate access to contamination.  Contaminated gravel was removed with a vactor until groundwater was encountered at approximately six inches below grade.  A quantity of free product was recovered with sorbent materials.  With a water bottom established, field screening with oleophilic dye shake tests guided the horizontal extent of the removal; resulting in an approximate yard.  The area was backfilled with stone within the water table, then gravel at grade above a poly layer to preempt any lingering odors from impacting the living space.  The private drinking water well is not in jeopardy and no indoor air quality issues have been presented.  Thus, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-837-2014* Central Maine Power reported the potential release of transformer oil in the town of Winslow. A snow plow hit the utility pole causing the transformer to fall to the ground. This occurred on 11-27-2014 on West Baker Street. The transformer was collected by Central Maine Power Company (CMP), however the snow was covering the area and a determination of an oil spill did not occurr. Six months later CMP checked the site and could not find any indication of a spill. The oil was sampled and it did not contain poly chlorinated biphenyls.
 No site visit made.  No further Response Services action is expected.

B-84-2015*On 2/24/15, I received report from Magoon's Transportation & Energy, Inc., of an apparent eighty gallon oil spill from an oil tank at 45 Cedar Grove, Hancock. The cause of the spill was a frozen oil line which cracked.  Unfortunately, the oil leaked under the slab on the garage and not very much into the snow.

We moved the oil tank out of the way and Clean Harbors Environmental Services excavated and vactored out contaminated soil. The well will also be placed on quarterly monitoring.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-85-2015*On February 21, 2015, Bar Harbor Fire Department reported a several gallon #2 oil leak at the entered location.  The facility is a commercial, residential living center.  Upon arrival, I observed an estimated two to three gallon #2 oil spill on the concrete floor in the basement furnace room.  Photo Ionization Detector (PID) readings on the upper living floors were 0 parts per million (ppm).  Elevated PID readings were detected in the basement area and furnace room, ranging from 3 ppm to 17 ppm.  The cause of the spill was a failed sensor on a five gallon intermediate supply tank between the facilities underground supply tank to the furnaces.  ABS Oil Company was called to repair the system and clean up the oil spill with sorbents, which they disposed in their waste stream.  The area was ventilated.  PID readings reduced to single digit concentration upon Maine Department of Environmental Protection departure.

No additional complaints were received from the facility regarding nuisance odors or vapor issues.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-91-2015*I received a call indicating a locomotive parked at Brownville Junction Railyard had experienced a mechanical problem that lead to a small lube oil leak.  The spill was to frozen ground and ice and was satisfactorily recovered with sorbent material.  New Brunswick Southern personnel disposed of all contaminated materials appropriately and fixed the issue.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-94-2015*R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a half gallon, #2 oil spill at the entered location.  During the outside delivery of fuel oil to two 275-gallon supply tanks manifolded together, oil discharged out the vent and onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste entered into R. H. Foster's waste stream for later pick up and disposal by a licensed contractor.

The facility was later inspected inside by a R. H. Foster licensed burner technician and no additional evidence of a spill was reported.  The two tanks were stable and 3/4 full, and the piping was reported up to code.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-95-2015*At 1940 hours on 2/26/15, Paul Brown, of Dead River Company, reported a less than 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (oil).  The spill was due to a corrosion hole in a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at the residence, 338 Edinburg Road, owned by Carolyn Libby.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil and a magnet patch was used to stop the leak.  Dead River Company replaced the AST the following day.  I offered to visit the site to assist with any vapors, but the owner declined and said everything is fine.  I informed her to call me if anything changed.  I never received a call from her.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-97-2015*At 1616 hours on 3/1/15, a member of the Milford Fire Department (Fire Department) reported that they had responded to a residence at 2 Hanscom Drive in Milford.  Initially the call went to Maine State Police dispatch who sent out the Fire Department to check the residence.  A person from this residence had reported that oil had been stolen among a few other complaints.   When the Fire Department showed up, a gentleman at this residence became very upset and did not want them on the property and was insistent that they leave.  Prior to departing, a fireman was able to see a small amount of pink snow around the aboveground oil storage tank.  They did not think the tank was leaking nor much oil had been spilled, but they wanted to report that they had observed a small amount of pink snow at this residence.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-93-2015*At 1700 hours on 2/27/15, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a propane truck accident along Brighton Road in Athens.  The truck was traveling down Brighton Road when it hit a frost heave, breaking the trucks rear axle and drive shaft.  This caused the truck to lose control and roll over at least once before coming to rest in the snow filled ditch.  The driver, Mr. Gary Russell, was the owner of the company, died at the scene.

No propane leaks were detected by the MDEP upon arrival at the site.  It was determined by three representatives of the MDEP, a propane specialist from both Bob's Cash Fuel, Inc., and Gould Equipment Company, and a representative from the Athen's Fire Department, that the heavily damaged propane truck could not be moved prior to removing the propane from the tank.  Mrs. Russell indicated that the truck could have 600 gallons of liquid propane on it.

The MDEP, Athen's Fire Department and the two propane specialists discussed the pros and cons of trying to offload the propane into another undamaged truck.  It was determined that transferring might work, but it may not work resulting in difficulties in performing further work.  Next option was flaring on-site.  Open fields surrounded by woods were on both sides of the road.  A house was located on the far side of the one field and a large power line was located on the edge of the other field.  It was decided that the field with the house would be used due to its size, no equipment or hoses had to cross the road allowing emergency traffic to pass if required, and the Fire Department had better access to this field.

An excavator made paths through the snow and excavated a pit in the middle of the field approximately 150-200 feet from the truck.  The excavator made the pit a couple feet below the surface and 15-20 feet in diameter.  A large bank of snow and soil was placed on the side towards the house which was approximately 200-250 feet from the pit.

Flaring commenced shortly after midnight, and with some adjustments continued until midday Saturday.  At that time, the MDEP and other involved parties deemed it safe to move the truck to Gould Equipment Company in Bangor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

P-709-2014*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost from a 14 ton forklift due to a hose failure. Bath Iron Works staff cleaned up the spill by excavation of oil impacted gravel.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-710-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground from a palletized transformer.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) surmises that the transformer was probably struck and damaged by a forklift during the winter and went undiscovered until now.  A CMP crew cleaned up the oil impacted soil and managed the disposal.  See attached report.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-491-2014*At 1110 hours on 9/11/14, Verso Corporation (Mill) reported a 15 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a loader in the wood yard area of the Mill.   This area is paved.  Mill employees placed sawdust on the spilled oil.  This sawdust was then moved to a conveyor to their boiler which burned the contaminated sawdust.  The spill occurred around 0200 hours.  The material was burned within a couple hours.   No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-835-2014*
SUMMARY
This spill report covers the abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, diesel fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility T-4 by the facility owner & operator Direnzo & Sons Construction Company.  The required Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment was performed by FGS/CMT Company.  The nearby gasoline UST T-5, I understand to still be active.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is located in a suburban commercial and residential use area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The property has been used as a construction company business for 30-years or more and has a large yard behind the building for storage and for parking of heavy equipment (see location map).  The location at the time was occupied by Direnzo & Sons Company, Matty's Taxi, and by Bernie's Auto Repair.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Waste oil and motor fuel discharges are understood to have occurred on the site related to surface spills and the UST facilities.  See earlier Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services spill reports P-269-1987, et al., and the year 2002 environmental site assessment by Sweet and Associates for additional information.

On 10/27/14, FGS copied MDEP Division of Response Services with copies of lab results which identified evidence of reportable prohibited petroleum discharges in the diesel UST area and the dispenser area (see FGS Table 2).

Oil In Soil colorimetric, oleophilic dye field analysis was performed by FGS along with PID (Photoionization Detector) field bag-headspace analysis (see FGS Table 1).  The dye tests were non-detect (ND) for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) oil contamination exceeding the 500-parts per million (ppm) detection limit.  This test may not detect heaving oils such as discharged motor and lube oils in soil.

At this time I believe a Maine Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up goal best fits the property.  Groundwater flow direction is not known at this time.  Based on the year 2002 well logs, the site is underlain by clay and silty sand, clay soils may channel oil discharges through previously excavated utility channels like around buried sewer and water lines.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 10/17/14, I performed a routine UST facility abandonment confirmation visit and met with Ms. Direnzo, identified as granddaughter of the company founder.  Ms. Direnzo advised me that the diesel UST was removed on or about 10/4/2014.  I have found no record of MDEP, Division of Response Services attendance at the removal and no reports of discharges reported.

On the building are two old-style motor fuel UST type vent pipes that may be associated with mystery UST's remaining on the site, or may remain from reported abandonment of motor fuels UST's T-1 through T-3 in 1987.  These vent pipes are mentioned in P-293-2002, but have still not been addressed as of 2014.

The active gasoline UST is registered as installed in 1995 and will be due for proper abandonment at the end of its warrantee period.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
At this time, I understand no clean-up actions have been initiated.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, motor fuels and waste oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.  I believe that this property is not clean to MDEP satisfaction at this time.
2)  I recommend the facility owners refer this site to Maine Deprtment of Environmental Protection Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) for environmental clearance evaluation, particularly with any property transfer.  An environmental deed restriction on the property may be prudent.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment.
4)  Further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are not planned at this time.

P-892-2014*A small amount of oil leaked from a fitting at the burner on this residential boiler.  Dead River Company had recently serviced the system, so likely had loosened something up.  The oil was collected with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-893-2014*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to tank corrosion. The oil was recovered with sorbents. No site visit was made. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-564-2014*At 1150 hours on 10/18/14, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a 1 gallon spill of lube oil spill from one of their locomotive's containment tanks at Northern Maine Junction (track 14) in Hermon.  Pan Am removed some ballast for disposal.  Contaminated material was hauled to Pan Am's Waterville facility.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-949-2014*On 11/19/2014 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reporting a 2 gallon spill of diesel fuel from a customer's vehicle at Landry's Quick Stop.  The specific reason for the leak was not reported.  The fire department cleaned up the spill with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-950-2014*On 11/20/14, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the 3E Corporation reporting a hydraulic oil spill on behalf of their client, Home Depot.  The spill occurred at their Topsham location.  It was reported that the trash compactor on site had suffered a mechanical failure and leaked approximately 40 gallons of hydraulic oil onto concrete and then into a catch basin.  3E reported that a spill contractor had been called to respond to clean up the discharge.

In the morning, I followed up on the spill.  When I arrived on scene, I observed ENPRO Services using speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the spill.  They also pumped out the impacted catch basin with a vacuum truck and pressure washed the area.  The spill appeared to have been captured by the catch basin and did not migrate beyond that.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-951-2014*Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels reported a small spill at a customer's residence.  Pit Stop's driver had arrived to fill the tank at the residence.  Upon his arrival, he observed funnels and an oil stain on the soil under the fill pipe.  The homeowners had run out of oil and attempted to fill the tank themselves, causing a small spill.  No response was made, and no further actions by the Division of Response Services are required at this time.
A-747-2014*On 11.21.14, Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the discharge of 1 cup of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic hose on a bucket truck.  The truck was working on the utility pole when the spill occurred.  The CMP crew removed the brush from the area that was impacted.  The oil contaminated material was transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center (NASC) where it was placed  in a bulk container that when full is taken to Waste Management in Norridgewock for disposal under an existing profile for non-hazardous oil contaminated material.

No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-737-2014*On 11/14/14, Andrea Patterson, co-owner/operator of Patterson Mobile Home Park in Rockport, reported the discharge of 20-30 gallons of K-1 heating oil from an outside heating oil tank in the park.  The oil had spilled because the gasket around the oil filter failed.  The oil was sitting in the drainage swale that runs in between the streets and homes for the park.

When I arrived on scene, the oil burner technician had already repaired the leak and deployed some sorbent pads.  With the help of Mrs. Patterson, we put down pads on the oil and then bagged them up.  I also boomed off the outlet for the swale.  I left more bags and pads with Mrs. Patterson and instructed her to pick up tomorrow morning the ones we put down, and put down fresh.  I returned a few days later to pick up the pads she had bagged up.

I told Mrs. Patterson that it was possible that there was a minimal amount of soil that might need to be removed come spring when the area could be reassessed in a drier condition.  However, investigation in the spring of 2015 determined no need for soil removal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-749-2014*On 11.22.14, Main Street Fuel reported the discharge of 5 gallons of K-1 for a corrosion hole in an outside home heating oil tank.  The house was vacant but up for sale when the realtor noticed the stain on the concrete pad underneath the tank.  The owner was notified and Mrs. Barlow sent over the technician from Main Street Fuel.
Main Street Fuel pumped out the remaining product and removed the tank from the property.  They wiped up the pad with sorbent pads.
No further contamination was found in the area surrounding the tank.
No further Response action necessary at this time.
A-743-2014* The Waterville Fire Department reported the release of about twenty gallons of fuel oil. This leak occurred in the basement of a rental unit at 167 Water Street in the town of Waterville. I responded that afternoon and met with the involved parties. The oil tank, located in the basement, developed a leak and spilled oil onto the concrete floor. The fire department responded and attempted to patch the leak but were not completely successful. In addition, they used a wet dry vac to hold a vacuum on the tank, this manuever was successful.
 CB Haskell, an oil company, responded with a pump and a temporary oil tank. The oil from the leaking tank was transferred to the temporary tank.
 The clean up of the basement occurred the next day when EPI arrived to remove the oil tank and washed the floor. They also removed a small amount of soil.
 Ventilation continued for a few more days.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-746-2014*On 11/18/2014 in Bristol, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-736-2014*At the request of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services, I visited the Department funded underground storage tank (UST) removal site.  I arrived after the UST had already been removed and the site was being backfilled.   The contractor, Paul Bosse, indicated that there had been no evidence of a discharge noted by the site assessor and that several other MDEP staff had been on the site during the removal.    The particulars of the removal can be found in the site assessment provided to the UST file.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter at this time.
A-750-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power removed the transformer.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-720-2014*On 11/5/16, I responded to a spill report of over 100 gallons of # 2 heating oil from an indoor above ground storage tank.  The tank served the furnace for the house and also a generator which had been running for a day and a half because of a power outage.  The fuel line for the generator was old and cracked.  This caused oil to discharge and fill the basement.  The oil then found a path down along where the wall and floor of the basement meet.  It then met up with a perimeter drain which discharged into the ocean.  Bristol and South Bristol Fire Departments were on scene and had deployed sorbent boom in the cove to contain the sheen that the fuel spill was causing in the ocean.  They also notified the National Response Center and the United States Coast Guard directly.

The Fire Department had also put down a thick layer of pads in the basement to collect the spilled oil there.  The generator and subsequently the furnace were also shut down.  I contacted ENPRO Services, Incorporated, to come out the next day and do the clean-up.  I  had them bring containment boom so that we could recover the sorbent boom and minimize the size of the sheen.  We started by removing all the sorbent pads from the basement and then power-washing the basement floor.  ENPRO then deployed the containment boom around the perimeter drain outfall.  We also put some pads inside the containment. I set up ventilation in the basement to control any residual oil vapors.
ENPRO returned to check the pads in the containment the following day and then again the following week.  Before the cove iced over for winter they removed their containment boom.

I referred the site to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for further investigation and monitoring of air quality and well water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-702-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff removed the oily soil and debris for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-703-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage. Central Maine Power staff collected the oily snow for disposal. Some oil was unrecoverable because it went to a drainage ditch and was carried away with melt water.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-704-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff recovered the oil with speedi-dri.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-706-2014*Storm damage to electrical transformer resulted in it losing its entire contents of transformer oil to the pavement.  Central Maine Power (CMP) crews used speedy dri to remove the contamination from the road surface.   The resulting waste was taken to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for consolidation with like wastes for future disposal.
A-710-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff collected the spilled oil with speedi-dri.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-711-2014*High winds caused two transformers on this line to be damaged and torn from their poles.  No oil was found at the base of the poles.  This report and A-712-2014 cover this incident.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-712-2014*High winds caused two transformers on this line to be damaged and torn from their poles.  No oil was found at the base of the poles.  This report and A-711-2014 cover this incident.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-716-2014*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of a small amount of transformer oil due to storm damage to the transformer.  The transfomer oil contained no polychloronated biphenyls.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected leaf matter.

A site visit confirmed no further action necessary by the Division of Response Services.
A-717-2014*Electrical transformer damaged due to storm.   An unknown amount of transformer oil was discharged.   Central Maine Power Company (CMP) crews removed a bag of soil, grass, debris, and speedi dry.   Transformer oil did not contain polychlorinated biphenols.   Waste was taken back to the CMP facility for consolidation with like wastes and bulk disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-718-2014*Report of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transformer discharge due to storm damage.   I visited the site and arrived at the same time as the CMP crew sent to conduct the clean up.    We were unable to find any actual contamination on the ground and it was assumed that it was all contained in the transformer and did not discharge to the ground.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-746-2014*Bowdoin Fire Department reported a structure fire at 77 Roberts Road in Bowdoin and there were containers of gasoline, propane tanks and batteries on site. None had leaked or were harmed by the fire. It was determined that the property owner would be responsible of proper disposal of these items.  No wells nearby were impacted by these items.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are required at this time.
B-551-2014*Indian Township Environmental Department reported a dripping aboveground supply tank (275 gallon capacity) at the entered location.  A supply line on the facility was loose and leaked oil, estimated to be one quart or less.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and a small amount of soil scraped off.  The waste was entered into Indian Township waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-395-2001*Verso Androscoggin Mill contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic oil to the concrete floor of the B pulp mill diffuser building.  Personnel were filling the hydraulic reservoir and overfilled it.  Spilled oil was collected with sorbent material.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-541-2001*Central Maine Power Company contacted this office to report a spill of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck working in Fairfield.  The amount spilled was apparently too small to recover with sorbent.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-723-2001*Pat Coughlin, from St. Germaine Associates, contacted this office to report a spill of concrete form oil at the Maine Yankee Nuclear power plant in Wiscasset.  Impacted soil was excavated for disposal at CRS, Scarborough.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-788-2001*This office was contacted by "Pando", (full name unknown) reporting an overfill of #2 fuel oil as a result of an erroneous delivery. The mishap resulted in excavation of 3.21 tons of contaminated soil overseen by Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder, Jon Andrews.  The contaminated soil was disposed at CRS in Scarborough. No additional information is available.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine. Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
B-722-2014*On 12/23/14, I received report of a truck wreck on the New Portland Road in Embden.  Responder Thompson and I responded to the Anson Fire Department request for assistance.  The truck was hauling lime pellets for use in the paper making process to be delivered to Madison Paper Company.

When we arrived on scene, I assessed the damage to the saddle tanks and checked the extent of the spillage of the lime pellets.  Using pH paper, I also confirmed the toxicity of the lime pellets.  Responder Thompson interacted with the Fire Department and confirmed with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Bureaus of Land and Water Quality, and Remediation and Hazardous Waste Management, that the lime pellets could be disposed of as fertilizer.

All of the pellets were vactored up, and after confirmation, disposed of as fertilizer in a farmer's field.  The diesel contaminated soil was vactored up and disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, ME.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.

B-717-2014*On 5/29/14, Emera Maine reported a one quart spill of hydraulic oil at the entered location.  A hose ruptured causing the leak.  The oil spilled onto a driveway that was cleaned up immediately with Speedi-Dri sorbent material and the waste was disposed by Emera Maine at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.  The truck was scheduled for repair.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-716-2014*Emera Maine reported a one gallon hydraulic oil spill at the entered location.  A ruptured hydraulic hose on a bucket truck caused the spill.  The spill was dug out and landscaped to the property owners satisfaction.  The waste was disposed at a licensed facility.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.

P-23-2015*This facility has two tanks with a crossover pipe.  During an oil delivery, the driver saw oil running out from under the garage door at his feet and stopped pumping.  After some investigation, it turned out that a fitting on top of tank 1 was loose and came out, which allowed oil to erupt from the top of the tank while some oil also pushed through the crossover into tank 2.  This allowed the whistle to keep operating while the oil was running onto the ground.  Dead River Company employees quickly responded with sorbents and began controlling and collecting the oil.  The following day I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to perform a more thorough cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-327-2014*On 6/24/14, The City of Bangor reported a blown engine on a commuter bus that left a trail of antifreeze along Parkway North and the North Brewer Shopping Center, where the bus pulled over.  I responded to the site and met Bangor and Brewer Public Works personnel.  Brewer Public Works cleaned up the spill with a street sweeper.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-395-2014*On 7/23/14,  Mr. Espy reported a gasoline spill at the entered location on 7/22/14.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services, a demo contractor, was on site removing abandoned piping.  The site, formally Chevron Terminal, was being decommissioned and the bulk storage tanks had already been removed.  Remaining piping was being removed when the spill occurred.  A 6 inch pipe being cut by Clean Harbors discharged oil when the pipe was cut.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents.  A half drum of vegetation was also removed.

Jim Lavoie, of the Division of Technical Services, was conducting sampling on 7/23/14, and looked at the spill site.  Jim advises that the spill was small and that it was cleaned up immediately when it happened.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-3-2015*On 1/3/15, I received report from Scott Beal of Woodland Pulp, LLC, of a chlorine dioxide release at the mill.  The cause of the release was a broken eight inch chlorine dioxide fiberglass pipe.  This pipe was approximately 200' above the ground at the mill.  The cause of the break was unknown.  Due to the break, the gas was exhausting to the atmosphere and quickly dissipating.

After consulting with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Supervisor on call, Thomas Smith, I contacted another hazardous materials teammate, Paul Nichols, and Paul and I drove to the mill.

Upon our arrival, we confirmed with our instrumentation what mill staff had told us in regards to the extent of the contamination plume.  All of the vapor was rapidly dispersing directly up to the atmosphere.  I asked Scott Beal to notify the town fire chief of the accident as a courtesy.  Once this was done, we awaited the arrival of the crew tasked with making a temporary repair to the line.

Once the crew from J. S. Barry Industries arrived to make the repair, we donned our bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to monitor the atmosphere and assist them if needed, also acting as rescue should anything go wrong.  Thankfully everything went as well as it could under the conditions, and the repair was completed.

The mill was shut down two days later and a new line was installed, solving the problem completely.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

B-223-2014*I received a call from Erik Phenix of Ransom Consulting Company indicating he had encountered petroleum contaminated soils at the entered location while doing the environmental work for an underground storage tank removal. I visited the site and discussed with Mr. Phenix his plan to systematically screen soils as they were removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill. As all soils were being lab tested, no oil spill debris form was needed from me. Additionally, contaminated groundwater was removed from the excavation by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., and disposed of appropriately. I asked Mr. Phenix to keep me in the loop throughout the project which he did. No additional resources are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-221-2014*On 5/4/14 I received a call from Waldo County Communications Center indicating they had dispatched Winterport Fire Department to the entered location to deal with a 5 gallon gasoline spill which resulted from a malfunctioning auto shutoff valve on the dispenser.  The driver filling the car drove off without reporting the spill. Winterport Fire Department personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of all materials appropriately.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-217-2014*On 5/2/14, David Thayer of Emera Maine called to report a 10 oz. gasoline spill at the entered location that occurred because the dispenser failed to shut off automatically.  The spill was to concrete and cleaned up immediately by Emera personnel.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-216-2014*On 4/28/14, Tom Tardiff of Central Maine and Quebec Railway called to report a locomotive was discovered to have been misting oil out its stack because of a malfunctioning turbo assembly.  The locomotive was immediately shut down and repaired when it was discovered.  Because of the fine nature of the spilled product, no recovery was possible.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-211-2014*On 5/1/14, I received a call from Elwood Gould indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location.  The spill occurred because the outdoor tank fell over when the ground settled.  Mr. Gould has an interest in the property, but does not currently live there.  I estimate the incident resulted in 10-15 gallons of oil being spilled to very wet ground.  I collected most of the spilled oil with sorbent material and disposed of it though our universal waste stream.  There is a dug well on the property but it is not at risk.  I returned a couple days after the incident and observed no collectable oil anywhere.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-209-2014*On 4/28/14, Jessie Parsons of Irving Oil Corporation called to report a less than one gallon oil spill at the entered location resulting from a malfunctioning burner on the customers boiler.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the concrete floor in the basement.  Irving personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of contaminated materials properly.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-175-2014*Jake Parker, a representative of Shorey Oil Inc. called to report a spill at the entered location. The spill occurred because earlier in the winter oil was accidentally put in the wrong tank at the entered location. The tank that was filled apparently had a small corrosion hole but this was not discovered until later on.

Fortunately, after the error was made, it was quickly discovered and the oil was pumped out of the tank but not before about 10 gallons spilled to the ground. Due to the snow cover it apparently was not evident a spill had occurred until later in the season when melting snow revealed a sizeable section of dead grass. Shorey Oil hired a local contractor to remove contaminated soil from the site and backfill with clean loam. Contaminated soil was disposed of at the Lane batch plant in Bangor.

The drinking water supply is not at risk. No other resources are at risk. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-160-2014*On 4/2/14, Neil Bohannon of Dead River Company called to report a small accidental overfill at the entered location. The cause of the overfill was unclear.  The incident resulted in approximately 2 gallons of fuel oil being spilled to frozen snow beneath the vent pipe.  Dead River personnel removed contaminated snow and used sorbent material to recover spilled product and disposed of contaminated materials properly.  A call to the homeowner, Richard Lamasney, revealed that no oil needed to be cleaned up in the basement where the tank was located.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-874-2014*An Auburn Water District official identified an oil sheen at the inlet/outlet of Lake Auburn where it crosses under Route 4.  The sheen had encompassed most of the surface of the pond on the east side of the road and had encroached into the lake.  Pockets of free product were evident along the shoreline.  Generally, the dam at the east end of the pond is controlled underflow, so the flow was not only increased but shifted to overflow to draw the sheen back in the pond to protect the drinking water supply.  Hard and soft boom were then deployed to prevent any potential migration back into the lake.  The source was traced to a roadside drainage swale, ultimately originating in a storm water catch basin in the rest area across the street, immediately north of the boat launch.  No evidence of a source or cause was identified; suggesting intentional dumping.  A vacuum truck was utilized to recover free product in the catch basin and drainage swale.  During the same time, freshwater was introduced to the storm water system to flush lingering product out of the piping into and through the swale.  The following day, the shoreline of the east side pond was scoured for lingering free product and emulsification which was recovered with sorbent materials and pool nets.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  Neither the land in the drainage swale nor the public drinking water supply are expected to be impacted by this event.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1043-2013*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Technical Services Division (TS) engineer, Peter Eremita, reported to Stephen Brezinski, of MDEP, Response Services Division, that during his site inspection with MDEP, geologist, Brad Hahn, that free product oil had been found in seven catch basins on the property.  Their inspection was related to product found the year before by Stormwater Compliance LLC inspections (see P-1064-12 and P-1065-12).  These spills to the ground and in catch basins are unrelated to that documented in 2013.  MDEP Response staff did not have opportunity to respond and assess the discharges.

The facility is a retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility located in a suburban commercial and residential area.  The facility was previously known as Howell's Truck Stop.  In 2008, the facility underwent significant reconstruction with UST removals and replacement (see P-390-1992, P-330-2008, P-366-2008, et al.).  Free product was noted on groundwater in 2008, and oil leaving the facility property via a drain to Route 1 Bypass.

Oil was reported by Eremita within the catch basins CB-7, CB-8 and CB-9 (see site map and MDEP TS report of 8/20/13).  The volume of oil found discharged to the surface water was implied to be not large but reportable to MDEP.  The stormwater catch basins are supposed to drain to a retention pond at the northeast side of the property (see site map), though significant oil sheen has been documented draining out to municipal drainage under Route 1 on the southeast side of the facility (see P-366-2008 et al.).  I understand that these discharges are not exempt from the Maine Chapter 691.6.D(12)(d) rules for discharges to impermeable surfaces under 10-gallons.  The discharges were not cleaned up within 24 hours, and they reached surface water.

1.  This Irving Circle-K facility, like others, I understand to be complicated in that Irving Oil owns the UST facility and property, and is contractually responsible for the UST facility and UST facility leaks.  Circle-K leases the store and facility from Irving, and it was explained to me by Irving and Circle-K staff that Circle-K is contractually responsible for surface discharges and the dispensers and aboveground equipment.  At this time the total volume, method of clean-up actions, number or discharges, and sources of the discharges is not known.

2.   This spill report shall not be used as or interpreted to be an environmental site assessment.

3.   Oil contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as required.

4.   No further MDEP, Response Division actions are planned at this time.  See records of MDEP TS for additional information.

B-622-2014*On 11/11/14, Dead River Company reported a diesel fuel spill of approximately 3 gallons at the entered location.  Apparently, while filling an underground tank, the tank truck driver had a mishap with the fill hose and a discharge ensued.  The spill was quickly contained on a concrete pad.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  The waste was entered into Dead River Company waste stream for pick up and disposal by Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Maine, Hampden.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-639-2014*At 1350 hours on 11/19/14, Owen J. Folsom reported a 5-10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on one of their  loaders at their facility at 299 Gilman Falls Avenue in Old Town.  They excavated the contaminated material and hauled it to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility in Old Town.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-525-2014*It was reported to Response Services that a release of kerosene had reached a small stream. The amount lost from the above ground storage tank was unknown. Once on site, I spoke with the homeowner Mrs. Beam. She indicated that a tree had hit her home during the 4th of July weekend, and that may be the cause of the leak. After investigating the area, the tank was found to be whole and not leaking. A coupling in the copper supply line was found about 6 feet under the trailer. This fitting was loose and leaking very slowly. There was a stain on the ground about 8 feet around. I then put sorbent boom and pads in the small stream. I found free oil product 250 feet down the stream, however most of the oil had coagulated by that time.

After digging around, I found where the oil was entering the stream, and I built an under flow dam to capture the product there. After that, the necessary paperwork was filled out to apply for the Groundwater Cleanup Fund. I then contacted the park owner and park manager to get permission to proceed with the cleanup. The park manager showed me where the public drinking water well was near the home. It was approximately 40 feet away from the oil spill area. The site was referred to Alex Pugh, with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, for groundwater testing at that time. After that process, a contractor was hired to come in and clean up the spill area. We used an excavator to remove oil contaminated soil from the lawn area. We encountered oil and water at about 5 feet in depth. A well was installed to pull oil and water out of. The contractor on site used a vacuum truck to recover the oil and water from the well and stream. The area was backfilled and restored to pre oil spill conditions.  No further actions by Response Services are needed at this time.
P-699-2014*Dead River Company (DRC) reported a leaking above ground storage tank (AST) in a basement in Cape Elizabeth.  I responded to the home and met with the Cape Elizabeth Fire Chief, DRC oil technician and homeowner, Sarah Hahn. DRC had applied a patch to the belly of the tank where it was dripping from. The patch stopped the leak temporarily until the tank could be pumped.  In the meantime, I hired Allstate Environmental Services to begin the cleanup.

On September 04, 2014, I returned to the home and Allstate Environmental Services had pumped the AST into a tote container and removed the tank. The concrete floor that was impacted by the oil was jack hammered and removed. The oily concrete was disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough. I tested the soil that was under the saturated concrete floor. No detection of oil was indicated during testing with the "shake test" method.

On September 05, 2014, new concrete was poured and a new AST was installed in Ms. Hahn's basement.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-720-2014*On September 05, 2014, Bath Iron Works in Bath reported a diesel spill at their facility at 700 Washington Avenue.  Approximately 3 gallons of diesel leaked from a work vehicle onto hard packed gravel. The contaminated gravel was shoveled and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
B-507-2014*On 9/18/14, Mr. Swan contacted the Division of Response Services indicating that he was selling a commercial property formally owned by his father.  The garage portion of the building had a service pit that was filled with gravel; and he wanted to dig the fill material out to determine if any contamination was present.  I advised that he proceed and that the Division of Response Services would conduct a site visit to determine evidence of a discharge and/or if any removal/clean up action warranted.

On 9/19/14,  I met Mr. Swan, Bud's Landscaping & Construction, and a real estate representative for Mr. Swan on site.  Bud's was excavating the fill soil from the approximate 3 ' wide x 20' long x 8' deep service pit.  The service pit is constructed of concrete walls and floor.  Buds removed a bucket of fill from an area of the pit closest the garage door.  I removed a sample of soil from the bucket and screened the soil for oil using an Oil-In-Soil, oil screening test kit (shake test).  The result of the test was no indication of hydrocarbons present.  As a means to confirm the negative shake test result, I recovered another soil sample from the bottom, floor, of the pit.  I conducted a bag head space test using a ION Science Tiger PID (photo ionization detector) calibrated to 100 ppm Isobutylene.  The result of the test was 0 parts per million, indicating that hydrocarbons and other PID detectable constituents were not present.

I did not observe evidence of a discharge associated with the pit area.  There was no detectable hydrocarbons present utilizing these methods, nor did I observe any oil staining or signs of historical spills in the service pit area.

No clean up action is warranted at this time.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.




P-759-2014*Cumberland Fire Department reported a single vehicle accident along Main Street.  A small volume of gasoline (approximately one gallon) was said to have been discharged to the asphalt.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-700-2014*Frederick Brothers Oil and Propane Company reported a leaking copper line to an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement at 12 Ash Swamp Road in Saco.  I responded to the house and met with homeowner Robert Schafer and a technician with Fredrick Brothers Oil Company. Fredrick Brothers was called to the house because of no heat and an oil vapor smell in the home. It was obvious that oil leaked from the copper line because of the very large oil stain on the concrete floor and wall in the basement. At that time, I informed Mr. Schafer of the cleanup procedures that will start tomorrow. He agreed for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to handle the cleanup.

On September 04, 2014, I had Boom Technology, Inc., respond to remove the contaminated concrete floor until we reached soil. Don White, an environmental engineer with the MDEP, was on site as well overseeing the concrete removal process.

On September 05, 2014, the concrete floor was removed and testing was done outside the building. Soil tests revealed oil leaked outside the foundation wall into the soil. The soil was removed and disposed of properly at CPRC Group in Scarborough.  The site was referred to Don White for further remediation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
A-650-2014*On 10/9/14, I received a report from Dan Dumas, of J & S Oil Company, that a customer's outside tank had a corrosion hole and was leaking.  I met Mr. Dumas at the site, and we removed the remaining oil from the tank.  J & S Oil moved the old tank out of the way and set up a temporary tank so that the tenant could have heat.  I could see that the oil had stained the old concrete pad that the tank rested on, but it did not appear to have flowed underneath the home.  The tenants did not complain of any smell of oil inside.  I checked the home with my photoionization detector (PID) and had readings of .1 to .5 parts per million, which I determined did not pose a health concern for the tenants.  Since Mrs. Hewes owned the home and the tank, I supplied her with the Above Ground Storage Tank Insurance Fund Application.

I contacted the owner of the mobile home park and notified him of the spill.  He gave his permission for me to hire contractors to do the clean-up work.  I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., and Rob Johnson met me at the house that night to take a look at the site.  We made a plan to bring a crew and a vactor truck the next day to do soil removal.

On 10/10/14, I removed 4.68 tons of contaminated soil.  Test pitting showed that the oil had not spread out far.  After removing all the contamination I put fencing around the hole and left it open for a week to see if oil would migrate in along with ground water.  The water that filled the hole was oil free.  I had the site backfilled and the landscaping restored.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-553-2014*On October 10, 2014, Harrison Bispham, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Technical Services Engineer, reported contamainted soils to MDEP Response Services.  The site was the Dead River facility, 64 Main Street, East Millinocket (UST registration 13355).  Mr. Bispham was reviewing the Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment report written by County Environmental Engineering, Incorporated, for the tank removal in August, 2014.

Several items of concern in the report were noted.  Of particular concern was poor surrogate extraction for the aliphatic fractions resulting in a 'J' flag on the report.  However, the level of contamination measured at this site by lab analysis and field screening using a Photo Ionization Detector (PID) is below MDEP action levels for this site and therefore does not require additional remediation.  No saturated soils were encountered and no breaches or other evidence of a leak from the tanks or piping was discovered during the removal.

The area is served by public water and there are no private drinking water wells within 300 feet nor public drinking water wells with 1000 feet, as noted in the Site Assessment Report.  No further action by MDEP Response Services is required at this time.
I-316-2014*On 10/3/14, Luana Dube called concerned about the condition of her aboveground storage tank (AST).

On 10/4/14, I performed a site visit and informed Mrs. Dube of our Tank Replacement Program.  However, at this time, the program is low on funds and Luana's tank is not currently failing.  The tank will be placed in next year's program and may be replaced at that time.

On 4/7/15, I had telephone communication with Luana Dube regarding replacing her old outside AST.  She decided to convert to propane under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Home Heating Oil Tank Upgrade program.  She currently has about 3/8 of a tank of kerosene and does not want to get additional fuel that she won't use.  I told her that I would check with MDEP staff person, Peter Moulton, regarding the status of this upgrade work at her home.  The site was referred to Peter Moulton for follow-up on the propane conversion.

On 7/16/15, Peter Moulton informed the Division of Response Services staff that Kevin Adams Heating Co., has completed the propane furnace installation at Luana Dube's home at this time.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-309-2014*On September 28, 2014, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency's Aroostook County Task Force and the Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement Team requested aid from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Response Services in the removal of hazardous chemical associated with methamphetamine manufacturing.  A vehicle was impounded and suspected of having methamphetamine manufacturing byproducts locked inside.  After collection of evidence, several containers, items, and liquids were handed over to the Division of Response Services to dispose of at a later date.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-250-2014*On August 25, 2014, during a new tank installation, Daigle Oil Company (DOC) employee forgot to shut the valve while bleeding the system.  This resulted in a small (.75 gallon) spill of fuel oil onto the concrete floor. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the homeowner was satisfied.  Oily debris was taken back to DOC's maintenance facility in Fort Kent for storage until next scheduled disposal by contractor.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.

P-871-2014*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 10/31/14, Durham Oil Company (DOC) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services a discharge estimated at 15 to 20 gallons of #2 oil in the basement of this home.  Mr. Thibeault of DOC reported that they had cleaned the oil facility over the summer but there was little oil in the tank at the time.  When a delivery was made this day, oil leaked out the filter due to an apparently mis-installed filter gasket.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 10/31/14, while on site, I met with DOC who was sweeping up speedy-dry type clay sorbent material over the spill area which extended from the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) area south under the washer and dryer toward the open basement sump (see photos).  I noted small blobs of oil floating in the sump.  There was strong odor of oil in the basement.  Kayla Plowman had discovered the oil leak because of oil odor upstairs in the living room.  The Plowmans have a young child in the home.

The home is a single family residence of wood construction with full, unfinished basement.  The home has a hot air furnace but was being heated by wood at the time to prevent the furnace from pumping oily air up through the house.  The home is served by a drilled well in the front, west side of the home, and a septic system on the east side of the home.

In the basement the sump is dug into gray silt/clay soil, with an open perimeter drain pipe on the south side, and a drain pipe on the north side plugged with concrete.  Water in the sump had a light, non-continuous skim of oil.  An 11/11/14, Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) analysis of sump water was high in aliphatic hydrocarbons and other compounds and we assessed needed carbon treatment before discharging outside to the back lawn.

I could not find a gravity drain outlet from the perimeter drain in the field on the low side of the house.  The sump pump discharged out the side of the home and down to the ground next to the foundation, appearing to recycle the water directly back to the sump area.  The clothes washer was also set up to discharge to the sump.

On 11/3/14, I measured ambient oil vapor levels of 4 to 10-parts per million (ppm) within the basement with a Photoionization Detector (PID) and the ventilation fan shut off.

During assessment and clean-up, I contacted Ms. Keith (the property owner), DOC, the Plowmans, and Ms. Susan Price (an adjuster with Murphy Risk Services) regarding MDEP assessments and clean-up plans.  DOC accepted responsibility for the discharge and clean-up and had Federated Insurance contact MDEP, who requested MDEP continue to manage the clean-up and seek reimbursement from DOC.

On 11/4/14, MDEP measured oil vapors of 30 to 40-ppm along the wall and floor and 30 to 40-ppm from the sump confirming that oil had gone under the concrete floor.  Sealing the floor and a sub slab depressurization system (SSDS) (venting system) were needed, based on past experience.  On 11/12/14, MDEP measured oil vapors under the floor via a drill hole in the concrete.  On 11/18/14, the discharge and sump water lab results (see attached) were discussed with MDEP geologist Brad Hahn who agreed with a well water sample.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On Friday, 10/31/14, prior to and during my initial response, DOC fixed the leaking filter and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spill area.  I applied a few sorbent pads to the water in the sump and we removed the sump.  I set up the MDEP ventilation fan out a basement window to create a negative pressure to vent oil vapors outside rather than migrating upstairs.  I told DOC to come back the next day, 11/1/14, and wash the oiled floor with detergent twice and vacuum up the wash and rinse waters.

On 11/3/14, with a site check, I found that DOC did not visit and wash the floor on Saturday and did not advise me.  DOC visited in the afternoon and washed the floor a
I-207-2014*On July 2, 2014, 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released due to a ruptured hydraulic hose on a drilling rig.  Hydraulic oil only impacted the concrete slab around the site.  Maine Drilling & Blasting's employees used sorbents in the cleanup process and Clean Harbors Environmental Services disposed of the contaminated sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action should be required at this time.
B-581-2014*On October 29, 2014, Shelly Alley called to report a possible spill at a residence she was managing for a foreclosure.  The property was located at 6 Tufts Road in Bucksport.  When I arrived, I met a representative of the foreclosure company.  He wanted to know if there was oil in the flooded basement so that he could dispose of it properly.  The photoionization detector (PID) measured levels and observations were not indicative of an oil discharge.  I told the representative that the Division of Response Services would not object if the water was discharged onto the lawn.  I mentioned that if oil was found to call back the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-617-2014*On November 7, Janet Dyer from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) called to report a spill.  The spill was 2-3 gallons of transformer oil from a storm damaged transformer.  CMP reports that the transformer does not contain reportable levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).  The spill was largely contained in the snow.  The contaminated snow was placed in a drum and will be disposed of in CMP's waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.

B-616-2014*On November 5, Rebecca Beal reported a sunken vessel owned by the Beal Lobster Company.  The vessel sank off of the company's wharf on Beal Street in Jonesport.  The vessel was a 42 foot dragger named Devil's Delight.  The vessel had about 200 gallons of diesel on board.

When I arrived at 10:30, recovery actions were ongoing.  Two other fishing vessels and divers were on scene.  Lt Macnemera of the U. S. Coast Guard was also on scene.  We observed no visible sheen.  However, several hours into the recovery we observed a sheen 50 feet wide and several 100 feet long.  Because of the tide and winds, we could not determine definitively it was from the Devil's Delight.  The vessel was dewatered and docked at 14:00 hours.  I inspected the vessel briefly and the vessel and its fuel and hydraulic systems were intact.  The captain estimated a loss of 15 gallons of diesel and 15 gallons of hydraulic oil.

On November 7, I returned to Jonesport to pick up spill equipment.  I spoke with the boat captain and owners concerning the probable contaminated fuel on board.  We discussed several Maine Department of Environmental Protection approved options for handling the fuel water mix.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-291-2014*On 6/9/14, I received report from Dedham Fire Department of a gear oil leak from a pickup truck.  Gasket failure caused the oil to be spilled onto the pavement where local fire department personnel recovered with sorbent material.  I recovered the sorbent material for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-293-2014*On 6/11/14, I received report from Dead River Oil Company of a hose malfunction on a delivery truck.  The resulting malfunction cause oil to be sprayed over a customer car parked in their driveway.

Speedy dry sorbent material was used to collect the oil from the driveway and the car was professionally detailed inside and out.  The homeowner is pleased with the cleanup effort.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-445-2014*Holland Cruise Line reported a 10 milli-liter spill of hydraulic fluid from a hose joint while deploying their platform at the entered location.  The spill impacted coastal water and dissipated.  No clean up action was feasible.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-483-2014*Irving Oil Corporation reported a one gallon spill of #2 oil at the entered location.  The cause was an overfill of a residential aboveground supply tank (275 gallon capacity).  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents.  No indoor issues were observed at the time of the spill, but Irving could not gain access.  No additional complaints were received as of 12/9/14.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-795-2014*While looking into an anonymous complaint in North New Portland, I saw a garbage truck on the side of the road. It was accompanied by a service vehicle and it looked to be broken down, It was owned by Archies Trash Removal. On the way back to Augusta from the complaint, I could see a large sheen on the south bound lane of Route 27 headed back toward Farmington. I followed the sheen until I caught up with the vehicle responsible for it. It was the garbage truck I saw in North New Portland. The truck was leaking some sort of petroleum as it was driving down the road. After many attempts to get the drivers attention to pull over, I called the main office for Archie's Trash Removal in Mexico. After speaking with the manager, I learned that the truck was having transmission problems and they were trying to get it back to Mexico for service. I required that the truck be pulled over and towed the remainder of the way to Mexico. The manager called the trash truck driver and had him pull over in Farmington and wait for a tow truck. Due to heavy rain, none of the sheening or transmission fluid could be recovered from the road.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-796-2014*While driving back to Augusta, I came upon an oil sheen in the road on Route 41 in Vienna.  I followed it until I saw a SAD 9 School bus on the side of the road.  I stopped to see if everything was alright.  The bus had stopped and shut off due to no oil pressure in the motor.  The bus driver had already called for the maintenance mechanic to come out and look at the bus.  Once on site, he determined that it was a failed pressure oil line to the motor.  He did a quick fix so he could drive the bus back to the garage to be permanently fixed.  There was not anything we could do with the sheening in the road.  It was spread over the bus driver's delivery route, and it was raining at that time.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-797-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that Dead River Company had overfilled an inside oil tank.  The homeowner found the tank leaking where the fuel level gauge was located.  I responded to the site and found some oil on the tank itself and on the floor.  I called and asked Dead River to clean up the spill.  They blamed the overfill on a "quick whistle", and replaced the piping and whistle with a new one.  They then cleaned up the spill.  I installed a radon fan to help mitigate the oil vapors in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-798-2014*It was reported to Response Services that a vehicle leaked gasoline in the parking lot of a Central Maine Power Office. It was raining heavily that day and an estimated 1 gallon was lost. The vehicle and responsible party was not found.
No Response Action needed at this time.
A-800-2014*On 12/12/2014, the Skowhegan Fire Department reported an oil delivery truck rollover.  A site visit was made to assist with the situation.  The truck had slid down an icy driveway and rolled onto its side with a full load of oil.  Some oil was leaking from the dome covers of the tank, and was being collected with sorbent pads.  Dome dogs were applied but did not stop the leaking.  A decision was made to drill and pump out the four compartments of the tank before righting the truck.  An estimated 4,250 gallons of product was recovered from the tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-801-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a Conoco bulk storage tanker had burst a fuel supply line while gravity filling an underground storage tank.  The fuel was lost to the parking lot of the small store in Monmouth.  The fuel ran down the pavement and pooled up by a storm drain. Due to a quick response by the fire department, no fuel was lost to the storm drain system.  I made a site visit that afternoon and checked the drain system with my 4-gas meter.  I did not encounter any abnormal readings.  The fire department used speedy dry and sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  Everything was put in a steel drum for disposal by the store owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-802-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a skid steer had ruptured a fuel line inside the Dragon Products Company concrete mixing plant facility. The operator did not know the fuel was leaking until the machine died while in use. The liquid was absorbed with speedy dry and sand, and then sent through the kiln to be burned on site.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-803-2014*On 12.16.14, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported the discharge of 1 quart of lube oil from a train engine to the tracks behind the mill in Rumford.  The oil came from the engine containment tank and spilled onto the tracks below.  Contaminated material was removed for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-805-2014*On 12/16/14, at 1215 hours, Rumford Fire Department reported that they were called to a business that had a strong smell of petroleum in the basement.  They said that during their investigation they found oil in a basement sump.  I met the Fire Department on scene.  The air in the building was monitored for organic vapors using a photoionization detector(PID) and the readings were between 5 parts per million (ppm) and 3 ppm.  A petroleum odor was evident especially in the basement.  No oil tanks or lines were found to be leaking.  There was less than a gallon of yellowish brown oil in the sump indicating it was either old weathered fuel oil or another petroleum product.  The building ventilation system condensation was piped to the sump, so it could have been from a pump seal in that unit.  The air handling unit had just needed repair but there was no mention of a pump seal leak.  The oil was removed from the sump with absorbent pads, ventilation was installed in the area, and an air cleaner was put in the working area.  After three weeks, the area was screened again with a PID for volatile organic vapors.  Readings in all areas were .1 ppm to .2 ppm.  No further complaints of odors were received.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-806-2014*On 12/16/14, Jim Corcoran, of Rockland Marine Corporation, reported the discharge of 1 to 2 gallons of diesel fuel from a fishing vessel.  The diesel impacted the water in front of the marina boat track.  The fishing vessel was up on the track to have its hull sandblasted.  Due to an internal valve failure on the fuel tank, product had discharged into the bilge.  The crew working on the vessel noticed fuel leaking out the stern tube, and quickly placed a bucket underneath to collect the diesel.  They began collecting the diesel in containers while they worked on getting a pump set up to pump out the fuel tank.

In the water around the boat, they put out sorbent boom and notified the National Response Center of the discharge.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-808-2014*On 12/18/14, a leaking outside oil tank in Unity was reported.  The amount of oil spilled was unknown.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Incorporated, was hired for spill clean-up and removal of contaminated soil. The spill was cleaned up by vactoring free product and 4.58 tons of contaminated soil.

The home uses a private well for water, and the site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for follow-up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-701-2014*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of an unknown quantity of heating oil.  This property had been derelict for years so it is unknown how much fuel was released from the tank.  The tank was situated in the shallower section of this dirt floor basement with poured concrete walls of varying depths; earthen base material consisted of silty clay.  Contamination was removed via vactor from below the tank, down approximately two feet.  Significant contamination remains, but further removal of material would have compromised the footing for the roadside foundation wall which was just below outside grade.  Free product was identified in a sump basin located on the opposite side of the basement.  It is unclear if product transited vertically to groundwater then horizontally to the sump or horizontally from the tank across the clay.  Evidence of basement flooding and small pockets of product amongst solid waste on the ground supports the latter.  Whatever the route, this area was vactored at the same time; free product did not regenerate. The property owner mentioned plans to raze the building at some point in the future, so the remaining contamination should be addressed when that occurs.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary until that time.

Though the property is served by a private well, it should be noted that this is also a project site for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Remediation Uncontrolled Sites program with documented historical groundwater contamination due to work practices of the previous property owner.  Please refer to the Division of Remediation Uncontrolled Sites program files for additional information.
B-370-2014*On 7/10/14, I received report of a fuel supply line leak on an off-road diesel underground storage tank line.  The spilled product was leaked into the secondary containment pipe.  The containment system worked as it was designed and no product left the containment pipe.

The tank installer removed the product from the containment pipe and found the leak point in the supply line.  The system was taken out of service until repairs could be made.

Due to State of Maine underground storage tank statutes, a repair of this nature could not be made prior to receiving permission from the underground storage tanks unit with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) in Augusta.

Once the proposed plan of correction was explained, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) tanks unit staff agreed to the repair work.  This allowed a smoother less disruptive solution for Dysart's while ensuring a functioning system to code for MDEP interests.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-22-2015*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a contractor that cut open the AST and caused the oil to spill out. The oil was released to the underlying soils and 4.04 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling of Eliot for disposal. A 6 inch deep by 10x15 foot wide area of oil impacted soil was removed from the spill location. The extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in field screening instrumentation. A soil vapor extraction system consisting of 4 inch perforated piping was installed in the excavation and backfilled with crushed stone. The excavation was capped with concrete and a soil vapor extraction fan was installed to mitigate any remaining oil vapors. The spill was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Service for further monitoring.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-55-2015*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was released from the piping of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release was caused by a corrosion of the piping. The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the residence and provided recommendations for cleanup actions. The homeowner indicated that they would undertake cleanup and disposal of the released oil.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-32-2015*At 1600 hours on 1/21/15, the Maine State Police reported a pickup truck was found on the ice covered Alder Brook in Embden.  It appears that the driver of the vehicle left the pavement, Kennebec River Road, and came to rest approximately 30 feet below on the ice earlier in the day.  A bus driver noticed the vehicle as they were driving by and provided assistance to him until help arrived.  The driver was life-flighted to the hospital with serious injuries.  The accident appeared to have happened earlier in the day since ice had reformed around the tracks of the truck.  A small amount of motor oil was observed on the ice after the truck was removed.  No action was taken to remove the approximately 0.5 gallons of motor oil due to the dangerous conditions of the steep slope and ice covering the river.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-37-2015*On January 22, 2015, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a possibly leaking residential supply tank (275 gallon capacity) at the entered location.  R. H. Foster reported that they went to fill the tank and the delivery driver suspected the tank was leaking so a delivery was not made.  There was evidence of an on-going leak.  I responded to the site and met the resident and two R. H. Foster technicians.  The tank was inspected and deemed acceptable to use.  We cleaned up the spill using sorbent material and generated one bag of waste that was entered into Maine Department of Environmental Protection's sorbent waste stream for disposal at a licensed facility.  Apparently, the homeowner had been dispensing diesel fuel into the tank for heating oil and was spilling fuel during the process.  I explained that spilling oil violates State statute and that oil companies are taking a second look at tanks that are not up to code or may have been tampered.  We cleaned up around the tank, removing debris and reset the footing of the tank.  The feed line appeared in order and was sleeved.  R. H. Foster approved the use of the tank and the technicians supervised the fill.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.


A-833-2014*Downeast Energy reported an overfill of #2 fuel oil, of less than 1 gallon, at a residence at 825 Main Street, in Monmouth.   The affected ice and snow was cleaned up by Downeast Energy technicians, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-50-2015*On 1/29/15, I received report from Jody Pullkinnen of C. N. Brown Company that one of their driver overfilled an oil tank while making a delivery.  The spilled oil sprayed out of the vent and into the snow.  The driver shoveled the oiled snow into a bag and brought it back to their garage for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-51-2015*I received a call indicating a large spill had occurred at the Reuter Residence due to a corrosion hole in the outdoor above ground oil storage tank. The spill impacted soils under the tank and put at risk the drinking water supply to the residence. I removed contaminated soils from the site to reduce the threat to the well. All contaminated materials were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-60-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the roadway in Sidney from a tow truck.  The tow truck was recovering a CMP line truck when the hose(s) blew.  The tow truck was owned by State Line towing who had not called in the spill.   I visited the site and noted two large spots of saturated soil in the roadway.   I called State Line Towing and was told a person was on the way to clean up the discharge.  The person arrived shortly and shoveled up the saturated soil.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-94-2015*A weather related tractor trailer accident resulted in the discharge of motor oil and diesel consisting of the contents of the trucks oil pan and diesel from the saddle tank.  The saddle tank was only partially compromised which caused a steady, heavy drip that was unstoppable until unspilled product was removed from the tank.  Spilled products impacted the snow and slush covered highway.  As soon as the truck was removed, standing traffic was allowed to resume and the roadway was plowed; both dispersing contamination.  No recovery of spilled products was possible.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-679-2014*On December 7th, Chris Smith, owner of the Laurie Ann II, called the National Response Center to report his boat sank.  The boat sank near the bridge going from Beal's Island to Jonesport.  I received the spill notification on December 10, 2014.   I was unable to contact the boat owner after several days.

I contacted the U. S. Coast Guard Station in Jonesport and spoke with Chief Petty Officer Carlson.  He was on scene the day of the incident. The vessel contained 100 gallons of diesel and 9 gallons of lube.  P. O. Carlson reported that he saw no visible sheen while the boat was sunk or during recovery.   The boat was dragged to shore and dewatered.  The vessel was later moved to a local boat yard.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-4-2015*On January 7, 2015, Daigle Oil Company (DOC) overfilled an interior aboveground storage tank (AST) due to an improperly installed whistle. The driver immediately stopped delivering when fuel oil started to spill out of the vent pipe.  A DOC technician was called to help clean up the spilled fuel oil, which had sprayed onto the decking and onto the tank.  Sorbents were used to clean up oil and some snow was removed.

Once on scene, I talked with the homeowner who felt the spill had been properly cleaned up and was not worried about ventilation. No obvious free product could be found on my initial inspection.  No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

A-830-2014*Contamination was discovered associated with the previously abandoned in place underground storage tanks at the Huhtamaki facility in Waterville.   #6 oil had apparanlty be put into the underground storage tank(s) after abandonment.   Sevee and Maher contacted the DEP on behalf of the responsible party.   Sevee and Maher plans to "re-abandon" the tanks in the spring, when the warmer weather is more condusive to the flowing/removal of #6 fuel oil.
B-53-2015*On February 2, Chris McHale, of Pine Tree Waste Services, called to report a spill in Bangor.  The spill occurred at the Olive Garden restaurant at 741 Hogan Road in Bangor.  Pine Tree Waste Services was attempting to pick up a drum of used vegetable oil for disposal.  The drum was accidently knocked over and the vegetable oil spilled onto the parking lot.  The product was recovered into the original container using shovels.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-55-2015*On 2/2/2015, Dead River Company reported a one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  During filling a residential supply tank (275 gallon capacity), oil discharged through the vent and onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents that will be picked up and disposed at a later date by a hazardous waste contractor.  Dead River attempted to gain access to the house to ensure there were no spill related issues inside.  No additional report has been received as on 2/3/15.

No additional Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.



B-496-2014*On 9/15/14, I responded to the report of oil vapors in a home in Orrington.  I arrived on scene and discovered that a small amount of oil had wicked out of a fitting on the oil tank and dripped and soaked into the concrete slab.  I washed the floor and installed a ventilation fan in the area of the spill.

I referred to the Division of Technical Services of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to remove the fan as needed.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-504-2014*On 9/19/14, I received report of a tank cleaning project done by Clean Harbors Environmental Services that generated two yards of waste for proper disposal at Juniper Ridge landfill facility.  No spill occurred.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-518-2014*Foreclosed property with flooded basement, thought to have oil in it.  No oil, no spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-65-2015*On 2/8/15 I received report of an act of vandalism resulting in an approximate five gallon oil spill in the basement of 831 Union Street. An individual had taken the residence of the home hostage in the morning and at some point during the standoff had kicked off the oil filter in the basement.

Thankfully the tank was almost empty and a small amount of oil leaked into the sump hole in the basement.  More fortunately the sump pump had been unplugged, so no oil was pumped from the basement.  I was able to recover all of the spilled product using oil absorbent pads.

no further action
B-199-2014*On 4/22/14, Susanne Pare of Hammond Lumber Company called to report a 1 quart spill at the entered location resulting from a loose fitting on a delivery truck.  The spill was to pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-525-2014*At 1150 hours on 10/7/14, Mrs. Paula Holm reported an oil sheen on the Atlantic Ocean along the beach near 1071 Boot Cove Road in Lubec.   The sheen disappeared over the next day or so.  No source was found.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1017-2014*SUMMARY:
This spill report covers the investigation and assessment of potential mis-installation of product piping for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by 7-Eleven Corporation, and other 7-Eleven facilities in South Portland and Sanford, ME.  The investigation was initiated following discovery of single-wall product piping mis-registered as double-wall piping by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff, Ted Scharf.

Gaftek, LLC, was hired by 7-Eleven to investigate UST facilities installed by the same Maine Certified Installer (CTI), Mike McQuinn, of 7-Eleven/RMR Inc., in the 1991-1992 period.  Mr. Jim Mullen of Gaftek contacted me and requested I attend the site investigations with them as a MDEP representative.

SITE INVESTIGATION:
This facility is located in a dense urban commercial and residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  The two gasoline USTs are registered as double-wall with tank top turbine sumps.  There were no dispensers sumps.

On Monday, 12/15/14, I met with CTI Dave Bisson and with Jim Mullen of Gaftek, LLC.  In the UST sump we noted piping with a gray plastic chase that qualified as secondary containment at the time.  The tank sump did not have a liquid tight lid.

Just downgrade of the tank area we found a road box with two loose risers coming up from the piping chase and two electronic leak sensors, one down each riser.  The sensors sat atop the single-wall fiberglass pipes and could not detect the water and ice that we observed in the piping chase.  No excavation was performed.

Under the single dispenser we found a flex connector coming up out of the gray piping chase.  The metal sump pan was full of water up to the level of the vertical piping chase indicating the water drained into the piping chase (see photos).  I did not determine if the piping was found sloping from the dispensers down to the tanks or intermediate sump.

I noted no obvious evidence of prohibited discharges at the time in the shallow excavations.

CONCLUSIONS:
1)  The piping chase was not liquid tight indicating it did not quality as secondary containment, as registered with MDEP.  This information has been referred to Ted Scharf for further requirements and closure.  I understand that this piping will be due for replacement (see P-2012-14, e-mail of 1/5/15).
2)  No remediation actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.
4)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-1024-2014*SUMMARY
This spill report covers the investigation and assessment of potential mis-installation of product piping for this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility owned and operated by 7-Eleven Corp., and problems at other 7-Eleven facilities in Portland and Sanford, ME.  The investigation was initiated following discovery of single-wall product piping mis-registered as double-wall piping at a 7-Eleven facility by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff Ted Scharf.

Gaftek, LLC, was hired by 7-Eleven to investigate these other UST facilities installed by the same Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike McQuinn, of 7-Eleven/RMR, Inc., in the 1991-1992 period.  Mr. Jim Mullen of Gaftek, LLC, contacted me and requested I attend the site investigations with them as a MDEP representative.

SITE INVESTIGATION
This facility is located in a suburban commercial and residential area served by municipal water and sewer service.  There is an Irving/Circle-K gas station to the southwest, and a Mobil gas station across Route 1 to the northeast.  The two gasoline USTs are registered as double-wall with turbine sumps.

On Monday, 12/15/14, I met Gaftek CTI Dave Bisson as they cut holes in the pavement and hand excavated product piping next to the UST and next to the dispenser island.  Next to the UST sump, we noted piping with a gray plastic chase that appeared to qualify as secondary containment at the time.  The tank had actual containment sumps.

Next to the single dispenser we found a gray Total Containment piping chase that connected to a flexible chase up into the dispenser.  Like at the Portland facility (UST Reg. 2442), we noted two risers in a road box to single-wall fiberglass product pipe within a two plastic chase.  There was no dispenser sump.

I noted no obvious evidence of prohibited discharges at the time in the shallow excavations.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This information has been referred to Ted Scharf for evaluation and case closure.
2)  No remedial actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered an environmental site assessment nor to indicate the site is remediated to original or pristine condition.
4)  The bracket bar securing the crash valves under the dispenser appeared very corroded and should be checked for compliance.
5)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
B-9-2014*On 1.7.14, Brian Osgood, of Covanta, reported that their hydraulic trailer lift had broken its hydraulic oil filter inside the mechanical building.  They estimated that 200 gallons of hydraulic oil was trapped inside the berm within the building, but that 50 to 100 gallons had leaked out onto the surrounding sawdust.

When I arrived on scene, I could see the trail of oily sawdust leading downhill away from the building.  Covanta had already contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come and remove the contaminated sawdust for disposal at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  All of the oil outside the building had soaked into the sawdust and not reached the actual ground surface below.  The extremely cold temperature also helped to keep the hydraulic oil from traveling far.  A little over 4 tons of contaminated sawdust was removed and disposed of.  The oil contained in the building was pumped out and the berm cleaned.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary at this time in this matter.
A-31-2015*On 1-20-2015, Dead River Company reported the release of a few gallons of fuel oil at the home of Ben Cates. This home is located at 296 Main Street in the town of Vassalboro. The oil tank, located in the basement, developed a leak. The technician from Dead River used a magnetic patch and sorbents to control and stop the leak. I made a site visit that afternoon.

There is a community well field in the general area.  I looked on SSTS maps and found that the wells are further than 2000 feet from this home. Likewise, the water intake for Kennebec Water District in China Lake is slightly further than 1,000 feet from this home.

The next day Dead River Company staff pumped out the tank in the basement and installed a new double bottom oil tank. I also had them wash the basement floor with pink stuff. The oil stain was limited to the floor and did not reach the sump pump.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-539-2014*Approximately 3 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a pleasure sailboat into Sebago Lake at the Kettle Cove Marina. The discharge occurred because of a leak in the fuel tank of the vessel. Sorbent boom was used to collect the released product. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-8-2015*On January 5th, Judy Little, from C. N. Brown Company, called to report a spill in Bangor.  The spill occurred at 230 Falvey Road, a single family residence.  The O-ring on the scully was damaged and 4 ounces of kerosene was spilled onto the ground and a sorbent pad.  The spill was cleaned up using a sorbent pad and by excavating a small amount of gravel in the driveway.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-988-2014*A tractor trailer accident resulted in the discharge of diesel fuel to the median.  The leak could not be stopped so approximately 100 gallons of fuel impacted gravel.  A vacuum truck arrived relatively quickly and evacuated the remaining fuel from the saddle tank and then recovered puddles of standing fuel in tire trenches.  Additional trenches were hand excavated then filled with sorbents to collect free product overnight.  The following day, saturated soil was excavated from the median under the direction of the Maine Turnpike Authority.  Contamination is believed to remain in the vicinity but was inaccessible due to the limitations of working in a narrow median and the presence of a guardrail.  The local area is served by public water so that effort was sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1000-2014*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product was released out the vent and from one of the bungs on the tank.  Outside, all visible signs of pink snow were removed which was a sufficient effort.  Inside, the tank was cleaned as well as the impacted portion of the concrete floor.  Lingering vapors disturbed the inhabitants of the house so an activated carbon air filter was operated  for a few days which alleviated the air quality issue.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1001-2014*A 55 gallon drum was discovered abandoned, on its side, and leaking motor oil to the travel lane and along the road shoulder.  The drum was righted and plugged; approximately 40 gallons remained within.  Sorbents were applied to the roadway and then visible signs of waste oil contaminated snow were hand excavated.  This particular section of road is rather desolate, so any lingering contamination will not present adverse effects.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1002-2014*Piping failure resulted in the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of heating oil.  The copper supply line is suspected to have vibrated itself apart at the fitting to the boiler.  Spilled product initially impacted the cement floor at grade of the boiler room then entered a 100' long piping trough amongst four other pipe runs.  Free product was recovered with a vacuum truck while water was introduced to the trough to mobilize it from the nooks and crannies.  Afterwards, the floor and trough were scrubbed with a cleaner/degreaser; wash water was recovered in a similar fashion.  A few short sections of the trough were not completely competent as evidenced by teaspoons of product regenerating from cracks, but that should not pose any significant issues and can be spot treated by janitorial staff as warranted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1003-2014*Gasket failure on the filter housing resulted in the discharge of less than one pint of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  No other items were impacted.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1006-2014*The earthen bermed, yet tidally influenced, construction area under Building 178 was being dewatered by submerged pumps.  One of the pumps released approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the water.  Containment and sorbent booms were utilized to contain and recover spilled product.  No product escaped to the navigable waterway.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1026-2014*An excavator blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately one pint of hydraulic fluid to the paved roadway.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-1027-2014*A sheen was identified on the Piscataqua River near the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  The source was discovered to be a Navy patrol boat.  The boat was taken out of service to be repaired.  No recovery was possible.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-827-2014*On 12/28/14, Fielding's Oil Company reported that one of their customers had called to report that oil had spilled at their place of residence. This home is located at 1419 Bunker Hill Road in the town of Jefferson and is owned by Christine Hunt. Fielding's Oil Company mobilized three of their service technicians to descend onto the scene. I spoke with one of the service technicians and questioned why they would send three.

I arrived on the scene and spoke with Don Hunt and the tenant, Patrick. Don Hunt is married to the owner, Christine Hunt. The oil tank is located in the basement. This tank is about five years old and was in good shape. The oil spill occurred in the vicinity of the oil boiler and oil line. The oil line was encased in a black poly line and buried in the dirt floor. I saved the line for later inspection.  Months later I checked the oil line and found a pin hole. Oil was visible in the sump and at the sump drain outlet located 165 feet away. The oil had traveled through the drain pipe and discharged into the woods at the edge of the field. There was oil in the brook, which is located downgradient of the discharge pipe. It was at this time that I called ENPRO Services, Incorporated, to assist in the cleanup process.

The last delivery was 150 gallons on December 15. The tank is now empty. Service to the burner was last done in November. I asked to have the oil technician arrive and replace the oil line. Barry, the oil technician, arrived and replaced the oil line. I asked him to check the fittings on the oil line and the bleeder screw. All components of the system appeared tight.

ENPRO arrived early that evening. I returned to Augusta to get two fans (RAM FAN and air scrubber unit). ENPRO spent three more days at the site vactoring soil from the basement floor and recovering oil from the brook. They also installed a low volume fan at the sump area and built a plywood box over the sump, to eliminate the oil vapors from entering the basement.

ENPRO and I changed sorbents at the outfall and in the brook several times before extreme cold and deep snow prevented our involvement.

I returned to the site in the spring and recovered all of the sorbent material in the brook and at the end of the drain pipe.  This site was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for well water sampling and other actions if required.  This ends my involvement and no further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-20-2015*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/9/15, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Services Division was notified by Ms. Chamberland, of Robert Edgerley Real Estate (RERE), about a "substantial" discharge of #2 heating oil from this home's aboveground storage tank (AST) facility to the basement.  A prompt MDEP response was requested and I met her on site about 1630 hours.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban residential use, and is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The home has a 275-gallon vertical AST in the basement with copper fuel line to the forced hot water boiler.  The basement sump pump discharges out to the front lawn (see site sketch and photos).

The home had been owned and occupied by Ms. Janice Anderson and suffered foreclosure in late 2014, by Caliber Home Loans, represented by Green River Capital (GRC).  RERE was realtor for this property and Mr. Robert Tucker of GRC as the contact for Ms. Chamberland.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
1/9/15, the basement concrete floor was flooded with about 4" of water with a slick of red free product oil atop the water.  There was no evidence of broken water pipes and the water appeared to be groundwater that seeped in due to the power to the sump pump being shut off.  There was furniture and personal items still there that got considerably oiled.  I noted moderate to strong oil vapor odor in the first floor living area and the basement.
The cause of the discharge appeared to be the theft of the oil boiler motor (photo-4); the fuel line had been disconnected and left uncapped allowing the oil in the AST to drain out until the fuel level in the tank became level with the height of the disconnected fuel line.  As the spill had a "water bottom", I did not believe that oil seeped down under the basement floor.

I advised Ms. Chamberland to have the clean-up initiated as soon as possible and to have the free product and oily water recovered that evening by a vacuum truck, and to have all the oily debris removed and the oiled walls and appliances washed clean.

On 1/15/15, MDEP engineer, Don White, and I visited and could not get in, but noticed sump water pumped out the pump discharge and slight pink oil stain in the snow on the front lawn.

On 3/11/15, the discharge appeared properly cleaned and the oiled basement items were gone.  There was no oil in the sump and a Photoionization Detector (PID) value of 1.5-parts per million (ppm) to 7-ppm which may be primarily from the Simple Green cleaner which I could smell during my visit.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 1/9/15, under MDEP advisement and requirement, Ms. Chamberland and Mr. Tucker authorized ENPRO Services to respond and pump out the oil and oiled water under MDEP Response Services Division guidance and assistance.  Together we recovered about 1700-gallons of oil and water for off-site disposal.

Ms. Chamberland and ENPRO advised me that they had power washed the basement the weekend of 3/7/15, with simple green detergent.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Under MRSA 33 Section 173, I understand that this discharge is required to be disclosed to potential buyers as a malfunction of the heating system.

2)  At this time, clean-up appears satisfactory and it appears that no oil got under the concrete floor, and that there are no lingering indoor air quality issues.

3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment or that the discharge is remediated to original or pristine condition.

4)  No further MDEP, Response Services Division actions are planned at this time.

I-11-2015*On 1/19/15, call was received from Bert Levesque, of Daigle Oil Company (DOC), reporting a spill of #2 oil.  DOC was making a #2 fuel oil delivery at the residence of Owen Haley. When the driver was leaving, he noticed fuel had spilled on the lower portion of the driveway onto the road. It appears due to a malfunction of the trucks dome cover emergency relief valve equipment, #2 fuel accumulated onto the truck's mainway walkway, then dumped down the drains onto the ground. There is a steep incline to the driveway and roadway. When the fuel spilled it quickly traveled down some water channels in the road. DOC crew used snow to dam up and soak up the spilled oil.  The fuel was absorbed with diapers and the road was heavily sanded to coat the area and to treat the icy conditions so traffic flow could resume. The snow soaked with #2 oil was shoveled into drums and taken back to DOC's maintenance garage for melting, treatment and proper disposal/reuse.  The truck was removed from operation and sent to the repair shop for an inspection. It was raining at the time of this event.

Division of Response Services staff arrived on-scene, conducted a site inspection, and requested  putting down some road sand in a small area at the mouth of the Haley driveway that had a slight sheen of oil. Several readings were taken with the photoionization detector (PID) at about 2-3" depth on the road surface, where there were fuel odors present.  PID reading were in the 2-3 parts per million range.  Sun and weather should degrade what is left on the road surface.  No threats to surface waters, ground water wells, or indoor air quality from this small amount of residual oil in the road surface.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

A-17-2015*On 1/10/15, at 0825 hours, Wayne Fire Department reported that they had responded to a vehicle accident the night before. The vehicle had gone off the road through some brush and came to rest in a frozen marsh. They had not seen significant spillage from the vehicle that night. I went to the site and found that an estimated 1 gallon of mixed vehicle fluids had been discharge at the site on the marsh. The snow in the area had absorbed and contained the fluids. I removed all oil impacted snow in the area of the crash.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-676-2014*On 12/5/14, I received a call from Darin Spack of Dead River Company, indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a corrosion hole in the tank located in the basement.  The spill resulted in a small amount of oil spilling to the concrete floor under the tank.  Mr. Spack cleaned up free product with sorbents and washed the floor. The leaking tank was pumped out and later replaced.  I visited the home to check the indoor air quality and found it to be uncompromised.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-583-2014*On 10/29/14, I received a call from Tom Dugay of PLC Construction, Inc., indicating a small spill had occurred resulting from a bad seal on a piece of heavy equipment. The spill resulted in a 2 cup release of hydraulic oil to the ground and was cleaned up by PLC personnel. Contaminated materials were stockpiled on site and later removed by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No resources are at risk. No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-508-2014*Brent Melvin of Brewer Fire Department called to report that two fire extinguishers were dropped off to the station by an unknown citizen on September 21, 2014.   The extinguishers were the glass globe style filled with what is assumed to be Carbon Tetrachloride.   The globes were packed in a cardboard box packed with Styrofoam packing material.  The globes were unpacked and placed in a over-pack container with vermiculite.   The over-pack was properly labeled and placed in hazardous  waste storage at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse.  The globes will be transported to Environmental Projects, Inc., for disposal during the next trip to Lewiston.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-638-2014*On 11/19/14, this office received a fax communication indicating there was a sump pump discharging oil from a basement at the entered location.  After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the reporter, I visited the site and found no evidence a spill had occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-13-2015*At 1320 hours on 1/7/15, C. N. Brown Company reported a quarter cup spill of kerosene.  The spill happened when the C. N. Brown driver changed from the scully fitting to a straight pipe on the hose of the delivery truck.  A small amount of kerosene dripped out onto the truck and snow while the fittings were changed on the hose.  The spill occurred at 1185 Chase Road in Veazie.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-33-2014*On 1/12/14, I received report from the Old Town Fire Department of a flooded basement in Old Town.  They asked that I check to confirm there was no oil in the basement before they pumped it out.  I confirmed there was no oil in the water in the flooded basement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-82-2015*Cianbro Corporation reported that an estimated 1 ounce of hydraulic oil leaked to snow from a fitting on a forwarder parked in the Central Maine Power Company substation. The oil impacted  snow was removed and disposed of by Cianbro. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-109-2015*The Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reported that the filter had been knocked off an indoor oil tank at a residence on East Grand Avenue.  I arrived to find that the large home on the beach was being rented by some young people.  There had been a party at the house the night before, and someone who was in the basement knocked the oil filter assembly off the oil tank (see photos).  A quick thinking firefighter jammed an arrow into the hole in the tank which stopped the leak.  Only about 5 gallons of oil was spilled onto the concrete floor.  There was a drain in the floor that the oil got into, but it had a water trap so the oil didn't travel down the pipe.  It was easily cleaned up off the top.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services to clean up the spilled oil and to clean and seal the concrete floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-497-2014*On 9/15/14, I received a call from Ed Cookson of PLC Construction, Inc., indicating a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill had occurred due to a ruptured hose on a pedestal boom. The spill was to gravel and was hand excavated by PLC personnel. Contaminated materials were disposed of by a third party contractor.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-119-2015*Pilot error resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of jet fuel from the wing of an aircraft.  Spilled product impacted the tarmac at the general aviation ramp.  The jetport fire department recovered spilled product with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-118-2015*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product impacted snow beneath the vent.  All visible signs of contamination (pink snow) were removed by the delivery driver.  Impacts to land are not expected.  A burner technician confirmed no product was released inside the building.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-147-2015*A small amount of oil was lost to this basement floor due to an overfill during an oil delivery.  The oil company hired a cleanup contractor to collect the spilled oil with sorbents.  I inspected the cleanup and found it to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-538-2014*On 10/1/14, I received a call from Josh Slaney indicating a containment tank on a locomotive had overflowed.  The cause of the overflow was not clear.  Pan Am Railways personnel hand dug some contaminated ballast from the spill site and disposed of it though Enpro Services, Inc..  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-705-2014*On 11/3/2014 in Northport, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a broken hose on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-713-2014*On 11/4/2014 in Islesboro, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 13 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from storm damage. CMP cleaned up the spill by removing contaminated soil. CMP hired contractor Coutts Bros. for the clean-up. No further response action is expected.
A-714-2014*On 11/4/2014 in Islesboro, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of un-tagged transformer oil resulted from storm damage. CMP cleaned up the spill by removing contaminated brush and soil. No PCB sample results were provided. No further response action is expected.
A-715-2014*On 11/4/2014, in Rockland, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 120 gallons of transformer oil was the result of storm damage taking down a pole and large transformer. The transformer was untagged for PCB content.  A site visit was made to assess the spill. Some of the oil made it to Rockland Harbor.  Sorbent boom was put in place by CMP to contain the oil.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by CMP to recover an estimated 240 gallons of PCB oil and water that had flowed into a catch basin on the pier.  Clean Harbors also removed an estimated 12,680 pounds of contaminated soil and pavement from the site. Confirmation soil samples were submitted for lab analysis. The analysis confirmed no PCB concerns.  No further response action is expected.
A-719-2014*On 11/5/2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill in Thomaston. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil was the result of a ruptured hose on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-722-2014*On 11/6/2014, Fielding's Oil Company (Fielding's) reported an oil spill in Hallowell. The estimated 3 to 4 gallon spill was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The oil leaked from the tank piping and gauge. Fielding's placed sorbent material on the basement floor, but odors were very strong inside the house. A site visit was made for further clean-up and installation of a carbon air scrubber. After several weeks of running the air scrubber, oil odors had dissipated. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-723-2014*On 11/6/2014 in Islesboro, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 pint spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from storm damage. CMP cleaned up the spill by removing contaminated brush and leaves. No further response action is expected.
A-724-2014*On 11/7/2014 in Searsmont, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 7-13 gallon spill of non-poly chlorinated biphenyl transformer oil was the result of storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-725-2014*On 11/6/2014, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an oil spill in Warren. The estimated 1 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-726-2014*On 11/7/2014, the Vassalboro Fire Department reported an oil spill. The estimated 100 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from corrosion of an oil tank. The tank had been leaking for some time in the dirt floor basement, that was also partially flooded with water. A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department. I was able to stop the tank from leaking with a magnetic patch while a temporary tank was being delivered. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., was hired for removal of the oil-water mix, as well as contaminated soil in the basement. There was also a sump pump that transferred some oil and water outside behind the home. Contaminated soil was removed from outside the home as well.

The home is served by a dug well and strong oil vapors persisted inside the home. The case was referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for engineering and geology follow-up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-727-2014*On 11/8/2014, the Gardiner Fire Department reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a loose fitting on an oil burner. A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department with clean-up from the wet basement. The oil was collected with sorbent pads and the homeowner was advised to ventilate the basement. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-734-2014*On 11/7/2014 in St. George, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from storm damage. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
P-132-2015*Mr. Horan of Synergy Environmental reported a leak alarm indicating an apparent leak of oil or water into the interstitial space of the 12,000-gallon, retail, regular unleaded fuel, underground storage tank (UST) at this gas station.  The facility is a former Getty Petroleum and then Green Valley Company facility and is now Lehigh Company facility.

After later investigation, Synergy reported the problem was with wiring to the sensor which was fixed and the facility is back in service.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions are required at this time.
P-157-2015*A ruptured hose on a plow truck caused the release of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved surface. The released oil was cleaned up by the Westbrook Fire Department using sorbent material. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-126-2015*Approximately 200 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused by corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. Excavation activities were performed on the front (north) side of the house adjacent to the slab on grade foundation. 56.56 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. Where accessible, the extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in Photoionization Detector (PID) readings and negative result on the oil in soil dye shake tests. Oil impacted soils underneath the slab were deemed inaccessible due to structural integrity concerns, and were left in place. The site is served by public water and the remaining oil impacted soils fall below applicable Maine Department of Environmental Protection remediation guidelines for this site (see attached soil analytical results).

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-160-2015*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose while dumping inside the facility.  Spilled product impacted the cement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
P-174-2015*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground when a transformer failed.  The oily snow was collected for disposal and speedi dri was used to finish the cleanup.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-110-2015*On 3/10/15, I received a call from Gwen May, indicating her tank had likely leaked as she had very recently received an oil delivery and her tank was now empty. This property has experienced two similar and substantial leaks in the past, (B-100-2003, and B-96-2005).  I arranged to visit the site the following day with Matt Burke of the Division of Technical Services.  When we arrived, it appeared as though snow and ice accumulation on the filter caused a leak which resulted in a total loss of product from the piping. This was also the cause of the first two incidents. In all, nearly 800 gallons of product are unaccounted for from all three spills.  No evidence of oil could be seen aboveground and there were no vapors in the residence.  Because of the extensive oil spill history, it was decided that the prudent thing to do would be to drill monitoring wells to try to delineate contamination and possibly to recover product.  The site has been referred to Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-111-2015*Driver error was the cause of this four gallon spill of kerosene. The oil sprayed out of the vent and onto the snow which was shoveled into bags for proper disposal by the Dead River crew that was dispatched to the scene.

Upon inspection later that afternoon an appropriate cleanup had taken place.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-119-2015*At 1256 hours on 3/16/15, A. E. Robinson Oil Company reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil from a loose fitting in the basement of the Maine District Courthouse (Courthouse) in Dover-Foxcroft.  There are two 330-gallon oil storage tanks in the basement of the Courthouse and a fitting on one of the tanks leaked during the filling process.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled #2 fuel oil.  Fans were used to remove vapors from the basement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-120-2015*On March 16, Karen Fitts, of Irving Oil Corporation, called to report a spill at 52 Station Road in Searsport.  The spill occurred at the Bulk Plants office, when Irving was filling an AST.   Approximately one gallon of #2 was spilled onto the snow.  The delivery driver scooped it up with a shovel.  The snow fuel mix will be disposed of in Irving's waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-124-2015*At 0950 hours on 3/17/15, Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a 1-2 quart spill of lube oil.  The spill resulted from oil which overflowed out of the engine containment tanks on two of their locomotives which were idling at the Northern Maine Junction Rail yard in Hermon.  A small amount of contaminated ballast was removed and hauled to Pan Am's Waterville facility.  An environmental clean-up company then disposed of the contaminated material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-199-2015*A trash truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-584-2014*On 10/27/14, I received a call from Steve Fallica indicating a school bus his wife drives leaked some diesel fuel while parked in their driveway.  The bus was owned by First Student in Orland.  I contacted Sue Flewelling at First Student who was cooperative.  Sue calculated that roughly 5 gallons of diesel were missing.  Based on the area of the stain in the gravel driveway, this seems reasonable to me.  I asked that First Student arrange to have a mini excavator meet me on site.  Because there were buried power lines directly under the spill, I removed only about 100 lbs. of the most heavily contaminated soil by hand.  I had the excavator aerate the soil with the bucket to speed evaporation and biodegradation and then regraded the driveway.  The well on the property is roughly 80 feet from the spill site and is not likely at risk.  No other resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-562-2014*At 1010 hours on 10/17/14, Mr. Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a one gallon spill of lube oil from a Pan Am locomotive engine containment tank.  Pan Am workers removed contaminated ballast and hauled material to their Waterville facility for eventual disposal by an environmental company.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-30-2015*A truck's axle broke which then punctured its saddle tank resulting in the discharge of approximately 30 gallons of diesel.  Spilled product impacted snow and ice covered pavement as well as snow and ice atop the frozen shoulder at the entrance to this facility. Sorbent materials were used to recover standing fuel then contaminated snow and ice were removed with scrapers and shovels.  All visible signs of contamination were removed.  No soil impacts are expected due the frozen ground and a thorough recovery effort.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-843-2014*A small amount of transformer oil was lost to the ground due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power staff collected the oil with sorbents and removal of oily leaves.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.



P-1075-2014*The City of South Portland reported that there were green blobs floating in Calvary Pond in Calvary Cemetery.  I visited the pond and met with City employees and the cemetery caretaker.  We determined that the green blobs were paint but the source was not found.  The paint color matched exactly the color that the cemetery painted the jersey barriers they use, but the caretaker reported no paint cans missing.  There was no way to collect the paint, so it was left to biodegrade.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-109-2015*On March 9th, an anonymous caller called to report a spill at 643 Main Street in Mattawamkeag.  The spill was motor oil from a broken front end loader.  The spill occurred on March 7th, and less than an estimated 2 gallons was spilled along the road.   I located the site on March 11, and was able to speak with the original complainant who still wanted to remain anonymous.   The complainant indicated it was not as bad as he originally thought.  I investigated the area and found several areas with very minimal sheening.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-159-2015*On 3/5/15, Jon Woodard of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) notified me that the previous Saturday he noticed an actively leaking diesel dispenser nozzle while visiting this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank facility.  The leak was leaving a chronic stain and small diesel puddle on the pavement.  Woodard explained that he spoke with the clerk and advised that the nozzle be taken out of service until fixed.

Gaftek, LLC, later returned my call on 3/6/15, reporting that the leaking nozzle had been repaired and the leak stopped.  The next week I stopped by while in the area and confirmed the nozzle no longer leaking.  At this time it is unclear if any of the diesel leak may have reached soil via cracks and joints in the pavement.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.


P-163-2015*Approximately 6 ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank. The oil was released from the piping of the tank that was compromised due to overpressurization.

The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor using sorbent materials and disposed of by Downeast Energy Company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-168-2015*On March 09, 2015, David O' Brien notified the Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a potential oil leak in his basement at 213 Meadow Road in Raymond.  I met with Mr. O'Brien that afternoon to investigate the cause of the leak and the areas impacted. I determined after careful evaluation of the basement area, that a support beam near the above ground storage tank (AST) fell on the filter on the AST, and caused the filter to snap off. Mr. O' Brien said he just recently had his AST filled, so it was assumed at that time that approximately 226 gallons of #2 heating oil was released into the partially concrete basement floor.

The home is situated approximately 35 feet from the edge of Panther Pond. At that time I did not find oil in Panther Pond near the shoreline.  Although the thickness of the ice made it difficult to make this determination accurately.

Mr. O' Brien had notified his homeowners insurance company, Dennis O' Neill, of The Main Street America Group. At that time, it was unclear if Mr. O' Brien's insurance would cover clean-up costs. I spoke with Mr. O' Neill through the rest of the week and waited for an answer before I proceeded with the clean-up.

On March 19, 2015, I visited the site and discovered oil in the pond near the shore. I notified Mr. O' Neill of the discovery and told him the MDEP cannot wait any longer for them to make a decision about covering the clean-up costs. I did not hear back from Mr. O' Neill until March 23rd. They agreed to cover clean-up costs.

On March 20, 2015, a crushed stone pathway was created on the back property of 211 Meadow Road. This pathway allowed access for equipment to the basement of Mr. O' Brien's basement.

On March 23, 2015, snow was moved in the backyard and concrete was removed from inside the basement. The contractors were limited to how much could be removed because the foundation is not structurally safe.

On March 24, and 25, 2015, a trench was developed in the backyard with two recovery wells installed. The trench was created to recover oily groundwater. A poly barrier was placed in the trench to prevent oil from moving towards the pond. In addition to the recovery wells, a pump and treat system was installed on site to treat the contaminated groundwater.

The site was referred to Brad Hahn and Don White of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



P-170-2015*This is a report of the discovery of oil contaminated soil encountered during a pre-removal site investigation.  The tanks were ultimately removed under the supervision of Stephen Brezinski.  See the Brezinski spill report number P-271-2015 and the environmental site assessment in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection file room for more information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-172-2015*Mr. Legassie noticed an oil odor emanating from the vicinity of his oil tank and found pink snow.  How he came to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) is unclear, either a service call was made prior or some other moment of good fortune.  Once there, I assessed the spill to be minor, and proceeded to shovel the affected snow and small amount of soil in the flow path.  The tank was uncovered and no leaks were observed (leading me to believe someone had repaired the cause).  The snow was bagged and transported back to MDEP to melt and separate oil/water for recycling and disposal.

There was likely to be a patch of dead grass in the vicinity of the dig and Mr. Legassie acknowledged that and agreed to call if any lingering effects were noticed upon spring thaw.  Based on the cleanup performed, and small nature of spill conditions MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-173-2015*The Auburn Fire Department reported that while investigating a call about a gas leak, they found that the odor was actually coming from a leaking heating oil tank in the basement.  I arrived to find that the very old oil tank was in a small room in the basement (see photos).  The oil tank had leaked onto the concrete floor and the oil had seeped underneath the walls into the adjoining rooms and into a small floor drain.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to clean up the spilled oil, cut and remove the oil tank, clean the floor, and finally seal the floor.  No further Division of Response Services actions are needed at this time.
B-116-2015*At 1640 hours on 3/13/15, Simard and Sons, Inc., reported that they found a small amount of water and diesel sheen in a sump at the Tideway Market along U. S. Route 1 in Hancock.  Reggie, from Simard and Sons, Inc., said it appears that maintenance was performed on the diesel pump recently and some fuel must have flowed down the secondary piping into the sump.  Water also leaked into the sump most likely from the cover.  Everything checked out during his inspection of the facility.  Simard and Sons, Inc., will be back in a week or so to check the site again.  He will call if he finds any additional issues.  Simard and Sons, Inc., did not call back over the next few weeks with additional issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-117-2015*On March 14, Jeff Henderson, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report a spill in Cutler.   The spill occurred at the residence of Tim Cates at 26 Quarry Road.  The tank was nearly empty by all indications.  At some time the week before, it is speculated that a heavy piece of ice fell off the roof and cracked the nipple on the tank.

Six-foot snow mounds surround the tank.  We were able to dig down and recover some pink snow, approximately .2 gallons of kerosene.  I also excavated a few shovel fulls of soil under the fuel filter.  According to the shake test, it was lightly contaminated.   The air inside the home was satisfactory.  Given the difficulty accessing the back of the trailer with equipment due to geography and heavy snow, this site will be inspected in several weeks to verify that the spill was indeed small.  A temporary tank was left at the site to provide fuel for the heating system.

I returned to the site on May 6th.  I did some exploratory digging by hand.  I was able to dig down to clay.  I saw no free product.  The soils were lightly contaminated.  No action was taken due to the fact that it was confirmed to be a small spill and the geography and soils of the site make it unlikely much contamination would be recovered.  I confirmed with the owner that there was no vapors in the home.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.

B-118-2015*On March 15, Jeff Jordan, of R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, called to report a suspected spill.   The suspected spill occurred at 291 Cutler Road in East Machias at the home of Sandra Finny.  Jeff reported that the home had received 50 gallons of kerosene a week ago and they were already out.  Jeff did not want another delivery made until the tank was checked for a break or a leak.  The tank was covered in 6 feet of snow.  I was in the area on another spill.  I stopped in and shoveled out the tank and inspected it.  I was able to confirm that the piping and tank were intact.

No further action is required from the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-487-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a transformer oil spill.  A transformer was being moved and leaked.  No oil was discharged to the ground.  Spilled oil was wiped with sorbent and the transformer was overpacked.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-509-2001*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill as a result of a broken hose on a bucket truck.  Oily debris was excavated for disposal by CMP.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-369-2001*Verso paper mill contacted this office to report a one gallon waste oil spill.  Spilled oil was discharged to the mill waste water treatment plant.  No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-424-2001*Verso Paper mill contacted this office to report a waste oil spill at the B pulp mill.  A mechanical failure resulted in an estimated 1 gallon of oil being discharged to the concrete floor.  Sorbent material was used to recover the spilled oil.  No site visit was made by Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel.

Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  Information included in this report was compiled from available notes and log entries.
Peter Blanchard
A-821-2014* On 12-23-14, Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported the release of fuel oil at a home in Albion. This home, known as the "Drake Farm" is located at 111 Crosby Rd. The oil tank was overfilled and some oil leaked from one or more fittings on the top of the tank. The basement had stacks of fire wood and water floating on the dirt floor. Dead River placed sorbent pads onto the spilled oil.
 I made a site visit the next day and changed sorbent pads. The oil tank is behind a huge pile of firewood. This home is not using oil for heat this winter, therefore, the tank was nearly full when Dead River made a delivery.
 There were no oil odor issues at this home and no further action from Response Services is expected.
P-99-2015*A small amount of heating oil was lost to a concrete floor due to a confluence of multiple problems.  The first problem is that there was a fitting on the top of the tank that was not liquid tight.  The second problem was that a delivery driver was not paying attention and overfilled the tank.  The second problem illuminated the first problem through the spraying of heating oil in the basement.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbents.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-72-2015*At 1725 hours on 2/12/15, R. H. Foster Energy, LLC, reported a 1/2 cup spill of kerosene due to overfilling the 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at the residence at 156 Monroe Road in Winterport.  Sorbents were used to soak up the kerosene.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-73-2015*At 0905 hours on 2/16/15, Dead River Company reported a 3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil from an employee overfilling a delivery truck at the Dead River Company Bulk Plant at 795 Central Street in Millinocket.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil and some oily snow was removed for disposal.  The spill occurred in the secondary containment area of the bulk plant which has a concrete pad under the trucks being filled.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-74-2015*On February 13, 2015, Dead River Company reported that a couple of cups of #2 oil discharged from a feed line connected to two 275-gallon capacity supply tanks at the entered location.  During an annual service call, the Dead River technician accidently broke the feed line causing the spill.  The spill occurred in a furnace room and migrated, impacting a finished wall plate, a couple of wall studs and a three inch wide by fifteen inch long section of carpet in the adjacent finished room.  Upon arrival, I detected a moderate olfactory presence of fuel oil and sampled the air quality with a photo-ionization detector (PID).  Peak readings in the basement furnace room read 2.8 parts per million (ppm).  The adjacent finished room in the basement had a peak reading of 1.6 ppm.  At the head of the steps from the basement to the first floor living area, reading peaked at 1.6 ppm.

Dead River hired Tozier's Landscaping and Carpentry in Bangor, to clean the spill area and remove the impacted wood materials and section of carpet.  A vent fan was installed overnight to vent residual odors from the furnace room after it was preliminarily cleaned.  A portable carbon air exchanger was installed in the finished basement room.

On February 17, 2015, the impacted area was cleaned with Simple Green cleaner and Speedi-Dri sorbent material.  Moleculoc hydrocarbon spill absorbent was applied.  The impacted wooden plate and wall studs were replaced.  The carpet is pending replacement of the small section.

On February 20, 2015, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) staff inspected the site.  No olfactory presence of fuel oil was detected by myself or the people I met on site: Steve Boomer, home owner's son who resides at the house, Tom Tozier and an associate.  The spill cleanup was to the satisfaction of Steve Boomer and the spill was cleaned up in accordance with MDEP statutes.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.



P-128-2015*Discharge resulted when the push tug owned by Winslow Marine and being leased by Reed & Reed sank at the dock, 11 Ferry Road, Woolwich, ME.  It was unclear how the vessel sank and how much fuel was on board, but sorbent boom was being deployed.

I responded to the report and observed oil discharging from the vessel and being collected with sorbent boom.  A heavy sheen was emanating from the boom, but quickly dissipated.  Strong currents and wind, in addition to ice chunks prohibited the use of containment boom.  An attempt to plug the fuel vent, by a diver, was unsuccessful.  A large crane was being assembled by Reed & Reed to remove the vessel from the water, but wouldn't be completed until the following day.

On 2/12/15, I returned to the site.  The crane was almost complete and the diving company was preparing the rigging.  Only a slight sheen was observed coming from the vessel.  Sorbent boom had been changed out.  While waiting for the vessel extraction, I checked several areas up and down river for accumulation of diesel.  None was observed, but most of the areas were frozen over prohibiting a proper assessment.

The vessel was removed without incident, although some oil was released from hull of the vessel during the extraction process which quickly dissipated.  Once the vessel was removed from the water it was obvious the cause of the sinking was several large holes in the starboard side of the bow.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
P-125-2015*A skidder caught fire during a logging operation on a large tract of woodlands and caused the release of approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic oil. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel responded to the location and observed that most of the fuel had been consumed in the fire. Some oil could be seen on the frozen ground surface. Sorbents were placed on the ground to absorb the oil. The owner of the machine disposed of the impacted sorbents after the machine was hauled off.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-123-2015*On 2/13/15, Mr. Steven Ness of Ness Oil Company reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP)  Division of Response Services, a discharge of 2 to 3 gallons of unleaded gasoline while making a fuel delivery to the retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) at this general store.

The facility is located in a rural residential and commercial use area served by private drinking water wells.  The facility is located within a wellhead protection area for the Station Elementary School across the road.  This UST facility underwent significant remedial actions associated with spill reports P-324-1987 and P-112-1988, and when the facility was known as Hebron Station Store and the facility was operated by J. P. Cullinan Oil Company.  The facility has a 2000-gallon jacketed UST with suction-operated product piping.  In year 2014, the UST was fitted with a flapper overfill protection fill pipe designed to operate with pressurized fuel deliveries.

Mr. Ness stated that while he was making a fuel delivery, the scully fitting cracked allowing gasoline to spray all over him and the snow and pavement around the UST.  The fill pipe fitting may have been made more brittle by the recent cold weather.  Ness Oil staff responded to clean-up the discharge and contaminated snow.  Much of the gasoline is believed to have evaporated.  I notified MDEP staff geologist Brad Hahn of the incident.  Based on the information from Ness Oil, the discharge appears to have been satisfactorily remediated.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.

P-169-2015*A tank truck was delivering diesel fuel to mobile aboveground tanks at a construction site.  After the delivery, the operator was transiting through the site on an access road which changed in grade steeply.  As the front wheels descended, the transfer pump on the bottom of the truck scraped on the ground, ultimately sheering it off the truck. The tank's internal valves were closed which prevented a catastrophic discharge but approximately 200 gallons of fuel were released from the external piping.  Frost was just coming out of the ground so only a few inches of gravel were penetrable.  Product primarily dispersed laterally, downgrade, collecting in variously sized ruts, and depressions.  Sorbents were utilized to recover free product collecting in the smaller pools and a vacuum truck recovered the larger puddles of fuel/standing water.  Thereafter, an excavator removed thawed material down to frost.  Visual evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria.  According to the foreman, the affected area was expected to be roadway and common area, surrounded by three season cabins on concrete pillars, so no long term effects are anticipated.  This incident occurred at 43.4335N, 70.5001W.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-125-2015*On March 17, Troy Hatton, from Dead River Company, called to report a spill in Calais.  The spill occurred at the residence of Donald Sharp at 21 Chapel Street in Calais.  The spill was ongoing and it appears that the homeowner attempted to service the furnace himself.  It was described as a slow drip on a dirt floor.  The furnace is being replaced with LP by the local Community Action Program.

On March 18, I visited the residence.  There is a cement floor under the furnace.  The cement floor was obscured by dirt.  Dead River cleaned up the contaminated soil and placed speedy dri sorbent material on the floor.  There were no air monitoring readings that indicated a spill.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-183-2015*Pan Am Railways reported that a chlorine rail car was suspected to be leaking vapor.  The car was a residue car that was estimated to contain somewhere between 500 and 1000 pounds of liquid chlorine. The Auburn Fire Department, Androscoggin County Hazardous Materials team (COBRA), Pan Am Railways, Federal Rail Administration (FRA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) were involved in the response.  The MDEP used their chlorine c-kit to assist the COBRA team in stopping the leak at a valve on the tank car top. Then, a pressure gauge was attached to the tank top valve to ensure that there was not an over-pressurization of the tank car ongoing.  The pressure in the car was verified to be at 150 psi (pounds per square inch) which is within the acceptable range.  The FRA representative allowed the car to be moved to an alternative location for a professional inspection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-723-2014*Michael Malone of Dead River Company reported there had been a spill at the entered location. The spill occurred because of a corrosion hole in the tank and resulted in about 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil being spilled to the concrete floor. The floor was fairly wet at the time which prevented the oil from saturating deeply into the concrete. Mr. Malone and I used sorbent materials to clean up spilled oil and then washed and cleaned the floor twice. I installed a Ram Fan to clear vapors from the house overnight. The next day I returned and installed a small, more permanent fan. With the fan running, vapors in the house were not detectable. The fan ran for the next week or so, until it was no longer needed, at which point it was removed. No other resources are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-557-2014* On 8-25-2014 Sarah Lafund called this office to report what she thought was an oil sheen along the shore of David Pond in the town of Fayette.
 I investigated the site and found that it was an organic sheen. It was not, in any, way a petroleum substance.
No further action required.
A-565-2014*On 8/28/14, the United States Coast Guard reported that they had responded to a sunken vessel on the Owls Head side of Rockland Harbor. The vessel was a 24 foot pleasure craft that took on water while traveling in the harbor. The vessel sunk but was floating and had a gasoline fuel capacity of 60 gallons. I spoke to the U. S. Coast Guard by phone and they reported that Charlie's Dive Service was in route to the vessel. I contacted Charlie's Dive Service when they were on site. They reported that there was a slight smell of gasoline and a light oil sheen in the water directly around the vessel. Charlie's reported that there did not appear to be a continuous leak of fuel from the vessel after plugging the fuel vent. Charlie's towed it to a mooring for the night. I met Charlie's Dive Service at the dock the next morning and placed absorbent boom around the vessel. Charlie's Dive Service righted the vessel. No fuel spillage was observed during the operation. The vessel was towed to a marina and removed from the water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-568-2014*It was reported that a piece of equipment blew a hydraulic hose. A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the wooden mats. The caller stated it was cleaned up.
No Further Response Action is needed at this time.
A-569-2014*On 8/27/14, I oversaw the removal of 3 underground storage tanks at the Winslow Cumberland Farms service station.  Soil on site was screened, however, nothing about the clean up standard (construction/excavation worker) was reached.  Any soil that was removed from the tank grave that would not be put back into the excavation was disposed of at CPRC Group.   Cumberland Farms arranged for appropriate analytical and disposal.  It was determined beforehand as this soil was not considered clean fill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-570-2014*It was reported that a homeowner was moving their oil storage tank closer to his mother's house and went into cardiac arrest. The tank was left as it sat for a few weeks. During this time the open tank was filled with rain water. I responded to the site and found a heating oil tank with about 55 gallons of oil and water mixture. I pumped the mixture into a 55 gallon drum and secured the heating oil tank for the homeowner. After I loaded the water and oil mixture drum, Percilla asked me to look at another drum out behind her shed. It was a blue poly 55 gallon drum and contained a strong acid. She said her son had brought it home from New Page Paper mill a few years earlier. The drum was in good condition and shippable. I rolled the drum onto my truck and took it to be disposed of at Environmental Projects Inc. in Auburn.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-572-2014*Summit Natural Gas Company reported that they had encountered petroleum contaminated soil while doing some excavation to their gas line on Arsenal Street in Augusta.  I met them on site and confirmed the presence of weathered petroleum in the tailings from the excavation.  The contamination was at a very low level and no remediation was required.  The soil could be put back in the excavation so no disposal was necessary.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this meatter.
A-573-2014*On 9/2/2014, in Turner, MSAD 52 reported an oil spill. The estimated minor spill of diesel fuel resulted from a driver overfilling a school bus while refueling. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-574-2014*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a junkyard in Newcastle was visited by the local Fire Department and hazardous materials were found to be stockpiled and they may be leaking. I visited the site with Jason Fish of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection hazardous waste enforcement unit.  We confirmed that there were numerous containers of paints, oils, and chemical solvents throughout the property. We noted that there were over 400 gallons of materials total on site. I did not see any of the containers leaking at that time. This case was forwarded to Jason who will oversee the cleanup and enforcement actions.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-637-2014*On 11/18/14, Tom Dugay, of PLC Construction Company, called to report a 2 quart transmission oil spill from a leaking hose on a pickup truck. The spill was to gravel roadway and was cleaned up with sorbents. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly by the responsible party.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-242-2015*A small amount of lube oil was lost to the ground from a locomotive.  Pan Am Railways dispatched a cleanup crew to recover the spilled oil.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-243-2015*This property is scheduled for razing to make way for a new home.  The property is unheated and the basement had a layer of ice on the floor.  When the tank began to leak, the oil puddled on the icy floor.  The oil was collected with sorbents and the tank was pumped dry.  The amount lost seems to be minimal and will not likely threaten groundwater or harm the air quality in the home.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-244-2015*Over the winter, several vehicles, parked for insurance adjustment inspections, leaked motor oil onto the pavement and under the snow to the grassy area adjacent to the parking lot.  The spill did not become apparent until the snow melted in the spring.  The cleanup was managed and documented by CarriageHouse Consulting, Inc.  See attached report.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-246-2015*A small amount of #2 oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to a loose fitting.  The fitting was repaired and I collected the oil with speedi-dri sorbent material.  It is unlikely that the spill will impact groundwater or indoor air quality.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-247-2015*A small amount of gasoline was spilled to the pavement due to a vehicle overfill.  The Fire Department assisted Cumberland Farms with the cleanup.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
P-208-2015*During annual maintenance, a burner technician misaligned the filter housing of an aboveground tank which resulted in the discharge of ten gallons of kerosene.  Spilled product impacted a dirt basement floor.  The tank had to be moved to accommodate soil removal, so a temporary tank was installed and the remaining fuel was transferred.  A vactor was utilized to excavate contaminated soil from the affected area.  Field screening guided the excavation which resulted in the removal of approximately 4 tons of material.  The results of confirmatory lab sampling were all non-detect, sufficiently mitigating the affects to indoor air quality as well as the threat to the private drinking water well within close proximity.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-127-2015*On March 17, Adam Korhonen from Dead River Company called to report a spill in Ellsworth.  The spill occurred at 296 Bayside Road in Ellsworth at the home of Madeline Seavey.  When the Dead River driver went to make his first delivery, his truck was full.  In order to deliver K-1, the driver needed to flush the delivery line of #2 oil.  Because the peddle truck was full, it leaked out of cover of the tank truck.  Approximately 10-15 gallons #2 was lost on the gravel driveway.  Dead River cleaned it up using pads, snow removal, and excavation of a small amount of soil.

I spoke with Madeline and she was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-195-2015*A plane was refueled in extreme cold, then sat for weeks.  The fuel expanded during a period of warm weather and due to the way the plane was sitting, less than one gallon of jet fuel was discharged out the wing vent to pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-587-2014*On 10/31/14, I received a call from Dispatch indicating there had been a reaction and explosion of some type aboard a fishing vessel at the entered location. The incident occurred because the operator of the vessel mixed two chemicals together in a closed container for the purposes of cleaning his boat. The chemicals reacted violently blowing the side of the container apart and splashing chemicals in the face of the owner. Both the owner and his stern man were also overcome with vapors from the reaction. The incident occurred while at sea, but the operators were able to get the vessel to the wharf where they were met by EMS personnel and transported to the hospital. When Responder Paul Nichols and I arrived, they had not returned. Responder Nichols and I made a turnout gear/SCBA entry onto the boat and neutralized the contents of all remaining containers and disposed of materials properly. When we left, there was no remaining danger of a reaction. The U. S. Coast Guard also investigated the incident.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-678-2014*On 12/4/14, Dave Cote, of Brewer Public Works Department, called to report a 5 gallon hydraulic oil spill resulting from a loose fitting on a front end loader.  The spill went unnoticed overnight and was discovered in the morning.  The oil impacted a paved parking lot and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No drains were impacted.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-163-2015*At 1134 hours on 4/2/15, Mr. Paul Higgins reported that 3-4 quarts of motor oil had leaked out while driving from Sullivan Tire and Auto Service (Sullivan Tire), 47 Bangor Mall Boulevard, back to the office.  He made it to Swett's Tire and Auto Center where he parked the vehicle and placed pads underneath the truck to catch the remaining motor oil which was continuing to drip.  He believes 3-4 quarts of oil spilled out along Bangor Mall Boulevard, Bangor Mall Road and Hogan Road, until he pulled into Swett's Tire and Auto Center at 451 Hogan Road.

Sullivan Tire had just changed the oil in the truck prior to Mr. Higgins picking it up.  The truck was towed back for service.  No further action by the Division of Response Service is expected.
A-110-2015*The estimated 50 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil reported was the result of oil tank corrosion. The spill occurred inside of the finished basement of a seasonal home. Allstate Environmental Services was hired to remove contaminated materials. The spill impacted a finished pine floor and radiant heat tubing under the floor that was removed. Sheetrock walls were also oiled and had to be removed. The concrete floor was washed and seal coated with an epoxy sealer. The home is served by a public water system.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-120-2015*On 3/10/2015, in Fairfield, an oil spill was reported. The estimated 200 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from ice falling from a roof and breaking the piping on an outside oil tank. Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove contaminated snow and soil from the site with a Vactor. After removing 5.9 tons of material, the septic tank for the mobile home was exposed. It was quite apparent from the staining on the septic tank that the bulk of the oil had entered the tank and passed through the system.

The case was referred for engineering assistance at this point. Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services Engineer Patricia Locklin determined that the drainage field for the system would have to be replaced due to the oil contamination. With several feet of snow still on the ground, the replacement system would have to wait until dry weather. The septic tank was pumped every two weeks to keep the oil from being spread further.

On 7/8/2015, Central Maine Disposal (CMD) was hired to excavated and replace the septic drainage field. A total of 102.42 tons of contaminated material were removed from the old system. A new system was installed by CMD.

The site is served by a private drinking water well and the case has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for well monitoring. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-87-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an above ground storage tank had leaked about 30 gallons of K1 to the snow. I responded to the site and found a lot of oil and snow piled up by the tank. I dug around in the snow and found where it had run down hill for quite a ways. I spoke with Mr. Skelton about applying to the Ground Water Cleanup Fund, and he decided not to apply. He filled out the attached cleanup options agreement, choosing option 2. He then direct hired Sabattus Well Drilling to come up and remove the oily snow and soil by means of excavation and dump trucks. A total of 20 yards estimate of oily snow was removed. Due to the amount of frozen ground, only the first few inches of soil could be removed at that time. The snow and soil was disposed of at Waste Management.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-89-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a peddle truck blew a delivery hose seal. The line ruptured while delivering heating oil to the Common Market Store. The oil was lost to the snowbank and dirt parking area. I was in the area when I took the call and stopped by the site. The oily snow and speedy dry had been hand dug and placed in drums for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-107-2015*On 3.3.15, Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the discharge of 1-2 quarts of lube oil from a train engine to the tracks in the Rumford Rail Yard. The oil spilled from the engine containment tank that was full.  A crew was sent to remove the ice and snow contaminated by the lube oil.  The contaminated material was taken back to their Waterville-College Avenue yard where it would be disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-655-2014*I received a call from Liz Dawes of Emera Maine indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a bad gasket on the oil pan of a service truck. The incident resulted in about a quart of used engine oil being spilled to pavement. Emera personnel recovered the oil with sorbent material and disposed of it appropriately. No resources are at risk.

No further Response action is anticipated.
A-86-2015*On 2/19/15, at 1320 hours, Bob Martineau from Main Street Fuel reported that an estimated 150 to 200 gallons of K1 fuel oil had spilled from an outside heating oil tank from snow being shoveled off the roof.  A service technician had found the tank outlet cracked when called to the home for no heat.  I went to the site and met with the owner.  Very little oil was found in the surrounding snow and the ground frost was not deep in the tank area.  It appeared that the oil had gone into the ground.  The owner was given a Groundwater Clean-up Fund application and completed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I used a photoionization detector to measure oil vapors in the residence and it measured 1.2 parts per million.  A temporary supply tank was installed to heat the residence.  The spill area was covered with oil absorbent pads to collect any oil that may be released from the snow and to contain oil vapors.

On 2/25/15, I was on site with a contractor to remove the contaminated soil.  The soil in the area was sandy and saturated with oil.  Soil removal was stopped when the structural integrity of the manufactured home's concrete slab was at risk.  The excavation was approximately 10 feet deep.  The bottom of the excavation slowly filled with water and oil coming from under the slab.  A recovery well was put in place before the excavation was filled.

On 3/2/17, a vacuum truck pumped out the recovery well recovering an estimated 45 gallons of oil in 783 gallons of liquid. The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services for well testing and engineered recovery actions.

The site landscaping was reconstructed in the spring after snow melted.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-135-2015*A small amount of oil was spilled to the ground when a delivery driver was attempting a delivery at this location.  The reason that the delivery was unsuccessful was that the property had been converted to natural gas.  During the conversion to natural gas, the oil tanks were removed and the fill pipe was capped inside the building.  When the driver attempted delivery there was nowhere for the oil to go except back out the fill connection.  The property owner has agreed to remove the fill pipe completely to avoid further problems.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-95-2015* On 2-26-15, Bob's Cash Fuel reported that an unknown amount of fuel oil may have leaked at the home of Michael Spaulding. This home is located at 299 Russel Rd. in the town of Madison.
 Mr. Spaulding had called Bob's Cash Fuel to schedule a furnace cleaning, because he was using more fuel than usual. Nate Richardson cleaned the furnace and then tested the oil line with vacuum, which would not hold a vacuum. The copper oil line was imbedded in the concrete floor.
 I made a site visit on 3-1-15 and could not find the discharge point of the perimeter drain while walking around with snowshoes with 30 inches of snow. There were no oil odors in the floor drain, and the drilled well was located on the opposite side of the home, next to the pool.
 On Thursday 3-5, AllState Environmental drilled several cores through the concrete floor. One core sample had a slight smell of petroleum. No recovery of product was possible.
 This site was referred to Technical Services for further review and sampling.
 This concludes Response Services involvement with this case.
B-478-2014*On 9/4/14, I received a call from Maine State Police Dispatch indicating a spill had occurred from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident at the entered location.  Apparently sometime the night before, the subject vehicle left the roadway and tumbled down the embankment.  The incident went unnoticed until the next morning.  When I arrived it appeared as though a small amount of gasoline had leaked from the vehicle.  I saw no collectable product anywhere but could smell it.  No recovery is advisable due to the location of the incident and the lack of vulnerable receptors.  No resources are at risk.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-148-2015*There was a mechanical failure at the Brookfield power generation dam sometime in the overnight on March 25, 2015. The spilled oil collected inside their system and was able to be recovered using sorbent materials on site.

I arrived on site the next day shortly after the report to find very little sheen in the area of the spill. All of the sorbent waste was drummed for Clean Harbors Environmental Services to take for proper disposal.

I was assured that no oil escaped their system. I found no evidence to the contrary the next day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-149-2015*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the entered location resulting from a blown hydraulic line on an Evergreen Waste Services truck. The spill was to pavement only and was cleaned up promptly with sorbent materials. All materials were disposed of by Evergreen.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-150-2015*I received a call indicating a delivery truck had suffered a small hydraulic leak from a loose fitting on a lift gate at the entered location.  Bar Harbor Fire Department personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill.  The spill was to asphalt and no drains were impacted.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-98-2015* On 2-27-2015 Central Maine Power (CMP) reported the release of about fifteen gallons of transformer oil. This transformer was untagged, therefore a laboratory analysis had to be perform. This analysis was later determined to be less than 1 ppm of poly chlorinated biphenyls.
 This transformer was damaged by a front end loader while moving snow. A crew from CMP responded to the scene and collected the transformer and two drums of oil contaminted snow. This material was transported to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for staging and disposal.
 No site visit by DEP Response Services and no further action is expected.
A-99-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a flex track bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose fitting and lost some oil to the ground. The oil was lost to snow.  The spilled oil was containerized into a drum for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-100-2015*On 3.2.15, Brianne Johnson from Maritime Energy Company reported the discharge of a 1/2 gallon of # 2 fuel oil from a broken pipe on a delivery truck.  The oil spilled onto the paved driveway of the home.  The delivery truck driver was able to stop the leak and contain and clean up the spill with sorbent pads.  The pads were disposed of by Maritime Energy.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-101-2015*On 2.27.15, Val Derosier reported the discharge of 25.5 gallons on 2.23.15 from a plow truck that had lost a hydraulic line.  The broken line occurred while the truck was plowing Interstate 95 Northbound from Sidney to Fairfield and back down the southbound side from Fairfield to Sidney.  The driver did not know the leak was occurring until he got the truck back to the shop.  Since the spill occurred during the snowstorm, no recovery of product was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-102-2015*On 2.18.15, Val Derosier of the Maine Department of Transportation reported the discharge of 11 gallons of hydraulic oil from a plow truck.  The truck suffered a broken hydraulic line while it was plowing on I-95 northbound from Sidney to Pittsfield and then back down southbound.  As this was during a snow storm and they did not realize the line was broken until the truck was back to the shop, no recovery of hydraulic oil was possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-103-2015*On 3.2.15, Val Derosier of the Maine Department of Transportation reported the discharge of 40 gallons of hydraulic oil from a plow truck that suffered a broken line. The truck was plowing when the discharge occurred and so it was from the intersection of Route 1 and Route 27 to the Edgecomb camp near the Wiscasset town line.  The oil was not able to be recovered as it was lost during clean up after the storm.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-104-2015*Fielding's Oil and Propane Company reported an estimated 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil that was the result of an overfill during a delivery. The oil was cleaned up by Fielding's with sorbent material. A phone call was made to the homeowner to confirm a satisfactory clean-up. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-105-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services unit that ice and snow fell off a roof in Union and broke the return line to the oil tank. I responded to the site and found that the facility was a U. S. Post Office.  After doing some research, I finally found out that Peoples Bank in Portland actually owned the property. When I spoke to them they were able and willing to hire a contractor to clean up the oil spill, and upgrade the heating oil system. Peoples Bank direct hired and paid for the cleanup actions and disposal that I requested.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
A-106-2015*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that ice and snow fell off a roof and broke the filter off of the tank. The tank was said to be full and now contains no oil. I responded to the site.  When I got there, the snow was piled up over the top of the tank. I could not see it at all. I dug around with a shovel until I found the tank, and then dug it out of the snow bank. Once it was uncovered, I could see where the filter had broken off due to the snow load on top of it. There was not a filter house present at that time. I contacted the home owner and told her about the Groundwater Cleanup Fund. She agreed to apply to the fund for cleanup actions. I hired Mecklin Excavation to remediate the site under my supervision. Due the large amount of debris buried under the ground, I sent most of it to Juniper Ridge Landfill. The site was restored later in the spring to pre-spill conditions. And the owner switched to propane.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-182-2015*On 4/8/2015, Bill Birdsall, of No Frills Oil Company, reported a one quart kerosene discharge from a 275-gallon capacity aboveground supply tank.  The homeowner was shoveling snow from around the tank and broke the fire-o-matic valve causing a leak.  A container was promptly put under the leak to contain the spill.  Mr. Birdsall responded as requested by the homeowner, but is not a licensed oil burner technician.  Mr. Birdsall advised that a technician was on the way to repair the tank and that he removed a minimal amount of oil discolored snow and used sorbent material to solidify the waste for commercial disposal of non-oil saturated sorbent.  Mr. Birdsall described that there was very little impacted snow and that he was following protocol to report the spill and that the homeowners were happy with the cleanup efforts.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.

P-209-2015*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their oil tank.  The oil tank was located in an attached shed with a concrete floor.  The oil leaked out of the tank, onto the concrete floor, ran off the sides of the concrete, and wicked up into the walls of the shed.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services, and they cleaned the concrete, removed the saturated wood in the walls, and then replaced the wood and shingles that were removed.  No further Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-206-2015*On 4/17/2015, Comprehensive Land Technologies, Inc., reported a half gallon spill of used motor oil.  The spill occurred when a technician serviced equipment.  The spill was cleaned up by excavation and the waste was placed in a five gallon container.  The location of the spill was at the Bingham Wind Farm on the Woods Road off Route 16.  General GPS coordinates of the spill location are 45 degrees 853.53 North 69 degrees 405.4 West.

The container was transported to the Comprehensive Land Technologies facility in South China for later approved disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-249-2015*On 5/3/2015, Billings Diesel and Marine Service, Inc., reported a one gallon hydraulic oil leak at the entered location.  Apparently, a dry docked vessel on the property leaked hydraulic oil.  The source was not determined.  The discharge was cleaned up using sorbents and the vessel inspected for further leaks.  It was suspected that a hydraulic hose may have become disconnected or damaged during dry docking.  The deployed speedi-dri sorbent material was entered in the Billings Diesel and Marine Service waste stream for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
A-266-2015*A few drops of lube oil were lost to the ground.  Pan Am staff collected the oiled stones for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
P-650-2014*I was contacted by the Saco Fire Department reporting that there was oil on the water in a flooded basement at 154 Beach Street.  I arrived to find that the recent rain storm had caused water to come in to Mr. Drake's basement.  Some of the water had been pumped out before I arrived but the sump pump used was deep enough in the water that no oil was pumped out of the basement.  Sorbents were deployed that day and the following day a vacuum truck was used to get the remaining water and oil out of the basement.  All of the oiled debris was removed from the basement including the concrete blocks that supported the two furnaces, and the oil tank.  The entire floor was washed with soap and water and my Ram fan was installed in one of the windows.  After the fan ran for several days it was removed because there were no longer any indoor air quality issues.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
I-383-2014*On 12/19/14, I received a call from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) Service Manager, Randy Richards, reporting an oil spill at an apartment complex basement near the Mai Tai Restaurant.  I met DOC service technician crew and manager, Steve Amero, at the basement of the apartment complex.  Malfunctioning boiler nozzle and associated fuel line caused #2 heating oil to spray out and impact a concrete floor area in an area 15' X 20'.  I talked to property manager, Danny Caron.  I discussed the need to implement a clean-up plan to reduce fuel odors from impacted apartment residents in the upper floors of the building. I put down speedy dry and pads (sorbent) to soak up and pick up the spilled oil from the concrete floor.  I discussed with Danny the need to remove sections interior non-load bearing walls to remove wood walls that had wicked up the oil off the adjoining floors.  This floor will be washed with Simple Green and the space will be ventilated with a radon fan.  I will check back in the morning.

On 12/20/14, I made a site visit to State Street Apartment Complex at 160 State Street.  Oil has been cleaned up, floors washed, most of the wood wall impacted by the spilled oil has been removed and disposed of.  A ventilation fan has been installed and ducted out to the outside through the back door entrance to the apartments.  I placed Moleculok sorbent powder down on the crack in the concrete floor and also on the wall/floor seam.  I also placed Moleculok sorbent powder around the 2 X 4 sill plate of the wall of the storage room that had been impacted by the spilled oil.  There were no measurable odors in the cellar space of the spill.  I checked the air levels with a photo ionization detector (PID) and readings were at background levels. I left a note for Danny Caron to vacuum up the Moleculok powder after about 1 week and at that time if there are still no odors, he could take out the ventilation system.  I told Danny to give me a call if he has any questions or needs any additional assistance.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.

P-18-2015*On January 08, 2015, Pine Tree Waste Services reported a hydraulic spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil was released to the pavement when a hose on a trash truck broke. Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the pavement and disposed of properly.  No storm drains were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-19-2015*On January 09, 2015, Biddeford Fire Department reported a tractor trailer accident on the Maine Turnpike heading south bound near mile marker 28.  I responded to the scene immediately. Upon arrival, I investigated the area where the truck slid off the road from snowy conditions and into trees. The truck's side saddle tanks were compromised during this sliding process into the woods and diesel was sprayed along the path that the truck slid down. Luckily at that time, the snow was acting as a sorbent and the diesel was contained to the surface of the snow.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services and I returned that afternoon when the snow stopped, to vacuum the snow. Oily snow was removed and melted at their Rumery Facility in South Portland.  The soil under the snow was not impacted by the little amount of diesel that was released from the side saddle tanks.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-21-2015*Dead River Company reported that they had overfilled one of their customer's oil tanks.  The driver reported that he could not hear the whistle while filling the tank, and about 1 gallon of kerosene spilled out of the tank's vent pipe.  The oil spilled onto frozen ground and it was cleaned up with sorbent material to the homeowner's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-26-2015*On 1/12/15, Gaftek, LLC, reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of gasoline to the submersible turbine pump (STP) sump atop the premium unleaded gasoline product UST (underground storage tank).  At the time, the source of the discharge (from piping or fitting, etc.) was unknown.  The product was up to the bottom of the piping/conduit boot in the sump, which could indicate that product could be leaking out a bad boot, so the gasoline could not get higher than the boot.

On 1/13/15, I responded to the site in the morning to meet a Gaftek technician to check on the leak source, though Gaftek was delayed.  Manifests on site showed that TMC Environmental had been on site already and vacuumed 15 gallons of product from the sump.  The Premium Unleaded UST was out-of-service at the time.

Rodney Belanger of Gaftek later relayed that no leak source was confirmed on 1/13/15 and 1/19/15 inspections.  Mr. Belanger stated that Gaftek would perform a hydrostatic test on the sump in the near future to check on leaks from primary containment (the sump) to the soil and groundwater.

The location is a retail, motor fuels UST facility, formerly owned by Webber Energy and known as Maggie's SUNOCO gas station.  The location is commercial use, not located over a mapped aquifer, and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time.
P-27-2015*On 1/12/15, notice was received from Dead River Company (DRC) of heating oil leak from outside aboveground storage tank (AST) after the homeowner accidently cut the copper fuel line.  The DRC was already on site to switch the residence to propane heat, so was able to stop and repair the leak promptly and disconnect and cap the line.  The leak was to soil and patio blocks.  DRC reported they were cleaning up the leak.

DRC reported the homeowner as being MGA Cast Stone Company.  The area is rural residential.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is planned at this time.
P-28-2015*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that one of their transformers had leaked.  The spilled oil was cleaned up by CMP.  CMP did not provide a Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-660-2014*On 12/1/14, I was notified by Thomas Smith about a spill that had occurred at the entered location five days earlier.  The spill occurred because of a corrosion hole in the 500 gallons retail kerosene tank. The leaking product was contained by a concrete secondary containment structure.  Jeff Leadbetter called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the spill the day it occurred.  Clean Harbors pumped about 125 gallons of spilled product from the containment structure and the remaining 375 gallons of unspilled product from the tank.  The containment structure was cleaned appropriately.  Clean Harbors disposed of all oil appropriately.  I inspected the containment vault the day I received the call.  It appeared to be sound and I saw no evidence of oil anywhere.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-186-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred because of a tractor trailer fire at the entered location. The fire consumed most of the oils in the truck, but about 10 gallons of diesel were spilled to a roadside ditch where I collected most of it with sorbent material.  Excavation was not necessary as there were no other obvious receptors nearby.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-187-2015*I responded to the report of a small oil stain on a concrete pad in an attached garage. The oil technician was servicing the system and noticed the stain and reported it.  I arrived on site to find an approximate half a square foot stain under the filter of the oil tank. There was no product and the stain appeared old.

The technician had been instructed by his supervisor to report the stain and "clear it" with the Department of Environmental Protection before he left the site.  There were no vapors and the homeowner was unaware of the stain. It appeared to be a small spill from a past changing of the tank filter.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-188-2015*On 4/14/15, I received report of a corrosion hole in an oil tank at 21 Flood Road, Plymouth. This oil tank is used to heat the workshop on the property. Due to infrequent usage and theft, the owner only had an estimated 15 gallons of oil in the tank, which all leaked onto the ground and bled into a bog next to the shop.

I arrived on scene and applied sorbent material into the bog, collecting the free product. The oil did not spread far at all. The next day Clean Harbors Environmental Services was on site with me and we removed approximately three yards of contaminated soil.

The sorbent material will need to be checked a few more times. After that the site will be closed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-194-2015*I received a call indicating a pickup truck had been inundated by water when the driver parked it below the high tide line and the tide came in around it.  No petroleum of any kind was observed in the water.  The truck was promptly removed with a tow truck.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-214-2015*At 1005 hours on 4/23/15, Dead River Company reported a 1-2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil (fuel oil).  The spill was from a pinhole in the furnace supply line at the residence located at 6 Charles Street in Orono.  Fuel oil dripped onto the concrete floor and flowed partially under a wall separating the aboveground storage tank (AST) and bathroom.  I used simple green cleaner and a scrub brush to scrub the floor affected by the spilled fuel oil.  Dead River Company replaced the copper line from the AST to the furnace.  The owner, Mr. Allen, did not want the wood removed at the bottom of the wall.  Vapors were not bothering him and he had numerous windows open.  I offered to install a vent system, but he also declined.  I told him to call me if he changed his mind.  As of May 7, 2015, Mr. Allen has not called me.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-215-2015*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the entered location while Dead River Company personnel were removing a tank that had leaked several days earlier. This spill to the basement floor was cleaned up immediately to the homeowner's satisfaction.  All contaminated materials were disposed of properly.  No other resources were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated.
B-183-2015*On 4/2/2015, the City of Bangor reported a three quart transmission oil leak from a push-back unit (used to push planes) at the entered location.  An engine belt broke, which ruptured a transmission cooling line that resulted in the discharge.  The spill was cleaned up using 10 sorbent pads and other sorbent material.  The waste was entered into storage for future pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.  The push back unit was scheduled for repair.

No further Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-174-2015*Mr. Zimmerman reported that his Quonset hut style storage building had collapsed under the weight of snow. He last thought he had approximately 100 gallons of oil in the tank in the hut.

I arrived on scene and crawled around in the debris from the collapse and found some oil collected inside of ice dams. I used sorbent pads to recover that oil and removed the sorbents for proper disposal.  I did not find what I would estimate as a 100 gallon oil spill. Inspection outside the hut and of the hut's concrete pad indicated that oil did not leave the concrete pad, or migrate through any cracks in the pad.

I do believe the estimate of the size of the spill was incorrect. I believe the spill was much less than 100 gallons.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-175-2015*At 1205 hours on 4/6/15, Mr. Martin Dana of the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe reported a 250 gallon spill of kerosene from an aboveground storage tank (AST) at one of their houses.  Approximate location of the spill is N 45.22981 and W 067.58026.  The filter was partially broken on the AST due to ice and snow which allowed the contents of the AST to spill onto the ground.  The AST was located along the driveway side of the house.  The ground under the AST was mostly gravel which allowed the kerosene to quickly flow into the ground and into the house's perimeter drain which discharges to a nearby ditch.  This ditch flows down to the ditch along Route 1 and then crosses under Route 1 and flows into Lewey Lake.  A large amount of ice and snow had to be excavated to get access to the kerosene in the ditches and Lewey Lake.

Sorbents were used initially to soak up the kerosene but within a few days warm weather caused considerable melting of ice and snow revealing more kerosene in numerous places.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vactor out this contaminated material.  In all, Clean Harbors removed 13.55 tons of contaminated material from this area including the area next to the house where the AST was formally located.

The AST was moved to the basement of the house shortly after the spill was found.  Sorbents were again used to soak up any remaining kerosene in the ditches in the following weeks.

As of late April, no large sheens of kerosene were observed in any of the ditches.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-208-1997*Contamination was found at the time of a new tank installation.  Reportedly the site had been both a Gulf Station and A 7-eleven.  The current owner reports that he had 6 tanks removed about 10 years ago when notified that it was required by DEP.  The contractor told him that none of the tanks had leaked.

When I arrived at the site, the top 7' of clean bank run had been taken away.  Contaminated material had been stockpiled on site.  At the South end of the excavation clay extended from about 4' to 9' where bedrock was encountered.  Bedrock was at 5' at the North.  Water with a sheen covered most of the bottom.  PID readings were less than 300 ppm in the clay.  Backfill at 9' along the bedrock was 5000 ppm and at 9' in the South end 2200 ppm.  I decided that enough material had already been excavated.  The new tank excavation had buildings on two sides and roads on the two other.  The store at the site was on a slab.  I took the PID into the basement of the office building next door.  The foundation was of granite blocks, and I found 0 ppm in the openings in the mortar closest to the tank excavation.

Some of the former piping was still in place.  I had this removed.  I saw no evidence of more that one of the reported former tanks.  I presume the others where on the other side of the site.  I did not require excavation to look for contaminated soil.  The vent pipes were still in place on the far side of the building.  Mike Simard, the new tank installer, reports he also removed as much of these as possible, but that they extended under the slab.  He plugged the ends.

No further action is anticipated.
I-151-1999*On 8-17-99, Larry Girvan called this office to report there had been a spill of number 2 fuel in the basement of his residence in Fort Fairfield. Appently the tank had developed a corrosion hole and began to leak the night before. A contracter was hired to replace the tank and the concrete floor cleaned.
B-161-1999*ACCORDING TO JOEL FROST AT SCOTT'S LAWN SERVICE, HIS EMPLOYEES TREATED TWO LAWNS AT 152 AND 153 DEWITT AVE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 9.  ON APRIL 10,  JANET CHRISTRUP NOTICED A SMALL PILE OF "ORANGE CRYSTALS" IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF 153, AND CALLED OUR 800 NUMBER.

I WENT TO DEWITT AVE. , SPIED THE CRYSTALS ON THE SECOND TRIP AROUND THE BLOCK AND CLEANED THEM UP.  THE LADY AT 152 DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HER LAWN HAD BEEN TREATED WITH, BUT SHE GAVE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SCOTT'S LAWN SERVICE.

I CALLED SCOTT'S AND SPOKE TO JOEL FROST; I TOLD HIM THAT HIS OUTFIT COULDN'T POST THE LITTLE WARNING SIGNS ON LAWNS THEY'VE TREATED, AND NOT EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE CONCERNED WHEN THEY LEAVE PILES OF THE CHEMICAL IN THE STREET. HE AGREED AND SAID THAT THE TREATMENT CREWS ARE SUPPLIED WITH GAS POWERED BLOWERS TO BLOW ANY SPILLED  CHEMICAL BACK ONTO THE LAWN.  HE PROMISED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE TREATMENT CREW.

HE FAXED ME A COPY OF THE MSDS, AND THE CHEMICAL TURNED OUT TO BE FERTILIZER WITH A PREEMERGENT HERBICIDE IN IT, PENDIMETHALIN.  I'D ALREADY SCRAPED UP THE RESIDUE BY THAT TIME, BUT I WARNED THAT THE COMPLAINANT HAD SAID SHE INTENDED TO COMPLAIN TO THE BOARD OF PESTICIDE CONTROL, ALLEGING THAT FRIDAY THE 9TH HAD BEEN TOO WINDY TO APPLY PESTICIDES OF ANY KIND.
P-51-1996*23Jan96, 0930, arrived on site and observed Ray Labby Construction equipment removing soil from an excavation next to the dwelling, under the fill/vent lines associated with a basement housed above ground supply tank.

I met w/ Ed Cowan of Brunswick Coal & Lumber, 18 Spring St., Brunswick (729-9921), who informed me that BC&L accidently delivered oil to the wrong house and that when the spill occured the delivery personnel failed to report the spill tothe company dispatcher.  Cowan informed me that BC&L is the RP and taking all required actions to clean up the spilled product.

The spilled product was transported by rain down the drive way and impacted snow approx. 35 feet from the driven point drinking water well.  Cowan and I surveyed the area and identified small areas lightly impacted by oil that were removed by the Labby crew.

The well was later sampled on 28Feb96, and no oil was identified in the sample.

Response services will seek reimbursement from BCL for expences incurred by the Department

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22May96)

B-388-1996*7/19/96 @ 2040

I was notified by the state police dispatcher (866-2121) that a Mr. David Bolstridge (738-5080) phoned to report a caustic soda spill, at the Lincoln Pulp and Paper.

I phoned Mr. Bolstridge.  According to him the mill had lost 1769 pounds or 283 gallons of sodium hydroxide over time.  The spill was from a formerly full 340 gallon large plastic tote bin.  The leak was discovered around 1900.  The spill was due to the fact that a valve was slightly open on the tote bin.  This allowed the sodium hydroxide to leak into the containment area.  Since the containment area also had an open valve, the sodium hydroxide found its way to the process sewer.  The valves were spotted and closed around 1900.  The cause appears to be human error, as 2 valves were open slightly.  The procedure at the mill needs to be looked into.  See attachments, note amounts may not agree with the original reported amounts.
P-519-1996*On August 20, 1996 I received a call from Brent Sutter of Acadia Environmental.  He called to report a slight amount of contamination found during a fuel oil tank removal.  The tank was located at 445 Sabattus Street in Lewiston at an old service garage that was recently purchased by Webber Oil.  The contamination he described to me was minimal and did not require any clean-up, I asked to be notified if any other contamination was found.  I was paged on another site later that afternoon by Brent.  He stated that there had been a waste oil tank removed that was in good condition and no visible contamination.  He also stated that they had removed piping that had been previously left in the ground from a previous gasoline UST removal.  The piping led to what appeared to be an old pump island, and here there was heavy gasoline contamination found. Brent said the soil was not saturated and that the contaminated area appeared to be limited.  I could not get to the site so I requested that Brent document the contaminated areas well and close things up, with no clean up being done.  I will wait to review the Site Assessment before making a final determination about this site.
P-706-2000*see attachment, narrative, map
P-558-1992*
	Abandonment-by-removal of retail motor fuels UST facility and clean-up of prohibited discharges of gasoline through source reduction.  Sensitive geologic area; residential and commercial-use.  See attached separate narrative, UST Reg. file #14350 and separate attachments for further details.

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P-886-1999*I received a call reporting that the Wilson residence on River Road in Arundel had bright blue water coming out of their well.  When I arrived to check it out, I was shocked to find the water coming out of the tap was truly brilliant blue (see attached photos).  It was determined after looking in the well casing this was a case of vandalism.  There were blue crystals on the top of the pitless adapter and on the inside of the casing near the top.  I brought Brad Hahn of Technical Services in at this point (see his report attached).  On January 11, 2000, approximately 6500 gallons of water were pumped from the well.

I also involved Andy Slusarski of Hazardous Waste Enforcement and the York County Sheriff's Office.  In the end, it was never determined who vandalized the well or what was used.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-150-1996*No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
P-664-1996*     This property is one of several on this street inundated during the flood event of 10/21-23/96.  The 275 gallon AST located in the cellar floated when the cellar flooded, severing the copper supply line.  Mr. Martin estimates that 60 gallons of fuel was in the tank at the time.  This oil spread over the surface of the water in the basement, smearing the contents of the cellar (furniture, drywall, personal belongings, etc.) with oil as the waters receded.  Consistent with other impacted properties in this neighborhood, DEP arranged for a disposal roll-off to be delivered to the residence.  Mr. Martin was instructed to place oil contaminated debris (including drywall and fibre-glass insulation)into this roll-off, and was told that DEP would arrange and pay for the disposal of this material.  Mr. Martin was also informed that DEP would assist him with the abatement of residual petroleum vapors remaining in the structure but restoration of the flood damage was not within DEP's purview. It was suggested to Mr. Martin that he contact his own insurance and/or FEMA to seek relief from the other flood related damage.
Consistent with other flood related oil discharges at residential sites, it is recommended that the Department not seek reimbursement from the homeowner for expenditures from the Surface Oil Fund instead submit a claim to FEMA.
P-407-1999*See attached report from CMP.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 24, 1999
B-452-1999*B-452- 99
Brooksville (North Brooksville)

Wednesday July 28, 1999				1550

I received a phone call from Mr. Barry Bunton of North Brooksville.  Mr. Bunton said that there is something in the Shephardson Brook, near his home, on the Varnumville Road.  He believes oil dumping may have occurred, as he sees a sheen.  He is concerned about his drinking water well near his house.  This area has seen near drought conditions this late spring and early summer.

According to Mr. Bunton, last Wednesday someone dumped something in the brook.  I said that I would be in the area early tomorrow morning.

Thursday July 29, 1999				0815

I arrived in North Brooksville on the Varnumville Road.  I noticed that the Shephardson Brook had a dam on it and there were stranded pools of water that were once a flowing brook.  These pools had marsh sheen on them.  It was a grayish-blue  film that would break off in angular chunks when disturbed.  What he may have seen is his neighbor inserting a hose into the brook, as his neighbor has been drawing some water from the brook to irrigate his nearby garden.  I reported to Mr. Bunton what I had found on this investigation.  I explained the conditions could change if they got rain soon.
B-81-1999*B-081-99 C.N.Brown - Brewer


Ms. Bailey called to report that she had just discovered an estimated 1/2 gallon spill of gasoline in the yard on asphalt. She did not know the cause, just after a customer left the spill was noticed. The gas was quickly contained with speedi-dri and a few pads. These will be picked up by C.N.Brown maintenance.
P-290-1996*Mr. York was concerned that the logging contractor that was working on his property had discharged hydraulic oil and was wondering what he should do.  I responded to the complaint and observed a slight sheen on a puddle next to the road which could have been from any source.  Mr. York's major concern was the dark coloration of the soil which was determined to be decaying detritus.  No further action required.
A-649-1998*No site visit made.  The whistle wasn't working properly.  Some oil went to crushed stone outside the building and some was leaking around the fitting to the gauge in the building.  Kalloch staff reported that they pumped off a few gallons, then cleaned the tank and removed some stone.    No further action anticipated.
B-647-2000*On 12/05/00, 1105 hours Phil Dawson (dispatcher for Howland Fire) reported a 35-gallon diesel spill at the 95ER restaurant.  The school bus driver was fueling the bus and left the operation unattended.  Meanwhile the nozzle fellout of the fill pipe and spilled about 35 gallons to the asphalt surface.  The spill had covered and area of about 80 square yards and there were puddles in a couple of areas.  The store manager came out and helped recover the pads as well as squeeze liquid product from them.  The product that was inaccessible to the pad (because it was affiliated with the asphalt) was treated with sand.  The sand was used to keep the product from penetrating the asphalt and to keep it from getting oil onto parking lot traffic.


A-250-1996* An anonymous complaint was received concerning dumping or spreading of lube oil along the roadway in Turner. I drove out to the site and could not find any evidence of such spillage. No further action will be nessesary.
B-687-1998*On 10/23/98, 0700 hours the State Police (Orono Barracks) reported a truck accident nine miles north of Bingham in Caratunk.  A saddle tank had become impacted.  Upon investigation it became obvious that the tank was nearly empty and that the release had been spread over several hundred square yards of asphalt.  The truck had been traveling north around five AM when a southbound tanker trailer truck lost a tire (the rim came with it).  The derelict tire caused the northbound truck to go off the road.  It glanced off ledge on its left side and ended up nose down, with no front axle, in the right hand (heading north) shoulder.  The collision with the ledge also impacted the left saddle tank, which discharged the remainder of its contents over a 30-40 yard distance.  The DOT was on hand to spread sand on the oiled asphalt.
P-199-1996*On 4/9/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Charles Barton of Foster Russell reporting a fuel oil spill at the Bridgton Highlands Country Club.  The spill occurred as the result of a loose fitting on the oil line.  I talked to Sheldon Chaiken and told him that the contaminated soil under the tank would have to be removed and disposed of properly.

On 4/25/96 Searles Excavation removed approximately 10 yds of contaminated soil under my supervision and disposed of it at Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-276-1997*On 5/21/97 Nick Keene representing Clean Harbors called to report that a Waste Management of Maine truck had burst a hydraulic hose while at the Clean Harbors Rumery Road facility and had discharged approximately 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The oil spilled both onto a concrete surface and the soil adjacent to the concrete.  Clean Harbors personnel used sorbents to remove the oil from the concrete and excavated the contaminated soils.  The sorbents were incinerated and the contaminated soils were placed into a dumpster along with the facility's process tank bottoms for disposal along with the regular waste stream.
P-948-2001*Report of motor oil dumped on ice in brook.  Visited site and was unable to substantiate.


P-67-1998*   Vehicle fire at loading dock of Bradlees.  Fuel tank burned open and with subsequant discharge down parking lot with firefighting water.  Responded to by fire dept., DEP, and Clean Harbors, costs of which were covered by vehicle owner, Penske Leasing.  No further actions expected at this time.  No spillage to soils or drains, etc.

S. Brezinski
B-489-1999*     On August 9,1999 at 1100 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dispatcher reporting a fuel oil spill at 135 Park View Ave. in Bangor.  I arrived on site and met owner Brian Potter and representatives from the fire department and Webber Oil.  We found a small leak in the tank bottom that spilled between five and ten gallons of fuel oil onto the dirt floor.  No oil reached any drain and we recovered some pure oil with sorbent pads.  Webber Oil later replaced the tank with an up to code installation on a pad.  The area is on town water.
A-20-2000*A plow truck slid off the road and leaked gas out the tank vent.  The fire department responded and used pads to collect as much product as possible.  They reported some had reached a culvert about 150' away, but they felt they were collecting it there and little had passed the culvert.  They also used some sand from the back of the truck to dike the spill near the truck.  I visited the site the following day. I could still find free product, in snow along the ditch.  There was very little product below the culvert.  I contacted Fleet Environmental to come clean contaminated snow, leaves, and sand by hand.  We had cleaned about two thirds of the ditch before sunny warmer conditions affected the site.   At that point we could only see sheen and no additional free product.  The ground under the ditch was frozen and I decided no additional remediation would be needed.  We left a few pads at both ends of the ditch as a precaution.  There are two nearby residences, but they are far enough away and upgrade to not be at risk.  Map by Delorme Map Expert.  No further action is anticipated.
A-550-1999*An anonymous caller reported that IP was taking transformers and placing them in a metal recycle bin. The caller stated that he knew that these transformers contained PCBs. He also stated that paint wastes were also being placed in a dumpster. I called Tom Saviello to ask about this activity. He checked and found nothing. The paint cans were empty. The transformers were being moved during an installation. Scott Cyr confirmed that IP had no PCB containing transformers on site.
B-491-1997*9/9/97 08:00

Wayne Giffard of C.S. Winchester in Brewer called to request a waiver to remove tanks at Nason's Store in East Dixmont.  Two 3000 gallon and a 2000 gallon diesel tank was slated for removal.  Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental would be on site for the assessment.

All three tanks were removed from a sand fill material.  High levels of gasoline contamination were found on the bottom of the excavation in a native till.  Gasoline concentrations exceeded 5000 ppm equivalent benzene.  Approximately 70 yards of material was removed and taken to land owned by Dave Dysart for spreading and treatment.  An unknown quantity of contamination on both the north and east side of the excavation could not be accessed for fear of undermining an addition to the store.  Contamination levels in these areas still exceeded 5000 ppm.  About 10 feet of clean overburden also hindered the clean up.  The area is considered sensitive due to the store's public water supply and a nearby private water supply.  The store's well proved negative for gasoline.  Harvard Nason, the store's owner, was sent to a fund application in case Technical Services staff determines that further work in necessary.
P-75-2001*The York County Sheriff's Office called to report that a sand truck had rolled over on Fenderson Road in Parsonsfield.  A hydraulic hose had a slow leak in it and the oil was collecting in a snow bank.  The caller stated that they were in the process of righting the truck and they would collect all the contaminated snow when they were done.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 8, 2001
P-710-1996*31Oct96, I received a compliant from Letarte concerning a steady sheen of oil entering Calvery Pond thru a storm drain, and also entering the City's waste water treatment plant. On site after I observed the sheen, Letarte informed me that he delineated, by inspecting storm and sewer drains for signs of petroleum product, the Main St. area where he felt the suspected oil was coming from. We identified Brunswick Transportation, Handyman Rental, and Gould Equipment as potential commercial facilities in that area that may be contibuting to a release.

Letarte and myself visited these facilities, but were unable to identify any problems or reported producted loses from our inquires.

1Nov96, Letarte sampled a storm and sewer drain within the area in question. On 6Nove96 I delivered the samples to Katahdin Analytical, Westbrook, after confirming DEP authorization to pay for the testing. The samples came back closely resembling #4 fuel oil and motor oil, see attached analytical results.

This matter will be referred to the Oil Enforcement Unit.
Response Services will conduct product recovery when applicable pending further Department action.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (9DEC96)
B-355-1997*7/8/97 15:15

John Selleck of Coastal Environmental called to report discovering minor contamination during the removal of a 1000 gallon #2 fuel tank and a 10000 gallon JP-1 fuel tank at the Georgia Pacific facility in Woodland.  Mr. Selleck reported contamination levels at averaging 300 ppm in the excavation of the 10k tank.  No contamination was discovered in the area of the #2 fuel tank.  The area is considered "non-sensitive" being served by a public water supply.  The site could also be labeled as a "non attainment area.  None of the contamination was removed from the excavation.  No further action is expected.
P-261-2000*A broken wood gate had been propped up against an outside 275 gallon K-1 tank.  The wind knocked the gate onto the filter of the tank breaking it off.  The property owner called her oil company who came out and stopped the leak.  Most of the contents of the tank spilled to the ground and ran under the deck.

I responded to the spill and called Clean Harbors to do the clean up.  We took up the deck to get at the oil.  The groundwater level was right at the surface (the area is filled in salt marsh) and so the oil stayed floating at ground level.  We soaked up the oil with pads and dug up the impacted soil beneath the tank.

The condominium association took responsibility for the spill because it was their broken gate that caused the release and their insurance covered all expenses.  No further action.
I-17-1999*While installing a furnace duct, the technician drilled through the supply line to the furnace.

Free product was contained and cleaned up with sorbents, but some wood was contaminated.
A-286-1999*Received an anonymous complaint concerning the Town of Peru.  A local resident who wished to remain anonymous called to complain that the Town of Peru's public works garage had oil spills all around it.  I went to visit and found some spillage.  The town was storing waste oil in drums and there had been some sloppy handling of the oil.  There was no sign of large scale dumping of product.  I spoke to the foreman on site and told him to clean up around the drums and to improve his handling of the waste oil.  I urged him to store the drums under cover in a bermed area that had an impervious floor.  No further work needs to be done on this site.  I think an occasional visit by Response as we travel Route 108 would help the situation.
P-74-1998*   In the afternoon of Thurs., 2/19/98, I met Mr. Baker at his single family house in Lisbon.  Down in the basement Baker showed me his 275 gal. AST that somehow had the firematic broke off reportedly discharging about about 50 gal. onto the dirt floor, though I suspect the spillage was less.
   There was no strong odor and no complaints from Mr. Baker or his family.  They are on public sewer and water.  I advised Baker he may remove the soil for landspreading and/or apply to the AST Fund for a DEP managed clean-up.  The site falls within an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal based on potential vapor problems which do not exist at this time.  As of 11/98 I have not heard from Mr. Baker and suspect no further Resp. Div. actions.  See attached notes for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-222-1998* On 4-27 Tammy Liberty reported that vandals had broken the copper line on the AST at the house trailer they own in Winslow. No one is living in the trailer at this time. The property is located on the China Rd., Route 137, across the street from a barber shop. Look for mail box 6395.
 It was estimated that 130 gallons of oil was in the tank at the time it was vandalized. All of the oil that was in the tank leaked out. Some of the oil soaked into the plywood structure that served as an entry. This structure had to be moved in order to excavate the oil contaminated soil.
 On 5-4-98, Gerald MacKenzie excavated the soil. Bedrock was encountered at about three feet. A total of 26 yards of soil was removed and transported to Waste Management's landfill in Norridgewock.
 The oil leached into the bedrock. Several pieces of bedrock were left on site for display. The bedrock was extremeley friable and the fracture lines headed toward the well.
 This case has been referred to our Technical Services Division for further review. Contact Pat Seaward.
 On 6-23 Tammy Liberty called this office to report that the well water smelled of oil. I collected a sample and brought it to Northeast Lab. It was analyzed and had a concentration of 520 ppb. I arranged to have a dual carbon filter system installed by Haskell Water Treatment. This was completed on 7-3-98. During one of these last site visits Lucien told me that they had a run in with an ex roommate of his deceased brother-in-law (the brother-in-law has been deceased for about two years). Several days after this run in, the vandalism occurred.
 7-15, I called the Winslow P.D. and let them know that the cost of cleanup have exceeded $4,000.
 Homeowners Insurance Company is Foremost Ins. Comp @ 1-800-527-3907 ext. 8913  claim # 5913937., Agent Eric Johnson.
 Pat Seaward and I made a site visit in August 1998. Haskell's winterizes the filters. Carbon rebedded 5/99, h20 samp 6,160 ug/l. water sample on 6/30/99
B-12-1999*B-012-99

On 1/9/99, 1105 hours Harry Webber (Fire Chief for Dover-Foxcroft) contacted me about a two-gallon caustic solution spill that had taken place at the Dover-Foxcroft Water District.  The solution is metered into their system with a diaphragm pump and the diaphragm developed hole, which allowed the caustic solution to squirt out.  Most of the release landed inside the berm and was flushed to their lagoon, which was designed to handle such spills.  However, about a cup of the solution landed outside the berm and got flushed to a hole in the cement floor. The hole dead-ends in the sand under the slab.  Harry was concerned about that and he pointed out that the only way to recover it would be to remove a portion of the cement slab.  I indicated that that small amount under the slab would do no harm.  I discussed the situation with Steve Crocker, who is operational superintendent, and he plans on changing the pluming so that future spills outside the berm can be easily treated on site.
B-303-1997*On 6/18/97, 1330 hours Daniel Brooks, who has a residence in Hampden called to request an abandonment in place permit for a thousand gallon UST that had been used as fuel supply for his residence.  We discussed the ins and outs for the process and he maintained that if the tank qualified he would like to abandon it in place.  I looked at the situation and agreed that removal by excavation would cause untoward damage to the property. Also, they have city water.  I wrote the permit and gave him a thirty day notice form.
A-254-1996*Madison Paper lost 800 gallons of sodium hypochlorite solution during a delivery.  It was lost to the process sewer through a leaking blow down valve.  See the attached report.
A-83-2001*Received a call from Louis Giroux of Mead Paper reporting a spill at a wood yard in Anson.  He reported that 125 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled from a log-handling machine.  I questioned the amount and he said that Phil Tarr was lead on this spill.  I eventually got in contact with Phil and he stated that it was a big log handling machine and had emptied its' whole hydraulic system.  Phil also said that the environmental department from the mill would be involved with the cleanup.  See the attached spill report from Mead Paper for additional details.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
B-334-1996*In June of 1996 Rob Peale of the Augusta Office of the Dept. of Environmental Protection notified this office that in Dec. of the preceding year the LaGrange Primary School sent a routine water sample to the Dept. of Human Services Drinking Water Program.  This sample was reported to show 10 ppm of toluene.  Mr. Peale requested that my division investigate this report.  Having been a long term resident of LaGrange, I was given the task.  I was aware that the LaGrange "downtown" had a long history of gasoline contamination and that there was an ongoing clean up being monitored by our Tech Services group.  I went to our geologist, Paul Blood and learned that they had been having the school well monitored from 12/91 to 10/94 (two months before the DHS sample was taken).  All during this time (8 samples) the results were "non detected" and as such was taken off the quarterly monitoring scheduled.  Mr. Blood said that he would have the well sampled before the start of the school year.  On 1/7/97 the well was sampled by Paul Richards of Tech. Services.  On 1/15/97 we received the results back from the lab.  It showed no levels of toluene or any other gasoline component.  Mr. Richards had explained to the school personnel why we were taking a water sample and told them, that if they did not hear from us, the original sample was a false alarm and not to be concerned. Case Closed.
A-92-1996*See attached narrative.
P-634-1997*   In the evening of Thursday, 11/6/97, S. Brezinski promptly responded to a reported diesel fuel spill in the commercial truck parking area of Mile 24's rest area.  Kennebunk FD, and MTA workers were onscene and responding with sand (sorbent) and to stop the leak.
    Arriving onscene about 1930 hrs. I met a repairman tending to the damaged saddle tank.  Apparently the truck driver had driven over a metal sign post which caused two large punctures in the right tank; causing this tank and part of the left tank to liberate to the ground until the FD closed the cross-over valve.
   Though starting on pavement, much of the spill drained onto soil which was excavated by MTA and disposed of at Commercial recycling on 11/10/97.  I was later contacted by Dan Lacross of Crawfrod & Co. who I understood represented Proline Carriers and would cover clean-up the MTA's clean-up expenses.  Onsite DEP drained a remaining 0.5 gal. from the right tank, crudely patched the holes, but otherwise no DEP expenses were incurred.
   No further DEP actions are expected.  This area has been the site of past serious discharges.  See earlier reports on Punky Swamp, et al.

S G Brezinski
B-651-1999*On 10/14/99, 1615 hours Mona Spear of BHE reported a transformer oil spill on a private camp road that is off Herrick Road in Southwest Harbor.  The spill happened when a falling tree branch that hit a bushing on the unit.  The impact caused a pint of oil to spray out.  The oil landed on tree branches, moss and soil.  The analysis came back 140 ppm PCBs.  The clean up addressed all visible signs plus a one foot buffer.
A-459-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that a commercial truck was jack-knifed on I-95 and was leaking fuel.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the scene and pumped fuel from the damaged saddle tank.  The vehicle was then towed away.  Approximately 25 gallons of fuel was sorbed into soil in the median.  I met with DOT personnel the next day to remove this soil to a higher location in the median.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-791-1991*
	Failed SIA (evidence of a leak) for retail, motor fuels UST facility.  See attached test results, report narrative for further information.  See also reports p-268-88 & P-320-91, et al for further site history.
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P-766-1996*On 11/27/96 I attended a tank removal for which I had issued a 30 day waiver for.  The removal was at the Siesta Motel in Brunswick.  One 4000 gallon UST was removed.  The tank appeared to be in good condition and no contamination was observed.  No further action required.



_________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-128-1999*     DEP received a report that a small amount of heating oil was spilled at this residence when overflow line became plugged on the dispensing vehicle.  According to the spiller, oil spilled to frozen soil but did not penetrate and was immediately sorbed using pads.  The property owner confirmed this.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-148-1997*     DEP received an after-hours report that an AST at an abandoned residence had been vandalized/stolen, resulting in a spill of oil.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and directed the removal of approximately 14 tons of contaminated soil.  Spilled oil had sorbed into soil within 20 feet of a dug well; analysis of water sampled several days after the spill showed no petroleum contamination.
     Based on information collected on-scene and from the Knox County Sheriffs' Dept. it is my understanding that the property had been vacant for several months following the sudden death of the owner.  There appeared to be a contested claim to ownership from potential heirs.  Two brothers (Nichols, Collins) claimed to have received permission to collect a furnace and oil tank; they conducted this operation on the week-end of 5/3/97, emptying the contents of the tank onto the gravel driveway in the process.
     I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this incident.
P-421-2001*   On Monday 5/21/01, I met with Lewiston Public Works officials and with Erik Clark of Summit Env. regarding the status of  soil excavated out by LPW for a new drainage line.  The drainage line went across the rear of the former Pepperell Mill property to the Public Works facility (see site sketch).  The soil was high in silt/clay content and was not suitable for reuse around the drainage line.  About 40 yds. of surplus soil appeared to be contaminated with coal slag, ash, and possibly petroleum products.  This type of contamination is common at old mill sites and often extends all around the general area.  I did not observe the open excavation though noted no oil saturated soil in the excavated pile.  This area may qualify as a "Brownfield".  See also P-04-90, P-49-90, P-644-96 and P-348-97 for further information on this former mill and soils in this area of Lewiston.
   LPW was responsible for management of this soil by agreement with the mill property ownership. Disposal offsite would have required TCLP analysis of the soil and approval of the receiving location.  Previous acquired knowledge indicated that this soil could not be treated as a clean, inert fill.   Lewiston Public Works chose the option of keeping the soil onsite on the Mill Assoc. property where it was stockpiled (see site sketch), but leveling it off.  A copy of this report will be sent to the LPW and Mill Assoc. owners.  No further actions regarding this are anticipated at this time though this soil should be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-17-2001*B-017-2001
01/16/2001 09:30

     Fred Leigh, Director of Environmental Services & Compliance for Bangor Hydro-Electric, called to report a dielectric oil spill on Cedar Street in Bangor.  It was stated that a vehicle hit a utility pole knocking the transformer it was supporting to the ground.  The transformer subsequently broke open spilling approximately 12 gallons of "non PCB" oil.  All the oil was reportedly contained to the snow covered road surface.  The contaminated snow was then scraped up and disposed of through Clean Harbors Inc.
P-609-1999*On August 26, 1999 Helen Hatch of Downeast Energy called to report a spill at their Congress Street Mobil Gas Station in Portland.  A bad gasket on one of the gas meters leaked approximately 15 gallons of gas into the piping sump.  All product was contained with in the system with no release to the environment.  The gasket was repaired and the gasoline removed from the sump.  No further action.
P-334-1994*SUMMARY
	May 1994, removal of fuel oil and waste oil UST's, and abandonment & replacement of gasoline product piping for retail, motor fuels UST facility.  New double-wall piping beings installed for three s/w FRP tanks.  The site owned & operated by Webber Energy but previously owned by EXXON Corp.
	No CMR 691 UST Closure assessment was required by Maine for the piping replacement and I understand that no discharges were assessed for or reported.  See the attached spill report narrative, and reports P-277-1990, & P-712-2007.  [In 2007 during facility replacement old, bare steel product piping was found still in the ground that was reported in 1994 by the CTI to have been removed.]
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P-828-1999*Hydraulic Line on a CMP bucket truck ruptured spilling approximately 2 gallons of hydraulic oil.  Most of the oil spilled onto a asphalt driveway, but some also sprayed onto a fence, a car and a yard.  CMP cleaned up the oil with speedy dry and sorbents and scrubbed the oil impacted items.  See enclosed CMP report.  No further action.
B-497-2000*Marriners Paving was delivering asphalt to a project on Islesboro when their truck fell off the ferry.  People at the scene blamed the accident on inexperience of the driver;  the ferry was not yet tied up in the slip when the driver started off the vessel.  Because of the steep incline of the off ramp, the truck did not have enough momentum to make it, and the driver goosed it.  Not secured, the truck's drive wheels pushed the vessel away from the slip until a sufficient gap developed and the truck fell into it, sinking in about 30' of water.  The asphalt hardened immediately.  The driver swam to shore.

The incident was reported to Portland and referred to the Bangor office.  Only next day did I figure out that Islesboro is not in our territory anymore.  By that time I'd been in phone contact with the USCG in Rockland, who were aware of the incident, but not too excited, since there was very little sheen.  I was also in touch with Steve Durell and Eric Prock at Prock Marine.  They were aboard Prock's tug, the George Roper, moving a barge to the scene to raise the truck.  Also enroute was Perry Holmes at Rockland Marine, with their barge.  All these people confirmed that  there was no sheen coming from the truck's fuel and that the site would be boomed off and any fuel lost during the raising contained and recovered.

Time was of the utmost concern, for the ferry could not tie up while the truck and barges obstructed the ferry slip. Rich people  were marooned, never a pleasant situation.  Crews from Prock and Rockland Marine worked all night and raised the truck by morning of the next day.  Unfortunately, they broke the truck into at least 3 pieces doing it, but my information is that STILL no fuel was spilled.
A-598-1999*Received a call from Scott Reed of Mead Paper concerning a large spill at the plant.  He called to report a spill of an estimated 19,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide from the #15 paper machine.  He later reported that the calculated total was 12,680 gallons of sodium hydroxide.  All the spilled material went to the process sewer and was neutralized.  The cause was originally thought to be a manual valve that was left open.  In the enclosed report, Scott Reed states that there were multiple reasons why the leak occurred including a valve left open and the failure of a tank level indicator.  See the enclosed letter report for additional details.  No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed.
I-148-1996*When I investigated the reported problem, I found most of the piping & valves to be weeping at a steady rate.

I contacted Webber and advised them of the problem, they in turn hired a local guy to complete the repairs and get the tanks drained.

Excavation work will take place in the spring.
P-292-1996*On 4/1/96 Brent Sutter an environmental engineer employed by Acadia Environmental Technology reported that petroleum contaminated soil which exceeded Chapter 691 notification levels had been encountered during an after the fact UST closure assessment being conducted at the  City of Portland Central Maintenance Garage, 52 Hanover Street.  The attached correspondence details the circumstances requiring the after the fact assessment.  A DEP HYDROCARBON SPILL DECISION TREE was completed indicating that "Baseline-1" goals would apply to this site. Contamination levels exhibited by the soils encountered did not exceed the clean-up goals established for this site therefore no additional remedial actions were required.
Portions of the product pipe runs which had not been removed at the time of the UST were observed during the test pitting in the area of the former pump island.  I requested that this piping be removed where accesssible.  The City of Portland's tank removal contractor, Portland Pump Co. removed this piping on 4/4/96.
No further action is recommended.
P-501-1998*On 9/1/98 I received a call from Scott Dixon reporting contamination found at a tank removal in Lewiston.  Mr. Dixon had one headspace reading of 120 ppm.  That is just slightly over the notification level for Diesel fuel (100 ppm).  Since there was just one reading above the notification level and the tank was in excellent condition, no further investigation or clean up was necessary.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 20, 1998
B-40-1997*On 1/19/97, 2330 hour Victoria Justus (Director of Environmental Health & Safety at UMO) reported a two quart crank case oil spill at the alumni parking lot on the Orono Campus.  One of the students vehicles had blown its engine and spilled the waste oil.  They recovered as much as they could with sorbent pads.  The parking lot was paved with asphalt; so, between the recovery by the pads and the substantiveness of asphalt to oil it is doubtful that there will be any migration of the spill.
A-467-1996*THE SKOWHEGAN FIRE DEPT REPORTED THAT A MOTORIST DROVE OVER THE HOSE OF A DELIVBERY TRUCK AT THE WEBBER STATION AT NORTH AND WATER STREETS SPILLING SOME 40 GALLONS OF GASOLINE. THEY SUPERVISED THE SPREADING OF SAND AND SPEEDI-DRI. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IT TO GO TO NORRIDGEWOCK.
A-65-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
P-80-1999*On 02/01/1999 I received a call from Roger Lambert reporting that they had a 20' x 20' sheen at Berth #11.  He stated that the vessel had broken an "O" ring, creating a small leak, and then pumped approximately 3 gallons out of the bilge before they shut the pump down.  He said that they had contained the spill with boom and mopped it up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 9, 2000
B-213-1998*Ronnie called to report that while making a fuel oil drop to their bulk storage facility, their driver managed to spill about eight gallons of #2.  This was at the loading rack and the spilled fuel ran to their dike were it was recovered with sorbents.  The sorbents will be disposed of along with their other routinely acquired special wastes.
A-581-1998*This was a very small vehicle leak into the Leigh's paved driveway.  The vehicle belonged to a visitor to the house and was gone by the time I arrived.  The spill was noticed before it had time to run off or penetrate the pavement.  The vehicle was moved away and kitty litter was used to clean the drive.  There is a well onsite, but this spill wasn't a threat.  No further action is anticipated.
A-538-1998*DEP received a report that gasoline was spilled to pavement following this vehicle accident.  Fire officials reported that all spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads.
B-367-2019*A hydraulically powered security barrier had suffered a leak of oil resulting in a couple gallons of oil being spilled to a concrete pad and to a small area of grass.  U. S. Navy personnel excavated a small area of soil from the site and cleaned the pad.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-249-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) released an estimated 3 gallons of fuel oil due to a poorly installed filter canister. The release impacted the concert floor.

Dead River's employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Once on site Response Services found the spill cleaned up to Department standards and no indoor vapor issues were present.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-761-2019*On 9/18/19, I met Ms. Julia Einstein, Administrator, on site at the Historical Society of Maine building to investigate and assess a leak of fuel oil from the basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  The building is of wood construction and a former church, with granite block foundation and dirt basement floor.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.

The basement 275-gallon oil tank serves two boilers for different parts of the building.  There was an obvious oil stain on the soil and granite blocks under the tank and evidence of a corrosion hole and slow drip from the tank underside.  The exact leak perforation could not be determined.  There was no obvious oil odor on the first floor nor in the basement implying the leak was slow and old with the volatiles having evaporated off.

I understand that Garthwaite Energy was to replace the leaking AST and install a new one to Maine code.

1)  See attached photos and letter of 9/24/19, for additional information and resolution of cleanup requirements.
2)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-922-2019*The Department was notified of a one cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The driver caught the spillage from the vent with a sorbent pad and a burner technician followed up later in the day with checking on the AST.  The AST was found to be competent and no leaks were found inside the house.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-924-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled which caused a release of heating oil out the vent and from the fittings on the tank.  Outside, spilled product impacted mulch and gravel.  Contamination was field screened which yielded the removal of approximately 100 pounds of contaminated mulch and gravel.  Inside, oil was released from the fittings and ran down the back off the tank.  Underneath the tank there was a pile of dirt and debris which was impacted as well as the concrete floor.  The debris was removed, the tank was wiped down and the floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-644-2019*A spill was reported by Mark Dow of Burnham, Maine, on October 29, 2019.  The spill was the result of a leaking fuel pump in the basement of Mark Dow's residence.  An unknown amount was released onto Mr. Dow's basement floor, leaving a stain approximately two feet by two feet, beside the furnace.

A response was deemed necessary and Stuart Blanchard arrived on scene with Jon Woodard supervising.  It was determined to put Mr. Dow on the state fund, and Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., was contracted for cleanup.

On October 31, 2019, the floor was scrubbed and cleaned by Allstate Environmental Services.  Indoor hydrocarbon vapors were measured at less than .5 parts per million (ppm).

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection response should be required.
A-363-2019*A report was received regarding the discharge of approximately three gallons of waste motor oil that occurred when a tractor trailer had hit a pothole, bottomed out, and put a hole in its oil pan.  ACV Environmental was hired by the responsible party to clean up the affected area of the street.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-526-2019*The Department was notified of a diesel fuel spill resulting from a fuel pump failure on a delivery truck.  According to the reporting party, the truck left a trail of fuel on streets in Portland and South Portland before arriving back at the Coca Cola building.  The fuel spilled on the roadway varied between light and heavy depending on if the truck was driving or stopped at an intersection.  City of Portland Public Works used speedy-dry sorbent material on the wetter sections of the roadway and cleaned it up.  They also made contact with the City of South Portland to notify them of the fuel on the roadway and their actions.  No storm drains were affected.

A conversation with a Coca Cola representative confirmed that a delivery truck did have a fuel leak from the pump failure and that the driver brought the vehicle back to the building for repairs.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-297-2018*Dead River informed the Division of Response Services that an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) was overfilled releasing 1 gallons of fuel oil to snow and asphalt.

Dead River's employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Once on site Response Services found the spill cleaned up to the Departments standards. No sensitive receptors are expected to be impacted.

No further action Should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-720-2019*The Department was notified of a less than a cup spill of Jet-A fuel resulting from a leak in one of the delivery trucks.  At the time of the report, the source of the leak had not been identified but the truck was taken out of service.  No catch basins were impacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-524-2019*I received a call indicating a flex track machine had leaked a very small amount of oil onto timber mats.  The spill was recovered appropriately with sorbent materials.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-850-2019*The Department was notified of an approximate 110-gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an unknown cause.  The Fire Department responded to the address based on oil being found in the basement of a neighboring business and found a standing pool of free product in the adjacent building.  The actual spill occurred at 52 Alfred Street (Alfred St.) and the impacted business was 42 Franklin Street (Franklin St.).  The owner of the building on Alfred St. informed the Department that an oil delivery was supposed to be made to his building at 56 Alfred Street, by Rama Oil Co.  He had checked his two aboveground storage tanks (AST) to find that a delivery had not been made.  While there were connections for an AST for the Alfred St. location, and the fuel line was connected to a furnace, no oil was being used.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contacted to bring a vacuum truck to the scene to pump out the standing oil at Alfred St.  The oil in Franklin St. was collected using sorbent pads and speedy-dry sorbent material and a fan providing ventilation.  For approximately 1.5 hours, the Franklin St. business was shut down and was reopened after the Department provided volatile organic compound readings by using a Photoionization Detector.  Customer health was affected due to the oil spill.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to install an oil/water separator system that would address collecting new oil from the basement as well as any flooding water.

An investigation by the Department found the basement at Alfred St. is a split basement between two units.  A restaurant was located in the larger unit but had since moved to the Franklin St. location and a smaller unit.  The AST that was incorrectly filled is connected to a furnace being used for the smaller unit.  The owner of Franklin St. informed that approximately one year ago, the old chimney had been dismantled.  In doing so, the hired contractor had dumped the bricks from the first floor to the basement and had nicked the fuel line.  The leak was likely exacerbated by the pressure caused by the unforeseen delivery made by Rama Oil.

After approximately three months of observations, no new oil was found in the floor sump at Alfred St. nor in the basement of Franklin St.  Thus, the oil/water separator was removed from the building at Alfred St.  Our Division of Technical Services will maintain ventilation at the two locations until the spring time.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-592-2018*A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole which downed the transformer.  Approximately 20 gallons of mineral oil were released to the road then migrated into a catch basin.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials then free product and oily water were removed from the basin with vacuum truck.  No oil left the basin.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-913-2018*Originally reported to Central Maine Power Company's (CMP) environmental group as a five gallon spill, further investigation concluded there was in fact no spill.  A stain on the outside of the transformer was misconstrued.  The area around the pole was covered in snow, and there was no evidence of oil impacting snow or the ground below.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-164-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a number two fuel oil spill in a basement to concrete due to a leaking filter on the aboveground storage tank.
The technician servicing the filter was able to change the filter and stop all leaks.  Sorbents were used to clean the concrete.  Division of Response Services spoke with the homeowner who declined a visit and stated there were no vapor issues.

No site visit was warranted.   No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-265-2019*Division of Response Services was notified and responded to a ten gallon hydraulic release to a roadside due to a ruptured hose on a payloader.  The operator of the payloader was able to contain the spill and used sorbents to clean the hydraulic oil from the roadway.  The sorbents will be disposed of in the town of Grand Isle waste stream.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-160-2020*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a malfunctioning snowmobile.  The spill was contained to the pavement of the driveway and was collected with speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-154-2019*On 2/27/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services made visit and assessment to prohibited discharge of several gallons of #2 heating oil onto the road shoulder and driveway of Mr. Burley Toombs.  Mr. Boyington of Crowley Energy reported their peddler truck had dragged its fuel hose and then drove over the scully when trying to back into Toomb's driveway, causing discharge of the fuel remaining in the hose.  The location is rural residential and served by private wells and septic.

The spill was about 50' from Toomb's drilled well.  Crowley Energy accepted primary responsibility for cleanup actions.  I advised MDEP Geologist Woodruff of the spill and we agreed the spill was little threat to the well and no formal referral was required.  Crowley agreed to return during the next thaw to dig out the oiled soil which was acceptable to Mr. Toombs.  On 4/3/19, I left a message for Mr. Boyington and Crowley Energy for an update on the cleanup but received no call back.

On 6/28/19, while in the area, I checked on the spill cleanup and found cleanup satisfactory.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-791-2018*A residential underground tank was discovered as the result of a pre-sale property inspection.  The tank was registered, removed and assessed under the direction of an environmental consultant.  There was no evidence of a leak or contamination.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-524-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday 6/28/19, Peter Eremita, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services, and Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) staff noted an active fuel oil leak from this home's consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Eremita reported to Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services a steady drip of red oil to the concrete basement floor from the fuel line fitting to the tank filter.  Brezinski promptly called Dead River Company (DRC) Service Department in Brunswick and advised DRC send out a licensed burner technician as soon as possible to repair the leaking fitting.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The AST facility suffering the leak was a new facility, having been installed a week or two earlier by DRC to replace an AST with a corrosion hole leak (see P-434-2019).  Globules of free product oil were noted atop the floor and a skim of water on the floor.  Water was coming up from below the concrete floor.  Oil leaked out the fitting and drained down the copper tube into the plastic fuel line sleeve.  About 0.2 to 0.3 gallons of oil was drained out of the plastic fuel line sleeve (see photos).  The responding DRC burner technician stated that the filter fitting was loose.

RESPONSE & CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 6/28/19, MDEP AND EPI staff applied sorbents to the leaking fitting and the floor.  MDEP and DRC drained the oil out of the plastic sleeve and picked up the oiled sorbents.  EPI vacuumed oily water off the floor.  Because of the oil and water on the floor, MDEP could not seal the floor as planned that day.

1)  Dead River Company took responsibility for the leak, attributed to poor facility filter installation.  DRC agreed to deducting an amount of cleanup cost for the P-434-19 cleanup response, to compensate for the MDEP's cleanup costs of P-524-19.
2)  The discharge appears cleaned to MDEP satisfaction at this time.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-116-2020*The Town of Brunswick reported that there was a sheen on the full length of Quarry Road and they were unable to find a source.  I drove the length of Quarry Road the following day and was able to see an oil sheen on the roadway.  There were no areas where the oil was recoverable, it was all a sheen.  I was also unable to find a source but most likely a snow removal vehicle came through that had a small hydraulic oil leak.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
P-117-2020*Mechanic Falls Fire Department reported that they had responded to a structure fire at 144 South Main Street, Salley's Auto Sales.  The detached garage burned to the ground.  During the fire, an aboveground storage tank inside the garage ruptured violently and spilled some heating oil.  The spilled oil ran back across the gravel driveway and ended up near a chicken coop.  Sorbent material was deployed by the fire department to contain and collect the spilled oil.  I visited the site the following day and removed the sorbents that were soaked with oil and left the rest to continue to collect/contain any residual.  I spoke with Mrs. Pelletier who owns the property and rented out the garage to Salley's.  I also spoke with Mr. Salley who stated that he would deal with disposal of the remaining sorbents.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-184-2020*Cam locks did not sufficiently secure a delivery hose to an underground tank.  When the delivery was initiated by the driver, the hose became disconnected which released gasoline to pavement.  The delivery was immediately ceased, which limited the quantity lost to approximately five gallons.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-178-2020*A five-gallon container tipped over which resulted in the release of less than five gallons of diesel fuel to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-168-2020*A delivery driver neglected to shut off the nozzle after disconnecting from the flush line which resulted in a spray of kerosene out of the nozzle.  Spilled product impacted the paved roadway and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
P-1-2019*On 1/2/19, Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a complaint of apparent abandoned drums of oils on this pier, now inside the building's storage room.  I met a gentleman named Dillon and assessed the drums to hold red and green colored antifreeze solution.  I gave him guidance on proper disposal of the liquid.  No spills occurred.  The drums were suspected to have come from the large fishing boats that tie up at the pier.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
A-467-2018*Report received of logging equipment discharging hydraulic oil due to a broken hose.  I investigated and observed a stained area of soil where a plow truck was parked.  I dug up three five-gallon buckets of contaminated soil for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-506-2020*Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management, Inc., reported a discharge of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel from one of their trucks at the Norridgewock Waste Management, Inc., landfill.   The discharge was to a concrete pad and cleaned up with Speedy Dri sorbent material.  The waste was disposed of on site at the landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-390-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/14/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Ms. Marie Ryan (207-991-9219) of Irving Oil, regarding a gallon discharge of #2 oil to the soil and home siding during a fuel delivery.  Cleanup was being done with sorbent pads.  No oil was reported by Irving to have leaked from the inside aboveground storage tank (AST).  Maritime Apartments later notified MDEP of a leak from the tank top fittings to the concrete floor of the tank room that Irving failed to inform MDEP of.  MDEP Division of Response Services re-estimated the total discharge at three to five gallons.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is a large complex of a dozen or more apartment buildings located in a suburban residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The contact with Maritime Apartments was Mr. Fred Wherley (207-442-8704).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 5/15/19, I noted that the oil discharge had been cleaned off the vinyl siding of the apartment building (see photos).  The grass and soil below was still stained with fresh oil discharge and there was a strong odor of fuel oil; cleanup was assessed to be not satisfactory.  I was unable to access the locked boiler and tank room to check on the interior discharge reported by Fred Wherley.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 5/14/19, Irving Oil initially accepted responsibility for the discharge and Irving appears to be responsible party under Maine Statute.  The day after the discharge, 5/15/19, MDEP found the discharge to not be cleaned, remediated, to a satisfactory level.  I contacted Ms. Ryan and advised that Irving needed to return and remove oiled soil to at least six inches deep.  Mr. Wherley stated that he was satisfied with the cleanup within the tank room and there was no oil vapor intrusion into the adjacent apartment 16A.

On 5/16/19, I field sampled and found the soil removal to be adequate and the exterior location backfilled and re-seeded.  Mr. Wherley advised me that the Irving technician that dug up the soil wanted his okay to dump the oily soil in the woods behind the apartment; Wherely told him no, and later MDEP agreed.  On 5/17/19, MDEP wrote to Irving regarding deficiencies of the cleanup and final disposal of the soil.  As of September, Irving Oil has not replied.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This and other similar spill incidents have been referred to MDEP compliance unit for enforcement actions to improve spill reporting and cleanup with Irving Oil.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further spill cleanup actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-468-2018*I was contacted by a contractor working on the elevator at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke reporting that a water pipe leak had caused water to accumulate in the elevator shaft pit and that water had a sheen on it.  Because the contractor wanted to pump the water out of the pit, they wanted to know how to properly manage it.  I visited the church and confirmed that there was just a sheen on the water and that there was not a leak in the hydraulic system.  I then told the contractor to contact the City of Portland and get permission to pump the water into the sewer which they did.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-20-2020*On January 15, 2020, Fielding's Oil and Propane Company notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an overfill at a business/apartment building on Western Avenue in Augusta, owned by Enso Recovery.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene and found that oil had discharged from the fill and vent pipes to the flower bed in front of the building.  Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the twin oil tanks within the basement were leaking through corrosion holes due to being overpressurized.  Free product was caught with sorbent pads underneath the tanks.

Fielding's brought in a truck and pumped down the tanks in the basement.  MDEP supplied a temporary tank to maintain heat in the building, and the responder assisted in removing contaminated soil from in front of the house.  Fielding's disposed of the soil and replaced it with topsoil.

Enso Recovery opted to use the Augusta Fuel Company to install their new tanks.  Responder Nina Caputo picked up the temporary tank along with the oil inside, which Enso Recovery expressed no interest in retaining.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.
I-272-2019*Division of Response was notified of a release of twenty five gallons of hydraulic oil to soil.  The release was caused by a busted hose on dump truck and cleaned using sorbents.  All materials used to clean the release were disposed of at the Tri-Community landfill.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-1035-2019*I received a call from this homeowner concerned about oil vapors in his home after a spill in the basement nearly a week previous that he hadn't reported.  An old, out-of-service oil tank in the basement had leaked when he was removing it from the basement.  The tank was mostly empty at the time, but there was some sludge and a small amount of oil remaining that leaked onto the basement floor.  He had undertaken a large portion of the cleanup himself.  Sorbent materials had been utilized to clean up the oil on the floor.  Oiled drywall and framing had been removed and the floor had been washed a number of times.  All things that were appropriate, but the odor still lingered.

I responded to his home that morning and observed a very light odor of oil in the basement.  We discussed trying to using sealing materials to seal the concrete to see if that would resolve the odors.  He was given detailed instructions on how to and where to apply the products.  He would contact me when the work was complete in order for me to re-evaluate the situation.  I loaned him a carbon filter to run in the basement while the paints were being applied, which he later returned.

After the application of the sealants, he reported the odors were gone.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-378-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that tractor hose blew on the site of the West River Road in Sidney.  The Waterville Fire Department responded and assisted the owner of the tractor in absorbing the spilled material with sand and sawdust.  The tractor was fixed on the side of the road and the oily materials were hand dug and placed into the bucket of the tractor.  I was told by the Waterville Fire Department that the tractor owner had a dumpster that was owned by Waste Management, Inc.  I allowed the materials to be placed into his dumpster for disposal.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-58-2020*On 2/10/20, I responded to and observed residual oil spill in a basement from a corroded 275-gallon capacity supply tank.  An oil technician applied a Magna Patch over a small, dripping hole at bottom of the tank.  The tank replacement was scheduled for the next day, 2/11/20.  The basement is vapor wrapped, so the dripping oil was contained in a low area of the basement and cleaned up using sorbents.  Residual oil and elevated photoionization detector (PID) readings remained.  Superior Restoration was contracted to clean up the remain oily debris and clean the plastic impacted areas.  When the tank was removed, we investigated potential oil impact under the vapor barrier with a PID and acquired zero readings.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-959-2002*Scott Cyr received a call reporting that a vehicle had driven off with the gasoline dispenser nozzle still attached.  It was reported that an estimated 10 gallons of gasoline had discharged.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-78-2020*On February 17th, 2020, A. E. Robinson Oil Co. reported a release of #2 home heating oil at a residence in Pittsfield.  A slow leak from the gasket on the aboveground storage tank resulted in a two feet by two feet stain on the cement floor of the basement.  The amount spilled was estimated to be less than a gallon.  The homeowner was not complaining of any vapors, and the site was cleaned by A. E. Robinson personnel.

No Division of Response Services response was deemed necessary.  No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
I-276-2019*Division of Response was notified of a five gallon release of hydraulic oil to road surface.  The release occurred during routine maintenance of the Feller-Buncer.
Sorbents were used to clean the release and disposed of in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-1090-2019*A dump truck accident reportedly caused the release of one gallon of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released fuel was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Berwick Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1104-2019*Approximately 50 gallons of #2 home heating oil was released from the loading rack of the C.N. Brown bulk oil storage facility.  The release was caused by the driver who overfilled a tank truck.  The oil was released to the paved ground surface and cleaned up with sorbents by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn (EPI). Disposal of the waste materials was also handled by EPI.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-969-2019*The Department was notified of a less than one-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer leaking from a containment bag.  A damaged transformer from Hiram was moved from its spill site to the service center when the plastic bag it was in leaked.  The spill was to concrete and Central Maine Power Co. washed the concrete.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-153-2020*Scott Reed of the ND Paper chipping facility reported the discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil from a crane at that location.  The discharge had occurred from a blown hydraulic line.  The facility stopped the leak and cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-155-2020*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a tree bringing down a transformer at entered location.  CMP crew deployed containment in water to prevent migration.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired to clean up impacted soil and sorbents.  CMP advised that the oil was a sheen in the water, but contained for NRC to recover.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-164-2020*An abandoned bare steel underground storage tank was discovered at the former State Cable property on State Street in Augusta.  The property was being purchased by the Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD).  GAUD arranged to have the tank removed by Environmental Projects, Inc., on June 30, 2020.  No contamination was encountered during the removal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-383-2019*Mechanical failure caused diesel fuel to leak into the bilge of a sailboat on jack stands located on a gravel lot all the way at the end of the marina property.  The bilge pump then pumped the diesel overboard, contaminating the gravel around the boat.  The marina hired an excavating contractor to remove contaminated gravel.  Field screening was conducted during the removal which identified approximately 20 yards of material for off-site disposal.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-135-2020*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of diesel fuel from an excavation piece of equipment.  The spill was contained to the soil within the excavation area and was removed from the site and will be disposed of at a later time.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-167-2020*H. C. Crooker Construction Co. reported a discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on excavation equipment at their facility in Topsham.

Crooker personnel cleaned up the affected area with sorbent materials and disposed of the waste with their oily waste disposal plan.
A-95-2020*On February 26th, it was reported there was a release of K-1 fuel oil at 42 Medomak Mobile Home Cooperative, in Waldoboro.

The outside oil tank was leaking through a corrosion hole, which was patched by the burner technician on scene.  Stuart Blanchard responded to the incident, confirmed the leak was stopped and that the tank was still 3/4 full.  The burner technician was able to pump off the remainder of the tank, set up a temporary tank, and remove the old tank for disposal.

Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired to conduct the cleanup, which initially focused on excavating around the mobile home.  However, there was still evidence of oil in the pad underneath the home, and it was decided to pursue the oil.

Ultimately, EPI conducted a meticulous excavation under the mobile home, removing all cement supports contaminated with oil for disposal as well.  Crushed stone was used as fill, and a recovery well was installed on the downhill corner of the contaminated area.  In addition a vapor barrier was installed under the mobile home, with a vapor recovery system pulling from the pad.  The site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services, and the well and vapor system will be monitored by them moving forward.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.





I-258-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a pickup truck in Dead Water Brook. Once onsite Response Services checked the truck for leaks and none were found. Response Services gave the owner a week to remove the truck.

The truck was removed without incident.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response at this time.
P-1024-2019*Report received of leak of hydraulic oil from a Pine Tree Waste Services, Casella, trash truck at this customer's property, that was reported cleaned up.  The area is dense suburban commercial use area, served by municipal water supply.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services site visit requested.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-845-2011*Scott Cyr took a call from Simard & Sons, Inc., reporting water in the piping sump of a heating oil tank.  A search of the registration files indicate no such place on Holland Street.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-19-2020*The Department was notified of a three-gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the overfill of a delivery truck.  The operator was not paying attention to the vehicle and the pocket overfilled.  Speedy-dry sorbent material and sorbent pads were used to collect the oil and no drains were impacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-435-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a property owner was dumping used motor oil around a rental property to deter ants and bugs from entering the premises.  I made a site visit to investigate this claim.  The caller did not know or supply any of the property owner's information.  When I drove up the driveway a van pulled in behind me.  Mr. Choate got out of the van and introduced himself as the owner.  I explained the situation and claims of dumping oil.  He agreed to let me walk the property and use my hand auger to gain some soil samples next to the house.  After my site assessment, I determined that the claims were not accurate.  I did not see any black oil staining on the ground, or in the auger soil samples that I took.  I explained my findings to Mr. Choate and cleared the site.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-295-2019*A passenger vehicle lost control and crashed into a guardrail, then into the Indian River in Columbia Falls.  No product was recoverable on the water, however, there was contamination on the banks of the river.  The following day I coordinated the removal of a ton of soil.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-209-2019*Approximately one gallon of mineral oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground because of a mechanical failure.  Oil impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP). The transformer was tagged as containing less than 1 part per million of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) oil.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP)

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
A-659-2018*On November 26, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the release of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) in a residential apartment in Richmond.  Fire Chief Matt Roberge was the first on-scene; he reported an antique fire extinguisher, specifically a Red Comet "fire grenade", was accidentally knocked off its perch on a vanity shelf.  The glass grenade shattered on the vanity and spilled its contents of CTC to the vanity surface, onto various collectables and to the floor.  Tenant Linda Datavs cleaned up the material with her bare hands and paper towels, but later felt dermal irritation and experienced light respiratory distress.  She reported the spill to the Richmond Fire Department, who in turn reached out to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) for guidance in response to the chemical exposure.

After researching and consulting with Poison Control, Responder Caputo recommended Ms. Datavs open the window of the spill room and close the door, take off the contaminated clothes, place the clothes in a sealed plastic container, wash her person with soap and water, and visit the hospital for assessment.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found the CTC contaminated paper towels, grenade debris and collectables had been thrown in the apartment dumpster.  Further consultation with Chemist Brett Rogers at Environmental Projects, Inc., indicated retrieving the contaminated materials was unnecessary: the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists' Guide to Occupational Exposure Values stated decontamination of interior spaces could be achieved through ventilation.  Allowing the CTC contaminated materials to off-gas with the dumpster lid open would be enough to eliminate the remaining vapor.  The CTC saturated clothes were collected for disposal.

CTC is not readable to the 10.6 electron volt bulbs used in MDEP photoionization detectors (PIDs); given CTC is an oxygen suppressant, Responder Caputo used the Altair 5x Gas meter to monitor the oxygen levels in the apartment. Ambient air was recorded at a steady 20.8% for oxygen content, giving no indication of oxygen displacement. However, for the meter to read a variation, the oxygen concentration would need to shift 1000 parts per million (ppm).  Given there was no way to determine if the CTC was completely gone, Responder Caputo set up ventilation through the spill room window for the evening.  It was recommended Ms. Datavs stay elsewhere for the evening.  No discernable threat was detected for the neighboring apartments and thus, were not evacuated.

The following morning, Responder Caputo reached out to Ms. Datavs to recommend an air quality test to ensure the ventilation sufficiently removed any remaining CTC vapor.  Ms. Datavs refused the test with the understanding that CTC has a very low exposure limit, that it is a skin and respiratory irritant and a carcinogen and that there was no way for the MDEP to ensure the air quality of her living space was acceptable without the test.  She was advised to reach out to the MDEP should she change her mind.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-83-2019*On February 12, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil in Boothbay.  Barry Gordon, a burner technician from Dead River Company, stated that air trapped in the aboveground storage tank (AST) "burped" a small amount of fuel during delivery.  An estimated quart of oil was discharged from the vent line to the AST surface.  Sorbent pads were used to collect the spilled product.  Mr. Gordon confirmed the AST had already been pumped down to design capacity.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-579-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the leak of mineral oil from a transformer caused by a leaking fitting.   A small amount of oil leaked and CMP staff were able to clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-282-2019*Division of Response was notified of an two gallon spill to concrete cause by a broken filter on an aboveground storage tank. The spill was cleaned using sorbents and disposed of in the Dead River Oil Company waste stream. The homeowner is satisfied with the clean-up.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response action is required at this time.
A-643-2019*P. E. O'Halloran, Inc., reported a discharge of approximately 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil to the matting on the Central Maine Power Company Right-of-Way from a truck unloading construction equipment.   P. E. O'Halloran personnel was able to clean up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-41-2020*Received report from AECOM consultant (Tony) stating that there was gasoline within a sump at the 7-Eleven that was discovered during routine maintenance.  Tony had little information as to the quantity, spill cause, etc., as he was not on scene.  Gaftek, Inc., personnel were on site doing some routine pump maintenance when approximately four gallons of premium unleaded gasoline was discovered, contained, in the sump basin of the submersible turbine pump (STP) for one underground storage tank (UST).  This UST supplied only pumps five and six, which were immediately removed from service as they are isolated from the rest of the system.  Further inspection found the issue to be a pinhole in the product line from the STP to the dispenser.  The damaged supply line spilled fuel into the secondary containment piping which led back to the sump where it was properly contained.  Rod Thibodeau (project manager for Gaftek) informed me that it was just by chance that they had found the spill while conducting routine maintenance as it was a small leak that still allowed the dispensers to operate while actively leaking. The pumps remain off until the supply line is repaired. All fuel was captured by secondary containment and did not spill out of the sump basin into surrounding media. The supply line was drained and product in the sump basin was pumped out and padded dry with sorbent pads.  No site visit was necessary from a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder.  No further action from MDEP at this time.
A-97-2020*On 2/28/2020, M. W. Sewall reported a gallon and a half of #2 oil had been spilled in Boothbay Harbor.  The spill was due to a delivery driver accidently engaging the pump system while the hose was still on the truck.  The oil did not travel off of the pavement and was cleaned up using Speedi Dri sorbent material and pads.  M. W. Sewall disposed of the contaminated pads and Speedi Dri in their oily waste dumpster.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-302-2020*A mystery spill was reported after a property abutter alerted the fire department to the odor of petroleum in grass.  The south side shoulder of the parking lot of a restaurant had been impacted by what is suspected to be diesel fuel.  No source can be identified.  The affected area is gravel adjacent to pavement approximately one foot wide and forty feet long.  Three test pits were dug to six inches and field screened with oleophilic dye shake tests.   The soil at that depth tested clean, or below leaching to groundwater cleanup guidelines.  The public well on site or private well on the abutting property are not in jeopardy.  No cleanup is required, so the property owner elected to allow the contamination to naturally attenuate.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-972-2019*Less than one gallon of gasoline was released to pavement which then migrated into a catch basin.  The basin was connected to a basement drain in the adjacent condo complex.  Vapors migrated into the living space.  There was no recoverable fuel in the catch basin.  Fresh air was introduced into the basin and condo by the fire department which mitigated impacts to indoor air quality.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-977-2019*The Department was notified of a 10-20 gallon spill of lube oil resulting from a storage drum being overfilled.  The oil was contained to the bilge of the ship and no coastal waters or land were impacted.  The oil was collected back into drums and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-979-2019*Mr. Boucher reported a discharge of several drops of #2 oil at this residence onto leaves and that it was cleaned up.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response at the time.

No further requirements at this time based on present information.
P-980-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an overfill of a vehicle at the gasoline pumps.  The spill was contained to the pavement around the pump and no drains were impacted.  The spill was contained by speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-155-2017*Scott Cyr received an anonymous call about possible contamination at the aforementioned address.  The property was about to go through change of ownership and the caller expressed concerns.  To date no other calls have been received, nor have officials on the island notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-597-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Dead River Co. reporting they had spilled a small amount of fuel while attempting to fill the oil tank at this residence.  The notes indicate the vent line may have been plugged.  Dead River cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-582-2019*A corrosion hole in an oil tank caused the loss of approximately five gallons of oil into the basement.   The oil was managed well by the homeowner.  When I arrived there was no free product in the basement.   I pumped the remaining few gallons out of the leaking tank and 80 gallons of product from two other oil tanks on the property.  The vapors in the basement were unacceptable.   The floor was treated with a vapor suppressing product, and a fan was installed.  The fan was removed two weeks later after the vapors dissipated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-107-2019*On Sunday 2/10/19, notice received of diesel leak from refrigeration (reefer) tank under the commercial box trailer.  Leak was to pavement and to soil, and no fuel to drains nor waters.  Cleanup was initiated by Maine Turnpike Authority under Mr. John Branscom, which hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services under Mr. Ken Small.  Excavated oiled soil was trucked to CPRC Group and oiled snow to Juniper Ridge Landfill and to CPRC Group under a Maine Oil Spill Debris letter.
A-86-2019*The State of Maine Bureau of Real Estate Management reported a diesel fuel leak from a tractor in their Columbia Street, Augusta, garage.  When I arrived they had put a catch pan under the leaking tractor and spread sorbent material on the affected area of the floor.  I helped clean up the sorbent material and removed the waste for disposal.

The leak had stopped and the area was effectively cleaned up.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-852-2019*Approximately three gallons of asphalt was discharged from an aboveground storage tank located at the facility.  The asphalt leaked from the chime of the tank where the sidewalls connect to the foundation. The cause of the release was due to loose rivets.  The discharged asphalt was released to the soil containment area surrounding the tank.  Global personnel excavated the released material with shovels and disposed of it.  The tank is scheduled to be emptied so that repairs can be made.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-433-2020*Waste Management, Inc., reported a discharge of approximately two gallons of motor oil from one of their trucks on Norridgewock Road in Fairfield.  The discharge was the result of an oil filter line failure.  Waste Management discharged crews to clean up the affected roadway and disposed of the material at their landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-607-2019*Poland Spring Bottling reported a discharge of less than one gallon of diesel fuel from a truck at their facility in Kingfield.  Poland Spring staff were able to clean up the affected area with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-98-2020*On 2/28/2020, the Maine State Police dispatch reported that a structure fire was ongoing in Vassalboro at a heavy equipment garage.  The Vassalboro fire chief was concerned that the garage might have oils inside that may become mobile with the water being used to put the fire out.  A response was made and after a site assessment and talking with the owner, it was determined that no significant amount of oil was present on site and therefore was not being moved by the introduction of large amounts of water.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-55-2020*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence, due to a leaking pump shaft seal on the boiler.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement. The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Downeast Energy personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-248-2019*I was contacted by Rob Hernandez of Pro Patriot Service reporting that while servicing the heating system at Pam Burgess' home, he broke the filter off the indoor oil tank.  This accident caused around 25 gallons of oil to spill onto the concrete basement floor.  I worked with Mr. Hernandez to get a contractor to help him clean up the spill.  He agreed to pay Allstate Environmental Services directly.  Allstate used sorbent material to clean up the spilled oil.  I asked Peter Eremita of our Division of Technical Services to assess the possibility that some of the oil had gotten underneath the basement floor.  Eremita drilled several small holes in the basement floor and determined that there wasn't significant oil contamination underneath the floor.  I had Allstate seal the area of floor that was affected by the oil and they ventilated the basement.  This resolved the vapor issue in the home.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-246-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed two cars leaking oil into a stream. Once onsite Response Services did not find any evidence of an oil release to any receptor.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-162-2019*Division of Response was notified of possible pesticide containers along Route 1 in Caribou.  The containers were found to be empty containers of Drexel BEAU-RON L.   All found containers were collected and disposed of in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste stream.

No further Division of Response is needed at this time.
A-395-2019*The Rumford Fire Chief reported a leaking 2000 gallon aboveground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of a building located at 60 Lowell Street in Rumford.  Stuart Blanchard and I met with the chief and he brought us in the basement of the building.

We inspected the area of the AST.  The floor was wet with puddles, and a heavy sheen.   There were some small areas of oil sheen from, perhaps, a historic overfill.  The majority of the sheen was due to iron bacteria.

No cleanup was necessary.
A-396-2019*The spill was due to poor handling by the delivery driver.  The location is a dirt road running parallel to the Rumford school sports fields.  The pallet of five-gallon paint buckets was tipped over in the process of delivery, spilling an estimated 50 gallons directly to the dirt road.  Rumford Fire Department put absorbent speedy-dry on the spill.  After evaluating the scene, we determined an emergency response was warranted to clean up the spill immediately.  Environmental Projects, Inc., arrived on scene, and we excavated the contaminated soil and paint by hand into 55-gallon drums, and they disposed of the waste.

See attached Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for material information.

No further action required for this spill.
P-267-2019*Snow was allowed to accumulate within the concrete dike for two bulk aboveground tanks.  Over the course of the winter and spring, the snow thawed and refroze creating a giant ice cube which surrounded all the piping and valves.  On one particularly warm day, the ice began to melt and the weight cracked a valve.  Oil was discovered around the perimeter of the dike system and troubleshooting identified the cause.  A warm water and ice melt mixture expedited exposure of the cracked valve which was removed and replaced.  During this time, leaking and standing free product was being recovered with a vacuum truck.  Impacts were limited to the perimeter of the dike due to the ice block and standing water prevented it from impacting concrete.  All visible evidence of spilled product was removed as well as potentially contaminated water.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-411-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that an electrical transformer had corroded and leaked to the pole that it was on. Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported to me that the transformer was replaced due to a small pin hole leak on the bottom.  It had been leaking very slowly and dripping onto the telephone pole that it was hung from.  It was told that there was no visual staining on the ground under the leak.  I did not respond to this incident, and I did not receive a CMP spill report.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-962-2019*One ounce of #1 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275-gallon #2 fuel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by overfilling the tank during a delivery.  The oil was released onto the tank and wiped off.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-963-2019*A ruptured hose on a fire truck reportedly caused the release of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved drive surface of the Topsham Public Work Maintenance Facility.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Topsham Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-544-2018*Elm Street Irving in Camden reported a discharge of a small amount of gasoline from a malfunctioning dispenser pump.   The personnel at the facility cleaned up the spilled product with sorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-584-2019*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a mineral oil spill from a transformer in Thomaston, Maine, resulting from a windstorm breaking a telephone pole.  The spill was estimated to be eight gallons, the entire capacity of the transformer.  CMP committed to excavating the contaminated soil and disposing of it properly.

No final report was received from CMP to attach to this report.

No response was deemed necessary.  No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-239-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than one pint of heating oil out the vent.  According to the reporter, spilled product impacted siding and the concrete foundation.  Both materials were treated with an application of sorbent materials.   No further action necessary.
P-261-2019*The odor of oil alerted tenants of this condo complex about an issue with an aboveground tank.  The tank had begun to fail due to tank corrosion and was weeping from its underside.  The concrete tank pad was covered in leaves and detritus which absorbed the leaking oil; estimated at less than one gallon.  The burner technician that replaced the tank removed the oily debris and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the pad.  There was no evidence of impacts to land.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-571-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of mineral oil from a transformer damaged in an auto accident.  CMP personnel cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-59-2019*On 1/29/19, responding to a report of an abandoned drum in a stream, I confirmed a 55-gallon poly black plastic drum with yellow band, about 3/4 submerged and caught under branches on the north shore of the brook.  The location is rural farm and residential use area.  The brook flowed east to the Saco River about 300' east from the bridge.  The drum was located about 25' east of the Route 35 bridge.  The reporter stated the drum had been there since autumn of 2018, about two to three months.

I noted no sheen or product leaks.  The drum appeared to be likely partially filled with water.  Due to the difficulty and danger of getting staff and equipment to the drum, it was not able to be checked closely or pulled out of the water.  An assessed low environmental threat did not appear to warrant a contractor response and recovery; the drum was considered at this point to be litter and responsibility of the town.  No drum owner was known.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-216-2020*On 4/28/2020, Rockland Fire Dept. reported that less than a gallon of #2 home heating oil had leaked from a furnace in Rockland.  They stated that they had used Speedi Dri sorbent material to remove the small amount of oil on the floor and the furnace was no longer leaking.  No further information was known about the site, but due to the firefighter's description of the scene, it was determined not to be an issue.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-526-2019*Pine Tree Waste Services reported an accident with one of their trucks.  The radiator was compromised, leaking anti-freeze directly to pavement in downtown Skowhegan.

The spill was immediately cleaned with sorbents and taken for disposal by Pine Tree Waste.

No response was deemed necessary.  No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-213-2020*Patrick Cotter (Sanford Fire Marshal) reported potential free product in the basement of an abandoned residential home at 3 Harvard Street.  The site is under an arson investigation.  The oil tank appeared to have been damaged with a sledgehammer or similar tool to release oil to fuel the fire.  The tank was likely empty as it had been abandoned for an extended period of time.  On site very little sheen was observed on standing water in the basement and no free product was located.  No oil was observed in the sump basin located approximately five feet from the damaged tank.  The sump drains into municipal drainage.  One wall of the tank had been opened by the fire department.  Inside the tank, a small amount of sludge and water remained.  Sanford Public Works was notified.

No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services at this time.
A-65-2019*On February 5, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a discharge of oil to the ground in Montville.  Sheree Mathieson, Montville Branch Manager at Maritime Energy, reported that an estimated one gallon of #2 home heating oil spilled to snow during a fuel delivery; the delivery driver overfilled the tank and fuel sprayed from the vent line to the ground.  The driver collected the contaminated snow and arrangements were made to pump down the aboveground storage tank to design capacity.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-304-2020*A motor vehicle collision caused the release of approximately one gallon of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted the paved bridge.  Oil migrated toward a drain, but its progress was impeded by sorbent materials applied by the fire department, which were also applied to the road surface.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-214-2019*An oil delivery driver inadvertently engaged the Scully at the truck which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted snow along the driveway and the pavement.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and all visible signs of contaminated snow were removed.  There was no evidence of impacts to soil.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-312-2020*On 4/13/2020, a Pine Tree Waste Services truck collided with a light pole in the parking lot of a nursing/group home. Upon impact with the light pole, a hydraulic hose was ripped off of the truck spilling approximately 25 gallons of hydraulic oil from the hose and tank onto pavement. Speedy dry sorbent material and absorbent pads were immediately placed, however, heavy rains pushed the oil to a nearby drainage ditch.  The drainage ditch was recently made and contained rip rap stone over fabric.  Due to the amount of water running through the ditch at the time of the spill, no oil was able to make its way past the fabric and into soil.  The oil ran down the ditch with runoff toward a retention pond, pooling periodically on the way.  Upon Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response, no oil had reached the retention pond.  Boom and pads were placed at the ditch inlet to the pond to intercept oil.  Small ditches were dug perpendicular to the drainage as a place to intercept oil with absorbent boom. By moving rocks in the ditch, small depressions were made for a place to allow oil to pool between sections of boom where it could then be collected with absorbent pads.

Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired by Pine Tree Waste.  EPI assisted with a vacuum truck.  EPI used the vacuum truck to collect oil in all areas of the drainage ditch where oil was able to collect/pool.  Approximately 1,000 gallons of oily water was collected from the ditch using the vacuum truck.  Pads and boom were changed out multiple times throughout the day.  All pads and boom were replaced with new to sit overnight to intercept and collect remaining oil in the ditch.  The following day, pads and boom were collected, leaving boom only in the pond.  A few small pockets of oil were observed in the drainage ditch on the second day, which was easily collected using absorbent pads.  No free product was evident at the end of day two (4/14/2020).  No free product was observed in the retention pond, however, there was a very light sheen between the boom and the inlet of the drainage ditch. Boom was left in the pond for another week in case any oil made its way there.  Costs of cleanup and waste disposal by EPI were covered by the responsible party (Pine Tree Waste).

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-311-2020*On 4/8/2020, a vehicle accident resulted in a small spill of what appeared to be gear lubricating oil, likely from a damaged transmission or differential.  Vehicle accident resulted due to high speeds causing the vehicle to miss a turn, jump a curb, and strike a tree on the lawn in front of the Bates College's science building.

Jessica Smith (Bates College Environmental Health and Safety Officer) reported the spill and took actions to hire Environmental Project, Inc., (EPI) to excavate the area using a vactor truck.  Approximately 0.5 cubic yard of soil and grass was excavated and backfilled.  Cleanup and waste disposal was covered by Bates College.

No free product or saturated soil was evident.  The area is served by public water supply. No free product reached municipal drainage system.

No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.

A-189-2020*Casella Waste Systems reported a discharge of 16-20 gallons of hydraulic from their street sweeper which was cleaning their yard at 3 Lafleur Rd. in Waterville.  Casella employees used speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the oil which had spread over a small area.  The street sweeper was fixed and was used to pick up the speedy dry.  The product was disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-890-2019*On 10/23/19, Stephen Flannery requested that I respond and assist this homeowner that was trying to abandon an old basement heating oil tank with threat of discharging and causing oil odors within the home.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services assisted in lending a pump for fuel transfer from the cut open basement aboveground storage tank to drums outside, and with wood chips to absorb sludge on the tank bottom.  During this operation it became apparent that Mr. Guertin and his contractors were remodeling the house for resale and it was not his residence.  It was a commercial operation and not appropriate for state resources.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-340-2020*The Department was notified of a 100-gallon spill of kerosene heating oil resulting from a valve on a boiler malfunctioning over the night.  The boiler is located in a 25-foot box trailer and is fueled by a 600-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST).  The spill occurred sometime between the hours of 15:15 and 05:30, when the boiler technician checked on the equipment.  The site is a medical walk-in clinic of which no patients or medical staff were in the building.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the fire department had placed speedy-dry sorbent material on the pavement and sorbent pads on the puddles of oil.  A small amount of oil made it into a catch basin and sorbent boom was placed inside.  The Department spoke to Northern Light Mercy personnel about cleaning up the pavement and the catch basin and they opted to hire Clean Harbors Environmental Services to do the work.  Blake Equipment was already in the process of cleaning their trailer and was then going to test the boiler for operations.

Staff from Northern Light Mercy indicated that there was a slight oil odor in the building, likely due to the air intakes for the central air system.  The Department indicated that the building should be exhausted either with fans in doorways or reversing the central air system.  No oil was observed in the building, though some could have been tracked in by staff not knowing it was oil on the ground.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1070-2014*Minot Fire Department reported that a Corcoran Environmental Services truck had gone off the road and hit a utility pole on Route 11 near Lower Street.  The accident caused the truck's saddle tanks to leak an unknown amount of diesel fuel.  The spilled fuel went into a roadside ditch, flowed downhill for several hundred feet, and then dissipated before reaching a culvert that crosses Route 11 and empties into the Little Androscoggin River.  I contacted Corcoran and informed them that there needed to be further cleanup at the spill location along with drinking water well monitoring at one residence whose well was right beside the ditch.  Corcoran hired an environmental consultant and conducted a soil excavation and did the requested well sampling which was overseen by Brad Hahn of our Division of Technical Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1123-2019*On 8/1/19, while attending work at the adjacent Cumberland Farms gas station, we noted what appeared to be a veteran, consumptive use, underground storage tank (UST) facility for heating oil at the adjacent commercial/retail building.  This UST facility is registered as active.  The building appears to have propane or natural gas service coming in the back near the UST location, so this oil facility may be out of service.

I requested that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) facility inspector Ted Scharf, also onsite at the time, check into the facility status.  The facility appears to be due for abandonment by removal in year 2020.  As this UST facility was installed near the building here in 1990, it should not be considered for abandonment-in-place, but shall be abandoned by removal.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-220-2020*On Monday, 3/23/20, notice was received by Dead River Company (DRC) that this customer had a fuel oil line fitting leaking onto the concrete pad under the consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil was reported to have gotten into the crushed stone around the AST with a five feet by five feet stain, but there was no oil in the sump.   DRC repaired the leak.  There was a mild odor of oil reported.  The location is rural residential use near Pleasant Mountain Shawnee Peak ski area.

Mr. McInerny advised me that he and his spouse were in their 80's and self-quarantined due to COVID-19 pandemic so did not wish responder visits unless required.  The oil odor issue within the home was reported to be not significant so I advised him about cleaning the discharge himself: washing the oiled tank pad well with detergent, and removing the oiled stone for disposal outside, and covering the spill area with a poly tarp to help decrease oil odor.  I received no further calls or concerns from the McInerny's.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-437-2020*Received report of a dumping into a city sewer of an unknown material, possibly dry wall mix or paint at the entered location.  I referred the report to the city of Augusta, and prior to my response, received a call from Tim Waite, Director of Augusta's Drinking Water Department.  Mr. Waite advised that his personnel investigated the complaint and did not observe signs of a discharge to the sewer or a crew working in the area.

I contacted the reporter who advised that her son observed a contractor use the sewer to dump something into the sewer over the last two days.  Reporter indicates that a crew was doing work at the entered location.  I advised the reporter that if the work crew returned to call me direct and I would investigate.  She agreed.  As of 8/21/2020, no further report.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-595-2018*On October 30, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a one-quart spill of #2 fuel oil to concrete during a delivery to TD Bank in Rockland.  An office administrator at Maritime Energy reported that the spill occurred due to a poor connection between the fill line and the delivery nozzle.  Spilled product was collected with sorbents and the stain was cleaned with Simple Green cleaner.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-61-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Dead River Co. (DRC) that they had overfilled this commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  No MDEP response was requested or able to be made at the time.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site area is dense urban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water & sewer service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
John McCartney of DRC reported that the driver had filled the UST with a stinger (loose delivery fitting), not the tight scully fitting required; I advised him that this type of delivery with a peddler tank truck was not allowed by Maine rules.  No discharge to soil, drains or waters of Maine were reported.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
Seven USTs are registered at the location, but only tank T-5 holding #2 oil is registered as active.  T-5, a double-wall fiberglass UST was installed in 1986, but has upgraded piping installed in 2003.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
DRC was having the heating oil in the spill bucket pumped out.  Any spills to the tank pad would be picked up with sorbents.  DRC assumed responsibility for cleanup.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time any oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I advised DRC not to deliver fuel to USTs with internal overfill protection with improper fittings as the overfill protection gets bypassed.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-485-2020*On September 2nd, 2020, an individual reported an oil spill on the roadway in Pittston, Maine.  The caller believed the source was a leaking oil tank, recently removed from the basement of a house being renovated, which was then transported down the street.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site of the spill with Jeremy Greenman to investigate.  Upon making contact with the property owner, it became apparent the oil tank was still in the basement of the home, and there was no sign of an oil spill on the property.  There was a noticeable stain on the roadway running between the two properties owned by the individual.  This was revealed to be a hydraulic spill, stemming from a faulty hose on the homeowner's tractor.

The stain was dried and confined to the roadway.  No cleanup action was taken, however, the homeowner was informed of the state statutes regarding reporting oil spills when they occur and the incident was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection enforcement unit.

No further Division of Response Services action should be required.
B-181-2018*I received a report that a locomotive had run out of fuel while idling at the Brownville Junction railroad exchange.  When a locomotive runs out of fuel it will automatically dump the contents of the radiator and containment tanks so as to prevent a freeze up.  This occurred as designed in this case which resulted in about 20 gallons of used motor oil being dumped to the ground under the train.

Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQR) hired an excavation company to remove contaminated soil from the site for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  In total, 26.79 tons were removed from the site.  Much of the oil could not be excavated due to the proximity to tracks.  Some of this was captured with sorbent materials.

No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-534-2019*A tractor trailer struck a trailer of another vehicle and its saddle tank was punctured.   Diesel fuel was released on the side of Civic Center Drive in Augusta near the Commerce Drive intersection.  The Augusta Fire Department slowed down the leak and put down sorbent material on the affected roadway.   I arrived and was able to catch the product spilling from the tank in buckets and pumped off the remaining product.  When the truck was removed the Augusta Public Works cleaned up the sorbent material and excavated a the edge fo the roadway.  The wast was taken to the Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-126-2020*On 3/13/2020, Pine Tree Waste Services reported that a hydraulic line had broken on one of their trucks resulting in one to two gallons of hydraulic oil being spilled.  The spill was contained to pavement and was not near any storm drains. The line was replaced and the free product on the truck wiped off. Speedi Dri sorbent material was used to absorb the oil from the pavement and was disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-49-2020*On February 5, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a leaking aboveground storage tank in Mount Vernon.  The cause of the spill was a faulty valve on the furnace; it was reported to have leaked on for several months.

Responder Caputo called the homeowner, Jennifer Burchett, to ask follow-up questions and assess the severity of the spill.  Ms. Burchett explained the valve had been loose and oil had been dripping onto the concrete floor and under the furnace for several months.  Responder Caputo explained the availability of the Ground and Surface Water Fund to assist with cleanup and assess the impact the spill has had on the environment, and the health and safety of the home.

Ms. Burchett declined any services from the Department and stated she felt they were unnecessary.  Responder Caputo requested that she reach out to the Department should she change her mind or the status of the spill changes.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-52-2020*On February 7, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Rockland.  The leak occurred as a result of winter storm damage.  The transformer had been marked as non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB).  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and soil.

See attached CMP spill report for further details.  No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-55-2020*On February 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a petroleum sheen flowing from the basement windows of a multi-structure fire.  Fire Chief Chris Reed of the Rumford Fire Department was on-scene; he suspected the extinguishing water filled the basement and floated the three aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in the basement. Consequently, petroleum flowed freely from the tank, dispersed on the water's surface and flowed out the basement window.

After arriving on-scene, Responder Caputo found the sheen traveling down the property driveway into Hancock Street.  The sheeny water continued down Rumford Avenue into a catch basin that discharged directly to the Androscoggin River.  Sheeny water that bypassed the catch basin traveled further down Rumford Avenue and pooled in the snow dump; this also eventually overflowed to the Androscoggin River.

Responder Caputo placed sorbent boom and pads around the catch basin and into the water's flow.  Responder Caputo later worked with property owner James Barnett to uncover the three ASTs buried in the building refuse.  All three tanks were recovered; two were completely empty, however, one was full of a mixture of water and fuel.  Approximately 10 gallons of petroleum was recovered from the compromised ASTs; the free product was collected in five-gallon buckets and then consolidated with sorbent material.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-60-2020*On February 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a vehicle submerged in the Back River in Wiscasset.  No sheen or spilled product was seen at the time of report, however, there was potential for the release of 15 gallons of gasoline as well as transmission fluids, motor oil, and antifreeze.

Police Chief Lawrence Hesseltine stated that the driver of an SUV had exited her vehicle to retrieve a reusable water bottle she had dropped out the open window.  She neglected to put her vehicle in park and once she removed her foot from the brake it rolled backwards down the boat launch into the river.  A barge had been dispatched to salvage the vehicle.  Chief Hesseltine stated he would reach out to our Division of Response Services should he need any assistance or if the SUV began leaking.

The vehicle was successfully salvaged three hours later.  No action required from the Division of Response Services.
P-948-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a blown hose on an excavator.  The spill was collected using sorbent pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-949-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leaking Firomatic valve.  The spill was found to have gone under the aboveground storage tank (AST) and a utility sink, staining the concrete and the wood.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in the first floor was found to be at 0.5 parts per million (ppm) as measured by a Photoionization Detector (PID).  In the basement, the VOC's were measured at 5.1 ppm, although there was a heavy coat of deodorizer used by the burner technicians to knock down the smell.  The Department placed a Ram fan in the window above the spill and began to clean up the debris.  The floor was washed and contaminated wood was removed from the basement and replaced with clean wood from the homeowner.

The Department offered to return to the residence the following day to check in on the VOC's, however the homeowner indicated that the cleanup done that day was sufficient and that a follow-up was not necessary.  A business card was left with the homeowners in case the situation changes.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-143-2020*The scully nozzle was not properly seated on the fill pipe when the delivery driver started pumping.  The driver already had a absorbent pad around the fill pipe while pumping, which collected most of the spilled product.  A very small amount made it onto the snow below the fill pipe.  Contaminated snow and absorbent pads were collected and disposed of by Irving Oil.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.  No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
I-227-2019*The Division of Response was notified of saturated soils encountered near the pump island at Daigle Service during a  Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal. The UST removal was conducted as part of a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment through the Northern Maine Brownfields Initiative. The initial field screening results around the piping were above the reporting thresholds and sent out for laboratory analysis.

Laboratory analysis results identified significant petroleum contamination in soil near the pump island above regulatory guidelines. Due to other issues on the site noted in I-217-2018 further remediation is going to be required. Response Services made a site visit at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-162-2020*On April 7th, 2020, Casella Waste Systems reported a release of five gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement in Waterville, Maine.  Casella reported cleaning up the product with sorbents and disposing of the debris themselves.

No Division of Response Services response was deemed necessary.  No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-839-2019*Approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the ground surface as the result of a mechanical failure on a bucket truck.  The oil was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Central Maine Power Co.  No site visit was made.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Response Services is expected.
P-631-2019*A dump truck accident caused the release of five gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Minot Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-201-2020*ACV Enviro reported an overfill of a vacuum truck at the entered location due to a mechanical valve failure on the vacuum unit.  The spilled product was a sludge from a sump drain and made up of a paper coating liquid and water.  The material is non-hazardous and was disposed at the mill waste water treatment plant.  The sump pumped this material to the treatment facility except for the heavy sludge material at the bottom, of which ACV was vacuuming out.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-158-2003*Scott Cyr received a report from Downeast Energy that a fuel line on one of their delivery trucks broke, causing an estimated one to two gallons of diesel fuel to spill at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by Downeast Energy.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-17-2020*A ruptured hose on a drill rig caused the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil to the ground surface.  The released oil was dispersed over a 1500-foot area and could not be cleaned.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-326-2020*On June 29th, 2020, Maritime Energy reported a leaking tank in Camden, Maine.  Stuart Blanchard responded to the site of the spill.  The leak stemmed from the piping near the tank and the filter, dripping slowly over an unknown period of time.  This left a stain on the concrete floor, and a noticeable odor in the basement.  The use of a photoionization detector revealed less than two parts per million of fuel vapors in the basement, and one part per million in the living space.

The Division of Response Services cleaned the floor with sorbents and degreaser and returned to the site a few days later to find the vapors further reduced.  Maritime Energy stated they would replace the tank.

No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-332-2020*On July 2nd, a concerned citizen complained of an oil spill on the neighboring property, with a strong odor of oil coming from the site.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site.  The residential building had been torn down and filled with debris.  The aboveground storage tank had been violently removed from the basement and left on site, on its side, with multiple holes visible.

There was no evidence of a spill at the site.  Soil samples failed to register anything on the photoionization detector, and shake tests came up negative as well.  There was still a significant quantity of oil inside the tank, however, which was the source of the odor at the site.

Responder Blanchard coordinated with the property owner and cut open the tank and pumped off an estimated 60 gallons of oil, and cleaned out the tank of oily debris.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) disposed of the oily debris and the free product recovered from the site.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.
A-228-2019*On April 26, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to a basement in Rockland. The homeowner, Michael Diaz, reported that the oil had spilled from a loose fitting on the furnace; the leak had been repaired, but oil vapor was still present in the living space.  Mr. Diaz was concerned for his infant son and was requesting assessment of his basement, the aboveground storage tank (AST), and the living space.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector (PID) to measure the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the ambient air of the living space and basement: initial readings of the basement were 0.1-0.3 parts per million (ppm), the mudroom was 0.0-0.1 ppm and the kitchen was 0.0 ppm.  Responder Caputo found no substantial VOC readings and stated the living space was safe for continued occupation.

Responder Caputo also investigated the basement and found an estimated cup of oil floating on the water of the flooded basement.  Mr. Diaz stated the fuel company had used sorbents to collect spilled product while they tightened the fitting on the furnace.  Inspection of the tightened fitting showed no signs of an active leak.  Responder Caputo also inspected the AST and found it was over 30 years old and showed evidence of pitting on the underside of the tank. Responder Caputo advised the homeowners to invest in a new AST as soon as possible.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-408-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a street sweeper blew a hydraulic hose and fluid was lost to the pavement.  The Town of Winslow was conducting street sweeper operations and a hose blew apart due to its age.  The operator of the sweeper lost all control of the sweep function and shut the machine down.  The discharge occurred under high pressure which caused a very fine mist.  This occurred because the sweeper was under operation at the time of the hose rupture.  Due to this type of discharge, there was not any recoverable product.  It was spread very thin onto the paved roadway.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-477-2020*On August 31st, 2020, Pan Am Railways reported a release of less than a gallon of lube oil at the Pixelle Specialty Solutions Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine.  The spill was the result of a mechanical failure.  The contaminated ballast was excavated by Pan Am for disposal.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-226-2019*On April 24, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to oily water in the basement of a rental property in Turner.  Responder Jon Woodard had been dispatched to the house the previous evening after the tenants of the home claimed the living space smelled of oil and there was a sheen on the water in their basement.  Concerned about discharging oily water through the sump pump, the tenants disconnected the pump's power supply.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector (PID) to measure volatile organic compound  (VOC) concentrations in the ambient air of the rental space: initial readings of the basement were 1.0-3.0 parts per million (ppm) and the first floor living areas ranged 0.1 -0.6 ppm.  Responder Woodard had left a RamFan ventilating the basement overnight; the tenants reported the smell of oil had gotten significantly less noticeable, but they could still detect it upon entry to the house.  Responder Caputo sealed the heat vents and the seams of the basement door with duct tape and installed a polyethylene barrier to further mitigate oil vapor in the living space.  Responder Caputo investigated the sump pump discharge on the back lawn.  Although some sheen was found in puddles, oleophilic dye test results were negative for soil saturation. All bag tests results were below 0.5 ppm.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to collect the oily water, soil and debris from the basement.  It was determined the aboveground storage tank (AST) hadn't been filled since 1971, however, oily sludge was found in the bottom of the AST.  A corrosion hole was also found on the bottom of the tank.  During remediation, several jugs of hydraulic oil containers were found floating in the water with no caps.  It is suspected these containers spilled their contents and contributed to the oily sheen and vapor.  Removing the basement water, and the vapor issue was mitigated. The sump pumps were reconnected to their power sources.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-200-2020*On April 16, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to the ground in Oakland.  A loose fitting on an unspecified piece of Cianbro equipment leaked an estimated 1/2 cup of oil to the ground.  Five sorbent pads were used to collect the spilled product and the leak was repaired.  Oily sorbents were disposed of through Cianbro's waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-429-2020*On 8/10/2020, Casella Waste Systems, Inc., reported an estimated five gallon hydraulic oil spill at the parking lot of the entered location.  A ruptured hydraulic line caused the spill.  The spill was to a paved lot and speedi-dri sorbent material was deployed by a responding Casella cleanup crew.  The material was swept up and contained in a drum for disposal through Casella waste stream.  The property owner was notified and satisfied with the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-540-2020*Wanzek Construction, Inc., reported a discharge of a small amount of hydraulic oil at the construction site located on Farmington Falls Road in Farmington.  Wanzek cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-541-2020*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of lube oil which had occurred while filling a tank on a locomotive.   Less than one gallon was released to the rail ballast and the affected area was cleaned up by Pan Am Railways personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necesssary in this matter.
P-16-2020*This report covers Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services investigation and assessment of weathered petroleum contamination found during site excavation for a relocated northbound entrance ramp (see site plans).

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
See attached e-mail letter of 1/10/20, and previous spill reports P-265-2019, P-543-2019 et al.  This area of Punky Swamp had been previously documented to have been impacted by the 1988 gasoline discharge.  During the year 2019 facility replacement, weathered oil contamination was confirmed to remain.  The location is a retail motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility owned by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), and operated by C. N. Brown Company.

On 1/10/20, I noted a fluid petroleum-like sheen on the exposed water within the excavated wetland, not waxy sheen like a natural marsh sheen.  Bag headspace samples were below five parts per million (ppm) indicating low amount within volatile range of hydrocarbons remaining.  The Oil-In-Soil dye test indicated no oil-saturated soils and "Negative" result (sensitive at 500-ppm and above concentrations, and less sensitive to heavy hydrocarbon chains.)

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
See P-265-2019.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No remediation of groundwater and soil was required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  Disturbed soil and groundwater should remain onsite, though it was specified that any potentially contaminated media, special waste, etc., was required to be properly managed and could not be treated as clean fill.  As of March, 2020, I understand that no oil contaminated soil was taken offsite.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  We noted no evidence that this oil discharge was from the year 2019 UST facility.

2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  No environmental site assessment was required by MDEP Division of Response Services regarding this apparent prohibited discharge, and none performed by MTA nor its contractors.

3)  Due to the discharge age, pre-1989, I understand that there is no available Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund insurance coverage.

4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-63-2020*I was contacted by the Town of Long Island's Code Enforcement Officer, Jim Naigle, reporting that he had heard there was a gasoline spill at the Long Island Store.  I visited the site and confirmed that the aboveground, double walled, steel tank had corroded through both the inner tank and outer, secondary containment.  We were told that while receiving a delivery of gasoline, someone noticed that the tank was dripping.  A plastic container was place under the hole to catch the leaking gasoline and the delivery was stopped.  The owner told me that they only delivered about 150 gallons of gasoline before the delivery was stopped.  He also reported that all of that gasoline was sold quickly and the tank was left empty.  When I visited the store, the plastic container was still under the tank and there was a mild odor of gasoline in it.  The corrosion hole in the tank was obvious and had been covered with red duct tape (see attached photos).  There were wooden timbers underneath the tank that had some petroleum staining on them.  I spoke with the owner, Mr. McCalmon, and he told me that the tank was out of service and that he would be replacing it.  I explained that the Department would want to have soil samples analyzed at a laboratory to check the soil underneath the tank and to let me know when they were going to move them.  When the tanks (there was a second aboveground tank at the site that had been out of service since about 2002) were moved, I returned to the site with Mark Woodruff, of our Division of Technical Services, to assist in the collection of soil samples for field screening and laboratory analysis.  We collected samples from directly under the location of the leak and also from the other end of the tank bed (see attached memorandum from Mark Woodruff).  Given Technical Services' findings, the Department will not be requiring any further Division of Response Services action at this time.
A-81-2020*On February 20th, 2020, P.G. Willey & Company reported a spill of #2 fuel oil at Camden National Bank in Camden, Maine.  The spill was the result of an overfill, leaving a small stain outside the building on the sidewalk, and some staining on the piping inside of the building.  P.G. Willey & Company conducted the cleanup and removed all visible signs of oil with sorbents.  In talking with Camden National Bank personnel, the manager was satisfied with the cleanup and there were no complaints of an odor inside of the building.

No response was deemed necessary.  No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
A-280-2020*On June 4th, ReEnergy reported a release of three to five gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill resulted from a leak in a truck at their facility and was confined to pavement.  The truck was repaired, and the spill was picked up with sorbents and disposed of by ReEnergy.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
B-520-2019*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a faulty valve on a retail fuel delivery truck.  The incident resulted in about five gallons of oil being spilled to the paved parking lot where the truck was parked.  Dead River Co. personnel used sorbent to recover the oil to a sufficient degree. The reason for the valve failure was unclear but the truck was taken out of service until it could be fixed or replaced.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-832-2019*On 9/17/19, ENPRO Services, Inc., uncovered and filled in place a residential, consumptive use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility that had been approved for abandonment in place on 9/4/19.  The bare steel UST had long been out-of-service, located under the concrete basement floor, and not registered with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as was required.  The home is located in a suburban residential area, west of the Androscoggin River, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  I understand the home was being sold which initiated the formal registration and abandonment of the UST facility.

I understand that no UST Closure Site Assessment or soil samples was required or done, and ENPRO staff noted no obvious evidence of fuel discharges.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

I-286-2019*Division of Response was notified of a less than one gallon spill of diesel to a dirt road surface due to an overfill.  The diesel was cleaned using sorbents and the soils were excavated. Sorbents were disposed of in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is required at this time.
P-9-2019*On Sunday 1/6/19, response and assessment were performed for a small gasoline discharge with a vehicle accident.  In this new rural housing development, an auto drove off a tall causeway over into a stream and wetland.  Gorham Fire Department did a satisfactory spill cleanup with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) recovering sorbents they left behind.  Any gasoline into the stream was gone or evaporated.  No wells or residential properties appeared threatened by the discharge.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-391-2019*On 5/14/19, notice reported by Dead River Company (DRC) of a two to eight-gallon overfill discharge during a fuel delivery.  A small volume was reported discharged out the exterior tank vent and a more significant volume out the tank gage of the consumptive-use, residential, basement aboveground storage tank.  The house was reported unoccupied and the homeowner reported to be living in Otisville, NY.  The incident location is dense residential area and served by municipal water and sewer services.

DRC took primary responsibility and initiated cleanup inside and outside.  The spill was reported contained and nothing to drains or under the floor.  I advised that after picking up the sorbents that DRC wash the oiled floor several times with low-odor detergent like Dawn.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-307-2020*On June 17, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of oil to a driveway in Port Clyde.  A Maritime Energy employee reported that an estimated one gallon of #2 home heating oil was spilled to the asphalt as a result of an overfill.  Sorbent material was immediately applied to the spill by the delivery person.  Later, additional employees were on-scene working a sugarcane-based sorbent material into the stain.  The sorbent material was left overnight to obtain maximum petroleum absorption and collected the following morning.  The oily contaminated sorbents were disposed of through Maritime Energy's oily waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-442-2020*Fabian Oil Co. reported a pin hole leak in an oil tank at the entered location.  The subject reported the leak and placed a catch bucket under the tank.  Speedi-Dri sorbent material was used to clean up the oil.  The material was unsaturated and entered into the subject's residential waste stream.  Contact with the subject indicated the leak was very small, perhaps a drip a minute.  Fabian technicians installed a mag-n-patch to stop the leak.  Fabian technicians pumped off the leaking tank and scheduled a replacement for next week.  The subject is satisfied and there were no reports of odors.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-493-2020*On September 4th, 2020, ND Paper reported a release of 200 gallons of hydraulic oil in Rumford, Maine.

The spill was the result of a blown hose on a paper machine inside the mill.  Some of the spilled product went directly into the wastewater treatment system.  Product spilled on the interior surfaces were picked up with sorbents by ND Paper for disposal.  Further investigation of the wastewater treatment system revealed no visible signs of oil, and what product made it into the system should attenuate without any issue.  ND Paper has produced a report on the incident, which is attached below.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-605-2018*On November 2, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a four to six gallon hydraulic spill at the Oakland Transfer Station.  A loader's hydraulic line burst while transporting materials; the oil leak spilled to asphalt and trickled 30 feet down a slight grade before transfer station employees used Speedi-Dri sorbent material to collect the free product and stop its spread.

The Speedi-Dri was collected by employees and disposed of at a licensed facility.

No action necessary by the Division of Response Services.
A-616-2018*On November 5, 2018, Responder Caputo was notified of a hydraulic spill to asphalt in Mount Vernon.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) had been repairing an electrical line when the hydraulic line on the CMP bucket truck burst.  Sorbent material was used to dam and collect the free product; sorbents were collected and disposed of by CMP spill response teams.

The nearest surface water was over 1000 feet away and the nearest well was over 300 feet away.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-617-2018*On November 5, 2018, Responder Caputo was notified of a leaking transformer to asphalt and ground in Litchfield. Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) discovered the leak while repairing downed poles from the recent windstorm.  Sorbent material was used to collect the free product; sorbents were collected and disposed of by CMP spill response teams.

The nearest surface water was over 600 feet away and the nearest well was over 500 feet away.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-649-2019*An abandoned drum of kerosene was discovered in the basement of the residence.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location, pumped out approximately 30 gallons of kerosene and removed it for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-601-2019*A storm caused a tree to fall taking out a pole and a transformer.  See the attached EMERA Maine spill report for cleanup details.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-732-2019*On December 18th, 2019, Androscoggin County reported an accident in Leeds.

A personal vehicle failed to navigate a turn on Church Hill Road in Leeds, missed the bridge, and ended up in Allen's Stream.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene, but the vehicle had already been moved.  Allen's Stream is a slow moving body of water.  There was little to no sheen on the surface of the stream.  Sorbents were thrown down at the site, but upon inspection the pads were not off-gassing any detectable vapors.  A 4-Gas meter was used at the site and the responder was unable to detect any volatile organic compounds around the site of the accident, and no visible stains were present on the ground.

The sorbents were picked up and disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Deputy Jason Chaloux was reached out to multiple times for more information concerning the vehicle and the accident, without success.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.
A-312-2020*On June 20, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was called to investigate a suspected petroleum or chemical sheen on a marsh in Cushing.  Ryan Minikis, owner of the property, reported he had seen a rainbow sheen surrounded by a "brown, foamy scum" on the stream downgrade from his home.  He was concerned it was the result of an unreported chemical or petroleum spill that had reached the stream.  Mr. Minikis stated the sheen did not look natural, but added his dog had recently become unexpectedly ill.  The dog's illness was so sudden and so severe it had required emergency care and the veterinarian had been concerned the dog would not recover.  Mr. Minikis added his dog had never had any previous health issues, was young, and was frequently drinking the water in the marsh.  He suspected his dog had been poisoned by something in the water.

Upon arrival on-scene, Mr. Minikis stated the sheen was not as prevalent as he had previously seen, but he had found several locations to test.  Mr. Minikis lead Responder Caputo downgrade, about 500 feet east of his home.  A rainbow sheen was found around the edges of the stream.  Using a gloved hand, Responder Caputo agitated the sheen and noted it broke into platelets which is characteristic of organic sheens.  Oleophilic sorbent pads were also applied to the sheen and no absorption was noted.  Oleophilic dye tests were performed on the stream shore soils, but all tests were negative for petroleum contamination.  Additionally, there was no discernable source or evidence of a release point.  This process was repeated at another sheen location with the same results.

Responder Caputo informed Mr. Minikis that the sheen was very likely organic and no indication of petroleum contamination was observed.  Mr. Minikis was given the information of the Division of Technical Services to ask for an Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon (EPH) or Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) test if he wanted quantifiable results.  Mr. Minikis stated he was still concerned it was chemical related; Responder Caputo took a sample of the water to pass through the Gemini assessment tool the following day.  The results indicated only water was present in the sample.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-483-2020*On 9/1/2020, the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that three gallons of diesel had spilled at their lot in Dallas Plantation.  The discharge occurred when the diesel pump handle fell out of a truck while it was pumping. The diesel fuel was spilled onto the pavement and the pump. MDOT used Speedi Dri sorbent material to remove the free product on the pavement and wiped down the pump.  They will dispose of the contaminated waste in their oily waste dumpster.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-48-2020*On 2/4/2020, I responded to report of oil discharge in basement from a residential aboveground supply tank. Upon arrival I observed a residential, 275-gallon capacity heating oil tank with a supply line not connected to an appliance.  Maritime Energy Oil Company, hired by the potential responsible party, was draining the remaining oil from the tank, and approximately 15 gallons was recovered.  The house was undergoing renovation and being made into a multi-unit apartment.

The tank had been connected to a boiler.  The house remodeling contractor removed the oil line to remove the boiler from the basement, but failed to shut off the oil supply. Overnight, oil discharged from the supply line to a dirt floor basement.

The spilled oil impacted an overburden of soil, approximately two inches, on clay and migrated to a corner of the basement. The layer of soil was removed with a vactor along with additional impacted stone and soil.  The remodel contractor replaced concrete pads under support beams he had installed.

The basement was allowed to vent with a Ram fan for approximately seven days. Photoionization detector readings of zero were obtained in the breathing zone after the cleanup and no olfactory presence of oil was detected by the contractor, myself or other parties and no additional complaints received.  The basement is scheduled to have a commercial vapor barrier installed as part of the on-going restoration of the dwelling.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

A-105-2019*On February 28, 2019, Responder Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to a concrete floor in West Gardiner.  Downeast Energy reported that an estimated two gallons leaked to the floor through a misaligned gasket in the filter.  Downeast Energy employees changed the filter and stopped the leak; they applied sorbent materials to the free product and stained concrete.  All oily contaminated materials were disposed of by Downeast Energy.  Homeowner Ernest Glidden declined any additional services from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No action required by Division of Response Services.
P-138-2020*The Department was notified initially of an unknown quantity of kerosene heating oil being released which resulted from a pinched oil filter gasket at the furnace.  The furnace and the aboveground storage tank (AST) are located in separate outbuildings at the rear of the restaurant.  The spill leaked out of the shed, across a 1,000-gallon propane tank, and under two dumpsters before ending at a snow bank.  Fielding's Oil & Response Co. responded and placed Speedy-dry sorbent material through the entire spill area.  Heat was restored to the restaurant and Fielding's left.

As there were no impacts to the inside of the restaurant, free product or vapors, the cleanup was focused outside.

The Department hired National Response Corporation to bring an air mover to collect the speedy-dry, contaminated snow/ice, and various other leaf debris in the spill site.  The following day, they returned to the spill site with salt to break up the ice further and collected additional oil.  After doing so, no further oil was observed in the snow and ice.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-122-2020*Dead River Co. reported that one of their drivers had overfilled his truck at the rack.  The excess oil spilled onto the top of the truck and then discharged through the truck drains into containment.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-620-2019*Approximately 25 gallons of Mobil DTE Oil Heavy Medium was released from the head bearing of turbine #1.  The oil was released into a nearby sump system and was discharged into the Androscoggin River.  Sorbents were placed to try and capture the released material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site and determined that the leak was stopped.

No further action by the Division of response Services is expected at this time.
P-621-2019*On 8/1/19, Division of Response Services responded to and made assessment of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil discharge, due to storm damage in rural residential area of York.  Location was served by private water wells which appear not to be significantly threatened with the promptness of spill cleanup.  Central Maine Power Co. hired National Response Corporation services to remediate this and other nearby discharges.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.   At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-622-2019*On 8/1/19, Division of Response Services responded to and made assessment of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil discharge due to storm damage in rural residential area of York.  Location is served by private water wells which appear not to be significantly threatened with the promptness of spill cleanup.  Central Maine Power Co. hired National Response Corporation services to remediate this and other nearby discharges.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-358-2020*On Sunday, 5/17/20, report was received of small gasoline leak due to motorcycle accident at this rural location.  Cleanup was performed by Arundel Fire Department.  No response or call back by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services advised.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-358-2019*On 5/3/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to report of large discharge of raw sewage and oil sheen to the basement of this urban apartment building.  On site, I met Mr. Judkins and ServPro Company workers.  It was explained that over the winter or spring a sewage (gray water and brown water) pipe in the basement broke so all of the apartment's wastewater discharged to the concrete basement floor and collected several inches to several feet deep.  The tenants apparently thought the foul odor was just a mold smell.  The building is wood construction with a mortared stone foundation and poured concrete floor.

After the problem was discovered about 6000-gallons of liquid was pumped off at the time of the MDEP response.  Some liquid typically seeps down into the soil and groundwater under the floor.  The hard working ServPro workers were flushed with success at completing the cleanup.  During recovery of the wastewater, ServPro workers noted an oil sheen atop the water.  The source of the sheen was unknown: the AST facility or containers in the basement.  I noted little to no residual oil sheen on the floor and no active fuel leaks.  Any residual sheen would be cleaned during washing and disinfecting of the basement floor and walls.  The property owner was relieved that ambient photoionization detector (PID) values within the basement were 0.0-parts per million for petroleum vapors.

1)  No Ground/Surface Water Fund Insurance is expected.
2)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements expected at this time.
I-205-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a small release of hydraulic oil to a roadside due to a failed hose.  The roadside was cleaned using sorbents and later disposed of in the Casella Waste Systems waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
A-301-2019*A citizen reported that firefighting foam had been discharged on the edge of the road and his yard in Canaan.   I responded and observed the area where foam had definitely been discharged on a lawn near a private pond.   I visited the fire station and met with a firefighter who happened to be at the station.  He showed me the foam they have, which did not appear to have polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in it, however, I contacted the fire chief to discuss the situation.   He told me that the department had responded to a car fire the previous evening and when they went to fill the truck afterwards, the valve for the foam had not been turned off, and they inadvertently released foam.

I did relay that I did not know whether the foam was of concern, and there was a task force assigned by the governor and that he should be hearing from the task force about foam disposal and/or replacement.

No cleanup was possible and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-487-2019*A hydraulically operated coal hopper blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted the cement pier and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No impacts to water occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-488-2019*A dump truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately five gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product impacted concrete and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-489-2019*The Department was notified of a 15-20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a disconnected hose on a dump truck.  The truck was parked on the pavement section of the business and the spill was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-199-2019*On 3/12/19, report was received of three to five gallon discharge of #2 oil from the Downeast Energy (DEE) Company peddler truck.  The leak was to a paved driveway.  None of the leakage reached drains or waters.  DEE explained that their truck was parked on a steep incline for a fuel delivery and fuel leaked out the dome hatches atop the tank.  DEE agreed that they investigate into why the dome hatches were not liquid tight.  This is important especially should the tank truck roll over.

Cleanup was satisfactory to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-384-2019*On 5/11/2019, I received an after-hours call from Tom Daniels of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a transformer oil spill due to a broken power pole.  The spill was to soil and was recovered by excavation.  See attached CMP report for more details.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-525-2019*On 7/1/19, I received a call from Peter Nagel of the University of New England (UNE) reporting a small spill of gasoline to pavement.  The spill occurred at their facilities building when a lawn mower fell out of the back of a Gator vehicle.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-160-2020*On April 6, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a vehicle fire in Winthrop.  Deputy Fire Chief Mark Arsenault reported that a Jeep had ignited on the private property of the Jeep's owner.  Deputy Chief Arsenault stated the Winthrop Fire Department arrived on-scene and extinguished the fire with Class A foam.  Deputy Chief Arsenault did not observe any petroleum discharge from the Jeep during or after the fire.

Responder Caputo reached out to vehicle owner Matthew Moscillo, who stated the vehicle had ? of a tank of gasoline when the fire started, approximately 15 gallons.  Responder Caputo offered to assess the affected soils for any potential threat to water quality or human health; Mr. Moscillo declined assessment by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  He added his insurance company would be taking care of vehicle disposal.  Mr. Moscillo was encouraged to reach out again if he had any concerns.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-480-2017*I received a call indicating a transfer hose on a fuel delivery truck failed during a transfer while fueling a diesel tank at the subject location. The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the gravel driveway over an area about 5 feet by 30 feet. Fortunately, a contractor was already on site and agreed to excavate contaminated soils. I oversaw the loading of approximately 10 yards of contaminated soil onto a truck and wrote an oil spill debris letter so the truck could dispose of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. That said, I never received confirmation that the delivery was made and cannot verify proper disposal. No other receptors are at risk.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-263-2017*I received a call indicating a garbage truck had suffered a blown main hydraulic line resulting in the release of an unknown quantity of oil but up to 50 gallons. The incident went unnoticed by the driver so a large portion of Stillwater Avenue as well as most of the driveway at the Blue Seal store were impacted. Evergreen Waste personnel and City of Bangor personnel spread large volumes of sorbent material over the spill to recover oil. So much so that a street sweeper was contracted to recover contaminated sorbent. Some oil did enter a storm drain leading to Penjajawoc Stream. The stream and catch basin were boomed with sorbent boom as a precaution but it is unclear to me how much oil reached the stream. No other receptors were impacted.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-838-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Limington Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-86-2020*A cube van crashed into the river which resulted in a release of antifreeze.  The van was removed from the river without issue and all other vehicle fluids were confirmed to be contained.  Local water districts were informed and temporarily shut down during the process.  Antifreeze released was unrecoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-99-2020*A ruptured hose on a plow truck caused the release of 21 gallons of hydraulic oil to the concrete floor surface of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) garage.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by MDOT.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-100-2020*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of .25 gallon of motor oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Brunswick Fire Department. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-799-2019*On 9/25/19, report received of pickup truck vehicle leak to roadway from the previous evening.  Response was conducted by fire and police departments, but no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  The suburban residential area is served by municipal water service.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services action at this time based on present information.
A-511-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of two gallons of mineral oil from a pad mounted transformer on Gabriel's Way in Turner.  The discharge had occurred when an automobile struck the transformer.  CMP dispatched crews that day to clean up the affected area.

An inspection by Maine Department of Environmental Protection confirmed that adequate cleanup had taken place.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-960-2017*Storm damage damaged the transformers associated with this pole set.  The transformer oil was confined to asphalt and some vegetation roadside.  The spill debris was removed by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and National Response Corporation (NRC).

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-471-2019*C. N. Brown Company reported a "1 cup" overfill at the residence located at 654 Shaw Hill Road in Industry.  They did say it got on the dirt and grass and they were trying to get in contact with the owner to see if any got inside.  I visited the site and met with the homeowner.  He informed me that he was unaware of the spill, however, he had just been in the basement and there was no overfill in the basement.  I did see where the overfill occurred outside.  The fill and vent came up through the floor of the wooden deck and terminated about an inch above the deck surface.  The oil sprayed out the vent and onto the wooden decking.  There was a stain indicative of a spill larger than a cup, but not very substantial.  The owner was ok with the situation and would contact C. N. Brown should there be any issues and the decking need replacing.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-677-2019*On 8/20/19 I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a one gallon spill of motor oil from a motorcycle due to a traffic accident.  The spilled oil went to pavement and was cleaned up by the fire department with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-681-2019*On August 22, 2019, at 1630, Responder Nina Caputo was dispatched to 150 Riverside Street in Portland to investigate a sheen found on water pumped from the bottom of a newly built elevator shaft.

On scene, Responder Caputo met with Robert Pouliot who showed her the sheen in the containment pond.  After examination, Responder Caputo determined the sheen to be non-petroleum related and likely organic degradation.

No further action necessary from the Division of Response Services.
P-682-2019*On 8/23/19, I received a call from Pamela Chabora indicating her kerosene tank was leaking outside her residence.  She had been directed to call us by her oil company, C. N. Brown Company, who was unable to assist her with the leak.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the tank located under the deck to the residence.  The bottom of the tank was in very poor condition, and I feared if I attempted to get a magnet patch on the leak, it would make the leak much worse.  It was a slow drip at the time.  The tank was approximately 1/4 full.  I was able to arrange National Response Company (NRC) to do an emergency tank removal for her.  NRC emptied the contents of the tank and removed it along with a small amount of gravel hand shoveled out from under the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-685-2019*On 8/24/2019, I received an after-hours call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a fueling mishap at Sunset Marina involving a boat.  They reported that an undetermined amount of gasoline had spilled into the water.  I responded immediately.  While on my way to the spill, I called the U. S. Coast Guard to make sure they were aware of the incident as well.  They were aware and had personnel responding to the scene as well.

Upon arrival, I learned that the operator of the vessel had pumped 101 gallons of gasoline into the boat.  I estimate the fuel tank on the vessel to perhaps be between 25-30 gallons.  There was a strong odor of gasoline coming from the boat and a rainbow sheen could be seen in the water near the fueling station at the marina.  For reasons unknown, it appears that much of the fuel ended up in the bilge of the vessel.  The South Portland Fire Department called Clean Harbors Environmental Services on behalf of the vessel owner to pump out the bilge.  The U. S. Coast Guard was going to issue a warning to the vessel owner.  At the time of my arrival, the bilge pump had been secured, preventing any further discharge.  What was already in the water was unrecoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-686-2019*On 8/24/19, I received an after-hours call from the Portland Jetport reporting an estimated one gallon spill of aircraft engine oil due to an engine leak on an aircraft at the airport.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-687-2019*On 8/24/19 I received an after-hours call from Lieutenant Doug Ross of the Chebeague Island Fire Department reporting a car leaking gasoline in front of the fire station on North Road.  The fire department had placed a container under the vehicle to capture the gas as it was leaking out of the tank.  They were pouring the spilled gas into small containers for re-use.  I offered to arrange disposal of any of the spill debris from the incident if needed, but they declined my offer. No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-831-2019*An employee was exposed to sodium hydroxide after investigating the cause of a mysterious liquid on the warehouse floor.  The puddle originated on the roof above a small refrigeration unit then migrated onto the floor.  On the roof was a poly holding tank and a transfer pump with a check valve, connected to discharge piping.  The setup had previously contained a cleaning solution, but was believed to have been discontinued.  After investigation, it was determined the 10 feet of vertical pipe above the check valve had lingering solution in it.  Over time, the water portion of the solution evaporated leaving behind straight sodium hydroxide.  Gasket failure ultimately caused product to be released.  Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product and the remaining chemical was drained from the pipe under controlled circumstances.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-825-2019*On 10/7/19, I received a call from Lee Gavish of Dead River Company reporting a spill at their bulk plant in Auburn.  One of their tank trucks was overfilled at the loading rack by approximately 50 gallons.  I responded that morning.  Upon arrival, I observed that the spilled oil had impacted the concrete and pavement at the loading rack and that oil had also made its way to a containment catch basin.  Dead River had cleaned up the spilled oil on the surface with sorbent materials and Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) arrived on site shortly after my arrival to pump out the catch basin.  The cleanup was deemed satisfactory.  No further action required.
P-140-2020*The release resulted when the saddle tank on the delivery truck was overfilled.  The property is a staging area for Irving's transport and delivery trucks where they actually fill the trucks utilizing peddler trucks which pump at a much higher rate than a station pump.  The tank was overfilled and discharged less than a half-gallon of diesel onto the pavement.  The fuel was collected with speedy-dry sorbent material.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-802-2018*A motor home struck debris in the roadway which punctured its fuel tank.  The operator stopped at a pull-off where approximately 15 gallons of gasoline were released.  Spilled product migrated across the pavement to the shoulder where is spread laterally.   Sorbent materials were utilized to recover standing fuel.  The following day, contaminated soil was removed from the shoulder under the direction of the Maine Turnpike Authority.  No further action necessary.
A-345-2019*Front Street Shipyard in Belfast reported a discharge of marine diesel in their marina.  They had discovered it that morning.  They placed sorbent boom and pads in the area of the diesel.  When I arrived, the pads and boom were saturated and there was a heavy sheen throughout the marina.  The United State Coast Guard had also responded and could find no source of the discharge.  I retrieved all the saturated sorbent material and left new boom to be used should more product occur.

No source was found and only a heavy, unrecoverable sheen remained.  The weather outlook for the following 24 hours was heavy rain and that would sufficiently break up the sheen.

As such, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-910-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 10/23/19, at about 2025 hours in the evening, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice from Falmouth Fire Department (FFD) regarding an oil discharge to the outside ground and basement floor of this residence.  The discharge had occurred during fuel delivery by AJ's Discount Oil (Nice Oil Company) at about 1600 hours, over four hours prior to notification to MDEP.  The homeowners, Gavin and Carey Blackmore, stated the driver did not inform them of the discharge and later they could not reach their oil company about cleanup.

Ms. Monique White of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company represented Nice Oil Company, and hired GeoInsight Environmental to assess and manage cleanup actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential area located at the intersection of Falmouth Rd. and Allen Ave, Extension (Route 9), and served by municipal water.  Adjacent and to the west is a small wetland reflecting high groundwater in the area.  The home is a single family wood cape built in the late 1700's and appears to constructed of several additions.  The south section of the home has a basement with a concrete floor and crawl space with a horizontal 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) for the #2 heating oil.  The boiler is served by a current sleeved copper line though an out of service, bare copper line is visible (see photos).  The foundation wall is stone, mortared in the interior but loose stone on the exterior.  The north side of the home and garage have no basement.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Wednesday, 10/22/19, meeting Falmouth Fire Department and the residents about 2115 hours time, I confirmed oil soaked vegetation below the exterior AST vent and fill pipes, oil stains and patters on the driveway (see photos).  The delivery ticket confirmed a fuel delivery about 1600 hrs. and fuel overfill by AJ's Discount Oil (a.k.a. Nice Oil) but the delivery driver failed to report the oil discharge to the homeowner or notify MDEP as required by statute.  Ms. Blackmore told me that the delivery driver was behaving oddly after the delivery but he replied that there was no problem.  Within the basement located under the bedroom, we found globules of red oil atop water that had seeped in through the basement wall under the AST piping.  The upstairs living area and the bedroom stunk with fuel oil odor.

We noted no evidence of active or fresh oil leaks from the basement AST nor fuel line nor boiler, and no container leaks.

Visiting Nice Oil in the morning, I met with owner Mr. Adam Nice and the delivery driver.  The driver claimed he had only a "burp" come out, nothing significant.  Mr. Nice conceded to the oil discharge and stated his company would be responsible for.  Later that day during excavation of the spill area we found oil saturated soil at 3' below grade where excavation ceased.  Free product oil was still seeping into the basement with groundwater on 10/31/19.  We estimated the initial discharge volume to have been five to 10 gallons or more (five seconds or more of overfilling).  Excavation of the spill area against the house was not able to reach and check groundwater though it appears to have a free product layer.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 10/22/19, FFD and MDEP applied sorbent pads.  MDEP Division of Response Services set up a Ram Fan within the basement venting oil vapors out the bulkhead door.  The homeowner had lost confidence in Nice Oil and did not wish them to take any lead in the spill cleanup.  He stated he wished MDEP Division of Response Services take the lead and hire a qualified cleanup contractor.

On 10/23/19, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP hired and oversaw oiled soil removal and washing of the oiled basement.  The exterior foundation wall was loose stone though was mortared on the interior side.  In order to keep the foundation from shifting, we ceased soil removal at about 36" below grade.  Soil was san
P-911-2019*The Department was notified of a spill of 1.5 gallons of motor oil and three gallons of diesel resulting from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident.  The driver swerved off the road and struck a tree causing the engine to rupture and contents in the bed of the truck to disperse all over the accident scene.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the vehicle had been pulled from the tree and no visible signs of leaking fuel tanks were apparent.  The contents in the back of the truck included two 20 lbs. propane tanks, several diesel and gasoline fuel cans with various amount of fuel in them, and a quart of muriatic acid.  The muriatic acid was found to be leaking and was immediately overpacked by the Department.  All other potential leak sources were addressed and placed back onto the truck before being towed away.  The truck's battery was also recovered and had been split open.

A small constructed pond was located approximately 30 feet from the accident scene, though no product or sheen was observed on the surface of the water.  A drinking water well for that property was observed at greater than 100 feet to the scene.  The Maine Water Company facility was located across the street, but no product left the scene that would have impacted their operations.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-913-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the facility.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and clean the impacted floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-158-2019*Tank corrosion caused the release of approximately 25 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  The tank was located adjacent to the deck on the opposite side of the stairs.  It was buried in snow and surrounded by trash and returnables.  Spilled product migrated across frozen ground underneath the deck, which was covered with inches of ice surrounding household items.  From there, it migrated onto the concrete slab underneath the trailer.   Triage on the first evening included absorbing as much free product as possible.  On the following day, all contaminated snow was hand excavated and a portable heater was used to thaw ice to liberate lingering free product.  In addition, sorbent materials were used to mitigate impacts to the concrete slab.  Impacts to land are not believed to have occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-576-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transformer discharged its contents as a result of an auto accident.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and no long-term environmental impacts are expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-585-2019*A truck from Portland Air Freight was involved in an accident on Rangely Road (Route 4) in Avon.  Enpro Services was hired by Portland Air Freight to clean up the contaiminated soil associated with the diesel discharge.  13.18 tons of soil were excavated and disposed of at CPRC in Scarborough.

I visited the site and determined the cleanup to be sufficient.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-587-2019*The U. S. Coast Guard reported that nine vessels had broken free from their moorings in Rockland due to a storm.  Five vessels remained adrift, with one partially sunken.  The partially-sunken vessel had 40 gallons of gasoline on board and the Coast Guard was concerned that it may leak out before the vessel was recovered.   The Coast Guard would monitor the vessel recovery and report if Maine Department of Environmental Protection assistance was needed.

The vessel was recovered without incident.
P-84-2020*An airline support vehicle was overfilled with gasoline.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-327-2019*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested aid form the Division of Response in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a meth lab found in a residence.  Once onsite all meth precursors and hazardous materials were screened and overpacked.  Materials were disposed of by the Division of Response.

No further action should be required from Division of Response at this time.
P-968-2019*The Department was notified of a less than one-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The transformer leaked onto the ground below it.  Central Maine Power Co. collected the debris and disposed of it.  A well is also located in the area, at unknown distance.

The Department attempted to locate the site but was unable.  Due to the size of the spill, it is unlikely to affect the drinking water well nearby.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-528-2020*On 9/22/20, I responded to entered location and observed a leaking 275 gallon capacity residential supply tank.  The tank had two very slow drips from the bottom of the tank that appeared corroded, and was slated to be replaced by Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP).  I magnet patched the worst drip and placed a container under the remaining drip.  That drip didn't even drip while I was there, but I did observe a bead of oil.

The spill was minor, perhaps a cup on concrete that was collected with Speedi-dri sorbent material.  I contacted KVCAP, and requested an expedited replacement.  They later advised that the tank is scheduled for replacement in four days (9/26/20).

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-161-2020*On April 6, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to the ground in Oakland.  A loose fitting on an unspecified piece of Cianbro Corp. equipment leaked an estimated 15 drops of oil to the roadside.  Sorbents were placed under the fitting until the leak was stopped. Oily sorbents were disposed of through Cianbro's waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-786-2018*The town of Hartland called to report that while plowing the landfill access road, their dump truck got off the edge of the road and rolled into the ditch. A few gallons of hydraulic oil from the hose had leaked into the ditch.  The town of Hartland pulled and fixed the dump truck.  Once the area was cleared of snow, the town then excavated the contaminated area to be disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-787-2018*Consolidated Communications reported that one of the large round battery cells used for their emergency back-up power to the service provider telecommunications equipment and switches had cracked inside the building.  A small amount of battery acid had leaked onto the concrete floor.  The company hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come in and clean up the spill and dispose of the contaminated material properly.  No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-210-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of transformer oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground as a result of a tree branch falling on it from a tree trimming crew.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing less than one part per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The oil was released to ground surface and impacted the underlying soil.  The impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected.
P-851-2019*The Department was notified of one gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The Cumberland Fire Department addressed the spill with speedy-dry sorbent material and pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-489-2011*Scott Cyr received a report of a tamper machine with a burst hydraulic hose at this location.  The spill was cleaned up by Pan Am Railways.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-709-2019*C. N. Brown Co. reported that one of their trucks leaked a very small amount of fuel oil from the hose while filling the tank at a residence.  The oil was discharged to the snow which was cleaned up by the C. N. Brown driver.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-715-2019*A private bus pulled into Lewiston Public Works' lot leaking motor oil.  Less than a gallon of spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-398-2020*On 7/30/2020, E. S. Boulos Co. reported that a half of a gallon of hydraulic oil had been spilled on a construction site in Wilton.  The spill came from a leaking hydraulic line on a truck delivering material for the project.  Pads were used to absorb the free product on top of the gravel driveway and the stained gravel was shoveled up to be disposed of as oily waste.

No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-445-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately eight gallons of mineral oil from a leaking transformer on Trim Lane in Islesboro.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for the disposal of the generated waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-497-2019*Heat expansion caused the release of approximately one quart of diesel out the vent pipe of an aboveground storage tank.  Spilled product ran down the side of the tank impacting gravel.  A small hand excavation removed affected gravel.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-498-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 6/24/19, in mid-morning, Ms. Shelly Tamis of National Response Corporation (NRC) reported this diesel discharge to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services for NRC's client, Circle-K.  Ms. Tamis described a 15 to 20 gallon diesel discharge at the commercial truck fuel bays that had occurred at 0300 hours time (3 AM), not 0800 as listed on the spill report form.  The store manager later stated the discharge occurred at about 0130 hours in the morning and discovered by a facility employee.  The truck driver did not notify anyone of the discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is a retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility which is owned by Irving Corp. and who is responsible for the underground UST facility, but operated by Circle-K Corp. who is responsible for surface discharges.  The location is rural commercial and residential use, located near Maine Turnpike Exit 75, and served by municipal water and sewer.  Underlying soils are silt-clay and groundwater is near ground surface.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The cause of the discharge is unknown at this time: driver error or equipment failure.  Based on the oil stain on the ground, the discharge flowed about 15 feet southwest off the concrete dispenser pad, and about five feet northeast off the pad (see photos).  It appears that fuel collected at the cracks and joints in the pavements and was wicking up from the soil after the cleanup effort.  Stains on the pavement were evident from other earlier oil spills.  Oil-contaminated soil and groundwater is likely below the facility.

UST FACILITY
Installed in 1997, the facility includes four 15,000-gallon double-wall fiberglass USTs for diesel and gasoline, and another non-registered non-regulated UST for urea additive solution for commercial diesel vehicles.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
NRC reported that Circle-K staff applied sorbents to clean up the discharge.  For Circle-K company, NRC later took the oily waste for disposal.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This discharge has been referred to MDEP Tanks Compliance unit for enforcement action over late reporting of this discharge in violation of Maine statute, and other earlier discharges at other facilities by Irving and/or Circle-K.  With late spill reporting, MDEP Division of Response Services staff are denied the ability to promptly respond, assess the discharge, assess the spill cause, and to hold the truck operator responsible for the discharge.  I understand that MDEP UST Facilities Program has issued a Letter of Warning to Irving Oil.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-560-2019*The Department was notified initially of a one gallon spill of mineral oil from a pad transformer.  Once Central Maine Power Companyemployees arrived on scene, no spill was found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-861-2019*The Department was notified of a sheen coming from the fishing vessel "Fishermen's Pride".  The Portland Harbormaster indicated that the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) was on their way over to inspect the vessel.  The Department received no updates from the USCG indicating that there was free product to be removed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-862-2019*The Department was notified of a 30-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a corrosion hole on the bottom of the transformer.  Due to the wind, the oil sprayed onto two nearby vehicles in a parking lot, the sidewalk directly below the transformer, a grass island, and the roadway.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) was attempting to stop the leak when the Department arrived on-scene.

The Department supplied a magnet patch to the lineman to stop the leak and cleanup was able to proceed without more oil leaking onto the roadway.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used on the roadway and sidewalk and National Response Corp. was hired by CMP to remove the contaminated soil from the grass island as well as the speedy-dry from the sidewalk and roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-863-2019*The Department was notified of a sheen coming from a partially sunken vessel at a marina.  This was due to a significant nor'easter that came through the region the night before.  The U. S. Coast Guard was investigating.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-449-2019*I received a call indicating that an unknown issue during restart of the paper making process at the ND Paper mill in Old town resulted in a blow off of black liquor.  The incident resulted in black liquor being sprayed to the ground in an area known to have had previous black liquor spills.  For this reason, and because I could not be assured that the incident would not happen again, I left the site and recommended no cleanup take place until the process issue was completely resolved.  I was notified a couple days later that a small excavation had taken place.  I was not able to independently verify that the cleanup was sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-222-2019*On April 24, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of mineral oil to the ground and the roof of a vehicle in Rockland.  The spill actually occurred on April 8, 2019, but was not reported to Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) until April 24, 2019.  The customer reported seeing a sheen in the street and oily residue on the roof of her vehicle.

CMP dispatched cleanup crews and linemen to inspect the transformer on Pole 3; the bushing appeared to have failed and showed evidence of oily discharge. However, no oil was found on the ground or on the surrounding vehicles. There was limited loss of mineral oil from the transformer's oil stores. CMP estimated the discharge was less than a quart.

The transformer was tagged as containing no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  No oily debris or refuse was created during this investigation.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-492-2019*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the garage of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the garage and adjacent finished room.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Allstate Environmental Services was contracted to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.  The leaking AST was removed by Dead River Company personnel.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-493-2019*A puncture hole in the fuel tank of a locomotive caused the release of approximately 100 gallons of diesel to the underlying stone ballast surface.  Much of the fuel was released while the locomotive was moving and this fuel was not recoverable.  When the leak was discovered, the locomotive stopped and approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel was released at this location.  Three 55-gallon drums of oil impacted stone ballast were excavated from this location and disposed of by Pan Am Railways.  The remaining 2,500 gallons of unspilled product was vacuumed from the fuel tank and transported to Pan Am's facility in Waterville for use in a waste oil burner.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup operations.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.



P-494-2019*Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline was released onto concrete and asphalt surface from the gasoline filling nozzle when a passenger vehicle overfilled its fuel tank.  Allstate Environmental Services responded to the location and applied speedy dry sorbent material to the impacted surfaces.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-495-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the garage of the residence.  The release was caused by a pinched filter gasket from a recent service.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  National Response Corporation was contracted by Charlie Burnham Energy & Heating Service to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.  The leaking AST was removed by Dead River Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-506-2019*Approximately 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was contracted to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.  The leaking AST was removed and disposed of by CHES.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-507-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately five gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface on the side of the road.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by the Gorham Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-261-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a logging truck that released 10 gallons of engine oil due to a bad O-ring. The owner of the truck used sorbents and removed contaminated soils which were disposed of at Seven Islands yard. No site visit was made.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this.
I-179-2019*Division of Response was notified of a one quart release of motor oil to concrete from a bad O ring on a loader.
Sawdust was applied to absorb the oil and the oily waste was taken to the on-site biomass boilers where it was recovered as boiler fuel.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-932-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The driver knew there was a weak whistle at the AST and so was ready with a sorbent pad.  The oil was spilled onto the AST and some leaves below that were collected and taken with the driver.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-903-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The transformer was found on a grassy area.

The Department visited the site and determined no further action was necessary.  No drinking water wells were nearby and evidence of the spill was minimal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-354-2019*A vacant lot was the site of a small oil spill from a leaking oil tank.  The oil tank was situated in this location by T Buck Construction Company. Their negligence resulted in the oil spill which was cleaned up properly with their assistance.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-346-2020*On 5/7/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder Nathan Tower visited the site of an underground storage tank removal at 26 Main Street in Limerick. While excavating to lay a new section of sewer main along the shoulder of the road, an abandoned, unregistered 1,000 gallon underground storage tank (UST) was discovered.  The tank's origin, intended purpose, and previous contents remain unknown.  Limerick's Code Enforcement Officer (Mike Gilpatrick) contacted MDEP as soon as the tank was discovered.  The tank was not further disturbed until MDEP was on site to oversee removal.

The tank appeared to have been pumped empty and piping disconnected prior to the tank being condemned, buried, and paved over.  There was minimal evidence of product in the tank.  Primarily rusty groundwater remained inside the tank.  Water was pumped from the tank into drums for disposal prior to removing.  Field screening in the excavation hole, where the tank sat, resulted in no soil contamination.  Given the suspected age of the tank (1960s), it was quite solid.  Water likely entered the tank over time through opening from disconnected piping. This area of Limerick is on public water supply and there is no intention of laying a water main near the tank site.  The tank and drums of wastewater were disposed of by Allstate Environmental Services.

At the time of this report, the tank has not been registered, however, the Town of Limerick is working to properly document the tank and its removal.  Required forms were provided to Mike Gilpatrick, and Daniel Wehr of MDEP tanks program has been notified.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.


A-252-2020*The Maine Turnpike Authority reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a scissor lift working at the West Gardiner Toll Plaza.   Maine Turnpike Authority personnel cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-163-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of an mineral oil spill to gravel and concrete due to a break on a  pressure relay during a routine repair.  The spill was cleaned using sorbents and these were disposed of in the Emera Maine waste stream and Aroostook Waste Solutions.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Reponses action is needed at this time.
A-25-2020*On 1/21/2020, Maine Department of Transportation reported a 1,440 gallon discharge from their salt brine tank at their Chain of Ponds garage.  The discharge is believed to have occurred from vandalism to the aboveground storage tank. The spilled salt brine went down the driveway and was mostly absorbed by the snow.  The contaminated snow was excavated and added to a sand pile.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-475-2019*On August 28, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a release of lube oil to the ND Paper's internal wastewater treatment system in Rumford.  Dustin Blodgett reported that 600 gallons was released from the R15 paper machine to the mill's sewer system; no lube oil was reported to have spilled to the mill floor or outside of the sewer drain.  A report submitted by ND Paper's Environmental Engineer, Madison Kratzer, stated the wastewater treatment plant did not observe any measurable impact to the treatment process.

Ms. Kratzer further clarified that the spill occurred as a result of miscommunication between a contractor and mill maintenance staff.  While installing new flowmeters on the R15 paper machine, an oil line that had not been properly isolated from oil flow was opened.  Lube oil was released once the paper machine was activated.  Ms. Kratzer stated that ND Paper's lockout/tagout procedure would be reviewed and improved to prevent future spills.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-425-2019*The discharge was the result of a failed hydraulic hose on a trash truck.  The hydraulic fluid was sprayed at least a mile on Burnham Road Gorham, Maine, from Kinney Road to Tapley Drive, and throughout the neighborhood of Tapley Drive.  The released oil was collected with speedy-dry sorbent material. I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-427-2019*The Department was notified of a one cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  C. N. Brown Company went to the home for a delivery only to find out from the homeowner that the AST was still full.  The overfill was limited to just the siding of the house and was washed by C. N. Brown.  The homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-432-2019*A vehicle hit a pad-mount transformer which caused it to release less than one gallon of mineral oil to the ground.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contaminated soil were hand excavated.   See attached report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-266-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/4/2019, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services attended part of the abandonment by removal of this retail, motor fuels and heating oil underground storage tank (UST) facility.  While on site, MDEP was advised of reportable levels of petroleum contamination found in soil around the USTs by Mike White, site assessment consultant for the facility owner.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site was a gas station, store and car wash and formerly known as Lewiston Super Sonic Car Wash.  The area is dense urban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal sewer and water service.  The location is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  To the east and northeast were other former UST facility gas stations.  In 2018, Nouria Company redeveloped a former Texaco location across East Avenue for a large new Irving gas station (see site map).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In 1994, when this facility underwent replacement, petroleum saturated soils were reported and 77 tons are recorded as being hauled off site (to facilitate the new installation).  Though in 2019, groundwater was found just below the tank top (at 3.5' to 4' below grade), Simard & Sons, Inc., reported no groundwater to dewater for the 1994 UST installation (see P-181-1994).  Report P-563-2003 covers a significant gasoline discharge from the vehicle collision with a dispenser.

During the 2019 abandonment, no significant evidence of discharges were noted in the 1994 UST fill material above the water table.  Mr. White reported more significant oil discharges adjacent to the 15,000-gallon tank T-6 (see the 2019 UST Closure Assessment for more details).  MDEP Division of Response Services assessed the site to have a Construction/Excavation Worker Cleanup goal.  The petroleum discharges noted were below the site cleanup goal.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
This 1994 facility abandoned in year 2019 consisted of three double-wall, fiberglass-clad jacketed steel USTs produced by Elutron, Inc.  During the 2019 abandonment, MDEP Division of Response Services observed the tanks uncovered (see photos), but was not on site to witness actual removal of the tanks, sumps and piping.

Mike White performed the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  A. L. Doggett, Inc., (ALD) under Certified Installers (CTI) Brian Barton and Todd Lavallee, removed the facility for the owner Dustin Boutin.  ALD hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to purge and clean the tanks prior to removal.  On 4/2/19, prior to ALD beginning the removal, Maine CTI Elwin Scott of Simard & Sons filed a complaint with MDEP about an excavation contractor removing pavement near the facility without a CTI on site.

While on site, Mr. Boutin stated that no new UST facility would be installed.  The property may be redeveloped with new buildings.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
About 77 tons of oiled soil was removed in 1994 for the new installation.  In 2019, no cleanup actions were required for the soil and groundwater; I understand that the facility owner did not opt for a voluntary cleanup, remedial actions, and no soil nor groundwater was treated or was removed from the site following this 2019 facility abandonment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  The contamination identified appears to be residual from that found in 1994.
2)  This facility may be a candidate for MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) review.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the MDEP UST registration file #7587, MDEP spill reports, and the 1994 and 2019 UST Closure Assessment for further information.  I noted no issues or corrections with the 2019 Closure assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-119-2019*On 2/8/19, notice received of less than one gallon discharge to soil of hydraulic oil from a backhoe, that was cleaned up by responsible party.  This is commercial and industrial property served by municipal water and sewer service.  No further Division of Response Services actions at this time.
B-487-2019*I received a complaint indicating an excavator parked at the subject location suffered some kind of hydraulic oil leak over a long period of time. The issue resulted in what appeared to be a few gallons of oil being spilled to the gravel driveway. I contacted the owner of the equipment and asked them to conduct a small cleanup. It was done the same day. No other receptors are at risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-17-2019*On January 18, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of lube oil to train tracks in Jay at the Verso Corp. Paper Mill.  During delivery of goods to the mill, engine containment tank 195-11 had overflowed with a mixture of lube oil and water condensation.  An estimated two gallons of lube oil was discharged to the rails.  Pan Am Railways dispatched a company cleanup crew, which applied sorbent materials to the spill.  Contaminated sorbents were collected and disposed of at the Pan Am Railways Waterville facility.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-133-2019*On March 15, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of 130 gallons of #2 home heating oil to the ground and a marsh in Chain of Ponds Township.  Dwight Doughty of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) stated that an aboveground storage tank (AST) that supplied the heat for a MDOT camp had been found leaking.  The fuel had spread quickly across the camp lot because the site was designed to direct snowmelt towards the plunge pond and ultimately the downgrade marsh.  Mr. Doughty reported the AST had been tipped on its side to prevent any further discharge.

Upon arrival on-site, Responder Caputo found the oil was spread out over a 300-foot area; a mixture of oil and water was moving rapidly due to large amounts of melt.  Most of the oil appeared to be trapped under 20-foot snowbanks and in ice in the plunge pond.  Responder Caputo, using oleophilic dye tests, found evidence that the oil had already reached the marsh.  Working with a loader and sand on-site, Responder Caputo worked with MDOT to set up several dirt dams to contain the oil and water until it could be collected.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to use a vactor to collect the unspilled product and the oily snow, ice and sorbents.  Efforts were made to reach the marsh but the vactor was not strong enough to pull contaminated material up the 40-foot height difference.  MDOT employees collected the dirt dams and disposed of the contaminated material at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  The marsh was monitored for signs of gross contamination, but did not exhibit any signs of plant death, sheen or ecological stress.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1128-2019*On 8/30/19, notice was received of heating oil leak from broken fuel line flare fitting to concrete floor.  Dead River Co. stated they cleaned up the leak and repaired the fitting.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water supply.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions at this time.
P-1024-2015*Downeast Energy called to report a customer with a leaking AST (aboveground storage tank).  The spill was reported as a leak from the bottom of the tank to a cement floor.  They were preparing to pump out the tank.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions Mr. Cyr may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1077-2015*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a tractor-trailer jackknifed at this location with diesel fuel spillage.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-11-2019*On January 9, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to the ground in Rockland.  Garrett Simms, a service technician from Rockport Mechanical, Inc., reported that he was on-scene conducting an aboveground storage tank (AST) installation.  An estimated one gallon of oil had spilled to the ground and snow during the fuel transfer operation; the gasket on a fuel hose had failed and allowed fuel to discharge while pumping.  A wheelbarrow had been used as a catch basin for the pump and caught most of the discharge.  Sorbents were used to collect the free product and oily snow and soil were excavated.  All contaminated materials were disposed of by Rockport Mechanical employees.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-438-2020*Wanzek Construction, Inc., reported a small discharge of unspecified oil which resulted from a dump truck drive line, motor oil or transmission oil, at a site in Farmington.  Wanzek crews cleaned up the discharge and arranged for disposal of the waste by a qualified contractor.

No further action by the Division of Response Services anticipated.
P-577-2017*Scott Cyr received a call that less than a gallon of formaldehyde spilled in storage unit 329 at this facility.  It appears that Mr. Cyr provided cleanup instructions and that the cleanup was complete.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-695-2019*Gould Equipment Company called to report an oil spill in their facility's garage. It is estimated that 30 gallons of heating oil fuel was lost during a pressure test of a heating supply truck. The oil was released from a fitting on the truck's pumping system. Oil made its way to the central drain that runs through the garage to the facility's oil-water separator. The majority of oil was pumped off the water in the drain before it reached the oil-water separator, the remaining oil was collected with speedi-dri and sorbent pads. The recovered oil was pumped into a waste oil tank for later disposal by a third party.

The pump system on the truck was fixed in order to prevent this issue from occurring again. No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-412-2019*On 5/24/19, notice was received of hydraulic oil leak from Regional Rubbish Company truck to the paved ground of this transfer station operated by Casella Waste.  Casella initiated cleanup with sorbents.  No spill to soil, waters or drains.  The location is rural commercial use and forest area.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-288-2019*Division of Response was notified of a half-gallon of mineral oil release to a paved road surface due to high winds.  The utility pole was broken during the storm and this caused the recloser to tip slightly.   Approximately a half gallon was sprayed onto the pavement.  Emera Maine's compliance inspector was able to monitor the roadway and no clean up measure was necessary.


No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-118-2020*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle collision near 34 Sam Allen Road.  The collision caused a small amount of gasoline to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled gasoline was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-120-2020*Mr. Houston reported that he had received a delivery of heating oil from Lowest Price Oil.  He was concerned, because there was oil sprayed on the snow underneath the fill and vent pipes of his tank.  He told me that they had overfilled his oil tank during the delivery and had not cleaned it up.  I contacted Lowest Price Oil and told them they needed to do some more cleanup at that location.  Lowest Price Oil did a second, more thorough cleanup, and the homeowner was satisfied.  I also spoke with Lowest Price Oil about the requirement to report spills in the State of Maine.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-125-2020*A loader blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of one gallon hydraulic oil.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-126-2020*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from the vent pipe of a 275-gallon #2 fuel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located inside the Arts building at Southern Maine Community College.  The release was caused because the tank was overfilled during a delivery.  The oil was released from the vent pipe to the paved drive surface and was cleaned using sorbent materials.  Approximately 10 pounds of clay sorbent was used to clean up the spilled oil and was disposed of by Dead River Company.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel visited the site and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-127-2020*The Department was notified of a one ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a dripping delivery hose.  The spill was addressed with a sorbent pad.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-610-2019* INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/2/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Chris Crouch-Foster of Stantec Company of possible glycol contamination found in soil while excavating the aircraft de-icing facility area at the Portland Jetport (see attached site map and plans).  Stantec inquired about possible disposal of glycol contaminated material off site.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is at the west side of the Jetport adjacent and southeast of Jetport Boulevard and south of the de-icing facility. The de-icing facility has large storage tanks and recycled used glycol (see photos).  The suspected contaminated area in question was previously large grass field west of the paved tarmac and de-icing area.  New drainage pipes were being installed in this area and the pavement was to be expanded west over this area.  Stantec was an engineering firm overseeing the construction of the glycol collection and expanded de-icing area.

Portland Jetport is built upon a former marine wetland with fill material over fine silt/clay soil.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The Jetport area is served by a large system of storm drain pipes and catch basins that drain to the Fore River.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 8/2/19, while on site I noted no obvious surface prohibited discharges.  Stantec suggested the excavated soil had an odor of glycol contamination.  De-icing glycol sprayed on ice and snow at the paved area had historically been plowed west onto the grassy area.  Original de-icing fluids used was ethylene glycol which has been now replaced with a less toxic propylene glycol.  In a test pit, I noted groundwater at about six feet below grade at the layer of what appeared to be original silt/clay wetland sediments.  My assessment at that time was that the soil had an odor of anaerobic marine sediments, or of decomposing glycol.  I noted no unusual discoloring in the soil.

Lab analysis of soil sample of 8/5/19, taken by S. W. Cole Engineering was "Undetected" for both propylene and ethylene glycol contamination.  A 8/5/19, TPH C9-C36 (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon) analysis reported 12 parts per million (ppm) (mg/kg) TPH.  MDEP Solid Waste and Technical Services Divisions were conferred with regarding assessment and cleanup decisions.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on the field observations and contamination levels which at the time were below the Remedial Action Guidelines for petroleum and for hazardous material discharges.  Stantec and Portland Jetport were advised to reuse any disturbed soil on site for its original purpose; any media that could not remain on site would need proper management with full screening and testing and disposal at a licensed facility.  At this time I am not aware of any off site disposal or trucking, of any media from this project.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media and other contamination may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  Soil sampling appeared very limited in scope and location and may not reflect the conditions of the larger area.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See records of MDEP Divisions of Technical Services and Solid Waste, and of Stantec, for further information.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.



P-629-2019*A large plastic shipping tote was punctured by a forklift with resulted in the release of a sizing agent.  Spilled product was caught in drums.   Spilled and unspilled products were containerized and disposed by an environmental contractor.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-212-2020*On April 23rd, 2020, Pan American Railways reported a release of a heavy mechanical oil from one of their engines in their yard in Waterville.  The spill was estimated to be about three gallons to pavement.  The train was rolled into the shop for repairs, and the spill was picked up with sorbents for disposal.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response by the MDEP should be required.
A-451-2019*On Wednesday, August 14th, 2019, a gentleman lost three five-gallon buckets of hydraulic fluid out of the back of his vehicle.  The buckets were subsequently struck by oncoming traffic and spread in both directions down Route 137 in Winslow.

The Winslow Fire Department, Winslow Public Works, and local law enforcement shut down the road and we responded to the scene.  A truck was used to spread sand over the product on the pavement to absorb it, and a street sweeper was used to collect the material and transfer it to a dump truck.

The material was then taken to Hartland Town Landfill for disposal, and the disposal slip was received on 9/4/2019.

No further response required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

P-651-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/14/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by GeoInsight, Inc., of reportable evidence of petroleum discharges identified during abandonment by removal and replacement of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  It is located over a mapped significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Underlying native soils is sand with groundwater about 15' to 20' below grade.  I am not aware of drinking water wells within 1000' of the facility.  This Irving facility is owned by Irving Oil Corp., but operated by Nouria Energy; it was formerly owned by Bob Wales and was known as Bob's Mobil and a vehicle repair garage before being bought by Irving Oil.

Across Main Street to the northwest is the out-of-service Wales Texaco gas station, formerly known as Bill's Texaco and Bill's Service.  To the north is the active Big Apple gas station UST facility.  Bill's Texaco still has dispensers on the islands and four vent pipes for the out-of-service tanks.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP reports P-403-1988, P-404-1988 and P-437-1990 cover investigation of a large gasoline discharge to soil and groundwater from bare steel UST facility at this gas station and repair garage.  In 1988 and 1989 the UST leaks caused significant gasoline vapor intrusion into the adjacent Fryeburg Historical Society Museum building.

During the August 2019 facility abandonment, on 8/14/19, GeoInsight reported apparent post-1990 fuel leaks into the post-1990 tank backfill. On 9/3/19, diesel discharges were reported under the diesel dispenser up to and exceeding 100-parts per million (ppm) by field headspace analysis.  With known significant deep discharges at this and neighboring gas stations and the area being on municipal water this area may be considered an non-attainment area.  No oil-saturated soils were reported to MDEP.  Irving Oil typically does a pre-construction geoprobe assessment for fuel discharges, soil type, bedrock and groundwater, though I am not aware this assessment for this facility was shared with MDEP.  A Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario was assigned by MDEP Division of Response Services.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The expected date of removal was reported by Irving as 8/5/19.  On and after August 14, and into September 2019, the 1989-age facility was abandoned and replaced by Gaftek, LLC, Certified Tank Installers (CTIs), and the required Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment done by GeoInsight, Inc., for Irving Oil.  Because of the sandy soil, sheet piling was used in the tank area.  These tanks T-8, T-9 & T-10 and piping removed in 2019 were installed in 1989 under CTI Rick Hazel by Les Wilson & Sons Company, but who at this time worked for Gaftek.

In 2019, MDEP Division of Response Services did not observe the purging and removal of USTs T-8, T-9 and T-10.  See the UST Closure Assessment for any possible information.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Based on reported discharge levels no cleanup and removal of prohibited petroleum discharges were required by MDEP Division of Response Services.  I am not aware of any voluntary remedial actions by Irving.  I understand that no groundwater was dewatered or treated for the facility re-installation.  On 8/14/19, GeoInsight estimated about 1200 tons of soil to be excavated to facilitate installing new USTs and piping.  Typically fill material for new USTs cannot be reused as fill.  The Gaftek CTI advised me that they would reuse all the soil back onsite.  I was not advised of the reuse of the UST fill nor surplus soil.  See the UST Closure Assessment and Maine UST registration file #2968 for possible additional information.  No Oil Spill Debris letter (Virgin Soil Letter) was requested from MDEP Division of Response Services.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At t
P-162-2020*I received a call from an anonymous caller regarding oil around the dumpster area of Seaside Health Care on the Presumpscot Street side of the facility.  I followed up on the report and found that the trash compactor for the facility had lost its hydraulic fluid.  The compactor was owned by Troiano Waste Service who I contact regarding the situation.  They contained the release with sorbents until which time the compactor could be moved and Clean Harbors could undertake the removal of the oiled speedy-dry. I revisited the site after I was notified the clean-up was complete, and found the cleanup to be satisfactory. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-539-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported the discharge of a "few drops" of #2 fuel oil when winding the oil line back on the truck after a delivery.  No impact to soil or groundwater occurred as the drops were on a concrete pad for the swimming pool.   C. N. Brown personnel did their best to remove discharge.  A few drop stains were left, to the dismay of the homeowner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-731-2019*On 9/9/19 I received a call from Bill Bouchard of Integrity Services of Maine.  He was reporting an estimated one to two gallons of oil spilled while he was pumping out an oil tank for a client.  Somehow the hose to the pump failed causing a discharge to a paved driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-804-2019*A car versus tree hit and run resulted in the release of less than one gallon of antifreeze to the road shoulder at the base of a large pine tree.  Due to site conditions, impacts to soil were not pursued, but there are no receptors in proximity that will be impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-805-2019*A commercial helicopter owned by Southern Maine Aviation crashed to the infield during arrival approach.  The operator was transported with non-life threatening injuries.  Aviation gas leaking out of body was caught in buckets.  It was thought to be a vent line, but once righted, discovered to be a severed fuel line at the filter.  The fuel line was plugged by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  A local aviation mechanic was able to access the fuel shutoff with selective demo.  The plane was transported to onsite hangar pending FAA and NTSB investigation.  The fire department did charge a hose line with .5% foam, but did not apply.  The hose was drained at incident scene at incident closure.  There was small incidental release of aviation gasoline to land at the crash site, but that will quickly attenuate due to the physical characteristics of the product.  The site is within Sanford Water District wellhead protection zone, but no effects anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-830-2019*The aboveground tank at this location was overfilled which caused a release of heating oil out the vent and from the sight glass.  Outside, spilled product impacted the cement foundation and was cleaned with sorbent materials.  Inside, oil was forced out the threads on the sight glass effecting the top of the tank, which was also addressed with sorbent materials.  No other items or areas were impacted.  According to the reporter, two tanks were manifolded together but were not equalizing due to a clogged supply line which was evacuated at the same time.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-660-2016*Scott Cyr received a call about a leaking oil line at this residence.  Fielding's Oil & Propane Co., replaced the oil line and cleaned up the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-717-2011*Scott Cyr received a report of a transformer oil spill on this road due to tropical storm Irene.  There are no notes to indicate which power pole the incident occurred at or what remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-526-2018*I received a call indicating a stream near the subject location had a heavy sheen on it for an unknown reason.  I arrived at the site and was able to trace the sheen upstream to a stormwater outfall which lead me further upstream to a ditch in front of the Dead River Company bulk plant on Route 1A.  Suspecting a problem with the bulk plant, I contacted Dead River.  After an exhaustive investigation of the bulk plant schematics, delivery history, and tank inventory controls I was able to eliminate the bulk plant itself as the source of the spill.  Seeing no other possible leads on a source, I suspect the contamination in the ditch was the result of an unreported traffic accident or a leaking fuel truck entering or exiting the bulk plant.

In any event, I contacted the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) as they are the property owner and inquired if they were willing to excavate the area.  They agreed to do the work.  In all, 9.66 tons of contaminated soil and rip rap were removed and disposed of.  MDOT restored the area to their satisfaction.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-698-2019*A skid steer blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately one half gallon of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product sprayed onto the skid steer itself and impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-702-2019*A hydraulic trash compactor blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action necessary.
A-614-2019*Pan Am Railways reported a spill of lube oil from a locomotive at the Riley Road Siding in Jay.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of oily waste.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-427-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of three to five gallons of hydraulic oil from a line truck working on Florence Street in Augusta.  CMP crews cleaned up the discharge which was limited to the asphalt.   A follow-up visit confirmed that the cleanup was sufficient.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-425-2018*Pan Am Railways (Pan Am) reported a discharge of less than one gallon of lube oil from a locomotive to the asphalt at their Waterville Yard.  Pan Am personnel cleaned up the affected area and the waste was added to the bulk oily waste dumpster for later disposal at a licensed facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-410-2019*I received a call from Mike White indicating he had encountered contaminated soils over the reporting requirement while conducting a tank pull at the subject location.  Subsequent investigation by Mr. White, in consult with Paul Blood of our Division of Technical Services revealed that contamination was very localized and below the Department cleanup standard for the site.  As such, no contaminated soil removal was required.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-287-2019*I received a call indicating a few small spills had been found at the following coordinates: 45-6-42.81, -69-45-32.36. The spills appeared to be from small overfills of equipment but may have also been from small leaks.  The source of the spills was unclear as they appeared to be from over the winter and the equipment was no longer on site.  In any event, Weyerhaeuser personnel excavated a couple five gallon pails of contaminated soil and disposed of it through their waste stream.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-146-2020*The Department was notified of a 20 gallon spill of diesel fuel when the delivery hose broke at the coupling.  The diesel sprayed over the aboveground storage tank and onto the surrounding snow.

The Department assisted in the collection of the diesel contaminated snow and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-147-2020*The Department was notified initially of an unknown quantity of #2 heating oil resulting from a leak from the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Irving Oil was in the process of sending a technician out to the site.

The Department responded and found an oil stained concrete floor with speedy-dry sorbent material that the homeowner's granddaughter had applied.  There were noticeable oil vapors on the first floor (approximately 1.5 parts per million of Volatile Organic Compounds) and nearly double in the basement.  After the area around the AST was cleared of stored objects, the Department determined the leak was coming from the filter assembly.  The Irving technician arrived and determined there was a plastic washer that had become unseated and was causing the filter to leak slightly.  After replacing the washer, the leak was stopped and the heat was restored.  After which, the Department washed the floor and applied sorbent pads onto the leak.

Initially, it was reported that the AST was last filled a week prior to the spill.  The AST was showing a level between 3/4 and 1/2 tank or approximately 50 gallons of fuel was unaccounted for.  After speaking with the homeowner, it was determined that the AST was last filled approximately 30 days before the spill, thus likely leaking approximately five gallons.

The following Monday, the Department visited the site again and determined that oil vapors were still lingering and opted to have Allstate Environmental Services wash the floor and seal it.  Work was completed the same week, with a follow-up visit finding no additional oil vapors.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-148-2020*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The fire department applied speedy-dry sorbent material and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-657-2019*Approximately one ounce of muriatic acid was released from a one-gallon plastic container that was left in a roadside dumpster.  When the garbage truck picked it up, the container ruptured and leaked.  The Woolwich Fire Department responded to the scene and overpacked the container.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and removed the waste for proper disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-660-2019*A ruptured hose on a garbage truck caused the release of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Troiano Waste Services.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-669-2019*The Department was notified of oil stains on a parking lot that had not been cleaned up.  Due to the caller wishing to be anonymous, the Department went to the address and investigated the complaint.  Upon arrival, the parking lot was mostly dry from the previous day's rain, and there were approximately a dozen or so vehicles parked in the front and back of the apartment building.  A cursory drive-by showed no puddles of oil and the only oil stains that were found were old and dried into the pavement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-670-2019*The Department was notified of a junkyard processing leaking vehicles that had discharged an unknown amount of fluids.  The reporter noticed the facility from Route 1 coming back into Brunswick and through the trees.  The reporter was concerned since the junkyard is located on a sand and gravel aquifer and his well is located five to six feet below grade.

The reporter did not witness first-hand vehicles leaking nor witness the towing company bringing leaking vehicles to its yard.  Due to the facility being licensed with the Town of Brunswick, the matter was referred to the Code Enforcement Officer.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-674-2019*An after-hours call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated one gallon spill of transformer oil due to storm damage.  The transformer was replaced and oiled vegetation removed by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-675-2019*On 8/20/2019 I received an after-hours call from the Auburn Fire Department reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from a farm tractor involved in a collision with another motor vehicle in the area of this address.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-218-2019*An estimated 40 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled onto the ground in the log yard from a ruptured hydraulic hose.  The oil was recovered with sawdust and woodchips and was immediately burned in the facility's Central Heating Unit (Teaford furnace).

No site visit was warranted.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-1093-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/18/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services met Sanford Public Works Dept. (SPWD) Director Matt Hill, property manager Maura Herlihy, and representatives from Dig Smart (Blood Hound) onsite to assess the property for old, out of service, underground storage tanks for petroleum.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility has several consumptive-use heating oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) that may be unused; there is oil fill and vent piping on the building's side on Twombley Road.  See attached letter of 12/20/19 for further information.  The building was initially constructed in the early 1900's as a vehicle repair garage and retail motor fuels UST facility, then later operated as an auto dealership.  The building has been added on, expanded and an east side filled in for a parking lot level with Main Street.

The land slopes downhill to the west down Twombley Street.  In the basement parking garage is an old dug water well lined with unmortared stone showing groundwater about 13 to 15 feet below grade under the building.  I understand that this area overlies a significant sand & gravel aquifer.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
No prohibited oil discharges were observed during the 12/18/19 inspection and assessment.  I noted no MDEP spill report for the 1997 UST facility abandonment-in-place.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
On 12/18/20, property owner and manager Maura Herlihy gave Matt Hill and I a tour of the Townhouse Properties, the building, and site history.  Tank T-1 registered at the site is accessed by a room in the middle of the basement.  This UST is registered as concrete construction, but knowing the time and fuel type, may likely be a riveted steel tank encased in concrete or a concrete vault.  The UST is registered as abandoned-in-place in 1997 and the tank top was inaccessible during the 12/18/19 visit.

Within the wide sidewalk along Main Street, we found a road box and wide pipe inside the road box, and in the location of a an apparent dispenser and UST in a 1919 period photo (see Photo 2 and 3, and photos 7 and 8).  On Twombley Road, the city of Sanford hired Blood Hound (formerly Dig Smart Co.) to investigate for USTs under and adjacent to the sidewalk (see Photo-4).  As of February 2020, I understand that one UST was confirmed by non-invasive survey techniques (see attached site plan).  In e-mail communications of 2/25/20 through 2/27/20, Credere Associates, LLC, and city of Sanford were advised about registering the UST and abandonment (by removal or by potential filling in place).

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
None required or initiated at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  The facility/property owners may consider abandonment-in-place of the UST with prior written MDEP approval.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the UST registration files and environmental assessment by Credere, et al., for further information
4)  I understand that any re-discovered UST facilities would not be eligible for Maine Ground & Surface Waters Clean-up insurance coverage as the tanks were unregistered, of non-compliant construction (bare steel), and the facilities were not properly abandoned by year 1997.
5)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information, pending future UST facility abandonment.

P-157-2019*A bypass valve was not completely closed which caused heating oil to drip into a bucket.  The bucket became overfilled which caused approximately two gallons of heating oil to impact a cement pad.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-159-2019*A motor vehicle crashed into a bridge abutment which caused a release of less than a gallon of transmission oil.  Spilled product impacted the roadway and stream.  Impacts to the road were addressed with an application of sorbent materials.  Swift moving water transported free product downstream which rendered it unrecoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-763-2019*On 9/17/19, in the evening, Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. reported about a pint of #2 oil onto the concrete basement floor from this customer's basement oil tank.  Fielding's reported they patched the tank until the tank could be replaced, and cleaned the small spill on the floor.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit was requested or made at the time.  The building owner, Thomas Leavey, resides in Nyack, NY, and was not contacted.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-704-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken fitting O-ring.  The oil did make it to the Kennebec River and sorbent pads were used to collect it.  Used pads were taken to the Reed & Reed, Inc., facility for Environmental Projects, Inc., to collect and dispose of.

The spill was also reported by Bath Iron Works to the National Response Center and generated Incident Report #1256752.  A copy is attached.

No further action is required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-711-2019*The Department was notified of a six ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a weeping fill pipe to the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The address is a new customer to Dead River Oil Company and after inspecting the system, the delivery driver began to fill the AST.  The homeowner's relative was at the AST and noticed a weep at one of the joints at the fill pipe and the driver turned off the fuel.

The spill was due to the joints not being doped when the piping was assembled.  Dead River contacted the homeowner to correct the problem before the next fill-up.  The Department also contacted the homeowner and asked to be notified if there were any lingering odor issues from the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-770-2019*On 9/20/19, responding to a complaint by Ms. Nader, that while running down the road, she noted a black pickup truck that may have dumped petroleum of chemicals on the roadside near this location.  She described a paint thinner like odor.  The area is rural forested and gravel pits located west of the Maine Turnpike overpass.  Driving and walking up the length of this roadway on both sides, I noted no unexplained containers, no unusual stains, no puddles or stressed vegetation, and no oil or chemical odors.  I called Ms. Nader who agreed to meet me onsite Monday morning to show me the location in question.

On Monday, 9/23/19, at 0830 hours time, I met Ms. Nader onsite.  She showed me the suspect area located adjacent to a gravel pit on the north side of Bennett Rd., and just west of the Maine Turnpike.  Along the roadside and adjacent woods we found no odor, containers, stains, nor evidence of prohibited discharges.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-789-2019*On 9/23/19, morning report of three to five gallon leak of engine oil to the airport taxiway near the runway.  No oil leaked to drains, waters or soil.

No further Division of Response Services actions planned at this time based on present information.
A-105-2020*Pine Tree Waste Services reported a discharge of eight gallons of hydraulic oil that had occurred when a hose on a roll-off container truck broke behind the Camden Middle School.  Pine Tree Waste personnel cleaned up the spilled material and added the waste to the dumpster going to the Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-78-2020*The Department was notified of a one quart of motor oil spill resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was addressed with speedy-dry sorbent material and swept up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-79-2020*The Department was notified of a 24 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hose on a trash truck.  The spill was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-361-2020*Carl Laverriere reported that there had been an oil spill at 169 Main Street in Biddeford.  He reported that the hydraulic jack on the Riello burner on the furnace had leaked causing about four gallons of oil to spill onto the concrete floor.  The oil ran across the floor to a sump.  The pump was not plugged in so the small amount of oil that got into it was removed with one sorbent pad.  The spilled oil was otherwise contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-992-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a broken regulator valve at the dispenser.  No fuel was lost to the ground as it was completely contained in the dispenser sump.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired by Portland Pump Company to remove the free product from the sump and clear the fill lines so that further troubleshooting could be done.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1046-2019*I received an after-hours call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting a motor oil leak at the scene of a pickup truck fire on Sidney Drive at the intersection with School St. (Route 9).  They requested I respond to the scene, which I did immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the burned truck on a flatbed being hauled away by the towing company.  They said they had collected some sorbent material placed down by the fire department.  All that was left in the road was a very light sheen of oil.  I requested that Public Works Department place some sand down in the area as it was still slippery from the oil and water.  I later confirmed with Berwick Fire Department that they had not used any Class B firefighting foam to extinguish the fire.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-100-2020*On 2/28/2020, Fabian Oil Co. reported that a cup of kerosene had leaked inside a residence in Pittsfield.  The oil was discharged from the furnace when the furnace pumped failed.  The spill was in a closet inside of the trailer and had left some staining on the subfloor.  Vapor levels in the house were very minimal.  It was determined that the best approach to reduce nuisance vapors would be to seal the subfloor.  The owner was made aware of the Ground and Surface Water Fund, but chose to seal the floor on their own.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-220-2020*On 4/30/2020, Augusta Fuel Company reported that up to 10 gallons was discharged from a leaking firomatic valve in Clinton.  They stated that they had fixed the valve, but there was some staining on the ground.  A response was made, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) removed a few bags of contaminated soil from under the valve.  After removing those two bags, shake tests showed that the remaining soil was clean.  Based on what was observed at the site, it is likely that less than 10 gallons was spilled.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-214-2020*On 4/24/2020, Kevin McKeen reported that he had spilled roughly 20 gallons of #2 heating oil in his basement a few days ago.  The spill occurred when he was filling containers from his home heating oil tank.  He had the line unhooked from the boiler and was using the firematic valve as a valve to fill containers.  He got distracted while filling one of his containers and overfilled it, resulting in oil being spilled on the concrete floor.  Mr. McKeen used a Shop Vac to vacuum up the oil on the concrete.  He then used Dawn dish soap and water to scrub the floor, vacuuming up the left-over water.  After washing the floor, he used Speedi Dri sorbent material to help remove the stain and dry the floor.  When he called an oil company to find out how to dispose of the contaminated materials, they advised him that he needed to contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). He called and a response was made.  Mr. McKeen had done a good job of cleaning up the oil, however, what the proper reporting protocols are for an oil spill were explained to him.  The contaminated oily water that he had in buckets from his Shop Vac and the Speedi Dri were picked up and disposed of.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-326-2020*The incident was the result of a vehicle fire where gasoline and the other vehicle fluids were consumed in the fire.  Due to the incident's proximity adjacent to the "Scarborough Marsh" and a storm drain that leads directly to the marsh, the Scarborough Fire Dept. notified the Department.  By the time I arrived, the fire had been extinguished and all that remained was a charred Ford truck.  The Fire Dept. had deployed sorbents around the storm drain, but they had not absorbed any petroleum products.  I check the outfall of the storm drain system, and several areas of the marsh and observed no signs of petroleum.  As a side note, only water was used to extinguish the fire.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-139-2020*Hydraulic hose was disconnected from a Clean Harbors Environmental Services vacuum truck while offloading waste tanks at the Praxair facility in Biddeford.

The leak was immediately evident and the truck was promptly shut down.  An unknown amount of hydraulic oil was sprayed onto paved parking lot, mixing with water runoff.  The vacuum truck was used to collect contaminated water and free product.  Remaining product was absorbed using Speedi-dri sorbent material.  Oil and water migrated toward, but did not enter, a nearby storm drain.

No further action necessary from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
P-719-2011*Scott Cyr received a report that there was a fire involving a transformer at this location.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-720-2011*Scott Cyr received a report of a transformer oil spill on this road due to tropical storm Irene.  There are no notes to indicate what remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-721-2011*Scott Cyr received a report that a vehicle was leaking oil in the parking lot of the high school.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1050-2019*I received a call from Irving Oil reporting a small spill from the end of the delivery hose on their tank truck at this location.  The spill was reported to a paved driveway and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
A-149-2020*Broken utility pole caused transformer to leak.  Spill cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) qualified contractor.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-1030-2019*On 12/5/19, Irving Oil Corp. reported a quart size discharge of #2 oil from this customer's residential, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  Irving advised the spill was cleaned up.  I visited the next morning but found no one home and left a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) business card and note for the homeowner.  I received no call back nor concerns from the homeowner.  The location is suburban residential area and served by municipal water service.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-492-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of an oil spill associated with a vehicle fire at this residence.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-565-2014*Scott Cyr received a call from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a leak from a bucket truck near Berth #7 at the shipyard.  The spill was cleaned up by shipyard personnel.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-575-2014*Scott Cyr received a report that an underground storage tank at this location was taking on water from leaking seals at the piping sump.  The intrusion of water caused gasoline to push through the vent piping into the secondary containment.  The leaking sump was repaired.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-624-2014*Scott Cyr received a report from Irwin Tools that an oil tank inside the building was overfilled, causing oil and water to spill onto the floor and run out the door.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-440-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that gasoline was lost to the pavement after a vehicle collision.  The truck that was in the accident pulled into Irving fueling station after the accident.  After moving the truck it started to leak gas.  Augusta Fire Department was on site and stopped the leak.  Irving staff and Augusta Fire Dept. used speedy dry sorbent material to absorb the small amount of gas that was lost.  Augusta Fire took the contaminated materials back to their station for disposal in their established waste stream.  No response was needed at this time.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-9-2020*A traffic accident caused the loss of motor oil in the roadway.  The oil was recovered by a Maine Department of Transportation crew.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-381-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that hydraulic oil was lost to pavement from a piece of heavy equipment.  The caller stated that the spill was less than one pint, and a few sorbent pads were placed on the stain to collect whatever was possible.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-366-2020*On July 16th, 2020, the Maine Turnpike Authority reported a release of 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement at the West Gardiner Service Plaza off of Interstate 295.

The spill was a result of a loose fitting on a piece of heavy machinery.  Spilled product was picked up with sorbents and disposed of by the Maine Turnpike Authority.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-338-2018*Scott Cyr received a report of a blown engine in the area of the Interstate-295 to Interstate-95 South on-ramp.  The spill was reported to pavement.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-512-2020*John Cressey contacted me regarding an underground storage tank (UST) in the process of removal, requesting that it be abandoned in place.  I visited the site and observed that the area the UST was located in was very "tight" and removal would be difficult.  Structures had been added after the UST had been installed and shoring would be necessary to safely remove the tank.   As such, I allowed it to be abandoned in place.   A new UST was being installed and the contractor installing it, Mike Lewis, planned on installing it inside the old tank after the top and ends were cut off.  I agreed, provided the manufacturer of the new UST allowed it.

I was called several days later informing me that the tank would have to be cut up and removed in pieces in order to install the new one.  Some contamination was discovered and was disposed of as oily waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-115-2020*An anonymous report was received of waste cooking oil spilled onto pavement and was running to nearby storm drain.  Upon response, approximately five gallons of waste fry oil was found on pavement with Speedi-dri sorbent material already applied, but not collected.  Oil originated from waste oil dumpster near the loading dock of Baxter Brewing, behind Fish Bones Grill at 130 Mill Street.  The location and quantity was the same as a spill that occurred one week prior (see spill # P-97-2020). Baxter Brewing and the Pub at Baxter had no involvement in this spill.

Fish Bones Grill was identified as the responsible party.  Upon further inspection, a damaged wheel on the dumpster was found to cause the dumpster to be tilted causing any additional liquid (oil and water/snow) to displace oil out the top of the dumpster at the low corner.  More speedi-dri was applied. It appeared as though a very small amount of oil potentially made it to the nearby municipal storm drain that drains directly into the canal (under bridge located behind the dumpster).

Lewiston Public Works was contacted and John Kuchinski and Colton Bernier responded to the scene.  Paul Landry (owner of Fish Bones Grill) informed that the dumpster was scheduled to be removed on 2/13/2020 by Baker Commodities.  A replacement container is scheduled to be delivered by the end of the week by Maine Standard Biofuels.  The new container will be used by both Fish Bones Grill and The Pub at Baxter.  Speedi-dri was collected, bagged, and disposed of by Fish Bones Grill.  Also noted was the prohibited discharge of wastewater from a dump trailer located at Baxter Brewing containing used mash (used in brewing process).  Lewiston Public Works is now aware and taking actions to prevent further discharge from Baxter Brewing.  Alison Moody with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Bureau of Water Quality is also aware of the incident.

No further action from MDEP necessary at this time.
A-377-2020*On July 19th, 2020, Augusta Fire Department reported chlorine gas detected in an apartment complex in Augusta, Maine.  Augusta Police were tipped off earlier in the day that there was a woman at the apartment who potentially intended to harm herself.  Police performed a wellness check and found the individual showing signs of exposure to chlorine gas and hydrochloric acid.  The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Augusta Fire Department made entry with a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and got an indication of a corrosive gas coming from a mixture of bleach and ammonia in the sink in the bathroom.  Windows were opened in the apartment and the building was put under positive venting with fans.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene and reported the incident to the supervisor on call, Robert Shannon, who created a situation report and also proceeded to the scene as backup.

The Division of Response Services contacted the Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD) for permission to flush the material down the sink and into the wastewater treatment system.  Once permission was granted, Response Services made entry with SCBA and bunker gear, with Augusta Fire personnel, drained the sink, and flushed it with water for 20 minutes.

During the flushing, the entire apartment complex was screened for signs of chlorine gas.  Once the building was cleared, the scene was safely shut down, and all remaining bleach and ammonia from the scene was recovered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No further response by the MDEP should be required.



A-515-2019*Leaking furnace pump in the basement of a home on Schoolhouse Hill Road in Turner was reported.  The boiler technician on scene was able to clean up the affected floor.  No long term impacts are expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-271-2020*Norway Fire Department reported that they were responding to a structure fire at 106 Watson Road.  The property had a home and a large garage where the owner worked on and kept a collection of antique cars.  The garage burned and destroyed the cars and an oil tank.  A huge volume of water was used to put the fire out and it is possible that some petroleum products ran off the site with the water.  The Fire Department placed sorbent boom in the path of the runoff.  I arrived the following day and found that there was a lot of soot and debris in the ditch and on the boom, but very little evidence of oil.  I suggested that the Fire Department leave the sorbent boom in place for several days to catch any further oily runoff.  On the following day (two days after the fire) I was contacted by a concerned citizen who thought that the oil from the runoff was polluting Little Pennesseewassee Pond.  I explained that there was probably a small amount of petroleum product that made it to the pond, but that it was not recoverable and there was nothing I could do about the soot and charcoal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-731-2019*On December 17, it was reported there was a tank actively leaking in a basement in Fairfield.  The release had been slowed/stopped by the use of magnet patches, sorbents, and the application of suction to the tank itself via a shop vacuum.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene, at which point the tank had already been pumped down.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings inside the house ranged from 15 to 20-plus parts per million (ppm), including in the living space.  The homeowner was signed up for the insurance fund, and a temporary tank was installed outside the house.

There was a stain roughly twice the size of the footprint of the tank, and fortunately the spill seemed to go to unbroken concrete, and the homeowner is on town water supply.

The tank was still weeping oil in multiple places.  The leaks were all plugged with toilet bowl grease and some wood.  The vent ports were plugged and oily debris was removed.  A radon fan was installed with a vapor barrier, and by 1500 hours, vapors within the house were down between 0.0 - 1.5 ppm.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired to remove the tank and clean the floor.  After washing the floor, sorbents were left over the weekend to soak up any residual oil.  The following Monday, Allstate returned, picked up the sorbents, and sealed the floor.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) recovered the radon fan and the temporary tank.

No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-215-2020*On April 27, 2020, Pat's Convenience Store reported a release of gasoline as a result of a tank overfill at the pump in Richmond, Maine. The overfill spilled less than a gallon of product, but left a visible stain on the pavement, and some sheen could be seen in the parking lot when it rained.  Any free product was collected with sorbents and disposed of by the responsible party, leaving a stain on the pavement.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-320-2020*On 5/4/2020 Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a report of potential oil coming out of the ground in the yard of a residential home in Berwick.

Responder Ann Hemenway and I visited the site and concluded that the product was a bacterial marsh sheen and not petroleum based.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1051-2019*On 12/11/19, notice was made by Dead River Co. (DRC) of #2 heating oil overfill of peddler truck while filling up from this bulk oil storage, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  DRC initiated cleanup of the discharge.  The facility is a large vertical AST on the ground with piping to a loading rack outside the security fence for tank trucks.  The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water service.  During a site visit several days later, I found spill cleanup to be satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-714-2019*A pit that collects water and oil from the surrounding area was mistakenly pumped onto the ground.  The accumulated fluids are usually collected for disposal, but someone (assumed to be a new employee) pumped the contents onto the ground.  The mistake was noticed by another employee, who brought it to the attention of the Environmental Unit.  Only a small stain was noticeable, requiring no further action.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-7-2020*Division of Response was notified of a five gallon release of motor oil to a logging road due to a faulty seal in a feller-buncher. The operator was able to clean the release using sorbents and disposed of them in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response action is needed.
B-534-2019*I received a call indicating the heating oil tank at the subject location was leaking.  I responded to the site and found what appeared to be a slow leak that had been leaking for a while.  There was a pan under the tank catching some oil, but it was evident oil had spilled to the concrete floor in the past.  Indoor air quality was surprisingly not compromised.  I cleaned up some of the residual oil with sorbents.

I pumped out the leaking tank and made arrangements for Penquis to replace it via their tank replacement program.

No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-352-2020*Notice was received of leak from street sweeper vehicle for about 0.9 miles down Court Street during the evening.  The leak was not noticed until the hydraulic oil ran out and operations ceased.  The spill was reported sanded and picked up by another sweeper.  The oiled sand was reported managed by Environmental Projects, Inc.  I later found cleanup to be satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information..
A-687-2018*On December 7, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a release of three gallons of hydraulic oil in the Pen Bay Medical Center parking lot.  The facility's paper shredder's filter split and began leaking oil during use.

Pen Bay staff hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to conduct the cleanup and dispose of the oily sorbents.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-834-2019*The fuel tank fell off of a fire department vehicle and released approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and cleaned the spilled fuel with sorbents.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-835-2019*Approximately five gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by of corrosion of the tank and the oil impacted the underlying soils.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the excavation of  approximately one ton of oil impacted soil at the tank location.  Excavated soil was transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-836-2019*A sheen was reported emanating from a sunken vessel.  The vessel was subsequently removed on the same day of receiving the report.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-562-2020*The Department was notified of a 10-15 gallon spill of diesel fuel and motor oil resulting from a partially submerged lobster boat.  The lobster boat had been beached on purpose to remove line from the propeller and was left overnight.  The following morning, the Falmouth Police Department found the vessel laying on its port side and noticed an oil sheen in the water.  They called the National Response Center to report the spill (NRC# 1284158).  At the time of the incident, the tide was going out and the vessel was becoming entirely beached.  The beach is town owned and approximately 600 feet long, fully submerged at high tide, and is protected by a rock peninsula to the south.  The Town of Falmouth maintains a pier and mooring field off of the peninsula.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the Subject/Spiller was attempting to dewater the vessel using a water pump.  After inspecting the vessel, the Department found several puddles of diesel and motor oil both inside the engine compartment and the port side gunnel.  Sorbent pads were used to collect any free product and the scuppers were plugged to prevent more fuel and oil from leaving the boat.  The Department found an oil sheen through the entire length of the beach and recommended to the Town of Falmouth to close the beach until the boat was removed and the sheen had dissipated.  This took approximately two weeks to accomplish.  The Town of Falmouth also requested water quality testing be done since the beach is used by swimmers and dogs.  The U. S. Coast Guard also visited the site.

The following day (August 11th), the Department collected two water samples and returned them to Maine Environmental Laboratory for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH).  Both samples were found to be non-detect and results reviewed by the Department's Hydrogeologist in the Division of Technical Services.  Prior to the results being received, the Falmouth Police Department requested reopening the beach and upon finding no other areas of sheen, opened the beach for public use.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-691-2018*On December 8, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to several ounces of albumin (a blood sample extract) spilled to the floor of a hospital room at the Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.

Hospital staff collected the material into bio-hazard containers and stored the compromised sample in the bio-hazard waste room for later disposal.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-698-2018*On December 12, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of 1.5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the ground in Rockland.  Steve Young of Fabian Oil Co. reported that the spill occurred due to an overfill.  Speedi-Dri sorbent material was used to contain the spilled product; oily contaminated sorbent and soil was collected by the delivery person on-scene and disposed of through the Fabian Oil waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-15-2020*I received a call indicating a small amount of hydraulic oil was spilled while filling a tank on a feller-buncher machine.  The spill was to sorbent material which was deployed as a precaution and was cleaned up appropriately.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-17-2020*A complaint from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency was received.  A N-methylamphetamine drug manufacturing site was found.  Three one-pots, and other materials were disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1016-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfilled aboveground storage tank (AST) earlier in the morning.  The homeowner went down to the basement to check the AST and noticed that there was a leak from the gauge.  The leak went down both sides of the tank and onto the concrete floor, running towards a floor drain.  The homeowner was able to apply a towel to the oil and stopped it from reaching the drain and the cinderblocks below the water filter.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, there did not appear to be an active leak from the fill gauge.  Sorbent pads were placed on the floor and the Department loosened one of the nuts on top of the AST to relieve oil pressure from the AST.  Once this was finished, the Department washed both sides of the AST as much as possible and washed the floor.

A representative from Crowley Energy, company responsible for the overfill, arrived on scene and offered assistance.

A follow-up visit to the site showed a light stain on the floor under the AST.  The AST was slightly wet with oil on the top and bottom, to which the Department wiped off.  Odors were not noticeable and the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1017-2019*The Department was notified of a 100 yard long oil stain on the roadway, likely diesel or motor oil from a vehicle.  The Lewiston Public Works Department used sand on the roadway to clean it up, but the stain was already dried into the pavement.  No drains were affected and no public water supplies were in the vicinity.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-19-2020*I received a call indicating that a spill occurred at the subject location which is wholly owned by Maritime Energy.  The spill impacted a cement floor only and was cleaned up by Maritime Energy personnel who also replaced the tank that same day.  No drains were impacted and indoor air quality was not compromised.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-284-2019*A small diesel remote heater had been inadvertently overfilled at the subject location.  The heater was on gravel at the time so Cianbro Corporation personnel hand-excavated a small amount of contaminated gravel for proper disposal.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-286-2019*A spill of some kind had occurred at the subject location over the winter.  The source of the spill was not apparent but it appeared as though a truck of some kind had suffered either a fuel or hydraulic oil leak.  The spill was contained to the roadway and was quite weathered.  Mr. Short indicated the road would be graded shortly.  I agreed that this would suffice for a cleanup.  No other cleanup was feasible.  No other receptors were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-290-2019*A vehicle had driven off the road and into Sebec Lake at the subject location near the boat landing.  The reason for the accident was not clear, but it resulted in a small discharge of gasoline to the lake.  The vehicle was promptly removed with a wrecker which stopped the discharge.  When I arrived, I observed a small sheen in the water which would quickly dissipate.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-313-2020*On 4/15/2020, Heatable delivered oil to a residential home in Eliot resulting in a storage tank overfill.  The storage tank is located in the basement of the home.  Approximately one gallon of #2 heating oil spilled onto the concrete floor of the basement.

No oil was spilled outside of the home. The tank and system were inspected for any damage by Heatable.  Oil was cleaned using absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  Absorbents were disposed of by Heatable.  The stain on the concrete was cleaned by the homeowners using soap and water.

Homeowners adamantly refused a visit from Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and refused to provide contact information.  Contact information for MDEP Division of Response Services was provided to the homeowners.  Homeowners are satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-51-2019*On February 4, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic fluid to the ground and asphalt in Liberty.  The Liberty Fire Chief Bill Gillespie reported that there had been a confirmed release of transmission fluid from a Lucas Tree Experts truck while it was working on the most eastern side of Trask Road.  The spill had occurred four days prior to the reporting of this spill.  Chief Gillespie stated the residents of Trask Road were concerned about their water quality and St. George Lake, which was downgrade from the spill.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo was unable to locate or detect any presence of transmission oil in the ground with a Photoionization Detector or sorbent pads.  A stain was found on the asphalt 10 feet from Route 3, however, it was not confirmed if this was an oil stain.  As a result of this investigation, Responder Caputo did not take any remediation action.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-52-2019*On February 4, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to asphalt in Skowhegan.  Josiah Wyman of Residual Management International, LLC, stated the hydraulic line on the roll-off truck he was driving burst and discharged an unknown amount of hydraulic oil to the asphalt at the Sappi Mill trash sorting yard.  Sappi hired an unspecified environmental cleanup company to apply three bags of sorbent material to the free product and stained asphalt.  The material was collected into an oily waste container and disposed of through Sappi's waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services
I-184-2019*Division of Response was notified of eight ounces of dielectric oil release from a transformer to concrete due to a bird causing a fault.  The concrete was cleaned and any loose rocks on the concrete were shoveled up and disposed of in the Emera Maine waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.

P-54-2020*Received a complaint from homeowner Mabel O'Brien about a recurring sheen on her driveway and the road after each snowstorm, associated with LST Landscaping's plow trucks.  She described occasional fuel odor and a rainbow-colored sheen when the driveway is wet.  Mabel had made complaints to LST Landscaping directly over the course of several weeks beginning about a week before Christmas.  Mabel stated that LST Landscaping came and cleaned a "sheen" in the driveway once.  Rod Wimert (president of LST Landscaping) was aware of the complaint and had inspected the plow truck and skid-steer that are used on the property for any visible leaks and had not found any.  Rod indicated he will be pulling the equipment back into the garage for another inspection.  Rod also mentioned the use of a new salt referred to as "magic salt" that can sometimes cause an oily looking brine and odd odor.  In a follow-up conversation after a storm over the weekend, Mabel indicated that there was no recurring issue with LST Landscaping.  No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
A-348-2019*Visited site for underground storage tank abandonment in place request.  Abandonment in place was granted.
P-511-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hose on a belt loader.  The spill was contained to the tarmac and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-509-2019*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of diesel resulting from a small puncture in a tractor trailer fuel tank.  The spill was contained until Clean Harbors Environmental Services arrived and removed the contaminated soil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-550-2019*The Department was notified of a two to three gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a leaking jug in the bed of a pickup truck.  Portland Public Works Department identified the spiller and spoke to them about the release.  They used speedy-dry sorbent material on the wetter sections of the roadway and cleaned it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-284-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of several drums of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) that contain Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at Loring Air Force Base. Response Services met onsite Carl Flora a devised a plan to handle all AFFF associated with Loring Air Force Base. Due to the increased complexity of the Response action and Departmental involvement a remediation number was required. For more information please see R-1-2019.

 No further action is required of Response Services in reference to this report.
P-555-2019*The Department was notified of a 60 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic line on a trash truck.  The vehicle was collecting garbage at the Merrow Road address when the line broke, spraying the dumpster with oil.  Rather than stay at the site and wait for assistance to arrive, the driver left the property to return to their shop on Washington Street North.  The hydraulic line that broke continued to leak during the entire drive leaving a heavily stained road surface.  The following streets were affected:  Balsam Drive, Hotel Road, Poland Road, Rodman Road, Washington Street South, Philomar Street, and Washington Street North.  The City of Auburn Public Works and Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material and sand on the heavily stained areas at intersections and the roadways.  No catch basins or waterways were affected.

Both the Department and Fire Department spoke to Almighty Waste regarding training their employees to remain on site when they have a line break.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-461-2018*The Pit Stop in Unity, Maine was scheduled to have its 6,000 and 8,000-gallon unleaded gasoline underground storage tanks (USTs) and 4,000-gallon diesel UST removed on August 11, 2018.  The 6,000-gallon and 8,000-gallon tanks were removed without issue.  Removal of the 4,000-gallon tank was halted after it was determined the tank had been filled with water after being inactivated.  The water was tested and confirmed to be contaminated beyond the Maine Maximum Exposure Guideline Criteria.  The contaminated water was pumped out and disposed of on September 7, 2018, and again on November 29, 2018.  The 4,000-gallon tank was removed on November 29, 2018.

Oil contaminated soil had been discovered during the tank pulls in August; a bag test reading 3355 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds was sampled at the dispensers.  In November, resampling of the area found from 530 ppm to 920 ppm.  This contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

Groundwater wells that supplied the market and the apartments, as well as the neighbor's well, were evaluated for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH and VPH) contamination by our Division of Technical Services.  All results were negative.

See the UST Site Assessment and Remediation report by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services for further details.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
I-253-2019*Division of Response Services was notified by Dead River Company of visible oil staining underneath an outside aboveground storage tank.  Upon inspection from Division of Response it was noted that a leak had occurred to the soils but the extent of the release and the duration was undetermined.  Contaminated soils were removed by Earthworks under the direction of the Division of Response and disposed of at Aroostook Waste Solutions.


No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-388-2019*The Department was notified of a nine gallon spill of transmission fluid resulting from a broken hose on a front-end loader.  The spill was contained to the gravel construction yard and was cleaned up using sorbent pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-313-2018*Penobscot McCrum, LLC, reported there had been a possible ammonia release from their ammonia refrigeration system at the Northport Avenue facility.  Upon arrival there was no release and no employees at the site.  The alarm had falsely triggered and there was no actual release.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-347-2018*The Ballard Center reported that leak detection alarms were sounding for the underground storage tanks located at their facility.  The system was checked and no leak was found.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-378-2018*See attached report from Central Maine Power Company for details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Service
A-103-2020*Small K-1 fuel spill was reported at the entered facility.  Apparently, a day tank expelled approximately one gallon of fuel oil out the vent and migrated to a steel containment floor where it was recovered with sorbent pads.  The pads were entered into the facility waste stream.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-483-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from Dead River Company indicating a leaking oil tank in the basement of this residence.  It appears that Dead River used sorbent materials to clean up the spill which impacted a concrete floor.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-485-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from Patrick Tallarita reporting an oil odor at this location.  The condo units here are heated by electricity according to town records.  It is unknown what Mr. Cyr may have found at this location or if it was investigated.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-541-2018*Mr. Watson called to report dumping of an unknown material at the aforemetioned location.  In what was said to be "dogfood, but not dogfood" dumped along the trailside of this wooded parcel of land.  Mr. Watson stated he was the local caretaker of the property and noticed the material after some hikers noticed it and told him about it, inquiring if they could take some.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-66-2020*On 2/12/2020, Madison Kratzer of ND Paper, called to report that five gallons of gasoline had spilled in the ND Paper parking lot.  The discharge was the result of a five-gallon gasoline can tipping over in the back of a pickup truck.  The discharge was cleaned up using sorbents that ND Paper later put in their biomass boiler. A copy of the ND Paper report is attached.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-156-2020*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a .5 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location.  An internal fault caused the discharge.  North Augusta Service Center crew collected three bags of debris for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-381-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a loose flange on the piping.  The flange was tightened and the spill was stopped.  Sorbent pads were used to collect the free product and were disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-411-2019*On 5/21/19, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) agent Brady delivered to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services hazardous waste from a one-pot lab that exploded within an auto located at the Hilltop Market store and gas station on 5/20/19.  The vehicle, the one-pot lab, and the lab materials burned.  MDEA collected the waste after the fire was extinguished and transferred it to MDEP for proper disposal.  MDEP transported the waste to Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) for disposal.  See attached MDEA document for additional information.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-417-2019*The Department was notified of a spill of diesel fuel resulting from a fishing vessel running aground.  The vessel was traveling too close to rocks and went aground.  The fuel tank was secured on the beach by Saco Fire Department and was brought to the Saco Solid Waste Facility for storage.  At the time of speaking with the Coast Guard personnel, there was no free product in the water, thus no response was made.

The following day, a caller in the area notified the Department that the boat was being dismantled with a chainsaw and that pieces were being removed.  After speaking with the Deputy Fire Chief and the Coast Guard, there did not appear to be a need for our Division of Response Services to be on scene as there were no new spills.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-418-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) mineral oil resulting from a leaking transformer.  Central Maine Power Company was on scene to cleanup and replace the transformer.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-419-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown drum laying on the side of a busy road.  Although the drum was not leaking, the Berwick Fire Department treated it as an unknown and the Department responded.

The Department collected a sample of the remaining liquid, approximately one gallon, and found that it was translucent and slightly amber in color.  The Department used the Gemini spectroscopy instrument for both Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and no match was found in the devices library.  ThermoFisher, the manufacturer for the Gemini, was contacted to provide reach back on the scans conducted and found that the samples were consistent with the labeling on the drum, Lesco Green Flo.

The drum was disposed of by the Department, and Berwick Fire Department and Police Departments were updated.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-420-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of antifreeze resulting from a car accident.  Fire Department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-123-2019*Michael Lilley of Monticello removed two old Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST).  The ASTs leaked an estimated 5 gallons of heating oil onto the Streets.  Due to wet road and rainy road conditions the oil was spread over the entire roads.  The Department had the City of Caribou Public Works spread sand onto the two roads.  The City used street sweepers to collect the contaminated sand and kitty litter to transport it to the landfill.

Storm drains were inspected by the Department and only slight sheens were detected.

No further action should be required of The Division of Response Services at this time.

I-134-2019*Division of Response was notified and responded to a release of diesel that occurred at Taylors Shell station due to an overfill.  The diesel aboveground storage tank secondary containment was able to contain most of the spill.  There were three small stains on the dirt that were cleaned using sorbents.

Allen's Environmental was called to vacuum the free product and steam clean the secondary containment.

No further action is needed by Division of Response at this time.

A-185-2019*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported a three gallon spill of #2 fuel oil to a driveway as a result of a "truck malfunction".  The discharge was limited to the driveway and cleaned up immediately by Fielding's personnel.  I visited the site and it appeared that the cleanup was sufficient.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-748-2018*A motor vehicle struck a utility pole which broke it in half.  The top half landed in the road which compromised the electrical transformer.  Approximately one gallon of mineral oil was released to pavement which was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-792-2018*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer which released approximately eight gallons of mineral oil to the ground at the base of the pole.  Woody/leafy debris and a drum of soil were removed from the affected area.  Contamination remains at a greater depth but inaccessible without compromising the pole and guy wire.  The local area is served by public water and area surrounding the pole is forested so there will be no adverse impacts.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-898-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a windstorm.  The transformer was knocked down onto the ground and the contents were spilled onto the roadway and a ditch.

Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) hired National Response Corp. to scrape the contaminated soil from the ditch and disposed of it at the Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock landfill.

A neighbor contacted CMP regarding the soil removal, as there was concern the oil would migrate into a nearby vegetable garden.  After confirming the transformer contained less than one part per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) oil, the neighbor appeared to have their concerns addressed.  No further complaints were received by the Department regarding this spill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-109-2019*Approximately one to 1.5 gallons of gasoline were discharged when an automobile crashed into a fuel pump at the Circle K in Rockland.  The product was cleaned up by the Fire Department.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-376-2020*On July 18th a concerned citizen, Mr. Mike Walker, reported a release of an estimated one gallon of motor oil to a drainage ditch in front of his property.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site.  The release was due to a vehicle accident that morning.  A driver swerving to avoid a deer went into the drainage ditch, opening up the oil pan on the bottom of the vehicle and spilling its contents to the ground.

The Division of Response Services picked up all free product with sorbents and excavated the contaminated soil by hand.  The material was brought back to the Division of Response Services Central Maine Regional Office for later disposal.  No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-58-2020*The release was the result of an overfill spraying oil onto the building, and onto the snow beneath the fill.  The oiled snow was removed and the side of the building cleaned.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-53-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/21/20, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Bob Martineau of Main Street Fuel Co. (MSF) of an initially estimated 50-gallon discharge of #2 heating oil from this customer's, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) during a fuel delivery.  MDEP Response Services was requested by MSF and by Bowdoinham Fire Department (BFD).  It was reported the basement tank burst a crimped end-seam during delivery and oil was all over the basement floor.

Stephen Brezinski of MDEP responded and remained primary MDEP Response Services representative for initial cleanup actions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a single family cape style house with full basement and is served by municipal water service and by private septic system.  The area is rural residential use with some commercial use nearby on Main Street (Route 125) and an auto repair business to the northwest (see site location maps).  The home is occupied by Nathan and Jenny England, and there were no children in the residence; chickens resided in the backyard.  The home was formerly Mr. England's mother's home.

The basement has a poured concrete floor, and poured concrete and concrete block foundation.  There appears to be a clay-tile pipe and iron pipe perimeter drain that is broken and filled in with soil in one or more places.  In the southeast corner of the basement is a sump with pipe that gravity drains the perimeter drain and the home's washing machine gray water to the roadside drainage ditch (see photos).  There was no pump in the southeast corner sump.  Near the bottom of the bulkhead entrance, were three holes in the floor that accessed the perimeter drain location.  One hole next to the bulkhead entrance formerly had a sump pump with a float switch.

The north side of the basement has two semi-finished rooms with sheetrock walls formerly used for growing vegetation indoors.  The home is heated by a hot water boiler and 275-gallon AST in the basement with aboveground sleeved fuel line running across the floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 1/21/20, upon initial arrival, I was briefed by Bob Martineau of MSF, Mr. & Ms. England, BFD, and the Bowdoinham Public Works (BPW).  I understand that MSF made a delivery at 0830 hrs. time and the driver got down on his knees with ear to vent pipe, so as to hear air coming out the vent pipe.  A "boom" sound was the indication that the tank had overpressurized and burst its seam.  Under pressure while the fuel was being pumped, oil sprayed out the west side of the tank, hit the basement ceiling, puddling on containers below, and draining out across the concrete floor below.

On 2/21/20, Mr. Nash of MSF assured me that his driver could hear an adequate whistle sound from the vent pipe.  (A whistle from the vent indicates that the oil in the tank is not high enough to immerse the whistle within the vent pipe, and that the tank is venting properly.  When the whistle is immersed in oil it ceases making noise, and if there is no airflow/venting it makes little or no sound.)

To facilitate cleanup of the floor and wall, the oil tank was disconnected by MSF and moved outside (see photo-2).  As required by Maine code, the fill and vent pipes were removed to prevent an accidental delivery while the tank was gone.  The vent pipe was found to have been about 95% plugged with frozen sand making venting air from the tank during a fill-up very difficult (see Photos 4 & 5), and based on previous experience likely making a whistle inaudible.

After the tank burst, oil went below the floor through the two holes in the concrete near the bulkhead doorway.  Oil flowed east across the floor and drained into the basement sump at the southeast corner and gravity drained out to Fisher Road via a pipe.  The England's clothes washer gray-water was piped to this sump (see photos)   In the roadside drainage ditch, oil drained east to a cu
A-149-2019*On 3/21/2019, Ken Gallant of Verso Corporation paper mill reported that an unknown amount of weak black liquor had been discharged on mill grounds.  He reported that some product had been contained and some was lost to the mill's sewer which is treated at their wastewater treatment facility.  They were currently searching to find the cause of the leak and would report any further information as it becomes available.

On 3/22/2019, Ken Gallant sent an email stating that the source of the leak had been identified as an expansion joint and the tanks were pumped off and the expansion joint replaced.  He stated they were working on an estimate of the amount of product lost and would report the numbers as soon as possible.

On 3/23/2019, Ken Gallant sent an email detailing the estimates of the product involved in the incident and how they were handled.  The total estimate believed to be lost to the wastewater system was 26,370 gallons of weak black liquor.  The emails referenced from the 22nd and 23rd are attached to this report for a more in-depth description of the incident.

No further action required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
A-468-2020*On 8/26/2020, A. E. Robinson Oil Co. reported that a filter on a home heating oil system had leaked at The Meadows apartment complex in Madison.  The home heating oil system was in its own room separate from the nearest apartment and was on a concrete floor.  The free product on the concrete was cleaned up with pads and Speedi Dri sorbent material.  The tank being in its own room and the small size of the spill, vapor levels in living spaces were determined not to be a concern.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
B-237-2019*I received a report of a small oil leak at the subject location resulting from a leaking gasket on the filter housing of an outdoor oil storage tank.  When I arrived, Dead River Company personnel had already repaired the issue and cleaned up the spill which was contained to the concrete pad under the tank.  No other receptors were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-495-2018*I was contacted by Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. reporting that the aboveground heating oil tank at the Bramhall Fire Station had a leak on a seam.  The tank had only leaked a small amount of oil into its secondary containment.  The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Fielding's was going to work with the City to replace the tank.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-69-2020*I received a call indicating a small overfill occurred at the subject location.  The cause and perpetrator of the overfill were unclear, but the incident resulted in oil being spilled onto the ground under the tank where park personnel used sorbent materials to recover it satisfactorily.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-501-2019*I received a call indicating a fuel line on a tow behind air compressor had developed a leak in a parking lot at the Milford hydro station.  The issue was noticed quickly and sorbents were deployed while the leak was fixed.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-26-2020*SJK Plumbing & Heating reported a one to two gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  During the course of installing a new foundation under a raised house, an oil line fitting leaked while moving the tank and onto the new concrete.  The spill was cleaned up with Speedi-Dri sorbent material and the unsaturated waste was entered into SJK's commercial waste stream.  The line was repaired.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-31-2020*On 2/4/2020, Christopher Durkee reported a discharge from an aboveground storage tank in Islesboro.  A corrosion hole was the source of the leak and it is estimated that approximately 70 gallons were lost. A response was made, and it was determined that an excavation was necessary.  Island Property Management was contracted to dig the site and Donald Meklin & Son's Excavation Co. was contracted to haul contaminated soil and backfill.  After removing approximately 18 yards of soil, field screening showed the site met leaching to groundwater standards.  Contaminated soil was disposed of at Waste Management, Inc., in Norridgewock.  A well that was used only for a nearby garden was approximately 75 feet from the spill.  Because of its proximity a referral was made to Matt Burke of our Division of Technical Services.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-34-2020*An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of a multi-unit apartment building.  The oil was released from the tank due to a corrosion hole and/or a double-gasketed filter housing from Fabian Oil Co.  The released oil was discharged onto the concrete floor of the residence.  The oil tank was removed, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) contracted with a local contractor to remove impacted debris, wash, and epoxy the floor.  The vapors in the building were controlled with a vent fan until this work was completed and a temporary AST was installed to provide heat to the building and its tenants.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-35-2020*On 1/25/20, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a plow truck off the road at the entered location.  The job foreman reported that a small amount of diesel fuel leaked during recovery of the unit.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste entered into MDOT waste stream for later disposal by a qualified waste disposal company.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-39-2020*A mechanical failure on a tractor trailer unit caused the release of an estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released fuel traveled with firefighting foam and water down the ditch and into a series of catch basins.  These basins lead directly to a small stream.  Sorbent materials were placed to control the runoff in these areas.  The responsible party hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond with a vacuum truck for product collection and removal.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and assisted in the cleanup and oversight of the scene.  The site and affected areas were cleaned up to the best of our ability in the cold environmental conditions that we faced that evening.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time
A-41-2020*On January 30, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a truck from Bisson Moving and Storage Co. leaking antifreeze to the ground at the Verso Corp. Paper Mill.  Spilled product was discovered on the asphalt in the mill yard and later in an unpaved parking area.  Both spills were collected with sorbent material by the mill cleanup crews; contaminated soil was excavated and collected into a five-gallon pail.  Actively spilling anti-freeze was collected in a five-gallon pail until a Bisson mechanic, dispatched to the scene, successfully stopped the leak.

The contaminated materials and the spilled anti-freeze were placed in the mill's hazardous waste storage for a later scheduled pickup.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-283-2019*I received a call indicating a transformer at the subject location had suffered a leak due to a failed gasket.  Emera Maine personnel estimated about one gallon of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil spilled from the unit onto the ground under the pole.  Emera Maine hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove about two 55-gallon drums of contaminated soil and leaf litter from around the site.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-10-2019*On Saturday, 1/6/19, report was received through Maine State Police Dispatch of transmission oil discharge associated with motor vehicle accident.  Clean up was performed by Sanford Fire Department, and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  The area is suburban residential served by municipal water.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-37-2020*Report from Estes Oil & Propane Co. stated less than 15 gallons leaked into a basement from one of two aboveground storage tanks (AST).  The AST that failed was due to a small hole created by corrosion.  The leak was stopped and oil remaining in the damaged tank was pumped into the remaining tank.  Oil was cleaned up in the basement and the damaged tank was taken out of service and removed by Estes.  The basement floor was washed and tank replacement and vapor management will be done by contractors hired by Phillip Haughey (owner).  Phillip Haughey had no concerns moving forward and did not want a site visit from a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder.

No further action necessary from MDEP at this time.
A-33-2020*On January 24, a spill was observed by responders Stuart Blanchard and Nina Caputo at the Verso Corp., Androscoggin Mill, in Jay, Maine.  See attached Verso Corp. report on the spill.  The report detailed that the spill initially occurred a week prior on January 17th, and was due to a loose fitting on the Pulp Mill B Diffuser.  This resulted in a loss of an estimated 150 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the roof of the Diffuser Building, some of which migrated down the side of the building and into snow sitting on the paved roadway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of in their own licensed landfill.

All of the product was spilled either to steel, concrete, or pavement, and no sensitive receptors were threatened by the spill.  A conversation was had concerning the importance of reporting spills in a timely manner, for the betterment of all parties involved moving forward.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection response required at this time.
P-726-2018*On 9/18/18, site inspection by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services was performed for planned abandonment-by-removal of a long out-of-service, bare steel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  I found recently excavated and landscaped area in the front, and no evidence of UST fill or vent piping.  The facility is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though is served by municipal water and sewer service.

On 9/24/18, I spoke with Jonathan Hill who stated that the tank was full of water when uncovered and pumped out to a tank truck and the facility may have been a former gas station 50 years before, but no problems or evidence of leaks.  I found no record that Simard & Sons, Inc., reported evidence of discharges, such as staining or holes in the tank.

1)  No Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was performed.  MDEP staff did not observe the UST abandonment.  As this facility should have been abandoned before 1997, I understand that no Maine Ground & Surface Water Fund insurance is available.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-344-2019*Anonymous report was received of antifreeze discharge from a "broken hose" from equipment on Cedar Street.   Reporter stated they could smell it (blind) and it was sinking in the ground.  By the time I arrived at the site, I could see no particular area of an obvious antifreeze discharge.   The road was under construction and crews had left for the day. There was a lot of equipment in the vicinity.  It also appeared that they had sprayed the road for dust control, so the entire area appeared wet.

I was unable to confirm the complaint, however, there are no sensitive receptors in the area so further investigation is not warranted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
I-318-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a 25 gallons of hydraulic oil released to asphalt due to a broken hose.  Caribou Public Works Employees used sorbents to clean up the spill and disposed of the contaminated sorbents at Tri- Community Landfill. Once onsite Response Services found some staining on the road surface but no free product.

No further actions should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-36-2020*On 1/27/20,  Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a motor oil spill that occurred on that day.  A car accidently drove off the Granite Island Bridge when a dog jumped into the driver's lap.  The Fire Department did not give the driver information as it was unavailable at the time of report.  Sorbents were deployed, and recovered the next day with little to no oil absorption.  A slight sheen was seen in the water, but soon dissipated.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
P-976-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill as a result of an overfilled aboveground storage tank (AST) at the time of delivery.  The spill came out the vent pipe and onto the ground below.  A Dead River Company crew was dispatched to the site and collected the leaves and dirt from under the vent.  The Department and a manager for Dead River spoke on the phone and confirmed that no spill occurred inside the home and that all evidence of the spill outside was addressed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-166-2020*On April 8, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to asphalt in Unity.  Chris Bond, the Interim Environmental Safety Manager, reported that a front end loader was sweeping the Constable Hall parking lot when the hydraulic hose failed and discharged an estimated two gallons of petroleum.  Maintenance crews applied sorbent material to the spilled product to contain and absorb spilled product.

Unity Fire Chief Blaine Parson was called on-scene as part of Unity College protocol; Fire Chief Parson stated the spill had been contained.  Responder Caputo advised Mr. Bond to ensure the oily sorbents were collected before the expected rain the following day.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-342-2019*On 4/29/19, while in the area for a spill response at another site, I noted Simard & Sons, Inc., (Simard) vehicle and staff on site and cutting concrete pavement over the UST area with a power saw.  I had not seen a UST Facility Upgrade Registration form, so inquired with Mr. Newhouse and Dan Wehr with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) in our Augusta office.

The facility consists of two double-wall steel STI P3 tanks and fiberglass piping, installed in 1989 (see P-303-1989).  I understand at present that there was no UST facility at this location prior to 1989.  The facility is in a dense residential and commercial area, located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility was formerly known as Fair Street Variety.  Installed in May 1989, the scheduled removal deadline is year 2019.  During the 1989 installation, there was no groundwater within the 10' deep tank excavation.

On 4/30/19, in mid-morning, I visited the site and met with Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard and another Simard worker.  Mr. Simard stated that they were installing replacement spill buckets, and installing containment sumps under the island where there had been no sumps before.  Their intentions were to upgrade the facility for a 10-year extension of the facility removal deadline, to year 2029.  Mr. Simard criticized the quality of the piping installation of 1989 (by CTI Todd Lavallee), though did not go into detail at the time.

The rocky backfill excavated from the piping area by Simard had a significant number of one to four inch size rocks and appeared to be unscreened bank-run gravel, not in compliance with installation rules and manufacturer's specifications in 1989 and at present (see photos).  The rocks can cause damage to the fiberglass piping and the tank anti-corrosion coating.  Until my visit to the site, Simard had not reported the non-compliant UST facility backfill.

On 5/2/19, Mr. Dan Wehr of MDEP advised me that he did not find a submitted required UST facility registration upgrade form for this work Simard was doing; Maine Rules Chapter 691 Section 4.F requires filing a facility registration upgrade with MDEP 10 days prior to the work.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At the time of the 4/30/19 MDEP Division of Response Services visit, I am aware of no evidence of oil discharges and soil contamination noted, or reported by the contractors.  If oil-contaminated media is found, it shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  I am not aware of a UST facility closure report for this facility work in 2019.  See the MDEP UST registration file #15773, and report P-303-1989 for further information.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-349-2019*Approximately five gallons of #2 home heating oil was released from the loading rack of the Sprague Oil terminal facility.  The release was caused by the driver who overfilled the tank truck.  The oil was released to the paved ground surface, cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Sprague personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-668-2018*On November 28, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of 1022 lbs. of potassium hydroxide (KOH) to the Verso Corp. paper mill sewer system by Senior Environmental Engineer Charles Kraske.  The mill's wastewater treatment system is already treated with a base as a means of pH control; given the 30 million gallons of water treated daily at the wastewater treatment plant, the additional base in the treatment system was expected to have negligible effects.  Mr. Kraske was instructed to call the Maine Department of Environmental Protection again should the wastewater treatment plant begin exhibiting problems.

No action required by the Division of Responder Services.
A-272-2020*On June 1, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was traveling to Rockport for an underground storage tank (UST) removal east bound on Route 17 when she encountered an emergency scene outside Arbor-Co in Augusta.  An Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) propane delivery truck was leaking Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG).  The Augusta Fire Department had already rerouted traffic and cordoned off the scene.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo offered to assist with on-site monitoring and creating a plan to contain and stop the leak. An AFC burner technician was on-scene and stated that the leak was occurring at the schedule 80 union on the check valve.  He attempted to tighten the union but was unable to completely stop the leak.  He confirmed the propane within the delivery truck was secured by the internal shut-off valve.  The leak was coming from an exterior component in the delivery system; this would produce a flow rate of LPG faster than the shut-off valve could accommodate and the valve would close.  He stated an estimated two to three gallons of LPG was trapped in the delivery line.  The Augusta Fire Department and Responder Caputo decided to open the delivery nozzle and disperse the LPG with water vapor while monitoring the area with several Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) sensors. However, not enough pressure was present in the delivery line to release the LPG through the nozzle.

The burner technician suggested loosening the union to release the trapped LPG.  Responder Caputo stated there would be no way to control the release; however, the burner technician affirmed there was no way to secure the leak so the truck could travel and no other method of release.  Responder Caputo requested the Augusta Fire Department spray the union as it was opened and continue spraying as the LPG released.  Responder Caputo monitored the LEL levels along with the Fire Chief and several other firefighters.  Eventually the delivery line was empty and the scene was cleared.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-703-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a delivery overfill.  A majority of the one gallon spilled was from the vent pipe and approximately one cup of oil came from the threads of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  Fielding's Oil & Propane Company removed the contaminated soil, cleaned the siding, and wiped down the AST.

After speaking with the business owner, they were satisfied with the cleanup and no lingering oil vapors were observed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-675-2019*A spill was reported by Bill Longfellow on November 20th,  2019.  The report was that a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank was discovered leaking in the basement of an apartment complex in Farmingdale, Maine.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene.  Augusta Fuel Company (AFC) had already responded and patched the leak with a magnet patch, and put sorbents down under the tank.  There were two tanks in the basement, linked together.  The property owner informed me that AFC had already committed to returning to clean up the spill, pump off both tanks, and replace them.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings picked up less than one part per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds in the living space.   AFC returned, pumped off the leaking tank, and removed it.

No further response required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-200-2020*Dead River Company (DRC) reported a small heating oil leak while they were disconnecting the fill pipe for this residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  During the previous night a vehicle had crashed into and through the house.  It appears the AST piping had to be disconnected so as to repair the large hole in the side of the house, and less than a pint was reported to have leaked during the work.  DRC reported the spill cleaned up.

The location area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water service.  I did not receive the identification of the 23-year old vehicle driver.
P-773-2019*A fuel delivery truck was being bottom loaded through cam-locked hoses when a discharge of heating oil occurred.  Approximately one quart of heating oil was released to a concrete pad.  The delivery was ceased, then additional oil was drained from the vent piping and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  This was an anomaly, so the truck was taken out of service and dispatched to the mechanic.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-594-2018*On October 29, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of 100 gallons of brine to a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) parking lot in Washington, Maine.  Val Derosier, a MDOT Environmental Engineer, reported a hose burst on a brine spraying truck.  Ms. Derosier reported the brine flowed through the parking lot to a sedimentation basin; all brine infiltrated the basin and dried up in the parking lot.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-466-2019*Nine Dragons Paper reported the release of 1500 gallons of liquor. During the transfer process of liquor within the facility, there was a check valve that did not stop the product from flowing. The free product was collected within the engineered containment and into the facility's treatment plant. No other receptors were impacted.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-32-2020*On 1/24/2020, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that a one-gallon hydraulic spill had occurred in their driveway. The source could not be identified but Speedi Dri sorbent material was used to solidify and remove the product.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services at this time.
A-37-2020*On 1/25/20, I responded to a report of a sheen in Belfast Harbor.  Upon arrival, I checked the fueling wharf at the town landing and did not observe any sign of spillage.  I checked the Front Street Ship Yard near the Front Street Pub and discovered a sheen in the water around the fishing vessel (F/V) Reliance (ME17SZA) and F/V Ocean View (ME 1251957). and also around the docks upriver of the landing.  I acquired the owner of the Reliance, Clyde Furrough, 21 Sophie Lane, Hampden, 207-624-7076, and left a message on phone machine.  No call back received.  I reported the incident to the National Response Center and did not receive a call back from the MSO, Belfast.  It was difficult to determine the exact source of the oil and appeared to be a bilge discharge.  The oil was too thin to attempt a recovery attempt.

No further complaints were received and no further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

A-42-2020*It was reported to Response Services that a piece of heavy equipment leaked hydraulic oil onto pavement at the Verso Paper Mill.  The cause was a faulty hydraulic hose on a Bobcat, which was fixed after the leak was noticed.  The leak occurred on pavement which allowed the oil to pool up.  Wood chips and sawdust were used as absorbent to clean up the spill.  This resulted in contaminated sawdust and wood chips. These contaminated chips were removed and disposal handled on site.  No response was made to this incident.  No further Division of Response Services actions needed at this time.
A-397-2020*On July 30th, 2020, Industrial Roofing and Siding Company reported a release of three to four gallons of hydraulic oil to soil on a construction site in Augusta, Maine.  The spill was the result of a blown line on a crane.  Free product was picked up with sorbents, and contaminated soil was excavated by the responsible party.  All material was disposed of by Industrial Roofing and Siding.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-687-2019*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that a subcontractor reported that they had suffered a one quart hydraulic oil leak on the site they were working on located on Route 24 in Gardiner, about 1/2 mile north of Capen Road.   Val Desrosier of MDOT was on site and assured that they cleaned up the spilled material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected in this matter.
P-512-2019*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a leak in a vehicle.  The vehicle was in the employee parking lot and was leaking onto the pavement.  No drains nearby and the spill was cleaned up by Public Works Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-347-2020*On 5/8/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder Nathan Tower visited the site of an underground storage tank removal at 30 Main Street in Limerick.  While excavating to lay a new section of sewer main along the shoulder of the road, an abandoned, unregistered 1000-gallon underground storage tank (UST) was discovered.  The tank's origin, intended purpose, and previous contents remain unknown.  Limerick's Code Enforcement Officer Mike Gilpatrick contacted MDEP as soon as the tank was discovered.  The tank was not further disturbed until MDEP was on site to oversee removal.  This tank was identical to the tank found on 5/7/2020 (P-346-2020) and was located approximately 20 yards up the street from the previous UST.

The tank appeared to have been pumped empty and piping disconnected prior to the tank being condemned, buried, and paved over.  There was minimal evidence of product in the tank.  Primarily rusty ground water remained inside the tank.  Water was pumped from the tank into drums for disposal prior to removing.  Field screening in the excavation hole, where the tank sat, resulted in no soil contamination.  Given the suspected age of the tank (1960s), it was quite solid.  Water likely entered the tank over time through opening from the disconnected piping.  This area of Limerick is on public water supply and there is no intention of laying a water main near the tank site.  The tank and drums of wastewater were disposed of by Allstate Environmental Services.

The process and results of this tank removal were identical to the tank removal on 5/7/2020.

At the time of this report, the tank has not been registered, however, the Town of Limerick is working to properly document the tank and its removal.  Required forms were provided to Mike Gilpatrick, and Daniel Wehr of MDEP tanks program has been notified.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-989-2013*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a spill inside the boiler house building at this oil terminal.  Please see attached report from St. Germain-Collins for additional details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-990-2013*Scott Cyr received a report of 3/4 gallon of gasoline spilled in the basement of this residence.  There are no notes to indicate what the spill came from.  The spill was cleaned up by the Cumberland Fire Department.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-994-2013*Scott Cyr received a report that a plow truck had hit a pole at this location and suffered a spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill was cleaned up by the Sanford Fire Department.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-995-2013*Scott Cyr received a call that a snow plow struck this pad-mounted transformer causing an transformer oil spill.  The spill was cleaned up by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP).

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1030-2013*Scott Cyr received a report from Dead River Co. that they had spilled an estimated two to three cups of oil while attempting to fill the oil tank at this location.  The oil spilled onto snow beneath the fill pipe and was removed by Dead River.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-754-2019*The Department was notified of a six gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a faulty gasket on one of two furnaces that are connected to individual aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  The resulting oil spill spread throughout the basement, around the furnaces, chimney, and support columns.  Downeast Energy had been at the apartment building the previous Friday to replace the component that had the faulty gasket.  Downeast Energy responded to replace the gasket and get the furnace running again.

The Department responded and found volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the basement to be around 30 parts per million (ppm) as measured on a Photoionization Detector (PID).  A Ram fan was used to ventilate the basement as the Department and Downeast Energy collected soiled pads, washed the floor, and collected the used speedy-dry sorbent material.  VOC levels had dropped by half at the time the Department had finished the initial cleanup.

The following day the Department with Division of Technical Services Engineering staff returned to the apartment for determining the scope of work necessary.  VOC levels were at 2 ppm in the basement with the Ram fan off.  Some sorbent pads were soiled again near the furnaces after sitting for the evening.  Department staff opted to have the concrete floor removed but left the furnaces in place.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired to do the floor removal.  On the first day, the concrete blocks below the furnaces were removed and replaced.  After washing the floor, the oil staining and odor were completely eliminated.  After drilling several holes into the floor, the Department found VOC levels to be in the range of 150 ppm at only one spot in the floor.  The Department with Division of Technical Services staff removed the concrete patch with the highest concentrations, the contaminated soil, and backfilled and poured new cement.  The remaining drilled holes were patched as they showed significantly less contamination.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-453-2019*Patricia Brown reported an oil sheen on the pond located on her property in Brooks.  She was concerned as the Buckeye pipeline crossed her property upgradient of the pond.  I visited and she showed me the pond with the oil sheen.  There was a sheen at the edge of the pond, however, it appeared to be a naturally occurring marsh sheen.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-454-2019*Ted Haskell of McGee Construction Company reported a discharge of approximately five gallons of hydraulic oil from a piece of equipment working in their pit.   McGee cleaned up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-443-2019*The original report was of a weeping transformer that had recently been installed at the substation.  It was unclear how much oil was lost, but they were investigating.  Due to the high voltage at a substation, special safety accommodations had to be made.  I was later informed that the bladder in the conservator tank was faulty and the transformer had to be replaced.

In May, the transformer was removed and a cleanup commenced.  A pit under the transformer had collected a large majority of the oil, in addition to water.  For further details on the cleanup, see attached report.  Due to the high voltage, special safety concerns, and the oil was contained to a pit, a site visit was deemed unnecessary.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected
A-449-2019*Ranger Contracting, Inc., reported a discharge of two quarts of hydraulic oil from construction equipment at 115 County Road in Oakland.  Ranger Contracting cleaned up the affected area with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-741-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a corrosion hole in the filter for an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  The small leak was noticed when the AST was being serviced.

The Department removed soil from the top six inches from below the filter and pine needles that had collected around the filter that had an odor of oil in them.  Due to the mobile home being supported on stacked cinderblocks, neighboring properties being served by public water, and the location of the AST, the Department opted to collect soil samples and leave the remaining contaminated soil in place.  The soil samples found the sample "at grade" to unlikely pose a direct contact risk or leach to groundwater, however, the sample taken at 42 inches below grade, was found to exceed the Leaching to Groundwater guidelines.  The case was referred to our Division of Technical Services due to a dug well located on a neighboring property and a sample will be taken in the next couple of months.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-737-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a bad bushing.  The leaking transformer spilled onto an adjacent lawn area and pavement.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to clean the pavement, remove and replace the contaminated soil which was brought to their North Augusta Service Center.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-512-2019*The Town of Oakland Transfer Station reported the discharge of a small amount of hydraulic oil from a truck picking up a roll-off container.  Transfer Station staff cleaned up the discharge with sorbent materials and added it to the load in the roll-off container which was headed to a landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-410-2019*Leak of lube oil from Pan Am Railways locomotive at the Rumford rail yard was reported.  Pan Am personnel excavated the affected ballast and made arrangements for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-24-2020*On 1/20/2020, Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. reported a one-gallon overfill at 98 Myrtle Street in Manchester. The oil was discharged from the vent pipe onto the snow and siding outside. The burner technician onsite removed the oil-contaminated snow and washed the siding.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-220-2019*On April 24, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of gasoline at the Monmouth Kwik Stop.  Charles Demello, an employee of the convenience store, stated that the petroleum leaked from a burst fuel line on a customer's vehicle.  Two gallons spilled to the parking lot; sorbent pads were used to contain the leak and prevent the fuel from reaching a storm drain.

The vehicle's owner hired Greeley Towing Co. to remove the vehicle from the Monmouth Kwik Stop; upon arrival on-scene Greeley Towing employees emptied the fuel tank and plugged the leaking hose before towing the vehicle to a nearby mechanic shop.

The oily sorbents were collected by Monmouth Kwik Stop employees and disposed of through the store's hazardous waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-678-2019*On November 21, a spill was reported by Murray-Heutz Oil and Propane Company.  A malfunction on a delivery truck released an unknown amount of oil in the driveway of homeowner Sean Arel.

Jon Woodard initially responded to the scene and scheduled the cleanup of the spill with the Murray-Heutz Company.  Responder Stuart Blanchard supervised the excavation of contaminated soil the following day, and the soil was taken to the Town of Hartland Landfill for proper disposal.  The company also repaired Mr. Arel's driveway after the excavation of the contaminated soil.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services was notified that Mr. Arel's well was close enough to spill to warrant some concern.  Louise Roy visited the site with Stuart Blanchard and determined quarterly testing for a year would be a good option moving forward.  The Murray-Heutz Company was informed of this decision.

No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-206-2020*On 4/17/2020, Skowhegan transfer station reported that a one to two gallon diesel spill had occurred at their facility.  The discharge came from a punctured diesel tank on a backhoe.  The tank was punctured when a transfer station employee backed over a metal rod putting a hole in the tank.  The employee saw the leak after hitting the rod and was able to utilize a spill kit quickly.  The transfer station dug up the contaminated soil and disposed of it along with the pads at Waste Management, Inc.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-196-2019*I received a call from Boudreau's Heating regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) that was leaking at a business in Waterville.  I visited the site and found the tank which was no longer leaking because a magnet patch had been installed by the burner technician.   The impact from the leak was to mulch around the tank pad.

Boudreau's cleaned up the contaminated mulch when they replaced the tank in the following week.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

A-92-2020*On February 25, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of an estimated 15 gallons of kerosene to the ground of Lot 6 in the Whippoorwill Hill Mobile Home Park (MHP). A burner technician from Maine Street Fuel Co. reported the filter appeared to have burst; he suspected water in the filter froze and expanded in the cold snap the previous week.  Oil was weeping from the filter gasket when he arrived, but he was able to stop the leak and set up a new fuel line.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found a pool of oil and water underneath the imprint of the tank and saturated soil surrounding the tank.  No evidence of oil was found in the crawl space beneath the trailer and tenant, Diana Delaney, stated she could not smell the vapor inside the living space; however, she did say the vapors were so strong outside that she would feel ill leaving her house.  Responder Caputo used sorbent materials to collect the free product under the tank; several layers of sorbents were left under the tank and covered in poly to contain the vapors.  Geologist Alex Pugh was referred to the site to conduct testing on the MHP community wells.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired to conduct the excavation and remediation on Friday, February 28, however, the cleanup had to be rescheduled.  On Monday, March 16, the excavation and remediation of the site was completed.  Main Street Fuel was hired to reconnect and bleed the fuel line.  All oily sorbents and soil were disposed of at the Hartland Landfill.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.

P-746-2019*The Department was notified by a concerned citizen that he was noticing strong "chemical" odors coming from the pole laydown yard for Kennebunk Light and Power District.  He also expressed concerns regarding the leaching of chemicals used to treat and preserve the poles into the soil and contaminating a nearby runoff pond.

The Department spoke with Kennebunk Light and Power District regarding the chemicals used for treating the poles and was provided a Safety Data Sheet from the manufacturer.  Currently the poles are being treated with pentachlorophenols (PCPs) in South Carolina.  The poles are shipped to Maine once they are dry and are placed on two horizontal structures until they are needed.  A chemical odor can be noticed when they first arrive on site, but the odor dissipates after a couple of days.

The Department went to the site and no odor was detected.  The poles in the laydown yard were dry to the touch.  No staining was observed on the ground below.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-747-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of foul smelling liquid being discharged from an outfall and into the Fore River.  The outfall, Outfall #3, is one of several stormwater discharge points for the Portland Jetport.  A catch basin within the bounds of the Jetport was also found to have the liquid and a sheen on the water.

The Department investigated the complaint with Jetport staff and found the discharge to be a milky liquid that had the smell of garbage to it.  The catch basin within the Jetport did contain the same substance and the sheen was determined to be organic.  No other catch basins or drains were found to be impacted.

The Department requested the Jetport to conduct water quality samples from Outfall #3 and the catch basin to determine the origins of the milky liquid.  Those results found that testing for petroleum as well as ethylene and propylene glycols were below thresholds or non-detect.  Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) samples were high, however, the Department's Bureau of Water Quality does not have concerns over these results.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-760-2019*On 9/17/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Responder Dave Cherry took a call on his cell phone from Dave at Holly's Oil Company reporting an overfill spill at this location.  Mr. Cherry was not working that day and referred the call to me.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil stain on the vinyl siding of the building and some oily residue on the grass below the fill pipes.  I was able to access the basement through a side door and saw that no oil appeared to have been spilled inside.  Holly's Oil cleaned the stained siding and removed a few shovels full of oily dirt from beneath the fill pipe.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-39-2020*The Department was notified of a four-gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hose.  The spill was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Service at this time.
P-43-2020*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a blown hose.  The oil was contained to the asphalt and no drains were impacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-45-2020*The Department was notified of a six ounce spill resulting from the leakage of the delivery hose.  The driver was replacing the hose onto the truck when it leaked to the driveway.  Speedy-dry sorbent material and sorbent pad were used.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-149-2020*The Department was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a dispenser nozzle coming off of the hose.  The driver was filling the vehicle tank when it broke apart.  The spill was contained to the pavement and no drains were affected.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-648-2019*The Department was initially notified of an unknown quantity of kerosene leaking from an outside aboveground storage tank (AST).  Once on site, the Department was made aware that it was likely two gallons of fuel lost through a corrosion hole a little larger than a pinhead.  The property is serviced by a public water system.

The horizontal AST was on top of a sheet of black plastic and crushed gravel.  While much of the oil on top of the plastic had been wiped away, some remained in between the sheets.  Some contamination below the plastic was also discovered using the Photoionization Detector to screen the soil.

The Department began digging a hole 16 inches by 12 inches deep and tested the bottom of the soil with an Oil-in-Soil shaker.  The result showed a slightly pink bead.  The decision was made to dig further, approximately 18 inches to final depth and the soil was retested to show a clean bead.  The top soil was scraped off and taken away by the Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-233-2019*Division of Response was notified of a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a delimber on a road surface due to an overfill.   Sorbents were used to clean the spill and disposed of at in the Irving Woodlands waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
B-425-2019*I received a call indicating a wrapping machine had suffered a hydraulic line failure indoors at the subject location.  The spill impacted a concrete floor only.  Saint Croix Tissue personnel used sorbents to clean up the spill satisfactorily.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-646-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon release of inhibited glycol resulting from a leaking fitting in the chilling system for sea water being discharged.  The system had been worked on the previous Friday and the leak was found the following Monday.

The glycol ran down a trench and into the facility's wet well where it entered the discharge piping that leads directly to the ocean.  No product was recovered and the leak was stopped once mechanical staff were on site.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-506-2018*I received a report indicating a small hydraulic oil spill had occurred at the subject location.  The spill was caused by a ruptured hydraulic line on a piece of track equipment.  The spiller indicated that a small amount of railroad ballast was hand excavated from the contaminated area and disposed of via their own waste stream.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-782-2014*During the course of filling the 5,000-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST), the attending persons, one from Dead River Company (DRC) and the other from the National Guard, believed the audible alarm to be in error.  Together they checked a visual gauge and believed it to be correct at 1900 gallons, therefore coming to the conclusion there was capacity for the tank to accept 1600 more gallons.  The alarm was reset and the fill continued until fuel oil was observed running across the lawn into the parking lot.  Oil also discharged out the vent pipe above the building and flowed down the metal roof.

Dead River responded with many people mopping up oil, shoveling sorbent sand and applying speedy dry sorbent material to pools of oil.  Upon my arrival, the triage was observed and some additional mitigation attempted in the containment building itself.  I was told Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) had been called by DRC and would be on scene at some point.  With this, DRC staff began to pack up.  Materials already collected were stockpiled for CHES to transport and dispose of.  Inside the building the National Guard had set up large fans to try to inhibit the vapor intrusion.  This was complicated by the fact several rooms shared a common passive venting system with the tank containment room (thought to share heat).  However it did seem affective in keeping the offices somewhat vapor/odor level tolerable.

CHES arrived with a vactor and crew and began digging.  Forty-two tons of soil was taken to CPRC Group for disposal.

Environmental Projects, Inc., was hired to finish the cleanup.  They cleaned the exterior of the tank that was overfilled, removed oily sheetrock and framing, washed the outside of the building walls that were affected and removed additional oil contaminated soils.

Ventilation was installed under the direction of our Division of Technical Services engineer, Don White.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services


P-881-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) had the waste collected and disposed of it at the Waste Management, Inc.,  Norridgewock landfill.

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required as the spill was contained to the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-402-2019*A diesel spill was reported in the harbor in the vicinity of the "Gut" on Route 129 in South Bristol.  The Division of Response Services contacted the Fire Department who was responding and verified it was release of diesel.  The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) had also been called and were en route.

Upon my arrival, I observed the fire department deploying sorbent boom around the marina located just beyond the bridge.  The discharge had dispersed and a heavy sheen was persistent around the docks, boats, and lobster cages.   Boats were checked and there were no ongoing bilge discharges.  A number of individuals said that it had been much heavier earlier in the day, however, no one had bothered to call at that time.

A Maine Marine Patrol Officer arrived and inspected the lobsters held in cages around and under the dock.  The USCG did show up and added their expertise to the matter.  In the end, no source was found and the local onlookers were urged to call sooner should it occur again.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted in this matter.
A-409-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transformer discharged its contents as a result of an auto accident.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected area and no long-term environmental impacts are expected.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-422-2019*The Knox County Jail contacted the reported an oil discharge at that facility.   A "small amount" of #2 oil was released from a leaking return line from the boiler.  The impact was to the floor and cleaned up by the technician called in to repair the system.

The caller said he would contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) should it be worse and MDEP assistance was needed.   I did not receive any further calls and assumed the site was satisfactorily cleaned up.
A-341-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a small plane crashed on Vinalhaven Island.  The crash was believed to be caused from strong winds and rain.  At the time of this call report, the fire department was in route to the scene and no information other than fuel lost was available.  Due to high winds and driving rain, I was not able to secure a ride across on the State Ferry service, as it was closed for the day.  I instructed the reporting party to call me back if further assistance was needed, or with any materials collected for disposal.  Later that day I was contacted by the fire department and was told that two drums of leaves and soil were removed due to fuel leakage.  The crew on site used sorbent pads, and shovels to remove free product and visual contamination.  Due to Federal Aviation Administration rules, the plane could not be touched.  It was never communicated to me who the owner of the aircraft was.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-673-2019*Marc Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, called to report that an underground oil storage tank (UST) was discovered by a contractor doing site work at the Islands Community Medical Center.  The bare steel UST had oil in it and there was contaminated soil around it.   I agreed that they should pump it out and remove it and I would visit the site the next day.

I met with Marc and the contractor and observed the 500-gallon steel tank and some contaminated soil.  The banking along the driveway had begun to cave in and the contractor had been hired to excavate and rebuild it.  The UST was found in the area he was excavating.  The fill and vent were a scully type and against the building, so it looked like they went to an aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  No one currently at the facility remembers the UST being in service.  The oil in it was dyed red, however, so at some point it was likely mistaken for the AST on site and filled.

Six 55-gallon drums had been filled with the contents of the tank.  The tank would be taken to the contractor's location along with the contaminated soil and tailings.  The drums were left at the location and the Medical Center agreed to let me make the arrangements to have the drums, soil, and UST removed from the island; hopefully in conjunction with another project.

The drums, tank, and soil were removed by Environmental Projects, Inc., along with waste from several other cleanups and proper disposal was arranged for.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-236-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
During facility abandonment-by-removal, on 3/27/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified of evidence of prohibited fuel discharges by Mr. John Cressey of Beacon Environmental Consultants.  Discharges were confirmed in the areas of the gasoline dispenser island and the underground storage tanks (USTs).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location area is suburban residential and commercial use, and appears to be served by municipal water and sewer service.  Dan's Service has also operated as a repair garage.  At the time of this facility removal, the property was being operated by a tenant as a towing company and repair garage.

In addition to the four motor fuel USTs, the facility had two retail aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for kerosene within concrete berms, drums of waste oil, and five active and inactive ASTs behind the rear fence.  Adjacent and south of the UST area is a brook which corresponds with the level of the groundwater in the UST excavation of four to five feet below grade.  Silt/clay soils outside the tank excavation appears to hold groundwater to be high.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP noted no significant fuel discharges around the tops of the UST's during excavation indicating no leaks from the USTs installed in 1987.  There was a small volume of gasoline contamination under the gasoline dispenser up to 1000-parts per million (ppm) (bag headspace) apparently from the collision to the dispenser covered in P-270-2017.  Deep, weathered contaminated soil and water was noted under the four tanks and the diesel dispenser after removal, and under the gasoline dispenser area; this appeared to be old, residual, oil contamination that Mr. Fortin described he managed when he replaced his former USTs in 1987.  There was no oil sheen in the adjacent brook.

Beacon Environmental and the Division of Response Services agreed to a Construction/Excavation Worker Cleanup Goal.  Mr. Fortin had plans to sell the property after the facility was abandoned.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
Mr. John Cressey of Beacon Environmental Consultants performed the Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for owner Dan Fortin.  Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Aaron Thorndike with Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) did the abandonment by removal with St. Laurent & Sons Excavation.  Four single-wall fiberglass USTs and UST piping were abandoned by removal in good condition on 3/26/19, except for T-5 where St. Laurent ripped out a lifting ring due to their inexperience.  The tanks were purged and cleaned in the ground by EPI.

The kerosene tanks were removed for offsite disposal with waste oil being pumped out of one AST.  Beacon Environmental and MDEP both advised Mr. Fortin to secure or remove the other ASTs and drums.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Mr. Fortin agreed to hand dig spilled waste oil by the drums and dispose of it with his commercial waste.  Oil-contamination in the vicinity of the former UST facility was below the cleanup action level at this time, so no cleanup was required by the Division of Response Services at the time.  I understand that no voluntary cleanup actions were initiated by Mr. Fortin.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  A MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) clearance for the property would be prudent.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the MDEP UST registration file, past spill reports, and the Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment for further information.
3)  No Maine Groundwater Oil Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) insurance is expected.  I understand that the facility and oil contamination from 1987 is not eligible for GW Fund coverage.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-447-2019*Pittston Fire Department discovered their heating oil tanks for their firehouse were leaking on the morning of 8/12/2019.  The tanks were pumped out and removed, but an estimated 15 gallons of oil spilled onto the concrete.

Stuart Blanchard and Brandon Wright responded to the spill, soaked up free product with sorbent pads, and determined oil had leaked beyond the concrete foundation of the building and had contaminated soil on the north side of the building.  The town of Pittston disposed of any contaminated materials inside of the building, and after a conversation with the fire chief and the town officials, the town was put on the Aboveground Storage Tank Fund.

Allstate Environmental Services was contracted to take care of the cleanup.  They cleaned and acid etched the floor, removed contaminated soil, and installed a vent in the side of the exterior building where the tanks were housed.  Allstate then proceeded to seal the floor to help reduce vapors from getting into the firehouse, and they filled the excavated site with crushed rock.

No further response required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-689-2019*The bed of the dump truck caught on electrical lines overextending the hydraulic ram/piston.  The overextension damaged the hydraulic system releasing at least four gallons of fluid to the pavement, which was collected with speedy dry sorbent material.  The remainder of the system's contents was collected for later disposal.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-150-2020*The Department was notified of a 75-gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a tractor trailer accident.  The accident caused one of the saddle tanks to rupture and was being cross-fed from the other tank.  The accident occurred in the median of the highway.

The fire department responded and used sorbent pads to collect the free product of diesel.  The pads were collected into drums and taken off site.  Later that morning, Maine Turnpike Authority officials reviewed the accident site and determined that further measures were warranted in the guardrail system.  Clean Harbors Environmental was hired to do the work and collect the pads from towing company from earlier that morning.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-217-2020*On April 29, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discovery of kerosene in the Northport Village Corporation Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).  Richard McElhaney, the certified operator of the WWTP, reported the discovery to James Crowley, his assigned Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water Quality Inspector on April 24, 2020.  Mr. McElhaney explained that the oil was found during the WWTP's transition to summer operations.

The Northport Village Corporation WWTP is a primary treatment system that discharges into the coastal Belfast Bay. The collection system has three pump stations, but flow is mostly gravity fed into the three Treatment Trains.  Each Treatment Train is comprised of four sedimentation tanks in series.  During winter operations, only one Train is active (Train 3). To transition to summer operations and accommodate summer tourism, the WWTP's treatment capacity is increased.  The two inactive Trains (Trains 1 and 2) are incorporated into the sewage flow and the single active Train (Train 3) is isolated from sewage flow.  Train 3 is left undisturbed for several weeks to allow for settling, then the tanks are dewatered, emptied of solids and cleaned.  A schematic of the WWTP flow has been included in this report; more details can be found in the Northport Village Corporation National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Train 3 was taken offline April 3; three weeks later during the dewatering stage of the process, an estimated 100 gallons of oil was found in the first tank of the Train series.  The first tank allows wastewater to continue through the process by an under-weir, thus no oil was found in the subsequent three tanks.  Mr. McElhaney hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the oily water and disposed of the mixed-liquid media at their Rumery Road treatment facility.  Clean Harbors returned on Friday, May 1, 2020, to remove the oily sludge and disposed of the sludge at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.

Responder Caputo requested the Northport WWTP conduct a thorough investigation of the collection system and pump stations.  Mr. McElhaney stated one of the operators, Fernie Barton, had already done a system-wide inspection but found no evidence of oil flowing through the collection system.  Responder Caputo arranged to inspect the collection system with Mr. Barton on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, to confirm the system was free of petroleum.

A second occurrence of oil in the Northport WWTP occurred on Monday, May 4, 2020, at 8:00PM.  WWTP operators were alerted to the issue when members of the town smelled petroleum vapors coming from their basement drains. Operators checked the WWTP Treatment Trains and found more oil in Treatment Trains 1 and 2.  This time, however, oil was found flowing through the collection system and was traced back to one gravity-fed sewer line with 12 houses on it.  These 12 houses were inspected for signs of an oil spill; a leaking AST was found on the southern side of 12 Auditorium Park.  100 gallons of fuel had been delivered at 1:00PM earlier that day, but the AST was now completely empty.  The leak started at the filter of the tank (later examination of the filter showed signs of condensate within the filter freezing and compromising the gasket); the fuel discharged to the sandy ground and entered the perimeter drain of the house.  Investigation of the basement found six to twelve inches of water and oil.

Clean Harbors was hired to skim the Northport WWTP Treatment Trains again.  Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired to dewater and clean the basement and excavate the contaminated soil around the AST.  EPI also installed a recovery well in the basement when it became apparent oil was still flowing into the sump.  Morse Enterprises was hired to remove contaminated wooden infrastructure from the basement and install new wooden support beams and a stair platform.  A referral was made to Maine Departme
P-130-2020*Parsonsfield Fire Department reported that they had a passenger vehicle in the Ossipee River above the hydro dam.  The vehicle had gone into the river several days earlier and the driver perished.  They reported that there was a slight sheen that could be seen on the surface of the river but nothing recoverable.  The Chief said that he would call me back if the situation changed, and I did not hear back from him.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-185-2020*Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. reported they responded to a small oil discharge at this customer's residence.  The story was that the previous evening, about midnight, they lost heat so their son tried to restart the boiler which included removing the oil filter.  The son reportedly dropped the filter to the concrete floor spilling oil under the oil tank.  The spill was reported cleaned with sorbents.  No oil was known to have reached the sump.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services response was requested.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-186-2020*A motor vehicle collision resulted in the release of less than one gallon of transmission fluid.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-187-2020*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of approximately one gallon of gasoline.  Spilled product impacted a roadside ditch.  Contamination will naturally attenuate.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-188-2020*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product was forced out of the tank at the sight glass then ran down the tank ultimately impacting a cement basement floor.  The tank was cleaned and the cement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-193-2020*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence, due to a leaking pump shaft seal on the boiler.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by an oil service contractor.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted Allstate Environmental Services to wash and sealcoat the floor in order to reduce indoor oil vapors.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-205-2020*A truck accident caused the release of approximately five gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface.  The road surface was cleaned using sorbents and disposed of by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-271-2020*On May 29, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of various vehicular fluids to a marsh in Livermore.  An on-scene fire fighter of the Livermore Falls Fire Department reported that three passenger vehicles had been involved in a collision.  A blue Subaru Outback traveling north on Route 4 was attempting to turn onto Autumn Lane.  A black BMW Series 5 rear-ended the Subaru, knocking it into the path of a red Chevy Silverado traveling south. The collision with the Chevy resulted in the ejection of the Subaru's motor from the engine bay into the nearby woods. The engine began leaking motor oil, transmission fluid and anti-freeze to the marsh.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo applied sorbent materials to the spilled vehicular fluids.  The anti-freeze had already dissolved into the water column, but the petroleum products had not yet degraded.  The engine was removed from the marsh by the on-scene wreck crew.  Sorbent boom was used to contain the affected area and sorbent pads were placed within the boom to collect any lingering free product that would be uncovered by the weekend's rain storm.

Responder Stuart Blanchard returned to the site on Monday June 1, 2020, to collect the sorbents.  He reported no sheen or additional product in the marsh.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-611-2019*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product sprayed onto loam in an area eight feet in diameter.  The impacted loam was hand excavated by the responsible party.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-614-2019*Approximately two gallons of jet fuel was reportedly released onto the asphalt surface of the airport caused by the overfilling of an aircraft due to a faulty shut-off valve.  The released fuel was reportedly cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by jetport personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-575-2019*I received a call indicating a pinched gasket on a filter housing assembly resulted in oil being spilled in the basement at the subject location.  Osborne's Plumbing and Heating Co. personnel performed a cleanup, but did not adequately address the oil vapor issue in the home.  I installed a radon fan to control vapors for a few weeks and instructed Osborne's to do more cleaning.  The vapor control system was removed when vapors were brought under control.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-235-2020*Buxton Fire Department reported that they were responding to a dump truck accident very close to their station.  I arrived to find a Woods Excavating, LLC, dump truck off the road into some trees but still upright.  A fuel line was severed in the accident and about 20 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled onto the wet ground.  Once the truck was removed from the ditch, there were several large ruts in the mud that held water and diesel fuel.  The owner of the truck assisted me in padding up most of the free product and then we spread out fresh pads to collect any residual over the next couple of days.  I took the used sorbents back to the warehouse and the owner of the truck agreed to check on the sorbents that we left behind and pick them up after a couple of days.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-714-2018*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location.  I visited the home, which is seasonally occupied, and found that oil had been lost from one of two home heating oil tanks in the basement due to a corrosion hole.  The amount of the spill is unclear because oil consumption at the property is not consistent, but I estimate it to be around a 50 gallon spill.

The spill appeared to be fairly old and no free product was apparent.  I drilled several small test borings in the concrete slab in an attempt to delineate the spill.  The results indicated that it was worth removing a section of the very thin slab in order to remove the source and prevent vapor intrusion.  This was done and a new floor was poured.

Upon completion of the work, no further remedial action was necessary.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-844-2019*On 10/9/2019 I received a call from Danni Twomey reporting a drip from her oil tank in the basement.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a leak coming from somewhere between the Firomatic valve and the oil filter assembly.  The oil tank itself was not leaking and looked in good condition.  We attempted to close the Firomatic valve, but it did not appear to be seating properly.  Ms. Twomey made arrangements to have the filter assembly and Firomatic valve replaced and I cleaned up a small puddle of oil under the filter.  I left plenty of sorbents on site to catch any small drips until the work was completed.  I then gave Ms. Twomey detailed instructions on how to clean and seal the floor beneath the tank, if needed.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1126-2019*The Brunswick Fire Department reported that a 55-gallon drum containing some type of petroleum product was dumped on the side of the road.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Personnel (MDEP) personnel responded to the location, recovered the drum and brought it to Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-419-2019*Removal of underground oil storage tanks (USTs) at Cobbie's Corner Store in Wayne was reported.  No field screenings were above notification levels, and no other indications of potential discharge were noted during the removal.  Confirmatory lab analysis of the groundwater indicated benzene levels above the notification level.

No further action was required by the Division of Response Services.
A-379-2020*On July 20th, 2020, an unknown brown foam/scum was reported along the coast in Cushing, Maine.  The Maine Department of Marine Resources volunteered to follow up on the report.  Ultimately the incident was determined to not be oil related, and more likely a natural phenomenon.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-123-2020*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of antifreeze resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was addressed by the fire department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-445-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a town-owned boat launch had dead vegetation around it and oil in the water.  I responded to the site location to investigate.  Upon arriving at the boat launch I could see a rainbow sheen in the water.  A slight gasoline smell was present in the air as well.  I conducted a site assessment and I did not find any dead grass or vegetation.  I tried to corral the sheen with sausage boom, however, it was too thin and this technique did not work.  I decided to let the sheen naturally attenuate.  I made this decision because of how thin the sheen was, and amount of boat traffic on the lake kept disturbing the sheen with wave action hitting the shore.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-142-2020*Motor vehicle accident resulted in discharge of unknown (small) quantity of anti-freeze onto pavement. Report was received as notification only from Sanford Fire Department.  The spill was cleaned up using Speedi-dri sorbent material. Speedi-dri was disposed of by Sanford Fire Department.

No further action from Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
A-513-2018*Responder Nina Caputo received notification of a leak of eight to nine gallons of #2 fuel oil to the ground at 102 Beechwood Street, Thomaston, ME.  Tony Leo of the Thomaston Fire Department reported an AST had been brought to the property and was intended to be scrapped.  However, the tank began leaking once the tenant, Mr. Kevin Libby, began cutting into the tank.

Responder Caputo and Responder Jeremy Greenman investigated the scene and found a six-foot diameter stain in the driveway and on the neighbor's property. The nearest surface water was 1000 feet away and all properties within 300 feet of the spill site were on town water supply.  Responder Caputo advised Mr. Libby to excavate the contaminated soil down six inches and to dispose of the material at a licensed facility.  Mr. Libby did not agree to complete the cleanup and Responder Caputo and Responder Greenman left the scene.  The case was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Norris Butch Bowie in Enforcement unit.

Butch Bowie was able to work with Mr. Libby to ensure the contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-496-2018*Carol Wells of Foreside Real Estate Management reported that a copper oil line had leaked at Building #1.  She was concerned that it be reported and wasn't sure how serious it was or how quickly they should respond.  I visited the site and found that the spill was minor and whoever had repaired the line had removed what little stained soil was present.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-86-2020*On 2/22/2020, Pan Am Railways reported that one quart of lube oil had spilled in Waterville.  The discharge was due to the engine containment overfilling. The oily snow and debris were bagged up and disposed of by Pan Am.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-90-2020*Cianbro Corp. reported that 1/2 to one gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from an excavator caused by a leaking o-ring.  The contaminated snow and ice was removed by Cianbro and disposed of as oily waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-259-2016*A track bucket truck owned by Coutts Brothers electrical construction released a cup of hydraulic oil to soil due to an oil catch bin overfilling with rain water. The bin was emptied and contaminated soils removed from the site. The contaminated debris were disposed of at a local oil disposal facility.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-485-2018*Fabian Oil reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank of less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil at Hammond Lumber Company in Belgrade.

Hammond personnel cleaned up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-766-2019*On 9/18/2019 I received a call from Chad Kinney of Dead River Company reporting a weeping oil tank at this location.  While topping off the tank, he noticed the tank was wet near a bottom seam on the tank.  He notified Maine Oxy and Dead River management.  Dead River will work with their customer to resolve the issue.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further Response Services action required.
A-181-2020*On April 12, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Readfield.  Four gallons were discharged after high winds and heavy snow compromised the integrity of the transformer.

The transformer was untagged for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination.  Laboratory testing performed on the transformer oil showed a PCB concentration of less than one part per million (ppm).  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and sorbents.  National Response Corporation (NRC) Environmental Services was later contracted for more extensive cleanup and excavation.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report and laboratory results for further details.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-431-2020*ND Paper in Old Town called to report a spill of #6 oil in the basement of the recovery boiler.  The spill was initially thought to be less than fifty gallons and not to have reached the industrial wastewater treatment plant system.  However, oil was later found in a sewer pump station which led ND Paper personnel to conclude the spill was much larger than initially thought.  The attached e-mail describes the clean-up actions by ND Paper.

Outside contractors were hired who in total removed four thousand gallons of oil and industrial effluent with vacuum trucks from the pump station, the recovery boiler basement, and the primary clarifier of the treatment plant.  No oil was observed in the aeration area or the secondary clarifier.  An attached final report from ND Paper describes the complete cleanup action and recovery.  In all, 1300 gallons of oil were recovered from the sewer treatment system and the recovery boiler building's basement according to estimates.

The spill was referred to enforcement for not notifying the Department of the spill within the required statutory time period. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-245-2020*After a tank truck was loaded, the dome on top of the tank was not secured completely.  When the truck got underway, less than one gallon of heating oil was released out the dome.  Spilled product impacted the overfill trough on top of the tank then drained onto the pavement.  Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled product.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-544-2019*The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that they had been contacted by Brookfield Renewable to report a spill.  I called back their Senior Compliance Specialist who explained that as employees were doing their inspections of the hydro-generating unit, they noticed one unit was low on oil.  The unit was shut down for further inspection. Employees had to add approximately 75 gallons to refill the unit.  It was stated that the unit had had a mechanical failure allowing a small amount of oil to leak out over an extended period of time.  After further inspection of the unit during its shutdown, approximately 72 gallons was removed from the bottom of the unit, which was disposed of properly.  No visible sheen was noticed on the river.  However, some oil was noticed on the dam grating.  No other resources were at risk.  No site visit was needed due to no visible sheen or emergency cleanup action required.  See attached National Response Center Report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-548-2019*On September 16, 2019 The Holiday Park Manager called to report that one of their mobile home renters had an oil spill. The renter claimed 100 gallons was delivered to his home. Upon my arrival I noticed some staining and heating oil dripping from the filter. I hired an excavator to remove the contaminated soil. The renter stated 100 gallons was missing. After a few small excavator bucket loads had been removed. I tested the soil with the Oil and Soil shake test. The test came back clean. No further excavation was needed. The amount actually spilled was approximately 5-10 gallons. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-684-2019*Sara Caldwell of Northeast Paving reported a discharge of less than five gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on their equipment working in the Belfast quarry.  She reported that they used sorbent material to clean up the equipment and affected ground.

No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated.
B-66-2020*I received a report that a tractor trailer accident had occurred at the subject location due to icy road conditions.  The incident resulted in a punctured saddle tank which caused diesel fuel to be spilled to the roadway.  When I arrived, some sorbents had already been used to recover spilled product which I picked up.  I also pumped about 180 gallons of unspilled fuel from the saddle tanks on the truck.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-400-2020*On July 30th, 2020, ND Paper reported a release of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to pavement.

The release was due to a broken line on a loader working at the paper mill.  Spilled product was picked up with sorbents for disposal.  More details on the incident can be found in the report prepared by ND Paper, which is attached.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-342-2020*On 5/10/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Responder Nathan Tower responded to the site of a lube (gear) oil spill of approximately three quarts.  The spill was reported by Lisbon Fire Department.  The spill was the result of a seal failure on the differential of a truck.

The oil was collected using absorbent pads and speedy dry oil absorbent.  Waste was disposed of by MDEP Responder Nathan Tower.  Waste was consolidated with other waste in the flammable solid waste shed at MDEP Portland warehouse for disposal at a later date.  The damaged vehicle had been towed and the operator had left the scene before MDEP arrival.  Operator information was not available.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-516-2019*A car fire at Pine Ridge Loop in Livermore Falls was reported.  There was a concern that the Fire Department used PFAS containing foam.  I contacted the Livermore Falls Fire Chief who informed me that the foam used did not contain PFAS.

Maine Rural Water Association recieved calls with concerns that the incident was near the two public wells for the Pine Ridge Loop Park and the site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for well sampling and monitoring.

A-88-2019*On February 14, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a tree harvester fire in Farmingdale.  Ted Haskell, the Safety Manager at Steven McGee Construction Co., reported a company tree harvester was actively burning and had potentially discharged petroleum product to the ground.  The harvester was located in a woodlot an estimated half mile off of Harwood Road through the forest; there were no roads that provided access to the harvester's location. Due the harvester's inaccessibility, the fire continued in a controlled burn.  Snow and ice helped contain the fire and firefighters were stationed around the blaze with extinguishers.

Upon arrival on-scene, the harvester was still lightly burning.  Responder Caputo was able to assess the soil in a five-foot radius around the harvester using oleophilic dye tests.  All tests had no indication of petroleum contamination. Using a rake, Responder Caputo was able to take a sample of foliage debris from under the burning harvester; using visual and olfactory indicators, Responder Caputo determined the leaves and sticks were contaminated.

Responder Caputo requested the soil underneath the harvester be assessed for petroleum contamination after the fire was out and the harvester had been removed.  The harvester was confirmed to have been removed from site on March 15, 2019.  Responder Caputo requested confirmation of soil assessment from McGee Construction on March 21, 2019 and was informed there was slight surface contamination; Responder Caputo required excavation of contaminated materials, but never received confirmation of removal.  On April 30, 2019, Responder Caputo re-requested confirmation of removal of contaminated materials, but no confirmation was ever submitted.  Due to office tempo, Responder Caputo was unable to follow-up on this site assessment.  It is unknown if one was ever completed.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-330-2020*On June 30th, 2020, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) reported the discovery and planned seizure of hazardous materials from a clandestine laboratory in Winthrop, Maine.

Responders Stuart Blanchard and Jeremy Greenman responded to the site to meet with the MDEA and Winthrop Fire and Rescue.

After the MDEA made entry, completed their evidence gathering, and treated the remaining materials, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services assisted with the cataloging and overpacking of the hazardous materials on site.  The recovered materials were involved with a methamphetamine operation, and were placed in the MDEP Central Maine Regional Office's hazardous storage building to await final disposal.

No further response by the MDEP should be required.
A-582-2018*On October 25, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was called by a SERVPRO employee to report a hydraulic oil spill at the Augusta WalMart that SERVPRO had been hired to clean.  WalMart staff neglected to call the Division of Response Services to report the spill; on-scene, Responder Caputo reminded managerial staff that it is the facility's responsibility to report the spill.

Speaking with SERVPRO staff, Responder Caputo reiterated that they were not authorized to conduct oil cleanup, however, the cleanup was already completed when they reported the event.  SERVPRO was granted a debris letter to dispose of the oily material they had collected.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-274-2020*Erin Pike of St. Germain & Associates reported that during the removal of a diesel dispenser at the J&S Grocery in Sanford they found some contamination.  The readings were quite low and none of the Oil in Soil testing were positive.  As they excavated further down, the contamination got lighter (refer to the Site Assessment in the underground storage tank (UST) file at Maine Department of Environmental Protection for more details).  I did not require any further soil analysis or removal.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-409-2020*Wanzek Construction, Inc., reported a small discharge of diesel fuel which had resulted from an overfill of construction equipment at a site in Farmington.  Wanzek crews cleaned up the discharge and arranged for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-423-2020*ABC Supply Company reported a discharge of two to three gallons of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks making a delivery at 13 Hathaway Street in Waterville.  The driver was able to clean up the spilled material with an onboard spill kit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-90-2020*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill.  The homeowner had not burned as much oil as Downeast thought as they had recently switched to a heat pump.  The aboveground storage tank (AST) is still connected to a furnace and the homeowner was satisfied with the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-256-2020*On May 21st, 2020, Pan Am Railways reported a release of less than half a quart of hydraulic oil at the Route 23 crossing in Hinckley, Maine.  The spill was due to a mechanical failure, and was confined to pavement at the crossing.  The spill was picked up with sorbents by Pan Am Railways for disposal.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-330-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a mechanical failure caused hydraulic fluid to leak onto a paved surface.  The facility where this occurred was Ocean Point Marina.  The caller stated that no oil had made it to the water, however, it was close to the shoreline.  When the discharge occurred, the hydraulic hose was under pressure, and the oil released was in the form of a mist, rather than thick puddled oil.  Due to this mist type of release, there was no recoverable product.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-512-2018*On September 13, 2018, a crane at SAPPI North America began weeping hydraulic oil from a loose fitting. Oil was discharged to the machinery surface and ground.  Sorbent materials were used to contain and collect free product.  A front loader scraped up contaminated loam and oil contaminated sorbents were disposed of in wasters on site.

No action required from the Division of Response Services.
I-193-2019*Division of Response was notified of a half-gallon spill of number 2 heating oil to a basement aboveground storage tank due to a  failed vent whistle.  The basement spill was cleaned using sorbents and washing.  Daigle Oil Company also removed soil near the fill pipe due to an approximate cup of number 2 fuel oil spilling on the ground.

No site visit was warranted.   Division of Response called homeowner who was satisfied with the clean-up from Daigle Oil and declined a visit from Division of Response.


No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-158-2018*Approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the garage of the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion in the piping of the AST and the released oil impacted the underlying soils below the concrete slab foundation.  The oil entered into a drainage system that discharged into the back yard of the residence and then into the ocean.  Based on usage calculations, up to 100 gallons of oil may have been discharged into underlying soils or through the drainage system and into the ocean.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and contracted Allstate Environmental Services to build an oil water separator at the discharge point of the drain pipe.  Sorbents were used to collect oil as it was naturally flushed from the system over time.  Sorbents were changed out on a weekly basis by the homeowner and MDEP personnel picked up the waste materials for disposal regularly.  The oil water separator was dismantled in September 2018, as no additional oil was observed.  Oil impacted soil may remain underneath the garage floor but did not affect the air quality inside the home and therefore will remain in place.

The spill was reported to the National Response Center (NRC) on 3/5/2018 by the MDEP (see attached NRC Report #1206053)

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-593-2018*On 10/29/2018, Rick Derboghosian of the Maine State Marine Patrol reported that a sheen had been observed near Atwood Lobster in Spruce Head.  A source or a product was not identified, however, it was thought that it likely could have been from a boat bilge.  The small sheen dissipated, and no further action is expected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-971-2019*A oil delivery truck driver experienced a 'scully mishap' which resulted in the release of less than one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-164-2020*On Friday, 2/28/20, late evening notice was received through Maine State Police Dispatch, from Irving Oil Co. representative, of a #2 oil leak from the aboveground storage tank (AST) facility in the basement.  Matt Sullivan advised me that he was a subcontractor burner technician for Irving and not set up for oil spill cleanup himself.  While Irving staff mitigated the leak and initiated cleanup of the oil on the floor, plans were made for a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services assessment in the morning.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a single family house with full unfinished basement located in a rural residential area, and served by private well water.  Ms. Jeannie Walker was serving as representative for her mother, the facility and homeowner.  The facility includes a 275-gallon vertical single-wall steel AST on the basement floor supplied about a year before by Irving.  There was a second old and out-of-service 275-gallon AST on end in the basement (see attached) that Ms. Walker's brother was interested in taking for his use.  I advised her to have Irving take this AST for scrapping rather than to reuse an old AST.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Saturday, 2/29/20, the AST facility service tag and statement by Ms. Walker was that an Irving Company burner technician had serviced the facility that Friday, the day the discharge was discovered.  The discharge was determined to be a bad filter installation during the servicing.  Ms. Allen and Walker had discovered the leak by noticing oil odor in the home.  Leak volume appeared to be one to three gallons.  MDEP Division of Response Services determined Irving to be primary responsible party for the discharge cleanup.

On the morning of 2/29/20, I noted oil still on the concrete basement floor and oil saturated cloth towels applied by the homeowner.  Though the filter leak appeared to have been repaired, Irving appeared not to have initiated any cleanup actions the evening before.  Table legs had oil wicked up the bottom from the floor, and under a file cabinet.  The sump in the concrete floor had neither water nor oil present.  Oil odor was present in the basement and on first floor living area.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 2/29/20, Irving did not initiate cleanup actions the previous evening as I expected.  No sorbents such as pads nor speedy dry sorbent material had been applied.  I applied sorbents to the oil on the floor and while still onsite, I contacted Kristen and Mr. John Delaney of Irving and instructed Irving to have a crew respond this day and begin cleanup to include wiping the oiled floor dry, removing sorbents for disposal, cleaning the underside of the belongings on the floor, and washing the oiled floor with detergent.  I advised Irving that they had violated Maine statute in failing to initiate satisfactory cleanup.

MDEP Division of Response Services incurred no direct spill cleanup costs other than some sorbents and travel expense.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  The volume of the discharge did not appear to threaten the residential drinking water well.
2)  I understand that Irving representatives returned and completed a cleanup satisfactory to the homeowner.
3)  This spill report shall not represent an environmental site assessment, nor that this discharge was remediated to original or pristine condition.
4)  Irving appears to be primary responsible party for spill cleanup as the leak appeared to be associated with service work earlier in the day Friday.  No Maine Groundwater Clean-Up Fund AST insurance coverage is expected.
5)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-440-2019*Downeast Energy burner technician reported that he had spilled some oil while cleaning the Riello burner's jack.  He reported that about a half a gallon spilled onto the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the concrete surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-459-2019*Visited underground storage tank (UST) removal at this location.  The UST was removed without incident, and no contamination was encountered.

See Maine Department of Environmental Protection Site Assessment report submitted by Beacon Environmental Consultants for more information.
A-492-2019*A delivery truck from Schneider National was discovered leaking oil in the loading area of the parking lot of the Tractor Supply Co. store in Thomaston, Maine.  A response was required, and Stuart Blanchard responded to the spill.

The spill was initially reported as five to ten gallons.  Upon arrival at the site it became apparent the spill involved five to ten five-gallon buckets of hydraulic oil.  This brought the estimated spill amount to 50 gallons.  The oil was leaking out of the box truck onto the pavement, however, it did not reach any drains.  Initially the spill was contained with sorbents, boom and pads.

It was determined the load was improperly secured within the truck and became free during transport.  A pallet of hydraulic oil buckets was partially crushed by moving pallets of wood fiber bricks, discharging oil across the inside of the box truck.

Schneider contacted ACV Enviro to clean up the spill.  Tractor Supply Co. employees assisted removing the damaged products and pallets.  ACV arrived with two technicians and a drum.  All free product was absorbed, bagged, and drummed, while some remained absorbed into the floor of the box truck and a stain was left in the parking lot.

Remaining contaminated materials included pallets soaked with oil, a pallet of sand blasting sand soaked in oil, several broken buckets of oil, a drum of sorbents, and bags of sorbent pads, and a few contaminated wood fiber bricks.  These were gathered on clean pallets and covered in plastic, and they were picked up by Clean Harbors Environmental Services later in the week for disposal.

No further response by Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
A-489-2019*Toby Watson of Statewide Towing Company reported a discharge of transmission fluid from a disabled automobile on Western Avenue in Augusta.  The location was given as Western Avenue at the intersection of Capitol Street and Western Avenue, however, the streets do not intersect.  In any event, the discharge was to asphalt and Mr. Watson was able to clean up the affected area with sorbent materials.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-169-2019*Division of Response was notified of a vehicle submerged in Hanson lake.   Upon arriving at scene the vehicle was out of the water and on dry land via tow truck.  There were no signs of any product in the waterway.   No visible sheens nor free product was in the water.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-592-2019*The Department was notified of an oil sheen occurring above the Brookfield dam near Main Street.  The Department inspected the sheen and did locate it at the Main Street bridge.  Upstream, Brookfield was in the process of installing a fish ladder, though no sheen was observed in that area.  It came from an unknown source as the sheen was not observed further up the river.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-843-2018*Notice was received from the U. S. Coast Guard of a mystery, rainbow oil sheen of about 500 yards long, located in the area of the Maine State Ferry Terminal.  No cleanup actions were practical or initiated.  No source nor responsible party was identified.  See attached National Response Center report.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-732-2019*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified of a 55-gallon drum of an unknown substance off an access road.  The drum was found by the neighboring property owner approximately one year ago and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), Bureau of Warden Service (BWS) reported it to the MDEP for investigation.

Upon arrival on scene, the 55-gallon drum was observed to be an upright plastic barrel and slightly bulging.  Both of the bungs were installed and allowed for a slow release when opened.  The Department used a Photoionization Detector once the air was released and observed volatile organic compound readings as high as 1,000 parts per million.  After removing the loose bung, the Department collected a sample of the product using a Colliwasa tube.  The coloration and smell lead both the Department and BWS to believe the barrel contained water and gasoline.  The barrel was approximately 2/3 full with approximately five inches of water on the bottom.  No observed staining on the ground or active leaks.

Due to the remoteness of the site, the Department contacted a fisheries biologist with MDIFW regarding property ownership.  Based on the approximate location, MDIFW believes the barrel to be located on their property and will make arrangements for proper disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-642-2019*Fabian Oil Co. reported that they had overfilled an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at the Nichols Expo Center in Wilton.  The AST had not been damaged and the estimated half-gallon discharge impacted concrete and some vegetation.

Fabian Oil crews cleaned up the affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-958-2019*The Department was notified of a four-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The transformer spilled to the dirt below it where it was collected by Central Maine Power Co. and disposed of.

The Department visited the site and determined no further action necessary.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-959-2019*The Department was notified of a less than one-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The spill was contained to a dirt embankment above a road ditch.  National Response Corp. was hired to remove the oily debris and dispose of it.

The Department visited the site and determined the cleanup was sufficient.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-960-2019*The Department was notified of a two-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  National Response Corp. was hired to remove contaminated soil and dispose of it.

The Department visited the site and found it satisfactory.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-640-2018*On November 14, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a leaking transformer to ground in Anson.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) discovered Pole 77 had been downed from the recent windstorm.  Sorbent material was used to collect the free product; sorbents, soil and branches were collected into one 55-gallon drum and disposed of by CMP spill response teams.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report for further details.  No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-12-2020*An unknown amount of oil was discharged from an overfill by Martime Energy of a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) at a residence.  Oil was discharged out the vent to the soil and snow outside, as well as the rock foundation inside the basement area.  Oil was found dripping onto the concrete pad that the tank was sitting on.  I responded to the discharge and found the oil burner technician still in the process of cleaning the area.  I did a quick site assessment, and a damage assessment on the AST.  I could not find any structural damage to the tank from the overpressurization of the overfill.  I did find oil still dripping down the rock foundation and onto the dirt floor below.  Oil seemed to be seeping in from the outside.  I worked with the technician to hand-excavate the affected ice, snow and soil.  Maritime Energy handled the disposal for the materials removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-165-2020*On April 8th, 2020, a gentleman by the name of Gentle Bear, reported an unknown film or sheen in the drainage ditch by his mailbox.  The concerned citizen was curious if it was coming from the neighboring property, 59 Packard Road, citing a spill (A-324-2004) which had occurred 16 years prior.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site and made contact with Gentle Bear and his neighbors.  No sheen or film could be found at the site.  Multiple shake tests came up negative.  No sign of oil could be found on the property, although the responder did note a large pile of garbage.  The only aboveground storage tank on the site was reported as still in the basement, where the previous spill had occurred.  The basement is now completely filled with water and mud, but there was no sheen on top of the water there either.  It seems very unlikely this incident would be related to the previous spill given the amount of time which has passed.

Gentle Bear was able to produce a sample of some liquid he claimed to have procured from the film / sheen, the previous September.  Whatever this was, it did show up on the photoionization detector as a volatile organic compound, but without any proof the sample indeed came from the drainage ditch, no further action can be taken.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
B-23-2020*I received a call indicating that a spill occurred at the subject location, a mental health facility, while some work was being done in the boiler room.  Personnel from Border Electric Co. were moving materials out of the boiler room and the filter was inadvertently struck causing a slow leak.  The leak was noticed the following morning by maintenance staff.  Border Electric personnel were quickly dispatched to repair the leak and clean up the oil.  Oil was contained to a concrete floor in the boiler room which is isolated from living and working space.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-180-2020*On April 12, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Wales. 18 gallons were discharged after high winds and heavy snow compromised the integrity of the transformer.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) linemen reported the spill appeared pooled and concentrated around the base of the utility pole.

The transformer was untagged for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination.  Laboratory testing performed on the transformer oil showed a PCB concentration of less than one part per million (ppm).  CMP dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and sorbents.  National Response Corporation (NRC) Environmental Services was later hired to conduct more extensive excavation.

Responder Caputo conducted a site visit on April 21, 2020 and found cleanup to be satisfactory.

See attached CMP Oil Spill Report and laboratory results for further details.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-153-2020*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday 2/25/20, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Westbrook Fire Department (WFD) of a K1 heating oil leak from this residential, outside, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 2/26/20, the location found is dense suburban residential served by municipal water and sewer service.  The subject AST was a horizontal installation and had a top-feed fuel line.  The AST appeared to have suffered an internal corrosion hole (see photos).  The leak had soaked into the soil and spill volume was difficult to assess.  There was no indoor oil vapor intrusion nor threat to drinking water.  The homeowner was not at home during my site visit and did not contact me.

WFD had applied a Magna Patch which appeared to be stopping the leak for the time, and had applied a drip pan and speedy dry sorbent material to the ground.  I contacted Park Manager Mike Hicks, advised him of the discharge and met him onsite.  As property owners, The Hamlet, was also a responsible party for the discharge and cleanup.  Mr. Hicks stated he would be in contact with the facility owner about getting the tank promptly pumped out and the failed tank replaced.  Dodge Oil Company was reported to be arranging for a replacement oil AST.  Dodge Oil and The Hamlet were to clean up accessible contaminated media.

1)  I understand that the failed AST has been replaced.  MDEP Division of Response Services was not advised of the tank replacement and was not onsite to assess the discharge and cleanup.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment, nor to imply the spill is clean to original or pristine condition.  Oil-contaminated media may remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-781-2019*Transformer spilled its contents due to storm damage.  Central Maine Power Company cleaned up affected debris.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-569-2020*Approximately 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a hole in the copper feed line of the AST.

The hole was likely caused by damage sustained from an 8/6/2020 service performed on the AST system in which the line was "blown out" with pressure using a compressed gas cylinder.

The oil line was situated underneath the concrete floor and inside a protective crush proof sleeve as well as a larger PVC pipe chase.  The oil leaked from the copper line, through a break in the crush proof sleeve, and into the PVC pipe.  After the PVC pipe was full, the oil leaked onto the surface of the concrete floor where the PVC emanated from below grade near the chimney in a finished room.  The released oil impacted the concrete floor, carpeting, and sheetrock of the living space as well as several two by four inch studs and bottom plates underneath the stairwell.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup. Allstate Environmental Services was contracted to remove all oil impacted materials, clean the floor with sorbents and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.

The site was referred to the MDEP Division of Technical Services for the concern that oil may have impacted the underlying soils.  A series of borings were made in the concrete floor in the area of the spill and it was determined,  based on readings with a photoionization detector (PID), that under-slab impact was minimal and any oil vapors would be remediated by the existing Sub Slab Depressurization System (SSDS) that was being used for radon mitigation at the residence.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-357-2019*On 5/2/19, at request of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Facilities unit, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services visited this suburban residential location to confirm the possible past abandonment-by-removal of a consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank facility (UST).

By the back door was a 1.25 to 1.5 inch diameter steel pipe riser of about four feet high with a fuel vent pipe cap, characteristic of a residential heating oil UST, indicating this UST was not properly abandoned 10 years previously as claimed by a former owner/operator (see attached photos).  Vent and fill pipe are required to be removed with abandonment of a UST.  Proper facility abandonment efforts were referred back to MDEP UST facilities unit.  This facility does not appear to fit qualifications for abandonment in place.  Further MDEP Division of Response Services involvement is possible with future UST facility removal.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-780-2018*On December 18, 2018 VL Tammaro Oil Company Incorporated called to report that one of their customers called to report that their oil tank had been hit by the plow guy. The filter was severed and was leaking. Upon my arrival the oil technician had plugged the hole and was in the process of pumping out the tank. The oil had leaked under the snow and under the tank. I hired an excavator to remove the contaminated soil. The drinking water well was not very close to the spill and did not appear to be at risk. The spill was reported as a half a tank but after excavation and records from the oil company it was determined to be approximately 10 gallons. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-505-2018*During the removal of an underground storage tank at 369 School Street in Unity (A-461-2018), Scott Reed, owner of the abutting property reached out to the Responder on site, Nina Caputo.  He requested guidance on disposing two drums he found on his property.  The drums were located at the garage door on the back of the building.  The drums had leaked to their immediate surroundings in a four foot diameter spill.

Mr. Reed did not know what the drums contained.  Responder Jeremy Greenman assisted with investigation and determined the drums contained motor oil and water.  A field test for PCBs was conducted and came back negative.  Mr. Reed was directed to dispose of the drums and their contents at a licensed facility, test the wells at 391 and 369 School Street for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH), excavate the contaminated soil and dispose of it at a licensed facility.

Mr. Reed disposed of the drums through Clean Harbors Environmental Services on September 19, 2018.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services conducted well testing for 391 and 369 School Street; both results came back negative for contamination.  Characterization of the contaminated soil was completed on October 5, 2018; the results allowed soil to be accepted at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, Maine. Soil excavation occurred on Saturday October 6, 2018.  Responder Caputo confirmed complete remediation with a visual inspection.  Mr. Reed stored the 1.17 tons of contaminated soil in a sealed tote until disposal on February 25, 2019.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-174-2020*The Department was notified of a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic hose.  The spill was contained to pavement and was cleaned up by Public Works personnel.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-788-2018*On December 21, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that a lobsterman from Jonesport was thought to be launching his skiff from his pick-up truck when his vehicle slid down the boat ramp. The vehicle fully submerged.  No visible sheen was noticed at the time. The owner stated he only had a small amount of gasoline in the tank. The vehicle was towed out the next morning. No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.  See attached National Response Center Report

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-47-2020*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an aboveground storage tank (AST) overfill.  The vent had a "weak whistle" and was spilled onto the pavement below it.  The driver used speedy-dry sorbent material to collect the oil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-48-2020*The Department was notified of a 75 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a punctured saddle tank.  The driver was on I-95 Northbound when he struck an object in the roadway.  The object punctured the saddle tank and caused the leak. The driver left the highway and traveled to the Irving Station where the rest of the spill was contained.

The Department visited the site and found the staining coming from the Exit 2 off-ramp, onto the bypass and into the Irving Station.  No drains or waterways were impacted and a large stain was left on the roadway surface.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-52-2020*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of antifreeze resulting from a vehicle malfunction.  The vehicle had broken down on Pond Road and was pushed onto Sheffield Avenue.  The antifreeze leaked from the vehicle onto the roadway and some into a catch basin.  Public Works personnel were to collect as best they could the antifreeze from the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-458-2018*Responder Nina Caputo received a report of 4,000 gallons of steam condensate contaminated with black liquor spilling from a leaking sump and fiberglass pipe to an excavation pit and the mill sewer system.  Once the leak was discovered, all processes were shut down and the leaking sump was directly discharged to the mill wastewater treatment facility. The excavation pit already had a sump system discharging to the plant sewer system.  No effects to the wastewater treatment system were observed.

See Androscoggin Mill Spill Incident Report for further details.

No further actions required by the Division of Response Services.
I-175-2019*Division of Response was notified to a 25 gallon release of hydraulic oil to crushed rock due to a broken hose.  Once on site Response Services used sorbents to stop the spread of oil.  Allen's Environmental was called to remove and vacuum the crushed rock which will be brought to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.

No further Division Response action is needed at this time.
I-217-2019*Division of Response was notified of a 45 gallon hydraulic spill on a slasher due to a busted hose.  The slasher operator was able to shut down the supply line to the hose to stop any further release.  Allen's Environmental was called to clean the release while fines and other sorbents were brought to the fuel reclaimer for disposal.

No site visit was made.
No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
A-555-2019*Cumberland Farms reported an overfill at the pump.  It was estimated .32 gallons (42 ounces) was spilled to pavement.  The spill was cleaned with sorbents, which was disposed of in an oily waste drum for proper disposal.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services response was deemed necessary.  No further response should be required.
A-665-2018*On November 28, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil to asphalt and soil at Colby College.  A Waste Management, Inc., truck had a hydraulic line burst while lifting a dumpster for trash collection.

Matt Mulcahy, Director of Operations and Maintenance, reported that Waste Management had already cleaned up the majority of the spilled oil and oily debris, however, he was going to request more soil excavation.  He was advised to call the Division of Response Services again if there were any continued problems.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
I-142-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a one gallon diesel fuel spill that was released to soils due to a break in a fuel line.  Soils and grasses were removed and disposed of through Pineland Farms waste stream.


No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-431-2019*Consumers Fuel Company (Consumers) reported a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at a condominium complex on Dockside Lane in Belfast.  The resident returned home to see a small amount of oil on the concrete floor under the AST in her garage.  She called Consumers and a technician was able to determine the leak was from a loose flare union.  He repaired the connection and cleaned up the estimated 1/2 gallon spill.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1014-2019*The Department was notified of a one cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the fuel filter having two gaskets when installed.  The filter dripped for about a week until it was noticed by the homeowner.  Dead River Company returned to the site, replaced the filter with the proper gasket and cleaned up the spill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-25-2020*I received a call indicating a hydraulic leak had occurred on the TM2 tilt table at the subject location.  The incident resulted in about 10 gallons of oil being released to a concrete floor, where mill personnel used sorbents to clean it up.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-966-2019*The Department was notified of a 75-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged regulator at a substation.  The damaged part caused the system to catch fire and spray oil onto the gravel, concrete and fence around the station.  The transformer was untagged and analysis found polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) content at 44.1 parts per million.  As such, the contaminated soil was removed and the concrete and fence area were washed.

The Department visited the site and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-967-2019*The Department was notified of a less than one gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The debris was collected by Central Maine Power Co. and disposed of.

The Department visited the site and determined the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-872-2019*When an oil delivery driver was reeling in the hose, the hose reel button stuck which overwound the hose causing the nozzle to engage.  As a result, less than one gallon of heating oil was released to the roadway which was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-875-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel. The tank is located in a maintenance room on the ground floor of a commercial building but supplies fuel to a generator on the 5th floor.  A contributing factor is the fill is on the inside, but the tank is vented outside, so the whistle cannot be heard.  Some product was released out the vent which impacted the stone brick construction as well as bark mulch and soil at grade.  The brick was washed and all visible signs of impacted bark mulch and soil were removed via hand excavation.  Some product was also forced out the sight glass on the tank.  Spilled product ran down the side of the tank to the cement floor below.  A rudimentary berm has been installed which confined product to the area immediately beneath the tank.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover spilled product.  The case was referred to the Fire Marshal's office to address many code violations.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.



P-878-2019*The resident living at the intersection of these roads complained about an oil odor emanating from the catch basin in front of their house.  Standing water in the basin did not have free product or sheen on top.  Field screening of said basin, plus intercepting catch and sewer basins, did not present any evidence of volatile organic compounds or explosive vapors.  The odor was potentially attributed to incomplete combustion exhaust from a neighbor.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-882-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) collected the waste and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required as the spill was contained to the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-884-2019*The Department was notified of an eight gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) collected the waste and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required as the spill was contained to the roadway with minimal impacts to an adjacent ditch.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-213-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a twenty gallon release of hydraulic to soil due to a ruptured crane hose.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill and these were subsequently brought to the mill boiler for disposal.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
P-743-2019*Approximately 50 feet of secondary containment piping was abandoned in place upon the removal of the underground storage tank of the nursing home facility on 9/10/2019.  The owner of the facility did not want to excavate the pavement in order to remove the piping.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) provided a waiver to allow the piping to stay in place.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services.
P-744-2019*Approximately .5 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement. The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and clean the impacted floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MEDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-750-2019*While preparing to landscape at the new fish ladder project site, piping for an underground storage tank (UST) was discovered at the corner of Water Street and Elm Street, adjacent to the Saco River.  I met with the contractors on site to facilitate the removal of the UST and determine if any further work would be required.

Excavating around the UST for removal determined that the end of the tank was impinged by the anchor of the guidewires attached to the adjacent electrical pole, or directing adjacent to it.  Additionally, the end of the UST was abutting the Route 1 embankment even further complicating removal of the tank.  Central Maine Power Company was notified of the situation and visited the site.  They confirmed that removal of the UST would require repositioning of the anchor, and possible damage to the embankment.

Considering that the tank was empty and removal would jeopardize adjacent infrastructure, it was determined that the UST could be abandoned in place.  The tank was scheduled to be filled with concrete the following day.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-751-2019*A vehicle's gasoline tank developed a leak releasing gasoline for approximately three miles starting on Route 1 by the Well's Corner Shopping Plaza and running down Drake Island Road 0.5 miles until the vehicle came to rest.  The driver placed a blanket under the leak until the Wells Fire Department responded with sorbents.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  Most of the gasoline was contained to the road where it volatized and left a stain.  Where the vehicle came to rest, there was a small amount of gasoline remaining, but not of concern.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-684-2019*The Department was notified of a large sheen in the vicinity of Bug Light Park in South Portland, ME, stretching from Bug  Light to Portland Pipeline's Pier #2.  I followed up on the report and found the report to be accurate, but no source was evident.  One of the storm drains had a sheen around it, most likely the point of entry into the water.  I check the parking lot for evidence of a source, but heavy rains made it difficult to discern oil stains from water.  I checked the parking lot later in the week once the pavement had a chance to dry, and found several oil stains though nothing was recoverable.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-437-2019*Cumberland County Dispatch reported that they had received a 911-call stating that a wrecker had gone into the ocean off Harpswell Islands Road.  The wrecker was being used to launch floats (docks) into the water when its brakes failed and it rolled into the water.  There was a small sheen seen around the wrecker, but it was not safe to deploy any sorbents.  By the time I arrived, they had already pulled the wrecker out of the water and the sheen had dissipated.  The owner believed that the sheen was from engine oil because his fuel tank was still full.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-438-2019*Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy reported they had a small leak at their bulk plant in Yarmouth.  I visited the site and saw that they have six, vertical aboveground storage tanks in a shared containment dike.  The pump that is mounted inside the containment that is used to pump oil into the tanks had a slow leak, probably from a gasket or seal.  Downeast had placed sorbent pads underneath the pump to collect the oil and had called Portland Pump Co. to come fix the pump.  Once the pump was fixed, they were going to have Clean Harbors Environmental Services come and recover the oily rainwater from inside the dike and dispose of it.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-287-2017*I received a report indicating a city-owned bus suffered a ruptured hydraulic hose at the subject location resulting in a small oil spill to pavement. The spill was contained to pavement and recovered with sorbents by City of Bangor personnel.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-303-2020*All States Asphalt, Inc., reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a broken line on a roller/compactor on the Route 1 Bridge in Belfast.  All States crews cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time.
A-40-2020*On 1/29/20, Responder Caputo and I responded to an anonymous report of an oil spill at the entered location, a farm operation-maintenance garage.  Upon arrival we met with Nick Michaud, operator.  Nick showed us an area outside the garage door where a motor and transmission was removed from a tractor and there was clean evidence of a resulting oil spill.  It appeared that the fluids were not drained prior to the removal of components.

We instructed Mr. Michaud to excavate the stained soil and dispose at a licensed landfill, which he did on 2/6/20.  We also advised Mr. Michaud of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection reporting requirements.  Mr. Michaud offered a tour of his facility and it appeared that they are properly managing their waste oil storage, which is re-used as heating fuel.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
I-201-2017*Gasoline underground storage tank (UST) removal at residence.  UST had been abandoned for years and was empty at time of removal.  Minor contamination encountered.  Contamination levels below cleanup level (Leaching to Groundwater standard).

No cleanup was required.

Excerpt from site assessment included for reference.
P-353-2020*Notice was received from Maine Marine Patrol (MMP) of a sunken and grounded 65' fishing vessel located off Bear Island and south of Basin Cove entrance.  The condition of the seas and rocks discouraged both MMP and U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) from getting close at this time to assess.  The boat had been there about two weeks and a small volume of residual oil was believed to have leaked.  The boat owner was hard to track down but later claimed the fuel tanks were empty (though there is usually some residual fuel left).

I notified National Response Center (NRC Report 1277087) and was contacted by USCG MST2 Eric Weil who was to investigate.  I was later advised by USCG that the vessel owner was arranging for the vessel to be salvaged.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-806-2019*A weeping fitting caused the release of approximately two gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor, the base of wooden support columns, blocks supporting the furnace and some random debris.  The floor was treated with an application of sorbent materials and the debris was removed.  The blocks and support columns were replaced.   Finally, the floor was treated with a cleaner/degreaser.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-467-2020*On 8/27/2020, Bob's Cash Fuel reported that a fitting between a home heating oil tank and a boiler was slowly dripping in a basement in Starks.  Roughly eight ounces of #2 heating oil had been discharged to the concrete floor.  The technician from Bob's Cash Fuel stated that the tank was in the process of being pumped up off, and a new tank was to be installed that day.  They used Speedi Dri sorbent material to absorb the small amount of free product, which they disposed of.  The owner, Mr. Tolx, was contacted and stated that the oil vapors in the living space were not an issue. No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-138-2019*On March 16, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of kerosene and #2 home heating oil to the ground in Vassalboro.  As a result of corrosion, an aboveground storage tank (AST) had leaked an estimated 40 gallons of petroleum mixture to the ground on the southwestern side of the property.  Homeowner Jeremy Boudreau reported that the tank was used to store unused petroleum that was collected through his furnace and boiler service business.  He reported that the tank was empty and he was unsure how far the spilled product had traveled.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo assessed the soils immediately surrounding the tank and found they were saturated.  Further investigation showed the oil had traveled downgrade under the ice in a westerly direction towards the property's barn.  Some of the oil had wicked up wooden fence posts surrounding the aboveground pool.  Responder Caputo also assessed a small drainage ditch to the southwest of the spill; no signs of petroleum were found.  Responder Caputo noted the drinking water wells for the affected property and the abutting southwestern property were potentially threatened as a result of this spill; a referral was made to Geologist Louise Roy.

Len Poulin, Inc., Excavation (LPI) was hired to excavate the contaminated soil, remove the contaminated wooden fence posts and remove the compromised tank.  Responder Jeremy Greenman managed the site while Responder Caputo attended a training; Responder Greenman had LPI excavate four to six feet down in the immediate spill area (the eight foot x 10 foot area abutting the house) and scrape ice and superficial soils off the downgrade slope near the barn.  Oleophilic dye tests showed contamination remained underneath the house on the northeastern side of the excavation pit; this material was not excavated in the interest of structural integrity. All other dye tests were negative for contamination on the southeastern, southwestern and northwestern side of the excavation pit.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-457-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of motor oil resulting from an accident involving a cement truck.  The truck rolled over into a ditch when it was coming around a bend in the road.  The only petroleum product lost was the motor oil and that was collected with pads initially.  Some excavation was necessary as the oil was still seeping from the ground after the cleanup was completed.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Dayton Sand & Gravel Company and they removed approximately 50 gallons of oily water from the ditch.  The sole saddle tank had 25 gallons of fuel aboard and the tank was not compromised.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-349-2019*Discharge of gasoline from overfill of passenger vehicle at Cumberland Farms in Waterville was reported.  Cumberland Farms personnel cleaned up the area and disposed of the waste.
B-415-2019*I received a call indicating a street sweeper had suffered a blown hydraulic line while working at the subject location.  The incident resulted in about two gallons of hydraulic oil being spread over a small area of pavement.  The responsible party used sorbent material to appropriately clean up the oil.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-207-2020*On April 21, 2020, a concerned citizen reported a sheen traveling into a stream near Pat's Convenience Store in Richmond, Maine.  The initial report was vague, and the citizen was not sure where the sheen was coming from.  Upon talking with the store employees, they indicated the sheen was coming from a stain in their parking lot next to one of their gas pumps, and made worse by the rain.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the scene and found the sheen was coming from the stain.  The stain's location seemed to indicate a vehicle at the pump had some mechanical breakage of some sort, and leaked fuel or motor oil onto the spot while the vehicle was filling up.  The stain was about two feet in diameter, and the sheen was still visible.  Sorbents were used to pick up as much of the oil as possible, and some boom was put on the downhill side of the parking lot to help mitigate it going into the nearby stream.  The responder returned to the site and disposed of the sorbents for the store as they did not have a ready means to dispose of them themselves.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-250-2020*On 4/23/20, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services received notice of a discharge of gasoline fuel from a customer's vehicle parked at the fuel dispenser island.  Raymond Fire Dept. reported they had cleaned the discharge.  I later confirmed cleanup was satisfactory.  The vehicle owner was not identified.

The facility is the former Jordan Bay Mobil previously owned and operated by Downeast Energy Corp., now owned by C. N. Brown Oil Company  This retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility underwent long term discharge remediation in the 1990's.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-479-2020*On 8/31/2020, Main Street Fuels reported that roughly a gallon of K-1 had spilled from a leaking home heating oil tank in Richmond.  A corrosion hole caused the K-1 to leak out of the tank and onto the dirt that was on a concrete pad.  A response was made, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) removed a bag of contaminated soil from the top of the pad.  There was no evidence that any oil left the pad.  Main Street Fuels pumped off the leaking tank and set them up with a temporary tank until they got a new tank.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-868-2019*The Department was notified of an eight gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a transformer being knocked down during a windstorm.  The transformer spilled its contents onto the gravel roadway and into a section of ditch line.

The Department inspected the site and notified Central Maine Power Co. that excavation will be necessary.  Approximately five yards of material was removed and brought to Waste Management, Inc.'s Norridgewock landfill for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-874-2019*The Department was notified of a one pint spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a cracked nozzle on a fuel delivery truck.  The driver was reeling the hose back in when the nozzle became open and spilled onto the roadway.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-72-2019*On February 9, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of lube oil to the ground in Wales.  Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the containment for Engine 3400 overflowed, discharging an oil/water mixture to the train tracks and ground.

It was estimated that a 1/2 gallon of lube oil was in the oil/water mixture.  A Pan Am Railways cleanup crew was dispatched to the scene to collect oily soil and apply sorbent material to the spill.  All oily contaminated materials were disposed of through Pan Am Railways' waste stream.  Responder Caputo verified Mr. Slaney was not reporting a spill he had already reported two days prior (A-69-2019).  He confirmed it was a different spill.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-11-2019*A small gasoline leak in a parking lot at the subject location was reported. The cause and source of the leak were not immediately clear, but it was suspected a visiting vehicle to the base had a gasoline leak of some kind.  In any case, Maine Air Guard personnel used sorbent material to clean up the spill which was contained to pavement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-292-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a 150 gallons release of hydraulic oil due to a broken pipe on a press unit. The release went directly to a floor drain which is tied into Twin Rivers sewer system. The treatment plant operators noticed a slight oil sheen on the clarifier surface.  Twin Rivers operators took a grab sample and a composite sample from the plant, the results will be given to the Department?s Bureau of Water Quality . No impact to the St. John River is expected.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-641-2019*A sheen was reported to have been observed during construction of a culvert at the intersection of Hollis Road and Little Falls Road.  The contractor observed the sheen and indicated that the source was upstream from the work location.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and did not observe a sheen.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-349-2020*On July 10th, 2020, Richard Green reported a release of an unknown amount of diesel to the roadway adjacent to the Route 32 Boat Launch on China Lake.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site, as China Lake is a local drinking water source.  The response found a small dried stain on the pavement.  The responsible party was a contractor on site doing drainage work on the roadside.  The spill was due to a lack of a cap on a mobile storage tank containing diesel fuel, prior to moving said tank.  As a result, a small amount of diesel splashed onto the pavement before they realized their mistake.

After it was determined there was no threat to the drinking water source, Ranger Contracting, Incorporated, was reminded of the importance of reporting all spills, especially when involving drinking water sources.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
A-403-2020*On 7/31/2020, Maritime Energy reported that five gallons had leaked in a basement due to a leaking tank in Rockland.  They stated that they had stopped the leak with a magnet patch and were in the process of pumping off the tank.  The building is owned by Methodist Conference Home, Inc., who had their head of maintenance Jeff Kee onsite by the time a response was made.  After pumping off the tank, Maritime Energy removed and disposed of it.  They also tagged the fill pipe "out of service" and capped the fuel line to the boiler.  Sorbents where used to remove the free product on the floor and was disposed of by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) along with a small amount of contaminated debris.  The floor was scrubbed with Simple Green cleaner that day and Jeff planned to do it again that coming Monday.  Using a photoionization detector (PID) to measure vapors, they were found to be low in the work area above the basement and not of concern.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-328-2019*Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal at the Consolidated Communications facility located at 5 Rowell Street in Wilton was undertaken.  No evidence of a discharge was observed during the removal, however, laboratory analysis of the groundwater indicated multiple extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH) compounds exceeded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Remedial Action Guidelines (RAGs) for Construction Worker Clean Up Scenario.

It was unknown if the compounds detected were from historic overfills of the tank or from the construction equipment used for the removal.

No cleanup or further investigation was required and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-612-2019*On 7/31/19, I received a call from Patrick Ducas of Ducas Construction Company reporting unregistered underground tanks found at this location during a construction project.  It was suspected the tanks had contained gasoline.  After discussing the requirements for this tank removal with Mr. Ducas, I told him I would waive the 10-day notification period for the removal of these tanks given the situation as long as the date/time were mutually agreeable.

The tank removal began on August 5.  Two tanks had been discovered on the property adjacent to one another and near the road.  One tank was determined to be a 2000 gallon tank and the other a 3000 gallon tank.  Both were very old bare steel tanks.  Ducas Construction hired Portland Pump to provide a certified tank installer as required for the removal, and St. Germain & Associates provided the necessary site assessment.

The tops of the tanks were exposed.  The tanks contained a large quantity of water and some gasoline.  A total of 3829 gallons of gasoline/water mix was removed by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  The tanks were cleaned in place by Allstate Environmental Services and removed.  A significant number of large holes were noted in both tanks.  A stencil on one end of one of the tanks was still visible and dated July 1965.  Gasoline odor was noted in the excavation, but no free product was observed.  I did not require any cleanup of the contaminated soils and the owner of the property did not elect to pursue a cleanup on his own.  At this writing, the tanks remain unregistered, although registration paperwork was provided and I'm assured it will be completed.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
B-595-2019*A well pump had a mechanical failure and it lost an unknown type of oil into the well.  Due to the age of the pump, there was a possibility that there was polychlorinated biphenyl in the oil.  A water sample was taken and oil that could be absorbed onto pads was removed from the well.  The pump was examined and research indicated that it was unlikely to have polychlorinated biphenyl.  Test results for polychlorinated biphenyl were negative.

The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for assistance in removing the remaining residual oil from the well.
B-285-2019*A small spill had occurred at the subject location when an unidentified pickup truck pulled into the facility with a leaking diesel can in the back.  The driver apparently noticed what had happened, fixed the problem, then proceeded on his way.  Sargent Corporation personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spill and disposed of them appropriately.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-126-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of an above ground storage tank leak at a camp in Island Falls on the Upper Mattawamkeag Lake.  The camp owner noted staining on the concrete of the crawl space and turned off the firematic valve on the above ground storage tank.  An oil technician was called and a brass flare fitting was replaced.

Division of Response Services used the Photo Ionizing Detector (PID) in the crawl space and was provided with a reading 5.7 parts per million.  Simple green was applied to the oil stain and PID readings dropped to 0.5 parts per million to help determine no indoor air quality issues were present.

Oil in soils testing was completed near the East wall of the camp and under the above ground storage tank, tests came back negative.

No further Division of Response action needed at this time.
B-334-2019*A truck had suffered an oil pan failure at the entered location.  The Holden Fire Department responded and was able to keep the spill contained to the roadway.  When I arrived on site, everyone had cleared the scene, but I swept up a small amount of contaminated sorbent for proper disposal.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-56-2019*On February 4, 2019, Responder Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to the ground in Newcastle. During the filling of a Seacoast Energy Solutions (SES) peddle truck, an estimated five gallons of fuel spilled as a result of an overfill.  One gallon spilled to engineered containment while an additional four gallons spilled to the concrete loading area.  SES employees applied sorbent materials to the free product and stains.  The contaminated sorbents were collected and later disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1020-2019*A site assessment was conducted during the replacement of a dispenser associated with an underground tank.  Evidence of contamination was identified below the dispenser.  The is a commercial property for a construction company within a business park that is supplied by public water, thus the Excavation/Construction Worker Cleanup Standard was applied.  Field screening determined existing contamination was below that threshold.  A laboratory sample confirmed the results of field screening.  There was a minor exceedance that did not warrant any investigation or removal.   Review the site assessment in the tank file for further information.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-481-2018*I was contacted by Irving Energy reporting that there had been a small spill of off-road diesel while they were delivering to a skid tank at Longchamps & Sons, Inc., in Lisbon.  Irving reported that there had been a "dribble" of oil coming out of the nozzle while they were delivering.  The spilled oil landed on a concrete pad and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The malfunctioning nozzle was repaired.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-11-2020*On 1/10/20, I responded to the spill location and observed a spill behind dwelling around a residential 275-gallon capacity horizontal supply tank. A sub-contractor, Maine Roofing & Siding, of Gardiner, Maine, accidently broke the fire-matic valve off the tank and then attempted to repair the fitting.  The spilled oil migrated under the snow-covered ground around the tank and also migrated under the mobile home.  Removing the snow cover revealed a substantial spill.  Maine Roofing removed the oil-impacted snow, deployed sorbents and impacted wood debris, and disposed of the material at Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta.  It is undetermined as to the amount of material disposed; I estimated the weight at 750 pounds.  The dwelling is serviced by town water supply.  The underside of the dwelling had intact plastic wrapped insulation that prevented oil vapors from penetrating the living space, and the homeowners did not complain of oil odors.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings when taken in the living space and resulted in non-detect for fuel oil.  A vapor barrier was installed under the dwelling in preparation for additional cleanup. The tank was not up to code and the homeowner, working with the contractor, applied to the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Fund.

On 2/4/20, additional impacted soil was removed. A hot spot, about a foot in diameter, within the cleanup area, approximately 10 feet by 15 feet, was vactored down to a depth of approximately 3.5 feet and a soil sample taken, which is attached.  Shake tests taken outside the hot spot resulted in non-detect measurement for oil.  The cleanup area was back-filled and a new vapor barrier installed and back-filled over.  PID readings above the hot spot were non-detect for fuel oil.

The site was later visited by our Division of Technical Services representative Ed Cousins, who advised no further cleanup action.

Site is pending the installation of a new supply tank by the KVCAP agency/Maine Department of Environmental Protection AST Replacement Program.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.



A-13-2020*A tractor trailer accident was reported that had occurred during inclement weather overnight.  The caller stated that there was fuel everywhere on the road and in the ditch.  I responded to the site so I could confirm what the caller had stated.  When I arrived on scene, the recovery operations were completed, and the scene was clear of emergency apparatus.  I could see where the truck left the road and impacted the snowbank and ditch area.  I dug down through the snow in three locations down slope of the accident to access the soils below.  I did not find any trace of diesel or fuel of any type in any of my test holes.  I then moved to the road surface.  It was wet from the snow melting and small areas of water runoff could be seen.  I placed sorbent pads in these areas to see if any petroleum was in the water stream.  In every case, I did not find any trace of petroleum on the pads.  Due to the lack of evidence of a discharge, I cleared the site and did not reach out to the town or the trucking company, as there was not a cleanup needed.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-405-2019*Notice received of small discharge of lube oil from a winch at this hydroelectric dam to the waters of the dam's fishway.  The leak location was nearer the Buxton side of the dam, east downriver side of the Saco River.  Brookfield staff applied sorbents and repaired the leak.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-1045-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of diesel fuel resulting from a vehicle overfill.  The spill was contained to the pavement and was collected with speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-643-2012*On 8/10/12 I received a call from Marilyn Berghorn reporting 7 five gallon pails of unknown substance left by the side of the road on 30th St in Shapleigh.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the 7 containers and determined they all contained paint.  I loaded the pails into my response vehicle and transported them to Clean Harbors in South Portland for disposal.  There was no evidence or indication to whom the pain belonged to.  No further action required.
A-757-2010* On 10-29-2010 Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power company, called this office to report a small spill of transformer oil. This occurred at CMP's Augusta facility known as North Augusta Service Center. The transformer was tagged non PCB and the oil spilled onto the equipment and roadway somewhere between Lewiston and Augusta. CMP cleaned up what they could from the truck and transformer.
 No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-440-2012*An estimated twenty gallons of K-1 was spilled from a corrosion hole on an outside aboveground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost to the ground and was discovered when the homeowner noticed an oil odor while in the backyard. They contacted CB Haskell Fuel Company, who then reported the spill. The property and those surrounding have private drinking water wells. The twenty gallon estimate was based upon the best guess of what was left in the tank prior to the leak.

On August 20, 2012, I met with Ms. Peaslee and CB Haskell personnel. CB Haskell technicians had already removed the tank from the tank pad and had begun excavating soil by hand. An Oil-N-Soil shake test was used to check the soil at approximately 24 inches down. The test results still indicated saturated soils and we ceased hand digging and scheduled a time to excavate using an excavator and dump truck.

On August 22, 2012, I met CB Haskell at the site to begin further excavation. We utilized a mini excavator and directly loaded into a one ton dump truck. The oil contaminated soils were taken to Dragon Products Co., Thomaston Plant for thermal remediation. The site was backfilled and the landscape was reconstructed. The tank location was moved from the excavation site.

Field screening of soils was conducted using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The soils removed were a sandy gravel with very few rocks. The soils began to become saturated with water at between nine and ten feet of depth, but still failed the shake test. At eleven feet the soil was completely saturated with water and passed a shake test. An area of known contamination was left in place along the excavation wall that was nearest the mobile home. The soil was left in place because of the proximity to a support. Two confirmatory lab samples were taken and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). Soil sample A was taken at the bottom of the excavation at eleven feet of depth. Soil sample B was taken on the wall nearest the mobile home at a depth of four feet and failed the shake test.

The spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for quarterly well monitoring. No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
B-357-2012*On 7/16/12, Jim McCoy, of Dead River Company, called to report a 1 quart spill to an interior concrete floor, resulting from a pinhole leak in a boiler supply line at the entered location. Dead River personnel used sorbents to clean up the floor, and washed the floor. The homeowner told me, over the phone, that vapors were not an issue. I advised the windows be left open for a few days to speed the dissipation of any odor. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-366-2012*On 7/20/12, I received report from Gil Merchant, at the Bangor International Airport, of the discovery of an old fuel supply line at the airport, discovered during a construction project.  The underground pipe was not previously known to be there, but would have to be removed for the upgrade to the runway.

As soon as schedule allowed, the safe and proper confirmation that no product was left in the line was performed.  At this point, the section of pipe in the scope of work was removed and the rest of the line filled with flowable fill.  All Department of Environmental Protection paper work for abandonment in place was provided at the time of work.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-367-2012*On 7/20/12, I received report from Jim Hoover, of Bangor International Airport, of a one gallon jet fuel spill from an aircraft.  The cause was the aircraft venting which allowed the product to spill onto the asphalt tarmac, where it was recovered using sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-368-2012*On 7/20/12, I received an anonymous report of a spill from a skidder on a driveway in Chester.  When I arrived on scene, shortly after the report, I did discover a small hydraulic leak and grease droppings from an old skidder owned by the home owner Mr. Tash.  During my investigation, it became obvious that the reporter was the next door neighbor and relative of Mr. Tash.  The land where the skidder was parked was in dispute in the courts.

I gave Mr. Tash a handful of oil absorbent pads, and asked that he park the skidder on a tarp to catch any dripping from the old machine, and wipe them up with the oil pads.  He agreed to do this.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-369-2012*On 7/24/12, Donna Conary called to report that a small amount of motor oil had been spilled as a result of a fatal car accident in from of her house. The crash resulted in about 1 quart of motor oil being spilled to the ground, next to a small tree that was run over in the single vehicle accident. Any contamination would be removed when the tree was replaced. No resources are at risk. The vehicle involved was being driven by Ed Sargent of Sullivan. The cause of the crash is unclear. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-371-2012*On 7/25/12, I received report from Mr. Mike Kilby, that his seaweed loading truck blew a hydraulic line, spilling approximately five gallons of a "bio-safe" hydraulic fluid.  Mr. Kilby made repairs and was able to shovel approximately 30 pounds of contaminated soil into bags for disposal at the local landfill.  A Department of Fisheries representative on scene noticed no sheen on the water from the spill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-372-2012*On 7-25-2012, Paul Cerreta of Burns & McDonnell called to report a 5 gallon hydraulic spill from a broken fitting on a bucket truck. 3.5 yards of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill and the fitting was replaced. The spill occurred at structure number 3023-226 of Central Maine Power Company's Maine Power Reliability Program project. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-373-2012*On 7-25-12, Lori Whitcomb, of Dead River Company, called to report a 1/2 gallons spill at the entered location. The spill occurred when an unnamed landscaper broke the filter housing off the tank. The landscaper quickly plugged the hole and called Dead River Company who sent a cleanup crew who removed a small amount of contaminated soil and disposed of it appropriately. The filter was replaced. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-374-2012*On 7.24.12,  Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department reported an oil trail on the roadway at the entered locations.  It was suspected that a tow truck hauling a wrecked vehicle was the cause of the spill.  It could not be located.  Perhaps a hose ruptured on the tow truck leaving the trail of oil.  Maine Department of Transportation sanded the road.  Motor vehicle traffic running over the sand would help dissipate the oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-375-2012*On 7.10.12,  Bangor International Airport reported an estimated one half gallon Jet fuel spill at the entered location.  The aircraft was overfilled and discharged through the wing vent.  The spill was to the tarmac and cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The waste stored for disposal by a licensed contractor.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-376-2012*On 7/23/12, I received report from Sprague Terminal manager, Paul Barragan, of a one gallon spill of liquid asphalt from the loading rack onto their concrete loading pad.  The cause of the spill was human error.  The spilled product was recovered using sorbent pads and those pads were disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-377-2012*On 7/26/12, Carob Arnold, of the Chewonki Foundation, called to report a 10 gallon diesel spill at the entered location. The spill occurred when a truck backed into a piece of debris which punctured the saddle tank. Chewonki crews plugged the hole in the tank and excavated roughly 200 lbs. of contaminated gravel from the site. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No resources are at risk and no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-379-2012*On 7/27/12, Tom, of Arctic Energy called to report that he had overfilled an outdoor above ground storage tank at the entered location. The spill resulted in no more than 2 gallons being spilled onto the ground under the tank. Tom reported that he excavated a couple small bags of contaminated soil from the site, and used sorbents to clean oil off the tank itself. Tom disposed of the contaminated materials appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-380-2012*On 7/26/2012, Glen, at Hughes Brothers, called to report a 16 parts per million hit while doing a tank removal of a 10,000 gallon #2 heating oil tank at the entered location. I visited the site and took several reading with my Photoionization Detector (PID), but did not get any positive readings. I suspect a small amount of oil may have been spilled in the past, when the tank was being filled, which could trigger a slight reading in soil sampled around the fill port. The tank was removed and disposed of properly. No resources are at risk, and no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-327-2012*On October 17 2012, at 1150 hours, Pam Am Railways reported that two of their locomotives leaked  0.5 gallon of lube oil from each of their overflow pans.  The locomotives were idling on tracks parallel to Route 2 when the spills were recovered.  A cleanup crew removed the contaminated ballast.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-341-2012*On 7/11/12, I received a report of a corroded tank and a discharge of K-1 at the home of Todd Brophy, in Bass Harbor.  John Selleck, Oil and Hazardous Material Responder II from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, was already in the area, so I asked him to check on the spill.  John Selleck determined that a clean-up was necessary and hired Allen's Environmental to return to the site to remove contaminated soil with a vacuum truck.  Contaminated soil was removed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-342-2012*On 7/11/12, Paul Barragan, of Sprague Energy, reported a less than 1 gallon discharge of caustic soda or sodium hydroxide.  The cause of the spill was a leaking valve on the arm of the loading dock fill pipe.  The valve  caused a drip that overfilled the slop bucket attached to the transfer pipe.  The liquid was caught in the secondary containment of the loading rack and was washed down to be treated at the onsite waste water treatment facility.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-453-2012*
   Friday 6/8/12: At the request of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) hazardous waste inspector Andrew Slusarski, I accompanied him of on an inspection of this potential hazardous waste generator.  Slusarski reported that this business had a sign on Convene Rd. but there was no MDEP record of waste disposal or management.  Concern was on management and disposal of potential corrosive and heavy metal waste.
   The location is rural residential and farm use and is served by private well water.  On Convene Rd., next to Convene Plating is Mr. Harnden's son's vehicle repair business.
    Mr. Harnden and his son were cooperative and gave us a tour of his facility.  He explained that his business was inactive and he for several years had not done any plating at all.  His shop was still set up but looked unused and tidy.  His virgin products were stored in the basement of his home.  I noted no prohibited discharges on the property.  See the records of Mr. Slusarski for further information.

S Brezinski
I-183-2012*8/28/12 Received an e-mailed spill report from Tim Cyr, Irving woodlands Trucking Supervisor reporting a small (1 gallon) spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a leaky hose  The harvesting crane leaked out about 1 gallon where it was parked overnight.  Spill occurred on the main road(Rocky Brook Rd) and there was no run-off.  Put down pads, but it had soaked into road surface which since has been re-graded. Spill is about 450 feet to the nearest watercourse - North Branch or Fox Brook.  No further action is needed by Response Service staff at this time.  Filed spill report
I-184-2012*On 8/28/14, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report from Lance Cunningham, a supervisor with Irving Woodlands harvesting operations, reporting a spill of 3-5 gallon of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose on woods harvesting equipment.  An Irving Woodlands contractor crew used sorbent materials to collect the spilled oil.  The nearest surface water is a small stream about 600 feet from the spill. The oily debris was taken in bags to the contractor's Pinkham garage for storage until scheduled disposal with other oily debris.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-685-2012*On 8/29/12 I received a call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste reporting a one cup spill of Antifreeze in Cumberland at the Chebeague Island Ferry Parking lot on Route 1.  The spill resulted from a loose fitting on a Pine Tree Waste truck.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further Response action required.
A-422-2012*A spill of less than one gallon of No. 2 fuel oil occurred from a weeping firematic valve on an aboveground storage tank. The oil was lost to the concrete floor and was cleaned up using speedy dry by the technician. I spoke with the homeowner and she indicated no site visit was necessary nor desired. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-423-2012*Burns & McDonnell contacted this office to report a one cup spill of hydraulic oil.  The oil leaked from a loose fitting on light equipment into some wood chips.  The oily debris was reportedly hand excavated for disposal off site.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
A-424-2012*On 8/13/12, 1500 hours, Charlie Page from Maritime Energy reported that an estimated 20 gallons of gasoline was spilled when a delivery hose failed during a delivery to an above ground storage tank at Dee's Variety. He reported that the Fire Department had responded and was containing and collecting the spilled fuel. I went to the site and found that the gasoline had run off the pavement and had impacted the soil down grade from the parking lot. The area is on private drinking water wells so soil removal was necessary. I communicated this to Maritime Energy and they arranged for a contractor to excavate the impacted soil under my direction that evening. Soil was removed until soil sample bag headspace vapor concentrations were below 100 parts per million measured with a photo ionization detector. A total of 5.59 tons of soil was disposed of at Dragon Cement Products in Thomaston.

The delivery tank trailer truck attempted to deliver fuel two more times that evening and the hoses or seals failed each time. After some investigation, it was determined that the tank trailer truck pump was too high pressure to deliver to the above ground tank. The delivery hose, 4 inch, went to the tank fill connection, 3 inch, that reduced to a 2 inch pipe up into the above ground storage tank causing excess pressure in the delivery hose. The owner, Ted Dee, and Maritime Energy reportedly have agreed to only use straight body tank trucks with lower pressure pumps to make deliveries in the future.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-426-2012*On 8-14-2012, the Maine Department of Transportation reported that they had spilled about two gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred when a hose on a truck developed a leak. The oil was spread over a one mile area. Cleanup was impossible.  No further action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-428-2012*8/15/12 0951 Dave True from Dead River Company reported that less than a cup of K1 heating oil had spilled due to an overfill of an outside heating oil tank. The oil reportedly came out the tank vent onto the tank and impacted a small amount of grass under the tank. The oil was cleaned up with absorbent pads and a small amount of grass was removed by Dead River who disposed of the oiled material. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-429-2012*8/14/12 1830 An anonymous caller reported a sheen and odor of gasoline on Maranacook Lake at the end of Cove Road in Readfield. I went to the site the next morning and found no sheen on the water at that time. There were several small boats moored in the cove and tied to a small floating dock but there was no evidence of gasoline spilled around the boats.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-430-2012*On 8-15-2012, Pride Manufacturing in Burnham reported the release of about twenty gallons of hydraulic oil. A hose ruptured on a "Barko" loader. Sawdust was used to clean up the oil and this sawdust will be used as fuel in their biomass boiler.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected.
A-431-2012*A blown injector on a tractor trailer led to the release of an estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel. Heavy rains carried some sheening from the diesel into storm drains that led into the Androscoggin River. NewPage bermed off the storm drains using bark and then utilized a vacuum truck to remove the oil and water. See the attached NewPage spill report for further details. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-432-2012*On 8/16/2012, in Thomaston, Dragon Products reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of used motor oil resulted from a leak on a skid steer. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-433-2012*On 8/16/12, 2050 hours, Augusta Police reported that a vehicle had gone into Bond Brook near a baseball field off Mount Vernon Avenue, releasing an unknown amount of oil and gasoline into the brook. I met Officer Moody on site. The vehicle had been totally submerged but had been removed prior to my arriving on site. I surveyed the area and could find no signs of spilled oil products on the brook or the banks. The brook was high and fast flowing due to recent rains. Officer Moody reported that the vehicle had been driven into the brook while evading him in a chase. The occupants were not found even after searching the brook and surrounding area. Officer Moody reported that there had been an oil sheen in the area until the vehicle was removed. No spilled product was recoverable.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-434-2012*8/17/12 0711 Edgecombe Fire Department reported that an estimated 1 gallon of motor oil had spilled to the pavement along Route 27 in the south bound lane form a M.W. Sewall home heating oil delivery truck. I went to the scene and found that the Fire Department had contained the oil to the pavement using oil absorbent material. The spill ran for an estimated 150 feet along the road pavement. M.W. Sewall had moved the truck to a nearby parking lot and had put absorbent pads under the truck to collect the leaking oil. The spill occurred when an oil line on the truck engine failed. I assisted the Fire Department and M.W. Sewall employees in collecting the oiled absorbent material on the road. M.W. Sewall took the oiled absorbent material for disposal.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-435-2012*8/17/12 0945 Brian Ladner from State Surplus Property reported that hydraulic oil had spilled across the facility's parking lot from a donated dump truck. I went to the scene and found a several hundred foot trail of oil on the paved lot where the truck had been driven from the back lot to the front lot for pick up by a buyer. I used oil absorbent pads and absorbent material to contain and collect the oil. The leak was coming from a hydraulic hose in the rear of the truck and I stopped the leak with a patch. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IF&W) sent two employees to the site to assist in the clean-up. No oil had run to the two storm drains in the spill area. The truck was removed from the site and the oiled absorbent material was collected for disposal at the DEP warehouse.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-437-2012*8/18/12 1255 David Gilbert from Downeast Energy reported a spill of less than a cup of #2 heating oil to a concrete basement floor from a leaking filter on a home heating oil tank. He had collected the oil with absorbent material and had repaired the small leak. The owner had no complaints of oil vapors. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-438-2012*On 8-16-2012, an employee of Kennebec Savings Bank reported that an automobile gasoline tank sprung a leak on their parking lot.  I responded and a bank employee had already placed speedi dri onto the spilled gasoline. Together we swept up the sorbent material. This material was brought back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-439-2012*While transporting a jerry can of gasoline, approximately one gallon of E-10 gasoline was spilled into the vehicle's interior, but did not impact any other areas. While monitoring the vehicle for flammable vapors, I used sorbent pads to remove free product and then the saturated carpeting and backing was cut out, removed and bagged. I advised the owner to continue to ventilate the interior of the vehicle. The car was older and the owner did not have full coverage insurance to cover the damages. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-177-2012*8/22/12 Received a e-mailed spill report from Bob Sawyer, a forester from Orion Timberlands, INC regarding a spill on some of their woodlands @ mile 29 of the Pinkham Road.  The RP is a logging contractor, Mike Bourgoin, who had a logging truck rollover that damaged the truck's oil pan and spilled about 10 gallons of used motor oil.  Spoke with Mike regarding clean-up actions.  He is shoveling up the oil soaked soil and forest debris and placing it into a 55 gallon drum.  Mike will call if he needs any assistance.  Spoke with Orion Forester, Bob Sawyer regarding the spill report.  Bob is going out to check on the status of the truck re-righting and clean-up of the spill.  He will call if there is any out of the ordinary that would require our assistance.  No further action is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
A-413-2012*A car/pole accident caused a small amount of transformer oil to be lost to the ground.  Central Maine Power employees removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
P-725-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the morning of 9/13/12, Mr. Brian Bachmann of St. Germain-Collins Associates (SGA) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of evidence of a gasoline discharge found during the abandonment-by-removal of this retail underground storage tank (UST) facility.  After initial research, I responded to the site about 1200 hrs.  Onsite I met Mr. Bachman representing Wick's, Samuel Warner, of Sanborn-Head & Associates (SHA) representing the planned buyers and property redevelopers, and Maine Certified Tank Installer Mike Simard.

FACILITY AND DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential and commercial area served by municipal water service and private septic systems.  The site is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and there are no public water wells within 1000'.  The property use, in addition to being a gas station, was a repair garage and with a used auto dealership across the street.  Based on site use, we agreed upon a Maine EXCAVATION/CONSTRUCTION WORKER CLEAN-UP GUIDELINE, but as the property was planned for redevelopment, the cleanup requirement could change, such as if the property were made residential.

During the 1995 UST replacement, Ms. Bernard of MDEP oversaw source reduction clean-up of 903 tons of contaminated soil to facilitate the new UST installation, (see P-341-1995).  Contamination found in 2012 appeared to be fresh leakage associated with the dispensers.
On 9/12/12, Simard & Sons had removed a 10,000-gallon two-compartment gasoline UST facility with single-wall piping and a suction-operated singe dispenser island with no sump under the dispenser.  By field bag-headspace analysis, SGA reported a high value of 790-parts per million (ppm) under piping by the dispenser island.  Within the UST area field, headspace values had a high of 1585-ppm.  See the closure assessment report of SGA for details.

The UST fill was flowable sandy soil, but Bachman described the native soil as gray silt.  We tried to dig a test pit to groundwater (gw) in the UST location, but soil slumping would not allow one easily.  In the water, briefly visible, I noted no free product or evidence of saturated soil.

SGA acquired a soil "Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH)" soil sample for analysis to represent the remaining contamination not removed.  I recommended, but did not require, that SGA acquire VPH lab samples from the tank area and one from the piping area.  The single sample from the UST area (EX-9) measured constituents of gasoline below the action level for the Excavation/Construction Worker Clean-Up Guideline.  The lab analysis did note MTBE, which indicates older contamination; MTBE in gasoline was phased out in Maine by year 2007.


INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
No clean-up actions were required or enacted at the time based on contamination levels and clean-up goal.  I recommended to SGA and to SHA that they initiate a voluntary clean-up of the gasoline discharge in the dispenser piping area so as not to possibly have to deal with it later during site redevelopment.


CONCLUSIONS
1.   At the time, SGA and SHA could not commit to future site use.  I did advise them that the MDEP remedial guideline could change based on later site use, such as to Residential Clean-Up Guideline.

2.   Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) UST insurance was granted for the 1995 clean-up (P-341-1995).  At this time, I do not expect a GW Fund application for the discharge reported in this 2012 spill report.

3.   Gasoline contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are expected at this time based on present knowledge and site use.

4.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment (ESA) nor to indicate the site is remediated to original or to pristine conditions.  This spill report and SGA's UST closure assessment does not
P-659-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Monday 8/20/12: Mr. Tom Wigglesworth of Ambrose Environmental Management (AEM) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a discharge estimated at the time of 100-gallons at the Brown residence.  AEM was representing the Brown's insurance company.  I advised Mr. Wigglesworth that I would respond and meet him onsite.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
    8/20/12: I met the Brown's onsite who along with a friend they had cut a large hole in the floor so as to access the horizontal, heating oil aboveground tank (AST) in the crawlspace below (see photos).  They were in the middle of draining the tank into buckets so as to feed the boiler directly from a bucket.  There was a strong oil odor in the home and basement below, ambient oil vapors measured 7-ppm to 11-ppm.  The soil below the tank oil was contaminated but I noted no oil saturated soil and no groundwater with floating free product oil.  Mr. Brown stated that the basement was only wet with water during very heavy rain; there was surficial evidence of water flow to a drain pipe in the adjacent basement.
   The building is a two story wood frame duplex apartment building, located in a dense urban residential area, served by municipal water and sewer.  During excavation by vacuum truck we noted no inside foundation perimeter drain.  There is a drain pipe and drain trough in the larger, separate basement area (photo-5).  The foundation in then spill area is cinder block on concrete footer. The building is heated by forced hot water.
   The house is at a crest of a hill so discharged oil could flow NE or SW through soil, or through bedrock fractures.  At my request a worker with Biddeford Sewer District (Ron @ 590-3004) came down and checked the combined sewer/storm drain outside: we found no oil odor or oil flowing through the drain.  I checked with the landlords for the neighboring apartments (100 and 104 Foss Streets) and we found no oil odor in the basements and they would contact me if oil odors showed up.  The agreed to notify MDEP if they noted oil or oil vapors in their buildings.
    A Maine Residential Clean-Up Goal was judged for the site with goals of removing free product oil and oil-saturated soil, and mitigating indoor air oil vapors.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
    Monday, 8/20/12: MDEP set up a Ram Fan to ventilate the home and helped considerably in expelling oil vapors outside.  The Browns agreed to MDEP management of allowable clean-up actions under Clean-Up Option-1 while they applied to the Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance.
    Tuesday 8/21/12: ENPRO Services was hired by MDEP and cleaned and removed the AST so as to be able to remove oil contaminated soil below.  Oiled soil was vacuumed out for offsite disposal.  Oil contamination levels in the soil remained constant with the depth of about 18" below grade we were able to reach.  Removal of the silty fine-sand soil was inhibited by broken concrete debris and large boulders or bedrock peaks (see photos), and hardpan soil. Field bag-headspace values for remaining oil contaminated soil exceeded 500-ppm and one of two colorimetric tests was positive.
    8/22/12: I acquired field soil samples to document remaining oil contamination then ENPRO workers backfilled the excavation with 3/4" crushed stone and vent piping (photo-16) to allow soil vapor extraction of remaining oil vapors to keep them out of the home and to promote bio-degradation.  The MDEP Ram Fan remained till it was un-needed.  Further remediation decisions were passed to MDEP Technical Services Division under MDEP engineer Peter Eremita.
    8/28/12: ENPRO poured concrete over the crushed rock fill in the excavated area to provide a base for a new AST and to help seal the area for soil vapor extraction.  The Browns agreed that they would be responsible to patch the hole in the floor that they had cut in order to remove the AST before MDEP responded.

CONCLUSIONS
1.   Antoinette Brown
P-669-2012*Approximately 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a furnace malfunction. Released oil was confined to the interior concrete surfaces of the basement and was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff and Cash Energy personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the DEP.

No further action by the DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-425-2012*On 8/19/12, I received report from the Maine Emergency Management Agency of a release of Anhydrous Ammonia at the Hancock Foods Inc. facility, at 37 Wyman Road in Ellsworth.  The release was caused by a mechanical failure in a switch on a motor in the cooling system allowing the ammonia to vent.  When it vented, it was drawn into the building by the ventilation system.  When this happened the ammonia alarms sounded and the employees evacuated the building, notifying the fire department.  The building was vented by opening the doors, and after some time the employees entered, when they could no longer smell the ammonia.

A short time later I arrived and drew drager ammonia tubes to confirm that the threat had dissipated.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-426-2012*On 8/19/12, I received report from the Circle K, at 85 High Street, that they had a 10 gallon spill of gasoline onto the pavement at their facility.  The spill was caused by the failure of the automatic shut-off.  The spilled product was recovered using speedy dry and later disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-427-2012*On 8/22/12, Liz Dawes, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), called to report a 1 quart transformer oil spill at the entered location. BHE crews removed one bag of contaminated grass, soil, and sorbents from the site and disposed of it properly. The no polychlorinated biphenyl tagged transformer appeared to have a pin-hole leak which was repaired. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-647-2012*An automobile driver suffered a medical condition and struck several utility poles, breaking them off.  One of the poles contained a large electrical transformer which broke open, spilling its contents.  Approximately 24 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result.  The oil in the transformer contained less than 50 parts per million (50 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted debris was removed and the product on the ground was removed using sorbent pads.  Some product did reach the storm drain and a vaccuum truck was used to recover it.

I determined a sufficient clean up was conducted and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-653-2012*On 8/15/12 I received a call from Dominic Bavine of Pine Tree Waste reporting a hydraulic oil spill from one of their trash trucks on King Street in Westbrook.  The spill occurred as the result of a burst hydraulic line.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action required.
P-654-2012*A hydraulic fitting on a truck leaked approximately one-half gallon of hydraulic fluid to a concrete pad.  Spilled product was recovered off the concrete with sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-656-2012*An antique barometer fell off the wall in the living room of apartment #1124.  Liquid mercury was discharged to the carpet as a result.  The resident called Poison Control to seek advice on how to address the issue; the advice she received was inaccurate.  As directed, she bagged the device then vacuumed the affected area and opened the windows for a short time.  Only after multiple unsuccessful attempts to dispose of the device was it recommended she notify the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).  The apartment was monitored with a Lumex meter and readings were well above action levels which warranted immediate action.  The vacuum was placed outside on the deck, the bag and barometer were removed from the premises, the HVAC system shut down and a ventilation system was established using a high velocity fan. The residents remained in the apartment overnight in anticipation of those efforts being adequate. And given the proximity of other tenants, the hallways were monitored as well.  Readings were elevated but did not require action.  It is important to note the HVAC system was independent to this apartment.  Elevated hallway readings were attributed to routine entrance and egress by the tenants.

The following day, air quality inside the apartment had not improved which suggested there was a lingering source; either liquid mercury in the carpet or contamination due to tracking.  Also, liquid mercury was identified on the porch which had been released from the vacuum's hose when it had been placed outside.  That afternoon, Department staff returned with a mercury vacuum to recover mercury from the deck.  This situation was compounded by the construction of the deck, specifically the spacing between the wood planks which allowed mercury to fall down to the deck below, and the deck below that.  All three decks were cleared with the use of the mercury vacuum and the two apartments adjoining the lower decks were monitored with the Lumex; no action was necessary.

To address carpet contamination, an environmental contractor was retained to remove a section of it from the residence.  Liquid mercury was identified bound amongst the weave.  Once the carpet had been removed, the ventilation system was allowed to operate overnight while the residents stayed elsewhere.  Air quality improved dramatically after that effort and the residents were invited back into the apartment.  Then a few days later, confirmatory/closure air sampling was conducted.  Readings were below actions levels so no further action was required by the Department.
B-438-2012*An anonymous complaint was received by the Department of Environmental Protection, indicating that the business at 1093 Main Road in Greenbush, was burying tires and oil.  I went to this location and inspected it.  They had hauled in a couple loads of stumps and rocks, but no tires or oil was found being buried.  A few tires were being stored over by their garage where they work on large trucks, but that was it.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-440-2012*On 8/28/2012, Jack McGraff, of Pike Industries, called to report a 10 gallons diesel spill from a leaking tank on a live bottom truck. The spill occurred at a gravel Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) yard. Pike and MDOT personnel excavated 3 yards of contaminated soil from the site, and disposed of it at Pike's Fairfield facility. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-446-2012*At 1425 hours, on September 4th, 2012, Mr. Tom Theriault, of Irving Oil reported a 10-15 gallon spill at 70 Main Street in Bingham.  The spill occurred on August 26 2012, but since they thought it was under 10 gallons and it occurred at a gasoline station they did not report it.  After Mr. Theriault, Irving Safety officer, and a Irving Manager looked at the site, they thought it could be more than 10 gallons so they reported the spill.  It appears there are stains from previous spills which makes it hard to distinguish which is new and which is old.  The spill in question happened between the paved parking lot and the dike for the above ground storage tank at this location.  They hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-696-2012*I was contacted by Kara Wry reporting that a trailer mounted diesel tank owned by Maine Drilling & Blasting had leaked when a seal on the bottom of it failed.  About 2 gallons of diesel spilled out onto the ground in the Central Maine Power right of way west of Merrill Road in Lewiston.  The work site had an excavator present so it was used to scrape up the contaminated soil which was placed in a drum for disposal.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-449-2012*At 1545 hours, on September 5 2012, Ms. King reported that she smelled diesel in her water that morning.  I met her at her residence that evening.  I first looked around her property and the abutting properties for signs of a spill.  None were found.   I ran her hot water at two separate times to observe for signs of petroleum.  None were found.  Ms. King did not smell anything either.  I bailed water from her well and this also produced no signs of petroleum.  I indicated that I could still sample her water and send it to the laboratory for testing for petroleum, but if the testing indicated non detect, she would be responsible for paying for the analysis.  She declined to have the water tested at this time.  I indicated that if it happens again to try to get a sample of the water in a sealable glass jar and to call.

Ms. King indicated that the neighbor also gets water from the same fracture, so I went next door and talked to him.  He indicated that he has had no issues with his water.  I indicated that if he does encounter a petroleum smell in his water, to give the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a call.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-186-2012*On 8/30/12 I received a call from Mark Brazier, Allen's Environmental Services reporting a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spilled oil was the result of a blown hydraulic hose on one of their vacuum trucks.  The valve was shut and the hose replaced.  Allen's crews placed speedy dry down contain and to soak up the spilled oil.  This material was vacuumed up, then the impacted roadway was pressure washed and vacuumed up.  There was a nearby storm drain that was protected against impacts from the oil with the use of sorbent boom materials.  I faxed a spill debris form to Presque Isle Landfill (Dana Fowler @ 764-2501).  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-439-2012*At 1252 hours, on August 29, 2012, Mr. Mike Vande Woude reported a 0.25 gallon spill of gasoline at his summer residence.   Mr. Vande Woude accidently spilled the gasoline while trying to cut trees in the back yard.   He removed a couple shovel fulls of soil and placed material into a plastic bag.  I picked up material for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1095-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred at  Bath Iron Works Harding Facility for the year 2011.
XXXX has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-691-2012*Received a call regarding the possibility of automotive fluids flowing into a pond at 175 Paine Road, Oxford, ME.  John Luongo and I responded to the report and found the substance to be pond inversion from the cooler night, bring to the surface solids/organics.  No further response action anticipated.
P-700-2012*
    5/24/12: Mr. Wayne Paradis, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Tank Enforcement inspector, reported he had found both retail motor fuels underground storage tanks (USTs) at this variety store to be taken out-of-service by the facility owner.  Both 4000-gallon, double-wall, cathodically protected steel USTs had been taking on water and gasoline product respectively.  This "evidence of a leak" apparently had not been reported to MDEP as required.  At this time it was believed that product had not reached the outside environment.
   The facility is located in a rural commercial and residential area, served by private well water.  This facility is registered as installed in April 1989.  Gasoline UST's T-1 and T-2 (and piping?) were abandoned in 1989, T-3 was abandoned in 1987.
    Mr. Scharf and Paradis (MDEP) had given the facility owner 30-days time to submit to MDEP tanks enforcement unit a plan for abandonment (removal) of the UST facility.
    On 9/3/12, I acquired an update from Mr. Paradis that the MDEP had approved a facility owner plan to abandon-by-removal the facility in May 2013.  At this time it was unknown if the owners planned a new, replacement UST facility.  No further MDEP Response Division actions planned until the pending facility abandonment in 2013.  See also report P-244-1987.

S Brezinski
P-681-2012*A container of motor oil was knocked over which resulted in the discharge of approximately one cup of oil to the ground.  Impacted soil was recovered via hand excavation.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
P-683-2012*Report of suspicious package with threatening note received at a marketing company in Scarborough.  By the time I got the notification and responded, the scene was cleared.  I later ascertained the substance in the package was not of concern, however the perpetrator was identified and dealt with accordingly.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-686-2012*Approximately one cup of hydraulic fluid was discharged resulting from a jug being knocked over in the back of a truck.  Product impacted timber mats and soil.  Contaminated materials were removed.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
P-687-2012*I was contacted by Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railways reporting that an engine that had been fueled in Waterville that morning was now in Auburn and was missing 1000 gallons of diesel fuel.  The engine had blown a copper fuel line but because it was the third engine on the train it was unmanned and the leak wasn't noticed immediately.  The diesel sprayed into the engine compartment and some of it leaked out around the doors but most of it ran into the sump and was gravity fed into the containment tank.  The containment tank holds about 40 gallons and once it is full it overflows onto the ground.  Pan Am employees traced the oil on the ballast back 5 miles to the rail bridge over the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn.  There was no oil found on the Lewiston side of the bridge.  Pan Am employees excavated contaminated ballast where the train stopped and scooped up some ballast back up the rail.  In the end there was no evidence of 1000 gallons of diesel fuel being lost.  Ken Pelletier speculated that the engine was not fully fueled before it left Waterville and maybe much less fuel leaked out.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-688-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their basement oil tank.  They reported that there was a three foot by six foot stain on the concrete floor under the tank.  Downeast Energy pumped out the damaged tank and cleaned up the concrete floor with sorbent material.  I spoke with the homeowner, Mr. Porter, and he told me that his basement already has a ventilation system because of another issue and that vapors were not a problem in the rest of the house.  I contacted Mr. Porter the next morning to check in and he assured me that he was all set.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-689-2012*
8/30/12: In response to a concerned call from Sunset Harbor Rentals (SHR) I checked this house for a suspected heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) tipped over in a flooded basement with potential oil leakage.

The location is a single-family wood structure house that had been foreclosed on; SHR was representing the bank who now owned/held the property.  The area is suburban residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

Entering the house I noted no odor of fuel oil or chemicals.  In the basement I noted about 3" of water but staining on the walls indicating it had been up to 12" to 18" deep.  The 275-gallon vertical AST was standing askew but upright (see photos) and did not look in danger of falling over.  The fuel line was still connected to the furnace and the AST fuel filter and I noted no evidence of discharges (see photos).  There were a dozen or so rusty cans of paint but no leaks.

After my inspection I advised Patti at SHR that they were okay to dewater, pump out, the basement.  I advised them to also remove and dispose of the old paint cans before they leaked, and that the AST facility was in need of replacement and upgrading.  There is no further MDEP Response Division action expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-690-2012*I was contacted by Bob Drake, of Savage Safe Handling, Incorporated, reporting that while transloading from a rail car into a tank truck a few gallons of sodium hypochlorite 15% solution was spilled when the tank truck was overfilled.  The truck was parked on a containment pad and the spilled product did not leave the pad.  They used sorbent material to clean up the spill and containerized it for disposal by Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time in this matter.
P-699-2012*On 9/4/12 I received a call from Ryan Graves of Cianbro reporting a 1 oz. spill of crude oil.  While working on a flange from Portland Pipeline, a piece of the flange was opened and the oil leaked out onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
A-441-2012*     A spill of an unknown amount of No. 2 fuel oil was caused by a hole in the supply line from an aboveground storage tank (AST). The AST was located in the basement and the oil was lost to the concrete floor. The spill was discovered when Ms. Gilley noticed free product on the floor while doing laundry. The oil had spread across the floor and soaked up into boxes, shelving, and other materials stored in the basement.
     On August 20, 2012 I met with two CB Haskell Fuel Company technicians at the site. They had been called by the homeowners after the spill was discovered. We worked for several hours using sorbent pads and speedi-dry to clean-up free product. A ram fan was installed and vented out of the bulkhead to exhaust oil vapors. Initial photo ionization detector (PID) readings of the air in the basement was in excess of 20 parts per million (PPM). After the rough clean-up and fan installation the readings dropped to 4.8 PPM. Additional clean-up was needed to remove a large amount of accumulated material present in the basement.
    On August 21, 2012 I met with Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) field technicians at the site. The stored material was removed and the oiled debris was bagged for disposal with the non-impacted material being moved to garage. Once the floor was accessible, the speedi-dry was removed and then the concrete washed with citri-solve and water. The concrete did not have any major flaws or cracks and there is very little to no risk of the oil migrating under the slab. By the next day the PID readings of the basement declined from 4.8 PPM to less than 1 PPM without the fan. Several additional visits to the site to check the organic vapor levels in the basement continued to be less than 1 PPM. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-1096-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred at  Bath Iron Work (BIW), 700 Washington Avenue in Bath for the 2011 year.
BIW has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-692-2012*A citizen (Cynthia Baker) reported that she had discovered two bags of herbicide on the side of the road in Bridgton.  She had moved them from the ditch to the edge of the road and they had since been broken open and smelled awful.  I questioned if she knew what the label on them was and she said she did not, but the work herbicide was on them.   She gave me directions to the site and indicated that she would mark its location for me.  I located the site in question.  Apparently someone had cleaned up the bags and some of the contents.  The remaining contents appeared to be a clay material like speedi dry or cat litter.  There were several "clumps" which I overturned with a stick to find maggots.  Clearly this was an absorbent material that had been used to absorb waste and disposed of in the herbicide bags.  there clearly were no herbicides or other wastes of concern at the site and there is no further action by the Division of Response necessary in this matter.
P-701-2012*DEP received notification of leak from an aerial lift which released approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel onto crushed stone.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-702-2012*Received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding a mishap at the USGC Cutter Jefferson Island's mooring, 382 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, where three (3) lead/acid batteries were dropped into the water while transiting the gangway.  The batteries were reported to be small, sealed utility batteries "ENERSYS Genesis NP5-12 (0.187)", used in emergency situations.

Franki Delany and I met with the U.S. Coast Guard on-site and emphasized the importance of removing the batteries from the water even though they were sealed.  We were assured the batteries would be recovered.

On 9/4/12, the Department was notified the batteries were in the process of being recovered.  No further response action anticipated.
I-185-2012*08/28/12 Received a spill report (via e-mail) from Scott Stevens of 7 Islands Land Company regarding a spill of hydraulic oil and used motor oil in their woods harvesting in the St. Pamphile District (T11 R16).  The cause of the spill was rollover of a dump truck hauling gravel.  When the dump truck rolled over the dump body cylinder and oil filter broke spilling 2 gallons of hydraulic oil and about less than 1 gallon of used motor oil.  Crews from wood contractor, Robinson's Lumber, used spill pads on the spilled oil to soak it up.  The spill debris was placed in a metal drum for transport to Robinson's Lumber garage for disposal with other oily debris.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by Response Services.
P-1097-2011*This report documents oil spills which occurred at  Bath Iron Works (BIW) main facility in Bath for the 2011 yearson board vessels berthed there.
BIW has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
A-460-2012*Elevated photo ionization detector (PID) readings were discovered near underground piping associated with the secondary containment of an above ground storage tank located at the Togus Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital. The PID readings peaked at 253 parts per million (PPM). No estimates were possible concerning the amount of oil lost. On September 4, 2012, I met with Derrick Hyatt with the VA at the site. They had stockpiled soils removed from the trench near the excavation site. Inspection of the soils revealed minor staining and no odors. An Oil-N-Soil dye shake test was used to test some of the darkest soils and no color change was detected. No soils were removed and they were re-used to backfill around the piping. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-703-2012*On 9/5/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Lisa Shaw of Dead River reporting a one gallon spill of heating oil at a customer's residence.  The spill occurred as the result of a broken fitting on the fill piping for the above ground storage tank.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
I-188-2012*8.30.12  Sean Gillian of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Houlton, requested Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) assistance involving a pending drug raid to take place today at the entered location.  During the pre-raid planning meeting, Gillian advised that the subject had been arrested on 8.29.12 (spill date) and that evidence of drug manufacturing had been witnessed at the subject's location.  The enforcement action proceeded and the DEP collected residual waste associated with methamphetamine generation. The waste was determined to be neutral and disposed as commercial waste.

DEP to seek reimbursement from Subject for vermiculite used and disposed of waste.

No further Response action anticipated.


P-1081-2009*
   6/03/09: A Maine DEP staff member, checking on the water treatment and air quality related to oil spill remediation for case P-1054-2008, noted an oil discharge below the out-of-service aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  The homeowner apparently had begun the emptying, dismantling and cleaning his AST for removal, and had left oil soaked sorbent pads on the concrete floor.  The male homeowner was away in service with the US Coast Guard at this time period.  This oil discharge made indoor air quality measurement for the November 2008 oil spill impractical.  We do not know how long this oil discharge remained before discovery.

CONCLUSION
   The discharge clean-up was left for the homeowner to complete.  It is unknown at this time if this 2009 oil spill has effected the groundwater reaching the sump.

P-712-2012*DEP received notification of leaking transmisson on a pick-up truck which released approximately 2 quarts of transmisson fluid onto wooden construction mat.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-705-2012*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that a concerned citizen had brought to their attention a drum that had been abandoned at the back of a parking lot.  I visited the site and found a 30 gallons steel drum that was intact and not leaking.  I contacted the owner of the property, Storage Realty Corp. (David Elowich) and confirmed the drum was not theirs and got permission to remove it.  I hired Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to test, remove, and dispose of the drum.  EPI field screened the drum's contents and found that it was flammable and contained chlorinated solvents which made the contents a hazardous material.  EPI transported the drum to the Environmental Depot in Lewiston for proper disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-706-2012*I was contacted by the Ogunquit Fire Department reporting that a vehicle parked in the driveway at 622 Main Street was leaking gasoline.  The leak turned out to be near the top of the tank so only a small amount leaked out and the Fire Department used sorbent pads to collect the leaking gasoline.  When the tank stopped leaking, it was towed away and the Fire Department scooped up the gravel in the driveway that was contaminated.  I stopped by the site and confirmed the clean-up and then went to the fire station and picked up the waste for disposal through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-707-2012*I was contacted by Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reporting that one of the locomotives parked in Rigby Yard had overflowed its containment tank and oil had spilled onto the ballast underneath the rails.  When the leak was found sorbent material was used to clean up the tank and rails and the contaminated ballast was dug up, containerized, and shipped to Pan Am's Waterville yard for future disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-708-2012*I was contacted by Petty Officer Spots of the US Coast Guard reporting that they were investigating a report that the vessel "Captain Jake" was leaking oil at Vessel Services dock.  Petty Officer Spots met the Harbormaster and went down to Vessel services to investigate the situation.  He reported back to me that when they arrived there was a weathered sheen around the docks and vessel but there was no proof of where the sheen had originated from.  He also told me that the Coast Guard planned to do an inspection of the vessel and that he would report back to me if they found any spilled oil on board.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-709-2012*I was contacted by Mike Estes reporting that one of his customers had a corrosion hole in the filter assembly of their basement oil tank.  He estimated that 50-75 gallons had leaked out of the tank from their usage records.  I arrived to find that the tank was on a concrete floor in the basement and a second concrete floor had been poured without moving the tank so its legs were in the floor.  Because of the added depth of concrete there wasn't enough clearance for the filter assembly at the end of the tank so whoever had poured the concrete had formed a bowl shaped indentation in the new floor to allow the filter to fit.  This indentation filled with water so the filter assembly was sitting in water and corroded.  The oil had run across the basement floor and into a sump in the corner that had a sump pump in it.  The pump was disconnected before the oil could be pumped out into the yard.  During the initial clean-up I hired TMC to ventilate the building, clean the concrete floor and sump and to engineer a system that would redirect the sump fluids into totes on the front lawn.  Because there was still free product migrating into the sump we decided to remove the concrete floors and vactor out as much of the contamination as possible.  After doing that we installed a new, deeper sump.  I handed the long term pump and treat system off to Peter Eremita of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-711-2012*I was contacted by Mark Dobransky of Tambrands reporting that a crane had blown a hydraulic hose in their parking lot and leaked about a gallon of hydraulic oil.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  See attached Spill Report Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-713-2012*I was contacted by Mark Espeaignette, of Pine Tree Waste Services, reporting that while off-loading at their facility a Town of Wiscasset trash truck blew a hydraulic hose and spilled about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil in their yard.  The spill was contained to a paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
A-442-2012*On 8/20/2012, Burns & McDonnell reported an oil spill in Wales. The estimated 1 cup spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a loose fitting on a track bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-443-2012*On 8/21/12, 1342 hours, Kara Wry, from Burns & McDonnell reported that 1 cup of hydraulic oil had leaked from a Cianbro bucket truck during construction on the Central Maine Power right of way. She reported that the oil impacted crush stone was removed and taken for disposal by Cianbro. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-444-2012*On 8/21/2012, in Jay, New England Organics reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The location of the spill was the Verso Paper landfill. The spill was cleaned up by the driver.  No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-445-2012*On 8/22/2012, in Thomaston, Dragon Products reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 to 3 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid resulted from a ruptured hose on a truck. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-446-2012*On 8/23/2012 in Readfield, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a dump trailer truck rollover at a road construction project. A site visit was made to assist with the cleanup. Contaminated soil was removed from the side of the road, and sorbent material was used to collect oil from the paved surface. No further response action is expected.
A-447-2012* On 8-23-2012 Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power, reported a release of about one pint of transformer oil. This transformer was tagged non PCB and is located in Lower Cupsuptic Twp. on Cupsuptic Road. A bushing on the transformer was leaking. The cleanup was delayed for a couple of weeks, at the customer's request. Cleanup was completed by a crew from CMP.
 No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.

A-448-2012*On 8-23-2012, Lauren Lohn reported the release of about one cup of hydraulic oil. This occurred on the Central Maine Power Project in Wales, near Ridge Road.  Cleanup was completed by the company.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-449-2012*On 8/24/12, the US Coast Gaurd observed a sheen off of Cranberry Island from an unknown source during an overflight. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-450-2012*This office was contacted by Regional Communications Center dispatch on behalf of Waldoboro Fire Department reference an unknown hazardous materials incident.  The Town of Waldoboro had foreclosed on a mobile home property at 620 Union Hill Road.  The Public Works Department was tasked with demolishing the vacant mobile home, thought to be an eye sore, and potential gathering place for illegal activity.  Apparently no one from the Town inspected the interior of the building before the excavator was brought in to flatten the place.  Demolition debris was transported to the transfer station by dump truck.  An employee at the transfer station operated a bulldozer and graded the material further crushing the debris.  Part of the pile began to smoke and a noxious odor was detected by the bulldozer operator.  He contacted the crew at Union Hill Road to halt demolition, and called the Fire Department.  Bart Newhouse and I responded to the transfer station and met John Daigle of Public Works and Chief Paul Smeltzer.  The bulldozer operator showed us the area of the demolition debris landfill where the smoking materials had been observed.  We cautiously approached looking for clues as to the source.  We smelled a strong acid odor and returned to the vehicles.  I dressed out in level C personal protective clothing, and obtained pH paper and Bart prepared over pack containers.  Returning to the debris pile, I recovered several crushed gallon jugs of hydrochloric acid confirmed with the pH paper.  We over packed these for disposal, and departed for the Union Hill Road location.

We met the Public Works personnel on site.  The trailer had been demolished and most of the structure/debris was in the basement.  It was the end of the day, and workers agreed to meet on site the next day to try to recover any additional hazardous materials.

Jason Fish, Pat Hennessey, and I returned to the site with over pack containers and personal protective equipment the following day.  We met with Public Works representatives and worked to investigate the basement area.  Demo debris was carefully removed by the excavator with a grapple thumb. One of the workers indicated the former property owner had a business cleaning grave stones.  This may explain why so many gallons of acid were stored at the residence.  We dressed out in Level C personal protective equipment and collected 29 one gallon containers of waste acid.  Several of the containers had been broken open by the demolition and had collected on the concrete floor of the basement.  We used soda ash to neutralize this acid and checked with pH paper.  We also recovered dozens of milk jugs of unknown yellow/brownish liquid.  We recovered miscellaneous containers of waste paint related material, and petroleum Coleman Fuel.  We used the Ahura instruments and field chemistry to determine what the various products were.  The milk jugs contained urine.  The urine had never been observed before, and is a mystery as to why someone would collect approx. 40 - 50 gallon containers.  This was later discharged to the city sewer along with copious amount of water and bleach disinfectant.  The Public Works crew described a second property that had been foreclosed, and they wanted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to inspect that.  We drove over to that property on Castner Road, but found no wastes.

I notified the town by mail of the impending invoice for disposal of this waste material, and requested that they perform inspection of properties for household hazardous wastes PRIOR to demolition in the future.  (See attached letter.)   Hazardous wastes were disposed by licensed contractor overseen by DEP.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-451-2012*On 8/24/2012, in Jay, Fabian Oil reported an oil spill. The estimated spill of less than a gallon of K1 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery to an outside tank. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-710-2012*On 9/6/12 I received a call from Torri Collins of Irving Oil reporting a 1/2 cup spill of diesel fuel in Auburn.  The spill occurred when Irving was fueling construction equipment on a construction site.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads and a small hand excavation.  No further action required.
P-693-2012*I was contacted by the Paris Fire Chief reporting that a front end loader caught fire at the Paris Utility District's well field off Hathaway Road and had leaked diesel and hydraulic oil onto the gravel roadway.  The fire was put out quickly by the operator with a dry chemical fire extinguisher so no water was applied to the machine/spill.  The leak was stopped and the loader was removed from the well field.  The incident occurred about 40 feet from one of the three gravel packed wells in the well field.  When I arrived I oversaw the excavation of the contaminated soil.  I had the responsible party, Mr. Batchelder, excavated until I could no longer detect and petroleum vapors on my photoionization detector and then I had him take a few more scoops for good measure.  I returned to the site the following day with Brad Hahn of Technical Services and he collected soil samples for laboratory analysis to confirm the clean-up was complete.  The analysis done on the soil detected no petroleum compounds within their ranges.  Mr. Hahn has been in touch with the Department of Health & Human Services and further sampling of the well water will be necessary.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-694-2012*I was contacted by the Sanford Regional Communications Center reporting that a Blow Brothers trash truck had blown a hydraulic line in the westbound lane of Route 202 just after crossing Route 109.  I arrived to find the affected lane closed to traffic by the Fire Department and Police Department.  The truck had sprayed oil very thickly in an 8 foot wide swath over about 100 feet of road.  The truck then pulled over and the oil continued to leak out and run down the road along the curb for another 100 feet.  Sanford Public Works had spread about 3 yards of sand over the spill as well as damming off the storm drains.  The Town agreed to use its street sweeper to assist with the clean-up.  The driver ran the sweeper back and forth over the sanded spill without sucking it up which significantly helped to clean-up the heavy layer of oil on the pavement.  Once the pavement seemed clean enough the sweeper then vacuumed up all the sand.  During this time a crew from Blow Brothers came and fixed the truck and moved it out of the way and then they applied speedy dry to the section of the spill where the oil had run along the curb.  The sweeper then collected the speedy dry also.  The Town agreed to take the spill debris to CPRC Group in Scarborough the following day.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-695-2012*I was contacted by the Topsham Fire Department reporting that a pick-up truck had been in an accident in front of 692 Route 196.  The accident caused gasoline to spill from the truck onto the paved road.  The road had been prepared to be paved, which left a lip at the edge of the pavement.  This kept all of the spilled gasoline on the paved surface and the Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-454-2012*At 1425 hours, on September 7, 2012, Andrew Moore, of the Maine Air National Guard, reported that 0.25 gallons of diesel and 0.5 gallons of transmission fluid spilled after an axle broke on a F550 Air National Guard truck while traveling on interstate 95 (I-95).  The fuel tank was damaged, which allowed 0.25 gallons of diesel to leak, and all the transmission fluid in the axle leaked onto the ground, estimated at approximately 0.5 gallons.  Fuel from the truck's fuel tank was removed prior to hauling the truck to a repair facility.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-452-2012*At 1020 hours, on September 7, 2012, Paul Cerreta of Burns and McDonnell reported a 5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a hose rupturing on an excavator owned by L E Meyers.  L E Myers excavated approximately 2-3 yards of material and hauled it to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  The hose was repaired on the excavator.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-453-2012*At 1020 hours, on September 7 2012, Paul Cerreta, of Burns and McDonnell, reported a 0.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose on a Mantis Crane.  Spill occurred at section 388 of Structure 490 along a utility right of way in Orrington.  L E Meyers shoveled up less than a 5-gallon bucket of contaminated soil.  This material was disposed of with material from their other spill, B-452-12.  The crane was repaired.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1099-2011*Spill of lube oil to deck of ship hull being built.  Cleaned up by BIW personel.  Spill not reported until provided in log of spills assoiciated with spill reporting MOU for 2011 (recieved by MEDEP 5/16/2012).  This spill is not covered by spill reporting MOU.   DEP unable to verify if spill was properly cleaned up to commissioner's satisfaction.
P-727-2012*I was contacted by Mike Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Systems reporting that the Town of Bridgton had a leaking oil tank at their "Town Hall" at 26 North Main Street.  I arrived to find two 275 gallon horizontal oil tanks manifolded together with one fill and one vent underneath the front porch at the entrance to the building.  The tanks were extremely corroded and when CN Brown had gone to deliver oil to them the driver noticed oil spraying from somewhere and stopped the delivery.  Town employees removed the decking above the tanks and Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) removed the tanks.  Both tanks were extremely corroded with daylight showing through multiple holes in the tops of both tanks.  EPI then vactored the soil out from underneath where the tanks had been.  The excavation extended down about 4 feet when we had to stop because of physical and safety limitations (see attached photos).  Because of this we were unable to remove all of the contaminated soil.  Soil samples were collected by Brad Hahn of Technical Services to document the contamination that was left behind.  The excavation was then backfilled with clean sand.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-483-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification of a blown hydraulic hose on a roll-off truck which released approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil onto concrete.  Pine Tree Waste conducted clean-up activities, which involved the use of speedi-dry.  No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is anticipated.
P-715-2012*September 07, 2012, a call from Garrett Pillsbury Plumbing and Heating reporting that an aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking from a corrosion hole on the belly of the tank at 69 Walker Road in Lyman.

The technician with the company said he had plugged the hole from leaking further but there was an oil stain under the AST. I spoke with Karin Cole, the home owner and set up a time at 0700 hours to meet with her since at that time she was busy with an appointment and could not meet with me.

September 10, 2012, I met with Ms Cole and evaluated the stain. It was determined because of vapor intrusion to the home that the section of the basement floor with the oil stain on it would need to be removed and further soil testing would be conducted at that time. Ms Cole agreed to allow DEP to handle the clean-up.

September 11, 2012, I returned to site with Allstate Environmental and Don White of the DEP. 6.16. tons of contaminated soil was removed from the basement and a vapor system was installed. Brad Hahn, a Geologist with the DEP also inspected Ms Cole's well.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-716-2012*On 9/7/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Sagadahoc County Sherriff's Department reporting a motor vehicle accident on Dead River Rd. in Bowdoin.  It was reported a small amount of gasoline had spilled from the vehicle, though none was evident in the soil beneath the vehicle.  No clean up conducted, no further action required.
P-717-2012*On 9/9/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Ken Pelletier of PanAm reporting a leaky locomotive at the Cressy Rd crossing in Lewiston.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-718-2012*
9/7/12: Report of small spill out fill pipe to soil below when delivery hose disconnected; reported to have been dug up.  No further actions at this time.  Location is a sub-urban residential area served by municipal water supply.
P-719-2012*
Tuesday 9/11/12: At the request of David Brooks of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Uncontrolled Sites Division I responded and met onsite with David Brooks and with Nick Clark of Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI).  Brooks was overseeing additional investigation and excavation of the area adjacent to an abandoned-in-place #6 oil underground storage tank (UST) (see also report P-541-2011).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
With assistance of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval had been acquired to excavate under Mill Street, property owned by Mr. Stanley Sclar who had prohibited investigation on his property in 2011.  Onsite EPI had uncovered fill-product piping for the Central Maine Power (CMP) 6-oil UST facility and likely also for the Libby Mill's #6-oil UST facility (see P-561-2012).  Evidence of a discharge (#4-oil) has been reported with Libby Mill on 3/31/1994 or earlier.

An additional offsite fill pipe noted on a site plan was confirmed that is believed to go from Main Street down Mill Street and to the USTs.  This offset fill pipe had been earlier found and confirmed by Lewiston Public Works who cut through and capped the underground fill pipe years ago during excavation (photo-1) crossing the pipe.  MDEP and EPI found the piping still contained #6-oil product and had discharged to soil and groundwater.

During periods of low water a heavy oil sheen was still discharging to the Androscoggin River out the retaining wall (see Photos).  In 2011 a discharge of #6 oil was traced from the Libby Mill to the river.  In the Autumn of 2012, excavation of the concrete balloon launch area just below Mill Street and the CMP substation building was found to be heavily contaminated with #6 oil.  I understand that borings mapped this oil following a second path across the former Columbia Mill location west to the river.  At this time I understand that there was no significant free product in soil found under Mill Street above this contamination area.  When excavating around the Libby Mill UST in 2011, there did not appear to be a physical connection of the Libby Mill UST leak.

At this time two or three locations appear to be contributing (discharging) free product oil to the river.  I understand that these discharges are not covered by Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance due to the age of the discharges and of the UST facilities.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Under MDEP management, in September 2012, EPI excavated 30 to 50 tons of #6-oil contaminated soil from Mill Street adjacent to the CMP UST.  MDEP Response issued an Oil Spill Debris Form for up to 50-tons of oiled soil.  As of December 2012, the excavated soil remains onsite till additional source reduction and funding is expected in 2013.
Oil continues to discharge to the river, mostly during periods of low water and was controlled and recovered with sorbents and boom as during the 2011 response (see photos).   See the records of MDEP Uncontrolled Sites Division for further information and resolution.

No further Response action expected.

S Brezinski
P-720-2012*A mechanical failure caused the release of approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid to the soils adjacent to the road surface. The Oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. 4.36 tons of oil impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a Photo Ionization Detector and hydrophobic dye shake tests.

Remaining impacted soils fall below recommended petroleum cleanup guideline recommendations based on the exposure risks present at this location.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-721-2012*

DEP received notification of a loose fitting on a front end loader which released approximately 1 pint of hydraulic oil onto the matted access road near structure 50 off Old Webster Road.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-468-2012*On September 17. 2012, Bangor Hydro Electric (BHE) reported a transformer oil spill to a concrete pad and the ground from a pad mount transformer at the Harrington Elementary School, 1227 U S Route 1A, Harrington.  According to BHE, the discharge was from a pad mount transformer installed in 1979.  The leak was traced to a corrosion hole in the cooling fins of the transformer. Clean Harbors was called to remove the contaminated soil and other materials.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1082-2009*DEP received notification that approximately thirteen gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The oil in the transformer was tagged as containing less than two parts per million (2 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted sorbents used to clean the road surface, shoulder, and ditch were removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-729-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/10/12, Mr. Michael Kaplan, of Kaplan, LLC., contacted me at the recommendation of John Dunlap of the Maine Department of the Environmental Protection (MDEP).  Kaplan, LLC., owns the Bubble Room laundry site, the former S & B Norge cleaners, and sought information on the former motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility that used to be on the site when it was a gas station.  I advised Mr. Kaplan that I would research what I could and get back to him.  Mr. Kaplan was trying to sell the property.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 9/11/12, in order to familiarize myself and help research the site history, I visited and walked the property.  I found the old UST dispenser island in front under the canopy, with three or four cemented-in dispenser locations.  The facility appears to have been paved over after the UST's 1988 removal; On 9/11/12, I noted no evidence of fill pipe road boxes, or vent pipes on the property.

MDEP UST registration file #14643 lists three 5000-gallon, gasoline USTs, abandoned-by-removal on 3/1/88, and one 1000-gallon #2-oil UST removed on 4/1/94.  From the late Steven Eufemia's spill report (P-536-1987), the Portland Fire Department reported a free-product discharge of gasoline on 11/19/88.  It is indicated that Eufemia oversaw some clean-up work associated with the 3/1/88 UST removal.  I found no report on the abandonment of the 1000-gallon fuel oil UST in 1994.  Chapter 691 UST closure assessments were not required by MDEP in 1987 and 1988.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   I found no record of 1987-1988 as to condition of the removed USTs, the amount of free product recovered, and the volume of any oil contaminated soil removed and the soils disposal.

2)   When the motor fuel USTs were abandoned in 1988 this was prior to the Maine requirement for Chapter 691 UST removal site assessments.  At this time, I am unaware of any Phase-1 or Phase-2 site assessments for this parcel.

3)   I understand that as this facility and the gasoline contamination was discovered prior to 1990, the site is not eligible for Maine Groundwater Clean-Up Fund UST insurance coverage.

4)   I noted no prohibited discharges during my 9/11/12 visit, and no further MDEP Response Division actions are required at this time.

5)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be a an environmental site assessment nor indicate that the location is remediated to original or pristine conditions.  Residual oil discharge/contamination following the 1988 UST removal, may have naturally degraded over the past 22 years.  A Phase-2 environmental site assessment would be prudent prior to a property transfer or redevelopment.



A-679-2010* On 11-17-2010 CN Brown reported the release of a very small amount of oil.  This oil was dripping from a fitting associated with the gauge on this aboveground storage tank.  This tank is located at the home of Nancy Derocher at 1074 Riverside Drive in Vassalboro, Maine.  An employee of CN Brown (the oil truck driver) wiped/cleaned the oil off the tank and fitting.
 No additional problems were reported. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-698-2012*
8/31/12: Notice of 2-gallon weeping leak of non-PCB transformer oil from pole-mounted transformer oil to soil and gravel below.  None reported to surface water or to drains.  Cleaned up by CMP staff.  The location is dense sub-urban residential use adjacent to Higgins Beach and the ocean.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions expected.
P-704-2012*A tank trailer driver was exiting Bay 2 of the loading rack and struck a six inch bollard which sheared off the piping to two of the manifolds on the bottom of the trailer.  The contents of the piping, approximately ten gallons, was discharged to cement and pavement.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials and disposed of by an environmental contractor.  No subsurface drainage or collection points were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-714-2012*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
Friday 9/7/12: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received notice at about 1200 hrs time from the National Response Center (NRC) regarding a discharge, unknown volume, of marine diesel fuel from the USCG Cutter JEFFERSON ISLAND to Portland Harbor.  The discharge was discovered by USCG about 0825 hrs that morning.  The leaking vessel was tied up behind the Gulf of Maine Institute on Commercial St. in Portland.
At 1313 hrs LT Barrow of the US Coast Guard (USCG) notified MDEP by phone and estimated the discharge as 10 to 20 gallons.  USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) was also responding.
On 8/31/12, Stephen Flannery of MDEP had been notified of and responded to a discharge from the JEFFERSON ISLAND due to a corrosion hole in a starboard side fuel tank (P-702-2012), this new discharge reported this day was from a different and unconnected ship's fuel tank.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Later statements from USCG ship's personnel estimated the leak as several gallons.  The leak was found to be from a 2000-gallon starboard-side fuel tank with one tank wall being the ship's hull.  This tank was directly aft of the tank that leaked in P-702-12.  Diver Down divers sent down to investigate the source found four to six corrosion holes in the ship's hull which we observed on a film taken by the divers. One hole appeared about a centimeter large.
At the time of MDEP initial Response visit at about 1230 hrs, Woodard and I noted no oil or oil sheen in the water.  I understand that the oil released was dissipated and was taken away by the tide before it could be contained by the boom.  By about 1300 hrs we believed that water ingress into the fuel tank and the slight listing, gave the tank a "water bottom" so additional oil could not leak out at the time.

RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
1)   USCG had laid out harbor and sorbent boom to contain further potential discharges.
2)   MDEP's Sheryl Bernard responded and stayed onsite with response equipment in the event that additional oil discharged before the holes were plugged.
3)   Diver Down Company divers patched the corrosion holes with epoxy so the vessel could get underway to a drydock and repair facility the following week.
4)   Based on statements from USCG crew, the vessel's impressed current corrosion protection system had not been operating for a year or more.  The JEFFERSON ISLAND had come out of drydock in Rockland, ME only several months before which should have caught corrosion damage before the vessel returned to duty.
5)   At this time I understand that the vessel has been repaired.  No further MDEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.

S Brezinski



P-722-2012*Terry Wilson of the Jewish Community Center in Portland reported that they had suffered an oil leak from thier outdoor above ground oil storage tank (AST).  Ms. Wilson explained that the tank had been out of use for many years.  Product, however had not been pumped out to the tank.  When she arrived that morning she smelled oil outside the center and when she searched for thr source she found it to be the AST, which was dripping from the bottom.  She called Clean Harbors to conduct the clean up.  I spoke with Ken Small of Clean Harbors who informed me that tank was nearly full (approximately 3 inches of head space, so it likeley leaked 10 gallons of less.  Clean Harbors pumped off the tank, removed it, and all visibly contamiated soil.  I informed Mr. Small that this was adequate, and insructed Ms. Wilson to contact the DEP should the oil odors linger.

No further action in this matter is waranted.
I-196-2012*09/13/12 Received a call from Tim Rector, underground storage tank (UST) Compliance unit MDEP, regarding a diesel fuel spill discovered while he was doing an annual compliance inspection at R.F. Chamberlain's trucking company on Rte. 162 in St. Agatha.  The spill stained an area about six (6') feet in diameter in the gravel area around the pump dispenser.  Tim notified the owner, Mark Chamberlain of the reporting requirements and the need to contact DEP Response Services to make arrangements to clean-up the spill.  Tim mentioned that regualations required Mark to have a certified tank installer (CTI) on-site during any excavation work that close to the fuel tank and piping.

Called and spoke with Mark Chamberlain @ 543-6607.  According to Mark the diesel fuel spill occurred about 1 week ago when a driver was refueling, left the hose unattended and it fell out of the tank.  I spoke with Mark regarding the need to clean-up the spilled diesel fuel at his pump island, spill reporting requirements, and the need to have the spill clean-up overseen by a CTI due to the close proximity of the digging to the 12,000 gallon UST.  Mark will contract with C.L. Roy contractor and hire County Environmental Engineering (CEE) to oversee the clean-up.  The clean-up is scheduled for next Friday September 21.  Spoke with Nate Hersey of CEE, he will contact me when the clean-up is done.

9/21/12 Nate Hersey of CEE called to request a spill debris form to have C.L. Roy haul the oily debris (about 2.5 tons) to Valley Recycling for transfer and hauling to COGERNO landfill in NB.  Faxed the spill debris form.  Nate said the site is all cleaned up - took about 1 foot of gravel out of an area 8' X 8'.  Requested Nate send me a copy of his field notes for the spill file.

Notes from Nate Hersey of CEE: Per the request of MEDEP, County Environmental Engineering, Inc. (CEE) was on site as the Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) on Friday, September 21, 2012 to assist with the removal of diesel contaminated soil at the RF Chamberland facility on Route 162 in St. Agatha, Maine.  Personnel from Clarence Roy & Sons did the excavating and trucking.  Approximately 2.66 tons of soil was removed from an area of staining near the suction pump mounted on the 12,000 gallon diesel underground storage tank (UST).  RF Chamberland reported to CEE that the soil was transported to Valley Recycling Facility, Inc. in Frenchville and then to Cogerno in Green River, New Brunswick, Canada for disposal.  The area was backfilled with clean fill and RF Chamberland has indicated that they will most likely be pouring a pad in front of the pump to facilitate the clean-up of any spills in the future.

No further action is needed by Response Services at this time.
A-459-2012*A mechanical failure in a water cooled oil cooler allowed approximately 16 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost to an oil water separator.  Most of the oil was recovered from the separator but a small amount got through and caused a light sheen on the Kennebec River.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-461-2012*On 9/4/12, 1650 hours, Howard Holmes from P.G. Willey Company reported that they had found a leaking inside heating oil tank when called to the Badger Cafe in Union for a complaint of oil vapors. Mr. Holmes reported that the tank appeared to have a slow corrosion leak that had released less than 10 gallons, and they had contained the leak with absorbent pads and a container. He reported that the tank was in a basement crawl space with a dirt floor and the area was served by public water. I met Mr. Holmes on site the next morning, and P.G. Willey employees pumped 100 gallons out of the tank, removed and took it for disposal as well as another 275 gallon tank that was not in service. They installed a temporary supply tank. Field tests of the soil under the tank were positive for oil. I informed the tenant Mr. Greer that oil impacted soil would need to be removed to prevent  oil vapors from entering his business area above the spill area. He agreed to have the Department manage the clean-up and he forwarded the Groundwater Oil Clean up Insurance application to his sister, Sarah Greer, the property owner.

On 9/11/12, I returned to the site and removed an estimated 500 pounds of oil impacted soil before encountering ledge. A vapor barrier was put into place and the hole was back filled. I checked with Mr. Greer the next day and he reported that he could detect no oil vapors in his business area and my testing with a photo ionization detector indicated no oil vapors.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-462-2012*9/4/12 1740 Petty Officer Severs from the US Coast Guard reported that there was a 100 yard oil sheen on Rockland Harbor just south of the Us Coast Guard station. I went to the area and found the sheen that appeared to come from the area of the south mooring area. There was no recoverable oil and no source could be found. The US Coast Guard reported that the sheen had dissipated when they patrolled the area the next morning.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-463-2012*8/5/12 1240 Matt Fullerton from waste Management reported that an unknown amount of diesel fuel had spilled from a trash collection truck with a bad fuel pump. I went to the site at Spurwink School in Chelsea and found that the Fire Department was on scene and had used oil absorbent material to contain the oil. The fuel had impacted the paved parking lot, driveway, and down the road. No fuel had run off the pavement. Waste Management had repaired the truck and sent a crew to clean up the spill. I checked the area later in the day and all the oiled absorbent material had been removed.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-465-2012*On 9/6/2012, in Newcastle, Dead River Company reported an oil spill. The spill was reported to be up to 5 gallons of oil, contained in a pan by the home owner. A call was made to the owner and they did not want my assistance. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-466-2012*9/6/12 1319 An anonymous caller reported that an outside heating oil tank was leaking at 448 Gross Neck road in Waldoboro. I went to the location and met the owner's son, David Sanborn Jr. who showed me a tank next to the unused mobile home adjacent to the house. He reported that the tank had been empty and not in use for over a year. I inspected the tank and found that one seam appeared to have been leaking oil but was not leaking at this time. There was a small amount, estimated 1 to 2 gallons, of oil in the tank. There was a small area of oil impacted soil under the tank that I removed for disposal to a depth of 3 to 4 inches. I instructed David to have his father remove any residual oil that might be in the tank to prevent further spillage and call me if he had any questions. I never received a call from Mr. Sanborn.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-467-2012*On 9/7/12, 1438 hours, Michael Vashon, from Madison Paper Industries, reported that an estimated 675 gallons of ground wood pulp waste water had been discharged to the ground surface and into a storm drain from a leaking pipe. I contacted Mr. Vashon and he reported that the wastewater did not contain any added chemicals and contained .22% wood pulp. The mill personnel calculated that 12 pounds of wood fiber was contained in the wastewater that was discharged. The system was shut down as soon as the leak was discovered and repairs were in process. No recovery was possible. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-468-2012*On 9/8/12, 1140 hours, Kara Wry, from Burns & McDonnell, reported that 1 cup of hydraulic oil had spilled on the Central Maine Power line right of way when a hydraulic line leaked on a piece of heavy equipment working in the right-of-way. All oil impacted material was removed. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-469-2012*On 9/8/12, 1510 hours, Petty Officer Adam Spoff, from the U S Coast Guard (USCG), reported that they had received a report from the Harbor Master in Camden that there was a heavy oil sheen in Camden Harbor that smelled like diesel fuel. I met Petty Officer Matthews, USCG, at the harbor. The Harbor Master reported that the sheen had been seen around 1330 just outside of the harbor entrance and had drifted into the harbor with the incoming tide. The harbor had oil sheen throughout the docking floats at this time and it was reported that the odor had dissipated for the most part. No oil was recoverable at this time, but samples of the oil sheen were taken if a potential source was to be identified at a later time. The USCG checked the area the next day and reported that the sheen had dissipated.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-470-2012*9/9/12 0716 Allen Scales from Central Maine Power reported that an estimated 3 gallons of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mount transformer at 172 McGuire Road in Jefferson due to storm damage. Oil impacted soil and brush at the base of the pole were removed. Oil was collected with oil absorbent pads. The PCB content of the oil was not known and samples were sent for laboratory analysis.

Laboratory analysis results were later reported to be less than 1 ppm PCB content in the oil.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-471-2012*Blake Bennetts of ASI Constructors contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill into Mooselookmeguntic Lake.  ASI is making repairs to the upper dam.  In the course of operations, a hydraulic pile hammer leaked an estimated quart of oil into the lake.  It was contained with boom.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
A-472-2012*A defective seal caused a small amount of transformer oil to leak to the ground.  Central Maine Power employees removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-473-2012*Wayne from Hammond Lumber contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill at this residence.  Hammond was making a delivery with a boom truck and had a fitting leak discharging hydraulic oil to pavement.  The owner spread clay litter on the spill and it was swept up for disposal.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected by DEP.
A-474-2012*A citizen called to report that a gas station attendant was pumping gas onto the ground.  I went to the station and inquired about the situation.  The station manager said that they had been pumping rainwater out of their spill buckets.  Maine underground storage tank rules require that spill buckets be kept empty of debris and water so that the spill bucket will be able to function at full capacity in the event of a spill during fuel delivery to the tank.  Pumping liquid to the ground at a gas station may be alarming to a member of the public, but pumping rainwater from a spill bucket is not a violation of any Maine rule.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-475-2012*Hammond Lumber reported that a delivery truck of theirs suffered a hydraulic leak from the boom.  The oil leaked largely to the bed of the truck with a small amount reaching the ground.  Hammond used sorbent pads to recover the oil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-476-2012*On 8/12/2012, in Camden, PG Willey and Company reported an oil spill. The relatively small spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement resulted from a corroded oil tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill was cleaned up by PG Willey employees with sorbent material. The remaining contents of the tank were pumped and the tank replaced. The area is served by public water. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-477-2012*On 9/12/2012, in Wiscasset, the town reported 8 inches of product in the interstitial space of an underground heating oil tank serving the municipal building. The tank was pumped, and the town was allowed to delay removal of the tank until spring 2013. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-478-2012*A small amount of diesel was lost to pavement when a fuel petcock was physically damaged.  Sorbents were used to collect the oil and disposed of at the landfill.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-479-2012*On 9/13/2012, in Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County Dispatch reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of waste oil on Main Street, from an unknown spiller, was cleaned up by the Fire Department with sorbent material. No site visit was made, No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-480-2012*On 9/13/2012, in Warren, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 1/2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfilled "overflow tank" at their bulk storage plant. The spill was cleaned up by employees with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-481-2012*On 9/13/2012 in Augusta, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil resulted from a transformer explosion. The spill was cleaned up by CMP and no further response action is expected.
A-482-2012*On 9/13/2012, in Hope, Brooks Crane reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 to 3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a leaking filter assembly on an oil tank. The homeowner stopped the leak by closing the valve, then called Rockport mechanical for repairs. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and the basement was being ventilated. The oil appeared to stay contained to the concrete floor.  I advised the homeowner to contact me if odors continued to persist. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-484-2012*On 9/14/2012, in Augusta, Joe Silva reported an oil spill in the Riverview Hospital parking lot. The estimated 1 gallon spill of used engine oil apparently leaked from an unknown vehicle. I made a site visit and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-485-2012*On 9/14/2012, in Rockport, the Harbormaster reported a sheen on the harbor. A phone call was made to the Harbormaster, and she stated that the sheen was minor and that no source could be found. The Harbormaster felt a site visit by Maine Department of Environmental Protection was unnecessary.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-723-2012*The South Portland Fire Department reported that a large stain was observed on the pavement at the intersection of Broadway and Elm Streets. Department personnel responded and observed the stain. It is unclear what spilled, but it had absorbed into the pavement and could not be recovered. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-724-2012*Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) reported a small spill of engine oil from an outboard motor due to a loose cap.  PNSY staff used sorbents to recover what sheen they could.  No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-726-2012*I was contacted by Burns & McDonnell reporting that a man lift with a bad hose fitting had caused about a half gallon of hydraulic oil to be spilled onto the ground at the Suroweic substation in Pownal.  The lift was repaired and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent material and a small excavation.  See attached Spill Reproting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-728-2012*Discharge was the result of a pin hole in a hydraulic line while making a delivery at 81 Spring Street, Sabattus, ME. Approximately 1 pint of hydraulic fluid was discharged and collected with sorbents.  No further action required.
P-730-2012*DEP received notification of a release of approximately 1 pint of diesel fuel onto the matted access road near structure 3026/90 South of Riverside Drive in Auburn, caused by a leaking o-ring on a fuel pump.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-731-2012*On 9/10/12,  report received of discharge of about 1/4 gallon of glycol antifreeze to the soil from heavy equipment involved in the upgrade and construction of Central Maine Power Company power lines through this area.  The discharge area is rural residential and farm area.  At request, Gendron & Gendron Construction Company was issued an Oil spill Debris Form (virgin letter) for disposal of excavated soil to CPRC Group in Scarborough, Maine.  It was not specified if the antifreeze was ethylene glycol or propylene glycol.  No further actions by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services Division are expected.
I-195-2012*On 09/17/12 an anonymous caller reported approximately twenty containers of weed killer had been dumped on the ground.  The reporter said the containers were both plastic and metal and appeared to have some liquid in them. These containers were thrown out on top of an old farm rock dump.  The location of this dump is off of a woods road/trail along the farm field at the west end of the Dudley Rd.  I told the reporter that I would refer this issue to the Pesticide Control Board (PCB), and be working with them if they request our assistance.

On 09/19/12 I called John Haley PCB field person for Northern Maine. I gave him the information provided by the reporter. I also provided John the cell # of the reporter in case he needed additional information.  I told John if he needed assistance in over packing or removal of these container to give Response Services a call.
P-750-2012*Received a call regarding the discovery of an empty aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Johnson residence, 58 Earls Road, South Berwick, ME.  The tank was last filled earlier in the summer, and was only used to heat hot water.  It was estimated that at least 200 gallons of a mixture of #2 fuel oil and kerosene, mostly kerosene, had been discharged.

I responded to the report and observed a corrosion hole in the bottom of the AST.  The oil company had exposed the tank which was enclosed in a protective house.  The oil had run across the concrete pad into the ground adjacent to it.  There was a dug well and drilled well within 50 feet of the discharge.  The dug well was no longer being used by the property, and the drilled well was estimated to have a depth of 150 feet.  Arrangements were made to start excavation of contaminated soil the following day, by Boom Technology, Inc. (BTI).

On 9/20/12, I returned with BTI and started excavation.  At approximately two feet below grade, clay was encountered possible limiting the downward migration of oil.  Upon further investigation, it was determined the oil had migrated below the six feet of clay into what appeared to be bedrock.  Oil was observed accumulated in this area, which would require the installation of a recovery well.  Bradford Hahn, MEDEP Hydrogeologist, was notified of my observation.

On 9/21/12, we returned and continued to excavate contaminated soil to a depth of approximately 10 feet below grade.  Oil and a small amount of water were observed in the hole which were removed with a vacuum truck before excavation.  The area assumed to be bedrock was actually glacial till.  Oil and water were observed flowing into the excavation at the interphase of the clay and till.  The recovery well was installed in an area of approximately  10' by 10' to a depth of 10'.  The area was backfilled with stone, and the recovery well pumped.  Approximately  55 gallons of oil/water were removed from the recovery well.  Mr. Hahn obtained a water sample from the property (see Technical Services' report for further details).

On 9/24,12, we returned with the assistance of Allstate Environmental Services (BTI's vacuum truck was unavailable) to finish backfilling and pump the recovery well.  The recovery well had 3 inches of oil on top of 21 inches of water.  The well was pumped several times throughout the day, and each time oil was observed flowing into the well.  A total of 280 gallons of water/oil were removed from the well, which also included the 55 gal previously removed.

On 9/25/12, the well had 2 inches of oil on top of 20 inches of water.  Again, oil was observed flowing into the well each time the well was pump.  Another 286 gallons of oil/water were removed from the well.  The dug well was check for any influence by the pumping, and had dropped at least four feet.

On 9/28/12, the well had a total of 29" of water/oil , including a 1/2" layer of oil.  We removed 275 gallons of oil water/mixture from the recovery well.  Oil was still flowing into well.

On 10/2/12, the well had a total of 40" of water/oil , including a 1/2" layer of oil.  The area experienced rains during this time period.  We removed 464 gallons of oil water/mixture from recovery well.  Oil was still observed flowing into well.

On 10/5/12, the well had a total of 39" of water/oil , including a 1/2" layer of oil.  The area experienced rains during this time.  We removed 455 gallons of oil water/mixture from recovery well.  Oil was still observed flowing into well, but not at the rate previously observed.  Sorbent boom was placed in the well, in an attempt to recover the limited amount of oil in between visits.

On 10/11/12, the well had a total of 48" of water/oil , including a 2" layer of oil.  The sorbent boom was saturated.  The area experienced rains turning this time.  We removed 702 gallons of oil water/mixture from the recovery well.  Oil was observed flowing into the well after each ext
I-198-2012*On 09/18/12 I responded to a tractor trailer - pick-up truck accident on Route 11 in a rural area in unorganized Township 9 Range 5.  The accident was the result of improper passing by the pick-up truck operator.  The accident resulted in the tractor trailer leaving the road and crashing into a wooded area on the easterly side of Route 11.  The crash resulted in damage to the tractor's driver side saddle tank and spillage of diesel fuel, motor oil, and antifreeze along the side of Route 11.

I responded to the scene and met with the truck driver, local fire department, and State Trooper Jared Sylvia to discuss a plan to transfer fuel from damaged saddle tanks prior to towing the rig off site. There is no surface water within 500 feet or any residences within 1,500 feet. Route 11 was closed to facilitate clean-up and towing operations related to this accident.  I placed a spill catch basin beneath the leaking saddle tank and replaced saturated sorbent pads around saddle tank leak with fresh sorbent pads.  I patched the leaking saddle tank prior to starting fuel transfer operations.  I transferred approximately 140 gallons of diesel fuel from tractor's 2 saddle tanks.  I picked up and poly bagged all fuel soaked sorbent pads, dug up a small amount of soil around the road side area where the truck came to rest. The oily debris was returned to the DEP warehouse for disposal.

The tractor trailer was towed clear of the scene.  I advised Trooper Sylvia to have the Department of Transportation apply a coat of road sand to the road surface to reduce hazard due to spilled petroleum.  No further action is warranted by Response Services.
P-746-2012*SUMMARY
   This report is complementary to spill report P-634-12, and covers apparently three recent, separate and distinct, evidence of gasoline discharges.  An additional separate spill report was warranted to clearly delineate these prohibited oil discharges from weathered oil discharges associated with oil contamination measured in 1999 or earlier.
    Stephen Brezinski was primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division representative for the UST abandonment and discharge assessment.  Mr. Tom Croft of ESCOM (formerly ENSR company) was onsite environmental assessor for 7-Eleven Inc.

ASSESSMENT
   Tuesday, 9/18/12: Using field bag-headspace sampling and an Ion Science Phocheck, Photoionization Device (PID), I measured highs of: 96-ppm in sandy soil sample SS-1 located below the south dispenser, and over 2000-ppm in pea stone fill under the north dispensers, samples SS-2 and SS-3.  SS-2 and SS-2 had a strong pungent odor of fresh gasoline.  The discharges appeared to be from dispenser and pipe-fitting leaks under each dispenser and largely un-weathered, a fresh spill.  Croft and I agreed that there is a good probability that these discharges were from spills on this or the previous day while the dispensers were being taken down, but Paul Thompson, the licensed tank installer with Gaftek LLC did not report any discharged associated with dispenser removal on 9/17/12.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
    Based on the assigned Excavation/Construction Worker Clean-Up Goal assigned, and the apparent small volume of this highly oil-contaminated soil noted under the dispensers (I estimate <10 yards): no source removal or remediation of this soil was required by MDEP, Response Division at the time.  The soil removal clean-up performed was integrated with clean-up actions for report P-634-2012.  AECOM's assessment estimated less than a ton of soil from these dispenser spills were recycled offsite with soil removed under P-634-2012.

1.   See the 2012 Tank Closure & Site Assessment Report from AECOM, earlier assessments from ENSR company, MDEP UST registration file and MDEP spill report P-634-12 and earlier spill reports for additional information.
2.   As these three evidence of leaks I documented appear to be recent, within the past week or month perhaps, they may be eligible for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund UST insurance (GW Fund), each of the three leaks would have a separate application and deductible.  Considering the apparent volume of the leaks I believe that any remediation costs would be considerably less than the individual GW Fund claim deductibles.
3.   I believe that these discharges should have been noted and reported when they occurred or during annual inspection, based on olfactory evidence.
4.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or imply that the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
A-486-2012*On 9/15/2012, in Jay, the Fire Department reported an anti-freeze spill on the Riley Road. The estimated 10 to 15 gallons of antifreeze spilled when a drum in the back of a pick-up truck fell over. The driver of the truck was Tate Hodgdon of Jay. The Fire Department responded to the spill, as well as myself. The anti-freeze had soaked into the pavement and was spread out by vehicle traffic making any recovery of the product impossible. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-190-2012*On 9/14/12 I received spill report via e-mail from Bud Soucy, Irving Woodlands Harvest supervisor, reporting a small spill of diesel fuel at a harvesting operation in Wallagrass Plantation.  The spill was the result of a bad seal gasket on the gate valve of the fuel truck.  Irving contractor crew used sorbent pads to soak up spilled fuel.  The pads were then removed and transported to the VBI garage for disposal.  The fuel truck was emptied and taken out of service to be repaired.  No action is warranted by Response services at this time.
A-487-2012*On 9/15/2012 in Vienna, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of transformer oil resulted from a car pole accident. CMP refers to the area as the Seavey Road, it's officially named Tower Road. The spill was cleaned up by CMP with sorbent material. The PCB content of the oil came back from lab analysis as 11 parts per million. No further response action is expected.
B-473-2012*On 9.18.12, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company, reported the discharge of 7 gallons of mineral/transformer oil from a transformer on the Exeter Road (pole 37).  He reported that the cause was due to high winds/storm damage.  He said he would need to  confirm that the oil was non-polychlorinated biphenyl with lab analysis but that his crew was cleaning up the site to PCB standards, just in case.  Most of the oil impacted the pavement around the pole.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-740-2012*A service technician failed to change a valve setting from one tank to the other inadvertently overfilling the 500 gallon storage tank located at the back of the service bay.  The resulting discharge was estimated to be 7-10 gallons migrated on a slight downward slope of the asphalt driveway. This was confined with sorbent pads and the pooled oil pumped back into the all but empty collection tank.  The tank were scheduled to be pumped off the following day and the area dug up for an expansion project currently underway at the dealership.

I stopped by the site and spoke with K. Blanchard of Clean Harbors CHI (waste oil collection) as he was pumping off tanks.  There is a slight stain to the asphalt but no free (wet) product.  It was as described, confined withy pads (lack of stain beyond a point) and covered with speedy dry.  I then met with Glen Reed, Service Manager, and Brian Beattie, General Sales Manager, about the successful mitigation and expansion.  They said the service bays were heated with natural gas and the waste oil simply collected and removed by CHI, as per customer polls about waste oil use or recycling. DEP Response plans no further action.
P-1098-2011*Spill of lube oil to deck of ship hull being built.  Cleaned up by BIW personel.  Spill not reported until provided in log of spills assoiciated with spill reporting MOU for 2011 (recieved by MEDEP 5/16/2012).  This spill is not covered by spill reporting MOU.   DEP unable to verify if spill was properly cleaned up to commissioner's satisfaction.
I-189-2012*9/14/12 Received an e-mailed spill report from Bud Soucy, Harvest Supervisor w/ Irving Woodlands regarding a small spill of diesel fuel that occurred during harvesting operations off the Bea Rd., in St. John Plantation.  Irving's contractors used sorbent pads to soak up the diesel fuel spilled and put in container and transported to the VBI garage for disposal with other oily debris waste stream.  Irving crews removed and replaced defective (cracked) gate cover on fuel truck.  No action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
B-450-2012*On 9.6.12, I received a report of a discharge of approximately 3 gallons of # 2 fuel oil to a concrete floor of a garage.  The cause of the spill was an improperly tightened filter on the aboveground storage tank.  Mr. Jeff Huntley, owner of J L Huntley Plumbing and Heating, reported the spill.  He said that he was unsure if a spill this small needed to be reported, and the information on the Department's web site lead him to believe that it was up to his judgment.  He felt that it was unnecessary but the homeowner insisted he report it.
He explained that he had sent two technicians to the house to do a routine furnace cleaning and change the oil filter on the tank.  The technician who replaced the oil filter failed to check for leaks after the heating system was put back online.  The gasket around the filter was not seated properly and oil began leaking out around the filter top.  Oil spread across the concrete floor towards the garage doors.  Some oil spilled out between the wall and the floor onto the paved walkway outside the garage.  The technicians from J L Huntley quickly put pads and speedy dri down and fixed the seal on the filter.  They swept up the speedy dri and then put down a deodorizing powder.

I made a visit to the house the following day (9.7.12).  I felt that the clean-up was more than sufficient.  I checked the air in the garage with the photoionization detector (PID) and my readings were between 1.5 and 2.5 parts per million.  I suggested to Mr. Huntley that he remove the odorized powered and put down Moleculok which is a non-odorized volcanic clay powder.  I left my information with Mrs. Betty Beal, the homeowner, and asked her to get back in touch with me if she felt the garage still had a strong oil odor and I would revisit the site.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-742-2012*Chief Frost, of Hebron Fire Department (HFD), called to report a motor vehicle accident (passenger car and full size school bus).  HFD applied sorbent pads to oil and finished with sand or speedy dry to aid in traction as the road was reopened. No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none dispatched.  Based on the information given, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
A-452-2012*On 8/25/2012 in Readfield, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a bucket truck. The spill was cleaned up by CMP. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-453-2012*A small amount of motor oil leaked from a car to the paved parking lot.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-454-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the pavement when a Lowes delivery forklift suffered a hose failure.  The oil was collected with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-455-2012*Storm damage caused the failure of a transformer which allowed a significant amount of oil to spill.  CMP crews responded and collected oily soil and other debris.  I visited the site and suggested further cleanup at which point CMP hired a contractor to return to the scene and remove more oily soil.  No further Response action is expected.
A-456-2012*On 8/29/2012, in New Sharon, Larry Donald, owner of Sandy River Farm Supply, reported a gasoline spill. The apparent minor spill was discovered during an annual facility inspection. The leak was described as a mist of gasoline coming from the "slow down valve" on pump number 2. A site visit was made after the valve had been repaired by Tank Top Maintenance. No leak was observed and minimal contamination could be seen under the dispenser.  There was no dispenser sump. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-457-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor when this inside aboveground storage tank developed a corrosion hole.  There is a water filled sump nearby and since there is no visible sheen on the water, I suspect that the oil never reached the sump.  Dead River Company used speedi-dri to collect the oil and replaced the tank.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-458-2012*A very small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a leak from a forwarder.  The project environmental consultant oversaw the removal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
P-697-2012*
8/31/12: Report of small overfill of heating oil tank to concrete floor; some oil reported went to drain which went to the waste water treatment plant.  Reported cleaned up.  No further maine DEP Response division actions expected.
The spill area is dense sub-urban residential and commercial use, served by municipal water service.
B-467-2012*On September 17. 2012, Bangor Hydro Electric (BHE) reported a one quart automatic transmission fluid spill to pavement from a forklift at 28 Penobscot Meadows Parkway, Hampden facility.  According to BHE, the forklift was being serviced by an outside vendor.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-191-2012*9/13/12 Mr. Dagneault reported picking up a plastic, 5 gallon container along Boundaryline Road, Van Buren, and requested he bring it to Maine DEP. The container was dropped off. Hand written in black marker on the side of the container was xylene. A sample of the material was taken and field analyzed using an Ahura True Defender. The result indicated that the liquid product was ethylene glycol, anti-freeze.

The product was disposed for recycling with other anti-freeze waste collected and DEP at Northern Maine Technical College, Presque Isle.

No further Response action warranted.
I-197-2012*Oct 2012 Gaftek certified tank installers (CTI) obtained permission and performed piping upgrades to Andrew's Hall on NMCC campus.  UST# 12959 tank #2.  Gaftek CTI pull old 1/2" copper suction line out of 4" PVC sleeve. CTI could not pull new line in.  Ran new 4" schedule 40 PVC from piping sump to pit in boiler room.  Ran new 3/4" double-walled flex line in this new 4" shc 40 PVC pipe.  No evidence of any oil release or leak was encountered during the piping upgrade work.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-738-2012*I was contacted by Drake Petroleum reporting that they had disovered a leak in the regular gasoline piping inside dispenser 3/4 at the Kennebunk Xtra Mart.  The spill was contained in the dispenser's sump and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The piping was taken out of service until it could be replaced.

On September 26th - 27th the piping was excavated, removed, and replaced.  Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was on scene to screen soils in the excavation.  The highest reading was about 140 ppm directly underneath where the regular gasoline piping exits the dispenser sump, all other readings were low or non-detect.  No soil removal was required.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-202-2012*09/24/12 Received via scanned e-mail a copy of a type written complaint regarding Benn's Junkyard dba Benn's Auto Sales.  Complainant alleges that Benn's has vehicles that are leaking oil, and antifreeze and contaminating the ground water in the area.  Talked over the complaint with Sean Bernard, ESIII Storm water Program, and Lou Pizzuti, ESSIII, Solid Waste facilities regulations.  Neither staff member could identify any significant issues during site visits over the past 3-4 months at Benn's Auto Sales.  Arranged to have a site meeting with the owner on Friday September 28.  Lou Pizzuti will participate in the site visit/inspection.  Called Town manager Jim Griffin of Hodgdon. Spoke with office manager (Jim was at lunch).  Mr. John Benn has an active permit and is in compliance with permit conditions.  Left voice message with Code officer - Wade Hanson (694-3162) regarding complaint and planned site visit.  Called Benn's Auto Sales and spoke with mechanic who will let John know of the planned site visit on Friday September 28th.

09/28/12 Site visit, Response Staff checked Benn's shop to see how Mr. Benn was handling automotive fluids, checked vehicles parked around the shop yard for signs of any leakage and checked salvage yard for any signs of leakage.

In regards to John Benn's shop, Staff found a floor drain in an area where various types of automotive fluids were stored and also have a tank for repairing radiators.  The floor drain daylights into the ditch at the road in front of Benn's shop and does not have an oil/water separator.  This floor drain does not comply with Department regulations and should be  permanently plugged.  The Department must be notified upon completion of this task so a follow-up site visit may be completed to verify the drain is plugged to the satisfaction of the Department.

In regards to vehicles parked around the shop yard, Response staff found no evidence of any excessive leakage from any of these vehicles.  Most of these vehicles look serviceable and/or rebuildable.

In regards to the salvage yard, Response staff found a large stockpile area for scrap metal, scrap vehicle parts and scrap whole vehicles waiting to be crushed out.  There was a faint odor of old gas in this area, mostly coming from old, empty fuel tanks scattered amongst the storage area.  Response staff  found that every vehicle that was checked for fluids in the engine and/or transmission, the dipsticks came up dry.   Only one vehicle checked still had transmission fluid in it.  This vehicle was brought to Mr. Benn's attention who stated he would have the transmission fluid removed.  Response staff found no evidence of any spills of any fluids in the areas of the yard that was checked.

12/29/12 A structure fire completely destroyed Benn's garage and office building.  No further action is planned at this time.

3/18/13 Received another anonymous letter alledging discharge of oil and chemicals along with several other issues related to tax and welfare fraud.  This matter is considered closed as a thorough inspection was completed on 9/28/12 with very little issues found.  They were to be rectified (see above and attachments) when a structure fire completely destroyed the garage.  No further action is planned at this time by Response Staff.
A-497-2012*DEP received notification that approximately one quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of an unknown cause.  The oil in the pad mount transformer was tagged and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted speedy dry was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-498-2012*On 9/21/2012, in Waterville, J&S Oil reported an oil spill at a residence. The estimated 1 to 2 gallon spill resulted from a corroded outside oil tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. Upon arrival, the burner technician was waiting for a truck to arrive to pump out the remaining contents of the tank that was still leaking. I applied a magnetic patch to stop the leak while we waited for the truck to arrive. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and a small amount of contaminated soil was excavated after the tank was pumped and removed. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-499-2012*A minor overfill of an inside above ground storage tank (AST) led to the release of an estimated one gallon of No. 2 fuel oil. The oil was lost to the side of the home and to the soil beneath the vent piping. The Dead River Company driver removed one pail of soil and wiped down the siding with sorbent pads. After a conversation with the homeowner, I made a site visit to verify the clean-up. I removed an additional 5 gallon pail of soil. The soils were then field screened using an Oil-N-Soil dye shake test, which were negative. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated.
P-347-1998*See attached reports.
P-784-2012*An aboveground tank was discovered to be leaking to a cement basement floor.  Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than a gallon of heating oil.  Cardboard was being stored below the tank which absorbed the majority of spilled product.  The property owner installed a screw to slow the leak, then a burner technician used a magnet patch to stop the leak.  Tank replacement is impending.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-739-2012*A truck leaked a small amount of hydraulic fluid to timber mats.  Sorbent pads were used to recover spilled product.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
P-796-2012*I became involved with the incident, due to the issuance of an "Abandonment of (an) Underground Tank in Place".  On September 9, 2012, I determined the underground storage tank (UST) met the criteria of an abandonment in place.  The UST still contained #2 fuel oil, which was scheduled to be removed by Clean Harbors, in addition to cleaning the UST.

On 9/27/12, Clean Harbors was on-site removing the oil from the tank, but was unable to clean the tank for inspection.

On 10/1/12, Clean Harbors and St. Germain & Collins Environmental Consulting Group were on-site.  The tank was cleaned and inspected.  Tank was intact with no hole observed.  In addition, no oil was observed on the groundwater adjacent to the tank.  Considering the tank was situated in a concrete vault and no oil was observed on the groundwater, no samples under the tank were required.

For further details see, "Underground Storage Tank Closure Assessment Report, Morrill Street Associates, Inc., 91 Bell Street, Portland, ME,  File #3372.1".

No further response action required.
I-201-2012*09/24/12 17:00 Got a call from Gerry Scott, Dead River Manager/Dispatcher regarding a spill of gasoline during a fuel drop at Cameron's Market in New Limerick.  Gerry was heading out to the site and will call with an update.  Dead River reported a spill of about 3-5 gallons and it is contained in the containment basin.

Gerry called back with an update.  The spill of gasoline during a delivery drop was due to the vapor recovery hose having gas in it.  This gas drained out into the containment basin when the hose was disconnected at the end of fuel drop.  The spilled gas was soaked up with speedy dry and sorbent pads that were placed in a poly bag for disposal with other oily waste stream at Dead River.

No further action is warranted by Response Services
I-209-2012*10-1-2012 During a real estate transaction a 1000 gallon underground storage tank (UST) was discovered on this property.  The tank was registered and a contractor was hired to perform the removal.  On 11-18-2012 the tank was pumped out and on 11-19-2012 the tank was removed.  No evidence of a leak or contamination was found. No further Response action is expected.

I-212-2012*On 10/3/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a report from Peter Curran, Service Manager with Dead River Company (DR), regarding a 2 gallon spill of #2 heating oil from a basement oil storage tank.  The tank oil filter had rusted out and had been seeping heating oil onto the floor.  DR crews used sorbent pads and speedy dry to soak up and collect the spilled oil.  DR disposed of oil soaked speedy dry and pads as part of their oily debris waste stream.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-1049-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted debris was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

See attached report from CMP for further details.
P-778-2012*
NOTIFICATION
  Friday 9/28/12: In mid-afternoon the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by the US Coast Guard (USCG) of an auto that drove into Portland Harbor and threatening to discharge gasoline, transmission fluid, motor oil, and antifreeze into the coastal waters.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
   On site about 1500 hrs. time I noted Portland Police and Fire Department, USCG, Stewart's Towing workers, TV and newspaper reporters and Gateway Terminal employees.  According to witnesses the auto driven by Ms. Ursula Nixon drove at high speed down India street, crossed Commercial Street and through two chain link fences, across and empty parking lot and off the pier over the low pilings and into the water about 50' offshore (see photos).
   No oil discharges were evident at the time of my arrival but due to an unknown condition of the vehicle, and a serious threat of the oil pan or gas tank being punctured during recovery I judged that a response vessel and crew was needed to stand by.  After checking response times with several contractors I authorized Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) to respond with a skiff and sorbents.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   No clean-up actions were found to be necessary.  The BTI skiff cruised the incident area and found no evidence of a prohibited discharge.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Fortunately the 2010 Nissan vehicle was recovered without additional damage and no discharges occurred.
2.  MDEP is required to recover response costs for Boom Technology from the responsible party.  Ms. Nixon's insurance carrier is Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., policy number AO2-218-315215-70 2 7.
3.  See the attached State Of Maine Crash Report 12-002450, completed by Portland Police, for further information.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
P-1050-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 8 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted debris was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

See attached report from Central Maine Power.
I-199-2012*09/19/12 Received a call from Caribou Police Department dispatcher regarding a traffic accident involving two (2) tractor trailers that collided on the Jemtland Road in New Sweden.  Caribou Fire is on scene and working to extinguish the fire from the collision. Danny Raymond is the officer in command/firefighter on-scene.  While in-route to the scene, got an update from firefighter Danny Raymond.  Mr. Raymond said the fire is out and his crew has placed sorbent materials down around the burned rigs and in the road ditch and storm water culvert going under the Jemtland road.

Arrived on-scene, did size-up with the Deputy fire chief Raymond.  Both tractor trailers were hauling asphalt and owned/operated by Northern Maine Paving Company (NMPC).  The tractor trailer entering onto the Jemtland Road from Schoolhouse Road was t-boned by the other tractor trailer coming down a small hill on the Jemtland Road.  This tractor caught fire from the impact.  Most all fuels/oils associated with the burned out tractor were consumed by the fire.  Worked with fire fighters, and local wrecker crew to set up over packs and begin transferring diesel fuel from the less damaged tractor's saddle tanks.  Transferred 65 gallons of diesel from these two saddle tanks. Wrecker crews from Brewer's Wrecking service and Beaulieu's Wrecker Service worked together to disentangle the two wrecked tractor trailer trucks.

Sorbent materials were placed on the road surface and road ditch to soak up spilled oil products not burned in the fire.  The accident scene was cleared of the roadway around 21:30.  Made plans to return in the morning to work with NMPC safety officer Toby Cormier (cell 542-8795) to clean-up the oily debris/contaminated soils in the road ditch.

09/20/12 Oversaw excavation of thin layer (6" deep) of the road ditch upstream and below the outlet on the Jemtland road.  Amount excavated was less than 5 cubic yards. Oil spill debris will be transported to the NMPC batch plant in Van Buren for cooking into asphalt batch.
P-736-2012*A pleasure boat sank at its dock which initiated a discharge of gasoline out the fuel vent.  The local fire department utilized sorbents to recover free product while the vessel was raised.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-500-2012*DEP received notification that approximately one quart of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a weeping transformer.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and contained less than 1 parts per million (1 ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  After the initial report a future site visit revealed the damaged transformer had seeped oil to the pole only and no oil was lost to the ground.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-501-2012* Cianbro reported the release of about one gallon of hydraulic oil. This occurred in the town of Peru during the Maine Power Reliabilty Program. The spilled oil was cleaned up and no site vist was deemed nessesary.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-502-2012* On 9-24-2012, Dwight Doughty of the Maine DOT, reported the release of about twenty gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred when a man lift blew a hose while driving onto the ferry in lincolnville. Most of the oil was sprayed onto the loading ramp, however some oil did enter the ocean ewaters. DOT staff and the local fire department responded to clean up the spilled hydraulic oil.
 After speaking with the parties involved I was satisfied with the response.
 No site was made and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-503-2012*A hose failure on a delivery truck caused an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost to the compost pile.  The oily compost was removed and transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-504-2012*Approximately 455 gallons of hydraulic oil was released over the course of six days from a leak at the PM3 center roll. The stream of oil was discovered and then able to be recovered by using 55 gallons drum. The repair parts were not available onsite so they continued to collect the oil while staying in operation. No oil left the containment area. The collected oil was incinerated as boiler fuel. See the attached Madison Paper spill report. No site visit was made and no further actions by Response Services are expected at this time.
A-505-2012* On 9-24-2012 Margaret Rodrigue reported that there were four abandoned vehicles on a neighboring property, and they were leaking automotive fluids. I made a site visit and meet Margaret and her father at their home adjacent to the property in question. We walked over to the site, they say they have a right of way. There were several campers, vans and outbuildings at this location. None of them appaered to be leaking. I did find several jugs of water and diesel fuel. I collected the jugs for disposal. It soon became appaerant that there was a dispute between the Rodrigue and the adjacent landowner, (Earland Eugley).
 I did what I thought was right and then left the scene. Months later I drove by and the property was "posted"
 No further action is deemed necessary.
A-506-2012* On 9-24-2012 B. Bennetts from ASI Construction called to report a release of hydraulic fluid into a contained area at the Upper Dam construction project in Richardsontown TWP. Per their company SOP, Clean Harbors was called to clean up the oil.
 The spill was minor in size and no site visit was made. No further action from Response Services is expected.
A-507-2012*On 9-24-2012, Dead River Company reported the release of less than one gallon of fuel oil. This occurred when a camp was jacked up and the oil line was stretched, which caused the fitting to drip. Dead River took responsibility for not closing the valve or checking on the oil line. This site is a camp located at 3417 Main Street (Route 4).  The spill was minor and a small amount of soil was removed with a hand shovel.  No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-508-2012* On 9-25-12 Mark Goodwin, of Burns and McDonnell, reported a small release of non PCB mineral oil. This spill was the result of an accidental discharge of non PCB oil from a capacitor on an electrical breaker. ES Boulos Company was the contractor that was working on the Maine Yankee substation. The spilled oil was cleaned up using sorbents and hand tools.
 No site visit was made and no further action will be required from Response Services.
A-509-2012* On 9-26-2012 Burns and McDonnell reported a small release from an excavator. An estimated one half gallon of hydraulic oil spilled onto the timber mats and ground. This release occurred in the town of Canton near Town Farm Rd. at structure 229/99. This construction is part of the Maine Power Reliability Program. A crew from Cianbro cleaned up the spilled oil and moved the oiled mats to another location.
 No site visit was made and no further response action is expected.
A-510-2012*Tom Griffin contacted this office to report a depression in the ground surface near the R-10 sewer line in the vicinity of the rail unloading area and chlorine dioxide generation building.  This issue had been identified and investigated previously, (see A-129-2007).  I went to mill 6/28/12 and met with Tom and we reviewed site drawings and schematics of the piping in this area.  It appeared that cooling water was leaking from a line and causing the soil depression.  A temporary solution was to re-route this cooling water by locking out a valve.  The mill was scheduled to be shut down for routine maintenance in October and they would be excavating the area to determine the cause of the anomaly.

I informed Fred Lavallee, senior engineer, DEP Division of Technical Services and together we made a site visit to the mill on 9/26.12.  Tom showed us the area where piping had been corroded by the acid sewer line.  New line was being installed.  No groundwater resources are at risk.  The mill has bottled water for drinking, and water from the river for non-potable uses.  Documentation of the investigation work and subsequent repair and replacement of the affected piping are detailed in a report dated 12/19/2012 (attached).  No further action is expected by Maine DEP.
A-511-2012*Mark Goodwin of Burns & McDonnell, contractors for Central Maine Power Co., contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil leak from a man lift.  A leaking fitting resulted in an estimated 1 quart of oil being discharged to gravel.  The oil impacted soil was hand excavated for disposal.  No site visit was made by DEP and no further action is expected.
A-512-2012* On 9-24-2012 Mike Sauda, of University of Maine, reported that vandals had smashed around ten fluorescent bulbs in a building at the Hutchinson campus in Belfast. I suggestted that some windows be open to ventilate.
 I arrived on site with the Lumex meter. After some trail and refresher I was able to obtain readings. The only area of concern was a section of carpeting. Clean Harbors was hired to remove and dispose of this section of carpeting.
 Because this building is just for storage the recommended cleanup is ventilation.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-513-2012* On 9-27-2012 Consumer's Fuel Company reported the release of fuel oil at the home of Reginald Rhodes. This home is located at 86 Edgecomb Rd. in the town of Belfast. The oil tank, located in the basement, developed a corrosion induced leak. I responded and determined that clean up would need to occurr.
 I discussed the FUND with the owner. Clean Harbors was hired to removed oil staind items and to wash the floor and walls in the basement. At no time did any oil reach the soil or groundwater.
 Cleanup was successful. Peter Moulton of DEP paid for another oil tank to be installed.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-514-2012* On 9-28-2012 Rumford Falls Hydro Station reported the release of about six ounces of hydraulic oil. They attempted to recover the oil with sorbent pads. This hydrostation is located in Rumford on the Androscoggin River.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-515-2012* On 9-29-2012 the Waterville Fire Department responded to an noxious odor complaint. They could not find the cause of the problem. This occurred at 18 Western Ave in Waterville. I responded to help. The information is thast someone in the home was cleaning with "tile and grout cleaner" and Spic and Span. There was a haze at the ceiling level and a smell of rotten eggs.
 I met all parties at the home. The fire department had to leave on another call. With the tenants help I found the problem to be a burnt out ballast on the ceiling fluorescent light fixture.
 No further action will be required.
A-516-2012* In the early hours of 9-30-12, the State Police notified the DEP of a pickup truck in the Androscoggin River. The driver had to make an emergency stop to use the Porta Potty. The pickup truck then rolled down the boat ramp and into the Androscoggin River. The Fire Dept. was called and the State Police was notified. The truck was completely under water.
 During my conversation with the State Police I recommended that the recovery, which was going to include a diver, occur the following morning, in the daylight.
 The next morning the truck was removed from the River. I arrived just in time to see the truck hauled onto the flat bed. There was evidence of a gasoline sheen around the boat dock.
 No recovery of the small amount of gasoline was possible. No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-761-2012*SUMMARY
   While working with the Cumberland Farms Gulf (CFG) reported oil discharges and planned replacement of their retail, motor fuels, underground storage tanks (USTs), I investigated this neighboring property.  The goal was to assess the neighboring properties to the CFG facility for possible migration of oil contamination onto CFG's property.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
   The site has been identified by the present owner and a local person as a former Mobil gas station what underwent UST replacement about 1969-1970 when Angelone's Pizza opened up within the original garage building.  The area is suburban commercial and residential use, served by municipal sewer and water service.  Across Ocean Avenue is the former Angie's Service Station UST facility.  The building is presently served by natural gas.  I found no record of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) spill reports or registered USTs at this location.
    On site 9/20/12, I noted no evidence of UST fill pipes, equipment manways or vent pipes.  On the NE and NW sides of the property, I found evidence of former, paved/patched over, motor fuel dispenser locations (see site sketch).  I noted no evidence of oil discharges and have not heard of indoor vapor intrusion problems.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  At this time no further Maine DEP, Response Division actions are planned.
2.  The land slopes SE from the CFG facility down Washington and toward Angelone's Pizza.  Based on topography it is more likely that oil-contaminated groundwater would impact the Angelone's Pizza location rather than the other way around.
3.  The UST facility at this location is understood to have been taken out of service and reported to have been abandoned-by-removal at time prior to implementation of the Maine UST Chapter 691 rules and the 1991 requirements for UST Closure site assessments.
4.   Prior to property redevelopment a Phase-2 environmental site assessment would be prudent.  Any old, un-removed UST product piping or tanks uncovered/discovered are required to be registered the Maine DEP and properly removed.  Any oil contaminated media found onsite shall be properly managed according to state rules.
5.   This spill report shall be used as or construed to be a site assessment, nor to imply the site is clean to original or pristine conditions.

A-488-2012*Fire Chief Marc Candage contacted this office to report an oil spill at this apartment building.  Vinalhaven Fuel made a delivery and overfilled the tank resulting in an estimated 1 gallon of fuel oil discharging from the vent onto the ground.  The spill was not reported by Vinalhaven Fuel.  Other residents contacted the Fire Department who responded and hand excavated three fish totes of oily soil.  This soil was picked up by DEP Geologist Alex Pugh on a trip the island later that month.  DEP disposed of the soil.  When contacted, Vinalhaven Fuel did not think the spill was an issue, and disputed the volume < 1 gallon.  Martha Conway, owner of Vinalhaven Fuel indicated there are three tanks at this location and two had been shut off, so they were not expecting the tank to be full so quickly when it sprayed out the vent.  The tank was reportedly not damaged by the overfill.  No further action by DEP is expected for this site.
A-489-2012*The US Coast Guard vessel USS Jefferson was at Rockland Marine for repairs to a corroded fuel tank. After pressure washing the bottom, a formerly patched repair began to leak again and an unknown, but suspected small, amount of diesel fuel was lost. The Marina called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to help clean up the spilled fuel. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-490-2012*Skowhegan fire chief Tom Keene called to report that a citizen had discovered a plastic tote on the roadside that was labeled "bio-hazard do not open" and that the citizen had, naturally, opened the package.  The citizen further reported seeing a "Geiger counter" in the package before re-closing the lid.  Chief Keene wanted advice as to how to manage the package.  I inquired and determined that the Fire Department had access to a radiation meter.  I advised him to have a firefighter in turnout gear and respiratory protection to scan the package for radiation and if no readings are observed above background open the package and scan the inside for radiation.  They scanned the package and found no radiological hazard and observed no obvious hazards inside.  The container contained hand tools and a small 12v DC compressor.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-491-2012*A small spill of hydraulic oil to pavement was reported from a car-hauling truck.  Colby staff managed the cleanup.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-492-2012*A corn harvester caught fire while in operation harvesting corn.  The fire department extinguished the fire using copious amounts of firefighting foam.  The equipment owner reported that he could smell diesel while the fire was going, but by the time I arrived there was no oil odor in the area.  There is a cattail wetland near where the fire occurred, so I expect the firefighting water and foam carried any residual diesel to the wet area but I was unable to find any sheening or odor in the wetland.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-493-2012*A small amount of heating oil was lost to the boiler room floor due to a loose fitting on the boiler.  The oil was removed with sorbents.  No oil reached floor drains.  No site visit made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-494-2012*An anonymous complaint came in of a loader behind Lapointe Lumber in Augusta leaking oil to the ground.  I visited the site and found a rather large oil stain under the loader parked outside on gravel.  Dick Tarr, Lapointe Lumber owner, said that the loader was only used for snow removal and just sat there most of the year.  I recommended that he have some soil removed for disposal and that further, he should either repair the loader or move it inside where a container could be placed under it to collect the leaking oil.  Mr. Tarr made arrangements to remove the oily soil and take it to Hatch Hill for disposal and to move the loader inside a building with a concrete floor and place a pan under it.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.  I issued a Spill Debris Letter to Hatch Hill but did not receive a copy back for the file.
A-495-2012*A spill of an estimated 5-10 gallons of diesel fuel occurred from a faulty valve on a dump truck. The truck was stored inside the Maine Turnpike Authority Litchfield garage and impacted the concrete floor and collected in the engineered floor drain. The drain was not open to release the oil to the exterior of the garage. Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to clean-up the spilled fuel, using sorbent materials, and to remove contaminated sediments in the floor drains. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is anticipated.
A-496-2012*     A spill of an estimated fifteen gallons of hydraulic oil and five gallons of engine oil occurred after the frame on a logging truck failed causing fittings and hoses to fail. The oil was lost to the pavement and to a small area of the dirt shoulder along Route 17. Luckily no other vehicles were involved and the truck did not veer off the roadway. The Washington Fire Department, Knox County Sherriff's Department and the State Police Commercial Vehicles Unit responded to the accident.
     I arrived at the site and the Fire Department had already used two bags of speedy-dry and multiple sorbent pads to capture the leaking hydraulic oil and engine oil. Additional speedy-dry and pads were used and fifty gallons of diesel fuel was transferred from the saddle tank into a 55 gallon drum. Six bags of oil contaminated sorbent materials were removed along with four pails of oil contaminated gravel from the shoulder. No further Response actions are anticipated.
B-492-2012*On 9/27/12, Dead River Company reported an estimated 3 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  A bulk transport delivered oil to an above ground storage tank and the driver failed to close the unloading valve that is associated with the piping of the bulk storage tank.  The delivery took place at approximately 18:15 on 9/26/12.  By morning, the fuel in the piping had leaked out onto the ground.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill. A small amount of soil was removed and the waste entered onto Dead River Company waste stream for later pick up and disposal by a qualified contractor.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

I-210-2012*On 9/26/12 Susanne of Daigle Oil called to report a 1 gallon spill at the entered location. The residence is a mobile home on a concrete slab. Apparently because of a bad seal on the filter housing a small amount of oil had spilled onto the slab and created an odor. Mr. Kelley called Daigle when he realized what was happening. Free product was collected from the slab and the slab was cleaned to remove any residual odor. Fuel Oil vapors in the home were not an issue when I left. All contaminated materials were disposed of appropriately. No further Response action is anticipated.
P-781-2012*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
On Friday 9/28/12, @ 2230 hrs time, through the Maine State Police (MSP), the Saco Fire Department (SFD) dispatch notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a vehicle accident involving two tractor trailer trucks, located at Mile 34 of the Maine Turnpike in Saco, Maine.  Two saddle tanks were reported ruptured, but the volume of diesel fuel lost was unknown.  I returned a call to Captain Chris West (SFD, @ 604-4790) who was on scene and confirmed a request for an MDEP response.

RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
On 9/28/12, representing MDEP, Response Services, I arrived onsite about 2330 hrs time, and was briefed by Captain West.  En route, I spoke with John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) who was also responding, and with Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES).  MDEP authorized CHES to respond with a vacuum truck to empty saddle tanks and to recover free product, and several CHES workers and spill response equipment.  Weather was an intermittent misty rain and the roadway was wet.  Neither box trailer was carrying hazardous materials based on manifests and lack of placards or visual inspection.  SFD and Biddeford Fire Department (BFD) responders were both on site.

On site, I noted the Estes truck pointed south in the south-bound lane.  The cab of the Estes tractor had been crushed and knocked off the tractor frame by the NEMF box trailer.  The Estes box trailer was largely undamaged.  The right-side saddle tank was holed and leaked most of its contents; the left saddle tank was about half full.  The engine had been ripped off the frame and lost its motor oil to the ground.

The NEMF truck was facing north in the southbound lane.  The NEMF tractor had the end ripped out of the driver-side saddle tank and was emptied onto the road; the right side saddle tank was about half full.  The NEMF engine lost motor oil to the road and median strip underneath the tractor.  The NEMF box trailer was broken in half and its rear wheel assembly moved forward on the trailer about 15' (see photos).

Based on observation onsite and the aerial photo, the spill location is rural farm and forest land with no residences or drinking water wells within 300' of the accident and discharges.  Drainage appears to go SW toward the Saco River located about 1000' to 1500' away.  The prohibited oil discharges were to paved asphalt and to soil and the rain and water drainage threatened to wash the oil discharge into groundwater and to nearby brooks and the Saco River.  The oil was concentrated under the entangled trucks and also flowing north on runoff water along the median for 100' to 130'.  There were storm drain catch basins north and south of the accident.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Response and clean-up was performed under M.R.S.A. 38 Oil Discharge Prevention and Pollution Control statutes.  Volumes discharged are estimates based on experience and visual conditions.

Friday 9/28/12 & Saturday 9/29/12, prior to MDEP arrival, SFD applied sorbent pads to the spill at the vehicles. Upon my arrival and assessment I applied additional sorbent pads and sorbent boom north and south of the vehicles.  CHES responded with a 3000-gallon capacity CUSCO vacuum truck and worked to empty the saddle tanks of remaining fuel before the vehicles could be moved.  Clean-up work and recovery of the vehicles by Ray's Truck Service was impeded by the MSP team surveying and analyzing the accident scene for cause.  CHES applied and picked up sorbents and replaced the sorbents used by BFD.  After the NEMF trailer and tractor were removed, we were able to complete more of the initial clean-up.  Plans were made for CHES and MTA crews to return on Monday morning to remove oiled soil and repair the guardrails.   MTA was sanding the roadway and would sweep up the oiled sand that evening.  MDEP and CHES were off scene about 0530 hrs on Saturday morning.

On Monday 10/1/12, CHES returned at 10
P-783-2012*A police officer on routine patrol noticed a diesel spill on the concrete pad at public works' dispenser island.  Ultimate cause is unknown but expected to be associated with the refueling of a vehicle.  The fire department covered the product in speedy dry to be picked up by public works personnel in the morning.  No further Response Services action necessary at this time.
A-524-2012*Payson Weirs of Dead River Co. contacted this office to report a spill of #2 fuel oil in the basement of this residence.  In the course of servicing the fuel system, the technician from Dead River did not properly tighten the filter assembly resulting in a leak to the concrete floor.  The tech was on site when the leak occurred and immediately took steps to correct the error.  Sorbent litter was spread on the floor.  Windows were opened to ventilate the basement.  I made a site visit on 10/9/12 and met the owner, Mr. Bissell and his wife.  There was still a faint odor of fuel oil in the basement.  I suggested continuous ventilation to remove the vapors.  All impacted materials stored in the basement had been moved outside including some decorative tile that was packaged in cardboard boxes, and still had some strong odors associated with it.  I monitored inside air with a PID and got 0.0 ppm.  No further action is expected for this incident by DEP Response.
A-525-2012*On 10/1/2012, in Pittsfield, Cianbro Corporation reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 cup spill of hydraulic oil leaked from a garbage truck. The spill was cleaned up by Cianbro with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-526-2012*On 10/4/2012, in Windsor, Dragon Products reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of hydraulic oil resulted from a ruptured hose on a cement truck. The spill was cleaned up by Dragon with sorbent material. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-527-2012*A trailer home burned and it was reported to the town that there had been an oil spill.  I visited the site and found the old tank laid on its side but found no spillage.  I also walked around the perimeter of where the trailer had been before the fire and found no sign of oil spillage.  I spoke with the homeowner's family members and they were not aware of any spillage.  I also spoke to a firefighter that responded to the fire, and he reported no signs of spillage at the time of the fire.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-528-2012*A fitting leak allowed an estimated 35 gallons of hydraulic oil to be lost inside a paper machine.  The oil was incorporated into the paper being made.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-529-2012*A small amount of mineral oil was lost to the ground due to a falling tree.  Central Maine Power staff removed the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-530-2012*A small amount of engine lube oil was lost to the ground due to a mechanical failure on a truck. Oily debris was collected and disposed of by CYN Environmental.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-531-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  No contractor report is available.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-532-2012*A small amount of lube oil was lost from a locomotive and cleaned up by Pan Am staff.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-533-2012*A faulty fuel pump on a passenger vehicle caused a small amount of gasoline to be spilled to the street and to sorbents.  Vinalhaven Fire Department managed the cleanup and disposal.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-751-2012*I was contacted by Burns & McDonnell reporting that a forwarder had leaked hydraulic oil onto mats and the ground because of a loose hydraulic line fitting.  The spill was cleaned up by scooping up some soil and using sorbent material.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-762-2012*I received a National Response Center (NRC) report via fax reporting a sheen in the water off Jewell and Cliff Islands.  The sheen was spotted by a US Coast Guard aircraft.  The Coast Guard launched a vessel to investigate the sheen but were unable to find a source.  They reported that the sheen was extensively degraded and unrecoverable.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-763-2012*The Department of Environmental Protection (herein Department) received two reports regarding a puddle that had a unknown oil or chemical floating on top of it.  Department staff visited the location and confirmed the reports.  An approximate 10' x 10' puddle, a remnant of recent rainfall, existed in the low point of a gravel access road approximately 75' from the paved roadway.  The puddle was covered in an oil product that exhibited characteristics of heating oil or transmission fluid.  Department staff recovered free product with sorbent materials then conducted a visual assessment of the local area in an attempt to determine source and/or origin.  No source was identified though it was evident, whether inadvertent or intentional, the product was released to the puddle and was not transported from another location by rain, surface or groundwater.  Each reporter was questioned about the scenario and each suggested the other was culpable but there is insufficient evidence to support either claim.  It should be known contamination exists at the perimeter of the puddle but is merely surficial and not expected to impact local receptors.  Therefore, no further Response Services action is necessary at this time.

I-214-2012*10/10/12 Responded to a call from Kelly Mathes from Kitchen and Bath Shop (K&B) on the Reach Road in Presque Isle regarding a diesel fuel spill from a delivery truck earlier that day.  Her dad Dave Czosnek had put down about 200 pounds (4 bags) of speedy dry on the paved driveway entrance to their business where the delivery truck had spilled the diesel fuel from its saddle tanks.  Arrive on-scene met with Dave who described what had happened earlier in the day when the delivery truck arrived at their business.

About 0845 AM Truck driver Steve McSwain arrived at K&B business parking lot/driveway and unloaded his freight delivery.  At about 0900 McSwain begins attempting to back rig out of driveway onto Reach Road. During this process the driver was backing up and moving the truck forward numerous times in an effort to back out onto the road way.  Dave Czosnek noticed driver was having problems backing his rig out of the driveway and noticed fuel sloshing out of the saddle tank.  The driver ran over the top of the well casing for the K&B shop during these truck backing efforts breaking the casing cover.  The truck finally got backed out of driveway and left the scene at about 10:15 AM.  The driver did not stop to check on spilled diesel fuel coating the driveway.  Dave got some speedy dry and spread it out over the length of the driveway where the diesel fuel had been spilled and tracked by the delivery truck.  Kelly called the Presque Isle Fire Dept to confirm if they needed to do anything else.  PIFD arrived on scene, OK'd the actions taken to soak up the spilled diesel fuel and said they would contact MDEP to determine if anything else needed to be done to clean-up the spilled diesel fuel.

MDEP Responder Lee Thomas took a photo ionization detector (PID) reading of the crushed stone/gravel bedding material around the broken well casing cover.  Surface of stone was at 22 parts per million (PPM) VOC's, dug down about an additional 8 inches took PID reading = 0.7 PPM VOC - this is about the background level. The spilled diesel did not travel down into the gravel/stone around the well casing.  Talked with Dave and Kelly about need to have the speedy dry vacuumed up before the rain storm coming into the area tonight washes the oily soaked speedy dry into the road ditch and possibly into the Aroostook River.  Contacted Allen's Environmental Services to have them wash/and sweep up and vacuum the oily soaked speedy dry from the K&B paved parking area and driveway this afternoon and evening to prevent oily run off from reaching any surface water.

Allen's arrived on-scene to discuss clean-up plans and begin washing and vacuuming up the oily debris.

10/12/12 Site visit in the AM to check on the clean-up of the oily debris/soaked speedy dry from the K&B driveway parking lot.  Site has been cleaned of all oily debris and free product.  Still some staining of driveway pavement that owners of K&B are going to have assessed by local paving company to determine possible longer term impacts to condition of pavement.  Filled out an oil spill debris form to haul the debris into Tri-community Landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.

Truck Driver company -Werner claim # for this case is PD2012550277 and the Claim adjusters name is Ken.  His phone number is 1-800-757-0851 and his fax number is 1-800-568-9158.
I-200-2012*On 09/24/12 I received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Specialist with Maine Public Service Co (MPS).  A potato truck collided with a utility pole on the Packing Shed Rd. in Fort Kent causing several transformers to fall and break.  Only one of the transformers discharged oil.  MPS crews and a back hoe and a dump truck are on scene to start the clean-up of the oil contaminated soils.

I received a call from Kimberly, MPS crews have cleaned up the transformer spill.  She will be sending along a spill report on the incident.  Kimberly requested an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris into the Presque Isle Landfill.  I filled out the form, and told her I would call the landfill to inform them a load was coming and fax the oil spill debris form to them.

No additional action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
P-737-2012*While providing routine maintenance, a burner technician discovered the flare nut associated with the supply piping was cracked at the connection to the aboveground tank.  The horizontal tank is situated below the front porch on blocks on gravel.  There was visual evidence of contamination.  Quantity discharged is ultimately unknown, but expected to be minimal given usage rates, last fill information, time of year, etc.  Soil removal was not pursued due to the tank's presence and that of support columns for the porch.  No indication of odor issues were expressed by the homeowner and the local area is serviced by public water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time in this matter.
I-203-2012*On 9/26/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call and from Jeff Saucier, Environmental Manager for McCain Foods, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hydraulic hose.  The spill was soaked up with sorbent pads and the soil impacted by oil was removed.  Oily soils and all pads were placed into poly bags and disposed of.  No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-204-2012*09/27/12 Met with Stephen Richards at his apartment house at 10 Sincock Street, in Caribou.  Stephen called because he has a small leak in his aboveground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of his apartment house.  Met with Mr. Richards and looked at leaking AST, took some pictures of old AST.  Richards stated he had put a mag patch on it and has placed a bucket and some Kraft paper underneath the tank.  Told Mr. Richards that the mag-patch is just a very temporary patch while the new tank is acquired and installed. Told Mr. Richards that this tank could spring a significant leak, or suffer a catastrophic failure at any time.  Mr. Richards asked if there was any financial assistance in getting a new AST installed.  Told Mr. Richards that there is low-interest money available through local Credit Unions that would more that cover the costs and have 18 -24 months to pay back the low interest loan (2-3% interest rates).  Mr. Richards stated he did not have any money and did not want to borrow any money.  Advised Mr. Richards that a significant oil spill would cost quite a bit of money to clean up and there would be a minimum $500 deductible (probably more due to lack of preventative action).  This would not cover the cost of the spilled oil.  At this time, Mr. Richards will wait regarding replacing his AST.  The AST with the mag-patch is no leaking.  The area is served by public water supply.

10/8/13 Called Mr. Stephen Richards today to follow-up with him regarding the status of his old leaking AST at his apartment house on Sincock Street in Caribou.  Apparently my discussion with him related to a potential catastrophic fuel spill in the basement of his apartment house paid off. He hired Quality Home Services (Sean Sandstrom) to install a new AST the very next week of my visit.  Mr. Richards paid Mr. Sandstrom approximately $2,000 to install a new AST.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
P-794-2012*A citizen walking through campus noticed an oil sheen being emitted from a dumpster.  College staff were notified and identified the source as unsecure oily debris produced during a tank cleaning earlier that day.  The source was secured, then attempts were made to control the sheen.  Falling rain reduced the issue beyond detection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-792-2012*A concerned citizen notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection about a partially sunken boat along the shore of Sebago Lake.  The site was visited and the report confirmed.  An approximate 20' pontoon boat had parted its lines and had run aground, presumably during heavy weather.  The bow was ashore, the stern was submerged.  There were no fuel tanks on board.  The owner was in the hospital, but a family member was notified.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-787-2012*At this mobile home, the horizontal aboveground supply tank was located below the stairs/deck accessing the front door.  Salt used to de-ice the stairs accelerated corrosion of the tank and piping; the fill pipe happened to fail first causing a release during a delivery.  Approximately five gallons of kerosene was discharged to the top of the tank then the ground.  It was raining that day so free product was transported amongst puddles of rain water along the skirting towards the rear of the home, approximately 20 feet.  After the stairs were removed, the tank was pumped and removed, allowing sorbents to be applied to free oil.  A soil removal was undertaken to remove contamination from below the tank and along the skirting.  The material was tightly packed and saturated from a day of rain so little vertical migration occurred; the primary concern was preventing any lingering contamination from presenting indoor air quality issues.  Less than one yard was removed, then the area was backfilled with gravel.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-786-2012*Approximately two gallons of gasoline were discharged from a passenger vehicle when road debris punctured the fuel tank.  Spilled product impacted the highway's gravel shoulder.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil under the direction of the Maine Turnpike Authority.
P-785-2012*A residential aboveground storage tank was overfilled by approximately one pint.  Spilled product was discharged out the vent to the soil below.  Visual and olfactory evidence of contamination was used as cleanup criteria by the responsible party who removed contaminated material via hand excavation.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time.
P-780-2012*A pad mount transformer was discovered to be leaking.  It is suspected that a vehicle backed into it or it was otherwise similarly impacted because it was slightly offset.  Only an approximate quart was discharged to its cement pad and some grass around its perimeter.  The pad was cleaned with speedy dry and minimaly impacted surface soil was removed via shovel.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-779-2012*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of heating oil from an aboveground supply tank.  Product impacted the cement basement floor as well as standing groundwater below the slab through a small trench intended to facilitate drainage.  Sorbent material was applied to the cement and sorbent pads were used to collect what free product was accessible.  Unspilled product was transferred out of the culprit tank then it was then removed.  Approximately 20 sq ft of slab was removed from below where the tank sat to allow access to lingering product and facilitate contaminated soil removal.  Contamination was confined to the area uncovered which was backfilled with stone before the slab was repaired.
P-777-2012*A blown hydraulic line resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic fluid to timber mats.  Spilled product was recovered with sorbent materials.  See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
A-582-2012*On 11/6/12, 1115 hours, Dick Gurette from Winthrop Fuel and G.F. Trucking reported that an estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled to the cement containment dike of an above ground storage tank due to an overfill during a delivery. He reported that the tank that was located at the school bus garage in Wilton did not have a working overfill alarm. He said that he was in route to clean up the spill. I contacted Bart Newhouse, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services, who was in the area and he went to the site to confirm the clean-up. Bart Newhouse reported to me that the oil had impacted some of the surrounding building structure, but was cleaned up. He also notified the bus garage personnel that the overfill alarm needed to be repaired. G.F. Trucking completed the cleanup and arranged for the disposal of the oily debris.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-583-2012*On 11/6/12, 1155 hours, Gerald Mitchell, from Maine Department of Transportation, reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of hydraulic oil had been spilled to the road bed of route 219 in Leeds by a contractor doing road work. The spill came from a broken hydraulic hose on a roller and was immediately cleaned up. Two five-gallon buckets of oil impacted gravel were removed and disposed of by the contractor, St. Laurent.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-539-2012*On 10-11-2012, Webber Oil Company reported a fuel oil release at 375 Palmer Road, in the town of Thorndike. The driver of the oil delivery truck noticed an oil stain under the oil tank, which is located outside. Webber did not want to make a fuel delivery, because they thought that there may be an ongoing leak.

I made a site visit that day. After several conversations over the course of many days, I was able to determine that the owner of the property and mobile home is Kimberly and Preston Cole, and the tenant is Jessica Johnson.  It appears that Preston Cole changed the oil filter at this location some months ago, and spilled some fuel oil. The firomatic valve may not have closed correctly resulting in some oil spillage. Also, the oil filter was left on the ground. In addition, the oil tank was set on inadequate concrete blocks. I asked the owner, the Coles, to make the needed corrections. The oil contaminated soil was removed by the tenant and me. I disposed of this soil.

Webber Oil wanted assurance from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), that this tank was not leaking. I faxed them a note stating that the tank was not leaking. On 10-18 oil was delivered to the tank. I made it a point to arrive shortly after the fuel delivery to make certain the tank and system did not leak. The owner or the tenant had jostled the tank around in an effort to place solid concrete blocks under the legs. By doing this they loosened the threads on the fittings. At this point I was not getting the cooperation from the Coles that I expected, therefore I called Waldo County Oil and Propane. Because it was so late in the day, this would be charged out as an emergency call out.

On 10-18-12, Waldo County Oil and Propane was hired to repair/replace the leaking fitting. There was much discussion between the Coles, who supposedly own the property and myself and Jessica Johnson. It is a complicated landlord tenant dispute and trying to determine who the actual owner is, is proving to be impossible.

On 11-26-12, a water sample collected. Results are non-detect for petroleum.

As of 6-6-2013, the financial aspect of this case, i.e. Fund coverage, application submittal and payment of the deductible are all incomplete. The DEP financial unit will continue its effort on this matter. Also on this date, I learned that the Coles have moved back to 375 Palmer Road in Thorndike.  No additional action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-474-2012*On 9/18/12, I received report of a fatal truck wreck on Route 1, in Prospect.  The head-on collision between a passenger car and the dump truck, caused the saddle tank on the dump truck to be gashed, spilling the entire quantity.

Fortunately, the spill was very small, however, unfortunately, the spill was in very close proximity to the town of Searsport's public drinking water supply.  The day after the wreck approximately 59 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-477-2012*On 9/18/12, Petty Officer Spotts called to report a sunken vessel near Crotch Island in Stonington. The Latitude and Longitude of the incident is 44, 08, 790N 68, 39, 949W. The vessel is the "Always Something" owned by James Eaton of Little Deer Isle. Mr. Eaton reported the vessel had roughly 30 gallons of diesel on board when it sank. Steve Johnson, Stonington Harbormaster, reported only a slight sheen at the wreck site. Mr. Eaton hired a diver to look at the vessel to determine the best course of action and to assess the extent the vessel was polluting. The diver reported no visible oil coming from the vessel. Two days later after seas had calmed down, Mr. Eaton was able to recover the vessel by towing it to the intertidal zone at high tide and dewatering it. The cause of the sinking is still unclear. No further Response Services action is anticipated.
B-478-2012*On 9/18/12, Jessica Damon, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Land and Water Bureau reported a spill to me at the entered location. The spill was the result of a corrosion hole in the filter assembly on the outdoor aboveground storage tank. On the 18th, I visited the site and removed the remaining 30 or so gallons of oil from the tank and disposed of it. The next day an employee of Mr. Lovely met me at the property with excavation equipment. In all we removed 3.02 tons of contaminated soil from the property. Though there are several wells in the area, I suspect none of them are a risk. The extent of the contamination was not large. The home was vacant and is scheduled to be removed. There are no other resources at risk. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-481-2012*On 9/21/12 I received report of a small spill at a home in Ellsworth.  The home owner reported it when they arrived home to find an overspray of oil on their house.  The driver did not report it, but Dead River was fast to respond and cleaned the overspray and hired a contractor to remove the contaminated soil.  The home owner was happy with the service.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
B-482-2012*On 9/17/12, I received report from a realtor of a possible sale of a piece of property on Broadway in Bangor.  The property is the 6 Mile Falls Deli.  There are underground storage tank at the facility and there were questions on past gasoline spills at the site.  I informed all parties that the best course of action would be to have a site assessment of the property before any transactions took place.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-483-2012*On 9/21/12, I received report of a one gallon overfill due to human error.  Dead River Oil Company dispatched a technician to clean the concrete floor in the basement.  No oil vapors persisted.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-484-2012*On 9/21/12, I received report from the Bucksport Fire Department of a sheen of oil in the road.  Investigation revealed that the start of the spill was the Public Works garage.  Video surveillance then placed a school bus filling with diesel in the time frame of the initial report.  It was then discovered that the school bus had a fuel line leak that was repaired.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-485-2012*On 9/24/12, I received report of a car accident on Main Street in Blue Hill.  The car knocked over the utility pole causing the transformer to leak its 20 gallon contents of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil into a drainage ditch.  Bangor Hydro contracted with Clean Harbors to remove the contamination and dispose of it at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-486-2012*On 9/24/12, I received report of a discovery of mercury.  The home owner was cleaning out her deceased husband's shed and found two jars labeled "mercury".  She knew they had to be disposed of properly and called for advice.  I informed her that the State would dispose of it properly for no charge.  She informed me that she had it with her in her car, and she could drop off that afternoon, which she did.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-487-2012*Mr. Gene Carrier contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concerning an area which they park large equipment and occasionally wash them.  They wanted to remove the material, soil and rip rap, in this area but wasn't sure if this material was clean.  I visited the site and performed 2 field petroleum soil tests.   Both field tests were negative.  They used this material as part of their road construction they were currently involved with.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-488-2012*At 0948 hours, on 9/24/12, Mr. Tom Tardiff, of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad (MMA) reported a 5 gallon spill from a locomotive at their Brownville Junction Rail Yard.  A problem with the engine on the locomotive allowed approximately 5 gallons of lube oil to spill onto the ground.  The spilled oil landed on water and was absorbed with sorbents.  MMA disposed of the sorbents.  The problem with the engine was fixed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-552-2012* On 10-24-2012 Mark Hanley, of Hanley Construction, called this office to report the finding of a waste oil spill at his gravel pit. This spill did not originate from him or any of his equipment. The oil stain was about four feet by four feet. Mark had already shoveled this soil up and I told him to toss it in the dumpster. The oil did not penetrate very far.
 This spill was locate at West Mount Hunger Rd. in the town of Edgecomb.
 No site visit and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-767-2012*On 9/26/12 I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting a 15 - 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil at their maintenance facility in South Portland.  The spill originated from one of their plow trucks due to a loose hose.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-788-2012*On 10/4/12 I received a call from Petty Office Desalvo of the United States Coast Guard reporting a mystery sheen off Outer Green Island in Casco Bay.  It was not evident where it came from and it did not persist.  No clean-up was conducted, no further action required.
P-805-2012*On 10/11/12 I received a call from Becky Lavallee of Downeast Energy reporting a large spill at a nursing home in Bath.  She had technicians from Downeast Energy en route.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the facility was a group home.  When I observed the spill in the basement of the building, it appeared to me to be only 1 - 2 gallons of oil.  The above ground storage tank in the basement had developed a corrosion hole.  Fortunately, staff at the facility noticed the spill early and the tank had been patched with a magnet.  Arrangements were made for the staff and occupants of the home to be elsewhere while the damaged tank was replaced.

The small amount of spillage was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-539-2012*On 10.24.12,  C N Brown reported an estimated three gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  An underground supply tank was overfilled due to a vent whistle that failed to shut off according to the reporter.  An estimated three gallons of oil discharged from the vent and onto an adjacent heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) unit and onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents, and the waste entered into C N Brown's waste stream for disposal.  A C N Brown technician was en-route to the facility to check the system and repair as needed prior to another delivery.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-217-2012*On 10/18/12 I received a call from realtor, Eva Kirk regarding what the requirements are for oil storage tanks in cellars.  The George Jaime apartment building in Presque Isle currently has 4 oil storage tanks that are approximately 500 gallons in size.  They are located in the cellar and there has been a concrete block wall constructed around the tanks and sand has been poured around the tanks, covering them up to the top of the tanks.  This tank set up has been this way for over 20 years according to Ms. Kirk.  I discussed the matter with John Dunlap, Maine DEP Oil & Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation.  The 4 oil storage tanks in the Jaime apartment building will need to be registered as they are considered underground storage tanks (USTs).  Given their age (over 25 years old) they will need to be removed as soon as possible.  I called Ms. Kirk back and left a voice message regarding tank registration and removal requirements.  I also requested we meet at the site to take a look at these USTs.

On 10/26/12 I met with Eva Kirk - Relator selling the Jamie Block and representative of the owner (George Jamie) who is in jail awaiting trial.  I looked over the (4) 500 gallon USTs which will need to be removed.  I provided Eva with the registration and removal forms along with a list of contractors who do this type of UST removal work in the area.

On 3/25/13 I spoke with Eva Kirk, the sale of the property did not go through, however, the tanks have been removed and came out clean.  There was no evidence of leaks in any of the tanks.  Eva requested I drop off a confirmation notification form to her shop so it can be completed and mailed in to the MDEP.  I relayed the information on the UST removal to John Dunlap in Augusta.  No further action is warranted at this time by Response Services staff.
B-461-2012*On 8/20/12, Mona Spear, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company called to report a 53 gallon hydraulic oil leak in their Main Street maintenance facility. The spill was discovered while a repair was being performed on a hydraulic small vehicle lift. While the service was being done, a mechanic had to add oil to the reservoir twice totaling 53 gallons. A pressure test of the lines associated with the lift revealed that there was a leak somewhere in a 10 feet section of the line which is located under the concrete foundation. At this point, no recovery is practical. No oil was evident in any storm drains or other potential outlets. Ms. Spear indicated that the building was scheduled to be sold and an environmental cleanup would be performed before it was. The purpose of this report is to officially document the spill. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-462-2012*On 9.11.12, United States Coast Guard reported a recreational vessel in Lubec Harbor that had sunk when it was overcome with waves from strong winds.  The owner made a National Response Center report which stated that the boat had a 10 gallon container of unleaded gasoline onboard that fueled the outboard motor.  A Coast Guard vessel from Eastport inspected the area and found no visible sheen.  The boat was recovered  with no loss of product.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-770-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
In the evening of Friday 9/28/12 the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Services Division, was notified by Ms. Clare Hallward that an antique barometer had broken in shipment from England and had leaked approximately a tablespoon or two of liquid, elemental mercury (Hg) in the guest bedroom and laundry room of her house.  The Hg was reported caught in between floorboards and in a box.  On inquiring she informed that there were several women in the house but no young children or women expecting to become pregnant; they were visiting just for the weekend so no long-term continuous exposure was expected.   We made plans for a MDEP assessment the following morning 9/29/12.

INITIAL DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   Saturday 9/29/12; I met Ms. Hallward and her family at approximately 0930 hrs.  The home is a seasonal, large, two-floor, wood frame house served by municipal water and sewer and located in a suburban, residential area and within a gated community.  The home has hot water heat so vapors would be less likely to be spread than with hot air vents.  The MDEP Lumex Hg meter was not operating property so reliable Hg vapor readings could not be acquired.
   Considering that all visitors were there for just the weekend, were adults, and the women were not planning to have additional children: Maine CDC Toxicologist, Andy Smith, and I both briefed the Hallwards on the threats and agreed that they could stay for the weekend with the impacted rooms closed up and the believed Hg contaminated items bagged.  The Hallwards preferred the most stringent clean-up standard of 300 nanograms (ng)/cubic meter as measured on the Lumex meter.  I recommended a fan in the windows exhausting out to encourage a negative air pressure in the impacted rooms.  Another concern was potential tracking of Hg contamination on the family's shoes to other parts of the house.
   Plans were made to return on Monday with a working Lumex meter and meet Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) workers to remediate the contamination.  EPI could not acquire a Hg vacuum until Monday.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Friday 9/28/12: After the Hallwards discovered the Hg discharge after unpacking the barometer, the attempted to pick up as much spilled Hg as possible with tape and cardboard scoops.  I advised the family to seal any clothing they used in the clean-up for us to later check with the Lumex meter and dispose of as needed.
   Monday 10/1/12: EPI, under supervisor Nick Clark, vacuumed Hg discharges from the floor in the laundry room and the guest bedroom, furniture, and shipping crate.  Most of the family had left by this time and Clare Hallward herself left back to Canada in mid-morning leaving Gunter, a local caretaker, to give us access to the home as needed.  The MDEP Lumex meter was made to work reliably after using it on the house electrical current.  After cleaning by EPI, the laundry room was measured at 300 to 400 ng/cubic meter air; the guest was 1,200 to a high of 4,000 at the floor (the heavy Hg vapors tend to concentrate at the floor level).  A MDEP Ram Fan was set up by EPI in the guest bedroom to vent lingering HG vapors out the window.  EPI and I measured and separated potentially Hg contaminated clothing and most articles were taken by EPI for disposal.
   Friday 10/5/12: I measured levels 250 to 90 ng/cubic meter in the guest bedroom, and 145 to 200 in the laundry room thereby considering these rooms to be satisfactorily remediated (below 300).  At request of Ann Hallward I checked the upstairs bedrooms and noted levels of 90 to 95.  A problem arose in Lumex readings of 600 to 1,100 in the living room (see photo 2).  We were unsure if these readings were vapors pushed out of the bedroom lingering in the living room, or HG contamination embedded in the carpet from foot traffic.  Guntar and I set up the Ram Fan to vent out the living room.
    Saturday 10/6/12: MDEP Responder O'Brien responded to che
P-813-2012*A plane was overfilled out the vent, which resulted in the discharge of approximately two gallons of jet fuel to the tarmac.  Product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-220-2012*10/24/12 09:45 Received a call from Susan Patterson reporting a leak in her oil storage tank located in the basement of her farmhouse.  Told her I would be out to check out the leak.  She discovered the leak about 3-4 days ago and had her heating contractor look at the tank and then pump all the oil out of the corroded oil tank.

10/24/12 11:45 Arrived on scene and inspected the leaking oil storage tank in the basement.  Ms. Patterson has placed sorbent pads, given to her by Bob Ferris, of Bob's Plumbing and Heating.  There are some containers under the tank to catch residual drips from the tank.  I told Ms. Patterson that the tank would need to be replaced.  Discussed with Ms. Patterson the Home Heating oil Storage Tank replacement program. She was interested in applying to the program.  Worked with Ms. Patterson to complete the application materials.  I told her I would be back in contact with her once I talked with Peter Moulton to see if funding was available and if her application is approved.

Nov. 2012 Kevin Adams of Adams Heating got the bid to install a new AST @ the Patterson Home.  Work has been completed. Will schedule a post installation inspection of the work.

10/8/13 Called Susan Patterson, set an appointment to complete the post installation report of the tank installed last fall by Kevin Adams. Susan said the tank has been working great.  Completed inspection of the new tank.  No further Response action expected.
P-749-2012*In September of 2012, Eric Hamlin of the Department's solid waste unit, received a call from Freeport's Code Enforcement Officer, Alan Presgraves, requesting assitance with a property in Freeport.  The property was vacant and had been taken by the town for back taxes.  There were concerns about solid waste and drums remaining on the site.  Eric requested I accompany him when he met with the town for a site walk on September 19, 2012.

On 9/19 Eric, myself, and Mr. Presgraves, along with a concerned neighbor, walked the property and identfied issues needing correction.  In addition to some solid waste issues, I identifed several drums of unkown type oil that would need to be removed.  In a couple of instances, small amounts of oil could been seen leaking from the drums.  I gave Mr. Presgraves the names and numbers of three different contractors suitable for the task.

On 11/28/2012 Environmental Projects removed the drums and contaminated soil on behalf of the town.  No further action is required.
P-825-2012*On 10/18/2012 Franki Delaney received a call through the Maine State Police from Chris Ray of Giroux Oil reporting a leaking above ground storage tank located in an apartment building in Portland.  Ms. Delaney made arrangements to meet Giroux and the landlord at the property in the morning.  She was unable to make the appointment, so I attended for her.

Upon arrival I observed a 275 gallon above ground storage tank with a patch on it.  There was also a small stain on the floor beneath the tank.  Speedy dry had been placed on the spillage.  There was little to no odor observed in the basement.  The landlord advised me he planned to replace the tank as soon as Giroux could make the arrangements.  No further action required.
P-800-2012*
SUMMARY
   Tuesday 10/9/12: Stephen Brezinski of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, oversaw the abandonment-by-removal of two bare-steel, retail, gasoline, underground storage tanks (USTs) at this former gas station.  The removal contractor hired by the estate executor, Karen Norton, was ENPRO Services (ENPRO) under Maine Certified Installer (CTI) Arthur Grant of Portland Pump Co.  Brian Bachman of St. Germain-Collins Associates (SGA) performed the required Chapter 691 UST closure assessment.
   See spill report P-393-2012 for background information and site history, MDEP UST Registration file #21801, and the UST closure assessment of SGA.

UST ABANDONMENT & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
1.   The ENPRO crew from Massachusetts did not come prepared to inert or purge T-1 of flammable vapors, the UST was within the explosive range so ENPRO had to acquire dry ice.  I had to advise ENPRO that they could not inert a gasoline UST with a CO2 fire extinguisher.  The gasoline contaminated water and free product was pumped out for off-site disposal by ENPRO.
2.   The two tanks T-1 and T-2 were approximately 1,100-gallon capacity and overall corroded and corrosion perforations were found in both tanks.  It appears that tank sludge and rust scale plugged the corrosion holes and kept much of the tank contents from leaking out.
3.   Associated bare-steel underground product and vent piping was removed and assessed by SGA.  A 2"-diameter product pipe went approximately 50' to 70' west to the wooded area from the dispensers (photos 10 & 11); this piping had a white coating inside resembling that I have observed in old leaded gasoline piping.  Upon being uncovered we found the 2" piping was previously saw-cut at the west end and appears to be from an old UST or AST formerly located at the west side of the property.
4.   Old gray, weathered oil contamination was found below T-1 and T-2 around the water table at 8' to 9' below grade (bg).  A VPH (Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon) sample here taken by SGA (sample S-10) showed oil contamination that appeared old and weathered.  See the UST closure assessment by SGA, File No. 3373.1, for copy of the lab data and field analysis results.
      Groundwater (gw) was found at 10' bg and exhibited no oil sheen of free product.  A colorimetric field analysis of MDEP soil sample SS-1 below T-1 was found to be negative for contamination over the 500 part per million (ppm) detection limit.  I noted a field headspace sample reading of SS-1 of 263 ppm.  Appearance and odor indicated weathered petroleum having lost much of its volatile compounds.  We noted no oil sheen or free product oil on the groundwater.  See field notes, photos, and the UST closure assessment for additional information and details.
5.   Based on the observations, I judged the site having an Excavation/Construction Worker Clean-Up Goal.  The contamination levels appeared weathered and largely below clean-up goal requirements and no soil removal or groundwater remediation was required by MDEP Response Division.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
I.   Oil contamination is understood to remain on-site though below the assigned clean-up goal and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  This spill report and SGA's assessment only covers the abandonment of the UST facility and does not cover the overall property (building interior, heating oil ASTs, etc.).
II.   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to imply that the site is clean to original or pristine condition.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Division of Response Services
B-444-2012*On 8.31.12, Bangor Fire Department reported that a fuel tank on a Ford F-150 had rusted and broken away from the frame causing 20 gallons of unleaded gasoline to spill.  They had contained the spill with sorbent pads and speedi dri, and used a ratchet strap to reattach the tank to the frame of the truck.  The sorbent pads and speedi dri were collected and taken to Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation for disposal.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-445-2012*On 9.1.12, Linda Labossiere reported that owner of the property next door to her began demolishing the house early that morning with a skidder.  She had notified the Washington County Sheriff of this disturbance and prior to Deputy Ryan Allan's arrival had been involved in a physical altercation with the owner of the property, David Grasse.  In the morning, Mrs. Labossiere became concerned again, when Mr. Grasse began burying the asbestos siding of the house on the property.  I assured Mrs. Labossiere that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) would address this matter, and I referred the site to our Lead and Asbestos Division.  On Monday, I contacted John Bucci, a Lead and Asbestos Inspector for the MDEP.  He followed up with a site visit and guidance for Mr. Grasse on the proper disposal of asbestos siding.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-463-2012*On 9.11.12, United States Coast Guard reported a second (see spill # B-462-2012) recreational vessel (24 feet in length) in Lubec Harbor that had sunk when it was overcome with waves from strong winds.  The owner, Jeff Herrick, made a National Response Center report which stated that the boat had a 5 gallon container of unleaded gasoline onboard that fueled the outboard motor.  A Coast Guard vessel, from Eastport, inspected the area and found no visible sheen.  The boat was recovered with no loss of product.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-464-2012*At 1000 hours, on 9/13/12, Mr. Chris Lynch, of the Sargent Corporation, reported a 1.5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a blown hose on one of their graders.  The spill occurred on a dirt road approximately 6 miles from 73000 road and approximately 1000 feet from a substation in Township 16. Sargent Corporation is working in this location as part of the work being performed for the Blue Hill Wind Project.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-465-2012*On 9.13.12, Gene Weldon, of Lane Construction, reported the discharge of 6 to 7 gallons of lube oil from a holding tank at their facility on Scotts Way in Charlotte.  The spill occurred when the transfer hose fell out of the holding tank and leaked the oil onto the gravel surface below.  Mr. Weldon said that the contaminated soil was removed with an excavator and transported to their asphalt batch plant for disposal.  Mr. Weldon estimated 3 cubic yards were taken.  No drinking water wells were in the area and no sensitive receptors were threatened by the discharge.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-466-2012*On 9.14.12, the septic tank installer hired by Wayne Roberts reported that during the excavation, he smelled oil.  He wanted to make sure it was okay to proceed with the rest of the excavation and installation of the septic tank and field.  I arrived on scene and used my Photoionization detector (PID) and Cherion petroleum shake test vials.  Although, I could smell a faint odor of oil/petroleum at the bottom of the excavation (approximately 6 feet deep), headspace readings were around 10 to 15 parts per million (PPM) on the PID and a negative result on the shake tests.  I explained to the contractor that the soil did no need to be removed as all my tests came back below clean-up standards.  I gave him the ok to put the soil back in the hole once the tank was set.  I also requested that he call if he found more or found free product in the excavation.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-469-2012*On 9/18/12, this office received an anonymous fax alleging that "the boats owned by Cooke Aquaculture are leaking diesel into the water." No other details were provided. A phone call to Jennifer Robinson, at Cooke, quickly revealed that they had recently fired an employee in the Beals area and suspected that this complaint came from this individual. I have been on several tours of Cooke's facilities and seen no issues with leaking fuel. I suspect we are dealing with a disgruntled employee. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-470-2012*On 9.18.12, Scott Taylor, of True Textiles, reported that early that morning a vehicle was discovered to have rolled into the Piscataquis River that runs through their property in Guilford.  He observed a small sheen while the car was being removed, but it dissipated quickly after the car was recovered.  The owner of the car was unknown at the time but State Police was investigating.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-471-2012*On 9.18.12, a wrecker, owned and operated by Scooter's Service Center, blew an hydraulic line while recovering a vehicle in the Piscataquis River.  The total approximate discharge was less than 1 gallon.  The line was repaired and the vehicle removed without further incident.  Pads were used to soak up the spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-472-2012*On 9/17/12, I received report from Ken Pelletier of Pan Am Railroad of a quart spill of lube oil.  The oil was spilled from a locomotive onto the ground and wiped up with pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-475-2012*On 9/19/12, I received report from Central Maine Power Company of a transformer spill, caused by a car accident.  The transformer lost approximately 10 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil to the ground.  Central Maine Power's contractor removed a quarter yard of soil for proper disposal.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-476-2012*On 9/19/12, the U.S. Coast Guard office in Belfast called to report that the 94 foot whale watching vessel "Tails of the Sea" had broken its mooring line sometime in the night and drifted nearly 10 miles before washing ashore on Hancock Point at high tide. There were unusually high winds due to a storm, and despite anti-chaffing gear the line parted. The vessel was contracted to the Bar Harbor Whale Watch company. The vessel contained nearly 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel at the time it grounded. When I arrived, no product was visible in the water and the vessel appeared to be damaged but able to refloat. With the next high tide and a tow from another boat, the vessel was removed without incident. No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-479-2012*On 9/21/12, Connie Sands, of the Town of Dover-Foxcroft Parks and Recreation Department, called to report a 20 gallons spill at the entered location. The indoor tank was located in a building that functions as a locker room for the outdoor hockey facility and as a storage shed for moving equipment. The spill resulted in a significant amount of stained concrete and oil saturated materials. When I arrived, crews from the Public Works Department had already begun demolition of affected interior and exterior and had spread a significant amount of sorbent on the concrete floor. I discussed with them what they would need to do to remedy the odor issue, and how to dispose of the contaminated materials. Since the building is not occupied and there was no risk to the environment, I took no further action. No further Response Services action is anticipated.
B-480-2012*On 9/21/12, I received report from Everett Mathews, of Dead River Oil Company, that a small oil spill had occurred at 1903 Mason Bay Road from a small corrosion hole in a tank after a delivery of oil.  The driver noticed the leak and placed a magnet patch on it to stop the leak.  The tank was replaced.

I was on site the next day and confirmed via shake tests that the spill was small enough to not be a concern.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-801-2012*
   In the late evening of 10/8/12, Maine DEP (MDEP) was notified by Jay Prindle of Downeast Energy (DEE) through the Maine State Police Dispatch about a corrosion hole leak to the basement floor of this residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  DEE had applied a temporary patch on the tank and applied sorbents.  No MDEP response was judged necessary that evening.
   Tuesday, 10/9/12: In the morning I visited and checked the basement AST.  There was an oil stain on the floor and light odor of fuel oil in the air, with final clean-up coming after the tank is moved for replacement (see photos).  DEE reported the discharge as 5-gallons though I re-estimated it at a gallon or less of #2 oil.  I called the landlord, Ms. Chibroski, gave her my assessment and advised that she have the oiled floor washed with detergent and rinsed.  I found no evidence that a significant volume or any oil got under the floor.
   The location is within a sub-urban residential area served by municipal water and sewer.  As of December 2012 I have heard no additional complaints or concerns.
A-536-2012*     Oil contamination was discovered during an underground storage tank (UST) removal that occurred while preparing a property for resale. The property was inherited and the tank was unregistered. The property has been vacant for several years and the buildings will need significant work for inhabitation. There is no drinking water well on the property. The current owner, Mr. Gottardi, filed registration and removal paperwork upon discovery. The amount of fuel oil spilled is unknown and suspected to be small in volume. The oil contamination was discovered in the soils near the fill and vent piping.
     On October 9, 2012 I met with Mr. Gottardi and a local contractor who was removing scrap from the property. Stained soils were readily apparent around the piping. They had a mini excavator onsite and we decided to remove the UST and investigate the amount of contamination present. The tank was estimated as a 500 gallon capacity and was 10 feet long by 4 feet in diameter and in sound condition with no obvious corrosion. Approximately 10 cubic yards of oil contaminated soils were stockpiled poly sheeting. Contamination was found on the top of the tank and down the sides to the bottom around the area of the fill piping - consistent with overfilling. Field screening of soils was conducted using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The contamination was consistent with an older release.
    On October 11, 2012 I met with Partridge and Kids Construction to complete the soil removal. We loaded a total of 15 cubic yards of soil and had the materials transported to Bruce Manzer Inc. asphalt batch plant in Phillips. The entire excavation passed the Oil-N-Soil dye shake test. The soil was a sandy till and was dry with no ground or surface water incountered. No confirmatory lab samples were taken. No further Response actions are anticipated.
B-396-2012*On 8/3/12, Drew Shorey, of the Scotts Company, called to report a 15 gallons hydraulic oil spill from a ruptured line on a loader. Mr. Shorey spread woodchips on the paved area affected by the spill and disposed of them properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-397-2012*On 8/5/12, Chris Guessman, of PanAm Railways, called to report a 1 quart lube oil spill at the Verso Paper Mill in Bucksport. The spill occurred because of an overflow of an engine containment tank. PanAm personnel used sorbents to recover some free product and removed a small amount of contaminated ballast and disposed of it through Enpro. No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
B-428-2012*On 8/21/12, Steve Johnson, Harbormaster, for the town of Stonington, called to report some mystery dumping at the entered location. The site is a former warehouse facility that is going through the foreclosure process. It appeared as though several plastic drums had been filled with smaller containers many of which were leaking. Because the drums were exposed to the elements, they filled up with rain and subsequently spilled a small amount of what appeared to be used motor oil to pavement. There were also several drums that appeared to be full of what I assume was also waste oil. None of the other drums were leaking. I disposed of a significant amount of the small containers and secured the plastic drums so they were more weather tight. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

Bob Shannon of this office has responded to similar complaints at the same facility and was attempting to contact the bank responsible for the property to conduct a proper clean up.
B-429-2012*On 8/24/2012, James Arisman called to report a half gallon gasoline spill resulting from an overfill. Mr. Arisman reported that the automatic shutoff failed on the pump, and sprayed gasoline over him and his car the day before. I called the store who reported the shutoff had been checked and was working correctly and that they had used sorbent to clean up a few ounces of gasoline that were spilled to the ground. No resources are at risk, and no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-430-2012*On 8/25/12, Maine State Police Dispatch called to report a small motor oil spill to a wetland at the entered location resulting from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident. When I arrived, the wetland turned out to be a muddy wallow inside a cow pasture. Nonetheless, about 4 quarts of motor oil had been spilled and the Fire Department had placed some sorbents to clean it up. I assisted them in gathering up sorbents and disposed of them properly. Most, if not all, the oil was recovered. No resources were at risk. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-432-2012*On 8/24/12, Kevin Peterson called to report a 1 quart transformer oil spill cause by a leaking gasket on a transformer. The spill resulted in a small amount of contaminated soil which was excavated and disposed of properly by Bangor Hydro-Electric Company personnel. Lab results indicate polychlorinated biphenyl content of 3 parts per million. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-434-2012*On 8/27/12, this office received an anonymous fax indicating that 3 large transformers were leaking oil into the Narramissic River. The transformers are located at the small hydro electric dam at the outlet of Alamoosook Lake. The transformers and generating facility are owned by Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. Upon arriving at the site, I discovered all three transformers were intact, and other than very small weeps around bushings at the bottoms, were not leaking. I called Bangor Hydro-Electric Company to report my findings. They indicated the transformers were scheduled to be replaced. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-435-2012*On 8.27.12, Jim Tracy, of Dead River Oil Company, reported the discharge of less than 1 quart of # 2 fuel oil that leaked from the copper fuel line while the oil burner technician was replacing the heating oil tank inside the basement.  The oil spilled onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  The homeowner did not complain of any oil smell in the living area.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-436-2012*On 8/27/12 Ken Pelletier called to report a 2 cup lube oil spill resulting from the overflow of an engine's containment tank. The incident resulted in a small amount of railroad ballast being contaminated, which was excavated by Pan Am personnel and disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-822-2012*On October 19, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Al Ahlers of E-Waste called to report the discharge of approximately 20 gallons of wash water earlier in the month (no specific date was given at that time).  The facility dismantles Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) television sets and processes the resulting universal hazardous waste bare CRT glass.  This process generates significant amounts of dust and debris which settle out on the open floor.  Mr. Ahlers stated a contractor had come to the facility to demonstrate a floor cleaning machine which generated an estimated twenty gallons of wash/rinse water, which the operator was told to dump on-site.  This is same discharge routine E-waste staff employ when they washed the floor. The dumping location is immediately outside the roll up doors into the 3/4 inch stone.  The concentration of the wash solution was given and I said I would check with the DEP RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) staff and see what actions they would recommend.

Shortly after this conversation I received another call from Scott Whittier, Division Director of Licensing and Enforcement (L & E), explaining he'd received a call from attorney Ken Gray (representing E-Waste) reporting the same event.  He also explained the current and most recent corrective actions pending.  He recommending I talk with fellow L & E staffer, Chris Redmond, and coordinate a visit.  Chris and I talked and made plans to meet on-site and talk with Mr. Ahlers or whomever was on-site at the time.

Arriving at the facility we were met by Rick Dumas and Leo Armaral (CEO & Operations Manager, respectively).  Inside there were areas of concern with segregation of on-line work and locker room area and total suspended dust in the air, etc. They more or less showed Chris the actions taken since a last visit/inspection.

We then went outside to the area where the wash water was dumped.  They explained the situation and that they had instructed the contractor to dump the water (again following a routine pattern by in-house staff). The same location the staff are said to wash/rinse their hands with rain water captured in an open top tote (approx. 4 ft. by 4 ft. by 4 ft., one quarter full) while they take breaks (assumed smoking).

The area outside the door was discussed and we delineated a sample area and took samples.  Three areas were sampled, two of which were composited into one sample.  Beyond this DEP Response Services plans no further actions as RCRA has past and on-going dealings as well as possible pending corrective actions based on this latest incident.  Please refer to Chris Redmond's Inspection Report located in the file room (Lavender 14 file) for additional information.
A-541-2012*10/11/12 0820 Carl Stinchfield II reported that the heating oil tank at his residence had leaked an estimated 50 gallons to the dirt floor of the house crawl space. I contacted Mr. Stinchfield and he reported that he had seen oil stained soil under the tank and it smelled like oil. He reported that there were no odors he could detect in the living area above. I went to the site and inspected the tank and fuel line to the furnace. There were no signs that the tank was leaking though there was stained soil under the filter. The tank gauge showed just over 1/4 full. I field tested soil samples taken from under the tank and all were negative for oil. I informed Mr. Stinchfield of my findings and he said his last delivery of oil was 100 gallons last February. I informed him that although the tank was old it was not leaking at this time. He said he would make arrangements to have the tank replaced after the oil in it was used up.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-546-2012*10/16/12 1425 Steve Cornforth from Maritime Energy reported that an estimated 2 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled at the Maritime Energy Convenience store at South main Street in Rockland. I contacted Mr. Cornforth and he reported the spill was discovered by the store employees and appeared to be the result of a customer overfill at the diesel dispenser. No fuel had run off the paved area. Maritime Energy employees collected the spilled fuel with absorbent material that was disposed of by Maritime Energy. The area is served by public water. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-764-2012*I was contacted by Mr. Gallant, reporting that he smelled diesel fuel in his tap water.  I visited Mr. Gallant the next day, and there was no odor in the water.  We inspected his heating system and there were no problems there.  Mr. Gallant showed me where his drilled well is located and was concerned that because it is near the road that was under construction maybe a piece of heavy equipment had spilled something near it.  I searched that area and found no evidence of a spill.  I told Mr. Gallant to call when he smelled it again and I would come out and check it.  I also told Mr. Gallant that if he wanted to get his water tested, he would need to ask for the extractable and/or volatile petroleum hydrocarbon (EPH/VPH) test.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-795-2012*I was contacted by C. N. Brown Company, reporting that one of their delivery truck drivers had overfilled the oil tank at Cattail Farm Antiques in Wells.  Only a small amount of oil came out through the vent pipe and the driver had scooped up the mulch that was contaminated.  I visited the site and confirmed that the spill was cleaned up and that the indoor tank had not leaked in the basement.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-807-2012*I was contacted by St. Germain-Collins, reporting for Alliance Energy, that there was a leak from a filter in dispenser at the Mobil station on Main Street in South Portland.  The dispenser does not have a sump so the gasoline that leaked went into the ground.  I met Brian Bachmann on site and we looked at the dispenser.  Because there was no sump and no one knew how long the leak had been going on, I told him that there needed to be a subsurface investigation to determine if there was free product on the water table.

On October 19th St. Germain-Collins had the dispenser removed by Portland Pump Company, and attempted to hand auger down to the water table.  Brad Hahn was there for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  They were unable to auger to groundwater and soil vapor study results indicated higher vapor readings the closer they got to the water table.  Mr. Hahn informed them they would need to find another way to get to the water table.

On November 30th St. Germain-Collins conducted a geoprobe investigation.  Brad Hahn attended that day and reported some contaminated soil was found and removed but no significant contamination was found at the groundwater table (see attached "2012 Subsurface Spill Investigation Report").  This was enough information to conclude that the spill had been sufficiently cleaned up.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-827-2012*I was contacted by Joe Draybeck, of Simard and Sons, reporting that water had been discovered in the STP (turbine/pump) sump of Tank #1 at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center.  He stated that the water had no sheen on it nor any evidence of petroleum in the sump.  He stated that the water was most likely from surface water getting by the lid's gasket.  The water was removed from the sump.  I sent Tim Rector of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Underground Tanks Unit the information because it is evidence of a leak.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
B-443-2012*On 8.30.12, Hampden Fire Department reported the rollover of a truck trailer that was hauling a D3 bulldozer.  Through some kind of mechanical failure when the pickup truck rounded the corner, the trailer detached from the truck and rolled over.  While the bulldozer was on its side, diesel fuel began to spill out of the fill cap.  The Fire Department used pads and speedi dri to soak up the fuel.  Some diesel went down into the catch basin that runs to the waste water treatment plant (WWTP).  The Hampden WWTP was notified, although we estimated that less than 5 gallons made it into the basin.

When I arrived on scene, the bulldozer was upright and back on the trailer.  Union Street Towing was on scene to haul it away.  The Fire Department was in the process of sweeping up the speedi dri and bagging up the sorbent pads.  They assisted me in opening up the catch basin cover so that I could put sorbent boom down it to recover any product floating on the water.  I disposed of the sorbent material at Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-455-2012*On 9/7/12, I received report from Monson Fire Department of an oil sheen in the brook next to the Fire Department.  The source was traced back to a house fire from the week before.  There was some debris next to the oil tank that was contaminated with oil.  This was bagged and disposed of at the landfill.  The oil tank also had approximately 50 gallons of oil in it that was pumped out and disposed of as waste oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-456-2012*At 1747 hours, on September 7, 2012, Mrs. Sonja Sundaram reported finding a 5 gallon bucket of oil washed up onto the beach.  She owns a Bed & Breakfast Inn across the street.  I removed the bucket for proper disposal.  I did not see any signs of oil impacted areas along the beach.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-457-2012*At 1425 hours, on 9/8/12, Central Maine Power Company reported a 1/4 gallon spill from one of their transformers due to a vehicle hitting their pole with the transformer.  A small amount of oil, 1/4 gallon or less, leaked out on the pole during the collision.  Some debris and soil was removed for disposal.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-458-2012*At 1732, on 9/8/12, it was reported that approximately 2 cups of transformer oil was spilled when an excavator got tangled with the phone line causing the pole to shake which caused oil to spill out of the transformer, on the pole, onto the surrounding trees and bushes.  Bangor Hydro-Electric staff  removed some bushes and soil with oil for disposal.   Refer to the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Spill report in the attachments.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-459-2012*At 1853 hours, on 9/9/12, Mr. Wayne Martin reported a small spill of #2 fuel oil.  He was trying to bleed his supply line to the furnace when he spilled a couple ounces of oil.  The oil flowed directly into an interior perimeter drain on top of his concrete floor which flowed into an underground pipe which discharged across the street along the river.   He had placed a diaper at the pipe discharge.  This pad caught maybe a couple ounces of oil.  No signs of oil was observed anywhere else at the pipe discharge.  I did not observe any signs of oil in the basement, although a slight oil vapor was noticed.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-460-2012*On 9/10/12, Dean Butler, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), called to report a 2 gallons hydraulic spill resulting from a malfunctioning cylinder on a pulp truck owned by a sub-contractor.  BHE personnel excavated a small amount of contaminated soil, and collected sorbent from the roadway and disposed of the contaminated material appropriately. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
I-221-2012*9.13.12  Aaron Green of Maine Potato Growers (MPG) reported an over fill of a truck at the entered location.  The driver was fueling and accidently overfilled the vehicle saddle tank.  An estimated half of a gallon spilled onto the ground.  Due to the raining climate, the oil began to immediatly migrate with the rain water run off.  Sorbents were deployed to collect what was recoverable.  The run off discharges to Pierce Stream so additional sorbent boom was placed in the stream at the outfall location.  No oil was observed in the stream.  DEP inspected the site and no oil was observed in the stream.  The waste material was entered into MPG waste stream.

No further Response action anticipated.

file/report.
P-817-2012*On 10/17/12 I received a call from Dave of Downeast Energy reporting a spill that occurred while they were transferring oil out of an above ground storage tank located in a client's basement.  Downeast was in the process of replacing the tank.  It was reported that one cup of oil had spilled and been cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-818-2012*On 10/18/12 I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a 7 gallon spill of gasoline at the Biddeford Mainway.  The spill occurred when a customer was attempting to fuel her car.  She did not get the nozzle into the car correctly and discharged 7 gallons of gasoline directly to the ground.  The fire department placed speedy dry on the spill, but indicated some gasoline had made its way to a catch basin.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I observed a Circle K employee sweeping up the spent speedy dry.  I inspected the catch basin in question and found that it indeed did contain gasoline from the spill.  I spoke with TMC Environmental, Circle K's spill contractor, and they indicated they would send a vacuum truck to the site within a couple of hours to pump out the catch basin.  No further action required.
I-215-2012*On 10.3.12, report was received of structure fire from Fort Kent Fire Chief, Dave Pelletier.  The building, an auto dealership, was completely destroyed.  There was a concern regarding two, 2,000 gallon above ground waste oil tanks, that visible signs of oil were migrating to a storm drain.  Upon arrival, I observed a sheen layer of oil on runoff water used to put out the fire.  Sorbents had been deployed to limit the impact, but the oil was too thin to recover.  I met with Chief Pelletier and facility owner Carl Theriault.  Per Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) recommendation, Mr. Theriault hired a local contractor to deploy a sand berm to prevent further oil migration and to absorb residual oil.  The two waste oil tanks had been inspected by fire personnel and the outlet valves where shut off or had closed as designed due to the fire.  It was determined that the tanks posed no ongoing spill threat, however flame impingement on the tanks heated the waste oil.  It was a unified decision to leave the tanks alone to allow the product to cool before any attempt at pumping the tanks off. The tanks were later pumped off and the waste oil reused in a waste oil heater/boiler.  An estimated 500 gallons were recovered.  The cause of the leak was due to the fire burning away the copper feed line on the tanks, and an undermined amount of oil had leaked out before the outlet valves were closed or had closed as designed.  The facility insurance company was on site and indicated oversight of the clean-up area.  No additional actions by the Division of Response Services were required, pending inspection of area storm water system separators and pump stations.  The storm water drainage system is serviced by oil water separators that MDEP requested be inspected.

In the ensuing days, Lou Pizzuti, from the MDEP Land Bureau, met with town officials regarding waste and disposal issues related to the fire. Town officials had inspected the oil water separators connected to the storm drains in question.  No evidence of oil was observed.  A soil debris letter was generated for the disposal of oil impacted sand and associated oily debris.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time in this matter.
B-431-2012*On 8/25/12, I received an anonymous complaint regarding Sawyers Grill in Southwest Harbor. The complainant stated that the business was dumping their waste cooking oil out behind the restaurant. I visited the site, and found the allegations to be largely untrue. There was a drum of waste cooking oil which was about half full and a couple small stains on the ground by the drum. I surmised the drum is used as temporary storage until someone comes and picks up the oil. The outfit was closed when I arrived, so I could not question the owners directly. No resources are at risk and no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-808-2012*
SPILL NOTIFICATION
   In the evening a Dead River Oil Company (DRC) burner technician notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Response Division of the overfill out the vent pipe of a residential, basement heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  It was explained that the home had a fuel delivery overfill to the ground below the vent pipe at 0730 that morning but it was not reported to MDEP till about 11 1/2 hours later and had not been satisfactorily cleaned-up.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
   The area is rural residential and commercial use and is served by private well water. The area is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and the Dayton Sand & Gravel Co. pit is located immediately to the west.  The oil spill is about 20' from the Precourt's drilled well and about 30' from the neighbor's well.  I accessed the area to have a Maine Ground Water / Drinking Water Clean-Up Goal.
   Ms. Precourt explained that the past May 2012, they ended automatic delivery and payment plan by DRC.  The Biddeford DRC manager stated that their records showed that the Precourts only ended their payment plan; there were no fuel delivery's between May and October 2012.  Apparently unexpected to the Precourts, DRC delivered oil on the morning of 10/11/12, after the AST had already been filled the previous week by another oil company.  DRC estimated to me that of the 17 gallons pumped in about 3 to 5 gallons came out the vent.  I was told the DRC driver failed to report the overfill to his superiors until the Precourts complained to DRC and they sent out a technician to investigate.
   Onsite I noted an odor of fuel oil from the ground under the outside vent pipe.  There was oil stain on the house siding and white deodorizer powder on the concrete house foundation (applied by DRC).  Digging down about 8' below grade I noted ambient oil vapor readings of 24 and 76-ppm below the vent pipe using a photoionization detector (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp.  I later informed DRC and Acadia environmental that clean-up was not to state satisfaction and that they should return that afternoon; the basement tank needed to be washed as well.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
    10/11/12: Other than having a sorbent pad under the fill pipe I understand that the DRC delivery driver did not perform any remediation.  In the evening a DRC technician excavated out 2" to 3" of oiled soil.
    10/11/12: A DRC crew responded in the afternoon and with soil screening by David Walker of Acadia Environmental Technology (Acadia). they dug up two drums of oiled soil.  Acadia later reported to me that they got oil contamination level down to 5-ppm (poly bag headspace) and an Oil In Soil colorimetric test on residual soil was Negative.  Acadia stated they would send MDEP their data with a site sample map.  An oil Spill Debris Form was issued to CPRC group for soil recycling.

CONCLUSIONS
A.   I advised Steve Cumming and the Biddeford DRC manager about more prompt reporting of oil discharges as noted in Maine statute.  Late reporting can allow deeper migration of a discharge.
B.   Further investigation and final closure has been passed to MDEP Certified Geologist Hahn.
C.   No clean-up costs were incurred by MDEP Response.  DRC assumed clean-up expense and I understand at this time that there will be no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance.
D.   See also the attached December 2012, clean-up assessment by Acadia Environmental Technology and records of MDEP Tech Services for additional information and resolution.  No further MDEP Response Division actions planned at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, nor to indicate that the discharge is cleaned to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski


I-216-2012*I received a call from State Police dispatcher regarding a spill reported in Madawaska by Daigle Oil Company manager- Ken Michaud.  Ken reported a spill at an inside aboveground storage tank that had a corrosion pinhole that had leaked about 15 to 20 gallons out onto a concrete floor in the basement of the Daigle Furniture and Appliance store.  Ken had his crew stop the leak with a magnetic patch on the corrosion hole.  The owner and Daigle Oil crews placed speedy dry sorbent materials down to soak up the oil on the concrete floor.  Ken stated that the cellar was graded to drain to a floor drain and he estimated that about 2 gallons of the #2 heating oil may have reached the floor drain.  Ken was not sure if the drain was connected to the city's sewer treatment plant or if the drain just went to the storm water system.

I visited Daigle Furniture and Appliance store on 10/16/12, and did not see any outlet from the floor drain daylighting to the lower elevation end of the property (behind the store).  The property to the north and below the store is the Fraser Papers/Twin Rivers paper company property.   I contacted the publicly-owned treatment plant works operator in the morning to provide him with a possible "heads-up" related to a small amount of oil (less than a couple of gallons) that may come into the head works of the treatment plant.  Daigle Oil Company worked with the business owner to replace the old corroded inside oil storage tank with a new tank.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted at this time.

B-447-2012*On 9/5/12, Gary Martin, of Somic America, called to report he had discovered an anomaly with a large transformer at plant in Brewer. Apparently, the oil level in the transformer was 300 or so gallons lower than it should be. The situation is strange because there is no sign of an oil spill anywhere. The issue was discovered during some normal maintenance on the transformer. The technician who discovered the problem suggested that a very slow leak from a bad fitting may have caused the problem of the course of several years. This theory may explain why no sign of oil was ever seen as it biodegraded as it leaked. Another theory is that the transformer was never filled completely when it was installed. No one from Somic could produce a document stating it was filled. A third option is that it suffered a malfunction in some place that is not visible and there is 300 gallons of transformer oil in the ground under the transformer. If this third option was the case, I would suspect oil to continue leaking after the technician tipped off the transformer. This is not the case. In any case, the plant is on city water and city sewer. There are no drinking water wells in the immediate vicinity and no other resources are at risk. I asked Mr. Martin to routinely check the oil level to ensure there were no more issues. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-448-2012*On 9/5/12, I received report of a one quart leak from a filter canister at the Assisted Barbara Hans Home at 186 Surry Road, Ellsworth.  The cause of the spill was a leaking gasket which was repaired and speedy dry was used to absorb the spilled product.  No vapors in the basement.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-451-2012*On 9.6.12, James McClearn, of the United State Coast Guard, reported that small said boat had sunk while being towed to shore.  The boat had approximately 5 gallons of unleaded gasoline on board.  It was suspected that all of this product was lost.  However, no sheen was observed.  The boat sank 1/2 mile from shore in 30 feet of water. Recovery of the boat was in progress and no further discharge occurred.
No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-218-2012*October 16 Code officer for Portage Lake, Maggie Pierce saw some black goo coming out of the new drain pipe on a new foundation construction at Donald Cox's camp on Portage Lake.

On October 16, 2012 Eric Hitchcock requested Response Services staff do a field site visit to determine if black product was an old oil spill. They just dug a new foundation.

10/18/12 Response staff site visit to  658-660 West Cottage Road determined material to be concrete asphalt sealant material that had been spilled into fill adjacent to the new foundation.  Will have the camp owner pick up the spilled asphalt coating debris and dispose of it with regular waste stream.  No further Response action is warranted at this time.


P-814-2012*On October 16, 2012, Downeast Energy reported a leaking filter on a furnace at 13 Balsam Drive in Cumberland.  I responded to the home and met with Cynthia Wilcox, the home owner. I investigated the leak in the basement. The concrete floor under the filter was saturated with oil. I recommended that the floor should be removed and a new concrete floor poured. Ms. Wilcox agreed to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to handle the clean-up.

On October 18, 2012, I returned to the site with Downeast Energy who removed the furnace and hooked up a temporary heating system and Allstate Environmental removed the area of concrete floor that was saturated in oil and some surface soil under the area. Crushed stone and a new concrete was poured in the area.

Don White (Division of Technical Services) was on site monitoring for air quality.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-222-2012*10/25/12 Received a call from Kimberly Hitchcock, Environmental Technician for Maine Public Service Co (MPS), calling in a spill that just occurred in Caribou when one of their digger trucks busted a hydraulic hose.  The spill is 3 gallons of hydraulic oil and MPS crew has placed sorbent pads and speedy dry down to soak up the oil.  MPS crews will shovel up the contaminated soils and bring them back to their maintenance shop for disposal with other oily debris.  No response from DEP is needed at this time.

10/29/12 Brian Munson, MPS Assistant Supervisor called requesting an oil spill debris form to haul the oily debris into Presque Isle Landfill.  The oily debris consists of hydraulic oil soaked soil, speedy dry and sorbent pads.
I-224-2012*At 1226 hours, I received a call from Public Safety-Houlton regarding a possible spill reported by Mrs. Noreen Hanson via the Gray Barracks.  I called Mrs. Hanson and she said that when she went to see her parents old camp at 26 Pickerel Lane, (Drew's Lake), New Limerick she could smell fuel oil when she was standing in the driveway.  She stated that her dad had sold the camp and the new owners had let it go to ruin and there were 2 old 275 gallon tanks on the property.  One was stuck in the mud near the driveway and the other was next to the camp.  The one near the driveway was last filled in 1998 with approximately 100 gallons of off road diesel.  The other tank was usually filled with kerosene, but she was unsure when it was last filled by the new camp owner.  The camp is approximately 100 to 150 feet from the shoreline of Drew's Lake and there is a spring approximately 150 feet from the camp that is used by locals.  I went to the camp and found that someone had been there and turned the tank near the driveway on its side and put a bucket and some absorbent pads under the filter of the camp tank.  There was only a faint smell of kerosene near the camp tank.  No visible product seen.

10.29.12  I conducted a site visit and observed two 275 gallon capacity above ground supply tanks on the property.  One of the tanks as laying on its side adjacent the drive way, the tank was empty.  The second tank appeared to be servicing a residential dwelling.  It appeared that there may have been some oil remaining in the tank, it was not leaking.  I did pick up an olfactory presence of fuel oil under the tank but I did not see evidence of a leak.  I poked around under the tank with a shovel, but no gross contamination or saturated soil was observed.  The property appeared abandoned and run down.  I inspected some additional drums and containers that were on the immediate property, but all were empty. -NT

9.30.12 I contact Jean Chabot regarding the compliant.  Ms Chabot advised that they had been aware of the discharge and advised that it was a very small amount and that it had only dripped out of the tank at the filter.  The leak had been stopped.  She advises that they did take on a couple of shovels full of oily dirt and spread it on the road.  Although not appropriate, I advised of the proper handling of regulated waste.  She agreed and also advised that the dirt was not dripping with oil and reiterated it was a very small spill. I did not require any additional clean up. In the ensuing days, I contacted the reported, Ms Hanson, upon her request.  I advised her of the above information and that the DEP felt there was no threat to drinking water, the lake or surrounding properties.  She accepted the report and thanked me. -NT.



P-797-2012*On 10/1/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received, in late morning, a Fax notification through the National Response Center (NRC) describing a mystery oil sheen investigated by US Coast Guard (USCG) the previous afternoon of 9/30/12.  The USCG had a report from an unidentified caller about an unkown sheen from an unknown source.  No source such as a vessel, oil terminal, or non-point source was identified and no clean-up of the sheen was possible.  DEP was not notified soon enough to investigate the day of the report.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-543-2012*     A spill of an estimated 150 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the American Legion Post 205. The oil was lost to the concrete floor and then saturated some of the finished areas. The tank was located in an unfinished storage and utility area adjacent to the finished basement. The spill occurred the day following the first fill-up of the year and was discovered by the janitor who was there to clean prior to a wedding reception. The wedding reception had to be moved to another location due to elevated levels of oil vapors present. The property and those surrounding are serviced by the public drinking water supply.
     On October 14, 2012 I met with Robert Emery and Jamie Jellison at the site. The oil had saturated carpeting, wall studs, and wall sheeting. Oil had also flowed into the sump and the pump was unplugged before any product was pumped to the exterior. A ram fan was installed immediately to alleviate the heavy oil vapors present. The windows were also opened in an attempt to increase air flow. A photo ionization detector (PID) was utilized to measure the organic oil vapors in present. Initial readings were in excess of 70 parts per million (PPM) in the basement and 40 PPM in the upstairs.
     Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) was called to begin the clean-up activities. They utilized a drum vacuum to remove free product from the concrete floor and the sump. Three 55 gallon drums of oil and water mixture were collected. The heavily saturated carpeting and stored materials were removed and staged on poly sheeting. After much of the impacted materials were removed speedy-dry was used to absorb additional free product. PID readings were once again taken and had dropped to 35 PPM downstairs to 11 PPM upstairs. Ventilation continued overnight.
     On October 15, 2012 I met with EPI to continue the clean-up. We removed additional carpeting and also the impacted dry wall and wall studs. The wall studs were later replaced, but the drywall and other finishing materials will be replaced by the American Legion. The concrete floor was washed twice using a degreaser. The concrete floor was not cracked heavily and was a hole was drilled in the area of heaviest impact. No product was discovered under the concrete. No evidence was present of the oil impacting any areas outside of the basement. All of the impacted materials were placed into a roll-off can and later transported to Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. PID readings were down to between 9-11 PPM in the basement and .5 PPM upstairs by the end of the day. The fans were left in place to continue ventilation.
    Subsequent indoor air readings continued to dropped and by November 1, 2012  were at 1.5 PPM in the basement and .3 PPM upstairs. Surveying the basement using the PID did reveal a problem area around a metal cabinet used to store firearms. They removed the cabinet and I installed a carbon air scrubber to help remove the persistent oil odors. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-844-2012*On 10/30/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a 2 gallon spill of gasoline from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-847-2012*
Thursday 10/25/12: While in the area I performed a routine underground storage tank (UST) removal confirmation visit of this planned abandonment-by-removal of this consumptive-use, residential, heating oil UST facility.  Onsite I found no evidence of a UST facility remaining such as vent or fill piping.  The area is rural residential use served by private well water and septic systems.  The property had an old log house and garage that appeared to have been abandoned for a year or more and had been vandalized.  The property had been foreclosed on by the town who took initiative to abandon the 1000-gallon capacity bare steel UST.

I later contacted Durham Town Administrator, Ms. Janet Smith, who informed that the tank facility had been removed (9/12/12) by Ben Bailey Excavation Co., not Copp Excavation as listed on the removal notice (Notice of Intent to Abandon) form.  She also stated that Andrew Flint of Maine DEP Uncontrolled Sites Division was onsite for the removal.  Mr. Flint confirmed this and reported no evidence of oil discharges were observed.  No further Maine DEP, Response Division actions planned at this time.  See records of Maine DEP Uncontrolled sites for further information.
A-557-2012*On 10-25-2012, John Plunkett, of ES III, Incorporated, doing business as (dba) M.W. Sewall Company, called this office to report the release of #2  fuel oil. This occurred at Common Drive in the town of Boothbay. Approximately five gallons of fuel spilled onto the shoulder of the road, during a truck to truck transfer. Additional oil was contained to the top of the fuel delivery truck.

John Plunkett hired Eric Wood Excavation to remove the oil contaminated soil. This soil removal was undertaken later that day. The soil was transported to Dragon Products Company the next day, 10-26-2012. The area is served by city water and no other receptors are expected to be affected.  No additional actions by the Division of Response Services are expected at this time.
B-491-2012*On 9.25.12, Dead River Company reported the discharge of less than 1 gallon of kerosene from their customer, Harry Jones.  The oil had leaked from around the threads of the nipple on the outside above ground heating oil tank and dripped onto the slab underneath.  Dead River estimated that less than a gallon of oil had spilled.  They used sorbent pads to clean up the oil.  Mr. Jones did not complain of any oil vapors in the house.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-798-2012*
On 10/24/12, report of a mystery sheen in the Fore River (Portland Harbor) located near the Portland Fish Pier and estimated at 50 square yards (15' x 30') in size.  US Coast Guard sent a vessel out to investigate.  No source was found and no clean-up possible.  No further action by Response Services expected at this time.
P-799-2012*
On 10/11/12, I visited Portland Pipe Line Corporation's Hill street tank farm to check on a reported hydraulic oil discharge, reported to have occurred the previous day.  I noted a small stain on the pavement just outside the entrance off Hill Street that had been cleaned satisfactorily.  Randy Hughes escorted me and explained that the leak was from a Cianbro truck delivering equipment from the pier.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-565-2012*10/29/12 1700 Greg Adams from GCA Logging reported that an estimated 1 gallon of motor oil had spilled from a logging truck when it overturned at the intersection of Flagstaff Road and Old Caribou Camp Road. I contacted Mr. Adams by phone and he reported that the intersection is an estimated 10 miles in from Route 27 on Flagstaff Road. The area is owned by Plum Creek. He reported that the truck had lost only motor oil and no diesel had leaked to the gravel road. Oil absorbent pads and boom from spill kits on the truck were used to contain and collect the spilled oil. The truck was righted and two five gallon buckets of oil impacted soil was removed. Mr. Adams reported that there were no streams in the area and only a couple of seasonal hunting camps. GCA Logging will arrange for the proper disposal of the oiled materials.

No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-550-2012*10/23/12 1033 Max Marston from Fabian Oil reported that five gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled at the bulk plant loading rack when an oil delivery truck was over filled. I contacted Mr. Marston and he reported that the oil had all been contained on the loading rack concrete containment area. Fabian Oil employees had collected the spilled oil with absorbent pads and oil absorbent material all of which would be disposed of by the company. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-810-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
10/12/12: Ms. Delaney of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified by Ray Labbe & Sons Company that they had discovered a mystery underground storage tank (UST) while excavating for the new Brunswick Police Department then under construction.  Ms. Delaney contacted me as I was in the vicinity to respond and assess.  I arrived onsite several minutes after being notified.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
10/12/12: The UST facility location was the site of a former small apartment building that had been razed for the new police station.  The area is dense sub-urban residential and commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer; the site is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
The UST in question had already been removed and was atop the ground (see Photo 1) and I estimated at 500-gallon capacity.  The location and 1/4" copper fuel line confirmed a heating oil UST.  I noted it to be heavily corroded but no perforations were found.  The UST had about 1/4" of water inside and no oil evident.
The UST excavation had already been filled in with new fill and a concrete drain manway so DEP did not have opportunity to check the soil for discharges.  Peter Labbe stated they saw no evidence of discharges when the removed the UST.  I noted no groundwater in the 7' deep excavation.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   Due to the tank's size, and use for consumptive-use heating oil, no Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required or performed.
2)   A UST removal notice and registration forms were given to Peter Labbe on 10/12/12, who agreed to give them to Brunswick Public Works Director John Foster to complete and send to MDEP.  On 10/25/12, I contacted Mr. Foster for the missing removal notice and registration and MDEP's John Dunlap had contacted him also the previous week.  The UST was not registered until mid-November.  The UST should not have been removed prior to MDEP notification and issuance of a waiver of the notification period.  The removal notice and UST registration should best have been completed prior to removal.
3)   As the UST was removed before DEP could arrive, possibly the previous day, and no assessment was made: no assurance can be given that the facility is clean to Department satisfaction.
4)   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.  No further clean-up actions are required by MDEP Response division at this time.

S Brezinski
P-769-2012*
In response to a 9/25/12 complaint from an anonymous caller, I investigated the allegation that property owners at 695 Walker Road, and at 485 Walker Road, in Lyman were involved in the dumping of solid waste and oils onto the land and streams over a long period of time, and getting worse.  The area is rural residential and forest served by private well water.  I was informed that the property owner, Steve Marble, works at the Lyman transfer station and is a town selectperson.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
On 9/27/12, at 695 Walker Road, I noted a rural residence on the north side of Walker Road with several buildings, and I noted a storage area on the south side of Walker Road with trailers and assorted building and construction items.  Without permission to enter the property and the vegetation, I could not observe close for prohibited discharges, but no oil discharges were obvious.  Aerial photos between 2007 and 2012 show an increase in the quantity of debris on the site.

On 11/9/12, I revisited the property with Lyman Code Enforcement Officer, Patty McKenna, where we met Mr. Marble who gave us a tour of his storage area across from his home on Webster Road.  I noted building material, several snow blowers, empty drums and buckets.  I noted no containers holding oil or chemicals, and no prohibited discharges.  Mr. Marble stated that he was pretty sure he knew the anonymous complainant and that he considered it harassment.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

S Brezinski
P-820-2012*A citizen lodged a complaint about his neighbor, alleging the mismanagement of small engine fluids.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Department) personnel visited the property to investigate the claim.  The property owner operates a small landscape business out of his home, so miscellaneous small engine equipment were stored in a detached garage adjacent to the home and portable shelter to the rear of the property.  The areas were tidy.  All fluids, both viable and waste, were stored in closed top containers.  No evidence of dumping or other types of mismanagement were identified during a walk around the property.  The complainant seemed dissatisfied with this opinion and claimed he'd provide pictures.  To date, no pictures have been received by the Department.
B-490-2012*On 9.24.12, Lynn Knight reported that her basement had flooded recently and that she thought she could see oil floating on top of the water.  When I investigated, I found that there was approximately 4 to 6 inches water in her basement and that there was a thin layer of oil on top of the water.  The oil could have leaked out of the furnace when it  flooded, but I suspected either the tank had corroded or that the water had shifted the tank and loosened the connection at the filter.  I estimated that 40 gallons of oil was on the water.  I measured 84 gallons of product in the tank.  The floor of the basement was concrete and there was a sump that discharged into the sewer.  However, the sump was clogged which caused the flooding in the first place.  I asked Mr. and Mrs. Knight if they smelled oil in the house.  Fortunately, they said that vapors were not an issue.

I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the oil and water from the basement with a vacuum truck.  The basement also had items in it that had soaked up some of the oil, so I had Clean Harbors dispose of those as well.  I removed the product from the tank and put it in two 55-gallon drums outside the house.  Mr. Knight said that he was giving the oil to his daughter as they were switching to propane.

I returned on 9.25.12 with Clean Harbors, to power wash the concrete floor in the basement.  I asked Mr. and Mrs. Knight to call if they smelled oil in the house or had any other concerns.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-850-2012*On 11/1/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jim Hubbard of Downeast Energy reporting a 1 gallon spill of heating oil at their bulk plant in Yarmouth.  The spill came from a fill hose while the driver was changing pockets on the tank truck while filling it.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-829-2012*A citizen complaint of an oily substance observed on the concrete surfaces of a bridge was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The bridge is located at Range Pond on Route 26 in Poland.  A call to the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) determined that MDOT had applied linseed oil to the concrete surfaces on the bridge, in order to protect the newly installed bridge from the winter elements, primarily road salt. Apparently this is common practice for newly constructed bridges less than three years old.

MDEP responded to the location and observed the bridge to be saturated with the linseed oil and discussed with MDOT personnel that much of the oil would not be absorbed onto the concrete and could potentially enter the environment. MDOT agreed to wipe the excess oil off the bridge and disposed of the impacted sorbents.  MDOT agreed to review their application process of the oil so that excess is not applied.  No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-828-2012*The Department was notified of a potential release of oil in a flooded basement at a residence. Department personnel responded to the location and determined that there was no release of oil and the observed sheen was caused by mold and decomposition of organic material.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-831-2012*October 20, 2012, Wells Fire Department reported a motor oil spill from a motor vehicle accident on Route 9 in Wells.

Speedy dry was applied to the motor oil on the road service and removed by the Fire Department.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-832-2012*October 21, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer spill on Waterford Road in Sweden.

CMP reported a motor vehicle crashed into the utility pole causing the pole to snap and the transformer breaking on the ground. Approximately 13 gallons of transformer oil leaked onto the ground.

1 yard of contaminated soil was removed from site. Speedy dry was applied to the road surface and removed.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-849-2012*On 10/31/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting transformer oil spillage as the result of a substation fire due to Hurricane Sandy.  Approximately 5 - 7 gallons of oil was released.  I visited the site on 11/1/12 prior to the clean-up having been completed.  I observed some oil staining on stone and gravel inside the fence of the substation.  CMP hired a contractor to remove the stained soils and they were taken to the Crossroads Landfill.  No further action required.
P-833-2012*
10/5/12: Report of small K1 heating oil discharge when a delivery "peddler" truck hose got caught on debris when being unreeled for a delivery and the nozzle opened up.  The truck gauge measured 0.6 gallon discharged which was reported to be promptly cleaned up.  No Maine DEP response visit was requested or made at the time.  No further clean-up actions at this time.
The discharge area is rural residential use and served by private drinking water wells.
P-834-2012*Approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was released from a truck to the paved surface of the property due to a mechanical failure. Sorbents were used to wipe the released oil from the paved surface and disposed of by KTI Biofuels. Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel inspected the site and the clean-up actions were sufficient.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-835-2012*
Thursday 7/5/12: Notification of a 3 to 5 gallon discharge of hydraulic oil from a truck belonging to Hawkeye LLC company, reported by Burns & McDonnell Co., an environmental contractor for CMP.  The contractors were working on the CMP transmission line corridor.

The leak was reported cleaned up and the waste sent to Clean Harbors for disposal.  The location is rural residential use.  I understand none spilled to surface or groundwater.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected.  See the attached Spill Reporting Form for additional information.
P-836-2012*October 24, 2012, I received a phone call from Julie Pierce of Pine Tree Waste. Julie was reporting a hydraulic oil spill of approximately 20 gallons in an Ecomaine warehouse.

The leak came from a trash truck operated by Pine Tree Waste. The spill stayed on the surface of the concrete warehouse. No storm drains, floor drains, or wells were impacted by the spill.

Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface, removed and disposed of at Ecomaine.

No further Response action required.
P-837-2012*On October 26, 2012, I received a phone call from John Yates of Dead River Oil Company. Mr. Yates was reporting that fuel had leaked from a hose off a delivery truck at 207 North High Street in Bridgton.  Mr. Yates explained that the nozzle on the hose got caught on the pant leg of the driver and released a couple of ounces of #2 heating oil onto the paved driveway. The driver applied speedy dry to the surface and removed and disposed of it appropriately.

The property owner, Dorris Kimmbel, was satisfied with the clean-up.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-855-2012*On 10/31/12 The Department received notification from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting several spills due to Hurricane Sandy.  One of these spills occurred in Bridgton.  I responded on 11/1/12.  Although the transformers were damaged and some spillage must have occurred, no spillage was evident in the area.  It would appear that much of what was spilled was washed away in the storm.  No cleanup was conducted, no further action required.  There is no CMP report available for this spill.
P-838-2012*
NOTIFICATION
On Thursday, 10/25/12, Mr. Kaczor reported to Ms. Franki Delaney, of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Response Division, that a tree removal contractor had discharged hydraulic oil on his property and on the roadside, which is in the Durham town right-of-way.  Ms. Delaney passed the case on to me.  It was reported that the tree cutter up high in the bucket, accidently cut the hydraulic hose.  Tip Top Tree Service (TTTS), and owner, Mr. Wentworth, failed to report and clean-up the discharge as required by MRSA 38 statutes.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The area is rural residential use, with private drinking water wells and septic systems.  Based on visual evidence and statements of Mr. Kaczor and Mr. Wentworth, that under pressure, the hydraulic oil sprayed out over the tree branches and down onto the gravel roadside, leaf detritus and the lawn area.  The trees glistened with its oil coating and small droplets hanging off the fir needles.  As hydraulic oil tends to be less mobile and as the oil was dissipated, sprayed thinly over a wide area, I judged that the private well would be less threatened if as much free oil as possible were cleaned up.  Wiping with sorbents, would allow remaining oil to naturally degrade.  I assessed that excavation of oiled soil would be more physically disrupting and damaging than the oil contamination.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Upon my arrival in the afternoon of 10/25/12, oiled leaves on the ground had already been picked up by TTTS.  Mr. Kaczor preferred to save the evergreen trees, so I contacted Mr. Wentworth and required them to return the next day, Friday, and to clean up remaining oil off the ground and to wipe the trees with sorbents before rains came to soak the oil into the soil.  I understand that TTTS finished clean-up to the satisfaction of the homeowners, and that no further clean-up is warranted at this time.  I plan to return in the spring, 2013, to reassess the clean-up for long-term damage to vegetation.  I advised Mr. Wentworth of Maine state spill reporting requirements, and that this discharge was prohibited and reportable by him and his company.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

P-839-2012*An unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to corrosion. The released oil was discharged onto the dirt floor of the basement and saturated the underlying soils. The release was discovered when the owner of the residence was removing the AST, as it had not been in use for several years.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified of the discharge and contracted an environmental cleanup contractor to remove soil. 4.91 tons of soil was removed and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was limited to a corner of the basement approximately 10'x10' where the AST had been located. The depth of the excavation was limited due to encountering unyielding soils at approximately 2 feet below grade. Oleophilic Dye Shake test were used to determine the extent of remaining oil-impacted soils to be left in place, and the results were no detection on the bottom of the excavation. The side walls of the excavation also showed no detection with the shake test. The excavation was backfilled and covered with poly sheeting and concrete as a precautionary measure to prevent the release of any oil vapors that may have been left in place.

A subsequent visit to the site indicated no measurable readings with a photo ionization detector of the air inside the basement.  No further action by the DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-840-2012*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 11 Greenleaf Avenue, Norway, ME. It was unclear what actually happened, but it appeared the filter housing developed a leak.  Approximately 100 gallons of kerosene was released onto the ground adjacent to the dwelling.  There were some odor issues, so arrangements were made to excavate contaminated soil.  The brook adjacent to the area was checked for oil, and none was observed.

On November 6 & 7, 2012, Stephen Flannery oversaw the removal of contaminated soil underneath the AST pad and end of the mobile home.  Soil was removed to a depth of approximately 3 feet below grade, until vapor levels using a photo ionizing detector (PID) were below 50 parts per million.  Shake test revealed no color change.  The excavated area contained backfill, consisting of large pieces of granite and asphalt, but no free product.  The oil most likely migrated to the depth of ground water, but due to utilities and supports of the mobile home, excavating to that depth was unfeasible. The area was backfilled with stone and a layer of poly sheeting to limit vapor migration.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-856-2012*On 10/31/12 The Department received notification from Central Maine Power reporting several spills due to Hurricane Sandy.  One of these spills occurred in Harrison.  I responded on 11/1/12.  Although the transformer was damaged and some spillage must have occurred, no spillage was evident in the area.  It would appear that much of what was spilled was washed away in the storm.  No cleanup was conducted, no further action required.
P-857-2012*On 11/1/12 I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a small transformer oil spill in Waterford due to Hurricane Sandy.  The oil spilled onto soil beneath the pole mounted transformer.  That soil was hand excavated by CMP crews and transported to the North Augusta Service Center (NASC) for disposal.  No further action required.
P-733-2012*Approximately 5 gallons of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon, #1 fuel oil aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence. The release was caused because of corrosion of the tank. The oil was released to the underlying soils. .33 tons of oil-impacted soils were excavated by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was an area of approximately 2 feet by 2 feet, and 2 feet deep, located adjacent to the back of the residence. The final extent of the excavation was determined by a sharp decline in photoionization detector readings, and the use of hydrophilic dye shake tests for confirmation. Remaining soils fall below applicable DEP remediation guidelines. The site is serviced by public water.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-734-2012*On 9/14/12, Dead River Company (DRC) reported leaks from this residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility due to a leaking AST Firomatic valve fitting and a bad oil pump seal, to the concrete basement floor.  The leaks were discovered today, but it is unknown how long they had been leaking.  DRC reported the discharge was cleaned-up and the homeowner was pleased with the clean-up.  The site is an apartment building located in a dense suburban, commercial and residential area of Yarmouth, and served by municipal water.  No further actions by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-735-2012*On 9/17/12, I responded to notification by another Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff person and confirmed a discharge of virgin motor (lube) oil from plastic quart containers that had been apparently fallen or dropped in the roadway and run over by vehicles, located next to the former Deering Ice Cream Company location.  The oil had been spread over the asphalt pavement and none was recoverable with sorbent pads.  The spill was next to a parked B & B Towing truck, but there is not proof that this truck was the source of the oil.  No oil reached drains or soil.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-741-2012*Tambrands security personnel called to report the discovery of an employee's vehicle leaking fuel in the parking lot.  The spill was contained and cleaned up by staff and the vehicle was towed for repairs. No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-747-2012*A passenger vehicle accident caused the release of approximately .5 gallons of motor oil to the paved road surface. Speedy dry was applied by the Westbrook Fire Department. Department personnel responded to the scene and the sorbents had dissipated from traffic. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-748-2012*An unidentified passenger vehicle released approximately 1/2 gallon of gasoline to paved parking surface due to an undetermined mechanical failure. The Freeport Fire Department responded to the scene, and cleaned and disposed of the material. Department personnel did not respond to the location. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-752-2012*September 20, 2012, Norway Fire Department reported an known brown substance that appeared to have an oily look to it on the surface of Norway Lake.

I responded to the lake and it was determined that it was a brown algae and not a petroleum product. There was no evidence of a sheen or odor and a sorbent pad did could not pick up the algae.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-753-2012*Report of small hydraulic oil discharge from construction vehicle during Central Maine Power Company power line upgrade.  Cleaned up and I understand disposal is in collected bulk.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-754-2012*September 20, 2012, I received a phone call from Kennebunk Fire Department. They were reporting a gasoline spill of 3 gallons from an automobile with a broken fuel line at the Cumberland Farms at 3 Main Street in Kennebunk.

The fire department applied speedy dry to the area and gas station staff disposed of the speedy dry.

The vehicle with the broken gas line was towed away.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-755-2012*September 24, 2012, Westbrook Fire Department reported a motor vehicle leaking unleaded gasoline onto the pavement near 6 Cross Street in Westbrook.

Westbrook Fire Department applied speedy dry, removed and disposed of the speedy dry.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-756-2012*September 24, 2012, Kittery Fire Department reported the side saddle tank on a tractor trailer was punctured during an accident at the Maine Welcome Center. The tank was leaking diesel onto the pavement and embankment.

I responded to the scene immediately and met with the Fire Department and National Wrecker. The side saddle tanks were pumped and no other liquids were leaking at that time. The driver of the tractor trailer said he side swiped a parked tractor trailer causing the side saddle tank on the passenger side to puncture and release diesel.

Speedy dry was applied to the oily surface and removed. 8.09 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the embankment and replaced with clean soil and hay.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP response action required.
P-757-2012*
   9/21/12: Mr. Hubbard of Downeast Energy Company reported that one of their trucks suffered a leak of hydraulic oil to the paved ground at this bulk plant and truck parking facility.  I understand that the spill has been cleaned up and no oil reached surface water or drains.  The location is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water service.  No further clean-up actions are expected at this time.
P-758-2012*On Sunday, 7/8/12, Wells Public Safety Dispatch reported they had responded to a vehicle accident and associated discharge of gasoline.  The accident was located about a mile from the Spillers Farm on Branch Road (Route 9A).  The spill area is rural residential.  Wells Fire Department (WFD) reported the leak was contained and cleaned up and that their call was for notification and that Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services was not requested at the time.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-759-2012*
   Monday 9/24/12: Late evening report by South Portland Fire Department (SPFD) through Maine State Police about a mystery discharge of heating oil to Ocean Ave., Highland Ave., and Cottage Street, primarily in two locations leaving 100' long oil stains at two intersections.  the spillage had been driven through tracking the spill over the pavement.  SPFD reported that they applied speedy-dry sorbent and South Portland Public Works sanded the roads.  The SPFD reported the oil to be dyed red so it was either #2 or K1 heating oil.  I later inspected the spill areas and found the discharges satisfactorily cleaned and no further clean-up actions needed.
   No responsible party (RP) was found but it is likely from a fuel tank truck.

P-760-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Wednesday 9/26/12: Through the Maine State Police the Wells Public Safety Dispatch notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) of a discharge of diesel fuel down a 1/4-mile of Spencer Drive from a tractor trailer delivering to the Shaw?s Distribution Warehouse.  Wells Fire Department (WFD) was responding and I advised to have Public Works sand the discharge area.

DISCHARGE CLEAN-UP & ASSESSMENT
Thursday 9/27/12: I inspected the discharge area and found it satisfactorily remediated and little evidence remaining.  The leak from the tractor's fuel line had stayed on the pavement and the sanding bound and adsorbed the oil.  No further clean-up was deemed required.  WFD supplied photos of the spill prior to sanding.  I estimate the discharge at 10 to 15 gallons of diesel oil from a truck owned and operated by GD Hoover Trucking.

Maine DEP replaced sorbent pads used by Wells Fire Department and I recommend reimbursement for these sorbents by GD Hoover Trucking.  See the attached WFD report for additional details.

S Brezinski
P-765-2012*A ruptured hose on a delivery truck caused the release of approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface. The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by Hammond Lumber Company. Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-766-2012*Mary Surges of Nichols Portland reported that a reaction of an aquicide chemical occured while transfering a product in one of thier tanks.  The product is caustic and similar to sodium hypochloride.    Ms. Surges reported that approximately 10-15 gallons was released to the floor and non got into any drains or left the immediate area.   The Fire Department responded and cleared the scene and Clean Harbors had been called to clean up the affected area.  No envirionmental impact expected and no further action by the Division of Response Services is warranted.
P-768-2012*Upon delivery, the driver overfilled the tank and the subsequent migration of oil affected three rooms.  The back room where the tank and washer/dryer were located, through the connecting wall to a tiled-floor home gym and then a carpeted area and small steam room.

Extensive removal of wooden framing material, sills, lower portions of walls, cabinetry, storage boxes, sheetrock, tile, and carpeting were completed.  All affected surfaces were washed, rinsed, dried and done again.  Fans were used to create air exchange and assist with drying.  The concrete was sealed and structural materials replaced.  Tile and carpeting were to be replaced, if not able to match existing (negotiated settlement between Debecs and insurance company).

After completing cleanup and initial restoration, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-771-2012*
On Thursday 9/27/12, Topsham Fire Department (TFD) reported that an elderly woman's car leaked transmission oil to the ground on Maine Street.  TFD stated they were just notifying that they were performing clean-up and did not request a Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services response.  The area is suburban commercial-use, served by municipal water.   No oil was reported to drains or to surface or ground waters.  I later checked the location and found clean-up satisfactory.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-772-2012*
Tuesday 9/25/12: Garthwaite Oil reported a leak of #2 heating oil from this inside, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank facility due to a breached fuel line.  The customer had reported the leak and odor of oil to their oil company.  The fuel line was reported repaired/replaced by burner tech John Hughes (590-6577) and the oil leak cleaned up which was contained on the concrete floor.

The spill location is rural residential and farm use, served by private wells and septic systems.  No further complaints or questions have come in and no further clean up actions are anticipated at this time.
P-773-2012*
On 9/24/12, notification of motor oil leak from vehicle accident to roadway in rural commercial and residential area just east of Lake Auburn.  No Response Services response requested or made, and no further actions expected at this time.
P-774-2012*September 27, 2012, I received a phone call from the Scarborough Fire Department. They were reporting that a Maietta Construction truck was filling their truck tank and overfilled it at the diesel station at the Route 1 Irving Gas Station in Scarborough.

I responded to the scene and met with a Scarborough Police Officer. He said the driver of the truck drove off without notifying the gas station manager. I spoke with the manager and they said they have him on video tape.

Irving Gas Station is contracted with TMC Environmental. I spoke with them and they were on their way to vacuum out the spilled product in the catch basin that led to a retention pond and to apply speedy dry to the concrete surface that was impacted by the diesel spill.

I notified Scarborough Public Works about the spill in the catch basin. They were okay with the measures of the clean-up.

The retention pond was not impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-775-2012*
On Thursday 9/27/12, Captain Klemenski of Brunswick Fire Department (BFD), reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from a BFD fire truck  located on pavement in the rear of their Bath Road Fire Station.  BFD responded with sorbent pads; I advised that they sand the spill area and have a town street sweeper recover the sand which is a common response.  Oily sand may be sent to Brunswick Landfill.

On Friday 9/28/12, I visited in the morning and found clean-up satisfactory.  There was a 30' to 40' oil stain running south east down the pavement away from the station.  At BFD staff request, I took some oily sorbents for disposal and gave them some replacement pads.  Later in November I dropped off some additional sorbent pads.

The area is suburban, commercial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  None of the oil discharge reached storm drains, or surface or ground water.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-776-2012*September 28, 2012, Roger Grenier of Dead River Oil Company reported an overfill at 7 Charles Street in Sanford.

Mr. Grenier explained that approximately half a gallon of #2 oil spilled to the concrete pad during a fill up. Speedy dry was applied to the concrete surface and removed.

I spoke to the property owner David Monique who said he was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the overfill.

No further DEP Response action required.
I-223-2012*10/25/12 Received a call from Suzanne Berube of Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) regarding a spill of oil associated with an above ground oil storage tank in the basement of Danette Madore's home @ 1583 State Road, Mapleton.  Currently a DOC Technician was at the home and working to place down sorbent pads and has repaired leaks in the fuel line between the tank and the boiler system.  I told Suzanne Berube that I was in route to the scene.

Arrived on-scene met with DOC technician Jeff and completed a size up of the spill.  Jeff had made repairs to the fuel line to stop the leak and had placed sorbent pads and speedy dry down on the concrete floor to soak up the spilled (estimated at 10 gallons) heating oil.  The concrete floor at the filter end of the tank is quite cracked and porous, and the spilled oil appears as though it has traveled under the concrete floor to the subgrade soils. The oil storage tank is very old (crimped end) and is heavily rusted and pitted. The tank is not currently leaking but could be a leaker in a short time period.  I talked with Jeff (DOC) about the need to pump the tank down (currently has about 100+ gallons) into temporary fuel storage container(s). The tank will need to be moved to begin the clean-up of the concrete cellar floor and possible jack-hammer up portion of the floor to get at oil spill that seeped into and below the concrete floor.  Met with homeowner, Danette Madore and explained the impact of the spill and a clean-up plan to take care of the spilled oil.  Discussed the Ground Water Insurance fund (GWF) and left her a copy of an application to the GWF.  Danette authorized MDEP to begin the clean-up plan.  Had DOC crew pump off existing oil from the tank, and remove the vent and fill lines from the tank so it could be moved out of the way.

10/26/12 Contracted with Allen's Environmental Services to have their crews pressure wash and vacuum up the spilled oil product on the concrete floor.  Assessed impacts of oil on cracked and deteriorated section of the concrete floor using ION Science TIGER PID.  Readings in the crack indicated VOCs = 225-250 PPM.  Directed Allen's crews to jack hammer the cracked/rotten 3' X 5' section of concrete floor to get at and vacuum up contaminated subgrade soils.  Contaminated concrete and soils were removed and VOC's level measured were under 20 PPM.  Allen's crews washed oil impacted concrete floors 2-3X with simple green & vacuumed up liquid wash water.  Allen's crew placed poly barrier at bottom of excavation area and backfilled with clean gravel to floor level.

Talked with Danette Madore (homeowner) and assisted her in completion of the GWF application form.  Discussed with Danette the rusted/pitted condition of her existing oil storage tank and recommended she consider replacing it at this time rather than risk a catastrophic spill of oil.  Danette would like to but doesn't have any spare funds to pay for this new tank. I referred her to Peter Moulton of the Maine DEP to discuss the DEP's tank replacement program.
P-823-2012*September 25-26, 2012, I witnessed four 6,000 gallon underground storage tanks (USTs) removed from Alfred Gas Station at 5 Biddeford Road in Alfred.

Acadia Environmental Technology was present to conduct the closure assessment for the UST removals.

Please reference the Acadia Environmental Technology report in the UST files for further information.

No further DEP Response action required at this time.
P-824-2012*October 16, 2012, Goodwin Mills Fire Department reported an oil spill from a structure fire at 645 Goodwin Mills Road in Dayton.

I responded to the scene the next day and investigated the area.

The two ASTs (above ground storage tanks) were standing in the basement that was now exposed. I searched the area inside the basement and outside and could not find any evidence of oil leaking from the tanks or outside the house area.

I met with Allstate Insurance agent Daniel Wright. He said it was okay that DEP Staff remove the oil from the tanks and dispose of it.

John Luongo of the Maine DEP removed the oil from the ASTs.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-826-2012*
DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION
10/22/2012: Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Chris Wilson reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) oil contamination of groundwater (gw) his company had found while excavating to repair a residential sewer line at the property.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The area is dense sub-urban residential use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
Onsite about an hour after notification I met Les Wilson & Sons workers and EcoClean Co. (310-8429) that were flushing out and repairing Dorothea Bender's sewer line (see photos).  Dark blobs of what appeared to be oil was floating atop a small area of gw which was 2' to 3' below grade.  I checked the residential, outside, heating oil, aboveground storage tanks (AST) for both 19 Willett and 21 Willett St. (Ms. Bender owned both properties, living in 21 Willett and renting 19 Willett St.) and noted no evidence of leaks with both AST facilities.  I noted no significant soil staining, the oil appears to be just of the water table suing the soil around the sewer drainpipe as a pathway.  The odor of sewage prevented identification as fuel oil or gasoline based on odor.  I initially assessed the discharge and area to have a 5.2.1.1 TIER 2 RESIDENTIAL CLEAN-UP goal.
On the west side of 21 Willett St. I noted an old style motor fuels type underground storage tank (UST) vent pipe going up the side of the building (see photo-4); based on the height I first assessed it as a diesel vent pipe as gasoline vent pipes typically rose above the roofline.  Within the building next to the 1st floor garage, Ms. Bender showed me a small closet containing and old motor fuels dispenser location and piping with access doors going both to the garage interior and the outside.
Research of MDEP files showed that this location had a 2000-gallon gasoline UST abandoned-by-removal in 1991, and about 50-yards of contaminated soil trucked to ARC for recycling (see P-601-1991).  The UST appears to have been located near where the sewer line exits 21 Willett St.  It appears that CTI Pete Reynolds did not remove the product and vent piping in 1991 as was required at the time.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
10/22/12: Wilson shipped the oiled soil that they had excavated for the sewer line work under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris Letter, as they could not reuse the soil on site as fill material.  The contamination appeared spotty with little free product.  The small amount in the excavation was padded with sorbents.  At the time I judged that small volume and severity of the discharge, and lack of affected sensitive receptors, did not warrant the excavation of the paved driveway and cost on the property owner so the discharge was not chased.  The contaminated area would be covered in several feet of earth and asphalt paving.

CONCLUSION
1.  Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite, residual from the 1991 UST, and shall be properly managed if disturbed of if site information warrants further clean-up.  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
2.   At this time I am unaware of any Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (Groundwater Fund) UST insurance coverage for this contamination of facility.
3.   At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are expected in the near future.

S Brezinski
P-791-2012*On Thursday, 9/27/12, Scarborough Public Safety reported through the Maine State Police Dispatch that they had responded to a diesel discharge from a 55-gallon drum that appeared to have fallen off a moving vehicle on Black Point Road.  It appears that the drum fell onto the road as the vehicle crested a railroad overpass bridge just southeast of the first marsh area along the road.  The drum had an open bung and the  discharge was estimated at 5-gallons to the road.

I could not respond at the time, so Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services responded and found the discharge satisfactorily cleaned.  I checked later in the week, while in the area, and confirmed this.  The spill area is suburban residential use and served by municipal water supply.  The drum owner or transporter was not identified to my knowledge.  No further Response Services Division action is expected at this time.
P-858-2012*On 11/2/2012 I received a call from Dwight Doughty of Maine DOT reporting oil contaminated soil found during excavation at the Cumberland Mills Bridge Project in Westbrook.  There was no evident source found for the contamination.  No free product was evident.  The DOT removed the soil they needed to in order to continue on with their project.  No further action required.
I-121-2012*6/28/12 Received a call from Caribou Police officer Doug Bell regarding a car stuck in some flood waters on a field road adjacent to the Little Madawaska river off of the Madawaska Rd.  The passenger vehicle is a Dodge Neon, owned/driven by Kevin Hazelwood.  Car is currently hung up in some wooded area along the river.  Due to darkness and expected low impacts from minimal oil loss from the vehicle. made plans to meet Officer Bell at the scene in the morning to assess the situation and develop a plan to retrieve the vehicle.

06/29/12 Met officer Bell at the site.  The dodge neon is currently mired in amongst some trees along a woods road leading to the river front.  There is currently about 12-14 inches of water flowing around the vehicle, as the Little Madawaska river is at flood stage and out of its banks in places and flowing through this wooded area.  Contacted the farmer who owns the land where the vehicle is located, Nelson Chapman.  Discussed with Nelson the option of using one of his tractors to twitch the car out of the flooded woods road and pull it up on dry land for the owner.  Nelson did not want to do this as he was concerned about his liability if any damage would occur in the car in this retrieval effort.  Contacted Mark's Wrecker Service - spoke with Mark about pulling vehicle out of river waters.  Called Kevin Hazelwood, spoke with him regarding plans to have his vehicle removed from the Little Madawaska River flood waters by Mark's Towing Service.  Told him his vehicle would be at Mark's business and that it was up to him to square up with Mark for his wrecker service.

Mark called to update me on the progress.  The neon car has been twitched out of the flood waters, Mark did not see any evidence of fuel loss or oil sheens on the surface of the water as he was towing it onto dry land.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-226-2012*10/31/12 University of Maine Fort Kent (UMFK) reported an approximat two gallon gasoline spill from a passenger van.  The gasoline tank was corroded and a leak ensued.  The spill occurred over night of 10/30/12 or the morning of 10/31/12 and the time unkown.  The spill occured on a paved lot and sorbents were deployed to clean up the spill.  The vehicle was towed away for repair.  The un-saturated waste was entered into UMFK waste stream for disposal at the Frechville Landfill.

No further Response action warranted.


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I-136-2012*On 7/19/12 I performed a site investigation at 94 13th Avenue in Madawaska, an apartment building owned by NorState Federal Credit Union.  An adjacent apartment house and business owner reported that her tenants complained of fuel oil odors coming from the subject apartment building.  I inspected the boiler room and there had been a small past leak of #2 oil weeping from the fuel line.  The owner had hired a heating technician to replace the line and remove contaminated debris.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings taken = 0.0 PPM VOC's in and around the boiler room.  I walked around the apartment building and got no hits on the PID nor saw or smelled any evidence of an oil spill or source of the oil odor complaint.  I spoke with Ms. Corriveau to discuss findings.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
P-821-2012*Poor workmanship caused the discharge of approximately one half gallon of heating oil to the ground.  A homeowner was cutting up an old 275 gallon oil tank and a portion of its sludge bottom was spilled to the ground.  The homeowner used sorbent materials to finish cleaning the inside of the tank, then shoveled up leaves and debris impacted with oil.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel visited the site at the request of a concerned citizen, approved of cleanup efforts, removed waste for the homeowner, and advised against such behavior in the future.
P-732-2012*A passenger vehicle accident caused the release of approximately 10 gallons of gasoline to the road surface and adjacent soils. The road surface was cleaned using sorbents which were disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel. Oil impacted soils were removed by excavation. .85 tons of gasoline impacted soils were excavated and transported to CPRC Group of Scarborough for disposal. The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening with a Photo Ionization Detector.

Remaining impacted soils fall below recommended petroleum cleanup guideline recommendations based on the exposure risks present at this location.

No further action by the Maine DEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-802-2012*
Monday 10/8/12: Notified by W D Mathews Co. and by Joes of Simard & Sons (Simard) of a fitting leak to the underground storage tank (UST) containment sump and setting off the leak alarm.  Simard reported that the leak was fixed and that about 3-gallons of leaked fuel was recovered, and that he believed the sump to be tight and not leaking.  On 10/9/12 I notified Ted Scharf of Maine DEP of the reported leak.  WD Mathews has both consumptive-use #2 oil and diesel fuel USTs onsite.  No further action expected at this time.
P-803-2012*
Report of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (Non-PCB) transformer oil to soil from pole-4 mounted transformer associated with a vehicle collision.  Clean-up by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) staff and waste managed by CMP who disposes of their oily waste in bulk.  See attached CMP report form for further information.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-804-2012*
Report of weeping non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer with report that no oil reached the ground below.  See attached Central Maine Power Company report form for information.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-806-2012*It was reported the driver of the car had a problem with his lower leg prosthetic. When he came to the intersection of  Baxter Boulevard and Vannah Avenue, he was unable to brake, and in order to avoid other vehicles, he ran over the center island. In doing so, he ran over a street sign which in turn cut a hole into the gas/fuel tank of vehicle.  As luck would have it, a mason from the city of Portland was within a few cars length of accident when it happened, and applied his cement sand to the spill.  He created a dyke to divert water from entering a catch basin at the intersection which would have ran directly  into the water of back cove. Portland Fire Department (PFD) also responded applied some sorbent pads, and left scene, according to Emerson.  He then called Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to report incident and ask for assistance with clean up.

I responded to meet Emerson and we shoveled about three five (5) gallon pails of sand/gravel and picked up two bags of pads (those applied by PFD), in addition to the other we applied after my arrival.  The sand was combined with a stockpile of soil created from other small miscellaneous spills MDEP Division of Response Services had recently responded to. The pads were packaged (wood shavings added) and double bagged for incineration.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.
P-809-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  10/11/12: Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Mike Simard reported evidence of a gasoline discharge noted during excavation of the top and piping of a consumptive-use, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facility, owned and operated by Bath Iron Works (BIW).  Mr. Simard stated that the leak was from a bad flex connector which he was repairing/replacing.  We made plans to meet onsite with BIW staff the next morning.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  10/12/12: In the morning I met with Stephanie Carver of BIW, with Susan (Chase) Yerina of Summit Environmental Consultants, and with Mike Simard and crew.  Simard had the top of the 3000-gallon fiberglass-clad (FRP-clad) steel, Elutron tank exposed.  At this time there was no evidence of oil saturated soils or free product.  There was no evidence of any of this discharge reaching the nearby Kennebunk River at the time.  The location is industrial use, with commercial use adjacent to the property, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Simard & Sons excavated 3 drums of soil fill that could not be reused onsite during repair of the UST facility.  Soil was reported recycled at CPRC Group sans Oil Spill Debris Form.  The contaminated soil was not required to be chased due to the low-environmental sensitivity of the location and excavation could threaten the integrity of this active UST facility.

   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.  Petroleum contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  I advised Ms. Carver that BIW should consider replacing the FRP clad tank considering the relatively high number of failures of the internal or external shells of these tank types at other facilities.

S Brezinski
P-811-2012*
Notification of leak from damaged small untagged polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) pole-mounted transformer to the forest duff below.  Oily waste removed by Central Maine Power staff.  Rural forested area.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection visit at this time and no further actions by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-812-2012*On October 15, 2012, Dead River Oil Company reported a leaking filter at 3 Todd Road in Cape Elizabeth.  The technician for Dead River explained that it appeared only a few ounces of oil leaked from the filter. The home owner Henry Adams said the clean-up was acceptable that was done by Dead River and DEP Response was unnecessary .

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-815-2012*On October 19, 2012, Arundel Fire Department reported a tractor trailer accident in the median on I-95 in Arundel.  I responded to the scene and met with John Branscom of the Turnpike Authority.  After carefully evaluating the scene it was determined that no diesel leaked into the nearby catch basin and no private wells were nearby to be impacted.

42.48 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the median and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling Group in Scarborough. Clean Harbors was hired by the Turnpike Authority to conduct clean-up.  Speedy dry was applied to the road surface where diesel was spilled.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-816-2012*October 18, 2012, Wells Fire Department reported a motor vehicle accident on Littlefield Road in Wells.

I responded to the scene.

Approximately 4 gallons of gasoline had leaked from the motor vehicle during impact. Speedy dry was applied to the road surface by the Wells Fire Department. I removed the speedy dry from the road.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-819-2012*
10/15/12: While on the road I was notified by an anonymous caller that there was an ongoing discharge from the back of a pickup truck.  The caller was following the spiller from Brunswick Post Office on Pleasant St. and several miles over the bridge up Route 196 to the Topsham Fair Mall.  The cause turned out to be an uncapped fuel can that fell over in the back of the truck bed and spilled out the back, unknowing to the driver till she stopped at Little Caesars restaurant in Topsham.  I understand that the K1 oil leaked in a narrow path down the several miles of pavement.

As I was in my private vehicle and off hours, I notified Brunswick Police and Fire Departments who in turn notified Topsham Public Safety with advice to follow the spill to Little Caesars.  I notified on-call Maine DEP responder Franki Delaney and recommended to connect with Topsham Fire Department and used her judgment about responding.  The back of the pickup truck was likely in need of sorbents and cleaning.
I-119-2012*7/2/12 Site investigation of spillage of whitish-yellowish powder on the west side of the Egypt Road just beyond the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) crossing in Westfield.  Tested powder for pH = 7.0, no odor, oxidizer paper = negative.  Used spillfyter paper - pH neutral and all panels negative except for slightly positive for oxidizer.  Picked up and poly bagged spilled powder and brought to Response hazardous waste storage area for over packing and shipment to Bangor for disposal. Less than 1 lb. of unknown substance disposed of through hazardous waste disposal stream.  No further action warranted by Response Services staff.
P-848-2012*I was contacted by Tim Smith, of Discount Energy, reporting that one of their delivery drivers had spilled about two ounces of oil at a residence in Gray.  The driver stated that the oil spilled as he disconnected his hose from the tank.  Discount Energy said that they spoke to the homeowner about changing the fill pipe so it tilts away from the connection.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary at this time in this matter.
P-851-2012*January 26, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported that a bucket truck had a hydraulic hose fail while boom was in the air. The failure of the hose caused approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to leak onto the truck and some on the ground.

Speedy dry was applied to the truck and road surface. No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-852-2012*
6/16/12; Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels reported a small aboveground storage tank (AST) overfill discharge at Mr. Genna's residence.  Mr. Smith stated that Genna's AST fill pipe slopes, drains, back to the fill away from the basement AST so that when the delivery driver disconnected the hose about a cup of fuel leaked to the soil and gravel below.  The spill was reported cleaned up.
Mr. Smith agreed to advise the homeowner that the tank fill should be upgraded with an elbow and riser so this incident does not reoccur.  No further Maine DEP Response division actions expected at this time.
I-134-2012*7/17/12 Received a spill report from Mark Draper, Solid Waste Director @ Tri-Community Landfill regarding a leaking fuel on CAT311 Excavator.  The fuel line was clamped off to limit further spillage of diesel.  The fuel line was replaced by the manufacturer CAT Technician on Monday July 16th.  A front-end loader was used to excavate contaminated soils from the spill site and place the oily soils in the landfill.  No further action is needed at this time.
P-789-2012*After clearing land with a skidder, it was parked, and at some point caught fire and destroyed the machine, melting the tires, hoses, anything combustible.  Fuel, for the most part, was consumed in the fire, however, some staining beneath the machine was observed the morning after and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was notified.  For the most part any fuels would have been consumed in the fire, and the little amount of fluid remaining is believed to be antifreeze that boiled out onto the wood chips and brush.  It was suggested that these material chips/brush be incorporated in the brush fire to incinerate and reduce volume of wood debris (common practice in wood harvesting operations).  This was agreed to by the interested parties and MDEP would be notified if any conditions were discovered that were not seen at the initial response.

Based on the findings of inspection and information provided MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions at this time.
I-225-2012*10/26/12 Received a call from Rod Britton, staff of Houlton Parks and Recreation Department regarding a leaking above ground oil storage tank (AST) on the outside of the Parks and Recreation playground cabin near the Miller Civic Center Arena.  Met on site with Rod Britton and crew from Harbison's plumbing and heating, looked over old outside AST discussed clean-up plan and replacement of old tank with a new double bottomed AST. The old AST had leaked about 3-4 gallons into the soils directly beneath the gravel pad.  Harbison's will dig up about 1.5 feet of contaminated soils fill in with clean crushed stone and replace old tank with a new Ecogaurd 2000 double bottomed tank.  Gave oil spill debris form to contractors (Harbison's P&H)  Oily debris will be hauled to Juniper Ridge through Pine Tree Waste transfer station operations.

11/19/12  Site visit old AST has been replaced, new tank is on-site, contaminated soils have been removed.  Base pad has been prepared and Tank is on-site awaiting installation and hook-up.  Took several photos, placed on NMRO H drive.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-561-2012*A small amount of engine oil was lost as the result of an auto accident.  Speedi-dri was used to recover the spilled product.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-562-2012*A sump pump failure allowed this basement to fill with water to about two feet of depth.  The standing water appeared to have oil on the surface so the property owner called us.  When I arrived, the power had been shut off to the basement and a plumber had been called to replace the pump.  What I observed on the standing water did not appear to be oil but rather just various mats of particulate matter commonly found in basements.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-563-2012* On 10-29-2012 Chris Chipman, of Cianbro, called the office to report a diesel spill. This spill occurred at the Pittsfield facility when a fuel line on a truck failed. This truck was owned by Clean Harbors. Clean up was succesful.
 No site visit and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-564-2012* On 10-29-2012 Gus Libby, of Colby College, reported a minor spill of diesel. This occurred at a parking lot on campus and is estimated at less than eight ounces. Cleanup was done by Colby College staff. The actual source could not be found.
 No additional action by Response Services is expected.
A-566-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a complaint of an unknown oil leaching into the basement of a building used for both commercial space and with two apartments located above. A site visit was made and the material in question was a thick orange colored biological growth on some water leaching into the basement. The material did seem to emanate from near an out of service above ground storage tank, but no evidence was discovered of oil spillage. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-567-2012*A spill of an estimated three gallons of diesel fuel occurred after a fishing vessel broke off its mooring line during a wind storm. The oil was lost in the ocean after the vessel grounded near Beth Lynn Road in South Thomaston. Charlie's Mooring and Dive Service was hired by the owner to help with the removal of the damaged vessel. Sorbent pads were used to remove free product from the water's surface and then the rest of the hydraulic oil and diesel fuel were removed prior to demolishing the vessel. It was estimated by the owner, that only a small amount of oil was lost. I met with Charlie at the site and confirmed there was no additional recoverable oil and he proceeded with the salvage. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-568-2012*On 10/30/2012, in Waterville, Houle's Plumbing & Heating reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from a burner supply line leak in the basement of the multi-unit home. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill was cleaned up by the burner technician and the basement was being ventilated. The homeowner stated she would have the floor washed down and continue to ventilate. The site is served by a public water supply.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-569-2012*A small amount of heating oil was lost to standing water as a result of tank corrosion.  Sorbent pads were used to remove the oil from the water and the tank was replaced.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-570-2012*Central Maine Power Company contacted this office to report a spill of mineral oil from a regulator.  The spill occurred during tropical storm Sandy.  An unknown volume of oil sprayed over a 50' by 15' area.  Top soil was excavated for offsite disposal, backfilled with clean loam, mulched and seeded.  I inspected the site following the cleanup.  No evidence of spilled oil was found, and the soils were well stabilized.  No further action is expected by Response Services at this time.
A-571-2012*Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report a pole broken by a falling tree during tropical storm Sandy.  The pole had a transformer on it and based on the serial # may have had polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil.  I responded to the site the following day.  The pole and transformer had been replaced, and there was disturbed soil where the new pole was located.  No evidence of oil staining was observed.  The CMP spill report also indicated no oil spillage was found.  The transformer must have landed butt down and stuck in the mud. No further action by Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
A-572-2012*Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) contacted this office to report storm damage had caused a transformer to hit the ground and discharge oil.  The oily soil and leaves was dug up for disposal at the North Augusta Service Center operated by CMP.  No site visit was made by Department of Environmental Protection and no further action is expected at this time.
A-573-2012*     A spill of an estimated 125 gallons of a blend of K-1 and No. 2 fuel oil occurred from a malfunction with a valve placed on the filter assembly on an aboveground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost directly to the ground and quickly contaminated a private drinking water well that was located within several feet of the release. The well services four different homes located on the property. The spill was discovered when the homeowner's water was impacted.
     On November 2, 2012 I met with Mr. Estabrook at the property. The valve on the supply line made it readily apparent where and how the spill occurred. Inspection of the well casing and cover showed the well was 280 feet deep, has 20 feet of casing, yielded 2 gallons per minute, static water level was at 15 feet, and was installed in 1993, also revealed was a strong smell of dish detergent. When I inquired about the smell Mr. Estabrook indicated that Affordable Well Drilling, in Sabattus instructed him to put Dawn dish detergent in the well after he called them initially about the problem with the well. The water out of the faucet was a pinkish foam so  no initial water sample was taken.
     All State Environmental was called to vacuum out as much oil out of the well as possible. Additionally, the Division of Technical Services was contacted to get guidance on the contaminated well. They advised to contact Edward Young with Water Treatment Equipment, Inc. to set up a point of entry filter (POE) filter system. The filter system was installed at Mr. Estabrook's home by the afternoon with plans to be back on Monday to install POE filters on the other homes. All State Environmental vacuumed out 516 gallons of oil and water mixture from the well, and when allowed to settle the amount of oil measured in the tank was 53 gallons. The Clean Earth Technologies Spill Buster, free product recovery system, was recovered from the Eastern Maine Regional Response ofiice. The next day I installed onto the well casing in an attempt to recover free product from the well.
     On November 5, 2012 All State began vactoring the oil contaminated soil from the spill area. While vactoring the soil started to smell of gasoline contamination, so we ceased operation. An estimated 3 cubic yards of soil was removed at this time. The spill buster was found to be in operable and was recovered.The vacuum truck was once again used to remove oil and water mixture from the well. An additional 2 gallons of oil was recovered.
     We reconvened the next day with an excavator and a roll-off can to finish the soil removal. An additional 12 cubic yards of soils were removed. The excavation was 8 feet wide by 12 feet long and varied in depth from 2 to 7 feet depending upon bedrock depth. Bedrock was less than 2 feet from the surface at the spill location and dropped off rapidly to 7 feet with the slope heading directly to the well casing (see attached photos). The gasoline contaminated soils dissipated shortly after beginning excavation and it is assumed to be a small amount most likely from a leaking fuel tank on a passenger vehicle. Field screening of oil contaminated soils was determined using Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. Two laboratory soil samples were taken and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). Soil A was taken at the bottom of the excavation on top of bedrock near the well casing, and tested positive for oil during field screening. Soil B was taken from under the mobile home support, and also tested positive for oil during field screening. The excavation was backfilled using screened gravel and crushed stone. A tank pad was put in place and the AST reinstalled.
     Periodic pump outs of the well using a small electric pump continued to yield free oil from the surface of the well. The pump on the spill buster was replaced an the unit was reinstalled onto the well casing. A treatment trailer was also staged at the
A-574-2012*A concerned citizen reported an oil odor from a culvert near his father's house on Main Street in Whitefield.  I visited the site and confirmed the oily odor and traced the drainage uphill to a neighboring property.  I left a message with the property owner and the property owner returned my call the next day.  After some discussion, we determined that the spill was the result of a paint that the homeowner had applied to a metal roof on his barn.  The paint was oil based and an unexpected shower had washed some of the paint off the roof before it had dried.  The barn gutters drain directly to the underground drainage system on his property and then to the culvert in question.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-575-2012* On 11-2-2012, Maritime Energy reported the release of about one gallon of fuel oil. This spill occurred at a customers home located at 1107 Eastern Rd. in the town of Warren. A problem developed on the home delivery truck and the oil spilled onto the paved driveway.
 Cleanup was done by Maritime Energy and there are no receptors at risk.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-576-2012*This office received an anonymous call reference an alleged oil spill from an above ground tank at this Gardiner residence.  The caller alleged an oil spill from an outdoor above ground storage tank had occurred 9 months ago and was not reported to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  I responded to the address and found a residential property with a main residence near the road, and a couple of mobile homes and a large outbuilding in back. There were cars around and I knocked on several doors to get permission to look around.  While I was in the driveway, a truck pulled in and I met one of the renters.  He indicated the owner of the property was Gloria Hall, and that the property was served by town water.  He said that there was a landlord tenant dispute going on, and he did not know about any oil spill.  I inspected the outdoor above ground storage tank and found no evidence of a leak.  I called Gloria Hall and she confirmed what the tenant had told me, no spill, but rather a disgruntled former tenant.  No further action by DEP Response is warranted.
A-578-2012*Tony Nile contacted this office to report an oil spill in the roadway near his home.  The spill was reported to another responder (Glen Wall)in the office previously, however, he had been unable to respond due to illness.  I was investigating a spill in New Portland, so I responded to this residence.  I met a drywall contractor at the Nile home which was under construction. Tony was not available, but I spoke with him by phone. The home is served by a dug well approx. 50' off the gravel roadway.  There was evidence of an oil stain in the gravel approximately 6 x 8 feet in the main roadway.  It had transpired that a neighbor had observed someone unloading a piece of heavy equipment (loader?) off of a trailer and a hydraulic hose had broken resulting in the stain.  I found this out from neighbor Melissa Shea who was standing in her yard uphill from the spill site.  Melissa claimed the oil had been cleaned up with sawdust, (but this is disputed by Tony's recollection).  I explained the reporting requirements if she observed any future spills, and the potential threat to drinking water. In any event, the hydraulic oil is not likely to migrate to the well and no further cleanup was feasible to the frozen road surface, so I departed from the scene.  No further Response action is expected.
A-579-2012*A spill of less than one gallon of No. 2 fuel oil was lost from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST). The AST was located outside but in an enclosure to allow for the use of No. 2 fuel oil rather than K-1. The oil was lost to the concrete pad and surrounding building materials with no release to the soil. The Dead River technicians used sorbent material to clean up the free product and replaced the AST. A phone call was made to the homeowner to confirm the small nature of the release. No site visit was made and no further Response Services actions are anticipated at this time.
A-580-2012*A spill of an estimated 100 gallons of K-1 was reported, and was caused by a corrosion hole in the aboveground storage tank (AST). The oil was lost to the gravel beneath the AST and no drinking water wells are at risk. The spill is suspected to have started just prior to Hurricane Sandy, which caused heavy rains in the area. At the initial site visit I met with Troy Sawyer, with Colby and Gale, and Jessica Pooley, the homeowner. The primary concerns were for impacted indoor air quality and setting up a temporary oil storage for heat. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to evaluate the indoor air and no elevated readings were discovered. Response's aluminum temporary oil tank was used and connected by Colby and Gale, as a temporary supply tank until the spill clean-up was completed.

On November 9, 2012, I met with ENPRO services to begin oil contaminated soil removal utilizing a vactor truck. All saturated soils, as determined using Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests, were removed. A total of six tons of soil was removed and taken to CPRC recycling in Scarborough. Excavation was approximately 12 feet by 6 feet and varied in depth from 4 to 6 feet. An estimated ten gallons of "free product" oil was recovered from the excavation during the removal. A 6 mil poly vapor barrier was placed in the excavated areas that were under the home and the excavation was backfilled using crushed stone.

On November 19, 2012, a follow-up visit to pick-up the temporary AST was made, and I also checked the indoor air utilizing the PID and no elevated readings were discovered. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated in this matter.
B-557-2012*On 11.5.12,  Dead River Company reported a 2-3 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  Dead River overfilled the supply tank and several gallon discharged through the vent and onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The reporter advised that the oil supply system is intact and no additional leaks occurred.  Dead River advises the home owner is satisfied with the clean up.

No additional complaints received.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-227-2012*11/5/12 08:35 Received a call from Leigh Stilwell, Public Works Director town of Houlton, regarding some oil contamination discovered while a hole was being drilled to set a utility pole.  Houlton Water Company line crew was in the process of drilling a hole in a parking lot behind Houlton Pioneer Times building on Court Street. Parking lot is between Kendal Street and Court Street. When the hole was about 5-6 feet deep, foreman Carlton Wallace noticed that some oil was seeping into the sidewall of the drilling hole along the northerly side of the 2' X 2' hole.  They stopped the drilling, notified the town PWD and Leigh called MDEP Response Services.

11/5/12 Arrived on scene.  Took an oileophilic test sample - shake test.  Test indicated a slightly positive indicator for oil contamination of the soil.  There was a slight sheen on the little bit of surface water in the hole.  There was no free product able to be picked up with a sorbent pad.  Discussed with Leigh and Carlton the lack of any receptors being impacted at this time (no drinking water sources, no basements close by).  The site is an asphalt parking lot with commercial buildings ringing the parking lot.  According to Leigh the parking lot was home to several businesses - stores, a bakery, etc. years ago.  These businesses closed and eventually the town took the property over and the buildings were demolished and the site was converted to a parking lot.  Past uses could have resulted in oil spillage.  Given the site is overlaid with impervious pavement and the discrete pocket of some oil saturated soils, it was decided to remove and treat the soil pulled out of the hole at an asphalt batch stockpile mix. (only about 1.5 cubic yards), and not attempt to chase down and rip up additional asphalt to determine the exact extent of the oil contamination.  The pole hole will be documented by Houlton and Houlton Water Company as having encountered some oily contaminated soils during drilling.  Once the pole is set it will be sealed with an asphalt patch around the base.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
A-581-2012*On 11/6/12, 0640 hours, Fred Woodberry from Dead River Company reported that 30 gallons of #2 heating oil had spilled at their Newcastle bulk plant during the filling of a heating oil delivery truck. He reported that all the oil had been contained to the concrete containment. They had collected the oil with pumps and absorbent material, and they would arrange to be disposed of properly. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-790-2012*On 9/27/12, notification of small discharge of hydraulic oil from Pan Am Railways equipment in the vicinity, and just west of the Highland Road Crossing in Brunswick, ME.  Cleaned up by Pan Am Rail Road staff.  The area is rural commercial use and not far from the Ray Labbe & Sons Construction Company facility.  I understand there was no threat to surface or drinking water, or drinking water wells.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Division actions expected at this time.
B-518-2012*On 10/12/12, I received report from McKusick Petroleum of a leaky firematic valve in a concrete basement in Milo.  The spill was stopped.  I was on scene an hour later and thankfully no vapors in the living quarters, with a slight odor in the basement.  The basement windows were opened, and the home owners declined the use of a fan that I offered to install.  I removed the oiled absorbent pads that the oil company had put down and scheduled with Clean Harbors to remove the cracked and broken up section of the floor and recover any additional oil under the slab.

Later that week, we hammered up a section of the slab and removed some contaminated soil from the area.  Due to the amount of water in the basement due to drainage issues, we were able to recover some additional oil that floated on the water.  This was monitored for a few days and once the basement dries out the slab will be patched in.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-534-2012*This spill was caused by internal tank corrosion.  The tank measured 10' X 10' X 2.5' for a total internal volume of approximately 1870 gallons.  The vent whistle was mounted above the tank on a reducing coupling so the oil level in the tank when the whistle shut off was probably quite close to the top of the tank.  The tank had been filled the day before the oil spill occurred and 1244 gallons were pumped from the tank the day the spill was discovered.  An inch of oil in the tank represents about 62 gallons so assuming 2 inches of head space in the tank when full the spill volume was between 400 and 500 gallons.

Excavation of the soils in the basement/crawl space was limited to a few yards because bedrock is very close to the surface in this area.  A free phase oil layer was discovered on the nearby drilled bedrock well that is no longer in service.  Oil odors lingered in the crawl space so a fan was installed until the tank was removed and a vapor barrier was installed over the oil impacted bedrock.  the fan has now been removed and the oil odor has not returned.

This site has been referred to Technical Services for further investigation and remediation.  No further Response action is expected.
P-1086-2005*Report documenting small peteroleum spills at CYRO occurin in November and December, 2005.  Spills cleaned up, logged, and reported quarterly as per MOU with Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No Response action warranted.
A-535-2012*An overfill of an inside aboveground storage tank (AST) led to the release of an estimated two gallons of No. 2 fuel oil. The oil was lost out of the site gauge and then to a concrete floor. DownEast Energy personnel cleaned up the spilled product using sorbent material. The homeowner was called, but no site visit was deemed necessary. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-537-2012*A spill of an estimated 35 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred at the DownEast Energy bulk plant. The spill was caused by a valve being partially left open during a fuel offload. The oil was lost to the loading rack, which is concrete, and then ran off onto the gravel driveway. The DownEast driver and a technician began cleaning up the spill using the truck's spill kit. They collected an estimated 20 gallons of oil in pails and used sorbent pads. DownEast Energy called Clean Harbors Environmental to help finish the clean-up.

On October 11, 2013, I met with DownEast at the spill location. The free product clean-up was completed by the driver prior to my arrival. The oil that had migrated off of the concrete pad was prevented from penetrating into the soil deeply because of a recent rain event. A skid steer was used to scrape off four to six inches of impacted gravel. The soil was field screened using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The material was stockpiled on the concrete of the loading rack until Clean Harbors arrived to load it into drums. Bart Newhouse arrived at the site at approximately 9 AM to continue the oversight of the removal. A total of three cubic yards of oil contaminated soil was removed and taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
A-538-2012*This spill was reported as an unknown green liquid in the secondary containment around oil lines as they came up through the concrete slab in the boiler room.  I visited the site and found a green oily substance floating on water in the containment pipes.  The substance had an affinity for oil-only sorbent pads and appeared to minimally dissolve in water.  We pumped the substance from the pipes and padded the substance from the collected water.  The water was disposed of in the city sewer, and the pads were brought back to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection warehouse for disposal.  After much discussion and theorizing, the only somewhat reasonable theory for the source of the green oily liquid was that the company who cleaned the furnaces last used some type of green solvent or soap that mixed with some oil and the technician poured it in the pipes thinking the pipes were drains.  The facility maintenance manager has vowed to be present at all further furnace cleanings to ensure that nothing similar happens in the future. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-540-2012*     A landlord tenant dispute resulted in the reporting of an unknown amount of a mixture of K-1 and No. 2 fuel oil. The leak occurred from a leaking fitting on the outside above ground storage tank (AST). The tenant, Mr. Brighton told his landlord , Mr. Buck, about the issue and after not getting a satisfactory response called the Department. The property is serviced by a drilled private drinking water well located within ten feet of the ASTs. Mr. Brighton also believes the well to be contaminated.
   On October 17, 2012 I met with Mr. Buck and an oil burner technician at the site. Mr. Brighton was not present. Oil contaminated soils were encountered under the filters of the ASTs. The connections were repaired by the technician and I removed four five gallon pails of oil impacted soils. Field screening of soils were conducted using oil-n-soil dye shake tests. The ASTs themselves were in a terrible position located at the valley of a metal roof and containing no filter protection. Both myself and the oil technician urged Mr. Buck to consider changing the set-up.
    After completing the clean-up actions I spoke with Mr. Brighton and he still expressed concerns about the well water. Mr. Buck agreed to pay for a water sample to show there was no oil in the well (see attached HETL lab results). The samples were taken on October 19, 2012. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-542-2012*A spill of less than a gallon was lost to a concrete floor from a leaking filter. The system was recently serviced, and the leak was most likely due to an improper gasket seal. The leak was cleaned up by DownEast Energy using sorbent material. A call was made to the homeowner, who assured that the clean-up was conducted well. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is anticipated.
A-544-2012*Arlene Crowley contacted this office to report spillage of #2 oil by C.N. Brown Co. (CNB) while making a delivery.  She contacted me directly as I had been to this residence at a previous fuel oil spill, (see A-208-2001).

I contacted CNB and spoke with Jodi Pullkinen, maintenance supervisor.  Jodi in turn contacted the Jay office and spoke with the manager.  Reportedly there had been a very small discharge of oil when the driver disconnected the hose from the fitting on the house.  No overfill had occurred according to CNB driver.  He had wiped down the fill and vent pipes and the side of the house with sorbents.  I responded to the home to meet Ms. Crowley, but she was not home.  I inspected the fill and vent and found no impacted soil.  There was a slight stain on the wood siding, but no evidence of a significant spill.  I attempted to call Ms. Crowley but got no answer.  Later, Ms. Crowley's son called me and I explained that no spill was in evidence, and I did not think there was any environmental impact.  He thought that CNB was covering something up, but again, I described my investigation and no evidence of an oil spill was found.  No further action is expected by Response in regards to this incident.
A-545-2012*On 10/15/2012, in Fairfield, Bob's Cash Fuel reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of #1 fuel oil resulted from a corroded outside oil tank. The spill was cleaned up by the technician with sorbent material. The site is served by a public water supply. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-547-2012*An oil burner technician had recently worked on this heating system and apparently left a fitting slightly loose.  A small amount of oil leaked from the filter to the basement floor.  The floor was constructed of a thin layer of plywood over a concrete slab and there was a considerable amount of other debris in the room.  DownEast removed the oily plywood and other debris, then applied speedi-dri to the floor for a final cleaning.  At the conclusion of the cleaning, I was unable to detect any oil odor in the basement.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-548-2012*On 10/16/2012 in Friendship, Selectman Arthur Thompson reported a sheen 300 feet in all directions on Hatchet Cove. A site visit was made to investigate. Upon arrival, the sheen had mostly dissipated and no source was found. The US Coast Guard was also notified, and also investigated. I was later notified by the Coast Guard that they had discovered 2 discarded hydraulic pumps in the water near " Brian's Wharf ". The pumps were removed and disposed of by the Coast Guard. No further response action is expected.
A-549-2012*Lauren Lohn contacted this office to report an overfill of a dump truck at this facility.  Lauren is a contractor working on the Maine Power Reliability project.  An estimated 1.5 gallons was spilled to the ground.  Contaminated soil was excavated and placed in a drum for later disposal by Clean Harbors contractor.  No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-135-2012*7/17/12 Received a spill report from Marshall White, forester for Orion Timberlands, regarding a small spill of hydraulic oil at their log concentration yard in Nashville Plantation.  The spill was the result of a burst hydraulic line on a loading crane.  Logging crew quickly place sorbent pads and sawdust down to contain and soak up the spilled oil.  The crews picked up the spill pads and oily sawdust and put in their spill clean-up barrel for transport to Herman Theriault's garage for disposal with other oily debris.  No action by Response Services staff is warranted at this time.
I-228-2012*11/6/12 Received a call from Dead River Company (DR) Service manager Peter Curran regarding a spill of #2 heating oil at the Loring Jobs Corps Building at the Loring Commerce Center.  The swivel on hose reel broke, spilling 3-5 gallons of #2 heating oil.  The spill occurred in the driveway/parking area of Loring Commerce Centre Dining hall for Job Corps at building 5000.  According to Curran the hose swivel had a mechanical failure that led to the spill of the heating oil. DR crews quickly applied sorbent pads to soak up the oil spill.  Pads and some dirt was picked up, bagged and taken to Tri-Community landfill under an oil spill debris form for disposal.  Curran sent in an oil spill report on this incident.  No further action is warranted by Response Services Staff.
P-877-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/13/12, Ms. Wallace of Campbell Environmental Group (CEG) notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), Division of Response Services of issues with the spill containment installed at the terminus of the two stormdrain outlets below High Street.  This was later clarified to be #6 oil seeping out of Outfall #2 below Spruce Street and near the CMP substation.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
A later site visit by me and a 10/4/12 inspection by Thomas Benn and Wilkes Harper confirmed small amounts of #6-oil again seeping out of Outfall-2.  Several years ago the US EPA had several hundred feet of the city storm drain lined to inhibit contaminated groundwater and #6 oil from seeping into the buried drain pipe through the pipe joints.  At this time there appears to be groundwater and the black oil again seeping into the pipe between the original plastic pipe and the hard pipe liner.  A second issue to be investigated is that I understand the pipe liner was only installed as far south as the intersection with High Street.  The oil plume from the 550,000-gallon uderground storage tank (UST) and piping is known to have crossed High Street and may be seeping into and around the pipe after the liner ends.

An oil sheen was also confirmed downstream of Outfall-1 below the stone retaining wall and High Street (see site maps) and threatening the Mousam River.  A concern here is that the free-product oil plume found under High Street may be reaching and eventually seep under the retaining wall and into the river.

The discharges from the 550,000-gallon UST and the 700' of buried piping has been estimated at over 10,000 gallons based on the volume of soil estimated contaminated and clean-up actions performed since 1994.  The majority of the oil discharge(s) I understand still remains in the ground.  The UST is registered as abandoned in place in year 2000 but there is no known Chapter 691 UST closure assessment that was required at the time in year 2000.

Minimum MDEP clean-up requirements require remediation of free product oil.  The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer though there is no private or public drinking water wells within 1000' of the discharge(s).

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1)    Further investigation, remediation and site closure has been referred to Tom Benn of MDEP Remediation Division, and Mark Woodruff and Peter Eremita of MDEP Technical Services Division.
2)    See earlier MDEP spill reports P-597-1994, P-681-2006 and others, and documents of MDEP Technical Services, for further information.
3)    I have recommended monitoring wells on the south side of High Street near the retaining wall to monitor the groundwater and check for migration of the plume toward the retaining wall and the Mousam River.
4)    Considering that no UST closure assessment was ever done I recommend that the UST location, located under a parking lot of York County Community Action, be investigated to insure that it has been properly abandoned-in-place and if there is any recoverable product.
5)    Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  The oil discharges discovered in 2012 are believed to be associated with those discovered in 1994 and 2006.  There is no evidence at this time to indicate that there are new heavy-oil discharges from undiscovered sources.
6)    No further MDEP Response Services Division actions are anticipated at this time other than potential future support of Remediation and Technical Services Divisions.

S Brezinski
A-587-2012*11/7/12 1241 Dan Dumais from J&S Oil reported that an employee had found a cut oil line to an outside tank when at the residence to restore heat. He reported that the soil at the line end of the tank was oiled. I went to the site in Riverside Drive Village, a leased lot mobile home park. The home owner (Mike Adams), the park maintenance manager, and the J&S employee were on site. The J&S employee reported that the filter assembly had been loose besides the line being cut. They reported that the home had been vacant for at least two years before Mr. Adams bought it two weeks ago so no one had any idea how much oil had been in the tank nor when the line might have been cut. The soil was oil impacted but the oil had not run on the surface. Nina Riese the park manager agreed to have the park maintenance crew remove the oil impacted soil under my direction and pay for the laboratory analysis of the soil samples I would take to confirm the clean-up level.

11/9/12 The tank was moved and an estimated 1 yard of soil was removed before field testing with oil in soil dye shake test was negative. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis to confirm the level of contamination left in the remaining soil. The soil was disposed of at the Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta and paid for by Riverside Drive Village.

Laboratory analysis of soil samples reported that petroleum hydrocarbon compounds levels in the soil were below the guidelines set by the Department for protection of ground water.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-508-2012*On 10/2/12, Lou Pizutti, of the Northern Maine Regional Office of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection called to report an overfill of a loader at the Orono Municipal Landfill. Lou guessed that the owner of the loader had filled it up the night before, and the unusually warm weather caused the product to expand enough so that a small amount spilled out of the fill pipe onto the loader and onto the ground. A small amount of product reached pavement. Lou and personnel from Lou Silver, Inc., used sorbent materials to clean up free product and disposed of them properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-576-2012*On 11.14.12, Maine State Police reported a transportation accident involving a C N Brown peddle truck and a passenger vehicle.  They reported that diesel and motor oil had discharged from the truck, and that Corinth Fire Department was on scene containing the spillage.  I was given the phone number for the Penobscot County Sheriff, Sergeant Roy Peary, that was on scene.   While en route to the scene, I contacted Sergeant Peary, who explained to me that the diesel fuel supply tanks for the truck had been compromised and that fuel was leaking from the fuel line connecting the tanks.  He said that the Fire Department had deployed speedy dri and sorbent material to contain the spillage.  He indicated that there was no visible leak from the cargo tank itself.  I was told that it was a 3 pocket tank truck with 700 gallons of K-1 and 1300 gallons of # 2 fuel oil in it.

While en route, I also contacted Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT), and asked them to bring a dump truck full of sand to the site in case we needed to make an earthen dam to contain the product.  I also called Clean Harbors and asked them to send a crew with a vacuum truck to the scene.

When I arrived on scene with Responders Darian Higgins and Robert Shannon, Penobscot County Sherriff's Department, Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Units, and Corinth Fire Department were present.  Together these agencies had closed down Route 15.  The Penobscot Sheriff's Mobile Crime Lab technicians were taking photographs and collecting evidence.  I consulted with the lead detective for Penobscot County and asked if we could inspect the heating oil delivery truck.  With the scene secure, our next objective was to determine what was leaking and where.  The front end of the truck was completely smashed in with motor oil and antifreeze leaking onto the pavement.  The passenger side diesel saddle tank was compromised and had leaked approximately 100 gallons of fuel onto the pavement.  The driver side saddle tank was intact.  We inspected the heating oil storage tank and found no damage or leaks.  The fire department had put out speedy dri and sorbent pads along the side of the road to contain the discharge.  The next objective was to coordinate with C N Brown to bring in another peddle truck to transfer the product from the damage truck.  C N Brown dispatched Mike Shorey to assess the truck accident and he told me that a truck from Brewer was en route.

Once the Crime Lab was done collecting evidence, I had MEDOT spread sand down on the oil impacted paved surface.  When the receiving truck arrived, Responders Higgins and Shannon conducted the transfer operations.  They stripped the first two pockets which contained a total of 1300 gallons # 2 fuel oil, and then the third pocket which contained 700 gallons of K-1.  While the transfer operation was going on, I had the Clean Harbors crew remove the contaminated soil, speedy dry and sorbent pads from the sides of the road.  Then we swept up the sand on the road surface, and vactored that up.

When the transfer operation was complete the undamaged truck left the scene and we completed our clean up by removing the remaining diesel from the two saddle tanks.  The damaged truck was then towed away by Bouchard Towing and all remaining sand spread on the road was removed.  Clean Harbors washed down the road with degreaser, and a thin layer of speedy dry was put down.    I asked for an accident report from the Sheriff's Department, and they gave me the case number (# 12-084294), because it would take at least a week before it was completed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.



B-514-2012*On 10/3/12, I received report of a small gasoline spill in the asphalt parking lot at the Hammond Lumber store on Hammond Street in Bangor.  The spill was from an unknown customer's vehicle.  The spilled product was absorbed using speedy dry which was properly disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-515-2012*On 10/4/12, I received report from a home owner who while cleaning out his old barn discovered jars of unused pesticides.  He contacted the local fire department which directed him to notify the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  I arrived on site and took control of the pesticides and disposed of them properly at the State pesticide collection day.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-516-2012*At 1609 hours, on 10/4/12, Mr. Robinson, from Valley Truck Parts (Hanscom Construction), reported a spill of approximately 2 gallons of diesel.  A worker was filling a fuel tank in the bed of a pick-up truck when the tank overfilled spilling diesel onto the ground.  They excavated 7.57 tons of contaminated soil and hauled it to County Concrete for disposal.  They replaced the soil and graded the area.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-517-2012*At 1132 hours, on 10/5/12, Dead River Company reported a 2 gallon spill from a corrosion hole in Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie?s fuel oil tank, located at 77 Rhode Island Road in Millinocket.   Dead River Company applied a magnet patch to the tank and then proceeded to pump out the fuel into drums.  A new fuel tank was installed that day or the following day.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-520-2012*On 10/11/12, Phil Cranholm, of Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT), called to report a 10 gallon diesel spill at the entered location. Though no responsible party could be identified, it appeared as though a parked truck was leaking fuel and drove away. MEDOT personnel, after discovering the spill, spread sorbent on the free product, swept it up and disposed of it properly. No storm drains or other resources were impacted. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-519-2012*On 10/8/12, Bill Thompson called to report that he had experienced a copper theft at his seasonal residence at the entered location and suspected the vandals had caused an oil spill. Mr. Thompson reported that his outdoor above ground storage tank was more than half full before the incident and was now empty. I investigated the site, and found a small amount of contaminated soil under the filter housing of the tank. The tank was indeed empty. A thorough investigation of the surrounding area, revealed no oil anywhere. Mr. Thompson's well is several hundred feet up gradient from the spill site. I suspect that the copper vandals stole what oil was in the tank. The copper supply line to the furnace was missing. I do not believe a significant amount of oil was spilled. I removed a couple bags of contaminated soil from the site and disposed of them. I advised Mr. Thompson of what I found. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-521-2012*At 1158 hours, on 10/12/12, Suzanne Pare of Hammond Lumber reported that one of their delivery trucks fueled up in Ellsworth and the driver forgot to put the fuel cap back on the truck.  Mrs. Pare believes that the delivery truck may have spilled 0.5 to 1 gallon on High Street in Ellsworth.  The truck returned to their Bangor office with no known additional spillage. A new cap was purchased and put onto the truck.  There were no additional reports of fuel on the roads between Ellsworth and Bangor, nor were there any reports of fuel on High Street by anyone else. No additional action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-522-2012*On 10/12/12, I received report of a hazardous materials incident at the Winterport Water District at 34 Sampson Street.  Apparently, one of the employees at the facility mixed hypochlorite into hydrofluorosilicic acid, causing a vapor cloud which adversely affected his breathing.  The employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation and the building evacuated.

Myself, and fellow responder, Higgins, arrived on scene, met with the manager of the facility, and obtained a Material Safety Data Sheet.    Responder Higgins contacted the manufacturer, while I set up three ventilation fans in location around the building to ventilate the atmosphere.

After consulting with the manufacturer, we donned air purifying respirators and entered the hot zone with pH paper and temperature gun.  Temperature gun indicated that the reaction was over.  The pH paper indicated the liquid was acidic and would need to be disposed of as hazardous waste.  All of the liquid was contained and no spillage anywhere.

Due to the reaction being complete, we closed the drum bungs.  Once they were closed the vapors were contained.  The fans, exchanged the air in the building quickly removing any inhalation hazard.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-524-2012*On 10/15/2012, Dwight Doughty, of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) called to report oily soil in a storm drain at the entered location. I investigated the site and found no obvious source of contamination. There appeared to be a very minor sheen in the storm drain and there was no evidence of oil at the outlet of the storm drain. MDOT personnel discovered the spill when they were scheduled to routinely clean out the drain and noticed an oil odor. MDOT cleaned out the drain as planned and disposed of the 1.23 tons of contaminated soil at TriCommunity Landfill in Caribou. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-584-2012*On 11/6/2012, in Waterville, C N Brown reported an oil spill. The estimated 3 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an overfill during a delivery. The oil leaked from the gauge assembly on the tank located in the basement of the building. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill was cleaned up by C N Brown with sorbent material, and the basement was being ventilated. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-585-2012*Jerry Mitchell of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) contacted this office to report a dump truck rollover that occurred near the intersection of Rolling Knoll Road and Rt. 219.  The DOT was replacing a culvert.  I made a site visit 11/7/12 and observed a hydraulic oil spill to pavement and road shoulder that had been cleaned up. Contaminated soil and sorbent was stockpiled in a wrangler tote.  No oil got to surface water, and no further removal was feasible.  The oily debris was disposed of at Pike Industries batch plant and I provided a spill letter. No drinking water wells are at risk.  No further action expected for DEP Response.
A-586-2012*On 11/9/12, 1930 hours, Fairfield Fire Department reported that they had found oil spilled to the outside ground and in the basement of a residence they were called to by the residents complaining of breathing problems and headaches. The Fire Department reported that the spill appeared to be small, but they had transported the two residents to the hospital for evaluation. I went to the site and found a trail of oil from the driveway to the basement entrance that the Fire Department had put oil absorbent pads on to collect the spilled oil. In the basement, I found a hot air furnace temporarily installed and running. The cool air intake was drawing air from the basement. The fuel supply for the furnace was a 5 gallon jug. Laying on the floor, next to the furnace, was an old used 275 gallon heating oil tank with open vent and fill. There was oil on the outside of the tank and small drips of oil on the basement floor. The spilled oil outside and in the basement apparently occurred when the tank was transported into the basement. I sealed off the openings in the tank, closed the firematic valve, and wiped the oil off the outside of the tank. The air in the upstairs living area was measured for organic vapors and carbon monoxide. Organic vapors measured less than 2 parts per million and carbon monoxide was zero.

I met the owner, Mr. Sturdevant, the next day on site. I directed him to remove the oil impacted soil from the driveway to the basement entrance. I informed him that the old tank in the basement was not a good choice to put into service as it could leak due to its age. I also informed him that the occupants symptoms could have been caused by the incompletely installed furnace drawing oil vapors from the basement into the living area. He agreed to have the oil impacted soil removed. I confirmed that all oil impacted soils were removed, and I took 8 five-gallon buckets of soil to be disposed of later.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-590-2012*Eight drops of oil were reported in a parking lot at Colby College.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-591-2012*An oil odor was discovered in Newcastle when workers were cleaning leaves out of a culvert on state owned conservation land.  When I visited the site, the odor had dissipated and I found no sign of oil.  I followed the stream back until it neared the River Road and followed it along looking for an oil stain on the pavement, but found none.  I was unable to find a source of any kind.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-592-2012*Katherine Johnson of Belfast Headstart smelled oil vapors and contacted this office.  Dead River, the oil delivery and maintenance contractor was on site when I arrived at the site to investigate.  The indoor 275 gallon tank was weeping oil due to corrosion and needed replacement.  The tank was replaced that day, and no further vapor issues were expected.  A small volume of speedi dri sorbent was used to absorb oil spilled to the concrete surface.  No further Response action is expected.
A-593-2012*On 11/12/12, 1130 hours, Kevin O' Leary, from One Steel, reported that gasoline, motor oil and antifreeze had leaked from a junk car when they had delivered it to the Samoset Resort parking lot for use in Fire Department training. The fluids leaked out to the car during the offloading process and ran onto the paved parking lot. The driver contained and collected the fluids with absorbent pads and material in his truck's spill kit. No fluids ran off the pavement and were all picked up immediately. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-594-2012*11/12/12 1220 Peter Walden from Augusta Fuel reported that they had found an oil spill when called to a residence for a report of oil vapors  around an outside heating oil tank. I met Peter and the Condo owner Norman Allen at the site. There was no standing oil but the bark mulch around the tank pad and soil underneath were oil impacted and the outside oil tank was empty. The owner reported that the tank had been full a year ago when they stopped using the heater it supplied fuel to. It appeared that the leak came from the filter gasket and was caused by an accumulation of water in the filter freezing. The entire area is served by public water and no oil was discovered to have run over the ground surface much further than 10 feet from the tank. Oil Absorbent pads were put in place to collect some oil. I explained the Groundwater Oil Clean-up fund to Mr. Norman and gave him an application. He completed a Clean-up Options Agreement choosing to have the Department (DEP) manage the required clean-up.

11/28/12 The tank was removed and the neighboring tank pumped out to a temporary supply tank for the neighboring condo unit. Soil was removed to a depth of 3 feet just above the footer for the building slab foundation. Oil impacted soil was removed out to about 20 feet from the building before field testing results of soil samples were negative. Further excavation near the building was not done due to the possibility of undermining the building support footing. Soil samples were taken for laboratory analysis from the wall furthest from the building and from the floor of the excavation one foot from the foundation.

Laboratory analysis report indicated that soil at the far edge of the excavation contained petroleum hydrocarbons below the laboratory detection limits. Laboratory analysis report indicated that soil left at the bottom of the excavation near the building footing contained petroleum hydrocarbons at or below the Department's guidelines for direct contact with soil in a residential area. This area is back filled with 3 feet of soil. The area was hayed for erosion control.

No further action by Response Services is expected except for landscaping in the spring.
A-595-2012*On 11/13/2012 in Rumford, the Newpage Mill reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of diesel fuel leaked from an unknown truck in the mill's parking lot. The spill happened during a heavy rain event and some of the fuel was washed down a storm drain that emptied to the Androscoggin River, and a sheen was visible on the river. Sorbent material was placed around the drain to catch any remaining fuel. No site visit was made, and no further response action is expected.
A-596-2012*On 11/12/12, 1300 hours, Dead River Company reported that they had overfilled a home heating oil tank during a delivery due to a weak whistle. They estimated that one cup of oil had leaked from the tank top connections down the sides of the tank and a small amount to the concrete basement floor. They had collected the oil with absorbent material and cleaned the outside of the tank and the floor. The area is served by public water. I contacted the owner Nicia Gruener and she reported that there were no oil vapors present since the clean-up. I asked her to contact me if she noticed any oil vapors. I received no further communication from Nicia. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-597-2012*On 11/12/12, 1630 hours, Bob Martineau from DownEast Energy reported that during a service call he found a leaking fitting on an inside heating oil tank.  It had leaked to the concrete basement floor that had a sump pump, and was located just 30 feet from a lake. He thought the spill was 1 to 2 gallons and there did not appear to be any oil in the basement sump. I met Bob and Cheryl Wilcoxon at the site. The oil had not run to the basement sump that pumped out toward the lake. The concrete floor was intact with no cracks. DownEast Energy had repaired the leaking fitting and collected the spilled oil with absorbent material. The leak was the result of the home owner replacing the line a week prior and it is estimated only 1 gallon of oil had leaked from the loose fitting. I used a photo ionization detector to check the basement air for oil vapors and the readings were under 1 part per million. The owner reported no oil vapors in the upstairs living area. I advised the owner to consider replacing the tank due to its apparent age.  If it leaked, the oil would be pumped directly to the lake by the sump pump.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-602-2012* On 11-14-2012, the Rumford Fire Department reported that a logging truck had flipped onto its side spilling an estimated twenty gallons of diesel. The location is Rumford Point Rd. a.k.a. Route 232. The Fire Dept placed sorbents onto the diesel that was in the tire ruts. I arrived later that day to replace pads and collect the soaked pads. There may be some limited amount of fuel in the groung at this location. There are no active nearby receptors at this site. The nearest building is a vacant building in disrepair.
 No further action was deemed necessary.
A-615-2012*     A spill of an unknown amount of hydraulic and diesel fuel was reported after an inspection of the Skinner gravel pit by Mark Stebbins, the Department's Mining Coordinator. The spill was from an abandoned hydraulic power pack for a gravel screening plant. Visibly impacted soils were found beneath several of the hydraulic hose connections. There are no drinking water wells near the release, but it is over a sand and gravel aquifer.
     On November 21, 2012 Jeremy Greenman and I made a site visit and met with Kyle Skinner. He was very willing to remove the power pack and remove the oil impacted soils. We hooked the trailer to his truck and pulled it out of the way. Then we dug down 1-2 feet and checked for contamination using oil-n-soil dye shake tests. We delineated the required soil to be removed, and on December 5, 2012 Mr. Skinner loaded the soil onto a small dump truck and delivered 2.5 cubic yards of soil to Vaughn Thibideau and Sons in Prospect. No further Response actions are anticipated.
P-921-2012*A motor vehicle ran over a crow bar which punctured its fuel tank.  Approximately two gallons of gasoline were discharged to the paved roadway before a bucket was available to capture leaking fuel.  The tank was patched then sand was applied to the roadway.
I-235-2012*11/20/12 Received a call and follow-up spill report from Gerry Scott of Dead River Company (DR), regarding a small overfill of #2 heating oil during a fuel drop at the home of Kevin Garrison in Houlton.  DR crews used sorbent pads to wipe down the small spillage on the sides of the indoor above ground oil storage tank (AST). They washed down side of tank.  Nothing went on the concrete basement floor inside the cellar.  It appeared that no furhter action would be necessary.

12/20/12 Gerry Scott, DR Dispatcher called to inform us that homeowner - Kevin Harris. Is complaining of odors from spill that occurred on November 20th.  Mr. Harris said that each time it rains he smells fuel oil.  Gerry re-iterated that less than a gallon had been spilled and they did a thorough job with sorbents outside the fill and vent pipe area.  They also went inside and wiped down the oil storage tank with simple green. No oil was spilled on the inside basement floor. Mr. Harris was satisfied with the clean-up that DR crew completed on November 20th.  Told Gerry that we would be doing follow-up to check on spill clean-up efforts and report back to him with our findings.  Will call Mr. Harris to set up a time to come down to his home to check air quality inside and around the spill site.

12/21/12  Nathan Thompson met with Mr. Garrison and inspected the spill area.  There was a faint olfactory presence of fuel oil in the soil directly under the vent pipe.  There was no indication of a large, > than one gallon, or moderate spill.  There appeared to be some residual oil staining on the foundation wall under the fill area.  Mr. Garrisson advised that after he had some carpets cleaned there was no mention of indoor odors.  Nathan did not observe oil or oil sheening in the snow or standing water in the spill area.  He advised Mr. Garrison that DEP was not requiring additional clean up and that any residual traces of oil should evaporate.  He also advised Mr. Garrison that it appeared his supply tank fill and vent pipe were out of Oil & Solid Fuel Board code and he should consider replacing them.  Nathan met with Jerry at DR and advised the same.
B-525-2012*On 10/11/12, Jody Pulkinen of C.N. Brown, in Brewer, called to report a 1 gallon overfill at the entered location. The incident resulted in oil being spilled out of the vent whistle onto the ground outside the home. I checked the tank located in the basement for additional spilled oil and did not find any. C.N. Brown personnel removed roughly 50 pounds of contaminated soil from the ground around the vent, and disposed of it properly. No resources are at risk and no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-526-2012*At 1345 hours, on 10/15/12, the State Police reported that an excavator had caught fire and oils were leaking out of the machine.  Upon my arrival, the fire had been extinguished by the Kenduskeag Fire Department.  The oils were floating on large puddles made from extinguishing the fire.  A large amount of pads and absorbent boom were laid on and around the oils.  A large excavated area near the burned out excavator was protected to prevent oils from flowing into this depression partially filled with water.  Hydraulic oil continued to drip out of the excavator for the next 24 hours or so.   A 6 mil poly bag with pads in it were used to catch these drips and drops.  A considerable amount of oil was soaked up that day with boom and pads (sorbents).  These sorbents were placed into 6 mil poly bags for disposal by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  New pads and boom were left under and around the excavator that night.

The next day I removed any pads and boom saturated with oil and left fresh pads and boom.  Oil had not migrated beyond the pads and boom laid down.  I continued to check the site daily and removed any saturated pads and boom and replaced them with fresh sorbents.  Within a week they were able to move the burned out excavator and I was able to pad up the remaining areas of oils.  A day later it rained quite hard.  There was barely a sheen in a couple places.   The excavator was hauled into Bangor with no reports of problems.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-527-2012*At 2115 hours, on 10/15/12, Marquis Heating reported a small spill at 121 Middle Street in Old Town.  The house is owned by Mike Preble.  The above ground storage tank in the basement started to leak due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  A drip every 5 seconds was occurring.  Marquis Heating placed a magnet patch to stop the leak.  They will be replacing the tank in the next couple days.

Marquis Heating indicated that some oil may have flowed out through a drain into the storm drain in front of the house.   It was raining quite heavily, but I did not see any signs of oil in any of the surrounding storm drains.  By the time I arrived at the residence, Marquis Heating had performed a superb clean-up operation in the basement so there was no signs of oil reaching the drain.  Vapors were below 1.0 part per million in the basement and less upstairs.  Pads were left underneath the tank in the basement.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-611-2012*This office was contacted by Darlene Clark of Downeast.  She reported oil vapors from a spill associated with the furnace and indoor above ground oil tank at this multi-family apartment complex.  A technician was on site when I arrived.  There was oil vapor in the boiler room, but not in the apartment above.  It appeared that a previous service technician had not properly tightened a fitting resulting in a small drip to the concrete interior surface.  Sorbents were used to clean the floor.  There was a sump in the boiler room that had an oil odor, but we did not find an outfall.  We checked the septic tank cover out back and it did not have any oil.  The room would be ventilated by a fan and the building maintenance person would call if further vapor issues arose.  No such call was received.  No additional action is expected by Response Services.
A-613-2012*On 11/19/2012 in Winslow, the fire department reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill resulted when workers dropped a piece of pipe in the basement, breaking off the filter assembly on the oil tank. A site visit was made to assist the fire department with clean-up. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads. Allstate Environmental was hired to de-grease the concrete floor and apply a peroxide treatment. The basement ventilated with a radon fan for several months. No further response action is expected.
A-614-2012* On 11-20-2012, Madison Paper reported the release of about 15 gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred at the wood yard when a hose ruptured on a front end loader. The oil spilled onto a concrete pad. Employees from Madison Paper cleaned up the spill with commercial sorbent material. No site visit was made and no further action from Response Services is required.
A-616-2012*On 11/21/2012 in Clinton, Burns & Macdonald reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid resulted from a ruptured hose on a crane. A total of 5.01 tons of contaminated soil was removed for disposal. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
A-617-2012*On 11/23/2012 in Turner, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a car pole accident. The spill was cleaned up by CMP. No site visit was made, no further response action is expected.
P-898-2012*While draining diesel fuel during routine fuel filter changeout and the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Portland Service Center, a CMP employee walked away from the operation and the container overfilled.  Diesel spilled onto the concrete floor.  CMP staff cleaned up the affected area and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
A-589-2012*On 11/8/12, Steve Cornforth, from Maritime Energy, reported that 1/2 gallon of K1 heating oil was spilled to the paved road from one of their delivery trucks. The driver had over filled the truck at the bulk plant and thought he had cleaned up all the oil on top of the truck. When he went across the street to make a delivery to a customer, oil had run out of the drain for the top cat walk. The oil was reported as being contained to the paved road. The mobile home park is served by public water. The oil was collected with absorbent pads and impacted snow was removed. The collected oily debris was disposed of by Maritime Energy. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-873-2012*
NOTIFICATION
On 11/5/12, Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a leaking consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement of Ms. Holbrook's farm house.  The tank was still leaking, but the leak was under control by a vacuum placed on the tank, and they estimated less than a cup to the basement floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Monday, 11/5/12, on site with DEE burner technicians, I noted an apparent corrosion leak on the inside lip of the tank end bottom at or near the Firomatic valve, so a Magna Patch could not be applied.  The tank was pumped out.  Rather than a cup, I estimated the leak at a gallon or two.  Years before, a new concrete floor had been poured around the AST and legs, reducing clearance under the tank bottom to only an inch or two.  When pouring the new floor, a boxed well was left to accommodate the filter hanging down (see photos), and most of the leaked oil had gone into this hole.  The facility had a non-compliant bare copper line going into the concrete floor.  There was no evidence of leaks around the hot-air furnace on the other side of the wall.  A temporary AST was set up outside under the car port.

On Wednesday, 11/22/12, checking the facility, I found an additional, fresh discharge of heating oil from the tank.  We surmised that perhaps when DEE staff tried to cut the legs off the tank the vibrations had disturbed tank sludge allowing residual oil to leak out the corrosion hole (see photos 3 & 6).  The location is rural suburban residential and horse farm area, and served by private well water and private septic.  The site is not over a mapped aquifer. There was oil odor within the semi-finished basement, especially after the second discharge.  I noted no evidence that discharged oil reached soil, groundwater, or between the original basement floor and the newer concrete floor.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 11/5/12, DEE applied speedy dry sorbent to the initial spill, then we removed the oiled boards around the boxed well under the filter.  With the homeowner's agreement we left sorbent on the floor and in the hole with plans to return and clean the floor after DEE got the old tank out of the way.

On 11/22/12, visiting to check on planned AST removal and replacement, I found they could not get to the last tank leg to cut and remove the tank.  Finding the new leak, I applied and cleaned-up sorbent material, had DEE check the tank plug, and then washed the concrete several times with detergent and water.  I applied Plug-N-Dike onto the corrosion hole and successfully stopped further leaking.  I left the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Ram Fan venting out the basement window to help control oil vapors within the home.  I explained the assessment and plans to farm manager, Sarah.

On 11/26/12, the new AST was being installed by DEE and they assured me a new fuel line would also be installed.  No oil had reached the wood paneling, the concrete looked much cleaner and I retrieved the Ram Fan.

CONCLUSION
At this time, I have heard no further comments or concerns from the homeowner, and no further MDEP clean-up actions are expected.  At this point, allowable spill response and clean-up costs are below the deductible for the Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance and no Fund insurance application is expected.  This report shall not be used as an environmental site assessment or to indicate the discharge has been cleaned to original or pristine condition.  Based on previous experience the remaining oil stain in the floor should naturally degrade.
P-928-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Friday 11/30/12: Through the Maine State Police the Cumberland County Dispatch notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of a commercial truck accident and oils spills in Gorham and a MDEP Response was requested.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  Onsite about 0630 hrs I met with a flock of organizations including Gorham Fire Department (GFD), Stewart's Wrecker Services, and with Troiano Waste Services reps.  A dump trailer truck driving west on Route 237 to Benson Farm had the bad-cluck to have run through a utility pole by Gilbert's Way then rolled onto its driver's side dumping of its cargo of poultry waste and leaked diesel and motor oils. The fuel fortunately stayed on the paved roadway.  The cargo was composed of liquid and solid chicken parts and processed food (Chicken Kiev and Chicken Cordon Bleu, etc.) waste from Barber Foods.  The odor of the discharge was quite fowl.  The chicken waste was dumped onto the roadway but primarily was dumped into the roadside drainage ditch, on residents driveways and on lawns.
  The discharge area was rural sub-urban residential use served by municipal water service and it is not located over a significant sand & gravel aquifer.  Primary threats were of the oil and waste to the nearby surface water drainage and to the resident's personal property.
  The oil discharges were managed under 38 MRSA, Oil Discharge and Pollution Control laws.  The chicken waste was managed as a solid waste and surface water pollutant.  I kept MDEP Solid Waste and management staff abreast of the incident and clean-up.  Channel 13 News grilled me on the discharge and remediation.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   11/27/12: MDEP Response staff worked well with GFD, Stewart's Wrecker and clean-up contractors to remove the waste.  GFD was the first to respond and promptly applied sorbents to contain the discharged oil.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) were called by Troiano Waste to clean-up the discharge of oils and radiator fluid.  A prompt response kept the oils from reaching surface water and residential property.  I had CHES replace the sorbent materials used by GFD.  Shaw Brothers Construction completed waste excavation and sanding the roadway and relandscaped the area to Gorham Public Works and the homeowner's specifications.
   11/29/12: I inspected the site and found the oil discharge remediated satisfactorily.  A mild odor of the chicken waste still lingered but otherwise a resident stated she was satisfied with the clean-up.

CONCLUSIONS
I)    At this time the discharge appears cleaned satisfactorily and no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned.
II)   I understand that primary responsibility for the organic waste is the role of MDEP Solid Waste staff and local Gorham officials.
III)  There were no direct MDEP clean-up expenses other than a bale or sorbent pads.

S Brezinski

P-929-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Monday 11/26/12: I received a notification from Ms. Young of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that she had received a complaint from an anonymous caller regarding alleged unreported oil discharges at this Biddeford property and the property owner, Steve Anderson, ongoing burying junk like old boats with a tractor.  Ms. Young offered assistance but would otherwise defer to Maine DEP to handle this.  As the complaint involved alleged solid waste violations I checked with Eric Hamlin of Maine DEP Solid Waste Division to coordinate a visit.  Mr. Hamlin had also received the complaint on the issues.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
    Wednesday 9/28/12: Mr. Hamlin and I visited the property in the morning and met with Stephen Anderson and his mother and explained the reason for our visit.  Mr. Anderson suspected the anonymous complainant was a problem tenant renting a house adjacent to his and that he was trying to evict.  Mr. Anderson explained that he did not actually own the property but had and rent-to-buy agreement with Joseph Levigne and other heirs of Vinney Lavigne; part of the agreement was that Anderson would clean-up the property of junk cars and other solid waste that Vinney Lavigne had allegedly collected and left on the site.
   Onsite Hamlin and I observed junk, several out-of-service vehicles, and a fiberglass boat; but not as severe as the initial report.  There were two dumpsters partially filled with solid waste.  Behind a garage we found several bins and barrels filled with old waste paint and solvent cans, some burst due to freezing (photo 3) but no evidence of discharges to the ground; this may be classified as household or commercial hazardous waste.  In front of the garage I noted a 5-gallon drum with waste motor oil spillage (photo 4).  In other parts of the property I noted additional small spills and vehicle leaks.
   The location is rural residential use and is served by municipal water supply and private septic systems.  Topography is relatively flat and groundwater appears to be near the surface.  The tenant's house has an active, consumptive-use, heating oil aboveground storage tank behind it with no active leaks noted.  Mr. Anderson stated that he got rid of his oil tank after his oil furnace broke and now he heats with wood.
    South and adjacent to Anderson's abode is a long irregular pond.  An alleged periodic oil spill to the pond Anderson thought was from a neighbor I assessed to be a small area of waxy, natural, organic sheen; not petroleum.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   For months Anderson had been getting rid of junk cars and other solid waste; this was confirmed by the Biddeford Code Enforcement Office (CEO).  Anderson agreed to dig up the small amount of oiled soil for disposal with his other waste.  His old paint he agreed to better contain and later send to his city's hazardous waste pick-up program.

1.   Biddeford CEO confirmed that Mr. Anderson has been cooperative with them and has done considerable clean-up of the previous owner's waste.  Hamlin and I found no serious issues as described by the complainant, I later reported this back to Ms. Young of EPA.
2.   I advised Mr. Anderson and his mother of the Maine requirement to report oil and hazardous materials discharges and gave him a card with reporting phone numbers.
3.   Discharges confirmed appear minor and do not appear to significantly threaten homes and groundwater.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions planned at this time.
4.   Biddeford city records indicate present property ownership is by "Heirs of Victoria L. Levigne".

S Brezinski
B-607-2012*On November 8, 2012 Gene Weldon of Lane Construction reported a 40 gallon hydraulic spill from a portable rock crusher in Lane's Charlotte  quarry.  Lane personnel used sorbent materials to clean up most of the spilled product.  Some gravel will be excavated for disposal at the local Lane asphalt plant.

No futher action by DEP is expected.
I-231-2012*11/8/13 Received a call from Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit, Scott Leighton regarding the need to have a Response Services presence at the University of Maine at Presque Isle's (UMPI) Chemistry Department's storage area as soon as possible.  There is a 5 gallon bucket containing potentially explosive Mercury Fulminate, and the State Police Bomb Squad Rep Shawn Whalen was on scene and was seeking guidance on a plan to safely dispose of this hazardous chemical.

Staff from the Hazardous Waste Compliance and Enforcement Unit (HWCEU), the Division of Response Services, and the Division of Technical Services coordinated in a follow-up to a recent hazardous waste inspection at UMPI, at which a 5-gallon pail of material, suspected to be mercury fulminate, was discovered in UMPI's chemistry department storage area.   Mercury fulminate is a reactive material that explodes readily when dry.  A licensed hazardous waste transporter determined the material was unsuitable for commercial transport and disposal at a licensed hazardous waste facility due to the hazards of handling during transport.  The transporter contacted the State Police bomb squad officer in Aroostook County for assistance and HWCEU staff contacted the NMRO Response staff for on-site response assistance.  The NMRO Response staff assisted the State Police bomb squad officer in detonation of the material at a safe remote location on UMPI property.  Response Services staff and Technical Services staff will oversee clean-up and proper disposal of soils from the detonation hole.

Responder Lee Thomas and staff Hydro geologist Paul Higgins completed an extensive mercury vapor survey using the LUMEX  RA-915+ MERCURY ANALYZER from 1200 -1330 on 11/14/12,  around the perimeter of the detonation site, and inside the excavation/detonation pit (6 feet deep).  All soil vapor interface sampling had an average reading less than 10 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3), which was the same level recorded during our initial background survey measurement taken upwind/up range of the detonation area.  The highest number recorded was a composite sample taken and analyzed utilizing a headspace method similar to that detailed in Chapter 691.  This headspace sample was warmed up for 15 minutes using truck heater.  There was a peak of 32 ng/m3 but the 10 second avg of this sample did not exceed an average of 10ng/m3.

A confirmation composite sample (4 oz. glass jar) of the excavation side walls was taken, if lab analysis is determined to be warranted.  Paul Higgins will be transferring the field notes/readings from mercury survey into a word doc and forwarding it to all parties in the next few days.  I have advised UMPI's Director of Physical Facilities, Robert Aughinbaugh, that there will not be any soil removal/remediation required at this time.  UMPI will backfill the 6' deep 3' w X 5' long excavation, and then stake the excavation and take GPS coordinates of the excavation pit for the spill file/report.

Field Staff (Thomas & Higgins) recommendation based upon the mercury survey results would be to not do any confirmation lab analysis of the sample taken.

Lab analysis came back non-detect for the presence of any mercury in the soils in and around the detonation site.  Authorized the backfilling of the detonation pit.  The site has been GPS located and a site map generated in this spill report (see attachments)
I-233-2012*11/11/12 Received a faxed spill report from J.T. Noble's company regarding a small spill of diesel fuel as a result of a bolt puncturing a fuel saddle tank in Houlton.  Noble's crew used sorbent pads and speedy dry to soak up and absorb the spilled fuel on the ground.  Some hand shoveling of some of the impacted soils in the spill area was also done by Noble's crew.  Spill debris was taken back to JT Noble's machine shop in Caribou for disposal with other oily waste debris waste stream.  No action is needed at this time by Response Services staff.
I-236-2012*On 11/19/12, this office received a call from Shawn Gillen, Special Agent with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) requesting Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance with handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals related to a clandestine lab that MDEA was preparing to do a search and seizure at later in the day.

I arrived on scene and met with Special Agent Gillen to discuss entry, evidence gathering and where to stage my response truck for over-packing the hazardous wastes and chemicals used in the production of methanphetamine.  After several hours of processing and sampling evidence, MDEA Agents had seized pre-cursor drugs, chemicals, solvents, equipment and methamphetamine. Agents also seized materials used in several prior "cooking" operations.  Once the MDEA agents had gathered samples and catalogued the evidence, I over-packed various acids, caustics and volatile/flammable materials in lab pack over packs. Cleared the scene and returned back to MDEP Northern Maine regional Office Response Services Warehouse/garage to store the overpacks of hazwaste chemicals.

The waste was transported to the MDEP's Eastern Maine Regional Office in Bangor, where arrangements for eventual disposal were made.  No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-925-2012*This report documents oil spills which occurred at Evonik Cyro for the period of August- October 2012.
Evonik Cyro has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-922-2012*Discharge resulted when a container used for recycle water was overfilled.  The discharge was contained within the engineered containment.  Clean Harbors undertook the clean-up with a wet vacuum and transferred the waste into poly drums.  Disposal of discharged product was undertaken by Clean Harbors.  No response was necessary.  For further details, see attached report.  No further action required.
P-923-2012*The discharge resulted when the aboveground storage tank (AST) fell over, allowing #2 fuel oil to seep out the fill pipe.  The AST had recently been replaced and was waiting for disposal, when it fell over.  Park employees found the discharge while undertaking drainage work in the area, and quickly excavated the impacted soil.  The small amount of soil was spread on the access road to the park's disposal area.  No further response action anticipated.
P-881-2012*I was contacted by the York Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident near 136 Ogunquit Road.  About a quart of motor oil leaked from the vehicle onto the roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-882-2012*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-883-2012*I was contacted by Sandra Reid who is the realtor for KeyBank National Association who owns a property at 27 North Gorham Road in Gorham.  The property has a residence near the road and a garage about 300 feet behind the residence.  In the woods, around the garage, are several drums of waste oil that have been tipped over and have spilled on the ground.  There are also many gasoline cans, vehicle gasoline tanks, and assorted other solid waste.

I visited the site and reported to the realtor that there was a significant issue that needed to be addressed at the property.  She said that she would let the bank know.  KeyBank hired Allstate Environmental to dispose of the drums that had liquid product in them and to excavate the contaminated soil.  After analytical results were obtained, the drums were removed and disposed of and the excavation of contaminated soil commenced on February 13th, 2013 and was completed on February 14th, 2013.  Confirmatory soil samples were collected and analyzed and the results were satisfactory so the excavations were backfilled on March 4-5, 2013.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-884-2012*I was contacted by Pine Tree Waste Services reporting that one of their trucks blew a line and spilled about a gallon of anti-freeze onto the roadway on Free Street in South Portland.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-885-2012*I was contacted by the Ogunquit Fire Department reporting that a tractor trailer truck had lost control and crashed into the guardrail in the median of the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 14.  One of the truck's saddle tanks was severed from the truck and ended up on the other side of the guardrail but did not leak much diesel at all.  The other saddle tank was punctured by the trailer's landing gear and leaked diesel fuel onto the ground.  National Wrecker Service pumped off both of the saddle tanks and the spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  Clean Harbors was hired by the Maine Turnpike Authority to excavate the contaminated soil and it was disposed of at CPRC Group.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-901-2012*A truck accident caused the release of approximately 75 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface and adjacent soils.  The accident occurred on an undeveloped lot situated across from several single family residences including (42, 40, 46) Fife's Lane.  Each residence is served by a private drinking water well.  Soil cleanup guidelines for remediation activities were protective of drinking water.

A few gallons of oil that impacted soils were excavated and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot for disposal.  The extent of the excavation was determined using field screening methods including a photoionization detector and dye shake tests.  The final depth of the excavation was limited by the presence of bedrock at approximately 3 feet below ground surface.  A soil sample was collected from the soil bedrock interface and sent for laboratory analysis for Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) and Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH). Results indicate that the remaining soils were above prescribed soil leaching to groundwater standards.	

The site has been referred to Brad Hahn of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical services to monitor the water quality at the nearby drinking water wells.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action is anticipated at this time.  No soil disposal paperwork available for this spill.
P-887-2012*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that a tractor trailer truck had lost control while headed north at mile 16.5 of the Maine Turnpike and crossed the median and guardrail into the southbound lanes, coming to rest in the median on the southbound side.  When the truck went through the guardrail its oil pan and saddle tanks were split open.  The truck then continued driving for about a third of a mile with the motor oil and diesel fuel draining out onto the pavement and ground.  The spilled oil was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  The Maine Turnpike Authority hired Clean Harbors to excavated the contaminated soil in the median.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-888-2012*On November 07, 2012, I received an anonymous call from a person reporting that hydraulic oil had leaked from a tow truck in the parking lot of Plaza 29 in South Portland.  I responded to the site and investigated the hydraulic leak from a tow truck. The truck was owned by Don's No Preference Towing out of Auburn, Maine.  The driver of the truck had dirt applied to the oily surface of the parking lot.  The dirt was removed by Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling in Scarborough.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-890-2012*November 09, 2012, Kara Wry of Burns & McDonnell reported a hydraulic oil spill on Larrabee Road at the CMP extension project in Lewiston.

Less than half a gallon of hydraulic oil leaked from a ruptured hydraulic hose on a digger derrick. The oil leaked to wooden mats and was absorbed by sorbent pads.

No sensitive wetland areas were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-891-2012*November 09, 2012, I received a phone call from Tim Smith of Pit Stop Fuels. Mr. Smith was reporting a fuel spill of less than a gallon during a fuel delivery at 52 Jennifer Way in Gorham.

Mr. Smith explained that while the delivery driver was loading the hose back onto the truck, approximately 4 ounces of #2 fuel dripped from the nozzle. The fuel landed on a paved driveway. The driver applied speedy dry to the area and removed the speedy dry.

I left a message with Jasper Smith, the owner of the property if there were any concerns about the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-893-2012*While servicing a furnace, a small amount of fuel oil discharged from a clogged line.  The discharge was to the concrete floor and the affected area was cleaned up by the technician.

No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary.
P-894-2012*Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a leaking fitting on the line of an above ground storaga tank at a customer's house in Raymond.  DEE technicians were able to repair the line and clean up the affected area.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-896-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 17 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a transformer and pole falling due to storm damage.  The transformer was not tagged and may have contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The oil affected the roadway and entered the storm drain.  A contractor was called and cleaned up the product.  The wast would be tested for PCB and disposed of accordingly.

With no follow up indication the the wast contained PCB, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
P-899-2012*Fluerent Oil overfilled the LaChance basement tank by an estimated two gallons (on Friday 11/9/2012), although the spill was attended by the Biddeford Fire Department (BFD), Fluerent Fuels and the Lachances that day, no formal report was made to DEP until the following Tuesday 11/13/2012.  The  accounts of why notification was not properly made are still unclear, BFD did not consider it a reportable incident, nor did Fluerent Fuel (who now) understands the importance of making the notification as soon as possible.  Mrs. LaChance claims to have called some "State" number and was told to call back after the holiday, but has not been able to track down who exactly she called.

Upon arrival at the home, I met with Mrs. LaChance who briefed me on the situation, describing it as intolerable. She stated that her family was staying away until it was cleaned up.  Entering the home thru garage into kitchen (1st floor living space) there was an oil odor (I would describe as moderate).  I planned the 1st entry to get visual and verbal information from Mrs. LaChance.  Proceeding to the basement door, immediately upon opening, the 1st whiff of air was more intense.  I expected to see free product in the vicinity of the tank. Mrs. LaChance was visibly distressed by the situation and we exited quickly.

My observations were the tank is in a storage space (behind a sheetrock wall, dividing the living space a bedroom) bare concrete floor to the wall, 2 by 4 constructed wall (non load bearing in my estimate). Old style Styrofoam insulation on the walls immediately around the tank which is oriented parallel to the partition wall.  Mild staining of the floor, but no free product observed.  The bedroom side of wall has tile flooring vs. bare concrete on the tank side.

The insufficient clean up performed on the Friday of the spill has caused lingering and exponentially more clean up than routine for an approximated two gal release.  The insurance company did not fully understand the situation and its initial actions/hiring's subpar. Minimal oil contacted material was removed, sheet rock not wood framing, a single row of ceramic tile and an undersized air scrubber was placed in the tank side of wall.

The family has refused to reenter the home and is staying in a hotel.  The four children have health issues and Mrs. LaChance is adamant about the odors and the potential health effects.  Dr. Andrew Smith Maine CDC/Toxicologist has been advised of the situation (1st call 11/13/12) with follow up consults with Mrs. LaChance.

I called the DEP Response Supervisor On Call (SOC) and explained the situation and heightened sensitivity of the family.

Don White, DEP Environmental Engineer, has been overseeing the clean up and monitoring air conditions along with myself.

The initial contractor consultant deferred additional clean up requests, and Allstate Environmental was called in to remove additional materials which amounted to wood frame/sill to a height of approximately 12 inches.  The length was from wall to door casing, an addition two rows of ceramic tile flooring  were removed and the area washed with a degreasing surfactant.  High volume air movers were applied (roughly 1800cfm cubic feet per minute) with the expectation of constant air exhausted would equal the volume of the entire basement and fresh air would circulate.

The LaChance's were in contact with Dr. Smith throughout the clean-up and eventually air sampling reported satisfactory levels, to allow the family to reenter the home.  The case management was referred to DEP Technical Services, DEP Response plans no further action.
P-900-2012*Prior to the discovery of this spill, the burner on the furnace failed and continued to flood the fire box with oil.  The oil eventually leaked out of the fire box and the homeowner discovered the spill.  They called Richard P Waltz Plumbing & Heating, Inc., (RPW) to come inspect and repair the system, and in turn were told to call Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

Upon arrival, I met with RPW staff and was shown the malfunctioned system.  The box was drained of the spilled oil and then fired up.  The residual burned off.  The oil on the floor was treated with sorbent materials.  Based on the scenario visually inspected, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-897-2012*Leak of hydraulic oil from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) bucket truck in garage at CMP facility.   Affected area cleaned up by CMP personel.  No further action warranted by the Division of Response Services.
A-588-2012*Contaminated soils were encountered while excavating for building footers for Mexicali Blues. The property is abutted on one side by Mike's Place, a retail gasoline outlet, and on the other by Newcastle Motors. Both sites have a history of soil contamination (see spills A-550-1991, A-476-1996, and A-115-1988 for further details). A site visit was made on November 7, 2012, where I met with Mark Becker and Topher Mallory. We discussed the options and decided they would remove the soils that they excavated for disposal at Dragon Concrete in Thomaston at their cost. No efforts were made to chase the contaminated soils. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-886-2012*Gregg Bradford of Almighty Waste Company called to report the discovery of approximately 5-10 gallons of motor oil that had leaked from a parked truck.  The release date is unknown, however, the cleanup is scheduled as soon as staff and equipment are free.  The spill was to "the yard" on reclaimed/reconstituted asphalt.  The area is commercial/industrial, and served by public water supply.  A Soil Debris Letter was issued for a small excavation (anticipated to be no more than 2 tons).  Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-606-2012*On November 8, 2012 the Bangor Water District reported a 40 gallon hydraulic spill from a plow truck to pavement at the Otis water facility, Bangor Water Works Road.  Approximately 3 yards of sand was put down on the spill to absorb the oil.  The sand was subsequently excavated for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill.

No further action is expected.
I-232-2012*Sometime during Saturday night November 10, 2012, the fuel pump to an Aboveground Storage Tank was turned on and the nozzle left open by possible vandals.  An estimated 300 gallons of diesel fuel was drained onto the ground from the tank.  The diesel flowed over two gravel roadways and into a drainage ditch.  Pineland Farms reported the spill to the DEP on November 12, 2012.  Jim Gramlich responded to the spill and hired Soderberg construction to remove the contaminated soil.  The contaminated soil was trucked to Tri-community Landfill.

This vandalism case has been reported to the local Fort Fairfield Police Department for investigation.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff.
B-532-2012*At 1300 hours, on 10/18/12, E J Carriers reported a 30 gallon spill at their fueling area at 8 Long Pond Road in Jackman.  A truck owned by Les Entreprises Forestieres Re-Ann, Inc., pulled into E J Carriers to fuel up with diesel.  The truck was brand new with a new driver.  The driver mistakenly filled up the empty hydraulic oil tank on the back of the tractor with diesel.  The lose fitting bung popped out of the hydraulic oil tank filled with diesel allowing approximately 30 gallons of fuel to leak out onto to hard pack gravel.  Upon my arrival, E J Carriers and myself made arrangements for excavating the area sometime the following week.

E J Carriers excavated the area in the middle of the following week and hauled 21.15 tons of material to the Manzer asphalt plant in Phillips for disposal.  E J Carriers will seek reimbursement from Les Entreprises Forestieres Re-Ann, Inc., for the excavation of the contaminated soil.  E J Carriers regraded the area with clean fill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-533-2012*At 1300 hours, on 10/19/12, the Bangor International Airport reported a 1 gallon spill of jet fuel from a ruptured fuel hose on their fueling truck.   Sorbents were used to soak up the fuel off of the tarmac.  The ruptured fuel hose was fixed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-895-2012*DEP received notification that approximately 1 pint of transformer oil was discharged to the bed of a CMP bucket truck as a result of a transformer in the truck leaking.  The oil in the transformer was tagged and did not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The truck bed was cleaned up and wastes packed  for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-924-2012*Received a call from Mr. Locklear stating that he thought he might have found an oil spill on the property across from his house and adjacent to Sabre Yacht.  There was a sheen on the water and the leaves in the area looked strange.

I met with Mr. Locklear the following day, in daylight, whom showed me the area in question.  The sheen was biological and the strange looking leaves was iron bacteria.  No further response action anticipated.
P-841-2012*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion. A magnet patch was placed on the tank to stop the leak. The released oil was cleaned from the floor by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel using sorbents and degreasing agents. Oil impacted materials were disposed of by the MDEP. The tank has been replaced by the home owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-842-2012*Kittery Fire Department reported observing two 275-gallon above ground storage tank (ASTs) at an abandoned property on Route 1 in Kittery. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and observed that the tanks were not in use and in poor condition. The tanks were situated inside a dilapidated enclosure on the North side of the abandoned building. The tanks were empty. Staining was observed on the cement floor of the building. MDEP contacted the owner of the property and instructed him to remove the tanks and clean the spilled oil from the cement.

MDEP personnel returned to the site on 11/26/2012 and the tanks had been removed and the concrete surface cleaned.  No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-843-2012*On October 29, 2012, the Sanford Fire Department reported an unknown substance in a plastic bottle at a redemption center at 27 Hancock Lane in Sanford.  Stephen Flannery, responder with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and I responded to the site. We met with Sargent Matt Jones of Sanford Police Department and an agent from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MEDEA).

The agent from the MEDEA took a sample of the contents in the bottle and discovered it was paint thinner.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-846-2012*The tug boat, Benjamin Baily, capsized while working with construction crews at the Piscataqua River Memorial Bridge project on the New Hampshire side of the river. The cause of the capsize appears to be human error. During recovery efforts approximately 300 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the vessel through the vent lines of the fuel tanks. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services worked with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to recover product using sorbents, a disc skimmer, and vacuum trucks. Approximately 50% of the released oil was recovered. Unrecovered oil was carried out to sea by the tide. The vessel was righted on 10/29 and the remaining fuel was pumped off the vessel and towed to Riverside and Pickering's boat yard in Eliot Maine. No further action on behalf of the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-853-2012*On November 01, 2012, I received a phone call from Randy Kaplan of M.W. Sewall & Co.. Mr. Kaplan reported an overfill of #1 oil at 1 Washington Street in Bath.  Approximately a gallon of oil landed on the dirt and was removed by M.W. Sewall. Maine Department of Environmental Protection disposed of the dirt at Commercial Paving and Recycling Center in Scarborough.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  Property owners were satisfied with the clean-up.  No further action by Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-854-2012*On November 01, 2012, I received a phone call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority. He reported a spill of sulfuric acid from a battery on a generator near the toll off exit 32.  I responded to the site and met with Mr. Branscom. The spill was contained in the building. Clean Harbors was hired by the Turnpike to respond and clean up the acid from the concrete floor.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-859-2012*
 Friday 11/2/12: Mr. Piesik notified Maine DEP of a hydraulic oil discharge to the ground from an On Target Company bucket truck on 10/31/12, while they were involved in a Central Maine Power storm restoration project.  The leak was reported as on pavement, nothing to drains or water and has been cleaned up.  On Target did not report the discharge within two hours and I reminded Mr. Piesik about Maine spill reporting requirements.

The discharge location is rural residential and commercial use area near the intersection of Long Plains Road and Treadwell Road.  No further clean-up expected.
P-860-2012*
On 11/2/12, Downeast Energy Company (DEE) reported a 1/4-cup leak of #2 heating oil from a burner fitting at this home.  DEE reported that the leak happened an undetermined amount of time before but had not been reported.  DEE applied sorbents to clean-up the discharge.  I received no complaints on indoor air quality.

The spill location area is rural residential and farm use served by private water wells.  The heating oil tank was outside.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

P-861-2012*On 11/2/2012 I received a call from Sandy Pomerleau of Town 'n Country Trailer Park in Lisbon reporting a leak from a heating oil tank on their property.  The above ground storage was discovered to have leaked when the trailer the tank was associated with was moved and the tank removed.  I responded to the site on 11/5/12 and met with Ms. Pomerleau.

The was a small oil stain noticeable on the surface where the tank had been located.  The trailer park is served by public water and no immediate plans had been made to locate another home onto the lot.  The tanked had been pumped out some weeks prior to its removal and no evidence of oil spillage was evident at that time.  I decided due to the apparent small quantity spilled and the presence of public water not to require any cleanup.  No further action is required.
P-862-2012*On 11/4/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a small transformer oil leak in Ogunquit.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-863-2012*On November 04, 2012, Wells Fire Department reported that a home owner had accidently dumped 3 gallons of unleaded gasoline in their backyard at 12 Emerson Drive in Wells.  I responded to the site on November 05, 2012. Nobody was home and I left a voicemail message with Jennifer Ingall. She never returned my call.  No clean-up was done by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. No contact was ever made with the property owner.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-864-2012*I was contacted by LPA Fuels reporting that they had overfilled an oil tank while making a delivery.  The oil sprayed out of the vent and onto the house and ground.  The contaminated soil was excavated and the oiled wood was removed and replaced (see attached photos).  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-865-2012*
   Monday 11/5/12: While in the vicinity I performed a routine check on the planned abandonment of this retail, motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility.
   A patch in the asphalt paving where the USTs were located indicated that the 10,000-gallon double-wall steel UST, T-4, had been removed which is registered as abandoned-by-removal on 11/23/2010.  USTs T-1 thru T-3 were removed in 1989.  Spill report P-270-86 indicates that a 1000-gallon gasoline UST owned by Rowell & Watson Oil Company had been removed in 1986.  Oddly, the motor fuels dispenser island appeared not to have been removed but was wrapped in a blue tarp.

   Within a shed-like building behind the UST area, I noted from a distance, one or two petroleum aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) of 500 to 1000-gallon in volume.  These ASTs may be replacements for the UST removed.  I did not find these ASTs registered with the Maine Fire Marshal's Office so referred the AST facility for MDEP inspection.

   The facility is a repair garage and gas station located in a rural residential and commercial area.  The location is served by private water wells, is located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and is located within a wellhead protection area of two public water wells.

    I noted no report of discharges reported during the recent facility abandonment.  Acadia Environmental is listed as having performed the UST closure assessment in 2010.  No UST closure assessments were required during facility removals in 1986 and 1989.  There is no further MDEP Response action planned at this time.

S Brezinski
P-866-2012*
11/5/12: While in the vicinity I noted that this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility was out-of-service and the store closed.  The building was marked for sale or lease though The Patterson Co. LLC.  There are two USTs onsite, a 6000-gallon and a 4000-gallon capacity, with one dispenser island.  I did not have time to check to insure the out of service tanks were emptied and locked.  I notified Maine DEP compliance and license staff of the facility being out-of-service.  (This facility is not to be confused with Heath's East Village Variety a mile or more away in East Waterboro.)

The facility is located in a rural commercial area across a Hannaford's store and Gorham Savings Bank.  The west part of the property overlies a significant sand & gravel aquifer.
P-867-2012*
Notification of discharge of non-PCB transformer oil to the paved road from Pole 91 mounted transformer during Hurricane Sandy.

11/5/12: I responded and checked the site while Fairpoint was replacing the old broken utility pole.  The discharge to the pavement appeared satisfactorily cleaned up leaving only a stain on the pavement.  The location is at the intersection of Route 112 and Wendy Way, is dense, sub-urban residential use, and is served by municipal water.
P-868-2012*
  Notification of transformer oil discharge from Pole 504.1 mounted transformer that came down during Hurricane Sandy.  On 11/5/12, I visited the site and found no evidence of a discharge or of a clean-up.  Parts of the broken utility pole remained.  The pole was actually located along the driveway for a residence of 533 Buxton Road.  CMP's Oil Spill Report also confirmed that no oil discharge was found; the initial report of a discharge appears to have been mistaken.
   The location is rural residential use.
P-869-2012*
   Notification and clean-up of non-PCB transformer oil discharge associated with Hurricane Sandy storm damage.  Site inspection on 11/5/12 found the damaged pole and transformer replaced but the oil discharge to the soil next to the road not yet removed.  On 11/16/12, I called Mr. Mirabile with CMP and he stated that the discharge was cleaned up on 11/6/12.

   The location is within a rural residential area of Lake Arrowhead development with a forested wetland located on the other side of Moon Circle, a gravel road.  No further Maine DEP Response division actions recommended at this time.
P-870-2012*November 05, 2012, I received a phone call from Ralph Hopkins of Cash Energy. Mr. Hopkins was reporting a fuel spill from a delivery truck at 7 Mackenzie Lane in Falmouth.

I responded to the site and met with the property owner Beth Uminski. Ms. Uminski and I walked her driveway and identified that the drips from the oil delivery truck went out her driveway and onto the highway outside her property.

I notified Mr. Hopkins of these findings and that the clean-up on the driveway would need to be dealt with again. Mr. Hopkins agreed and Cash Energy returned the next day to address the clean-up.

I was satisfied with the second clean-up attempt.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Response action required.
P-871-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had an oil leak in their basement.  The technician reported that the nozzle on the burner was leaking.  About a cup of oil leaked out onto the cement basement floor.  Downeast cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-872-2012*I was contacted by Chris Guessman of Pan Am Railways reporting that a pulp truck being used to move railroad ties had blown a hydraulic hose and spilled about 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the gravel next to the rails at the Greeley Crossing.  The contaminated soil was excavated and containerized to be shipped to Pan Am's Waterville yard to await disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-874-2012*
On 11/6/12, notice received from Waste Management Company (WM) about a small discharge of hydraulic oil to the roadway from one of their trash truck's compactors.  The spill was reported as cleaned up by WM.   The spill area is suburban residential use.  No discharge was  reported to have reached storm drain or surface water.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-875-2012*After completing delivery to this property, the scully nozzle opened and discharged oil to the driveway.  Heutz Oil Company staff were called to assist the driver with cleanup.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) was called and made aware of the spill.  Upon arrival, I found the spill being attended to.  The actual amount of spilled oil was not immediately known.

The area is urban and served by public water and sewer.  There did not appear to be any problems within the building.  Based on the situation observed MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
P-876-2012*
On 11/1/12, Downeast Energy (DEE) reported discovery of a 1/2-cup leak of #2 oil from this residential, basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank.  It appears that the leak was due to pipe fittings and DEE reported that they took the fill and vent piping apart and re-doped the pipes during reassembly.  The leak was to the concrete floor and reported cleaned up by DEE.  The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-878-2012*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer causing the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of non PCB mineral oil.  Product collected on puddles and was transported along a rutted gravel roadway by falling rain, impacting various areas as waters receded.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil due to private drinking water wells within proximity.  Dye shake tests were used to guide the soil removal which identified approximately 14 yards of material for disposal with contamination ranging in depth from inches to one foot below grade.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report for specifics.
P-879-2012*Storm damage downed an eletrical transformer discharging approximately one half gallon of mineral oil.  Product impacted brush and leaves below the transformer which was recovered with hand tools by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel. See attached CMP Spill Report.
B-496-2012*On 9/27/12, I received report from the Maine Air National Guard of a 5 gallon spill to the tarmac from an aircraft venting.  The spilled product was recovered using oil absorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-497-2012*At 1405 hours, on 9/27/12, Mrs. Sue Pare of Hammond Lumber Company reported a 1 pint or less spill of hydraulic oil from a spider lift at their Hammond Lumber store in Bangor.  An hydraulic hose on the spider lift failed allowing hydraulic oil to leak onto the paved parking lot. Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose was replaced.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-498-2012*Marsh sheen reported.  No further action by Response Services expected.
B-499-2012*At 1549 hours on 9/27/12, Mrs. Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (Bangor Hydro), reported a 3-5 gallon spill of non-polychlorinated biphenyl dielectric oil from a transformer near 42 Greenwood Avenue in Brewer.  It appears that the transformer was damaged during the storm a day or so ago.  A burned area with a hole was noticed towards the top of the transformer which allowed oil to be sprayed out onto the ground and street.  The connector wire appears to have burned the hole into the side of the transformer.  A small amount appeared to have entered the catch basin near the base of the pole.  The water level in the catch basin was lower than the discharge pipe.  Sorbents were used to soak up the oil in the catch basin.

Mrs. Spear and I checked 6 or 7 additional catch basins for signs of oil, but nothing was observed.   Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Bangor Hydro to remove contaminated soil and to wash the impacted pavement. Visibly contaminated soil plus a one-foot buffer was removed.  First speedi-dry was spread on the impacted pavement and then swept up.  The pavement was then washed and rinsed twice by Clean Harbors.

The excavated area was repaired with loam and seed on 10/5/12.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
B-500-2012*On 9/28/12, Gene Caron, of Prentiss and Carlisle (P&C), called to report a logging truck accident the night before on P&C land in TB R10. The spill occurred when two trucks collided while passing each other on a narrow logging road and resulted in roughly 80 gallons of diesel being spilled from one of the truck's saddle tanks. The fuel was mainly spilled in the roadway itself, but some fuel migrated to a nearby ditch. A logging crew from a nearby timber harvest operation was available to excavate contaminated soil from the roadway and ditch. In all 6.16 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-501-2012*On 9/28/12, Bucksport Public Safety reported a trail of diesel fuel along Town Farm Road.  The trail lead to an A&M truck that had developed a fuel line leak due a faulty petcock valve.  Some sand was deployed in the road way, but was not recoverable.  Vehicle traffic would pulverize the Speedi-Dri thus dissipating the spilled oil.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-502-2012*At 1303 hours, on 9/27/12, a representative from Scotts Company, reported a 20-25 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a blown hose on a front end loader.  The oil leaked onto pavement.  Speedi-dry and sorbents were used to soak up the spilled oil.  The hose on the front end loader was replaced.   The oil did not flow off of the pavement.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-503-2012*On 9/28/12, Bill Leeman, of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE), called to report a 3 gallon spill at the entered location. The spill was the result of a car/pole accident and resulted in approximately 3 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl oil being spilled to pavement and grass. BHE personnel used sorbent to remove product from pavement and removed some contaminated grass. All materials were disposed of properly at Juniper Ridge Landfill. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
B-504-2012*On 9/30/12, Ester Twomey, of the U.S. Coast Guard called to report a grounding of the tank vessel Noreaster while docked at the Sprague terminal in Searsport. The Noreaster was carrying both gasoline and diesel fuel. It is routine procedure to not preemptively boom vessels that contain gasoline for safety reasons. The reason for the grounding is somewhat unclear. The Noreaster draws 38 feet of water when loaded and Sprague states their dockage has a 35 foot capacity at low tide. Typically, when a vessel is scheduled to unload it is timed in such a way as to avoid having a fully loaded tanker tied to the dock at low tide. For some reason, this did not happen on this occasion. In my estimation, the Captain of the Noreaster judged he had enough time to dock, have samples taken and analyzed, and offload enough product to raise the vessel before grounding due to the low tide. This clearly did not happen.

The grounding was a "soft" grounding. Sprague personnel indicated the bottom type to be mostly mud. No accidental discharge of oil was reported at any time. Level indicators on the Noreaster gave no indication that anything was leaking in or out of all tanks. When it was safe to do so, a diver was brought in to look for any damage to the hull. Thomas Smith and I boarded the vessel with the Coast Guard to make sure the State's interests were being considered. After the vessel was deemed safe by the appropriate authorities, it was released from the terminal. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-505-2012*On 9.30.12, Robin Faulkner, of Verso Paper Company, in Bucksport, reported the discharge of 20 gallons of # 6 oil to earthen containment in a pump house.  The cause of the spill was due to a mechanical failure on the pump.  Oil sprayed out and collected in the secondary containment.  There was approximately 2 inches of product in the containment.  The oil was pumped out and saw dust was put down on the oil that sprayed out onto the ground.  The saw dust was burned in a licensed boiler at their facility.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-506-2012*On 9.30.12, Barbara Lemerick, from Lincoln Paper and Tissue, reported the discharge of 100 gallons of #6 fuel oil.  The cause of the discharge was a mechanical failure/loose fitting on the oil pump to the # 2 recovery boiler.  The mill was in the process of starting up after their annual maintenance outage, and when the boiler was fired up, oil began to spray out around the pump set.  Most of the oil was contained within the pumps secondary containment but some sprayed out onto the concrete floor of the building and on the wall.  Sorbent pads and boom were placed on the floor to keep the oil from migrating.  PSC was contracted to vacuum the oil from the containment area and the floor.  They also assisted in cleaned the walls and piping.  The oil that was vacuumed up was mixed with saw dust and burned in the # 8 bio mass boiler along with the used pads and boom.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-914-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Thursday 11/15/12: Randy Hughes reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) evidence of a discharge while excavating around product piping at the Portland Pipe Line Corp. (PPL) tank farm off Hill Street.  Free product black oil was reported atop groundwater.  I notified MDEP Terminal Inspector Rick Kaselis and scheduled a site visit and assessment the following morning.  See the Response Spill Map for the discharge location on the property.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   The PPL facility is a Maine licensed terminal and tank farm (Li #305 and #306) located in a sub-urban residential and commercial area of South Portland several miles inland of the PPL pier (see location map).  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service and is not located over a mapped aquifer.  Except for consumptive-use heating oil and motor fuels the facility handles crude oil.  The underground product piping is not required to be registered under the underground storage tank rules.
   Friday 11/16/12: Onsite with Rick Kaselis and David McCaskill of MDEP we were shown the area of contamination by Mr. Hughes.  A PPL contractor was excavating around valves for the 18" and 20" oil feeder lines to install manways around the valves (see photos).  Intermittent blobs and swirls of black oil covered perhaps 10% to 20% of the exposed groundwater (gw).  The oil on the groundwater did not readily return after being picked up with sorbent pads.
   Soil around the piping appeared to be Presumpscot silt/clay with groundwater about 2' below grade.  The soil type did not appear to readily hold oil in saturation allowing the oil float onto the water table.  We noted no evidence of active leaks or perforations in the piping.  Knowing the 50+ year age of the facility and tightness of the soil to product migration we judged it is probable that the discharge is not recent, possibly years old.
    Knowing a lack of sensitive receptors and that no product was found to be leaving the site, the discharge was assessed to be a 5.2.1.4 Tier 2 Construction/Excavation Worker clean-up scenario.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   11/16/12: Required mitigation was that free product oil was to be collected off the gw prior to backfilling and a monitoring/recovery well was to be installed within the manway.  Soil that could not be reused onsite back in the excavation was to be disposed of offsite at a licensed facility.  I issued a oil spill debris letter to PPL and to Clean Harbors for recycling approximately 25 yards of soil at CPRC Group.

CONCLUSION
1)   Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions warrant it.  No further MDEP Response actions required at this time.  Need for long term investigation and assessment will be managed outside of MDEP Response Division.
2)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment or to imply the discharge is clean to original or pristine conditions.
3)   No direct MDEP clean-up costs were incurred and no Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund applications are expected.

S Brezinski
P-892-2012*
9/26/12: Ms. Jenkins of Jenkins Fuel called and notified about a complaint from a customer and homeowner of an oil odor at their home.  Jenkins Fuel reported they checked out the Milinski's heating-oil aboveground storage tank (AST) facility and found no problems.

I called and spoke with Susan Milinski who reported that the oil odor she complained about had been outside but now was better (did not smell any more).  Ms. Milinski reported that the past year, the summer of 2011, Higgins Oil Company (M Higgins & Son Oil Services) had caused a small oil spill at and outside of her residence.  She stated that Higgins Oil had dug up contaminated soil and things were fine at the moment.  I found no record that the discharge had been reported to Maine DEP back in 2011.

The Milinski's single family residence is located in a rural residential area served by private well water.  No further clean-up expected at this time.
A-612-2012*     A spill of an estimated five gallons of No.2 heating oil occurred during a delivery to a seasonal property. The spill was to the gravel driveway from the delivery hose on a Maritime Energy peddle truck. The property has a drilled drinking water well located about ten feet from the spill location.
     On November 20, 2012 I met with Packard's Excavation to conduct the removal of oil contaminated soils. Field screening of soil was conducted using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. Initially, all visibly impacted soils were removed and then the soils were screened using the shake tests. The total excavation was approximately 12 feet by 15 feet and to depths varying from 6 to 12 inches (see attached photos). A confirmatory laboratory soil sample was taken from the middle of the excavation and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH). The result of the VPH and EPH analysis was below the Department's guidelines for petroleum leaching to ground water. No further Response actions are expected.
A-598-2012*While performing a Phase II site assessment, oil contaminated soil was discovered at this former gasoline dispensing station.  The contamination was documented by IES Inc., and properly reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The prospective owners of the property are considering taking advantage of MDEP's Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP), so no corrective action is mandated at this time.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-600-2012*On 11/14/2012, in Winslow, Lohmann Animal Health International reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 quart spill of white mineral oil resulted from a leaking hose on a delivery truck. The oil was spilled to containment and was cleaned up by employees. No site visit was made, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-601-2012*On 11/14/2012 in Camden, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 5 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer oil was the result of a defective pad mount transformer. The transformer was mounted on a vault that had accumulated surface water, an estimated 130 gallons of oil water mix was recovered from the vault along with a half drum of contaminated soil. No further response action is expected.
A-603-2012*A small amount of heating oil was spilled due to a cracked fill pipe.  The oil ran down the pipe during a delivery and the delivery driver wiped the oil up with rags.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-604-2012*Several areas of contaminated soils were reported at the State of Maine surplus property yard in Augusta.  Several surplus vehicles had been dripping hydraulic oil and lube oil to the ground.  Surplus property staff scraped up the material with shovels and surplus property management is making progress on work practices that will help avoid leaks to the ground in the future.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-605-2012*A falling tree damaged this electrical transformer allowing an estimated 5 gallons of mineral oil to be lost to the ground.  Central Maine Power staff removed the oily soil for disposal.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-606-2012*Mary Waring contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill resulting from a failed hose on a trash compactor truck.  Cassella's driver reportedly used sorbents and hand excavation to recover oily debris.  No site visit was made, and no further action by Response is expected.
A-607-2012*A light sheen was reported in the harbor near Vinalhaven.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department inspected oil tanks in the area, and found no problems.  The sheen dissipated.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-608-2012*A saddle tank on a Pine Tree Waste Services Company truck was damaged and allowed 30 to 50 gallons of diesel to be lost to the ground.  The contaminated soil was removed by excavation and the nearby well was sampled.  The soil and water samples are attached.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-609-2012*Discharge of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil from machinery at the VERSO mill.  VERSO personell cleaned up the spilled material and disposed of the waste.

No further action by the Divisoin of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-880-2012*Storm damage downed an electrical transformer which resulted in the discharge of approximately one gallon of non PCB mineral oil.  Product impacted soil at the base of the pole which was removed by hand excavation by Central Maine Power (CMP) personnel.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
P-920-2012*A small quantity of contaminated soil was generated when a hydraulic oil and water mixture was released from the belly pan of a piece of heavy equipment.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contamination was removed via hand excavation by the generator for off site disposal. See attached Burns and McDonnell Spill Report.
I-230-2012*11/7/12 Heather Salisbury of NVT Technologies called to report a spill of 4-5 gallons of #2 Heating oil at the Secondary Inspection Garage at the US Border Custom station in Houlton.  The spill occurred due to a broken fitting and the spill was inside on a concrete floor, with some of the spilled oil reaching a floor drain in the garage.  Crew from the Border station were busy placing sorbent materials on the spilled oil and having the fitting repaired.

11/9/12 Called Heather back to check on the status of the clean-up.  She explained that they used sorbent pads and kitty litter to soak up and pick up the oil from the concrete floor.  Only a small amount of oil went into the floor drain and this was captured in the trap which was cleaned up by the maintenance crew.  All oily debris was placed in 2 poly bags for disposal with their oily debris waste stream.  The heating contractor repaired the bad fitting on the fuel line.

No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
B-509-2012*On 10/2/12 I received report from boat owner George Nelson that his small lobster boat had sunk at its mooring in West Oak Point Union River.  The boat was swamped in a storm and took on water.  Mr. Nelson had made plans to raise the vessel the next day.  He informed me that he was told by a friend that his diesel tank was not leaking and he believed the only oil spill would be from a 5 gallon Gerry can of gasoline on board that was half empty.

United States Coast Guard was able to verify that no major sheen was noticed around the vessel.

The next day the vessel was raised without incident.


no further action
B-510-2012*On October 2, 2012, Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services (Fessenden) reported contaminated soil at Six Mile Falls Store at 2354 Broadway in Bangor Maine.  Fessenden was removing old piping which wasn't removed when the underground storage tanks (UST) were removed a few years ago.   Slightly contaminated soil was encountered at the sump area.   I did not require soil removal and they continued to remove the old piping and regraded the area.  Please refer to the UST Site Assessment performed by Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services.   No further actions by Response Services are expected at this time in this matter.
B-511-2012*At 0852 hours, on 10/3/2012, Suzanne Pare, of Hammond Lumber, reported a one pint spill of diesel in their parking lot at 1087 Hammond Street.  The driver of one their delivery trucks forgot to put the fuel cap back on after fueling and so when he turned into the Hammond Lumber parking lot fuel spilled out of the truck's fuel tank.  Sorbents were used to soak up the spilled fuel.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-512-2012*On 10/2/12, I received report from Mike Dumont that his parents had noticed an oil smell in their basement.  I arrived on scene and met with Mike and his parents to confirm that there was an oil vapor in the basement, and luckily no vapors in the living quarters.

Upon further investigation I discovered a small amount of oil in the basement sump.  I used oil absorbent pads to collect the oil and installed a vapor barrier over the sump with a ventilation fan under it to remove any oil vapors to the outside of the house.  Once this was installed no oil vapors remained in the basement.  It is suspected that the old fuel supply line to the furnace, that was buried in the concrete slab, must have had a corrosion hole allowing oil to collect under the slab.  The oil then migrated with surface water runoff into the home perimeter drain and into the sump.

I referred the site to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services, allowing them to install a more permanent ventilation system.  The oil absorbent pads were swapped out a couple of more times, until the oil stopped bleeding into the sump.  The Division of Technical Serves removed the ventilation system a short time later, and no vapors continued to be a problem.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-513-2012*On 10/3/12, I received report from Bangor International Airport of an approximate one gallon of hydraulic fluid that leaked from a seal on the landing gear on an aircraft.  The leaked product was recovered from the asphalt using oil absorbent pads.  The pads were later disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-599-2012* On 11-13-2012 the DEP recieved two reports of a Waste Management garbage truck that had leaked diesel over the course of several miles. This occurred in the city of Gardiner Maine on route 27. The Fire Chief reported the incident along with Sherwood McKenny of Waste Management.
 The truck ran out of fuel. Waste Management backtracked the trail of diesel and cleaned up what they could. One catch basin was opened and no diesel was evident.
 Cleanup was successful and no site visit was made.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-493-2012*On 9.26.12, Steve Whitcome, of H O Bouchard Trucking Company, reported that a driver had pulled away from the loading rack for sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) at the Sprague Terminal and spilled 10 to 15 gallons of sodium hydroxide into the secondary containment.  The driver had failed to properly secure the dome cover through which he had just loaded his tank truck.  A crew from Sprague Terminal cleaned up the spilled product using a combination of neutralization and dilution.  The truck was cleaned and the dome cover secured.  No amount of the chemical left secondary containment.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-494-2012*On 9.26.12, Kevin Fish, of Coldbrook Energy, reported that a tank truck had lost 200 gallons after loading unleaded gasoline into it.  The cause of the spill was a missing plug that hadn't been replaced after the truck went through its annual inspection just hours before loading.  The product was caught in the containment catch basin for the loading racks.  Clean Harbors was hired to vacuum out the water and gas from the catch basin below the loading racks.  No product left secondary containment.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-495-2012*On 9.27.12, Everett Mathews, of R H Mathews, reported the discharge of 2 to 3 gallons of diesel fuel when the aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Jonesport Beals Co-Op was accidentally overfilled.  Diesel spilled onto the concrete pad and down the side of the AST.  The driver cleaned the product up with sorbent pads.  No diesel migrated off the concrete pad.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-889-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   Friday, 11/9/12: Ms. Jody Pulkkinen of C N Brown Company (CNB) reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) a discharge of 20 to 30 gallons of K1 heating oil to the ground that occurred during an overfill of a heating oil delivery (peddler) tank truck at this fuel bulk plant.

SPILL ASSESSMENT
   The facility is a commercial, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) bulk plant facility located in a rural, commercial and residential area off the south side of Sanford Road (Rt 202).  The area is served by private water wells.  The facility consists of 30,000-gallon and 10,000-gallon double-wall jacketed USTs for #2 and for K1 oil respectively, installed in 1998.  There is also a 500-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) for Actane fuel additive.
   As this discharge was also within the wellhead protection area for the CMP Alfred Service Center I later referred this case to MDEP geologist Brad Hahn for evaluation and final closure.
   Onsite I met with Sanford Fire Department (SFD) and CNB staff.  The driver explained that there appeared to have been a meter malfunction on the loading rack and he estimated about 50-gallons overfilled with about 15 gallons still within the spill-box around the hatch domes atop the track (see photos).  The discharge flowed down the truck side to the concrete pad and the compacted gravel lot then NW toward the gate.  Excavation of the oiled soil was assessed to be needing excavation and offsite disposal.
   Discharge clean-up was performed under MRSA 38 Oil Discharge Prevention & Pollution Control statute under a 4.1 Drinking Water/Groundwater Protection Guideline.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
    11/9/12: SFD applied sorbent pads to the spill but not able to recover much.  CNB had Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) respond for clean-up.  Fuel caught in the tank truck's spill box was pumped by MDEP to 5-gallon drums for offsite disposal by EPI.  EPI took sorbent pads for disposal and I requested replace SFD pads.
    EPI excavated oiled soil for recycling at CPRC Group under an MDEP Oil Spill Debris letter while MDEP screened soil with a Ion Science PhotoIonization Detector (PID).  Representative bag headspace sample results for soil not removed were: 48-ppm for SS-1, 10" below grade.  Soil sample SS-2, @ 8" bg near the loading rack, was analyzed by Oil In Soil colorimetric test and was negative for detectable petroleum.  Due to the compactness of the soil and promptness of the response action the oil was not found to have migrated deep into the soil.

1.   At this time no further MDEP Response Division actions are planned.  Oil contaminated media is understood to remain though is below the site's clean-up action level, and shall be properly managed if disturbed or if site conditions change.
2.   This report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment, or to imply the site is remediated to original or pristine conditions.
3.   At this time no environmental site assessment was required of CNB by MDEP Response or Technical Services Divisions, and no back-up lab samples were required.

S Brezinski
P-845-2012*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence. The oil was released from the tank due to tank corrosion. The released oil was discharged into a sump hole in the basement floor. Sorbents were used to collect oil from the groundwater observed in the sump hole. An air extraction system was installed over the sump hole to remove oil vapors . It was determined that groundwater sustained little to no impact and no further recovery or treatment methods were needed.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected at this time.  The site was referred to the Division of Technical Services for monitoring.
B-523-2012*On 10/14/2012 Waldo County regional communications center (RCC) called to report an oil spill in the basement at the entered location. The spill occurred because the homeowners accidentally damaged the filter assembly with a piece of firewood. The spill resulted in approximately 40 gallons of #2 oil being spilled over a significant area of concrete floor. Several internal walls were impacted with oil and a significant amount of oiled materials in the basement had to be removed and disposed of. The damaged filter was repaired the night of the spill by a licensed oil burner technician. In addition, I hired Clean Harbors to remove contaminated materials and clean up free product on the floor. The following day I Hired Clean Harbors to return with a pressure washer and thoroughly clean the floor. I hired other contractors to remove contaminated structural material and to replace them. I installed a ventilation fan later on to control any lingering oil vapors. I used suma canisters to sample the indoor air quality on two occasions the results of which are attached. With the oil vapors in the living space under control. I expect no further Response action.
P-919-2012*A truck blew a hydraulic line which resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of hydraulic fluid to a paved parking lot.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is required at this time in this matter.
A-610-2012* Downeast Energy reported a fuel oil release at a rental home in the town of Gardiner. This home is located at 62 Lincoln Avenue and is owned by John Shaw. The technician from Downeast Energy repaired the flare fitting and cleaned up the spilled fuel oil from the basement floor. I made a site visit several days later and there were no odor issues. I tried contacting the owner, however the phone number was no longer in service.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-234-2012*11/20/11 Received a faxed spill report from Mark Stiles, Environmental Manager for Louisiana Pacific Corp regarding a spill of 15 gallons of Thermal oil from there plants Central Heating unit.  Spill has been contained and soaked up with wood fines and bark.  This sorbent material will be used in the heating system's fuel system.  No action is required by Response Services
B-528-2012*On October 17 2012, Dead River Company reported a 1 gallon spill at the Brewer Irving, at 400 South Main Street in Brewer.  A small corrosion hole in their above ground storage tank (AST) caused a small amount of oil to leak out onto concrete.  Dead River Company soaked up the spilled oil with sorbents.  They disposed of the sorbents also.  The #2 fuel was pumped out of the tank into a temporary tank until a new tank is installed.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-529-2012*On 10/17/12, I received report from Brewer Public Works Department of a five gallon hydraulic fluid spill at a construction site.  One of the schools in the town was being demolished and a piece of steel damaged an hydraulic hose on an excavator causing a leak.  The spilled product was absorbed in the insulation from the demolition job.  The waste was hauled away to the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.

B-530-2012*At 1630, on 10/16/12, Dead River Company reported a 5 gallon spill along South Brewer Drive due to the driver hitting the nozzle on the truck opening the nozzle for a second, spraying oil onto the road.  Oil sprayed over approximately a 15 foot area on the road.  Dead River used pads and speedi-dry (sorbents) to soak up the oil.  They disposed of the sorbents.   No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-531-2012*On 10/18/12, I was travelling on the Stagecoach Road in Atkinson, when I came upon a five gallon can of gasoline in the road way.  The can must have fallen out of someone's truck onto the road.  The container was half full of product and the rest was on the road.  I used some sorbent pads to recover the spilled product.  All waste was disposed of properly.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-931-2012*DEP received notification of leaky fitting on a flex bucket truck which released approximately 1 cup of hydraulic oil onto ground.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-909-2012*I was contacted by the US Coast Guard reporting that they had received a report of an oil tank floating in Fore River near buoy #3 off Turner Island.  The Coast Guard has one of its patrol boats inspect the area and they were unable to find the tank or any sign of an oil leak.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-910-2012*I was contacted by Logan Oil Company reporting that while delivering oil one of their drivers had overfilled the oil tank at 199 Harding Bridge Road in Gorham.  The excess oil sprayed out of the tank's vent pipe.  The driver used sorbent material and dug up a little bit of soil to clean up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-911-2012*I was contacted by the Westbrook Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 24 Bridgton Road in Westbrook.  The accident caused some engine oil to spill onto the roadway.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved surface and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-918-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers' oil tank had leaked.  The homeowner had a new oil tank installed in her basement by Neil's Heating.  She ordered oil from Downeast Energy to fill the new tank.  Downeast has a policy that the homeowner has to be present and standing by the tank when they fill it for the first time.  When Downeast started to fill the tank the homeowner yelled for them to stop because oil was spraying out of the gauge on top of the tank.  Further investigation revealed that When Neil's installed the tank they put the Scully (fill) on the vent pipe so the oil was trying to flow backwards through the whistle and the excess pressure caused the oil to spray out of the sight glass on the gauge.  Although a very small amount of oil was spilled it sprayed out under pressure and all over several bookshelves full of books adjacent to the tank (see photos).  A small amount of oil also ended up on the tank and the concrete basement floor.  Downeast Energy wiped down the tank and floor and the homeowner chose to go through the books to determine what was damaged.  I contacted Neil's Heating and they came over and put down speedy dry on the stained concrete floor and replumbed the fill and vent pipes.  I installed my Ram fan in a basement window to help with odor issues.  The homeowner took some time going through the books and removing the source of the odors.  Once that was done I returned and removed my fan.  At that time they reported that they were all set.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-933-2012*I was contacted by the Wells Police Department reporting that the Fire Department had responded to a car that caught fire in the driveway at 52 Hardy's Bluff Road.  The fire consumed most of the automotive fluids but they wanted to report it just in case.  Some sorbent material was put down on the pavement.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-934-2012*I was contacted by Webber Energy reporting that while making a delivery to a residence a small amount of oil was spilled in the driveway.  Apparently the driver was in training and after he made the delivery and was winding up the hose about a half a gallon of oil came out of it onto the driveway and a little on the grass.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the paved surface and a little bit of grass was peeled back to finish the clean up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-935-2012*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had overfilled the oil tank at the Wells Beach Resort while making a delivery.  The excess oil sprayed out the vent pipe and onto the paved parking lot.  The owner was present and went inside to confirm the tank wasn't leaking.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-620-2012*On December 1, 2012, at 1601 hours, the State Police reported a spill at 25 Cemetery Road in Stonington.  The house is owned by Dave and Tanya Taylor of Sunset. Vandals had cut the supply line from the 275 gallon above ground storage tank sometime during Friday night.  According to the tenant, at this residence, the tank was full prior to the vandal(s) cutting the supply line.  It is assumed that 250 gallons leaked out of the tank.  A local plumber fixed the cut supply line and removed approximately 35 gallons of oil and water from the basement.  Oil appeared to have migrated very quickly into the root cellar of the residence, causing vapors in the house.  The foundation is stone and cinder block.  Bedrock is encountered at approximately 4-6 feet below the ground level.  The soils are sandy gravel.  The dug well, which supplies water to this residence, is located approximately 40 feet from the spill, and the neighbors dug well is approximately 70 feet from the spill.

On 12/1/12, I talked to the sheriff and confirmed that he was looking into vandalism of the tank at this residence.  I met with the owners and tenant and discussed work which should be performed and they all agreed to the plan.
I padded up as much of the oil in the basement as possible.  I checked the residence for vapors.  Photoionization Detector (PID) read approximately 2.5 parts per million (ppm).  Smoking was occurring in the house also.  I installed a 6 mil polyethylene vapor barrier along the ceiling of the root cellar.  I contacted Clean Harbors and set up for them to be at this residence in the morning with their vacuum truck.

On 12/2/12, Clean Harbors removed contaminated soil from the basement, excavated a test pit next to the 275 gallon tank, and excavated contaminated soil from where the sump pump had discharged oil and water from the basement.  I installed more 6 mil polyethylene along the floor, and also inserted a fan to draw vapors from beneath this polyethylene.  Absorbent pads were replaced a couple times in the basement.  A bunch of absorbent pads were left all along the bedrock floor.  The root cellar was around 1 ppm with the PID.

Paul Higgins collected drinking water samples a couple days later from this residence and the neighbor's well.  Periodic checks occurred to replace pads in the root cellar and check on the site.

On 7/12/2013, I hired Allen's Environmental to excavate another 3.66 tons of material from the back of the property where oil had surfaced.

On 6/26/14, I hired clean Harbors to remove some additional soil from underneath the 275 gallon fuel tank.  The new owner of the property has switched to propane.  I also had Clean Harbors pressure wash the basement since there was oil residue on the rocks.

On 6/27/2014, it appeared that the soil around the outside tank was saturated with oil again.  I hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-635-2012*On 12/13/12, Gene Weldon, of Lane Construction, called to report a 30 gallons hydraulic oil spill due to a leaking hydraulic hose on a piece of heavy equipment. Lane personnel used sand to absorb free product on the frozen gravel ground where the machine was parked overnight. Some additional contaminated gravel was excavated from the site. All contaminated soils were disposed of by Lane in their batch plant. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-979-2012*On 12/14/12 I received a call from Kurt Muller reporting a leaking above ground storage tank at a client's residence in Portland.  Mr. Muller had been called to the residence the previous evening for the leaking tank.  He was able to stop the leak with a magnet patch.  The tank was being replaced as we spoke and the spill cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
I-246-2012*At 0622 hours on December 14, 2012, I received a call from Public Safety regarding a spill being called in from Huber Engineered Woods in Easton, Maine.  Information from Public Safety was that Gabe Haines from Huber called to report that an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a log truck when a hydraulic hose broke. The spill occurred in the facility's log yard on the snow and ice.  The truck is owned by Vaillancourt Logging.  Allen's Environmental Services was called to assist Huber staff with the clean-up.  The oily debris was bulked up with wood fines and placed in the hog fuel staging area for burning in the plant's biomass boiler per license conditions. No further action by DEP response is needed at this time.
I-247-2012*At 2120 hours on December 14, 2012, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton regarding a spill of heating oil at a single family residence in Frenchville, Maine.  At 2122 hours, I contacted the homeowner regarding the spill and was told that the Frenchville Fire Department was arriving and responding to the spill; a technician from Daigle Oil Company was also on the way.  I was put on the phone with the Fire Chief and he said he did not need any assistance at that time.  I spoke to the homeowner and said I would follow up the next morning.

At 0945 hours on December 15, 2012, I left home for Frenchville.  When I arrived at the residence and went in the house, I could smell fuel oil upstairs.  In the basement I found that the Fire Department had done an excellent job cleaning up the spilled product.  Only a very small amount of fuel oil was on some fire wood and a small amount of oil was in the floor drain.  The majority of the odor was coming from some concrete blocks located under the well pump and pressure tank.  I installed a fan on a floor beam above the well pump and removed the small amount of oil in the floor drain with an absorbent pad.  By flushing the toilet upstairs, I was able to determine that the floor drain was hooked up to the home's septic system, only a trace amount of oil made it to the septic tank.  The copper water pipe coming from the water pump was slightly leaking, so I advised the homeowner to contact a plumber to repair the pipe and to replace the saturated concrete blocks during the repair.  This, along with burning any wood that had oil on it and cleaning the concrete floor, should eliminate the odor issue.  I took all associated absorbent material and saturated materials (small amount of trash in a small cardboard box) for disposal at a local landfill.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time
P-941-2012*Discharge resulted when the duct tape used as a cap on the end of the copper supply line failed releasing at least 20 gallons of #2 fuel oil onto the floor inside the business, even though the fire-o-matic had been closed.  I met with Marc Duca, Branch Manager, whom stated that his company had recently purchased the property and was unaware the aboveground storage tank (AST) still contained oil.  The property was heated with propane, so the AST was no longer required and for unknown reasons had not been removed.

ServPro was contacted to undertake the clean-up where carpeting and wallboard required removal, in addition to washing the concrete floor.  The clean-up was satisfactory.  No further action required.
B-619-2012*A tractor trailer accident occurred along an icy treacherous stretch of the New Portland road in Embden. The tractor, owned by L. Breton Company, of Marbleton, Quebec, veered off of the road and struck a tree prior to resting on its side in a grassy field. The tractor trailer was carrying approximately 30 tons of calcium quicklime that was being transported to Madison Paper. The dome covers were compromised and an estimated 500 - 1000 pounds of product was lost onto the ground. The Embden Fire Department initially responded and reported the saddle tanks were empty estimating an additional 50-100 gallons of diesel fuel was lost. No private drinking water wells were located near the release, but the Carrabassett River was less than 200 feet away.

On December 2, 2012, I met with the Embden Fire Chief, State Police commercial vehicle inspector, and the representative for L. Breton. It was decided to offload the lime from the trailer prior to attempting to right the vehicle. To do this Central Maine Disposal (CMD) and Walker Industrial were called to use a vactor to remove the product and then load it into roll-off containers. Once offloaded the truck was righted and removed. The calcium quicklime was able to be re-used beneficially for agriculture and was taken to a farm in Fairfield.

On December 7, 2012, I met with CMD to complete the clean-up. An excavator was used to remove debris and some areas still containing heavy amounts of lime. Also, we used the excavator to dig test pits around the accident location to find any spilled diesel. None was found. One additional roll-off of lime and soil was removed and one roll-off of accident debris consisting of truck parts, brush, and trees. The accident area was then reconstructed. No further actions by Response Services are anticipated at this time.
P-936-2012*November 30, 2012, Pam Vandenbussche of Hartmann Oil reported an oil spill at 132 State Road in Kittery.

I responded to the site and met with home owners, Nick and Joy Gopil. It was explained to me by the Gopil's that the AST (above ground storage tank) had been removed but the fill and vent pipe remained. They had ordered propane on November 20, 2012 from Hartmann Oil to be delivered to their home. Hartmann Oil accidently ordered a ticket for oil, and the driver pumped approximately 8.60 gallons of #2 oil into the basement.

At that time, the spill was not reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The spill was not reported until November 30, 2012.

December 06, 2012, I met with the Gopil's and Eriksen Phenix of Ransom Environmental Consultants, Inc. At that time, clean up by Hartmann Oil was discussed. The site was then referred to Don White of Technical Services with the DEP.

No further DEP Response action required.

Please refer analytical questions to:
Eriksen P. Phenix
Ransom Environmental Consultants, Inc.
400 Commercial Street, Suite 404
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 772-2891
P-937-2012*December 03, 2012, Dead River Oil Company reported a leaking filter on an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) at 3 Harolds Lane in South Freeport.

Dead River fixed the leaking filter and removed and disposed of a throw rug that was under the filter and absorbed the majority of the oil.

I spoke to the home owner, Mrs. Geredin. She was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the leak.

No further Response action required.
P-945-2012*December 03, 2012, Shawn Mitchell of Cianbro Corp. reported a spill of half a gallon of engine oil at their 60 Cassidy Point Drive property in Portland.

Mr. Mitchell explained that a 5 gallon bucket with used engine oil in it was accidently kicked over. Oily dirt was removed and sorbent pads were applied to the surface.

Clean Harbors disposed of the waste.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Response action required.
B-554-2012*On 11/1/12, I received report of a broken hydraulic hose fitting on a crane on the Gravel Pit Road, Millinocket.  Most of the spilled product was collected in a void space on the crane, allowing it to be recovered using sorbent pads.  What was not collected with the pads dripped onto the ground.  That soil was scooped up and all of the waste was disposed of at the landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-555-2012*On 11/2/12, I received report from Lane Construction that one of their live bottom trailer dumps suffered an hydraulic line failure.  Approximately ten gallons of product was spilled to the ground.  This contaminated soil was excavated and processed on site at their batch plant.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-556-2012*On 11/2/12, I received report from Amy Porter of Cheap Oil that there was an oil spill at a land lease community at 681 Main Road North, Hampden.  The property management company was refurbishing mobile homes around the park for new tenants moving in.  The foreman in charge of this project called for a 50 gallon drop of kerosene into the oil tank at lot 17.

Cheap Oil arrived on scene to make the drop of oil and pumped the 50 gallons of product into the tank.  The oil delivery driver was not aware that the oil filter and associated piping was removed from the tank.  With these critical pieces missing the oil ran directly onto the ground, next to a stream.

The property manager smelled the oil and discovered what had happened.  He then called Cheap Oil and advised them on the mishap.  Cheap Oil contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection immediately.  I arrived on scene, discussed the mishap with both representatives, J.R., of Cheap Oil, and Don, of RLE Management, and called for Gardner Construction.

Luckily, Gardner Construction was on scene within an hour and excavation commenced.  The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at the landfill.  Clean backfill was put in its place and no impact to the stream.  Both parties involved agreed to split the cost of the remediation effort.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-558-2012*On 12.26.12,  Clean Harbors reported an approximate three gallon waste oil spill at the entered location.  Pumping waste oil from the Lady Kristina, a vacuum truck hose was inadvertently unattached and discharged its contents on the ground.  The oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads and entered into Clean Harbors waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-559-2012*On 11/6/2012, Gary Munson, caretaker for the entered location, called to report a small overfill due to a partially clogged vent whistle. Mr. Munson removed approximately 50 pounds of contaminated soil from the outdoor tank site and disposed of it properly. No resources are at risk and the clogged whistle was fixed. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-560-2012*On 11/5/12, Wally Ayer, of Dead River Company, called to report a small spill resulting from a leaking filter gasket at the entered location. Roughly 8 ounces of product was spilled to the concrete floor and cleaned up by Dead River personnel using sorbent materials. All contaminated materials were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-561-2012*On 11/6/12, Randy Gardner called to report a blown hydraulic hose on an excavator at the entered location. The excavator was approximately 100 feet from the Penobscot River at the time of the incident. Gardner personnel repaired the hose and then excavated approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil from the site and disposed of it at Juniper Ridge Landfill. I visited the site to determine the extent of the incident and am reasonably sure the river is not at risk. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-562-2012*On 11.6.12,  Dead River Company reported a less than one gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  A 275 gallon outside, supply tank was overfilled and discharged through the vent.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbent pads and the waste entered into Dead River waste stream.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-563-2012*On November 6, 2012, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported an estimated three gallon spill at Old Olemon Industries, Susep Lane, Indian Island.  Bangor Hydro personnel removed the pad mount transformer and excavated approximately 150 pounds of contaminated soil.  The soil was disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Response Services is expected at this time.
B-564-2012*On 11/8/12, John Backus called to report a spill at Caravel Middle School. Apparently, the plow truck that was removing snow from the previous night had suffered a failed gasket on a fuel filter causing a slow leak. The driver of the truck went about his plow route not realizing what was happening and resulting in what I estimate to be 5 gallons of diesel fuel being spread out over the entire parking lot. When I arrived, a rainbow sheen was spread over roughly 2 acres of parking lot and there was a slight diesel odor in the air. No recovery was possible due to the nature of the spill. I advised school staff that the oil odor would quickly dissipate and that there was no risk to the students. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-565-2012*On 11.9.12, Paul Cerreta reported the discharge of less than 1 gallon of hydraulic oil from a valve failure on a bucket truck.  The truck was working on the Central Maine Power Company power line off of Route 15 in Bucksport when it suffered the mechanical failure and the oil spilled.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbent pads and 2.05 tons of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-566-2012*On 11.8.12,  Dead River Company reported an estimated 2 gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The spill was the result of a corroded 275 gallon capacity supply tank at the seam.  The spill impacted a concrete floor in the homeowner's basement.  Dead River used sorbents to clean up the spill, pumped out the damaged tank into a temporary tank, and a replacement is scheduled.  Dead River advises that the homeowner is OK with the situation.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection has not received any additional complaints as of 12.20.12.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-567-2012*On 11.9.12,  Dead River Company (DR) technician, D J Pike, reported a leaking 275 gallon capacity oil supply tank at the entered location and requested Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) respond with a temporary tank.  Upon arrival, I observed the leaking tank.  A magnet patch had been put on the corroded hole, but oil continued to drip from the supply tank.  The tank was still about 1/8 full.  We moved the tank, and I deployed Speedi-Dri to the stained concrete basement floor.  I met with the homeowner and gave him an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) Fund application.  The unspilled oil was transferred to a DR skid tank.  The MDEP temporary supply tank was filled and connected to the heating appliance by DR technicians.  I removed two bags of sorbent material waste for MDEP sorbent disposal at Mid-Maine Waste, Auburn, ME.

The Speedi-Dri did a satisfactory job cleaning up the oil and removing odors.  The area was later inspected by Responder Andi Lasselle and myself at a later date.  No additional clean-up was required.  It appeared a small amount of oil got into a crack between the floor and wall and is unrecoverable.  No additional complaints have been received.  A new tank was installed under the MDEP tank replacement program.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-568-2012*On 4.12.12,  the United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported an oil sheen in Moosabec Reach near the Beal's Bridge.  The source of the discharge was unknown and was observed migrating with the outgoing tide.  Contact with the USCG indicated that no recovery was feasible and the sheen appeared to be dissipating on its own.  No additional complaints received.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-569-2012*On 10.22.12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received an anonymous report of two 55 gallon drums on the Castine Road in Castine.  The drums were picked up and delivered to EPI, in Auburn, ME for screening and disposal.  The drums were identified as waste gasoline.  No leak was observed.

MDEP to pay for disposal as mystery.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-570-2012*On 12.28.12,  Hammond Lumber Company reported a half gallon spill of motor oil from one of their delivery trucks.  Apparently, a gasket or seal failed, causing the leak.  The spill was observed quickly and Speedi-Dri deployed to clean it up.  The truck was scheduled for repair to fix the leak.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-574-2012*At 1115 hours, on 11/13/12, James Moffett, of the Baileyville Wastewater Treatment plant reported a less than a gallon spill of #2 fuel oil due to an overfill of their 275 gallon above ground storage tank at their plant.  The spill occurred on October 1, 2012.  Sorbents were used to wipe down the tank and soak up any free oil off of the pavement.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-575-2012*At 0945 hours, on 11/14/12, Pan Am Railways reported a 0.25 gallon spill of lube oil from the containment tank overfilling and leaking onto the locomotive and ground.   They used sorbents to wipe down the train and excavated a small amount of contaminated ballast for disposal.  The spill occurred on the railroad tracks near the grain mill and heading towards Agway.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-577-2012*On 11.14.12, Jodi Beaulier, of Bangor International Airport, reported the discharge of 9 gallons of Jet A fuel from an aircraft when the fuel valve of the aircraft failed to shut off.  The fuel spilled onto the tarmac and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-578-2012*On 11.14.12, Mike Curry reported an accidental overfill of 1 and a half quarts of # 2 fuel oil.  The oil burped out the fill pipe when the driver disconnected.  The tank was checked inside to make sure that oil had not leaked out of the fill or vent pipe fittings.  The oil that spilled onto the pavement was cleaned up with oil pads and disposed of by the oil company.  No further action by Response Services is necessary at this time.
B-579-2012*At 1300 hours, on 11/15/12, Greg Marquis, of Marquis Heating, reported a small spill at 3 Erin Place in Orono.   It was reported that the inside above ground storage tank was weeping onto the concrete floor at this residence.  Upon arrival, I found a small 3 inch diameter stain underneath the tank but the tank was not actively leaking.   I talked to the owner, Mr. John Raymond, and explained that the tank needs to be replaced soon.  It should not be filled again.  There isn't an active leak but it has leaked from the bottom of the tank sometime in the recent past.  When the tank is filled, it can stir up the sludge in the bottom of the tank and open up a sizable hole in the bottom allowing the contents of the tank to drain out onto the floor very quickly.  The finished basement is approximately 3 feet from the stain under the tank.  He indicated he would be changing out the tank shortly.   No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-580-2012*On 11/13/12, I received report from our Maine Department of Environmental Protection Augusta office (MDEP) on a complaint over the weekend made by a pilot flying over Sebasticook Lake.  Apparently the pilot noticed what he thought was an oil sheen while flying on Saturday, November 10.  He took some pictures with his cellular phone and emailed them to Augusta office of MDEP on Monday, November 12.  During my investigation along Alder Stream and County Road, I found no indication of any oil spill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-581-2012*On 11/16/12, William Robinson reported that at his Brownville store a line leak alarm had gone off.  He shut down the system and checked the pressure on the line but it was not holding.  He had already called and asked for Gaftek to come check the system.  The line that alarmed was for the regular unleaded storage tank.
As it turned out there was a seal failure on the line pump which caused the alarm.  The seal was replaced with no discharge of product.
No further Response action anticipated.
B-585-2012*On 11.21.12, Jesse, from Irving Corporation, reported that a customer of theirs had a small corrosion hole in their basement heating oil tank.  The Irving technician had been able to put a magnetic patch on the hole to stop the leak, but they estimated that approximately 2 to 5 gallons of # 2 fuel oil had spilled onto the dirt/concrete floor.

I removed the saturated soil and disposed of it through Juniper Ridge Landfill.  I also installed a ventilation fan to draw fuel oil vapors out of the basement.  The homeowner went through the Department's above ground storage tank replacement program run by Peter Moulton.  A new tank was installed on 12.14.12.  I removed a small amount of contaminated soil underneath the tank legs at that time as well.  The fan will stay in the basement and be used at the homeowners discretion.
B-586-2012*On 11/21/12, I received report of an oil spill from an above ground oil tank in the basement at 1204 Mason Bay Road.  The cause of the spill was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank.  An unknown amount of oil leaked from the tank and onto the sand floor of the house.  Unfortunately no oil was recovered from the leaking tank.

When I arrived on scene I coordinated with the oil contractor to remove the tank.  Once this was done, I hired Clean Harbors to vactor the contaminated soil from in the house.  We removed as much of the contaminated soil as possible, ensuring not to compromise the stone foundation or lolly columns of the house.  Technical Services of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was asked to place the home on quarterly monitoring due to the close proximity of the home owners well.  Water sampling is ongoing, however the cleanup action is complete.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-243-2012*On 12/10/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call from Jim Schmidheini regarding a spill of diesel on his property, related to a logging operation contracted to Clyde Hafford

On 12/11/13,  MDEP e-mailed Mr. Schmidheini regarding the above complaint against Clyde Hafford  E-mail as follows:
Mr. Schmidheini, please send me, via e-mail, pictures related to the diesel fuel spilled from the damaged saddle tank on Clyde Hafford's logging truck.  This spill took place on or about October 12th-15th, 2012, according to your records.  Also, please send me the Logger/Contractor contact information (address and phone #), off of the Harvest Notification form filled out as part of your woodlot harvest operations.

Mr. Clyde Hafford is required by State statute and regulations to notify the MDEP within several hours of a spill impacting the environment. Our records indicate no such notification was made to MDEP by Mr. Hafford.  MDEP staff contacted Mr. Hafford to notify him of this violation and to work with him to remediate the spill site if it is warranted.  The contaminated material was removed.  No further action by MDEP Response Services is expected at this time.
P-964-2012*On 12/10/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from John Yates of Dead River reporting an overfill spill at a customer's residence in Norway.  The tank that was overfilled was located in the garage.  A small amount of oil dribbled out the fill pipe and down the siding of the garage.  The siding was cleaned with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-965-2012*On 12/11/12 I received a call from Peter Garthwaite reporting an above ground storage tank at a customer's business had leaked a small amount of oil.  The tank had partially collapsed against a nearby structure.  When the tank was removed, it was discovered to have leaked a small amount.  The oil leaked onto pavement and was largely absorbed by leaves under the tank.  The oily leaves were removed and sorbents used to clean up the remainder.  No further action required.
P-970-2012*On 12/11/12 I received a call from Joe Rossi of Dead River reporting an oil leak from a customer's above ground storage tank located in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned from Mr. Rossi that the oil filter housing attached to the tank had leaked onto a sump cover in the basement.  He saw wet stone under the cover and was concerned it might be oil.  I checked the stone and found it to be wet with water, not oil.  The small amount on the sump cover was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the filter housing replaced.  No further action required.
P-971-2012*On 12/11/12 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tim Norwood of Downeast Energy reporting a small kerosene spill due to physical breakage on a pressure washer.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-972-2012*On 12/11/12 I received a voicemail message from the Maine State Police regarding a spill in Westbrook.  I retrieved the voicemail message the following morning.  Westbrook Fire Dept. had reported a motor vehicle accident with a small amount of motor oil spilled.  The spill was reported to have been cleaned up.  No further action required.
A-621-2012*Brenda Medcoff, Code Enforcement officer for Fayette contacted this office to report an oil spill at this undeveloped wooded property off Fayette Ridge road, across from West road.  Basil Stratton logging had been hired to log the property.  Jeremy Greenman and I responded to the property to investigate.  The loggers had departed leaving partially cut and hanging trees up and down the slope of the road.  Approximately 1/3 mile down a steep hill was a stream.  Heavy logging equipment had been used to thrash this steep land with the skid trail going straight up the slope.  There were land use violations being investigated by DEP Land Bureau at this location.  Near the stream in a rutted frozen ditch was a 5 gallon hydraulic oil pail that had been crushed by the timber harvest equipment.  The used emulsified oil was half frozen in ice and caught in the water and soil.  Jeremy and I did hand work and hauled several bags of debris up the slope to my truck.  It was not a fun afternoon, cold and windy.  No further work at this location is expected by Response Services.
A-622-2012*The manager of the Mid-coast Solid Waste facility in Rockport called to report that someone had dropped a tanning bed off a truck and broken all of the mercury lamps.  I contacted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) solid waste group, and asked for a determination on the legal status of the spill.  Bill Butler (DEP) determined that due to the number and volume of lamps, that the spill would not be considered an incidental breakage and would be considered hazardous waste.  Mid-coast Solid Waste and the owner of the tanning bed hired EPI to manage the hazardous waste cleanup.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-623-2012*A spill of an estimated four gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred as a result of a leak at the filter assembly of an aboveground storage tank (AST), after a service by DownEast Energy. The spill was to the concrete basement floor and cleaned up using sorbent material by DownEast Energy personnel. The filter assembly was repaired and a ventilation fan was installed. Initial photo ionization detector (PID) readings in the basement were between 10-15 parts per million (PPM) and a peak of 4 ppm in the apartment located just above the AST.

On December 1, 2012 I went  back to the site to check the levels of oil vapors using the PID, and found they were non-detect. The fan was recovered and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-624-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose rupture.  No contractor report is available.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-625-2012*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately 1/2 a quart of waste oil was lost to a paved surface. Sorbent materials were used to remove the free product. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-628-2012*A corrosion hole in an inside aboveground storage tank (AST) caused the release of less than a gallon of Number 2 fuel oil. I met the DownEast Energy technician at the site, and we discussed transferring the fuel immediately because a magnet patch was not completely stopping the leak. After the AST was emptied and moved, the floor was cleaned using speedy-dry and sorbent pads. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-191-2014*On 4/16/14, I received report from Ransom Environmental that while they were on site at an underground storage tank removal a small diesel spill occurred.  The spill was caused by the Gaftek equipment operator accidently striking the underground tank line while performing the removal.

The spilled product was quickly absorbed into the sand bed under the fuel line.  This contaminated soil was excavated and hauled to a local batch plant for recycling to asphalt with other contaminated soil from the site at the completion of the project.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-629-2012*     A spill of an estimated five gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred from an unknown cause. The oil was lost from two 275 gallon above ground storage tanks (AST) that were in a separate structure attached to a duplex. The oil was lost primarily to concrete, but some saturated up the wooden structures and then to the soil around the slab. The property is supplied water from a drilled drinking water well located approximately ten feet from the release. One of the apartments was recently vacated, and Mr. Cartonio (landlord) believes the spill is related. No definitive evidence was discovered to confirm or deny as the cause of the spill could have been tampering, loose fitting, or potential overfill.
     On December 2, 2012 after receiving an anonymous complaint of the spill I visited the site. I found the attached building with the AST's within, but no access was available except a small window. The soil and leaves near the slab had some visible oil on them. The landlord, Mr. Cartonio, arrived shortly afterwards and we began removing the walls of the building. The tanks were not actively leaking so we began cleaning up the oiled debris. Some of the structure was oiled and was bagged then speedy-dry was used to clean off the concrete. Three large bags of oiled debris were removed.
    On December 5, 2012 Jeremy Greenman and I went back to the site to remove the oil impacted soils from around the concrete slab. Mr. Cartonio had already removed approximately one half of a cubic yard of soil from around the slab before we had arrived, and placed it into five gallon pails and two large trash cans. We removed some additional soils, and after the physical signs of oil contamination ceased we confirmed the clean-up using Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The tests were negative for oil. The pails and trash cans of soil was transferred and a total of three 55 gallon drums of oil contaminated soils were removed. No confirmatory laboratory samples were taken given the small nature of the release. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-630-2012*A small spill of engine oil and/or transmission fluid occurred as a result of a tractor trailer accident. The Sidney Fire Department originally responded and used sorbent pads to capture the leaking oil. The spill and accident was discovered while enroute to a different spill, and I removed the bag of sorbent pads. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-632-2012*An estimated 5 gallons of diesel was spilled to the ground during the theft of oil over the weekend.  Contractors removed the oily soil for disposal.  No contractor report is available.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-633-2012*A complaint of an unknown oil on the carpeting and flooring of Johnson Hall, a non-profit theater located in Gardiner, was received. They were concerned because their ductwork and chimney were recently serviced by DownEast Energy, and thought perhaps something went awry. This was unusual since the oil on the carpets had no discernible odors, which is not consistent with any fuel oils. I agreed to go to the theater and use the Ahura First Defender (ramen spectrometer) and True Defender (Fourier transform infrared spectrometer) in an attempt to identify the unknown oil. The oil was evident on all floor level surfaces, but was not under any door mats. It appeared the oil was tracked around by foot traffic. No sample was able to be collected to adequately use the Ahura Defenders to identify the material. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to measure the organic vapor present and no readings were picked up. Given the evidence, the oil is likely from some other source than the heating system. Most likely the oil is some kind of mineral or baby oil and Johnson Hall will attempt to clean the carpeting. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-635-2012* On 12-5-2012 Pan Am reported the release of 8 ounces of lube oil. This occurred on the tracks in Burnham. Pan Am was sending a crew to clean that up.
 No site visit and no further action from response services is expected.
A-636-2012*On 12/6/2012 in Turner, CN Brown reported an oil spill. The estimated 10 gallon spill at the Bear Pond Variety Store was the result of an over fill during a delivery. The underground storage tank was being filled by a pressure delivery. The tank was not properly equipped for a pressure delivery and effectively bypassed any overfill protection on the tank, causing diesel fuel to be pumped out of the tank vent line. A site visit was made to assess the spill and oversee clean-up.

CN Brown hired Environmental Projects for removal of contaminated soil and sorbent material. A total of 5.92 tons of contaminated soil was removed in the spill area. The site is served by a drilled well for water and the case has been referred to technical services for well monitoring and follow up. No further response action is expected.
A-637-2012*On 12-6-2012, Todd Gifford, of KENOCO Inc., called this office to report the release of about five gallons of diesel fuel. This spill occurred at the Bangor Street Mini Mart in Augusta, Maine. This spill was the result of a malfunctioning nozzle. The spilled diesel was cleaned up by staff at Bangor Street Mini Mart. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-638-2012*A small overfill was reported at this location.  I visited the site and there was a small amount of oil staining on the pavement near the fill connection.  I inspected the inside of the building in the boiler room, and found no problems or spillage.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-639-2012*A small fishing boat caught fire at its mooring.  There was no evidence of spillage to the harbor as no sheen was observed.  It is likely that during the fire, most of the fuel was consumed.  It is also likely that some fuel impacted the harbor but lacking any visible sheen it seems likely that the spill was not significant.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-640-2012* On 12-7-2012, Fabian Oil reported the release of an estimated one gallon of fuel oil. This occurred during the delivery of oil to a home in Fairfield located at 1 Crosby Rd. and owned by Andrew Carlton.
 The tank is located in the basement and the oil tech made a return trip late in the day to check the inside tank for leakage. There were no problemswith the tank located in the basement.
 Cleanup was done by Fabian Oil. No site visit was made.
 No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-641-2012* On 12-7-2012, Pan Am reported a minor lube oil spill. The spill occurred on the tracks in Livermore Falls. It was estimated at one quart. Pan Am cleaned up the soil and ballast. No site visit was made. No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-642-2012*An auto accident resulted in the spillage of a small amount of gasoline to the ground.  The fire department used sorbents to collect the leaking gasoline until the car could be righted.  I inspected the scene after emergency vehicles had left, and found little evidence of spillage.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-643-2012*A small amount of lime (calcium carbonate) was lost from a truck to the ground in Benton.  The lime was being transported to the Hawk Ridge facility in Unity to be used in their composting process.  Hawk Ridge employees removed the product and transported it to their Unity facility to be used in its intended manner. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-644-2012*A plow truck suffered an engine malfunction that allowed a few gallons of lube oil to the road surface.  Local crews collected as much as they could with sorbents.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-645-2012*A tractor trailer left the road and drove over a rock wall.  The wall damaged the truck engine, which allowed the crankcase contents to spill to the ground.  I visited the site and removed what oil was retrievable with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-598-2012*The Department of Environmental Protection Response Services cleaned out their Hazardous Waste Storage Locker.  The chemicals were packaged and hauled to Environmental Projects Inc., (EPI) Hazardous Storage Area at the Lewiston Transfer Station.   EPI went through the chemicals and re-packaged them for disposal with other chemicals they have accumulated.   No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-599-2012*On 11.26.12, Chris Guessman, of Pan Am Railways, reported the 1 quart discharge of lube oil from a train locomotive.  The leak occurred in the switch yard of Pan Am.  The Pan Am crew cleaned up the oil with sorbent material and disposed of it themselves.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-600-2012*On 11.26.12, Lieutenant John Cronin, from the Air Guard Base in Bangor, reported that the contractor hired to install new catch basins out behind building #496 on Glen Avenue, uncovered approximately 20 cubic yards of contaminated soil.  He reported that the soil had petroleum odor.

I went to take a look and asked if the area where the soil was discovered was an historic site for underground storage tanks.  Lieutenant Cronin found documentation that bare steel 5000 gallon underground storage tanks, which contained # 2 fuel oil, were removed from that area previously.  The soil was residual contamination left in the tank grave.  I supplied Lieutenant Cronin with an oil spill debris letter in order to dispose of the material properly.  The soil was taken to Lane Construction asphalt batch plant the following day.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-602-2012*On 11.27.12, Russell Smith, from Brookfield Renewable Power, reported the discharge of 13.5 gallons of hydraulic oil from a turbine.  His company runs the hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River in Mattawamkeag.  Mr. Smith said that they had fixed the bad seal and that no further discharge would occur.  He said that the oil had impacted the river and a small sheen was visible, but it was not recoverable due to the current in the river. I reminded him to notify National Response Center of the discharge.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-942-2012*DEP received notification of loose fitting and a cracked line on a bucket truck which released approximately 1 quart of hydraulic oil onto a timber mat.  Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-943-2012*December 03, 2012, Central Maine Power (CMP) reported a transformer spill on Adams Road in Brunswick.

CMP reported that a motor vehicle crashed into the utility pole causing it to snap and breaking the transformer on the ground. Approximately 7 gallons of transformer oil was released onto the ground.

I responded to the site during clean-up.

The contaminated dirt was disposed of at Waste Management Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

I spoke to property owners with the utility pole on their site and they were satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-944-2012*
Sunday 12/2/12: Maine DEP Response to report of transformer oil discharge due to collision of a plow truck with utility pole 150.  I met a CMP clean-up worker onsite about 1130 hrs who gave me a tour of the incident while a line crew replaced the broken poles 149 and 150.  The volume of discharge to the soil did not look to be more than 0.5-gallon.

The spill location is rural farm and residential use, at the crest of the hill just east of the Lisbon Falls Road intersection.  I assessed no threat to nearby drinking water wells.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected.
P-946-2012*Approximately one pint of transformer oil was released from an eletrical transformer when the pole it was mounted to was hit by a motor vehicle.  Originally reported as a release to soil, the spill was determined to be confined to the sides of the transformer.  No spill was reported to have occured to land.  See attached Central Maine Power (CMP) Spill Report.
P-947-2012*A valve failed, which caused the furnace to call for fuel but not ignite.  As a result, the chambers of the furnace became saturated with oil, then discharged approximately three gallons of heating oil to the cement basement floor.  Oil was spread underneath the furnace blocks and into a wood framed partition wall separating the furnace room from the finished living space.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover free standing oil, then the furnace was cleaned.  Afterwards, the portion of the partition wall that was contaminated was removed from the premises and the slab was sealed to alleviate lingering indoor air quality issues.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-948-2012*See attached Spill Reporting Form.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-949-2012*On December 03, 2012, Crowley Energy reported an overfill of #2 oil at 1328 Washington Avenue in West Bath.  The driver explained that approximately 1 gallon of oil overfilled onto the pavement. He applied speedy dry to the surface and removed and disposed of it appropriately. The property owner was satisfied with the clean-up.  No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action  by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-913-2012*On November 15, 2012, Jason Gormley of Savage Safe Handling reported an overfill of Sodium Hydrochloride during a transfer of product.  Mr. Gormley explained the product was being transferred into a tank on a railcar when the product was overfilled and spilled onto the dirt ground. Environmental Projects Inc. was hired to remove and dispose of the dirt.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-912-2012*November 14, 2012, Tim Smith of Pit Stops Fuel reported a spill of k-1 fuel on the driveway of 9 Sandborn Road in Windham.

Speedy dry was applied to the paved surface and removed.

I spoke to the home owner, Gene Keefe and she was satisfied with the clean-up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Response action required.
P-957-2012*On December 5th, the Lampron Energy driver made a delivery of twelve gallons of K-1 (kerosene) before he realized it was not the proper tank.  Realizing his error, he detached from tank one, without mentioning it to anyone and proceeded to deliver to the proper tank.  Meanwhile the first tank, which was out of service and had no firomatic valve or filter attached, discharged all but the very last of the twelve gallons delivered.  The incident was not reported to dispatch nor the homeowner.  An estimated 24 hours passed before the homeowner called to complain about the persisting oil odor, at which point the discharge was discovered/made clear.

Lampron called their cleanup contractor "Allstate Environmental Services" to assess and prepare a cleanup plan.  At this point Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of the situation and I responded to investigate the incident.   The visual outline of the contamination was quite distinct along the surface, both beyond the trailer footprint and on the sand/gavel beneath the home.

Allstate excavated oil contaminated soils from the site and disposed of them at CPRC Group.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services as there was a drinking water well at risk from the spill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-582-2012*At 0930 hours, on 11/20/12, Kevin Peterson of Bangor Hydro-Electric (Bangor Hydro) reported a 5 gallon spill of lube oil from a malfunctioning diesel generation unit at their yard in Medway. A 20 foot by 20 foot area of gravel was sprayed with a fine mist of oil.  Sorbents were used to wipe down the unit and gravel.  A bag of sorbents were used in the remediation process.  The sorbents were disposed of at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.   A mechanic inspected the unit and made repairs. No further action by Response Services expected.
P-967-2012*DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   Friday 12/7/12: While onsite investigating a year-old discharge covered in report P-958-2012, I noted other apparently unrelated oil discharges in the driveway and below the fill and vent pipes for the basement, residential, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).
The multiple small oil discharge stains on the gravel and paved driveway looked and smelled like diesel or heating oil, possibly from a nearby farm tractor (see photos).  At the time it was not possible to determine spill volumes until it was determined the depth of ground penetration of the oil discharge.  On 12/14/12, Mr. Beatrice advised me that these spills were from vehicles owned by the friends of Jordan Pike, a former tenant farmer, that had parked in his driveway without permission.
   12/7/12: The spills around the fill and vent pipes appeared to be both fresh and older weathered oil stains.  I measured an ambient vapor reading off the spill of 37-ppm with a PhotoIonization Detector (PID).  The piping and pavement below had spots damp with oil.  It was not possible to assess the volume and depth of the discharge into the ground.  On 12/14/12, Mr. Beatrice stated that this spillage was when he recently tried to add oil to his fillpipe by hand with a fuel can.
   The area is rural residential and farm use.  There is a dug drinking water well next to the driveway and a second well (possibly drilled) behind the home.  Both of these wells are within 50' of the oil discharges.  There is a third well across the road in the farm field that Mr. Beatrice told me was the active drinking water well for his house.  The site is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer and is not on a drinking water watershed.  The topography is flat and the visible surface soils are sandy.  There are small wetland areas to the west and to the south.

CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   Mr. Beatrice agreed to dig out these small surface spills and landspread the oil-contaminated soil with the approximate cubic yard of soil dug up for spill P-958-2012.  See P-958-12 for additional details.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   Total oil spillage covered by this report appears to be a gallon more or less at four to five spots.  At this time I do not believe that these discharges seriously threaten neighbor's drinking water or surface water.  If cleaned up promptly I assess that they will not be a serious threat to Mr. Beatrice's water wells.  I briefed Maine DEP geologist Brad Hahn on this case and he concurred.
2)   I understand that the tractor/vehicle leaks are ineligible for Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST and underground storage tank insurance coverage.  At the time of discovery on 12/7/12, the days-old to months-old AST spills and vehicle leaks had not been reported and had not yet been cleaned up satisfactorily as required in 38 M.R.S.A Oil Discharge prevention and pollution Control laws.
3)   As of February 2013 I have had no further updates or complaints from Mr. Beatrice or Pike or about their lawsuits.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions are expected at this time.
4)   I have advised Mr. Pike and Mr. Beatrice on Maine oil and chemical discharge reporting requirements.

S Brezinski
P-950-2012*I was contacted by American Aerial Services reporting that one of their welding machines had leaked diesel fuel onto the pavement at the P&G Tambrands construction site.  The machine leaked about a cup of diesel fuel.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-656-2012*DownEast Energy delivered heating fuel #2 to a residence at 26 Kenneson Street in Augusta. He filled to capacity and while disconnecting the scully, some oil drained out of the hose. An estimated 2 tablespoons was lost to the vinyl siding. Cheryl and the driver from DownEast Energy washed the siding with simple green and water, and disposed of the oiled rags. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-646-2012*DEP received notification of a damaged hydraulic filter on a puller tensioner which released approximately 5-10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the soil. A combination of soil removal and abdsorbent pads were used to recover spilled oil. Burns & McDonnell managed the clean-up.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-647-2012*     A spill of an estimated 50 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil occurred during a delivery, when the above ground storage tank (AST) was over-pressurized and caused a seam to burst open. The cause of the over-pressurization was not entirely clear, but likely it was a combination of the Patriot Cash Fuel driver's inattention and undersized vent piping. The oil was lost to a concrete basement floor and to the surrounding materials stored there. The property and those surrounding are serviced by public drinking water, making the primary concern driving the clean-up efforts indoor air quality.
     On December 10, 2012 Jeremy Greenman and I met with the Winthrop Fire Department at the site. Absorbent materials were laid down all around the floor and an exhaust fan was installed to remove oil vapors. The AST was still dripping from the gash in the upper third so oil was transferred into a 55 gallon drum to use as a temporary oil storage. The homeowner, Sharon Wise, had contacted a local contractor she used and so they were utilized to remove the materials stored in the basement to clear room for the clean-up. Initial photo ionization detector (PID) readings in the basement were between 30 and 50 parts per million (PPM) and 4 ppm in the living areas above. Fontaine HVAC was also contacted to connect the temporary oil storage to the furnace and to ensure the forced hot air system did not draw oil vapors from the basement.
     On December 11, 2012 I met with Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) to continue the clean-up efforts in the basement. All the remaining impacted materials in the basement were removed and placed into a roll-off can. Ms. Wise's contractors removed non-impacted materials in order to clean-out the basement. The floor was cleaned initially with speedy dry and then a degreaser. The old AST was removed. PID readings in the basement were still elevated at 20-30 ppm; however, the degreaser used was likely contributing to the readings. Upstairs the PID readings were more promising and peaked at 2.2 ppm. The drain used by the washing machine was in a corner of the basement and oil staining was evident right in front of it. The outfall for the drain could not be located. It is most likely a subsurface discharge system, and it is unlikely a significant amount of oil was discharged. A tape measure was pushed 25 feet into the drain and did not contact free product.
    On December 14, 2012 EPI returned to the site and re-washed he floor and then epoxy coated the concrete. In addition to the epoxy coating on the floor they used a wood sealer to seal the area above the AST where oil sprayed during the rupture. No PID readings were taken at this time because the sealer and epoxy would give elevated readings while curing. Ventilation continued using the ram fan.
     On December 17, 2012 Jeremy Greenman went to the site to check the indoor air with a PID. The readings in the basement were below 5 ppm and the upstairs living space were below .5 ppm. The high volume ventilation fan was removed at this time.
     On January 9, 2013 I picked up the 55 gallon drum used for temporary fuel storage. While there I once again checked the indoor air using the PID. The upstairs living area was non-detect and the basement was between 1-2 ppm. The only area that was slightly elevated was the drain used by the washing machine, but after speaking with Ms. Wise about it, the drain was left alone so as to avoid potential flooding of the basement. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-648-2012*On 12/10/2012 in Strong, Central Maine Power reported an oil spill. The estimated 400 gallon spill of non-PCB transformer resulted from a pad mount transformer failure. The unit was mounted on a vault and oil of the oil was contained. CMP hired Clean Harbors to respond with a vacuum truck to remove the spilled product. A site visit was made the next day to assess the spill. CMP crews used sorbent material to collect some remaining product. No further response action is expected.
A-649-2012*A blown hydraulic hose on a roll-off truck caused the release of an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil to a paved parking lot. Central Maine Disposal personnel used sorbent pads and speedy-dry to remove the free product. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-650-2012*A small amount of hydraulic oil was lost to the ground due to a hose failure.  No contractor report is available.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-953-2012*I was contacted by Chief Nichols of the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting that a citizen had dropped off a metal box with 57 small containers of sodium metal (see attached photos) in it at the fire station.  Investigation determined that a local teenager had found the box at the Kennebunk Recycling Center about 3 months earlier and had taken it home with him.  When adults found out about the box it was turned in to the fire department.  The Recycling Facility was searched but no more product was found.  The Recycling Facility employees reported seeing the small containers "popping off" in the puddles when they were run over by trucks several months earlier.  The employees were told to report any future sightings of the containers or anything that explodes at the facility.  The source of the box was never determined.  I was able to contact the company that manufactured the product, Foseco Inc., and they sent me an original material safety data sheet for the product.  It hasn't been manufactured since the 1990's and is probably a lot older than that but the product is stable in its current condition.  I transported the box to the DEP office, properly labeled it, and placed it in the corrosives cabinet for future disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-653-2012*A minor overfill caused the release of a small amount of heating oil.  DownEast Energy staff cleaned up the oil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-903-2012*See attached email from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority.  Because we were busy cleaning up another accident this spill wasn't reported until long after it happened and had been cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-624-2012*On 12.5.12,  Dysart's reported an estimated two gallon #2 oil spill at the entered location.  The cause of the release was an overfill of a residential, 275 gallon capacity above ground supply tank.  Dysart's cleaned up the spill and removed contaminated soil upon the home owners complaint of additional odors.  A Spill Disposal Letter was issued for disposal at a licensed facility.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection has attempted to reach the home owner, but no additional complaints have been received as of 12.26.12.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.




A-634-2012*On 12-5-2012, Bob's Cash Fuel Company reported that they had overfilled a residential oil tank. This tank had been filled several days earlier on 11-30-2012. The tank is located at 4 Corson Road in the town of Mercer, and is owned by Ina Riley. The oil tank is located in a crawl space, under an enclosed porch that has skirting and insulation around the perimeter. Unfortunately, this tank was not plumbed/piped correctly. The vent line did not terminated outside of the porch, and was only a few inches high and located on top of the horizontal tank. According to the homeowner, Ina Riley, her husband moved this tank from its underground location to its current location under the porch. This occurred in the mid-1980s.  It is very unlikely that the vent whistle could be heard during the filling operation.

An undetermined amount of oil was spilled into the crawl space. Employees from Bob's Cash Fuel made several trips to the home and sprinkled odor gone powder onto the tank and ground. We all know that odor gone powder is useless.  The oil odors persisted in the home, and I arrived with a fan to ventilate the crawl space.  Employees of Bob's Cash fuel returned several more times to remove soil by hand shovel. The soil was transported to Waste Management's Crossroads Landfill.

With the extreme cold weather we were able to continue venting the crawl space and Bob's Cash Fuel returned with clean gravel. I suggested to all parties that this tank be brought into compliance in the spring/summer season.  Cleanup was satisfactory and my involvement is now done.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-630-2012*On 12.7.12, Rob Sibley of Penquis Community Action Program (CAP) reported that a client on fuel assistance had discovered a corrosion hole in her tank.  There was a very small stain underneath the tank on the concrete basement floor and she had placed a container underneath to catch the oil coming out.  Rob Sibley approved her for a replacement tank paid for by the CAP agency.  He hired Bragdon Oil to go over and place a magnetic patch on the tank until they could get a crew together to replace the tank.  The tank was replaced on 12.10.12.

I got in touch with Mrs. Bishop to make sure that there was no oil smell in the house.  She said there was none, but kept my number if that were to change or she required assistance over the weekend.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-631-2012*On 11/19/12 Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors called to report that he had been contacted about an oil spill in a vacant home by the property manager. I home had gone through a foreclosure and was now owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A couple days later the property manager, Nicole Rucker of Asons Property Management, contacted us to report the spill and asked how to proceed. I advised Ms. Rucker that I would need to assess the spill and determine if a cleanup was necessary. I arranged to get access to the home a few days later. Upon inspection, it appeared as though when power was shut off to the building the sump pump stopped working resulting in the basement becoming flooded. At some point either before or after the flooding a corrosion hold in the oil tank resulted in approximately 20 gallons of oil being spilled. I do not think the flooding caused the spill. I hired Clean Harbors to remove oil and oily water from the basement. With the water and oil removed the floor was degreased and pressure washed to remove and gross oil contamination. Oily water was disposed of properly by Clean Harbors. When I left the property, my photoionization detector was reading 0.0 parts per million in the basement. No further Response action is anticipated.
B-632-2012*On 12/10/12, Neil Bohanon, of Dead River Company, called to report a 4 gallon #2 fuel oil spill resulting from a bad valve on a delivery truck. The driver quickly realized what was happening and shut down the truck. Oil was spilled onto the paved driveway where the truck was sitting. Crews from Dead River removed oily snow and used sorbents to clean up the spill to the homeowners satisfaction. No resources are at risk. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-633-2012*On 12/10, Maine State Police Dispatch called to report a motor oil spill from a single vehicle motor vehicle accident at the entered location. Apparently, the vehicle which was being driven by the owner's son went out of control on a snowy roadway and crashed into a stream along the roadway. The vehicle was partially submerged and apparently suffered a damaged oil pan. I estimate 4 quarts of motor oil were lost into the stream. The fire department deployed sorbent materials which were effective in containing most of the oil. I collected contaminated materials and disposed of them and deployed fresh sorbents as a preventative measure. The next day I checked the site and found no oil remaining. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-634-2012*On 12/11/12, Jody Pulkkinen, of C N Brown, called to report a 1 gallon spill resulting from a malfunctioning vent whistle at the Medway Middle School. A small amount of oil was spilled through the vent whistle because it was clogged. Maintenance personnel at the school checked the tank to make sure no other oil was spilled. Spilled oil outside was cleaned up by C N Brown and disposed of appropriately. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-587-2012*On 11/21/12, while on site remediating an oil spill, a passerby stopped at the spill site to inform me he had discovered a gallon jug of Potassium Permanganate washed ashore down the road.  I followed him to the location of the jug, over packed it for safe transit to Bangor, and then disposed of with Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-588-2012*On 11/21/12, I received report from Pan Am Railway that one of their locomotives had a small hydraulic oil spill onto the tracks in Etna.  A crew was dispatched to wipe the spilled product from the tracks and ground.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-589-2012*On 11/21/12, I received report from Paul Cerretta, of Burns and McDonnell, that they had a small hydraulic oil spill from a hose failure.  The product was spilled to the ground where it was recovered by excavation.  The contaminated soil was then disposed of properly.  No further  action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-590-2012*On 11/21/12, I received report of a one cup spill of hydraulic oil from a leaking fitting on an excavator at the power line project in Winterport.  The fitting was tightened and the contaminated soil removed.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-591-2012*On 11/21/12, I received an anonymous report of an oil spill at an abandoned mobile home on the Pea Ridge Road, in Chester.  I investigated and found nothing.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-592-2012*On 11/24/12, I received report of a tractor trailer leaking diesel on the off ramp, south bound, Interstate 95.  When I arrived on scene, there was no indication of any spill.  I checked the other off ramps and found no indication of a spill anywhere.  Callbacks to the police were not helpful.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-593-2012*On 11/24/12, I received report of a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a locomotive to the tracks at the rail road crossing in Mattawamkeag on Route 2.  Pan Am crews wiped up the spilled product with sorbent pads.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-594-2012*On 11/24/12, I received report of a five gallon spill from a weeping oil tank.  Webber Oil Company put pads under the drip to recover the spilled product and pumped out the tank to prevent any further spillage.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-595-2012*On 11/25/12, I received report of an act of theft and vandalism at 369 Curtis Road, Swanville.  The home owner was away for the Thanksgiving Day holiday and returned home to find her oil tank empty.  She contacted her oil contractor who arrived on site to confirm that there had been a release and spill of oil.  It became obvious while investigating that oil had been stolen from the tank and transported across the lawn.

The next day I was on site with Clean Harbors to remove contaminated soil from the tank site and under the mobile home.  It appears as though most of the oil had been stolen and not spilled.  Once the contaminated soil was removed the hole was backfilled.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-596-2012*On 11/26/12, Maine State Police Dispatch called to report a spill associated with a tractor trailer truck accident near East Musquash Lake in Topsfield. I arrived on the scene just after the truck was removed from the ditch where it went off the road. The saddle tanks appeared to be undamaged and I estimate no more than a gallon of diesel leaked from the fill of the right tank as the truck was leaned over. No recovery was possible because of frozen ground conditions. No resources were affected. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-597-2012*At 0850 hours, on 11/26/12, Mr. Rob Sibley, of Penquis Community Assistance Program Agency (CAP), reported a 1 gallon spill of #2 fuel at 1018 Mullen Road in Stetson.  Mr. Marvin Lister, of Lister Petroleum, reported the spill to Mr. Sibley.  A small corrosion hole in the bottom of Mr. Cloukey's 275 gallon above ground storage tank allowed approximately a gallon of oil to drip onto the concrete slab supporting the mobile home.  Mr. Lister was able to pump the remaining fuel into a temporary tank until Penquis CAP could install a permanent tank for Mr. Cloukey.  There was signs of the leak during my visit to the site.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-652-2012*12/11/12 David Ettinger from ReEnergy reported that an estimated 120 gallons of hydraulic oil had been spilled to concrete containment. The spill occurred when a filter on the hydraulic system for the woodchip tractor trailer dumper fell off. The cause was that the fitting that the filter screws onto had backed out. David reported that employees were pumping out the containment and collecting the oiled wood chips around the outside of the containment where a small amount of oil had sprayed from the initial release. I was contacted by Wing Chan from US EPA concerning this discharge and relayed the reported information to him. I met David Ettinger on site. Employees were engaged in pumping out the concrete containment that surrounded the hydraulic pump system. I inspected the containment and it appeared liquid tight. A small amount of oil had sprayed on top of and down the outside of one wall. This oil was onto woodchips that were laying around the area and employees had used absorbent material to contain it. I inspected a nearby storm drain with an absorbent boom surrounding it and no oil had reached the drain. Employees pumped an estimated 185 gallons of water oil mix from the containment. They also collected an estimated 200 pounds of other oiled material including absorbents, woodchips, and a small quantity of soil from outside the containment. ReEnergy arranged to have the oil water mix picked up for recycling and processed the solids on site in their boiler.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-955-2012*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Shaw's Ridge Road and Cottage Street.  The vehicle lost some fluids onto the roadway.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  They took the waste back to their station and I picked it up for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-959-2012*I was contacted by Jim Morin reporting that a timber matt had punctured a truck's hydraulic pump while it was trying to drive off of the matts.  About a gallon of hydraulic oil was spilled onto the matts and the ground.  Sorbent material was used to clean up the matts and some soil was excavated.  See attached Spill Reporting Form.
P-966-2012*I was contacted by Pit Stop Fuels reporting that one of their delivery trucks had leaked some heating oil in a customer's driveway.  Apparently, one of the delivery truck's dome covers had a bad gasket, and because the driveway was steep, some oil leaked out.  The spilled oil was contained to the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-975-2012*I was contacted by the South Portland Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a multi-vehicle accident on the Casco Bay Bridge.  One of the vehicles ended up on the jersey barrier in the middle of the bridge and leaked some anti-freeze.  The anti-freeze that stuck to the concrete was wiped up but most of it went down through the metal grates on the bridge and fell into the Fore River.  That product could not be recovered but it was less than a quart.  The firefighters reported that no gasoline or petroleum products were spilled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-984-2012*I was contacted by Jim Adams of Clean Harbors requesting a waiver of the required 10 day notice for removal of an underground storage tank.  I granted the waiver and I was present when the tank was removed on December 12th.  There was no evidence that the tank had ever leaked.  No evidence of contamination was found.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-654-2012*On 12/11/2012, in Waterville, the Fire Department reported a gasoline spill. A site visit was made to assist the Fire Department with clean up. No source could be found for the estimated 10 gallon spill of gasoline, although it is suspected it was a leaking vehicle fuel tank. The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material in the street and a catch basin. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-655-2012*On 12/12/2012, in Dixfield, Ike Libby of Home Town Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 50 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted from a leaking filter on an oil tank located in a crawl space at the Dixfield Congregational Church. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The tank was pumped and temporarily relocated outside to facilitate contaminated soil removal, and a fan was installed to help remove oil vapors from the building.

On 12/14/2012, Clean Harbors was hired to vacuum contaminated soil from the crawl space. A total of 3.95 tons of contaminated soil was removed and taken to Juniper Ridge Landfill. Clean backfill was replaced along with a vapor barrier. The oil seemed to migrate under the foundation and paved parking lot of the church.  Complete removal of contaminated soil could not be achieved.

The area is served by a public water supply system. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-657-2012*On 12/13/2012, in Readfield, DownEast Energy reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 gallon spill of K1 fuel oil resulted when the home owner cracked a fitting on an outside oil tank while clearing snow. The leak was contained, DownEast repaired the fitting, and cleaned up with sorbent material. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-658-2012*     A report of a spill of an estimated 200 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil from an inside above ground storage tank (AST) was received. The spill was caused by corrosion along the bottom of the AST and the oil was lost to a fractured concrete floor. The property, and those nearby, are serviced by private drinking water wells. The home was unoccupied at the time of the release, and was the former residence of Mr. Satchell's mother in-law.
     On December 13, 2012 Bart Newhouse responded to the spill and requested the help of Clean Harbors. The basement floor and much of the debris stored there was saturated with oil and needed to be removed. They used sorbent material to clean up the free product and removed the worst of the oil saturated materials. An exhaust fan was installed to clear out the oil vapor. A photo ionization detector (PID) was used to measure the oil vapor in the basement with levels initially in excess of 100 parts per million (PPM).
     On December 14, 2012 I met with Clean Harbors personnel and continued the removal and clean-up of the basement. Initial PID readings were 39 PPM and peaked during the removal at 74 PPM. After all of the oiled debris was removed the floor was washed using a degreaser. The concrete was had several seams and cracks along it and it appeared that much of the oil penetrated beneath the concrete and would need to be removed.
     On December 17, 2012 we resumed the clean-up by demolishing the concrete floor and vactoring the oil impacted soils beneath. The removal continued for two days and we removed a total of 13.72 tons of soil. Field screening of oil impacted soils was conducted using a combination of field observations and Oil-N-Soil dye shake tests. The excavation area was 11.5 feet wide by 13 feet long and excavated to a maximum depth of 5.5 feet. The extent of the excavation was stopped prior to meeting the clean-up guidelines because of the structural limitations presented from the foundation walls and the chimney. Contaminated soils were still discovered at the bottom of the excavation as well as on the wall facing Branch Mills Road and the one facing the driveway (see site sketch). A laboratory soil sample was taken from the bottom of the excavation and analyzed for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons (EPH) and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (VPH).
     On December 19, 2012 we began backfilling the excavation using crushed stone. Perforated drain pipe was installed 18 inches below the surface covered with crushed stone, a 6 mil vapor barrier and then hooked up to a radon fan. PID readings in the basement dropped to 7 PPM and to 2 PPM in the upstairs. Ventilation of the basement continued for several days and then the exhaust fan was replaced with an additional efficient radon fan. At this time the PID readings had dropped to less than 2 PPM in the basement and non-detect in the upstairs.
     On January 29, 30, and 31 2013, Alex Pugh with the Division of Technical Services oversaw the installation of two 4 inch recovery wells installed by East Coast Explorations. The wells did not encounter any contaminated soils or water during installation. They will continue to be monitored. This spill was referred to the Division of Technical Services for continued monitoring of groundwater and for possible free product removal. No further Response actions are anticipated.
A-659-2012*A small spill occurred due to tank corrosion.  Augusta Fuel used sorbents for the initial cleanup, then Allstate Environmental was hired for a final cleanup with sorbents.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-660-2012*Lauren Mehringer contacted this office to report a hydraulic oil spill near structure 156 on the Central Maine Power transmission line.  A Cianbro Irby piece of equipment leaked to the snow, estimated at a quart.  Snow was hand excavated into a pail for off-site disposal by Clean Harbors.  No site visit was made and no further Response action is expected.
A-661-2012*On 12/14/2012, in Augusta, the Fire Department reported an oil spill. The estimated 2 gallon spill of #2 fuel oil resulted from an out-of-service oil tank being knocked over. Mr. French had several old oil tanks he had collected for selling as scrap metal. Vandals had knocked over one of the tanks that still contained some oil, the oil ran down the steep driveway and into North Street. The Fire Department responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-662-2012*On 12/15/2012, in Oakland, the fire department reported an oil spill. The unknown amount of spilled K1 fuel was the result of a leaking filter assembly on an outside oil tank. A site visit was made to assess the spill. The spill appeared to be minor from the stain on the surface, and the home owner stated there were no odor problems inside the mobile home. Due to the winter conditions and the area being served by a public water supply, I decided to wait until warmer weather to begin clean-up.

On 4/22/2013, I hired T&K Heating to pump and move the oil tank to facilitate clean-up. Central Maine Disposal was hired for removal of contaminated soil. Contamination continued to be found at a depth of 8 feet, and spread under the home and towards Kennedy Memorial Drive. I decided to leave the remaining contamination due to the presence of the public water supply in the area and the absence of any vapor issues in the home. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-663-2012*On 12/16/2012, in Livermore, Pan Am Railways reported an oil spill. The estimated 1 quart spill of lube oil resulted from a leak on an engine. The spill was cleaned up by the railroad.  No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
I-248-2012*At 1400 hours on December 15, 2012, I received a call from Public Safety - Houlton.  They said that they received a call from a Mr. Chris Calaman stating that the home next to his had burnt down the evening of December 14, 2012, and that his water from his well has taken on an odor and discoloration.

At 1445 hours on December 15, 2012, I called Mr. Calaman for more information regarding his well water.  Mr. Calaman said that the home next to his burnt down and now his water smelled and tasted like soot/ash.  He was concerned because his well is approximately 30 yards from the foundation of the burnt home and the person living in the home said that there was a full 275 gallon AST in the basement.  In the past, he has had issues with his well from the neighbor using manure to bank his house.  The well is very deep, but the soil depth is very shallow to ledge.  I advised him not to use his well water for drinking and to contact the State of Maine DHHS Environmental Lab for a water testing kit.  I said he should monitor his water to see if it takes on a petroleum odor and to contact the DEP-NMRO immediately if it does.  I did not respond to the scene.

At this time, it is unknown as to whether there is an AST at the burnt home and, if so, what its condition is.  Turning this over to Lee Thomas for follow up.

12/18/12 Paul Blood, Staff Geologist and myself (Lee Thomas) met with Woody Drake, owner of burned out home, on Abbie Lane in Houlton. The shallow cellar had an old 275 gallon above ground oil storage tank(AST).  According to Woody there may have been 100-150 gallons of oil in it if not consumed by the structure fire that completely razed his home and barn.  Discussed concerns with Woody about any residual oil leaking from tank and impacting his well which is less than 30' from the cellar and his neighbor, Chris Calaman' well about 135' to the southwest of the Drake cellar/AST. Paul Blood discussed sampling these wells with Woody and Chris and took a baler sample of each well.

Drake Well - Baler water was clear, no visible sheen or oil product.
        No odor.  Estimated well depth @ 180' water table in casing/boring @ 22'-24' below surface, well is about 50-60 years old

Chris Calaman Well - baler water was clear no visible sheen or oil product, no odor.  Well estimated to be 400+' deep area around Calaman and Drake homes is very shallow to bedrock. Well is estimated to be 50+ years old.

Both wells were sampled for extractable petroleum hydrocarbons and volatile petroleum hydrocarbons.  Chris will also run the Express/Mortgage Test for metals, coliform and bacteria.
Paul will review the analysis when available and be in touch with Chris and Woody.

Based upon Calaman well water analysis, Geologist Paul Blood recommended installing a carbon filter treatment system to treat well water at the Calaman home.  Both Woody Drakes' well and the Calaman's well will be placed on the quarterly monitoring program (QMP) to track water quality in these two wells.  Worked with Woody to have him apply to the Maine Groundwater Fund.  Woody signed the application to the groundwater fund and submitted it to the Fire Marshall's Office.  I told Woody to call in the spring- early summer of 2013 if he needs assistance in removal of the burned out AST in his basement and to determine if any oil debris needs to be addressed.  Told Woody that it was unlikely that there would be any oily debris left after such a hot fire - Woody agreed.  Woody is not sure what his future plans are at his property, he may re-build if he can afford it.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time, Technical Services will continue to track water quality in these wells through the QMP.

Contacted Paul Bloood who looked up the sampling and filter history.  Terry Lincoln put the filters on the Calaman's house at the end of January last year (2013). MDEP ought to get one more clean sample to make it one full year?s worth of QM
I-249-2012*12/16/12 Received a call and follow-up spill report from Jeff Saucier of McCain Foods regarding a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their Tater Meal dump trucks.  According to Saucier, a hydraulic tank fell off of a Tater Meal dump truck when a strap broke.  McCain Foods crew used sorbent materials (speedy dry) and hired Allen's Environmental Services Vacuum truck to clean up the oily debris.  The oily debris was taken to the Tri-Community Landfill for disposal under an oil spill debris letter.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
A-618-2012* A fully loaded logging truck went off the road in Skowhegan. This occurred at the intersection of Varney Road and Route 201. The owner of the trucking company was from Canada. A small amout of diesel fuel spill from the tank before the rig could be emptied and uprighted. A railroad track, (siding for SAPPI) is also near the accident scene. There are no receptors in the area and the property may belong to SAPPI.
 No further action was deemed necessary.
B-55-2014*1.26.14  RH Foster reported a 10 gallon spill of #2 oil in the basement of the entered location.  Stacked boxes near the 275 gallon supply tank tipped over and broke the filter piping.  Oil migrated across the floor and impacted many cardboard boxes and other household combustible items.  RH Foster technicians and DEP cleaned up free phase oil and deployed Speedi-Dri.  A Ram fan was deployed to control vapors for the evening.

1.27.14  Clean Harbors conducted clean up and cleaned the concrete floor.  A roll-off container was brought in to collect oil impacted combustibles.  The day was spent removing and cleaning the area, and washing the concrete foundation.  Corinth Heating removed oil impacted concrete from under the boiler.  Oil contaminated debris was disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill, Old Town, ME.

1.28.14  DEP Technical Services installed a radon fan to control vapors.

3.13.14  DEP Technical Services reported PID readings of approximately 2ppm and continues to ventilate the basement.

No further Response actions anticipated.
I-34-2014*2/6/14 I received an e-mailed spill report from Dustin Nadeau, Trucking Supervisor for Irving Woodlands, reporting a small spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a busted hose on a loader.  Spill occurred about 1,000' from St. Croix River.  Dustin stated that the logging crew used sorbent materials and a shovel to soak up and pick the oily debris and place it in pail to be taken back to the contractor's maintenance garage for storage and proper disposal with other oily debris at a later date.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
I-35-2014*2/6/14 Received an e-mailed spill report from Dustin Nadeau, Trucking Supervisor for Irving Woodlands, reporting a small spill of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a cracked hydraulic pipe on woods harvesting equipment.  The spill occurred 30 feet from road surface and about 1,000' from Greenlaw Pond.  Dustin stated that logging crew used sorbent materials and a shovel to soak up and pick the oily debris and place it in pail to be taken back to the contractor's maintenance garage for storage and proper disposal with other oily debris at a later date.  No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-78-2014*On 2/7/2014, John Morgan reported an oil spill in Chelsea. The unknown amount of spilled #2 fuel oil resulted from the theft of the copper oil supply line in the basement of his home. Allstate Environmental was hired to remove contaminated soil from the dirt floor basement. A total of 2.27 tons of contaminated soil was removed and taken to CPRC for disposal. The home is served by public water.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-79-2014*2/7/14 1225 Daniel Mallett from Madison Paper Company reported that 175 gallons of waste oil had spilled when a tote containing the oil feel off a forklift during transport of the oil to a storage tank. All the oil ran into the engineered containment for the storage tank. Clean Harbors was called to collect to spilled oil and clean the containment area. No site visit was  made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-52-2014*The filter assembly of an aboveground tank was misaligned, which caused the release of approximately 250 gallons of kerosene.  Product impacted soil at the base of the tank, then travelled laterally following grade towards the shed at the rear of the property.  Soil removal was approached in two phases because frost was a factor.  Contaminated material between the house/deck and shed was removed over the winter, then the material immediately against the house, under the deck and against the shed was removed in the spring.  Fractured bedrock was encountered at approximately four feet below grade, but that is not concerning because the local area is served by public water.  Contamination remains below the shed because it was inaccessible but should not impact this property, its abutters and their uses.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time in this matter.
A-619-2012*On or about 10-01-2012, an anonymous caller reported that there was various automotive fluids and oil spillage at a business in Skowhegan, ME. This business, Phil's Outdoor Power Equipment, is located on Route 201.

On 11-26-12, while in the area on another case, I made an unannounced inspection/investigation. The owner was at the business and we spoke and he showed me around the shop/garage area. The shop had a few open containers and I suggested that they be closed or poured into a drum. It was the same situation outside, stuff scattered here and there. Both inside and outside suffered from a general lack of housekeeping and orderliness. I asked the owner to pour the opened containers into drums and to store all oils and fluids under cover. There is a carport structure outside that should be used for some of this material.

In conclusion, I did not find any oil or hazardous material spillage that required additional action, other than what is stated above. I did tell the owner that I would stop in again in the future.  At this time no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-620-2012*A small amount of oil was lost to a concrete basement floor due to line corrosion.  The oil was cleaned up and the oil line replaced.  No site visit was made.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-904-2012*I was contacted by the Bridgton Fire Department reporting that they were responding to a gasoline spill at the CN Brown station on Route 302 in town.  A customer had driven off with the dispenser nozzle still in his truck and the automatic shutoff didn't work even when it hit the ground so gasoline continued to pump out onto the pavement.  The Fire Department was able to use speedy dry and sorbent pads to prevent the gasoline from entering any storm drains.  The gasoline did run off the pavement behind the store onto a dirt path where it was contained on large puddles of water.  The station manager was able to identify the customer who drove off from the security video and he was a Central Maine Power employee in his work truck.  Central Maine Power stepped up and took responsibility for the spill and hired Clean Harbors to complete the clean-up the following day which included disposing of gasoline saturated leaves that were floating in the puddles.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-905-2012*I was contacted by Kurt Muller reporting that one of his customers had a corrosion hole in their basement oil tank.  A small amount oil leaked onto the concrete basement floor before a magnetic patch stopped the leak.  The spill was contained on the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The tank is scheduled to be replaced.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-906-2012*I was contacted by MW Sewall reporting that one of their customers had reported a small spill to them.  They sent a technician out to look at it.  Apparently contractors working in the unoccupied building knocked the filter assembly off one of the oil tanks in the basement.  The tanks had already been disconnected and emptied but a few drops of oil came out.  The basement has a dirt floor and was very wet with standing puddles so the small amount of oil that spilled created a large sheen that looked much worse than it actually was.  The MW Sewall  technician used a couple of sorbent pads and that was all that was needed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-907-2012*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a leak from their furnace in their basement.  About two weeks earlier Dead River had installed a new filter and pump on the furnace and when the technician did that he apparently didn't install a gasket on the strainer.  This caused the spill which led to 3-5 gallons of oil leaking out onto the dirt floor of the basement.  Dead River fixed the gasket problem and excavated several buckets of soil from underneath the furnace.  They replaced the soil that was excavated and the homeowner reported that the odor was gone.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-908-2012*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that a gas can had fallen off the back of a pick-up truck and leaked gasoline onto the roadway in front of Ziebart at 665 Elm Street.  The spill was contained to the paved surface and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-240-2012*12/3/12 Received a call from Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil Company (DOC) regarding a spill at the home of Zeke and Candace Collins on the McSheffrey Road.  DOC's heating tech responded to a call that the homeowner noticed his above ground storage tank (AST) was leaking after smelling odors in the home's living space.  Arrived on-scene did size up.  Tank has leaked due to corrosion about 8-10 gallons of #2 heating oil onto the basement floor.  The floor has about 2-3 inches of water over about 1/3 of it and the oil is floating on the top of the surface.  Used about 1/2 a bale of sorbent pads to pad off the oil on the water surface.  Had DOC crew's pump off the oil (about 145 gallons) into 3 55-gallon drums.  DOC crews will put together a quote to replace the AST.  Response will bring down a temporary oil storage tank (35 gal) tomorrow to provide oil for the hot air furnace.  Installed a ventilation fan and duct work to vent the oil vapors from the basement space.

12/4/12 Contacted with Allen's Environmental Services to contract with them to pressure wash the basement floor and wall impacted by the oil.  Mark Brailey of Allen's Environmental Services arrived on-scene. I instructed him on power washing and vacuuming up wash water of basement floor.  Used ventilation fan in cellar window and connected duct work placed on floor after washing was complete.  Had Allen's also pressure wash the outlet pipe of the submersible pump and vac up the outlet area of the pipe in a road ditch to the south of the house/cellar.  Had the Oil storage tank oil transferred into two (2)  fifty gallon drums and MDEP NMRO's temporary fuel tank plumbed to be connected to furnace.  Old AST is ready to be replaced, awaiting approval, from Peter Moulton, of contractor to do work.

12/12/13 Checked VOC's being exhausted from cellar window ventilation system VOC's = 4-5 PPM

1/11/13 Received a call from Dave Frazier of Daigle Oil Company regarding update on the Zeke Collins tank replacement.  New double bottomed tank has been installed and they have transferred oil from drums back into tank.  DOC crews are going to run the temporary DEP fuel tank down a few more days, so there is less oil to transfer.  Told Dave I would be down early next week to complete a post installation inspection on the new tank and take a PID reading on the ventilation system.

1/14/13 I Did post installation inspection on new tank installation.  I Took reading on the ventilation system outlet as well as the basement space where spill occurred.  The readings were 0.6 PPM VOCs - which is what background numbers were measured at.  Disconnected/disassembled ventilation system and put cellar window with rigid insulation back in place.  No further work is needed by Response Services staff at this time.
P-926-2012*November 26, 2012, Yarmouth Fire Department reported an overfill of diesel at the Cumberland Farms on Route 1 in Yarmouth.

I arrived at the Cumberland Farms and met with the store manager. She explained that a customer was filling his truck when it overfilled and spilled approximately 3 gallons of diesel onto the pavement. Speedy dry was applied by the store employees and by the Yarmouth Fire Department.

TMC Environmental is contracted to remove contaminated speedy dry from the Cumberland Farms where it is stored once swept up.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further Response action required.
B-583-2012*At 0945 hours on 11/20/12, Mr. Jesse Parsons, of the Irving Corporation, reported a 1-2 gallon spill in the basement of the residence at 216 Grant Street.  Absorbent pads were used to soak up the oil and powder was placed on the stained concrete.  The technician from Irving fixed the leaking fitting.  Sorbents were disposed of by Irving Corporation.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
B-584-2012*On 11/19/12, I received report of a corrosion hole in an above ground oil storage tank in the basement at 1222 Main Street in Harrington.  An unknown amount of oil leaked from the summer home and onto the concrete floor.  The oil then traveled across the floor to a floor drain.  The oil then migrated out of the floor drain underground and discharged into a drainage ditch behind the house.  This drainage ditch then flows down to a marsh which is next to the "Trout brook" which is a tributary of the Harrington River.  That night the tank was pumped out and sorbent material were installed to collect any migrating oil.

The morning after the report I was on site with Clean Harbors and an excavator from Mark Wright Construction.  We created intercepting trenches to stop any flow of oil into the marsh and recover the little bit that did make it to the edge of the marsh.  We then vactored our way up the ditch and excavated the drainage pipe.  Once we found where the drainage pipe exited the earth we constructed a collection dam and stocked it with sorbent material to collect any migrating oil.

The interior of the home was properly decontaminated and the vapors brought under control.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-625-2012*On 12/7/12, I received report from Scott Smith, of Smith and Hall Oil, that an underground oil tank and a closed gas station was past its inspection date and needed to be removed for a real estate transaction to take place.  I advised he schedule the removal and site assessment and notify me of the date and I would be on site to provide a waiver.

Later that week the tank was removed without incident, and no contamination found.  All of the proper paper work has been filed with the Tank unit of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Augusta.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-626-2012*On 12.7.12, Brian Bernosky, of the Air National Guard Base, reported that during their annual inspection by the Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures, the transfer hose calibrating one of their pumps on a refueling truck was accidentally dropped during disconnection.  One quart of JP 8 was discharged onto the pavement.  Speedi dri was used to clean up the spill.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-627-2012*On 12/10/12, I received report of a truck wreck on Route 9 during a snow storm.  The driver lost control of the truck and rolled onto the shoulder of route 9, gashing a saddle tank, and leaking its contents to the ground.  Once the load on the trailer was unloaded, the truck was righted and removed.  After this took place, Clean Harbors removed by vactor truck, ten yards of contaminated soil over the next two days.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-628-2012*On 12/10/12, Rick, of Brewer Public Works, called to report a 25 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a plow truck. The spill was the result of a small leak in a hydraulic hose. Unfortunately, the driver did not notice the leak and went about his plow route spilling oil as he went. Due to the nature of the spill, no recovery was possible. The driver figured out what was going on when his sanding unit stopped working. The hose was replaced. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-629-2012*On 12.10.12, Kevin Peterson, of Bangor Hydro Electric Company, reported the discharge of 10 to 12 gallons of non-polychlorinated biphenyl  transformer oil.  The spill occurred from a vehicle crashing into the pole the transformer was on, and the pole coming down into the road.  The oil was contained with sorbent materials and some gravel along the side of the road was removed.  All contaminated material was disposed of by Bangor Hydro Electric.  No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-958-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Monday 11/26/12: Mr. Jordan Pike reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that he was being sued by Mr. Martin Beatrice for an alleged oil spill or spills that Mr. Pike and Warren Landscape Company had been responsible for the past November of 2011, one year earlier.  It was alleged by Mr. Beatrice that Warren Landscape had delivered a dumptruck load of manure to a farm plot near the house that Pike was renting from Beatrice but the truck got stuck in a hole and then leaked gasoline and motor oil to the ground.  Mr. Pike denies that there were any discharges from the truck.  I advised Mr. Pike that such a discharge(s) would have been required to be reported to MDEP back a year ago.  I found no record that such a discharge at this location had been reported and in the 2011, MDEP spill log.

DISCHARGE & LOCATION ASSESSMENT
  On 12/7/12 I visited the property but no person appeared to be at home so opted not to enter the property other than go up to the door to knock.  From the road and driveway I noted several oil discharges that were unrelated to Mr. Pike's report and are documented in report P-967-2012.  The area is rural residential and farm use and is served by private drinking water wells and septic.  The area is not over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  The reported vehicle discharge at the farm plot is about 60 and 80 meters (200 and 240 feet) to the two site wells.  Beatrice reported that the drilled agricultural water well and the dug utility well are not used for human consumption.  The residential well is about 400' across the road to the SE (see site map).
  12/14/12: I met Mr. Beatrice onsite who showed me to the truck leak in the farm plot reported to have been rented by Pike in 2011.  The reported spill area had been recently excavated by Beatrice to about 8" below grade (bg).  The exposed soil in the spill area was wet, had no ambient PhotoIonization Detector (PID) measurements and I noted no sheen or petroleum odor from the ground.  An Oil-In-Soil bag headspace sample had a reading of 1.4-ppm (instrument used: Ion Phocheck PID, 10.6 eV lamp). A colorimetric test was negative for contamination within the detectable range of the method.
  The excavated pile was dry and more sandy, had a mild odor of gasoline in places, and ambient PID levels of 1.4 and 3.7-ppm.  A bag headspace composite sample was 32-ppm.  Mr. Beatrice also showed me to a spot at the NE edge of the property that he stated other oil had leaked but I found nothing conclusive.


CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
Monday 12/10/12: Mr. Beatrice called me after finding the card I had left during my visit of 12/7/12.  He stated that following the alleged November 2011, oil leak he had dug up 1 to 1.5 cubic yards of oiled soil and it was being stored on a tarp.

12/14/12: I noted the recently excavated pile of soil Mr. Beatrice claimed was from the truck leak.  Considering the small volume of soil, the expanse of Mr. Beatrice's property, age of the discharge, and low field analysis measurements, I allowed Mr. Beatrice to landspread the soil thinly on his property in an area not to be used for food production and over 200' from any water body or water well.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  An apparently small gasoline leak has been confirmed on Mr. Beatrice's property but no cause and spill date can be determined by MDEP at this time largely due to the year delay in reporting and clean-up.  Based on low PID values and distance to drinking water no lab analysis samples were acquired at the time and thought necessary.
2.  A prompt reporting and remediation, within 2-hours, would have allowed a better assessment and more prompt clean-up.  This discharge is in violation of reporting and clean-up requirements stated in 38 M.R.S.A. Sections 543, et al.  Responsibility for reporting and clean-up are shared by the property owner, vehicle owner, and property operator.  I have advised both Mr. Beatrice and Mr. Pike on Maine oil spi
I-244-2012*12/11/12 Received a call from Bert Daigle, of Daigle Oil (DOC) regarding a spill of 30 gallons of diesel fuel as a result of a nozzle falling out of a truck saddle tank during fueling operations. Fuel flowed toward the storm drain along West Main Street.  A berm was placed and sorbent pads have been used for fuel containment.  J.R. Boucher has been hired to scoop up the contaminated sorbent materials, snow and some soil.  Tony Theriault, Maine DOT, Fort Kent, was contacted  and he confirmed through a site visit that no fuel had reached the storm drain.  The oily debris is being trucked to Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield for disposal under an oil spill debris form sent to the landfill.  No further action is warranted by Response Services at this time.
A-626-2012*Kara Wry, with Burns and McDonnell, reported the release of motor oil to the ground. Location is on the west side of the Lane Road in Greene, Maine. A low boy equipment trailer was attempting to back into a Central Maine Power right of way, when it tipped slightly off the shoulder of the road, allowing oil to drain out of the equipment. It was promptly cleaned up and containerized for disposal by Clean Harbors. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-627-2012*DownEast Energy delivered fuel to the residence, where the fill pipes are approximately 4-5 feet off the ground, making it hard to connect and disconnect. While disconnecting the scully, some oil was discharged to the vinyl siding, approximately 2 cups or less. None was lost to the ground. Mike Leslie with DownEast Energy washed the siding with simple green and rags. I spoke with Reginald Rancourt the homeowner. He was not there when it occurred, however, he did a visual inspection of the cleanup and was happy with the work performed. There are no vapor or stain issues and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
B-540-2012*On 10/25/12, The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a tractor trailer truck accident at the entered location. Apparently the driver of the truck fell asleep and veered off the highway crashing into the median. The truck was hauling frozen whelks to New York City for human consumption. The wreck resulted in approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel being spilled from a damaged saddle tank. The spilled fuel contaminated a significant portion of the cargo as well. I hired Clean Harbors to remove spilled and unspilled fuel from the truck, contaminated soil, and contaminated whelks. In all 2.47 tons of contaminated material were disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill. The entire load of cargo was condemned by the Department of Agriculture. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-938-2012*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  Friday 11/30/12: John Maclaine of Maine Department of Transportation notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of an ongoing truck leak of diesel oil, estimated at 100-gallons, to the ground at the MDOT southbound Weigh Station of Mile 3 of the Maine Turnpike.  Shortly after the York Police Dispatch reported the discharge as 20 gallons and ongoing.  It was later clarified that the discharge was on Maine Turnpike Authority property, not on the MDOT weigh station property.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  The truck driver explained that about a mile north he had run over an object in the road which flipped up and punctured the lower edge of  the driver-side saddle fuel tank.  I noted a long dark stain of diesel fuel on the pavement as the truck traveled the highway and pulled over just south of the weigh station entrance ramp back onto the turnpike.
   Fuel was dribbling out of the tank puncture onto the pavement and flowing north to the soil.  Oil saturated sorbents covered dark oil stained soil (see photos).  A firefighter stated that when he arrived there was a 3" deep puddle of oil on the ground.
   The area is forested and highway use with no residences or drinking water wells noted within 1000' of the discharge.  The area is not over a mapped aquifer.  Sensitive receptors to the oil discharge included surface water drainage, potential future groundwater use, and liability to MTA and potential future management of oil disturbed contaminated soil.
   Clean-up to state satisfaction was performed under M.R.S.A. 38 Oil Discharge Prevention and Control statutes.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
  Friday 11/30/12: Onsite I met with York Fire Department (YFD) who had already applied sorbent pads to the ground, diked the spill with soil and partially plugged the fuel tank puncture.  I applied Plug N Dike patching material which stopped the leak for the time.  While arranging for a pump truck to empty the saddle tank we found the damaged tank was near empty and when National Wrecker lifted the tractor for towing the remaining fuel would flow back and below the level of the puncture.  The LIFOAM driver stated he did not have a name or number to notify his company of the discharge and he had not called for a clean-up response.
   After National Wrecker removed the tractor and trailer Clean Harbors (CHES) arrived to pick up the oily sorbents.  I also had CHES deliver replacement sorbents to York Fire Department.
   Monday 12/3/12: CHES excavated oil contaminated soils from the spill area and re-landscaped the disturbed area to MTA specifications.  With an estimated 60 gallons of diesel fuel discharged in this area, we expected oil-saturated soils and probable free-product oil on groundwater.  Oil contamination levels measured by ambient field PID (PhotoIonization Detector, 10.6 eV lamp) went to undetected at 10" to 18" below grade.  A test pit adjacent to and downgrade of the spill found groundwater at 20" below grade with no oil sheen or free product.  CHES hauled 8.96-tons of oil contaminated soil to ARC in Eliot, ME for recycling.

CONCLUSIONS
1)   I recommend that response and clean-up expenses be recovered from the responsible party.  As of late December 2012, I have had no contact by Lifoam Industries or their insurance company regarding the discharge or costs.
2)   At this time no further clean-up actions are required by MDEP, Response Services Division.
3)   This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment nor to indicate that the discharge is remediated to original or pristine conditions.

S Brezinski
MDEP, BRWM
P-930-2012*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
  In the evening of Thursday 11/29/12 Maine DEP was notified by burner technician Bob Robinson through the Maine State Police, of a discharge of #2-heating oil from a residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST) due to an apparent overfill during a recent fuel delivery.  Robinson had been called to the house to re-start the furnace and had just discovered the leak.  The oil company that delivered was unknown at the time.  The home was owned by the nearby Odd Fellows Hall organization and was being remodeled as a future women's shelter.  I advised Robinson to notify the owner's representative, Ken Grant, that I wished to meet him onsite in the morning to access the spill.
  Mr. Ness of Ness Oil advised Jon Woodard of MDEP about the discharge on the morning of 11/30/12, the day after the discharge.
DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
  Friday 11/30/12: The house is at the end of Cleaves St. in a dense residential area, served by municipal water.  The Odd Fellows Hall is adjacent to and behind the house.  No one lived in the house at the time.  Mr. Grant did not show up.
  Outside I noted oil staining on the siding and on the crushed stone below, there was a mild odor of fuel oil.  Within the basement I noted a moderate odor of fuel oil with ambient PID values of 2 to 3-ppm.  There was an oil stain down the side of the tank and an oil stain and speedy dry sorbent on the concrete floor (see photos).  Grant later explained that the furnace had ceased working so no fuel was used, then Ness Oil came for an automatic delivery and forced oil out of the vent and tank top fittings.
  Monday 12/3/12: I met Steve Ness onsite who explained that Ness Oil had delivered in the past and he thought the tank had no overfill whistle.  He stated the driver told him of the oil spraying out the vent.  I found the oil spray outside to be only on the rock surface, at 6" below grade I had zero ambient PID measurements.  Mr. Grant did not show up.
 INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
  11/30/12: Ness Oil responded and performed clean-up work in the morning and left just before my morning visit.  Ness described most of the inside leak onto junk on the floor which they removed for disposal, then applied speedy dry sorbent.  I advised Ness that the inside of the tank and floor should be washed with detergent and rinsed to remove remaining oil and source of oil odor.  I did not require removal of the crushed rock below the fill pipe.

1.  I noted no obvious whistle fitting on the basement AST, this is a contributor to overfills and an oil retailer runs risk of overfills and shared responsibility for any discharges or tank over-pressurization.
2.  Ness Oil failed to promptly report and clean-up the discharges as required in 38 MRSA Oil Discharge Prevention & Control statutes.  I reminded Steve Ness of spill reporting requirements.
3.  Robinson and I agreed that this AST facility was in need of replacement, or upgrade at least.  The facility appears to be 20 to 30 years old or older.
4.  I do not expect a Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund AST insurance application for clean-up expenses; and clean-up expenses should be lower than any expected and allowable clean-up expenses.

S Brezinski
P-954-2012*Please see attached "Written Statement to United States Coast Guard Investigating Officer" report.

On October 16, 2012, Joe McCarthy of National Response Corporation reported a hydraulic spill from a crane on a barge that they were operating during an exercise.  I responded to the scene with Response Services responder Greg O'Brien and met with Mr. McCarthy and Dan Wehr of the U.S. Coast Guard.  Clean Harbors was on site and sorbent pads were applied to the barge surface to absorb the remaining oil. It is unknown how much oil was spilled into the water. There was no recoverable product on the water.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

I-242-2012*12/8/12 Received a call from Mike Amero, Service manager from Dead River (DR) Company regarding a 250-+ gallon spill of #2 heating oil from an outside above ground oil storage tank at the home of Sylvia Violette home in Washburn.  According to the DR manager the spill was the result of an improperly seated filter gasket that was changed out during a recent service/maintenance call by DR technician.  I worked to develop and implement a clean-up plan with DR's contractor - J.T. Noble Company.  De-constructed and moved the storage shelter around the tank and moved the tank to the front of the house to facilitate excavation of contaminated soils.  Dug down to a depth of about 5 feet below surface grade (bsg) and hit the water table.  Excavated an area approximately 10 feet in length by 6 feet wide to remove all saturated soils above the water table.  Left the excavation open through the weekend.  Placed sorbent pads on the top of the ground water surface in the excavation.  Covered the excavation to prevent any precipitation from adding to the water in the hold.

12/9/12 Checked on the pads on the water in the excavation. Some had picked up some oil.  Changed out the pads and recovered the excavation.

12/10/12 Met on site with J.T. Noble to check on excavation with about 1 foot of oily water, changed out the pads.  Contracted with Allen's Environmental Services to vacuum out the oily water and haul to Caribou Utilities District for disposal.  Worked with Noble's crew to install a 24" diameter recovery well into the northerly side of the excavation (nearest side to the homeowner's well).  Recovery well was bedded/backfilled with 2" washed stone.  A poly barrier was placed over the stone at a depth of about 2' bsg. The excavation was backfilled with stone back to surface grade.  Sorbents were placed into the bottom of the recovery well and a metal cover was placed over the top of the well.

12/14/12 Site visit to S. Violette Home. Oil Storage tank has been place back on the gable end of the mobile home. The tank has been placed on a concrete slab per the request of MDEP Response staff.  Pads were changed out in the recovery well.  The spill site has been referred to Technical Services for follow-up and monitoring of the homeowner's private well located about 35 feet to the Northwest of the spill site.  DR is contracting with a local carpenter to rebuild the storage shelter around Ms. Violette's outside oil storage tank.
I-241-2012*12/4/12 Received a spill report from Daigle Oil Company (DOC) regarding a small leak of #2 oil product from 3 above ground oil storage tanks that are manifolded together.  DOC's technician could not tell due to inaccessibility weather the one of tanks was leaking or a fitting was leaking.

Spill report from Daigle Oil Co. (DOC) states that -Technician was inspecting the tank for first delivery per company policy. The tanks are in a raised portion of the basement, the three tanks are piped from the first tank to the second, to the third before the vent. This piping configuration does not meet current codes. Jerry noticed a puddle of oil under the second tank, the third tank cannot be inspected due to inaccessibility. Jerry could not definitely determine if the tank or tanks were leaking or if the oil came from a leaky fitting. Because of the condition of the oil storage and not meeting code no oil was delivered to this location.


12/17/13 Contacted Mr. Larry Holmes, he stated that there was no leak, just some staining from filter maintenance.  He stated that the tanks were in compliance and was upset that DOC reported him to MDEP.  Told him that DOC had his safety at the foremost of their actions, as they did not want to drop fuel in an unsafe or hard to monitor oil storage tank configuration.  Told Mr. Holmes that I had the specs for oil storage tank configuration from the State of Maine Fuel Board - laws and Rules.  He said he would call when he was at his place and have me out to take a look at the tanks.

Did not receive any call from homeowner.

June 2013 Referred this to Cecil Hafford, Inspector - Maine Fuel Board for compliance check.

B-601-2012*On 11/26/12, Galen Fishburn, of Dead River Company, called to report a leaking tank at the entered location. When I arrived at the residence, I discovered the tank was empty. In discussions with the homeowner, Ann Halkett, and Dead River, I estimate 140 gallons of kerosene were spilled. I hired Gotts Construction to excavate contaminated soil from underneath the tank. In all 3.31 tons were excavated and disposed of before I encountered bedrock. I dug several test pits in the area of the spill, and found no contamination. I estimate 5 to 10 gallons of oil was recovered in the process of excavating. Ms. Halkett's well is roughly 20 feet from where the tank was located and is impacted by oil. Division of Technical Services staff is involved with the well remediation. To date, filters have been installed and the well is being monitored for free product. Indoor air quality is not an issue with this spill. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-553-2012*On 11/1/12, Ann Cianchette called to report an oil spill at the entered location resulting from a copper theft. The exact time of the spill is unclear because the house was vacant at the time. I estimate roughly 30 gallons of oil was spilled. Unfortunately, the basement was also flooded with water due to the vandalism, creating more contaminated material. I hired Clean Harbors to remove contaminated oil, water, and other materials from the basement, and to pressure wash and degrease the concrete floors and walls. With the help of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services, a fan was installed. This first volley of remediation efforts did not succeed in reducing the oil vapors in the home to the point where it was habitable. Again, in consult with Division of Technical Services, several half inch test borings were drilled into the concrete floor and the soil under the concrete was tested for contamination. This action resulted in the discovery of significantly contaminated soils. I then hired Advanced Services to remove a portion of the floor, install a subsurface ventilation system, and repour a slab over the entire floor with a vapor barrier in an attempt to get remaining vapors under control. While the vapors in the home are still being monitored with several rounds of suma canister testing, early results are encouraging and vapors seem to be under control. This vapor situation will continue to be monitored. The well providing drinking water to the home is located roughly 10 feet outside the foundation wall and is also being monitored for contamination. To date the well has not been impacted. While the situation is still being monitored.

Note: in checking SSTS expense tracking, Paul Higgins is the assigned Technical Services staff.  A granular activated carbon treatment system was installed to treat drinking water at this site.  Additional information is available in the project file. It is implied but unclear that the significantly contaminated soil determined to be present beneath the concrete slab was removed. No record of soil disposal is in evidence.  pjb

No further Response action is anticipated.
P-902-2012*Dodge Oil Company called to report a minor discharge as a result of an overfill at the residence.  Apparently a weak whistle prompted the driver to remove the cover from the vent, so as to allow him to place his ear in closer proximity to the pipe while filling.  The homeowner, Jim Hill, was also present at the time of the discharge.  He stated the driver had his hand on the nozzle and reacted quickly as the oil spilled from the pipe.

Upon my arrival, I met Mr. Hill and Dodge Oil Company personnel.  The incident was explained as follows: The oil erupted from the vent pipe and up the wall about three feet, wetting the vinyl siding and running down the wall into the ground.  The soil below is a mixture of mulch & loam with ornamental shrubs and flowers and elaborate stone work.  A layer of sand allows for uniform drainage.  There was also an outfall pipe for the roof drain.  The drain terminates about twenty feet beyond the discharge location onto a uniform structure of bedrock.  Within an hour of the incident, a small 10" long by 10" wide pool of oil had collected at the outfall on the bedrock.   I inspected the wall and soil immediately impacted, as well as the outfall.  The wall had been wiped down.  A small portion of soil had been hand dug prior to my arrival.  I called Dodge Oil and spoke with Jay Banks, asking if he had any preset or standing arrangements with a cleanup contractor.  He replied no, and encouraged me to call one and keep him apprised of the progress.

Based on the worst case scenario, soils saturated beneath the pipes all the way to discharge, a Vactor was thought to be the best option for remediation.  With the landscaped vegetation and elaborate hardscape (rock wall), a vactor would allow for more pinpoint removal and hopefully no hardscape disturbances.  I called BoomTech and asked Mr. Joyce to come out and verify my plan as workable.  It was agreed a Vactor would be best and it was scheduled for the following morning.

The soil removal went well.  An approximately nine foot plot was removed from the primary facing wall and another three feet on adjacent (side) wall to a depth of about three feet.  The footer was exposed and is pinned directly to the bedrock.  The corrugated perimeter drain pipe was likewise exposed as well as solid pipe from the roof drain.  The surface area at the outfall was cleaned and vacuumed, but not excavated.  A few sorbent pads were vacuumed through the pipe to clean it.

Restoration was back fill with 3/4 inch stone and then with materials on site (the same mulch and loam) for the remaining top dressing. The two shrubs that were thought to be oiled seem to have been missed by the discharge, and were repositioned a foot further out. Pads were placed at the outfall to capture any fugitive liquids that were missed or unanticipated.  Mr. and Mrs. Hill were pleased with the cleanup and restoration.  Based on the successful cleanup and restoration Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-915-2012*This report documents oil spills which occurred at the Bath Iron Works Harding Facility for the period of January through April, 2012.
Bath Iron Works has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maine DEP for oil spills which occur at their facility which are 10 gallons or less, spilled on an impervious surface, are cleaned up immediately, and logged.  Such spills do not need to be reported to the Maine DEP.  This report is for documentation of the log received by the Maine DEP regarding spills at this facility which fell under the auspices of the MOU.
P-916-2012*November 16, 2012, Garrett Pillsbury Plumbing and Heating reported a #2 oil spill at 3 Coveside Lane in Kennebunkport.

I responded to the site and met with the technician. He noticed the leak during a routine inspection of the furnace. There was a small quantity on the concrete pad. Wood debris was absorbing the oil that was released from the furnace area.

I removed the oily wood debris and disposed of it with like waste.

Pete Eremita, an engineer with the Maine DEP responded to the site to investigate vapor intrusion to the hair salon business above the spill. At that time there were no oil vapor complaints.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-917-2012*November 11, 2012, Sherwood McKenney of Waste Management reported a hydraulic spill from a trash truck at 344 Riverside Drive in Portland.

Approximately half a gallon leaked from the hose and landed on pavement. Speedy dry was applied immediately and removed by the driver.

No storm drains or wells were impacted by the spill.

No further DEP Response action required.
P-932-2012*A sailing vessel ran aground on the north shoreline entrance to Brave Boat Harbor.  Three batteries, 15 gallons of unspecified oil, and four propane tanks were recovered from the vessel by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel.  Since oil and hazardous materials have been removed and the vessel is outside of the navigational channel, neither MDEP nor United State Coast Guard have the statutory authority to require its removal.
P-939-2012*
NOTIFICATION
  Friday 11/30/12: During the evening, William Logue of Tanknology Company reported through the Maine State Police (MSP) of a failed precision tightness test for a 6000-gallon retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) located at this Lehigh Gas station.  The tank, T-1, was manifolded with the other regular unleaded UST and he felt should be re-tested after the piping were separated.  Mr. Logue reported the site's monitoring well was dry so could not confirm there was no discharge and product on groundwater.  This tank testing was required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Ms. Diana McLaughlin handled MDEP compliance and enforcement issues.
   Thursday 12/6/12: Chris Horan of Synergy Environmental reported that a second precision test of the tank also failed; the tank was now out of service and plans were to remove it (abandon by removal) in the Spring 2013.

LOCATION & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
   The location is dense residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is not underlain by a mapped aquifer.  Sensitive receptors for significant oil/gasoline discharges include storm and sewer drains, and structures and basements.  The facility presently has three single-wall USTs with cathodic protection of 6000, 8000 and 10,000-gallon capacity.  The piping is also reported to be catholically protected single wall steel.  The facility is registered as installed in 1987.
   Mr. Horan advised me that Lehigh Gas is an independent distributor and leases the facility and is not the facility owner.  The facility was previously registered as owned by Green Valley Oil, and by Getty Petroleum/Getty Realty which I understand are subsidiaries of LUK Oil.  See also P-906-2010.

SITE INSPECTION
   Tuesday 12/18/12: I visited for a facility inspection for evidence of actual discharges to the environment, introduced myself to the store clerk, and spoke with the facility operator by phone.  The clerk reported that all the tanks were out of service: the two regular tanks having been pumped out and I confirmed only 1" of product, and the premium gasoline UST had run out.  The UST fillpipes were not locked as is required for an out-of-service facility.
   I could not locate the groundwater monitoring well in the area identified by Tanknology but did find a roadbox and 2" well with wires I understand are for a CP anode fit to the piping recently.
   At the SE corner of the facility I found an apparent monitoring well but it appeared frozen or rusted shut and could not open the roadbox.  During the visit other monitoring wells were hidden under ice and snow.
   There is no containment sumps under the two product dispensers.  Under dispenser D-1 & 2, I noted no evidence of active leaks but did smell and measure ambient gasoline vapors under the dispenser of 70-ppm detected using a PhotoIonization Detector (PID), with 10.6 eV lamp.  Under D-3 & 4, I measured no ambient PID values off the soil and no active leaks (see attached photos).
   On 12/19/12, Synergy Environmental Inc. (SEI) performed a site assessment visit but did not check for evidence of leaks under the two dispensers.  SEI found groundwater only in MW-3 below grade and SEI reported no oil sheen or free product.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
   No clean-up actions performed at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1.  Evidence of a discharge has been confirmed which is in need of further evaluation.  As there is no evidence of the discharge(s) impinging on sensitive receptors at this time, as the facility is out-of-service, and as facility replacement is scheduled for Spring 2013, I believe that further discharge investigation may wait until facility replacement and the required UST closure assessment.  If facility abandonment is delayed past Spring 2013, then a Phase-2 environmental assessment should be performed.
2.  Oil contaminated media is confirmed at the facility and shall be properly managed if disturb
P-940-2012*On Sunday,12/2/12, report received by this office from Mr. Hubbard, of Downeast Energy (DEE) Company, that they suffered a small discharge of #2 heating oil to the pavement at their fuel truck loading rack when a delivery hose was dropped.  None of the discharge was reported to drains, groundwater or surface water.  Hubbard reported the discharge cleaned up.  No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
P-927-2012*A CN Brown driver was doing a flush of the line/valve from k-1 to #2 fuel oil while at this location and spilled a small amount of k-1.   The driver was able to effectively clean up the affected area without incident.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-651-2012* On 12-10-12, Thompson Oil and Propane reported a release of fuel oil from an outside oil tank. This tank is located at 628 Town farm Rd. in Unity and is owned by Matthew Hubbard. I made a site visit that day and the oil technician and I found the corrosion hole in the bottom of this horizontal tank. The perforation was approximately six inches from the center line. This tank had, within three or four months, recently passed an ultra sound test (Tank Sure).
 A local contractor was hired to remove oil contaminated soil. This action began on 12-12. The excavation, along with a test pit, was left open for 36 hrs. We returned on Friday 12-14 and found free product in each location. We installed a recovery well at the test pit location.
 On 1-3-13, Molly King of the Division of Technical Services and I made a site visit to collect a drinking water sample. The well that serves this location is located slightly up gradient about 110 feet away. This well is a drilled well that is slightly artesian and it serves three mobile homes. The recovery well had about 2 cups of oil floating on the water surface.
 I returned to the site several times throughout the winter to collect oiled sorbent pads from the recovery well. This action was only marginally effective. The topography slopes downward in the south westerly direction from the spill site. This area is heavily wooded and several times I walked the area to locate an area where the oil may have leached from a groundwater seep. No oil was discovered in the wooded area.
 This concludes my activities at this site. The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services for further evaluation and remedial work if needed.
P-992-2012*
  On 9/27/12 I visited this property in response to a 9/24/12 anonymous complaint about alleged unreported oil discharges at 482 Walker Rd.  While investigating a similar complaint at 695 Walker Rd. (see P-769-12).  The call originally came in as 485 Walker but the only home in the area was 482 Walker St.  I drove by and observed some building materials in the front but no oil containers or evidence of discharges, just a rural residence.  The Lyman Code Enforcement offcer Patty Mckenna stated that she had also visited the property based on a similar complaint and found no violations or oil spills.  The complaints for both properties appeared to be based on neighbor or a realter dispute.

   The area is rural residential use and is served by private wells and septic.  No violations as alleged were reported and no further Maine DEP Response actions are recommended at this time.
P-994-2012*I was contacted by Chief O'Brien of the Kittery Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a disabled tractor trailer truck on the shoulder in front of the Eddie Bauer Outlet store at 286 US Route 1.  The truck had leaked about 2-3 gallons of diesel fuel onto the roadway.  The spilled fuel was contained to the paved surface and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-671-2012*I arrived onsite at 0830 hours. Allstate Environmental Services (AES) was onsite unearthing the piping to the tank. They followed the pipes directly away from the back of the garage for about 20 feet. Where the pipes were bent down and disconnected from the former UST. A visible gravel grave could be seen when compared to the native soils. I had AES dig down to the bottom of the tank grave so I could do a soil test. No contamination was found. The pipes were removed and the excavation backfilled. I wrote a short email to Jon Dunlap upon returning to the office, just to give him a heads up of what we found. There was no underground storage tank on site. No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
P-1003-2012*
On Tuesday 9/4/12, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Responder Ann Hemenway advised me that she received a possible oil complaint this previous weekend, and knowing that Peter Eremita and I had managed a spill cleanup here in 2008, she offered me further investigation.  I called Mark Leach of P Gagnon & Sons Oil Company, who confirmed that he too had received a similar complaint from Mr. Lewis about what appeared to Lewis to be red oil in Lewis' basement sump.  We both expressed doubt that there would likely be any residual oil remaining from Gagon's 2008 oil spill at Lewis' residence (see report P-1054-2008); DEP engineer Eremita agreed.

Over the next week, I called Mr. Lewis and left messages for more information and to set up a site visit, but neither Ms. Hemenway nor I received a call back.  As of December 2012, DEP has received no further information or complaints.  No further DEP Response Services actions are expected at this time.  See also report P-1081-2009.
A-664-2012*On 12/17/12, 1250 hours, Dwight Doughty from Maine Department of Transportation reported that 10 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled along 10 miles of Route 131 in Saint George from a snow plow truck during the snow storm. A broken hydraulic line was the source of the oil. No oil recovery was possible. No site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
A-665-2012*A tractor trailer with very bald tires was travelling northbound on I-295 during a snowstorm and what a sensible person would expect to happen, happened.  The truck slid off the road and over the guardrail which damaged the saddle tank and allowed diesel fuel to spill to the ground.  I collected the diesel that had been caught up in the snow bank and returned it to the Response warehouse to be melted and disposed of as oily water.  No further Response action is expected.
A-666-2012*On 12/19/2012, in Port Clyde, the US Coast Guard reported a sunken vessel at the Port Clyde General Store dock. A site visit was made to assess the situation. The 36 foot fishing vessel " 3+1 " had sunk at the dock due to an apparent bilge pump failure. Upon my arrival I placed sorbent boom around the vessel to try to contain the oil sheen coming from the boat.

At the request of the dock owner, the vessel was towed away from their dock approximately 100 yards south. Allstate Environmental was hired to pump the fuel and hydraulic tanks when they were accessible during low tide. A total of 442 gallons of oil water mix was recovered from the vessel. The boat was removed from the harbor several days later by the owner.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-667-2012*On 12/19/12, 1140 hours, Daniel Skillin, Maine Forest Ranger, reported that there was oil spillage at a logging site in Richmond. I met Daniel on site and found a very muddy access road and staging area with various pieces of logging and chipping equipment not in operation at the time of the visit. The site was being logged by Basil Stratton. There was a trailer with a skid tank containing diesel fuel strapped to it. Also on the trailer were several empty and partially empty 5 gallon hydraulic oil containers. I also found open top containers with a mix of oil and water. Some of these containers were leaking small amounts of oil that was causing an oil sheen on the rain runoff water. There were no erosion control measures in place and run off water was carrying silt into a drainage stream. I met the land owner, Earnest Palmer, and a logging worker Israel Davis on site. I informed them of my findings and Israel said he would inform Mr. Stratton of my visit. He agreed to clean up the oil spill areas and secure the oil containers that day. I referred the case to Department of Environmental Protection Land and Water Bureau for investigation into the erosion control issues on the site. I returned to the site a couple of weeks later and there were no visible signs of oil spillage on site.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

A-668-2012* 12/19/12 1605 Linda Tuttle reported that there was a pool of oil around her two aboveground storage tanks(AST). I went to the site and found oil standing on water around the tanks and running down grade into the back yard. It appeared that the filter gasket was leaking. Linda informed me that the furnace had not been used for two years since installing a pellet stove. I shut off the tanks' firematics and used absorbent pads to contain and collect the oil. Linda Tuttle reported that there were no noticeable oil vapors in the house. I returned to the site the next morning and found oil had run under the mobile home. I put more oil absorbent pads down to collect the oil. I transferred the site to Jeremy Greenman, DEP Response, to complete the required clean up actions.
 12/20/2012 Using shovels and poly 55 gallon drums I recovered oily snow and pads from the affected area. One drum of oily snow was created. And a 4" radon fan was installed under the trailer for ventilation. I put on a tyvek suit and crawled under the trailer for a better prospective on what needed to be done for remedial work. I found that insulation from heating ducts had fallen to the ground and oil had soaked into them, as well as the concrete support pillars and soils in the spill area. Allstate Environmental Services(AES) was called to set up a vactor truck and crew for the following Wed 12-26. Spring Brook energy was also onsite and pumped the remaining oil from the twin 275 ASTs into 1 AST.
12/26/2012 AES was onsite at 0800 and removed the empty K1 and #2 ASTs, they were set aside. North American Industrial Services was onsite at 0900 with a vactor truck. Due to a very tight crawl space we started the excavation outside the home and worked our way under the 2x4 framed skirting. A total of approx. 3 yards was removed. Our day was cut short due to the Vactor truck freezing. Free product was leaching back into the excavation and pads were used to recover the oil. I found that inside the home the Photo Ionizing Detector (PID) readings were between 5 Parts per million (ppm) and 10ppm. A Carbon air scrubber and another 4" radon fan were installed to suppress the vapors. Both 4" fans were utilized under the home. One pulling air from under the Polly barrier we installed and one pulling air from above the barrier. Foam insulation and grade steaks were used to close up the excavation at days end. I Also took water samples to establish a base line for the domestic water.
12/28/2012 I returned to do PID readings. The Ambient air was 0.1 ppm-1.1 ppm throughout the home. Linda was complaining of some wheezing but only in the morning after laying down all night. I explained that we could relocate them, or they could stay with family while we remediated the spill. She declined both offers and said she would rather stay home and open a window.
1/2/2013 I returned with AES after the holidays to remove contaminated soil with a PC35 mini excavator, and a tracked skid steer loading into Roll off cans provided by Pine Tree Waste. 10 yards was removed today by way of these machines. 2 of those yards were hand dug from under the Mobil home due to more contamination found. PID readings in the home were .8 ppm-1.1 ppm.
1/3/2013 We continued soil removal into the back yard area and found a sewer line, and numerous electrical lines. AES covered the excavation under the home with polypropylene plastic to help with vapor intrusion into the home. A total of 10 yards of contaminated soil was removed. Soil tests were done on the excavation under the home to assure proper cleanup levels were met. I drew up with a plan for a vapor vent system, and presented it to Linda.
1/4/2013 AES and I installed the vapor vent system. Crushed granite stone of -3/4 size was used to bed the pipes. Sub grade perforated pipe and above grade perforated pipe was used. A 4" radon fan was permanently installed to exhaust the vapors 2 feet above the ridge line of the home. Knife valves were
A-669-2012*On 12/19/12, 1645 hours, Fairfield Fire Department reported that a dump truck towing a large excavator had gone off the road and was leaking diesel fuel into an unnamed stream in Fairfield. I met Fire Chief Bickford on site at the intersection of Norridgewock Road and Center Road. The truck and trailer with excavator had gone off the road and down an embankment coming to rest just above a drainage stream that ran into Fish Stream. The fire department had put absorbent boom downstream from the wreck in an attempt to catch the diesel fuel and hydraulic oil that was leaking from the excavator that hung upside down attached to the trailer just uphill from the stream. Because of the position of the wreck, the site was not stable enough to safely install any more absorbents until the vehicles were stabilized.  There was leakage from the dump truck fuel tank fill until the truck was righted and the truck engine leaked motor oil from a broken oil filter. Absorbent material was used to collect some of the oil and diesel fuel.

The next day additional absorbent boom was placed just below the wreck site to collect oil leaching down into the stream. Motor oil and diesel fuel impacted soil was excavated from the wreck site until field tests with oil in soil dye shake test was only slightly positive that afternoon. The site was graded and stabilized with hay mulch and stone. Oil leaching into the stream decreased significantly to just a light sheen after the excavation, but boom was left in place for a period of time to collect any further leaching from the bank. The area is served by public water.

No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-670-2012*A complaint was received concerning the illegal dumping of waste automotive fluids at Miller's Garage in Whitefield. A site visit was made on December 17, 2012, and no obvious spillage or dumping was evident. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-672-2012*On 12/20/12, 1615 hours, Mike Lesley, from DownEast Energy, reported that one of their oil delivery trucks had spilled antifreeze from a broken hose while making a delivery at a residence. I met Mike at the site and found that the amount released from the leaking hose was less than a gallon and had stayed on the paved street. DownEast Energy employees collected the spilled product with absorbent material.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-673-2012*A hose failure allowed an estimated 1 quart of hydraulic oil to be lost to the grave pad at this electrical sub-station.  The oily soils were removed for disposal and sorbent pads were used to clean the equipment.  See attached report.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-674-2012*A minor spill of hydraulic oil was reported but the details of the situation were subsequently misplaced.  Given the responsive history of the environmental contractors assigned to this project it is highly unlikely that this spill will have any adverse effect on the environment.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.
A-675-2012*A car/pole accident cause a small amount of oil to be spilled to the ground.  Central Maine Power employees removed and disposed of the oily debris.  No site visit made.  No Response action expected.  See attached report.
A-676-2012*A small amount of oil was released to water when this basement flooded and the oil burner went under water.  I collected the oil with pads and pumped the water to the backyard ash pile so the technicians could repair the furnace and get the heat turned on.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-677-2012* A plow truck owned by the Dixfield Public Works reported that a hydraulic hose failed, causing the release of about five gallons of hydraulic oil. This occurred in the parking lot of the East Dixfield Church. Repairs were made and the oil was cleaned up using pads and speedi dri.
No site visit was made and no further action by Response Serives is expected.
B-385-2012*On 7/29/12, Wade Day, Harbormaster for Machiasport, called to report a sunken 34 foot fishing vessel owned by Ronald Woods. It is unclear why the vessel sank. The vessel was recovered the next day without incident. The vessel had a 60 gallons diesel tank, but it was unclear how much fuel was on board when it went down. No pollution of any kind was observed throughout the incident. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-388-2012*On 7/31/12, the State Police Dispatch Center in Orono called to report that Old Town Fire Department personnel was at the scene of a motor oil spill at the entered location. When I arrived, it appeared as though a large truck had suffered a motor oil leak of some kind and lost nearly 5 gallons at a gravel turnout. Old Town Fire Department personnel and I used sorbents to collect what free product we could, and then excavated about 50 pounds of contaminated gravel. I disposed of all contaminated materials. As the driver of the truck did not hang around, no responsible party could be identified. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-387-2012*On 7/30/12, Brent Corcoran called to report a half gallon hydraulic oil spill from a burst hose on an excavator. The spill resulted in oil being spilled on the machine itself and to wetland protection mats. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents which were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-389-2012*On 8/1/12, Chris Guessman, of Pan Am Railways, called to report a half gallon lube oil spill at the Verso Mill in Bucksport resulting from an locomotive containment tank overflowing. Pan Am personnel removed about 50 pounds of contaminated railroad ballast from the site, and disposed of it properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-390-2012*On 7/31/12, Raylene Pert called to report a partially submerged recreational boat tied to the town pier. The boat was pumped out without incident by a local fisherman, then moved to the intertidal zone. Apparently, the owner claimed the boat, as the next day it had been removed. No spill was ever observed. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-391-2012*On 8/1/12, Brian Ahern called to report a 1 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a man lift due to a bad fitting at the entered location. Casco Bay personnel used sorbent to clean up free product from pavement and disposed of it properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-392-2012*On 8/1/12, Bill Littlefield called to report a 10 gallon spill of 50% Sodium Hydroxide at the loading rack at the Sprague Terminal. The spill occurred because of driver inattention. Sprague personnel used water to dilute the product and to wash it into secondary containment, where it was pumped out and disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-393-2012*On 8/3/12, Paul Koziell, Chief Operating Officer of CPM Constructors, called to report that some creosote soaked piers they had installed at the entered location were creating a sheen. Apparently, the installation of piers was acceptable to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), because the project was considered "normal maintenance and repair" to an existing structure and not "new construction". I confirmed this with Jim Beyer of the MDEP Land and Water Bureau. CPM Constructors personnel used sorbent boom to control and collect sheen from the piers until they stopped sheening. Contaminated sorbents were disposed of properly by the responsible party. No further actions by the Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-394-2012*On 8/2/12, Mona Spear called to report a 1 gallon transformer oil spill at the entered location resulting from a car/pole accident. Bangor Hydro personnel used sorbent to recover some free product from pavement and excavated a small amount of contaminated soil. All materials were disposed of properly. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-534-2012*The United States Coast Guard reported that a fishing vessel had broken loose from its mooring sometime last night and had grounded itself under the upper town dock.  Fuel was leaking out of the vent on the port side.  The port side was leaning towards the ocean.  Pads were placed under the vent.  Upon my arrival, fuel had stopped leaking out of the vent.  I removed the pads.  The boat was re-floated a couple hours later when the tide was high.  No problems occurred when it was refloated.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-535-2012*Thomas Toth, of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, reported that approximately 5 liters of oily bilge water was pumped into Bar Harbor from a tender vessel.  Royal Caribbean reported the spill through the National Response Center (NRC). The Coast Guard reported a 100 yard diameter rainbow sheen in their NRC report.  No further actions by Division of Response Services are anticipated at this time in this matter.
B-536-2012*On 10/11/12, Nikki King, of C.N. Brown called to report a 1 gallon spill resulting from an overfill. Oil spilled from a fitting on a tank located on a concrete floor in the basement. C.N. Brown dispatched an oil burner technician to clean up the spill and replace the faulty fitting. Vapors in the home were not a concern after being ventilated for a short period of time. No further action by Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-985-2012*
12/17/12: Mr. Morrill of Downeast Energy (DEE) reported a small overfill of a customer's residential, consumptive-use, 550-gallon K1 heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Morrill stated about 200-gallons was pumped in before the oil "burped" out the vent pipe.  DEE reported they removed the oiled snow, and were trying to contact the homeowner.  I received no further updates or complaints regarding the spill.

The location was described as a mobile home within a sub-urban residential area of Kittery.  The tank is an outside AST or may be located under the mobile home.  No further Maine DEP Response Division actions expected at this time.
A-438-2014* Two tanks were removed from this facility on 7-8-2014. This facility is located at 30 Chase Ave. in the city of Waterville, Maine. It is formerly known as the SETON UNIT. One underground tank had been out of service for quite some time and the other was taken out of service recently. During the removal process oil was observed oozing from the gasket on the manway. A short time later this tank was crushed when the asphalt and driveway caved in. There was some speculation that these tank were somehow weakened because they contained number six fuel oil prior to switching over to number two fuel oil.
 In any event ENPRO was called to pump out the excavation. The two large oil tanks were removed.
 Fessenden Geo-Enviro Services was on site during the removal process. The Certified Tank Installer was Tony Couture.
 Remedial activities were limited and soil samples were collected.
 Please see the required Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment in the Department's files for further information.
A-422-2014* On 7-1-2014, McGee Construction reported the release of a small amount of motor oil. This spill occurred at an aggragate stock yard off route 201 in the town of Winslow. A dump truck tipped over while the dump body was in the upright position. A very small amount of engine oil and hydraulic oil leaked out.

Ted Haskell, from McGee Construction, managed the cleanup.

No site visit by Maine DEP was necessary.   No furhter action is warranted at this time.
A-423-2014*On 7/2/2014, Pan Am Railways reported the release of about one gallon of hydraulic oil. This occurred near 103 Lipman Road, which is near Cives Steel Company in the city of Augusta. Josh Slaney stated that the hydraulic oil leaked onto the ballast and that a crew was on the way to clean it up.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services, and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-435-2014*On 7/7/2014, the United States Coast Guard relayed a report concerning an oil sheen in Christmas Cove. Christmas Cove is located in the town of South Bristol. The Coast Guard was going to send someone to investigate. They said they would call me back if they found anything. I never heard anymore.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-440-2014*Maine Department of Environmental Protection received notification that approximately one gallon of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a tree pulling wires out of the bushing.  The oil in the transformer contained less than 1 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted brush was removed for disposal.  No site visit made.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
A-443-2014*  On 7-10-2014 the Gardiner Fire Dept. reported that an unknown amount of kerosene had spilled or leaked at a residence in the town Gardiner, ME. The home is located at 38 West Street and is owned by Julie Cromwell. I arrived at the site and the Fire Dept. arrived a short time thereafter. Oil was dripping from the nipple, (a.k.a. the outlet pipe), at the bottom of the oil tank. This oil tank is located in the basement of the home. A firefighter and myself drained about three gallons of oil from this broken fitting. The oil tank was then raised an inch and some goop was placed in and around the broken nipple, to prevent further spillage. The spilled oil travel a short distance acroos the dirt floor and into the sump. The sump pump did not activate while I was on the scene. Oil sorbent pads were placed into the sump, to recover the oil that was floating on the water. The oil pads were replaced before I left. The oil odors were severe in the basement and the first floor. I suggested that the family stay somewhere else that evening. A fan was set up to evacuate the oil odors from the home.
  Somehow a ball point pen case had been lodged into the broken nipple in an attempt to stop the leak or slow it down. The tenant told me that he was using a five gallon fuel container to add fuel to the oil tank. This practice does not violate any codes that I'm aware of. The five gallon poly containers were evident near the oil tank's fill pipe, outside.
  Finally on 7-30 Allstate Environmental arrived on site to remove the oil contaminated soil. Several bags of soil were dug out by hand and were disposed of by Allstate. All of the oil sorbent pads were removed. There was no evidence of oil vapor, odor or free product. The oil tank remains disconnected and will need to be repaired by a licensed oil burner technician.
 It appears that the cleanup was succesful and no further action by the DEP will be required.
A-447-2014*On 7/11/2014, Augusta Fuel Company reported the release of about thirty gallons of number two fuel oil. This spill occurred at a warehouse style building located at 140 Capital Street, in the city of Augusta. The oil tank, located inside the building, developed a corrosion leak and spilled an estimated thirty gallons of fuel. Luckily this oil tank was located inside a large poly/fiberglass tote that acted as secondary containment. No fuel escaped this containment and no fuel entered the environment.

I arrived on scene and an oil technician from Augusta Fuel Company had placed a magnet patch on the bottom of the tank and was in the process of transferring the fuel to another tank. The situation was under control and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-448-2014* On 7-11-2014, Dale Farrar reported that someone had stolen copper pipe and oil line from his property in Livermore Falls. This home was vacant at the time and an unknown amount of fuel oil leak onto the basement floor. This home is located at 12 Wheeler Street and has a dirt floor.
 I met with Mr. Farrar on site and we discussed the Groundwater Oil Clean up Fund (FUND) and the cleanup actions. The Livermore Falls Police had been or were shorltly thereafter notified. A representative from Allstate Environmental Services also made a site visit to make decision on cleanup. We decided that the best course of action was to use a vactor to remove as much soil as possible.
 The tank was pumped out and moved aside and a vactor was used to remove soil. The soils at this location was a dry, coarse, well packed sand. We only excavated 1.5 tons of soil.  The foundation of this old home did not have a footer, therefore I was not comfortable with undermining the foundation wall.
 The perps that stole the copper were apprehended by Police a few weeks later. I had some conversation with Mr. Farrar about the FUND and his insurance company. Mr. Farrar also spoke with DEP staff in Claims Unit concerning the deductible.
 I spoke with Mr. Farrar on 8-31-2015 and the house is still vacant the oil tank was reconnected and the home was heated the winter of 2014-15.
 This concludes my involvement with this case and no further action from Response Services is expected.
A-449-2014*On 7-11-2014, Tammy Bernier, of Kenway Corporation, called this office to inquire about disposal of diesel contaminated soil. It was also at this time that Kenway reported the spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  According to Tammy Bernier, a 5 gallon pail containing a mixture of water and diesel fuel, got knocked over and spilled onto the gravel parking lot. This incident occurred on 7-1-2014, at Kenway Corporation, located at 681 Riverside Drive, Augusta, ME.

Kenway Corporation excavated a small amount of soil and attempted to dispose of it at the Hatch Hill Landfill in Augusta. Hatch Hill would not let them dispose of this material without the proper paper work from MDEP.

I made a site visit on 7-14-14 and met with Ian Kopp. Together we looked at the spill site that had been cleaned up. I removed the clean gravel and collected several soil samples from beneath the clean gravel. Using the oleophatic dye shake kits no evidence of petroleum was detected.  I was satisfied with the clean up and issued the disposal letter. I reminded Mr. Kopp that oil spills needed to be reported in a more timely manner.

Unknown to me, Mr. Michael Tuck had reported this spill on 7-3-2014 to Jon Woodard of this office. A spill number was not assigned by Jon at that time, and he had not contacted Kenway Corporation by the time I became involved.  No additional action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time in this matter.
A-451-2014*Mike Gale reported this incident. The Fire Department responded and placed sorbent pads and boom into the harbor around the dock area. Someone left the clip in locked open position on the dispenser nozzle at the Vinalhaven Fisherman's Co-op. When the pump was activated for the next delivery, diesel fuel got pumped onto the dock and into the ocean. Mike Gale will remove the clip on diesel nozzle.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.

A-452-2014*On 7/12/2014, Pan Am Railways reported the release of about two gallons of lube oil. This leak occurred on the railroad tracks on the property of Verso Paper Company. Chris Guessman, of Pan Am, reported this incident and had a crew on the way to clean up the lube oil spill.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-453-2014*On 7/12/2014, the Chelsea Fire Department reported an automobile accident. This accident resulted in the release of a few gallons of automotive fluids, such as transmission and motor oil. The location of the spill site was described as Route 226, near Box 428. The spilled oil was cleaned up by the Fire Department.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further action by Response Services is expected at this time.
A-454-2014*Received notification that between 7-13 gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the ground as a result of a vehicle accident.  The oil in the transformer contained less than 2 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  The impacted soil was removed for disposal, while the oil on the roadway was collected with speedy-dri.  No site visit made.  Central Maine Power disposed of waste.

Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated.
A-455-2014*On 7/12/2014, Jason Hubbard, of Maurais and Son Plumbing and Heating Company, reported that a lot of oil had spilled into the basement of a home in Livermore Falls. This home is located at 17 Green Street and is owned by Brian Pelletier. Mr. Pelletier has two oil tanks in the basement of his home. He had a medical emergency and was out of the home for several weeks prior to July 12. It was unsure to me if Mr. Pelletier had someone checking on his home while he was away.

To complicate matters, Mr. Pelletier had an insulation contractor spray foam insulation in the basement. This occurred on the day of his medical emergency. Someone else let the contractor in and out of the house. In any event, two tanks that were more than half full, were empty on 7/12. That is an estimated four hundred gallons of fuel oil. This oil flowed across the floor and into a floor drain near the junction of the floor and basement wall. This tank system had an old style emergency shutoff with a wire and fusible link (lead). The spring loaded mechanism was lying on the floor when the oil technician responded on 7/12/14.

There is some speculation that the insulation contractor may have had something to do with the failure of this mechanism. Mr. Pelletier's homeowner's insurance company is going to investigate.  I spoke with Mr. Pelletier about the cleanup fund and cleanup options. I hired Allstate Environmental Services, Inc., to assist in the cleanup. They arrived on 7/14, and washed the floor, removed oil stained lumber and did some light carpentry duties. Allstate also cored several holes through the floor in an attempt to locate the oil. There is no indication of oil under the concrete floor.

I next hired Northeast Sewer and Drain Service to run a camera down the floor drain. The drain was plugged so no oil could be found or recovered. We spent some time in the back yard looking for the drain pipe or any indication of oil. I also called the Wastewater Department for the Town of Livermore Falls, and they had not had any indication of fuel oil in their system.  Unfortunately, too much time had passed since the spill occurred to do any remedial work. Luckily, the area is served with town water and sewer and there have not been any reports of fuel oil odors or vapors in nearby homes.  This concludes my involvement and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-351-2018*On 6/19/18, Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported an estimated 1 quart of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil was released from a pole mounted electrical transformer during a storm over night.  The oil impacted the soil at the base of the pole.  CMP employees were removing the oil impacted soil and leaf debris.  No waterways were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-428-2018*I received report of a corrosion hole in an oil tank at 530 Finson Road. Dead River Company was on scene and preparing to pump out the oil from the tank. I arrived on scene, aided with the pump off, and planned to excavate contaminated soil.

The contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action needed.

B-430-2018*On July 23, 2018 the Department of Public Safety called to report a dump truck carrying sand had rolled over on the highway and was leaking diesel. Upon my arrival the vehicle had already been moved which caused the saddle tank to start leaking due to damage. I drilled a hole in the bottom of the saddle tank and drained the remaining fuel into a secure drum. Sorbents and some of the sand were used for the spilled fuel on the pavement and side of the road, which were cleaned up and disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-431-2018*On July 24, 2018 Dead River Company called to report they recieved a service call regarding a leaking oil tank. Upon arrival the tank was in the process of being pumped out and a magnetic patch had been put on the corrosion hole to stop the leak while the tank contents were pumped. The oil leaked onto the basement floor and into a drain that exited the house into a drainage swale in the lawn. I installed a ventilation fan to control oil vapors within the home. I hired a contractor to remove the contaminated soil from the drainage ditch, clean the basement floor and remove the oil tank. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-432-2018*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a leaking gasoline tank on a passenger vehicle.  The owner of the vehicle pulled into a nearby paved parking area and called the fire department. Fortunately, a nearby public works crew saw what was happening and used a skid steer to collect sand from a nearby beach to dam the leaking gasoline before it entered a nearby stream.  The public works crew used additional sand to recover the spilled gasoline and transported it to a local batch plant for proper disposal.  The truck was towed from the site for repairs.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-320-2018*Probst Electric Company reported that one of their boom trucks had leaked from the hose in their equipment yard.  The employee who noticed the small stain called to have the boom truck repaired and hand excavated the contaminated area.  He then disposed of the dirt properly.  No resources were at risk and no Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-478-2017*On 9/13/17, at 2030 hours, the China Fire Department reported that diesel fuel was leaking from the fuel tank of a dump truck that collided with a utility pole.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection responder Franki Delaney went to the site and collected fuel oil with absorbent pads and pumped out the remaining fuel from the leaking tank.

On 9/13/17, I met a contractor on site to excavate oil contaminated soil in the area.  Soil was removed until field testing of soil with Oil in Soil test kit was negative.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-481-2017*Northport Fire Department reported that an estimated five gallons of gasoline had spilled to the roadside on Route 1 when a box truck rolled over.  They reported that the truck had been righted and removed.  I met the Fire Chief on site and he said the truck gas tank cap was leaking until the truck was righted.  The fire department had collected the gasoline with a bucket and oil absorbent pads.  There was about two gallons of gasoline in a bucket and four bags of oil absorbent pads that had collected gasoline and motor oil.  I removed oil impacted soil from the area until there were no elevated organic vapor levels in soil samples screened with a photoionization detector.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-708-2017*A commercial truck accident was reported on Route 17 in Fayette.  A town-owned snow plow truck pulled out in front of a dump truck traveling along Route 17.  The dump truck's fuel tanks were torn off from the truck, and the truck and fuel tanks went off the road into a wetland.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to vacuum contamination from the wetland.

On 5/2/2018, after complaints of persistent fuel odors in the wetland, ACV Enviro was hired to vacuum oily water from the wetland, as well as remove some oily vegetation.

There is a public water supply at the nearby elementary school, as well as a private drinking water well.  The case has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow up.
A-88-2018*Maritime Energy reported that they discovered a leaking tank when called to a home for a service call.  They reported that the tank had been filled two weeks prior and now the gauge read 3/4 full.  I went to the site and found the tank in a crawl space leaking from a corrosion hole in the bottom.  I temporarily patched the tank and had it pumped out.  A temporary tank was installed to supply heat.  Oil absorbent pads were used to collect the oil.  The oil had impacted the concrete floor and some wall sills.  There was a floor drain nearby, but upon finding the outside outlet, there were no signs of oil.  The area was covered with plastic and speedy dry sorbent material to suppress oil vapors.  I met with the tenant and found low levels of oil vapors in the house, so installed an air scrubber in the house.  I met with the homeowner and explained the cleanup that would be required for elevated oil vapors in the house.  She chose to hire her own contractor to do the cleanup under my supervision.

A new tank was installed at a different location in the crawl space.  The speedy dry was collected and the floor cleaned.  Oil impacted wood sills were removed and replaced.  After the cleanup, the oil vapors in the house were less than .3 parts per million measured with a photoionization detector.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-36-2018*An industrial paper shredder ruptured a hydraulic hose releasing 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to asphalt and ice. Allen's Environmental Services was hired to clean up the release under Response Services supervision. The waste was bulked up and disposed of at a local landfill. Tamc officials were content with the cleanup.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
B-381-2018*While changing the engine oil on a loader a few drops of oil leaked onto the concrete pads.  The mechanic quickly applied speedy dry sorbent material to the oil and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-219-2018*The Department was notified of a less than 2 gallon #2 heating oil spill as a result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil company placed a magna-patch on the tank and cleaned up the oil.  A new tank is scheduled to be installed soon.

No site visit was made by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-114-2018*A drum with unknown contents and other containers was reported to Response Services. Response Services found a 35 gallon plastic drum with a pH of 13, an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with 50 gallons of fuel oil, and several containers of used motor oil. All containers were emptied and removed from the property.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
B-585-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on a log truck unloading timber mats while working in Central Maine Power's right of way.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-301-2017*A home heating pressure tank was used long ago for the heating of this house.  After the heating system was upgraded at some point in the past, making this pressure tank obsolete, mercury leaked out of the pressure tank in the attic in a localized area.  This pressure tank was moved to a shed off site and then removed by an environmental waste company for proper disposal.

The attic was cleaned and ventilation was installed.  After a couple of site visits, the attic was found to be below the Department of Environmental Protection's most stringent ambient air mercury guidelines.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-334-2018*The Department was contacted by the York County Sheriff's Department (YCSD) regarding an abandoned vehicle found in Waterboro.  When a Sheriff's Deputy opened the vehicle, he reported a strong bleach-like smell.  The vehicle was towed and impounded to the YCSD office in Alfred where the Department investigated.

The Department inspected the vehicle for open containers but none were found.  During the inspection, a foul smell was noted towards the trunk of the vehicle, though the manhole for the sewage pipe was open outside.  In order to open the trunk, both Responders donned Level B personal protective equipment and proceeded.  There was nothing in the trunk of the vehicle.  As such, the vehicle and investigation were turned over to the YCSD.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-279-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Friday, 4/27/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by York Fire Department (YFD) that they had responded to an estimated 15 gallon overfill discharge at this residence.  A peddler truck from Rymes Propane & Oil (Rymes) had delivered to this address in error and overfilled an already full tank, having received a delivery that morning by York Oil.  MDEP received no required spill notification from Rymes.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The home is owned by Brian Tapley and his spouse.  The area is rural residential use and is served by private drinking water wells and septic systems.  There are three to four private wells within 300' of the discharge.  The Tapley's well is about 55' to the south and reported as 300' deep.  Mr. Tapley advised me that bedrock is close to the surface (4' to 5' below grade) and was broken up with excavation of his foundation.

The home has a 275-gallon vertical, residential, consumptive-use, heating oil tank (AST) in the basement with a fill and vent pipe under the front porch to a fill and vent (see photos).  The AST fill has a sticker for York Oil Company.  The heat is via a hot water boiler.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Within the basement I noted a fresh oil stain atop the tank from the vent fitting, though the oil leak did not appear to have reached the floor.

Outside under the vent pipe I noted sandy soil with a fresh odor of fuel oil, and an oil stain in the soil and on the side of the home below the fill and vent piping.  Near the surface I measured 23-parts per million (ppm) in ambient air over the soil and 610-ppm by bag headspace measurement (using a Photoionization Detector (PID) with 10.6 eV lamp).  At 24" below grade the soil measured 174-ppm by bag headspace measurement, and POSITIVE reading with an Oil In Soil colorimetric test.

Well water sample acquired by MDEP geologist Woodruff on 5/11/18, showed no detected contamination (see attached).

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
On 4/27/18, before responding, I called management at Rymes, though they at first did not wish to speak with me.  Based on the assessment by the YFD, I advised Melanie Hartford of Rymes that they get a crew on site to clean the oil tank within the basement, and excavate oiled soil outside.

On site, I met Rymes workers and Mr. Tapley and went over cleanup standards and requirements.  Rymes staff hand dug out about a cubic yard of soil down to about 24" below grade.  Soil removal ceased based on encountering apparent bedrock refusal, and likely little remaining threat to the well based on the volume discharged.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Remaining oiled soil is expected to naturally attenuate over time.
2)  Cleanup costs were borne by Rymes Propane & Oil Company.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-354-2018*On June 12, 2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report a cement truck had rolled over onto its side on Route 157. Upon my arrival the truck had only leaked a minimal amount of hydraulic fluid onto the side of the road which sorbents and hand excavation were used to remove it. I had a conversation with the owner of the truck, along with the tow company regarding pumping out the diesel saddle tank. The owner stated there was minimal diesel in the saddle tank and did not want it drilled. He also stated that he had the means to clean it up if it leaked. The truck was righted without any leaking and towed away. No other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-377-2018*On June 21, 2018 On Target Utility Services called to report that while on site a line on their boom truck leaked onto pavement and gravel. I oversaw On Target Utility Services employees using sorbents and then hand excavate the contaminated soil which was disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-379-2018*On June 21, 2018 Dead River called to report that the homeowner had noticed oil leaking from the fitting on their home heating oil tank.  Once I arrived I noticed some contamination in the walkway of the home. I checked underneath the heating oil tank and noticed some oil had run underneath the home. I opened up the vent of the skirting around the home to see the dirt underneath. The whole area underneath the home had been lined with plastic. The vapors underneath the home were minimal and there were no vapors within the home. The contaminated soil in the walkway was removed by hand. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-380-2018*A tourist discovered a five gallon bucket of oil on the beach in Acadia National Park.  No spill noted or discovered with it.  The bucket was collected and disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-220-2018*The Department was notified of a 15-20 gallon release of diesel fuel as a result of a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was located outside of a generator building and the ground was found to be heavily saturated with diesel fuel.  The AST was removed and plans were made to remove the concrete pad and contaminated soil.

Excavation work began on August 23, and approximately 12 yards of material consisting of sand and loam were land spread on a grassed access road for a gravel pit.  The area is protected from vehicle traffic by a cable going across the roadway.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-556-2018*On August 27, 2018 Maine Track Maintenance Incorporated called to report that while working on the switches at the railyard a hydraulic hose malfunctioned causing hydraulic oil to leak onto the tracks and ballast. Employees wiped down the rails and hand excavated the contaminated ballast. No other resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-557-2018*I received a call that an excavator had accidentally caught fire while clearing and burning brush on a housing lot being developed at the subject location.  The fire resulted in the spilling of about 10 gallons of diesel fuel.  Fortunately, due to the amount of water used to extinguish the fire, most of the oil stayed on the surface and didn't penetrate the ground so I was able to recover the majority of it with sorbent material.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-558-2018*On August 28, 2018 the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that due to a motor vehicle accident antifreeze had been spilled onto the pavement. The Bangor Fire Department responded to the accident and put down sorbent material which they cleaned up and disposed of properly. No site visit was needed and no resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
I-124-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of 2 gallons of wax to pavement. LP's employees used floor sorbents to clean up the release which were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-125-2018*An Emera Maine Transform leaked a small amount of Transformer oil to concrete. Emera Maine employees used sorbents and shovels to clean up the spill. Contaminated  materials were disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-383-2018*The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported elevated readings of petroleum in the soil during a piping removal at the MDOT facility in West Gardiner.  The piping was associated with a 6,000 gallon underground storage tank.

There was a very small amount of soil impacted and it was left in the excavation.  The MDOT would be providing a site assessment for the removal and contacting our Maine Department of Environmental Protection Divsion of Technical Services for guidance.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
B-193-2019*I received a report of a small spill to gravel near the smoke stack at the Derby Yard.  The spill was reported to be several months old and was thought to be from equipment parked at the site over the winter.  Central Maine and Quebec Railway personnel removed a small bag of contaminated soil and disposed of it properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-765-2018*During a Phase II investigation by CES Incorporated they found low levels of contamination above the Department of Environmental Protection's reporting requirement.  Field testing indicated a photoionization detector reading of 704 parts-per-million from soil approximately 4 feet in depth at this location.  A former gasoline station was located near this spot a long time ago.  No other source could be identified at this time.  EBS Building Supply, former property owner, was recently bought out by the current owner, Hammond Lumber.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-230-2018*A broken hose caused the release of 3 gallons of hydraulic oil to woodchips.  Bark and sawdust were used to clean the release and then brought to the onsite boiler for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-232-2018*A leaking cylinder on a self loader caused a failure of a hydraulic hose and 5 gallons were released to soils. Contaminated soils were excavated and brought to facility for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-235-2018*Approximately 9 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to a blown hose.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill and then brought to the facility central heating unit for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-253-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was released due to a bad seal on a forwarder.  The released oil was dispersed into nearby brush and oil that reached ditch was cleaned with sorbents.

No further Response action needed at this time.
B-102-2018*On February 20, 2018 McKee Energy called to report that they had accidentally hooked on to an aboveground storage tank to make a home heating oil delivery. As they started to fill the tank, heating oil leaked out of the vent whistle due to the tank being overfilled. They immediately stopped filling and only a small amount leaked onto the snow. The Driver removed some of the oil from the tank and dug up the snow that was contaminated to be disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-104-2018*On February 20, 2018 Sprague Terminal called to report there was a leak in their sodium hydroxide system.  The leak was contained in the secondary containment and the system was shut down. The piping was replaced, and any remaining product was solidified, removed and disposed of. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-205-2018*On 3/30/18, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reporting an estimated 100 gallon diesel fuel spill from a tractor trailer at Mile 30.5 southbound on the Maine Turnpike.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the truck involved had lost it's driveshaft.  When the driveshaft departed the vehicle, it took out the fuel line to one of the saddle tanks.  MTA employees had placed a containment pool under the leaking tank to capture as much as they could.  Prior to the deployment of the pool, oil had run down the shoulder to an area of standing water on the shoulder of the road.  Sorbent materials were used to collect the spilled oil there.

An excavation of the site to remove oil contaminated soils was completed on 4/5/18.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
B-244-2018*I found an old damaged gearbox in a depression of woodchips on the western side of the buildings for the Former Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill.  It appears in the demolition process the gearbox was placed here.  The gearbox oil had leaked out at some point onto the wood chips and water in this depression.  A few sorbents had been laid down by someone.  I laid a few more down to soak up the remaining oil.  I referred this site to Nick Mayhew who is the Project Manager of this site for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

A-214-2018*The Department was contacted by the Wilton Fire Department regarding a multi vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Comfort Inn.  They were concerned with what might have been released, and wanted the Department to make an assessment.

I responded to the incident and met with the Wilton Fire Department.  The three vehicles involved in the fire still had their gasoline tanks intact, and whatever fluids that were released during the fire were consumed.  I checked the adjacent storm drainage system and observed no releases of petroleum.  The melted/burnt debris from the vehicles was shoveled onto the vehicles for later disposal.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-348-2018*Tom Daniels called the Department to report a spill of mineral oil from a Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transformer after a vehicle collided with a utility pole.  The estimated discharge was five gallons to the pavement and gravel.  Tom dispatched a remediation team to the site.  The spilled product was collected using sorbents and Speedi-Dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action expected.
P-435-2018*The Department was notified of a hydraulic line breakage on an electrical lift truck.  Approximately 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid crossed the parking lot pavement and entered a catch basin.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by the subject/spiller and was on site when the Department arrived.  Speedy-dry sorbent material had been placed on the pavement and sorbent pads were in the catch basin.  No product had made it into the piping of the stormwater system.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-436-2018*The Department was notified of a spill that occurred while the delivery driver unhooked the fuel hose from the fill pipe for an aboveground storage tank.  The spill was contained to ceramic tile below the fill and vent pipes and was cleaned up by the driver.

No further action required by Division of Response Services at this time.
P-433-2018*The Department was notified by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) that one of their contractors had spilled approximately two gallons of diesel fuel on the ground at their York Maintenance Facility.  MTA had contacted Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove and replace the contaminated soil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-382-2018*On 6/28/18, Mary Waring from Casella reported that an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged to a gravel lot when a hose broke on a piece of equipment.  The spill was reported as immediately contained and collected with nearby peat.  Mary reported that the oiled peat was collected and all oil-impacted gravel was removed for proper disposal.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected.
P-476-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the Saco Fire Department reporting a gasoline discharge associated with a passenger vehicle fire in Saco.  There are no indications of what, if any, remediation occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-197-2018*A busted hose on a dump truck released approximately 20 gallons to soils at a residence.
Contaminated soils were excavated and brought to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal. A later site visit found the site cleaned up to The Division of Response Services satisfaction.


No further action should be required of Response Services  at this time.
I-278-2018*Hydraulic hose from excavator released oil into the quarry pit.  Lane's constructed a berm and used sorbents to clean the site.  No off site impact. Lane's disposed of materials in their waste stream.

No further Response action needed required at this time.
B-720-2018*Maine State Police were involved with a tractor trailer off the highway into the median of Interstate 95 South during a snowstorm.  There was no product lost during the incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-138-2019*A tractor trailer driver used a predominantly vacant parking lot to turn his truck around.  Operator inattention resulted in a collision with light pole which knocked it over, compromising the oil pan.  Approximately ten gallons of motor oil was released to the pavement and recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-140-2019*On 2/21/19, response was made to reported 10 to 15 gallon discharge of #2 heating oil at this customer's residence.  Mr. Trudell of Downeast Energy (DEE) explained that DEE burner technicians were emptying the customer's basement aboveground storage tank (AST) into 55-gallon drums and accidently overfilled a drum to the gravel driveway next to the house and walkout basement.  At the time of my early afternoon assessment, the drums were gone and speedy dry sorbent material remained on the ground; oiled soil had not yet been dug out.  No spill reached surface water or caused indoor vapor intrusion.  DEE agreed to primary responsibility for cleanup and to return and dig out the oiled soil that day.  Volume of oily waste managed by DEE is unknown.

The location is rural residential and served by private water wells and septic.  There are two other homes within 300' of the discharge.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-141-2019*On 2/21/19, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting a small oil leak from a malfunctioning oil pump at a customer's residence in South Portland.  The spill was limited to a concrete floor in the basement and was cleaned up by Dead River with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-83-2019*Division of Response was notified of a one gallon release of hydraulic oil to soil.  The release  was caused by a cylinder seal failing.  Sorbents were used and disposed of in the contractors waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.

No further action is needed by the Division of Response at this time.
P-255-2019*The Department was notified of a one-gallon spill of waste oil resulting from a plugged oil drum.  The waste oil collection drum was not supposed to be plugged to allow the system to ventilate.  Overnight, the drum expanded and popped the plug out and leaked oil from the hose.  Bowdoin College employees conducted the cleanup and disposed of the waste in their hazardous materials shed for a later pickup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-258-2019*The Department was notified of an 80 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a malfunctioning sump pump system.  The spill was contained in the turbine from which the broken hose was located.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, to pump out the oil and water mixture and dispose of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-89-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of five gallons of hydraulic oil released to a concrete inside the mill.   The release was caused due to two plugged filters lines.  The spill was cleaned using sorbent materials and then the concrete was washed using simple green.

Division of Response contacted the manager of the mill to see if any assistance was needed.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
A-376-2018*On 8/28/18, Wanda Clossey of ND Paper, LLC, in Rumford reported a hydraulic oil spill from a paper machine.  The amount was estimated at 108 gallons of oil spilled.  The spill was run through the licensed treatment plant on site for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-568-2018*I received a call indicating a small overfill occurred at the subject location.  The reason for the overfill was unclear, but it resulted in aluminum chloride being spilled to a concrete containment structure under the tank where it was recovered with sorbent materials.  Contaminated sorbents were disposed of on site in a primary clarifier.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-280-2019*On 4/8/19, notification received of apparent transformer oil discharge.  Later CMP responders found no actual leakage so no cleanup was warranted nor done.  See the CMP Oil Spill Report attached.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-302-2019*A vehicle leaked what appeared to be transmission fluid on a number of city streets and through the University of Southern Maine campus.  There was no evidence of cause or source.  Spilled product was in the form of a trail with no standing puddles.  No recovery was attempted.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-303-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from an oil tank truck to the drive surface of a residence during a delivery of oil.  The release was caused when the driver accidentally opened the valve of the supply hose while reeling the hose onto the truck.  The spilled oil was cleaned and disposed of by the oil delivery personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were sufficient.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-307-2019*On Monday, 4/8/19, small discharge was reported of diesel oil from a fuel can in the bed of a contractor's truck that fell over and spilled from the uncapped bung.  Mr. Bateman reported with rain some discharge reached a drain and the coastal water off Berth 4.  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard put out sorbents and boom but little was recoverable from the water.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-320-2019*A motor vehicle leaked approximately one gallon of gasoline to the pavement at the service plaza which was recovered with an application of sorbent materials by Maine Turnpike Authority personnel.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-327-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a vehicle accident.  The transformer on the telephone pole was knocked down from the accident and spilled the contents on a grassed lawn and the edge of the roadway.  The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content was unknown at the time and a sample was collected before the transformer was disposed of.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) to collect the speedy-dry sorbent material and contaminated soil from the lawn area.  Analytics from the transformer showed PCB content of approximately seven parts per million (ppm).  The soil and speedy-dry were taken to CMP's North Augusta Service Center for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-337-2019*A truck accident caused the release of approximately one gallon of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-338-2019*Products consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine were discovered on the side of the road in a trash bag.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection assisted Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with removal and disposal of said products.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-28-2019*The Maine State Police reported a discharge of motor oil from a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 95 southbound in Sidney.  When I arrived, the accident scene had been cleaned up except for some motor oil along the breakdown lane.   I cleaned up the free product with sorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-69-2019*On February 7, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of lube oil to the ground in Wales.  Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported the containment for Engine 505 overflowed, discharging an oil/water mixture to the train tracks and ground.

It was estimated that a 1/2 gallon of lube oil was in the oil/water mixture.  A Pan Am Railways cleanup crew was dispatched to the scene to collect oily soil and apply sorbent material to the spill.  All oily contaminated materials were disposed of through Pan Am Railways' waste stream

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-113-2019*A meth lab found in Waterville was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). The lab had one active one pot and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency needed assistance with removal of the chemicals.  I responded to the site and assisted the agents in the careful removal and proper packaging of the chemicals.  Please see the attachment for the materials we removed from this site.  I prepared them for transportation back to the State of MDEP hazardous storage building, where the materials are bulked up and sent for disposal at a later date.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-213-2019*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of lube oil from an engine to the track ballast in the vicinity of Mcallister Road in Clinton.  Pan Am Railways personnel cleaned up the affected ballast and arranged for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-522-2018*On 9/17/18, Pauline Lantz reported that the well water at her mother's home smelled like oil.  She also reported that the outside heating oil tank had leaked.  Alex Pugh, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) geologist went to the site and confirmed that there was a smell of oil in the water.  He also reported to MDEP Division of Response Services that the soil under the newly installed tank smelled of oil.

I went to the site and dug a hole under the tank and confirmed that the soil was oil-impacted.  The well was within 10 or 15 feet of the oil tank location.  I met with the owner's son and daughter and explained the cleanup actions required.  They completed a Ground and Surface Waters Cleanup Fund application.  They also completed a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.

On 9/25/18, I had the oil tank relocated in order to excavate oil impacted soil.  Ledge was encountered at about 2 feet depth next to the house.  The ledge sloped down and away from the house.  Oil-impacted soil was removed from on top of the ledge that sunk to about 6 feet 30 feet from the house.  Field tests of the far wall and the two side walls were negative for oil in soil when excavation was complete.  The soil next to the house foundation could not be removed without jeopardizing the field stone foundation.  The inside air was tested with a photoionization detector and showed there were oil vapors in the upstairs living area and in the basement.  The basement could not be ventilated without impacting the heat in the home needed for the elderly occupant.  I installed a carbon air scrubber in the living area to control the oil vapors. Samples drawn from the well head contained free product oil.  The site was referred to MDEP Division of Technical Services for treatment of the well and indoor air.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-521-2018*On Monday September 17, 2018, at 2:26 PM, I responded with Jeremy Greenman to an anonymous complaint at 5 Weeks Road in Gardiner.  The complaint stated that an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) had been leaking kerosene since May 2018.

Upon arrival to the site, we inspected the southwestern side of the house to find a tandem tank system.  We investigated both tanks and found a pinhole leak that was steadily dripping from the left tank.  An aluminum baking tin was collecting the drippings; a pickle jar holding several cups of kerosene was set off to the side.  While inspecting the bottom of the tank, it was determined a sealant had been applied; the sealant failed to stop the leak.  A can of Flex Seal was found nearby.  Responder Greenman placed a magnet patch which successfully stopped the leak.  We cleaned up the contaminated materials that had been placed underneath the tank as well as the sorbents that were used to clean the bottom of the tank.  Clean sorbents were placed underneath to catch any residual product.  An out-of-service tag was placed on the tank.

With no one on site to discuss the cleanup procedure, we left a card with contact information in the door requesting a call back.  At 3:57PM the same day, Responder Greenman received a phone call from Cathy Doyle, the power of attorney to the house and tanks on site.  She stated a neighbor has seen us examining her tanks and she inquired as to our purpose for being on her property.  Responder Greenman informed her of the anonymous complaint concerning a leaking tank and we were dispatched to investigate.  Responder Greenman stated it was illegal to discharge oil to the environment in the State of Maine and the issue would need to be dealt with immediately.  He stated the tank needed to be pumped off within the next 24 hours and disconnected from the furnace line.  He also stated that we, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), would need to do further assessment of the spill.

During this conversation, Ms. Doyle stated she had known about the leak since June 2018.  She stated that she and her husband tried to fix it themselves with sealant and that she would take care of the problem.  She also gave us the name of her tenant, Paula Casoria, and stated that she worked for Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  At 6:16PM that night, Responder Greenman received confirmation from Ms. Doyle that the tank had been pumped off, disconnected and laid on its end near the barn.

The following day, September 18, 2018, I was able to find Ms. Casoria in the statewide directory.  I emailed her at 12:11PM to give her a summary of events from the day before and ask her if she had observed any air quality issues. I offered to come by to ensure her living space had not been compromised.  At 1:49 PM I received a call from Ms. Casoria (207-624-4144); I asked if she had been having any issues with air quality.  Ms. Casoria stated that she had not noticed any vapors except for outside, but requested I check just to ensure there was no issue or health concern.  I set up to meet Ms. Casoria on site at 5:30PM that evening.

I arrived on site at 5:36PM.  Ms. Casoria greeted me outside and I began my inspection of the concrete slab the tank was sitting on using my PID.  There were no concerning vapor issues; the highest concentration was 10 parts per million (ppm) right on the edge of the slab that meets the house.  I stated there did not appear to be an issue, but offered to check indoors for confirmation; she took me inside.  Ms. Casoria said that she had been concerned about vapors entering the dryer vent into the house.  I checked the dryer vent which read 0.0 ppm.  I also checked along the wall the tank was closest, which also read 0.0 ppm.  I informed Ms. Casoria that there was no issue here. With no wells or water receptors nearby and no air quality issues, I concluded this site needed no remediation and left. Because it was
A-473-2018*Poland Spring Bottling Company reported a spill of approximately one half gallon of diesel from a contracted truck at their facility.  Poland Spring personnel stopped leak and cleaned up the affected road surface.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-272-2018*A broken hydraulic pipe on a Forwarder caused the release of  20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto a load of logs and some brush.  The operator was able to clean the oil from the ditch and brush using sorbents.
All sorbents were brought to Irving Woodlands, LLC for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
A-12-2019*Motor vehicle accident resulted in the discharge of one to two gallons of gasoline.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spilled material with sorbent pads.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-78-2019*Division of Response Services was notified that a resident of Pine Village trailer park had a release of 30 gallons of Kerosene to snow and soil.  The release was caused by frost pulling the line away from the storage tank.  The above ground storage tank was moved so soils could be removed.

Contaminated soils were removed and brought to the Presque Isle landfill for disposal.  A recovery well was installed for 2 months.  No visible oil was found in the recovery well and it was removed and backfilled with soil.
Homeowner noted that the flare fitting on the newly installed line had a leak.  Division of Response went to the site and Dead River was called to tighten down the fitting and the leak was fixed.  Soils were removed from under the line and the leak was completely mitigated.  Contaminated soils were disposed of at Aroostook Waste Solutions landfill.

No further Division of Response is not expected at this time.
P-890-2018*While undertaking site work at the location for the new Scarborough Public Safety Building, an underground storage tank (UST) was discovered.  A waiver for its removal was granted on November 16, 2018.  The UST still contained a fair amount of liquid assumed to be mostly water, indicating that the UST was still intact.  Arrangements for November 19th were made with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to remove the contents of the tank and clean it for disposal.  The UST was pumped, cut, cleaned and removed from the ground without incident.  I observed no contamination beneath the UST and the tank had no hole in it.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-259-2018*An Emera Maine employee released 20 ounces of unleaded gasoline onto pavement due to a faulty gas pump nozzle.  Speedy dry was used to contain the spill and the facility was made aware of the faulty pump.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-307-2018*A contractor operating a scissor lift hit a hydraulic hose and caused a release of  20 gallons of thermal oil.  The facility completely contained and cleaned the spill with a vac truck and wood fines.


No further action by Response needed at this time.
I-161-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a small amount of oil found during a scheduled Underground Storage Tank removal. A small amount contaminated soils were removed from the site and disposed through Lanes Construction's asphalt plant.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-116-2019*On March 6, 2019, a technician from Rockport Mechanical, Inc., called to report that he was called to fix a leaking gasket on the homeowner's furnace and noticed a stain all in the crushed rock around the furnace.  I noticed the stained area and as I moved some of the rock, I found some free product on top of a plastic barrier that was put down under the stone.  I also checked the homeowner's heating oil tank that was in a crawl space in the back of the basement.  I noticed drip stains beneath the tank as well.  The tank had pinhole corrosion holes.  The tank was pumped out and replaced.  I hired a contractor to vacuum up the contaminated stone and dirt beneath.  The plastic was replaced and the site was backfilled with stone.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-135-2017*06/16/17 (01:05) - A hydraulic oil spill was observed by facility staff person, Josh Locke, at Louisiana Pacific (LP) in New Limerick.  45 gallons spilled onto the concrete floor in the wet fuel building due to a loose filter that caused the O-ring to dislodge.  Hog fuel was used to soak up the hydraulic oil and at approximately 1:20, the contaminated fuel was fed into the boiler per Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) license conditions.

06/16/17 (09:16) I called LP's Environmental Coordinator, Bob McNeally, to discuss that the spill was not properly reported verbally to the spill hotline or Department staff.  Mr. McNeally confirmed that he would follow-up with staff on proper and required reporting procedures.

No further Division of Response Services assistance was required at this time.
I-190-2017*8/15/17 I Received an oil spill debris report from Guy Nadeau, Supervisor with Irving Woodlands LLC, regarding a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill as a result of a blown hydraulic hose from a log loading unit.  Irving Woodland's crews placed sorbent materials (wood shavings and sorbent pads) onto the spilled oil to contain, collect and soak up the spilled oil.  The oil soaked sorbent materials as well as some contaminated soils were dug up, and placed in 55 gallons drums in Ashland Sawmill's Mobile Garage for scheduled waste oil disposal By Irving Woodlands.

No further action is warranted by Response Services staff at this time.
A-513-2017*On 9/26/17, at 1449 hours, Mary Waring, from Casella Organics, reported that an estimated 30 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to a pile of woodchips when a hydraulic line broke on a dump truck delivering material to a woodlot in Albion.  She reported that they had removed all the oil impacted material.  I went to the site and confirmed that the spill had been cleaned up and no resources were at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-44-2018*The Town of Portage reported a release of diesel fuel to the paved and dirty road surface from Theriault Boys logging truck. The driver of said truck fuel up and purged the truck's fuel system onto the road. No effort was made to recover or cleans up the release. Due to the wet road conditions a significant oil sheen impacted a ditch flowage. Sand was placed down and scrapped up to eliminate the continuation of the sheening.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-72-2018*Daigle Oil Company (DOC's) technician improper installed a filter resulting in a small release of fuel oil to a concrete floor at a business. Doc's cleaned up the release with sorbents and reinstalled the oil filter. Once contacted the business owner was content with Doc's cleanup of the release.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-74-2018*University of Presque Isle (UMPI) wind turbine caught fire causing a 40 gallon release of mixed oils to a large area of snow. Response Services meet on site with UMPI employees and Soderberg construction to formulate a plan of removal. Soderberg construction removed contaminated snow from the grounds and disposed of the debris at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-749-2018*A crack in the tiger loop housing allowed #2 fuel oil (oil) to leak out when the furnace was operating.  Maybe a drip or two would fall to the floor over a minute or so.   I cleaned a 12 inch diameter area with simple green and placed a bunch of sorbent pads under the leak.  I notified Waldo Community Action Partners (Waldo CAP) of my findings and actions.  They will hire an oil company to fix the broken piece.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-750-2018*The engine containment tank on a locomotive overflowed.  Some ballast was removed for proper disposal.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-751-2018*I responded to a #2 oil (oil) spill in the basement due to a leak in the supply line which supplies oil from the aboveground storage tank (AST) to the furnace.  Initially it was reported as a 230-gallon spill since the AST had been filled approximately 8 days ago.  I inspected the basement floor which consisted mostly of dirt but had concrete under an old, no longer used, AST and around the chimney, located in the middle of the basement.  I dug six test pits around the basement looking for oil.  I found mostly water and maybe a couple of tablespoons of oil in two of the pits.  I observed a sheen in two others and no signs of oil in the last two.

There was a strong breeze coming through the basement due to a large opening in the foundation wall at the other end of the basement.  There were other smaller openings allowing cold air into the basement also.  I talked to the uncle for a while in the basement explaining my findings, which basically was I wasn't finding much oil.  If there had been a 230-gallon spill I should be finding more oil.  The large amount of water that I found in the basement should have kept the oil towards the surface of the basement soils and should have caused the oil to spread out over a much larger area of the basement.  I should have observed oil flowing into my test pits also.  Neither of those conditions were observed.   The land slopes away from the house very quickly which would also should have showed signs of oil if oil had flowed out of the basement.

I removed impacted soils and used sorbents to soak up the oil I could find.  I observed signs of an approximately 5-gallon spill.  I used my photoionization detector (PID) to check the living space on the first floor which was less than 1 part per million (ppm).  The basement was less than 3 ppm when I departed this site.  During my work activities the PID had a high reading of 19 ppm.  I informed the owner, uncle and tenets to call me if something changed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-753-2018*I received a call indicating a small overfill had occurred at the subject location.  The delivery driver used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product to the customer's satisfaction.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-754-2018*A hose failed on a flex track bucket truck.  Oil dripped onto the ice initially until sorbents were laid down.  The hose was fixed.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-755-2018*During maintenance of the furnace, the oil technician knocked over a bucket containing oil and a filter.  A small amount of oil spilled onto the concrete floor.  The oil technician used sorbents and simple green to remove the oil.  I talked to the oil technician and heard the owner in the background decline a visit from me.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-201-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) received a call stating that an oil spill occurred in the parking lot of the Madison High School.  Diesel fuel was lost to the pavement from an unknown source.  Sorbents were used to clean up the fuel oil.  The materials were placed into the bus garage's oil solids drum for disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
A-202-2017*H. O. Bouchard, Inc., reported a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill.  The spill was the result of a ruptured hose on a dump trailer.  The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-877-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  While fueling at a portable fuel station, a CMP contractor spilled one gallon of diesel fuel to pavement.  CMP staff cleaned up the discharge immediately.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-878-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-879-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-748-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-753-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-754-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-720-2017*The discharge was the result of a burst hydraulic line on a bucket truck.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  Please refer to the attached Central Maine Power Company report for additional information.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected
A-718-2017*Rockport Mechanical called regarding the discovery of an oil spill at 66 Washington Street, in Camden.  The discharge was minor and was the result of a loose/bad flair fitting.  The oil had ran inside the conduit and found a slice, flowing onto the floor and wicked up the basement stud framing.  The property was vacant, so it was unclear how long the leak had been going on.  Rockport Mechanical was cleaning up the concrete floor, and was going to discuss with the realtor sealing or removal of the contaminated wood studs.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-126-2019*On 2/13/19, Debra Moore of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported that 100 gallons of salt brine had leaked out of a storage tank into containment inside the building.  MDOT was able to recover some of the brine for its original use, the remainder evaporated.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-127-2019*On 2/13/19, Paula Jacques of Cumberland Farms reported a three gallon spill of gasoline at their Sanford facility.  Ms. Jacques did not know what caused the spill, but thought the source was a customer's vehicle.  She applied speedy dry sorbent material to the spill to clean it up.  It was reported that the gasoline spillage was confined to the paved surfaces at the station, though spread about some because of the snowy conditions.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-302-2018*On December 04, 2018, Emera reported a small hydraulic spill from an Emera service truck on the pavement on Route 1 in Monticello, Maine.   Emera cleaned the road surface with sorbents and brought the sorbents to the landfill.

No future Division of Response actions are needed at this time.
A-113-2017*I received an anonymous complaint about a discharge of several hundred gallons of waste oil from a punctured tank at the Landcrafters facility in Wiscasset.  I responded and met with the management on site.  They did admit that they had suffered an oil discharge at their facility when a fork truck punctured a 250 gallon tote of waste oil.  I was shown the affected area which was located about 50 feet from the drilled well.   I instructed them on the requirement to clean up the material and properly dispose of the waste.  They agreed and I gave them information on disposal facilities.

They later excavated 35.97 tons of contaminated soil for disposal at CPRC Group.  Responder Bob Williams visited the site to verify the cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action is necessary in this matter.
I-56-2019*Division of Response was notified of a two gallon release of hydraulic oil to soils due to a busted hose.  The release was cleaned using sawdust and disposed of in the Maine Woods Company biomass boiler.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
A-92-2019*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of a small amount of lube oil from an engine on the rails in Jay in the vicinity of Main Street.  Pan Am personnel removed the affected ballast and cleaned up the rails and ties with sorbent material.

No action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-736-2017*On 9/21/17, I received a call from Andy at Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting they had overfilled an aboveground storage tank at Southern Maine Health Care in Sanford.  The spill went into containment around the tank.  He was seeking help and advice on how to clean it up.  I responded immediately.

Upon arrival, I learned that Fielding's had accidentally filled the wrong chamber in the two-chamber tank, overfilling it by over 1500 gallons.  The tank sat in a steel secondary containment structure and was capped on top by a wooden structure.  Several inches of oil were visible in the bottom of the containment.  Fielding's had hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services to respond to the spill and they were in the process of removing the spilled oil by vacuum truck.

The tank was many years old and had apparently contained a variety of fuels over the years, including #6 oil, #4 oil and now #2 oil.  It was quite evident from looking at the top of the tank and the wood structure surrounding it that many spills have occurred at this facility over the years.  In fact, the wood structure was quite saturated with oil creating a significant fire hazard.  It appeared as though the tank had been retrofitted over the years to accommodate the changing fuels.  The manways on each chamber of the tank were only held on by a couple of bolts allowing the manway to lift when oil was delivered.  At least one tank had a crimped fitting on the top of the tank.  It did not appear to me that it was in compliance with current standards and regulations for this tank.

The current spill proved difficult to clean up.  There was no way to safely access the bottom of the containment structure and the current spill had softened previous #6 oil spillage making the #6 oil mobile.  We attempted to move some of the mixture to the vacuum hose with water which was not very successful.  The containment structure showed evidence of rust/corrosion in the bottom.  I noted a nearby storm drain that could be impacted allowing for off-site migration of the oil if it were to leak out of the containment structure.  I encouraged Southern Maine Health Center to abandon the tank since the spill could not be remediated without dismantling the tank.  They agreed.  I asked them to monitor the tank for any leakage from the containment structure while they made arrangements to abandon it, which they did and documented (see attached).  Clean Harbors returned to the site on 9/22 and did a little more cleaning of the tank containment.

On 10/2, I received an email from Marc Fournier indicating they were no longer using the tank.  Clean Harbors had begun to dismantle the old tank and structure.  Final abandonment was completed by 10/6/17.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-683-2018*A rainbow sheen was discover in a flooded basement by contractors sent to work on a bank-owned property.  The property management company requested the assistance of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to confirm whether or not the sheen was natural due to the mold in the home, or oil from the aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement.  After an investigation by MDEP, it was discovered that the sheen was caused by the AST that had floated up on to its side. The property manager confirmed that they would have contractors come in to remove the contaminated water and remove the tank.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-87-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of an oily sheen to pavement after a large two structure fire on Main street, Van Buren.   Upon inspection from Division of Response it was noted that the sheen was created by two aboveground storage tanks that had released heating oil. The fire suppression measures caused runoff and created an oily sheen.  Division of Response also noted that the sheen was visible in the St. John River.

Allen's Environmental was able to vacuum the runoff and nearby storm drains. Defensive measures were put in place to stop the sheen from further reaching into the catch basin of the St. John River.

One aboveground storage tank could be seen in the debris and approximately 25 gallons of oil was pumped into a drum for disposal by Division of Response.


No further Division of Response action is required at this time.


I-78-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-79-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through a local solid waste provider.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
B-77-2017*I received a report about oil on the ground near the fill pipe at the subject location.  The heating oil company was concerned and wanted me to verify it was not a large outside spill.  It appeared to the heating company that it was a home owner trying to make certain they did not run out of fuel and spilled some oil in the snow.  When I arrived I determined that it was just a few ounces of oil in the snow.

No resources impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-78-2017*A vehicle accident caused a leak of antifreeze on the road at the subject location.  It was reported as all cleaned up with no further details.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-199-2017*Returning to the truck after completion of the delivery, the driver fell on the driveway.  In falling, the nozzle discharged a small amount of fuel oil to the asphalt surface.  This was reported to the Downeast Energy (DEE) dispatcher and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  DEE sent staff to assist in the minor cleanup.  The customer was stated to be home at the time of the incident, and approved of cleanup actions.  Based on the information provided, no MDEP assistance was requested, and none was dispatched.  MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further action.
B-324-2017*On May 15, 2017, a call came in from Dead River Oil Company that a client reported an oil smell in his basement located at 105 Taunton Drive.  Upon arrival there was an empty 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) that had leaked onto the dirt basement floor due to a corrosion hole.

The site was excavated of contaminated soil and disposed of properly. Due to the closeness of drinking water wells in the vicinity of the site a referral was make to Paul Higgins of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Technical Services.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-325-2017*I received a report of a dump truck rollover at the subject location.  I responded to the site and found that about 100 gallons of diesel had been lost from the wreck.  The ground was very wet at the time and the spill was immediately adjacent to a culvert.  I boomed the downstream side of the culvert to catch what I could of the spilling fuel and began the process of absorbing as much fuel as possible from the wreck site.  Because of the soil conditions, I do not believe much fuel permeated into the ground.  I monitored the site and replaced sorbent materials at the culvert outfall until they were no longer effective.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-326-2017*I received a report of a very small overfill at the subject location.  The spill was onto timber mats and was recovered with sorbent material.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-537-2017*I received a call from Kurt Flannigan, Pine Tree Estates' Park Manager, regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 50 Holiday Lane, Standish, Maine.  He was doing inspections when he came upon the leaking tank,  one of a dual AST system.  He contacted a local heating system contractor who placed a "Magne-Patch" on the hole that stopped the leak until the tank could be replaced.  An undetermined amount of fuel had been released under the fuel tanks.

I met Mr. Flannigan on site and discussed the situation.  It was determined the tanks would have to be removed to access the contaminated soil beneath, in addition to a shelter that housed the AST's.  Allstate Environmental Services was contacted to undertake the remediation.  The AST's were emptied and removed for disposal.  Arrangements were made to return the following day to move the shelter and contaminated soil.

On 7/14/19, I returned with Allstate Environmental.  The shelter had been moved, and removal of contaminated soil  had commenced.  The area impacted was larger than anticipated requiring the removal of 14.63 tons of contaminated soil to a depth of approximately 6 feet below grade.  No groundwater was encountered during the excavation.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings established the extent of the excavation, and the Oleophilic Dye Tests determined that the cleanup goal had been met.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-836-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-837-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-838-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-839-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-840-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-163-2017*An anonymous complaint was called into the Northern Maine Regional Office (NMRO) of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) of oil "all over the place" in a gravel pit owned and operated by Carroll Walton.

I met with Mr. Walton on the afternoon of the complaint, July 18, 2017, at his pit.  I did notice small oil stains in the pit.  Of more concern, I noticed a scrap area on the property operated by his son, Matthew Walton.  Matthew is recycling old mobile home trailers and is accumulating waste associated with this operation.  At this location, there are also minor oil stains on the ground.

I spoke with both individuals and asked that they have a better approach to housekeeping at this facility.  I left them a bag of sorbent pads to wipe down equipment in attempt to improve housekeeping.  I also advised them that a NMRO responder will be back next month to check on progress.
I-11-2018*Emera Maine reported a leaking pad mounted transformer at the Caribou High School. The transform was struck by a piece of heavy equipment owned and operated by the School. Soils, snow, asphalt, and a concrete base were impacted by transformer oil.

Due to underground phone and electrical line no soil was removed at this time. However Allen's environmental services was hired to steam clean and vac up all contaminated snow and ice.

After spring thaw a small amount of contaminated soils were found and removed by the School maintenance crew. Some contaminated soils were left behind due to the amount of underground power and phone lines.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-91-2018*The Department received a call from Portland Yacht Services (PYS) regarding a sailboat that had released diesel fuel while being stored for the winter in their yard.  It was assumed that approximately 12 gallon of fuel had been released, but it was difficult determining the extent of contamination.

I met with the VP of Operations and the Service Manager on site.  The sail boat's fuel tank had developed a leak, assumed to be from corrosion, which flowed into the bilge and subsequently out the keel drain (the keel plug is removed for winter storage).  There was a slight sheen on the puddles in the vicinity of the boat, and some staining of the crushed stone, but no recoverable oil.  PYS had placed down some sorbents, in addition to constructing a berm where the runoff flowed towards, in an attempt to collect any remaining diesel fuel.  There were some oiled sorbents, which were going to be replaced and the berm left in place, until they felt comfortable that no oil was leaving the area.

The area was revisited in spring when all the vessels in the area had been removed.  Nothing of concern was observed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-188-2018*David Desjardens, superintendent of the St. Denis cemetery in Whitefield, reported that a car had crashed in the cemetery and spilled some fluids.  I met Mr. Desjardens at the site and observed some oil staining in the area where the car had come to rest.  Several tombstones were damaged, and the landscaping was damaged.  I agreed that the company that would be repairing the landscaping could remove the contaminated soil at that time.

Several months later I met with the landscaper on site and confirmed that he had removed all visible contamination.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-592-2018*On 10/29/2018, Cumberland Farms reported a 12 oz. spill had occurred at their store in Waterville.  The gasoline was spilled when a pump failed to shut off while filling a vehicle.  The small amount of gasoline was contained to the concrete pad for the pumps.  The person running the pump notified the gas station attendant and the attendant used Speedi Dri sorbent material to clean up the spill.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.



I-180-2018*Emera Maine reported that approximately 1 ounce of hydraulic oil was released from a line truck.  Spill pads were used to clean the spill and then brought to municipal waste stream for disposal.

No further Response action needed at this time.
I-181-2018*A broken hose resulted in the loss of 2 gallons of hydraulic oil onto soil. Spill pads were used to clean the oil and disposed of by Irving Woodlands.


No further Response action needed at this time.
B-667-2017*On September 28, 2017 a call came in from the Public Safety Office that a mystery drum was left at a work site of a wood chipping company at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Taylor Road. Upon further investigation it was deemed a petroleum product of some sort, which was then overpacked and removed to be disposed of properly.

No resources were are risk. No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-40-2018*A locomotive lost a hose connected to the diesel tank.  The leak was small at first and the train was moved into a refueling area that had containment in place.  As the leak was being repaired, the leak became larger before it was eventually slowed to a trickle.  The product was pumped from the leaking locomotive to another.  Spill pads were placed to collect free product.  Approximately 500 feet of track had a very small amount of fuel on the ice that was not recovered.

The leak was stopped once the tank was emptied.  The train will be moved to Derby for repair.  The containment area will be pumped out.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-405-2018*Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a discharge of several gallons of hydraulic oil from a broken hydraulic line at on a dump truck at a pit on the Diamond Road in Livermore Falls.  MDOT personnel excavated the affected soil and arranged for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-23-2017*No evidence of an oil spill was observed during this tank removal and upgrade work.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
A-422-2017*On August 08, 2017, the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) reported a sinking vessel near Dodge Point Conservation Land.  I responded to the site and the vessel was not leaking diesel at the time.  The owner, Robert Oberlander, was in the process of removing the vessel safely.  No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
I-40-2018*On February 19, 2018, a log loader leaked an estimated five gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground at Irving Woodlands Sawmill.  Employees use wood chips to absorb the oil.  The contaminated chips were burned in Irving's wood fired boiler.

No future Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-212-2018*During a water line replacement to the public pool, contaminated soil was encountered in the excavation.  The cause, source and contaminant(s) were unknown.  No sensitive receptors are in the vicinity so the Department did not require its removal, however the material was not suitable for reuse as backfill and was expected to be displaced off site.  As such, any contaminated material not able to be reused on site was expected to be properly disposed.  The City coordinated with a local environmental consultant to characterize the soil and coordinate its disposal.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-214-2018*On 4/4/18, I received a call from John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) reporting an estimated 40 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from one of their plow trucks at their Route 35 Maintenance Area.  The spill was contained to pavement, no storm drains or soil were involved.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-215-2018*A leaking fuel tank cap on a refuse truck caused the release of two gallons of diesel fuel to the paved road surface.  The released fuel was cleaned from the road surface with sorbents and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-216-2018*On 4/4/18, I received a call from Gordon Lane of Sappi reporting an estimated 200 gallon spill of #6 oil that had entered their licensed treatment plant on site.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a ring of #6 oil on the outside of the clarifier tank against the weir.  Sappi had deployed sausage boom in the tank to collect and contain the oil.

I visited the source of the discharge as well.  The discharge occurred in the boiler house for the facility.  A valve had been left open on the boiler system allowing the oil to escape.  The oil was contained in a small area of the boiler room that had a containment lip or berm around it, with the exception of a hole in the middle that drains to the treatment plant.  Sappi employees were in the process of starting the cleanup there and planned to have Clean Harbors Environmental Services come in later to finish the cleanup and dispose of the waste.  No further Division of Response Services actions required.
P-372-2018*On 5/29/18, I received a call from Pine Tree Waste Services reporting an estimated 1 gallon spill of antifreeze from one of their waste haulers due to a burst coolant hose.  The spill was limited to pavement and cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-373-2018*Scott Cyr received an anonymous report that two oil tanks at this property had been damaged as a result of being hit with a tractor.  There is no indication that a spill actually occurred or was investigated by Mr. Cyr.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-377-2018*Report received of dripping fuel filter gasket for the basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank.  The homeowner put a pan under the leak to catch much of the discharge.  The leak was reported soon after service work by Downeast Energy, who repaired a bad gasket and cleaned up the leak.  The location is a suburban residential area.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-378-2018*On 5/29/18, in response to notification of an untagged mineral oil discharge in this suburban residential location, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection(MDEP) Division of Response Services responded and met with Central Maine Power Company (CMP) staff.  A large tree came down and knocked the transformer to the ground (see photos) in front of 22 Berry Avenue.  Discharged oil spread 30' to 35' south down the street.  After the downed tree was to be removed, CMP would complete cleanup of oiled soil, debris and pavement.  The untagged oil was later tested at below 50-parts per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and non-hazardous (see attached CMP report & lab analysis).

On 5/30/18, the oiled soil and sorbents cleanup was adequate, with a dark oil stain on the pavement remaining (see Photo-4).

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-455-2018*On July 16, 2018 Central Maine and Quebec Railways called to report that locomotive number 3057 engine containment tank overflowed allowing a small amount of lube oil onto the rails and ballast below. Railway employees wiped the rails and hand excavated the contaminated soil. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-456-2018*On July 17, 2018 Casella Waste Management Systems called to report that a packer truck got something hung up on its fuel tank while on top of the landfill causing it to leak. As the driver was coming down he noticed a stain on the paved road. The manager at the Landfill instructed the truck to go back up on to the landfill where the remainder of fuel leaked out. The truck was then towed to be fixed. The fuel was then mixed into the rest of the landfill. No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-457-2018*A vehicle accident resulted in a small spill of transmission oil along Route 202.  The fire department said they were all set.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-458-2018*I was called out to a potential methamphetamine laboratory but was called off approximately halfway to the site by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

No site visit was made and no further action is expected at this time.
B-459-2018*Hampden Fire reported that their ambulance broke down along I-95 with motor problems.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-461-2018*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with a methamphetamine lab.  Three one pots were removed along with a few precursors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-462-2018*A fishing vessel partially sunk at a private dock causing a sheen in the water.  Upon my arrival I did not observe any sheen or residue of a sheen.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-646-2018*A small spill to roadway had accidentally occurred while a fuel truck driver was reeling in the hose after making a delivery at the subject location.  The incident resulted in a small fuel spill under the truck which was recovered by Dead River Company personnel.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-871-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-880-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-492-2017*An anonymous caller reported that he had seen many five-gallon buckets of oil at a woods lot he was looking at to purchase.  He stated that some of the buckets were leaking.  I went to the site of the lot of several acres that had been cut-over at least two or three years ago.  I found buckets that once contained motor oil and hydraulic oil.  Most of them were empty or just had residual oil in them.  Six had a mix of used oil and water.  I secured these to transport.  There were small areas of oil impacted soil.  I removed all visible oil impacted soil.  Efforts to contact the listing realtor and owner were not successful.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-493-2017*Bob's Cash Fuel reported finding a leaking fitting on an outside heating oil tank when they were called to the home for a complaint of oil vapors.  They reported that when the leak was discovered, the owner used a pan to collect the oil until the leak could be fixed.  I went to the site and found that there was a small amount of oil impacted soil under the previously leaking fitting.  Oil had been contained in a bucket and oil absorbent pads.  I removed oil impacted soil and oiled absorbents.  The oil in the bucket was returned to the tank.  The area is served by public water supply and there were no oil vapors in the home.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-464-2017*It was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services that an aboveground storage tank (AST) had corroded on the bottom and released an unknown amount of oil to the ground below it.  During this call, Fielding's Oil & Propane Company was in the process of pumping out the tanks and removing them from service.  I responded to the site and conducted a damage assessment.  I determined that the oil had leaked onto a broken concrete pad, and drained to the soils beneath it through separations in the concrete and rock foundation. Due to the nature of this spill and the sensitive receptors in the area, I approached the homeowner with the Oil and Surface Water Cleanup Fund.  He quickly determined that he would apply to the fund for coverage.  I hired a contractor to remove the small concrete slab and hand excavate down to 3 feet below grade.  At that depth, we encountered a bedrock and we stopped our recovery efforts.  The area was backfilled with stone and a sub slab vapor extraction system was installed.  Then the area was capped with concrete.  This case was passed onto the Division of Technical Services for water testing because the drinking water well was within 30 feet of the oil spill.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-853-2017*On 11/1/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-854-2017*A storm damaged transformer released approximately one gallon of mineral oil to the base of the pole due to a compromised bushing.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of oily debris were removed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary. See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.
P-855-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When I visited the site, I discovered no spill had occurred.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-856-2017*A windstorm caused a tree to damage power lines and detach an electrical transformer from its pole.  It was originally believed to have lost its contents, but discovered to be suspended intact so there was no spill.  The transformer was changed out as part of the restoration process.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-857-2017*Storm damage resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected pavement and road shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Falling rain transported oil along a narrow trough in the shoulder.  Visible signs of surfacial contamination were hand excavated.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-858-2017*On 11/1/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-859-2017*On 11/3/17, after receiving notice of the 10/30/17 discharge, I met ENPRO Services, Inc., (National Response Corporation) workers on site for cleanup work.  Pole 503 had fallen in the wind storm and the transformer had spilled into the street.  Oil had run about 100' downgrade to a catch basin.  Sorbents were applied and there was satisfactory cleanup.  The spill location is dense residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-860-2017*Storm damage downed a utility pole and its electrical transformer releasing approximately 15 gallons of mineral oil to the ground.  The transformer hit the gravel camp road at its crest, discharging its contents entirely.  Oil was transported down both sides of the hill to waterfront properties.  It was transported towards #71, onto/along a newly paved driveway then to an evident wooded collection area off the driveway, on the lakeside but before the house.  The homeowner applied speedy dry sorbent material to the pavement, but it was still pretty slick.  On the other side of the hill, along the gravel road into the driveway of #61, this homeowner had a low spot with a drain in front of the garage that transported oil under the garage through 4" PVC then discharged it to cobbles.  Oil settled in a grassy area approximately 10' feet from the lake, and groundwater is probably 3' feet below grade.  Both driveways were treated with another application of speedy dry.  The loose layer of gravel/leaves on the road was cuffed with an excavator, then both collection areas were excavated.  Contamination was generally surficial.  Both properties acquire their drinking water from the lake which will not be affected.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-861-2017*On 11/1/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The oil was tested and came back at 307 ppm (parts per million) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  Three bags of oily soil and debris was removed from the site by CMP.  I visited the site prior to the cleanup.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-862-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  I visited the site and found no evidence of a spill.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-863-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-864-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-866-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  When CMP crews arrived to make the repair and clean up the spill, they found an empty, destroyed transformer, but no sign of the oil that had spilled.  Presumably it washed away in the rain.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-870-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-871-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-872-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-874-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-875-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-876-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-878-2017*Scott Cyr investigated this report of transformer oil spilled during the Halloween 2017 storm.  See attached Central Maine Power Co. spill report for more information.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-880-2017*On 11/2/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-885-2017*On 11/3/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One drum of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-886-2017*On 11/8/17, responding to a report of a downed Central Maine Power Company (CMP) transformer, I assessed and found no evidence of a transformer oil discharge on the ground.  No cleanup actions therefore required.  The location is rural forest land and residential use.  I later passed this information on to Ms. Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-888-2017*Scott Cyr received a call regarding a transformer oil spill at this location due to a wind storm event.  Please see attached report from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) for additional details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-889-2017*Storm damage resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected land at the base of the pole, between it and the guy wire.  All accessible contamination was removed, but the excavation was limited due to the pole and wire.  Contamination is expected to remain in the vicinity.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-891-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One bag of oily leaves was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-892-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One bag of oily soil and leaves was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-893-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One bag of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-894-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oil contaminated soil was removed by National Response Corporation/Enpro Services, Inc.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-895-2017*Scott Cyr responded to the report of a transformer oil spill at this location.  Central Maine Power Co. hired Coutts Brothers to remove an estimated four yards of oily soil and debris.  The waste was transported to Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-896-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Correspondence with CMP indicated that they picked up the damaged transformer, but there was no indication that any spill was assessed or cleaned up.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-897-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-898-2017*Storm damage resulted in the release of ten gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  A falling tree damaged the wires and pole.  Spilled product was transported by rainfall and affected the paved roadway as well as both shoulders.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  An excavator was used to remove contaminated soil which consisted of the top few inches of gravel/loam over the visibly affected area.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  See attached Central Maine Power Company Spill Report.
P-900-2017*Storm damage caused the release of less than one gallon of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected leaves and debris at the base of the pole.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of contaminated debris were removed.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-901-2017*Storm damage caused the release of approximately 10 gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product impacted land, but heavily falling rain transported a quantity into a thickly wooded area.   Approximately one half yard of impacted soil and debris was hand excavated from the point of discharge.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-902-2017*On 11/4/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One bag of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-903-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-904-2017*This was a spill reported in error.  No transformer exists on that pole or in the vicinity.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  No Central Maine Power Company report was generated as there was no spill.
P-906-2017*This was a spill reported in error.  No transformer exists on that pole or in the vicinity. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.  No Central Maine Power Company report was generated as there was no spill.
P-907-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-908-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-909-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-910-2017*On 11/5/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  CMP removed a bag of oil contaminated leaves and debris.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-911-2017*On 11/5/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One bag of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-912-2017*On 11/5/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  The spill was cleaned up by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  The oil in the roadway/parking lot was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material and some oily grass and soil was removed as well.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-913-2017*Storm damage caused the release of approximately five gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected dense shrubbery and the land surrounding it, at the base of the pole between it and the guy-wire.  Contaminated soil was hand excavated.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-914-2017*Storm damage resulted in the discharge of approximately three gallons of mineral oil from an electrical transformer.  Spilled product affected pavement and road shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Falling rain transported oil along a narrow trough in the shoulder.  Visible signs of surficial contamination were hand excavated.  See attached Central Maine Power Company (CMP) spill report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-915-2017*Scott Cyr responded to the report of a transformer oil spill at this location.  The oil spilled onto dirt and leaves below.  The debris was removed by Central Maine Power Co.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-916-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-917-2017*On 11/5/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One small bag of oily debris was removed from the site by CMP.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-919-2017*Brian from Pit Stop Fuels called to report a "blow back" from the scully after a delivery to the aforementioned address.  The discharge was minimal and none was reported to have leaked from the tank located inside.  Pit Stop was cleaning it up and expected to have it finished shortly.  The customer was satisfied with the cleanup, according to Brian.  No request for Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance was made, and none was dispatched.  Based on the information received and statement of customer satisfaction, MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-920-2017*Scott Cyr received a report from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) that one of their trucks had lost five gallons of hydraulic oil at this location.  When the spill was assessed by CMP's contractor, National Response Corp., they could find no evidence of the discharge.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-921-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-922-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported that 5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released by a bucket truck that was caused by a ruptured hose.  The oil was released to the paved road surface and was reportedly cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location and no spill report was received from CMP.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.


P-923-2017*Paris Fire Department (PFD) called to report a single vehicle went off the road, through a guardrail, and plunged into a shallow stream below.  There was a loss of engine oil.  PFD applied sorbent pads and some boom across suitable sections of the scene.  The vehicle was removed from the stream bed, dragged up over the banking and road shoulder, loaded on flatbed, and hauled away.  The sorbent pads and boom were retrieved and bagged for transport.  Based on successful vehicle extraction and collection of recoverable fluids, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further actions.
P-925-2017*Scott Cyr received an after-hours call from the South Portland Fire Department (SPFD) who was on scene with a leaking basement oil tank and asking for assistance.  Upon arrival, I was met by SPFD and was shown to the location of concern at the aforementioned address. The tank was actively leaking at a good rate (steady stream) and the majority of the visible floor was flooded with standing oil.  Dozens of sorbent pads had been strewn on the floor beneath and around the tank.  I collected plugging material and a bale of pads and a few bags and returned to the basement.

Reaching the basement, I plugged the tank as best I could with a wax toilet ring.  The flow decreased significantly, not totally stopped, but manageable for the near future.  I fashioned a containment area beneath the tank with a bag and sorbent boom.  The floor was flooded with oil approximately two inches deep at the far end (by stairs, roadside direction) and to a lesser extent at the back wall between the full basement and music room by bulkhead.

With this triage completed, we conferenced.  Mr. Johnson said his son was already sleeping elsewhere, and he could easily do the same.  I proposed calling in a vacuum truck in the morning.  If the oil seeped into the floor, it was already significantly impacted therefore an acceptable delay.

The following morning, Mr. Cyr returned to the site with National Response Corporation (NRC) to continue remedial activities.  Those activities included using a vacuum truck to suck oil out of the basement, and using sorbent materials to recover the remaining oil.  The floor was washed twice the following day.

A decision was made to saw-cut and remove the oiled concrete floor.  Contaminated soil beneath the floor was also removed.  Ventilation piping was installed, the excavation backfilled, and a new floor poured over the excavated area.  The site was turned over to our Division of Technical Services for additional remediation.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-926-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-927-2017*On 11/6/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a 10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil due to a burst hydraulic line on a bucket truck.  CMP hired National Response Corporation to excavate the oily soil from the site.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-930-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-931-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  The transformer had been left in the parking lot at the fire station.  It is unknown where it came from.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-932-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-15-2018*A Dead River employee improperly unhooked his delivery hose causing a small release of fuel oil to soils.

On January 19, Dead River removed contaminated snow and report the spill to the Department. The oily debris were disposed of through a local solid waste removal provider. Response Services did meet onsite with Dead River to talk about the late reporting and clean up.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-881-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-882-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-883-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-884-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-885-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-886-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-887-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-85-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an small amount of fuel oil to soils and under a trailer due to snow/ice damage. Once onsite Response Services found a small area of contaminations underneath and around the AST. However oil had started to pool under the trailer and leak out the other side.

Allen's Environmental Services was hired to vacuum up contaminated soils, sorbents, free product, and steam clean the concrete slab under the trailer. The Department hired Earth Works Construction to remove contaminated soils, backfill, loam and seed.

A temporary ventilation system was installed to deal with ongoing vapor issues.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-458-2018*Earlier in the day, a delivery of #2 oil was made to the aforementioned address.  Subsequently the Desjardin's noticed an oil odor and upon closer investigation noticed oil pooled on the floor and called Irving Oil to report the discharge.  It appears the sight gauge housing was broken and the oil leaked from it and along the bungs on the top of the tank.  Pipe dope had dried out around bungs allowing liquid to pass.  The spill was cleaned up by Irving Oil.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1108-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of used motor oil was reportedly discharged to a concrete pad at the facility as the result of a 55 gallon drum being tipped over accidentally. The released oil was reportedly cleaned up from the pad and properly disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1109-2017*Approximately 1.5 gallons of #2 home heating oil was reportedly released from the vent pipe of a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) as the result of an overfill.  The AST is located in the basement of the residence and the oil spilled onto the soil outside the house.  Dead River Company personnel reportedly dug up some oil impacted soil and disposed of it.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel spoke with the homeowner and she was satisfied with the cleanup.  MDEP personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-205-2017*8/28/17 I received a call from Karen Rodgerson, Service Manager with Bates Fuels, Inc., reporting a small spill of #2 heating oil.  The spill was discovered by homeowner, Gaile Nicholson, who called Bates Fuels when she discovered her oil tank in her basement had a slow leak/weep.  Bates Fuel staff responded to the call, and wiped up a small oil spill in basement from weeping oil tank.  Bates technicians pumped off oil from tank and replaced the oil tank with a new tank. Bates disposed of oily spill pads through their oily waste disposal plan.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
P-43-2018*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 1/19/18, South Portland Fire Department notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of a diesel (actually fuel oil) discharge on Broadway that they were responding to.  Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) called afterwards and reported they mobilized a cleanup crew and that some oil had reached the Fore River.  MDEP promptly responded, notified the MDEP supervisor, and advised CHES to notify the U. S. Coast Guard National Response Center.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use, and is served by municipal water and sewer service.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I was told that CHES' 6000-gallon DOT-412 tank trailer had been parked at the FPL Cape Power Station for several weeks.  A CHES driver picked it up for return to the CHES office, but did not know that the dome lid atop the tank was not secured.  When the truck stopped or made a significant turn, it appears the oil sloshed out the dome, down the truck side and to the ground.

The spill area went from the FPL Cape power station over by South Port Marine Company, south down Waterman Drive and then west on Broadway near 695 Broadway (see attached location map).  Spilled fuel drained down a storm drain and into Anthoine Creek (a.k.a. Mill Creek).  Some red oil appeared to have gotten under the iced-over area of the Fore River (see photos).  No oil spillage was observed to soil.  U. S. Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol staff also responded and checked out the discharge while I was there.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
CHES cleanup crews applied sorbents to the oiled pavement as needed from Cape Station to the Anthoine Creek area.  Sorbent pads and boom were put in the tidal water below.  After the ice melted, no oil or sheen was observed on the Fore River.  In July 2018, MDEP was notified of old sorbent boom still in the creek, so CHES was contacted to see if it was associated with this January, 2018, discharge, and can be removed.  The old boom was removed in August, 2018.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and cleanup is satisfactory.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  A Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Inspector advised me that the upside down haz mat placard was not allowed and I passed this on to Mr. Quinn of CHES.  Mr. Quinn later assured me the placard had been removed from the trailer and reattached right-side up.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services.

A-344-2018*Augusta Fuel Company burner technician reported finding a spill of an estimated one quart of heating oil in a basement while on a service call.  I spoke to the technician and he reported that the fuel pump gasket on the furnace had been leaking.  He said that the oil was contained to a small area on the concrete base of the furnace.  I asked if oil vapors were noticed in the living area upstairs and he said the owner had not noticed any oil vapors upstairs.  I asked the technician to tell the owner to contact me if there were any odor problem.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by Response Services is expected.
P-1120-2017*A sheen was reported by the U. S. Coast Guard measuring 100 yards wide by 100 yards long in Casco Bay.  The source of the sheen could not be determined and no response was made by the U. S. Coast Guard or the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.  Please see the attached report provided by the National Response Center.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

A-264-2018*Bruce Ottomano reported an outside K1 fuel oil spill.  The spill was the result of a bad filter gasket on an outside oil tank.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired for removal of contaminated soil.  The seasonal home is served by a private drinking water well, and the site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and review.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-225-2018*Two old petroleum drums were found in the basement of the Waldo County Sheriff's department.  One showed signs of leaking.  A co-worker and myself overpacked both drums for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-228-2018*A furnace malfunction caused oil to spill in the furnace.  The owner declined a visit.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-229-2018*On April 25, 2018, Waldo County Community Action Partners called to report that while their employees were on site setting a vapor barrier in the basement, they noticed a small leak under the home heating oil tank.  Once on site, the homeowner showed me two connected oil tanks.  One was still in use and the other tank had been turned off and was empty.  The empty tank that was out of service had a pin hole leak in the bottom due to corrosion.  At some point in time, the remaining oil leaked out.  A small area of soil was slightly contaminated.  The empty tank was to be removed and a permanent barrier was put over the whole floor in accordance with the efficiency program.  No resources were at risk and there were no vapors in house.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-230-2018*C. N. Brown Company accidently overfilled the oil tank at Mr. Sargent's home.  C. N. Brown very promptly removed the contaminated soil and informed him of the mishap.

Mr. Sargent was pleased with the cleanup and declined a visit from the Department.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-231-2018*The trash truck that suffered the hydraulic hose failure spilled the oil onto the asphalt. The oil was recovered from the asphalt using sorbent material that was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
A-201-2018*On Sunday, 4/15/18, Pan Am Railways reported a small discharge of used engine oil to their track area.  The area is urban commercial & industrial area adjacent to the Androscoggin River.  Mr. Slaney of Pan Am stated a cleanup crew was on the way to remove oiled track ballast.

No additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
A-204-2018*The lube oil reservoir on a locomotive became overfilled which resulted in the release of one half gallon of lube oil.  Spilled product affected track ballast.  All visible signs of contaminated ballast were hand-excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-205-2018*On 4/23/18 Scott Cyr was notified of a chip truck overturned at this location on Main Street.  The truck was reported to have leaked approximately 25 gallons of diesel fuel.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-487-2018*The Department was notified of a spill of 2-3 cups of #2 heating oil that was released during a furnace tune-up.  According to Downeast Energy, two aboveground storage tanks are located in the basement and only one of them was turned off prior to the work being done on the furnace.  Downeast conducted the cleanup and disposed of all waste.

No site visit was made by the Department.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-491-2018*The Department was notified by the homeowner of a small leak of #2 heating oil from their aboveground storage tank (AST).  Upon the Department's inspection of the AST, a small corrosion hole was observed at the Firomatic end of the tank and a small puddle of oil on a cutting board placed under the tank by the homeowner.  The Department placed a magna-patch on the hole, swept the kitty litter, and placed sorbent pads under the length of the AST.

The last time fuel was delivered to the AST was approximately January or February, 2018, and was only 100 gallons.  The tank at the time of delivery was approximately 1/4 full.  No other deliveries have been made.  A stain, roughing 1' by 1' was observed directly under where the leak was occurring.  The homeowner also informed that two 2" x 6" boards that were underneath the AST were covered in oil as well and had been placed outside.  An odor of oil was non-existent during the time of the cleanup.

The AST is connected to an existing furnace, however, the apartment building is heated with monitors and natural gas from the street.  The homeowner was to determine a source of heat for the basement and would remove the oil tank and furnace.

The Department collected the kitty litter, cutting board, and wooden boards and disposed of them at the Department's Bell Street Facility.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-701-2017*On 12/15/17, John Branscom, from the Maine Turnpike Authority, reported that an estimated 1 gallon of used motor oil had spilled to pavement in the breakdown lane from a truck that had broken down.  Turnpike workers collected the oil with absorbent pads and none had run off the pavement.  Mr. Branscom did not get the truck owner's contact information.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-66-2018*A call came in from the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) reporting a sheen in Southwest Harbor. The Coast Guard stated it was from an unknown source and that it had dissipated already in the harbor. No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed. See attached National Response Center Report.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-69-2018*On January 30, 2018 a call from the Maine Department of Public Safety came in that a Shorey Oil Delivery tank truck had rolled over into the median on Interstate 95 southbound. After having a conversation with the dispatcher the truck was rolled over but not actively leaking. Upon arrival and initial assessment of the tank truck, dome dogs were used to secure each manway lid for the three pockets on the truck. The truck owner stated there was approximately 3000 gallons on the truck.

It was then noticed there was a crack in the weld on the rear end of the tank from which a very small amount of home heating oil was seeping out. Sorbent pads were used to clean up any leaking product from the crack. I hired a contractor to send two vacuum trucks to receive the unspilled product. Once the trucks were in place and set up, each pocket was drilled then pumped into the receiving vacuum trucks. The tank truck was righted and towed the next day due to the previous days weather conditions. No resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-590-2017*On August 30, 2017 Pine Tree Waste Services called in to report a hydraulic line on a garbage truck had sprung a leak which resulted in a small spill onto pavement. The employee repaired the hose and put down sorbents which were then disposed of properly. No site visit was needed nor were any resources at risk.


No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-592-2017*On August 30, 2017 the Maine Air National Guard called to report an employee had discovered a small stain on the pavement that appeared to be motor oil from an unknown source. The employee put down sorbents which were then disposed of properly. No resources were at risk.


No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-665-2018*Scott Cyr received a report that there was a transformer oil spill at this location.  Further investigation revealed that there was no actual spill.  This was a pick-up of a transformer that came down during the October, 2017 windstorm.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-682-2018*On 9/10/18, I received a call from an agent at the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency reporting he had some meth lab waste that needed to be disposed of and asked if he could bring it to me.  The waste had come from Tenney Hill Road in Casco.  I met the agent that morning at our Canco Road office and received the waste, which consisted of 1 one-pot meth lab bottle and a bottle of unknown material.  The unknown material was later identified by the Department's Ahura instruments as a mixture of acetone and Epsom salts.  The materials were eventually disposed of by Environmental Projects, Inc.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-685-2018*The Department was notified of a 30 gallon spill of diesel fuel from a tractor trailer saddle tank.  The diesel was contained primarily on the pavement with some making it off the roadway and onto the grassed shoulder.

Maine Turnpike Authority conducted an excavation of an area of approximately 12 feet by 12 feet on the shoulder and down to the engineered soil.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-686-2018*A train was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately one quart of diesel fuel.  Spilled product affected the tank of the train, but was mobilized by falling rain and caused a sheen.  The sheen was influenced into a catch basin that drains into the river but was unrecoverable.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-687-2018*A 30 gallon steel drum was abandoned on the shoulder of the road.  The drum contained a metal parts cleaning solution known as "Immersion Oil" as described by the label affixed to the drum.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location, verified the contents of the drum using field screening methods, overpacked the drum, and transported to the MDEP's warehouse where it was staged for disposal.  The drum was picked up and disposed by Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn.

No further action is expected by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.

P-688-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel as a result of an overfilled vehicle due to a malfunctioning dispenser nozzle.  No fuel reached the grassed area or catch basins.  The service station cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-689-2018*The Department received a complaint regarding oil staining on the roadway leading from the business.  Upon the Department visiting the site, no staining was observed on the roadway and no sheening was observed in any puddles nearby or on the property.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-690-2018*The Department was notified of a 4 gallon diesel fuel spill as a result of a pin-hole leak in the fuel filter in the refrigerator unit on the trailer.  The leak was stopped and the fuel contained to the pavement of the loading area.  The fire department and maintenance crew used sorbent pads collecting the puddle of diesel fuel and was in the process of using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-691-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 gallon spill of engine coolant as a result of a two car accident.  The spill was not contained and traffic had passed through the coolant to the point where it had been dispersed along the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-692-2018*The Department was notified of a 1.5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in the bottom of the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil company used a magna-patch to stop the leak and speedy-dry to absorb the oil on the concrete floor.  The tank was removed the next day and a new tank installed.  Photoionization Detector readings the following day were 0.5 parts per million (ppm) at the doorway to the basement and 0.7 ppm at the new tank.  Where the oil contacted bare framing lumber, the readings were at 13 ppm.  The Department used a Ram fan to exhaust the basement and eliminated the odors from the basement.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-693-2018*The Department was notified of a 1 pint spill of diesel fuel resulting from a tipped over fuel can in the back of a pickup truck.  A light sheen was noticed coming from an outfall pipe for a storm drain.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-694-2018*A sunken boat released less than one gallon of gasoline to the ocean.  Wind and tide action dispersed the sheen and it evaporated. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-695-2018*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by corrosion of the tank and impacted the concrete floor of the basement and numerous personal items.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw remedial efforts.  The basement was partially flooded at the time of the release and a vacuum truck was used to remove the oily water mix.  Oil-impacted personal items were disposed of and the concrete surfaces were cleaned with degreaser.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-697-2018*On 9/12/18, I received a call from Murray-Heutz Oil & Propane Company reporting an corroded oil line at this residence.  The technician from Murray-Heutz stated that it appeared that the oil may have entered a floor drain in the garage, where the oil tank was located.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met the homeowner, Tom Shea, and the Murray-Heutz technician.  An oil stain was evident on the floor leading to the floor drain in the center of the floor in the garage.  We were able to open the cover of the floor drain and did not see any standing recoverable oil in the drain.  The homeowner stated he believed it connects to the city sewer.  It appeared as though only a couple of gallons of oil had leaked.  The oil on the floor was cleaned up with speedy dry sorbent material.  Any oil that may have entered the floor drain would have been of very small quantity.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-471-2018*A main line on a drilling machine ruptured causing a loss of 20 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the ground.  The contaminated soil was immediately excavated and placed onto a sheet of poly to be taken to a waste management service.
A-251-2017*Rockport Mechanical oil burner technician reported that he had found a leaking oil tank in a basement the previous night.  He said that the tank had a slow drip from a corrosion hole.  He had patched the tank and put oil absorbent pads under it to collect the oil.  I went to the site and the tank was on rock ledge in the basement.  The tank was replaced and the oil absorbent pads were collected along with a small amount of oil impacted debris in the basement.  The area is on a public water supply line.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-252-2017*Gus Libby of Colby College reported a small leak of hydraulic oil at their facility.  The discharge occurred when a hydraulic line leaked on a Waste Management, Inc., truck.   The affected area was cleaned up and the waste added to the load being removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-253-2017*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported that a discharge of lube oil had occurred at the Waterville Pan Am from a leaking locomotive.  Pan Am personnel removed the contaminated ballast and arranged for disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-149-2017*A report was received regarding a tractor trailer that was broken down on Route 4 in Turner and leaking motor oil or hydraulic oil.   The company reporting the leak (Emergency Response & Training Solutions) on behalf of the trucking company, was a national company, and had contacted Enpro Services to respond and clean up the discharge.   I responded and searched the entire area of Route 4 from the Livermore line to the Auburn line and could find no truck or indication of a recent discharge.   The address given was 2517 Auburn Road.   I responded to a spill later in the week in Turner and asked the Turner Fire Department if they were aware of the incident.  One of the firefighters informed me that the truck was in Livermore, not Turner, about a mile from the Turner line.  I checked the site at a later date and found no issues.  It appeared that Enpro had sufficiently cleaned up the discharge.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-52-2018*On 03/03/2018, (18:20 hours) Sean Bernard of the Division of Response Services received phone call from Twin Rivers Paper Company in Madawaska reporting a spill of approximately 10 gallons of oil at the bond mill shipping area, outside door 59.  Facility personnel discovered oil beneath a box trailer and immediately notified security whom notified the facility's hazmat personnel to investigate.  No known source was found, but it was thought to have come from a tractor that had park the trailer.  Facility hazmat personnel then had the trailer moved and a loader was used to pick up the contaminated ice and snow and it was disposed of at the facility's licensed landfill.

On 03/05/2018, as follow-up, the facility's environmental manager, Andrew Martin, inspected the area of the spill and observed a puddle from melted snow and ice with a sheen of oil on the surface.  Nadeau Septic was called in to vacuum up the contaminated water and pressure wash the area to remove any possible residual oil.  All contaminated water was also disposed of at the licensed landfill owned by Twin Rivers.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are needed at this time.
I-45-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to soils due to corrosion of the AST. Once onsite it was obvious that fuel oil had been released from the tank and that soils would need to be removed.

The AST was moved by Bob's Heating to allow for soil removal. Soils were removed and the hole backfilled by Allen's Environmental Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-37-2018*Fort Fairfield police department reported that a truck had a leak of antifreeze in the engine's cooling system and an undetermined amount had spilled on roadway near storm drain.  Upon arrival at the site, antifreeze was observed to have sprayed onto the pavement but no ponding or retrievable amount could be recovered.  The truck had left prior to arrival by the police and response services, so no information related to the responsible party could be obtained.  From observations on scene, it was determined that due to the insignificant amount that environmental concern would not be an issue.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-841-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-842-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-843-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-844-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-845-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-846-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  Initally it was thought there had been a discharge of transformer oil.  CMP crews investigated several days later and determined that the transformer did not leak.

Maine Department of Environmental Protection does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-847-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-848-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-849-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-850-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-860-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-861-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-862-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-863-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-864-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-865-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all, sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-182-2018*An ill-fitting hose caused a release of 2 gallons into soil and brush.  Sorbents were used to clean oil and disposed of at the Irving Woodlands waste stream.


No further Response action needed at this time.
I-193-2017*On 6/16/17, I received a call from Guy Nadeau, a Supervisor at Irving's Ashland Sawmill Complex, reporting a spill of approximately 50 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hydraulic cylinder on a log loading crane.  Irving Woodlands crews used sorbent pads that they placed on spilled oil to contain, soak-up and control the spill. Oil contaminated soils (about 10 cubic yards) were excavated and disposed of with soaked sorbents at the Presque Isle Landfill.  Division of Response Services staff provided Irving with an oil spill debris form to dispose of oily debris at Presque Isle Landfill.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-192-2017*On 8/16/17, I received a spill report from Devin Michaud, Environmental Coordinator for Huber Engineered Woods, regarding a 15 gallon grease spill in the plant's mobile shop.  The spill was the result of a front end loader catching a barrel of grease with its wheel and tipping it over.  Huber crews placed wood shavings/chips on the spilled grease.  The spilled virgin grease was soaked up with wood chips/shavings.  Huber plans are to have the oily debris hauled to Tri-Community landfill with their other oily waste stream not suitable for boiler fuel.

No further action is warranted by Division of Response Services staff at this time.
B-631-2017*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) received a spill report stating that 8 ounces of #2 fuel oil was dumped onto the ground. After a phone call with Ralph Hopkins he stated the driver cleaned it up the best he could with an oil absorbent pad.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
B-924-2017*CN Brown overfilled the oil tank. The tank had two leaking bungs on top of the tank. The overfilled oil ran down the tank took the paint off and landed on the floor. The leaky bungs worked as the pressure release valve to prevent the tank blowing out or blowing back up to the driver. The site was cleaned by myself and a ventilation fan was installed to mitigate vapors.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-118-2018*On 2/22/18, at 1506 hours, Richard LaBelle, Norridgewock town manager, reported that an estimated 2 to 3 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled to pavement on the Martin Stream Road near #346 from a broken hose on a town loader.  He reported that the town crew had put sand down to collect and contain the oil.  No oil had run off the pavement.  The sand was picked up and taken to the local landfill for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-106-2018*An Emera Maine substation leaked a small amount of transformer oil to a gravel pad. Emera Maine employees used sorbents to clean up the spill. Contaminated  materials were bulked up and will be  disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-27-2019*Upon arriving at the customers home for delivery a Dead River oil technician noted some oil in the snow below the fill pipe.  The technician scooped and bagged the contaminated snow for disposal for the Dead River waste stream.   Division of Response called homeowner to ensure homeowners satisfaction to which homeowner stated there were no issues.

No site visit was warranted upon initial report.

No further Division of Response action needed at this time.
P-1099-2017*Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reported that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in their indoor oil tank.  About five gallons of oil had leaked onto the concrete floor.  I arrived to find that the basement area that was affected by the spilled oil had a lot of wood and other belongings that were oiled.  I discussed the Groundwater Fund with Mr. Porter and told him that I could hire a contractor to clean up the spill.  Mr. Porter said that he didn't want a "handout" and he'd pay for the cleanup.  I hired Allstate Environmental Services who came out and removed and disposed of all of the oiled wood and belongings, recovered the free product, and washed the concrete floor.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.

Mr. Porter has been provided with the Fund application but refuses to apply.
A-731-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a discharge of hydraulic oil from one of their trucks.  The spilled material was cleaned up by CMP staff.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-732-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-733-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this transformer incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-734-2017*This incident was reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by MDEP to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-735-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-736-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-737-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-738-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween wind storm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-739-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-740-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-527-2018*Thomaston Fire Department reported that an estimated five gallons of gasoline had spilled at the Lil Mart convenience store when a customer overfilled their vehicle at the dispenser.  They reported that the gasoline was contained at the dispenser island concrete pad and collected with speedy dry sorbent material.  I went to the site and confirmed that the spill was cleaned up.  No storm drains were impacted and the area is on public water supply.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-34-2019*Report of "burp" of oil from fill pipe during the filling of an outdoor aboveground oil tank with no scully fitting.  Less than one gallon of kerosene was reported spill.  What did not land on the driver was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-64-2017*On 2/2/17, at 1009 hours, Dragon Products Company reported that an estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel and 7 gallons of antifreeze had leaked from a trailer dump tractor trailer that had rolled over in the on site quarry. They reported that 7 yards of sand had been used to contain and collect the spilled product. They reported that the truck had rolled over two days ago and was not uprighted until late yesterday because a crane needed to be brought in to right the truck. I met Michael Martunas on site to inspect the area. I reminded Michael that the incident should have been reported within two hours of the rollover and that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services could have taken action to stop and contain the leaking oil and fluids. I had them excavate through the frost layer to check for diesel contamination. Once the frost layer was removed, a small puddle of free product was found under it. All oil impacted soil was removed until field testing with oil in soil shake tests were negative. The area was excavated to a depth of approximately 2.5 feet depth, where stone rip rap material was encountered. The oiled soil was processed on site through the facility's kiln. The spill area is located in the quarry close to the quarry pond so I had them monitor the pond for oil sheen daily. There was no report of a visible oil sheen in the pond after a week of monitoring.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-66-2017*2/3/17 1348 Tom Daniels from Central Maine Power(CMP) reported an estimated 1 cup of transformer oil had leaked from a pole mount electrical transformer to the snow below. The bushing on the transformer leaked. The transformer was tagged as containing non poly chlorinated biphenyl(PCB) oil. CMP employees removed about a 55 gallon drum of oiled snow. No site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
A-67-2017*On 2/3/17, Andrew Poole from Weyerhaeuser Company reported that an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic oil had spilled at a wood harvesting operation in Kibby Township, 1/2 mile from any road when a hose broke on a harvesting machine. He reported that the oil had run through 4 feet of snow to the ground.  I went to the site a few weeks later and hiked into the site.  There were no waterways near the site and there were no visible signs of the spilled oil.  Weyerhaeuser checked the area after the snow melted and found no oil impacted material to recover.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-68-2017*On 2/4/17, at 1030 hours, an anonymous caller reported that a tractor on a trailer parked next to the Cobbosseecontee Stream bridge on Dennis Hill Road was leaking oil that was running onto the road. I went to the site and found the tractor on a trailer with a puddle of leaking hydraulic oil from a broken line. The owner reported that the line started leaking when he drove the tractor onto the trailer. The leak stopped shortly after he shut down the tractor. Most of the spilled oil was contained on the trailer with some running onto the road and into a snow bank on the road side. Oil absorbent pads were used to collect oil from the trailer deck and road. Two five-gallon buckets of oiled snow were removed from the roadside. It appeared that no oil had impacted the ground under the snow. The owner took the oiled snow to separate and use in a waste oil furnace.

No further action is expected by the Division of Response Services.
P-252-2017*On 4/5/2017, I received a spill report in Kittery. I called Mike Franck, Safety Engineer for Cianbro, who was on scene. Mike informed me that a Ready Mix truck had an antifreeze line break.  Mike also said that the driver was within arm's reach of the broken line and that he was able to collect most of the spill into a five gallon bucket.  What was not collected in the bucket was picked up with sorbents and disposed of.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection site visit was made and no further action is anticipated at this time.
A-372-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a fitting had failed on a home heating oil system.  The property was in the process of being sold, and the owner called Dead River Co. to fix the leak.  Due to the negligible amount of oil lost, I did not respond to this incident.  Dead River called later that day and explained that they removed four five-gallon buckets full of contaminated soil.  The soil was brought back to their facility for disposal in a drum.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-1123-2017*Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel was released to paved parking lot surface of the Perry Transportation facility. Apparently, vandals drilled holes in a saddle tank of one the tractor trailers that was parked in the parking lot.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel (Jon Woodard) responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was retained for the cleanup and disposal.  Sorbents were used to clean the fuel for the parking lot.  The cleanup was deemed satisfactory by the MDEP.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1124-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of hydraulic oil was released from a delivery truck due to a ruptured hose.  The released oil impacted the paved driveway and was cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Hammond Lumber Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-456-2018*The Department was notified of a tractor trailer unit having rolled into a freshwater wetland.  The accident resulted in the fuel transfer line being cut from the driver's side saddle tank and released approximately 100 gallons into the wetland.  Due to the size of the hole created by the tractor unit, the diesel was contained within the immediately vicinity.  To cease the leak from the saddle tank, the Department plugged the leak.

Prior to the tractor trailer unit being removed, the Department contacted National Response Corporation (NRC) to have a vacuum truck brought to the site to remove the remaining diesel fuel from both saddle tanks (approximately 130 gallons total).  Once on site, the saddle tanks were drained and the free product below the tractor unit was removed to the extent possible.  Once the tractor trailer unit was removed entirely from the wetland and secured on pavement, the saddle tanks were pumped once again and the plug checked.  Sorbent pads were used in the hole in the wetland to soak up the free product and a layer of pads were left over the weekend.

On 6/26, the Department inspected the crash site and removed the pads from the hole.  While no diesel fuel was found in the hole, fuel was found in the mud that had been dragged out by the removal of the tractor unit.  This material was removed by NRC.  An inspection of the surrounding wetlands showed no signs of free product or sheen.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-457-2018*A report was received of five 1-gallon containers of some diesel cleaner spilled upon the roadway.  The spill was limited to the asphalt and driven through by a multitude of vehicles.  One 80 oz. container of "Power Service" CLEAN-DIESEL and tank cleaner was recovered, the other five were broken open and contents lost to roadway.

No practical recovery was possible, no sensitive receptors were identified and the material was worn, partially dried and spread along the asphalt road.  The broken containers and corrugated box were collected and bagged for disposal at DEP, one container was collected/examined and an Safety Data Sheet obtained. As a product, it will be used for its original purpose, and waste throw into dumpster for incineration.  The homeowner/reporter was told of findings and acknowledged information and was satisfied with actions taken.  Based on successful collection and assessment of material spilled DEP Response plans no further actions.
B-514-2018*A complaint was recieved by the United States Coast Guard about a brownish sheen in the Penobscot River near Bucksport and Verona Island.  I was nearby and inspected the Penoscot River from numerous locations in the Bucksport and Verona Island area.  It was basically a slack tide.  I did not observe any brownish or other type of sheens in the river even looking down and up river with binoculars.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-515-2018*I observed stained soil around two sides of the concrete pad supporting the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was emptied of #2 fuel oil by CN Brown.  I did some exploratory test pits around the concrete pad.  I found the sewer pipe and the electrical conduit was not far away according to the owner.  I bagged up the contaminated soil from around the concrete pad that I was able to remove.  Contaminated soil was left under the concrete slab and around the sewer pipe.

The AST was removed shortly thereafter and replaced with a new AST.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-636-2017*The Anson Fire Department reported a #2 fuel oil spill in a basement.  The occupant of the home claimed that an intruder vandalized the oil tank that was located in the basement of the home.  ACV Enviro was hired for cleanup of the dirt floor basement.  Some oil was also pumped outside by a sump pump.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-933-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-935-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
During the abandonment-by-removal of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services noted evidence of prohibited oil discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a gas station and convenience store owned and operated by C. N. Brown Company (CNB) since installation in 1989.  The area is south of Gray center, rural commercial use off state Route 100/26, and the Maine Turnpike to the west, and is served by municipal drinking water.  To the north is the Gray Fire Station; to the south is a wetland and a propane and fuel oil bulk plant owned by Pit Stop Fuels (now Lampron Energy).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 11/6/17, during a light rain, I noted a fluid light petroleum sheen on shallow groundwater seeping out from under asphalt paving at the southeast entrance to the facility (see Photo-3).  The closest contamination sources are the dispenser island area, and surface spills that got below the pavement.  A discharge in the UST area, such as P-120-2008, may be too far away to be this source, and no oil contamination was obvious on groundwater (gw) in the UST excavation.  When weather was drier and rainwater ceased seeping from under the pavement, the sheen in the drainage ditch went away.

I understand that excavation in the dispenser island area was not deep enough to require dewatering.    The silty groundwater in the UST excavation had no free product oil, no oil sheen, no oil odors, and no evidence of oil contamination in the soil.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The facility was replaced by Simard & Sons, Inc., under Maine certified installer Landry Turner.  Michael White performed the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for CNB.

The removed USTs had no obvious evidence of leaks or damage other than denting and scraping by the excavator.  The tanks were removed in over-rich condition and cleaned on site aboveground by Allstate Environmental Services.  The original product piping had been replaced post-1989 with plastic ATP sumps and double-wall piping, which was replaced in 2017.  Before the removal, I was informed that the piping removed in 2017 was mistakenly registered as single-wall fiberglass.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
MDEP required no cleanup actions during this UST facility replacement.  Groundwater was dewatered during the removal and the installation to facilitate the  tank and piping installation, not for cleanup needs.  Excavated fill was not managed by Simard & Sons and CNB as oil contaminated.

The oil sheen from under the pavement was not cost effective to pursue or remediate, and sorbent pads will not pick up a sheen.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and be minor, not cost effective to mitigate, and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the UST registration file #15026, and the assessment by M. White for further information.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-936-2017*An accidental discharge of diesel fuel and antifreeze occurred from ship's bilge to the Piscataqua River and coastal water.  No cleanup was possible or reported, and the discharge naturally dissipated.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-937-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-938-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oil contaminated soil was excavated by Coutts Brothers and taken to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-939-2017*Scott Cyr responded to a report of a transformer oil leak at this location.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) hired National Response Corp. (NRC) to remove three drums of oily debris.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-940-2017*This incident was originally called in as a spill due to a storm damage event.  When Central Maine Power Company crews arrived on scene to make the repair and conduct a cleanup, they discovered no spill had occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-941-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  Oil ran across a road into a roadside ditch with standing water.  The road was double washed and oily debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, National Response Corporation.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-942-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  One yard of oily soil and debris was removed from the site by CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-943-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  When CMP's contractor, Coutts Brothers, responded to the location, they found the transformer empty and no sign of the spill.  Presumably, the oil was washed away in the rain.

On 5/31/18 I revisited the site at the request of CMP.  I observed oil staining which needed to be cleaned up on the soil around the pole.  Also, I observed the broken pole had been tossed over an embankment by frustrated property owners when CMP did not clean up the broken pole in a timely manner.  CMP had the oily soil and broken pole removed by NRC/Enpro on 6/1/18.  No further action required.
P-944-2017*On 11/7/17, I received a call from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to a wind storm.  When CMP arrived at the site, they found the transformer empty and no signs of the oil to remove.  Presumably it was washed away by rains that had occurred after the storm.

I visited the site on 5/31/18 at the request of CMP.  I observed no sign of oil spillage, confirming their original assessment.  No further action required.
P-945-2017*Approximately 3 ounces of elemental mercury was discharged inside the residence as the result of broken container.  The container impacted the floor and discharged the mercury onto the concrete floor surface of the garage space inside the home.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and cleaned the spilled material from the floor using a mercury vacuum.  Also, some materials in the trash container had been contaminated with mercury from when the homeowner attempted to clean up the spilled product.  The impacted materials were containerized along with the liquid recovered from the vacuum and transported to Environmental Projects, Inc., of Auburn for disposal.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-946-2017*Report was received of gasoline discharge associated with vehicle accident on High Street, near Oakwoods Drive.  Response was made by North Berwick Fire Department and cleanup was performed with sorbents.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services actions required at this time.
P-947-2017*A diesel fuel discharge occurred when a truck's fuel tank fell off the truck.  Response and cleanup was conducted by Berwick Fire Department.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-948-2017*Report was received of a motor oil leak from a Dead River Company truck at this residence.  It was reported to be all cleaned up at time of notification.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-950-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a spill from a leaking bleeder valve on the oil heat system at this location.  It appears that Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-952-2017*Scott Cyr received a report of a 60-foot sailboat on the rocks at this location.  There is no indication there was actually any discharge from the vessel, which had a diesel fuel tank on board.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-856-2017*On 11/05/17 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to storm damage  which resulted knocking the transformer off the pole.  The spill was cleaned up via a contractor by a small excavation of the contaminated area which was disposed of properly.  No site visit was made and no resources were reported to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-857-2017*On 11/05/17 I received a call from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a spill of transformer oil due to storm damage  which resulted knocking the transformer off the pole.  The spill was cleaned up via contractor by the use of sorbents on the contaminated area which was disposed of properly.  No site visit was made and no resources were reported to be at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-705-2017*On 12/16/17, at 1850 hours, Fabian Oil Company reported that an estimated 1 cup of #2 fuel oil had spilled when they overfilled an inside home heating oil tank.  They reported that the spilled oil had been collected with oil absorbent pads on the pavement under the vent pipe.  They had checked the inside tank and found no damage and only a small amount of seepage from the tank fittings.  The tank was cleaned and there were no reports of oil vapors.  I contacted the owner and she confirmed there were no vapors in the building.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-150-2018*A member of the Belgrade Fire Department reported a gasoline dispenser at Christy's Country Store had been severely damaged and an ongoing substantial gasoline spill was in progress.  Video surveillance showed a small dump truck had backed into the dispenser an hour earlier, and fled the scene.  I arrived on site during a snowstorm, and found gasoline had flowed a couple hundred feet south on Route 27.  I found the destroyed dispenser was still energized, and leaking at the crash valve.  Power was cut to the dispenser, and I used wax sealant to plug the leaking crash valve.

ACV Enviro was hired for removal of gasoline and contaminated snow from the paved parking area of the store.  The next several days were spent excavating contaminated soil from the shoulder of Route 27.

There are several private drinking water wells in the area, and the site has been referred to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Technical Services for well monitoring and follow-up. The case has also been referred to the MDEP Underground Tanks unit to investigate the defective crash valve.  It was also determined a defective check valve had contributed to the substantial spill.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-203-2018*The Department received an anonymous complaint indicating that the Oakhurst Dairy production facility had a leak in one of its oil tanks.  The facility is supplied fuel by a 10,000 gallon underground storage tank (UST# 10176) which supplies the boilers in the center of the facility.  The Department walked the site with Oakhurst staff and did not observe evidence of a leak either on the perimeter or in the boiler room.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-173-2018*Contaminated soils were found during the replacement of underground storage tanks at this location.  Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services and Paul Blood from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection oversaw the removal of contaminated soils.

The site was referred to Paul Blood.  No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-27-2018*On January 30, 2017  Maine Wood Lands Co. LLC. reported a release of small release of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose. The release impacted frozen soils and snow.  Maine Wood Lands employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release which were disposed of through their boiler per their permit. No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-625-2018*During the removal of two aboveground 275-gallon home heating oil tanks from a condemned foundation, a small spill occurred onto the cement floor.  The tanks were believed to have lost an estimated ten gallons of product.  The cement foundation contained the spill.  The product was absorbed by old debris along with added sorbents and removed for disposal at Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.  The foundation was then further cleaned by the local environmental director for the township.

No further action by the Division of Response Services anticipated at this time.
B-676-2018*A complaint from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency was received.  A N-methylamphetamine drug manufacturing dump site was found.  Five acid generators and other materials were removed and disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
B-641-2017*On September 15, 2017 the Maine Department of Environmental Protection(MEDEP) received a phone call notifying them of a unknown hydraulic oil leak. The small amount of product ended up on the ground. Clean up was done by Bangor Fire using speedy dry.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-662-2017*A small spill had occurred in the parking lot at the subject location as a forklift was unloading materials.  The spill was contained to pavement and recovered by the responsible party.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-1107-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of gasoline was reportedly released from an outboard boat motor as the result of a leaking fuel hose.  The released oil impacted the water around where the boat was docked.  Yarmouth Boat Yard personnel deployed sorbent boom to collect the product.  The sorbents were disposed of by the Yarmouth Boat Yard.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1110-2017*The Sanford Fire Department reported that a bag of white powder was discovered in a public park. They recovered the bag and brought it to the station for safe keeping. The next day Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel traveled to Sanford, retrieved the bag, and sampled the contents with the Ahura analyzer. The contents were determined to be baking soda.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1111-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of antifreeze was reportedly discharged from passenger vehicle as the result of a traffic accident. The released antifreeze impacted the paved road surface and the Fire Department reportedly sprinkled some speedy dry sorbent material onto it. Maine Department of Environmental Protection did not respond with a site visit.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-1112-2017*A citizen reported a sheen on the water in front of her lakeside home. The sheen eventually passed by her house and dissipated.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location. The sheen was most likely caused by a discharge from a pleasure craft.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.

P-1113-2017*A citizen called to complain about an abutting property that formerly operated as a bulk fuel terminal.  The caller was concerned about historical spills that occurred on the property.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel researched historical spills at the property and determined that there was no evidence that suggested insufficient cleanup of the property for any spills that occurred in the past.  MDEP personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1114-2017*Approximately 4 gallons of hydraulic oil was released to the paved parking lot surface as the result of a ruptured hose on a skid steer.  The released oil was reportedly cleaned from the paved surface with sorbents and disposed of by Labbe personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-128-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to concert from a ruptured hose on a bucket loader. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Services at this time.
I-129-2018*Irving Woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to concert from a ruptured hose on a yard crane. Irving Woodlands employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Services at this time.
P-758-2018*The Department was notified of a 155-gallon of diesel fuel spill resulting from the overfill of a day tank for a generator.  A faulty indicator at the day tank caused the aboveground storage tank, located outside, to pump fuel into the tank and overfill.  The fuel was found in several maintenance rooms within the building with none of the product making it outside.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by the Freeport Sewer District (FSD) to use a vacuum truck to remove the fuel on the floor and dispose of the contaminated items that were also on the floor.  The Department instructed FSD that the floors should be washed and sealed if necessary to prevent vapor and odor issues.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-703-2016*While plowing snow, a plow truck suffered a hose failure.  The spilled oil was sprayed over 9 miles of roadway between South China and Windsor.  No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services and no further action is expected at this time.
B-501-2017*An anonymous complaint of solvents and other hazardous materials being dumped into the ocean was made against a location on Crockett Point Road. I arrived on scene that afternoon and found no indication of any dumping taking place.

I made notification of the complaint at the town office before I left town.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-783-2017*On November 11, 2017 the Department of Public Safety reported that the Bangor Fire Department assisted a motor vehicle that was parked in Walmart parking lot which had leaked a small amount of gasoline from a split in the top of the gasoline tank. The Bangor Fire Department put down some sorbent material to soak up the spilled gasoline which was then swept up to be disposed of properly.  No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-699-2017*On 12/13/217, at 1630 hours, Dead River Company reported that an estimated less than a gallon of #2 fuel oil had spilled out of the vent of a tank they had overfilled.  They had collected the oil with oil absorbent pads and they had dug up oil impacted snow and soil.  I contacted the homeowner and she reported that it had been cleaned up well and the inside tank was not leaking.  No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-704-2017*On 12/15/17, at 1630 hours, C. N. Brown Company reported that an estimated 1/2 gallon of #2 fuel oil spilled to snow when they overfilled a home heating oil tank at a residence.  They reported that the oil was collected with absorbent pads and the oiled snow was removed.  They had checked the basement tank and found no oil and no damage to the tank.  I contacted the owner and he reported that it was cleaned up well and there were no oil vapors inside the home. No site visit was made by the Division of Response Services.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.

A-180-2018*C. N. Brown Company reported a spill of 3 gallons of gasoline at their 36 Stone Street, Augusta location.  The spill occurred as the result of an overfill by a customer.  The discharge was cleaned up by C. N. Brown personnel.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-16-2019*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of one gallon of antifreeze to the paved road surface.  The released antifreeze was reportedly cleaned up with sorbent and disposed of by the Portland Fire Department.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-695-2017*A coolant hose failed on a trash truck which resulted in the discharge of approximately six gallons of antifreeze.  Spilled product impacted a paved road and a small portion of its gravel shoulder.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials, then all visible signs of affected gravel were hand-excavated by the responsible party.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-691-2017*A excavator was breaking up bedrock with a ram when a hydraulic fitting failed.  Approximately one quart of hydraulic oil was misted onto fractured rock.  The rocks were wiped down with sorbent materials and were approved to remain in place.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-96-2018*Soderberg Construction was demolishing a building and upset a Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) releasing a small amount of fuel oil to building debris. The debris were disposed at a local landfill. No long term impact is expect from the release.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-395-2018*A fuel supply line leaked between the two aboveground storage tanks (AST's) connected in tandem and the furnace in a large garage/barn.  I estimated that approximately 200 gallons had leaked although it could have been as large as 300 gallons before the leak was discovered.  Oil accumulated in the furnace room then flowed into a drain that discharged just beyond the edge of the parking area, cleared area, and the beginning of the forest, in front of the barn.  Bedrock was approximately 2 feet below the surface in this area.  A small amount of oil also flowed out under the sill plate, portion of the wall, around the furnace room.

I hired Clean Harbors to vactor out contaminated soils around the foundation of the barn and under and around the discharge of the drain pipe.   Bedrock, with lots of cracks, was encountered in both areas within 2 feet of the surface.  These areas were backfilled a couple days later with clean fill.

Construction materials, sheetrock and particle board, impacted by oil were removed initially by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel and then by a contractor at a later date inside and around the furnace room.  A fan was installed by DEP personnel also to vent oil vapors out of the barn.  The fan was operated until the beginning of October at the very least.

The area downgradient of the drain discharge was checked for oil numerous time by DEP employee Laura Donovan and myself.  No oil was found emerging from the bedrock or any other areas during any of these visits.  The owner's drinking water well was downgradient of the spill, within 100 feet.

This site was referred to DEP Technical Services Laura Donovan and Alex Pugh.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-135-2018*Maine Wood Lands Company LLC. reported a release of small release of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose, the release impacted soils.  Maine Wood Lands employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release which were disposed of through their boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-136-2018*A contractor's loader leaked a small amount of hydraulic oil to crushed stone. Emera Maine employees removed contaminated stone. The contaminated materials were bulked up and will be disposed of at a local landfill.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-275-2018*Approximately five gallons of thermal oil leaked onto hot top at Louisiana Pacific Mill.  The plant used bark to absorb the oil.  The contaminated bark was burned in their biomass heating unit.

No future Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
P-573-2017*Employees at this facility identified what appeared to be a motor oil spill to pavement in the location where trucks idle awaiting entry.  No vehicle was present at the time.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is necessary at this time.
P-219-2018*On 4/5/2018 Scott Cyr received a report from Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting a transformer leak due to storm damage.  See attached spill report for more details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-221-2018*On 4/3/18, Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a complaint of a yellow discoloring and contaminant in a pond adjacent to North Yarmouth Academy and Route 1.  The contaminant was traced to water based paint draining from the school ice arena upgrade to the south.  I was informed that the drains for the ice area should not be connected to the storm drain system.  I referred this incident to MDEP, Bureau of Water Quality and the Yarmouth Town Engineer for further investigation, remedial work and resolution.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-223-2018*Dead River Company reported that one of their customers had a copper oil line that was leaking.  Dead River replaced the copper line and used sorbents to clean up the spilled oil.  The basement floor was partly dirt and partly bedrock.  By the time I arrived, all of the spilled oil had been cleaned up off the bedrock and all that remained was a light sheen in the puddles on the dirt floor.  The caretaker of the property felt that was enough of a cleanup, but was going to come by and check regularly to make sure there were no lingering vapor issues.  I did not hear back from him.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-224-2018*A bucket truck blew a hydraulic hose which resulted in the release of approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  Spilled product affected pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
B-562-2017*I received a call indicating a vessel had intentionally grounded on Buckle Island after sheering off an engine pod in shallow water.  I spoke to the operator of the boat who had help on the way.  The vessel's hull was plugged enough so it could be dewatered and towed to a local boat yard.  No pollution was observed from the incident at any point.  No other resources were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-563-2017*I received a call on June 6, 2017 indicating a piece of heavy equipment that had maintenance recently had leaked hydraulic oil along with diesel resulting in about two gallons of oil being spilled to the ground. A small amount of contaminated soil was removed from the site. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-591-2017*On August 30th, 2017 at 1227 hours Maine Department of Environmental Protection received a spill report from Mark D. Nelson Trucking Company Limited Liability Company, a contractor for the  Weyerhaeuser's Greenville Junction Office. Mark Nelson was refueling his truck in Long Pong Township and .25 of a gallon of diesel was spilled on to the ground. The contaminated soil was put into a 5 gallon bucket and disposed of at the Weyerhaeuser's Greenville regional office waste stream.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-989-2016*I inspected this location for compliance with rules for installation of a new underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The location is urban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility was being installed in the location of the former South Portland Armory building, and is adjacent to the South Portland Fire Station.  I found no cause to prohibit this UST facility installation.

At a later date I revisited and met Maine Certified Installer Paul Thompson, of Gaftek, LLC, installing the new motor fuels UST facility.

No further Division of Response Services actions are planned at this time based on present information.

P-1005-2017*The nozzle of a delivery truck hose was slightly ajar when the driver engaged the the pump which caused approximately 30 gallons of heating oil to be released from the hose.  Spilled product sprayed the driver, the truck, the driveway, and lawn.  Sorbent materials were applied to treat the pavement, then all visible signs of affected loam (surface material only) were hand excavated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1006-2017*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of kerosene from an aboveground tank.  The tank was located at the south end of the trailer and directly affected the land beneath the tank.  An excavation was undertaken to remove contaminated soil.  Nothing was removed in the direction of the driveway due to underground utilities in the vicinity.  Otherwise, field screening guided the excavation which trended downhill following grade.  The perimeter was limited to 12' from the end of the trailer.  Laterally downgrade, the excavation was ceased at 40' due to diminishing returns and a lack of receptors.  Groundwater was encountered in the hole at 13' below grade at the point of discharge, but there was no evidence of sheen.  Contaminated soil exists under the trailer and the back porch, but was inaccessible due to structural integrity concerns.  The drinking water well is dug, but diagonally upgradient and spring fed, so it is not expected to be in jeopardy.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1007-2017*A leaking filter gasket caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of kerosene.  Spilled product affected land below the tank.  The house is built on bedrock supported by concrete pillars, and the tank is situated below the house within its own insulated compartment.  Soil was removed from below the filter between the legs of the tank; bedrock was approximately one foot below grade.  Field screening indicated elevated contamination at bedrock, trending towards the left side of the tank, but it was inaccessible.  Exposed bedrock was competent and that is likely consistent across the property because it was not blasted or hammered to accommodate the house construction.  Though effects to the drinking water well on the other side of the house are unlikely, the Division of Technical Services was informed.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1011-2017*Approximately 6 ounces of #1 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located outside the residence.  The release was caused by a slow weep in the AST caused by corrosion.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff responded to the location and determined that no cleanup was necessary and recommended the AST be replaced.  The homeowner agreed to have the tank replaced.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1012-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence as the result of an overfill caused by human error.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank and impacted the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Dead River Company personnel cleaned the floor with sorbents and disposed of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1013-2017*Approximately 1 gallon of mineral oil was discharged from a leaking transformer due to an unknown mechanical failure. The transformer was tagged as non-polychlorinated biphenyls (non-PCB) according to the Central Maine Power Company (CMP) Spill Report (attached) provided.  Approximately 1 bag of soil was reportedly excavated and disposed of by CMP.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1014-2017*Scott Cyr received a report about a half-gallon spill of heating oil on the basement floor under the oil tank.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-1015-2017*On 11/27/17, I received a call from Matt Quinn of Clean Harbors Environmental Services, reporting oil contaminated soil found at their site on Main Street in South Portland during an excavation project.  I responded to the site that morning and observed the excavation.  Clean Harbors was having some storm drain work done at the site.  The site has a lengthy history of being an oil terminal and is nearby several other oil terminals.  Historic contamination is known to exist in the area.  The conditions observed in the excavation were consistent with the known historic contamination.  Mr. Quinn was going to use a Clean Harbors vacuum truck to remove the oily contaminated water to facilitate the project and would dispose of that water at their Rummery Road facility.  Any soil which could not be re-used on site will be tested, profiled and disposed at CPRC Group.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-58-2018*Janet Kennedy reported an outside K1 fuel oil spill at her business.  The relatively small spill was the result of a bad filter gasket on an outside oil tank.  ACV Enviro was hired for removal of contaminated soil and snow from the site.  There is no well on the property, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-538-2017*I was present during the underground storage tank (UST) removal due to the issuing of an abandonment by removal waiver.  No soil contamination or holes in the UST were observed.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-387-2017*Mid-Coast Energy Systems, Inc., reported that they were at a vacant house with a flooded basement pumping out the basement and found oil when they got down to the last 10 inches of water.  They reported that there was no sign of oil in the area that they had discharged oil previously.  I contacted John Riley at Damariscotta Bank & Trust who had ownership through foreclosure.  I informed him the remainder of the water would have to be pumped into a truck for proper disposal as oily water.  He contacted a contractor who removed the water with a vacuum truck and took for disposal. The area is served by a public water system.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-388-2017*An estimated 15 gallon diesel fuel spill was reported at the Rockland Irving station.  The spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling.  The spill was cleaned up and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-389-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil spill.  The spill was the result of a truck and pole accident.  The transformer oil made it into several storm drains along the road.  CMP hired Enpro Services, Inc./National Response Corporation to clean the catch basins, and recover oiled sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-390-2017*I responded to the back of the Hannaford parking lot where the diesel leak occurred.  The fire department had used speedy dry sorbent material to clean up the diesel on the pavement.  A refrigeration diesel tank had rusted and caused corrosion hole in the tank.  No storm drains were impacted by the leak.

No further Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services action required.
A-391-2017*On July 20, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a hydraulic oil spill to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  CMP bucket truck had a broken hydraulic hose.  The hydraulic oil was released to the pavement.  Speedy dry sorbent material was applied to the oily surface and disposed of properly.

No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the spill.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-392-2017*Cumberland Farms reported a one gallon gasoline spill.  The spill was the result of a customer overfill during refueling. The spill was cleaned up, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-393-2017*On July 20, 2017, Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a transformer oil leak to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The transformer had a malfunction and began to leak oil to the ground.  Oily soil was removed from around the base of the utility pole.  No storm drains or private wells were impacted by the oil leak.  No further MDEP Division of Response Services action required.
A-394-2017*John DeMille, a consultant with Wilcox & Barton, Inc., reported that during a Limited Subsurface Investigation (LSI) at 320 Bath Road in Wiscasset, found petroleum contamination.  The LSI was conducted for a potential property transfer and redevelopment.  Contamination above the current use guidelines (residential) and planned (commercial) was encountered in both the soil and groundwater.   There is a drilled well on the site, however, it was not sampled.  The site had been historically used as a salvage yard, including car crushing.  There is also a floor drain in the garage.

I indicated to Mr. DeMille that this is not an ongoing discharge and therefore the Division of Response Services would not require immediate action.  Any redevelopment, however, would have to consider remediation to the future use of the property.  I did inform him that the Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) may be the best option.

This site will be referred to the Division of Technical Services as there is a drinking water well on site, and the VRAP will also be made aware of it.

No further Division of Response Services actions are necessary at this time in this matter.
A-395-2017*Bob's Cash Fuel reported a #2 fuel oil spill in a basement.  The estimated one gallon spill was the result of internal corrosion of an oil tank.  The spill was cleaned up from the concrete floor, and no further Division of Response Services action is expected.
A-396-2017*Statewide Towing Company reported that they had cleaned up an estimated one gallon spill of motor oil from a vehicle accident.  No further Division of Response Services action is expected.
P-126-2018*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) called and reported a discharge of mineral oil (tagged less than one part per million) from electrical equipment at the Topsham substation at the aforementioned address.  The estimated 10-12 gallon spill was confined to the crushed stone base, and would be attended to by Coutts Brothers.  Upon arrival, there was a single truck waiting along the roadside, so I drove in the access road to the substation and waited.  I did a windshield survey of the area within the fence, but nothing directly obvious was noted.  After a while I called CMP and discovered that the contractor had already been there earlier in the day, removed about eight yards and backfilled.  Based on the information given and the controlled access of the substation, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services plans no further action at this time.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-747-2017*This incident was reported to DEP by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween Wind Storm    CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites were visited by DEP to assure clean up.  For those that required further clean up, CMP was notified.

DEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-399-2017*5/22/17 at 14:58 I got a call on a small "5-6" tablespoon spill of #2 heating oil. The spill occurred when the driver removed the hose from the fill pipe and leaked some oil onto the ground. I talked with CN Brown and they informed me that they dug up the contaminated soil and disposed of it. I then called the home owner and he seemed to be really satisfied with the cleanup effort and he did not report any smell inside the house. No site visit was made. No further action from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is anticipated.
I-219-2017*On 9/8/17, I received an oil spill report from Dustin Nadeau, Sawmill Yard Operations Supervisor for Irving Woodlands.  The spill of five gallons of hydraulic oil occurred behind the maintenance garage.  Irving crews used sawdust and a bucket loader to soak up and dig up the spilled oil and impacted soils.  No further action is needed by Division of Response Services staff at this time
B-96-2018*CES Incorporated called on February 15, 2018 to report that while on a demolition site the construction company uncovered an underground storage tank next to the building. The tank and the oil were removed and further investigation revealed contamination in the soil beneath the tank. The contaminated soil was excavated from the site and removed to be disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-21-2018*It was reported to Response Services that a locomotive leaked lube oil.  Engine 381 leaked lube oil from a containment tank onto ice and snow while crossing Riley Road in Jay.  The caller stated that a crew was in route to clean up the discharge, however, I did not receive a call back stating that it was cleaned up and where the materials were disposed of.  I did not respond to this incident.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-174-2018*On March 28, 2018 AE Robinson Oil Company called to report that they were dispatched to the home regarding an oil filter that had broken off at the residence.  Upon arrival the oil technicians had pumped out the remaining oil from the tank and removed the oil tank.  After a conversation with the renter he stated the oil tank had sank and broke off part of the oil filter fitting.  I hired a contractor to excavate the contaminated soil.  I removed some of the skirting and installed a ventilation fan underneath the home to control oil vapors from going into the home. The well drinking water well was a significant distance away from the spill.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-288-2018*On 5/3/18, while walking around the exterior of my office, I noticed the smell of oil.  I was able to locate the source of oil as a leaking transformer on the side of the building.  I contacted Central Maine Power Company (CMP) to inquire who the transformer belonged to.  It belonged to CMP who immediately dispatched a crew to remove the old transformer, clean up the spill and install a new transformer.  I observed the cleanup activities which consisted of removing some oiled soil around the edge of the pad, and cleaning the pad with speedy dry sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
I-76-2018*Irving woodlands reported a release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through their boiler per Irving's permit.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
B-397-2018*A discovery was made of a small oil spill from the past. The contaminated soil was disposed of properly.

No further Division of Response Services action.
B-398-2018*I responded to a "meth lab" and seized and properly disposed of (1) "one pot" of meth and precursors.

No further Division of Response Services action.
I-164-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a release of approximately 10 gallons from ruptured hydraulic hose in the salt and sand pile for the town of Limestone.  The contaminated salt and sand was removed and was brought to Tri-Community landfill for disposal.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-417-2018*The Augusta Fire Department reported the discovery of oil in a storm drain and drainage swale on Riverside Avenue in Augusta.  I responded and met with the fire department as well as technicians from the Greater Augusta Utility District.  They were willing to remove storm drains and help trace the product to narrow down the area of the possible source.  I suggested we check the basement of the home adjacent to the storm drain in question.  A representative of the homeowner was on site and inspected the basement and found #2 heating oil on the basement floor and into the sump drain that apparently led to the storm drain.  It appeared that the fuel line to the aboveground storage tank (AST) was leaking.

The property owner agreed to have the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) manage the cleanup.  I contacted ACV Environmental to clean the drainage swale, pump the storm drain and clean the affected area of the basement.   The old AST was removed and a sump was installed to pump out any remaining fuel oil.

The site was checked over the next year, with pads changed as needed.   Eventually no more recoverable oil was present.  The property owner was informed to contact the MDEP should oil reappear in the sump.

No further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-706-2018*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon hydraulic oil spill into the Piscataqua River due to a hydraulic hose break on a crane.  The spill was contained using absorbent boom and was collected by sorbent pads.  Environmental staff with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the Fire Department were both on scene and updated the Department.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-385-2017*Report was received of unregistered underground oil storage tank.   Franki Delaney visited site and informed them to register the tank and to contact her when it was to be removed.

There is no record that the tank was registered.  The contractor, Clean Harbors Environmental Services, informed Franki that the tank was removed.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.   The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
B-564-2017*National Response Center report of oil sheen in the water in Frenchman's Bay, Bar Harbor. Charlie Phippen, the harbor master reported the spill to the National Response Center as well as the United States Coast Guard in Belfast. Unknown oil sheen that covered an estimated area of 75 feet by 3 feet.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-866-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-867-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-868-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-869-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-870-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-217-2018*An aboveground tank located in garage was overfilled.  Kerosene was forced out the vent and seeped out the threads of the gauge of the tank.  In both instances, spilled product affected concrete and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  The tank itself was also cleaned.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-872-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  This discharge was hydraulic oil from a CMP line truck.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-873-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-874-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-875-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some sites, but not all, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-876-2017*This incident was reported by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
I-77-2018*Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported a release of a gallons of hydraulic oil to soils. LP's employees used wood fines as sorbents to clean up the release. The wood fines were disposed of through LP's boiler per their permit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-648-2018*I received a report of a small spill to railroad ballast resulting from a containment tank overflow on an engine.  Pan Am Railways personnel removed a small amount of ballast from the site and disposed of it appropriately.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-649-2018*I received a report indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a corrosion hole on a drum. The spill affected a small area of leaf litter under the drum.  I removed the leaking drum and excavated a small bag of leaf litter and soil from the site.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-29-2019*A vehicle filling at the station overfilled and spilled some gasoline onto the concrete pad in front of the pump.  Sorbent was placed to contain and remove what fuel remained.  The Augusta Fire Department had been called to scene and checked adjacent drains and pits for any fuel, which contained none.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-35-2019*A hydraulic line slipped causing a discharge of the 40 gallon hydraulic tank on the logging equipment at this logging operation.  The soil was excavated around the discharge source the following day due to weather conditions.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-36-2019*A pleasure craft was seen discharging oil from their bilge during a rainstorm by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). USCG responded to the scene.

No Maine Department of Environmental Protection response was made as no cleanup was possible.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
I-202-2017*Division of Response Services received a spill report from Emera Maine for a small hydraulic oil spill of less than one gallon.  The spilled oil was mainly in the bucket truck bed with some dripping onto the grass and soil below where the truck was parked.  Emera Maine crew wiped down the truck bed and removed grass and soils where oil dripped onto ground. Oily wastes were bagged and brought back to Emera's Maintenance Shop for scheduled disposal with other oily debris.

No further action is warranted by the Division of Response Services staff at this time.
I-68-2019*Division of Response Services was notified that a half gallon of motor oil was released to asphalt due to a pump being engaged prior to use.   The spill was cleaned using sorbents and disposed of by Maine Potato Growers waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response Services needed at this time.
P-265-2019*SUMMARY
This report covers the abandonment by removal and replacement of this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  The facility was owned by Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) and operated by C. N. Brown Company.  Primary contact with MTA was Mr. John Branscom, and Charles Myers of engineering firm HNTB.  Shaw Brothers Construction Company performed excavation.  The primary contacts with Portland Pump Company were Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Todd Adjutant, and Rik Jordan and Devin Tapley.  Kleinfelder, Inc., under Ms. Gabrielle Rigutto and Mr. Nathan Stevens, performed that Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.

The primary Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services representative for the facility removal and cleanup actions was Stephen Brezinski.  Mr. Peter Eremita represented MDEP Division of Technical Services.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial use and has been a Maine Turnpike Service Plaza, or rest area, since the 1970s or earlier.  Previously known as Exit-3, at this time it was known as Mile 24 Exit Northbound.  The area is served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  The location is built upon a wetland known as "Punky Swamp" which remains on the east side of the location.  A dark organic rich peat layer underlies the property with sand observed beneath the wetland peat, and sand backfill on top.  The facility is not located over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer formation.  Located next to an inland wetland, groundwater recharge during the facility replacement was considerable and continuous.  Oil sheen was observed on area of the exposed groundwater.

In 1989 the facility USTs and service plaza building were rebuilt so it may be difficult to compare the present location with the facility locations in 1988.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MDEP spill reports P-543-1989, P-23-1988 and P-51-1982, cover large fuel losses; in 1988-1989 an estimated 57,000-gallons of gasoline which contaminated soil and groundwater and eventually caused a free product and public safety issue in adjacent Punky Swamp.  The 1988 leak was traced to a perforation in an underground steel product line where it crossed another steel product pipe and appeared to have worn an abrasion hole.  At this time there was no formal and set cleanup action levels in Maine rules.

During the year 2019 facility replacement MDEP Division of Response Services assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Scenario for remediation and cleanup action levels.  The location is not over a sand & gravel mapped aquifer and there are no known drinking water wells within 1000'.  Lithology noted is sand fill over wetland deposits.

MDEP's field analysis showed photoionization detector (PID) bag headspace levels below 10-parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds in the product piping runs.  High bag-headspace levels and POSITIVE Oil-In-Soil dye tests were noted in MDEP samples SS-3 and SS-5 from the transition sumps near the removed dispensers and appears to be old weathered gasoline discharge in the peat soil remaining from the 1982 and/or 1988 discharges and ineligible for Maine GW Fund insurance coverage.  Oil sheen was noted on groundwater within the removed UST facility area, and within the dispenser island canopy footing excavations.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
In April 2019, the three 20,000-gallon double-wall fiberglass tanks T-11 through T-13 for gasoline, and the two 10,000-gallon double-wall fiberglass tanks T-14 & T-15 for diesel, were abandoned by removal by Portland Pump Company and Shaw Brothers in good undamaged condition.  PPC stated they dry-ice inerted the gasoline USTs prior to abandonment.  The double-wall fiberglass product piping was uncovered, cut in sections and removed.  Kleinfelder, Inc., performed the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  While the facility was being replaced, MTA set up two large retail aboveground storage tanks (
P-287-2019*On 4/9/19, I received a call from the North Berwick Fire Department reporting a four to five gallon spill of gasoline when a customer left their vehicle unattended during a fill-up.  The fire department said the gasoline was limited to the concrete pads, not reaching any drains or soil.  They contained the spill with an application of sorbent materials.  Cumberland Farms called their spill contractor to come remove the spent sorbent.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-75-2017*On 2/10/17, Dead River Company reported that they were called to a home for a leaking outside heating oil tank.  They reported that approximately 1/2 a tank had leaked to the snow and ground.  I went to the site and met the owner and Dead River Company employees.  The owner had unknowingly broken the tank outlet while snow blowing earlier in the morning.  They discovered the leak after their cat came in with oil on its paws.  Dead River fixed the tank and moved it away from the spill area to facilitate the cleanup.  I informed the owner, Julie Simmons, of the Cleanup Fund.  She completed a Fund application and a Cleanup Options Agreement choosing to have the Department manage the cleanup.  I had a contractor come with a vactor truck and we removed the oil impacted snow and ice.  Oil absorbent pads and poly sheeting were used to cover the area.  The site was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Technical Services to survey and monitor any drinking water wells in the area that may be at risk.

On 2/20/17, I met an excavation contractor on site and began removing oil-impacted soil.  The oil had run under the home slab impacting the gravel.  This soil could not be removed without impacting the structural integrity of the slab.  Over the next three days a total of 186.86 tons of soil was removed.  Groundwater was never encountered.  The area was backfilled.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-102-2017*I arrived on scene and discovered a large amount of oiled snow. I called for a vactor truck because the fencing in the area and the close proximity of the neighboring building would not allow for heavy equipment.

Using the vactor truck, we removed all of the oiled snow and free product from the perimeter drain. I hired a licensed oil burner technician to disconnect the leaky tank from the other tank, to ensure no mistake would be made placing oil in that failed tank. I also spray painted the failed tank noting "not safe for oil", "do not fill".

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-75-2018*An unknown amount of kerosene was release from an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to soils when ice fell off the roof slightly breaking the outlet of the AST. The kerosene migrated under the home and caused vapor issues. Response Services hired Allen's Environmental to remove contaminate soils from beneath the home and install a vapor barrier. Response Services installed ventilation.

Earthworks was hire to remove contaminated soils, backfill, loam, and seed the exterior impacted soils. The AST was temporarily moved into the garage.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-623-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/17/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Ms. Julie Johnson that Copp Movers had noted an oil discharge associated with the outside residential heating oil facility at her deceased father's (Rodney Clark) residence.  Copp was planning to lift the home so that new supports could be installed before being sold.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential use served by municipal water service and over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.  91 Tedford Street and the adjacent 93 Tedford were both owned by Rodney Clark and at this time Julie and Kelly Johnson were acting as executors for the estate.  The homes are small, single story, wood construction homes of about 40 to 50 years old, with a 12" to 18" crawl space behind plywood skirting.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 8/17/18, I met Julie Johnson on site.  I noted oil smelling soil with significant oil vapor readings around the fuel line, skirting and under the home.  Oil was wicking up the wood of the house skirting (see photos).  I noted no evidence of leaks from the oil tank, filter or Firomatic valve.

I noted no oil vapors entering the home.  MDEP engineer Don White was advised of the discharge and cleanup.  The discharge appeared to have been leaking for weeks or months or more.  Significant oil contamination was found down to groundwater at 5.5' below grade (see attached record sheet).  No oil sheen or free product oil was noted on groundwater.  I expect the residual contamination will naturally degrade with time.  The volume discharged and time span of the leak was difficult to assess, but based on experience and observation, I estimate 20 to 30 gallons lost over several weeks or months of leaking out the compression fitting.

The fuel line visible from the aboveground storage tank (AST) going under the house was sleeved in a plastic tube.  Ms. Johnson's records showed the horizontal AST had been installed two to three years before by George F. Doughty Plumbing & Heating, Inc.  After the home was lifted, it was found that the newer fuel line had only gone a foot or two under the home and was spliced with a compression fitting to an older fuel line going to a space heater in the kitchen.  Maine Fuel Inspector Holmes, and Downeast Energy Service Manager Ed Hughes stated the entire fuel line was required to have been replaced and that compression fittings are not in code.  These code issues could also require conditional deductibles for the Johnson's Groundwater Fund Insurance Fund application.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Ms. Johnson agreed to MDEP Division of Response Services management of approved cleanup actions while she applied for Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) AST insurance.  On 8/17/18, I gave to her and explained, the GW Fund application.

On 8/31/18, while Copp had the home lifted, MDEP Division of Response Services took the opportunity to excavate oiled soil and assess the discharge.  MDEP had NRC Environmental Services excavate soil and backfill with 3/4-inch crushed stone, a poly vapor barrier, and vent piping.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Through the realtor for the potential buyer, Flaherty Group, I advised that GW Fund coverage would pass to the next homeowners.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  MDEP Division of Response Services and the Johnsons contacted the Maine Fuel Board requesting an investigation of the AST facility installer for apparent installation violations and responsibility for the cleanup expenses.
4)  At this time no further cleanup actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-526-2018*Environmental Projects, Inc., reported contamination at an underground storage tank (UST) facility in Rockport.   Nina Caputo and Matthew Cameron visited the site and directed the cleanup of soils above 100 parts per million (ppm).  134 tons were disposed of at Dragon Products Company.
P-437-2017*On 6/1/17, Cape Elizabeth Public Works Department (CEPWD) reported a mystery discharge of an estimated 20 to 30 gallons of oil from a vehicle that had travelled down Bowey Beach Road and Spurwink Road toward the town of Scarborough.  No responsible party was known, though they suggested a trash compactor transported earlier by Dearborn Construction Company.  The spill resembled hydraulic oil, not a light oil like diesel or gasoline.

The spill was on pavement.  CEPWD applied sand sorbent which they afterwards swept up with a street sweeper.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) issued an Oil Spill Debris Form to CEPWD for oiled sand to CPRC Group for disposal.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
P-438-2017*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/5/17, in the morning, Ms. Williams, through the Maine State Police dispatch, contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services to report that her residential basement had flooded and a partially full 5-gallon drum of K1 oil with a loose cap had leaked a small amount of oil.  Windham Fire Department would not dewater the basement because of the light oil slick and advised her to notify MDEP.  Ms. Williams requested a MDEP response to assist.

ASSESSMENT
Ms. Williams's condominium unit was one of four in the building.  The area is residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The building was built in a wet area and each unit had a sump and sump pump which all connected to a common exterior drain pipe.  The drain pipe discharged to a shallow pit in the woods where it appears the water soaks back into the ground and flows back to the basement area.

Ms. Williams was responsible for the interior, while the building exterior was part of the condominium association.  Roger with Emerald Management represented the association and was on site assisting.

When she called, the water was reported to be 6" deep.  When I arrived, water was at 12", and by 0900 hours, water was at about 18" deep.  The flooding was caused by a separated drain pipe from Williams's sump; and with no check valve, the water from Williams's neighbor(s) was being pumped into her basement with no place to go.  Until Central Maine Power Company shut off the power, no one wished to enter the water to fix the pump connection.

I noted a light oil slick atop the water in the basement, and estimated the discharge to be approximately a gallon of K1 oil.  The oil was atop water, and acting as a "water bottom", kept the oil from affecting the concrete floor and most of the personal belongings on the floor.  The damage was largely water damage.  The oil needed removal prior to dewatering outside.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
I conferred with supervisor Stephen Flannery and we agreed that the oil should be skimmed off.  We would dewater as little as possible, and we could hire a contractor to skim the oil if Ms. Williams agreed to full reimbursement.  A goal was to make the response as inexpensive as possible.  Ms. Williams agreed and signed the MDEP Notice of Re-Imbursement.  No approved oil storage tank (aboveground or underground) was involved or present in the home, so a Maine Groundwater Oil Clean-Up Fund (GW Fund) application was applicable.

MDEP Division of Response Services hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) to skim oil off the basement water on 6/5/17, and then return on 6/6/17, to carry items out of the basement and clean oiled items.  I advised CHES not to dispose of items or kitty litter sorbent, as Ms. Williams was going to dispose of them at the town transfer station.

After skimming the oil and shutting off the power, Roger and I fixed the sump pump connection and allowed the sump pump to continue dewatering the basement.  I noted no free product oil or oil sheen in the sump effluent outside (see Photo-6).  After the floor was dewatered, I advised Williams to apply kitty litter to help absorb the remaining water.  I lent her a MDEP Ram fan to assist in removing oil odor and moisture from the basement.

On 6/6/17, CHES mistakenly took the kitty litter for disposal, but agreed not to charge MDEP.  CHES assisted Ms. Williams in carrying wet and oiled items upstairs to the backyard for cleaning or later disposal by Ms. Williams.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Ms. Williams stated that her insurance company was balking at covering any costs as they considered this oil spill damage.  I supplied Ms. Williams with the 6/9/17 position letter.  I advised Ms. Williams that this discharge did not qualify for GW Fund insurance coverage, though she may be able to apply to the Individual Inability to Pay Program to  reimburse in installments or to have part or al
P-439-2017*On 6/2/17, in the afternoon, I met a Dead River Company (DRC) oil burner technician, the homeowner, Ms. Friberg, and Ms. Friberg's adult progeny.  DRC had reported a 5 to 10 gallon discharge of #2 oil from the oil filter for Ms. Friberg's basement, residential, consumptive use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The AST was located in the home's walk-in basement.  The home is in rural residential and farm use area and is served by private water well.

There was an oil stain on the floor under the tank.  I estimated the discharge as five gallons or less.  Some oil may have seeped under the floor where the concrete floor meets the foundation wall next to the AST.  There was no oil or water in the basement sump, though I was told that at times water has entered the basement floor.  The natural grade of the land slopes down west away from the well which is located about 70' to the north.

Ms. Friberg, as facility owner and who hired DRC, makes her a responsible party for the discharge.  A Dead River Company technician installed two gaskets during a filter change, which is the cause of the oil leak, so took primary responsibility for the cleanup actions.  I advised them to pick up all sorbents for proper disposal, wash the spill area with detergent several times, and vent the oil vapors out the basement window until the odor went away.  I advised Ms. Friberg's family and DRC to contact me if oil showed up in the sump or oil odors became chronic.

1)  I heard no further complaints or concerns.
2)  At this time there are no additional Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services requirements based on present information.

P-445-2017*C. N. Brown Company reported that one of their delivery drivers had gone to the wrong address and delivered oil where there wasn't an oil tank.  The location at North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) no longer had an oil tank but still had the fill and vent pipes.  About 7 gallons of heating oil was spilled onto the concrete floor of the building.  C. N. Brown and NYA staff cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent material.  I spoke with Bill Clark of NYA and he stated that the spill was cleaned up.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-841-2017*Oil leaked from the compression fittings on the feed line from the tank to the furnace. The washer machine drains into the sump pump hole as well. The oil and the soap mixed inside of the pump area and was discharged onto the lawn. Oil sheen can be found making its way down to drainage stream behind the house.

Lincoln water district was called by the oil burner technician because he heard water running around the foundation. The water department responded and turned off the water to the house. Site assessment tool was then used to identify any sensitive resources around the property. The house is 400-500 feet from the towns water supply.

I installed a fan, which vented the basement through the window and the cement floor was washed to control the vapors.



Referred to technical services.
P-1121-2017*Approximately 15 gallons of aviation gasoline was reportedly released when a tank truck was delivering fuel to an aboveground storage tank (AST) at the facility.  The release was caused when the filling hose came loose from the connection with the AST because the cam lock fittings were not secured correctly.  The gasoline was released to the paved runway surface adjacent to the tank.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was contracted by the subject spiller to respond to the location and clean up the release.  The gasoline was cleaned with sorbent materials and some impacted snow and ice was scooped up with a skid steer and loaded into several drums for disposal.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-62-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released an unknown amount of fuel oil to soils near long lake due to snow/ice damage. Once onsite Response Services found a small area of contaminations underneath and around the AST.

The AST was moved by Dead River to allow further investigation into the release. The Department hired Soderberge Construction to remove contaminated soils. During soil removal a perimeter drain was found which had discharged most of the release into Portage Lake. Response Services removed contaminated ice and snow to expose 900 feet of impacted shore line. Allen's Environmental Services was hired to vac up large puddles of fuel oil and sorbents. Extra precaution were taken to limit the physical damage to the shore line.

Paul Higgins of Technical Services was informed of a possible impact to surrounding drinking water wells

In late spring Response Services and Soderberge construction landscaped, loam, and seeded.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-315-2018*On July 6, 2018, The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that a Maine Department of Transportation dump truck and rolled into the ditch and was currently leaking motor oil.  Upon my arrival, the dump truck was on its side in a ditch of runoff water.  The Brooks Fire Department had put in sorbent pads and I added sorbent boom to collect the pooled motor oil.  The truck was pulled out and the rest of the oil was cleaned up with sorbents which were disposed of properly.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-516-2018*On August 14, 2018 Lane Construction Corporation called to report that they had one of their water trucks blow a hydraulic hose at their facility. Employees on site had the contaminated area excavated and disposed of within their batch plant facility. No resources were at risk.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-518-2018*A street sweeper owned by Ellis Contruction leaked hydraulic oil onto the dirt parking lot of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) facility.  Tiffany Laclair of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection oversaw the excavation.  The stain was maybe 15 inches in diameter and did not seep very far in depth, maybe 4-6 inches at most.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-519-2018*On August 16, 2018 The Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that due to a house fire, a home heating oil tank in the basement was full and needed to be pumped out. Upon my arrival the tank had not leaked. I started pumping out the tank but noticed that oil had leaked out of a fitting or some part on the fitting allowing some oil to leak into a hole in the foundation. I hired a contractor to vacuum out the oil/water mix from the foundation, along with the oil I had pumped from the tank. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time
I-263-2018*The landlord called to report staining on paved driveway directly under tank fill pipe.  Tenants were suspected to be filling tank with 5 gallon cans and accidentally dripped some product onto paved driveway.  No clean up was necessary. Landlord would like copy of report for his records.
Copy mailed to landlord.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
B-661-2018*Heavy equipment was performing work on a powerline right of way when a hydraulic hose broke.  The broken hose sprayed then dribbled hydraulic oil on to the soil.  The contaminated soil was excavated into drums to be disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-363-2018*The Department was notified of a leaking heating oil fill pipe caused by an unknown reason.  During the investigation, #2 heating oil was found at the elbow of the vent pipe and at the edge of the fill pipe which when opened, would spray down the concrete stairs adjacent to the home.  An inspection of the aboveground storage tank (AST) determined that the tank was not compromised and no product was seen on the floor of the basement.  The last time fuel was delivered to the home was February 27, 2018, for 18.1 gallons.

Estes Oil Company used a transfer pump and pumped approximately 8 gallons of product out of the pipes to stop the leak.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was applied to the concrete stairs and Simple Green was used on the remaining sections of stairs and the basement wall.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.

A-781-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.  Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
A-782-2017*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported this incident as a result of the Halloween windstorm.  CMP and/or their contractors removed any contamination found.   Some, but not all sites, were visited by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) to assure cleanup.  For those that required further cleanup, CMP was notified.

MDEP does not require any further action on this site at this time, however, should contamination be encountered in the future, CMP will address it as necessary.
P-402-2018*On 6/7/18, I received an after-hours phone call from Robert Phillips of Dead River Transport Division reporting a 2-3 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from his tractor-trailer rig.  Somehow, the hydraulic oil system became charged without being connected to the proper fittings, spraying the oil onto a concrete pad.  Mr. Phillips used sorbent pads and speedy dry sorent material that were on site to contain the spill and would work with the facility manager at the Poland Spring site to clean up the spill to their satisfaction.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
B-63-2018*A call came in on January 28, 2018 from the homeowner that she had recently had home heating oil delivered and her furnace had stopped working. She stated she looked out her window and saw a large stain in her yard. Upon arrival the oil tank was confirmed to be empty due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. I hired a local contractor to excavate the contaminated area. The site was referred to Maine department of Environmental Protection Technical Services due to the close proximity of the drinking water well.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
I-264-2018*The Division of Response Services was called to an oil tank leak caused by storm damage.  60 gallons of unspilled product were transferred to drums and free product was recovered using sorbents.  Response Services also performed field screening on site.  All shake tests came back negative for the impacted area.

No further Division of Response Services action required at this time.
A-573-2018*On 10/18/2018, Dead River Company reported a half of a gallon spill had occurred in Greene.  The #2 heating oil was spilled when a home heating oil tank overfilled, resulting in oil coming out the vent whistle.  The homeowner was on automatic delivery and failed to inform Dead River Co. that they had installed a heat pump.  When the driver began to fill the tank, oil instantly came out the vent whistle.  Dead River dispatched two technicians to shovel the contaminated soil under the vent whistle and pump off the excess oil in the tank.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1022-2018*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill during delivery.  Oil was lost through the gauge on the aboveground storage tank (AST) and dripped onto the concrete floor.  No oil was observed on the siding.

Speedy-dry sorbent material was used on the floor and the sides of the tank were washed.  The AST was not compromised due to the overfill.  A section of wood that was impacted by the oil needed to be replaced.

On March 8th, the Department visited the home at the request of the homeowner and found the floor had been sufficiently cleaned, a section of 2x4 framing that had been sealed, and the AST with three weeps coming from the fill, vent, and center bung.  The Department advised the homeowner of the issues.  The sealed framing lumber was still releasing vapors at approximately 0.4 parts per million volatile organic compounds.  The Department contacted Dead River Company to replace the lumber and to dope the pipes and bung on the AST, which was completed.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-71-2019*On 2/1/19, Nouria Energy reported a spill at this Main Street facility in Sanford.  The straps holding a fuel tank onto a customer's vehicle broke causing the spill.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-72-2019*Approximately a half gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and clean the impacted floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-74-2019*The Maine Department of Environmental Proptection (MDEP) was notified of a small leak supposedly coming from an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner stated that Fielding's Oil & Propane Company (Fielding's) had been on site for maintenance of the furnace and noticed a small drip coming from the back rear of the AST.  Fielding's notified the homeowner of the issue but did not report it to the Department.  The homeowner contacted the MDEP after speaking to Fielding's about replacing the AST.

Upon inspection by the MDEP, two dark drips were observed on the bottom of the AST.  While there were no indications of an active leak, the drips appeared to generate from the backside of the AST and drip down to the bottom.  In reviewing the entire oil system, dark oil stains were observed coming from the first 90 degree elbow leading into the AST and streaked down to the top of the AST and then to the rear.  Based on this information, the MDEP determined that the drips found at the bottom of the AST were likely from the 90 degree elbow not being properly sealed and leaking when the AST was being filled.  The MDEP passed this information along to both the homeowner and Fielding's.  Due to the age of the AST, the MDEP did recommend it be replaced in the near future.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.

P-75-2019*Approximately three gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release occurred during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from the piping of the tank onto the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The oil delivery company sent representatives to drain oil from the tank to stop the leak and clean the impacted floor surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-19-2019*Notice was received by Dead River Company (DRC) of small overfill of #2 oil during a delivery to a customer's basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The leak was to only the outside ground which DRC proceeded to clean up.  Checking the home's inside space, DRC reported that the furnace had stopped working resulting in frozen pipes and water in the basement and the two floors of the house.

The house is seasonal use and located in a rural residential area near Pennassewassee Lake and served by private well water.  Based on the spill size and prompt cleanup, I understand there is little threat to the lake and ground waters.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-20-2019*A tenant at this property was concerned about the odor of oil in her driveway.  A site visit was conducted which identified a sheen running down the driveway to the street.  Though unconfirmed, likely culprit is plow driver or delivery truck.  The sheen was aesthetically displeasing and did present an odor, but there was no recoverable oil.  Impacts were limited to paved impervious surfaces.  No action was taken and no further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-24-2019*C. N. Brown Company reported that a customer at their unmanned bulk plant dropped the nozzle while fueling up his vehicle.  The dispenser has a key lock so customers can use it anytime.  The diesel fuel spilled onto the concrete engineered containment and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-25-2019*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking gasket on the filter assembly that was recently serviced.  The oil was released to the concrete floor of the basement.  The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was scrubbed with a degreasing agent.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond.  Oil impacted materials were reportedly disposed of by the oil service contractor.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-26-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The Department removed contaminated stone from underneath the tank and placed a pan under the leak until the AST could be removed.  After a subsequent investigation into the rest of the basement floor, it was found that a portion of the stone floor would need to be removed down to the concrete floor under it.

Due to the strong odor of oil vapor in the basement, our Division of Technical Services was brought in to help determine the actual oil spill path through the stone floor.  National Response Corp. (NRC) was hired to conduct the work that included removal and replacement of the stone and replacement of the drainage pipes that were also impacted by the oil.  Once the remediation work was completed, Technical Services conducted follow-up inspections regarding air quality and continued oil pockets being found in the sump hole.  A Ram fan and carbon filter unit were used in the basement for the air quality and the sump hole was pumped down so as to draw the remaining oil from the piping under the stone.  Oily water was collected in a bag filled with sorbent pads outside.  After approximately two weeks, the air quality in the basement was addressed and no further oil was found in the sump hole.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-28-2019*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10 gallon spill of used motor oil resulting in the overfill of the buckets from a malfunctioning sprinkler system.  During the evening, the sprinkler system in the rental unit failed and caused an unknown amount of water to be released.  The oil/ water mixture filled the garage area and spread into the adjacent hallway.

The subject/spiller used speedy-dry sorbent material and placed everything into three 55-gallon drums for disposal.  Allstate Environmental Services picked up the drums.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-29-2019*Approximately five gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the garage of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking flare fitting from the piping of the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and contracted Allstate Environmental Services to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.

No further action is expected by the MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-40-2019*A tank was overfilled causing a discharge of less than 1/4 of a gallon onto the ground.  The tank was checked and still in good shape and pumped down to the appropriate level.

The contaminated soil was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-196-2018*A two car accident resulted in the release of a gallon and a half of antifreeze to the road surface. Speedy-dry was used to absorb the spill by Portage Fire Department and subsequently brought the town's waste disposal facility. The Division of Response Services did not require a site visit.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-1125-2017*A complaint was made to the Harrison Fire Department that someone dumped some asphalt tailings on the side of the road in the vicinity of the 900 block of Eves Falls Road. The Harrison Fire Department responded to the location and notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  MDEP personnel responded to the location, scooped up the asphalt material with a shovel and disposed of the material.  It is unknown how the material got there.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1126-2017*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by an overfill of the AST and the oil was released from the vent pipe outside on the house.  Fielding's Oil & Propane Company personnel dug up some oil impacted mulch and soil and disposed of the material.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel contacted the homeowner who was satisfied with the cleanup.  MDEP personnel did not respond to the location.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-1127-2017*A notification was made to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) that a "weeping" outside 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) was removed from the residence and that some oil had impacted the concrete slab under the AST.  MDEP personnel responded to the location and observed that the concrete slab was impacted with oil but the soils surrounding the slab had little to no impact.  MDEP personnel cleaned the concrete slab with sorbent materials and disposed of the waste.

No further Division of Response Services action is expected at this time.
I-153-2018*Maine Drug Enforcement Agency requested the assistance in removing meth precursors and hazardous byproducts from a road side dump. All meth precursors/hazardous materials have been over packed and disposed of by Response Services.

No further action should be required of The Division of Response Services at this time.
B-120-2019*I received a call indicating a small overfill occurred at the subject location.  The cause of the overfill was unclear, but resulted in a small amount of oil spilling to a concrete slab that the oil tank was mounted on.  Dead River Company personnel used sorbent materials to recover oil to the satisfaction of the tank owner.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-122-2019*I received a report of a clandestine lab at the subject location.  In conjunction with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, I removed several small overpack drums worth of used and unused drug-making materials.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-123-2019*I received a call indicating an indoor above ground oil storage tank at the subject location had developed a leak due to a corrosion hole. The incident impacted the concrete floor under the tank and an adjacent sump and perimeter drain.  As a result of the spill, indoor air quality was significantly impacted.  I hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to remove sorbent materials, clean the floor, flush the perimeter drain, and remove the compromised oil tank.  Our Division of Technical Services staff installed a semi-permanent vapor mitigation system to control vapors until it was no longer necessary.  The concrete floor was also sealed to prevent vapors.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-213-2018*The Department was notified by the Fire Marshal's Office regarding several 55-gallon drums of what appeared to be hazardous waste, which they had observed at the property during a recent fire investigation.  Eight 55-gallon drums had been discharged adjacent to a brook to the rear of the building.  The material exuding from the drums was an orange/gray gelatinous substance.

I followed up on the complaint and determined that the material to be bear bait consisting of animal fat and molasses.  I was assured that the material would be removed from the area adjacent to the brook and either disposed of or used for its intended purpose.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-224-2018*A hydraulic hose failed on an excavator while working on a highway bridge project.  The hose was fixed on the excavator.  I also talked to John Knowles of the Maine Department of Transportation who oversaw the removal of contaminated materials.

No site visit was made and no further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-221-2018*On April 2, 2018, Pen Bay Oil Company called to report that while delivering oil to the business they noticed oil on the ground under the tank and that the tank was leaking.  Upon arrival, the tank was already empty and an unknown amount of oil had leaked underneath the chairmaking shop.  I hired a contractor to remove the old oil tank, vacuum underneath the tank and area, and set in a recovery well.  The site has been referred to our Division of Technical Services due to the closeness of the well and the contamination that was unrecoverable underneath the chairmaking structure.

No further action is expected from the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-514-2018*A weed whacker operator was startled which caused her to whack the oil supply line.  The copper line was slit and began to weep oil.  Sorbent materials were used to absorb weeping oil prior to the line being replaced.  After the repair, a couple shovels of soil were removed from the vicinity as a precautionary measure.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-465-2018*Newcastle Fire Department reported a truck rollover on Route 1 in Newcastle.  I contacted the Fire Department while they were on scene and they reported that a large box truck had rolled over on the side of the road leaking motor oil.  I went to the site.  The truck was carrying drums of salted baitfish.  There were an estimated two to three gallons of motor oil spilled to the paved road and roadside.  The Fire Department had contained spill with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material. The truck's fuel tanks were not leaking nor damaged.  The truck was righted without incident.  The Division of Response Services cleaned up the oil absorbent pads, speedy dry and a small amount of oil impacted soil from the roadside.  Maine Department of Transportation assisted with the recovery of 20 or 30 drums of baitfish that spilled during the incident.  The truck owner arranged for the bait to be accepted at a composting site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-689-2018*While collecting waste oil at this site, Clean Harbors Environmental Services vactor truck had a mechanical failure and had an oil spill.  The spilled oil was collected with sorbent pads and the oiled soil was shoveled into a bag for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action expected.
B-732-2018*Dead River Company reported a small amount of oil spilled in the snow from what was thought to be an overfill.  The spilled product came out from the vent and was picked up by the Dead River driver.  I went to inspect the tank to make certain it was not weeping.  There was no sign of weeping, however, it also appeared that the tank was not filled.  I told the owner that I suspected that there may be some other issue.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-91-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a hydraulic pump failure.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill using sorbents and washed the floor after replacing the pump.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-135-2019*On 2/16/2019, I received an after-hours call from Christopher Bogue of Downeast Energy reporting a spill that had occurred earlier in the morning at a customer's seasonal residence in Old Orchard Beach.  At the time it was reported to me, Mr. Bogue indicated that Old Orchard Beach Fire Department had cleaned up approximately one gallon of oil on the concrete floor of the basement and he estimated there was another one gallon of oil still in the firebox of the furnace, which had failed.  Mr. Bogue told me it was a seasonal residence and since no one was living there at the time, they winterized the house until a new furnace could be installed.

On 2/22/2019, John Luongo received a call from a different person at Downeast Energy (Mike) concerned about a french drain and what was the status of the cleanup to the drain.  John was able to locate the spill number and handed the matter back to me.  I spoke to Mike and told him that I had not been made aware of any impacts to drains on the property.  I made arrangements to meet him on site the following Monday.

On 2/25/2019, I met Mike on site.  I was disappointed to see the oil contaminated sorbent pads remained on the floor.  I told Mike that I did not consider that "cleaned up" as had been reported to me earlier.  I told him I was also not told about the french drains around the perimeter of the floor.  Surprisingly, there was no oil odor in the basement.  All I could smell was exhaust from when the furnace had malfunctioned.  Mike removed the oily sorbent pads and we checked the french drain.  Although it was evident from oil stained sorbent pads in the drain, there were no lingering oil impacts to the drain.  An inspection of the hole which the drain goes to showed a very slight sheen, but no recoverable oil.  The drains were wet with water almost all the way around, so it is likely any oil that was in there and not recovered with sorbent pads on 2/16 had drained out and was no longer an issue.  I told Mike to advise the homeowner to have the floor cleaned when the furnace was removed and to also remove the oil-soaked cement blocks from beneath the furnace when it was removed.  If they had any lingering oil odor issues, they should contact me.

As of 4/5/2019, I have received no further communication from anyone involved with this property.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-136-2019*On 2/16/2019, I received an after-hours call from Adam Marquis of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a five to seven gallon spill of transformer oil when a tree downed a wire and took out a transformer.  CMP hired Coutts Brothers, Inc., to respond to the spill and excavate the contaminated soils.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-137-2019*On 2/18/2019, I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident in the area of 212 Mount Hope Road.  Gasoline was released from the vehicle, a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero.  Sanford Fire Department cleaned up what they could with sorbent pads.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
I-53-2019*While plowing with a D7 bulldozer approximately 3.5  gallons of hydraulic oil was released to a snow covered gravel road.  The operator of the bulldozer was able to use pads to clean the spill.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-286-2018*On 5/9/18, at 1047 hours, Josh Slaney, from Pan Am Railways, reported observing an oil sheen in the water behind the containment boom in the Kennebec River at outfall 003A while on an inspection with Maine Department of Environmental Protection employee Butch Bowie.  He reported that they will attempt to clean it up.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made.

No further action by Response Services is expected for this incident.
P-509-2018*The Department was notified by Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) of a four gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of their dump trucks.  The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of by MDOT at the Old Town landfill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-615-2018*On 8/14/18, I received a call from Dead River Company reporting a customer's oil tank leaking in Falmouth.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed the tank in the garage of the condominium unit.  The tank was situated at the overhead door opening and had leaked some oil onto the floor and out the garage door.  Dead River had placed a magnet patch over the leak and had applied sorbent material to the floor.  What had made it out to the driveway was limited to a light, unrecoverable sheen.  It was raining at the time.  Dead River was in the process of replacing the old tank.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
A-2-2019*A delivery truck that pulled up to the security gate began to profusely leak oil.  The driver pulled to the side as the truck shut off.  Poland Springs personnel cleaned up the oil spill as described in their spill plans.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
I-320-2018*On December 4, 2018 a Dead River oil delivery driver overfilled the tank which cause a release of a half-gallon of #2  fuel oil onto snow and ice.   The Dead River oil delivery driver cleaned the contaminated area by scraping and padding the spill.  Homeowner was called by Division of Response to see if any further action was needed.  Homeowner approved of clean up done by Dead River Oil.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
I-290-2018*11/8/2018 - received call of spill of #2 home heating fuel to basement and adjacent floor drain leading to the Caribou Utility District's public sewer system.  Responder arrived at site and assisted Adam Heating in transferring approximately 140 gallons of #2 fuel from a leaking tank due to corrosion to a temporary tank outside the building.  An unknown amount of product had spilled onto the concrete basement floor and some was observed to have reach the nearby floor drain system.  Sorbent pads were used to collect free product.  A vapor barrier and radon ventilation fan was installed and discharged outside.   Collected product and sorbents were bagged for later disposal at a secure landfill.

11/9/2018 - site was turned over to Jesse Clark for follow-up with homeowner. Once onsite Response Services washed the floor and left the ventilation system in place.

The ventilation system was removed at a later date.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
P-397-2018*On 6/5/18, I received a complaint from a tenant at 70 Birch Street in Biddeford, alleging a large oil leak in his apartment building.  He also alleged a similar situation at 68 Birch Street.  Both buildings are owned by Abbas Abbas.  In talking with the complainant, I gleaned he had a litany of complaints about the landlord and I suspected the oil leak was not as large as described.  I asked him if he had contacted City officials regarding his complaints and he stated both the fire department and the code enforcement office had been in the building recently.

I contacted the City of Biddeford code enforcement office and spoke with George Monteith who had been in both buildings.  He told me there was a small drip from the oil filter on the tank at 68 Birch Street and that there was a drip pan under the filter containing the oil.  He said he saw no evidence of an active leak at 70 Birch Street.  He was going to address the minor oil leak along with several other code issues with the building with the landlord, Mr. Abbas.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action anticipated.
I-89-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through Irving?s boiler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Serves at this time.
I-90-2018*Fort Kent Police Department (FKPD) report an unknown material shipped with a toy. The substance was removed from its original delivery point and taken to FKPD.

The product was field screened by Response Services and was found to have a pH of 13. A sample was sent to the State laboratory which came back as Borax (sodium borate). Borax was part of the makeup of the toy and was sent along as extra material.

The recipient had no adverse effects and the substance (Borax) was disposed of at the laboratory.

No further actions should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-210-2018*The release resulted when the assumption was made that a relief valve had been de-energized while replacing a faulty one.  Once the valve was dislodged, #6 oil was sprayed throughout the area releasing approximately 1,200 gallons of #6 oil into the containment and on the walls.  Some oil spilled over the containment into the sewer system, but no oil or sheen was observed in the inlet area of the secondary clarifiers, or the outfall composite sampler.  A vacuum truck and sorbents were used to contain and collect the oil.  Whatever oil that could be reused was placed back in the system.  See attached report for further details.

On 5/30/18, I followed up on the incident and found the area still needed further work.  I was assured once the mill was back to full operation, after the planned shutdown, the remaining #6 oil would be addressed.

On 6/5/18, I returned to find the area was cleaner than my last visit and posed no significant risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
B-378-2018*A hydraulic hose failure on a piece of heavy equipment caused two gallons of hydraulic fluid to leak onto the ground at the former "Holtra Chem" site, now being remediated by Mallinkrodt.  The contaminated soil was shoveled into a bucket for proper disposal.

No further Division of Response Services action.
P-503-2018*The Department was notified of a five gallon kerosene leak as a result from a broken valve on the aboveground storage tank (AST).  The valve was broken off as a result of an individual stepping on it.  The hole in the tank was plugged and repaired until the AST could be pumped empty and removed from the site.

The Department removed soil parallel to the house down to the point of groundwater.  At this point, a recovery well was installed and sorbent boom placed inside.  The holes were then filled in and the site stabilized.  Approximately one week later, the Department returned to the site and replaced the sorbent boom that had recovered some oil.  Additional inspections and replacements of the boom determined no additional oil was recovered.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-101-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) released a gallon of fuel oil to a concrete floor due to a bad union. The release was cleaned up by Dead River employees with sorbent materials and the union replaced. The home owner was pleased with the cleanup.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-478-2018*A report was received from the Wilton Fire Department of a spill of gasoline from a fuel tank of a passenger vehicle.  The product flowed down the side of the street, into the soil and surrounding vegetation.  Containment ditches were placed, along with sorbent boom and pads, restricting the movement of the product.  The contaminated soil was removed through excavation and clean fill put in place of the removed soil.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
B-651-2018*On October  22, 2018 the Home Depot store called to report that a car in their parking lot had blown a radiator hose. The store hired a clean-up contractor to put down sorbent material, clean it up and dispose of it properly. No other resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-652-2018*On October 22, the Maine Department of Public Safety called to report that a dump truck delivering gravel at the home owner's house had gotten to close to the ditch and rolled onto its side leaking motor oil and potentially diesel. Once on scene I drilled the saddle tank and pumped the diesel into drums for proper disposal. The owner of the company brought an excavator and another dump truck to excavate the contaminated soil from the gravel driveway and take it to be disposed of properly. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-654-2018*On October 24, 2018, C. N. Brown Company called to report that one of their delivery drivers had a nozzle malfunction while delivering fuel to the homeowner.  The leak occurred on the paved driveway and the driver put down sorbent material to clean up the spill and disposed of materials properly.  I contacted the homeowner to verify that the spill was cleaned up accordingly.  The homeowner verified it was clean and stated no other resources were at risk.  No Division of Response Services site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-655-2018*On October 24, 2018 Central Maine Power called to report that due to a car hitting a telephone pole the transformer leaked onto the pavement and gravel below. Central Maine Power employees used sorbent material and hand excavated the contaminated area to be disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.  See attached Central Maine Power Spill Report.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-656-2018*On October 24, 2018 the Maine Air National Guard (Guard) called to report that in one of their parking lots a pedestrian's vehicle had leaked diesel. Guard employees put down sorbent material which they cleaned up and disposed of properly. No resources were at risk and no site visit was needed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-746-2018*Central Maine and Quebec Railway reported that some of their railyard employees had noticed a fruity aroma upon inspection of the railyard and incoming railcars.  Upon further inspection, it was noticed that a railcar from General Alum & Chemical Corporation (GAC) that had come into the yard was the source of the smell.  GAC was notified along with railyard personnel to gain further information on the chemical in the railcar and its destination.  Prior to my arrival, it was reported that the railcar had been leaking.  Upon my arrival and further investigation, the chemical was butyl acrylate, which had been offloaded the previous evening at the GAC facility.  It was determined that there had been a small amount spilled while offloading that had spilled onto the outside of the car.  Due to the cold weather and snow on top of the rail, the chemical did not volatize overnight.  As the car was transferred to the railyard to head to its destination, the warming temperature and residual on the car was the cause of the smell.  By the time I arrived on the scene, the chemical had volatilized due to the black jacket of the railcar and it being in the sun and rising temperature.  I used air monitoring equipment to deem the area safe as GAC personnel checked and tightened all valves on the rail to release the car.  No resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-747-2018*A truck wreck resulted in a small diesel spill from a ruptured fuel line.  The line was fixed and I recovered spilled fuel with sorbent materials.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-231-2018*Approximately 5  gallons of hydraulic oil was released to soil due to a busted hose.  Spill was cleaned using sorbents and these were disposed of in the contractors waste stream.


No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-156-2018*The Division of Response Services Responded to a call of an unknown white powder. The white powder was found to be a piece of old dry wall that had falling off of a passing vehicle. The State Police Barracks was informed of the debris and Response Services removed a small amount of the debris from the road.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-103-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of hydraulic oil to soils from a ruptured hose. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through Irving?s boiler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Services at this time.
I-105-2018*Irving woodlands reported a small release of fuel oil to soils from due to poor filling operation. Irving Woodlands employees used  sorbents to clean up the release. Sorbents were disposed of through Irving's boiler.

No further action should be required of Reponses Services at this time.
P-670-2018*Hebron Academy constructed a science building where a house once stood.  While removing remnants of its stone foundation, their contractor discovered a 5' x 5' area of oil stained gravel below the basement floor, from basement grade down approximately one foot.  Given the historical use of the property as residential, it's likely the contaminant was heating oil which was consistent with the odor described.  After discussion with the contractor, it was concluded to leave the oil stained gravel at its current depth and location.  Construction plans include four feet of structural gravel added over the top of the oil stained area and the installation of a vapor barrier under the concrete slab.  The potential  for vapor intrusion has been negated and the local area is served by public water.  Thus, no further Division of Response Services action is required.
P-671-2018*A piece of heavy equipment released less than one gallon of hydraulic fluid due to gasket failure.  Spilled product affected an access road constructed of cobbles near Building 373.  Rocks with visible signs of being impacted by hydraulic fluid were removed and entered into the shipyard's regular waste stream.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-672-2018*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 5 gallons of diesel to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by the Gorham Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-677-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill from a broken hose on a garbage collection truck.  The spill was contained to pavement and was cleaned up and disposed of by the Pine Tree Waste Services.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-678-2018*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 2 quart spill of engine motor oil from an engine seal.  The spill was cleaned up and disposed of by Pine Tree Waste Services.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-679-2018*The Department was notified of a 2 gallon spill of hydraulic oil as a result of a broken hose from a truck.  Central Maine Power Company cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-680-2018*A motor vehicle accident caused the release of 2 gallons of gasoline to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by the Hollis Fire Department.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the scene to inspect the cleanup and it was deemed satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-681-2018*Approximately 11 gallons of transformer oil was discharged from an electrical transformer to the ground as a result of storm damage.  The oil in the transformer was tested and contained 1.2 parts per million (ppm) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Approximately 8 cubic yards of oil-impacted soil was excavated and removed for disposal by Central Maine Power Company (CMP).

Please refer to the attached CMP report for additional information.

No further action by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services is expected.
I-122-2018*Dead River Oil Company reported a release of fuel oil to a paved driveway from a delivery truck. The release was cleaned with sorbents and will dispose of the contaminated debris at a later date. Once on site Response Services found that the property owner was content with the cleanup done by Dead River.

No future actions from Response Services should be  needed at this time.
A-359-2018*Rumford Fire Department reported that 50 to 100 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled to a convenience store parking lot when a vehicle ran over a tank truck's hose during a delivery to an underground storage tank. They reported that they had contained the spill with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry sorbent material.  I met the Fire Department and the tank truck owner on site.  The spill was contained to a large area of the parking lot that was now covered with speedy dry.  No storm drains were impacted.  The tank truck owner arranged to have an environmental cleanup company to collect the absorbents and speedy dry.  I oversaw the cleanup on site.  No fuel had run to soil.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-755-2018*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon gasoline spill resulting from a single vehicle accident.  The vehicle crashed into a ditch and upon removal, the fuel tank was compromised and lost all contents.  Recovery was not possible due to high rain volume at the time and that the ditch had running water.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-756-2018*The Department was notified of a less than 1 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leaking hose at the bulk plant.  The delivery driver noticed the leak and the hose was replaced.

Upon inspection of the property, a noticeable stain was observed on the containment pad.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-757-2018*The Department was notified of a 16 ounce spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a weeping aboveground storage tank (AST).  Containment was placed under the AST and the contents pumped out by Dead River Company.  The AST was removed and a new one will replace it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-213-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of road surface sealer that was improperly applied impacting serval hundred feet of road ditch, several private properties and the nearby Otter Brook. once onsite Response Services had Soderberg Construction remove contaminated soils from all contaminated areas and landscape appropriately. No long term impacted to Otter Brook is expected however one property owner (Mr. Bouchard) was concerned about his well and Technical Services was tasked with testing the well water, no contamination was found in the well water.

The contaminated soils were processed through Soderbergs mobile asphalt plant.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-677-2018*An unattended vehicle being fueled spilled 10 gallons onto the ground.  The staff of the station put speedi dri sorbent material down, and later Bangor Fire Department assisted with sorbents.  Some fuel made it to the storm drain, however, by the time we were notified we were unable to find gasoline in the storm drain.  It was raining heavily at the time.

I was notified that the city suspected gasoline in some outfalls of the storm drains several days later.  However, after investigation the report could not be substantiated.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-871-2018*The Department was notified of a 10-15 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a valve malfunction at the bulk plant.  The oil traveled down through a catch basin and into the containment basin below it.  Eastern Propane and Oil staff collected the oil using sorbent pads and disposed of the waste.  No oily water left the containment basin below.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-702-2018*Josh Slaney of Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of a small amount of lube oil from a locomotive in the vicinity of Phipps Canada Road in Jay.   Pan Am crews were dispatched to clean up the affected snow and ice.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-969-2018*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately four gallons of heating oil out the vent.  Spilled product affected the metal siding of a commercial building, then snow and ice on pavement.  The siding was wiped down and sorbents were used to recover standing free product that was dammed by a snow/ice bank from a plow.  Afterwards, all evidence of pink snow/ice was hand excavated/chipped from the snow bank.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-970-2018*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of hydraulic oil that had leaked from an excavator.  The excavator was constructing a road at the time of the spill.  At the time of inspection, no sheen or signs of oily soil was found on site.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-975-2018*On Sunday, 12/9/18, Mr. Nick Gallant notified midmorning that during a delivery, an H. A. Mapes tank truck overfilled diesel fuel at the outside, retail, aboveground storage tank (AST) at this facility.  Mr. Gallant stated the spill was cleaned up, none to drains or soil, and no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was needed.

The location is a rural gas station and convenience store owned by Mr. Paul Pelletier.  Near the road is a two-compartment, retail,  underground storage tank (UST) and dispenser island for gasoline.  At the north side of the property is a retail AST facility made up of three 3000-gallon ASTs, aboveground piping, and dispensers (see photos) for diesel and kerosene fuels.  I understand that this AST facility should be registered with the Maine Fire Marshal's office and is required to have a Maine SPCC Plan (Spill Prevention Countermeasures & Control).

The area is served by private well water and septic systems.  Bog Brook flows past the southwest side of the property.  Because of the drinking water wells this area is considered a sensitive geologic area for petroleum discharges.  I noted no obvious significant issues with the retail UST facility.  I did not inspect the leak detection system or sumps for the facilities.

On 12/13/18, I inspected the diesel spill area at the AST facility and noted cleanup to be satisfactory.  Fuel leaks reached cracks and joints in the pavement so appears to have reached soil below.  There were also stains from multiple small oil discharges over months of operation.

1)  Oil-contamination in soil below the paving is likely and shall be properly managed when disturbed and as needed.  Based on present information, remaining oil contamination in soil does not appear at this time to be significant enough to threaten nearby drinking water and surface water.
2)  H. A. Mapes Company, and Trains Quick Stop failed to report this over 10-gallon discharge within two hours, so are open to being fined for not reporting within two hours (38 M.R.S.A Section 550).
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.

I-247-2018*An Irving Woodlands Ashland Sawmill employee reported that an estimated five gallons of hydraulic fluid was released to soil due to a ruptured hose from a self-loading truck.  Employees used sorbent to clean up release of hydraulic fluid.   The sorbents were brought by Irving Woodlands employees to the mill boiler for disposal.

No further action needed by the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-701-2018*A battery fell off the back of a fire truck.  I picked up the battery from the fire department and hauled it back to our haz store building for proper disposal.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-702-2018*I found a fuel supply line cut at the filter of the aboveground storage tank (AST).   I dug a test pit under where the line was cut and found very little kerosene at 12-18 inches in depth.  There was still approximately 23 gallons still in the AST.  The local fire department said there should have been somewhere around 28 gallons in the tank according to the owner.  It was initially reported that the AST was empty.  It appears that a very small amount of kerosene was spilled.  I removed a bag of contaminated soil for proper disposal.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-905-2018*On 11/28/2018, I received a late report of a hazardous matter discharge the previous afternoon.  The call came from Charly Wojtysiak of Bowdoin College.  The release of anhydrous ammonia had occurred the previous afternoon at the Watson Ice Arena.  Human error resulted in the release of approximately 2 pounds of ammonia out the emergency vent valve on the roof of the arena.  The Brunswick Fire Department was notified and responded.

Charly and I discussed the late report of the incident and I informed her that this discharge should have been reported the previous afternoon when it occurred.

The details of the incident are documented in the attached email and report from Bowdoin College.  No site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-671-2018*An unknown amount of kerosene was spilled due to the property's owner conducting his own maintenance on the oil filter for the aboveground storage tank.  A walkthrough of the building was conducted with a Tiger Photo Ionization Detector (PID) volatile organic compound detector to check the air quality due to the complaint of a smell of kerosene from the tenant.  The readings came back negative for anything that would cause an odor or risk to the occupants' health.  Further investigation revealed that the soil under the filter had been contaminated with kerosene, but would cause no risk to the occupant because the tank was located on the exterior of the building.  A referral was made to our Division of Technical Services to check the water quality of the well for the building to make sure there was no impact from the kerosene.  The water sample came back clean, the tank was removed, and the immediate contaminated soil was removed to the Commissioner's standards.

No further Division of Response Services action is required at this time.
A-648-2018*The Maine Turnpike Authority reported a discharge of approximately one gallon of hydraulic oil from one of their plow trucks on Route 126 in Gardiner at the Turnpike overpass.   Maine Turnpike Authority cleaned up the affected area.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary on this matter.
B-764-2018*I received a call indicating a spill occurred at the subject location while an excavator was working.  The incident resulted in a small amount of gravel contamination which was excavated and sent to Juniper Ridge Landfill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-773-2018*I received a call indicating a transformer at the subject location overheated causing a small amount of oil to spill to the pavement below the pole.  Emera Maine personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the oil and disposed of them properly.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-15-2019*The Department was notified of a 5-10 gallon spill of hydraulic oil from a broken hose on a plow.  The spill was contained to the roadway and a snowbank.  Public Works cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-18-2019*On Wednesday, 1/9/19, small transmission oil discharge was reported associated with vehicle accident, located on the connector from Route 1 to Route 196 (Route 1 Bypass northbound) in Brunswick.  No discharge occurred to waters or soil.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.  The spill area was checked later and cleanup was found to be satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions at this time.
I-25-2019*A Dead River Oil Company burner technician noted that a filter gasket was leaking onto concrete.  The technician changed the filter and was able to use sorbent pads to clean the leak.

Response called homeowner to inquire on any issues with the clean up or any residual odors.   Homeowner stated she was happy with the clean-up.

No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.

No site visit warranted at this time.
A-78-2019*Ted McCaskill of McGee Construction Co. reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel from one of their trucks at their West Gardiner facility.  McGee excavated the contaminated soil and disposed of it at CPRC Group in Scarborough.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-645-2018*On November 16, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a release of a half-gallon lube oil from a train to track mats and snow.  Pan Am Railways cleanup crews were dispatched to collect the contaminated snow and clean the track mat.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-635-2018*Sheen reported on roadway over one mile stretch.  No source found.  No cleanup possible.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-239-2018*9/26/2018 - received call of spill of #2 fuel oil in basement at residential home in Caribou. Responder arrived at home at 9:15 pm and initial air monitoring was initiated. Due to high instrument reading, ventilation commenced with a high volume ram fan vented to outside.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up free product on the concrete floor and in the fire box of the boiler.  A vapor barrier using plastic was put in place and air monitoring continued.  All contaminated sorbents were secured in a barrel and left in the driveway for the evening.  At 10:50 pm readings had decrease to the upstairs living area while reading in the had steadily declined.

9/27/2018 - site was turned over to Responder, Jesse Clark for follow-up. Once on site Reponses Services washed the floor and left ventilation system in place. No long term impacts were expected. The ventilation system was removed at a later date.

No further action Should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-24-2019*A hose on an Emera Maine line truck ruptured causing a release of a half gallon of hydraulic oil to soil.   The hydraulic oil was cleaned using sorbents and  disposed of at the Presque Isle landfill.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response action needed at this time.

P-881-2018*Notice was received of hydraulic oil leak from R. W. Herrick, Inc., trash truck while driving down Harding Bridge Road and Huston Road in Gorham.  The oil was spread narrowly down the road as the truck traveled and little was recoverable.  R. W. Herrick and Gorham Fire Department responded with sand sorbents and sorbent pads and the waste went to Ecomaine, Inc., for disposal.  The location is rural residential and farm use.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-477-2018*On August 21, 2018, at 1733 hours, Responder Jon Woodard received a report of an unknown amount of oil to a concrete basement at 20 Mayflower Road in Hallowell.  Responders Woodard and Nina Caputo arrived on site around 2100 hours. Homeowner Jennifer Bechard granted us access to the basement where we found the entire tank had spilled to the floor through a pinhole leak.  Air quality readings were measured at 25 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds upon arrival.  Mrs. Bechard applied to the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup and Response Fund.

Oil had spread across the width of the storage room to the floor drain, which discharges to the Greater Augusta Utilities District (GAUD); GAUD was notified the evening of the discharge and inspected the sewer system the following morning. Oil also wicked into the wooden staircase, three walls and the carpet. Woodard and Caputo used sorbents to collect free product and poly sheeting to block vapors.  A ram fan was left for the night.

Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired to conduct demolition on the property; they removed the contaminated sheetrock, framing, carpet, staircase, oily debris and compromised tank.  They also cleaned the concrete with simple green three times.  Morse Enterprises was hired to restore the walls and staircase.  During restoration it was determined the concrete floor of the tank alcove was saturated and could not be cleaned.  The alcove floor was removed and the contaminated soil was excavated.  A vapor capture system and poly barrier were installed.  Air quality readings were measured at 0.0-0.1 ppm upon completion of remediation and restoration.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
A-577-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a very small spill of mineral oil from a leaking transformer.   CMP crews were able to clean up the affected area and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-174-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 3/5/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Ouellet Construction that one of their skid tanks had suffered a 20 to 25 gallon discharge of off-road diesel fuel to the ground while they were working at Independence Association property at Brunswick Industrial Park.  A MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  I noted no well water within 300' of the spill.  The location was the Independence Association center but did not appear occupied during this construction work.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Mr. Ouellet stated the spill occurred when moving a portable 300-gallon aboveground storage skid-tank (AST), the tank rolled over spilling out the vents.  The spill was to the grass covered soil adjacent to the building (see photos). The AST was one of two ASTs used by Ouellet Construction for their construction equipment at this project site.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Ouellet Construction applied sorbents to the spill promptly after the discharge, and took primary responsibility for the cleanup.  MDEP Division of Response Services required source removal of Ouellet Construction's spill on their customer's property.  On 3/8/19, Ouellet Construction and Ray Labbe Construction Company excavated oil-contaminated soil to MDEP satisfaction, about eight to ten inches deep.  The oiled-soil was trucked to CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris letter to negate requirement for TCLP analysis.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  No Maine Ground & Surface Water Fund insurance coverage or application is expected.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-378-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill during delivery.  The delivery driver was able to quickly apply sorbent pads and collected the product on the concrete pad outside.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-710-2018*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location when a tenant attempted to change the oil filter on the outdoor aboveground oil tank.  The spill impacted a small area under the tank but most of the oil was contained in a carpet that was under the filter.  I removed the carpet and a small amount of contaminated soil.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-476-2018*Responder Jon Woodard received a report of an "oily odor" coming from an underpass on Lindsey Street in Rockland. Responder Woodard and Responder Nina Caputo investigated the underpass and found no evidence of a sheen or source of oil, but did get air quality readings at 1.2 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds.  Further investigation beyond the tidal wall into the harbor channel behind Bruce E. Gamage Jr. Antiques revealed an oil sheen trapped in the channel during high tide.  No source was identified.  A report of the sheen was filed with the National Response Center at 1925.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
P-298-2019*Sunday River reported the release of approximately five gallons of diesel fuel oil from a leaking pipe fitting associated with an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The oil was released into the secondary containment structure of the AST.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Sunday River.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup actions were complete.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-299-2019*Approximately .25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence due to a leaking pump shaft seal on the boiler.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The released oil was cleaned with sorbents and disposed of by Dead River Company personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-407-2019*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported the discharge of one gallon of transformer oil that occurred when a tree damaged a transformer.  CMP crews cleaned up the affected snow.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-583-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of pipe scale remover was released to the paved ground surface from a plastic jug that fell to the ground and split open.  The released material was cleaned from the ground using sorbents and disposed of by Bates College.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-938-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visit followed report by City of South Portland staff of a leak of diesel fuel from a commercial box truck at this business property.  The discharge had not been reported or cleaned to state satisfaction by the apparent responsible party, Peter Lunt and Ship-Right Solutions.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The area is dense suburban commercial and residential use and served by municipal water and sewer.  The property is listed as owned by Lisa and David Harrison of Kennebunk, so the Ship-Right Solutions fuel discharge was to their landlord's property.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 12/6/18, MDEP Division of Response Services confirmed a fresh diesel fuel stain to frozen soil, about 5' x 10' in size, in the rear parking lot running downhill from a parked Ship-Right Solutions box truck (see photos and site map).  The frozen compacted soil curbed it from soaking into soil as much as it could have but it spread farther.  The leak was from a non-tight fuel cap when they parked the truck on the slope.  Plastic tubs were under the truck cab to catch leaking fuel.  No drains or surface oil appeared impacted at the time.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 12/5/18 to 12/6/18, Ship-Right Solutions put tubs under the spill to catch additional leaks but had not applied sorbents or made effort to clean up the discharge.  I advised Mr. Lunt to move the truck to a level ground to stop further leaks, then dig up the oiled soil when the soil thawed out, and reminded him that his landlord would not want liability for any remaining oil contamination.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  I explained to Mr. Lunt the Maine oil spill reporting requirements and statute.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-503-2019*A company performing transmission line maintenance had a hydraulic spill.  Three Phase Line Construction Company was hired by EMERA Maine to work on the transmission line that crosses Eastern Avenue.  A loose fitting caused the release of one cup of hydraulic oil.  The contaminated soil was shoveled up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-331-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a crack in a pump on a delivery truck.  The truck was filled the night before and the leak was found the following morning.  The truck was emptied and taken out of service.  The soil was removed and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-332-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of #2 heating oil spilled resulting possibly from a previous overfill.  The Department went to the address and found no sheen or visible product under the vent pipe and inspected the aboveground storage tank (AST) for failures in the piping or AST.  None were observed, and no oil found.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-339-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hydraulic hose on a street sweeper.  The sweeper collected the oil in the dirt in the hopper and the entire load was brought to CPRC Group for disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-291-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/15/19 at about 1300 hours time, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by the U. S. Coast Guard National Response Center (NRC) of a discharge of an unknown volume of anhydrous ammonia due to an unknown reason at this commercial food company.  Tyson Foods had notified NRC but did not notify the State of Maine.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is urban industrial, commercial and residential use, below the Western Promenade area of Portland.  To the northeast is Mercy Hospital and to the east is a residential neighborhood.  The property was formerly known as Barber Foods prior to being taken over by Tyson.  The facility has a large volume of anhydrous ammonia refrigerant as well as Freon and other hazardous materials.

DISCHARGE RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
At the time of the 10 AM discharge, the volume released was unknown.  The discharge was vented to the atmosphere.  Tyson measured ammonia levels at 250- to 300-parts per million (ppm) within the building.  Because the volume leaked was unknown so it was unknown if it was less than a reportable quantity (RQ), and because the discharge left the facility property by being vented to the atmosphere: I understand that this discharge was reportable to the State of Maine as a hazardous materials discharge.

After notification through the MDEP supervisor on call, I responded to the facility and met with Tyson staff Tim Jones, Wes Craig, and others.  Portland Fire Department (PFD) had already demobilized by 1430 hours.  Tyson staff gave me a tour of the incident location and valve reported to have leaked.  Tyson staff stated they were not aware of an AR-1 report form I understand is required by Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and did not appear to be adequately familiar with a facility response plan.

On 4/18/19, after the incident, Tyson submitted a notice that an estimated one gallon of anhydrous ammonia had been released (see attached).

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
The discharge was vented to the atmosphere by the facility ventilation system.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no ammonia-contaminated media is understood to remain on site.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  This incident and non-reporting to the State of Maine has been referred to MDEP, MEMA and to U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding apparent failure to properly notify.  In June 2019, EPA inspected the Tyson (Barber) Foods facilities in the Portland area with Stephen Flannery of MDEP, and advised Tyson on deficiencies and improvements.  No enforcement actions by MDEP Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Unit known at this time.
4)  At this time no further actions for spill cleanup are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-439-2019*Mr. Hillock contacted because he was concerned that his outdoor aboveground storage tank was leaking.  I visited his property and found no evidence of any oil leaking from his tank.  I did tell him that his tank is old and he should consider replacing it as soon as he can.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-465-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/12/19, I visited this residence in response to a neighbor's complaint regarding apparent gasoline and/or lube oil leaks from about 20 non-operating and operating passenger vehicles and pickup trucks.  The neighbor stated he smelled gasoline when walking by the property.  The property is rural and served by private wells and septic.  On site I met Ms. Downes, who explained that her grandson had high functioning autism and collected and kept vehicles at her property; some vehicles he repaired for personal use.  Eliot Code Enforcement Office (CEO) staff was reported to have visited in response to complaints and then Mr. Downes had the vehicles registered as antiques.

SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
Ms. Downes accompanied me over her property while I checked and assessed to complaint.  Other than a few spots of dark engine oil on the paved driveway, I noted no significant oil or gasoline discharges, and no gasoline odor.  At this time, I noted no threat to drinking water nor indoor vapor intrusion.  I explained the potential threat to her and her neighbor's drinking water from potential vehicle leaks.  There would be no Maine State Ground & Surface Water Fund Insurance coverage funds, as there could be for leaks from regulated petroleum storage tank leaks.

On 6/24/19, I reached Ms. Bishop, the new Eliot CEO, asked about the town position and information, and explained my visit and lack of jurisdiction at this time (see attached e-mail letter).  Town of Eliot officials were already aware of the vehicle and neighbor conflict.  I afterwards called the neighbor and explained my observations and lack of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) jurisdiction at this time.  The neighbor was very displeased and stated he has pursuing other actions.  MDEP Responder Stephen Flannery was also updated on the site and complaint.

On 8/26/19, Mr. Pettigrew again contacted MDEP Division of Response Services with a photo regarding an apparent new oil discharge from one of the Downes' pickup trucks (see attached).  This newer leak appeared to be to pavement with no soil affected and no cleanup needed.   The complaint was passed onto Mr. McMullin of MDEP Solid Waste Division and to Stephen Flannery of MDEP Division of Response Services.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  MDEP solid waste unit staff were advised of this issue and stated their unit had no jurisdiction based on the number of vehicles and tires and that this was not a commercial operation.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-480-2019*On 6/15/19, pipeline discharge of approximately 1000 pounds of non-odorized natural gas was reported.  Mr. Colin Giles of Xpress Natural Gas, LLC, (XNG) stated there was a faulty dryer pressure relief valve in the pipeline.  Eliot Fire Department was notified and responded.  The discharged flammable gas dissipated without igniting and none was recoverable.  The incident location is rural commercial use area with residences about 500' to the west.

This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See attached for further information.  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-482-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The Fire Department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-483-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a broken hose from a boom truck.  The boom truck was in the process of being recertified and a hose valve was blown.  A spill kit was deployed to collect free product and a small amount of soil was removed from where it had leaked.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-236-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release that impacted the concert basement floor and soils. Response Services met on site with Bates Fuel who aided in moving and pumping of the leaking AST. Fuel oil seeped into the soil under the basement floor through a sump. Allen's Environmental was hired to remove contaminated soils and concrete.

During the excavation bedrock was encountered at depth of four and a half feet with minimal contamination. No further soil removal was possible and no impact to ground water is expected.  However, a subgrade ventilation system was installed to eliminate interior vapors. The site has been cleaned up to the Department's standards.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
I-245-2018*An Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) released an estimated 2 gallons of fuel oil due to corrosion. The release impacted the concert floor.

Dead River's employees used sorbents to clean up the release. Once on site Response Services found the spill cleaned up to Department standards. No sensitive receptors are expected to be impacted.

No further action Should be required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-433-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole at the bottom of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Although the AST was approximately 12 years old, a hole had developed on the bottom and leaked onto the concrete floor of the church basement.  Air quality was impacted as volatile organic compound (VOC) readings in the basement were at 5-25 parts per million (ppm).  Downeast Energy pumped out the tank into an outside tank and placed a magna-patch on the AST.

After assessing the stain left on the concrete, the Department washed the floor and drilled below the concrete for a sub slab VOC reading.  This found approximately 5 ppm under the slab.  Since the air quality above the concrete was still off-gassing, the Department hired Allstate Environmental Services to move the AST outside, wash the floor, and seal the floor once dry.  Doing so eliminated the VOC's in the basement and completed remediation work.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-500-2019*The Department was initially notified of a half gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a corroded electrical transformer.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) sent a technician to the scene to clean up the spill.  The transformer was untagged for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's).

Upon the Department's arrival on scene later the next day, staining on the pavement was observed as was significant oil coverage of the surrounding vegetation.  A 55-gallon drum was on site with a poly tarp over the spill and sorbent boom and pads in an open area of freshwater wetland.  The wetland appears to be isolated with no inlet or outlet observed from the roadway.  The Department contacted CMP regarding the changed quantity, and remediation plans had been developed earlier that day for National Response Corporation (NRC) to come back the following day and remove soil.  Soils were brought to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.  CMP also explained that a sample from the transformer had been brought to the lab.  Analytics supplied to the Department showed PCB content measured at 12 parts per million (ppm).

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-300-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/13/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Scarborough Fire Department (SFD), through the Maine State Police, of a rolled over propane delivery truck adjacent to the Scarborough Marsh with leaking diesel fuel.  MDEP response was requested.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban residential and commercial use adjacent to a large freshwater and marine wetland.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The vehicle accident was at the entrance to the Pine Point Center Nursing Home (see location map).

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
I understand that the propane truck was traveling southeast on the road when it turned into the nursing home entrance at too high a speed causing the truck to roll over 1 1/2 times and hitting a tree (see photos).  The full cargo tank of propane was considered the primary threat to public health and environment. SFD and MDEP Response Division staff noted no detectable flammable vapors or other evidence of discharging of the propane gas cargo.  No significant damage to the propane tank nor fittings was obvious.  MDEP regularly monitored air quality.

Upon re-evaluation, the fuel oil leak was determined to be red transmission oil leaking into the roadside drainage ditch flowing with surface water southeast toward Scarborough Marsh.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
SFD did a commendable job securing the scene and damming the drainage ditch to inhibit water from washing the leaking oil into the marsh.  Irving staff and MDEP applied sorbents to the oil in the drainage ditch.  Irving had National Response Corporation (NRC) respond to recover spilled product and sorbents.  Irving's initial plans were transfer the cargo to another tank truck before recovering the vehicle; Stewart's Towing changed this plan without consultation with SFD nor MDEP to right the truck full and transfer the product at Irving's facility.  Better communications on Stewart's Towing part is critical.  The following day MDEP Division of Response Services re-assessed the discharge.  NRC returned to clean up remaining sorbents.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time little oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Prompt response prevented the discharge from reaching the surface water of the marsh.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

I-234-2018*A portable fuel can tipped over and  released of approximately 3 gallons of diesel fuel to the road surface.
The road was clean up by the spiller using sorbents which he disposed of at his shop. Response Services check on the site and found the site cleaned up to the Departments standards.


No further action.
P-930-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/4/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to report of a heating oil line leak at this suburban residence due to a contractor accidently puncturing the overhead copper line (see photos).  The fuel line was repaired.  Then a second leak from the new compression fitting was noted by MDEP which had to be tightened by the burner technician.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Oiled fiberglass insulation was removed from the ceiling and bagged for disposal, oil on the floor was wiped with sorbents and the homeowner was instructed on washing the concrete floor.  I understand that there was no lingering oil vapor issue.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-764-2019*On 9/18/19, report received of discharge of hydraulic oil from hydraulic pumps removed for transport or disposal.  Mr. Hennesey explained that the pumps were not fully empty when removed from the cutting tables.  Oil leaked into the roll-off container, and leaked out of the roll-off container onto the Bridal Road gravel roadway.  Bath Iron Works initiated cleanup of the leak in and outside the roll-off container.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-923-2018*A truck crashed due to icy conditions which caused a small release of diesel fuel and motor oil.   Spilled products impacted snow and a small flowing stream.  The local fire department deployed pads to the stream then all visible signs of impacted snow were removed with a vactor.  No further action necessary.
A-80-2019*I responded to a discharge of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at this location.  The AST was leaking from corrosion.  The owner had been able to slow down the leak and catch some material in buckets.  I placed a magna-patch on the leaking AST and cleaned up as much of the affected ice that I could (there was 4-5 inches of ice on the ground).  I removed the free product he had in the buckets and informed him of the Cleanup Insurance Fund as well as the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's tank replacement program.

He did apply and was eligible for a replacement tank which was installed several weeks later.  After the ice and snow melted, it did not appear that there was any further cleanup necessary.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-282-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed by a camp owner that his tank was no longer in use, but full of fuel which he wanted emptied. Response Services removed the fuel and disposed of the of the fuel accordingly.

No further action should be required of the Division of Response at this time.
P-559-2019*The Department was notified of a 100 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a fuel line breakage on a tractor trailer.  The operator had just refueled at a neighboring service station, when the drive shaft for the truck broke and took out the fuel lines.  The operator proceeded to turn into the Circle K/ Irving service station and went around to the back side of the property where he eventually stopped on top of the scales.  A trail of diesel fuel varied in width from six inches to three feet with the largest portion of the spill occurring on Circle K property.  The scales were also impacted the entire length and fuel was collected in the sump below, which was turned off prior to the Department arriving on scene.

Auburn Fire and Public Works Departments met with the Department on scene to determine the extent of the cleanup on Washington Street.  Since no free product was observed in the roadway, the Department suggested that the cleanup effort be focused on the Circle K property.

National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by Premium Environmental Services to conduct the cleanup.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used on the parking lot for approximately 1,000 feet back to the scale.  A vacuum truck was used to pump the sump of fuel and collect water from the pressure washer.  The entire scale was washed with Simple Green and was pressure washed as the sump discharged directly onto the parking lot surface and into a catch basin.  Looking underneath the scale, it was apparent that this was likely the first time fuel or oil had been spilled on top of it, thus it is not likely that the catch basin would have been previously impacted.

The National Response Center was also contacted by Premium Environmental Services, but no waterways or catch basins leading to waterways were impacted.  See National Response Center report attached (NRC#1251632).

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-312-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an outside Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release that impacted soils. Once onsite Response Services found a large area contaminated with fuel oil. The AST was removed and a temporary AST setup by Bates Fuel. Response Services (Robert Shannon) hired J. McLaughlin Constructions to remove contaminates soils, move a deck, remove a concrete pad and backfilled the site. No impact to sensitive receptors was found.


No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.

P-729-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 9/25/18, Ms. Jeanette Frost notified Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of an oil leak out the tank top bung fitting of her consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is a single family home located in a rural residential area, on the shore of a freshwater beaver pond for Pasture Brook (see site maps).  Soil cover is typically thin and groundwater shallow in this area and spills readily get into bedrock.  The AST facility consists of two manifolded 275-gallon tanks for a hot water boiler.  The drilled well is located about 135' south of the home.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 9/25/18, the tank against the wall leaked a gallon or two to the concrete basement floor following a delivery by Crowley Energy Company.  There was a puddle of oil under the tank and an oil stain down the tank side from a loose bung (see photos).  Following initial cleanup, MDEP Division of Response Services measured petroleum vapors below 2-parts per million (ppm) with a photoionization detector (PID, 10.6 eV lamp).

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 9/25/18, MDEP Division of Response Services applied sorbent pads followed by a detergent washing and water rinsing of the tank sides and the floor.  A MDEP Division of Response Services Ram Fan vented oil vapors and odor out a basement window.  Speedy Dry sorbent material was spread over the spill area.  I advised Crowley Energy to have a burner technician tighten the tank fittings.  I explained the recommended spill cleanup to Ms. Frost.

On 9/26/19, MDEP Division of Response Services vacuumed up the speedy dry sorbent and washed the tank side close against the wall.  The Ram Fan was left venting out the basement window.  MDEP Division of Technical Services engineer Don White was scheduled to visit and assess, then removed the ventilation fan.  No spill cleanup contractors were hired at the time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time a small volume of oil-contaminated media may remain on site under the floor and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  MDEP Division of Technical Services assessed on 9/28 and 10/1/18 and determined no further actions were warranted at the time.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

I-139-2019*Division of Response Services was notified by Adams Heating of a leaking aboveground storage tank inside a shed. Upon arrival by Response Services it was noted that the grass around the perimeter of the shed was discolored and dead. The aboveground storage tank was removed from the shed and approximately ten gallons of number two heating oil was pumped out to completely drain the tank.

Allen Company removed a concrete pad that the shed rested on due to contamination. Contaminated soils were excavated and soil samples were taken using the oils in soils test.  The site was backfilled, the concrete pad rebuilt, and shed moved back onto new concrete pad.

No further Division of Response action needed at this time.
P-478-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the York Fire Department reporting a person at this address had mixed one pound of HTH Pool chemical with one pound of pool shock and hot water. The mixture resulted in a chlorine gas release.  There is no indication of what remedial activities occurred to mitigate the incident, but typically the department allows the chemicals to mix into the swimming pool as that is their intended use.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-293-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 4/15/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mr. Branscom of Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) regarding a diesel discharge of perhaps five gallons when an excavation contractor mistakenly dug up an underground fiberglass diesel fuel line.  The contractor did not know and chose not to check if the fuel line was there and therefore had no required Maine Certified Tank Installer onsite for the excavation within 10' of an underground facility.  Mr. Branscom requested an MDEP response to assist and assess.  Mike Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Systems (PMS) and Rik Jordan of Portland Pump Company (PPC) were also responding for MTA.

Neither MTA, Blane Casey Building Contractor, Inc., (BCBC) nor Chase Excavation checked the site plans available in the office across the parking lot that would have shown the location of the underground diesel and gasoline product piping.  Upon my initial response, the gasoline piping was partially uncovered but not visibly damaged.  There was no required Maine Certified Tank Installer onsite.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a former farmhouse prior to highway construction and now serves as an MTA maintenance facility and office.  The location is served by municipal water and sewer service installed in 1990.  In April, 2019, MTA was having BCBC build an addition to the truck garage.  The new addition foundation and footer was located over about 100' of underground motor fuels piping.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In 1991, there was a large discharge remediation with soil removal and replacement with new clean fill (see P-702-1991 and P-719-1991).

Upon responding the morning of 4/15/19, we noted fiberglass diesel product piping broken by Chase's excavator bucket, in at least two locations (see photos).  Immediately around the ruptured product piping, MDEP measured significant bag headspace PID (Photoionization Detector).  The odor of diesel fuel was evident in this soil.  I found no evidence it could be residual contamination from the 1991 remediation.

Before excavating, neither MTA, BCBC nor Chase Excavation checked the site plans available in the office across the parking lot that would have shown the location of the underground diesel and gasoline piping.  The gasoline piping was partially uncovered but not visibly damaged.  There had been no Maine Certified Tank Installer (CTI) onsite as was required.

FUEL STORAGE FACILITY
This location underwent abandonment by removal of its consumptive-use, motor fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facilities in 1991 (Reg. 4432), covered in reports P-702-1991 and P-719-1991.  The UST facility was replaced by two aboveground storage tank (AST) facilities with a transition sump, and product piping runs of about 160' each to a dispenser island (Reg. 21238).  The dispensers have containment sumps (see photos).

MTA contractors PPC and PMS completed a removal notice for the piping in the way of the new construction and MDEP Division of Response Services granted a waiver of the 10-day notification.  MTA and contractors were advised to file a UST registration amendment for the replacement piping.  On 4/16/19, the diesel and gasoline lines within the construction area were removed for later replacement by PPC outside the construction area.  St. Germain-Collins & Associates (SGC) was onsite for the required Chapter 691 UST facility Closure Assessment.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
MTA hired SGC to oversee removal of all trace levels of this new discharge, to original condition before the discharge.  MDEP supported MTA's wish to remove all of this new discharge.  Chase Excavation removed the oiled soil while SGC staff field sampled and directed soil to be removed.  S. Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services issued an Oil Spill Debris Letter (Virgin Letter) for disposal at CPRC Group.  PPC replaced the underground product piping in a new location away from the buil
P-561-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from a car accident.  Sanford Fire Department addressed the spill and cleaned it up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-634-2018*A call indicated a small transformer spill had occurred at the subject location resulting in a spill to the gravel roadway.  Emera Maine dispatched Clean Harbors Environmental Services to excavate a drum worth of contaminated soil for appropriate disposal.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-296-2019*Approximately .25 gallons of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor with sorbents and disposed of by Downeast Energy.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-297-2019*The Norway Fire Department reported two drums had been dumped on the side of Wiley Road.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location, recovered the drums, and hand excavated approximately 10 pounds of soil where the oil had leaked onto the ground.  The drums were transported back to the MDEP warehouse and disposed of.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-699-2019*The Department was initially notified of an unknown quantity of #2 heating oil resulting from a break in the fill pipe to an indoor aboveground storage tank (AST).  Irving Oil was making a scheduled delivery.  When the driver connected and started to fill the tank, oil sprayed up through the wooden deck slats.  The driver immediately shutdown the flow of oil.

Upon the Departments arrival on scene, the decking for the landing had been removed enough to see that both the fill and vent pipes running below the landing had corroded.  At least two holes were visible at the top of the piping.  This is likely due to the landing being salted during the winter time as it is located in the corner of the house and garage.  Irving Oil removed approximately 15 gallons of soil from behind the landing to find clean soil.  Two oil-in-soil shake tests found that additional excavation would be necessary.  No oil vapors were reported inside the basement by the homeowner.

The Department hired Allstate Environmental Services to conduct the cleanup which included removing the remaining decking and stringer, and digging to clean soil.  At approximately eight inches below grade, an oil-in-soil shake test was used and was found to be clean.  The excavation was backfilled and new decking was placed on top of the landing.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-508-2019*Hydraulic oil from a truck was discharged at Crossroads Landfill scale.  Landfill personnel cleaned up affected area and disposed of material on site at landfill.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-659-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 8/28/19, at the request of Mike Lewis of Petroleum Maintenance Systems (PMS), Stephen Brezinski of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services met regarding this pending abandonment by removal, and abandonment-in-place, of aspects of this consumptive-use, underground storage tank (UST) facility.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The location holds L. L. Bean Company offices and warehouses.  No groundwater was noted under tank T-6.  Groundwater was observed under T-7 which was topographically lower than T-6.  Southwest of the buildings and the UST facilities is a low area with a brook and forested wetland.  Based on site sensitivity, MDEP Division of Response Services assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Cleanup goal for this facility.  The USTs being removed were on the southwest side of the Outsider Building, the underground fuel piping approved for abandonment-in-place went between the Outsider Bldg. and the Taylor Bldg.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Previous MDEP spill reports include P-141-1984, which covers #2 fuel discharge in the wetland below the parking lot.  See also P-727-1989.  P-445-1994 covers abandonment-in-place of a bare steel fuel oil UST and a fuel line leak within the L. L. Bean Taylor Building; this UST may be encountered during future and planned site rebuilding.

MDEP Division of Response Services noted no evidence of recent or old surface or underground fuel discharges during the abandonment.  See the Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment by S. W. Cole Company for further information.

UST & AST FACILITY AND ABANDONMENT
L. L. Bean had Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) remove the USTs under direction of Lewis and Thorndike of PMS.  The two tanks removed on 9/4/18 and on 9/5/18, were double-wall, jacketed USTs (produced by Total Containment and by Elutron Co. respectively).  MDEP did not observe the sections of the underground diesel product piping removed.  Most of the product piping for the #2 oil UST facility I understand is within the buildings and accessible for removal.  MDEP Division of Response Services approved abandonment-in-place of the heating oil piping under the alleyway until expected, planned, redevelopment in four of five years (see attached approval form).  When and if these buildings are razed or rebuilt, the piping would be removed as it became accessible.

Tom Trainer of S. W. Cole Company was hired for the required Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment of the diesel facility T-7.  No closure assessment was required for the #2 oil UST T-6 nor was performed to my knowledge.  No cleanup assessment was required.  The out-of-service #2-fuel oil product piping is not required to have a Chapter 691 Closure Assessment upon its accessibility and proper removal.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions were required by MDEP Division of Response Services at the time, and none was performed.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time no oil-contaminated media was documented with this UST facility abandonment, though this abandonment and assessment did not include 300' or more of #2-oil piping for T-6.  Contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this immediate time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-466-2018*Casco Fire Department reported that they had responded to complaints of oil in the road near the intersection of Webbs Mills Road and Poland Spring Road.  They found what looked like engine oil sprayed on the paved roadway.  It appeared a truck had been driving through while it was leaking the motor oil but did not stop.  The fire department applied speedy dry sorbent material to the stained pavement.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-556-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of jet fuel resulting from the overfilling of an aircraft.  The method of filling the aircraft is to pump into the fuel tanks from above the starboard wing.  When the attendant looked away from the wing to the gauge on the truck, the tank overfilled and spilled onto the tarmac.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used on the tarmac and was disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-178-2019*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a leaking bleeder valve on the filter assembly.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The spilled oil was cleaned from the floor and disposed of by an oil service technician using sorbent materials.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-117-2019*Augusta Fuel Company reported a small leak from an indoor aboveground oil storage tank (AST) at a residence on Case Road in Winthrop.  I met with the Augusta Fuel technician and homeowner, Joseph Robbins, and observed that the impacted area was very small and had been sufficiently cleaned up the oil company, and the leak had been stopped.

I used a photoionization detector to determine that there were no vapor levels of concern in the home.  I instructed Mr. Robbins to contact me should the vapors get stronger or he felt he needed further clean up.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-437-2018*On August 27, 2018, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Augusta Office) was called for assistance on a broken thermometer that spilled mercury.  It was reported that the traveling nurse who was visiting a patient's home, and used the homeowner's thermometer, had it break in her lap onto her laptop.  She stated she saw this silvery material fall into her laptop, which she then dumped into the homeowner's garbage can.  She finished her appointment, traveled to her next appointment, and then was told to pull over and exit the vehicle.  My coworker and I brought our Lumex Mercury Vapor Detector which we used in the nurse's vehicle.  No mercury was detected.  We then proceeded to the first patient's home.  Upon our arrival, we put on personal protection gear and used our mercury spill kit along with the Lumex to detect and clean up the spill.  The homeowner was advised on ways to mitigate the last of the mercury vapor within the home.  They stated they were not worried and were happy with the cleanup.  We proceeded to the last residence and checked for mercury vapor.  None was detected within the second patient's home.  The hospital hired a contractor for proper disposal of the contaminated materials.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-313-2019*I received a report of an unknown sheen near a walking trail off Garden Way.  I investigated and found no petroleum sheens but plenty of marsh sheens.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-352-2019*A pleasure boat sunk while tied to dock.  There was a fairly large sheen in and around docks.  Sorbent pads were used to remove whatever free product was recoverable.  The boat was refloated and removed.  I checked the nearby shoreline and saw no further recoverable sheen.  I informed dock owner that the remaining sheen would have to be left to naturally dissipate.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-304-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) release that impacted an attached building and soils. Response Services hired J. McLaughlin Construction remove contaminated soils and contaminated building debris.

During the excavation bedrock was encountered at depth of 2 and a half feet with minimal contamination. No further soil removal was possible and no impacted to ground water is expected. The site has been cleaned up to the Department's standards and soils backfilled.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
B-630-2018*I received a call indicating an overfill had occurred at the subject location due to a level sensor failure.  The incident resulted in about five gallons of used motor oil spilling from the top of the tank to the concrete containment structure under the tank.  Sorbent materials were used to recover spilled oil.  The tank is located in a utility room on the side of a main building.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-382-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of power steering fluid resulting from a breakage in the line.  The spill was contained to pavement and the fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-14-2019*On January 11, 2019, Maritime Energy called to report that a service call was put into them for a leaking home heating oil tank at the residence.  The tank had a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank allowing all the fuel to drain out into the back yard within 30 feet of the drinking water well.  A contractor was hired to excavate out the contaminated area and backfill. The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services due to the closeness of the drinking water well. No other resources were at risk.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-933-2018*On 12/6/18, response was made to reported 0.5-gallon overfill discharge to the snow and ground from the outside fill pipe of this home's two manifolded, basement, 330-gallon, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).  Fielding's Oil & Propane Company removed the oiled snow and cleanup was satisfactory.  No oil leaks were noted inside from the tanks.  The location is rural residential and I assessed no significant threat to the drilled well or the indoor air quality.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-939-2018*On 12/7/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services checked and assessed a reported five to 10 gallon discharge of gasoline associated with a vehicle accident to Helen Street, a short gravel road.  No vehicle owner or responsible party was identified.  Auburn Fire Department applied sorbents while responding to the accident.  The location is residential and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The gravel was frozen making cleanup difficult but also inhibiting the discharge from soaking deep down.  Considering the lack of a sensitive receptor, evaporative loss, and difficulty in source reduction of the frozen contaminated soil in the public road, natural degradation was assessed as most cost effective.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-600-2019*On 7/26/2019 I received a call from Matthew Fecteau reporting a spill that had occurred the previous evening at this location.  The oil tank in the basement had sprung a corrosion induced leak, causing approximately 15-20 gallons of oil to spill the concrete floor in the basement.  Fecteau Heating and the Portland Fire Department had applied speedy dry sorbent material to the affected areas of the floor.  I responded that morning and spoke with Mr. Fecteau and the homeowner, Jesse Grant.  I told Mr. Grant I could provide him with direction on how to clean up the spill himself, or he could apply to Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) Groundwater Insurance Fund and I could manage the spill for him.  He elected to clean up the spill himself.  He removed the oiled sorbent, washed the floor and applied the MDEP recommended floor sealing paint.  I told him if the odor persisted to contact me and I would assist him further.  As of 9/9/2019, I have heard no further from him and consider the matter resolved.  No further Division of Response Services action required.
P-360-2019*See attached National Response Center spill report.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-363-2019*On 5/6/2019, I received a call through the Maine State Police from David Giroux saying that over the weekend, he had found several empty containers of herbicide improperly disposed of in an old chimney at the end of Menotomy Road in Fryeburg.  I responded immediately and found eight empty containers of an herbicide called Charger MAX.  There was no evidence the containers had been emptied onto the ground in the area.  I collected them for proper disposal.  No further action required.

Location: Latitude 44.0586, Longitude -70.9052.
B-12-2019*I received a call indicating a spill had occurred at the subject location.  After some investigating, I was able to determine that the spill had likely occurred several months prior to this report and may have been ongoing for some time.  I arrived at the site, which was uninhabited at the time, and found a visible oil stain under the tank which was now empty.  There was also visible staining under a large portion of the trailer.

After a number of months, Mr. Costain acquired the property in a tax foreclosure arrangement with the Town of Newport.  I met with Mr. Costain on the property to discuss the status of the cleanup.  At that time, the skirting on the trailer had been removed for several months and the entire interior of the trailer had been overhauled and replaced.  I monitored the indoor air quality of the residence and found minimal impact.  We agreed that the well should be sampled for hydrocarbons as a precaution.  I suggested the trailer be allowed to passively ventilate for the summer months to address any lingering air quality issues.  The site is not a good candidate for excavation.  The site was referred to our Division of Technical Services for well monitoring.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-767-2018*A locomotive had run out of fuel causing the radiator to drain which caused a small overflow of the oil containment tank. This resulted in oil spilling to the ice, snow, and water under the train near the fueling platform.  Central Maine and Quebec Railway personnel used sorbent material to recover spilled oil and disposed of contaminated materials appropriately.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
I-157-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a release less than one quart from a hose on a forklift to concrete.
Sorbents were used to clean the spill and disposed of in the Pineland Farms waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
B-644-2018*A Sullivan's Waste Disposal Company truck had blown a hydraulic line in the roadway at the subject location.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the paved road and the gravel shoulder.  Sullivan's personnel had previously used sorbent materials to recover oil from the paved portion of the road, but some contaminated soil remained on the shoulder.  I removed two bags of contaminated soil from the shoulder which completed the cleanup.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-180-2019*On 3/7/19, #2 fuel overfill was reported during delivery to this customer's consumptive-use, inside, residential, aboveground storage tank facility.  C. N. Brown Co. accepted responsibility for cleanup of the oiled snow and cleaning off the house siding.

The location is suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-469-2018*Scott Cyr received a call regarding a leaking aboveground storage tank located in the basement at this address.  Mr. Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services who responded to the site.  Remedial actions included pumping out the leaking tank, removing the leaking tank and setting up a temporary tank.  Oil soaked carpet, sheetrock and sill were removed.  An application of speedy dry sorbent material was worked into the floor and the floor was subsequently washed twice.  Gel Magic and BIN primer were applied to the affected areas.  The sill plate was reconstructed and a new oil tank moved into place.  The unspilled oil was then transferred into the new oil tank.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-890-2017*Scott Cyr responded to the report of a transformer oil spill at this location.  Central Maine Power Co. hired Coutts Brothers to excavate approximately two yards of contaminated soil that was transported to Waste Management, Inc., Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-924-2017*Scott Cyr received a report of an overfill spill at this location.  Oil spilled out of the vent pipe for the tank on the outside  of the house on the siding.  Dead River Co. cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-305-2019*On 4/16/19, notice was reported of small pole-mounted transformer leak to the ground due to windstorm damage.  The location is suburban residential with significant storm damage to trees.  On 4/17/19, I noted a residual oil stain remained on the pavement and the broken pole had been replaced.  Cleanup appeared satisfactory.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-308-2019*On 4/26/19, notice reported to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services of one-gallon #2-oil outside overfill of this customer's basement, consumptive use, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST).  Pit Stop Fuels, Inc., accepted responsibility for cleanup actions.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The oil discharged out the vent pipe onto the house side, and soil and leaves below the vent pipe.  No discharge out the basement tank was reported.  The location is rural residential and forest, located near the north shore of Sebago Lake.   The homeowners were satisfied with the response and cleanup; no significant threat to the residential well nor lake was assessed.  No indoor oil vapor intrusion assessed.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 4/26/19, Pit Stop Fuels, now part of Lampron Energy Company, hired Allstate Environmental Services (AES) to respond and remove oil-contaminated media.  Two tons of virgin petroleum containing soil was excavated for disposal at CPRC Group under a MDEP Oil Spill Debris letter (Virgin Letter) and the excavation backfilled.  Two Oil-In-Soil dye field analyses of soil from the excavation bottom were "Undetected" (see photos).

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, no significant oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite.  Due to prompt spill response and cleanup there does not appear to be significant threat to the groundwater.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-929-2018*SUMMARY
At request of Portland Pump Company (PPC), I met Mr. Rik Jordan of PPC to access the site for potential abandonment-in-place (a-i-p) of underground diesel piping associated with the facility's aboveground storage tanks (AST).  The a-i-p was being petitioned by Mr. Greg Janiec of Sovereign Consulting, representing Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.  Mr. Janiec had been working with Ms. Diana McLaughlin and with Mr. Harrison Bispham of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) and the determination was deferred to MDEP Division of Response Services, which has traditional role of determination of a-i-p of a UST facility within Maine.

FACILITY INFORMATION
The commercial truck fuel facility is owned by Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc., and was out-of-service and the property being used by Cliffard W. Perham, Inc.  The four consumptive-use diesel fuel dispensers and underground piping are connected to two 15,000-gallon ASTs within a concrete building (see photos).  See also P-29-2012.  The facility was determined not to fit the qualifications for abandonment-in-place under Maine rules and written notification of this denial was copied to Sovereign Consulting, to PPC, and to Bispham and McLaughlin of MDEP for the facility registration file.

The facility area is commercial use area with silt/clay soils and high groundwater.  The area is served by municipal groundwater and sewer service.  To the south is a new (at this time) Irving gas station and truck fueling UST facility.

In mid-May 2019, PPC cut the concrete pad and removed the diesel product piping and removed the heating oil lines form the chase piping to the building.  MDEP Division of Response Services was unable to attend the abandonment.  Sovereign Consulting did not find reportable evidence of significant fuel discharges.  See the July 2019 Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment for further information.  The heating fuel line to the building was pulled out of its underground chase and was not required to have a Chapter 691 UST Closure assessment.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  Any oil-contaminated media understood to remain on site shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  The UST closure assessment was limited to the abandoned fuel facility and not considered to be a full Phase-2 environmental assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

B-515-2019*Nine Dragons Paper reported the release of #6 oil at their facility. During the testing of their system, the piping for the fuel had a gasket failure. The oil sprayed out onto the walls and floor of the indoor area around the piping. The #4 boiler room will be cleaned up by hired contractors and disposed of properly. No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-569-2019*A spike puller released approximately two gallons of hydraulic oil to track ballast due to a failed O ring.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of impacted ballast were hand excavated by the rail crew.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-996-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of #2 heating oil being lost due to a loose filter.  The filter had just been changed a day earlier when the spill was found by the homeowner.  The oil ran from the furnace, where the filter is located, across the concrete floor to a floor drain.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the floor had speedy-dry sorbent material on it from the burner technician.  The Department washed the floor and observed the drain to be a one-way valve being used for a radon fan system.  No further odor issues were identified by the homeowner.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-76-2019*On 1/31/19, leak from bucket truck was reported to roadway.  Response and cleanup was conducted by Sanford Fire Department.  The area is suburban, commercial and residential.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-234-2018*I received a call indicating a plow truck rolled over at the subject location (roadside ditch) sometime over the winter and went unreported.  I suspect no more than five gallons of diesel were spilled in the incident.  I contacted the owner of the truck who agreed to excavate all signs of contamination from the site.  All contamination was contained to a small area and was remediated effectively.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-172-2019*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than a pint of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  The tank had just begun to seep when the spill was discovered.  The tank was pumped out the by the property owner's oil company who also applied sorbent materials to recover the small amount of oil that impacted the floor.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-459-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the owner of this rental property indicating an old, out-of-service aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the building was leaking. He was seeking cleanup instructions from the Department.  There are no indications in the file what remedial actions were taken to mitigate the incident.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-460-2018*The Division of Response Services received a call from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) about a four-liter glass container with meth lab residue in it turned in at the local redemption center.  MDEA agents collected the waste and handed it over the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-17-2020*On 1/14/2020, Dead River Co. reported that an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil had been lost due to a burner pump malfunction on the furnace.  A Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was made to the residence and very low vapor levels were observed at the site.  It was concluded that only a small amount was lost and the Speedi Dri sorbent material that Dead River had used absorbed most of what was lost.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
A-159-2018*I responded to a discharge of diesel fuel from a tank truck on Route 2 in Rumford Point.  I arrived to find a tanker owned by C. Bean Transport, Inc., leaking into buckets, with a large amount of sand, ice, and snow saturated with diesel.  The Rumford Fire Department had contacted the Public Works Department to dump sand on the area, which was absorbing the puddled fuel.  Mr. Bean had realized his tank was leaking and pulled over in that spot.   At some point the tank leaked internally and was coming out the vapor recovery line.  The leak was eventually stopped, but a fair amount had leaked out.   I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to clean up the contaminated area.

We vactored up the contaminated sand and chipped and vactored the saturated snow/ice pack on the road.

Mr. Bean contacted me and confirmed that he had lost approximately 285 gallons based on measurements when he off-loaded at his facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
I-173-2019*Response Services received a call about a leak from an outside home heating tank where the homeowner noticed a small dip. Kevin Adams pumped off an estimate 60 gallons of Kerosene.  The Department dug up approximately  60 pounds of contaminated soil and a shake test shown non-detect from around the concrete pad.  An estimated  2 to 5 gallons of kerosene leaked from the tank.

No further action should be required of the Division Response at this time.
A-439-2019*Report came in that a welding team working for Pan Am Railways spilled two to three gallons of diesel fuel from a container onto the railroad tracks in Oakland, Maine.

Pan Am reported the spill and sent employees to excavate all contaminated material and disposed of it properly in their oily waste drum.  No waterways or drains affected.

No Division of Response Services response required.  No further action required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time.
P-640-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of anti-freeze resulting from a leak from a Portland METRO bus.  The bus was stopped at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services stop when the leak occurred.  Portland Jetport staff observed the leak and the cleanup being conducted by Portland METRO.  Speedy-dry sorbent material was used to clean up.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-203-2018*An anonymous report led to the discovery of an oil spill at this location.  A tenant was located upon arrival who granted entry into to the apartment building.  The supply line was disconnected from the furnace, either as an act of straight vandalism or fuel theft gone awry; actual cause will never be known.  The result was a release of kerosene from the aboveground tank to the basement of the left side apartment.  The basement was half utility and half office; both littered with miscellaneous debris and/or household items.  Product then followed a drainage trench, through the foundation wall separating the apartments, impacting groundwater in the right hand apartment's basement.  And further, a sump pump had been used to de-water the basement which also partially de-oiled the basement, impacting land along the gable end of the right hand apartment.  The property owner was located who approved a Department led cleanup.  Contaminated materials were removed from the right hand apartment and containerized for bulk disposal.  The concrete basement floor was then treated with a cleaner/degreaser.  Simultaneously, a vacuum truck was utilized to recover oil and water from the right hand basement.  This was not a functional space due to limited headroom but there were random items impacted by oil that were disposed as well.  The cement floor in that space was also treated with cleaner/degreaser.  Outside, contaminated soil was excavated.  A large patch of dead grass guided the removal at its onset.  Groundwater was within feet of grade and free product was encountered along the foundation wall, extending out approximately six feet.  A recovery trench was created and oil/water was recovered with a vacuum truck.  The perimeter of the affected area was identified and free product was recovered then the area was backfilled.   A dug well upgradient on the other side of the home was deemed to be in no jeopardy from this incident.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-906-2018*Report was received of discharge to the ground of magnesium chloride solution de-icing solution from a large storage tank at this Maine Turnpike Authority maintenance facility.  Mr. Branscom attributed the leak to a bad pump.  The solution is not regulated as a hazardous material but is considered a pollutant to surface water and to groundwater and would be regulated by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Bureau of Water Quality.  The discharge was reported adsorbed with sand and then the material used as a road treatment.  This discharge was later confirmed to be mitigated satisfactory.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned.
P-1024-2018*On 12/31/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to #2 oil leak from an inside, consumptive-use, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility.  I confirmed the Fielding's Oil & Propane Company technician report of a leaking seam on the tank with oil on the foam wall insulation and the floor below.  The leak was caught and addressed before it became large.  I understand that Fielding's Oil emptied and removed the problem AST and Ms. Snow switched to natural gas heating.  Removal of the oiled material and cleaning removed the mild indoor oil vapor problem.  No referral to MDEP Division of Technical Services was found to be needed.  No Maine Groundwater Fund AST insurance fund application is expected.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services actions planned at this time.
P-164-2019*A box truck rolled over into the center median which resulted in the release of less than five gallons of motor oil.  Spilled product impacted pavement and snow.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and all visible evidence of contaminated snow was excavated with a vactor.  Impacts to land were negligible due to the season and site conditions.  No further action necessary.
P-434-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 5/31/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Dead River Company (DRC) of an ongoing leak at this customer's home.  Heating oil had discharged out the outside vent pipe due to a delivery overfill by DRC the previous day, 5/30/19, and an internal corrosion hole had opened up in the tank bottom.  Total discharge volume, inside and outside, was estimated at 5-gallons.  The overfill outside during the fuel delivery occurred on Thursday 5/30/19, but DRC failed to report this discharge until the next day.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a suburban residential area and served by municipal water and sewer service.  The home is a single family home with full walk-in basement.  The home is heated with a hot water boiler from a vertical 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) in the basement and sleeved fuel line across the floor.  The topography slopes down to the northeast.  On the southwest side of the basement is an unusual drain pipe that enters through the foundation wall (see Photo-10).  This drain empties into a raised concrete sump which drains to an unknown location under or around the home's foundation.  With drill test holes in the floor, the soil below was confirmed to be wet with water.  With a large enough discharge, the downslope home could also be threatened with indoor oil vapor intrusion.

The home was occupied by Ms. Campbell and her boyfriend.  The homeowner was Mr. Gerard Avilia who lived out of state.  Ms. Pamela Murray was Mr. Avilia's local Property Manager and agent representing him for the spill cleanup.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 5/31/19, MDEP Division of Response Services noted dark oil-stained soil under the outside fill and vent pipe (see Photo-2).  I advised DRC that this overfill discharge was DRC's responsibility to clean up to state satisfaction.  Due to a corrosion hole in the AST bottom, MDEP Division of Response Services noted in the basement free product oil under the AST that spread northeast across the floor and against the foundation wall, and spread south under a wall and into a semi-finished basement room (see photos).  Photoionization Detector (PID) measured volatile organic compound levels in ambient air within the basement ranging from 2 to 20-parts per million (ppm).

On 6/4/19, four test holes drilled in the floor by MDEP confirmed oil contamination in soil under the concrete floor with PID levels of 8, 14, 100 and 23-ppm.  These moderate levels and the high groundwater were assessed by MDEP Divisions of Response and Technical Services as not serious enough to warrant removal of the concrete floor and the soil below, nor to install a sub-slab depressurization system for venting oil vapors.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On 5/31/19, DRC workers pumped out the leaking AST and removed the tank from the basement, and applied sorbents to the oiled floor.  MDEP laid down a plastic vapor barrier to keep oil vapors down and set up a Ram Fan venting oil vapors out a basement window to keep them out of the living area upstairs.  MDEP bagged oiled boxes and items for later disposal.  Ms. Murray, with consultation with the property owner, agreed to MDEP Division of Response Services cleanup management and their application for Maine Oil Spill Cleanup Fund insurance coverage.

On 6/1/19, hired by MDEP, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) recovered sorbent material and oiled items and washed the oiled floor, and cut out oiled wood wall material.  On 6/7/19, MDEP directed EPI to remove additional oiled wood and to treat the concrete floor with muriatic acid to get the floor prepared for a sealant.  On 6/4/19 and 6/7/19, MDEP monitored oil vapor levels within the home.  On 6/11/19, MDEP advised DRC they could install the replacement oil AST within the basement.

On 6/28/19, MDEP and EPI staff visited so as to apply a sealant to the oiled floor area, though due to a new oil leak and a skim of groundwa
A-472-2018*Responder Jon Woodard received a report of a large spill of #2 heating oil to a garage floor.  Responder Woodard and Responder Nina Caputo investigated the scene and found the aboveground storage tank (AST) had a pinhole leak and discharged 30 gallons of oil to the floor.  The oil wicked up the sheetrock and wooden support beams of the AST closet and passed through to the other side of the wall into the first-floor bathroom.  There was no threat of contamination to public water supplies and the oil had not discharged to the ground; however, homeowner Kathy Violette complained of strong odors permeating throughout the house.  Air quality screening read 0.5-2 parts per million (ppm) on the second floor and 3-5 ppm on the first floor.

Ms. Violette applied to the Ground and Surface Water Cleanup and Response Fund and the Aboveground Home Heating Oil Storage Tank Replacement Program.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired to remove the contaminated sheetrock and clean the basement floor with a degreaser.  Fabian Oil Company pumped off the leaking oil tank and set up a temporary system until the scheduled tank replacement.  Allstate Environmental Services was hired to replace the framework and sheetrock and seal the floor.

Air quality tests after sealing the floor were 0 - 0.1 ppm on the first floor and 0 ppm on the second floor.

No further action is required by the Division of Response Services.
B-709-2018*I received a report of a small spill impacting the Atlantic Ocean at the subject location resulting from a plugged fuel fill line on a fishing vessel.  Due to the nature of the spill and the windy conditions at the time of the incident, no recovery was possible.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-639-2018*I received a report of a leaking tank at the subject location.  When I arrived on site I found what appeared to be very old contamination associated with leaking piping on the tank.  I arranged for a contractor to excavate contaminated soil by hand because of tight working spaces.  No other receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-457-2019*I received a call indicating the dispenser nozzle on the diesel pump had malfunctioned at the subject location while the reporter was filling a vehicle.  The reporter indicated diesel sprayed all over the vehicle, himself, and the ground.  I responded to the site and found that the vehicle had left, and there was a stain on the pavement.  From the size of the stain, I estimate less than a quart of fuel had spilled.  The spill had already been cleaned up appropriately.  I spoke to the owner of the store who indicated they had not had any issues with the nozzle, but that he would replace it anyway as a precaution.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-11-2019*Mechanical failure at the boiler caused the release of approximately 25 gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted the area within six feet of the boiler on all sides.  The material was 3/4-inch stone underlain by a plastic barrier.  The stone and plastic barrier were removed.  A sump basin in the corner did accept a quantity of oil which impacted sand surrounding the basin.   As much material as possible was removed but local contamination remains in the vicinity of the sump basin.  It was left in place to ensure the integrity of the field stone foundation was not interrupted.  The basin was replaced and surrounded with stone.  The plastic vapor/moisture barrier was also replaced prior to backfilling with stone.  Impacts to the well are not anticipated.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-189-2019*A burner technician erred when flaring the copper supply in basement of this residence which resulted in the release of approximately one quart of heating oil to the cement floor around the burner.  No other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-313-2019*The Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Technical Services Unit received a Phase 2 Limited Subsurface Investigation report from Kathy Cresta, owner of the property at 9 U. S. Route 1 Bypass, Kittery.  The report was prepared by Corporate Environmental Advisors of Westborough, Massachusetts and dated April 3, 2019.

The investigation found that groundwater in the bedrock was impacted by a discharge of petroleum.  Notably, concentrations of C5-C8 Aliphatics and C9-C10 Aromatics exceeded the Department's Tier 1 Ground Water Remediation Guidelines for Petroleum Related Compounds.

Ms. Cresta and her realtor were provided with a Spill Number and encouraged to apply to the Department's Voluntary Response Action Program.

Neither the Division of Response Services nor Technical Services plan for any further action at this time.
P-181-2019*On 3/7/19, notice was received of leak from fuel pump for residential, consumptive-use, heating oil, aboveground storage tank (AST) and appliance facility.  Downeast Energy (DEE) reported their burner technician repaired the leaking fuel pump and cleaned up the leak to the concrete floor.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-290-2019*On 4/10/19, Kittery Fire Dept. reported they were responding to a discharge of unknown volume of transmission or engine lube oil for over a 1/2-mile down Route 1 until the vehicle stopped at 301 Route 1, near Kittery Trading Post store.  The location is heavy traffic use and commercial properties served by municipal water.  No spillage reached drains or surface water.  Typical cleanup in this situation entails applying sand to bind the spill and reduce slipperiness for traffic, and to pick up the significant concentrations of oiled sand and sorbents.  When next in the area, I found cleanup satisfactory.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection based on present information.
P-304-2019*On 4/16/19, report and assessment of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil discharge from pole-mounted transformer due to storm damage.  Originally reported as being at 5 Hudson Road the transformer #504.3 and discharge was actually up the long driveway of 7 Hudson Road (see photo).  On 4/17/19, the discharge cleanup was confirmed to be satisfactory.  The homeowner was satisfied with the CMP response.  See the attached CMP report for further information.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-887-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-899-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-580-2019*Approximately 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged from a tank truck as it was offloading fuel into the aboveground storage tank.  The release was caused by overfilling of the tank due to a mechanical failure of the overfill alarm system.  The oil was released to the engineered containment structure surrounding the tank.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services (CHES) was contracted to vacuum the released oil from the containment structure and pressure wash it clean. Approximately 500 gallons of oil and water mix was vacuumed from the containment structure and disposed of by CHES. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
B-458-2019*I received a call indicating a backhoe had blown a hydraulic line at the subject location resulting in a very small spill to concrete.  The spill was cleaned up satisfactorily with sorbent material.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-633-2019*An environmental contractor was delivering #2 oil to a frac tank in preparation for a storage tank cleaning operation.  A section of the delivery hose was frayed which allowed oil to spray.  There was secondary containment around the frac tank which contained the majority of the oil.  A small amount impacted pavement.  There were no affects to soil.   Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-634-2019*Approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) that was dropped off at the facility for recycling.  The AST had not been fully drained and when it was moved, it released its contents onto the concrete ground surface.  The released oil was cleaned up and disposed of by Riverside Recycling facility personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection personnel (MDEP) personnel did not respond.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-635-2019*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of less than one half gallon of heating oil to a cement basement floor.  Spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other items were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-794-2019*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement floor and miscellaneous personal items as it migrated across the basement.  The property owner's oil company pumped out the tank and recovered spilled product with sorbent materials.  The property owner elected to remove the tank and clean the floor on his own.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-795-2019*A dump truck left a job site with its body partially up which caused it to catch on utility wires as it was turning onto School Street. The truck rolled over which initiated a release of diesel fuel and motor oil.  Spilled products affected the roadway, then puddled on the shoulder.  Puddled product was recovered with sorbent pads.  After the truck was righted, the pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials and a few shovels of soil were sufficient to mitigate impacts to the shoulder.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-547-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the Waterboro Fire Department regarding a structure fire at this business.  There is no indication of what, if any, remedial activities occurred.  Please see attached email from Mark Woodruff for more information.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-662-2018*Scott Cyr received a report of a transformer oil spill at this location due to storm damage.  Oil contaminated soils were excavated and transported to Crossroads Landfill for disposal.  See attached report from Central Maine Power Company for more details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-664-2018*Scott Cyr received a report of a transformer oil spill at this location due to equipment failure.  A couple of bags of oil contaminated soil was hand excavated from the base of the pole.  See attached report for more details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-811-2018*Scott Cyr received a report of an oil line leak at this customer's residence.  It was reported to a concrete floor, with no drains or sumps involved.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-955-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from Dead River Company reporting the oil tank at this residence had been overfilled by 1/4 to one gallon of oil.  It was reported that the oil spilled onto the siding of the house, some leaves and a canvas bag.  Dead River cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials and removed the leaves and bag.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-600-2018*The State of Maine Department of Corrections reported finding drugs in the mailroom that they felt were "hazardous materials".  They had called Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and would update on their need for us to facilitate disposal.

No return phone call was received, and no further action by the Divsion of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-768-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Sunday, 9/22/19, in mid-morning, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Biddeford Public Safety through the Maine State Police Dispatch, reporting an ongoing leak of fuel oil to the basement of this apartment building.  Due to oil odors within the apartment building, the City of Biddeford had the 12 apartments evacuated.  MDEP Division of Response Services supervisor Bob Shannon, and Peter Eremita of MDEP Division of Technical Services were messaged.

Stephen Brezinski was initial primary representative with MDEP Division of Response Services.  Engineer Peter Eremita was MDEP Division of Technical Services representative.  Mr. Scott Welton, Biddeford Life Safety Inspector, was the contact for City of Biddeford.  Mr. Shawn Emard was the initial contact for the apartment building owner: The Caleb Group and Caleb Housing Corporation.  Later primary contacts with The Caleb Group were Ms. Amanda Turner (Property Manager out of Saco, Maine office), and Ms. Debbie Nutter (President & Co-Founder).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The site is suburban residential use located near the intersection of South Street and Main Street and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  Apartment Building-1 suffering the discharge is adjacent to Building-2.  The building has a poured concrete basement divided into a boiler room and a storage room.  The buildings have 12 apartments divided between the first and the second floors.  The heating oil facility consists of three 330-gallon, single-wall vertical steel, aboveground storage tanks (AST) that feed two boilers.  The three ASTs are manifolded together and have two vent pipes and two fill pipes.  Boiler #2 was broken at the time and was scheduled to be replaced.  These two boilers and three ASTs served the three apartment buildings.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On Sunday, 9/22/19, with initial response, I noted a discharge of 10 to 15 gallons on the floor and within a bucket under the leak.  Leaked oil was over cracks in the concrete floor, under the concrete blocks of boiler #1, and against the wall, so a volume of oil under the floor was not known at the time.  The leak was from a 3/4" crack in the bend of the copper fuel line coming into boiler #1 (see Photos 1 and 2).

In the first floor foyer, I initially measured five parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds (VOCs), in the basement stairwell 15-ppm, and 95 to 100-ppm in the basement boiler room.  After initial ventilation oil vapors within the basement went down to 70-ppm, and then 50-ppm while the oiled flor was being washed.  Oil vapors measured in the apartment hallways were less than one-ppm.  No oil was observed in the two floor sumps next to Boiler #2.  I gave and explained a GW Fund AST insurance application to Mr. Emard and explained cleanup requirements.

On Monday 9/23/19, after washing and the floor drying, oil was noted wicking up through cracks in the concrete floor.  Eremita drilled holes through the concrete floor in the spill area and measured oil vapor levels of 298-ppm, 315-ppm and 154-ppm in soil under the floor.  This confirmed the oil had reached the soil under the building floor and posed a continued indoor oil vapor threat and possible threat to surface and groundwater via the building perimeter drain.  I discussed and explained the GW Fund application and cleanup to Amanda Turner.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On Sunday 9/22/19, Biddeford Fire Department applied sorbents before I arrived.  After reviewing the Maine Ground & Surface Water Cleanup Fund (GW Fund) and cleanup requirements with Shawn Emard, he opted for management of the discharge by his employer and building owner, The Caleb Group (Cleanup Option-2).  The Caleb Group hired Provencher Fuels (Division of Jim Godbout Plumbing & Heating, Inc.) to clean up the discharge and to repair the boiler.  I advised him that replacement of the fuel line was not a covered
P-808-2019*The Department was notified by the Portland Fire Department (PFD) of an active coal fire.  PFD was on scene and using water to extinguish the fire.

The Department visited the site and met with the Deputy Fire Chief on scene.  At that time, water operations had ceased and an excavator was on the pile tamping down the coal.  PFD had placed a section of sorbent boom around a catch basin at the bottom of the road, where runoff could have drained to.  A representative with Sprague Corporation showed the Department the catch basins with the coal operation and no water from PFD was observed at those basins.  Water draining from the fire trucks had created a light sheen in a pile of sand in the street.

A complaint from a neighboring business was received by Department staff in Augusta and was referred to the Bureau of Air Quality.  No action was taken on that complaint as they were only looking to make sure the Department was aware of the incident.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-809-2019*Approximately 1 ounce of motor oil was released from a hose disconnect, after pumping oil from a sub.  Sorbent boom was deployed around the area to collect the released oil.  No site visit was made.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-810-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #6 oil resulting from a leaking hose that was not flushed.  The spill occurred on Clean Harbors Environmental Services property and they conducted the cleanup.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-814-2019*A ruptured hose on a dump truck caused the release of five gallons of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned using sorbents and was disposed of by the Town of Scarborough Department of Public Works. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-816-2019*The Department was notified of a six gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a gasoline tank on a customer's vehicle.  The spill was contained to the concrete pad and adjacent pavement and the Auburn Fire Department used speedy-dry sorbent material to clean it up.

The Department was traveling through the area to another spill and stopped in to make sure the spill was logged into the store's log book.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-928-2018*The Division of Response Services was contacted by Cumberland County Sheriff reporting a discharge of gasoline to the ground following a slow speed impact by a customer's vehicle to dispenser 5/6.  Discharge was to pavement and none to soil or drains.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) response was requested that evening.

The facility is located in a dense suburban commercial area, over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer but served by municipal water service.  The tank T-7 is registered as jacketed double-wall, 3-compartment, installed in 1992 with plastic piping in 2009.

In the morning of 12/5/19, I met a technician with Simard & Sons, Inc., hired by Nouria Energy to repair the damaged dispenser.  At this time it was re-estimated that the sump filled up with 15-gallons of leaked gasoline, and three to five gallons overfilled the sump and spread across the pavement.  One dispenser crash valve tripped (closed) and shut off fuel flow.  A second crash valve cracked allowing a leak under pressure but the valve did not close, not uncommon with slow denting impacts to retail fuel dispensers.  At this time I have no information that the dispenser sump was liquid tight and did not discharge to groundwater.

Allstate Environmental Services was on site to pump out the sump and also pump out water partially filling up the berm for a 500-gallon retail fuel aboveground storage tank (AST).  The water and ice in the berm reduced the berm's capacity to hold a potential leak and the AST installation appeared out of code.

No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.

P-530-2019*Approximately .5 gallons of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  The release was caused by the oil technician who accidentally spilled oil while performing a boiler service.  The technician used sorbent materials and a degreasing agent to clean the oil from the floor.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw additional cleanup actions which included removing an oil impacted shelf and several oil impacted personal items.  Additionally, Muller Plumbing & Heating Company sealcoated the floor in order to block remaining odors from the stained concrete.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-78-2019*On Monday 2/4/19, I visited this rural, single family residence in response to complaint by the homeowner of apparent vandalism-caused chemical contamination within his home.  The area is rural residential and forested and located near the east shore of Little Sebago Lake.  The home is wood construction with two-car garage and full basement and is a year-round residence.  The home has a 275-gallon heating oil tank with aboveground fuel line to a boiler (not operating during the assessment); the stove is electric.

Mr. Ryan complained about choking, chronic tiredness and an overwhelming solvent chemical odor.  Except for the oil tank, Mr. Ryan stated he had already removed any paint and other chemicals from his house.  Inside and outside I noted no evidence of oil or chemical leaks and no obvious open containers.

Within the home I noted no unusual odors.  GX-2003 4-Gas meter readings were: 0% LEL (Lower Explosive Limit), 0% H2S (hydrogen sulfide), normal O2 (oxygen) of 20.9%, and 0% CO (carbon monoxide).  PID (Photoionization Detector) values with 10.6 eV lamp were 0.1-parts per million (ppm) to 0.2-ppm in the first floor for volatile organic compounds, and 2-ppm to 6-ppm in the basement air.

1)  Mr. Ryan was referred to Maine State toxicologist Andy Smith for further assessment and information.  I discussed this investigation with supervisor Stephen Flannery.
2)  I identified no discharges or sources needing addressing.  I advised Mr. Ryan to have his boiler checked for CO leaks and the flue for proper ventilation and exhaust.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-169-2019*A car crashed into a utility pole which downed the transformer and caused the release of approximately six gallons of mineral oil.  Spilled product impacted soil in the island at the intersection.  Sorbent materials were used to recover standing oil and approximately two yards of soil were removed.  See attached report.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-587-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of mineral oil resulting from an overheated transformer.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) collected the impacted grass and dirt below the pole and collected the transformer.  The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) content at the initial time of reporting was unknown, however, lab analysis determined that there was none.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-588-2019*The Department was notified of a 40-50 gallon spill of engine oil from one of the locomotives.  The locomotive had an engine failure that caused the pan below the engine to overfill and spill out onto the mat below it.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by Pan Am Railways to collect the oil in the pan below the engine and in the mat and what spilled onto the gravel.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-589-2019*The Department was notified of an eight gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a car accident.  Central Maine Power Company (CMP) responded and did an initial cleanup.  The Department inspected the spill site and determined that another round of speedy-dry sorbent material would be helpful since the pavement was still wet to the touch.  The extreme heat that was in the region at the time of the spill may have contributed to this.  National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by CMP to do the second round of cleaning.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-589-2019*A complaint from Maine Drug Enforcement Agency was received.  A N-methylamphetamine drug manufacturing site was found.  Four one-pots, and other materials were disposed of.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-937-2019*A dump truck with a hydraulic leak pulled into a gravel parking lot.  Hydraulic oil was sheeting across the lot due to falling rain and collecting in a puddle at the grass line.  Sorbent materials were applied to recover spilled/spilling product.  The cause of the leak was repaired.  All visible signs of hydraulic oil were recovered until only a sheen lingered.  No impacts to land are expected to have occurred due to site conditions at the time of the release.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-177-2019*On 3/6/19, response and assessment conducted to small heating oil overfill discharge of consumptive-use, inside, residential, aboveground storage tank by Downeast Energy (DEE) at this customer's facility.  DEE reported the vent overfill whistle was faint and oil ejected out the vent pipe before being shut off.  The AST fill pipe was difficult to access under a wood wheelchair ramp to the door (see photos).

The property is a commercial residential property owned by Granite Bay Care Company, located in a rural residential area  next to the entrance to Cedar Haven Family Campground, and served by private water wells.

DEE checked the basement AST and cleaned up leaks out the tank gage atop the tank and said they would look into fixing the quiet vent whistle.  DEE had the oiled snow removed for off site disposal.

On 3/7/19, cleanup was found to be satisfactory.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-328-2019*A motor vehicle was overfilled which resulted in the release of approximately ten gallons of gasoline.  Spilled product impacted the cement dispenser pad then migrated downhill across the parking lot into catch basin on Lisbon Street.  The pavement was treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Impacts to the basin were limited; a small quantity of gasoline was recovered with a couple pads.  Explosive vapors did not accumulate.  Downstream basins were investigated with no evidence of impacts.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-604-2017*Scott Cyr took a call from Crooker Construction, LLC reporting a hose broke on a piece of equipment at this location causing a six to seven gallon spill of diesel fuel.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent materials.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-609-2017*Scott Cyr received a report of the intentional improper disposal of used oil filters at this location.  It is unclear what, if any, investigatory or remedial actions may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-989-2018*Dead River overfilled Mr. French's indoor oil tank causing some oil to spray out the vent pipe, in addition to some oil weeping out of the fittings on the oil tank in the basement.  When I first spoke to Mr. French,  he stated that Dead River had attempted a clean-up of the spill, but that it still smelled in his home.  I contacted Dead River and they returned to Mr. French's home to do more clean-up of the spill.  I then met Mr. French at his home and I used my photoionization detector (PID) to check for petroleum vapors.  I found no petroleum vapors present in the tank room or general air in the home.  There was a box of tiles that I was told had been in the tank room when the spill happened which had been sprayed with oil.  These tiles registered low level petroleum vapors when I placed the PID directly against them.  I recommended that the tiles be disposed of.  Outside underneath the fill and vent pipes the siding had been wiped down and the contaminated surface soil had been removed and placed in plastic garbage cans.  The contaminated soil was still there in the yard.  I informed Dead River that they would have to be removed and disposed of properly.  I also suggested that Dead River replace the loam and seed in the 5 foot by 3 foot area affected by the spill.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-921-2018*On 11/28/18, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services visited this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility in response to an inquiry from an anonymous citizen of some type of repair work going on.  At the time the Division of Response Services had not received a UST Facility Upgrade Registration for any work on the UST facility.

I talked with the facility manager on duty and found that Portland Pump Company (PPC) had been hired by Global Montello Group to replace the concrete islands and to replace a damaged dispenser sump.  The location is dense residential and commercial use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  I noted no significant evidence of prohibited discharges other than common fuel drips and stains.  See attachments and past spill reports for further information.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-815-2019*The Department was notified of a 30 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a corrosion hole in one of the homeowner's two 275-gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST).  The Paris Fire Department was presently on the scene and attempting to plug the hole.

The Department arrived on scene to a still actively leaking tank approximately one hour after the report.  A magna-patch was used to slow the leak and the Department pumped the contents from the leaking AST to the non-leaking AST and to the Department's oil drums.  Once that was completed, the tank was elevated so as not to continue leaking from the hole.

The following day, the Department was shown the location of the drinking water well which is located at the bottom of a steep embankment and is an artesian well with a driven point approximately 16 feet down.  Air quality was measured inside the home for volatile organic compounds and the highest reading was 1.5 parts per million.

Excavation of the contaminated soil consisted of using a vactor truck and was dug down to approximately four feet in depth.  Oil-in-soil shake tests were used to initially screen the soil, all showing saturated results.  Soil types below the loam layer were tight coarse sand above a loose glacial till to another sand layer.  Due to the soil type, the close proximity to a buried power line, and the foundation for the mobile home, the Department stopped removing soil at four feet in depth.  The excavation was backfilled the following day after soil samples were collected.  Should it be necessary to ventilate the excavation, the Department installed a Sub Slab Depressurization System and stubbed it.

Due to the spill occurring on a sand and gravel aquifer, water samples were taken by our Division of Technical Services.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1028-2018*In December 2018, Mr. Pelchat of A & M Design, Inc., contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services regarding the potential for old orphan, underground storage tanks (UST) for petroleum at this property they were considering purchasing.  The property was suspected of being a former gas station.  The location is rural commercial and residential use, forest, and served by private well water.  A concrete dug well tile is located at the north end of the building.

There was no obvious evidence of a UST facility such as dispenser island, fill pipes nor vent pipes.  There are two garage bay doors in the building.  The paved lot appeared old and cracked but with no obvious UST or dispenser scars.  The building is similar to that used as a repair garage and general store.  If there were USTs ever on site they may have been removed prior to Maine regulations in the late 1980s, removed without notice to MDEP, or left out of service and the surface evidence removed.  If USTs or piping are found they shall be properly registered and removed.

1)  MDEP advised Mr. Pelchat that MDEP had no evidence to inquire further investigation.  I advised him that he may wish to do a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey and metal detector survey.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or construed to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  No further MDEP Division of Response Services actions required at this time based on present information.
A-245-2019*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately one gallon of mineral oil from a leaking transformer on Turner Ridge Road in Somerville.

CMP personnel cleaned up the affected area, which was primarily the pole, and made arrangements for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-249-2019*Pan Am Railways reported a discharge of several gallons of lube oil from four engines on their line in Clinton.   Pan Am crews cleaned up the impacted ballast.   No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-312-2019*On Wednesday, 4/17/19, Auburn Fire Department (AFD) reported through dispatch a discharge of about 12 gallons of engine lube oil from a commercial tractor trailer truck at this location.  The facility is Clover Health Care nursing home located in a suburban residential and commercial area, served by municipal water and sewer.  The discharge was responded to by AFD and by Greeley's Wrecker Service.  No oil leak reached drains or waters of Maine.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-732-2013*Scott Cyr received a call reporting an overfill spill at this location.  Fielding's Oil & Propane Co. excavated the oil contaminated soil from the area for disposal at CPRC Group.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-753-2013*Scott Cyr responded to a report of a cement truck on its side at this location which is a private road off Lower Flying Point Road in Freeport.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-23-2020*On 1/20/2020, Pan Am Railways reported a one-gallon discharge of lube oil from the engine containment onto the ground.  The discharge was due to the engine containment overfilling while in transit.  Pan Am sent a crew to remove the contaminated soil which they will dispose of.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-989-2019*Tank corrosion caused the release of approximately one gallon of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor.  According the reporter, no other items were impacted and spilled product was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-887-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of an underground storage tank located at this former Portland Press Herald building during renovations.  There is no indication that there was any release from the tank.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-889-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a mystery sheen seen from the Global terminal dock.  The source of the sheen was unknown and no cleanup was conducted as the sheen dissipated on its own.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-726-2019*Marc Candage, Fire Chief of Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a discharge of an estimated 50-100 gallons of kerosene from an outside aboveground storage tank.  The product ran over the ground into the ocean at Carver's Harbor.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department used sorbent material to clean up what it could.  A sheen did remain for a while and dissipated after a few tide cycles.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-1084-2019*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the overfill of a delivery truck at Loading Rack #1.  The spill was contained to the engineered containment and no basins were impacted.  The oil on the concrete was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material and the truck was wiped down using sorbent pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-651-2018*Marc Candage, Vinalhaven Fire Chief, reported a discharge of five to ten gallons of kerosene from an outdoor aboveground storage tank (AST) at a business located at 59 West Main Street in Vinalhaven.  The AST hadn't been filled in years and when the oil company delivered fuel the tank began to leak around the filter.  To compound the issue, the filter valve was stuck open.   Buckets were used to catch oil until the valve could be closed and the product that had been spilled was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-498-2018*Kennebunkport Fire Department reported that the pleasure vessel "More Time" had run aground off Stage Island causing a gas can to tip over.  Some of the gasoline spilled out and some stayed in the container.  No spilled product was recovered but the container with some product still in it was recovered (see attached National Response Center report).  The vessel was recovered.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-124-2020*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of oil causing an odor and sheen in a parking lot.  The reporter initially reported that it appeared to be coming from the neighboring gasoline station.  The two properties share an entrance/exit onto U. S. Route 1.

The Department visited the site and first scanned the parking lot at the gasoline station.  Seeing no sheen at the gasoline station, the Department moved to the parking lot for the animal hospital.  There, over 75% of the parking lot was covered with a rainbow sheen.  There appeared to be a single line from where the sheen was originating from through the parking spots against the building.  No odor was observed by the Department.

Based on the drops and snowstorm that was wrapping up, it is likely that the plow truck used to clear the animal hospital lot had either an engine leak or gasoline tank leak.  No free product was found on site.  The Department spoke to the reporter and the neighboring gasoline stations about the sheen and discussed the plausible cause of the sheen.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-44-2020*McGee Construction Co. reported a discharge of approximately five gallons of used motor oil at a job site at 380 Old Belgrade Road in Augusta.   McGee personnel were changing oil in a piece of equipment and a five-gallon bucket containing used motor oil was knocked over.   Free product was removed as soon as possible using sorbent materials and affected soil was excavated.

McGee arranged for proper disposal of the oily wastes.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-57-2020*On February 10, 2020, a hydraulic oil spill was reported to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The spill occurred at the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) facility in Mercer, Maine; the result of a burst hydraulic line on a plow truck.

An estimated 15 gallons was released to cement inside one of the DOT garages.  The spill was captured with sorbents and cleaned up by the MDOT.

No response was deemed necessary by the MDEP.  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-528-2019*On Wednesday, 7/3/19, the Division of Response Services made response and inspection of cleanup of small non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer leak to the ground from pad-mounted transformer.  Cleanup by Central Maine Power Co. was made to state satisfaction.  Location is a short private road off Quaker Ridge Road and rural residence.
A-563-2017*It was reported that oil had discharged to the Kennebec River through a known discharge point known as outfall 003A. Pan Am Railways staff have an expectation set by the Department to check this outfall daily.  It was reported that there were three spots of sheen and very small spots of black oil, contained inside the hard boom area.  It was expressed to me that Pan Am staff cleaned up the discharge upon finding it.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made for this discharge.  No further Response Services action is needed at this time.
I-181-2019*Division of Response was notified of a 16 ounce spill of transmission oil to asphalt due to a broken hose. Speedy dry was used to clean the asphalt and disposed of in the Aroostook Waste Solutions waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.

No further Division of Response is needed at this time.
P-818-2018*Report received of small diesel fuel leak to asphalt pavement that had occurred four days earlier in the evening.  Rural industrial & commercial area served by municipal water supply and sewer service.

No further Division of Response Services requirements at this time.
A-484-2019*Vinalhaven Fire Department reported a small gasoline spill in the parking lot of Islands Community Medical Services, Inc.  The spill went to pavement, and originated from a personal gasoline can which fell out of the back of a vehicle.  Spiller is unknown, but the spill was cleaned up with sorbents which were then disposed of by the fire department.

No response was deemed necessary.  No further action required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-1021-2018*Notice was received of leaking oil filter on the consumptive-use, residential, aboveground storage tank (AST) facility, with two manifolded ASTs.  The Downeast Energy (DEE) burner technician Tim Mills stated that oil sprayed out of the filter housing to the basement floor.  DEE reported they applied sorbents and white powder which they swept up.  No Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) visit was requested.  The location is rural residential use adjacent to the marine waters of Woodland Cove and off State Route 24, and is served by private wells.

No additional MDEP Division of Response Services requirements.
P-292-2019*Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services worked with Gaftek, LLC, and with AECOM during the abandonment-by-removal and replacement of dispenser islands, fuel lines and containment sumps at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Primary contacts for 7-Eleven Corp. were Mr. Luis Ferreira with environmental consultant AECOM, and Mr. Sid Maltese of Gaftek, LLC.  Stephen Brezinski was primary representative with MDEP Division of Response Services.  Randy McMullin was primary contact for MDEP, Solid Waste Division regarding waste contaminated soil management.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
This UST facility is located in a dense suburban, commercial use area and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is owned by 7-Eleven Corporation and is operated as a franchise.  In the past it has been also branded as a Christy's Market gas station.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
The facility last underwent replacement in 1991 by Greenwood Construction (see P-589-1991) with removal of bare steel piping and tanks T-1 through T-5.   These double-wall fiberglass tanks installed in 1991 are due for removal in year 2021.  In November 2019, Gaftek, LLC, under Certified Tank Installer (CTI) Paul Thompson, removed the plastic product pipes from the piping chase and the dispenser sumps so as to install a new dispenser canopy.  AECOM was on site for the required Chapter 691 UST facility closure assessment.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
Petroleum contaminated soil was managed for the 1991 UST re-installation (see P-589-1991) where free product petroleum on groundwater was observed about six to eight feet below grade.  This soil in 1991 was also found contaminated with old ash and slag (a.k.a. clinkers) that has been later identified as high in lead (Pb) contamination.  See the Chapter 691 Closure Assessment for soil analysis.  The ash and Pb contamination is understood to have originated at least in part from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY).  Other properties in Kittery have also been found with this ash-contaminated fill material.  Native soil was silt clay.  Report P-282-2004, covers a gasoline discharge associated with a dispenser fire.

In 2019, minimal petroleum contamination was reported by AECOM, but a buried layer of ash with clinkers was confirmed (see photos) and ash and cinders were found mixed into the site fill, appearing to have been mixed during previous site excavations.  The 2019 excavation was not deep enough to observe groundwater.  The Remediation Action Guidelines For Petroleum (Petroleum RAGS) Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario was assigned by MDEP for petroleum discharges.  The ash and Pb type contaminants are also managed under the Maine Hazardous Substance RAGs.  At this time I understand that the metals contaminants did not reach levels for hazardous waste.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
MDEP in 2019 did not require removal of the petroleum contaminated soils nor the ash fill, but specified that any contaminated media or potentially contaminated media that could not be reused on site (surplus soil) had to be properly managed and disposed of at a licensed, secure facility.  Soil being hauled off the site cannot be considered clean fill.  At this time in 2019, facilities such as CPRC Group nor Aggregate Recycling Corporation (ARC) were not licensed to accept the ash, Pb-contaminated soils.

7-Eleven Corp. and AECOM arranged for 74 tons of surplus fill to be sent to North Country Landfill in New Hampshire with no Maine Oil Spill Debris Letter (Virgin Letter) requested or issued.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated and special waste media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  Any future excavation within this property and neighboring properties should consider possible urban and industrial waste.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmenta
P-336-2019*A heavier but unspecified oil was discovered along the shoreline of #1 Pond in the vicinity of 67 Riverside Street.  No cause or source were evident.  Investigation included discussion with the property owner as well as city personnel about underground utilities.  This was immediately after an big rain event and the prevalent wind was blowing across the pond from the outlet of the river which suggests non-point upriver source.  Free product was recovered with sorbent booms and pads.  The issue did not recur.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-284-2019*On 4/10/19, morning response and assessment was made of customer's vehicle overfill at Dispenser #7 at this retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility that occurred the previous evening.  The spill log entry was satisfactory and the discharge cleanup was satisfactory with sorbents by Kennebunk Fire Dept.  The facility manager stated that the customer had not been attending the nozzle when the vehicle overfill occurred.  Spilled gasoline may have soaked down to soil below through pavement joints and cracks.

The facility is located in a suburban residential and commercial area at the intersection of Route 35 and Alfred Road and right off Maine Turnpike Exit 25 Southbound.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The facility is registered as jacketed double-wall USTs installed in December 2007.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-954-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from C. N. Brown Co. reporting a cutomer's gas tank had let go at this facility.  The spill was reported to pavement with no drains involved.  They had also notified the local fire department.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-599-2018*Small hydraulic spill from equipment occurred at Oakland transfer station.  Spilled material was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-997-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a weeping Firomatic valve.  The spill was contained to the concrete portion of the basement and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.  A burner technician arrived to the home to replace the Firomatic valve and the speedy-dry was cleaned up.

The Department checked in with the homeowner and she indicated that there were no lingering odor issues left in the house.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-314-2019*A fuel line failed on a excavator which resulted in the release of approximately eight gallons of diesel fuel.  The machine was repairing the road so spilled product impacted pavement and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-196-2019*An oil delivery truck was refilled in the afternoon then parked in a warehouse overnight pending the next day's deliveries.  Unbeknownst to the operator, the oil warmed and expanded to almost completely fill the tank.  At the first delivery, the driver pulled into the steep driveway of the residence which shifted the load to the rear and activated the pressure relief valve.  As a result, approximately ten gallons of heating was released to the trough on top of the truck then down the drain hose, ultimately impacting the driveway and roadway.  Exposed pavement surfaces were treated with an application of sorbent materials.  Oil migrated underneath the snowbank lining the driveway and along the curb.  A skid-steer was utilized to separate clean from contaminated snow.  Contaminated snow was deposited into a roll-off container for offsite disposal.  Snow banks and their ice bottom were removed progressively downhill, along the sidewalk and curbing, until all visible signs of contamination had been removed.  During that process the temperature warmed which expedited runoff and transported some oil downhill to a catch basin.  A vacuum truck was used to evacuate the basin and manage meltwater runoff.  Land was not believed to be impacted due to frost and ice layer.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-698-2019*On November 29th, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a release of hydraulic oil in Wiscasset, Maine.  The release was a result from a broken line on a truck, while out repairing electrical lines.  The hydraulic oil released to pavement and was cleaned up by CMP.

No Division of Response Services response was deemed necessary.  No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-1058-2019*I received an after-hours call from Holly's Oil reporting a significant spill at this location.  While conducting a truck to truck transfer of oil, and overfill occurred, spilling an estimated 50-100 gallons of oil to the paved parking lot.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I found the lone driver attempting to contain and clean up the spill.  It was largely contained by the time I arrived.  Oil had migrated across the parking lot and down a driveway towards Old Alfred Road.  Most of the oil stayed on concrete or pavement, but some had soaked into a snow bank and soil at the foot of the driveway near Old Alfred Road.  I suggested to the driver that this was a larger spill than he could clean up alone and provided him with a list of local contractors that could help him.  A short time later, I received a call from the Holly's Oil Manager, Shiraz.  He stated he was going to call Allstate Environmental Services to help clean up the spill.

I checked on the site the following morning and met Allstate on site.  They had applied a coat of speedy dry sorbent material to the oiled pavement the night before.  In the morning the oiled speedy dry was removed and some ice/snow that was impacted by the oil was removed.  No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.

P-315-2019*On 4/18/19, response was made to notification of fuel oil leak by the home and facility owner, upon advisement by Peter Moulton of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  The home is on fuel assistance with Opportunity Alliance.

The 275-gallon basement aboveground storage tank (AST) had fuel weep out the coupling with the tank's fill pipe and down the tank side but did not reach the concrete floor.  The fitting appeared to leak when the tank was being filled.  I advised Ms. Bartlet to have the fitting re-doped and tightened and at the same time wipe and wash the tank side.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-877-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a spill at this location from the October 2017 windstorm event.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred, but a downed transformer was picked up there by Central Maine Power Co. on 11/10/2017.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-333-2019*The Department was notified of a five to ten gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a faulty control at the boiler.  The fuel had collected on top of a large puddle of water and was captured using sorbent pads.  The report initially indicated that the aboveground storage tank (AST) had been leaking, however, there were no indications that the AST was leaking.  Due to the malfunctioning boiler, the owner of the building opted to have the oil system removed and the building connected to natural gas.

The Department returned approximately one week later to check the sorbent pads and the floor after the AST was removed.  No oil staining was found on the concrete floor and no oil had absorbed into the pads on the water.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-406-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of hydraulic oil resulting from a ruptured hydraulic hose.  The spill was contained to a wooden crane mat and tarp and was cleaned up using a sorbent pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-905-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-928-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-929-2017*Scott Cyr received a call from Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reporting a spill from the October 2017 storm event at this location.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-951-2017*The fire department called to report a downed utility pole and transformer with the oil actively leaking from unit.  The line crew had been to the scene and de-energized the lines, but the road was impassable due to the wire tangle and pole sections and transformer.  The fire department was concerned the oil could migrate into an adjacent stream and asked Maine Department of Environmental Protection to visit the site and assess.

Upon my arrival I met with traffic control (road barricaded to through traffic).  With the information the lines were de-energized, I proceeded to the spill site.  The transformer was heavily dented but only appeared to be leaking from a torn bushing/gasket seal.  I applied some pads beneath the obvious leak, but then realized the transformer was not restricted by wires so I stood the cannister upright and the leak was all but stopped.  The liquid level was now well below the most visible hole.  The scene was secure and would be watched until the line crew could reestablish the line set.

The following morning I was contacted by Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) and asked to respond to the site again to talk with concerned neighbors, one adjacent to the spill site, uses well water to water their lawn, garden, etc., and was worried about contamination. The other being the storeowner (Doughty), who likewise lives downstream from the site and was mildly concerned about the potential for contamination.

CMP hired National Response Corporation (NRC) to clean up the spill using sorbent materials.  All oily debris was removed from the site by 11/12/2017.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-49-2020*A truck delivering demolition debris lost a hydraulic line near the demo. pile.  Most of the oil was lost into a sawdust pile.  The contaminated material was recovered and sent to Juniper Ridge Landfill facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-260-2019*The Department was notified of a 60-80 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from several corrosion holes in the bottom of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The homeowner had the AST filled that morning and discovered the leak later that evening.  The floor of the basement is a fine sand with no concrete except for the footers for the foundation walls.  That evening, a burner technician was on site transferring the fuel from the AST to three 55-gallon plastic barrels.  The Department also provided a 30-gallon barrel as well.  A shake test was used at approximately 12 inches below grade under the AST which found oil saturated soil.  A Ram fan was installed to mitigate vapors until the AST and soil could be removed.  A portable air filter was brought to the home from the Department to address vapors in the upstairs living space.

National Response Corporation (NRC) was hired by the Department for the cleanup work.  The excavation was limited due to the basement wall not having a footer below the excavation and a support piling towards the interior of the basement.  Groundwater was encountered and a recovery well was installed.  Because contaminated soil was to remain, a sub-slab ventilation system was installed through the excavation area and was vented through the recovery well.

The recovery well was checked several times with diminishing returns on oil collection.  The well was pumped down using a vacuum truck, however, no free product was found during the recharge process.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-841-2019*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a faulty hydraulic pump on the furnace.  The spill leaked onto a concrete floor and was cleaned up by the Dead River Oil Company technician.

The Department spoke to the homeowner who was satisfied with the cleanup and had no other reports of odor issues.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-842-2019*The Department was notified of a seven gallon spill of gasoline resulting from an unattended vehicle fill.  The spill was contained to the pavement and was logged into the spill log for the station.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired by Nouria Energy, who oversees operations for Lil Mart, to finish cleaning up the spill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
B-281-2018*I received a call indicating a pavement reclaimer suffered a blown hydraulic hose at the subject location.  The spill was contained to pavement which was ground down with the reclaimer once it was fixed.  All reclaimed materials were sent to be recycled into pavement.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-994-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart spill of #2 heating oil resulting from an overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The spill came out the vent and spilled onto the ground.  A check of the AST by the maintenance staff and Downeast Energy showed it was not compromised.  The siding was washed and the gravel was removed by Downeast.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-308-2014*Scott Cyr received an anonymous complaint reporting there was an oil stain on the floor in the garage under the building and that Serv Pro was on site cleaning it.  There are no notes to indicate what investigatory or remedial actions may have occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-319-2018*On July 17, 2018 a call came in from Superior Restoration regarding the cleanup at a residence that was undergoing construction.  The owner claimed that a previous contractor had spilled heating oil in the process of removing her tank and piping.  Superior Restoration was called to help in the cleanup, but were then told the leave from the homeowner.  Upon my arrival there was some slight staining and evidence of a small interior basement spill that had been previously cleaned but was still creating vapors within the basement.  I treated the contaminated area with Simple Green cleaner, as well as installed a ventilation system.  The homeowner was happy with the cleanup and did not want any further action.  No other resources were at risk.

No further action from the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-516-2018*Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reported a leaking transformer in Camden.  CMP personnel were able to effectively clean up the impacted area using sorbent materials.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-500-2018*I received a report of spillage of oil at an auto recycling facility in Winslow.  The complainant reported that the trucks leaving the site were dripping oil from crushed cars and there were large areas of spillage on site.

I visited the site and did see a trail of oil where trucks left the place dripping oil.  The facility was closed so I could not talk to anyone, but a quick view of the site showed it to be rather well kept for a salvage yard, with some areas of spillage.

There were no ongoing discharges, so it would best be handled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection oil enforcement unit and was referred as such.
A-89-2020*On February 24, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified of frozen sheen in the basement of 47 Windsor Road in Randolph, ME.  Responder Caputo spoke with Rich Ryan, a property manager tasked with inspecting and mitigating the issue, and arranged to investigate the basement on Wednesday February 26, 2020.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo found rainbow slicks on the frozen surface of eight inches of water in the basement.  However, further investigation showed the sheen behaved more like organic non-petroleum, or humic, sheen caused by bacteria.  Further investigation found the aboveground storage tank (AST) was rusted and slightly submerged in the water; iron-fixing bacteria often results in a petroleum-like sheen.  The AST did not appear to be compromised and was also empty.

Responder Caputo concluded there was no petroleum product in the basement.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-517-2018*I received a call indicating that a supply tank at the subject location had suffered a leak.  The tank was in a secondary containment structure but a drain plug in the structure was left open which allowed spilled product to leak out of the secondary containment and onto the ground. The spill of approximately 200 gallons also impacted a commercial fishing pier and the Atlantic Ocean.

After deploying sorbent and containment boom, I arranged for a vacuum truck to remove pockets of free product, contaminated soil, and spilled product from the secondary containment structure.  Where much of the product was hung up under a commercial fishing pier, I made preparations to flush under the pier with seawater.  Flushing operations took place for the better part of a day and were successful in driving oil from under the pier and into the ocean where we captured it with sorbent materials.

I monitored the site through several weeks of tide cycles until protective booms were no longer needed and no sheen was observed.

Throughout the incident, no lobsters were impacted.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-837-2016*Scott Cyr received a report from International Paper Corp. that a sensor for their underground storage tank (UST) had alarmed indicating something in the interstitial space.  That something was water.  No leak from the tank occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-205-2017*A piece of equipment owned by Pan Am Railways leaked transmission fluid on the ground.  The area affected was hand dug and the spoils were placed into drums for disposal by Enpro Services, Inc.

No further Division of Response Services action is needed.
A-64-2019*Augusta Fuel Company reported an overfill of an aboveground oil storage tank at a home on Evolution Drive in Augusta.   Less than one gallon of #2 fuel oil was overfilled and came out the vent to the snow.  The snow was cleaned up by Augusta Fuel Company staff.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-701-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Tuesday, 8/27/19, Ransom Environmental (Ransom) contacted Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services regarding the imminent abandonment by removal and replacement of this retail, gasoline fuel, underground storage tank (UST) facility, and associated management of excavated soils and of groundwater.  Stephen Brezinski of the Division of Response Services was primary MDEP contact for this abandonment and cleanup actions.  No referral to MDEP Division of Technical Services was needed.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The facility is located in a suburban residential and commercial area on Main Street, adjacent to Route 295 Exit 20 and Desert Road.  The location is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The UST location had hard metamorphic bedrock about five to seven feet below grade.  Groundwater within the UST excavation was observed at 8.5 feet below grade.  During a October, 1989 facility replacement, groundwater was noted two to four feet below grade.

The facility was formerly owned and operated by Webber Energy Company as Maggie's SUNOCO and as Freeport General Store CITGO.  The area is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The property and UST facility is owned by Irving Oil.  The UST facility is leased by and operated by Circle-K Corp. and Macs Convenience Stores.  I noted no spills around the fill and vent for the building's basement consumptive-use heating oil aboveground storage tank (AST).

In 1996, MDEP assigned a Baseline-1 Cleanup Goal.  In 2019, MDEP Division of Response Services assigned a Maine Excavation-Construction Worker Scenario for cleanup action levels.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
In 1989, Webber Energy did not report any evidence of discharges noted during the UST facility replacement.  No Maine Chapter 691 UST facility Closure Assessments were required at that time in 1989.  The facility removed in 1989 did not have dispenser sumps.  No Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required in 1989.  During the 1996 gasoline piping replacement, gasoline discharge contamination was noted and managed by Webber Energy.  A Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment should have been performed at this time.  In 2008, a Phase-1 Environmental Assessment was done by Acadia Environmental.

I was informed that Mr. Jeff McCullough of Irving denied release of a year 2018, Pre-Characterization Report to MDEP that would assist MDEP in assigning a cleanup goal.  Irving did not reply to my inquires on this.  I was later informed that Mr. McCullough had sought guidance from MDEP geologist Paul Blood in the MDEP Bangor office who had no knowledge and involvement in this facility and removal.  I advised Blood that if he is contacted again to refer Irving to me.

On Tuesday, 8/27/19, an apparent unreported and inadequately remediated diesel surface discharge was noted near the auto vacuum on the pavement and soil; MDEP required that this oiled soil be excavated and cleaned up to MDEP satisfaction.  On 8/28/19, I noted no obvious and significant petroleum contamination within the UST area being excavated; no oil sheen or free product was noted on the groundwater noted.

On 9/9/19, Ransom reported significant gasoline contamination in soil at the northeast side of the dispensers with a field bag headspace value high of 204-parts per million.   No remediation, soil removal of media within the UST area nor the piping and dispenser areas, was required at the time.  MDEP encouraged that excess, "surplus" soil be reused onsite.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 8/27/19, Stephen Brezinski of MDEP Division of Response Services visited and met with Maine Certified Tank Installers (CTI) Thompson and McNeal of Gaftek, LLC, and discussed schedule and plans.  Ransom Environmental assured MDEP that the diesel discharge at the vacuum unit would be dug up and cleaned up.

On Wednesday, 8/28/19, Gaftek, LLC, removed the three 8000-gallon, double-wall, fiberglass USTs with no
P-220-2018*On 4/5/2018, Scott Cyr received a report from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reporting a transformer leak due to storm damage.  See attached spill report for more details.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-294-2019*On Tuesday, 4/16/19,  the Division of Response Services visited and assessed leaking K1 oil filter gasket for this exterior, vertical, residential, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).  The location area is rural residence and forest, and served by private well water and septic systems.  Ms. Elizabeth McGee stated that the oil leak was first noted about 10 days earlier.  There are several other residential wells within 300' of this discharge.

The AST is located under the rear deck.  I noted a dark oil stain on the soil under the filter end of the tank and odor of heating oil.  Soil sample SS-1 was acquired from this area at six-inches below grade and field bag headspace value was 1140-parts per million (ppm) (measured with ION Science photoionization detector, 10.6 eV lamp) indicating a fresh oil discharge.

I explained the oil-contamination threat to their drinking water well, the Maine Ground & Surface Water Oil Spill Cleanup Fund insurance and potential Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) management.  Ms. McGee and recommended source reduction of the oil-contaminated soils and well water sampling.  Ms. McGee replied that she did not think much oil had leaked and that they were disinterested in cleanup actions and further investigation.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
The burner technician repaired the leaking AST filter.  As of November 2019, I understand that no cleanup actions were initiated for this spill at request of the property owners.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  I referred this incident to MDEP Division of Technical Services.
4)  At this time no further actions are being required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

A-718-2019*C. N. Brown Co. reported that they had been called to a customer's home to replace a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST).  They relayed to me that the leak had been limited to the concrete pad.  They cleaned up the pad, pumped out and replaced the AST.

I confirmed with the property owner that he was satisified with the cleanup.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-59-2020*On February 10, Bear Mountain Heating and Cooling Co. reported an estimated 60 gallon oil spill at 1 Labbe Street in Waterville, ME.  Stuart Blanchard made contact with the homeowner, George Kuckenbaker, and responded to the site.  The cause of the spill was the furnace, which had been calling for oil but failing to ignite.

The photoionization detector (PID) measured 1.5 parts per million (ppm) volatile organic compounds in the living space of the house, and 11-12 ppm in the basement directly over the spill.  The stain found measured roughly two feet by three feet, and some oil had wicked into the blocks under the furnace and the nearby chimney and a wood support post.  PID measurements did not rise above 12 ppm, even when put directly on the spill.

The floor was solid concrete and painted, and the basement was dry with no known history of flooding or drainage issues.  No other signs of oil could be found outside of the immediate vicinity of the furnace.

A follow-up with Bear Mountain indicated that they had worked on the furnace a couple weeks prior, the spill had occurred sometime after that point, and the amount spilled was unknown.

The homeowner elected to clean up the spill himself, and he hired Bruce Willette Heating Co. to clean and repair the furnace.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
A-643-2018*100 gallons of K1 leaked out from an AST with a filter that had not been attached properly. The product leaked out on to the concrete pad underneath the tank and the house.

This report was not finalized prior to the responder, Matthew Cameron, leaving state service.  The above paragraph is the only informaton available.   Records show that a contractor was hired to clean up the discharge and the site was referred to the Divsion of Technical Services for well monitoring.
B-429-2018*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location resulting from a leaking gasket on a piece of heavy equipment.  The incident resulted in oil being spilled to the ground where it was recovered by hand excavation. Contaminated materials were disposed of by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-610-2017*Scott Cyr received a call that there was a leaking oil tank at this residence.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial actions may have been taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-615-2017*Scott Cyr received a call that there were two leaking oil tanks in the basement of this residence.  It is unknown how much oil spilled.  Mr. Cyr hired Allstate Environmental Services who pumped out the leaking tanks into drums for temporary storage.  They also applied speedy dry sorbent material to the affected floor area.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-311-2019*On 4/17/19, Mr. Madore with Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) dropped off a five-gallon drum of meth lab waste (caustic, acids, used one-pot lab) to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Southern Maine Regional Office for disposal.  MDEA reported that the waste was found outside and no responsible party was identified and no arrests.  No discharges to the soil or water were reported.  The waste was disposed of with meth-lab waste collected by Greg O'Brien of MDEP who generated the disposal manifest and Bill of Lading.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.


A-707-2019*St. Germain Collins company reported the discovery of gasoline contaminated soil at the site of an underground storage tank (UST) removal in Rangeley.  I met on site with St Germain Collins personnel as well as personnel from Simard & Sons, Inc., the contractor removing the tank.  The 15,000 gallon UST had been totally unearthed upon my arrival and arrangements were being made to remove it from the excavation.  The only contamination found had been a small amount under the dispenser.  There were no signs of contamination in the UST bed, or piping trench.

As such, I did not require removal of the small amount of soil under the dispenser.  The actions will be documented in the site assessment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-54-2019*On 1/28/19, notice received from Narissa Goodwin of Crowley Energy of discharge from one of their peddler trucks to the driveway of a customer.  Crowley reported a valve was in an open position and discharged to the paved driveway, snow and vegetation (see photos).  Crowley Energy accepted responsibility and initiated a satisfactory cleanup.  None of the discharge reported to have reached drains or surface waters.

Location is suburban residential, served by municipal sewer and water service.

At this time no further actions are required by Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-285-2019*On 9/4/19, while in the area for the Fryeburg Irving Lil Mart, I did a cursory check on this nearby other retail motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility.  A Maine certified tank installer (CTI) had inquired about this facility that it had been out of service for two years or more.  I noted four UST vent pipes and four fuel dispensers on two islands.  I noted no significant evidence of surface discharges.  I did not stick the tanks or inspect the dispensers.

The facility is registered at this time as being owned and operated by Mr. Sam Patel of Merciful, LLC.  Recent real estate information show that the property is or was owned and operated by Global Partners, LLC (a.k.a. Global Montello Group, or Alliance Energy).  This UST facility had been previously owned by Mr. Bob Wales who had owned Bob's Mobil across Main Street.  Before being Wales' Texaco, the facility was operated as Bill's Texaco (see P-405-1988, P-646-1991, et al).  The facility was recently operated as an On The Run convenience store.

The facility is adjacent to the U. S. Post Office, the Fryeburg Big Apple gas station, and residences.  The location is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, but served by municipal water and sewer service.  Groundwater has been found to be 15' to 20' below grade.

The existing UST facilities include two 10,000-gallon, two-chamber, jacketed double-wall tanks T-6 and T-7, with flexible plastic double-wall product piping to the dispensers.  The facility has been out of service for several years or more, and I understand should have been already removed due to being out of service that long.  The facility piping was replaced in 2005.  The tank expiration date is registered as December 2021.

1)  This information was referred to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management Underground Oil Storage Facilities Program for potential enforcement actions in 2018 and 2019.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See past spill reports and Maine UST registration file #6065 for additional information.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-316-2019*The afternoon of 4/18/19, I met M. W. Sewall & Co. (MWS) oil staff at this urban commercial property in downtown Bath to assess a heating oil overfill from an MWS fuel delivery on 4/16/19.  The driver was not in attendance as he had by coincidence worked his last day for the company.  Mr. Dunn with MWS stated their driver had not reported this spill to his company, nor to Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) as required by statute.  MWS reported no leakage inside from the two basement oil tanks and no indoor oil vapor intrusion.   See attached photos and site plan for additional information.

MWS agreed to clean the building side and to dig out the oiled soil.  We both agreed that the fill pipe should be shortened back to the vents so a driver may hear the overfill whistle better over traffic noise.

At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-737-2019*Dead River Company (Dead River) reported a discharge of a small amount of #2 fuel oil at their Rockland Bulk Plant.  The discharge had occurred when the loading arm at the bulk plant came off its attachment.   The material from the loading arm was released to secondary containment and was cleaned up by Dead River staff.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-209-2017*It was reported to the Division of Response Services that a person was sprayed with gasoline while fueling their vehicle. The citizen pulled the fueling nozzle out of the car while the handle was set to flow open. Gas sprayed onto the car, ground and onto the person.  The local fire department responded and used blankets to clean the gasoline off the person and the vehicle.  They used speedy dry sorbent material for the ground and then bagged it all up.  They requested that Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) respond to the site to remove the gasoline-soaked materials.  I arrived on site and assisted them in the proper disposal of those materials.  The person affected had left before I arrived, and no information was given to me as to who they are.  No further Division of Response Services action needed at this time.
A-62-2019*The Chelsea Fire Chief reported an aboveground oil storage tank in jeopardy of leaking in the basement of a home where they had a house fire.  He inquired as to if the Maine Department of Environmental Protection could at least pump it off.   I informed him that we could do so and he said he would call back with more details when he was ready for us to do it.

He never called back and it is unknown whether or not the tank was every properly pumped off.
P-879-2014*Scott Cyr responded to a report that an overfill spill had occurred at this residence.  The fire department reported oil was still dripping onto the ground from a fill pipe.  There are no notes to indicate who the responsible party was for the overfill or what remedial actions may have taken place.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-244-2019*A call was received regarding some hydraulic oil spillage at a construction/logging operation in Rumford.  I was able to track down the contractor who confirmed some buckets of used hydraulic oil had been left by a subcontractor and overfilled from the rain.  The road was impassable currently, however, he would assure the buckets were removed and spilled material cleaned up.   I confirmed in a follow-up conversation that the product had been removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-65-2020*On 2/12/2020, Waterville Fire Department reported that a motor oil discharge had occurred on Front Street in Waterville.  The discharge result from a passenger vehicle hitting a fire hydrant, which compromised the oil pan.  The oil mixed with water and migrated down the road.  The majority of the oil was contained before reaching the stormwater basin, however, a small amount was lost to the basin.  The motor oil on the road was removed with sorbents and disposed of by the fire department.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
B-56-2020*A propane truck rolled on to its side, due to a slippery driveway.  No damage to the propane vessel or piping occurred.  The truck was a third full, and too heavy for most wreckers.  A rotator was brought in to roll the propane truck onto its wheels.  Some transmission oil was lost to the ground and recovered with sorbents.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-58-2019*Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported a discharge of approximately five gallons of transformer oil that had occurred as the result of a snow plow hitting a utility pole.  The discharged material was limited to the roadway and CMP crews used speedi dry sorbent material to clean up the discharged material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-83-2020*On 2/20/2020, Waste Management, Inc., reported that three to four gallons of hydraulic oil had been discharged at Camp Keyes in Augusta.  The cause of the spill was due to a ruptured hydraulic hose on their truck.  The hose blew while lifting the dumpster to empty it and the oil was lost onto the pavement.  Speedi Dri sorbent material was used to absorb up the oil and the line was to be replaced prior to leaving the site.  Waste Management will dispose of the contaminated Speedi Dri at their facility.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-70-2020*On February 14, Dead River Co. reported a release of one gallon of diesel at the ferry terminal in Rockland.

The spill was the result of a loose cam lock fitting.  The free product went to concrete and pavement and was collected with sorbents.  Dead River provided pictures from before and after the cleanup.

No response was deemed necessary.  No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
A-610-2018*On 11/5/2018, Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) reported that unknown amount of mineral oil had been discharged in Boothbay Harbor.  When CMP's cleanup crew arrived onsite, they found that a discharge had not occurred.  The transformer contained all 13 gallons of mineral oil and was removed from the site and disposed of by CMP's North Augusta Service Center.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-529-2019*On 7/2/19, notification was received of discharge of transformer oil from Pole 17 transformer located off Puckerbrush Lane within Camp Cedar, a boys summer camp.  The leak appears to have occurred in October 2017, during a severe storm, but not reported and cleaned up by the crews that replaced the transformer back in 2017.

On 7/3/19, directions were unclear and there was a Pole 17 located at the camp entrance with no evidence of a spill nor cleanup.  The camp maintenance manager brought me to the actual spill location and another Pole 17 located near the tennis courts and lake.  No spill reached the lake and the spill cleanup appeared adequate.  Central Maine Power Co. reported they removed two drums of soil.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.


A-598-2017*Report was received of discharge of diesel fuel from cracked hose on heavy equipment.  Cleanup was conducted by responsible party (Wagner Forest Management, Ltd.) and soil was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.  No confirmation of soil disposal was received.

Franki Delaney left state service prior to completing this report.  The report was completed with the information available at time.  Should further information become available, the report will be amended accordingly.
A-104-2020*On March 2nd 2020, A.E. Robinson Oil Co. reported a release of oil in Skowhegan, Maine.

The tenant reported the smell of oil, and the burner technician found an old disconnected aboveground storage tank in the basement of the building, slowly dripping oil.  The technician wiped up what he could and put sorbents under the tank.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site.  The photoionization detector picked up less than .5 parts per million volatile organic compounds in the living space and in the basement near the tank.  There was a dark spot on the floor under the old tank.  After a conversation with the property owners, they agreed to remove any residual oil from the tank and have it disposed of properly.  Ultimately the property owners hired Clean Harbors Environmental Services for the job.  Clean Harbors cleaned up the floor, cut open the tank, solidified all residual oil with sorbents, and removed them in a 50-gallon drum for disposal.

No further response by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection should be required.
P-553-2019*On 7/13/19, I investigated mystery film on Round Pond, located in a rural forested area.  Kerry Smart complained of a cloudy white film on the pond surface.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assessed the film to be algae, pollen or both, which are common natural phenomenon.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.


B-36-2020*I received a report of a small leak from a loose fitting on a piece of equipment at the subject location.  The incident resulted in a small amount of oil being spilled to the ground where it was hand-excavated into two five-gallon buckets.  I told the responsible party that if he was willing to transport the buckets to Bangor, I would dispose of them for him.  He agreed.  No other receptors were impacted, and no further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-121-2018*I received a call indicating an oil spill had occurred at the subject location and the source was unclear.  I visited the site to find a large oil stain in the gravel driveway.  With no apparent source, I started to investigate the unoccupied seasonal residence and quickly found that the outdoor aboveground oil storage tank appeared to have developed a leak. The tank was located behind the guest house, which is a converted garage, and was not apparent from the street.  I contacted the homeowners who indicated that the oil tank should have been full.  It was now empty.  In addition to the driveway, oil appeared to have made its way into a nearby drainage ditch then into a series of catch basins.  I suspect, but did not ever observe, that oil did migrate to the ocean which is only a short distance away.

I made arrangements with a local contractor to excavate contaminated soil from the site the next day.  In addition to the excavation, I ended up installing two recovery wells which were set up with a pump and treat system for a number of weeks. These efforts managed do draw any remaining oil out from under the slab of the guest house which suffered no indoor air quality impact.

The pump and treat system ran for a number of weeks until it was no longer effective.

No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-139-2019*A tractor trailer left the roadway on the southbound side of Interstate-295, careening down an embankment onto the tidal marsh just north of Prentiss Street.  The accident resulted in the release of approximately 100 gallons of diesel from the saddle tanks and approximately five gallons of motor oil.  Sorbent materials were deployed to contain/collect leaked/leaking products.  A vacuum truck emptied the saddle tanks and was then utilized to recover standing oils and contaminated snow and ice.  An incoming tide limited impacts to the marsh grass.  After the truck was removed, a small area of motor oil contamination to marsh grass was discovered.  The weather conditions and location were limiting factors so removal was not pursued.  The following tide cycles flushed the area. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-542-2015*Scott Cyr received a report of a hydraulic oil spill onto concrete, ground and debris at the transfer station.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-638-2018*On November 13, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a hydraulic oil spill in Pittsfield.  A loose fitting on an excavator leaked approximately three gallons of oil during a maintenance check of Cianbro equipment.  Speedi-Dri sorbent material was used to adsorb the spilled product and then collected into two five-gallon buckets.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services will collect the contaminated period during one of their scheduled pickups.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-289-2019*On 4/9/19, notice was received of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) transformer oil to the ground and snow due to a vehicle collision to Central Maine Power Co., (CMP) Pole #3.  The vehicle operator was not identified.  The spill area is rural residential near Brandy Pond and is served by private well water.  See attached CMP spill report form for additional information.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-21-2020*On January 16, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a release of a half-gallon of mineral oil from a downed transformer.  The driver of a R. A. Paradis tractor trailer truck had lost control of the truck and rolled into two utility poles. One of the poles had a transformer, which was compromised during the crash.

The transformer leaked mineral oil onto snow. The snow was collected by a Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) cleanup crew and stored in a Belfast CMP warehouse until disposal the following day.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
B-24-2020*I received a call indicating a failed hose on a pressure diffusion washer had resulted in about 20 gallons of hydraulic being spilled to a concrete floor.  Mill personnel used sorbent materials to recover free product and fixed the leak.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-644-2018*On November 16, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a leaking aboveground storage tank in the basement of a private residence in Friendship.  Maritime Energy burner technicians reported the leak; they had plugged the tank with a magnet patch and pumped off the remaining oil into drums.  After removing the compromised tank, they determined the oil had spilled into a floor drain.

Based on the size of the oil stain, the burner technicians estimated the leak had been going on for several months but the homeowner, Marie Hendrickson, could not confirm the start date of the leak.  Ms. Hendrickson had placed a pan of kitty litter under the leak before the burner technicians' arrival on-site.

Responder Caputo spoke with Ms. Hendrickson and offered to assess the ambient air quality of the house and basement, as well as assess the extent of contamination.  However, all services offered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection were refused.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-955-2016*Scott Cyr received a call that a tow truck had blown a hydraulic oil line at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-45-2020*On 2/4/2020, Superior Energy Solutions reported an actively leaking tank in Greene.  A response was made, and it was determined that approximately five gallons of kerosene was lost due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  The oil was pumped out of the leaking tank and into a temporary holding tank.  The pad was scraped of contaminated ice and washed with Simple Green.  The oil that migrated off the pad was stopped from reaching the soil by a layer of ice.  The contaminated ice and snow were put into a drum which was disposed of by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  A new tank was then installed, and the oil was pumped into the new tank.  No further action is required by MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-873-2017*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a spill at this location from the October 2017 wind storm event.  Further investigation revealed that no spill occurred, but a downed transformer was picked up here by Central Maine Power Co. on 11/18/2017.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-442-2017*A car struck the utility pole at the aforementioned address and caused the transformer to discharge its oil.  The cleanup was handled by Central Maine Power Co.  Based on the information given, no Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assets were dispatched, and MDEP Division of Response Services plans no further actions.


Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-736-2019*Dead River Oil Company (Dead River) reported that they had responded to a residence and found the burner to be leaking #2 fuel oil onto the basement floor.  A very small amount (less than one gallon) had leaked and Dead River staff had cleaned it up satisfactorily with sorbent materials.  The burner was repaired and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-67-2020*Overfill of approximately two gallons of #2 heating oil.  Overfill happened while filling two tandem 400-gallon Roth aboveground storage tanks (AST) inside the "load-out" building at the Sprague Energy Corp. bulk terminal. The tanks serve as heating oil supply for the building's furnace. One fill pipe supplies both tanks. Before delivery, the tank directly connected to the fill pipe was designed to drain into the second tank, leaving the tank receiving the delivery approximately 25% full. Instead, the tank receiving the delivery was full resulting in an overfill of approximately two gallons before delivery driver was able to stop pumping.  Oil spilled onto snowbank and pavement below the fill pipe where it was promptly collected via removing snow and applying sorbent boom, sorbent pads, and speedy-dry sorbent material.  All disposal of contaminated snow and sorbents was carried out by Sprague Energy.

No further action required from Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1010-2019*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 100 gallons of heating oil from an aboveground tank.  The tank was located in the unfinished section of the basement and spilled product initially impacted the concrete floor.  At some point in the property's history, someone cored through the concrete slab next to the tank to install a rudimentary sump basin.  Spilled product migrated across the concrete directly into the sump basin impacting groundwater.  The sump pump never activated because the level of groundwater was even with puncture holes in the perimeter drain.  The perimeter drain follows all four walls at the footer, meeting at a prefabricated sump basin at the rear of the house.  There is also a sump pump in this basin, but it never activated either because at the bottom of the basin is a positive drain which allows groundwater (and in this case, oil) to gravity flow out the drain pipe.  This gravity drain is constructed of 4" schedule 30 sewer pipe and travels approximately 250' underground through the property of 1 Winter Harbor Lane to its outfall at 2 Winter Harbor Lane.  Free product was identified at the outfall, and in pockets of the lawn amongst the grass along the utility corridor extending approximately 50' toward the ocean.  Triage on the afternoon of the discovery was two pronged.  Inside, it involved pumping out and removing the failed tank then applying sorbent materials to the concrete and groundwater in the sump.  Outside, sorbent materials lined the lawn and a vacuum truck was utilized to recover oil being actively discharged from the drain.  In addition, a jet pump was used to flush the drain pipe.  During this process the flow of oil/water was sporadic and there would be slugs of oil separated by periods of clean water which suggested there was some sort of compromise in the pipe.  An earthen basin was constructed, lined with sorbents, and a plan was devised for further investigation.

For organizational purposes, the remainder of the report will be divided into Bridge Street and Winter Harbor Lane; the sequence of events is irrelevant.

Bridge Street:  The entire drain was jet flushed, including the perimeter and positive drain from both directions.  Approximately 40 sq. ft. of concrete was removed from the corner of the basement where the tank was located, which included the sump area.  Less than one yard of contaminated soil was removed from the area as well as the exposed piping which resulted in sheen free, clean flowing groundwater.  The piping was replaced, an appropriate sump basin was installed, and the area was backfilled with 3/4 stone.  Concrete was then replaced and a new tank installed.  Though the drain had been flushed to the rear sump basin, lingering vapors were emanating from it.  A box was installed over the sump basin to encapsulate vapors.  This was effective at eliminating vapors in the home, confirmed by field screening with meters.  Lingering vapors in the perimeter system are managed, are not impacting indoor air quality, and will continue to attenuate over time as it is continually flushed with groundwater.

1 Winter Harbor Lane:  A camera inspection starting from the outfall identified a section of the pipe had in fact been reconfigured starting 30' from the outfall and extending at least 60'.  The new piping material was flexible and perforated which allowed a significant portion of spilled product to be released below grade at 1 Winter Harbor Lane.  (This house was constructed afterwards and it was later revealed the contractor scabbed in this piece of perforated pipe to which they connected a perimeter drain for this property).  Contaminated soil was excavated from the beginning to the end of the perforated pipe.  The trench was approximately 10' wide and 80' long.  The bottom of the hole was bedrock at varying depths but predominately 4' below grade.  When the perforated pipe was installed, it was backfilled with 3/4 stone.  The sidewalls
P-141-2020*I received call from Joseph Renda with Unitil.  Joseph informed me that Unitil was investigating a natural gas leak on the corner of Pine Street and Thomas Street in Portland which required the removal of two parked cars.  Joseph called Yaz Towing to move the cars.  While attempting to move the first car, Yaz Towing's truck experienced a hydraulic hose failure resulting in approximately four gallons of hydraulic oil to spill onto roadside.

Yaz Towing indicated that they thought it was only a quart that spilled and that a Portland patrol officer said it was okay to leave.  It was not reported until Unitil called, stating Yaz Towing left the scene without permission and the oil was in the way of work they needed to do.  After contacting Yaz Towing, they agreed to return to the scene and help with cleanup and disposal.  Most of the oil was collected using oil absorbent pads and Speedi-dri sorbent material.

All remaining contaminated ice and snow was chipped away from the pavement and bagged.  All material was bagged with Speedi-dri and disposed of by Yaz Towing under the guidance of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).

No further action necessary from MDEP at this time.
A-94-2020*On February 26, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a one gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to the Dupont Nutrition delivery lot.

Mason Kelly, the Environmental Manager, stated Speedi-Dri sorbent material was used to collect the spilled product.  The contaminated materials were placed in hazardous waste storage and later disposed of through a regularly scheduled pickup from Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-161-2020*I received a call from C. N. Brown Co. regarding a customer that had noticed a stain on their gravel driveway, several days after a delivery.  C. N. Brown stated that they were not aware of any issue during the delivery, but regardless removed a small amount of soil, the area of the stain.  They assumed the release to be less than 0.5 gallons.

On 2/25/2020, I received a call from C. N. Brown stating that the customer had noticed a sheen on the melt water, and was concerned about their well.  I followed up on the report and did observe a sheen on the water running across the driveway, but found no appreciable source.  I placed a piece of sorbent boom in the path of the runoff water to collect any transported oil.  I informed the property owner of my findings.

On 3/5/2020, I returned to the site, after several rain events and snow melt, to retrieve the boom and to check the location of the well.  I also checked to see if there was any remaining oil that I might have missed on my pervious visit. The well was not at jeopardy from the runoff and I observed no evidence of any remaining oil.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.

A-296-2020*On June 12, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of hydraulic oil to a Hannford parking lot in China.  Geno Gervais, an employee of Agri-Cycle Energy, reported that one of the compost collecting trucks blew a hydraulic line while lifting the compost dumpster.  He estimated 20 gallons of oil was discharged to the asphalt.

Mr. Gervais reported there were no drains affected or even near the spill and the spill did not leave the asphalt.  He had already dispatched an Agri-Cycle cleanup crew to the scene.  The team worked to contain and collect the free product with sorbent material.

Mr. Gervais provided a photo of the spill site after the remediation was completed; Responder Caputo approved the work as satisfactory and complete.  Mr. Gervais affirmed the oily contaminated sorbents would be taken back to the Agri-Cycle facility and disposed of through their hazardous waste stream.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-340-2019*Approximately four ounces of #2 fuel oil was reportedly released from a 275 gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The oil was released during an oil delivery and was caused by overfilling the tank.  The oil was released from vent pipe on the outside of the building and impacted the paved parking surface adjacent to the building.  The spilled oil was reportedly cleaned up using sorbents and disposed of by Nice Fuel Company personnel. Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel did not respond to the location.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-378-2020*On 7/20/2020, Cianbro Corp. reported that one quart of motor oil was spilled onto pavement at one of their project sites in Pittsfield.  The spill occurred when a worker added oil to a front end loader but failed to replace the cap after filling. This resulted in the oil being discharged to the pavement.  Workers used Speedi Dri sorbent material to remove the free product from the pavement and the machine was wiped down before it was put back in use.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-262-2020*Contamination was discovered during underground piping removal at the Maine Department of Transportation Maintenance Lot in Montville.  A small amount of diesel contamination was encountered.   The amount was minimal and was incorporated into the new concrete pad.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

A-266-2020*On May 28, 2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Environmental Specialist Dan Wehr was alerted to an underground storage tank (UST) found during excavation at the Tolman Pond Market Store in Rockport.  Maritime Farms, LLC, owner of the facility, had been previously unaware of the tank's presence.  Mr. Wehr assisted the Vice President of Store Operations, Charon Curtis, with registration of the UST in the MDEP's Tanks Registry.  Ms. Curtis filed a Notice of Intent to remove the tank and was then directed to the Division of Response Services for a 10-Day Removal Waiver.

Responder Nina Caputo was assigned to this removal and granted the 10-Day Waiver.  Responder Caputo would be on-site for the removal and assess the tank grave for contamination.  During registration, it had been determined the tank had contained #2 heating oil and had been previously used as a supply tank, therefore no Certified Tank Installer or site assessment was required immediately for removal operations.

Upon arrival on-scene on June 2, 2020, Responder Caputo met with a Maritime Energy Facility Maintenance Coordinator as well as a representative from Richardson Mowing and Excavation, who was operating the excavator for removal.  They reported there was water in the UST. Responder Caputo had the Maintenance Coordinator pump the oily water into drums for later disposal through Maritime Energy's hazardous waste stream.  The tank was removed without incident shortly after it was emptied.  The tank grave was assessed using oleophilic dye tests and bag headspace tests with a photoionization detector.  All field-testing results were negative for petroleum contamination. Geologist Alex Pugh was also on-site later in the day; his field tests concurred with Responder Caputo's.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-276-2020*Brookfield Energy reported a discharge of hydraulic oil in the internal workings of the dam and turbines.  The product was isolated within the structure with a very small sheen in the river.  Brookfield cleaned up the discharge without incident.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-309-2020*Cianbro Corporation reported a small discharge of hydraulic oil from a piece of equipment at their yard.  Cianbro personnel cleaned up the affected area and disposed of the contaminated media.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-131-2020*I was contacted by Irving Energy reporting that while pumping out a customer's oil tank a hose failed and spilled some oil in the roadway in front of the building.  The spilled oil was contained on the roadway and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-155-2020*On 2/27/20, Portland Public Works reported a small diesel fuel discharge at this facility and reported it cleaned up.  The exact circumstances of the discharge were unknown as the perpetrator apparently did not fess up to his/her discharge.  I later checked the site and found the all was copasetic.

The location is suburban commercial, residential and industrial use.

At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-156-2020*Approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil was released from a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank located in the basement of the residence.  The release was caused by a corrosion hole in the piping of the tank.  The oil was released to the concrete floor surface of the basement.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and oversaw the cleanup.  Environmental Projects, Inc. of Auburn was contracted to clean the floor with sorbent material and encapsulate the stained concrete with sealant.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-157-2020*Approximately three gallons of #2 home heating oil was released from the loading rack of the Sprague Oil terminal facility.  The release was caused by the driver who overfilled the tank truck.  The oil was released to the paved ground surface and cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of by Sprague personnel.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-227-2019*On April 25, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of diesel at the Cumberland Farms in Waterville. Zandra Luce, an employee at the gas station, reported that a customer had overfilled their vehicle with diesel and an estimated two gallons discharged to the dispenser pad.

Ms. Luce applied sorbent material to the spilled product and stain, collected the contaminated sorbents and stored them in the facility's hazardous waste storage until later pick-up.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-275-2020*Dead River Co. reported that after making a delivery, the driver overpressurized one of the pockets on his truck.  The pressure caused about 10 gallons of oil to come out of the top of the truck, run down the sides, and spill onto the paved driveway.  The spilled oil came close to a storm drain, but no free product got into it.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-99-2019*On February 24, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the discharge of kerosene to the ground in Rockland.  Aaron Dennison of Dead River Company reported a few ounces of fuel had leaked from a loose nut on an aboveground storage tank (AST).  Mr. Dennison reported that the homeowner, Cynthia Ackley, had opened a window and smelled oil vapor; she immediately called Dead River to report the leak.

Mr. Dennison estimated the stain on the ground was equivalent to 3-4 ounces of fuel.  After comparing the fuel left in the tank to the most recent fuel delivery date and Ms. Ackley's estimated rate of fuel consumption, it was plausible only a few ounces had been lost and Ms. Ackley had caught the leak shortly after it began.  Ms. Ackley declined any additional assessment from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-1063-2019*The Department was notified of a less than one gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The spill leaked to the base of the pole and the debris was collected by Central Maine Power Co.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1064-2019*The Department was notified of a seven-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The soil surrounding the pole was removed and transported to the North Augusta Service Center.  The transformer was untagged but contained less than one part per million of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in the oil.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1065-2019*The Department was notified of a four-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The line crew collected the waste and unspilled oil in the transformer and brought to the Portland Service Center for later disposal.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-422-2019*The Department was notified of an unknown quantity of waste motor oil having been released at a former mechanic shop.  Upon arrival by the Department, at least three separate locations were identified as having spilled motor oil onto the ground.  Many of the containers were 55-gallon drums with two aboveground storage tanks (AST's), a 500-gallon waste oil tank, a 100-gallon square tank, and several five-gallon containers.  The immediate property is served by a dug well with an unknown depth.

The Department inventoried the property and found there were 23 containers, either 55-gallon drums or larger storage containers, on the property with either oil, oily water, or an unknown substance.  In three locations, 55-gallon drums had leaked and heavily stained the ground with waste oil.  After speaking to the mortgage company about the spills on the property, Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) was hired by the mortgage company to remove all materials from the site.  Due to the staining on the ground and threats to groundwater, the Department also requested the mortgage company to remove the contaminated soil and test at least the dug well for contamination.  PES Associates was hired by the mortgage company and met with the Department (including Divisions of Response Services and Technical Services, and Voluntary Response Action Program) regarding next steps.  After the meeting, it was decided that Technical Services would take over the remaining cleanup and groundwater testing as no further threats of spills existed on the property at the time.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-310-2014*Scott Cyr received a report of a burst hydraulic line at this location.  There is no Central Maine Power Co. spill report available.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-312-2014*Scott Cyr received a call reporting a leaking transformer onto a deck and driveway at this location.  There is no Central Maine Power Co. spill report available.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
I-296-2016*Dead River Oil Company reports an oil spill at the MSAD 1 bus garage. Approximately 1 gallon was discharged to the hot top. Dead River personnel cleaned up the affected area and arranged for disposal of waste.

No further action by Division of Response Services.
P-318-2020*On 5/5/2020, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responder, Nathan Tower, received a call from State Police Dispatch regarding a construction equipment fire.  A site visit was made to assess a potential hydraulic oil spill.

Discharge occurred due to a piece of construction equipment catching fire.  The damaged equipment serves as a mobile, rubberized, hot asphalt vessel for pavement repair.  The equipment was stored in the parking lot of the fire department overnight where it continued to heat the rubberized asphalt for use the following morning.  A mechanical failure caused the equipment to catch fire.  It was initially reported that there may be a release of hydraulic oil.

On site, no product was observed on the ground or in the storm drain beside the damaged equipment.  A very small amount of hydraulic oil was visible on top of the machine that was collected using cloth rags and absorbent pads.

No further action from MDEP Division of Response Services at this time.
P-370-2019*I received a call regarding the discovery of what appeared to be petroleum products flowing down the side of the road in the vicinity of 70-91 Barley Neck Road in Woolwich.  One of the properties had several autos and other power equipment in different states of repair suspected as being the source.  I followed up on the complaint and found the substance in question to be biological in nature commonly referred to as "marsh sheen" prevalent in the spring after snow melt.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
A-126-2019*On March 11, 2019, Responder Caputo was alerted to a discharge of #2 home heating oil to a concrete floor in Damariscotta.  Burner technicians from Downeast Energy reported that a poor seal on a piston in the Coveside Condominium burner was slowly leaking into the burner housing.  The piston had already been repaired, however, oil had spilled to the concrete floor and flowed into to the sump.

Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo worked with the Downeast burner technicians to collect the free product and oily water with sorbents.  A sheen was found in the sump; a search for the sump's discharge outlet did not yield any results and William Post, a Coveside Condominiums Association representative, did not know the location either.  A storm drain was found near the house; no indication of petroleum was found.  Mr. Post was instructed to reach out to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection if he found evidence of petroleum in or around the Condominium.

After cleanup, Responder Caputo used a photoionization detector to measure the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the ambient air of the basement: the readings ranged from 0.2 -0.7 parts per million (ppm).

Further investigation showed a spill occurred from the same boiler a month prior from a malfunctioning spray nozzle (A-50-2019).  As of the writing of this report, no further issues have occurred.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-167-2019*On April 3, 2019, Butch Bowie received an anonymous complaint regarding a motor oil spill in Liberty.  The complainant stated that an unknown person using an excavator was demolishing a sedan on an abandoned property; the demolition resulted in a discharge of an estimated five gallons of motor oil to the ground.  The complainant drove by the property every day and was concerned the spill would negatively affect the environment.

The spill was referred to Responder Nina Caputo.  Upon arrival on-scene, Responder Caputo assessed the risk to human health and the environment; all motor oil appeared to have been absorbed by the ground. Ten feet south of the driveway, Responder Caputo found a five-feet diameter oil stain.  Responder Caputo found the stain was two to three inches deep.  Further investigation of the marshy area downgrade from the stain did not reveal any oily contamination. The rusted drum found on site was empty; no additional concerns were found around the property.  Attempts to determine the owner of the property through the town office were unsuccessful; attempts to determine the excavator operator were unsuccessful.

Responder Caputo excavated the contaminated material by hand and disposed of it through the Central Maine Regional Office's oily waste stream.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-171-2019*A portable toilet was blown over by wind which resulted in the release of approximately one half gallon of its chemical solution "Super Blue", which contains small quantities of formaldehyde and methanol.  Spilled product affected a gravel parking lot and pavement.  All visible signs of impacted gravel were hand excavated for off-site disposal.  See attached spill report from Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
I-330-2019*Division of Response was notified of a five gallon release of hydraulic oil from a blown hose on a pond feeder loader.  The release was cleaned using sorbent materials (bark) and disposed of in the bark burner at Louisiana Pacific Corporation.

No site visit was warranted. No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-557-2019*The drain valve on the drip pan for the nozzle on an oil delivery truck failed releasing approximately one quart of #2 fuel oil onto the driveway of and on the road in front of 9 Plymouth Drive, Saco, Maine.  The discharged oil was collected with speedy dry sorbent material.  I followed up on the report and found the cleanup to be satisfactory.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
I-166-2019*Division of Response was notified of a pint of hydraulic oil that was released to concrete due to a faulty hose on a forklift.  The release was cleaned using sorbents which were then disposed of in the Pineland Farms waste stream.

No site visit was warranted.   No further Division Response action is needed at this time.
A-187-2019*Maritime Energy reported that they were at a facility in South China where a furnace had leaked #2 fuel oil.  One to two gallons of #2 fuel oil had leaked onto the concrete floor.  The service technician was in the process of repairing the furnace when I arrived.  He had spread out speedi-dry sorbent material over the affected floor.  The spill may have been larger than one to two gallons, however, it was all contained in the furnace room.  I cleaned up the speedi-dry and no indication that the leak affected the outside environment.   It was limited to the furnace room, so there was no concern for indoor air quality issues.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-192-2019*Waldoboro Fire Department reported a discharge of approximately 10 gallons of gasoline at the Waldoboro Irving Mainway.  The discharge had occurred as the result of an automobile overfill.  The fire department was able to apply sorbent material to pick up the spilled material.

The facility would arrange for disposal of the material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-286-2019*I received a report of an aboveground oil storage tank (AST) leaking in the basement of a home in Salem Township.  The report came from the oil company who had been called first.  They had found the filter to be leaking and estimated several gallons had leaked onto the floor.  They changed the filter and did an initial cleanup.

I met with the realtor listing the home and observed where the floor was stained and a wall behind the tank showed evidence of oil impact.

Allstate Environmental Services was hired to move the AST and conduct a cleanup of the affected area and put the tank back, which was then hooked back up by Valley Oil Co.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-289-2019*I received a call regarding a hydraulic leak from a furnace.  The leak was from the hydraulically controlled damper on the boiler.  The small amount of product that leaked to the concrete floor was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-935-2019*Caller reported a sheen evident on the canal.  Caller is also a hydropower operator and concluded source was not from their equipment and likely from a non-point source because it dissipated naturally over time.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-936-2019*Caller reported a sheen evident on the head pond before their dam.  Caller is also a hydropower operator and concluded source was not from their equipment and likely from a non-point source because it dissipated naturally over time.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-938-2019*A citizen reported a stain on the paved roadway in the vicinity of Old County Road caused by a leaking fuel delivery truck that was dripping fuel while driving.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) responded to the scene and the stain was so light it could not be cleaned up.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-180-2019*On April 9, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to the release of a mixture of urine, stool and pomalidomide, a chemotherapy drug, at the Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta.  Medical samples taken from a MaineGeneral patient were being transported to the in-house laboratory for analysis; the transporter dropped the samples and broke the containers.  MaineGeneral staff collected the material using a chemotherapy spill kit.  The contaminated materials were placed in biohazard storage and were eventually disposed of through the medical waste stream.

No action required by the Division of response Services.
P-994-2018*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 12/19/18, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was contacted by Mr. Nick Barker reporting an orphan, mystery, underground storage tank (UST) exposed while excavating for a new building-addition foundation at this property.  Plans were made for a Division of Response Services visit in the morning.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The property is an Angelone's Pizza restaurant being expanded by a new owner for a new restaurant.  The location is a former retail, motor fuels, underground storage tank (UST) facility and was branded as a Mobil gas station and repair garage.  The location area is suburban residential and commercial use, and served by municipal drinking water and sewer service.  See MDEP spill report P-761-2012 for additional information.  The Division of Response Services assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Clean-Up Scenario.  Sensitive receptors to discharges include residential basements and buried utility pathways.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
On 12/20/19, and on site at about 0800 hours, the Les Wilson & Sons, Inc., excavator operator had to be instructed to cease excavating until the Division of Response Services granted a waiver to remove the UST before the 10-day processing period, and until the UST registration and removal notification could be completed by the property owner.  A Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was not required for the consumptive-use, bare steel, heating oil UST facility.

A representative from St. Germain-Collins (SGC) consultants was on site to assess the UST piping facility as needed.  Based on at least three lengths of old buried 1.5" bare steel UST piping that ran over and next to the UST to old dispenser island scars, I advised SGC that this piping required a Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  I assisted the new property owner, Steven Quattrucci, with completing the Maine UST facility removal and registration documents and advised of the need for the required UST Closure Assessment.

Based on the copper fuel line stub on the tank top, the UST facility was assessed to be a 500-gallon, consumptive-use, heating oil tank.  The fuel line to the building had been cut and the vent pipe removed in the past.  After removal, the tank was encrusted in rust-cemented sand.  No corrosion holes were obvious.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services pumped out the oily water, and the tank was removed off site for cleaning and disposal.  The original motor fuels tanks are suspected of being abandoned by removal in the 1970's prior to Maine Chapter 691 regulation and the requirement for removal assessments.  Mr. Barker of SGC reported that the runs of old product piping went up to the old dispenser areas off Washington and Ocean Avenues and was waiting on removal.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 12/20/18, around the removed UST and the exposed steel piping, I noted no obvious oil staining or odor.  SGC acquired field samples and reported oil-contamination levels of 40-parts per million in soil.  MDEP Division of Response Services assessed a Construction/Excavation Worker Exposure Scenario for cleanup.

The Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment submitted by St. Germain Collins (SGC) was found to focus on the heating oil UST which did not require a Chapter 691 UST Assessment, but SGC's assessment did not adequately cover the abandonment of the bare steel retail gasoline product piping and dispenser locations which did require a Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment.  Based on the site map, the removed gasoline piping was not adequately sampled and the dispenser islands did not appear adequately assessed (see e-mail communications of 9/10/19, et al).  SGC and Mr. Quattrucci were requested to revise the assessment, though declined, and referred to MDEP Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) and Brownfields Program reports on this property for missing information.

Former UST facilities of this age did not have spill co
I-74-2003*The owner identified the spill when they arrived to enjoy the wonders of Aroostook County snowmobiling. They had a strong odor of oil hit them when the opened the door. The immediately called their oil co.

The oil tech called the DEP spill line and I ended up on site at around 2300 hrs (11 pm).

The tech had identified the corrosion hole in the tank and noted the tank was completely empty.
Using pads and Speedi dri, he cleaned up all the free product.

It appears the tank has been leaking for a while as the oil has "walked" the concrete wall about 6 inches.

After conferring with the Agnews, Langille Construction was called to remove & replace the saturated wood, wash the cement floor with Simple Green, and cover the entire floor with poly and place a fan under the poly vented outside.

The well will be put on quarterly monitoring.
P-205-2003*Underground tank found during site assessment.  Tank had what appeared to be hydraulic oil in it.  Possibly the tank was storage for a vehicle scale or lift.  The property had just changed ownership, but the previous owner, Freightliner, agreed to accept responsibility for the removal of the tank.  I gave Guerin Assoc. a 30 day waiver and granted an abandonment in place.  See attached report by Acadia.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-75-2003*The DEP Presque Isle Office was called by Gary Harvey, who was called by Jeff Craven at Maine Plumbing, who was called by the owners rep because there wasn't any heat in the house.

The house has a dirt floor. The oil stain is about 6 feet in diameter.

I contacted a contractor to Vac the contaminated soil.
B-104-2003*        On March 12, 2003 at 1330 we received a call from Chuck Martin of Roy Brothers in Old Town.  One of their drivers had delivered oil to the wrong house that morning and overfilled the basement tank at 25 High Street.  I met Mr. Martin and homeowner Tracy Nelson at the site and found that the driver had pumped 47 gallons into the tank and about 15 had leaked out a tank bung hole.  The hole still had its tin shipping plug which popped off from the pressure of the oil.  Workers had recovered the oil with sorbents before any fuel reached the basement drain.
P-200-2003*Received a call from Downeast Energy stating that one of their customer's, John Pomfret, found oil in his driveway while removing ice, and thought it was from Downeast when they had delivered oil back in January.  The oil had no color, ruling out #2 fuel oil.  I met with Ms. Pomfret whom showed me the area in question.  There was no obvious source, and the oil appeared to be diesel fuel.  The oil contaminated ice had been collected by Mr. Pomfret and placed in several garbage cans.  With no obvious source, I agreed to properly dispose of the ice.

The contaminated ice was brought back to the Department's warehouse and melted down, at which time the oil was collected with sorbents and the water treated through carbon.
B-110-2003*On 3/14/03, 1340 hours Karen Wands of Phenox Footwear called to report that they had found some oil in a snow bank at a facility they owned on Gilman Falls Avenue in Old Town.  As I was heading to Old Town, I was contacted by Steve White, who works for Bouchard Oil.  Steve indicated that he was in the process of cleaning up a small amount of #6 oil.  When I arrived on site, Steve had bagged 4 to 5 pounds of ice that had spots of #6 oil on it.  Steve explained that a few days before, one of their delivery people was in the process of making a delivery and was prevented from doing so by ice that had formed in the spill bucket, which was over the fill pipe.  The ice was removed from the bucket and left in the snow bank by the fill pipe. The oil that was in the ice became apparent a few days later when Karen and other managers from the company were inspecting the property.  The property is being sold, so the inspection was to insure that the property was in good order.
I-76-2003*A broken cylinder on an outrigger caused 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was scraped and put on the fuel pile.
P-154-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	From 2/26/03, through 3/3/03, I observed the abandonment by removal of five gasoline UST's and associated piping at this gas station facility.  Minor amounts of contaminated soil was encountered, well below that expected considering the 1986 (P-433-86) release and the 1995 discovery of free product gaso.  (P-190-95) in one groundwater monitoring well within the tank area.  The removal was performed by Portland Pump Co. (PPC) under CTI Paul Brown [though CTI's Scott Letellier and Arthur Grant were also onsite at times].  No new facility was being installed.  Mr. LeBourdais stated he was closing the service station and would likely redevelop it as another commercial/retail property.
	The tanks were single-wall CP steel installed by Greenwood Const. in 1985-86 and the piping newly installed in 1995 by Greenwood.  The facility removed in 2003 replaced tanks that had suffered a leak in 1985 causing a free product release to the Brunswick municipal storm &  sewer system (see P-433-85).  All tanks appeared in good condition.  Old, unremoved steel product piping from 1986 was found during the abandonment and required to be removed by PPC.  This piping ran parallel to the more recent piping to the dispenser islands.  The hydraulic lift tanks inside the garage were also removed.  In the rear corner of the building was an old fill pipe embedded in concrete, for waste oil tank abandoned in 1986, that could not be readily removed.
	The facility is located in a commercial/residential area of Brunswick across from the Brunswick Common.  The area is on city water & sewer.

DISCHARGE & REMEDIAL EVALUATION
	Acadia Env. agreed to continue with a BS-1 Clean-Up Goal as determined in 1995 though there is argument to have gone with a BS-2 Goal.  There was little gw noted at the tank bottom and it exhibited no free product.  Native soils were overall a tight silt/clay which likely allowed the free product in 1985 to follow the disturbed soils of the buried drain lines offsite.
	Gasoline contamination levels identified by Acadia were below the BS-1 Goal and generaly below 1000-ppm.  Mr. LeBourdais opted not to voluntarily remediate contamination that was below the required action level (see DT).  Contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed.  Mr. LeBourdais has been briefed on the state UST Ins. Fund by Diana Mclaughlin.  See past spill reports, the DEP registration file, and the assessment of Acadia Env. for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-77-2003*In the warehouse a sawline pump seal blew.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and put in rangler tote for sorbent pads and Safety Kleen pickup.  The pump was replaced.
P-190-2003*A drip was noticed on the valving inside the berm of the AST's which supply the dispensers at the Whistle Stop Rte 113 Baldwin.  Simard was on scene to repair the valve/piping and plans are for a system upgrade in the near future.

No release beyond the secondary containment was documented and the discharge was minimal (less than a gallon) as evidence of the stained concrete.

No further DEP Response actions are planned.
P-198-2003*Sue Roberts of Mapes/DownEast called to report a minor discharge at the Lebel residence as the delivery was conducted.  Apparent miscommunication between the customer and M/DEE lead to the attempted refilling of an already full system.  The drop was conducted but only 15 gallons dispensed when the whistle sounded and a burp of oil (one half gal) released thru the vent.

No access was available to the internal basement AST, however, the information was passed along to the customer, should any remediation be required.  No further calls were rec'd therefore no additional actions are warranted. The spill materials was cleaned up on the outside and no DEP visit was conducted based on the information provided, nor any supplemental requests received from the customer regarding the incident.

No further action planned.
P-209-2003*BNAS reported a two gallon spill of runway deicing fluid (potassium acetate 50%) to the pavement that was cleaned with speedy dry.
P-210-2003*A saddle tank leak caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of diesel to the parking lot of Portland North Truck Center.  Falmouth Fire cleaned the spill with speedy dry.
P-260-2002*3.8.02, responded to site and inspected drainage ditch located along Lone Pine Road.  No oil observed.  Reporter was concerned that oil was discharging into the ditch from one of the houses along the street.  I observed some small patches of marsh sheen in the water contained in the ditch.  I followed the run-off to a ditch across the street and made no further observations of concern.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1043-2002*4.23.2002, Scarborough Fire Dept reported a lamp oil spill at entered location.  Apparently, someone at the Inn tipped over a small container of the oil.  The product was cleaned up satisfactorily and DEP did not respond.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1042-2002*4.22.03, CN Brown reported an overfill of an above ground supply tank at entered location.  Product leaked from the vent and onto the driveway.  The oil was cleaned up and disposed.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-92-2003*Blue Hill Fire Department reported that a dump truck had wrecked on Route 172 near the fair grounds. They were concern as it was leaking an unknown amount of diesel along with other fluids next to an unnamed brook.
   On my arrival, I found that the report was accurate. Luckily the fuel tank had not ruptured and only a gallon or so of fuel had been lost. This was also the same for the gear oil and hydraulic oil lost. The fire department had placed sorbent pads and a tarp as a dam backed up with sorbent boom. This was entirely satisfactory. The MacQuinn Co. will maintain the sorbent booms and exchange sorbent pads as needed.
   On 3-17-03, I revisited the site and saw that the sorbents were being maintained as directed.
   No further action is anticipated.
P-1037-2002*10.25.02, Androscoggin County SO reported oil stain on roadway.  Phone contact with Poland Fire Dept., indicates that that Maine Dept. of Transportation was called out to spread sand on the stained roadway.  Fire officials could not positively identify the type of oil spilled, but suspected it to be diesel.  No DEP response.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

		
P-1044-2002*10.26.2002 received report from State Police, Gray that Thomas O'Donald completed an NRC report concerning an abandon water craft, pleasure boat, in a cove off entered location.  I spoke to the USCG and US EPA regarding the matter.  I contacted the reporter who advised that nothing was leaking.  I referred this matter back to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, via State Police.

No Further Response anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-144-2002*Received a call from Winthrop dispatch that there was a hazardous materials incident at The Great Outdoors on Route 202 in Winthrop. I went to the site where I found many units of the Winthrop Fire Department at the scene. I was briefed by a Winthrop Fire officer who turned command of the incident over to me. The situation known at that time was:
	1- There were 7 people in the store, one, or more than one, suffering some respiratory distress;
	2- While opening up some newly delivered gun safes, a white powder was discovered;
	3- The white powder had been spread around a large portion of the store while moving around
	gun safes;
	4-The store had been sequestered, no one was allowed to enter or leave.
	5- The white powder was an unknown.

I determined that the following steps needed to be done:
	1-the people in the store needed to be decontaminated and extracted from the building;
	2-they needed to be medically evaluated;
	3-the powder needed to be sampled.
	4-the store needed to be quarantined until we found out what the substance was.

I called the DEP Response office for additional people and requested equipment for a decontamination line. Dan Davis and Peter Blanchard responded. They were also designated to do the entry. It was decided that Level B was the proper PPE as the trapped people seemed to be stable. Winthrop Fire set up the decontamination line and manned it. Instructions to the victims via cell phone were to remove their outer clothing before leaving the building  and get ready for a shower. Winthrop Fire used two  1 1/2" lines to rinse the residual powder off the victims. Winthrop Rescue supplied 2 ambulances to warm the victims after they had gone through the decon line. This was needed as the weather was cold and they would be wet with little clothing. This part of the operation went smoothly. All the victims were removed, put into the ambulances, issued blankets, warmed and evaluated.  Eventually the victims and Winthrop Ambulance went back to the ambulance garage and office. It was decided that this was a better place to keep them under observation and have clothes delivered to them. They were eventually released as they had no symptoms.

Peter and Dan of this office made the entry into the building in Level B after the victims left the building. Their objective was to sample the powder. The gun safes were still on palettes and the powder was sampled from on and around a palette. The sample was taken to the Health and Environmental Testing Lab for analysis.

Analysis took 1 day. The final result was told to me by Larry Boston of HETL that it was a sodium salt of octanoic acid (sodium octanoate?).  Roadway Express was having the sample analyzed at a lab they contracted with. The same result was phoned to me by Roadway Express within an hour of receiving the HETL result. The powder was not a hazardous material and the store was allowed to reopen the next morning.  No additional work is needed on this incident.
P-214-2003*On 3/18/03, I received a call from Jay Bryant of Bryant Energy reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Mechanic Falls.  I met him at the site that afternoon.  The tank involved was in the crawl space under a mobile home.  Oil had contaminated ice and snow around the fill and vent pipes located outside the skirting of the trailer.  Mr. Bryant made arrangements to have Environmental Projects Inc respond to the site the following day to clean up the spill.

I returned to the site on 3/19, and observed the cleanup.  Several drums of ice and snow as well as one drum of contaminated soil were removed by hand.  The ice and snow drums were taken to Bryant Energy's shop for melting and eventual disposal.  The remaining drum of soil was removed by Environmental Projects for future disposal at Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.
P-216-2003*Standard overfill to snow.  Snow was shoveled up and bagged for disposal.
P-217-2003*Small diesel leak from peddle truck saddle tank to driveway cleaned up with speedy dry by Downeast personnel.
P-1045-2002*3.13.2002, Mr. Jim Wallace reported a large oil sheen in Card Cove, Harpswell.  I responded to the site and met with Cumberland Co. Deputy Sheriff Potvin and Fire Warden Wyer.  I also met with two USCG officials from the Marine Safety Office in Portland.

The oil was spread along the north shore of Card Cove.  The oil was thin and not recoverable.  The USCG officials and I split up and scoured the area looking for a source.  We checked an outfall pipe or two but found nothing.  We conducted a windshield survey looking for suspected sources and visited a marina/ repair shop on the south shore.  Again, nothing jumped out.  We walked along a camp road looking for the usual suspects...Above ground supply tanks.  None of the critters hiding in the shadows of eaves  looked like culprits.  It was awfully quiet....a little too quiet if you know what I mean.  We had no way to check the boats moored in the harbor.

After several hours we had nothing and departed the area.  I notified the Dept. of Marine Resources and advised Seth Barker of the incident.  I advised that the oil would impact the shore at least for the next 24 to 48 hours.

No further calls or complaints received regarding this spill.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-208-2003*Somehow a TT operator drove away and actually ripped the hose out of the pump leaving the diesel unabridged and allowing it to spew all over the parking lot of the Mile 24S diesel pump location.  Clean Harbors was contracted to clean the mess with speedy dry.
P-1046-2002*5.15.2002, trucker ran over something that ripped the fuel cross-over valve off the saddle tank.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Clean Harbors contracted to respond and clean up the spill.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1047-2002*02.08.02, Dead River reported overfilling an AST.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Spill from vent to ground and immediately cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-731-2002*During fire-fighting operations at a trailer, fire-fighters inadvertently broke the filter nipple and caused approximately one hundred gallons of oil to be lost. After several months, the trailer owner had still not applied for fund coverage.  Therefore, I obtained the permission of the trailer park management to perform the cleanup. Excavation is complete.
P-106-2002*2.12.02, responded to spill site.  Windham FD had buckets under a tractor trailer saddle tank collecting leaking diesel fuel.  The truck had hit a median strip and tore the fuel, cross-over piping from one of the  saddle tanks.  Spilled material on the roadway was sanded by the town.  DEP recovered about two bags of sorbents deployed by the FD.

DEP not to seek reimbursement for the disposal of two bags of sorbents.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1010-2001*12.11.2001 responded to tanker truck discharge at bulk oil facility at entered location.  The tanker truck was off loading several thousand gallons of fuel oil when a valve associated with the delivery hose malfunctioned.  Approximately 300 gallons of oil discharged onto the ground before the leak could be stopped.  En route to the spill I was informed that no qualified persons were on site to clean up the spill or secure the scene for public safety.  I notified the Gray Fire Department and I contacted Clean Harbors who dispatched a crew to the site.  All free standing oil was collected with sorbents.  The following day a contractor was on site to excavate out the remaining contaminated gravel.

J & S took responsibility for the spill.  Both J & S and Clean Harbors of Maine generated soil waste for disposal at Commercial Paving.

No further Response action necessary.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-751-2002* On 12-23-02, Maritime Energy reported an oil leak at the residence of Trudy Fields. She is located in Gibbs Trailer Park in the town of Belfast ME.  I made a site visit and found that a small quantity of oil had leaked from the outside AST, due to corrosion. Mrs. Field's friend spoke with me and he was in the process of buying another tank and planned to install it himself.
  This trailer park is served by a public well that is located about 800 feet away. This well is not at risk from this oil leak.
  Before leaving the area, I spoke with the Trailer Park owner's father about checking in on the tenant. I left him some sorbent pads and also asked that he inspect the other AST in the park for compliance with new rules.
  No further action required.
A-67-2003*   DEP received a report from a municipal water district that oil-stained snow was visible on ice atop a small pond; this pond drains into a wetland where the municipal well-field (5 wells) is located, some 600' from the pond.  The source of the oil was traced to a broken filter-fitting at a residential heating-oil AST that had occurred and been repaired one month previously.  The subject residence (Smalley) and several neighboring residences rely on private wells for water.
   Due to the geologic sensitivity of the area, Technical Services assistance was requested; staff had some familiarity with the site from a previous oil spill (A-464-98).  It was decided that collection of free product at the pond would be sufficient in the short-term, and that dissolved-phase DRO would likely not impact any of the wells.  Trenches were cut into the ice on the pond and booms (both containment and sorbent) were placed.  A small quantity of oil was recovered in this manner.  Several private wells (including that of the spiller) were sampled for petroleum.
   After the weather warmed contaminated soil was excavated at the Smalley residence.

A-19-2003*Received a call from Troy Smith of Colby and Gale that there was a spill at a customer's house. I went to the house of Robert Jackson with Mr. Smith and he showed me the problem. The AST was in back of Mr. Jackson's shop. The pipe to the filter housing was cracked causing the leak. The snow was fresh and did not show any tracks or other reasons for the pipe to crack. There was a track of a small animal that ran over the filter.  Approximately 5 gallons leaked out due to only about 5 gallons being in the tank. It had not been filled since the Fall.

Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the soil under the tank. He only excavated 1.25 tons due to the shallow bedrock. The bedrock did have oil on it. I referred the site to Technical Services. Geologist, Alex Pugh and I went to look at the site. There are a total of 3 wells at risk. Alex will be doing the sampling on these wells. No further work by Response Services is indicated.
A-53-2003*The above ground storage tank located at 119 Dr. Mann Road, Skowhegan corroded at the seam between the side wall and end of the tank resulting in an estimated 200 gallons discharge to the ground.  The tank is owned by Robert McGowan, who also lives at 119 Dr. Mann Road.  The discharge was discovered when the furnace failed.  An investigation by Mr. McGowan found the tank was empty and a strong fuel oil odor near the tank.

The property is served by public water and sewer.  Unfortunately, the spill occurred over a mapped sand and gravel aquifer which serves the Skowhegan water supply.  Furthermore, there is a retention pond within 100 yards of the spill site.

The excavation found the soil to be very sandy below a shallow layer of topsoil.  Much of the oil had been held in a thick frost layer near the surface, however, some contamination was found 6 feet below grade.  McGee Construction was contracted to remove the contaminated soils.  70.29 tons of material was taken to Commercial Paving and Recycling for processing.

The response and clean-up were complicated and delayed by overhead and buried utilities.  Within the contaminated area there was a telephone pole which served CMP, Verizon and the local cable company.  Arrangements were made with the utilities to relocate them to the opposite end of the residence.  Further complicating the excavation was a buried electrical service supplying the hot tub at the back of the house.  A licensed electrician was contracted to relocate the hot tub electrical service.

Access to the spill site was limited.  An excavator was used to dig, the removed material was then placed in the bucket of a front end loader, driven around the residence and deposited into dump trucks.  The reverse method was used to back fill the excavation.

No further action is expected.
P-218-2003*On 3/18/03, I received a call from Paula Smith of C N Brown reporting a small spill from a tank overfill at a client's residence.  Oil was discovered seeping out of the gauge fitting on the tank shortly after being filled.  C N Brown cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
A-81-2003*   DEP received a report that spilled gasoline was evident at this service station.  The cause/source was uncertain, but it is believed that a customer spilled gasoline either from a container or vehicle.  Most was collected using sorbents; a small amount was visible as sheen on meltwater running down the street.
P-219-2003*On 3/18/03, I received a call from Jodi at C N Brown reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence in South Harpswell.  The spill occurred when the tank was filled on 3/14.  The client noticed the fill pipe dripping on 3/18.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the spill.  No further action required.
A-82-2003*   DEP received a report that this fishing vessel sank on its mooring.  The boat was refloated and docked; as the owner had no firm plans for the boat it was decided to pump off oil/water in the fuel tank and to remove all oil from the bilge in order to prevent further spillage should the vessel sink again.
A-217-2002*  On 4-8-02, Community Energy reported a fuel leak at the residence of Herbert Lakin. This home is located on Hare Street in the town of Avon. This area is served by public water. I made a site visit and could not determine the quantity of oil lost nor how it was lost. I can only speculate that their dog's chain became entangled around the feed line.  I checked the home for oil vapors and none were detected. No further action will be required.
A-501-2002* On 8-17-02, the Maine State Police called to report an auto accident that had occurred on Interstate 95. This occurred in the north bound lane, 4 miles north of the Sidney town line. The automobile (a passenger van) hit the guardrail near the median strip. Given the location of the spill and the lack of receptors no clean up was done. No further action is anticipated.
P-221-2003*On 3/19/03 I received a call from Alan Chamerlain of Dead River reporting a small overfill spill in Portland.  Approximately 5-7 gallons of heating oil spilled out of the vent pipe while filling the above ground storage tank.  Dead River used Sorbents to clean up the spill and hand dug a small amount of soil out from under the vent pipe.  No further action required.
I-49-2003*On 2-7-03, because of a pump failure, about 5 gallons of fuel oil was lost in T10 R7 by Seven Islands. They used sorbent pads to clean it up.
I-50-2003*On 2-9-03, a transformer near the residence of Lori Signorino failed and about 2 qts. of transformer oil spilled. All contaminated snow was removed.
A-101-2003*   DEP received a report from a homeowner that an oil company (Kalloch) had overfilled his AST.  It transpired the wrong tank had been filled the previous week; that tank was already full and oil flowed into snow via the vent pipe and over the top of the tank onto the concrete cellar floor.  Kalloch staff had applied speedi-dry at the time, but the homeowner thought this should be collected for disposal.  After a call from DEP, Kalloch agreed to collect oiled speedi-dry and snow.
 The area is served by public water.  While some oil is believed to have escaped to a cellar floor-drain this is not likely to create any problems.
I-52-2003*On 2-14-03, because of a broken hydraulic line on a truck owned by Rafford Trucking, about 45 gallons of hydraulic oil was lost on the road just south of Dead Brook in T8 R8. Contaminated snow was shoveled up and taken back to Raffords garage. Snow was melted and oil decanted.
A-107-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor oil spill occurred when this residential AST was overfilled.  The event itself was insignificant.  However, some problems were noted with the installation that raised concerns regarding future catastrophic release.
   The subject trailer park is served by municipal water, but a nursing home across the road (app. 200' away) utilizes a private well for water.
I-53-2003*On 2-18-03 a log truck owned by Richard Ouellette Logging, failed to make a corner and jack knifed on the Farm Road in T15 R12. The saddle tank split and about 50 gallons was spilled onto the road. The contaminated snow was removed and taken to Irving's Fort Kent facility to be melted down and the oil decanted.
A-108-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor spill had occurred at this residential driveway when a valve on a fuel vehicle was accidentally opened.  Spilled product was reportedly recovered.
   The area is served by municipal water.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
I-54-2003*On 2-18-03, JM Huber has a small spill as the result of a broken cylinder on a log loader. About 1.5 gallons were lost. Saw dust was used to absorb the spill and burned in the boiler at the mill.
P-222-2003*On 3/19/03, I received a complaint from Rose Milliken of Gorham that her well water was contaminated.  She provided me with a copy of lab results from Microbac labs indicating the presence of Chloroform, Ethylbenzene, p-Isopropyltoluene and toluene.  All but the Isopropyltoluene were below established Maximum Exposure Guidelines (MEG).  Ms. Milliken also indicated her teenage son has been sick for several months and that the well water problems had been ongoing since October of 2002.

I met on site with Ms Milliken the following day with Mark Woodruff of Tech Services to re-sample the well and look for spill sources.  There is no history of spillage in the neighborhood and a walk through of the neighborhood did not show any unreported spill evidence.

The re-sampled well confirmed the presence of some organic compounds.  The case has been referred to Technical Services for further investigation.  No further Response Services action anticipated.

B-115-2003*On 3/18/03, at 14:29 Clarence Begin of Plum Creek (tree harvesters) reported a 300 gallon release of diesel fuel near Misery Pond, which is on the Capitol Road about twelve miles from Route 201 in Johnson Mt. TWP.  One of their logging trucks slipped off the road, because of ice and went part way down a steep bank.  Somehow the saddle tank on the lower side acquired a fist sized hole, which allowed most of the product to drain from both tanks.  It turned out that recovery of the product at this time is close to impossible, because of the steepness of the bank where the incident occurred and the depth of the snow.  Also, there are a lot of small trees that would be in the way.  The ice on the pond, which is about 150 feet from the spill, is at least three feet thick.  At the bottom of the steep grade there is about 130 feet of fairly flat ground.  The product is most likely immobilized beneath the surface of this plateau.  The plan is to see what is happening when the ice goes out and the snow leaves.  If product seeps out of the shoreline we will contain it with boom.  There are no camps on the pond.  Plum Creek personal will keep an eye on the site and let us know what is going on as the ice and snow leave.  The remoteness of the area affords us an excellent opportunity to "wait and see".
B-116-2003*On 3/19/03, 0814 hours Jim Robinson of A E Robinson Oil reported a one gallon fuel oil spill in a customer's driveway, which was covered with ice.  He said that it had been cleaned up and that the customer was satisfied.  The customer was Dennise Dow, 716 N Dexter Road, Sangerville.  Jim speculated that the nozzle had shaken open while on the road so that when the delivery pump was turned on some product came out of the open nozzle.  The driver recovered the release with five pads from his spill kit.
A-248-2002*  On 4-21-02, the Waterville Fire Dept. reported a Haz Mat Incident at the MaineGeneral Medical Center-Thayer Unit. This hospital is located at 149 North Street.
  When I arrived on site, the Incident Command informed me of the details. A machine that uses Xylene had developed a leak and spilled a quantity of material onto the floor. This lab is located below grade. The incident command had an entry team and a decon team on site. They also had blueprints of the building and a weather station set up.
  I asked a few questions and suggested that the entry team use turnout gear instead of plastic poly coated chemical PPE. I also asked about measuring the flammability limits in the lab. I was told there was a hood that vented the room to the ground level. Myself and a fire fighter went to this vent and measured 4% of the LEL. (Note: I think this is a design flaw when a flammable material is vent to the outside at ground level.)
  I then gave a fire fighter instructions on how to use the Combustible Gas Indicator and he went in with the entry team. The atmosphere was not unsafe and the entry team placed speedi dri onto the spilled material on the floor and turned off the machine to prevent any further spillage. Clean Harbors arrived a short time later to clean up the sorbent material.
  This concludes this event.
I-78-2003*On 3-9-03, Me. DOT reported a spill of 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid at their Rice St. facility. A hose on a plow truck blew. All was cleaned up with sorbent pads and peat moss.
B-97-2003*Piscataquis Sheriff's Office called to report that an accident had occurred on Rt. 150 in Parkman. It seemed that a tractor-trailer rig had hit a pickup at the intersection with the Crow Hill Road. The tractor had rolled onto its side and slid through the dooryard of K.C.'s Store and over a bank into a field. The fire department was on scene and was reporting that they believed that the ditch side saddle tank was leaking fuel but due to the snow and wreckage they could not reach it. Little could be done until the tractor was moved.
   When I arrived I found the report to be accurate. I spoke to the truck driver, Richard Pratt, who said that both saddle tanks held one hundred gallons and he had filled them just before the accident. When the truck was recovered we found that although the driver's tank was uninjured it only held about
30 gallons. The ditch tank was badly dented and holes but it still held about 20 gallons which I pumped off and gave to a nearby garage (they supplied the drum). I assume it will be used as waste oil, but since the price of fuel has reached $2.00/gallon, perhaps not.
   The spot that was diesel contaminated was on property owned by Karol Curtis. She owns the store and her drilled well is about 75' away. Within about 30' is a small stream. Due to these facts I felt it was important to remove as much of the contamination as possible. I explained the situation to Mr. Spack, the truck's owner, and offered to let him do the cleanup or he could let me do it and bill him later. He decided to let me do it.
   On 3/13/03 I met a crew from Clean Harbors at the site and we used a vacuum truck to recover the contaminated snow and soil.
   I don't anticipate any further action.
I-79-2003*On 3-13-03, MPG reported that because a driver tried to deliver at the wrong house, a small spill occured before the driver realized his mistake. There are two camps next to each other on the W. Cottage Road in Portage with the name Edgecomb. When asked to deliver to one they mistakenly delivered to the other, into a tank that hadn't been used in a decade. While the driver was filling the tank he noticed the snow beneath the filter begin to turn red. With notable astuteness, he turned off the oil and began to investigate, finding the line from the filter badly corroded and cracked. All contaminated snow was shoveled up and taken back to the MPG office in PI. Another potential environmental disaster avoided.
B-120-2003*Kirk Toth called from FPL Energy Co. to report that about 2 ounces of non-PCB oil had leaked from a transformer in the substation at their Williams Hydro Station in Embden. There is a device attached to the transformer that measures temperature and pressure inside the transformer. This device was found to be weeping. Their best estimate was two ounces. They used a sorbent pad to collect the free product on the ground under the device. I told him that given the amount lost that the clean up appeared adequate.
I-80-2003*On 3-14-03, Dead River reported a 2 gallon spill at their bulk plant in Caribou. A delivery truck was overfilled. All contaminated snow was shoveled up.
I-81-2003*On 3-18-03, Daigle Oil had a small spill at their bulk plant in Oakfield. The cap on a hose the delivery truck was carrying came loose and the contents of the hose spilled. They hired a backhoe to scrape out the ice and snow.
I-57-2003*On 2-13-03, JM Huber had a 1 quart spill of blackwater. Wood shavings were used to clean it up and burned in the boiler on site.
I-35-2003*On 2-3-03, MPG had a spill at their bulk plant in PI. A loading arm shutoff valve failed and about 8 gallons were lost. Driver cleaned with sorbent pads.
I-36-2003*On 1-28-03, Irving Oil had a small spill at their bulk plant in Limestone due to driver inexperience. 5 gallons were lost and cleaned up with sorbents.
P-133-2003*On Route 295, the plow mounted on a full size pickup came in contact with an 18-wheeler's trailer fuel tank that supplies the refrigeration unit.  This contact, which the TT driver never felt, made a gash in the tank and discharged approximately 10 gallons immediately in addition to sending the pickup sideways into the guardrail.  The TT maintained course discharging product until it fell below the gash (approximately 100 yds).  Just north of Freeport, the TT was pulled over by a trooper so the tank dripped in one spot.
Sand was laid on the 295 spill by DOT and the Freeport spill was cleaned with speedy dri after the tank's product was cycled into the truck's saddle tank.
P-224-2003*AST line leak to basement floor cleaned with speedy dri.
A-10-2003*Received a report from Adam Doran concerning a transformer spill at the intersection of Route 4 and Route 219 in Turner. It was a larger then normal transformer and 20 gallons of mineral oil was spilled. Adam told me they used speedy dry and sorbent pads to clean it up as most of the spill was onto Route 4.  PCB content was less then 1 ppm.

What he didn't tell me and (didn't really need to tell me) was that the accident was caused by a tank trailer.  We found out about the tanker later in the morning and responder was dispatched to investigate. No further work on the transformer spill is indicated.
A-135-2002*  On 3-4-02, Maritime Energy reported that a 5 gallon bucket of oil and water had been knocked over.  This occurred at their bulk oil storage facility in Montville, located on Route 3.  This bucket is used to catch any drips from the hose connections at the fill pipes, associated with the aboveground tanks.  They cleaned up the site themselves and no further work will be required.

P-211-2003*Jessie Albert Dental Center called to report an odor complaint within the office from the spillage of a few cc's of "formo-cresol" (medical product used to perform root canals).  The formalin base gives a pungent odor which lead to the temporary closure of one exam room while it was ventilated.  No personal injuries and no free product to clean up as the spill was to the uniform of the attendant/dentist/hygienist.

The call was simply a courteous call and to explain any additional odor complaints which may arise.

No DEP response was requested, only the expediting of the MSDS for verification with the assistance of Heather Carlton Lynch.

No further action is warranted for this site.
P-226-2003*On 3/22/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Standish Fire Department reporting a car accident with gasoline spillage.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the spill.  I responded to the site later in the morning.  Upon arrival I did not observe any remaining gasoline spillage at the site.  There were a couple of spots of brake fluid visible in the snow.  I removed those spots by shovel into bags for disposal at DEP.  No further action required.
P-1049-2002*3.1.02, no DEP response.  Phone contact indicates a tank truck engine leaked motor oil, due to a failed valve cover gasket.  A trail of oil approximately 30 feet long discharged onto the roadway and sand was deployed on the oil stain.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-1048-2002*2.15.02 Mark Dionne reported that a tank at the facility "let go" due to corrosion.  Approximately 30 gallons leaked into the sewer system.  The product discharged was water and and an additive of 'formula 1012L' a 3% sodium hydroxide solution.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1050-2002*3.21.02 No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  A leaking fitting on the aboveground supply tank was replaced.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
I-82-2003*Ice falling from the roof of a camp on a kerosene tank caused about 50 gallons of kerosene to leak.

Clean up was attempted but some has gone under the building. Due to the spring conditions ( snow, mud and frost). Site will be excavated again when the roads are no longer posted.

5/28/03 - The contaminated soil was removed to the max extent that possible. The oil appears to have followed a sewer pipe and then the water line to the well.

The area around the casing was saturated with oil as was the area roughly in a circle around the well casing.

Before backfilling the site, I took a few PID readings and found that around the casing was still 400-425 ppm (PID) but dropped off to 30 ppm about 2 feet away.

Well has not been contaminated, but site is on QM

Response case closed.
P-1051-2002*03.27.02, responded to spill location.  In the water adjacent to Custom House Wharf, oil bubbles were surfacing and causing a sheen on the water.  The sheen was too thin and sorbent pads were ineffective.  The USCG hired a diver to investigate the source of the spill.  The diver located a moped that had been driven or pushed into the water.  The vehicle was recovered.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
P-210-2002*3.26.02, received report of spill.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up. A Downeast service truck ruptured a hydraulic line that leaked onto a concrete pad.  Sorbents were deployed and recovered by Downeast personnel.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-269-2002*  During construction of the new water line in the town of St. George, the contractor, Sargent and Sargent, found gasoline contaminated soils in front of what was previously known as T-L Corp.  This was reported to the DEP by Craig Winters on 5-2-02. By the time I arrived, the excavation had been backfilled and the soil transported off site to a location behind the church.
  The DEP was in the process of constructing a new community water system here in Tenant's Harbor. This area of soil contamination was in the area between the water main and the building. This project was considered A Haz Whopper site and no one from Sargent and Sargent was qualified to work here, however, they did remove and transport gasoline contaminated soil to the stockpile site behind the church.
  This project then fell into our Division's case load. I was not comfortable calling the soil gasoline or petroleum contaminated, because the T-L Corp. had been out of business for a long time and I had no knowledge of the site. I had the soil analyzed for the parameters that were required and eventually the soil (25 tons) was transported to Commercial Recycling Company.
  I next hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the trench from the water main to the building and make the service connection with a copper line, instead of a poly line. An additional 46 tons of soil was transported to Commercial Paving.
  No further excavation was required. We only excavated the material that was in the trench area.
B-99-2003*Levi Ross called from Dead River Co. to report that a spill had occurred at their Eastport bulk plant. It seems that a driver connected to the wrong tank while making a #2 fuel delivery. The tank selected was already full. This resulted in an estimated 10 gallons spill inside the dike. They cleaned the site with sorbent pads. Mr. Ross was confident that the oil stayed within the dike. I did not go to the scene and expect no further action.
P-750-2002*On the morning of 10/10/02, Mr. Soules entered his store to discover the kerosene heater had pumped kerosene throughout the showroom, and the main floor of the two story building.  He immediately called the South Portland Fire Department who responded in minutes.  Ventilation fans were applied, contaminated appliances (i.e. counters, stock material, carpeting, the heating unit itself, etc.) were being removed upon the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)/Cyr's  arrival.

The exact amount of the discharge was unknown but estimated at 20 gallons. ENPRO was called being located only a few blocks away from the site.

As the fire department left, ENPRO arrived to begin assessing clean up and removal needs.  The areas of visible staining were earmarked, the insulation beneath the floor (only a half basement/crawlspace below) the framing timber at least 18-24 inches up from the floor, along with the sheet rock, and sub-flooring were the primary objectives.  The sheet rock was cutout and bagged, the remaining carpet also bagged, a staff member went below in the crawlspace and removed the saturated insulation (bagging it in the crawlspace).  At this point the initial panel of plywood flooring was to be removed.  It was very difficult to cut into, the saw bound up almost immediately, pry bars were employed to assist and only then was the true construction of the floor understood.  Three (3) layers of plywood on a tongue and groove base with what appeared to be tar paper sandwiched in between.  One 2' x 8' section was removed to understand the complex nature of the floor and explain the difficulties encountered.  At this point the removal operation seems routine and Cyr dismissed himself (approximately 11:30am) to attend to another spill started the evening before in Norway.

The immediate action that followed are second hand as I, Cyr, was not present.  The insurance adjusters wanted to view the scene before more removal took place.  The ENPRO crew broke for lunch, upon returning began the removal of the remaining floor sections.  During this activity in the presence of Soules, his carpenter, the ENPRO crew of four (I believe), and possibly another person or two, a fire erupted.  The ensuing blaze totally destroyed the remaining structure.  Cyr was notified mid-afternoon that a fire had taken place and the building lost.

The subsequent investigation (independent investigator for the business insurance company) into the cause points to a molten piece of metal (cut nail) entering an unclosed bag of saturated insulation.  The atmosphere being right for a flash, sustained the blaze.

The actions taken in my presence were routine for a fuel oil (kerosene) spill and clean up.  The objectives of the follow up activities did not warrant any enhanced safety protocols (in hind-sight) and the circumstances leading to the cause of the fire were not witnessed by DEP/Cyr.

The scene was revisited by DEP and the contaminated soil vactored by a second contractor and at the request of Mr. Soule  the remaining fuel was removed from the aboveground storage tank.

The Department believes no further clean up actions are needing regarding the fuel oil spill, saturated materials were removed, the excess fuel in the tank was pumped off.  The fire consumed all the remaining fuel oil concerns.  The civil litigation was settled A-BEST windows moved to a new location around the corner and the building was rebuilt.
P-341-2002*Upon initial investigation and information put forth by Tim, DEP RCRA was enlisted and negotiated the disposal of materials through proper channels.  A contractor was hired and wastes consolidated and properly transported for disposal.

Waste materials ranged from fluorescent lamp fixtures and ballasts, woolen dyes, roofing compounds, and various other industrial materials, some of which were classified as hazardous waste but I do not have the exact inventory on hand at the printing of this report.

Suffice to say with the coordination of RCRA the waste streams were handled properly.  No additional work is expected for this event.
P-552-2002*Neighbor appears to have poured oil at the base of fence posts which migrated into neighboring yard.  Stained soil was excavated and removed, transported to DEP added to stock pile and later disposed of.

No other contamination was noted, appears to be neighbor issue about fence and hedging at the property line.

No addition Response action planned.
I-208-2003*A gasket failed inside the pump, which sprayed gasoline.

Approximately 1 gal was recovered from the sump under the pump.

Response case closed.
A-623-2002*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel was spilled when a saddle tank ruptured on a truck visiting this property.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is rural and is reliant on private wells for water; it is unlikely that groundwater will be impacted due to the thoroughness of the clean-up efforts here.
A-635-2002*   DEP received a report that diesel fuel was spilled when a school bus was overfilled during refueling.  The driver was inside the bus while the dispensing nozzle continued to pump after the tank was full.  40 gallons of oil went to soil within 200' of the drilled well that serves this variety store and restaurant.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   After discussion within DEP and upon agreement between involved parties it was determined that both would share responsibility for the spill:  the vehicle owner due to operator inattention and the store due to the failure of it's equipment to automatically shut off.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-229-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY

	In the early afternoon of Friday, 2/7/03, the Sagadahoc Public Safety Cty. Dispatch notified DEP of a 20 to 30 gallon gasoline discharge from a Bickford Transp. Co. tank truck at the Cumberland Farms UST facility in Woolwich.  Woolwich Fire Dept. was responding with Bickford Trans. crew.  DEP would arrive later, being slowed by a snow storm.

	DEP arrived onsite approx. 1500 hrs.  Based on the initial report and later conversation with a Cumberland Farms manager onsite:  The Bickford Trans. MC-307 tailer-truck was pumping off the UST's prior to their scheduled abandonment by removal.  A significant amount of product remained in the UST's and it appears the Bickford driver tried to get as much product into his trailer as possible causing it to overfill out the tank trailer and onto the ground.  These trucks are supposed to have overfill protection and vapor recovery preventing an overfill.  It is suspected that the overfill protection was not operating, was disabled, or perhaps the driver opened up the manways atop the trailer to fill up all ullage.  To put it simply, this tank trailer overfill should not have happened if all was operating as it should have been.  The driver may not have been adequately monitoring the pumping as required.

	The Cumb. Farms manager also stated that the Bickford driver advised them not to notify the local Woolwich Fire Dept. (WFD) of the gasoline spill, whom Cumb. farms is required notify.  DEP received no notification from Bickford, the primary responsible party.  Both Bickford Trans. and WFD  responded, and were done and gone by the time I arrived later that afternoon.  Several inches of fresh snow covered the ground inhibiting a close inspection.  The spill I understood occurred in the area of the former UST's which were scheduled to be soon abandoned.  Though addressed promptly, it is typical that some product seeps to the underlying soil and gw through cracks and joints in the pavement.

CONCLUSIONS
	In early March 2003, the UST facility was removed.  Some fresh contamination in soil and groundwater, was confirmed and removed for offsite disposal (see P-104-03 for further details).  The spill was reported to the state by the local public safety.  No discharge notification was received by DEP from Bickford Transportation in violation of Maine statute, and explanation of their side of the spill.  A copy of this report will be sent Cumberland Farms, and to Bickford Transportation with the recommendation that they re-evaluate their spill reporting and pumping procedures.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1053-2002*4.3.02, No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Fire-matic valve on tank was leaking and replaced during service call.  Spill to concrete floor cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-1052-2002*2.8.02, No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  CN Brown reports that a driver inattentively overfilled a tank truck during transfer operations from a bulk tank.  Spilled material onto concrete pad picked up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-188-2002*  On 3-28-02, Jean Fergusson called this office to report the release of about two gallons of fuel oil. This spill occurred in the basement of her parents home. Her parents are Sara and Eugene Stuart Fergusson. Jean was actually calling about getting sorbent pads to clean up the spilled oil. Apparently Jean was filling a one gallon glass container in the basement when she went upstairs and forgot about the filling operation in the basement. She ran down into the basement and turned the valve off, but in the meantime several gallons of oil had spilled onto the floor. Let me try to explain this filling operation. The basement is heated with a kerosene torpedo heater. The outside oil tank serves two monitor heaters. In addition to this piping for the monitors, there is another length of tubing, with a valve, that hangs down from the floor joists and terminates about one foot from the dirt floor. When they need fuel for the torpedo heater they place a glass jug under that copper line and open the valve.
  The oil flowed across the dirt floor toward the dug well. The floor had water on it so the recovery operation was simplified. I set up an exhaust fan to mitigate the oil odors. I removed the cardboard, sorbents and other debris in the basement. It is also important to note that this same scenario has happened at this location in the past, A-642-91.
  Alex Pugh made a site visit with me and he collected a water sample and that sample was Non Detect. No further action will be required.

P-233-2003*2.28.03 spill reported, No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Driver overfilled AST, approximately one gallon discharged from vent.  DR to send service truck as follow up to the earlier clean up by the delivery driver.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-232-2003*2.20.03, reported spill. No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up. Pump on a tank truck malfunctioned causing a leak.  CN Brown crews cleaning up spill in driveway.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-231-2003*3.24.03 incident reported.  3.25.03 conducted site visit and identified the material as iron bacteria or marsh sheen.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-234-2003*1.15.03 No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Overfill of facility underground storage tank.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-465-1998*Underground tank removal.  12,000 gallon #6 oil tank was severely corroded.  Significant contamination found.  Cleanup overseen by Woodard & Curran (see Site Assessment).  Lots of contamination left behind because of physical obstructions (buildings and electrical transformer).  No further response action needed at this time.
B-107-2003*
     This office received a call at 1420 on 3/13/03 from Dennis McComb (Lincoln Pulp & Paper Company, Inc.; Lincoln) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that the hydraulic system failed on a trash compactor at their Eastern Fine Paper, Inc. facility in Brewer.  It was initially believed that a check valve failed on the hydraulic pump, which resulted in an estimated 10 gallon being discharged onto the ground.  All of the oil was contained by snow on a gravel surface.  Plans were to cleanup the material with sorbent pads and speedi-dry, which would then be incinerated.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

CONCLUSION:  It was later determined that the cause of the spill was due to the hydraulic system overheating and the deterioration of the sight glass seal on the trash compactor.  The actual amount spilled is believed to be around 3 gallons.

REC:  File report.

B-119-2003*        On March 20, 2003, at 1545, we received a call from Rick Farris of the Waldo County Emergency Response reporting a call to him of an oil spill at the Gerry residence at 411 Ward Hill Road in Troy.  The caller said Mr. Gerry dumped motor oil from an old tractor into the drainage ditch in front of his house.
        I visited the site and found no sign of oil. Mr. Gerry did have several old vehicles in his yard.  I later received a call from the Troy C.E.O. reporting oil in the same spot.  I returned to the location and met the Troy Fire Dept., Sheriff's deputy, the code enforcement officer and Rick Farris.  However, there was still no oil, so I sent the fire dept. and deputy sheriff home.  The fire chief said Mr. Gerry lit a fire under a frozen line in an old tractor and when he opened the line a pint or two of used motor oil came out onto the ground on top of the old fire.
        The C.E.O. said there was oil in the drainage ditch earlier when he checked the site.  However, he was there shortly after my first visit, so I don't think he saw any oil.  I later found out that the town of Troy and Mr. Gerry are in conflict over his junk vehicles and this may be part of this situation.
A-128-2003*  Don McCollach, of Wadleigh's, called this office to report an oil leak at the residence of George and Jackie Lewis. They are located in the town of Richmond at 52 South Main Street. The Lewis's had hired Wadleigh's to replace their oil tank. During the job, Wadleigh's found a pin hole leak in the unprotected copper line. This leak was small in nature and no odor problem existed. A few buckets of soil was removed from the basement and no further action will be necessary.
A-52-2003*  On 2-2-2003, the Boothbay Fire Dept. reported an oil leak at the residence of Garry Blackman Jr. This residence is located on Pine View Ridge Rd., which is off Back Meadow Rd.
  It appears that snow and ice fell off the roof or built up on the filter assembly and snapped the firomatic valve off the outside AST. The tank had been filled three days earlier, so it is estimated that 250 gallons were lost. The road conditions were treacherous that day, therefore I made a site visit on Monday. There were no oil vapor problems in the home.
  This area is served by private wells with the nearest well about 60 feet away. The Blackman home is a house trailer which rests on a concrete pad.
  I contacted N.A. Reny to excavate the oil contaminated soil that is located under the tank. Soil removal was started on 2-4 and about 18 tons was excavated and transported to CP/CRS. Soil removal was incomplete because the spilled oil flowed under the concrete pad and I did not want to undermine the slab. I had the contractors install a vertical sewer pipe, to act as a recovery well, in the excavation. We then backfilled with two inch stone. A layer of hay was placed on the stone and bank run sand was placed on top of that .
  We dug a test pit down gradient and there was a slight odor of petroleum in the soil layer just above the bedrock.
 Site visit on 2-20-03, one liter of fuel oil was removed from recovery well, via sorbent pads.  Several times through the month of March we checked on this and each time there was a small amount of oil in the well. We checked this recovery well several times throughout the spring and summer.
 The site has been referred to Tech Services and the water well has been sampled. A new outside tank was installed in a much safer location. Sometime in October of 2003 Mr. Gary Blackman Jr. called me to asked if the depression in the ground where we excavated could be backfilled in the spring, I agreed and have written it on my calendar for May 1, 2004. No further action will be expected from response at that time.
A-127-2003*Monique Myers, owner of 4 Beech Street in Richmond, had noticed an oil odor problem in their home and called their oil company Wadleigh's. Don, from Wadleigh's, responded and found the AST located in the basement had developed a corrosion leak and the tank would have to be replaced. The DEP was notified and I made a site visit. The tank was in the process of being replaced and a small amount of soil on the floor of the basement would have to be removed with a hand shovel. This action was done by Wadleigh's. No further action will be expected.
P-1054-2002*5.29.02, No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  A piece of blasting equipment malfunctioned causing the discharge of lubricating oil.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-227-2003*On 3/23/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Morgan Hayworth of Scarborough reporting gasoline and oil in his sump hole in his basement.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a yellowish green oil in the sump.  A preliminary search for potential sources yielded none.  I cleaned the oil out of the sump with sorbent pads.  When I attempted to manually activate the sump pump, it would not turn on.  I checked to make sure the pump was plugged in and powered and discovered the breaker for the pump had tripped.  When I reset the breaker, the sump pump began to try to pump but was unable to.  The pump then began to smoke.  I immediately shut off the breaker and determined the sump pump had suffered some sort of mechanical failure that released cooling oil from the unit into the sump.  I suggested to the homeowner that he replace the malfunctioning pump and notify me if oil continued to appear in the sump.  No further action anticipated.
B-124-2003*On 3/24/03, 1105 hours Max Upton of Great Lakes Hydro America reported a ten by fifteen foot sheen at North Twin Dam.  He indicated that the source was lube oil from air tools used by Down East Divers.  He said that he was reporting the incident for them.
B-114-2003*
     This office received a call at 0925 on 3/18/03 from Eric Hoche (Eastern Plumbing & Heating Oil Company; Whiting) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that 18 gallons of #2 oil were spilled at a residence near the East Machias-Whiting town line on Route 1 at 0900 this morning.  For some unknown reason, the nozzle end of the transfer hose fell off the reel on their delivery truck.  When it hit the ground, the nozzle activated and discharged the oil onto the customers gravel driveway before it could be shut off.  DEP's assistance was requested on site.

     Proceeding to East Machias, I met with Mr. Hoche and went over the situation with him.  There was some oil on the lawn, but most of it had gone onto the driveway and had flowed 35 or 40 feet down slope.  None had reached any State waters, gone into any drains, or gotten off the property.  There is a drilled well near the driveway, but with the ground still frozen, it is unlikely that it will be affected.  Arrangements were being made with a local contractor to have the contaminated soil excavated and hauled off.

March 19, 2003, (Wed.):  Approximately 16 cubic yards were removed on this date and will be temporarily stockpiled nearby pending disposal arrangements in the Spring.  PID meter readings on the remaining soil in the driveway following the excavation were in the 8.3 to 12.8 ppm range, which is well below the cleanup standard of 50 ppm for fuel oil.

REC:  File report.

P-237-2003*On 3/26/03, I received a call from the Sanford Police Department reporting an overfill spill of a vehicle at J & S Grocery in Sanford.  Approximately 2 gallons of gasoline was spilled.  The Sanford Fire Department cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further action required.
B-127-2003*        On March 24, 2003, at 1730 we received a call from Sherrie Canaar who was house sitting her father's (Don Miller) home at 429 River Road in Orrington.  Ms. Canaar noticed a smell in her basement the previous evening and investigated the smell the next day, the 24th, when the odor remained. She found a small drip on the bottom of the basement tank and called Dead River Oil who put a magni-patch on the leak.  Less than one quart of #2 oil was spilled and workers recovered this with sorbents.  The basement has a cement floor and no oil reached any drains.
B-126-2003*On 3/24/03, 1440 hours we were notified that a woman in Palmyra (actually she was in Newport) had something the size of an orange that was shaped like a pear and was colored green.  Additionally it was giving off toxic fumes.  It turned out to be an orange that had spoiled and had acquired a green mold on its' surface.  It had the smell of decaying citrus fruit.  The woman turned out to be Rhonda Graves.  Rhonda insisted that she was having a bad reaction to the presence of the fruit.  I took the fruit, which consisted of one badly decayed orange and five that smelled like they were starting to ferment, to our office.  Two days later Rhonda continued to complain about being congested.  I discussed the issue with Dr Andy Smith (State Toxicologist) and his advice was to have her contact her select physician.  He also said that Rhonda had called everyone and that we had gone beyond the normal call of duty.  The strong smell of stale cigarrette  smoke in her dwelling suggested that her congestion could be in part due to being a heavy smoker.

I had stored the spoiled fruit in a small over pack pail over night.  I checked this space with our Five Star thinking that the decomposition might give off a small amount of hydrogen sulfide.  People who had come into her house mentioned the smell of gas, which she doesn't have.  There was not a trace.  I have informed Rhonda of our findings and observations in a letter dated March 26, 2003.
B-3-2003*B-03-2003
01/03/2003 10:50

     Dave Beaumont, Licensed Tank Installer from Millinocket, called to report discovering two 1000 gallon waste oil tanks during renovations at Dysart's Truck Stop on the Coldbrook Road in Hermon.  Investigation revealed that the tanks were situated beneath a thick concrete slab within part of the building.  Removal of the tanks was thought to be extremely problematic.  A waiver to abandon them "in place" was granted.  The work was completed on January 8th.

I-84-2003*Spill of mercury in the High school physics lab, Room 301, while cleaning out a locker. Spill occurred after school.

A Brownian motion simulator was dropped when cabinet was cleaned.

Spill was cleaned up with a vacuum. Staff were informed that was an improper cleanup method and that the vacuum was hazwaste. It is now double bagged in plastic.

The room was then washed with soap & water. The water was contained and will be held for disposal.
I-85-2003*Approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fuel was spilled from a snow plow.  It was cleaned up with a pay loader and dump truck and taken to Tri Community Landfill.
I-86-2003*AST spill at filter. Brass nipple broke when ice fell on copper line.

Filter was protected by a piece of wood.

Contaminated soil was removed to bedrock, which was about 5 feet below grade. Contaminated wood was removed and replaced and the hole was back filled.

Oil did reach the bedrock.

Aroostook Water Care has been contacted to supply a filter, because I could smell oil in the water.

Case has been turned over to Paul Higgins.
I-87-2003*A little too much air was pumped into storage tank after unloading (to clear the line) and foam in tank overflowed.  The material, mixed with wood, was sucked up and burned in boiler.
P-798-2002*
Saturday 9/28/03:

	The shipyard had an oil spill,
it wasn't very large.
	It tried to reach the outfall,
very near a barge.

	The Navy responded with their crew,
to keep it from the water.
	Their responders are never few,
they respond like they ought to.

	The spill was a gallon,
perhaps may be two.
	I saw no need for rollon,
down to the spill to.

S G Brezinski,
DEP, BRWM
P-799-2002*
Saturday, 9/28/02

The church suffered a spill,
	it was from their bus.
		They thought it not a thrill,
			you should have heard the driver cuss.

The Fire Department responded,
	Down Hotel to Poland Roads.
		The Public Works Department sanded,
			with possibly several loads.

The diesel did not reach water or soil,
	but stayed upon the road.
		We estimate three gallons of oil,
			that effected no ones abode.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-88-2003*The roof over a deck that Grand Rental Station used for cold storage had collapsed.  Employees began removing the roof material at the deck surrounding the building when they noticed some oil on surface water under the deck.  Employees called Ferris Oil of Presque Isle because the oil smelled like fuel oil.  Further investigation by Ferris Oil employees found no fuel oil tank at building, so fuel oil was ruled out as the substance.  Grand Rental employee called DEP-NMRO to report spill.  I received the call at 1705 on 3/27/2003, and proceeded to site for an investigation.  Upon arriving at site, I noticed the slight smell of an oil product and saw visible product on run-off surface water.  Absorbent pads had been placed by employees of Ferris Oil and Grand Rental in the facility yard and in the surface water around the foundation of the cold storage building.  I called Allen's Septic Service and requested a vacuum truck to suck up surface water and oil product from around the building foundation.  Prior to the arrival of the vacuum truck, I collected a sample of the oil product for analysis.  On the morning of 3/28/2003, I called Soderberg Construction and requested some heavy machinery for excavation of contaminated soils.  I visited the site at 0745 on 3/28/2003, to see if the services of the vacuum truck were again needed and found it was not.  Excavation of contaminated soils began around 0830.
About 6-8 yards was removed and stockpiled on site. Excavation revealed no more product entering, which indicates a surficial source. A sample of neat product was sent to the state Health and Environmental testing lab for TCLP analysis. Results of the analysis will dictate disposal of the stockpiled soil.
B-117-2003*
     This office received a call at 13:25 on 3/19/03, from Beverly Duplessis (East Corinth) reporting a possible oil spill.  She stated that her well water tasted like fuel oil.  Since there have been no spills on the property that they are aware of and there are no other obvious sources nearby, I suggested that she might want to contact her oil company (Dead River Co) and have them check the heating oil system for any signs of a leak.  Directions to the property on the Exeter Road were provided.

     Proceeding to East Corinth, I met with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Duplessis and a burner man from Dead River Company.  It was initially thought that perhaps the feed line, which is embedded in the concrete floor, might have corroded through and was causing the problem.  As it turned out, the line is sleeved (installed inside a secondary containment line) and passed a vacuum test while I was on site, so that potential source was eliminated.  There is no evidence of any spillage around the fill/vent pipes on the outside of the house; no evidence of any leaks or spills around the AST, which is located on a dry concrete floor in the basement; and there is no apparent problem with the furnace.  Prior to my arrival, Mrs. Duplessis checked with her next door neighbor to see if they were having any problems with their well water; none were noted.

     To either confirm or eliminate fuel oil and/or gasoline as the source of this problem, I collected several water samples from the kitchen tap and took them directly to Northeast Lab in Winslow for analysis.  These all turned out negative, no DRO or GRO present.  What exactly Mrs. Duplessis was tasting in the well is unknown.  Part of their water system is filtered, due to minerals in the bedrock (I assume).  However, the kitchen tap is not filtered, so perhaps that is the problem.  The other possibility is that something unknown may be getting into the well from off the property.  At this point in time, exactly what that is and where it is coming from remains a mystery.  The Duplessis's indicated that they would contact Norlem's Water Treatment (Orrington; #825-4964) to see if they can figure out what is going on.

REC:  File report.

P-241-2003*On 3/27/03 I received a call from Ralph Andrews of Webber Energy reporting an above ground tank leak at a customer's residence in Cape Elizabeth.  The customer noticed an oil smell in his house and went to investigate.  When he checked the tank, he noticed it was weeping.  He put a bucket under the leak and called Webber.  The service technician responded and noticed that the tank system was two tanks baffled together.  Only one of the tanks was leaking.  The offending tank was removed and the spill cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-286-2003*A UST overfill at the Presumpscot St School resulted in contaminated soil and speedi dry.  Site was viewed and discharge was dealt with to DEP satisfaction.
P-266-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On 4/7/03, DEP's Stephen Brezinski observed the ongoing abandonment of an old UST at this rural residence.  As DEP UST coordinator for the DEP SMRO I stopped to observe.   Meeting with the homeowner, Mr. Beckwith, and with the removal contractor, G L Powers Co., it was discovered that 5000 gallons of the tank contents (oil contaminated water) had been discharge to the excavation causing a threat to Mr. Beckwith's nearby drinking water well and to neighbor's wells.  DEP measured oil contaminated soil which was to be excavated for aeration (with town approval).  No free product oil was observed to have been discharged.

SITE INFORMATION
	The facility is an old, commercial heating oil facility reportedly out of service since the 1970's.  The bare steel tank was about 5000 gallon capacity (6' x 30' long) and had fueled large greenhouses in what is now an open field next to Mr. Beckwith's old farmhouse.  Mr. Beckwith's own well is approx 80 to 100' N of the UST within a garage.  A neighbor is approx 200'-300' to the south.  A large cemetery borders the north side of Beckwith's property.  There is no public water in this area of Freeport, west of Interstate 95's Exit 20.
	Due to proximity of the wells the area fits within a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.
	At the time of the UST abandonment the property was for sale through Caldwell Banker, 781-8444.  A removal notice and registration for the UST had been filed with DEP in late February, 2003.  This bare steel facility was required by Maine statute to have been registered in 1986, and abandoned by removal no later than 1997.  Exact age is unknown but is registered as over 25 years.

INITIAL SITE VISITS & INVESTIGATION
	Brezinski visited the site initially on Monday, 4/7/03, during a drive-by to another site.  I met Mr. Beckwith next to the excavation and his contractor (Mr. Powers) down in the 8' deep excavation.   G L Powers' backhoe was trying to pull the tank out the southern end of the excavation.  I noted the tank was upside down with a 12" or so man way and liquid coming from the man way.  There was water in the excavation bottom (see photo).  The water had an oil sheen and there were tank bottom/sludge in the excavation.  They both stated that the tank had been full of water.  Mr. Beckwith stated that the tank had been emptied of oil many years ago when he bought the property in 1977.
	I was concerned over contaminated water so met Mr. Beckwith and Powers on site again the following morning of Tues. 4/8/03.  Four soil samples were run for PID field headspace analysis.  One spot in the excavation center was found exceeding a 100-ppm goal (corrected for the set point).  DEP required removal of this soil from the excavation and either offsite disposal at a licensed facility, or onsite landspreading (to aerate) 1/2" or less in thickness, if under 10 cubic yards.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Jon Woodard of DEP went to the site at my request and confirmed that contaminated soil (approx 3-5 yards) over the 100-ppm goal had been removed.  I mailed a copy of a DEP Land Spreading Agreement to Mr. Beckwith and to the town of Freeport, CEO.
2.	The primary DEP concern is that the water in an old UST is typically contaminated with dissolved oil and can be significantly contaminated (up to 10,000 to 15,000 ppb without showing an oil sheen).  Old oil tanks before regulation in 1986 typically were not cleaned and any water coming into the tank is then contaminated with residual oil.
	The introduction of 5000 gallons of contaminated water to the ground may introduce enough dissolved oil to contaminate wells above the 50 ppb Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  The contaminated water, with no free product, would leave little or no contamination behind in the soil that could be excavated out and could instead wash soil contamination already there further into the water table increasing the threat.
3.	DEP strongly recommends that Mr. Beckwith's well be put on a Quarterly
P-110-2002*On 2/22/02 I received a call from Bob Nolet reporting a hydraulic spill at Merrill's Marine Terminal.  The spill occurred when an out of service coal hopper was accidentally placed into operation with a missing part.  The hopper was immediately shut off when the spill was noticed.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled onto the dock with about 2 gallons reaching the Fore River.  The spilled product on the dock was recovered with sorbent pads and speedy dry.  The spilled product in the River was not recoverable.  No further action required.
I-100-2003*Maine Public Service had a transformer leak transformer oil into and near an unnamed stream on the Flat Mountain Road in St. Agatha.  Approximately 10 gallons were lost, with an estimated 9 gallons recovery from the soil.  MPS placed sorbent boom in the stream to help control lost product, which was retrieved in two days.
P-302-2003*Received a call from the Westbrook Fire Dept. stating they had responded to a report of gasoline vapors within a building on Crestwood Drive and traced the source back to a storm drain across the street.

By the time I arrived on-site, the fire dept. had flushed the storm drain with between 200 and 300 gallons of water.  The outfall of the storm drain was monitored during the flushing for any recoverable product.  None was observed.  They were unsure how the gasoline ended-up in the storm drain.  There was talk that one of the neighbors had a problem with their lawn mower, in the general vicinity of the storm drain, possibly spilling gasoline during repairs.  Other sources could have been a leaking vehicle tank, or someone actually dumping the gasoline.  No one had any definite proof.  Regardless of the source, the flushing of the storm drain alleviated the vapors problem within the building.  The fire dept. stated they would contact me if they had any further developments.


P-303-2003*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident.  During removal of the vehicle from the ditch, the gasoline tank was punctured discharging approximately 15 gallons of gasoline onto the pavement and into the ditch.  Most of the gasoline was collected on the pavement, but some made its way into the ditch containing running water.  Sorbents where placed down in the ditch to collect the gasoline, which I later collected.  Only a small amount of gasoline remained on the side of the road within the soil.  Nothing was observed on the water.
I-101-2003*An unknown amount of kerosene leaked from one of two 275s from a residental home located near Hansen Lake in Mapleton, Maine.  The leaked product ran along to the top of the frozen ground and into nearby wooded area close to the lake.  No product was observed in the lake.  Product was pumped out of the slowly leaking AST into three 55 drums and the second tank.  Contractors were hired, whom were required to dig the contaminated soil by hand due to the location of the spill.  At the time of this report, no estimated product recovery amount can be given.
A-198-2002*Received a call from Ike Goodwin seeking information about a possibly contaminated public water supply. His company was completing a new well for Camp Vega in Fayette. The sample taken from the pump test seemed to report some contamination:

		Chloroform 30 ppb
		2-Butanone 51 ppb
		Methylene Chloride 71 ppb
		Acetone 77 ppb
		t-Butyl Methyl Ether 77 ppb.

In speaking with Mr. Goodwin, I suggested that the sample may have been contaminated by PVC pipe solvent or something like that. He volunteered that he was going to do another pump test. I asked him to do another sample and to be meticulous in his procedures in order to reduce cross contamination. He agreed to this.

The second test was done on 4/9/2002. Results for the second test were very good. All the reported contaminants were below detection levels except Chloroform at 2.3 ppb. This I suspect is a result of chlorinating the well and will go away in a short amount of time.

No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this incident.
A-149-2002*This site was reported to DEP in conjunction with the investigation into a fatal smelter explosion.  The smelter was kerosene fired so a spill was assumed.  No evidence of kerosene spillage was found.
A-161-2002*This tank's integrity was questioned by an oil delivery person who refused to fill it. I visited the site and found the tank to be lying directly on the ground and the leaves were wet with oil. It was unclear if the tank was actually leaking or if the oil was a result of past overfills. I contacted the owner and she said she would contact a contractor to replace the tank. On a future visit, the tank had been replaced and looked good, the soil under the new tank appeared clean. The tenant said that he had burned the oily leaves that were under the old tank. I berated him somewhat for burning the leaves, but my heart wasn't in it.
P-273-2003*Because of a boiler malfunction about 3 gallons of oil spilled onto the floor and went down a floor drain.  Downeast cleaned up what they could with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-77-2003*Stratex consulting was hired by the Town of Greene to complete a site assessment of the existing Fire Department building on Patten Road in preparation for building a new Fire Department building on the same site.  To make space the existing building was demolished.  During the site assessment the AST in the cellar of the Fire Department was found to be leaking #2 fuel oil to the ground.  Stratex recommended the town report the spill to Maine DEP.

DEP personnel investigated the site and found what appeared to be a long term oil leak from several areas of the tank and the fill pipe.  It appeared as though temporary patches has been applied to the tank with little success.  The cellar floor was found to be dirt and well contaminated with oil.

It was agreed the cleanup would begin immediately after the building had been removed.  McGee Construction was hired to excavate the contaminated material and replace the removed soils to the grade of the cellar floor.  212.58 tons of contaminated soils were removed to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  Field bag head space PID readings indicated the cleanup to be a success, however impacts to groundwater are unknown.

The Fire Department did not have a well, however, a well is planned for the new fire station on the same site.  In addition, there are three residences within 200 yards of the spill site.  The case has been referred to Tech Services for follow up and monitoring.

No further action by Response Services is expected.
P-292-2003*A bus accident resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons of motor oil to Maine Mall Rd in South Portland.  Sand was applied by SP DPW and was swept up and drummed for disposal.
P-293-2003*A street sweeper blew a hydraulic line discharging approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to Sabattus St.  Sand was applied and picked up by Lewiston DPW.
P-294-2003*Please see attached.
P-298-2003*A 55gal drum was pulled from a lake in Lebanon labeled with UN ID 1779, a toxic chemical.  With appropriate PPE and in an appropriate location, the liquid was tested with pH paper, water finding paste, and the Spilfyter Chemical Classifier; all of which pointed in one direction: water. The drum was dumped and it's now a garbage can.
P-299-2003*Please see attached.
P-300-2003*A five (5) gallon container of gasoline fell from a vehicle discharging its contents to Route 302.  Prior to the FD's arrival, the product was well spread due to heavy traffic and cleanup was not an option.
P-301-2003*

	4/23/03, incident of a hydraulic line leak from a tractor trailer unit unloading at the location.  The oil was reported to be contained.  No oil reported to drains or waters.  Clean-up was performed by Emery Waterhouse.  No DEP response requested or performed at the time.

	This site has been the location of at least one other significant discharge effecting the subsurface drain system and outfall.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-304-2003*Foster Russell Oil Company reported that a discharge of an unknown amount of kerosene had occurred at the Leon Frank property in Casco.  The discharge had occurred as the result of corrosion on an outdoor AST located in a shed adjacent to the house trailer.  A new tank had been installed by Foster Russell on the end of the dwelling.

I hired Todd Zagarella Ltd. to excavate the contaminated soil, replace the oil stained trailer curtain, and landscape the affected area.  The work was conducted on 5/7/03, under the direction of Nathan Thompson.

The property was placed on quarterly monitoring and unless the results indicate an impact to the well, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-105-2003* Gaylon Campbell reported that after a delivery of 100 gallons of kerosene, product started leaking from his 275 gallon tank at the filter.  He attempted to tighten the pipe, but it broke.  He placed the AST on it's side, which started product leaking out of the vents.  He placed a container under the vents to capture the product, then called Dead River, the delivery company, who contacted the DEP.  I had contractors excavate approximately one yard of contaminated soil by hand for disposal at a landfill.  I estimated 5 gallons of kerosene was spilled from the tank.  Mr. Campbell well is only 20 feet from the spill.  Monthly well monitoring may be a good option.
P-805-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	While driving by I noted a new, dark stain on the side of the building facing Read St.  On stopping I confirmed it to be oil, less than a week old.  I met Dennis Boissonneault, a facility engineer, and we determined that a faulty machine of theirs was blowing hydraulic oil out a vent (see site sketch).  Binax closed the machine down for repair and had Clean Harbors excavate contaminated soil and wash the building side.
	No further actions are expected.

S G Brezisnski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-904-2002*
	Report of small gasoline discharge associated with auto accident.  Response by Gorham Fire Dept.  No DEP response at time.  No contam. reported to soil or waters.

S G Brezinski
A-79-2003* On 2-20-03, Ron Howard, of Maine Yankee, called this office to report a release of one pint of diesel fuel. This incident occurred at the industrial area when a loose fitting attached to a 1,000 gallon AST began dripping. Cleanup was done by employees on site. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-83-2003*  On 2-14-03, Troy from Colby and Gale reported a release of fuel oil at the Lincoln Theater.  This spill occurred during a delivery operation to the basement AST.  This establishment is on automatic fuel delivery and the tank was full when the driver from Colby and Gale tried to put more oil into the tank. This action caused the oil to squirt out the vent and onto the siding of the building and the snow covered ground. The driver cleaned up the spilled fuel. Apparently the furnace had been turned off at the Theater and no fuel had been consumed since the last delivery.  No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-86-2003*  On 2-24-03, Eric Soule, of Florida Power and Light Energy, reported a release of 2 oz. of Royal Purple synthetic film # 68 oil. This oil is used in the turbine at the Lockwood Hydro Station. This station is on the Kennebec River near the Waterville/Winslow bridge. According to Mr. Soule the leak was from a weeping blade seal. No cleanup was attempted and no site visit was made.
A-87-2003*  On 2-25-03, Bonnie from Frontier Oil Company called to report a spill of kerosene. About three gallons of kerosene were spilled while an employee was filling the home delivery truck. This spill happened at their bulk oil storage facility on Route 137 in China.  The oil flowed over the hatch and down the vent. Some of the oil spilled onto the ground and snow and ice. I called Joel Glatz, an owner of the company, and he was on site cleaning up the kerosene. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.

A-768-2002*A 55 gallon drum of waste gasoline and water was reported on Matinicus Island in a gravel pit located near the center of the island.  The drum was found to be in poor condition requiring the product to be transferred from the drum in the gravel pit to a secure drum.  The transfer was done on site, both drums were transported back to the main land.  Clean Harbors, Inc. removed both drums and the product for disposal.

For transportation to and from Matinicus Island, Corrie Roberts and her vessel, the Alice Siegmund were hired.  The vessel is well suited for the task being shallow draft and fitted with a hydraulic crane to transfer the drums from the pier to the vessel and then again to shore in Rockland.

No further action is expected.
B-130-2003*Leonard Carr, a licensed tank installer, called to report that a customer, North Country Variety in Bingham had suffered a gasoline spill inside of their dike. It appeared that the gasoline was coming from the bottom of a 5000-gallon AST that supplies regular gas to the store's dispensers. There was rainwater in the dike and the dike walls seemed to be tight. He had already called for a clean up contractor, Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI).
   When they arrived, they vacuumed up the liquid in the dike. They accumulated 535 gallons in all. In conversing with the owner, Ed Crossman, I was told that about 100 gallons of gas had leaked from the tank. Luckily that tank had been drawn down for a delivery and only held about 400 gallons at the time of the leak. The remaining gas was transferred to other containers via the dispensers.
   The clean up appeared satisfactory. The concrete dike appeared tight despite some hairline cracks here and there and I don't think any gas escaped. The standing water that was in the dike reinforces this belief.
   I discussed the AST spill insurance fund with Mr. Crossman and left him with an application form. I offered to pay the clean up cost, but he preferred to wait for bills to come in. If they weren't too much he felt he could cover the expenses himself.
   No further action is anticipated.
P-996-2002*
INVESTIGATION SUMMARY
	While in the vicinity responding to a residential oil discharge, I noted this retail motor fuels AST facility nearby.  In relation to Maine SPCC requirements and the sites' sensitive nature of being adjacent to the marine water, I performed a quick examination.  The area is in the West Point area of Phippsburg in a mixed residential & commercial fishing neighborhood.

	The facility owner & operator came out to show me the system.  The facility has four tanks, the largest of which is out of service (see photos).  Two small gasoline AST's are manifolded, totalling approx. 1500 gal. capacity.  There was one diesel AST of 1500 to 2000 gal.  The out-of-service AST was approx. 5000 gal. capacity.  There was a low concrete berm.  Snow and a collapsing wood fence prevented me from observing much of the facility.  This AST facility is regulated by both Federal SPCC (Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures) and by State of Maine SPCC requirements (Sec. 2 and Sec. 3. 38 M.R.S.A. ).

	I pointed out to the owner that I noted no emergency vents on the tanks required to prevent BLEVES.  I did not go out to the dock to examine that part of the facility.  The tanks were overall rusted and look like they may have been former UST's.  I noted no discharges.  Later in the winter I was approached by the owner while I was in Phippsburg again and he told he that he was already actively arranging to have his facility upgraded to code.  A discharge to the nearby marine waters would prove serious.

	My recommendations is that this facility be brought up to code as necessary for proper venting, piping and fittings, and leak prevention devices, etc. as required by Maine State Fire Marshal codes, and SPCC planning.  A copy of this report will be forwarded to Seahorse Lobster Co.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-142-2003*On 4/1/03, 2110 hours Steve Bragdon, who drives a tanker that delivers to service stations, reported that he had a thirty gallon spill of gasoline at the Ellsworth High Street Irving.  Apparently the delivery hose wasn't securely fastened to the UST's drop tube and it disconnected before the delivery was completed.  He estimated the release to be thirty gallons.  He used 25 pads to recover the escaped gasoline.  The release landed on cement and flowed to asphalt.  He indicated that the asphalt was stained but there was no odor of gasoline.  It was a windy, dry evening.  The oiled pads went to Irving's waste stream.
B-30-2003*B-30-2003
01/27/2003 14:30

     The State Police dispatcher from Orono called to report some oil spillage associated with a log truck on Route 15 in Guilford.  It was stated that the spillage may have been associated with a leaky saddle tank.  Investigation however determined that less than a gallon of diesel fuel was spilled when the driver was sloppy at refueling the truck.  No further action was taken.
P-700-1993*Received a call from Dead River Oil Co. regarding the discovering of oil in one of their monitoring wells (well #3) used to monitor their underground tanks.  The sources was unclear, because the tanks checked out ok and the oil disappeared after three weeks of monitoring and pumping the well.  It was assumed that a possible source was either the truck filling the tanks or one of the several trucks that are fueled in this area.
P-842-2002*
Reported leak of up to 30 gallons of #2 heating oil from a basement AST after the fuel line was somehow broken off tank.  Fortunately it was plugged quickly.

I arrived onsite and met with Ms. Scott and an associate who showed me the basement spill site.  The location is a single-family house in a sub-urban residential neighborhood, on municipal water & sewer.  I understand it is a group home.  I advised on completing the clean-up by washing and potentially deodorizing.

No further DEP actions expected.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-132-2003*I received a call from the Brewer Fire Dept. saying they were on Maple St Ext. and had found oil entering the ditch. As this is springtime, there is a strong flow of water.
   I went to the scene. The oil in the stream was only a sheen, but the snow and vegetation showed signs of old oil staining. Following this upstream, we concluded that the oil, red #2 had come from a floor drain located in a building located at 12 Maple Street Extension. While waiting for the building owner, Bruce Jacobs, we inspected the area around the building (a metal garage type on a slab). On the side opposite the ditch, we saw a Freightliner tractor. The truck was encircled with old ice, but in the various depressions was old oil. This was the same truck that leaked diesel from its tanks while inside this building last year, causing a spill to the ditch.
   When Mr. Jacobs arrived he let us into the building.  There was no obvious evidence of oil having been spilled. We showed Mr. Jacobs the old oil staining in the ditch. He expressed puzzlement as to the source of the oil. I came to the conclusion that the truck had leaked again, and Mr. Jacobs gave me the cell phone number of the truck's owner, Keith Small. Mr. Small rents a portion of the building from Mr. Jacobs that he uses as a garage for various trucks. When I talked with Mr. Small he replied that this spill was not his but, in fact, belonged to Mr. Jacobs. He went on to say that some time in January of this year the day tank for the furnace overflowed onto the floor. He called Mr. Jacobs who cleaned the inside of the building, mostly with speed-dri. Mr. Small stated that he told Mr. Jacobs that he would not take responsibility for the spill if the D.E.P. should show up.
   I then called Mr. Jacobs with this news. He did not deny it.  I told him that he must clean up the oil that was still on the ground around the truck. This was Friday afternoon and I told him that it had to be done before the forecasted rain arrived Saturday evening. Within a few hours he had a worker on scene. I inspected the clean up at the start of the week and it appeared to be adequate.
   I called Mr. Jacobs and after telling him that the clean up appeared satisfactory, asked him why he had not reported the spill. He responded by saying that it was a minor spill not worth reporting. He believed that only about 15 gallons was spilled and since everything outside was snow covered was not aware that oil escaped the building. This despite the fact that he was present when I investigated the spill from the truck inside the garage the previous year. I explained the law to him and pointed out the reporting requirement.
   While I expect no further clean up action is necessary, I will monitor the site through this spring.

B-128-2003*On 3/25/03, 0930 hours Regie Collins of Gaftek reported evidence of a possible leak on the diesel line at Kev-Lan, which is a restaurant/service station facility at the intersection of Griffen and Broadway.  Half of the product dispensers had been discontinued and one of the discontinued lines possibly became cracked due to ice forming between the secondary and primary.  This caused a pressure drop, which in turn activated the leak detector.  Gaftek was able to determine that the discontinued diesel line was the source of the pressure drop.  They proceeded to isolate the line with caps and pressure tested the live side of the line and it passed.  While they were at it, they capped all of the product lines leading to the discontinued dispensers.  No product left the system.
B-90-2003*        On March 7, 2003, at 1000, we received a call from Pat Seaward of the Augusta DEP reporting a well analysis showing 3.3 ppb MTBE in a drilled well on the Arab Road in Lee.  This is below the state minimum correction level of 35 ppb. (MCL)  However, since the area had a historic gasoline spill from a leaking tank about twenty to twenty-five years ago, I visited the site on March 10.  I met homeowner Keith Crocker who said they noticed a smell on February 24.  He said the smell had vanished since that date.  His home is on the other side of a groundwater divide for the old spill and even though possible, I  don't think that old a spill would just affect his well at this late date.  The Crocker's drilled well is less than ten feet from his dirt driveway.  We made arrangements to sample the well again on March 24.  This was done as scheduled and the sample was analyzed at Northeast Labs and the results were below the detection limit of 2 ppb.  Mr. Crocker said he would contact us if the odor re-appeared.
        On May 23, 2003, we received a call from Mr. Crocker.  Two previous analysis of his well water showed MTBE contamination of 3.3 ppb in the first analysis and below the detection limit in the second analysis.  There was a smell in the water at the time of the first analysis but not the second.  Mr. Crocker said the smell had returned so I made plans to sample the well on Wednesday, May 28.
         I sampled the well as scheduled and a Northeast Lab analysis came back non-detect for MBTE.  Both response and technical services DEP people have had cases where manganese levels in the water have caused odor problems.  I advised Mr. Crocker to have his water tested for manganese and let me know the results of the analysis.
P-853-2002*	
REPORT SUMMARY

	Report of a facility radiation alarm signalling problem with two trucks, though two reportable more sensitive hand-held instruments indicated no radiation problem.  DEP does not routinely take a lead regarding radiation issues and I referred MERC's Mike Sanborn to Maine DHS, and MEMA.  Mr. Sanborn believed this to be a defective instrument problem.  I understand that no materials that appeared to be, or could come from a radioactive source were found.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-258-2003*On April 2, 2003, Dale Mosher of the Brunswick Naval Air Station reported that 12 canisters containing barium had been mistakenly disposed of with the household waste from the base at the Brunswick landfill.  The canisters were "spent" Emergency Escape Breathing Apparata and all hazardous constituents had been removed except the barium.  According to Mosher, previous testing had shown that the amount of barium left in the unit at the time of the disposal varied from well below the acceptable level of 100 ppm to as much as 1600 ppm.  The canisters, therefore were not routinely tested and disposed of as though they were hazardous for barium.  Using his knowledge of the canisters, Mr. Mosher estimated that at worst there was a total of 1LB of Barium disposed of @ 1600 ppm.

I consulted with Randy McMullen of the Division of Solid Waste, who called the Brunswick landfill.  They were in contact with Mr. Mosher and would try to devise a plan to recover the canisters.

On 4/3, Mr. Mosher reported that they had located the area where the BNAS waste had been buried and an would attempt to recover the canisters.  By early afternoon they had recovered 1 canister.  I instructed Mr. Mosher to send me the MSDS and keep digging while I determined the Department's requirements for him.  I consulted with Deb Stahler of the Division of Technical Services (chemist) and we concluded that the amount actually disposed of at the landfill would likely not constitute a major environmental threat, and although water soluble would probably dilute enough as not to add to any groundwater concerns.  Mr. Mosher contacted me later in the afternoon and I informed him that the Department was satisfied that BNAS had made a reasonable effort to try and recover the material and further excavation of the landfill was not required.

The case was referred to Andy Slusarski for enforcement consideration.
P-259-2003*Discharge was the result of a broke hydraulic hose on a bucket truck.  Discharge was cleaned-up using sorbents.  For further details, see attached report.
P-260-2003*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident.  Discharge was cleaned-up using speedy-dry.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1055-2002*Timothy Barnard of Woodard & Curran reported to the DEP that a release of "compressor blow down oil" had been discovered at the Corning facility, Alfred Road, Kennebunk.  He outlined a plan which would consist of removing the contaminated soil and properly disposing of it at a licensed facilty.

On 11/7, an assessment of the contaminated soil was conducted by Woodard & Curran.  Visual screening and PID readings (jar headspace method) were used to determine contaminated areas. I was contacted by Woodard & Curran on 12/2, and was satisfied that by removing visually contaminated soils, the appropriate clean-up standard will have been met.  A report outlining the activities was submitted to the Department by Woodard & Curran.

On 12/3/02, 2.78 tons of contaminated soil were removed and disposed of at CRS.  The site has been sufficiently remediated to the Department's satisfaction and no further clean-up actions are necessary.
P-104-2003*
REPORT INTRODUCTION
	This report covered the events of the abandonment by removal and preceding installation of a replacement retail, motor fuels UST facility.  Three 1981 installed gasoline and one diesel UST and associated piping was abandoned on 3/12/03 thru 3/14/03.  G R Adams Co. under CTI Dennis Davis, installed new double-wall replacement tanks in Feb. 2003 before removing the older tanks.  The replacement was initiated because Cumberland Farms was expanding their store.  A house behind the old C-store was purchased and razed, a new store built in that area, and then new dbl-wall Containment Solutions UST's were installed in the former septic field area next to the old tanks.
	 The area is on municipal water and private septic.  Facility location is at the intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 127.  Surface and stormwater drainage go west to the Kennebec River and east to Hanson Bay (see site map).  The general area is commercial and residential.

SITE HISTORY
	The tanks were reportedly installed in 1981 prior to DEP UST regulation.  I have found no evidence that there was an oil facility at that location before then.
	DEP report P-245-97 described piping replacement by CTI Dennis Davis (when Davis worked directly for Cumberland Farms).  EnviroInvestigations Co. managed dewatering.  Oil contam. was noted around the UST fill pipes.
	Report P-229-03 documented a 30 to 40 gallon gasoline surface spill from an overflowed Bickford Transp. Co. tank truck while Bickford was pumping out the UST's for the scheduled March 2003, abandonment discussed in this report.  Though promptly responded to, surface spills such as this inevitably seep into joints and pavement cracks, and may have contributed to the fresh gasoline contamination noted during the removal.

UST FACILITY INFORMATION
	The UST's removed in 2003 were s/w Owen's Corning Co. FRP construction.  Surprisingly the three tanks had no tie downs & anchors even though they were covered over with groundwater.  I understand that this was not within manufacturer's requirements when installed in 1981.  The removed product piping was double-wall flexible plastic installed in 1997 by CTI Davis.  The new UST's were installed in the location of the site's original septic field prior to removing the old tanks & piping.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
	With the high groundwater we were afraid that the tanks would unexpectedly float when least expected.  Fortunately this was managed.  The tanks were checked to be over-rich condition by an ENPRO representative prior to removal.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Initially we noted little evidence of petro. contam. in the UST area.  Contamination found appears to have originated in three ways:
a)	There appeared to be fresh contam. in the tank area that may have been from routine small surface spills during deliveries.  This may include contamination from the Bickford discharge of March 2003 that seeped into the underlying soil through pavement cracks.
b)	There was a fresh skim of gasoline product, possibly up to a gallon, atop gw in the excavation.  Davis attributed this to gasoline that came out of the product piping  when the backhoe broke the piping while uncovering the tanks.  This could have been prevented by flushing out the piping with water as required.
c)	There was old contamination in the piping & island area from before and after the 1997 piping replacement.  With no piping sumps, leaks from the dispenser fittings and routine dispenser maintenance is apparent.
	Getting rid of the groundwater initially was a problem.  Excavating the wet, soupy soil caused a surface runnoff of contaminated, silt laden water to the storm drain which was not acceptable.  With the accidental puncturing of the diesel UST the groundwater (8000 gallons) drained into the tank.  This water was then dewatered to the Frac-tank and taken off site for disposal in tank trucks.
	Under the BS-2 Clean-Up Goal no soil from the UST area was required
P-555-2000*On 09/07/2000, I received a call from David Hedigger, the CEO in  Lewiston, reporting that their Fire Department was on the scene of an oil spill in the basement of an abandoned house.  I arrived at 38 Drew Street around 1730 that evening and was met by a fireman who showed me the site and left.   I found that there was approximately 11 inches of liquid covering the entire basement.  Upon closer examination I found that approximately 1 inch of the 11 inches was free fuel oil. Apparently the basement is prone to flooding and, since the house had been abandoned and the electricity shut off, the sump pump was inoperable allowing the water to build up in the basement and float the oil tank.  When the oil tank was lifted by the water the connection between the copper fuel line and the tank was broken allowing the oil to drain out.

That evening I called Clean Harbors Environmental Services to come with a vacuum truck and remove as much of the free oil in the basement floor from further contamination.  This task was completed around 2100 that evening.  We recovered approximately 54 gallons of oil on 09/07.

The following Monday I tried to determine who the owner of the property was.  I was given Robert and Mildred Levesque's name by the City but was unable to establish contact with them.  I determined that I would finish cleaning up the free oil in the basement in order to remove any public health or safety issues and leave the balance of the clean up to be done when a responsible party was found.

On 09/11/2000, I had Clean Harbors Environmental Services on the site again and used a vacuum truck and sorbent material to remove the remaining free oil from the basement.  The building still smelled very strongly of fuel oil when we finished because we did not clean any of the surfaces that were contaminated with oil such as the basement wall, the furnace, the many wooden shelves, etc.   I tagged the fill pipe of the oil tank "Do Not Fill" so the problem would not happen again.  The property was locked up when we left.

On  01/12/2001, I received a call from Claudia at Remax who told me that Fairbanks Capital was selling the property through them.  She also told me that Fairbanks had paid to have ServPro finish the clean up of the property.  Claudia gave me the name of her contact at Fairbanks (James Goetz) and I contacted him to inquire about reimbursing the State for our clean up costs from September.  I never received any response from Fairbanks.

On 04/04/2003, I received a call from Mark Pilot of Caldwell Banker who told me that the property is again being sold.  Apparently not for the first time since Remax.  He was concerned about anything that needed to be disclosed to a potential buyer and I told him that the spill had been cleaned up but that there was still an outstanding balance that the DEP had never been able to get reimbursed.  Mr. Pilot asked if this would affect any future buyer and I stated that I couldn't promise it wouldn't but that I strongly doubted that the DEP would seek reimbursement from any current of future owner.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-261-2003*Discharge was the result of transformer overheating, blowing off the top.  The oil spilled onto the ice and snow beneath it.  Contaminated snow and ice was removed, in addition to some collection with sorbents.  For further details, see attached report.
P-262-2003*Discharge was the result of a vehicle accident.  Discharge was cleaned-up by the removal of snow and ice, in addition to the collection with sorbents.  For further details, see attached report.
P-177-2003*Received a call from the Gorham Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic at 59 McLellan Road, Gorham,ME.  Ice had fallen off the roof breaking the fire-o-matic.

I met with the Lacourse's and ascertained the following:

	The well was drill, located up-gradient from the discharge;

	A man made pond was located down gradient from the tank;

	Snow was at least two feet around the tank, with only a small stain of oil under the filter, and no observable free product, even after digging down to the frozen ground ; and

	The area is predominately clay with a purged water table.

Since the reported quantity of oil was relatively small (35 gal) and the well was located up-gradient, it was decided to wait until the snow melted to proceed with any remedial activities.  I informed the Lacourses that if they noticed any oil to call me.

On March 21, 2003, I received a call from Ms. Lacourse stating that rains the previous night had washed the oil into the pond.  I met with the Lacourse's whom showed me the area in question.  The pond was still frozen, allowing the oil to accumulate on top of the ice.  Oil was collected with sorbents, until which time it was ineffective.  Sorbents were left in place, and changed as needed until no further oil was observed.
B-134-2003*         On March 29, 2003, at 0900 I received a call from Jim Van Uden of Steamboat Petroleum reporting a kerosene spill at the home of Roger Rupe on the Old County Road in Stockton Springs.  Mr. Rupe's tank sunk a leg into the concrete, broke off the filter and lost an estimated thirty to fifty gallons of fuel.  The leak occurred the previous night and Mr. Rupe and a neighbor, Louis Cobb, used cardboard and Speedi Dri to recover some of the oil.  The area is on town water.
          I arrived at the site that morning and found some areas of oil floating on pockets of snow melt.  We recovered this oil with sorbent pads.  Due to the rain and snow melt, very little oil sunk into the ground and was on the water which facilitated the clean-up.
B-148-2003*I received an anonymous call that as of yesterday (4/3/02) there was oil on the ground behind the garage at Highway Service in Milford. Highway Service is an automobile salvage yard.
   On my arrival, I met Jerry Tracey, an owner, and introduced myself and stated why I was there. He gave me permission to look around. Behind their buildings, I found a waste oil storage site consisting of 55-gallon drums of waste oil placed on wooden pallets. This was in a low spot and a frozen puddle had formed around the drums and I'd estimate that about 2 gallons of waste oil was on top of the ice. It appeared that one drum had overfilled itself by taking on rainwater.
   While there, I toured the whole yard and did not find other spills of concern. This is a licensed auto salvage yard and there are oil stains throughout the yard that were of no environmental consequence. I did not find any signs of intentional dumping.
   Mr. Tracey and co-owner, Larry Robbins, met me in the yard after my inspection. I pointed out the overflowed drum and spilled oil. I directed them to clean up the ice and recommended that a sorbent such as speedi-dri would work well when swept across the ice's surface. They assured me that they would do so.
   No further action is anticipated.
I-92-2003*At 1735, I received a call from Troy Heald of the Washburn FD regarding an aboveground tank in the basement of a house that was experiencing flooding.  Fire Dept. had been at the house most the day pumping water and they had now abandoned the house within the last hour.  He stated that water was still entering the basement and that the tank was about one-fourth full.  He wanted a DEP person to investigate.  He said the resident was also leaving the house and given had permission to enter it for the investigation.  When I arrived at the house, no one was there and the power had been shut off to the structure.  I entered the house to investigate the basement and found approximately one foot of water covering the floor.  From the stairs, I saw that the tank was not leaking and not floating at this time.  Left the house at 1855.
I-83-2003*On 3-23-03, Bob Prestwood of MPG reported that they had discovered a leak at the Quest Center on Rt. 1 in Presque Isle. The service technician noticed some oil in the snow beneath the filter when he went to find out why they had no heat. At this point he also found both 275 tanks empty. The line from the filter to the furnace was cracked. It was assumed that snow had fallen off the roof and cracked the line. I met with him that day and also with the owner of the building, Brett Varnum.
A cleanup contractor was hired to excavate under the tank. Excavation revealed very little contamination but the line to the septic system was close. There was no indication of contaminated soil around the line. It is possible that the product followed the backfill around the line to the tank but the tank could not be located because of snow depth and the uncertainty of its location. Will monitor the site and check the tank in the spring.
I-91-2003*Received a call from Ms. Akeley regarding spilled kerosene from above-ground storage tank at her residence.  She insists that her ex-husband deliberately left a fitting loose after he came out to fix the tank line in December 2002.  She stated her ex-husband was a licensed oil technician that was at one time working for MPG in Presque Isle.  He now does oil technician work on the side.  Tank is a 275 gallon steel tank that was filled in December, and it serves a very small monitor-type heater located in a small mud room attached to the house.  Upon arrival at scene, I noticed the faint smell of kerosene and found spilled product on some ice on the concrete pad for the tank.  I put down a piece of boom and some pads to catch the product as the ice melted.  Ms. Akeley also said the was a slight odor of kerosene in her basement.  I went down into the basement and found a very small seepage of product at the interface of the concrete basement wall and dirt floor, and a very small seepage at a crack in the concrete wall approximately 4 feet up from the floor.  Ms. Akeley also pointed out some work her ex-husband did on the 2 other 275 gallon tanks that supply fuel oil for the remaining part of the house.  I found evidence that no pipe dope was used on any fitting connected to the tops of the tanks, and evidence that the tanks leak when they are filled.  There was some staining on the dirt floor under the tanks.  Due to bad weather, I did not start clean-up procedures at this time.  I turned this site over to Frank Wezner on Monday, March 31, 2003.
On 3-31-03, after talking to Lou about this site, I met with Shiela Akeley at the residence. I looked at the tank and spill area and the basement, where some product had seeped in with spring water. I also checked the two basement tanks noting some staining below each which I assumed to be coming from around the leaking fill pipes. We discussed cleanup possibilities and the AST insurance program.
I hired JR McGillan, a cleanup contractor, that day to perform the remediation.
On 4-2-03, a McGillan crew began cleanup. The tank that leaked was checked and found to contain about 22 inches of product, translating to about 170 gallons. This with the amount used in 3 months brought the estimate of lost product to approximately 20-30 gallons.  They excavated about 15 yards of lightly contaminated soil directly down gradient of the tank slab. No groundwater was encountered before getting through the contaminated zone. Some oil had probably gone between the slab and basement foundation, most likely the source of what was in the basement, but given the actual quantity lost, and the level of effort to recover that small amount it was decided to allow it to remain with little or no further impact expected.
The tanks in the basement were found to be leaking around the bottom fitting, most likely from corrosion. Ms. Akeley is working with the oil company to have them replaced.
B-143-2003*        On April 2, 2003, at 1545 we received a call from the Penobscot Sheriff's office reporting a spill from a truck accident at the intersection of routes 7 and 9 in Dixmont.  A B&B Transport truck rolled onto its side while making the turn onto route 7 south from route 9.  I talked to Deputy Josh Tibbetts, who was on scene, and he said that three to four gallons of motor oil leaked onto the road shoulder.  Dixmont fire fighters recovered this oil with sorbents.
B-122-2003*ABOUT THE FIRST OF MARCH, JOHN FESSENDEN RAN OUT OF OIL.  HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE HE'D NATURALLY USED MORE IN THE UNUSUALLY COLD WINTER OF 2003.

 ON MARCH 22, A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ALONG NAYLOR ST. NOTICED OIL FLOWING OFF OF FESSENDEN'S LOT AND INTO THE STREET.   SOMEHOW WEBBER OIL WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY NOTIFIED ME.

BECAUSE THE LOT BEHIND FESSENDEN'S HOUSE WAS STILL MOSTLY SNOW-COVERED, NOTHING MUCH COULD BE DONE THAT NIGHT.  BY 0800 ON SUNDAY THE 23rd, I HAD CLEAN HARBORS ON SITE WITH A CUSCO UNIT TO VACUUM UP THE CONTAMINATED SNOW AND LIQUID OIL.

ON 4/3/03, LYNCH CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATED THE CONTAMINATED SOIL BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF  THE HOUSE, AND BETWEEN 23 & 27 NAYLOR ST.   THE EXCAVATION WAS BACKFILLED WITH GRAVEL, AND AS OF THIS WRITING, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE LOTS TO DRY UP SO THEY CAN BE LOAMED AND SEEDED.
P-160-2003*The car carrier (1/2 ton truck) while parked in the lot developed a leak in the diesel tank.  In the rain the sheen grew and migrated the length of D Street and into a storm drain.  The So. Portland Fire Department was called and responded, creating a boom at the edge of the driveway and street, and also putting down speedi-dri.

The attendant and DEP later picked up the sorbents and removed some contaminated snow/ice.

This was later transported to DEP for consolidation and separation.  No considerable amount of free product was recovered, as the sheen had mostly dissipated.  No additional sheen or order complaints were received after the initial response.

No additional work is planned.
A-123-2003*   DEP received a report from a property owner that a neighbor's vehicle had spilled oil at the edge of their property.  It transpired that the vehicle in question had suffered catastrophic engine damage.  The contents of the crankcase spilled to the gravel road and onto the caller's property when the driver pulled over.  Oil collected in a shallow ditch along the road, where melt water would carry past the caller's well.  The spiller agreed to collect oil using sorbents; these were collected by DEP for disposal.
   This was a relatively minor spill event that was adequately addressed.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
A-129-2003*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this paved parking lot when a truck fuel line was damaged.  The spiller contracted a local oil company to assist with recovery.  No DEP site visit was conducted, but local fire officials reported satisfactory recovery.
  The area is commercial/light-industrial and is served by municipal water.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
B-150-2003*On 4/6/03, 0945 hours Nancy McKaig reported that her AST had developed a corrosion hole and that Dead River had cleaned it up.  They estimated the release at less than five gallons.  I inquired about odor and she said there was some.  I checked the living area and it ranged from 0 to 1ppm.  The basement, which was being vented by an open bulk head,  ranged from 0 to 2 ppm.  I asked her to contact me if the spill became a problem.  Worst case we might install a vent system, but I think the odor will disappear without further attention.
I-141-2002*While rebuilding the man ways over the pumps, a weeping line was encountered. The UST installer repaired the weep and excavated as much contaminated soil as the backhoe could reach without damaging the buried UST.

To determine if any contamination had left the site I required a geoprobe to be conducted. No contamination was found outside the tank field.

Response case closed
A-46-2003*George Emery, manager of Tenants Harbor Boatyard, reported a K-1 spill at the boatyard.  The spill occurred on January 19, 2003, but was not reported until January 28, 2003.   The spill was from an AST supplying a furnace in a boat shop.   A fitting failure at a fitting in the fuel line caused the spill.  Boat yard staff used sorbent pads and sawdust to absorb the free product.  A mixture of snow and soil was excavated for disposal.   Maine DEP personnel arranged for disposal by Dragon Cement Products in Thomaston, Maine.   However, owing to a delay in shipment of the contaminated material by Tenants Harbor Boatyard to Dragon, the material was rejected because Dragon had "shut down" for routine maintenance and upgrades.  The contaminated material was stored on poly and covered until Dragon could receive the soils.

No further action is expected.

A copy of the spill debris letter was not retained.
A-65-2003*William Phinney, a Wiscasset resident, complained to Maine DEP about "debris and buckets of oil" in the rail yard on Water Street in Wiscasset.  The rail yard is owned by Maine DOT but being used by Atlas Railroad Maintenance as a depot during the trackage repair and upgrade presently underway between Rockland and Brunswick.

Maine DEP personnel investigated the site for leaking oil containers, though many empty containers were found, none contained liquid or were otherwise leaking.  Maine DOT agreed to transfer the debris from the ground to a roll off container for disposal.

No further action is expected.
B-144-2003*       On April 3, 2003 at 1115 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a leak in the basement tank of James McDonough at 229 Forest Ave.  in Bangor.  There was a small drip in the tank bottom that leaked about one half gallon of fuel oil onto the concrete floor.  A worker recovered the oil with sorbents and put a Magni-Patch on the tank to stop the leak.  No oil reached any drain.
B-145-2003*        On April 3, 2003 at 1120 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a gallon oil spill from one of their home delivery trucks.  The driver accidentally caught the nozzle while reeling it into the truck and pumped a gallon of #2 fuel onto the road at 125 Leighton St. in Bangor.  He recovered the oil with sorbents.
A-71-2003*See attached IP Spill Incident Report.
A-73-2003*No site visit was made, see attachment.
A-75-2003*Lois DeRaps, a realtor representing the owner Larry Gallup, found one of the two AST's in the basement had leaked an estimated 25 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the basement floor.  The odor/vapor load in the house was very high necessitating a clean up.  Maine DEP personnel hired Kip's Home Services to remove the spilled oil using sorbent pads and a pressure washer.  The contractor was further directed to dispose of oil contaminated materials stored in the basement at MMWAC.

The cause of the spill was corrosion in the bottom of one AST, the remaining oil was removed from the tank and the tank was removed from the property to prevent further use of the tank.

No further action is expected.
A-162-2003*An employee found oil stains near a vent pipe for the heating oil UST after the snow melted.  LC Tanks was hired to excavate oily soil.  An underground portion of the vent line is of a corrugated material so some product is likely still in the horizontal portion of the vent line and will be ejected during tank fills for some time to come.  LC Tanks installed sorbents on the vent line to attempt to collect the spray as it comes out.  C.N.Brown will maintain the sorbent system.
A-153-2003* On 4-1-03, the Maine State Police called this office to report a gasoline release at the Irving Mainway in Manchester. Apparently a customer's automobile gas tank developed a leak and spilled about 20 gallons of gas onto the pavement.  I called Irving Mainway and asked about the details. The Fire Dept. was on site and was draining the gasoline tank, the hole was in or near the bottom. I asked if the Fire Dept. needed any assistance and they did not. No site visit and no further action required.
A-112-2003* Owen Larrabee, of Irving Oil, reported a fuel oil release at the Skowhegan High School. According to Mr. Larrabee the vent, from an underground tank, was partially plugged. The driver of the transport did not know this and he off loaded the requested amount of fuel. Oil then squirted out of the vent onto the side of the building and onto the pavement. Irving Oil cleaned up the spilled fuel. No site visit and no further action required.
A-152-2003* Adam Duran of Central Maine Power reported a small release from a transformer. The leak occurred from a bushing. This pad mounted transformer (pad # 255.4) is located off route 27 in the town of New Portland and is tagged "non PCB". He had a crew on the way to clean up the site and no further action by DEP will be required.
A-141-2003*On 3/24/03, IP reported a spill of waste oil.  The spill occurred in the fuel unloading area and was cleaned up by mill personnel.  No site visit made by DEP.  See attached IP report.
P-254-2003*
Auto accident involving vehicle in a small river.  No DEP response requested.

No evidence of discharge at time of my site visit one day later after the incident.  Vehicle recovered and removed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-255-2003*
INCIDENT SUMMARY

	Report of 5-gal. discharge of Jet-8 fuel (combustible liquid) out the vent of aircraft fuel tank during re-fueling of the aircraft by NE Air.  Northeast Air (a.k.a. Northeast Airmotive) is the primary aircraft refueling contractor at the jetport.

	The spill was reported to be contained and cleaned up by NE Air responders.  No oil is understood to have reached drains or surface water.  Jetport Fire Dept. also responded according to Mr. Tatum.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-257-2003*An AST in Harpswell was overfilled by Downeast Energy resulting in the discharge of approximately one half gallon of #2 heating fuel from the vent to the soil outside the residence.  A small amount of contaminated soil was removed by and will be disposed of by Downeast Energy.
P-264-2003*S. Shepard BIW called to report a coolant line on a piece of equipment had broken discharging an estimated 3 gallons of fluid to the pavement.  It was contained and cleaned by BIW staff.  No migration off pavement, no DEP response initiated.

No further action warranted based on the information received.
A-166-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
I-93-2003*On 3-21-03, Scott Haley of Daigle Oil called to report that in the process of responding to a no heat call the service technician discovered the tank to have a small leak from corrosion. Some staining was noticed beneath the tank. I met with Scott at the house that day. All spilled product was on concrete and several Daigle technicians were in the process of cleaning it up. They later pumped the tank and replaced it with a new one. No further action was seen as necessary.
A-95-2003*No Response site visit made. Complaint of water in the gasoline being sold at this station. Ted Scharf investigated and discovered a problem with the system. Either a broken line causing loss of prime or ice in the line. Both indicators of a leak. Excavation and repair postponed until warmer weather. No Response action expected.
A-139-2003*A homeowner reported that a truck had gone by his house leaking some kind of oil. The oil was mostly on the pavement but some had reached the ditch in front of his house. When I arrived it had rained and there was no sign of oil left. He said that there was a rainbow sheen on the water in the ditch when it rained. No recovery was feasible and no further action is expected.
I-97-2003*A renter left the property owner with a little gift that wasn't identified until the renter was long gone.

When the snow began to melt, the driveway of 5 second Ave turned into a black oil slick.

The owner excavated the oil and snow on at least two occasions as well as cover the area with sawdust to soak up any oil he may have missed.

Response case closed.
P-223-2003*On 3/20/03, I received a call from Carol Crockett of the Crescent Park Elementary School reporting an overfill spill from an Underground Storage Tank.  The spill had occurred nearly one month prior to her call.  The clean-up had still not been completed and she was requesting assistance in getting the two oil companies involved (Woodstock Oil and Marston Fabian) to complete the necessary work.

I responded the following morning.  Upon arriva,l I observed free oil product standing on puddles immediately around the fill area for the tank.  The tank was located adjacent to a playground for the school.  I met on site with Carol Crockett and Matt Baker of Woodstock Oil.  The oil contract was between the school and Woodstock Oil.  Woodstock Oil subcontracted out the delivery of the oil to Marston Fabian.  It was Marston Fabian who actually spilled the oil during delivery.  Some attempts had been made with speedy dry and sorbent pads to clean up the spill, but the efforts were not to the satisfaction of either myself or the school.  I asked Matt Baker to make immediate arrangements to have an excavator brought in to remove the spillage.

I returned to the site on 3/24  to observe the excavation.  I again met on site with Matt Baker and Carol Crockett.  Excavation was well underway and nearly complete upon my arrival.  I pointed out some additional areas of contamination that needed to be removed and observed the completion of the excavation.  The contaminated snow and soil from the excavation was brought to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action is required.
B-154-2003*       On April 8, 2003, at 1330 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a spill at the Ushuaia nightclub at 103 Park St. in Orono.  The facility was on automatic fill but had just changed to an alternative heat source and didn't tell the oil company.  Consequently, the tank was almost full at the next delivery and about one gallon leaked out around a loose gauge and onto a cement floor.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
A-78-2003*The fishing vessel "Old Squaw" sank in 117 feet of water approximately one mile west of Pemaquid Point at the lower end of Johns Bay (69 degrees 32' 1" N x 43 degrees 50' 1" W).  The vessel owner, Doug Wood, and a crewman were the only persons on board.  Mr. Wood reported the wet exhaust hose overheated causing it to fail and allowing the sea to flood through the exhaust fitting in the transom of the vessel.  Mr. Wood reports he did not notice the engine was over heating or running improperly.

An estimated 50 gallons of diesel oil and hydraulic oil mixture was discharged as a result of the sinking.  Mr Wood subsequently had the vessel raised for repairs and refit.  The fishing gear was successfully recovered with the vessel.

No further action is expected.
A-80-2003*This spill involved removal of two UST's.  The piping leaked during operation.  The site is not a sensitive area.  450 yards of oil contaminated soils were excavated and processed on site in the cement kiln.  See attached report from St. Germain & Associates for additional specific details.
B-152-2003*       On April 8, 2003  at 0900 we received a call from Kim Allen at Gary's Fuel Service in Penobscot reporting a spill at 171 Bowden Pt. Road in Prospect.  The spill actually occurred at 1445 the previous day when a delivery hose split and sprayed about 15 gallons of #2 fuel onto the driveway of Mr. Richard Herberst.  Workers from Gary's Fuel brought the driver, who had product sprayed onto his face, to an area hospital.  Some of the product collected on puddles in the driveway where Mr. Herberst's son burned it. Workers also recovered some oil with sorbents.
A-103-2003*See attached report from FMC.  No site visit was made.
A-93-2003*A driver overfilled a truck at the CN Brown Red Shield Service Station located at 150 So. Main Street in Pittsfield discharging an estimated 20 gallons of diesel to the pavement and snow bank.  The responsible party left the scene without reporting the spill.  A passerby reported the spill to the Pittsfield fire department who responded along with CN Brown personnel.  Sorbents were used to collect the free product and contaminated snow was removed for melting and disposal by CN Brown.

The site is a "key access" site and is not staffed.

No further action is expected.
B-157-2003*Stanley Warren called from the Jackman D.O.T. lot to report that about 10 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to the asphalt yard when a truck owned by Paul's Trucking blew a hose. Some of the oil got into a catch basin that flows to their retention pond. They used about 2 cubic yards of sand to collect the oil on the asphalt and sorbent pads to gather the oil in the catch basin and retention pond. I granted them a land spread permit to spread the lightly oiled sand on their sand pile base.
   No further action is anticipated.
A-100-2003*A Maine DOT plow truck blew a hose on Route 27 in Belgrade 1/10 of a mile north of Route 11 discharging an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to the road and shoulder.  Maine DOT personnel used sorbent pads to clean up most of the discharged oil.

No further action is expected.
A-124-2003*   DEP received a report from this oil company that they would like to excavate/dispose of  oil-contaminated soil that was present at their bulk facilities on Park and McMann Streets in Rockland.  Numerous minor oil spills had occurred at these plants over time.  Several tons of soil was subsequently removed.
   This area is commercial/residential and is served by municipal water.  It is not considered geologically sensitive although the subject properties abut wetlands.  There are known historical spills here that have been addressed in prior remedial actions.
A-137-2003*   DEP received a report that a small amount of metallic mercury was spilled at this municipal transfer station from a discarded instrument.  A licensed clean-up contractor was employed for removal.
B-155-2003*On 4/8/03, 0845 hours, Assistant Fire Chief Rick Cheverie called to discuss a nauseating odor that the residents in the Griffen Park Area were experiencing.  It was related to the deicing fluid that the Air National Guard and the Bangor International Airport use to keep the ice off their aircraft.  The ANG was responsible for most of the fluid, because of a ten fold increase in traffic.  I met with Lt. Bilota near the Griffen Park area and there were still some traces of odor that seemed to be associated with the outflow from the airport.  The outflow is called "Ohio Street Stream".   His impression was that the deicer contained 30 to 40 percent methyl alcohol, which is a toxic substance.  Using this assumption, we assumed that the higher concentrations of the fluid were causing methanol to partition to the atmosphere.  However, the MSDS sheets on the material indicated that the principle ingredient was propylene glycol and there were no toxic volatiles whatsoever.  Major Eric Johns explained that the propylene glycol elevated the BOD to the point where the stream became anaerobic and that odor was anaerobic off-gassing.

Historically, the deicer fluid that falls from the aircraft is collected in a retention pond.  From here it is released to the stream at a rate low enough so that the BOD is not appreciably affected.  However, at times of heavy usage it is not possible to keep the release rate low enough.  They are allowed 100,000 gallons per year and this activity goes on from October to April.  Due to the fact that they have exceeded the allowable amount they are monitoring the outflow.  Apparently they do not have equipment that will detect the substances that are produced by the anaerobic decomposition.  Maj. Johns said that he could smell it, but his PID would not give a reading.  My guess is that the material has too high an ionization potential to be detected by a PID.  Piping the deicer to the waste water treatment plant is being considered.  Jim Sohns, DEP Water Bureau, has been made aware of the incident.  He indicated that they are documenting the effect that propylene glycol is having on the run-off water.

The results of this investigation have been shared with Assistant Fire Chief Cheverie.
A-135-2003*   DEP received a request from a HUD contractor to advise on a repossessed property that had been trashed by the previous occupant.  The cellar oil AST had been disconnected and there were faint oil odors (as well as other odors) in the flooded cellar.  There was no visual evidence of oil spillage.
   The neighborhood is dense residential and is served by municipal water and sewer.  In my estimation the oil spillage here was minor.  The property managers plans to remove all discarded debris and carpets from the home and to wash down walls and floors; this should eliminate any residual oil odors.
P-268-2003*On 4/9/03, I received a call from Peter Holmes at Downeast Energy reporting a copper line leak at a client's residence.  Although the line ran under the basement floor, the leak was at the tank side where the line entered the floor.  The line was replaced and the spill cleaned up.  No further action required.
B-158-2003*        On April 9, 2003, at 1100 we received a call from the Penobscot Sheriff's Office reporting a truck accident on I-95 in Etna.  The fire department believed that 100 or more gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a saddle tank.
        I arrived on site and found that the truck, owned by Flex Logistics of Huntingdon, Tennessee, was laying on its side with its cargo of lumber scattered around the site.  The top saddle tank was full but the other was under the truck's side and inaccessible.  We saw no pools of oil around the area.  The wrecker righted the vehicle and I checked the tank and found it full.  Luckily the only oil spilled was a gallon of motor oil.
A-391-2002*Received a report from Ron Cullenburg, the son of the owner, saying that there was an oil leak at his father's house. I went to the home of Roland Cullenburg and he showed me the above ground tank. The  leaking tank had been replaced already. According to Mr. Cullenburg, there had been some dripping at the bottom of the tank. The dripping was directly onto exposed bedrock. I inspected the contaminated area. It did have oil on it, but there was no dirt to clean up. I sampled his well, and told Mr. Cullenburg not to drink the water until we received a result. The result was 181 ppb fuel oil. I arranged for filters to be installed. Resampling showed <50 ppb after the filter, and <50 ppb before the filter. Later testing showed a result of 85 ppb before the filter. The case was referred to Technical Services for monitoring and additional work. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
A-116-2001*Received a call from E.J. Fabian concerning an oil spill at a customer's house. He reported that they overfilled an above ground oil tank at 102 Church Street in Oakland and that they had 3 people over there cleaning it up. He reported all the oil went to the banked snow. I inspected the site later that day and confirmed his report. All the pink snow was gone and there was only minor evidence that there had been a spill. No further action was necessary on this site.
B-160-2003*Mona Spears called from Bangor Hydro-Electric Company to report that crewmen had found a leaking transformer on pole #1 on Main Street in Lubec. It appears that pressure built up inside the casing and the oil was forced out through the upper bushing. They estimate that about one pint of non-PCB oil had escaped. The oil had dripped onto asphalt below. They cleaned up what free product was available. The used speedi-dri was drummed and shipped to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
A-117-2001*Peter Blanchard received a call from Wendy Lewis of Winthrop complaining of a spill at her place of business.  She stated that Winthrop Fuel overfilled her tanks on February 11.  Soon after the spill, there were strong odors of petroleum in the building.  The spill went down the side of the building, through the stone foundation and onto the dirt floor of the basement.  Winthrop Fuel did start the cleanup process.  They excavated a small amount of soil and installed two 6" diameter exhaust fans.  They failed to report the spill.  Ms. Lewis called after the petroleum odors were still persistent after 3 weeks.

I went to the site and inspected it.  Ms. Lewis showed me where the spill occurred and showed me the basement.  Dick Guerette of Winthrop Fuel was there also.  I instructed him to excavate additional soil.  The odors were persistent, due to the fact not enough contaminated soil had been dug out when the spill first happened.  In addition, Ms. Lewis was also smelling "Odor-Gon", a commercial product used to cover petroleum odors.  I also instructed Mr. Guerette to keep the ventilation vans operating, as additional vapors would be generated during the excavation.

Additional soil was excavated and a subsequent visit to the site indicated that enough soil had been excavated. Mr. Guerette's explanation of why he did not report the spill, is that he though it was not over a threshold amount. I explained to him that there was no threshold amount for this situation and that calling us at the time of the spill would have allowed Response Services to guide his cleanup to allow it to be done correctly the first attempt. No further work is necessary on this site.

Note:  No Oil Spill Debris form available for the incident, as it was inadvertently misplayed.
P-269-2003*4.10.03, Harrison Fire Department requested assistance to a 15 gallon gasoline spill from a parked car.  The vehicle leaked the contents of the gasoline tank onto a paved parking surface.  En route to the spill, I contacted Harrison/Naples dispatch to acquire a better understanding of the situation and directions.  I contacted Guerin Associates and requested they dispatch a limited crew to clean up the spill.  Upon arrival, Harrison FD officials on site advised that the spill had been clean up by the towing company.  I canceled the Guerin response.

I am requesting that DEP not seek reimbursement for the Guerin call out request.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-763-2001*Investigation of car crushing activities at Coomb's Junkyard.  Automotive fluids were spilled during this process.    No futher information is available as the responder has retired when this report is written and no information was found in files beyond what is provided in this report.
P-5-2003*Copper line severed at filter.  Leaked about 20 gallons before tenant noticed the odor.  Oil ran across the concrete floor to a drain that goes to the sewer.  Only a small amount went to the sewer most of it was on the floor.  Sorbent pads and speedy dry were used to clean it up.  A small hole in the concrete floor where the water main came into the building was dug out by hand and filled/sealed with concrete.  One of our air mover was used for several days to clear the vapors.  Peter Eremita of Technical Services was contacted to collect air quality samples because the tenant was pregnant.  All samples came back below chronic levels.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-149-2003*See attached IP spill report.
B-125-2003*B-125-2003
01/27/2003 17:30

     Irving Oil in Machias called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the Machias High School on Court Street.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon spilled onto an icy surface when the tank was overfilled.  The fuel was then cleaned up with sorbents and disposed of.
B-121-2003*B-121-2003
03/21/2003 13:19

     Scott Leighton of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit reported that H.E. Sargent, a contractor working at Jackson Labs in Bar Harbor, inadvertently disposed of 12 flourescent light bulbs in a dumpster.  The mercury contaminated bulbs fall under the new Universal Waste Rules and needed to be disposed of properly.  Clean Harbors was later called in to retrieve the bulbs.  H.E. Sargent noted that their employees involved in demolition will be trained on proper disposal procedures.
B-141-2003*B-141-2003
04/11/2003 10:56

     Jon Dunlap of the Tanks Enforcement Unit in Augusta called to request an investigation concerning a 40,000 gallon fuel oil tank at Jackson Labs in Bar Harbor.  The facility claimed that the tank was an "above ground" tank.  Investigation shown that the tank was installed underground behind a retaining wall.  The wall gave the impression of secondary containment but only partially surrounded the tank.  The tank clearly fell under the Department's UST regulations.
P-272-2003*O 4/14/03 I received an anonymous complaint of an abandoned underground storage tank at an apartment building in Saco.  I responded to the site later that afternoon and discovered two pipes sticking up from the ground next to the apartment building.  I also used a metal detector and it indicated the presence of metal under the ground.  The complainant had provided me with the name and number of the landlord for the property.  This matter has been referred to the Underground Tanks Unit for follow-up.  Further response action may be necessary pending removal of the tank.
P-271-2003*Discharge was the result of a broken hydraulic hose on a street sweeper.  The oil was contained with sand and collected with a sweeper.  Soil was taken to Commercial Recycling Systems for disposal.
P-270-2003*Kids, trying to hide from the police, jumped into a fenced in area protecting an oil tank.  Because the fence was only large enough for the tank the kid landed on the filter, breaking it off.  The kids ran away, but thankfully one of them called the Police Department to report the spill.  The oil ran across a sandy area in one of the playgrounds.  It turns out the same tank had leaked before and the same area had been excavated (P-796-96).  I contacted Guerin Associates to do the cleanup and they contacted Soderberg Southern to do the excavation and Troiano to supply roll off cans.  We excavated the contaminated soil and replaced it with clean sand.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-131-2003*
     I received an e-mail (See Attached) from Dave Dunning (S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.; Bangor) at 1838 on 3/26/03, reporting an oil spill.  The message was not discovered on my computer until the following day around 0900.  Essentially, he was relaying that they had found oil and water on the concrete floor inside the former Tires, Batteries, Accessories (TBA) building in Hermon.  They were not sure of the source, but Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc. (Newburgh) had been called in to do the cleanup.

     After discussing the situation briefly with Mr. Dunning on 3/27/03, I proceed to the facility on Outer Hammond Street where I met with Todd Sekera (S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.) and Jason Babbidge (Clean Harbors Environmental, Inc.).  By this time, they had discovered that the source of the oil was from an oil/water separator or holding type tank under the concrete floor.  Apparently, small drips and spills inside the tire garage went onto the floor, into a concrete drainage trench, and over to the holding tank.  While the building was being occupied and the tank was cleaned out periodically, it was not a problem.  However, when TBA moved to a new facility and the building remained vacant, snow was plowed up against the garage doors over the winter.  When that material started to melt this Spring, some of the runoff flowed into the garage and displaced some of the oil in the holding tank.  All of the contaminated oil and water appeared to be contained on concrete inside the building.  Plans were to have Clean Harbors pump out the tank and then clean it to prevent a similar occurrence while the building is vacant.

REC:  File report.


P-281-2003*The malfunctioning vent on a saddle tank caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of diesel to the loading dock of Fore River Distribution.  The discharge was cleaned with speedi dry and the driver was followed to Peterbilt in Falmouth to ensure the issue was alleviated prior to long distance travel.
P-280-2003*A boom truck delivering sheet rock to the King residence in Brunswick blew a hydraulic line.  The initial discharge reached the ground but subsequent to the occurrence, a tarp was used to catch remaining product.  The GC called Downeast Energy who excavated the contaminated materials for disposal.
P-278-2003*A product transfer operation overfilled the receiving tank resulting in the discharge of approximately 50 gallons of marine diesel to Casco Bay at Fisherman's Wharf.  An incoming tide prevented the product from traveling away from shore.  In addition, prevailing winds created an eddy that caused the product to remain predominantly in one area.  The discharge was contained within hard boom and mitigated with sorbent boom and pads.  Although a significant sheen was present along Fisherman's Wharf,  considering the circumstances, a successful cleanup was performed.
P-950-2001*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 21  County Road, Westbrook.  It was unclear what the cause was, because the leak was located against a wall, inaccessible until the tank could be moved.  Also, there was question that the tank had been over pressurized during a recent delivery by Kleen Oil.  Kleen Oil had been notified to empty the tank and move it for inspection.  In the mean time, the fire dept had attached a vacuum to the tank to stop the leak, and sand and sorbents were placed down on the discharged oil.  Once the tank was removed, closer inspection determined that the tank had been leaking for awhile.  Saturated sorbents were removed and replaced.  Since the building was unoccupied, arrangements were made to complete the clean-up at a later date.

On 11/20/01, I returned with Environmental Projects, Inc. to finish the clean-up.  All the sand used to contain the spill was removed and the sorbents collected.  The floor was washed with a cleaner and collected with a vacuum, to remove all residual oil from the concrete floor.


P-277-2003*A minor amount of fuel oil was spilled to the basement of a Smart's Hill Residence.  The well is not at risk and there are no odor issues.  In addition, it is the owner's prerogative to do nothing.  So be it.
P-279-2003*A weeping tank caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of #2 fuel to the ground at 20 Summer Ridge Rd.  The soil was excavated by DEP personnel and brought to CRS for disposal.
A-186-2002*Received a call from Albert Thurlow concerning possible gasoline in his well water. Actually he had a test that showed that he had 2700 ppb of MTBE. I went to the house and took another sample. That sample had a result of 910 ppb MTBE. Mr. Thurlow showed me where and how the discharge happened. It was leaking fuel line from his snow machine. He fixed it and thought it only spilled about 1 gallon of gasoline. Unfortunately, the MTBE component of the gasoline reached his well. We dug a few holes by hand and discovered that bedrock was shallow and the spill did impact the bedrock. I suggested to Mr. Thurlow that he excavate the contaminated soil by hand and land spread it  He excavated a couple of wheel barrow loads.

An additional test was run on Mr. Thurlow's well water and the results were 390 ppb MTBE. This is a significant reduction from the first reported 2700 ppb. Mr. Thurlow has been offered filters and he has refused. All the options in our program were explained to him including our "Ability to Pay" program.  Since it was self contamination, Mr. Thurlow was not eligible for any of our insurance programs.   There are no down gradient receptors and Mr. Thurlow has agreed to wait and let attenuation clean the well. Additional sampling is needed. This case has been referred to Technical Services for additional work.
I-98-2003*An odor was noticed in the home. The owner's son was advised to contact DEP.

I visited the site that evening and found a small spill around the tank filter. Some snow was visibly contaminated. Frost apparently moved the tank and damaged a portion of the line going into the filter.

Tank was setting on cinder blocks, but everything else looked ok with three feet of snow around the tank.

I contacted a contractor to conduct the excavation of the contaminated soil. All contaminated snow and soil were excavated. Excavation proceeded about 2 feet into the frozen ground beyond the spill area to ensure all the contaminated soil was excavated.

The well is about 60 feet down gradient from the spill.

Response case closed.
I-99-2003*Copy of Huber spill Log								
								
		January 2003 Spill Summary  -  Easton						
		100% AAR completion rate						
Date	Material		Location			Cause		
5-Jan	pond water		LC pump station			belts off		
6-Jan	boiler blowdown		LC pump station			belts off		
9-Jan	flush water		ESP treatment room tank			solenoid failed		
9-Jan	blackwater		outside ESP treatment room			tote weld failed		
10-Jan	hydraulic oil		forklift			hose fell off		
10-Jan	hydraulic oil		sander			loose hose fitting M850		
11-Jan	boiler blowdown		LC pump station			pump failed		
11-Jan	blackwater		ESP treatment room tank			high level indicater failed		
12-Jan	hydraulic oil		slasher Hydraulic room			pressure gauge loosened		
13-Jan	boiler blowdown		"wilderness" pump station			pumps failed		
14-Jan	MDI		storage tank room			loose fittings		
14-Jan	water based paint		sander			loose fittings		
16-Jan	hydraulic oil		sander			fitting broke loose M850		
19-Jan	boiler blowdown		recycle pump station			undetermined		
19-Jan	hydraulic oil		log loader #48			loose coupling		
19-Jan	hydraulic oil		log loader #62			blown hose		
19-Jan	pond water/blowdown water		"wilderness" pump station			pumps failed		
22-Jan	blackwater		ESP treatment room tank			high level indicater failed		
26-Jan	stack condensate blackwater		stack drain			sludge buildup		
28-Jan	hydraulic oil		press hydraulic room			employee mishap during cleanup		
31-Jan	blackwater		stack drain			cracked pipe		
7-Feb	sodium hydroxide beads		ESP treatment room			torn bag	1 quart	
10-Feb	hydraulic oil		tree length slasher			cylinder seal failed	5 gallons	
11-Feb	hydraulic oil		press hydraulic room			overfill by vendor	5 gallons	
11-Feb	compressor oil		portable rental warehouse			blown seal	2 quarts	
11-Feb	blow down water		LC pump station			float stuck	30 gallons	
12-Feb	hydraulic oil		tree length slasher			blown hose	2 gallons	
13-Feb	ESP blackwater		outside ESPs			contractor thawing frozen valve	1 quart	
14-Feb	hydraulic oil		tree length slasher			loose fitting	1 gallon	
14-Feb	hydraulic oil		tree length slasher			pinhole in hose	2 gallons	
16-Feb	hydraulic oil		loader magazine pad			blown hose	4 gallons	
18-Feb	hydraulic oil		tree length slasher			broken bolts/bucket cylinder	1.5 gallons	
19-Feb	hydraulic oil		tree length slasher			blown hose	3 gallons	
19-Feb	ESP blackwater		main stack sump drain			float stuck	500 gallons	
21-Feb	hydraulic oil		outside mobile shop			hose broke at fitting	2 quarts	
27-Feb	(w)ax and (t)hermal oil		wax day room 2nd floor			broken pipe (fire)	w30g + t50g	
28-Feb	hydraulic oil		sawline			cracked fitting on hose	1 gallon	
3-Mar	hydraulic oil		fueling station			blown hose	55 gallons	
5-Mar	hydraulic oil		outside mobile shop			bucket cylinder failure	10 gallons	
16-Mar	hydraulic oil		slasher pad			cylinder jammed and failed	30 gallons	
17-Mar	hydraulic oil		warehouse sawline			blown seal in pump	15 gallons	
24-Mar	hydraulic oil		ATL loader parking spot			overwinter drips	4 gallons	
25-Mar	hydraulic oil		log yard			broken bolts/bucket cylinder	1 gallons	
27-Mar	release agent		indoors inside tank containment			tank overflow / training	2 gallons	
29-Mar	hydraulic oil		2nd floor press area			worn simultaneous cylinder leaking	0.5 gallons	
								
								
	21	January 2003 Spills Reported						
	16	February 2003 Spills Reported						
	8	March 2003 Spills Reported						
A-169-2003* A pickup truck, owned by an unknown party, spilled diesel onto the paved parking lot at the Augusta Civic Center. Apparently the contractor left the pump on and this resulted in diesel transferring from the tank in the bed into the vehicle tank. The vehicle tank overfilled and spilled out the vent onto the pavement. A passerby noticed the problem and called the authorities. The Augusta Fire Dept responded and they called us. Bart Newhouse and I went to the scene and collected sorbents which were disposed of at a later date. No further action will be required.
P-580-1998*Victor Collazo was racing his friends down Boyd's Corner Road when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a stone wall and ended up on Ernest Thyng's front lawn.  Mr. Collazo's vehicle spilled about 5 gallons of gasoline onto the ground.  I arranged for the excavation of the contaminated soil by a local contractor and had it disposed of at ARC.  I placed Mr. Thyng on Quarterly Monitoring until he drills a new well.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-252-2003*INITIAL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On the morn of Tues. 4/1/03, I met on site at 71 Gray Rd. with Gary Bucklin of S W Cole Inc., Alton Palmer of Gorrill-Palmer Co.(GP), representatives of the Gray Water District, property owner Elvin Copp and Robert Gillespie.  The previous day Mr. Bucklin reported to DEP the finding of oil contaminated soils in front of Jess & Nick's Store.  Shaw Bros. Const. was excavating new water lines, noted the odor and filled the excavation back in.  They re-excavated while we were present, noted petroleum vapor.  Yesterday (Monday) levels up to 500 parts per million (ppm) and 1000 ppm were documented. No groundwater or saturated soils were noted.  The contamination appeared to be old, weathered gasoline.

	Prior to the project getting underway, R W Gillespie (RWG) had been contracted to do test borings.  They installed borings about 100' north and south of this location and noted no obvious problems.
	The area is largely commercial within 300' of spill.  Behind the store is a large junk/scrap yard owned & operated by Mr. Copp in the process of being cleaned up at the town's insistence.  The area is on town water with no known wells within 300'.  This store was formerly a retail, motor fuels underground storage tank (UST) facility.  Mr. Copp stated he bought it in the 1970's and removed the tanks (three?) in the late 1980's.  In DEP records I found no UST registration or abandonment information so the tanks may have been abandoned prior to DEP/state regulation beginning in 1985-86.
	Under a Baseline 2 Clean-Up Goal, the DEP required remediation at 1000-ppm and above at minimum.  After discussion I recommended a voluntary remediation of perhaps down to 500-ppm based on a potential public fear of gasoline contamination around a waterline and the slim chance of it entering the municipal waterline.  Soil only immediately around the pipe was planned for removal off site.  This recommendation was thought prudent by the project engineers and Gray Water District.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	Commercial Paving and the report by RWG indicates they received 64.31 tons of soil from this project, screened by RWG as it was excavated.  Only that soil excavated for the new line was trucked off under a DEP Virgin Letter.
	The excavated trench segment is stated as 30' long in RWG's report.
	The gasoline contamination impacts the Maine DOT right of way for Route 100, which may affect future road work on Rt. 100.
	At this time no further DEP actions are required.  Oil contaminated soil and groundwater is understood to remain on site and likely under Rt. 100 and shall be properly managed if disturbed in the future.  Old piping and tanks may still yet to be found at Mr. Copp's site.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-284-2003*A BFI truck filling up at the Treatment Plant blew a gasket on its hydraulic ram and leaked 10 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  The spill was contained and cleaned up by Plant personnel using sorbent pads and speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-178-2003*Received a call regarding a sheen in the vicinity of Bouchard's barge vessel "B-95" docked at FPL's  Wyman Station on Cousins Island.  Heavy rains had washed oil from the deck over the scuppers.  The oil was reported as a light oil used in the gauges on the deck.  Sorbents were placed down to collect any remaining oil.

I checked on the incident the following day, and found no evidence of oil within the boom.

On the following day (3/7/03),  the Department was contacted again regarding a sheen in the same vicinity, but this time, there was a different barge "B-120" docked in the area.  Ann Hemenway followed-up on the complaint, and observed no sheen.
P-276-2003*2 quarts of Jet A were spilled when a fuel filter failed on one of Northeast Air's tank trucks.  The fuel spilled onto a paved surface and was cleaned up using sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-274-2003*Mr. Stone's basement/crawlspace flooded with melt water.  The water tipped over a 5 gallon container of kerosene used to fuel a salamander heater which also leaked some fuel.  I placed sorbent pads on the surface of the water and the Fire Department pumped the water out onto the road.  The Fire Department stopped pumping when there was still a foot of water left in the space.  All of the free product was collected and there was only a sheen left.  Mr. Stone didn't want any more clean up done at the time.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-275-2003*Mr. Wallace called because he lives next to a vacant Getty station and while doing spring cleaning in his yard he noticed oil leaking from a drum at the Getty station.  When I arrived I found that the previous tenants of the station had left a whole 55 gallon drum full of used oil filters uncovered beside the building.  Since they were exposed to the elements the drum had filled with water which displaced the oil out of the drum.  The oil had run across the pavement and onto the grass near the property line.  I called the phone number on the front of the store and reached Getty Petroleum who put me in contact with Jim Stewart, their local guy.  When I explained the situation he told me that they would clean it up right away.  I told the neighbor to contact me if it didn't get cleaned up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-291-2003*CN Brown truck overfilled the K1 UST at the Gorham Big Apple station.  They immediately noticed the overfill and contained the spill and cleaned it up with sorbent pads and a small amount of excavation.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-290-2003*A customer was filling a container with diesel on the tailgate of his truck and overfilled it by 2-4 gallons.  The spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-361-2003*
INITIAL INVESTIGATION

	On Thurs. 5/15/03, I visited this sub-urban property and confirmed a leak of waste oil to the paved parking lot.  The initial caller stated that a white Caprice auto most always parked on this spot and had been leaking oil for several months or more.  The auto was reported to belong to Mr. Nix who operated the Cape Barber Shop there.  The site is also next to the cape Fire Station.  The area is on city water & sewer.  At least one other business, Ta-Da store, also shared this business building.
	I confirmed a dark oily stain on the paving that appeared to have long term, with fresh oil on top, right under the Caprice's engine area.  The barber confirmed that this was his car but would not commit to being responsible for the leak.  The barber acted quite indignant and proceeded to tell me how he was being harassed by his neighbors.  I advised him that if the leak was his than he should promptly fix it and try and clean up the spill.

	On 5/19/03, I reached the property owner and landlord, Mr. Duval, of Duval's Service Center, a former UST facility in nearby South Portland.  I advised Mr. Duval that as property owner he was also a responsible party for the spill and clean-up, and I requested that he speak to the Caprice owner and to throw some sorbent material on the spill.  Our major concerns were that the oil would cause bad damage to the asphalt paving resulting in a pothole, and that the oil can wash down storm drains with every rain.  Mr. Duval stated that he had already been trying to evict the barber for other reasons.
	This report will be forwarded to DEP enforcement for actions appropriate to correct the problem.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-209-2003*        On May 9, 2003, at 1015 we received a call from Kathy Pelkey of Hancock reporting a possible oil spill on her property on the Settler's Landing Road.  She had bought the house in January and after the snow melted she noticed an area of stained gravel in the parking area.  The previous owner, Kimberly Anderson ran a logging/landscaping business out of their home.  Ms. Pelkey said this area was an area where the Anderson's parked their work equipment.
         I visited the site that afternoon and met Ms. Pelkey.  There was an area 5' by 15' of slightly stained gravel on top of a clay/till mixture.  The oil, likely diesel fuel, didn't penetrate any more than a couple inches.  I advised Ms. Pelkey to scrape off the top couple inches and spread it behind her house in an area open to the sun and wind.  She agreed to this action.  Her drilled well is not threatened by the spill.
A-136-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that hydraulic oil was spilled at this facility during a tank fill.  Grossly contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is a long-time vehicle maintenance yard and is served by municipal water; it is not considered environmentally sensitive.
I-112-2003*An anonymous caller said a wood truck was leaking about a quart of hydraulic oil.
Carl was unable to locate anything. 4/18/03
A-138-2003*   DEP received a report of this minor overfill at a residential AST.  No DEP site visit was made; the property owner was contacted and confirmed the minor nature of the incident and his satisfaction with the spillers' remedial efforts.
A-220-2003*I was contacted by Dwight Doughty Maine DOT concerning a spill at a salt sand shed in Unity. A piece of equipment contracted to DOT was stored at the site and leaked hydraulic oil. Dwight and I exchanged e-mails and phone calls discussing the site, (copies attached) . I eventually went to the site and found things exactly as Dwight described them. DOT personnel did the excavation overseen by Dwight Doughty of the DOT Environmental Office. The soil was taken to Hampden landfill for disposal. No spill letter was retained by this office.  No additional work is necessary.
A-171-2003* Bob McDonald of Mead Paper called to report an oil sheen on the Androscoggin River near the mill. He did not know the source of the oil sheen, and would investigate further. I returned his phone call later and no source was found and the oil sheen had disappeared. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-227-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
I-103-2003*This spill was late reported by the oil company. Back in Feb, the furnace was serviced and the oil filter was replaced. The oil company was called back a day or so later by the owner and told that the oil tank was leaking.  A tech immediately responded and along with the home owner cleaned up the obviously contaminated snow and ice. The filter was in a very hard to get at location, which was in a small shed type structure. The structure was only slightly bigger than the tank. This made access to the filter difficult at best.

Mr. Michaud told me he had to work with the technician to get the filter aligned properly and was "tricky" to get it just right. He also stated he had this problem before, but with only a small amount oil spilled and he was able to clean it up.

The most recent spill appears to have run off the back of the slab, which wasn't visible in the Feb snow piles.

The well is about 40 feet away from the tank. A ledge outcrop is located about 30 feet from the well and about 50 feet from the tank.

Mr. Michaud had a water test conducted by Aroostook Testing labs. The test was a "positive Molisch".
I took a sample on 4/23/03 which was reported as 169 ug/l of DRO.

The oil company will be providing a filter system.

The home owner and the Oil Company share the responsibility for this spill.

The homeowner had a terrible access to his fuel tank filter and should have advised the oil company that the filter was "tricky".  The oil company is responsible for not correctly tightening the filter.

In the oil companies defense, the filter was very difficult to access. Normally the system would not have been accessed this time of year, but the fuel system had apparently froze and no fuel was flowing to the furnace. The Technician was responding to an emergency with no heat in the trailer. The tech and the homeowner shoveled down to the side of the tank shed.

The biggest error by the oil company was the failure to report the spill.

Spill has been turned over to the Bangor Geologist Paul Blood.

Response case closed

Email & response concerning the application to the Fire Marshall's Office


I have received an application to the Aboveground
Storage Tank Insurance Fund for the following
spill:

Applicant:            Ronald Michaud
Town:                   Westfield
Date:                   02/19/2003
Spill Number:     I 103-03
Responder:        Carl Allen

Please provide the following information so I can
process this application.

1.    Briefly describe the cause of the spill.
        (Careless filling, corrosion of tank, physical
        damage to piping, etc.)

2.    Briefly describe clean-up actions.
        (Absorbent pads used to recover product,
        contaminated soil removed for disposal,
        monitoring of wells to continue, etc.)

3.    Was the tank a type approved for aboveground
        use?
        If "No", please explain.

4.    What is the Total Aboveground Storage Capacity
        Owned by the owner, including the site where the
        spill occurred and storage capacity at all other
        properties the owner owns in the State of Maine?

5.    Please explain any circumstances you think I should
        consider regarding assignment of conditional
        deductibles or Oil & Solid Fuel Board deductibles.

6.    Do you know of any other spills for which the
        applicant has applied to or been covered by the
        fund?
        If "Yes", please provide the name, location, date,
        spill number, and responder's name.

7.    SHOULD AN ADDITIONAL DEDUCTIBLE BE APPLIED FOR THE DELAY IN REPORTING
THE SPILL?

8.    WAS THE SITE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE OR OTHER?


Stephen W. Dixon, Sr.
State Fire Marshal's Office
52 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0052
(207) 624-8734          (207) 624-8767 (fax)

In response to your questions:

1. The source was the leaking filter which had been damaged by the water that froze.

2. A water filter was installed on well by DEP in April,
P-388-2003*A tractor trailer carrying potatoes rolled over on the curve just before the Washington Ave exit on I-295 Southbound in Portland.  Approximately 5 gallons of engine oil spilled and was cleaned up by Enpro with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-223-2003*International Paper Jay reported a 300 gallon hydraulic oil spill to the wastewater treatment sump on the #4 paper machine.  The spill was caused by a leaking seal.  No recovery was made.  The oil was diluted in the wastewater treatment lagoon.  There was no site visit made, see attachment of IP incident report for additional details.
B-210-2003*        On May 10, 2003, at 1600 we received a call from Gerry Mirabele of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer leak on the Line Road in Dexter.  The wind knocked down a tree limb onto the pole which snapped and damaged the transformer when the latter hit the ground.  Between ten and fifteen gallons of transformer oil spilled onto the ground.  Workers recovered the product with sorbents and excavation.  Clean Harbors excavated the contaminated material and handled the disposal.
P-438-2003*

REPORT SUMMARY
	This report covers the DEP, Division of Response Services involvement in the assessment and documentation of hazardous matter and oil discharges at this former industrial facility.  The facility is the current Manaero LLC and former Aerofab Company (herein referred to as Aerofab in this report) located within the former Sanford textile mill complex off Washington and Pioneer Streets near downtown Sanford.  The area is industrial and commercial in use, but surrounded by residential houses.  There are no known drinking water wells within 1000', and I understand that all properties are public water and sewer.  The Mousam River is located directly adjacent to the plant to the north and east, and it is believed that many floor drains in the old mill still go directly to the river.  There are up to 20 drain pipes/outfalls emptying to the Mousam from under Aerofab.
	See other DEP spill reports covering International Woolens Co., Tennford Machine Co., JOTKO, and First Allied Realty Corp., and Wasco Products Co. (also located in this mill complex) for further site information.
	I understand that, at the time of this report, the property is owned by Northern Properties, LLC; Wadi Rahim, Manager.  Aerofab and the property was owned and occupied by Aerofab (Armand E. Rivard, President) until Sept. 2002.  Aerofab produced small lake-amphibious aircraft.   In Sept. 2002, the assets of the aircraft business was sold to Manaero LLC (Wadi Rahim, Manager) who operated as an aircraft manufacturer there until April, 2003, when the business and much of the inventory was moved to Lanshe Aerospace factory (also owned by Wadi Rahim) in Fort Pierce, Florida.  Ms. Lucille Hilton (a long-term Aerofab employee and still a Manaero employee & director and representative for Mr. Rahim) was on site to let us into the building.  Mr. Mike Hussey was the Aerofab manager and I understand is now employed with Manaero in Florida.
	Andrew Slusarski of DEP's RCRA inspection unit was overall project manager and primary DEP contact.  Stephen Brezinski of DEP, Division of Response Services, assisted with spill evaluation and management.  See attached NOV letter of 6/16/03, for a summation of violations and requirements.
	Aerofab Co. had applied for and received a US EPA Identification Number {#MED0011090650} on 8/8/80.
	

INITIAL DEP RESPONSE
	On Thursday 6/12/03, DEP's Andrew Slusarski requested DEP Response Division to respond to prohibited discharges and improperly managed hazardous waste he had confirmed at Manaero LLC (former Aerofab).  As it looked like there was potential disposal issues, I requested that a local hazardous waste contractor meet me on site that afternoon.  On site, I confirmed oil discharges around machinery, corrosive discharges, corroding and improperly stored containers of Nitrate salts (oxidizer), open and/or unmarked containers of corrosives, resins, solvents, paint wastes, and improperly labeled drums of solvents and solvent waste.
	Slusarski, MDEP, reported he attained permission from Mr. Rahim to enter and remove the waste as we, the DEP saw necessary to "make it safe".  Mr. Rahim indicated to Slusarski, if and when Manaero resumed operations (in Sanford), they would buy new chemicals.    Slusarski and I agreed  the waste needed prompt containment,  removal, and proper disposal, as they possed a public safety and potential environmental threat.  That Thursday, Mr. Brian Fons of Environmental Projects Inc. (EPI) met Slusarski, Ms. Hilton, and I on site and inspected the site with us.

WASTE DESCRIPTION & MANAGEMENT
	The waste was characterized by both DEP and Mr. Brian Fons of EPI.  Under a DEP request, EPI collected and inventoried the waste [see attached memorandum dated 6/19/03].  Compatible solvents, flammables and oils were consolidated to reduce disposal costs.

	Mr. Fons advised us that his company (EPI) had been solicited by Mr. Hussey of Aerofab and had quoted disposal of their Sodium
B-256-2003*Susan called from the Winter Harbor Co-op to report an oil sheen on Inner Winter Harbor between their dock and the town dock. They had also called the town harbormaster, Dale Torrey, who was in the act of looking for the source when she called. At the time of the call, I was in Danforth and relied on the harbormaster. When I contacted them about three hours later I learned that Mr. Torrey did not find a source and it had dispersed. The most likely cause was a bilge discharge. No further action anticipated.
P-1058-2002*Paul Zack of Emery Waterhouse called me to report that they had a sheen on the water in their parking lot.  I went over to look and found that one of the refrigerated trailers they had parked in the yard had leaked a small amount of diesel and since it was raining the sheen had spread as the water drained to the storm drains.  We put out sorbent to collect what we could.  No further response action is required at this time.
P-1059-2002*Gene Veilleux called to report that a Vito Mininni cement truck had forgotten to put the cap back on his tank after filling it.  As the truck pulled out of the lot diesel spilled out.  Mr. Veilleux stated they cleaned up what they could with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-466-2003*6.19.2003, Scarborough FD reported a 10 gallon gasoline spill onto a paved surface at entered location.  A customer overfilled their car at the pump island.  The facility took responsibility for the spill, clean up and disposal of waste material.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-467-2003*6.18.2003, Robert Perkins of 3e Company, California, hazardous material managers for Home Depot, reported a pesticide spill (ortho brush-B-gone) from a container onto the floor of entered location.  A store employee observed that a container fell from a  store shelf and broke open.  No DEP response, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Spill inside building on impervious surface.

Sorbents were deployed to the liquid, removed and placed in secure storage until a qualified contractor picked up the waste for disposal.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-468-2003*Kittery FD responded to a diesel fuel spill at entered location.  Kittery advised that a source or responsible party could not be located.  It is suspected that the discharge may have come from a tractor trailer parked in the lot.  The spill was on a paved surface.

DEP hired Enpro Environmental Services to pick up and dispose of the waste sorbent pads and speedi-dri associated with this mystery spill.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-255-2003*B-255-2003
05/29/2003 14:27

     Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power called to report a spill of hydraulic fluid on the Moody Line Road in Embden.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked from a failed line on a bucket truck.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No resources of the State were reportedly affected.
B-233-2003*B-233-2003
05/21/2003 10:50

     Robert Neff, inspector for the Manufactured Housing Board, called to report discovering an actively leaking outside fuel tank at lot 151 in the Cedar Falls Trailer Park off the Finson road in Bangor.  Investigation revealed that the fitting at the filter to the tank had a very slow weep.  Perhaps as much as 5 gallons may have leaked onto the ground.  The park owner was notified and repairs were made.  Since the park is served by a public water supply no action was taken.
P-113-2003*Received a call regarding the overfill of an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 1 Deering Street, Portland, ME.  The overfill resulted in the tank rupturing in the basement, in addition to displacing oil out the vent, allowing oil to flow down the sidewalk of Deering Street and High Street.

By the time I arrived on-site, Enpro Services, Inc. was in the process of removing oil from the basement with a vacuum truck, in addition to removing contaminated snow and ice from the sidewalk.  The Portland Fire Dept., Union Oil and Todd Manter, Property Manager, were also on-site.  I was informed that the tenants on the side of building where the incident occurred (the building has two separated sides) had found other lodging for the evening.  A fan was requested, from the Portland Fire Dept., to ventilate the basement until Enpro could obtain one.  After the installation of the fire dept's fan, the atmosphere in the basement was monitored for low explosion level (LEL) and volatile organic compounds  (VOC's) concentrations.  VOC's levels ranged between 20 ppm and 30 ppm, while the fan was running, but quickly rose above a 100 ppm when the fan was exchanged for Enpro's.  Nothing was observed on the LEL meter.  After the installation of Enpro's fan, VOC levels ranged between 50 and 80 ppm.  Another fan was requested for work the following day.  Still, nothing was detected on the LEL meter determining that it was safe to turn on the natural gas appliances in the basement.  As much free product was collected using the vacuum truck (approx. 150 gal), at which time speedy-dry was applied to the floor and left overnight.  Removal of saturated materials also commenced, and were placed on a trap outside the building for disposal.  Most of the oiled snow and ice on the sidewalk was removed, and placed in drums on-site.  Removal of the speedy-dry and other saturated materials was scheduled for the following day, in addition to checking the sidewalks for additional oiled snow and ice.

On 2/11/03, and for the remainder of the week, the floor and sidewalks were cleaned, and additional damaged materials were removed from the property.  The AST's and associated piping were up-graded.    Test borings through the concrete floors of both basements were conducted to determined the extent of contamination beneath the floor.  Oil impacted soils were detected on the side where the incident occurred.  Nothing was observed on the other side of the property.

During the week of 2/17/03, it was determined that additional work would be required, involving the removal of oiled building materials, such as walls and stairs, and eventually removal of a large section of concrete floor.  Containment for the removal of the floor was completed on 2/21/03, preparing the area for removal of the floor on the following week.

During the week of 2/24/03, removal of the concrete floor commenced.  Heavily contaminated soils were observed beneath the concrete floor.  Also, bedrock was encountered 1' to 3' below grade which were also impacted.  Vapor levels within the basement were fairly high during the removal of the floor, largely because ventilation fans had to be shut off, due to insufficient electric capacity to operate all the equipment.  During the initial phase of removal, concrete and soil had to be removed by hand until a vacuum unit was available.

On March 4, 2003, a meeting between all involved parties commenced.  Although, most of the contamination had been removed from the site, oil vapors were still emanating from the contaminated bedrock.  It was decided that a sub-floor ventilation system would be appropriate to remediate the remaining contamination.

During the remainder of March 2003, additional concrete and soil was removed, two separate applications  of 17.5% peroxide was applied to the bedrock in an attempt to remediate oil contamination, the installation of a sub-floor vapor extraction system and the construction and sealing of the rep
A-121-2003*I was contacted by Don Newell, owner of a rental property (trailer) in Thorndike.  Mr. Newell had hired Waldo County Oil to repair a loose fitting on the copper supply line between the outdoor 275 gallon AST and burner and they advised him to report the spill.  An unknown quantity of K-1 fuel oil had leaked from this loose fitting resulting in odors being detected in the home by the tenant, Mike Williams.  I made a site visit and met with Everett Williams, Mike's father who lives nearby.  A tributary stream to Wing Brook is less than 50 feet from the residence and AST.  A drilled well serving the residence was located between the stream and the home, less than 10 feet from the AST.  I obtained a water sample HETL#O2E-DOR-07219.  The results indicated the well had been impacted by fuel oil.  I contacted Tech Services, and Pat Seaward was assigned to the case. I hired Kip's Home Services to move the oil tank, set up a temporary tank, and excavate contaminated soil.  We were able to remove several loads using a mini excavator.  Bedrock was located 5 feet below ground surface and free oil was in evidence on the bedrock surface.  The excavation was left open for several days, groundwater filled the bottom of the hole, and a small amount of oil was recovered with sorbent pads.  The hole was then filled and compacted with clean fill.  The tributary stream was also impacted by the discharge.  Oil sheen was evident near a bedrock outcrop at the stream's edge.  I used wooden stakes and set up approx. 40' of sorbent boom along the stream edge to collect oil.  I was able to place sorbent pads in the brook as well, and this collected a fair amount of pink oil.  These pads and boom were changed out periodically over the following weeks and months, finally being removed in July.  Pat Seaward resampled the residential well confirming the impact and a filter system was installed.  No further work expected by Response Services.
P-306-2003*Discharge was the result of the hose being dropped, turning on the nozzle.  The oil was contained to the pavement and quickly cleaned-up using sorbents.  I checked on the site to assure that the clean-up was completed correctly, due to the close proximity of the well.  I observed nothing of concern.
A-212-2001*Received a call from Bob Duke of Maritime Energy concerning a spill. He reported that there had been an overfill at their bulk plant in Warren. They spilled approximately 5 gallons. The spill was contained to the tank area and cleaned up with sorbent pads. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
P-307-2003*Discharge was the result of an overfill, due to there not being a whistle.  The tank had been previously filled without incident, but this time Dead River was not so lucky.  The homeowner was to be contacted to remedy the problem.
A-637-2001*Linda of C.N. Brown called to report a small oil spill. After making a delivery to the residence of Paul Zebora, the driver dribbled some oil onto the side of the foundation while unhooking the scully fitting on the hose. The driver cleaned it up with sorbents. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-624-2001*Received a call from Ron Doiron of Maine Yankee concerning a small spill. He reported that there was an overfill of an air compressor and approximately 1 pint of compressor oil was spilled to a paved surface. The oil was cleaned up with sorbents. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-94-2003*Karen Lyons of Windrow Farm on Mast Road in Pittston reported a truck had discharged an estimated 1 gallon of used motor oil to the ground while parked on Mast Road.  The vehicle owner is unknown, and the spilled material was cleaned up using sorbent material.

No visit by Maine DEP staff was made.  No further action is expected.
A-98-2003*A customer at the Big Apple convenience store on Wilton Road in Farmington left the nozzle unattended while filling the gasoline tank of his car.  The nozzle failed to shutoff when the tank was full resulting in an estimated 4 gallon discharge to the ground, ice and snow.  CN Brown personnel and the Farmington Fire Department removed the contaminated ice and snow for disposal and used sorbent material to clean up the remainder of the spill.

No visit was made by DEP personnel.  No further action is expected.
A-99-2003* A Schneider National tractor trailer driven by Amatha Sow jack-knifed in the north bound lane of I-95 at the Civic Center Drive overpass.  The truck fell between the north and south bound I-95 overpass bridges.  The trailer blocked Civic Center Drive while the tractor landed on the embankment to the north of Civic Center Drive.

At the time of the accident the truck was unloaded with an estimated 60 gallons of diesel fuel in the saddle tanks; the accident destroyed both saddle tanks and the engine oil pan.  An estimated 40 gallons of diesel fuel were lost to the ground along with 6 gallons of waste/used motor oil from the engine.  The Augusta Fire Department responded and reported the incident to DEP requesting assistance.

DEP personnel were able to remove an estimated 20 gallons of unspilled diesel fuel from the passengers side saddle tank using an air operated diaphragm pump.   Additional spilled product was collected using sorbent material and excavating snow and ice.

The following day Kip's Home Services was contracted (with the agreement of INS Schneider National) to remove additional contaminated snow from the accident site.  The contaminated snow was brought to the DEP Augusta warehouse for melting and disposal by EPI.

No further action by DEP is expected.
B-151-2003*        On April 7, 2003, at 0845 we received a call from Shawn Townsend at 24 Hurd Corner Rd. in Palmyra reporting a leaking feedline on his AST.  The tank is located in the garage of the house Mr. Townsend rents from Paul Hoffman Sr. of Newport.
        I visited the site that afternoon and found a small leak around the fitting near the filter.  The line had been dripping for a while since the oil had seeped through the concrete joint between the floor and wall.  Mr. Townsend had placed a small container to catch any further dripping.  The bottom of the tank was also weeping in one spot.
        I contacted the landlord who had his supplier replace the tank and feedline and also excavate a couple wheelbarrows of soil along the garage wall.  I sampled the well on April 14, and a Diesel Range Organics analysis was negative for fuel oil.  Northeast Labs of Winslow performed the analysis.
A-116-2003*See attached Dragon Products spill report form.
A-118-2003*A John Deere log skidder was parked near Slaigo Creek on 220 in Waldoboro.  The circumstances as to how and why the skidder was parked there are murky.  John Black the Waldoboro Code Enforcement Officer reported a diesel fuel spill under the skidder and requested DEP Response Services investigate the spill.  The town of Waldoboro was concerned the spill might contaminate a very productive clam flat near the spill site.  Slaigo Creek empties onto the clam flat as was within 40 feet of the spill site.

The Waldoboro Police Department report the owner of the skidder is Roger Simmons.  It was also reported the skidder was "stolen" from Mr. Simmons and left near Slaigo Creek at the direction of the police.  It was reported Mr. Simmons drained the remaining diesel fuel to the ground in an effort to keep the skidder from be stolen a second time.  Maine DEP personnel have been unsuccessful reaching Mr. Simmons.  A person who would not identify himself but was reached at the phone number provided by the Waldoboro police stated Mr. Simmons had moved but he didn't know where.  Furthermore, the skidder had been "parted out" and was probably in Canada.  Ron Harding is reported to have moved the skidder on a trailer, however, it's unclear whether or not this was before or after it was parked near Slaigo Creek.

Maine DEP hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the contaminated soil and replace the removed material with clean fill.  The contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Recycling for processing and disposal.

The only resource of at risk was found to be Slaigo Creek and the clam flats downstream.  No further action is expected.
P-308-2003*Received a call from the York County Sheriff's Dept. regarding a pickup truck that had leaked diesel fuel at least five miles, starting on Campground Road to Limerick Road onto Irving Road,  and ending at Dream Acres, 181 Irving Road in Arundel.  The fuel filter/water separator had become loose allowing fuel to leak.  At the time of the call, the problem had been fixed.

By the time I arrived, the oil on the roads had dissipated from the heavy traffic and rains.  The largest amount of oil observed was in the driveway of Dream Acres where the Arundel Fire Dept. had placed down sorbent pads.  Rains had spread the oil throughout the dirt driveway, making collection difficult.  The oil was collected until only a sheen was observed.  The well for the property was great distance from the discharge.
P-309-2003*Received a call from the Wells Police Dept. requesting assistance regarding the removal of a vehicle from the marsh area off Drakes Island Road.  They stated that the vehicle was submerged approximately 50 feet off shore.  There was only a sheen around the vehicle at the time of the call, but they were concerned that the vehicle would have to been dragged over the marsh grasses in the "Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge."

By the time I arrived on-site, the vehicle had been recovered without incident.  I observed no sheen in the water, and the vehicle appeared to be intact.  The marsh grass was minimally impacted.
P-311-2003*See attached report from RWS.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-310-2003*Discharge was the result of a corroded filter housing releasing approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil into the ground where heavy rain displaced the oil throughout the back yard.  The high water table kept the oil on the surface of the ground where it could be collected with sorbents.  As much free product was collected as possible, but some oil still remained with in the top inch of soil.  The owner of the property was informed of the situation, and opted to leave the remaining oil for natural attenuation, instead of soil removal.  The well on the property was well up-gradient and not at jeopardy.
B-166-2003*        On April 4, 2003, at 1600 we received a call from Ann Marie Llgosz reporting a probable leak from a fifty five gallon drum located on her neighbor's land.  The drum was near the property line and had a small area of stained vegetation by one side of the drum.  Ms. Llgosz was concerned about contamination of her drilled well.
         I visited the site the next morning but neither Ms. Llgosz nor neighbor Ralph Polk was home.  The drum contained about five gallons of diesel smelling liquid and there was one foot area of stained dead leaves beneath one side of the drum.  I found a very small pinhole in the bottom quarter of the tank which I patched and circled with white marker.  The contamination didn't extend down into the soil.  I contacted Mrs. Polk who knew of the drum and said her brother-in-law was supposed to have taken it.  She thanked me for stopping the leak and said she would make sure the drum was removed.  This was done during the next week.
B-187-2003*        On April 29, 2003, at 0800 we received a call from Mark Ouellette of Dead River Oil reporting a tank overfill at 6 State St. in Bangor.  Brelca Co. is the owner of the office building.  The account was on automatic delivery but the owner was no longer using that tank when the oil was delivered on 4/20.  The driver heard the whistle shortly after he began pumping, and stopped delivery before any fuel came out the vent.  However, the fill pipe was full of product and the oil slowly seeped out around the tank gauge.  On 4/28, a custodian noticed about a gallon on the basement floor and called Dead River.  Workers drained the oil to below the tank top and recovered the spilled fuel with sorbents.  No oil reached any basement drain.
A-119-2003*Murray Oil discharged an estimated 2 gallons of #1 fuel oil to a driveway at 16 Turner Center Road, Turner.  The property is owned by Richard Keach.  The cause of the spill was a valve failure a the end of the truck delivery hose.  Murray Oil used sorbent pads to clean up the spilled product.

Maine DEP personnel did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-312-2003*The Woolwich Fire Department contacted us to let us know that they were responding to an accident where an individual had rolled his truck into Nequasset Stream at the boat launch on Nequasset Road in Woolwich.  They were concerned because Nequasset Stream empties into the lake that is the water supply for the area.  At the time that they called no oil had leaked from the vehicle.  I gave them my pager number and told them to page me if any oil leaked during the removal of the vehicle from the stream.  I didn't hear back from them so I assume everything went well and there was no leakage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.


P-313-2003*A DOT grader blew a hydraulic line on a dirt road in Pownal.  DOT personnel used sorbent pads and dug up all stained soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-122-2003*Richard Scott owns a property at 380 East Neck Road which remained unoccupied during the heating season 2002/2003.  On March 17, 2003, Colby and Gale delivered oil to the AST and found a small quantity had leaked from a pin hole in the supply line to the furnace.  Colby and Gale reported the discharge to Maine DEP and took steps to stop the leak.

Mr. Scott was in Florida at the time of the discharge, but reported the heating system had remained shutdown during the winter.  The total discharge quantity was estimated to around 10 gallons.   Some oil was recovered in sorbent pads.  Maine DEP planned an excavation to remove the remaining contamination but did not proceed.  Investigation of the site found the oil tank to be located above a crushed rock drainage system.  Small test excavations found no oil to be present under the tank nor on the surface of the water table.   DEP personnel speculate the oil drained with the snow melt and runoff water to a brook behind the trailer.  No sheens were found along the brook.  The well for the property is a shallow dug well, up gradient and approximately 150 away from the spill site.  Mr. Scott cooperated with Maine DEP efforts.

No further action is expected.
P-314-2003*Got a call from the USCG stating that they had gotten several complaints that more waste oil in drums and buckets had shown up at the Portland Fish Pier.  This is an ongoing problem at this location.  I went over and found three 5 gallon buckets of waste oil, one did not have a cover on it, and five 55 gallon drums with differing amounts of waste oil in them, one was open topped, two others had uncovered bungs, and one had been severely damaged but was still in tact.  I covered the uncovered bucket and sealed each bucket in a poly bag with some sorbent pads.  I put a poly bag over the open topped drum and duct tapped it all the way around.  I covered all of the drum's bungs with duct tape.  Jon Woodard contacted Ben Snow of the City of Portland and he said that he would have them disposed of immediately.  I will check to be sure all the containers are gone.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-315-2003*Zebra Striping Company had just arrived to sweep CMP's parking lot when a hose disconnected on their sweeper leaking around a gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  They used sorbent material to soak up the oil and then swept the area.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-180-2003*On the afternoon of 4/23/03, Annette Merrithew, who is the code enforcement officer for the town of Hermon, reported that their fire department was dealing with a fire at McLeod's Water Well, which is a well drilling company on Route 2 at the top of Miller Hill.  She said that firemen had put a stick in the hole where the tank was leaking and that stopped the leak.  The firemen told Mr. McLeod that the tank should be pumped out immediately in order to prevent more spillage.  McLeod's response was that it didn't need to be done according to her recollection of what the firemen told her.  Another issue was that the basement of the house part of the facility was full of water and that the AST was floating.  This turned out to be true but there was no evidence of a spill.  I asked to be notified when they planned to take the water out of the basement, so that I could monitor the tank as it came to rest on the floor.  The AST that had been impacted by the fire had come close to bleving and had vaporized a lot of product.  However, there was still about sixty gallons remaining, which we removed.  Employees at the facility helped with this operation and the fuel was left on site to be used.  A couple dozen pads had collected some oil, but it was apparent that only minute amounts had escaped the cement floor that was the initial landing spot for fuel that came out of the broken firematic valve.  The cement was undoubtedly very hot at the time and the fuel would have vaporized and burned since a source of ignition was omnipresent.

As of 7/2/03, things seem to have stabilized without further incident.
P-317-2003*Well Tree Inc. rented a cherrypicker from Rent-It to do a job at a residence at 64 Federal Street in Brunswick.  As soon as they started to use the cherrypicker a hydraulic line blew stranding one of their employees up in the basket.  Well Tree contained the spill and contacted Rent-It to come service the vehicle.  Rent-It estimates that 25-30 gallons of hydraulic leaked out.  The oil ran across the driveway and pooled on the lawn.  Well Tree used sorbents to clean up the pavement and excavated the soil.  They took all of the debris to the Brunswick Landfill with permission from the Fire Department and the Landfill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-318-2003*Rick Perkins of the DEP's Air Bureau was overseeing an air emissions test at Sprague Energy.  The test required Sprague to fill tank trucks with aviation gasoline and then empty the trucks back into their AST's.  During this process Mr. Perkins witnessed the driver spill around 5 gallons of product because he did not have the fitting on tight before he opened the truck's valve.  Mr Perkins inquired with Tom Dobbins of Sprague if they were required to report that spill and Mr. Dobbins said that they did not have to report any spills of less than 25 gallons.  Mr. Perkins then inquired with me if Sprague was required to report a spill like that and I was not sure of the answer so I contacted Rick Kaselis who oversees their license.  Mr Kaselis returned my call and told me that Sprague would be required to report any oil spill of any amount.  He stated that he would call Tom Dobbins of Sprague and let him know.  Today Mr. Dobbins called me and officially reported the spill.  All spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-190-2003*        On May 1, 2003, at 0700 we received a call from the Aurora Fire Dept. reporting a diesel spill from a dump truck accident on Route 179 in Aurora.  The accident occurred about 0630 when a pick-up truck driven by Richard Grindle of Amherst swerved into the path of the dump truck.  The dump truck, owned by Highland Excavation & Trucking of Aurora, lost between 15 and 20 gallons of diesel fuel.  I arrived on site and found that the fire dept. and the Maine D.O.T. had recovered some of the fuel with sorbents.  Since there are no wells or surface water nearby and only a small amount spilled, I decided not to excavate the road shoulder.
A-175-2003*See attached IP Spill Report.
A-130-2003*Linda Archambault from The Lobster Conservancy reported a small gasoline spill from an outboard engine tank at the organization's office in Friendship, Maine.   The area is served by a public water supply.  An estimated 1 gallon was spilled to pavement and the soil next to the pavement.  Maine DEP personnel removed the contaminated soil and sorbent pads used by the Lobster Conservancy to clean up the spill.

No further action is expected.
P-320-2003*DOT called to let us know that a pulp truck punctured its saddle tank while driving North on Interstate 95.  The truck sprayed diesel fuel over a couple of miles before it pulled over at Exit 26 and fixed the problem.  It was raining at the time so the fuel was being washed off the road.  The DOT had checked location where the truck had pulled over and reported to me there were no puddles or pooled oil.  DOT stated that they were going to sand the area because it was slippery.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-133-2003*Chet's Burner Service reported an oil spill at the home of Jeff Warger 276 Walker Road, Norridgewock, Maine.  The spill was reported to be an estimated 25 to 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil discharged to the ground.   The homeowner reports the fuel filter was serviced by Chet's Burner Service on March 3, 2003 (see attached repair service invoice).  Chet's Burner Service was again called for a "no heat" service call on March 24, 2003.  One of the residents, Lara Eckert, reported observing the oil burner service tech replacing the filter gasket on March 24, 2003, to solve the fuel leak.  Chet's Burner service reported the problem to be a fitting leak when reporting the discharge to Maine DEP.  Maine DEP personnel made an initial site visit on March 24, 2003, but repairs to the leak had already been made and thus no definitive cause could be found.

McGee Construction was contracted by Maine DEP to remove the contaminated soils and transport them to Commercial Recycling for processing and disposal.  22 tons of soil were removed from the site.   During the excavation process, some free product was observed running into the excavation site.  Bag head space PID readings indicated below the 50 ppm standard when the excavation was completed.

The site has been referred to DEP Tech Services for follow up.  Owing to unrelated site characteristics in addition to a DRO water sample an EPA 524.2 sample is recommended.  The property has a drilled well approximately 150 feet from the spill site, but at the same grade.
P-321-2003*4.9.2003,  Harrison FD requested a DEP response to a passenger vehicle leaking gasoline in the town parking lot.  En route I re-contacted Naples Dispatch who advised that the spill was confined by the fire department.  I contacted Guerin Associates to respond and clean up the spill.  Upon my arrival, I observed the spill had been cleaned up.  Harrison Fire officials advised that the towing outfit cleaned up the spill with speedi-dri.  I canceled the Guerin response and was later advised by them they would not charge a minimum call-out fee.

I asked the fire officials if I could be of any further assistance and receiving a 'no' response, I hoped back in my truck and drove back to Portland.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-150-2003*A customer overfilled a passenger vehicle tank at the Big Apple 33 Elm Street, Waterville, resulting in an estimated 4 gallon unleaded gasoline discharge.  CN Brown requested the Waterville Fire Department respond to the spill.  The Fire Department used sorbent materials, which CN Brown disposed of.   No site visit was made by Maine DEP staff and no further action is expected.
A-155-2003*A seal on a CN Brown home heating oil delivery truck leaked discharging a reported 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil to the roadway in front of 125 Dutch Drive, Farmington, Maine.  CN Brown personnel cleaned up the spilled product with sorbent material.  No private wells were at risk.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-322-2003*5.1.2003, no DEP response.  Phone contact with Ms. Huston reported an oil stain on the concrete floor at the AST in the basement.  Union Oil Co. repaired leak and removed the stain with speedi-dri.  Apparently there was a hole in the copper feed line filter.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-156-2003*See attached CMP report.
A-157-2003*An AST in the basement of a home at McKeen Farm 414 Hussey Road, Albion, Maine leaked through a pin hole in the bottom of the tank discharging an estimated 5 gallons to a concrete floor.  Staples Oil dispatched a service technician to investigate the leak; he discovered the pin hole and applied a temporary patch to stop the leak.  Sorbent pads were used to clean up the discharged oil.

Maine DEP investigated the site as the initial reports were that a larger quantity of oil had been discharged.  DEP personnel found the oil had been successfully contained to the concrete floor.  Staples Oil replaced the tank and disposed of the corroded tank.

No further action is expected.
P-323-2003*5.2.2003 received report of spill onto roadway.  No DEP response.  Phone contact with Mr. Ward indicated a broken hydraulic on a town truck.  The spill was promptly cleaned up to the satisfaction of the DEP and the line repaired.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-324-2003*5.1.2003, stopped and conducted site visit of UST removal at entered location.  Tanks were intact, not leaking, and no oil contamination was evident with piping or dispenser island.  The area was back filled.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-325-2003*Downeast Energy was making a delivery at Rocky Hill Landscape and their truck leaked a couple of drops of what they believe was diesel fuel from a bad gasket in the engine.  It was raining at the time so the oil spread out as a sheen on the sidewalk.  Rocky Hill was concerned because that was a high pedestrian traffic area so they asked Downeast to do a thorough clean up.  Downeast used sorbent pads, speedy dry, etc. and cleaned it all up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-159-2003*A Webber Energy  propane delivery truck suffered a valve failure resulting in the discharge of an estimated 100 gallons.  The Rockland Fire Department responded, closing the area for safety and letting the tank vent it's contents to atmosphere.  Webber Energy made repairs to the valve, stopping the leak.

Maine DEP personnel offered to provide air monitoring for LEL at the scene; the local fire department stated it was not required.

No further action is expected.
A-160-2003*See attached CMP report.
A-161-2003*A Maine Department of Transportation plow truck blew a hydraulic hose while plowing on Route 17 in Roxbury.  The oil was discharged into snow and on to the road surface.  Maine DOT removed contaminated snow and used sorbent materials to clean up some of the oil.  Because DOT was sanding at the time of the incident some of the spill product remained on the roadway in the sand.  The recovered sorbents and snow was taken to the Dixfield DOT facility for melting and disposal.

Maine DEP personnel did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-165-2003*Central Maine Power reported a non-PCB transformer leak at Pole #1 Winter Street in North Haven resulting in a 2 gallon transformer oil spill to the ground.  CMP crews removed the contaminated soil.
Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-174-2003*Berry Hill Fuel overfilled a tank at 409 Old Jay Road discharging an estimated 5 gallons to the ground.  There are two tanks connected together in the basement of the building, both tanks were inspected by Berry Hill Oil for bulging or other tank anomalies, none were observed.  The property is served by town water and the discharge was outside the building.  Maine DEP personnel did not make a site visit.

No further action is expected.
P-295-2003*The saddle tank of a tractor broke off the vehicle discharging approximately 10 gallons of diesel to the 295N shoulder.  The discharge was cleaned with speedy dry.
A-194-2003*A truck working on the Maine Yankee site dripped a reported 2 oz of 90w gear oil to pavement.  Maine Yankee personnel used sorbent pads to clean up the discharge.  Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-327-2003*Apparently, Lewiston Solid Waste was told to inform the department when they came across materials for which they were not licensed to handle.  In this case, someone dropped off two (2) 100lb propane cylinders.  They will be taken to Maine Oxy for disposal.
A-198-2003*A Maine Army National Guard dump truck had a hydraulic hose failure discharging an estimated 5 gallons to the ground at Camp Keyes in Augusta.  Army National Guard personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the discharged material.  Maine DEP did not visit the site.  No further action is expected.
A-199-2003*Maine Army National Guard at Camp Keyes in Augusta reported a 5 gallon hydraulic oil discharge from a scraper at Camp Keyes.  A hose failed causing the discharge, the oil impacted the ground.  Maine Army National Guard personnel used sorbents to clean up the discharged oil.  Maine DEP did not visit the site.  No further action is expected.
P-288-2003*Please see attached.
P-879-2002*On 11/23 a report of a fuel oil discharge was reported at the Harrison Middle School (Yarmouth).  The discharge was coming from the piping sump in the loading dock area.  Fuel had filled the sump and began to flow down the asphalt driveway towards the parking lot and McCartney Street.  The Yarmouth Fire Department responded and applied several bags of speedi Dri to halt the migration of the oil, the system was shut down (thought was relieve pressure and no more oil should be lost).

Upon my arrival the sump was opened and was full of oil (approximately 200 gallons), the four foot diameter sump was full of #2 oil and had subsequently overflowed the sump pit and migrated down slope.  Mel Jones of Yarmouth School Department had called Clean Harbors to come and pump out the sump to allow Les Wilson staff to assess the source of the leak.  Upon successfully removing the oil, a plan was formulated to replace a leaking pipe and excavate the soils associated with the line replacement and transport to Commercial Paving and Recycling Corporation (CPRC) for proper disposal.  All could be done without interruption of the following school day.

A temporary tank was set up (300 gal) as a day tank while the remedial work took place.  The repair and remediation were completed the following week.

Les Wilson & Sons performed the system repairs (Chris Wilson was on scene), and conducted soil removal on 12/4-5.  Twelve almost thirteen tons were removed and transported to CPRC, Scarborough.

Upon completion of the remedial activities no further response action warranted.

No additional remedial work is planned for this site, no further action warranted based on information and findings for 11/23.
P-289-2003*An overfill at Lyman Moore Middle School resulted in the discharge of approximately five gallons to the parking lot which was cleaned with speedi dry.
P-297-2003*A dump truck vs pickup accident resulted in the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of gasoline to the shoulder of Depot Rd in Gray.  Blue Rock, being the RP, excavated contaminated soil under DEP supervision and, given amount impacted, was allowed to process the soil at their facility in Westbrook.
P-329-2003*On 5/5/03, I received a call from the Berwick Police Department reporting a car accident with gasoline spillage on Rt. 9.  It was reported that the gasoline was entering a nearby brook.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a very small sheen on the brook water.  The sheen was not recoverable and no clean up was conducted.  No further action required.
P-24-2002*1.9.2002, Steve Carr of Bath CED contacted DEP regarding an AST upgrade project that he was working on at entered location.  Mr. Carr asked me to look at the tank due to a report of an on going leak.  I inspected the tank, but did not observe an active leak.

The tank was upgraded on or about the 25th of January 2002.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1056-2002*2.17.2002, Responded to facility location.  Upon arrival I observed a stained area under the UST vent pipes.  I contacted J & S Oil to advise them of the spill.  I spoke to a Gary, who advised me that the delivery driver failed to connect the secondary vapor recovery hose.  J & S sent a technician to clean up the spill.

DEP sampled the drinking water well of the the adjacent property belonging to Jim Jaybush, 909 Poland Springs Rd., per their request.  Because of the size and nature of this spill no threat to the drinking water well was perceived by DEP.  Therefore I felt it was not fair to require J & S to pay for the sampling.  This site, however has undergone remediation in the past as part of a LUST, under spill # P-093-90.  The sampling was paid for as part of the monitoring of that former clean up.  The test came back negative for GRO and the analytical report was attached to the former spill report and a copy sent to the property owners.

Mr. Jaybush also suggested that the gasoline deliveries at the facility take place at night to hide spills that take place during delivery.  I did not observe any evidence of additional spills.

No further Response action warranted
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-331-2003*4.29.03, responded to spill location.  I observed a sump pump hose protruding from the basement window of a multi-unit apartment.  The grass was stained with oil as well as portions of the side walk.  I gained access to the basement and observed a new AST had been installed.  An old, rusted AST sat beside the new one.  I observed that there had been an oil spill.  The spill appeared to have been small, perhaps 5 gallons or so.   The old tank still had product in it.

I deployed sorbent pads to the sump pump area, but there was little to be recovered.  It appeared that most of the oil had been pumped out onto the front lawn.

I contacted the property owner, who advised me that there had in fact been an oil spill and that he, Fred Perkins, had put the sump pump in and never gave the oil that would be pumped out a thought.  Mr. Perkins was candid about his actions.  I required that the old tank be drained of any remaining product and that residual oil in the basement be cleaned up, but I do not expect that much waste will be generated.  I did not require that the soil out front be removed because no threat to human health or the environment existed, nor was the soil saturated with oil, however, Mr. Perkins advises that he is going to replace the grass.  The area impacted is small and does not warrant a regulated disposal.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
B-191-2003*       On May 2, 2003 at 0800 we received a call from dispatcher Sam at the Dead River Oil Co in Brewer reporting a less than one gallon spill of #2 oil at the home Dorinda Stout at 195 Pearl St. in Bangor. The leak occurred in the gasket of an oil fired hot water heater.  Workers used sorbents to recover any oil from the cement floor.
B-195-2003*On 5/02/03, 1545 hours Mike Chammings, who is Town Manager for Tremont, passed on a complaint from a citizen alleging that there was oil in the roadside ditch near his place, which was a bed and breakfast called, "West of Eden".  I located the general area and the owner of the establishment, George Urbaneck, showed me the area.  It was marsh sheen.  I shared my understanding of marsh sheen to George and headed back to Bangor.
P-287-2003*A serious MV accident resulted in the discharge of approximately 15 gallons of unleaded gasoline to Route One in Woolwich.  The FD bermed the area and covered the discharge in foam.  Response actions were to pump the puddle into drums in addition to collecting a plethora of pads applied also.  The drums were transported to the DEP warehouse where the liquid was filtered through carbon and the pads were stored for bulk disposal.
B-201-2003*On 5/6/03, 1000 hours Keith Barnhard of Hampden Fire reported that they had found three iron pipes in the ground at Crestwood Mobile Home Park during a routine inspection.  They requested assistance with identification of the pipes.  USTs were suspected, but it turned out that the pipes were not attached to a tank.  We were able to remove the caps and stick the pipes.  The stick came up completely dry and it felt like dirt.  Also, the pipes rotated in the soil quite easily.  Why they were there remains a mystery.  They may have been used to inject gray water from the units or maybe a holder for a clothes line post.
P-338-2003*The Biddeford FD was called to Biddeford Middle School for a leaking gas tank on a motor vehicle.  The issue was fixed and the discharge cleaned with speedi dry.
P-328-2003*On 5/5/03, I received a call from Scott Shephard of Bath Iron Works reporting a small spill from a forklift at their Harding Facility in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when a hydraulic hose on the lift broke.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-332-2003*Mr. Allard called to report that a compactor at the Prime Tanning had blown a hose discharging about twenty (20) gallons of hydraulic fluid to the pavement/concrete.  It was contained through the use of sorbents by PT staff, no additional migration was reported.

Based on the information supplied no DEP response was initiated.  No further action is warranted.
P-336-2003*The Goldsteins returned home from work to discover the smell of oil.  Upon closer inspection, fuel was observed migrating off the pad beneath the home.  The AST is located at the rear of the home and the copper line sheathed partially (not a single continuous  line) from tank to burner.  The leak or discharge of oil is from the union of the sheathing, the conduit is held together with black electrical tape.  This material is almost useless in contact with oil, therefore the connection failed to confine the oil within the piping and allowed it to migrate to the pad and beyond.

The home is a relatively new construction and the installation is suspect.  The installer has yet to be identified at the writing of this report.

The free product was sorbed with pads and transported for disposal.  The cause of the line break is unknown, and the estimate of oil lost is based upon consumption and record of fill and use.

No further Response actions warranted, based on material lost, found and recovered.
B-185-2003*   Chief Drinkwater called to report that an AST had fallen over at the Charles Boothby home on Highland Avenue. He believed that about 50 gallons of #1 had been spilled. Some of the oil had found its way under the house and the well is nearby.
   On my arrival, I learned the area is till with a high water table. The frost was going out of the ground and the 8" thick concrete slab had tilted just enough to cause the horizontal 275-gallon oil tank to slip. The 35" pipe legs bent and the firematic broke off at the tank. The Boothby's were home at the time and heard a crash. When they investigated, they could hear the oil gurgling out of the tank and called their oil company, R.H.Foster Oil Company. After they arrived, the fire department was notified. The Foster techs had dug a small hole beside the slab and were collecting oil by using sorbent pads as sponges. There was no puddled oil on the ground surface. As reported there was a small water puddle (about 5'X5') under the posted house. There was a layer of oil on the water. I was surprised that the oil had reached the crawl space so quickly. When we excavated later we found a discontinued 4" sewer pipe with its end open under the house. We did not chase this pipe to its source since it had been cut off under the house. Before filling the excavation, this pipe was capped with a glued on cap.
   Due to the oil under the home and the nearby well, I believed it was necessary to excavate the contaminated fill. We removed approximately 14 yards of gravel and till. A septic tank had been installed nearby and backfilled with gravel, thus the contaminated gravel that was removed was not native to the site.
   I believe that there is no longer a threat to the health of the Boothby's and there is no remaining risk to the environment.
P-238-2003*On 3/26/03, I received a complaint from Albert Farris, the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Falmouth, that there was diesel fuel spillage around an above ground storage tank at a new home construction site in the Merrill Farms subdivision in Falmouth.  I responded later that morning, and observed the spillage around a portable tank used to fuel construction equipment.  I contacted the contractor, R. E. Coleman, and asked them to clean up the spill.  There was stained pavement around the tank as well as contaminated soil.

On 3/27/03, I met Rodney Coleman on site and supervised the excavation of the contaminated soil.  Approximately 6 tons of soil were taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.
P-228-2003*On 3/23/03, I received a call from Ken Foss of Standish reporting a spill in his basement from an above ground storage tank.  The spill occurred when Mr. Foss was pumping water out from his basement where the tank was located.  Ice had formed over the top of the water and when the water level dropped  due to the pumping, the ice broke the firematic valve off of the tank.  Oil covered the surface of the water in the basement and some of if was pumped out of the basement onto the lawn before the spill was noticed.  I hired Guerin Associates to respond to the spill with a crew, sorbents and a vacuum truck.  Much of the oil was pumped out of the basement that night.

Because of several on-going cleanups that I was previously committed to, I hired Engel Environmental Services to supervise the cleanup of this spill.  Mr. Engel's report is attached and details the remainder of the cleanup conducted under his supervision.  No further action is required.
P-342-2003*On 5/8/03 I received a call from Rhonda Stone of Webber Energy reporting an overfill spill in Gray.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and a small amount of soil was hand excavated and taken to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further action required.
P-343-2003*On 5/8/03, I received a call from the Naples Fire Department reporting an ATV fire with gasoline spillage.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-344-2003*On 5/8/03 I received a call from Brian Whitman of Downeast Energy reporting a spill due to an unspecified mechanical problem on one of their delivery trucks in front of 60 Lamont St. in Bath.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and the truck sent to a mechanic for repair.  No further action required.
I-109-2003*At 0315 on April 27, 2003, I received a call from the State Police reporting a spill at the JM Huber facility in Easton.  I called the number given and left a message on the answering machine.  At 0330, I received a call from the shift foreman and he gave me a description of the spill incident.  He stated that a log loader had broken a cylinder shaft seal and spilled approximately 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid in the log yard.  The machine had been removed from the log yard, and the spilled product had been covered with wood fines.  He additionally stated that no one was available to complete the clean up operations because of a serious problem within the plant.  I instructed him to get someone to clean up the area immediately when the morning shift came in.  At 0755, I received a call from Dan Levasseur, Environmental Compliance contact, regarding the spill.  At 0830, Dan and I went to the Huber facility for a site inspection.  We found that the wood fines had not been cleaned up as I had instructed.  In talking to the day shift foreman, the night shift foreman thought that I said not to move the material until I arrived in the morning.  Dan got a machine operator to clean up the spill area immediately.  Upon further investigation of the site, we found a sheen on surface water moving through the log yard and placed pads and boom to recover product.  We additionally discovered a larger sheen coming from the maintenance building where the log loader had been taken for repairs.  Due to this sheen, hydraulic oil had gotten into the drainage swale on the Station Road side of the facility.  Boom was placed in an effort to collect the product in the drainage swale.  I instructed Dan to periodically check the boom and surface water for sheen, and replace the boom as necessary.  On the morning of April 29, 2003, I spoke with Frank Wezner regarding the spill and recommended that he follow up with a site visit.

P-346-2003*The seam of a pavement silo's hot oil line blew discharging approximately 125 gallons of product to the ground below.  Some product entered a storm drain which emptied into a small retention pond.  Equipment operators on site covered the spill with sand and others deployed sorbent pads and boom to the retention pond.  Clean Harbors was contracted to change out sorbents on the pond which yielded in the collection of all product present.  Pike utilized their own equipment to pick up and transport contaminated sand to ARC.  This incident presents no threat to human or environment health.

Please see attached incident report for further information.
B-188-2003*         On April 29, 2003 at 1330 we received a call from Mona Spear at Bangor Hydro Electric reporting a spill at their Hancock substation in Ellsworth.  A bushing on a transformer leaked about ten gallons of <50 ppm of PCB transformer oil.  The unit's ID plate said 5 ppm.  The oil spilled onto the concrete pad and some flowed onto the adjacent gravel.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and by excavating a 5' by 20' area adjoining the pad.
B-135-2003*       On March 29, 2003, at 2245 we received a call from Chuck Martin of Webber Oil reporting an oil spill at 11 Boulder Drive in the Talmar Woods Development in Orono.  The area is on town water.  A temporary tank sunk into the ground and broke off the filter causing about 200 gallons to spill onto the snow and ground.  Mr. Martin said the oil was contained and workers were recovering the product with sorbents.
       I  visited the site the next morning and met the Webber crew who were changing the sorbents.  The oil was leaching from the melting snow and had collected in depressions by the tank.  We later met with Duska Hayman and Tim Foster of The Housing Foundation who owned the tank.  I told them to excavate a couple areas of contaminated soil and this was done as soon as the area dried enough for digging.  We left pads in a couple of small holes that product drained into and these were  changed as needed.
P-347-2003*On 5/9/03 Scott Cyr received a call through the Maine State Police from Duane Asdourian of Enpro reporting a diesel fuel spill at a client's gas station in Portland.  Scott was unable to respond at the time and called me to request that I respond to the spill.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed a fuel stain in the parking lot.  The stain intercepted a storm drain and free product was observed in a drainage collection pond across the street.  Sorbent boom and pads were used to clean up the spill in the drainage pond.  Speedy dry was used in the parking lot to clean up that area.  No further action required.
B-298-2003*B-298-03
Chester

Friday June 27, 2003	1611

I received a phone call from Mona Spear (973-2543), of Bangor Hydro-Electric.  Mona phoned to report an oil stain that leaked into the gravel at the base of a transformer.  The transformer is a large 15 mVA one located at the Chester Electrical Substation off Route 116.

This particular spill is believed to be the residual remains of one that occurred three years ago (PCB concentration at 11 PPM).  The transformer oil apparently leaked into the top of one of the transformer skids then exited through an area near the end of the skid.  The stained area in gravel was 2 by 4 feet.  The material was shoveled into 55-gallon drums and the skids were drained of residual transformer oil.  The two 55-gallon drums were taken to Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.
P-350-2003*On 5/9/03 I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting an 8 gallon spill of transformer oil in Biddeford.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry and a small amount of soil was hand excavated.  No further action required.  See attached report from CMP for additional details.
B-208-2003*On 5/9/03, 1000 hours Dead River Company reported a small overfill at Old Town Canoe.  The factory is on automatic delivery, which takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  In the meantime, the factory had shut down one of their machines so that the fuel usage had been less.  This caused the tank to fill prematurely, so product came out of the vent pipe and landed on asphalt.  The oil delivery driver and personnel from Old Town Canoe responded with pads and speedy dry.  The oiled materials were taken by Dead River.
I-110-2003*1 gallon of #2 fuel oil was spilled when the tank was already full.  It was cleaned up with small amount of dirt and sorbents and taken to MPG warehouse for disposal.
P-285-2003*
INITIAL INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT

	On 4/16/03, Ms. Dyer visited the DEP SMRO and spoke with me regarding a mystery liquid that had been dripping from her apartment ceiling for up to 2-months time.  She had collected an approx. 1 oz. of the liquid that had dripped down over the previous evening.  Ms. Dyer stated that they lived on the second floor and had owned the property for about 3 months.  The building used to be a commercial building that was gutted and rebuilt into a 3-unit apartment building.  Her husband had torn out the ceiling where the drip was coming from and noted the liquid appeared to be running along the floor/ceiling joists so they could not find a clear source.  They found no liquid spills upstairs.

	The liquid had the viscosity of light oil and felt slippery though a test with a sorbent pad indicated that it was not oil.  An acidity/alkalinity test indicated a pH of 6 or 7: essentially neutral.  the liquid had no discernible odor, no PID (10.6 eV lamp) reading, no LEL o MSA 5-Star Meter reading.
	A lab analysis submitted of Ms. Dyer's sample indicated that the liquid contained no detectable PCB's, and it did not appear to be an organic liquid (no DRO fingerprint).

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	After discussion with DEP Chemist, Deb Stahler and other personnel I suspect that the liquid is likely a water based material with no indication it is hazardous at this time.  It could be a glycerin based liquid, though I suspect is more likely from rain or melt-water dissolving  mortar or gypsum out of the building's construction material.  I advised Ms. Dyer that as there is no indication it is hazardous or oil, DEP has no jurisdiction for further involvement, at this time.  I also advised testing for heavy metals which could confirm dissolved minerals in a water solution.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-353-2003*
INITIAL INVESTIGATION
	On the morn of Monday, 5/12/03, Maine DEP responded to a report of an extensive oil sheen in the area of Portland's Maine State Pier & Casco Bay Ferry Terminal.  USCG MSO had a team investigating as well.  At about 1110 hrs I arrived on site and confirmed an extensive sheen around the west side of the Maine State Pier, both sides of Maine Wharf, and on the east side of Custom House Wharf (CHW).  Tide was low.  There was no odor of diesel or gasoline.  A breeze and current was carrying the sheen NNW toward and under the Maine State Pier.  Custom House Wharf is a solid, earthen pier so it was unlikely if the source was on the west side of that Wharf (see site map).  On the W side of and under Maine Wharf, I noted patchy slicks of emulsified, black oil that could be picked up with sorbent pads.  A pier worker there said she has seen this sheen "all the time".
	USCG MSO investigators found overflowing, open-top 5-gallon drums on CHW (see photos).  Under a trailer was 15 to 18 drums, two of which were uncovered and there was oil on the ground below (none appeared to have reached the water).  I advised the building manager to have these picked up and secured that day and to apply sorbent to the oil spill (completed by noon).  On the edge of the pier we confirmed an open, overflowing drum of dark waste oil with oil on the pier timbers below, and a sheen on the water underneath.  The dark spilled oil appeared to have flowed through the gaps in the timbers to the water below (see photos).  MSO PO's and I visited the Wharf owner, Mr. Kenneth MacGowan, and checked out the apparent spill-source together.  Mr. MacGowan assured us that he would have Clean Harbors attend to the drum and leak that day.   I later contacted Ray @ Clean Harbors and advised him about the sorbent boom left in the water at Maine Wharf.

	The following morning, 5/13/03, I re-visited and confirmed that the overflowing drum on the pier edge was removed and the spillage wiped up.  Around the W side of Maine Wharf I noted a heavy sheen but no more recoverable product.  Tide was high.  The sheen area was perhaps 10% of yesterday's area.  The sorbent boom was still in place.  The boom will be left in place and picked up at a later time.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
	These overflowing and discharging containers may also have been the source of a mystery sheen in the Spring Point area on Fri. 5/9/03.
	Though the oil that spilled likely originated from one of several fishing vessels (via routine engine maintenance) tied up to the wharf, Mr. MacGowan as Wharf owner and manager is recognized as an RP.
	Due to time elapsed, little of the discharge was recoverable.  The quantity of discharge is unknown but likely under 5-gallons.  This discharge was easily preventable thru "better housekeeping" and care on the part of the fisherman and other users of the pier.  This is a common problem on the Portland waterfront as there is no convenient legal way of disposing of the used oil generated by the boat operators.
	The USCG sampled the oils found and the fingerprint data will be included with this report when it is received.

S G Brezinski, Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-356-2003*On 5/12/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Joe Pietrowicz from Downeast Energy reporting a small motor oil leak from one of their delivery trucks.  The spill impacted the road in front of 11 Beatley St. in Lisbon.  The spill was scrubbed up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.

P-838-2002*
INCIDENT SUMMARY

	Report of small 11/4/02, leak of inside, consumptive-use AST facility.  Reported cleaned up at time of initial report ON 11/5/02.  No DEP response requested or understood to be needed.

S G Brezinski
P-925-2002*
INCIDENT SUMMARY

	Report of small diesel fuel surface discharge at loading rack for diesel.  DEE reported that a valve was not fully shut and product leaked to the frozen soil below the loading rack.  Sorbent pads were reported to be applied.  During a later check on the facility, I noted minor staining under the two loading racks and what appeared to be oil contaminated soil stored near the gate.
	This facility has been the subject of similar and large discharges in the past, typical of fuel bulk plants.  The facility in understood to not be over a mapped aquifer or otherwise geologically sensitive area.  See DEP spill report files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-348-2003*MSO Portland Chief Hart called and reported a "lube oil" discharge-sheen around the Vessel Services Pier at approximately 07:00.

No RP vessel could be identified, appears to be a night time early morning dump and run.  It is encircling the finger piers forming a expanding sheen.  Notification and surveillance of the sheen was the course of action by both USCG and DEP.
P-355-2003*
	Open pails of used engine oil left on city pier in location of former city waste oil AST.  Suspected the product was left by fishermen.  This a common, re-occurring problem.  DEP is working with city officials on solution of oil collection and surveillance.  See earlier spill reports for further information.

	No attachments.

S G Brezinski
P-359-2003*A construction worker stepped on the oil line at 1045 High St in Bath but quickly plugged it so only a minor amount of product was discharged and only a minor amount of soil was removed.
P-358-2003*A malfunctioning fire-o-matic valve caused the discharge of approximately half a gallon of #2 fuel during routine maintenance to the cement floor of 29 Carroll St which was cleaned up with pads.
P-357-2003*A leaking line caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the cement floor at 415 Deering Ave cleaned with speedi dry.
P-360-2003*On 5/14/03, I received a call from Ron Letarte of the City of South Portland reporting gasoline odor in the combined sewer system on Ocean Ave. in South Portland.  There was no apparent source of the gasoline.  Mr. Letarte indicated there was odor of gasoline in some nearby buildings, but not enough to register on an explosimeter.  Mr. Letarte indicated the fire department was on scene and was going to flush the affected areas with water.  No further action required.
P-947-2002*
	On Tues. 12/17/02, I visited this residence while in the area to check on the planned removal of a 14 year old, 1000-gal., consumptive-use, FRP gasoline UST.  The caretaker advised me that Portland Pump Co. abandoned the facility by removal.  [The facility, T-02, is registered as removed back on 9/24/02.]  There was also an earlier UST facility removed in 1988.  Acadia Env. is listed as a env. consultant for  the removal.  I noted no remaining dispenser or facility piping evident.
	I understand that no reportable discharges were  reported that may threaten the private well onsite.  See the site sketch for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-982-2002*
	Report of small overfill of diesel emergency-generator tank by Union Oil delivery tank truck.  Located behind credit union building.  Response and clean-up reported by Union Oil.  No DEP response requested or though needed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
A-186-2003*International Paper in Jay reported a 2 gallon hydraulic oil spill to concrete floor in building G1 basement.  The oil was cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit made. See attached report.
A-170-2003*  On April 11 2003, at 2345 hrs. J and S Oil Company reported that a MC 306 style tank truck, fell over and had spilled about 300 gallons of waste oil. The section of piping down gradient of the internal valve had cracked. I responded to the scene and found several employees on site containing the spilled oil with sorbent boom.
  Clean Harbors had been called prior to my arrival and they arrived around 0200 hrs. The spilled waste oil was mostly confined to the pavement. This pavement did have some rainwater on it. Some oil had traveled off the pavement into an adjoining field, that is owned by J & S Oil.
  The spill occurred when the pavement buckled under the weight of the tank truck. This tank truck is being used as a storage container for the used motor oil. The nearby Lube Express, also owned by J & S Oil, pumps their day/holding tank into this tanker. The 8,000 gallon tanker is sometimes full of waste oil and the landing gear rests on the pavement. This is not a desirable situation, however the State Fire Marshal's office told me that they have no authority over this type of storage system.
  I made a site visit after the paved area had been cleaned and the contaminated soil had been stockpiled. The contaminated soil had to be sampled to prove if it is hazardous or not. Soil disposal location will have to wait until laboratory samples have been completed.
  Since the spill J & S Oil has built a ten foot by ten foot concrete pad for the landing gear to rest on. In addition, the piping and landing gear under the tanker have been repaired.
  Digital photos are available on my computer.
 The soil was sampled and analyzed and found to be non hazardous, therefore a disposal site in Maine could be used. Eventually twenty five tons of soil was transported to ARC for final disposal.
P-362-2003*On 5/15/03, I received a call from Dale Taylor of the Yarmouth Public Works Department reporting a small hydraulic oil spill from a broken hydraulic line on a street sweeper.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-841-2002*
	On 10/29/03, Mr. Moreau notified DEP's Peter Moultan of a discharge noted at this C N Brown facility on 10/28/03, while Moreau & Assoc. was performing a facility inspection while under contract with the Maine DEP.  Moreau's records indicated approx. 1/2" of gasoline product in the bottom of the Dispenser #6 sump.  Based on his report I understand that no product is known to have reached soil or groundwater.  A repair call by C N Brown was reported to have been made.

	This facility is located in a dense commercial area of Auburn adjacent to the Androscoggin River, located next to an Irving gas station.  This facility is noted for having its STP-3 tanks installed in the early 1990's without A L Doggett having removed the protective plastic bags over the anodes (defeating their purpose of protecting the tanks from corrosion).  See earlier spill reports of Stephen Brezinski, and Steven Eufemia.
A-226-2003* Mrs. Parent noticied a strong odor of oil in her home on 5-19-03. She called her oil company, Dead River, and they sent out a technician.  The technician found a pin hole leak in the copper line. This copper line was inside a sleeve and was only 7 years old.
 The line was replaced and Dead River called us only because of a lingering odor problem. I made a site visit and installed a Ram Fan and after several days the odor problem was eliminated.
P-366-2003*On 5/15/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Cliff Yopp of the U S Coast Guard reporting a vessel leaking diesel fuel at South Port Marina.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed significant diesel sheen in the marina.  There were scattered pockets of free diesel fuel.  The marina operator, Kip Reynolds, was in the process of obtaining sorbent materials to clean up the spill.

A short time later, I met the owner of the boat (Tres Cher), Ben Clark.  He indicated that while steaming from Portsmouth to South Portland that day, they had encountered some rough weather and a loose tool box had landed on the fuel line rupturing it and sending diesel fuel into the bilge, which was subsequently pumped overboard when the bilge pump activated automatically.  South Port Marina staff had secured the bilge pump prior to my arrival so that no more diesel fuel could be pumped overboard.  The marina staff also cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action is required.
I-111-2003*Toby Hall called to report an antifreeze release in his basement by a contractor working on is heating system.  Bill Lentos working for Scovil Building Supply Co. intentionally drained approximately 5 gallons of antifreeze in order to fix piping on the system onto the dirt floor of Mr. Hall's residency.   Mr. Hall is concerned about his well approximately 30 feet from the release.  I removed by hand all the contaminated soil on top of the fractured bedrock.  The soil was brought to Presque Isle landfill.  I estimate 2 gallons of ethylene glycol was recovered with the soil.  File this report for future reference.
P-985-2002*
	Report of mystery sheen in Casco Bay.  Response visit by USCG, MSO.  Possibly from unidentified vessel @ Services area.  No RP confirmed.  No recoverable product.

S G Brezinski
P-1006-2002*
	Report of small heating oil discharge out of delivery truck hose following delivery to the Laverriere residence.  The discharge was reported to have been in the street and picked up by Union Oil with speedy-dry sorbent.  No discharge to surface water or drains were reported.  No DEP response was requested of believed necessary.

S G Brezinski
P-43-2003*
	Report of potential Mercury contamination within public library following the accidental breaking of fluorescent light bulbs with debris falling over books and carpeting.

	Mr. Fons at Env. Projects Inc. (an experienced contractor for mercury problems) advised that the levels of mercury in the lamps was too low for their meter and not a hazardous waste issue.  This waste is typically known as a universal waste rather than a hazardous waste in Maine.

	DEP's Mary Corr generally agreed though advised that the area be blocked off to public access until the area had been cleaned.  Books and shelving will be wiped off with a damp rag.  DEP Chemist, Deb Stahler advised that the waste should pass TCLP as the mercury levels should be very low.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-140-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-142-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-144-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-181-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-204-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
P-150-2003*
Report of a 10 - 20 gal. leak of hydraulic oil from a Shred-It Corp truck on the property of Anthem Blue-Cross Ins. Co.  Response by ENPRO Co. for clean-up who also reported to DEP.  No DEP response requested.  Discharge understood to be on paved surface by loading dock.  No product to drains or surface water.

S G Brezinski
P-149-2003*
INITIAL COMPLAINT
	On 2/26/03, I visited with Mr. Mcintire regarding his concern of a strange sheen they have noted on the pond on Mr. McIntire's property, and if contamination may be effecting his drinking water well.  Due to deep snow cover I could see no discharges or related problems so agreed to return in the spring.  I ran a water sample from McIntire's well for DRO which came out U (no DRO detected).  The area is rural residential, on private well water and septic.

FOLLOW-UP VISIT
	On the morn of 5/20/03, I returned and confirmed a wide, fluid but waxy sheen atop the McIntire's pond.  Water was draining into the pond thru a culvert under the road, from Mr. Hallowell's property @ #108 Hill Rd.  The drainage ditch on Hallowell's land quickly petered out to a wet grassy-marshy area.  Patches of sheen were noted in this area.  My first impression was likely a natural sheen from decaying vegetation.
	I met Cliff Hallowell Jr., explained the concern, and he showed me around the property (his father was not at home).  The property is a mobile home with a large garage behind.  A tenant lives above the garage.  Parked in the back were several trucks and a boat.  Mr. Hallowell's home was reported to be heated by a basement AST facility, the garage apartment by propane.  I noted no surface oil spills or drum storage on McIntire's or Hallowell's property.  The sheen on the low wet area waters extended up to the parking/storage area behind Hallowell's garage.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
	The sheen did not behave in a way that confirms it to be petroleum or chemical based.  An oil sheen is likely to promptly evaporate, unless fed by a continuous free product source which I did not see.  Much of the water was unmoving and the sheen appears to have formed in-place from the decaying leaves in the shallow water.  There was no odor of petroleum evident.  I understand that marsh sheens such as this are natural, common in areas like this, and pose no environmental threat.
	A copy of this report will be forwarded to Mr. Hallowell and to the McIntires.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

B-189-2003*       On April 30, 2003, at 1230 we received a call from Mike Albee of Daigle Oil reporting a spill at their bulk plant on Haynes Street in Lincoln.  The spill occurred sometime early that morning at the bulk plant off loading rack.  Mr. Albee estimated that about twenty gallons of #2 or diesel fuel spilled around the hose hook-up area.  I advised Mr. Albee to recover any free product with sorbents and scrape off the top layer of contaminated gravel.
        I met Mr. Albee the next day and we checked the spill site.  We theorized that the truck driver hooked up a diesel hose to the #2 fuel connection, charged the hose before realizing his mistake, then unhooked without completely emptying the diesel hose and dumped about twenty gallons of diesel fuel on the ground.  Workers recovered the contaminated soil and since the area is on town water I gave permission to landspread the soil within the bulk plant.
B-206-2003*       On May 8, 2003 at 2330 we received a call from Kelly Robichaud of the Domtar mill in Baileyville reporting a forty-five gallon diesel spill.  The spill occurred at their truck fueling pump when the auto shutoff on the nozzle failed and the driver was in the area.  The diesel fuel spilled onto the asphalt and workers recovered the oil with bark and Speedi-Dri which was burned in the mill's biomass burner.  No oil reached any drains.
P-45-2003*
	Report of 1 - 2 gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil from Webber Energy delivery truck the previous day on 1/16/03.  A 2' x 10' oil stain reported on the ground and side of school building.  The delivery driver reportedly did not notice the leak out the truck (hose?) at the time and the spill was therefore not reported as required.  Webber reported to have responded and cleaned up.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-203-2003*       On May 7, 2003 at 2020 we received a call from Adam Duran of Central Maine Power reporting a one-half gallon spill of non PCB mineral oil on the Stetson Road in Newport.  The transformer overheated and leaked the product onto the ground.  Workers excavated a small amount of brush and debris.
B-207-2003*       On May 9, 2003, at 0945 we received a call from Richard Currie of the Coast Guard in Bucksport reporting a less than one gallon spill of #2 fuel.  The spill occurred at the Fisherman's Landing Restaurant at 35 West St. in Bar Harbor.  The leak was in a section of line that ran under the dock.  The Coast Guard and Harbormaster, Robert Young said there was a small intermittent sheen under the dock and that the line is no longer leaking and will be replaced.
B-199-2003*       On May 6, 2003, at 0800 we received a call from Peter Duncombe of Penquis Cap reporting a spill  at Roland Thompson's home at 14 Huff Corner Rd. in Wellington.  The spill occurred at 1730 the previous evening when a worker for Charles Craig Siding was moving the outside tank when it broke a leg, tipped over and snapped off the filter.  The worker alertly put the tank on its end and plugged the hole which limited the spill to one gallon or less.  The worker recovered the free product with old cardboard and excavated less than a wheelbarrow of soil.  I checked the site that morning and found the situation as described and no extra  soil contamination.  Mr. Thompson's drilled well is on the other side of the house and is in no danger of contamination.
P-373-2003*
	Routine UST facility removal confirmation.  Three gasoline UST's and piping understood to be abandoned by removal on 3/11/03, by Portland Pump Co.  The required UST removal assessment listed as performed by Michael White.  No reportable contamination known to have been reported to DEP and no DEP site visit to removal.  Tanks and dispenser islands observed to have been removed during my 4/1/03, visit.
	Dense residential & commercial area, on city water & sewer.  See UST Reg. file #9329, and removal assessment for further information.

S G Brezinski
P-446-2003*1.20.2003, received initial report from So. Portland FD regarding a 10 gallon gasoline spill at entered location.  No DEP response.  Phone contact with SPFD on site indicates satisfactory clean up of less than 10 gallons and officials estimate the spill at approximately 3 gallons.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-447-2003*1.19.2003, Goodwins Mills FD reported a gasoline discharge related to a car accident.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-450-2003*3.10.03, Union Oil reported a one gallon oil spill at entered location.  No DEP response.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.  Some or all of the released oil migrated to the sewer system, but the amount reported causes no appreciable concern and no recovery is feasible.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-451-2003*A vehicle fueling up unattended at the service station had its tank overfill.  The nozzle jumped and sprayed a few quarts of diesel before shutting off automatically.  The spilled fuel landed on the pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-449-2003*6.16.03, CMP reported a mineral oil spill from transformer at entered location.  CMP official Roy Coster advised that a clean up crew was being dispatched and no DEP assistance was warranted.  Apparently,  an electrical transformer leaked from a seal or gasket to an impervious surface.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
I-124-2003*Due to a broken hydraulic hose, 4 to 6 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled under the twin saw header.  Spill was contained within the mill with sorbents then taken to the Dillion steam plant to be burned.
P-794-2000*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
B-250-2003*On 5/27/03, 0930 hours Augusta passed on a complaint from Helen Tupper-Southard.  Norlens had been servicing their water softener and they thought they smelled oil in the water.  This combined with the fact that the water in the softener vessel had a slippery feel convinced them that the well must be contaminated with oil.  The oil storage at the facility seemed to be intact.  I noticed an odor that resembled a swamp.  The water in the softener did feel slippery, but there was no sheen and I was not convinced that it was oil.  I had  DRO run on it and it came back clean.  The problem was intermittent according to Helen.  I suggested that the casing might not be grouted well enough to keep the water in the surface acquifer out of the bedrock.
P-316-2003*4.25.03 received complaint from Gary Buckland, SW Cole Engineering, Gray, on behalf of Shaw Brothers Construction that an underground storage/supply tank was located at entered location.  Shaw Brothers discovered the tank during the installation of public water pipping along Rte. 26.  The utility was being installed by Gray Water District in the town of Gray.

Buckland advised that the tank was not leaking and appeared to contain water.  I contacted James Foster (657-6196) of the Gray Water District, which is not associated with the town of Gray.  Foster indicated that the tank was discovered and that they had no responsibility toward it.  Initial records review from SMRO indicated no tank at this location.  Buckland advises that this may be a site of an old fueling station.

I attempted to contact Albert Huchings or the current resident, but was unsuccessful both by phone and site visits.  It does appear that the dwelling is occupied.  It is not clear who the responsible party is in this matter and the case has been referred to Oil Enforcement Unit on 5/7/2003, copy of referral attached.

The tank does not pose a threat to human health or the environment and thus an emergency removal by the Department is not recommend at this time.

No further Response action pending Oil Enforcement determination or removal takes place.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

		
P-896-2002*Received a call regarding the discovery of a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground tank.  It was unclear how much oil had actually been discharged, because there was only a small affected area under the tank.  There was speculation that the amount of oil could have ranged from 5 to 150 gallons.

I met with Mr. Morrill who showed me the area in question.  The tank was located behind the house with only a small amount of contaminated snow and soil remaining.  The burner service had collected most of the oil with sorbent pads.  I removed the remaining snow and a small amount of soil.  The oil appeared to have migrated down the side of the foundation, if in fact the discharge was in the 100 gallon range.  I asked Mr. Morrill if I could inspect the basement for any evidence of oil.  He informed me that this section of the house had been built over a large in ground pool, but was accessible through a trap door.  No evidence of oil was discovered during the inspection, even though the pool had several drains in the bottom with standing water.  The well on the property was a great distance from the discharge (over 100'), and the area behind the building had a large drop off, where the oil would most likely migrate to.  Considering that the amount of oil discharged was unclear, the foundation adjacent to the discharge was a pool, no oil or oil vapors were detected within the house, the area would be difficult to excavate with heavy equipment, and the well was not at jeopardy of becoming contaminated, the determination was made to wait and see if any oil migrated into the pool area and/or behind the building, at which time remedial activities would commence.  Mr. Morrill was informed to contact me if he noticed any oil or oil vapors.

On 12/6/2002, I returned with Bradford Hahn, Greologist, for a second opinion.  We inspected the drains in the pool again, and found no evidence of oil.  Also, the sides of the pool were inspected for any oil wicking through, and observed nothing.  The large drop-off behind the building was checked for oil, and again nothing was observed.  We both agreed the best course of action would be to wait and see.  It was not feasible to conduct a large excavation if actually only 5 gallons of oil was discharge.  From our observations up to this point, it appeared to be the case.

As of June, 2003 no oil had been observed, other than what had been initially collected around the tank.  Either the discharge of oil was relatively a small amount or the oil found another path to follow.   Not knowing the actual amount of oil discharged and the fact the property had not been affected up to this point, no additional work would be required unless the situation changes.
P-330-2003*5.3.2003, responded to AST (275 gallon cap. residential tank) oil discharge in the basement of entered location.  Saco FD on site.  Approximately 25 gallons discharged and impacted a rug, cardboard, and other combustible materials that accumulated to about four plastic bags of waste.  The cause of the leak was a malfunctioning shut off type valve that was 'Tee-ed' off of the feed line.  It appeared that at one time the tank may have supplied an additional appliance.

Advance Heating of Saco (590-2679) repaired/removed the valve.

Initial PID reading were 60 ppm.  Installed Ram Fan and PID reading dropped to 30 ppm.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spill on 5.4.2003, and 5.5.2003.  Sorbents were used to clean up the spill.  PID reading on 5.5.2003, were approximately 3.5 ppm.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-457-2003*5.22.2003 responded to mile 58 ME TPK where a tractor trailer leaked engine oil as a result of a traffic accident.  Recovered approximately three gallons of engine oil that leaked from the tractor.

No reimbursement sought due to the limited amount of pads used.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-220-2003*During commercial renovation at the 615 Main Street property a previously undiscovered UST was found.  Soil PID screen was negative and the tank appeared in good/sound shape.  David Regen of EER conducted the field screening for the lending institution as part of the loan contract with Mr. Hazelwood.  Approximately 16 tons of contaminated soils were removed, however, it is believed the contamination is from tanks removed in, or about, 1973.

Les Wilson & Sons provided tank and soil removal services.

Clean Harbors removed the product from the tank.

No other anomalies were reported and the site development into a Subway should proceed without any additional environmental issues.
A-207-2003*On 5/1/2003 I received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power reporting a 4 gallon spill of transformer oil due to a motor vehicle striking a power pole.  Central Maine Power cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, no further action required.
A-270-2003*This was originally reported to DEP as a spill. Subsequent inspection of the site by the CMP cleanup crew found no oil. There was no site visit made by Response Services. See the attachment for additional information.
A-261-2003*A transformer failed on the Smithfield road in Belgrade causing a two gallon transformer oil discharge.  The cause of the transformer failure was unclear.  CMP reported the spill to DEP and cleaned up the residual oil by excavation.  There was no site visit made.  See the attached CMP incident report for additional details.
P-1254-2001*See attached CMP oil report.  CMP reported drops of transformer oil onto impervious surface.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-242-2003*Mr. Joe Aloisio of Sunday River called to report a spill from a yet unidentified customer/skier in the Upper Barker Lodge Lot.  Less than a gallon was estimated to have leaked from the vehicle's tank onto pavement in the lot.  It was sorbed with pads and the car towed for repairs.

As the discharge was to pavement and no other areas affected by the small volume, no DEP response was initiated and there is no further action warranted based on the information provided.
P-376-2003*
INITIAL INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT

	On Mon. 5/19/03, I responded to a notice of that day from this marina that they appeared to be suffering a leak in a gasoline UST product line.  For several weeks they had been noticing a strong gasoline odor in a storage shed next to their UST's.
	I met Peter Barnes on site who showed me to the problem.  In the shed we noted the diesel and gasoline lines were exposed due to erosion of a embankment in the right rear of the shed.  The 2" diameter FRP pipes were leaning out of plumb and it appeared that the creep of the hill, movement of large boulders and occasional severe rainwater runoff had put stress on the piping (see photos for reference).  The odor of fresh gasoline was strong in the shed, and was later measured at about 150-ppm in the ambient air.  One of the exposed product lines was dark and damp with product; the soil under it appeared dark and saturated with gasoline.
	The facility is located in a commercial & residential area of South Freeport.  Natural drainage appears to head SE toward the Harraseeket River about 150' away.  Primarily because of the public safety & health threat from the vapors, I determined that discharge to have an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal; though due to the constrains of the retaining wall, the UST's, the adjacent garage, and high groundwater, we were unlikely to remove all contaminated soil to real an Intermediate goal.

FACILITY INFORMATION & HISTORY
	DEP records indicate that presently there are two 3000 gal., single-wall, CP steel tanks, with single-wall FRP piping running out to the dock about 150' to the SE.  Former CTI Mark Burns, of the former Tidewater Petroleum Co., installed the two 3000 gal. single-wall UST's in 1987 to replace three UST's abandoned-by-removal in 1987 by Tidewater.  The two tanks are buried at the foot of a steep hillside with a retaining wall on two sides.  I understand that facility warrantee runs out in 2007.
Since 1991, the tank tops were upgraded and the submersible pumps enclosed in pre-owned, non-containment man ways (covering over at least one UST area monitoring well with the new concrete pad).  I understand there is a leak detection system down at the dock, and solenoid valves to prevent gravity draining of the tanks in the event of a line rupture.  Still, due to the difference in elevation, the contents of the of piping could leak out by head pressure.  These tanks were installed prior to the 1991 requirement for double-wall piping and tanks.  The facility has relied on SIA's for primary leak detection.
	On 1/11/91, I visited the facility with DEP's Beth DeHaas for an inspection (see P-34-91).  In August 2000 (P-510-00) I revisited in preparation for a scheduled replacement of the facility by Les Wilson & Sons.  The replacement was indefinitely delayed though.
	We all had presumed that the product piping had run out through or under the concrete retaining wall and then down to the dock.  With the soil being washed out of the hillside we found that Tidewater had installed the two FRP product lines out and around the back end of the retaining wall (see photos).  This exposed the vulnerable piping to stress of the creeping hillside and damage by large rocks there.  These factors eventually lead to the break in the gasoline line.  The vent lines also appeared to have shifted.
	Mr. Wengren chose Option-1 for DEP management of the discharge clean-up.  SPWC would hire PPC for related facility removal and installation.

INITIAL EMERGENCY REMEDIAL ACTIONS
1.	On realizing the leak, I understand that SPWC took the gasoline line out of service.
2.	Strouts Point Wharf Co. (SPWC) got PPC to respond on 5/21/03, to check the piping for the leak source.  We confirmed the fracture in the gasoline line.  PPC and SPWC were to contact DEP's Ted Scharf regarding the need to replace the whole piping run, or just a section (the break in the s/w piping) would need at least partial upgrade to double-wall pipe with le
I-108-2003*On 4-15-03, Richard Murphy reported that his water had the slight odor of fuel. The school bus uses his driveway to turn around and he remembered an area a month or so earlier where it looked like there was some fuel that leaked from the bus. His well is located next to the driveway. I met with him that day and although I did not smell anything, I sampled the water for both DRO and GRO.
Sample results came in with very low levels of weathered gas, far below the safe drinking water standard and probably not from the bus. Case closed.
P-368-2003*On 5/17/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jeremy Brooks of Home Depot reporting a 5 gallon spill of asphalt sealer inside their Portland store.  The spill occurred when a pallet of sealer buckets was being moved.  One of the buckets fell to the floor from up high and broke open.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action required.
P-47-2003*
	Report of mystery oil sheen on Saco River in cataracts area near Main St. and the downtown area.  No RP identified.  No response thought necessary as a sheen is difficult or impossible to pick up.  Ice on the river was also a response problem.

	Mystery sheens in this area have been a problem for years and the sources never found.  FPL denied culpability.  The area is dense industrial, commercial and residential.  Sources in the past have been Holly's gas, auto accidents, AST leaks, one-time accidents and purposeful dumping.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-106-2003*On May 3 the State Police called and asked me to be present on site while they searched the residence of a person suspected of using an Arsenic substance to contaminate the coffee at a church gathering in New Sweden.  It was an old farm and they anticipated having to handle an assortment of old pesticides.
I was on site with them throughout the search and there were a number of pesticides found. I over packed those in containers that were not in good condition for later disposal through the pesticide pickup program.
A-663-2002*Received a call from Irving Oil concerning an oil spill at a customer's house. While filling an outside 275 gallon tank, the end of the tank failed and all the contents of the tank were lost. I went to the site which is owned by Mike and Linda Bailey. Most of the oil went onto the concrete slab of their double wide mobile home. The AST was next to the trailer and the failed end was on the trailer side.  Irving supplied some employees to pad up the oil on the pad. I eventually hired McGee Construction to excavate the area around the AST tank pad. When McGee excavated the tank pad, it was obvious that substantial amounts of product had penetrated the slab. Inspection of the slab showed that it was badly cracked. Free product was coming into the excavation from the slab side of the excavation. Soil conditions were poor for vapor extraction methods.  The decision was made to move the house and excavate under the slab. The Baileys were put up in a motel during the cleanup.

The Baileys agreed to not move the house back to where it was. McGee construction built a new pad, and Jewett Construction moved the house. This freed up more contaminated soil to be excavated.  We about doubled the amount we took out. At this time the well is not effected. This is surprising as the well casing is in the middle of the contaminated area, approximately 10' from the spill. We did not get all the contamination out of the ground, as groundwater was very high. Eventually, Technical Services had a filtration system installed on a culvert well to assist in final cleanup of the site.

The only work left to do for Response Services is the final landscaping.

P-337-2003*Kennebunk public safety dispatch notified DEP of a single car accident along Rte 35 (Summer Street) approximately one half mile from the Rte 1 intersection.  The car lost the contents of its fuel tank on the shoulder of the road.  KFD applied speedi dri and swept accordingly.  No DEP response was requested only a visual check when in the area and possibly assistance with disposal.

The name of driver was not given nor asked for as no state funds were used in the clean up.

No additional work is planned.
A-143-2003*   DEP received a report of a hydraulic oil spill at this facility.  Most spilled product was recovered; a small amount entered the mill sewer (see Madison Paper incident report).  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this event.
P-389-2003*
NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE ACTIONS
	On the afternoon of Thursday 5/15/03, DEP responded to a notice from USCG MSO of the dumping (improper abandonment) of approximately ten 5-gal. drums of waste motor oil at the east side of the Portland Fish Pier, in the fisherman's net-repair area.  At least one drum was open and there were various old and new small spills in this area (see photos).  This is a reoccurring problem on the waterfront.  Years ago the city, who owns the pier, had a waste oil AST near Vessel Services for the use of the fishermen.  After years of abuse, spills, and lack of care the tank was removed leaving the fishermen no convenient form of waste oil management.  Commonly these abandoned buckets overflow with rainwater or are dumped causing soil contamination and pollution to the water which is a threat to the fisherman's source of income.

	Due to the time of day, no one from the city was available and DEP authorized Clean Harbors to respond and take away the waste.  Clean Harbors (CHES) informed me that they had been called by the city of Portland to this very location two weeks earlier for a similar waste oil drum pick-up.  CHES poured the drum contents into one 55-gal. drum to reduce cost and also took away the 5-gal. drums for disposal.

	As Portland is the property owner, I recommend that state expenses be recovered from the city.  A copy of this report will be sent to Ben Snow of the city.  I recommend a more permanent solution to this re-occurring problem.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-164-2003*   DEP received a request for assistance from a local fire department that had just closed off a section of paved highway due to a very visible spill of an unknown chemical.  It transpired that this material was waste from a paper mill (Lincoln Pulp and Paper) enroute to the Norridgewock landfill for disposal.  The waste ("lime mud") is a high-pH material but is technically non-hazardous and is permitted for use as a soil amender by DEP; this particular batch was texturally unusable for soil application and so was being landfilled.  The two vehicles hauling the waste were loaded the previous day but were not securely locked.  Liquid leaked from both vehicles between Lincoln and Norridgewock, though most was from the subcontracted truck (Boynton).  State Police (Commercial Division) have listed the contracting company (The Environmental Exchange) as the "responsible party".
   Before the material was positively identified at least two towns (Skowhegan and Canaan) closed sections of traveled roadway.  DEP Responders from the Bangor office inspected sections of road in that regional area while vacuum pumps began collecting gross spillage in Skowhegan.  Very little spilled material was collectable due to the nature of the spill over such a large area.
   This incident created considerable concern and effort to responders and public officials but did not cause any significant environmental problems.
P-397-2003*Please see attached.
I-114-2003*On 5-26-03, Reno Coutoure called to report there was black oil in the Aroostook River down gradient of the Walton Gravel Pit.  I investigated that day and found it to be an organic sheen.
P-398-2003*A leaking line caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel to the unfinished basement at 218 Cook St.  Dead River personnel applied speedi dry to the product for mitigation.
P-363-2003*Please see attached.
P-364-2003*
SITE VISIT & INSPECTION

	On Thurs. 5/15/03, I visited this area in response to an earlier complaint of diesel fuel leaking from a parked or broken-down BMW car at this property.  The area is rural residential, apparently on private wells and likely to have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  St. Andrew's is a private, gravel road.  On the property, I noted a BMW auto, lawn tractor and various debris.  No one appeared home.

	On walking the edge of the property I noted no oil stains or other prohibited discharges to confirm the complaint.

	See the site sketch for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-399-2003*Received a call from Ms. Saunders regarding the possibility of oil contaminated water being pumped onto her property from a broken water main adjacent to her property.  There was question that the property that suffered the water main break was an old service station with possible contaminated soils.  The discovery was made by an individual cutting her lawn when he noticed what appeared to be an oil sheen in the ditch behind her house.  The discovery was made in the same timeframe as the repair of the broken water main.

On 5/23/2003, I followed-up on Ms. Saunders complaint, and observed a naturally occurring marsh sheen and iron bacteria in the ditch behind her house.  No petroleum products were observed.
P-374-2003*Received a call from the City of Lewiston, waste transfer station regarding the discovery of several car batteries and asbestos, and wanted the Department to dispose of it.  I informed them that disposal of the waste was the responsibility of the City.
P-375-2003*A UST Removal at 90 Bridge St in Westbrook occurred without issue and no evidence of a leak and/or contamination.
P-345-2003*Poor housekeeping by the Tri Town Transfer station was reported to DEP by South Hiram Fire.  Under normal circumstances, a 25 sq ft shed contains waste oil dropped off by participating residents.  Wrongly, the tank in the shed was allowed to overfill, as well as two 55 gal drums provided for the same purpose.  This allowed for product to cover the floor, seep up the walls and travel outside the structure to the surrounding soil.  In addition, a three wall berm designed for vehicle fires was filled with 40 five gallon pails and two additional 55 gal drums.  In itself, an understandable location, however, rain caused a number of them to overflow to the pad and surrounding soil.  The transfer station manager called waste oil furnace users to collect all product, the pad and shed floor were speedi dryed, and soil was excavated from around the building and in front of berm.
P-379-2003*Spill of hydraulic oil at jetport.  Cleaned up by Pike personnel.
P-380-2003*A report of product in the dispenser sump of the super unleaded system was made by Mark St Germaine.

The pump was shut down and the system will be repaired the following day.  The problem was discovered when the in line leak detection alarm went off.

An explanation given was the "functional element" was the problem and would be fixed.  Without the full diagnostic report, the statements given and the report of a leak in itself will suffice for the cause and effect resulting in the discovery of gasoline in the sump and repairs planned.  No further action warranted.
P-400-2003*Discharge was the result of a rock hitting the gasoline tank on the passenger vehicle (mini van) while driving down Route 1, creating a large gash on the bottom of the tank.  The driver quickly pulled into the parking lot of McDonald's where the gasoline was discharged onto the ground.  By the time I arrived, the gasoline had been collected with sorbents by the Yarmouth Fire Dept.  I placed a patch on the gasoline tank to eliminate any further discharge.  The was van later transported on a car carrier.
P-381-2003*I was contacted by Bob from Union Oil reporting that he had overfilled the AST at 118 Beacon Street.  He stated that a small amount of oil had burped out the vent and he had cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-382-2003*Mechanic Falls Fire Department called to report a spill at Bryant Energy's station on Elm Street.  Apparently a customer was fueling their truck and the nozzle slipped out of the tank and pumped 10 gallons of diesel onto the pavement before it could be shut off.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up by the Fire Department.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-383-2003*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-384-2003*A car accident on Route 302 in Windham knocked down a power pole and broke open a transformer.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.  CMP did a cleanup (see attached CMP report).  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-184-2003*   DEP received a report from this oil company that discarded filters (in a dumpster on the company property) had leaked oil over time.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal/treatment.
   The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
A-145-2003*   DEP received a report that gasoline was spilled at this service station when a private vehicle tank was overfilled (the shut-off valve failed).  An estimated 5 gallons spilled to pavement; 1 gallon is believed lost to a nearby storm-drain (rain was falling at the time of the spill).  Local Fire officials responded, but found the situation under control.
   The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-158-2003*   DEP received a complaint that well water at this residence smelled of petroleum.  DEP staff confirmed this and observed a light sheen on water in the well frost pit, but tests (DRO and DRO) were non-detect.  The area is rural-residential with three drilled wells (including the subject) within 200'.  A search for a possible source was unsuccessful.  A pump and carbon filter was placed to dewater the pit to prevent oil from passing the seal into the well casing.
   This case was initially regarded as a "mystery" spill.  It eventually transpired that a sump pump located in the well frost pit had failed over the winter and released mineral oil to water in the pit.  This minor release is unlikely to cause lasting problems.
A-147-2003*   DEP received a report that a commercial truck had lost fuel via a damaged cross-over line.  The truck pulled into a gravel parking lot; fuel spilled to a large puddle of water and was largely collected using sorbents.  Some contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
B-224-2003*        On May 20, 2003 at 1000, we received a call from Pat Channell of Irving Oil reporting a leak in an outside AST at the home Paul Manship at 84 Thornton Road in Bangor.  A technician put a magni-patch on the leak in the tank bottom.  Less than a gallon leaked and the area is on town water.
         I visited the site that morning and found the situation as described.  Irving will replace the tank and will excavate beneath the old tank for a new gravel bed for the cement pad or blocks.
A-183-2003*   DEP received a report that a 1.5 gallon release of diesel fuel had occurred at this facility and had been cleaned up with sorbents.  No site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
A-193-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor spill was discovered while changing out a "tagged" transformer.  Some staining of pavement was evident but no remediation was feasible. No site visit was made.  No report was submitted by CMP.
B-232-2003*       On May 21, 2003, at 1500 we received a call from Max Upton of Great Lakes Hydro reporting a five gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  An Industrial Roofing boom truck blew a gasket which caused the leak.  The leak occurred at 1430 in the parking area beside the old grinder building at the Millinocket paper mill.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents before the oil reached any drains.
I-115-2003*On 5-6-03, Carl Allen, of Me. DEP called this office to report that while traveling north from Presque Isle, he noticed oil staining and dead grass in the ditch at the Daigle Oil Bulk plant in Caribou. The ditch receives water from the oil water separator at the facility. I met with Randy Richards of Daigle Oil that day at the facility. Apparently, the separator had several inches of fuel oil in it over the winter. The level of water had dropped to a point where oil was able to pass through the discharge pipe to the ditch. Daigle plugged the discharge that day and hired a contractor to remove all contaminated material in the ditch. They have also revised work practice at the facility not allowing any oil to remain in the oil/water separator after receiving it and to maintain a minimum level of water in the separator.
A-195-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill had occurred at this cellar AST.  Spilled oil was recovered and no damage to the tank was apparent.
   The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
P-245-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY

	DEP investigation and confirmation of the 3/21/03, abandonment-by-removal of a 500-gal., long out of service, non-compliant bare steel, gasoline UST facility.  The tank was located under the concrete floor of the parking garage under the building.  Field measurements for gasoline were well below the 100-ppm (adjusted) PID levels, though corrosion holes were noted in the tank so notice of evidence of a leak was required to DEP.   Corrosion holes may have occurred after the tank was taken out of service.
	 A waiver of the 30-day UST removal notification was granted by S G Brezinski on 3/21/03.  No remedial actions required.  See attached removal assessment and other documents for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-225-2003*On the afternoon of May 20, I was notified by Tim Culbert that he'd been contacted by EMTC concerning the disposal of crystallized picric acid.   Regulation requires that someone from the DEP okay the disposal thru detonation of hazardous waste.

The crisis arose as a result of a hazardous waste inspection by the EPA at Eastern Maine Technical College.  Part of the inspection includes storage of lab chemicals and it was during that phase that 5 quarts of partially crystallized picric acid were discovered.

Facilities Manager, Dan Belyea, contacted New England Chemical & Explosive Disposal to take care of the problem.  Upon inspection, I okayed disposal of the waste by detonation.  Tim Culbert arrived on site the next afternoon, carried the bottles of acid outside and transported them to a remote corner of the campus.  There he wound detonation cord around them, placed them in a hole and blew them up. Game over.
P-466-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY

	This report is generated by the confirmation of subsurface petroleum contamination in the area of Johnson Road, near the intersection of Western Ave. and Maine Mall Rd. in South Portland.  Soil borings were performed (in year 2000?) by MDOT, Office of Env. Services to determine soil types and look for other potential problems, prior to planned road work.  Petroleum contamination levels exceeding DEP notification levels (Corrected PID Bag-headspace method) were confirmed in borings and the results passed to DEP.

	The most prominent source of petro. contam. in the vicinity is the Jetport Gas & Conveniance UST facility (formerly known as Jetport CITGO, and a TEXACO station), though there are also documented oil discharges from other sources in the area, as well as undocumented spills likely.  See the attached report of MDOT for further information and associated DEP spill reports on this.  The jetport gas facility is registered as three single-wall FRP tanks with FRP piping installed by CTI David Croxford in 1986.  With a 20-year warrantee, the facility could be due for replacement in year 2006.  Noting discharges documented in P-245-87, P-453-87, P-520-94, there is good likelihood of regulated contamination being managed with any future work at this facility.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-146-2003*On February 22, 2003, I received a complaint from the Connors, 168 Elm St, Sabattus, regarding black oil running down the road and into their driveway.  I visited and did notice a sheen in the road, traveling downhill and into their driveway.  It had been raining quite heavily and there was some very small pockets of emulsified oil in some of the puddles in their driveway.  As for the black substance which first got their attention; it was gritty in nature and was on the bottom of the puddles.  It was likely black sand and it was just a coincidence that it corresponded with the sheen.  I was unable to conclusively pinpoint the source of the oil, however it appeared it may have been coming from the up gradient neighbor, whom the Connors indicated works on cars in his garage and yard.  I informed them that there was not much that could be done to clean up a sheen, and whatever was causing it appeared to have ceased.  I stated that i would check on it Monday to see if it was still present and if it got worse they should call me.  A site visit the following Monday did not reveal any further sheening and as such there is no further action necessary by the Division of Response Services.
A-211-2003*On 5/3/2003 I received a call from Peter Chamberlain of International Paper in Jay reporting a 20 gallon spill of Lube oil spill to the mill sewer.  No oil was recoverable.  No further action required.
I-113-2003*On 5-16-03, Morris Wood reported a small hydraulic spill at the site of the new Treatment Plant in Mapleton. One of their pieces of heavy machinery blew a hydraulic hose and lost about 3 -4 gallons. They shoveled up all contaminated soil.
P-404-2003*
	Report of gasoline leak from auto @ 64 Linnell Circle, Linhaven Mobile Home Park.  Some damage to paving.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
P-406-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	Response to complaint of unidentified neighbor regarding tenants of the house riding on the street and neighboring CMP land with ORV's.  They reportedly changed their vehicle oil and let the old oil drain to the ground.  During several visits, beginning on 5/29/03, I noted several oil spots on the ground but nothing significant.  The Sanford Fire Marshal, George Davis told me that he was already aware of the neighbor problems there.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-410-2003*
	Routine UST facility work confirmation visit of 5/29/03.  No problems known to be reported.  No CMR 691 UST assessment required or known to be performed.  Dense residential and commercial area on city water and sewer.  Facility operated as Larry's Family Auto Care.  See the attached site map and notes, and see UST reg. files for further information on the site.

S G Brezinski
P-411-2003*See attached CMP Spill Report.  This transformer also leaked when they got it back to the Norway Substation, see spill # P-867-03.  No further Response action needed at this time.
A-103-2002*A Monitor lift pump level switch malfunctioned and pumped several gallons of oil into the living room of this house. A portion of the oil poured through the floor and into the soil. The carpet/pad etc from inside was removed and disposed of by the owner. The contaminated soil was removed and disposed of by DEP.  Case was referred to Tech Services for monitoring.
B-237-2003*       On May 23, 2003 at 1045 we received a call from Bud Finch, the Eastport city manager, reporting a two gallon diesel spill from a cement truck.  The accident occurred the previous day at 1800 near the fire station on Route 190.  Firefighters recovered the oil with sorbents.  Southwest Concrete and Construction of St. Stephen, New Brunswick owned the truck.
B-184-2003*
I received a phone call from a party that wished to remain anonymous. He wanted to make me aware of various parties in the town of Danforth that he believed to be impacting the environment. He had a list of complaints including leaking septic tank (I gave that information to Mrs. Trasko in the Water Bureau), blowing dust (to Ted Perkins, Air Bureau) and some owners of heavy equipment that he reported either had leaking equipment or were dumping oil, specifically Thomas Stoddard and Harry Kinney, Kinney's Garage. Later on, this office received a note from Diana Perkins, Augusta D.E.P. front desk, that contained the essence of a phone call that appears to be from the same person who gave a code name of 911 and said that he would check on the results of our findings. That note described Mr. Stoddard's alleged misconduct and a few more problems that he did not tell me about (attached). Tom Varney of this office was given the note to investigate.
   On 5/30/03, he and I went to Danforth. We stopped first at Kinney's Garage and spoke with the owner, Harry Kinney. Not only is this an automotive repair shop, the back yard is a storage area for the heavy equipment that is used in his logging and construction work. He denied intentionally dumping any oil and in fact heats his garage with waste oil. He allowed us to look around and we found no signs of intentional dumping. There were spots here and there of hydraulic and engine oils that had leaked from this equipment, but they were environmentally insignificant.
   Shay Logging was the same situation. They too have a waste oil burner for their shop.
   At Thomas Stoddard's the situation was similar. He does not have a lot of active heavy equipment, just a residence with a two-car garage. Again there were small oil stains on the ground where various pieces of equipment leaked. He said that when he has waste oil he takes it to Shay Logging for their waste oil burner. As before, the stains were of no environmental concern. Mr. Stoddard did say that he and his neighbor, Frank Gifford, had become estranged and he believed the anonymous caller was this neighbor. Mr. Stoddard did not appear upset with our visit.

B-246-2003*Ronald Stevens called to report that an oil spill had occurred at a trailer he owns at his trailer park in St. Albans. He estimated the lost to be about 100 gallons of kerosene.
   I met Mr. Stevens at the site. It seems that some vandalism had occurred to the trailer on this lot. The tenant had smelled oil and upon inspecting the tank saw oil spraying out from between the fuel line and its protective plastic liner. The tank valve was shut off. The liner terminated at the tank mounted filter thus the oil was spilled onto the ground at the tank. The liner prevented me from seeing the exact cause of the release and I can't say whether it was damaged by vandalism or some other cause.  Luckily none of this oil made it under the trailer and most moved down grade ten feet or so onto an open grassy area. The soils are high in organic matter and tight. The oil was quickly absorbed. The trailer park has a communal well that is some distance away and up grade. It is not threatened. As no surface waters stood to be threatened and the trailer indoor air quality was not impacted I did not require any clean up. Mr. Stevens was comfortable with leaving it to degrade naturally, as were the trailer residents.
   No further action is expected.
A-229-2003* On 5-14-03, Maritime Energy reported an oil spill at the residence of Jan Goodnow. Her home is located on Overlock Hill Rd. in Union. Maritime overfilled the tank and some oil squirted out the vent. In addition, a small amount of oil leaked from the fittings and/or site gauge at the tank system located in the basement. These two tanks in the basement are siphoned together. The only thing I found wrong at this tank installation is that the fill is located about six feet above the ground surface making it very difficult for the delivery person to shut off the nozzle in an emergency. The oil company has notified the homeowner about this.
 I made a site visit and found that Maritime Energy had already removed the contaminated soil using a hand shovel. No further action will be required.
P-424-2003*Received a report of a discharge of diesel fuel at the AST fueling facility of Jewitt & Noonan Transportation on school Street in East Baldwin.  I visited and confirmed that there had been an overfills at the site.  I proceeded to the Jewitt & Noonan and informed them of my findings.  They assured me that they would take care of it.

On 6/6, 26.9 tons of soil were cleaned up from the area and the ASTs were brought up to code.
B-244-2003*      On May 27, 2003, at 1145 we received a call from Bob Bechtold of Acadia National Park reporting an oil spill from a car accident on Route 233 in Bar Harbor.  The vehicle went off the highway and into a small brook that crosses the road to a small pond that empties into Eagle Lake.  He estimated that one half gallon or less entered the  water.
       I arrived on site early that afternoon and found a few pads in the brook and some sausage booms and pads in the pond between the road and Eagle Lake.  There was a rainbow sheen on part of the pond, but no oil had reached the lake due to the booms around the connecting outflow to the lake.  I met Mr. Bechtold and told him nothing will pick up the sheen, but to leave the pads in the brook and the booms in the pond until Friday in case the forecasted rain flushed any more oil into the brook or pond.  He did this and found no oil on the water.
B-249-2003*       On May 27, 2003 we received a report of a complaint of oil spillage from a half dozen junk vehicles at the now closed Calvin's Repair on Route 2 in Lincoln.  I visited the site on June 2 and found no spillage from the half dozen abandoned vehicles on the property.  The business was closed down.
A-589-2001*Received a call from Mr. Richard McFarland concerning an auto accident on his property. I went to the site to see if there was any risk to Mr. McFarlind's well. There wasn't any risk. The car did not leak that much gas. I dug at some spots where there was some evidence of leak. All the gasoline was in the surface of the soil. There was not enough gasoline spilled to pose a risk. No further action is needed on this incident.
B-98-2003*Kevin Moore called for C. N. Brown Oil Co. to report a spill in Carmel. Their delivery driver stopped in front of 1422 Horseback Road and turned on his p.t.o. to the pump. When he arrived at the back of the truck he found that the nozzle was open and they estimated about 10 gallons of #2 spilled. They cleaned it up with sorbents.
   No further action is anticipated.
A-196-2003*Received a call from International Paper that there had been a spill at the preventive maintenance roll storage area.  The thermal transfer fluid had not been drained out of a roll that they started to disassemble. Approximately 300 gallons of thermal transfer oil was spilled. The spill was to a concrete floor. IP personnel cleaned it up with sorbents. No oil reached the sewer. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill. See the attached spill report from International Paper for additional details.
A-34-2003*Received a call from John McGuire of FMC BioPolymer concerning a spill of isopropanol. He reported that a pump seal failed spilling less then 100 gallons into a diked area. The dike contained the product and all of it was pumped back into the process. See the attached letter from FMC for additional information. No site visit was made and no additional work is needed.
A-104-2003*Received a call from Dan Mallett of Madison Paper Industries reporting a spill of hydraulic oil. He reported that there was a good chance some of the oil did get to the mill sewer. The mill only pre-treats it's effluent and then sends it to the Anson-Madison municipal treatment plant. Plant personnel were sent over to the plant to inspect with the plant operator. A later phone call from Mr. Mallett indicated that no oil did reach the sewer and therefore no oil went to the treatment plant. Plant personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents. No site visit was made and no further work is needed. See the attached letter and report from Madison Paper Industries for additional information.
B-264-2003*On 6/4/03,1230 hours this office was contacted by the Winterport Fire Department regarding an oil vender tanker that was on its side at the intersection of Boston Road and Route 139.  There was no spillage at the time of their report but the Fire Chief requested a DEP presence because he wasn't sure of what the owner planned to do about pumping the tanker off before up-righting it.  When I arrived, which was around 1400 hours, I assisted with establishing grounding continuity and prepared my 4" hole saw for use.  Pearson volunteered to do the drilling.  The tanker was emptied at about 1530 hours and the unit was being hauled away at around 1700 hours.  Aside from a few drops of crank case oil there was no spillage.
P-426-2003*Dave Chapman of Jacques Whitford reported that contamination had been encountered during excavation of the Community Resource Center Property (building expansion).  As expected, contamination from a gas station which had previously been housed there had been encountered.  No clean-up was required, however contaminated soil which left the site had to be disposed of properly.

A total of 899.91 tons were removed and disposed of at Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.

B-262-2003*On 6/02/03, 0807 hours this office received a FAX describing a 400 gallon release of diesel fuel to the Atlantic Ocean at a location that was 20 miles south of Mt Desert Rock.  The release had been discovered and reported to the Coast Guard on 5/30/03, 1739 hours.  The report did not indicate that any of the product had been recovered.
B-261-2003*On 5/28/03,1117 hours, this office received a NRC - Flash FAX describing a release of one gallon of diesel fuel from a vessel at Bar Harbor.  The cause was listed as equipment failure.  No further information was available.  The vessel's name was Rottervan.  Its' flag was Netherlands.  Probably a cruise ship.
I-117-2003*With the core dryer, ESP system, no KU alarm went off.  Tried manual flushing, system down.  Found 2 loose probes in core, top e-tube.  It was adjusted and tightened.  No clean up initiated.
A-265-2003* On 6-4-03 a dump truck hauling gravel went off the road on Route 220 in the town of Washington. This accident occurred near Medomak Camp. The trucks saddle tanks hit several large boulders and sprayed diesel fuel all over the area. The dump truck came to rest next to a large rock. One of the saddle tanks separated from the dump truck. There was 10 gallons or more of diesel in this tank and it was poured into buckets and then into another dump truck.
 Dave's World, a contractor, was hired by Joe Sidlinger to excavate the diesel contaminated soil. This material was brought to Vaughn Thibbideau plant in Prospect. The site was backfilled with loam and hydro seeded.
 The contact person for Medomak Camp was concerned that the campers had to walk through the area. I assured him that after the clean up that every thing would be fine.
P-296-2003*The homeowner at 82 Alderwood in Auburn noticed gasoline odors in his basement and called the fire department.  Apparently, fuel had entered the storm drain system and the vapors were backing up through his basement drain.  In addition, product was found at its outlet, in the back yard of 82 Alderwood.  Auburn Fire padded up product at outlet, assisted with ventilation of the residence and suggested the homeowner install some type of scupper on his drain.  Origin of product is unknown but further correspondence with homeowner yields that it has not occurred again.
I-118-2003*The drive coupling broke and caused a high quanch temperature.  The coupling was replaced.
P-432-2003*A hose that broke off the dispenser discharged approximately 13 gallons of unleaded fuel to the pad of Waldo's General Store in Falmouth.  A quick response by store personnel prevented hardly any product from entering the nearby storm drain.  Boom placed in manhole remained clean.  Discharge was picked up with speedy-dri and pads.
P-401-2003*Received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. stating that some type of oil, either waste oil or #2 fuel oil, was accumulating by the dam on Highland Lake.  They stated that they had closed the dam and placed sorbents in the water.

When I arrived, all I observed was a large hatch of some type of insect and tree pollen accumulating near shore and in the headway to the dam. No sheen was observed.  The fire dept stated that before I arrived they had observed a sheen and what appeared to be waste oil which they collected with sorbent boom and pads.  I inspected the sorbents for oil and only observed what appeared to be pollen and dead insects.  There might have been a small amount of waste oil from a boat's bilge, but I did not observe any.
B-501-2002*       On September 25, 2002, we received a call from Paul Jacques of CES reporting contaminated soil at the old Morang Motors site on Main St. in Bar Harbor.  The site is being developed as a hotel and test pits found an area of readings around 900 ppm.  The developer wanted guidance on what to do with the material.  The site is a Baseline site so the DEP doesn't require its removal but the builder has to remove the soil for the foundation.
       On October 1, 2002,  I was on site for the soil removal.  MacQuinn Construction did the digging and Nate Hersey of CES provided the PID  for soil readings.  We found about 75 yards of material with readings between 500 and 1200.  This was hauled to Thibodeau's asphalt plant in Prospect.  The gasoline is likely from a leaking line beneath the pump island since this is the area where we found the contamination.  But since the tanks and pipes were removed in the mid 1980's, we have no way of being sure this was the source even though all evidence leads to this conclusion.
         During building construction in the spring of 2003 an additional 47 yards of material was removed and hauled to Thibodeau's for disposal.  This material was below the D-tree removal level but was removed because it was the wrong type of fill for use as a base material at the site.
A-303-2002*An anonymous complainant reported a neighbor "changing his oil in the driveway" at 21 Fulton Street in Rockland and spilling waste oil onto the pavement.  Neither the name of the complainant nor the PRP was reported to DEP.

DEP personnel visited the site and found evidence of a minor waste oil spill to pavement at 21 Fulton street.  No further action is expected.
A-447-2002* On 7-20-02, the Washington Fire Dept. reported an oil leak from Marriner Paving Company's asphalt plant. This plant is located in a sand/gravel pit on Route 126. A fire had erupted at the asphalt plant and burned the burner and associated stuff on the heater end of the hot asphalt plant. The oil that spilled/leaked was heat transfer oil that is used in the asphalt making process. Some of this oil burned, the rest flowed across the gravel lot into a retention pond. This pond water is used for dust control at the pit. I arrived on site later that evening and spoke with the Fire Dept. and a representative from Marriner Paving. The fire had been put out by the time I arrived. Clean Harbors was called to pump out the oil floating on the pond. The oil stained soil was excavated and used in the asphalt. No further remedial action will be required.
P-434-2003*On 6/9/03, I received a call from the Biddeford Fire Department reporting a small gasoline spill from a vehicle with a damaged fuel line.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-435-2003*On 6/9/03, I received a call from Wayne Bateman of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard reporting a sheen of unknown origin at the Shipyard.  It was believed the sheen was caused by some nearby construction activity occurring on the base.  Sorbent boom and containment boom were deployed to contain the spill and sorbents were used to collect the spillage.  No further action required.
P-225-2003*On 3/21/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Greg McBurney reporting gasoline in a drainage area in his neighborhood in Topsham.  He reported the odor to be strong and had been going on for a couple of days.  I asked him to call the Topsham Fire Department and requested him to have the fire department contact me after they arrived on site.  I received a call a short time later from the fire department indicating that the product in the drainage swale was actually fuel oil not gasoline.  They had traced the source back to the residence of Tony Linkovich of Link Lane.  His home heating oil tank had suffered a corrosion leak.  The fire department placed sorbent booms in the ditch for the night.

I visited the site the following day.  Upon arrival, I observed oil coming from a foundation drain into the drainage area which continued on for some way.  The tank that had suffered the leak was located outside, underneath the deck of the home, directly on top of the foundation drain.  The was not much contaminated soil that could have been removed.  I decided to leave sorbent booms and pads in the drainage area to collect the spilled oil.

The sorbents were monitored weekly for quite some time, changing them out as needed.  On May 23, no oil could be seen coming out of the drainage area and I removed all the remaining sorbent materials.  No further action required.
B-265-2003*Russell Ames called to report that a 55-gallon drum at an abandoned camp on the west shore of Verona Island was leaking. This building had large holes in the roof and was in the process of falling down. He was concerned that the drum's contents would find their way to the shore. The property is owned by Ruth Ann Swaincott of Rye, New Hampshire.
   Jake Ward and I went to the scene. We found a very dilapidated camp with the drum (being used as an AST) on a rotten wooden stand on the very rotten back porch. Much of the building's roof had caved in. Inspecting the drum showed that it was leaking oil from a corroded copper line and the shut off valve was already closed indicating that it too had failed. There appeared to be about 20 gallons of rusty kerosene in the drum. We pumped this off and disposed of it as waste oil.
   No further action is anticipated.
I-119-2003*9 - 5 gallon pails and two 3.5 gal containers of unknown pesticide were left on the front door of the NMRO of DEP.

Containers were placed into secure storage. The material was sampled by Clean Harbors personnel.

Disposal will be done through the hazardous waste system.
A-202-2003*   DEP received a report that a two-vehicle accident had occurred at this location.  Both vehicles (a passenger car and a commercial truck) were totalled; the driver of the car was determined at fault and did not survive the accident.  Some diesel fuel was spilled to the road surface; this was sorbed with sand/soil and collected for disposal.
   The accident occurred in front of the Hinckley School.  A well serving the school is located approx. 800' from the site; it is not considered threatened by this spill.
A-203-2003*   DEP received an anonymous complaint that an oily sheen was visible on a stream behind this raised parking lot.  It transpired that this sheen was naturally occurring.  It was evident that an iron bacterial flocc was originating from the parking lot base and flowing to the stream; this situation is beyond DEP's regulatory scope.
I-120-2003*This report covers the tank removals at the Irving Bulk Plant behind the Mainway in PI.

Due to communications problems between all the players, the 30 day notice was not filed in a timely manner. I waived the 30 day notice requirement on 6/4/03, and granted the waiver to Nick Clark.

Tanks are double walled fiberglass and were installed about 1998. Pumps and piping to the tanks were removed. Tanks were cleaned and water washed prior to the removal process starting on 6/4/03.

Three tanks were removed: two 15,000 gal #02 heating oil tanks and one 12,000 gal diesel tank. One tank was removed on 6/4, one on 6/5, and one on 6/6. Attempts were made to remove the tanks intact but all three attempts were unsuccessful. No product was released during the tank removals.

On 6/5, when I arrived back on site at 16:30 hrs, I was informed that while attempting to excavated around the end on the last tank, a propane line was damaged causing a release of gas into the excavation. The site was secured. A Dead River employee shut off the flow of gas to the damaged line. Noble was the contractor operating the backhoe and the responsible party for the propane release. I notified the PI fire dept at about 1700 hrs, that the site had had a release of propane. The PI Fire Dept had not been informed of the incident.

I was also informed that when the electrical conduit was pulled by the backhoe, the wiring connected to the stations electronic monitor for all their tanks was pulled from the connectors in the junction box, which is in the Mainway building. This caused the alarm system to shut down the pumps about every 1/2 hour or so. The manager was very unhappy due to the problems of resetting the commuters and the lost business.

Also on 6/5, while a Dead River employee was removing some piping with a hydraulic hoist, a seal blew which caused an approximately 3 gal spill of hydraulic fluid. This was next to the delivery rack building. The oil also coated one side of the building as well as the grass in front and around the building.

I advised the Dead River employee to removed the contaminated material with a hand shovel and dispose of the material with the building. I estimated about a 5 gal bucket of contaminated soil.

Response case closed.
P-147-2003*On 2/24/03, Laura Bohlman of the York County LEPC reported that the Wells Fire Dept, Wells Police Dept., and York County Hazmat Team (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard)  had responded to a potential WMD situation in Wells.

A yellow powder had been released to the mailbox and snow around it at this location.  Nathan Thompson received this original report and inquired as to why it had not been reported at the time of the discharge.  Ms. Bohlman was unaware of this not having been reported by Wells Fire.  Nathan checked with the Maine State Police as well as with the DEP on call person (Ann Hemenway) neither had been aware of the situation.

I contacted the Wells Fire Department and requested information on the situation.  The Fire Chief reported the product had been released around a mailbox and was an unknown powder.  As such, they treated it as a hazmat/possible WMD incident.  After his initial review of the scene, he felt that it was likely a fire extinguisher powder.  The hazmat team had, however, already been dispatched and, according to him, the  police department felt that since it was unknown a sample should still be obtained and taken to the DHS lab and tested for biological agent(s).  I reminded the chief that whether or not it turned out to be a biological agent, the very fact that it was treated as a hazmat or WMD incident means that the DEP and Department of Public Safety should have been notified.  I also questioned why they would go through the trouble of testing it for possible biological agents, then leave it un-securred.  He felt that he was quite sure it was not anything to worry about, but the PD wanted the sample taken.  I reminded him that once they committed to treating it as a potential biological or hazardous agent and actually sent a sample off, it should have been cleaned up and the area secured until the results were receive.  As it was, it snowed the previous evening, and the product had been plowed up into the snow bank.  He agreed that it could have been handled differently.

I visited the site and observed that the yellow powder was present in the snowbank around the mailbox at 168 Elm St.   I searched around the area and also found a tag from a fire extinguisher.  On the way to the site I was initially unable to obtain the lab results from the lab as they could "only release it to law enforcement or MEMA".  I placed a call to Bob Gardiner at MEMA who said he would get the results for me.  He was able to get the results and confirmed that the substance tested negative for biological agents.  I suspected the product was therefore distributed to the affected area by local rapscallions who released a dry chemical fire extinguisher on the unsuspecting mailbox.

I recovered what yellow stained snow I could, making sure the yellow stain was due to the powder, brought it back to the shop, melted it and tested it for ph. It measured 6 on the ph scale.  In the meantime I was able to ascertain that the product in the dry chemical extinguisher was not hazardous, and that the Portland Sewer Treatment could receive it, as well as RWS.  As such, the solid was "scooped" off the top and disposed of with the DEP solid waste stream and the approximate 2 gallons of liquid was disposed of down the drain.
P-436-2003*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of used motor oil to a cement floored room at Irving Oil in South Portland.  Product was absorbed with speedi dry and pads that will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-421-2003*
	DEP response and investigation of mystery waste oil discharge to coastal marine waters in the area of the Maine Wharf, Portland Harbor.  Initial response by USCG MSO on Sunday, 6/1/03.  They estimated 10 gallons discharged, mostly sheen some caught in sorbent boom from a previous spill.  Sheen will not pick up in sorbents so none were applied.  On the morn of 6/2/03, I checked and noted that the sheen was largely dissipated with the tide, mixing into the water column and evaporation. This sheen was located in the water between Maine Wharf and Custom House Wharf, the same as with the recent P-355-03 discharge.

	This type of discharge and sheen is too common and appears largely related to poor work practices and oil management by boaters and fishermen.  Its not uncommon to find abandoned open buckets of waste oil on any of wharfs along Portland's waterfront.  This was exacerbated by the removal of the waste oil collection AST formerly located at the Portland Fish Pier.  See also reports P-355-03, P-389-03, and P-278-03, et al.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-423-2003*While driving on Route 11 in Casco, en route home from another site I saw a 55 gallon drum on the side of the road.  My initial reaction was that "it must be empty", however my lack of faith in the human race got the better of me and I reversed my direction.  My intuition was right and the drum was about 1/3 full of an oil water mix.  I loaded the drum in my truck and delivered it next day to the DEP Bell St. Warehouse where it was added to the inventory of "unclaimed" containers of waste found in a like manner throughout southern Maine.  It eventually found its way to a licensed facility along with its orphaned brethren.
P-428-2003*CMP transformer spill.  See attachment for details.
I-43-2003*On February 20, 2003, John Keller of Fraser Paper called this office. The wastewater treatment operators had noticed oil on the primary clarifiers during a routine morning inspection.  After investigating, Keller determined the hydraulics on the # 4 machine had leaked the  previous day. It was assumed oil had gone via the  production sewer back  into the process. Further investigation later showed oil had gone to the wastewater treatment process. Bill Sheehan (Water Bureau) and I met that day with John and  Alberto Sirois of Frasers Environmental Department. It was unclear that day what quantity had actually leaked and what had been used in the process. A later report by Keller estimated 440 gallons lost to the treatment  facility.
Inspected the treatment facility and observed personnel skimming oil off the primary clarifier. A sample of final effluent was taken by a Fraser Intern. No sheen or odor was noticed on the final effluent.
On 2-21-03, John called and reported all oil had been removed from the clarifier.
P-429-2003*CMP transformer spill.  See attachment.
P-430-2003*CMP transformer spill.  See attachment for details.
P-431-2003*Small spill from corrosion hole in AST.  We provided drums and the homeowner dug up the contaminated soil by hand and Steve Flannery took the soil to Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-102-2003*When I visited this site, the spill had mostly been cleaned up. The weather was windy, rainy and cold, temp was around 34 degrees F.

Minor sheens could be seen leaving the site but rain water was running through the gasoline soaked speedi dri. This water went to a storm drain, then across the road to a drainage ditch in a farm field.  A crew was on site from Daigle Oil Co, they were attempting to deal with the saturated speedi dri.

I checked a road crossing about 1/2 mile down stream of the site and could not find any gasoline. I also checked Long Lake where the stream enters the lake and didn't observe any spilled gasoline.

My investigation indicates that the spill was caused by two problems. The first was the driver's connection procedures. The driver made this connection to the tank, then to the truck.  He opened the flow to the tank and then went to the right side cab running board to begin his paper work. By not checking the tank connection after fuel was flowing, the driver missed the second problem.

The second problem was a loose plug in the bottom of the spill bucket. The plug covers a pipe connected to the fill pipe. The pipe is for an optional system not incorporated into this stations spill buckets. It is a system that takes liquid that gets into the spill bucket and allows the liquid to drain into the fill pipe. Somehow either before or during the delivery the plug worked loose.

It still isn't clear to me how product was able to back flow up this small pipe in sufficient volume to cause the size of spill that was reported. I can only say it did as the spill bucket was the source of the spill. My only possible explanation would that the head pressure from the discharging tanker was adequate to cause the release.

Response case closed.
I-121-2003*Due to a machine leak, approximately 2 quarts of oil was leaked out.  Spill was on pavement and was picked up with sawdust and taken to boiler and burned.
P-50-2003*
INITIAL DISCHARGE RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	On 1/22/03, DEP responded to a reported 300-gal. leak K1/#2 oil from twin, manifolded, outside heating oil AST's located behind the Gray Plaza shopping center.  Liberty Oil Co. was onsite refilling the tanks after repair.  Apparently snow load had broken off the firematic allowing the fuel to drain out to the snow and soil beneath (see photos).  [This same incident had already occurred with this facility in April 2001 for a loss of 500 gal.  See P-256-01.]  Though some of the snow was pink with the red oil, the vast majority appeared to have soaked directly into the ground.
	I met Mr. Cook, the property owner and operator of Cook's Hardware located at the shopping center.  We went over the need for an investigation and potential remediation requirements, the Maine AST Ins. program, and the clean-up options form.  The area is on public water and sewer and there are no structures threatened by vapors.  The property is commercial.  residential structures are located 300-400' behind the plaza.
****	The buried single-wall copper fuel line for the AST facility is presently out of code and is in need of replacement.  This could be the source of another discharge should the copper line corrode through.

INVESTIGATION
	After not hearing from Mr. Cook regarding an investigation decision, on 3/17/03, I sent a letter to Mr. Cook inquiring on his decision about investigation of the spill (see attached).  On 4/3/03, I received back a copy of the AST Ins. Application Cook sent to Steve Dixon, as well as the Clean-Up Options Agreement indicating that he (Mr. Cook) wished to manage the investigation and associated clean-up (see attached).
	During the year 2001 discharge of about 500 gallons, no clean-up was required by DEP due to confines of the area with buried utilities and that much of the oil invariably went under the slab foundation of the shopping plaza.  With the loss of another 300 gal. for a total of 800 gallons, I felt that an investigation (via test pit or borings) was necessary to confirm soil and groundwater conditions, and to see if free product was recoverable.  Flannery and I both noted no oil breakout in the field and ditch behind the plaza.
	On Tues. 6/10/03, I met on site with Mr. Cook's excavation contractor for a test pit and potential product recovery.  We excavated to about 10' bg, encountering strong oil contamination mostly below the 3' depth.  A damp,  strongly contaminated permeable silty-clay was noted at 5' bg.  Water drained into the excavation with some oil globules, though no free product layer or distinct oil-saturated soil.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The discharges appear to have seeped down into the soil directly below the tank and spread out (pancaked) on top and through the silt-clay later.  Because of the limitation of the sewer & water lines, the building, propane & oil tanks; I felt that excavation of oil contam. soil would have been limited to recovery of only a small percentage of the discharge, which would not be cost effective (at the time).  After conferring with Mr. Cook we agreed to fill the test pit back in and require no clean-up at the time.
2.	Oil contaminated soil and groundwater remains onsite and should be properly managed as a state regulated special-waste if disturbed or made accessible.  If and when the building is removed, remedial actions are required.
3.	DEP Response incurred no direct clean-up costs for the investigation.  I understand that there is a separate AST Ins. deductible for each of the two documented discharges prior to reimbursement of allowable expenses..
4.	A copy of this report will be sent to Mr. Cook.


S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-277-2003*          On June 11, 2003, I was at the summer residence of Charles Dickey  on the Manchester Road in Northeast Harbor for the removal of an abandoned 1,000 gallon #2 fuel tank.  Alan Joseph of Island Plumbing and Heating oversaw the excavation and tank removal.  Mr. Joseph pumped out about nine hundred gallons of old heating oil from the tank early that morning.  The tank was removed without problems.  The native soil is blue marine clay and the area is on town water.
P-437-2003*Received a call from the South Portland Fire Dept. regarding a car leaking gasoline at the Maine Mall Mobil.  Most of the gasoline was contained with sand and speedy-dry, although an unknown amount had made it into a storm drain on the property.

I met with the fire dept. who had collected the gasoline in the storm drain with sorbent pads, and were in the process of checking down gradient drains for any gasoline or gasoline vapors.   It appeared that the drain was plugged limiting any migration.  No vapors were detected.  South Portland Waste Water Treatment was notified of the incident, and had a person on their way.  Supposably, the individual that caused the discharge knew that he had a hole in his gasoline tank, but continued to fill his tank even though gasoline was discharging from the hole onto the ground.  The vehicle was being towed off when I arrived.  Mobil had made their internal notifications, and was in the process of having a contractor (Enpro Services) respond to the incident to conduct the clean-up.  I checked on the site the following day and the clean-up was complete.  Also, South Portland Waste Water Treatment was going to remove the accumulated debris from the drain later on in the day.

B-276-2003*             On June 12, 2003, we received a notice from the Maine Air Guard reporting a fifteen gallon spill of jet fuel, JP-8, at the primary ramp area at their base at the Bangor International Airport.  The spill occurred the previous day at 1000 due to a ruptured flange gasket on a transfer truck pressure tank.  Workers recovered the fuel with sorbents and a small vacuum unit before the oil reached any drain.
I-123-2003*Due to faulty equipment, 1-2 gallons of kerosene were spilled.  Sorbents were used to clean up.
A-107-2002*Jon Andrews of this office received report from Ken Gagne of Gagne Oil that he had suffered an overfill at his Mount Vernon Ave. bulk plant. I responded to the site. They had already called McGee Construction to assist in the cleanup. Ted Haskell was there to direct the cleanup. Most of the oil had stayed in the diked area, but some did escape when the overfill sprayed the oil. There was plenty of snow and ice that was contaminated. There was also a heavy sheen going off the property in melt water. I assisted in attempting to pad the sheen. This was only moderately successful.

Ted Haskell was on site for the next two days in scraping up contaminated ice and contaminated soil. Also, large amounts of clay sorbent had been spread on the interior of the dike.  All of this material was transported to the Hatch Hill landfill for disposal.  No further work is needed on the site
P-439-2003*Discharge was the result of a broken fire-o-matic, from an object falling off a shelf adjacent to the aboveground tank (AST).  By the time I arrived, most of the oil on the floor had been collected by Downeast Energy with sorbents.  Some oil still remained in a floor drain adjacent to the tank, which was removed with sorbents.

There was a discrepancy of how much oil was actually lost from the tank, because what was collected on the floor and in the floor drain was somewhere around 10 gallons.  The oil company estimated that somewhere around 100 gallons had been lost, because the tank had been filled in March, and the water heated with natural gas.  The home owner stated that when she first discovered the incident that the tank was only half full.  Due to the discrepancy, I felt it necessary to check the traps of the floor drain and house's sewer.  One trap had the presence of oil and the other was dry (probably no longer used).  I am assuming from the presence of oil in the trap that was not collected went directly to the sewer.  An attempt to collect the oil with sorbents proved too difficult, so the trap and floor drain were flushed with water to eliminate vapors from entering the building through the floor drain.  The drain and trap were flushed until only a small amount of oil was present.  Sorbents were placed in the floor drain for the night.  Fans were placed in the basement windows to ventilate vapors and speedy-dry placed on the floor in the affected areas to collect any remaining oil.  Luckily, the floor was painted limiting the penetration of oil.

I checked on the site the following morning and observed no oil in the trap and the sorbents in the floor drain had only a small amount of oil on them.  The vapors in the basement had dissipated.  Ms. Levesque stated that she would collected and dispose of the speedy-dry.  She was informed to contact me if any oil reappeared in the floor drain.
A-131-2002*Received a call from Don Pendagast of Maine Yankee reporting two small leaks. The first leak was from the hydraulic system an industrial manlift. Approximately 1/4 pint was lost and then cleaned up. Also, some oil samples that were kept for radioactive testing were also leaking. Approximately 1/2 pint was spilled and cleaned up. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this incident.
A-136-2002*Received a call from Steve Johnson of North New Portland concerning his well. He was complaining about a smell and taste problem with his water and pointed to his neighbor that has a few cars on his property.  I visited Mr. Johnson and sampled his well for Diesel Range Organics, Gasoline Range Organics and MBTEX-MS.  The only thing found was MTBE at 4 ppb and this was confirmed by the mass spectrometry test which reported a result of 4.5 ppb MTBE.  At this level, the MTBE is below the odor and taste threshold and well below the action level of 30 ppb. Mr. Johnson had some snow machines parked by his drilled well which may possibly have caused the contamination. I saw no immediate evidence of spillage on his property. I did drive over to his neighbor's house and inspect the two vehicles that were there. I did not see any evidence of a leak of gasoline. No further work is to be done on this spill and it has been referred to Technical Services.
A-145-2002*A small amount of elemental Mercury was spilled in a science room at the Livermore Falls Middle School. It was cleaned up by the HazMat team from International Paper. I went out to the school with Deb Stahler, bureau chemist. We had the Lumex mercury analyzer with us and our goal was to monitor the atmosphere to determine if the classroom could be reopened. Deb was there to operate the machine and also to coach me in operating it. We took readings in room 101, the actual spill area in room 101, one foot from floor and cabinets where the mercury was stored. The first two samples were from the breathing zone and the next ones were from the floor and the cabinets in room 101. These readings were forwarded to the State Toxicologist to make the final determination if the room could be used. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.
P-440-2003*On 6/12/03 I received a call from Steve Hofacker of FPL reporting a gasoline sheen at their facility in Yarmouth.  The sheen appeared to be comprised of mixed gasoline (with oil).  They believed the source to be the lower end unit of one of their small boat motors.  They made arrangements to remove the boat from the water for repair.  The sheen was so light that sorbents would not remove the spill.  No clean up conducted.  No further action required.
B-275-2003*          On June 11, 2003, we received a call from the Fournier residence off the Hudson Rd. in Glenburn reporting a leaking outside tank at their home.  I arrived on site that afternoon and found that the tank was not leaking.  There was a small, 1' by 3' old stain on the ground near the tank.  Sometime in the past few months a small, quart or less, amount of fuel spilled from or near the tank.
A-219-2003*Jody Hill, the owner and resident of a single family home at 140 Rideout street, Waterville.  Reported an oil sheen on her lawn.  Maine DEP personnel made a site visit to determine the cause of the sheen and found it to be iron bacteria.  Ms. Hill was concerned that runoff from Inland Hospital was causing the sheen, no evidence was found by DEP to support her concern.  Furthermore a spring and marshy area were found behind Ms. Hill's house.  No further action is expected.
A-238-2003*Ann Billiat called Maine DEP Response Services concerned that her neighbor's activities, specifically storing junk cars, might impact her well water.  Furthermore, Ms. Billiat reported a commercial blueberry field, "up hill" from her property had been sprayed in the past.

Maine DEP Response Services personnel made a site visit to investigate the junk cars and take water samples from the Billiat well.  Only a few disabled automobiles were observed with no obvious oil staining on the ground.  Furthermore, the automobiles were more than 300 yards from the Billiat property.  However, the drilled well casing was located in the middle of a poultry pen containing ducks and chickens.

ME DEP took water samples using ABN Water Method 8260 and EPA Method 524.2.  Both results were returned "non-detect."

No further action by ME DEP is expected.
P-142-2003*At the time of delivery, the air eliminator check valve appears to have broken, causing the discharge of an unknown amount of oil the length of the driveway contaminating snow, ice, and soil.  The clean up was initially unreported and delayed allowing additional migration of the fuel to surrounding snow melt and surface water pools.

Surface materials including snow, ice and soil were removed.  Shevenell-Gallen was hired to assess any additional impacts after the initial removal was completed.  The information is contained in a report Site Investigation Report T-19018-02.

Parties involved, homeowner and neighbors, appear satisfied with clean up and investigation, as no other calls have been received after the spill and subsequent clean up.

No further action is pending, based on results of testing.
P-443-2003*4.29.03, received compliant from a local resident of car crushing operations at entered location.  Complainant expressed concern about fluids not being contained and adjacent wells.  Complainant advises the use of overflowing 5-gallon buckets and plastic bags being used for oil.  I contacted Atlas Autobody and advised them that I was responding.  I have responded to this location before regarding a similar compliant that I determined to be unfounded.

Upon arrival I met with an Atlas representative and a representative of the scrap contractor out of Freeport.  I observed the area where fluids were being collected.  A plastic barrier was deployed where fluid transfers were being conducted and several 55-gallon drums containing the waste fluids.  Although crude, efforts were made to control the waste fluids and I did not observe spillage or unapproved containers.

I contacted the complainant and advised that fluid control measures were in place and that adjacent wells would not be in jeopardy if the current measures continued to be employed.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-444-2003*5.3.03, assisted home owner is registering for future pesticide pick up program.  Subject advises of finding a quart sized container of arsenic in the barn.  The container is intact and not leaking and stored in a secure spot.

No further Response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-442-2003*6.16.2003, Downeast Energy reported a small spill, 1 quart, at entered location and advised that the spill was confined and cleaned up.  A pin hole, corrosion, leak developed in the tank that caused the leak after filling.  Downeast Energy requested that the spill be "checked out".

6.17.2003, I contacted the subject and was advised that after the tank was filled the subject observed a spot of oil on the concrete floor.  The spilled oil was wiped up by Downeast, speedi-dri deployed and the remaining product in the residential tank pumped off.  A new tank is being installed today.  Subject also advises that the odors had dissipated rapidly.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-445-2003*The homeowner reports that about three weeks ago he hit the copper line with brush cutters but didn't notice until recently that he had damaged the line and it was weeping.  There was a small stained area in the landscaping in front of the house under the damaged line.  It is believed that less than 5 gallons were lost.  I informed Skip that if the homeowner wants to dig up a little soil he could put it in the trash.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-248-2003*3.27.2003, responded to spill location and observed a plume of fuel migrating toward roadway.  A station attendant advised that a customer left a car unattended and overfilled the vehicle's fuel tank.  The customer drove off without informing the attendant of the full extent of the spill.

I contacted Mr. Justin, the facility manager or owner and advised him of the extent of the spill and he authorized the hiring of Enpro Environmental Services.  The spill was approx. 25 gallons and impacted a wide area of the diesel pump island.  Speedi-dri was deployed, recovered, and redeployed.

Enpro continued the clean up the following day.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-340-2003*5.3.2003, responded to Global terminal.  Met with Ed Pettit of Global who advised that the Winslow Marine tug, the Alice Winslow, appeared to be emitting an oil sheen within the boom deployed around the barge Bunker Portland, Boston, MA, that was loading at the facility (the barge was receiving 12,000 bbls of #6 oil).  Mr. Pettit indicated that the sheen was very light and had all but dissipated.  Global determined quickly that the observed sheen was not associated with the #6 oil transfer.

Mr. Pettit suspected that the Alice Winslow may have had oil on the tug because the tug had just come up from Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, where there had been a large oil spill and that the tug was involved in clean up operations at that location.

I did not observe a sheen upon my inspection of the site.  Mr. Pettit advised that the USCG was notified, but did not respond.
B-268-2003*On 6/7/03, 0348 hours Mathew Menchen of Georgia Pacific in Old Town reported that they had spilled 1200 gallons of 50% NaOH solution.  The spill came from a corroded pipe line that went from a 67,680 gallon storage tank to an isolation valve.  It was contained in a cement berm and was washed to the process sewer.  The release was first noticed because of a high conductivity in the liquor prep sewer.  Apparently the containment berm overflowed to the sewer.  Further investigation revealed that they had a line leak, which was repaired by a contractor.  The line is scheduled to be replaced 7/16/03, which is their next maintenance shut-down day.
P-448-2003*Two vehicle accident at the intersection of Windham Center Road and Route 202.  Fire Department cleaned it up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-266-2003*On 6/6/03, 1542 hours Jeff Chamberlain of the Bar Harbor Police Department reported their fire department was responding to an AST spill that was occurring at 38 Indian Point Road, which is in the Town Hill part of BarHarbor.  Kelley Sanborn (of Kelly and Bill Sanborn) had stepped on the AST filter nipple in an effort to reach a key that was hanging on a beam in the shed where the AST was.  The nipple promptly broke and proceeded to release product.  She held the nipple up as best she could and called 911 from her cell phone, which she had on her person.  The Bar Harbor Fire Department came and plugged the leak with a stick.  They also contacted a burner person who repaired the broken nipple.  The release looked to be about thirty gallons.  The product ran about ten yards along the driveway, towards the road.  The driveway was hard packed gravel that was damp from recent rain, which accounts for the distance that the release traveled. The dwellings well was about ten yards from the spill on a line that was perpendicular to the path of the spill.  It turned out there was a good layer of gray clay about a foot and a half from grade.  We had to go down about two feet in the area that was close to the spill, whereas the remaining area was clean at the clay level.  On 6/10/03, Clean Harbors vactored the contaminated soil and took it to Thibodeaus.
I-133-2003*On 6-17-03, Jay of Dead River called to report that a service technician had discovered a leak on a customer's tank that day. I met with him there that day and observed the fitting on the filter had cracked probably sometime over the winter and fuel had leaked. I put the homeowner on the insurance program and hired a contractor to remove all contaminated soil.  21.29 tons were removed.
I-116-2003*On 5-31-03, Alvery Bernier called to report that a concrete truck had overturned on a long driveway belonging to Sandy Baird of Mapleton. I investigated and found the truck on its side in a stream. Before I allowed them to right it, I drilled and pumped off the saddle tank which was almost full. About 40 gallons were removed and given to the wrecker service for use. A small amount of contaminated soil was hand shoveled after the truck was removed.
I-37-2003*About 4-5 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled due to a broken hydraulic hose.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and oil pads, then put into drum.
I-29-2003*On 2-3-03, Chief Milton Cone of Houlton called to report there were strong gasoline vapors in the home of Armond Blanchette on Willard Street. His home was next to an old gasoline station that this department had done some work previously.  I met with him and Mr. Blanchette that day. After a thorough assessment with the PID and  explosimeter, we found the source to be an old metal gas can in an attached shed to the house. The can had rusted on the bottom and gas had soaked the wood below it. The house was ventilated for 4 hours and the can removed.
B-163-2003*B-163-03
Holden

Friday April 11, 2003	    2303

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Penobscot Regional Communications Center (945-4636), about an underground tank problem in Holden.  The Regional dispatcher asked that I contact Mike Friel, of the Holden Fire Department.  I was given the name of Patricia Pollard (989-6239), as the homeowner that was experiencing problems with her underground heating oil tank.

According to Mike Friel, Ms. Pollard's underground tank is likely leaking as the tank is in an audible alarm condition.  I got directions to the Pollard residence and proceeded to Holden.

When I arrived, it was raining and elements of the Holden Fire Department were on scene.  I spoke briefly with Mike Friel, then with Patricia Pollard.  I was shown the control panel in the basement that was in an alarm condition when energized.

Next, we went outside in the back yard and I saw a fill and a vent pipe in the yard.  The fill pipe was noticeably loose.  Mike said that he was told that the pipe might have been hit this winter.  I explained that the alarm was due to an irregularity in the interstitial space.  Either water was in the space from the high water table, rain, or all of the above or heating oil was in the space from a leaking inner tank.  The tank was installed in 1990.   It was buried about 4 feet below grade.  There was no access port to the interstitial space from the surface.  In fact, there was no way to know which end of the tank it was located on.

The solution is to empty the tank into either an aboveground temporary tank or to transfer the contents (about 240 gallons) to a tank in the basement.  Dead River, the oil supplier, was contacted.  They actually came out and began to set up a temporary tank and empty the contents of the underground tank into it.

For now, the immediate emergency is over (evidence of a leak).  I believe there may me some funding available for residential underground tank removals, for those who are financially limited.  Peter Moulton (Augusta DEP) is checking into this.  For a potential removal when the drier season arrives.

On Wednesday June 25, I received a phone message from Peter Moulton.  Peter indicated that the tank top was excavated and the interstitial space monitoring tube was opened and found to be dry.  It did not contain water or oil.  It is possible that there was nothing more than an electronic failure in the alarm box.

He said that the tank will be removed when dry conditions prevail.
B-300-2003*B-300-03
Bangor

Friday June 27, 2003	  1715

I received a page from Bill Cyr  (942-6335), of what I believe was the Penobscot Regional Communications Center.  I was asked to make contact with Rick Chevry (852-9131) of the Bangor Fire Department.  Mr. Chevry was currently on scene at a leaking propane tank, located at Varney GMC Dealership on the Hogan Road.

I phoned Mr. Chevry and had very poor signal reception.  I believe he said that he wanted DEP on scene as this was and could be an environmental disaster if the liquid propane spilled.  I explained that the boiling point of propane is minus 44 degrees F and what would likely happen is a rapid release of vapor phase propane from any spilled liquid propane.  I said I had seen the boom truck spraying water in the area of the leaking tank, since about 1520 this afternoon.

I suggested they contact the propane supplier for some ideas as well as a possible controlled release or flare, using an extension hose to the flare.  It was then I was informed that the fittings had been sheared off or broken.  I told him he was most likely doing  the  best he could.  I added I would check with some propane providers to see what could be done that we may not have thought of.

Since it was Friday night, I did not get a call back on my inquiry .  I did phone the same number to speak with another person on the fire department.  They were going to continue to use water to keep the propane gas vapor knocked down.
P-499-2003*A blown hydraulic line on a loader caused the discharge of approximately five gallons which was picked up with absorbent pads.
B-192-2003*On 1/29/03, this office received an e-mail from Dave Sait that requested an investigation of an anonymous complaint.  The complaint was leveled at Roger Hodgkins, who operates an auto recycling yard on Rutland Road in Troy.  The allegation implied that Hodgkins collected a wide range of material, including hazardous.  The caller had indicated that Hodgkins was a Harry Smith kind of person.  Also, the caller said that Hodgkins had buried a lot of material at a site in Clinton that he operated in the past.  On the afternoon of 6/25/03, I located the Troy site.  There were probably four to five acres of junk cars, small trucks, and vans.  I noticed one steering gear box had leaked a small amount of grease.  There was no evidence of significant spills and Hodgkins said that they crushed anywhere from 800 to 1600 units a year and that the crusher collected the gasoline.  He collected the crank case oil and supplied several facilities that have waste oil burners.  The caller's concerns about automotive fluids getting into Shaw Brook can be safely dismissed.  There was no sign of any digging activity.

Roger Hodgkins has been at his location in Troy for 23 years.  He did allude to his tenure in Clinton and said that he had no problems there.  He is 63 years old and plans on closing the yard down in a couple years.
I-34-2003*Driver went to load truck for following days work.  He put the tube into the truck to load the compartment.  Valve worked properly.  Driver shut pump down, pulled tube out of compartment that was already full.  There was product still in tube when the tube was pulled away from truck which spilled on top of the truck and onto the ground.  Driver error.  Brought back to office immediately for proper disposal.
I-56-2003*On 2-19-03, Arthur Sealander called to report that a neighbor had a fire recently and had told him antifreeze in the water system that was was used while he was away to prevent freeze up had leaked into the ground. Mr. Sealander was concerned because he had a well. I spoke to the fire chief and said not much water had been used and he thought there was a floor drain in the basement. I spoke to Mr. Mueller and he said that the oil company had used an anti freeze in his water pipes to prevent them from freezing and it was biodegradable. I spoke to the oil company and it is a biodegradable, food grade anti freeze.
P-243-2003*At 15:55 Mr Bartlett of Cyro called to report the discovery of a bubbling leak from below grade, related to the Niagra cooling tower.  Cooling water with a dilute mixture of Sodium hydroxide and sodium nitrite had discharged from a broken water line below the pavement surface and was bubbling up.  The estimated rate of discharge at the time of discovery was 1/2 gpm.

The pipe section was excavated and replaced, a field measurement of pH was collected it was 7.5 (assumption diluted from precipitation) normal run pH about 9-9.5.

No receptors in the area and the was spill relatively minor, no DEP response initiated based on information given.  The Cyro report "Environmental release report" is included/attached to this report.

No further action warranted.
A-291-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
A-290-2003*There was no site visit made, see attachment.
B-281-2003*       On June 16, 2003, at 1945 we received a call from Gary Schmitz of Verizon reporting a five to ten gallon hydraulic oil spill in Lubec.  A blown hose on a bucket truck spilled the oil at the intersection of Maine and Washington Streets. The spill occurred earlier that day at 1900 and workers recovered the oil  with sorbents before the product reached any drains.
P-283-2003*While delivering #6 fuel to the Stinson Seafood AST, RST (contracted carrier for Irving Oil) dropped 800 gallons more than ordered causing an overfill and discharge of an estimated 150 gallons of #6 to the containment dike.

It was discovered by Stinson staff and subsequent notifications made.  Clean Harbors was enroute to clean the containment dike and tank exterior.  The fuel oil was all within the dike no breach or outlets found.  With CH enroute, DEP Responder Cyr left the site, with the stipulation if any unforeseen conditions were discovered he could be paged and return to the site promptly.

No additional calls were received and no further work anticipated based on observations.
B-161-2003*Homer Woodward called to report that an oil spill had occurred in the town of Cherryfield. Workers at the Jasper Wyman factory on Rt. 182 had noticed red heating oil on the plant's lawn. It appeared to have come from a 4" drainpipe that is believed to be the cellar drain of a neighboring home. This home is owned by Kim Colbeth. He had called Ms. Colbeth and left a message telling her of the problem. In the mean time, Wyman workers had placed some sorbent boom in a runoff channel behind the plant in order to catch the oil before it reached the Narraguagus River.
   On my arrival, I met Mr. Woodward and Ms. Colbeth, who had responded as soon as she received the message. Ms. Colbeth was eager to do whatever possible to mitigate the spill.
   I went over the spill scene. Ms. Colbeth's home is located uphill of the Wyman plant and her cellar drain discharges onto the plant's front lawn. The discharge runs around the corner of the plant, down an overgrown seasonal water coarse and into a ditch that borders the railroad tracks that are behind the plant. The runoff continues behind the plant for about 150' and then goes through a culvert under the railroad and into the river, which is about 300' away. There was a sheen on the river, but no recoverable oil. The Wyman workers had placed a large sorbent boom in the ditch and it was effectively preventing any more oil from reaching the river. There was a lot of oil in the railroad ditch on the other side of where the seasonal watercourse entered the ditch. The ditch runs North/South and flows north to reach the culvert under the tracks. However, the oil was backed up to the south as Wyman workers had built an underflow dam in the ditch at the point the water coarse entered the ditch. The seasonal watercourse also had numerous puddles of oil scattered through out the bushes.
   The source of the oil was a vertical 275 in the basement. Ms. Colbeth had not lived in the home this winter and during the winter the power lines leading into the home had been pulled down by a passing truck. The line was replaced and the power turned back on. However, no one thought to check that the furnace was running. It was not. The basement walls are of stone and groundwater seeps into the basement. Without heat, this water began to freeze causing a thick layer to form on the cellar floor. Some how this ice or its melting this spring caused the tank to shift off some supporting blocks. This caused the filter assembly to become strained and the firematic broke at the tank. Ms. Colbeth's father had been in the home Saturday and was sure the leak had not begun before then. Thus it happened Sunday or early Monday. There was little oil to recover in the cellar, but Mr. Colbeth worked diligently at dabbing up the oil spots on the remaining ice.
   With sorbent material that I provided, Ms. Colbeth, her sister, and her father began to recover the oil. I returned the next morning with more sorbents. By the end of the second day, 90 % of the recoverable oil had been collected. The weir dam was maintained as were a layer of sorbents in the ditch. After a few weeks enough rain had fallen to wash free any remaining oil and the dam and sorbents were removed.
   Ms. Colbeth could not guess as to how much oil had been in the tank, but I'd guess that at least 100 gallons had been lost.
   The Colbeth family did an outstanding job in aggressively cleaning up the accident and the Wyman workers also did excellent work. The company's quick responses prevented a great deal of oil from entering the Narraguagus River.

B-177-2003*Carmel Fire Dept. called to report that a heating oil tank had fallen over at the Larry and Elli Nevers trailer in the Grandeur Mobil Home Park, Lot #22. The vertical 275 had fallen over due to the softening of the ground under it. The owner was home at the time and investigated the noise. He saw the tank lying on its side with oil coming out of the vent. He was not strong enough to right the tank and called the fire department. On their arrival they moved the tank so it no longer leaked and put down a dozen or so pads. The ground is sandy loam and little oil was collected.
   The tank appeared up to code with the exception that there was no pad only patio blocks. This had worked for 16 years.
   The mobile home park is owned by Dale Leavitt. The park has a public water system, which is more than a 1000' away.
   It is a pure guess as to the amount spilled, but I'm estimating 30 gallons. Since the well is so far away, there is no need to excavate the contaminated soil. By mutual agreement with Mr. Nevers and Mr. Leavitt, it will be left to degrade on its own.
B-263-2003*Sean called from the Lincoln wastewater treatment plant to report a large sheen on the river behind the plant. It went a half mile above the plant and about one quarter mile below and about 20 feet wide. The sheen had been reported to them earlier and they had looked upriver before calling it in. They found no source.
   On my arrival, Sean showed me the sheen that was still passing by the plant. He gave me directions to the spot upriver that they had last seen the sheen. By the time I arrived at the spot (a hay field that is used for public bean suppers), which is about a mile above the treatment plant, there was no longer any sign of a sheen. At a minimum, two hours had past, probably more. I searched for entry points such as streams and storm water culverts as far north as the Chester bridge (about six miles above the treatment plant), but found no source.
   I can not speculate on the type or source of the oil.
A-293-2000*Autozone was building a new store at a former Texaco gasoline site. See spill report A-253-1995 for information on the original cleanup.  Jon Andrews took some phone calls and communicated with me about the site. I went to the site a number of times and met Mark Bourgeois of Environmental Management, Inc on site. The the site was clean to the Department's satisfaction, but marginally contaminated soil still needed to be disposed of properly. Mr. Bourgeois also told me about a dry well that probably had waste oil dumped into it. I made the decision that most of the soil could be sent out for disposal as contaminated with virgin gasoline. However, the soil in the dry well would have to be tested to determine if it was hazardous or not. TCLP tests were carried out on a sample of the soil.

Approximately 49 tons of soil from the dry well were sent to Commercial Paving for disposal. Cleanup was done visually with digging continuing into the lighter colored native soil. The gasoline soil was sent to Thibdeau & Sons for disposal. No chasing of gasoline contamination was needed. Most of the soil removed from the site was sent to a licensed facility for disposal. No further work is needed at this site.  See the attached laboratory results for additional information.
P-1254-2003*3E reported a 5-gallon spill of driveway sealer chemical at enter location.  The material was cleaned up with sorbent material and entered into waste storage for scheduled pick up by a licensed contractor.



file report/NT/8.6.04
P-456-2003*Motor vehicle caused a transformer bushing to loosen and discharge a small (estimated pint) of mineral oil to the environment.  No evidence of oil found due to conditions of accident and rain.  The car removal, scuffing of pavement, and the rain possibly diluted and washed away any oil.

No DEP assistance requested and none dispatched.

Based on information provided, no further action warranted.
P-461-2003*6.20.2003, Standish FD reported a spill from a parked passenger vehicle at entered location.  The fire department had no further information concerning the vehicle owner, as the car was abandon at the location and had out of state plates.

I responded to spill location and observed a gasoline stain on the dirt portion of the parking lot.  I spoke to the property owner who advised that he was not worried about the spill or his drinking water well and advised me that the gasoline will evaporate.  I did not feel that the spill posed a risk and did not require a clean up, nor did I pursue additional information concerning the subject.

No further Response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO
	
I-125-2003*An estimated 600 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked from a seal into Huber's hydraulic room.  The oil was collected in floor drains and pumped in totes for disposal in Huber's boiler.  Sorbents were used to clean residual oil from the floor.
P-1255-2001*See CMP Spill Report form.  CMP reported spill and remediated site to DEP satisfaction.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1256-2001*See CMP attached Spill Report Form.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-378-2003*A product line running between tanks was overpressurized which caused a weld and its associated gaskets to leak.  Product encountered rocks and soil amid tank farm.  Contaminated materials excavated for disposal at a MA facility.
P-1257-2001*See CMP spill report form attached.  CMP reported spill, phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1258-2001*See CMP Spill Report Form.  CMP reported spill late.  Phone contact indicates satisfactory clean up.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-462-2003*During replacement of a transformer, CMP discovered some contamination.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.  CMP cleaned up the contamination (see attached CMP report).  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-182-2001*Sheen reported from vessel off-loading at Portland Pipeline, Coast Guard inspected vessel, Clean Harbors cleaned up oil. No obvious source found. Nor further action.
I-126-2003*A rock punctured the oil pan on equipment causing 12 gallons of motor oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads, scoops and pails followed by a road grader and taken to the Hanington shop in Kingman.
P-22-2001*Received anonymous complaint of a marine vessel that had a slow leak while over-wintering on a gravel driveway. Owner was contacted and shoveled up visibly stained gravel. Due to the small quantity of soil, owner was allowed to remediate on a paved parking lot.
P-20-2001*A 275 gallon waste oil tank at SMTC had been moved for construction and was not properly stabilized, causing a leg to break and creating a hole in the tank. Approximately 50 gallons leaked before being noticed by maintenance.  The tank was plugged and stabilized, oil was diked with sand. Clean Harbors removed contaminated sand the following day and recovered residual oil with sorbent material.
P-150-2001*Approximately 20 gallons diesel spilled while diesel tank truck was making a delivery to underground storage tank due to the handle lock being left on. Irving officials cleaned up spill with sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  Oil was all contained to pavement.
P-159-2001*The Verizon Building in Kennebunk which housed numerous trucks, burned down.  The local fire department requested DEP be on-site due to runoff concerns. When I arrived on-site, there was a very slight sheen on the water running off the parking lot to the northeast. I put boom in place, but no oil was recovered.
P-164-2001*Tractor trailer lost control coming down a hill on Route 2 in West Bethel, went off the road on the bridge over a small river. Both tanks were stricken and approximately 150 gallons spilled to the roadside and the frozen river. I cleaned up oil off the road, called Clean Harbors to vacuum oil out of the river. Went back with vac truck 2 days later as the remaining oil had meted from the ice, and recovered approximately 20 gallons more.
P-1057-2002*While filling the Big Apple's underground Kerosene tank, the CN Brown truck driver claims, "the nozzle got away from him".  After looking over the spill location and the tank situation I believe that the tank was overfilled causing the nozzle to jump and spray out some product.  When I arrived the spill was not cleaned up to my satisfaction.  There was still free product in the sump around the fill and there was also some product in the snow bank where the oil had migrated to.  CN Brown came out and finished cleaning up under my supervision.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-260-2003*On 6/02/03, 1900 hours I was put in touch with Ginnie Highwolf who manages the Irving Mainway in Holden.  She reported a leaking gas tank on a customers' vehicle, which was an older model Ford Tempo.  It had just been fueled when the tank started to leak at its' seam, which was at the mid point (top to bottom).  The rate was drop-wise, but almost a steady stream.  On scene were Jim Ellis (Holden Fire Chief) and Keven Harvey (Holden Police).  We were able to snake a section of garden hose into the fuel tank.  Having achieved this we pumped the tank with a hand pump (Guzzler) to the point where the liquid level was well below the leaking seam.  The owner had contacted a wrecker from Machias to take his car back home.  Most of the liquid product (recovered as unspilled) was put in an approved container and given to the owner for future use.  We had containment for five gallons and we had removed seven so we had to bulk up a couple of gallons, which also went to Irving's waste stream.

It should be noted that the vehicle had been removed to an open, vacated area when I arrived on scene.  This was to prevent the accumulation of vapors, so as to avoid acquiring an explosive atmosphere.
P-371-2003*5.19.2003, responded to dump truck roll-over at entered location.  I observed an estimated 30 gallon diesel fuel leak from the truck's damaged saddle tank.  The truck drove off into the ditch of the roadway and rolled over.  The discharge impacted a ditch along the road way at entered location, adjacent to a residential dwelling serviced by a drinking water well located approximately fifty feet from the spill.

The site was marked for Dig Safe (#20032103210) and the contaminated soil removed by Anderson Landscaping.  The residential drinking water well was sampled and no detection for DRO indicated, results attached.  Due to the nature of the spill; down grade of the well and that it appeared the oil remained on the surface waters and migrated only several yards from the source.  I did not feel that the well is at risk and the sampling was done as a precaution at the home owner's request and to monitor the effectiveness of the clean up.  The well is on the property of Jane & Jim Shavel, 344 Mountfort Rd., No. Yarmouth, ME 04096.  (207.846.7701)

Potential for additional testing of the well exists, but not recommended nor required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO.
I-127-2003*The Pelletier's had a water sample taken due to an unusual odor in their well water. The lab tech indicated they should call DEP.

When I arrived on site on 6/23, I found the fitting leaking in the cellar. This is a two tank system (both 275 gal, horizontal tanks) the connection to the right tank was leaking. The filter on this tank was also wet and may have been leaking or it may have been wet from the connection fitting leaking. In my opinion less than 3 gal were lost.

The house sets right on ledge. The leak went directly into the ledge. The well is located about 30 feet from the spill point. The well is 125 feet deep. The water has a strong odor which I was not able to identify. Lab samples were taken from the kitchen tap.(02E-DOR-01879 & 00E-DOR-08000)

Samples came back GRO, Benzene, & MTBE ,<1. The DRO was 323 ug/l

I contacted Paul Blood who arranged for a filter system.

The Response case is closed
B-285-2003*The Calais Middle School, formerly the High School, is now abandoned.   For whatever reason, the school administration finally decided to have removed the 10,000 gallon underground oil tank buried there.

That removal occurred 6/23/03, by Ron Morgan of Pembroke.   Upon my arrival, the tank was already loaded on the trailer; there did not appear to be any holes in it.  Morgan said he'd pumped out about 200 gallons of mostly pure fuel that he intended to burn in his waste oil burner.

Three PID readings taken in the bottom of the hole ranged from 130 to 170 ppm.  Five PID readings taken around the pile showed less than 100 ppm, so I allowed Morgan to put it all back into the hole.
B-153-2003*B-153-2003
04/08/2003 08:00

     An anonymous complainant called to report discovering a mysterious green substance on Route 2 just before the town's center.  Investigation revealed that the material was a wet lime mud destined for Norridgewock.  The lime apparently had started leaking out of the truck during it's delivery from Lincoln Pulp & Paper.  Some minor staining was evident on the road in both Carmel and Etna.  As it turned out, the truck lost most of it's load down in Skowhegan well within Augusta's region.  It may be noted that although the material had a ph of between 11 & 12, it was not considered a hazardous waste.
P-464-2003*A blown hydraulic line on a Stewart's Towtruck discharged approximately three gallons to the on ramp of 495N at exit 13.  Speedi dry was applied and swept up by Stewart's employees.
I-128-2003*Due to overfill of tank on equipment then heat expansion, 1 gallon of diesel fuel was spilled.  It was cleaned up with sorbents  and spread and aerated on site.
B-162-2003*B-162-2003
04/14/2003 12:20

     Dave Georgia of the Maine Warden Service called to report discovering several waste oil containers off the County Road near Sunkhaze Stream in Greenfield.  Investigation revealed the presence of about seven containers holding approximately 35 gallons of what appeared to be waste hydraulic fluid.  None of the containers were observed to be leaking.  They were subsequently disposed of by Clean Harbors.  Their origin remains a mystery.
P-60-2003*
	Notification of hydraulic line leak on town snow plow.  Discharge on roadway to snow and pavement.  The oily snow was to be melted and the oil sorbed off.  No DEP response needed.  No discharge reported to drains, surface water, or soil.

S G Brezinski
P-472-2003*It was reported to the DEP that a Cape Elizabeth resident found a bag floating in Casco Bay labeled "Hazardous Materials- Contact local DEP immediately if found." (or something to that effect).   While en-route, additional conversations yielded the information that the bag was empty and had been double bagged and brought to Cape Elizabeth PD.  It was picked up there and brought to the warehouse for inspection.  The bag turned out to be one for disposing of asbestos.  It was entirely clean and no hazard was ever present.  Speculation is its owner had turned it inside out to be utilized as a regular trashbag and it just got away.
P-474-2003*On-site for a piping up-grade, due to the issuing of a waiver of the 30 day notice.  The piping was determined to be fiberglass in conjunction with a suction system, eliminating the requirement for a up-grade.  There was a small section of steel piping in contact with the soil, just above the coupling of the fiberglass piping.  The contractor (Erskine Construction Co.) was going to encase this section in pvc piping, so there would be no contact between the soil and steel piping.  Soil samples collected around the piping by Field Services had PID readings around 300 ppm, most likely from overfills of the trucks (see P-424-03) and/or weeping pumps, but not from the piping.  The piping appeared intact with no problems.
B-171-2003*On 4/15/03, 1103 hours Toby of the Portland Office passed on a spill that had been reported by Kendal Sperrey, who runs his own woodworking shop in Medway.  The release had happened in March, but he delayed reporting for some unexplained reason.  Possibly he was worried about being fined.  The AST to his shop was on a slab, but the line went through a hole that was just big enough for its diameter and the aforementioned hole in an outside wall was only a few inches from the tank.  Consequently, when the slab settled (ever so slightly), the stress on the line caused the nipple to crack.  I would consider this an installation oversight.  It has been corrected. The initial spill estimate by Kendal was in the vicinity of a hundred gallons.  We recovered about 25 gallons and I'm confident that we got the lions share, so I would lower the estimate to 25 to 30.  Kendal and I met at the site on 4/17/03.  He pointed out that the spill was right on a piping trench that he had recently installed to get water into his shop.  The trench went right past his well and he said that he could smell fuel oil in his water.  We uncovered the well (bedrock, 215 feet deep with at least 20 feet of casing) and found about .75 inches of fuel on it.  We padded off about a half gallon.  I ordered filters immediately.  There was no need to analyse the water.  When we excavated, we found that the surface ground water was about a foot below grade and about at the level of the pitless adapter.  It appeared that product had entered the well through the pitless.  On 5/8/03, we excavated 18 cubic yards.  Six of these probably contained around 20 gallons of product, while the rest was fairly clean.  Separating the contaminated seemed impractical, because of space limitations.  We made arrangements to spread the soil on a nearby contractor's lot.  The well is on filters and quarterly monitoring.  The first before the filter reading was 109 ppb.  The last attempt to pad product from the surface of the well water gave just a slight pink tint to the pad.  Time will tell whether the contamination was superficial or if the aquifer has been impacted.  Before we abandoned the excavation, we lowered the ground water with a sump pump and picked up about five gallon of product.  The surface ground water at this time seemed absolutely clean.
P-98-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY

	Complaint check on abandoned, former retail motor fuels UST facility.  Noted old gas station with two garage bays.  The last occupant appeared to have been the Midcoast Christian Fellowship.  Snow and ice on the ground prevented a thorough check for fill pipes and other surfacial confirmation as to whether UST's remained.  One tall motor fuel type vent pipe remained attached to the rear of the building indicating that an UST remains.
	Located near downtown Bath, across from a city park and adjacent to the Kennebec River.  Area is commercial & residential, on city water and sewer.
	A record check indicates that this is a former M W Sewall Oil Co. property at the time of UST abandonment on (or about) 12/1/87, registered as #4973.  All five UST's are listed as abandoned by removal.  I noted no facility Removal Notice on file in the Portland DEP files.  UST facility installed in 1979 - 1981.  They were removed prior to the required deadline of 10/1/97.  Based on the install period the tanks were likely bare steel as registered (Type A).  I am not aware as to present property owner.

CONCLUSION

	It was not uncommon for vent pipes to have been left following removal of UST's in the 1987 period so there may or may not be a remaining UST based on the remaining vent pipe.  This should be checked.  If the UST is gone, this pipe should be cut down.
	No UST Closure Environmental Assessment was required at the time of the 1987 abandonment and I have found no DEP spill reports for this site, so there is no information as to any discharges, common due to overfills and dispenser leaks, etc.  A Phase-2 env. assessment is a wise investment when purchasing old gas stations.
	No prohibited discharges confirmed at this time and no further DEP Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-473-2003*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel to the cement basement of Westbrook Gardens.   The only non-cement material contacted was a shelving unit that will be dismantled and discarded.  Union Oil was on scene to mitigate the issue.
A-639-2001*Received a call from Knox County Communications that there had been an oil spill at Bill's Unfinished Furniture in Rockland. Rockland Fire was on scene arranging for the tank to be pumped out. I went to the site. The tank was outside and on cribbing. The spill was to pavement and that was cleaned up with sorbent pads. Some the oil seeped into the building through the adjoining wall. I said that the wall could not be cleaned, but needed to be replaced. The oil within and on the wall was causing an odor problem in the store.  With the removal of the contaminated cribbing and contaminated parts of the store, no further work is necessary on this site.
P-475-2003*Mr. Megna a volunteer administrator at the church called to report the detection of what appeared to be a discharge from the oil tank shed.  The dual system two "275-gallon" tanks are housed in a shed beneath a second floor overhang.

Stained soil is evident behind the shed and the framing timbers and darkened from their exposure to the oil.  The #1 tank appeared to have developed a leak from one or two small pin holes in the belly.  Two magna-patches were applied and the remaining oil would be pumped out the next day.  The tank will be removed and disposed of by Giroux oil.  The system will run on the remaining single tank.

Approximately one (1) cubic yard of soil was removed and fill returned to the site.

No additional odor complaints were received after the removal.  The site is supplied with public water and sewer, and based on evidence found no further action is required.

P-433-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE
	On the afternoon of Monday, 6/9/03, I responded to and confirmed a prohibited discharge of oil associated with a basement, residential, 275-gal. #2 heating oil AST facility owned and operated by Ms. Gazza.  Ms. Gazza explained that sometime the past winter Royal Oil Co. attempted to deliver oil to the AST of her tenant, Ms. Taylor, only to hook up to Ms. Gazza's AST fill instead.  Ms. Gazza's tank was reported to already be full so the oil leaked out the fittings atop the tank and ran down the side onto the wood floor under the tank (see photos).  Ms. Gazza stated that a Royal Oil employee responded at her request (Daryl?), put down speedy dry under the tank, wiped the tank with sorbent pads, and said he could do no more (see narrative of Ms. Gazzo).  I have found no indication that this discharge was reported to the DEP, as required.
	While a Downeast Energy Co. burner tech was servicing Ms. Gazza's furnace on 6/9/03, he advised her of the spill and reporting.  I contacted Mr. Tom Robbin's of Royal Oil Co. who initially stated that he understood that Ms. Gazza would not allow them entry to clean up the spill right after it happened (this may have been a miss-understanding as to the incident or communications).
	On Tues. 6/10/03, I met onsite with Mr. Robbin's and Ms. Gazza and toured the spill.  Mr. Robbins stated that Royal Oil had no records of the spill happening, indicating that the delivery driver (Daryl) had not told anyone at his company or indicating that Royal oil was not the RP.  He would have to discuss the issue with Royal Oil's owners and get back to us with Royal Oil Co.'s intentions.
	On Thus. 6/12/03, I called Mr. Robbins and stated Royal Oil still believed they were not the RP for the spill though Royal Oil Co. would take care of and remediate Ms. Gazza's spill problem.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The building is a three unit wood apartment building with Ms. Gazza living on the first floor.  She primarily heats with gas.  Ms. Taylor heats with oil, the top apartment heats with gas & electric.  The neighborhood is dense residential on city sewer and water.  Ms. Gazza had recently retired and was selling the building.  The primary threat is oil vapors, as well as liability of the contamination.
	On 6/10/03, I advised Robbins and Gazza that clean-up would entail moving the old tank out of the way after emptying it, removing and replacing the oily floor boards, and reinstalling the AST facility.  We did not know what lay under the oily floor at the time.  The AST was out of code at the time: legs too long, on wood (combustible) floor, and non-code fuel line.  If removed for a spill clean-up, the facility would have to be re-installed to code.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On Friday 6/13/03, the old tank had been emptied and moved outside.  Royal reported they cut a hole in the floor and found soil, not concrete underneath.  On 6/19/03, I met Ms. Gazza and a Royal Oil rep. who cut out and removed the oily floor boards under the former AST location.  The oily waste was to go to Clean Harbors for disposal.  I checked the soil under the tank location and noted no visible oil staining, and soil-vapor PID levels under 10-ppm (ambient readings) and therefore required no soil removal.

CONCLUSIONS
	Ms. Gazza had a new AST installed next to the AST for Ms. Taylor's apartment, on a concrete floor.
	No further DEP actions are required at this time.  The area is on city water and sewer.  Following my contacting them, Royal oil acted promptly in taking care of this problem.
	I understand that Ms. Gazza will be putting this apartment building up for sale soon.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
	

A-600-2001*Responded to an after hours call about a truck accident on Route 2. A Hannaford tractor trailer had failed to see the detour around a bridge construction site on Route 2. He almost reached the new bridge wall, but jersey barriers and soft sand stopped the truck short of the new bridge wall. New Sharon Fire Department was on scene and assisted me with the cleanup. There was not a lot as only some diesel and lube oil spilled. The saddle tanks remained intact. Diesel and lube oil were spilled from damage to the engine compartment.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
P-803-2002*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On 10/30/02,  I responded and confirmed a 10/28/02, report (by Ms. Stevens of North Village Fuel) of diesel oil discharges associated with a waterfront AST used to refuel commercial and pleasure boats in the cove by Northeast Fuel Co.  Onsite I met Ms. Stevens.  Ms. Stevens advised me that the town government wished her company to clean up the spillage and otherwise upgrade the facility for her to keep it there.  I noted no discharges to the nearby water.
	It was not until May 2003, that Ms. Stevens contacted DEP again regarding clean-up; seven months later.  In my absence, DEP's Ann Hemenway, on 5/5/03, issued a virgin contamination letter for disposal of 0.05 tons of diesel contaminated soil.  At this time, DEP has not reinspected the site.

CONCLUSIONS
	As noted in my 10/30/02, letter to Ms. Stevens:
1.	State law and regulations require more prompt reporting and clean-up of oil spills.
2.	I recommend prompt upgrading of the facility to prevent accidental discharges to the land and adjacent marine waters.
3.	As the AST contents are diesel, the "1203" placard (indicating a flammable) should be changed to "1993" (for a combustible)and an NFPA marking displayed.

	This report will be updated as needed.


Stephen G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-760-2001*Received a call from Waterville Fire Department concerning a gasoline spill at JFK Plaza. The Ford Escort belonging to Ms. Melony Shorey leaked 1 or 2 gallons of gasoline from the filler neck.  Waterville Fire cleaned it up with sorbents.  No site visit was made and no futher work is needed.
A-646-2001*Received a call from Paul Gregory of Jefferson concerning a small leak of gasoline on his property. He was concerned about his well so I went to the site.  Mr. Gregory pointed out the spot where the gasoline leak occurred. He had parked a truck on the lawn for a few weeks and discovered that it had a leak. He moved the truck and then called us. His well is on the other side of the house from the spill. He agreed to excavate it himself. He arranged to rent a small backhoe and he dug until he dug out all of the contamination. There was only about two cubic yards of contaminated soil. I agreed to land spread the soil. I approved the site which was across a field from his house and with no other nearby wells. Since all the contamination was removed, no water test was necessary. No further work is necessary.


*There is no Land Spreading Agreement form related to this incident, as it was inadvertently misplaced.*
I-129-2003*A broken hydraulic hose on self-loader equipment broke in Pinkham Sawmill log yard, near deck loader in St. Leonard on piled logs on the ground.  It was cleaned up using sawdust and brought to the Dillion steam plant to be burned in boiler.
I-130-2003*Approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled when a hose broke.  Nearly 1 1/2 gallons was collected on the equipment.  The remaining gallon of oil and dirt were shoveled into a plastic bag at the time of the spill and is enroute to the Seven Islands Ashland office garage where it will be stored in a metal container for later disposal.
I-131-2003*Due to a  broken hose,  2 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  Nearly 1 1/2 gallons was collected on the equipment.  The remaining l/2 gallon of oil and dirt were shoveled into a plastic bag at the time of the spill and is en route to the Seven Islands Ashland Office garage where it will be stored in a metal container for later disposal.
P-481-2003*A blown hydraulic line on an excavator caused the discharge of approximately 15 gallons to a cement pad covered in dirt.  Dirt was shoveled up and will be stored for bulk disposal by Clean Harbors.
P-482-2003*Please see attached.
P-477-2003*
	Report of small AST facility overfill during a fuel delivery by DEE.  Clean-up by DEE crew.  No DEP response at time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-479-2003*
	5/30/03, notification of a discharge of Coal Tar Distillate sludge liquid to the asphalt paved lot.  See Initial Notification from of Fiber Materials Inc (FMI), and attached notes for further details.  No DEP response at this time.  The discharge is reported to have not effected surface or ground waters.

	The FMI incident report form states "for complete health effects... see reference material available at County EOC." which I find odd as the MSDS should be available at the facility.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-480-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On 6/10/03, DEP received notice from Ms. Moore that her friend complained about her landlord dumping hazardous paint waste and solvents outside next to his auto body repair business and next to a stream.  I made arrangements with DEP RCRA inspectors for a visit when they were available.

SITE INSPECTION
	On Mon. 7/7/03, I visited with DEP RCRA inspectors Slusarski and Wright.  The worker in the shop identified himself as Irving James who owned the property including the house by the street.  He explained that he was trying to get his upstairs tenant, above the garage, to move and she was the subject who complained.  He assured us that he has not been spilling his waste outside.
	During a walk-around with a PID I noted no sheen or product in the brook, and no evidence of dumping or recently disturbed soil where something may have been covered up (see photos).  There were no drums of waste or large collections of liquids noted.  Slusarski noted the same.  On the concrete floor of the garage was a leak from a pick-up truck he was working on that was not reaching any drain.  I applied sorbent pads.
 	In the rear by the RR tracks and on the neighboring Ethridge Foundry Building, Slusarski found old rusted out drums but no apparent leakage of oil or haz. materials.
	Mr. James stated that he evaporated his volatile solvents in the paint booth.  Wright advised him this was not acceptable and that he must collect the waste for proper disposal.
	The property is located in a largely residential area not far from the Portland/Falmouth town line.  The area is on city water & sewer.

CONCLUSIONS
	No further DEP Response Division actions are anticipated at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-412-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On the morning of Fri. 5/30/03, I responded to a report by P Gagnon Oil (PGO) of a 5-gal. discharge of #2 heating oil overfilled out the vent pipe of Mr. Volovski.  The spill is reported to have occurred on 5/29/03, and responded to that day by P Gagnon Oil employee who excavated by hand.  Mark Leach of PGO agreed had to meet me onsite this day and I would check the remaining soil for contamination.
	The area is rural residential, single-family homes on private wells and septic.  the Volovski's well is approx 80' to 100' feet away.
	Onsite I noted a shallow excavation in the lawn running downhill away from the AST fill & vent (see site sketch).  PID bag-headspace analysis came out >200 ppm, being the hottest under the fillpipe.  I called Mr. Leach and required that they excavate out more soil to at least a 3-foot depth under the fill & vent and I left a Virgin Oil Contam. Disposal letter for PGO to get the soil into ARC for recycling.

CONCLUSIONS
	Based on the prompt removal of contaminated soil prior to any precipitation I think an effect on the area wells are unlikely and no QM is recommended at this time.
	I did not get information on how the spill occurred.  Typically it is an equipment malfunction of the fuel delivery truck, malfunction of the AST whistle, or delivery driver inattentiveness.  The AST should only be filled when he/she hears a whistle from the vent indicating the tank is not full.
	I am not aware of any discharge to the inside of the house.  A copy of this report will be sent to both parties.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-636-2001*I received a call from John Plunket of MW Sewall & Co. concerning a leak at a customers house. I responded to the home of Gerald Charest of Wiscasset. He pointed me to his above ground storage tank which on inspection had a corrosion hole in it. There was an estimate of 20 gallons spilled. Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the contaminated soil. This generated 3.71 tons of contaminated soil which was taken to Dragon Cement for disposal. Mr. Charest did have a dug well on the property, but it was not in use and hadn't been for a number of years. The Charest's are on town water. The cleanup was thorough so no water sample was taken. No further work is necessary on this site.
P-99-2003*
	Report of 3 to 5 gallon discharge of jet fuel out the wing vent of an aircraft that Northeast Air was fueling.  Jet fuel is similar to K1 oil.  The discharge is reported to have occurred on the concrete main ramp.   Northeast Air employees and the local fire dept. is reported to have responded.  No DEP response at the time.
	See other spill reports on the Portland Jetport and Northeast Air for further information on the area.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-718-2001*Received a call from Maine Yankee that they had suffered an oil spill. Ron Dorian reported that a crane had broke a hydraulic line and spilled approximately 75 gallons of oil. At that reported volume, I decided to go down to the facility. I arrived at the gatehouse where security was very tight. Eventually I was taken to the site to inspect the contaminated area. There was product still in puddles around the crane as they were waiting for additional people to arrive. I gave them directions as to how they should clean it up. They were going to sorb up what product they could and then excavate the contaminated soil. I went back a few days later and approved of what they did. No further work is necessary on this spill.


*Note:  There are no attachments related to this incident, as they were inadvertently misplaced.*

P-484-2003*Discharge was the result of a lead/acid battery exploding while being trickled charged.  For further details, see attached report.
P-710-2019*Approximately two gallons of gasoline was released onto the paved parking surface at Bates College, due to a leaking fuel tank on a passenger vehicle caused by an unknown mechanical failure. The released gasoline was cleaned from the asphalt with sorbent materials by Bates College and the waste material was disposed of.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and determined that the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
P-716-2019*The Department was notified of a white van leaking approximately one quart of oil onto their driveway.  The oil stains were dried onto the asphalt and no cleanup was conducted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-717-2019*The Department was notified of a unknown quantity of #2 heating oil resulting from a corrosion hole in an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The leak was found on the filter end of the AST and was leaking into a gravel cut-out in the floor.  Below the slab, a flexible foundation drain was found.  The sump well did not show free product nor was it transporting high volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The Department determined that removing the corner section of the basement floor, directly below the AST, was the first course of action.  After locating clay below the floor and a section of clay tile drains, the Department followed the contamination around the furnace for approximately three feet before terminating.  The removal was stopped as the VOCs had dropped off to below 25 parts per million.  A sub-slab ventilation system was installed to remove any further vapors.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-718-2019*The indoor, aboveground tank at this location was overfilled.  Outside, a small amount of heating oil was released out the vent which impacted soil.  A few bags of contaminated soil were hand excavated for off-site disposal.  Inside, heating oil was forced out the bungs on the tank and ran down the sides, impacting the cement basement floor.  Sorbent materials were utilized to recover free product then the tank and floor were treated with a cleaner/degreaser. No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-1068-2019*I received a call from the Berwick Fire Department reporting an estimated two gallon spill of hydraulic oil to pavement in this area.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1069-2019*I received an after-hours call from the Sanford Fire Department reporting a multi-vehicle crash at this location.  Motor oil and antifreeze were discharged to the road as a result of the accident.  The spill was cleaned up by the fire department with sorbent materials.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1072-2019*I received an after-hours call from the Wells Fire Department reporting a Lucas Tree truck had tipped over at this location.  The fire department applied sorbent materials which were collected by National Wrecker.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1073-2019*I received an after-hours call from the Lebanon Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident at this location.  It was reported that motor oil and antifreeze leaked from the vehicle involved onto the roadway and into a nearby stream.  The weather conditions at the time, with torrential rain, made recovery of any spilled product impossible.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1074-2019*I received an after-hours call from Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting an estimated one quart of oil spilled when they overfilled the oil tank at this location.  The spill was cleaned up as best they could considering the torrential rain occurring at the time of the spill.  No site visit was made, and no further Division of Response Services action required.
P-1077-2019*The Department was notified of a four-gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a damaged transformer due to a windstorm.  The oil leaked to the roadway and shoulder and was addressed by Central Maine Power Co.'s North Augusta Service Center.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-889-2019*On 10/23/19, made site visit to check on possible prohibited discharge of non-polychlorinated biphenyl (non-PCB) oil from pole mount transformer.  This pole is located between the Harpswell Town Office and the transfer station.  I noted no evidence of leaks or oil stains on the ground despite heavy rain.  No oil sheen on the rain puddles.

At this time no further actions are required by the Division of Response Services based on present information.
I-298-2018*The Division of Response Services was informed of a semi-truck that had rolled over with a damaged saddle tank. The release impacted the snow filled ditch. Once on site Response Services used sorbents to clean up the release and removed fuel from both tanks. No sensitive receptors were impacted. All contaminated waste was disposed of at a local landfill by the Response Services.

No further action should be required of Response Services at this time.
A-516-2020*Received report of this subject dumping oil in marsh.  On site I met with subject who advised that he manages waste oil by taking to St. George Transfer Station, and pays St. George Transfer Station to take anti-freeze and transmission fluid.  No observation of spillage or dumping in area.  Complaint appears unfounded.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-423-2018*Seacoast Energy (Seacoast) reported a discharge of "several drips" of oil from an indoor aboveground oil storage tank (AST) in the basement of a residence in Camden.  Seacoast technicians put a magna patch on the tank and cleaned up the small area affected by the spill.

Seacoast would arrange for the replacement of the AST with the homeowner.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-452-2018*The Gardiner Water and Sewer District reported a discharge of sulfuric acid in a UPS truck delivering the product to their facility.  The container of acid had begun leaking inside its shipping container and was reacting with the aluminum shelving in the truck.  I arrived and met a UPS representative as well as the Gardiner Sewer representative.  The spill was contained to the truck and UPS had a trained hazmat team for these instances.   The UPS hazmat team arrived and was able to remove the broken container and clean up the affected area.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-325-2016*Scott Cyr received a report of a five gallon spill of exterior wood preservative at this Home Depot location.  The specifics of the discharge and cleanup are found in the attached report from Home Depot.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-326-2016*Scott Cyr received a call about a vehicle breakdown and motor oil discharge at this location.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-887-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Monday, 10/21/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Woodstock Fire Dept. (WFD) through the Oxford County Dispatch, of a 20 to 30-gallon prohibited discharge of diesel oil from a commercial vehicle at this roadside location adjacent to Bryant Pond.  WFD requested MDEP response.  MDEP received no spill notification from the responsible party, G. A. Downing Company, Inc., (GAD), in violation of Maine statute 38 MRSA Section 550 et al.

On being later contacted by e-mail, Ms. Beth Ducharme stated that they relied on WFD to notify MDEP of the discharge.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is rural residential and commercial use and served by private well water.  The spill location is part of the road right-of-way adjacent to Bryant Pond.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 10/21/19, the spill was reported to be caused by a leaking fuel line down Railroad and Birch Streets and then to the roadside when the truck pulled over.  It continued to leak while the engine was running.  Arriving after dark, I met with WFD under Fire Chief Kyle Hopps.  No one from GAD was onsite.  The commercial truck had already left the incident location.  We noted a large fresh oil stain on the asphalt paving of Birch Street, and an oil stain in the soil where diesel oil soaked in, adjacent to the southeast shore of Bryant Pond.  There was an odor of diesel fuel in the air and a light sheen on the pond surface.  MDEP assessed that prompt removal of oiled soil was necessary to mitigate oil discharging into the pond.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
On Tuesday, 10/21/19, by the time I arrived onsite, WFD had put out sorbent boom on the pond and applied and swept up speedy-dry sorbent material placed on the diesel spill on the pavement.  GAD had not contacted MDEP, had not contacted a cleanup contractor, and was not onsite initiating cleanup actions.  MDEP contacted NRC Environmental Services (NRC) to respond the following morning to excavate oiled soil and to assess the discharge in daylight.

On 10/22/19, NRC excavated oiled soil and backfilled with Fire Chief Hopps onsite to direct traffic; MDEP Division of Response Services had to respond to another discharge and could not be onsite.  NRC replaced the sorbents used by WFD.

On 10/25/19, MDEP Responder Greg O'Brien checked the spill location after recent rain, while passing through the area and noted little significant oil sheen.  O'Brien recovered and bagged the sorbent boom for disposal.  On 10/28/19, MDEP Division of Response Services contacted GAD regarding direct payment of the invoices or reimbursement of MDEP (see attached e-mail letters).

CONCLUSIONS
1)  NRC could not excavate too close to the pond nor under the asphalt road so at this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.  A prompt response and cleanup by WFD and by MDEP appears to have curbed chronic oil discharging to the pond.
2)  No significant threat to residences and drinking water wells are believed at this time.  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-888-2019*On 10/22/19, I checked reported diesel discharge of the previous evening to the ground from a tractor saddle tank at this trucking company.  Location is suburban commercial use and served by municipal water.  National Response Corporation Services was hired to respond and clean up the discharge.  The discharge cleanup was satisfactory and no further actions required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection at this time based on present information.
P-896-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) had the contaminated soil disposed of at the Waste Management, Inc., Norridgewock landfill.

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required.  No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-897-2019*The Department was notified of a one-cup spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) collected the waste and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

The transformer was untagged at the time of damage and analysis found it to contain 9.2 parts per million of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  CMP was to contact the homeowner with the results.

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required as the spill was contained to the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-904-2019*On 10/22/19, I received a call from Maine State Police dispatchers that a tractor trailer was leaking diesel fuel from a fuel line on the turnpike in Kittery.  Upon speaking with John Branscom of the Maine Turnpike Authority, I learned that the wrecker operator had placed a kiddy pool under the truck to capture the leak and that Clean Harbors Environmental Services was on their way to empty that pool and conduct any necessary cleanup operations.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
P-905-2019*On 10/22/19 I received a call from Karl Larrabee of Fielding's Oil & Propane Company reporting an unsecured delivery hose on one of their tank trucks came loose allowing approximately five to 10 gallons of oil to spill onto the travel lane of Interstate 295 in Portland.  I notified Maine State Police and Maine Department of Transportation.  Mr. Larrabee investigated the area and found the spill to be over an 60 foot stretch of pavement and that there was no recoverable product on the road having been traveled over by many motorists since the event occurred.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further Response Services action required.
A-708-2019*Oxford County Regional Communications Center Dispatch reported an abandoned 150 lbs. propane tank found in Buckfield.  It was unknown if the tank was leaking and they were requesting Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) assistance.

I received a second call reporting that Dead River Co. had been contacted and they would remove the propane tank.  No assistance from the MDEP was therefore needed.
P-977-2018*On 9/28/18, report was received of diesel fuel discharge to a concrete pad and to soil.  The location is rural commercial use and is Norway Public Works Department and school bus parking area.  C. N. Brown Co. reported that Norway Fire Dept. also responded to the spill to be cleaned up.

At this time, no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.
A-329-2020*On June 30th, 2020, Maritime Energy reported a leaking oil tank in a basement in Thomaston.

Stuart Blanchard responded to the site, as an unknown amount was reported spilled to the cement floor.  No vapors were present in the living space, with the photoionization detector showing four parts per million (ppm) in the basement near the tank.  Maritime Energy cleaned the floor with sorbents, pumped out the old tank, and replaced it with a new one.  There were no signs the oil migrated beyond the cement floor under the tank.

Maritime Energy used a new sorbent at the site, designed to both absorb oil and diminish vapors.  Upon returning to the site a week later it was noted the vapors dropped to one ppm in the basement.

No further response should be required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
P-364-2020*Noble Fuels reported that they had a small spill while delivering heating oil to a resident at Field Farm.  The driver tripped on a fence and the nozzle hit the ground and sprayed some oil on the driveway.  The spilled oil was contained on the paved surface and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  The owner of the company (the guy who tripped) stated that they had tried to call the spill in on Monday when it happened, but were unable to get through.  He also stated that he thought there was a five gallon minimum for reporting and I explained to him there isn't.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-269-2020*On Monday, 5/4/20, at request of Stephen Flannery of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services, I met Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) lineman onsite repairing two downed poles and a transformer.  I assessed the discharge of five to 10 gallons of transformer oil to the gravel shoulder of the road and to the private property of this commercial/residential property.  The location is rural residential and farm use, served by municipal water service.  Ms. Dyer with CMP was contacted about the oil discharge to the soil and she stated that CMP would have the spill cleaned up the next day.

On 6/2/20, after about a month, I reassessed the discharge and found the oiled soil had not been removed and cleanup not satisfactory as required.  Upon my contacting Janet Dyer of CMP, CMP had National Response Corporation USecology respond on 6/3/20 to remove the oiled soil.  On 6/4/20, I returned and found the cleanup to be satisfactory (see attached photos).

1)  During this time I had no direct contact with the property owner at 311 Stackpole Road.
2)  Vehicle operator and other responsible party for the discharge was not identified to MDEP.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
B-335-2019*A large transformer had caught fire resulting in a failed gasket which caused a small amount of oil to spill to pavement and grass under the pole.  Emera Maine personnel used sorbent material to collect the leaking oil then excavated a small area of contaminated sod from the site.  All materials were disposed of properly.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
B-337-2019*I received a call indicating that laboratory analysis conducted during tank removal activities had indicated petroleum contamination was present at the subject location.  Levels of contamination exceeded the notification standard, but did not exceed the cleanup standard established for this particular site and therefore soils were allowed to remain on site. No other evidence of contamination was found.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-724-2019*Dead River Company called to report an oil spill in the basement of a multi-unit business building.  They estimate that three to five gallons of oil was lost onto the concrete basement floor.  The pump to the burner is believed to have been the cause of the incident.  The stain on the floor was taken care of, sorbent pads picked up, and the burner technician fixed the issue the pump.  No other receptors were impacted.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-692-2019*On 6/23/19, I assessed a complaint about an apparent non-compliant aboveground storage tank (AST) for off-road diesel fuel at this farm.  I confirmed a makeshift generator fuel AST made from a former truck saddle tank (see photo).  As a motor fuel AST, the Maine Fire Marshal confirmed the AST was in violation of Maine Code.  See the attached e-mail communications for further information.

The tank is located behind the cattle barn (see site location map).  The location is coastal rural farm use, served by private well water and septic.  Bedrock is often shallow across the property.  I noted no fuel leaks from the facility at the time.  The Wolf Neck Farm manager was copied on the Fire Marshal reply with recommendations that the AST facility be replaced by an in-compliance facility.  I received no reply from Wolf Neck Farm staff.

1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-694-2019*The Department was notified of a two gallon spill of latex paint resulting from a bucket being tipped over.  The Westbrook Public Works discovered the spill when the painter was washing the spill into the street.  Westbrook Public Works spoke to the painter and had him stop using the water.  A storm drain was down the street, but not impacted.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-695-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart release of motor oil resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  Sanford Fire Department cleaned up the spill and disposed of it.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-456-2019*Visited site of underground storage tank (UST) removal as I had given a waiver to abandon underground piping in place.  The UST was removed when I arrived.  I spoke with the certified tank installer from Simard & Sons, Inc., who oversaw the removal and he verified that no contamination was encountered.

No further action by the Division of Response Servcies is necessay in this matter.
P-707-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a two-car motor vehicle accident.  The oil was contained to the roadway and cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-703-2016*Scott Cyr received a call about a refrigerator truck leak at this location.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services excavated contaminated soils from the spill and transported it to CPRC Group for disposal.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-744-2016*Scott Cyr received a call from this boat owner reporting his lobster boat had sunk at the dock for unknown reasons.  It is unclear what investigatory or remedial activities Mr. Cyr may have taken.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-615-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of Sani-Pak Liquid, also known as "Blue Juice", which resulted from a broken ball valve on the pump.  The Sani-Pak Liquid is used on aircraft for the lavatories for sanitation.  The spill was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-616-2019*A ruptured hose on a dump truck caused the release of one gallon of hydraulic oil to the paved road surface.  The released oil was cleaned up using sorbents and was disposed of by the Westbrook Department of Public Works.  The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) did not respond to the scene.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.
A-498-2019*Wiscasset Fire Department reported a truck rollover on a construction site.  A tractor trailer dump truck had been loaded unevenly and when it dumped it rolled.  The engine oil had leaked out and spread along the newly packed gravel.  I hand dug the contaminated soil with the truck owner and removed visible contamination.  The responsible party was from North Carolina so I made arrangements for disposal of the soil.

No further actions by the Division of Response Services are necessary in this matter.
P-738-2019*The Department was notified of a two to three gallon spill of transformer oil resulting from a pad-mounted transformer leaking.  The transformer leaked onto some grass and gravel which were cleaned up by Central Maine Power Company and disposed of.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-739-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of gasoline resulting from a ruptured fuel tank on a passenger car.  The owner of the vehicle did not notice the leak until after she arrived to work.  The Fire Department responded and placed sorbent pads below the leak and attempted to collect the product coming out.

Upon the Department's arrival on-scene, the fuel tank had stopped leaking and speedy-dry sorbent material had been spread throughout the area by the Fire Department.  The Department collected the used pads and made contact with the driver regarding towing.  The vehicle was towed later that day.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-740-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a four-car accident.  The spill was contained to the pavement and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-596-2018*On October 30, 2018, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a one-gallon leak of diesel to soil in Readfield. Environmental Officer Janet Dyer reported a Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) bucket truck backed into a stump.  A branch punctured the fuel tank which then began weeping fuel.  The puncture was plugged and the fuel tank was pumped off.  Sorbent material was used to collect the free product on the ground and oily soil was excavated by CMP staff.

No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
P-426-2019*Downeast Energy reported that one of their customers had a leaking filter gasket.  Downeast had serviced the filter in November.  Downeast reported that when they arrived, the customer had already started cleaning up the spilled oil, so they weren't sure how much had actually spilled.  The oil leaked onto a cement floor.  The spilled oil was contained on the cement floor and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
P-310-2020*Brookfield reported an oil spill that occurred on March 7, 2020, at the hydro dam in Topsham.  The reporter advised that he was just made aware of incident that occurred over the weekend.  A hose that operates the crest gate ruptured and spilled an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil into a sump area.  A skimmer was used to recover the oil and impacted sump water.  The waste was stored in a 55-gallon drum until waste contractor Clean Harbors Environmental, South Portland, could pick up and dispose of the liquid.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) advised that there was no discharge to the Androscoggin River.  The report was inadvertently made to the MDEP Augusta office.  No Division of Response Services response was required.  No further Response Services action anticipated.
P-834-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from this homeowner that the piping for her oil tank was dripping.  She had placed cat litter down as a sorbent and was concerned about the odor of the oil.  There is nothing in the notes to indicate what remedial actions occurred.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-835-2018*Scott Cyr received a call from the Portland Jetport reporting a hydraulic oil spill from a luggage loading piece of equipment.  It appears from the notes that the spill affected pavement and a storm drain.  It was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
A-681-2019*It was reported to our Division of Response Services that there were measurable volatile organic compounds (VOC's) coming from an old sewer line in downtown Augusta.  The area is being set up for potential development, which led to the survey, which revealed this find.  The line was collecting sewage and VOC's and was releasing its contents directly into the Kennebec River.

Greater Augusta Utility District (GAUD) decided to plug this line and stop the flow to the river, and then reached out for advice from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on how to proceed further.

Stuart Blanchard met with Tim Wade, an Operations Manager with the GAUD, to get more information on the situation.  The old line dated back to the 1940s and pre-dated the Augusta rotary.  The line branched off in two directions.  One branch stretched under what was at the time a fuel company, where the current Walgreens store is located.  The other branch traveled under what was an old Esso service station, located directly in the center of the rotary nearest the Capital Building in Augusta.

The line also travels by the current Moody's Collision Center by the Rotary, but an investigation by GAUD revealed no obvious sources coming from that facility.

With VOC's as high as they were and no known source, it was decided this scenario requires a more long term solution and it has been referred to Dan Courtemanch, in MDEP Project Management, to investigate the situation further.

No further action by the Division of Response Services should be required.
P-1087-2019*The Department was notified of a three gallon spill of mixed fluids resulting from a three car motor vehicle accident.  The spills were contained to the pavement of the highway and were addressed using speedy-dry sorbent material and sorbent pads.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-60-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On Wednesday, 1/30/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by MAI Environmental about petroleum oil saturated soils and reportable oil discharge that they found during a Phase-2 environmental site assessment at this property.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is urban commercial and industrial use and is served by municipal water and sewer service.  The area is under major redevelopment at the time.  The 100 Fore Street location was recently occupied by Hamilton Marine Company and other businesses.  The property was listed as being owned by 100 Fore Street, LLC, and by 144 Fore Street Trust, etc.

The AST facility thought to be the source has long been removed and at this time MDEP was not informed as to its size, history, whether it was a heating oil or motor fuels facility and type of fuel (#2, #4, #6, or diesel fuel, etc.).  Based on site history and use, at this time this location best fits into a CONSTRUCTION/EXCAVATION WORKER CLEAN-UP SCENERIO for a clean-up goal.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
MAI believed the discharges are from a large aboveground oil storage tank (AST) facility that was taken out of service and removed many years before (pre-1988).  At this time I have no information that this (these) oil discharges had already been reported to and documented by MDEP in years passed.  Based on lack of information I understand that MDEP Division of Response Services cannot issue an Oil Spill Debris Letter (Virgin Letter) for any oiled soil disposal or management.  Lab sample analysis and characterization of the contamination is advised.

During my MDEP Division of Response Services site visits, the property had not been excavated and the oiled soil exposed, so no direct assessment of the discharge could be made by MDEP Division of Response Services.  MDEP Division of Response Services was not copied on the Phase-2 assessment.  MDEP Division of Response Services did not observe any obvious evidence of oil discharges to the adjacent marine waters of Casco Bay.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT
MDEP Division of Response Services did not observe, and was not informed of any active or remaining AST or underground storage tank (UST) facilities at this time.  Removed USTs are registered (#16785) at the adjacent 144 Fore Street.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
Primary management for cleanup goal and remediation was referred to MDEP Project Manager Jaimie Hoover who was also managing MDEP involvement at adjacent 58 Fore Street redevelopment.  MDEP Division of Response Services was not updated on any further cleanup or investigation work performed over year 2019.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  As the alleged AST facility suspected as being the source of this petroleum contamination did not exist at the time of this report on 2019, and the discharge appears to be from before year 1990, there is no Maine Ground & Surface Water Fund Clean-Up Insurance fund (GW Fund) coverage available.
3)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  See the records of MDEP Division of Technical Services and the MDEP Project Manager for further information and incident closure.
4)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-756-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of #2 heating oil resulting from the delivery driver accidently opening the hose valve when bringing it through the house.  The hose sprayed oil onto a wooden deck behind the house, with some making it to the soil below.  The driver attempted to clean up the oil with speedy-dry sorbent material, but was unsuccessful.

The Department investigated the incident and confirmed the presence of soil contamination under the deck.  The insurance company for Holly's hired Allstate Environmental Services who removed the contaminated decking and soil and replaced the materials.  Some contaminated soil was left in place, though a vapor barrier was placed over it before backfilling.  Due to the location of the deck being over the spill, there is low likelihood for skin contact and the neighborhood is served by public water so groundwater impacts are none.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-745-2016*Scott Cyr received a report of a customer spill at this facility due to an unattended fill.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
P-403-2019*Portland Jetport reported an estimated three to four gallon spill of Jet-A fuel from a Northeast Air tank truck at the airport.  Some fuel remaining in the discharge hose of the truck spilled onto the pavement due to human error.  The spill was cleaned up with an application of sorbent material.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further action required.
A-191-2019*Maritime Energy reported that they were at a home in South China where there had been a discharge of fuel oil from a leaking furnace.  I met the technician on site and observed that there had been a small discharge due to a leaking seal on the furnace pump.

The technician had effectively cleaned up the discharge and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
A-167-2020*On April 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of a half-gallon discharge of hydraulic oil to the Dupont Nutrition parking lot.  The spill occurred after the hydraulic line on a plow truck burst during operation.

Mason Kelly, the environmental manager, stated Speed-Dri sorbent material was used to collect the spilled product and oily snow.  The contaminated materials were placed in hazardous waste storage and later disposed of through a regularly scheduled pickup from Clean Harbors Environmental Services.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-171-2020*On April 10, 2020, Responder Nina Caputo was notified of an electrical transformer that had leaked mineral oil to the ground in Unity.  The spill occurred after a utility pole was knocked down by high winds and heavy snow; the transformer was compromised upon impact with the ground.

The transformer was tagged as containing less than one part per million (ppm) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) dispatched cleanup crews to the area to collect and dispose of contaminated snow and debris.

Because the spill took place on a significant sand and gravel aquifer, Responder Caputo conducted a site visit on April 12, 2020.  The cleanup had been completed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner's standards.

See attached CMP oil spill report for further details.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-125-2019*On March 11, 2019, Responder Nina Caputo was alerted to a discharge of hydraulic oil to asphalt in Farmington. Sherwood McKenney, of Waste Management Services of Maine, Inc., stated the waste compactor located at the University of Maine Farmington (UMF) leaked and estimated five gallons of oil after a hydraulic line failed.

UMF staff applied sorbent material to the spilled product and contained it on the asphalt around the compactor.  The oily sorbents were collected and disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.

No action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-290-2020*On 6/10/2020, ND Paper reported that approximately 150 gallons of sodium hypochlorite had been spilled.  The spill was due to a venting system that failed and allowed product to flow out of the vent.  A full description of how the system failed can be found in the attached ND Paper report.  Roughly half of the product that spilled was lost to the wastewater treatment facility, while the rest was contained by a berm.  The product collected was to be reused and the Mill wastewater treatment facility will handle what was lost to it.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-114-2019*On 3/6/2019, Pan Am Railways reported that a quarter of a gallon of lube oil had spilled in Jay.  The cause of the spill was due to a lube oil containment overfill.  Pan Am sent a crew to remove the contaminated rock on the tracks and disposed of it with their oily waste.  No further action is required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services at this time.
A-27-2020*On 1/23/20, Colby and Gale, Inc., reported a leaking fitting on a residential supply tank as part of a service call. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill and no further complaints were received.  Reporter advised that the homeowner was satisfied with cleanup.

No further Division of Response Services action anticipated.
A-747-2001*Jon Andrews no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident were destroyed under disputed circumstances in the weeks leading up to Mr. Andrews departure from State employment.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Peter Blanchard, Director
Division of Response Services
P-144-2020*The Department was notified of a .5 gallon spill of kerosene resulting from a broken valve on a monitor heater.  The homeowner was cleaning the monitor when the valve broke and resulted in fuel being spilled into the drip pan in the monitor.  The homeowner was able to stop the leak by the time the fire department arrived.

No oil made it to the flooring or walls and the homeowner did not report lingering oil vapors.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
A-143-2019*St Germain-Collins, Inc., reported evidence of petroleum contamination at an underground storage tank (UST) removal at the Colby & Gale, Inc., service station in Damariscotta.  Photoionization detector (PID) readings were elevated in only two of the points sampled, both under a gasoline dispenser.  The site is considered a construction worker cleanup standard scenario and given the limited area of contamination and no saturated soils present, no cleanup was required.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-181-2020*Dead River Co. reported that one of their customers had a leaking fire-o-matic valve on their indoor oil tank.  Dead River cleaned up the cardboard that the oil had been dripping onto and placed pads under the valve.  The leak was slow enough that they were going to keep an eye on it and hopefully wait until the oil tank was less full to replace the valve.  No further Division of Response Services action is needed at this time.
A-481-2020*On September 1st, 2020, the Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center reported a release of five gallons of hydraulic oil in Augusta, Maine.  The release was caused by a blown hose on a tractor.  The oil went to grass, but did not make it to any drains or bodies of water.  Togus committed to excavating the contaminated soil and putting the material into a drum for later disposal.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
P-456-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
On 6/7/19, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Harrison Bispham of MDEP that St. Germain Collins (SGC) consultants had notified him of a reportable discharge identified by post-removal lab analysis of groundwater.  Mr. Bispham stated he advised Ms. Pike of SGC to make notification to MDEP Division of Response Services.  On 6/11/19, Ms. Pike of SGC confirmed that SGC had informed Mr. Bispham of the reportable discharge, but had not reported to MDEP Division of Response Services as advised to do.

The retail, gasoline, underground storage tank (UST) facility had been abandoned by removal in late April and had been backfilled over a month prior to notification.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is a rural, commercial, inland marina business served by private drinking water supply and a mapped aquifer, adjacent to the Chute River (see site map).  UST T-1 is registered as removed in 1990; I understand that no Maine UST Closure Assessment was required at that time.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
On 6/17/19, during a site removal-confirmation visit, the facility manager advised me that during the facility abandonment no evidence of discharges were noted by the SGC site assessor.  The facility excavation was backfilled since April, 2019.  On 6/11/19, Ms. Pike extrapolated on the reportable dissolved petroleum contamination.  The source(s) of the discharge(s) are unknown at this time.  At this time I am not aware of oil sheen in the nearby river and marina shoreline.  See the attached e-mail communications and Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment for further details.

UST FACILITY ABANDONMENT
SGC and Naples Marina report that 6000-gallon UST T-2 was abandoned by removal on 4/22/19.  The facility Notice of Intent to Remove (NOI) listed the expected removal date as 4/10/19 and the removal date was not updated, so MDEP Division of Response Services was not able to attend the abandonment.  Certified tank installer (CTI) Dave Croxford (formerly of Portland Pump Company) was listed for the removal of this flammable liquid UST facility.

INITIAL CLEANUP ACTIONS
No cleanup actions at this time.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time, oil-contaminated media is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.  The Maine UST Closure Assessment is a limited assessment in scope and not as thorough as a Phase-2 Assessment.  I recommend further evaluation and assessment by MDEP Division of Technical Services.
3)  It is recommended that SGA examine their reporting practices so that discharges are reported more promptly.
4)  At this time, no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.  Further actions and requirements by MDEP Division of Technical Services may be possible.

A-399-2019*Doug Griffen of Pemaquid Lake Campground in Damariscotta reported that a camper had spilled less than one quart of oil in the lake due to a loose plug on the oil resevoir of his outboard motor.  No cleanup was possible as only a sheen was visible.  I informed him that the sheen would eventually dissipate and naturally attenuate.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-639-2019*The Department was notified of a two cup spill of #2 heating oil resulting from a leak at the burner.  The spill was contained to the concrete floor directly below and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-212-2020*The Department was notified of approximately two gallons of used motor oil in a catch basin.  The oil was discovered by Lewiston Public Works during their spring catch basin grit clean out.  The city was unwilling to recover the grit, which would have mixed it with the oil, due to their disposal restrictions.  An inspection of other catch basins in the area showed no other oil, thus limiting the extent of the cleanup to the single catch basin.

The Department hired Environmental Projects, Inc., (EPI) to bring a vacuum truck to the site and pump off the oil, so that the grit could be removed.  No other oil was found to be seeping in from other basins.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-504-2019*The Department was notified of a one quart release of anti-freeze resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The fire department cleaned up the spill and disposed of the waste.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
I-255-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a quarter gallon release of hydraulic oil onto a wooden mat from blown hose of a excavator.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill.

No site visit was warranted.
No further Division of Response action is required at this time.
I-263-2019*Response Services was informed of a broken filter on an interior oil tank during a remodeling project.  The home owner replaced the filter after losing an estimated 15 gallons of heating oil on to a painted cement floor.  He applied kitty litter and removed contaminated household items,  which were brought to the transfer station.  The Department aided with removal of contaminated materials and venting the basement.

No further action should be required of Division of Response Services at this time.
A-320-2020*Hammond Lumber Co. reported that one of their trucks had leaked hydraulic oil while making a delivery at a location in Belfast.  Hammond employees cleaned up the spilled material using sawdust and arranged for disposal of the waste.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.
P-644-2019*I assisted the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with the disposal of chemicals used in a methamphetamine lab.  The chemicals were seized in a vehicle.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is expected.
P-645-2019*Tank corrosion caused the discharge of approximately three gallons of heating oil.  Spilled product impacted a cement basement floor and was recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No other items were impacted.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
A-649-2019*It was reported that a facility storing 50-70 drums of oil were leaking onto the ground.   I visited the site with Stuart Blanchard and did not find anyone at the facility, however, there were dozens of drums and a few tanks behind the building.  I did not check to see what was in them as no one was at the facility, however, I did not see any leaking drums or oil spills.

The site had been visited in 2014 by Glen Wall for a similar complaint (A-446-2014).  At that time Glen Wall did have contact with the owner, Darren Greaves, who did address issues Glen found.

The site has been referred to our Division of Facilities Regulation as given the amount of containers, the site may need a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan, as well as other requirements.

P-490-2019*At request of Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services responded to a mobile clandestine meth lab to help contain and recover hazardous, corrosive, and flammable waste.

The incident location was Sleeper's Supermarket and gas station located on Route 25 in Limington.  The vehicle was a Jeep Cherokee with illegal plates and unregistered.  MDEA under Level-C removed and inventoried caustic drain cleaner, lye, ammonium nitrate, lighter fluid, flammable liquids (Coleman Fluid?), one-pot lab, and lithium batteries.  Fluids and other waste could not be guaranteed to be uncontaminated, pure, so could not be used for intended purpose.  MDEP Division of Response Services overpacked the waste for disposal.  On 6/24/19, the Division of Response Services delivered the waste to Environmental Projects, Inc., in Auburn for disposal as hazardous waste.

I understand the vehicle was owned by Ms. Amanda Merrifield of Limington.  MDEP will seek reimbursement for response and waste disposal.

At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.
P-867-2019*On 10/17/19, I received a call from Dave Haskell of RSU 16 reporting an overfill spill at Poland Community School.  A combination of a faulty gauge on the tank and a malfunctioning overfill alarm on the exterior contributed to the overfill.  It was reported that approximately two gallons of oil spilled onto a concrete slab outside the building and that the spill was being cleaned up by Fielding's Oil & Propane Company.  No Division of Response Services site visit was made, and no further Response Services action required.
P-879-2019*The Department was notified of a four gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) collected the waste and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required as the spill was contained to the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-880-2019*The Department was notified of a two-gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) collected the waste and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

The Department visited the site and determined that no further action was required as the spill was contained to the roadway.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-885-2019*The Department was notified of an eight-gallon spill of mineral oil resulting from a downed transformer.  This was due to a windstorm.  Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) collected the waste and disposed of it at their North Augusta Service Center (NASC).

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-958-2002*Scott Cyr received a report that an out-of-service elevator at this location leaked an estimated 25 gallons of hydraulic oil due to human error.  The spill was contained within a concrete sump in the elevator shaft.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was called to pump out the sump and dispose of the waste.

Scott Cyr no longer works for the State of Maine.  No additional information is available regarding this reported spill.  Any records associated with this incident that are not already included have not been located after a search through Mr. Cyr's files.  Should any additional information become available concerning this incident in the future, the report will be revised.

Jeff Squires, Director
Division of Response Services
B-252-2019*The oil tank at the subject location was reported leaking slowly around the filter housing.  I visited the site and found a container under the filter housing catching what was a very slow leak.  The tank was located on a concrete slab and it appeared that the majority of the spilled oil was contained to the slab.  I spoke with the tenant who indicated the tank had been leaking like that for some time and that someone periodically was tending to the container catching the leak. He also indicated he was moving to a different trailer in the same park.  That said, I pumped the remaining oil out of the leaking tank and placed it into the tank at the residence he was to relocate to.  I then tagged the leaking tank out of service.  No receptors are at risk.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
P-458-2019*Approximately 100 gallons of rum alcohol was released to the paved parking surface of the facility due to an overfill of an aboveground storage tank during a product transfer.  Some of the released product impacted the soil adjacent to the pavement.  The released material was cleaned from the asphalt with sorbent materials and disposed of by Boston Brands of Maine.  The impacted soil was left in place to allow the product to evaporate.  Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) personnel responded to the location and the cleanup was satisfactory.

No further action by the MDEP Division of Response Services is expected at this time.


I-130-2019*Division of Response Services was notified of a ruptured hose from a loader that released ten gallons of hydraulic oil to soil.  Sorbents were used to clean the spill and were subsequently disposed of in the Irving Woodlands Ashland Sawmill boiler and solids disposed of at Presque Isle landfill.

No site visit was warranted.  No further Division of Response action is needed at this time.
P-973-2019*An aboveground tank was overfilled which resulted in the release approximately one pint of heating oil out the vent. Spilled product was partially contained by a sorbent pad held by the delivery driver.  The remainder impacted leaves below the vent.  According to the reporter, all visible signs of impacted leaves were removed.  There were no impacts to the interior.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-974-2019*A dump truck rolled over which resulted in the release of motor oil and hydraulic fluid.  Spilled products were confined to the pavement and were recovered with an application of sorbent materials.  No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-975-2019*A motor vehicle crash resulted in a release of gasoline.  The vehicle landed at the bottom of a steep embankment in a stream.  Spilled product was resulted directly into the stream.  Due to site conditions, product recovery was not viable.   No further Division of Response Services action necessary.
P-981-2019*The Department was notified initially of a half-gallon spill of #2 heating oil to asphalt as a result of bumped delivery hose on a peddler truck.  Once the spill response crew for Dead River Co. arrived on scene, a streak of oil was discovered on an asphalt and gravel roadway for close to two miles.  Dead River attempted to make contact with the Department to update, however, no message was ever received by the Department.

Once the Department was notified to the current situation, the Department and Dead River met at the site and discussed remedial actions necessary.  The asphalt portion of the spill had been adequately addressed with speedy-dry sorbent material.  However, the gravel road portion still had spots that were wet to the touch with oil and saturated speedy-dry.  The plan was to have Dead River remove the section of the gravel road and backfill.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services was hired by Dead River to conduct the work.  The road was backfilled a day later than the work was completed due to rain washing the backfill from the work area.

The contaminated soil was brought to Waste Management, Inc.'s Norridgewock landfill.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-982-2019*The Department was notified of a 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel resulting from a broken filter stem at the bottom of an aboveground storage tank (AST).  The fuel had been placed inside the tank to allow for heating while waiting for an oil delivery.  The spill was reported to Foreside Property Management by the tenant.

Upon the arrival of the Department, the fuel had traveled from the corner of the basement where the AST is located to the other side of the basement where the bulkhead door is located.  Several personal items were within the oil and were removed due to contamination.  The Department used sorbent pads and speedy-dry sorbent material to collect free product and hired Allstate Environmental Services to wash the floor and seal around a stain at the AST.

The Department inspected the basement after the stain below the AST was painted and found no other areas in the basement to be addressed.  A vent fan was removed the basement window and the site closed.  There were no further complaints of odor from the tenant.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-983-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of motor oil from a Dodge Ram pickup truck that was pulled from the ocean on Drakes Island Beach.  The pickup truck had driven onto the beach the prior Sunday (11/10) and had become stuck on the rocks.  Crews weren't able to retrieve the vehicle until it had rolled several times in the surf and rested further up the beach.  The leak was discovered when the vehicle was being pulled from the ocean.

Upon the Department's arrival on scene, the towing crew was departing with the truck.  The tide had come in enough that the area where the spill occurred was now under at least a foot of water.  No oil spots or sheen were observed on the beach.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-1105-2019*The Department was notified of a one gallon spill of motor oil resulting from a motor vehicle accident.  The spill was contained to pavement and was cleaned up using speedy-dry sorbent material.

No further action required of the Division of Response Services at this time.
P-478-2019*INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Division of Response Services was notified by Aire Serv regarding a slow drip of oil from a corrosion hole in this customer's basement, consumptive-use, aboveground storage tank (AST).

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
The location is dense suburban residential use and served by municipal water and sewer service.  This basement heating oil AST was reported out-of-service for three years but still contained fuel.  The home had switched to natural gas heat.  I was told the duplex home is owned by the Amell's, and the east side is occupied by her sister Dorette Amell, and the west side of the house is occupied by her brother.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
The discharge to the concrete floor under the oil tank appeared to be a gallon or two (see photos), not including oil that may have seeped under the floor.  There was a moderate level of oil odor in the basement.  As AST facility operator, Ms. Amell chose Option-1 for MDEP Division of Response Services management of cleanup actions.  Based on apparent spill volume and minimal residual oil vapors, we assessed that further investigation and cleanup such as floor removal was unneeded.

INITIAL RESPONSE & CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
A patch was put on the corrosion hole, sorbents put on the spill area, and a vapor barrier put down to inhibit oil vapors.  An MDEP Ram Fan was set up to vent the basement oil vapors out the bulkhead doorway.

In order to clean satisfactory, the spill area under the tank had to be moved out of the way.  To prevent the discharge from becoming more severe, MDEP Division of Response Services hired Gaftek, LLC to pump out the oil tank to the neighbor's AST on 6/17/19, and then move the tank out before washing the oiled concrete floor.  Gaftek returned on 7/8/19, to seal the floor with BIN sealer to inhibit oil vapor intrusion.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  At this time oil-contaminated media is understood to possibly remain onsite, such as under the floor, and shall be properly managed if disturbed and as needed.
2)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
3)  At this time no further actions are required by MDEP Division of Response Services based on present information.

P-479-2019*On 6/17/19, met onsite with Allstate Environmental Services (AES) and with MSAD 17 school officials and approved abandonment of this 4000-gallon, consumptive-use, heating oil, underground storage tank (UST) facility due to close proximity to a retaining wall and buried utilities.  See the attached photos and site map for additional details.  AES uncovered the UST, pumped and cleaned out oil and sludge, and reported filled with concrete slurry inert fill.  AES was to remove the old fuel line from the ground and building.

The location is rural school, residential and forested and served by private well water system.  No Maine Chapter 691 UST Closure Assessment was required for this type of facility and none performed to my knowledge.  I understand that no soil nor groundwater was checked and no sampling for discharges.  Onsite I noted no obvious evidence of surface discharges in the tank area.

CONCLUSIONS
1)  This spill report shall not be used as or considered to be an environmental site assessment.
2)  At this time no further actions are required by Maine Department of Environmental Protection Division of Response Services based on present information.

B-413-2019*I received a call indicating a small spill had occurred at the subject location.  I visited the site and found this spill was contained primarily to the small slab that the tank was on.  I removed a bag of contaminated sorbent, leaf litter, and soil from the site.  The tank was later replaced by Downeast Community Partners.  No other receptors were impacted.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is anticipated at this time.
A-275-2020*On June 2nd, ReEnergy in Stratton reported a release of an estimated 25 gallons of diesel.  The spill came from a truck delivering wood chips to the facility, the owner of the truck is unknown.  Most of the product went to pavement and was picked up with sorbents by ReEnergy for disposal.  An estimated 0.5 gallons made it to soil, and was shoveled up for disposal by ReEnergy.

No response was deemed necessary by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP).  No further response should be required by the MDEP.
A-389-2005*On August 22, 2005, received a report that a Pine State Trading Company truck had left the road while traveling east on the Augusta Road (Rt. 17) in the town of Washington, ME at approximately 0715. When I arrived on scene the Washington Fire Department, Knox County Sheriff, Mainely Towing, and Charlie Gatz ( Pine State Trading Co. Rep.) were already on scene. The truck, a straight body box type, had been traveling east when it went off the road into the drainage ditch. It traveled in the ditch for approximately 100 yards before hitting a tree, an unground telephone wire junction post, and a large rock. The truck came to rest at the west corner of the Ciasullo property, 224 Augusta Road. During the trip down the ditch and the encounters with the tree, post, and rock the right front wheel had been pushed back causing the right fuel saddle tank to be disconnected from the truck. Though intact the tank was leaking from the top connections when the Fire Dept had arrived. The Fire Department had placed sorbent pads around the area but there were stains on the surrounding dirt from diesel fuel spill. I placed additional sorbent pads around the tank and the fuel filter. The towing service was siphoning the diesel fuel from the left saddle tank when I arrived. I contacted Thomas Smith, DEP Response, to get a pump on site. Thomas and I completed pumping out both saddle tanks (100 gals.) into drums provided by and removed from scene by the towing service. The truck was removed from the ditch and the oil pan was not leaking when it was removed from the scene. With the agreement of Charlie Gatz, Pine State Trading Co. representative, to reimburse the Department for clean up and restoration costs, I then contacted Kip's Home Services to remove the contaminated soil and restore the property. Contaminated soil was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Company, Scarborough.
B-237-2005*On 4/29/05, I received a report of a smell of oil in a residence located on 2465 Union Street in Hermon.  The report was made by the homeowner, who claimed there was oil in his flooded basement.  I responded and did find a flooded basement, but could only see a very slight sheen close to the tank.  The owner informed me of a spill that Irving Oil had in his basement the prior December.  The owner, Mr. Kontino, informed me that they cleaned it up poorly.

I deployed a sausage boom around his sump in an effort to recover any possible oil and also put a few oil pads on the water in the same hope.  I then calibrated my PID and took indoor air quality readings throughout the house.  No oil vapors were detected.

A conversation with Irving Oil the next week confirmed that they did have a spill, according to them, of approximately 2 quarts in December that was cleaned up.  They did however never report the spill.  They were scolded and reminded on proper reporting procedure.

A future visit and conversation with Mr. Kontino resolved the situation.  No product was recovered and Mr. Kontino expressed his displeasure with Irving Oil.
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On 8/19/05, I received a call from Jason Babbidge of Clean Harbors.  Mr. Konino had contacted Mr. Babbidge to receive an estimate for Clean Harbors to "clean" his basement.  Mr. Kontino told Mr. Babbidge of the spill the past December.  Mr. Babbidge advised Mr. Kontino to contact the DEP.  Mr. Kontino informed Mr. Babbidge that he had, but was not happy with the cleanup and his basement still smelled.

I contacted Mr. Kontino that afternoon and scheduled for a revisit to the site.  I was accompanied by John Selleck of Technical Services of the DEP.  We both arrived on scene with our PID and entered the basement.  The highest reading we encountered was under 5 ppm, until we noticed a 275-gallon above ground storage tank that was cut in half and propped up on logs.  We lifted a blanket that was placed over the tank.  Inside the tank there was approximately 8 gallons of oil.  The oil did not appear to be heating oil of any kind.  It appeared to John and I to look like waste oil.  Also, behind the tank and around a pile of stuff we found what appeared to be an oil pan used to collect engine oil as it is drained from vehicles.  It is unknown if that pan is used in Mr. Kontino's garage where he performs work on automobiles as a second income.

John and I decided that the oil in the half tank posed a certain threat of being spilled, therefore we absorbed the oil with sorbent pads and bagged it for disposal.  We also feel very confident that any oil vapor present in the basement were directly caused by that oil.
B-279-2005*
Mr. Faulkner called to say that an oil scum had been washing up on the shoreline in front of his cottage on East Grand Lake for the last ten days. As this was right after ice out and I was aware there had been a pair of oil spills at the lake this winter, I expected to find some sort of residuals.
  However, on my arrival, a close inspection showed that the black mat that was building on the shore was composed of the carcasses of some small insect.
   No further action was necessary.

B-479-2005*On 8/17/05, I received a report from Erick Kluck of the Land Bureau in Augusta there was a floor drain in the garage of Hy-Way service salvage yard in Milford.  No one on site at that time was clear where the drain's outlet was.  Mr. Kluck explained that the floor drain needed to be capped off to prevent any illegal discharge of waste.  Mr. Kluck instructed them to plug the drain with concrete and determine where the drain went.

On 8/24/05, I arrived on scene to find the floor drain had been plugged as Mr. Kluck had instructed.  The owner had also contacted the old owner and confirmed that the floor drain went to the septic tank, then to a leach field.  I investigated around the leach field and found no evidence of any spillage of out fall of oil.
P-739-2004*I was contacted by Raquel Ross of the Underground Tanks Enforcement Unit on August 12, 2004.  She reported that the Unit had received a site assessment from the Fill It Up Please in South Portland indicating gasoline and diesel contamination in several monitoring wells at the site.  I spoke with the general manager of the facility, Brenda Beaulieau, and with the consultant, Matt Reynolds of Drumlin Environmental, and planned a site visit with them.  I reviewed the HOSS reports related to the site, of which there are several.  The underground tanks were replaced in 1992, at which time a large amount of contaminated soil was removed from the site, but some contamination was also left behind.  The reports also indicated that the station had come under the scrutiny of the Department's Enforcement Unit several times since the 1992 tank removal and replacement.  After visiting the site, I consulted with Department Geologist Brad Hahn about what additional information the Department needed to determine cleanup standards.  I drafted an Initial Clean-Up Actions Agreement (attached) which requested three things of Fill It Up Please/Drumlin Environmental.  I mailed the Agreement to Brenda Beaulieau on August 26th, 2004, requesting the additional information be provided to the Department by September 17th, 2004.  The Agreement was never signed or returned to me.  Although the Department did receive some analytical data (from Drumlin) for samples taken from the monitoring wells, they did not conduct the specific analytical method requested and the remainder of the information was not provided to the Department.  The most important information requested in the Agreement, the plan (#3), would have led us to a decision on what cleanup the Department would require at the site.  Given the information I did receive, I did not require any cleanup at this time.  No further correspondence was received from Fill It Up Please or Drumlin.  Later I was informed that Fill It Up Please had decided to pursue a VRAP letter.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-280-2005*Mr. Gates called to report someone had left some trash at the end of his driveway the previous morning (it was trash pickup day). Among the strange trash was a container for "do it yourself" oil changing and a bottle of #2 fuel oil (or off road diesel). The trash company picked up everything but these two items and he wished to know how to dispose of it.
   I went to the address and collected the items. The ? cup of #2 was dumped onto a sorbent pad. The motor oil container was more difficult as it had been left outside and collected a lot of water. This had emulsified to some degree. I used sorbent pads as mops (the emulsion is not absorbed by the pad, but with effort it can be tack to the outside of the pads) to collect the emulsion. The left over water, which no longer held any free product, was decanted into the office's oil water separator.

B-463-2005*On 8/15/05, 0935 hours PO, Greg Steiger passed on a report of a substantial amount of diesel fuel that had been spilled to the ocean near Hinkley's boat yard.  The initial report stated the amount was a hundred gallons and there was a sheen a half mile long.  This was later down-sized to 350' by 200' and when Greg arrived there was no sheen in sight.  I arrived shortly after and did not see a trace of sheen.  However, there had been a release of diesel fuel next to the fuel storage area in the Hinkley boat yard.  The fuel storage system is well engineered, above ground with a roof and cement berm.  It contained two, three thousand gallon diesel tanks and one, one thousand gallon gasoline tank. Initially, it was thought that a truck (perhaps delivery) may have spilled fuel close to the fuel storage structure.  Later another possibility emerged, which had to do with a five-gallon can of diesel fuel that had been tipped over inside the fuel storage area.  Although the amount spill was around two gallons, it seemed possible that some of it could have found its way through the cement and onto the ground water table.  The ground water table came up to grade, because of heavy rainfall and the product was pushed to the surface and flushed to a storm drain, which went to the ocean.  Hinkley maintenance (supervised by Robert Spurling) trenched along the edge of the fuel storage (where the product seemed to be coming from) and deployed sorbent boom.    This procedure has prevented a recurrence and will be maintained until all traces of oil have been recovered.  So far, the cleanup has generated a half bag of lightly oiled sorbent, which will go to Hinkley's waste stream.
P-573-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 3/08/05: At his request, I met Mr. Sid Hazelton on site at the City of Auburn, Auburn Public Works facility and approved the abandonment-in-place of a 10000-gallon, dbl-wall, Total Containment Co. brand UST based on conditions a. and b. (see attached form).  Abandonment would be scheduled for later in the summer.  The UST had a problem with gasoline seeping into the interstitial space of the plastic-coated steel tank.
	In June 2005, I was contacted by Mr. Fons of EPI regarding the abandonment-in-place.  After discussing requirements and notification, we agreed to July 22, 2005.

UST FACILITY & ABANDONMENT
	The facility consists of two 10,000 gallon, consumptive-use tanks for diesel and gasoline.  Both are Total Containment, installed 1990 with leak sensors.  The area is on public water and over a sand & gravel deposit.  The gasoline tank was adjacent to the diesel UST.
	Friday, 7/22/05: I observed that EPI had cleaned out the gasoline UST which will be filled with inert fill.  John Cressey of Summit Env. was on site for the required CMR 691 UST closure assessment.  Groundwater (gw) was well below the tank bottom so geoprobing was scheduled so as to check under the tank and gw for discharges.  As per Summit's 7/28/05, verbal notification and the closure assessment: gasoline discharge(s) to the soil was confirmed downgrade of the tanks, below 100-ppm and lessening with depth.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Based on Summit's report, no initial clean-up actions were required by DEP Response Div. at this time.  Gw was deep (>28').  The discharge could not be removed without major excavation and causing removal of the tanks and canopy, an action not warranted by the threat the discharge posses at this time.  [See attached assessment for further information.]

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Petroleum discharges are understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
2.	Prohibited oil discharges were judged not to be severe enough to warrant disturbing the active UST installation at this time.  There are no known sensitive receptors known at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-55-2005*B-55-2005
02/01/2005 05:29

     Ian Spencer, Environmental Specialist for Georgia-Pacific in Old Town, called to report a spill of hydrochloric acid at their facility.  The report stated that approximately 225 gallons of the acid spilled into secondary containment when PVC piping separated from an isolation valve during a pumping operation.  The joint in the PVC piping had not been glued.  Most of the acid was recovered for re-use.  Some of it sprayed out onto the concrete floor.  This material was neutralized with soda ash and washed to the treatment sewer.  It may be noted that the spill was considered to be below "reporting quantity" limits.
B-57-2005*B-57-2005
02/01/2005 19:22

     Pat Channell of Irving Oil called to report a spill of #2 fuel at The Animal Orphanage on Airport Road in Old Town.  The inside tank had developed a corrosion hole, spilling approximately 30 gallons of fuel onto the concrete floor.  It was initially thought that 60 gallons had leaked.  In any event, the fuel was lost directly to a drain, which led to a large below ground waste water septic system.  It was believed that the system could handle and actually treat the fuel over time.  No digging was possible due to frost and potential for damaging the system.
P-339-2004*It was reported to the Department that a black oil was witnessed seeping up from the ground at Sprague Energy in South Portland.  An elbow associated with underground asphalt piping is to blame and discharged an unknown amount of thermal transfer fluid to the ground within close proximity to the shoreline by the pier.  An excavation was performed to remove saturated soils but the presence of other operational piping, both above and below grade, only allowed the excavation to continue to the extent practicable.  Post excavation yet prior to backfill, a recovery well was installed to assist in the collection and treatment of lingering free product via an oil/water separator.  The separator was operated through the summer and fall and discontinued for the winter months.  A visual inspection of the groundwater in the well the following spring yielded no cause for alarm.  Unlike the previous summer, no free product was witnessed on the water table.  The well is sporadically monitored by both Sprague and DEP personnel and should the situation warrant, use of the oil/water separator will again be undertaken. For additional information and specifics regarding this situation, please view the letter provided by Campbell Environmental.
P-634-2004*It was reported to the Department by Summit Environmental that elevated PID readings were encountered during an UST removal in Durham at Durham Variety.  A site visit was provided to discuss and evaluate the situation.  The site was determined to fall with stringent clean up guidelines via the Decision Tree so all contaminated soil must be removed.  The few locations that did have elevated PID readings were stockpiled for disposal.  In addition, piping associated with one of the USTs was not properly flushed prior to the removal so during the removal it discharged approximately two gallons of product to the surrounding sand which was included in the stockpile (totaling 17 tons) and all of it was disposed of that day.
In order to properly retro-fit the site for the new tanks, it was necessary to remove much of the surrounding clay.  Since an appropriate home for the clay was not available and given the history of the site (P-189-85) another 70 tons of material was disposed of at CPRC under the same spill letter.
Given the assessment of Summit Environmental and understanding that an extensive amount of material was removed, no adverse effects should occur to surrounding properties from the site's current condition.

For additional information and specifics regarding the removal, please view Summit Environmental site assessment included in the TANK file.
P-474-2005*
SUMMARY
	6/23/05: Environmental consultant, Alan Lyscars, notified DEP of subsurface gasoline contamination discovered by Greenwood Construction during the replacement of UST sumps at the North Street Xtramart gas station.  The sumps had been leaking ground water into them.  No tanks or piping was to be removed.  DEP's S. Brezinski responded and met Certified Tank Installer, Hazel of Greenwood Const. on site.  The gasoline contamination in the tank fill was primarily around the tank in the rear-most of the four UST's.  The discharge appeared weathered and may be residual from the previous UST's.  I noted no LNAPL.  See the attached analysis for groundwater (gw) quality.
	The area is sub-urban residential and commercial use, on municipal water & sewer.  The site worked out to BS-2 on the D-tree though considering the area and geology, I feel that a BS-2 Goal is arguable.  Native soils are silt-clay and gw is only several feet bg.  I judged that source reduction of the contaminated soil did not warrant further disturbance or abandonment of the UST facility at the time: so the peastone fill could be re-used on site.  About 20,000 gallons of gw was de-watered to a Frac tank to allow for the new sump installation.  The gw was allowed to be returned to the UST area following the work.

1.	See attachments and UST Registration file #5428 for further site information.
2.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall, be properly managed as per local, state & federal rules if disturbed.  Further remediation may be required as conditions and information changes.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-435-2005*
	Thursday, 6/9/05: DEP response visit to 6/7/05, discharge of an estimated 5-gallons of gasoline from a leaking auto gas tank parked at the head of his paved driveway onto soil (see site sketch).  The area is rural residential on private wells and septic.
	After getting readings of 10-ppm to 70-ppm (ambient vapors off soil, MSA Passport PID), I advised Mr. Garvilles to continue hand-excavating the soil out particularly on the downgrade side of the shallow excavation.  Because of the hilly grade and neighbors, I advised that it would be best if he take the soil for off site disposal to an approved facility, under a DEP virgin letter for contamination, to which he agreed.  I also advised that he consider contacting Maine DHS for QM.
	CPRC records indicate they received 0.65 tons of soil.  I suspect that the estimated discharge may be less than that initially reported.  At this time, I do not believe the nearby drilled wells to be seriously threatened.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-361-2005*6.21.05, Responded to spill location.  I observed a spill of #2 heating oil that occurred in the finished basement of the house.  The spill occurred several hours prior, and the homeowners's oil company had responded and stopped the leak.  The homeowner accidentally broke the oil filter off the tank.  About 10 to 15 gallons leaked and migrated across the floor impacting walls, wooden framing, a sump, as well as other absorbing materials.

I bagged up one or two throw rugs and sorbents that were oil saturated.  I observed an undetermined amount of oil had migrated to the sump in the basement.  There was no water in the sump, but I did observe a small amount of free phase product in the dirt.  Small amount being half-dollar sized spots of oil where it appeared to be breaking out of the saturated soil.  Sorbent pads were placed in the sump hole.  A representative from Paul Davis Restoration was present and demonstrated competency to remove and dispose of the oil impacted fixtures.  Plans were made to begin the cleanup the next day.  I installed a portable fan to extract vapors that were present in the house.  PID readings were in the eighty part per million range and a strong odor persisted.  Some members of the family did not stay in the house as a result of the spill.

6.22.05, I visited the site and PD Restoration had begun removal of sheet rock and wood framing that were impacted with oil.  After the removal, they cleaned the floor with a power washer and also installed an air exchanger.  A bucket of soil was removed from the sump and disposed with other impacted materials and sorbents.  We monitored the sump over the next several weeks and it did not pose any additional problems or complaints.  I issued a Virgin Product Letter for the disposal of oil impacted materials at Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden.  I later visited the site with John Selleck of DEP who installed a low flow vapor fan in the basement that was later removed by the homeowner.

The homeowners insurance policy covered the spill cleanup.  DEP Response had no expenditures, other than perhaps a half bale of pads.  The spill was contained in the interior and the dwelling is on town water and sewer.


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B-499-2005*On 8/31/05, 1405 hours, Wendy Warren, who is one of the environmental compliance officers for the City of Bangor, reported that they had found a broken mercury manometer in a drawer at the high school.  The manometer was part of a blood pressure measuring device.  The mercury was released from the glass tube, which had been broken, but it was still contained in the metal case that housed the manometer.  They had wrapped the broken instrument in plastic and stored it in their on site haz-store facility.  Wendy was certain that they would be able to have it picked up by a haz-waste contractor within two months.
P-670-2005*
	Saturday, 8/20/05: morning response to sunken boat on Little Ossipee Lake in Waterboro.  The location was off Webber and Domino Rds. in an area of summer cottages and homes.  The boat owner could not be reached so Waterboro Fire Department and locals pulled the sunken boat to shore to pump it off.  Several gallons of gasoline formed an extensive sheen but little could be picked up with sorbents.  I advised that most of the sorbent boom was uncontaminated so could be dried off and re-used.  DEP took several bags of dirty sorbents.  DEP later replaced the fire department's used sorbents.

S G Brezinski
P-123-2005*
	Tuesday, 2/8/05: Response Division visit to commercial, farm machinery sales & repair business and Delekto Bros. commercial farm to investigate a reported discharge of oily water draining from the property to a catch basin by 571 Riverside.  On site I met Mr. Carl Delekto who gave me a tour.  The property slopes hill down to Rt. 136 and the Androscoggin River.  At the top of the hill is Mr. Delekto's dairy farm.  By the road is the John Deere dealership.  The property is in southern Auburn towards Durham.
	Besides a repair business with associated fuels and lubricant storage, there are two diesel and a gasoline AST near the barn (see site sketch).  DEP records indicate a #2 oil UST was removed in the past.  I noted no discharges associated with the AST's or other business functions, nor evidence of oily runoff.  With the steepness of the hill and nature of a farm, I found it expected that heavy rain or snow melt would carry debris and parking-lot runoff toward the street.
	No further DEP Response Division actions are required at this time.  DEP's Greg O'Brien visited this site in 2002 (P-605-02).

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP
P-680-2005*On September 3, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of K-1 was discharged as a result of a corrosion hole in an outside AST.  The homeowner had noted the leak after a recent delivery.  She immediately placed a collection container below the leak and attempted to stop the leak with a magna patch.  While cleaning the area of the hole for maximum adhesion for the patch, the corrosion hole was inadvertently made larger.  A heating services contractor was contacted and he contacted the DEP.  The remaining oil was transferred into a temporary tank.  The homeowner requested to conduct her own clean-up activities and was provided guidance as well as a spill debris letter in order to dispose of the soil properly.  Due to the small nature of the spill, the location of the well, and clean-up activities conducted to date, it is not likely that the well for the home will become impacted.  The impacted soil was transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling on February 23, 2006, by Anne Smith.

No further response action is required at this time.

P-684-2005*I was contacted by Safe Handling reporting that one of their tank trucks had left their Auburn facility with a faulty gasket on a dome cover.  They did not realize the problem until the truck arrived at the NewPage Mill in Rumford.  The truck was carrying a 50% solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH).  They are not sure how much the truck lost along its route but it was just dribbling when the load sloshed against the dome cover.  They mopped up what product they could off the truck and pavement in Rumford.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-685-2005*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-688-2005*
	8/26/05: report by burner tech. of 2 to 4-gallon #2 oil leak from a faulty furnace pump at Mr. St. John's home.  Clean-up of the concrete floor reportedly performed by W H Heating with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.  Mr. St. John later returned my call and left a message that he was satisfied with the clean-up.

SGB
P-689-2005*
	8/30/05: report of accidental discharge of 4 to 5 tablespoons of Hg from a synchrometer [meter for checking motorcycles] into the back of an Idexx Company station wagon.  I referred Mr. Hodgkin to Environmental projects for clean-up of the discharge.  No DEP response requested or thought warranted at the time.

S G Brezinski
B-325-2005*   Mr. Meyers called to report that he had found both gas and diesel contamination during the tank removals at C & M Fuels in Edmunds.
   I went to the site and observed the removals of the three 6000 gallon single wall cathodically protected tanks. The tanks were all in very good condition with very little wear on the anodes. The current piping was single wall fiberglass (the original galvanized piping having been replaced a few years ago). It also appeared sound. There was, however, evidence of oil contamination in the tank hole, pipe trench, and under the island. Mr. Meyer recorded PID readings to 2400 ppm at the tank hole.
   The tank site was to the left of the store. The area had been filled with native materials prior to the tank installation. The bottom of the tank hole was natural clay and bedrock was not contacted during the cleanup. The fill around the tank was screened sand. It was this sand that showed the 2400 ppm. With a drilled well about a 100 feet away, I assigned a stringent level cleanup.
   The tank hole was originally backfilled with sand. The contaminated sand was removed and we shifted to the fill island where we found heavy contamination. When this was removed, bedrock was struck at around eight feet. After this, we started back up the piping trench, but ran out of contamination after ten or twelve feet. Without doubt the heaviest contamination was under the island.
   Since the contamination reached bedrock, I requested that the drilled well be sampled. It returned uncontaminated. I believe much of the contamination under the island dated back quite a few years and the well will not be impacted.
   All told, 268 cubic yards were removed. Replacement fill was provided by Mr. Myron Curtis. Some was delivered by his 7 yard truck and the rest by the trucks hired through County Concrete.
   For more details, see the site assessment by Engineering Technologies, Inc.
B-496-2005*On 8/31/05 at 0330, I received a report of a car crashing into and destroying a utility transformer at pole 42 on the Wing Road in Hermon.  The dispatched crew was not able to determine exactly where the oil was spilled due to the rain and darkness.  They were able to gather a sample from the transformer to determine if it was PCB oil.  The cleanup had to wait until the weather cleared.

Later that day, analysis came back indicating the oil was less than 2 ppm, PCB, non detect.

On 9/1/05, Central Maine Power dispatched a crew to shovel all the contaminated soil into a 55-gallon drum for disposal.  The contaminated soil was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.
B-497-2005*On 8/31/05, at 0620, I received a report of fuel oil spilled onto the on ramp of I-395 west bound in Bangor, next to the Shiners on Main Street.  Bangor Police had shutdown the ramp, because they had received complaints of poor traction.  The Maine Department of Transportation was called in to apply sand to provide traction.  They applied approximately 2 yards of sand to the ramp.  After discussing the situation with Officer Warner of the Bangor Police, it was decided to leave the ramp closed and re-evaluate at the end of the day.

After I deployed sorbent boom around all of the catch basins, I visited both Coldbrook Energy and Webber Energy to inquire if they had a truck leave either terminals unknowingly spilling fuel.  Neither did, nor did either yard have a sheen visible from spillage.

I then visited Bangor's Waste Water Treatment Plant to inform them there might be a charge of fuel oil coming their way.  At that point, they informed me that area's storm drains go directly to the Penobscot River.  I went to the river and found the sheen being created by the spill, tracked it up stream, and located the outfall pipe.  I applied boom around and in the pipe and also down stream around some cribbage where the sheen was flowing.  I then notified the United States Coast Guard of the spill.

I then visited two local truck repair facilities to inquire if any trucks had been in that morning with a fuel leak.  Neither reported any such repair.

Later that afternoon, I contacted Charlie Mitchell of the City of Bangor to request the use of the city's street sweeper to reclaim the sand applied in the morning.  The sand was reclaimed and land spread at an approved site in the city.  After conversing with Officer Warner again, it was decided to leave the ramp closed until the following day.

On 9/1/05, I recovered the sorbent boom that was deployed and will dispose of it at Maine Energy Recycling Company.
B-368-2005*6.25.05, The US Coast Guard reported a 275-gallon home heating oil tank floating down the Penobscot River in Bangor.  Apparently, a USCG Auxiliary watercraft observed the tank.  No leak or oil discharge was observed at the time of report.  I responded to Bangor pier, but did not observe any problems or oil discharges.  I contacted the harbor master who had not received any type of report.

No additional complaints received and no further Response actions taken.

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B-498-2005*On 8/31/05, I received a report from Petty Officer Kreigh of the United States Coast Guard in Belfast of a sheen in the water by the town landing on Steamboat Lane.  The original report was made by Gary Collins, who saw the sheen that morning while boarding his fishing boat.  At that time, Mr. Collins did not see a source, but informed the Harbor Master, Mr. Hamilton, of the sheen.  Mr. Hamilton investigated the sheen, but found no source either. Mr. Hamilton then notified the Coast Guard of the sheen.

While Petty Officer Kreigh and I were discussing the sheen, he informed me that he was going to Searsport for an unrelated issue and would investigate the complaint, as I was at another spill.

Later that morning, Petty Officer Kreigh informed me that he had been on scene and investigated, but found no source.  He was informed by the harbor master that the sheen was not very large.  At time of his investigation, the sheen was indeed small and nothing was able to be recovered.
B-500-2005*On 9/1/05, I received a report from Dead River that approximately 1 cup of #2 oil was spilled from a corrosion pit on an AST in a basement.  The technician patched the tank and absorbed the product from the concrete floor.  The tank is scheduled to be replaced.  After speaking with the owner and explaining the potential for major spill, he promised to replace the tank as soon as possible.

On 9/3/05, I received a report of a spill of one gallon of fuel at this same location from the same tank.  This time the tank was pumped into a skid tank and a new one installed.
A-209-2004* On 4-11-2004, Paula Smith of C N Brown Company called to reported a small release at Decker Hill Counseling. Decker Hill is located in Clinton on Battle Ridge Road. Ms. Smith explained that the gauge on the AST was loose which caused less than a cup of oil to leak onto the outside of the tank. The tank was wiped down and no further action will be required.
B-495-2005*Mrs. Frosch called to report that oil was running off a log landing on the Pond Road in St. Albans. She reported a black oil that stank was being carried into Big Moose Lake by the recent heavy rains. I went to the site.
   I found that the black substance was bark tannin. The smell had a rotten hardwood odor, not unlike a moose's paunch.
   While there, Mrs. Frosch came by and I explained what had happened. She appeared dubious. She directed me to another wood yard up the road, and I found the same substance there.
   No further action.

B-264-2005*5.10.05, Responded to an oil leak from a trash truck.  The oil line of the truck's air compressor system broke causing the leak.  This system is tied into the truck's engine oil reservoir and used engine oil is what discharged, approximately 7 gallons.  The truck trailed oil from the entered location along Route 15 north to Snow's Corner Store.  While en route to the spill site, I inspected the Snow Corner Store lot and observed signs of an oil spill that had been cleaned up.  Some sorbent and oil stain residual remained, but the cleanup was satisfactory.

At the PERC facility, where the leak started, the spill appeared worse with a thicker oil trail and puddles of oil in the roadways, made worse by vehicles driving through the oil.  Pine Tree had a crew there deploying sorbents and collecting the material.  I notified the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office of the potential hazard, however the cleanup was good and all efforts were made to remove the oil from both Route 15 and the PERC entrance.

The oil was non-virgin, and I did not issue a Virgin Letter and advised Jon Taylor of Pine Tree Waste Services that the material would have to be accepted into Pine Tree Landfill under the landfill's license agreement.  All parties agreed.  Carlo White of PERC was present and advised his facility was not licensed to accept the waste.

6.23.05, Mr. Taylor advised that Pine Tree was requesting a Virgin Letter, and I issued one upon their request.  I was later advised that the material sat in a waste container waiting disposal and got wet adding to the weight at the time it was received into the landfill.

No further Response action anticipated.


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B-102-2005*
Mr. Kearns called to report that about a gallon of jet-A was spilled to the airport tarmac when the storage tank on a hose cart overflowed. The oil was recovered through the use of sorbent pads.
A-31-2005*On 1/17/2005, at the Maberry residence on 122 Valley Rd. in Chesterville, an oil spill was reported. The spill was the result of a corroded supply line running under the mobile home. After reporting the  spill and consulting with DEP personnel, the owners opted to clean up the spill themselves. Several months later a follow up by the DEP had determined that the spill needed additional clean up. On August 23,2005, Albert Maberry signed a clean-up options agreement allowing the DEP to manage the clean up.

After removing 9.21 tons of contaminated soil from under the mobile home, it was determined that clean up goals could not be met without moving the home. The home owners were against this action plan. A site visit by department Geologist, Cheryl Fontaine, and Environmental Specialist, Tom Benn, was conducted on 8/30/2005. After observing the site, and reviewing the well drilling records, it was determined that the contamination could remain in place with little risk to the drilled well. On 9/01/2005, an additional 2.960 tons of contaminated soil was removed without moving the home. A total of 12.17 tons of contaminated soil was removed. Clean fill was replaced under the home with a poly vapor barrier several inches below grade. Additional venting under the home was considered, but subsequent visits to the site show no detectable VOC's under the mobile home.
A-210-2004*  Stan, of Dead River, reported an oil tank in Wiscasset was overfilled during delivery. This tank is owned by James Barrett and is located at 25 Fort Hill Rd. The driver estimated that 0.5 gallons of oil was spilled. The oil leaked out of the vent and the site gauge. The driver cleaned up the site. This tank is on automatic delivery and the whistle was working correctly. No further action will be required.
P-229-2005*
	3/28/05: early afternoon notification to DEP regarding a mystery diesel fuel sheen on the waters around the Peaks Island ferry terminal.  The RP is unknown.  There are two small docks on either side of the ferry pier where small boats (other potential sources) tie up.  No clean-up was possible.  No DEP response visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-275-2005*5.16.05, Mr. Cooke reported a 20 gallon waste oil spill at entered location.  In the process of pumping out a waste oil tank, a fitting on the pump hose broke causing the spill.  Sorbents were applied and the impacted gravel dug up and placed into four 55-gallon drums.  Mr. Cooke advised he would have the soil tested for disposal.

9.1.05, I contacted Mr. Cooke who advised me that he had conducted the testing and that Pine Tree Landfill had accepted the waste for disposal.

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A-362-2005*   DEP received a report from turnpike officials that a one-gallon container with a "poison" label had been discarded or fallen from a vehicle at this toll plaza.  Upon investigation it became clear that the material contained did not match the description on the label.  It is likely that the empty container was used to store what appears to be a light lubricating oil.  The container was brought to the Augusta DEP warehouse pending disposal.

P-248-2004*Leak of approximately 10 gallons of fuel in the basement due to a corrosion hole in the resident's AST.  I visited site and met an Union Oil rep.  Union Oil had previously placed a temporary patch on the tank and cleaned up the affected area on the concrete floor through the use of sorbent pads.  No one was home at the time, as the residents wintered in Florida.  The homeowners' daughter was to show up the next day and take care of the situation along with Union Oil (replace tank).  The house was locked at the time of my visit.  I instructed Union Oil to have the owner's rep contact me should any further assistance be needed.
A-381-2005*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential cellar when the AST filter nipple sheared.  The homeowner smelled oil and contacted her oil company, who then contacted DEP.  Some oil had puddled on the cellar floor and was recovered with sorbent material, but most was lost to the subgrade via cracks in the wall and floor.
   The home is a large old building with stone cellar walls.  The original cellar floor was dirt, but this had been covered in recent years with 3-4" of concrete.  Holes bored into the concrete revealed a dry silt with oil odors in some borings.  Refusal (hand auger) was encountered at 18", probably due to cobble.  Probing outside the cellar did not detect oil.  It is assumed that the oil unaccounted for in this spill is tied up in soil below the cellar floor and foundation walls but above the water table.
   The drilled well serving this residence is located 15' outside the cellar wall and is considered threatened by this event.  There are no other wells in the area.  After consultation with Technical Services staff, it was decided to monitor the site and to not pursue further recovery.

A-411-2005*On 7/24/2005, in Rangeley on the Loon Lake Rd., a pickup truck backed into the guy wire of CMP pole 86.2. An estimated 3 gallons of non-pcb transformer oil was spilled. CMP personnel removed contaminated soil from under the pole. DEP did not visit the site, and no further action is expected.
A-410-2005*On 7/23/2005, in Richmond, on Pleasant Street, a transformer on pole 10 was struck by a falling tree during a thunderstorm. A spill of an estimated 5 gallons of transformer oil tagged at <5 ppm PCB was reported. CMP hired contractors Coutts Brothers to perform the clean up which entailed the use of speedi-dry, and hand excavating contaminated soil.

No DEP site visit was made, no further action is expected.
B-487-2005*
     This office received a courtesy call at 1635 on 8/25/05, from Ken Strout (Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway; Hermon) reporting a minor train derailment at the rail yard in Searsport.  He stated that two diesel tank cars went off the rails at a road crossing near the Sprague Energy oil terminal.  The cause was due to gravel on the crossing.  Both tank cars were empty and there were no leaks or spills during the incident, which occurred at approximately 1615 today.  Plans are to have the cars back on the tracks first thing in the morning.

REC:  File report.
B-455-2005*On 8/10/05, 1400 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported that one of their diesel powered generating units at the Youngs Corner Station had a crank case explosion and there was seventeen square yards of area outside of the unit's shelter that had been sprayed.  It turned out that the unit did not have a crank case and that the explosion was in the valve cover on one side of the engine.  It was a mess, but probably involved five to six gallons of lube oil, some of which burned.  The lube oil is pumped to the unit from a day tank and the volume of the tank had not been reduced significantly.  My guess is that vapors accumulated under that valve cover and achieved LEL, found an ignition source, and blew the valve cover off as well as the door to the shelter.  There was a fairly large area that had been sprayed, but there was not more than an inch or two penetration over most of the area.  A lot of the oil dripped off the wall of the shelter and there was evidence of product a foot from grade.  Clean Harbors collected six drums of oiled crushed stone from the site.  Also, they wiped oil off the equipment.

Bob Whittier responded to a #2 diesel release in January 2004, that was over a thousand gallons.  Monitoring wells were installed down grade, where product had been observed coming out of the ground.  BHE is still monitoring these and there is still some evidence of contamination.  Also, they put the house across the road on quarterly monitoring.  The residence had acquired four clean quarters, but BHE decided to continue the monitoring as a result of the recent lube oil spill.  Bedrock is close to grade at this location.
P-246-2004*Site visit with David McCaskill and Sara Brusila to check compliance of an aboveground service station.  There were several deficiencies found with the facility, however no involved actual discharges.  A letter from Sara Brusila outlining the inspection results is attached.

P-458-2004*I received a call from the DEP Commissioner's Office regarding a report that was seen on a news station pertaining to an oil tanker which was anchored in Hussey Sound and had possibly suffered a discharge.  I had heard nothing of it and after checking with SMRO Response staff it was clear that no such report had been received by the DEP.  I contacted the USCG MSO office and the person to whom I spoke was to say the least aloof.  It was clear from the responses given that there was some sort of issue with a tanker, however I could not convince the individual that the State had any need to know about it.  He did refer me to the "investigator" on the case, Special Investigator, Daniel Bradford, who was located at District 1 in Boston.  It seemed interesting that if there was no issue with the tanker, I was referred to a Special Investigator, but I was grateful to at least get a name of someone to call.

Sp. Inv. Bradford was very forthcoming with at least the generalities of the case and gave me enough information to conclude that there was no response needed by the Maine DEP.

The USCG was aware of no discharge outside the vessel within state waters (either the 3 mile state water limit or the much disputed 25 mile state jurisdiction).  The discharge had occurred in US waters outside of even the 25 mile limit.  When it was in Portland, product had been found in area of the oil water separator discharge piping.  The ship was off loaded at the Portland Pipeline.

Two officers on board the tanker were found guilty of criminal charges in the case.
B-547-2005*9.21.05, Bangor Hydro reported a leaking transformer at entered location.  Reporter advises the resident had noticed staining on the unit a while back and just now reported it to the utility.  No oil made it to the ground and only a dry stain is on the unit.  No known cause for the leak was readily identified.  The unit is being replaced and is tagged non-PCB.

No additional Response action anticipated.

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B-532-2005*   The State Police dispatch relayed a message from the Lincoln Fire Department. The initial report was that a tractor trailer tanker had parted a hose and spilled an estimated 100 gallons of gasoline. Also, the tank had been damaged and was still leaking! I hurried to the scene.
   On my arrival, I learned that a small flat bed truck had driven over the curb, while turning into the West Broadway Irving station. This accident damaged his cross over line and he spilled about 10 gallons of diesel onto the pavement of the station. When Mr. Bean got out of the truck, he saw the problem and, lying on the asphalt, held his finger to the opening in the tank caused by the break of the brass fitting between the saddle tank and its cross over line. Someone else carved a wooden plug from a stick and plugged the hole. When I arrived, some speedi-dri from the station's spill kit had been applied, but I felt it was not adequate and 4 more bags were obtained and spread.
   Mr. Curtis offered to have his employees sweep up the sorbent and dispose of it through their routine waste pickup. No drains were involved and the oil stayed on the pavement.

P-171-2005*
	3/4/05: Notice to Maine DEP of a 4 to 5 gallon discharge of #2 fuel oil from a truck nozzle after the truck began to slide on an icy driveway and the nozzle jumped off (disengaged while pumping).  [Though an AST was involved, the tank truck was more committed and this will be considered a transportation incident.]  The area is rural residential, on private water.
	Mr. Blanchard of Royal Oil stated that they chipped up the oiled ice to the gravel.  No complaints or questions from homeowner at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-733-2005*A corrosion hole opened on the bottom of this above ground storage tank because it was in contact with  bedrock in the wet basement.  The homeowner noticed it and contacted her burner service.  They came and emptied and disconnected the tank.  Speedy dry was left on the stain on the bedrock and the homeowner is going to sweep it up and scrub the rock with some soap.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-28-2005*Mr. Brown called to report that earlier, on the previous weekend, his company had responded to a furnace complaint at the Howland United Methodist Church. It turned out that the furnace had called for heat, but failed to light. The crew used 3 five gallon pails of sorbent pads and followed up with a bag of speedi-dri. He further reported that no drains were involved, as it all stayed on the basement cement.

P-336-2005*On May 3, 2005, DEP was notified by Judy Olsen via the State Police that there was a home heating oil tank located under the stairs to her currently vacant trailer leaking K-1.  Although she was not currently at the trailer she was notified that a neighbor noticed an odor of oil emanating from the vicinity of her trailer.  Kara Tudman (KT) was advised to contact Dawn Romano (DR) as a representative for Judy.  DR indicated that the tank was actively leaking and that she was unable to schedule a company to transfer the remaining product out of the tank (approximately 20-gallons).  KT contacted Boomtech to provide a temporary tank, as well as pumps to transfer the K-1.  When KT arrived on-site, DR indicated that the product had been removed unbeknownst to her.  KT contacted Boomtech to cancel their transit.  The oil and associated piping had been removed by Linnco Inc., owner of Linnhaven Mobile Home Center, without informing Judy Olsen or her representative.  KT determined the site was secured and scheduled clean-up activities with Boomtech at a later date.

On May 12 and 13, 2005, Boomtech removed the impacted porch, as well as soil from underneath the trailer, backfilled with clean material, and replaced the skirting on the trailer.  The impact was minimal and it was estimated that only a couple of gallons had been released from a corrosion hole on the tank.  On June 8 and 9, Boomtech installed a tank and fittings in the previous location of the original tank and re-built the stairs and porch to Linnco Inc. building specifications.

No further action is required at this time.
P-437-1991*
	Former Old Colony and an AMOCO gas station located in Morril's Corner area.  See also report P-164-79.
A-413-2005*   DEP received a report that a small quantity of oil had spilled to pavement following a "malfunction" of the secondary bushing in this tagged (<2 ppm PCB content) transformer.  Spilled product reportedly was recovered with sorbent material. No MDEP site visit was made.
A-123-2005*On March 25, 2005, Debra Andreasen reported oil in her drinking water at 425 South Shore Dr., Warren.  Ms. Andreasen had noticed a change in her water quality and took a sample to HETL for analysis.  HETL determined the contamination to be lubricating oil.  Maine DEP staff visited the site to look for a source and take additional samples.  At the time of the inspection, oil was clearly visible on the surface of the water at the kitchen tap.  Samples were taken at the pressure tank and the kitchen.

Prior to the contamination, Ms. Andreasen had EnviroInvestigations install an extensive water treatment system to remove manganese, arsenic and radon from her water supply.  Pressure tank samples showed no petroleum contamination whereas the kitchen showed 323 ug/L contamination.  The diesel range organics test was used at the direction of Jim Curlett, HETL Organics Section to detect lubricating oils.  Ms. Andreasen's well casing was capped with a locking cap which had not been tampered with.

In conjunction with Craig Winter from EnviroInvestigations, Maine DEP staff inspected each part of the filter system for possible sources of contamination.  In particular the radon treatment system uses a supply pump and aeration system to remove the radon.  At the top of the radon system is a PVC pipe which exits the building through the roof and is open to atmosphere.  Neither the supply pump nor the aerator were fitted with petroleum based lubricating oil and neither had apparently leaked.  Ms. Andreasen suspects her former husband to have introduced the oil to the treatment system in her absence.

Maine DEP installed carbon filters to remove the oil and replaced the hot water tank and system surge tank.  At the same time, Maine DEP flushed the plumbing system with a surfactant to remove any residual product from the plumbing.

DEP sampled the water system after the carbon filters had been installed and the system cleaned, the single sample did not detect petroleum.  The filter system was left in place to ensure any additional oil contamination was removed.  Samples taken in December 2005, at both the pressure tank and kitchen sink found no residual petroleum contamination.

No source for the oil contamination to the water system was ever found by Maine DEP staff.  A final sampling is planned for Spring 2006, at which time the carbon filters will be removed.
B-549-2005*9.21.05, Tom Tardif of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, contacted the DEP to report a soil cleanup at the entered location.  Tardif advised they planned to install a 'track mat' at the re-fueling track and needed to remove impacted soil.  The soil is to be disposed at Pine Tree Landfill per their license requirements and soil testing is to be completed.  Approximately 2 cubic yards of soil and a half a drum of sorbents are to be disposed of.

DEP did not respond to this report, but the attached photos were requested to get a sense of the site and contamination, as well as, view the installation of the sorbent 'track mat'.

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P-185-2005*
	3/10/05: notice by Ms. and Mr. Mills that they had broken a mercury containing oven-thermometer within their oven the previous day.  They had cleaned it upm but were still concerned with Hg contamination.  That day I visited with the DEP Lumex meter.  After calibrationm I noted no elevated MG vapors within the oven of kitchen.  I suspect the 450 degree oven had vaporized any escaped Hg.

S G Brezinski
A-417-2005*   DEP received a report that oil contaminated soil was encountered while conducting a major utilities upgrade under this city street.  Oil appeared to originate from an abandoned residence.  Contaminated soil beneath the street was excavated for disposal.  The home owner (Goodnow) reported the home had been vacant about a dozen years.  Upon inspection it was determined that the cellar AST was empty and badly rusted (the cellar had reportedly flooded several times).  Slight oil odors were evident in soil beneath broken cellar pavement but did not pose a threat to inside air quality or groundwater.  The area is served by town water and sewer and is not considered environmentally sensitive.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-126-2005*Denise Gordon, 14 Pine Tree Lane, Boothbay, reported fuel oil in her drinking water on March 28, 2005.  Ms. Gordon did not know the source of the oil nor the route of contamination at the time of the report.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site and took water samples, which confirmed the contamination.

Maine DEP installed a Mycellex filter and four carbon filters to remove the oil from Ms. Gordon's water while DEP staff worked on a remediation plan.  The site had two 275 gallon fuel oil tanks; one next to the house supplying a monitor heater and one behind the garage for a garage heater.  Ms. Gordon had owned the property for about three years at the time of the spill and had never filled the garage AST or used the garage heat.  DEP staff and Kip's Home Services investigated the garage AST and found ice had apparently pushed the filter gasket out of the housing, discharging the contents of the tank.  The well was down gradient from the tank and bedrock is shallow.  DEP removed 12 gallons of free product from the existing well and used a "down hole" camera to inspect the well casing seal and rock fractures.  The well casing was very poorly sealed to the rock with water easily running into the well from around the casing.  It is the most likely source of the contamination.
DEP Technical Services determined a well replacement was the best course along with site excavation and continuing pump and treatment of the existing well to remove the contaminated oil.

DEP hired Kip's Home Services to excavate the area next to the garage and under the AST.  44.98 tons of contaminated material were removed.  DEP Technical Services installed a treatment trailer on the site to continue remediation activities in the existing well.  Geophysics showed the new well and existing well to be hydraulically connected, therefore the filter system was left in place.   DEP Response Services replaced the pressure tank, hot water heater and flushed the household plumbing using a surfactant to remove residual contamination from the system with good results.

DEP Technical Services continues to monitor and treat the site.
P-524-2004*Through York County Sheriff's Office, Soffies of Cornish called to report a customer had driven into the Baker Commodities waste cooking oil container.  The discharge of waste cooking oil was estimated to be 100 gallons, which impacted the gravel parking lot.

Although disgusting and nasty to deal with, cooking oil is not a regulated commodity, therefore, Soffies was left to their own designs to clean up and take care of the spill.  It was suggested they apply more sand or possibly even wood shavings, then remove the saturated materials.  Again, although very messy, beyond the possible attraction to the local bear community, there was no serious environmental threat from the waste grease.

No DEP assistance was requested none dispatched.
P-558-2004*At 10:50 on July 8th, Maine DEP received a call from Westbrook Fire Department & Federal DEA requesting assistance with monitoring and possible recovery and disposal of materials found at a "red phosphorus lab" raid in Westbrook.

The suspected lab was in the Hamlet Coach Park, Saco Street, Westbrook.  Upon execution of the raid a suspect fled the scene, he was later stopped by Portland PD, a standoff ensued and the suspect fatally shot himself.   The property was searched by DEA,  lab hardware and devices were found but no drugs.  It appears the lab had moved just prior to the execution of the warrant.  Materials found on-site were the typical household quantities of cleaners, oxidizers, and miscellaneous paraphernalia.

The other suspicion was the chemicals were dumped in the back yard in a seasonal flow ditch or the septic system.  Both were checked, no foot prints or chemical or solution residuals were found in the back yard, therefore nullifying that fear.  Although it was not as clear in the household bathroom if dumping had occurred, the nearest pumping station was monitored for lab related hardware(cooking materials, labware) in the effluent and catch basin.  Neither location demonstrated evidence of lab dumping.

Without a stocked lab or materials to seize the site was soon cleared and activities wrapped up.
P-603-2005*On 7/25/05, I received a complaint from Mark Kuntz regarding his neighbor's property on Blackstrap Rd. in West Cumberland.  The complaint alleged that the neighbor, Burt Copp, was spilling waste oil, diesel, and gasoline and operating a junk yard.  He also reported similar activities at Copp & Sons on Upper Methodist Rd in West Cumberland (see P-604-2005).  I investigated both properties on 8/18/05, accompanied by Eric Hamlin from Solid Waste.  There was no evidence of spillage or mishandling of fluids at the property.  There were a number of tires that needed to be disposed of and also a number of unregistered vehicles that may require a license from the Town of Cumberland.  No further Response Services action required.
B-524-2005*9.12.05, Bangor Hydro reported a hydraulic oil spill from a forklift at entered location.  Speedi-dri was used to cleanup the oil.  A broken or leaking hose on the equipment caused the leak.  The waste was collected and entered into the facilities waste stream for disposal, contractor pick up.

No further Response action anticipated.

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P-604-2005*On 7/25/05 I received a complaint from Mark Kuntz regarding 2 properties owned by the Copp family in West Cumberland.  The complaint alleged spilling and mishandling of fluids and operating a junk yard.  I visited both properties on 8/18/05 accompanied by Eric Hamlin of Solid Waste.  See also spill report P-603-2005.  At the Upper Methodist Road property, the only response services issue observed was an open container of waste anitfreeze sitting outside next to a piece of heavy equipment.  I asked Mr. Copp to secure the container, which he did immediately.  There were a number of solid waste issues that are outlined in a letter dated August 24, 2005 from Eric Hamlin which is attached.  There were also a number of unregistered vehicles on the property that are a town issue regarding an unlicensed junkyard.  No further response action required.
P-603-2004*I received a call from Sunday River Ski Area reporting that they had discovered a leak from a transformer associated with a ski lift.  The transformer was tagged non-PCB.  Most of the product was recovered in buckets, however there was some contaminated soil.  Sunday River had dug the soil and was going to contact facilities for disposal options.  I tried several times to make contact again and verify that the site was properly cleaned up and to offer assistance with facilitating disposal of the material.  I was unable to make contact and my calls were not returned, therefore I cannot determine whether the site was completely cleaned up or the ultimate destiny of the contaminated soil.

Given the nature and location of the spill, however I do not feel it is necessary to pursue the issue.
P-127-2005*At 06:50 on 2/15/05 DEP responder, Scott Cyr received a call of an oil discharge entering the bay in Cape Porpoise, from a yet undetermined source.  Heavy vapors were noticed by the morning commuters.  The FD was on scene applying pads in the vicinity of a discharge pipe and requesting assistance.  A continuous unknown volume of oil was draining from the storm water/sewer system. One responder was taken to hospital for observations (excessive vapor exposure) while wading in the tidal zone. (See attached photograph.)

Upon arrival, the area was cordoned off and red fuel oil could be seen throughout the cove, in the vicinity of the discharge pipe and along the stone retaining wall at the road's edge.  FD staff and DEP inspected the adjacent homes for a possible source.  FD staff eventually identified the leaking tank at the rear of the building of the William Joyce property located on Pier Road.  (See attached photograph.)

The external above-ground storage tank had a steady drip from the belly, red/pink oil could be seen in the snow as responders walked thru. (See attached photograph.) The steady drip turned into a steady stream just before the the tank was empty.  The loss of oil could not be quantified, but the tenant up stairs was asked if and when he had noticed any fuel odors.  His response was "awhile ago" which was later qualified as the last few times oil was delivered, but thought it was a circumstance of the deliveries.  At this point, it was deemed necessary to have a third party clean up contractor come in to begin the clean up.  The call was placed to Clean Harbor of South Portland to conduct the clean up.

Initial response by the Fire Department filled several bags with oil soaked pads.  These were collected from the tidal flats where many individual pools of oil were created by the outgoing tide.

Upon discovery of the source, snow/slush were removed with shovels to expose the support slab for the tank.  Oil had migrated from the pad to the soil.  The first piece of equipment requested was the Vactor which is capable of removing solids as well as liquid (snow, slush, oil, and soils, if encountered).  When the Vactor arrived it was used to expose the lateral extent of the migrating oil along the surface of the yard.  This piece of equipment is capable of removing liquid or solid material which fit into the 6"-8" hose.  The snow & slush were successfully removed, but the lateral extent of migration was not completely defined, as it appeared to go beyond all direction of the initial removal.

Secondary concerns for contamination migration in the direction of the wetlands to the rear of the property were brought forward by the concerns of residents on Beech Street (Boardman at 11 Beech and Lukas at 6 Beech Street).  Both residences have drilled wells in close proximity to the stream/channel meandering between the Joyce property and Beech St.  Brad Hahn, Geologist MEDEP sampled the wells and put them on quarterly monitoring.

Subsurface investigations to assess vertical migration were collected using a rubber tired back hoe to start the excavation, but it was determined soon after the digging began the need for a larger piece of equipment "a tracked excavator" would be needed to finish the dig.  The excavated materials were placed in roll offs for transportation and disposal as oil contaminated soils.

The excavation revealed an old metal (although only fragments of) cesspool or tank 3-4' below the ground surface.  The previous excavation lead to the creation of fractures or pathways thru the clay layers leading the field staff to the conclusion of the connection between the remote spill location and the outlet into the cove several hundred feet away.

An internal inspection of the oil fired heating system by the DEP, Fire Department and Local Code Enforcement revealed an old system in need of upgrades, bare copper line at a minimum.

At some point during day one, Mr. Joyce was reached by telep
P-462-2005*On June 29, 2005, DEP received notification that a bucket truck broke a hydraulic line and released approximately two to three (2-3) gallons of hydraulic oil onto pavement and roadside gravel.  Central Maine Power conducted clean-up activities which involved the use of sorbents and the excavation of approximately three-quarters of a drum of gravel.   See attached report for further details.

No further action is required at this time.
P-191-2004*A call was received reporting the strong smell of fuel oil and an actual sheen in Chauncey Creek in Kittery.  I responded and was able to find the location.  The tide was low and there was a sheen on the stream coming from a culvert and in amongst the rocks below the hide tide line.  I surveyed the neighborhood and potential sources upstream from the culvert.  I was unable to find any source.  There was not any odor or sheen in the upstream storm drains, or open ditches.  I spoke with several residents and checked tanks and found no discharges.  1 home had an AST in side a shed and I was unable to make contact with the owner.  I checked the culvert throughout the summer and the product seemed to subside, and eventually it was no longer detectable.

I was unable to find a source and the discharge dissipated, therefore no clean-up was possible.  The site will be visited from time to time and should product re-appear further investigation will be conducted.  I also may contact with several homeowners who will contact me should they detect an odor or sheen.
A-159-2005*
	Report of small hydraulic oil leak from CMP bucket truck to gravel Loon Lake Road, due to broken hydraulic hose.  Reported cleaned up with absorbent material and hand-excavating gravel.

No DEP visit at this time.

S G Brezinski
P-344-2004*Received a call from Liberty Oil stating that they had recently made a 200 gallon delivery of #2 oil, at Raymond Vachon's, 179 North Raymond Road, Gray, ME, and believed the tank to be empty.

I met Mr. Vachon on-site who stated the tank was a 275 horizontal aboveground storage tank (AST) that he had buried in front of his property.  The tank had recently been filled with 200 gallons of fuel, but when he went to use the furnace nothing happened.  I informed Mr. Vachon that regardless of the condition of the tank it had to be removed, because it was considered an underground storage tank and was out of compliance. We attempted to gage the tank, but the off-set fill and vent made it impossible.  Assuming that the tank had discharged it's contents, sorbents were placed at the outfall of the perimeter drainage system, until the condition of the tank could be determined.

Mr. Vachon and I started to uncovered the top of the tank, until Wilkinson Excavation arrived.  The top of the tank was uncovered and the vent removed to gauge the tank.  Gauging the tank revealed, fortunately, that the tank was still full of oil.  Liberty oil was contacted to pump the tank, so that it could be removed.  The tank was removed without incident.  No hole were observed in the tank, in addition to no contamination.  It is assumed that the heating system had somehow lost its prime, or sludge had clogged the supply line.  Mr. Vachon was given the appropriate paper work to register the tank.
P-920-2004*Water was found in the diesel piping sump.  It was determined that it was surface water infiltration.  It was pumped out and did not recharge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-522-2005*In the summer of 2005, Harry Dieuveuil purchased the former Eric Hake house at 1125 Chase Road in Veazie.  His realtor was John Cota of Realty of Maine, 942-2309.   The seller was Arbor Street Associates (2 Market Street; Portland 04101) who'd acquired the property when Hake defaulted on his house loan.  Arbor Street was represented by Eli Cayer, cell phone  653-7460.  There is no listing for Arbor Street Associates in the Portland phone book.

The structure was extremely rundown and a contractor was hired to gut the interior.  On Monday, September 5, or the previous weekend, Dieuveuil was not sure when, the contractor (Baard, 989-8990) entered a small shed on the property, to store an appliance inside.  Upon entering, he noticed an odd chemical odor and notified Dieuveuil.  Investigating later, Dieuveiul identified the odor as one reminiscent of spent fireworks.

Harry called the Town Office inquiring what to do and made arrangements to meet Code Enforcement Officer, Allen Thomas (947-2781) there the afternoon of September 8.   When Harry got there, Thomas was there with two police officers, one from Veazie and one from Bangor.

Things escalated from there.  Once black powder, an explosive, was identified inside the shed, the Fire Department was notified and a full blown haz-mat response initiated, involving Veazie Fire, the Orono Fire Department Haz Mat team, the Fire Marshal's Office (because of the explosives), and eventually the DEP.

Prior to my arrival, some of the people on scene had been in touch with Hake, in Florida.  He reportedly remarked that the chemicals on site were supposed to have been disposed by his daughter, who'd been living on site.  He would not divulge his whereabouts, nor would he identify the chemicals without talking to his attorney.   He later called back and named the chemicals as follows:  Hexamine*, Magnesium Powder*, Cryolite*, Parlon*, Boric Acid*, Black Powder*, Potassium Perchlorate, Acetone, and Sulfur. (MSDS ATTACHED)

Through the remainder of the evening and most of the night, entry teams identified and quantified chemicals, packaged them up, and brought them out.  By 0500 on Friday, 9/9, Stu Jacobs and I were loading them into my truck, for transport and storage at our facility in Bangor.

As of this writing, 12/27/05, 4 samples have been taken of the unknown chemicals seized at Hake's property and given to BATFE (Dave Brown, 780-3324) for identification.   Stu Jacobs has talked to Mike Roberts, Assistant County DA, who, he says, is inclined to prosecute Hake.  Roberts, according to Jacobs, wants to do the Fire Marshal's violations and our violations at the same time.   Before we can proceed, we have to have all the chemicals identified to see if they're hazardous waste or not.  Hake has to be extradited from Florida.

In November, I asked Mark Leonard, chief of the Veazie Police Department, if he had an address or phone number for Hake.  Not only did he, (529 South Parsons Avenue, Apt. 505, Brandon FL 33511) he also had two cell phone numbers: 813-657-0026 and 813-864-8147. Whoever answered the first number claims to have no knowledge of Eric Hake.    I've called the second number several times, but no one ever answers.   Leonard also said that a records check revealed that Hake has 4 dates of birth and 4 social security numbers.

Eventually, some or all of the chemicals will have to be disposed of as hazardous waste.  To be fair, in November I called Harry Dieuveuil and told him not to be surprised if he eventually receives a bill for the disposal.   I reminded him that he has recourse against the selling realtor, in that no site assessment was performed on the property, and I advised him to hire an attorney.   He asked if he'd get a bill for the haz-mat team, and I said I didn't know, but possibly; at least our bill wouldn't be as large as theirs. (An article in the BDN, attached, says the bill was sent to Penobscot County, who paid it and tried to pass  it
B-132-2005*Chief Fisher called to report a large sheen on the waters of Webb's Cove in Stonington. He in turn had learned this from the Stonington harbor master, Steve Johnson. He had learned about it from locals and drove to the area. The sheen was quite large. He could not find a source and the sheen was breaking up upon his arrival.
   I did not attend due to the lack of sources.
B-134-2005*Mr. Robertson called to report an oil spill in an empty residence in Blue Hill. The home was up for sale and a party (name unreported) checked on the home and found that the heat was off. This person called the heating technician, Matthew Basile. When he arrived the next morning, he found the basement floor had a large puddle of fuel oil on it. He estimated as much as 30 gallons may have been spilled. The cause was a furnace failure. The house called for heat and the burner failed to light.
Apparently, the burner delivered oil anyway causing the furnace to flood and oil to run out onto the floor. Mr. Basile called the fire department. Mr. Basile used speedi-dri to collect the oil.
   On my arrival, I found that the spill had been cleaned up. I inspected the basement and found that the floor was painted concrete and quite tight. No dry wall was involved and only a few stair and work bench supports were oiled. The oil had not spread very far and most of the floor was not impacted. Other than leaving the cellar to vent, no more action was warranted.
B-214-2004*
     Mrs. Kimball called to report a kerosene odor in her drilled well. I visited the site on 4-27-04, to find the well within 10 feet of a trailer pad where Mrs. Kimball indicated the kerosene tank had been located for the trailer. The well was reported to be 115 feet deep, yielding 12 gallons per minute. A bailer sent down the well showed no evidence of petroleum. A sample taken from the kitchen tap also showed no DRO.  Also, I found no evidence of petroleum where Mrs. Kimball indicated the spill had been.  No other wells are nearby.

REC:  File report.

P-1178-2004*Site inspection with Erich Kluk (BLWQ -  Floor Drain) after receiving a report of the spillage of auto fluids and dumping to floor drains.  Site visit did not reveal substantiation of claim.

P-922-2004*The Castner's reported smelling an oil like odor in their riding arena.  I visited the site and actually believe that I caught a whiff of it also.  I made one other visit to the site and was never able to find any source.  It remains a mystery.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-153-2005*
	2/28/05: Afternoon notice from Portland Pipeline Co. [PPC] of a "mystery sheen" in the harbor and around the Tanker Vessel (T/V) AVALON SPIRIT and the Spring Point area.
	On site at Portland Pipeline Co. (PPC)  terminal, I met USCG MSO petty officers who had inspected the vessel and  sheen.  PPC stated that the sheen had come from the harbor and they or their vessel were not the source.  The sheen was reported to be on the Portland side of the harbor as well.  While in the area, I checked out nearby Gulf terminal but found no sheen.   I found it odd that the sheen was extensive within the containment boom as well as outside the AVALON SPIRIT's boom.  My professional opinion is that the AVALON SPIRIT or PPC are the source for the oil sheen.  None of the oil sheen was recoverable.  I estimate the discharge at 5 to 15 gallons.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP BRWM
P-1031-2004*This facility was reported to the DEP by the Auburn Fire Department for being grossly out of compliance of city codes, and what the FD felt to be DEP regulations.  I met with Dep. Chief Gary Simard (AFD) and and the city electrical inspector.  It was obvious from that day's inspection that there were numerous potential problems.  The fuel pump was leaking, pump hoses were worn and cracked, there was product, water, and contaminated debris in the pump sumps, as well as other violations.

I spoke with Raquel Ross of the UST Enforcement Unit who indicated that the facility had not had a passing inspection for several years.  After bringing this to the facility owner's attention, they hired Guerin Co. (CTI Paul Thompson) to meet me on site and do a full inspection.  He indicated that he had done several past inspections and given a bid on what needed to be fixed, but the company would not do the repairs.

The inspection was conducted on 11/18/04,  and the report is attached.

The sumps, fill buckets, and pumps have been cleaned and the tanks were pumped out.  The Facility owner has been ordered by both the DEP and City of Auburn to keep that facility closed until it is brought up to compliance.
P-276-2004*Discharge of drain cleaner due to damaged containers.  Cleaned up by Home Depot staff and disposed of in Home Depot hazardous waste disposal stream.
P-1073-2004*A crane operator from Irving Equipment apparently did not fare too well in class, as he challenged several important laws of physics; namely the law of gravity.  He attempted to lift an object with his boom fully extended (150 ft.) and at such an angle the mass of the object more than compensated for the mass of the crane.  The crane (mass) then stayed in motion until it met a greater mass (earth).  In the process it crushed a flatbed trailer, forklift, and several hundred feet of power lines. The diesel fuel tanks on the crane were leaking, and I contacted a contractor to pump them off.  Several days later the affected soil was removed and transported for beneficial reuse at CPRC in Scarborough.

I subsequently received a call from Jacques Whitford requesting information on the spill.  They had been hired by Irving Equipment to do an assessment of the site.

An additional 8.75 tons of soil were removed at the time of their assessment (March 2005).

No further Response action warranted.
P-247-2004*A sheen was detected in the harbor by Cianbro during construction activities.  Likely creosote from piles being replaced, or chronic petroleum contamination being stirred up by activities.  No clean up possible and sheen eventually subsided.

A-399-2005*   A hose failure on a truck allowed several gallons of diesel to leak to paved road surfaces.  The leak was discovered upon arrival at the NewPage Paper facility; the driver pulled to the side and shut down.  Several gallons were lost to a storm drain which carries directly to the Androscoggin River.  Some spilled oil was sorbed from pavement.  Repairs were made, and the transporter agreed to inspect/repair similar vehicles in its fleet.
A-401-2005*One September 1, 2005, Maine DOT reported an excavator working on Route 215 near Senate Road, Jefferson.  The excavator discharged an estimated 1 gallon of hydraulic oil to the road and road shoulder.  Maine DEP made a site visit and found the clean up by Maine DOT to have been complete.  No further action is expected.
A-404-2005*   DEP received a report that a small quantity of oil had spilled to nearby vegetation from this tagged (<2 ppm PCB content) transformer, as a result of tree damage.  Oily vegetation was collected for disposal. No MDEP site visit was made.
A-408-2005*On June 21, 2005, Central Maine Power reported an estimated 1 pint of non-PCB transformer oil spilled inside the Augusta Service Center, 57 Old Winthrop Road, Augusta.  CMP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, no further action is expected.
A-415-2005*Dwight Doughty, Maine Dept. Transportation contacted our office to report a spill of asphalt roofing tar on Rt. 137 in Knox.  The material was covered with sand and swept up for disposal.  The owner of the pail was not identified, therefore a mystery spill.  Materials were transported to Thibodeau batch plant in Prospect for disposal.  No site visit was made.
A-419-2005*John Cressey, Summit Environmental Consultants, reported a small quantity of diesel fuel contaminated soil found during a UST piping replacement.  The contamination was found at K & K Excavation, 302B Auburn Road, Turner.  The contamination was minor and no soil removal was required.  UST Site number 19613.
A-420-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of mineral oil spilled at this tagged (non-PCB) transformer due to a vehicle accident.  This amount was later established at 30 gallons.  Some product was collected off pavement, but some went to a nearby storm drain.  A contractor was hired for further collection.
A-423-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil spilled from a tagged (non-PCB) transformer following a vehicle accident.  The spill was confined to pavement and was recovered by utility company staff with sorbent material.  No further action is expected.
A-424-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that an ultra-light aircraft had crashed into this pond.  The plane was recovered.  It is unknown whether fuel (gasoline) was released.  Given the limited capacity of the fuel tank any release would be minor.
A-426-2005* Sometime prior to 9-9-2005, My neighbor Joe Rines told me that his wife picked up some free paint at Fifi Salvage. She was going to paint the children's bedroom with this paint. Joe checked the label and found that most of this paint contained lead. I was sure what the DEP could do so I collected all the paint from Joe Rines. Fifi Salvage is located on Route 3 in Augusta, in the area of Bolton Hill.
 On 9-9-2005, I stopped in at Fifi Salvage and spoke to the owner, John Dumont, and asked about the paint. Mr. Dumont claims that he did not know the paint contained lead. There were several cans of paint still available. Some of this paint did contain lead. I told Mr. Dumont that I would take the paint that was in the store and collect the paint from Joe Rines and bring all of it back to Augusta for disposal. I also told him the DEP would seek reimbursement for the disposal cost. The only other option was if he found a town that would except this material for disposal during a Household Haz. Waste collection day. When I arrived at the DEP office in Augusta, Mr. Dumont had called to say the town of Yarmouth would except the paint. I verified this with Clean Harbors. On my way home, I dropped off all the paint. I called Mr. Dumont Monday 9-12, to verify they did dispose of the paint at Yarmouth's Household Haz. Waste day. Yarmouth would not give out a receipt for this transaction.
 It appears that the paint was disposed of correctly, and no further action by Response is required.
P-491-2005*
SUMMARY
	28 June, 2005, late afternoon notice to Maine DEP from federal NRC regarding a moderate size fuel oil discharge at the suburban summertime residence of Alford Robert.  The call came into NRC from Veilleux Oil Co. of Biddeford.  Unfortunately the licensed oil burner technician for Veilleux Oil and Mr. Robert failed to notify Maine DEP directly as required and in violation of Maine statute.
	On the morning of Wednesday, 6/29/05, I met Veilleux employees on site replacing the AST facility.  They removed approximately 1-ton of soil for disposal at CPRC in Scarborough.  The area is residential, on municipal water & sewer.  I do not believe there is a threat to the nearby ocean.  The new AST was already installed under the deck so I was not able to examine the soil under it.  Oiled soil in low concentrations likely remain and shall be properly managed if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-965-2004*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that they were at the Biddeford Park & Ride where a vehicle had been vandalized.  Someone had punctured the gas tank on the vehicle and a few gallons of gasoline were spilled onto the pavement.  The Fire Department cleaned the gas up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-967-2004*A one gallon jug of polyurethane was spilled on the concrete floor at the Home Depot.  It was absorbed with soil, containerized, and stored in their hazardous waste storage area until disposal.  No further Response action is needed a this time.
P-969-2004*I was contacted by the Auburn Fire Department reporting that there had been an overfill of a vehicle at the Irving Mainway.  About 5 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the pavement by the pump.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-505-2005*On 9/3/05, I received a report of a diesel spill on asphalt from the Ohio Street Extension in Glenburn, east on Ohio Street, then left onto McCarthy Road, and right onto Route 15 to the Glenburn /  Bangor town line into a gravel pit.

The report was made by the Glenburn Fire Department, which was on scene along with the Levant Fire Department.  Both departments were applying dirt/sand from the side of the road onto the spill trail.  I asked that they apply a liberal amount to the sections of road at traffic stops, but not to worry so much about the other areas.  It was a sunny, warm and breezy day.  I felt the weather conditions would be a major help in mitigating the spill.  I was told by the Glenburn Fire Department the dump truck driver had cracked the crossover line between saddle tanks on the dump truck, by striking a rock while backing into a construction site on Ohio Street Extension.  He had then driven back to the gravel pit to get another load of gravel when he noticed what had happened.  The driver quickly plugged the tank and slowed the leak.

When I arrived on scene, I was told the driver had stopped the leak and had gone for repair parts.  I asked Assistant Chief Burgess to go to the truck with my spill pool and place it under the tank until the repairs could be made, which he gladly did.

I then proceeded to the starting point of the spill.  It was obvious which rock had done the damage and where the spill was.  The closest well in this fairly undeveloped area was over 250 feet away.  Luckily, there was an excavator at this location that Mr. Norsworthy was using for the earth work project.

Then I drove the 5.5 miles to the gravel pit and found very little spillage from the truck that was not collected by the spill containment pool.  Mr. Norsworthy was still trying to locate parts to make the repairs to the fuel line.  All of the fire fighters went on their way, and I stayed with the truck until Mr. Norsworthy returned to make repairs.  Repairs were made, no leaks present.  The collected fuel was poured back into the fuel tank.

I informed Mr. Norsworthy of the remediation effort he would be responsible for.  He understood and agreed that he would do the work right then.  We returned to the spill site and he excavated approximately 15 yards on contaminated soil and disposed of it at Pine Tree Landfill once it opened on Monday.
B-504-2005*On 9/2/05, I received a report of a meth lab discovered on the banks of the Penobscot River.  I arrived on scene to meet drug enforcement agents and bomb squad technicians.  We cleared the scene and only recovered approximately half gallon of acid, half gallon of bleach, and a very small amount of semi refined product.  All was placed in DEP Hazardous Storage building and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-1174-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their driver's had overfilled a customer's tank.  The oil came out the vent and weeped out around some fittings on the tank in the basement.  Dead River cleaned up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-22-2005*
Chief Moody reported that a car had rolled over on Route 1, about ? mile south of the big bridge. It was on the edge of the scenic turn out. He estimated that about a gallon or two of unleaded gasoline was lost. The amount that hit the ground was minimal, as arriving firemen had placed sorbent pads under the leak until the car was righted.

A-400-2005*Call received 8/30/05 at 1615 that there was a fire at the Asplundh Tree Expert Company maintenance garage facility in Albion and oil had spilled. Thomas Smith and I responded to the scene. Half the building was completely burned to the slab and there were still smoldering fires in the building. The fire chiefs reported that they had pulled back their teams when a greenish blue cloud of smoke came from the fire. With a list of chemicals supplied by the fire chiefs we identified the chemicals as herbicides that were stored in a room at the back of the building where the unusual colored smoke came from. Thomas Smith, DEP surveyed the building after the fire was completely extinguished and noted blue liquid on the slab and some leaking off the slab in the back corner. There was also visual spills of oil at the front of the building around the well head where chain saw oil and motor oil containers had fallen and broken during the fire.

The next day I returned to the scene and receive material safety data sheets from the company representative, John Christopher. I placed universal sorbent boom at the back corner to collect any run off of the chemicals from the slab and oil sorbent boom and pads in the front of the building to collect oil runoff from the slab.

I contacted Ralph Guadagno at Asplundh's office in Massachusetts and with his agreement to reimburse the Department for clean-up expenses I hired Clean Harbors to collect and contain all free product and contaminated debris; and dispose of it properly after testing and profiling the waste. On site were 5 compressed gas cylinders, oxygen and acetylene, that had the valve handles burnt off. Maine Oxy took the tanks to their facility.

On 9/19/05 I accompanied Rob Peale and Deb Stahler (DEP technical services) to survey the site and take soil samples to determine need for further action. Two floor drains were found on the building slab at this visit.  For further information regarding sampling results please see the Technical Services file.  At the time of the inspection, the floor drains did not appear to be impacted, though the property owner was advised that when/if the building was re-built he would need to evaluate the floor drain discharge pathways.

No further response action is required at this time.
P-621-2004*As reported by Matt Marks of Yorkie Oil, upon finishing a delivery to the Heffler home and rewinding the hose, an estimated one gallon discharge occurred.  The exact cause was not given and based on the information given it was not critical to the clean up.

In the process of rewinding the hose the discharged happened, equipment failure, operator error it is unclear but the driver did clean up the spilled material with absorbent material.  The home owner was advised and asked to call, if the clean up was not to his satisfaction.  There was no follow up call so it is presumed the clean up was satisfactory.

No call for DEP assistance was made none dispatched.
B-506-2005*On 9/4/05, at 1840, I received a report of 20 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled into the bilge of a fishing vessel.  The bilge pump activated and began pumping the gas and water already in the bilge overboard.  The spiller and owner, Ken Eaton, quickly used buckets to catch the bilge water as it was being pumped overboard.  He estimates that he recovered 10 gallons of the spilled amount.

The United States Coast Guard and Castine Harbor Master were notified of the mishap.  The spiller reported a sheen that was quickly dispersing and difficult to see in the dusk.
P-666-2004*In pursuit of answers to the location or whereabouts of wastes generated at the Lewis yard, located on Route 113, in Brownfield (P-651-2004), I visited Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC's base of operation at the Forrest Sanborn garage.  Initially no one answered my greeting, however upon walking to the rear of the yard, I was joined by a man whom indicated he was Forrest Sanborn's youngest son.   I asked him if he knew the whereabouts of the Lewis generated wastes which included drums of hazardous waste, batteries, and mercury switches.  He indicated he did not know the disposition of the wastes, however, he provided me phone numbers for Mr. Sanborn's cell phone and the Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC office, located in Sanford.

I waited in the yard for a period of time  and observed a diesel leak from the crusher, due to absent fill cap.  I informed the staff of the discharge, who in response, hand-dug contaminated gravel, threw it on the crusher deck and placed a pail beneath it.  The crusher continued to leak.  (See attached photos.)

Soon thereafter I was met by Linda Corbin, principal member of Lin-Cor Environmental, LLC. She also  knew very little about the weekend operation.  After a lengthy discussion covering everything thing from tires, gas tanks, other crushers and the inclusion of soils in the cars, and the gas buggy (AST for dispensing gasoline), I made a written request for five items: 1) information about weekend crushing at the Lewis site; 2) what happened to batteries; 3) what happened to the 8 (55 gal) drums; 4) who was there, and; 5) what happens to the gas buggy dregs after filtration.  This was documented on an Initial Clean Up Agreement with a copy to her and the Department (see attachment).

Although the visit was primarily to gather information pertaining to the Lewis site, an unreported spill and unsupervised clean up was observed and documented by the DEP in this report.
B-514-2005*On 9/7/05, I received a report of approximately one gallon of K-1 spilled under a mobile home in Harrington.  The report was made by the owner, Mr. Fred Call.  Mr. Call receives fuel assistance from Washington County Community Action Program.

Mr. Call notified the Washington County CAP program of a corrosion hole in his fuel supply line leading from the tank to the furnace.  A few weeks prior to the notification to the DEP, Mr. Call noticed the odor of oil in his house.  He closed the valve to his tank, not allowing any more oil to leak out.

I arrived on scene the afternoon I received the report and found no vapors or evidence of the spill.  Mr. Call informed me he had not smelled the odors in days.

I informed him and Mr Turner, of Washington County CAP, to notify DEP in a more timely manner in the future, and if during the renovations to the system any contaminated soil was discovered to please contact me.
B-54-2005*B-54-2005
01/31/2005 15:47

     Dave Oxley of Dysart's called to report a spill of #2 fuel oil in the rear of the Maine Coast Mall on High Street in Ellsworth.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons were released out onto the parking lot area when an underground storage tank was overfilled.  Most of the fuel was cleaned up with sorbent material.  A small quantity was lost to a storm drain.
B-517-2005*On 9/7/05, I received a report of the bridge repair construction project moving to another location, where more contaminated soil is located.  The source of the contamination is the same as before, Dave's Service Center.  The Department of Environmental Protection and Transportation knew of the contamination and have established a remediation criteria.  The criteria was followed for "Group 3" soil over 1,000 ppm, dictating soil to be recycled at an asphalt plant.

A total of approximately 29 cubic yards of contamination were recycled at the Lane Construction asphalt plant.
P-256-2005*I was contacted by Northeast Air reporting they had overfilled an airplane on the FedEx ramp at the Portland Jetport.  The fuel spilled on the pavement and was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-639-2004*Brian, CEO, in  Sebago, called to report the intentional dumping of building debris and household wastes on the Burnell Rd.   The site was actually located on a side road off Burnell Road which crosses Quaker Brook.  Just below a beaver dam, the garbage and debris were deposited in the stream along the ATV crossing (see attached photographs).

Several garbage bags were strewn amongst building debris made-up of mostly wood, cut boards, timbers, some sheet rock, and assorted wire ends.  Sebago's CEO and DEP (Scott Cyr) looked through the material for any identifying address labels, but found nothing of any relative or recent use.  The materials were removed from the stream bed and staged alongside the road for eventual cleanup, either by the land owner or possibly in conjunction with the town.

Beyond the fact materials were dumped in a rather pristine area in close proximity to Sebago Lake, and deposited directly into a stream, there appears there were no significant discharge of chemicals or petroleum products from the material.

DEP/Response has no plans for further action regarding this spill scenario.




P-665-2004*Mr. Ray called to report what he suspected was a chemical related fish kill in the Great Works River behind his home.  A scum layer on the water near the mill pond impoundment was his concern.  He had canoed thru it and it discolored his white fiberglass canoe, to the point he had to clean it.  This required more than a simple rinse, he used a degreaser to wash the materials off the fiberglass.

Upon arrival, no scum layer could be seen.  It was suspected to be an algae bloom or some other biological entity.  The fish kill was a singular fish observed by Mr. Ray.  The explanation presented to Mr. Ray was the biological theory as no evidence of petroleum contamination could be found, although the staining on the canoe was somewhat persistent.  He was satisfied with that explanation. DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-691-2005*	Thursday, 9/1/05: notification from Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) regarding small above ground storage tank (AST) leak at a home in Windham.  BTI was replacing Ms. Philpot's basement AST facility for the Cumberland County Peoples Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) agency.
	9/12/05: BTI replaced the AST and fuel line.  I dug up about a total of a gallon of oiled soil from under the AST fuel line and the outside fill pipe.  The tank was on a concrete pad.  The copper line was connected to the fuel tank.  I noted no odor problem in the basement.  The area is on municipal water and no wells are threatened.  This discharge is believed clean to Department satisfaction.

S G Brezinski
P-679-2004*York County Sheriff called to report a rolled-over vehicle which had discharged gasoline onto the Rite Aid property, Route 25, in Cornish at approximately 23:03 of 8/7/04.  It was agreed DEP would visit the site in the morning to survey the damage with the morning light.

The vehicle had discharged approximately five (5) gallons of gas to the lawn of the Cornish Rite Aid.  The very sandy loam was hand dug and bagged.  An estimated 500 lbs of soil were removed which amounted to the surface sandy loam in the initial impact area.  No further action required.
P-1068-2004*While returning to the office, I happened upon what appeared to be a large sheen and product in some puddles in a parking lot at 182 Read St.  The facility is a warehouse and it appeared as though a truck had lost it's saddle tank or fuel line.  A witness stated that he saw a truck being towed away from the site shortly before my arrival.  I contacted all the tow truck companies I could think of, however no one was aware of the incident.  I contacted the property owner, JB Brown & Sons, and informed them of the situation.  Given that it had been raining quite a bit and the product was, at this time spread all over the parking lot, I requested that they sand down the area to prevent further spreading of contamination and let Mother Nature take care of situation.
P-515-2004*Received a call from Bulick Construction, Inc. regarding the discovery of an underground storage tank (UST) at Custom Window Decorating, 1484 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME.  The discovery was made during excavation for a paving project.

I met Bulick Construction, Inc and Mike Favreau, owner of the property, on-site.  No one was aware of the tank until the vent/fill pipe was broken off during excavation, discharging a small amount of oil onto the ground.  The oil appeared to be waste oil, so I informed the owner that a certified tank installer/remover and a site assessment would be required for the tank removal.

On June 22, 2004, I heard from Elwin Scott, Simard & Sons, that the tank removal would be undertaken the following day (6/23/2004).

On June 23, 2004, the tank was removed without incident.  The tank appeared to have no holes in it, although there was some contamination around it, most likely from old spills and the discharge that occurred when the tank was discovered.  Since the area is serviced by public water and the building had no basement, the site was classified as baseline 1, requiring no soil removal.  Some water was encountered in the excavation, due to the rains the previous night, in the clay soils located beneath the tank.  No saturated soils were observed, so all excavated soils were returned to the hole.

For further details on tank removal, see "Underground Storage Tank Removal Site Assessment Report", by Summit Environmental consultants, Inc., dated July 19, 2004.
P-350-2004*Received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of oil in a drainage area off Depot Street/Factory Road just past Winter Street.  It was unclear where the oil originated from or for that matter what type of oil that it was, just that it was fairly fresh from the odor and appearance.

I responded to the call and meet the owner of the property, Ben Cavagnaro, who originally discovered the oil in the drainage area.  He stated that his children and dog had been playing in the area when they came home with oil on them.  He suspected that the oil had originated at DownEast Energy's bulk plant, because he observed no oil on or next to the road in the general vicinity of the drainage area.  We both checked the general area for any evidence of oil, and observed nothing.  I placed sorbents in the drainage area to collect the oil, which appeared to be diesel fuel from its color.  I collected approximately 2 gallons of oil with sorbent pads.  I left sorbent pads and boom in place to collect the remaining oil, in addition to any oil that might still be migrating from its source.

After securing the drainage area with sorbents, I proceeded to check both sides of the road, and any obvious drainage ditches for evidence of oil.  I observed nothing.  On my way past DownEast Energy, I checked the area around their service island, where diesel fuel and gasoline are dispensed, and found oil in a storm drain adjacent to the area.  It was later determined that the storm drain containing oil is connected to the outfall in question.

On the following day, I returned to the site and observed no additional oil and changed sorbents.  I spoke with Greg Morrill, DownEast Energy, regarding the situation, and asked if there was any chance one of their tanks were leaking or if there was a discharge in the vicinity of the storm drain.  He stated that all of their bulk plant drained to an oil/water separator then to the storm drain, and that they were not aware of any discharges by the storm drain, located by the pump island.  Speculation was that someone might have overfilled their tank while at the pump, and no one was made aware of it, but the staining on the pavement did not support this assumption.

I showed Mr. Morrill the area where the oil had discharged into the drainage area, and gave him Mr. Cavagnaro's phone number so he could contact him regarding any damages.  Mr. Morrill stated he would take care of checking on the area and changing sorbents when required.

The site was checked on several other times during the month of June, and no additional oil was observed.

It was later determined that the diesel oil originated from inside DownEast Energy's bulk plant from a leaking underground pipe.  The oil circumvented the oil/water separator underground until it reached a drainage area that flowed to the storm drain that the oil was originally observed in.  For further details, see spill report P-372-04.
B-534-2005*Trica Larson, who is a realtor with ERA Dawson Bradford, had spoken about an old oil spill at a property that she was representing.  She wanted to know if anything needed to be done.  I indicated that I would have to look at the situation before I could give an opinion.  On 9/14/05, 0841, she was prepared to take me to the site.  There was no fresh product associated with the fuel supply system.  There was an odor that may have been sour product, but it was hard to tell.  The PID did not give a reading, and the dirt under the supply system did not appear to be oiled.  There were two AST's in series and they had not been used for at least a year.  They seemed empty.  They were badly corroded and they appeared to be fairly porous.  I suggested to Trica there was nothing required regarding a cleanup now, but if they put product in those tanks there would be.  She said the plan was to replace the entire heating system before the sale took place.
B-535-2005*On 9/14/05, 1106 hours, Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reported a small (less than a half cup) of non-PCB transformer oil released from a pad mounted transformer at 3 Timberview Drive in Orono.  The released product ran off the pad oiling a 12" by 2" area of bark mulch.  The oiled mulch was recovered to BHE's waste stream and the leaking unit was replaced.
B-281-2005*Ms. Brusilla called to report a gasoline leak at the Swans Island Fisherman's Cooperative. While doing a courtesy SPCC inspection, she noticed there was gasoline in a piping sump. She estimated there were 18 inches of fuel in the sump. The drip rate was about a drop every three seconds. The AST system did have double wall piping as required by state rules. It also appeared the containment was working as designed. I say this because the facility is on a rock filled crib work that extends into the harbor. If fuel was escaping the system, sheen would have been noticed. She had notified the Director, Ken Lamoine and told him it must be repaired.
   I followed up this report with a phone call to Mr. Lamoine. He assured me that a repairman, Bill Carver, would be called to fix the leak. A call to Mr. Carver confirmed this.
   Eventually on 6/8/05, the repair was completed. In the mean time, I had made a visit and had confirmed Ms. Brusilla's description. I found that a bucket had been placed under the drip inside the sump. Mr. Lamoine told me that this dripped fuel was used in company vehicles.
   While the leak had gone unnoticed, I'd say that the coop had responded well and had the leak repaired as timely as possible.
B-538-2005*   Mr. Cunningham, Bar Harbor Fire Department, called to report that he had just returned from investigating an oil sheen on the waters of Hulls Cove. They had searched the ditches and water courses for a source and found none. It was fresh enough that he felt it smelled like fuel oil. As they searched, the sheen dissipated, imply that it was caused by a one time event. He said that there is a restaurant near by that is visited by frequent tour buses and perhaps they are the mystery source.

   No further action anticipated.
B-527-2005*On 9/12/05, 1140 hours, Wayne from Ray's Plumbing reported they were responding to a broken AST nipple at 36 Oak Street.  Their response was to pull a partial vacuum on the tank and replace the nipple.  Meanwhile, the carpenter, who had been working in the area when the accident happened, plugged the leak with a piece of wood.  The nipple broke when a box from a nearby pile of boxes fell on it.  Wayne indicated that product had gotten into the basement drain, which he thought went to the storm drain system which flowed to the Union River.  He suggested I contact the local fire department. I was unable to make contact with Ellsworth Fire until 1350.  Their phone had been busy in the interim. When I did talk to John Marshall (Assistant Chief), they had not noticed any sheen on the river.  He pointed out there was not much flow in the storm drainage, because it had been a while since they had rain.  Later in the afternoon, John called to report they could smell fuel oil in the storm drain in front of their office.  I went down the following morning to sniff the catch basins, check the river, and see how the resident at 36 Oak Street (Tom Stipe) was doing.  My thought was that at low flow levels there would be recoverable product in some of the catch basins.

None of the catch basins had product odor and there was no sign of product at the storm drain out flow, which was at least 20-30 gpm.   The PID reading in Stipe's basement was 10 ppm and the living space was .3.  The basement floor had been worked on with sorbents and it was reasonably dry.  An area about eighteen feet in diameter had been impacted.  The floor was cement and fairly level as well as smooth. The bulkhead door was open and a fan was venting the area.

Tom Stipe said that the last time the tank had been filled was 4/1/05.  There would have been some days requiring heat and the hot water comes off the furnace.  Considering about a gallon a day consumption and the fact that fifty gallons were still in the tank after the spill, the volume of the spill was about twenty gallons.  Approximately twelve got sorbed off the floor leaving eight to go down the drain.  At 1430, John Marshall reported a 25' by 100' sheen at the town dock, which is about a half mile downstream from the storm drain effluent.  AST fund was discussed.  As of 10/06/05, Tom indicated that they would not need to use the fund.

P-664-2004*On the morning of 8/5/04, a call was received about an oil stain or possible diesel discharge to Route 25, in Porter.  The spill was believed to have originated in the Mclucas Trucking yard.

Upon arrival, it was evident a discharge of oil had occurred to the roadway.  It was a flare pattern, suggesting to this investigator a fuel container was likely left on the bed not cinched down or closed.  As the vehicle exited the yard, the container tipped discharging fuel while the vehicle continued unknowingly down the road.  The spill pattern started thicker/wider and decreased in intensity and width the farther away the vehicle drove.

Mclucas was called and Richard (the owner) explained the likely scenario he believed happened.  Jared, a driver, was the last in the yard the previous evening, fueled his vehicle and did not fasten the fuel cap securely and when the rig left the yard it discharged.  The fuel sloshed out the opening and covered the roadway.

There was no appreciable amount of fuel in the roadway to recover.  Therefore no clean up action was conducted.  No runoff was documented only staining to the asphalt.  DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-286-2005*
SUMMARY
	Tuesday, 4/19/05, visit by DEP's S. Brezinski & K. Walker in response to a 4/11/05, complaint of an unreported gasoline discharge and water in an underground storage tank (UST).  The facility has a 3-compartment UST for autos and servicing a marina at Long Lake.  The facility passed its 2004 inspection.  The area is rural residential & commercial.  It appears that groundwater flows south toward Long Lake and any discharge would seek the lake rather than up gradient drinking water wells.

	Mr. Swett gave us his okay to inspect the facility.  We noted only 0.5" water in T-3, none in T-1 and T-2.  The T-1 spill bucket was dirty with spilled gasoline and 5" water.  We noted some leakage around the Kerosene above ground storage tank (AST) behind the building, which also had no vent.  I understand the AST belonged to McBernie Oil Co.  We advised Mr. Swett to insure the spill buckets are always cleaned out and he will check into a vent for the AST.  We noted no discharges in the lake.

S G Brezinski
P-834-2004*Jim Secunde of Maine Energy Recovery Corporation "MERC" called to report the accidental spillage of a 25% sulfuric acid solution to the plant's floor.  A tote was punctured by the tines of a fork truck and the solution leaked onto the concrete floor of the holding area.

The material is used as a corrosion inhibitor in the combustion system at the plant.  No personal injuries were reported, and the clean up contractor had been notified.  No Request for DEP assistance was made, none dispatched.  Based on the information received, the volume and area of discharge and the professionals involved, the spill should be a minimal concern.  DEP/Response plans no further action.


B-539-2005*Mr. Cote called to report that a spill of 4-5 gallons of automatic transmission oil had occurred on Eastern Avenue at about street number 534. A town mowing machine had blown a hose and spilled the oil to the pavement. The oil was mostly on the pavement and a bit on the shoulder sand. The town was cleaning this up with speedi-dri and a few shovels of sand.

B-416-2005*On 7/20/05,1335 hours Robert Taylor, who rents a trailer at 5 Copper Lane from Cole Properties, LLC, called this office with issues about his dwelling and added as an incidental that there had been an oil spill at his place some time ago.  Cole Properties personnel said it was in May and caused by the fact Robert (the tenant) was in the habit of jacking up the tank, so it would tilt toward the spigot.  He did this so fuel would feed to the furnace even when the tank was very low.  Cole Properties thought this action caused the copper tubing to crack.

I visited the site 7/21/05, and ascertained there had indeed been a spill.  There is a drilled well nearby that supplies four mobile homes.  I talked to Mike Cole (of Cole Properties, LLC) and he agreed to meet me at the site on 7/26/05, with a back hoe and other equipment to deal with the spill.  We excavated approximately five cubic yards of mildly contaminated soil and hit solid bedrock at about four and a half feet from grade.  The well is six hundred feet into solid granite and it had to be hydrofracked  in order to deliver one gallon per minute.  The water is being tested, but it is doubtful that this spill has contaminated it.  On 8/1/05, the test came back clean.

I have since been given to understand that even solid granite can leak oil to great depths.  When the rock was in its molten stage it can acquire intrusions that can fracture and become hydraulically conductive, which makes granite bedrock spills as much of a crap shoot as any bedrock spill. The PID readings in the first foot of excavation was 2000 ppm.  This high reading was probably due to a thin layer of clay about a foot from grade.  At two feet down, the reading dropped to 400 ppm and it further decreased to 200 at three feet.  These reading probably indicate that not much (if any) product actually made it to the bedrock surface.  I had asked Michael to bill us, because he had
performed the entire cleanup.   The understanding that I thought we had was he would apply to the fund so we could pay for the water test and him for his work, minus the deductible.  It is now 9/16/05, and I haven't heard from him so I guess he'll eventually get the bill for the water test, if he does not apply for fund coverage.
B-509-2005*
Mr. McLain called to report that for the past couple of weeks trucker's had been cleaning asphalt out of their truck dump bodies at a turn out on the Lily Road in Dedham. He went on to say that some were spraying oil into the truck beds after cleaning them out. This turnout is located across from Shadow Lane.
   I went to the site and confirmed the report. It was raining hard and no road paving was taking place. I called Mr. Annis at the Dept. of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Compliance Office, and told him what I had learned (the reporter said the trucks were coming from a D.O.T. paving project on nearby Route 1-A). Mr. Annis said the report was incorrect, as the asphalt haulers had a couple of designated dump sites for this sort of activity. He would contact the DOT engineer in charge of the road job and insure the asphalt was removed and that it did not continue to happen.


A-402-2005*I was contacted by the Augusta Fire Department reporting that a tractor trailer truck had struck a piece of metal in the road and damaged its saddle tank.  The truck was just entering the interstate and stopped just under the Western Avenue overpass.  The driver was immediately able to control the discharge with valving on his saddle tanks.  Most of the product released was sprayed on the breakdown lane.  This lane was already ground down and was going to be paved within the week.  The Augusta Fire Department put down some sorbent pads on the small puddle that was there and I retrieved them the next morning.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-440-2005*I was contacted by the Waldoboro Irving Mainway reporting that a vehicle that was gassing up had leaked 6 gallons of gasoline onto the concrete pad.  Apparently, the owner of the vehicle had just picked it up from the mechanic who had forgotten to put a clamp back on the fill line to the gas tank.  Irving used pads and speedy dry to clean it up.  No further Response action needed at this time.
A-443-2005*I was contacted by the Irving Mainway in Waldoboro reporting that a vehicle with a corroded gas tank had attempted to fill up at the station.  When the owner pumped gas in to the tank it came out the bottom releasing 6.3 gallons on to the concrete pad.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-91-2005*Please see attached.
B-21-2005*Mr. Turner called to report a spill at his house. It seems he awoke to the smell of kerosene. An investigation showed him the firematic had cracked resulting in his fuel system leaking. He put a small container under the valve to collect the leaking fuel and called, John Stowe, his burner technician. Mr. Stowe recommended that he call the D.E.P.
   On my arrival, I found red heating oil here and there all over the yard. The mobile home is on a fairly steep slope and the long driveway slopes down to the boulevard's deep ditch.
   This was in the early spring and a heavy rain was taking place. The door yard was covered with ice. The oil had run down to the ditch and was mixing with the turbid ditch water. While there was little oil to collect, Mr. Stowe had put down sorbent pads here and there. He had collected just a bit. It was a good attempt.
   Over all, the spill was without significant impacts.
B-14-2005*   Bangor Fire Department responded to a call at Hart Hall on the Husson College campus. A dorm resident had smelled oil and the security officer found heating oil on the floor of the building's boiler room. Bangor Fire (Ast. Chief Vance Tripp), campus security chief (Rocco Santa Fe), and boiler operator (Richard Giglio) were all called to the scene. I received a call via Bangor Fire advising me of the spill. Information was scarce due to poor cell phone connections. I drove to the scene.
   At the scene, I met the above individuals. I learned that one of the 3 boilers had called for oil and failed to light. Apparently, there were other problems, as the device that is supposed to stop oil flow to the unit if no flame is detected also failed. Subsequently the oil pump continued to feed the boiler and the excess oil ended up on the concrete floor. Fortunately the boiler room had been designed for such events. There are floor drains that connect to a sump that must be switched on manually to drain. This sump collected the oil, which was being pumped back into the underground oil tank when I arrived.
  With Chief Santa Fe, I inspected the area for oil that might have escaped the berm, but found none.
  Once the sump had been pumped down to the water level, they used a few pads to polish the remaining oil off the water's surface. I expressed surprise that they would pump oil from the sump directly back into the UST, but the operator was confident that any contaminates would settle to the bottom and be removed during annual tank maintenance.
   No further action anticipated.
P-1079-2003*Ms. Haynes called to ask for help dealing with a leaking tank in her basement.

She informed me that Dead River Oil Co. had been there and the tech pointed out the leaking tank, but did little to correct or fix the situation. He advised her to place a container beneath the leak, and watch it.  This she did, but it overflowed between checks.  The additional spread of oil required some significant removal of framing timber (none appeared to be load bearing) to clean up the product and remove the tank.

It was this investigator's opinion that Dead River should share some of the cost of the clean up associated with this incident, as it was their technician who instructed the home owner not repair or replace the tank, but rather place a container under the tank in order to collect spilled product.

Community Concepts, a local social service provider, became involved and the issue was resolved.  No additional calls from Ms. Haynes have been received, therefore it is believed the spill and clean up are complete.  DEP/Response plans no further actions.
B-540-2005*On 9/19/05, 1000 hours, Gertrude Bizeau called to complain about a strong odor of oil in a house that her daughter had been renting. The owner of the house (Linda Cowan) said the odor in the house was cat and dog urine and A E Robinson Oil would confirm the fact there was no oil problem.  I gleaned from conversations with Gertrude and Linda they were not on the best of terms.  It turned out A E Robinson had been there to replace the fuel line, but did not have a recent observation.  9/30/05, I visited the site and noted there was not a trace  of oil odor.  The basement had a dirt floor, which gave the space the smell of dirt.


P-695-2005*On September 2, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately five (5) gallons of #2 fuel oil had sprayed onto the pavement of Hillside Street after the fuel delivery person had an issue with putting the hose back onto the truck.  The oil was remediated by Cash Energy personnel with the use of speedy dry.

No further action is required at this time.
P-259-2005*	Wednesday, 4/6/05, while en route north on Interstate 295,  I came upon a tractor-trailer truck pulled over to the side of the highway with an obvious black oil stain trailing down the road behind it.  (Maine tractor commercial-plate number 917843, trailer plate number A77000.)  The driver explained that he lost his engine's oil plug and he was awaiting a repair truck.
	I padded the oil as best possible with sorbent pads and deemed no further action necessary.  Half of the oil spilled was not recoverable.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-338-2004*It was reported to the Department that a plethora of 55-gallon drums were being stored in semi trailers at a Casella Waste facility (aka Pine Tree Waste) in Mechanic Falls.  A site visit the following day confirmed the anonymous claim.  Three semi trailers were completely full with unlabeled, for the most part in-tact 55-gallon drums stacked two high.  Subsequent to this discovery, contact was made with Casella personnel of authority and our Hazardous Waste Enforcement division.  Tim Wright and Andy Slusarski, DEP representatives, performed their own site visit thereafter and initiated a plan for Casella to undertake the inventory, and profiling and sampling of the unknown wastes.  Casella complied and the conclusions are concisely explained in this excerpt from a Tim Wright memo, available in its entirety from the HWE file in the file room:

"...thirty six containers were determined to contain waste oils contaminated with low levels of the F-listed solvents tetrachloroethylene and two contained the pesticide 2,  4-D.  The remaining containers were identified as animal fat or off-spec food products.  Although the level of solvents in the waste oil were within the limits for halogens specified in the Maine's Waste Oil Management Rules, there was no evidence that hazardous wastes had not been mixed with waste oil.  Based upon Pine Tree's total lack of evidence concerning the contents of the containers and four-year failure to determine if they contained hazardous waste, the Department issued a Notice of Violation and Enforcement Intent on July 9, 2004, requiring that all waste oil with tetrachloroethlyene and 2, 4-D be managed as hazardous waste.  The remaining containers were classified as Special Waste, met disposal criteria for disposal and were disposed of at Casella Waste management's landfill in Hampden, Maine."

It is my recommendation that any concerned party consult aforementioned Hazardous Waste Enforcement file for complete documentation, including sampling results, for this case.
P-696-2005*On September 2, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately two (2) gallons of gasoline was spilled as a result of a customer overfill due to inattention.  The Brunswick fire department was notified and remediated the spill with speedy dry and sorbent pads.

No further action is required at this time.
P-697-2005*On September 4, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately four (4) cups of gasoline was discharged in the vicinity of Sound Pier #17.  The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard personnel responded and boomed the area of the sheen.  Information gathered from interested parties with regard to the spill indicated that the sheen emanated from a transient pleasure craft, but the owner could not be identified.

No further action is required at this time.
P-282-2003*Sid Hazelton of Auburn Public Works called to report the discovery of a mystery drum along Turner Street.  It was estimated to be 1/3 full of an unknown substance.  The drum was taken to the Gracelawn Road facility for storage until a disposal contractor could properly assess and dispose of the material.

Based on the information received DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-400-1994*
REPORT UPDATE OF SEPT. 2005 by SGB

	6/27/04: investigation & remediation of waste oil discharge associated with abandoned 500-gal. bare steel UST.  See UST closure assessment of Acadia Environmental for further information.  I understand that gasoline UST's were replaced in 1995.  In 1994, no further remedial actions were required; it is typical that a Clean-Up Goal not be fully met because discharges under roads, buildings and other parts of the UST facility cannot be remediated in a cost effective manor at the time.
	An Intermediate Clean-Up Goal was  judged due to past gasoline vapor problems in this area, later found to be largely attributed to the Town Taxi Co. and the Cumberland Farms GULF facilities several blocks away.
	Petroleum contamination likely remains and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  Mr. Mailman applied for UST Ins. Fund coverage.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
9/20/05
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P-732-2005*I was contacted by Maine DOT requesting a 30 day waiver for a piping removal at the North Berwick DOT Garage.  I attended the removal and found no contamination.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-124-2005*
	2/9/05: report of an oil smell emanating from a outside AST facility under Mr. Smith's deck.  Giroux Oil was contracted to replace the AST.  During a site visit before the tank was replaced, I noted a horizontal tank on the soil with no visible legs.  The area is dense residential, on city water & sewer service.  I noted no obvious oil staining.  By 3/3/05, I was notified that the old tank was replaced.  Mr. Smith assured me that he had no oil vapors in his basement, the primary concern.

S Brezinski
MDEP
	
P-700-2005*On September 5, 2005, DEP was notified by the Kittery fire department that approximately five (5) gallons of diesel fuel were discovered in the vicinity of James Corner.  The source of the fuel was unknown.  The fire department remediated the spill with speedy dry and sorbents, which were containerized for disposal.

No further action is required at this time.
P-372-2005*John Koris of Pike Industries reported that a contract hauler had dumped a load of sand at their Portland facility which contained kerosene.  Apparently, the driver had washed the asphalt out of his truck body with kerosene, however had not cleaned out the liquid prior to adding the sand.  I allowed Pike to process the material at the facility where it had been dumped (hot process asphalt).  No further action is necessary in this matter.
P-701-2005*On 9/5/05, Kara Walker received a report of a sheen located at the Skelton Dam in Dayton.  The sheen was confirmed but no source was identified.  See attached National Response Center report for additional information.

No further action required at this time.
P-729-2005*It was reported to the Department that during an UST removal/replacement at Continental Mills in Lewiston, #6 oil was witnessed on the groundwater in the hole.  The removed tank was inspected by both myself and the installer and had not been compromised.  A query performed yielded information dating back to 1992 (P-365-92), when the previous UST had been removed.  Since the site status had not changed, and understanding that per DTree Baseline sites only require free product removal, the only action performed prior to replacement was a dewatering of the hole (including the free product present).   Note that this spill report was coded in regard to the June 1992 incident and is not indicative of the tank's status or a cause in September 2005.
P-296-2005*I received a call from Mr. Merrill Laskey reporting that a former tenant of his, Joe Kittrell, Westbrook Transmission, had left a "mess" on his 13 Depot St. property in Windham.  Among the products allegedly dumped were tires, petroleum products, batteries, and other auto fluids.  He also claimed to have a report from a consultant verifying the contamination.  Since it sounded like a possible hazardous waste intentional dumping issue, I requested that Tim Wright of the RCRA Enforcement Unit accompany me on the initial site visit.

We first met with Mr. Laskey at his home where he provided us a letter from his attorney which referred to and included a site assessment and letter from an attorney for Mr. Kittrell.  The site assessment identified several issues of concern as already reported to us by Mr. Laskey.  It further stated there was subsurface contamination associated with a former UST removed in 1993, which I coincidentally submitted a spill report for (P-696-1993).

We visited 13 Depot St. with Mr. Laskey and noted issues such as abandoned containers of petroleum, tires, batteries, spills of oil, and other bad housekeeping issues common to automotive repair facilities.  Most of which we could do nothing about.  As for the former UST, Mr. Laskey pointed out the area where it was (500 gallon gasoline) as well as the location of a former tank (10,000 gallon gasoline).  I had not required any clean-up in 1993 as the site was, at that time considered baseline and there were no soils above the baseline clean-up standard encountered.  The current site assessment (Jacques Whitford, 2004) involved a more extensive sub-surface study and did reveal petroleum contamination down gradient of the 1993 UST removal site.  This is also down-gradient of the 10,000 gallon UST, as well as at least one building with a floor drain.

This Site Assessment by Jacques Whitford had actually been contracted by a developer (Renee J. Lewis) who was also developing an adjacent property through the DEP's VRAP program.  Upon learning this, it became clear to me that the developer was attempting to get Mr. Laskey to clean up the property through the Groundwater Fund using the 1993 tank removal.  She would then buy the property and complete a VRAP clean-up.  Upon determining this, I contacted Nick Hodgkins of the VRAP program.  He was aware of the property and after discussing it we concurred that the most appropriate action would be for me to require clean-up of the surface spill issues, as with any normal site, then it would be up to any owner or potential owner to proceed with a VRAP if appropriate.  It had been determined by Jacques Whitford that the clean-up would be a "baseline-2" as three private wells had been discovered within 1000 ft. up-gradient of the site.  These wells had not been known of or considered in my 1993 decision.   Nick would consider these in a VRAP decision, however he didn't feel that they should impact the clean-up level decision.

I sent a letter to Mr. Kittrell and copied Mr. Laskey as to the Department's requirements to clean-up the surface discharges and remove the abandoned tires.  The remainder of the site would be addressed by the developer through the VRAP process.  It is my understanding that initial clean-up was done and the VRAP application will be filed.

The Division of Response Services does not require any further action given the information known at this time.  Any further involvement by Response will be to support VRAP as needed.  It is understood that clean-up requirements may be changed and clean-up levels may be reevaluated during the VRAP process.

P-721-2005*On September 13, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of gasoline was discharged to the cement pad at the Big Apple in Brunswick.  The release was caused by a ruptured fuel line of a passenger vehicle.  The fire department responded, pushed the car away from the spill area, and deployed speedy dry to the effected area.  The sorbents were collected by a C N Brown attendant and disposed of.

No further action is required at this time.
P-378-2005*The Kennebunk Fire Department reported that they had responded to a call of an overfill of gasoline at the XTRA Mart, 88 Main St. in Kennebunk.  The overflow occurred on the cement pad, however the pad had cracks in and product seeped into the cracks.  The FD put speedi-dry on the affected are to suppress vapors.

No report of the spill was received from the facility by the DEP and it has been referred to the UST Enforcement Unit for consideration.
P-376-2005*C N Brown reported that they had suffered an overfill of a truck at their bulk facility in Lewiston resulting in an approximately 1 gallon discharge.  The discharge was cleaned up by C N Brown personnel.  Wastes were disposed of according to C N Brown protocol.  No further action is necessary by the Division of Response Services in this matter.
P-377-2005*Mr. Caron reported that a leak had been discovered in the hydraulic system of the elevator at Lewiston High School.  There was a 7 inch layer of water/oil mixture in the elevator shaft.  He hired a contractor to pump the shaft out and the leak was fixed.  The shaft was isolated from the outside environment and therefore no further involvement by the DEP is necessary in this matter.
B-542-2005*9.19.05, Machias Fire Department reported a vehicle accident on Route 1A.  Several fluids leaked from the damaged vehicle and a portion migrated off the bridge into coastal waters.  The fire department cleaned up the remaining spilled products by deploying speedi-dri.  A DEP response was not requested.  A recovery from the water in this circumstance is not expected, and no additional complaints have been received.

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P-979-2004*It was reported to the Department that 4,000 gallons of #6 oil had been delivered to the AST in and subsequently discharged to the basement of a mill building in Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield.  The oil was intended to heat two large structures for the winter but a gate valve malfunctioned causing the lack of retention.  Although #6 oil is the more viscous of the group, it was a fresh, and therefore hot, delivery so that greatly enabled its ability to travel; and travel it did.
Product initially afflicted the room in which the culprit valve was located then a large boiler room associated with it that houses two approximately 8,000 cubic foot (rough math) industrial boilers.  Understand, though, that both rooms have incorporated with them engineered pits and trenches, all of which were teeming with product.  The pits have no discharge point but the trenches run into a sump basin located in a hallway of the boiler room.  That sump basin contains a sump pump that transported product through approximately 100' of PVC pipe into a site-specific and site-contained combined storm/sewer treatment system whose outfall is the Ossippee River.
The daunting task of free product removal was initiated as a multi-faceted event.  Two crews were established, one intent on source elimination and the other on stabilization of the storm/sewer system; both acting simultaneously.  The mobility that was originally viewed as negative actually  complemented the remediation process because the steady removal of liquid product was not hindered by the clogging of hoses and valves.  Post free product removal, the majority of everything contacted (including pits, trenches, floors and the storm/sewer basins outside) were pressure washed.  Only the interior surfaces were speedy dried which was performed on ones hands and knees working the oil out of all the remote, less accessible locations.  Outside, at the end of the storm/sewer system there was an approximately 2,000 gallon holding tank prior to the sand filter system.  Presumably, the intent was for this containment to hold an influx of water during a heavy rain, however, in this case it held an influx of oil for which everyone associated with this event is thankful because dealing with a contaminated sand filter system would have been difficult to say the least.
Multiple return visits were made to the site over six months to ensure the RP was keeping up with the requested monitoring of potential leech out locations and, when necessary, the clean up thereof.  DEP has no complaints regarding the post incident behavior of the RP and consequently, is confident that despite some major staining no repercussions shall be experienced.
B-545-2005*9.21.05, BIA reported a spill from an aircraft.  According to the reporter, the aircraft pilot notified the refueling crew that the plane had a known problem of fuel escaping through the wing vent.  When the plane was refueled, buckets were in place to collect product.  Approximately 18 gallons of spilled product was collected and another 2 gallons cleaned up off the tarmac with sorbent material.

The reporter advised that the spill occurred at about 12:30 on 9.20.05, and that the Bangor Fire Department was notified at that time and responded.

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B-546-2005*9.21.05, Bangor Hydro reported a transformer oil leak at entered location.  They advised they could not pin point the cause of the leak and sometimes the units leak due to unknown causes or a previous lightening strike.  In this case, the soil at the base of the pole was contaminated and the area was hand-excavated.  The unit was tagged non-PCB.

No additional Response action anticipated.

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P-333-2005*On May 2, 2005, DEP received notification from the Kennebunkport Fire Chief, Gary Plamondon, that an 8,000-gallon tanker truck was leaking diesel into containers that were placed underneath the truck.  The owner of the tank truck and gravel pit, Stuart Giles, had inquired if the Kennebunkport Police Department would stop by the truck throughout the night to make sure that the containers were not becoming too full.  The police department acquiesced, but notified the fire department, which in turn notified DEP.

Kara Tudman (KT) arrived at the site and determined that the truck had been leaking into the containers, but the diesel was contained and had not discharged to the ground.  Stuart Giles indicated that he was in the process of upgrading his current AST dispensing system and needed a repository for the 1,000-gallons of diesel that were in the tanks while he was installing the new system.  Therefore, he placed the diesel into a non road worthy tanker truck, which happened to have several leaks from the valve areas underneath the tanker.  Due to the lack of lighting, agreement of the police department to check the tanker, and overall safety issues, KT determined that the arrangement was acceptable for the night.  KT left instructions with Stuart Giles that the product required immediate transfer to a non-leaking vessel the next morning.

On May 3, 2005, KT arrived on-site to ensure that the product was transferred and the tanker was no longer leaking.  Stuart Giles had transferred most of the product and the tanker was no longer leaking.

On September 16, 2005, KT returned to the site to ensure that the tanker was not in use and that the new diesel AST was installed.  The new AST was in use and the tanker, which was still stored on-site, displayed no evidence of oil stained soils in the area.

No further action is required at this time.
P-723-2005*I was contacted by the Desrochers after a water test found low levels of MTBE in the well water of their rental property in Alfred.  I checked the site out and couldn't find any obvious source of gasoline other than a boat motor and a gas can.  I resampled the well water and the MTBE results were below the Department's action levels and the DRO and GRO results were non detect.  I arranged with the Desrochers that I would come back in the spring and resample the well.

On April 6, 2006, I collected a water sample.  The results of the analysis was 10 ppb MTBE.  After consulting with Brad Hahn, we decided that this is not a situation that needs to be pursued any further.  I contacted the property owner and let them know that if they have any future problems with the well water they should give me a call.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-573-2005*On 9/30/05, 0350 hours John Gabarara (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) reported a release of suspected PCB oil at 384 Monroe Road, which happens to be the residence of one of our tech service geologists.  Clean Harbors had been called and it turned out the oil was 160 ppm PCB.  Clean Harbors had proceeded to do the cleanup, assuming that it was PCB contaminated. The cleanup produced 4 cubic yards of oiled soil and debris.  A total of 307 square feet were dug down four inches and twelve post cleanup samples from the bottom of the excavation were analyzed.  All were below 1 ppm (the detection limit).  The doormat, a pair of sneakers, and the mail box were disposed of and replaced. Bangor Hydro dispose of their PCB waste through TCL, Pell City , Alabama.
B-577-2005*9.23.05, Bangor field office received an NRC report of a gasoline leak from a passenger car at entered location.  According to the report, a private vehicle's gasoline tank contained a hole and leaked fuel.  It is unclear if fuel was being dispensed into the vehicle at the time the leak was observed.  The responsible party was not identified.  Irving Oil Company reported the spill to NRC who forwarded the report to Maine DEP.  Due to the amount reported spilled, the spill was cleaned up and reported to the NRC, no further DEP Response action is anticipated.  It is the DEP's expectation the waste material was handled in a manner typical at Irving Mainway's.  That is to temporary store the waste until a contractor or maintenance personnel pick up the material for disposal.

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I-163-2005*On 9-3-05, Jim Cook called to report that he had lost an entire tank of oil in his basement. It was Saturday and the call went through the State Police. Jim Gramlich was on-call and responded. The cause of the leak was a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. He had apparently filled the tank several days prior. The contents went to a floor drain that was piped across Rt. 1 and was supposed to daylight on a steep bank on the other side. Because of the age of the drain it was uncertain if the pipe was still intact or broken beneath the road. There was no evidence of discharge on the bank and recovery from beneath the road unpractical. I place Mr. Cook on Quarterly Monitoring as the well was within 50 feet of the discharge.  Mr. Cook did not continue the the monitoring and has not contacted this office regarding issues with his well water.  No further Response actions are required at this time.
P-199-2005*
	3/14/05: Notice of 10-15 gallon hydraulic oil discharge when a Lewiston Public Works truck blew a hydraulic line over pavement near their pole barn.  Mr. Stretton reported they sanded the spill and took the oiled sand to their landfill for cover material.  The area is based on silt/clay soils and is on municipal water & sewer.  No DEP visit at the time though I have been to this location in the past.

S G Brezinski
B-568-2005*
     This office received a call at 1025 on 9/29/05, from Ruth Lane (Lemforder Corporation; Brewer) reporting a potential oil spill.  She stated the Brewer Police Department had informed them a private vehicle had missed the curve near their facility and had ended up in their retention pond.  The pickup truck has been towed from the pond.  Upon investigation, no evidence of a spill or sheen on the water were observed.  Since there were no skid marks on the road, her impression was that the vehicle was probably traveling too fast to make the curve.

REC:  File report.
B-570-2005*
     This office received a call at 1100 on 9/29/05, from Al Kearns (Bangor International Airport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately one gallon of Jet fuel went out through a wing vent on an aircraft at their facility this morning following fueling operations.  All of the oil was contained on the tarmac and cleaned up with sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident, which occurred at 1045.

REC:  File report.
B-516-2005*9.6.05, Mr. Karalzun reported a spill of unleaded gasoline from his Jeep.  The spill occurred approximately one month ago when the Jeep was filled with gasoline and then parked in the driveway, about 8 to 10 feet away from the household's drilled well.  It's reported that about 15 gallons of fuel leaked from the fuel tank due to corrosion of the tank.  Recently, after several days of rain, petroleum odors were detected in the water from the  taps in the house.  Mr. Karalzun then began making inquires and was directed to Bangor Response.  After speaking on the phone, I advised that I would research some ideas and consult with Technical Service and call him the next day, 9.7.05.

During my 9.7.05, phone conversation, Mr. Karalzun advised that he obtained a water sample kit from the State Health & Environmental Laboratory in Augusta and sampled the well (the results had yet to be received, but later came back 7300. ppb) and that he purchased a carbon filtration system from a vendor he has experience with, which he later installed himself.  Prior to the installation of the carbon unit, I visited the site on 9.9.05, and observed the stained soil.  We proceeded to dig the soil up so I could obtain a better understanding of the extent of contamination.  We hit ledge and some hard scape insulation about 8 inches below grade.  A portion of the insulation was deteriorated from contact with gasoline.  The oil appeared to hit and follow the ledge.  Mr. Karalzun dug out the remaining contamination and indicated later there was not much more soil, and he hit more ledge.

The site was large enough and the amount of soil small that spreading on site was feasible.  The gasoline impacted soil was not saturated and would be expected to evaporate.  The residence is on a filter and Mr. Karalzun has arranged for sample bottles from the lab to be sent quarterly.

At this time, there is no further Response action anticipated.  The Karalzuns are very self sufficient and have taken practical steps of site remediation, including consultation with DEP and the Environmental Lab.  This site referred to Paul Blood, Technical Services, Bangor.

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P-749-2005*On September 28, 2005, DEP received notification from the EPA in Boston that approximately five (5) gallons of K-1 was discharged onto pavement as a result of an overfill of an oil delivery truck.  The overfill was caused by operator error during a truck to truck transfer.  The discharge was remediated by Veillex Oil Co. personnel with speedy dry and sorbent pads.

No further action is required at this time.
A-409-2004*Customer inattention and faulty shut off valve caused a minor spill at the Big Apple on Route 1 in Waldoboro. Contained to pavement and cleaned up by CN Brown personnel with sorbent material.  No further action is expected.
A-217-2004* On 4-16-2004, Mr. Steve Nichols called the Rumford Fire Dept and then called the DEP, concerning the spillage of motor oil. Mrs. Nichols drove her automobile over several five gallon pails of motor oil. This caused the release of about 15 gallons of motor oil. This motor oil was unused and clean. Mr. Nichols asked for advice in dealing with the oil and soil. I suggested that he shovel the soil into drums or pails.
 I eventually collected the pails of soil and disposed of them through the general waste stream here at the DEP. No further action will be required.
B-579-2005*Billy Bickford is the caretaker of Arthur Kurz' "Gull Cottage";  early on the morning of 10/3, he reported an oil spill at the site.

Bickford said sometime on 10/2, or early 10/3, the boiler called for oil, but failed to ignite.   Oil flowed out of the burner and onto the slab in the furnace room.  Catching the problem early, Bickford shut off the burner and soaked up most of the oil with kitty litter (see attached photos).

Bickford said that some oil had flowed off the slab and onto the ground.  Checking the site later that afternoon, I discovered that that was indeed the case, but what oil HAD flowed off the slab was a very minor portion of the small amount spilled.  The crushed rock outside the building was not stained.

Bickford had already lined up a contractor to dig up the contamination, but given the minute amount that flowed off the slab, that the site is on a mickey mouse public water supply, and that it'd have to be hand work only, I told him not to bother on our account.
P-745-2005*Jim Jones of South Portland Water Treatment Plant called to report the loss of approximately 50-75 gallons of a 15% Hypochlorite solution to the containment sump.  Staff noticed crystals in the containment area which later led to the discovery of a leak in the storage tank.  Unspilled solution was transferred to an adjacent tank and the clean up residual pumped into the plant's influent area.

The spill was confined to the containment area/sump and controlled back into the treatment system.

No request for DEP Response assistance was made, and none dispatched.  No further actions planned.
P-748-2005*On 9/29/05, I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident with diesel fuel spillage on the Maine Turnpike.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed the fuel tank on the truck leaking fuel from a hole in the tank that had been partially patched by the fire department.  We used sorbents to collect the leaking fuel and pumped the unspilled fuel out of the tank.  There was also a small amount of contaminated soil in the median strip from the engine of the truck that was leaking motor oil.  No further action required.
P-755-2005*On 9/28/05, I received a call from Chuck Spencer of Unum Provident reporting a spill which had occurred the previous day.  A power generator at the site was overfilled by Fieldings Oil.  Unum hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-758-2005*On 9/28/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Scarborough Fire Department reporting a mystery spill on Holmes Rd. in Scarborough.  The spill impacted a small section of the road as well as a nearby pond called Fengler's Pond.  The oil on the water was not recoverable with sorbents.  No further action required.
P-643-2005*
SUMMARY
	Abandonment by removal of gasoline & diesel Underground Storage Tank (UST) facility by Portland Pump.  Acadia Environmental performed the closure assessment.  Site formerly known as Gilman's Getty and then Almost Home Variety Getty (see P-700-03).  The facility was formerly owned by Rowell & Watson Oil Company of New Hampshire, then sold to Rowell LLC.
	The area is rural residential & commercial, on private wells.  A small mobile home park is behind the facility.  A clean up goal of Stringent was applied to this site based on nearby private wells.

FACILITY ABANDONMENT & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Monday, 8/8/05: during a drive-by, I noted a local construction company tearing down the building.  The store and facility had been closed for weeks.  This construction company also dug out the dispenser island with no Certified Tank Installer on site.
	Monday, 8/15/05: Portland Pump removed the UST and piping.  Jessica Cross of Acadia on site for the Chapter 691 assessment.  A small amount of diesel discharge noted around the tank top, otherwise Photoionization Detector (PID) levels all below 100 ppm notification and clean-up action level.   Even though contaminated soil volume was small, DEP required off site disposal due to the nearby residential well(s).  Soils were largely sandy and no groundwater was observed in the excavation.  Groundwater appears to flow south toward the nearby Middle River.
	Tuesday, 8/15/05: DEP's Kara Walker and I met Certified Tank Installers, Paul Brown and Art Grant on site while they were installing a new compartmented UST.  A new store was under construction also.

CONCLUSIONS
I)	Based on present information, this discharge is considered remediated to the Department's satisfaction at this time.
II)	This UST closure assessment covered a limited area of the property and may not include the location of the UST facility abandoned in 1988.  Any remaining prohibited discharges shall be managed properly if disturbed or made accessible.
III)	The discharge(s) could not be dated and are likely from one or more small overfill spills.

S G B
M DEP, BRWM

A-405-2005*   DEP received a report from this property owner (Alice Severance) that the tenant renting her garage (Lecasse, dba "Midnight Auto Body") had abandoned several drums and containers of paint and paint wastes when he vacated the property.  It transpired that Mr. Lecasse had spent a brief period in the county prison; his current whereabouts are unknown.  It was decided that DEP would arrange collection/disposal of these materials.
   The subject property is rural residential/light-commercial and utilizes private wells for water.  No materials are believed spilled to the environment from this particular event, although DEP conducted a clean-up here one year previously (ref. DEP #A-552-2004) following spillage of oils/solvents.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-384-2005*6.30.05 I responded to spill location.  I met with Dave Beaumont, certified tank installer, and Donna Crawford, the facility owner.  Beaumont detected contamination while replacing pipping associated with the facility's underground tanks.  I reviewed some DEP documents that Donna provided, and it is my understanding this upgrade was required by DEP Oil Enforcement Unit and Donna has been working with Tim Rector of the DEP.

I proceeded to oversee the assessment and removal of contamination from the site.  My initial observations of the site was visible contamination of soil and groundwater in the pipping trench that had been excavated from the dispensing pumps back to the first of three USTs.  We proceeded to excavate the tank area and encountered additional soil and groundwater contamination.   I made arrangements with both Hanington Lumber in Wytopitlock to provide an excavator to remove the contaminated soil and Clean Harbors of Maine to pump off the contaminated water.  The work was scheduled for 7.1.05.

I notified the Technical Services Division and Al Ingraham responded to the site and took GPS readings and sampled Donna Crawford's residential well that is located across the roadway and some distance away.  The verbal result I received indicated that no fuel oil was detected.  The spill site does have a drilled well less than 300 feet from the spill location, but is not in service.

Approximately 1250 gallons of oil contaminated water and roughly 75 gallons of free phase product was pumped from the UST excavation and trench area.  Approximately 180 tons of contaminated soil, extending out from the trench and UST area, were removed.  The area was back filled and due to the required soil removal, two portions of paved area were impacted and subsequently replaced.  A Land Spreading Agreement was completed and the material land spread at Hanington Lumber in Wytopitlock.

7.11.05 Prior to spreading, I conducted two field head space analysis of the stock piled soil, which resulted in 914 ppm at 33 degrees C and 2570 ppm at 38 degrees C.

8.5.05 I field screened the contaminated soil at the spreading site.  I took four samples.  The results ranged from 467 ppm to 1322 ppm.



It is anticipated that Response will conduct additional field screening of the spread soil.  This site is referred to Technical Services for evaluation.

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Addition 1.13.06  Enter of field head space data:

Sampled 11.9.05  Random composite samples taken in spreading area sample #1) 393 ppm  #2) 78 ppm and  #3) 68ppm

B-550-2005*   Mr. Merchant called to report that contaminated soil had been unearthed during construction at the heavy duty ramp at Bangor International Airport. My presence was requested.
   On my arrival in front of Gate 6, I found an excavation for a new sewer line and in it's bottom, water was a thin layer of dark, weathered fuel oil. This area is where the airliners park to take on passengers. The surface is concrete, about 18" thick. Because of it's dark color and lack of odor, it was obvious that the contamination was quite old. It appeared to be leaking into the hole from the surrounding clay.
   As this is a site noted for long term contamination on a large flat plain of clay served by city water, I required that the free product be collected, but no further action was necessary.
P-739-2005*A DOT truck's hydraulic hose burst, releasing the entire reservoir of oil to the roadway and shoulder.  Contaminated soil was excavated by DOT and disposed of at CPRC.

B-301-2005*For whatever reason, the Town of Hampden and the Hampden Water District decided that they had no further use for the 500 gallon UST buried at the Water District office.  It had held diesel for the emergency generator that powers the sewage lift pump there.   The Town wanted to abandon it in place, it being right next to a wet well and the lift station, with a 24" water main close and an electric cable running over the top of the tank.  I had no objection, but I pointed out that it wasn't as simple as just walking away; the tank was unregistered, though it had been installed long after we required that they be.   I further pointed out that the tank had to be filled with inert fill and a site assessment had to be done and would require uncovering the tank.

They said they'd get back to me.

On September 22, 2005, Clean Harbors uncovered the tank with a Guzzler, so as not to disturb the neighboring structures.   They cut a hole in the fiberglass tank, cleaned it out, and cut another hole in the bottom to sample the soil underneath.    Jeff McElroy of S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc. was on site to do the site assessment.  I arrived on site just in time to give the go ahead to fill the tank (see attached photos).
A-132-2005*Lyall Mudie reported a sheen on standing water in the driveway on April 2, 2005.  The home is located at 121 Golf Course Road, Madison and is owned by Carlene Mudie.  Mr. Mudie reported an oil delivery truck had discharged the oil while reeling in the truck hose after a delivery.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site and found a very light sheen on standing water and used sorbent materials to clean up the sheen.  DEP staff also observed several other vehicles on the property which could have contributed to the sheen.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for water sampling.  No further action is expected.
A-133-2005*Maine State Police reported a vehicle had hit the drop tubes from a Maritime Energy transporter delivering to the Maritime Farms store on Main St, Newcastle.  The incident occurred on April 3, 2005.  The accident and ensuing spill discharged an estimated 30 gallons of diesel fuel to pavement.  At the time of the incident there was a heavy rain storm and much of the product was washed into a storm drain and then into the Damariscotta River.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site and found no recoverable oil at the facility or in the river. Maine DEP staff contacted Seth Barker, DMR and reported the incident.

The Newcastle Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up what product they could.  No further action is expected.
P-736-2005*On September 23, 2005, DEP received notification that a Ryder Truck was entering the parking lot of The Times Record and the oil drain plug disengaged.  Subsequently, approximately six to ten quarts (6-10) of motor oil were discharged.  The employees of The Times Record dispensed whatever sorbent materials they had available at the time, which consisted primarily of rags and newsprint.  The spill was contained and further remediated at a later time with speedy-dry.

No further action is required at this time.
B-330-2005*On 6/7/05, 1140 hours, this office received a report from Linda Butler, who is an ESI from our Augusta Office.  She had inspected Randy Fogg's junkyard in Monroe and she noticed a group of drums that most likely contained oil of some sort and there was minor spillage around them.  I talked with Randy and he was interested in getting rid of the product.  The product was waste oil from a car crushing operation and there were several partially filled drums.   I suggested that I could help him consolidate the material, so there would be fewer drums to deal with.  On 7/13/05, we reduced the number from ten down to three. It turned out that Industrial Services took the waste oil free of charge.

B-552-2005*9.23.05, Dead River reported a spill at entered location.  It was reported that 2 to 3 gallons leaked from a corroded tank and the homeowner was cleaning it up.  Dead River advised they were en-route to pump off the damaged tank, an estimated 100 gallons, and install a new tank.  The spill occurred on a concrete floor, and the homeowners advised Dear River the spill is confined and no cracks were in the floor.

I contacted the homeowners and spoke to Ms. Wheaton.  She informed me she discovered the spill in the morning and approximately 2 to 3 gallons leaked onto the floor.  They deployed oil sorbent material and some old rugs to confine the spill.  The spill impacted an 8ft. x 8ft. area.  They were also collecting leaking oil from the tank into a container,  an estimated 10 gallons.  The spill occurred at their residence and not at their camps.  She advised they had an oil fired burner they would burn the waste in.  I advised against it and recommended they give the waste to Dead River.  No well is threatened by the spill.

9/29/05, responded to spill location at homeowners request.  I observed the spill area in the basement.  The spill was cleaned up adequately, but there was a nuisance odor.  I could not determine if fuel oil vapors were persisting, because deodorizers had been deployed.  I did observe a wood closet that had been impacted and was oil stained where it contacts the concrete floor.  There was also some stained concrete under the closet where perhaps the cleaned up was restricted.  I felt that the odor was more of a nuisance level, but I could not monitor the atmosphere due to the odor agents deployed.

I advised Mrs. Wheaton of the AST Fund and standard deductible.  I recommended she get an estimate to replace the closet and do any additional cleanup.  As of 11/8/05, I have not heard back and no additional compliant have been received.  Further Response action may be pending.

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P-337-2005*On May 8, 2005, Kara Tudman (KT) received information with regard to a historical spill of #2 fuel oil within a shed in close proximity to the drinking water well for the home.  The complainants, Nancy Corbett and Michael Bacheldor, indicated that while Michael was a tenant in the home, the heating oil tank leaked 250-gallons from a corrosion hole in January.  He also indicated that the house is currently owned by his parents, Everett and Gloria Bacheldor, and is going to be put up for sale and he is concerned that the potential buyers will not be notified of the oil discharge.

KT mobilized to the site and discovered that a new tank had been installed recently and the old tank still remained in its original position.  Potting soil and other debris located at the bank of the old tank where the corrosion hole was purported to be were not impacted with oil.  There were no indications of oil on the concrete or surrounding soils.  Although the complainants indicated that due to the warmer May weather, they had noticed a distinct oil odor, KT did not encounter an oil odor in the garage or otherwise.  KT could find no evidence of a 250-gallon oil spill.

KT was able to speak with Everett Bacheldor at a later date and he indicated that there was no such spill  in January.

Due to the lack of evidence of an oil spill, no further action is required at this time.
A-568-2004* On 9-28-2004, Matt Prindiville called this office to report that he had spilled about six gallons of gasoline. This spill occurred while he was fueling his personal vehicle at the Irving convenience store on Western Ave. The fuel was clean up with speedi dri.

 No further action will be required.
B-553-2005*9.23.05,  The City of Brewer reported a spill of about 3 gallons of hydraulic oil from a dump truck's system vent or pressure relief valve caused by the vehicle operator putting a dump body down too fast.  Sorbents were deployed to cleanup the spill and the truck brought in for repair.  No sensitive receptors impacted and no assistance requested.

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A-129-2004* On 3-5-2004, Darren Mathews, of Downeast Energy, reported an oil spill at a business on Water Street in Augusta, ME. The oil tank was overfilled and some oil seeped out of a fitting at the top of the tank. This large tank is located in the basement and is behind a concrete wall, to protect it from the flood waters of the Kennebec River.
 One of the businesses, Patricia Buck Bridal, was effected by fuel oil odors. I responded with a Ram Fan and installed it to rid the store of the noxious odors. I have used the Ram Fan several times at sites in which Downeast Energy has had oil odor problems. I have repeatedly suggested to them that they purchase thier own. No further action will be required.

A-143-2005*On April 4, 2005, Conan Whiting, 63 Horseshoe Way, Litchfield, reported a sheen coming from an AST under his house on Horseshoe Pond.  Mr. Whiting, with the help of the Litchfield fire department, was able to move the tank into a position where Maine DEP could pump the remaining oil to temporary storage.  55 gallons of K-1 was recovered from the tank by DEP staff.

At the time of the spill, the pond water level was high and had floated the tank under the house thus causing the sheen.  Owing to ice still on the pond recovery of the sheen was not possible due to safety concerns by Maine DEP.

No further action is expected.
A-152-2005*Maine State Police reported an oil stain on Route 215 at the intersection with Route 1 on April 7, 2005.  The type of oil was unknown but is likely hydraulic.  Maine DEP staff investigated the site and found a small 2' x 2' oil stain on the gravel shoulder at the end of the off ramp from Route 1 south.  No resources were at risk and there was no free product.  The source of the spill remains a mystery.

No further action is expected.
A-125-2004* On 3-3-2004, Richard, a care taker for the owner of the vacant store, called this office to report a spill of fuel oil. I responded to the scene and met Mike Arbour, from Augusta Fuel Company. This vacant store was being converted to a bottle redemption business. The AST had recently been filled and then developed a leak in the filter. The filter had a hole in it and oil had leaked onto the concrete floor. The oil was being cleaned up by a technician of Augusta Fuel. There are no other hazard such as wells at risk or an odor problem. No further action is anticipated.

B-543-2005*9.20.05, Tom Schwarm reported gasoline contaminated soil at the entered location.  Irving is replacing interlocking hard scape at the pump islands with asphalt and encountered contaminated soil while digging up the tiles.  The contamination is attributed to spillage at the pumps and the fuel migrating in the cracks of the hard scape.  The level of contamination per PID field analysis was primarily 100 ppm with hot spots of 400 to 600 ppm.

9.21.05,  I held a brief phone conversation with Mr. Schwarm and also with Jessica Cross of Acadia Environmental on 9.22.05.  Ms. Cross informed me the removal was to be completed on 9.23.05, and  the contaminated soil is being stockpiled on site awaiting disposal arrangements and receipt of a Virgin Product Letter from DEP.  A letter was issued on 10.7.05, and 50 tons of material ultimately disposed of at Thibodeau's, a licensed facility in Prospect, Maine.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-555-2005*9.23.05, Bangor Hydro reported a hydraulic oil spill from a utility bucket truck.  A hose ruptured causing the leak.  The oil sprayed on the truck and onto the roadway, impacting a small area.  One gallon of speedi-dri was used to cleanup the spill and sorbents to wipe down the truck.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-171-2005*Lincoln County EMA reported a tank truck explosion, fire and spill on Upper East Pond Road, Nobleboro in front of the Community Baptist Church on April 22, 2005.  The truck was owned and operated by C.M. McCormick Oil, Inc. and apparently suffered a brake or tire fire while making deliveries.  The driver noticed the fire, stopped the truck and attempted to put the fire out using the onboard fire extinguisher.  It didn't work.  He backed off and called the C.M. McCormick office to report the fire; C.M. McCormick subsequently called Lincoln County Communications to report the incident.  As the first fire units arrived, the rear compartment (two compartment truck) loaded with less than 400 gallons of diesel fuel exploded sending a fire ball several hundred feet but causing no additional damage.  The tank ruptured due to a faulty relief valve on the tank top.

Maine DEP sent three responders to the scene.  Upon arrival #2 fuel oil from the front compartment was observed leaking to the ground along with diesel from the ruptured tank.  Fire units on scene had created several containment areas with sand.  Nonetheless, oil did flow down hill and into the yard of Ronald Gamage coming within 4 feet of his well casing.  Maine DEP and C.M. McCormick personnel pumped approximately 2000 gallons of unspilled #2 fuel oil to another truck.  Maine DEP pumped 100 gallons of diesel to drums from the ruptured compartment.

Frank Monroe Construction was hired by C.M. McCormick to excavate contaminated soil at the direction of Maine DEP staff.  91.34 tons of contaminated material was removed to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.

Two wells near the incident were deemed to be "at risk" of contamination; Ronald Gamage's well just down gradient from the spill and the North Nobleboro Community Center well adjacent to the spill.  DRO samples collected from both wells did not find any contamination.

No further action is expected.
P-428-2005*
SUMMARY
	Tuesday, 6/7/05: In response to a 6/6/05, report by Mr. Fournier, I checked on this un-expected UST.  The property, and presumably the UST had belonged to the former out-of-business Mid-State College.  I found no registration number for Mid-State College.  The area is suburban residential, on city water.
	I noted a recently removed s/w bare steel 750-gal., heating oil UST found while excavating Unit 11 of the new condo complex.  In the freshly dug foundation excavation, I noted no evidence of any discharges.  Soils were sandy and ground water visible at about 6' bg.  Clean-Harbors had already pumped out the UST.  Another UST had been found at this construction site the past winter [UST Reg. 20962].  I did not receive an UST removal notice or registration revision from the property owners.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-638-2005*
SUMMARY
	This report is complimentary to report P-1097-04, and covers the initial clean-up actions to historical gasoline contamination discovered during a year 2004, Phase-2 assessment for the planned property sale.  Presently the property is owned by Alliance Energy Corp.  Prior to Dec. 2004, it was owned by ExxonMobil Oil Corp. and Mobil Oil Corp before that.  Alliance Energy had St. Germain Associates manage the remediation with ENPRO Env. Svcs. and MAI Env. Svcs.

FACILITY & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	This facility underwent an upgrade in 1988 with the abandonment of several bare steel UST's & piping on the south side of the property and the install of a new s/w FRP facility on the north side of the facility (see site maps).  There have been a number of documented discharges at the location; see DEP reports P-8-88, P-497-88, P-170-94 P-1024-04, P-1097-04 for further details.  The discharge covered in this report P-638-05 appears not to have been reported during the April 1988 UST abandonment-by-removal, in violation of DEP rules.  The facility was owned by BP Oil Corp. at the time of the 1988 abandonment.
	A Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal with 500-ppm goal for gasoline was agreed to (DEP field bag-headspace method).  A soil sample was taken by Maine DEP from the excavated moist, gray sandy soil and was analyzed to contain 1310-ppm GRO, but no Benzene nor MTBE detected.  During excavation of the former UST location, I noted the sandy fill to be gray in color and have a septic-like odor common to anaerobic degradation of oil.  I believe that the lab analysis supports this interpretation.   An oil sheen and skim of oil NAPL was noted atop groundwater.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	On 8/15/05 and 8/16/05, MAI supervised ENPRO during the source reduction of gasoline contaminated soils & groundwater (gw).  August was chosen for excavation as gw was likely to be at a seasonal low and therefore not hamper excavation as much.  107.57 tons of tainted soil were sent to CPRC for recycling.  2110 gallons of oiled groundwater was sent to ENPRO.  MAI advised me that they excavated out of the contamination down below the BS-2 Goal on three sides.  The south sidewall still exceeds a BS-2 goal for soil.
	In the excavation, I noted old 2" steel product piping and broken pavement that appeared left over from the 1988 facility removal.  This piping should have been removed in 1988 with the old UST's.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	At this time, no further initial clean-up actions are required by DEP Response Services; though a complete BS-2 goal has not been met for this excavation nor for the rest of the site effected by the other discharges.  Though I encouraged MAI/SGA to chase the contamination on the south wall of the excavation, both parties chose not to because of the light pole and property line.
b)	Gasoline contaminated media is understood to remain on site in this subject area and in other locations on the properties.  Oil contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.  A full site remediation is restricted by the active UST facility, road, building, and property boundaries.
c)	Based on the lab analysis, the physical characteristics of the contamination, and the presence of the old steel product piping, I am confident that this discharge is from the old UST facility abandoned in 1988.  I do not recommend UST Ins. Fund coverage.  DEP was not notified of the discharges during the 1988 abandonment (in violation) so exact cause may not be determined.
d)	I understand that DEP VRAP clearance was requested for this facility.  According to Flynn & Faulkner: Exxon-Mobil Oil Corp. would be reimbursing Alliance energy for their remediation expenses.
e)	The Closure Report submitted by St. Germain & Assoc. gives credit to St. Germain personnel performing the site work, though Paul Prescott of MAI Env. screened soil for St. Germain, but is not mentioned in the 9/21/05 report.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM, Div.
A-409-2005* On 7-18-2005, Central Maine Power Company reported the release of about one gallon of transformer oil. This occurred at the substation located on Bowman Street in the town of Farmingdale.  Oil leaked from a valve on the transformer. This transformer was tagged non PCB's.  A small amount of soil was removed by a CMP crew. No site visit was made by Response, and no further action is expected.

A-454-2005*On September 5, 2005, in the town of Phillips, Robert Chasse of Western Mountain Energy reported an oil spill. The spill was at the Kendall Heath residence on 128 Park Street. An estimated 100 gallons of number 2 heating oil was lost due to tank corrosion. The tank was located in the basement of the home. The home and surrounding neighborhood is served by a public water supply.

Environmental Projects was hired to remove a portion of the concrete basement floor and remove contaminated soil. A total of 7.36 tons of soil was removed and transported to Commercial Paving. Clean up goals could not be met due to oil seeping directly under the fieldstone foundation. A simple soil vent system was installed around the base of the foundation in the contaminated area. A poly vapor barrier under the new concrete floor was also installed for vapor control. The site has been referred to Technical Services for further review.
A-166-2005* On 4-7-2005, Central Maine Power reported the release of hydraulic oil from a ruptured hose. This occurred on a CMP bucket truck while on the Sawyer Road in the town of Greene. CMP removed a bag of soil, and no site visit was made by DEP Response. No further action is expected.

P-692-2005*
	9/1/05: Stephen Brezinski of Maine DEP responded to a MDOT complaint of a derelict vehicle battery dumped on the roadside of Rt. 1, in Woolwich.  In the interest of public safety due to the corrosive sulfuric acid used within auto batteries, I recovered and secured the battery that morning.  The battery was cracked but it was hard to determine quantity of acid that had leaked.  No responsible party was identified.

S G Brezinski
P-693-2005*
	Thursday, 9/1/05: Reported from Downeast Energy that a faulty fitting on a hose leaked while a tank truck was filling the facility.  The discharge was to soil which was excavated by Ray Labbe & Sons that afternoon for off site disposal/recycling at Commercial Paving.  No discharge left the site.
	That afternoon I observed the oiled soil to have been scraped up satisfactorily.  The area is dense residential and commercial, located behind Brunswick Ford dealership.  The site is on city water and it is also near a mapped sand and gravel aquifer.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-694-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO Maine DEP
	8/29/05: Notice to DEP by an anonymous person describing an oil leak to the soil from this rural home's basement above ground storage tank (AST) which was creating a "bad" odor.  The caller thought the spill was significant, however, the homeowner was unconcerned.  I found no record that a discharge from this home had been reported to DEP, as required.

DEP SITE VISIT & ASSESSMENT
	Friday, 9/2/05: While in the area, I stopped by and found Mr. Scribner at home.  After identifying myself, I advised him of the complaint and concern over threats to nearby drinking water wells.  Mr. Scribner denied any oil spill and advised me he did not wish me to check his AST facility and chose not to allow me entry.
	The area is dense rural residential, on private wells and septic.  I estimate four residential wells within 300 feet and the Ossipee River about 150 feet to the north [see site sketch & property map].
	Following my 9/6/05, email to Mr. Scribner's real estate agent, Ms. Wakefield, she called me.  She advised me of a small oil spill while Mr. Scribner had changed an oil filter on the tank but that Scribner denied this because he felt intimidated by my presence.  I explained to her that because the house was for sale and that there were neighboring wells nearby, that it would be wise for DEP to inspect the spill.
	On 9/19/05, I requested that she, as Mr. Scribner's agent, advise him to call me regarding a DEP visit to inspect the discharge.  As of 10/17/05, I have received no word from the Scribners.  I am concerned they may sell the home to a buyer who is without full knowledge and understanding of the oil spill and its potential repercussions.
	

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	As of October 17, Mr. Scribner has not properly reported the discharge nor cleaned/remediated the spill to state satisfaction.
2.	I understand that under Maine rules the discharge must be listed on the property disclosure.  The oil spill was not listed on the disclosure I obtained on 9/2/05.
3.	At this time the quantity of any discharge and a satisfactory clean-up is undetermined.
4.	Further DEP actions possible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

P-699-2005*It was reported to the Department that J & J Salvage was mishandling wastes associated with an auto salvage operation.  A site visit was made and a tour provided by the owner rendering the report provided unwarranted.
I-169-2005*On 9-15-05, Peter Curran of Dead River called to report that while responding to a call to re-start a furnace a tank leak was discovered. I met with several technicians that day at the residence of Sharon Fox. The tank in the garage had lost approximately 10 gallons due to a corrosion hole in the bottom of the tank. Oil had flowed from the garage floor under the wall and outside. She said there was a slight odor in the bedroom of the house. The well was about 20 feet from the tank.

I hired a contractor to remove contaminated soil and clean the garage floor. No further Response action is required at this time.
P-703-2005*
	9/6/05: morning notification by FPL employee of a mystery sheen gathering against their Skelton Station hydroelectric dam at Head Pond.  They suspected the sheen came from a motor boat(s) moored upstream but no proof.  FPL would try and collect in sorbents realizing a sheen is unlikely to be collected by them.  No DEP response at the time.  Reported also to NRC and US EPA [EPA OSC M. Stanton, 617-312-4715].

S G Brezinski
P-712-2005*I was contacted by Maine Woods & Millwork reporting that while changing the oil in a forklift, the oil pan was knocked over and spilled onto the pavement in their parking lot.  The spill was contained on the asphalt and cleaned up with sawdust.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-714-2005*A glass jar containing liquid Mercury was picked up from a homeowner in Georgetown who had participated in cleaning an elderly relative's home.  Product was disposed of via DEP Homeowner's with Liquid Mercury Disposal Program.
P-718-2005*The research submarine MR/NR-1 is scheduled for drydock and while at berth #6 an oil leak was discovered in the aft section pier side at a hydraulic seal.  The leak is slow, a drop every few minutes and when it hits the surface it blooms into a mini sheen and is almost immediately gone in the flow.  There is no practical means for repair and the situation will be closely monitored (divers in the water) for the indefinite future of the repairs.  No request for DEP assistance, none dispatched.

On or about February 5, 2006, the vessel was again reported to have leaked and will be again watched closely while in port.
P-722-2005*I received an anonymous call reporting that Raymond LaBrie of Auburn has been dumping used motor oil from oil changes in his backyard for many years.  I went to Mr. LaBrie's residence and spoke with him.  He readily admitted that he used to dump his used motor oil down the embankment in his backyard.  He stated that he doesn't do that anymore and hasn't done it in a long time.  He now collects his used motor oil and takes in to Morin Construction where they have a waste oil burner.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-725-2005*It was reported to the Department that an AST had been overfilled in Casco discharging less than one gallon of #2 fuel to the ground.  The delivery driver excavated the small amount of contaminated soil.
B-435-2005*I received a report from the Dead River Company that a new customer's inside AST had developed a leak. While doing an inspection of the system, they noticed that the 275 was leaking. The clue was the wet spot on the concrete that they believed was about 2 teaspoons of #2. The bottom of the tank had finally corroded through but, luckily, was caught before there was a catastrophic release.

P-731-2005*Downeast Energy (DEE) called to report a leak and repair of a basement AST at the Joy home in Windham.  Initial complaint was based upon odors in the home.  Upon arrival, the tech found a pinhole leak in the belly of the tank, therefore applied a magna-patch and called for a pump off and replacement work order.

Oil was transferred to a temporary tank and the old tank removed and replaced.  Minimal staining to the concrete floor was scrubbed and cleaned.  No additional clean up was needed.  Based on the information supplied by DEE and their ability to handle the small spill adequately, I did not visit the home.  I did tell DEE to pass along my information, should the home owner have any questions or concerns.  No additional complaints were received, therefore no further actions are planned.
P-743-2005*Robert McGirr of Maineland Consultants reported that contamination had been discovered at a property located on 26 Common St., Saco.  The property had formerly been a UST facility (Reg # 14911).  Moderate contamination was found with several relatively high PID readings in a localized area.  The site is considered a Baseline-2 site and by the strictest interpretation of the D-Tree , soils greater than 500 ppm (PID headspace) should be removed.  This will assure minimal impact to environment as well as take into consideration future use issues.

As the contamination was the result of leaking underground petroleum storage tanks, a spill debris letter will be issued provided that the soil passes the criteria of the receiving facility for lead contamination.

Other than removal of soil with contamination levels greater than 500 ppm (PID Headspace), no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.
I-155-2005*On 8-8-05, after granting a waiver of the 30-day reporting requirement, I observed the removal of a 2,000-gallon fuel oil tank at the Border Station in Van Buren. The removed tank was in good shape and did not appear to be leaking but some old soil contamination, probably from the tank previous to this, was encountered. Soil was removed and taken to a landfill.
B-559-2005*On 9/26/05, 1800 hours, Penobscot County Communications reported that Hampden Fire were responding to a substantial spill of diesel fuel in the yard and exit of Weatherbee School.  When I got there, the firemen had encircled the storm drain with sorbent. The drain was at the low end of the exit where it joined Route 1-A.  The sorbent had not absorbed a visible amount of product, which left us to wonder if the spill had already gone into the drain.  They showed me some emulsified product that had gone passed.  It had been raining hard for some time and there was not much evidence of the spill left to observe when I was on scene.  It is possible that a school bus had fueled on site (there is diesel available on site) and drove off with a loose fuel cap or maybe developed a hole in the tank.  We left the sorbent in place overnight and recovered it the following morning.

P-440-2004*
SUMMARY
	Report of old improperly installed, out of compliance and service AST's.

	The Cozy Cat store & gas station is the former 3D Kwik Stop TEXACO UST facility that burned down in May 2004.  The facility is still owned by W H Knightly Oil Co. though John Knightly has since passed away since the UST's were re-installed in 1998 and an oil-spill clean-up done.  I was not aware of any prohibited discharges associated with the structure fire.

	As noted in report P-13-91, Mr. Knightly had partially installed four removed bare-steel UST's and installed them in a concrete berm at this site (see photos) with intentions to use them to replace the store's UST's when the time came.  In 1991, I advised John Knightly that they could not be re-used as AST's.  Ms. Diane Knightly wished to cut up and finally dispose of these two remaining tanks, but issue came up with DEP Tank's enforcement unit on whether they may have product residue in them.
	The DEP concern was oil contaminated water and old free product still in the tanks, and oil contaminated water within the berm.  These liquids need proper disposal and cannot be just pumped to the ground.  See the attached memo's & photos for further details.


REPORT UPDATE of 9/27/05 by SGB
	The facility has been purchased by Lampron Energy from the Knightly estate in 2004.  Lampron Energy's plans at this time is the installation of two bulk fuel oil AST's in the property rear and put T-4 and T-5 back in service [see attached UST Reg. #7868 certificate form].  Any contamination discovered during future work will be covered under a new spill report number.
	The surface water in the old inactive AST dike was sampled by Engel Env. on 9/01/05 and noted "Undetected" for BETX  and GRO [see attached].  On 9/27/05, I faxed notice to Engel that it was acceptable to discharge this water to the ground onsite.  I understand that this dike area will be torn down and the AST's removed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-343-2005* On 7-22-05, Roy Koster, of Central Maine Power Company, reported an oil leak from transformer. This occurred at pole 12 on the Gardiner Rd. in the town of Dresden. The cause was a lightning strike. This transformer was tagged non PCB. A crew from CMP removed the oil stained soil and transported the 1/2 drum of soil to NASC.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
B-551-2005*On 9/23/05, I received a report of a waste oil spill at a town park on South Main Street in Brewer.  The report was made by Brewer Fire Department.  A city employee was mowing the lawn at the park along the river.  The operator got too close to the river bank and due to the steep slope and wet grass, lost traction and the John Deere "Z turn mower" went over the edge of the river bank, crashing down the rip rap, coming to rest in the river.

Luckily the operator was wearing his seat belt and was not crushed by the mower.  The river was at low tide, thus not drowning the operator.  He was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Brewer Fire and Public Works padded up all of the loose product from the crash site.  We then wiped off the rip rap that had oil on it.  After a careful policing of the site, I decided we had recovered what we could.  Public Works will dispose of the pads at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.

I notified the United States Coast Guard office at Belfast of the oil spill and the actions taken.
B-394-2005*The Bangor Fire Department called to report that an accident on Broadway had caused the spill of 5 to 10 gallons of hydraulic oil. It seems that an excavator, being towed by Eastwood Construction, struck the I-95 overpass, causing a broken hydraulic hose. As this was during rush hour on a hot July day, the oil had been tracked all over, making real collection impossible. The Bangor Public Works Department did lay down a couple of yards of sand, more to reduce slippery road conditions than actual cleanup. This sand was later swept up and returned to their sand pile, as it had not really collected much oil.

A-404-2004* On 7-13-2004, one UST was removed and replaced at Pines Market in Eustis, ME. This site is located at 975 Arnold Trail a.k.a. Route 27. The certified tank installer (CTI) was Elwin Scott of Simard and Son. The consultant firm of Summit Environmental performed the site assessment. A very small amount of gasoline contaminated soil was found during the removal. It was relayed to me that the total quantity of soil found was about two five gallon pails. I gave them permission to spread the soil out and then use it for backfill.
 No further action is expected.
P-380-2005*I received a report from a citizen reporting that he had discovered what appeared to be a UST fill pipe in the parking lot of the former Rogers Fiber Mill in Bar Mills.  Rogers Fiber Mill had gone through an EPA closure process years before and the buildings had been razed.  The Town of Buxton was now the owner of the parking lot where the alleged tank had been discovered.  The individual also reported that there was a heavy sheen of petroleum breaking out of the embankment into the Saco River in the area of the parking lot.

I made a site visit and found what appeared to be a fill pipe cover in the parking lot.  It appeared to have been paved over years ago and enough of the pavement over the cover had worn away that it was now accessible.  I removed it an confirmed that there was a fill pipe under it.  Try as I might, I could not remove the fill pipe and determine whether it had been filled in place, or contained liquid.  A review of Department records conducted prior to the site visit revealed no registered USTs at the facility.  The water in the Saco River was very high at the time of my site visit and I was unable to find any sheen or product in the river.

I visited the Buxton Town Office following my site visit.  The CEO, Fred Farnham, was not in so I left him a message regarding my findings.  Mr. Farnham returned by call and I discussed the issue with him.  Since the tank is of unknown age/origin the DEP considered to have contained leaded gasoline and would need to be removed under the direction of a Certified Tank Installer (CTI) and requires a Site Assessment to be conducted as per DEP Regulations Chapter 691.  Since this was obviously a mystery tank on public land I offered to hire the CTI if the Town of Buxton would provide the excavation personnel and equipment.  Mr. Farnham agreed to this.  I also offered to have the DEP conduct the site assessment.

The tank was removed and two additional tanks were found.  All three were removed.   1300 gallons of liquid were removed from the three tanks.  No contamination was encountered.  A site assessment was conducted by Mark Woodruff of the DEP under the direction of MDEP Certified Geologist, Brad Hahn.

There was never an explanation of the the alleged discharge from the embankment to the Saco River.

B-564-2005*9.24.05, While investigating spill B-568-05 at the entered location, the facility representatives advised me of a spill that took place on 8.15.05.  The spill involved a discharge from a tank truck making a fuel delivery.  Apparently, at the end of the delivery by Dysart Transport, the driver made some type of mistake or a hose connection or the delivery hose itself failed in some manner, while the driver was 'blowing out' the hose, oil sprayed over the ground and tank truck.  According to the facility, Dysart personnel did additional cleanup the next day, 8.16.05, and were on site for several hours.  It is my understanding discharged product was cleaned-up via sorbent material.

I contacted Tim Dysart, who advised the spill did take place and was not reported, because it was under 10 gallons at a distribution facility.  After our conversation, I wrote him a letter outlining that spills of any amount at above ground distribution facilities are required to be reported and the non-reporting rule he referenced only applied to distribution facilities with underground storage.

I did inspect the spill location as indicated above and determined the 8.15.05, spill was cleaned up to the Department's satisfaction, and no additional action was required.  I entered the spill into the spill log.  Because of the reporting confusion at distribution facilities and Dysart's did take action to cleanup the spill, I decided not to make an enforcement referral.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-544-2005*9.19.05, Waldo County Dispatch reported that a Deputy Sheriff removed an abandoned motorcycle from the woods off Black Hill Road, near a swamp that runs into Swamp Lake.  They report that about a quart of gasoline discharged onto the ground.

Upon returning from another investigation on 9.24.05, I attempted to locate the spill.  I was not successful.  Being that it was reported as less than a gallon of gasoline, I expect that the product would evaporate over time and not cause a problem and aborted the investigation.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-530-2005*Mr. Beaudoin called to report a spill of approximately 100 gallons of #6 oil had occurred at the Domtar paper mill. It seems that work in the boiler room was insufficient and, when the system was turned on, the oil was spilled onto the room's floor. No drains were involved. They adsorbed the oil with bark and burned it in their multi-fuel boiler.


B-557-2005*9.22.05, Reporter advises that during fueling, a customer discovered their fuel tank had a leak.  Approximately one gallon of gasoline leaked onto the fueling pad and was cleanup with sorbents.

Because the customer was in the process of fueling, I indicated that an underground tank was involved, but the spill was not an overfill.  Irving representatives did not acquire the name of the RP.

I conducted a site visit and determined that the spill was cleanup, and no further action was necessary.

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B-565-2005*On 9/28/05, 1000 hours Erica Bragdon of Webber Energy reported that they were responding to an AST corrosion leak at 257 Cardville Road in Greenbush.  The release was less than five gallons of #2 fuel and it landed on a cement floor.  They had stopped the leak, cleaned up the spill with sorbent material, and were in the process of replacing the tank.
B-558-2005*9.22.05, Received an anonymous compliant concerning a fuel delivery spill at the entered location.  The complainant advised a large spill occurred last week and some of the fuel went on the ground and into the water.  Also, these spills were on-going.

I visited the site on 9.24.05, and met with Chris Bates, the marina manager.  After speaking with Bates and inspecting the facility, I determined the compliant to be unfounded.  The facility looked clean and stain free.  There did not appear to be a large spill occurring here last week.  However, Bates did advise me of a fuel delivery spill had occurred on 8.15.05.  Apparently, a Dysart's fuel truck spilled less than 10 gallons from the delivery hose and cleaned up the spill, see B-564-05.

Again, no evidence of a large spill or on-going problem was observed.  No further Response action anticipated.

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B-491-2005*8.28.05, BIA reported a discharge from a wing vent during fueling operations.  The fuel was confined on the tarmac and cleaned up using sorbent.  The waste material will be disposed through a licensed contractor during routine pick up.

No further Response action anticipated.

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B-528-2005*On 9/12/05, I received a report of a drum of unknown contents that was discovered during the excavation for a construction site for the new City of Bangor Police Department.  The drum contained emulsified asphalt.  After consulting with my supervisor, Cleve Leckey, it was decided the contents would be mixed with gravel and buried in the construction site.
P-1172-2004*On June 16, 2004, DEP received notification from the Wells Fire Department that an unknown customer at the Cumberland Farms overfilled his/her personal vehicle.  Approximately one (1) gallon of gasoline was discharged onto the pavement.  The spill was remediated with sorbents and disposed of by the fire department.

No further action is required at this time.
A-220-2004* On 4-17-2004 the Livermore Falls Fire Dept. called to report a Freon leak. Freon is used as a refrigerant. The refrigeration system at the Food City store had developed a leak. The Fire Dept was asking for information on this material, and I faxed information to them. I also made to generic suggestion of evacuating the building and ventilating it. They had those operations under way. No further information is available.

A-229-2004*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil from burner servicing (bleedings, etc.) was spilled at this bulk oil facility when the bucket was knocked over.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The facility is served by municipal water and sewer and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-533-2004* On 8-30-2004, Bruce of Union Oil Company, called this office to report the release of about two gallons of #2 oil. This occurred at the Cross Building on Sewall Street. This aboveground facility is located below grade in a concrete tomb. It is also owned by the state of Maine. A fitting became loose during delivery to the north tank. The spilled oil was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further action is expected.
B-529-2005*On 9/13/05, I received a report of a diesel spill at Owen Folsom Inc. gravel pit on Route 16 in Alton.  The report was made by Jason Folsom, operations manager.  Apparently, the afternoon before a fixed, non portable gravel processor / screener developed a diesel leak in one of the fuel lines.  This fuel line was located over the process conveyor belt where the material goes into the processor.  The crack in the fuel line was only small in size, but dripped diesel onto a large amount of material.  The leak was not noticed until the processor shut down when it ran out of fuel.  The crew estimated that 30 gallons of fuel had been dripped onto and mixed in with tens of yards of material.

All 1200 approximate cubic yards of the material were relocated in another area of the pit, until DEP was notified and decided what to do.  After consulting with Paul Blood of DEP Technical Services and locating the aquifer in the area, it was decided to land spread the material at another Folsom, Inc. site located south of the pit, on the opposite side of the street, on Route 16.
A-194-2004*  DEP received a report that this minor spill occurred when a hose slipped during fueling by Clean Harbors.  Spilled oil was reportedly recovered by the spiller through the use of sorbent material.  No further action is expected.
P-1180-2004*On November 5, 2004, DEP was notified that approximately eight (8) gallons of transformer oil was discharged to the asphalt and surrounding soils as a result of a vehicle versus pole #46 accident.  CMP responded by deploying speedy dry to oily areas, removing oiled leaves and soil, and double washing the asphalt.  The soil, speedy dry, and contaminated leaves were disposed of by CMP.

No further action is required at this time.
A-198-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that diesel fuel had spilled from this vessel.  It transpired that diesel fuel (115 gallon estimate) had discharged to the bilge through operator error; 50 gallons were recovered from the bilge, but the remaining oil had been pumped into the harbor with none recovered.  No oil was visible on the harbor at the time of my visit.
B-560-2005*On 9/26/05, 1810 hours, Greenville Fire reported hey had responded to a gasoline overfill at Breton's store, which is at 6 Rockwood Road.  It had been raining hard, so the product did not get a chance to penetrate the ground.  Greenville Fire recovered all that was available with 15 to 20 pads.  Joey Harris (Assistant Fire Chief) said that they could take care of the pads.
A-196-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of diesel fuel spilled when this truck bottomed out while crossing a bridge.  A small quantity of oil went into the Androscoggin River which was non recoverable.  The truck pulled to the shoulder and lost more fuel which was recovered by local fire officials using sorbents.  Two residences with private water wells are located within 500' upgradient, but are not considered threatened by this event.  No further action is expected.
P-1181-2004*On November 6, 2004, DEP received notification that a transformer leaked approximately nineteen (19) gallons of transformer oil as a result of a tree limb breaking the primary bushing.  The oil discharged onto the leaves and soil beside the pole.  That day, CMP representatives removed a half bag of soil, brush, and leaves.  On November 8, CMP representatives removed three (3) additional drums of soil from the area until no visual signs of oil remained.  All soil and debris were disposed of by CMP.

No further action is required at this time.
A-88-2004*  Mary Smith called this office to request help in dealing with a gasoline spill at her residence.  During the weekend she had some service done to her Chrysler mini van. This work was done by J & S in Manchester. Later the next day she found a gasoline stain on the gravel driveway, under her mini van. The fuel filter was leaking and when the engine was running gasoline leaked at a faster rate. She called J & S and they fixed the filter or fittings, however they were not very interested in the spilled gasoline. Mrs. Smith's home is located on the West Rd. on a peninsula (Crams Point) that juts out into Cobbosseecontee Lake.
  I made a site visit and found the driveway frozen. I bought a propane torch and attempted to burn the residual gasoline, however the torch did not work when tilted at a severe angle. The ground was too frozen to excavate with a hand shovel. I called Mrs. Smith and suggested that she remove the stained soil as soon as the top few inches thaw out. No further action is anticipated.

P-1182-2004*On July 22, 2004, DEP received notification from CMP that approximately one (1) gallon of transformer oil was discharged due to a transformer malfunction.  The oil was released to the ground below the pole.  One (1) drum of soil/sod was removed for disposal by CMP.

No further action is required at this time.
A-185-2004*   DEP received a report that old contamination was associated with an abandoned AST in this residential cellar.  A new AST was currently in use.  The old AST was patched along the bottom, presumably by a former owner.  Minor oil contamination was evident as staining on the concrete cellar floor, but odors were not an issue.  There was no clean-up action conducted, and the area is served by municipal water and sewer.  No further DEP involvement is anticipated as a result of this incident.
A-178-2004*A C.N. Brown driver delivered oil to the wrong house. An overfill occurred. A very minor amount of oil was lost from the vent but there was concern that some may have been lost inside the residence where the tank resided.  It turned out that the tank was tight, and no problems were found inside.  No further action is expected.
A-489-2004* On 8-18-2004 , Paula Smith, of C N Brown Company called this office to report a spill of off road diesel. This spill happened at the Big Apple store on Main Street in Fairfield Center. C.N. Brown employees cleaned up the estimated 0.5 gallons of off road diesel with sorbent material. No further action will be required.

P-878-2004*
NOTIFICATION TO MAINE DEP
	In early August 2004, DEP received a complaint from a tourist visiting the Harpswell area whom described a "cesspool of oil in the waters" at this location.  No other complaints were received at the time.  While scheduling an AST SPCC inspection in this area the DEP and US EPA were requested to include this facility for inspection.

SITE VISIT & FACILITY DESCRIPTION
	Wed. 10/6/04, I visited this facility with Ms. Melanie (Pincus) Morash of the US EPA and met with owner & operator Mr. Kurt Parent.  Mr. Parent gave us a tour of the facility.
	The area is rural, coastal commercial and residential use on private wells.  Potable water is a sensitive issue in the Harpswell, Phippsburg and similar coastal area,s due to the density of population and threat of salt-water intrusion and contamination of the shallow bedrock and drilled wells from oil spills.  This commercial and consumptive-use AST facility is located on a spit of land, surrounded by Merriconeag Sound on three sides.  The facility was begun in the late 1960's or early 1970's.  Mr. Parent has been the owner and operator since 1987.
	The facility consists of single-wall steel AST's without secondary containment except for T-1:	
T-1.	500-gal. diesel AST within containment and a roof.  A small amount of discharge was noted within the berm (see attached photo 1).  I understand the facility has no UST's or buried fuel piping.
T-2.	1000-gal. marine and off-road diesel of 1970's era for fueling the boats.  No proper to-code vent and no emergency relief vent (see attached photos 3 - 6).
T-3	2000-gal. s/w steel retail-sale gasoline AST located adjacent to T-2 (see attached photo 3 & 4).  Vent is just about at top of tank rather than at the 12' minimum; no emergency relief valve.  The product line to the wharf dispenser had a manual valve, but had no emergency shut-off to prevent the tank from emptying in the event of a line leak.  Location of this tank so close to the building it poses a serious fire hazard and may be out of compliance with the state fire codes.
T-4	A 330-gal. vertical AST for the restaurant, overhanging the beach and with no secondary containment.
T-5	On the wharf end a 275-gal. consumptive-use heating oil AST (see attached photo 7), over the water with no secondary containment.
	Next to the restaurant is a used cooking grease tank of several hundred gal. size.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The quantity of fuel exceeded US EPA threshold for needing an SPCC plan.  Ms. Morash went over the need and requirements for a SPCC plan with Mr. Parent.  No SPCC plan was exhibited.  I advised Mr. Parent that a state of Maine SPCC plan was also needed and that he should contact DEP's Sara Brusila for details.
b.	The AST facility appears out of compliance with state and federal code in regards to spill containment.  Mr. Parent has assured us he will immediately proceed with upgrading and development of SPCC plans.
c.	Except for the minor oil staining at T-1, we noted no discharges or "cesspool of oil" in the water.  Mr. Parent assured us that they were very careful with fuels because of the lobster storage in the water around the wharf.  Ms. Morash and I advised Mr. Parent regarding federal and state spill reporting requirements.
e.	No remedial actions are required at this time.  This report will be copied to US EPA and to DEP's Sara Brusila.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-343-2004*Mark Stebbins of MEDEP Land Bureau made a referral about the Hill Construction pit on Rte 35, Dayton for possible improper storage of petroleum products/wastes.

Entering the pit there is a horseshoe shape roadway through the yard.  Immediately to the left is a cement debris area with old catch basins, culverts, some blocks/barriers, etc., in addition to piles of road sweeping material (grit and sand) and tree trunks.  Towards the center of the horseshoe is a cattail encircled pond, around it are old snow plowing frames, miscellaneous debris piles, wood, metal, and typical construction materials.  Scattered about the property are old plow trucks and four old Mercedes cars in various states of disrepair.

An AST 500 gal (estimated volume) and a 55 gal drum were observed and marked HP-T001, HPD001 respectively.

Oil stains were observed in the maintenance shed/garage area and these were confined to the concrete floor of the building.  Most of the oil staining appeared to be closely associated with a piece of machinery and sloppy house keeping versus intentional dumping or improper disposal.

The yard has several active areas, be they dumping of solid materials sand, grit, concrete, construction debris, or vehicle and machinery staging areas.  No intentional dumping scenario was observed.  The closeness of a home and the planned building of another within the pit area, leads this inspector to believe housekeeping might be an issue but intentional dumping not as likely.

No samples were collected, and no immediate plans to sample are scheduled.

Based on the visual inspection and the findings of the site walk DEP/Response plans no further action.
A-381-2004* On 7-1-2004, a DEP employee called this office and informed me about an oil release at Mattingly Products Inc.  Mattingly is located on Route 201 A in North Anson. I made a site visit months later while finishing another case in the area. I spoke with the plant manager and he remembered the "lady from the DEP", he showed me the spot that was question. A very small spill of oil from a compressor had sprayed onto the ground. The plastic jug that he uses to capture and contain the small amount of oil from the compressor had blown away. He shovelled up the stained soil and placed it in the trash or asphalt mix. Since that time he had placed a bungee cord to the plastic container. The plastic container was still intact and no other problems seemed evident. No further action required.
A-256-2004*A vehicle accident caused some diesel to be lost to the ditch. F.D. sorbed up what was available and DEP collected the pads for disposal. No further action is expected.
P-988-2004*While installing a new oil tank and transferring the oil from old to new a discharge occurred.  The hose was left unattended and fell out of the receiving tank momentarily.  The spill was minimal, however, contaminated soil was removed and transported to CPRC for disposal.  The .57 tons of soil, rock, loam were removed that evening and restored the following day.

The Sargents were satisfied with the clean up, DEP/Response plans no further action.


B-523-2005*On 9/9/05, 1550 Rick Henion, who is a Forest Ranger for the Department of Conservation (DOC), called to discuss the fact they had found three drums of what seemed to be waste gasoline on Bureau of Public Lands property. He wanted to know how one would take care of a situation like that. I told him that we typically have a hazardous waste contractor deal with such situations, because it costs less to do it that way.  The reason for this is the contractor will analyse the material for disposal parameters as part of the disposal price.  I indicated that the cost was in the vicinity of $250 per drum.  Rick said he would approach the Bureau of Public Lands to see if they wanted to take care of it.  I asked him to get back to us if they didn't.  On 9/29/05, Chris West (also a Ranger for DOC) led us to the site, and we recovered the drums and transported them to our Eastern Maine Regional Office, haz storage area.  The material smells strongly of waste gasoline so it will have to be disposed of through a Haz Mat contractor.   One of the drums had leaked a little through the seam on the bottom.  The drum has been over packed.  The spillage on site was minimal, causing a slight sheen on a couple of puddles that were nearby.
A-677-2004* On the evening of 12-8-04, the Fire Chief from the town of Washington reported that an oil spill had occurred the home of Bette Pelletier. The Fire Chief told me that most of the oil went into a hole in the concrete floor. The odors in the home were very bad and I suggested to the Chief that he convince the owner to spend the night elsewhere. They did. The well that serves this home is located about 15 feet from the basement.
 I made a site visit the next morning and met with the owner and installed the Ram Fan to evacuate the oil odors. On 12-8-04, B. Pelletier had a delivery of oil. She had asked for $100 dollars worth, however the oil company delivered 100 gallons. The AST located in the basement was overfilled and ruptured. This resulted in the release of an estimated 220 gallons of fuel. Oil on the ground next to the vent pipe proved that this was indeed an overfill. The oil company Butler Maxcy and Heath is the responsible party. This spill was not reported by BMH and the homeowner's daughter discovered the spill (an overwhelming smell of oil) when she returned home later that day. Not knowing exactly what to do she went to a neighbor's home and they called the Fire Dept.
 I also met with Allen, the owner of BMH, and gave him a few a few phone numbers of companies to call. Later that day BMH hired EPI. I spent most of the next eight days assisting and overseeing the cleanup. A part of the concrete floor was removed using a jackhammer. The underlying oil contaminated soils were removed using a vactor. There were several support posts in the basement and they were not moved, therefore, the soil from under them was not removed. John Engel, of Engel Environmental, used his Hydrogen Peroxide treatment on the section of the basement floor that was not removed and under the AST in addition to the excavation, this was done on 12-20.
 On 12-21, EPI was back again to backfill the excavation with crushed rock and to install a sub surface venting system. This venting system has about 50 feet of 2 inch slotted pipe. On 12-22 EPI was back to finish the backfill. On this morning, the water line had frozen and the homeowner had no water in the home. We called Allen from BMH and it appears the water line froze under the cold backfill (crushed stone). Another water line froze on a different day and I was able to solve that problem with a hair dryer. Concrete was poured, to repair the floor, several days later.
 EPI and myself were so concerned with the oil under the floor that we forgot about the oil stained soil outside, under the fill and vent. Many months later while driving by the site, I saw that the grass was dead near the fill and vent. On 9-29-05, I called EPI and asked them to remove this contaminated soil. This concludes my involvement with this case.
 Other members of the DEP have become involved with this site to collect water samples and to install and operate the long term soil venting trailer.

A-534-2004*A mystery spill was discovered and cleaned up by the local fire department in Belfast. It was likely diesel oil and was contained mostly to pavement.  Maine DEP disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.  No further action is expected.
A-202-2005*On 5-10-2005, Denny (Dean) Driscoll UST installer was making an annual inspection at Maine Industrial Repair Services Inc. (UST Reg. #10811) in Augusta.  He opened the sump and found free product #2 fuel oil.  A halo of saturated soil surrounded the sump cover.  He reported the spill to MDEP, and I responded.  I pumped off the free product to drums with a diaphragm pump.  The oil appeared to be running into the sump from a secondary containment pipe 2" PVC.  There were two lines which ran underground to the building from the tank, supply and return, composed of 3/4" copper line.  One of the PVC containment lines was darkly stained with oil at the area around the foundation where the line penetrated the building.
Dean Smiley, the supervisor, was not available but we spoke with Allan who worked in the office and he agreed to shut down the oil burner so we could stop the leak.  Upon disassembly, the stained line was determined to be the return line from the burner to the tank sump.  The return line was separated approximately 1/2 inch below the 90 degree elbow fitting.  This would appear to have allowed some oil to return to the tank via the copper line, but most of the oil flowed into the secondary containment PVC line and back into the sump.  Denny repaired the copper return line by sweating a new section of pipe and fitting.  Upon further investigation, it was noted the sump alarm was in alarm mode, however, the audible device was either dead or deactivated.  It was obvious that soil removal was going to be required.  I notified Dig Safe and obtained a permit #2005-200-4344.  Paul McNaughton Construction was called to excavate some test pits to access how extensive the contamination was.  He arrived with a backhoe loader and excavated some holes.  We encountered highly contaminated soil as deep as we dug. We did not want to completely uncover the tank until the remaining oil was removed so we dug to approximately 5' below ground surface.  I stuck the tank and 4" of product was in the bottom.  This was calculated to be 400 gallons.  I contracted with Stone & Cooper next door to remove this oil.  The tank was single wall fiberglass installed in 1978, 10,000 gallon capacity.  Three other USTs had previously been removed at the site, all located adjacent to this tank.  Paul had done the soil work and was familiar with the site.  He indicated it was mostly sand. MIRS (Maine Industrial Repair Services) signed cleanup the options agreement, and I explained the Groundwater Insurance Fund.

5-11-05  Met on site with Wes & Paul McNaughton with an excavator.  Removed six trailer dumps (W.H. Green) of contaminated soil and sent to CRS Scarborough.  We blew out the supply and return lines with compressed air and excavated the lines back to the building.  We noticed the 2" PVC line had been broken in the past and reconnected with duct tape.  A small amount of contaminated soil was removed in that area.  With the tank exposed, we lifted it and observed a pool of free product on the water table.

5-12-05  Met on site with McNaughton and Clean Harbors.  Harbors personnel performed confined space entry into tank and vacuumed out the sludge, scraped, and pressure washed the interior.  The tank was then removed from the hole.  The external ring stiffeners on the tank were saturated with oil.  We cut into these rings with a Saws-All and free product drained out of each one.  This was collected with pads.  The piping and debris was loaded into the tank and Stewarts Trucking hauled it away to Troiano Waste on a flat bed truck.   We continued to use the vactor to collect free product, water, and saturated sand from the bottom of the hole.  Capacity of the truck was 3,000 gallons.  1/3 of this was liquid, of which half was estimated oil.  500 gallons oil recovered.

5-13-05  Met on site with Wes & Paul McNaughton, (Pat Locklin, and Thomas Smith DEP).  We used the 600 gallon tank trailer and experimented with various pumps t
A-430-2005* On 9-12-2005, Central Maine Power reported the release of an estimated two gallons of transformer oil. This transformer was located on pole 126 on the Cass Corner Rd. a.k.a. Route 43. The transformer was not tagged, therefore a sample was collected and analyzed. The lab found the sample contained less than 2 ppm of PCB's (sample # C-82-2005). A crew from CMP cleaned up the spill. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
B-567-2005*On 9/28/05, I received a report of odor in a basement of an apartment building in Veazie.  The tenant reported to the code enforcement officer to have smelled oil for a couple of months coming from the registers in the floor.  The tenant covered the register with cardboard and never reported it, because he was moving soon.  Now that he is moving he reported it.

Upon visiting the apartment building, I found it difficult to distinguish the smell of oil from the other trash in the apartment.  The next door tenant stated there was a slight smell of oil in one of her closets, but nothing really to note.

After inspecting the basement of the old building, it was apparent to see the two tanks in the basement (one active) were both old, and the inactive one had been mistakenly filled.  Neither tank is leaking, but oil spilled over the top of the tank from past fill ups.  We also found the fuel supply line connected to the furnace to be leaking.  I placed oil absorbent pads under the line and contacted the owners.

The next morning, I met with Bob Kelley, the owner's son-in-law.  Mr. Kelley works for Dead River Oil and was very willing to do what needed to be done.  Later that afternoon, he had two oil technicians on scene to clean the spillage area, wipe down the tanks, and most importantly tighten the fuel line fitting, stopping any drips.  The lead technician, Greg Jernigian, also believed the oil tanks were both in a decent condition and would not need to be replaced until next season.


A-431-2005* On 9-12-2005, Central Maine Power reported that a new transformer developed a leak at the gasket causing the release of about one quart of oil. A crew from CMP removed the transformer and the oiled brush. The transformer oil was tagged non PCB. This transformer was located on Lakeview Drive in Monmouth. No further action will be required.
A-432-2005* On 9-12-2005, the Waldo County Sheriffs Department reported a truck accident at the intersection of Route 139 and Webb Rd. A truck hauling liquified manure tipped over spilling several yards of the foul smelling material. A local farmer was hauling this material to spread on area farms. The accident occurred as the driver was making a left turn onto the Webb Rd. I asked the owner of the truck to spread some shavings onto the spilled manure to keep the odors down. There was no diesel spilled at this accident scene and no further action is expected.
A-433-2005* On 9-14-2005, Christina Arona, reported what she thought was oil in a stream. She was convinced, along with her father, that this material was oil. I made a site visit and determined that the material was organic, iron bacteria. No further action by DEP will be required.
A-112-2004* On 2-21-2004, the Franklin County Sheriff Office reported a truck accident on Route 27 in the town of Carrabassett Valley. I made a site visit and noted the truck had been removed. The town public works crew had placed sand onto the spilled diesel. I set up orange safety cones and collected a bag full of sorbent pads. The public works crew used a front end loader to scoop up the soil into a pile. I estimate the pile of sand to be approximately three cubic yards.
 I returned the next day to find the sand and safety cones gone. I called Breton, in Canada, and a guy from the company told me they collected the diesel stained soil with a vactor and brought it back to Canada.
 No further action will be required.
B-575-2005*9.24.05, Received a report of a jet fuel discharge from a wing vent during fueling operation at entered location.  Approximately 30 gallons of fuel were lost fueling an UPS 747.  The spill was cleaned up by BIA personnel using sorbents and a portable product vacuum.  The fuel did not enter a drain according to the reporter.  Two reports were received.  One at 08:32 and another at 11:19.  The first report, received during cleanup, indicated 5 to 10 gallons lost and the second report, after the cleanup, indicated 30 gallons lost.

No further Response action anticipated.


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A-446-2005*On September 20, 2005, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill to an interior surface.  The oil was discharged through a leaking flange on the #3 calendar stack kuster roll and was contained and cleaned up by IP personnel with sorbent material.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, and no further action is expected.
A-448-2005*Home Depot, 60 Waterville Dr., Waterville reported a .5 gallon spill of paint stripper on November 21, 2005.  The spill occurred when a customer accidentally knocked the can of paint stripper off the shelf.  Home Depot personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, no further action is expected.
A-450-2005* On 9-22-2005, Gerry Mirable, of Central Maine Power, reported a transformer spill/leak in the town of Waldo. This transformer was located on the Swanville Rd. at pole #6. The cause of the spill is not known and the transformer was not tagged. The transformer oil was sampled and sent to a laboratory for analysis. The sample was later determined to be Non Detect for PCB's.
 The oil stained soil and other debris were removed and transported to Waste Management's Landfill. No site visit was made, and no further action will be required.
A-451-2005*On September 22, 2005, C. N. Brown Company reported a 3 gallon diesel fuel overfill of a motor home at the Main Street Mobil station in Oakland.  C. N. Brown personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  The name and address of the motor home owner was not reported to DEP.  C. N. Brown disposed of the contaminated sorbent materials.

DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-455-2005*Jody Pulkkinen of C.N. Brown reported a gasoline overfill by a customer at Pittsfield Red Shield.  The gas, estimated at 4 gallons, was discharged to pavement and cleaned with speedi dry sorbent.  No site visit was made.
B-576-2005*9.22.05, Milford Fire Department reported a 5 gallon gasoline spill from a vehicle.  A customer walked away from their vehicle during fueling and the automatic shut-off on the nozzle failed to disengage.  The spill was confined to the pump area and speed-dri was deployed to cleanup the spill.  Milford Fire responded to the scene and oversaw the cleanup and tagged the pump out of service until it could be checked by facility maintenance.

No further Response action anticipated.

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A-208-2004* On 4-9-2004, an anonymous caller reported that a fire had burned down a barn on Clarey Hill Rd. According to the caller there were diesel tanks, three vehicles, and a loader along with a 500 gallon tank.
 I made a site visit and found various metal debris along with propane tanks, lead acid batteries, and vehicles. There were one or two fuel tanks which were were empty.
 I made a phone call to the Code Enforcement Officer of the town of Warren, to let him know about the situation. No other action will be required by Response.

A-315-2004* On 6-1-2004, Paula Smith, of C N Brown, called to report a release of about four gallons of fuel oil. This release occurred at their bulk plant on Intervale Rd. in Farmington. The driver was loading kerosene into the home delivery truck and bumped the loading arm away from the hatch opening. The spilled oil was collected with pads and the driver removed some soil using a hand shovel. No further action will be required.
B-569-2005*This office received an anonymous complaint that persons not identified were burying tires, engines, and transmissions, with the fluids still in them, on the site of Jerry's Auto Repair Shop on the McComb Road in Garland. When questioned, the caller said anywhere within 50 feet of the garage. In fact, he had seen them do it, stated that such burying was obvious, and that a bulldozer was on scene that day.  There was also a stream nearby that cattle were using.
   On the following morning, I visited the site. Although the owner, Jerry Combs, was not there his mechanic, Randy Gudroe, was.
After I explained my presence, he was cooperative and I was given permission to explore the site. The ground that had been bulldozed the day before had about a foot or so of new gravel and no parts were evident. The dozer had also been used behind the house to push back some brush the insurance company thought was too close to the house. Again, there was no evidence of buried auto parts. The garage, single bay of residential type, was on a filled area that may be hiding parts thrown over the bank before being filled. However, this was years ago and I was not prepared to begin the process of a search warrant on the word of an anonymous caller.
   Mr. Gudroe pointed out that used oil was in great demand and pointed out the drums used to store it. Additionally, the current price for scrap metal of all kinds is the highest it has ever been and there is no need to bury metal debris.
A-445-2005*On September 21, 2005, at 12:30 pm, a call was received from Amy Dougherty of Maritime Energy. She reported that one of their oil burner technicians, while on a no heat call, had discovered the customer's, Charles Perry, outside tank was leaking from the bottom and was empty or at least below the outlet. I called Amy to get further information, including Mr Perry's phone number. Upon talking to Mr Perry on the phone, he said that his last fuel delivery had been 100 gallons in the beginning of June and he periodically ran the furnace throughout the summer to keep the residence warm at night since he was 75 years old. He said he was fine for the night and there was a container under the drip from the tank. I told him that I would be out the next day.

The next day, 9/22/05, I went to the site with Jon Andrews, DEP Response. Mr Perry showed us where the tank was located. The tank, a vertical 330 gallon approved furnace supply tank manufactured in 1996 according to the specification plate was located at the far gable end of the mobile home on a concrete pad. It was leaking from the bottom at one end where there was corrosion. There were oil stains on the slab and ground just off the slab. We put sorbent pads under a pan to collect further dripping oil. Mr. Andrews and I explained to Mr Perry that the oil contaminated soil would have to be removed to prevent contamination from reaching the groundwater and his well. Mr Perry was concerned about the costs and we explained the AST insurance fund to him. He was made aware that he would have to pay for the tank replacement and we did suggest he contact the local community action program to see if he would qualify for tank replacement assistance. We explained the cleanup options agreement and he chose, as a potential insurance fund applicant, to have the Department manage the clean up. I contacted Kip's Home Services and Kip met us at the site that day to plan the clean up. Kip was scheduled to begin excavation of contaminated soil on Monday, 9/26/05.

On 9/23/05, I went to see Mr Perry to give him the Fund application and clean up agreement. I explained the application process and helped him complete the application. I also explained the clean up agreement and he signed it indicating DEP management of clean up.

On 9/26, 27, 28/05 Kip's Home Services excavated contaminated soil totaling 43.77  tons which was shipped to Dragon Products plant for disposal. On 9/28/05, the PID head space readings were in the 20's ppm and then raised to 1200 ppm under the mobile home concrete pad. Excavation continued until fear of undermining the concrete pad further would cause it to fail. The PID head space readings at this point were between 200 and 300 ppm. We left the hole open while we determined, if and how we could recover the remaining contaminated soil. We discussed our findings with Mr. Perry who informed us that he had a tank leak about 10 or 12 years earlier that had not been reported. We determined that the contaminated soil under the mobile home pad was most likely from the earlier leak.

The site was referred to DEP Technical Services, Alex Pugh, on 9/30/05, who on 10/17/05, went to the site and took a water sample from Mr Perry's well. The sample was tested for fuel oil, DRO, at the Maine Health & Environmental Testing Lab and results were returned undetectable.

On 11/8/05, I returned to the site with Kip's Home Services to determine if moving the mobile home and it's electrical service would be necessary to recover additional contamination. After removing rain water that appeared to contain no oil from the excavation, soil samples were taken in the excavation under the end of the pad. Soil samples under the concrete pad had dropped to less then 10 ppm PID head space. Since the well water had not been affected and the contamination had been there for at least 10 years, no further excavation was done and it was back filled and regraded. Technical Services will continue
A-457-2005*Peter Grant from Riverview Psychiatric Center reported a hydraulic line on their bucket truck had broken spilling oil onto the asphalt parking lot. I went to the scene to find a large puddle of hydraulic oil under the truck in the front parking lot of the Center. Some oil had run down the lot but workers had stopped it with an oil sorbent boom. I put pads down to recover as much oil as possible. There was a worker in the bucket so the truck was started several times in attempts to lower the worker but all failed while causing more oil to be discharged. When these attempts stopped I waited a time for the sorbent pads to absorb the oil then picked them up and transported them to the office for disposal. The Center maintenance staff spread sand on the parking lot spill area afterwards.
P-382-2005*
SUMMARY
	Saturday, 5/14/05: Notice to DEP from Union Oil Co. that they had suffered a 1 to 2-gallon overfill of a customer's inside AST, located in Raymond and adjacent to Panther Pond.  I met Don Meserve of Union Oil and with the home owners, Mr. & Ms. Post.  The 275-gallon AST overfilled out the tank top fittings to the concrete floor and it appeared the sump pumped oil out to the pond.  Boom was applied around the sheen though sorbents could not recover a sheen.  I advised Union to have the discharge and odor problem cleaned up no later than Monday, 5/16/05.  The area is rural residential and summer camps, on private wells and septic.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Monday, 5/16/05: two ENPRO workers at the behest of Union Oil cleaned the oil on the basement floor and behind cabinets and picked up the oily waste & boom.  It appears that oil soaked down into soil under the floor and may have been getting in the lake through that path.  A Union Oil tech tightened the tank fittings.
	No Maine AST Ins. Fund claim is expected.  The dug well does not appear threatened.  There may be residual oil contamination under the floor and inaccessible at this time; this discharge shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-119-2005*On 6-30-05, Dave Frazier of Daigle Oil Company called to report that a customer had come in requesting an new filter for his oil tank. His had apparently rusted and was leaking in the basement. He was unsure how much was lost and said there was some smell in the house.

I contacted the customer, Mr. David Emery that day and he said he had fixed the problem. He said the smell was not that bad and did not need me to check on it. No action was taken
P-388-2005*Murray's Groundskeeping was subcontracted to provide snow removal services for BNAS the winter of 2004-2005.  They kept their equipment in the same location all year and, over time, stains developed on the soil below.  During the spring of 2005, Murray's undertook the removal of contaminated soil caused by their equipment under DEP direction.
P-918-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-479-2005*Owner, Lori Ferguson, called, 10/06/05, to report that evicted tenants had broken the line from the outside fuel oil tank to the heating appliance when they left the single family rental property at 2131 Friendship Road, Waldoboro. Lori and her husband, Don Ferguson, had discovered the leaking line along with extensive other damage to the property when they made a property inspection on the evening of 10/5/05. The tenants had moved out the previous evening, 10/04/05, as reported by the next door neighbor. The Ferguson's had shut off the line at the tank to stop the leaking.

When I arrived at the property 10/6/05, the Ferguson's and Waldoboro police were at the property. The line was no longer leaking, and there was oil on the tank concrete pad and oil stained soil around the tank area and between the manufactured home pad and tank pad.  There were empty oil containers and oil stained soil spots around the property. The well, which is about 100 feet up gradient from the residence, did not appear to have been tampered with. The outside oil tank for the shop building on the property was empty and showed no signs of damage.

Kip's Home Services was hired to excavate the contaminated soils. Excavation started on 10/10/05. The contaminated soil was removed from under the tank pad, the mobile home pad, and down gradient from the tank location. Due to heavy rains and run off entering the excavation, oil contaminated water was pumped out and disposed of by Environmental Projects Inc.

10/17/05, on site with Alex Pugh, DEP Tech Services, collected well samples from the Ferguson property and the neighboring Wayne Burnham property.

10/21/05, after pumping out the excavation PID readings could not detect contamination in the soils.  The excavation was filled and tank pad reset. Wells will continue to be monitored by DEP technical services.
P-919-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that while delivering oil to one of their customers the nozzle popped out of the tank and pumped about 3 gallons of oil onto the concrete containment around the tank.  They cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-923-2004*I was contacted by the Portland Water District reporting that while digging in a utility trench they came across contaminated soil.  The trench was across the street from a gas station, but I was unable to confirm the contamination came from there.  I suggested that they use the soil they had dug out for backfill.  I assume that is what they did.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-944-2004*I was contacted by the Town of Limington reporting that a recycling truck had blown a hydraulic hose in their parking lot and it ran into a catch basin and had not been cleaned up.  I contacted the company that owned the truck and explained they were responsible for the clean up and that they must report spills to the DEP.  They hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill, including pumping off the catch basin.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-966-2004*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customer's had a leaking tank.  Apparently the tank had a corrosion hole and had been leaking for a day.  There was a two foot by two foot stain on the concrete floor.  Downeast cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-970-2004*I was contacted by CMP reporting that several weeks earlier they had removed an underground submersible transformer and they thought it was all set but when they were getting the transformer ready for transportation to Augusta they realized that it didn't have any oil in it although it should have.  They tested the residue in the transformer and it contained 184 ppm PCB.  They returned to the site and excavated the contaminated soil.  See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-972-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their driver's had overfilled two houses on the same street.  In both cases the excess oil came out through the vent pipe and was cleaned up by the driver.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-1021-2004*I was contacted by Garland Oil reporting that a truck making a delivery at their shop had broken its diesel line and spilled around 4 gallons of diesel onto their gravel driveway.  I went out and looked at the site and found there weren't any sensitive receptors in the area, and the spill was quite small.  The owner stated they planned to pave the rest of the gravel parking lot.  I told him if that was the case there was no reason to dig up the spill.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1026-2004*I was contacted by John Rich reporting that while he was excavating for a new water line he came across oil contaminated soil.  The contamination is located right around the home's drilled well.  It was determined that at some time in the past an oil tank had leaked at the site because the home's new oil tank was not to blame.  A major excavation was undertaken along with groundwater recovery and treatment.  The homeowner was denied Fund coverage but the Department decided not to seek reimbursement for the cleanup costs (see attached memo).  The case has been handed off to Technical Services at this point for further drinking water well monitoring.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1173-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their driver's had overfilled an AST at FISC in Lewiston.  The oil sprayed out the vent pipe and landed on the pavement.  Dead River cleaned it up through the use of sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1175-2004*I was contacted by a homeowner reporting that Borderline Fuels had spilled some oil while filling her tank and hadn't cleaned it up.  I contacted Borderline Fuels and informed them that they not only had to go back and clean the spill up but that they had to report spills to the DEP.  They returned to the home and cleaned up the spill with a small amount of hand-excavation and sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-401-2005*B-401-2005
07-10-2005 14:33

     John Doucette of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of 100 LL aviation gasoline.  It was stated that a Cessna 210 single engine airplane destined for a ferry flight to the Azores had to make a precautionary landing when oil began to cover the windscreen during take off.  Apparently, the oil cap was never placed back onto the engine.  Since the aircraft was laden with fuel, some of it splashed out the vent and covered the fuselage during landing.  The aircraft was simply wiped down.  Much of the fuel probably evaporated.
B-400-2005*B-400-2005
07-10-2005 09:22

     The Home Depot of Ellsworth called to report a small spill in their paint department.  It was stated that a gallon of "latex" paint fell off a shelf spilling it's contents.  The "non hazardous" paint was simply cleaned up and disposed of.
P-761-2005*On 9/30/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jenkins Fuels reporting a spill at a client's residence in Eliot.  The spill occurred as the result of a leaking fuel pump.  The spill was cleaned up by Jenkins Fuels.  No further action required.
P-765-2005*On 10/2/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the 3E Company reporting a spill of Roundup at The Home Depot in Topsham.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-766-2005*On 9/28/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from The Home Depot reporting a spill of 1 gallon of latex paint in the parking lot.  The spill had been cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-767-2005*It was reported to the Department that an AST in Brunswick had developed a small corrosion hole which discharged approximately one half gallon of #1 fuel to the tank pad.  The tank was pumped out and removed and recoverable product was picked up with speedy dri and pads.
P-768-2005*
	The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) responded to notice from the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority (LAWPCA) of a mystery glob of black oil that workers noted while servicing the sewer pipes in this area of Lewiston.  They suspected that the glob may have collected at an obstruction in the pipe and they freed it but could not respond to trap it for collection, so the glob appears to have traveled to the LAWPCA treatment plant.
	On site I met Ms. Matkivich of LAWPCA.  Possible sources were Larry's Car Wash, Larry's Auto Sales, or Wark Bros. Auto Sales.  No definite source could be confirmed.

S G Brezinski
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P-769-2005*Please see attached CMP report.

S G Brezinski
P-772-2005*
	9/28/05: morning report of small #2 oil discharge from basement AST when a tank leg rusted out the previous evening which caused the tank to collapse and the firematic and filter to break.  Oil went to the concrete floor.  Heat Tech reported they had fixed the leak and cleaned up the spill leaving a minor odor problem.

S G Brezinski
P-775-2005*On October 4, 2005, DEP received notification that less than one (1) gallon of crude oil was discharged onto the ground inside the T2 Manifold area within the Portland Pipe Line facility.  The release was caused by an internal corrosion pit which formed in a 4-inch diameter 90 degree elbow drain from a 30-inch diameter line.  A small excavation was completed by Portland Pipe Line and the soil was recycled.  Please refer to the attached report completed by Portland Pipe Line for further information.

No further action is required at this time.
B-584-2005*On 10/02/05, 1305 hours John Ducette of Bangor International Airport reported a small (1.5 quart) release of diesel fuel from a tug tractor.  It had been fueled the previous evening and the product expanded as the daytime temperature increased.  The spill was recovered with a few pads, which went to their waste stream.

B-586-2005*On 10/03/05, 1020 hours, Mrs  Boutilier, who lives in Holiday Park, Lot 441 off 979 Essex Street in Bangor, reported there was a wet spot under her above ground fuel tank.  She thought the tank was leaking and needed to be replaced.  She is on Penquis CAP assistance and probably was calling,  because the CAP director had told her they had no money and suggested she call us.  It turned out her tank was fine, and it was up to code and almost full.  The wetness that she had seen could easily have been water.  There were rust spots on the cement slab, which probably came from rainwater dripping off the tank.  The tank had some superficial rust on it.
A-276-2004* On 5-14-2004, the Manchester Fire Dept. reported what they thought was a spill of diesel fuel. Oil was leaking from a truck at the intersection of Routes 202 and 17 in Manchester. There was a trail of oil, on the road, west bound all the way to Winthrop. The oil was heaviest in areas of an incline. Prior to my arrival, the Winthrop Police Dept had pulled over a tractor trailer rig owned by Tracy's Express.

 Inside the box of the trailer a plow assembly had shifted and punctured a hole in a drum of form oil. This resulted in nearly all of the oil leaking onto the floor of the trailer and out the back door, along a stretch of several miles.

 The drum was nearly empty and I used sorbents pads to clean out the oil in the trailer.

 The Maine DOT was also involved with this case and they spread sand onto the spilled oil. EC Barry was then hired by DOT or the Town of Manchester to use a street sweeper to remove the oil contaminated soil. The soil was then brought to the DOT lot nearby for storage. I then asked Lou Dewildt to transport this material to Commercial Paving. He did that, however he mixed it in with another job and there is no paper work to confirm or deny this action.

No further action will be required.
B-591-2005*On 10/05/05, 1414 hours Linda Conner (The Home Depot) reported a fuel oil spill in their storage room.  It came from an aboveground fuel storage tank that had been returned to The Home Depot because it was defective.  Apparently, the tank had not been completely drained when it was returned, so it leaked onto the storage room floor.  The Home Depot personal cleaned it up with sorbent pads.
B-447-2005*On 8/5/05, 1600 hours, Kirk A. Ritchie, who is a realtor for CWA Lake Street Real Estate, called about a property in Prentiss that he was showing.  A potential buyer (Sandra Hamlin, 892-2642) had noticed and expressed concern about an oil spill that had taken place on the property.  Sandra had discussed the situation with me before Kirk actually reported it.  She had not referred to the site specifically; she just wanted advice as to how one should approach the problem.  She wanted the spill, which had impacted a thirty square yard area, cleaned up as a condition of the purchase.  I explained that the current owner of the property was in the best position to deal with the cleanup, because he could get help from the AST (Aboveground Storage/Supply Tank) fund, but that he would have to report the spill to us in order to get our assistance.  She took this information to Kirk, and Kirk reported the situation.  I investigated the site and concluded there was virtually no risk to the environment.  The spill was several months old and was undergoing bio-remediation as evidenced by some grass growing in the area.  The bedrock well was fifty yards upgrade and the bed rock strike was parallel to the spill.  The only feature that could not be evaluated superficially was the dip.  A water test would be needed to be absolutely certain the well had not been impacted.  I shared my observations with Kirk and pointed out that if the owner would apply to the fund we would be able to test the water and cleanup the spill.  Kirk for reasons of his own was reluctant to have Peter apply.  It has been a couple of months, so I guess it's "case closed".
B-179-2005*B-179-2005
04-01-2005 12:54

     Kelly Robichaud of Domtar Industries in Baileyville called to report a spill of hydraulic oil at their pulp warehouse.  It was stated that approximately 30 gallons leaked when a hose failed on a conveyor.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and incinerated in one of their boilers.  No drains were reportedly involved.
B-167-2005*B-167-2005
03-31-2005 10:15

     Greg Hawes, store manager for G & M Variety on Route 1A in East Holden, called to report discovering a gas cylinder that melted out of a snow bank adjacent to the store.  Investigation shown that the cylinder was an acetylene cylinder that most likely fell out of a truck.  It was taken back to the Response warehouse where it was determined to be empty.
A-415-2004* On 7-22-2004, Ms. Donna Jo Mitchell called this office to report the finding of oil contaminated soil. This material was discovered at her mother's (Mrs Gottardi) home at 2 North Riverside Drive in Waterville. A contractor was on site excavating along the outside of the concrete foundation to repair a large crack in the foundation. The contractor was convinced that an oil spill washed off the asphalt coating and created the crack in the foundation. Two representatives from Irving Oil were also on site. The AST, which is located in the basement, had been replaced one year ago.
 I listened to all the parties on site tell me what they knew or thought happened. I found that a small section of the asphalt paved walkway, directly under the oil fill pipe, had been softened. The excavation to repair the foundation was a few feet away. There was a very small amount of asphalt globules in the soil that was removed. It is impossible to determine if the asphalt globules were from the pavement, or more than likely, from the coating on the concrete foundation. I did not require the removal of any soil. There are no drinking water wells nearby and they is absolutely no impact to the indoor air at this home. It also appears that the foundation has been previously patched or repaired.
 No further action required.

P-770-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Monday, 10/3/05: afternoon visit and met Wells Fire Dept., a neighbor, Maynard Redlon, and his son Dennis Redlon.  The area is  dense rural residence, on private wells and septic.  Bedrock is at or close to the ground surface.  The residence is a mobile home of about 20+ years old.   Maynard Redlon is an elderly gentleman who I understand to be on fixed income and a client for the AST Insurance Program, and DEP's Inability to Pay option.
	The K1 oil discharge was within a large shed [workshop] near the house and from an out-of-service fuel line that used to feed a space heater, no longer there.  The fuel line ran thru the floor and then underground to the horizontal, outside, 275-gallon AST behind the home.  The flooring and joists and some items on the floor were oil saturated.  After explaining the AST Insurance Program,  Maynard and Dennis Redlon agreed to a DEP managed clean-up.  On site I contacted ENPRO Services to remove the oiled flooring.
	Maynard's drilled well is 140-deep and 90' distance from the discharge.  A STRINGENT CLEAN-UP GOAL was assigned.

INITIAL DEP CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Tuesday, 10/4/05: Matt Doughty of ENPRO supervised removing the oiled flooring.  We found oiled soil below, and using intelligent design, we agreed that vacuuming the soil was the best  approach.  I would not be available to screen soil so DEP hired Ms. Helena Hollauer of EnviroTech Assoc. to screen soil and document the soil removal.
	Wednesday, 10/5/05: I arrived on site about 1300 hrs.  ENPRO removed approximately 2-yards of soil and encountered bedrock/refusal at 2' bg.  Soil was dry of moisture and no groundwater was found.  Under a foot of sand we found an old soil horizon.  Ms. Hollauer noted bag-headspace PID levels over 1000-ppm [see attached assessment summary].  Soil removal was satisfactory, except the east wall where removing soil would undermine the support for the floor.  We did not feel that moving the large shed to reach this soil was cost effective.  Any oil that may have reached bedrock fractures was not accessible.  After soil removal, ENPRO was to replace the removed fill with crushed rock which was easier to get back under the shed.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The major percentage of oiled soil >100-ppm action levels was removed for off site disposal, though some oiled soil remains, inaccessible at the moment.  Contaminated media shall be managed properly if disturbed or made accessible.
2.	I understand that Mr. Redlon is on fixed income and his AST was installed by a local CAP agency.  He will be applying for Inability to Pay in order to meet his AST Insurance deductible.
3.	Further evaluation & remediation has been referred to DEP BRWM Tech Services.  DEP Geologist, Mark Woodruff has visited and collected a well water DRO sample.  The water analysis indicated non-detect for DRO.
4.  	I recommended to Dennis Redlon the AST be brought up to code with the old fuel line properly abandoned.

S G Brezinski	
Maine DEP, BRWM

I-173-2005*I received a call from Mike McGann of WPS at 17:18 hours.  Mr. McGann stated that at 16:45 hours WPS staff noticed an oil sheen on the water (Aroostook River) below the #8 culvert, which daylights at the shoreline approximately 6 feet above the current water level.  He stated that staff traced the oil back to an oil/water separator in the facility's generator building.  There is a 55-gallon plastic barrel that sits in the bilge area for the generators that collects lube oil from a generator.  Water will occasionally get into this barrel and the water must be pumped out.  A pump is placed into the barrel to facilitate the pumping out of the water.  The water is pumped into the oil/water separator to remove any excess oil and than the water travels into the #8 culvert for discharge.  Mr. McGann speculates that the person operating the pump did not shut it off in a timely manner so that oil was pumped into the oil/water separator after all the water had been pumped from the barrel.

This facility had been the site of a similar spill event back in August 2005, so a 50-foot length of hard boom was already on-site and deployed in the area of the #8 culvert.  WPS staff placed approximately 20 sorbent pads immediately after the sheen was noticed.  Myself and Mr. McGann placed 2 lengths of cylindrical boom within the boomed area.  I left several types of sorbents with WPS staff.  I instructed WPS to remove saturated pads in the morning and replaced with fresh pads.  No further Response action is required at this time.
B-561-2005*On 9/27/05, I received a report of an old oil spill at 19 School Street in Lincoln at the First Congregational Church.  The report was made by Mike Albee of Daigle Oil.  Apparently, Daigle Oil has been delivering oil to the church for a number of years.  The location of the tank is too far for a standard fuel hose to reach from a peddle truck, therefore, the fill pipe was extended 30 feet.  Every time a delivery was made and the whistle blew, there was product in the fill pipe.  Over time, some of this product dripped onto the ground.  Luckily the neighborhood is on public water.

Daigle Oil's new driver, more aware of environmental issues, informed his supervisor of the old stain before making a delivery.  Once Mike Albee arrived on scene, he suspended all deliveries and has scheduled for the pipe to be replaced to code.  He also ordered a new longer delivery hose to accommodate the location of the tank.  Then he notified me of the spill.

On 10/5/05, Daigle Oil excavated the contaminated soil and land spread it at their bulk oil plant.  They excavated 1.5 cubic yards of soil.  They also replaced the fill and vent lines bringing the system to code.

B-590-2005*On 10/05/05, 1110 hours Mona Spear (Environmental Compliance for BHE) reported a leaking pad mounted transformer at 14 Smallidge Point Drive in Northeast Harbor.  There was an oiled area 2' by 2' on the fiberglass pad and some of the oil got into the debris that surrounded the unit.  The bushing on one of the leads had loosened, because not enough slack had been built into the installation to allow for the seasonal movement of the unit.  Newer models are designed to overcome this fault.  The cleanup produced a five gallon container (approximately 10 lbs.) of oiled soil.
A-355-2004* On 6-23-2004, Tony Couture, of Precision Tanks, reported an oil sheen was discovered on the water in the monitoring well associated with an underground tank. This underground tank was located at Phillips Middle School. This UST is a single wall FRP with an external monitoring well. According to the information given to me by Precision Tanks and the DEP data base, this school is served by well water. (DWP # 18775).
 I asked Tony Couture to check the monitoring well in a week. The following week, 7-2-04, the water in the monitoring well was clear. On 7-15-04, Tony Couture reported the water was clear in the monitoring well and w/o odor. I told him no further action on his behalf would be required.
 This case was referred to Technical Services. After several months I made a site visit. I checked with the maintenance staff and checked the log book for the monitoring well. I also dropped a sampling device into the monitoring well and found the water to be clear and oil free.
 In addition, I found that the school now uses town water instead of the drilled well on the property. Based on these observations, no further action will be required.
P-489-2005*
SUMMARY
	Wednesday, 6/27/05: Evening notice from Fire Dept. thru State Police of a tank truck rollover at this rural highway location.  Only several gallons of motor oil was reported leaking and the truck was expected expected to be taken away within 45-minutes. With an expected 2-hour DEP response time, I planned on checking it out the next morning.  The truck was hauling water south from Poland Spring in Fryeburg.

	Thursday, 6/28/05: in morning I noted the accident location on a curve in Rt. 160 in front of the Jordan residence.  The area is rural farm use and summer cottages for nearby Trafton Pond, on private wells.  I did not see a need for further remediation.  [See also the truck accident of P-771-05, dated 10/3/05.]

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-589-2005*
     This office received a call at 1205 on 10/05/05, from Dysart's Service, Inc. (Hermon) reporting a minor oil spill.  It was stated that one of their delivery driver's had accidentally hit the valve on his transfer hose, while at the Patrick Ryder residence on Treadwell Acres in Hermon, and spilled approximately one gallon of #2 fuel oil.  All of the oil was contained on an asphalt driveway and cleaned up with speedi-dri.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.


B-580-2005*On 9/30/05, 1651 hours John Gabarra (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Environmental Specialist) reported a storm damaged transformer at pole #2 off Route 11 in T5 R09 NWP.  At the time of the report, the unit was hanging upside down. From the amount of oil left in it when they got it down, they figured it had lost about three gallons of transformer oil.  An analysis showed the oil to be less that 2 ppm PCB.  The cleanup produced four drums of oiled soil and debris.
B-581-2005*On 9/30/05, 1820 hours, Corry Cummings (Environmental liaison for CMP) reported a storm damaged transformer on Rail Road Avenue in Dexter.  A tree had fallen and pulled a wire out, causing a bushing to leak an estimated seven gallons.  Unit was labeled non-PCB.  The cleanup produce two drums of contaminated soil which went to CMP's waste stream.
B-582-2005*On 9/30/05, 1820 hours Correy Cummings (Central Maine Power Company Environmental Rep) reported a storm damaged transformer in Hartland.  High winds caused a bushing to fall out which resulted in an oil release that was estimated to be less than a gallon.  Some of the oil landed on a stone wall and some landed on the ground.  They used pads to wipe the stone wall and the soil was contained in a poly bag.  These materials were disposed of by CMP.
A-562-2004*On 9-29-2004, the Waldo County Sheriff Office reported a diesel leak along a one mile stretch of Route 220. This occurred in the town of Unity. The Fire Dept. responded and used a few sorbent pads however, this was ineffective because the oil was just a line in the pavement. I asked if the Fire Dept needed assistance, and they did not.

No further action will be required.
A-530-2004* On 9-10-2004, Mr. Robert Lewis called this office to report an oil spill at his residence. I arrived on site shortly thereafter. Maritime Energy had made a recent fuel delivery, and the tank was filled to capacity. This caused a slight weep of the fittings at the fill or vent. There was a minimal amount of oil that had leaked. There were no oil vapors/odors in the home and only a slight odor problem in the basement. Mr. Lewis clean-up the product with sorbent material and disposed of it in his regular household waste stream.  Also, I asked Mr. Lewis to call Maritime Energy and let them know the tank should not be filled beyond the whistle.

No further action will be required.
B-593-2005*Early on the morning of Oct 7, a Dysart's driver was filling one of three tanks at the Penobscot County Courthouse on Hammond Street.   The driver, according to Dave Oxley, was still getting a whistle when an estimated 1 gallon of #2 oil spit back at him, out the vent.  Oxley says the tanks are not manifolded together, there being 3 vents and 3 fill pipes.   The product spilled onto asphalt and the driver cleaned it up with speedy dry.
A-396-2005*   DEP received a anonymous complaint alleging that water at the outside tap at this convenience store tasted like gasoline.  The store has two relatively new gasoline USTs, and has reported no problems associated with either.  Upon visiting the facility, I saw no evidence of recent spills on the grounds or under the pump islands.  The owner (Greg Hanley) informed me that water from the well is not used for drinking.  I detected no petroleum odors in the water but sampled for gasoline constituents.  Analysis indicated benzene at .75 ppb, below regulatory limits.  Upon discussion with Technical Services staff it was decided that DEP would resample at some time(s) in the future but would not pursue further activity here based on the minor contamination present.
P-737-2005*
	Monday, 9/26/05: I visited this site in response to Ms. Baker notifying DEP of a well water sample that Katahdin labs indicated contained 48-ppb GRO.  A DEP sample run for EPA 524 [a more applicable and accurate water test] showed gasoline range compounds to be undetected.
	 I suspect the initial sample to have been accidentally contaminated in the field or lab.  No chromatogram for the GRO test was available and it could also have been chlorine or other non-gasoline contamination in the Baker's water.  Ms. Baker was sent a copy of the EPA 524 results.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-319-2005*   DEP received an after-hours complaint that heating oil spilled at a residence on Vinalhaven Island when a window air conditioner fell onto a AST filter during a thunderstorm.  Oil spilled to a soil-filled crevice in bedrock; a small amount of oily soil was excavated by hand, but heavy rain washed the majority of oil into bedrock.
   Several residential wells are located within 500' of the spill location and are potentially at risk.  Technical Services staff were informed and will direct any further DEP activity here.
A-528-2004* On 9-13-2004, the Camden Fire Dept reported diesel fuel had spilled onto the roadway. This occurred at or near the intersection of Route One and School St. The Fire Dept. cleaned up the spill fuel using pads. I asked if they needed my help, and they did not. It seemed to them the fuel spilled from a saddle tank, however, the source was actually unknown.

No further action will be required.
A-270-2005*   DEP received a report from a realtor that a property survey had detected evidence of oil spillage.  It transpired that the husband of a previous owner (now deceased) had replaced the cellar AST two years previously.  The old AST and a 55-gallon drum (each containing a small amount of oil) were left in the cellar.  The cellar flooded, and oil spilled.  Some oil was pumped to the back yard via a sump pump; some infiltrated into the dirt cellar floor. This late after the initial spill, soil in both areas showed only slight contamination and did not warrant removal.
   The neighborhood is residential and utilizes private wells for water.  Water sampled at the subject well showed no oil contamination.  While this spill is relatively small, the neighborhood is considered environmentally sensitive and so the case was referred for Technical Services consideration.
A-699-2004* On 12-24-04, Pipicello Heating, reported an oil leak at 14 Dublin Road in South Thomaston. I responded to the site and met with the caretaker, Charlie. The AST is located outside and has a filter protector that hangs off the handle. The night before there were high winds which caused the protector to flop around and damage the copper tubing. Mr. Pipicello made the necessary repairs to prevent this from happening again.
 The outside tank is located on the gable end of the home, 6 feet from the drilled well. There was no indication of where the oil, an estimated 250 gallons, may have traveled. We checked the basement,  then walked across the street and found red fuel oil in a drainage swale that contained cattails. I used sorbent pads to recover the oil that was in the swale. A very small amount of oil made its way into the ocean. I also contacted the Department of Marine Resources.
 I hired a contractor (Jim Kalloch) to help collect sorbent pads and build a weir dam to prevent any more fuel from entering the swale. We also pumped out oil and water from the small bathtub size pool created by the weir dam. I checked on the site the next day and collected and changed out sorbent pads.
 The following week, I hired EPI to pump out the pool. This pool of water acted like a plug and a large quantity of oil discharged into this pool as the water level in the pool dropped. EPI also pumped out the water and oil collected a few days earlier.
 It appears that nearly all of the oil spilled from the tank and went into the foundation perimeter drain and under the road, into this swale area.
 The Zimmerman's winter in Florida, and I spoke to them many times about this situation. They submitted an application to the Fire Marshall for FUND coverage and were accepted.
 This case has been referred to Alex Pugh of DEP/BRWM/Technical Division. He has sampled the well and no petroleum compounds have been detected.
 Lastly, Gerry Griff was hired to remove a small amount of oil contaminated soil at the source, under the AST and pad. This was done sometime around August 22, 2005. Mr. Griff was also supposed to eliminate the weir dam and place stone to prevent soil erosion at the swale area. Mr. Griff is the Zimmerman's contractor and is also the road commissioner.
 No further action by Response Services will be needed.
A-379-2004* On 7-6-2004, Tom Heath reported an oil spill occurred near his home on the Pond Rd. in Sidney. I investigated and found an oil stain on the Pond Rd. I traced it back to a recent paving job at a private residence. It appears to me that the paving equipment left the scene of a paving job earlier in the day. When the equipment vehicles took a left turn from the housing development onto the Pond Rd., diesel or kerosene spilled from the vehicle. The fuel could have been from the saddle tanks of the trucks or from some of the rinsing that pavers routinely use to wipe down their equipment. There was not enough diesel to collect, mostly just a stain on the road. No further action will be required.

P-791-2005*During a site assessment of the Jolly Gardener facility (bank refinancing) contaminated soil was observed around the truck lift area.   The contamination was from leaking seals on the hydraulic system which lifted entire tractor trailers.  The soil was cleaned up under the direction of Don Robbins of Enviroinvestigations and Remediation.  Although the laboratory results revealed heavy contamination remained (7000 ppm), Don Robbins and I were both satisfied that by removing the heaviest contamination, the contamination remaining was localized and the expected future impact is likely minimal.

The affected soil was excavated and disposed of at Commercial Paving and Recycling.  No further involvement by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter at this time.
B-153-2005*B-153-2005
03-24-2005 13:27

     Don Worcester of Worcester Brothers Oil called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the McIntyre Greenhouse on the Bagley Mountain Road.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons of oil leaked onto an inside concrete surface when a tank was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No drains were reportedly affected.
I-174-2005*'On September 21, 2005, Craig Morneault of Daigle Oil called to inform me that there had been a small spill at the residence of Clifford Pelletier in November 2004, that had not been reported. The spill had apparently occurred because the delivery was to the wrong house. Mr Pelletier's tank was full and when the driver began to pump product into the tank, some came back through the vent onto the back lawn. At that time the driver shoveled up some oil contaminated snow.

Mr. Pelletier is now concerned that his well may become contaminated and had asked Daigle Oil assume liability if that ever was to occur. They asked my opinion and I suggested they sample his well. Mr. Pelletier did not accept this to forgive liability and I was asked to look at the area and give an on-site opinion. I met with Mr. Pelletier, Mr. Morneault and  Scott Haley of Daigle Oil. I suggested the soil beneath the fill pipe be removed. Mr. Pelletier agreed that would satisfy him.

On 10/7/05, Daigle Oil hired JR Boucher and Sons to remove the contaminated soil. About 14 yards of soil was removed and taken to Daigle's Bulk Plant to be landspread.
P-752-2005*Discharge occurred as a result of a broken fire-o-matic on an aboveground storage tank located under a deck which released approximately 200 gallons of #1 fuel oil.  On October 3, 2005, a section of decking was removed and a vactor was used to conduct an excavation of contaminated soils.  A total of 14.53 tons of soil were removed for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. in Scarborough.  On November 3, 2005, DEP obtained samples from the site property well and the results indicated that the well was not impacted (refer to attached Analytics report #55236 for additional information). On July 26, 2006, DEP obtained samples for the site property well and the Parfit well and results indicated that both wells were not impacted (refer to attached Analytics report #57034 for additional information).  Due to physical constraints, the excavation was limited and some contamination was left in place.  Therefore, the site was referred to the Technical Services Division for monitoring, please refer to their files for additional information.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
P-219-2005*
SUMMARY

	3/21/05: Under the Maine UST Siting law (38 MRSA Sec, 563-C), I visited this proposed retail motor fuels, UST facility in order to check on the location of potential threatened receptors and drinking water wells.  The 125 Ossipee Trail location was a single-family home abutting the Hannaford Shopping Ctr.  The Biegel residence next door at 141 Ossipee Trail appeared to have an old dug well approximately 250' SE of the proposed gas station.  The proposed facility was not staked out or otherwise marked so distances were approximate.  The well was to be used for livestock, otherwise the area is on public water.  That afternoon I contacted DEP's John Dunlap with my observations.
	I understand that over the summer, Dana Lampron negotiated with the Biegels for installation of the facility.  As of Oct. 2005, I understand that the facility location has been successfully located 300' from the Biegel's well and now has DEP approval for installation.

	The area is rural residential and commercial.  Dana Lampron is the former founder of Lampron Oil, now Lampron Energy.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-566-2004*Terri, of Frontier Oil, reported that a fuel oil release had occurred at the home of Glen Roberts. Mr. Roberts home is located at 26 Hallowell Street in Winslow. This spill was caused by an address change. The driver was suppose to deliver to 14 Hallowell Street but delivered to 26 Hallowell St. The new Enhanced 911 system renumbered the homes in this area and the customer at 14 Hallowell St. failed to communicate this information to Frontier Oil. The tank had recently been filled and about one quart of oil spilled onto the gravel. The soil was dug up and placed in the general waste stream.

No further action will be required.
A-613-2004* Goodwin Well and Water was on site drilling two residential wells. These wells had been previously contaminated with MBTE, see spill A-46-2002. While drilling the second well on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Heron of Kerygma Drive, Rockport, a diesel fuel spill occurred. According to John Rand, the consultant in charge of the well replacement project, about 2 to 3 gallons of fuel spilled. This fuel spilled onto the reclaimed driveway of the Heron's. The contaminated soil was immediately removed by Rand and Goodwin. This small volume of soil was disposed in the DEP general waste stream.  Alex Pugh, the DEP Geologist/Project Manager, was notified by Rand prior to calling Response.

 No further action will be required.

I-175-2005*At approximately 13:00 hours on October 10, 2005, a car crusher belonging to GR Logging of Van Buren, Maine released approximately 5 gallons of mostly waste motor oil onto the entrance road of a local auto salvage yard.  The yard, dba Rick's Repair & Auto Recycling, is owned by Rick Doak and located at 727 Bog Road in Limestone, Maine.  Mr. Doak reported the spill to the Houlton State Police Barracks.

Mr. Doak stated that as the car crusher was being moved so that a tractor trailer could be located to load crushed cars, approximately 5 gallons of waste motor oil spilled onto his yard's entrance road.  The oil came out of the crusher's belly pan as the crusher sank in the mud.

Responder's note:  It had been raining for 3 days and there was a light rain coming down during the day on October 10, 2005.  The entrance road and area were the crushing was taking place was 1 to 4 inches deep in mud.  Mud and surface water were flowing from the yard towards the Bog Road.  Along the entrance road and Bog Road were some puddles of water, the largest being approximately 15 to 20 feet in diameter.  Nearest neighbor is approximately 200 to 300 feet from yard entrance road.

Frank Wezner and I visited the site on October 11, 2005.  Some cleanup of contaminated soil will be done by Mr. Rioux per Mr. Wezner's instructions.

When I arrived on site, I noticed a petroleum sheen along both sides of the Bog Road in the vicinity of Rick's Repair.  The crusher was parked and being operated in the facility entrance road and a trailer with crushed cars loaded on it was parked across the road.  The cars were being covered with a net for transport.  There was a sheen on the mud flowing out of the entrance road and all the puddles on both sides of the road had visible product in them.  I placed some sausage booms to create berms to hold back the flow of mud and surface water at the entrance gate and placed pads on the road and in the puddles.  Visible product extended for approximately 120 feet from the entrance road west along the Bog Road and 100 feet along the opposite side of the road.  The sheen and oil product found on the opposite side of the road was were the crusher had been parked overnight.  There was a pile of speedy dry absorbent (5 feet in diameter) along the road shoulder trying to mask a spill of used motor oil that leaked out of the parked crusher.  There was evidence of the following products spilled on site: used motor oil, hydraulic oils and anti-freeze; in addition, a faint smell of gasoline could be noticed in the air.

GR Logging is owned by Gabriel Rioux of Van Buren.  The car crusher does not have attached containment vessels.  Instead, there were cut down 55-gallon drums placed under drain holes in the crusher's belly pan to collect any fluids from the cars.  The drain holes appeared to be plugged, based on my look into the crusher's belly pan.  Mr. Doak stated to me that he had drained as much fluid out of the cars as possible; however, the cars were not completely empty.  Mr. Rioux did not have any type of absorbent material on hand during this crushing operation.   A Notice of Violation was issued and the responsible party undertook and excavation.  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-453-2005*A tractor trailer hauling demolition debris and owned by Mark Haverlock Trucking lost a pump seal on the engine fuel rack priming pump discharging an estimated 10 gallons of diesel fuel to several hundred yards of Maine Turnpike road surface on September 23. 2005.  The truck came to a stop on the northbound mile marker 102 exit ramp.  Maine Turnpike Authority personnel spread sand on the spilled material to prevent further contamination and provide additional traction for approaching vehicles.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site and found the area not to be environmentally sensitive.  The truck was repaired on site.

On September 24, 2005, Maine DEP hired Environmental Projects, Inc. to remove the contaminated sand and sorbent materials for disposal.  No further action is expected.

B-151-2005*B-151-2005
03-24-2005 13:09

     Al Curtis of the Bangor International Airport called to report a small spill of jet A fuel out on the heavy duty ramp.  It was stated that approximately 2 gallons of the fuel leaked out the vent of an aircraft.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  No drains were reportedly involved.
P-629-2005*
	Tuesday, 8/9/05: while in the area, I briefly visited this facility undergoing an UST facility upgrade by Gaftek LLC under Maine Certified Tank Installer, Ed George.  The facility is a retail motor fuels UST installation and C-store with FRP tanks & piping, located in a dense commercial area of downtown Sanford, on municipal water & sewer.  The site is over a mapped sand & gravel aquifer.
	The facility was installed when the the facility was a 7-Eleven owned by RMR Inc.  The facility was then a Christy's Market before sold to Southland Corp. as a 7-Eleven store again.

	Gaftek had removed the tank pad and was replacing the tank top fittings only.  I noted the old overfill [spill] buckets and a sub-pump manway rusted through.  I noted no obvious prohibited discharges and required no remediation or further investigation at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-176-2005*At 17:10 hours, I received a citizen complaint regarding a vehicle (1997 Mercury Sable plate #7030 KZ) leaking gasoline parked within 5 feet of a storm sewer inlet on Sweden Street in Caribou.  I arrived on scene and placed a sausage boom to contain flowing gasoline and sorbent pads to soaked the gasoline off the road surface.  With the help of the Caribou Fire Department, the owner of the vehicle was notified and the driver contacted.  I spoke to the driver who stated that at approximately 16:30 hours she stopped at Pat's Automotive in Caribou to have the vehicle filled with gasoline.  She stated that after the gas nozzle automatically stopped, the attendant clicked the handle four times to round off the fill up.  She noticed when she received her receipt that it stated that she had received over 17 gallons of gasoline and that her car only usually took 16 gallons.  She then drove to work, parked the car and went into the ATX building on Sweden Street.  The car was parked on a slight incline, with the fuel filler door towards the downhill side.  I speculate that the residual gas in the filler tube emptied out because of how the car was parked, so I had the driver move the car to the other side of the street.  This put the fuel filler door in an uphill position and eliminated the leak.  I advised the driver to have the fuel filler hose checked for cracks or a loose clamp just to be safe.   No further Response action is required at this time.
B-431-2005*B-431-2005
07-28-2005 14:13

     Don Neal of the Hartland Fire Department called to report a spill situation that resulted from a truck accident on Route 23, about a mile west of the post office.  It was noted the night before when the accident occurred that some engine oil may have spilled into a small stream.  Investigation however shown no evidence of spillage.  A sheen may have been evident from residual oil and grease on the truck making contact with the surface water.
A-263-2004* On 4-28-04, Becky Maddox of the Maine DEP passed along a complaint regarding a logging operation in Highland Plantation.  Mr. Leslie Robbins owns and operates a wood cutting operation in and around Michael Stream in Highland Plantation.

 I made a site visit with Kendall Knowles, of the Maine Forest Service, on May 5, 2004. Mr. Knowles had been to the site for LURC violations. On this day we found:

  *  A large stain of diesel contaminated soil in the area where the equipment is stored.
  * 50 or more five gallon pails of hydraulic fluid. Some of these pails were empty others contained oil and/or water.
   * Several portable fuel cans and a contractor's diesel tank scattered throughout the site.
   * oil contaminated bark and/or wood chips at various locations

  I wrote a letter to Mr. Robbins requesting action to be taken on these matters. Mr. Robbins called me 6-7-2004, to let me know that he had taken care of the five gallon pails. He told me that he would excavate the oil stained soil.

  I made another site visit on or about 7-9-2004, and found that indeed the five gallon pails had been removed. None of the other requests were addressed. I met Mr. Robbins on this day and we spoke about the soil removal. He told me he would remove the soil.

 I made another site visit, but I am unsure of the date. On this trip there were hay bales and scattered hay for soil erosion control, however, the soil still had not been removed.

 During the summer of 2005 this property was listed with a real estate firm. I have spoken several times with a real estate agent about this property. It may be that the buyer will make clean up a condition of sale.

 As of 10-12-2005, this case has not been finalized.
A-427-2005*   DEP received a report that gasoline contaminated soil was encountered during a UST removal at this service station.  No contamination was associated with tank leaks, but it was evident that minor leaks had been ongoing at the pump island.  The island was removed and contaminated soil excavated for disposal.
   The property is on a sand and gravel aquifer and is considered environmentally sensitive.  A private well serves the subject business.  The spill appeared to be limited in nature and recovery was good so it is likely that no further DEP involvement will be necessary as a result of this incident.
P-457-2005*On June 14, 2005, DEP received notification from an anonymous caller that there were puddles of oil in the unpaved Rufus Deering Lumber yard.  Kara Tudman (KT) dispatched to the property and discovered significant dark brown staining and brown puddles.  The standing water did not display a typical oil sheen and there was no oil present when sorbent material was placed in the water.  KT made contact with an employee at Rufus Deering who indicated the brown substance was an organic dust suppressant.  The application was quite recent, therefore, the substance had not had a chance to properly absorb prior to a recent substantial rain.

No further action is required at this time.
A-495-2004* On 8-26-2004, the Pittston Fire Dept. reported that a trash truck went off the road spilling some diesel. The site of the mishap was at Parker Rd. near the intersection of Route 194. The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the diesel fuel.
 I made a site visit the next day and found a few sorbent pads stuck to the gravel road. This road recently had many yards of gravel placed on it and graded (it looks like the Parker Rd. will be getting paved soon). The road shoulder is very soft, which is in all likelihood the reason the trash truck went off the road.
 There are no wells at risk and the spillage was a small amount. No further action will be required.
P-781-2005*A 500 gallon AST servicing a commercial building experienced integrity failure due to corrosion discharging approximately 30 gallons of kerosene.  The tank was located in a cement berm constructed piecemeal; the inside of which was lined with a rubber mat.  Over time, however, the mat fell in lacking the barrier it once provided.  At the time of the discharge, the majority of the product maintained within the confines of the structure although some product did escape via a seam between cinderblock and slab, contaminating soil.  The tank was pumped out, as free product inside the berm was absorbed.  Once the tank was empty and speedy dry was applied, the scene was deemed stable for the night.  The following day, the tank was cut and cleaned, the now two walled berm structure was thoroughly cleaned and the limited contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The new tank was installed thereafter and recovered unspilled product was returned to the tank.
P-787-2005*
SUMMARY
	Saturday, 10/8/05: Report from Dayton Fire Department [284-4535] thru Maine State Police of a small diesel fuel leak from a tow truck involved in a fatal accident.  Location was on Route 5 in Dayton near an egg farm, almost into Hollis.   Discharged product was remediated with sorbent material.  The leak was 300' from a brook.

	No DEP Response requested or made at the time.  In subsequent travels by this location, I noted no further clean-up warranted.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-788-2005*
SUMMARY
	Sunday, 10/9/05, report by neighbor of a sunken boat on Northeast Pond in Lebanon.  The vessel was a pleasure boat with an inboard/outboard engine.  A sheen was reported to be extending 100' out along the shore, but no free product.  The owner was not at home.  At 1105 hrs. before I could arrive, the neighbor reported the boat was raised.  A sheen is not recoverable so I did not respond to the site.

S G Brezinski

P-792-2005*
	10/10/05: Report of sunken boat in Forest Lake, in the town of Gray.  After overturning on 10/9/05, the boat was brought to the shore off Larrabee Lane.   A sheen was visible, however, product recovery was not possible.

S G Brezinski
P-796-2005*A fuel pump accessory malfunctioned on a Downeast Energy truck which caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of diesel fuel to the roadway in Topsham.  Once the truck was shut off, the issue stopped and DEE initiated picking up product with speedy dri and pads.  No product left the roadway.
P-797-2005*Somehow a small amount of #2 oil was spilled on some carpet in the basement of a home in Raymond.   The circular stain was approximately six inches in diameter and the section of carpet was cleaned, if not removed, by DEE personnel.
P-798-2005*It was reported to the Department that a waste oil like product was showing up in a Portland Water District (PWD) pump station in Gorham.  Apparently, this had been occurring for some time yet was just recently being addressed.  According to PWD records, this pump station only supplied service to the nine or so houses on Briarwood Road.  Next to the neighborhood an auto parts recycle facility, LKQ, was in operation.  A site visit was made and LKQ was running a tidy operation, complete with floor drains that ran to an oil water separator whose eventual outfall was believed to be Narragansett St.  A conversation with the property owner, however, yielded conflicting information.  Only one of the two structures on the premises are actually serviced by the Narragansett line.  The other runs perpendicular to the property and connects to the Briarwood line.  A dye test was conducted and subsequently confirmed the information provided by the property owner.  A follow up visit was made to LKQ to discuss the findings and their future behavior. It was agreed that LKQ would enact more pro active housekeeping practices to include, but certainly not be limited to, weekly monitoring and maintenance of the oil water separator and deployment of sorbent material to the post separator sump basin in an attempt to collect any wayward oil.  In addition, PWD is going to monitor their pump station and provide reports to DEP regarding the presence, although hopefully lack thereof, of waste oil around their pumps.  It is the belief of the Department that these solutions should remedy this situation, although alternative actions will be undertaken if the problem persists.
P-799-2005*A motor vehicle leaking gasoline was pulled over by Wells Police Dept.  Wells Fire responded to stop the leak and absorb with speedy dri and pads what spilled product hadn't already evaporated.  No product left the pavement.

P-800-2005*
	10/12/05: Morning report of small basement AST overfill out vent to ground during fuel delivery.  No leak to basement area reported.  Reportedly cleaned up by Dead River driver with sorbent material.   The facility owner was satisified with the clean up.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-815-2004*On September 20, 2004, DEP received notification that approximately thirty (30) gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged as a result of a broken hydraulic line on a truck.  The impacted soil (10.68 tons) was excavated by Pike Industries and transported to Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.  for processing.

No further action is required at this time.
P-624-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Monday, 8/8/05: DEP notified by Arundel Fire Department (FD) they had responded to a number of abandoned 5-gallon drums dumped along the roadside near 497 Old Post Rd.  Some appeared to be roofing cement.  At my request, they secured the containers back at their fire station till DEP could inspect them and have them disposed of.  No Responsible Party is known.

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	Tuesday, 8/9/05: I met FD personnel and checked out the containers.  I noted nine 5-gallon containers of asphaltic sealer and one of a lacquer based sealer.  With my supervisor's approval, I arranged for ENPRO to recover the material for proper disposal.
	Wednesday, 8/10/05: ENPRO picked up the material for out-of-state disposal.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-327-1992*Received a call from Gerald Lapointe, Sr., Webber Energy Fuels, regarding the discovery of contamination at Hannah's North Windham Sunoco, 746 Roosevelt Trail (Rt. 302), Windham, ME.  The discovery was made while uncovering the underground storage tanks scheduled for abandonment (removal) the following day.

I met Mr. Lapointe and G.R. Adams, contractor conducting the abandonment, on-site.  It was assumed that the contamination was from a leaking gasket on a pump discovered 5 years previously, but this was only speculation until the tanks could be removed.  Since the consultant (Shevenell-Gallen) for the project was not scheduled to arrive on-site until the following day, we decided to remove contaminated soil from on top of the tanks and between the tanks and the building.  101.56 tons of gasoline contaminated soil was removed and transported to Tilcon of Maine.

On 5/29/05, the removal of the tanks commenced.  Mark Fisher was on-site for Shevenell-Gallen with the same parties as the previous day.  All five tanks were removed without incident and had no apparent hole in them, although they all had contamination associated with them.

The 3-6,000 gallon gasoline tanks had contamination mostly in the vicinity of the fill pipes and pump island, which appeared to be from overfills and/or piping leaks.  Soil was removed to a depth of approximately 14' below grade where groundwater was encountered, although very limited.  Due to undermining of the building, it was decided to install a soil vapor extraction system adjacent to the building to remediate the remaining gasoline contamination.

The 1-10,000 gallon diesel tank had contamination similar to the gasoline tanks with most of the contamination concentrated around the fill and piping.  No groundwater was encountered in the excavation.  Contaminated soil was removed until no longer evident.  102.09 tons of a mixture of diesel and contaminated soil was transported to Tilcon Maine, Inc. for disposal.

The removal of the waste oil tank revealed that it was actually larger than stated in the registration, and was estimated to be a 1,000 gallon tank.  Contamination was concentrated around the fill and removed until to longer apparent, approximately 12 yards.  No groundwater was encountered.  The waste oil contaminated soil was to be spread on-site behind the building.

The pump island for the diesel tank was removed after the waste oil tank, and the small amount of contaminated soil (approx. 17 yards) encountered during the excavation was mixed with the waste oil contamination and land spread on-site.

For further details on tank removal and installation of soil vapor extraction system see, "Underground Storage Tank Closure Assessment Final Report T-8138-01, Hannah's North Windham Sunoco, Route 302, North Windham, Maine," by Shevenell-Gallen and Associates, Inc., dated July 10, 1992.
P-822-2004*The vessel made notifications of a weep of lube oil from the propeller box to the harbor.  No recovery of product made, only notifications to DEP, USCG, NRC.

No request for DEP assistance made and none dispatched.
P-459-2005*On June 14, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately thirty (30) gallons of oil was discharged from an AST located in the basement of an uninhabited home in South Freeport.  The discharge was noted by a real estate agent showing the property to potential buyers and she notified the current owner.  Kara Tudman (KT) arrived at the site and determined that the leak emanated from corrosion holes in the bottom of the AST.  Approximately two-hundred and twenty (220) gallons of fuel oil were transferred out of the leaking tank into one of Downeast Energy's temporary tanks.  The oil that had leaked onto the basement floor had migrated to the sump pump area and was subsequently discharged out into a drainage swale in the yard.   As it was raining that evening, there was standing water both in the basement as well as in the drainage swale; this aided clean-up efforts by keeping the oil from penetrating into the ground.  Sorbents were used to collect free product in the basement and the drainage swale.  Saturated sorbents were removed and fresh ones deployed for the remaining overnight hours.   The next day, the same process of sorbent removal and replacement took place.

Sorbents were left in place until no product was detected and eventually all sorbents were removed.

No further response actions are required at this time.
P-726-2005*It was reported to the Department that approximately eight gallons of #2 fuel had been discharged from a peddle truck at Bath Middle School.  Somehow the tank developed pressure during the fill causing the pressure relief to blow.  That caused product to spew onto the top of the truck and down to paved parking lot below.  The gradient of the location caused product to flow towards a storm drain but the driver was able to create a berm prior to its being contacted.  Speedy dri was applied to the parking area and roadway.  Some product reached cracks in the pavement but that is of little concern given the geography and demographics of the area.
P-776-2004*I was contacted by the Oxford Fire Department reporting they were on the scene of a motor vehicle accident with gasoline spillage.  I went to the scene the following day and checked it out.  The Fire Department had caught a lot of the gas with sorbent pads.  The small amount of gas that did hit the ground did not warrant a clean up.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-777-2004*I was contacted by CN Brown to report that one of their customers had an oil spill.  When I arrived it was obvious the AST had been overfilled.  There was oil spray on everything in a 5 foot radius around the vent pipe.  CN Brown had oil delivered the previous day but their driver denied that she had overfilled the tank.  There was no other plausible explanation for the oil.  I hired EPI and started by hand digging some soil, but there was far too much contamination to hand dig.  We then vactored out 15 tons of soil, removing as much of the contamination as possible.  The residence's drilled well is 15 feet from the spill location.  There was also clean up done in the basement because the pressure of the overfill had caused oil to leak out of the tanks in the basement also.  No further Response action is needed at this time
P-519-2004*Received a call from the Portland Harbor Master regarding a vessel, by Custom House Wharf, leaking oil, and the registration was ME8041.  I responded to the complaint and found the vessel in question  had a slight sheen around it.  Fortunately, the owner of the vessel had just arrived and informed me that he had blown a hose on his oil cooler, and had gone to the store to pick up a new hose.  He was unaware that the vessel had pumped the oil out of the bilge, and promptly shut off the pump.  He stated that as soon as he replaced the hose he would be taking the vessel out of the water.  I gave him some sorbents to place in the bilge to collected the discharged oil.  There was not enough oil outside the vessel to collect anything.

P-780-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had called because they had a small oil spill.  Apparently the customer had a contractor working in their basement and the contractor put a nail through the copper line.  The mistake was noticed immediately and only a cup of oil was spilled.  The line was isolated and the spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-782-2004*Two gallons of driveway sealer leaked onto the concrete floor.  It was cleaned up with sorbent material and packaged for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-285-2005*
	Friday, 4/15/05, confirmation visit of abandonment-by-removal of an old, 10,000-gallon consumptive-use #2 heating oil UST in 2004.  Plant personnel showed me the location of the removed UST  and the new replacement UST.  Rural commercial area.  I understand that no oil discharges exceeding the notification level was reported.  No UST closure assessment required for this UST.

S G Brezinski
P-427-2004*See attached CMP Spill Report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-829-2004*I was contacted by Mrs. Harwood reporting that her oil tank had been overfilled by Action Oil as they delivered oil to the wrong address.  Her oil company had filled her tank not long before.  I contacted Action Oil and told them that it was their responsibility to clean up the spill.  They came out twice before they got it cleaned up satisfactorily.  Mrs. Harwood's oil tank was not damaged, but it was in really bad shape so I attempted to get her tank replaced through the DEP's tank replacement program.  I was unable to do so because, although she qualified, the trailer park owner would not allow a vertical tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-888-2004*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their drivers had dropped the nozzle of his oil truck and spilled about two gallons of oil onto a customer's driveway.  The oil stayed on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-890-2004*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their boom trucks had blown a hydraulic hose on a customer's lawn.  They estimated 5 gallons of oil was spilled.  They excavated the contaminated soil and arranged for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-892-2004*See attached spill report from Cyro.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-893-2004*I was contacted by James Dunn asking for help disposing of two pounds of elemental mercury he had for many years.  I went up to his home and picked them up and put them in the Department's mercury collection for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-895-2004*I was contacted by the Bethel Fire Department reporting there had been a truck accident on Route 2.  The truck's oil pan was ripped of in the accident.  The truck came to rest in a ditch where the oil spilled.  The accident happened in the pouring rain in the morning and was not reported to us until afternoon.  At that point there was no oil to recover.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-501-2005*
	6/29/05: late evening report of small untagged transformer oil discharge due to auto accident and gravity causing transformer to impact earth.  Contaminated soil was hand excavated and transported to CMP - No. Augusta Service Center.

No DEP visit at the time.

S G Brezinski
P-898-2004*I was contacted by the York County Sheriff's Office reporting a tractor trailer hauling wood ships had rolled over into a ditch.  I arrived to find that there was both motor oil and diesel fuel in the ditch.  I used sorbent pads to clean it up.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-777-2005*
INITIAL SITE VISIT
	Wednesday, 10/5/05: I stopped at the facility while in the area to investigate this out-of-service retail motor fuels UST facility.  The store appeared closed and vacant, as did the adjoining house and country bar.  There were no dispensers on the dispenser island and the piping was capped and covered over with dirt.  The neighbor stated he was very concerned over the upkeep of the facility, the store & gas station had been closed for several years, and the house was recently vacated.
	Behind and around the property were a half dozen varied containers marked as fuel and household oils.  One plastic container with about 2-gallons of old faded fuel oil was taken for disposal, as it had no caps and in danger of being discharged.
	I measured about 6" of gasoline in the UST which was not locked as required for out-of-service UST's.  The dispenser islands were silted in with dirt and the pipes capped.
	At the east side of the property was an out-of-service 500-gallon K1 tank with a broken concrete block containment berm (see photo).
	No obvious prohibited oil discharges were observed other than stains on the parking lot.

ASSESSMENT & FACILITY HISTORY
	The area would have a Stringent Clean-Up Goal with the nearby wells.  Research determined that this facility was formerly known as Route 11 Trading Post & Variety (UST Reg. 10301) with three bare steel gasoline UST's abandoned in December 1997 (see P-754-97).  In 1998 a new two-compartment dbl-wall UST was installed under UST Reg. 20082.  The site was thereafter known as Pop's Variety and Kim & Deb's Variety.
	I understand that DEP inspected the facility in April 2005, and the facility was then ordered removed/abandoned due to no Certificate of Proper Installation, the time period the facility has been inactive, and because no required inspections & maintenance has been performed.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
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P-1183-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for further details.

No further action required at this time.
P-1184-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for further information.

No further action required at this time.
P-1185-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action required at this time.
P-1186-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for further information.

No further action required at this time.
P-1187-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action required at this time.
P-1188-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action required at this time.
P-1189-2004*See attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action required at this time.
P-602-2005*It was reported to the Department that during the site work for the construction of a parking garage in Lewiston, an UST was discovered by an excavator operator.  Contact with the tank was out of his  control as it had never been registered and no one knew it was there.  An approximate foot long gash was created discharging an approximate ten gallons of suspected #2 fuel to the ground before the breach was plugged with soil.  EPI was contracted to pump out the remaining product that evening and the following day, tank and soil removal was performed.  Although the location is a baseline site, the material around the tank was all leaving the site to be replaced with more appropriate backfill so it was necessary to dispose of more than the typical amount of soil under the circumstances.  Summit Environmental performed the site assessment and was directed to excavate down to the grade necessary to accommodate new backfill or soil greater than 100ppm via field head space analysis, whichever came first.  That requisite yielded the need to disposal of 34 tons of contaminated soil.  What was left behind poses no threat.  This site is downtown Lewiston and is either parking lot or garage.

P-1190-2004*See attached Central Maine Power  report for additional information.

No further action is required at this time.
P-714-2004*Received a call from Mike Estes, Estes Oil Co, regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at 87 Ogunquit Road, Cape Nedick (York), ME.  On the following day (8/18/04), I followed Mr. Estes to the site where the tank had fallen over.  Most of the oil had been removed from the tank, although it was estimated that approximately 40 gallons of #2 fuel had been discharged onto the ground.

The tank had been filled the previous day and when the homeowner, Mike Armstrong, returned from work, he found the tank on its side.  The tank was elevated on concrete blocks which gave way, causing the tank to fall over.  Luckily, the tank had not split opened, and most of the oil recovered.  Estes Oil Co and I removed contaminated soil.  Bedrock ranged anywhere from 6" to 1' below grade, and tree roots made removal difficult.  A total of 1.74 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Aggregate Recycling Corp.

The well for the property was up-gradient of the discharge, with the area adjacent the discharge having a ravine type landscape, both lessening the possibility of the well being effected by the discharge.  I did inform Mr. Armstrong to contact me if he noticed any difference in his water quality so water samples could be obtained and appropriate action taken.
P-802-2005*On October 13, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately forty to fifty (40-50) gallons of hydraulic oil was discharged within one of the buildings at the facility.  Bath Iron Works (BIW) employees were preparing for a hydrostatic test and flush of one of the systems at the facility.  As part of this process it was necessary to stage equipment for the task, which included a 275-gallon temporary tank full of hydraulic oil.  During transport of this tank, the forklift broke off the supply line valve of the tank and subsequently hydraulic oil was discharged onto the concrete floor.  The spill was immediately encircled with boom and sorbent pads/speedy dry were used to mitigate the oil.  Please see the attached BIW report for further information.

No further action required at this time.
A-473-2005*On October 5, 2005, Dawn Miller of the Dead River Company reported an oil spill in the town of Rumford. The spill occurred at the Mary Greaney residence on 74 Andover Road. The spill was caused by tank corrosion, resulting in the loss of approximately 50 gallons of #2 heating oil. The home and surrounding area are served by a municipal water supply.

Clean Harbors was hired to conduct the clean up. A total of 9.03 tons of contaminated soil was removed. Clean up goals could not be met due to oil seeping directly under the fieldstone foundation of the house. During backfilling a simple soil vent system was installed around the base of the foundation in the contaminated area. A new oversized concrete pad for the oil tank was poured to seal against the stone foundation for vapor control.  No further action is expected.
P-117-2005*Downeast Energy(DEE) contacted the Department regarding a discharge of oil at the residence of Shawn Campbell, 16 Birch Hill Road, York.  Mr. Campbell had run out of oil several days before and called DEE to deliver.  They told him that they had delivered the following day, however when he got home he had no heat and noted that the AST was empty. He called again and requested that they deliver the oil that they had previously promised him and claimed to have delivered.  DEE was confused as they had a delivery ticket confirming the previous day's 250 gallon delivery; but figuring that perhaps the driver had gone to the wrong house they agreed to deliver 100 gallons to provide him heat and give them time to sort out their records.  The 100 gallons was delivered, and once again Mr. Campbell found his heat off and tank empty.  This time, however, he took a closer look at the area around the tank and realized that the filter had been broken off by the weight of the build-up of ice.

The tank was located outside the house in a shed.  The shed was dug into the ground and had concrete walls and a concrete floor.  The floor was at the same level as the basement floor of the house, and the concrete walls were from the floor to the level of the house's foundation walls.  The shed and house shared a common wall, which had a door into the basement of the house.  There were concrete steps from ground level down into the shed.  There was a floor drain in the shed in the proximity of the AST filter end and this was the receptor of the oil.  The gutters from the house roof ran down a drain spout which took a 90 degree angle into the shed then another bend straight down, where it deposited its wares.  The water would generally run along the floor and into the floor drain.  Apparently during this cold period the snow was melting on the roof and running down the gutters and freezing when it was deposited onto the concrete.  As the ice mound and built up, it covered the filter on the AST and at some point the weight of the ice broke the filter.  Prior to my arrival, the DEE rep. informed me they were unsure where exactly the drain went.  Upon my arrival it was obvious, as the salt water marsh (Smelt Brook) was red.

I called CYN Environmental Services who provided laborers, a vacuum truck, and sorbent pads and boom.  While waiting for them, I placed containment boom down stream of the impacted area as best I could, and attempted to delineate the extent of the discharge.  It was clear that it was wide spread as there was red snow left in my footprints for an extensive area in what was salt marsh.  I concentrated the clean up efforts in the channel itself and immediate vicinity.  Attempting to clean-up what was a 1 inch layer of oil under 24 inches of snow over a half acre or so would do more damage to the marsh than it would accomplish.  This area would have to be left and evaluated after the spring melt.

Over the next several days, Ann Hemenway oversaw the clean up activities.  A substantial amount of product (nearly 300 gallons) was recovered in vacuuming activities and several yards of saturated sorbent boom and pads were removed.

On the following Monday, I had CYN excavate the back yard in the vicinity of the oil break out from the embankment to find the drainage pipe.  I wanted to confirm whether or not it was a solid pipe or something slotted which would have necessitated further excavation of the back yard.  We found it quickly and confirmed that it was a solid clay pipe.  We suspended clean up operations at that point, leaving the containment boom in place with sorbent material in some of the open water areas.

I returned several times over the next couple of weeks and removed some saturated sorbent boom and replaced it.  Much of the boom was frozen in the ice and could not be removed.  It was evident that the majority of the product which could be collected had been, and no more could be done until snow and ice
P-900-2004*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a broken bleeder screw on her furnace.  Approximately 10 gallons of oil was released onto the concrete basement floor.  Dead River assisted the homeowner in cleaning up the spill with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-675-2005*A homeowner called requesting advice and assistance after an oral thermometer was broken in his living room the night before.  As a chemist, the homeowner was aware of the physical properties of mercury and undertook exactly the appropriate steps to deal with the issue.  From his hardwood floor, he scraped together the beads and collected them in a glass jar.  The floor was then rag mopped.  DEP provided product disposal and ambient air monitoring the following day.  The Lumex meter provided readings well below the action level of 300mg/m3.  With that assurance, homeowner thanked DEP for their services and we parted ways.
P-903-2004*I was contacted by the Paris Fire Department reporting that there had been a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 26 and Paris Hill Road resulting in spilled motor oil and antifreeze.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-904-2004*I was contacted by the Biddeford Police Department reporting that some kids knocked the filter off an AST at 44 Pike Street.  Kara Tudman and I responded to the spill to find that the oil that had run into the street was gone, but a small amount of oil weeping through the fieldstone foundation.  I supplied the tenant with some sorbent pads and a disposal bag I suggested she use, and I would return and pick them up.  I spoke with the landlord who stated he was going to replace the tank.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-271-2005*
	4/13/05: Small #2 oil leak to concrete basement floor from residential above ground storage tank.  Reported cleaned up by Downeast Energy with sorbent material.  No DEP response at this time.
P-782-2005*Don Robbins of EER reported that contamination had been encountered at the Cyr Bus Lines property located at 184 Main St., South Portland.  According Mr. Robbins, no holes had been observed and the piping also appeared in tact.  There was a small amount of contamination observed.  It was limited to the tank fill area and only slightly contaminated.  It was surmised that it was the result of a historic overfill.  The site is considered BL-2 on the Department's Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree and as such no soil was required to be removed.

There was also a sheen on the groundwater in the hole.  Since a new tank was being installed it was necessary to de-water the hole.   I instructed Mr. Robbins to have a Frac Tank delivered to hold the water in the mean time until we could determine the best course of action for disposal. The resulting water was contaminated and could not be discharged overboard or to the storm drain. I contacted Jim Jones of the City of South Portland Wastewater Treatment Facility and he agreed to allow the water to be pumped to the sanitary sewer line.

The new tank was installed without incident.  No further action is expected in this matter.
P-705-2005*An all terrain cherry picker being operated by ME DOT personnel blew a fuel line discharging approximately one gallon of unleaded gasoline to a paved parking lot in South Portland.  Spilled product (none of which left the pavement) was picked up with speedy dri and pads.
P-906-2004*A routine site inspection found a small leak from the gas meter in a dispenser.  The gasoline was dripping into the ground because the dispenser did not have a sump.  I checked the monitoring wells at the site and found no free product.  I asked the store manager for inspection records and it turned out that the station had a full inspection just 10 days prior.  I was comfortable deciding that only a small amount of gas leaked and it was not worth the effort it would take to recover.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-194-2005*I received a call from Paul Caron of the Lewiston School Department reporting that a discharge of 200 gallons of kerosene had occurred at the Pentingill Elementary School.  The previous day a maintenance worker had been snow blowing the yard and apparently hit the filter with the auger of the snow blower. Upon my arrival, I was shown the area of the discharge.  The 275 gallon AST is located outside the portable library.   It is unclear how he did not know that he had torn the line off, as it clearly had been "chewed" into the augur.  The product had run down the front lawn of the school and into a neighboring property.  I contacted L P Poirier, a local contractor who does the plowing for the school.   They arrived with a back hoe, and I had them scrape the clean snow (2-3 ft.) aside and remove the contaminated snow and ice from the yard.  We thought we had removed it all after a day and a half of work.  A few days later, I received a call from the Lewiston Public Works Dept.  They had been cleaning the snow banks off the sidewalk on College St. and come across contamination.  Apparently the fuel had spread to a greater area than I first thought and puddled up at a low spot near the sidewalk.  It then spread along the ice to the sidewalk.  I called EPI to resume the clean-up of ice & snow from the side and more from the yard.  After approximately (4) 15 yard roll-off containers, we removed the majority of the contaminated snow, ice, and some soil.  All the roll-offs were disposed of at the Pine Tree Waste Landfill.

EPI returned in the spring to landscape the affected area.  No further clean-up is expected on this site.
P-910-2004*I was contacted by Simard & Sons reporting that an inspection of MW Sewall's station in Bath uncovered water in the interstitial space of one of their UST's.  They pumped the water out of the space and it did not rebound.  The assumption is that the water was surface water that got in through a loose cover.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-911-2004*I was contacted by the Biddeford Fire Department reporting that they were at a gas station on Elm Street where a customer's gas tank had let go.  A couple of gallons of gasoline leaked out of the vehicle onto the pavement.  The owner just had work done on the vehicle and the mechanic had not properly reconnected the fill pipe.  We drained the remaining gas out of the tank and cleaned up the spilled gas with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-913-2004*I was contacted by the Bridgton Fire Department reporting they were on the scene of an accident involving an excavator.  I arrived to find that an excavator had fallen off its trailer as it was driven around a corner in a residential neighborhood.  The excavator landed on its side and some hydraulic oil and diesel fuel had leaked out.  I used sorbent pads to collect the spilled product.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-351-2005*On April 6, 2005 I received a call regarding an intentional dumping of kerosene at the property on 479 Somersworth Rd., North Berwick.  The call had been made by the Fire Chief who stated that he would meet with me on site.  I met the Fire Chief and property owner, Cindy Carter who showed me the situation.  Ms. Carter was in the process of building a new home and her mobile home had been removed from the lot, but alas, the 275 gallon AST had been left behind.  She had been threatened by her ex husband that he was going to "poison the land" .  She had found the filter broken off the tank, oil on the ground around the tank, and places in the new home excavation, woods, and other areas where it had obviously not flowed to, rather it was likely caught in a bucket from the oil pouring out the firematic and carried down and dumped in the areas.

The North Berwick Police Dept. was interested in pursuing the matter as vandalism and criminal dumping of petroleum, however the the Sgt. on site informed me that the DA's office would only pursue it with a DEP lead. (More on this later).

I hired CYN Environmental to excavate the contaminated soil and pad up the free product in the surface water puddles.  I inspected the dug well and it appeared as though whoever did this did not have the foresight to actually put any in the well.  It was not located in a downgradient direction of the major discharge (tank) and there fore would likely not  be contaminated.

After the clean-up was complete I contacted the Commissioner's Office regarding enforcement assistance for the No. Berwick PD.  Peter Carney of the OC informed me that the Department would not be able to pursue this.  Considering the fact that we had a very likely suspect, the investigative resources of the North Berwick PD, and had spent nearly $8500.00 from the groundwater fund I found this curious.

A total of 47.65 tons of contaminated soil were disposed of by CYN at a licensed NH facility.  CYN provided a site manager to monitor the clean-up and ran laboratory analysis of the area cleaned up to assure complete clean-up of the site.

The site appeared to be adequately cleaned-up and no further DEP involvement is necessary.
A-476-2005*Gordon Fuller, DEP Uncontrolled Sites, investigated a junkyard complaint against Raymond Bricket, 403 Oak Street, Oakland.  As part of the investigation, Mr. Fuller took several water samples, including one from Chris Weeks, 404 Oak Street who had filed the complaint with DEP.  This isn't the first complaint Mr. Weeks has filed with DEP, in the past he has called on several occasions to complain about Mr. Bricket's junkyard, which is located across the street from the Weeks residence.

Sample results from the Weeks well found 92 ppb MTBE on the first sampling and 63 ppb on the second sampling.  Maine DEP has installed filters on the Weeks drinking water system to remove the MTBE.  No source has been found for the contamination.  Mr. Weeks accuses the Bricket property and/or the Mud Run owned by Shawn Stevens behind the Weeks property.  By Oakland town ordinance the mud run is limited to four events per year.  Furthermore, the Bricket property is a licensed junkyard.
P-681-2004*While en route to a site, I came upon this junkyard.  The attached photos are an accurate depiction of the site conditions.  Haphazard distribution of vehicles throughout the yard representing both personal and commercial vehicles.  An undetermined number of containers of fuel, gas, diesel, oil and other vehicle fluids are strewn throughout.  Tires litter the property.  Numerous stains from leaks or spills dot the landscape, engine blocks suspended in the air.

This site warrants attention.  The area is served by private drinking water wells and the threat to the aquifer is serious based on the surficial details and uncontrolled sources and haphazard storage.

A photocopy of the area map is attached.  The Responsible Party, Tim Sullivan, has two states listed on his truck and phone numbers in both Maine & New Hampshire.


A-172-2005*On April 22, 2005 International Paper, Androscoggin Mill, reported a five gallon waste oil spill to a paved surface.  The spill occurred while the waste oil was being transferred for disposal.  International Paper personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.  Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-173-2005*   DEP received a report that 200+ gallons of oil spilled at a trailer in this mobile home park.  The subject AST had been filled one month earlier and had settled into the ground (inadequate support) breaking the filter nipple; the tank was now empty.  Most of the oil had migrated underneath the trailer.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  Heavy rains had fallen and continued to fall during remedial efforts.  The excavation was dewatered several times and taken to a local POTW.
   The park is served by municipal water, but a nearby residence utilizes a private well for water.  Technical Services was informed and may provide follow-up.
A-179-2005*On April 26, 2005, Dead River Oil, Auburn office, reported an AST spill at the home of Edward Beauchemin, 141 South River Road, Greene.  An estimated 50 gallons of K-1 leaked from a previously repaired weld seam on one of Mr. Beauchemin's AST's.  Mr. Beauchemin's well is less than 30 feet from the spill site.  Maine DEP hired McGee Construction to excavate and transport 117 tons of contaminated soil to Commercial Paving & Recycling.  Some contaminated product remains under the dwelling and is not accessible without demolishing the dwelling and it's foundation.  Mr. Beauchemin was not in favor of that much urban renewal as this stage of his life.

Neither of Mr. Beauchemin's AST's were in compliance and both were removed for disposal.  Dead River was hired by Maine DEP to remove the remaining fuel oil from the tanks to temporary storage.  Kathleen Colvert, Mr. Beauchemin's niece, purchased and arranged for a new replacement tank to be installed upon completion of the excavation.

This site has been referred to DEP Technical Services for monitoring.
P-835-2005*I was contacted by BoomTech reporting that one of their customers, Kleen Oil, had a spill at Septitech in Gray.  Apparently Kleen Oil was making a delivery of oil when the hose from the truck split spilling a small amount of oil into the snow.  The contaminated snow was dug out and disposed of by BoomTech.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-184-2005*April 27, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill (45 ppm PCB) inside the building at the CMP Fairfield Service Center, Center Road, Fairfield.  CMP crews were moving a transformer when a small quantity of transformer oil spilled to the concrete floor.  CMP clean up the spilled material with sorbents and then "double washed" the floor to remove any residual contamination.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-165-2005*   DEP received a report that oil stained soil was evident near the outfall of the oil/water separator at this bulk oil terminal.  The separator was found to contain 2" oil on 41" water; it is unknown why it would discharge oil (DEP has experienced similar mysterious discharges at other such separators).  Oil/water in this separator was removed.  It is also unclear where the oil originated (the large tank farm feeds a loading rack which drains to the separator).
   The terminal is known to DEP from previous spill events.  Several large ASTs are situated in a former sand/gravel pit.  The area is served by municipal water.  It was determined that oil discharged by the separator did not warrant remediation, but the case was referred possible inspection/follow-up by AST compliance staff.
P-836-2005*I was contacted by David Domko of Recovery Technology Group reporting that a container of hydraulic oil had leaked at their facility.  Apparently several hydraulic oil tanks had been salvaged off machinery at the site and they had been set out behind the building.  When a worker went to move the tanks he found that one of them had leaked.  The oil was mostly contained to the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-189-2005*On May 2, 2005, Alex Pugh, Maine DEP Technical Services, referred a possible contaminated well to DEP Response Services.  The well is owned by Robert Holmes, 501 Back Narrows Road, Boothbay.  The well is in a vault just outside the foundation wall; a plastic conduit pipe was run through the foundation to the vault to supply power to the well pump.  Immediately inside the foundation was Mr. Holmes' AST.  Some time in the past Mr. Holmes said he had a "minor" AST leak from the filter assembly, but that he didn't consider it a problem.  Following the AST leak, his cellar had some minor flooding; Maine DEP staff surmises that the water event flushed oil through the conduit and into the well vault where it impacted the well through the cover.

Maine DEP had filters installed on the water system and excavated the basement to remove any additional contamination.  Ace Well Drilling was hired to replace the well piping, clean the sides of the well casing and pump the well to remove contaminated material.  Mr. Holmes participated in the clean up by excavating the vault and moving soil excavated by Kip's Home Services with his front end loader.  6.02 tons of contaminated soil were removed.

This site remains a DEP Technical Services site.
P-837-2005*I was contacted by an individual that wanted to remain anonymous reporting that there was oil spillage at R H Brown Construction.  They reported that there was spilled motor oil and hydraulic oil, batteries, tires, and junk equipment that was leaking.  I visited the site and did not find anything illegal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-838-2005*I was contacted by Fred Brann reporting that there had been some containers of waste oil dumped in the CMP power line right of way next to his house.  I went out and we collected the waste oil and consolidated it into two 5 gallon buckets which I brought back to the DEP for disposal.  There was a small amount of spillage at the site but given its use, a cleanup seemed unnecessary.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-839-2005*I was contacted by Safe Handling reporting that their asphalt heater boiler pump had malfunctioned and spilled 10 gallons of thermal oil.  This system is attached to rail cars carrying asphalt to heat the asphalt for transfer.  Apparently the boiler that heats the thermal oil had a pump malfunction causing the spill.  The oil spilled into a concrete containment and was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-343-2004*   DEP received a request for an abandonment in place (UST) and waiver to the 30-day (UST) removal notice for two out-of-service tanks at this former commercial property.  The tanks were unregistered, but the property was being sold and the new owner insisted the site meet DEP requirements.  UST registration # 20877 was assigned.
   One UST (reportedly a 500-gal #2 oil tank) was abandoned in place; a hole was cut in the top and any residue was removed.  A second UST (gasoline) was removed; it was found to have several 1/4 - 1/2" holes and was dry inside.  It is assumed that the actual release from this tank took place many years previously.
   The area is commercial/dense-residential and is served by municipal water.  PID readings in soil surrounding the removed UST were moderate and did not warrant excavation/disposal given the history and usage of the site.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement here.
P-349-2005*On May 6, Mr. Labrie encountered an underground storage tank (UST) while digging around the foundation of his garage at his home at 355 Pride Street Westbrook.  The odor of old gas permeated the air as the cap popped off and he called the Westbrook Fire Department.  Upon their arrival, they deferred to Clean Harbors (CHI).  According to statements by Mr. Labrie, CHI took a liquid sample and left the scene, not advising him to notify anyone else or what the follow up would be.  On Monday Mr. Labrie was advised by a third party to call DEP, which he did.

Jon Woodard took the call and passed it along to Scott Cyr for investigation.  Upon his arrival, Cyr spoke with Labrie.  The property had been excavated to a large extent before Labrie took possession and he was curious why the tank was not discovered or disclosed at that time.  The tank rests just below grade between the home and a small garage approximately 20 feet from the home.  The bare metal tank is estimated to be 500 gallons in size and half to three quarters full of old gasoline.  The old gas determination was based on the old varnishy smell.  Labrie explained the events of the previous week, about how CHI was on site, but gave very little information or guidance.

Cyr used a shovel to unearth the remaining top of the tank and began to remove soil from the back end of the tank.  It was at that time, Cyr discovered the tank was in fact leaking from the seam.  He immediately called CHI for equipment.  CHI was unable to provide the necessary equipment in a timely manner therefore Enpro was called.  Enpro was also unable to provide the needed equipment and a third call was placed to Guerin Associates, who indicated that they could be there in less than an hour.  It was agreed and they dispatched the vacuum tank.  Guerin arrived and pumped off the tank.

No explanation of the sampling was offered by CHI and it is still unclear why they did not notify the DEP of the situation involving a homeowner and an unregistered, previously unreported UST.

Guerin made arrangements for removal and disposal of the tank and perform the necessary site assessment.  Greg O'Brien visited the site during the removal, as I was unavailable to observe.



P-358-2005*
	5/11/05: Notification to DEP that a waste drum of flammable liquid had leaked to its containment pallet within the hazardous waste storage area at St. Mary's Hospital.  Ms. Snow estimated 7 gallons was lost from a new steel drum that appeared to be defective.  Safety Kleen Corp., who supplied the apparently defective waste collection drum, took the waste.  The contents were a mixture of waste Alcohols & Xylene.  No liquid was reported to have reached the floor or drains.
	I advised Ms. Snow at St. Mary's that this discharge was reported late.  At this time St. Mary's does not have an appropriate Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) and was required to report such discharges promptly.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-763-2005*On 9/30/05, Steve Brezinski received a call from Chuck Lubelczwk reporting a spill that had occurred at his residence earlier in the day.  The spill occurred when Top It Off Oil (TIOO) overfilled his oil tank.  The spill was not reported by TIOO.  I responded immediately and met on site with the homeowner and the owners of TIOO.  I provided instruction to TIOO on how to clean up the spill which had impacted the driveway of the residence and also an interior basement wall.  They assured me the clean up would be completed the following morning.  I asked the homeowner to contact me if the clean up was not completed to his satisfaction.  I never heard back from either party.  No further action required.
P-762-2005*On 9/30/05, I received a call from Dead River reporting an oil spill at a client's residence in Brunswick.  They requested I respond to investigate.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a small oil stain under the filter of an above ground storage tank.  The soil was hand excavated into a 5 gallon bucket and disposed of by Dead River.  The source of the stain was a loose fitting.  Nothing appeared at risk from the spill, no further action required.
P-742-2005*I was contacted by the United States Coast Guard reporting that a vessel in the York River had discharged oil.  I arrived to find that earlier in the day an electrician had been on the boat to charge the dead battery.  Apparently once the battery was charged, the bilge pump came on and pumped oil into the river.  The electrician panicked, shut off the bilge and left the boat.  There is no real explanation for why the oil was in the bilge.  The owner of the boat had a stroke and is unable to take care of the boat himself so he had several contractors on the boat doing work that may have spilled some oil but even that explanation doesn't seem possible.  It was mixture of several oils including motor oil, diesel fuel, and hydraulic oil.  The York Fire Department had placed sorbent boom around the boat to contain the oil.  We took the boat out of the boom, closed the boom behind it, and brought it to the town dock so we could recover the remaining oil from the bilge.  We left the boom around the small dock where the boat had been moored and the York Fire Department removed it two weeks later for me to pick up and dispose of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-753-2005*On 9/29/05, I received a call from the Buxton Fire Department reporting a spill of diesel fuel from an excavator that had caught fire.  The excavator was digging a dry fire hydrant on Rt. 202 at the time.  Much of the spilled fuel was recovered with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-759-2005*On 9/28/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Westbrook Fire Department reporting a mystery spill of diesel fuel at Main and Arterial Streets in Westbrook.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-757-2005*On 9/28/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Irving Oil reporting a small gasoline spill at their facility at 690 Main St. in South Portland.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further action required.
P-756-2005*On 9/26/05, I received a call from Robert O'Connor, a burner technician, reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Lisbon.  Oil leaked out of a loose fitting on the above ground storage tank onto the basement floor.  Mr. O'Connor cleaned up the spill with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-461-2005*On June 28, 2005, DEP received a complaint regarding the Clipper Mart in Scarborough.  The complainant detailed his concern that there was a pipe drain in the parking lot that discharged directly into the Nonesuch River.  Kara Tudman (KT) and Ann Hemeway (AH) conducted a site investigation into his claim.  KT and AH determined that there was a sewer catch basin in the parking lot, but it appeared as if in the event of a spill from the dispenser island that the run-off would be away from this sewer catch basin.  It is likely that this catch basin is part of the public sewer system that services the entire area.  Also noted was the presence of petroleum stained areas in the surrounding parking lots that the catch basin at the Clipper Mart would receive water from.  Therefore, if sheens are noted in the Nonesuch River, they could possibly be the run-off from these parking lots, as well as the nearby roadways and other shopping areas.

KT and AH reviewed with the employees of the Clipper Mart what response would be necessary with regard to the catch basin in the event of a petroleum spill.  They were aware and have a spill kit available.  KT and AH reviewed the spill log for the facility and there were no recent spills to date.

The Underground Storage Tank Unit for the DEP recently conducted an inspection at the facility (June 13, 2005) and did not find significant deficiencies.

KT called the complainant back to detail the results of her investigation and to indicate that no further action is required at this time.
P-746-2005*On 9/27/05, I received a call from Don Strout of Bath Iron Works reporting a spill at their facility.  A crane belonging to Reed & Reed broke a hydraulic line while doing some dredging at their facility.  Some oil spilled onto a barge and was recovered with sorbents.  Some oil also got into the water, but was not recoverable.  No further action required.
P-355-2005*
	5/10/05: Report from Kittery Fire Dept. of a fresh discharge of diesel from a commercial truck belonging to Eastern States Paving Co.  Discharging while traveling, the oil was spread down Government St. in Kittery and onto Walker St.  Chief O'Brien advised me they responded with speedy dry clay sorbent and pads.  Spread so thin sanding is often the best approach to sorb the oil to reduce a hazard to traffic.   No DEP response requested.
	The area is dense residential and commercial serviced by municipal water & sewer.  No oil reported to drains of surface water.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1090-2004*Received a call from Derrick Elmes stating that his two above ground storage tanks (AST"s) had fallen over, and had discharged approximately 200 gallons of kerosene and #2 fuel oil onto the ground in his back yard, at 398 Barley Neck Road, Woolwich, ME.

When I arrived on-site, the oil company was in the process of pumping the remaining oil out of the two tanks, into the delivery truck for a credit, until the tanks could be replaced.  Mr. Elmes had dug up, by hand, a large area of soil and placed it on poly sheeting.  It appeared that one of the tanks legs had folded, falling over and knocking over the other tank.  The tanks were located on a raised patio area adjacent to the basement entrance.  The well for the property was fairly close to the discharge, although the basement was in between the discharge and well, possible acting as an interception area.  The stock piled soil was covered until it could be removed.

On 12/13/04, soil removal commenced by Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc.  We started in the area where Mr. Elmes had starting digging, and worked our way away from the building, at a depth of approximately 4' below grade.  The oil appeared to have followed an old stone drainage ditch.  A total of 24.53 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the site this day.

We returned the following day and started removing soil in front of the entrance to the basement.  We dug down to approximately 6' below grade and followed the contamination away from the building.  We removed contaminated soil until no oil was detected.  The only areas in question were the area directly adjacent to the the foundation, by the entrance to the basement, and the raised patio.  There was the possibility of undermining these areas so no excavation was undertaken.  42.44 tons of contaminated soil was removed this day.  The basement was checked for any evidence of oil, none was observed.  I informed Mr. Elmes to contact me if he noticed any oil in the basement, or if he detected any oil in his water.  The area was backfilled to a safe grade and would be landscaped later in the spring when weather permitted.

On 6/27/05, I returned to the site to obtain a water sample, which tested negative for oil (see attached analysis by Analytics, report #54433).  The area still needed to be landscaped, and Mr. Elmes opted to have the loam delivered to his property and landscape the area himself.  Arrangements were made to have the loam delivered.
P-1148-2004*Lt. Hinshaw reported that during his morning run along the foot-path, he observed a fifty-five gallon drum in the water.  The initial description was along "Turner Island" in the Fore River, a local term used by the South Portland neighbors.

Preliminary inspections along Outer Congress Street and Stroudwater area turned up nothing.  The next shoreline near the old C & O Canal was inspected and lastly Thompson's Point.  Again nothing.  I then called back the United States Coast Guard and spoke with Silva who volunteered to go along for a continued search for the drum.

Rolling Mills was inspected by the Sprague/DEP berths, and we found nothing.  Next, Motiva was  visually inspected and nothing related to the reported call was observed.

Finally myself and Silva contacted Hinshaw for any specifics he might offer.  The location of the drum was clarified to be at the end of Mildred off Elm.  From this vantage point, a singular white plastic drum was observed on the ice pack 25-30 yards off shore.  Another singular white drum was observed adjacent to the walking path and it was found to be empty.  Neither drum at the time of discovery appeared to be an environmental threat.  Additionally, the one situated on the ice pack was impossible to access.  If possible it would be tracked and retrieved upon spring thaw although that was an unlikely scenario.

DEP/Response plans no further action for this case.

B-592-2005*On 10/5/05, I received a call from Arlo Wadsworth of Reed & Reed Construction.  They are performing bridge repair work in Abbot.  They are the General Contractor for the Department of Transportation work at the bridge.  In the past, there was a gas station in the area of the bridge, which had a leaking underground storage tank.  The DOT and DEP have reached an agreement for the cleanup standard in the road bed.

Reed & Reed expected to be excavating contaminated soil in a particular area and reported the possibility of finding contamination to me.  With the report placed, I took a spill number in anticipation of having contaminated soil discovered.  None was.  The DOT had hired Haley Aldrich Environmental consultants to monitor the digging and take PID samples with the excavating.  No contamination was found in the excavation area.

I-172-2005*On 9-22-05, I was notified that as the Caribou Utilities continued to dig on Limestone St. to install a new water line (see Spill # I-168-2005) they encountered another area of high soil contamination on the property next to the previously encountered contaminated property. The property is owned by Paul Robertson and records indicated it had been a service station in the past. I instructed the contractor to do the same type of removal on this property as before, ensuring contamination was out of the cities right of way and not endangering the water line.  Investigation of this site was referred, along with the adjoining site, to the Division of Technical Services.
B-608-2005*On 10/13/05, I received a report of one gallon of hydraulic fluid spilled onto asphalt by a broken hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment.  The report was made by Ryan Annis, environmental specialist for the Department of Transportation.  The spilled product was recovered by using speedy dry and absorbent pads.  The waste was collected and will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
P-344-2005*
SUMMARY
	4/29/05: DEP notified of small discharge of kerosene from a loading rack check-valve & hose while loading a fuel truck.  Mr. Osborne of Downeast Energy (DEE) stated that they dug up soil and put it in their dumpster and that the faulty check-valve was fixed.  No DEP response was requested or made that day.
	This fuel oil bulk plant is formerly that of H A Mapes, sold to DEE in about 2003.  Though the area is on municipal water, the site is located within the wellhead protection zone for a City of Sanford Water district well #91410 on River St. (see attached Public Drinking Water Supply Atlas map 15).  The bulk plant has no berm containment at this time but relies/relied on an unpaved runoff area to contain spills.
	A quick spill file search noted a 425-gallon discharge from this facility (P-108-1988) with excavated oiled soil sent to a batch plant.
	Another report (P-637-02) outlines oil contaminated soil found and removed during facility piping upgrade.  Contaminated soil removal was limited in 2002 as much of the oiled soil was located under the tanks and loading rack which was felt was not cost-effective to disturb at the time considering the perceived threat.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Oil contaminated soil is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
2.	Oil contamination appears to be the result of past discharges of varying quantity, though some appear to have not been reported nor cleaned up as required.
3.	I understand that contaminated soil & groundwater clean-up will coincide with future facility upgrade or redevelopment.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-610-2005*On 10/13/05, I received a report of an oil sheen on the Penobscot River next to the Coldbrook Oil Terminal on Route 1A in Hampden.  The report was made by a neighbor who smelled oil and saw the sheen.  I contacted the Coldbrook Terminal to ensure they were having no problems.  The man on duty reported everything was functioning properly and no leaks were found.  He assumed the sheen was from the old spills that had occurred at the terminal, while it was owed by Gulf Oil.  Extensive contamination did occur in the area in the past and not all of it was able to be recovered.

The terminal manager, Kevin Fish, met me on scene an hour later and we walked around the area, confirming that it was indeed not an on going spill.

The next morning my supervisor, Cleve Leckey, confirmed the area has had several large spills in the past and he had responded to a similar call in April, after heavy rains, similar to the ones we experienced that day.

B-611-2005*On 10/13/05, I received a report of a transformer leak in Carmel.  The leak was caused by a broken bushing.  Approximately 2 gallons of non-PCB transformer oil leaked onto the ground under pole 53 on the Fuller Road.  Coutts Construction was hired by Central Maine Power to excavate approximately 5 yards of contaminated soil.  This soil was disposed of at Waste Managements Landfill in Norridgewock.

P-1102-2004*On the evening a member of the Wise family broke a suspected mercury containing thermometer in the bathroom.  Mr Wise cleaned up the area, vacuumed, and ventilated it following the clean up.

Upon arrival at the home, I explained the Lumex screening procedures, and we began to screen for Hg remnants in the affected areas.

Upstairs Bathroom (suspected source area)
11, 11, 11....
repeated 11, 10, 10....

at the spill site in bathroom
10, 11, 11.... @ footboard 10, 10, 11....

Vacuum canister
10, 10, 10.... hose end  13, 13, 13...

Based on these readings, I believe the thermometer to be a non Hg containing one as the readings are consistent with clean background readings not those of a spill area.  The Wise's were satisfied with the screening and summary, no other information has been received to dispute the findings.  Based on the Lumex readings, no further DEP actions are planned.



P-1177-2004*Received a call from Nick Clark, P.R.O.P.-Housing, regarding the discovery of a kerosene discharge at the residence of Marie Chattin, 98 Douglas Mountain Road, Sebago, ME.  The discovery was made during an energy audit.  There were 2-1,000 gallon and 1-275 gallon aboveground storage tanks (AST's) on the property.  The 1,000 gallon tanks were not being used, although there was evidence of a discharge on top of the tanks assumed to be from leaking supply and return lines.   Both tanks still had kerosene in them, suggesting that they were not leaking.  The 275 AST was being used to fill portable kerosene heaters.  Mr. Clark was going to contact me when the tanks were removed to check on the condition of the soil under the tanks.

On January 6, 2005, I was contacted by Peter Moulton, DEP-Environmental Engineer, stating there are issues regarding the disposal of the 2-1,000 gallon tanks, and questions regarding the condition of the site (see attached e-mail dated 1/06/05, from P. Moulton).  I told him, over the phone, I had not been to the site yet, because I was under the impression that the tanks were going to be removed by P.R.OP., and I was waiting to hear from them.  I was asked to check on the site when I had a chance.

January 10, 2005, I checked on the site, and found the 2-1,000 AST's siting directly on the ground with large stains on the tops and the sides of the tanks, most likely from the supply and return lines.  There was no way of knowing how much oil was discharged or if it even made it to the ground, but judging from the location of the property, on the side of the mountain, anything that was lost is long gone.  No one was home and I had no luck locating the well, although there was some type of collection system further down on the mountain, maybe a mile down.

On March 22, 2005, I was contacted by Todd Anges, PROPHOME, stating that he was unable to pay Boom Technology for the removal and disposal of the 1,500 gallons of oil in the 2-1,000 gallon tanks, because Mrs. Chattin could not comply with the requirements for the installation of a monitor heater and subsequent tank replacement (see attached letters from PROP, dated 2/25/05 & 12/01/04).  I paid Boom Technology, and sought to not request reimbursement from Mrs. Chattin.

I attempted to contacted Mrs. Chattin regarding the removal of the 2-1,000 gallon tanks, but had no success.  The tanks will most likely be removed when there is a property transfer, since the tanks no long pose a threat.
B-612-2005*On 10/13/05, I received a report of 3 gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.  The spill was caused by aircraft venting.  The spilled product was recovered using absorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-613-2005*On 10/14/05, I received a  report of a sunken pleasure boat next to it's dock at Silver Lake in Lee.  The report was made by Peter Pellitier of the Maine Forest Service.  Ranger Pellitier had discover the sunken boat and had notified the owner.

I met Ranger Pellitier and a fellow ranger of his at approximately 1845 that evening.  We used a come-a-long to winch the boat up on shore enough to pump the water out of the craft.  The owner's brother arrived shortly after we completed this.  The owner's brother had the boat trailer and a tractor and was able to remove the boat from the lake, ensuring no more oil would leak out.

The next morning, I arrived on scene and met the owner who informed me that he was planing on removing the boat at the landing, but the boat was out of gas.  Instead of putting any gas in it, he decided he's remove it with a tractor over his yard.  The boat is an inboard/outboard, so the owner put up the shaft and left until he could return with the tractor.  Next he heard the boat had sunk.  Apparently, there is a leak in the boat around the shaft and this allowed water to leak in and swamp the boat.

Unfortunately there was no oil that was able to be recovered, only a sheen on the lake.
B-614-2005*On 10/17/05, I received a report of a car accident and 15 gallons of diesel spilled on Route 1 A in Stockton Springs.  A car decide to pass a low bed hauling a piece of equipment on the right as it was turning right.  The car crashed into the truck slicing a small diesel tank, spilling approximately 15 gallons, all that was left in that tank.  Luckily, quick thinking by the driver, saved the other tank.  The driver closed the crossover valve, preventing a larger spill.

The truck driver made an earthen berm to contain the fuel, and the local fire department used absorbent pads to recover the product.
A-461-2005*A corroded oil line allowed an estimated fifteen gallons of fuel oil to be lost to a concrete basement floor. I provided a fan and some sorbents to the homeowner who cleaned up the spill. I collected the dirty pads for disposal. The fan was no longer needed as the odors had subsided. No further action is expected.

A-464-2005*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill had occurred due to a corroded outdoor residential AST.  A small amount of spilled product was recovered with sorbent material and the tank replaced.
A-465-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled from a truck at this utility facility.  Contaminated soil/gravel were excavated for disposal. Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-468-2005*The homeowner was working in his backyard and cracked his filter assembly on his outside AST. He put a pan under it, called his heating oil repairman, and periodically emptied the pan into a bucket. The heating oil company came and repaired the leak. I visited the site and although there is a stain on the pad, I don't think much oil actually hit the ground. No further action is expected.
A-471-2005* On 11-5-2005, Mike Vashon, of Madison Paper Industries, reported a hydraulic oil release of 150 gallons. The oil spilled from a ruptured hydraulic line and all of the oil spilled onto the floor. From here the oil flowed into the sewer drain system and into the Primary Clarifier and then into the Waste Treatment Plant. No further action is expected.  Maine DEP did not make a site visit.
A-472-2005* On 10-5-2005, Home Depot spilled two cups of roof coating material. This material was spilled inside the building and was cleaned up by Home Depot employees. No further action is expected.
A-475-2005*   DEP received a report that oil spilled from this "tagged" (non-PCB) pole transformer following vehicle damage.  Contaminated soil and brush were excavated for disposal.  No site visit was made by DEP, and no further action is expected.
A-478-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of diesel spilled to the road surface while transporting a paving machine.  Spilled oil was reportedly recovered using sorbents.
A-481-2005* On 10-06-2005, the Vinalhaven Fire Dept. reported a release of about four gallons of gasoline. This was the result of a hole in an automobile gasoline tank. The leak occurred in the parking lot of the Maine State Ferry Service in Vinalhaven. Clean up was completed by the Fire Dept. with the use of sorbent material.

No further action will be required.

A-482-2005* The 3E company reported that Home Depot had spilled about one half gallon of oil base paint onto the floor. The oil based paint was cleaned up by Home Depot employees with sorbent material.  No further action will be required.
A-483-2005* On 10-7-2005, Home Depot reported the release of less than a cup of degreaser. This was spilled onto the floor and cleaned up by Home Depot employees with sorbent material. No further action will be required.
A-486-2005*   DEP received an anonymous report that drums were scattered across this undeveloped lot.  This was verified, although most drums were empty and no evidence of spillage/dumping was observed.  Upon further visual and field-instrument examination, it was determined that the drums contained water (from rain infiltration) and presented no threat to the environment.
   The area is rural with no wells within 500'.  The property owner (Hutchinson) has no known address and was never contacted as a part of this investigation.
P-724-2005*On 9/15/05, I received a call from David Green, a burner technician, reporting a small spill at a client's property in Scarborough.  The spill occurred due to corrosion of a copper line attached to an above ground storage tank.  Mr. Green requested I respond to investigate.  Upon arrival, I observed an oil stain on the floor.  There was also oil staining on a partition and door frame. Oil sorbent pads had been used to clean up the oil on the floor.  I spoke to the homeowner and suggested he ventilate the basement and use a cleaner on the floor and wood area to mitigate any remaining oil odor.  No further action required.
A-496-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that oil was spilled during this vehicle accident.  An axle flew off a truck (owned by WMDS) and struck a small tanker (owned by Manzer).  The tanker ruptured, spilling an estimated 300 gallons of oil into gravel at the road shoulder and an adjacent parking lot (Double "D" Auto).  Oil flowed down slope into a drainage ditch, then on standing water under a culvert and into a small wetland.
   Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  A contractor was hired to collect oil off water in the drainage system and wetland.  The area is rural/commercial with one drilled well serving the affected business (Double "D").  This well is not considered threatened by this spill event.
A-501-2005*   DEP received a report that a "tagged" (non-PCB) transformer was damaged by contractors, spilling a small amount of oil to pavement.  Spilled oil was collected using sorbents. No site visit was made.  No Central Maine Power spill report is available for this incident.
A-502-2005*   DEP received a report that a private car parked at this paved parking lot had lost a small amount of gasoline via a hole in the tank.  The vehicle was towed away for repairs.  No recovery was necessary as spilled product evaporated.
P-779-2005*
SUMMARY
	10/4/05: DEP notified in the afternoon of minor gasoline contamination confirmed during abandonment by removal of an old 300 gallon out of service farm use gasoline Underground Storage Tank (UST).  The property was no longer a commercial farm.  The tank had been scheduled for removal as part of the property sale.  The area is rural residential & farm, on private wells and septic.
	The UST was being abandoned by A L Doggett.  On site I met Don Robbins and Todd Lavallee.  The UST had two corrosion holes on the bottom.  Soils around the tank were sandy and no groundwater was seen in the excavation which was four feet deep.  Photoionization Detector (PID) readings were 3000-ppm initially then petered out to <100 parts per million (ppm) suggesting a recent leak out the corrosion holes during the removal.  We agreed to reuse the 0.25 yard of soil on site.

1.	No further DEP Response actions are expected.
2.	The UST closure assessment was not required by Chapter 691 for a farm tank <1000 gallons in size.  This assessment was at the behest of Boulos Property Management.
3.	As this was a previously unregistered, bare steel UST that missed the 1997 removal deadline, no Maine UST Insurance Fund is applicable.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-1191-2004*Discharge was the result of a transformer that leaked in the bed of a truck.  1 quart of non-PCB transformer oil was cleaned-up using speed-dry.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1192-2004*Discharge was the result of a leaking hydraulic fitting on a bucket truck.  3 cups of hydraulic oil  was cleaned-up using sorbent pads and rags.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1193-2004*Discharge was the result of a transformer that overheated, and the pressure relief valve failed leaking oil onto the ground.  1 pint of non-PCB transformer oil was cleaned-up using speed-dry and the removal of soil and wood chips.  I checked on the site the following day and found the discharge to be fairly close to the well for the residence and still some oil present.  I required Central Maine Power to undertake further clean-up.  For further details, see attached report.

P-1194-2004*Discharge was the result of a transformer being damaged when a tree fell on the lines by a tree crew, breaking the pole.  1 gallon of non-PCB transformer oil was cleaned-up using speed-dry, in addition to the removal of soil.  For further details, see attached report.

P-1195-2004*Discharge was the result of a transformer that overheated leaking oil onto the concrete and pavement.  1 quart of non-PCB transformer oil was cleaned-up using speed-dry.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1196-2004*Discharge was the result of a weeping transformer located on the loading dock.  Only a few drops of oil containing 11 ppm of PCB's, were discharge, and cleaned-up using rags.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1197-2004*Discharge was the result of a vehicle hitting the pole, resulting in the transformer being damaged when it hit the ground.  Between 7 and 13 gallons of non-PCB oil was discharged onto the pavement and roadside.  Discharge was cleaned-up with speedy-dry and the removal of soil.  I checked on the site the following day and only observed a large stain on the road.  For further details, see attached report.

P-1198-2004*Discharge was the result of a vehicle hitting the pole, resulting in the transformer being damaged when it hit the ground.  Between 1 and 2 gallons of non-PCB oil was discharged onto the pavement and roadside.  Discharge was cleaned-up by the removal of soil.  For further details, see attached report.
A-504-2005*On October 17, 2005m Paula Smith of C N Brown company reported a diesel spill at the Big Apple in Waterville. Shamra Dorr had borrowed a truck from a friend, the truck was originally equipped with two fuel tanks, one had been removed, unknown to Shamra. Four gallons of diesel fuel was spilled on the parking lot when Shamra began to fill the wrong fill pipe. Waterville fire dept. responded and cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.
P-1199-2004*Discharge was the result of a tree falling on the wires pulling over the pole, resulting in the transformer being damaged when it hit the ground.  Around 2 gallons of non-PCB oil (<2ppm) was discharged onto the sidewalk, grass and shrubs.  Discharge was cleaned-up with speedy-dry and the removal of soil and brush.  I checked on the site the following day and observed a large stain on the sidewalk, in addition to some oiled brush.  For further details, see attached report for pole #40.  Also attached report for pole #37, where there was no discharge.
P-1200-2004*Discharge was the result of engine failure on a bucket truck, releasing 5 quarts of motor oil onto a paved driveway at Mike Petillo's, 236 Brook Street, Westbrook, ME.  The discharge was clean-up using speedy-dry.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1201-2004*Discharge was the result of a faulty hydraulic hose, releasing 2 to 3 gallons of hydraulic oil onto the pavement.  The oil was cleaned-up using speedy-dry.  For further details, see attached report.
P-1202-2004*Discharge was the result of someone shooting the transformer, which released 5 gallons of non-PCB oil (<1ppm) onto the ground.  1 drum of soil was removed and disposed of.  For further details, see attached report.
B-607-2005*On 10/13/05, 1359 hours the Piscataquis Police dispatcher notified us of a substantial diesel spill from a truck that had rolled on it's side on the Greenville Landfill Road.  Greenville Fire Department and personnel from Moosehead Cedar, who owned the spill, were responding.  I was connected to the "On Scene Commander", Assistant Fire Chief, Earl Mann.  Earl indicated they needed more sorbents.  He specified a couple more bales of pads and a couple bales of sorbent boom.  I took these items to the scene and helped deploy and recover them.  They used about three bales of pad and two bales of boom.  An estimated eighty gallons of product was recovered.  Moosehead Cedar has a solid fuel burner in their mill that can put the oiled sorbent to good use.
P-444-2004*Jim Heffley called Union Oil to report a leaking AST in his basement.  Union Oil was on scene and had applied magna-patches to the belly of the tank as a temporary patch.  The tank would be pumped off and removed and replaced.

Union applied speedi dri to the floor beneath the tank and around on the floor adjacent to the tank location.  Minor staining was observed on the wall, however, the concrete for both the floor and wall were solid thereby minimizing the migration potential of the discharged oil.

No additional clean-up measures planned beyond the present cleaning, transfer of product, and the removal and replacement of the tank.  DEP/Response plans no further action.


A-467-2005* On 9-29-2005, a tree limb fell onto a transformer causing the release of an estimated two gallons of transformer oil. This incident happened on the Augusta Rd. a.k.a. Route 126 in the town of Jefferson. This transformer was not tagged and the oil was sampled and analyzed by a laboratory (sample # C-90-05). The sample was Non Detect for PCB's.
 CMP hired Coutts Bros. to remove the soil and transport it to their North Augusta Service Center. No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-817-2005*A hole burnt in the side of a CMP transformer located on Flat Road, in Bethel.  Product was analyzed and determined to be 4.6 ppm PCB.  Excavated contaminated soil was disposed of at Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock.
P-517-2004*The Town of Raymond Bus garage was experiencing problems with their lift.  The travel trench in which lift "A" operated routinely has some groundwater infiltration, but this time the water was sheening with hydraulic oil.  The salt water mixture/solution (from washing and rinsing the salt off the work vehicles) accumulated in the travel trench and corroded the system.

The cylinder of lift "B" required replacement and the soils around it excavated for transportation and disposal.  Site sketch attached.

The actual amount of oil lost is unknown, but the parties on site were confident the oil did not migrate beyond the footprint of the garage, as there is a defined clay layer thereby confining the oil.  This trapped oil was successfully  removed in the excavation process.  The replacement of the lift system would be completed at a later date, and the trench monitored for any oil as the groundwater in the trench fluctuated.

Based on field observations, information provided, and clean up operations performed, conditions were as expected during a DEP visit.  DEP Response plans no further action, unless groundwater in the trench demonstrates an additional oiling in which case the system will have to be re evaluated (pressure tested etc).


A-360-2004*  On 6-24-2005, Kerry Barnes, of Dead River, called this office to report the release of a small amount of fuel oil. This occurred as a result of Dead River overfilling the tank during delivery to the home of Arthur Vallas located at 41 Highland Ridge Rd. in the town of Boothbay. The driver cleaned up the spilled oil by hand-excavating contaminated soil.

No further action will be required.
P-616-2005*The odor of petroleum was reported to the Department by a meter-checking CMP employee.  A site visit was made and it appeared that the filter assembly had been stomped off the tank.  The homeowner was not around but contact information was left behind.  Correspondence was initiated by the homeowner whose speculation deemed a disgruntled ex boyfriend as the culprit for this approximately 50 gallon discharge of kerosene.  This area is on private water and frequent local bedrock outcroppings were present so an excavation was imminent.  Soil was excavated down to bedrock creating a 10'x10'x varying depth hole in the property's back yard which yielded an OK from the on site Tech Svcs. employee.
B-623-2005*On 10/18/05, 1710 hours, PO Greg Steiger (USCG, MSO, Belfast) reported that he had been informed of sheen coming off a 34 foot vessel in Little Kennebunk Bay.  He had contacted the owner (Owen Moody), who said that he had recently topped off the transmission and the hydraulic oil reservoir and  he may have overfilled it a bit, causing the bilge to have some oil on it.  Since it had been raining a lot, the bilge pump could have come on and pumped some oily bilge to the bay.  Owen checked the vessel with the idea he would take care of any oil that wasn't where it was supposed to be.  He also tried to locate the aforementioned sheen and couldn't find any.  It turned out that the report Greg was working with was based on an observation that had taken place four days ago.
P-1062-2004*Mr. Gough added old kerosene to the burn pile as an accelerator.  The problem was that the burn pile was made of construction debris, waste aluminum, plastic 5-gal pails, wet logs, gypsum/dry wall, tires, etc.  The pile was elevated above a seasonal stream which migrates into the woods and through a neighbor's property.

The smoldering pile caught the attention of someone who called it in to the fire department.  Although there was a fire permit issued, the burn material was not within the parameters of acceptable materials.  The fire department boomed the stream, padded the tributaries and dosed the fire.  The runoff had a strong kerosene odor and a minimal sheen could be seen in the stream.

Mr. Gough was instructed to properly handle the wastes or transport them to the Cumberland transfer station, but not to burn them.  Local fire officials would watch for completion of the clean up.

DEP/Response has no further clean up actions planned.
B-622-2005*On 10/19/05, 0730 hours Penobscot Sherriff's Department reported that Hampden Fire was responding to a diesel spill at the "on ramp" north bound from Cold Brook Road.  They estimated the release at between six and eight gallons.  Judging from the appearance of the site, it wasn't more than that.  Considering the saddle tank ruptured because of the impact, it was fortunate that the spill wasn't much bigger.  Hampden Fire had deployed and recovered about a half cubic yard of speedy dry, which soaked up some diesel along with some water, because it had rained recently.
B-621-2005*On 10/18/05, 2150 hours John Doucett of Bangor International Airport reported a spill of three cups of Jet A fuel from an aircraft, due to venting.  They had cleaned it up with a few pads, which went to their waste stream.
B-393-2005*B-393-2005
07-05-2005 10:44

     Dean Butler, Systems Operator for Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, called to report a small spill of dielectric oil from a transformer on the Dempsey Road in Old Town.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon of non-PCB fluid leaked onto the roadside when a switch failed.  The affected vegetation and soil was then removed and taken to the Pine Tree landfill for disposal.
P-819-2005*I received an anonymous call reporting that there was an ongoing discharge of fuel oil behind apartment units 6 & 7 at 42 Wayside Avenue in Bridgton.  I responded to the site, and upon my arrival, I met Bruce Crawford, manager of the units, who happened to be there painting a shed that day.  I informed him of the report I received and he showed me the tank and furnace associated with the apartment unit in question.  The furnace was an outside kerosene fired boiler (baseboard heat).  The unit was self contained and housed in an insulated metal jacket.  The pad upon which it sat did have oil staining with a small amount on the ground.  This is likely the discharge the caller had reported.  The copper line was unsheathed and followed the base of the building for 150 ft. or so then around the corner of the house where there was an outdoor AST contained in a metal "box".  While the protection of the AST was admirable it seemed counter productive to have such a long run of unprotected copper line from one end of the building to the other .  I suspect it was to keep the furnaces behind the buildings for aesthetic reasons while keeping the tanks near the the driveway for easier delivery.

I further noticed that the copper line had 2 unions in it, both weeping.  I pointed these out to Mr. Crawford and informed him that the system did not appear to code, however the DEP does not regulate this and he should contact the licensed burnerman who works on the system to determine if it needs an up grade.  It is my understanding that the line should be a solid run and should be sheathed within secondary containment.  In any event, the line as it was at the time of my site visit was weaping in several spots and that is within the jurisdiction of the DEP to require correcting.

He agreed to contact the service technician an fix the problem ASAP.  Given the small amount of product that was actually discharged and the fact that the entire area is on public water, I informed him that as long as the systems for all the units at the facility were inspected and upgraded and specifically the leaks at Units 6 & 7 were stopped, no clean-up would be necessary.
A-425-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that gasoline spilled as a result of this automobile accident.  A small quantity of gasoline spilled to the roadway and into Meadow Brook.  Some liquid was collected using sorbents, but gasoline entering the brook was not recoverable.  The area is rural-residential with at least one private well within 1000', but no wells are considered threatened by this event.
B-398-2005*B-398-2005
07-09-2005 00:05

     The Baileyville Fire Department called to report a spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Big Stop at the end of Route 9.  It was stated that approximately 15 gallons leaked from a vehicle when it was overfilled.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  All of the fuel was reportedly confined to the paved surface.
B-609-2005*
     This office received a call at 1600 on 10/13/05, from a woman who remained anonymous.  She stated that while an attendant was fueling her vehicle at Pray's Citgo on Main Street in Newport yesterday, the nozzle on the pump failed to shut off and about 10 gallons went onto the pavement.  It was indicated that they flushed the gasoline off the pavement and she was wondering if that was the proper thing to do.  She also stated they made her pay for the spilled fuel, even though it was not her fault and the attendant was the one that spilled it.

     Based on this information, I called the owner of Pray's Citgo and asked him for his version of what happened.  He indicated that the nozzle did indeed failed to shut off.  That pump was taken out of service and Dysart's was contacted to replace it, which they have done.  Personnel on site did not flush any oil off the pavement; speedi dri was used to contain and clean it up.  They estimated that at most, 5 gallons might have been spilled.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-320-2005*   DEP received a report that a mysterious blue liquid had been spilled along paved and gravel road sections covering several miles.  No material was recoverable.  The spill originated at an agricultural property.  Consultation with State pesticides officials indicated activities in the area by Allens Union Farm, who confirmed a release from a container of "marker dye" on one of their vehicles and provided an MSDS.  The material is not considered hazardous and no threat to health or environment is anticipated as a result of this incident.
B-603-2005*
     This office received a call at 1105 on 10/12/05, from the Dead River Company (Millinocket) reporting a minor oil spill at E. Paul Carroll's residence on the North Howland Road in Howland.  When the owner discovered that his basement AST was leaking last Saturday, he went ahead on his own and replaced the tank.  Speedi-dri was used to cleanup the oil on the concrete floor.  There were no drains or state waters involved in this incident.

     When Dead River's technician arrived on site to do annual maintenance on the furnace, he was informed of the recent spill by the owner and was relaying that information to DEP.  No additional assistance was required.

REC:  File report.


A-85-2004* On 2-12-2004, Maritime Energy, Montville Division, called this office to report a small release of fuel oil at a residence. This residence is owned by Dave and Bev Goodale and is located at 851 South Mountain Valley Highway. According to Maritime Energy about one quart of kerosene was released during a delivery. The oil was contained to the concrete pad and clean up was done by Maritime's driver with sorbent material. No site visit was warranted and no further action recommended.

A-153-2005*   DEP received a report that a 275-gallon AST was observed floating on a pond following recent wide-spread flooding.  The area was at the time inaccessible due to flooding, but the caller agreed to tow the tank to a property that he believed it came from.  Upon inspection the tank was empty.  It is unknown whether any product was in the tank prior to flooding.  A 55-gallon drum containing oil/water was also on the property and is presumed to have been placed there after it was observed floating in the pond. The origin of this drum is unknown, but since it contained oil it was collected for disposal.
  No residual contamination was observed at this location and it is unknown how much oil was actually released to the environment in this instance.  Given the nature of the flood event involved it is likely that oil was released to this pond from these and other unreported sources, but no evidence of visible release (sheen) was ever reported.
A-262-2005*   DEP received a report that 200 gallons of oil was delivered to a disconnected cellar AST.  About 50 gallons of oil was recovered from the floor; some was recovered by excavating shallow soils in the unpaved cellar.  It is believed that 100 gallons may have escaped the cellar by way of a variety of conduits.
   The area is residential and is served by municipal water and sewer.  Though the area is not considered environmentally sensitive the case was referred for Technical Services attention due to the low recovery rate.  I anticipate no further Response involvement.
B-627-2005*Some time before 10/19/05, I was asked to attend an UST removal at 690 Main Avenue, in Bangor that was to happen on 10/20/05 AM.  The property belongs to the City of Bangor and is currently leased by L L Bean as their call in center.  Bob Shannon responded to a spill at this location on 10/11/05 (please see B-600-2005).  At that time, it became apparent the underground tank was no longer necessary, therefore, the city decided to arrange for its removal. Hence my involvement.  I granted a waiver of the 30-day notification requirement.  The tank was removed without further incident.

A-244-2005*   DEP received a report that 200 gallons of "perstherm oil" drained to a moat during an emergency stop procedure at this facility.  No oil reportedly escaped the moat.  Spilled product was collected by mill staff with pumps. No site visit was made.
A-245-2005*   DEP received a report that a very minor oil spill at this residence had occurred in the piping associated with the AST.  Repairs were made by oil burner technician and the spill area was wiped down with sorbent material.  No site visit was made. I anticipate no further DEP involvement.
A-505-2004* On 9-1-2004, Blaine Gordon called to report his personal boat had sunk on Lake Annabessacook. The details on this case are very limited. The estimated five gallons of gasoline that spilled, may or may not be accurate. I am unsure if this was the amount spilled or the potential amount spilled.  To my knowledge, no clean-up was conducted.

No site visit was made, and no further action recommended.
A-512-2005*On October 19,2005, Union Oil reported a minor overfill of an AST at the Verizon service building,  140 Capitol St. in Augusta. The overfill caused a discharge of approximately one gallon of number two fuel oil to the paved parking lot. The spill was cleaned up by the driver with speedi-dry.
A-592-2004* On 10-15-2004, C.B. Haskell and Sons reported a fuel oil leak at the home of Lloyd Thompson. The technician found that the copper oil line had a slight leak. I made a site visit and determined the spill was so minor that no cleanup was required.
 This home is located south of Route 17, across from Ron's Electric. down a long driveway. Mr. Thompson is an elderly gentleman and the house is owned by Raquel Daniels. The details of the relationship between these two persons is unknown to me. It was mentioned there is an estate or trust involved.
 The AST located in the basement did have some code violations and C.B. Haskell was going to work with all parties including the CAP Agency to upgrade the system.
 No further action will be required.
A-354-2004* On 6-22-2004, someone reported a spill of gasoline at the Irving Station in Augusta. There are two Irving Stations in Augusta. There are no other notes or information available.
P-601-2004*Karen Ward called about her concerns for a property she owned or co-owned with an ex-boyfriend on Old Ryefield Rd.

According to her, squatters, one of which may have been her former boyfriend had trashed the home and strew debris/garbage throughout the property.  The debris/garbage included domestic trash, the white goods from the home, including a television, junk, old furniture, a camper trailer, shed, old metal barrels/drums, automotive parts and components, tires, batteries, a few automotive fuel tanks.  Some reference was made to the boyfriend working part time at a garage in New Hampshire.

Towards the back of the lot, the leaves on a small tree were oiled (possible hydraulic oil) not too stressed at the time of inspection, but wet with oil that appears to have been thrown from a bucket.  No large stain observed on the ground, simply a smearing on the leaves.  Ms. Ward was concerned about that, I explained mother nature could take care of small discharges like this one on her own, if the remaining materials were to be removed this small discharge shouldn't pose a lingering threat to the environment.

She was given the names of a few waste disposal contractors for the other wastes should she be interested in having the area cleaned professionally.

She mentioned a potential buyer was interested in the property if it were cleaned up, I again told her it was not under DEP's authority to manage domestic debris/garbage, homeowner generated materials with no documented threat to the environment.  If she wanted samples taken reimbursement would be sought against her as a property owner, she refrained from pursuing samples.

She was given a business card and told to contact either the town Code Enforcement Officer for possible financial waivers to haul materials to town landfill/transfer station, or the DEP if other disposal information was learned or discharges found.  No additional information has been received, DEP/Response plans no further actions.
A-248-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline spilled during vehicle fueling at this facility.  Spilled material was contained/collected by local fire officials with sorbent material.  No further action is expected.
A-247-2005*   DEP received a report that 150 gallons of lube oil leaked past seals at this industrial facility (see New Page incident report, attached).  According to mill staff the discharged product was pumped from the containment area.
A-417-2004* On 7-21-2004, someone reported that an automobile went into a lake in Greene Maine. There is no other information on this case.
A-250-2005*   DEP received an after-hours report that diesel spilled from a truck following damage to a fuel line (the truck reportedly struck an animal).  A stream of oil was released along several miles of pavement; no oil was recovered.  The subject vehicle owner/driver is unknown.
A-496-2004*  On 8-26-04, an anonymous report of waste oil spillage was received by this office. On 8-27-04, I made a site visit to the site located on the Deer Hill Rd. in China, Maine. This property is owned by Randolph Hisler, and he deals with junk cars and scrap metal. The area has exposed bedrock with a obvious high concentration of iron in it. The Hisler well is the closest and his mother's well is 350 feet away. There was some spillage associated with engines and oil leaking from a 55 gallon drum. I requested that the owner dig up the stained soil in the area of this one drum. I also asked Randy Hisler to transfer all the gasoline from auto gas tanks into a drum(s) and dispose of the waste oil as fuel for a furnace. He had two options for this oil, he could give the waste oil to his brother Leon or to the town of China.  I stopped at the Town Office and informed the Code Enforcement Officer of the situation.
  I made a second visit sometime later (after 9-10-2004) and the soil had been removed and the waste oil drums given to his brother Leon Hisler of Palermo. Someday I will inspect Leon's place of business. The gasoline in the auto tanks had not been taken care of.

  3 rd visit 4-22-05, with the Code Enforcement Officer. The town was requesting that Mr. Hisler comply with the terms of my agreement and the town condition concerning the junk yard permit. See attached field notes. Three partial drums were given to his brother Leon.

  4 th visit , 5-26-05, I collected a partial drum of waste gasoline and water which was to be combined with other material at DEP warehouse for disposal. It now appears that Randy Hisler has complied with my requests.
A-261-2005*   DEP received a report that oil spilled in the cellar of this seasonal cottage when an AST filter housing rusted through.  Oil flowed across the dirt/stone cellar floor and entered a drain; from there oil carried 50' underneath the back yard to the base of a massive sea wall, where it discharged to the ocean.  It is unknown when the spill began; the tank was empty.  Oil was still weeping at the base of the sea wall.  Sorbents were placed and some oil was recovered in this manner over the next several days.
   The area is commercial/residential and is served by town water.  Most of the oil spilled during this event had entered the ocean before the spill was discovered
.  No excavation of oily soil was pursued.  The AST was repaired and sorbents were maintained at the sea wall until no further oil weep was visible.
B-600-2005*On 10/11/05, I received a report of 100 plus gallons of fuel in a trench behind the L.L.Bean Call Center on 690 Maine Avenue, by the Bangor Fire Department.  I arrived on scene and found the spill was caused by an underground storage tank owned by the City of Bangor.  Apparently, the City of Bangor Public Works crews had excavated next to the underground storage tank at some time in the past and had torn the fuel supply line connecting the tank to furnace from the tank, then did not fix the break.

After heavy rains over the long weekend, the open excavation collected water and flowed into the tank, pushing #2 heating oil from the tank.

Luckily, the oil remained in the excavation floating on top of the water.  Clean Harbors was hired to vactor off the free product from the puddle and the tank access baffle.  They also pumped all of the oily water from the excavation and removed 8 yards of contaminated soil from the excavation.

Personnel from the airport fuel farm repaired the leak by capping the supply line at the tank, ensuring that no other product would leak from the tank.

The city then scheduled to have the remaining 3900 gallons pumped from the tank and have scheduled the tank to be removed in mid October of 2005.
P-1131-2004*C N Brown called to report the slight overfill of a customer's tank in Newry.  The driver heard a slight whistle, followed by oil discharging from the vent.  He immediately stopped and called in the discharge.

The tank was wiped down in the basement, as the sight gauge had weeped some oil.  C N Brown staff were said to have the matter under control, and no assistance from DEP was needed.  The home owner was told to call if they had any questions.  To date no calls or questions regarding this spill have been received.

Based on the information provided and lack of any subsequent calls, DEP/Response plans no further action.
I-137-2005*On 7-22-05, Randy Richard of Daigle Oil reported that on the same day one of his fuel delivery drivers started to fill an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at Mardens and noticed a small amount of fuel spray from the vent. He cleaned the wall of the building then continued to fuel the tank without any more problem. Randy was concerned because if the vent was sloping back to the tank there should be no fuel contained within the vent. I called Ira Dodge, the tank installer who had put in the vent and he said the previous oil supplier had overfilled the tank and put fuel into the vent line. The fuel should have gone back to the tank if the vent was properly pitched. He was going to make the building owner aware of the problem.
I-204-2005*On 10-12-05, Chief Cone, of the Houlton Fire Dept. called to report that he was on the scene of a fuel oil spill at the Maine National Guard in Houlton. He estimated approximately 100 gallons had been lost due to an overfill of the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST). His crew was in the process of using sorbent material to clean the floor in the tank room and to soak up puddles of fuel that had migrated out into the yard. I met with Dave Fraser of Daigle Oil (the fuel company that had made the delivery) and Sgt. Quint, of the Maine National Guard, at the facility. It was apparent that a considerable amount of fuel had leaked out the door of the tank room and into soil around the building. Dickinson and London(earthwork contractors) were hired to perform soil removal.  The fuel delivery driver reported that the overfill alarm had not sounded and he had no warning of an overfill. Sgt. Quint and I checked the alarm and found it was not working.  There is a town water supply line that runs through the area and Houlton Water Company was concerned with any around their pipes, corroding gaskets. With the assistance of their representative, contaminated soil was removed and taken to Tri-Community Landfill.
B-563-2005*B-563-2005
09/27/2005 14:32

     Ken Fergusson of Huber Resources called to report a small spill of hydraulic fluid at the Jo Mary gate in Katahdin Ironworks Township.  It was stated that approximately 10 gallons leaked from a piece of loading equipment when a hose failed.  The fluid was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  No surface waters were affected.

I-207-2005*A GMC pick-up owned by Stanley Caron, driven by his brother rolled on its side into a tributary to Duck Pond Outlet Stream on the Duck Pond Road in Smyrna.  Approximately 2.5 gallons of lube oil, diesel and gasoline leaked into the brook.  Approximately 1.5 gallons of product was recovered from the brook by sorbent boom before and after the pick-up's removal.  The product flowed into a nearby beaver pond, where a light sheen remained after the clean up and will naturally degrade.  No further action is required at this time.
A-201-2004*   DEP received a report that oil-stained soil was evident on this camp driveway.  It is believed that a plow vehicle lost oil here at some time during the winter.  Contaminated soil was excavated and added to soil from another local DEP remediation site for disposal (no separate soil disposal ticket).
   The area is seasonal-residential with camps utilizing private wells for water.  No wells are considered threatened by this minor spill event.
P-771-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Monday, 10/3/05: Notice from Kezar Falls Fire Department [KFFD] thru York County Sherriff, and then thru Maine State Police, of a water-tank truck rollover on Rt. 160, in Porter, Maine.  They reported about 100-gallons of diesel could be lost, though the truck would be righted and towed away before I could arrive [ETA of approximately 2-hours].  KFFD reported they could not stop the leak under the truck, but otherwise had the incident under control.  We agreed that I would visit early the following morning.

DEP ASSESSMENT & SITE INFO.
	Tuesday, 10/4/05: On site about 0800 hrs., walked over spill site and met the adjacent property owner, Ms. Margaret Jordan.  The Responsible Party was Dyer Straights Transportation [DST] of Hebron, hauling a tanker of Poland Spring Co. water.  The accident site was at a curve on Rt. 160 with a soft sandy shoulder in the exact location that a DTR truck had rolled over the past June 27, 2005 (see P-489-05).  The soil smelled strong of diesel and was stained with diesel and motor oil.
	The area is rural residential and farm.  The Jordan's drilled well is about 100' away.  Jordan's Family Logging operates there as well, has a diesel AST, and a set up for repair of their truck and logging equipment.

INITIAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	10/4/05: DEP hired CAB Services to remove oil contaminated soil the morning of 10/5/05.  State Police were hired to control traffic.  I spoke with Mr. Dyer of DST that afternoon, explained the situation and the need for prompt remediation and offered him the opportunity to hire his own clean-up contractor.  Mr. Dyer advised me to go ahead with the clean-up management.
	Wednesday, 10/5/05: On site in morning with CAB.  I picked up oiled sorbents.  Soils at the surface were sandy changing to a harder till material several feet down.  The clean-up action level goal  was 100-ppm by corrected bag headspace [MSA Passport PID with 10.2 eV lamp].  Ambient PID readings off the soil averaged 5-ppm to 30-ppm.  A confirmatory bag headspace sample at the excavation bottom was 50-ppm (corrected).  ARC reported they received 33.33 tons of excavated oiled soil, filling both dump trucks for disposal at ARC in Eliot (see photos).
	The excavation reached approximately 4.5' bg, and I noted no groundwater.  CAB was advised to fill the excavation and compact the soil before the day's end.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	The discharge is believed to be remediated to state satisfaction at this time, and with the prompt removal, I do not believe the Jordan's well is threatened at this time.  Any oil contamination problem's with the Jordan's well could be from their own diesel AST or drum storage.
2. 	Measurable levels of diesel discharge may remain on site, such as under the road paving.
3.	On 10/24/05, the ARC invoice was mailed to Empire Insurance.  CAB was to invoice Empire Ins. directly.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-207-2004*   DEP received an anonymous report that oil was visible in the yard of this seasonal property.  It transpired that a line to the outdoor AST was damaged.  The property owner claimed it was vandalized three weeks earlier and that 40-50 gallons were spilled.  I did not see evidence of a large spill, and believe only several gallons spilled and were conveniently floating on standing water in the saturated yard.  This oil was easily collected using sorbents.
   There is considerable animosity in the neighborhood, and the camp owner's claim of vandalism remains unproved.  There is a well serving his property that is considered marginally at risk by this spill event, but I am of the opinion that the spill was relatively minor and recovery was good.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement here.
A-488-2004* On 8-19-2004, a concerned citizen of New Sharon called to report waste oil spillage at the vacant service station located on Route 27. I made a site visit sometime later and found one 55 gallon drum that had leaked. Water had entered the drum through the bung fitting causing oil to be forced out of the drum. There was no one at the service station, which at one time was called New Sharon Service Station, with UST reg # 552. I drove around town and found the Town Garage and asked if they knew who the owner was, they told me where Peter Manter, the owner lived.
 I spoke to Mr. Manter and informed him of the spilled waste oil. He seemed genuinely concerned and said he would take care of it. I also asked him to do something with the other drums that were on site. Several hours later as I drove by the site I stopped again and speedi dri had been put down, but not swept up.
  The next time I was in the area (on or about 9-28-2004) I checked in and found that all seven drums were still on the property. They were not leaking. I called Mr. Manter and asked him once again to do the right thing.
 On another occasion I stopped by the site and this time the drums were gone and while at the site I called Mr. Manter and he told me that he gave the waste oil and drums to Farmington Subaru to be used as fuel in there waste oil furnace.
  The case is now closed and no further action will be required by DEP Response.
A-293-2004* On 5-21-2004, the DOT called this office to report an estimated thirty gallon spill of hydraulic oil onto the road and shoulder. This spill occurred on Route 197 in the town of Litchfield near Litchfield Fuel. They took immediate action to clean up the spilled hydraulic with sorbent pads. The environmental person from DOT was going to check the scene to determine if any soil needed to be removed. Given time constraints I did not have time to make a site visit and therefore no further information is available.
B-629-2005*On 10/24/05, I received a report of possible oil spillage at a former logging site in Concord.  I met with the reporter, Mr. Zalla, and found nothing but marsh sheen and other biological decomposition from the logging operation.  No oil spilled.
A-184-2004*   DEP received a report that a 5-gallon pail containing old oil filters had been discarded on Vinalhaven island and was currently in the possession of local fire officials.  It is unknown where the material originated or was discarded.  DEP staff collected this material for disposal.

A-205-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline had "burped" out of this tanker while preparing for delivery at a service station.  Spillage was confined to pavement and was completely recovered by local fire officials and oil company staff utilizing sorbent material.
P-411-2004*A complaint was received regarding the dumping of materials in the woods adjacent to a local gravel pit.

The area is being cleared, with the suspected intention for development of the area for residential housing or commercial park.  The roadway is partially paved and continues into undeveloped but partially harvested areas of wood stands, loam and rock.  Staged areas of screened loam and crushed rock were documented.  Dumping areas were also observed.  A stump dump, wood debris and demolition debris were noted mixed in and amongst the natural materials.  This consisted of wood framing, electrical boxes and wiring, large plastic signs, some household appliances, furniture etc.

The primary concern is for the future development of the area's groundwater for private wells and the unknown composition of the fill material being deposited or discarded on an unlicensed property.

Additional areas of concern are a staging area, where commercial construction vehicles and trailers are parked.  Some look to be in poor condition.  Also observed were minor fuel leaks, stained soil, etc.  Another lot has parked vehicles both commercial and private, personal use type.   Some stained soils were observed (see attached photos).  And yet another area was observed which appeared to be mounds of glass waste.  The broken and partially crushed beverage containers appeared like something someone would expect to see from the redemption center or transfer station.  This was reported to solid waste for follow up (photo included).

DEP/Response will periodically monitor the ongoing growth and development of this area and report any significant changes to the proper authorities.

A-165-2004* On 3-15-2004, the Fire Chief of Turner reported that a small plane had crashed at Twitchell's Airport. The plane hit a tall pine tree at the end of the runway near Route 4. This plane is owned by Jerry Crute of Topsham. I made a site visit and found evidence of gasoline spillage at the crash site. I spoke with someone at the airport and they told me that the plane holds 19 gallons of fuel in the wing.
 I attempted to make contact with the owner. I left several messages and they were not returned. I believe that the plane was in the process of taking off when the accident occurred.
 There is a house nearby that is served by a well. There is also a structure that looks to be an old dug well, probably abandoned and not in use.

 This site was referred to Technical Services for further review.
P-1032-2004*A call was received from Lewiston Public Works stating a bag of Bio-hazard waste was deposited on or about 40 Bradley Street, Lewiston, and could DEP please respond to handle it.  Upon arriving at the address, a small, labeled bag was observed in the street.  See attached photograph.

Responder, Greg O'Brien and I approached the bag, which was laying in the road, and used tongs to examine the bag.   Another bag was observed within the Bio-hazard bag.  This inner bag was labeled "sour dough". Closer examination of the bag revealed it was actually sour dough bread from a left over sandwich.  It was re-wrapped and thrown in the trash for proper disposal.

No further actions planned.
B-635-2005*On 10/25/05, 1435 hours this office took a report from the "Spill Center" in Hudson, MA who act as a spill reporting and cleanup coordinating agency for Praxair, Inc.  The report was of a five quart hydraulic oil spill at NH Bragg & Sons located at 92 Perry Road in Bangor.  The spill came from a leaking seal on the truck's PTO, while their cryogenic tanker was delivering product.  The oil landed on pavement and the driver deployed his spill kit, but because of the heavy rain, the oil was not immediately captured.  Some oil had made it to a storm drain and Clean Harbors had been called to complete the clean up.
A-421-2005*   DEP received a belated report that this minor (1 gal) hydraulic oil spill had occurred and that it had been cleaned up via hand excavation.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive. No site visit was made.
A-704-2004*  On 12-27-2004, Troy St. Louis called this office to report what he thought was oil in his drinking water. This home is located on Taylor Rd. in Winslow. Troy lives in a rented house trailer and there is a second house trailer within 30 feet. The owner of the two rental properties is Raymond Dyer and he lives nearby. All three homes may be located on the same parcel. These two rental properties are served by one drilled well.
  I collected a water sample on 12-28-2004. The results for this sampling session was DRO 62 ug/l.  I collected a second sample 1-11-2004, and the results were Non Detect. There was some speculation that the submersible pump had failed so I attempted to collect a water sample directly from the well. My hope was to determine if there as any floating oil on water column. The sampling device could not reach the water table, I think the torque arrester was in the way.  It was at this time that the owner approached me and was very critical of my investigation. There was also tension between Troy and Mr. Dyer.
  In conclusion, I could not find a problem at this site and it remains a mystery.
P-507-2005*
	Saturday, 7/2/05: DEP notified by Scarborough Fire that they were responding to a small Potassium Hydroxide [Caustic Pottash 45%] discharge causing a small haze in the air but no odor at this commercial film developing center.  The problem was discovered by weekend employees.  The incident was under control and all personnel would be gone before I responded so I scheduled a follow up inspection for the following Monday.

	7/4/05: While I was on site I was given a tour of the spill site with Konica Chemist, Brian Leach.  A 55-gallon drum had spilled while being handled.  The discharge was contained in the hazardous materials holding area and nothing reached drains or soil.  I advised Mr. Leach about state spill reporting procedures.  The clean up appeared satisfactory.

S G Brezinski
Oil & Haz. Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-667-2004*A resident of South Portland called to report a red liquid entering a stream from a storm drain beneath Broadway which fed into Mill Brook.  The intensity of the color had increased and a foam froth was developing as it entered the stream.  The source was unknown, but the caller was  concerned and wished DEP to investigate.

Upon arrival, residents along the terrace guided me to the stream.  The stream was red/pink with something other than natural ingredients.  The stream was traced back to a 18-24" culvert, which runs beneath Broadway.  It flows along approximately 150 feet to an impoundment created by the walking path and exits through a corroded metal 18" culvert to Mill Brook which is tidally influenced.

The four photos included are of:

	the initial culvert release;
	the stream as it migrates downstream;
	the impoundment where it dilutes;
	and, the metal culvert which introduces the solution into Mill Brook.

Calls were made to South Portland Public Works (SPPW) to see if they had any complaints along the system or reported discharges from a probable source. Meanwhile, sandbags were placed at the brook to retard flow while the investigation continued.  It was eventually learned that, in fact, SPPW had been washing a red latex paint at the maintenance garage on O'Neil Street, and the subsequent rinsate was the culprit.

Remedial actions were taken to minimize the impact to Mill Brook and the cove as best as possible.  This was also an area of high foot and vehicle traffic.  A contractor (Enpro) was called for a vacuum truck, but SPPW  asked if their own unit could be used therefore saving the city some money.  It was negotiated with Enpro and the city truck was used.  Two recovery events were staged.  Each yielded approximately 1000+ gals.   The material was transported to the South Portland Wastewater Treatment Plant on Waterman Drive, and introduced into the treatment plant for treatment.

SPPW would revisit the cause and effect of the wash/rinsing operation and take steps to insure it does not happen again.

Based on the recovery/remediation, the source determination and cooperative Responsible Party, DEP/Response plans no further actions.
P-366-2005*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a hole in their copper line.  Dead River emptied the old line and ran a new one.  A small amount of oil had leaked out of the old one.  The dirt floor basement was wet and the oil had run down to a drain that went into the sewer.  There was a little residual oil on the surface that I mopped up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-417-2005*I oversaw the removal of the diesel UST at the Lebanon DOT Garage.  There was some evidence of small historical spills near the dispenser but no soil removal was needed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-434-2005*I was contacted by Fielding Oil reporting that one of their customers had a corrosion hole in her tank.  I arrived to find that the tank was in a wet basement that currently had 2-4 inches of water in it.  The tanks belly and filter were in the water and had corroded.  There was a small amount of oil spread across the entire basement.  I used sorbent pads to collect as much as I could and left many down there to be collected at a later date.  I returned and collected the sorbents that I had left behind and the basement didn't have any odor.  The owner also informed me that they weren't even going to replace the tank because the neighboring Walmart had purchased their property and they were going to level the house.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-468-2005*I was contacted by a homeowner, Mr. Dunfee, reporting that he had a spill of gasoline from a small engine in his gravel driveway.  He wanted to know if he should be concerned about his well.  I told him that even though the well wasn't too close the best idea was to dig up the dirt right away and I would give him a letter so he could dispose of the soil at Commercial Paving.  He stated that he would do it before it rained, but I never heard back from Mr. Dunfee.  I do not know if he ever removed the soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-521-2005*I was contacted by Ms. Watson reporting that she had an oil sheen on the water in her yard.  I went out to the site and determined that it was just a naturally occurring marsh sheen.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-473-2005*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that they were on the scene of a well drilling rig explosion.  I arrived to find that the rig had been drilling a well on a soon to be developed residential lot when a transmission oil hose burst causing an explosion when it came in contact with the hot rig.  The explosion blew the two operators off the rig and into the woods.  The Fire Department used a very large amount of water and foam to put the fire out.  I assisted the owner of the rig in cleaning up what had spilled but there were still small leaks and we couldn't get at what was under the rig until it was moved.  They agreed to come back the following day and remove all the remaining fluids from the rig.  I returned the next day and oversaw the removal of the fluids.  It turned out that there was a lot more fluid in the rig than we had expected and it had continued to leak overnight.  The sorbents that I had left under the rig were completely saturated with diesel fuel.  The owner of the rig agreed to call me when the rig was removed so we could arrange to have the soil excavated.  I heard back about a week later that the rig was being removed, and I inquired as to how he wanted to handle the soil removal.  He told me that the company that was going to do the earth work at the site would also do the soil removal.  I asked to be called when they were ready to do it.  I didn't hear anything for quite a while and had gotten no response from calls to High Pine so I stopped by the site to check on it.  I found GLB construction there doing earth work.  The entire site, including the contaminated area, had been graded, the soil sorted, and piled in several places.  The owner of GLB, George Barstow, was there and I inquired with him about the contaminated soil and why I hadn't been contacted.  He stated that he knew he was supposed to call me when he did the work but that the area of contamination wasn't taped off so he didn't know where it was so he just did the earth work without calling.  I discussed with him where the contaminated soil might have ended up and he said that it was mixed in all over the site.  The owner of the property, Heather Orser, was there and I discussed the situation with her.  I explained that I was concerned about her well water.  I also discussed the situation with Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  Brad and I decided that instead of removing all of the soil from the site or requiring a site assessment we would just sample the well for a year and see if it is impacted.  Brad plans to arrange for the well sampling.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-523-2005*I was contacted by Clean Harbors reporting that they had a spill at their Rumery Road facility.  Apparently one of their process tanks was overfilled accidentally.  The excess waste oil came out through the vent and spilled into the tank's dike and was contained there.  They then used their own vacuum trucks to collect the spilled product and put it back into the process.  See attached Clean Harbors report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-524-2005*I was contacted by the Sanford Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a motorcycle gasoline fire on Route 4.  Apparently the owner of the motorcycle had just filled the tank with gasoline at the Little General Store.  He then started the bike and rode about a quarter of a mile down the road where the bike burst into flames.  The guess is that he spilled a little gasoline on the engine of the bike and that caused the fire.  The Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the spillage.  I went out to the site the following day and found no residual gasoline.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-525-2005*I was contacted by a concerned citizen reporting that there was a sheen in the Kennebec River near the new bridge in Bath.  I contacted the Bath Fire Department to see if they could go check it out while I was driving up there.  They agreed and headed out.  I then received a call from USCG reporting that they knew where the spill was.  Apparently two men were pumping gasoline into a container on their boat and spilled some.  I called the Fire Department back and told them what I had learned and they checked it out and indicated it was cleaned up with some pads.  I returned home without ever reaching Bath.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-527-2005*I was contacted by Home Depot reporting that 2 cups of roofing tar was spilled on the concrete floor in their store.  The tar was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-529-2005*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that a small tank truck carrying pool water had broken a bridge and fallen into a stream.  I arrived to find that the straight job tank truck was too heavy for the private wooden bridge and the bridge broke as he was driving across it.  The back end of the truck was in the water and the nose was sticking up.  I was able to drill the saddle tanks and empty most of the diesel fuel out of them before they pulled the truck out of the ravine.  I also used sorbent boom and pads to collect the small amount of oil that was released into the stream.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-530-2005*I was contacted by the Wells Dispatch reporting that there had been an motor vehicle accident on Route 109 near the Turnpike.  The accident had caused half a gallon of antifreeze to be spilled.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-532-2005*I was contacted by a burner technician reporting that one of his customers had a leaking tank.  I visited the home and found that the oil tank was under the stairs and it had corroded spilling a very small amount of oil onto the ground.  I cleaned up what I could with sorbent pads and determined that there was no reason to do any further cleanup.  The tank had been emptied and was going to be replaced.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-208-2005*At 19:13 hours on October 4, 2005, I received a call from the State Police barracks in Houlton regarding a spill at the Maine Readiness Center in Limestone.  I called the number provided and reached Mike Risica of Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.  Mr. Risica explained that while he was transferring used motor oil from a holding tank at the Readiness Center, the overfill valve on the tank truck malfunctioned causing an overfill of the tank truck.  Approximately 15 gallons of used oil was spilled.  The entire spill was completely cleaned up by Safety-Kleen personnel; no oil reached soil or surface water.  Absorbent pads were used and the pads were placed into the facility's waste oily material bins for disposal by the facility.  I did not go to the site of the spill since the spill was indoors and cleaned up by the time I received the call.  Spill report from Safety-Kleen was faxed in and is on file (attached).
A-301-2004*   DEP received a report that a minor oil spill occurred due to the corrosion of a cellar AST, located at J & K, in Farmington.  The spill was detected early, and the tank replaced .  The area is served by municipal water, and odors were not an issue.  A small quantity of oil was recovered using sorbents, but no further remediation was considered necessary.
A-319-2004*   DEP received a report that a small amount of oil spilled to pavement from an oil tanker at this facility.  According to the reporter, the spill was immediately cleaned up with the use of sorbent material.
A-532-2005*On October 28. 2005, Kip's Home Services was called to the home of Lori Fusello to repair an AST line leak caused when an 8 foot long 6 x 6 post fell on the filter assembly.  At the time, Ms. Fusello was having modifications made to the deck on her house and the carpentry crew failed to properly support the post.  The result was an estimated 20 gallons of K-1 spilled to the ground and under a corner of the building.  The carpentry crew reported to Ms. Fusello the spill was not more than 1 quart.  Kip's Home Services, upon arrival, disagreed and phoned DEP.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and agreed with Kip's Home Services assessment.  Ms. Fusello applied to the AST fund for clean up expenses.  1.56 tons of contaminated material were removed and transported to Dragon Cement for disposal.  The spill posed an odor/vapor issue in the residence and there was substantial risk of oil migrating to a nearby brook.  No further action is expected.
P-872-2005*Received a call from the Wells Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of oil, assumed to be diesel fuel, in Wells Harbor and washing up on the Eastern Shores.  Sorbent boom was being deployed, and an investigation of the source was underway.

When I arrived on-site, the Harbor Master was checking on the bilge discharges of the vessels in the area.  The fire dept. had check the area and had not located a source, although they had deployed a considerable amount of sorbent boom in the event that a vessel's tank was leaking.  I checked the area for any evidence of oil and observed nothing, either collected within the sorbent boom or washed up on shore.  The Harbor Master informed us, from what he could observe, none of the vessels in the harbor had discharged fuel from their bilge.

The sorbent boom was left in place overnight, just in case something was overlooked, and the the fire dept. was to contact me if any additional oil was observed.
I-209-2005*60 gallons of Huber's boiler blowdown water leaked from the blowdown tank in their boiler house due to a stuck float.  The blowdown water was contained on-site.
A-541-2005*On 10/31/2005, Gerry Mirabile of CMP reported a transformer oil spill in Farmington. The spill was the result of a leaking bushing on a transformer. The transformer was located at CMP's service center on a concrete storage pad. CMP stated the oil tested at <2 ppm pcb content. CMP cleaned up the spill with sorbent material and double-washed the concrete pad.

No site visit was made, and no further action expected.
P-517-2005*On July 8, 2005, DEP received notification from Hancock Lumber that approximately five (5) gallons of  diesel fuel was released from a saddle tank of a delivery truck.  The front axle of the truck broke and subsequently ruptured one of the saddle tanks.  The diesel covered a five by five paved area and some did migrate to surrounding soils.  Employees of Hancock Lumber contained the spill and absorbed the diesel with sawdust.  A minute excavation was conducted to remove the surficial diesel on the surrounding soils.

No further action is required at this time.
P-615-2005*I was contacted by Mr. Mackowiak reporting that he had purchased his home in the winter and when the snow melted he found that there was a lot of junk in his yard.  Some investigation on his part turned up that the previous owner of the property had parents who owned a service station and they used this property as a dumping ground for car parts, trash, and who knows what else.  Mr. Mackowiak was concerned because he has a dug well just down gradient from the dumping area.  I went out to the site and saw some of the junk that has been dug up at the site.  There were several car gas tanks and other assorted metal that he had found while digging his garden.  I collected a sample of Mr. Mackowiak's well water and had it analyzed for Diesel Range Organics, Gasoline Range Organics, Methyl-tert-butyl Ether, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene.  All of the results were non detected.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-548-2005*On July 13, 2005, DEP received notification from the South Portland Fire Department that approximately six (6) quarts of motor oil was discharged at the Municipal Boat Landing as a result of a malfunctioning bilge pump.  The spill occurred while the boat was out of the water and the oil discharged to the pavement.  The fire department responded with speedy dry and disposed of it accordingly.

No further action is required at this time.
A-407-2004*On July 18, 2004, Central Maine Power reported an estimated 7 gallons of  transformer oil spilled as a result of a traffic accident at pole 103, Route 16, New Portland. CMP personnel cleaned up the spilled transformer oil with speedi-dry and excavated some contaminated soil on the side of the road.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-882-2005*
	While performing a facility inspection, Josh Biskupiak of Simard & Sons called to report leaking dispensers at Gendron Mobil, Lewiston.  A small diesel release from an air eliminator had also been reported, occurring on or about 10/28/05.

	Dispenser 1,2 (2) regular meter, 3, 4 sheer valve, 7, 8 (8) regular meter all leaking.  It is equipment Simard does not service and the repairs will be with a subcontractor.  Pressurized UST facility installed in mid-1990's, does not have dispenser sumps.  With the small volume believed lost, no clean-up at this time as doing so would necessitate excavation of an active facility.  See earlier spill reports for further site information.  Oil contamination is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.

S G Brezinski
A-260-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that approximately 100 gallons of lube oil had been spilled at this mill paper machine due to bearing failures that caused pressure build-ups (see Mead incident report).  Various smaller leaks of other equipment connected to the system were discovered also, and captured in temporary recovery systems.  The majority of the spilled oil went to the mill sewer, where a sheen was observed on the primary clarifier where only a small amount was recovered through the use of sorbent booms.  No site visit was warranted.
P-646-2005*I received an anonymous complaint through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and DEP's Water Bureau.  Apparently someone called EPA to complain about an oil spill at a Campground in Old Orchard Beach.  The complaint was passed on to Stuart Rose in the Water Bureau and finally made it to Response.  The complainant reports that there was an oil spill from an above ground storage tank during the winter and that, although several people have complained to the owner, nothing has been done.  He states that it also smells when it is hot out.  I went to Old Orchard Beach Campground and spoke with the owner, Mike Daigle.  He showed me where the spill occurred and told me that he would dig up the contaminated soil and dispose of it at Commercial Paving.  I explained that State Law requires that spills be reported to the DEP right away.  Mr. Daigle did take soil to Commercial.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-659-2005*I was contacted by Clean Harbors requesting a 30 day waiver for an UST removal in Cape Elizabeth.  The tank was unregistered with the Department at the time of discovery and subsequent removal.  I attended the removal.  No spillage was noted.  The tank did have product in it that was pumped out and disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-286-2004*   DEP received a report that a contract vehicle had spilled three gallons of diesel oil to a paved parking area at this postal facility.  Local fire officials had been contacted, but postal staff applied speedee-dry.  The area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
A-543-2004*On September 20, 2004, a dump truck owned and operated by Harold Warren Construction, Chelsea, Maine, departed the paved surface of Route 24 for the ditch thus breaking a hydraulic line and discharging an estimated 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  Harold Warren personnel were able to collected approximately 3 gallons of hydraulic oil in pails, but approximately 2 gallons contaminated the soil.  Harold Warren Construction removed 3.35 tons of contaminated soil at the direction of Maine DEP for disposal at Hatch Hill Landfill.  No further action is expected.
P-803-2005*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting that a customer at their Brunswick station had filled his vehicle's tank and found out it had a hole in it.  About 2 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the pavement and was cleaned up by the Fire Department with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-556-2004*On September 25, 2004, Jay Police reported an unknown volume of anti-freeze had been discharged as the result of a traffic accident on Main Street.  The responsible party was not reported to DEP.  The anti-freeze went into a storm drain and was not recovered.  Maine DEP recommended flushing the storm drain with water to dilute the anti-freeze.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-816-2005*I was contacted by Dawn Hallowell of DEP's Land Bureau reporting that an applicant had provided her with analytical results from monitoring wells at the site showing Diesel Range Organics (DRO) contamination.  The site is a large vacant lot that the applicant wants to develop into commercial property, possibly a Wal-Mart.  I consulted with Brad Hahn of Technical Services and visited the site with him.  We requested that the monitoring wells be developed and re-sampled.

On November 9, I received the results of the re-sampling.  There were only three hits, two were low Methylene Chloride hits which are most likely lab contamination, and one was a low hit of Napthalene which could be a well installation issue or sampling contaminant.  No further Response action is required at this time.
A-288-2004*   DEP received a report from MDOT staff that a small quantity of flammable wastes had weeped from a 30-gallon drum.  The drum was in secure storage and no environmental release occurred.  A contractor was hired to over-pack the drum.
A-564-2004*International Paper, Jay reported a 50 gallon hydraulic oil spill that resulted when an O-ring failed at the #2 Supercalander basement location.  The spill resulted in oil being discharged to the wastewater treatment plant. No recovery of the oil was possible.  No site visit was warranted.
P-840-2005*I was contacted by Suzanne Snowden of the University of New England (UNE) reporting that while delivering oil to their Underground Storage Tank, Price Rite Fuels overfilled the tank.  The oil was contained on pavement and cleaned up with sorbent material.  See attached UNE spill report.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-338-2004*   DEP received a report that 50 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility and went to the mill sewer, which discharges to the Androscoggin River.  The mill continues to claim that the sewer adequately "treats" spills of this nature.
A-524-2005*On October 26,2005, State Police dispatch notified DEP Response Services that a call was received reporting a trail of diesel fuel on Interstate 95 starting near mile 118 southbound. There was light rain and the road was wet during my investigation, I started seeing a light sheen on the road going into the Sidney rest area. I found the source of the spill to be a truck owned by Jones Express of Scarborough ME. The driver showed me where the engine had lost a bolt holding one of the fuel injectors in place, causing it to leak a small amount of fuel, a wrecker was en route to tow the truck away. No action was necessary.
P-825-2005*Received a call regarding the discovery of a leaking aboveground storage tank (AST) at the Crane residence, 68 Park Street, Mechanic Falls, ME.  The tank had been pumped out and removed, and a small amount of soil had been removed from underneath the tank.  It was unknown how much oil had been lost.

I responded to the complaint and met with Mr. Crane who showed me the area in question.  The tank had been previously patched, and for that reason Mr. Crane had placed a large container under the tank.  No oil was lost to the ground during this discovery, because it had all collected in the container.  The soil that was removed was possibly from the previous incident, and the only reason it was removed was because of its dark color.  No odor was detected.  The area is serviced by public water, so the small amount of soil was spread on Mr. Crane's property.

P-832-2005*Received a call from the Bridgton Fire Dept. regarding a leaking tank truck at Lampron Energy's bulk plant, 343 Portland Road (Rt. 302), Bridgton, ME.  Approximately 50 gallons of kerosene (K-1) had been discharge onto the ground, and was being cleaned-up.

By the time I arrived, most of the oil had been collected with sorbents and speedy-dry, and placed into drums.  The oil was discharged to an unpaved area, but the hard packed, wet soil kept the oil from penetrating the surface.  The driver of the truck was not sure what actually happened, but somehow the valve and cap on one of the outlets (there are two, one on each side of the tractor) for the transfer pump opened up while he was transferring kerosene from the trailer into the bulk aboveground storage tank.  He stated that he had checked the valve before he stated transferring kerosene, and the discharge happened right at the end of the transfer, or more would have been lost.  The system was going to be checked out that night.  The only well in the area was for Lampron Energy which was located up-gradient of the discharge, with water flowing by it.  I informed the driver that if Lamprons wanted to remove the soil where the discharge occurred they should contact me.  No further action required.
A-162-2005*   DEP received a report from a homeowner (Kip) that the oil company (Dresden Cash Fuel) that had spilled oil in their front yard five months earlier still hadn't cleaned it up.  It transpired that the oil company driver had dumped several gallons of oil in the driveway in December which flowed under snow across the yard.  It was evident as dead grass now that snow cover was gone.  No spill had been reported to DEP at the time.  When called, the oil company took responsibility for clean-up and contracted an excavator to remove contaminated soil.
   The area is rural/residential and reliant on private wells for water.  The well serving the Kip residence is considered at-risk, but penetration was shallow and I am optimistic that groundwater impact as a result of this spill event will be negligible.
A-237-2005*The Wiscasset Middle School, 83 Federal Street, Wiscasset, reported a mercury discharge on May 20, 2005.  Apparently the discharge had occurred several days earlier.  A student had brought a gauge to school and while showing it to some friends in the boys bathroom a part of the gauge broke discharging a small quantity of elemental mercury.  The offending adolescent claimed to have caught all the mercury in a styrofoam cup, which he then carried about the school until the school nurse, Ms. Galucki, intercepted him and confiscated the cup including the mercury.

Maine DEP staff arrived on May 20, 2005, with a Lumex mercury vapor detector and found low levels of mercury in the hallway and one classroom.  Levels of mercury in the boys bathroom was measured at 1200 ng/cu m., well in excess of the state exposure standards for children.  Maine DEP staff and school maintenance staff installed a DEP supplied ventilation fan in the bathroom and closed off the bathroom for one week.

Maine DEP staff returned to the school the following week with the Lumex and found the mercury vapors in the classroom and hallway to be "non-detect."  The bathroom levels had dropped to 10 ng/cu. m and the fan was removed.  Before departing DEP staff noticed the levels of mercury rising in the bathroom and isolated the source to the sink drain.  So, in fact, the student had not been completely forthcoming with his containment of the mercury and a small quantity had in fact gone into the sink.  Maine DEP staff, using a one gallon containment jar, disassembled the sink drain and 'P' trap, draining the contents into the containment jar.  Subsequent measurements with the Lumex found that the drain was the source and that the source removal had been successful.

The identity of the student was never given to Maine DEP staff.  No further action is expected.
P-841-2005*I was contacted by the Brunswick Fire Department reporting that they had responded to a call that a man was overcome by chemical vapors.  Apparently Allan Stewart was working on his boat and somehow mixed bleach and hull/bottom cleaner (see attached Material Safety Data Sheet) which is a mixture of several acids.  The resulting vapors created by the chemical reaction caused Mr. Stewart to be overcome and he was transported to the hospital.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-842-2005*I was contacted by Pat Coughlin of St. Germain & Assoc. reporting that they had come across oil in the interstitial space of an AST at Standish Mobil.  Apparently St. Germain was assisting with the upgrade of the AST by installing an interstitial monitor.  As soon as the monitor was installed it went into alarm.  I believe this wasn't a new release.  I was called to the facility in June of 1999 when the AST had just been installed.  Les Wilson & Sons had piped the fill to the interstitial space and when Downeast showed up to fill the tank it didn't work and some oil was spilled (see P-427-1999).  I believe the product that set off the interstitial monitor was probably left over from that incident.  After relaying this story to Pat he stated that it was likely they would just remove the AST because of its sordid history.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-515-2005*On 10/21/2005, Corey Cummings of CMP reported a transformer oil spill in Pittston. The spill was one gallon on non-pcb mineral oil from a transformer malfunction on pole 11.1, Warren Road Extension, in Pittston. CMP removed one drum of contaminated soil and one drum of oily brush. No site visit was made.

No further action expected.
P-843-2005*I was contacted by Jewett & Noonan reporting that while delivering diesel to an AST at Overnite Transportation a hose blew on the truck and spilled 5 gallon onto the concrete pad.  Clean Harbors was called to perform the cleanup which was completed with sorbent material.  I discussed with Mr. Dupuis they needed to report their spills as soon as they happen, not the following day.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

A-525-2005*On October 25,2005, Downeast Energy reported an AST overfill at the Medical Supply Inc. building in Waterville. Less than one gallon was spilled from the vent and cleaned up by Downeast.  The discharged was cleaned up with sorbent material.

A call was made to the manager of Medical Supply Inc. to confirm the size of the spill and check for any problems, there were none. No site visit, no further action expected.
P-844-2005*I received an anonymous complaint that Jake Merry, who rents a garage at 36 Gambo Road, was spilling oil all over and not cleaning it up.  I went out to the site and although the garage and surrounding property were very messy, I didn't see any significant spillage.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-845-2005*I received an anonymous complaint that the small landscaping company located behind Magic Carpet on Main Street in South Portland was improperly handling their petroleum products.  I visited the site and spoke to the owner.  I couldn't find any evidence of spillage although I did recommend that he keep his gas cans under cover.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-747-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	Wednesday, 9/28/05: I received a call from Lucette Pellerin complaining that their burner technician had replaced her copper fuel line in May (2005) after discovering a line leak, but the house still smelled of oil.  A burner tech from 4 Season's oil had changed the line in May and realized the line was leaking but failed to report it to Maine DEP, as required.  The old fuel line had been cement-grouted along the edge of the floor.  I could not respond that afternoon so DEP Engineer, Don White visited in my stead.

DISCHARGE EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT
	Monday 10/3/05: I visited the site with DEP Engineer, Don White, who had already had Air & Water Quality Inc. install a blower venting system for oil trapped under the concrete basement floor.  There was still a dark oil stain on the concrete floor & wall where the line leak had occurred.  A new sleeved fuel line was now installed.  Based on reported high fuel use and time period, we estimated the discharge could have exceeded 100 gallons.
	The area is dense residential use, serviced by municipal water & sewer.  Groundwater was high at this time period though while drilling holes in the floor, White noted no groundwater or moist soil, and the basement has not been known to flood in the past.  White noted Photoionization Detector (PID) readings of approximately 1200 parts per million (ppm) in the sandy soil under the concrete floor.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	The Pellerin's requested DEP management of the oil spill response.  DEP supplied them a Maine AST Insurance Fund application which was submitted by the Pellerins.  After White's initial visit, DEP had Air & Water Quality Inc. install a blower ventilation system to control vapors from oil trapped under the basement floor.  The venting system appears to be controlling oil vapors satisfactorily.  Cleaning, and perhaps sealing the oiled wall may be needed, as well.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	Source removal of the oiled soil such as by excavation does not appear to be cost effective at this time.  DEP Engineer, Peter Eremita, has taken over monitoring the venting system.  Oil vapors within the home appear under control as of Nov. 2005.  I expect the venting system (SVE) to continue for a year or greater.  See records of Eremita for further information and eventual closure.
b.	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.	

S G Brezinski
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-846-2005*I was contacted by the Lewiston Public Works Department reporting that there were several buckets of waste oil off Old Webster Road near the overpass.  I went out and collected the containers and brought them back to the DEP for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-840-2004*Scott Cyr responded to a complaint about a mobile car crusher in the Buxton area at Thompsons Garage on Route 202.

Cyr interviewed staff from K & P Enterprises, based in Winslow, who were crushing the vehicles on Thompsons lot.  It was estimated there were about 900 vehicles on the 17 acre parcel.  Some out in the open, some staged, while others were so old trees were growing up through the frames.  Many were parked dry (the gas tanks emptied prior to storage).

The working area was well kept and orderly.  Drums of waste fluids were stored and Clean Harbors had been contracted for the for removal and proper disposal of the drums.

Mr. Thompson arrived and asked why I was there.  I explained a person had called in with concerns about a mobile car crusher and that we try to investigate all complaints received.  He assured me he did his homework, and that K & P would do a good job.  I agreed based on the worked completed and the work area being well kept during the daily operations.  It appeared well managed and orderly.

I gave him my card and instructions to call if he had any concerns or questions.  No calls were ever received from Mr. Thompson.  Based on the observations at the inspection, DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-847-2005*I was contacted by George Duranleau of PROP reporting that one of their tank replacement inspections had turned up some stained soil.  I asked BoomTech to call me when they actually did the replacement and I would check it out.  I arrived to find that there was some stained looking soil but it had little or no odor.  I think it was so old that it didn't smell anymore.  I decided that no cleanup was necessary.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-848-2005*I was contacted by John Branscom reporting there had been an accident where a tractor trailer hit a street sweeper on the Turnpike.  He reported that several gallons of hydraulic oil and antifreeze had spilled onto the pavement and was being cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-465-2005*
NOTIFICATION
	Tuesday, 6/14/05: as an agent for Kleen Oil, Rick Joyce from Boom Tech contacted DEP to report this 10-15 gallon oil discharge at Kleen Oil's office.  It was explained that the peddler truck was filled too much at the terminal which resulted in fuel expansion while it warmed when sitting in their office yard over the weekend.  On Tuesday they noted the discharge.  A small amount of oil leaked down Warren Ave and at Handyman Rental Co. (Riverside & Warren).  The leak was stopped and was under control.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Tuesday, 6/14/05: I met Boom Tech personnel on site.  The area is dense commercial & residential, on city water & sewer (see site sketch).  Oil had reached soil and a storm drain.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Tuesday, 6/14/05: Sorbents were applied on a puddle and the truck.  Since an oil stain & sheen was noted traversing down Warren Ave. and east to a storm drain, I advised oiled soil removal.
	6/24/05: Boom Tech had excavated soil fore which I issued a DEP Virgin Letter for off site recycling.  Clean appears satisfactory at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-849-2005*I was contacted by the Sagadahoc dispatch reporting there had been a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 just North of the Taste of Maine restaurant.  I arrived to find the vehicles involved already gone but there was an oil stain on the pavement and you could see where the car had landed in the weeds in Pleasant Cove (Sasanoa River).  There was a small sheen but the globs of oil had been picked up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-850-2005*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting they had overfilled their UST at the Mile 81 Service Area on the Turnpike.  They cleaned the spilled oil off the pavement with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-851-2005*I received a fax from the National Response Center reporting a sheen in the water off Willard Beach.  I went down to investigate and although I didn't see the sheen I got distinct odors of diesel fuel when the breeze came in off the water.  There were several pleasure and fishing vessels moored off the beach so I went in our boat to check them out.  I was never able to pinpoint which boat it was, but because of heavy rains the night before I am sure that one of them pumped some diesel out with its bilge water.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1000-2004*Lebanon code enforcement asked for an environmental opinion at the Hersom property.  The Hersom's along Center Rd, have a mixed residential - commercial property.  In "the back 40" dozens of old commercial vehicles are abandoned and parked.  Towards the front of the property is the family home, and closest to the road is the garage area.  In front some areas of oil staining were noted, and a few drums of accumulated waste oil , as expected from the vehicle maintenance, at the garage.

No obvious dumping or mis-handling of fluids was noted only general housekeeping issues were of note during the inspection.  This was verbally presented to Mrs. Hersom with the CEO, and she was instructed to call DEP, if she or her husband had any questions.

Based on the conditions found, DEP/Response plans no further action, until such time as the Hersom's sell their property or a complaint is made.

P-852-2005*I was contacted by Lampron's Lil Mart reporting that a customer had spilled gasoline while trying to fill his tank.  Apparently the customer's fuel tank had been worked on and not properly reconnected to the car's fill pipe.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-853-2005*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting that there had been a spill at their Big Apple in Naples.  Apparently one customer was fueling up using the clip and another customer drove into the car that was fueling, knocking the nozzle out of the fill.  About a gallon of gas spilled before the clip released.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-854-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-855-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
A-241-2005*An Aulenback tractor trailer ran over a rock at International Paper Androscoggin Mill on May 26, 2005, puncturing the engine oil pan and discharging an estimated 10 gallons of motor oil to the pavement near the loading docks.  International Paper personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-856-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-857-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-828-2005*On October 18, 2005, DEP received notification that less than one (1) gallon of gasoline was spilled as a result of a motor vehicle accident (car vs. pole).  The fire department remediated the spill with sorbents.

No further action is required at this time.
P-859-2005*On October 23, 2005, DEP received notification that four (4) 1-gallon containers of Spectrocide, an ant killer, were damaged and caused a release to the concrete floor.  The pesticide was collected via sorbents and disposed of in Home Depot's waste stream.

No further action is required at this time.
P-860-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-861-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-863-2005*See attached CMP spill report.
P-510-2004*The Leavitt property along Mayberry Rd., Gray, is littered with domestic debris, junk, and demolition debris, and abandon vehicles.  This property abutts Crystal Lake and area residents are worried about the assumed leaks and discharges.

Items of note are uninspected, unregistered vehicles, including; one Corvette QQ/04, Blue Mercury, Brown Buick, Jeep, 5095 IT-4/03, Jeep 4175 LC-12/03, black Jeep, Brown Jeep, 12 automotive batteries, 30+ tires, white goods, a few 55 gallon drums of unknown liquids, 5 gallon pails, metal, and machinery debris.

DEP RCRA issued an Notice of Violation (NOV) for the CRT's found on site.  A copy can be found in the RCRA file (DEP File Room, Lavender 14, Earl Gordon Leavitt).  Mr. Leavitt complied with the removal request, but as for the other debris and wastes, the town has jurisdiction not the DEP.

Based on the field observations and follow up by the town and DEP RCRA, the Response Division plans no further actions unless other complaints are received.

I-153-2005*On 8-9-05, Joe Bourgoin called this office to report that his well was contaminated. I met with him that day at the house and found that he had recently moved into the house about 6 months before and the well had been this way since he owned it. I put a bailer down the well and found a 6 inch layer of either diesel or fuel oil. He said the previous owner hadn't known of any problems with the fuel system. The well is very close to the road and a traffic accident my have occurred or there is a potato storage facility across the road where large trucks are frequently there. I left him the bailer and when he finished removing the top layer I had Aroostook Water Care install carbon filters. He as placed on the quarterly water monitoring program and then removed in November 2006 because he moved.
B-638-2005*On 10/25/05, I received a report from Ann Pistell in the Augusta DEP office of 6-8 bottles of liquid mercury in a barn on Route 1 in Cherryfield.  The owner of the barn, Steve Desimone, had purchased the barn a few years ago and discovered the plastic bottles of liquid mercury and was not sure what to do with them.  He decided to contact the DEP, and Ann Pistell took all the important information and transferred it to the Bangor office.

On 10/26/05, I received permission from Mark Hyland to collect and dispose of the mercury by using the hazardous waste fund.  Once permission to use the fund was obtained, I contacted Mr. Desimone and scheduled a collection time.

On 11/2/05, I met Mr. Desimone at his residence at 9 New Street to collect the mercury.  There were actually 13 small bottles of liquid mercury in a box.  All of the bottles were in good condition and no evidence of a spill was present.  I lab-packed the mercury and transported it to the DEP's hazardous waste storage building, where it will be disposed of by a licensed contractor.
B-639-2005*On 10/26/05, I received a report of an approximate 10 gallon off road diesel spill on Route 201 in The Forks.  The spill occurred at the Verizon Generator Station.  Somerset Oil Company was filling an above ground storage tank inside the generator building with the whistle working when fuel began to shoot back out the fill line.  The on scene driver applied pads to the spill area and reported to dispatch who reported to the DEP.

I contacted Verizon and confirmed they were aware of the spill and they had a technician en route to confirm there was not a larger spill inside the generator building.  I began driving toward The Forks, but was contacted by Verizon via cell phone and told there was no spill inside the building, rather outside.  I was also informed that Clean Harbors had been contracted to perform a cleanup.  Due to the fact I would not arrive until after dark, I decided to continue to The Forks in the morning.

Upon arriving at the generator, I noticed where Clean Harbors had shovelled contaminated soil into three 55-gallon drums.  After conversing with Clean Harbors and Verizon, it was decided that Clean Harbors would return the next morning to remove with a vactor truck the remaining contaminated soil.

Clean Harbors removed a total of approximately 4 yards of contaminated soil from the spill area and recycled the contaminated soil into asphalt at Commercial Paving in Scarborough.


P-810-2005*Please see attached CMP report.
P-805-2005*A motor vehicle collision on the ME Turpike caused the discharge of approximately one gallon of motor oil and ten gallons of gasoline.  Speedy dry and pads were applied by Yarmouth Fire and picked up by MEDEP.  Some product did reach the shoulder but deemed unnecessary to recover.
P-806-2005* A vehicle leaking motor oil while underway caused a sheen on Pleasant Hill Rd.  Scarborough Department of Public Works applied sand to the sheen and left it in-place induce traction.
P-1010-2004*Dead River called to report a slight overfill discharge at a home in Portland.  The estimated volume of oil was a cup from both the fill and vent.  The system has been off, and consumed no oil, therefore the fill, whistle, burp would have been instantaneous.

The driver cleaned the spill with sorbent material.  No request for DEP assistance was made and none dispatched.  Based on the information provided, DEP/Response plans no further action.
P-807-2005*Post delivery, the delivery driver did not securely attach the cover to the tank fill allowing for an influx of surface water to enter the tank.  This set off an ATG alarm.  Seventy gallons of water were recovered from the bottom of the tank.  No spill occurred and the integrity of the system (tanks, piping, etc) was never interrupted.
A-264-2004*   DEP received a report that oil was visible along several miles of paved road surface in Boothbay.  It transpired that a truck used for construction work at a residence on the Back River Road had damaged a saddle tank, spilling diesel fuel in the gravel driveway.  The truck proceeded up the road to Route 27, then north to Route 1 where the company yard is located.  Oil was thin and unrecoverable along traveled pavement, but some puddling occurred at start/stop locations (where soil was ultimately excavated for disposal) and at a stop sign on Route 27 (where sorbents were deployed by local fire officials).
   There was some initial concern that the town (surface) water supply was threatened, but this fear proved unfounded.  The residence where the spill originated has a drilled well, but recovery was thorough and the well is not considered at risk.
P-821-2004*A vehicle owned by R Stewart Heavy Hauling accidentally dropped a rear axle and set of tires destroying the saddle tank and cutting oil lines.  This caused the fuel and fluids to cover a large portion of Warren Avenue, Portland.

Traffic was stopped during the initial phase of clean-up which consisted of the application of sand (by White Brothers) as sorbent material.  Sand was removed and a second coating applied and left in place for traction.  It was agreed Portland Public Works' evening shift would sweep second the application and clear the scene.

DEP/Response plans no additional clean up.
A-346-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor spill had occurred and been cleaned up with sorbent material.  No threat to health or environment was presented and no site visit was conducted.
A-342-2004*   DEP received a report that oily waste/soil was evident behind this store, which fronts onto a small river.  DEP staff made a site visit.  The store is undergoing major construction, but no evidence of oil contamination was observed.
P-683-2004*Returning from a site clean up, I discovered this site.

Two large 8'x30' steel tanks; one empty, the other unknown. One 55 gallon steel drum estimated to be 1/2-full.

No immediate receptor visually noted.  The site was tagged with a hand held GPS unit, however at this time, the data transfer is corrupted.

No immediate clean up plans are planned.  Upon identification of a Responsible Party, clean up actions may proceed.

6/10/10 - The Department was contacted by the Town of Baldwin regarding technical assistance regarding disposal of the 55 gallon steel drum.
B-630-2005*On 10/21/05, 1330 hours this office took an anonymous call alleging that Malcolm Bournival was dumping and burying oil every day on his property, which is just before the Blaisdell Road on the Stetson Road.  On 10/24/05, I checked it out.  There was no evidence of any burials on the property which was a thin layer of reddish brown gravel over a highly fractured bedrock.  There were a couple of junk vehicles in a large depression on the property, but no evidence of oil spillage nor burying activities.  The overburden was too shallow to bury anything.
P-385-2002*SPILL REPORT NARRATIVE WITH UPDATE OF 10/27/05

NOTIFICATION & AREA HISTORY
	In April of 2002, Mr. Rickel of Naval Air Station Brunswick (BNAS) Env. Div. notified DEP of their intention to abandon-by-removal approx. 115 out-of-service, residential, consumptive-use heating oil UST's at the Brunswick Garden's Housing area.  Also being abandoned were a large number of residential 275-gal, outside AST facilities with buried copper fuel lines.  Brunswick Gardens is single and duplex housing for Navy personnel located in Brunswick's Cooks Corner area, adjacent to the US Navy Air Station.  The area is on public water and sewer.  Much of the area is over a mapped S & G aquifer.  This area and BNAS has been the subject of numbers of past spill reports which should be reviewed for further information.  John Gill of Environmental Management Co. was onsite for an assessment of the facility removals and associated oil discharge clean-ups.

DEP INVOLVEMENT & ASSESSMENT
	During periodic site visits from June 2002, thru January 2004, Greg O'Brien or I observed stockpiles of contaminated soil, and in-place contaminated soil and groundwater.    The oil discharges are understood to be from underground copper fuel lines associated with the removed UST's, and from old former AST's that replaced the UST's.  The UST's abandoned were single-wall FRP of 500 to 1500 gallon size.  See the attached listings of the facilities and site maps for details of the area and facility locations.  During my last visit in Oct. 2002, new housing was being constructed which will be on natural gas fuel.
	Razing of the old housing and raising of the new replacement housing took place in stages from the summer of 2002 and into 2004.  See attached site maps for unit locations and for listings of oil contaminated units.   This report was last updated on 2/3/04.  Several more AST's associated with the contractor offices on Coral Sea St. are due to be abandoned in 2004.
	The Maine DEP was not onsite for most soil removal operations, these was overseen by Environ Services and by Environmental Management Co. of Brunswick, Maine for the U.S. Navy.  Environmental Management will be providing an assessment listing all the contaminated addresses along with an area map showing the locations.  This assessment will be attached to this spill report when the DEP receives it.  See any attachments for further information.

REPORT UPDATE of 10/27/05 by SGB
1.	10/14/05, I sent a letter to BNAS requesting a final report on the clean-up of the AST and UST facilities at this housing.  At this time I understand that re-development and clean-up actions by BNAS are complete.
2.	On 10/19/05, I received a copy of their Fuel Tank Closure Report which appears to be applicable material from a larger report on the housing re-development (see attached addendum).  The report appears to only cover the UST facilities removed and does not discuss contamination locations associated with the outside AST's despite being titled Underground / Aboveground Storage Tank Closure Report.
3.	Another concern is the mention of a 400-ppm action level for stockpiling soil [section 02115 page 12] and the comment that soil less than 400-ppm "may be used as clean fill".  This is incorrect under Maine rules: oiled soils under the action level are still oil contaminated but may be left in place [are not required by the state to be disposed of offsite or undergo active required remediation].  If this soil is managed or removed form the discharge location for any reason it must be managed as a Special Waste to the satisfaction of Maine DEP rules.  A Maine DEP concern is whether any of this soil was sent offsite or re-used @ BNAS as clean fill in a sensitive area.
4.	No Decision Tree guidelines were issued at the time of the project.
5.	At the back of the attached report is a summation of the UST locations with PID values and photos of most of the locations.  See the attachments for further details.
6.	
B-628-2005*On 10/23/05, 0930 hours Greg Steiger (USCG) reported that a vessel had run aground in Southwest Harbor with 350 gallons of diesel fuel on board.  He indicated there was no spill at the time and the owner was in the process of recovering the vessel.  At 1525 hours, Greg reported the vessel had been returned to it's mooring without incident.

P-43-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that after delivering oil to the residence at 36 Summer Street in Kennebunk, the driver set the nozzle down in the driveway and "the ice clicked it on" spilling half a gallon of oil onto the driveway.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-46-2005*I was contacted by the State Police reporting that a cement truck had rolled over on Route 202 in Waterboro.  I arrived to find the truck still on its side.  There was diesel, motor oil, and hydraulic oil leaking out of it.  All of the spilled product was collecting in puddles in the middle of the parking lot where it had landed.  I hired Clean Harbors to vacuum up the liquid product, pad up the remaining, and dig up a little bit of soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-585-2005*On 9/30/05, 1420 this office received a call from Christen Cheek regarding a drum of unknown material that was left on a property that she and her husband had purchased in Steuben.  The place used to be a clam processing plant.  On 10/24/05, Bob Shannon and I checked it out.  There were no measurable hazards associated with the contents and by the way it beaded up on a sorbent pad, it became apparent that the material was water.  When the drum cover was taken off, it became obvious that it was water with some rust from the metal of the drum.  Christen was advised of the contents.
A-507-2005*10/19/05 0852 - Gerry Mirabile called to report a oil discharge from a failed untagged transformer at pole #8 on Martin Avenue in Waterville. Estimated that 1 pint of oil hit the fence nearby. No oil appears to be on the ground. They cleaned the fence with oil sorbent pads and tested oil. Test came back non-detect for PCB (CMP report attached).

No further action required.
A-511-2005*   DEP received a report that several gallons of hydraulic oil spilled when a hydraulic line failed on a Verizon auger truck.  Clean Harbors was contracted to excavate oily soil.
A-513-2005*A transformer bushing was discovered to be leaking. The cleanup crew that was dispatched found no oil on the ground, only weeping around the bushing.
A-522-2005*On October 25, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a transformer oil spill containing 6.4 mg/Kg PCB's at Pole 7.1, Delano Road, Boothbay.  Tree branches fell on the line pulling or loosening bushings on the transformer resulting in approximately two gallons of spillage.  CMP personnel excavated soil below the transformer for disposal at Waste Management, Norridgewock facility.

No further action is expected.
B-625-2005*On 10/19/05, 2009 hours John Doucett of BIA reported that they had an anti-freeze release from a bus.  They estimated 2-3 quarts, which landed on their deicing pad.  The material was immobilized and recovered with speedy dry before it could get into a drain.  The bus was old and had acquired a ruptured radiator hose.  BIA was not in the deicing mode at the time, so the release would have ended up in their drainage, which goes to the sensitive Birch Stream.  The cleanup material went to BIA's waste stream.
B-618-2005*On 10/17/05, 1722 hours Richard McLain (11 Shadow Road, Dedham) reported that road construction dump trucks were dumping asphalt residual onto a gravel turn out area near his house and washing the truck bodies with diesel fuel which was getting into nearby streams.  It turned out to be asphalt emulsion, which is an asphalt/water emulsion  There was no evidence of oil where the small piles of asphalt emulsion were found.  I gleaned from a conversation with one of the truckers, sited by Richard,  they all work for DOT, and DOT instructs them where they can dump their residual product.  They are forbidden to rinse their truck bodies; they are allowed only to scrap.  The piles of residual product are picked up on a regular basis and recycled as road surface base.  This information was passed on to the McLain's.
P-49-2005*I was contacted by C N Borwn reporting that, while unhooking the hose after filling his tank truck at their bulk facility, one of their drivers had spilled about 3 gallons of fuel oil.  The oil landed on the concrete containment area and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-529-2005* On 10-27-2005, Bernard Williams of the Pittsfield Fire Dept., called this office to report that an oil leak had occurred at the apartment building located at 9 Middle Street.
 The Fire Dept. had been called to this building earlier in the day for a smoke/soot problem. They left the scene at 08:30 hrs. A tenant (or owner) noticed the oil leak on the concrete floor of the basement and called the Fire Dept. at about 12:30 hrs. The Fire Dept. responded and plugged the leaking tank with Plug-n-Dike. They cleaned up the spilled oil with sorbent pads. The Fire Dept. estimates a release of three gallons.
 The owner has called Irving Oil. Irving Oil will be pumping out all three tanks and they will install two new AST replacements. The owners of the apartment building are Jim and Greg Banks.
 No site visit by DEP and no further action will be required.
P-51-2005*I was contacted by Liberty Oil reporting they had overfilled a customer's tank.  I contacted the owners who requested I visit their home because they were concerned about the kids and their well.  I visited the site and found the tank was in the basement, and a small amount of oil had weeped out around the fittings which had been cleaned up well through the use of sorbent material.  I also inspected the fill pipe area and was equally satisfied the spill had been cleaned up well.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-53-2005*I was contacted by MW Sewall reporting they had alarms in their leak detection system going off.  It turned out there was water in the annular space of one of their unleaded gasoline UST's.  The water was removed and did not recharge.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-56-2005*I was contacted by the Windham Fire Department reporting there had been a spill of gasoline at the Puffin Stop.  I arrived to find two Sheriff's Deputies had arrived to fill their cruisers.  They both set the clips on their nozzles and both failed to shutoff when the tanks were full.  The gasoline ran across the pavement and into a storm drain.  Luckily the drain was not flowing, and I was able to recover most of the gasoline with sorbents.  I left a piece of sorbent boom in the drain to collect any residual gas.  I was contacted by St. Germain & Associates who are the consultants for Alliance Energy, the owner of the facility.  They offered to check on the boom and remove it when it was no longer needed and to assure  the bags of spill debris were properly disposed of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-57-2005*I was contacted by the Wells Police Department reporting they had responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 109 near the Maine Turnpike.  A small amount of antifreeze was spilled and cleaned up by the Fire Department with sorbents.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-59-2005*I was contacted by Guerin Oil reporting one of their customers had a hole in their above ground storage tank (AST).  Apparently Guerin had just delivered oil to the indoor tank, and the owner noticed oil was dripping out onto the concrete floor.  Guerin assisted the owner in plugging the hole and cleaning up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-60-2005*I was contacted by the Bethel Fire Department reporting they were on the scene of a structure fire on Route 2.  Apparently the structure was a mobile home that had an oil tank.  A small amount of oil spilled from the tank during the fire but was probably consumed in the fire also.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-119-2005*I was contacted by Rob of Heat Tech Services reporting that one of his customers had a tree fall on her oil tank breaking off the filter.  The oil spread out in the snow and ice.  The following day, I had Boom Tech dig out the pink snow and ice.  They filled (19) 55-gallon drums which they melted, separated, and disposed of.  There is an area along the block foundation where oil did penetrate soil.  Because of weather conditions, I was unable to address this problem and will have to revisit in the spring.

I revisited the site and determined because there was no vapor issue in the house and the well is far enough away, the contaminated soil should be left there because of the difficulty of removing it.  The ground was frozen at the time of the spill so there was only a small area where the oil did penetrate soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-120-2005*I was contacted by the Wells Fire Department reporting that ice had fallen off the roof of a house and broken off the above ground storage tank's filter.  I arrived to find the homeowner had heard the ice fall and went out to see what happened.  She saw the oil leaking out of her tank and attempted to stop the leak and get help.  Because of her quick action there was not a lot of oil spilled.  The oil that did spill landed in the deep snow and was contained there.  We dug up the pink snow and brought it back to the DEP to melt and dispose of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-236-2005*I was contacted by Union Oil Company reporting that they had fuel oil inside their containment around their aboveground tanks.  I arrived to find at least 30 gallons of red fuel oil on top of the rainwater and ice in the containment.  Apparently a gasket at a pipe union was bad, causing the leak.  Union Oil hired Enpro to come out with a vacuum truck and sorbents to clean up the oil.  I was concerned to find that the containment around the 8 tanks was all concrete except at the downhill end where it was just an earthen wall with a large well tile in it.  Apparently the well tile is actually a drain that can be opened to let water out.  Because of the rough shape the drain and earthen wall was in, and because the Saco River is only a couple of hundred feet away, I discussed the issue with Union.  I also was concerned that they didn't have an spill prevention plan for the facility.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-583-2005*On 10/1/05, 0819 Ellsworth PD reported there had been a waste oil spill due to an automobile accident at "Off Road ATV", which is a business located across from where the Christian Ridge Road comes onto Route 1A in Ellsworth.  The driver (David Opdyke) didn't see the stop sign nor the intersection, because of the heavy fog.  Fortunately, there was no traffic on that portion of Route 1A at the time, which eliminated the possibility of a two (or more) car collision.  However, he did not go unscathed.  His vehicle jumped a low cement wall and continued on to hit a well casing that went to the well that supplied Off Road ATV.  The casing cap was sheared off and a gallon or so of waste oil went down the casing.  The casing had been displaced by about two inches at grade, which probably means the casing is no longer well grouted.   I retrieved as much as discharged product I could and turned the case over to MDEP Tech Services (Paul Higgens).  Paul has looked at it and has indicated that a new well is the best way to handle the situation. David Opdyke has put us in touch with his insurance company, which is State Farm, and I have given them (State Farm) Paul Higgen's number.
P-393-2004*While preparing to remodel a summer home, Steve Garland of Garland Oil called to report an oil odor from the old tank and shed structure on the exterior of the home.

Upon examination of the sand beneath the tank, it had an odor but was not wet to the touch.  Garland stated he would remove the shed and replace the tank as part of the renovation, and clean up any residual contamination.  I would issue a spill debris letter for any soils that were excavated.

DEP/Response plan no further action, based on the site visit.
B-620-2005*On 10/18/05, 1503 hours Kevin Perry (Fire Chief for Levant) reported a small fuel oil release from an AST that was being moved, because the unit it had supplied was being dismantled. The spill came from a broken off nipple, which was reportedly plugged with a stick. The entire trailer park was being abandoned.  The fire department had responded with pads.  They observed a small hole in the area where the spill had taken place.  No one else was there at the time of their response, so this reporter cannot comment on the cleanup.  The fire department most likely recovered the few pads that they had used.  The fate of the contaminated dirt is unknown.  Hopefully, it wasn't a lot.  The spill was characterized as minimal, because the leak had been plugged shortly after it had occurred.

P-356-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	5/10/05: Brezinski received a call from DEP's Andrew Flint that a Scarborough town employee had reported to him that a subsurface oil discharge had occurred at a construction site for a new Tim Horton's restaurant business.  This discharge had not been reported to DEP as required and Brezinski was requested to investigate.  The initial report involved an alleged unregistered diesel Underground Storage Tank uncovered by Les Wilson & Sons and then re-buried.

SITE INFORMATION & DEP ASSESSMENT
	The site is located near the Scarborough Industrial Park at the intersection with Route 1 and Lincoln Ave.  Diagonally across the road is an Irving station and Haigus Parkway.  The area is sub-urban commercial and residential, on city water and sewer service.
	It was explained to me by Mr. Lawton of Hilson Contractors and Mr. Crosbie of Jaques Whitford that the property was the recent site of an old farmhouse burned down by the Fire Department in year 2000 before redevelopment.  The basement fuel oil Aboveground Storage Tank apparently was not emptied and was then buried when the debris was bulldozed after the burning.  This is the apparent source of the oil discharge found during excavation.  In addition to contaminating soil, the oil discharge collected in the old concrete septic tank.  Ryan Crosbie stated that he did assessment work in October and December of 2004, and that he found the oil tank and contamination at that time.  The discovery was not reported to DEP at the time.
	Lab analysis by Mr. Crosbie confirmed soil contamination at 82 parts per million (ppm) Gasoline Range Organics (GRO) 2200 ppm Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and 3.4 ppm DRO.
	
REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	During my 5/10/05 visit, Lawton stated that Les Wilson & Sons (LWS) would be on site to excavate contaminated soils the next day while Jaques Whitford provided field screening of the soil.
	5/12/05: I was on site to observe LWS excavating oiled soil and the AST.  Crosbie will screen soil using Baseline 2 Clean-Up Goal with Photoionization Detector (PID) Action Level of  200 ppm for fuel oil.  I noted scattered blobs of free product oil atop the groundwater.  Native soils were largely silt and clay.  See the attached 6/8/05, remediation report of Jaques Whitford company for further details.
	5/13/05: Clean Harbors pumped off red fuel oil from the oil tank.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	The oil tank was treated as an AST in this incident though there was justification to define it as an illegally abandoned UST since it was buried in place containing product.
b.	At this time I understand that the site is remediated to the Department's satisfaction.  Minor amounts of discharged oil may remain on site and shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
c.	I understand that no Maine UST or AST Insurance Fund coverage is applicable and there were no state of Maine remedial expenses.

S G Brezinski
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P-1065-2004*On November 30, 2004, DEP received notification that approximately one to one and a half (1-1.5) gallons of #2 fuel oil were released to the ground surrounding a vent pipe as a result of an overfill.  The oil company delivery personnel, of Webber Energy Fuels, indicated that the whistle stopped operating and subsequently oil was emitted from the vent pipe.  Sorbents were deployed by the delivery driver, and a two man crew from Webber Energy Fuels was later dispatched to the site in order to further remediate the spill area by conducting an excavation.

No further action is required at this time.
P-240-2005*I received an anonymous call reporting there was a damaged AST that had been left behind after a mobile home had been removed.  The tank was old and rusty and it had missing and broken fittings.  Some oil had leaked out but there was no way of knowing how much.  I contacted King Real Estate who owns the property and was told the tank would be taken care of.  I returned to the site several months later only to find the tank was still there, although it had been propped up so the small amount of remaining oil wouldn't run out.  The tank was still a threat, and there was still contamination in the soil under it.  I called KRE back and spoke to a Bill who referred me to the construction manager, John.  I spoke with John who said the tank would be taken care of.  I have not checked back to see if it is gone.  I will check again before winter.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-260-2005*I was contacted by the Cumberland Fire Department reporting that there was an oil spill at a residence which was impacting a stream.  I arrived to find a burner technician had recently done work on the system and not properly tightened a fitting. Approximately 20 gallons of fuel had leaked from the piping in the basement of the house.  The basement sump pump had pumped oil into the back yard and into a stream.  I placed sorbent boom in the stream, sorbent pads in the basement and shovelled up several bags of pine needles and leaves from the back yard.  The elderly resident of the house had been moved by the Town because the house was going to be condemned for other reasons (not spill related).  No further response action is needed at this time.
P-294-2005*I was contacted by a homeowner reporting that his oil company had replaced his copper line in January and it had been leaking ever since.  It appeared that the fitting at the filter had not been tightened properly.  Brooks Brothers Oil came out and dug up the contaminated soil and took it to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-327-2005*I was contacted by C N Brown reporting that a customer had overfilled their tank at the diesel pump at the Mile 24 Southbound Rest Area.  The overfill happened sometime during the night but was not found until the next morning.  The spill was contained on the pavement and was cleaned up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-642-2005*On 10/27/05, I received a report of approximately 5 gallons of what appeared to be waste oil spilled in a dirt parking lot next to the Irving on Route 157 in Medway.  It is believed to have been from a tractor trailer that was parked in the lot.  It is unknown who the truck belonged to, or if it was actually from the truck, or what sort of problem the truck may have had.  All that is known is there was some oil spilled.

The Irving crew applied speedi-dri to the oil puddle and placed plastic over it for the night.  The next day myself and two Irving employees shovelled all of the contaminated soil and speedi-dri into trash bags and disposed of it in their dumpster to be deposited at Pine Tree Landfill.
P-345-2005*I was contacted by the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources reporting that while doing regular sampling on Camp Ellis Beach she noticed oil in the water.  I went down to find that a barge had capsized in bad weather several days before.  The DEP had been notified when the barge originally sunk, but we were informed that there were no petroleum products on the vessel.  Earlier this day a salvage crew had dragged the barge up onto the beach.  I arrived to find yellow lube type oil leaking out of the barge as it lay upside down on the beach at low tide.  The oil had run down the beach and into the water and had oiled about 200 feet of beach.  The tide was starting to come back in and the barge would be submerged again.  I contacted the Coast Guard and my office trying to find contact information for the owners.  I finally contacted Diver Down who had been hired to deal with the salvage and clean up.  They came down with sorbent pads and recovered as much oil as they could before the tide came in.  A couple of days later a crane arrived to lift the barge off the beach and place it on a flatbed for transport.  The barge was too heavy because of all the sand that had filled the hold.  I allowed the sand to be vactored out of the hold and disposed of at Commercial Paving.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-206-2005*	On Tuesday, October 18, at 8:15 A.M., this office received a call from Scott Johnson, of WPS Energy, notifying that a significant spill of diesel fuel had occurred at their Steam Generating Plant in Caribou. He estimated a large volume due to the amount outside the building and the fact that there was a large sheen visible on the Aroostook River.
	I arrived on site with the boom trailer at approximately 8:45 A.M. and met with Dave Holibird (plant engineer), Mike Mcgann (Plant Supervisor), Scott Skeleski (WPS Green Bay) and Scott Johnson (WPS Green Bay). According to Dave H. who was first in that morning, on arrival at 6:00 A.M.,  he noticed a fuel transfer pump running, that shouldn't have been at that time. The pump feeds a 275-gallon day tank which feeds a boiler in the Steam Plant. When he checked the day tank it was running over to its overflow vessel (55-gallon drum). The drum had burst and fuel was seen on the pavement outside and in the river, approximately 70 feet away. He began containment measures with the help of several contract workers who had also arrived. They used sorbent pads and sorbent boom. At 6:50 A.M.  he began notification as per their Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. One of those notifications was to Caribou Utilities, whose drinking water source is very close to the spill area. Caribou Utilities immediately switched to an alternate source.
	When I arrived, I implemented further containment measures including three sets of hard boom. I recommended hiring an earthwork contractor to begin excavating the bank of the river, which was saturated with fuel and continuing to feed the river. I then began notification of DEP,  Inland Fish. and Wildlife, Canadian Authorities, Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, etc.
	I received word from Paul Durepo, Ft. Fairfield Fire Chief that there was a large oil sheen in the river there at approximately 9:00 A.M.  He offered assistance and I asked him to check along the river in eddies for signs of fuel building up. He had several of his volunteers on 4-wheelers check. He later reported no buildup. The river flow at this time was above spring high levels. Oil was later observed at Tinker Dam, near the Canadian Border.
	Soderberg Construction arrived with machinery at approximately 10:30 A.M. They began excavation of the river bank shortly after. Over the next three days approximately 1,800 cubic yards of soil were removed. A vac truck was also used during excavation to recover free product as it was exposed through the excavation. Approximately 500 gallons were recovered this way.
	By 12:00 P.M., containment measures had stopped additional release to the river. By 2:00 P.M. Fort Fairfield reported no more oil there. At approximately 4:00 P.M., Canadian Authorities reported only a minor odor and no visible sheen at Tinker Dam.
	By Friday, Oct. 21, contaminated soil that was accessible was removed. A recovery well next to the Steam Plant Building was placed to capture fuel that had migrated beneath the building. Two sets of containment boom and a coffer dam on the river bank have been left in place.
	An estimate of 5,500 gallons (from a meter on the tank) was lost. Between contaminated soil removed and free product recovered, about 1,500-2,000 gallons was recovered. Approximately, 3,000-3,500 gallons went to the river. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife conducted a water foul survey and found no impact.
	No further Response action is warranted at this time.
P-898-2005*On November 7, 2005, DEP received notification that an indoor Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) had developed a corrosion hole and leaked.  The discharge occurred onto the cement floor in the basement of a mixed residential/business building.  There was no free product present, but there were indications of a historic leak with an area of staining beneath the tank the dimensions of the tank.  Dead River provided the owner with a Magna Patch and the owner coordinated the replacement of the tank on November 9, 2005.

No further action is required at this time.
P-577-2005*On July 22, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately twenty (20) gallons of #2 fuel oil had been released as a result of an overfilling incident.  The #2 fuel oil sprayed over the tank and onto the surrounding ground and pavement.  A majority of the product was captured by vegetation located within the earthen berm around the tank, but the small amount that did reach the surrounding pavement was remediated with speedy dry.  Kara Tudman (KT) responded to the scene and representatives from Webber Energy (formerly Liberty Oil) were removing impacted vegetation for disposal.

On July 25, 2005, KT returned to the site and the clean-up had been completed to DEP satisfaction.

No further action required at this time.
B-1-2005*1.3.05: State Police in Orono reported a  spill from Dead River Company in Calais.  Phone contact with Ann Chabre, Manager of the Dead River office, reported that approximately 100 gallons of K-1 spilled at the entered location.  I responded to the site and observed where two Dead River technicians had removed a 275-gallon AST, and oil contaminated soil and debris.  The tank and material had been removed from the site, therefore, it was difficult to gage the full extent of the damage and remediation they completed.  Also, adding difficulty to the the assessment was the spill may have occurred as early as 12.29.05, when Dead River filled the tank and cleanup may have been on-going for a day or two prior to DEP notification and response.

The spill events began on 12.29.04, when Dead River accidentally filled the wrong tank with 225.8 gallons of kerosene.  They made a delivery to 324A Camp Road instead of 324 Camp Road.  Both residential properties are owned by the same person.  The residential property at 324A is a camp style home and is a rental property.  The residential property at 324, where the owner resides, is a traditional foundation two story house.  The AST at 324A was a discontinued tank and the feed line was not attached to the tank.  At some point, the dwelling had been switched to propane heat.  The tank was removed prior to DEP arrival, therefore, could not be inspected.

According to the Dead River technician I spoke with on site 1.3.05, the AST at the camp had it's fill and vent pipes intact with a yellow Dead River ID tag was attached to the piping, and the AST was raised off the ground on cinder blocks and or wood cribbing.  At some point between 1.1.05, and 1.2.05, the tank tipped over and began to leak.  The homeowner advised he observed the spill on 1.2.05, and had recovered about 10 gallons that was leaking out of the tank before the leak was stopped by Dead River and the remaining (approx. 115 gallons according to Dead River officials) oil in the tank removed.  The camp is located on Cathance Lake in Cooper and is serviced by a surface drinking water well located on the opposite side of the dwelling from where the spill occurred. PID readings over the excavation that Dead River had completed were approximately 4 ppm.  Readings in the dwelling peaked at 7 ppm.  An attempt was made to remove more soil with a tracked excavator, but access to the spill location was restricted due to the dwelling resting on sona-tubes, the septic system, and permafrost and surrounding trees.

Initially, DEP's cleanup actions included vapor removal via fans in the craw space, well sampling, and soil excavation as indicated above.  No free phase product was observed in the soil, and well analysis to date has not detected fuel oil in the water.  It was decided, and all parties agreed, that additional cleanup actions were necessary, but due to winter conditions a more effective and cost efficient cleanup could take place in the spring.  No indication of threat to human health or environment prohibited this course or action.  John Selleck of DEP Technical Services was involved in DEP's initial remediation activities.  The dwelling was placed on monthly well monitoring until cleanup continued.

During the initial cleanup by Dead River, they had removed various layers of insulation under the bathroom and later the pipes froze.  Dead River paid for the pipe replacement.

A couple times through the winter, vapor problems were reported and upon my site visits the odors seemed to be at nuisance levels and PID readings taken indoors in response to these complaints did not warrant action.  There were some questions raised by DEP concerning the interior conditions (i.e. carpet cleaners, propane stove, and other household products) that may impede on indoor air sampling for petroleum.

A sample taken by the homeowner in February 2005, indicated the presence of fuel oil, but a follow up confirmation sample taken by my
A-661-2004*DEP received a report that petroleum contaminated soil was encountered during an environmental site assessment at this school complex.  Gasoline and diesel contamination was identified at depths as great as 14', with no single source identified; the area historically has been a site where fuel in both aboveground and underground tankage is/was stored.  Contamination associated with overfills at a diesel UST resulted in a DEP clean-up in 1995 (reference DEP # A-467-95).
   Two drilled wells serving the school are located +500' from the contamination site.  These wells have been sampled for petroleum constituents with non-detect results.  A third drilled well was found to contain petroleum and was abandoned in 1998 (ref DEP # A-679-1998).  For additional information see S.W. Cole Phase II Environmental Assessment completed December, 2004 (not included in this report).
   Due to the environmentally sensitive nature of the site, the case was referred for Technical Services review; staff geologist Pat Seaward was assigned.  Upon study it was determined that the likelihood of contamination migrating to wells was small, and that the school's plan to pave the area for use as parking would not necessitate excavation of contaminated soil.  It was decided that no remediation would be required by DEP.
A-706-2004*   DEP received a report that oil was visible in gravel in this residential cellar.  It transpired that overfills and leaks in piping at the two cellar ASTs had been ongoing for perhaps several months.  The tanks were intact, and it is my perception that spillage was limited to 20 gallons or less.  Contaminated gravel was excavated for disposal.  After discussion it was determined that the homeowner would be held liable for this spill event(s).

  The area is rural/residential and utilizes private wells for water.  The subject well is the only one in the vicinity and is not considered threatened by this event.
A-610-2004*DEP received an anonymous complaint referencing soil staining near a wood preservative tank at N.C. Hunt Lumber in Jefferson.  I made a site visit on 10/27 and met with Norman Hunt, owner.  The tank in question contained several hundred gallons of NeXgen solution, a biocide (Material Safety Data Sheet is attached).  I saw no evidence of biocide spillage.  Hunt described the staining near the tank as hydraulic fluid spills from fork lift operation.  I requested the stained sawdust be collected into drums for disposal.  Approx. 2 yards of sawdust/hydraulic oil was disposed at MMWAC incinerator in Auburn.
   DEP has knowledge of biocide handling problems by this operator at another facility, and so notification was made for possible follow-up by compliance staff.


B-666-2005*11.8.05, Cory Cummings of CMP reported a leak from a transformer that occurred approximately a week ago.  The transformer failed and when the line crew brought the unit back to the Augusta Service Center on or about 11.1.05, it did not contain oil.  At that time, Mr. Cummings was on vacation and no additional action was taken.  Upon Mr. Cummings return, a bullet hole was discovered in the unit and a crew was dispatched to pole #28.5, where the transformer was in service.  The crew discovered the transformer had leaked it's contents onto the ground.  The spill was cleaned up and a drum of leaves, debris, and some soil was generated.

11.12.05, I located the utility pole and the spill cleanup is to the DEP's satisfaction.  I did not identify any sensitive receptors that caused any additional concern.


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P-901-2005*On 10/8/2005, Ms. David Starter of 108 Western Point Road, York, Maine, called Bradford Hahn and made a complaint about an odor in her drinking water. She informed me that a water analysis from her home had been collected and submitted to Katahdin Analytical Services for analysis and the result was returned negative. She insisted that despite the negative result she could smell oil in her well water. I reluctantly agreed to visit the site and did so on 10/11/05.  I inspected the site and found no obvious source for Mrs. Strater's complaint, but by olfactory observation, I thought I may have detected some contaminate in Ms. Straters water supply.  Thus, I agreed to collect a second water sample for analysis.  A second analysis would either confirm Mrs. Strater's complaint or refute it and the case could be closed. The second analysis was returned negative. I informed Mrs. Strater of the results by telephone and at that time she agreed to pay for the cost of the second analysis. No further action taken and case closed.
I-221-2005*
On 11/8/05, I received a report of an approximate 25 gallon diesel spill in Clayton Lake on logging road #17.  The report was made by Keith Pelletier of Pelletier Forestry.  Apparently, over the weekend, the hose from a portable skid tank used for logging operations fell from its mount and leaked diesel into a small puddle.  Some passersby saw the hose and placed it back on its mount and reported the spill to Pelletier Forestry.  They responded by using oil absorbent pads to recover the diesel in the puddle and rung out the pads into pails to be used in their waste oil furnace.  The pads will be disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill.

Upon my inspection, it became evident that the nozzle needed to be replaced.  This was suggested to Pelletier Forestry.  They will have the nozzle replaced as soon as possible.
B-657-2005*
The State Police called to report that the Newport Fire Department was at a diesel spill at the Irving Big Stop. I was able to reach the Newport Fire Chief, Fred Hickey, by phone. He explained that a delivery truck had run over the curbing at the Wal-Mart store on Route 2 in Palmyra. In doing so, a saddle tank was punctured. The truck drove east on Route 2 for about a half mile and pulled into the parking lot at the Irving station where he continued to spill fuel. In this time, about 120 gallons was lost, the majority at the Irving station. The Fire Department responded and used a couple of yards of sand and some sorbents to contain the fuel on the paved parking lot. Chief Hickey said that the oil was contained and had not entered any waters.
   Maine D.O.T. also sanded Route 2 and the Wal-Mart interchange.
   When I responded the next day, I made contact with Chief Hickey, the local D.O.T. foreman, and Joe Renda of Acadia Environmental Technologies. Mr. Renda was representing Irving Oil and had all ready call Clean Harbors to cleanup the parking lot. Clean Harbors representative, Jason Babbidge, contacted the trucking firm who was forwarding funds for the cleanup. In addition, Irving was willing to pay up front for the lot cleaning.
   The cleanup was to DEP's satisfaction and no further action is anticipated.
B-662-2005*Ms. Spear called to report problems at the Chester substation. This is a relatively new station and the brand of capacitors used is failing. She said that fourteen had leaked various amounts of non-PCB oil inside the diked yard. The  failure caused oil to be sprayed onto capacitor bank, concrete pad, and crushed rock within the restricted area.  In all, she estimated approximately 8 gallons had been lost from the capacitors.

The yard was cleaned up and equipment washed down with solvents and pads.

P-892-2005*Overfill of above ground oil storage tank.  Yorkie Oil cleaned affected siding of home and removed contaminated soil.
B-660-2005*Mr. Doucette called to report that about one quart of Jet-A was spilled to the pavement on the customer ramp when an aircraft was overfilled. It was cleaned up with a few sorbent pads.
P-896-2005*SUMMARY
	11/4/05: Morning notice of an estimated 15-gallon discharge of gasoline from a company van vandalized the previous evening.  The site is located in a rural location and gravel pit off Rt. 113 across from Whichetic Terrace.  Three trucks and a bulldozer were vandalized.  Local police were investigating.
	Discharge was to soil.  Southern Maine Sitework excavated the soil and transported it to CPRC for recycling.  No DEP response made at the time.  I was informed there were no water wells within 300' of the discharge.

S G Brezinski
P-897-2005*On 11/7/05, I received a call from Tim Kiely of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill at a client's residence in Falmouth.  The spill occurred when the fuel line broke off of the above ground storage tank.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.
P-899-2005*A small corrosion hole caused the discharge of approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the basement of a home in Bath.  Fortunately, product stayed in one general location impacting only the cement floor and miscellaneous disposable wood debris.  Product was picked up by DEE personnel with speedy and pads after the tank had been pumped out.  Light odor issue was said to disperse after source elimination occurred.
A-477-2004*On August 17, 2004 CMP crews were digging a new conduit trench at the Mason Station sub-station and encountered oily soil and a sheen on the water in the trench.  CMP had the soil and water tested for DRO and PCB's with the probable contaminate being diesel fuel, no PCB contamination was found.  The source of the contamination remains unknown.  CMP excavated approximately 300 pounds (1/2 drum) of soil for disposal at the Waste Management facility in Norridgewock.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit but did request and receive sample results.  No further action is expected.
P-818-2005*
10/17/05: Report by C N Brown (CNB) of a 2-cup overfill discharge at a customer's rental home: Edward Ropple is the landlord.  The discharged product was remediated with sorbent material and hand-excavating a small amount of contaminated soil.  No DEP response requested or made at the time.

S G Brezinski
A-557-2004*Gardiner Police contacted DEP for this after hours spill at Gardiner Middle School.  A valve on the furnace failed resulting in the discharge of approximately 40 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the boiler room floor.  Some oil was discharged to floor drains and subsequently to the public sewer system.  I contacted Chuck Appleby at the municipal treatment plant to advise. Sorbents were employed and some soil was excavated near the doorway of the boiler room.  Contaminated debris was hauled to Hatch Hill in Augusta.  A referral for odor issues was made to Pat Locklin of Tech Services.
A-269-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that diesel fuel had spilled from a vehicle at this rental property.  Upon investigation it was apparent that a small amount of petroleum had spilled from a vehicle (now gone) to the gravel driveway at some time in the past.  The private well serving the residence is located 150' away and is not likely to be impacted by this spill event.  No remediation was deemed necessary.
A-507-2004*On September 1, 2004, Susan Ware, Maritime Energy, Rockland, Maine, reported a K-1 spill at the seasonal residence of Thomas Kablik, 66 Southern Ave, Spruce Head.  Apparently, Mr. Kablik had reported the spill to Maritime Energy in March or April of 2004, but it was considered minor and contained to the garage floor.  When DEP staff investigated the spill it was found that an estimated 20 gallons of K-1 had leaked and that some of the K-1 had entered the floor drain in the garage.  The tank was installed in 1988 but the pressed metal shipping plugs were never removed from the top bung fittings.  Over years of filling one or more of the plugs failed, discharging a small quantity of oil when the tank was filled.

Owing to the proximity of wells and bedrock, Maine DEP excavated 4.14 tons of contaminated soil from the area around the outfall of the floor drain.  Though Mr. Kablik applied to the AST fund, he was under the impression that Maritime Energy was inspecting his tank during the annual servicing of the heating system.  Maritime Energy disputes inspecting the tank's annual tank inspection.

This site was referred to Alex Pugh for follow up.
A-274-2004*   DEP received a report that a small vial possibly containing a vaccine had been discovered along the turnpike road shoulder.  The vial appeared to have been outside for some period of time, as some labeling was was heavily weathered.  Legible labeling indicated "influenza virus vaccine fluzone"; we have no reason to believe the vial contains anything other than the label indicates.  The circumstances suggest a discard (accidental or intentional) from a vehicle, though this is speculative.
   The vial was recovered by DEP, and after discussion with DHS, was disposed of as solid waste.
A-546-2004*On September 22, 2004 MeadWestvaco, Rumford mill reported a caustic spill to the plant sewer and treatment facility.  The spill occurred when a flushing valve was accidentally opened by maintenance mechanics replacing a nearby pump.  Initially, the spill was reported to be 300 gallons, but later reduced to 163 pounds of material.  Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit, no further action is expected.
A-558-2004*On September 22, 2004, Webber Energy Fuels reported a customer AST leak.  The customer, James Butler, 49 Taber Hill Road, Vassalboro, complained of an oil odor coming from the cellar.  Webber found tank corrosion with an estimated 2 gallons of #2 oil spilled to the cellar floor and replaced the tank.  Webber used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and found the spill to be minor, as reported, and the well to be more than 100 feet from the spill site.

No further action is expected.
P-664-2005*I was contacted by the Freeport Fire Department reporting there was a sheen in the Harraseeket River.  I arrived at Falls Point Marine (also known as Dunnings boat yard) to find the sheen coming from a 65 foot vessel that was tied to the dock.  Apparently this vessel was salvaged several years ago and brought to Falls Point Marine by Carter Becker and his plans were to scuttle it at sea.  Unfortunately his plans were slowed by several unforeseen issues and the vessel had become a point of contention between Mr. Becker, his neighbors, and the Town.  The boat had holes in its hull that let water in.  In order to keep the boat stable at the dock Mr. Becker allowed the boat to sink down onto the mud flat and allowed the tides to come and go through the vessel.  Mr. Becker tried to lift the boat out of the water in December 2004, but even with a massive crane it was still too heavy.  Finally on August 23rd, 2005, a sheen was noted by clamers in the Harraseeket and it was traced back to this vessel.  Mr. Becker told me that he believed that all of the fluids had been removed from the vessel soon after it arrived there.  So we went through the vessel and looked for a source.  We found free product floating in the bilge right next to the vessel's four fuel tanks and the product smelled like diesel.  There was no way to gauge the fuel tanks to tell if there was any product in them.  Since we were unsure if the product was coming from the tanks or if it was residual in the lines, I asked Mr. Becker to remove all the fluids, tanks, and piping from the vessel.  In the process of doing this Mr. Becker found that the entire hydraulic system was full of product including the tank.  He removed 40 gallons of hydraulic oil from the tank alone.  Mr. Becker decided not to remove the fuel tanks but to open them up and clean and rinse them.  There was a small amount of fuel in them.  Given all of this information I believe that the 3 years of sitting in seawater finally corroded the tanks and some of the piping causing the sheen that was seen in the River.  All of the petroleum products were removed from the vessel and it was inspected by the USCG for compliance with the Federal Laws related to scuttling the vessel at sea.  Then on September 22nd, Mr. Becker received a permit from EPA to scuttle the vessel at sea and on September 25th, the vessel was scuttled at sea.
A-541-2004*Mark Belanger reported that a neighbor, Scott Mason, 52 Holyoke Ave, Rumford, has been "dumping waste oil for three years," and allowing it to wash into the storm drain.  Furthermore, he works on cars "everywhere."  Maine DEP staff contacted Mr. Mason and made a site visit.  There was oil staining in the driveway, but no staining leading to the storm drain.  Approximately 2 1/2 gallons of waste motor were observed in pans on the property.  Mr. Mason was contacted by Maine DEP staff and asked to dispose of the motor oil properly.  Mr. Mason took the motor to a facility which can burn it in a waste oil heater.

 No further action by Maine DEP is expected.
A-393-2004*During UST removals at the Rockland Getty Station two tanks, 550 gallons each, one waste oil and one heating oil were removed. The tanks were in good condition but some oil contamination was found in the area of the waste oil tank piping. The area is very tight and the excavation was minimal. There is a well in the area that might have been at risk so I authorized the placement of some on-site monitoring wells. As further information comes in it turns out that the well is actually not in use and the site is therefore no longer stringent. No further response action is expected.

Note:  Information on characterization of soil for disposal is included in Appendix I of the Site Investigation Report.  Waste Oil is not elligible for issuance of a virgin spill letter.  Appendix L of the Site investigation report indicates 13.6 tons of contaminated soil was sent to ARC, in Elliot.
P-669-2005*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of their customers had a corroded copper line in their basement that had caused about 15 gallons of fuel oil to be spilled there.  I arrived to find most of the oil in the sump hole that was located right next to the tank.  Unfortunately, there was a gravity drain pipe exiting the sump that had a small amount of oil in it.  We recovered the free product from the sump and scheduled to break up the concrete and vactor out the sump area.  When the soil was vactored out, suction was applied to the gravity drain and some fluid wad drawn back in which wasn't oily.  The soil around the sump was extremely hard packed and probably quite tight.  I decided that excavating any further was not necessary.  We replaced Mr. Waterman's sump and concrete floor.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-482-2004*Casey Nash, Main St. Fuel reported a basement spill at the O'Brien residence in Richmond.  A small amount of fuel leaked as a result of tank corrosion to the basement floor.  Cleanup was done with sorbent pads. Odors were not an issue.  No wells are nearby.  No abutting properties with other basements which could be affected by odors are nearby.  The site is served by public water so no further remediation is necessary.
P-821-2005*I was contacted by Scott Hamilton inquiring about the toxicity of the herbicide that had been spilled in his front lawn.  Apparently the TruGreen Chem Lawn guy came to his house to apply a crab grass killer and during application of the herbicide his hose broke and a couple gallons spilled.  Then when the application was complete and the hose was being rolled up in the truck something else broke and even more herbicide was spilled in the road in front of the home.  I contacted TruGreen Chem Lawn and inquired as to what herbicide was being used.  It was Triplet at 1.3 fluid ounces per 1000 square feet of lawn.  The herbicide was highly diluted and posed no risk to the homeowner.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-481-2004*On August 18, 2004, Peter Johnson, Seven Islands Land Company, reported a .25 gallon hydraulic oil spill on land near Black Brook, Township C.  The oil was spilled from a leaking seal on a dump truck working on Seven Islands' property.  The dump truck is owned by Nicols Brothers Logging, Mexico, Maine.  Seven Islands excavated the contaminated soil WITHOUT obtaining a DEP Contaminated Soil Letter prior to shipping to Bruce Manzer's Asphalt plant in Anson.  Maine DEP staff was able to get confirmation from Bruce Manzer that the material did arrive and was batched through the plant.

Maine DEP staff did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-834-2005*DEP received notification that an aboveground storage tank was empty.  Upon investigation DEP determined that the tank had discharged approximately 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil into an adjacent bermed area.  The tank was replaced and a total of 1.49 tons of contaminated soil were removed for disposal at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-397-2004*DEP received a call from Kennebec Emergency Management reporting a gasoline spill at North Augusta Market.  A customer, Dave Whitney, overfilled his tank due to inattention on his part and failure of the nozzle to automatically shut off on the market's part.  DEP staff responded to the site.  Augusta Fire Dept had removed the free product with sorbent pads. No further action was required.
P-858-2005*DEP received notification that approximately 30 gallons of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of a corroded aboveground storage tank in a crawl space of the residence.  A vacuum truck was used to remove the unspilled contents of the tank and sorbents were deployed.  The next day the oiled sorbents were collected and a vacuum truck was used to remove oily water that had collected in an adjacent addition.  An excavation was conducted and a total of 0.18 tons of contaminated soil was disposed of at Commercial Paving & Recycling Co. in Scarborough.  No wells were threatened as a result of this spill.  No further Response Services action is anticipated at this time.
A-552-2004*   DEP received an anonymous report that liquid wastes had been spilled at this facility.  The property houses a small auto repair garage that is currently leased to Robert LeCasse (dba "Midnight Auto Body") and is owned by Alice Severance.  It became apparent the spilled material was associated with activities conducted by Mr. Severance, who conducted vehicle repairs here until his death several years previously.  It appeared that housekeeping practices had deteriorated in his final years, and drums and pails of unidentified liquid wastes were scattered about the property.  Liquids had spilled to soil in some areas.
   After consultation within DEP, it was decided to consolidate all remaining wastes (including any obviously contaminated soil) and to arrange disposal as hazardous waste.  Several thousand pounds of material were disposed of in this manner.
   The area is rural/residential-light commercial, and reliant on private wells for water; a referral was made for Technical Services attention.  The dug well serving the garage is the only well considered threatened by spills here.
P-683-2005*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that an excavator being transported on a flatbed trailer hit an overpass on the Maine Turnpike.  I arrived to find the excavator upside down smashed up in the middle of the travel lane.  The hydraulic ram was snapped and a large amount of hydraulic oil had leaked out.  There were also smaller leaks of several other fluids from the excavator.  I hired Enpro to come clean up the spilled oil that was spread over about a quarter mile of Turnpike.  They did so with motorized sweepers and speedy dry.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-508-2004*September 1, 2004, Maine State Police reported a rolled over tractor trailer tanker on Route 201A, North Anson.  Initially it was thought the tanker might be transporting a hazardous material, however, it was quickly determined to be clay slurry used in paper making.  Upon learning the truck contents, the North Anson Fire Department did not request DEP assistance until September 2, 2004, when an estimated spill of motor oil from the truck was observed on the side of the road.  The North Anson public works hand excavated approximately 200 pounds of soil and disposed of the contaminated soil into a town dumpster.

The accident occurred at 349 Solon Road (Route 201A), North Anson.  The property is owned by Nancy McGuire.  Maine DEP staff inspected the site.  No further action is expected.
P-870-2005*I was contacted by Dead River reporting that one of its delivery trucks had blown a fuel line on Joss Hill Road in Scarborough.  The diesel had sprayed onto the roadway.  They had the spill contained and were cleaning it up with sorbents while waiting for the tow truck.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-873-2005*Received a call from the Scarborough Fire Dept. regarding the discovery of a discharge of Ammonium Hydroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide at Environ-Clean Technology, 5 Gibson Road, Scarborough, ME.  The fire dept. made the discovery while responding to a fire alarm, and observed a puddle of liquid on the floor upon entry in the building.

By the time I arrived, representatives of Environ-Clean Technology were on site and explained the situation.  Ammonium Hydroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide are mix together, for a cleaning process, producing a exothermic reaction.  The reaction is usually controlled by the addition of chilled water, but someone forgot to add the water before they left for the night, allowing the reaction to become unstable setting off the fire alarm.

It was unclear how the liquid got outside the containment, but the reaction was over and there was no cause for concern.  The building has its own ventilation system that treats the air before being emitted to the outside.  Environ-Clean Technology was going to investigate the reason for the liquid outside the containment (they thought it might be a condensate, because it had a pH  around 7) and redesign the system, so nothing could be added to the reaction vessel without the addition of chilled water.
A-443-2004*On August 4, 2004, Douglas Poulin complained that his neighbor and tenant, Annie and Robert Eliot had created a "mini junkyard" next door and that "effluent" was running past the well common to both properties.  Mr. Poulin reportedly asked the Eliot's to clean up the yard on numerous occasions to no avail.  The property in question is located at 575 Belgrade Road, Mt. Vernon.

Maine DEP staff inspected the site and found some minor and small oil stains in the driveway, but no large scale discharge.  No further action is expected.

A-222-2004*This was an anonymous report of gasoline discharge during moto-cross races in Norridgewok on Sundays. I received the report second hand and wasn't sure of the location. I had intended to try and plan a trip on a Sunday and go by sound but never got around to it. This is likely a minor issue. Due to the size of dirt bike tanks and the high price of race fuel I can't imagine any circumstance where a serious spill would occur. If this were serious I would also expect a second call-back and never got one. If this person or any other should contact us again I will surely conduct a site visit.
P-686-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that they had done a tune up on one of their customer's tanks and the technician had forgotten to install the filter gasket.  Consequently the tank leaked in the customer's basement.  The oil landed on a cement floor and ran into some carpeting.  Downeast Energy cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-362-2004*Received a call at 2022 from Carl at Winslow Fire Dept. referencing an oil slick on the Kennebec River in Winslow.  I met with Kevin from Winslow F.D. and observed what appeared to be heavy lube oil in streaks along the shoreline downstream of the hydro electrical generation facility between Waterville and Winslow.  DEP staff contacted Delta Power Co. who operates the hydro-electric dam to determine if they had observed any oil or suffered any equipment malfunction.  Eric Linnell of Delta Power indicated the company had been lowering the water level approx. 5.5 feet over the previous day, but did not observe any oil nor suffer any equipment malfunction.  The oil was already spread out very thin and no recovery was feasible.  No ongoing source was in evidence.
A-259-2004*   DEP received a report that a private vehicle at this trailer park was leaking oil which was washing down the street during a rain storm.  It transpired that the vehicle had a transmission leak that had been captured in a pan by the owner.  Unfortunately, he left the pan out in the rain uncovered which eventually overflowed and flowed down the street.  The owner spread some speedi-dry on the discharged product and agreed to take the waste oil to a local transfer station collection facility.

A-406-2004*On the evening of July 15, 2004, a VIP Courier Express driver, through abject inattention,
tore the hose from the dispenser while attempting to move his vehicle forward with the nozzle still inside the fuel tank.  Predictably, the diesel fell to the ground and sought it's own level, thus distributing the material over a wide area.  Irving Mainway personnel used sorbent materials to contain and clean up the spilled material.  The site of this incident was the Manchester Irving Mainway, Route 202, Manchester.

Irving Mainway hired Clean Harbors to pickup and dispose of the contaminated sorbent materials.  Maine DEP staff oversaw the clean up.  No further action is expected.
A-233-2004*   DEP received a report that this minor oil spill occurred when a driver dropped a nozzle during vehicle fueling.  Oil spilled to pavement and was cleaned up by facility staff with sorbent material.
B-644-2005*On 10/28/05, 1651 hours Hampden Fire reported that they had responded to a two gallon gasoline spill from a leaking vehicle at the parking lot of Graves Supermarket, which is located at 77 Western Avenue.  The tank had just been filled and it seemed to be leaking from the top.  It was an older model car, so it was probably from a corrosion hole.  The product was partially recovered from the asphalt surface with pads.  It is virtually impossible to completely recover gasoline that has landed on asphalt.  The owner (Raymond Wrenn) has been contacted, and he is fully aware of the danger associated with a leaking tank.  He is not driving the car, until the problem is taken care of.
A-398-2004*On his way to work on a fine July 12, 2004, Eugene Ellis failed to realize that the thumping coming from under his pickup truck was, in fact, his gasoline tank secured only by the gas line.  As the tank bounced and scraped along the road surface a small hole was abraded in the bottom of the tank allowing some 8 gallons of gasoline to be distributed along the paved surface of the road.  As he approached work at Dorothy Egg Farms his vehicle began to cough, sputter, lose power and finally coast to a stop.  Only then did Eugene notice the gas tank laying on the ground, finally empty.  The spill occurred on Turkey Lane in Winthrop.  No recovery was possible and no further action is expected.
P-738-2005*I was contacted by the North Yarmouth Fire Department reporting there was a 150 gallon oil spill in the basement of 31 Hayes Lane.  I arrived to find that the homeowner had a treadmill set up next to his oil tank in the basement.  While he was running on the treadmill his foot hit the tank's filter breaking it off.  Approximately 60 gallons of oil was released onto the concrete basement floor.  I hired Environmental Projects, Inc. (EPI) to vacuum the free product off the floor and to clean the residual up with sorbent material.  The floor cleaned up quite nicely with a couple of soapy washes but was still giving off vapors so I had EPI apply a 2 part epoxy to the entire basement floor.  A small amount of wood at the base of the stairs was removed and replaced also.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-740-2005*I was contacted by the Biddeford Pool Fire Department reporting that a fishing boat had sunk in Biddeford Pool.  I arrived to find that the boat was still on the bottom.  The Harbormaster had been out to check it out and didn't report seeing any evidence of oil spillage.  The Harbormaster and Marine Patrol were going to follow up with the owner and get the boat raised.  I requested that they call me if they saw any evidence of a leak.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-741-2005*I was contacted by the Kennebunkport Fire Department reporting that a boat had sunk in the Kennebunk River in front of the Nonantum Resort.  I arrived to find the boat just sticking out of the water.  The Fire Department had placed sorbent boom around the boat.  The Fire Department with the assistance of a diver were able to refloat the boat then a local marina employee towed the boat to his ramp and got it on a trailer.  I then emptied the remaining diesel from the boat's fuel tank and they transported it to the owner's property.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-343-2005*On 5/25/05, 1450 hours, this office received an anonymous complaint alleging that Randy Oliver had moved twenty leaking vehicles close to a duck pond in back of his house.  I called Randy and he indicated that the vehicles were not leaking and that he planned on getting rid of them.  As of 11/03/05, he had gotten rid of all but three, which contained parts that his family will be wanting.  Randy assured me that none of the junks had leaked.
A-629-2004*Butch Bowie, Maine DEP Tanks Unit, while inspecting the Gilchrist Oil bulk plant on Route 4 in Avon, noticed a significant stain on the ground near a dispensing pump.  The leak was caused by overfills and a faulty air eliminator valve. On November 4, 2004, Butch Bowie reported the spill to Response Services.  DEP staff did some soil boring and bag head space sampling and determined the contamination did not penetrate very deep into the soil.   At 18" the level was 150 ppm (bag head space), and at 36" there was no detection by PID of petroleum.  The area is not geologically sensitive, and no soil removal was required.

There were reporting requirement violations at this site and some piping needed to be upgraded to meet current requirements.  Both issues were handled by other divisions within DEP.

No further action is required.
A-245-2004*   DEP received a report that a minor oil spill had occurred in the cellar of this nursing home via a line leak.  The spill was confined to concrete and was cleaned up using sorbents.  Odors were a minor problem in the facility kitchen, but had abated by the next day.

A-247-2004*   DEP received a report that a private car spilled 1/2-gallon of gasoline at this facility via a tank leak.  The spill was confined to pavement and was reportedly recovered using sorbents.  Unfortunately, the vehicle ownership was not noted and so it is unknown what its' final disposition was.
A-697-2004*Ronnie at Kalloch Fuel called to report a minor overfill at the Thompson residence in Rockport.  Approximately 1/2 gallon was reported sprayed out the vent due to driver inattention.  This was remediated with sorbents and elbow grease. Upon contact with the homowner, Gail Thompson, odors were an issue in the basement.  Kalloch returned to the home the next day and drained approximately 3/4 gallon of fuel from the tank.  The overfill had cracked the sight gauge which was seeping causing the odor.

No site visit was made, and no further action is expected.


A-662-2004*Meadwestvaco contacted this office to report a discharge of 30% caustic solution to the wastewater treatment facility.  Mead staff had been making repairs to the #2 membrane in the pulp mill.  An employee neglected to close the suction side drain when restarting the process and the caustic solution was discharged to the sewer.  The wastewater treatment plant neutralized the caustic with suphuric acid.  No response was warranted as the incident was contained in the sewer.
A-619-2004*Technical Construction Inc. reported a 12 gallon hydraulic spill from a failed hydraulic hose while working on a bridge in Salem Twp.  The spill was reported on November 9, 2004, the road was Route 142, and TCI personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product.  In addition, .61 tons of contaminated soil were removed to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.  No further action is expected.

P-827-2005*On October 21, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately five to seven (5-7) gallons of gasoline had been released to a parking lot and a slight amount to the adjacent soil from an employee's personal vehicle.  The gasoline was absorbed with speedy dry on the parking lot and disposed of by William Arthur Co.  Kara Walker and Ann Hemenway visited the site and determined that the soil contamination was minimal and no sensitive receptors were at risk.

No further action is required at this time.
P-822-2005*I was contacted by the Maine Turnpike Authority reporting that there had been a gasoline spill at the Mile 56 Service Area Southbound.  Apparently a customer had filled up the gas tank in their car but forgot to replace the nozzle on the dispenser.  The customer drove off with the nozzle still attached to the car.  For some reason the hose broke above the breakaway but the station attendant shut the dispenser off right away.  The Turnpike oversaw the cleanup.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-665-2004*On November 26, 2004 a Kalloch Fuel Service delivery truck began to fill an abandon AST at Midcoast Marine Supply, 153 New County Road, Thomaston.  The driver realized his error when fuel began to spill out of the tank.  Kalloch personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material and a pump to remove the oil remaining in the abandon AST.  The property is owned by William Bird and he bears some responsibility for not tagging the tank out of service.  Maine DEP staff made a site visit and determined no further remediation was required.
P-823-2005*I was contacted by the Kennebunkport Fire Department reporting that a boat had sunk in the Kennebunk River and that a sheen was seen in the river.  I arrived to find the boat sitting on the mud flat and I could see the sheen in the river also.  I had a diver walk out to the boat and check it for an engine and fuel tank.  He was able to determine that the boat did not have an engine but he wasn't sure about a tank.  It turns out the boat did have a fuel tank but it was installed after the engine was removed so it never had any fuel in it.  I determined that the boat was not the source of the sheen.  The following morning I returned to find the sheen emanating from underneath the dock at Performance Marine on the Kennebunk side of the river.  It turned out there was a one gallon plastic jug of waste oil caught under the dock.  I pulled it out of the water and then hired Enpro to come remove a large amount of seaweed and other flotsam from the area.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-623-2004*On November 2, 2004, International Paper, Androscoggin Mill reported a 20 gallon hydraulic leak to an interior surface.  The leak was from a loose fitting on the No. 3 calender stack, which had been serviced during a recent shutdown.  Upon re-start, the fitting leaked and the calendar stack was shutdown again for repairs to the fitting.  IP personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  No further action is expected.
P-833-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that they had a spill at their bulk plant in Biddeford.  Apparently they have had an ongoing pressure problem at their loading rack where excess pressure causes a valve to open incorrectly.  Basically a valve that is supposed to be opened by the truck driver opens on its own and if the hose is not already in the truck, the oil spills onto the concrete containment.  That area is contained and drains to a catch basin that drains to an oil water separator.  Downeast cleaned the separator out with sorbent material.  Downeast assured me that they have someone coming to fix the pressure problem ASAP.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-601-2004*On October 19, 2004, Irving Forest Products reported a 20 gallon hydraulic spill in the log yard at 34 Hall Hill Road, Dixfield.  The spill resulted from a failed hydraulic line on a log loader and was to pavement and soil.  Irving personnel used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled product and excavated one drum of soil for disposal at Waste Management in Norridgewock.  No further action is expected.
P-682-2005*I was contacted by Paul's Marina reporting that a small boat with an outboard motor had capsized overnight out on Birch Island.  Apparently when the boat capsized a small amount of outboard oil spilled.  The staff at Paul's Marina cleaned the spill up with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-482-2005*
NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	6/27/05, at 1735 hrs: Mr. Wright notified DEP of an approximate 5-gallon used-oil discharge at their loading/off loading location at the Safe Handling facility in Auburn.  Due to the improper valve configuration on the tank truck during product transfer to a rail car, approximately 5 gallons of waste oil were discharged to the secondary containment pad. He stated the spill was all contained and cleaned up.
	On 7/27/05, I was notified by DEP personnel who had inspected Safe Handling that there were still discharges on site not cleaned to DEP satisfaction.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	Due to the small spill size, there was no initial DEP visit.  Following a 7/27/05, update to me, I visited on 7/28/05 and met with Safe Handling Co. representatives.   The location is industrial & commercial use, on city water & sewer.  Safe Handling is a transportation & transfer facility for chemicals.  On this property Safety Kleen Corp. operates a transfer location for used special oil.
	On site I noted an asphalt-paved area with a low asphalt berm about 8" deep (see photos).  In one corner I noted a cut out of the berm allowing rainwater to drain but defeating the purpose of a containment dike [Photo 1].  There were two 4" plastic drains [originally having plugs] that appear crushed and filled with sediment.  At the far end is a small (1' x 2') oil stain in soil just outside the berm.
	Within the asphalt-paved containment was oiled soil, speedy-dry sorbent and degraded asphalt paving that should have been cleaned up earlier.  Asphalt paving is a poor choice for containment as it is readily dissolved by the oil.  The pseudo-berm is the length of two railroad tank cars but does not appear to be able hold the capacity of one railroad tank car or MC406 tank trailer even if adequately plugged.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Following an 8/16/05, letter to Safety Kleen requesting further oil remediation  I understand that Safety Kleen personnel returned and cleaned the loading area.  In September I inspected and found the paved area well cleaned but the oil stain outside still there.

CONCLUSION
1.	I recommend that Safety Kleen install a more satisfactory berm design out of a material compatible with their products handled.
2.	With Safe Handling Co. as the facility location owner: they are also a Responsible Party for clean-up of prohibited discharges.
3.	This report will be updated as needed.

S G B
M DEP, BRWM
A-666-2004*Waterville Fire Department contacted DEP staff after hours to report a diesel spill on Kennedy Memorial Drive (KMD).  A Dodge Ram truck driven by John Esper of Indiana broke a fuel line and leaked fuel along the roadway near Wal-Mart and onto KMD.  Fire Service staff made limited recovery with wood chips as sorbent in the area where the truck finally parked.  The vehicle was towed for repairs.

No site visit was warranted.
A-631-2004*Oramac Coulter of St. George contacted State Police to report a spill of unspecified oil at 16 Main St. near Halls Market in St. George.  Oramac was unsure how the oil spilled, but may have been an intentional spill by unknown persons.  Contacted Knox County Sherriff who confirmed an estimated 5 gallon spill of "boat oil".  Thomas Smith also received a call about this incident and spoke with Steve Jacobson of St. George.  Local authorities sorbed the spilled oil.  No site visit was warranted.
A-574-2004*On October 6, 2004, an automobile owned by RJB & Sons Motor Company ran into the saddle tank of a tractor trailer owned and operated by TransAm Trucking, Inc.  An estimated 30 gallons of diesel fuel spilled as a result of the accident to the side of Route 4, 1 mile north of the Route 117 intersection in Turner.  TransAm trucking, though not the responsible party, contacted CURA Emergency Services to manage the environmental clean up.  Enpro Services excavated 8.15 tons of contaminated soil and transported the soil to Commercial Paving and Recycling for disposal.

No further action is expected.
A-620-2004*DEP received a call from Hope Fire Chief, Clarence Keller, referencing an above ground tank leak at the Brown residence.  It happened that Allan Brown (owner) collected used oil from maintaining the school buses for the town.  The oil was stored in a 275 outdoor tank.  The tank corroded and began to leak.  The remaining oil in the tank was drained to another drum, approx 55 gallons.  Spilled oil was excavated and land farmed in accordance with the attached agreement.  No further remediation anticipated.
A-595-2004*On October 18, 2004, a vehicle operated by Scott Grant departed the roadway at the intersection of Routes 203 & 139 in Brooks, coming to rest in a stream next to the road.  The accident fractured the oil pan thus discharging an estimated 3 quarts of motor oil to the banks and the stream.  The Brooks Fire Department used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled oil.  Maine DEP inspected the site and collected the contaminated sorbent materials for disposal.

No further action is expected.
P-884-2005*I was contacted by Mr. Brown reporting that he had a jar of elemental mercury that he had for many years.  He wanted to know how to properly dispose of it.  I contacted Barbara Parker and she spoke to Mark Hyland who gave me permission to go collect the mercury and dispose of it.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-355-2005*On 6/7/05, an oil related complaint was passed on to us from Dan Kusnierz, who deals with environmental issues for the "Penobscot Indian Nation" in Old town.  He had received information from one of their environmental technicians that he (the tech) had observed an odor of gasoline in the vicinity of Pine Tree Pet Supply on the Old County Road.  The pet store had been a service station.  I visited the site, but found no evidence of product.  I asked Dan to contact me directly, if and when they observed evidence of petroleum contamination.  Bob Randall (B-453-02) had responded to a fuel odor complaint from BHE at that location in August 2002.  The alleged product at this time was diesel. He found no evidence of UST's remaining and attributed the roadside contamination to possible past practises at the former service station facility.  The fact that the earlier incident was called diesel and the later was thought to be gasoline is a moot discrepancy.  Weathered diesel could smell something like gasoline.  It is now 11/02/05, and I have not heard from Dan.
P-291-2005*
	4/20/05: In response to a report of discharged gasoline from an auto accident I arrived on the scene at 1200 hours.  The location was the southbound entrance to Interstate 295 off Congress St.  Portland Fire Department and the auto involved were gone upon arrival.  A distinct gasoline stain on the asphalt paving and contaminated sorbent pads remained.  It appeared as though a little product reached the drain.  I retrieved the spent sorbents for proper disposal.

S G Brezinski
P-381-2005*
	5/13/2005: DEP received report from Downeast Energy (DEE) Oil Co. that their tech's had responded to a basement AST with an apparent leak.
	At 1630 hrs I met DEE representatives and Ms. Chandler on site.  The single-family wood home is situated on the NE shore of Hyland Lake in the Scotland area of Windham.  The area is on town water & sewer.
	The basement tank appeared about 1/20th within soil, at the rear bottom [see site sketch].  I confirmed an oil stain on the tank from what appeared to be a corroded-seam leak.  I saw no serious oil discharges in the dry basement soil.  I noted no sheen in the lake about 20' downgrade of the tank.  Ms. Chandler stated she and her recently deceased husband had lived there many years.  The AST was to be replaced the following day (Saturday).  I was not able attend the tank replacement. With the later AST replacement I received no further calls regarding contaminated soil to be managed.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-196-2005*On 4/11/05, 1414 hours Reggie Falkingham (Gaftek) reported that the UST at the John T. Cyr & Sons bus garage in Old Town was taking on water in it the interstitial space.  They had discovered this while doing an annual inspection.  The water was coming in faster than they could pump it out.  There was no evidence of product in the water.  The groundwater level at this location is at about a foot from grade, because a swamp is located near the property.  On 10/3/05, they approached the problem by digging a sump next to the tank and pumping the water down, so they could work on it.  Don Bubar (installer for Gaftek) said the leak to the interstitial space was either from a nipple at the bottom or from the bushing at the top.  They made the repairs and after a while the water stopped coming in.
B-202-2005*4.14.2005,  Responded to an oil spill at entered location.  Upon arrival, I observed a leaking fuel line in the basement.  The oil entered a foundation trench along the rear wall of the house, soaked through the foundation, and migrated under the concrete floor to the foundation sump located at the front wall of the house.  From the sump, contaminated ground water (with an undetermined amount of free phase oil) gravity fed onto the front lawn.  The lawn at the discharge pipe was discolored due to the dead grass.  The line may have been leaking for sometime.  The house is occupied seasonally, and it appears the leak occurred over the winter and/or early spring.

Three representatives from Hancock Oil in Ellsworth also responded to the spill.  We deployed sorbent pads in the sump and outside at the sump discharge.  It appeared that the spill had been on-going.  The caretaker, Al Beal of Al's Lawn & Garden Maintenance in Surry, opening the house that was closed for winter, observed a problem with the furnace and contacted Hancock Oil, who then observed the spill.

Over the course of the next month and into June, Maine DEP Response and Technical Service staff installed an interceptor box at the sump outfall and a vapor fan over the impacted sump in the basement.  Mr. Beal informed me during a site visit, the fan was running initially, but turned off because it was not needed.  Over time, the amount of oil lessened and the interceptor was removed.  Mr. Beal performed the soil removal and restoration of the impacted area.  The yard or two of soil removed was spread on site and allowed to aerate.  The material was mostly water saturated with a limited presence of recent oil contamination.

To date, 11.3.05, no additional complaints received and no additional Response actions are anticipated.

file/report

I-216-2005*On 11-1-2005, Carl Soderberg called this office to report that while excavating on the property of SW Collins in Caribou, an old monitoring well was uncovered and nearby some contaminated soil was encountered. I met with him that day on-site. It looked like the contamination was related to an old project under Department supervision from 1991. I told them that whatever contaminated soil was uncovered should be removed. The contaminated soil (447.47 tons) was disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill.
P-50-1992*
REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY, Nov. 2005

	Report covers the April 1992 abandonment-by-removal of three 10,000-gal. bare steel UST's at this former retail, motor fuels UST facility.  The site was originally a GETTY gas station with a facility owned & operated by Johnson Products Co. (later known as Phoenix North Co.).  Just before the abandonment the facility ownership was transferred to the land owners: Brunswick Associates Trust (Robert & Andy Rosenthal), so as to incur a significantly smaller Maine UST clean up insurance deductible.  The location was later redeveloped as a video rental store.

	Corrosion hole(s) were noted in a tank which appears to have been out of service due to the ingress of ground water.  The abandonment was delayed due to problems with flammable-vapor purging, lack of Maine CTI and a site assessor.  The bare steel product piping was not removed initially in violation of requirements.
	Gasoline contamination was found in excess of 1000-ppm (PID measurement) and stockpiled contaminated soils were returned to the excavation by the J B Plunkett Co.  against DEP advisement.  The Mr. Rosenthal initially refused to initiate any remediation pending approval for UST Ins.  Rather than more cost effective source reduction and exploratory excavation, Plunkett initiated soil in-situ remedial measures.  Further investigation, clean-up actions and site closure were passed to DEP BRWM Tech Services Div., under Brad Hahn.

1.	Gasoline contaminated soil and groundwater likely remain onsite and even if below present clean-up action levels, shall be managed according to state rules if disturbed or made accessible.
2.	Quantity of gasoline discharged is unknown and contamination appears to be the result of multiple documented and un-documented surface and below surface discharges.
3.	The remediation as proposed and initiated by the consultant was fraught with non-communications and inefficiency.  Much was learned by DEP staff.
4.	See records of DEP Tech Services for site closure.

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P-886-2005*After collecting the waste cooking grease/oil from Ruby Tuesday's in the Topsham Fair Mall, the contractor, Beans Commercial Grease (BCG), experienced a discharge.  Appears to be unknown at first, as the tracks indicate a normal departure from the store to the access road, however he turned right onto Rt. 196 (east), took the first left at the light, entering Crookers equipment yard.  The tracks and accumulation of greasel at the light suggested the driver might have noticed the discharge at this point.  He turned left into the Crooker equipment yard, pulled over, and then circled in the yard to exit back to Rt. 196.  He again pulled over, causing the discharge to form a pool which finally dissipates and lessens as the truck continued onto Rt. 196 and eventually the interstate northbound.

I spoke with management at Ruby Tuesday, Keith and Melissa, they gave me the hauler's information "Beans Commercial Grease".  I then called Mike Dube at BCG to inform him of the incident, he responded as if he knew nothing of the incident, and told me Randy was the driver and was puzzled as to the cause of the discharge as it is a new vacuum truck.  He also stated DEP staff, Mark King and Bill Butler, have seen the operation.  He was apprised of the situation and the remedial actions undertaken, and potential for financial reimbursement for clean up costs.

Topsham Public Works staff and I talked about the application of stone dust (by Crookers and Topsham Fire Dept.), its effectiveness, and when it should be removed.  We agreed that if left overnight and combined with morning traffic, the effectiveness would be enhanced.  I was given Wes Thames, Topham Public Work (TPW) Director's information in order to make contact with him.  I decided I would speak with him in the morning about removal and disposal of stone dust.

No further DEP actions were taken, beyond the suggestion and application of stone dust to the affected roadways.  DEP & Fire Department decided to leave the dust on the roadway over night and then Crookers could removed it, if TPW agreed.
P-887-2005*Windham Public Safety called to report a gas can had fallen from from a truck at the intersection of River Rd. and Route 302.  The contents estimated at 4 gallons were discharged to the roadway.  Windham Fire Department applied sand as a sorbent and cleared the scene.  No request for DEP assistance was made,  simply the notification of the incident.  DEP/Response plans no further action regarding this spill.
B-652-2005*Ms. Conner called to report a one quart spill of mildew remover, ZEP Commercial Mold and Mildew Remover, at The Home Depot store in Ellsworth. Her firm, 3E Corp., handles the reporting of spills for The Home Depot. Apparently, a container of the remover was damaged.  The release was cleaned up with speedi-dri. Essentially, the spilled liquid is bleach and while not concentrated enough to be hazardous by pH, it could be considered an inhalation hazard.
   No further action is anticipated.
P-74-2005*Dead River had filled the above ground storage tank at this residence earlier in the day.   Upon returning home,  Mr. Curran noticed an oil odor and upon closer examination of the basement tank, observed a drip.  He called Dead River who responded and applied a magnetic patch as a temporary fix while making arrangements for the pump off, transfer and replacement of the tank.

The stained area on the floor was estimated to be 12 inches square. Clean up was managed as part of the tank replacement.  DEP/Response plans no further action here.
P-75-2005*Responding to a call of no heat (no oil) Breggy attempted to deliver 100 gallons to the property at 75 Congress Street (across the street from their office).  The Breggy driver was shown a fill and vent pipe assembly and proceeded to deliver oil.  Admitting he heard no whistle at first, he continued to deliver and discharge about 100 gallons before deciding to end the delivery.  He was paid by resident, and returned to the shop.

Shortly thereafter, the resident of the first floor noticed an oil odor and went downstairs to investigate.  What he found was the ad hoc basement apartment had been flooded with oil.  He called Breggy to inform them of the spill and they in turn called DEP.

The property is truly across from the Breggy office, I interviewed the driver asking if he had a whistle at the time of the delivery, he admitted "NO" but thought if the tank were bone dry perhaps the whistle would not work properly.  He was assured if there is no whistle, something is wrong and should stop the delivery and walk away.  He and the dispatch supervisor agreed and we proceeded to inspect the basement apartment.

The culprit here was the pipes connected to the scully and vent were perhaps six inches long, therefore, without some telekinetic powers the oil would never make it to the tank, which is actually located on the far side of the building.  The building owner had in fact moved the tank from one side of the building to the other but left the fill & vent in place.  Therefore trapping the driver in a no win situation, only worsened by his poor choice to continue pumping without a whistle. Also complicated by a tenant of the building identifying the wrong fill & vent to the driver.

At this point Breggy and DEP discussed the clean up options, it was agreed a third party clean up contractor should be called in, ENPRO is a Breggy provider and were called.

Site conditions are an oil flooded basement apartment where the oil entered from ceiling height under pressure (see pictures).  Oil was sprayed onto an elevated counter, a coffee table,  also onto a couch immediately beneath the pipes which at the time of the discharge had Bryant's snow boarding clothes from an earlier outing, along with piles of clothing stacked, scattered throughout the small apartment.  Carpeting two and three layers thick (on a concrete basement floor) were saturated with red oil, as well as a hanging chair stored behind the couch.  Bryant arrived home shortly after the assessment was being performed, he was asked to inventory his belongings and they would be processed (bagged for disposal or separated for cleaning if possible).  A hand written inventory and estimated replacement was hand written by Bryant  (see attachment - he was very conservative in his replacement cost estimates). After his inventory was written out, he excused himself to go out with a friend.  He asked when the clean up would be completed, I suggested he stay at a friends tonight and it might possibly go into 48 hrs.  He agreed and left.

At some point, the building owner was called and the incident reported to him, as well as the question of why are the fill and vent still attached and not removed, fore which he had no answer.

Bags and bags of material were loaded into the ENPRO truck for disposal, carpeting, clothing, personal items (see inventory list).  The floor had a natural or existing depression in the middle which aided greatly in keeping the oil from migrating uncontrolled across the entire basement.  Minimal wood work (wall framing or baseboard) appeared wet with oil.  A small area on the street side was removed to access the fiberglass insulation to check for oil contamination, of which none was found.

The room was dried with speedi dry and washed.  For the most part the concrete was painted which aided in the clean up, only slightly complicated by the "red paint" but otherwise clean up went smoothly.  Very little structural material was impacted therefo
P-317-2005*Ms. Carter reported that she had oil odors from her crawl space heating system.  She is physically unable to enter the space but has concerns the tank might be leaking.  The forced hot air furnace and supply tank are beneath the house in 4' crawl space, with a channel of running surface water from front to back.

Closer examination of the tank shows wet piping and sides of the tank.  This suggests the fill pipe is loose and oil has migrated down the sides of the tank during the fill process to the gravel floor below.  An unknown amount of oil has been lost and the soils directly beneath the tank and adjacent to smell strongly of petroleum contamination.

With limited access to the tank and soils, a vactor seems the best approach to remove contaminated soils.  EPI was contracted to perform the remediation.  The tanks shows no obvious signs of leakage.   The pipes were tightened and a sealant/caulking reapplied to stop the routine leaking during the fill process.  A total of 3.08 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the area beneath the house.  It was backfilled with crushed stone, for two reasons to help expedite seasonal water flows through the basement and to give a good working surface for any new tank eventually installed.  The tank looks old and has significant surface oxidation, although not an obvious leak.

Ms. Carter is on a fixed income and thought she was receiving PROP assistance, she knew Nick Clark's name (however he has since left PROP).  Ms. Carter appears eligible for financial assistance for costs associated with this spill scenario and a request for exemption from conditional deductible will be made on her behalf.

DEP/Response plans no further action for this initial call.  It will be recommended that the tank be replaced when funds are available.
P-595-2005*It  was reported to DEP that Mr Waxler was storing Hazardous Wastes on the property at 421 Warren ave Portland.  When approached to inspect the site DEP officials were told to get a warrant.

Attached are copies of the Notice of Violation and Enforcement Intent dated 9/23/2005.  Listing the dates of July 26 & 29 of initial entry and return with administrative search warrant.  Notable facts 213 containers were seized/collected,  a total of 4463 pounds and 165 gallons of hazardous waste were removed from the site.

Along with a myriad of hazardous waste management violations listed in the NOV Notice of Violation.  A chronology of the activities on July 29, 2005 is also attached. Lastly the waste profile and shipping papers for the hazardous wastes transported for disposal.

Observations made during the removal action, many of the containers were rusted, dented or bulging.  Leaks were evident in one trailer as the floor in the rear of the trailer was flooded with the contents from the dozens of five (5) gallon pails randomly stored within.  This liquid was sorbed with wood shavings and packed as a solid for disposal.

Although Mr Waxler claimed certain items "still good" lack of  intelligible labels or compromised containers negated his claims.  The materials had weathered, stratified, ingredients separated or changed physical properties (ie liquids to semi solids) other had become obsolete and otherwise unusable marine paints, PCB laden caulks and sealants, broken motor vehicle batteries etc.  Even an open bottle of whiskey was in doubt in Mr Waxlers eyes.

Beyond the entry with the warrant and packaging of waste for transportation and disposal DEP/Response has had no other involvement.  It is in the RCRA program for Hazardous Waste management enforcement and settlement.  See corresponding RCRA file for Notice Of Violation and settlement.




B-541-2005*On 9/19/05, 1530 hours, Jeremy Martin, who lives at 1007 Jackson Road in Monroe called about an abandoned drum he had found on his property.  He had secured it in his barn and was hoping we could take it off his hands.  We had set a date for Bob Whittier (one of our responders who also lives in Monroe) to pick the drum up on his way to the office.  It happened that  Jeremy's plans changed, so that didn't work.  Jeremy and I talked again on 11/3/05.  I suggested that he contact Bob directly regarding having the drum picked up.
B-650-2005*On 10/31/05, 1605 hours Jesse Hilton reported a small gear oil spill from a crane that belonged to Cianbro Corp.  The unit had been parked on a hill and the tilt cause some gear oil to spill. The spill was recovered by Cianbro personnel by excavating a small amount of contaminated soil.
B-653-2005*
Mr. Gallant called to report that while excavating for a new building in their wood yard, they broke a discontinued drain pipe and about 5 gallons of what appeared to be hydraulic oil spilled into the excavation along with a greater amount of trapped water. These liquids mixed with the groundwater that was already in the hole. The free oil was padded up and the water being pumped out of the hole was diverted from the ditch to their waste water treatment plant. About 2000 gallons were treated. When the water was removed, about 33 cubic yards of soil that was assumed tainted was removed and disposed in the mill's landfill.
   No further action anticipated.
I-218-2005*Received call from the State Police dispatch at 03:35 AM regarding a diesel spill that had occurred at the Irving Mainway, on Main Street in Fort Kent.  Talked briefly with Ft. Kent Fire Chief to get current status of spill.  Stopped by Regional office on way north and picked up additional sorbent pads and boom.  Arrived on scene at 05:15 AM.  Fort Kent Fire Dept had assisted Irving Mainway in deploying boom and soaking up diesel fuel spilled with speedy dry and sorbent pads.  In addition a shop vac was employed to suck up free product.  Sorbents, speedy dry, shop vac contents were poly bagged for disposal.  Did walk over of spill site with the Fire Chief and estimated that bulk of spill had stayed on the gas station asphalt around the diesel pump islands behind the store. Most of the diesel spill (15.99 gallons) had flowed downhill along the perimeter driveway and was caught there with the use of sorbent boom and sorbent pads and speedy dry.  There was no discharge to the nearest storm sewer.  There was approximately 8 - 10.99 gallons that traveled westerly of the pump island to a adjacent gravel parking lot.  Based upon the fire chief's observation during spill containment and my walking over the area, an area needing excavation/removal was flagged off.  Nadeau trucking got in touch with a contractor who excavated and hauled one truck load of diesel contaminated soil to the Tri-communtiy landfill in Fort Fairfield.
P-891-2005*I was driving between sites when I came across a tractor trailer accident on Route 112 in Buxton.  The truck had failed to negotiate a turn and had rolled over on its side.  The driver was killed.  While the truck was on its side hydraulic oil was leaking out of the tank through the vent.  When the truck was righted a weld cracked at the bottom of the saddle tank.  There was also red oil on the water in the ditch which appeared to be transmission oil.  All of the spilled products were cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-573-2004*   DEP received a report from a rural property owner that oil was visible on a brook flowing behind their property.  Upon investigation it was discovered that what appeared to be waste lube oil had been trapped in a pool on the brook.  I collected this material was using sorbents.  I followed the brook 1/2-mile upstream, collecting pooled oil in two other areas.  I found no oil above a residence with a garage located on the River Road belonging to Dennis Lamont.  Mr. Lamont denied having suffered a release of oil on his property from any of his vehicles or at the garage.

   The area is rural/residential with no municipal water.  This spill event appears to be a minor one-time accidental release with the source unknown.

  DEP has received no additional reports of spillage in this area.
P-704-2005*
	Friday, 9/2/05: Report of 10 to 30 gallon discharge to soil of off-road diesel (#2) from a miss-functioning loading arm at the loading rack.
	9/7/05: I spoke with manager, Bernard Graffam regarding excavating the contaminated soil and issued a virgin letter for 4.5 yards to CPRS.
	9/9/05: I met on site with Mr. Graffam and found the discharge satisfactorily remediated.  See P-986-04 for further site & facility information.

S G Brezinski
A-676-2004*   DEP received an after-hours report that an AST in this residential cellar had fallen over, breaking the filter nipple.  The tank had recently been filled and was now empty.  Oil flowed across the dirt cellar floor to a drain, which discharged to a roadside ditch 30' away.  Oil flowed under the snow on top of water in the ditch for several hundred feet.
   Local fire officials had provided an initial response and laid sorbents.  DEP contracted equipment and personnel to remove contaminated soil/snow/vegetation from the ditch and cellar.  The area is residential and served by municipal water; one of the town wells is located 200' from where oil flowed in the ditch, therefore Technical Services involvement was requested (geologist, Pat Seaward assigned).

P-893-2005*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that the previous day one of their drivers overfilled a customer's AST.  The excess oil weeped out around fittings on the basement tank and a small amount came out through the vent outside.  Luckily the owner of the tank had placed it in a tub so the oil was contained and was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  Downeast was also going to dig up the contaminated soil outside.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-911-2003*During a visit to Westpoint Stevens (WPS) #10 Mill building, I noticed an area in the basement (upper canal) where there was an oil stain on a wooden walkway and free product floating on the water underneath it.  The oil appeared to be leaking through the wooden ceiling above the walkway.  I went upstairs and found there was a labyrinth of hydraulic lines in the ceiling above that floor.  These hydraulic lines are attached to large piece of machinery called a "Range" which is a hydraulic power pack system.  All of the fittings/connections on the hydraulic lines were leaking and WPS staff stated it had been a problem for a while.  They had strung up various tarps to collect the dripping hydraulic oil, but the tarps were not being tended because at least one of them was overflowing onto the floor which in turn was seeping through the floor and falling into the basement (upper canal).  WPS hired Clean Harbors to clean up the basement.  They padded up oil and removed soil with a vactor.  WPS also installed a more permanent collection system for the hydraulic oil.  The system consisted of sheet metal chutes that directed all the oil into a drum.  WPS also plans to replace this hydraulic range with an electric one in the near future.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-702-2005*
	8/12/05: report by St. Mary's Hospital staff of a 2 quart spill of ethanol-methanol mixture.  Reported cleaned up by hospital personnel with sorbent material.  No DEP response requested or made.

S Brezinski
B-659-2005*On 11/04/05, 1000 hours Roy Boothby, who is the district manager for R H Foster, reported they had discovered a gasoline leak at their Broadway Mobil station at 579 Broadway.  The sump bucket on their regular unleaded tank had settled and put pressure on the product line.  This caused a leak in one of the fittings coming out of the tank.  The settling also caused a hole in the bottom of the bucket, so that the product level never got high enough to alarm.  Instead the product went through the hole into the ground where it spread on the groundwater far enough to cause a gasoline odor in the restroom of the abutting facility, which is a Chinese Restaurant.  The leak was called to R H Fosters attention by a burner tech who was working in the boiler room of the Chinese Restaurant.

On 11/07/05, R H Foster, Fessenden Geoenvironmental and Gaftek were on site.  The sump bucket was removed and the line passed a pressure test.  Plans were being made to determine the extent of the plume and to install a recovery well.  Because this type of activity is better understood by Tech Service, this case is being referred to them.  So far, ten cubic yards of contaminated soil have been taken to Thibodeau's, but there is undoubtedly more product on the groundwater, which is about five feet below grade, that could have spread 20-30 feet from the source.
P-1103-2003*A steam line inside McMaq's 20,000 gallon AST corroded allowing oil into it which then leaked out a valve outside the tank.  This leak has been going on for an unknown amount of time and allowed an unknown amount of oil to leak.  Clean Harbors cleaned out the concrete "nook" that the oil was leaking into.  Then we put water into the nook to see if it would leak out.  There didn't seem to be any significant outlet in the nook.  A drum of mixed waste was generated and later disposed of by Clean Harbors.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-829-2005*On October 21, 2005, DEP was notified that approximately two (2) ounces of motor oil were discharged from a broken line in a forklift.  The spill was remediated by Home Depot employees with sorbents.

No further action is required at this time.
P-236-2002*I was contacted by Irving Oil Company reporting that one of their customers had fuel oil in their basement sump.  It turned out the previous owner of the home had some problems with the copper line that ran under the foundation.  Her oil company did a pressure test on it and failed so they replaced it, but they did not report the leak or do any further investigation.  At the time there was no evidence of oil in the basement.  The house was then sold and a couple of months later the oil started showing up in the sump.  The sump pump discharged a lot of oil onto the back yard, and also in soil under the back yard due to several gaps in the discharge line.  I hired Guerin Associates and we used sorbents and vacuum trucks to clean up the free product.  We also opened up the basement floor and excavated soil from underneath it.  We also excavated soil in the back yard and installed a recovery well.  Guerin subcontracted Environmental Engineering & Remediation, Inc. to install and maintain a filter system for the sump pump discharge.  Several neighbors' wells were sampled and all were determined clean of product.  I handed the case over to Peter Eremita of Technical Services.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-831-2005*On October 22, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one to two (1-2) gallons of transformer oil were released as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  Central Maine Power conducted a small excavation to remove the effected soil at the base of the pole.  See the attached Central Maine Power report for additional information.

No further action is required at this time.
P-273-1999*We were contacted by EPA Criminal Investigation Division after they served a search warrant at the Durastone facility in Portland.  They had citizen complaints of chemicals being discharged into a stream.  Hydrochloric acid wash water with a pH of less than 1 was recorded in the wetland between Durastone's floor drain outfall pipe and the stream.  DEP oversaw the cleanup of acidic soils by spraying high pH fluids on the soils.  EPA concluded their investigation with criminal charges against the owner.  Our case was quickly handed over to Andy Slusarski of DEP's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.  I continued to be involved in a support capacity.  See attached documentation for more details.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-656-2005*On 1 August 2005, Lindy Moceus of the Department of Human Services Drinking Water Program reported to Bruce Hunter of the DEP that a public water supply at High Pines Moble Trailer Court had tested positive for trichloroethene (TCE). Bruce Hunter forwarded the information to me and asked me to investigate. I investigated the site on three occasions, collected surface water and ground water samples, but was unable to identify the source of the contamination. Since the initial concentration of TCE was below the Maximum Contaminate Level no additional action was taken at the site and the case is considered closed.
B-637-2005*B-637-2005
10-26-2005 07:45

     John Holmes, of Consumers Fuels in Belfast, called to report an AST leak at the residence of Gene Albert at 17 South Loop Road in Searsport.  Investigation revealed that the filter had broken off the tank when a door fell onto it during a heavy wind event.  Approximately 50 gallons leaked into loose fill material surrounding the tank's concrete pad.  Given the proximity to the well, Clean Harbors personnel removed about 8 yards of contaminated soil with vactor equipment.  It is believed that the majority of fuel was removed.  The case was then referred to Technical Services staff for further investigation.

P-889-2005*On 11/4/05, as a Downeast Energy driver attempted to make a delivery at the Armstrong home, he noticed an oil leak and called it in to their dispatcher.  Downeast, in turn, called DEP.

Upon closer examination of the spill and evidence, it was determined the home owner had installed the new tank and filter and had not properly tightened the filter assembly.  The total amount discharged was estimated at less than one half gallon.  The small about of contaminated soil was hand-excavated and disposed of by Downeast and the homeowner.

Based on the physical evidence, DEP/Response plans no further action.
A-518-2005*On October 24, 2005, Garrett Thorbjornson had just turned left onto Route 131 southbound from Long Cove Road when, for unexplained reasons, his pickup truck drifted across the centerline.  At precisely the same moment, a dump truck owned by Doug Fales Selective Cutting and Landscaping and operated by Philip Miller was traveling northbound on Route 131.  The two vehicles collided just south of a property owned by Jo Ann Paker, 361 River Road (Route 131); the pick up truck was very badly damaged but not discharging a measurable quantity of oil or anti-freeze.  The dump truck came to rest in soft ground next to Ms. Parker's home and within 40 feet of her drilled well.  The accident caused both aluminum saddle tanks on the dump truck to split open, discharging an estimated 150 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground.  Approximately 50 gallons were recovered on scene using a pump and some product was collected in sorbent pads.  However, owing to the soft soils much of the spilled diesel went in to the ground.

Maine DEP hired Kip's Home Services to excavate 33.59 tons of contaminated soil using DEP Stringent Guidelines for a clean-up standard. The soil was transported to Dragon Cement and Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.  The area is already being monitored by DEP Technical Services for contamination from previous discharges, the Parker property has been noted for well monitoring as a result of this spill in addition to the previous monitoring program.  No further action by Response Services is expected.
I-219-2005*
On 11/7/05, I received a report of approximately 4 gallons of gasoline spilled at the Daigle Oil facility at 50 Bangor Street in Houlton.  The cause was a faulty gasket on a belly valve of a tanker truck making a delivery at the facility.  The leak was stopped, the gasket replaced, and the spilled product was absorbed with oil absorbent pads and speedy dry to be disposed of at Tri-Community Landfill.
P-895-2005*I was contacted by the Head Ranger of Crescent Beach State Park reporting that a patron had come across some drums in the woods.  They were concerned that the drums may still have something in them.  Kara Walker and I went out and looked at the drums and found that they were all very corroded and if any product had ever been in them it was long gone.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-881-2005*Raquel Ross of the UST Enforcement Unit contacted me regarding a facility in Lisbon which contained a tank which had taken water into the secondary containment.  The containment area had apparently been tested and found to have failed.  The area was particularly sensitive as there was an air sparging system on site due to contamination from the 1989 UST removal.  Some concern over the public wells still exists and as such Bruce Hunter, Hydrogeologist from the Division of Tech Services would also visit the site.

The tank removal commenced on 10/31/05.  Upon my arrival, Tyree Environmental (Certified Tank Installer (CTI), Scott Cyr) had uncovered the tank top and removed the piping.  There was no one on site to conduct the Site Assessment and I informed them that the site assessment could not be effectively done without the assessor there to inspect soil around the piping as well as the piping.  They informed me that the gentleman conducting the assessment would be there at 7 am the following day.  I informed them that they could do no further soil removal or piping work until the site assessor was on site.

I returned at 740 am on 11/1 and observed two Tyree personnel removing piping joints from the top of the tank.  I asked where the site assessor was and they told me that he had not yet arrived.  I assumed the CTI was on site in the store.  I attempted to make a phone call to update Tim Rector (UST Enforcement Unit), who would be visiting the site in place of Raquel Ross.  I was unable to get cell phone coverage and drove up the road to do so.  Upon returning to the site I did not see Mr. Cyr and asked where he was.  The Tyree employees stated that he was in Portland getting dry ice and was running a little behind.  They further clarified that he had not been on site at all that day.

I instructed them to do no work until Mr. Cyr and the site assessor arrived.  The excavator was not running and they were waiting for the mechanic who was still an hour away so I was certain that no work would commence until the excavator was repaired.  I left the site and informed them that I would be back in a couple hours.  I returned a couple of hours later and both the site assessor (Tyree) and Mr. Cyr were there.  Tim Rector and Bruce Hunter arrived shortly thereafter.

The appropriate dry ice had been placed in the tank and I watched as they placed a vent and copus blower on the tank.  I questioned what they were doing as it did not make sense that they would both purge and inert the tank.  I told them that it was not appropriate to do it that way.  After explaining that they did it that way at other sites I convinced them that I wasn't interested in how it was done at other sites and I did not feel comfortable with the set up.  I later reviewed Chapter 691 Appendix K (5) where it states that "All tanks that contained Class 1 liquids must be rendered inert by using ONE of the following methods."  Since they were using 2 methods concurrently, which negated each other, they were in fact planning to use an unapproved method to inert a tank.   They heeded my advice an inerted with the dry ice only.

The soil showed no sign of contamination and the groundwater didn't have a sheen on it.  I left the site when I was convinced that there was no contamination to address.  Bruce Hunter and Tim Rector remained on site to inspect the condition of the tank.

Two tanks remain active on the site.
B-649-2005*On 10/31/05, I received a report of a spill of unknown amount of oil onto the ground beside a building owned by the Library Association in Orono.  It is believed the cause of the spill was theft.  It is believed that while attempting to steal the remaining oil from the aboveground storage tank, located in the basement of the building, some oil was spilled outside by the fill pipe.  The spill occurred sometime ago due to the nature and appearance of the dead grass.  In my opinion, very little product was spilled.  Also, of note the neighborhood is on public water.

Upon inspecting the inside of the basement, I found approximately four gallons of waste fuel oil.  I used absorbent pads to recover this unspilled product and the pads have been disposed of at Maine Energy Recovery Company.
B-655-2005*On 11/2/05, I was traveling on Route 1 in Stuben en-route to Cherryfield, I came upon a 12-14 yard dump truck in the ditch along Route 1.  Moments before, the truck had blown the front, right tire and skidded off the road into the soft shoulder, doing no damage to the saddle tank.

I advised Mr. Barbee to allow me to pump off the saddle tank to prevent any discharge he would be responsible for.  He agreed and I pumped approximately 75 gallons of diesel from the saddle tank to a 55-gallon drum and 35-gallon drum, which I had in my truck.  Mr. Barbee brought both drums back to his shop and he will use the diesel in his waste oil furnace.
A-558-2005*On November 7, 2005, Central Maine Power reported a 2 gallon transformer oil spill at Pole 5, Barney Cianchette Rd, Pittsfield from weather related damage.  CMP personnel removed contaminated soil and and brush then replaced the transformer.

No further action anticipated.
P-520-2005*On July 11, 2005, DEP received notification from Bath Water District (BWD) that free product was entering an excavation they had created in order to connect a new water supply from the existing main water line under Lincoln Street to a private residence.  During excavation activities, oily material was removed from the excavation and an odor was being emitted.  Kara Tudman traveled to the site to confirm the findings.  During discussions with BWD personnel, the history of the area was revealed.  Approximately one-hundred and fifty yards from the excavation, the BWD representative indicated that there were approximately four to five gas stations at one time or another.  The representative also indicated that historic excavations in the area had much the same degree of soil/groundwater contamination.  Due to the contamination present in groundwater and the historic contamination present in the area, KT advised BWD that the soil could be placed back into the excavation, as any clean backfill will become contaminated as a result of the groundwater.

No further action is required at this time.
B-658-2005*On 11/4/05, I received a report of a weeping tank at 54 Ralph Street in Bangor.  The report was made by Harley Plumbing & Heating.  A technician performing service on the system noticed that the aboveground storage tank was weeping and in need of replacement.  He notified his supervisor who in turn notified the DEP.

Upon arriving on scene, it was apparent the tank was in need of replacement, but no leak was taking place at that time.  I notified Peter Moulton of the problem.  He researched the possibility of replacing the tank with a DEP program tank, but was not sure if it was possible, because no drinking water would be affected due to the residence being on city water.  Mr. Moulton has researched the possibility of replacing the tank under a Community Action Program.

On 12/29/05, after waiting for the Community Action Program to determine if Mrs. Carter was eligible for assistance, I again contacted the CAP agency and was told they had almost reached a decision and would contact me once the decision was reached.  A few moments later, I received a call from the CAP agency informing me that she was not eligible. I contacted Peter Moulton and received his permission to have the tank replaced under DEP funds.

On 1/13/06, Harley Plumbing & Heating was on site to remove, dispose of, and replace the old aboveground storage tank.  The crew was on site at 0800 and finished work at 1600.  The old tank was cut in half and the sludge and poor quality oil that was in it was absorbed with pads and speedy dry and double bagged and disposed of at Penobscot Energy Recovery Company.  The crew replaced the tank with a new 275-gallon aboveground oil storage tank in the same orientation and location as the old one.

No product was spilled and the owner is very pleased with the new tank and supply line, which is brought up to code.
B-574-2005*9.25.05, responded to a compliant of oil in the driveway at entered location.  I observed the oil which appeared to be a thin layer of oil floating on a puddle of water in the driveway, confined to that spot.  No one was home so I departed the site.  I finally made contact with Mr. Elliot on the 27th and met him on site.  The facility is a residential site, but he runs a wrecker service there as well.  According to Mr. Elliot, he is allowed to have a number of vehicles on his property.  I agreed, but advised that they could not leak petroleum products.

The spill was that he had accidentally run over a milk container of waste oil with his tow truck.  He said there were about two quarts of oil in the container and from what I observed I agreed.  I put sorbents down, but they were almost non-effective on the sheen, but a slight amount of oil was recovered.  The milk container had been laying on the ground next to automotive components that typically contain lubricants - engines, transmissions, and power steering units.  I explained the importance of draining the items and properly disposing of the waste.

I also recovered about three gallons of gasoline that Mr. Elliot had in an automotive gasoline tank.  I incorporated the gasoline in the sorbents I had used on the oil spill.  I generated one bag of waste and utilized less than one bale of pads and will not request reimbursement for disposal at Mid-Maine Waste in Auburn.

Mr. Elliot seems amenable to future site visits if we were in the vicinity and welcomed any assistance we could offer.

file/report
P-313-2005*While returning from a spill in Georgetown (P-311-2005), I noticed what appeared to be a fuel can tipped over on the side of the road.  I turned around at the next driveway, and doubled back.  Sure enough, a 5 gallon plastic fuel can had fallen off a vehicle, or left on the side of the road.  It was tipped on its side and some of its contents had spilled.  I picked it up and secured it in my vehicle and dug a 5-gallon bucket full of stained sand.  The contents of the can appeared to be diesel fuel.  I disposed of the liquid with some waste oil from another site which was being picked up at a later date.  The soil was added to the DEP waste stream of oil contaminated wastes.
B-701-2005*On 11/28/05, Cleve Leckey received a report of a flooded basement with a slight sheen of oil on it.  Cleve being on call had more pressing spills that needed his attention.  On 11/29/05, he asked if I would check out the flooded basement at 701 Stillwater Avenue in Old Town.

I contacted the tenant and scheduled to meet at 1100 on 11/29/05.  I received a more pressing spill and had to re-schedule the meeting for 1130 on 11/29/05.  I also contacted Chad Bradbury of K.C. Property Management in hopes of meeting at the residence as well.

I arrived on scene and met Chad Bradbury of K.C. Property Management, however the tenant was no longer home.  The door was unlocked and Mr. Bradbury felt very confident the tenant left the house unlocked for us to gain entry to investigate the tank.  With Mr. Bradbury taking responsibility for our entry, we investigated the tank.

The tank is old and in need of replacement, but not leaking.  The alarm was caused by Dead River Oil Company.  Upon their last visit, they told the tenant the tank would need to be replaced before they would fill it.  They are most correct in their stand, as is the owner who has scheduled a contractor to replace the tank by 12/15/05.
B-707-2005*On 11/29/05, I received a report from Lt. Ron Gastia of the Bangor Police Department of an oil sheen in an excavation at the construction site for the new Police Station at 240 Main Street.  The excavation is approximately 10 feet below grade.  At the bottom of the excavation there is an old sewer line that had been exposed.  Beside that in a puddle of water were globes of what appear to be emulsified asphalt bubbling into the puddle.

The construction workers used oil absorbent pads in an attempt to remove the globes and sheen.  The pads worked with marginal success.  The petroleum based product would not wick into the pads, but only cling to the exterior of the pad displaying properties similar to tar.  The product also remained very sticky once on the pad.

I advised that they continue to use the pads to remove what product they could until their work in the area was complete.  Upon completion of work, I advise they backfill the excavation as no environmental receptors are to be impacted at the construction site.


B-594-2005*B-594-2005
09/30/2005 11:50

     Richard Wood, concerned citizen in Monroe, called to report discovering an unknown substance in a ditch at the intersections of Routes 139 & 141 in Monroe.  Mr.  Wood had some concerns as to whether or not it was hazardous.  Investigation revealed the material was simply an organic sheen.
B-566-2005*B-566-2005
09/27/2005 12:40

     R. W. Mathews Oil in Cherryfield called to report a spill of #2 fuel at a seasonal residence on the Bay Bluff Road in Milbridge.  It was stated that approximately 75 gallons leaked from a corrosion hole on the outside 275-gallon tank.  The spill was thought to have occurred sometime during the past year, since the structure remained unoccupied.
     Investigation revealed the fuel was lost beneath the structure.  The section of the structure in question was placed on blocks without a foundation.  Any excavation was thought to do damage.  It was also observed that bedrock was very close to the surface.  The well to the residence was noted to be about 150' away from the spill location and is thought to be at risk.  Given the complexities of the site it was referred to Technical Services staff.

B-588-2005*B-588-2005
10/03/2005 15:56

     Dead River Oil of Brewer called to report a spill of #2 fuel at Fiore Apartments at 76 Patten Street in Bangor.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons spilled when the fitting to the outside tank cracked.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of.  Repairs were also made.
P-792-2004*Spill of Butyl Acetate at loading dock due to puncture of drum by fork lift.  Approximately half the spilled product remained in the building and the remainder outside to asphalt.  Cleaned up by Pioneer Plastics personnel and disposed of in PP hazardous waste disposal program.
P-720-2005*On 9/13/05, I received a call from Mike Johnson of B F Emery reporting a spill at a client's residence in Kennebunk.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that an outside above ground oil storage tank had leaked due to corrosion.  Approximately 150 gallons of oil were spilled.

I hired Boom Technology to clean up the spill.  The cleanup involved demolishing an attached porch, excavating contaminated soils, backfilling, and rebuilding the porch.  Work commenced on 9/19/05, and was completed on 9/29/05.  During the cleanup, a recovery well was installed and drainage and vent pipes connected to the well for ventilation of vapors from under the house.  Don White from Technical Services was on site and directed the installation of the vent piping.

No further response action required.
P-709-2005*On 9/7/05, I received a call from David Greene reporting a kerosene spill at a client's residence in Scarborough.  I looked at the spill that afternoon.  The above ground storage tank that had leaked was located outside underneath a significant attached enclosed porch.  There was some staining under the tank, but not much other evidence of the oil spillage.  I decided that removal of the structure the tank was located under was not warranted given the risk the spill posed to nearby resources.

I recommended that the homeowner apply to the insurance fund and she be placed on quarterly monitoringm although I don't believe her well to be at significant risk from the spill.  Pending clean quarterly monitoring results, no further action is anticipated.

Update: 9/11/06

This well has gone four consecutive quarters without impact from this spill.  The homeowner is being removed from quarterly monitoring.
P-764-2005*On 10/2/05, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Orville Darling, a church trustee, reporting a spill at the Church of the Nazarene in Cundy's Harbor.  The above ground tank had leaked it's entire contents into the ground due to a corrosion hole in the tank.  I made arrangements to meet the Pastor of the church at the site the following day.

I responded to the site the following morning and met with the church Pastor, Bob Harring and the abutting property owner, Rick Munsey.  Oil staining was evident around the tank located behind the church.  The tank had been tipped on it's side to prevent the remaining oil from spilling.  The tank had been filled recently and was estimated to have had 500 gallons in it.  I hired Enpro Services to pump the remaining 125 gallons out of the tank.

The was also free oil observed in a drainage area on Mr. Munsey's property.  Sorbent pads and boom had been placed in that area by the Cundy's Harbor Fire Department which prevented the oil from spreading further in the drainage system.  It became evident that an excavation would be required to remove the spilled oil.  The area is served by private wells and bedrock was known to be close to the surface.  The next couple of days entailed preparing the site for excavation.  Brush and debris were removed from the area and the excavation planned for 10/5/05.

Excavation of the contaminated soil took 2 days during which 110 tons of contaminated soil were removed.  During this time, Brad Hahn from Technical Services visited the site due to the wells at risk in the area.  It was agreed that he would contact and place on quarterly monitoring those who were deemed at risk.  When the excavation was backfilled, drainage for the area was improved to deal with significant runoff issues in the area.  An oil water separator was installed in line with the drainage system to collect any remaining oil that might be washed out during storm events.  Peter Eremita of Technical Services agreed to monitor any potential oil recovery in the separator over the winter and spring.  It is anticipated that the separator will likely be removed in the spring.

The site was backfilled and riprap installed on top of the new backfill to prevent any possible slope failure.  No further response action is anticipated.
P-268-2005*On 4/12/2005, I received a call from Dave Nelson of National Distributors reporting product found in a monitoring well during installation of leak detection probes at their facility in South Portland.  I requested that they perform a tank tightness test, which they did on 4/29/05.  The results indicated that the tank was not leaking, but did not explain why there was oil in the nearby monitoring well.

I requested that National pursue an explanation of why there was oil in the well.  Mr. Nelson related an anecdotal report that there had been an overfill of the tank several years ago and perhaps it was left over from that incident.  A review of records here at DEP did not indicate any such event had been reported to us.  National hired Acadia Environmental to investigate the presence of the oil in the well.

A work plan was submitted on September 12, 2005, and the investigation was completed in late September.  That report is attached.  The oil in the wells was removed and did not appear to recharge into the wells.  It is unknown specifically where it came from, but the theory is that it is left over from the unreported overfill spill.  No further action is required.
B-711-2005*On 11/29/05, I received a report from the Washington County Sheriff's office of a 10 gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Irving Big Stop at the intersection of Routes 1 & 9 (aka 32 Houlton Road) in Baileyville.  The spill occurred when an unknown customer did not properly insert the fuel hose into his diesel tank, then went inside the store for coffee.

One of the employees happened to be arriving for his shift and noticed the hose pop out of the truck tank and fall to the ground and continue pumping.  The employee shut off the automatic fill and began using speedy dry to dike off, then absorb the product that was spilled on the asphalt.  Approximately 50 pounds of speedy dry were used to absorb the approximate 10 gallons of diesel.  Clean Harbors will dispose of the speedy dry.

No wells in the area, town water is provided.
P-941-2005*On 11/28/05, I received a call from Dana at Union Oil reporting some dead shrubs around the vent pipe of a client's underground storage tank.  Dana requested I meet with him on site to look at the area.  I met with him and a representative from Sigco on 11/30/05.  While there was a dead juniper shrub next to the vent pipe for the tank, there didn't appear to be any significant evidence of oil spillage.  It is likely that the tank may have been slightly overfilled sometime in the past and that is what killed the shrubs.  No further action required.
P-900-2005*An Ammonia laden storage tank at Barber Foods suffered a discharge of 1700 lbs. to the atmosphere due to a defective seal.  The product was unrecoverable.  Portland Fire responded and isolated the area.  Barber Foods privately contracted a hazmat team who entered a 'hot' room to mitigate the issue.   We were not notified until the following afternoon at which point Barber Foods was notified of their noncompliant reporting process.
P-902-2005*I was contacted by the York County Sheriff's Office reporting that there was a structure fire in North Berwick where the Fire Department believed there was oil in the runoff water.  I arrived to find that the structure was an old farmhouse with an attached barn.  The barn was being used as a workshop for small engine repair shop.  There were many small containers of oil and other products that were untouched by the fire.  There was also a small tank of oil and an acetylene torch setup that had been pulled out before the fire got to them.  There was no oil spillage.  The Fire Department also reported seeing what they thought might be asbestos on the second floor.  I inquired with the owner of the shop and he stated that he had boat insulation up there that probably looked like asbestos.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-713-2005*An elderly woman hit a rock in her driveway which compromised the integrity of her oil pan discharging approximately one gallon of motor oil across a 50 ft. stretch of her paved driveway.   She called the Department seeking advice and direction.  She was told and her grandson applied sand to absorb what hadn't already soaked in to the pavement, swept it up, and put it in bags.  A site visit was made the following day to inspect the scene and pick up the contaminated sand.  To her dismay there is nothing to be done about the stain, although, from a positive perspective, the discharge should not affect this environmentally and publicly sensitive area.
P-681-2005*A rock fell off a dump truck and the woman following the dump truck struck it with her vehicle compromising the fuel tank.  She realized she was leaking gasoline and pulled over. The vehicle continued to leak, but Gorham Fire was able to deploy sorbent pads below the vehicle to contain the discharge although not before some product ran to the shoulder and contacted soil.  Upon our arrival, the vehicle had discontinued leaking and was allowed to be transported.  Used sorbents were taken by DEP to Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation and the contaminated soil on the shoulder was bagged for disposal at Commercial Paving.

P-778-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Monday, 10/3/05: DEP was contacted by Ms. Soule who reported a K1 oil leak due to a poorly installed fuel line fitting for her 4-year old outside AST.  The leak appeared to have been long term.   At this time she noted no oil odors in the home.  I advised her I would check it out, hopefully when she or her husband could meet me there.

DEP ASSESSMENT
	Wednesday, 10/5/05: I visited in the mid-afternoon though no one was home.  The 275-gal. residential consumptive-use, horizontal AST was located under the rear deck next to the pool (see photos).  The area is dense sub-urban residential; on municipal water & sewer.  Under the AST in soil, about 3" below grade (bg) I noted ambient PID values of approximately 200-ppm (MSA PID, 10/6 eV lamp).  Discharge volume is difficult to guess.  That afternoon I reached Ms. Soule by phone and advised her that a clean-up is advised, that it would involve moving the tank and excavating soil, and I discussed the AST Insurance Fund Program and choice of DEP management.  She replied that she would confer with Mr. Soule and get back to me if they wished a clean-up.
	On 10/27/05, I had not heard back from the Soule's so sent the attached letter of 10/27/05, with an AST Insurance Fund application attached.  On 7/2/05, Ms. Soule replied that she and her husband wished a DEP managed remediation and at my request she delayed sending in the AST Ins. Fund application until it was better determined if Pare Oil & Propane Co., the AST installer, could be held liable.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Monday, 11/7/05: as scheduled, I met EPI on site with a vacuum truck from North American Industrial (NAI).  As part of the approved remedial action, EPI emptied the AST and moved it out of the way.  While DEP screened soil with a PID for an Intermediate Clean-Up Goal; EPI vacuumed out the oiled soil under the AST local.  PID values increased (>500-ppm headspace) with depth and were strongest at the far end of the AST under a fuel line fitting found to also be leaking.  Soils were sandy and bony.  Groundwater was noted about 18" bgm with no LNAPL noted.  Oil contaminated soil under the concrete slab could not all be reached and removed.
	11/8/05: EPI replaced the removed soil with a several inches of crushed rock at the top.  The AST facility was re-installed by Burner Tech, Paul Thompson [subcontracted by EPI], and brought up to code as required.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Pare Oil states they are not liable due to four years lapsing since the installation, and the chance that other workers could have worked on the facility and caused the leaks.  Ms. Soule claims that the AST facility was not worked on by others.  [As of the autumn of 2005 Pare Oil is part of Webber Energy Co.]
2.	With the Oct. 2001 AST replacement, the AST was hooked up to old, out-of-code, bare-copper fuel lines and not brought up to code with sleeves.  The three lines went through the house walls without protective sleeves and one line ran underground for about 40' and had buried fittings.
3.	The leak(s) source appears to be only fittings by the tank (possibly installed in 2001 by Pare Oil).  Based on the contamination found, it appears that the leaks were slow, long term dribbles that may have been leaking since installed.
4.	The majority of the oil discharged appears to have been removed, though oil contamination exceeding the 100-ppm action-levels remains inaccessible under the concrete slab, and contamination below the action-level remains around and below the tank.  This oil discharge shall be managed properly if disturbed or accessible in the future.
5.	On 12/1/05, I advised the Soules with a phone message to apply to the Maine AST Ins. Fund Program for coverage of allowable remediation expenses.
	
S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-804-2005*An elderly woman pulled into her garage too far causing her front bumper to contact and compromise the filter assembly on her fuel tank which discharged approximately 75 gallons of #2 fuel.  Product wicked up the wood wall behind the tank and ran across the cement floor and out the garage door.  It was pouring at the time of discharge so a large puddle in the driveway served as an excellent collection point for free product.  However, prior to our arrival, some product traveled across the puddle onto 30 feet of her front lawn.  The scene was stabilized that evening (i.e. no free product abound) and in the following days remedial activities began.  The garage floor was speedy dried and all items impacted were bagged for disposal, the garage wall was replaced, the front lawn was replaced and a portion of the driveway was dug up for sub surface soil removal and then was replaced.  To prevent this from occurring again, the tank was repositioned to the other side of the garage and repiped accordingly.

P-365-2005*
	Thursday, 5/12/05: While in area I noted G R Adams Company on site performing maintenance & inspection work on a diesel dispenser.  I met Larry of G R Adams Co. at the diesel dispensers.  I noted water in the middle sump of the center of the three diesel islands.  Larry was advised that this is reportable evidence-of-a-leak and that it should be pumped out as part of their maintenance.

S G Brezinski
P-29-2005*A Maine Forest Service helicopter was downed due to a blown transmission line.  The emergency landing took place at a soccer field in Standish.  I actually saw the incident on the evening news and saw footage of contaminated snow and sorbent pads.  A site visit was made the following day as Forest Service personnel were prepping the helicopter for transport.  I viewed the area of concern and the crew had done a decent job excavating all the contaminated snow.  Their plan for disposal was to melt it in the floor drains at their facility which connected to an oil/water separator.  I approved of this disposal method and also informed them of our reporting requirements.
P-143-2005*It was alleged that falling ice compromised the fuel line at this residence although there is the standing suspicion that it was a plow operator.  Neither is provable, so, in any case, approximately 75 (but maybe as low as 25) gallons of kerosene were discharged to the ground.  At the onset, contaminated snow and ice were removed and the decision was made to return closer to spring to reevaluate.  A return visit was made with Technical  Services and, understanding that the local area is serviced by private wells, an excavation was undertaken.  Prior to backfill, a recovery well was installed which Technical  Services is going to monitor for the year, in addition to placing her on Quarterly Monitoring.
P-446-2005*A nurse at the Bethel Area Health Center (BAHC) accidentally dropped a bottle of liquid Phenol, discharging a portion of its contents to the carpeting and linoleum floor below.  Emergency response efforts on behalf of BAHC were conducted by the Bethel Fire Department.  They evacuated and ventilated the affected area.  Bethel Fire transferred the remaining liquid to a new container, wiped up spilled product from the linoleum and cut out the afflicted section of carpeting.  All contaminated materials were properly secured and transported to a storage location.  ME DEP picked up contaminated materials and transported to our storage facility to facilitate disposal.  With Enpro, DEP over packed the liquid phenol and contaminated rags/carpeting in a 30 gallon drum for transportation and disposal.  No further action required.
P-464-2005*A member of a science class at Telstar Regional High/Middle School in Bethel accidentally dropped a mercury containing device and it shattered on the linoleum floor of the classroom discharging its contents.  Emergency response actions conducted by school personnel were to evacuate and ventilate. Secondly, visible liquid was picked up and zinc oxide powder was applied to the floor to assist with attracting rogue mercury droplets.  The floor was swept, with the powder collected and double bagged, then mopped.  A site visit was made to provide air monitoring/room clearance and transport waste to our storage facility to facilitate disposal.  Ambient air in the classroom was sampled using the Lumex meter which relayed readings in the 20's and 30's nanograms per cubic meter.  These levels are appropriate for human inhabitance, even for those in 'at risk' categories.  Waste was over packed in a five gallon pail for transportation and disposal by Enpro.
P-551-2005*A blown hydraulic line at Shaws Supermarket in South Portland resulted in the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement of the parking lot.  The area was quarantined by Shaws personnel and Cyn Environmental provided emergency responses which entailed speedy drying the parking lot and contaminated material disposal.   Please view attached correspondence for an explicit description of the incident.

P-649-2005*On July 21, 2005, DEP was contacted with regard to the abandonment in place of an Underground Storage Tank (UST) at the Guy Rowe School (MSAD #17).  Kara Tudman and Ann Hemenway traveled to the school to determine if the tank location qualified for abandonment in place.  DEP representatives determined that it did qualify, with two stipulations detailed in an initial clean-up actions agreement (attached).

No further action is required at this time.
B-672-2005*BIA reports a 0.25 gallon jet fuel spill from the wing vents of a Royal Air Force aircraft.  BIA indicated that six sorbents pads were used to cleanup the spill.

No further action anticipated.

file/report
P-913-2005*I was contacted be 3E Company reporting that there had been a spill of hydraulic oil at the Home Depot in Portland at the loading dock.  Apparently a vendor was making a delivery and their truck leaked hydraulic oil because the reservoir had been overfilled.  As the truck's sliding bed was extended and retracted, oil leaked out of the reservoir onto the pavement.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the waste was given to the driver to dispose of.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-213-2005*On 10-21-05, Elizebeth Robbins called this office to report that several residents in the trailer park she owned were complaining of bad smelling water. She indicated there had been a transformer leak near the well several years prior and the cleanup was supervised by DEP. With the high water table (due to much rain) she wondered if it may be from that. I met with her that day and attempted to get to the well top off without success. I suggested she get a sample done through HETL and inform her renters to use bottled water until results were available. Results showed no petroleum but a bacteria problem. She was going to shock the well.  No further Response action is required at this time.
P-661-2005*On August 22, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately forty (40) gallons of #2 fuel oil was released into the dirt in a crawlspace under a house as a result of a leak from a copper fuel line.  The house, uninhabited at the time awaiting sale, was under reconstruction and it is believed that the line was accidentally hit while conducting repairs to equipment located in the crawl space.  Kara Walker (KW) responded to the site and determined that an excavation was required as a driven well (approximately eight feet in depth) was said to be located at what appeared to be down gradient of the spill location.

8/24/2005 - An excavation was completed via vactoring.  Soil was removed that was visibly impacted until groundwater was encountered at approximately 4.5-feet below surface grade.  Free product entered the excavation and sorbents were deployed.  As the spill recently occurred, the excavation was left open in order to attempt to recover the product with sorbents.  Over the next several weeks the sorbents were changed out frequently.  Once there was no free product entering the excavation, KW contacted Technical Services (Peter Eremita) to confirm that no further clean-up was needed and he concurred.

KW contacted the current owner, Ed Richards, and he indicated that the house had been sold to Cecil Eldridge.  KW contacted Mr. Eldridge to determine if he wanted the excavation backfilled and also to arrange for the well to be sampled.  Mr. Eldridge indicated that he did not want backfill and he had already tested the well and it came back satisfactory.

No further action is required at this time.
P-677-2005*On August 29, 2005, DEP received notification that an unknown quantity of #2 fuel oil was entering an excavation in the vicinity of an underground storage tank (behind Goodwill).  The excavation was for the installation of a base for a large light post and halted when oil began entering the hole.  DEP was notified by a representative of Guerin Associates.  Guerin dispatched a vacuum truck to the site to remove the product and secured the site for the evening.

The next day, additional product was removed and the excavation was expanded in order to investigate the source of the contamination.  The oil was suspected to be coming from a breached fiberglass Underground Storage Tank (UST), but upon further digging it was determined that the source of the oil was from the product piping and lack of spill bucket around the fill port.  Guerin received approval to replace the product piping, and contaminated soil was taken to Commercial Paving & Recycling for disposal.  A monitoring well was installed in the excavation prior to backfilling.

As a result of the condition of the Goodwill tank piping, Guerin received approval to upgrade four other tanks behind the Falmouth Shopping Center.  There were no indications of contamination present in these excavations.

No further action is required at this time.
A-533-2005*   DEP received a report that an oil spill was suspected at this residential AST by an oil company responding to a "no heat" complaint.  It transpired that the tank (located in a crawl-space under an attached barn) had rusted on the bottom and was now empty.  Initially it was feared that 100 gallons was lost, but final estimates are far lower.  Oil had spread into underlying soils; recovery would necessitate partial demolition of the barn.
   The neighborhood is residential and is served by municipal water.  No oil odors were detectable with the subject residence.  It was determined that no recovery of contaminated soil was necessary.  The old tank was opened and cleaned and abandoned in-place under the barn.
A-534-2005*   DEP received a report that this minor cellar AST overfill had occurred.  Spilled oil was recovered from the floor using sorbents.  No further DEP involvement is necessary.
A-535-2005*   DEP received a report that this residential cellar AST had developed a leak.  The cellar floor is clay, with some standing water present.  The small amount of oil that spilled was recovered with sorbent material, and the tank was replaced.  The tenants report no lingering oil odors.
   The area is rural-residential and utilizes private wells for water.  No wells are considered threatened by this minor release.

A-536-2005*On October 28, 2005, Maine General Medical Center, 6 East Chestnut Street, Augusta, reported an estimated 200 gallons #2 fuel oil spill due to pipe corrosion  The pipe is part of the fuel supply system for the central boilers at the hospital.  The oil was contained in a drain system and concrete trench in the boiler room.  Maine General hired a Clean Harbors vacuum truck to remove the oil/water mixture from the drain system and the barrels Maine General personnel had been pumping the material into.

Maine DEP staff made a site visit at the request of local Fire Department officials and Maine General Medical Center. The corroded section of pipe was repaired that night and no further action is expected.
A-542-2005*10/31/05, 1530 - Yarissa Ortiz of MBNA called to report a 1 gallon gasoline spill to their parking lot at the 1 Hatley Rd, Belfast. The gasoline came from a leaking vehicle gas line. They had stopped the leak and cleaned up the spilled product with sorbent material which they disposed of in their hazardous  waste stream.

No further response action required.
A-543-2005*   DEP received a report that several areas of deterioration/failure were detected during inspection of sections of the mill sewer (see SAPPI letter dated 10/28/05).  This sewer carries a variety of corrosive wastes.  No evidence of spillage (to soil or groundwater) was reported.  Repairs were made and will be reinspected in one year.
A-546-2005*A gasoline tank fell out of a passenger car to the roadside and lost most of it's contents. It was near the public water supply for the area so the concern level was initially high. After some investigation, it was learned that the area was actually downstream from the public water supply by a very safe margin and there were no water supplies at risk, public or private. Although the risk was low, soil removal was conducted to stringent standards since it was a relatively small spill and access was simple. I never received the white copy of the spill letter from Dragon so it is not attached.

A-554-2005*11/5/05, Mr. Blainey reported there were automobile engine parts in Horseshoe Pond behind his rental property. He said his past tenants threw them into the pond before they moved out of the rental property a month ago. He did not see any oil sheen in the water. Since there did not appear to be any threat from oil discharge no action was taken.

No further action required.
A-557-2005*On July 20, 2005, DEP clerical staff reported a Central Fleet Management vehicle operated by DEP staff had suffered a fuel tank leak, discharging an estimated 2 gallons of unleaded gasoline to the pavement at the Gardiner Mainway, Gardiner.  Maine DEP Response staff removed an estimated 2 gallons of gas from the tank to lower the liquid level below the breach in the fuel tank allowing the vehicle to be towed for repairs.  The vehicle was being fueled at the Gardiner Mainway (reg. 6082) when the leak was discovered.

No further action is expected.
P-917-2005*On November 14, 2005, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) gallon of gasoline was discharged as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The Kittery Fire Department spread speedy dry over the gasoline then collected it for disposal.

No further action is required at this time.
B-656-2005*On 11/02/05, 1500 hours Normand Laberge (Environmental Compliance Officer for Cutler Navy) reported that they had an eight gallon spill of diesel fuel that covered one hundred square feet of land.  The spill site was one hundred and fifty feet from the tidal zone and there were no wells nearby.  The incident happened while bush hogging.  A container of diesel fuel fell off the machine and got hit by the  hog blade, which accounts for the wide distribution of the product.  They excavated five cubic yards  of soil from the impacted area and encapsulated it with poly and snow fence.  The soil will be land farmed next summer.
B-624-2005*10.19.05, Chief Matson of the Milford Fire Department reported a mystery drum at the entered location.  I contacted Mr. Meister, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and made arrangements to meet on site.  There had been heavy rain recently and a drum appeared on the refuge.  We retrieved the drum off the power lines.  The drum was unmarked and about one third full of liquid.  I transported the drum back to the shop and discovered that it contained water.  The pH was neutral and no other indication of a regulated material was evident.

No further Response action warranted.

file/report
B-663-2005*On 11/4/05, 1600 hours John Higgen, who works for H Arthur York Logging, reported a diesel spill on Quakish Road in T3 Indian Purchase.  The road had been freshly graded and a loose stone flew up and holed one of the saddle tanks on a logging truck.  The spill was minimized with a whittled stick that was stuck into the hole.  Pads were used to pick up the product that had formed a puddle.  Some of the spill had been absorbed by the loose gravel.  This was treated on site by scarifying.
B-670-2005*On 11/10/05, I received a report from Central Maine Power Company that one of their boom trucks suffered a hydraulic fluid leak from a hydraulic line, while performing work at utility pole 47 on Route 11 in Detroit.  All of the product leaked onto asphalt and was quickly absorbed using absorbent pads.  The pads will be disposed of by Clean Harbors.
B-678-2005*I was notified by Gil Merchant of the City of Bangor/Bangor International Airport fuel department of the discovery of a series of underground unused old fuel pipelines under the runway of the airport.  The city wanted to abandon-in-place the fuel lines, because it was not practical to remove the lines from under the runway of the airport.  The city wanted approval from the DEP for abandoning the lines in place.

After consulting with Scott Whittier, we decided that it would be totally practical and the best option to abandon the lines in place and fill with a concrete slurry.  Contractors were hired to remove any possible product in the lines and then slurry in place.

Clean Harbors was used to remove approximately 3300 gallons of Jet A fuel and disposed of the product.  Sullivan & Merrit were contracted to slurry the lines for abandonment in place, which they did on 11/8/05.
P-890-2005*DEP received a call from Bobby Fecteau from the City of Biddeford reporting fuel oil odors in a basement at 20 Water Street and was asking for assistance.  Biddeford Fire Department had been to the scene and cleared, however, an evacuation order was given until the source of the fuel oil odor could be found and remediated.  The tenants of the lst floor apartment were advised to find other accommodations for the evening.

Cyr & Fecteau inspected the basement.  Upon first entering the rear hallway, a faint odor was detected but it soon dissipated.  No visual evidence was observed.  The basement was very wet with standing water and in some areas, flowing water.  The building is at the base of a hill just before Water St. and the Saco River.  With recent rain events there was significant flow down the street, above ground, as well as within the combined overflow/sewer system.

Several up gradient properties were checked for possible sources of fuel oil.  No source was found.  Fecteau was requested to call the DEP Spill number if anything was discovered later in the evening.  Based on the lack of any physical evidence, visible sheen or flowing free product, DEP/Response plans no further action unless conditions change or a source reported.
P-919-2005*I was contacted by Sprague Energy reporting that due to operator error one of their asphalt AST's had been overfilled for 8 hours spilling 86,000 gallons of asphalt into containment.  The vast majority of the spilled product stayed inside the containment, but there were a few small spots where the liquid product escaped.  The largest release was where the pipes pass through the containment wall from the boiler room.  There was space left around the piping that should have had insulation in it but the insulation was missing so the liquid product oozed out.  Approximately 300-500 gallons of asphalt leaked out of the containment this way.  This product was promptly cleaned up by Clean Harbors and the holes were filled.  From this point the clean up will be overseen by Rick Kaselis.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-918-2005*I was contacted by Wayne Hall Heating reporting that one of their customers had a leaking tank.  I arrived to find that Mr. Flaherty's tank had corroded at one end and was leaking kerosene.  The tank was temporarily tipped so it wasn't leaking.  I arranged for a clean up and a DEP (through George Seel) tank replacement.  The old tank was removed, the contaminated soil was excavated, and the new tank was installed.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-916-2005*
SUMMARY
	DEP response to afternoon report of red oil in drainage ditch next to Guilford Transp. Railroad tracks adjacent to a new housing construction.  Source pointed toward an old Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) from a recently razed old house, though could be from railroad equipment, or both.  Soil removal from the AST location was  charged to Philip Hall, property owner.  Clean-up of free phase oil and surface water charged to Maine Surface Fund as a mystery discharge.

DEP RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	Monday, 11/14/05: Steve Brezinski of DEP on-site at 13:00 hrs to meet with Shawn Shoemaker [Jophil & Assocs, general contractor] and Doug Foglio [Foglio Excav.].  Mr. Shoemaker expressed that that spill was not from their work area.  Location is the site of a former red farm house formerly belonging to Dennis Blake.  The old house was razed and they were excavating for a new home to be built for Philip Hall and to be sold.  The cinder-block foundation only remained (see attached photos).  The area is sub-urban residential, served by municipal water and sewer (though the property was on a septic tank and leach field system).  The rear of the property is bordered by a single Guilford Transportation System (GTS) railroad (RR) track.
	Along the RR tracks in a drainage ditch adjacent to the lot, I confirmed a 30-foot [10-meter] long stretch of shallow surface water with a distinct skim of red oil, oil odor, and Photo Ionizatoin Detector (PID) values of 20+ parts per million (ppm) in the air.  The head of the oil was immediately downgrade of the old AST.  The contractors on-site stated that heavy equipment from the RR was working in this area on 11/11/05, and this may be the source and Responsible Party (RP).
	In the old house foundation, the old 275-gal. AST sat on the dirt floor with no legs, the fuel line appeared broken off and the tank's belly and soil underneath was damp with oil [20 ppm PID value from soil].  I noted no obvious other spill sources in the area such as surface spills from the excavator.  Potential oil vapor problems in the new house caused me to assign a Intermediate Clean-Up Goal.

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Monday, 11/14/05: On an emergency basis, DEP found that Boom Technology Inc. (BTI) could respond quickest and DEP requested a crew and vacuum truck.  Over 300-gal. of water and 5- to 10-gal of oil was pumped out of the ditch.  A sandbag underflow dam was constructed and pads laid down in preparation for expected rains.  BTI collected oiled, sorbent pads, leaves and sticks for off site disposal.
	Tuesday, 11/15/05: in the morn Foglio excavated several yards of oiled soil from below the AST for disposal at Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. (CPRC).  Soils were damp silt-clay and well mixed from test-pitting the previous day.  A test pit to about 5' below ground (bg) was dug between the AST location and the silty/clay oil seeping from the ground into the ditch.  No visible oil was noted and PID values of 0 ppm were noted.  I issued an oil spill debris letter for soil and gave Mr. Hall and Mr. Shoemaker each a copy of the Clean-Up Actions Agreement.
	Wednesday, 11/16/05: I met with Mr. Hall and with a Guilford RR official who identified the RR line as St. Lawrence & Atlantic RR property.  BTI changed oiled pads.  With the rains, the ditch refilled with water and oil appeared to be recharging from the embankment immediately downgrade of the AST location.  Little oil passed the underflow dam.  St. Lawrence & Atlantic was notified of the oil discharge.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a)	Though no direct connection between the AST leak and the oil in the ditch was 100% confirmed, I am 90% convinced that the discharge originated from the AST.  Travel route may be a layer of fractured silt-clay, a sand lens within the silt-clay, or an old drain.  I noted no evidence of a surface spill along the tracks, just in the ditch next to the tracks (see attached photos).
b)	Mr. Hall assumed responsibility for
P-1050-2005*It was reported to the Department by a homeowner that they were experiencing a strong odor of petroleum in their front yard near their AST.  A site visit was made and puddles of free product were encountered underneath the snow.  The 275 gallon tank installed below the porch had sank into the ground consistently exposing it to water which caused it to corrode subsequently discharging approximately 30 gallons of kerosene.  That evening, the product abound was picked up with sorbent material and the porch was removed to facilitate the draining and abandoning of the tank.  Shortly thereafter, an approximate 10'x10'x3' excavation was undertaken.  This endeavor removed all contaminated soil present and exposed an untainted clay layer.  Site was backfilled to grade and grass seed will be planted in the spring.
P-1011-2005*While starting an older model snowmobile, Mr. Brewster pulled the cord and the engine started, however, the throttle was stuck in the "on" position, this led to the machine lurching away from him and colliding with the outside tank.  The impact broke the filter assembly and dented the tank.  The discharge was attended by Mr Brewster, and his son, Harry, who used his finger initially while the son ran to the shop to get a more permanent plug, (dowel, bolt, etc).  Jim's Oil & Heat Service was called to make emergency repairs and set up a temporary fuel supply while the clean up commenced.  He also installed the replacement system after the clean up was finished.

EPI was called to remediate the spill, the Brewsters are on a private well and within 300 feet of the Androscoggin River.  The location of the spill required a coordinated use of the excavator and skid steer and the roll off container placement.  The steep narrow confinement of the tank in relation to home, trees, and slope added a challenge to the excavation.  Fifteen tons of soil were removed and transported to CPRC, Scarborough for disposal.  Gravel was backfilled to present a steady level replacement location for the new tank. It was hoped the new tank could be positioned in the basement of the old house but it did not fit, therefore it was set in close proximity to the home where it could be anchored or sheltered.

DEP/Response plans no further action regarding this spill scenario.
P-824-2005*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	10/6/05: DEP Response Div. notified of apparent anomaly with the surface water in the upper impoundment pond near BNAS, Building 201 [The Galley].  During a recent visit, DEP staff had noted an unusual black stained shoreline and unusual heavy orange-color, Iron-like flocculent covering the pond.  Response Div. assistance was requested due to expertise in oil & chemical discharge assessment.

DEP RESPONSE ASSESSMENT
	Friday, 10/21/05: Claudia Sait and Steve Brezinski of DEP met with Lisa Joy of BNAS for inspection and sampling of the pond in question.  The impoundment pond is a long lowland and is within the route for storm-water drainage from the airfield and hanger area, and likely other areas on the base.  Years before, I had responded to a fuel discharge from an aircraft on the tarmac that entered surface drains and drained to this pond.  There is a dam in the center separating the upper and lower ponds and this dam floods during high water (see site map Figure 2-4).  There are a number of groundwater monitoring wells in this area.
	I believe Building 201 had a heating oil UST that was abandoned-by-removal in the 1990's, though I have not found any information on this abandonment.
	Due to recent very heavy rains the level of the pond was considerably higher compared to Ms. Sait's previous visit.  Most of of the orange flocculent and sheen were now gone.  We did find a fluid oil-like sheen on surface water along the bank.  The sheen did not appear to be a natural waxy sheen common to natural degradation in marsh areas.  Due to a concern for pollutants I acquired water samples from the north bank, in an area of sheening, for analysis by EPA 8260, DRO and particular metals.
	
LAB ANALYSIS
	11/10/05: DEP received lab results showing Non-detect for DRO analysis, and 5.8-Mg/L of Iron (possibly source of the Iron flocculent).  Of concern was 323-ppb Acetone and 15-ppb MEK in the water.  Following investigation, Ms. Sait believed that this was not lab or bottle contamination but actual contaminant.

RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	See records of DEP, BRWM Federal Sites Unit for further information and case resolution.  Further DEP Response Div. involvement is possible at the request of this unit.

S G Brezinski
M DEP, BRWM
P-14-2006*On January 10, 2006, DEP received notification that approximately one (1) quart of #2 fuel oil was discharged as a result of an overfill of a residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The oil discharged from the vent line onto the snow.  The snow was removed by the oil delivery person and disposed of by Downeast Energy.

No further response action is required at this time.
A-297-2005* On 6-29-2005, Vickie Gammon, of International Paper, reported a release of sodium hydroxide (50%). The pH of this material is typically 11 to 12.5. This release occurred over an estimated time of 10 or 11 hours. A tank was being filled and it overflowed. The overflow pipe discharges directly into the sewer and then into the Waste Treatment Plant. IP later determined the discharge to be 720 gallons.
 IP was reporting this event because the total amount of sodium hydroxide exceeded the reportable quantity (RQ = 1,000 lbs). According to Vickie Gammon 200 gallons of 50% sodium hydroxide is equivalent to 1,000 lbs. However, after further consideration from IP they determined that the discharge is covered by their chemical SPCC plan and is not a reportable event.
 See attach fax from IP for further clarification.
A-353-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
P-265-1996*

 	 Mr. Hardy reported noting black oil seeping out of the river bank, while he fished there on 5/6/96 and reported it the DEP.

 	 I explained to Mr. Hardy that this is a long term discharge clean-up project by DEP, Uncontrolled Sites Division (a.k.a DRIR)  back in the late 1980's & early 1990's (P-551-90).  I understand the UST (an old RR tank car) began leaking about 1950 and at this time this mill is closed and redeveloped into a business building.
	DSIR became involved with the mill and initiated a large oil recovery project relating to a #6 oil spill.  Response Svcs. who normally became involved in UST work was not notified of the problem and I believe no spill report has been written by Response Div. on this incident before this.  I later discussed Mr. Hardy's call with Hank Aho of DEP Uncontrolled Sites Div.  Uncontrolled Sites will schedule a site visit soon.
 	 I understand that approx. 8000 gallons of #6 oil discharged from the old UST and approximately 6000 gal. has been recovered.  See records of DSIR and attached E. C. Jordan Co. environmental assessment for details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-719-1999*B-719-99
Steuben

Thursday November 11, 1999			1122

I received a phone call from Mr. Gordon Kelly (546-2755), of Kelly Oil.  Gordon phoned to report that during the process of filling a heating oil tank at the Ava Brown residence in Steuben the heating oil tank split.  He said the tank weld on an end of the tank separated.  He wanted to know what to do until I got there as he was supposed to be at a funeral.

I said that the tank should be emptied into 55-gallon drums or some other container(S) so it is not leaking and I would be there as soon as possible.

When I arrived in Steuben I got directions from a gentleman that turned out to be Ava Brown's brother.  He showed me the way to her mobile home on the Dollyhead Road.  When I arrived I noticed 3 55-gallon drums  on scene along with a split horizontal mount 275 gallon heating oil tank.

Two of the 55-gallon drums were full one had about 40 gallons of oil in it.  Gordon Kelley had recovered 150 gallons this way and an additional 35 gallons using 5-gallon pails of oil was returned to his delivery truck.  An approximate 185 gallons were recovered.  Then I drilled and pumped out about 12 gallons into the nearly full 55-gallon drum bring the total to about 197 gallons of heating oil.  Mr. Kelly pumped in 137 gallons of heating oil and said the tank had some oil in it.  He spread some Absorb-All (a peat moss derivative) on the spill.

It was beginning to rain so I spread a nearby tarp over the spilled area about 12 by 10 feet on the surface.  Kelly Oil later cleaned up the Adsorb-All.  It appears, due to quick action, about 20 gallons of oil was spilled at this location.

This oil tank is one year old and has a proper vent.  I am not sure why this tank split.  I did not see a sprayed area near the vent pipe.
B-149-2000*On 3/16/00, 1630 hours Ken Gallant of Champion International Corporation reported a sheen adjacent to their salt water intake.  It was 200 feet long and varied in width from a few inches to a dozen feet.  They had checked all of the possible sources from their facility and they were exonerated.  The sheen did not have an odor.  At the end of their search they found an area where a product that looked like motor oil was coming up from the bottom.  Apparently it is not a continuous source because the sheen is not constant.
B-91-2000*The Dead River Oil Co. called to report that a fitting on the furnace feed line had been overtightened and leaked at the John Watt residence, 174 14th  Street. They estimated that about .5 cups of #2 had dripped onto the concrete floor and was cleaned up with sorbents.
A-421-1999*See attached.
I-3-1999*On 1-27-99, Leo Robishaud of Daigle oil called to report there had been a spill of fuel oil at the facility of Maine Frozen foods in Caribou. Apparently during the delivery of fuel to the aboveground fuel tank an overfill had occured. The delivery was being done by John Noble Company, a contractor for Daigle Oil. The delivery request had been for more than the tank could hold. About 100 gallons had spilled into the diked area before the pump was stopped. All oil was spilled into the dike. The delivery crew cleaned all oil out of the dike with sorbent pads.
P-868-2000*   In October of 2000 I assisted in the disposal of old gaso. contaminated soils at the nearby Five Points Shopping Ctr.  The env. contractor had noted site use in the surrounding area including an old auto repair shop formerly known as Jim's Auto Repair.  There was a question as to possible remaining UST's at this old gas station.  The location is now known as Bruce's Auto.
   On 10/25/01 I briefly visited and noted no surficial piping exposed or pump islands indicating remaining UST's.  MDOT was doing road widening, and new paving was being done in the front lot.
   DEP files indicate that Antz and St. Germain observed the abandonment-by-removal of three "leakers" (UST's) on or about 4/23/87 [see P-247-87].  Thirty yds. of soil was aerated and then used as cover at Biddeford Landfill.  This removal took place prior to DEP's Clean-Up Decision Tree and requirements for closure assessments.  It is not known at present how thorough remediation was at the time or at present.  Gasoline/oil contaminated media likely remains and should be properly managed per state requirements if disturbed.  No site closure can be confirmed at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-783-1999* Elizabeth Foley @ home 774-3144...work 832-2105...On 12-20-99 Farmington Oil Company reported an oil release at a cottage owned by Elizabeth Foley. This cottage is located on Dodge Pond in the Town of Rangeley. It appears that a vandal broke the filter and nipple off of the outside AST. A wooden door had been placed in a position to deflect any snow or ice that may have fallen off the roof. The AST had been filled just recently and all of it had discharged onto the ground. In addition, the heat had not been operating for several days resulting in frozen water and drain pipes.
 I made a site visit the next day. I then contacted Mike Adams, a contractor, to start excavating. The tank was removed and the contaminated soil was excavated. However, the water table was very close to the surface and we found free product. After a futile attempt at pumping the fuel, it was below 20 degrees, we used sorbent pads to recover the fuel oil. Next we installed a vertical plastic culvert to act as a recovery well. This worked well for a few days.
 There is a dug well up-gradient of the spill site and the camp is on posts. Dodge Pond is located about 50 feet away. After some discussion with the DEP Technical Division we chose to install an interpreter trench. A trench was excavated into the frozen ground and a layer of crushed rock was place on the bottom. The plastic 8 inch drainage culvert was then placed on top of the rock and backfilled w/ more stone. Two inch hard insulation was then placed into the trench and top soil was used to create a mound over the trench. Inside the culvert we connected several lengths of sorbent boom. This trench only had a limited effectiveness. After monitoring the site for many months we decided to close the case. If 250 gallons of oil was lost I have no idea where it might be. Less than one liter of oil reached the shoreline of Dodge Pond and to the south a stream empties into the pond, no oil was ever detected. The site was restored, no further action
A-116-1998*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil was encountered during a piping upgrade at this facility.
Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property and arranged for the removal/disposal of 27 tons of soil.  The area is zoned commercial and is served by municipal water.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-575-1996*JIM CAREY REPORTED THAT, WHILE FILING THIS CUSTOMER, HIS DRIVER NOTED OIL BUBBLING UP AROUND THE FILL PIPE. HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERGROUND PIPING HAD A LOOSE ELBOW AT THE FIRST JOINT. CAREY'S CLEANED IT UP BY EXCAVATING THE VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL, AND SPREADING IT WITHIN THEIR DIKE.
A-356-2000*Mrs. Cyr called with concerns after receiving water test results of 100 ppb MtbE, and 6 ppb benzene. My sample confirmed these results and I had a POE carbon filter system installed. There is evidence of automotive work taking place near her well. The home has not yet been enrolled in the quarterly monitoring program. No further response action is anticipated.
A-445-1997*A tank was removed at the Off Island store. Some loose connections were found in the area around the pump island.  Contaminated soil was found in this area.  The bedrock was shallow and the contamination extended to it.  The contaminated soil was removed.  The septic system leach field limited the extent of removal on the eastern side of the contaminated area.  The leach field should provide a good nutrient source for bioremediation of the materials which are present in this area.
P-268-2000*Workers at Maine Energy Recovery Company (MERC) discovered some biomedical waste during operations at the facility.  The suspect waste was segregated and the medical facility responsible was contacted.  Ann Hemenway visited the site to confirm the situation.  MERC and the responsible party made arrangements to dispose of the waste using an appropriate biomedical waste disposal facility.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-648-2000*The Falmouth Code Enforcement Officer reported drums of oil in a box trailer that appeared to have been abandoned.  He also stated it looked like there had been some spillage.  I checked the site and found the box trailer with 8 drums of various oils, most appeared to be new (unused) oil.  One drum was lying on it's side and appeared to have spilled onto the floor of the trailer with a small amount dripping out to the ground.

I contacted the property owner who referred me to Mr. McNeal, the owner of the trailer.  When I contacted Mr. McNeal he was working in MA. but was very cooperative.  He was aware that one of the drums had been knocked down, he stated this was done by vandals, he was not aware however that there was any spillage.  The following weekend Mr. McClean had all the drums removed to a secure site.  The oil spilled to the ground was not of sufficient quantity to warrant a clean up.  No further action required.
P-8-1996*PRODUCT CLEANED UP TO BL STANDARDS BY WESTBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT.  NO FURTHER DEP ACTION NECESSARY
A-537-1996*     DEP received an after-hours call from the State Police reporting a 200-gallon release of hydraulic oil to the sewer at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) contacted Tom Saviello (I.P.) for details.  According to Mr. Saviello the release involved 190 gallons.  He was not at that time sure of the cause of the spill but felt that it had been halted.  Mr. Savillo went on to explain that the current facility SPCC plan recognizes the sewer primary clarifier as a "secondary containment" system.  He did not intend to pursue recovery of product spilled to the sewer as he felt that this would be effectively treated by microbial degradation.
     Information later provided by I.P. amends the amount spilled to 110 gallons, and confirms that it considered spilled product "treated" by the sewer (see I.P. report, attached).
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.  I am unclear as to whether DEP recognizes all of I.P.s claims regarding treatment and containment of spills of this nature, and have recommended that those claims be investigated.
P-673-1993*Nov. 1993: Removal of three gasoline UST's with offsite disposal of contaminated soil to 'asphalt plant' of un-named location.  Contamination first discovered in 1991.  See also the CMR 691 cosure assessment, and reports P-617-1991, P-490-1992, et al.  SVE system later installed and water treatment initiated.
A-428-1998*A sheen on the harbor was reported. The harbormaster was unable to trace it to any vessel. It dissipated on the out going tide.
P-673-1998*6 December 1998, spill reported. Advised of abatement action conducted by Kittery FD and licensed furnance repair personnel.

8 December 1998, responded to spill location.  I observed a stained area approximately 4 meters wide by 8 meters long. The area impacted smelled of fuel oil, but was not oil saturated. I raked and turned the area for aearation.

No further complaints have been received. No further response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (14Jan99)
A-249-1998*See Attached report
A-580-1998*An anonymous caller reported that Mr. Danny Peaslee had several removed USTs stored on his property and that they were leaking. I made a site visit on 10-23-98, but no one was home at that time.  I found the underground tanks, however, they were being used as storage sheds and no apparant leakage was found.  I did find several buckets of waste oil that were in the front yard.  Some of these buckets did not have covers and there had been some spillage onto the ground.  No action was taken.  See spill report A-631-98 for my next site visit.
P-58-1999*DEP responded to an oil delivery mishap. For further details regarding events leading to this mishap see P-517-1998. 215 gallons of #2 fuel oil were discharged when Lampron's Enterprise attempted to deliver oil to a fill port that did not have an oil tank connected to it.  The oil discharged into a basement and was remediated with excavation, removal of mixed liquid media with a vacuum truck, and treatment of impacted groundwater with a groundwater treatment system on-site.  A ventilation system was installed to mitigate oil vapors in the residence.  Please refer to the attached site assessment for further detailed information.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-333-1997*Received a call from Bill Carver of Bill's Tank and Pump Service. He was at O.W.Holmes in Newcastle at an underground tank removal. Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services was on site to do the appendix P site assessment. Bill reported that there was only one high reading around the fill pipe of the diesel tank. Some separation of contaminated soil was done at this time. Subsequent readings did not show any other readings that high. Permission to landspread at the tank site was granted.  No further work is needed on this site. No site visit was made. See the Appendix P site assessment for further details.
I-133-1999*On 9-3-99, Mark Bosse of Dead River called to report that while routinely changing a tank for a customer it was noticed to be leaking from corrosion on the bottom. I met with him at the residence and found a small amount had leaked onto the dirt floor. After they moved the old tank out of the way, they were going to dig all the contaminated soil out that was possible, lay plastic in the hole and cover with clean fill.
A-370-1997*No site visit made.  Initially there was some difficulty in determining the source of this sheen.  Several options were investigated, by diverting the water to the sewer to look to see if the discharge stopped.  They finally concluded that it was the tank at the # 11 machine.  However the attached report from Mead indicates that there may be another source.
B-550-1999*A TRACTOR TRAILER HITTING THEIR POLE CAUSED A BHE Co TRANSFORMER TO PLUMMET TO EARTH.  SEE THE BHE Co REPORT, ATTACHED.
B-365-2000*   DiCenzo Construction Co. called to report that a sub-contractor, Franklin Sand and Gravel, had suffered a diesel oil spill at a construction site at Bar Harbor. The town water system is under going some modification to their facility near New Mills Meadow Pond. A truck owned by Franklin S & G was leaving an excavation and its saddle tank scraped on ledge on the edge of the excavation. This caused a hole and it began to leak diesel. This leak was spotted by Dick Freeman who was supervising the job for DiCenzo and he signaled the truck to stop. The leak was stopped and Mr. Freeman estimated that a total of 25 to 30 gallons was lost.
   While on my way to the scene they began to clean up the spill by excavating the oil contaminated dirt and stone. They removed about 7 cubic yards and placed it in the damaged truck which was sent to their shop in Hancock. As a result of my visit I had them remove another 1 1/2 cubic yards which was also taken to Hancock.  I am satisfied with the clean up.
   The contaminated soil was land farmed at a site owned by Franklin Sand and Gravel in Hancock.
P-245-1996*On 4/29/96 I attended a tank removal that I had issued a 30 day waiver for.  The 1000 gallon heating oil tank was removed and observed to be pitted but having no holes.  There was no contamination observed in the excavation.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-221-1997*Child playing on 275 gallon outdoor AST stepped on filter and broke firematic valve.  Approximately 150 gallons of kerosene was discharged.  Royal Oil Company had been called by the homeowner and had stopped the leak and placed sorbent pads on the free product in the yard.  I cleaned up the pads and contacted Clean Harbors to meet with me on the site and plan the clean-up for the next day.  Gordon Pott of Clean Harbors met me on site and made arrangements for excavation and landscaping of the affected area. The work was completed on 4/30/97 and no further action is expected by Response Services in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-157-1996*Brad Kelso, Environmental Specialist for Georgia Pacific in Woodland, called to report an incident involving #6 fuel oil.  It was stated that approximately 300 gallons leaked from faulty 1 1/2" line.  Most of the oil was contained on concrete floor.  It was estimated that about 50 gallons escaped to a floor drain.  This oil was subsequently captured in sorbent boom at the collection ponds of the waste water treatment system.  The speedi dri and sorbents were disposed of by Allwaste of Bangor.
P-352-1997*SUMMARY
	June 1997: Abandonment-by-removal of three bare steel motor fuel UST with associate piping and UST reinstallation by Portland Pump Co.  Historical discharges to soil & groundwater noted though RP was allowed to reuse soil onsite rather than offsite disposal.  Managed as Baseline-1 Clean-Up Goal.  New replacement UST facility installed in new location?  See attached report narrative, and the CMR 691 UST Closure Assessment by J B Plunkett Co.  for further details.
	About year 2000 the facility was taken over and managed by Irving as a Maineway store & gas station.  See also report P-719-07.

S Brezinski
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A-385-1998* Sometime in October of 1992, Tom Benn notified this office that the well at the Odd Fellows Hall had become contaminated with fuel oil. This was a newly drilled well. I investigated the site and collected water samples. These samples were later analyzed by the lab and found to contain 8,000 ug/l. Carbon filters were installed. I remember that there was a stain on the side of the building, just above the oil tank's fill and vent.
 Originally we thought that the oil in this well may be connected to the spill at Mrs. B. Allen (A-147-92). There were also rumors that there had been a discharge at the Robbins residence. I checked into that area and found evidence of a small amount of oil in the soil. Please check out the lab results in that report.
 In July of 1998, Tom Benn approached me about the entire Tenants Harbor case. We decided that separate spill numbers were appropriate given the fact that we had gained so much more knowledge about the various spills in the area.
P-386-1999*11 June 1999, investigated complaint received 10 June 1999.  Upon arrival I observed a 275 gallon AST located behind the dwelling.  The ground around the tank was oil impacted and the tank was not properly supported.  This site and adjacent properties are serviced by private drinking water wells.  I contacted the subject and informed them that a clean up is warranted.  The subject approved and on 17 June 1999, the Department conducted a limited remediation by excavating impacted soil.  In addition I removed approximately 15 gallons of oil from the tank.  The AST appeared to have leaked from corrosion holes.

Upon request from the subject, DEP sampled the well on this site after gaining access to the trailer from Mr. Petingail (the subjects contractor) on 12 July 1999.  No petroleum products were detected.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 4Aug99.
P-288-1999*On 4/22/99 I received a call from Roseanne of Thibeault Oil reporting a 5 gallon spill of # 2 Fuel Oil in Brunswick.  The spill occurred when a gasket on the meter of a tank truck failed causing the spill.  Thibeault cleaned up the spill with speedy dry.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
P-418-1998*On 09/04/98 I responded to a call that an AST was leaking at a residence in Saco.  When I arrived the Fire Chief informed me that he had been called by the treatment plant when they found oil in their system.  The treatment plant was able to trace the oil back to a home that was unoccuppied (for sale).  It turns out the copper line had failed and was weeping.  An oil company was contacted, the tank valve was closed, the copper line was removed, and the owner was contacted in Florida.  After talking to the oil company and the owner we determined that only 10-20 gallons of oil was lost and it all went to the sewer.  No further response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
September 23, 1998
P-183-1997*On 4/3/97 I received a call from Terry Pruner of Coastway Oil reporting a spill in Cundys Harbor.  A burner technician from CR Heating who was working for Coastway had responded to a rental residence on Grover Lane.  When he arrived, he observed that a valve on an out of service above ground tank in the basement of the residence had been opened allowing oil to spill into the basement.  The oil was contained on the cement floor in the basement and there were no floor drains or other openings in the floor that would allow the oil to escape.  The technician cleaned up the spill with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-61-2000*B-61-2000
02/03/2000  20:20

     Bruce Goodness of Pelkey Oil in Bangor called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Barbara Foster at Lot 12 in the Cedar Haven Trailer Park off of Route 1A in Holden.  It was stated that the outside 275 gallon tank had developed a pinhole leak at some point during the winter or late fall spilling upwards of about 100 gallons.  Investigation of the area around and below the tank shown little evidence of spillage.  Since the ground was heavily frosted, clean up would not commence until spring.
     A heavy rain at the end of April revealed that some of the oil had found a perimeter drain and discharged about 30 gallons to a nearby farm pond.  The oil was cleaned up and monitored for further discharges.  Meanwhile, Clean Harbors personnel removed approximately 2 yards of contaminated soil from beneath the tank area.  As of the end of May, the sheen at the outfall to the pond had cleared. Since one of the park's wells is located approximately 100 feet from the spill it will be monitored for DRO contamination.  Since the well is a public water supply it is routinely tested through the State's drinking water program.
B-372-2000*Some time before 7/14/00, Don Page of Webber Oil Company contacted me regarding the abandonment of a UST at the residence of Mary Anne Bostwick at 36 Grove Street in Bangor.  We looked at the job together and realized that when the tank was uncovered it might become apparent that an in place abandonment might be the best way to go.  On 7/14/00 Vaughn Thibodeau called to say that he had uncovered the tank and that he felt that the piers supporting the barn would fall into the hole if he proceeded with removing the tank.  I went to the site and agreed with Vaughn and proceeded to write an in place permit.  I checked for %LEL and it was less than 6% so we agreed that a sawsall could be used to open the tank.  It was filled with a fluid, cement slurry.

B-435-1996*D-TREE=I.
B-401-1997*On 7/24/97, 1730 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro reported a sheen on the Union Rivr that had been caused by a lube oil release from the hub runner seal on one of the turbines at the Ellsworth Hydro Plant.  The amount was estimated at less than a quart.  The unit had been shut down and sorbent boom had been deployed in an effort to contain the sheen.  The final report regarded the disposal information as NA.  This is not surprising in as much as sorbent material usually doesn't pick up sheen.
B-560-1997*Petty Officer Young called to say they were overseeing the raising of a fishing vessel that had gone down overnight at its mooring.  The owners were in the act of recovering the vessel but the sinking had caused a sheen in a small cove.  They saw no active release of oil but had sorbents at hand if necessary.  It appeared that the Coast Guard had it well in hand and I did not go to the scene.
A-40-1999*Received a call from Pat Goodine of Goodine's Oil Heat reporting a small leak at a customer's house. Mr. Goodine's crew had responded to a call of a leak after a plow truck had nicked the filter housing causing the pipe to crack. They reported that there was some oil on the ground. I went to the site and found some contaminated snow. I removed all the contaminated snow I could find. I filled a 55gallon drum. The drum was later removed DEP-Augusta where the snow was melted and the oily-water mixture was disposed of as a liquid. The ground had a very hard, deep frost and all the oil was contained in the snow. No further work is necessary at this site.
A-14-1992*See attached report.
I-53-1999*While changing the AST at this residence for the Tank replacement program, Irving oil technicians found a large stain under the old system.

Dickison & London were hired to excavate the contaminated soil since the well is located about 15 feet from the old fuel storage system.

I revisited the site on 6/8/99 after Dickison & London Crews reported free oil in the excavation.

Soils are very clayey and the product appears not to have moved very much,  other than straight down.

Well will be put on Quarterly monitoring for one year, if clean for one year then sampling will stop.

Case Closed

A-260-1998*Received a referral from Health Engineering about the Monmouth Water Association. They found minor amounts of MTBE in samples that were sent in for annual testing. I arranged with the Winthrop Utility District to inspect the well head site and sample. I visited the site on 5/21/98. I found no evidence of spillage in the area around the well head or pump station. Results from samples taken were 2.5 ppb MTBE. The site was referred to Technical Services for monitoring or further action.
B-94-1999*     On February 26, 1999 we received a call from Gail Frutzkey of Irving Oil in Machias reporting a three gallon spill of #2 fuel oil in East Machias.  The spill occurred at the home of John Bosk (255-4572) when an air eliminator in the back of a home delivery truck malfunctioned and spilled about three gallons of fuel onto the gravel driveway.  The Irving driver recovered the product with sorbents and excavated a wheelbarrow of gravel.  The frozen ground prohibited any penetration of the oil into the ground.
P-859-1992*
	Statistical Inventory Analysis leak detection issues.  Geologically sensitive, rural residential & commercial area.
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A-744-1999*     DEP received a report that a small quantity of hydraulic oil had leaked from a piece of equipment at this facility.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
P-362-2000*   This report covers surface discharges at the dispensers on Friday 6/16/00, and on Tuesday 6/26/00, at this retail, motor fuels UST facility.  While fueling a DEP truck on both days I noted a fresh stain and facility personnel cleaning up the spills with speedy-dry and shovels.  Both spills were reported to be under the 10-gallon notification level by the facility manager.
    Both spills occured due to driver in-attention (not being at the dispenser when filling).  The 6/16 spill of about four gallons was between the first two dispensers and mostly remained on the concrete.  the auto driver put the nozzle in upside down so the auto-shut off was inactivated.  The 6/26 spill travelled down the pavement from Pump #9 almost to a storm drain (see site sketch).
    Though apparently below the 10-gallon notofication level for spills at UST facilities, past experience has shown that spills such as this seep down to soil and groundwater through the joints and cracks in the pavement.  Considering this, it is arguable that both spills were required to be reported to the DEP.  Discharges such as this are common to most all gas stations and may contribute significantly to oil contamination found at otherwise tight facilities.  Being on city water and sewer and underlain by silt & clay this area likely falls within a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal.  No further DEP actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-389-1997*Received a call from Robert Brown of Rangeley that his mother's house in Oquossoc had suffered an oil leak. I responded to the residence of Cecilia Brown. Mr. Brown showed me the tank that had leaked. It was definetly a corrosion induced leak as there was a small hole in the bottom of the tank. He claimed that he lost a total of 250 gallons. He stated that the tank had just been filled and that it was now empty. I arranged to excavate the contaminated area. It was a very tight area as the tank was in under a corner of the house. I used a mini backhoe to try and excavate the area without damaging the house. To my surprise, we dug out of the bottom of the contamination. I did not find 250 gallons worth of contaminated soil. A test on the Brown's well showed no product found.

In June of 1998, I returned and did another round of sampling. This included the Brown's house, a small store and a large campground behind the Brown's house. Only the Brown's showed anything. Total hydrocarbons showed a trace amount but diesel range organics was nondetect. Both other sites were nondetect. The site has been referred to Technical Services. No other action by Response Services is needed.
A-529-1999*Received a call from Steve Groves concerning a sodium hypochlorite spill. He told the State Police that there had been a spill of approximately 100 gallons of sodium hypochlorite during a transfer from a tote to a process tank. All of the spilled material went to the process sewer. The treatment plant at International Paper is licensed to treat caustic materials. In the written report sent to us, Steve stated that the amount was 275 gallons and that it was a fitting failure that caused the leak. See the attached report for additional details. No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this incident.
B-395-2001*
Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a line truck had leaked about one quart of hydraulic oil onto the pavement of the Herrick Road in Sedgwick. A hydraulic line broke near pole #68. It was cleaned up with pads and speedi-dri.
P-203-1998*See spill report P-202-98.
B-304-1996*Bangor Hydro stores transformers at their Graham Station  facility in Veazie.  The week of June 10 proved to be a hot one, and two of the stored transformers overheated, leaking oil through some loose bushings and onto the ground. It's theorized that the bushings had worked loose because of extreme swings in ambient temperatures.

Sawyer's Environmental provided a roll-off dumpster, and an estimated 20 yards of contaminated gravel was removed from over the rubber membrane and shipped off for disposal.
B-833-1999*
      On  December 31, 1999 at 1625 we received a call from Dick Ramsey of Dead River Oil in Calais.  The bank rented a generator for any Y2K problems and the generator's fifty gallon tank had no vent.  Unfortunately, when the deliveryman filled the tank through the open bung the delivery rate was too fast which caused a couple gallons to "burp" back out the vent.  The driver collected the spill with sorbents.  No oil reached any storm drain.
B-329-1996*Ms. Spears called to report that one of their line trucks blew a hydraulic hose and spewed out what was reported to be less than one gallon.  Serendipitously this oil fell on to nearby wood chips.  The chips were collected and disposed of at Sawyer's Environmental Landfill.
B-405-2001*Please see attached narrative.
P-835-1996*10Dec96, conducted site visit and observed several 55-gallon drums. On 17Dec96, Stephen Flannery, Zagarella Ltd., and myself attempted removal, by pumping off the drums contents. The material was too viscous and the operation was stoped. We tried again on 9Jan97, and again could not recover material.

17Jun97, Zagarella and I overpacked and removed three drums, which were later disposed by Enpro Environmental Servc., Prtld, ME.

Response Services is recommending that the Department not seek reimbursement. The materials on Elkins property did not appear to have been discarded recently. See attached memo not to seek reimbursement. A Zagarella invoice for services rendered on 17Jun97 was inadvertently not duplicated and attached to this spill report.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (24Jul97)
A-484-1996*See attached.  No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
B-361-1997*Yr fthfl crrspnt was nearly drawn into yet another family feud on July 11, when a man came into the office complaining that his son-in-law, for whom it was plain he had no use, had placed four 5 gallon pails of waste  oil amongst some demolition debris the son-in-law had dumped on the man's land.

Before I could visit the site with someone from Solid Waste Division, the man called back to say that his son had dug thru the debris and recovered four 5 gallon pails of waste oil. The pails all had covers on them, so no oil was actually spilled;  the oil was going to be burned at Green Point Auto Salvage, where the son works. No word on what happened to the solid waste.
A-587-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that this minor spill had occurred and had been completely contained/recovered.
A-443-1997*No site visit made.  See site assesment in tank file.  No further action anticipated.
B-664-1999*On 10/17/99, 1550 hours Edgar Merrithew of Sprague Energy reported a 70 gallon six oil spill at their terminal in Bucksport.  They had experimented with different pump packing in an effort to minimize the leakage around the shaft and it turned out that the packing blew out, which leaked more than the usual amount and the containment that had been provided overflowed. Initially the spill was above the tide, but when the tide came in they estimated that a half gallon got into the water.  They had deployed containment boom from MDEP's trailer.  They used sand to absorb the oil and the clean up produced 20 yd3 of contaminated material, which they had transported to Thibodeaus' plant.  They included the rocks on the beach that had been oiled
A-367-1998*This was a slow drip over several weeks.  Maritime responded and cleaned the concrete under the furnace with sorbents.  When I arrived I dug into the soil around this area and determined that no further action was needed beyond a little additional cleaning of the concrete.  Maritime agreed to do this.
A-711-1999*Received a report from the State Police that there was a truck accident in Grafton Twp. on Route 26.  I responded to the site.  It was on Route 26, past Grafton Notch State Park.  A logging truck had hit a small bridge and ripped out the fuel piping from his saddle tanks.  The area where the truck came to rest was very sandy, as it was part of the sand deposits from the nearby stream.  Rumford Fire Department had dispatched an oil spill team and they patched the holes in the piping.  When the truck was removed it was obvious that some excavation needed to be done to protect the stream.  I contacted a local excavation company out of Bethel to excavate the contaminated sand.  No buildings were nearby and the only receptor at risk was the stream. No further work is necessary on this spill.
I-54-2000*On 5-23-00, the highway Dept. of the city of PI faxed a spill report form to this office regarding the spill of 15 gallons of hydraulic oil at the corner of Edgemont and Skyway streets. A hydraulic line had broken on a dump truck. They had used sand and sorbent pads to clean up the spilled material.
A-790-1999*Received a call concerning this site from Jon Andrews of DEP - Response relaying a call about a site in Andover. It concerned Dave's Store, a site I was familiar with. When I arrived I met Agnes Foster, the manager. She stated that the store was in the midst of being sold. Part of the process was an inspection by the buyer's bank, which pointed out some problems that needed fixing. One of these problems was the kerosene pump. The pump is fed by two 275 gallon above ground storage tanks. The pipe coming from the tank to the pump was leaking slowly. Dead River was called and fixed the pipe and told Ms. Foster to call DEP to report the contaminated soil. While on site, I arranged for a local contractor to dig a test hole for me the next day.

I arrived the next day and an operator from Steve Swasey Excavation dug a test pit by the side of the pump where the pipe leak was. The ground was a medium to coarse sand. At 2' the PID test readings were 70 & 0 and at 4' the PID readings were 0 & 0. The Photon PID was calibrated that day with a response factor of 225 per DEP criteria. The leak is within 1300' of the public water supply well for the town of Andover. Looking at the attached well head protection zone map, Dave's store is just outside of the protection zone.  With the PID reading "0" at the site at 4',  no further action is necessary.
A-743-1999*Tenants in this apartment building reported noticing an oil odor for some time.  It became much worse Saturday, December 4, after a delivery.  Pucky Oil staff went to check the tank reported it was leaking.  We cleaned the oil from the concrete floor.  The tank pad, which had been poured directly on the floor, had oil weeping out the low side.  I had Fleet Environmental come to the site to remove part of the pad adjacent to the foundation and to open some holes in the pad to try to locate any free product.  Fleet also pressure washed the affected area.  We found very little oil under the pad, but oil did enter from under the foundation wall when it rained a few days later.  This is minor and is being monitored and collected.

The odor in the two apartments was the concern at this spill.  The front apartment is occupied by the Longs, and PID readings were as high 50 ppm. The Simpsons occupy the back apartment. The highest PID reading in their apartment was 12.9 ppm, and Mrs. Simpson was pregnant.   Initially both the Longs and Simpsons were reluctant to leave their apartments, but did relocate to a Hotel when I expressed concern at the high PID readings.  After completing the basement cleanup, PID levels in both apartments remained high.  I had carpets and soft furnishings cleaned.  I had an exhaust fan installed in the basement.  On December 16, PID readings at the Long's were below 4 ppm, 0.9 ppm in the Simpson's, and 4.2 ppm in the basement.   I returned to the site December 29 and learned that somebody had disconnected the fan on December 26.  The Longs felt that the odor had gotten worse at that time, and had given the landlord notice that they would be moving.  PID readings in the basement were 2ppm, but as high as 6ppm in the Long's.  A monitor heater used to heat the apartment, was serviced the week before, but still burned with a yellow flame.  The Longs  reported that they stopped using the monitor and felt this eliminated the odors.  No further action.
P-807-2001*DownEast responded to a call from 110 Stackpole Road Durham.  The homeowner did not make the initial complaint but followed up with calls as advised by the plumber on site.

Skip Houghton of DE was onsite and reported 2-3 gallons on the concrete, his crew was about to finish the removal and try to scrub the stained area.

At the time of the notification the owner was not home, but would be told to contact DEP if she has any follow up concerns.  Based on statements received from Houghton NO DEP visit was conducted at this time, however, should information change arrangements will be made to inspect the site.
I-101-1996*While doing a site assessment for a property transfer, S.W. Cole encountered gasoline contaminated soil in a couple of their borings.
No tanks have been on site for over 30 years.
Site meets the Baseline 2 cleanup standards. Cole will determine if any work will have to be completed to meet the standard.
Cole will supply a copy of their report. Report has not been received as of 4/14/98
A-380-1996*     DEP received an after-hours report that used syringes had been found along an Augusta street.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the area and collected two syringes from the complainant.  An inspection of the street revealed no other syringes.  It is assumed that those found had fallen from household rubbish that was collected earlier that day.
     The two collected syringes were added to the bio-waste stream at DEP.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-724-1998*Staff arriving at the school in the morning found fuel leaking from the secondary containment around the piping in the furnace room.  They found that the alarm on the secondary piping had gone off the previous evening.  Staff had been at the school at that time, but the alarm was in an area where it wouldn't have been noticed.   They also found the sump on the UST was full of oil.  They called Ted Haskell and Ted reported the spill to us.

When we arrived we placed extra pads to stop the flow in the furnace room to prevent additional fuel from reaching the sewer system.   50 to 70 gallons of oil were removed from the sump.  Ted found the connection in the sump from the return line had come loose.  We removed another 25 gallons or so from the secondary piping.  Oil was removed from the furnace room.  Some oil had gone to the sewer system.  We checked the sewer pumping station and placed some boom here as a precaution.  We could smell oil here and in a few other points, but no recoverable oil was found.  This may partially be due to the heavy sewage flow.

Ted repaired the system.  This is a new installation.  The problem may have been caused when a new portable classroom was placed adjacent to the buried fuel lines.  This classroom required several feet of fill and compaction.

No further action is anticipated.
P-103-1998*On 1/7/98 at 0855 Santino Ciccomancini called and reported that fuel oil vapors had been detected in the basements of several townhouses at 39 Walton Court, Portland.  Ciccomancini indicated that he and his father manage the apartments and had received complaints from several residents.  They had at first called Northern Utilities thinking that odors reported were attributable to the natural gas service, however the techician who responded did not register indications of a natural gas leak on his instrumentation.  He suggested that the odor might be fuel oil and recommended that Ciccomancini call the DEP.
Nathan Thompson and I responded and were directed to two separate basements in the townhouse complex.  In the first basement Nathan and I both detected a very faint odor which we both identified as thiol, the chemical used to give natural gas it's characteristic odor. It was most noticeable, although still faint, near a gas fired appliance in this basement.  In the second basement we entered we both noticed a faint odor characteristic of fuel oil or kerosene.  This was most noticeable near a sump which connects to the storm sewer system.  This building is also serviced by natural gas therefore an on-site source was ruled out.  We then checked several of the closest catchbasins and drainage ditches and found no evidence to indicated a petroleum discharge.
At this time we surmised that the petroleum odor was due to an off site spill into the storm sewer system and because it was now very faint was probably not an ongoing discharge.  We requested that we be notified if the odors persisted or became more noticeable.  No additional odor reports were received.




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Steven Eufemia
OHMS III
A-137-1996*Received a call from Joe Young on Friday, March 29 reporting an oil spill in the basement of his house. He said that he couldn't go back to the house today. I made an appointment with him for Monday.I inspected the site on Monday. He said that he called for maintenance for no heat on Friday. The technician reported that the tank was empty. Togeather they sumized that the fuel line, buried in the concrete had leaked and the technician replaced the line. When I arrived there was no odor, even though there was access to the soil beneath the concrete floor. I arranged with Ted Haskell to excavate the line on Thursday.

I went to the site and met Ted Haskell on Thursday. Ted pointed out the lack of odor even when digging in what soil was exposed. We decided to test the line. Ted pressurized the line to 95 psi for 20 minutes with no pressure loss. The line did not leak. Since there was no evidence of product loss other then the inventory problem, I conculded there was no discharge. No futher work is necessary at this site.
P-490-1998*18 Nov 98, responded to 17 Nov 98 complaint of oil around foundation. No street address was available, as the house was under contruction. A neighbor made the complaint.

Upon arrival I observed a petroleum based sealer that had spilled from a 5-gallon bucket.  I observed simular buckets around the site. It appeared that the buckets had been left out haphazardly. I contacted the subject and spoke to Mark Curtis, who informed me that the spill would be clean up.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, (14Jan99)
B-320-2001*     On 6/4/01 I waived the thirty day waiting requirment for a UST removal at the Mill Mall on State Street in Ellsworth.  The contact person, Rod Grant, and I had agreed to this previously.  It was a five thousand-gallon UST that had been cathodically protected.  However, the tank stopped reading what it should so the owners had a choice of attempting a repair or removing the tank. The repair was going to cost $3000 so they decided to go with ASTs and remove the tank, which had only another six years of service anyway.  The cathode had worked for most of the time because the tank had only one small spot where rust was starting.  However, it probably would not have taken very long for that spot to go all the way through.  The UST was taken to Clean Harbors in Portland.
A-31-1998*No site visit made.

A tractor punctured its oil pan.  The fire department responded and cleaned most of the oil with sorbents.  The remainder of the oil was contained in snow on the road.  They had Public Works use a loader to place this in a plastic lined recycling container.  Wadleigh's hired Seacoast to remove the ice and oil from the recycling container a few days later.

No further action is anticipated.
P-511-1997*On 9/16/97 I received a call from the Lewiston Fire Department reporting that there had been a waste oil spill in an alley behind the Canal St. Parking Garage between Pine St. and Ash St.  I responded immdediately.  Upon arrival I observed a United Waste trash truck that had waste oil leaking from the trash compartment.  I learned that at one of the truck's stops, a drum of waste oil had unknowingly been picked up in a dumpster.  When the driver of the truck compacted the load, the drum burst spraying oil onto the wall of the parking garage, onto several parked cars, and onto the pavement of the alley.  It was not known where the drum had originated from or who was responsible for it.

United waste hired Allwaste to clean up the oil spillage.  The oil on the pavement was sorbed and vaccumed and arrangements were made to have the cars washed and the building pressure washed.  Some of the contents of the trash truck had been contaminated with the oil.  The truck was taken to Mid Maine Waste Incinerator and the oiled contents were loaded directly into the "hopper" at the plant and not placed on the tipping floor.  The Lewsiton Police Dept. is investigating who may be responsible for the drum being placed in the dumpster.  No further clean-up action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
P-452-1995*
	Excavation and abandonment-by-removal of 12000-gal. #2 oil and a 550-gal. diesel UST's.  The UST excavation and gw appeared un-contaminated until the partially removed tank rolled over in the excavation overnight and discharged 20+ gallons of #2 oil to the excavation groundwater.  A new 12,000-gal UST installed in the excavation.  See attached narrative and records for further information.

SGB
A-4-1997*see attached narrative
A-316-1996*     An estimated one gallon of gear oil was lost when a crane was submerged at a river-side job site during heavy week-end flooding.  No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-505-2000*     DEP received a report that hydraulic oil was spilled at this facility (IP).  Most spilled product was recovered; two gallons reportedly escaped to the plant sewer via a nearby storm drain.
B-416-2000*     This office received a call at 0900 on 7/27/00 from Chief Richard Bronson (Brewer Fire Department) requesting assistance.  It was indicated that a resident of Brewer had recently died after discharging a carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher in a confined space.  The Fire Department has picked up two of these extinguishers and wanted to know how they could be properly disposed of.  Since this was more of a "hazardous waste" issue than a Response issue, I referred him to Scott Leighton (DEP-Licensing & Enforcement; Bangor) for advice.

FOLLOW-UP:  SEE ATTACHMENTS (E-mail messages dated 7/27-31/00 and Bangor Daily News articles dated 7/29/00 and 8/1/00).  On or about 7/31/00, Tom Maleck (DEP-Bangor) and Scott Leighton went to the Brewer Fire Department to pick up the "two" extinguishers, which turned out to be five.  Since then, the Bangor Fire Department has been receiving calls from the public wanting to know what to do with theirs and a number of the other local fire departments have been going around collecting them from some of their residence.  A few calls from as far away as Damariscotta have been received.

CONCLUSION:  Throughout August and September, arrangements were made through the State Planning Office (George MacDonald; #287-5759) to have DEP collect the carbon tetrachloride fire extinguishers from the five local communities (Bangor, Brewer, Hampden, Hermon, Veazie) that were participating in Bangor's Household Waste Pick Up Program on 10/7/00.  An estimated 40 to 50 assorted glass bulbs and metal cylinders were collected and dropped off at the Bangor Public Works facility on 10/7/00.  They were then over packed by a hazardous waste transporter and taken out of State for disposal.  The cost was somewhere around $2200.

REC:  File report.
P-654-2000*A CN Brown delivery truck overfilled a 275 gallon residential  AST containing #2 oil.  A small amount of oil shot out the vent pipe to the outside of the home.  CN Brown cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  No further action.
A-221-1997*See attached.  No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
I-2-1996*Fuel tank on locomotive ruptured from debris on track. Most spilled product recovered by burning at Masardis siding.
A-64-2001*I responded to a report of leaking AST at the MacGregor residence.  I arrived to find Dead River technician on site repairing a broken nipple between filter and tank on a 275 gallon horizontal unit.  The tank was located beneath the eave of the two story wood frame home.  No protection was provided for the filter.  The installation was done by the homeowner.  Snow and ice from the roof had fallen causing the break.  The kerosene had leaked down through the snow into the ground.  The oil seeped through the concrete block foundation into a root cellar beneath the home.  I was able to sorb up some free product with pads in the cellar, which has a crushed rock floor.  The MacGregor's have a dug well approx. 100 feet away.  I took a baseline water sample and referred to Tech Services.  I bagged up contaminated snow.  I hired Kip's Home Services to excavate soils and dispose off site.  The tank was re-installed away from the eave to prevent a reoccurance.  The site was landscaped to repair damage to the lawn.  No further action by Response Services is required.
P-461-1998*Fuel oil tank removal, minimal contamination.  Woodard & Curran and Doggett did the removal and excavation.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-683-1997*Visited site and met with owner to determine if UST existed.  Found vent pipe and approximate location of tank.  UST removed by Pollution Control Services.  No contamination encountered.  No further action by the Divison of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-755-1999*   In the evening of Friday 10/29/99, DEP was notified of an ongoing fuel oil discharge to Mutiny Brook from a basement AST.  I arrived on-scene about 0830 hrs and met with Fire Chief Brad Grover.  The oil was traced to a 275 gal. basement AST for a house undergoing demolition by its new owners.  The red oil leaked into a hole in the basement floor and seeped into the fast moving brook about 20' away (see site sketch & photos).  We set up boom at the seep and pads downstream at an old dam.  People had complained of an oil odor on 10/26, but had not found the cause till 10/29/99.  The area is rural residential, on wells.  An old UST gas station (Phil's Mobil) now with AST's is across the street.
   On Sat. 10/30, I met with Chief Grover and assessed the clean-up in the daylight, and changed sorbents.   Excavation of the basement was impractical.  Fleet Env. was hired by DEP to change sorbents on 10/31 and on 11/1/99, et al.  At the downstream granite-block dam the oil had formed a brown mousse.  On Tues. 11/2, I noted the discharge to have reduced and pad changing to be less frequently needed.  DEP and Fleet alternated tending the sorbents.
    DEP replaced the fire Department's sorbents.  There is no indication Phil's Mobil is a source at this time.  No drinking water wells are believed threatened.  I was informed that the Rickards had owned the property for approx. a year and were tearing it down.  Much of the discharge (up to 100 gal.) was not recoverable, either adsorbing into the ground, evaporating, or washing away downstream.  The Rickards will apply to the AST Ins. Fund and have removed the AST.  Fleet Env. and DEP will check and change sorbents as needed.  See the attachments for further info.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-500-1999*This overfill flowed out the vent pipe and off the roof to the containment building.  The driver was not immediately aware that the tank was full.  Fuel flowed about 30' in the drainage swale toward the lake before soaking in.  Neither the driver nor the owner of the trucking company could tell me the rate that the truck pumps fuel.  The driver and an employee of the store shoveled some contamination into bags and boxes.  The driver reported that he felt he had removed all contamination.  I visited the site the following day, and found that the soil was still heavily contaminated.  Bickford hired Environmental Projects to do the cleanup.

We excavated an area only 4' deep.  The soil was coarse sand and we couldn't go deeper without undermining the containment building.  PID readings were generally much improved except for those close to the building and just under where the spill reached the ground.   See attached sketch.  We installed a passive vent line in the bottom of the excavation to provide further remediation.

The nearest well is 75' away and 110' deep. The well is currently unused, but is expected to go back in use soon.  I plan to test this well now and in about a year to confirm that it is not impacted.  Other wells are 200' or more away.  I feel that any contamination not removed during the excavation would move toward the lake only 30' away and lower than the excavation rather than to the well.

The initial well test was ND.  The well belongs to Mary Morris at the Pines Market.  I reviewed the site with Cheryl Fontaine, and no further action is anticipated unless the well is impacted.

B-509-2001*      On September 17, 2001 I attended the removal of an abandoned 1,000 gallon fiberglass heating oil tank at the Brewer One Stop on North Main St. in Brewer.  R.H. Foster owned the tank and Portland Pump performed the removal.  We found no sign of a hole or soil contamination.  The area is on town water.
B-457-1998*On July 11, 1998 at 1950 we received a call from Brad Kelso of Georgia-Pacific Corp in Baileyville reporting a two hundred gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  A hose broke and leaked the product onto the floor in the digester area of the kraft mill.  Half of the oil went into a drain that is connected to the mill's treatment plant.  Workers recovered the other hundred gallons with sorbents.
A-532-1997* Mr. Pelletier reported that a logging operation was leaking hydraulic fluid at a wood cutting operation in Troy. He had also spoken with Ryan Annis about a stream crossing issue at this site. I was asked to contact Ryan about doing a site visit together. It snowed the next day or the day after, no oil was/would be visible. Ryan made a site visit, but I was unable to make contact with him prior to his departure. I spoke to Ryan later and he said that the spilled hydraulic was a minor amount. No site visit was made by Response.
P-301-2000*CAP LEFT OFF DIESEL TANK OF DRAGON CEMENT TRUCK.  APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS SPILLED AND ENTERED STORM DRAIN.  CLEANED UP BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  NO FURTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT.


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Jon Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation  Waste Management
B-335-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-338-2000*B-338-00
Dover-Foxcroft

Saturday June 24, 2000				0731

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Department (564-3304), about a vehicle off the Norch Road in Dover-Foxcroft.

According to the sheriff's dispatcher a pick up truck is in Branns Mill Pond a wrecker has been called.  Sometime during the night (Saturday to Sunday),  The owner can not locate his truck and believes it was stolen.  The driver of this truck (may have been liquored up), apparently rustled a cow, from a property on the Merrills Mills Road dragged the animal behind the truck (the cow died), and later drove or had an accident that caused the vehicle to end up in Branns Mill Pond.

When I arrived on the scene I met with Assistant Fire Chief Mike Curtis.  The chief showed me around and I saw a very slight sheen on the pond.  They had sorbent pads out and boomed off the area near the submerged truck.  I explained that I would take the slightly contaminated pads with me, but everything else could be taken out of the water dried and reused on another spill.  It looks as though .5-gallon of gasoline may have leaked from a chainsaw or gasoline tank in the bed of the pick up truck. A wrecker removed the pick up truck from the pond.
B-411-1997*7/30/97 13:30

Norman Laberge of the USN Communications Facility in Cutler called to report an incident involving epoxy paint.  It was stated the workers were in the process of painting one of the large communications towers when the wind carried off some of the spray and deposited it in a small tidal pond.  A few ducks feeding on this pond became covered with this orange paint.

Investigation of the area shown little evidence of affected ducks.  It was believed that the paint mist had time to cure loosing its hazardous constituents before affecting the pond.  Staff from Inland Fisheries and Wildlife remained on site as a precaution to monitor the well being of the ducks.
P-155-1997*Due to home owner dissatisfaction with spill clean up, conducted by CN Brown on 18 March 1997, I visited this site on 11 April 1997. I observed a slight olfactory odor in the soil below the AST piping that is located on the south side of the house. I also observed an oil stain on the house at the AST piping. A drinking water well is located approx. 8-10 meters (8.8-11 yards) from the spill site.

My communications with D. Alexander of CNB, indicated that a limited amt. of snow and dirt was removed, but an odor remained in the house. On or about 15 May 1997, an additional amt. of soil was removed by CNB.

As of 19 Sept 1997, during my latest communication with the home owner, I was advised that the excavation was left open all summer for aeration purposes. The only issue pending at this time, is if oil stained portions of the foundation will cause an odor in side the house this winter. However, at this time the clean up appears to be satisfactory.

As of 26Feb98, no further complaints have been received by DEP regarding this site. CNB took responsibility for the spill, thus no AST Fund expenditures are authorized.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (26Feb98).
B-24-2000*On 1/5/00 Karen Knuuti took an anonymous call alleging that Speedway 95 had junk cars all over the place and that they were leaking gas and oil.  A follow-up investigation did not site any significant releases.  The cars were enduro cars that belonged to some of the speedway's clients.  The facilities' manager, Del Merit said that he would have the owners remove their cars from Speedway 95.
B-720-1997* Working in Portland for the Christmas season, Beatrice Hastings was not home on 12/13/97, when her basement oil tank started leaking.  Having just been filled on 12/12, 265 gallons of oil was lost to the cellar floor; the spill was discovered when Hastings' daughter checked on the house.  Smelling oil,she called their burnerman, Roger Clark, who notified the DEP.

On Sunday, 12/14, I had Clean Harbors on scene, sucking oil, contaminated soil and concrete into their CUSCO truck.  As of the morning of 12/15, they had filled up the truck and were seeking an overweight permit to transport the waste to Commercial Paving in Scarborough for disposal.

An overweight permit was obtained and no further soil was removed.
A-734-2000* One underground tank was removed from Central Maine Newspapers. Bag space analysis indicated slight petoleum comtamination. The levels were so low that no clean up was required.
B-481-2000*     On September 4, 2000 at 1930 we received a call from Roland Ramond of Dead River Oil reporting a spill at 108 Ohio St. in Bangor.  A basement 275 gallon tank leaked about 125 gallons of #2 oil onto a cement floor.  Most of the oil went into a drain that was connected to the sewage treatment plant.  I advised Dead River to notify the treatment
plant.
     I arrived on site and met Mr. Raynond and Mike Perry from the sewage treatment plant.  I talked to the apartment house custodian who said a tennant notified him of a smell late that afternoon and that they had first smelled it the previous day.  This means the fuel had slowly entered the sewer system over a thirty-six hour period and also during a rainstorm which would further dilute the oil.  Mr. Perry and I checked the Kenduskeag pump station and we found no sign of oil.  Mr. Raymond picked up about fifteen gallons of oil off the cement basement floor with sorbents.
A-36-2000*A spill occurred at the bulk plant. Oil company staff used sorbents to collect free product and removed a small amount of contaminated soil. No further action required by Response Services.
A-240-2001*Second spill at this location. Previous spill number A-104-94. Ice from the roof broke the firematic valve. Oil soaked into the ground near the slab for the building. During soil removal I noticed that the water in the excavation didn't go down with time. I placed a clay wall on the well side of the excavation and stopped digging. I consulted Cheryl Fontaine of tech. services and she agreed that further digging might give the contaminated water a path to the well. Since the well was not contaminated from the spill in the same location in 1994 I decided not to disturb anything further. No further response action is expected. Site revisited with Tech Services for more soil removal after contamination was discovered in the well in July. A new seal was installed at the casing/bedrock interface.
P-248-1996*ON 4/29/96, MR. GRUBB WAS GRANTED A WAIVER TO REMOVE THIS UST FOUND DURING CONSTRUCTION.   GEORGE ERSKINE, CTI 178, CONFIRMED HE WAS HIRED TO REMOVE THE UST.  THE FACILITY IS NOT REGISTERED AT PRESENT, AND IS OF UNKNOWN AGE.  AS OF 4/30/96, NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED WITH THE REMOVAL.
B-4-1997*D-TREE=N.
B-111-2000*Driver inattention was the cause of an overfill at the pump at the City's bus garage.  An estimated 10 gallons was spilled to pavement and recovered with sorbent material
P-392-1997*23 July 1997, I issued a Virgin Product Letter for the disposal of contaminated soil discovered during piping removal operations. This soil was not required to be removed, under a DEP clean up action requirement. I issued a Clean Up Action Agreement to be signed and returned to the DEP.  To date this document has not been received, see copy attached.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (4 September 1997)
B-564-2000*     On October 16, 2000 at 1150 we received a call from Gene Proulx of R.H. Foster in Machias reporting a one gallon spill of #2 fuel oil.  The spill occurred at the home of Henry Lund of East Machias (255-6928) when the hose on the delivery truck cracked and spilled the product into the truck's hose compartment and onto the tarred driveway.  The deliveryman recovered the oil with sorbents before it left the pavement.  I called Mr. Lund and he confirmed the information.  No wells were threatened.
I-144-1997*On 9-25-97, Daigle Oil company called to report that there had been a loss of fuel oil in the basement of one of their customers in Caribou. The customer was Francis Fuhrman on the Van Buren Road. Apparently the tank had corroded and started to leak sometime in the night of 9-25-97. From the delivery and usage records they estimated about 40 gallons had been lost. I met with a service man from Daigle that morning at the house. He had cleaned most of the spilled product from the concrete floor and all from the sump area. He was planning to finish the work that morning using sorbent pads and speedy dry. I placed the Fuhrmans on quarterly monitoring.
A-167-1996*see attached
B-248-2001*Chief Robert Graves, Shirley Fire Department, called to report that they were on the scene of an accident involving a moose and a R.H.Foster tank truck. Nothing was leaking from the tank trailer but the ditch side saddle tank had lost about 30 gallons of diesel to the shoulder. The nearest well was a couple of hundred feet away. He reported that they had put down a few sorbent pads but most of the oil had been absorbed into the shoulder. I visited the scene and believed that the closest well was not threatened. As clean up of the oil would have entailed closing at least one lane of traffic to recover oil that I felt did not threaten the environment or public health, I did not require a clean up.

On 7/13/01, Jim Hosmer, resident engineer for Me DOT, called to advise me that they were cleaning the ditch along Route 15/6 in Shirley and had discovered some diesel contaminated sand in the ditch.  This was diesel spilled as a result of a R.H. Foster truck and moose interaction at the intersection of the Upper Shirley Road.  Since the object was to remove the sand, he was requesting assistance in handling it properly.  He believed that he had an appropriate land spread site at the DOT lot in Shirley on Route 15/6.

On 7/16/01, I met Mr. Hosmer and inspected the proposed spread site which has a vacant piece of asphalt.  The only well for some distance is theirs and it is heavily salt contaminated.  In a word, it is a great spread site and I approved it.  Total yardage spread is approximately 3 yards.
P-760-1999*Mike Hudson of the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit relayed a complaint from Jim Briggs, Selectman, Town of Pownal regarding a vacant property on the Lawrence Road in Pownal.  The property allegedly contained 55 gallon drums and 5 gallon pails full of unknown substances.  I visited the site and determined that the drums were mostly empty, and those that were not contained scrap metal and other solid waste, or water.  The pails contained a solid material similar to road salt solidified together.  There did not appear to be any reason to suspect hazardous materials being improperly stored or discharging on the site.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-245-1996*Ms. Lane called to report that the oily water return system from their outside metal chip bins had failed.  There are two pumps that return this water to the plant and both failed with the result that she estimated that 15 gallons spilled out onto the ground along side Baker Blvd.  The spilled water contains a metal turning lubricant/coolant that contains 40-70% mineral oil.

Lemforder hired Hughes Bros. Inc. to dig up the contaminated soil and hauled it to Sawyer's Environmental Landfill for disposal.  A total of 9.3 tons of dirt.  While I did not attend the clean up I am sure that the environment has been protected.
A-348-1998*Transformer damaged during Ice Storm '98.  See attached CMP report for more information.  No further action anticipated.
A-58-1996*An ice chunk fell off of the roof and broke the filter off of a 130 gallon tank.  This tank was hooked up to a monitor heater.  The product was caught in the snow.  The snow was removed.  The tank was located in an area with other tanks for the other housing units.  This area was isolated from the living areas and does not present a vapor problem issue.  No further action will be taken at this site unless vapor issues arise.
A-341-1997*     DEP received a report from an environmental consultant working at this UST removal that contaminated soils were encountered.  No holes were observed in the tank.  Given the non-sensitive nature of the area an action level of 700 ppm (headspace) was applied; no soil was found that exceeded this level.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-740-1999*Jeff Murdy, Webber Tanks of Bucksport, called to report that some oil contaminated ground water had been discovered while they were laying new underground pipes from the dock to their storage tanks. The excavation in question is in a parking lot on the northwest corner of Champion Paper mill's fitness center which is across Rt. 15 from the mill's main gate. He reported that the water displayed a sheen. I went to the site with Mr. Murdy. At about 3' down the ground water in the ditch did indeed display the sheen. He told me that in 1981 they had a fuel oil line leak from corrosion. This is in the same area and in fact a recovery pond had been dug about 30 feet from the present excavation. According to the equipment operator the oily water came in as they neared the old spill recovery area and the amount of contamination had not increased since they had first discovered it. The '81 spill was confirmed by Robert Randall of this office.
   Since this is a baseline-one site, I required no further action, other than I needed to be notified if fresh product was discovered or that if any soil had to be removed off site.
B-410-1998*On 6/26/98, 1700 hours Jane Boudreau of Brewer Automotive reported a small release of Freon 22 (Chloro,di floro methane) at their plant in Brewer.  Apparently a worker thought that Freon gas could be used to cool hot parts with.  I expect that this misconception was fueled by the fact that it worked well as a parts coolant.

Although the exact amount of the release was not known, it was not more than a few pounds.  The Air Bureau's reportable amount is 2000 pounds per year.
A-559-1998* Wes Moody, the CEO of the Town of Kingfield, reported that one of their employees had found an oil sheen in a septic tank. The owner had asked to have the septic system pumped out. The employee refused to pump out the septic tank.  The tank is located at Auto Body Tech. in Kingfield.
 Mr. Moody was concerned that the oily waste would present a problem at the Town's waste disposal site. I suggested that we (I), collect a water sample and have it analyzed for hydrocarbons and solvents.
 On 10-14-98, I collected water samples from this septic tank. A sample was collected from the top layer of water and another sample was collected near the bottom of the tank. Both samples were analyzed for SVO and VOA. Low levels of Acetone were found along with high levels of DRO extending from the fuel oil range to motor oil range.
 I faxed the results to Mr. Carbajal with instructions to let me know were the ultimate disposal destination would be.  He never returned my phone calls.
 Finally on 7-15-99, I made contact with Mr. Cabajal and he told me that AAA Interstate Septic Tank Service pumped this tank out. AAA is located in New Sharon, ME. 207-778-2467.  According to Mr. Carbajal the oil levels were within AAA legal limits.
I-135-2001*A truck rolled over near St. John's Bridge and spilled fuel and oil onto the ground.  Well was close to spill as truck was against the residence.  Unknown amount of fuel and oil spilled.
B-476-1997*8/29/97, 1654: Erick Shorey of Shorey Oil in Newport reported an AST spill of 240 gal. that had taken place the day before at the residence of Cheryl Morse on Rt. 23 in Hartland. Since there was no hope of recovering product that had puddled on the surface I did my investigation the following morning. I observed a product stained area of about 16'x8', which figures to be 128 ft2. From the spill volume and the area estimated, penetration was 8-9'. The groundwater level as measured from the well was 10' from grade. I covered the stained area with poly in hopes that the contaminated soil could be removed before the groundwater became impacted.

On 9/5/97, Stan Norris was on site to do the excavating; Erick Shorey was there to handle the AST manipulations. The penetration was not of uniform depth. In the middle of the stained area there was a trace of product at 13' whereas the ends of the area were clean at 4'. The head space reading at 13', which was the level at which groundwater was coming into the hole was 100ppm. I stopped the dig at this point because I did not want the contamination to go deeper. The groundwater direction seemed to be coming in from the north side of the hole. Since the well is due west of the spill, there is a chance that the residual contamination will be carried south past the well. We removed 128 yd3 from the site. The well has been put on quarterly monitoring.
P-88-1999*There is no narrative associated with this report.
B-144-2001*On 3/24/01, Webber Oil Co. called to report that a customer, Robin Hill, had suffered an oil spill at her residence, 2035 Essex Street. They felt it was less than five gallons. The details were few.
I went to the address and met Ms. Hill. It turned out that some kerosene had spilled onto her enclosed porch carpeting from an abandoned feed line that had been left without sealing. She had to remove about 50 square feet of carpeting. The stained plywood was given a coating of speedi-dri and a fan placed in a window.
   On the afternoon of 3/28/01 I met with Ms. Hill and Chuck Martin, Webber Oil, to clarify liability questions. At the time of the occurrence, I was unsure of the cause of the spill. I learned that the abandoned line had been there prior to Ms. Hill moving in last summer and suspected an overfill was involved. However, a closer look revealed that the porch floor is about 4 inches lower than the top of the horizontal tank. It also appears that the porch is settling. We all came to the conclusion the spill occurred due to settling of the porch and not by action of the oil company.
While I explained that Ms. Hill (or her father, Emery Hill who actually owns the property) would probably qualify for the AST insurance fund, she did not care to spend the 500 dollar deductible on the porch which was in dubious condition to begin with. I do not believe that the environment or public health is threatened. No further action is anticipated.
A-51-2000*     DEP received a report that 150 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled to the sewer at this facility.  No recovery was attempted.  See also A-50-00.
P-153-1999*On February 27, 1999 I received a call from Sanford dispatch reporting a spill of approximatly 50 gallons from a small aircraft that had crashed in the woods near the Sanford airport.  I spoke with the fire chief on site who stated that the fuel was lost during the crash, the plane was still in a tree, there was no recoverable fuel found.  No action will be taken.
B-469-1999*For reasons unknown, the "Pair-A-Dice" started taking on water during the night of July 31/August 1.  The bilge pump failed to start ( the Fire Chief thinks there's a ground fault in the shore side outlet to which the pump was connected) and therefor the boat sank.

The only oil lost was what little oil there was in the bilge.  The Fire Dept. was summoned and used sorbent booms to contain the oil prior to pumping out the salon and raising the boat.   The booms were recovered on 8/3/99 and had so little oil in them that they were saved for reuse.
B-322-2000*
     This office received a call at 1020 on 6/15/00 from Central Maine Power Company (Augusta) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that at 1840 last night, a tree fell across one of their lines on the Etna Road in Stetson, which resulted in a small leak from the transformer on pole #107.  The oil field tested non PCB's and was cleaned up.  Approximated one bag of soil, grass, and leaves was removed and will be disposed of through Consolidated Waste Services, Inc. (#634-2714) in Norridgewock.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-437-1997*No site visit made.

This was a  pinhole leak in the tank.  Dead River cleaned from the concrete floor.  No oil left the basement.

No further action is anticipated.
P-21-2000*See attached report.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 3, 2000
A-287-2000*A postal vehicle leaked. Sorbents were used to clean up the spill, and the vehicle was towed away for repair. Due to heavy rains, some sheen may have reached the storm drain.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-491-1997*UST Removal
Contractor:  Seacoast Ocean Services
BL-2 site

No further action by Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.




_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-417-1999*see attached narrative.
P-84-2001*No narrative.  Please see attachments.
B-9-2001*B-009-2001
01/07/2001 13:15

     Bill Dunbar, principal at the Sullivan Elementary School, called through the 1-800-number to report that vandals had broken the fitting to their outside 275 gallon fuel tank located behind the school.  Upwards of 200 gallons were estimated to have spilled.  Investigation shown that the oil spilled onto a paved surface.  It was found however that the fuel had been inadvertently spread around by a snow plow.  The area received about 10 inches of snow the previous evening covering the spill.  It was then spread by the plow along the edge of the paved yard.
     Clean Harbors arrived on site the following day for the clean up.  It was first thought that their vactor equipment could handle the quantity of contaminated snow.  As clean up proceeded it became obvious that there was much more oiled snow than was expected.  What further aggravated the problem was that the school's well was observed to be located only about 20 feet from the spill site.  A front end loader and roll off containers were then brought in to handle the large quantity of snow.  Altogether approximately 250 yards of oiled snow was removed for disposal.  A closer inspection of the area will be made in the spring to determine if further remedial action is necessary.
B-16-1997*On January 10, 1997 at 0740 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting an oil spill at 305 Griffin Rd.  The building is a multi-family apartment owned by the Bangor Housing Authority.  The fire department believed that between 150 and 175 gallons were spilled and they received the call at 2330 the previous night.

I met Mr. Brown of the Housing Authority at the site along with tenant Diane McLaughlin.  Ms. McLaughlin had piled clothes and other debris on the copper feedlines from the twin tanks which caused the crack in the line.  The Housing Authority had spread speedi dri on the floor and along with the clothes on the floor these sorbents had recovered about seventy five gallons of fuel.  The remainder of the product leaked into the basement drain which is tied into the treatment plant.  I visited the treatment plant and told Tom Hambrook of the spill but they hadn't seen any sign of the fuel.
B-611-1996*An anonymous former employee of Snow & Neally Co. in Hampden called to report that their machinery had a habit of dripping oil onto the floor of the building.  The complaint sounded "disgruntled" in nature.  A future investigation may take place in conjuction with a RCRA inspection the next time the Department is in the area.  It may be noted that records indicate Snow & Neally reports their spills.
I-67-1996*The diesel tank at the DOT facility had piping problems, which resulted in a large volume of soil to be excavated.

Some contaminated soils were hauled to the Presque Isle landfill and some were taken to the Soucy Hill DOT facility for land spreading. A total of about 500 cu yds was removed from the excavation.

The soils are very tight with very little lateral movement of the contamination.

This site is also used for salt & sand storage.

See Dames & Moore report for detailed information located in the registration file.

Case Closed.
B-617-1997*On October 23, 1997 I was at the Mountain View Veterinary Hospital on Route 3 in Trenton for the removal of two abandoned gasoline tanks.  Cleve Leckey of this office had granted a waiver but was unable to attend.  Clean Harbors was the licensed installer and Ron Howes did the licensed site assessment.  A 3,000 gallon tank and a 2,000 gallon tank were removed with no problems and we found no contaminated soil.  Clean Harbors pumped about 1800 gallons of gasoline contaminated water from the 2000 gallon tank and 1250 gallons of contaminated water from the 3000 gallon tank.  The water table was below the tank bottom but none of the liquid leaked out even though the larger tank did have a pin hole leak.  (see site assessment) All PID readings were negative.
P-552-1999*On August 5, 1999 Downeast Energy called to report a spill at a customers home.  At 38 Scarponi Drive (Linhaven Trailer Park) at the home of Mr. Blankenship there was a small corrosion hole discovered in the outside 275 gallon tank.  Downeast had already pumped off the tank and the homeowner had dug out the soil that was impacted by oil.  The tank sat on a cement slab and only a small amount of oil ran off the slab and into the ground.  Because of the small amount of soil (1/2 of one trash can full) to dispose of I gave permission to the homeowner to spread the soil at the maintenance yard/sand-pit of the trailer park.  No further action.
B-429-1997*In 1997,Carl Lyon acquired the former Center Harbor Mkt. and leased its' space to a boat builder. When it was in business, the market sold gasoline, and it was thought to be the source of gasoline that polluted Lyon's well circa 1985.  (see B-76-85?) Petrotite tests at the time proved inconclusive, so the market was allowed to go on vending gasoline, until it went out of business.

In 1997, the abandoned tanks were removed, and from the size of the hole in the center gasoline tank, there can be little wonder why the store went under, and even less as to where the gasoline from that contaminated the Lyon's well.
The tanks were buried in sand, but the bottom of the tanks were only 6'' or so over the top of the ledge; what gasoline was lost went directly into the bedrock and was unrecoverable at this tank removal.

A new well has been drilled at the Odd Fellows Hall across the street, and the analysis of that well water is pending at this writing.
P-13-2000*Received a call from the North Bridgton, Post Office stating that there were employees getting sick, and it was thought to be contributed to an oil spill that had happened a few years pervious.  I met with the Post-Master who showed me the area in question.  There was evidence of a small over fill, but no evidence of a large oil spill that would be causing vapor problems.  I did make the suggestion that they have the air test for mold spores or other possible air contaminates.  The basement was very damp and the furnace was extremely old.

No further action required.
A-203-2001*Outside ASTwith ice damage to filter. Probably 100 gallons lost. This site suffered many and various delays to excavation. The excavation was limited by a building, a utility pole, and underground power lines. When digging I found a clay layer at about 3 feet. I decided to stop digging so as not to chance puncturing the clay that may be protecting their well from contamination. The soil was not highly contaminated, the well has remained clean for several months, and there have been no vapor problems. No further response action anticipated.
B-566-1997*D-TREE=S.
A-53-1998*Received a call from Diane Alexander about an overfill at the Big Apple in Wilton. A transporter overfilled an underground storage tank while making a delivery. C.N. Brown personnel cleaned it up using sorbents. The area where the spill occurred is paved. No site visit was needed and no further work is necessary.
B-391-1997*On July 21, 1997 at 1315 we received a call from Warren Overlock of Dead River Oil in Millinocket reporting a fifteen to twenty gallon spill of diesel fuel at the Earth Grow plant in Medway.  A front end loader backed into the temporary storage tank and tipped it over allowing the fuel to spill out the vent.  The driver and other workers on site quickly righted the tank.  I advised site manager Rick Powers to excavate and stockpile the contaminated soil for landfarming.

I visited the site the next morning and found that workers had excavated about three yards of soil.  Mr. Powers and I found a site at the plant for landspreading the material.  No wells or open water were threatened.
P-555-1999*On 08/09/99 I received a report of an oil spill at the Gregor residence on Conifer Cove Road in Raymond.  I contacted Mr. Gregor and he stated that they had received a delivery of oil from CN Brown that afternoon and that oil had leaked out of the truck and onto his driveway which was close to Panther Pond.  The Department had received the report of the spill earlier in the day from Diane Alexander of CN Brown.  At the time of the earlier report we were told by CN Brown that they were undertaking a clean up at the site.  But when I was contacted later by the homeowner he was concerned that they were not getting it cleaned up fast enough or to his satisfaction.

On 08/10/99 I went out to the site and found that there was still oil contaminated soils at the site and the clean up was not complete.  I contacted CN Brown and they said that they would hire Clean Harbors to finish the clean up.  They also explained that some piping on the truck had failed, causing the leak.  They also stated that they had just had the truck serviced and that possibly something had not been done properly.  They were still willing to undertake the cleanup and they would follow up with the company that serviced the truck.

On 08/11/99 Linda Doran of this office went out to check on the progress of the clean up after one of the homeowners complained.  She oversaw the completion of the clean up and at that time it was done to the Department's satisfaction.

No further Response action is necesssary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 15, 1999
P-303-1989*
1/3/03 update to report by S G Brezinski.

Correction to town location.

Investigation regarding improper rocky fill used during install of CP protected steel UST's.  See separate report narrative and documents for details.
A-71-1997*Scott from M&H Logging called to report that a truck belonging to Burton Hall of Errol NH had a cracked tank and leaked diesel fuel in their yard. Most of it was caught in buckets, and what spilled was cleaned up with pads. Frenchy helped, and said that they had done a good job.
A-717-2000*No site visit made. See attached report. No further action expected.
B-38-1996*The State police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Mona Spear (943-6744) of Bangor Hydro Electric, about a transformer spill.

According to Mona Spear, during the ongoing wind and rain storm, a tree fell on the electric transmission lines which brought a nearby pole down.  There was a 25 kVA McGraw Edison pole mount transformer which hit the ground.  The transformer's secondary bushing was broken and oil leaked from this area.  While no visible oil could be found in the frozen gravel and leaves there may have been some trapped under the ice.

This transformer and pole was located on the Pine Trail Road (Fire Rd #4) about 100' from Phillips Lake.  The pole was located on the corner of a beach area.  The Bangor Hydro clean up personnel followed a ditch, but could not find any oil.  See attached.
P-95-1998*On 3/2/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Delcourt reporting a copper line leak under his basement floor in Standish.  I responded to the site the next morning.  Upon arrival, I observed several inches of free product in his sump hole and a slight fuel oil odor in the home.  At that time, I made arrangements with CAB Services and Engel Environmental to clean up the spill.  Please see attached reports from Engel Environmental regarding clean up activities.  On the first site visit, I also explained the AST insurance fund to Mr. Delcourt.

Due to the close proximity of the home's drinking water well to the spill, I placed Mr. Delcourt on a quarterly monitoring schedule.  The first QM result came back negative for fuel oil, but the second sample taken on 4/20/98 showed slight fuel oil levels in the well.  I referred the case to Brad Hahn of Technical Services.  We visited the site with the homeowner and John Engel on 6/1/98 to review the well results with the homeowner and to have him sign a filter agreement.  The plan devised for the short term was to install carbon filters on the well, and continue to monitor fuel oil levels in the well.  Engel Environmental will continue to remove free product from the sump hole as necessary.



________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 2, 1998
P-856-1996*22 October 1997, reponded to entered location. I observed the fishing vessel "The Bag Lady", registration #ME 3110F, owned by the subject. I obseved the beached vessel with minimal damage and no petroleum discharge. I spoke to the subject briefly and advised him that the MDEP was not requiring any remedial actions, and that a salvage company could most likely recover the vessel.

I also observed the sail boat "Veronica Lauren", registration #ME 4529W, beached at East End Beach. I did
not observe a patroleum discharge associated with this boat.

No further Response Services action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (17Apr97)
B-8-2001*-008-2001
01/07/2001 13:07

     John Cunningham of the Bar Harbor Fire Department called through the 1-800 number to report a small #2 fuel spill at the residence of Terry Kelley on the Crooked Road.  It was stated that a driver for Walls Oil mistakenly delivered oil to a tank that had not been installed yet.  Approximately 10 gallons leaked onto a concrete garage floor before the problem was discovered.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up from the floor.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
I-38-1999*On 3-31-99, Dead River called this office to report there had been a small spill of fuel oil in the basement of the Doucette residence in Caribou. The tank had corroded on the bottom most likely from condensation on the inside. About 15 gallons was lost and had gone to the drainage paths cut into the concrete floor. Some(a small quantity) had gone to the floor drain. Dead river was called to replace the tank and Soderberg construction was hired to clean the floor with sorbents. All was removed from the basement and no odor was present.
P-173-2001*
   On or about Thus. 3/22/01, I visited this rural construction company site in response to a complaint filed with DEP's Jon Woodard regarding spilled oil.  The area is residential & commercial on private wells and therefore geologically sensitive.  I met with the company owner, Mr. Clyde Foster who allowed me to look at his property.  The company has several garage buildings and a residence and has reportedly been there prior to the adjoining residences (see site sketch).
   Onsite I noted no AST or UST's evident.  Heavy trucks & equipment were parked in the yard.  A light sheen was on several puddles on the gravel driveway.  I also noted several small oil spots from dripping motors though nothing exceeding approx. 0.1 gal. in size.  I did not note any prohibited discharges that I believed threatened any nearby receptors.
   Mr. Foster stated that he had been having disputes with his neighbor to the south and that is the source of the complaint.  I gave Mr. Foster a bale of sorbent pads and advised him on being careful with managing his fuels.  As of Jan. 2002 I have received no further complaints on this problem.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions are being planned at this time.  See site sketch and attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-50-1998* The driver of a pickup traveling west on the West Road fell asleep at the wheel. The truck rolled over ending up on its roof.  The truck was carrying a 260 gal homemade diesel fuel tank which lost about half of its contents before being righted.

The Caribou Fire Dept. deployed sorbent pads and boom to capture the fuel running down the road and ditch. The spill site is on a steep hill.

A contractor was hired to excavate the road shoulder that had saturated soil.

The oil doesn't appear to have damaged any properties other than the DOT road surface and the shoulder.

Case Closed
B-612-2000*      On November 15, 2000 at 1150 we received a call from Tracy Lord of the Maine D.O.T. in Shirley reporting five, one gallon milk jugs of oil in a roadside turnoff on route 15 in Big Squaw Township. I visited the site on November 17 and found the jugs which contained used motor oil.  There was no leakage and I brought the jugs back to the garage and poured the oil into our used oil drum for re-cycling.
P-116-1999*On 2/16/99 I received a call from Les Wilson & Sons reporting evidence of a leak at a tank removal in Portland.  When the tank was removed, a large number of holes could be seen in the tank.  A small amount of oil sludge could be seen in the excavation.  I instructed Wilson to remove the sludge with sorbent pads and backfill the excavation.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 16, 1999
A-438-1997*No site visit made. No further action anticipated.
B-339-2000*B-339-00
Bar Harbor

Saturday June 24, 2000				1628

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Melissa Stein ((800) 552-2004), of Irving Oil about a spill at the Irving Mainway, located at 99 Cottage Street in Bar Harbor.

I phoned the given number and spoke with Mike Little.  According to Mr. Little, 3 gallons of gasoline was spilled during the filling of an underground storage tank.  The gasoline ran off the asphalt surface onto Cottage Street.  The gasoline was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi-dri.  The Bar Harbor Fire Department (288-5554) was on scene during the clean up.
P-116-1996*AST RUSTED OUT IN BOTTOM, HARRIS OIL REPLACED TANK AND REFERED OWNER TO CLEAN HARBORS REGARDING CLEAN-UP. CLEAN HARBORS REFERED OWNER TO DEP ON 2/21/96.  CLEAN-UP UNDER DEP BY SUN ENVIRONMENTAL.  SEE ATTACHMENTS.
B-354-1999*The Rockwood Fire Chief, Joe Munster, called to report that they had noticed an oil sheen on the Moose River in Rockwood. They had traced it back to an AST at an uninhabited trailer owner by Ms. Irene Tournigny. The obviously old tank had developed a rust hole in its bottom and what oil was in it leaked into the fill under the trailer and then worked its way underground to break out in the Route 15 ditch. After entering the ditch it entered a culvert whose outlet is in the river. The firemen tilted the tank back to stop any more release; but by then the gauge read empty and they said it felt empty. I placed a sorbent boom in the ditch and another at the mouth of the culvert to stop the oil from entering the river. I then used sorbent pads to collect the free product in the ditch.
   The water source for the trailer comes from a dug well uphill and there are no wells or opportunity for one down grade of the spill. The chief knew that the trailer had not been used for at least five years and an accurate accounting of the oil lost is unattainable. Since the oil was contained, I adopted a wait and see attitude. I've visited the site on 7/9 and 7/15 and found that the booms were in good order and there seemed to be no gain of oil. There was obvious mats of algae in the ditch that were bio-degrading the oil which I enhanced on 7/15 with 2# of high nitrogen fertilizer (29 %).
   Other than continual observation I expect no further action is necessary.
P-410-2000*An anonymous caller was concerned about drums containing unknown wastes being buried at the McLaughlin property in New Gloucester.  I visited the site the day I recieved the complaint.

Mr. McLaughlin recycles metal from the Masonite (International Paper) plant in Lisbon.  I checked all the drums on the property - they all were either empty or contained scrap metal.  I also checked any areas on the property where the soil had been disturbed and found no indications of buried drums.  I will refer this site to ME-DEP Solid waste personnel.  No further action by Response Services anticipated.
B-360-1997*On 7/10/97, 0836 hours Jeff Murdy of Webber Tank in Bucksport reported that they had run into contaminated soil while working on their drainage system.  He indicated that the contaminant seemed to be gas.  The amount of impacted soil was estimated to be 6-10 yards.  He went on to say that they had ongoing, on site, contaminated soil remediation at Webber Tank.  Inasmuch as Webber Tank is a bulk storage plant it is quite fitting that they have on site remediation.

Facility Registration Number:  326
A-590-1996*Received a call from Jim Meldrum of  Kingfield Cash Fuel that there had been a small overfill at his bulk plant. Petroleum Products Coop was making a delivery to his bulk plant. Apparently some fuel came out through the vent pipe and flowed over the tank. The area was diked with clay walls and floor. There was snow in the containment area. The bulk plant owner, Mr. Meldrum excavated the contaminated snow and put it on a nearby large brush pile that was then burned. I explained to him that I probably would not have approved of that method but it seemed like there was no harm done to the environment. I also cautioned him to report spills as soon as practical just to get him in the habit of doing it right when he does actually need assistance. No response was required. No further work is needed on this site. Petroleum Products Coop has not reported the spill as of 12/30/96.
B-449-1999*B-449-99
Hancock (Hancock Point)

Wednesday July 28, 1999				1415

I received a phone call from Ms. Gladys Foss (422-9019), of Hancock.  According to Ms. Foss she saw oil on the beach about 10 days ago.  A pail near a path had golden oil and paper rags in it.  She said that she saw a 1 quart can of motor oil it was golden in color (virgin motor oil).  The can was on the east side of the road and was empty.

Thursday July 29, 1999				0810

When I found the location as described by Ms. Foss there were 10 to 12 paper towels that contained some oil.  The oily paper towels were picked up and taken to the DEP temporary storage area for ultimate disposal at the Auburn incinerator.
B-370-1998*On June 7, 1998 at 1800 we received a call from Dead River reporting a #2 fuel oil spill at the Town Taxi garage on Broadway Street in Bangor.  I talked to Roland Raymond who estimated that one hundred gallons leaked onto the cement floor and some may have entered a drain.

I arrived on site and met Mr. Raymond and Paul Baron, who is the owner of Town Taxi.  Most of the oil was on the floor or in a small bermed collection area beneath the tank but some did enter a floor drain.  Fortunately, the drain was plugged with mud and dirt so the product just collected in the drain entrance where workers collected it with sorbents.  The rest of the oil was collected with sorbents.

The storage system consisted of two basement tanks connected together.  The leak originated from a cracked nipple on the connection between the two tanks.  Mr. Baron thought one of his drivers must have hit some pallets beside the tank and one of the pallets hit and cracked the feedline.

Rec. file.
A-529-1998*An anonymous caller reported that a tank had been left behind when the old K of C Hall was moved. The caller claimed that the lines had been cut and that product had run out onto the ground. I inspected and found a minor amount of spillage on a cement floor. A UST was also present. The building's current owner arranged to remove the tank. The Whitefield CEO inspected the site and verified that no contamination was present.
A-780-1999*Received a call from Ken Pankovic concerning a late report of a small oil spill.  Mr. Pankovic is the newly hired safety officer for the Stone and Webster gas fired generating plant in Rumford.  He reported that during the final phases of construction, approximately 5 gallons of  "DIAL", non-PCB transformer oil was spilled at the plant site.  He wanted to know how he could dispose of the pads.  This report and question, was eight days after the spill.  I went up to the site to inspect the area.  The site is in an industrial park.  The spill was to a paved surface and looked like it was adequately cleaned up.  I explained that reporting of spills needed to be done in a timely manner if no further enforcement action is to be taken.  He seemed to understand.  I directed him to the incinerator in Auburn for disposal of the drum of pads they had collected.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-615-1996*Mark Knapp, concerned citizen from the Hovey Road in Milo, stated that his neighbor, Keith Bridges, dumped all types of debris including oil into an old cellar hole and setting it on fire.  It was also stated that Karen Knuuti of solid waste had alredy been involved.

A subsequent conversation with Karen revealed that Mr. Bridges had removed the burnt debris from the hole and dipsosed of it property. Any oil, if any, surely would have burnt.  It may be noted that a transfer station is proposed for the property.
P-260-1999*18 February 1999, I responded to spill location.  I observed a discharge from an AST vent that impacted a small corner of the paved driveway, p-stone under the fill pipes coming out from the garage, and p-stone in a sump hole just inside the garage under the AST piping.

The AST is located in the basement toward the back of the house.  The fill is at the front of the house.  The fill appears difficult due to the length of the piping and vent whistle located at the tank.  Lavasseur was having the tank replaced this day and relocating it toward the front of the house.  Apparently, this is the second spill at this location in the past year or so.

I contacted DR and spoke to Dennis OBrian.  OBrain was reluctant to take responsibility for the spill indicating that the facility had a defective fill receptor.  I informed OBrian that the discharge was from the vent.  I also informed him that the tank should not be filled if the piping is defective and that spills are required to be reported to the DEP.  After OBrian inspected the site they took RP actions to clean it up.

No further information received by DEP regarding this site and no additional actions necessary.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 22APR99.

P-50-1994*Incident was a structure fire involving flooring materials containing  styrene.  Most of the product was consumed in the fire, although fire fighting efforts resulted in the production of water contaminated with styrene.  Clean Harbors collected the water in question with and vacuum truck.
B-379-1997*7/17/97 18:23

Scott Patterson, concerned resident in Dover, called to report discovering a 5 gallon pail of roofing tar disposed of on the shore of the Piscataquis River just below the wooden, covered bridge.  Some of the tar had also been spiled.  A couple days later I removed the pail shoveled up the tar.  Disposal is pending.  It's owner however remains a mystery.
A-283-1997*See attached for additional information.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-143-1999*Received a call from Randy Murry of Murry Oil that there had been a spill at a customer's site.  Randy reported that while they were filling the underground storage tank at DeCoster's Plant #4 building, he had overfilled the tank. He reported approximately 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled. He said that DeCoster personnel were assisting him and that he did not need any assistance that night.  I told him I would be going out the next day to inspect the cleanup. When I arrived at the site the next day I met Mr. Murry and Mr. Herman Brown of DeCoster.  I pointed out the areas that still needed some cleanup.  Most of the cleanup had been done already and the site looked fairly good for a spill of 100 gallons.


I subsequently spoke to Jim Hillier of Hillier & Associates. He is a geologist that is contracted by DeCoster to be a third party in assuring compliance with environmental rules by DeCoster.  He pointed out that there was a well for the site over 500' away. It was his opinion that based on knowledge of the local geology the well had a low risk of contamination from the spill. With that determination, no further work is necessary on this site.
A-46-1996*This spill occurred when a 500 gallon tank was being transported to a logging site.  The trailer carrying the tank broke loose and the tank was damaged.  The two fire departments cleaned with sorbents, and helped pump the remainder from the damaged tank.  No further action is anticipated.
A-273-1997*The anonymous caller reported that the owner continuously allowed oil to drip from equipment and he discarded oil containers that were not empty.  She reported a puddle of oil.  I visited the site  and observed a number of abandoned vehicles.  Scattered over the site were possibly 200 tires, an accumulation of junk and many batteries.  I did find some empty oil containers, an empty fuel tanker, and oil staining consistent with home auto repair.  The staining was limited to the garage area.  I did not see that any cleanup was warranted.  The site had been abandoned some time ago after the home burned.  When I visited most junk was difficult to see because the grass/weeds were high.  The junk is scattered.    The site is an eye sore.

No further action is anticipated although I have referred the site to Mike Parker, because of the number of tires.  The caller had previously reported the site to the local CEO.
A-664-1998*Received a call from Alternative Fuel that a customer of theirs had suffered a spill. I went to the island and inspected the site. Mrs. Patricia Bunker owned a house on Pleasant Street that she rented. The current tenant happened to be a driver for Alternative Fuels. The Fire Department and Alternative Fuels had done a good job of cleaning up the spill. The aboveground 275 gallon tank had rusted through the bottom of the tank. The basement where the spill happened was wet and had a lot of water in it. Most of the fuel was on top of the water and some may have run out of the basement into a drainage ditch. The oil in the basement was cleaned up with sorbents. There was some sign of oil in the drainage ditch, but it disappeared quickly. There was little to do except pick up the sorbent pads that had picked up some oil.

There is a well at the house. It is the only well in the area. The rest of the area is served by town water. Eventually the well was impacted. I spoke with Mrs. Bunker and she stated that the house is plumbed for town water. She stated that she had some "issues" with the water district. I stated that the Department would probably not pay to remediate the well with a lower cost option available. The case has been referred to Technical Services for final disposition on the well.
B-730-1999*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to report that a half-gallon of non-PCB mineral oil leaked from a damaged transformer on the Newbury Neck Road. The transformer on pole #159 was damaged when a truck snagged the service wire causing the transformer to spill a little bit of oil onto the ground. This was cleaned up and sent to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
P-566-1996*On 5/22/96 at 1725 the Maine State Police relayed a report they had received from the Portland Fire Department regarding a petroleum discharge from a rolled over tractor trailer on Bates Street, Portland. I responded to the site and observed a tractor trailer which had rolled onto it's left side as it had come down the Rt 295 off ramp and entered Bates Street.  The unit, which was carrying lumber, had come to rest on a traffic island in the middle of the intersection of the two aforementioned thoroughfares. The only visible petroleum discharge was used motor oil which was coming from either the crankcase vent or fill. I estimate that 3-5 gallons of oil had spilled.  The Portland Fire Department had deployed 10-12 sorbent pads on the spilled oil which I bagged for disposal.  The street was subsequently sanded.  The unit was not heavily damaged and was righted without further incident.
A-70-1999*Received an anonymous complaint about a 5-gallon bucket of waste oil.  The caller described where the house was and said the bucket was leaking.  I went to the house while travelling back from another spill.  I found the bucket.  It seemed to be filled with waste lube oil and was overflowing.  I knocked on the door and spoke to the homeowners' teenage daughter.  I told her that the oil in the bucket needed to be disposed of properly to prevent further spillage.  She said she would tell her father.  I went past the house a few weeks later and found that the bucket was not present and some sand had been spread on the concrete.  No one was home so I didn't find out what became of the bucket of oil.  No further work is necessary.
I-106-2000*On 9-20-00, Tim Gouple, a DOT foreman called to report that while excavating on Main St. Presque Isle, and old UST was discovered at the intersection of Park and Main St. I met with him on site that day, the tank was partially full of water with no fuel. I told them to drain the water and pull out the tank. No further action necessary.
P-696-2001*05.06.2001 responded to entered location.  Discovered a parameter drainpipe of the facility discharging fuel oil into roadside ditch.  I inspected the AST and observed evidence of a spill.  No information, except that some type of work had been performed to the heating system several months prior, would be provided to DEP on site.

I do not feel that all the facts were presented to DEP in this event.  I received an anonymous phone call at a later date fielded by another Responder; the caller advised that a large discharge associated with the AST did occur.  My second attempt to learn about what happen resulted in no usable information.

The parimeter drain area was flushed and all free phase product collected with pads.
No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8.31.2001
A-791-1999*     DEP received a report that a small quantity of fuel was spilled from this commercial vehicle.  Local fire officials confirmed that the spill was to rain-puddled pavement in a non-sensitive area; no remediation was consdered practical.
B-442-1997*Mr. Dunning, S.W. Cole Eng. Inc., called to report they had discovered gasoline contamination at the removal of gasoline tanks at The County Squire Convenience Store on Rt. 1A in E. Holden.  On scene, I learned Irving Oil Co. had removed 3 single wall fiberglass tanks with single wall fiberglass suction piping.  While the tanks were installed according to Chapter 691 in 1988 by Webber Oil Co. and could have remained in the ground, the land owner, Fred Hunton, requested they be removed.  Irving requested a waiver of the 30 day waiting period from Jake Ward of this office. It was granted.  S.W. Cole was hired to do the site asessment and concurrently, they were doing a Phase I site assessment for a potential buyer, Benjie Grant.  G.R. Adams, Jr. Inc. was hired to do the actual removal.
The tanks were removed without problems. Soil samples from the tank hole and the pipe trench showed gasoline levels in the 25-50 ppm area well below the notification level of 100 ppm; however, a routine sample from the tank hole wall in south west wall at a depth of 9-11' showed 655 ppm at which point I was called.  I was aware that some 8-9 years earlier there had been a significant spill of gasoline from a UST that had left a foot thick layer of gas in the ground.  This had been remediated and I was under the impression that the nearest well, the store's, had not been impacted.  I met with Mr. Dunning and Mr. Grant and watched as the active pipe line was removed.  PID levels in the trench showed the same 25-50 ppm levels.  I then had them dig below the trench just outside the north west corner of the tank hole excavation and beginning at about 4' through to 9' we found 5600-4500 ppm of contamination.  I had been called to the road in front of the store in 1989 when the MEDOT had discovered gasoline contamination soil in their right of way.  This appeared to be in a band between 3' and 6' down.
CONTINUED....
P-699-1999*On 10/3/99 I received a call from Cheif Bryant of the South Paris Fire Department informing me that an AST at 381 Hebron Road had fallen over and approximately 150 gallons of fuel oil had been released.  When I arrived on site a representative of Dead River Oil Co. was there and the owner of the property, Phillip Keene, was also there.  Mr. Keene told me that the tenants had noticed the front legs of their outdoor AST were sinking into the ground two days earlier.  The tenants informed Mr. Keene of the problem on 10/3 and he had tried to use a jack to prop up the tank and in the process the tank fell over and broke off the gauge allowing approximately 150 gallon to be released.  The tank was then proped up and the guys from Dead River emptied the rest of the oil from the tank.  The two mobile homes on the site use the same well which the owners believe is around 200 feet deep (drilled) and 50 feet upgradient(?) of the release.  The site has very uneven topography with at least one bedrock outcrop.  We decided to excavate some of the contaminated soil and had very little luck because the surficial material is very rocky.  In general it was sandy with some gravel and many boulders.  The spill occurred about 5-10 feet from the septic tank which we uncovered during excavation.  The leach bed is about a hundred feet directly down gradient.  At this time I do not believe that any other response action is required.  I have referred this case to Technical Services.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
October 4, 1999
I-177-1998*Oil filter was not tightened causing 4-6 gallons of fuel to spill.  It was cleaned up with sorbents and  put in waste oil drum
P-524-2000*See attached report from CMP.
A-118-1997*Received a call from Gary Glidden of Dead River that a customer of his in Boothbay Harbor had suffered a spill. I responded to the site. The building is a bed and breakfast owned and operated by Gordon Frezzel. The line from his 275 gallon fuel tank had developed a pinhole leak. The tank was in a shed attached to the building. There was a floor drain  in the concrete floor. Apparently all the oil went to the floor drain. Dead River only discovered the problem from inventory records. The building is very near the water and is built directly on the granite bedrock. The floor drain dumped directly into the fractures of the granite. The oil was surfacing in the outcrops along the shore. Dead River employees had already applied sorbents to the rocks and put sorbent boom into the water near the rocks. There was a heavy sheen in the water. All the oil was discharging from fractures in the granite. Sorbent pads placed in the larger fractures were succesful at sorbing oil. I returned on the 18th to change pads and maintain boom. Mary Corr and I returned on the 22nd to change pads and remove the sorbent boom. I had determined that the sorbent boom was not being very effective and that dispersing what oil did reach the water quickly was a better solution. No further work is needed on this site.
B-745-1998*
B-745-98

On 11/19/98 I logged the DHS/MTBE referral to an analysis that had been done on a well that belonged to Fred and Gail McDougal in Jackman.  On 11/25/98 I sampled the water and the sample went to Binax/NEL on 11/30/98.  The result came back <2ppb, which is below the detection limit.  This is not surprising inasmuch as the DHS test was 1 ppb.  There was a gravel surface driveway within 20 feet of the well.  It was a drilled well.
A-228-2000*A hydraulic hose broke on the wood yard crane. About 220 gallons was lost onto the bark pile. It was dug up and taken to the boiler.
I-86-1998*On 4-10-98 Maine State Police reported a fatal air crash off the N/S runway at PI airport. Site inspection next day revealed no aviation gas present-probably burned in fire.
A-10-2000*While the #1 paper machine was shut down, a leak from the drive unit was discovered. PCB content was estimated at >500 ppm. Clean Harbors was hired to clean up the spill. Mike Hudson (DEP) was notified of the PCB release. See attached report from IP.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-68-1999*     DEP received a report that an overfill had occurred at this residential oil tank.  Spilled product was sorbed into snow; the area is dense residential and is served by a municipal water supply.  The spiller excavated all contaminated snow and transported it to a secure landfill for disposal.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-447-1999*     DEP received a complaint from Camden town officials that it was suspected that the operator of this facility had been discharging waste liquids to the municipal sewer.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the facility in the presence of Roger Droukas (Apollo Tanning), Ross Parker (Camden Municipal Treatment Works), and Jeff Weymouth (Camden F.D.) .  Mr. Parker alleges that the treatment facility had assumed an odor characteristic of the tannery beginning the previous day, and that based on prior experience with the tannery he believed tannery staff were discharging to the sewer.  Mr. Droukas admitted to discharging several drums of liquid to the sewer, but claimed these contained only rain water.  Several gallons of spilled product were visible on the floor of a waste liquid receiving building; some of this material had flowed outside and was puddled on soil.  Mr. Droukas claimed this might be "fish oil", and was not considered hazardous; a sample was collected for analysis and would later show no need for handling as a "hazardous substance".  No remediation of soil was warranted as a result of this relatively minor spill.
     It became apparent that the Department had some outstanding issues with Apollo, and that questions regarding storage/disposal of wastes went back several years.  The company was currently in a precarious financial situation and had experienced several suspicious fires in recent months.  DEP, Hazardous Materials Compliance, has some ongoing communications with Apollo regarding some of their handling practices; these issues are not a part of this spill report.  I anticipate no further Response involvement as a result of this particular incident.
     Refer also to DEP spill files A-369-98, A-602-89, UST reg. files 10817 and 10818, and files maintained by Hazardous Materials Compliance (BRWM), and Air Quality Licensing.
A-158-2000*Received a call from Jerry Junkins of International Paper concerning an oil spill at the mill.  He reported that 1 gallon of #6 oil had leaked from the #1 boiler pump and had gone to the sewer.  He did say that the moat around the pump normally had some #6 oil in it.  Enough #6 oil was put into the moat that it found a crack in the wall and leaked out to the sewer.  The oil was trapped in the sewer and recovered.  No oil reached the treatment plant.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional details. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-259-1997*A flat bed truck was carrying a 1000 tank full of chicken manure.  The truck drove onto the shoulder and rolled into the ditch. The contents of the tank discharged onto the ground.  The accident was immediately above the Outlet Stream.  It was also upwind of the settled area of Vassalboro.  The manure was dug up by Manter Construction.  They mixed it with their loam pile.
A-214-1996*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.  See attached for additional details.
B-85-2000*B-085-2000
02/17/2000

     Nick Hodgkins of the Division of  Remediation in Augusta called to report another MTBE case down in Hancock.  It was stated that a lab analysis of the well water at L.A. Gray shown low levels of the gasoline additive at 1.7 parts per billion. A source could not be readily identified.  The MTBE could be associated with the Irving across the road or minor spillage from vehicles in the L.A. Gray parking lot.  In any event LA Gray was placed on quarterly monitoring as a precaution should the situation be more serious.
P-330-1994*Discharge was the result of oil expanding out the aboveground storage tank through the vent onto the ground.  Approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel was discharge onto the ground which was collected using speedy-dry.
P-114-2001*On 2/29/01 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Don Jeradin of Downeast Energy reporting a 175 gallon spill of Kerosene at Brunswick Ford.  The spill occurred when the weight of ice and snow broke the firematic valve off from an outside Above Ground Storage Tank.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed oil contaminated snow around the tank.  I encouraged the facility manager, Brandt Hatala to apply to the Insurance Fund.  He agreed.

I hired Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated snow from the spill area.  The snow was taken to their facility at Rumery Rd., in South Portland.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 27, 2001
I-38-2000*On 4-26-00, Patsey Nadeau of Allagash called to report there was something in her water. She thought it smelled of gas. She reported there was an old abandoned gasoline station across the street. I met with her that day to check. I could not smell anything in the water but sampled it. There was several children and an infant living in the home. Results came back negative for gas and fuel oil.
P-255-1998*Report of an unknown substance in Crockett Brook, possible hazardous material or slit associated with new construction.  Responded to complaint and did observe a cloudness in water which appeared to be pine pollen.  Regardless, of actually origin of substance, it did not appear to be associated with the new home construction.

No further action required.
B-434-1999*Lucia Allen, Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Co., called to report that an employee ran over a rock with his car and about 1.5 quarts of engine oil was spilled at the Baileyville compressor site. The company dug up about 4 square feet of soil which was placed in their oil debris dumpster. This debris will be taken to Sawyer's landfill in Hampden.
A-205-2001*AST leak caused by snow and ice accumulation breaking brass nipple between filter and tank.  Reported by Tom Hildreth, operator of Carrabassett Coffee, who leases the building from Mr. Greg West.  The tank is located beneath valley of roof.  I contracted with Jordan Excavation of Kingfield to remove contaminated soils and replace with bank run gravel.  Septic system located adjacent to spill does not appear affected.  Public water is available with no known water wells in area.  Soils were excavated 4/6/01.  Soil was sandy gravel trending to cobbles at depth.  Excavated approx 42 yards.  Could not remove some contaminated soils beneath building foundation.  No odors present inside office or work area.  Advised Mr. West to install protection for the filter and supply line upon reinstallation.  No additional work required for Response Services.  Not referred to Tech Services based on public water availability.
A-680-1998*Testing as part of the Governor's MTBE sampling program revealed low levels of MTBE in the Ricker Orchard well (2.4 ppb).  I resampled on 12/15/98 (6.3 ppb).

The drilled well is located next to the Mr. Ricker, Sr.'s residence.  The driveway is paved.  Orchard operations are next to the house; parking for the employees is on the far side of the packing building some distance from the well.  No source of contamination was evident.

This facility does not do regular testing because they disagree with DHS about being a public water supply.  Therefore, I have added them to our quarterly monitoring program.  The case has been referred to Tech Services since it is a stringent site.  No further action needed by Response Services.
A-521-1998*See attached and site assesemnt for additional details.

This site has been referred to Technical Services to determine if additional remediation is needed.
I-124-1997*On 8-25-97, the Van Buren police reported a dump truck carrying asphalt had overturned on U.S. Rt. 1 about 6 miles north of town. The whole load had spilled from the truck. I had Soderberg construction take a backhoe up and place the spilled asphalt in another dump for transportation the the Lane Facility it came from for recycling.
B-47-1998*1/21/98 15:50

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report one of several dielectric oil spills related to the "1998 ice storm".  This particular incident also involved a transformer falling off a pole and rupturing.  Approximately 7 gallons of dielectric oil spilled into the ice and snow.  Approximately 3 drums of "non PCB" contaminated snow and debris was generated from the clean up.
P-290-2001*Overfill  due to failure of automatic shut-off.  Cleaned up by CN Brown.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_____________________________
Jon L. Woodard   OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-194-2001*   I found that the Gerard's mobile home was served by two 275 gallon AST. Mr. Gerard would have them filled during the summer and use only one tank at a time when winter came.  This was done by manually turning a valve. It turned out that the firematic valve to the standby tank had broken under the weight of ice and snow and the whole tank was lost. His well is about 100' away and up grade. Mr. Gerard created this lot and said that the well was drilled through 40 feet of clay. The area around the lot is generally flat and the vegetation indicates wet tight soils. Mr. Gerard says that he had brought in a lot of fill that he shaped with a borrowed bulldozer. The mobile home is on a mounded slab and there is no fuel odor inside. An outside inspection showed that the oil would move away from the well and be absorbed by the fill on top of the native clay. As such I felt no clean up was required to protect their health or the environment.
A-174-1999*Received a call from Franklin Memorial Hospital that they had a small mercury spill.  Roger Wells called to report that they had dropped a small thermometer, breaking it and spilling the mercury.  They have mercury spill kits on the premises and the Farmington Fire Department used one on them to clean up the mercury.  The spill was contained to one room with a tile floor.  No further action is necessary on this spill.
A-639-2000*Received a call from Steve Meckler of Hancock Lumber that there had been a small oil spill.  He reported that a 10 wheel dump truck had a hydraulic line brake and spilled approximately 10 gallons.  This happened at the sawmill on to a dirt area.  They excavated the area and sent the contaminated soil to Thibodeau's for disposal.  The area is an industrial area and there are no nearby waterwells.  No further action is needed on this spill.
P-747-2000*No further narrative.  See attached report.


NOTE:  The attachment associated with this report was inadvertently misplaced, therefore not attached.
B-489-1997*On 9/8/97, 1125 hours John Wiggen reported a fuel overfill at a rental property that he owns at 3 Blake Street in Brewer. Apparently the fuel vendor had put enough product into the system so that the threads on the fill pipes seeped.  Since the fill pipe went into the basement it caused an odor.  The seepage had stopped by the time I was notified.  There was not enough spillage to clean up and the odor problem was taken care of by opening the basement windows.  I expect the overfill was an oversight.
A-78-1999*A dump truck was struck by a car. The saddle tank was ruptured. The product flowed onto the road and in the ditch. H.E. Sargeant cleaned up the roadway because they had equipment at the bridge rebuild. Johnson was a subcontractor on the job. Johnson hauled the soil to Dragon.
A-148-1996* On 4-5-96 the Franklin County S.O. reported a leak of nitrous oxide at Gifford Ice Cream in Farmington. The Farmington Fire Dept. responded.  A 50 lb. cylinder was connected to a machine. The leak was somewhere in the machine. The F.D. response was to stop the leak and ventilate the building. My involvement was to gather data and relay the hazards of the compound to the F.D. No site visit was made. No environmental damage was done.

P-226-2000*Kerry Blum found puddles of oil in her yard.  It was discovered the oil had leaked from a 275 gallon outside K-1 AST used to supply fuel to a furnace in a garage/shed.  The oil had apparently been dripping from a broken fitting for an unknown amount of time.   The area of the shed was underlain by tight clay, when the shed was installed the perimeter of the footing had been excavated and filled in with sand - this is the area that the oil seemed to all collect in.

I hired Environmental Services to excavate out around two sides of the shed - this was done with a vactor.  There was also 100- 200 gallons of liquid vacced up during the excavation.  Much of the liquid was oil.  I placed lotted flex pipe into the trench and sloped the trenches to a sump at one corner of the garage.  Some oil has continued to be collected in the sump.  I will continue to monitor the site throughout the spring.  No further action beyond that, anticipated.
P-703-1993*
REPORT SUMMARY
	10/30/93: Approx. 10-gal. spill @ dispenser due to customer error, on pavement.  Response by  Auburn Fire Dept.  Unknown how much product may have reached soil through joints & cracks in pavement.  There is confusion as to who recovered waste for disposal.
I-97-1996*On 9-5-96, an annonymous caller reported that a small engine repair shop operated by Lendell White was dumping gasoline on the ground and had a number of engine and engine parts scattered around outside that were leaking. I investigated that day and met with an employee. There was no evidence at all to substantiate the complaint, and it was noted that this was a very neat operation.
B-382-1999*B-382-99
Bangor

Wednesday July 7, 1999				1015

I received a phone call from Mr. Bob Trask (654-9549), of Precision Tanks.  Mr. Trask phoned to report that contaminated soil had been found at the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building during the removal of two #6 (also used #5) heating oil tanks.  I explained to Mr. Trask that they needed to have a site assessor on scene during the tank removals.

When I arrived I temporary stopped excavation until a site assessor was on site to do the site assessment.  Workers were involved in placing sheet piles around the tank excavation  so that the compact area would not collapse into the excavation and so the excavation would be safe to enter during the tank installation that was to follow.  I recommended some local site assessors and they got hold of FGS/CMT, Inc. to do the work.  Soon Bub Saunders of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services arrived on scene.  Excavation resumed.

I set the clean up level to Baseline 2.  Most of the Black to gray stained soil was removed.  The heaviest contamination was located around the fill pipes and ran down into the ground around the tanks.

There was no evidence of leaking tanks or piping found during the removal.  In all, from July 7th to July 9th, nearly 19 tons of contaminated soil went to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  The sandy soil and sand varied from saturated to lightly contaminated even though the clean up was set at B2.
B-425-2001*     On 7/31/01, 0440 hours Jim Patrick reported a spill of unknown material at the Sawyer Building on the UMO campus.  The Orono Fire Department Haz Mat team was responding.  It soon became known that a water pipe had burst and that the water dripped into the cutting oil containment tray on a metal cutting lath.  This caused a couple gallons of the oil to spill onto the cement floor.  The MSDS indicated no hazards and further stated that spills should be handled like any other oil release.  The oil was recovered with pads and speedy dry.  These materials were stored at the facilities waste storage for eventual disposal.
I-178-1999*On 11-22-99, Irving Oil Co. faxed a spill report form to this office regarding the overfill of a basement tank at the residence of Aurora Madore in Caribou. The delivery driver had overfilled the tank and about 1/2 gallon was spilled onto the floor. All was picked up using sorbent pads.
I-141-1997*DISPOSED CONTAMINATED SOIL ON COMPANY LAND REFER TO ATTACHED SITE ASSESSMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
P-565-1996*SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE
A-582-2001*   DEP received a belated report that several gallons of gasoline was spilled at a remote (no ferry service) island when a valve was left open at the fuel line of a tractor.  Gasoline contaminated soil was excavated for disposal; two residential wells within 300' were sampled and determined to show no contamination from this spill.
A-45-1997*     DEP received an anonymous report that a transformer on a pole was leaking at this property.  I contacted the utility company (Fox Islands Co-op) that owns the transformer; they sent a technician to investigate.  they later reported that all transformers on the property were intact, but that a small amount of what appeared to be creosote was observed in snow at the base of one pole.  It is believed that this is the material originally reported.  A sample was analyzed as a precaution (see F.I. Co-op attachments).
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-3-1998*On January 2, 1998 the Department received a report that approximately 70 gallons of fuel oil had been discharged in the basement of a residence.  The discharge had occured as the result of an oil delivery to the wrong residence by DL Hardy, Inc., subcontracting for Webber Energy.  The home which the oil was mistakenly delivered to had visible vent and fill lines, with no tank attached.  The driver was proceding to pump fuel into the fill pipe when the homeowner arrived and stopped him.  Approximately 70 gallons had been pumped onto the basement floor.

I arrived and met with the homeowners after the oil company had done an initial clean-up and left.  At that time they were satisfied that DL Hardy would complete the clean-up of the basement.  After several weeks the homeowner contacted me and complained that he was not satisfied with the effort being put forth by the oil company.  Peter Eremita (Div. Tech. Services) and I met with him and the insurance adjuster for DL Hardy and determined what an appropriate clean-up for the Department would be, and explained that Mr. Bailey's clean-up level may exceed that of the Department.  The Department's concern was mainly with the vapors in the living area, and for that reason Peter Eremita was involved.

The site has been referred to the Division of Technical Services and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



___________________________
Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-577-2001*     This office received notification at 0817 on 10/12/01 from the Maine Air National Guard, 101ST Air Refueling Wing (Bangor), reporting an oil spill on the Heavy Duty Ramp at BIA.  It was indicated that 20 gallons of JP-8 aviation fuel were spilled on the tarmac around 1000 on 10/6/01 when personnel accidentally overfilled a tank on a military aircraft.  All of the oil was contained and recovered with Super Soper and sorbent pads.  There were no drains or State waters involved in this incident.

REC:  File report.
B-492-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-140-2001*Due to a filter leaking, 1 gallon of fuel oil was spilled.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and oil soak and was taken back to shop.
A-6-1996*Baseline 1  A loader was refueling in the wood yard.  The operator left to go to the bathroom.  When he returned he discovered that the fuel shutoff on the dispenser had failed and he had overfilled the tank.  About 30 gallons were lost. Pads were used to pick up the product.  The contaminated snow was picked up and will be disposed of as contaminated water when it melts.
B-554-2000*I received a complaint from the Maine Emergency Management Agency that there had been a spill of toluene at the Eastern Fine Paper facility in Brewer. It seems that the tank truck driver hooked the delivery hose to the wrong side of the pump. Instead of filling the tank he drafted out of the bulk tank into the truck causing the toluene to spill out of the tanker's vent. They were estimating a loss of about 100 gallons. This stayed on the paved yard and after being foamed by the Brewer Fire Dept. was collected with sorbent pads. There were no fires or injuries.
   The recovered material was shipped off through a hazardous waste transporter, Van Rogers and Waters.
I-58-1999*A HOSE BROKE ON THE LOADER SPILLING 35 GALLONS + OF HYDRAULIC OIL.  OIL TAKEN TO WASTE OIL BURNER.
A-548-2000*Received a call from John Cronin concerning the spillage of lube oil. During the change out of a roller on #4 paper machine, approximately 20 gallons of lube oil was spilled into buckets and the dike around the paper machine.  No oil reached the sewer.  No site visit was made and no further work on this spill is necessary.
A-238-1999*Received a call from Vikki Gammon of International Paper. She reported that a crossover line on a truck failed releasing 10 gallons of diesel to a paved surface. International Paper personnel cleaned it up. The fuel did not get to the sewer system. No site visit was made and no further cleanup is required.
P-1000-2001*A report was received regarding an old sand pit on Davis Road in Lyman which the caller stated had been used as an oil dumping site for many years.  The caller stated that tank trucks of "tank bottom sludge" had been dumped into the pit and that the practice had stopped 25 or so years ago.  I visited the site and found the pit in question.  It is located about 20 ft. vertically below Davis Rd. and has a lot of scrub brush and grass around the edge of it.  The area of impact, however has no vegetation and the soil is black stained along the edges to nearly saturated in what looks to be the primary dumping area.  I dug into the oil about 12 inches and took a PID reading of the ambient air in the hole and got a reading of 14 ppm.  I took a lab sample for volatile and semi-volatile compounds to confirm that it was petroleum.  I contacted the town and was informed that the property was owned by an estate and the trustee was in California.

 I returned to the site on 11/15/01 with Mark Woodruff of the Div. of Tech. Services.  We sampled the soil in three locations for EPA method 8260 & 8270, and Maine Waste Oil Parameters.  We also located the site with GPS.  The site is located on a mapped sand & gravel aquifer, and although there are no wells within close proximity, there is no public water in Lyman.

The results of the sampling showed hazardous constituents in the soil.  Due to these results, the extent and age of the contamination and the fact that the owner is deceased, this site has been referred to the uncontrolled sites unit.




__________________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediatoin & Waste Management
B-748-1999*B-748-99

On 11/23/99, 0938 hours Jim Allison of SERF reported that they had a hydraulic oil release on Copeland Hill Road in Holden.  The release happened when a hydraulic hose burst on one of their garbage collection trucks.  They had deployed several bags of speedy dry and were in the process of recovering it when I visited the site.  The spill was in the form of a quarter mile long, intermittent streak.  There was only a faint stain left where the speedy dry  had been recovered.

P-449-1998*On 09/24/98, I received a call from Dave Ruger the S. Berwick Police Dispatcher.  He stated that they had gotten a call about a leaking oil tank in the basement of an apartment building.  The fire department responded and one of the firemen also worked for Gagnon Oil so he replaced the broken valve.  The tenant that noticed the spill is Brian Parkhurst (384-8269) and the owner of the building is Sue Paquin (757-489-4485).  I went down and looked at the spill.  The leak was stopped and sorbent pads had been put down in the area.  I contacted the owner and she said that she would contact her daughter who lives in the area and have her find someone to dig out the soil that had been contaminated.  On 10/15/98, I received a call from Tracy Paquin who had a friend dig up the contaminated soil and take it to Commercial Recycling.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-107-1997*Busted Hydraulic Hose, used speedi dry and sorbant pads to clean up, disposed at Presque Isle Landfill.
A-256-2000*     DEP received an after-hours report that a minor transformer leak had occurred.  According to CMP staff, contaminated soil was collected for disposal.
A-177-1996*See attached and site assesment for tank registration # 4969
I-53-2001*Symaltaneous arm cylinder broke spraying 20 gallons of oil on the floor.  It was cleaned up with fines and sent to boiler.
B-669-1996*Benny Tibbetts of Tibbetts Oil called to report a small spill at his bulk plant in Lincoln.  Approximately 10 gallons spilled into the rear of a pick up truck while an individual was filling a portable tank.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with speedi dri.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
B-119-1998*On February 25, 1998 at 1205 we received a call from the Regional Dispatch reporting that the Veazie Fire Dept. had a gasoline spill from a leaking car tank.  I arrived on site and met the fire department who said that about five gallons of gas leaked from a hole in a gas tank on a private vehicle. Merlon Knox of 12 Flagg St. owned the car which was parked in the parking lot for the address.  Fireman used sorbent pads to recover as much gas as possible before the rain flushed it into a storm drain.  They succeeded in absorbing most of the spill.
A-72-1999*     DEP received a report that gasoline was leaked from a state vehicle while it was parked on a paved parking lot behind the IFW headquarters in Augusta.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site and collected contaminated snow/ice.  CFM later confirmed that the leak was due to a corrosive hole in the tank.
     The area is served by public water and is not considered geologically sensitive.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-713-2001*Mead paper personnel observed #6 fuel oil in a containment vault near an oil storage tank.  Mead Paper used a vacuum truck to remove sand, pea stone, steam condensate and oil from the vault and to find the cause of the leak.  (See attached Mead report.)
P-527-2000*    On Thus. 8/24/00, I visited this property and met with Mr. Thurlow who lives across the street.  The house is a residence (presently unoccupied) and a barn at the N corner of Rt. 26 and (Rabbit) Valley Rd.  Mr. Thurlow explained that the previous facility/property owner operated a paving business from the property, and that the facility had been out of service for about 15 years.  The area is rural residential & farming on private wells.
   Thurlow described the two tanks coming out about 8/10/00 [less than 30-days of when the DEP received the removal notice and as stated on the notice].  Though the UST's were registered as 500 gallon, they were 2000 and 1000 gallon sized.  Being a commercial, motor fuel UST facility, and over 1100 gal., an MRSA 691 UST removal assessment is likely required.  Thurlow stated that CTI Mark Winslow and Fire Chief Knightly were onsite for the removal.  Thurlow said that the two tanks were filled with water which Thurlow described he pumped out onto the ground of his property.  I have noted no record that this water in the tanks, which is evidence of a leak, has been reported to DEP as required by the owner or contractor.  I advised Thurlow that he should take care with the property's well should it become contaminated by any dissolved gaso. or diesel fuel that was in the water.
    A copy of this report will be sent to the Reg. file with a request to correct any errors in the UST registration file #20329.  As these were non-compliant UST's removed beyond their required removal deadline, I understand that the GW Clean-Up Ins. Program is not applicable.   No other Response Div. actions are intended at this time.   See attached for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-390-1998*On 5/27/98 Bill Robinson of A.E. Robinson Oil inquired about removing a UST from George Howard's place of business in Dover, which is on 9 East Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft. We arranged to do it on 6/17/98.  The hole, which was into fine, silty, loamy soil, was absolutely clean.  The tank (1K heating oil UST) had been out of service for years, but it was in good condition.  The tank had not been registered so the registration form was filled out and sent in along with the waived 30 day notice.
P-625-1994*
	Mystery oil dumping complaint.  no dumped material found.  See also P-291-93 and P-427-95 for further details.
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P-117-1997*   On Saturday, 3/8/97, I recieved a call from an emergency room nurse at Southern Maine Med. regarding procedures for exposure to cyanide.  Apparently they recieved a call advising them to prepare for a victim.  I gave them what information I could from the response library.
   This unconfirmed report reportadly originated from a call to the Wal-Mart pharmacy and Poison Control.  The county sheriff was interested because cyanide exposure is ofter associated with freebasing cocaine.
   Since this initial report I have heard no follow-up and no further DEP involvement is expected at this time.

SGB  4/97
A-140-1998*Received a telephone call from Dennis Fullerton of Maritime Energy that he was at an underground tank removal in Warren and had found some problems. I responded to the site. The store was the Maritime Farms #11 store on Route 1. It is a convenience store and small bulk plant. The gasoline is in underground tanks and the heating oil is in above ground tanks. Originally one previously unknown underground tank was scheduled for removal. One of the tanks was a 2000 gallons tank of unknown content. When this tank was removed, part of the excavation sidewall fell into the excavation and exposed another tank. This other tank was approximately 1000 gallons in capacity. The two tanks were probably installed together, possibly in 1969. Both tanks were in good shape but one tank was missing a bung hole plug.

When the tanks were removed, a lot of water flowed into the excavation. This water originated in the granular backfill of the new underground tanks. The capacity of the backfill drained into the excavation of the older tanks. In order to investigate the concentration of product in the soil, the water would have to be pumped out. However there was a sheen on the water so pumping it overboard without treatment was not an option. Two granular activated carbon drums were used to filter the water. The two drums were plumbed in series and the water was discharged to a storm drain. No sheen was seen on the discharge water. Testing by Mike White of Emery and Garrett Groundwater, Inc. showed that no soil was above the action level set for the site of 2500 ppm bag headspace. No soil had to be removed. A survey of some houses in the area showed that all were on public water. No further work is necessary at this site. See the appendix P site assessment for additional information.
B-323-1996*D-TREE = I.
A-175-1996*     Approximately 105 gallons of aqua ammonia was spilled into a diked area at about 0535 on the morning of 4/19/96 (see Warren incident report, attached).  Warren staff believe this is below the reportable quantity.  The original report from Warren was that all spilled product was pumped to the secondary clarifier prior to DEP notification.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
A-651-2000*   DEP received an after-hours report that this oil spill had occurred several days previously.  According to the oil company a "bleeder valve" had been left in the open position; all spilled product was reportedly collected.
B-646-1998*B-646- 98
Orrington

Thursday October 1, 1998				1455

I received a phone call from Chuck Martin (942-5501 Ext 240), of Webber Oil.  Mr. Martin phoned to report finding heating oil contaminated soil in the basement at the Diane Briggs' apartments, at 13 Mill Creek Road, in Orrington.  According to Chuck the tank may have been leaking slowly for some time.  The soil was saturated to a depth of 18 inches.  He said the owner is Diane Briggs (862-3540 w).

I phoned Mrs. Briggs.  She said that the contaminated soil was dug out and the area was filled with brick and stones.  She indicated that soil was excavated down to a depth of 6 inches.  The well is located about 35 feet from the contaminated soil, and is 200 feet in depth.  When I asked If she could meet me at the scene she said she did not want any DEP involvement.  She indicated that her husband's dealings with the DEP left a very bad taste for him and caused him to lose his retirement.  I indicated that some DEP involvement may help prevent a drinking water well contamination.  She was not interested.  Case closed.
P-528-1999*   On Wed. 10/6/99, I met Maine DEP's Ted Scharf, and CTI's Elwin Scott & Mike Simard, of Simard & Sons, Inc., onsite for a repair of the Industrial Roofing's 3000 gallon, dbl-wall diesel UST.  That day I granted them a waiver to have the tank removed.  Once removed a split in the plastic coating on the bottom was repaired by a Total Containment factory technician, and the tank reinstalled by Simard & Sons Inc.   There are two Total Containment motor fuel UST's, approx. ten years old.  The split in the outer containment was first indicated by water entering the interstitial space (see 7/15/99 letter).
   Groundwater was high and had to be de-watered across the parking lot.  I noted no evidence of petro. contamination in the tank area during my visit.  We did note some diesel contamination under the pump island.
   The vent line for the gasoline UST was below the roof line.  Scott stated he would advise Industrial Roofing it needed to be raised to requirements.  I understand the tank was re-warranted.  No UST removal assessment was required in this case.
   The area is urban commercial and residential, on city water and sewer.  See the attached, and UST registration file #3276 for further details.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-583-2000*Ron Walsh of Kelloch Fuel in Rockland reported that a customer, Mr. Nelson Bellissimo on Old County Rd. had a leaking 275 gallon fuel tank in his basement.  The leak was caused by a pin hole drip which had stained the concrete floor. Kelloch Fuel was responding to pump off the remaining fuel, and replace the tank.  I arrived at 1130 hrs. to investigate.  The concrete floor was stained beneath the area where the old tank was located.  Based on the stain size, I estimate approx. 5 gallons had left the tank.  A new tank was being installed.  There was a sump in the basement which did not have oil in it, however, a sorbent pad was in place to capture any residual.  The floor was spread with kitty litter and an odor killing powder provided by Kelloch.  I checked the discharge pipe from the sump in the back yard and found no evidence of oil or water.  The residence is served by public water and sewer.  No further action is required by DEP.
A-215-2000*Received a call from Houle's Plumbing and Heating that they had found an oil spill at a customer's house.  I responded to the house of Mildred Vaughn.  She had suffered a leak in the copper line to the tank.  Approximately 50 gallons had spilled and covered about 1/3 of the basement.  The basement had a good concrete floor with no cracks in it.  Houle's had spread speedy dry while replacing the fuel line.  The speedy dry was swept up and I put more down.  A few days later with some odors still being a problem I hired a contractor to remove and replace a wall in the basement that had been impacted by the oil.  That work and the last application of speedy dry cured the odor problem.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-140-2001*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST following ice/snow damage to the filter.  Oil had flowed under the crawl space, where most was collected using sorbents.  A fan was installed to control vapors in the residence.  The area is residential and is served by a municipal water supply.
A-468-1998*     DEP received a report that contaminated soil and water was encountered during this UST removal.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property.  Other DEP staff (Hynson, Scharf) were already involved due to installation anomalies.  The tank outer wall appeared sound, although minor contamination was evident in the excavation.  This is not a sensitive geologic area, and so no remediation was considered necessary.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-126-1999*     DEP received a report that a container of unknown liquid was on the gravel road shoulder off route 215 in Newcastle.  Jon Andrews (DEP) investigated and found a half-full gallon container of windshield washer/anti-freeze.  A small amount had spilled but is not likely to cause any problems in this location.
B-582-1997*On 10/13/97, 1742 hours Mark Quellette reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Don Tuck on Levenseller Road in East Holden.  Their 275 gallon AST had been housed in a small shed that was a separate building located about six feet from the house.  The AST developed a small corrosion hole, hence a slow leak.  Over a long period they lost about 100 gallons of fuel.  However, very little of it got onto the ground.  A fair amount of it soaked into the shed's wooden floor and another good sized portion must have evaporated, which left only a few gallons to fall to the ground.  We scooped up about a yard and a half of soil that was under the shed.  The Tuck's had dismantled the shed and had planned to burn it along with their brush pile.  The soil, which probably contained a couple of gallons, was spread thin on site.  During the dig we encountered live angle worms at a depth of 3-4 inches.
A-69-2000* Susan of C.N. Brown's Farmington office called this office to report an oil spill at the home of Ramone Perez. The oil delivery person overfilled the tank and oil squirted out onto the log siding of Mr. Perez's home.  C.N. Brown was going to attempt cleanup of the oil. No site visit and no further action will be required.
P-235-1998*On 5/29/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the South Portland Fire Department reporting an overfill of a tank truck at the loading rack for Star Enterprise.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
B-73-1997*On February 12, 1997 at 1340 were received a call from Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro reporting a one gallon leak of hydraulic oil from a bucket truck.  A leaking hydraulic line caused the spill which occurred on the Tannery Loop Rd. in Amherst.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.  No state waters were threatened.
A-690-1999*     DEP received a report that a small quantity of oil was spilled at this residence due to a leak at the filter.  Contaminated soil was removed for disposal.
I-24-1998*On 2-16-98, Daigle Oil Co. called this office to report that one of their customers had a leak from their 275 gallon tank. The customer, Brian Williams, had called for the repair of a broken brass fitting on the end of the tank. Apparently the weight of snow around the tank which had settled caused the fitting to crack. This was evident when I met with them there later that day. Dickison London was hired to remediate, but could only remove about 5 yards of soil because of the location of the house. They were placed on QM because the well is located about 100 feet from the tank.
B-646-1999*On 10/13/99, 1505 hours Fred Leigh of BHE reported a 130 gallon dielectric oil release from a failed regulator at the Stud Mill substation .  Stud mill personal had discovered the release and they responded by deploying sorbent boom and sawdust.  Because the soil was fairly tight and the release was cataclysmic, there was pooled product, which was immediately immobilized by the application of the sorbents .  BHE started excavating the contaminated soil the following morning.  They removed by hand a total of 24 yd3 of soil that contained on an average of five gallons per cubic yard.  They were down four feet in places and well- consolidated clay was encountered at this depth.  They were unable to recover contamination that had gotten under the cement slabs that supported the heavy electrical equipment, but because of the clay and the minimal recharging under the slabs I doubt that the remainder will damage the aquifer.   The closest well, which services the stud mill, is a quarter of a mile away from the spill.


P-469-2001*The initial complaint stated an old small leak from the AST.  Upon assessing the situation, I believed there to be a significant release from the AST, migrating possibly beneath the slab, trailer, and deck.  The surficial staining was dark and the odor strong.  The decision was to hire a contractor to assist in the remediation of the spill.

The initial assessment appeared to have been wrong, and the release minor, and migration of the oil limited to just beyond the slab.  No staining was noted below six inches in depth and contamination did not go beneath the trailer.  The small excavation was filled and regraded.  Soils were disposed of at CRS in Scarborough.  Ms. Ledoux is a Dead River customer so a call was placed to Dead River to reestablish service and upgrade the system after the clean up was completed.

No additional calls have been received in regards to the clean up, therefore, no additional work is planned at this time.
P-941-1999*No DEP response.  Thibeault reported spill indicating that they failed to properly tighten a newly installed fuel filter on residential heating oil tank.  DEP advised that the spill is cleaned up and that a portion of the product migrated to a dry sump.  Thibeault removed approximately a five gallon bucket of oil impacted sand from the sump.

Phone contact with the home owner, Mr. Hall, indicated no additional concerns and that Thibeault clean up the spill to his satisfaction.

No further Response action requested or required.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 27Jan00.
A-384-1997*Livermore Falls Fire Department called about a vehicle accident involving a car and a pulp truck.  The car lost the contents of its gas tank, about 16 gallons.  The Fire Department responded and put down some sorbent pads, and used "autosorb" to clean up the remainder.  Frank Gehrling inspected the site on his way back to Augusta from another site, and reported the nearest well was about 140' away, that the hot top was soft, and some soil needed to be excavated.  DOT was available to assist with excavation the next day, so arrangements were made with David Ames (Dixfield office, 562-4228).  Glen Wall oversaw the soil removal.
B-419-1998*A dump truck belonging to a contractor working for S. D. Warren rolled over on CMP land, spilling an estimated 15 gallons of diesel and 10 gallons of motor oil.  Because the contractor had attended spill response training I put on for S. D. Warren in 1996, the spill was contained, reported and cleaned up in short order.  See the attached report from Sharon Fortin.
P-198-1997*Five (5) - 5 gallon containers containing what appeared to be fiberglass resin were improperly disposed of in a dumpster at Abatement Professionals.  There were no markings or labels that might implicate a possible responsible party, although a similar incident occurred on May 27, 1997, with a possible source.  For further details see P-186-97.

No further action required.
P-561-1998*On the afternoon of Nov. 10.1998 I received a call from Mark Cyr.  Mr. Cyr had called to inform me of an oil spill at his apt. building at 7 Montreal Street in Sanford.  One of the tenants had accidently broke off the firematic valve on the tank.  An estimate of 15 gallons of oil was spilled.  Mapes Oil Com. was called immediately to repair the tank and clean up the spill.  They cleaned it up with sorbents and speedy dry.  No further action.
A-605-2000*UST and associated piping removed from site. No evidence of loss of product. No further response action anticipated.
A-469-1996*Received a report of a spill from Scott Reed of Boise Cascade. He reported that an oil line broke on a paper machine and that approximately 50 gallons of lube oil went to the basement and an unknown amount of that went to the sewer. See attached report from Boise Cascade for additional details. No response was required, no further work is necessary on this incident.
A-297-1998*Received a complaint of waste oil dumping and unsafe storage of waste oil. Craig Brackett a former employee complained that Mobil Lube was handling their waste oil badly. He also alleged that a tanker in the back of the property had internal water freeze breaking a valve and allowing the tanker to drain down the embankment.

I went to the site on 6/24/1998 and spoke to Dana Strout, manager of the Mobil Lube. He showed me around the place and pointed out all the oil handling equipment he has. He stated that the Mobil Lube or the car wash attached to it burn all the waste oil that they collect. They have two waste oil fired boilers and a waste oil hot air furnace. I only found minor spillage. The only interesting thing found was an ancient MC306 tank trailer parked in the back of the building. No dike is around it and only minor evidence of spillage was found. Mr. Strout claims they handle 30,000 gallons of lube oil a year. The facility was fairly clean considering the amount of waste oil they handle.

The fact that they are using a non road worthy trailer for storage will be referred to the Fire Marshals office. No further work by Response is indicated.
P-122-1999*Mr. Hooper contacted the department regarding oil in his sump hole.  Upon further investigation, it was determined that the sump pump itself was the source of the oil.  I left a few sorbent pads with Mr. Hooper to collect the oil.  None of the oil appeared to have been pumped outside.

No further action required.
P-67-2001*Downeast reported that a bleeder valve had been left open and about half a gallon of product leaked out before a worker smelled it and called them.  There was poly layed out under the tank and all of the product was contained there.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 8, 2001
B-638-1997*On several occasions before 11/4/97 Charles Dickey had left a message on my voice mail requesting that I call him.  The message further indicated that he had a UST question.  On each occasion I tried to return the call.  On 11/4/97 we made contact and it turned out that he wanted to abandoned his UST in place because it was up against his field stone foundation.  I arranged to meet at his place that afternoon and his description of the situation was accurate so I wrote an in place permit.  The UST was not registered so I gave him a registration form.  We also discussed the 30 day notification and possible waiver of that.  I indicated that I should be there when the abandonment takes place so that the paper work will go smoothly.  I gave him my card.  The fact that a neighbor of his was abandoning his UST in place prompted Charles to give us a call.
P-218-1998*On 05/21/98 Steve Flannery received a call from John Gordon reporting contamination at a tank removal for which Steve had granted a waiver for.  I responded to the site for Steve.  Upon arrival, I observed that there was moderate contamination in the tank fill of the tank excavation.  Contamination was likely the result of loose fittings on piping as well as tank overfills.  Contamination levels did not exceed clean-up standards for a baseline-1 site and therefore no clean-up was conducted.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M . BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 2, 1998
P-17-1999*On January 13, 1999 I was contacted by Joe Levassuer.  Mr. Levasseur stated that Dead River had been to his home earlier to fill his oil tank, and had overfilled the tank.  I spoke with Dead River, they were enroute to the site to clean up the spill.  Speaking with Dead River and the homeowner after the clean up I learned that approximately two to four gallons of oil had spilled, some to the cellar of the home, but most outside (through the vent line) to the driveway.  Dead River had cleaned this all with sorbents, they scraped up some impacted soil from the cellar, and they removed about two gallons of oil from the tank, to be sure it was not overpressurized.  I spoke with the homeowners, they were satisfied with the clean up.  No further action anticipated. .
I-64-1996*This UST site was very interesting, after operating for over 40 years, the only contamination was around one fill pipe.

All contamination ws removed.

Case Closed
B-517-1997*On September 18, 1997 at 1750 I received a call via the 800 number from Bangor Hydro reporting a three to four gallon spill of hydraulic oil.  The spill occurred at 1715 and a broken hose on a boom truck caused the spill which occurred on the gravel driveway of Mr. Michael Tenan of Lakeview Plantation.  Workers excavated one drum of contaminated soil which was hauled to the Hydro's garage for final disposal by a hazardous waste dealer.  No waters were threatened.
P-685-1998*23 July 98, responded to incident location. No discharge occurred. Stood on stand-by until situation was cleared. See attached MEMA report.

No further response action.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan99)
A-221-2000*A trivial amount of gasline was lost in an automobile accident. No wells are near. It was treated in place.
A-519-1997*This spill happened when the delivery arm broke off the loading rack while loading a truck.  The ground was frozen at the time so much of the product was quickly cleaned with sorbents.  The following day Maritime hired an excavator to remove contaminated soil.

No further action is anticipated.
A-707-1998*     DEP received a report that a vehicle accident/fire may have resulted in a spill of gasoline.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  The fire was reportedly intense, and no gasoline was evident at the scene.  The nearest well is several hundred feet away and is probably not at risk from this event.
P-248-2000*On 4/30/00 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Downeast Energy reporting a fuel oil spill at a client's residence in Saco.  The spill occurred when a copper fuel line leaked.  No estimate of spillage was available, however, the spill was not believed to be large.

I responded to the site on 5/1.  Nobody was home at the time and I was unable to observe the spill.  I spoke with the homeowner on 5/2 and was able to inspect the site on the same day.  I observed a small area of staining on the dirt floor of the basement, and a small amount of free oil in the sump.  There were sorbent pads in the sump that Downeast had left, and the pump was unplugged.  It did not appear as though any oil had been pumped out the sump pump.

I made arrangements with Clean Harbors to vactor the contaminated soil from the basement on 5/8.  Work was completed the same day.  2.93 tons of contaminated soil was vactored from the basement and taken to Commercial Recycling.  The excavation was backfilled on 5/8.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 16, 2000
P-393-1999*On 06/18/99 I received an anonymous call that there was carpet cleaning waste being dumped into a ravine on Hall Street in Portland.  I went out and looked around.  I saw no evidence of a prohibited discharge.  I took several photos of the ravine.  As I was driving away a Carpet Services van pulled onto the street.  I am going to refer this to the Water Bureau and the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.  No Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
June 18, 1999
A-321-1997*We received a complaint about black smoke and a burnt plastic odor from the incinerator at the Thayer unit.  It was referred to the Air Bureau for followup.
P-450-2001*Christopher Rich drove his truck off Vista Road and into a brook that is a tributary to Highland Lake.  Some gasoline, transmission fluid, and engine oil leaked out of the vehicle.  The brook was boomed and the leaks were cleaned up with sorbents.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-488-2001*See attached CMP report.
A-223-1996*The nozzle fell out of a car while the owner was washing their windows.  About 5 gallons was lost.  The product was picked up using pads and floor dry.
I-22-1999*An anonymous complainant reported oil vapors in John's Restaurant in Van Buren.

When I arrived in Van Buren at the restaurant, I found the problem to be next door at Affordable Golf.

The spill had most likely occurred during the night of 2/28/99 and was repaired by the oil burner technician on 3/1/99. The owner & the burner man had completed the majority of the clean up when I arrived.

Owner was advised to contact the State Fire Marshal's Office and request a claim form.

The odor complaint was made as a result of the spill debris in the back of owners pick-up.

Case closed.
A-293-2001*   DEP received a report that oil had spilled to the concrete floor of this prison generator room when a shut-off valve failed; the "day" tank overfilled.  The Augusta Fire Department responded initially by placing sorbent pads, but withdrew upon realizing that their staff did not meet the Federal (CFR 1910.120) training requirements to perform "response" work.  DEP and a contractor collected pads; the floor was cleaned with no oil escaping to the environment.
B-723-1997*12/17/97 1048

I received a call from a Mr. Alex King, of Bangor Hydro Electric Company.  Mr. King is the system operator for Hancock County.  He phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill from a Bangor Hydro Electric bucket truck that burst a hydraulic hose, on the Silsby Road in Aurora.  About 3 gallons of the oil spilled on to the roadway near Pole 24 REA Cedar PI.  The spill area of 10 to 12 feet was cleaned up using sorbent pads and speedi dri.  The debris was drummed up and amounted to 1/2 of a 55 gallon drum.  This material was disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  See attachements.
I-57-1999*MAINE STATE POLICE REPORTED A TRACTOR TRAILER UNIT LEAKING DIESEL FUEL.  TRUCK WAS STOPPED ON ROUTE 1 ABOUT 200 YARDS SOUTH OF WESTFIELD FOUR CORNERS.  WHEN I ARRIVED, THE LEAK HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY MITIGATED BY A PASSER BY, MIKE PELLETIER, WHO RIGGED A 12 VOLT VACUUM CLEANER OFF THE TOP OF THE LEAKING SADDLE TANK.  SPILL WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS THAT HIT THE TANK.  THE CROSSOVER VALVE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE REMAINING FUEL WAS REMOVED USING DEP EQUIPMENT.  DOT SPREAD SAND ON THE SPILL AND RECOVERED THE SAND AND SOIL CONTAMINATED ON THE SHOULDER THE NEXT DAY.  THIS MATERIAL WAS PLACED INTO A RECLAIM PILE TO BE MADE INTO HOT TOP LATER THIS SUMMER.  CASE CLOSED
B-208-1997*On 5/8/97, 0945 hours John Marshall (Assistant Fire Chief-Ellsworth Fire Dept) reported a diesel spill that had taken place the previous day at Ellsworth Falls Food Market.  A customer, Richard J. Anderson of N.J. set the nozzle to fill his vehicle's tank and it overfilled.  It was raining so the spilled product spread out.  There was a catch basin nearby that the fire department was able to protect.  They deployed and recovered about 18 pads.  Half of them were totally saturated.  They picked up an estimated 4 gallons of product.  The rest was spread over such an area that it probably evaporated within a few days.
P-195-2000*The float was pulled ashore and the section in the water was boomed.  No free product was recoverable as it was a sheen.  The float consisted of four barrels and was emitting a minor sheen.  The owner was not contacted as they are out of state and seasonal.  Notice was left but no additional information has been received, therefore no further action is warranted.
P-229-2001*On 3/29/01 I received a call from Julie at the Westbrook Fire Dept. reporting a 20 gallon spill of hydraulic fluid.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a broken hydraulic hose on a Westbrook Public Works street sweeper.  Public works crews were in the process of cleaning up the spill with speedy dry.  They asked what to do with the debris when they were finished and I instructed them to call Regional Waste Systems and make arrangements to take the waste there.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MARCH 30, 2001
P-774-2000*I was contacted by Downeast reporting that one of their customers had a leaking AST.  I arrived to find that about 150-170 gallons had spilled from a corrosion hole in the tank.  The ground was frozen so a lot of the oil was recovered with sorbents.  I then hired Fleet to vactor approximately 2.7 tons of contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-277-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
A-737-2001*A mail contractor truck discharged most of the cooling system antifreeze on the pavement at the Waterville post office during the early morning hours of November 21.  The spill was not discovered or reported by the Postal Service until the morning of November 22 at which time much of the antifreeze reportedly had evaporated.  The Waterville Fire Department responded to the scene and recommended diluting the remaining product and washing the material into the storm drain.  The Waterville Sanitary district was telephoned by DEP personnel only to discover the storm drain at the post office was not connected to the waste water treatment plant.  Large puddles of antifreeze were solidified by the Postal Service with Speedi-Dri and swept up.  The loading dock area was then washed with clean water.  See attached NRC incident report.
B-223-1998*On April  6, 1998, at 1600 we received a call from Theresa Thurlow, Enfield Town Manager, reporting an oil spill from a camp on Cold Stream Pond.  Mr. Al Therriault, who lives on the Davis Road which runs along the pond's shore, spotted the oil and with the help of friends tracted it back to an outside kerosene tank at the camp of Mary Jo King of Old Town.

I arrived on site about 1700 and found that collapsing ice had cracked the nipple connecting the tank to the filter.  The oil had flowed into a seasonal brook that emptied into the lake. The spill likely occurred at least two or three weeks before Ms. Thurlow reported it to us.  The only sign of the oil was in a couple of eddys along the narrow stretch of open water along the shore.  Even the open water was occasionally blocked by ice.  I installed sorbent booms in a couple of spots where some kerosene collected in back eddies and small coves.  I also installed sorbent boom and containment boom around the brook's outfall into the pond.

After visiting the site the next day and changing some sorbents, I contacted Ms. King and informed her of the spill.  She met me at the site on April 9 and I showed her the problem.  She decided to switch to electric heat since they don't visit the camp in winter and use very little kerosene.  I changed some sorbents and planned to leave them in place until a period of steady rain and ice out.  I visited the site April 21, which was just after a two day rain and ice out, found no sign of oil and removed the remaining sorbents.
P-777-1996*On 12/13/98 the Department received a call that approx. 250 gal. of #1 fuel oil had leaked from a outdoor AST at the Dingley residence in Auburn.  I arrived and observed that the leak had been caused by a corrosion induced hole in the bottom of tank.  The tank was contained inside a concrete dike, however the drain for the dike had been left open.  The product had leaked down the foundation footing and into the two separate cellar holes.  The house was located on concrete footing except for two sections: one 8ft. by 8ft. cellar where an old furnace had been housed, and an approx. 12ft. by 12ft. cellar under the opposite end of the house where the electrical panel was housed.  The smaller of the basements was located directly adjacent to the spill and had no sump pump and contained 4 ft. of water with 1/2" product layer on top.  The larger basement did contain a sump pump, however it was set to allow 2-3" of water to build up on the floor and it also had a small layer of product.  Seacoast Ocean Services (SOS) was called and both cellars were pumped out,  sump pumps were installed and
connected to oil water separators & carbon drums.  A vapor suppression fan was also installed.  After several problems with this system's inability to keep up with the ground water flow, the smaller basement (which was the only one which continued to contain oil) was pump out by SOS, the old furnace was removed, and the cellar was filled with crushed stone and capped it with concrete.  The sump hole was raised to the top of the concrete for future use, if needed.  Perforated pipe was also installed and capped off for use if vapors posed a threat in the future. As vapors do not pose a problem at this time and no trace of oil is entering the basement, no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Div. of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-483-1989*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE OF DEC. 2004 by SGB

	5/8/89, case of installation of new buried UST facility by D & W Construction without presence of a Maine Certified UST Installer onsite.  Referred to UST Enforcement and BUSTI.  CTI Daniel Webster gave up Maine CTI license.
	 See attached letters, testimony and report narrative for further information.
.
B-119-2000*
     This office received a call at 1615 on 3/1/00 from Bill at the Maine Independence Station in Veazie reporting an oil spill.  He stated that they were in the process of flushing their turbines, in preparation to start up, when an estimated 75 gallons of turbine oil backed up in the system and went out through the vent line.  All of the oil was contained on frozen ground in crushed stone.  There were no drains or State waters involved.  Plans were to dig a sump to collect as much of the oil as possible and then excavate whatever remains.  The spill was discovered at 1500 today.

CONCLUSION:  Thirty-eight cubic yards (56.6 tons) of material were later excavated and taken to Sawyer's Environmental in Hampden for disposal.

REC:  File report.
P-666-2000*Due to a misunderstanding between the homeowner and Dead River, a 275 gallon #2 AST was filled twice.  Service Plus the second company called to fill the tank, was asked to deliver 100 gallons, however once the Service Plus driver began to pump the oil it was clear that the tank was full and a small amount of oil spilled out of the vent (appr. 2 gallons).  Service Plus cleaned up the spill by removing the impacted stones beneath the tank.  The town of Kennebunk replaced the stone.  No further action.
P-127-1997*Surface water had infiltrated the well due to heavy rains and frozen ground causing the production of hydrogen sulfide through anaerobic, biological activity.  Ms. Lessard stated that they had not experienced the odor before and thought it to be a sudden release of oil.  I suggested that they chlorinate their well to eliminate the presence of bacteria.  I informed her to call me if chlorination was not successful.  No further action required.
P-606-2000*    On Monday 10/9/00, I met onsite w/ CTI #316, Mike Simard and crew of Simard & Sons; Kurt Soderberg, and a rep. from Summit Env. performing the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  The UST facility being abandoned-by-removal was a 10,000 gal. Stp-3 tank holding diesel for the company trucks.  The area is commercial & industrial, on city water & sewer.   I was told that the tank had not given a successful CP reading for a while so was being replaced along with a leak-detection upgrade (see maps for location).
    The tank (T-1) was registered as installed in 1986, by CTI #11 of A L Doggett Co.  It was removed on 10/9/00, with the coating in good shape except that the anodes were spent.  The CP test wire was still taped to the tank top which may have made it more difficult to test well (see photo).  CHES pumped out remaining liquid before the removal.  The buried product and vent piping were bare steel that was field-covered with a white coating during the 1986 installation.  The coating was peeling off and the piping was very rusty.
    Fill was a clean sand.  Surrounding soils were silty-clay, keeping gw high as evidenced by the neighboring marsh.  Despite having three tie-down straps the tank floated up after product and top fill was removed (this was unusual for a steel tank even in high gw).   I noted no sheen, fuel odor, or other evidence of a prohibited discharge.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. #12280 for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-245-1999*On 04/13/99 I received notification from Irving Oil that they had overfilled an underground storage tank at the Windham Fire Station in Windham.  The overfill caused a 5 - 10 gallon spill of fuel oil.  The Windham Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the spill and Irving Oil excavated 1 ton of contaminated soil from the area.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
MAY 10, 1999
B-154-1996*An anonymous complaint called to report gasoline spillage from a car crushing operation at Phinney's Garage on Route 186 in Gouldsboro.  It was stated that gasoline was running off from operation and finding its way to a small brook which eventually led to the bay.  A strong odor of gasoline was also reported to be evident.  No other information was given.

We arrived on site shortly after the complaint was filed to observe that the crusher was still in operation.  Inspection of both the brook and the bay shown no evidence of gasoline.  We then met Jim Phinney, owner of the yard, to observe the crushing activities.  Only a small amount of oil was found around the crusher.

Mr. Phinney told us that he does his best to drain off the fluids of each vehicle; i.e. gasoline, engine oil, and antifreze.  He also made us aware that neighbors disliked the aesthetics of this operation and could easily see the nature of the complaint.

During the conversation we observed two vehicles being crushed.  Each of them did not have a fuel tank.  Before leaving we informed Mr. Phinney to keep any spillage to a minimum.  It may be noted that "Hayes" from Chelsea, ME owned and operated the crushing equipment.
B-479-1999*After Striar's Mill and the chemicals in it were abandoned in 1996, and DEP paid to have all the chemicals removed in 1997, the Ayer's Island property was made available for redevelopment.  Trefoil Corp. took on the project, and their John Hackney started dealing with Nick Hodgkins to VRAP the site.

Discovered north of the mill was a site built steel tank that'd been moved out of the building years ago, and contained over 5500 gallons of #6 oil and water. Inasmuch as the DEP had paid to remove all the other chemicals and oils on site in 1997,and missed this one, I acceded to Hackney's request to pump this tank out as well.

Clean Harbors removed the oil-water mix in September.  I billed the cost to B-243-97.
B-552-1998*On 8/20/98 at 1430 we received a call from James Porter, the Calais Code Enforcement Officer, reporting a waste oil spill at Ramsdell Auto Repair at 41 Downes St.  He said that about one hundred gallons of waste oil spilled out an open bung in an outside 275 gallon tank.  The owner of the business, Walter Ramsdell, declared bankruptcy in 1995 and the city of Calais lists Fleet Properties, a division of Fleet Bank, as the property owner.

I met Mr. Porter at the site on August 21 and found that most of the oil stayed around the tank but some flowed across the property to the edge of a neighbor's yard.  The area is on town water so well contamination is not a problem.

I initially hired Earle Construction for the excavation but they had to cancel since they couldn't pull away from their current job site.  Consequently, I hired E.G. Hold for the digging which occurred on September 9.  We removed ten yards of soil and pumped out seventy-five gallons of oil from the tank.
P-483-2000*   On Fri. 8/4/00, I visited this auto towing & storage business in response to an 8/2/00, anonymous complaint regarding leaking, spilling and/or dumping of automotive fluids to the ground over years.  The site is in a dense commercial area of Auburn at the junction of Turner St. and Center St. (see site maps), and is on city water and sewer.  On the N side is a new Irving gas station.  To the E is the Androscoggin River.  On the S is another former gas station.  This site has the islands remaining from gasoline UST's removed in the 1980's.  The building is occupied by Specialty Subaru auto sales, and by Stan Pelletier's Towing, who owns the property.  In the rear is a fenced-in gravel lot holding over 30 vehicles.  Outside are stored approx. 30 more vehicles (see photos).
    Inside the fenced-area I noted various brown stains on the soil that appeared to be old diesel and motor oil spillage and leaks.  I found no records these spills were properly reported.  Spillage may be from dumping or leaks from damaged/crashed cars.  I noted no active leaks though could not get into the fenced area to check further that day.  There is no known drinking water wells nearby though there is a possible threat to the river and city drains.  I did talk to Mr. Pelletier that day and followed my visit up with a 9/14/00, letter (see attached).  As of 10/20/00 I have not heard anything back regarding my visit and the 9/14/00, letter.  This report will be forwarded for further action.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-39-2000*No site visit made.  Steve reported that the cold caused a hose to rupture on the hydraulic ram.  The contents of the ram ran onto snow and ice.  Because it was extremely cold this was easily collected with a bucket loader.  The remainder was cleaned with wood chips.  No further action is anticipated.
P-151-1997*  On 3/18/97 I was notified by Woodard & Curran Env. Eng. of a problem with gaso. contaminated water and vapors entering the basement of the People's Heritage Bank at the intersection of Old Mill Rd. & Main St. (Rt. 109) in Sanford.  Though the problem appears to likely be an abandoned Top Gas/North Phoinix gas station, south of the bank, I felt compeled to investigate this Irving facility as well in order to rule out all potential sources.
   This Irving site (Reg. #19556) had been operating for only two weeks at the time of my visit.  It is formerly the location of an auto dealership known as Star Mountain Motors (UST Reg. #1301), and Tri-Sun Pontiac, Cadilac, Nissan.  In Nov. 1989 two 5000 gal. fuel oil UST's and a 500 gal. waste oil UST was removed as outlined in Brad Hahn's DEP spill report P-805-89.  About 30 yards of waste oil contaminated soil was excavated hauled offsite for disposal on 3/21/90 as described in spill report P-863-89, not mentioned in the Rust Env. assessment of April, 1996.  It is possible that residual contam. is the source of the 54 and 29 ppm PID readings mentioned in Rust's assessment.  Neither of Hahn's 1989 spill reports mention evidence of gasoline discharges.
   Based on Hahn's observations and material supplied by Irving, there appears to have been a minor petroleum release at the site though the site is now clean to Dept. satisfaction and no further clean-up is anticipated at this time.  Drainage from the site appears to be intercepted by a drain running down Old Mill Rd. and is unlikely able to impact bank as well.  See the attachements for further details.
   I thank Mr. Gerry Lemire and Irving Oil for their assistance and getting a copy of Irving's assessment to DEP promptly.

SGB 4/97
P-205-1998*On May 14, 1998 I responded to a call of an oil sheen on the Presumscot River above the S.D. Warren dam in Westbrook.  When I arrived on site I traced the sheen to a small pool of oil that had come out of a drain of an old mill.  The owner of one of the mills business immediatley recognized the oil as mineral that he uses in manufacturing of wood salad bowl oil.  I boomed off the oil and the owner cleaned up the small pool.  The oil is not hazardous nor petroleum based and presents no hazard to the environment.  No further action anticipated.
P-869-2000*1 Feb 2001 received report of free phase product (fuel oil) on floor in basement. Notified Prtld. Fire Dept. and responded to spill location. Entered 1st floor apt. and met w. V. Tartt and Lt. Devoe of PFD. I observed the olfactory presence of fuel oil. Entered basement and observed strong olfactory fuel oil odors and visually observed a leaking 275-gallon above ground storage tank. The tank had a 'magnet patch' applied on the bottom, indicating a corrosion hole. There were several open containers filled with free phase product laying about and speedy dry had been deployed on the floor.

Tartt advised that the leak occurred in mid DEC of 2000 and that the landlord (Dieckmann) had been notified and re-notified again on 1 JAN 2001. No action taken. Tartt described physical symptoms common to fuel oil that her and her children were experiencing (headaches, nau., tired, etc.). Devoe contacted MED CU, who arrived and interviewed Tartt.

Lou Fournier, facility contractor (774-4328), arrived and advised that the oil company filled the wrong tank. I noted that the fill pipe was not tagged out or taken out of service. The corroded tank posed a significant threat of catastrophic failure, especially during the pressures exerted on the tank when being filled. I requested that the tank be off loaded and immediately taken out of service or that I would take action to do so. Fournier agreed and took the necessary actions including cleaning up the speedy dry and open containers.

On or about the week of 19 FEB 2001 I inspected the site and observed the work had been completed. The odor had been reduced and still noticable.

Referred to DEP Oil Enforcement Unit. No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 7 MAR 2001.
B-16-2001*     On January 15, 2001 at 0400 we received a call from the Orono State Police barracks reporting a two to three gallon spill of diesel fuel from a truck accident.  The accident occurred at the intersection of routes 1 and 6 in Topsfield.  A Guptil's Logging truck went off the road and into a ditch.  A couple gallons of diesel leaked out a saddle tank fill cap.  No waters or wells were threatened.
B-479-1997*9/2/97 0900

The State Police in Orono called to report an accident involving a propane home delivery truck on the Copeland Hill Road in Holden.  The driver had apparently wandered onto the soft shoulder overturning the truck.  Investigation shown that the nearly full propane tank suffered only a few scratchers from the pavement.  No propane was released.  The truck was subsequently righted without incident.
P-525-1996*  On 8/21/96 S. Brezinski investigated a vehicle accident involving a commercial truck, a highway overpass and herring.  I understand a small amount of hydraulic oil discharged that was lost among the gross amount of fish debri.  The fish waste was picked up and the road sanded because of the slick fish debri.  No further action is anticipated and no sensitive receptors are threatened by the hydraulic oil.  The fish debri is not within Response Div. jurisdiction.
P-54-2000*   On Tues. 1/25/00, DEP was notified by the Cumberland Public Works (CPW) Director, Adam Ogden,  about water coming into the interstitial space of his 10,000 gal., dbl-wall Stp-3 tank for gasoline (T-6).  Water had been pumped out on 1/25 but returned.  We initially suspected a fitting on top.  The tank was installed by A L Doggett Co. in 8/89.  An 8000 gal. dsl UST was installed next to it in 1/95.  A 2000 gal. #2 oil UST was removed in 1999.  The CPW area is rural residential on city water & sewer.  Across Drowne Rd. is a school.  SW is an old town landfill.  Les Wilson & Sons checked the tank during the summer and noted that the CP failed @ a reading of 84 (85 is passing).  We suspected at the time that the leak may be lower on the tank as the fittings/tank top was below the groundwater table.  Over the spring & summer the UST was taken out-of-service and a removal planned with Les Wilson & Sons.  The active 8000 gal. diesel UST exhibited no reported problems.
    On Tues. 10/24/00, I met onsite with Adam Ogden, DEP's Scharf & Witkop, CTI#365 Chris Wilson w/ crew, and Alan Lyscars of Field Services Inc. performing the required CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  The fill appeared to be a clean sand and the surrounding soil was a silty clay.  Gw was about 4.5' bg and about 1.5' below the tank top.  There was no odor of a prohibited discharge, sheen or free product layer on the gw.
  The Drummon tank's three tank anodes were spent (used up).  The risers and flex's were coated white, which was coming off.  One flex was kinked.  There were wires coming off the piping though we spotted no anodes attached to them.  The tank was held down by three cables.  The tank coating was scared by about a dozen rusty holidays from the cables or damage during installation. This gaso. UST is to be replaced by a smaller AST.  No further Resp. is actions are expected at this time.  The diesel may be removed in the near future to build a new school on this site.  See attachments.

SGB
A-629-2000*   DEP received a report that 50,000 lbs of 50% NaOH solution (pH 14) had been lost to the plant sewer when a valve was left open during a transfer (see Mead incident report).  Mead claims that the process sewer can adequately neutralize this material before discharge to the Androscoggin River; David Dodge (DEP, Water Quality) was notified of the incident.
B-135-1997*Wayne Pelkey of Pelkey's Burner Service called to report a spill of #2 fuel oil spill at the Phillis Bates residence in the Holiday Park II off of Essex Street.  Wayne felt that at least 200 gallons leaked from the feed line on the outside tank.  Apparently the tank had settled in the frost bending the line and disrupting the nipple.

Investigation shown that approximately 200 gallons spilled onto the frozen ground spreading over a significant area.  Oil vapors were the primary problem at this particular spill both beneath Phillis's trailer and around surrounding trailers.  The area was temporarily covered with poly until Clean Harbors could arrive at the site.

Eight cube containers of #2 contaminated soil and sorbents were generated in the clean up and disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  The area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply.  A large fume problem was the only issue resolved in this case.  AST fund coverage is pending.
P-480-1998*On 10/11/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Deparment reporting oil in a flooded basement in Portland.  At their request, I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I met with a maintenance worker who showed me where an oil tank in the basement had broken off a fuel line when the tank floated in the flooded basement.  Fortunately, he was there when the spill happened and was able to limit the spill to approximtely 2 gallons.  The spill had spread out over the surface of the water and was not recoverable.  I told the maintenance worker to continue to pump out the basement and to use some "Simple Green" to assist in cleaning any residual oil from oily surfaces in the basement.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 14, 1998
P-61-1997*On 1/28/97 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Jeff Bryant reporting a small fuel oil spill at his residence.  Downeast Energy was on site and had advised him to report the spill.  Downeast fixed the leaking tank and cleaned up the spill.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-192-2000*Kittery Fire Dep't boomed the vessel and sought recovery costs for materials used. USCG issued citation for several deficiencies.  Bilge material from the alley shaft was collected and pumped to drums on the dock and disposal was arranged with the fish Co-op.  A "Captain to Port" order was also issued pending corrective actions to the vessel.  DEP expended no funds.  The town and Coast Guard initiated enforcement actions, therefore no further action by DEP is warranted.
P-240-1999*On April 13, 1999 A pick up truck hit a phone pole on route 25.  The fuel tank on the truck was ruptured spilling 10-15 gallons of gas.  The Limington Fire Dept. recovered approximately 5 gallons of gas in a bucket as it spilled from the truck.  The rest of the spilled gasoline we recovered by digging out the impacted soil.  No further action.
B-32-2000*On 1/20/00, 1400 hours Alex Horth of General Alum & Chemical Corporation reported a release of Alum solution from a valve on their low iron alum tank.  The solution is 49% solids and it solidified when it landed on the cold ground.  In order to stop the release by removing ten thousand gallons of the solution.  The fifty gallons that hit the ground was scraped up, treated and returned to the process.  The EPA RQ for this chemical is 5000 # of dry chemical.  The 50 G of 49% solution is way under that amount.
A-259-1998*No site visit made.  The tank was being emptied after the fire.  A small amount spilled and was quickly cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
B-250-1996*Mr. McCahill called the 800 number to report a release of less than one pound of chlorine at the Lincoln Pulp and Paper.  There were no reported injuries from this release.  For a more detailed report see the attached Haz Mat Spill Report by Louis Derose of LP&P.
P-493-1996*The site was determined to be a baseline 1 using the DEP "Hydrocarbon Spill Decision Tree" due to its location, in a industrial area, and the fact that the building had no basement.  No soil was removed, because no new tanks were being install and no saturated soils encountered.  For further details on tank removal see site assessment "UST Site Assessment, Former Hillview Variety, RT. 112, Saco, ME, by Acadia Environmental Technology, dated September 18, 1996".  No further action required.
B-276-2000*T. A. McIntire runs a painting business in Mount Desert, and uses gasoline as a final rinse for his brushes and spray guns, because it's so volatile it drys quickly and leaves no oil residue.  Claiming no one would come to Somesville and take away the waste gasoline, he's been storing it in 5 and 55 gallon containers behind his shop.

On the evening of 5/20, someone poured at least 2 five gallon containers of the waste into the ditch behind McIntire's shop;  the ditch drains towards tidewater via the storm sewer under the road.  Disaster was narrowly averted when a passerby walking his dog heeded his wife's advice for once, and DIDN'T dispose of his cigar in the storm sewer.  The Fire Department was summoned to investigate the fumes and deployed sorbents to control the problem that night.

Upon my arrival to follow up next day, I picked up some sorbents and re-deployed others.  Talking with Asst. Chief Joe Gilliland, I learned that the local officials had a pretty good idea who'd dumped the waste, and that he'd done it so that he could be a hero by discovering and reporting this threat to public safety.  His plan was foiled by the dog owner  and his wife.

Scott Leighton and I visited T. A. McIntire on May 25, to inform him of his obligation to store his hazardous waste in a more responsible manner.

In August of 2002, McIntire was apparently having labor troubles, as an anonymous complaint alleging well contamination at McIntire's shop was reported to at least 3 people here, and George Seel in Augusta. (attached) On Sept. 11,2002 I obtained a wellwater sample at McIntire's shop and had it analyzed for gasoline and diesel range organics.  Results were that the well is contaminated with 14.000 ppb gasoline and 1900 ppb diesel range organics.

On the morning of October 4,2002, a series of 5 hand auger holes were bored behind McIntire's shop.  Three showed no hydrocarbon contamination at all, as measured by PID.  The last two, on the south end of the line, where the spray platform was in 2000, showed hydrocarbon contamination between 500  and 1000 ppm.   I instructed Mr. McIntire to secure the services of an excavation firm, and arrange for the removal of the contaminated soil after November 1,2002.
P-680-2000*   On Fri. 11/3/00, CTI George Erskine Jr. advised me that a diesel dispenser had been hit by a vehicle at the So. Ptld. Public Works Garage and that buried piping was in need of repair underground (for the following Monday 11/6/00).  There was no discharge though.  I advised him to contact DEP's Dunlap regarding an emergency UST reg. amendment, and that I would visit when he had the piping exposed.  The facility was installed by Erskine Const. in 1989 to replace UST's later abandoned in 1990.
   On Tues. morn 11/7/00, I visited and noted the pavement dug up next to the diesel dispenser and the disp. removed from the island.  Erskine Const. was not on-site.  The area is mixed residential & commercial, on city water & sewer.  There was no containment sump under the dispenser.  There was oil contamination in soils under the dispenser though.  Over the UST there was water in the submersible-pump sump.  The facility is listed as continuous leak detection though there was no leak sensor in this sump (see Beth DeHaas' letter of 11/8/00).
   The piping is reg. double-wall FRP and I noted it to consist of single FRP product piping enclosed in a thin, flexible, black plastic boot.
    I have found no record that Erskine reported to the state, this oil discharge or water to the sump, as required.  The discharge to the soil did not appear strong and I believe that no sensitive receptors are threatened at this time.  Any contaminated media should be properly managed if disturbed (i.e. excavated, etc.) though.  See any attachments and DEP UST Reg. file #3630 for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-386-1998*On August 14, 1998 I met the USCG on site at the Maine Shipyard in South Portland where a 30 fishing vessel had sunk.  The vessel had a small sheen coming off of it so the Coast Guard had called Clean Harbors to boom off the ship with sorbent boom.  I went back the next day to make sure the boom was still containing any oil that may be escaping the vessel.  There was no visible oil at this time.  The following day the vessel was removed from the water with no further spillage.  No further action.
P-694-1996*On Oct. 25, 1996 I received a call from Sun Environmental.  They called to report contamination found at a tank pull in South Portland.  The release was most likely due to corrosion holes found in tank.  The highest contamination found was 20 ppm by jar headspace method.  This site is Baseline I by DEP decision tree, therefore no clean up was required.  No further action at this time.
P-592-1999*On Oct. 18, 1999 Water Zemla of Downeast Energy called to report a spill at the home of one of their customers.  The 275 gallon tank at the home of Richard Weegar had begun to develop a small corrosion hole.  The house is up for sale and the realtor selling the home had noticed a wet spot on the bottom of the tank.  I inspected the tank.  There was a patch on it when I arrived and a new tank was enroute.  There was a very small stain beneath the tank which did not appear to extend into the ground more than a couple inches.  There was no noticeable loss in inventory.  It appeared that very little oil actually leaked from the tank.  The area is served by public water and there are no odors in the home.  No clean up was required.
A-192-1997*     Response Services received a report that surface spillage was evident at the diesel dispensing pump at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 5/12/97 and inspected the pump in the presence of the facility owner (Webb).  Minor surface spillage had obviously occurred on occasion historically; Mr. Webb agreed to excavate this for disposal.  Because of the relatively non-sensitive geologic nature of the site it was agreed to address this remediation at the same time as the diesel UST was removed (scheduled for later that summer).  The UST owner (Webber Oil) agreed to conduct this removal as soon as possible.
     The diesel UST was removed on 7/10/97.  A 1" diameter hole was observed on the tank bottom. Contamination was limited due to the presence of clay soils in the excavation, but approximately 30 tons of soil was transported to Pike (Fairfield) for treatment.
     Approximately 8 cu.yds. of contaminated soil was excavated where surface spills had left the pavement.  This was transported to a large agricultural property (Kelly) in Pittston for landspreading.  An additional 60 cu. yds. of marginally contaminated (<750 ppm headspace) soil was landspread at this same property following excavation for placement of a new UST.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-466-1999*On July 3, 1999, DEP responder Linda Doran was contacted concerning an oil sheen on Ossipee Lake. During her investigation of the area on this same day there was only one possible source which was a home owned by Mr. McIsaac. On 7/6/99 Linda Doran and John Dunlap returned to the site. We met with Mr. McIsaac who is the only residence in the area with an oil tank. He let us in the basement where we found oil in the sump. Contact was made with his oil company who pumped the sump down and replaced the oil line which was under the cement floor which was the cause of the discharge. Boom was placed outside along the retaining wall where the sump drain discharges. A water sample was taken due to drilled well in close proximity to spill. Sample results received on 7/15/99 indicated no contamination.

On 7/15/99 I returned to the site to check sump. Sorbent pads were found to be clear of any oil with a slight sheen on the water. No free product was seen in the sump. I would say approximately five (5) gallons of oil was spilled and that the leak was in the copper fuel line located next to the furnace which is close to the sump. On 7/20/99 I returned to the site to look at the sump. Again no sign of free product with the sorbent pads showing very little product. Turned on the sump pump to lower water level in sump. Checking the discharge area very little sheen was seen from discharge. On 8/5/99 site visit met with owner. No indication of any further product in sump. Told the owner he could plug the sump pump back in before he leaves at the end of the week. Owner to keep an eye on conditions in sump throughout summer. At this time I see no further action required.
P-502-1998*On 8/14/98 I received a call from Bob Young reporting oil found in an excavation at the West Bath Elementary School.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that there was a small excavation that had been made for a new light pole.  In that excavation, there was a slight fuel oil odor and a slight sheen on some groundwater.  Further investigation showed that the contamination may have come from an old oil line leak at the facility.  Several years ago, an underground oil line had been replaced due to leakage.  No wells were at risk in the area.  No clean up conducted, no further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 20, 1998
B-442-1998*On July 7, 1998 at 1630 we received a call from the Dead River dispatcher reporting a spill at the home of Thomas Porter on 277 Center Street in Old Town.  Dead River delivered 100 gallons of #2 fuel on 7/3 and Mr. Porter had 80 gallons left on 7/7.  Mr. Porter uses his fuel oil to heat his hot water but this would only account for five to ten gallons of product.  His feedline is buried in the concrete and concrete will corrode the copper line.

The serviceman disconnected the old line and ran a new one inside a protective sleeve and on top of the basement floor.  There is no sump or basement drain and the area is on town water.  The small amount of fuel lost is not worth tearing up the concrete floor to provide access for any recovery.
A-625-2000*Received a call from Ms. Woodcock stating that she thought her well was contaminated with oil.  She made this contention, because a sheen appeared on the water after it sat for awhile.  After further discussion with Ms. Woodcock, it was determined that the sheen was most likely due to biological activity in her well.  There was no odor when she used the water that is usually associated with petroleum contamination, and the only time she saw a sheen was when the water sat for awhile.  In addition, she stated that in the past she had had problems with bacteria in her water.  I gave Ms. Woodcock the number to the HETL lab to have her water tested for biological agents, and if they found nothing wrong to contact me.  I later spoke with Ms. Woodcock who informed me that she had had her water tested and that it was high in coliform.

No further action required.
P-246-2000*See attached report from CMP.
P-2-1997*On Jan. 2, 1997, I received a call from George Duranleau of Sanford YCCA (Community action coalition).  He had called to report a spill at the home of Ms. Nola Swett.  Ms. Swetts 275 gallon #2 oil tank in her cellar had begun leaking sometime in the last two days.  An estimated 10 to 50 gallons had leaked out.  Ms. Swetts cellar had a clay floor with drainage dug into, channeling water to a sump pump.  The sump pump pumps the water to a field behind the house.  When I arrived on site the oil tank was being off loaded.  I padded up a couple of gallons of oil from the clay lined channels and the sump.  I checked the back yard where the sump emptied out and there was no sign of any oil in the area.  I came back the following day after the tank was changed out and padded up more oil from the sump.  I checked Ms. Swetts cellar again the following week and the oil had ceased to come into the sump.  No further action.
P-605-1996*9May96, I received a request from Cascade Water Park to facilitate them in a "last minute" tank removal, due to a real estate transaction.

I issued a UST Registration Application, 30-day removal notice, and a waiver to the 30-day notice even though work had began to remove the tank by a certified tank installer and certified geologist.

Cascade failed to submit the original 30-day notice and UST registration application to the DEP in Augusta. To my knowledge, the paperwork submitted to the the DEP by Cascade was a removal card (attached to the 30-day notice I had sent them) and a 691 Site Assessment submitted on 16 Oct 96, after my repeated requests to Sebago Tech.

See P-631-96 for related information.

Referred to the DEP Oil Enforcement Unit on 24Dec96.

No further Response Services action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO. (24DEC96)
B-316-2001*     Sometime before 5/29/01 Butch of G R Adams arranged to have us waiver the thirty day waiting requirement for removing a UST at the residence of Wes and Ellen Shepeluk, which is located at 270 French Street in Bangor.  It was a thousand-gallon tank that had been out of service for many years.  It had been discovered by workers, who were doing some landscaping on the property.  It had been buried in clean gravel with about a foot of overburden.  It had a lot of superficial rust but no evidence of holes nor of a product release.  G R Adams took the tank.
B-612-1997*10/1/97 10:00

I received a phone call from Arnie Fessenden of Fessenden Geo-Environmental Services.  Arnie phone to report that there was contamination found during the removal of 2 underground gasoline storage tanks.  The tanks were two 3000 gallon ones that were installed in 1984.  One was regular unleaded gasoline and the other was mid grade product.

Arnie phoned for a D-tree.  I explained that I could be there in about 2 hours.  He explained that the excavation contractor Sheldon Stanley could be finished by then.  Clean up was set to an immediate level and soils contaminated above about 500 ppm were taken to Sheldon Stanley's spread location, in Lubec.  This amounted to about 28 cubic yards of material most of which came from an area near the fill pipes and around the tanks.  I was informed that they may go for a cleaner location as a certain amount of soil must be removed to allow installation of new tanks.  The licensed tank installer on scene was David Porter of J.D. Thomas.  See also site assessment Job 97-285.
B-709-1999*   Orono Fire Department called to report that they were attending a spill at Swett's Mobil station at 2 Main Street. The gasoline was spilled to the pavement when they attempted to fill the gas tank of a customer who had just had the car's gas tank replaced. It turned out that the fill pipe had not been connected to the new tank and the 2.3 gallons of gas from the nozzle missed the tank and spilled to the ground. The fire dept. used speedi-dri to control the spill and, as the weather forecast is for no rain, I suggested that the speedi-dri be left to air dry. None of the gas left the pavement.
A-494-1997*Went to an underground tank removal at Williams Construction in Gardiner. The site is the Williams Construction maintenance yard. Heavy truck and equipment maintenance has been done there for about 30 years. Ted Haskell was the certified installer and Dames & Moore were doing the Appendix P site assessment. A total of four underground tanks were removed. Contamination was found and the tank installer reported it. PID bag headspace readings were less then 1000 ppm except one at 1370 ppm. No contamination was removed as none exceeded the action level for a baseline 1 site. There is a significant amount of low to moderate levels of contamination still on site, but the industrial character of the area allows this cleanup level. No further work is necessary on this site.
P-81-2001*Rob at Portland Pipeline called to report that he had seen a sheen in the water by Pier 2.  They had the vessel Anja at that pier unloading at the time.  Rob called to the vessel to stop unloading until they knew if there was a leak.  Clean Harbors was called to boom around the vessel and look for a source.  By the time Clean Harbors arrived the sheen was gone and a thorough inspection found no leak.  Portland Pipeline then allowed the vessel to continue unloading.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
March 20, 2001
P-669-1999*Narrative Attached.
I-114-1998*On 6-1-98, this office received a fax from J.M. Huber regarding a spill of hydraulic oil inside their plant the day before. It occurred while a fuel pump was being replaced on a piece of their machinery. All was cleaned up by on site personnel using sorbent material.
B-26-1998*On 1/13/98 Mrs. Scott Thomas reported a strange odor that seemed to be coming from a ditch that drains the Bangor International Airport.  She had registered concerns about this ditch earlier this year.  That complaint involved a scum that turned out to be iron hydroxide from iron bacteria activity.  She said that there was an odor associated with that also.

When I investigated the then current complaint the odor resembled baking bread.  At that time some of the BIA hangers were being used to house people who had been displaced from their dwellings by power outages that had been caused by the ice storm of "98", and there probably was some baking going on in one of the hangers.  The odor did not seem to be associated with the water in the stream.  However, there was a breeze that was traveling down the same gully as the stream, and this seemed to be carrying the odor of baking bread.  In any event the odor did not seem to be hazardous.
P-650-1999*16 April 1999, responded to site location to inspect AST facility for potential upgrade program.  Completed Heating Oil Supply Tank And Piping Upgrade Project Reporting Form and submitted the form to G. Seel, Technical Services Division, MDEP.

Upon approval and completion of the upgrade, invoices received and forwarded to Mr. Seel for final payment.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 14SEP99.
P-833-2001*Site was visited on October 15 to assess situation and receive general overview of situation from residents.  Although the well initially was not impacted (negative DRO), the household was placed on the quarterly monitoring program as a precaution.  With no odor or evidence of free product, it was necessary to drill test holes in the floor in an attempt to determine where lost product traveled.  Twelve holes were drilled at strategic locations in the basement and two tested positive with the PID.  The "hot" holes were on either side of a 90 degree bend in the buried line (its course was evident).  Given this information and including knowledge of high groundwater every spring, the next appropriate route was to remove a 3'x3' section of the floor to eliminate the  "x-ray vision" issue.  On the same day of the floor section removal,  Fleet Environmental Svcs was present to excavate approximately 2 yards of contaminated soil and input a recovery well with backfilled with 3/4" stone.  The mentality behind this action is predicated upon the basement's susceptibility to water in the spring and the hope that some product may be recoverable when the water table does rise.  After completion of that task, a box was built in the hole flush within the floor so the resident's ability to utilize that portion of the basement would not be negatively impacted over the course of the winter.

Unfortunately, prior efforts proved futile (no product recovered) and the resident's well now tests positive for DRO.  The sump basin was removed and the hole was backfilled and cemented.  The residents are on filters, in our QM program and the case has been referred to Tech Services.
A-435-1999*Received a call from Waterville Fire Department that there was a sheen on the Kennebec River by the CMP dam by Hathaway. I responded to the scene and found where the sheen was on the river. The sheen was coming from the discharge of the dam. Observations upriver showed that no sheen was going into the dam gallery. Attempts to contact CMP on a Saturday were unsuccessful.  I called on Monday morning and informed CMP about this. No further work by Response Services is necessary with this spill.
B-657-2001*An RST driver, truck loaded with liquid asphalt, and westbound on Rt. 9, drove his truck into the ditch in the opening minutes of Nov. 27.   Ordinarily, there'd be nothing unusual about that, it being the Airline, but this was on a newly improved straight incline, with a passing lane.

The trooper said the driver didn't remember what had happened.  The truck came to rest on its right side, with some liquid asphalt leaking out through the dome cover.  The saddle tanks did not leak.

I arrived on scene about 0200, and seeing that there was so little oil spilled and that it was not migrating, I decided not to wait for the RST response team coming from St. John.  Earl Nickerson and his team off loaded the tanker, got it righted and cleaned up what little asphalt was spilled.
A-452-1996*     DEP received a phone call from Bill Messner reporting that contaminated soils had been encountered (headspace readings measured at 9850 ppm) during a site assessment at this property.  This information was relayed to DEP, Tech Services who had an involvement here previously (refer A-447-90) at which time some form of remediation was pursued.  It was determined that no further remediation would be conducted here unless free product was encountered.
     I anticipate no further involvement by Response Services as a result of this incident.
A-226-1999*Nancy Johnson noticed that a crew was spraying the bottom of the Mary Day which was hauled up on the beach. She reported that large amounts of orange material were coming off and flowing into the harbor. I got an answering machine when I tried to contact her. Both Rockland CG and I investigated. The Mary Day had been beached for a bottom cleaning and repaint. The hull had been pressure washed, but no evidence of large amounts of paint chips were observed. The vessel had been painted with a lead free low copper content antifouling paint. The crew was using drop cloths to protect the ground in the areas where they were caulking and painting. The operation appeared to being done with concern to ensure no impact to the beach or harbor occurred.
A-173-1997*Received a call from Butch Furrough of G.R. Adams and Company, the tank installer, concerning the discovery of contaminated soil at tank installation they were doing. The site was the Irving Mainway on Western Avenue in Augusta. I later spoke with Scott Burrill of Acadia Environmental, the geologist doing the Appendix P site assessment. We agreed that it was a Baseline 2 site and I set the action level at 1000 ppm using the "bag headspace method" in Chapter 691 appendix Q. With DEP approved setpoints, no soil above the action level was detected, therefore no remediation was required. I did not visit the site during the assessment, but did stop by at a later date. No further work is necessary at this site.
B-44-1999*B-044-99 Medway - Lenney's Superette


Dead River Oil Co. called to report that they estimated that about 4 gallons of K-1 was spilled onto the pavement when the air eliminator failed on the dispenser attached to a 550 gallon AST. Lenney's sells the K-1, but Dead River owns the equipment. Dead River cleaned up the oil with speedi-dri and sorbent pads. No drains or water courses were involved.
A-71-1996*see attached
A-470-1996* A delivery of oil was made to C. N. Brown's bulk plant on 10-21-96. The gauging tape was inaccurate and the driver overfilled the AST. The oil then leaked out of the site glass, which is located on the tank gauge assembly. The driver noticed the problem and placed a bucket near the site glass. This action allowed the oil to flow into the dike instead of spilling onto the ground. Crews from C. N. Brown then collected the oil (using buckets) from inside the dike and dumped it into the transport. Seacoast was also called to vac out the inside of the dike. The small amount of oil that spilled onto the ground was also cleaned up. No site visit made and no further action will be required.
B-70-1999*     On February 11, 1999 we received a call from Dennis Woodruff of J.D. Thomas Oil Co. in Calais reporting a spill at the home of Gary Kneeland of Baileyville.  Mr. Kneeland's basement tank developed a leak in its bottom and Thomas  Co. workers plugged the hole and recovered the oil with a wet Vac and sorbents.  Mr. Woodruff estimated that about forty gallons leaked onto the concrete floor  but none entered the drain.  The clean-up was finished the previous night.  The area is on town  water.
B-457-1999*Lennie Carr of LC's Tank Installation notified  Beth DeHaas of our Augusta office of a tank anomaly at the Westgate Texaco.  According to Lennie, gasoline appeared in the interstitial space of the 8k gallon no lead tank.  How it got there was unknown.

Beth instructed Lennie to pump out the gasoline from the void, and vacuum test the tank.
That was done, but the origin of the gasoline was still not determined.

See the attached letter from Beth.  Since no more was heard on the subject, it apparently was a one time occurrence.
P-283-2001*

4/10/01: Anderson Excavating began excavation of affected soils.

4/20/01: Water sample collected and tested run for DRO, as homeowner was complaining hot water smelled.

Filters are in place as the well did show positive results for DRO at 517 ug/L.  Brad Hahn, MDEP Technical Services, has been advised and visited the site for further remediation and well management/replacement.  A new well was installed under the guidance of Brad Hahn.  Response has had no further dealings with the site beyond the initial discovery and preliminary removal action.
B-19-1997*On January 11, 1997 at 1015 we received a call from Webber Oil reporting a leaking outside kerosene tank at Ms. Rebecca Bubar's home on 296 Wiswell Road in Brewer.  I met Ms. Bubar who showed me the tank which leaked along an end weld.  Webber's last delivery was a fill up of 142 gallons on January 7.  I estimated that about 150 gallons leaked although the stained area on the snow and gravel seemed to indicate less.  Some of the fuel ran along the rock foundation and collected in puddles in the dirt floor basement.  We collected the product with sorbents and I advised Ms. Bubar to excavate the stained snow ice and any loose contaminated soil around the tank.  Ms. Bubar's drilled well is about thirty feet away.  I told her to contact me if she notices any problems with her well.

I visited the site on January 16 and found that the snow and ice was removal and a new horizontal tank was installed.  There wasn't any fuel in the crawlspace but the thaw and rain should push some product over the next couple days.
B-383-2001*
     This office received a call at 1545 on 7/5/01 from Dead River Company (Brewer) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that approximately one pint of #1 oil was spilled at Dale McLaughlin's residence (14 B Street) in the Birch Hill Estate in Bangor around 1330 today.  They were in the process of filling his tank when some of the oil "backed up".  Most of the oil was contained on the skirting and cleaned up.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
P-360-1996*On 5/31/96 Steve Eufemia received a call from an anonymous complainant reporting sloppy material handling, leaking hydraulic lifts, and leaking waste oil drums at Crepeau Motors in Kennebunk.  On 6/20/96 I inspected the site accompanied by Willis Emmons of the Kennebunk Sewer District.  We both inspected the service garage area and did not observe any waste oil discharge.  The garage was heated with a waste oil furnace.  The floor drains were inspected and did not show any signs of oil or chemicals in them.  No major leaks were observed around the hydraulic lifts.  Some weeping of hydraulic oil was observed around a bad gasket.  This did not constitute any environmental threat but could be a safety hazard.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-205-1996*No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.  See attached for additional information.
B-812-1999*     On December 22, 1999 at 1310 we received a call from the Old Town Fire Dispatcher reporting a 2'x30' fuel oil stain on South Brunswick St.  The fire department received the call from a Ms. Plourde who said the oil came from the top of a Fox Fuel truck.  The fire department spread Speedi Dri on the stain. They estimated a maximum of two gallons spilled. None reached any drains.
A-139-1996*Black Liquor leaked from a failed gasket inside a diked area. The spilled liquor was piped into another dike area.  The Black liquor was then piped to a ditch with a drain that discharges into the treatment plant. Some Black liquor spilled onto the ground.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean the ditch area.
P-219-1998*On 5/15/98 I received a call from Gordon Pott reporting contamination at a tank removal in Portland.  The contamination did not exceed clean-up levels for a baseline-1 site and was not removed.  The contamination was believed to have come from a nearby fuel farm for Delta Airlines that had known contamination and not from the tanks at Northeast Airmotive.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JUNE 2, 1998
A-716-2000*Received a call from Houle's Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning regarding a flooded basement at the old, Sears building located across from the post office.  They stated that the water had a sheen on it, and were inquiring on what to do with the water.  Peter Blanchard and I responded to the complaint and ascertained that the sheen was the result of an overfill that was not completely cleaned-up.  Apparently, the sump pump in the building stopped working allowing water to accumulate in the basement. Sorbent boom was placed at the entrance of the sump hole to collect oil as the water was pumped to the Waterville treatment plant.

No further action required.
B-283-1996*D-TREE = B2.
A-340-1997*     DEP received a report from an environmental consultant working at this facility that contaminated soils were encountered during a UST removal.  A hole was observed in one of the tanks.  The area is commercial/residential and is served by a municipal water supply.  Following discussion with the water company it was determined that soils contaminated in excess of 1000 ppm (headspace) would be removed for treatment at an asphalt plant (Pike).
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-294-1999*
SUMMARY
    On Mon. 5/17/99, I visited this AST oil bulk storage facility in resp. to a 5/11/99, request by P Gagnon & Sons president, Mark Gagnon.  Mr. Gagnon explained that the berm had collected diesel, K1, and #2 spillage within the peastone floor of the tank's dykes.  I confirmed dark, saturated fill around the tanks (see site sketch).  Mr. Gagnon stated that there was a plastic liner under the stone fill to keep the product from soaking into the ground.  His plan was to excavate the soil and replace it with clean fill.  I issued a virgin contamination disposal letter for the soil to go to ARC in Elliot.  Spill quantity is unconfirmed but could be 100 to 200 gallons.

LOCATION ASSESSMENT
    The area is next to a RR line that used to supply the facility.  East, across the street, is the South Berwick Public Works yard.  The bulk plant is just out of the protection zone for a town well-field #91470 (see map).  I was told this site has been used as a bulk oil storage for 40+ years.  I noted no other DEP spill reports for this site.  To my knowledge this spillage is chronic with facility use, though does not appear to have been reported to DEP, as required, when the spills occurred.

CONCLUSION
    By the end of the year 1999, I had not received a copy of the virgin letter back indicating the discharges had been cleaned up.  Mr. Gagnon returned a call in Dec. 1999 stating he had not gotten around to the clean-up.  On 1/3/00 I sent the attached letter voiding the virgin letter issued seven months earlier.  At this time this bulk fuel facility is not cleaned to Dept. satisfaction.  P Gagnon, Inc.  is in non-observance of Maine reporting requirements for these discharges, and further Response Div. actions are expected.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-25-1997*A DOT driver was refueling a truck during a snow storm.  The vehicle was left unattended and the nozzle failed to shut off.  The driver was watching through the window of the garage and saw the product running onto the ground.  He ran out and shut the nozzle off. About 5 gallons were lost. The area was padded up and sand was spread.  I checked the area and found no further action was needed.
B-731-1997*Mr. Kircher called to report that the Viles pickup had gone off the road at Carrying Place Stream bridge while avoiding a larger truck.  This resulted in the loss of about ten gallons of diesel from the bed mounted fuel tank.  Chris Lancaster of United Timber Corp. came upon the scene and used sorbent pads to collect the oil on the open water.  Some diesel was caught on snow covered ice.  The blocks of ice were removed by a pulp loader and deposited on an old wood yard to melt.  This left some uncollectible sheen which, considering the time of year, should not cause any environmental problems.

I complimented Mr Kircher and asked that he communicate my compliments to Mr. Lancaster for taking such immediate action, particularly since the responsibility did not rest with either company.  Mr. Kircher requested that I clarify for him exactly who was responsible as it happened on the land he represents.  I told him that the party that owned the fuel was the RP.  He was worried that since it was on the land that his company was responsible in some way. I responded since the owner was known to be another company it answered the question who was reponsible.  There could be cases of oil spillage on his company's land that cannot be tied to someone other than the landowner at which time the spill may become theirs.
A-272-1998*     DEP received a report that oil contaminated soils had been encountered during a site assessment associated with a piping project at this property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  According to personnel on scene the property had been used as a bulk oil terminal since the late-1800s until the 1940s; storage tanks have long since been removed.  Mobil currently uses the site as a Kennebec River cross-under station for an underground oil pipeline.  Contamination noted (PID readings approx. 500) are presumed related to the old bulk oil operation, and do not warrant remediation given the non-sensitive nature of the site.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-632-1996*On 11/15/96 we received a call from Dana Irving of R.H. Foster in Machiasport reporting diesel fuel in a monitoring well at the West Country Store on Route 1 in Columbia Falls.  Portland Pump was performing a compliance check when they discovered a thin layer of diesel fuel in the well.  Mr. Irving said there was no problem with the SIA or water in the tank.  Foster installed the single wall STIP 3 tanks in 1986.  Portland Pump tested the tank's piping on November 18 and the line tested tight.  I told Mr. Irving to bail out the monitoring well and check it again after a couple weeks.  If diesel is discovered in the well a second time then the product is in the groundwater not from surface run off.
A-325-1996*Received a call from Bill Carver of Bill's Tank and Pump Service that another underground tank had been found at the Knox County Airport in Owls Head. The site had been a World War II AAF training facility and a lot of underground tanks had been installed at the time. Not all were registered as some had been "lost". This 2000 gallon gasoline tank had been found during excavation for wetland development. The tank was riveted indicating an advanced age. Aproximately 50 cubic yards was land spread on airport property. See the Appendix P site assesment for additional information.
I-149-1997*On 9-30-97, Maine Packers of Caribou removed an old 30,000 gallon 6 oil tank. Some contamination was encountered, due to overfills. Contaminated soil was removed.
B-475-1997*According to Irving's delivery driver, this spill occurred as he was pumping oil into the tank system; this greenhouse at Nutting Hall had two 275 gallon tanks manifolded together in a new instllation in the Autumn of 1996.  The driver says that the whistle was still blowing even as oil was coming out of the common vent.

Irving sent several technicians to attend to this spill and the common opinion among them is that the installation as it exists is legal.  It's possible, they say, for entrained air in one tank to be expelled with oil from the other tank if both tanks are full.

Irving cleaned up the spill, and I suggested to UMO personnel that they install seperate vents and fills for the tanks, and not manifold them together.
I-164-2000*A filter broke causing and estimated 15 gals. of fuel oil/kero to leak out.
Spill was cleaned up by the oil Company and was probably closer to 2 gallons actually lost.
Response case closed
P-785-2001*Small diesel spill occurred off the concrete pad surrounding the dispenser island.
P-73-1997*   On 2/5/97 I recieved a call from Dr. Locey's nurse regarding a child of Ms. Saloman who reportedly was sprayed in the face by fuel oil during a prohibited discharge.  Being unable to reach Ms. Saloman that afternoon I spoke with of BNAS Environmental who was unaware of the problem and agreed to meet me onsite the following morning.
  The next morning I had a pleasant meeting with Ms. Saloman who explained that all there had been was a small odor from an a miss-operating oil burner, that was now fixed.  Her child's problem was likely realted to the ozoneing of the house by ServPro to get rid of the odor.  She had no idea how Dr. Locey's nurse got a story of the child beingsprayed with oil.
   No further DEP action is anticipated.

SGB 4/97
A-244-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that mineral oil was spilled at this transformer.  CMP excavated affected soil for disposal.
B-140-1998*On March 3, 1998 at 0810 we received a call from Tom Ronco of McKusick Petroleum of Dover-Foxcroft reporting an oil spill in Monson.  Ice collapsed and broke off the feedline from the outside kerosene tank at the home of Cheryl Bartlett on the North Guilford Road.

I visited the site that morning and met Ms. Bartlett who showed me the problem.  Her drilled well is located about seventy five feet cross slope.  The well is also a real artesian well since water flows out the casing year round.  I advised her to shovel any contaminated soil that she can hand dig.  She informed me that she had fifty gallons delivered a couple of days earlier since she was almost empty.  Therefore, we felt that about fifty gallons of kerosene was spilled.

I talked to Paul Blood, a geologist in our office, who believed the well was in no danger since it was a true artesian well.  The strong groundwater flow would push any contamination away from the well.  Just to be safe Ms. Bartlett removed two drums of contaminated soil for landspreading in the spring.
A-13-1997*See attached.
B-292-2001*      On May 16, 2001 at 1530 we received a call from Brian Stetson of Great Northern Paper reporting a 3'x3' sheen in the Penobscot River below the McKay station dam.  They found no sign of leaks on any of their equipment at the dam.  In reality a 3'x3' sheen is only a couple drops of oil and is not a threat to the environment.
P-569-1999*   While driving by on Monday 8/16/99 en route to another discharge, I noted a UST abandonment under way.  An H. A. Mapes facility, urban commercial area.  Stopping by I met with two Portland Pump Co. (PPC) workers who were breaking up and removing the concrete pad over the gasoline tank with a back-hoe.  No CTI was on-site.  After conferring with Ted Scharf of DEP OEU, I explained to the workers that removing the concrete pad and thereby damaging the spill buckets and potentially other piping without a required CTI onsite, was a violation.  The PPC crew shut down and Mr. Croxford of PPC later discussed this issue with Mr. Scharf.  DEP's N. Thompson had granted a waiver of the 30-day removal notif. requirement.
    On Tues. 8/17 I returned and met with CTI Scott Letellier of PPC, and with Tom Trainer of St. Germain & Associates doing the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  The tank top was exposed. Lettelier explained that this site was being closed as a gas station and this six year old, FRP jacketed, two comp. 12,000 gal. UST was to be reinstalled at Lucas Country Store (UST Reg. #4526) by the Sanford Airport.
    Trainer stated on 8/17 that he noted >600 ppm by bag head-space.  I noted no obvious discoloring or odor.  Trainer later stated the contam. was local under the island consisting of a yard or less of soil; likely from dispenser leaks.  We noted no gw, free product, or oil saturated soils.  Under a Baseline-2 Clean-Up Goal DEP required no clean-up.  I understand that no voluntary soil removal (clean-up) was intiated by Mapes Oil.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. #6006 file for further info.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-339-1996*An auto accident occurred at the corner of Central and Cross streets.  A small amount of fuel was lost.  The fire department put down pads.  Several storm drains were present in the area.  The rain did not wash the product into the drains.  I picked up the soiled pads and replaced some pads in the areas where product was still present.  The FD picked those pads up later.
B-133-2001*Please see attached narrative.
A-95-2000*The Gardiner Fire Department asked for assistance at the Market.  About 30 gallons of gas had overflowed out of a UST.  The Fire Department didn't have enough pads and wanted DEP to look into the cause of the spill.  The driver was adamant that he had done nothing wrong and the spill was the result of a fault in the vent line.  We felt that he must have overfilled the tank, but the tank was not full.  Fuel had also been forced out of the vent line.  Denny Drisco of Wadleigh's also arrived at the site to investigate the cause.

Two tanks or compartments were effected.  At one, the driver reported the hose had been empty when he disconnected, but fuel had run up and out when the hose was disconnected.  At a second location the hose was still full of product and this took about 1.5 hours to drain.  The tank was 96" diameter but only had 54" of product.  Denny was going to check the vent lines for some evidence of blockage.  A complete blockage seemed unlikely as some fuel had been forced out the top.  Both Dave McCaskill and Frank Gehrling suggested the fault could be in the ball float overfill protector.  I suggested Denny check this and also suggested he replace the ball floats with drop tube shutoffs as the ball floats had proved troublesome in the past.

Most of the spilled product was cleaned with pads from pavement under the truck.  Clean Harbors responded and removed snow under the vent.  I feel cleanup was complete and no further action is anticipated.
A-280-1998*Received an anonymous call that there was sludge on Route 201 in Farmingdale. I responded,found the site and confirmed that it indeed was sludge (it stank!). Returned to the office and attempted to contact solid waste. It took over an hour to notify someone. Meanwhile, Steve Golder of Gardiner Fire Department also called to report the spill. Solid Waste eventually arranged for the cleanup of the site. No further work by Response Services is necessary.
B-689-1996*Dennis Preston, Park Ranger at Cobscook Bay State Park, called to report discovering an oil sheen near the Reversing Falls in Pembroke.  I explained to Mr. Preston that these situations are usually temporary occurrence; usually from a lobster boat.  I asked him however to keep an eye on it just in case it had an unusual source persistent source.  The sheen dissipated however.
B-659-2000*B-659-00
Searsport

Tuesday December 12, 2000			0725

I was contacted by the state police dispatcher that there had been a 3,000-gallon spill of oil at the C.H. Sprague terminal in Searsport.  I was asked to contact Duane Seekins (548-2531).

I spoke with Mr. Seekins.  According to him, the terminal was involved in shift change when they noticed the gauging, it indicated that they should have switched the oil flow to another tank at an earlier time.  This resulted in the spillage of about 3,000 gallons of #6 (bunker C) heating oil.

When I arrived I was told that the tank overfill from the Tanker "Berthea" to Bunker Tank #2 was contained within the bermed area.  I visited the area with Duane Seekins and Mike Mitchell of the USCG MSD.  The coast guard was notified to cover all bases in event any product escaped the berm.

Clean Harbors had been notified and was in the process of getting Vacuum Trucks to Searsport.  If the product can be removed soon there may be less reason for excavation.  Much of the #6 oil is becoming a solid skim on the water in the berm.

A temporary containment location was set up on a paved area that was covered with a polyethylene tarp.  The contaminated soil would be removed from the bermed area and stockpiled, and covered until its final disposal has been negotiated.

Adverse weather moved in as did frost and freezing conditions.  Clean up has been shut down.  The contaminated soil will go to Thibodeau in the late winter or spring of 2001, when excavation and clean up can continue.  About 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil & sand have been removed from inside the berm.  This material is on a tarp and covered with a tarp.  Clean up will resume when weather permits.  Mr. Duane Seekins will contact me when that happens.
A-483-2001*A cardboard drum tipped over in the back of a trailer truck and spilled it's contents to the floor of the trailer. The product leaked out the back of the trailer and down through the floor. Fleet Environmental was on scene cleaning up when I arrived. The product was a liquid adhesive. I had the manufacturer fax me a copy of the MSDS. The glue is considered non-hazardous (see attached MSDS). Fleet completed the cleanup and Yellow Freight removed the vehicle. No further action is expected.
P-385-2000*    While in the Lyman area I briefly visited this out-of-service motor fuels UST facility to check to see if the UST facility had been properly abandoned as planned in 1998 (see P-68-98).  Since the time of the planned removal till recently I understand that the property and facility was owned by Gillette Holdings Limited Liability, of NH, and Mr. Jonathan Hill was the contact.  The previous owner is Claude DuBois and the property is still unoccupied.  As of 6/22/00 I understand the property owner is M. R. Pollock & Sons of Middleton, NH.
    During my Tues. 6/27/00 visit I noted about seven 55 gal steel drums inside the garage.  Several of the drums contained petroleum oil (either virgin or waste oil).  As the drums are not secure, they are open to vandalism and should be secured or properly disposed of.  The facility is over a mapped aquifer and I understand near drilled wells.
    The four, single-wall steel CP tanks were installed in 1985 and are still un-abandoned but out-of-service, and the dispensers gone.  As no one may be monitoring the tank's CP protection, I understand a passing CP test is required before they could be put back in service.  I recommend a passing tank Precision Test as we do not know how the tanks may have been treated during the excavation work done in 1998 (see P-68-98 and its photos).
    The 1998 Notice Of Intent To Abandon (a.k.a. removal notice) is now expired due to its age and a new removal notice with up-to-date information must be filed prior to any future abandonment (removal).  A copy of this report will be sent to the facility owner.  See attached and DEP UST Reg. file #12839 for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-804-1999*Dead River Oil Co. reported that a technician had called in a spill of #2 oil in the basement of 11 Summer St. in Brewer. The building is a multi-unit rental property with individual ASTs owned by JGQ Property Management. The technician found that, although the line had been placed inside a plastic sleeve, the line developed a small hole close to its attachment at the burner. The actual spill was quite small (I estimate a few gallons) and the oil had been absorbed by dirt on the concrete floor, some carpeting and cardboard storage boxes.
  The property manager, Paul Cook, came on scene and coordinated the removal of oil soaked debris. As there was not an odor problem in the living quarters and the property is supplied with town water no further action was necessary.
A-623-2000*Received a call from Tom Saviello of International Paper reporting a small oil spill.  He reported that a hydraulic hose on the #3 paper machine broke spilling about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was to a contained area and no oil reached the process sewer.  No site visit was necessary and no further work is indicated.  See the attached report from International Paper for additional information.
P-844-1999*A logging truck rolled-over into the shoulder of the roadway on Route 302, just south of the Sandy Creek Junction.  Diesel leaked from the fill cover on one of the saddle tanks.  The Bridgton Fire dept.  caught the dripping oil with sorbent pads.  The saddle tanks were pumped out by Foster-Russel Oil.  I checked the soil beneath the truck after it was removed and found no impact from the spill.  No further action.
I-125-1996*While preparing to do service work on Mr. Blair's furnace, a technician from Ferris Oil Co identified the AST as having a leak.

About 2 square feet of soil under the tank was slightly contaminated. The tank appeared to have been weeping for some time.

Ferris's crew removed the saturated soil and spread it on Mr. Blair's property.

Case closed.
A-52-1998*Received a call that a truck was leaking diesel fuel at Marden's in Vassalboro. I responded. By the time I arrived the Vassalboro Fire Department had the spill contained and some of the free product cleaned up. The truck had come out of the parking lot and then caught the cross over line on the ice buildup on the driveway apron. The cleanup was complicated by the large amount of melting snow that was piled up along the curb. I made a very small underflow dam and allowed the free product and sheen to build up to facilitate collecting it. Enough product had spilled onto the road that with the melting snow, the road was becomming slick. The Fire Chief wanted sand to be spread on it and I concurred. Eventually Marden's called Seacoast Ocean Services to finish the cleanup. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-7-2001*Hydraulic hose failure on front end loader. All contaminated soil removed. No site visit made. No further action expected.
A-315-1999* On June 7, 1999 Betsy Strong Mahan notified the DEP of the discovery of petroleum contaminated soils at Strong Chevrolet. They were doing some remodeling at the dealership and found what appeared to be a tank.
 Eventually the two tanks were removed. These tanks had never been registered and haven't been used for at least 25 years. The soils were moderately contaminated and about 25 tons of soil was excavated and stockpiled at Chester Wright Contractors place of business, located in Nobleboro. This soil was eventually transported to Commercial Paving on 8-31-99.  Both tanks contained water and this was pumped out by S.O.S.
 The site is located on Route 1A, across from a grocery store and a Bank. There is a well on site at the Chevy dealership. It is located in the parts room. The depth of this well is unknown, however, it has a high yield.  There is a 1/4 inch line that allows the excess water to flow out of the well head. Another nearby well is located uphill, 0.1 miles away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Day. This well is 150 feet deep w/ bedrock at 12 feet and 20 feet of casing.  Mrs. Day told me that the yield is 12 gals/min.  The rest of the area is connected to public water.
 Water samples were collected from both places. This case will be referred to Technical Services for further review.
B-590-1997*On October 15, 1997 I was at the home of Mr. & Mrs. John Engroff of 23 Broadway St. in Baileyville for the removal of an abandoned 500 gallon #2 fuel oil tank.  The tank was removed as scheduled and I found no sign of soil contamination nor hole in the tank.
A-221-2001*   DEP received a report that a minor gasoline spill had occurred at this facility.  Local fire officials felt that a gasoline fill nozzle may have fallen, spilling a small amount to the ground.
A-739-2001*A stain was reported on the side of a barn at Nezinscot Farms in Turner.  The caller reported a "black stain" on the side of the barn as though an AST had been removed.  The stain on the side of the barn has been caused by a vent from a milking compressor and is food grade oil.  The compressor was installed sometime around 1954 and has been in use since.  No referral.
B-628-2000*B-628-2000
11/25/2000 23:00

     The State Police dispatcher in Orono called to report that a private truck went off into a stream off of the Grindstone Road in Medway.  It was stated that only a sheen of engine oil was noted.  I was informed that the vehicle would be extracted as soon as possible.  No further investigation was warranted.
A-29-1999*  George Farris, of Bayview Drive, called the 1-800 # to report a small release of fuel oil.  Freedom Fuel delivered 47 gallons of fuel to Mr. Farris's home by mistake.  The tank was nearly full before the delivery and this additional oil squirted out the vent and also caused some dripping from the fittings on the fill and vent pipe, inside the basement. This spill occurred on Friday 1-15. Mr. Farris was not happy with the response from Freedom Oil. They had put down a few pads and powder odor/gone.
 I arrived on site during the evening of 1-17-99 and found only a slight odor problem in the basement. I left Mr. Farris some pads and we dug a couple of holes in the dirt floor.
 The amount of oil that spilled was small and I do not suspect a problem, however the homeowner wanted to be placed on quarterly monitoring. Place on QM and monitor until fall of 2000.

B-155-2000*On 3/19/00, 1114 hours Julie White reported that they had a 15 gallon hydraulic oil spill in the dryer room at Georgia Pacific Corporation.  She said that it had been cleaned up with sorbent material and that this material would enter their waste stream.

B-598-1996*On November 1, 1996 at 1350 we received a call from Sandy Perkins of Maine Central Railroad reporting a ten gallon diesel spill in Bucksport.  An engine developed a leak in its fuel line and sprayed the product onto the track on the rail crossing at the Champion Paper Mill entrance on Route 15.  I checked the site that afternoon and found the spill was cleaned up with sorbents.
A-39-1998*Received a call from Blaisdales Store in Peru about a leak in their system. I visited the site the next day. When I arrived I found that there had been a leak in the piping under one of the diesel fuel dispensers. This leak had filled the sump, which overflowed diesel fuel onto the ground. Peru Fire Department responded. The fire department and Blaisdale employees cleaned it up. The spill was to a paved surface and appeared to be adequately cleaned up. I reminded the manager of the store that only licensed tank installers may work on the system. A question of whether the sump should have had a working sensor attached to the UST leak detecting system was referred to enforcement. No further action by Response Services is indicated in this spill.
A-5-1998*No site visit made.

This spill was confined to the concrete floor, and was cleaned with speedy dry.

No further action anticipated.
P-658-2000*While performing a Route 1 maintenance operation, a visible sheen was observed in an excavation and elevated PID hits collected.  DOT called for assessment assistance and it was found the Brown's Texaco had a tank removal in 1990 referenced in a spill report S Brezinski P/644/90.  The amount and type of sheen is consistent with the findings of the 1990 work.  Materials were removed and transported by DOT and taken to CRS for disposal.  No further action is required at this time.
P-306-1997*3 June 1997, Acadia Environmental reported a discharge at entered location. Acadia requested a Virgin Letter to facilitate soil disposal associated with remedial actions. I contacted Bob Barrows of DEE, who informed me that a fitting to the AST leaked over the winter (the residence is seasonal). Barrows, also informed me that there are no vapor problems and that the dwelling is served by public water supply.

6 June 1997 I issued a Virgin Letter for soil disposal. Seacoast Ocean Services, Prtld., acted as the contractor on site, supervised by Alison Jones of Acadia Environmental, Portland.

No further action is anticipated by Response Services.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (27Jun97)
A-518-1999*Went to a spill at the Edwards Dam removal site.  An Industrial Metals self-loading truck had a hydraulic line break spilling 75 gallons of hydraulic oil.  They cleaned up most of it with sorbents.  An additional 5.5 tons of contaminated soil was sent to Commercial Paving for disposal.  No further work is necessary.
A-225-2000* A customer overfilled the tank on their vehicle. This resulted in the release of six gallons of gasoline. The Waterville Fire Dept. responded and cleaned up the gasoline. No site visit was made by the DEP and no further action will be required.
A-609-1999*     On October 4, 1999 at 1400 we received a call from John Flanders of Barrett Paving in Dover-Foxcroft reporting a spill at their portable plant in New Vineyard.  While dismantling the plant for the season workers noticed a small leak in a fuel line for the plant.  Barrett excavated about sixty yards of #2 oil contaminated soil and brought it to the permanent plant in Dover.
     I visited the site on October 6 and found no readings greater than 12 ppm on the PID.  Since the contaminant level is very low,  Barrett plans to run the material through their rock crusher and then through the asphalt batch plant.
A-354-1997*     DEP received a report from the Winthrop Police Department that an oil spill had occurred at this location.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site.  It appeared that approximately two gallons of diesel fuel had spilled from a vehicle or mobile tank to pavement.  No product was recoverable.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-139-1996*On 12/10/96, this office was informed of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Rt. 2A and the Burton Road in Linneus. The semi truck involved has punctured a saddle tank and lost about 35 gallons of fuel on the ground where it came to rest. There were no wells or residences within 800 feet. The soil that was contaminated was removed by Dickison/ London and taken to the Presque Isle Landfill. No further action was seen as necessary.
B-506-1999*     On August 17, 1999 at 1620 we received a call from the Bangor Fire Dept. reporting a gas spill on the access road to the Federal Credit Union on Hogan Rd. in Bangor.  I arrived on site and found that a car owned by Wendy O'Rourke of Brewer had flipped onto its side in a dry drainage ditch.  About ten gallons had leaked with some collecting in a depression in the ditch.  I recovered a couple gallons of gas from the ditch and the rest evaporated due to the sunny and slightly breezy conditions.
P-203-2000*17 April 2000, responded to a residential construction site where an underground tank was discovered during excavation of a foundation.  The 1,000 gallon tank containing #2 oil, was believed to be associated with previous buildings on the site that were lost to fire or demolition.

I advised Richard Fritz, Rick's Remodeling, Inc., to have the tank pumped and cleaned by a qualified contractor.

Upon arrival I observed Clean Harbors, So. Portland, on site cleaning the tank.  I observed some corrosion holes in the tank.  I observed  non-saturated contaminated soil under the tank and authorized the removal of approximately 8 cubic yards of soil.

I completed a tank registration, 30-day removal notice, waiver to the thirty days, and a Virgin Product letter.

Department to seek reimbursement for cost associated with soil disposal.  Commercial Paving requested DEP pay because they do not open non-commercial accounts.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 27Jun00.
P-74-1996*SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE.
P-50-2000*See attached report from FPL.
P-348-1998*On July 29, 1998 Alan Morrison of the Maine - DEP Air Bureau alerted me to a couple of five gallons containers that had been dumped on a vacant lot on Portland Street in Portland.  I checked out the site that afternoon.  There were two buckets, one was completely empty and the second had 1 to 2 gallons of waste oil.  There was also a small amount of oil on the ground beneath the buckets.  I cleaned up the discharged oil with sorbents, bagged up the two buckets and brought them back to the warehouse.  One bucket I was able to throw away, the contents of the second were disposed of with Clean Harbors.  No further action.
P-168-2001*Dead River Oil Co.  overfilled an outside 150 gallon K-1 AST.  The tank sits under the steps to the trailer home and so the overfill was not immediatly visible.  The owner smelled oil and called the oil company.  The oil company responded and cleaned up the overfill.  No further action.
A-255-1998*     DEP received notification that this public water supply had tested positively for the gasoline additive MTBE during 12/97 (6.3 ppb) and 3/98 (4.2 ppb).  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property to re-sample in the presence of the property owner (Robert Vallierre).  The well is an old drilled well with the well-head located in a concrete frost-pit adjacent to a parking lot.  Mr. Vallierre has no knowledge of any significant historical gasoline spillage on the property.  The well serves seven residences and one business; the system has been chlorinated due to a long-standing bacterial problem.
     Water sampled by DEP showed MTBE at 4.6 ppb.  This is below any currently recognized "action" level, and so remediation is not mandated.  The property owner was informed of the lab results.
P-215-2001*03.23.2001 responded to spill location and observed a discharge from an above ground supply tank located in the back yard of the property.  Dead River Co. replaced a broken tank valve that cracked due to ice and snow build up around the bottom of the tank.

DEP contracted to clean up the spill.  Clean up consisted of oil impacted ice and snow removal.  A backhoe machine used in the clean up effort damaged the adjacent driveway. The DEP will replace a portion of the driveway, see attached DEP Permission Form.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 09.18.2001
P-672-1996*On the morning of 10/23/96 I responded to a call of oil on a stream in Falmouth.  The Fire Dept. had boomed off a drainage ditch that runs behind Slokum and Ledgewood Streets in Falmouth.  I recovered pads and changed out boom.  I traced the spill back to a 275 gallon heating oil tank at 69 Ledgewood.  The tank had flipped sideways the day before due to torrential rains causing high water in the cellar of the home.  When I found the tank it was leaning sideways and was still about one third full.  Oil was no longer leaking from the tank.  I cleaned up about five gallons of oil from the cellar and contacted the home owner.  The homeowner had the tank righted and checked out the following day. I left boom in the stream.  I tended the boom over the next three weeks, until there was no longer oil visible on the stream.  No further action.
P-221-1998*19 May 1998, Steve Dyer of EER, contacted me regarding the possible presence of a UST at the entered facility location. I responded to facility location and met with Dyer. I issued a 30-day notice and 30-day waiver.

20 May 1998, on site. Observed tank cleaning and initial steps to remove the 6,000 gallon steel tank.  A slight sheen was observed. Soil saturation test were negative and the sheen insigificant to warrant clean up actions.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (5Feb98).
A-574-1999*CMP had the spill shown on the attached report.
A-343-1996*see attached and site assessment in tank file #4274
B-343-1996*Charles Lightbody, Guilford resident, wrote to request a waiver to abandon in place a 1000 gallon fuel oil tank at his home on North Main Street.  It was stated that the tank was located beneath a newer addition.  Investigation shown that this was indeed the case.  Before leaving I left Mr. Lightbody a 30 day notice and instructions on how to abandon the tank in place.  It may be noted that the area is considered "non sensitive" being served by a public water supply.
B-649-1999*B-649-99
Brewer

Thursday October 14, 1999			0815

I received a phone call from  RN, Mr. Ward Snow (973-8545) of Eastern Maine Medical Center.  Mr. Snow informs me that there appear to be a white substance entering the Penobscot River on the Brewer side, across from the Hospital.  Mr. Snow said that from his vantagepoint on the 5th floor there appears to be a discoloration of the water in the river downstream from the point of entry of the "white substance".

During a heavy rain, I traced the sitly rapid flowing stream back to the outfall of a small fishing pond on the property of the Penobscot Conservation Association, in Brewer. I later phoned Mr. Snow and told him what I had discovered.
P-82-1989*
REPORT SUMMARY & UPDATE of Dec. 2004 by SGB

 	8/01/89, Abandonment-in-place of a consumptive-use heating oil UST facility.  Abandonment-in-place granted by DEP's John Gordon who appears to have not inspected the abandonment.
	 This facility was a Gibb's gas station at the time of this abandonment.  It later was purchased by Mobil Oil Co., and operated as a Mobil Mart C1G.  In about 2001, Mobil Corp. merged to become Exxon-Mobil, and this facility became Exxon Mobil #11914.  See also the separate narrative of John Gordon, DEP UST Reg. file #1138, and reports P-433-87, P-630-02 for further information.
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P-745-1996*  IN THE AFTERNOON OF 11/19/96, I VISITED THE SPILL SITE LOCATED ON THE PAVED ROAD IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE.  NO FREE PRODUCT REMAINED AND THE SPILL HAD BEEN SANDED (BY TOWN FIRE DEPT.?)  I BELIEVE THE AREA TO BE ON DRILLED WELLS THOUGH I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CURIT'S WELL IS THREATENED.  LATER IN THE WEEK. MS. CURIT CALLED ME AND I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE EVALUATION.  A COPY OF THIS REPORT WILL BE SENT TO HER.
  SOME DEGREDATION OF THE ASPHALT ROAD PAVING IS LIKELY.  SEE THE ATTACHED FOR FURTHER INFO.
B-405-1997*7/38/97 1458

Tom Spitz (581-4071), the chemical hygiene office and facility emergency coordinator, for the University of Maine phoned to report a 100 pound carbon dioxide release.  The carbon dioxide release occurred in the basement of Holmes Hall on the campus of the University of maine, when the valve on a fire suppression system failed.  The carbon dioxide release occurred over a 10 minute period.  There were no injuries to student or faculty.

The basement was vented by the Orono Fire Department prior to re occupation of the basement area.  See attachments.
B-623-1998*On 9/22/98 this office received an MTBE referral from DHS.  A water sample taken from Havasu Pines (no sample date given) gave a result of 10 ppb MTBE.  Our retest (sampled 9/24/98) came back essentially clean (e.g. <2 ppb, which is below the practical quantitation limit).  Havasu Pines is miles away from the nearest service station.  It is about a quarter of a mile off Forest Avenue.  The MTBE reading was either a local spill or analyzing error.
B-304-2001*A routine oil delivery went sour when McKusick's driver discovered - too late- that there was a hole in the delivery truck's hose.  Delivering 60 to 80 GPM, the internal pressure of the hose is tremendous, and even a pinhole allows oil to spray everywhere.

That was the case at the Ted Bottomly residence on May 24.  By the time the driver realized there was problem, an estimated 35 gallons of oil had sprayed onto Bottomly's motor home and driveway.

The majority of the oil flowed across the driveway and into a grated trench installed to prevent water from running into Bottomly's garage.  That trench is connected to a catch basin that drains to the woods.  Most of the oil was recovered from those two structures.

Some of the oil ran off the driveway into the soil, but that contaminated soil was shovelled up.  The asphalt on the driveway was severely impacted, but according to the company's insurace adjuster, that would be replaced.
A-285-1998*No site visit made.

The fire department responded and collected most of the oil, which was confined to the pavement. They used sand to prevent further accidents.

No further action is anticipated.
B-15-1996*Richard Carver of Carver Oil in Beal's Island called to report a small spill at his new bulk plant.  Mr. Carver stated that approximately 20 gallons spilled within a concrete diked area from an overfill.  The oil was then collected with snow, separated, and burnt in a waste oil burner. No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-186-1999*On March 15, 1999 a truck owned by Tartan Textile Services slid off the road and landed in Shepherd Stream in Brownfield during a heavy snowstorm.  I received a call the following morning from the Brownfild Fire Dept.  They stated that the truck had leaked all it's diesel fuel to the stream.  When I arrived on site the truck was in the process of being towed out of the stream.  The tanks were empty.  There was a very slight sheen in the stream, however it appeared to be hydraulic oil.  I walked the bank of the stream for a ways, I saw no oil.  After the truck was removed I checked the banking, it appeared to be clean.  The truck was believed to have had between 50 and 100 gallons of diesel fuel on board, I found no recoverable oil.  No further action.
P-434-1997*   Removals done by Seacoast Ocean Services on 8/13/97 under waiver of 30 days.  One UST abandoned in place.  Property is a large shopping center occupied by Marden's, CVS, and Ames dept. store, etc.  Site now on natural gas and UST's out-of-service for past years and reportedly recently discovered by owners.  Mystery oil vapor complaints around nearby Rand Rd. may or may not be connected with this area but no clear evidence exhists.
   Oil contam. was noted around one or more UST (T-1) and cleaned up by facility owner though not required by state.  Being a BS-1 area, no clean-up was required by the state for contamination noted with the UST(s).  Oily soils removed were for a voluntary clean-up on the part of the owners.  No further Resp. Div. actions anticipated based on observations at time of August work.
   See attached notes and the real estate site assessment perfomed by GZA Inc. for further details.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
A-256-1999*This was a very small spill to Mr. Ellis' lawn.  The fitting on the hose sprayed a mist of product over an area of about 10' by 6'.  The grass had been partially killed, but there was very little product in the grass.  Mr. Varney agreed to remove the sod and re-seed the area.  The well was not at risk and no remediation was needed beyond the need to satisfy Mr. and Mrs. Ellis.  I advised Mr. Varney of the requirement to report all spills in the future.  Because there was so little oil in the soil that was excavated I allowed Mr. Varney to landspread it nearby.  He used a manure spreader to break up the sod.
B-626-2001*      On November 3, 2001 at 1630 we received a call from Scot Wiles of Georgia  Pacific reporting a fifteen gallon spill of thermal oil at their Orientated Strand Board mill in Baileyville.  A blown seal on a presser caused the oil to spray onto the floor.  Workers recovered the oil with wood shavings which were burned in the mill's biomass burner.
A-221-1996*Dave Boyce called to report that Dragon had spilled a drum of lube oil. The product was Mobiltec, an industrial lubricant. The drum was accidently knocked over into a storm drain. The drain leads to quarry 1, a old flooded quarry that Dragon uses as a process water source.  Dave reported that they had the outfall boomed and they were collecting what they could with pads from a small boat. I responded that he should check the specific gravity of the oil as it probably was close to 1.0. I told him that some of the oil probably sunk. Dave reported that they did not need any assistance. A subsequent verbal report from Dave reported that only a slight sheen was left on the water. No visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-149-2001* Mr. Sirois called the DEP to report a release of gasoline that had occurred at his property. His automobile gas tank developed a leak and he was very concerned about cleaning it out. I spoke with him and suggested that he get some sorbent pads from the Fire Dept. and use them to collect the gasoline.
 I eventually made a site visit several days later and found Mr. Sirois busy cleaning up the spill. Most of the gasoline had been recovered prior to my arrival. There was only a sheen floating on the melt water. The ground was still frozen at this location. The dug well is located about 20 feet away.
 A water sample should be taken by Tech Services for final closure. No further action required by Response.
B-268-1997*Louis Derose, Environmental Engineer for Lincoln Pulp & Paper, called to report discovering a sheen in the Mattanawcook Stream leaching from a retaining wall at their facility.  It was stated that the sheen reoccurs during periods of low water.  The sheen was small and unrecoverable.  It is believed that the source was related to an old historic spill.  I was informed that the area would be checked periodically.
B-769-1998*
B-769- 98
Garland

Saturday November 11, 1998			1111

The state police dispatcher phoned to report a small spill at a residential heating oil tank.  I was asked to make contact with Mr. Mark Robinson (924-5242), of A.E. Robinson Oil.

According to Mark Robinson there was a small corrosion leak in Mr. Harland Webber's (924-7486) outside above ground heating oil tank.  The two-year-old tank has a magnetic patch on it until the tank can be emptied and replaced.

Mr. Webber said that there is about a 4 by 4-foot stain on the soil near his tank.  He said he will be moving the contaminated soil to an area that is farther from his well.  He said that his well is located up gradient and about 60 feet away from his oil tank.
I-13-1998*On 1-19-98, this office received a fax from Irving oil reporting a small spill associated with a rusted oil tank at the residence of Andi Anderson in Mars Hill. About a gallon was lost due to a weep in the tank. The tank was replaced by Irving.
B-684-2000*B-684-00
12/20/2000  12:45

     Phil Moody, concerned resident at 33 Brewer Street in Brewer, called to report discovering a damaged, corroded container of acid in his basement.  It was feared that the container could leak at any moment.  Investigation shown that the container held about one quart of concentrated sulfuric acid.  The material was then carefully over-packed for proper disposal.
A-362-2000*Tank reported to show signs of leakage through the tank replacement project. The old tank is gone and the new tank is in place. I was not able to find any sign of leakage anywhere in the area of the old tank.
P-949-2001*UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION, OIL BURNER TECHNICIAN NOTICED LEAK IN AST.  PER ORDER OF DEP, TANK WAS PUMPED OFF AND TEMPORARY SETUP ENACTED.  DEP PERSONELL REMOVED APPROX 2 YDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL AND DISPOSED OF IT AT CRS.  HOLE TO BE BACKFILLED BY TECHNICIAN WHEN HE REPLACES OLD TANK AND BRINGS SITE UP TO CODE.
P-486-1997*UST REMOVAL
Contractor: Simard & Sons.  CTI: Mike Simard
Consultant: Field Services, Inc.  John Gordon on site.

Tanks were removed on 9/8/97 and contamination encountered.  Site is stringent on MDEP Hydrocarbon Decision Tree and a clean-up level of 100 ppm was set (within physical confines of site).  867.18 tons of contaminated soil were removed on 9/8, 9/9, & 9/15 and disposed of at Commercial Recycling.  Groundwater was encountered and 8925 gallons were pumped from hole on 9/12, immediately prior to setting of new tanks.  Field Services was retained to sample all drinking water wells within 300 ft. of the site.

One well (Doris Higgins) was found to be contaminated and was placed on a filter.  The site has been refered to the Division of Technical Services and no further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-185-1996*D-TREE = N (No Contamination).
B-609-2000*Bill Murphy says that a woman came into his office claiming that her son had been deer hunting along French Mill Brook and had discovered an oil sheen on the surface of the water.  She alleged that the source of the oil was a logging operation nearby.

Since the logging operation in question was actually in Sangerville and not in Dexter, he forwarded the complaint to me.

I looked at the site the next day and talked to Ken Lamont, a forester for McPherson Timberlands.  He and I walked all over the entire site and could find no evidence whatsoever of any kind of oil spillage on the ground or water.

I called Murphy and told him of my findings.
B-319-1999*On 6/14/99, 1626 hours Fred Crocker of Fortin & Jewit (a heating oil vender) reported a heating oil release at a residential property that belonged to Claire Jamison. The house is located just beyond the Spring Fountain Motel on Route 1 in Bucksport.  Claire inherited the house from her grandfather, but no one lives in it currently and she is in the process of marketing it.  At the time of the call Fred said that they had stopped the leak and that they had cleaned up the spill.  From their sales records they estimated the amount of the release at 120 gallons.  They had recovered 30 gallons with pads and I could not find a likely escape route for the remaining 90 gallons.  The surficial ground water level was at floor level in the basement, which was clay.  The well was close (within 22 feet of the spill) but it is drilled 200 feet into bed-rock and it is an extremely high yielding well (50 gallons per minute).  A well sample taken on 6/25/99 tested clean.

The release had come from two corrosion holes in the copper feed line, which had been buried in the soil on the floor of the basement.  The living space gave a PID reading of 6ppm and the basement read 60ppm.  Mr. Metcalf (Claires' father) agreed to see to it that the house and basement were vented.  This plus the product recovery took care of any problems that the spill may have produced.

B-164-2001*     On April 4, 2001 at 1615 we received a call from Jackman Fire Chief, Bill Jarvis reporting an oil spill at the Iron Road train station on Main St. in Jackman.  Mr. Jarvis said diesel or lube oil was on the tracks and adjacent yard area.  He said the oil was there for a couple days and there were a couple sorbent pads on the site.  Mr. Jarvis said that no oil had entered any waters or drainage ditches.
     I visited the site the next morning and met John Brown of the railroad.  We contacted Robert Cote, the roadmaster for the area, who admitted that an engine spilled the oil a couple of days earlier.  I told him the spill was never reported and what little clean-up which was undertaken was not sufficient.  Mr. Cote and environmental manager John Beals agreed to meet me at the site the next morning.  I left Mr. Brown a couple bales of pads to start the clean-up.
     We met the next morning and Mr. Beals said that an engine lost thirty to forty gallons of lube oil a couple days earlier.  Most of the oil was on snowmelt in the yard and this was recovered with sorbents.  We also boomed off the drainage from the area.  The company had plowed some of the contaminated snow into a pile and this material was shovelled back onto sorbents to recover the oil as the snow melted.  I checked the site over the next couple of weeks and found that the sorbents were changed as needed and clean-up completed by the end of April.
B-248-1996*Mike Warren of Terry's Irving in Medway called to report a small diesel spill at their facility.  It was stated that a Ryder Truck developed a small leak in it's fuel line spilling about one gallon onto a paved surface.  It was believed that probably the truck hit something in the roadway.  In any event repairs were made and the spill was cleaned up with a small amount of speedi dri.
B-563-1999*B-563-99
Veazie

Monday September 13, 1999			0920

I received a phone call from Fred Leigh (990-6983), of Bangor Hydro.  Mr. Leigh phoned to report a one-gallon transformer leak and subsequent oil sheen on the transformer containment area at Graham Station in Veazie.  The oil and sheen covered an 80 by 80-foot area on water, in  the transformer containment area.

Due to a heavy rain event around 0200 this morning a 50 KVA  transformer tipped off a support pallet and released about 1 gallon of transformer oil into the containment area.

Sorbent pads were placed down on the oil and sheen in the containment dike.  Sorbent booms and pads were put in the oil/water separator prior to draining water from the diked containment area.  Discharged water was monitored during discharge to ensure that no sheen was released.
P-860-1996*On or about 28 April 1997, I visited the facility location in response to a compliant received in September of 1996. I observed a vacant house associated with a small, grass field airport. I observed an early style dispenser pipe on the north side of the dwelling, as well as dead vegatation. I did not observe any exposed piping associated with an underground storage tank.

The complainant expressed concern that remaining gasoline contamination may be present. Tank registration information indicates that the one registered tank on site had been previously removed.

No further action by Response Services is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (27August1997)
B-162-1999*MARITIMES AND NORTHEAST IS BRINGING NATURAL GAS INTO MAINE VIA A PIPELINE FROM NOVA SCOTIA; TO CROSS UNDER THE ST. CROIX AND OTHER RIVERS, THEY'RE EMPLOYING A DIRECTIONAL DRILL.

ACCORDING TO STEVE CRAYCROFT, PROJECT ENGINEER, THE DRILL RUPTURED A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON 4/10, DRILLING UNDER THE ST. CROIX AT BAILEYVILLE.  BECAUSE THE DRILL WAS SITED IN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, THE OIL WAS RECOVERED.
B-261-1998*Mr. Nielson responded to the cabin on a furnace won't stay lit call.  He found that a seal in the burner's fuel pump had failed.  This failure allowed air into the pump and oil out, thus the furnace would not stay lit.  He found a small stain (3x6 feet) on the exposed ledge that constitues the floor of the crawl space under the cabin.  There were also a couple of puddles of a few ounces at the junction of a concerte footer and the ledge.  He used a couple of pads and scraped up a few pounds of dirt that had absorbed some oil.  He also says that while scraping up the dirt he watched for cracks in the ledge and found none.  I too could not see any crack and an inspection of the exposed ledge outside showed almost no fractures.  The ledge is very tight; in fact, this area is noted for having wells of 500' and more.  It is believed that the well for this residence is over 500 feet.  I believe that the well is about 30' uphill from the spill site.  I don't believe that there is much risk to the well due to the minor amount of oil spilled and the tightness of the bedrock.  No further action is anticipated.
B-424-1996*An anonymous complainant called to report discovering what was thought to be oil in a ditch along Route 1 in Perry, just up from the intersection of Route 190.  It was thought it may be associated with an adjacent logging operation.  A later inspection of the area shown that the material was just marsh sheen.
P-295-1998*   On 6/30/98 I met Mr. Kevin Avery at his Rt. 302, Bridgton, home next to new large storage buildings owned by the Causeway Marina of Naples.  This complex is located several miles north of the actual Naples Marina.  Mr. Avery had complained of what he thought may be oily water leaching out of new, non-native fill brought to the adjacent lot and flowing across his land.  On close examination the waxy sheen appeared to me to be related to natural Fe-bacteria, and not petroleum.  This is not an uncommon event when previously buried soil in a reduced state is disturbed and exposed to oxygen: the natural Fe is converted and released with natural bacterial action.
   No further Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  As of Nov. 1998 I had heard no further complaints.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-516-2000*Diane from Northeast Air at the Portland Jetport called to inform me that they had overfilled a plane on the tarmack and spilled 3 gallons of jet fuel.  The spill was cleaned up using sorbents and none of the product left the tarmack.  No Response visit was necessary.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
August 21, 2000
A-545-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that 20 gallons of diesel was spilled at this remote location when a truck saddle tank was damaged.  According to Maritimes staff, all contaminated soil was excavated for disposal (see M & N.E. report).
P-292-1999*     On Tues. 5/11/99, I responded to Ms. and Mr. Weeks' 5/7/99 complaint of drums of old oil found in their backyard woods.  I found one 55 gal. drum half full, a full 40 gal. rectangular old fuel tank, and two more drums with 2' - 3" in each.  The liquid appeared to be old waste motor oil.  Mr. Weeks told me that when he started to clear the land behind the house he found the drums obscured in the woods, being there since before he purchased the property.  The area is rural residential, on private wells and septic.
      After getting estimates I met SOS on-site to pick up the drums.  A Dexel test done by SOS indicated the oil failed testing due to apparent chlorinated hydrocarbons.  Lab confirmation would be more expensive than simply disposing as an off-spec. waste so the latter was done.  One drum was found to have a minor hole and was over-packed in a DEP over-pack.  One steel over-pack was supplied by SOS.
      There were no discharges noted.  With approval of S. Flannery DEP will pick up disposal costs as a mystery dumping to assure proper disposal and protect public health and groundwater.  The former owner's location is unknown at this time.  No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions expected at this time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-472-1997*Received a report on Monday morning, 11/10/97 from Tom Saviello of International Paper about a small oil spill. Tom originally reported it as 30 gallons of lube oil  spilled from the #3 paper machine. The written documentation reported the spill as 10 gallons of hydraulic oil from #3 paper machine. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary. See the report from International Paper for further information.
A-253-1998*The drinking water program reported MTBE at 4.4 ppb in this well.  I did a confirmation sample and found 2.4 ppb.  The well is near the road, but there is no obvious source for the contamination.  Town water is available nearby.  The site has been referred to Technical Services for any further work.
B-244-1997*D-TREE=B1.
A-104-1999*An overfill occurred while the homeowner's tank was being filled.  The driver cleaned up the spill with sorbents and wiped down the tank.

No site visit made; no further action required.
A-229-1998*This accident was not reported by Mr. Maillet or the Canton Fire Department.  Mr. King reported that 50 to 60 gallons of diesel and waste oil along with a gallon of battery acid had been spilled on his property.  His well was 20' away.  I visited the site and meet with Mr. Maillet.  There was no visual evidence that more than several gallons had been lost.  Mr. Maillet said that the batteries were sealed and had not been broken.  He also reported that the only diesel and waste oil lost were a result of drips and leaks aroung caps while the truck was not upright.  The tanks and crossover line had not been damaged.  This was confirmed by the fire department.  On May 4, Mr. Maillet excavated the contamination.  I was on site.  The waste oil was confined to the top several inches of loam.  The diesel had gone through a sand layer to about 4' deep where clay was encountered.  The shallow well was upgradient from the spill with water to the surface.

No further action is anticipated.
P-393-2000*Sanchioni residence, monitor heater pump failed during the day discharging 10 gallons of kerosene to the 1st floor and basement.  Original clean up, and air treatment authorized by (homeowner insurance) Colonial later denied, and inaffective.  Removal of flooring required to remediate strong odors.  Remedial costs and removal and replacement costs incurred by DEP to complete clean up.  See attached narrative for more details.  No further action required at this time,
P-652-1997*5 September 1997, Linda Doran and I responded to incident location. Upon arrival I observed a tractor trialer unit, box trailer, laying on its right side. Diesel fuel was leaking from the saddle tanks and a clear liquid was leaking from the rear of the trailer. I attended the diesel fuel leak with Auburn Fire representatives, and Linda Doran addressed the cargo discharge with Paul Turina of Safe Handling (the liquid transfer facility in Auburn that the unit had just departed from) and Auburn Fire representatives.

The trailer was carrying six U.S. DOT rated, stainless steel tote bins each with an approximate capacity of 568.5 liters (approx. 150 gallons). The transport unit was not required to be placarded. Three of the totes contained NALCO 7520 Retention Aid and were not damaged nor leaked as a result of the accident. The plastic pressure relief valves of two of the remaining three totes, containing POSITEK 8671 Paper Making Aid, were damaged as a result of the roll-over and caused product to leak from the totes. The amount discharged is estimated at 379.0 liters (approx. 100 gallons).

POSITEK is a water soluble silica. We remediated this portion of the spill by diluting (washing down) the material with the assistance of the Auburn Fire Dept. The diesel fuel was recovered with oil sorbent pads and speedi dri. After all spilled and deployed sorbent material was recovered to the best of our ability, the roadway was washed down to removed any remaining slippery residues.

A wrecker service representative, Doran, and myself inspected the cargo tanks in the trailer after the unit was righted. All appeared intact and I authorized that the cargo be towed to Safe Handling for handling or product transfer.

No further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (20Nov97)
I-56-1996*On 6-25-96, this office was called by the owner of T J's Market in Eagle Lake regarding a persistant smell of fuel in front of his store on Main St. in Eagle Lake. I met with him about 10:30 A.M. that day. There was a distinct smell of fuel in the parking lot and on further inspection the source was traced to the storm drains nearby. The drains were followed back to an open ditch running behind several residences. The ditch was running and had a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick layer of Kerosine floating on top. The source was traced back to a home recently purchased by Dave Parent and John Martin. The carpenter who was working there had apparently moved the outside 275 gallon fuel tank and placed it next to the ditch. The oil was then dumped from the tank to the ditch. The tank was then put back in its original position. According to the carpenter, Robert Devoe, this had been done that morning. I then informed him that it would have to cleaned up and gave him the opportunity to do it. He agreed to use his crew to take care of it. I informed the town fire chief and he was going to be checking on the progress of the cleanup.
B-101-2001*B-0101-01
Baileyville

Monday March 12, 2001				0313

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to make contact with Brad Kelso (454-1336), of Georgia-Pacific, in Baileyville.

I phoned Mr. Kelso and was informed that the mill had experienced a 5-gallon hydraulic oil spill to the floor.  Mr. Kelso said that a hydraulic line burst on the #1 bail press on the pulp dryer, around 0145 this morning.

The hydraulic oil was cleaned up with sorbents, which included pads and a few rags.  This material will be disposed of as hog fuel in the # 9 boiler at Georgia-Pacific.
A-556-1998*     DEP received a report that a small hole was discovered at the bottom of a residential AST in Newcastle.  It was initially feared that 50+ gallons were spilled: it is currently my opinion that much less was lost.  A thin product layer was evident on water in the cellar sump at the time of my visit; this was collected using sorbents.
     The area is rural-residential and utilizes private wells for water.  The drilled well serving the subject residence is located approx. 30' from the site of the leak.  The AST was located in the cellar on a roughly-finished (though apparently intact) concrete floor.  Water sampled shortly after the spill showed no contamination.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement here unless the well is impacted.
P-207-1999*Someone overfilled their vehicle gas tank when the automatic shutoff did not work at the 7-Eleven store located on 704 Congress Street in Portland.  The gasoline ran across the pavement and into a storm drain.  Sorbents were used to clean up the pavement and inside the storm drain.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-484-2001*Sometime in the night a car got stuck in the mud near the Sandy River in Farmington. Someone attached another vehicle to it to pull it out. This vehicle got stuck also. The PD reported it was because the rear car was technically in the river. No fluids were lost to the water either during the incident or during the removal. No site visit made. No further action expected.
B-235-1999*        On May, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a <1 gallon transformer leak at pole 7.1 on the Rowell Rd. in Solon.  A loose fitting caused the leak of non detect PCB mineral oil.  Workers excavated about one drum of contaminated soil.
B-573-1998*Coming south across the temporary bridge at the site of the new Hancock-Sullivan bridge, a Nankervis Construction truck hit a piece of steel lying on the off-ramp;  the steel pitched up and punctured one of the truck's saddle tanks. The driver, aware of the problem immediately, pulled out of traffic and into a staging area belonging to Reed & Reed, the general contractor on the new bridge.

An effort was made to collect the fuel leaking out of the saddle tank, but the only vessel to come to hand immediately was a ten quart pail that quickly overflowed.  The Fire Dept. was summoned and put down sorbent pads.

It being a construction site, a backhoe was available, so contaminated soil was immediately dug up and stockpiled.  I wrote a permission slip to take the soil to Sawyer's in Hampden for disposal, but I never received any confirmation back from the landfill.  It's unknown where the soil actually went.  By this time, it's probably part of the approach ramp to the new bridge.
A-375-2000* A ruptured line caused the release of 223 gallons of sulfuric acid. This occurred at the  International Paper mill in Jay. The spilled acid went into the acid sewer and then from there it went into the waste treatment plant. No site visit was made and no further action is expected.
P-853-1999*Dept. of Transportation encountered what appeared to be petroleum contaminated soils while putting footings in for the new Route 1 bridge over the Kennebec River.  The soil was found on the Bath side of the river.  The soil was analyzed and although petroleum content was very low the mercury and arsenic levels were too high for the soil to be reused on site.  The soil was suitable for recycling at Commercial Paving -  507 tons of soil was removed and disposed of.  No further action anticipated.
B-116-1998*2/24/98 08:00

Mike Tammaro of Tammaro Oil Co. in Woodland called to report a fuel oil spill at the residence of Dora Orenstien on Route 1 in Princeton.  It was stated that a piece of ice had fallen off of the roof damaging the oil line.  Approximately 200 gallons of oil was suspected to have leaked in the sandy fill material adjacent to the garage.

Later that afternoon a local contractor, E.G. Hold and Sons of Woodland, removed about 14 yards of oil contaminated soil.  It is believed that the majority of oil was removed.  Since Mrs. Orenstien's well is located only 40 feet from the spill site, there remains a slight chance of it becoming affected.  A fund insurance application is pending.
A-759-1999*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action is anticipated.
P-4-2000*5 January 2000, responded to spill location and met with Mr. McAleney (RP). I advised  McAleney of DEP spill reporting requirements.  McAleney said, that a hose broke on the oil delivery truck and that the speedi-dri put down was later picked up along with some flower bed soil by a local landscaper.  I observed some remaining impacted soil.  McAleney advised that he would have the landscaper remove the additional soil and two small trees that would be replaced next spring.   After several days and a series of phone exchanges between DEP, McAleney, and the home owner, the work was finally completed.

I advised the subject to dispose of the oil impacted material at Commercial Paving, but I never received notice of this action taking place.  The amount of soil was limited to less than a pick up truck and was handled by a landscaper.  Due to both the limited quantity of soil involved and minimal level of oil impact, I did not pursue the matter.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 18Feb00.
P-485-1996*  At the request of Mr. Tate, Superintendent, I visited this facility to check on a potential abandon-in-place of a 4000 gal. #2 oil UST for the crematory.  I explained to Mr. Tate that filling in place for trees was not routine and that DEP would make a decision on seeing the top of the UST uncovered and seeing that the 20 ft. trees would indeed be threatened with falling over (the trees do not actually lie under, but adjacent to the tank and possibly not in a grave situation).
  Tate ended by explaining the UST still had several thousand gallons of fuel and he will waite till next spring, 1997, in order to use the fuel and then remove the tank.  Further DEP action is possible for a potential check on abandoning the tank in place next spring.
P-37-1996*On 1/18/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Mark Gagnon reporting an AST leak at the Coffin residence in Berwick.  Approximately 125 gallons of Kerosene had been spilled when ice fell off the roof of the home and broke the valve of the tank.  Gagnon had placed sorbent material down and was making arrangements for repair of the tank.  I responded the next day.  I picked up soiled sorbent pads and discussed a potential excavation with John Coffin.  During this visit I observed that he had a dug well that would be at risk from this spill.  I also suggested he contact his insurance company to see if they would cover the spill.  On 1/25/96 I received word from his insurance company that they would cover the spill and would make arrangements for the cleanup.  Please see attached reports from Fugro East, Inc. regarding further cleanup conducted.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-349-1997*D-TREE=B2.
A-576-1998*Received a call from Dwight Doughty of Safety Keen reporting a small spill. He reported an approximate one cup spill of waste photographic fixer. Spill was to pavement and it was immediately cleaned up by Safety Kleen personnel. In addition, Dwight commented that he never received a call back from the on call person. He said he called the State Police but the on call person apparently never received the call.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-243-2000*Kay Thompson called saying that she was the Springfield town clerk and was calling for a selectman, Paul Scott. Ms. Thompson relayed Mr. Scott's concern that the activities of Carl Voisine were hurting the environment. It seems that Mr. Voisine is filling a hole (dry bait pond) in his front yard along Rt. 6 with junk. The town code enforcement officer, Richard Fish, reportedly had been there and found no reportable problems. I called Mr. Scott and he related the same details but went on to say that he believed that Mr. Voisine was throwing oil cans into the debris which would be buried soon. I explained that empty containers would be considered as trash but containers with oil would be something to concern us. When I pressed him for more details he said that he believed that he saw oil leaking from the debris pile and into a nearby brook.
   I drove to Springfield that afternoon and explained my presence to Mr. Voisine. He was cooperative and related that he felt the town was harassing him about this fill when he had not violated any laws. He also said that he had talked with someone from the DEP a few years back and had been told that he could fill in the hole with building debris. (I later spoke with Jim Beyer of the Land bureau and, while he had no record of a visit, he had no problem with the situation as I described it to him). I walked around and over the debris pile and found no oil problems. In the debris were 3 or 4 pails that had held hydrocarbons but were now empty. There was no evidence of any oil making its way into the stream (Mill Brook). I thank Mr. Voisine for his cooperation and apologized for being used by others to harass him.
P-633-2000*The discharge was the result of leaking transformers of an unknown reason.  For further details, see attached report.

No further action required.
A-30-1996*  Snow and ice fell from the roof and cracked the fitting and valve on the AST.  The home is owned by the Henderson's and the tenant is Randy Kaldro (tel. 696-5218).  The house is located on route 148 across from Roy's Disposal.  There were low levels of petroleum vapors in the entry way of the home.  The owner installed a vacuum cleaner in the entry way.  This vacuum was set up to vac out vapors from the crawl space, under the entry way, and discharge the vapors outside.  The home is located on a partial basement.  There was no indication that oil was entering through the concrete foundation or the sump area.  No further work/action will be required.


A-255-1999*A black substance which covered two kayaks was reported. The complainant said that it did not smell like oil. It appears to be a natural substance. He could not tell me exactly where he picked up the material on his boat. I referred the case to Roy Bouchard in the Water Bureau.
P-314-1998*	
SUMMARY
	On 7/9/98 and several times after, I visited this facility while Webber Oil had the old product piping removed, replaced, and the islands moved.  The work was overseen by Phil Storey, CTI #088, of Gould Equip. (a company owned by Webber).  The facility was previously Hannah's North Windham SUNOCO and underwent facility replacement in 1992.  In 1992 Stephen Flannery of DEP oversaw remedial work during the UST facility replacement.  The area is dense commercial and is located over a mapped aquifer.
	I noted no obvious pet. contamination during the 7/98, shallow excavations for the new piping and island canopy, and none was reported by Webber at the time.  No CMR 691 facility closure assessments were required for product piping abandonment at this time.
	The island piping in front was removed, the primary Enviroflex Co. piping pulled out, though the plastic secondary containment approved for abandonment-in-place (per DEP's Harold Evans).  This work was interesting at the time because of the concurrent spill investigation at the nearby Windham Christy's.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions anticipated at this time.  See also site map and DEP UST Reg. files for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-217-2000*Received a call from Adam Doran of Central Maine Power Company that there was a transformer leaking in Jay.  He reported that a transformer had over heated and started leaking.  It leaked about 1 gallon of Non-PCB oil.  They wiped down some surfaces and shoveled up the contaminated sand.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed on this spill.
P-42-2001*On 01/19/01 a truck parked overnight at the Auburn Irving Mainway leaked about 30 gallons of diesel out of a cracked crossover.  The spill was noticed by Irving employees on 01/20/01 and was cleaned up with sorbent materials.  The spill was contained to the paved area and did not enter any storm drains.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



_____________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 22, 2001
A-390-2000*I learned of this spill at the SERC meeting on 7/11/00. It was raised at the meeting because of the concern that appropriate notifications were not made, and a contaminated worker was taken to a local hospital.

A delivery driver failed to depressurize the hose after a delivery and was sprayed with sodium hypochlorite when he removed the plug from the discharge hose for his next delivery. See attached reports from RST and the Gardiner Water District.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
I-178-1997*On 11-5-97, this office received a fax from J.M. Huber indicating a spill had occurred inside their plant on 10-28-97. Due to a loose fitting on a hydraulic hose on an auto strapper about 11 gallons spilled. All was cleaned up using spedydry.
A-177-2001*DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residence due to ice/snow damage to the AST filter.  DEP contracted EPI to excavate/dispose of contaminated soil.  The area is rural/residential; a drilled well serves the subject residence, which also is utilized as a "day care" center.
P-830-2000*Downeast reported that approximately 20 gallons of K-1 had been discharged when a hose on the delivery truck broke during delivery to the Morrison residence in York.  The product was cleaned up by Downeast Energy to the homeowners' satisfaction.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-616-2000*   DEP received from the new owner of this seasonal camp that there was oil spilled at the AST located under the structure.  The tank was removed and inspected; the leak was traced to a cracked flare fitting.  Spillage appeared to be minor and was creating no vapor problems in the camp.  There is no well located on the property.  It was determined that no remediation was necessary as a result of this incident.
B-183-1998*     Mr. Honey called to report that he had recently foreclosed on a house in Amherst and, while inspecting it, he found a basement oil tank leaking. I went to the home and found a 275 gal. tank that had been dripping oil for some time as there was a container under the filter area that had overfilled with oil. From the looks of it, for a very long time. The tank appeared to be in good shaped but had been disconnected from the furnace. Mr. Honey said the previous owner had said that the furnace had "blown up" a few years back and believed that someone had sabotaged his fuel; thus he had discontinued the use of the tank (another 275 had been installed on the south wall of the cellar nearer the drive). The abandoned tank appeared empty. While Mr. Honey felt that the tank would have been emptied by Mr. Drew I'm not so sure. In any case I don't have any idea of how much oil had been leaked. There was also about a half cup of oil in a sump about ten feet away. This basement is a rockwalled and dirt floored cellar with occasional out crops of ledge.
   It turns out that on 2/11/87 Mr. Drew called this office to report oil in his well! This case (B-26-87) was handled by Jake Ward and eventually, after installing filters, a new well was drilled some distance away by our Tech Services Division. This reassures me that the water supply is probably not going to be impacted. However Mr. Honey plans to remove what little soil is under the tank. Other than this I expect that nothing further can be done.
   Mr. Honey removed the old tank and about 1/2 a cubic yard of contaminated soil. This soil was spread on an active wood yard and a brush fire built on top of it. This contamination was well remediated.
A-495-1998*Received a call from Richard Vasoll of Williams Construction about a small accident that they suffered. The company was paving the Choate Road in Windsor when a 10 ton paving roller rolled down the bank near a bridge of the West Branch of the Sheepscot River. The road is a town road and poorly maintained. The shoulder gave way causing the roller to overturn. The driver was not injured. Williams's personnel were spreading sorbents when I arrived. I gave them some sorbent boom to encircle the roller. I also called for 100' of hard boom to contain any sheen. Glen Wall came out and assisted with the deployment of the hard boom. Williams Construction used their own crane to get the roller up onto the road. No diesel fuel spilled as the roller had a screw cap on the diesel tank. What product did spill was lube oil and hydraulic fluid. Subsequent visits showed that there was no sheen on the river. No further action is needed in this case.
A-218-2001* Snow and ice buildup on top of the filter assembly and cracked the nipple/fitting on the outside above ground storage tank (AST). This AST was located on the north side off the home under the drip edge. A shed roof had been built to protect the tank, however, this shed roof did not extend over the filter assembly and copper feed line attachment. No wells were deemed at risk and no long term vapor issues are expected. No further Response action is expected.
P-528-1997*DEP received notification of an approximate 50 gallon spill of kerosene.  The contaminated soil was excavated and landspread on-site away from sensitive recptors. No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
B-5-1996*
Ricky Pershken, of Emery and Garrett Groundwater, discovered the presence of 7 or 8 55 gallon drums of waste oil abandoned in a gravel pit, up-gradient of the the Milbridge municipal water supply. Some oil had leaked out of one of the drums; all the drums were in danger of leaking, he said, and threatened the municipal wells.

On January 19, I investigated the situation, and went to see Harry Rolfe, the owner of the land and the oil. Although I couldn't verify that anything had spilled, I explained to Mr. Rolfe the fear that the drums of waste oil would leak and contaminate the Municipal water supply.  He said he was not aware of the danger and would move the drums, which he did.
P-408-1998*On September 1, 1998 I was contacted by Steve Dyer, a consultant with Environmental Engineering and Remediation.  Steve called to report waste oil contamination found while doing an environmental site assessment at the former Cressey Motors property at 148 Pleasent Street in Brunswick.

In the parking lot of the building there was an inground brick structure that appeared to be a dry well.  The well was piped to a floor drain within the building.  Steve had bored down into the well and found a layer of waste oil contaminated soil approximately two feet thick.  This layer was overlain by about 4" of clean dirt and underlain by clean coarse sand.  The elevation of the entire property including the dry well is above all surrounding properties and presumabley well above high groundwater levels.

On Sept. 2, 1998 contracters cleaned out the dry well of all contaminated soils.  Further action/decisions at the site will be pending the analysis of of the soil that was removed from the dry well.
P-215-1997*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
   On 4/23/97 I was contacted by Ms. Bibber requesting information about removal of her 14 year old PVC gasoline product piping.  She explained that after uncovering part of the line themselves, she found that Thibeault Oil nor Downeast could do the work.  I understand that she had just contacted Simard and Precision tanks for bids on new piping.  I visited and met Mr. & Mrs. Bibber on 4/25 and confirmed white PVC primary product piping running from her UST underground and then out along the pier to the dispenser for the boats.  I noted no obvious evidence of leaks.  The Bibber's dilemma was to have the piping changed before June 1, 1997 so as not to disrupt business and cost was not important considering.  I offered a waiver upon submission of the notice, and gave her copies of a removal notice and removal guidelines.
   On or about 5/24 Ms. Bibber called me to complain that she hadn't found an installer and wished a variance to continue using the facility past October 1, 1997.  I referred her to Diana McLaughlin for further info. on this.  That day I referred SUN Env. to her on learning that they had time to do the job before June 1.  On 6/4 Paul Thompson of SUN advised me that he had submitted a bid but was waiting for a reply.

	The location is rural commercial and residential on private wells.  The Harpswell and other coastal peninsulas are particularly sensitive to oil discharges because of the shallow bedrock and limited quantity of potable water so close to the ocean.

 UST REMOVAL
   On 12/23/97 I was informed by Arthur Grant, CTI for Portland Pump, that he had removed the UST though did not remove the buried, non-complying PVC product piping.  On 1/5/98 I visited the site, met with Mr. and Mrs. Bibber and confirmed that the piping was not removed as required.  Mr. Bibber explained that he didn't wish to break up paving. The tank was removed though was not required to be, and the piping was required to be removed but was not.  As the piping area has not been checked for contam. during a required CMR 691 site assessment no clearance can be given on the site at this time.  Further action possible.  No tanks considered removed till job complete.  DEP appears to have received a partial site assessment covering the tank removal though is incomplete as the non-compliant product piping was removed or checked.

REPORT UPDATE OF SEPT. 2003
	Ms. Bibber and her contractor communicated with DEP's Ted Scarf regarding removal of the old out-of-service PVC product piping with work on a septic system.  Scharf and I agreed that a CTI is needed and a completion of the CMR 691 site assessment still required.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-201-1997*On April 18 the Kennebunk Fire Department reported a spill at a residence at 125 summer street in Kennebunk.  I responded to the spill.  On site the Fire Department had boomed off an area of the lawn of the property in question and had successfully contained most of the oil that had spilled from a 55 gallon drum.  The home was heated with kerosene supplied by two 55 gallon drums manifolded together and supported with a wood frame.  THe frame had sunk into the ground and the drums hit the ground.  Onedrum was in good condition with no leakage, the second drum spilled about twenty gallons of oil when the copper supply line snapped off.  Because it was raining heavily and oil had flowed under the house (built on short stilts) I called a vac truck to suck the oil out from under the home before it had a chance to soak into the ground.  Most of the oil was recovered, no further clean up required.
A-442-1998*The Dixfield Division of Maine DOT (562-4228) received a call from Sheila Davis at Rangeley Dispatch (864-2161) about the need to sand a spill on Route 4/16 halfway between Rangeley and Oquossoc.  I was in Avon working with Maine DOT to clean up a diesel spill from a truck accident several weeks previously, and they passed on the information.  By the time I arrived, DOT had sanded the road.  It appeared a vehicle had lost several gallons of oil or fluid in the eastbound lane of Route 4/16 going up a steep hill.  The stain was about 200 yards long.  There was not enough product to collect.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-477-1997*	Gasoline UST Removal.  Contamination reported by Acadia Environmental Technology.  Baseline-2 clean-up goal site.  No new tanks installed and no clean-up required at time of notification on 8/21/97.

Update by S G Brezinski
	See report of S Brezinski P-307-97 for further information and resolution.


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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-110-1996*MARITIME ENERGY REPORTS THAT THEY SPILLED A HALF GALLON AT THIS RESIDENCE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WHISTLE. THEIR TECHNICIAN WAS ON THE WAY TO INSTALL ONE, BUT THE DELIVERY TRUCK GOT THERE FIRST.  CLEANED UP USING SORBENT PADS.
A-346-1996*see attached and site assessment in tank file # 4929
I-105-1998*On 5-19-98 this office received notification from Andy Buck that a tank was being removed from the old Casco Northern Drive thru on Main Street in Presque Isle. In the process of soil removal contamination was discovered. A BL-2 cleanup standard was determined and excavation continued until physical obstructions limited further work. About 30 yards of soil was removed before the building and parking lot were encountered. A test pit off to one side revealed no contamination about 10 feet away so it was determined that the cost of replacing asphalt and bracing the building did not warrant the removal of a small amount of soil. See site assessment in tank registration file for further details.
P-619-1998*On 12/4/98 I received a call from Coleman Clark of Frederick Bros. Oil Co. reporting a leaking fuel oil line at the Johnson residence on Long Island.  I responded to the spill on 12/7/98.  Upon arrival, I observed a minor amount of soil staining on a dirt floor in the basement of the home.  A fuel line which had been replaced on 12/4 had been determined to be leaking at the fittings in a couple of places.  The spillage was minor and no clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 7, 1998
B-314-2000*On 6/8/00, 0910 hours Roger Tracey Reported that there had been an oil spill at the Green Acres Mobile Home Park in front of lot 43.  Pelky Oil had made a delivery in that area a couple days earlier but it seemed that the spill happened sometime after Pelky's delivery.  When Pelky Oil made their delivery it was not raining.  The way the product spread out on the asphalt surface indicated that the product landed on a wet surface and covered an area 30 feet by 8 feet.  If the asphalt had been dry at the time of the spill there would have been more penetration of product into the asphalt.  Also, if the spill had taken place at the time of the Pelky delivery someone would have reported it sooner.  Whether someone had an accident with a similar product (like diesel*) or someone was trying to sabotage Pelky Oil remains a mystery.  * Note: there was no free product so the presence or absence of color could not be evaluated.  There was no recoverable product at the time of my investigation.
A-461-1999*Mr. Tucker stopped by DEP to report his neighbor was dumping oil and rain was washing this very near his mother's well.  I visited the site and found an oil stain on a paved drive.  There were a number of empty oil cans and an empty pan that had contained the used oil.  This building is both a business and a residence.  Employees at the site told me Mr. Hazlet was responsible and had had problems with his car.  He is an employee at the site and resides in an apartment there.  I was told they would insist that he clean all traces of oil.  I thought this would be the end as it looked like a one-time occurrence.  I had been told that the pan had spilled accidentally.  I reported this to Mr. Tucker and he told me I had missed the dumping spot.  He told me the dumping was next to a woodpile at the edge of the drive.  I contacted the building owner, Berry McCormick 948-2731, and went back to look at the area indicated by Mr. Tucker.  There is some surface staining at that spot, and it looked like something black had run from the pile and across the lawn at some time in the past.  There was no oil odor and the soil didn't feel oily.  The oil stain I had observed previously had been completely cleaned.  I spoke with the site manager and Mr. Hazlet and advised them of the need to protect the groundwater for their well as well and the neighbors.  I didn't feel I could require more.   No further action is anticipated.
A-147-2000*Received a call from M.W. Sewall Company concerning a tank at an oceanfront site.  Kevin Chute called to tell me that there was a leaking tank on Treasure Island in East Boothbay.  The contact for the property was Ken Solarzano, the year round caretaker.  I went to the site and Ken showed me the problem.  There was an old 275-gallon tank under the side porch.  It had developed a leak and had lost the contents of the tank over the winter.  M.W. Sewall called, as they wanted to make sure it was cleaned up before they replaced the tank.  Ken, the caretaker is a trained responder in the National Guard RAID Light team.  He agreed that Fleet Environmental should be called to do the cleanup. They were called,  and generated .72 tons of contaminated material.  Drinking water is supplied from off island; there is no well on the island.  No further work is necessary on this site.
B-430-1999*On 7/21/99 Scott Beal called from G-P to report that their color clarifier was leaking a very small amount, dripping, of NaOH (pH 12-14). They had a problem earlier in the year with leaks from this clarifier but thought that they had corrected them (B-113-99). He had noticed that it was dripping again the week before he called and they had attempted to seal it from the out side. When that failed, they had to adopt a plan of sealing it from the inside. During the week of 8/30 the work was done.
  To recover the spilled liquid they removed soil from around the clarifier wall. This totaled some 10 cubic yards of now dry soil.
   Their spill report is attached for more details.
P-137-1996*On 2/29/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Dot Gallant a tenant in an apartment building belonging to Andre Deforte.  She was reporting a 100 gallon spill of fuel oil that had occurred last week and had not been cleaned up.  The spill was in the basement of her apartment.  I responded the next afternoon.  The spill had occurred when Snyders was servicing the oil tanks and failed to make a tight connection when changing the oil filter on the tank.  Snyder had placed some speedy dry on the spill but had not removed the contaminated debris.  Snyder also shoveled contaminated soil from the spill and placed it in a crawlspace under the porch.  I met with Snyder and asked them to removed the debris from under the porch as well as remove the contaminated debris from the cellar.  The work was to be complete by the late afternoon of 3/1/96.  Provided the cleanup has been completed, no further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
A-368-1997*No site visit made.  See attached for additional details.  No further action anticipated.
A-570-2000*   DEP received a report that numerous environmental problems existed at this rental residence.  Of potential concern to BRWM was the presence of an unregistered UST and an area of what appeared to be oil stained soil.  The property owner (Scales) claimed that there was no UST and that the staining was not due to oil; lab analysis confirmed mineral grease, but remediation was not pursued.  The UST (approx. 1000 gallon bare steel) was removed on 12/13.  The tank appeared sound and still contained 1-1/2" of oil.  The property owner has been informed that the tank will need to be registered with DEP.
A-432-1997*Received a call from realtor Juanita Bean-Smith that she had a client with a small oil tank problem. Mrs. Edna Nelson, an elderly lady was selling her house. A potential buyer had insisted that they do a site assessment as there were rumors of an oil spill years ago. The investigator found a small unregistered underground storage tank that had contained #2 fuel oil for the house. Mrs. Smith wanted my assistance in going through the maze of regulations that revolved around the registration and removal of this tank. Mrs. Bean-Smith arranged for the tank removal and the site assessment that the potential buyer was requesting. Some contamination was found. Approximately 3 cubic yards of contaminated soil was land spread on site. A test of the well showed no contamination was present in the groundwater. No further work is necessary on this site. No site visit was made.
A-689-1998*An anonymous complaint was received about Reggies burning waste gasoline and naphtha. The caller alleged that a 55 gallon drum of product was placed in a burn pile. An explosion resulted. The Fire Department came and told him that the fire had to be out by evening. The case was referred to Enforcement.
P-328-1998*21-22 July 1998, DEP on site conducting free product and oil saturated soil recovery operations. Breggy Oil Co. reported the spill on 21 July 1998, advising that they investigated a fuel oil odor complaint at this facility after they made a delivery of oil eailer this day. Breggy technicians discovered a leaking 275 gallon AST in a dirt floor basement, and reported the discharge to the MDEP.

MDEP conducted clean up operations and contracted Clean Harbors of Maine to remove the discharged product, oil contaminated soil and debris, and two ASTs. The leaking tank contained corrosion holes that apparently gave way upon the tank being filled. Approximately 30 gallons was removed from this tank during clean up. An additional empty and out of service, 275 gallon, AST was also removed.

MDEP contacted Breggy to remove all associated piping to both ASTs. Breggy responded and removed the piping.

No further response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (30Sep98)
A-14-1997*No site visit made.  Product lost at time of line change.  The oil spilled onto ice where it was quickly cleaned.  No further action is anticipated.
B-605-2000*B-605-00
Bangor (BIA)

Wednesday November 8, 2000			1920

The state police dispatcher phoned, and asked me to contact Gill Merchant (990-1245) of the City of Bangor fuel Department at BIA.

Mr. Merchant said that during a fuel truck fueling, at the city fueling ramp a fuel truck was overfilled and 100 gallons of Jet-A spilled from the truck, and  onto the ramp.  The fuel was cleaned up using a portable vacuum similar to a drum-vac, and sorbent pads.  BIA disposed of the sorbent pads.
B-141-1999*
Lisa Stolzenthaler, General Electric Co., called to report that they had discovered a diesel fuel spill on their gravel parking lot adjacent to their diesel AST. She estimated that about 5-10 gallons of fuel was spilled and there was a stain on the gravel about 4'x6'.
   The contaminated gravel was dug up by Clean Harbors Inc. and placed in five drums. The gravel was then taken to Sawyer's Environmental Recovery Facility in Hampden.
B-653-1999*On 10/14/99,1930 hours Frank Gehrling (the ARO on call responder at that time) put me in touch with the Somerset County Sheriff's Office regarding a tanker incident on Route 201 in Moscow.  A tanker rig containing water glass, which is a water solution of sodium silicate, had gone down over a steep bank next to Wyman Lake and was on its' side.  The tail end of the tank was in the water.  They indicated that they were not going to move it until DEP was present.  When I arrived it soon became apparent that they wouldn't be moving it for a while because they needed to pump the cargo out of the tank and they were going to need a couple of heavy duty cranes to lift the rig up to road level.  Some of the insulation had been torn off from the tank but there was no evidence of a release.  The hazard with water glass was that it is quite alkaline and a large release would have produced a substantial fish kill.  There was an odor of diesel fuel, but the precarious position of the rig made retrieval impractical at that time.  When I returned the following day, Clean Harbors was on scene pumping off the cargo and dealing with the diesel release.  There were two cranes plus two wreckers on site.  The unit was removed and there still was no evidence of a cargo release.  The diesel release was minor and the site was left in satisfactory condition.
I-70-1997*Two 10000 gal. tanks, one regular unleaded gasoline and one diesel were removed from this site.  105 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and landspread on farm property owned by Ray Gallagher.

See Site assessment report for detailed information (ust # 4539)

Case Closed
P-123-1998*
REPORT UPDATE & SUMMARY of Dec. 2004 by SGB

	3/18/04, abandonment by removal of consumptive-use, waste oil UST by Tyree Org., a contractor for Mobil Oil Corp.  No discharges noted during abandonment.  Lab analysis noted low levels of DRO and GRO components.  No remediation performed at the time.
	Oil contaminated media is understood to remain onsite, and even if below remediation action-levels, this contaminated media shall be properly managed if disturbed or made accessible.
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P-352-1998*On 6/11/98 I received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident on the exit 9 northbound offramp of the Maine Turnpike at the I-95, I-295 intersection.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel had leaked out of the saddle tanks of the truck.  The fuel had soaked into soil on the side of the road.  No clean up was conducted.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JULY 31, 1998
A-388-1999*  The DEP received a call from Janet Dyer about a leaking transformer.  The transformer had been hit by lightning.  The oil was cleaned up with pads and the contaminated soil was removed and brought to NASC for disposal.
  No further action is necessary by the Response Unit.
A-50-2001*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of heating oil was spilled to pavement during the transfer of fuel between vehicles.  According to the spiller all product was recovered.
A-492-2000*Chuck Kraske of IP in Jay reported a spill of 40 gallons of hydraulic oil in the pulp yard from a failed hose. Cleanup with sorbent materials handled in-house. Spill incident report from I.P. is attached.
A-532-2000*Received a report from Betty Snowman about a small spill at a customer's residence.  She called to report that Cindy Kidder's outside AST had been overfilled.  She stated that approximately ? cup of K-1 came out the vent.  The driver cleaned it up.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
A-609-2000*A driver for NorthCenter foods attempted to fill his saddle tank from the pump at an unattended service station. He also decided to leave the pump nozzle unattended during the fill up and the nozzle malfunctioned allowing diesel fuel to spill to the ground. He spread speedi-dry and pads on the spill and left. The Augusta Police saw the pads and reported the spill to the fire dept and the state police. When I arrived the Augusta Fire Dept. had the spill contained to pavement and the station owner was on the way. The NorthCenter driver returned and the station owner arrived and they completed the cleanup under DEP and Augusta Fire Dept. supervision. No further action is expected.
B-360-2001*
     This office received a call at 1120 on 6/26/01 from Dead River Company (Southwest Harbor) reporting an oil spill.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons of #2 fuel oil were spilled at their bulk plant on Main Street in Southwest Harbor around 1100 this morning.  Personnel were in the process of loading a delivery truck when the shut off valve on the loading arm failed to close.  All of the oil was contained (most on the truck) and cleaned up with sorbents.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.

REC:  File report.
A-376-1998*Water test results on 6/11/97 indicated MTBE at 2 ppb.  I resampled 7-15-98 and obtained  6.7 ppb. The well is 380' deep with 20' of casing.  This is a seasonal PWSID.  The only obvious source of contamination is the campground road and several camp sites.  Bedrock is near the surface.  There is no obvious spill.

This site is seasonal and will be placed on quarterly testing prior to next season.  It has been referred to Technical Services for additional work.
A-256-1997*Mike White, of Emery & Garrett, called this office to report petroleum contaminated soils. Four UST's were removed from Bob's Cash Fuel, which is located on Main Street in Madison. The area is served by public water and sewer.
 Given the small amount of contaminated soil and the low risks associated with the spill the soil was spread on site and then used as backfill. No further action will be required.
A-212-2000*A student removed mercury from the reservoir of a barometer mounted on the wall of the science room (Classroom 19). He carried the mercury around in a pen cap and dumped it into two drinking fountains on the opposite side of the school from the science room. The spill was discovered around 9:45 am the following morning when a student saw mercury in the fountain. A science teacher (Harold Wilson) used a mercury sponge to clean the floor beneath the barometer, and a plastic pipette to remove mercury from the drinking fountain. Janitorial staff removed the two drinking fountains and stored them in the boiler room.

After consulting with Dr. Andrew Smith, State Toxicologist, it was decided not to cancel classes since students would soon be leaving for the day and their level of exposure was low. Clean Harbors arrived with a Jerome meter around 5 pm. Mercury contamination was found throughout traveled areas of the school: science room--18 ug/m3; hallways--from 0 to 10 ug/m3; library and main office (both carpeted)--15 ug/m3 and 23 ug/m3 respectively; drinking fountains--5 ug/m3 and 12 ug/m3. After it was determined the custodian's shoes were contaminated (40 ug/m3) and may have interfered with previous measurements, their shoes were removed for disposal and the school resampled. Most readings were about half the previous measurement.

Classes were cancelled on Friday, April 14, and the school was cleaned Friday and Monday using HGX powder and mercury vacuums. After cleaning, readings with the Jerome meter were 0 ug/m3. Indoor air sampling using the NIOSH method took place April 18. Mercury levels at 6" above the floor were 4 ug/m3 in the library and 3 ug/m3 in the main office. All other areas sampled were <3 ug/m3. Sampling performed April 24 showed mercury levels of 4 ug/m3 at 6" above the library carpet. All other areas sampled were <3 ug/m3. Sampling performed June 22 showed mercury levels <1 ug/m3 at all locations. No further action required by Response Services.
P-419-1996*
	On July 2, 1996 I was contacted by Sean Nenus of NDE Environmental.  He called to report anomalies in Junes SIA's of two tanks at the Northgate Mobil in Portland.  The Super tank showed a 1.8% anomaly, and 1.3% anomaly for the Special tank.  These are very low percentages and not indicative of a leaking tank.  I notified DEP Oil Enforcement.  No further action.
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B-521-1996*D-TREE=Bl1.
A-693-2000*An unknown amount of oil was lost during a long-term leak from an outside AST. The well was within twenty feet of the spill. There was a bedrock outcrop nearby and evidence of bedrock near ground surface under the building. Contaminated soil was found down approximately two feet at the bedrock surface. The well is contaminated with DRO above the drinking water standard and has been placed on QM. Case turned over to technical services for further investigation and remediation. No further response action expected.
P-581-1998*30 Sep 1998, no evidence of a spill observed while conducting survey of spill area.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, 19Nov98.
A-145-2000*Received a call from Dead River Company concerning a small spill.  Jim Alden of Dead River called to report that they had overfilled the tank belonging to Mike Clark (453-4051) and had spilled about 1 gallon. The driver cleaned it up.  The spill was to a concrete floor. No site visit was necessary and no further work is needed.
P-6-1998*Private aircraft Reg #NR29344 crashed on landing at Sanford Municipal Airport.  Approximately 5 gallons of aviation fuel was spilled to Branch Brook.  No clean-up possible.
No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.





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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-254-1999*B-254-99
Old Town

Friday May 21, 1999				0825

Paul Richards, of the Old Town Fire Department, phoned to report a hydraulic oil spill at the Old Town Transfer Station.  The transfer station is located off the Gillman Falls Road.  Paul indicated that he and other fire fighters were involved in the oil spill clean up.

When I arrived I noted a large paved area with hydraulic oil spilled near and under a dumpster.  Paul Richards and I continued to wipe the surface of thick hydraulic oil using sorbent pads.  When we got what we could in that area, speedi-dri was put down on the oil and pavement.  This spill generated two 55-gallon drums off spill debris.  The debris consisted of sorbent pads used speedi-dri and some sandy soil.  The drums were taken to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
B-291-1997*On June 12, 1997 at 0830 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a leaking tank at Mr. Dominic Sassone's home at 19 Sunbury Ave. in Bangor.  I visited the site and met Mr. Sassone who showed me the problem.  There was a very small hole in the tank bottom which Dead River people had already patched.  The tank rested on concrete and there was very little oil or even stain on the concrete.  Mr. Sassone had placed a bucket beneath the leak after he noticed the smell the previous evening and had recovered less than a gallon of kerosene.  Dead River replaced the tank that afternoon.  The area is on town water.
B-126-1998*On February 27, 1998 at 1115 we received a call from Shauna O'Brien of Dead River Oil reporting a small #2 fuel oil leak at 15th Seventh St in Bangor.  I arrived on site and met the Dead River oil burner man who showed me a pinhole leak in the copper feedline.  The feedline ran on top of the concrete and we estimated that less than one gallon leaked onto the floor.  The burner man had already spread speedi-dri on the oil and none reached any drain.
A-418-1997*Received a call from Rodney Markham of Wadleigh's that he was at Pleasant Pond Market and had found some contamination during an underground tank removal. I responded to the site. Rod Markham was the tank installer and Allan Lyscars was there for Field Services doing the Appendix P assessment. Three underground tanks were removed that day, all had contained gasoline. No holes were observed in the tanks but they were pitted. A total of 17.9 tons of contaminated soil were taken to Pike Industries in Fairfield for treatment and disposal. The site was declared a Stringent site based on the Bureau's Decision Tree. A water sample from the nearby water well was taken. Analysis showed no contamination present. Based on the limited release noted in the tank excavation and a clean well, no further work is necessary at this site.
B-32-1998*B-032-98 Brewer - Wednesday January 14, 1998                                    2013                     I received a call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to contact Ray Milone (989-3932) of Hamel Fuel in Brewer.  Mr. Milone had just reported a 10 to 20 gallon spill on Wilson Street in Brewer.
When I contacted Hamel Fuel I was informed that during the fueling of a bus diesel spilled on to the ground in the service area and ran onto a parking lot between Hamel Fuel and an adjacent restaurant.  I was told that Lenny Williams will sand the area, which is located in  Hamel's Wilson Street lot.  No oil made it to the catch basins.  I said I would be by early Thursday.
Thursday January 15, 1998                                      0740
I arrived at Hamel Fuel in Brewer and noticed a sand covered icy area over the service area.  The sanded and spill area covered an area of about 50 by 75 feet.  I spoke with the Owner, Richard Hawkins.  He will be adding more sand, mostly for safety and leaving the sand in place for the near future.
B-38-1999*     On January 25, 1999 at 1700 we received a call from the Lincoln Fire Dept. reporting a one gallon gasoline spill from a car accident on route 116 in Chester.  Mr. Michael MacEachern of Winn owned the vehicle which caught on fire and burned most of the gasoline.  Firefighters recovered less than a gallon with sorbents.  There are  no wells in the area.
P-313-2000*    As the DEP, SMRO coordinator for UST's, on 3/30/00 I left a voice message for Mr. Croxford of Portland Pump Co. regarding the abandonment of a 5000 gal. #2 oil UST at this large former college campus.  The removal notice Mr. Croxford completed for his client did not have the required info. such as the removal date, facility location, or property owner(s).  All the tanks at this site were believed to have been removed.  Speaking with him later, I explained that a date was needed, not just "ASAP" though a waiver of the 30 days could be given if he requested.  Prior to the removal, the DEP needed the required owner address, site/facility location, and directions.  At the time, Croxford advised me that there was an additional, 1000 gallon tank to be removed.
    On 4/4/00, I had not received any of the information and sent a Fax request.  Mr. Croxford replied on 4/4 that he was calling into Reinken Homes for info. on site, expected removal date about 4/25/00.  On 4/18/00, I called again for the information.  On 5/24/00, Mr. Croxford replied to a phone message of mine to Charles Wilson of PPC, with the site address (no directions or full site owner info. though).  The tanks were reported removed without contam. or problems.  DEP's John Dunlap reported that the tanks had not been registered before the removal in violation of CMR 691(4)A, but that Reinken was submitting a removal notice.  At this time I am still unaware of the owner's location or a contact person.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
I-156-2001*In front of McCain's in Easton, a hose broke causing 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled.  It was contained on hot top and cleaned up using sorbents.
B-802-1998*B-802-98

On 12/16/98, 1300 hours David Preble of the Milo Fire Department reported that they had a gasoline spill the previous night.  They had responded with an adhesive to stop the leak and with pads to soak up the product that had landed of the asphalt.  David had called to get more pads and to get help with disposing of the ones that they had used.  The vehicle was a pick up truck.  It's gas tank struck the guide rail and the impact put a crack in the tank, which was leaking in a dropwise fashion at the time the fire department arrived.  I delivered more pads and took the soiled ones.  Also, I checked the spill area.  There was no odor left and there were no houses around.  The area was about a hundred feet south of the James River chip mill on Route 6.

We discussed the importance of calling us when spills happened.  I explained our on call system.
A-114-2000*A tenant (John Sanford) arrived home to find oil all over the driveway because the legs of the outside AST serving his apartment had collapsed. He contacted the Fire Department, who used sorbent pads to clean up the oil. The area is on public water. The soil next to the building was removed due to potential vapor problems in the basement living space of the Sanford apartment. Tenants are: John Sanford/Janet Carter (594-8168); and Steve Dodd/Helen Collings (594-2996). Ms. Carter is expecting a baby within a few weeks. When she experienced health problems from the fumes I recommended she move to a hotel. She declined. The Dodd/Collings have a newborn and a 3-year-old. They did not notice any odors in their apartment.

A fan was installed in the Sanford/Carter apartment. Odors persisted, so the apartment was ventilated with a smoke ejector. Further investigation revealed the source of the fumes was an open 5-gallon bucket of kerosene in the furnace room, which is adjacent to the Sanford/Carter apartment. Once the bucket was removed, odors were no longer a problem in the apartment.

No further action required by Response Services.
P-466-2000*Mystery sheen on Back bay.  Searched reported area and found no signs of oil or any spills. NFA
B-632-1999*     On October 6, 1999 at 2100 we received a call from Asst. Fire Chief Kathy Van Allen of Winterport reporting a one gallon spill of gasoline.  The spill resulted from a vehicle fire on route 1A.  Travis Curtis of Frankfort was driving his father's truck when the engine caught on fire.  He pulled onto the road shoulder and abandoned the truck.  The fire department extinguished the flames and recovered the gas with sorbents.
I-181-1998*Bad seal in Hydraulic motor for infeed deck caused 50 gallons to spill.  It was cleaned up by burning fines used to absorb the spill.
P-414-2000*A home heating oil tank truck blew off a hose while being filled at the bulk facility.  The trucks driver was in attendance and able to shut the valve off immediatly, however up to 50 gallons may have spilled from the disconnected hose.  Most of the oil spilled to the trucks spill bucket and the concrete pad, some ran to the gravel ground.  The Bethel Fire dept. responded and contained the spill with sorbent material, CN Brown personnel then arrived and finished the clean up by digging up the impacted gravel.  Clean Harbors disposed of the drums of impacted soil and other spill debris.  No further action anticipated.
A-615-2000*   DEP received a report that this residential well was contaminated.  This was traced back to DEP spill # A-538-99, which should be referred to for resolution.
A-251-1996* An anonymous caller reported a long thin line of oil that had been spilled onto the camp rd. that is east of Lake George in Canaan.
 I called the CEO and Road Commissioner and asked if they could check this complaint out and get back to me with more information. The Road Commissioner checked the situation out and called me back. She stated that it looked like an automobile lost engine oil or transmission fluid and left a mark down the middle of the road for quite a distance. She shovelled some of the worst of it into a bag. When I questioned her if I was needed on site she said no. The small quantity of oily soil was placed into the municipal waste stream. No further action required.
I-139-2000*On 12/12/2000, a Dead River Fuel delivery truck rolled over due to ice on York Street. About 20 gallons was lost onto the road and the shoulder before the leaking hatches could be sealed. Dead River had a 7 man crew along with Caribou Fire and Ambulance, John Noble Contractors and myself. The truck was unloaded to another delivery truck and righted without problems. Some soil was removed from the ditch.
A-241-2001*Ice from the roof fell and broke the brass street fire-matic valve and caused the spill. Contaminated soil removed to bedrock. House is built on a slab with frost walls so there is no vapor threat. Drilled bedrock well in area placed on QM. Referred to technical services. No further response action expected.
B-499-1996*D-TREE=I.
A-434-1997*The line broke as a delivery was being made.  Maritime staff quickly cleaned all oil.

No further action is anticipated.
A-414-2001*   A contractor working for KVCAP was replacing this AST and noticed that oil had been spilled; he contacted DEP.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The neighborhood is rural/residential with several private wells within 1000'; the drilled well serving the subject property is 50' from the spill site.  It is unlikely that any wells will be impacted by this spill event.
B-818-1998* On my way back from Houlton on 1/22/98, I decided to check out this complaint.  As with 99% of anonymous complaints, it proved groundless.  There was no sign of any spillage from the 500 gallon tank at this site.
P-248-1999*	On April 15, 1999 (tax day) Tom Schwarm of Acadia Environmental called to report contamination found at an UST removal in South Portland.  The Ocean St. Exxon on Ocean St. in South Portland had been closed down for nearly a year.  Webber Oil the owner was removing the three gasoline UST's when they found gasoline contaminated soils.  The station had replaced their underground tanks seven years ago, contamination was noted at that time but no clean up had been performed.  The tanks removed on this day were all in good condition - no holes found.  The contamination appeared to be limited to the peastone that had backfilled the tank excavation.  Native soils were tight silts and clay.  Clean up consisted of removal and disposal of the peastone.  No further action anticipated.
B-286-2001*      On May 14, 2001 at 1030 we received a call from Louise Ridley of Safety Kleen reporting a spill of 1 pint of virgin 150 Solvent Clean.  A truck was hauling the thirty gallon drum to the mill and the driver noticed the leak when he arrived at the mill's parking area.  A weld on the drum bottom leaked the liquid onto the truck bed where the worker recovered it with sorbents.  The drum was still full so no other material leaked.
I-31-1998*On 2-27-98, Kevin Levesque called this office to report there had been a spill of kerosene from his outside 275 tank. Soderberg Construction was hired that day and removed about 120 yards of contaminated soil . The cause of the spill was the weight of snow broke off the brass fitting on the end of the tank.
P-426-1992*
Investigation for old, out-of-service gasoline UST's.  See attached narrative and site sketch
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B-377-1997*The City of Old Town wants to demolish a small brick building at the airport, and it's a good thing, judging by the number of racoons that have fallen through the roof and then been unable escape.

The building housed transformers, and one was still inside with oil in it.  Remains of old transformers were discovered outside, and samples of oil were obtained from two transformers as well as a sample of soil from the area.
All samples were analyzed for PCBs, and they all showed below detection limit.  See the attached report from NorthEast Labs.
B-571-2001*      On October 10, 2001 at 1500 we received a call from Bill Mathews of Mathews Oil in Cherryfield reporting a fuel oil spill at the Narraguagus High School on route 1 in Harrington.  A Mathews Oil truck had overfilled the buried #2 oil tank and 15 to 20 gallons of product came out the vent onto the school's flat roof.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents.
     A stuck gauge caused the driver to overfill the tank.  I asked Mr. Mathews if the driver stuck the tank before delivery to find out the amount of fuel in the tank.  He said no, that they relied on the gauge for filling but agreed with me that his drivers should stick the tank in the future to confirm the amount of oil in the tank before delivering a load of fuel.
B-678-1996*Chief Foster called to report that one of his volunteers had told him that while deer hunting two weeks previously he had seen two big and one little compressed gas cylinders labeled as nitrous oxide in a ditch on the Paine Road.  It was not known whether they were full or not so the chief called us.

I went to the scene and drove the road twice and did not see any bottles.  This road was a discontinued town road that requires at least a high clearance vehicle to travel it.  It appeared to be the type of road someone would use to dump unwanted items.

As I did not find the bottles I contacted Chief Foster and explained what had happened.  He then told me that the fireman was Quentin Hurst but he had no phone number for him.  He replied that he would talk with Mr. Hurst at the next meeting and get a more detailed description to the bottles.  As I never received any further communications from them I believed that the bottles had been removed by persons unknown.
P-224-1998*On May 26,1998, Pratt & Whitney called to report a spill that had occurred over the weekend.  I connection between a tube and a compression fitting on a nickel plating bath leaked, causing 688 gallons of nickel plating solution to spill into the secondary containment pit.

The nickel plating solution is made up of the four following ingredients:  Nickel sulfamate, nickel chloride, boric acid and an anti-pit surfactant (organinc).  The solution was all reclaimed at the facility.  None of the spilled solution got out of the secondary containment.

No further action by the Division of Response Services.
P-99-1998*The discharge was the result of an overfill while filling a delivery truck at the loading racks.  The oil was contained in the area of the discharge and was in the process of being cleaned-up by Clean Harbors when I arrived on-site.  A small amount of oil had made its way into a drainage area, which was also removed by Clean Harbors.

No further action required.
P-141-1999*On 2/25/99 I received a letter from CMP reporting 4 spills that they had failed to report previously from 1998.  One of the spills was in York.  One gallon of transformer oil with a PCB content of 210 ppm was spilled when a transformer corroded.  CMP crews cleaned up the spill by removing oiled soil and brush.  See attached report from CMP for further details.  This case has been referred to enforcement for further action.



________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 26, 1999
B-426-2001*I received an anonymous complaint that a dump truck was leaking oil on to the ground on East Lakewood Lane in Swanville. I went to the site and learned that the truck was owned by David Winslow, POBox 80, Belfast, 338-1529 who is a general contractor who lives at the same location as the dump truck. There was a 12X8 foot oil stain, about the general out line of the truck, on the gravel parking spot. Most of the staining was caused by grease, hydraulic oil and lube oil; however the fuel line fittings at the point of attachment to the saddle tanks were dripping fuel at the rate of a drop every 30 seconds or so. I placed a few sorbent pads under the leaks. I explained the potential for the diesel to saturate the soil and eventually cause problems. He understood and responded that he realized that the fittings leaked, as he had to continually tighten them. He had recently purchased a new set of tanks and he would expedite the replacement. In the mean time he would tighten the fittings again and keep sorbent material under the tanks until the repairs were effected. There is a drilled well about fifty feet away that belongs to a neighbor and Mr. Winslow said that it was over 400' deep, most of it cased. I don't know this to be a fact, but I don't feel that the well is threatened at this time.
   I don't believe that any further action needs to be taken at this time.
I-109-1996*On 9-25-96, while a site assesment was being conducted by J.T. Langille at MPG Truck and Tractor on a waste oil tank, contamination due to a corrosion hole in the tank was observed. The site was classified as a BL 1 cleanup level and all saturated soil was removed.
P-124-1999*On 2/16/99 I received a call from C. N. Brown reporting a small overfill spill at a client's residence in Brunswick.  The spilled oil was cleaned up using sorbent pads, and the contaminated snow was excavated by hand and removed.  No further action required.



___________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
FEBRUARY 18, 1999
B-125-2001*     On March 20, 2001 at 1100 we received a call from Dana Cyr of Millinocket reporting a leak from his outside kerosene tank.  Two days earlier Mr. Cyr shovelled snow off his roof and while doing so realized that he was dumping it onto his tank and filter.  He inspected the tank's filter and found he had broken the feedline.  He quickly removed the line and screwed a plug into the bunghole and lost only fifty gallons of kerosene.  He is on town water but did have a petroleum smell in his house which has a crawlspace.
     I met Mr. Cyr at the site the next morning and I found some contaminated soil in a crawlspace beneath the older part of the house.  I also checked beneath the newer section of the house and found a layer of oil on top of water.  We recovered this product with sorbents and left clean sorbents on the water as this was where the fuel was leaching out of the soil.  I hired Clean Harbors to excavate the contaminated soil, install a layer of  plastic beneath clean backfill and change the sorbents and remove contaminated debris from the crawlspace.  This work was done on March 26, 2001.  Mr. Cyr's home insurance will cover the cost of the clean-up.
     I checked the site on April 9 and found Mr. & Mrs. Cyr very pleased with the clean-up.  There were no fumes in the house and only a couple pads needed changing in the crawlspace.  I checked it again on May 2 and didn't find any further problems.
B-30-2001*B-30-2001
01/31/2001 08:15

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small heating oil spill at the Silvia DeMerchant residence on Wiswell Road.  It was stated that approximately 2 quarts of fuel leaked onto the basement floor from a corroded copper feed line.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up.  No vapor problems were reported.

B-24-1999*B-024-99
Orrington

Saturday January 16, 1999			1530

The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with David Thayer (942-4416) of Bangor Hydro-Electric.  I contacted Mr.Thayer.  According to him, a pole mount transformer failed during the storm, when a wire burned a hole in the transformer.  This allowed about 1 gallon of transformer oil to leak out onto the snow.  The oil created a stained area of 8 by 3 feet in the snow near rural mailbox 545, on the Godfrey Road, in Orrington.  The snow was cleaned up and placed in 2 large bags.  The contaminated snow was disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
I-159-1998*On 8-18-98, the town manager of Mars Hill called to report that the town's oil tank outside their rec building on Silver Street had leaked a little fuel when it was discovered the tank had corroded. They had removed the tank and shovelled all the dirt below the tank out they thought was necessary. I visited the site and concurred with their level of cleanup. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-443-1996*14May 96, I visited the site and assisted tank owner in completing necessary tank removal documentation (Tank Registration, Notice of Intent to Remove/30-day Notice, and 30-Day Waiver). Clean Harbors of Maine was contracted by the tank owner to conduct the abandonment of the UST, 3000 gal. #2 oil.

16May96, I supervised UST abandonment-in-place. The pre- removal assessment conducted by CH on 15May96, failed to properly identify the size and quantity of product in the UST; as well as obstacles to properly fill the tank in place. These set backs were over come by the three CH laborers and myself. The DEP recognizes the laborers efforts to remove all the product from the UST and fill the tank with concrete via wheelbarrow.  Adding to the dilemmas of this job, the vac truck provided leaked oil in several places in the customers driveway and had to be cleaned up.

17May96, I inspected the site. The site was cleaned up to the satisfaction of the DEP.

DEP will seek reimbursement from CH for one DEP 55-gallon drum used to drain vac truck lines the day of tank removal.

No further action anticipated. Nathan Thompson, SMRO

A-331-1998*An oil discharge from contaminated fill was reported.  I found a puddle with an organic sheen on it.  The area was poorly drained.  I took core samples and found no evidence of contamination in the fill.
P-733-1991*Underground tank overfilled.
I-11-2001*On 2-1-01, Dave Hopkins called to report the discovery and evaluation of a petroleum release associated with the former LAFB at the Trafton Dr. Housing. Apparently through the closure investigation, an old release to groundwater had been discovered. An intermediate cleanup goal was set as the standard because the entire area is served by public water. All documentation is enclosed in the report file.
A-134-1997* A woman left the nozzle in the auto while she paid the store clerk. When she returned to the car she forgot to turn off the nozzle. She then placed the nozzle, while it was still pumping, into the dispenser causing the release of 8 gallons of gas. The Fire Dept attempted cleanup with sorbent pads. However, most of the gasoline had been washed into the storm drain by the heavy rains. No site visit and no further involvement by the DEP will be nessesary.

B-285-1998*B-285-98 Truck wreck - Willamantic


Piscataquis S.O. reported that a semi-tractor and trailer had wrecked on a curve on Rt. 150 in Willamantic. Fire personnel on scene estimated a loss of about 15 gallons of diesel adjacent to Davis Brook. When I arrived on the scene I found that diesel was dripping from a saddle tank fill cap and placed a few pads underneath it. When the vehicle was righted I learned that the fuel system remained intact and the 15 gallon estimate was a gross exaggeration. There was some mild sheen running down the pavement from the drips of fuel and engine oil (a moderately heavy rain fell throughout the event) but a check of Davis Brook showed no evidence of oil. No clean up was necessary.
P-143-1998*   On Monday, 4/6/98 I met Fire Chief Hammond onsite to evaluate the reported discharge.  I noted a black slick of oil (asphalt) around the perimeter of the newly poured residential foundation, sitting atop the gw.  The slick also went down the foundation drain to the street and out along the drainage ditch along the street.

   Brian Leavitt stated that he did not know how the spillage happened.  It appeared that Leavitt's workers, while asphalting the foundation wall, tried to paint the asphalt onto the concrete submerged in gw.  The asphalt floated and drained out to the street.  Leavitt agreed to pad up the spill and clean up oiled rocks.  No soil removal was warranted.

S. Brezinski
DEP, Response Services Div.

A-158-1997*A gallon container with no lid and full of a green liquid was pulled from the stream as part of a Conservation clean up project.  Most of the material in the stream consisted of old tires, household rubbish, etc.  When part of the contents of this container spilled a vile smelling odor was noticed.  I recommended placing the bottle with the remainder of the contents in a bucket with a top to prevent further spillage.  I collected the container and had the lab conduct a priority pollutants test to see if the contents could be identified.  The main ingredient identified was methyl isobutyl ketone a listed hazardous waste.  Haz Waste # 161.  Initially the lab recommended further testing, but after learning more concluded that the material was diluted with water.  The material will be disposed of with other materials later in the summer.

No further action is anticipated.
A-269-1998* Auto accident caused a transformer to fall off the pole. Crews from CMP cleaned up the spill. No site visit was made.
A-677-1998*This case was discovered in the large MTBE testing program that was carried out in 1998 at the direction of the Governor. Canton Water District reported a result of 1.2-ppb MTBE in the water. The water supply is a surface supply, Canton Lake. No history of previous contamination was noted. Robert Doucette, the superintendent, noted that the lake has a lot of boaters on it. He did not want to have another sample taken. I also assumed that study was concentrating on groundwater sources. Subsequent testing in June of 1999 (99E-PUB-01334) showed non-detect of all targeted chemicals, including MTBE. No further action is necessary on this case.
B-126-1996*3/3/96 AT 0124

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121).  I was informed that there was a private truck off the road in a deep ditch in Harrington.

This vehicle is reported to have leaked crankcase oil and antifreeze.  The person phoning in the complaint did not leave a phone number to call.  The vehicle was off Rt. 1 near the Sakarat Road in a deep ditch.  Weather conditions at this time are heavy snow and driving advisories have been issued.

No active response was initiated.
P-784-2001*Observed new stains in the junk truck area at the westerly corner of the lot.  The rear axles of one cab had been removed.  Axles were leaking lubricating oil onto the ground.  Grease on fifth wheel is exposed to rain.  Two tires supported the back end of the cab frame.  However, this allowed the saddle tanks to be in contact with the ground.  Drain valves on the tanks are in jeapordy of snapping as the truck settles.  Both saddle tanks contained diesel fuel.  The saddle tank of a second cab contained diesel fuel and did not have a cap.  Since the truck parts had been re-arranged, older staining in this area appeared more significant.  Further study of the junk truck area revealed a total of eight saddle tanks with various levels of diesel fuel.  (One tank, without a cap, was filled to the fill pipe; three others were half filled.)  A mound of petroleum stained soil and an open 55 gallon drum that once contained high temperature grease were observed during my inspection of the pallet and debris pile at the westerly end of the property.
P-616-2000*5 November 2000, responded to spill location and observed a leaking AST in the dirt floor basement.  Peterson advised that a tenant had spilled the oil several months before, but due to legal issues, Peterson only just gained access to the dwelling.  The spill had spread across the dirt floor basement and impacted combustible material and debris.  Sorbent pads had been placed on the floor.

Clean up consisted of removal of oil impacted materials and paint and a small amount of waste oil that threaten the drinking water well.  The leaking AST was replaced as part of the AST pilot program.  No soil removal was necessary, and it appeared that much of the oil areated from the soil.

No further Response Services action anticiapted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 8Feb01.
B-467-1998*B-467-98
Ellsworth

Wednesday July 15, 1998				1925

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  He asked me to contact Mr. Richard Wilcox (942-4416), of Bangor HydroElectric.

I Phoned Mr. Wilcox.  According to him, there was a transformer short out on the North Bend Road, in Ellsworth.  The transformer failure brought out line crews, which discovered a small (30-inch diameter), stain in the gravel on the side of the road.

The gravel was excavated and removed.  The approximate ? bag of spill debris (.12 Yd3) consisting of gravel, soil, and sorbent pads was disposed of through Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
A-66-1999*A line broke on a suction roll. The oil all flowed into a containment area. It was all recovered.
P-204-2000*17 April 2000, responded to peddler truck leak.  The discharge entered the road side ditch and impacted soil and surface water.  The surface water drainage is toward a surface well, currently not in service, and a drilled well servicing multiple house holds.

The Department requested that the RP sample the wells to measure the effectiveness of the clean up that consisted of sorbent deployment and soil removal.  Later inspection of the site by DEP revealed an olfactory presence of fuel oil, but no visual observation of free standing product on surface water or saturated soil after hand digging a 2ft x 2ft test pit in dry soils in the spill area.  Drinking water test indicated no detection of diesel range organics.  The DEP sampled the wells for the RP and reimbursement will be requested for expenditures associated with the testing.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 2Jan01.
A-465-2000*An overfill occurred when the whistle didn't stop when the tank was full. A small amount of oil splashed onto the tank, cement wall, and dirt floor. It was cleaned up by the driver. The homeowner complained of odors, but preferred to deal directly with the oil company and did not want DEP to get involved.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-468-1997*This spill probably happened in December 1996.  Ms. Black was in the hospital at the time.  We estimate that the tank was nearly full when it leaked.  Ms. Black was unaware of the requirement to notify DEP. This fall she noticed a kerosene taste in her water.  She called a well driller at that time, and was told of the need to call DEP.  When I visited the site I confirmed a strong kerosene odor in the water.  Sampling found 489 ppb of Diesel range organics.

The well serves two trailers so I had filters installed in both.  I had the area under the tank excavated, but was unable to find a large quantity of contaminated soil.   The majority of the contamination excavated was around the septic tank.  The fuel appeared to have moved quickly into bedrock at about 6'.  Free product has not reached the well.

This site has been referred  to Technical Services for additional work.
B-616-1998*Mrs. Bodine reported to the warden service that a grey oily substance was floating on East Grand Lake in Dark Cove.

When I arrived onsite, I found nothing that matched the description of the material.

Mrs. Bodine stated that the wind pushed it into the middle of the lake.

I suspect the material is foam that had been made by waves beating on the rocks of the lake.

It is possible that it was emulsied waste oil, so I left Mrs. Bodine with a sample bottle and instuctions to take a sample and call me if she sees it again.

Case Closed
A-258-2000*     DEP received a report that a minor overfill had occurred at this facility.  The spill was reportedly cleaned up completely.  See also A-236-00.
P-242-2000*See attached report from KTI.
A-604-1998*     DEP received a report that the Phillips Post Office had been evacuated following complaints from staff that an odorless contaminant was causing breathing difficulties.  Haz-mat teams from surrounding fire departments and paper companies were enroute.  Jon Andrews (DEP) left for Phillips, arriving at approximately 1145 as the building was being re-opened.  Entry teams had not identified the mystery material, and had determined that any contaminant had now dissipated.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-558-2000*Realty Resources, in 2000, acquired a part of the old Stearns High School to rehab into elderly housing.  The rehab plans called for a portico entrance on the Maine Ave side.

On 10/10, excavation for piers to support the portico started and an abandoned tank was discovered on the site.  Tom Williams of PenBay Construction called to report the discovery and to inquire what to do.

On 10/11, work commenced to remove the tank, but it soon became obvious that the tank was too rotted to remove whole.  In addition, the tank was mostly filled with sand already, indicating that it'd been legally abandoned when it started to leak.  Given the constraints of the site, the equipment there to do the removal and that the amount of contamination  was inconsequential, I saw no reason not to leave the tank in place.
Tom Williams agreed and started that day to compact the sand in and around the old tank to pour his piers.
B-63-1996*Mr. Dean called to report that some time in the past week or so company log loader had lost what he estimated was between 5 and 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was reported late because the oil was originally lost during a period of heavy snow and then revealed after heavy rains.  This was in Pleasant Ridge Plt. on Scott Paper lands.  The closest water course is Jewett Stream which is over 600 feet away.  They had used some sorbent pads to collect the majority of the oil, but a small portion was trapped in a patch of frozen slush about 8'x50'.  We agreed that he would dig up this contaminated ice and place it on a bed of hay under laid with plastic and surrounded by more hay bales.  The theory being that the hay would collect the melted snow and free oil and we could then land farm the contaminated hay.  As Scott Paper did not want the oil remediated on their land, Mr. Dean made arrangements with the Boise-Cascade Co. to set up a site on an old log landing on their property a quarter of a mile down the road.
I-223-1998*While conducting maintenance of the fuel system, Dead River crews identified a large oil stain under the filter on the outside of this residential, 275 gal Kerosene tank.

When I arrived on site, I found the spill area and was concerned because the well is about 100 feet from the spill and downhill.

I contacted Dickison & London to excavated the spilled material after Dead River moved the tank.

Soils are very tight till and the spill didn't penetrate more than a couple of feet.

The well is at risk but only barely. The Well water will be on Quarterly Monitoring for four quarters.


Case Closed
P-704-1999*On 10/5/99 Dead River Oil company contacted the Dept. concerning the discovery of an AST leak at the residence of Laurence Newman, P.O. Box 1107B, Brunswick, ME. Site visit I met with the owner and Dead River representative to look at any possible clean-up options due to oil having spread over bedrock located in the basement. Dead River was in the process of pumping out tanks along with removal. Location of spill was on Long Point Road which is a peninsula located off of Route 24 in Harpswell. All of the homes have drinking water wells and are close together in this area. The Newmans have two wells, one having been abandoned due to lack of water. This well will be referred to as Well #1 which is according to the Newmans only eighty feet deep and located down gradiant from the spill area by fifty feet. The second well, Well #2, 300 feet in depth, is the well  presently in use and is located on the west side of the property and about fifty feet from spill location.

On 10/6/99 removal of tanks completed. I met with Clean Harbors to look at removal of contaminated material around bedrock to be removed by trowel and vacuum. Oil spread along bedrock fractures covering an area about 10x8.  Water samples taken of Newman well #2 and Tuttle well also located on the west side approximately 100 feet from spill site. Later in the day I met with Serv-Pro representative to look at setting up ozone machines to assist in removing oil odor from residence.

On 10/7/99 Clean Harbors removing contaminated soil with less than one yard generated. Serv-Pro set-up ozone machines later in the day to run overnight.

10/8/99 Dead River on site replacing tanks. Water sample results on wells came back non detect.(see attached)

On 10/13/99 water sample of Newman well #1 taken with help from Esterbrook Well drilling. Well was drawn down getting sample of recharge. Very slow recharge most likely due to depth of well which is said to be only eighty feet.

I see no further action at this time.
I-166-1999*Investigation of reported propane rail car leak. Reported leak turned out negative.
P-882-1999*See attached report.



______________________________
Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I
January 4, 2000
A-620-1998*Testing as part of the Governor's MTBE sampling program revealed low levels of MTBE in the Cole's well (6.6 ppb).  I resampled on 12/9/98 (2.5 ppb).

The drilled well is located next to the driveway, which was being paved when samples were taken as part of the Governor's initiative.  No source of contamination was evident.

The Cole's will be placed on quarterly monitoring, and the case referred to Tech Services since it is a stringent site.  No further action needed by Response Services.
A-552-2000*I received a call from dispatcher Ward of Maine State Police reporting a vehicle accident on Route 17 in Fayette.  The officer relayed that there was minimal spillage estimated at less than 1/2 gallon.  Sand was being applied by the local road commissioner, and there was nothing else that could be done.  I did not respond to the site to investigate.  No further action is anticipated by DEP.
P-361-1997*UST Removal at private residence
Contractor:  Sun Environmental Services
Decision Tree:  Baseline-2
1 1000 gallon tank had been abandoned in place by filling with sand approximately 25 years prior.  The only contamination on site was oil saturated sand which was removed from this tank.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



__________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-389-1998*On 8/17/98 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Neil Clark reporting a fuel oil leak at his summer residence in Poland.  I responded the next day.  Upon arrival I observed that the tank was "weeping" very slightly.  Very little oil had actually leaked at the time.  I advised the homeowner to have the oil tank emptied and replaced ASAP.  He indicated that the tank would be replaced the next day.  The home was served by a driven point located approximately 10 feet from the tank.  I did not feel that there was risk of contamination of the well due to this spill event.  I did however provide information to Mr. Clark on where he could get his water tested and told him to call me if he had any problems.  No further action required.



____________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 19, 1998
I-95-1997*On 8-1-97 John Kingman of Oakfield called this office to report that his neighbor, Mr. Kieth Margarum had collected a large amount of junk cars and was storing them on his property. Mr. Kingman also had noticed drums being unloaded at night and was concerned about what they might contain. After several attempts to contact Mr. Margarum by telephone, I went to his home on August 4. There was a considerable amount of debris including white goods on the property. None appeared to be presenting an environmental threat. I  also walked the area behind the house where the junk cars were being stored. There were about 12 old vehicles stored there and most appeared to have been there for a long time from the amount of rust and vegetation around them. There did not seem to be any fluids leaking or to be any significant staining on the ground around them. I later spoke to Rick Cole, a forester who had conducted an investigation of timber harvesting there and he indicated that the drums on the property contained a cutting oil Mr. Margarum used.
B-598-1998*The truck lift at SAPPI's Marshall Yard garage started acting sluggishly in June, so make-up oil was added.  Inside a couple weeks, more had to be added; by September 10,  SAPPI personnel suspected that maybe the system was leaking.

In a telephone conversation with Sharon Fortin, I suggested boring through the floor to explore for concentrations of oil.  Upon my visit of Sept. 24, I discovered that they'd jackhammered up a section of the floor, to expose the hydraulic piping. In doing so, they'd nicked one of the pipes and caused a leak.

I asked SAPPI's Dick Chamberlain have a clean up contractor vacuum up the contaminated soil from the hole; that exposed 2 of the system's 3 hydraulic cylinders, and  a 1/4" corrosion hole was observed in of them.

In an Oct. 6 conversation with Sharon Fortin, I asked that as much soil as could  be removed safely also be vacuumed out.  That was done until the shop floor was in danger of being undermined, and then the hole was backfilled and the floor repaired. Most, but not all, the contaminated soil was recovered.

See St. Germain's report, attached.
P-838-1999*On 12/8/99 Linda Doran received a call from the Maine State Police reporting a truck accident with Diesel fuel spillage on Rt. 25 at Pavilion Rd. in Cornish.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the truck was located very close to the Cornish Water District well field.  The fire department was in the process of pumping the remaining fuel out of the saddle tanks of the truck.  I estimate that 25 gallons of diesel was spilled.

Some of the fuel was sorbed with sorbent pads, but much of it had soaked into the soil on the road side.  I made arrangements with Fleet Environmental to respond to the scene to remove the spent sorbent pads and plan for an excavation the following day.  During my initial site visit, I met with Phil Kilburn of the Cornish Water district and informed him of my plan to excavate the contaminated area.  He said the water district would cease pumping from the nearby well field until the cleanup could be completed.  I also met with the DOT supervisor for the area and informed him of my excavation plans.

On 12/9/99 I met with Fleet Environmental on the site.  After Digsafe marked the excavation area, we excavated 8 tons of contaminated soil and backfilled the area.  I believe most if not all of the contamination was removed.  No further action is required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
DECEMBER 14, 1999
A-222-1996*  One UST, that contained gasoline, was removed without the required site assessment. R. Annis, A. Pugh and I made a site visit on 5-21-96. Using the Geoprobe we placed two holes down gradient of the tank location. No VOC's were detected. Refusal was encountered at 5.5 feet BGS (below ground surface). There is no indication of a leak, however, the fact that the bedrock is very close to the bottom of the tank may mask a problem. The tank that had been removed in 1995, was still on site and had been converted to an AST. The DEP Enforcement Unit and the Fire Marshal's office are also involved in this case.
 There is no indication of a leak/spill at this location. No further involvement by Response is required.
A-699-1999* Mr. David McCaskill called this office on a Monday morning to report an oil spill that he had found Saturday morning. He was boating in the ocean in the town of Friendship when he paddled through what he described as waste motor oil. I could not make it to the site on Monday however I checked into it on Tuesday.  I found the correct boat launch, but there was no oil to be found. Case closed.
B-638-2000*On 12/01/00 I attended a UST removal at Queen City Trailer Park on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor.  There was no evidence of contamination.  The soil was coarse gravel and there was no water in the bottom, which was about five feet from grade.  The park is in the process of being vacated because the land will be more valuable as commercial property.  Mike explained to me some time ago that the best time to remove the USTs associated with the mobile homes was when the units were being removed from the lot. Consequently, we established an agreement that he would contact me when a lot was being abandoned.  Mike said that to his knowledge there are no more USTs at Queen City.  However, Augusta's record show three remaining.  A possible explanation for this could be that some sites were regitered as having USTs when in fact they had installed electric heat instead of oil.  This would indicate the presence of USTs at lots where they had never been installed.

A-427-1996*Received a call from Al Gogan, of International Paper that there had been a small hydraulic oil spill from the flash dryer. Three gallons of hydraulic oil reached the process sewer. See the attached report for additional information.
P-922-1999*Overfill of AST at 464 Rabbit Hill Road, Oxford.  CN BROWN (Diane Alexander) reported that spill was cleaned up.  No site visit made.



______________________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-708-1990*
Report update by SGB, July 2004.

	DEP inspection by Hahn & Schwendtner for oil discharges associated with car-crushing operation.  In 1999 known as Lin-Cor LLC facility.  See also P-403-04.
B-428-1996*On 10/29/96, 0811 hours Sharie Latulippe, who lives at a rental property on Hog Bay Road in North Sullivan, called to say that there were a couple of abandoned ASTs (55 gallon drums used as such) at the place where she was living.  She was concerned that they would leak and contaminate the nearby wells.  I told her that I could pump the drums out and dispose of the oil.  She had already made arrangements with the landlord to dispose of the oil.

I went to the site and pumped about 30 gallons of uncolored heating oil from the two drums.  I was able to drain each of them down to the last drop.  I brought the product back to Bangor and put in our waste oil drum.  Apparently none of the recent occupants of that property had used oil because in recent years heating oil has a red dye in it.
P-157-1997*On 3/21/97 Jeff Webb representing H.A. Mapes, Inc. called to report that they had overfilled an AST at a residence belonging to Dawn Ambler, 39 Main Street, Sanford. The oil was discharged out the vent pipe which was situated beneath a sunroom. This sunroom was supported by a concrete block wall. For these reasons Webb indicated that Mapes personnel would be dismantling a section of the block wall to gain access to the area beneath the sunroom for the purposes of assessing the size of the spill and conducting a clean-up.
I inspected the clean-up later that day.  Mapes personnel had removed a quantity of soil but the amount they were able to remove had been limited due to accessibility issues and fears that additional excavation would undermine the sunroom's foundation footings.  Webb and I discussed the situation and agreed that more excavation was desirable but could jeopardize the structure. The excavation was allowed to remain open to assist with the natural attenuation of the remaining oil.
Mapes personnel returned early in the summer and removed additional soil.  An additional small quantity of soil was removed from beneath the structure as well as soils from the outside of the sunroom which had been mildly contaminated by the previous remedial activities. Upon completion of this work the pit was backfilled with sand and a concrete slab was poured over the area to stabilize the foundation and to provide for additional vapor suppression.
I have referred this incident to the Division of Technical Service because the site is within 2000 ft of a Sanford Water District well.  The SWD was also been made aware of the discharge.  There was agreement that this well is not at risk based upon the topography, geology and surface drainage features of this area.
No further action is recommended.



                                          Steven J. Eufemia
                                          OHMS III
I-43-1997*On 4-29-97, Ira Dodge of MPG called this office to report that the underground fiberglass piping at the P.I. Regional Airport had broken. This was discovered because the pump for the Aviation fuel had lost its prime. The piping sloped back to the tank and it is a suction system. A limited investigation revealed no product lost. Piping was temporarily replaced with aboveground piping untill frost comes out of ground and allows for a permanant replacement.

Four tanks were removed on 5/13 & 5/14. Two 6000 gal, a 4000 gal and a 10,000 gal.

See site assessmant for details.

Site was contaminated most likly from overfills.

This is an intermidiated cleanup level site due to the Vapor problems in the Caribou Office Park Building.

Approx. 170 cu yds of material was excavated when the tanks and piping were removed on 5/14/96.

The second phase of the cleanup was under taken on 11/13/96 when another 170 cu yds were removed between the pump island and sweden st.

The second phase stopped at the property lines with the city street. Contamination extended under the street.

Irvings consultant was notified on 11/14/97 that this site was a most likely a contributor to the Caribou Office Park Problem, even though the previous work showed that it didn't.


A-17-1998*     DEP received a report that oil was observed in water from an outside tap at this facility.  The well serving this property also serves a restaurant at an adjacent property.  Jon Andrews (DEP) sampled water here on 1/14; analysis was non-detect for petroleum.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-615-1999*   Sanford Fire Dept. (SFD) dispatch notified Ann Hemenway of DEP on 8/17/00 that they had responded to a diesel leak at the L V Allen & Sons Co. site in Sanford.  I responded and met one a Mr. Turner who was cleaning up the spill.  The SFD had already left.  Turner claimed he had steamed the 1000 gal. bare-steel tank and was in the process of cutting it up when the old fuel discharged out the cut he had made in the tank.   The spill was on the gravel lot (see site sketch).  Apparently the water and product was not pumped out prior to cutting the tank.
    Turner stated that the tank was one removed by their company for a client "some time ago" and had been sitting there aboveground.  The time passed since removal from another site is the reason this is characterized as a surface spill rather than a gw/UST related spill.  Spillage was less than 10 gallons, some of it water.  I understand no wells are threatened.  L V Allen Co. will excavate the oil contam. soil (approx. 1-3 yards) and landspread it thin around their yard.  The original owner of the removed UST and its registration number are not known.  See attached for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-43-1996*See the attached narrative sheet
P-279-2000*Liquid material (old gasoline) had been dumped/poured along the side of Shore Rd across from Delano entrance #1, just south of 1022 Shore Rd according to the complaint received.  The surface debris, leaves, sticks and rock were wet, and the odor of old gasoline was present.  There were several dead worms observed in the contaminated soil.   Soils were excavated (by hand) and bagged for later disposal by Cyr (MEDEP).   Contaminated soil was removed to a depth of 6-12 inches or until no odor was observed, or further excavation was impossible due to outcropping of bedrock.

Mr. Pick stopped by and identified himself and expressed concern about the amount of material discharged and the carelessness or disregard of the offense.  Also an unidentified neighbor (who lives adjacent to spill location) inquired about the removal and asked who was responsible.

The remaining soils were raked and stirred to allow natural degradation and evaporation to occur.

No further action possible, clean up successful given conditions.
I-12-1998*On 1-26-98, this office received a fax from JM Huber indicating a spill of paint inside their plant. A valve was accidently left on. All was cleaned up with wood chips.
P-277-1999*    This report is complementary to P-94-97 which covers the investigation and clean-up of a gasoline UST facility discharge during a facility replacement.  On 4/30/99, Ms. Lorenza Piper notified DEP, thru the town CEO, that she was tested as having strong gasoline contamination in the driven-point well of her neighbor and aunt, Bertha Smith.  They were on another well at the time and not drinking the water.
     I visited and met with Ms. Piper on Tues., 5/4/99.  The house is part of the Sunnyside Cottages property just NW of Lakeside Mkt (formerly Graves) and on the S shore of Little Ossipee Pond.  There is a separate well for the cottages and Piper's adjacent home.  The cottage's well is classified as a public water supply [PDWSA #3668].  See attached maps and site sketches.  Topography is flat and soils sandy, with gw flowing toward the ponds.
     The water from the house's basement driven point had a gasoline odor and was sampled (P27799-1).  Earlier analysis by Demers/Microvac showed 170 ppb Benzene, 126 Total Xylenes, 11 Toluene and 44 ppb  MTBE. The DEP's sample analysis thru Maine Env. confirmed this with a value of 972 ppb GRO, 246 Benzene, and 45 ppb MTBE.  On 5/4/99 I authorized Water Treatment Inc. of Yarmouth to install a carbon filter the next day, 5/5/99.  The well for the cottages was ND though will also be put on QM.  The Piper well was 14 ppb Benzene.
      The gw flow appears to flow from Lakeside Market to the pond and is likely contaminating Ms. Smith's well along the way.  A 1997 hydro-geo study indicated that gw was flowing diagonally away form Sunnyside Cottages.  In 1998 the DEP replaced Lakeside's well under the facility's 1997 GW Fund approval (see P-94-97).  At this time, effected wells will be put on filters by DEP pending future action by Tech Services.  A new, deep, drilled well may be prudent.  See the attachments and Tech Services records for further information.

S G Brezinski, DEP, BRWM
P-125-1997*   On Wed. 3/5/97, while visiting River Dam Millyard Warehouse for P-125-97, I noted two UST's along side the building.  The larger of the two UST's was in partial state of removal, in having its top half cut off parrallel with the ground (see photo).  Both tanks are bare steel, buried only halfway (but fitting state UST definition), and with bare steel piping running underground.  The location has a 10,000 and a 6000 gal. UST registered, though these two more closely match a 6000 and 1000 gal. listed on a 8/25/96 removal notice (see attached).  The facility was listed "planned for removal" on 9/4/96.
    This report was forwarded to the DEP OEU with recommendation that the owners be contacted about proper removal of UST's.  Neither UST met statute conditions for abandonment-in-place.  On 4/30/97, Denise Fournier of DEP OEU informed me that Mr. Fishman assured her the UST's would be out by 5/15 (1997?)  No prohibited discharges were noted at the time and under the conditions present.  Further actions possible.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-696-1999*An anonymous caller complained about oil releases at a house demolition site. They claimed that two drums had disappeared and probably were dumped in the basement. They also stated that when the granite foundations were removed that strong odors of oil were present. I visited the site. I found no evidence of an oil discharge. There were no strong odors of oil. The house was partially demolished. The exterior walls were gone and much of the interior partition walls were broken down. The structure appeared to be too unstable to enter safely. Two 55 gallon drums were set up to contain range oil. It was not possible to inspect their contents because of the condition of the structure. Because I found no evidence of an oil release, the matter was referred to the Norridgewock CEO.
B-213-2001*B-0213-01
Wesley

Wednesday April 18, 2001				1510

While in Blue Hill I was notified by the state police barracks via pager.  I phoned the police station from the Blue Hill Fire Department.  I was informed that there was a leaking methanol tanker on Route 9, in Wesley.  I asked if they could make contact with the Bangor office as I was involved with a spill in Blue Hill.

I phoned the Bangor office and spoke with Darryl.  Darryl said that he had received the report of a spill from the state police and was heading to Wesley.  I told Darryl I would join him and take over the spill, once the spill in Blue Hill was wrapped up.

About 2 or 3 nearby homes, within one half mile were evacuated as ordered by the Wesley Volunteer Fire Department as a safety precaution.

When I arrived in Wesley I met with Darryl and Larry E. Robinson (Superior Carriers, Terminal Manager).  The accident occurred during the heavy wet snow.  The Superior Carriers driver was on the side of the road.  He pulled over and stopped while a snowplow navigated the hill.  A dump truck then came down over a hill and was on its way up when the driver slid sideways and sideswiped the semi and trailer unit.

The insulated trailer was dripping methanol and may have spilled one gallon prior to placing a bucket under the valve area.  It is unclear how damaged the integrity of the tank or its system is due to the fact that it is a jacketed trailer.

I told Darryl he could leave if he wanted to and I would observe the product transfer.  Soon another Superior Carriers tractor-tank trailer was on scene.  The methanol was transferred to the empty tanker and the tanker proceeded.

The bucket under the 'disabled tank trailer collected an additional 2 gallons of methanol.

Luckily this spill was much less than originally reported.  Traffic flow returned to near normal around 2030.
A-536-1998*     DEP received a report that heating oil was spilled at this trailer park.  The property and utilities (including a drilled well, located approx. 250' from the spill site) are owned by an individual (Storer); trailers and oil tanks are owned by the tenants.  There was disagreement between the owner and former tenant regarding exactly how this spill occurred.  The end result was that several gallons was spilled when the tenant was in the process of moving from the property.  Mr. Storer owns excavation equipment and agreed to remove and to landspread contaminated soil on a suitable area at the rear of the property.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-335-1999*On 7/8/99, 0840 hours Malcom Poole of W.H. Shurtliff reported an eight hundred gallon release of 35% calcium chloride solution at their Brewer plant.  Although calcium chloride is not a hazardous substance I felt that an investigation was in order.  I went immediately to see if any damage control measures would be appropriate.  Meanwhile the Brewer Fire Department, who also responded, called Tom Varney.  Tom said that he would show up with a water resource person.  The latter turned out to be Cricky Trasko.

The 800- gallon spill came from a split seam in one of their 5K storage tanks.  It ran across their gravel surfaced yard into a ditch that was about a half mile long and terminated at the road (Parkway South).  The ditch was still wet, but there was no flow.  The road end of the ditch showed a very small chloride ion concentration, which indicated that the spill hadn't gotten that far.   (This was determined with a silver nitrate solution.)  Calcium chloride does not tend to migrate in the soil and the calcium ion will eventually be immobilized by carbonation.  The consensus was the release did not pose a problem.


P-318-1998*I issued a  waiver from the 30 day notice for an underground tank removal, for a tank to be removed on June 26, 1998 at the Thibodeau Residence.  The tank was a 2000 gallon gasoline tank used to fuel farm machinery.  The tank was in good condition with no indications of any leaks or spills.  No further action.
P-123-2001*   On 2/26/01 I visited this site to check on the planned abandonment-by-removal of a heating oil UST facility.  The site is commercial/retail property located on Rt. 1 across from the junction of Rt. 99/9A.  Behind the site is a True Value Hardware on Brown St. (see site sketch).   The area is on city water and sewer. The removal notice was dated 10/31/01 and received by DEP on 11/8/01 but had no expected date of removal and no contractor was listed.  The notice is signed by Mr. Weeman.  The area is on city water & sewer.
   Mr. Weeman was reported to be in Florida at the time.  Statements from tenant and a neighbor was that: they recall the tank being removed the past autumn 2000.  The abandonment was part of a potential property sale that did not go through, and the abandonment was managed by the potential buyer.  Soil borings for a site assessment were also perfomed.  Onsite I noted no evidence of any remaining tank(s).  It appears that this UST facility was discovered (re-discovered) due to a potential property transfer, a common occurence.
   A check in DEP files showed that the tank is listed as removed on 10/31/01, the day the removal notice was signed.  I understand a waiver of the 30-day notification period was granted by DEP's Sheryl Bernard.  I am not aware of any prohibited discharges reported or clean-ups performed.  The facility is registered as "Retail Oil Distribution" so a UST closure assessment was required and should be on file in the DEP's UST Registration file #20374, and with Mr. Weeman for further site information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-559-1997*   On 9/30/97 Mr. Labby reported this complaint of apparently illegal dumping of waste chemicals down the floor drains of this Auburn tampon manufacturer.  Mr. Labby is a former employee claiming he was fired due to his refusal to dump the waste down the sewer drains.  He described the waste as glues, perfumes, oil, and floor strippers.  This has reportadly been ongoing for a while and was accelerated to get rid of waste before Proctor & Gamble Corp. took over. The company contact is reported to be Mark Dobransky.
   There is also a reported hyd. oil leak in the elevator shaft, and a drum of waste hidden in the garage that he refused to dump.
   I have passed this on to DEP, BRWM, RCRA Inspector Glen Guthrie for a site visit, and also recommend he go with Ms. Vivian M. of the LA POTW.  No discharges or haz-waste violations identified at this time.

S. Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-259-2001*Bangor Hydro Electric Co. called to tell me that lube oil had been discovered in a sump at the Orrington substation on the Fields Pond Road. There is larger breaker at this site that uses compressed air to cycle. A compressor supplies the air. There is a valve to discharge water from the compressor. A line from this valve is routed to a concrete sump. Maintenance personnel discovered that lube oil from the compressor had found its way into the tank and been discharged along with the water. There was standing water in the sump and they used a few sorbent pads to recover an estimated quart of oil. They then placed a plastic drum in the sump to collect the discharge. Maintenance personnel said that this compressor was using about a quart of lube oil a year. An inspection of the site showed that the sump had a discharge pipe that logically discharges into a series of french drains that dewater the substation. The drainpipes are perforated and bedded in sand (similar to septic system leach field). Water from the area of the sump travels about 100 feet before discharging to a large wetland (15-20 acres). There was no evidence of oil at the discharge point. I believe that the drainage system acts as a bioremediation system and the oil is broken down before it leaves the drainage field.
   B.H.E.Co will be replacing this breaker with another non-discharge type within a year or two. In the meantime they will continue to collect the condensate and oil.

A-459-1998*A hose broke on the bucket system as it was being started up. The hose broke discharging hydraulic oil onto the parking lot. The system was shutdown immediately. About 5 gallons was lost. The crew spread sorbents and sand around the truck. Enpro completed the cleanup.
B-455-1999*Laying gaspipe past the Foley Building on York St., the Bangor Gas crew smelled gasoline in the soil.  They notified the Fire Dept. and the BFD notified me.

Arriving on site, I talked with Douglas Glover and a lieutenant from the BFD.  Inasmuch as spill B-544-94 was mine, I was able to explain that the source was likely abandoned underground gasoline tanks inside the Foley Building.  The 'hoe operator had not seen any liquid gasoline or saturated soil, so I suggested that they just leave the hole open and let the gasoline fumes vent overnight.  He agreed and mentioned that the plans for the gas system called for them to offset out into the street shortly, so they'd just offset sooner, to avoid the contamination.
A-74-1998*     DEP received a report that a spill had occurred at this residence due to small hole in the oil tank.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 2/17.  The area is rural/residential; homes are served by the municipal water supply but have individual septic systems.  Oil contaminated soil was excavated in the vicinity of the spill and disposed of by landfilling.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-437-1999*This spill # has been voided.
I-83-1998*On 4-1-98, Jerry Wilson of Dead River called this office to report that they had a spill of gasoline at the Bulk Plant in Patten. After they investigated, they found the cause to be a leaking gate valve on the regular no lead tank. The valve was repaired and contaminated soil dug up and landspread.
P-203-1999*     On 3/18/99, while at the public boat launch next to So. Portland's Bug Light Park, I noted a motor fuels type vent pipe on the adjacent property of Irving Oil.  The vent was sticking out of the grass next to the water's edge and had what appeared to be 2" product piping protruding from toward the water.  I traced the property ownership to Irving Oil, a former site of a proposed new oil terminal.  I was later in contact with Irving's Gerry Lemire and Gary Kane who agreed to investigate.
     The property is commercial/industrial, next to Coastal Marine Svc. and the GULF terminal.  Its former use included a General Electric Co. facility and then a boat building and repair business.  The prop. entrance is next to GULF Terminal.  The area is on city water & sewer.
     As agreed, on 6/9/99 I met a Clean Harbors (CHI) crew under Gordon Pott.  CHI found the piping near the water was dead ended, no tank being found.  It may have been to an old motor fuels facility to the former pier.
     A second UST location (T-1) was found by the main building and near the Coastal Marine Svc. building (see site sketch).  This 2000 gal. bare steel UST was pumped out and removed on 6/9/99.  Corrosion and backhoe puncture holes from the removal were noted.  There was a discontinuous oil slick that seaped out of a hole but no real free product or oil saturated soils.  Being a BS-1 area no clean-up was required by DEP, nor performed.  No DEP funds were expended and no GW Fund application expected.   This site is understood to be clean to Dept. satisfaction at this time, though oil contam. media is recognized to remain and should be properly managed if disturbed.  See attachments and DEP UST Reg. #20139 for other info.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
I-118-1998*On 5-21-98, Andy Buck of JT Langille Inc called this office to report a tank removal in progress at the Army National Guard facility in Caribou. In the process of removal several yards of contaminated soil was removed from around the fill pipe, most likely from overfills. The soil was spread on top of the backfilled excavation. See site assessment in tank registration file for further details.
B-331-2000*B-331-00
Beddington

Thursday June 21, 2000				0820

Dave Simonsen, of the Bureau of Air Quality contacted me about a sheen and oil spill he noted while on a dust emission  investigation of a Thomas Dicenzo rock crushing operation, off Route 9 in Beddington.  The crank case oil spill was located on the shore of a Wetland Pond in an environmental restoration area.

When we arrived in Beddington I spoke with Frank James, the rock crusher foreman.  He freed up two laborers and a front loader to help in the clean up.  There was a sheen on the Pond, which was cleaned up as much as possible, using sorbent pads.  The diesel (Detroit Diesel) pump was pulled back farther from the water.  A small area of contaminated sand and gravel was removed and spread on an access road in the rock crushing area.  Clean gravel was added to the area and the pump was replaced.  I asked them to monitor the pump and place it on a drip pan or place a bucket or sorbents under it.  The said they would try to get a drip pan set up from Calais.
P-68-1996*On 4/11/96 I received a call from Keith Kalberg reporting a 250 gallon spill of fuel oil at an apartment building he owns in York Beach.  The spill occurred in the basement of the building.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival I observed that the tank had corroded causing the leak.  The basement where the tank leaked had a dirt floor.  There was some staining of the soil around the tank.  I observed very little odor in the basement, and tenants in the living space reported that there was no odor upstairs.  The foundation was observed to be old and somewhat fragile in terms of doing any excavation near it.  There was no sump in the basement.  No cleanup will be conducted at this site.  Mr. Kalberg was advised to call me back if any problems from this spill arise in the future.  No further action required.



______________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-145-1996*On 12/23/96 at 1715 hrs, James Steves reported a spill of hydraulic fluid from a delimber on the S. Oakfield Road. Spill was less than 100 ft from his well.

Equipment was owned by Selective Wood Harvesting (Mike Lane) and was being moved to a new job site when a hydraulic hose broke going up a hill. The operator shut down the machine as soon as he identified the problem.

While I was enroute the State Police Dispatcher contacted Mr. Lane, he stated a crew would be sent immediately.

When I arrived, Mr. Lanes crew had nearly completed the clean-up.

I spoke with the complaintant, who was very concerned about his well. The well is 15 feet deep and is a dug well with three or four "tiles". The spill is slightly below the well and above the well a number of horses are corraled.

I advised him to call if he had any problems, but I also advised him that I didn't suspect he would have any.

Case Closed.
B-338-1999*Bangor Hydroelectric Co. called to report that a citizen cut a tree which fell on the wires which damaged a bushing on a transformer which leaked about a pint of non-PCB oil. This was on Rt. 186 at pole #NET 94. The contaminated soil was dug up and disposed of at Sawyer's Env. Recovery Facility.
B-577-1999*     On September 15, 1999 at 1325 we received a call from Shirley Hold of E.G. Hold in Baileyville reporting a one gallon spill of gasoline from a tipped dump truck.  The spill occurred on a gravel entrance road to the Goding pit in Alexander.  Workers excavated a half dozen shovelfuls of soil which was spread on the Goding parking lot in Baileyville.
A-240-1999*Received a call from Diane Alexander of C.N. Brown. She reported a small spill at a customer's house. Approximately 0.1 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled out during the recoiling of the delivery hose. Most of it landed on the driver. What didn't was cleaned up with pads. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-326-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that a vehicle had been overfilled at this service station in Winthrop.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site and padded up spilled product.  No product is believed to have left the paved area, but a light rain was falling at the time and may have carried away some gasoline constituents in solution.
     The station attendant took the pump nozzle out of service pending investigation of its failure to shut off.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-618-1999*On August 27, 1999 The South Berwick Fire Dept. called to report a spill from a residential oil tank at 55 Front Street.  One of the residents of the building had stepped on the filter, snapping it off.  She immediately called the Fire Dept. who responded with in minutes and stopped the leak.  The break was repaired that evening and the saturated ground beneath the filter was dug up.  I met the owner on site the following day to work out disposal of the soil.  Gagnon oil (1 block away) agreed to spread the small amount of soil on pavement at their facility.  No further action.
P-787-1996*  On 12/4/96, S. Eufemia received a report of a 55 gallon drum that was dumped into a wet area behind the Sabattus St. Cumberland Farms gas station on or about 12/2/96.  On 12/5/96 I visited at Eufemia's request and spoke with the Cumberland Farms clerks and inspected the area.
  I noted a spotty sheen, spots of emulsified oil, and an area where something was manhandled thru the wetland, but nothing worth cleaning up.  The clerks told me that the Fire Dept. hauled the drum away earlier.
  On 12/6/96, Jon Woodard of DEP also checked out the site at my request and also noted nothing to clean-up.  No RP is known and DEP incurred no clean-up expenses.

SGB
A-291-1997*     DEP received a report that evidence of a leak was observed during the dismantling of an underground hydraulic automotive lift at this facility.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the property on 8/13/97.  Upon draining the system a small corrosive hole was observed in the lift cylinder.  Groundwater was entering the cylinder via this hole, so it is assumed that oil entered the groundwater by this same pathway.  It is estimated that 10 gallons of oil is unaccounted for.  Given the non-sensitive geologic nature of the area (served by municipal water) it was determined that remediation was not warranted.
     The abandoned lift cylinder has been filled with concrete to prevent reuse.  I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-562-1997*On the afternoon of 10/2/97 Dale Chapman of C&C Contractors asked if I would be available for a tank removal at Bangor Dodge the following morning.  I agreed to be available.  By mid morning 10/3/97 Dale had broke ground and noticed the smell of product.  Subsequently, he called me to let me know that a clean up decision needed to be made.  I took a few head space readings and all of them were below 200 ppm.  It was evident that there had been some spillage at the filler pipe.  The asphalt had absorbed some of it and the gravel fill in the immediate area had an odor.  There was no sheen on the ground water, which was about 2' from grade.  Also, there was a well consolidated layer of marine clay that was most likely over 10' thick that started at 2' from grade.  The top of the tank was about 5' from grade and it looked as though it had never been in the ground.  As far as I could tell the contamination came soley from filling activity.
B-363-1998*On June 3, 1998 at 1400 we received a call from John Lane of Central Maine Excavators reporting that they found a three thousand gallon buried tank at the old Grant's Dairy property on Union Street in Bangor.  Various contractors were at the site removing debris from the demolished dairy and beginning the site work for a Brooks Drug Store.  I arrived on site and met Mr. Lane and Mr. Ben Grant, former owner of Grant's Dairy and the property.

The tank was under an old foundation and contained around four hundred gallons of liquid.  Clean Harbors pumped this out the next day and found four hundred gallons of #2 fuel and twenty-five gallons of water.  Workers removed the tank on June 5 and we found holes along the bottom of the tank.  S.W. Cole did a site assessment and found some contamination in the soil but none that reached saturation level for removal under the site's baseline clean-up standard.
P-262-1997*On Saturday 5/16/97 CN Brown filled a 275 gallon AST at the Shaw residence in South Casco (Phone # 655-2544).  The tank was filled to capacity and overfilled by a small amount.  The overfill was only enough to fill the vent pipe.  The driver was unaware the vent pipe contained oil.  The oil leaked out of the vent pipe around the vent pipe/tank seal in the basement of the home.  The homeowners noticed the problem that evening and contacted CN Brown, who immediatley dispatched people to clean up the oil.  No further action.
P-696-2000*A car rolled over into a brook leaking engine fluid to the brook.  When I arrived on the scene the local fire dept. had placed sorbent boom across the brook and placed pads in front of it.  After the car was removed I recovered the sorbent pads and went back the next day and removed the boom.  No further action.
I-160-1998*On 8-18-98, while in Mars Hill on other business I noticed a large oil stained area in the yard of the old office of AE McQuade on Silver St. Further inspection showed the source to be an old waste oil tank that had no bung, rain had displaced the oil . I contacted the owners and had them excavate the contaminated soil and fix the tank. Work was completed the following day.
P-22-2000*Fatal motor vehicle accident.  Car hit telephone pole and broke open gas tank spilling 3-5 gallons of gasoline.  I used sorbent pads to collect what I could but most of the gas had already sunk in around the base of the telephone pole.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
A-165-2000*Received a call from Brian Barnett concerning some logging equipment.  He reported that there were some pieces of logging equipment on White Cap Brook Road dripping hydraulic oil.  He did not have an estimate of amount but did say it was dripping. I said that it didn't sound like there would be any need to cleanup as there were no nearby environmental receptors.  I told him I would go up if I had the time.  I didn't have the time and the decision was made not to go up with out additional information.  None was forthcoming.
A-496-1998*Received a call from Steve Groves of International Paper on 11 August 1998 that they had a release of methyl mercaptan during the night. The discharge was during a vent of non-compressible gasses (NCG) from the pulp mill. He reported an initial estimate of the amount released to be 165 pounds where the Reportable Quantity is 100 pounds. The discharge occurred during startup procedures at the pulp mill. When the chip feed was increased, the pulping process went into an overpressure situation venting the NCG's. Air Bureau was also notified, as this was an excursion from their license.

Later that day Mr. Groves called back to report that recalculating the amount released showed the true amount to be about 10 pounds. He explained that the initial estimate was based on the discovery of the venting from a self closing safety valve by inspection and assuming that it was venting at the highest rate and fully open during the entire 3 hour event. He reported that they put the pulp mill in an unbalanced condition and recreated the vent. When the records of the recreated vent were looked at the safety valve was not wide open for 3 hours, but fluttering open, releasing the pressure and then reseating.

I went to the site on 17 September 1998 to visit the actual process area where this occurred and to hear the debriefing from the operators. They had further recalculated the final figure of released methyl mercaptan at 3.95 pounds. During the debrief, it was disclosed that the reason the system venting went unnoticed for three hours was that a temperature probe in the safety vent exhaust stack failed. The operators did not know about the vent until an inspection walk around noticed the vent visually and aurally.

No additional cleanup is necessary as the result of this release.
B-288-1999*
On 6/4/ 99, 1220 hours Chris Auxier of Irving Oil Cooporation reported that they had accidentally spilled 28 gallons of hydraulic oil on their ware house floor, which was a cement surface.  They dammed the area with speedy dry and proceeded to recover the product with sorbent pads.  The cleanup generated a half of a cubic yard of oiled speedy dry and pads, which were taken by Clean Harbors.
B-286-1997*6/9/97 1130

I received a call from Clyde Pelkey (942-6138), of Pelkey Oil.  Mr. Pelkey phoned to report that they noticed a leaking basement tank at the Checkout Convenience Store, on the Pushaw Road in Glenburn.  I was informed that one of the oil burner technicians, Mr. Louis Willey was in the process of pumping out the tank at this time.

When I arrived I spoke with and helped Mr. Willey pump out the tank.  This basement 275 gallon tank was horizontally mounted in what appeared to have been an outside entrance to the cellar.  The cellar had water in it and about 1/2 to 1 inch of the bottom of the tank was under water.  On the water was #2 heating oil.  Plans were to remove the tank on Wednesday and install another one after putting more gravel in the entry way.

On Wednesday a small back hoe was not available.  Friday Clyde Pelkey phoned to say that they finished removing the old tank.  He said that the bottom of it was very corroded.  A very small amount of gravel and soil that was under the old 275 gallon tank was removed.  It appears that in all some 3.8 gallons of product was recovered from this spill.  Most was recovered in sorbent pads.  About .10 of a cubic yard of soil was spread very thinly on the property.
B-664-2000*B-664-00
Greenbush

Tuesday December 12, 2000			1307

I received a phone call from Joseph Tyrpak (827-1171) of Greenbush.  Mr. Tyrpak informed me that he has a leaking drum of waste oil on his property and that he is concerned that the oil may have some impact on his well if it is not taken care of.  I agreed with Mr. Tyrpak and asked how he acquired the drum of waste oil.

When he purchased the property the previous owner left the drum.  I asked the new property owner how long he has owned the property.  He told me that he has lived there for a year and a half.

Tom Varney and I took an open top 55-gallon drum and over packed what was a decaying fiber drum that was outside and had turned to an oil coated ice block.  The lift on the back of the truck did not work so the drum was left on the property.

I picked the drum up after testing the lift-gate on the truck about one week later.
The drum's contents were more than 90 per cent water.  It was taken to the DEP temporary storage area in Bangor.  The small area of waste oil at the bottom of the drum and where the drum was sitting was cleaned up using sorbent pads.
B-463-2001* A front end loader belonging to the National Park Service blew out a hydraulic hose on the morning of 8/22.  According to the Park's Alan Farnsworth, an estimated 10 gallons was spilled.  Shoveled up immediately, the oiled soil was transported to the Pine Tree  Landfill and disposed.
B-255-2001*      On May 3, 2001 at 1630 we received a call from Ms. Jo-Anne Curtis of Bangor reporting a spill from her outside kerosene tank at 29 Jowett St.  A Dead River deliveryman noticed a small stain under the tank and some product weeping on the tank bottom.  He pumped out the tank and further inspection found a small pinhole on the bottom of the tank.  Less than a  gallon of kerosene leaked and stained a small area beside the tank.  The area is on town water.
P-536-1997*Overfill of residential 275 gallon heating oil tank (basement).  Overfill was out vent and around threads to fill/vent/& gauge at tank top.  McBurnie Oil cleaned small amount of basement affected and agreed to remove contaminated soil from area affected.  A well sample was taken and it was negative for deisel range organics.  No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.

DEP responded to spill location to discuss sampling of the well. The home owner was to have the system seviced so as to facilitate sampling and have a iron filter replaced. This was to be done by August of 1998, but the DEP was not contacted. McBurnie Oil Co. agreed to pay for the sample. However, due to the non-response of the home owner DEP recommends no further action and that the home owner seek another avenue for well testing.  No odor or taste compliants have been received by the DEP

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (22Jan99)
B-397-1997*I was contacted by Mike Tammarro of Tammarro Oil on behalf of one of his clients, the James's. There was a concern that the tank under the James' front porch was technically a underground tank, not registered, and therefore in violation of the law.

I visited the site with Tammarro, and the tank is in a vault, under the front porch; the only question was, is the vault filled with sand or not?

Tammarro tracked downthe builder in Canada, and it turns out the tank is not surrounded by sand, but sits in a void space on two steel rails. Therefore, the tank doesn't really qualify as underground storage.
P-469-1997*1 September 1997 I received a call from David Sait inquiring as to the MDEP status concerning a liquid oxygen leak in Gorham. Not receiving any report, I contacted State Police in Augusta who had no information of such an incident. Contacting Gorham dispatch, I was informed that a liquid oxygen incident was on-going at the facility location; and that the incident was reported to Gorham by an employee of Swan Foods, located next door to the facility location. Sait instructed me to respond to the incident.

Upon arrival I observed that the incident had concluded. I briefly spoke to the Gorham Fire Chief who informed me that the liquid oxygen tank vented.

2 September 1997, I contacted Bill Fischer, Cryogenic Specialist, Freeman's Supply Inc., Portland. Fischer responded to the incident. Fischer informed me that the 900 gallon vertical tank vented as pressure in the tank increased due to lack of use. Apparently, low levels of a cryogentic material in a tank will heat up, creating a greater expansion ratio of the product in the tank, thus triggering the pressure relief valve. In other words, the pressure relief valve was doing its job.

I also spoke with Kevin Stuart of Hill'Loma, who informed me that the liquid oxygen is used in the fabrication shop for cutting operations and is used with acetylene. Hill'loma is a tool manufacturer.

No further action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (23Dec97).
B-503-2000*On 9/18/00, 1115 hours Captain Vaughn of the Orono Fire Department reported a five- gallon gasoline discharge at the Stillwater Texaco station.  A nozzle valve that failed to close caused the release.  Fire Department personal had recovered the recoverable portion with sorbent pads.  The spill landed on cement and flowed onto the adjacent asphalt.  The two dozen pads were left on site for disposal by R.H Foster.
B-65-1997*2/8/97 @ 1210

The State Police dispatcher (866-2121) phoned and asked me to make contact with a Mr. Glen Carter (800-244-4681) of Dead River, about an oil spill at a residence.

I phoned the number given me by the state police and got the Dead River answering service.  Soon Glen Carter called me back.  According to Mr. Carter there was about 5 gallons of number two heating oil leaked from a Fire-O-Matic valve on basement oil storage tank at the Hugh MacKay (963-2295) residence,in Winter Harbor.  Mr. Carter reported that the maintenance technicians cleaned up the oil on the dirt floor, with some excavating, sorbent pads and speedi dri.  The small amount of debris was disposed of by the Dead River Company.
I-137-2000*On 11-28-00, there was a motor vehicle accident reported to this office.  A tractor trailer driven by Boris Morril had jackknifed while trying to avoid a collision with a passenger vehicle and had come to rest on the lawn of Jennine Cyr on US Rt. 1 in Van Buren. The saddle tank broke open and about 50 gallons of diesel was lost onto the lawn. Mrs. Cyr's well is about 100 feet from the spill site. I hired a contractor to remove all parts of the Cyrs's front lawn that was affected. This was done the following day. About 20 yards was removed.
B-72-1996*I received a call from a Mr. Jay McLaughlin (746-3193) of McLaughlin Logging.  Mr. McLaughlin reported that he believes a former employee, a Mr. Richard Kelly of Hampden and possibly a Mr. Rick  Perot vandalized his logging operations.  This resulted in about 10 gallons of (off road red dyed) diesel spilled onto the snow.  The contaminated snow was cleared up by a crew from McLaughlin Logging and shoveled into an open top drum.  The drum was placed in a heated garage.  The snow was allowed to melt then was skimmed off using a can.  The oil, about 9.5 gallons will be burned in a waste oil heater, according to Mr. Jay McLaughlin.  The two probable vandals are under investigation by the Maine State Police.
B-345-2001*B-345-2001
06/18/2001 10:29

     Adam Duran of Central Maine Power in Augusta called to report a small transformer spill on Todds Corner Road in St Albans.  It was stated that approximately 1 gallon of oil was discharged to the ground when lightning struck the pole.  The oil was subsequently cleaned up with sorbent material.  It may be noted that the dielectric oil was considered "non-PCB".
P-357-1997*On June 23, 1997 I received a call from Chuck Card.  Mr. Card lives on the Rummery Road in Dayton and was concerned about  a spill on some nearby property.  He stated that for the last few days he had noticed an oil stain and heavy odor coming from the corner of Rummery Road and Route 5.  I responded to the call the following day.  On site I found an oil stain about 20' by 10' across the surface.  I dug into the ground in a couple of places and found the the contamination did not go more than a couple inches deep.  The area of the spill appeared to be on the same property as a home on Jessica Drive.  There was no one home at the time, however I was able to contact the owner, Tim Traynor, the following day.  Mr. Traynor told me that the stain was due to a spill from his semi-truck that he keeps parked in that spot.  He believed the spill occurred about a week and a half earlier when he had parked the truck on unlevel ground, spilling around fifty gallons of fuel.

Because of the hot dry weather we had been having I believe much of the fuel had volatilized, I instructed Mr. Traynor to till the area a couple times to allow further volitilization.  I checked the site a couple weeks later,  the area appeared to be mostly clean.  One area still had some stained smelly dirt, I contacted Mr. Traynor and suggested he till that area again a couple of times.  No further action at this time.
A-393-1996*     DEP received an after-hours report that 15-25 gallons of diesel fuel had been spilled at this bulk oil terminal during an AST overfill.  Maritime staff reportedly collected contaminated soil and sod into barrels for treatment/disposal.
     No site visit was conducted by DEP personnel as a result of this incident.
B-608-2001*     On 10/24/01, 1315 hour Adam Doran of CMP reported that one of their digger trucks lost twenty-five gallons of hydraulic oil because of a blown hose.  The product landed on asphalt and was recovered with three bags of speedy dry.  The soiled speedy dry was taken by CMP.
A-661-2000*   DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled at this rental residence when the tenant accidentaly drilled a hole in the outside fuel tank.  Oil soaked into a raised earth base and flowed under the crawl space before responding fire officials placed a "magna-patch".  An exhaut fan was placed to control odors; contaminated soil was excavated for removal.  The drilled well serving this property is several hundred feet away and is not considered threatened by this event.
A-577-1996*See attached and site assesment in tank file # 1152.
P-79-1996*On 1/25 Nathan Thompson received a report of a 200 gallon spill of heating oil at the Hooper residence in East Waterboro from Dave Ellis at E. R. Warren.  I responded to the spill on 2/1/96.  The entire tank of oil had been lost when ice fell off the roof of the mobile home onto the tank snapping of the oil valve.  Mr. Hooper indicated that the entire area was bedrock and his home sat on a slab.  His well was drilled and was located upgradient of the spill.  No oil was recoverable.  No further action required.



______________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-501-1998*Unbeknownst to me at the time, the Augusta office of the DEP sent notices to all the public water districts in the state, telling them that if they had mercury metal that they weren't using, the DEP would dispose of it for them.
The Ellsworth Water District called the day they got the  letter, saying they had 35 lbs., 14 oz.

The letter said, also unbeknownst to me, that the owners should bring the  mercury to Bangor or Augusta, properly packaged. Not knowing any of this, I told the water district that I'd pick up the mercury next day, which I did.

In the interim, I discovered that the DEP had a fee schedule for the disposal, so I charged the District $36.00 for disposal.  Cheap at twice the price.
A-481-1996*see attached narrative
A-257-1999* No site visit made.  Mark Holden from enforcement visited the site. He found gas in the sump.  Maritime repaired the leak.  No product was released to the environment.   No further action is anticipated.
P-851-1999* On December 14, 1999 Randy McMullin of the Division of Solid Waste referred a case to the Division of Response Services regarding the vacant McClean property in on Torrey Road in Poland.  The site had numerous drums of oil and several old USTs which were sitting above ground with substantial amounts of product in them.  An e-mail from Randy McMullin to the Rainbow Credit Union is attached describing the history of his involvement in the site.  The Rainbow Credit Union was involved as Mr. Tony Passalaqua was interested in purchasing the property form the McClean heirs. The town of Poland had also hired SUMMIT Environmental Consultants to conduct a Phase 1 site assessment on the property.  The results of the SUMMIT assessment are attached to this report.

On December 15, 1999 Linda Doran and Jon Woodard visited the site and found that there were, in fact numerous drums of waste oil, several old USTs out of the ground which contained unknown quantities of waste oil, as well as tires, old 275 AST's, junk cars, several old tanker trailers, and other solid waste strewn about the property.  There was also some stained oil on the ground around a good number of the drums.

Due to the proximity of several private drinking water wells, the discharges and threat of discharge were considered significant threats and the Department took action to minimize them.  Linda Doran returned on January 5, 2000 and sampled products from 5 drums and one of the UST's .   One sample came back as hazardous (trichloroethane).  Clean Harbors met Linda on site on February 17 and a total of 1345 gallons were pumped off.

Mr. Passalaqua had, in the meantime purchased the property.  He was informed of Linda's findings prior to the purchase, and was made aware that a clean-up of the site would be necessary prior to any development of it.

In March, 2002  I (Jon Woodard) was contacted by prospective buyers of the property.  Linda Doran had since transferred to Augusta and I informed them (Larry Robinson and Paul Thompson) that I would be the contact for the site.  I informed them that I could meet them on the site on April 6 to go over what the Department would require for clean up.  I visited the site on April 5 to re-aquaint myself with the site and to take some samples.  Upon arrival I noticed that the building had been torn down and there were two debris piles which I assumed were the remains of the building.  I spoke with a neighbor (Mr. Wallace) who informed me that the building that had been torn down on site had been buried and the debris pile I saw had been hauled in.  The junk cars had been removed from the property, however most other things looked the same.  There were several drums remaining with liquid in them--whether they had been hauled in after the 2/17/00 removal or had been missed at that time is unknown.  Most likely they had just not been removed at that time.  I sampled these drums as well as the UST which had not been emptied on 2/17/2000.  There was also a sheen on the small drainaige swale/pond behind where the building had formerly stood.  I sampled the sheen on the pond, a well on site (abandoned), and the Wallace well.  I also took several soil samples, one near a leaking drum, and two around where the debris piles were.  One of the samples near the debris pile appeared to be like ash and it did test positive for PCB--it was likely ash from the waste oil burner that had been in the building on site.  Lab analysis results are attached.  There was also broken up asbestos transite tile throughout the surface of the ground.

I contracted EPI and Engel Environmental to conduct a limited phase 2 site assessment and proposal for clean-up of site.  Given the discovery of asbestos and more importantly PCB's and sheen in the surface water I felt it imperative to get a more complete picture of what was there.

The assessment was conducted by Engel starting on 5/09/2002.  A copy of the report is attached.  The findings
P-30-2000*Overfill to 275 gal. AST in the basement of the Patch home in Hollis.  Approximatly 5 gallons spilled most of the oil come out of the vent pipe to the ground outside the home.  Dixon Bros. cleaned up the oil with sorbent, speedy dry and be removing a small amount of dirt from beneath the vent line.  No further action.
P-337-1998*
   On 7/24/98, Mr. Hume notified DEP of a 20 gal. discharge from their 275 gal. #2 oil AST located in their furnace room.
   I arrived onsite soon after.  Wes McCane of Lucas Tree explained that the lift pump to the furnace leaked discharging oil to the floor and down the drain to the city sewer.  Seacoast Ocean Services responded as well as Portland Water District and Portland Public Works.  Some oil was wiped off the floor and 5 to 6 gal. recovered from sewer in the pump station.
   Onsite I also noted a small oil spill outside the furnace room on soil that I did not require to be cleaned up.

    A second issue brought to my attention by Stephen Flannery of DEP, just  prior to my response was an earlier complaint accusing Lucas Tree of improper pesticide handling.  McCane showed me their back lot and locked pesticide sheds.  McCane assured me they used all leftover pesticides.  I noted no evidence of discharges or improper strorage.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-216-2000*Received a call from Tammy Giberson that there was some oil in a drainage ditch in front of her house.  I responded to the scene.  When I arrived she pointed out the ditch and I inspected it.  It was only an "organic sheen", not oil.  However, Mrs. Giberson had mentioned an oil odor in addition to the sheen.  While walking back to the truck, I did notice an odor.  I followed the odor upwind and found a 275-gallon AST that was wet with oil.  I spoke to the owner of the house, Diana Laffely.  She had just received a delivery of oil the previous day.  One of two things happened: either the tank was overfilled at the time of the delivery, or heat expansion pushed some of the oil out.  Ms. Laffely stated that she had been in her back yard after the delivery and there had been no wet spots on the tank.  The tank is painted black and is on the south facing part of the house with no shade.  I'm leaning toward the heat expansion theory.  I cleaned the tank with sorbents. Only minor amounts of oil were on the pad and gravel.  The neighborhood has town water and no one knew anybody with wells.  No further work is necessary on this site.
A-417-2000*Major John Branscom called to report a car was leaking gasoline in the parking lot of the National Guard Armory.  I called back and was told he was on the way to the spill.  I met him on site.  The car had been towed away already. It was obvious there had been a gasoline leak.  Guard personnel cleaned up the spill with sorbents and speedy dry.  There was a storm drain nearby which was impacted.  Measurements of the storm drain with an explosimeter showed no measurable amounts of gasoline.  No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-498-1996*See attached narrative for details.
A-655-1999* On 10-28 Midcoast Energy called this office to report a release of #2 fuel oil. The spill occurred at Boothbay Region Boatyard. All of the estimated 30 gallons spilled into the ocean, around the dock area. The cause of the release was that an abandoned oil line had not been capped. Midcoast Energy was on-site servicing the furnace.  When they were finished they opened all the firematic valves at the AST. Unknown to the service technician, an oil line had been cut months before and never capped.  This resulted in a release of oil into the parts room. The oil then drained through the floor boards into the ocean.
 Staff from Boothbay Region Boatyard and Midcoast Energy responded quickly and placed sorbent boom into the harbor. I arrived shortly thereafter to assist in the clean up. Many sorbent pads were used to recover the oil. I called the Southport Harbor Master to ask about lobster pounds in the area. He told me that there was one pound across the harbor from BRB.  Further investigation revealed that BRB had bought that property and there were no lobster at that site. Clean up was nearly complete when I left, however I asked them to leave the sorbent boom in place until Monday AM. The U.S.C.G. arrived as I was leaving on 10-28.
 I checked on the cleanup progress the next day, all looked OK.
B-11-2001*     On January 8, 2001 at 1330 we received a call from Shawn Longley of the Maine DOT in West Enfield reporting a four gallon hydraulic spill in Lincoln.  A hose on a plow truck ruptured and spilled the oil onto the paved shoulder of route 2 on the town side of the access road to I-95.  A crew spread sand on the product and no oil reached any drains or water.
A-527-1999*Approximately 15 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to soil when a tractor-trailer rolled over at this industrial property.  Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of at the Augusta landfill.  The Augusta municipal water supply utilizes several wells that are located within 1000 yards of this event, but I do not consider them threatened.
A-530-2001*See attached report.
P-89-1994*
Retail motor fuels UST facility.  Single-wall UST's.  Installed in 1984.
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A-627-2000* The outside tank at the home of Louis Benner developed a leak. This was reported to us by Puckey Oil company. I made a site visit that same day. A small amount of oil had leaked onto the ground under the tank. The tank had already been pumped out by Puckey's. A temporary tank was brought in and set up along the side of the house trailer.
 With the help of Mrs. Benner's son, I shovelled about one and half drums of contaminated soil. This soil was later transported to Commercial Paving for disposal.
The bedrock is located very close to the surface at this site. There is one well very close by and it serves two homes, Mrs. Benner, and her son and daughter-in-law Laura.
 I collected a water sample and no petroleum compounds were detected.
This case has been referred to Tech Services.
A-180-1997*The caller reported that hay had been used to hide oil at this intersection.  They gave the last name of the RP as Youland.  I found a wet area which had been stabalized to prevent errosion.  There was a heavy marsh sheen, but no oil.  I concluded that this was what had been reported.  No further action is anticipated.
B-711-1998*     On November 3, 1998 at 1100 Mark Robinson of Gulf Shores, Alabama came into our office asking how to abandon a buried 275 gallon #2 oil tank at his mother's home on 44 Sherman St. in Bangor.  She is selling the home and needs to properly abandon the tank which is patially under an addition to the back of the house.
     I checked the site that afternoon and found that the tank is mostly under the addition.  I stuck the tank and found it contained about 180 gallons of water and thirty gallons of fuel.  I gave permission to abandoned the tank in place and Mr. Robinson pumped out the tank on November 10 and filled it with concrete on November 11.  The area   is on town water.


P-578-1997*During a tank removal minor contamination was encountered and it was determined that it was appropriate to leave contaminated soils in place.  A mystery tank was located and abandoned in place.  For further details please refer to the Underground Tank Removal Site Assessment for the Portland Bus Garage prepared by Emery and Garrett Groundwater Inc. located in Tank file 5642.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
A-92-1997*See attached narrative for additional information.
A-289-1997*A patient vandalized a blood pressure cuff allowing its contents to spill onto the floor.  The floor was carpeted.  The hospital staff refused to clean up the spill.  The office manager vacuumed up the spill.  She called after her ring became coated with mercury.  She was advised to hire a contractor to clean up the spill and confirm clearance.  Seacoast was hired.  I suggested that the carpet be removed and the vacuum checked.  The carpet and vacuum were disposed of.  The site was cleared using a Jerome meter.
A-257-2000*This is a continuation of spill A-271-1993.  The Town of Newcastle owned a site where extensive work had been done.  They had finally decided to replace the main building on site, the fire station. It was known from the former cleanup that additional contamination was present under the old fire station.   Eastern Construction was contracted by the town to do the new construction.  They also arranged for excavation and hauling of contaminated soil. I was called to verify what was needed to be removed and disposed of properly.   See the former spill report and other project records for additional information.
A-271-2000* On 5-15-2000 Gail Young called this office to report that one of her customers had an oil leak in the basement of their house. I made a site visit and found that a small amount of oil had leaked onto the dirt floor. Bedrock is located very close to the surface at this locaion, several pieces of the bedrock are visable in the yard.
 Alex Pugh collected a water sample in May and no petroleum compounds were detected.  Kip Kline was hired to remove the contaminated soil from the basement and this soil was eventually brought to Commercial Paving for disposal. In conclusion, this spill was very small and it appears that no groundwater impact has occurred. No further action required.
A-250-2000* A transformer leaked about one quart of oil, according to CMP. This transformer was tagged non PCB. The location of this minor spill was at Loon Cove Estates in the Town of Belgrade. No site visit made no further action required.

I-48-1997*SMOKEY FIRE AT BONVILLES, THREE 55-GAL DRUMS FILLED WITH WASTE OIL, METAL AND WOOD IN DRUMS, BONVILLE BULLDOZED AREA AFTER FIRE DEPT ARRIVED.  NO WASTE OIL ON GROUND.  Presque Isle Fire Department responded and put the fire out that had been set intentionally by Bonville's hired help.  No oil product was left on the ground after open burning of waste debris.
B-675-1999*B-675-99
Baileyville

Friday October 22, 1999				1609

I received a phone call from Mary Johnson of the Portland DEP office.  Mary asked me to make contact with Mr. Brad Kelso (427-4044), of Georgia-Pacific, in Baileyville.

When I contacted Mr. Kelso, I was informed that he, and some of the Environmental Department at Georgia-Pacific were watching a small sheen that is located in the St Croix River.  The sheen is near #30 storm water discharge.  This pipe drains the area near the Main gate, the railroad area and part of a parking lot near the admin building.  He added that parts of Baileyville are also connected to it.  The size of the Mystery sheen was 3 by 10 feet.

The sheen dissipated during the phone call.  The source or type of oil was not determined.  It easily could have been parking lot run off.
A-172-2001* The AST located behind the garage was another victim of the snow load. One hundred gallons of kerosene were delivered on 3-14, and the tank was empty one week later. The oil burner technician found the broken fitting and reported the problem to us. I made a site visit and made arrangements to excavate the contaminated soil. This site is located on Morrison Hill Rd. in Farmington. The well is located about 25 feet away.
 Sometime in early April, 17 tons of soil were excavated from behind the garage and brought to Commercial Paving. The well was sampled on 4-2-2001 and no fuel oil was detected. The outside AST was moved to a new location, inside the shed.  No additional work from Response will be needed.
B-105-2001*B-105-01
Shirley

Wednesday March 14, 2001			0850

I received a phone call from Mr. Tracy Lord (695-2817), of the Maine DOT in Shirley.  Mr. Tracy phoned to report a 40-gallon diesel fuel spill.  The spill occurred when the person fueling the DOT truck left the fueling area.  The nozzle came out and did not shut off.

About 40-gallons of diesel fuel was spilled to the paved area.  The spill was contained and cleaned up using sand as a sorbent material.  The sand (less than 1 cubic yard), will be covered with polyethylene sheeting.  The sand, which is and will remain on pavement, will be spread thinly on pavement when weather permits, most likely late April or May.
P-128-1997*See narrative addendum.

Clean-up performed and supervised under Tech Services.  See notes of DEP, Geologist Brad Hahn for details of clean-up done under Jon Woodard's spill report number P-597-95.

Product piping abandonment that should have been done with the 1995 abandonment was completed by PCS on 5/9/97.

Report Cover page update, 3/99.
A-622-2000*Received a call from Adam Duran of Central Maine Power.  He called to report a small spill in Bremen.  An accident on the Harbor Road took down two poles.  A transformer on one of them was wet on the outside with mineral oil.  The troubleshooting crew placed sorbent pads under the transformer, which prevented any oil from reaching the ground.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
B-209-1996*4/24/96 @ 1807

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher in Orono.  The dispatcher asked that I contact a Mr. Randy Terry (557-6102) about a 15 gallon diesel fuel spill on US Route 1 & 1A in Milbridge.

According to Mr. Terry a crossover valve was broken off the diesel tractor unit.  The truck is owned by J&K Lobster Bait Company of Columbia & Harrington 483-2755.  The Washington County Sheriff's Department has been notified as has the Maine Department of Transportation.  The DOT will be sanding the roadway to help insure public safety on that area of Route 1 and 1A.
A-284-1996*     An estimated 300 gallons of heating oil is believed lost at this property over a period of several weeks via a leak at a buried copper supply line.  The line is located beneath a concrete cellar floor.  Jon Andrews (DEP) first visited the property on 7/1/96.
     The neighboorhood is served by a municipal water supply; the nearest known well is located at the high school 2000+ feet away.  The area is located over a sand/gravel aquifer, however, and is considered geologically sensitive.  The Division of Technical Services became involved, and attempts were made to locate sub-surface oil by probing on two occasions.  Both attempts failed to find oil (see Pugh and Holden accounts).  It is believed that soils are sufficiently permeable and that depths to groundwater are great enough that location/recovery of spilled product may not be feasible.
     This case has been referred for Tech Services management.  I do not anticipate further involvement by Response Services.
A-11-1997*Workers noticed the odor of this spill when they arrived for work Monday morning.  Fuel was leaking from a broken gage.  Fuel had run into a floor drain and into a pit.  We were able to clean a gallon or less from the pit.  We could not locate any access to or outlet from the floor drain and finally assumed that it would go to the sewage treatment plant.  The plant was contacted, and they reported that they had not seen any evidence of fuel arriving there.  The tank was a 4000 UST with over 1700 remaining in the tank.  The oil company calculated that they would expect the tank to have 1500 gallons based on previous consumption.  I concluded that very little oil was lost.

No further action is anticipated.
A-337-2000* A hydraulic hose ruptured spewing 15 gallons onto the loading dock area. Cleanup was completed by Mill employees. No site visit was made.  Please see spill a-338-00 for the rest of the story.
P-577-1997*DEP received notification of an approximate 200 gallon #2 fuel oil spill from a loose fitting on an inside aboveground storage tank.  Sorbents were used to rememdiate the surficial spill, but a majority of the oil discharged directly into bedrock deeming it unrecoverable.  Poly was placed on the floor and the area was ventilated until no further vapors were encountered.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-252-2000*    In the morning of Thus. 5/4/00, the DEP was notified by York City Sheriff and by Mr. Noyes of C N Brown Co. (CNB) that a gaso. discharge had occurred at Libby Service Ctr.'s motor fuel AST facility.  It was reported that the driver failed to drain the delivery hose after  the delivery and the hose emptied onto the gravel lot when disconnected.  Later in the morning, Mr. Moore of CNB, called back stating that the clean-up needed excavation and we arranged a contractor for the following morn.  Gasoline is a flammable liquid and known cause of cancer.
    On Fri. 5/5/00, I met CG Mike White, and with CTI Mark Winslow of MarWin Const., to excavate contam. soils.  The area is rural residential and commercial located about a mile W of Kezar Falls (see map).  The facility is on a driven point well about 30' east of the spill. there are three resid. wells within 300'.  The soils are sands and the site is located over a S & G aquifer.  The facility had gaso. UST's removed in 1991 and AST's with buried piping installed.  The AST's are contained in a concrete dike & floor.  One active CP-steel diesel UST remains (see P-45-95).  CNB supplies fuel but does not own the facility or property.  CNB assumed responsibility for this discharge.  Other small oil stains are evident near the diesel tank and old cars parked on the site.
     MarWin excavated soil for disposal @ Commercial Recycling under a DEP virgin letter.  Soils were med. sands with rocks.  Gw was noted at about 7' bg.  There was not sheen of free product.  Oder was strong with fresh gaso. and appeared greater than the 15 gallons. reported.  Perhaps there were also multiple small spills at this spot prior to this 5/4/00 discharge.  Soil was excavated to 3' to 4' bg before reaching the 100 ppm action level.  See attached and UST reg. file for further info.  Further response actions possible with potential well contam.  There were no state expenses at this time.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-217-1998*The gasoline contamination at Pinkham Drive, Buxton came to the attention of the DEP by way of a referral from the Department of Human Services Drinking Water Program.  A restaurant in the area named "The Call of the Loon Restaurant", which is regulated as a public water supply, submitted water samples which tested positive for gasoline components.  A subsequent investigation contracted by DEP identified twelve other at risk water supplies in this area.
On 4/14/98 DEP personnel sampled the twelve at risk water supplies with eleven of these wells testing positive for one or more gasoline components.
The Division of Technical Services is continuing to conduct an investigation intended to determine the extent of the contamination and identification of possible source(s) of the contamination.
P-607-1997*Report of waste oil spillage at body shop on river.  See attached report from Auburn Police Department.  Site investigation revealed some historical surface spillage and possible Wetlands Regulations violations.  No clean-up of contaminated soil is necessary and wetlands issues have been referred to the Scott Farwell of the Bureau of Land and Water Quality.




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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-399-1996*On 6/27/96 Steve Eufemia received a report from Art Plant that there was dead grass in the ditch in front of his home that he would like to have investigated.  I investigated the complaint.  Upon arrival I observed the presence of iron bacteria and sedementation in the ditch.  I did not detect any evidence of oil or hazardous material presence.  The combination of the iron bacteria and the sedementation likely were the cause of the dead vegitation.  No further action required.



_____________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-569-2000*B-569-2000
10/16/2000 10:50

     Andy Geroux of Bob's Cash Fuel in Madison called to report an AST line leak at a seasonal residence on the South Solon Road in Solon.  It was stated that the property and trailer was owned by a Ephrain Rodriguez of Cambridge Massachusetts.  It was not known just how much oil had leaked.
     Investigation shown some staining around the filter to the outside tank.  A light fuel odor was also noted beneath the trailer.  It did not appear that very much had leaked.  The well to the property however is located about 25 feet away from the discharge.  I later spoke with Ephrain and explained to him the situation.  I told him about the AST insurance procedure given the outside chance that the well should become affected.  No other action was taken.

P-571-1998*On 11/17/98 AST line leak at the Caterina residence, 304 Ocean Ave, Portland. Breggy Oil contacted DEP of a line leak at the Caterina residence. They were called due to an oil odor whereby they found an area in the basement soaked with oil. I met with Breggy Oil  service manager and a service tech.. The removal of a portion of rug saturated with oil and the placement of a fan to remove vapors.
I met with Mr. Caterina stating that he should first contact his home insurance carrier. I stated that the state has funds available for removal of contaminated material through an AST fund. An insurance fund claim will be sent to them and they should fill it out. The removal of paneling was done by Mr. Caterina with replacement of paneling to be done by a local contractor. Estimate of work to be done has not been received. For the fund to be used the deductable has to be met which is $500.00.
P-496-1997*See attached documentation.
B-20-2000*B-020-2000
01/11/2000

     Joe Bailey of Irving Oil in Millinocket called to report a small spill of diesel fuel at the residence of Francis Harvey on 13 Third Street in Howland.  It was stated the spill was the result of on overfill when Mr.  Harvey was refueling an off-road vehicle from his skid tank.  Since Irving serviced the tank they wanted the spill reported.
     Irving later cleaned up the oil for Mr. Harvey.  Only a few buckets of contaminated snow were generated in the clean up.  No resources of the State were believed to be affected.
P-271-1997*On 5/16/97 I received a call from Churchill Barton of Cole-Haan reporting that their air conditioning system had leaked 500 lbs. of Freon.  Cole Haan called an air conditioning technician when their sytem did not appear to be working correctly.  The technician found a broken part in the system and recharged the freon system.  Based upon the amount of Freon they needed to recharge the system, they calculated that 500 lbs. had been lost over a one year period.  The system has been repaired.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
I-224-1998*On 12-10-98, this office received an anonymous complaint that there had been a spill at Lil's Market in Stockholm. The person had noticed speedy dry on the ground around the pumps while fueling up that morning. I visited the facility and found there was speedy dry on the ground in the pump area and upon speaking to the attendant found that there had been a spill that morning because  a pump nozzle had stuck open. They cleaned it themselves and because it was below 15 gallons didn't think it needed to be reported. They did not have a record of it on site. I informed them of that need and showed them how for the next time.
I-6-1998*Fuel delivery driver slipped when attempting to bring fuel line/nozzle to Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) for fill up.  Slip resulted in the spilling of approximately 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil.  Driver shoveled up the contaminated snow and placed into a  55-gallon drum for storage and disposal with other oily debris as it is generated.  Oily contaminated sorbents and snow were hauled under a manifest oily debris letter to Tri-Community Landfill.



A-751-1999*     DEP received a report that a private vehicle was leaking gasoline at this service station.  The vehicle had recently had new fuel system components installed; deficiencies in this work resulted in a major release when the tank was refueled.  Augusta Fire personnel were on-scene and in the process of collecting spilled product.  The subject vehicle was transported to the responsible repair facility for corrective work.
     This spill was confined to pavement; the area is served by municipal water and is not considered environmentally sensitive.
B-222-1998*On 4/6/98, 1345 hours Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro Electric reported that one of their crew had found a transformer on it's side on Fire Road 250 in Trenton.  They estimated that the unit had spilled about a quart of oil.  The origin of the unit remains a mystery.  It certainly was not from a nearby pole and it had been stripped of all internal parts.  The unit originally held 17 gallons of oil, but the release accompanying the unit at the time it was discovered was about a quart. Lab analysis indicated that the oil was less than two parts per million.
B-80-2001*B-080-2001
03/02/2001 09:00

     Mike Astbury of Astbury Construction in Blue Hill called to report that a 55 gallon drum of waste oil was accidentally hit with a snow plow during one of the previous storms out behind the Blue Hill Garage in the center of town.  Mr. Astbury had an excavator on site removing the contaminated ice and snow.  When I arrived I discovered that the spill occurred immediately adjacent to the tidal area of the bay.  Oil was observed on some of the sea ice at the high tide mark.  The excavator was in the process of moving this material.  Approximately 30 yards of contaminated ice and snow was removed and taken to the Astbury facility for treatment.  I was informed that as the ice melted the oil would be caught in sorbent material come spring.  It appeared that maybe 20 -30 gallons may have been spilled.  An inspection of the tidal area in the spring shown no evidence of sheen.

P-59-2000*
   DEP's Eric Hamlin contacted me on 1/25/00 regarding the discovery of excess water in the 12,000 gallon gaso. UST at Avis' UST facility at Portland's Jetport.  It appeared that 18" of water accumulated in the dbl-wall  tank and was reported to him on 1/24/00.  There was no interstitial alarm and the ATG was not working.  Mr. Hamlin's contact with Avis was Mr. Michael Feeley in Garden City, NY.  The UST's and AST's onsite are related to servicing and fueling the rental cars at the Jetport.
    I met manager John Jacobs onsite on 1/28 who showed me the problem.  They briefly thought that the tank had filled completely with water but found that an employee had mistakenly  stuck gw monitoring well, so the UST still had only 18" water.  If enough water enters the UST may overflow oil to the surface.  The area is on city water & sewer and can fall within a BS-1 Clean-Up Goal, though may be Intermediate due to a tendancy for discharges to enter storm drains.  The area is underlain by silt/clay and gw is usually high.
    It is likely that the tank may be leaking through a bung-fitting on top of the tank.  From UST Reg. files (#4608) I understand that these UST's were installed in 1985, and were upgraded with spill containment & piping, etc. by Tyre Corp. in 1997 or so.  In 4/00 L C Tanks Co. submitted reg. info. outlining facility upgrade.  Further action was to be handled by DEP, BRWM, Licensing & Enf. Unit.  See attached and UST Reg. file #4068 for further details.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
B-501-2000*      On September 15, 2000 at 1415 we received a call from Major John Branscom of the Maine Army National Guard at Camp Keyes in Augusta.  Major Branscom reported a one gallon spill of motor oil from an overturned Guard dump truck on the Paddy Hill Road two miles west of Medford Center.  The Guard was repairing part of the road as a training exercise.
     The spill occurred on September 13 when the truck rolled over after backing onto a soft shoulder of the road.  Slightly less than a gallon of motor oil leaked out and workers excavated the contaminated area after the truck was removed.  This .2 of a yard of material was disposed through a hazardous waste hauler.  No wells or open waters are in the area.
P-719-2000*Report of a leaking transformer.  Non tagged, PCB content unknown at time of report.  Transformer was weeping, reportedly no oil reached the ground.  CMP cleaned up transformer and pole.  PCB content tested - results were Non Detect.  See attached CMP report.
A-63-1997*Mrs. Bickford called to inquire about a complaint the town CEO had relayed to her.  I learned that 3 leaking 55 gallon barrels had been left at a vacant wood lot owned by the Bickfords.  An area 10' X 30' was stained by the leaking oil.  Mr. Bickford took the oil to the town garage to be burned.  I contacted the CEO, Doug Rossen at 863-2168 and he confirmed the oil had been taken to the garage.  He was confident that the Bickfords would complete the work.  The ground was frozen at the time.  In the spring Mr. Bickford used his equipment and excavated the contaminated soil to a depth of 18".  He could find no evidence of oil odor at that depth.  He left the hole open for a time to allow air to get at any remaining oil.  About 9 yards were taken to the landfill on the island.

No site visit was made.

No further action is anticipated.
I-114-1996*On 10/8/96, Lynn Murphy of the Adult Multiple Alternative Center called this office to report that she suspected the well at that facility was contaminated with an oil. There had been several complaints from employees of an odor like fuel oil. I sampled the well that day and sent to HETL for analysis. The facility is at the old NIKE site LO-58. I also notified Wilkes Harper, project manager of these sites of the problem.

The well was found to have TCE contamination.  Case referred to Wilkes Harper in the Uncontrolled Sites Program.

No further action at this time.
I-133-1997*On 9-12-97, a crew from Me. DOT was opening up plugged culverts and when doing one at the corner of Rt. 11 and the public beach road discovered gas coming from inside the culvert. An on-site investigation revealed it to be an old, weathered gas. I thought it was probably from an old spill from a store with aboveground tank 7 years prior to this. Case was referred to Technical Services and subsequent soil borings showed it to be residual product from the old spill which was probably along the storm drain system that empties into this culvert.
B-377-1999*B-377-99
Dexter

Monday July 5, 1999				2111

I received a call from the state police dispatcher (866-2121) to contact Janet Dyer (293-3695), of Central Maine Power about a transformer that was damaged during an early morning thunderstorm that went through the Dexter area.

According to Janet Dyer the transformer was yet another fatality of a thunderstorm and the second in Dexter.  High winds brought tree branches down on wires.  Pole#2 and its 25KVA transformer came to the ground and spilled about a gallon of transformer oil in the road and on the roadside shoulder.   The spill debris consisted of 8 bags of soil & speedi-dri and one bag of leaves (one 55-gallon drum).  The clean up debris will go to CMP's temporary storage, and eventually to Crossroad's in Norridgewock.  The transformer was replaced.
P-935-1999*27 Apr 1999, Mark St.Germain contacted DEP  to report gasoline contaminated soil at the entered facility.  St.Germain advised that the 4,000 gallon UST remained intact and was not the cause of the discharge.  St.Germain advised me of prior UST removal operations at the site and subsequent DEP clean up actions.  No clean up actions required.  Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 26Jan00.
I-67-2001*On 5-22-01, Inez McIntyre called this office to report that she had recently noticed an oily taste to her water. I met with her that day and there was an odor in the hot water. I sampled the water with a bailer from the top of her well. There were several possible sources, her oil tank, and an old farm shed nearby. Water analysis showed oil in the range of light lubricating oil. I recommended she have a plumber check the pump.
A-473-1998*     DEP received an after-hours report that a private vehicle had slipped down a boat ramp into Boothbay Harbor.  The vehicle was out of the water at the time of the report; Coast Guard officials estimated 1/2 gallon of gasoline was lost.
A-140-1996*Abandonment in place request denied.
P-320-1998*On 7/7/98 at 1320 the Maine State Police reported that a tractor trailer truck traveling southbound on Route 95 had been involved in an accident near the Brunswick/Freeport town line that had resulted in the discharge of diesel fuel.  The Freeport Fire Department reported the same accident almost simultaneously.
I responded and met with a Freeport FD engine company on scene.  The truck had not overturned nor left the roadway rather one of the fuel tanks aboard the truck had been punctured by debris in the roadway. Using materials provided by a Clean Harbors employee who had happened upon the accident and had stopped to render assistance, the fire department had spread both woodshavings and sorbent pads to absord the fuel that had spilled onto the roadway. The fuel remaining in the damaged tank was drained into buckets and eventually into a 55 gallon drum. The ME D.O.T. sanded the impacted roadway following the removal of the sorbent materials.
Clean Harbors is expected to bill the owner of the truck directly for their services and for the materials expended.  No further action is required.




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Steven J. Eufemia
OIl & Hazardous Materials Specialist III
P-446-2001*Tractor trailer truck hit a mud flap on the turnpike puncturing its driver side saddle tank.  The driver, Malcolm Hewes, pulled into the mile 81 South rest area and onto the concrete pad between CN Brown's pump islands.  He lost approximately 90 gallons of diesel although some was collected and put into his other saddle tank.  I hired Fleet Environmental Services to assist in the cleanup along with help from the Turnpike Authority.  None of the diesel left the paved surface.  No further Response action is necessary at this time.



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Ann E. Hemenway
Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialsist I
June 11, 2001
P-304-2001*07.30.2001 responded to Norway Fire Dept. to pick up gasoline impacted sorbent pads.  The pads were not saturated and no liquids present.  A couple of bales were left to replace the used pads.

DEP not to seek reimbursement for used pads, approximately one bale.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 08.07.2001
B-328-1998*B-328-98
Indian Township (Pleasant Point )

Sunday May 17, 1998				1118

The state police dispatcher phoned and asked me to contact Janice Francis (853-9545) at  the Community Building in Pleasant Point.  The report I received is that a jar of Sulfuric acid broke and a small boy got some on his feet.

According to Mrs. Francis, her 13-year-old son got into an abandoned building and was curious and broke a ? full gallon jug of sulfuric acid and burned his feet.  This happened on Friday.  Mrs. Francis was upset that this happened and gave me the phone numbers of Leon Soccabasin (853-0644) Environmental Health. And for Governor Rick Doyle and Lt. Governor Eric Altivator.  I was unable to reach these gentlemen so I tried on Monday.

Monday May 18, 1998				1455

In a conversation with Leon Soccabasin I was informed that children broke into a building on a construction site.  They got in a battery acid (sulfuric acid of unknown concentration) and mixed it with Drano.  This combination melted a Styrofoam cup (likely the reactor vessel) and burned the children's feet.  It appears this was a case of vandalism in which a curious youth got burned.  There was very little to clean up as most of the material had reacted on the concrete floor of the building.
A-247-2000*Discharge was the result of an overfill during delivery.  C. N. Brown collected the oil with sorbent pads and removed gravel under the vent.  They were unable to check the tank, because no one was home.  They did leave a note for the homeowner to contact them, so they could check out the tank.

No further action required at this time.
A-444-2000*CMP reported to State Police one of their trucks was on a slight incline and a small amount of oil leaked onto pavement. CMP washed pavement with a power cleaner 155, placed pads and speedi-dry down. No site visit made.
P-343-2000*Request for abandonment in place.


No further action required.
B-502-2000*     On September 15, 2000 at 1445 we received a call from Scot Stewart of the Orrington Fire Dept. reporting a #6 oil spill from a H. O. Bouchard tank truck in the parking lot of Snow's Corner Mkt. on route 15 in Orrington.  Mr. Stewart said the leak came from a leaking hatch cover on top of the tank.
     I arrived on site and met Mr. Stewart and Steve Whitcomb from H. O. Bouchard.  A crew had spread pads and Speedi Dri on the oil and was recovering the contaminated sorbents.  No oil reached any drain and none was on route 15.  Luckily, a following Bouchard truck had radioed to the lead Bouchard truck to pull over when he saw oil staining the top and side of the lead truck.
     We checked the truck and found that a loose dome hatch cover was the reason for  the leak.  The truck was moderately stained and much of the spilled oil was still in the catch basin on the top of the truck.  I estimated that about fifteen gallons leaked from the truck.  The truck was cleaned in place before it drove back to Bouchard's shop.
A-128-1996*Received a call from Steve Plourde of Irving Oil in Fairfield that they found an oil spill. Irving technicians noticed that when they hooked up a tank to the a newly moved mobile home, there had been a spill from it. I went to inspect the site. I found some stained grass and followed it down to a drainage swale. No product was under the ice. Excavation was not indicated as controling erosion after we broke through the grass would be difficult. The area is not within Clinton's well head protection zone and is not on a mapped sand and gravel aquifer. The park gets it's water from the town. With no sensitive receptors in the area I decided that no cleanup was necessary. Glen Wall spoke to Mr. Cochran on the phone and he said that the tank was knocked over by backing the mobile home into it.
B-518-1999*John Sims, a licensed tank installer, was updating a #2 UST at Maine Mack when he discovered oil contamination. The relatively new installation (6/99) had a leaky return line some . I notified Oil Enforcement (Beth DeHass) and the Board of Underground Tank Installers (Jim Hynson). After speaking with the manager, Carl Gerow, I learned that the site had a drilled well upgrade and a couple of hundred feet away and there had been no hint of contamination. Additionally the site was to go on town water that year. The area is largely fill. There was no evidence of oil breaking out at the toe of the fill. They had not noticed any change in the volume of fuel used. Due to this set of facts I required no clean up. What little contaminated soil was exposed, about a five-gallon pail worth, was left in the excavation.
A-658-1999*Mr. Barker reported a 55-gallon drum was near the Meadow Brook and was leaking.  He thought it smelled of kerosene.  He placed the drum upright so it couldn't leak and reported it to Bill Wallace.  Mr. Barker gave very specific directions to the location of the drum.  I went out to recover the drum the following Monday, November 1, 1999.  I was unable to locate it.  I feel I found the location, and have concluded that some other individual removed the drum.  There was no evidence of leakage.  I called Mr. Barker to confirm that the drum was gone.  The thought the town had picked it up.  No further action is anticipated.
P-470-1996*On 6/1/96 I received a call from the Kittery Police Dept. reporting a small spill on route 1 in Kittery.  The spill was believed to have come from a leaking tank truck.  The truck had apparantly corrected the leak and had left the scene.  Sand was placed on the spill and later taken to ARC for disposal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
P-111-1994*Discharge was the result of the relieve valve on the furnace staying opened, releasing oil into the furnace and onto the floor.  Union Oil had cleaned-up the oil by the time I arrived on-site using sorbent material.
B-108-2001*    On 3/14/01, 1900 hours Ken Kimball of Irving Oil in Searsport reported a 300 gallon spill of heating oil at the summer residence of John and Debra Acierno, who reside most of the time in New Jersey.  At the time it seemed as though the spill was contained.  However, it turned out that the lions share of the release had entered a space between the cement floor and the foundation wall.  There had not been any puddles formed by the escaped product.  The release had been allowed to happen because of two deficiencies in the AST installation.  One was that the whistle had been placed too far above the tank to be shut off by the product level when the tank became full, and the other was the packing bung had not been replaced with a steel, threaded bung.  Consequently, the whistle continued to blow while the better part of three hundred gallons of product poured out the open bung (after popping out the packing bung) onto the floor. The foregoing was gleaned by representatives from Irving Oil, which included Thomas Schwarm of Acadia Environmental Technology and myself.

On 3/16/01 Clean Harbors was on scene with a vac truck and jack hammering ability.  We removed a little over two tons of concrete and soil.  Some free product was recovered and some of the soil was contaminated.  Perhaps 50-60 gallons were recovered by this procedure.  However, we did find a drain system that carried the remainder to a forested area in back of the house.  The area seemed to be covered with water under the snow (which was about three feet deep) and this probably spread the oil over a large area.
The extent of this will be determined after the snow goes.


B-686-2000*On 12/23/00, 1610 hours Rixhard Horton, who is with the Blue Hill Fire Department, reported a one gallon gasoline spill that had resulted from an automotive accident.  The vehicle landed on its' side and a small amount of product escaped from the fill tube.  The release was about a gallon and it landed on the snow-covered surface of the road.  There were no houses, nor water bodies around so we agreed that nature would take care of the spill.
B-706-1996*Tom Spitz, Chemical Hygiene Officer for the University of Maine-Orono called to report a small chemical spill at one of their labs. It was stated that about .25 liters of acetyl chloride was accidently spilled onto the floor at 480 Aubert Hall.  This extremely irritating organic material was cleaned up with sorbent material and disposed of in their normal hazardous waste stream.  No injuries were reported.
P-671-1997*No further response action anticipated.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO (25Nov97).
B-100-1996*Ms. York called to report that 7-8 gallons of gasoline was spilled onto the pavement when the nozzle fell from a vehicle's tank at the full service island.  They used about one half bag of speedi dri to recover the fuel and I gave them the o.k. to spread this out to dri inside the tank farm dike that Irving has on site.
P-1-1997*   On 1/2/97 I was contacted by Mr. MacWilliams regarding what he believed to be an oil sheen on the surface of his basement floor when the basement gets wet.  He had a fuel line under the concrete floor and was concerned it may be leaking.  This single family house with basement is located in a dense residential area of Portland and is on city water and sewer.
   On 1/3/97 I visited and noted no odor, stains or any other evidence of a discharge.  I recommended that the fuel line be tested or changed, and if he wished, the homeowner could drill holes in the floor to check for a discharge; and I would be willing to return with an PID instrument if anything was suspect.  As of 2/11/97 I have not heard back from Mr. MacWilliams and presume this to indicate that no problem was confirmed.
  See the attached notes for details.
P-51-2001*Received a call from Russ Hughes, of Downeast Energy, stating that one of their drivers overfilled an aboveground storage tank (AST) at 367 Portland Street, Yarmouth, ME.  The oil had displaced the sight glass on the tank and sprayed into the basement, in addition to being discharged out the vent.  I responded to the complaint and meet with personnel from Downeast Energy and the Corson's, and observed that the oil had been sprayed over two tanks, other materials in the basement and outside on the snow.  In addition, they stated that the basement was used as living space.  Although, a limited amount of oil had been discharged into the basement there was the concern of vapors for the individual occupying this space.  Downeast Energy proceeded to remove all contaminated debris and collect all free product while ventilating the space.  Arrangements were made with ServPro to complete the clean-up the following day.

I returned the following day to check the progress of the clean-up, and to monitor the air for organic vapors with a photoionizing detector (PID).  ServPro had completed the clean-up by the time I arrived, so I proceeded to check the air in the basement and first floor.  Readings in the basement were between 100 and 175 PPM, while the readings on the first floor ranged between 15 and 30 PPM.  I suggested to the Corson's that they ventilate the basement for at least one more day, and that I would return the following day to test the air.  I return the following day and obtained readings that ranged from 10 to 15 PPM in the basement, and readings around 7 PPM on the first floor.  Also, I inquired from the occupants if they were experiencing any symptoms of oil inhalation such as headaches or nausea, which they stated no.  They were satisfied with the clean-up.

No further action required.
I-73-2000*While conducting a site assessment to determine the source of a contaminated well (1,100 ppm DRO), fuel oil contamination was identified in a former fuel tank area. The owner has placed a filter on their water supply at their expense.

Land-spreading property was identified and the property owner's consultant directed the cleanup to the stringent cleanup standards.

Case closed.
A-589-1999*Received a call from Kevin Moore reporting a small spill at a customers' house.  Kevin reported a spill of approximately 1 gallons occurred at the home of Amy Pierce.  The driver cleaned it up.  I called Ms. Pierce and she reported she was satisfied with the cleanup.  No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-341-1996*A truck ran off the road and rolled.  A small amont of lube oil was lost.  It was padded up. No further action is required.
B-449-1997* Somecontamination was discovered in the soil around the tank at the Sears warehouse on Doane St. I was notified after hours on 8/13/97, and advised Schuchert, the site assessor, to set the contaminated soil aside, so I could look at it the next day.

The tank was gone by the time I arrived the next morning; according to Schuchert, Sear's policy is to take the contaminated soil to asphalt batchers in New Hampshire.
I-160-2001*Neighbor smelled oil at Carrie Lizotta's place.  The oil line was leaking.  About 1 cap full had leaked before it was discovered and immediately cleaned up.  Odor powder was applied.
P-209-1997*There was a report that large amounts of hazardous materials were being stored and later used for composting.  The caller stated that the materials were Amylofax 2200 and polyethylene.  Amylofax 2200 turned out to be corn meal with calcium carbonate and the polyethylene was actully the material use in the construction of the large bags that contained the Amylofax 2200.  No further action required.
P-642-1999*17 August 1999, responded to spill location.  The discharge had been stopped prior to DEP arrival.  The amount recovered could not be accurately estimated.  An undermined amount of product migrated away from the spill site, which I believe accounts for the additional NRC sheen report, attached.  I observed only a sheen within the containment boom that had been deployed.  Clean Harbor's boat crew at the scene, reported to me that no appreciable amount of gasoline was accumulating in the containment boom that they were tending.  The boat crew deployed sorbent pads to small amounts of recoverable product in the boom, but the amount recovered could not be accurately estimated.

USCG officials were on site conducting a spill investigation.  I obtain pertinent information and departed the scene.

No furhter response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 13Sep99.
B-573-1999*
On 9/15/99, 0915 hours Paul Birkel, who is a consulting engineer working on the Lincoln Treatment Plant project reported that they had encountered contaminated soil while trenching across a bulk plant property owned by Whitney Energy.  The project had obtained an easement to cross Whitney Energy's property.  The facility is clearly a non-attainment zone, so the clean up level is base line one.  There was no free product and no saturated soil.  The excavated soil gave bag head space readings of less than 100 ppm.  Samples taken at depth (around 8 feet) averaged 1000 ppm.  One of their questions was, " could they put the dirt back in the trench?".  The answer to this was that they could.  The question of worker safety came up.  I pointed out that it was a matter of individual sensitivity and that they could use forty-hour trained personnel with respirators or they could vent the trench before putting staff in the trench to fit pipe.  They had forty-hour trained workers on site and most of the work was by machine and above ground.

I-16-2000*On 2-18-00, Ivan Corey called to report that Griffin Fuel of Washburn had mistakenly started to fill his tank (they had the wrong house) and overfilled the tank by about 1/2 gallon. His regular oil company(Dead River) came and used speedy dry to clean it up. No further action was seen necessary.
P-865-2000*HCL spill @ MERC.  See attached report for details.  No further action necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-393-1999*     On July 10, 1999 at 0630 we received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a five gallon spill of 1ppm  PCB mineral oil.  The spill occurred on the Coles Corner Rd. in Winterport when a bushing on the transformer leaked and  spilled the product onto the ground.  Workers excavated one drum of contaminated soil and Speedi-Dri.
P-545-1999*On 7/30/99 I received a call from Bill Parquette, the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of New Gloucester.  Bill had received a complaint from a neighbor of Diesel Power on Rt. 26 alleging that waste oil was being dumped at the site.  I made arrangements to visit the site with Bill on 8/4/99.

On 8/4/99 I met with Bill and traveled to the site with him.  Upon arrival, we were met by Steven King, the owner of Diesel Power.  I explained to Mr. King why we were there and asked if I could take a look around the property.  Mr. King agreed.  While we were touring the property, I asked Mr. King what he did with waste oil generated from the servicing of diesel powered trucks at his facility.  He indicated that the oil was stored in 55 gallon drums and that when a few drums had been accumulated, Stephen's Transportation in Mechanic Falls would pick them up for use in their waste oil furnace.  That practice was confirmed in a telephone conversation with Stephen Walden on 8/6/99.

I found evidence of small quantity discharges of oil at his facility mainly in front of the shop where trucks are parked.  There were also a couple of small stains around engines/transmissions being stored on the ground.  I suggested to Mr. King that he should use some poly or a tarp to place the engines on before placing them on the ground.  I also suggested he double his efforts to containing leaks from trucks that came to his shop for service again suggesting use of poly and sorbent pads under leaking trucks.

There is one well nearby that belongs to Diesel Power.  Mr. King indicated that he has had the well tested regularly for petroleum hydrocarbons and that the well has been clean.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
A-438-2000*A power derrick (motorized hoist) fell from one level of the roof to another (over the flash dryer), spilling a pint of gas, about a cup of oil, and some battery acid. The spill was reported by IP; Dow Roofing never called it in, so I spoke with Chris Russell to ensure they knew of their responsibility to report all spills.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
A-546-1998* Harold Nelson reported an oil leak to the DEP on October 4 1998. The leak occurred at a summer house owned by his in-laws. The AST, which is located in the basement, developed a leak. A small amount of fuel oil then spilled onto the concrete floor. Mr. Nelson smelled oil odors at the home and found the leak in the AST. He then called Colby and Gale.
 When I arrived the leak had been stopped. The floor is concrete with a few cracks however, I do not believe any oil reached the environment.
 I spoke with Colby and Gale and asked them to clean up the speedi dri when they returned to replace the tank.
 No further action will be necessary.
P-71-1991*
REPORT UPDATE of SGB, Jan. 2006

	2/5/91: routine inspection of new fuel oil AST bulk storage facility for Agway company, with underground FRP constructed discharge holding tank.  Adjacent to former AST bulk plant location.
	In mid 1990's AGWAY Co. ceased operation and the facility was taken over by Webbber Energy.
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P-644-1997*  Piping removal only.  Soil removed to facilitate new piping install.
A-573-1998*     DEP received a report that a contractor (Brewer) working at this residence had damaged the fuel filter/line at the AST.  Approximately ten gallons were spilled before the flow was stopped.  Contaminated soil was excavated and removed; the area is served by a municipal water supply.
P-523-1996*On 8/22/96 I received a call from Dwayne Burton reporting contamination found at a tank removal at Brighton Medical.  The contamination occurred as the result of severely corroded underground piping.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed that the piping was badly corroded and that the tanks appeared in good condition.  Some moderately contaminated soil was located around the piping.  The soil was contaminated at levels less than the clean-up standard of Baseline-2 but the soil needed to be removed to facilitate installation of new tanks.  Approximately 40 yards of soil was taken to Commercial Recycling for disposal.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-427-1999*Brad Kelso, Georgia Pacific Co., called to report that they had observed 1'x4' sheen on the St.Croix River below their hydroelectric dam. The turbine connected with the raceway in which the sheen was seen was shut down. The sheen seemed lighter than what he expected for lube or hydraulic oil. They checked out the plant and found no source. They checked the site again 2 hours later and found no sheen. He was unsure of a cause but felt like it was not continuing and he would have the plant operators keep watch and call if it reoccurred. Three days have past without a sheen.
   No action anticipated.
B-229-1999*B-229-99
St. Albans

Wednesday May 12, 1999				1235

I received a phone call from Mr. Phillip Larochelle (9384340), the proprietor of a horse-boarding stable.  Mr. Larochelle was in the process of installing a fence line to contain the horses when outside the stable, when one of his postholes smelled of turpentine like substance.  I got directions and proceeded to the Stable and Barn on the Mason Corner Road.

When I arrived I was informed that Mr. Larochelle and his wife had recently purchased the property.  He was concerned that there may be gasoline contamination in the ground.  The smell in the posthole did resemble a very old varnish like gasoline smell.  But there was no product or sheen.  The hole was a very short distance (about 6 feet), from a very large manure pile.  I explained that there could be any number of items in the ground and he may smell a leachate consisting of buried and decomposing materials.  Yet it was my concern that there may have been an underground tank in the area.  I informed Mr. Larochelle that I would return in the morning with a metal detector and see what we could find.  In the mean time I asked Mr. Larochelle to check with the town hall to see if they could find out any information on a possible underground tank on the property.

Thursday May 13, 1999				0840
When I returned.  The Larochelle's and I went to work with the metal detector and shovels.  We found a number of treasures including pieces of buried barbed wire, horse shoes, old tools, axe heads and black smith tools.  We, however did not find an underground tank, and noted that there were even fewer odors in the posthole.

Their drinking water well is about 115 feet from the fence hole location.  I suggested that it might be a very good Idea to get a baseline test on the well.  At this point the Larochelle's did not seem too concerned.
A-553-1999*Received a call from Peter Jones, manager of the Vinalhaven Lobster Company buying station. He reported that while fueling a lobster boat, they had overfilled it. He reported that approximately ten gallons had been spilled. The manager of the Vinalhaven Fisherman's Co-op Nora Watson, also called to report it. She indicated that the spill was on an outgoing tide and had been small. She also said that they did deploy some sorbent boom as they had lobsters in the holding pens. The Vinalhaven Lobster Company is next to the Co-op. Nora indicated that there was little cleanup needed and that Peter Jones' people were cleaning up the boat. No further work is needed on this spill.
I-151-1997*On 8-28-97, this office received written notification from Safety Kleen that they had a spill of petroleum-Naptha from a drum on the back of a box truck that was picking up material at DBJ McGuire in Houlton. All was cleaned up.
B-688-2000*On 12/29/00, 0221 hours Albert French reported a two hundred-gallon spill of  #2 heating oil at the Irving Oil Terminal in Searsport.  They were off-loading a barge to one of their bulk tanks when a gasket on a transfer pump failed.  The product was contained by the diked area which drains to an  oil/water separator.  The separator had not collected any of the spill because the area was iced over.  Clean Harbors was on site within a couple of days and recovered about 160 gallons with sorbents.  Fifty five gallons was liquid product that had been recovered with a vac truck.  The oil/water separator will recover any remaining product when the snow and ice melt.
B-707-1997*12/7/97  0920

Kathy Billings, of Bangor Hydro Electric Company (Environmental Services and Compliance), phone to report a small transformer oil spill in Brooklin, Maine.

A private pole owned by Mr. George Allen broke and the pole mounted transformer came to rest on his mailbox. A small amount of oil leaked onto the snow on and near the mailbox through a small leak around the seal on the transformer.  It was reported that about 8 ounces of transformer oil leaked.  The PCB concentration of the oil was not known and was tested.

Mona Spear (990-6931) reported the lab results as 9.6 ppm of PCB's concentration in the transformer oil.  The small amount of spill debris will be disposed of at Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.  See attachments.
B-606-2000*Gary's Fuel Co. called to report that a customer, Wendy Findlay, 405 Front Ridge Road, Orland had suffered an oil spill. They had lost their heat and the technician determined that the outside 275 was empty. The oil company records seemed to indicate that the tank should have held at least 125 gallons at this time. The oil company thought that due to the slow drip rate that the loss had occurred over a long period of time. The leak had occurred at a tee fitting underneath some plastic banking at the rear of the house. The house is on a slab and the leaking oil had sunk into the gravel at the edge of the pad. The house is on a steep slope and the grade pitches away from the roadway and away from other residences. The drilled well is about 150' feet away and about on the same contour. I do not think that it is threatened. There was no odor in the home. Immediately below the spill site is the septic system. Since excavating would threaten to undermine the house and damage or destroy the septic system and as I felt that the well was not threatened, no action was taken.
P-268-1996*Anonymous caller reported a spill of hydraulic oil from a tractor on the side of a dirt road.  She stated spill had occurred last winter but now the oil appeared to be spreading.  I checked the area and found a small stain on the side of the road and a rusty organinic sheen on standing water in a grassy area a few feet away from the spill area.  There was no threat from the stain in the road and the sheen on the grass appeared to be heavily degraded. No cleanup necessary.
A-169-1999*A spill occurred while filling the AST at an apartment building owned by Carl & Catherine Walton (P.O. Box 644, Farmington).  The operator lost the contents of a hose, about 10-12 gallons.  The spill was to a gravel parking lot adjacent to the apartment building.  Sorbent pads were used to collect the product; contaminated sand/gravel was removed by the spiller.

On April 1, I visited the site and asked Eddie's Oil Co. to remove more soil because there was a stained area that smelled strongly of fuel oil.  I stopped by on April 14 to confirm the work had been completed.

No further action required.
A-445-1996*This site was previously remediated under A-195-94.  Several monitoring wells were installed.  Recently two of the monitoring wells showed low levels of MTBE.  These monitoring wells were close to a public water supply well.
I investigated the site.  Bill Carver had done the routine maintenance on the electronic monitoring system in September and found no problems.  An L3 fuel alarm had activated on the system when I arrived.  This was reported to be a sensor problem which was scheduled for repair.
I investigated the sumps and found product in three of the spill buckets.  Two contained old product and one was fresh.  I asked the owner to clean out the buckets and suggested that he check after every delivery to ensure that the driver was not leaving him a problem.
The parking lot drainage runs past this monitoring well.  Systemic drips and minor spills would be washed off the parking lot by the rain and soak into the ground in this area.  Anecdotal information revealed that minor surface discharges of "old" gasoline had occurred in that area.
Thus several potential sources exist on this site;  Leakage of the product in the spill buckets, the product carried off of the parking lot in runoff and the surface spills.  The runoff and surface spill sources are the most probable.
John Lohnes installed a curb and catch basin system to divert runoff from the parking lot to the field near the under drain outfall.
A geoprobe investigation was done.  Locations are shown on the site plan.  Holes A and B were clean.  This shows that the tanks are not the source.  C had old diesel fuel in it left from the A 195-94 remediation and is within acceptable levels.  Hole D had a slight organic content by PID near the surface.  This hole is at the top of the runoff puddle from the parking lot.
A-202-1996*see attached
B-591-1996*D-TREE=N.
B-669-2000*B-669-00
Mariaville

Wednesday December 13, 2000			0314

I received a phone call from the state police dispatcher.  I was asked to make contact with Jeff Gray (942-4416) of Bangor Hydro Electric.  I phoned Mr. Gray, after much telephone difficulty, he informed me there was a spill of 2 gallons of mineral oil (PCB <1 PPM) at pole 2/70 on Route 181 in Mariaville.  He said that the recloser had a catastrophic failure (it exploded) during a windstorm.  The conditions at the time allowed the mineral oil to coat an area that was about 10 by 15 feet of brush and grass.
Late in the day Mona Spear and I cordoned off and delineated the spill / spray area.  This was done because snow was forecast and Clean Harbors would not be able to do the clean up until Thursday.
On Thursday Clean Harbors cleaned up 7 bags of oil contaminated grass and leaves along with about .25 of a pick up truck full of oily brush.  These materials will be removed to the Clean Harbors dumpster for incineration.
B-61-1997*2/6/97 08:30

Dale Doughty, Hydrogeologist for the Department of Transportation, made us aware of a possible contamination problem at one of their road reconstruction projects on Route 1A in Frankfort.  Low levels of gasoline contamination were discovered in borings in front on Ginn's saw shop.  The saw shop had been reportedly a service station complete with underground tanks.  The DOT was concerned that they may run into higher levels that would have to be treated properly once excavation began.

The first order of business was to meet with Stanley Ginn; owner of the saw shop.  Mr. Ginn stated that when Amoco moved out the tanks were removed.  It was unclear when this occurred.  Inspection of the property did not show any evidence of possible underground tanks.  Secondly, Tech Services later determined through another series of borings that site did not need remediation with gasoline concentrations so low.  As for the DOT construction project that summer, work did not disturb any of the lightly contaminated soil.  The source of this contamination seems to remain a mystery.
P-255-2000*   While working in the area on Fri. 5/5/00 I noted that this service station & UST facility was out of service and the business closed.  It looks to have been closed for at least through the winter.  I did not check the tanks to see if they were emptied of the fill caps locked however.  As noted in the site sketch, the facility has one 10,000 gal., dbl-wall CP protected steel, three-compartmented UST and one pump island.  Piping is dble-wall FRP.
   The facility is located adjacent to the Ossipee River (see site sketch) in a rural commercial & residential area; on town water.
    A check of the DEP reg. showed that it was listed as "out-of-service" as of 4/16/99.  According to the Parsonsfield Fire Chief the facility is due for abandonment by removal by the Maine DOT for a new bridge over the Ossipee River.  I have found no removal notice at this time.
See attached and P-44-95 for further info.  As this is an old facility location, further Resp. Div. actions are possible during the abandonment.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-350-1996*On 7/6/96 at 1705 I received a call from the state police to advise me that they had an officer at the scene of a truck accident and he was reporting that about 1/2 gallon of gas had leaked out of the truck's tank.  There were no homes or wells nearby but near a "wet spot".  Apparently the drilling rig had slipped off the road and laid on its side thus the small loss of product.  I thanked them for the warning but did not go to the scene.  On the next day at 1900 I received a call from Russell Smith the Asst. chief of the Surry Fire Dept. who was concerned about the fuel spilled from the drilling rig as he believed it was more like 15-20 gallons of diesel.  His crew had put out about 1/2 a bale of sorbent pads to collect the oil but he was concerned that it was not good enough.  The next morning I went to the scene.  The rig's wheels had slipped off the road in a filled area that was a small 20'x20' pothole wetland of moss and associated vegetation.  There was no active overflow from the pothole but there was still standing water.  The firemen had put down pads and collected the most saturated ones into a plastic bag and left a dozen or so fresh ones on the water.  This is the classic situation that any further clean up attempts such will cause more damage than to leave it.  As this is summer, the warm temperatures and the standing water in the pothole will remediate the remaining oil in a few weeks.  No further clean up will be required.
A-493-1999* Les Hallstrom called this office to report that Samples Shipyard was causing paint chips to pollute the air and ocean water. Samples Shipyard is located at 120 Commercial St. in Boothbay Harbor. I made a site visit on 8-10-99. While I was at the site there was no activity such as blasting or painting. I spoke with Mr. Chris Braga and Mr. Robert Braga, owner/operator of Sample Shipyard, about the complaint of paint dust and paint chips in the air and water.  They explained to me the new process called "Hydroblasting", which uses a small amount of water at very high pressures to blast off the deck paint.  This process created a lot of noise and the Braga's have decided not to use this process again. They also explained to me how they used white mats to capture the paint chips that spilled over the side of the ship with the water.  The type of paint that is being used on the decks of this (and other) USCG vessels is Intertuf KH by International Paint, Inc.  Intertuf KH is a two-part epoxy paint. There is another component of the deck paint and that is garnet, which gives the deck paint texture.  The paint that is used on the hull is the two-part epoxy as a primer and then a coat of Interviron BRA640.  International Paint, Inc. also manufactures this paint.  This product is an anti-fouling paint.  Copies of all Material Safety Data Sheets are attached.  The Bragas told me that they place plywood sheets under the ship to capture the hull paint during the removal process, which is sandblasting.  In addition to the plywood there is a filter screen surrounding the ship, that is supposed to capture paint particles and prevent them from drifting off site.

 In conclusion, I did not witness any sandblasting, hydroblasting or other paint removal process, and cannot tell if the procedures they are using are adequate.
A-208-1999* Mr. McNamara called this office to report an oil spill in a small brook that empties into Allen Pond. This spill is located on Vermont Ave. After my arrival I checked the stream and there indeed was a small amount of oil . We followed the stream up for a distance of 100 feet and did not find any evidence of oil. I noticed a black plastic drain pipe entering the brook. I then went into the basement of the nearby house and spoke with the tenant. I found a very small leak at the burner on the furnace, which is located in the basement.  This home has a dirt floor in the basement and a black drain pipe that drains out toward the brook.
 I spoke with the owner of the rental house, Robert Melerango, and asked him to make the needed repairs. He called me on April 26 to inform me that the repairs had been made.
No further action required.
A-282-1999*This spill happened when the pump failed to shut off and the vehicle tank overfilled.  Staff at the station quickly worked to clean the gas with sorbents.  The fire department was called, but were only there a short time.  Some fuel had reached the paved ditch at the side of the road, but reportedly had not reached the storm drain.  A customer trying to be helpful tried to wash the gas off the pavement.  This caused a sheen to reach the storm drain.  When I visited the site, I asked that the water with sheen be removed so no more fuel could reach the drain.  This was immediately done.

No further action is anticipated.
P-207-2001*24 February 2001, responded to facility location. I observed a 275-gallon, above ground supply tank, located in a closet leaking from the filter housing. Nobody at the facility could explain how the filter housing broke. The spilled product spread out and was absorbed by building materials (sheet rock walls, carpet, wooded steps and flooring). The oil also got under some tile flooring in an adjacent room. The spill product was confined within the building and no discharge to the environment occurred. There was little freestanding product and what there was, the facility's oil company technician collected (approximately 6 gallons). The leak was stopped and repaired.

No clean up effort was feasible by DEP. The spill was all property damage spread out over the impacted area, facility insurance company (Colonial Adj., Westbrook, Ron Boisvert 797-9036) conducting an action at this site.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 23 March 2001.
B-104-2000*On 2/27/00,  1300 hours Gill Merchant, who works for BIA reported a two gallon Jet fuel spill from a mobile tanker that was on the ready line.  Apparently there was a valve that wasn't closed tightly enough.  They picked up the product with four pads, which went to BIA's waste stream.

P-77-1996*On 1/30/96 I received a call from Dan Lewis at Sun Environmental reporting a spill at the Parsons residence in Hiram.  The spill occurred when a valve broke off an above ground oil tank at the residence.  I visited the site on 2/2/96.  After looking at the spill area, I determined it would be best to wait until spring to conduct any excavation of contaminated soils.  Her well was approximately 100 feet away from the spill and not at immediate risk.  I asked the homeowner to make arrangements to have the oil tank removed from its original spot sometime this winter or early spring and to call me when the snow had melted in the spill area.  I also advised her to be on the lookout for any signs of oil in her well or oil odor accumulation in the home.  Excavation planned for spring 1996.

Spring 96 Update:

I met on site with Mr. Parsons and Cal Lewis of New Hope Excavation and made plans for a clean-up on 6/6/96.  On 6/6 20 yds of contaminated soil was excavated.  The excavation was approximately 8 feet deep and groundwater was encountered at 7 feet.  There was no sheen or free product on the groundwater.  No futher action required.

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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-219-1999*Clean Harbors was awarded by the Coast Guard the contract to remove 2 abandoned USTs at the Eagle Island Light.  It's unknown how long the tanks had been abandoned; they were unregistered.

The tanks each had holes in them;  the consultant detected at least one field sample in excess of 100 ppm hydrocarbon by PID.  Geologist Harold Neilson called to apprise me of that fact.

Because the spill was so old, the distance involved, the lack of downgradient exposures and the fact that the tanks were practically on top of the bedrock, there was liffle cleanup to be done, so I recommended they do nothing.
A-173-1996*     An estimated 100 gallons of kerosene was spilled at this seasonal residence on or about 4/13/96 when the 275-gallon AST allegedly fell over.  Some of this was absorbed into soil in the immediate vicinity of the tank; much of it flowed across a low section of an adjacent property and was carried by heavy rains into nearby (approx. 100' away) Cobbossee Stream.  DEP was notified of the incident on 4/20/96, and Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site that day.
The tank had been removed by the time of my arrival, although the wooden support structure was still in place.  There was no recoverable free product.  Approximately 40 cu. yds. of soil and leaf litter were removed during the next five weeks and taken to a commercial composting facility.
     The area is considered environmentally sensitive although there are currently no wells in the area.  I do not anticipate further DEP involvement here as a result of this incident.
B-131-2000*On 3/6/00 Glenn Jackson of Jackson Realty inquired about abandoning a UST in place at the Woodland Shopping Center in Baileyville.  A site assessment by CES revealed that the UST was entombed in concrete and that it was located under the loading dock at the Foodliner portion of the shopping center.  Glenn showed me a photograph of the fill pipe going through the cement floor of the loading dock as well as the CES report.  I indicated that I would write an in place permit and attend the abandonment.  I like to attend such abandonments in order to insure that it is done correctly and to document the event.  I hadn't heard from anyone regarding when the abandonment was going to take place so on 8/16/ I contacted Glenn to see what was happening.  Glenn said that the sale that he was preparing the property for had fallen through.  I contacted the owner to reiterate my offer to officiate at the abandonment of the UST in question and he said that he would have his representative get in touch with me.  On 9/5/00 Richard Hunt, who represents the property owner contacted me and on 9/6/00 Marshall Goyett, who is a contractor contacted me about doing the job.  I asked him to let me know when he wanted to do it and as of 12/22/00 I haven't heard from anyone.
B-723-1999*Ed Watson owns a spring west of Reuben's Market, and according to Harold Evans of our Augusta office, who took the complaint, intends to finance his retirement from the revenue generated selling springwater.   Mr. Watson is justifiably concerned about the proximity of the gasoline pumps and USTs at Reuben's Market and alleges that sloppy practices by the gas buying clientel there threaten his spring and livelihood.

Investigating on 11/15, I could find no sign of spillage on the surface  or under the pumps. The system is up to code and the cashier at the Market keeps an eye on activity at the pumps. Hatch keeps sorbents on hand, and is aware now, of his obligation to log and report spills.

It seems inevitable that eventually a spill at Reuben's will impact Watson's spring, but as of now, Hatch is complying with our regulations.
I-169-2000*150.99 gallons of heating oil leaked from a 275 tank onto a gravel floor of a basement in Sherman Mills.  A vacuum truck was used to pick up contaminated soil and free product.  3 wells are at risk and the owners will be placed on well monitoring.

Soils are a very course gravel, spilled product did a text book move, contaminated soil was coned shaped to the water table with free product at the water table. Initial recovery well had about 2 feet of water. About 50 gallons of free product was recovered in the first week using sorbant pads. Pads were placed in bottom of the well, then removed and wrung out.

Free product was recovered from the well placed in the basement near the spill. Water was pumped through two oil water separators prior to being discharged.

Site was turned over to Tech services on 1/11/01.

Response case closed.
P-548-1997*On 9/25/97 I called Nikki Darling at the request of Harrison Bispham (DEP).  Mr. Bispham had received a call from Ms. Darling reporting that she had spilled Mercury in a shed on her property.  She reported that approximately a month to two months ago her children had gained access to the shed containing property of her ex-husband.  One of the property items was a 2 liter pepsi bottle approximately 1/2 full of Mercury.  She told me that her children had emptied an unknown amount of Mercury onto a utility table and had been playing with it.  I told her to secure the shed and made an appointment with her for September 29 to look at the spill.

I learned later that day, that Ms. Darling had also spoken with Andrew Slusarski of the DEP about the event.  Mr. Slusarski had learned that Ms. Darling had sought medical attention for her children and that test results were not yet available.

Ms. Darling called me on 9/29 and told me that her husband had removed the Mercury and the utility cart over the weekend and taken both items to his home in Scarborough.  She told me not to come to her house as had been planned.  I referred the matter back to Andrew Slusarski to follow up on the alleged disposal of the Mercury.  No further response action necessary.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
OCTOBER 23, 1997
A-407-1997*An old cabinet was being thrown out.  As it was being moved, some mercury spilled out of it.  Inspection revealed a broken mercury switch and a container of mercury inside.  Seacoast Ocean Services was called.  The mercury was removed and the area was cleaned.  A Jerome meter was used to confirm cleanup.
B-328-2000*On 6/19/00, 0755 hours John Flanders of Barrett Paving reported a 25 gallon release of paving emulsion from a distrbution nozzle on one of their trucks.  They were not sure of the cause, but thought vandalism may have come into it. The spilled material is about 70% water and 29.9% asphalt with a dash of an emulsifying agent.  The release had taken place overnight.  The material was mixed with sand and recycled.

P-737-2000*Dead River Oil Company reported that they had discovered a leaking above ground oil storage tank at the Key Bank, 40 Front St., Bath.  Dead River and Bath Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the fuel oil which had leaked from the AST.

No significant environmental impact is expected and no further action is necessary in this matter.



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Jon L. Woodard - OHMS III
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
A-313-1998* Maine Yankee reported a release of one pint of sodium hydroxide. The concentration was 8% to 10% with a pH = 14. The leak occurred at a capped piping run. The valves located upstream of the cap may have been accidently knocked open. Clean up was done by Maine Yankee.
P-204-1999*    CTI Carr reported to DEP on Wed., 3/24/99, that he had discovered a previously unknown of UST while he was excavating for new product piping for this facility's AST's.  On the condition he supply a removal notice and reg. amendment I granted a waiver of the 30-day notice for a removal the next day.  On Thurs. 3/25/99 I met Carr onsite with the owner Mark Richardson, and UST site assessor Michael White.  Old (two) UST's had reportedly been removed by Simard in 1987 before Richardson bought the place.  The 1000 gal. bare steel "mystery" gas  UST was located at the left front of the store, being out of service and w/o fill or vent piping evident since 1987.  The tank had no holes or severe corrosion evident.
     Since 1987 the facility had had  AST's in a concrete dike and with pressurized underground piping.  The 1987 galvanized product piping was being replaced by L C Tanks with Environ piping & sump.  The area is on public water though a well for Poland Spring Bottling is 3000' or more NW.  Across Rt. 26 is Gendron's Mobil which also has documented contamination.
      White noted PID readings exceeding the 1000 ppm action level for the BS-2 goal, though this was weathered and localized around the tank top.  No oil saturated soil or free product noted.  Based on limited amount of soil required to be remedied Mr. Richardson was not required to remove the soil.  Carr stated he would spread a small amount of soil dug out around the rear parking lot to aerate.  No further actions required by DEP at this time, though oil contam. understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if ever disturbed.  See DEP UST Reg., assessment, and any attached notes for further details.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-777-1998*
B-777-98

On 10/6/98,1145 hours this office received an anonymous report of unknown material (s) under a trap door at a property that the caller had leased, which was located at 499 Hammond Street in Bangor.  The building in question had been occupied by a Ford dealership so the trap door was most likely an entrance to a grease pit.  The caller had  indicated that there was not any visible spillage, nor were any odors associated with the space under the trap door.  Staff were fully occupied with higher priority cases at that time; so the investigation was put on the back burner. On 11/23/98 we received an e-mail from Bob Campbell, who turned out to be the anonymous caller.  My first investigation did not reveal a trap door.  I got back to Campbell and he provided me with a sketch.  On 12/12/98 I met with Dick Harnum and Jim Sullivan (Webber Oil) and we found the trap door. There were some metal, gallon containers that had held auto body wax that were very rusted.  There was a shop vac that probably wouldn't work because it was very rusted.  The space was subject to ground water seepage, which is why the metallic items were so rusted.  There were some half pint plastic containers that had water in them that had most likely come from higher  ground water levels.  The air in the space did not have a foul smell.  From the Haz-Mat point of view I saw no reason to call for a clean up.
A-42-1998*A garage fire occurred upgradient of the McGuire residence. The runoff from the fire ran onto his driveway. The fire department also dumped 2000 gallons of water which ran onto his driveway.  The well is underneath the driveway.  Ken McGuire has a diesel truck.  Two days after the fire he noticed a strange odor and taste in his water.  The analysis showed 430 ug/L of MTBE.  Filters were installed by Tech Services.
A-85-1997*Received a call from Chuck Kraske of International Paper that they had a small oil spill. He reported that 10 gallons of lube oil was spilled into the process sewer when a construction contractor broke the site glass on a lube oil tank. No measurable amount of oil was recovered. See report from International Paper for additional details. No further work is needed for this spill.
B-103-2000*On 2/27/00, 1950 hours Jim Lavoie of the Old Town Fire Department reported an AST spill at 2290 Bennoch Road in Old Town.  Ice had fallen off the roof and cracked the filter nipple.  The Fire Department had responded by stopping the release with a wooden plug.  Also, they trenched the snow around the spill area and deployed sorbents.  Initially I thought that a couple of guys with shovels could drum up the impacted snow.  However, when Clean Harbors personal arrived it became apparent that it was a job for a Vac Truck.

Product penetration was minimal because of frost and ice under the snow.  This allowed the snow to absorb the lion's share of the release.  There are gravel pack wells about .2 miles up the road but they are not in danger because of distance and the fact that the clean up was almost 100%.  The area of the spill was about 240 ft2.  Assuming that the pink portion was an inch and a half thick and that it was a third product the recovery calculates to be around a hundred gallons.
B-690-2000*Beth DeHaas called from D.E.P. Augusta tank enforcement unit to report that she had received a fax on 12/26/2000 from LC Tanks, Inc. It informed her that the underground delivery piping for the regular gasoline had failed a pressure test. This test had been requested because the automatic line leak detector kept tripping. I went to the station and on my arrival saw that the regular and midgrade pumps had been shut down. They were selling premium only. I asked to speak with the manager or owner, but the on duty clerk, Laura, told me that neither was available right then. Laura said that it was the manager, Juanita Merritt, who had been dealing with L.C's.Tanks and had the responsibility of correcting the tank problem. She was expected back later that afternoon. I left my card with the request that Ms. Merritt call me when she returned.
   On the next morning, 12/27/00, I spoke with Jim Swett and learned that L.C's Tank was on scene to re-test the line. I went to the station and talked with Leonard Carr of L.C.'s Tank. He had pressure tested the line with 50 pounds this morning and it had maintained pressure for over an hour. He believes that the problem was a faulty quick connect valve that he had installed earlier this year. He replaced it this morning and the system appears tight. I could not see or smell any gasoline in the sump. It appears that the problem has been resolved and that no gas was lost.
I-63-1999*On 5-5-99, Mark Sperry, a camp owner on Little Madawaska Lake called to report there was an oil sheen on the lake that covered a large portion along the shoreline. I investigated that day and found the source to be coming from a camp owned by Robert Corey. Oil was seeping out of the shore line in front of his camp directly downgradient from his heating fuel tank. The tank was a horizontal 275 laying on the ground beneath the porch. A closer look at the tank showed the flange between the tank and filter nearly broken off from frost action. I deployed sorbent and containment boom in the lake to contain the oil. Soderberg Construction was hired to remove the tank and pump off the remaining oil. They also removed all contaminated soil possible.
B-198-2001*On 4/13/01, 1210 hours Jim Miller of Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor reported that they had discovered and cleaned up a waste oil spill at a residential property at their facility.  The spill occupied a 3' X 4' area and the clean up produced three quarters of a drum of soil.  He was confident that they had gotten it all.  Jim said that it would go to Total Waste Management and that it would probably cost $300 to dispose of because of the TCLP requirement.
B-115-1997*Dead River Co. called to report that they had a service man at an apartment house in Orrington to a repair a leaky tank.  They said that this was a dripping tank and a leaky line that had been on going for a week or so.  There was no free product.  On 3/10/97 I met Mr. Ouellette at the house and we entered the basement where the tank had leaked.  They had placed a patch on the bottom of the tank in question and then found that the line may have leaked also.  This is a very old house with a dirt floor and field stone walls.  It is estimated that there was between 30-50 gallons lost.  This was up against the rock wall and it appears that the oil sank into the wall line.  This residence is served by public water.  Since there is no fear of drinking water contamination I only required that the odor be addressed, as I fear that any excavation at the foot of the cellar wall would jeopardize the building's soundness.  Mr. Ouellette said that his company would do a surface clean up and take care of the odor.  I left my card with the tenant, Ms. Ayers, asking that she call me if any problems arise.
I-120-1999*During the night of 7/30/99, someone vandalized the AST at this mobile home by breaking off the copper piping at the tank, this line supplies the furnace.

Mr. Poitraw stated that the damage was done by Ronnie Epling, Jr. and Eric Argraves. Neither admit doing the damage nor were there any witnesses.

Mr. Poitraw states that over 50 gal was spilled but the stain on the ground indicates only 2 or 3 gal were spilled.

Gene Knight the park owner will work out the clean-up with Mr. Poitraw  to Mr. Knight's satisfaction.

The well for the park is about 500 feet away.

Case Closed.

A-480-1996*     This commercial fishing vessel sank on its mooring in Rockland harbor during heavy weather.  Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on 10/22 and observed the salvage operations.  An oil sheen was visible around the boat but recovery was not feasible.  A diver attempted to plug the vent line (presumed the source of leaking fuel) without success.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
B-145-1999*     On March 31, 1999 at 1330 we received a call from Dianne Alexander of C.N. Brown reporting a spill at the home of Linda Vose of 11 School St. in Lincoln.  Ms. Alexander said that Ms. Vose noticed #2 heating oil seeping through her granite block foundation.  There was no leak in her basement tank but the outside fill-pipe is buried where it goes through the blocks into the house's basement
     I visited the site that afternoon and met Ms. Vose and we checked the basement and outside fill-pipe.  C.N. Brown workers had spread Speedi-Dri on the basement and dug up the outside fill-pipe.  The pipe was cracked where it connected to a section of pipe that come from the basement.  Ms. Vose said a backhoe had dug up her waterline earlier in March and had damaged the house's siding  near the oil fill-pipe.  The backhoe may also have hit the fill-pipe.  C.N. Brown will install a new feed-line and excavate a wheelbarrow of soil and spread it on the driveway.  This will stop any more leaching of oil into the basement.  The area is on town water.





P-65-1998*See attached narrative, etc.
B-69-1997*D-TREE=N.
I-109-2001*A leak by a flare nut caused 1 quart of fuel oil to be spilled.  It was cleaned up with speedy dry and simple green and taken back to shop to dispose of.
P-493-2000*Mr. Bernard contacted the DEP as he had a strange odor/taste to his drinking water.  He was concerned that it might be MTBE/gasoline.  Based on his location on a major road I agreed to sample the well.  Results were negative for petroleum products.  No further action is necessary.



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Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
B-565-1996*On 10/9/96 at 0936 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro Electric reported a transformer spill that they had on Tennis Club Road in Northeast Harbor.  He estimated the spill volume was 10 gallons.  In the final report this was changed to 11 gallons.  The spill landed on small trees, leaves and gravel.  It covered an area 10' x 30' and the clean up generated 5 yds of material that went to Sawyer Environmental.  The oil was found to contain 9.1 ppm PCB, which is considered to be non-PCB.

The spill happened because a tree fell on the pole that had the transformer on it.
B-543-1999*Rich Withee complains that someone did a backyard oil change outside his apartment, and left the oil in a basin; Withee was concerned for the local wildlife.

I went to the scene of the crime and retrieved the oil, basin and filter left in the basin. Oil was poured onto sorbents and disposed with our regular oiled sorbent load to Auburn.
B-433-2000*On 8/10/00, 1550 hours this office received an anonymous complaint against the Pleasant River/Columbia Fall transfer station.  The allegation was that the facility was recycling pesticide containers that had not been properly cleaned.  I talked with Henry Jennings, who is in charge of pesticide control compliance.  He said that the requirement for such containers was that they be triple rinsed (or equivalent) before being sent to a recycling facility.  He also indicated that the containers in question were from Wymans' Blueberry Plant and that he was confident that their cleaning standards were in excess of the legal requirement.  Henry added that some of the pesticide materials contained a fungicide that was not water- soluble and sometimes did not come out of the containers even when they had been properly treated.  Consequently, some of the containers might have e a white, crystalline residue, but that this did not mean that the containers had not been legally pretreated for recycling.

I also talked with Peter Crane, who is in charge of the transfer facility.  Peter said that these containers were certified as being triple rinsed and that he had personally inspected the load and found that they were clean.  He said that these containers were recycled into products that do not contact food.  He gave fence posts and pallets as examples.  I also gleaned that the containers were still available for inspection.  On the afternoon of 8/11/00 BW and CL went to the site and inspected the containers.  We examined several  bags of containers and we did not find any containers that had residue, moisture nor odor.
A-530-1998*Received a call from Scott Reed of Mead that there had been an accident with injuries at the mill. Two contract workers were injured when a pressure relief valve on a sulfuric acid tank vented. The venting was caused by the backpressure of clearing a sulfuric acid line to allow a repair at a leaking elbow. The overflow line to the acid tank was plugged, forcing the acid / air mixture from the line to vent. This sprayed the acid on the two workers. The acid was neutralized in place and flushed to the process sewer. No site visit was made and other work is necessary on this spill.
A-604-2000*An UST was discovered at the Waterville Gas Works and removed. The tank's history is unknown. It is unlikely that it was a petroleum tank due to it's location and the nature of the facility. The tank had been modified at some point into storage for storm water and been fitted with a grating on the top to allow surface water into tank. The water and sediment was pumped out prior to removal. No further response action is expected.
P-589-1992*Received call from James Shirley regarding an oil spill at his business property of Dunlaw Realty on the corner of Main St. and Irving, Springvale, ME.  Somehow the supply line had been tampered with and discharged an unknown quantity of oil onto the ground. Arrangement were made to have Jet-Line Environmental Services excavated the contaminated soil. The contamination was confined to a small area and only 0.89 tons of soil were removed and disposed of at Tilcon.  The area is serviced by public water, so there were no concerns with drinking water.  The occupants of the building experience no problems with oil vapors inside the building after the contamination was removed.  Considering the discharge was limited, no drinking water well was at jeopardy and most of the contaminated soil was removed, no further Response action would be required.
P-332-1996*Traffic accident involving a tractor trailer and a building.  Do to the large amount of debris in the area, a proper assessment of the petroleum discharged could not be accomplished.  I returned to the site later in the week, after the debris was removed, and observed no free product.  No further action required.
B-523-1996*On 9/20/96, I attended a tank removal at Grossman's Lumber (Facility currently abandoned), which is at 470 Odlin Rd.  It was a 1k heating oil UST.  The bottom of the tank was down about 7.5 feet.  There was water in the hole and there was no evidence of discharge.  The tank had been buried in blue marine clay.  It was badly corroded in places and there was a hole (almost 1/4" D) near one of the end plates half ways up from the bottom.  Possibly the hole was opened up by the back hoe.  In any event, the tank wasn't very sound in this particular spot.  No one at the site knew if the tank had been in service at the time Grossmans moved away or not.  Perhaps a mute consideration in as much as there was no evidence of a discharge.  The highest PID head space was 7.5 ppm.

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. was on site representing Grossmans.  C&C Contractors was the tank remover.  They also had a licenced tank installer on site in the person of Chris Gaudet.
P-119-1996*A sheen of unknown origin was observed in the Piscatiqua River by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard personell.  No product was recoverable.  No site visit was made.
B-574-2001*     On 10/11/01, 2100 hours Webber Oil reported that they were tending to an AST anomaly at the home of John Baker.  The tank had apparently been leaking for a few days.  The Bakers had been away and noticed the odor when they returned.  The leak, which was through a small corrosion hole, had been mag-patched and Lee Laundry (the Webber Tech) was deploying and recovering speedy dry.  I discussed the services that we could offer in the event of a persisting problem due to the spill.  It has been over a month now and I haven't heard from the Bakers.  My impression at the time was that the measures already taken would do the job.
A-409-1997* A truck, owned by Mainely Trees, fueled up at Ron's Texaco. This resulted in an overfill and the diesel overflowed into a drip pan. When the truck exited Ron's and entered Route 4, the diesel slopped out of the pan and onto the road. The Fire Dept. responded and then called DOT and they spread sand onto the spill. A good effort by the Fire Dept. prevented any further problems. No further action will be required.

B-479-1998*Part of the sales agreement between Tony Bartley (seller) and R.H. Foster (buyer) was that  the bulk plant on Main st. in Greenville be cleaned up.  Bartley agreed to let me run the cleanup.

On July 23, 1998, seventy yard of contaminated fill was removed and spread to weather behind Bartley's facility at Greenville Junction.  My initial intent was to just clean up inside the dike, but it soon became apparent that the contamination was too widespread for that.

Cleanup did not occur 'til October 1999, after the tanks had been moved to a new site at the Industrial Park. At that time, Lynch Construction, using a bigger excavator, removed another 1320 yd3 of contaminated fill.  That soil was taken to the Moosehead Sanitary District Office, where it will be amended with 660 yd3 of compost to treat the contaminant biologically.

It's important to note that the contamination was only removed down to the solid bedrock.  The groundwater and bedrock under the site remains contaminated, but the intermediate clean-up standard does not call for its remediation.
B-613-1996*Galen Woodman of RH Foster in Machias called to report a spill at their facility in Machais.  Mr. Woodman stated that approximately 350 gallons of waste gasoline and fuel oil spilled from a corrosion hole in an outside skid tank.  Preparations were being made for the clean up.  In the meantime, the affected area was covered with poly plastic.  A heavy rain was forecasted for that evening.

Investigation shown that the gas oil mixture spread over a large area over the partially frozen ground.  Contamination penetrated to a depth of about 2 feet.  Approximately 150 yards of soil was removed by Hanscom Construction and taken to a previously approved land spreading site in Cooper.  It is believed that most of the contamination was removed.  No resources of the state were believed to be affected.
A-55-2001*   DEP received a report that hydraulic oil was spilled along a section of paved road when a line broke on a State-owned vehicle.
A-351-1997*     DEP received a report that contaminated soils were encountered during repiping at this facility.  It is believed that contamination was due to minor line leaks at the diesel island.  Because two wells are located nearby a soil remedial goal of 200 (PID) was assigned; contaminated soil was transported to Pike Industries.  The two wells were sampled (see Emery and Garrett report)with negative results.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
A-446-2001*Complaint received by Jon Andrews of dumping of gasoline at this junkyard in Turner.  Jon Andrews responded to the site and initiated clean up actions.

No further information regarding the initial response and clean up actions are available as Mr. Andrews retired from the DEP prior to completing this report and dispose of files relating to it.  The site was refered to the Division of Remediation and actions were taken under the direction of Tom Benn.   Information regarding the clean up may be found in the Divsioinof Remeidation's files.
B-645-1998*The underground tank at Kenduskeag Terrace was overdue for removal by a year when Clean Harbors filled it in place in Oct. 1998.  The tank was virtually inaccessable, being at least 20  feet lower than the parking lot adjacent to it.  Its excavation wouldve required the  removal of some ornamental shrubs, and would've endangered the retaining wall holding up the parking lot.

Clean Harbors proposed to open the tank, wipe it down and fill it with inert fill.
A-460-1999*DEP received a report that a small amount of transformer oil (non-PCB) had spilled at this pole (see CMP report).
A-226-2000*     DEP received a belated report that a small fuel spill had occurred during an overfill at this residential AST.  Fuel had exited the vent pipe into soil outside the structure; some fuel had leaked at the top of the tank and flowed across the concrete cellar floor, sorbing into underlying gravel.  Heavy rains had fallen between the time of the spill and it's reporting to DEP.
     After discussion with the oil company (Puckey) it was decided that DEP would contract for remedial work and seek reimbursement from Puckey.  Soil was removed from under the vent line; gravel was removed from a section of the cellar floor and a concrete patch applied.  PID readings were negligible in the cellar and living areas following this remediation.
     The drilled well serving this property is located approx. 50' from the spill site; it is not expected to be impacted by this event.
B-525-2000*      On September 26, 2000 at 1415 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a one gallon spill of #2 oil at an apartment house at 33 George St. in Bangor.  A tennant called about an oil smell and a Dead River burnerman found a small leak in the basement tank and about one gallon of fuel on the cement floor.  He recovered the spilled oil with sorbents and pumped out 175 gallons from the tank.  No oil reached the basement drain and Dead River replaced the tank
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A-13-1999*An AST was being replaced. A small spill from the filter occurred onto a concrete floor. It was cleaned up immediately.
I-71-1999*THERE WAS A BROKEN HOSE ON THE EQUIPMENT.  20 GALLONS + WERE SPILLED AND CLEANED UP ON SITE.  DEBRIS WENT TO FORT KENT TO BE BURNED.
P-385-1997*On 7/17/97 I received a call from Ron Wilson reporting contamination found during a tank installation in Portland.  I responded immediately.  Les Wilson & Sons was installing a new tank in an excavation that had not previously contained an underground storage tank.  There was strong fuel oil odor in the excavation.  Dick Foss of Schlotterbeck and Foss explained to me that they had suffered a fuel oil discharge approximately 10 years ago that involved a free product recovery.  Ron Wilson inquired about getting DEP Insurance Fund money to cover the clean-up.  The site was determined to be a baseline-1 and no soil exceeding the clean up standard was present.  The soil needed to be removed to facilitate installation of the new tank.  I told Mr. Wilson and Mr. Foss that due to the fact there had been a previous dishcarge, and no tank existed in the excavation that I would not pay for anything out of the fund up front but that they were welcome to file a claim if they chose to do so and gave them Diana McLaughlin's name and number to contact for an application.  I gave them a virgin letter for the disposal of the soil at Commercial Recycling.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
AUGUST 6, 1997
A-597-2000*Received a call from Joel Glatz of Frontier Oil reporting a small oil spill.  He reported that he had overfilled the aboveground tank of Melanie Couturier of South China.  He stated that an estimated 3 gallons had come out the vent.  He also said that he had dug up some soil around the tank.  I went to look at the site.  I excavated an additional amount of soil.  The soil was originally to be delivered to Commercial Paving for disposal.  Commercial Paving notified me that the soil had not been delivered.  I called Frontier Oil and spoke to Mr. Glatz.  He stated that he had put the soil in 10 5-gallon pails and that they were sitting in a shed.  He did not have the time to take it down to Commercial Paving as he was the only driver for his company.  I gave him permission to deliver it to Commercial Paving when he had the time.  Except for the soil disposal, no further work is necessary on this spill.
A-424-1998*A tank at a batch plant set up for the construction of a new bridge was overfilled from a road tanker due to worker inattention.  The spill was reported August 6, and I visited the site.  Workers were cleaning up the asphalt as it hardened.  John Flanders at Barrett Paving will be citing the workers involved, both for the spill and lack of notification to him and DEP.

No further action is required.
A-411-1998*   A release of anhydrous ammonia forced the evacuation of the Maine State Retirement System building and sent 33 workers to the hospital. The release occurred when an employee changed a cylinder of anhydrous ammonia used in a machine used to develop microfilm and allegedly removed the packing nut in error. The employee closed the valve on the cylinder before leaving the building. The fire alarm was activated in order to speed evacuation.
   The release occurred in a small room off an open office area on the lower level. DEP response staff made the initial entry in Level A, with backup and medical support by the Augusta Fire Department (Fire Chief Larry Bradley was incident commander). Upon entering the building, response staff confirmed the valve was closed, found the valve packing nut had been removed, and attempted to open a roof vent. The vent could not be opened due to the narrow access combined with bulky Level A clothing. A second entry was made to check ammonia levels and ensure all employees had been evacuated. Once it was determined the building was safe for occupation, employees were allowed into the building for a short time to retrieve personal items. Since there was still a strong odor of ammonia in the file room, the plan was to ventilate the space once all employees had again left the building. Activation of the fire alarm had turned off the air conditioning, which slowed ventilation. Once the fire alarm was turned off and mechanical ventilation resumed, the air cleared very quickly making additional ventilation of the file room unnecessary.
   Additional air samples were taken July 31 at the request of Kay Evans, MSRS Executive Director.  All were non-detect.
   The half-mask respirator used by MSRS staff had cartridges which were installed on 6/28/96. The mask was sealed in a bag which Mary James and Bill Wallace signed, and returned to Kay Evans. The incident is being investigated by Adrien Polky of the Bureau of Labor Standards (624-6400).
B-116-2000*B-116-2000
03/01/2000

     Jim Clouston, concerned resident on Verona Island, called to report oil spillage in his basement that was allegedly associated with a recent fire.  Mr. Clouston stated that a burner technician from Fortin and Jewett Oil (Webber) of Bucksport recently serviced his burner. A couple hours after the technician left his home a fire ensued burning the ceiling of his basement.  The Bucksport Fire Department stated in their report that the bleed screw to the furnace was loose allowing the oil to collect around it's base subsequently starting a fire.
     Investigating of the area at the base of the furnace shown saturated oil staining.  Oil was also discovered in the basement sump a few feet away.  Since Mr. Clouston's well is located a short distance away a clean up was necessary.  It may also be noted that fuel odors were also a problem.  Since Fortin and Jewett Oil was reluctant to readily address the problem, a clean up was initiated by the Department.
     Clean Harbors personnel removed approximately 2-55 gallon drums of contaminated soil and sorbent material from the affected area around the furnace.  This included removing the fresh product from the basement sump.  It was estimated that approximately 3-5 gallons of oil were discharged during the incident.  It may be noted that the case was referred to Technical Services staff for the investigation of indoor air quality problems.

P-267-1999*    On 4/26/99 I responded to this report of a diesel leak from a dump truck belonging to Jim Cummings Inc.  Visible spillage was noted 0.7 miles or more down Rt. 237 from Barstow Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 35.  I understand that the driver noted the leak when he stopped to turn right onto Rt. 35.  This is were the concentration of spillage was, and was also located across the street from a Portland Water District office and station into Sebago Lake (see site sketch).  This location made the discharge more serious and sensitive than normal for the quantity.
      Standish FD and PWD sanded and padded the discharge.  Oily sand was disposed of  @ Commercial Recycling in Scarborough at Cummings Inc. expense.  As most all the discharge was to pavement I do not believe ground or lake water is threatened.  No further DEP, Resp. Div. actions are anticipated.  A copy of this report will be sent to PWD as they requested.  See any attachments for further information.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-196-1997*The driver of delivery truck had left a valve open after the transfer of oil to the bulk tank that resulted in the release of fuel onto the ground.  The oil had collected in the remote impoundment designed for this type of incident.  Seacoast Ocean Services was contacted who collected the oil that was floating on water with a vacuum truck and sorbents.  Most of the oil was collected on this day and sorbent boom and pads were left in-place to collect any residual oil that might be re-mobilized.

The site was revisted several times and appeared to be progressing well except for one area adjacent to the original discharge where sheening was observed everytime it rained.  The area was excavated and the soil disposed of at Commercial Recycling Systems.  At this time, another problem was discovered.

No further action regarding this incident.  See P-377-97 for further details on discovery.
A-135-1996*The DOT was storing diesel fuel in a drum in case they lost the power.  The drum was punctured at the base and the contents were lost.  The discharge was discovered on a Monday morning.  The product ran into a drainage ditch and was trapped on puddles and had soaked in.  The product was padded off of the puddles, but only a trivial amount was recovered.  The area was dug up and erosion control matting and stone were placed in the drainage.  The soil was taken to Commercial Recycling.
B-136-1996*Doug Sinclair of Sinclair Oil called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Dana Gould on the Shadow Road in Etna.  It was stated that about 100 gallons leaked from an outside 275 gallon AST when ice fell off of the roof breaking the line near the filter.

The majority of the oil was contained on a standing melt water and snow surrounding the trailer.  The oil was subsequently sorbed up with snow and shoveled into a poly plastic lined pick up truck.  The oil was later taken to their facilty where the snow/oil mixture will be melted and separated in 55 gallon drums.  It is estimated that about 80 gallons of oil were recovered utilizing this method.  This also includes the oil recovered in a few sorbent pads.

Mr. Gould's well is located about 200 feet away and slightly upslope from the spill site.  It is not believed to be at risk.
A-227-2000*A line leak was discovered. The residents only put about 50 gallons in the tank at one time. The tank was empty, but had not been filled for a while. The soil was removed using a Vactor. The soil was sandy and the plume extended below the depth that we could dig without disturbing the foundation of the trailer. Geoprobe analysis is recomended before proceeding further.
A-336-2000* A hydraulic oil release of about five gallons of hydraulic oil was discovered during an inspection by a Mill employee. It was cleaned up and no site visit was made. No further action will be required.
I-115-1997*Lost 20 gal. of gas in a potato field on the Beaulieu Road in Connor about 1/2 mile in from the Madawaska Road.  Lost about 20 gals in  the dirt.
A-135-1998*The Maine Army National Guard reported a small spill of diesel fuel.  See attached report.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
I-230-1998*
Irving Oil reported this minor spill because this is a new customer and they did not want to be held responsible for previous problems.

BL1 area no clean up required.

Case closed
I-21-1999*On 3-1-99, Dave Frazer of Daigle Oil called to report that due to an overfill, 6 gallons of fuel oil was spilled at the residence of David Emory in Island Falls. The oil went down around the tank and into bedrock (which is at the surface) . Recovery was not possible. The area was served by town water and there was enough distance to neighboring residences so there was no likely impact to them. Case closed.
B-129-2000*B-129-2000
03/06/2000 08:40

     Joe Bailey of Irving Oil in Millinocket called to report a small overfill during the delivery of fuel at the residence of Loretta Tapley at 33 Pamola Park also in Millinocket.  It was stated that approximately 4 gallons leaked out the vent onto the ground.  The oil was then cleaned up with sorbent material.  The area is served by a public water supply and is not considered sensitive.  Oil odor was reportedly not a problem.
B-106-1998*On 2/21/98, 1103 hours Mark Daigle of Medway Fire Dept. reported an AST anomaly at the residence of Phillip Cram on Route 116 (2.9 miles on the right from Route 157). My investigation revealed that ice and snow had settled on the AST filter and caused the nipple to crack.  The property's well, which was 100 feet into bedrock was about fifty feet down grade from the release.  Phil indicated that bedrock was within a few feet from the surface.  The release was a foot or so up grade from a mobile home.  Naturally there was contaminated overburden under the unit.  However, fate smiled upon us inasmuch as the owner of the mobile unit was prepared to remove it from the property without putting it back into service.

On 3/4/98 the mobile home had been removed and the digging contractor was ready to go.  We excavated 144 yds of contaminated soil. It happened that at that particular location there was a fairly thick layer of well consolidated, moist clay.  Also the soil above the clay had a lot of black, organic material in it, which tended to absorb a lot of the product.  While the readings from the soil in the material over the clay exceeded 1000 ppm, the extremities of the excavation were down to zero.

Fund application and QM have been provided.
P-535-1987*
	Retail gasoline UST facility case.  See any attached narrative for details.
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B-645-1997*11/7/97 09:00

Dave Beaumont of Beaumont Generator in East Millinocket called to request a waiver to remove tanks at the Mom & Dad's Market in Olamon.  Two 2000 gallon gasoline tanks were scheduled to be removed.  The 30 day notice was inadvertently never sent in.

Both of the tanks were removed from a fine to medium grained sand typical of the material found along river systems.  Both tanks appeared to be in good shape with minimal pitting.  Small areas of contamination were found around each fill and vent pipe.  A more significant area was discovered in the vicinity of the pump island at a coupling.  Contamination levels exceeded 2500 ppm.  This contamination which only amounted to about 3 yards was removed and spread on top of the excavation for aeration.  The contamination was isolated and cleaned up rapidly in the lower soils.  The area is considered sensitive however with nearby wells.  Lab analysis of the nearest downslope well (the store's) proved negative for gasoline range organics, BTEX and MTBE.  No further action is expected.
B-261-2000*B-261-00
Columbia Falls

Monday May 12, 2000				0845

I received a phone call from Mr. Jim Burke (546-7068), a concerned citizen that had recently fueled his vehicle at the Four Corners Citgo station in Columbia Falls.  According to Mr. Burke there was some stained soil near the diesel dispenser.

When I arrived at the Citgo station and spoke with the station manager, Mr. Harold Dinsmore Jr.  We looked at the dark stained area of hard pan soil consisting of diesel contaminated hard packed clay and gravel, which was near the diesel fueling area.  Plans were made to spread the small amount of hard pan thinly on an area of little used asphalt surface at the station.

The soil was to be removed by some of his attendants using hand shovels and then spread thinly on the asphalt.  In all about .10 of a cubic yard of soil was spread.
B-695-2000*SEE ATTACHED REPORT FROM GENERAL ALUM.
P-555-1997*Only minor contamination was discovered around the piping.  No ground water was encountered, but are assuming it to be approximatly 20' to 30' below grade.

There was no soil removal conducted, because it seemed to be unreasonable and unattainable with the equipment available if the contamination had made its way to ground water.  A small amount of contaminated soil, that was removed around the piping and from the tops of the tanks, was spread on-site.

For further details on tank removal see "Contamination Assessment Report Underground Storage Tank Removal, Hartford's Texaco, 57 Maple Street, Cornish, Maine", by Field Service, Inc., Portland, Maine, dated 11/97, project # 339.01.

No further action required by Response Services.





A-14-2001*   DEP received a report that this home-based business (a small stained-glass manufacturer) might be creating localized metallic lead contamination.  Upon investigation the proprietor demonstrated that approx. 25 lbs. of 40% lead solder was used each week, and that the finished glasswork is rinsed with water as a final step.  Rinsewater drains to the house septic system.  The area is served by a municipal water supply.  It is conceivable that trace amounts of leachable lead may be carried away in rinsewater, but are unlikely to create health or environmental problems here.  Small amounts of copper sulphate (in aqueous solution) and muriatic acid are used in the process, but the owner claims that no wastes are generated.
     I anticipate no further Response involvement at this property.
A-694-2000*Received a call from Denise Goodheart of Binax-NEL, a commercial lab in Winslow.  She called to report a small nitric acid spill that occurred two weeks previously.  During a lab procedure, approximately 500ml of Nitric Acid was spilled.  She reported that it was neutralized and disposed of. She did not realize that the Federal reportable quantities did not come into play unless there was a chemical SPCC in place.  I explained the law to her and gave her some names to contact for details on what was expected in a chemical SPCC.  I also requested from her the written report required concerning the spill.  No site visit was made and no further work is necessary on this spill.
P-327-1996*On June 6, 1996 I received a call from Roger Hanna who works at Freeport Nursing Home.  He called to report a small spill at the facility.  The spill occurred while the underground oil tank was being refilled.  I called Union Oil who had filled the tank, they stated that a small spray of oil came out through the vent pipe while filling the tank, and that they had cleaned up all the oil.  No further action.
B-240-1999*In an aquisition/consolidation move, R.H. Foster acquired Smith oil & Hall Distributing , both of Jackman.  A site assessment performed at the Smith Oil bulk plant revealed some contamination in the soil and groundwater, presumably from overfills, but it could have been leaking piping, tanks or a combination of all three.

Concentrations of diesel range organics and MTBE  in the groundwater were way beyond the recommended limits at 490 and 1800 ug/L, respectively.  The hydrocarbon decision tree pegs the site as a stringent clean-up standard, because of the proximity of Jackman's public water supply intake at Big Wood Pond.  Therefore, some groundwater remediation and likely some soil removal was called for.

However, while the bulk plant was within 2000' of the water intake, there is a public boat launch within 500', a much likelier source of contamination.  That being the case, I downgraded the bulk plant clean-up standard to baseline 1, and required no soil or groundwater remediation.
P-131-1998*The discharge was the result of a broken fuel filter and stopped as soon as the truck was shut-off.  Sand was placed on the fuel and left in-place.

No further action required.
B-49-1999*     On January 31, 1999 at 1315 we received a call from Millard Dority reporting a ten gallon spill of #2 fuel oil at a building at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor.  Mr. Dority heads the maintenance division of the college.  The leak occurred when the day tank overfilled. The oil collected on the cement floor and didn't enter the basement sump.  Workers collected the product with sorbents.
A-307-2001*   DEP received a report that oil was spilled at this residential AST when it slipped off it's supporting blocks.  Oil sorbed into soil near the tank; excavation was prompt.  The area is rural/residential with several individual wells within 1000'.  The dug well serving the subject property is 150' from the spill site and is marginally at-risk.
B-38-2001*     On February 5, 2001 at 1440 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting a two gallon #2 oil spill in the basement at 191 French St. in Bangor.  Two 275 gallon tanks are tied together and one leaked the product onto the cement floor.  A tennant noticed a smell and called Dead River who sent a technician who installed a magni-patch to stop the leak.  He recovered the spilled oil before it reached any drain.  Dead River also pumped out and replaced the tank.
A-544-2001* Mrs. Mary Leavitt of Massachusetts called this office to report what she thought was an oil spill at her private pond in Sumner. This property is located on Damon Rd., which is located off the River Rd. I investigated the site and found that it was not oil, it was an organic sheen. No further action will be required.
B-583-1999*Mike Lovejoy, site safety officer for the Cianbro Company work site at Eastern Maine Medical Center, called the National Response Center, to report a 2-gallon spill of hydraulic oil. I spoke with Mr. Lovejoy and learned that a hose fitting broke on a manlift resulting in the loss of 10 gallons of hydraulic. He estimated that about 2 gallons made it to a storm drain and the rest was recovered by the use of sorbent pads and speedi-dri.
  When I first received the call I was en route to another spill on the other side of the Penobscot River in Brewer. On my way back some 4 hours after the 0700 Cianbro spill I checked the river for sheen and saw none. It had been raining as a result of Hurricane Floyd and the drains were flowing heavily. As such there was no chance for a recovery.
I-91-1997*I was called by the Sheriff's office to investigate a pesticide odor problem at the old Barnum House in Woodland.

Site is located on the cornor of Rt 228 and the Fowler Road. The property owner is Jenette Nedeau (493-3241).

I meet the Sheriff (Ted St Pierre) onsite and we made an entry with Clifford Miller. An odd odor hit me as we walked through the door. This odor dissipated as we moved away from the door.

Cliff had been doing some work in the building and had been working there for about two weeks. He had numerous health problems in the last two weeks including nausea and headaches.

On the floor at the cellarway entrance the wood floor is stained with what appears to be a pesticide. A systox label was found next to the stain.

At least two small containers ( less than 5 gal) were spotted when I looked into the cellar.

No further investigation was conducted due to my throat becoming irritated and a metallic taste in the back of my mouth. The other gentlemen with me experienced the same symptoms. We were in the building for less than 10 minutes.

Neighbors are : Tim & Donna Jones, P.O. Box 112, Caribou
Joanne Hart, RR#1, Box 191, Caribou (492-1308) Both sampled negative for Pesticides(pesticides-water 8081)(Herbicides by 515.2/552)(7/21/97).

9/23/97  - Entry was made into the building and and a site characterization was conducted in level"B" equipment. Only one 1 gallon container was found in the cellar. The container found was systox and was the same label found on the main floor. That container was placed into a plastic bag for disposal at a later date.

The stained area on the main floor now appears to be from a one gallon container of systox.

Two soil samples were taken in the cellar floor and are to be analyzed for lead, arsenic, systox, and general pesticide screen.

Clean Harbors removed the contaminated materials and properly disposed of them.

The house was torn down in the summer of 1998

All samples from neighbors wells were clean.

Case Closed
A-402-2000*The liftgate leaked, spilling less than a gallon of hydraulic fluid to the pavement. No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-40-1999*On 1/18/99 I received a call from the Standish Fire Department through the Maine State Police reporting a tractor trailer accident on Rt. 25.  They were requesting my assistance.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed 2 tractor trailer units and a car involved.  All of the oil that had been spilled had come out of the Hutchins Trucking vehicle.  Most of what spilled was motor oil, rear end oil and diesel fuel.  The spill was cleaned up by myself with sorbent pads and the road was then sanded.  No further action required.



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SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
JANUARY 21,1999
A-547-1996*Received a call from Petty Officer Betts from Coast Guard MSO Portland. He was reporting a sheen in Boothbay. He reported it was about 15' x 500' near McGowan Point in Boothbay. It was heading into the inner harbor from the outer harbor. He stated that it was breaking up and that no response was necessary. He further speculated that the source was someone pumping out their bilge but that no boats were observed in the area. No response was necessary at this site.
A-619-1999*See attached narrative for additional information.  No further action is anticipated.
B-103-1998*B-103-98 B.H.E.Co. - Bangor


Bangor Hydro reported a PCB oil spill in the yard at their Main Street facility. It seems that a damaged transformer was set down outside on the ice and snow. Eventually the ice melted and the transformer tipped and about one gallon of oil was spilled onto the snow and ice. They field tested the oil and saw that it was above 50 ppm. They removed the ice and snow in a 35 square foot area and disposed of it through Clean Harbors Inc.
   See attached B.H.E.Co.report.
A-127-1998*The Gardiner CEO reported a large sheen coming out of the storm drain outfall.  A large amount of melting was occuring and the flow was high.  Many of the runoff streams on the connecting streets had minor sheens.  Bailey Auto had just washed out their bays and were washing cars and allowing the water to run into a catch basin.  There were many potential sources for this non point source pollution.
P-198-2001*The Fickett's oil tank had its filter broken off under heavy snow.  The tank ran out of oil and the Fickett's had it filled.  Then they smelled oil and realized there were only 100 gallons of oil left in the tank that had been filled.  We believe that approximately 150 gallons or more of oil leaked out of the tank before it was stopped.  The Fickett's well was about 100 feet away and their septic system was even closer.  We started by vactoring soil out but soon found that more soil needed to be removed so we switched to an excavator.  We removed the vast majority of the contaminated soil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

A-243-1996*see attached and site assesment in tank file # 1467
P-348-1983*	Clean-up of solvent discharge from Neil's Motors truck to property of Smitty's transmission resulting in clean-up of soil and waters by Jetline Services Inc.
P-13-1995*	Emergency UST abandonment-by-removal of single-wall UST at BNAS Gym building with 30-day notification waiver.  The UST was damaged by construction equipment resulting in a fuel leak under the snow, into a storm drain and to the 'beaver pond' by the Galley building.  Clean-up managed by US Navy.  See separate narrative for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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A-467-1999*DEP received an after-hours report that a small amount of oil was spilled when a tree fell on a pole carrying a transformer.  According to CMP staff all visible signs of oil were cleaned up (see CMP report).
I-2-1998*On 1-9-98, the State Police called to report there was a spill from a home heating fuel tank that had been reported to the emergency number. The location was at the home of Steven Bentley on the Old Foxcroft Road in Houlton. I met with Mr. Bentley and Jerry London, a local contractor, at the site. The tank that leaked was a 275 gallon outside tank. It was on bedrock so no soil removal could be performed. There was no trace of fuel beneath the tank and the well was located about 20' downgradient. The Bentleys were placed on quarterly monitoring. Two days later, Mrs. Bentley called to report fuel in their water. A carbon filter was put on the following day.
B-168-2001*B-168-2001
04/06/2001 10:05

     Craig Nelson, resident on the Center Road in Dover-Foxcroft, called to report that his outside fuel tank developed a leak.  Investigation shown that the tank's filter had broken off with the settling ice and snow.  Mr. Nelson stated that there was little fuel in the tank and was awaiting a delivery.  Records indicated that perhaps 25 gallons or less leaked at the foundation.  The well to the residence is not thought to be at risk given the small quantity spilled.  No further action was taken.
P-87-2000*    During the late morning of Tues. 2/15/00, I received notice from M W Sewall Oil Co. that they were responding to a spill of K1 fuel from an outside 275 gal. heating oil AST located at the home of Mr. Hilton Holbrook in Brunswick.  I arrived by 1300 hrs. and with the help of Mr. Holbook's son Mark we bailed 30-gallons of free product from a bedrock depression in the houses' crawlspace.   Fleet Env. (called by Sewell) arrived later to assist with collecting waste.  The house is rural residential on drilled well and septic: a Stringent Clean-Up Goal.  Bedrock is at the surface, and strong bedrock fractures trend towards the well 90' away.  Groundwater was at the surface over the bedrock.
     Mark Holbrook (@ 725-4317) and Bennet Holbrook (@ 729-0840) acted as agents for their father.  Mr. Holbrook was in his 70's and had health problems.  Mark Holbrook signed Option-1 for DEP management.  The house was put on QM, Inability-To-Pay request sent, and a notice sent to the Fire Marshal for an AST Ins. Fund application.
     On Wed. 2/16/00 a Fleet crew vacuumed out 9.85 tons of soil [w/ free product and water] from the crawl space.  Free product was considerably reduced.  Eremita, Shutty and Hahn of DEP Tech. Services visited and evaluated the discharge.  On 2/17/00, Thurs, I changed oily pads.  On Fri, 2/18, Don White installed a fan vented at the roof-line to help reduce vapors in the house and Fleet Env. vacuumed out gw.  Crushed stone replaced the removed soil, followed by a poly sheet to keep vapors down, and more stone fill.  DEP later returned on 2/21 and 2/22/00 and noted 0.0 PID readings in the living area and 13 and 6 ppm out the vent stack, no free oil.  High gw later flushed out more product.
      At this time the vapors in the house and the well water will be monitored and further actions taken (i.e water filter) as necessary to satisfy public health concerns within DEP guidelines.  As of 2/18/00 primary DEP management passed to Tech. Services Div.

S G B
A-305-1998*A warden reported a paint spill from a shed at a camp.  The water was tinged a blue colour like the camp.  There was evidence of high water flooding the shed.  I found a large amount of filamentous blue green algae near the shore.
P-664-1997*16 October 1997, Diane Alexander of CNB contacted me regarding a home heating oil spill in Fryeburg. Alexander informed me that the spill occurred sometime in March of 1997 and that there is a drinking water well located on the property.

21 October 1997, I met Alexander on site. I dug a couple of test pits, approximately 40cm (10in.) in depth, down slope of the fuel oil tank with a shovel and discovered an olfactory fuel oil odor in the soil removed. The well casing I observed, approximately 9.15m (30ft.) upgrade of the AST facility, houses the well pump [I was informed at a later date that the well itself is greater than 91.5m (300ft.) away from the spill location].

It is not clear as to the cause of this spill. However, on the bases of what I was told by Alexander, Johanna Light the owner of the property, and Susan Smith the tenant; it appears that the CNB delivery personnel broke the filter off the AST delivering 250 gallons of oil on 25 February 1997. Smith informed me that she observed a foot print in the snow above the filter and that there was a large red oil stain in the snow around the tank. Subsequent deliveries took place of 100 gallons on 25 March 1997 and  another 250 gallon on 27 March 1997.

Smith also informed me that the CNB delivery personnel told her on 27 March 1997, during that oil delivery, not to worry about the bill. CNB waited till October of 1997 to bill her for the product and contact MDEP. Alexander told me her drivery driver said that he did not break the filter.

I contacted Johanna Light and informed her of the AST Fund. She said that if she applies she will be taking responsibility for the spill and that the spill was not her fault. I also advised her that her AST facility was not up to standards.

No further response action is anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO (11Dec97).
I-205-1999*CATCH BUCKET OVERFILLED CAUSING 2 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO BE SPILLED.  IT WAS CLEANED UP WITH SORBENT PADS AND RECLAIMED AS BOILER FUEL.



P-103-2000*On February 21, 2000 the USCG reported that the fishing vessel JESSICA ANN had sunk the previous day and was leaking fuel.  The vessel had struck Alden Rock, and sunk in approximately 156 ft. of water.  Divers had surveyed the wreck and verified that the fuel tanks were intact and the diesel was leaking from the vents.  It was estimated that 1 gallon of fuel per hour was leaking out of the tanks.  The master of the vessel indicated that he had filled the tanks before leaving the dock in Portland which meant that there was 10-12,000 gallons on board.  The divers plugged the vents so no further product could leak.

I met with Lt. Rich Timme of the USCG to learn the strategy for off-loading the vessel.  Lt. Timme intended to have the divers drill holes in the tanks, attach valves, open up the  fill/vents, and oil would flow through a line to the surface.  The first day this was attempted  only 800 gallons were recovered, most of which were water.  Rough seas procluded the divers from attempting it again, and the job will be completed in the summer, during more favorable sea conditions.

No further action is necessary at this time.  This report will be ammended when the Coast Guard informs the Department that the job is complete.




______________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
A-247-1997* Vandals cut or broke the copper line that was attached to the AST at the house located at 1 Trinity St. This property is owned by George Lowander, who lives in FLA.
 Clean up was done by Bumble Bee Construction. Funds from the surface oil fund were used to pay for the remedial activity.
 The Rockland Police Dept. is investigating this criminal activity. There were several acts of vandalism in the area. The spill released about 200 gallons of fuel onto the ground and driveway.
 I spoke with the owner, G. Lowander, and we agreed to use the state funds to pay for cleanup. We will seek reimbursement from the vandal if and when the Rockland P.D. determines who it is.
 Bumble Bee Constuction was hired to remove the contaminated soil and transport it to Dragon Products. A total of 33 tons of soil was removed. Clean backfill was used to backfill the excavation.
 There are no water wells in the area and there was not a vapor problem in the basement. The clean up has been completed and the only issue to be resolved is reimbursement from the vandal.
 Rockland P.D. contact is Detective Murphy @ 594-0316.
P-77-2000*   On Tues. 2/8/00, Ann Hemenway of DEP Resp. Div. received a call from Brad of the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District reporting a mystery petroleum-like sheen emanating from a  bedrock roadcut next to the Falmouth Public Works (FPW) facility.  The roadcut sheen is located just S of the Rt. 9/Middle Rd. overpass (see site maps).  Ms. Hemenway passed the investigation to me as I had overseen the 1993 UST replacement and clean-up at the FPW facility (see P-492-93).  A sheen out this outcrop was noted by myself and Scott Burrell of Acadia Env. in 1993, and no further investigation was believed necessary at the time (see P-492-93).
    On the morn of Wed. 2/9/00 I revisited and confirmed a brown-discolored snow and ice coming out the highly fractured bedrock, downgrade of the FPW UST area; but no worse than in 1993.  I believe this sheen was related to that noted in 1993.  I met John Bouchard of the FPW who stated that they got a complaint on this every year.  The facility leak detection system indicated no problems or leaks, and I noted no discharges under the pump island.  The new tanks are double-wall (see also Portland Pump Comp. compliance inspection report).  I noted no surface spills, though there was much snow cover.  Waste oil is stored inside and burned.  Mr. Bouchard stated the garage's floor drains go to the sewer system.  The area is on public water and I know of no wells within 2000'.
    I later discussed my observations with Ms. Hemenway and Jon Woodard of DEP.  The sheen may be natural though I believe it to be breakdown products of petro. contamination noted with the 1993 UST abandonment.  We agreed that though unattractive, the sheen threatened no sensitive receptors.  There is no cost-effective, reliable response at this time, considering the contamination is is the rock and there is no free product or oil saturated soils.  No further DEP Resp. Div. actions at this time.  See attached, DEP UST Reg. file #6081 for further information.
I-88-1997*on 6-30-97, Naji Akladis called to report that a well that was routinely sampled as part of the LAFB closure program had for the first time showed a detectable level of petroleum (fuel oil ) in the sample. He asked if we would investigate as this most likely indicated a problem on the property with the heating oil system. Several days later I met with Dennis St. Peter of the Loring group and his sampling team. On questioning them on the proceedure that was used to sample the well, I learned they had taken it from the outdoor faucet in the back yard. Judging from the low level of hydrocarbons in the sample, I suspected there could have been contamination at the point of sampling. We then each took another sample from inside the house that day for verification. Both samples came back with no hydrocarbons present.
B-564-1997*The statutory life of the tank buried at Russ Wooley's house expired in 1997.  I waived the 30 day notice requirement, and the tank was removed on 10/3/97.  There was no contamination encountered.
A-388-2000*     DEP received a report that a tour vessel had run aground on a falling tide near Boothbay Harbor.  Some fuel had spilled as the boat settled.  Incoming tide flooded the boat, necessitating deployment of float bags.  The vessel was refloated with relatively little loss of fuel.
P-166-1998*The discharge was the result of a loose fitting associated with the #6 oil underground storage tank (UST) system.  The contamination was minor and left in place.  No further action required by the Division of Response Services.
A-645-1998*A drum of oil was knocked over inside the DOT garage. It was contained and picked up using sorbents. None left the inside of the garage.
P-746-2001*No call for assistance was requested just the notification of the MVA.  No responsible party was named nor any extensive clean up performed.  No water threats were observed therefore no response initiated.  No further action is planned based on the information taken.
I-97-2001*Caribou Fire responded to a call which was either someone stealing oil from tank or attempting to gain access to trailer via window above tank.  The supply line was broken near shut off valve on tank according to neighbor.  An estimated 25-50 gallons of heating oil may have spilled.  The well for trailer park is 100 to 120 feet away.
B-154-1997*On 3/31/97, AM Julie Nelson told me that her water smell like gas.  Because I had a small diesel spill back in October of '96 (B-571-96), I sampled for DRO.  The DRO came back resembling weathered gasoline (e.g. 97 ppb).  I sampled for GRO and it came back 6.9 ppb gasoline and 5.6 ppb MTBE.  (Note: the latter is why I decided that the product found was unleaded gasoline.

Although the source of the ground water contamination is considered a mystery, there is a service station .25 miles away from the contaminated well.  There have been substantial gasoline releases at this facility.  .  One was a line leak in October of 1990 that was estimated to be around 100 gallons.  Another in February of 96 was an above ground release into a cement dike.  Both spills were reported and cleaned up to DEP's satisfaction.  However, this does not guarantee that the bed rock aquifer has not been impacted by releases from this facility.

The well has been put on filters and the QM has been changed to three sample points. The well had been on QM because of the diesel spill that occurred in 10/96.

At one of the "Lessons Learned" conferences we saw evidence presented that suggested that gasoline would be attenuated within a thousand feet of travel in a acquifier.  However, we have since had a case in Lamoine that seems to be an exception.  This might be another such exception.  This case is being referred to Tech. Service.  There are other wells closer to the service station.
P-576-1997*On 10/6/97 I received a report from the Maine State Police that there was a train derailed in West Paris "in the river".  No further information was available initially. I was in Oxford at the time at another spill and immediately began to respond to West Paris.  While enroute I learned that there was at least one rail car derailed and that it was leaking an unknown chemical.  I further learned that the derailment was off Route 219 and the river impacted was the Little Androscoggin River.  I requested that the State Police dispatch a trooper to the scene.  I notified Steve Eufemia (DEP) and he began to make notification per our contingency plan for me.

I met State Police Trooper Shead at Trapp Corner and we proceeded together to the scene.  When I arrived on scene, I met with Gary Latno, the West Paris Fire Chief who identified himself as the Incident Commander.  Trooper Shead went in search of a railroad engineer and the train consist.  Trooper Shead returned with an engineer and the consist.  I learned from the railroad that there were 10 cars derailed in all.  Two tank cars contained Mineral Pulp (see attached MSDS), one tank car contained Propane and was reported to be leaking, four box cars contained baled wood pulp and there were three empty box cars.  The railroad also told me that they had seperated the train at car # 34 which was now the head of the derailed train.  The engines and undamaged rail cars preceeding the derailment were at the railroad crossing at Route 219 approximately 1 mile from the accident scene.

West Paris had requested a mutual aid response from several area fire departments as well as the assistance of the Mead Paper Co. Haz Mat team.  The team representatives, Chief Bovin, Deputy Chief Chase and Bill Hussey, arrived shortly after I had.  A discussion of tactics ensued and the decision was made to set up a command post at the Old Feldspar Mill on the East side of the tracks.

Continued:  Not in HOSS
B-121-2000*     On March 2, 2000 at 1030 we received a call from Mike Mitchell of the Bucksport Coast Guard station reporting a 20' X 25' sheen outside the Eastport breakwater.  The sheen looked like bilge oil and was dissipating due to wind and tide.  No cleanup was feasible.
B-219-2000*B-219-2000
04/22/2000 12:30

     Carl Lowe, concerned resident on Route 1A in Holden, called to report that workers from Granville Lumber located just
across the road were burning various forms of hazardous debris.  The acrid smoke was blowing onto his property in the damp windy conditions.
     I later checked with Jeff Emery of the Bureau of Air Quality as to how to proceed with the issue.  I was informed that if it were a nuisance it would have to be extinguished.  I then called the Holden Fire Department for assistance.
     A short time later the dispatcher thought I should look the situation over.  A quick inspection of the smoldering debris shown that Granville Lumber was burning plastic materials, Styrofoam, and small amounts of PVC material.  I informed Ned Jennings, owner of Granville Lumber, that Solid Waste personnel would want to look at situation.  The attached letter from the Division of Solid Waste addresses the situation.
A-488-1999*Camden Police called to report a float-plane had sunk in Lake Megunticook.  They reported that they expected oil would be lost and requested DEP respond.  When I got to the site, only a small portion of one wing was above the water.  The water was very choppy and it would not be practical to deploy boom.  The plane had sunk at its mooring.  The police reported that they had been out to the plane, but couldn't see any oil surfacing. We couldn't smell any gas even though the wind was blowing toward shore.  The owner, Mr. Tooley, reported that the oil system in the plane was sealed so no product should be able to leak.  The plane is designed to be able to fly upside down without loss of product.  The vents for the gas are at the bottom of the floats, so we concluded that no gas could bubble up during the recovery process.   The plan was to slowly tow the plane to the pond edge the following morning when the wind was expected to be favorable.  No further action is anticipated.
B-168-2000*B-168-2000
03/27/2000 16:00

     Fred Day, seasonal resident on Cranberry Isle, called to report that his basement 275 gallon fuel oil tank developed a leak spilling upwards of 200 gallons onto the concrete floor.  Mr.  Day stated that very little evidence of oil could be seen around the tank.  It was believed that the oil found a crack and was lost beneath the floor.  Mr. Day feared that his recently drilled well could become contaminated.
     A subsequent investigation shown that the oil beneath the floor found it's way to the old well located in another section of the basement.  This well was abandoned since it had a very low yield.  It still however had a pump and pressure tank in place making it an ideal recovery well.  Since the spill poses a risk to the new well a free product recovery system was placed on the old well by Enviro-Investigations & Remediation Inc. of Brunswick.  The case has since been  referred to Technical Services staff.
P-931-1999*See attached report from CMP.
B-27-2001*     On January 26, 2001 at 1415 we received a call from Mike Sauerteig of Irving Oil reporting a spill at the home of Bernard Coffin at 48 Mt. Ephriam St. in Searsport.  A deliveryman overfilled a basement tank and a half gallon of #2 fuel came out the vent.  Further investigation found a leak in the tank which was patched by an Irving worker who threaded a screw into the hole to stop the leak.  The tank was later pumped out and replaced.
     I met Irving manager Ken Kimball at the site.  We estimated that one to two gallons leaked onto the dirt floor which had drainage channels dug that led to a gravity fed drain.  The drain outfall was plugged with ice which I chopped through and didn't find any sign of fuel trapped in the drain.  Irving workers removed about one half yard of contaminated soil which was stockpiled until spring when it will be landspread.  The area is on town water.
I-146-1996*While discussing the clean-up of a former bulk plant owned by MPG, Gerald Sytsema made a complaint about all of the current L.B. Carter Bulk plants in Presque Isle, Caribou and Fort Fairfield.

The Presque Isle Bulk Plant on Chapman St has had a site assessment completed recently (see file copy). Site is a base line site and will only require a minor effort to complete the required clean-up goal.

Work on this site will be completed in the spring. A letter is in the spill file from Bearce Carter stating the plant will be drained and along with any repairs that are needed.
P-711-1994*Was present for an underground storage tank (UST) removal at Central Maine Power's Lewiston Service Center, 740 Main Street, Lewiston, ME.  An Anonymous caller reported that something wasn't right, and wanted the Department on-site.

I followed-up on the complaint, and found nothing to be out compliance.  Removal of the tanks commenced without incident, with no contamination observed.
B-452-1996*On 8/18/96, 2019 hours the Washington County Sheriff's Ofice called to report that they had a 20 gallon diesel spill on about 600 yards off Route 1 near the old Irving Station in Machias.  Their primary concern was how to avoid having the spill adversely impact automotive traffic.  I advised them to sand the area.  I went on to explain that this would be eliminated the slipping hazard and hasten the volatilization of the product.

The responsible party was Paul Gay.  Paul owns blueberry land he trucks his own product.  The story I got was that he had fueled his farm tractor while it was on a trailer.  Evidently there was an overfill that landed on the trailer bed, which probably had shallow walls on it.  When he proceeded to drive off, the spilled product slopped over the sides of the trailer onto the road.

Fire  Chief Clement said that he would bill Paul directly for the city's services.  This was a couple of months ago and I haven't heard from anyone so I guess everyone is happy.
P-366-1997*On July 1, 1997 Jerry Mirabley from CMP called to report a spill from a transformer at the Whipple Road Substation in Kittery.  CMP is in the process of upgrading the facility, when the old transformer was removed it was evident that there had been some spillage.  The transformer was tagged at 9ppm PCB so is not considered hazardous.  CMP hired John Sharp Environmental to clean up the spillage.  I visited the site on July 18, 1997 while Sharp was doing the clean up.  They had dug out approximately one yard of dirt from next to the concrete dike the transformer had been sitting in and were in the process of breaking up the dike.  Removal of the dike revealed no further contaminated soils.  The small amount of affected dirt was drummed up and taken to Norridgewok for disposal.  No further action at this time.
P-286-2000*   While in this area, DEP's Stephen Flannery requested I investigate this complaint he had just received, of suspected oil dumping to a wetland in Brunswick.
    At 1740 hrs I met with Ms. Keller, and her son took me out into a backwoods site where they had noted old drums and a sheen in the water.  Four-wheel drive was needed to get to the area and the location could not be found without the guidence of Ms. Keller's son and his friends.  It is located in a wet scrub forest between Rt. 24 and Thomas Point Rd. near Brunswick's Cooks Corner area and the BNAS.  The developed area is on city water and sewage.
    The drum turned out to be an upside-down, open, rusted metal tub in the water.  There were also old cans and buckets around, but none containing product.  The sheen in the water appeared to be a natural, waxy, marsh sheen so no clean-up was necessary.  No further Response Div. action is expected at this time.  I thanked the Kellers for calling, explaining they we would prefer being called for a false alarm than missing a problem.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-665-1999* John Bickford Sr. of Vinalhaven, owns the fishing vessel "SHOGUN". During refueling operations 2 or 3 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled into the Harbor. According to one witness the spill occurred when Mr. Bickford's daughter lost control of the pump nozzle. The fuel was being delivered by a home heating oil truck owned by Vinalhaven Fuel. According to two individuals, the daughter was holding the nozzle when the spill occurred.
 The situation then became a severe problem when the diesel, driven by the wind and tide, impacted 62 crates of lobsters. Each crate contains 90 pounds of lobsters. These lobsters are owned by "Claw Island Seafood".
 Most, if not all of these lobsters were rendered unfit to eat. The last figure I heard was 433 lbs. of dead or shrinkage. The owner of Claw Island Seafood, Emily Lane, (863-2771) brought the crates out into the harbor to try to flush the diesel out of them. This technique was only moderately successful.
 This case is now in our Third Party Damages Claims Unit. See Tim Rector for further information.
B-146-2000*On 3/14/00, 1734 hours Bill Banks, who is a contractor and a selectman on Swans Island, reported that he had heating oil (pink color) running down the ditch on Atlantic Road.  At the time of the call the source was unknown, but by the time I arrived on the following day they (Bill and his crew) had traced the release to the residence of Kathleen & Roy Clark, which is located at 284 Atlantic Road.  In the process they had excavated 4 loads (60 yd3) of oiled soil.  We discovered more, free product at the extremity (away from the road ) of the excavation on the Clark property.  This was taken care of with the removal of one more load.  Bill showed me where he had stored the contaminated soil and we decided that he could enclose it with tarps and proceed with land farming when the weather warmed up.

There are two wells in the area that might be considered at risk.  However, the risk is low because of the level and travel direction of the surficial ground water.  The Clark's well is significantly upgrade from the spill area.  The other well supplies the summer residence of Ernestine King.  I have not been able to contact Ernestine but Bill said that he would put her in touch with me when she showed up this summer.  The King well is not near the path of the surficial ground water. My plan is to take a one-time sample this summer in hopes that it will relieve any concerns regarding their wells.

I-23-1997*On 3-18-97, Allyn Hartley called this office to report that there had been a spill at his residence on the Powers Road in Caribou. According to him, ice had fallen off his roof and hit the fuel line. The entire contents of the tank had been lost. His oil company was in the process of replacing it. I had Soderberg Construction of Caribou excavate all contaminated soil and backfill with clean material. I also put Mr. Hartley on quarterly monitoring as his well is about 70 feet away, but upgradient. About 28 yards of contaminated soil was removed. Soil was removed to bedrock with some oil definitely getting into the rock.
B-174-1998*Corey called to report a diesel spill at their gas station in Millinocket.  It seems the delivery truck driver did not have the delivery hose well attached to the fill of the underground diesel tank and when the drop began the hose came off and an estimated 200 gallons spilled onto the paved yard.  He reported that the fuel was all contained on site, none made it to a drain and that the Millinocket Fire Dept. was on scene.  I contacted the fire dept. and learned that Irving had made an accurate report.  The fire dept. had contained the spill with speedi dri and it would be recovered and disposed of through Irvings contracted disposal firm, Clean Harbors Inc.  After the phone call to the fire dpet. I saw no need to go to the scene.
B-458-2000*Ellsworth Fire Dept. called to report that there had been a gasoline spill at the Ellsworth Mobil Mart. They were estimating that about 300 (later measurements by R.H.Foster indicated a loss of 210) gallons had been lost to the storm sewer. On my arrival I met Deputy Chief John Marshall, MST 1 David Gonyea, U.S.C.G. and Don Foster of R.H.Foster. R.H.Foster owned both the station and the delivery tanker that lost the gasoline. I was told that the driver was making a delivery of mid-grade gasoline to the underground tanks and, in an attempt to save time, moved the truck while the mid-grade hose was still attached to the tank fill. The parted hose spilled the gas about 20' from a storm drain catch basin. This storm drain ran directly down Elm Street to the Union River. The fire dept. had placed sorbent booms in the down hill catch basins on Franklin Street, Hancock Street, and Water Street as well as at the outfall at the river. No gasoline reached the river. We found that there was a sag in the storm drain piping between Hancock and Franklin. There was no evidence of gas beyond Franklin Street even though we had some small amount of water running through the drains. The next morning R.H.Foster had a vacuum truck on scene and this sag and the catch basins were cleaned out. There was 3.6 tons of dirt and 163 gallons of water and gas recovered. I should add that my explosimeter did not find explosive conditions anywhere in the drains.
   In conclusion I'm happy to report that a serious problem both from a public safety and environmental point of view was resolved harmoniously. All agencies and the Responsible Party worked well together.
B-510-1997*On September 15, 1997 at 1100 we received a call from Ms. Pat Zabrocki of Central Maine Power reporting a ten gallon hydraulic oil spill from one of their bucket trucks.  The truck was working at the Gorbell power plant on Route 100 in Athens when a hose burst spilling the product onto a tarred parking lot and an adjacent gravel area.  Workers recovered the oil with sorbents and by excavating the contaminated gravel.  No water were threatened.
B-272-1999*     On May 31, 1999 at 2245 we received a call from Roy Koster of Central Maine Power reporting a maximum five gallon spill of transformer oil from a unit on the North Center Pond Rd. in Sangerville.  The product leaked out a bad seal and workers excavated about a drum of contaminated soil.  No wells or surface waters were threatened.











B-487-1997*On 9/8/97, 0945 hours Captain Dorr of the Brewer Fire Department reported a small #2 oil spill on the cement floor of the City Hall Building in Brewer.  It appears that the AST system had been filled to the extent where product was in the fill pipe.  Fill pipes generally leak under hydrostatic pressure.  Fire Department personnel had taken care of the spill with sorbents.
I-91-1998*On 4-15-98, this office received a acomplaint from a resident on Cross Lake that there was an oil sheen along the shore of the lake in the area of his camp on the Cormier Road. A investigation revealed the source to be a camp owned by Carl And Jackie Webber located about 1/4 mile away. Apparently the tank system (consisting of three tanks) had syphoned sometime over the winter and now that the ground was thawing it was moving via the house foundation drain to the lake. A sump connected top a separator and carbon tank was installed to intercept any more oil from getting to the lake and the area of the spill was dug up to eliminate the source. The recovery system was in place for about 1 month.
A-85-1998*A thermostat failed in a stove at the Middle School.  Mercury was used in the sensor which had cracked at the control.  It dropped into a crumb drawer below the heated plate.  The kitchen staff discovered it when they went to clean the drawer.  The area was closed.  Clean Harbors was hired to clean the area.  The stove was removed. The floor was vacuumed.  The school arranged for lunch for the next day to be prepared at the high school. Preliminary clearance was obtained using a Jerome meter after the cleanup was complete.  A sample tube was taken the next day using the modified NIOSH method (640 min sample time). The result was .03 micrograms/M3.  This is acceptable for residential occupancy.
B-459-1998*On 7/6/98, Edward Bonville contacted me to request a 30 day waiver for a UST removal at his employer's estate on Indian Point Road in Mount Desert.  Ed is employed by Lawrance Reeve as caretaker of his estate at the address mentioned above.  Last year he had asked for an in place permit because the bridges leading to the estate would not support the heavy equipment that would be required to remove the tank.  However, they chose to reinforce the bridges with three-quarter inch steel plates and abandon the tank by removal.  He had arranged to have Clean Harbors do the job on 7/14/98 and he asked if I would waive the 30 day wait.  I agreed to do this and was on site 7/14/98.  The tank (10K heating oil) had been exposed and was being cleaned.  They had dug down to the bottom of the tank and surficial groundwater was at ten feet from grade.  There was no evidence of product on the groundwater and no sign of contamination.  Meanwhile, they were waiting for a crane to come and lift the tank out of the hole.  From what I observed, I considered that there would be no clean up required.  I left the site and went about other business.
B-447-2000*Maritime Energy called to report a 1 cup spill of #2 at the Jim and Karen Stacey residence, 471 Village Rd, Jackson. It seems that a new driver did not get the delivery nozzle threaded on correctly and dribbled the fuel down the side of the house and onto the driveway. It was cleaned up with soap and a rag.
B-768-1998*B-768- 98
Machiasport

Wednesday November 25, 1998			1524

I was contacted by the state police dispatcher and told to contact Brian Phillips, of the Machias Fire Department.  I pulled over to use a phone at the Lucerne Inn.

Brian Phillips informed me that a Tracy's Express, 10-weeled box truck had rolled over off Route 92 in Machiasport.  He added that there is potential for 45 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel.  He added that some anti-freeze has leaked at the accident scene.  I explained that I will be en route and that I am travel time from Lucerne away.

When I arrived I found that the Machias Fire Department had pumped about 30 gallons of diesel fuel from the saddle tank and had already placed some sorbent pads in the ditch.  The roadside ditch had water in it and they even dammed it off.

 After the truck was righted I went to work picking up the sorbent pads and using soaking up more diesel fuel.  Because of the quick actions of the Machias Fire Department and the fact that there was water in the ditch and the oil was on it, no excavation was necessary.  I recovered about 2.7 Gallons of diesel fuel using sorbent pads, on the water in the ditch.
B-94-1997*Following HoltraChem's violations of the pH parameter on their discharge license, ( B-50-97, January 27) the mill was experiencing an outage on Feb. 20. It was noticed by someone walking by the north filter backwash receiver tank that the level of liquid in the tank was dropping, even though there was no liquid supposedly being withdrawn from the tank. The pH of the liquid ranges between 10 and 12, and the e water carries a significant amount of mercury.  It was eventually determined that the loss was due to a crack that had developed in the sidewall of the tank, below the liquid  surface. see Dave Tonini's spill notification, attached.

At the time of this writing, the enforcement unit is working on a plan to see if any of the discharged mercury  contaminated water can be recovered from the groundwater table.
A-350-1996*Dennis O'Brien of Dead River's Waterville office called to ask me to inspect the underground tanks of a customer's of theirs regarding abandoning in place. I went to the residence of Don Violette and was shown the site where Mr. Violette indicated the tanks were buried. They were in his garage under a concrete slab. I denied the request as removing a part of the concrete floor was practical. He eventually hired William Mushero to remove the tanks and replace the concrete floor. I inspected the tank excavation on 8/2/96 and found only a very small quantity of fuel oil. It was not enough to cause any concern and I allowed the hole to be backfilled in preperation to pour a new floor over it. No further work is necessary on this site.
A-38-2000*An alarm went off on a piece of sterilizing equipment, indicating a release of ethylene oxide. Two 140 lb. cylinders service the machine, but only one is in use at a time. The release was not large enough to cause any change to register on the cylinder gauge.

No site visit made. No further action required.
P-865-1999*   On Friday 12/17/99, Stephen Flannery of DEP requested I check out this discharge for him.  I arrived on-site at 1530 hrs that afternoon and met Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence O'Toole.  The residence is located on Webber Ave. with its backyard facing Rt. 209.  The area is residential, on city water and sewer.
    Thibeault Oil reported oil discharged when the hose of the delivery tank-truck burst.  A half dozen slightly oiled sorbent pads were still down on the driveway.  The water was wet with runoff water so oil was still sitting in blobs atop the water, rather than soaking into the gravel driveway.  The O'Tooles were concerned over future liability to their house because of the spill.
     I placed a few more pads down on spots of free oil.  On calling Ms. Pinnette at Thibeault Oil, she agreed to have the pads picked up the following Monday for disposal.  No further DEP Resp. Div. action is expected at this time.  See attached for further info.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-557-1999*CMP had the spill described in the attachment. Because of the PCB content (193 ppm) the site was referred to Scott Cyr.
B-733-1998*B-733-98
Ellsworth

Friday November 13, 1998				0811

I received a call from John Marshall (667-8666), of the Ellsworth Fire Department.  John phoned to report a diesel oil spill to the roadway on North Street (the Mariaville Road), in Ellsworth.

According to Mr. Marshall, the rear fuel tank on a flatbed truck hit the road, when the strapping broke.  Ellsworth Public Works workers sanded the roadway.  Mr. Marshall said that Tony Atwater was at a construction location in the Otis area.  I asked for directions.  He said get on North Street and follow the sand and oil.

The directions were certainly clear.  When I arrive in Otis, Mr. Atwater was not there.  I did not pursue the matter further as the spill to the roadway had been sanded.
P-498-1999*CN Brown called on July 13, 1999 to report a diesel spill of approximately 2 gallons at their Mobil Mart station in North Windham.  The station attendant noticed the spill shortly after a truck had left the station upon filling up with diesel.  Speedy Dry was put on the spill and will be disposed of by CN Brown.  No further action.
A-417-1997*Cloutier @ h 524-2326, @ w 784-0178 ex 129 On 10-19 the Sheriff's Office called the 1-800 # to report an oil spill at the residence of Rhonda Cloutier in Leeds. Vandal(s) had broken into the basement and busted the oil line from the 275 gallon tank. The oil flowed across the floor and leaked into a sump. The sump was simply a hole in the concrete floor. The sump pump had pumped water and sand, creating voids under the floor.
 After the oil flowed into the sump, some of it was pumped out onto the ground. The discharge point may actually be on someone else's property. The local F.D was onsite mopping up the oil in the basement. I dug a shallow pit at the discharge point and found free product floating on the groundwater.
 On 10-21-97, I hired C.H. Stevenson to excavate a recovery trench at this discharge point. Oil was recovered from this trench for several days. We installed a recovery well (plastic culvert) into this trench, however we did not backfill it.
 Next I hired Kips Home Services to  cut the concrete from around the sump area. Several days later S.O.S. was hired to vac out the contaminated sand under the basement floor. Various size pieces of concrete were carried out by hand. Kip returned on 10-29 to place sand into the 12 by 9 foot cut out area in the basement floor. Concrete was poured two days later.
 Within a week we received heavy rains. This forced oil up through the cracks in the old concrete. Mrs. Cloutier called me and I went to the site and placed pads onto the floating product. There has not been a reoccurence of this situation to date (3-13-98).
 The site has a layer of sand that extends to Androsccoggin Lake. All of the neighboors have dug wells. Some of the buildings that are seasonal next to the lake are on elevated platforms.
 Other key players in this case::Alex Pugh, from DEP, Technical Services. Tiffany Gillis from Liberty Mutual, Cloutiers homeowners Insurance Comp., 1-800-344-0213 ext. 32243. Sgt. Glen Holt, Androsscggin County Sheriff
B-555-2000*Guy Carmel of Old Fox Fuel called to report that a 65 gallon oil spill had occurred at the Richard Connary residence. He said that he had made a delivery and found that the previous oil supplier, Malenfant Oil, had overfilled a garage AST. Mr. Carmel estimated the amount at 65 gallons. I called the owner and learned that he had been present when the spill occurred some two weeks before. He believed it was more like 5 gallons of #2. It spilled onto the gravel pad at the edge of the garage and left a stain 2'X3'. His well was 150 feet away and upgrade. He was upset enough to change oil dealers, but did not feel that the cleaning up was warranted. No further action taken.
B-715-1998*B-715-98 C.N.Brown - Brewer


   Brewer fire dept. called to report that a one gallon spill of gasoline had occurred about a half hour earlier at the C.N.Brown gas station on South Main Street. The firemen collected the spill with speedi-dri, which was swept up and stored behind the building for later pickup by C.N.Brown maintenance people. The gas remained on the pavement and the area is serviced by town water. No further action required.
P-953-2001*DEP personnel were contacted by Guerin Associates (who had been contacted by the spiller) to report that approximately 10 gallons of kerosene were lost from an AST in Wells.  A soil sample was taken subsequent to the report and by those results and the fact that the resident and neighbors are all supplied by wells, the determination was made that remediation of the property was necessary.  Guerin Associates was hired to excavate and backfill.  Five yards of contaminated soil were removed from the property and the hole was backfilled per DEP direction.
B-608-1996*On 11/7/96, 1540 hours Fred Leigh of Bangor Hydro Electric Company reported a transformer leak that they had at their Greenpoint Substation in Brewer.  The unit had a loose plug in it's radiator that leaked while the unit was being repaired.  It landed on cement and gravel and it covered a 9 square foot area.  The clean up generated half a 55 gallon drum of pads, gravel, and debris which was taken to Sawyers.
I-40-1996*Dead River reported that Mr. Clifford had a hole in his AST 275 gal tank in his basement.

When I arrived the oil was contained and the spill was 80 % cleaned up by Dead River crews.

I contacted Dickison & London to complete the cleanup.

All saturated debris was removed from the cellar and disposed of at the PI Landfill.

Saturated soil in the ditch was also hauled to the landfill.

A small section of the pipe that drains the basement was replaced due to saturated soil around it.

A small waffer fan was installed to control any residual vapors. The waffer fan had to be replaced with Radon fan that had more flow. Radon fan did a good job of getting the odors below detection.

A-672-1998*Contamination was reported in the well with results from the Governor's MTBE study.  Benzene at 0.5 ppb and Toluene at 1.2 ppb was reported on a sample taken in March of 1998.  Sample number 98E-ORG-02995 taken in September did not detect any gas or MTBE.  I resampled and was still unable to confirm contamination.

Paul Kempf of Health Engineering in April 1999 called me.  Samples from the well and standpipe indicated MTBE at about 10 ppb and Toluene at 5 ppb.    I sampled again.  At that time I learned that the operator was handling the sample bottles incorrectly.  This could explain the positive testing results.  My test was ND.  No further action is anticipated.

There is no evidence of any spill, and access to the area around the well is controlled.  Farmington Village Water is on annual testing for DHS.

No further action is anticipated.
B-72-1999*B-072-99
Glenburn

Friday February 12, 1999				1405

I received a phone call from Louise Parlee.  Louise rents a house on the Frenches Point road in Glenburn.  She phoned to complain about a strong smell of oil in her residence, and that there was some oil staining on the siding and on the ground near the fill pipe.  I asked who her oil supplier was.  She gave me the phone number for Davis Oil.  I phoned and explained to the person answering the phone that I was en route to an oil tank overfill.  I asked that someone from their oil company make an effort to meet me at Louise Parlee's residence, on the Frenches Point Road.

After I arrived, Tom Davis and a delivery truck driver showed up.  We proceeded to remove the siding (T-111 skirting) from the cottage in an area near the fill pipe.  Then we went around to the front of the building and removed another section to allow for cross-ventilation of the crawl space.  Her forced air furnace draws air from the crawl space, thus the intense oil odor.  Very little oil was actually on the ground.  Mr. Davis said he would return and excavate a small amount of the oil-contaminated soil on Saturday (tomorrow).

After he left Ms. Parlee arrived.  I asked her to open her windows and ventilate her living space and then turn on her furnace.  I asked her to call me on Monday, if the oil smell persists or the contaminated soil is not removed.
A-318-1998*No site visit made.  A pipe at 600 lbs. pressure broke spraying oil in the pump room.  Clean Harbors was called to clean the room.  All oil was contained in the building.

No further action is anticipated.
P-715-1996*On November 8, 1996 I received a call from Susan Card of Casco reporting that her neighbor, Deborah Webb, had suffered an oil spill at her residence and she was concerned that her well was threatened.  I informed her that she should have her neighbor contact me and report the spill.  Ms. Webb contacted me and I visited her home that evening.  Her oil company (Gagnon Oil, Windham) had begun filling her tank that day when the driver heard a "pop" and the whistle stopped.  When Ms. Webb returned home she observed that a blue plastic plug had popped out of one of the bungs and oil had sprayed throughout the basement.  She contacted Gagnon Oil and at that time Mr. Gagnon reported what had happened and that a very small amount of oil would have spilled in the basement.  Ms. Webb poured kitty litter on the oil and when I arrived I cleaned up the saturated material and cleaned up the remaining product which was on the floor and walls around the tank.  I explained that the "blue cap" which had popped out of the bung was a thread protector, not meant to be a permanent plug, but a temporary protector during transit and storage of the tank prior to it's installation.  It had not popped off before (installed 5 years prior) as she normally only ordered 100 gallons at a time and this time she had the tank filled and it pressurized it enough to "pop" the plug out.  Ms. Webb had already contacted a company to clean her basement and deodorize the house and intended to contact the individual who had installed the system for reimbursement for the costs.  I referred her to Henry Boucher of the Oil and Solid Fuel Board for clarification of the rules governing the installation of residential oil storage tanks.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter and this case has been referred to the Oil Claims Unit for possible 3rd Party Damage Claim consideration.

____________________
Jon L Woodard OHMS 1
Division of Response Services
BRWM
P-647-1997*DEP received notification of a mystery spill in Portland affecting a roof at a residential property.  DEP surmise that a jet released jet fuel while approaching Portland Jetport during stormy weather.  The house was washed, soil was excavated, and sorbents were used to remediate the spill.  Materials were disposed of appropriately.  No further Response Services action is expected at this time.
P-700-2000*Ken and Sharon Grandstaff contacted me regarding a possible contamination of the well of their summer home in Harpswell.  They were unsure of the compound, however would get the information to me.  I visited the site to see if I could find a possible cause of contamination in the meantime.  I saw nothing obvious, and several days later received the laboratory information from Mr. Grandstaff.  Apparently they mistook the lab surrogate for a chemical contaminant, and as such the case was closed.
A-363-1996*Received a call from Boise Cascade that there had been a spill of lube oil from a broken line on a paper machine. Most of the oil went to the sewer where it was collected in a sump. No sheen was reported on the Androscoggin River. No response was necessary. No additional work is required.
A-349-1999*A CMP crew was pumping out a transformer to drums. One of the drums was overfilled. About 3 gallons was lost. It was picked up with sorbents. The stained soil was removed.
I-116-1996*On 9-12-96, this office received a call from George Watson a tank installer that was supervising the reomval of a 550 gallon #2 fuel tank at the former residence of Carl Lenzo. FHA currently owns the property. On the removal some contamination was observed due to a small hole in the bottom of the tank. A cleanup decision tree was completed and an intermediate goal was assigned. J.T. Langille was hired to complete the site assessment.  About 10 yards of soil was removed (to bedrock) and the well on the property was sampled and found to be clean.
B-86-1997*On 2/20/97, 0912 hours Lynn Shepard report tht someone had cut their fuel line and that this resulted in an oil spill.  It seemed that some vandal had cut their fuel line so that he could steal some fuel.

Tim estimated that the tank had lost about 30 gallons.  I estimated that there was about 5 gallons spread over a 2 square yard area.  I covered the area with plastic and asked Tim to let me know when the ground thaws.  Meanwhile, the spill is not causing any problems.
A-91-1998*Received a call from Clive Barker of Franklin County EMA that he was at an oil spill in Industry. A slide of ice from the roof had come off and landed on the oil tank breaking the filter. We spoke about what his crew was doing and what help he needed from me (none). I told him I would go up on a later date. I went up on 4/10/1998 to sample the well and inspect the cleanup. I met Mrs. Schuler and she showed me what had happened. Because of the nature of where the oil landed, cleanup was relatively easy. Most of the oil went onto a paved surface. The water sample I took was nondetect. No further work is necessary on this site.
B-621-1997*D-TREE=S.
B-282-1999*     On June 2, 1999 at 1500 we received a call from Tina Bodkins of Maritime & Northeast Pipeline reporting a three gallon spill of transmission oil.  A dozer working on the pipeline hit a boulder and ripped its belly pan which leaked the oil onto the ground.  Workers excavated about one-quarter yard of contaminated soil.  No surface waters were threatened.
P-602-2000*Received a call from Heutz Oil Company reporting that a discharge of oil had occurred at 41 Lemont Avenue, Lewiston as the result of a copper line under the concrete floor corroding.  I visited the site on 10/6 and met with the owner's son-in-law (owner deceased) and the oil technician.  There was some free product in the sump hole, however it appeared as though most of it had left through the drain in the sump which apparently went to the sewer.  I left sorbent pads with the son-in-law (Paul Reneaud) and arranged to have a vapor suppression fan put in the basement.  After several months of removing pads, Mr. Renaud requested that the vapor suppression fan be removed.  On January 25, 2001 the vapor suppression system was removed.

No further action by the Division of Response Services is necessary in this matter.



_____________________
Jon L Woodard  OHMS 3
Division of Response Services
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
P-660-1996*On Oct.16, 1996 I received a call from Susan Rousseau of 121 Norton Street in South Berwick.  Ms. Rousseau stated that her well water smelled like oil, she also added that they were hooked up to town water and could switch over by just turning a lever.  I advised her that she should use town water until it was determined whether or not her well was contaminated.  I went to the Rousseaus the following day for a water sample.  I checked the Rousseaus oil tank, it seemed sound , however a portion of the line was not visible.

The Rousseaus water sample came back showing 60ppb oil.  I advised the Rousseaus to continue to use town water.  I also spoke with a representative of the South Berwick water dept.  to alert them to the situation.  He stated he thought everyone else in that neighborhood used only town water.  We also discussed the location of the town well and determined it was appr. 1/4 to 1/2 mile away from the spill, however it was up gradient.

With further investigation I learned that the Rousseaus next door neighbor, Bertha Quint, had suffered a release of oil, the winter before, due to a leaking underground copper line.  The line was repaired but the spill was never reported.

Due to the sensitivity of the site I conducted a geoprobe investigation.  I found contamination on the Quint property, however no oil layer on the water table.  The site is not condusive to excavation due to the close proximity of the homes.  The site will be referred to Tech. Services for any further investigation.
P-216-1996*On 4/14/96 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Tom Chase in Acton.  He reported that his neighbors barn was to be demolished and burned in the near future and that miscellaneous pesticides were still located in the barn.  I called Harrold Smith, the Acton Fire Chief.  He visited the site and confirmed the presence of the pesticides.  There was no evidence of any leakage.  After discussion with the demolition contractor, the contractor will be making arrangements with Jetline to dispose of the chemicals before the barn is demolished.  Chief Smith said he would keep an eye on the situation and make sure the chemicals had been properly removed before issuing a burning permit.  No further action required.



________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
B-281-2000*B-281-2000
05/22/2000 12:40

     Kevin Fougere of Eastern Maine Electric Coop called to report a spill of dielectric oil on the Guptil Road in Wesley.  It was stated that the 3 gallon spill of fluid was field tested to be greater than 50 ppm poly-chlorinated biphenols but less than 500 ppm.  Mr.  Fougere stated that the contaminated soil and material was cleaned up and placed in 55 gallon drums.  I then stated to Mr.  Fougere that the Department would need a full report outlining the lab results for the soil as well as exact quantities of material generated; and where it would be disposed of.  As of July the Department still had not received a report.  I spoke with Mr. Fougere and stated to him that I needed the report.  I gave him a generous month to present it.  As of early September this office still had not received it.  The case was then given to hazardous waste enforcement staff for consideration.  A "Notice of Violation" is pending.
A-609-2001*A Verizon bucket truck working on overhead lines had a hydraulic hose failure which returned the bucket to the ground and sprayed approximately 10 gallons of hydraulic oil along the side of the 2nd Rangeway in Waterville.  Verizon contacted Enpro Services to clean up the contamination.  Enpro had used sorbent pads and had an excavator enroute to the site for further remediation.  The contaminated soils were taken to Massachusetts for processing.  No referral or further action is required.
B-592-1998*On 9/5/98, 1830 hours Laura Hunt of Georgia Pacific Corporation reported a 20 gallon hydraulic oil spill on one of their loading docks.  An unloading crane burst a hydraulic line and 20 gallons of oil landed on the concrete pad that the crane was mounted on.  GP personnel soaked the released product up with sawdust.  The oiled sawdust went to GPs biomass boiler.
B-727-1999*B-727-99
Bangor

Tuesday November 16, 1999			1347

I received a phone call from Nancy of the Dead River Company in Brewer. Nancy called to report a number 2 heating oil spill in the basement of apartment 13-13C, Ivy Apartments, on Hemlock Street, in Bangor.  The small spill was due to a corroded fuel feed line that ran into the concrete basement floor.

I arrived on scene and luckily I met Rick a service technician.  I found out that the leaking line and basement tank was in unit 13A and the feed line ran under the concrete, 2 apartments over to the furnace, which is in 13 C.  There was only a small amount of oil that was seeping between the cracks in the finished basement's 12 by 12-inch linoleum squares.  Some of this oil will be cleaned up using sorbent pads.  The entire run of copper oil feed line will be replaced and  installed in  plastic piping above the floor.
A-496-1997*Dan Parks, manager of Irving Heating Oil's Fairfield office called to report a small spill. He reported that one of his drivers overfilled the aboveground tank at the residence of Scott Greely of Waterville. Dan estimated that 1 gallon was spilled and that the driver cleaned it up. No environmental receptors are nearby. No further work is necessary.
A-449-1998* A pipe elbow broke releasing about 70 gallons of oil into a moat. This occurred at a return line on paper machine #4. Clean Harbors was called to vac out the oil. IP thought the spill was much larger than 70 gallons. Only a small amount of oil leaked past the moat and into the sewer system. No site visit and no further involvement will be needed.
A-109-1997*See attached.  No site visit made.  No further action anticipated.
A-59-1997*See attached and Site assesment in tank file # 13290
B-165-2001*      On April 5, 2001 at 0750 we received a call from Laura Hunt at Georgia-Pacific in Baileyville reporting a forty-five gallon hydraulic oil spill at their power dam.  A broken seal on a turbine leaked the oil onto the floor where workers recovered some with sorbents but most of the oil entered a drain which is connected to the mill's treatment plant.  The plant has no problem treating this amount of oil.
P-60-1981*
SUMMARY

	Gasoline discharge to sewer system during tank tesing.  Retail motor fuels UST facility.
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B-14-1996*Following the great tie pile fire of January 5 thru 7, the salvage contractor working for the B&A was using his pulp loader to retrieve ties that hadn't burned.  A hydraulic hose broke, spilling an estimated 10 gallons of hydraulic oil.  The spill was cleaned up with sawdust and by excavation.
B-12-1998*1/10/98 13:36

Mona Spear, Environmental Compliance Specialist for Bangor Hydro Electric, called to report one of several dielectric oil spills related to the "1998 ice storm".  In this particular situation the top of a utility pole holding a transformer broke off and fell to the ground.  The bushing was subsequently damaged spilling about 3-4 gallons of "non PCB" dielectric oil.  Three 55 gallon drums of contaminated snow was generated in the clean up.
P-464-2000*    In the late morning of Mon. 7/31/00, DEP was notified of a reportedly 4-6 gal. diesel spill at this turnpike Northbound rest area in Kennebunk.  DEP responded to check and met an MTA official onsite at 1200 hrs.  A large diesel stain on the pavement started from Pump #18, a diesel dispenser, and ran in a wide swath down over a grassy area to a drainage ditch, and to Punky Swamp (see site sketch).  The MTA rep. stated the spill was noted about 0630, the RP was unknown, and was sanded by MTA workers.  I estimated spillage to be about 30 to 40 gallons.  It is likely that a truck at the dispenser was allowed to overfill while the driver was not paying attention.
    I lay down more pads to help catch rivulets of black diesel running down the grassy area and to the brook.  Clean Harbors workers arrived shortly after me and proceeded to pad up oil and dig up oily soil for offsite disposal.  Heavy rains @ about 1100 hrs or so made clean-up more difficult as much of the oil was washed away.  If the spill had been called in and responded to sooner much more oil could have been recovered.  MTA picked up their sand for disposal @ Commercial Recycling Svcs. under a DEP virgin contam. letter.  More pads were left overnight.
    On 8/1/00 I checked the pads and spill area again.  This area has been the subject of large and small spills in the past (see DEP spill report files).  No drinking water wells are threatened.  There were no state clean-up expenses.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
P-785-1996*See attached letter report for additional details.
P-240-1998*   At the request of Ms. Jones I visited this rural residence on 6/5/98 and was shown the UST location by the tenant, Ms. Dentico.  The facility did not fit the conditions and abandonment-in-place was denied.  Being on private wells, this is  a sensitive area.
    Ms. Smith later assured me that the UST had been abandoned by removal.  No problems with the removal were reported.  At this time I am not aware of the removal contractor used.  Being a heating oil UST no CMR 691 UST removal assessment was required.  No further Resp. Div. actions are expected at this time.  See UST Reg. files for further information.

S Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
B-117-1997*3/10/97 15:20

I received a phone call from Warren Overlock (723-5151), of Dead River in Millinocket.  Mr. Overlock phoned to report an oil spill to pavement from a home delivery truck.

36 gallons (metered) of #2 heating oil was spilled onto the roadway, at the intersection of Winter and Grove Streets in Millinocket, at about 0945 last Thursday, March 6.  The spill occurred as a result of the truck's internal valve being stuck open and the delivery hose burst.

I was informed that the oil was cleaned up by Dead River personnel.  They used sorbent booms and pads and shoveled the snow into drums.  The drums of snow were brought to a warm garage where the snow melted and the oil was removed with sorbent pads.  I told Mr. Overlock that he should be more prompt in reporting oil spills.
P-387-1998*I was notified on the evening of August 16, 1998 of a small gas spill at Oakdale Cemetary in Sanford.  A car had gotten into the cemetary and crashed into a tombstone, apparently puncturing the gas tank, then had left.  I checked out the site the next day.  The cemetary groundskeeper had taken up the affected soil, which was mostly just sod.  We picked an out of the way spot on the grounds to spread the soil (~1/4 yd.) on site.  No further action.
P-563-1997*On Oct. 3, 1997 I was contacted by the Turnpike Authority.  They had called to report a truck that had punctured a hole in one of it's saddle tanks.  I arrived on site at about 1645.  The truck was still on the side of the road, the punctured tank was empty and the x-over valve had been closed.  The diesel fuel from the truck had spilled along a one mile or so stretch of the highway.  I was able to recover part of the oil from the rumble strips on the side of the road.  It was determined that the remaining oil on the truck was secure and the truck was free to go.  No further action.
I-23-2000*AST filter broken off by snow loading (no filter protector).

Spill is 131 feet from public water supply at the East Gate Trailer Park. DHS was notified on 03/21/2000.

Contaminated soil & snow were excavated. Bedrock was exposed in the excavation and the oil did reach the bedrock.

The well is not currently pumping. We will turn well on in about a month and test for oil.

Case closed
A-52-1999*     DEP received an after-hours report that approximately 25 gallons of gasoline was spilled at this service station during storage tank refueling.  According to Webber staff the spill was due to incorrectly installed locking ears on the hose.  Product was confined to a paved parking lot and was absorbed by oil company staff (one of whom was the local asst. fire chief).  The area is served by a municipal water supply, and no adjacent buildings reported vapor problems.
     I anticipate no further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
P-354-1999*An anonymous call was received about oil running across Hurricane Road from Wilshore Farms. I visited the site and could not find any evidence of a spill. There was noticeable staining the length of Hurricane Road, but it was not possible to tell how long this had been present.

Portland staff advised this call could be a result of the land-spreading of sludge on the farm. Apparently there is an active citizens group in opposition to the sludge spreading.

No further action required by Response Services.
B-283-1999*Tina Bodkin of Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Company called to report that a tree harvester involved in the construction of an interstate pipeline spilled an estimated 1/4-quart of hydraulic oil when an oil line leaked. The oil was collected with a few shovels of dirt which will be drummed up for later collection.
P-183-2001*On March 16, 2000 I was contacted by a heating oil co. concerning the 275 gallon outside AST of one of their customers.  The filter had broken off from the tank due to the weight of snow that had accumulated on it.  Up to 50 gallons of oil may have leaked from the tank.  The only indication of oil I found was pink snow - this I shoveled up into plastic bags.  I instructed the homeowner to call me if any further problems arose.  I also suggested that the homeowner apply to the Insurance Fund in the case of future clean up expenses.  No further action at this time.
I-142-1996*On 12-13-96, Sandi Jones of the Augusta office of this department notified us of a well owned by Hazel Doody in Washburn that was contaminated with some petroleum product. She had sent a sample to the PHL when she noticed and odor the month before. I met with her 0n 12-17-96 and resampled the water to confirm the original analysis. There was however a noticable odor in the water and I had a carbon filter installed that day. She indicated that there had been a large tank across the road many years ago and were frequent overfills. This would seem to be the most likely source as there are no other homes nearby. Investigation will continue.
I-181-1999*On 12/2/99, Rus Smith of Maine Public Service called to report the removal of non-PCB contaminated soil at the site of the old transformer repair area at the operations center. The area was beneath an old crib-work area on the north side of the building. Previous to this they had worked with our TSCA representative to remove soil to a level of less than 5 PPM PCB. They removed about 25 yards of less than 5 PPM soil and disposed of it at Tri-Community Landfill.
P-355-1996*On 6/17/96, Daniel Ross of MDOT Env. Div. notified the DEP of gasoline contamination discovered while a MDOT crew did borings along the roadside in front of this property and the adjacent Bolz's Citgo.  A file search showed fuel oil contamination documented during 1992 test pitting and two UST abandonments; and documented by Shevenell-Gallen Assoc.  No further Response Div. action is anticipated at present.  See attached notes and assessments for further details.
Non-attainment area for clean-up.  Contaminated media should be properly managed if disturbed.  Adjacent site is former Mobil, owned by DownEast Energy.
P-601-1996*On Sept. 20, 1996 Bart Wittner of Mobil Oil called to report a small diesel spill at the Overnight Transportation/ Mobil terminal that occurred while a truck was fueling.  The spill was contained to asphalt and successfully cleaned up with Speedy Dry and sorbent pads.  No further action.
B-471-2000*The Hillgrove Community Center (A.K.A. Whitneyville Community Ctr), in the summer of 2000, put an addition on their building.  Part of the money was spent to remove an underground oil tank.  As near as I could figure out, that tank was neither registered nor removed in a legal manner.

Not that that tank's removal would have been a problem, for we'd've never heard about it, had not another tank been discovered during excavation for the slab and footings for the addition.  Jerry Wood, digging on-site on August 30, discovered another abandoned tank there, 500 gallons in size. He called here wanting to know what he should do.

Not wishing to hold up the job, I told him to go ahead and dig out the tank, and if there was any contaminated soil to stockpile it on-site, on poly.  I told him I couldn't look at the problem until 9/1.

On 8/31, Wood paged me to ask if he could stockpile the contaminated soil off-site; he'd already removed close to 60 yards, he said.  I gave him permission to do so, and visited the site the next day.

On 9/1, I noted contaminated soil still on the wall and floor of the addition foundation hole.  PID readings in the NE corner of the excavation were 117.5 and 136 ppm. There is a dug well serving the Community Center within 50 feet of where  the tank was abandoned.

I drove to Machias and provided the appropriate paperwork to Nate Pennell at the Washington County Soil & Water Conservation District office.  He's overseeing the addition project for the Town of Whitneyville.  It was then that I learned of the other tank, previosly removed.   I advised Pennell to register both tanks, and informed him that the first tank was not removed legally.

As of this writing, I have to make arrangements to obtain a water sample from the Center's well.

A-441-2000*An o-ring in the compressor coupling housing failed, releasing about 4 gallons of lube oil. The spill was to the compressor building floor and cleaned up by pipeline staff.

No site visit made. No further action required by Response Services.
P-527-1997*Children climbing through a window broke off the filter to a 275 AST discharge #2 fuel oil onto the basement floor.  The Portland Fire Dept. was contacted and responded to the discharge placing down speedy-dry and sorbents, in additon, to assisting the homeowner with the removal of oil saturated articles.  For unknown reasons, the fire dept. neither contacted or informed the homeowner to contact the Department of the oil spill.  It was not until Ms. Skillings could no longer handle the vapors within the house that she contacted the Department.

I met with Ms. Skillings who showed and explained to me the situation.  All oil saturared materials were collected and disposed of at Mid Maine Waste Action Corp.

No further action required.
P-727-1997*   On 12/17/97 I briefly stopped at this facility to check on a local complaint of old active, non-compliant tanks.  I noted an active, gas station that appeared to have active AST's.  Back at DEP office, I found an old UST removal notice submitted by R. Jewett of G W Jewett, Inc. in 1990.  The 1990 notice had no CTI listed and it appeared that the owner wished to have the gaso. facility removed as diesel, by running diesel thru them briefly.  I recall advising the owner back in 1990 that this was not allowable.  No records of problems reported in 1990 during removal; rural area, on private wells.
   During this 1997 visit I did not examine the AST facility to check on compliance (are the active AST's or old UST's?); and I could not tell if the product piping had been properly replaced, brought up to present code, or removed with the old tanks.
   I recommend a compliance visit by Tanks Unit as they see fit.  This is a rural area on water wells and is listed as a sensitive area.  No CMR 691.12 Assessment was required at the time of the 9/90 removal.

S G Brezinski, Maine DEP, BRWM
A-709-1999* An auto accident caused the release of transformer oil. Central Maine Power cleaned up the oil and no site visit was made by DEP. No further action will be required.
I-51-1999*On 4/27/99 Mrs. Sharon Grant contacted me regarding the disposal of a 1/2 cup of mercury.

Mrs. Grant found the material in a workshop her deceased husband used.

I stopped by Mrs. Grants on 4/30 but I missed her. She delivered the material to the DEP office on 5/5/99.

I added about two lbs of mercury to the container in the DEP Office.

Case Closed.
P-469-1999*On July 5, 1999 I was contacted by Rita Pender.  Rita was concerned about a smell that was coming from the brook running behind her home.  I went to the brook the following morning.  I found no indication of an oil or chemical spill, however there was a very foul odor and a layer of scum on top of the water.  Rita told me that the stream came down from a farm and was concerned that manure may have gotten into the stream.  Rita also stated that the odor had been strongest about four days earlier and was dissipating.  The stream flows out to the Salmon Falls River near a camp ground and a beach, so I notified DHS that there of the situation with the brook.  I also contacted Craig Leonard who is the DOA farm inspector for that region.  No further action.
A-208-2000*Received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power concerning a leak from a transformer in Gardiner.  She reported that the 3-phase transformer that supplied T.W. Dick Co. had a leak caused by overheating.  Cleanup was done with sorbents.  Transformer was tagged "NON-PCB".  No site visit was done and no further work on this spill is necessary.
I-9-1998*On 1-21-98, Dennis of Dead River called to report that one of their customers had lost about 150 gallons of kerosene from an outside 275 gallon tank. Apparently the weight of snow around the tank caused the brass fitting on the filter to crack. All contents were lost in about a day. I hired Soderberg Construction to remove all contaminated soil. About 18 yards was removed and taken to Tri-Community Landfill for disposal.
P-194-1999*    On 3/11/99 I visited this site while fueling my vehicle and noted the top of a UST excavated and a UST containment sump removed.  Barriers for A L Doggett Co. (ALD) were around the work.  On 3/22 I returned to find all four UST sumps removed and replaced.  Not seeing a Dept. UST registration amendment for this work I contacted Julie Durkee of DEP BRWM Licensing unit.  No UST Reg. update had been filed as required.  On 3/23/99 I met Tod Lavallee of ALD who explained that they were replacing a sump because it had cracked due to defective plastic, and then noted all four ENVIRON sumps cracked (see photos).  Irving had authorized them to replace all four.
     While doing the work ALD had noted one FRP tiedown on top of each of the 4  Xerxes FRP tank, under the sump locations had about 18" cut out of them.   Elwin Scott of Simard & Sons later informed me that Mike Simard had cut the straps to install the sumps in  1996 (P585-96) (rather than putting in a spacer to raise the sump up over the strap).  Simard had not received a variance from Xerxes nor had he informed Irving.  Cutting the tie-down could compromise the tank's integrity when submerged in gw as was here.
     I met onsite with Ted Scharf of DEP, )OEU; & Gary Kane of Irving  on 3/24/99.  Kane stated that Irving was disturbed by Simard's 1996 cutting the straps.  Irving also stated that they were unaware of the requirement to file a Reg. Amendment (though they had done it in the past).  Kane said Irving would would file an amendment.  I understand Irving later received a variance from Xerxes for the cut straps as the 5' of fill adequately held down the tanks.   See OEU unit and UST Reg. files for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-111-1997*The copper line had somehow become disconnected.  Either by something hitting it or someone disconnecting it.  Ms. Swope stated that the oil company had filled the tank (tank was a 55 gallon drum) on 2/21/97 and now it was empty.  I responded to the complaint and did not observe a discharge of 50 gallons.  There might have been 1 gallon on the ground and taking in consideration the location of the discharge there was no clean-up necessary.  No further action required.
P-638-1998*   In the evening I received notice thru the state police of this auto accident and small spill in Cornish.  The fire dept. recommended a site visit though considering the vehicle had been there 9 hrs before discovery and it was dark at the time I was notified, we agreed to delay a visit till the next morning.  The auto driver perished in the accident.
   At 0900 Tom Pingree of Cornish FD and Phil Kilburn of the Cornish Water District (CWD) showed me the accident site.  The spill, though small, was 250' from a CWD drilled well therefore clean-up was considered very important.  Using a PID I noted low levels of about 50 ppm up where the engine had been, apparently leaked form the fuel line.  On an emergency basis I hired a local contractor, Stacey Construction, to excavate and haul 4 yards of soil to a nearby gravel pit in a non-sensitive area.  Under the spill site we took off two to three feet of sandy fill, in excess of what probably was necessary.
   Mr. Kilburn put me in touch with Eric Carlson of Woodard & Curran who had done the CWD's wellhead study.  Fortunately gw had been found to flow away from the spill site to the N toward a river (see map), and not S toward the well.  Based on this we agreed that the well is little threatened considering the size and prompt clean-up.  This report will be forwarded to Brad Hahn, DEP Geologist, for further evaluation.



S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-81-1996*See Attached Narrative.
A-71-1999*This property was for rent. The leak was discovered by a prospective tenant who called the fire department. They spread pads and reconnected the tank. The tank had settled and broken the filter off. It was not known when this actually occurred because the residence had not been occupied since September when the tank was filled. It was likely a recent event since the pipes were not frozen. Oil had flowed out onto the ground. Pads were placed. The soil was excavated and erosion controls were installed. It was discovered that large amounts of product had flowed into the crawl space under the building.  Clean Harbors spent several days recovering product with a vactor. Many cobbles and water was present.
P-671-1999*On 9/19/99 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Windham Fire Dept. reporting a small gasoline spill in Windham.  A vehicle was reported to be leaking gasoline.  At the time I spoke with the fire dept., the spill had been stopped and the clean up completed.  I told them I would visit the site on the following day.

On 9/20/99 I visited the site.  I was not able to detect any remaining gasoline at the spill site.  I spoke to the owner of the property, Earl Bridges, and advised him to inform us immediately if he noticed any evidence of gasoline in his well.  I do not believe that his well or any others are at risk from this spill.  No further action required.



___________________________________________________
SHERYL J. M. BERNARD
OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST II
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
A-715-2000*Received a call from the Hilltop store stating that a tank alarm had been activated.  It was later determined that the alarm was the result of water intrusion.

No further action required.
I-90-1997*Diesel fuel leaked into the crankcase of a B&A RR locomotive, while in route from Millinocket to the Fraser yard in Madawaska.  The overfilled crankcase leaked onto the tracks while in route.  The spill was noticed and reported at the Fraser yard.  Plastic and sorbents were used to control the spill while the crankcase emptied.  I drained 250 gallons of diesel out of the crankcase to stop the leak.  150.99 gallons of diesel was lost in route and in the yard.
B-505-1997*D-TREE=N.
P-69-1989*
P-436-1993*
	Of service retail, motor fuels UST facility inspection.  See attached narrative and also P-43-1989 and P-650-1989 for further information.
B-305-1998*On 5/10/98, 1500 hours Scott Beal of Georgia-Pacific Corporation reported a 50 gallon spill of 48% aluminum sulfate solution.  The tank truck that was off loading the material developed a ruptured hose.  The material was flushed to the spill pond where it will be neutralized by alkaline chemicals that also end up in the spill pond.
I-157-2001*A hydro line broke causing 150-200 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill in the hydro room.  The oil was pushed into the floor drain and absorbent pads were used to clean up the rest.
P-315-2001*4.15.2001 made phone contact with Omera who advised of an oil spill along railroad bed near Coil Street. Omera described a patch of oil stained soil.  I advised Omera that the spill was prohibited but that there was no practical clean up for such an area along tracks.  Also that the spill date could not be determined and that aeration will occur limiting the impact of the spill.  It is suspected that the spill was from a locomotive, but not confirmed.

This event occurred along with several other high impact spills this week.  This was a low priority incident and no DEP response was made.

Nathan Thompson, SMRO, 08.28.2001


B-580-1998*B-580-98  Corinth The Pizza Shoppe

The Maine Dept. of Human Services reported that a routine sample of the water at the East Corinth Pizza Shoppe had tested 2.9 ppb of MTBE.  I was tasked with investigating this contamination.  I went to the site and explained to the owner, David Lee, why I was there and received permission to resample the well.  The well is a drilled well within 30' of the store's gravel parking lot and within 100' of both Rt. 15 and Rt. 11.  While I did not confirm it, I suspect that , due to the corner location, this lot may have been a gas station at some time.  Also there is a gas station across Rt. 15 from the Shoppe.  Any way the second sample taken on 9/15/98 came back less than 2.0 ppb showing that the contamination was not increasing.  I suspect that the first sample reflected some minor drip or spillage in the store's parking lot.  When I tried to let Mr. Lee know about the second test results I found that the phone had been disconnected and a drive by showed that the Pizza Shoppe appeared permanently closed.  I had no mailing address for Mr. Lee and, since the MTBE is not health threatening at this time, I plan no further action.
A-682-1998* This water supply was included in the "Governors Study" The first sample was analyzed and very low levels of MTBE were detected.  The levels that the DHS/HETL found were 1.8 ppb.
 After many many attempts (all unsucessful) to contact the owner, Mr. Masse, I collected another sample on 1-14-99. The results were 1 ppb, not confirmed. This level is below the DEP action level. No further action will be required.
I-113-2001*On (9-25-01, Ira Dodge of Maine Potato Growers called to report that one of their customers had called to report an oil odor in the house. He checked and found that the oil tank in the basement had leaked due to outside corrosion. They emptied the tank and were going to replace it. I had an exhaust fan installed and a contractor remove all contaminated material in the basement that may be contributing to the odor problem. No further action was seen as necessary.
P-700-1997*   Working with Jim Carmichael of Woodard & Curran, anomalies with the removal notice were clarified.  No problems with the removal were found and reported by Woodard & Curran so no photos or further narrative thought necessary.  See the removal assessment and registration file for further details.
P-418-2001*No narrative, please see attachments.
A-83-1999* Dead River called this office to report an oil spill at the residence of Sandra Campbell. They had responded to a no heat call.  Dead River estimated a loss of 100 gallons of fuel. The house trailer is located on Maple Ridge Rd., a short distance from the Stanley Hill Rd.
 I met a service technician at the site. It appears that snow or ice fell off the roof and cracked the nipple where it enters the outside AST. There were no oil vapors in the trailer. The technician made the nessesary repairs and a small amount of contaminated snow was removed.
 I made another site visit the next day and removed a corner of the skirting and did not detect any oil vapors or odors. The ground under the filter and tank was frozen. No clean up was done at this time.
 This case has been referred to Technical Services. I made another site visit on 5-14-99, and collected water samples from the Campbell residence and the neighbor. No petroleum (DRO) compounds were detected. It appears to me that the original guess of 100 gallons may not be accurate. No further action will be required.
A-586-1996*Received a voice mail from Dan Parks of Irving Oil that there had been a small oil spill at the office of Tobi Schneider at 49 Silver Street, Waterville. Ms. Schneider had hired Bob Plourde's Plumbing and Heating to replace the tank in her basement. Irving attempted to make an automatic delivery. The technicians failed to tape or bag the fill pipe. The delivery person failed to hear a whistle and immediately stopped the flow. A metered 4.5 gallons was delivered to the basement floor. Plourde's personel immediately cleaned it up. I called Ms.Schneider's office on 12/24/96 and the secretary reported that it was all cleaned up. No site visit was made and no further work is necessary.
P-653-1998*    Mr. Lyscars notified the Dept. that he noted reportable gasoline levels in soil while performing a UST removal assessment for this body shop and former gas station.  A relatively low level of 200 ppm was reported under the island area.  This facility of three 2000 ga. bare steel tanks with bare steel piping was unregistered at the time and had been out-of-service for years.
     Seacoast Ocean Svcs. reported the tanks were filled with gaso. or diesel contam. water, but I observed them to be in reasonable good shape with no corrosion holes.  Contam. was likely do to historical pipe leaks and/or overfills.  Yarmouth septic Svc. excavated the facility under CTI Fred Anderson from Pollution Controll Svcs.  When I arrived onsite the excavation had been filled in to grade.
     Being a BS-2 Clean-Up Goal, no clean-up was required by the state.  Oil contamination is understood to remain onsite and should be properly managed if disturbed.  See DEP UST reg. files and the closure assessment for further information.


S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-37-1999*A home heating oil delivery truck slid off a driveway in Nobleboro.  The delivery hose was ripped from the bottom of the truck when the tow truck pulled it from the ditch.  The spill was cleaned up by C.N. Brown employees.

No site visit made; no further action required.
A-333-1996* On 7-18-96 the State Police paged me concerning an oil spill on Embden Lake. After taking the call I checked the map and discovered that this spill is located in the Bangor Response Region. I contacted the oncall person, Tom Maleck, only to find that he was allready home in Ellsworth. We agreed that I should go to investigate.
 The caller did not leave a call back number. I drove to Embden Lake and found the area in question, the public swimming area. I walked along the shore in two directions and did not find anything. I also spoke with a resident who had been at home on the lake all day and had not seen or smelled any oil. No other action could be taken.
A-805-1999*     DEP received a report that several gallons of oil was spilled to pavement in front of a residence when a fitting on the delivery truck failed.  The truck was brand new, recently purchased from Gould equipment.  No soil or other media was affected.
P-262-1998*On June 15, 1998 John Scott of DOC called to report a gas can that had washed up on Creasant Beach over the weekend.  There had been torrential rains and widespread flooding over the weekend and many boats had filled with water.  I retrieved the gas can, when I checked the contents of the can I found it was all sea water.  No further action.
A-154-1998*Received a phone call from Tom Saviello of International Paper reporting a small spill. There was a fire on the dryer section of the #4 paper machine. This fire destroyed hydraulic and lube systems on the #4 and #5 paper machines. Most of the oil was consumed in the fire but some made it to the process sewer and the primary clarifier where it was collected. The fire was extensive as it impacted the roof structure and the calender rollers on the #4 paper machine. No further work on the spill is needed.
B-559-1999*BEING SO RICH YOU CAN AFFORD YOUR OWN AIRLINER DOESN'T MEAN THAT FUEL CAN'T BE SPILLED FROM IT. ON 9/9/1999 THE FUELLING CREW AT BIA OVERFILLED A PRIVATE 727 BYABOUT 40 GALLONS.  ALL THE FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE TARMAC USING THEIR "SUPER SOPPER"
I-65-2001*Chevy full-sized pickup in Aroostook River was submerged to mid-body line.  There was no sheen in the water and no product lost.
I-123-2000*A small leak in a fuel line was discovered at the Parsonage in Easton. The line was replaced with no cleanup necessary.
B-17-1998*B-017098/Columbia Falls/1-13-98/1615
I received a phone call from Mona Spear (990-6931) of Bangor Hydro-Electric. She phoned to report an ice storm related transformer spill in Columbia Falls.  During the ice storm the top of a pole with its pole mount 25 KVA Westinghouse transformer broke off.  The stained area was about 6 by 15 feet, because after the transformer hit the ground, its cover came off and it rolled. The oil contaminated snow and ice was removed by Clean Harbors. The clean up generated five 55 gallon drums of debris (mostly snow and ice) and was disposed of as liquid through Clean Harbors in S. Portland.  Solids went to Sawyer Environmental in Hampden.
P-292-1997*   On the morning of Monday, 6/2/97 I responded to a report by the PFD of a small diesel spill along the side of Steven's Ave. and with some into a storm drain.  Onsite I met Lt. Smith of the PFD and proceeded to assist them in cleaning up the spill along the curb, with pads.  Little oil (< qt.) got into the drain.  The city later came by and sanded the spill as well.
   Tim Brown the driver of the Grandpa's Eggs truck returned at PFD's request.  It appears that while he parked at the curb, fuel leaked out the fill cap of the driver's side saddletank because it was too full and the truck was listing with the grade (crown) of the road.  Oddly, Smith said he did not notice the discharge.  Staining and wetness of fuel was noted coming down from the driver's side tank.
  Cost recovery for use and disposal of the pads will be sought from Grandpa's Eggs.  I explained to Brown that an accidental spill is not subject to fines though failure to report an oil spill is.  No further actions are expected.

SGB, Maine DEP, BRWM, Response Svcs.
P-818-1989*
	Dec. 1989, Consumptive-use motor fuels UST related discharge and associated clean-up.  Trucking company, located in urban commercial/industrial park, served by municipal water.  See also P-414-07.
P-684-1998*Ms. Wallace contacted the Department stating that she thought her well was contaminated with oil.  This belief was brought about when she had her water filtration system serviced and the technician thought he detected oil.

I met with Ms. Wallace and discussed the situation.  She stated that the house was fairly new and that they have had problems with the water (odor and staining) from the beginning.  They had a filter system installed which took care of the problem for awhile, but the problem seemed to become worse as the summer progressed, so a different type of filter system was installed, one that involved chlorination.

Upon drawing water before the filter, it became obvious that the water was most likely not contaminated with oil, but with bacteria from surface water infiltration.  This was apparent by the strong hydrogen sulfide odor.  I told Ms. Wallace that the only way to properly correct the problem with her well would be to find out where the surface water was entering the well and seal it.  A temporary fix would be to heavily chlorinate the well itself, but this would only kill the present bacteria and would not deter new bacteria from being introduced into the well.

No further action required.
A-245-1996*An oil company reported that a line leak had released about 5 gallons of oil from the tank at Madeleine's Diner. They made the necessary repairs and cleaned up the spilled oil. No site visit was made.
A-297-1996*     DEP received an after-hours report that between 200-500 (later ascertained at 400-500) gallons of lubricating oil was lost from a large storage tank due to a line failure.  Product collected in the basement of the #15 paper machine during the night of 7/8 into early morning of 7/9.  From here it was automatically pumped to the mill sewer before the spill was discovered.  With the arrival of daylight some attempt was made by Boise to recover sheen at the clarifiers.  It is unknown how much product was recovered. Jon Andrews (DEP) visited the site on the morning of 7/9 but observed no recoverable product.  I reported my findings to the SOC on 7/9.
     I do not anticipate further DEP involvement as a result of this incident.
I-25-1998*On 2-13-98, this office received a fax from Daigle Oil reporting a spill at one of their customers. I met with George and Jean Sawyer, the customers that day. The weight of snow settling around the tank caused the brass fitting to crack and about 150 gallons was lost. Dickison London was hired and removed about 10 yards of contaminated soil before encountering bedrock. It appeared as though the oil had gone down to bedrock and not moved laterally in the soil very far. Because of this, the Sawyers were placed on QM.
P-897-2003*On 10/15/03 I received a call from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a small transformer spill in Raymond.  The spill occurred when strong winds blew a cover off from a transformer causing a small amount of transformer oil to spill onto some nearby brush.  The affected brush was removed.  No further action required.
P-898-2003*Street sweeper hydraulic hose ruptured.  Spilled material was cleaned up by responsible party.  No further action necessary.
A-307-2003* Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reported an oil release from a transformer. This transformer was located on Caswell Rd. in the town of Mercer. A construction vehicle contacted some wires and broke the utility pole. This resulted in the transformer losing an estimated one gallon of oil. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis later found the oil to be non detect for PCB's. CMP removed the transformer and 1/4 of a drum of soil. No site visit by DEP. See attached report from CMP for further details.
P-901-2003*I was contacted by Rick Sanborn reporting that his in-laws' AST corroded in their basement and had leaked 75 gallons of heating oil.  We cleaned up the oil on the concrete floor and cut out part of the floor around the sump and vactored out some contaminated soil.  No further Response action is needed at this time.

A-639-2002*Received a call from Bob Weymouth of Wadleigh's concerning a small oil spill at a customers house. He stated that they had just installed a new filter and the gasket did not seat properly, allowing a small amount of oil to drip out. The floor of the basement was dirt. I met some Wadleigh's technicians there and asked them to dig up the contaminated soil under the filter. This they did and solved the problem. No further work is necessary.
B-538-2003*       On October 27, 2003 at 1045 we received a call from John Rouleau of H.E. Sargeant reporting a ten gallon hydraulic oil spill on Union Street in Calais.  A blown hose on a hydraulic manlift caused the leak.  Workers recovered as much product as possible with sorbents, but the rain washed some of the oil into a catch basin.  Mr. Rouleau thought a gallon entered the drain.  There was no sign of sheen where the drain empties into the St. Croix River.  All the run-off from the drain likely dissipated the oil before it reached the river.
A-104-2002*   Approximately 70 gallons of heating oil was spilled at this residential cellar AST via corrosive holes.  Most spilled oil entered the municipal storm water system, which empties to the Kennebec River; no recovery was possible.  A small quantity of soil was excavated for vapor abatement.
A-528-2003* On 10-16-03 Gerry Mirabile, of Central Maine Power, called this office to report a release of transformer oil. After further investigation no oil leaked from this transformer, however it had been damaged and was replaced. No further action will be required.
A-532-2003*   DEP received a report that several gallons of gasoline spilled to pavement at this service station via a leak in a passenger vehicle gas tank.  Local fire officials sorbed all spilled product.  The car was towed to a shop for repairs.
A-535-2003*   DEP received a report from Florida Power and Light that one quart of hydraulic oil spilled at this facility via a hose or fitting failure.  Spilled oil went to the Kennebec River with no recovery possible.  The leak was repaired.  No site visit was made.
A-538-2003* On 10-21-03, Madelyn of Edgecomb, called to report an oil sheen/spill in the Sheepscot River near "The Eddy" and Ft. Edgecomb. I investigated the area around Davis Island and the Shore Rd. I spoke with several locals and they told me that there was a heavy sheen in the area of the Eddy earlier that morning. I also checked a fuel depot on the Shore Rd. and did not find any problems there.
 This area has a mix of fishing and pleasure craft, and the spill could have originated from any one of them. No further action will be required.

A-658-2002*Received a call from Kenney Construction concerning an underground tank they found while doing excavation for a homeowner. I gave them a waiver to remove the tank. I went out to the site while they removed it. While removing the tank they spilled approximately 1 gallon of fuel oil. They shoveled up the stained soil and I collected this for disposal. No other contamination was found. No further work is needed.

**Note:  30-day Waiver was inadvertently misplaced, therefore, not attached.
A-541-2003*   DEP received a report that a filter at this residential oil AST had been leaking over a long period of time.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.  The area is rural, with the subject drilled well located 60' from the site of the spill; water sampled for DRO was non-detect.
   I anticipate no further Response involvement.  The case was referred to Tech Services for possible follow-up.
A-684-2002*Jody Pulkinen of C.N. Brown called to report a small spill. A peddle truck was making deliveries and the driver noticed that it was leaking. The victaulic seal was not put in allowing a small amount of oil to spill. The spill was at two places, a restaurant at the intersection of Routes 2 & 4 and at 519 Wilton Road. Both spill amounts were reported to be less then a half cup. The driver cleaned both sites up with sorbents. No site visit was made and no further action is necessary.
P-812-2003*Dead River reported that the above ground supply tank was accidentally overfilled a little bit and that a discharge occurred from the vent.  The oil delivery driver could not inspect the tank and left a note on the customer's (Peter Serling's) door.  The driver cleaned up approximately a half gallon of #2 fuel oil that discharged through the vent pipping.

I spoke to a resident who advised there were visible traces of oil coming from the pipping in the house.  The resident indicated that there was no persistent fuel oil odor.  Dead River later came to the residence and cleaned the pipping.

No further Response action warranted.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
A-551-2003*A small patch of oily grass was discovered near the diesel emergency generator at Colby College in Waterville. It was unclear how it arrived there but was likely an overfill of the generator fuel tank. College employees collected the oily material and contracted Clean Harbors for pickup and disposal.
A-553-2003* On 10-28-04 Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported an oil leak from a transformer. This transformer was located on the Lunt Hill Rd. in Litchfield. The transformer was not tagged and was later found to have < 2 ppm of PCB oil. The leak located on the transformer was just a weep and no oil spilled onto the ground. CMP was notified of a problem via a no power call. See attached written report from CMP.
A-554-2003* On 10-28-03, Stacey from Maritime Farms, reported a release of gasoline. A customer left the dispensing island while fuel was being pumped into their automobile. The nozzle did not shut off correctly and spilled an estimated 2 to 5 gallons of gasoline onto the pavement. Maritime cleaned up the spill themselves, no site visit by DEP, and no further action will be required.
A-558-2003*   DEP received a report that a minor overfill occurred at this residential AST.  Spilled oil was reportedly cleaned up completely and no damage to the AST was observed.
I-216-2003*A corrosion leak occurred in the line that feeds the furnace and water heater. The line was in contact with the floor at the leak point.

A temporary spliced line was installed to get around the corroded copper line. This was replaced with a  complete line on 10/28. The contaminated soil was removed by Daigle Oil Company, 4 five gallon pails of slightly contaminated soil were removed.

The residential well will be put on quarterly monitoring, if positive for oil, then the case will be reopened and passed to technical services.

Response case closed.
B-540-2003*      On October 27, 2003, at 1500 we received a call from Ed Imbert of Hardwood Products in Guilford reporting an oil spill at their plant on School Street.  At 1430, a loading machine blew a hydraulic line in their woodyard and lost about fifty gallons of oil.  Workers recovered much of the oil with sorbents, but some oil soaked into the ground.  Workers put a sorbent boom in a nearby catch basin in case any oil leached into the drain.  The area is an industrial area and has town water, so excavation of any contaminated soil was not necessary.
P-276-1992*
Report update 11/03:

	Report of oil spillage confirmed from operation of auto and salvage junkyard.  Rural residential area adjacent to Harris Road.  Referred to DEP oil enforcement unit and to DEP solid waste unit for further actions.

	See also report P-101-93 and report attachments.

S G Brezinski
P-810-2002*The Hague International Building was formerly occupied by Corning, but most recently had been an experimental natural gas/coal/steam generation station.

The onsite alarm system was tripped and alerted the local officials who responded, subsequently notifying DEP of a potential release of an unknown substance.

Upon arrival Boulos officials and State/local police were investigating the interior of the complex/building.  The alarm reset but no discharge could be found or identified.  It appeared to be a simply unauthorized entry or malfunction in the system.

The site has several monitoring wells and physical hazards (open pit well) and some debris but no hazardous or oil discharge could be specifically identified.

The building was locked up and the perimeter gate closed and locked.  The property is closed/abandoned and listed for sale/lease.  No further Response action warranted at this time.
P-340-1993*
	 Fuel oil contaminated residential drinking water well.  Referred to DEP Tech Services for further investigation & actions.  No source confirmed at time but could be self contamination through a historical oil release on the property or a neighboring property.
I-215-2003*An oil odor was reported to the oil company. A technician's investigation revealed a corrosion hole in the bottom of the 275-gal. Aboveground Storage Tank (AST).  The technician used a magnetic patch on the tank and was successful at stopping the leak.

DEP was notified. When I responded, I found a full food pantry with an AST tucked into the back and a home that smelled strongly of oil.

The house is on a slab. The oil appears to have gone down between a cinder block wall and the cement slab.

I advised Mr. & Mrs. Legassie, to vent the house. They sleep on the opposite end of the building from the spill, I advised them to sleep with a window open. The odor on 10/30 when I arrived was just barely noticeable in the living area.

A contractor was hired to begin the removal of the contaminated wood, cinder blocks and soil.
P-329-1993*
Report update 10/03:

	Site of multiple old non-conforming, bare steel UST's for retail motor fuels use.  Replaced by gasoline AST facility with AST installation problems on the part of the installer, B K Sharma.  Rural residential & commercial area, on private wells.
	UST facility abandoned without required site assessment by Mr. Powers, facility owner & operator.  Referred to DEP tanks enforcement unit for further actions in 1993.  I was informed that Mr. Powers passed away a year or two after the removal and the property passed to his son.  Over a phone conversation I advised his son that the required UST site assessment has still not been submitted and the abandonment cleared of clean-up requirements.
	At this time I understand that oil contamination likely remains onsite and is not remediated to state satisfaction and is a liability to any present or future property owner.  A Phase-2 environmental assessment is prudent & recommended.

	See attached narrative and attachments for details.
B-415-2003*On 8/22/03, 0807 hours Gerry Mirabile of CMP reported a 3-7 gallon transformer oil release on North Dixmont Road in Plymouth.  The leak was caused by a bullet hole.  The oil landed on a lawn and was cleaned up by CMP personal. They collected a drum of oiled soil and grass, which went to their waste stream.
P-340-2002*A despondent relative (believe brother) had intentionally discharged gasoline from a jerry can around the base/footing of the family barn.  It appeared to be an attempt at arson but before the fuel could be ignited the suspect was spooked and fled the scene.  The fire dep't was called and subsequently DEP.

The granite stone foundation and till soil did not allow for any physical removal of material without damaging the structure (circa 1820).  The small amount of fuel discharged and the large surface area affected lend to a natural overtime remediation/dissipation.  The domestic well is approximately 300 ft away on the opposite side of barn-shed-home, large oak tree.

The homeowner is not pressing charges, alternatively trying to get brother back to counseling/therapy.

No further Response action warranted for the call.
A-246-2002* On 4-19-02, Mrs. Janice  Hanson reported an oil leak at her daughter's (Brenda Hanson) residence residence in Skowhegan, Me. I made a site visit and found a heavy sheen and odor of fuel oil in the field down gradient from her home. It appears that the old discontinued AST was dripping fuel. The old tank had been placed on its side with the fill cap toward the bottom. The oil level was higher than the fitting and oil dripped out for quite a while. The oil then found its way to a perimeter drain and discharge out onto the side hill/lawn.
 Ames Trailer is the responsible party in this case. They erected a new modular home with a tank in the basement for the Hanson family. They failed to empty the AST and left it there for the entire winter.
 I moved the tank so that it would stop leaking and called L.C. Tank to pump out the oil.
 I called Ames Trailer and spoke with an owner (Tim Ames) and they accepted responsibility and would remove the old tank, as part of their contract with the owner. Ames is also suppose to return to the site and do some final grading. At that time I wanted them to do some tilling and seeding of the effected area. This area is on a steep grade and I wanted to have this done at a time when soil erosion would be at a minimum.
 Mr. Ames and I spoke several times and they postponed the work and the tilling never got done.
 I collected a water sample on 5-21-02, and again on 6-10-02. The results for 5-21 were 5.3 ppb of non typical gasoline peaks. The results of the sample collected on 6-10-02, were < 50 ug/l DRO.
 A final phone call to Mr. Ames and Janice Hanson on 10-29-03, revealed that Ames Trailer sales never returned to do the final grading and seeding out back, therefore they didn't do the tilling and reseeding out front on the oil impacted area. To much time has passed and the grass on the slope out front did grow back.
P-844-2002*At 12:45 on 11/7/02, Scott Wilhelm of Bath Public wastewater called to report the discharge of oil from the oil water separator BIW.  The discharge had affected lines from Washington Ave to Oak Grove Ave several city blocks north of the BIW facility.

The discharge came from the USS Mason, from which an inspection of the O/W separator took place at 09:45, no reports of oil then.  Somewhere between 09:45 and 11:45 and unknown volume of fuel oil was pumped through the system and overwhelmed it migrating into the city wastewater system.

BIW contracted Clean Harbors to remediate the scene and attend to the city 's need for cleaning the waste water lines.

BIW initiated  corrective measures which are documented in a cover letter addressing the situation.

No addition Response actions are warranted based on the information received.
P-899-2002*Mrs Gerenscer broke an oral thermometer in the bathroom.  The visible beads of mercury were removed using masking tape and the tile floor vacuumed by the homeowner.

She then called DHS and subsequently DEP.  The Lumex mercury monitor was secured and Cyr/DEP monitored the home (results attached to file, paper attachment).

Elevated levels were to mitigated by airing out the affected rooms as best practical method, this was difficult based on the season and winter conditions.  However with a little ingenuity thermostats were raised and windows opened for short periods of the day and air circulated (several air changes were made) before another measurement taken.  The levels were reported to Andy Smith, DHS, and he approved of the findings.  The vacuum was confiscated as the levels were in excess of anything that would passively dissipate in a reasonable time.

Additional ventilation of the home was recommended for the next few days as weather allowed.  The monitored levels showed consistent declines and it was within acceptable levels after a few courses of air exchange.

No further DEP Response actions are warranted, based on monitoring findings and information from DHS.
A-117-2003*The Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head expanded the parking area for airplanes during 2002.  As part of the project, several monitoring wells were installed around the edges of the proposed tarmac before the project began.  To create a stable paving base, soils were excavated to a depth of 4 to 6 feet below grade and replaced with crushed rock and gravel.  During the excavating process, a heavy rain storm flooded the excavation and the gasoline powered machinery left in the excavation.  Down gradient and less than 100 feet from the site is a monitoring well, which subsequently produced a positive result for MTBE.  Note this well is not used for potable purposes, nor are any drinking water wells at risk.

Maine DEP made a site visit at the request of Bruce Hunter (DEP geologist).  No further action is expected.
A-742-2002*Received a call from Toni Wakefield of Thompson's Oil reporting a spill on a customers house. She reported that Geraldine Gibbs had her above ground storage tank replaced by a CAP agency. When they changed the tank, they noticed that the bottom of the old tank was wet with oil. Inspection of the soil under the old tank showed some contamination. I shoveled up a bucket full of contaminated soil and brought it back to DEP for disposal. The contamination did not go deeply into the soil.  I sampled her well, and the results showed no oil contamination to her well. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-237-2003*The Soucier Family Trust administered by Dana Soucier owns a summer cottage on Pike Rd. in Winslow.  The property is on a small peninsula bordered by Pattee Pond and had not been occupied by the Soucier family for two years.  The property was recently for sale and the perspective buyer had the well water sampled and the result showed petroleum contamination.

Mr. Soucier telephoned Maine DEP reporting the well contamination but was unclear as to the source.  Maine DEP personnel took a DRO sample from the well to confirm the possible contamination; the result was greater than 2900 ug/l for fuel oil.  A neat sample from the top of the well and was found not to be dyed red as has been the practice for sometime.  The analysis was an attempt to determine if the contamination was vandalism or as a result of a spill.  Though no definitive determination was made it was found to be #1 fuel oil.  Further investigation found one of the two AST's supplying heating oil to the house had been replaced within the past 10 years and is the most likely source of the well contamination.  The well is less than 3 feet from the AST's.

McGee Construction was hired to excavate the site and remove as much contaminated soil as possible.  More than 216 tons of contaminated soil were removed and transported to Commercial Paving and Recycling for processing.  During the remediation effort, Maine DEP personnel pumped more than 20 gallons of free product from the top of the well.  The well depth was 93 feet with 15 feet of steel casing.   The casing was removed and the well grouted   There is no evidence that Pattee Pond was impacted by this spill.

The site was referred to Maine DEP Technical Services Division before commencing the excavation.  Because the well was badly contaminated Tech Services contracted with Weeks Well Drilling to install a new well out of the contaminated area to supply the house.  There was some question as to the property line, therefore, Maine DEP Technical Services hired K & K Land Surveyors, Inc. to complete a boundary survey.  The results of the survey determined the location for the new well.

In addition to installing a new well the pressure tank and hot water heater were replaced as part of the cleanup.  Maine DEP Technical Services may conduct additional well sampling in the spring of 2004 of the new well.

No further action by ME DEP Response Services is expected.
A-239-2003*The vessel "Rhythm and Blues" sank at its mooring due to vandalism discharging an estimated 50 gallons of diesel fuel to the water.  The vessel is reportedly owned by Dickson Smith, however, attempts by Maine DEP to locate Mr. Smith were unsuccessful.  The identity of the vandals remains unknown to Maine DEP.

Owing to the weather at the time of the sinking and the tides, no product was recovered from the water and no site visit was made by Maine DEP personnel.  The Maine Marine Patrol reported the diesel spill to have dispersed outside the harbor.

No further action is expected.
A-746-2002*Received a call from the Monmouth Fire Department concerning a gasoline spill at the farm owned by the late Carrol Skidgell. I responded to the site on South Monmouth Road where the Monmouth Fire Department was on scene. Apparently Mr. Tom Duby, was attempting to move a somewhat full 500 gallon skid tank full of gasoline with a front end bucket on a tractor. The tank slipped and a hole was put into the tank when a leg was torn off. Mr. Duby immediately gathered every bucket the old farm held and pumped the remaining gasoline into buckets and a garbage can.

When I arrived, I immediately enquired of the fire chief if they had monitored for explosive atmosphere. He hadn't so I did and found 0-1% LEL and determined it was safe to work in the area. With the fire fighters placing pads, myself and another fire fighter emptied all the buckets and garbage can into 2 drums totalling 140 gallons.  The rest of the gasoline was padded up from the gravel drive. Arrangements were made with Frost and Sons to excavate the contaminated soil in the gravel entrance to the barn. I agreed with Mr. Duby to allow land spreading of the soil on property he owned northeast of the spill site.  Approximately 75 cubic yards of soil was stockpiled for land spreading. (A drive by in the spring showed that the pile had been knocked down and spread out.)

A sample from his well was taken the day of the spill. That sample returned a result of 67 ppb of MTBE. I immediately went back and resampled thinking that the sample was contaminated with all the gasoline in the area. The second test came back as 66 ppb MTBE with the trip blank at non-detect. The case was referred to Alex Pugh of Technical Services for additional work including possible well replacement. No further work by Response Services is anticipated.

Note:  No land spread agreement was completed for this site.  Frank Gehrling is no longer employed by DEP.  This report completed with available information by Peter Blanchard.
A-555-2003* Howard Holmes of PG Willey , an oil company, reported an oil leak at a home in Thomaston. This multi unit home is located on 16 Gay Street. It is owned by Don Kemp and Arlene Welfare.
 An employee of PG Willey replaced the copper lines associated with the two AST's located in the basement of this rental unit. Sometime later (maybe weeks later) another oil company delivered oil to the tanks. A fitting was not tight and it developed a leak/steady drip. This went on for about 48 hours, according to Don Kemp. PG Willey reported the leak and did some minor cleanup. The concrete floor is heaved and broken up along its entire length. In the area under the fitting there is no concrete and the oil leaked into that area. I made 2 site visits, no one was home on 10-28-03. On 10-30-03, I met Don Kemp at 1300 hrs. There was no odor problem that day and the first floor apartment is under reconstruction. It will be several months before this apartment is ready for rent.
 There are no wells in the area and no other receptors were discovered. I did not require any cleanup. Both tanks located in the basement are out of compliance. One tank has only two legs, broken concrete blocks serve as the other legs. I pointed this out to the owner and he said he wanted to save up some money and replace the two boilers and two tanks with one unit next year.
 No further action will be required.
A-523-2003* On 10-14-03, John Koris, of Pike Industries, reported a diesel spill at the property owned by Linda Adams. A dump truck involved with the paving operation leaked an estimated 50 gallons of fuel onto the gravel driveway. John called this office requesting paper work to bring the contaminated soil to waste management's landfill. The soil had been excavated already. I asked that they collect a soil sample from the excavation and place it in a poly bag. They did this, then backfilled. I finally made a site visit on 10-29-03, and picked up the poly bags that had been outside under the construction trailer for two weeks. I continued on to the spill site only too find out the site is in West Paris, just over the line on Route 219. I spoke with the home owner, made a site sketch and took a GPS data point.
 I found out later the truck involved was owned by Pike Industries. The soil samples that I collected were of little value, therefore I did not have them analyzed.
 This site was referred to our Technical Services Division for further investigation.

A-309-2002* An anonymous caller reported that someone was dumping oil drums near a brook in Byron.  I made a site visit and found one empty 55 gallon drum near the Rd. This brook is located east of Coo's Canyon. No further action will be required.
A-305-2002*Received a call from an anonymous source reporting some spillage at a "junkyard" near her house. The complaint was that Alan Pinkham was spilling lots of oil, gasoline and fluids. I went to the site and walked through the site before meeting Mr. Pinkham. He showed me around the site. There were small spots of oil under the few engines that were there. He stated that all the fluids were drained from the vehicles or that the engines have been removed. I did see that most of the vehicles did not have engines in them. He showed me his garage where he collects the fluids. He stated that he uses all the gasoline and gives the waste oil to a contractor who has a waste oil burner. In addition the entire area drains into a very small pond. There were no sheens on the pond. I saw no need to order extensive cleanup of the site. There was minor spillage, but most of his fluids were being handled correctly. No further work is necessary on this incident.
A-102-2003*On March 6, 2003, Maritime Energy delivered #2 fuel oil to the residence of Harold and Linda Bartlett, 245 Muzzy Ridge Road, Searsmont.   The Bartlett's were unaware of the fuel delivery as Maritime had recently delivered fuel.  Furthermore, Maritime Energy had recently repaired the furnace.  The AST does not have a visual level gauge installed, apparently the Maritime service technician removed a threaded bung from the top of the tank to "stick" the tank and determine the quantity of oil remaining in the tank.  When the tank was being filled on March 6, 2003, oil was discharged to the basement floor through a loose or open bung in the top of the tank.  An estimated 110 gallons were discharged.

Maritime Energy personnel used sorbent pads to clean-up the oil.  Maine DEP was called and arrived on scene on March 6, 2003.  Maritime Energy personnel had not collected any of the pads.  Maine DEP called Kip's Home Services to assist with the initial clean-up.  An estimated 60 gallons were collected in sorbents during the initial clean-up.  Kip's Home Services and DEP returned on March 7, 2003, to continue the clean up.  2.43 tons of contaminated soils were removed from the basement.  PID bag head space readings of the clay were 48 ppm after the excavation.

Part of the basement has a completed floor with a smaller area not yet finished.  The discharged oil ran off the concrete floor and onto the dirt section of the basement.  However, owing to a high water table, much of the oil was "floated" on the surface water.  The soils in the basement appeared to be clay.

On the evening of the spill DEP personnel recorded PID readings in air on the floor above the basement of 280 ppm, well above recommended levels of exposure.  The Bartlett's agreed to stay in alternate accommodations during the clean-up.

Kip's Home Services, at the direction of DEP, pressure washed the contaminated areas of the concrete floor, collecting the oil/water mixture.  Two vent fans were installed in the basement, one drawing air from under a poly tarp spread over the dirt section of the basement and the other drawing air by way of the spill site near the AST.

The homeowner continued to have odor complaints.   A 17% Hydrogen Peroxide solution was applied to the exposed bedrock and cement floor using a peristaltic pump.  Additional petroleum was remediated using this method followed by a final pressure washing of the treated areas.  The peroxide treatment effectively removed any residual odor load in the building.  However, the vent fans were left in place for several additional months, continuing to ventilate the basement.

A concrete floor was poured in way of the exposed bedrock and spill site to complete the response.  The site was referred to DEP Technical Services for long term monitoring.
A-404-2002*Received a call from the Greene Fire Chief concerning a tire fire at the solid waste facility. He reported that the pile was burning, but no oil effluent was coming off of it. I asked him how he was fighting it and he replied that he had a backhoe that was reaching in and pulling out small numbers of tires. He was then wetting the individual tires down and/or smothering them with sand. He did not require any assistance. He did mention that he thought it was arson. No further work is necessary on this incident and no site visit was made. A referral to Solid Waste was made.
A-337-2002*Went to a scheduled underground tank removal at the former Barkers Garage in Union. It had been bought by Maritime Energy and was being rebuilt into a Maritime Farms convenience store. The site was a known petroleum site, and a little known hazardous waste site. See spill reports A-40-1991 and A-214-1997. There is also additional information in the Site Investigations files on the 1991 incident. A phase II site investigation was sent to me by Mr. Bob Duke of Maritime Energy. This is the report by Summit Environmental where I found out that there had been a hazardous waste cleanup. The 1997 spill event was a removal of one of the old tanks due to leaking. Cleanup was not accomplished at that time as it involved disturbing the two remaining tanks. This was clearly stated in the 1997 spill report.

When I arrived on June 6, Paul Bosse of A.L.Doggett, Inc. , his installer of record Todd Lavallee and Alan Lyscars who was hired by A.L.Doggett to do the Appendix P site assessment were on site.  They had uncovered the old tanks and it was immediately evident that some soil would have to be removed for remediation purposes. The initial cleanup actions agreement set the cleanup level at 200 ppm PID bag headspace (100-200 ppm PID bag headspace are the numbers used in common work practice for an action level for stringent sites.). Initial soil removal went to Dragon Cement. However the soil quickly became wet and the clay content increased causing the soil to fail Dragon's parameters. Paul Bosse made arrangements to get the gasoline contaminated soil into Aggregate Recycle in Elliot. This setup went well for a while. The site of the new tanks going in was different then the old tank location. When we started digging, contamination still seemed to be only gasoline. There was a very sharp demarcation in the soil where the soil color changed abruptly to black. The odor of the soil changed from a gasoline smell to a much sweeter organic smell. I ordered that the dark soil be segregated from the light colored soil. It was at this time that I found out there had been a phase II site assessment done at the request of Maritime Energy and requested a copy of it from Mr. Duke, who supplied it.

There had been an earlier  spill on this site of waste oil in 1991. Perry Cogburn of this office was involved in the cleanup as was Site Investigation. From the amount of black, sweet smelling soil facing us, I was afraid that the waste oil contamination was more pervasive then known in 1991. I sampled the pile of dark soil for TCLP. It passed all criteria. This soil went to Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons for disposal. There was some contaminated soil left under the new slab of the new building.

This case was turned over to Technical Services for additional work.

A-352-2003*The fishing vessel "La Boat" discharged an unknown quantity of petroleum (diesel, hydraulic or motor oil) from the vessel bilge to Rockport Harbor.  The resulting sheen was reported by the Harbor Master, Leroy Dodge.   Maine DEP was enroute to the site when the Harbor Master reported the sheen dissipated on the outgoing tide.

The vessel is owned by Daniel Dodge of Rockport who repaired the vessel per order of the Harbor Master.  No further action is expected.
B-444-2003*B-444-2003
09/05/2003 15:51

     Tim Andrews of the Domtar Corporation in Baileyville called to report a small spill of biodegradable hydraulic fluid at their West Grand Lake dam project in Grand Lake Stream PLT.  It was stated that approximately 5 gallons sprayed into the lake when a backhoe blew a hose.  Sorbents were then deployed to try and capture some of the fluid.  Since the fluid was reportedly biodegradable there wasn't much cause for concern.  No further action was taken.
B-553-2003*On 10/31/03, 0855 hours Scott Kimble of Dead River Company in Ellsworth reported an AST anomaly at 58 Sea Wall in Manset.  They had responded to a "no heat" call when they detected product at the end of the trailer that was nearest the road.  When I checked it out, I discovered that the soil in the vicinity of the tank was saturated with product.  I contacted Clean Harbors and the best we could do relative to clean-up was the following morning.  They were there at 0800 hours and before we were finished, we had removed approximately 5.5 tons of contaminated soil.  At least one of these was saturated. The estimated product recovery is 30 to 40 gallons. There was an abundance of surface groundwater at about a foot from grade, which seemed to have limited the depth of penetration.  There was no odor to the hot water in the dwelling as of 11/01/03.  However, the plan is to have an analysis in a couple of weeks.  On 12/01/03, the DRO analysis came back less than 50 ppb, which is below the detection limit.
A-354-2003*A logging truck owned by Irish Logging (Andrew Irish, owner) got stuck in the mud on the Walker Brook Road in Roxbury discharging an estimated 3 to 5 gallons of diesel fuel to the ground.  Irish Logging failed to report the discharge to Maine DEP, the incident was reported several days later by an area resident.

Maine DEP personnel inspected the site to determine the extent of the contamination and to assess risk to the environment.  Walker Brook Road is a logging road owned and maintained by/for Mead Paper.  Irish Logging is a contractor for Mead Harvest 220918.  Mr. Irish, when telephoned by Maine DEP, explained the circumstances leading to the spill and estimated the quantity.

No further action is expected.
P-888-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In the late afternoon of Wed. 10/29/03, DEP's Stephen Brezinski received notice of a small fuel oil discharge and an apparent Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning complaint.  Ms. Charette, after feeling ill, had had blood testing performed by her doctor revealing elevated levels of CO.  The physician was then required under Maine statute to notify various agencies including her employer (Union 30 and Durham Elementary School).  DEP Response Div. may have little official jurisdiction over CO releases and related "sick" buildings, though DEP does have a responsibility to respond and investigate releases of petroleum from their primary containers (i.e. leaks, discharges, spills, etc.).

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
	As a public service DEP responded to Ms. Charette's home to check on potential CO problems there with a DEP CO-meter, arriving at the same time as a technician from Downeast Energy Oil Co.  No readings of CO were detected from the operating furnace and vent piping.  [The DEP meter is sensitive down to several ppm of CO in air.]
	At Durham Elementary DEP met with the school maintenance official, Mr. Lussier, and later the Durham Fire Chief, William St. Michel, school principal, Mr. Pidden, the vice principal, and the School Union Superintendent.  During the visit, a leak was confirmed by a small red K1 oil leak from fuel-line fittings attached to the back of room heaters in the Teachers Lounge and in Ms. Smith's classroom.  Both rooms are modular classrooms with individual, floor mounted heaters fed from a common heating oil AST.
	Both the DEP and the Fire Department meters detected no CO gas in the two modular classrooms checked.  As DEP was not there primarily for the CO, I did not check all rooms.
	A mild odor of fuel oil was noted in the rooms.  There was a skim of oil in the pan under the heater with wet fittings as the source.

REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	Mr. Lussier and Principal Pidden were advised that the leaking heaters had to be taken out of service until the fittings repaired and the leaks stopped.  Mr. Lussier stated that Major Appliance Co. who had recently installed the heaters had been called several days before, but had not committed to when they would be down that week.  We agreed that for now fuel would be drained from the lines and the bad fittings wrapped in plastic and duct tape to contain the oil vapors.
	Major Appliance Co. was called the next day and advised that a tech was there at that time working on the burners, and that he had not known there were active oil leaks.   Major Appliance Co. was advised that it would be prudent to have his technician check the burning efficiency as well while he/she was there.   Principal Pidden called afterwards and confirmed that the heaters were repaired and we agreed to put them back in service.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	These discharges were not reported as required in violation of statute 38 MRSA Sections 541, 543 and 548.  Mr. Lussier and Mr. Pidden were advised of the need to report oil discharges promptly irrespective of the size.
2.	Though these leaks and associated oil vapors were very small and not significant in some circumstances, their presence in a public school building could initiate concerned parents and employees beyond their health impact.  Some members of the public and students may be sensitive to prolonged oil vapors.  It was recommended that the DHS State Toxicologist, Andy Smith be contacted for further information on this subject.
3.	Copies of this report will be sent to the school as requested.

Jon L. Woodard & S. Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
A-358-2003*A Chrysler Caravan (mini van) traveling east crossed the centerline on Route 17 100 yards west of the Sheepscot River in Coopers Mills hit the side of a cargo van traveling west.   The mini van went under the rear wheels of the cargo van killing the driver of the mini van.  The cargo van overturned, skidding off the road and shoulder.  The gasoline tank on the cargo fractured and began to leak gasoline.  The mini van discharged transmission fluid, anti-freeze, motor oil and bodily fluids (blood) to pavement.

Maine DEP personnel and the local fire department removed the remaining gasoline from the overturned cargo van and used sorbent material to collect spilled product from both vehicles involved in the accident.  At the request of Maine DEP, Maine DOT spread sand on the road after the mini van was removed to collect any remaining material.  The spread sand was collected by DOT.

No further action is expected.
A-485-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that an oily sheen was evident on the Kennebec River.  A site visit confirmed a heavy sheen beginning above Cobbosee Stream; no source was determined before nightfall and no oil was recoverable.  No evidence of oil was visible the next morning.
P-904-2003*A CN Brown peddle truck was overfilled by approximately 10 gallons which discharged to a cement pad and cleaned with speedy dry.
P-913-2003*The Mahoney residence experience a broken thermometer incident.  The husband said nothing was discharged but the wife wanted to be sure.  A trip to their residence was made with the Lumex and yielded no adverse readings.  No further action necessary.
P-846-2002*Vessel November Gale went aground on Cedar Ledge, off N. Ragged Island in Quahog Bay (vicinity of Harpswell).  There was only a very small sheen which may or may not have been from the vessel.  The threat of discharge was of more concern.  The vessel was eventually recovered without losing her fuel.
P-902-2003*I was contacted by the Portland Police reporting that a pickup truck had gone off the road and landed in a stream.  The Police requested my presence even though the truck had not leaked any product because they were concerned that it would during the extrication process.  I arrived and deployed sorbent boom around the truck and oversaw the extrication of the truck from the stream.  No product spilled.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-903-2003*Cumberland Farms reported a gasoline spill at store number 1848 and advised of the responsible party.  Material cleaned up to satisfaction of DEP.  Advised of reporting requirements.

No further Response action anticipated.
P-905-2003*CN Brown reported slight overfill of an AST at entered location.  Product discharged from the vent and the spill was cleaned up with sorbent pads.  CN Brown to pump the tank down slightly to avoid additional leakage though the piping.

No additional complaint received concerning clean up.

file report/NT/8.6.04

P-910-2003*On 11/3/03 Ann Hemenway received a call from the Kennebunk Fire Department reporting a gasoline spill at Atria Assisted Living in Kennebunk.  They were requesting we respond.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned there had been a gasoline spill from a vehicle in the parking lot at the facility.  The vehicle had left the scene prior to the fire department's arrival.  The fire department had placed speedy dry and sorbent pads on the spill in the parking lot.  The spill had traveled into a nearby storm drain with rain.  The storm drain emptied into a small retaining pond behind the facility.  Sorbent materials were placed at the outfall point as well.  I removed the spent sorbent materials in the parking lot and left the pads in the retention pond for two days.  Those pads were removed on 11/5/03.  No further action required.
P-847-2003*Same issue as earlier in the day.  Peddle truck overfilled a plane.  Recovery efforts were attempted with sorbents but pouring rain prevented ultimate success.
P-848-2003*A Hutchins Trucking tractor trailer jackknifed at Mile 27 S on the ME TPK.  This incident not only ripped open a saddle tank but ripped open a saddle tank almost directly above a storm drain.  Biddeford Fire applied pads and created a speedy dry berm upon their arrival but a significant amount of Diesel had already made it down the drain.  Fortunately, this incident occurred in a construction zone and there was hard boom in place at the outlet which caught the product that entered the Kennebunk River.  Both the leaking and unleaking saddle tanks were pumped out because there was no crossover control.  Sorbents were applied to the shoulder where the truck crashed and also to the boomed section of the river where the product was caught.  Oh ya, and it was pouring.  Given the circumstances, a solid effort was made to alleviate the issues presented.  Some contaminated soil was left behind but not believed to be endangering anything because the majority of the product was, as mentioned, washed down the drain to the river.
P-851-2003*A leaky fitting caused the discharge of approximately a quart of gasoline to the yard of the resident at 37 East Sand Pond Rd.  Limington Fire tightened whatever was loose and cleared. I arrived and removed a minor amount of contaminated soil.
P-852-2003*A corrosion hole caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of #2 to the cement floor at 19 Broadway.  The spill contacted nothing other than cement.  Union Oil personnel put a magnetic patch on the hole and cleaned the spill.  Tank to be replaced the following day.
P-203-2003*At Webber Energy's bulk plant in Windham, a peddle truck was overfilled by 10 gallons which impacted a cement pad. The spill was cleaned with speedy dry by Webber personnel.
B-558-2003*On 11/3/03, 1205 hours Dead River reported that one of their customers had an oil odor in her house and that they had been unable to locate a source.  I tried contacting the customer (Avilla Vercels) that afternoon with no success.  I left a message.  The following morning I was able to contact Avilla and to arrange a site visit.  The PID readings in the living space were in the 3-4 ppm range.  They increased to 5-6 in the basement and were strongest next to the oil storage tank.  There was a small oil stain (less than .5 square feet) on top of the tank, which was a horizontal unit, next to the tank gauge.  It turned out that the plastic cylinder part of the gauge had broken off.  Most likely this allowed a small amount of product to froth through this opening during a recent filling operation.  The position of the gauge float indicated that the tank was full so probably it had been filled recently and they had noticed the odor only recently.  We called Dead River and told them about the broken gauge and they said they would get over to fix it ASAP.
A-271-2002*Dan Davis received a call from Potter Oil on Monday, May 6 reporting a fuel oil spill at the Olson residence in Readfield.  Dan responded to the site, met with Potter Oil reps. however, the homeowners were unavailable.  Dan did not think the spill was very large and felt the initial cleanup had been reasonable.  Dan called the Olson's and left a message with them. They called back on Tuesday, however, Dan was unavailable. On Wednesday they contacted the office again, and Frank Gehrling agreed to go out to investigate and meet with the affected parties.

What had transpired is as follows:  Potter Oil had made a delivery to the house and put the oil into a fill pipe that was not attached to a tank. The driver immediately stopped the delivery when no whistle was heard.  Potter Oil called DEP and initiated cleanup.  Approx. 27 gallons had sprayed into the basement coating the wood floor joists, the concrete walls and floor.   At some point prior to the spill, someone had removed an old tank from the basement, but had been unable to remove the fill and vent piping or label them out of service.  A second new tank and piping was installed, however, Potter had mistakenly connected to the old out of service fill.

Frank Gehrling arrived at the Olson house and spoke with a Potter Oil rep, the Potter Oil insurance adjuster and environmental consultant, and the Olsons.  The basement where the spill occurred was inspected. Most of the oil went onto the concrete floor, but the basement was not all concrete and some did get to the soil. Frank outlined what remedial measures needed to be done which included excavating the contaminated soil from the opening and from under the edge of the concrete. There was also a small opening in the concrete that a drain pipe went through and some product could have gone down. PID readings on the the main floor were the the 2 to 3 ppm range. There were drilled holes in the floor of the kitchen which allowed for oil vapor to come into the main floor. PID readings on the second floor were less. I arranged for a contractor (Environmental Projects) and installed a ventilation fan in the basement window.  The oil vapors in the residence had become unbearable for the Olsons, however, and they moved to a hotel while the remedial work was being completed.

Environmental Projects did work on 5-13, 5-17 and 6-3. The work consisted of excavating soil in the basement, removing concrete where needed and pressure washing wooden structural members and the rest of the concrete floor. A  drinking water sample was taken on 5/13. It showed no oil contamination.

During this work, a disagreement between the Olson's and Frank Gehrling escalated. Peter Blanchard the unit supervisor oversaw the remaining work at the site including air monitoring and replacing part of the basement concrete slab.  No additional work should be required as a result of this spill.
B-503-2003*B-503-2003
10/08/2003 09:35

     Normand Laberge of the Naval Security Group Activity in Cutler called to report a spill of dielectric oil at building 100.  It was stated that approximately 50 gallons leaked within a concrete dike from an overfill.  The overfill was reportedly due to an improperly calibrated volume gauge.  The majority of the oil was lost through a crack in the concrete dike.  Only 10 gallons were recovered in sorbent material.  Installation of an emergency automatic shut off is pending.  Repairs to the dike are also pending.  It may be noted that the oil was considered "non-PCB".

B-530-2003*B-530-2003
10/20/2003 15:00

     Don Page of Webber Oil called to request a waiver to "abandon in place" a 275-gallon tank at the Mary McKenney residence at 204 Fourth Street in Old Town.  The waiver was granted, since the tank was actually part of the foundation wall.  Any attempt at removal would have jeopardized it's integrity.  The work was competed on the 20th of October.  No further action was taken.
B-551-2003*On 10/30/03, 1415 hours the Orono Fire dispatcher (Scott) reported that they were responding to a one gallon spill of hydrochloric acid.  When I got on site, it turned out to one liter of 6M HCl and the Orono Fire Haz-Mat team were in full PPE.  The responders who were working inside the lab used SCBA, while the workers outside had acid/gas cartridge respirators.  They used a product called "Neutrasorb" to pick up the acid that had landed on the tile floor.  At the time of my visit, the HCl concentration in the air was 2 ppm as measured by Drager tubes.  Since the decon water would be a very dilute chloride salt, I suggested that they could sewer it.  The used Neutrasorb was held on site to be picked up by Clean Harbors.
P-915-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In the evening of Sat. 10/25/03, DEP received notice thru Maine State Police of an unusual discharge being reported by Mr. Bohlmann, York County Emergency Management & Hazmat Planner.  Mr. Bohlman reported a 150 yd. x 100 yd. area of a Biddeford neighborhood covered with a yet unidentified green goo-like material.  The material was reported to be over cars, house roofs, the road and lawns etc.  While traveling to the site, I contacted Mr. Knoles, an FAA investigator who suggested the material was anti-icing material off an aircraft (the Jetport aircraft were being de-iced for several weeks already).

RESPONSE ACTIONS
	That evening I met onsite with Bob and Laura Bohlmann and Biddefrod Police.  I was told that Biddeford Fire Dept. had already been onsite and had left upon considering the problem not within their role.
	The area is a neighborhood of single-family residential homes near the Biddeford Airport, on city water and sewer service.  I confirmed a discharge to the ground in a wide strip cutting diagonally across the neighborhood.  The discharge appeared to be a dense concentration of large, dried-out droplets averaging five to eight inches apart peppering the area, pretty evenly.  It reminded me of dried "blueberry bird droppings".   Examining several splatters on a parked auto I noted:
*	Neutral pH of 7.
*	Water soluble, though some splatters appeared to have a semi-solid particulate component.  Did not appear oil-based.
*	Did not leave any stain of corrosive impression on the auto surface.
*	No noticeable odor.
*	No one who had initial and early exposure exhibited signs of illness or a bad reaction.

ASSESSMENT
	Onsite we all agreed that the discharge appeared to come from an aircraft; though we were not sure if from a commercial or private craft, originating from Biddeford Airport or Portland Jetport.  Based on experience and observations we agreed that there was little to no public threat and it was unlikely to be WMD or Haz. Mat.  We also agreed it deserved further study before conclusions could be made.
	On 10/31/03, I met Stephen Walker and Jeff Burke of Northeast Air Co. at the Portland Jetport to learn more about fluids carried by aircraft.  Samples were graciously donated by NE Air.  No formal lab analysis was performed or felt to be necessary.  See attached MSDS sheets for further information.
*	Type 1 Deicing/Anti-icing fluid is a red-orange aqueous glycol (ethylene or propylene glycol) fluid applied hot to an aircraft to remove ice build-up.  Unless caught in a dead-air location of a wing it would be unlikely to rain down in a concentration.  I dried out a table-spoon size puddle and it left no residue remotely matching that observed in Biddeford.  Though some are toxic, glycol is not regulated as a hazardous material or waste.
*	Type IV Anti-Icing Fluid is also a green aqueous glycol fluid that was explained was sprayed on the aircraft wings to inhibit ice build-up, and sheds off the wing shortly after takeoff.  It is more viscous and lays on the wing like molasses.  This was a more likely chemical, but again, a dried-out sample left little discoloration and did not resemble that found in Biddeford.
*	Sani-Pak Liquid, herein known as is a dark blue aqueous disinfectant liquid used on the aircraft toilets as a disinfectant and holding fluid herein known as "potty water" (see attached MSDS for further details).  Its Hazard Rating is low and not considered a hazardous waste or reportable according to the MSDS.  I was told it was diluted about 10:1.  Dried out, this material matched that found on Granite St. in Biddeford very well in color and consistency.

CONCLUSIONS
1.	Based 	on the informal sampling and information from the FAA and Northeast Air it appears that the mystery discharge is most likely potty water from an overflying aircraft.  I understand that fittings may fail in flight and the liquid can empty out.  Considering the craft with onboard lavatories i
B-557-2003*         On November 3, 2003, at 1500 we received a call from Mona Spear of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reporting a spill in Orrington.  The spill occurred at the substation at 132 Fields Pond Road when workers replaced a faulty connector and a half gallon of <2ppm PCB transformer oil sprayed out a connection.  Workers excavated three 55-gallon drums of contaminated pea stone and gravel.  There are no state waters nearby.
A-488-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that an unregistered petroleum UST was encountered during excavations at this facility.  This UST turned out to be an old gray-water tank.  No site visit was conducted by DEP staff as a result of this incident.
P-907-2003*DownEast peddler truck failed to negotiate the intersection at the base of Gore Rd, flipping onto its side on Rte 85 (Webbs Mill Rd.).

The cargo was in two compartments, the forward included K1 and the rear #2.  Both hatches had minor leaks upon the rollover. The discharged fuel was confined to sorbent pads, miscellaneous drums and pails, road sand and the shoulder soils/gravel of the roadway.  An estimated 50-75 gallons of material was discharged, as a result of the accident (and subsequent off loading). This volume estimate is for both fuels discharged to the roadway and gravel.

The tank was drilled in two (2) locations to access the fuel in each compartment.  The forward K-1 tank drilled at the "R" of energy and rear tank the "N" of Downeast, which is printed on the vehicle.  Three (3") inch holes were drilled with the pneumatic kit.  Raymond fire, supplied site safety (traffic control) & fire suppression equipment while  Greg O'brien, DEP, was support.

Raymond PW applied sand to the roadway for absorption and traction for both personnel on scene and traffic.  Greely & Copp Towing were both dispatched to the accident and worked mutually to right the truck.  Clean Harbors was contacted by DownEast to clean up the contamination from the road and shoulder.

Clean Harbors responded with a Vactor, support vehicle and three man crew.  The roadway was cleared first while traffic managed, then the shoulder materials removed.  Mostly a surficial removal of contaminated gravel and detritus but a few areas warranted soil removal to approximately 24 inches in depth.

The area would be restored by Raymond PW.  Upon commencing the restoration activities, an area or two of oil was discovered and pointed out by the  neighboring property owner, Mr. Gouba.  RPW stopped work and called DEP for guidance.  DEP staff Scott Cyr & Mark Woodruff responded and took PID measurements of the clean up area and noted slightly elevated readings in soil, but nothing to warrant full scale removal action be implemented.  This info was passed on to RPW "White" who would manage the material.

Mr. Gouba later called to ask about well sampling and the ramification of the accident to the oil company.  His well is a drilled well beyond his home and a forested area closer to the crash site, approximately 300+ feet.  Tech Services was notified of his concerns and will handle the issue from here.

No additional Response action is warranted and no State funds were expended.  DownEast Energy is working with clean up participants to fulfill  its financial obligations.
A-489-2003*   DEP received an after-hours report that several gallons of gasoline was spilled as a result of a passenger car accident on I-95.  Gasoline was washed away in heavy rains that were falling at the time.  No DEP site visit was conducted as a result of this incident.
B-545-2003*On 10/28/03, 1650 hours Scott Arno expressed concern for what looked like oil seeping out of the ground and running across his property.  From his description, I suspected a sheen produced by iron bacteria and that is what it turned out to be.  I arrived the following morning.  We had heavy rainfall, so the sheen had been washed away, but the gravel under the water had a dark brown stain, which is another characteristic of iron bacteria.  I got back to Scott with my observation and he was satisfied that it was not oil.  It was the largest iron seep I've seen.
P-925-2003*While moving their grandmothers' worldly possessions from Boothbay Harbor to her new home in Wisconsin a couple of gentlemen stopped for a break at the Exit 3 Service Area in Kennebunk.  Upon inspection of their tractor trailer load they notice that the gas tank on Grandma's Cadillac, housed within the van was leaking.  The ramps to load it had been placed under the car and apparently abrasion from them had caused a pinhole leak in the gas tank.  Fortunately the very ramp that caused the abrasion had indentations that captured the spilled gasoline.  With their help I dumped the contents of the ramp into a drum and put a drip pan under the gas tank.  When the tow truck arrived the car was placed on it and the car was taken to a garage to remove the tank.
B-563-2003*On 11/5/03, 1430 hours Dead River Company reported that they had become involved in a small spill at the Bangor Athletic Club at 185 Harlow Street.  The facility was on automatic delivery and was supposed to receive fuel on that day.  However, the tank was full and the fill pipe quickly became filled with oil and a gallon or so leaked through one of the joints in the fill pipe.  The joint appeared to be without pipe dope.  They cleaned up the oil, which had run down onto the cement floor, with pads. These went to Dead River's waste stream.
P-926-2003*While at Mile 24 SB Service area responding to another spill (P-925-2003) I had some spare time while waiting for a tow truck.  With nothing else to do I decided to look at the UST facility.  I opened the fill pipe cover to one of the diesel tanks and observed several inches of diesel.  Upon opening the cover of the second diesel tank, I observed that it was full of water; over the fill pipe to the level of the asphalt.  About that time an employee of the station approached me.  I identified myself, showed him what I had found, then we checked the three gasoline tanks.  All three had inches of product in the spill buckets.  I explained that while the overfill buckets were there to catch any product that might spill from the hose while connecting or disconnecting from the fill pipe, it is not meant as a permanent means of storage and is required to be removed immediately.  He assured me that he would contact the assistant manager and have the product and water removed.

This site has been referred to the Tanks Enforcement Unit for follow-up and enforcement consideration.
A-366-2003*A Warren Brothers dump truck sank into a soft shoulder on Sahagan Road in Belgrade and overturned spilling a load of sand.  Approximately 1 gallon of hydraulic oil and 2 quarts of motor oil were spilled as a result of the accident.

The Belgrade Fire Department responded using sorbent pads to collect the spilled hydraulic oil.  The motor oil mixed with the spilled sand and was excavated as a by product when the sand was removed.

Maine DEP responded to the scene providing additional sorbent materials and disposal for sorbent materials when the truck was removed.  No wells in the area were at risk as a result of the accident.

No further action is expected.
A-686-2002*Received a call from Webber Energy / Kalloch Fuel reporting a spill at a customer's house. I went to the house of Cherrie Munroe of 220 Camden Street in Rockland. They had an emergency delivery of oil to their house. Unfortunately the tank they put 100 gallons into did not have a firematic valve or filter assembly. It was not hooked to any system. The oil drained out of the tank, under an attached storage shed and into her basement which had a natural rock foundation. I started padding up the oil but quickly realized that I needed assistance. I called Enpro Services to schedule a vacuum truck for the next morning. In the meantime I installed a fan in the basement to minimize the amount of vapor getting into the main floor.

In the meantime I investigated why Webber would deliver oil to tank that was in such poor shape. Apparently Ms. Munroe called Webber Sunday stating that they had no heat and needed some fuel. (This is where there was a big communication gap between Webber and Ms. Munroe.) Ms. Munroe is a propane customer. Webber delivered fuel oil. The Webber driver found a tank to deliver the fuel to. That was the tank that did not have a firematic valve allowing the oil to drain out. While I was there, a propane service technician fixed the frozen regulator on the propane tank, which had originally caused the furnace to shut down.

Enpro arrived on Wednesday without a vacuum truck. There was a communication gap in the Enpro office. The Enpro technicians did arrive equipped to sorb up the oil in the basement. Most of the basement was covered with a few inches of water. They returned on December 3 and 6, to finish the work. The ramfan was left in the basement window during and after the cleanup. It was removed approximately 2 months later when no odors were detected in the basement. All waste removed from the site was shipped under a manifest, however there was no hazardous waste on the site. All waste removed from the site was oily debris, a special waste.

Ms. Munroe's house is on town water as is the entire neighborhood. No further work is anticipated.
B-518-2003*On 10/15/03,1452 hours Mona Spear (compliance specialist for BHE) reported a seven gallon spill of transformer oil.  The unit had been impacted by high winds and had landed on the ground.  They filled three 55-gallon drums, which would be about one cubic yard, with soil, grass and leaves.  This material was disposed of through Pine Tree Land Fill in Hampden.
A-369-2003*Kalloch Fuel Service in Rockland reported a "weeping tank" at the residence of Robert Mckee 687 High Street, Lincolnville.  An estimated one gallon of #2 fuel oil weeped out of the tank and onto the ground.  Kalloch Fuel Service used sorbent materials to clean up the spilled material and replaced the tank.

Mr. McKee reports his well to be 400 feet away from the spill and, "up the mountain."  No other wells are nearby.  Maine DEP personnel did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
P-994-2003*CN Brown called to report a customer at the Brunswick Big Apple created a discharge/overfill of an estimated 5-10 gallons while filling their personal vehicle.  The customer was away from the vehicle and the automatic shutoff did not function properly which lead to the discharge.  The spill area was cleaned up by CNB staff and the pump bagged (out of service) until it could be examined by a tech.  Spill was confined to pad area,  no off site migration noted.

No DEP assistance requested nor a visit conducted based on the information received.
P-987-2003*On October 9th while conducting a pre-run vehicle inspection a fuel dump valve was activated.  The valve is normally used to dump fuel before a filter change by the mechanic.  It was, however, accidentally engaged prior to the ambulance leaving the station.  The vehicle ran rough and was pulled over in the Hammond Lumber parking lot where the leak continued until it was discovered by the towing crew/mechanic.

To clean up the spilled diesel fuel, speedi dri was applied and collected. It was transported for disposal by Safety Kleen.

The notification is late in that the Auburn FD, who initially responded, said they were happy with clean up, and no mention of DEP was made.  Only at the recent LEPC meeting did UA staff learn of their reporting responsibility by a presentation given by Stephen Brezinski. Hence the report and notification.

No further action required based on information and lack of any other reports related to the incident.
A-363-2003*On 7/25/03, I responded to a report of spilled hydraulic oil at Hancock Lumber's mill in Pittsfield.  The spill had been originally reported to Frank Gehrling two days earlier, but he was unable to respond in a timely fashion.  I inspected the spill site and met with Peter Horton, Hancock representative.  A milling machine had burst a hose and a large quantity of hydraulic oil was discharged to the concrete floor of the building.  There was no containment berm and the oil exited the building through an overhead door opening.  It flowed across a paved lot into an unpaved lot and finally into a drainage swale.  The stain was still plainly visible,  and based on the distance covered (150 yards) I would have to say the spill must have been 40 gallons or so.  The man-made swale had a rip rap dam that prevented the flow of oil from heading down stream.  Following the spill, Hancock staff had used sawdust to absorb as much oil as possible.  Then collected the sawdust by hand.  They had several poly bags full of waste.  This material was scheduled to be burned in their on site furnace that heats the building and burns waste wood scraps.  A large rain storm had occurred in the interim between the spill and my site visit, but enough oil was still in evidence in puddles and floating in the swale to warrant collection.  It was weathered and a bit emulisfied, but I went through a bale of pads.  I also placed sorbent boom along the rip rap dam to catch further residual.   I bagged the pads and returned to the warehouse.   Mr. Horton indicated that Hancock was going to build a masonary berm to ensure that future mechanical failures would be contained.  No groundwater resources are at risk.  No further action is anticipated.
P-979-2003*In an attempt to removed fuel oil (the delivery was more than ordered) from the AST by reverse pumping back to the truck, an errant valve was triggered back flushing the fuel to the AST and create a discharge from the vent and an uncapped bung in the tank.

The proximity of the vent to a basement window/opening allowed fuel oil into the basement soaking some fiberglass insulation, masonry/rock (foundation material) the concrete and soil beneath the tank and on an adjacent hot water heater.

The initial M W Sewall response did not appear to remove much, as evident by the stained materials observed upon DEP/Cyr arrival.  MWS was called and dispatched two staff to resume clean up activities.  The area is served by both public water and sewer.

Directions and assistance were given and soils were excavated near the fill/vent on the outside of the building. The soaked fiberglass insulation was removed and bagged.  The stained materials on the floor were removed, some related to water leakage from the water heater but significant oil was also observed.  Speedi dri was applied and worked into the concrete and swept up, another layer applied to see if there was any evidence of a leak from the tank itself (this to be checked by MWS staff next week).  The tech tightened a compression fitting on the water tank which stopped the leak.  It was wiped off and the oil removed.  The tank surface wiped down and plugs inserted.

The tenants did not have any concerns about the spill and Mr Elwell visited prior to the final clean up and was happy to know it was being completed.  He was instructed to call DEP or MWS if any questions arose.

 Conditions of note the copper line from the furnace to the tank is bare and in the concrete, also it has compression fittings (a code violation according to the tech) these deficiencies will be brought to Mr Elwell's attention and hopefully corrected.

No additional DEP Response action warranted.

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services

P-991-2003*On 11/24/03 I received a call from C N Brown reporting an overfill spill at a client's residence in Sanford.  The spillage was cleaned up with sorbent pads and the affected siding on the house was wiped down with a citrus cleaner.  No further action required.
P-992-2003*On 11/24/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gail Miller reporting a five gallon spill of oil in her basement.  The spill occurred when she was changing the filter on her above ground storage tank and failed to get the fitting tight.  She cleaned up the bulk of the spill with cat litter and was requesting advice on how to get rid of the odor.  I instructed her to wash the stained concrete area with "Simple Green" and to ventilate well over the next several days.  No further action anticipated.
P-993-2003*On 11/24/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Peter Coggin reporting a tank leaking at a client's residence.  Approximately a gallon and a half had leaked from the tank.  Peter was able to temporarily patch the tank for the night and would replace it in the morning.  No further action required.
P-418-2003*Earlier on the day of June 3rd, 2003, the delivery made by CN Brown exceeded the capacity of the dual tank system causing oil to be discharged out the site gauge.  The discharge was later reported by the homeowner when he noticed an oil odor from his basement.  The finished basement contains a family room and wood shop.

Mr. Bailey discovered the source of the oil odor was fuel oil that had discharged from the site glass to the floor below the tank.  CNB was called and dispatched EPI to remediate the situation.

Using speedi dri and surfactants the oil was removed and the floor cleaned.

Ventilation was provided with open basement windows and fans while the clean up took place.  Mr Bailey was pleased with the clean up efforts and was informed to call DEP or EPI should anything reappear or linger.  Mr Bailey also mentioned a previous overfill at his home by CNB, where the oil came out the vent and onto his outside brick work and soil.  He stated they dug up approximately a cubic yard of soil but there is no record of this in DEP Response records.

Clean up and restoration of this spill were routine and uneventful.  Mr Bailey was appreciative and has not reported any lingering affects.  Based on this information no additional DEP Response actions are warranted.

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services

B-274-2004*On 5/31/04, at approximately 1130, I received notification of a car submerged in a state wildlife preserve in St. Albans.  Deputy Mike Knight of Somerset County Sheriff's office was on scene.  After speaking with Deputy Knight, it was clear that a tow truck would be needed to pull the car from the pond.  I also advised Deputy Knight to contact the Game Wardens, because the pond was a state wildlife preserve.

I arrived on scene at approximately 1215 to find the tow truck on scene.  The Wardens were en route with a boat.  Deputy Knight informed me that he believed the car is one that was reported stolen.

When wardens Kevin Adam and Derwood Humfrey arrived with their boat, they were able to take the tow truck cable out to the sunken car and hook to the car.  The tow truck was able to winch the car out of the pond and onto shore.  Once on shore, Deputy Knight was able to confirm that it was the stolen car.

Joe Varricchi, the tow truck operator of St. Albans Auto Repair and I checked the car over to confirm that no product was leaking.  Mr. Varricchio then towed the stolen vehicle to Tyler's Auto Repair in Cambridge in order to have all the fluids drained and collected.

In speaking to Terry at Tyler's Auto Repair, he informed me that he was able to recover approximately one gallon of motor oil, all the antifreeze, brake fluid and transmission fluid in the vehicle.  Terry also believes that most of the gas was removed prior to the car being pushed into the pond, because of the way in which the gas cap was broken off.  Terry estimates that all, but possibly a gallon of gas, could have been removed from that gas tank.  Because of Terry's knowledge and very small sheen reported by the wardens I estimate that one gallon of gas was lost.
P-419-2003*Naples Marine has suffered a loss of oil from an external aboveground storage tank (AST).  The unprotected copper line runs beneath the retail and repair shop, in a very wet environment.  Sometime this spring oil odors and an oil stained threshold were observed in the shop.  Subsequently the oil migrated to the front of the shop and thru the retaining wall and beads and droplets of oil could be seen migrating into the marina.

The AST was ok so the line leak is the plausible explanation.  Don White of the Division of Technical Service (Tech Services) was called in to assess the long term clean up and manage the project.  Activities initiated were the removal of the stained threshold and installing a collection point to withdraw oil/water from beneath the building using the vacuum truck.

The discovery of the source and defined impact area lead to a quick referral to Tech Services.

No additional Response actions were taken after the referral. The remaining data generated will come from Tech Services information.
P-460-2003*Snow removal equipment parked in the Wal Mart parking lot leaked, creating a stain, and therefore complaints received by store staff.  The Michigan excavator is old and exhibits the standard old hose and components which leak.  The leaks have created staining on the asphalt surface adjacent to a storm drain.

The area is currently lined with plastic sheeting.  The stained area was sorbed with speedi dri.  No additional Response action warranted.  This situation posses no significant environmental threat, if managed properly and monitored regularly.

A secondary issue was discussed.  During the winter months, a skid tank was brought in to fuel the equipment.  There was a small discharge from the fueling operation, the impacted soils were excavated and removed, according to Mr Trask.
P-929-2003*Portland Fire Department reported that they picked up a 5-gallon container of waste oil.  I picked up the container and entered it into the Maine DEP waste oil collection.  98% of the liquid was water and entered into a oil/water collection drum.

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P-930-2003*During a State wide pesticide collection program, a cylinder of Lethalaire appeared for disposal.  Due to the fact that no one was prepared for this type of container (compressed air), the cylinder could not be included in the collection program.  Arrangements were made with Environmental Projects, Inc. to stabilize the gas in diesel fuel for transport to a licensed hazardous waste incinerator.   The work was conducted on 10/14/03, with Scott Cyr's, oversight.
A-362-2003*This spill involved an underground tank removal where gasoline contamination was discovered during the excavation.  A small amount of contaminated soil was removed, estimated at three yards.  The cause of the spill was attributed to historical spillage associated with dispensing, however, the piping associated with the tanks had been removed prior to the tank excavation and it is unknown whether it contributed to the discharge.  The contaminated soil was spread on site to volatilize, and later covered with pavement.  This was against Department policy on contaminated soil management.  No soil spreading agreement was completed.

See Attached FGS/CMT, Inc. UST Site Assessment for additional details.
A-427-2003*This was a transformer oil spill caused by storm damage.  CMP crews excavated contaminated brush and pine needles.  No site visit was made.  See attached CMP Spill Report.
A-413-2003*A copper fuel line cracked due to corrosion discharging an estimated 25 gallons to the ground at the home of Robyn Deal 56 Appleton Ridge Road, Searsmont.  Maine DEP Personnel visited the site and subsequently hired Kip's Home Services to excavate contaminated soils and transport the soils to Dragon Cement for processing and disposal.  Robyn Deal provided labor to backfill the excavation with soils provided by the contractor as an offset to the AST Fund deductible.

The well supplying the home is up gradient and across the street from the spill.  Carolyn Bennett owns the well and reported the spill to Maine DEP.  Owing to the success of the clean up no impacts to the well are expected.

As a result of the spill, the AST and fuel line have been replaced and brought up to current Oil and Solid Fuel Board standards.  No further action is expected.
I-264-2003*AST leaked at line from filter. System badly out of compliance. Owner refuses to upgrade. Oil Company will no longer deliver fuel.
A-425-2003*The Vinalhaven Fire Department reported an oil sheen on Carvers Harbor coming from a float in the harbor.  The float was constructed by Brian Rockett of Vinalhaven and was supported by empty 275 gallons AST's.  Mr. Rockett reported in the past, "a couple of the tanks," were used to store diesel fuel, which was then sold to lobstermen from the float.  The practice was discontinued several years ago and the tanks pumped out.  Apparently, this particular tank corroded from exposure to saltwater, flooding and discharging what remained of the fuel oil.

Mr. Rockett removed the float and tanks from the water for disposal.  The Vinalhaven Fire Department used sorbent material to protect lobster buying stations in the harbor.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-441-2003*A tractor trailer loaded with wood chips rolled over at 432 Hancock Street (Route 2) in Rumford discharging an estimated 5 gallons of diesel fuel and 5 gallons of anti-freeze to the pavement.  Unfortunately, the truck rolled over directly over a storm drain, which discharges into a nearby stream.  The Rumford Fire Department deployed sorbent pads and boom along the road and in the stream.  Some product did drain into the stream and was caught in the sorbent booms.  Though the potential for a 200 gallon diesel spill was present, neither saddle tank was damaged or leaked.  The diesel fuel discharged was from the fuel filter system on the engine.  Some diesel fuel and anti-freeze was absorbed by the wood chips spilled from the trailer.  All the wood chips were transported to the Mead Bio-Mass plant for disposal.

Maine DEP remained at the site until the threat to the environment had been removed and the sorbent materials collected.  No further action is expected.
B-552-2003*Paul Oravec made a deal with Marshall Lucas to buy Lucas' trailer, currently on a lot on Walnut Street in Calais, owned by Jean Pike.   Oravec occupied the trailer for awhile, but the roof failed and before he could get it fixed, rainwater soaked the interior.  Further, the septic system failed and Oravec said all they smelled during the hot part of the summer was sewage.

Landowner Jean Pike decided not to sink sufficient money into the septic system to fix it and told Lucas and Oravec to get the trailer off her lot.

Oravec moved his family to Baileyville.  Sometime in late October, all the oil drained out of the oil tank, because someone broke off the filter nipple (photo);  an estimated 50 gallons of oil flowed onto the ground, under the trailer, and under the porch.

On 11/6, I employed Clean Harbors to remove the contaminated soil using a Cusco vacuum truck.  They arranged for backfill from a local company.
A-397-2003*A hydraulic hose failed on an excavator owned and operated by Kip's Home Services discharging an estimated 4 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground.  The spilled occurred at a residential construction site owned by Jermaine Boynton, Deer Run Road, Lot 9, Spruce Head.

Kip's Home Services excavated and transported 1.94 tons of soil to Dragon Cement in Thomaston.  As a result of the spill the excavator hydraulic system was re-built to prevent additional failures.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-338-2003*#2 fuel oil was found in the sump of a UST at the DeCoster Egg Farm, Plains Road, in Turner, egg washing plant #4 by Mike Lewis while conducting a routine inspection of the tank.  Mr. Lewis reported the spilled product to Maine DEP.

Maine DEP personnel responded and pumped approximately 30 gallons of free product from the "spill bucket" at the top of the tank.  The spill bucket was made of plywood and not "leak proof."  The oil was being discharged from a pin hole in the copper tubing running from the tank top to the boilers in the egg washing plant.  Because the copper line was inside a conduit all the discharged oil ran back to the top of the tank.  As a result of the line failure and a other short comings identified by Mike Lewis in the tank system, DeCoster Egg Farms was required to excavate the top of the tank, removing the concrete, asphalt and soils.

Dan Davis represented Maine DEP during the excavation and found very little contamination around the tank, most of the oil having been contained in the spill bucket.  DeCoster Egg Farms agreed to add DRO testing to their regular, required well sampling for the well near Plant #4.  If DeCoster fails to comply, Maine DEP has informed them the tank may have to be removed and any contamination excavated.

From the time the tank was taken out of service by Maine DEP, it took DeCoster Egg Farms three months to excavate the top of the tank and make repairs.  During that time the egg washing plant was using a temporary AST to supply fuel to the boilers.

No further action by Maine DEP Response Services is expected.
I-260-2003*On 10-17-03, Jeannine Levesque called this office to report that she thought her water smelled of gasoline. She had taken a sample to Northern Maine Water testing and they also smelled something chemical. Their bacteria analysis was negative. I sampled the water that day and also noted the well was within 10' of the driveway, down gradient.

Sample analysis came back positive for MTBE  at 310 PPB.

I recommended a carbon filter and QM because the driveway seemed the most likely source. She refused both. No further action has been taken.
B-568-2003*On 11/10/03, 0945 hours, Whitney Energy reported that they had about a ten gallon spill of #2 fuel at the Webber bulk plant, which is on West Broadway in Lincoln.  They recovered a lot of the product with about a third of a bale of pads.  Also, they scraped an inch of soil off an 8' by 8' area, which would be about .2 cubic yards.  The cleanup materials went to Whitney Energy's waste stream.
I-217-2003*This bulk above ground storage site has fuel dispenser pumps also hooked into the storage system.
The dispenser system is completely unmanned.

The model 52 valve under the pump island failed allowing gasoline to exit the air eliminator when the system was operational.
The electric valve, on top of the tank, only allows product flow when the pump is on, is what saved the day.
Even though the 52 valve had failed, since the other valve was off, only a very small amount gasoline could leak when the pump was off.

The small amount of gasoline in the sump under the pump island was deposited when the air eliminator functioned.

On 11/3/03, while on site, I looked at the alarm panel for the underground piping that leads from the tanks to the pumps. The alarm system was inoperable.

Location referred to Technical Services for a follow up SPCC visit.

Also referred to Enforcement for follow up on the alarm system.

Response case closed.
I-218-2003*A single vehicle accident involving a log truck, managed to spread about 200 gallons of diesel fuel over approximately 1/4 mile of road shoulder and roadway.

The truck went over a guard rail the long way. The second guard rail post sliced the tank, the remaining 35 guard rail posts have oil on them.
B-569-2003*On 11/10/03, 1000 hours Tom Tardiff, who is environmental compliance manager for Maine & Atlantic Railroad, reported that they had an engine that was leaking fuel at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon.  The amount was only a few gallons and they had pads under it to collect the fuel that was dripping from it.  The release happened only when the engine was running, which indicates that the problem was somewhere in the fuel delivery system.  The operator smelled fuel when  product hit the hot manifold of the machine and he shut it down.  When I saw it, there was product dripping off the machine onto pads that had been placed under it.  Their plan was to tow the engine to Derby after it stopped dripping.  They had deployed about a third of a bale of pads in order to minimize the amount that went into the rail bed.  This went to their waste stream.  I didn't request that they excavate the rail bed.
P-520-2003*On 7/6/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power (CMP) reporting small spill of transformer oil when a car hit a power pole with a transformer on it.  The oil spilled onto the road shoulder and the spillage was excavated by hand.  No further action required.
P-943-2003*On 11/12/03 I received a call from Sue Roberts of Downeast Energy reporting a spill of fuel oil that occurred when an excavator doing work on their property nicked an oil line connected to their bulk oil storage tanks.  The leak was quickly stopped and the spill was estimated at 10 gallons.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent materials and a small amount of soil was excavated by hand and will be disposed of along with the sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-945-2003*On 11/12/03, I received a call from Gerry Mirabile of Central Maine Power reporting a small leak from a transformer at Wal-Mart in Auburn.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry.  No further action required.
P-934-2003*On 11/10/2003 I received a call from Mark Anderson of Downeast Energy reporting a fuel oil spill at a client's apartment building in Westbrook.  The spill occurred when the property owner made some adjustment to the filter on the tank and did not get the filter back on tight.  Downeast Energy estimated 3 to 5 gallons of oil had leaked out.  They repaired the leaking filter and cleaned up the spillage with sorbent materials.  No further action anticipated.
B-544-2003*       On October 28, 2003, at 1430, we received a call from Scot Kimball of Dead River Oil in Ellsworth reporting a #2 oil spill from one of their home delivery trucks.  The spill occurred at 1215 in the driveway of Lauri Robertson at 68 Pasture Way in Lamoine.  The delivery truck went off the crushed rock driveway and broke a valve in a pump-out pipe on the tank bottom.  A couple gallons of #2 fuel leaked onto the driveway and Dead River excavated about one-half yard of contaminated gravel and peastone.
        I checked the site with Mr. Kimball and found the drilled well was at the base of the driveway.  I told Mr. Kimball that as a precaution I would sample the well and put it on quarterly monitoring.  I informed Ms. Robertson of this and met her at her home on November 6.  I collected a sample and explained to her the sample program.  She informed me that a heavy rain a couple days earlier had caused some oil to surface in the driveway and Dead River returned and excavated a few yards from the driveway.  She also said her records confirmed Mr. Kimball's report from the well driller that the latter had installed a drive shoe on the well.  This will help in preventing any surface contamination from reaching the well.
I-219-2003*A Ross Transport Truck rented from Ryder, left Presque Isle's Ryder Truck maintenance facility around 9 AM. The truck made it about 15 miles from Presque Isle before the oil drain plug came out of the engine. The trucker managed to get to Smith's Truck Stop, where he called for help from the Ryder personnel.

Ryder's maintenance people fixed the problem on site, added 40 quarts of oil and sent the truck on the road. The Ryder Tech completed the cleanup of the Smith Yard.

DOT had spread sand over the oil on Route #1. As this material was spread by traffic, recovery is impossible.

Response Case Closed.
A-588-2003*International Paper called to report a gasket failure on recovery boiler #1.  Used oil was spilled to the concrete floor and recovered with sorbent material by IP staff.  No site visit was made by DEP.  See attached IP report for additional details.
I-220-2003*The Maine Warden Service reported that a car was partially in the west Branch of the Mattawamkeag River and had a sheen around the car.

When I arrived, after a 5 mile ride over the poorly maintained gravel "Rock Crusher Road", I found a car with it's nose in the river.

According to the warden, the vehicle was in a ditch about .3 miles from the intersection of the York Road and the Rock Crusher Road. I followed the trail of the car from where it was removed from the ditch to the location on the bank of the river.

It appears that someone tried to push the car into the river, but were unable to get it the last few feet completely into the river.

Mr. Scott Morgan is the name that was registered to the plate on the vehicle (A Gray Grand AM - Maine Chickadee plate 4887 JS, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 1g2ne54u9hc854176).

Mr. Morgan States he sold the vehicle to David Trembly, Jr. for $75 dollars when I spoke with him on 11/13/03.
A-410-2002*Received a report from an anonymous source reporting that there were a lot of drums at Nadeau's Repair and that they were leaking. I went out to the facility and spoke to the owner. We toured the facility and found drums that contained waste oil for use in his furnace. His whole work space had small amounts of spillage. The drums were overfilled and leaking out of the top bungs.  It seemed to be more of a housekeeping issue than a case of deliberate dumping. I informed Mr. Nadeau that he needed to clean up the facility and advised him someone would be back to look at his progress.

A visit by Response Services is advisable to inspect the progress by Mr. Nadeau in his cleanup efforts.
A-418-2003*Janice Haddock, who owns a property and house at the end of Wilder Drive in Bristol, had her well water analyzed with a 12 ppb hit for MTBE.  Alex Pugh and Thomas Smith from Maine DEP investigated the site and took confirming water samples for analysis at HETL.  Samples taken were DRO and EPA 524.2, the DRO sample was "non-detetct" and the EPA 524.2 showed an MTBE level of 3.4 ppb.  Furthermore, in the comments section of the HETL 524.2 report a, "non-target hydrocarbon, possible gasoline or weathered fuel oil," is noted.  The MTBE level is less than the original report from Janice Haddock.  (NOTE:  the spill number recorded on the HETL reports is A-218-2003.  It is incorrect though the reports from HETL are from this site.)

Ms. Haddock was concerned that her neighbor maybe the cause of her well contamination.  Maine DEP personnel investigated the neighbors property and found AST fuel storage tanks in containment and under a roof structure.   But there was no evidence of fuel spillage on the visible parts of the property.

No further action is expected.
I-226-2003*On 7-11-03, this office received an anonymous complaint regarding several issues at Simons Trailer Park in Woodland. One was that there was an oil tank leaking at one of the units. I investigated that day and after talking to the owner, Roger Simon found the renter was filling the tank through the top and was spilling oil down the sides. I told Mr. Simon to either have the tenant remove the contamination or to do it himself if easier. He agreed to this.
A-770-2002*Received a call from an anonymous source there was a fuel spill on the Greely Road in Freedom. The initial description of the site was half way on the Greely Road. I went to the Greely Road and after much traveling around found a large oil stain in the road.  Only a minor amount had found it's way to the gravel shoulder. There was no obvious source in the area. A container had probably fallen out of a truck or a fuel line started leaking. There was nothing to cleanup. No further work is needed on this spill.
A-771-2002*Received a call from an anonymous caller via the State Police concerning dumping of gasoline at the Mile 95 rest area on I-95. The allegation was that people were painting at the rest area and then cleaning their brushes with gasoline and dumping it behind the guardrail. I went to the rest area and inspected the guardrail area. There was no evidence of paint brush wash being dumped. I walked the length of the guard rail in the rest area and did not find anything. I asked CN Brown personnel if they were doing any painting. They indicated they had and showed me the latex paint they were using. No further work is necessary on this spill.
A-772-2002*Jodi of CN Brown called to report a small overfill. She reported that a peddle truck was overfilled at the Pittsfield bulk plant. Approximately 3 gallons of #2 fuel oil was spilled onto a cement pad. The spill was cleaned up with sorbents. No other work is necessary on this incident.

A-733-2002*A vehicle accident was reported that resulted in a small amount of gasoline being lost to a slushy roadside.  Dixfield Fire Department attempted to recover some of the mixed media liquid up, but found the process minimally effective. 1/2 mile to nearest residence. No site visit made.
A-773-2002*Received a call from Linwood Moody of Downeast Energy reporting a small spill. He stated a delivery was made to the wrong tank and an overfill occurred spilling approximately 2 gallons. The spill was to a concrete floor of the basement of the Kennebec Mennonite Church in Augusta. Mr. Moody reported  they were cleaning it up and airing out the basement. A call later to John Hendrick of the Mennonite Church indicated that he was satisfied with the cleanup. No further work by Response Services is needed.
A-774-2002*Received a call from Knox County SO there was a pickup truck in the water at the Tenants Harbor boat ramp. Apparently, a 1998 F150 owned by Steven Look slid back into the water while trying to launch a boat.  Apparently Mr. Look failed to set the brakes and the truck and boat went back into the water. Sheriff deputies on scene reported that there was only a slight sheen on the the water. The truck was hauled out of the water as it was blocking the ramp.  No site visit was made and no additional work is needed.
P-946-2003*A peddle truck operator overfilled the AST at 167 Skeetfield Rd in Oxford.  With homeowner present, operator removed contaminated soil.
B-567-2003*On 11/08/03, 1920 hours Etna Fire reported that they had responded to a small gasoline spill at the Country Corner Variety on Route 2 in Etna.  They had recovered most of the product with speedy dry.  They were confident that the spill had been adequately taken care of, but they wanted me to  take the used speedy dry off their hands.  I did that as well as checked out the site.  The size of the stain was consistent with their estimate of three gallons.  The product landed on asphalt and what didn't stay there either evaporated or was picked up by the speedy dry.  The spill was caused by a customer driving off with the dispenser nozzle still in the tank.
P-950-2003*Please see attached.
P-936-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION & RESPONSE
	Mon. 11/10/03, DEP notified by Mr. Howard that he had an active leak in one of his two 220 gal. basement tanks.  He had containment under the tank but had already lost 50+ gal. to the ground, much of it to a basement sump.  [Quantity later estimated to be up to 150 gallons.]  I met Mr. Howard onsite @ 1400 hrs., was shown the discharge and leaking AST, went over DEP roles, the state AST Ins. Fund, Options Agreement and the possible clean-up options.

BRIEF AREA, DISCHARGE & GEOLOGIC ASSESSMENT
	Mr. Howard and his wife live in a wood, two story old farmhouse with a granite-block foundation and dirt-floor basement.  The area is rural residential on drilled well water and septic.  The land slopes NW down to Rt. 121 and with high groundwater I believed that Mr. Howard's well was not seriously threatened by the discharge, though a well for house #1031 across the street may be threatened by contamination (Allied Real Estate, 892-2214) was contracted to sell #1031 at the time).  Based on this the area falls within a Stringent Clean-up Goal (see attached DT form).  Mr. Howard's home has forced hot air heat which can spread oil vapors through the home.
	Groundwater comes to the surface in Mr. Howard's Basement (about 5' bg) and surfaces in the drainage ditch along Rt. 121 during wet periods.  Mr. Howard believes that bedrock is shallow in the area.
	During my initial 11/10/03, visit I confirmed a little oil atop the wet basement floor and fresh, red oil in the sump.  The sump gravity drains out to the drainage ditch by the road.  After clearing away sediment in the ditch and exposing the culvert I noted water but no oil.  This would be monitored closely though.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
	On an emergency basis Mr. Howard authorized Maine DEP to proceed with emergency clean-up and investigation.  Mon. 11/10/03, Mr. Howard and I bailed approx. 1 gal. of red free product from the sump.  Mr. Howard chose Option 1 for DEP management of the remediation.  Plastic sheet was laid on the floor to reduce vapors in the house.
	11/11/03, Mr. Howard bailed product from the pit I dug in the roadside drainage ditch the day before (see photos).
	Wed. 11/12/03, DEP authorized EPI to vacuum several hundred gallons of water and oil out of the ditch that came out of the drainpipe and culvert.  Flushed culvert and basement drainpipe with water.  Oily soil and sorbent pads were taken away and pails of oil pumped off.  Visit with DEP Geologist Mark Woodruff.  Howard notifies Fire Chief.
	Thus. 11/13/03, DEP noted more oil in roadside ditch following heavy rain and DEP had EPI return to pump off more oil and water.  Quantity of free product recovered was considerably reduced from the previous day.  DEP made further plans to build an underflow dam, move the AST's and remove oil contaminated soil from the basement floor to reduce oil vapors in the residence.  I contacted the rep. with Allied Realty and briefed her on the discharge and how it may effect the #1031 Oxford Rd. property across Rt. 121, then I connected her to geologist Mark Woodruff.
	Fri. 11/14/03, EPI hand dug oily soil, oil tanks pumped out and plan to move oil tanks out of way so as to work.  By days end we found more oil than first expected so made plans to return with a vacuum unit for soil and water removal.
	Monday 11/18/03: EPI onsite with North American Services vacuuming oil, gw & soil from basement, taking great care not to undermine the granite-block foundation (see photos).  [After EPI stopped, Mr. Howard removed more soil around the edges that we feared taking liability for in regards to undermining the foundation walls.]  I built an underflow dam at the roadside drainage ditch to control and collect oil coming out of the drain and soil (see photo).
	Tues. 11/18/03, Mr. Howard added more 3/4" crushed stone after putting down a drain pipe to the sump and a poly vapor barrier.  Mr. Howard later poured a concrete floor down over the st
B-561-2003*       On November 5, 2003, at 1130, we received a call from Edward Holland of Eddington reporting a leak in a basement AST in his home at 74 Comins Lane.  A leak in a sediment bowl on the feedline to the furnace caused the spill.  The bowl is located just before where the feedline enters the furnace.  Since Edward Holland had moved to Florida for the winter, his brother Ronald, who lives next door, responded to the spill.  Ronald actually discovered the leak on November 4 when he checked the vacant house.  Based on what was in the tank and the gauge now reading one-half full we estimated that around 100 gallons of #2 oil leaked onto the cement floor.  Mr. Holland recovered some oil with sorbents, but most of the product flowed into an access pit for the floor's radiant heat piping.  Unfortunately, this provided a path to a two foot layer of gravel beneath the concrete.  We checked the drainage outfall for the drain in the gravel under the basement, but found no sign of oil or water.  This was a surprise, since we had record rainfall for October and it rained hard again on that day.  Mr. Holland said that even in the  spring he has never seen any water coming from the drain.  The land slopes away from the drilled well, but as a precaution, I put the location on the quarterly monitoring program.
P-995-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY
	On Tues. 11/25/03, while visiting a neighboring auto dealership during off-work hours, I noted two steel 55-gallon drums in the rear of this Gibbs gas station property behind the dumpster and storage  container.  The area is dense commercial, on city water & sewer.  The location is a retail motor fuels UST facility, formerly operated as a Circle-K and a Charter gas station.  I noted no obvious discharges from the drums.  No further facility inspection was performed.

	The drums in question were ring-top steel drums.  One had a label for waste, the other had a more familiar yellow Hazardous Waste label.  Both labels had not been filled out or the writing had faded.  One drum had hand writing on the top stating: Oil & water from spills and sumps, 5/28/2003.  One 55-gal. drum was in good/new condition, the second drum appeared old and rusty.  The drums were on soil with no secondary containment, and in an unsecured area.  The drums should be stored on an impervious surface in a fenced area.  Vandalism, corrosion leaks or an accident can initiate an expensive remediation and a public safety hazard.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	On the morning of Wed., 11/25/03, I contacted Mr. Andy Beland of Gibbs Oil Co. and explained the drums were in need of prompt offsite disposal as they appear to have exceeded the 90-day accumulation time for hazardous waste, and they were not stored in a secure area.  Mr. Beland assured me that the drums would be removed the following week after the holiday.
2.	I do commend Gibbs from collecting and drumming the waste from the facilities spills and the UST sumps, rather than discharging to the ground or to drains.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

Cc	Andy Beland, Gibbs Oil Co.
	Tim Wright, DEP RCRA inspector
	Topsham fire Chief

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P-996-2003*The C N Brown driver upon disconnecting the scully and nozzle dribbled some oil onto the foundation.

This was wiped with a pad.  The incident was reported to C N Brown main office and subsequently to Maine DEP.

No DEP Response action requested, none dispatched, based on the information supplied in the phone call.  No further action warranted.
P-881-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In the evening of Mon. 10/20/03, I was contacted by Mr. Tom Door of Giroux Oil Co. regarding an apparent discharge of up to 250 gal. of K1 heating oil from the outside, 275-gal. consumptive-use AST of Ms. Kandi Densmore & Mr. Smyth in Windham.  The leak was from a broken line and had leaked over hours or all day.  Mr. Door and Mr. Smyth advised me that all the oil had soaked into the ground, there was no oil odor in the home, and the area was on public water (no drinking water wells threatened).  Based on this information, and that it was already nighttime with limited visibility and I was not directly requested to visit that night, I advised them I would visit in the morning to better evaluate the discharge.  Giroux Oil repaired the fuel line that evening.

SITE VISIT & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	Tues. 10/21/03, onsite approx. 0800.  As seen in photo, I noted a large oil stain on soil emanating from the filter area of the horizontal 275-gal. outside AST.  I drove around the property and noted a dense residential area of mobile homes, no wells within 300' noted.  Highland Lake was 1/2 mile away or more.  The land slopes down to other homes to the NE.   Ms. Densmore later requested DEP management of the clean-up.  Because of the public exposure, oil contaminated soil removal was deemed necessary.
	Oil discharges to mobile home parks have the problem in that the oil tank and discharge are the liability of the homeowner, yet the property effected is owned by the mobile home park owners.  This makes both the AST facility owner/operator and the park/property owner both Responsible Parties for the discharge.  I contacted Ms. Burke with the mobile home park management and briefed her on the spill and our intentions.  Ms. Burke agreed to the planned clean-up actions.

RESPONSE & INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	Fri. 10/24/03: Maine DEP hired ENPRO Services on an emergency basis to remove oil contam. media.  An ENPRO crew under DEP supervision removed 25 tons of oil contaminated soils, with DEP screening soil with a PID and bag-headspace method (see field notes for details).  PID levels exceeding 2400 ppm oil vapors off the soil were noted.  Soils were sandy and rocky.  No refusal or bedrock was encountered to 7' bg.  We noted no groundwater in the excavation.  At 7' below grade we ceased soil removal even though we still had oil contamination, as we feared undermining the cinderblock column supporting the mobile home.  DEP had ENPRO refill the excavation; then put down loam, hay mulch and grass seed over the disturbed area.  Under the AST, the DEP had ENPRO place crushed-rock fill in order to provide a firm base for the AST.
	ENPRO contracted Giroux Oil to re-hook the AST back up after re-installing the tank to code.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIIONS
1.	At this time no further DEP, Response Div. actions are required.  Oil contaminated soil remains under the home though does not appear to be a threat to any sensitive receptors.
2.	Mr. Door of Giroux Oil complained over my decision not to respond the evening of the initial notification.  I defended my decision on the information that: there was no oil odor in the home, no wells threatened, no oil threat to the lake,  the discharge had been apparently ongoing much of the day, all the oil was soaked into the ground and nothing was recoverable, and with it being nighttime there was limited ability to examine the area that evening.  Though most discharges of this size call for immediate DEP response my decision proved reasonable in this instance.
3.	Following the clean-up actions of 10/24/03, Ms. Densmore informed us that her homeowner's insurance company would be covering the remediation expenses.  ENPRO was advised to send their and Commercial Recycling's invoices directly to them.  DEP incurred no direct remedial costs and I understand that Ms. Densmore will not be taking advantage of the state insurance at this time though she has applied.
4.	The broken cop
A-496-2003*An AST line leak discharged the entire contents of a 275 gallon AST to the ground over a three week period ending on October 1, 2003.  The spill occurred at 4860 Quimby Lane, Winslow.  The property has two residences, the property owner, Randall Fredette, and the site tenant, Cheryl Carr.  The spill was at the Carr mobile home.

A single dug well (28 feet) supplies water to both residences.  The well is slightly up gradient and approximately 70 feet from the spill point of origin.  The oil tended to flow away from the mobile home and at a right angle to the well location.  Initially it was thought the spill was a single, short term event.  However, the volume of soil removed and the distance the oil traveled horizontally and vertically suggest there has been a long term, slow leak for sometime.  The spill was referred to Pat Seaward, DEP Technical Services for sampling and long term monitoring.

Steven A. McGee Construction was hired to excavate the contaminated material to stringent standards.  A total of 827.71 tons of soil was removed and transported to Commercial Recycling for processing and beneficial reuse.

No further action by DEP Response Services is expected.  DEP Technical Services will continue to monitor the well.

Maine DEP Technical Services took soil samples for DRO at the corner of the trailer in the direction of the well with results of 3290 mg/kg and 278 mg/kg.  In addition a water sample was taken and analyzed for DRO with a "non-detect" result.

Maine DEP Technical Services will continue to periodically sample the well.


A-444-2003*Forest Hunt, 15 Chapman Street, Damariscotta was working in his front yard when he accidentally knocked a basement window and frame into the basement.  The window and frame hit the AST filter assembly cracking the fitting between the filter and the tank.  An estimated 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil discharged onto the basement floor and into the basement sump.  Mr. Hunt telephoned Colby & Gale who stopped the leak and reported the incident to Maine DEP.

Maine DEP personnel and Kip's Home Services used sorbent materials and excavation to clean up the spill.  A vent fan was installed to control the odor/vapor load in the house.  No wells are at risk in this location as the neighborhood is on town water.  However, the odor/vapor load in the house was substantial, requiring a remediation effort.

13.2 tons of contaminated soil and broken concrete was removed and transported to Dragon Cement for processing and reuse.   In addition, several gallons of free product were recovered after heavy rainfall in the basement sump.

No further action is expected.
B-360-2003*On 7/28/03, 1220 hours this office received a call from Nancy Oden, who is a well known environmental activist, regarding her concern about a report of an electrical transformer that was alleged to have been buried at the Jonesboro substation.  She was especially worried that their water supply, which is a spring that supplies several residences in that area, might contain PCB's.  We arranged to meet on 8/21/03, for a site visit and to sample the water for PCB's.  The delay was so that Nancy could get more information about the buried transformer.  Her source said that her husband had seen Bangor Hydro bury a transformer at the site twenty years ago.  I went over the area with a metal detector and got a hit about where her source said the unit had been buried.  I took her water sample back and had it analyzed for PCB's and I discussed my findings with Fred Leigh of BHE.  The test came back clean and Fred and I finally struck a deal whereby if we dug and found nothing, DEP would pay the bill and naturally, if we found a transformer they would take care of the whole thing.  On 11/20/03, we dug up the suspected area and found some rocks that made the metal detector sing.  I have since been given to understand that magnitite will do that.  We went down about six feet and the signal had disappeared.  I had to conclude that there was not a transformer buried there, which is where it should have been if it were there at all.
P-906-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Friday, 10/31/03: While attending a monthly meeting of the Androscoggin County LEPC meeting an ammonia discharge was discussed that had occurred the evening of Thursday 10/16/03, at the Bate's College Underhill Ice Arena (see attached notes).  The discharge was described as an approximate 5-pound anhydrous ammonia release from the arena's ice making facility that was vented out the roof to the atmosphere (ambient air).  The Lewiston Fire Department (LFD) responded and reportedly measured 29-ppm of ammonia in the air (outside?) on the north side of the arena building.
	 As a haz-mat responder and curious as to more information, I checked through DEP records but found that Maine DEP had not been promptly notified of this hazardous materials discharge, by the responsible party (Bates College) as required [38 MRSA Sections 1317-A & 1318].  Following this I notified DEP RCRA unit for further investigation.

DISCHARGE & LOCAL AREA ASSESSMENT
	The Underhill Arena was completed in 1995 and is part of Bates College.  It contains a 200' by 85' ice arena.  It is located in a dense residential and commercial area at the intersection of Russell St. and Central Ave. in Lewiston (see site maps).  Depending on the wind at the time a discharge to the atmosphere may be carried north across Russell St. into the residential area (see site map).
	Bates College is a large private college and is listed as a large quantity hazardous waste generator.  Though the college had hired St. Germaine & Assoc. to prepare an Integrated Contingency Plan, which would contain a Spill Prevention & Control Plan (SPCC Plan), this plan had not been completed or submitted to the Maine DEP at that time so could not qualify for the reporting exemption for discharges below the Reportable Quantity (RQ) in Maine (see documents and letters of Mary Corr, DEP RCRA inspector).

DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION
	Anhydrous Ammonia is used as a refrigerant for the ice arena is characterized as an easily liquified colorless gas with pungent, irritating odor.  It is toxic by inhalation and ingestion with a TWA of 25-ppm, STEL of 35-ppm and an IDLH level of 300-ppm.  It is also flammable in certain concentrations [LEL of 16% & UEL of 25%] and reactive with many chemicals.  Anhydrous ammonia is corrosive and may cause severe burns.  (See the attached MSDS for further details.)
	According to Mr. Dan Wiederkehr of Bates College; Miller Refrigeration Co. had been onsite activating the ammonia refrigeration system that Thursday, and left approximately 1630 hrs (4:30 PM).  People outside the building noted the odor of ammonia, and Bates Security notified Mr. Wiederkehr @ 1800 hrs.  LFD responded and Ms. Potvin [County EMA Director] was notified.  LFD noted the 29-ppm  NW of the building outside.  The ammonia release was "evacuated by force through the (arena) roof 3 stories above".
	This October 2003, release is very similar to a 3-pound anhydrous ammonia discharge from the Bate's College arena in 1997 that was reported late and resulted in a Notice of Violation (NOV) from Maine DEP [see attached report P-630-97 of Jon Woodard and 12/23/97 NOV of Andrew Slusarski].  Since 1997, I understand much of the staff of Bate's College handling hazardous matter & discharges have changed and newer staff apparently were unfamiliar with the requirements or need to report prohibited discharges to Maine Department of Public Safety under 38 MRSA Section 1318-B(1).

BATES COLLEGE INTEGRATED CONTINGENCY PLAN
	In Jan. 2004, DEP SMRO received a copy of the school's contingency plan incorporating hazardous materials response intentions.  The plan was reviewed by myself and by DEP's Mary Corr.  It appears that the plan had originally been written by Woodard & Currin in 2000 and had been updated by St. Germain & Associates in Dec. 2003.  My review comments were passed to Ms. Corr for inclusion into a single DEP review and reply.  Weaknesses in the plan related to the issues of
A-365-2003*A hydraulic oil hose burst on a truck delivering chemical to International Paper in Jay.  0.5 gallons of oil was reportedly discharged to pavement.  The oil was sorbed up with pads.  No site visit was made.  See attached International Paper Spill Incident Report for additional details.
A-445-2003*A Maritime Energy fuel oil delivery truck had a victualic fitting fail at the home of William Curley, 516 Main Street, Thomaston discharging an estimated 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to the ground.  The area is served by public water.

Maritime Energy used sorbent material to clean up the free product.  Jim Kalloch was contracted by Maritime Energy to excavate the contaminated soils and transport the soils to Commercial Recycling.  A total of 14.41 tons of soil was removed and replaced with clean material.

Maine DEP inspected the site and found the clean up to be adequate.  No further action is expected.
B-572-2003*Chief Dunbar called to report that his department had responded to a car leaking gasoline in the Searsport High School parking lot. The car belongs to Amanda Welch. The gas tank had been repaired previously and the patch had failed. Chief Dunbar said that they used some sorbent pads to collect the gasoline from the pavement. The gas left a 4'X6' stain on the asphalt. The well is some 200 yards away and all the gas stayed on the parking lot. The car was towed from the school with a sorbent mat underneath it to collect any drips. I did not go to the scene.
B-574-2003*Kevin called to report an AST overfill at the Fenton law office on Main Street in Bar Harbor. It seems that the delivery truck ran out of fuel in its delivery tank while filling the AST. The driver left to refill the truck and returned to complete the delivery. However, as soon as the delivery began the oil burped out the vent. Apparently, the AST was filled at about the time the truck ran out of heating oil.
   Dead River cleaned the cellar and tank. The floor is concrete and there is a drain. However, the estimated couple of gallons was not enough to reach it.
   I did not go to the scene.
I-221-2003*While conducting a site assessment for a property transfer, the consultant reported that gasoline contaminated soil was encountered in an area where an underground storage tank had formerly been located. Also, one well that was sampled came back with a small amount of gasoline but below the notification limits.

On 11/14/03, I visited the site and located two land spreading areas that would be acceptable and two acceptable stockpile areas. Both stockpile areas could be used all winter if necessary.

Soil excavation will begin on 11/17/03.



P-889-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY

	In the afternoon of Fri. 10/24/03, DEP was notified by Ms. Norsdorf that a well water sample from her well was measured to have 50-ppb of MTBE contamination.  We discussed possible sources, directed her to the State Toxicologist, and the need for a second confirmatory sample before confirming to actions.  She stated that the site is near Wyman's Auto Body (P-495-1998) which she feared may be the source.

	I passed the investigation to DEP Tech Services who had already done extensive investigation of the area for the Wyman's Auto Body clean-up.  Geologist Brad Hahn visited the Norsdorf home and resampled and examined the area for contamination sources.  Mr. Hahn believed that if the MTBE contamination is confirmed the source is likely to be self contamination; possibly from a burn pile or bonfire in the back yard not too far from the well (using gasoline to help start the fire).  Due to the distance of 3/4 mile Wyman Auto Body is unlikely a source.

	See records of DEP Tech Services for further details.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-779-2003*
REPORT SUMMARY

	Case involves the clean-up of an approx. 30-gal. discharge of Zetag 7878.  This liquid was described as a polymer containing solvents dispersed in a mineral oil (see attached MSDS).  The facility had over 20 tons of contaminated soil excavated and disposed of @ Commercial Recycling at their expense.  I understand that the area is non-sensitive and no oil reached ground or surface waters.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM

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P-954-2003*Portland Fire Department reported a car accident that resulted in a 10 gallon gasoline spill, that migrated to a storm sewer.  No product remained to be clean up and residual traces of gasoline were expected to evaporate.  Portland FD could not advise me as to who the car owner was.

No additional report received and no further action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-953-2003*Home Depot reported a one gallon paint spill from a can that fell off a shelf.  Absorbent applied to the spill and entered into salvage bucket for storage and later pick up by licensed waste contractor.

No further Response action anticipated.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO

P-850-2003*Please see attached.
I-222-2003*On 11/16/2002, the operator was putting wood in the ponds and noticed oil running off his bucket when he picked up the load.  The cause was a broken bucket cylinder, the rod unhooked off the plunger inside the hosing.  The bucket cylinder was replaced.  Sawdust was spread on it and socked up most of the oil.  After 30 minutes, they shoveled up in the 950 cat loader and burned in the boiler.
B-578-2003*Tom Tardiff called to report that a diesel spill had occurred in the Hermon Junction rail yard. They have a work crew boxcar that has a diesel tank inside it to supply fuel to various pieces of equipment the crew might need. The vent pipe to the tank had broken off and, as the boxcar was moved around, fuel splashed out of the exposed opening. Eventually, the oil worked its way through the car floor and dripped onto the rail bed where the car was parked. They placed sorbent pads under the drips and then cleaned up the inside of the car. Mr. Tardiff said that a couple of gallons made it outside the boxcar.

P-955-2003*At 14:40 of November 12, the Munjoy Hill Fire Station at 134 Congress St called to report an oil release from their oil fired heating system.  The leak was detected after complaints of oil odors were received from the India Street neighborhood earlier in the day/week.  It was traced back to the fire station boiler room, where the leak entered the floor drain and migrated to the city combined storm water/sewer lines.

The leak was repaired on the 12th, and copious amounts of water flushed into the system at the fire house to expedite the collection of material at the India Street pump station.  Several departments of city government were involved in the discussions and no additional clean up would be required.  The water & sewer district would check their respective equipment and take care of the matter internally, all properties involved were City of Portland properties.

No additional DEP response involvement warranted.
I-271-2003*On 11-13-03, the state police called to report that a log truck had hit a guardrail on Rt. 11 just north of Knowles Corner. The saddle tank had leaked. I called a contractor in that area to go and minimize any leaks until we could get there. Carl Allen from this office went there the same day after the contractor had been and determined no further action was necessary.
P-941-2003*During an excavation for an electrical line, an UST was encountered at the corner of Lisbon and Maple.  Contractor called the Fire Dept and the City of Lewiston called EPI.  Tank was intact but 3/4 filled with sand.  A waiver was granted for its removal and virgin letter granted for soil disposal.  Tank was cut and cleaned by EPI.
P-832-2003*A malfunctioning water heater caused the discharge of approximately 10 gallons of #2 fuel to the basement of a camp at 48 Lawrence St in Buxton.  Most of the product went down the floor drain and exited feet from Bonny Eagle pond.  The basement floor was speedy-dried and all contaminated materials removed.  The floor drain was flushed, some soil was removed from the area surrounding the end of the pipe and a plethora of sorbent material was placed along the shore.  Most of the product was picked up due to two major rainstorms that seemed the flush the area.
B-550-2003*B-550-2003
10/30/2003 10:24

     The Corinna Fire Department called to report a #2 fuel spill at the residence of Ralph Shaw on the Airport Road in Exeter.  It was stated that a significant amount of fuel spilled from his outside home heating oil tanks.  The fuel reportedly made it's way to flooded crawl space beneath the residence.
     Investigation shown that about 30 gallons of fuel spread out on standing water in a very small confined area.  Vapors were certainly an issue throughout the Mr. Shaw's home.  Clean Harbors personnel later that afternoon vacuumed the oil and contaminated water out of the crawl space.  A semi-permanent ventilation system was then installed to remove any remaining vapors.  It may also be noted that since Mr. Shaw's well is located only a few feet away from the spill site therefore it was placed in the quarterly monitoring program. Technical Services staff will monitor the effectiveness of the vent system during the winter.
P-935-2003*BIW called to report that one of their trash compactors had blown a hydraulic line and leaked more than 10 gallons.  The oil ran across the concrete floor and into storm water trenches which empty into a Vortec system that acts as an oil water separator where the oil was recovered with sorbent material.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-939-2003*Barry Gordon of DownEast called to report the discharge of #2 oil while delivering at Bowdoin College.  An estimated volume of one gallon was reportedly spilled.

Gordon stated DEE staff cleaned up the spill with sorbent material.  Based on the information received, no DEP response was needed nor dispatched.   DEP/Response plans no further action here.
P-947-2003*
	Report of small gasoline discharge from vehicle.  No spill reported to drains or to soil.  Cleaned up by Westbrook Fire Dept.  No DEP response requested or thought necessary at the time.  RP unknown.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-951-2003*
	Report of small outside AST overfill during fuel delivery by DEE truck.  About 1-gal. to soil cleaned up by DEE workers by sorbents and digging out oily soil.
	No DEP visit requested nor thought necessary at the time.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
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P-952-2003*On 11/14/03, I received a call from the South Portland Fire Department reporting a vehicle accident involving the spillage of transmission oil and antifreeze.  The spill area was covered with sand.  No further action required.
B-581-2003*Sam Blalack, Primary Credit Corporation, called to report that during a home inspection, some signs of spilled oil had been noted. This was at the Gary Fogg residence at 496 Riverside Drive in Eddington. I spoke with Mr. Fogg and he told me that there had been minor slopping of oil over the past years as the tank had been filled through an open bung. The vertical 275 is in an attached shed and originally the delivery driver had to enter through a side door to fill the tank. This resulted in some spillage. To acquire financing, Mr. Fogg had the tank up graded to meet current oil burner codes.
   I went to the site and inspected the tank. There was old evidence of oil darkened soil around one side of the tank. However, it was without odor, implying that the spillage was quite old. Since this matched Mr. Fogg's explanation, I believe that no further cleanup was necessary.
A-573-2003*Received a call from Chuck Kraske of International Paper concerning a small spill at the mill dam. He reported that when using the debris rake, a small amount of oil dripped into the river. The rake was taken out of service and the hose repaired. No site visit was made and no additional work is needed on this spill. See the attached spill report from International Paper for additional information.
B-573-2003*Mr. Laduc called to report that employees of the Bar Harbor Mainway discovered a car parked behind their store when they opened in the morning. This car had a leaking gas tank. The fire department was called. They used sorbent pads to collect the gasoline that had collected in a depression in the paved parking lot. Capt. Hamblin estimated that there was less than two gallons spilled. The car was towed away for repairs. Capt. Hamblin said that although they were sure that none of the gas left the pavement, they did check nearby storm water catch basins and found no evidence of gasoline.
   I did not go to the scene.
A-578-2003*I received a call from Allison Murray, an associate at Kleinschmidt, contractors for Benton Falls Associates, owners of the Benton Falls hydroelectric dam.  The dam employs a screen preventing debris from clogging the turbines which has a hydraulic powered trash rake to haul the debris out of the water for disposal.  A hydraulic line on the trash rake broke spilling an estimated 1 gallon of oil into the river.  No recovery was possible.  No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
A-584-2003*A hose failed on a debris rake atop the Benton Falls Dam in Benton discharging an estimated 2 gallons of vegetable based hydraulic oil to the Sebasticook River.  No recovery was possible as the oil flowed downstream.  Benton Falls Associates plans a re-hosing project for the debris rake hydraulic system before it's used again.

No visit by Maine DEP personnel was made.  No further action is expected.
A-589-2003* On 11-12-03, Darrin Mathews, of Downeast Energy, called this office to report the release of a small amount of oil at the home of Lawrence Dutil. This home is located at 337 Northern Ave. in Augusta. According to Downeast Energy about 4 to 8 oz. spilled out of the vent. They cleaned up the spill and no further action will be required.
 There are two AST's in the basement of this home, each has its own fill and vent, and share a common feed line to the furnace.
A-590-2003*It was discovered an aboveground supply tank bottom corroded at the rental property of Joe Russell which caused a release of approximately forty gallons of kerosene.  Contaminated soil was excavated and transported to Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.

The site was referred to Technical Svcs. for groundwater testing and monitoring.

No additional Response action expected.
A-594-2003*CMP called to report a 5 gallon spill of transformer oil which occurred due to storm damage.  CMP line crew removed oily debris to the North Augusta Service Center for disposal.  No site visit was made.  See attached CMP incident report for additional details.
A-596-2003*DEP received a report of a transformer oil spill of two gallons resulting from a tree hitting a transformer.  Oil contaminated debris was collected by CMP workers.  The transformer was tagged non pcb.  No site visit was made, and no further action should be necessary.

See attached CMP incident report for additional detail.
B-571-2003*Mr. Merchant called to report that an estimated 15 gallons of Jet-A had been spilled to the pavement as a result of the fuel expanding in the tanks of an aircraft at the general aviation ramp. While airport personnel are aware of the problem of fuel expanding in the warm air after being stored in the underground piping system, Mr. Merchant claimed that in this case the aircraft pilot insisted that the tanks be filled to their utmost. They were and they did. BIA personnel cleaned up the fuel with sorbent pads that are stored on site for later pickup by a hazardous waste disposal firm. Mr. Merchant went on to say that the aircraft would be charged for the cleanup.
B-493-2003*Mr. Adams called to request a waiver of the 30-day waiting period for a tank removal at the Plummer residence in Searsport. Mr. Adams called on 9/29/0,3 and to wait the 30 days would put the removal into a time of uncertain weather. I agreed.
   On my arrival at the site on 10/2/03, the tank had been uncovered and was being removed from the hole. As it was almost to the edge of the excavation, water began to pour from holes in the tank's bottom. Apparently, he was not able to reach all the liquid in the tank when he attempted to pump it out and as the tank was removed the crud in the tank bottom moved to release the remaining liquids. I'd estimate that about 30 gallons of water drained back into the hole. When this incident was finished there was maybe a half gallon of dark material on top of the puddle in the excavation. We attempted to recover this dark stuff with sorbent pads, but it would not adhere. It might have been rust and other material to give the impression of oil. In any case, this site is on town water and the native material is clay. This and the fact that the tank was immediately against the stone foundation of the house indicated that any attempt at cleaning up contaminated soil was impractical.
   No further action anticipated.
P-966-2003*Webber Energy reported that they responded to a collapsed AST at subject address.  Thankfully the tank was intact and only a small amount of product leaked from the filter and was cleaned up be Webber.
P-967-2003*A blown hydraulic line on a Hillside Lumber boom truck caused approximately two gallons of hydraulic fluid to discharge to the shoulder.  Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of by Hillside personnel.
P-963-2003*In Rigby Yard, two rail cars collided, one of which was a non-placarded tank car carrying radiation contaminated materials from Maine Yankee.  The car's top was damaged/opened releasing 10-15 microrad's confirmed by Maine Yankee personnel and South Portland Fire.  The plan was to tarp the car overnight and then utilize a crane and whatever else necessary to reassemble the car so it could be put back in service and transported.
B-575-2003*        On November 13, 2003, at 1420 we received a call from John Gabarra of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company reporting a spill at their substation on old Route 1 in Prospect Harbor.  A cracked breaker leaked about twenty gallons of <2 ppm transformer oil onto the crushed stone, staining a 15 by 15 foot area.  Bangor Hydro hired Clean Harbors to clean up the spill.
I-223-2003*Mr. Legasse called the DEP to request information on becoming a universal waste transfer point, as well as a disassembly area.

Mary Corr & I investigated and found in excess of 100 televisions, computers and other assorted electronics equipment. The majority of the material was piled outside with no weather protection. Three broken picture tubes were also observed.

Mr. Legasse was advised to take no more. After removal of the current waste, he may apply for a permit for a transfer station of Universal waste.

The  case is currently being handled by the BRWM Enforcement unit.
A-747-2002*Received a call from Mr. Bradford Dorr concerning a small leak in his above ground heating oil tank. I went to the site and inspected the spill. The tank had a small corrosion leak. The oil company already pumped out the tank and had spread some pads. I picked up the pads and some duff. Some of the oil had gone into the soil. I gave Mr. Dorr an application to the AST insurance fund, which he subsequently submitted. Repeated attempts to contact Mr. Dorr by phone or in person have failed therefore a letter has been sent. Sampling of his well still needs to be done, but with no outside hose attachment, no sample can be taken with out contacting Mr. Dorr.  A referral to Technical Services will be made to see if they have any better luck contacting the owner.
B-473-2003*Mr. Levesque called to report the discovery of a transformer oil spill at the Katahdin Paper Co. in East Millinocket.  It was noticed that a drain valve was leaking. He estimated the loss to be about a pint and the oil was of the non-PCB variety. The valve was repaired and what little free product available was wiped up with a sorbent pad.
B-576-2003*        On November 13,2003, at 1600 we received a call from John McKusick of McKusick Petroleum reporting a spill at their service station at Monument Square in Dover-Foxcroft.  Some old oil, possibly motor oil, had surfaced through the gravel behind the station.  Hand digging found an old hydraulic lift cylinder with a one inch open hole from a broken hose or fitting.  Water had entered through this hole and forced out the hydraulic oil.  Workers pumped down the liquid in the cylinder to stop the leak.  Mr. McKusick said he would empty the cylinder the next day, Friday, and excavate it on Monday.
        I was at the site on Monday and met a crew from McKusick and Haley's Construction.  The cylinder was used for an auto lift that may have been an outside lift.  McKusick had removed a couple wheelbarrows of soil, which they spread on site.  I found no contamination in the hole.  The area is a commercial area and served by town water.  No further cleanup was necessary.
I-239-2003*On 8-27-03, Kirk St. Peter, while replacing piping at the town garage in Woodland, discovered the piping had been leaking. There was no way to tell how long it had been going on. I met with him on site that day.  Due to the location of the leak, directly below the pump island and on top of the tank field, it made soil removal impracticable. I requested that soil borings be done to delineate the plume. These were done the following day. The plume was small and groundwater was not effected, therefore, I did not require soil be removed.
P-970-2003*Homeowner broke off filter while rearranging basement.  Approximately 10 gallons to cement floor, garbage can and sump basin.  Speedy dry applied to cement.  Product padded from sump basin.
I-224-2003*Because of truck rollover, motor oil was spilled.  There was a spill kit on site and clean up is in the process. 1 gallon of diesel fuel was also spilled.
P-972-2003*A CN Brown operator overfilled the tank at 75 Thomas Rd in Standish discharging approximately one gallon total out the vent and through the fittings of the tank.  Speedy dry and pads were applied indoors and some soil was excavated outside.
I-248-2003*On 9-4-03, Jay Gustafson reported that while responding to a no heat call at a currently vacant house, it was discovered the tank was leaking. Apparently it had corroded on the bottom and oil had gone from the tank to the floor drain in the basement. Most had gone to the drain, and only a thin layer remained on the concrete floor. I informed the Sewer Dept., but they had never noticed any come into the plant. The leak was slow enough so the quantity never became more of a trickle. Dead River cleaned the floor and replaced the tank.
I-197-2003*On 8-25-03, Art Griffin of Washburn Oil called to report that a customer had called to complain of oil odors in the house they were renting. He went and found some oil on the cement basement floor and put speedy dry down. He also informed me the renters had been filling the tank using 5 gallon cans and probably spilled it. I spoke to the landlord and he concurred. He went there that day and finished the clean up and opened a basement window.
A-485-2002*Received a call from Larry Winchester of Webber Energy concerning a leak at the Pittsfield bulk plant. He indicated there was probably a hole in the bottom of one of the tanks and possibly 500 gallons had been released. I went to the site. The tanks were in an earthen dike with an earthen bottom. The leaking tank had been drained by time I arrived and Webber had confirmed that there was a hole in the bottom of the tank. The soil around the tank was saturated with oil. Hand dug test holes contained much product which was being pumped off.

Cleanup continued for a number of days. Excavation was very slow due to the maze of pipes within the diked area. Water and oil was still entering the excavations. Oil was being padded and pumped off. eventually 48 cubic yards of soil were removed from the site and approximately 300 gallons of product were recovered. Pittsfield Water District confirmed there are no private wells in the immediate area. Sampling of monitoring wells on site showed no free product in the wells. Due to the potentially large amount of product unaccounted for, additional sampling of the on site monitoring wells will be requested. Further work on this spill by Response Services with Technical Services is necessary and a referral has been made.
I-198-2003*On 9-2-03, the state police called to report that a resident of Washburn reported a snowmobile in Salmon Brook. I looked at it that day and it appeared to have been there for a long time. The seat and fuel tank were gone. No action taken.
A-467-2003*A hydraulic hose fitting broke spilling 50 gallons of hydraulic oil to a concrete floor and drainage moat.  Approximately half the oil was discharged to the mill sewer and was diluted before being discharged to the waters of the State.  See attached Androscoggin Mill Spill Incident Report for their legal interpretation.
A-517-2003*A Cianbro excavator working at the Cianbro Lower Detroit Ave yard in Pittsfield discharged an estimated 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to the ground from a failed hydraulic hose.  Clean Harbors responded and cleaned up the spilled oil using sorbent materials.

Maine DEP did not make a site visit.  No further action is expected.
A-645-2002*  Penny Shattuck called this office asking for information dealing w/ two 55 gallon drums that her husband left outside along the side of their garage. Her residence is located north of route 90 and east of the 17-90 lighting store. I gave her the name and phone numbers of two environmental firms that deal with this type of problem. She also mentioned there was some spillage from the drums. I made a site visit and found there was indeed some spillage associated with the drums. There was a small oil stain on the ground. I tightened the fittings on the drums to prevent any more water from entering. The oil stain was small in size and no soil removal was required. Using a white grease marker I wrote the following on each of the two drums "209201GW".
  I called Ms. Shattuck on 10-8-03. She told me that she had a local trash hauler, Wayne Luce, of 117 Maple Street (tel. 273-2556) dispose of the oil for a cost of $85.00. I called Mr. Luce and he told me he brought the waste oil to a garage in Warren that uses it for fuel.
P-968-2003*On Friday November 14, 2003 Dead River Oil (DR) attempted a delivery to the Masse home at 312 Durham Rd. although the location had been previously tagged by DR "NO WHISTLE".  The drop/delivery ticket reads 106.5 gallons delivered to a NO WHISTLE aboveground storage tank (AST) system.

This is the second delivery to this location (a new home) the initial delivery made by DR was approximately 200 gallons and the no whistle problem noted.

The driver/delivery person hooked up to the scully and engaged the pump, noted no whistle but still off-loaded 106.5 gallons.  At 106.5 gallons the delivery was stopped, but the discharged of oil had already occurred in the basement. The deficiency was the end connections the scully and the vent were switched at the install.  The fill was capped with the vent cover and the vent line capped with the scully/fill.  Therefore the filling of the system flooded the vent and subsequently drowned the whistle, but the site gauge not being water/air tight sprayed and spewed oil throughout the basement tank location.  Oil is noted on the rafters above the AST, on the surrounding walls, and on the floor in an area roughly eleven 11 ft by sixteen 16 ft, also on the AST itself collecting in droplets on the lower belly of the tank.

Although a problem was noted in the DR ticket the driver chose to deliver to a "NO WHISTLE" installation and subsequently caused the discharge of oil to the Masse basement.

Addition events of note are statement made by DR staff regarding the spill/discharge.  According to a written statement for Mr. Masse and I quote " I asked Gary if the DEP needed to be called and he told me the spill wasn't large enough to warrant it," Patrick J. Masse homeowner.

In her haste, self admitted panic at the discovery of the spill/discharge, Mrs. Masse initially called Downeast Energy to respond help with spill.  They instructed her they were not the delivery company but she should notify DEP, and assisted in the clean-up.  Recognizing her error Brenda then called DR who performed a cursory clean-up of free product.

DEP/Cyr collected wet speedi dri from beneath the tank and around the furnace and water heater, likely the cause of lingering odors, also wiped down the tank front, top ends, and as much of the wall facing side as possible.  The belly had oil droplets also. The pads, speedi dri were bagged and transported back to DEP for consolidation and eventual disposal.  The offer was made for an exhaust fan but given the temperature fluctuations it was declined as the heat sink it would cause might be detrimental in itself.  After the cleaning/removal the odors were diminished to a degree the Masse's could tolerate without anxiety for their three small children 7 mos, 16 mos and 6 yrs until a professional cleaning contractor could come (believe steam or pressure washer) and complete the clean-up.

The lines and fittings were corrected.

No further DEP Response action is planned unless information is received to the contrary relative to the release and post clean-up conditions.  No State funds were expended, the clean-up and remediation costs will be directed towards McPherson and DR.

Although a referral to DEP  BRWM Oil Enforcement will be made regarding the carelessness and inappropriateness of the Dead River delivery. Based on the information Dead River had regarding the "NO WHISTLE" on ticket # 63634, account 39009, tag # 114237 and written statement of Mr Masse, regarding the declination to report the incident to DEP of Dead River staff.

Respectfully Submitted

Scott R Cyr
OHMS I, Division of Response Services
Maine DEP
P-964-2003*The outside AST at the Laudholm Trust Farm (office) was discovered by staff to have leaked fuel oil into the ground.   They notified DEP.  It was inspected by DEP, and the soil impacted appeared to be only that immediately around the tank itself.

Laudholm along with Union Oil could handle the clean up and tank replacement.  An Oil Spill Debris Form was left with Laudholm to use with the planned excavation (within a week or so).

Based on field observations and planned remedial activities, DEP Response plans no further actions.
P-969-2003*On 11/19/03, I received a call from Portland Pipe Line reporting a sheen near their marine terminal in South Portland.  I responded immediately.  Upon my arrival, the sheen had dispersed and there was no evidence of it.  No further action required.
P-973-2003*Another 55 gallon drum of oil showed up at the Portland Fish Pier.  Clean Harbors was dispatched to remove it.
P-974-2003*A child climbing in a window broke off the filter of the AST at the residence.  A parent stuck a stick in the hole.  Dead River replaced the filter and padded spilled product off a puddle of water.
P-975-2003*Please see attached.
P-976-2003*An approximate five gallon discharge of #2 fuel at the Agnes Gray School in South Paris was caused by operator error.  Apparently, the driver was 'holding the nozzle with his foot' as he filled the UST and sneezed, which shifted his weight and allowed the hose to exit the fill.  Contaminated soil was excavated and the hole backfilled by CN Brown personnel.
P-977-2003*A motor vehicle leaking transmission oil exited Fairchild's parking lot leaving a trail.  Clean Harbors was called to speedy dry afflicted parking lot and dispose of contaminated materials.
P-980-2003*Ms Butterfield had a residential 275 buried beneath an attached room to her home and scheduled it to be removed on 11/20/03.  Initial assessment was inaccurate regarding accessibility.  The tank was pumped off and the upper third of the tank removed, sludges cleaned out and the carcass abandoned in place.  It was buried in an upright position and excavation almost impossible (18 inch crawl space) beneath a fixed building.

The tank was in solid shape and no extensive corrosion noted on the interior walls or belly of the tank.

No further Response action warranted based on observations and information received.

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response services

P-982-2003*The homeowner thought they had lost oil from their tank but had actually run out of product.
P-983-2003*Plane overfill to pavement cleaned with speedy dry.
P-984-2003*Dead River driver overfilled an AST at One Tachereau Ave in Biddeford.  He pumped excess product out.  Contaminated soil was removed outside.  Some product weeped from fittings inside.  That was dealt with by sorbents.
P-985-2003*Operator error while transporting a battery to a storage rack caused its fall and discharged approximately five gallons of sulfuric acid to the floor.  Spilled product traveled to a self contained holding tank designed for such an incident.  Product that remained on the floor received sodium bicarbonate as a remediation measure.
I-262-2003*After engine failure on trash compactor truck, approximately 6 gallons of engine oil was spilled over a mile stretch.  We then spread Speedi dry where there were wet spots.
P-986-2003*A malfunctioning valve caused the discharge of approximately five gallons of #2 fuel to the cement pad at Downeast Energy's bulk plant in Brunswick.  Spilled product was picked up with speedy dry.
I-272-2003*On 11-7-03, Dave Holibird, of WPS Power Development, called to report that while collecting water samples for their discharge permit at the Caribou Dam, an oil sheen was noticed on the river. He said it was noticeable for the last year, whenever it rained and the level of the river rose.
Sean Bernard(Water Bureau) and I met with him that day. We noticed a fairly heavy oil sheen on the east side of the river. An amount was also collecting in an alcove, where the city of Caribou draws its public water.

We traced the source back to a public boat landing about 400 feet upstream of the dam.

I contacted Al Hitchcock, manager of the Caribou water district and let him know about the possibility of contamination to their source. He immediately had the source changed to an alternate, backup supply.

I hired Soderberg Construction to place containment boom in the mouth of the alcove, to prevent much more getting in.

The investigation will continue in spring as the river is now iced and no oil is seen.
P-988-2003*We had a tip from an anonymous individual that McMaq had a basement room, below the paint room, where they dumped waste.  There is a hatch in the floor of the paint room which is the only access to the room.  We found solvent waste, asbestos waste, and many flourescent light bulbs.  This case was handed off to Andy Slusarski of DEP's Hazardous Waste Enforcement Unit.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-989-2003*A H.E. Sargent dumptruck rolled over on a new road in New Gloucester.  Spilled product was contained in a bucket which was dumped back into the truck once it was righted.
A-228-2003*I received a report from International Paper of a 75 gallon hydraulic oil spill in the "B Pulp Diffuser".  An o-ring failed causing the discharge to a concrete floor.  The spill was primarily cleaned up with sawdust as sorbent.  The waste is burned on site in the recovery boiler.  A  portion of the oil, as in most spills at IP, reportedly went to the sewer where it was duly diluted and discharged to the Androscoggin River.  No site visit was made.
A-148-2003*I received a report from the Lincoln County Sherriff's Office that an above ground storage tank was leaking in E. Boothbay.   I met Dick Spofford, local Fire Chief and caretaker of the property, at the Arel summer residence.  The summer home was serviced by two aged 275 gallon tanks, set beneath a porch looking out over the ocean.  It is a fantastic location.  The tanks were shielded from view by a wooden lattice.  The fill pipe extended to the outside, while the vents are on the tanks beneath the porch.  The fuel delivery driver was apparently distracted by the view, or the seagulls were too loud, or for whatever reason he did not hear the vent whistle stop and the tanks were overfilled by an estimated 10 - 15 gallons.  The grass was stained beneath the tank and out onto the lawn in front of the porch.  The overfill had occurred earlier in the winter, and had been discovered by Chief Spofford after the snow had melted away.  The tanks were rusted, but not leaking.  They needed to be replaced and brought up to code.  I contacted the owner and advised the same.  The site is served by town water.  No soil removal was warranted.  I contacted Freedom Fuel and requested that DEP be contacted ASAP when overfills occur in future.  They denied knowledge of the spill.  No further action is expected.
A-253-2003*Our receptionist took a phone report of a sunken/sinking 18' pleasure boat at a camp on Maranacook lake in Readfield.  The caller left a phone number, however, it was not valid.  The caller was going through a divorce, and the subject boat was apparently a contested item.  It was alleged the ex-wife took the boat from his property.  The boat reportedly held 30 gallons of gas.  No further information was given.  I made a site visit to the described location, and found no boat in the water.  There was no evidence of a sheen or any sign of a spill.  No further action.
I-268-2003*On 11-5-03, this office was notified of a gasoline spill at DOC on Bennett Drive in Caribou. According to Bert Levesque of Daigle Oil Company, the spill occurred while a transport truck operated by John T. Noble, was off loading to a UST at their facility. He thought about 50 gallons had been lost. A crew from John Noble had been called to clean up,  and the Caribou Fire Department had also been notified.

I arrived at the facility about 45 minutes after receiving the call. Personnel from John Noble and Daigle Oil company were in the process of cleaning the gasoline.  The fire department was also present. Speedy dry and sorbent pads were used and according to those on site, no gasoline had gone to a yard drain nearby.

I interviewed the driver and he told me he has to use a hammer to connect the hose fitting to the truck and thought he had cracked it. According to others on site, he had made all connections, began off loading, then began to back the truck up, cracking the elbow.
A-285-2003*I was traveling to check on a site in Buckfield and came across a mystery spill in Wayne.  Some drunken fool decided the 5 gallon pail of waste oil and antifreeze, that had been sloshing around in the back of her truck for the past month, was due for disposal.  The open top pail was flung at apparently a high rate of speed splattering against a stone wall along an undeveloped stretch of rural road.  I recovered the pail and a small portion of the contents using sorbents.  With a shovel I collected a small amount of residual leaf litter and soil.  There are no homes nearby so additional removal was deemed unneccessary.
A-306-2003*I was contacted by Mike White C.G. concerning soil contamination he found doing a site assessment in Sumner.   The subject property was a residence and shop where used above ground storage tanks were scrapped.  Based on soil sample results, it was concluded that discharges of petroleum had occurred due to these past practices.  The concentrations in soil exceeded the reporting threshold specified in Chapter 691, and therefore DEP was contacted.   Mike requested a spill letter for contaminated soil, however, the origin of the material was unknown and I declined.  Using TCLP and other analysis as a basis for characterization, the soil was transported to Commercial Recycling in Scarborough for disposal.  Approximately 20 cubic yards of soil were removed.  One groundwater well is located on site.  Analysis of samples taken by Mr. White found no evidence of contamination.  No further work is anticipated for this property.
P-957-2003*A customer spilled approximately three (3) gallons of gasoline to the ground (pad/island).  The Minot Village Trading Post staff applied speedi dri and cleaned up the affected area.

The spill debris will be managed by M V T P.  No DEP assistance was requested and no visit conducted.

Based on information received, no additional DEP Response action warranted.

Respectfully submitted,

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services Maine DEP
P-959-2003*Mr Stinson called to report what he thought was an illegal septage/sewage dumping operation on the town ball fields.

A call was placed to Chris Estes of DEP (local resident) to ask him to observe the reported area before he came in to work in the morning.  He reported it to be cow manure (ripe manure, but cow manure) not human sewage or septage.

A secondary call was placed to Mike Clark of the Solid waste Div.  He would check into the matter as a sludge residuals issue to see if any known spreading was contracted or arranged.  With this referral no additional Response action is planned based on the information to date.

Scott R Cyr
Response Services
P-453-2003*CEO Brigton rec'd a complaint from Ms. Huston about her neighbor John Goddard and his mechanic activities on his property.  Upon inspecting the property and Mr Goddard's activities nothing was noted as being particularly unmanaged.  Waste were separated and contained, and no large spills were observed.

There are several vehicles on the property and one old military vehicle but all seem to be well managed and no fluid issues presented themselves.  Mr. Goddard stated he has been there for 15 yrs and though not commercially zoned he is not a commercial operation.  The cause of the complaint is the visual affect of the vehicles when the leaves are off the trees.

The CEO made no statements about conditions and there are no blatant oil/fuel leaks.  The matter seems to be one of local neighbors and codes for the area.  Goddard stated he'll continue to manage his wastes properly and if money permits erect a fence and move some vehicle on the property to minimize his neighbors view of them.

No further DEP Response action warranted here.
B-607-2003*        On December 3, 2003, at 1330 we received a call from Jim Sullivan of Webber Oil reporting a spill at the truck rack at their terminal on Main Street in Bangor.  A Brown's Cash Fuel truck had overfilled one of the truck compartments and about seventy-five gallons of kerosene leaked into the berm area around the rack.  The truck driver and owner, James Brown, drove off and Webber workers tracked him and found him at the nearby Dysart's terminal.  Mr. Brown said that he reported the spill to the Webber front office, which is adjacent to the truck rack and the person said that Webber would take care of the spill.  Webber denies that Mr. Brown reported the spill to them.
       Bob Shannon and I arrived on site and met Mr. Sullivan and the service manager named Mark.  They recovered all the product on the tar and drain area with sorbents before any oil reached the oil/water separator.  I later talked to Mr. Brown and he told me that he did report it to Webber and they said they would handle the cleanup.  I told him what Webber said occurred, but that either way he is responsible for the spill and its reporting and cleanup.  He agreed and said that he would report any spills in the future.
B-587-2003*Sandra Rideout called from Bangor to report that she had noticed a large oil sheen on the Kenduskeag Stream a few hundred yards upstream from where it meets the Penobscot River. We were experiencing a heavy rain at this time, but after talking with her I felt it might be something other that parking lot run off.
   At the stream, I saw a sheen that was about ten feet wide near the river, but narrowed to a foot or so a few hundred feet upstream. I traced it upstream until I found what I thought was the source. This was a ten-inch drainpipe that was discharging a heavy stream of water from underneath Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow Street. However, the sheen was now barely visible.
   I contacted the building administrator, Ms. Bernier, and was admitted to the building's basement. Mr. Quinn who had knowledge of the building's function accompanied me. He explained that the ten-inch drains only received water from the roof and the basement sumps. There was no oil source on the roof and the three sumps showed no oil. I felt it was possible that the heavy water flow from the drainpipe created a dam on the surface of the river and caused an undetectable amount of suspended to collect and create a mild sheen. A search up stream did not reveal a source, but above Norumbega Hall the river was very full and carrying a great deal of suspended solids.
   I returned to the scene the next morning. The rain had stopped, but the river was still turbulent. I could barely detect a small sheen occurring in the stream at the point the Norumbega Hall drain was still dribbling a small amount of water. I was unconvinced that the oil was not coming from Norumbega Hall. I re-entered the building and noticed the elevator. I asked a building tenant if they had had any trouble with the elevator and was told that they hadn't. However, they had noticed a smell of onions in the elevator.
   With the assistance of Ms. Bernier I was able to gain access to the elevator shaft and found that oil was weeping down the side of the elevator piston and onto the concrete floor of the shaft. In one corner was another sump pump! This was my source. The onion smell was the by-product of bacteria digesting the oil.
   An elevator maintenance company was called and the mess cleaned up. Hopefully, this will not happen again.
I-150-2003*Due to a ruptured 3" flexible thermal oil line that supplies hot oil to heat the board press, approximately 400 gallons of thermal oil was spilled in the press pit.  It was pumped into a portable tote with a sump pump.  There is a permanently installed sump pump in the press pit which pumps out the ground water that leaks into the press pit.  It was put into the Log conditioning ponds about an hour after the spill because it was contaminated with wafers, sawdust and water.  Unable to salvage any of the thermal oil.
I-151-2003*When the emergency shutoff valves were operated on the previously reported spill, the hydraulic shock damaged the Thermal Oil Pump Seal and approximately 25 gallons of Thermal Oil was spilled.  It was burned in the Thermal Oil Heater for energy recovery immediately after the leak stopped.  They were unable to salvage any of the thermal oil.
I-148-2003*Due to two extremely heavy rains, events overwhelmed capacity of "wilderness" pump station with water from the bark fuel pad.....mixed with blow down water.   Vacuum truck pumped out ditch and trucked water to McCain's wetwell.
I-270-2003*On 11-8-03, the state police called to report that a tractor trailer had jackknifed on the Station Road in New Sweden while leaving the Landeen  potato house. A saddle tank had split and the contents lost on the road and in a ditch. I responded and hired Soderberg Construction to pick up as much of the spilled product as they could from the ditch and road. I also had the town of New Sweden place sand in the road to prevent a traffic hazard.  No further response is required at this time.
P-609-2003*Earlier in the afternoon staff were welding on an auto frame (removing a part) and the remaining carcass was returned to a scrap pile.  A fire erupted a few hours later.

The business had closed when the fire was reported, the BFD responded to find a  pile of  salvage cars approximately 70 of them involved in the fire.  With the ladder truck extended above the blaze, it was flooded with about 600 gal per minute for two and a half hours.  This water eventually pooled and started to migrate offsite into the woods and in the direction of a nearby pond, the concern was for contaminants potentially reaching the pond.

The entire business lot is nine (9) acres and the area of the fire limited to a quarter acre.  The motor vehicle fluids released were probably minimal due to fire involvement.  Any flammable or combustible fluids likely consumed and the sheen of the runoff water was very light.  The liquid migration ended in the woods at a boulder outcrop, it just went into the ground at the foot of the stones and made no distinct stain or sheen.

The area is served by public water. Given the length of time the business has occupied the property and that natural weather events have not provided any offsite concerns, it is not likely this introduction of water will adversely affect the environment.  No further DEP Response action is warranted.

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services
I-284-2003*A DOT truck driver noticed an oil spill by truck after returning for more sand/salt during a large snow storm.

The spill was cleaned up with sorbents and the truck was parked till repairs could be made. The truck took 37 gallons of oil to replace what was lost.

About 5 gal were spilled in yard at Oakfield DOT. It is assumed that the remaining 32 gal is spread  along the interstate plow route.

Response case closed.
P-1029-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	In the early morn hours of Monday 12/8/03, DEP was notified by Cape Elizabeth Fire Dept. (CEFD) thru the Maine State Police of an oil discharge of up to 300 gallons from the AST of Ms. Chapelle.  A significant amount they suspected drained to a floor drain to parts unknown and remaining oil was on the floor.  The hole in the tank bottom had been plugged.  Over bad, snowcovered roads I responded and arrived at approx. 0330 hrs.  En route, I reached Jeff Small of Clean Harbors Env. Svcs. (CHES) and requested that to the spill site he send: several workers, tools and sorbents.

INITIAL VISIT AND EVALUATION
	Onsite I met with fire fighters and Ms. Chapelle.  Weather was cold with fresh snow.  The 275-gal. vertical AST is in a one-bay garage beneath a four unit, wood structure condo building, each unit having their own garage.  Stairs in the garage led up to the living area (a pathway for oil vapors).  The area is suburban residential on city water & sewer.  Ms. Chapelle's building is at the top of a hill.  A maintenance person stated that bedrock is close to the surface.  The AST had been filled several days before so it was near full.
	The 15-year old tank appeared to have suffered a corrosion leak which the CEFD plugged.  The oil had spread over the floor and out onto the asphalt driveway, spread over the floor and wicked up into several sheetrock and 2x4 walls, and into the floor drain.  The oil seeped under the common-wall into the neighbor's garage as well.  We first suspected the oil went down the drain and to the sewer or storm system though the CEFD could not find oil in the drains.  The oil appears instead to have soaked into exposed soil in the hole in the concrete floor and not down the plastic drain pipe.  I checked a sewer manway in front of the building and noted brown trout, but no oil.
	On explaining the State AST Insurance, Ms. Chapelle stated she would check with her homeowner's ins. for coverage.  On an emergency basis she agreed to DEP management (see attached clean-up agreement).  Our first goal was to mitigate the oil odor in the home and restore heat.  [Ms. Chapelle later opted for state AST Ins. coverage.]

INITIAL CLEAN-UP ACTIONS
	CEFD applied speedy-dry sorbent to the spillage.  About 30 gal. of oil was caught and held in a trash barrel.  Approx. 50 gal. of oily snow was collected.
	12/8/03: After the assessment, at about 0345, I called CHES and advised they bring a powered pump and four drums to finish emptying the AST.  CEFD left.  Two CHES workers arrived about 0530 and we proceeded to sweep up the oily sorbents, and to empty the tank with a plastic hand pump (so pumping out took twice as long as planned).  We swept up and bagged sorbent from the driveway, the concrete floor, and from under the stairway.
	Ms. Chapelle contacted an oil contractor to replace the tank.  I referred Dr. Chapelle to State Toxicologist, Andrew Smith regarding questions on health effects.  I left a phone message for Cheri Hutchinson of Maine Prop. Inc. and later advised her of the clean-up actions.
	Tues. 12/9/03:  Dr. Chapelle stated her home still had an oil odor and we discussed airing it out.  CHES was contacted to return on Thursday 12/11/03, to remove oiled sheetrock and the 2x4 sills.  I advised Mr. Small of CHES the need to pump out the new AST so as to move it out of the way, support the structure in case the walls were load-bearing, and have the AST reinstalled by a certified tech.  Dr. Chapelle was to contact her neighbor, Virginia Savage, regarding working in her adjoining garage.  DEP would not be able to be onsite this day.
	Thus. 12/11/03: CHES removed and replaced oiled sills and sheetrock in Dr. Chapelle's and Ms. Savages' garages.  Dr. Chapelle had aired out her house the previous day and reported to me that the oil odor was much reduced.   PID values in Dr. Chapelle's living area was measured at 0.3 to 0.6-ppm (MSA Passport PID, 10.6 eV lamp calibrated to 100-p
P-1041-2003*Town of Windham reported a gasoline spill of approximately 12 gallons from a vehicle accident at entered location.  Windham FD deployed speedi-dri and recovered and disposed of the material.  Sorbents were not saturated according to town contact reporting the spill.  No DEP response requested and clean up was satisfactory.

P-1042-2003*Portland Pipeline reported a two foot diameter spill at Pier #2.  Robert Minervino of PPL reported a gray colored sheen that dissipated after approximately 20 minutes.  No source could be located.  At the time I spoke with Mr. Minervino the sheen had dissipated.  The USCG, MSO Portland, Petty Officer Jeff Withers investigated the report and no sheen was observed or source located according to Mr. Minervino.

Due to the threatening nature of a spill I was working on at the time, I did not respond.  I contacted Jon Woodard and advised him of the situation.  It was decided that I should visit the Pier after cleaning up duties at the current spill, but due to the late time, I forgot to stop by the Pier on my way home.  I followed up with Mr. Minervino the following day and no new developments warranted any additional actions.

-file report
A-624-2003* An underground tank was discovered at this site during construction and widening of the gravel driveway. The contractor thought it was a rock. The homeowner dug around w/ a hand shovel and determined it to be a underground oil tank. The contractor returned after 5 PM and removed the tank. The tank still had water in it. It was at this point the DEP was notified.
 I made a site visit the next day and asked the homeowner, Michael Goff, various questions. Mr. Goff recently bought this property, and no one knew this tank existed. I had Mr. Goff hire EPI to pump out the gasoline contaminated water from the UST. He also filled out he necessary paperwork to register said tank. This site was a farm many years ago therefore no App P site assessment will be required for the removal of this 250 gallon UST.
 There are two wells on the property and they are w/in 100 feet of the UST location. This site has been referred to our Technical staff for further work and or sampling.
I-147-2003*An MPG truck spilled about 1 gallon of hydraulic oil.  It was cleaned up and sent to landfill.
P-475-2004*A blown line caused the discharge of approximately ten gallons of hydraulic oil to the pavement and road shoulder at 22 Haven Rd, Windham.  Speedi dry and pads were applied to the product.  All materials and some sand/soil from the shoulder were drummed for disposal by Enpro.
P-466-2004*Mystery sheen on Piscataqua River.  No source or remedial action.
P-465-2004*Tank corrosion caused the slow leak from an AST which discharged approximately one gallon of #2 heating fuel to a cement floor in Brunswick. Remaining product was pumped from the tank and spilled product was picked up with speedi dry by the burner technician.

P-971-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On Thurs. 11/20/03, @ 1100 hrs DEP received notice from Mr. Stotts of an overfill of oil out of his basement AST that occurred at 1000 hrs that morning.  Mr. Stotts explained that Fielding's Oil had made a #2 oil delivery and overfilled up to 100 gallons out an open bung in one of his oil tanks.  After gathering ventilation blowers and other equipment, I arrived onsite by 1240 hrs.
	At 1207 hrs. the DEP received notice from Fielding's Oil Co. that this home suffered a 50 to 100 gallon discharge at 1100 hrs that morn.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The Stotts' property is a residence and livestock farm located in a rural residential/farm area.  The Stotts are seeking registration as an Organic Farm.  The basement was a soil floor and the home has a granite-bl;ock foundation.  The area is on private water wells and septic.  The farm is located at the end of Standpipe Rd. upgrade of all their neighbors.  The closest neighbor is approx. 250' downgrade (see maps).  The Stotts' well is about 200' to 250' west and upgrade of the discharge.  Based on this information I judged the incident fell under a Stringent Clean-Up Goal (see attached DT).
	The discharge appears to have come from an open tank bung while being filled.  Mr. Stotts explained that the previous day he had stuck the first tank to gage how much oil he had but had not screwed the bung back in.  Ms. Stotts stated that the Fieldings Oil Co. driver admitted to not hearing a whistle though decided to pump in 200 gallons before ceasing.
	In order to protect groundwater and to mitigate strong oil odors in the home I had called EPI to respond for an emergency response.  On calling Fielding's Oil I requested from Bill Fieldings what their plans were.  Mr. Fielding agreed to authorize EPI to respond as they were most available, and he would contact his insurance company.  Onsite I went over DEP clean-up requirements and expected course of action with Mr. & Ms. Stotts and with Scott of EPI.
	Originally estimated at 100 gals. I later estimated approx. 50-gal. of #2 oil spilled.    PID values of ambient air were 5-ppm in the basement and 0 to 2-ppm in the kitchen upstairs.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
	11/20/03, EPI and I set up a DEP blower fan to vent vapors from the basement and create a negative air pressure to keep vapors out of the living area.  EPI lay down a poly vapor barrier over the spill.  EPI later brought in another fan.  EPI worked under Fielding Oil's insurance company, Peerless Insurance.
	Fri. 11/21/03, EPI emptied remaining oil and moved both tanks.  The two tanks appeared old (but not leaking) so Child's Heating and I convinced Mr. Stotts to acquire a new AST before internal or external corrosion ate through the bottom.  Sandy & silty soil was vacuumed out to 8" to 12" below grade in the basement.  In the soil after this removal, we noted corrected PID bag-headspace levels of 35 to 54-ppm.  The granite block foundation inhibited us from removing soil close to the foundation.  In order not to jeopardize the Stotts' "organic" status for their farm Ms. Stotts insisted that all contamination be removed even below DEP Stringent goal of 100-ppm (bag headspace) value.  It was agreed that after soil removal EPI would replace with 3/4" crushed rock, a sump for potential removal of liquids later, and a vapor barrier.
	Sat. 11/22/03, EPI added a second ventilation fan.
	Mon. 11/24.03, EPI removed more soil, pumped out approx. 200 gal. of oily water.  Soil went to CRS under a DEP VL.
	Wed. 11/26/03, Scott Alloca of EPI states they hope to get approval to lay a 3" concrete floor with a sump.  I understand that Peerless Ins. approved the concrete floor for the basement.

CONCLUSION
1.	At this time I understand that initial clean-up requirements for contaminated soil has been met.  No further DEP Response Div. actions are expected at present.
2.	This site will be referred to DEP Tech Services for evaluation and further actions as they deem appr
P-490-2003*Maine DOT/Grondin thru Haley & Aldrich discovered some contaminated soil during the construction of a new wider Rt 1, exit 7 interchange.  The contamination is most likely from an older spill scenario P-493-2002 where some UST activities took place.

This newly discovered material was approved for transport to CRS, Scarborough for recycling.

No further Response actions warranted for this file.  Please refer to MDOT Site Assessment, for additional information.
B-462-2003*Mr. Ackeley called to report that sometime the night before, a mill worker had lost a 330-gallon tote of sodium hydroxide off a fork truck while negotiating a ramp within the paper mill. The tote ended up side down over a sewer grate that went directly to their wastewater treatment plant. Recovery was not attempted. Any of the chemical that did not go down the sewer was washed into it. Mr. Ackeley reported that he would make the employees involved aware of the need for immediate reporting.
   No further action anticipated.
B-370-2003*Jeff Goodness called from the Clifton Country Store to report that a car gas tank had overfilled and about 6-10 gallons of gas was spilled to the pavement. The fire department was on scene when I arrived and had shoveled sand onto the puddled gasoline. The gas had traveled about 20 feet across the pavement to collect in a puddle at the edge. Fire personnel estimated that there was about 2.5 gallons in the puddle.
   In talking with the owner, Paul Sukeforth, who was also on site when I arrived, I learned that the automatic shut off on the nozzle failed while a customer was filing her car. Mr. Sukeforth said that he had already contacted repair personnel to examine the nozzle.
  The contaminated sand was removed to a remote area owned by Gary Pomeroy Logging, Inc. in Clifton (N44* 46.921  W 68* 28.981). The sand was spread thinly and evaporated in a few days.


B-305-2003*Ms. Spear called to report that workers had discovered a small leak from a transformer at their Orrington substation. It seems during maintenance work a wire lead had been disconnected from an oil pump and the connection leaked an estimated couple of pints of oil. A lab test showed it to be non-PCB. They removed a drum of gravel. See the attached Bangor Hydro report for more details.
P-1050-2003*Received a call regarding a small discharge (approx. 1 cup) of crude oil from a flange on the transfer hose of Portland Pipeline cargo system.  The discharge was confined to snow on the concrete pier.  No oil made its way into the water.  The contaminated snow was removed and the concrete cleaned with sorbents.  The cause of the discharge was unclear at the time of the report, but was being investigated.
B-628-2003*The Dead River Company called to report a one cup spill of #2 oil at the Cynthia Smith residence in Hampden. It seems there was a loose union below the Scully adapter and the oil was lost while filling the basement tank. While they cleaned it up, they will not return to this customer until the fitting is resolved. I was told that this was not to code due to the union.
I-282-2003*Fuel was delivered to a resident and approximately 1/2 to 1 gallon of #2 fuel was spilled.  Driver was unaware that any fuel had spilled, resident called to let MPG know.  Driver immediately went back after being notified by office to take care of what may be there.  Driver utilized absorbent pads and stated that they contained mostly water.  According to the driver, it was a sheen that had come off the top of the truck.  It was brought back to Petro Warehouse and disposed of properly.
B-618-2003*       On December 10, 2003, at 1500 we received a call from Dead River Oil reporting an oil spill in the boiler room of Adelphia Cable at 444 Perry Road in Bangor.  A driver was filling the buried tank and heard the overfill alarm and stopped the fuel delivery.  However, he had already over pressurized the return line, which blew a pump seal on the burner.  About five gallons of #2 fuel leaked onto the boiler room floor and Dead River workers recovered this fuel with sorbents.  No oil reached any drain.
P-960-2003*While washing his car, Mrs. Johnston's son broke the oil filter/fire-o-matic off from the outside above ground oil storage tank located at the home.  The exact amount of oil lost is unknown but believed to be 5-10 gallons before the hole/leak was secured.

Upon inspecting the discharge site, (immediately beneath the filter) it was determined by DEP/Cyr a small excavation of the contaminated soils should adequately clean up the spill.  Using a shovel and carefully exploring depth (close proximity to power lines) about 200-300 pounds of soil was removed and transported for recycling/disposal.

Technical Services Woodruff was asked to monitor the remaining soil and concurred the remediation was satisfactory for the amount of material lost and likely recovered in the excavated soil.

Based on the information supplied by the home owner and visual observation no further Response Services actions are warranted.

Scott R Cyr
Division of Response Services
P-733-1997*
REPORT UPDATE and ADDENDUM of 12/3/03:

INTRODUCTION
     	In the afternoon of Wed. 12/17/97 I visited this active UST removal performed by Clean Harbors under CTI Gordon Pott.  The site had been given a waiver of the 30-day UST removal notification period by J. Woodard of DEP.  Jennifer of GES was onsite to do the CMR 691 UST removal assessment.  The facility consisted of three 10,000 gallon single wall FRP tanks with s/w FRP piping; and a 1000 gal. #2 oil UST installed by BP in 1987.  Previous FRP UST's in the area of GES-2 and GES-5 I understand were crushed-in-place and still remain (see site maps).
	Site history uncovered by GES indicates that this location is a former landfill and waste oil & coal tar products dumping area (see site map).  The site has been referred to DEP VRAP unit who will determine long term investigation, potential remediation and site closure conditions.  See the report of GES for further details.

    	Though one UST was accidentally punctured by the backhoe, no discharges were reported.  Good peastone was noted around the tank area.  Native soils are sand & silts.  GW flow is complicated.  Mobil Corp. is to sell the prop. and no new install. will be put in.   Prior to being a Mobil UST gas station it was also a Humble Oil, and an Exxon facility.  In 1985 Exxon reportedly crushed their three  gaso. UST's in-place (See GTI map).  See the UST reg. file and removal assessment for further information.
      	On 5/13/99, I was contacted by M. Fisher of GES reporting dissolved and free product noted in new monitoring wells installed by GES on 3/5/98.   Mobil had slipped in promptly notifying the state of the new problem and Fisher was rectifying that issue.  GES observed oily soils in all four wells (see site map, etc.) with levels in GES-4 of 37-ppm DRO, 2.3-ppm GRO, BTEX, but no MTBE.  Polyaromatic hydrocarbons were also detected (see GES reports of 5/6/98, 5/14/99, etc.).  On 5/21/99, after reviewing reports recently received, I advised Fisher that he should consider DEP VRAP program for Mobil.
    This area was reported by Fisher to have been an old Portland landfill which may have been the source of the neighboring Susse Chalet property's contamination ( see report P-503-98).  At this time it is not know if this contaminatrion at the former Mobil is from onsite, from the neighboring former AMOCO gas station, or from the landfill.  From Fisher's data it may be old and weathered contamination.

CONCLUSIONS &  RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Further DEP evaluations and actions are likely prior to site closure.  See attached.  No further DEP Response Division actions are expected.
2.	Situation as of Dec. 2003: GES under Mr. Paul McKinley has been overseeing routine monitoring of the former facility which has not been re-developed at this time.  The site is/was also undergoing DEP VRAP clearance (see records of DEP VRAP under Nick Hodgkins).  DEP VRAP will decide on final closure conditions for the site.  Copies of this report will be forwarded to GES and to DEP VRAP unit.
3.	Petroleum and other contamination is understood to remain onsite and shall be properly managed under state and federal requirements if disturbed.

S G Brezinski
Division of Response Services
Maine DEP, BRWM

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I-273-2003*Resident called to report an oil spill after a delivery.  A small amount of oil leaked during the delivery.  The delivery company has already cleaned up the small amount of oil when I arrived at the site.  No future action needed.
I-274-2003*On 11-21-03, this office was notified by Paul Blood in Bangor, that the Public water supply at the Connor Elementary School showed a trace amount of PCB in one of its routine samples. Paul asked if I would take a sample from the top of the well that day to confirm oil.  I met with Steve Anderson, the school principle that day and and did so.

Analysis was done 2 days later with no PCB's present. Personnel from DHS drinking water program sampled the inside faucets and water fountains several days later. PCB's were found only in the water fountain. Their investigation and remediation is to have the school flush the inside system and resample.
A-600-2003*Dan Green of Maine DOT contacted me to report a spill of K-1 fuel oil.  C.N. Brown company delivered and was in control of the product at the time of the spill.  The tank sets down low and the view of the vent (and audible whistle) is obscured.  The driver set his meter at 500 gallons and the tank could only take 490.  The ten extra blew out the vent and onto a concrete floor.  This is an inside tank, but they use K-1 because the garage is not very well insulated and it gets cold in there .  So after a bit of colorful language and a scramble back to the truck, the driver stopped the delivery and commenced to wiping up the spilled fuel with sorbent.  This was accomplished to the satisfaction of DOT and no site visit was made.  No further action is anticipated.
P-854-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	On the afternoon of 10/8/03, DEP was notified by Mr. Pietrowicz of Downeast Energy oil company (DEE) of an approx. 5-gallon discharge from the consumptive-use basement AST at this Lewiston apartment building.  He reported that DEE workers were cleaning up the spill.  [The tenants later stated that the discharge appears to have happened several days earlier (than 10/8/03) when they noted a bad oil smell in the building]

INITIAL RESPONSE & ASSESSMENT
	I arrived onsite that afternoon and met several of the tenants who took me to the basement.  There were two manifolded 275-gal. steel AST's on tall (approx. 2 feet) steel legs.  The furnace's copper fuel line went unprotected under the concrete floor counter to present codes.  The tops of the tanks and floor below were still wet with oil and there was still oil odor in the basement.  Oily speedy dry sorbent material was still on the concrete floor.  I noted no oil  spill around the outside vent & fill pipes.
	The building is a multi-story, wood apartment building located in a dense urban neighborhood of Lewiston, Maine which I understand to be served by public water & sewer.  I understand that no oil seeped under the building floor or got into drains or sumps.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	I advised a building maintenance man onsite that the rest of the oily sorbent would need picking up and that the out-of-code line imbedded in the concrete floor should be replaced.  During a 12/1/03 conversation with Cindy Jones she stated that she believed both of these actions were taken and the building was free of an odor problem.
2.	The maintenance person advised me that DEE  had overfilled the tanks and that the spill was their fault.  DEE was in control of the oil and with higher fuel delivery pressures than years ago it is not uncommon for oil to seep out of fittings atop the tank and out of pipe fittings without product coming out the vent.
3.	I recommend that the tank top & pipe fittings be tightened.
4.	I recommend that the two basement tanks have separate fills and vents to prevent the bursting of a tank if the pressure cannot equalize during a delivery.  Every year DEP gets a dozen or so manifolded oil tank incidents where the first tank bursts without obvious cause such as clogged vents.  Tanks that have been filled for years without incident may not hold up to today's higher delivery pressures common.
5.	A copy of this report will be sent to DEE and to Tebridge Realty.
6.	At this time I understand that the discharge has been cleaned to state satisfaction.

S G Brezinski
Maine DEP, BRWM
P-892-2003*
INITIAL DISCHARGE DISCOVERY
	Mon. 10/27/03, visited location to check on offsite disposal of waste-fuel drums involved in discharge described in DEP report P-698-03 of 8/30/02.  I noted two additional steel drums onshore next to the vessel NOKOMIS, along with two overflowing 5-gal., open top plastic drums (buckets) of emulsified oil, and oily sorbent pads.  [The two drums noted in P-698-03 were not there.]  It appears that the two buckets had been left there, within 2' to 3' of the riverbank and had overfilled with rainwater with the floating oil spilling out (see photos).  [See report P-698-03 for further vessel history].  It appeared clear that the drums were associated with the NOKOMIS, not refuted by Mr. Ryder during a later conversation.

RESPONSE & REMEDIAL ACTIONS
	For the next 40 minutes or more I tried to track down the vessel owners: Craig Blackburn and Brian Ryder of West Bath, and left a phone message for Mr. Blackburn.  I contacted the USCG MSO and they had no record of the vessel and its owners.  Maine Marine Patrol had no record of the vessel and referred me to Inland Fisheries.
	Maine Department of Inland Fisheries licensing (287-2043) had no record of the vessel being presently registered as required.  Its last registration was 12/31/01, to a different (commercial) owner.  The registration sticker on the NOKOMIS's cabin showed it to be last registered in 2001.  I notified Bath PD and left a message for the Bath Harbormaster, Sgt. Shiers, stating my discovery.
	I attained authority from Jon Woodard to have the drums disposed of and the discharge cleaned up under statute 38 MRSA Sections 541, 543 & 548, as the drums were uncontrolled and unsecured, the vessel owners did not own the land with the spill, the discharge appeared to have already reached the river, and I could not contact the owners (responsible parties).  EPI responded to the site at DEP request, cleaned up the oil discharge to the ground, contained the open overflowing pails, and removed the waste for offsite disposal.

CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
1.	Mr. Ryder later returned my call and I advised him of what happened and that DEP had to call in a contractor for remediation and that DEP would need reimbursement.  Mr. Ryder acknowledged the expected clean-up expense of $447.50.
2.	This is the second recent discharge associated with this vessel NOKOMIS (see P-698-03).  I strongly recommend improved waste management and securing of both virgin and waste fluids: either removing them immediately from the site after generation of locking them up in the vessel.
3.	This vessel may be in need of registration with the state of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries.

	A copy of this report will be mailed to Mr. Ryder, the USCG MSO Portland, Maine Inland Fisheries and to Bath Harbormaster Jeff Shiers.


S G Brezinski, Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist
Maine DEP, BRWM

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A-601-2003*Mr. Bria was concerned the property he bought had a hidden, undisclosed, underground tank. He was concerned about his water quality. I visited the site and found no indication of an underground tank. The tanks database had no record of a tank in the area. I sampled his well and detected nothing unusual. He has a dug well in a wetland at the bottom of a drainage ditch through an old farm field. I suggested that he sample his well occasionally for bacteria.
A-602-2003* International Paper in Jay reported the release of 5 drops of vegetable oil. This occurred at the rack rake and 5 drops of veg. oil dripped into the Androscoggin River. No site visit by DEP, and no further action will be required. See attached report by IP.
A-604-2003*Received a call from Chuck Kraske of International Paper reporting a small spill. Approximately 2 gallons of waste oil was spilled when a gasket failed on a burner to a boiler.  All the oil went to a concrete floor and was cleaned up. No site visit was made and no further work is needed.
A-620-2003* On 11-24-03, Downeast Energy reported a small oil spill at the residence of Joyce MacKenzie at 4 King Street, Augusta, due to overfilling the aboveground tank. Downeast cleaned up the discharged product with sorbent material.

No further action will be required.
A-622-2003*   DEP received a report that heating oil spilled at this location via a leak at a residential AST.  Contaminated soil was excavated for disposal.
   The area is rural/residential and utilizes private wells for water.  The subject property is a small mobile home park (owned by Collins) with a communal well (230' deep, 200' from the spill site) serving 6 residential units.  Recovery was effectively complete, and the risk to this well is not considered great.  A referral was made to DEP Tech Service for possible attention, see attachment.
A-629-2003* On 11-29-03 Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, called to report that high winds had knocked down a transformer. This happened on the West River Rd. in Waterville. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis was ND for PCB. The oil contaminated soil was removed by CMP and no further action will be required. No site visit was made.
A-631-2003* On 11-30-03, Janet Dyer, of Central Maine Power, reported an oil release from a transformer. This occurred earlier in the day on the Bremen Rd. in the town of Waldoboro. The transformer was not tagged and lab analysis later found that the oil contained < 2 ppm of PCB's. Clean up was done by CMP employees.  No further action will be required.  No site visit was made.
P-878-2002*A sheen was observed in the sump well in the basement of the church.

Initially suspected of being an AST leak but found to be most likely a section of copper tubing/pipe left behind from an old installation.  The section of copper about 30 ft in length has since been submerged and the remaining oil from within the piping dispersed to the water.

Drew heating was on site to inspect the system and all appeared well.  Clean Harbors was initially contacted but returned with a call to dispatch.

No further Response actions warranted based on the scene details and likelihood the discharge an oversight during the system upgrade.
B-588-2003*        On November 20, 2003, at 1115 we received a call from Jamie Orozco of the national Home Depot reporting a hydraulic oil spill from their store in Ellsworth.  I contacted Jim Welch at the store who said a trash compactor broke a hydraulic line and spilled two to four gallons of oil onto a tarred parking lot.  Workers recovered some of the oil with sorbents, but most reached a catch basin.  The very heavy rain of the morning washed and diluted this product, making any recovery impractical.
P-236-2001*A car hit a power pole and brought down the lines and transformer.  There was a small engine oil leak from the car, but the transformer leaked approximately ten gallons.  CMP called and reported the incident soon after the Bowdoinham Fire Department.  The Fire Department took care of the engine oil (please see P-235-2001) and CMP cleaned up the transformer oil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-238-2001*Reported as spilled 1 gallon of transformer oil, but attached CMP Spill Report says no oil was found on the ground.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-1004-2003*On 11/30/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the York Fire Department reporting a vehicle fire with gasoline spillage.  The fire department used sorbent pads to clean up the spill as best as they could.  No further action required.
P-1001-2003*On 11/29/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a spill from a transformer during a storm.  A subsequent site visit proved that in fact no oil had spilled from the transformer.  No further action required.
P-1002-2003*On 11/29/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power reporting a transformer oil spill on York that occurred due to a storm.  The spill was adsorbed with speedy dry and excavated.  No further action required.
P-999-2003*On 11/27/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from Portland Pipe Line reporting a few drops of crude oil that had leaked out of a vent on the loading arms at their pier 2.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed a few drops of crude oil on the loading arm.  It was unclear how the oil had escaped from the vent system, but cycling the vent open and closed several times appeared to correct the problem.  The oil was wiped off the loading arms with sorbent materials.  No further action required.
P-998-2003*On 11/26/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Portland Fire Department reporting a trail of diesel fuel in the road on Commercial St.  The spill was not recoverable and no source was found.  The spill was covered with sand to prevent vehicles from slipping in the oil.  No further action required.
P-997-2003*On 11/26/03 I received a call through the Maine State Police from the Biddeford Police Department reporting a small gasoline spill from an unknown source.  The spill was cleaned up with speedy dry by the fire department.  No further action required.
P-241-2001*See attached spill report from Dead River.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-243-2001*Town of Gorham called to report that its street sweeper had burst a hydraulic hose and spread about 30 gallons of oil along Main Street and a couple of side roads near the Municipal Building.  Public Works and the Fire Department used sorbent pads to clean up the puddles of oil, but most of it had been spread in the road and was unrecoverable.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-252-2001*The Lisewski's tank had a corrosion hole in it causing about 15 gallons of #2 fuel oil to leak out onto the concrete slab it was sitting on.  I hired Fleet, and we removed all the oil soaked debris and determined that it would be more damaging to try to excavate soil from underneath the shed.  Their well is nearby, but I do not think it will be affected because of the small amount spilled.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-261-2001*The Marine Vessel 'Med Unity" was at Merrill's Marine Terminal when it had a hydraulic failure on one of its manways causing about a quart of hydraulic oil to leak onto the deck.  The scuppers were not plugged so the oil ran off the deck and into the harbor creating a sheen.  The Coast Guard and NRC were notified.  There was no recoverable oil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-356-2001*Mr. Leach called to report what he believed was an oil sheen in his back yard.  His property abuts Dixon Brothers Oil Company (Webber).  I looked at the sheen and determined that it was organic in origin but did notice several issues on Dixon Bros. property that needed to be addressed.  I spoke with Mark Dixon about some housekeeping issues and he said that he would take care of them.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-358-2001*Downeast Energy called to report that their Puffin Stop on Congress Street had a spill.  Apparently a driver overfilled their tank when the automatic shutoff did not function properly.  The spill was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-423-2001*Irving called to report that a customer overfilled their vehicle at the Scarborough Mainway, Route 1, in Scarborough when the automatic shutoff did not function.  The spilled product was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-425-2001*Downeast called to report that one of their propane delivery trucks was on its side in Steep Falls.  He stated that the only leakage was a small amount of diesel that they cleaned up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-428-2001*I was contacted by Jim Paul of the USCG reporting there was a significant sheen at the Spiring Point Marina.  It was determined that the sheen came from boat overfills over the course of the day.  There was no recoverable oil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-429-2001*The Windham Fire Department called to report a motorcycle had crashed at the intersection of Route 302 and Whites Bridge Road in Windham.  The crash caused a small amount of gasoline to spill onto the pavement which was cleaned up by the Fire Department with sorbent pads.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-598-2003*A truck belonging to Pier 99 Products of Cap Pele, New Brunswick, went off the road on the evening of November 25.  The truck, loaded with Maine lobsters, was headed BACK to New Brunswick, when the driver, it is surmised, decided he was on the wrong road.  Trying to turn around at the corner of Mast Hill Road, the driver got stuck and punctured a saddle tank.  The Bucksport Fire Department was summoned and recovered an estimated 20 gallons of diesel from the tank, before it leaked out.

The next morning, I had Clean Harbors on site with a vacuum truck, to remove the contaminated soil.  Duane Nadeau, Director of Public Works in Bucksport, said the Town would take responsibility for backfilling the ditch.
P-430-2001*I was contacted by Union Oil to report that someone had hit one of the pumps at their Food on The Go station on Commercial Street.  The perpetrator left the scene.  The internal workings on the pumps were damaged which leaked about 30 gallons of gas into the spill bucket under the pump.  Union hired Clean Harbors to clean it up and contacted their contractor to fix the piping.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-443-2001*I was contacted by the Auburn Fire Department about a Webber Energy tank truck that was leaking
#2 fuel oil as it drove down Park Avenue.  The Fire Department cleaned it up with sorbents, and Jon Woodard checked on it the following day.  He thought the clean up was OK.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-445-2001*I was contacted by Maine Turnpike personnel reporting there had been a spill at the Mile 57 Service Area.  Apparently two different cars were overfilled when the automatic shutoff didn't work.  The gasoline was cleaned up with sorbent material.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1005-2003*While filling the AST at Varney Mill Rd, Down East experience an overfill and discharged an estimated two (2) quarts of oil from the fill pipe.  The discharge was to the grass beneath the vent pipe, DEE staff cleaned it.

No additional concerns were expressed by the home owner, therefore DEP Response plans no further action.
P-1007-2003*The tar/paint used to seal foundations below grade before they are backfilled was applied rather excessively which caused it to run into groundwater in the hole and out the perimeter drain.  Product was contained at exit of perimeter drain.  Contaminated soil excavated by contractor and disposed of at CRS.
P-1008-2003*A car overturned in a swamp discharging an undisclosed amount of product (although not very much) to a swamp.  York County firefightes applied pads to pick up product.
P-447-2001*A piece of equipment called a "diesel engine flush system" was removed from a submarine and placed on the dock.  It was covered with a tarp but the tarp blew off in bad weather and rainwater filled the piece of equipment.  Displaced diesel fuel and water subsequently impacted the sewer system and ocean.  What could be was collected with sorbent pads, and the equipment was covered up again.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-491-2001*I received and anonymous complaint that All State Power Vac was leasing property at 1299 Highland Avenue in South Portland and storing oils, lead-based paints, and all kinds of other fluids.  The caller stated the containers were leaking.  Andy Slusarski and I went to the site to investigate and the found the allegations were true.  At that point the case was handed over to Hazardous Waste Enforcement.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-626-2002*Mr. Mathews called to report that equipment owned by St. Hillaire Sr. was leaking hydraulic fluid in his gravel pit.  No immediate clean up was arranged, however, upon the next available pit actions, the soil was to be managed properly.

This site later became the cause for another investigation.  Please refer to spill number P-662-2003.  Soil at that time was removed and properly recycled at CRS, Scarborough.

No addition Response actions are warranted at this time.
P-645-2002*The complaint came from a resident Mrs. Ducette who discovered a dump area on their property.  Upon closer examination the debris is believed to have come from a long since closed residential summer camp (Camp Beaumont) on Long Lake.  The materials found were cookware, canned goods containers (metal & glass), bed frames, several rusted drum carcasses and miscellaneous  junk.  None of which appeared to be liquid in nature and all very old and stockpiled as if this was the camp dump site.

No environmental impact beyond the physical location of the material  and problem of removing such debris exists.  Based on the findings and lack of any other evidence of environmental concern (no water quality issues) no further Response action is warranted.
P-1009-2003*A vehicle operator overfilled a gas tank by approximately 20 gallons.  Discharged product encountered pavement and sand was applied as a container.  Contaminated sand picked up by Clean Harbors and disposed of at CRS.
P-990-2003*The nozzle of the hose from a peddle truck was opened inadvertently discharging approximately two gallons of #2 fuel to the shoulder of Mayflower Drive.  Spilled product was contained with pads and in soil.  Contaminated soil was removed by operator.
P-1006-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	Tues. 12/2/03: DEP notified at 0811 by Kennebunk Fire Dept. (KFD), thru State police, of traffic accident involving an auto and Hood Milk truck.  Estimated 100 gallons of diesel potentially discharged.  [Cura Emergency Services later notified DEP for H P Hood Co. @ 1450 hrs, almost 5 hours after the 2 hour reporting time (1000 hrs) had expired.]  Road conditions were very icy.

AREA & DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	The auto pulled out of a side street and unable to stop, broad sided the truck rupturing the left saddle tank with a 1.5" hole and breaking the crossover lines.  Before KFD and DEP could arrive most of the product discharged onto the roadside gravel and the lawn of Mr. & Ms. Glazier @ 627 Cat Moussam Rd. (a.k.a Rt. 99).  The product soaked immediately into the soil; no surface water was impacted or nearby.  Initially it was unclear whether Ryder or Hood would be primary RP.
	The area is rural residential on private (drilled) wells and septic.  There are three private wells within 300' of the discharge giving cause for a Stringent Clean-Up Goal (see attached DT form). KFD estimated about 60 gals. of diesel lost based on the product remaining in the previously full tanks.  I judged it critical to remove oily soil that day.
	I explained to Ms. Glazier the DEP requirements for clean-up and sampling her well for DRO.  We also contacted Mr. Claus of the local highway crew to notify them of our planned work on the roadside and blocking traffic.

INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS
	Before my arrival KFD had plugged the hole in the saddle tank with sorbent pads (I later replaced with wood plug) and lay sorbents underneath.  On the way to the scene I contacted ENPRO Services about potential response for remediation.
	DEP arrived @ 0915 hrs and met with KPD, Chief Nichols and KFD, and the truck driver for Hood Milk.  I had the driver contact Chuck Colwell @ Hood, who had Jeremy of Ryder Truck contact me regarding discharge clean-up that day.  I advised both that DEP would like soil removal that day [KFD concurred with DEP].  Ryder would contact Cura Services regarding clean-up work.
	Matt Doughty of ENPRO contacted me and I briefed him on location, the spill event, DEP requirements for clean-up and I recommended equipment.  ENPRO called Dig Safe.  I returned to the site @ 1400 hrs and observed oil-contaminated soil removal to ARC for recycling.  ENPRO was to replace the soil and loam to the Glazier's and MDOT's specs.  Two truck loads were sent off.  Soil was excavated to 4.5' bg (see photos).  An ENPRO specialist screened soil with a Thermo PID w/ DEP bag-headspace method and 100-ppm action level.  I took one back-up sample and confirmed ENPRO's values after corrections for different instruments.

CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
a.	At this time the bulk of the discharge is believed to have been removed offsite for disposal at a licensed facility significantly lowering the threat to the area drinking water.  No further DEP Response Div. actions are expected at this time.  Further DEP actions are possible pending well water monitoring.
b.	ENPRO acquired a well water sample from the Glazier's (closest well to the spill) for DRO (Diesel Range Organics) analysis.  I recommend that the Glazier well be put on QM for DRO for at minimum one year (four quarters).  I made an official request to ENPRO for a copy of their report.
c.	At this time groundwater flow direction is unknown and it would be prudent to sample the other well(s) within 300' of the discharge.  Well water reports will be added to this report.
d.	Cura Emergency Services, H. P. Hood Co. and/or Ryder should have notified the State of Maine more promptly within the 2-hour notification window.  The local public safety (Fire Dept.) is not required to notified Maine DEP of oil discharges and often may not.  Failure to properly notify may result in delayed remediation and DEP assessment of the discharge.  A copy of this report will be sent to Hood. Co.
P-528-2001*The Gorham Police called to report that a car had gone into the stream off Sebago Lake Road near Barstow Road.  There was a sheen in the water and they thought the car was leaking but then they found a gas can in the back of the car and removed it from the water and the release stopped.  The fire department cleaned up what they could with sorbent pads.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-529-2001*John Branscom called to report that they had a process water pipe break causing 200 gallons of high pH process water to be spilled into the drain system in the facility.  These drains lead to an elemental neutralization system where the water was treated.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-531-2001*Mapes Oil called to report that they had overfilled a tank while making a delivery at the home of William Miles.  They stated the oil sprayed out the vent which they cleaned up with sorbents.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-534-2001*The Bath Police Department called to report that a truck trying to pull a boat and trailer out of the River had lost its brakes and rolled back into the water.  A tow truck was called to pull the truck, trailer, and boat out of the river, but it also lost its brakes and rolled back into the water.  Finally a second tow truck arrived and pulled them all out.  A very small amount of gas leaked from the vehicles and was unrecoverable.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-275-2003*On 11-3-03, Ken Dionne, a private oil contractor, called this office to report that he had been to the home of Jemma Salison on Main Street in Madawaska, to investigate an odor in the house. She had called him because she began to notice it after the house was closed up and the furnace was being used due to cold weather. She thought it may have something to do with the furnace. He called her because he thought he could smell oil.
I met with Jemma at the house that day. On entering, a strong smell of cleaning solution was noticed. It was stronger in the basement. I asked if she had done any cleaning lately and she hadn't, although she had just moved in several months prior and thought the previous owners had. I did not smell any oil and the tank and piping looked in good condition. I thought if she vented the basement the odor would clear up. I left her a venting fan to place in a basement window.
P-537-2001*I was contacted by the Coast Guard reporting there was a sheen at Vessel Services dock.  I went down to investigate, but was unable to find a source although there were many possibilities there.  There was no recoverable oil.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1015-2003*See attached report.
P-1016-2003*See attached report.
P-538-2001*I was contacted by John Branscom reporting that a mechanical failure had caused a pipe to break.  The pipe carried Phenolic Resin and about 2 gallons of it spilled onto the concrete floor.  Pioneer cleaned it up with sorbent material and packaged the debris for disposal.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1017-2003*See attached report.
P-1018-2003*See attached report.
P-1019-2003*See attached report.
P-716-2001*I was contacted by Downeast Energy reporting that one of their customers had reported going through a tank of oil in less than a month.  Downeast did a vacuum test on the copper line and it failed.  We found that the copper line had been leaking for some time and there was a lot of oil under the concrete floor of the church's basement rec. room.  We found a stain on the floor and excavated that area and found the copper line.  I involved Technical Services because there was a vapor issue and there was a sump that could be affected in the future.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-718-2001*I was contacted by the North Berwick Fire Department reporting that Tri-Town Motors, a used car dealership and garage, was on fire.  They were concerned because they had to put lots of water on it to put out the fire and the runoff had a sheen on it.   The runoff ran across a yard and directly into the river.  I arrived and deployed some sorbent boom, but mostly there was just a sheen and it was unrecoverable.  There were several cars burned along with all the trappings of a working mechanic's garage so there was oil released, but I think most of it was burned in the fire.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
I-276-2003*Mr Duff notified the NMRO, that he had MTBE in his well water. His water had been sampled by the staff at the Houlton Water Co. A sample was sent to Northeast labs and the results indicated 52 micro grams per liter of MTBE in the sample.

When I visited the site, I saw nothing obvious on Mr. Duff's property that would have caused the problem, but across the street is a farm storage building with a 1000 gal AST.

I contacted Paul Blood and notified Larry Gurvein of the Drinking Water Program.

Filter system will be installed by Terry Lincoln per Paul Blood's direction.

Houlton water company will sample neighboring water supplies, and DEP will pay for the analysis.

Mike Hannagan rents the farm building across the street from Duff's, but has not operated the two AST's located behind the buildings. The previous renter, Roger Calahan, owns and was the last operator of the AST.

SITE WAS CLOSED PER JEAN FLANNERY SEE ATTACHED SPILL CLOSURE FORM DATE STAMPED 11/29/2005
P-720-2001*Lampron Energy contacted me to report that as they were delivering oil to a customer, the driver noticed that oil was leaking out of the bottom of the tank.  Apparently the tank had a corrosion hole in it.  The driver put pads down and Lamprons changed out the tank.  I spoke with the owner, Mr. Ordway, and he indicated he was pleased with the clean up.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-703-2003*
	Report of 5-gal. gasoline discharge due to leak in dispenser hose.  Biddeford Fire Dept. responded and remediated.  No product reported to soil, or to ground or surface waters.  No DEP visit requested or made.

S G Brezinski

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P-723-2001*I was contacted by the Portland Fire Department reporting there had been an overfill of diesel fuel at the Stop & Shoppe on Riverside Street.  I spoke with the manager and he stated approximately 15 gallons of diesel had spilled onto the ground, and they had contacted Clean Harbors to clean it up.  Clean Harbors applied sorbent material to the discharged product.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-686-2003*
	Abandonment-by removal of consumptive-use motor fuels UST facility.  Gasoline UST removed, diesel UST not removed and still active.  Facility is part of the town school bus garage which is adjacent to the Gray High School.  I believe the area to be on private wells.

  Site visit of 7/30/03, and 8/26/03, with reported abandonment on Wed. 8/20/03.  No evidence of a leak reported and no DEP visit to removal.  See the removal assessment of Enviroinvestigations for further details.

S G Brezinski
P-724-2001*I was contacted by Waste Management reporting that one of their truck had blown a hydraulic line and sprayed about 20 gallons of hydraulic oil down Riverside Street.  None of the oil was recoverable.  No further Response action needed at this time.
P-1020-2003*See attached report.
B-606-2003*Dead River Company called to report an oil spill at 12-14 Maxim Court in Bangor. This is a rental property owned by JQG Realty. The basement AST had developed a corrosion leak in its bottom. They said that the tank was weeping rather than streaming onto the concrete. Workmen in the basement had noticed the spill. The spill was described as minimal and no drains were involved. Dead River Company cleaned up the spill with a few pads and speedi-dri. I did not go to the scene.
P-1021-2003*See attached report.
P-1022-2003*See attached report.
P-1023-2003*See attached report.
P-1024-2003*See attached report.
P-734-2001*While driving North on I95, a J PNoonan tank truck lost a strap on its driver side saddle tank.  The tank started dragging on the pavement causing it to burst into flames.  The driver pulled the truck over and ran for help.  The tank contained in excess of 9000 gallons of gasoline.  The cab of the truck was fully engulfed in flames when I arrived.  The Yarmouth Fire Department called in one of the large foam pumpers from the Jetport to help put out the fire.  Luckily only the cab burned (see attached photos).  The gasoline was transloaded onto another tank truck.  Most of the diesel fuel was consumed in the fire, what wasn't was cleaned up with sorbents or washed away by the large amount of water used to put out the fire.

No further Response action needed at this time.
P-891-2003*10.21.03, responded to spill location.  Coordinated leak control and engineering practices with fire department officials; stopped the leak and reduced fuel oil vapors in the basement and work zones.  Upon entering the concrete floor basement, I observed two, 275 gallon, above ground supply tanks and free phase product with water on the floor in the west half of the multi unit dwelling.  Sorbent pads had been deployed and were saturated.  Atmospheric fans were in operation evacuating the basement.  Initial PID readings upon were 64 ppm.  Restricted access to the basement employed to reduce the spreading of the product by foot traffic.  DEP hired Guerin Associates to clean up the spill and dispose of oil contaminated material/debris.

The leak had been stopped by a licensed heating contractor who was a member of the Standish Fire Department.  That heating contractor also supplied a temporary supply tank that un-spilled product was pumped into.  Guerin Associates installed a new single tank and an additional new second tank at a later date.  Un-spilled oil that had been recovered was pumped back into the new tank(s).

Product migrated through a floor drain in the basement to two connected storm water catch basins located adjacent to Rt. 35.  Drainage pipping in the basins appeared blocked with silt or other material preventing oil from leaving the basins.  Portland Water District personnel, Standish Public Works personnel and DEP surveyed Standish Brook.  I did not observe a discharge into the brook and no additional observations were reported to DEP by the other investigating parties.  Guerin pumped off the basins with a vac truck.  The floor drain was flushed into the catch basins.  I observed a minimal amount of oil (less than 1 gallon) migrate into the catch basins during the flushing.  No additional migration into the basins was observed during later inspections.

Upon inspection of the leaking tank, it appeared that the hole from where the leak occurred was not created as a result of corrosion.  The edges of the hole were directed inward, indicating or appearing that the tank was punctured or impacted in some manner.  There was also a fresh indented score mark next to the hole.  The tank did have mild surface rust consistent with aging aboveground supply tanks and a factory applied exterior black paint.  I observed fresh/ exposed metal associated with the hole and score mark through these surface coatings.   The home owner indicated to me that no recent service to the tanks had been performed, as well as any additional activity in the basement.

Due to the nature of the leak to potentially be a deliberate discharge, the Cumberland County Sheriff Department was notified.  A sheriff's deputy and Standish Fire officials interviewed the reporter of the incident (incident reported to Standish Fire Dept.).  According to the property owner, this same individual was apparently a disgruntled tenant.  DEP was not involved in the interview.

10.22.2003, Guerin returned with a crew and vacuum truck to scrub the west side concrete floor of the basement in an effort to remove residual product, staining and odors.  No additional complaints of oil odors have been received by DEP.  Visual DEP inspections indicate a satisfactory clean up of the concrete and floor drain.

10.23.03, DEP hired Todd Zagarella, LTD, to replace bulk head steps that were oil impacted as a result of the spill and posed a safety hazard to response and contractor personnel.

Approximately 2,420 gallon of oil & water was disposed at Enpro, South Portland.  Approximately 1.12 tons of oil contaminated material was disposed at Regional Waste Systems, Portland.

A surface water well is located in the basement of the house and DEP is scheduled to test the well for diesel range organics on 12.10.2003.

additional narrative pending further DEP actions/investigation which is anticipated...

-NT

A-468-2002*The filter housing began to leak at the home of Dennis Young on Burns Road in Augusta.  Wadleigh's Petroleum Products was called by Mr. Young to fix the filter.  Wadleigh's also contained and cleaned up an estimated 8 gallons of oil which had dripped to a concrete floor in the basement of the home.  When contacted by DEP personnel Mr. Young refused assistance from DEP.  No further action is expected.
P-789-2001*I was contacted by a burner technician reporting there had been a small oil spill at the Deering Residence in Biddeford.  It was unclear what exactly leaked, it may have been the copper line, but the oil ran across the basement floor and went into a drain that discharged to the backyard very close to a salt marsh.  The technician cleaned up the oil in the basement with sorbent material, and I placed pads at the drain outfall.  I checked them several times until oil stopped appearing.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-811-2001*I was contacted by Barbara Rogers reporting that a bucket of kerosene on her porch had leaked.  Apparently she set up a portable kerosene heater after her furnace broke.  The bucket was extra fuel for the heater.  I provided her sorbent pads to attempt to soak the oil out of the wood.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-812-2001*I was contacted by Don Rice of the ME DOT reporting that a crane on one of their projects had blown a hydraulic hose and caused 50 gallons of oil to be spilled onto the ground.  Apparently, the crane owned by Reed & Reed was working on a DOT bridge project when it spilled the oil.  They dug up the contaminated soil and disposed of it at Commercial Paving.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

P-815-2001*I was contacted by C N Brown to report that they had overfilled and burst a tank at a customer's home in Cape Elizabeth.  I arrived to find the tank was in the basement of the home and had, in fact, ruptured and released all the oil from within.  We found there was a drain in the basement floor that ended up being attached to the sewer and a lot of oil ended up in the neighborhood's pump station.  C N Brown hired Clean Harbors to clean up the basement and the sewer.  Eventually, C N Brown's insurance company hired Engel Environmental to oversee the completion of the cleanup (see attached report from Engel).

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-819-2001*I was contacted by the Scarborough Police reporting that a large tour bus was on its side in the marsh.  I arrived to find that the bus driver had pulled over to the side of the road to check something and thought he was in a large field but didn't realize that the side of the road dropped off 4 feet into the salt marsh.  When he pulled over, the bus tipped over into the marsh on its side.  There was no one except the driver in the bus at the time, but he had just filled up his fuel tanks.  It took several hours and several tow trucks to finally heave the beast out of the marsh but miraculously there was only a little spillage from the tanks which I mopped it up with sorbent pads.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-829-2001*I was contacted by a State Trooper reporting that he had stopped a tank truck and while inspecting it found that it to be leaking.  I arrived and found Superior Carriers truck #1472 dripping Caustic Soda (UN1824).  It turned out there was a loose valve on top of the truck which was leaking into a containment that had a drain that came down the side of the tank and discharged under the belly of the tank.  The caustic soda was all over the underside of the truck, the wheels, axles, mud flaps, etc.  Superior Carriers called out one of their maintenance guys and he sealed the valve (because it couldn't be closed completely) and wiped off all of the truck that was contaminated.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

While investigating this incident, I got several drops of caustic soda on my arm and sustained a very minor chemical burn.  I contacted the Supervisor on call and he sent me to the hospital to get checked out just in case.
P-831-2001*I was contacted by the Biddeford Police Department reporting that a truck had rolled into the water at the Marblehead Boat Launch.  I arrived to find the vehicle already gone, but a small amount of gasoline had leaked from the vehicle while it was in the water.  I deployed some sorbent boom and mopped off the rocks along the shore.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-835-2001*I was contacted by the Berwick Police Department reporting that a concrete truck had rolled over on Pigtail Lane.  I arrived to find the mixer had completely come off of the truck.  The truck was towed away, but it took several hours for the mixer to be extricated from the ditch.  The truck lost a small amount of diesel and power steering fluid but the primary release was hydraulic oil from the mixer.  I used sorbent pads to collect what I could and then contaminated soil was excavated.

No further Response action is needed at this time.


P-905-2001*I was contacted by a woman who stated that she had put her trash out one day and came home to find someone had placed several 5 gallon pails of driveway sealer in her empty trash can.  One of the pails leaked into the can.  I went out and picked them up and disposed of them for her.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
B-564-2003*        On November 7, 2003, at 0845 we received a call from Arnie Hedberg of Cherryfield reporting that while hunting he found a couple of fifty-five gallon drums next to an old abandoned building.  One of the drums was weeping from a thin spot and had a drip every few minutes.  Both drums were seventy percent full of kerosene.  I checked the site on November 10th and found the situation as Mr. Hedberg had described.  I put a Magni-Patch on the tank and after talking to a worker at the nearby Cathance Lake Variety found that Theresa Montague of Bar Harbor owned the property.
        I talked to Ms. Montague about the problem and since the product was still usable, I advised her to have a local person pump out the drums and use the fuel for heating.  She agreed and a local individual pumped out the tanks and used the fuel for heating.
P-1035-2003*12.3.2003 received report of a hydraulic oil spill at entered location.  Mr. Moore advised that a hydraulic hose on a dump truck failed releasing approximately 7 gallons of fluid.  Moore said that the spill was contained and cleaned up with sorbent material.  The waste will be picked up at a later date as part of a federal waste disposal contract.

DEP did not respond to this incident.
Nathan Thompson, SMRO
P-1029-2001*I was contacted by Union Oil to report that one of their customers came home after a weekend away to find there was a stain on the garage floor and the oil tank was empty.  I arrived to find the tank had a corrosion hole in it even though it was only 4 years old and resided in a dry garage.  There was a small stain on the floor that indicated the oil had run across the floor and gone down through the gap between the floor and the foundation.  I hired Fleet to remove two trees that were in the way and to excavate soil against the garage's foundation so we could determine if there was a way to excavate the contaminated soil and find the water table.  The water table was deeper than the footing so we found no contaminated soil.  I involved Peter Eremita of Technical Services and he discussed options with the homeowner.  The homeowner decided she wanted to go with the least invasive form of cleanup which was a monitoring/recovery well which Peter installed.  I went to the site with Fleet on several occasions to vacuum the recovery well.  After that I had no further involvement.

No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1034-2003*Discharge was the result of a container of Henry's Embossing Fluid, containing petroleum distillates, falling off a self and opening on the floor.  The discharge was contained and cleaned-up using sorbents for later disposal.
P-781-2002*Seven (7) milk jugs of a yellow/brownish liquid were found in the woods along Shad Gully Road, and reported by Standish FD.  They cordoned the jug disposal area off with tape and left the scene.  DEP arrived and consolidated the material and lab packed it for transport.  The material is thought to be a aldyhide solution based on physical characteristics.  It was stored with other miscellaneous hazardous wastes and disposed of at the next bulk Haz waste pick up.

No addition information was found, no other complaints received, this spill is closed no further action warranted.

Scott R Cyr
Division Response Services
A-146-2001*Received a referral from Glen Wall concerning a possible spill of 200 gallons of K-1. Excavation of the site did not occur until late 2001. McGee Construction was hired to remediate the site. Geologist Pat Seward had been taking samples from Mr. Crawford's well. All three tests did not find any petroleum in Mr. Crawford's well. Excavation at the site did not find any evidence of contamination. No further work is necessary on this site. Lab results are in a technical services project file under spill number A-146-2001.
P-809-2002*Detective J. Smith of the Maine State Police reported a sheen at the east end of Norway-Pennessewassee Lake believing a stolen motorcycle might be in the lake.  Later proven to be a false claim.

Upon DEP/Cyr's arrival no sheen could be found.  Walking the edge of the lake some rip rap was observed to be newly installed and extending quite a distance into the lake.  This observation was reported to Land Bureau staff in the regional office who found it to have been completed under a permit.

No source of an oil sheen was found, no further action from Response services is warranted based on the information received and observations made.

A-372-2003* Mr.& Mrs. Brooke are semi-retired and operate Dyre Straights Antiques in Sheepscot village.  In the course of operations, they purchased an antique glass barometer for $575.00.  While transporting the unit back to their shop in the front seat of their S-10 Chevy pickup, the bulb containing the mercury broke.  Mercury spilled into the seat and carpet on the floor.  Three weeks later, they called our office.  I responded with the Lumex meter.  Following the less than successful trip home, the broken and somewhat less valuable unit was conveyed to a plastic bag and brought into the office of the antique shop.  Subsequently, the unit was taken to another antique repair shop, which the Brooke's, fearing perhaps some enforcement action, would not divulge the location of.   I explained the hazards associated with mercury vapor, and that from the Department's perspective, if the other antique store wanted to handle the broken unit it was probably not a violation to do so.  So we left it at that, and I used the meter to measure mercury vapor in the truck and office.   There were elevated vapors in the truck even after leaving the windows open for a period of time.  Likewise in the office, an oriental carpet had some elevated concentrations above the 300 ng/m3 recommended by the Bureau of Health for sensitive receptors.  I recommended the Brooke's remove the carpet floor in the truck or at a minimum ventilate the truck with a fan for several days.  As an elderly couple, I think they were not too concerned with the vapors, but they seemed to want to do the environmentally proper thing.  No further action was warranted.
P-1030-2001*The Department was contacted by an anonymous caller who reported there was a significant oil spill at Vellieux Oil that was not being cleaned up, but instead, covered over.  I went out to the facility and found evidence of several spills.  There was a large area of contaminated soil covered with speedy dry in front of the loading rack, an area of stained ground in front of the diesel pump, and another stained area in front of the area where trucks would fill Vellieux's AST's (see attached photos).  I also found that the facility's underground piping was non-conforming bare steel.  We came up with a plan for the facility to do the cleanup and the piping removal when they installed a whole new loading rack (see attached letter).  I was unable to be on site that day so Steve Flannery oversaw the soil removal.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

B-604-2003*       On December 2, 2003, at 0715 we received a call from the State Police in Orono reporting a pick-up truck accident on route 1 in Waite.  T. Raymond Forest Products of Lee owned the vehicle and it carried a thirty-five gallon drum of off road diesel fuel.  The vehicle burned which consumed part of the fuel, but the trooper on scene, David Barnard, said there were a few pockets of pure diesel in some low spots.
       I arrived on site around noontime and found that the trooper's report was correct.  I collected as much product as possible with sorbent pads and left some clean ones in the pools.  I returned two days later and picked up the contaminated pads, but found that no more oil was seeping into the pools.  There are no homes in the area.
B-590-2003*On 11/20/03, 1552 hours we were advised of a leaking chlorine cylinder at Heritage Salmon in Eastport.   Our contact, Kelley Comeau, indicated that Enpro was on their way to take care of the situation.  Meanwhile, the fire department had evacuated the area and placed powdered lime around the base of the cylinder.  The unit was leaking from the bottom and the lime seemed to diminish the amount of gas that was escaping to the atmosphere.  Kelley said that they no longer used the chlorine.  When they processed fish, they used it as a disinfectant, but they had discontinued that part of their operation. They had four more cylinders on site and we agreed that it was time to get rid of all of them.  It turned out that Enpro would not deal with cylinders of liquid chlorine.  Kelley was able to have "Kuehne Company" out of New Jersey take all of the cylinders.  This happened on the afternoon of 11/24/03 and Kelley sent me a copy of the invoice, which is attached to this report.
A-375-2003*I received a call from Richard Moreau of Jay.  He told a tragic and grusome story concerning the disappearance of his  teenage daughter in the 1980's.  He suspects that she was killed and her remains placed in a drum which was sunk in a pond somewhere in western Maine.  He has a private investigator working on the case and they have posted signs all around the area offering a reward for information.  He is a SCUBA diver and he described a steel drum that he found on the bottom of Forrest Pond in Canton.  He said he and his buddy dragged it to shore.  He was concerned that someone had dumped chemicals into the pond and wanted to alert DEP.  Bart Newhouse and I responded to Forrest Pond to check out the drum.  We drove to the location which required 4 wheel drive being a steep and rocky dirt trail.  Then we hiked about another 1/4 mile into the woods to the Pond.  It is a secluded place that looks to be a party hang out for local teenagers based on the piles of empties.  The pond is pretty, with an undeveloped shoreline.  A nice place to have a picnic or go camping.  Anyway, we found the rusted remains of the drum as reported.  It was in pieces really.  You could barely call it a drum anymore.  There was no odor or residue that we could see.  Based on the location, it is likely that this drum was part of a swim float that had been used many years before.  Anything that had been in that drum was long since gone.  No further investigation was warranted.
P-829-2002*A pleasure boat approximately eighteen feet in length had been run aground and severely vandalized a few months ago.  No one has taken responsibility for the vessel remains and the open engine and components are leaching fuel & oil into the water of Sebago lake.  Mr. O'Donnell reported it initially to Sheryl Bernard who made several attempts at returning his call without success.  It was then passed to Scott Cyr who contacted O'Donnell and conducted a site visit to inspect the craft and its condition.

The yellow 18-foot inboard was gutted, the engine was scavenged and oil and emulsified oils were filling the interior of the craft.  Wave action and precipitation were contributing to the problem by flushing fluids from within the open motor and components.

The craft was covered (with plastic sheeting) and plans made to pull it from the lake and dispose of the carcass.

No registration was noted or identifying marking to contact a potential owner.

EPI was contracted and the boat pulled from the water, fluids pumped into drums and delivered to ENPRO for disposal.

No residual oil was recovery was possible and the case closed upon removal of the boat from the water and subsequently transported for disposal.
I-278-2003*At 2045 on 12/4/2003, I received a call from the State Police Barracks in Houlton regarding a "small spill" at the Irving Mainway Station in Sherman.  I placed a call to the store for more information regarding the spill.  I spoke with the evening attendant, Amy Moore, who told me that a customer paid for 124.264 gallons of diesel fuel for a 100 gallon fuel tank.  The tank was located in the back of the customers pick-up truck.  She stated that there was fuel on the black top area surrounding the diesel fuel pumps and that they (Irving employees) had already used 150 pounds of speedy dry to try to contain the spill.  When I asked her what time the spill occurred, she answered 7:16 PM.  I told her to contact the local fire department for assistance and have them call me.  Within five minutes, I received a call from the Sherman FD telling me that the spill was too big for them to handle because the didn't have enough absorbent material.  I asked them to block off the area and do what they could until I got there.  I left for the scene at 23:00 hours.

Upon arriving on the scene, I noticed that diesel fuel was tracked for approximately 300 feet to the east of the pump island.  There was a large amount of speedy dry with diesel fuel pooled up in the middle and absorbent pads had been placed by the Sherman FD.  I immediately realized that pads were not absorbing the product well enough so I went searching for more speedy dry.  One of the Sherman Firefighters owns the Sherman Thriftway and he stated that he had a few bags of cat litter at the store.  I asked him to get the cat litter.  Myself and the other firemen used brooms to push around the existing speedy dry and scooped up the saturated material and disposed of it in plastic garbage bags.  The store owner returned with approximately 70 pounds of cat litter and we used that to finish the clean up.  In all, 223 pounds of absorbent material and 7 bags of pads were used to clean up the spilled product.

In addition, the night attendant has provided me with a write-up of the incident that details when the spilled occurred and the actions of the previous attendant and store manager.  This write-up has been placed in the file.
B-595-2003*On 11/25/03, 1420 hours Fred Hickey, who is the Newport Fire Chief, reported a large diesel spill in the Irving Mainway parking lot.  He indicated that it was being spread around by traffic and that it was slick.  I advised that sand be deployed in order to reduce the slipping hazard.  I went to the site to see if it was under control and found that it was not diesel fuel.  It did not have the odor, it did not sheen on water, and pads did not pick the stuff up.  It seemed to be a wax emulsion.  Irving had employed the town to spread sand, which took care of the slipping hazard.  If the wax theory is correct the spill will harden onto the asphalt.  There was no obvious source in sight and no one reported having had a spill.
A-388-2003*I was contacted by the Oxford County Sheriff concerning a dump truck rollover in Sumner which had occurred the previous day.  I responded to the scene and met with Charlie Hines who owns the property where the truck rolled.  Pike Industries had contracted to do some road work on Rt. 219 and Perry Transport was a subcontractor hauling gravel for Pike.  The Perry driver got too far over on the shoulder, over corrected the steering and over she went.  The truck was empty, but knocked down a good size tree and stove in some bushes rolling down the embankment.  Fortunately the driver was not seriously injured.  As a result of the accident, diesel fuel and hydraulic oil spilled.  Pike brought over an excavator and removed approx. 16 cubic yards of soil.  They used a visual standard for removal.  Clean fill, loam, and seed was replaced.  There is a dug well on the property near the spill site, however, it is unused.  No sign of sheen or impact was on the well.  Hines home is served by a drilled well 200' away.  Due to the quick removal and distance, the well is not at risk from this incident.  I wrote a spill letter for Perry Transport, and the oil contaminated soil was hauled to Commercial Recycling in Scarborough.  No further action should be required.
B-541-2003*B-541-2003
10/27/2003 15:46

     Mace Rollins, Licensed Burner Technician in Danforth, called to report a spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Tanya Osnoe at 240 Houlton Road.  The basement 275 gallon AST had suffered a corrosion leak spilling approximately 40 gallons.  The basement reportedly had flooded from a recent heavy rain.
     Investigation revealed quite a bit of fuel covering foot deep water.  The water surrounded both the furnace and the tank complicating repair work.  Fuel odors were evident throughout the house.  Clean Harbors personnel later vacuumed out both the fuel and contaminated water.  It is not believed that the residence's well is at risk from this incident.  No further action was taken.
I-279-2003*At 1850 on December 5, 2003, the vehicle that Mr. Jessie McDonald was driving lost its brakes and struck diesel and gasoline pumps at the Irving Mainway located at 800 North Main Street in Presque Isle.  The diesel pump was completely sheered off and shut off automatically.  The gasoline pump was only jarred loose which caused product to began to spill.  The station attendant reacted immediately and hit the emergency shut off to the pump.  Approximately 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline had spilled before the shut off was activated.  The station attendant placed speedy dry on the spilled product for cleanup.  G. R. Adams (Irving's Maintenance contractor) was contacted and they removed the diesel pump, as it was totally destroyed.  Adams sealed and shut off the gasoline pump and placed it out of service.  Station attendant contacted State Police, who reported the incident to me.  In addition, Presque Isle Fire Department responded to the incident scene.  At 0900 on December 6, 2003, I went to the station to follow-up on the incident.  All product lines to the pump island were shut off and sealed as necessary and the island area was blocked off.  Irving Oil contact person is Jay Leduc at 1-603-312-6880.
B-610-2003*Duane Jewell called the Solid Waste Division of the Me D.E.P. to discuss a gravel pit adjacent to his property in Mariaville. He expressed concern about oil and chemicals that might be on site as his well is about 200' from the site. He also told Ms. Knuuti that the well water had been sampled and was contaminated. She understood that the contamination was a petroleum product.
   I called Mr. Jewell and learned that the well water was contaminated with lead and not petroleum. He said the level was below the drinking water standard, but was there nonetheless. I asked him to send me the lab results and he said he would.
   I had not received the results by the next morning, Friday, and since the weather forecast was for a weekend blizzard, I decided to go to the site before the snow obscured the ground.
   While there were numerous pieces of old construction equipment in the gravel pit, I found no evidence that would lead me to believe that lead in the well water was a result of spillage at the pit.
   On my return to the office, I found the lab test waiting for me. From them, I learned that the first test was taken on 8/8/03, and showed .036 mg/l. The drinking water maximum is .015 mg/l. What Mr. Jewell failed to tell me was that a second test taken on 8/13/03, showed no lead down to the detection level!
   I learned from Mr. Jewell that the well had been inactive for quite awhile before the first test. I suspect that the copper piping in the water system was soldered with lead based soldered and dissolved into the water. The second test was with fresher water.
   No further action anticipated.
B-579-2003*On 11/14/03, 1410 hours Janet Dyer of Central Maine Power Company reported that they had a transformer spill that was due to wind damage.  The unit had become dislodged from its pole and landed upside down. At the time of the report, a cleanup crew was en-route and the amount of the release wasn't known.  However, the unit held 13 gallons of non-PCB oil, so it would not have been more than that.  It turn out to be about two gallons and the cleanup generated two drums of dirt and leaves.  This went to CMPs' waste stream.
P-1028-2003*
INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO DEP
	In the evening of Thursday 12/4/03, DEP received notice from Oxford Fire Dept. (OFD) thru the Maine State Police dispatchers, of this significant residential oil discharge.  The discharge occurred approximately three or more hours before DEP was notified by the OFD despite the obvious 10 to 20 gallons of oil that spewed out the fill & vent during the delivery by Action Oil.  The Howe's claimed that after the discharge occurred, the driver left and they did not find out till they returned home from work hours later.  The oil company did not notify the state of Maine DEP as required.  This is a prohibited oil discharge as defined under Maine statute 38 MRSA Section 543.

FACILITY DESCRIPTION
	As noted in the photos, the facility consists of two 275-gal. vertical steel AST's within the basement.  The fill pipe T's off and had separate pipes into the top of each tank so both tanks fill up at the same time (no cross-over manifold pipe).  The vent pipe was similar to the fill pipe in design in that each tank had a vent coming off the T's into a common vent pipe going outside (see photos).  This system appears to be less susceptible to over-pressurizing than the typical manifolded tanks with a crossover pipe.  Each tank had a whistle.  The two tanks sat on a concrete floor.

DISCHARGE ASSESSMENT
	I understand that this facility had not suffered any oil discharges or related problems in the past.  I understand that the Action Oil Co. driver was requested to deliver $400 worth of oil (336-gallons per ticket #01930, see attached).  Mr. & Ms. Howe stated that the driver told them he was standing at the truck monitoring the truck meter, rather than the fill and vent whistle.  The tanks were reported to be half full and each tank had a gage on top.
	With the delivery driver not able to hear the whistle stop so as to know if the tanks were full, the oil sprayed out the vent outside all over the shrubs and soil.  It appears that the back-pressure was such that when the trucks fill-hose was disconnected oil came out the fill pipe and hose.
	Inside the basement the two tanks expanded (akin to blowing up a balloon) sideways, pushing one tank against the wall while the second tank was pushed out (see photos 7-10).  An elbow connecting the fuel lines (see photos 7 & 8) was stressed as it could not bend with the tank movement and fractured then discharging oil.  Some oil also seeped out the tank top fittings of both tanks (photo 9).
	At this time I understand that the Action Oil driver left the residence and Action Oil did not contact the homeowner, the Oxford Fire Department, or contact the Maine DEP within the 2-hour reporting period.  The Howe's stated that they discovered the discharges outside and inside their residence upon returning home from work.  They then contacted the Oxford Fire Dept., and JMB Oil Heat Service to repair the facility.  Maine DEP was notified by Oxford FD @ 1930 hrs. (7:30 PM).  Onsite I met with the Howe's, Oxford FD under Chief Knightly, JMB, and the Action Oil driver and his boss (John Morin?).  At the time Action Oil did not accept culpability and I did not have enough information to determine potential responsible party (PRP).  The gentlemen from Action Oil left before I could ask them much about the discharge.
	At this time I estimate approximately 5 to 10 gallons of oil discharged out the fill & vent pipes; and approximately 100 to 150 gallons of oil discharged out the tanks.  One tank was half full and one tank 1/4 full.  If the homeowners or OFD had been notified immediately by Action Oil there is good reason to believe that they could have simply shut the valves at the base of the AST's stopping the oil discharge from the broken line, thereby considerably reducing the quantity spilled within the basement.  With the overfill outside it appears that the delivery driver could not have missed the reportable discharge.
	As the oil covered the floor it appears
B-458-2003*Irene Staples called to say she believed her well water smelled like gasoline. She did not know the source, but suggested that there might be old abandoned tanks next door. I went to the site. The water did have a chemical odor, so I took a water sample and four days later learned that it contained 94 ppb of GRO. There was 2.4 ppb of MTBE. Mrs. Staples told me that a few years back (1997), the water had been sampled by a chemical plant nearby and she was told it had a little bit of gasoline, but nothing to worry about. She gave me a copy of the results that showed 2.1 ppb of MTBE.
   I had Norlens Water Treatment Service install a double charcoal filter system. I searched the Staples yard looking for a spill source, but found nothing. This is a neighborhood with fairly dense housing. Mrs. Staples said that the bedrock was within a few feet of the surface in most areas.
   The lot next door and up hill is owned by Julio DeSanctis and had been a corner store in past life. It is now a residence. Mrs. Staples believed there were still underground tank or tanks there when she purchased her property over twenty years ago. She did not remember the tanks being removed.
   I notified Paul Blood, the Tech Services geologist, of the contaminated well. He sent his assistants to sample neighboring wells. As of 12/03/03, no other wells have been reported impacted.
   No source has been determined. I expect to follow up on the possibilities of abandoned tanks on the DeSanctis property in the spring of 2004.
P-1000-2003*On 11/28/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Roberta Shackford reporting a fuel oil spill at her property in Lebanon.  I responded on 12/1.  Upon arrival, I learned that approximately 100 gallons leaked from a new tank.  The temporary bungs had not been removed and the oil leaked from the bottom bung on the tank.  I also learned that one of two additional outside tanks had been leaking over a period of time.

I made arrangements with Guerin Associates to excavate contaminated soils from the site and returned to the site on 12/2, to prepare for excavation.  Over the next couples of days, approximately 65 yards of soil were removed.  The soils encountered were fine sand.  The excavation reached a depth of approximately 10 feet.  Groundwater was not observed in the excavation.  The excavation stopped at 10 feet due to reach limits with the excavator used.  Much of the contaminated soil could not be removed due to depth and nearby structures.

On 12/8/03, I returned to the site with Brad Hahn from Technical Services.  We agreed to place the spill site home on quarterly monitoring (QM).  There is one new house being built behind the spill site that will be added to QM when the well is complete.  There is also another house being planned in between the above mentioned houses.  That house will be put on QM as well when it is completed.

Further Response Services action is not anticipated.
B-597-2003*On 11/26/03, 1330 hours Jamie Robinson, of AE Robinson Oil Company, reported that one of their drivers had overfilled his tank truck spilling about twenty five gallons of #2 oil on the ground at their bulk plant.  They recovered most of the product with a bale of sorbent pads, which went to their waste stream.  Jamie attributed the spill to carelessness and hoped that it would not happen again.
B-583-2003*B-583-2003
11/18/2003 09:30

     An elderly gentleman, wishing to remain anonymous, called to report the possible existence of carbon tetrachloride glass fire extinguishers at the former Gott store at the intersection of Route 200 and 182 in Franklin.  He stated that he remembered seeing between 6 or 8 of them being left at the old store.  Passing through the area, it was discovered that the store no longer existed.   The recollection of the items may have been decades old.  No further investigation needed.
B-376-2003*Driving home across the Kenduskeag Bridge, Bruce Oaks noticed an oil stain on the bridge deck and continued up Stetson Road.

He reported the event and upon my arrival, I determined the substance in question to be vegetable oil, from a fryolator.   It being August, baiting bear had begun or was about to, so I theorize that someone spilled oil to be used as bear bait out the back of his pickup.
B-377-2003*The automatic shutoff failed on one of the regular pumps at the Irving Mainway.  Fire Department estimates 15 gallons spilled to the ground, which they cleaned up.
P-1102-2003*A drum, about half full of fuel oil, leaked onto the brick floor in front of their small tank room.  Apparently the drum had the dregs of their sprinkler system emergency generator tank in it.  The spill was cleaned up with saw dust that was taken to MERC for disposal.  This spill was not reported to the DEP when it happened.  I found evidence of it several weeks after the spill had occurred.  No further Response action is needed at this time.
P-1075-2003*On December 22, 2003, Portland Pipe Line Corp. (PPL) reported that contamination had been discovered at the PPL tank farm in South Portland associated with the piping manifold system.  During routine inspection, PPL staff had observed saturated soil and/or product amongst the piping in this area.  PPL had contacted Clean Harbors and excavation had begin.

I arrived to observe that a substantial amount of soil had been vactored from around the piping.  The product was prevalent on the groundwater table throughout the piping area.  The source of the leak had not yet been found, and the lines had been shut off and were systematically being uncovered in the area of the heaviest contamination.  This process continued until 12/31 when the leak was found to be a corrosion hole in a 24"-16" reduction coupling to the 12" line.  The piping was temporarily patched and the clean-up continued.

During the next several week a total of 661.44 tons of soil were removed from the site.  During this time Rick Kaselis & John Dunlap of the BRWM Licensing Unit and I met with PPL officials to discuss the pipe patching/clean-up procedure.  PPL was internally discussing a number of options ranging from replacing the section of pipeline, to patching it, to leaving the whole manifold system exposed.  They would keep Rick abreast of their decision.  They also agreed at that time to contact me prior to ceasing clean up operations.  I returned several days later to find all clean up equipment gone.  It was extremely  cold (-7 F) so I thought that they may have temporarily shut down operations.  There were still pockets of saturated soil in the excavation.  I met Tom Hardison on the way out and he informed me that they had completed the clean-up but would be leaving the hole open until spring when they determined what they would do with the piping.

An additional 135.61 tons were removed during the spring and summer of 2004.  The area was left exposed while PPL determined the final solution for the piping.  I visited on 10/22/04 with Rick Kaselis, Brad Hahn, and John Dunlap.  A second leak had been discovered during the testing of the system (P-947-2004).  This discharge had been cleaned up.  In general the area looked fairly good, however it was still undetetermined as to whether or not the manifold area would be re-buried.  If so it was suggested that recovery wells be installed to avert yet another excavation should further leakage develop.
A-393-2003*International Paper employee Peter Chamberlain called to report a small spill of diesel fuel estimated at < 1 gallon.  A UPS delivery truck developed a leak in its fuel system and dripped diesel on the roadway near the Environmental Services building at the IP mill in Jay.  The truck had departed, but IP personnel called the UPS dispatch to make them aware of the situation.  The spill was too small and spread out to effect any remediation.   No site visit was made and no further action will be required.
P-1105-2003*On 12/31/03 I received a call from Bill Lindsey reporting a spill of unknown origin on McAlister Rd in Otisfield.  The spill spanned more than a mile of road.  It appeared to Mr. Lindsey to be either fuel oil or diesel fuel.  There were no indications who may have been responsible for the spill.  There were no standing puddles to be cleaned up.  No further action required.
B-650-2003*B-650-2003
12/24/2003 11:20

     An anonymous complainant called to report a junk yard situation adjacent to his property on Route 7 in Corinna.  A brief inspection of the site shown no evidence of spillage.  It appeared to be a used car lot rather than a junk yard.  No further action was taken.
B-1-2004*         On January 2, 2004, at 0915 we received a call from Dick Ramsey of Dead River Oil in Calais reporting a #2 oil spill.  The spill actually occurred on December 24th, but the driver never reported it to him until the homeowner called earlier on January 2nd.
          The spill occurred when the driver was parked in the homeowner's driveway and turned on the pre-set which starts the pump.  Unfortunately, he did not have the hose hooked to the fill pipe and about five gallons of product sprayed onto the driveway.  The driver recovered most of the fuel with sorbents.  Mr. Ramsey said that he will remind the new driver that all spills must be reported.  The area is on town water.  Dead River also removed less than one half yard of contaminated gravel from the driveway..
B-543-2003*B-543-2003
10/27/2003 16:03

     Dead River Oil in Brewer called to report a small spill of #2 fuel at the residence of Sheryl Burnham at 280 Washington Street in Brewer.  It was stated that about a gallon of fuel leaked from a corroded line onto a concrete basement floor.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up.  No drains were involved.
P-367-2003*On 5/17/03, I received a call through the Maine State Police from Chris Hutchins of Portland Pipe Line Corporation reporting crude oil surfacing at mile 41.7 of their pipe line in Harrison.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I observed crude oil staining on the surface of the pipe line right of way.  There are two active pipelines in the right of way.  An eighteen and twenty four inch pipeline.  There is also an abandoned twelve inch pipeline.  Arrangements were made to bring excavation equipment to the site and excavation of the suspected leak on the twenty four inch pipeline began that afternoon.  Excavation continued on through the afternoon and into the night without finding the source of the leak.  Contaminated soils were stockpiled on site for future disposal and a vacuum truck from Clean Harbors removed free product and water from the excavation.  The free product and water mixture was taken back to Portland Pipeline's terminal in South Portland.

On 5/18, during excavation activities, a rock was discovered under the pipeline that appeared to have caused an abrasion hole in the pipeline.  Later in the afternoon, the rock was removed and a temporary patch was bolted over the damaged area.  The patch was welded on two days later because the pipeline continued to drip in spite of the patch.  On 5/21, a recovery well was installed at the end of the excavation in order to recover any free product that may have been missed during the extensive excavation.  Excavation activities were completed on 5/23.

I returned to the site on 6/11, with Portland Pipe Line and Clean Harbors.  The recovery well was pumped down and no free product was observed.  No further clean up action is anticipated, however, the pipeline will need to be excavated again to apply corrosion resistant coating onto the patched portion of the pipeline.
B-654-2003*B-654-2003
12/31/2003 19:11

     The Irving Oil convenience store in Millinocket called through the 1-800 number to report a small gasoline overfill at their 719 Central Street location.  Approximately 5 gallons leaked from a private vehicle during filling.  The fuel was subsequently cleaned up by the fire personnel.  No surface water or drains were reportedly involved.
A-664-2003*DEP received a report that a small quantity of oily water spilled to a soil/gravel berm when an oil/water separator was damaged during excavation at Colby College.  This separator had been placed under Colby College maintenance staff supervision in response to UST releases discovered during removal in 1995.  Glen Wall and Pat Locklin of DEP both are familiar with this site.  The discharge of residual oil is thought to present a low exposure risk.

Contaminated gravel was excavated for disposal; unspilled oil/water was pumped by Clean Harbors.  No site visit was made and no further action is expected for this site.
A-56-2003*A few gallons of fuel oil were lost to the concrete basement floor at this residence.  Dead River claims the owner had a bad filter that just happened to fail after they had serviced it. The old filter was gone when I arrived on site.  Cleanup was done by the Dead River tech.  I referred to Tech. Svcs. for well risk assessment.
P-817-2003*On 10/3/03, I received a call from Darren Morse of Woodstock Oil reporting a spill at a client's residence in West Paris.  Mr. Morse was requesting my assistance.  I responded immediately.  Upon arrival, I learned that the spill occurred when the homeowner removed a bung from the tank to check the oil level.  The bung was never replaced and when Woodstock Oil filled the tank, approximately 25 gallons of oil flowed out the top.  The tank was located inside a daylight basement.  Myself and Woodstock Oil cleaned up the free standing puddles of oil with sorbent materials.  I left a ventilation fan running and left the site for the night.

I returned to the site on 10/7, with Environmental Projects.  During this visit, the spill was further cleaned up by washing the affected concrete floor area with a citrus cleanser.  The wash water was vacuumed up and removed.  A wooden ramp that was soaked with oil was also removed.  There was some soil that had washed into the basement over the years under the ramp.  It was soaked with oil and also removed.  Again, ventilation was left running and we departed the site.

I returned again on 10/10, with Engel Environmental.  A hydrogen peroxide solution was used to activate the remaining oil out of the stained concrete.  The waste was vacuumed up and taken to Environmental Projects for disposal.  No further action required.
I-277-2003*An AST leak was reported by Oil techs when they responded to a report of a furnace malfunctioning.

The system has two 275 gallon tanks, one tank was actively leaking when the tech's arrived. They attempted to patch the leak and caught some fuel in a pan while they pumped off the tank.

There is a heavy odor in the residence when I visited on 12/2.

After the leaking tank was moved, a drain was found directly underneath. The pipe from the drain used to go to the ditch, but was cut off before it reached the ditch when road work was done a few years ago.
The potential is the oil is still trapped in the pipe or has discharged to the soil between the house & the road.

Cores were drilled in the floor on 12/4/03.  Based upon what was found, the floor under the tank will be excavated and an attempt will be made to vac out the old, abandoned drain line.

Due to a 14 inch snowstorm on 12/8, we began work on 12/9. The cellar floor, under the tanks, was jack hammered and removed with a vacuum truck, as was about two feet of soil under the oblong 8 foot concrete hole we excavated. The pipe the oil followed was snaked and determined to end about 15 ft outside the building. The pipe was then suck out with the vac truck, but no product or water was brought back through the line. Cellar excavation was limited due to the foundation being made of rock. Some contamination followed the pipe, which we were not able to remove.

Dig safe was called about 0930 hrs (permit number 2003 500 1403). The local sewer dept was called, also. They guessed the pipe probably went to the old sewer system. Excavation began around 1030 hrs in the area where we suspect the pipe terminated. Contamination was encountered, but no soil above the cleanup goals were encountered.

The excavation inside the cellar will be back filled after a layer of poly is installed.  After backfilling the area, we will have a layer of concrete brought in, hopefully sealing the area.

I-230-2003*Due to short circuit on transformer, approximately 2 gallons of transformer oil was spilled.  It was shovelled up, crushed rock and gravel, and placed into drum.
I-285-2003*Ms. Sirois reported that her well was contaminated with kerosene. When I visited the site, I found that she experienced a spill while moving her AST. She did not report the spill, as she was scared she would have to pay for the clean up and/or go to jail.

She has pumped the well a number of times with bleach and sprayed this onto her lawn, which did not seem impacted or stressed.

A filter system has been installed and she has filed a claim with the State Fire Marshal's office.

Response case closed.
I-256-2003*Due to hose failure and pump drainage system of #64 cat log loader, approximately 75 gallons of hydraulic oil was spilled.  The hose was replaced.  Spread sawdust to absorb and scraped up the spill with bucket loader and fed to boiler.
B-577-2003*        On November 14, 2003, at 0900 we received a call from Stephanie Dunton of the Ellsworth Fire Department reporting oil coming out of a drain on Route 1 in Ellsworth.  I called Deputy Fire Chief John Marshall who was on scene and found that a DOT crew was ditching along the road and unplugged a hidden drain, which released pure motor oil.  The crew quickly plugged the outfall with soil to stop the oil.
        I arrived on site and met Deputy Chief Marshall who showed me the ditch and a catch basin upslope that contained oil and had an exiting drainpipe directly in line with the guilty outfall pipe.  This basin was in the Midas Repair parking lot and also had a pipe coming from the repair shop.  We inspected the Midas shop with manager Jason Seavy and found very sloppy housekeeping.  There was spilled oil on and around an inside storage tank and on and around two 275-gallon tanks in an attached storage area.  There were also junk parts piled around and over the tanks which prevented tank access and inspection. Owner Paul Bouchard arrived shortly after this and I joined him for another inspection and found oil in the grated drain just inside the bay doors.  This drain had a pipe that traveled directly towards the catch basin.  This was the source and path of the oil to the ditch.
        I hired Clean Harbors who sent a two man crew and we installed sorbent booms in the roadside ditch and where the stream exited from the buried culvert behind the Prompto building.  They also cleaned up some pockets of oil with sorbent pads.  We next unplugged the drain from the catch basin and recovered some pure oil that was trapped in the pipe.  The crew installed clean booms before they left the site.
       I checked the area on Tuesday, November 18th, and found the weekend rain had washed some oil out of the drains.  I changed some sorbents, but also found very little oil in the parking lot catch basin.  Mr. Bouchard and I checked the garage and I found a much improved situation.  Both the waste oil tank area and the bay drains were clean.  I left the sorbents in until I came back from vacation the first week of December.  Mr. Bouchard also hired Clean Harbors to suck the contaminated sand from the drains.
       I checked the site December 1st and told Mr. Bouchard to have his workers remove the sorbents in the brook, but leave the boom at the drain outfall near the driveway until after the drain cleaning.  This work was done on December 4th.
B-617-2003*
     This office received a call at 1105 on 12/9/03, from Gil Merchant (Bangor International Airport) reporting an oil spill.  He stated that approximately 3 gallons of Jet A were spilled on the general aviation ramp last night around 5 PM.  The cause was due to an overfill while fueling a wing tank on an aircraft.  There were no drains or State waters involved in the incident.  All of the oil was recovered with sorbent pads.

REC:  File report.

P-208-1999*An outside aboveground tank corroded which resulted in the discharge of approximately 150 gallons of Kerosene.  The oil made its way into a crawlspace under the home.  I hired Clean Harbors to vactor soil from under the tank and use vacuum trucks to recover water and oil from the crawlspace.  I then involved Technical Services whom installed several recovery wells and set up a pump and treat system.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

Note:  My entire file on this case has been inadvertently misplaced, therefore there are not attachments associated with this report.
P-266-1999*Mr. Pendleton hired Hardy Pond Construction to put an addition onto his home.  To do the work, the Pendleton's monitor heater had to be disconnected from their tank.  This was done by disconnecting the copper line from the heater, pulling the line out of the house, and wrapping the line around the vent on the tank outside.  Not long after, there was a windy day and the line blew off the tank and laid on the ground.  Since the fire-o-matic valve was not closed, most of the oil drained out of the tank into the Pendleton's back yard.  I hired Sun Environmental to excavate contaminated soil from the back yard.  I involved Technical Services because there was a long term issue with oil migrating in around the foundation of the addition.

No further Response action is needed at this time.

I-258-2003*A Maine DOT truck was dumping salt when the hydraulic hose to the lift cylinder broke causing 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill.  It was immediately cleaned up with sorbent pads, placed pads in double line plastic bag and will be disposed at Caribou Motor Transport.
B-605-2003*Sometime prior to 12/04/03, Katrina Carter of Carter's Real Estate contacted me about a UST removal at a property they were handling.  The property's most recent owner was Fred Solari, who used the facility as a paint shop. It is located at 5 Rock End Road in Northeast Harbor.  Katrina and I discussed what needed to be done, which included the hiring of an installer and a site assessor, as well as providing a certain amount of paperwork.  On 12/04/03, everything was in place and the abandonment was in progress.  However, when the  tank had been exposed, it became apparent that it had become part of the building's foundation and that any movement of the tank would do serious damage.  I discussed the option of abandonment in place and all parties agreed.  This required some regrouping, which took place on 12/09/03.  On that date, the UST was cut open, pumped out (there was five inches of water in it) , cleaned and filled with cement slurry.  Clean Harbors did the pumping and the cleaning and BMC Construction arranged the filling with cement.  They (BMC) also did the excavating and they delivered eight cubic yards of contaminated soil to Thibodeau's.  We had to leave some contaminated soil under the tank, because removing it would have made the tank move, which would have defeated the purpose of abandoning it in place.  Besides, if the tank has not cause a problem over the last seventy years, which is about how long it has been in the ground, it is doubtful that the remaining contamination will put anyone at risk.  The product had become more like varnish.  Northeast Harbor public water comes from Upper Hadlock Pond.
I-259-2003*A small fire melted a hose causing approximately 1 gallon of motor oil to spill.  It was cleaned up with sorbent pads and taken to Guerin Associates.
I-253-2003*A loose fitting on an oil line broke and caused approximately 1 gallon of #2 heating fuel to spill.  The leak was fixed and spill cleaned up.
B-592-2003*This is indeed a strange one.  From the amount of fuel delivered and the amount left in the tank at the time of discovery the release was 59 gallons.  A few gallons were recovered off the cement floor.  The drain, which was a perimeter drain, was about five feet from the release, but it did not seem to have any product in it and there was no evidence of product at the out flow of the drain.  This information is according to Troy Dumont, who is a technician for RH Foster.  I was unable to gain access to the building, which is a very nice residential house under construction.  Also, I have not been able to make contact with the owner.  RH Foster sends their bills to Tyler Desjardins.  I have left messages, but have not heard.  Troy said that in a later conversation with Desjardins, it was claimed that they had recovered forty gallons of liquid product.  I wanted to advise the owner of what we could offer in the event the release became a problem.  To date (12/11/03), no contact has been established.  The property is well isolated from the nearest neighbors, so if it becomes a problem it will only be to the dwelling at 107 Elm Street. Meanwhile, it is a reported spill and if we hear from the owner we will take it from there.
I-254-2003*Because someone misread gauge and ordered too much fuel, approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled.  It was cleaned up with absorbent pads and put in 55 gallon drums.
B-612-2003*       On December 6, 2003, at 1130 we received a call from Tammy Jordan of Dead River Oil reporting a small #2 oil spill at 196 South Main Street in Brewer.  Florence McEachern owns the home and noticed a smell in her basement.  She called Dead River and a technician found a small leak in the tank.  He estimated that a pint or less of fuel leaked onto the cement floor.  He recovered the oil with sorbents and Dead River pumped out and replaced the tank.
I-265-2003*At the Mapleton Highway Garage, approximately 3 gallons of on road diesel leaked out of